The Rise of the European Emperor

Due to the rusting of the city gate, Marin urgently wanted to obtain the Tala lead-zinc mine. With zinc, Marin can make tinplate, anti-rust and anti-corrosion. In addition to solving the problem of rust prevention of city gates, it can also solve the problem of navigation.

The threat of maggots is really great. In the age of great navigation, because the ship maggots tirelessly bite, after each voyage, the wooden boat needs a major repair. The main content of the overhaul is to clean up the maggots, and repair the parts that are bitten by the maggots, and the parts damaged by the waves.

So, it's not that you can sit back and relax when you get a ship search. If you do n’t overhaul frequently, it ’s easy to have big problems. For example, when the Spanish Invincible Fleet attacked the United Kingdom in 1588, few ships were lost due to shelling by British warships. But because the ship maggots bite the hull, and then the British bombardment, coupled with the wind and waves, the sunk ship, which accounted for most of the loss.

Ship maggots are so abominable that the huge nautical countries lose tens of thousands every year, which also greatly affects the life of the ship. Because, under the gnaw of the maggot, no matter how to repair, the ship has to be reimbursed after a certain year. And if there is no gnaw by the maggots, a boat can be used for tens of hundreds of years without any problem. For example, the famous flying shear ship Cutty Sark, also known as the short shirt, was built in 1869. It was still there for people to visit until the fire broke out in 2007.

Another example is the "Constitution Number" of the United States, which was launched in 1797. Later, because of proper preservation, it still served in the 21st century. Of course, this is because the ship is regularly overhauled and can be kept for more than two hundred years.

And because of the gnaw of the maggots, the general sailing ships are well-preserved and can be used for decades. The ones that are not well-preserved are reimbursed for more than ten or twenty years.

Therefore, in the 18th century, the British came up with a good way to wrap the hull below the waterline in copper. In this way, there is no way for the maggots. Although the cost of wrapping copper skin is very high, the cost of overhaul saved by wrapping copper skin is more than wrapping copper skin.

As a result, after the copper skin was wrapped, the ship needed to be overhauled for a long time. Moreover, the ship can stay in the sea for a long time ...

Prior to this, most ports in the world were built at the mouth of the Danshui River. Because maggots are not adapted to fresh water. When the wooden boat enters the fresh water, the maggots will automatically escape from the hull and escape to the sea water area because they are not suitable for the fresh water atmosphere.

Therefore, the ports in the early years were built at the mouth of the Tamsui River, not directly at the seaside. For example, London, its port is along the Thames; for example, Hamburg is not on the seaside, but on the riverside near the Elbe; for example, Lübeck is also at the mouth of the Trave; for example, Bremen Not at the seaside, but at the place where the Weser River is 60 kilometers away from the estuary ...

Of course, there are also some ports that are built directly by the sea. But that was a choice under frustration, and this kind of port could not dock wooden boats for a long time. Otherwise, when the docking time is long, the ship will be gnashed by the maggots ... and in the era of cement and steel ships, it is natural that you don't need to care about the maggots, and the ports are repaired directly at the seaside ...

After using copper skin to wrap the lower part of the waterline, the ship can stay in the sea for a long time. No matter how good your maggot's mouth is, can you bite the copper skin?

However, the cost of wrapping copper skin is too high. Generally only warships and some wealthy shipowners choose to wrap the hull with copper skin.

Moreover, that was a later matter. Since the Dutch introduced Japanese copper in the 17th century, the price of copper in Europe has suddenly dropped to the point where the ratio of silver to copper is 1:80. Previously, due to the large-scale development of Fa Yilun copper mine, the price of silver and copper in Europe fell from 1 to 15 to 1 to 30 to 40, not less than 1 to 50.

Even in the case of the low price of silver-copper exchange ratio of more than 1 to 80, few people can afford the copper skin, let alone this crazy era of silver-copper price ratio of 1 to 15.

