The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin sighed infinitely, and he did not expect that there would be a huge worry about how to consume food. If his troubles were known to other hard-pressed nobles in Europe, they would probably be beaten in groups.

It is precisely because of the fear of gang fights and the need for a big voyage that Marin went to plan for England. But let’s be honest, this part of England is too humid, with more rain and fog. Therefore, when the British meet and greet, they ask how the weather is alive and feel that the weather is good.

Marin would not have been willing to take this wet and foggy island nation if he hadn't known the importance of England to the great seafaring. In addition, after England is captured, it can also be regarded as an important retreat for the Hoffman family. If one day he was beaten by all over Europe on land, he might as well escape by boat to England to make a comeback and kill Germany. As long as England has established a strong and regular fleet, coupled with the unlimited supply of Chilean saltpeter, even if the whole of Europe is united, it can be fearless. The two world wars have fully proved that as long as the navy is strong, England can easily tear up with its opponents without worrying about the fall of the mainland... France and Germany have both fallen, only England has stood firm in both world wars...

In addition, once the steam engine era comes, England and Germany's Ruhr area, which are rich in coal resources, will become the most potential places.

Because of the coal, British steam warships traveled all over the world. Also because of the coal, Germany dared to single out the world... and poor France, lacking both coal and oil. Later, I was forced to work on a nuclear power plant...

The two major powers rising in later generations, Laomei and Huaxia, both have extremely rich coal resources. If there is not so much coal, develop a gross industry? Just like Brazil in later generations, it is also a big country, but it has iron and no coal. Therefore, we can only sell iron ore, and the industry has not been able to go up. It can only be at the same level as Asan and his like... As for Asan, there is coal and iron, but he always thinks about some messy things in his mind, no Be willing to do things well, otherwise, it will not be worse than Huaxia...

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Just when Marin was sitting alone in the palace's office, thinking too much, emptying his mind, and having random sex, his subordinates suddenly came to report:

"Grand Duke, Captain Aben is back!"

"Who?" Marin didn't respond for a while.

"Captain Aben, the one with no hair on his head..." the guard reminded cautiously, with a smile on his face.

"Oh, bald Aben!" Marin remembered, it seemed that he was a young Dutch man who looked like Peter Pan, old man Luo, and like old man Luo, he had a face of premature aging... Although the two didn't look very similar. The same, but all bald and bright...

Marin thought about it for a while, and it seems that... I sent Aben to explore the Panama Pacific route at the beginning of the year.

It's time to come back...

After all, this exploration is very simple, as long as you start from Grenada and sail along the coastline of South America. Unlike looking for India before Columbus, you need to cross the Indian Ocean. In the age of no satellite navigation, crossing the ocean is very dangerous, especially the unknown ocean.

Fortunately, now Marin has developed a sextant and a nautical clock. By calculating the longitude and latitude, as long as you walk the route once, you can continue to follow the original coordinates next time without getting lost. However, people who cross the ocean for the first time must be very dangerous. Because, there are no coordinates for him to refer to...

But this time Aben was looking for the Pacific coast of Panama, but he was sailing along the coastline of the South American continent. With coastal reference, it was much safer than crossing the ocean. Although it is also the first time to go, it is much easier to have the coastline as a comparison. What's more, Marin also drew the outline of the South American continent. All Aben had to do was to follow the coast of the South American continent and sail against the outline.

Sure enough, Aben's exploration route this time was indeed relatively smooth. With the coastline as a reference, and the contour map of the South American continent, all Aben has to do is record the latitude and longitude coordinates along the way. With these coordinates, the next time Aben passes by, or changes to another captain, as long as he sails strictly according to the instructions of the coordinates, it will be easy to find the destination...

Aben was originally an illiterate fisherman, commanding a small fishing boat to go out to sea to fish. It stands to reason that such uneducated young fishermen have no chance to make their mark. However, when Marin was the lord of Texel Island, there was a serious lack of talents, especially sailing talents. It happened that Aben left a deep impression on Marin (who made him and Luo Laohan have similar characteristics), so he rushed the ducks to the shelves, brought Aben under his command, and accepted the old sailor hired from Portugal training.

Moreover, although Aben looks simple and honest and has no cultural foundation, he is particularly gifted in mathematics. Although I have only studied for a few years, I have learned simple angle calculations. Navigation is to obtain latitude by calculating the angle of the sun. And longitude is calculated from the nautical clock and the altitude of the sun. Aben has a good mathematical talent, and quickly mastered this knowledge, so he stood out from the group of young fishermen and became a captain. He was fortunate to learn a lot about being a captain with Columbus. The last time Marin asked Columbus to find the location of Panama City on the Pacific coast of Panama, Columbus did not want to go, so he recommended Aben by the way, giving Aben a great opportunity. And Aben lived up to expectations, successfully found the Pacific coast of Panama, and returned to the country to return to Marin.

After Aben was approved to enter Marin's office, he respectfully presented the coordinates and hydrological data recorded during the voyage to Marin for reading.

It can be seen that although Aben has no culture, so he can't write any beautiful sentences in the logbook, but he is very attentive to the record of the nautical chart and coordinates. Marin just gave an outline map, and Aben not only copied the outline map, but also marked the coordinates of the coastal waterway in detail. Some inaccurate outlines have also been revised. It can be said that as long as a few copies of this nautical coordinate map are copied, the next captain who knows how to calculate latitude and longitude will easily reach the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Panama.

Moreover, Marin had asked him to find an island off the coast of Intellect before. As a transit point in the middle of the voyage, Aben also found it smoothly, that is, a small island in the sea near the Chilean city of Concepcion - Santa Maria Island, and marked the specific coordinates...

"Tell me, why did you choose this small island? It seems that there are some small coastal islands in the north?" Marin asked after thinking about it.

"Yes, Grand Duke, to the north, there are still a few offshore islands. However, after I inspected those islands, I found that the coastal islands to the north of this island seem to have a very dry climate. On those small islands, we can't There is no point in finding fresh water supplies and docking there. Only this small island, although it is not big, has a river supplying fresh water on the island, which can be used as an important transit point..."

Marin nodded, and he remembered it too—northern Chile was really dry. It seems that it was affected by the cold wave in Peru. Although a huge fishing ground has been formed, it has caused a huge drought effect on the northern coast of Chile and the southwestern coast of Peru.

On the south-central coast of Chile, although the climate is relatively humid, there are also rivers that provide fresh water. However, currently there is the sphere of influence of the Inca Empire. Based on the principle of avoiding conflict with the natives, Aben chose the island of Santa Maria, which was isolated overseas. You must know that Chile can be regarded as the sphere of influence of the Inca Empire in this era, and it is not impossible to forcibly land, but it will definitely attract the attack of the Inca Empire. Therefore, it is very important to obtain a support point on the outer sea continent now...

By virtue of the Peruvian coastal area to the north of Chile, the coastal area there is more arid. For example, San Lorenzo Island off the coast of Lima, the capital of Peru, opposite Callao, is an arid island with no fresh water. It seems that this is because of the Peruvian cold snap. The sea area that the cold current passes through seems to be mostly dry...

Further north are the coasts of Ecuador and Colombia. The island here is not so dry. However, it is not far from the Gulf of Panama, which is Marin's expected destination...

Sure enough, Aben pointed to the map, pointed to several small islands in the Gulf of Panama, and explained to Marin...