The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, Marin concealed his strength before so as not to scare Henry VII. Only when Henry VII was not frightened by the Marin army did he have the courage to fight the French. Otherwise, knowing that there are 20,000 to 30,000 troops of Marin in the north, Henry VII probably lost the courage to go all out with the French...

It was because of Marin's hidden strength that Henry VII had enough self-confidence. According to the information provided by Marin, he ruthlessly calculated the French and completely destroyed the French navy.

When the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden; the cunning rabbits die, and the lackeys cook (will this arouse the disgust of dog lovers? The ancients seem to love dog meat)... Now, the French fleet no longer exists, and Marin also It doesn't matter if you don't destroy England's ships.

Therefore, Marin decided to pull out the main battleship and 250-level armed merchant ship he had hidden to protect the food logistics base. If the English ships don't come, that's all, if they dare to come, they will all be sunk...

Anyway, the cunning rabbits (French navy) are dead, it doesn't matter whether these lackeys (England ships) stay...

When he heard that Marin had only sent 10 warships to protect the grain port Grimsby, Edward couldn't help but said:

"Grand Duke Marin, isn't 10 warships too few? That guy Henry has more than 100 warships in his hands. Can your 10 warships stop you?"

Marlin suddenly laughed and said:

"Your Majesty, you haven't seen my battleship. It has 500 tons..." Damn, Marin suddenly remembered that Edward didn't know what a ton was... After a pause, Marin changed his words:

"That's one of my warships, which is more than twice the size of an ordinary warship in England..." Well, the warships in England are generally more than 200 tons (no way, now the mainstream in Europe is at this level, a few years ago Dagama's search for India's flagship is only more than 100 tons), Marin had to make a comparison like this, so that Edward could have an intuitive understanding.

"However, doubling the size is useless... 10 ships are equivalent to 20 of the other party..." Edward said after thinking about it.

Marrington was speechless for a moment - this kid did pretty well in elementary school math, but is that how ships compare? Moreover, his elementary school mathematics, so that Malin could not find a reason to refute for a while, so he had to be depressed...

Suddenly, Marin had a second illness and decided to prove it to Edward...

As a result, the army camp was temporarily moved to Port Grimsby. On the one hand, Marin instructed his soldiers to build a temporary Long Bridge pier to facilitate the ships from Newcastle and the local warships to dock. on the other hand,

Also let Edward see how awesome his battleship is...

Of course, Marin didn't really suffer from a secondary illness. In fact, he also meant to show off his force.

Edward had already exposed his desire to eat alone. Marin was afraid that Edward could not see the situation clearly and thought that the English navy was invincible. In this way, Edward may lose the fief and title originally promised to Marin.

So, taking advantage of this opportunity, Marin decided to show Edward, a native, the invincible battleship of the mighty Grand Duchy of the North Sea... Only by frightening the native, he did not dare to give up the fief and title he had promised him, even a small one. The engagement of Caesar and Princess Margaret...

Edward was also a little bit dumbfounded about Marin's sudden arrival of this kind of kid's irritated behavior, "I have to show you my best toy". However, now that the main force of the British army has been eliminated, Henry VII cannot find another army at all. Therefore, Edward is not in a hurry to go south. Exactly, by the way, I will appreciate the so-called "cow-beating battleship" that Marin has trumpeted in the sky and the ground...

To tell the truth, Edward really had the idea that "the fleet of the British Kingdom is invincible in the world". Although I hadn't thought about letting Marin's award go away, he was indeed a little self-inflated. If Henry VII was eliminated, and then he used his titles and interests to win over those big shipowners, Edward would really have the idea of ​​"I am the only one at sea". Moreover, Edward was not worried about not being able to win over those big ship owners. Because, as long as you defeat and kill Henry VII on land, you can control their home port. After all, these ships have to call at the port. If they don't rely on themselves, do they go to sea and become pirates? Therefore, Edward has no doubt that he will become the king of the ocean power...

It was in the usual conversation that Marin saw Edward's inflated thoughts, so he temporarily decided to show off his super battleship.