So, even knowing the method, Marin never thought of wrapping the ship with copper. Unless it is the Middle Eastern gods who have replaced their wealth with gold and silver, they have the confidence to wrap all ships with copper skin ...

If you use galvanized tinplate instead of copper, the effect is not bad, and the cost is much lower.

After all, tinplate is really not technically difficult. Only if there is zinc, throw the ordinary iron sheet into a few Baidu's zinc liquid and roll it out, and then it will be a zinc-plated white iron sheet.

The tinplate is rust-proof and corrosion-resistant, and the cost is much lower than that of copper. Moreover, even if it bumps a little, it will not corrode as quickly as tinplate. Even if the tinplate is scrapped for some reason, it ’s a big deal, and the cost is not high anyway ...

As a man who wants to engage in big sailing, Marin will surely own many wooden boats in the future. If the maggots cannot be stopped, the annual overhaul cost alone is a huge expense.

However, if there is a Tala lead-zinc mine with the best reserves in Europe, a lot of zinc is produced. Then, it is possible to mass-produce cheap tinplate to wrap all ocean-going ships. In this way, the ship does not need to be overhauled. At most, to see which piece of tinplate is damaged, just change it.

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It's just that the Irish Tara Lead-Zinc Mine is located within the territory of the English occupation zone, and it is nominally directly under the British royal family.

In this regard, Marin is helpless, can't he directly send troops to occupy? You know, Britain is not a fake power like Denmark. At least, they are much stronger than Denmark in terms of army strength.

Also, Marin has now offended Denmark, Saxony and Brandenburg. If you offend Britain at the same time, you will be beaten by groups. When facing a family alone, do n’t be afraid. When several families are together, the traverser should kneel.

So, after thinking about it, Marin finally thought of a way-that is, to instigate Earl Edward to seize Dublin. After Earl Edward occupied Dublin and the nearby Kingdom of Kings, he spent the money to buy the Tara Mine from Earl Edward.

Earl Edward was not the cunning and ruthless king of Henry VII, because he was imprisoned by Henry VII in the Tower of London when he was young, and was isolated from the world, resulting in Earl Edward not being cunning without social training.

Coupled with the help of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce before him, Marin can take advantage of the enlightenment and buy the Tala lead-zinc mine.

Moreover, Marin had planned long before, not intending to extract lead and zinc near the Tala lead-zinc mine to avoid being discovered the secret of zinc by others. Marin ’s intention was to extract the ore from the Tara mine, select it, and then transport it directly by sea to a hidden place to extract lead and zinc. Especially zinc can be directly used to make tinplate. Moreover, it can also be used to forge counterfeit coins ... Marin suddenly felt that he was addicted to making counterfeit coins ...

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After receiving information about the situation in Ireland from the spy sent to Cork, Marin quickly helped Count Edward devise an expansion plan ...

Marin's plan is to make Count Edward temporarily low-key and not to disclose his identity. Otherwise, Henry VII will definitely attract a full-scale offensive.

As it happened, Earl Edward also felt that his strength was insufficient, and chose to be low-key. He cooperated with Desmond only once to divide up the land of the McCarthy dynasty.

Therefore, apart from Desmond, the British royal family and other forces on the island of Ireland did not know about the existence of Count Edward.

In this case, plus the other party just captured the McCarthy dynasty. Therefore, Marin suggested that Count Edward should claim to be the monarch of the McCarthy dynasty, and then attack the Macmurrough dynasty, the Irish force in the southeast of the island of Ireland.

The McMurrow dynasty was a regime established by the remnants of the Leinster Kingdom, a powerful country in southeastern Ireland before the Norman invasion of England. Although the forces fell greatly after being invaded by England, it was still a powerful force.

Moreover, the place where the McMurrow dynasty is very important. Because, its site is just south of Dublin, the area is not small.

Its site is approximately equivalent to the northern half of the county of Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford in subsequent generations of Ireland. The current territory of the country of Wexford is only the southern half of Wexford The area, with a total area of ​​about 4,000 square kilometers, is a powerful force.

