Ferdinand's mood was actually very relaxed, he was not afraid that João II would really go to war, which was basically impossible.

In early October, Christopher Columbus sailed to the Canary Islands with his fleet.

On the Atlantic Ocean, the blue waves are vast, and the occasional Atlantic flying fish jumps out of the water.

The fleet did not dock in Tenerife, but one could see the towering Teyde volcano on the island. "There is no mountain so high in the whole of the Iberian Peninsula!" The aristocrats were amazed. I can't help but sigh that the outside world is wonderful.

"Indeed, the outside world is wonderful...... Ferdinand had a strange expression on his face. This kind of thing, how to say it, let's quietly watch the friendly performance of Mr. Admiral Dayang! He said this to Moson Pedro Margarit, who came to complain. The latter's expression was laughing and crying.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

In the past few days in the Canary Islands, an ...... has happened How to say it, I don't know how to evaluate it......

Columbus was also an aristocrat at this time, and his reputation was prominent. Warmly welcomed by Beatriz de Borvadia on the Canary Islands. This young lady was Ferdinand's former mistress and Isabella's best friend...... niece.

This kind of black history is really humiliating. Queen Isabella couldn't stand it anymore in history, so she married Beatrice to the Canary Islands. This time, it was Ferdinand who cleaned the portal himself, no, it should be called self-washing.

Then Columbus, in the presence of her husband, had a dewy affair with young Beatrice for three days and three nights. The problem is that this cargo does not pay attention to secrecy at all, and as a result, more than 1,000 soldiers on 17 ships led by Columbus are burning with gossip one by one, and they follow Columbus wherever he goes, rolling their eyes and applauding in the back. Then someone in the Canary Islands reported the matter to Queen Isabella, and you can imagine Her Majesty's feelings. Of course, the first to know now was Ferdinand.

Ferdinand didn't care about this, but he was very unhappy with the disorganization and undiscipline of Columbus's fleet. The commander-in-chief took the lead in picking up girls, and his subordinates followed him all the way, almost like gossip stars and paparazzi, no wonder a large number of people got lost after arriving on Hispaniola Island and were made into pickled human flesh by cannibals.

Columbus's behavior obviously made his fellow dignitaries laugh at him, and even lowered his image. This time, there are a lot of important people in the same industry. Mawson, who had just been informed, was an important nobleman under Ferdinand, and was placed in Columbus's direct fleet, Ferdinand was not assigned any tasks, but Mawson, who was not used to seeing "foreign civilian nouveau riche", automatically positioned himself as a professional informer.

He was joined by the Queen's physician, Diego Álvarez Chanca, who, of course, would not have been allowed to treat himself even if he died; and Antonio de Torres, brother of Prince Juan's governess; One of the Queen's courtiers, Francisco de Penaros...... The king's close retainers had a very bad impression of Columbus. Of course, Ferdinand himself was in the Canary Islands, so the opinion of the close ministers did not deceive the saints, but the king himself did not have a good impression of Columbus, which is a sad story.

Of course, the dignitaries who thought they were noble and noble did not stay reserved for long, and soon the islands fell into an indulgent carnival.

"Your Majesty...... I can't imagine that could happen. "Even more angry than the whistleblower Mawson was Ferdinand's confessor, Mr. Torquemada, who, as a pious Inquisition, was so angry at the living conditions of the island that words could not express, that he would have them burned at the stake if he could.

"Nothing, my priest," laughed Ferdinand, "you know, they're not going on expeditions, they're going on vacation, don't worry, none of our 3,000 men go to such an unsightly event. ”

Ferdinand knew that this was the kind of virtue that people of this era were like, and he didn't want to interfere now, but his "second detachment" must not do anything wrong.

"The sailors and soldiers were divided into two halves and took turns staying on the ship, and the rest, pulled out to practice the Spanish phalanx." Ferdinand said to Alonso Córdoba.

"Also, don't tell your brother about the Spanish phalanx."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ferdinand knew that Gonzalo's first battle in history was a failure, and later encountered some setbacks, so he reflected on and concluded the Spanish phalanx. Ferdinand had been struggling with whether to tell Gonzalo to forget it in the end, anyway, the Italian war was only a local war, and by 1502 Gonzalo had made his debut, and it was not a big deal to suffer some small losses.

But he didn't press the good tactics. Just as the line of shots was left to Cisneros in charge, he vigorously promoted the Spanish phalanx in the army, especially the one stationed in Catalonia, and then expanded to the army of the whole of Aragon. Gonzalo was a Castilian general and didn't know about it.

Now the number of flintlock corps shot in line has reached about 5,000 (including cavalry and artillery), while 70% of the Aragon army and 50% of the Castilian army have mastered the Spanish phalanx, and the rest are ready to be sent together to train in the Italian war. Only Gonzalo, the hapless child, was kept in the dark.

When the marshal came up with this new tactic and was ready to promote it in the army, he found that the whole army had already popularized it and was ready to fight at any time, and he didn't know whether he would cry or laugh.

During a few days in the Canary Islands, something not so good happened, Juana caught a cold.

Of course, the imperial doctor is like a great enemy, and everyone advises the princess not to go......

Ferdinand covered his face, buddy, my brown sugar ginger quilt and egg yolk powder are ready, you still obediently watch me crush it......

Juana was fine the next day, and the 14-year-old was in the best shape of her children.

"Dad, your medical skills are so good!"

"It's not that I'm good at medicine, it's that they're terrible......" Ferdinand scolded as he frantically recalled every detail of "Survival in the Wild", hoping that the man at the top of the food chain would give him some help, lest something happen to the unlucky gang in the New World. At the moment, Ferdinand was worried about two places, one was the island of Hispaniola, which was a mess, syphilis, bloodshed, defections, mutinies, and so on. Fortunately, the armed forces in his hands are absolutely loyal, and there is no need to worry about the latter two.

He also had to be careful when crossing Panama, in fact, he knew that as a king he should not venture to land on the Isthmus of Panama, but there was always a voice in his heart.

"I really want to see the Pacific Ocean!"

Columbus, despite his unscrupulous deeds, was an experienced and capable veteran navigator who made up for the time he had lost since he left the Canary Islands on October 13.

On the way, they encountered a storm, Ferdinand was in good health, and he had the experience of sailing in the Americas, although the original owner did not live on a ship, but he was still able to calm down. Juana couldn't stand it anymore and got seasick.

"Hold on, and we'll be here in two weeks. When the time comes, I'll celebrate your birthday in the New World......"

"Well, I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy......"

The fleet was unharmed, there were no losses, and Columbus's technical level is still worth a thumbs up. Later studies have concluded that the transatlantic route, to this day, is the best and safest route chosen by Columbus. There are no such things as ship wrecks and people die. This is also an important reason why Ferdinand dared to come out. Believe in Columbus, and not be shipwrecked.

After leaving the Canary Islands, Columbus completed the voyage in just three weeks, this time heading to the middle of the West Indies.

On November 3, everyone saw land. Heaven is just around the corner.