A 500-ton warship, after a few decades, is not even a P. Because, decades later, the main force is the thousand-ton warship. However, at this time in the early 16th century, it was definitely a giant-level existence. And, because the ship is full of artillery, when the salvo fires, it is absolutely shocking...

A week later, the 500-ton battleship formation such as Marin finally arrived. The army under Marin also built more than a dozen temporary long bridge piers in Grimsby for these ships to berth.

Then, with a proud look, Marin pulled Edward, who was already stunned, and boarded the battleship to visit...

"I've never seen such a mighty battleship!" Before getting on the deck, Edward was shocked by the huge and mighty appearance of these battleships.

In fact, it was Marin himself, who was shocked by the huge "Constitution" model presented by his classmates on his birthday, and then fell in love with the sailing warship. And these battleships are basically designed and manufactured by Marin according to the memory command craftsmen. Although the tonnage is 4 times smaller than the "Constitution", in general, there is still the shadow of the "Constitution".

Seeing Edward's startled expression, Marin felt inwardly relieved...

And what shocked Edward even more was at the back - before boarding the deck, Edward did not see the 40 heavy artillery on the ship. Because, it is not a combat state now, and the window of the lower artillery deck is not open. And the upper artillery, in order to prevent the wind and rain, are covered with canvas...

After Marin was on deck, he ordered the crew to lift the canvas and open the gun doors on the lower deck...

"This...this..." Edward was so surprised that he was speechless.

Of course he knew about artillery. At the beginning, in the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, the British army was defeated by the artillery of the French army.

Originally, Edward thought that the French were very rich if they invested hundreds of artillery pieces in World War I. But he did not expect that there are 40 artillery pieces on a battleship in Marin. If there are 10 ships, wouldn't it be 400...

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the size of these cannons is far larger than the bronze cannons Edward saw in France... Moreover, they are all golden bronze cannons... How much copper does it take? Casting a cannon... Edward was stunned...

In fact, the so-called "brass cannons" he saw were all fake. These artillery pieces are actually cast from medium and low carbon steel with inaccurate carbon content control. Moreover, it was forged by an old English blacksmith in Sussex named Old John for Malin...

It's just that Marin doesn't want people to know that he has mastered the technology of casting large iron cannons. So, before showing it to people in Hamburg and Lübeck, Marin thought of a way to paint a layer of "golden paint" on the surface of the iron cannon, pretending to be a "brass cannon"...

The so-called gold paint is tin sulfide. Tin sulfide looks a lot like gold in color. And those liars or people who pretend to be local tyrants like to use the "gold powder" of tin sulfide as paint to make certain buildings or utensils sparkle...

The production of tin sulfide is also very simple, just find an alchemist, buy some tin from England, and buy some sulfur from Italy. After fiddling around, the "gold powder" came out...

Marin asked people to darken the "gold powder" paint and paint it on the surface of the steel cannon, which looks like a bronze cannon. Moreover, when visiting the guests, the muzzles are blocked, and no one can see the iron in the muzzles...

In this way, other people want to engage in a naval arms race with Marin - well, if you have the money, first cast a few bronze heavy guns and show me... Copper is so expensive, casting a ship of 18-pounder guns, the average The princes went bankrupt directly... How does this engage in an arms race with Marin? Therefore, this layer of golden paint is misleading others. Others don't know, they use tons of copper to cast guns, and Marin uses steel to cast guns. The cost difference is huge... If the guns used in several battleships are made of copper, most European countries will go bankrupt. ...

Edward the local turtle was really stunned. Seeing so many heavy bronze cannons weighing two or three thousand pounds (more than a ton), he could only express the word "service" on his face...

What convinced him even more was that Marin, in order to scare him, took him out to sea to "test the gun"...

The entire hull shook as the 20 heavy guns roared and fired 18-pound iron balls. If it wasn't for Marlin's support, Edward almost fell on the deck...

"This...this...the firepower is too powerful..." Edward can already imagine the terrible scene of those "thin-skinned" English merchant ships being smashed by shells when facing these warships...

Seeing that Edward was really frightened, Marin nodded in satisfaction. Now that the target has been achieved, there is no need to continue shelling. After all, gunpowder and shells also cost money. Marin waved his hand, and the battleship returned to the dock...

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