However, Earl Edward has 5000 mercenaries, and is still a more powerful French mercenary and a Swiss mercenary, more powerful than the McMurray dynasty.

Of course, if the McMurrow dynasty chose to defend and use Wicklow City to defend, Count Edward would have no choice.

It was with the high firmness of Wicklow City that the McMurrow dynasty thwarted the many siege of the English and stubbornly stocked it.

However, the tall and sturdy city of Wicklow was useless to Marin. Because the city of Wicklow is still an all-oak gate. As long as Marin used the tactics of shelling gunpowder blasting when he attacked Denmark, breaking the city would be a matter of days.

Therefore, Malinte ordered the cannon factory to cast 20 French-style 12-pound bronze cannons and planned to quietly give it to Count Edward. Gate of Wicklow City. As long as the city of Wicklow is broken, then the McMurrow dynasty is over ...

That's not all. Marin's real goal is Dublin ...

After taking over the McMurrow dynasty, Count Edward was able to go north and continue to attack Dublin. Because Dublin is very close to the northern border of the McMurrow dynasty.

As long as the tactics of blasting gunpowder barrels are used, or Dublin, which uses the oak city gate, city destruction is only a few days.

Even after finishing Dublin, Edward's army can also defeat Kiel, the capital of Kildare, to destroy Kildare, the Tudor dynasty's running dog. After all, as long as the city gate is not an iron gate, attack a city, but a few days ...

By then, Earl Edward will own a large area of ​​coastal territory in Cork City and nearby, a large area of ​​the McMurrow dynasty, and the territory of County Dublin and the Kingdom of Kildare, becoming the strongest forces on the island of Ireland. Then, Earl Edward really had the strength to compete with Henry VII ...

Of course, this is not the most important. The most important thing for Marin is that he will be able to buy the Tara Mine from Earl Edward ...

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Moreover, to ensure that Earl Edward ’s military operations were not known to Henry VII. In Marin ’s proposal letter to Earl Edward in the name of “Behind the Scenes of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce”, Marin also suggested that Edward contact two strong supporters in France and Scotland, requesting them to send a fleet to patrol the east of the Irish Island during the war Coast, prevent any ship from going to England to call for Henry VII for help. Once found, directly sunk, the crew killed all and threw them into the sea to ensure that the news was not heard by the English side.

In this way, it was too late to wait for Henry VII to react after a few months. Because, Earl Edward must have digested the fruits of victory at that time. Even if Henry VII wanted to use all his power at that time to destroy Count Edward on the island of Ireland, he had to ask France and Scotland whether they would agree.

Marin can be sure that as long as Henry VII dares to send troops to attack Ireland, France and Scotland will definitely pull back. Perhaps, the threat of troops will be sent directly, forcing the British to retreat ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ At that time, Henry VII, who lost his foothold on the Irish island, can only watch Count Edward stare. Because, France and Scotland, the two English enemies, will certainly not let Henry VII regain Ireland's peace of mind. Moreover, the current French King Louis XII and the King of Scotland James IV are both old fritters of political struggle. For this kind of professional to pull the opponent's hind legs, it is quite good ...

In the same way, the Marin product is not a good thing. It is also a hindsight expert. For example, he supported Count Edward ’s 20 artillery pieces, stupefying to create a French artillery style without a gun mount, without a sighting hill, and only with gun ears to plant France. At the same time, the man who directed the Earl Edward's army to bomb the city gate, Marin also asked him to pretend to be a Danish. As a former "victim", he told Count Edward's men that the city gates in Denmark were "how they were taken down by Marin" ... In this way, the unlucky Denmark is already so miserable that it must be carried on the back A pot ... In short, Marin's "browse and blame" skill has already reached full level ...

Just to get the Tara lead-zinc mine near Dublin, Marin actually urged Earl Edward to send troops to attack Dublin. If Henry VII knew the truth, he would be spitting out blood ...

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