The Rise of the European Emperor

Columbus has been having a very comfortable life recently. Although he did not dare to go to Las Vegas to find Mao Meilang because of his physical weakness, it was still very comfortable and stable to teach a group of smart teenagers sailing knowledge at the Captain's School.

To be honest, it is no regret that he is in his position and has the title of the first discoverer of India. The only thing that upset him was that the Portuguese insisted that Da Gama discovered India first. As for why Columbus went back to Europe first? The Portuguese argued that it was Da Gama who "visited many countries" in India, and that the delay was too long before Columbus took the lead.

Columbus was very upset, so he decided to take advantage of Marin's opportunity to know the specific map, wait for his body to recover, and go out again to discover the legendary Huaxia, so that he can make a name for himself again.

However, Marin's plan seems to be to let Amerigo discover Huaxia with him. This made Columbus a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

Recently, Marin thought of a compromise-that is, to explore the China route, or let Columbus go. However, the naming rights of the Wilderness Continent were handed over to Amerigo.

In this way, Columbus won the honor of "discovering the first person in China" for the right to explore China, while Amerigo received the right to name the wild continent. In the future, the wild continent will be called America...

So Marin called Columbus back to discuss this matter with him...

In fact, this time Marin asked Columbus to explore the route of Daming, not the Pacific route, but the Malacca route. After all, the Pacific route was Marin's secret fortune route. If you take this route, even if Columbus discovers Ming, it cannot be announced to the public. Only the Malacca route can be announced to the public.

Moreover, on this voyage, Marin decided to slap Portugal hard...

How to pit it? It's very simple...

Columbus brought several ships in the past, among them, the other ships were 250-class armed merchant ships or Hoffman-class warships. However, take another two Portuguese Caravelle sailboats.

What are these two sailboats for? Of course it was used to frame Portugal...

Marin planned to let a group of sailors disguise themselves as Portuguese pirates and raise the Portuguese king flag. After arriving at the coast of Daming, let the sailors on the two Caravel sailboats land on the shore and loot the place to create notoriety...

When the Daming Navy appears, let the Caravel sailboat bombard and sink the two ships of the Daming Navy with artillery...

In this way, the enmity between the "Portuguese" and Daming became bigger.

After a while, Columbus led the Hoffman-class battleship and the 250-class armed merchant ship to appear, with a Chinese translation, dealing with Daming, and identified it as a Portuguese ship, and told Daming the Portuguese flag...

After that, the Portuguese really came to Daming. It is estimated that the first reaction of the Daming Navy was to fire...

And the stupid Portuguese, just want to explain, they must have a Chinese translation. At that time, even if they found a route, they would not be accepted by the Ming Dynasty...

Thinking of this, Marin laughed, feeling like a genius. In this way, Portugal is expected to be unable to achieve trade with Daming for a long time. Coupled with the lack of understanding of the strength of the Ming Dynasty in Europe, there may be a brainless plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty with 10,000 or 20,000 people like Philip II of Spain...

If Portugal really did this, Marin would be very happy. In this way, Portugal will not even think about doing business with Daming. Maybe, when the time comes, he can send spies in Portugal to promote a plan to "conquer the Ming Dynasty" and induce Portugal to make a decision to attack the Ming Dynasty?

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After Columbus arrived, I was still a little unhappy when I heard Marin's arrangement. After all, the Wilderness Continent was discovered by oneself, but it was named after Amerigo.

However, Marin also said that if he obtains the naming rights of the Wilderness Continent, he must give up the opportunity to explore China, and he can only choose one of the two. Moreover, exploring China can be meritorious and can be rewarded. However, there is no credit for obtaining the naming rights of the Wilderness Continent.

In fact, Marin helped Columbus make the decision. After all, Columbus was very utilitarian. Marin told Columbus that if he completes the task of exploring the China Route, he can be promoted from the title of baron to two ranks, reaching the level of a full baron. The Baron is also called the Baron, and the fief is 2000 Eugram arable land, which is equivalent to the level of Adler. The vice-baron is 1500 Eugram cultivated land. From the baron, it is 1000 Eugram cultivated land, which is the current title of Columbus.

The land and income were doubled, and with the honor of being the first to discover, Columbus was finally tempted and chose to explore the China route, giving up the naming rights of the wild continent.

You must know that under the command of Marin, it should not be too easy to get credit for this kind of exploration route. Basically, just follow the approximate map to find the precise coordinates. For a great navigator like Columbus, it is simply a credit. So, facing the temptation of promotion and the honor of being the first discoverer, Columbus succumbed. Although, he knew that the first person who discovered India and China was probably the ascetic teacher named "Einstein" in Marin. However, the ascetic monk was indifferent to fame and fortune, and it was impossible for him to jump out and compete with him for this honor. Therefore, he can safely and shamelessly claim to be the first discoverer...

After seeing that Columbus finally gave up the naming rights of the wild continent, Marin was actually relieved.

According to the habit of his previous life, he was more accustomed to calling the wild continent America. Therefore, he originally wanted to give Amerigo a chance, so that the name of America would remain the same.

However, this depends on what Columbus meant. After all, America was discovered by Columbus. Moreover, Columbus was also the number one sailor under Marin. Columbus would definitely not be happy if he didn't name the Wild Continent Columbus's Continent, but renamed it America.

However, Marin didn't want America to change to such a strange name as Columbus Continent. In the future, should we call America the continent of America—Oh, that sounds weird...

Therefore, after thinking about it, Malin decided to use the credit for exploring the China route to tempt Columbus to voluntarily give up the naming rights of the Americas. He knew that Columbus' weakness was that he was too utilitarian.

So, he gave two choices - if he chooses to explore the China route, because there is a general map of Marin, it is very difficult to obtain credit and honor, and it is basically to give credit.

And choosing the naming rights of the Wilderness Continent, although earning a reputation, has no benefit. So, Columbus, who was very utilitarian, really chose to explore the China route.

In this way, Marin could logically name the Wilderness Continent after Amerigo.

As for Amerigo's opinion? He was originally a junior in front of Columbus, and his reputation was not as loud as Columbus. Giving him the naming rights of a new continent is definitely enough for him to be happy, can he still be dissatisfied?

In this way, under the clever intervention of Marin, America is finally called America...