In the world of 1505, the level of development was too low. Except for the Ming Empire in the East, Japan, India, Turkey, Persia and European countries, most of the world is actually not very developed.

At this time in the Americas, only Mexico and the Andes Mountains had a large population and developed a certain civilization. As for the rich eastern part of North America, as well as most of Brazil and Argentina, they were still under the control of the indigenous Stone Age Indians.

In the eastern plains of North America, dense primeval forests are everywhere. Towering ancient trees are everywhere, and the centuries-old oak tree, which is rare in Europe, can be found everywhere in the eastern part of the North American continent. The backward North American Indians lived slash-and-burn farming and hunting activities in this dense jungle.

The bows and arrows of the Indians did not have metal arrows at this time, and most of them were stone arrowheads. The Indians were very fond of making knives and arrowheads from hard obsidian, and before the Europeans came to trade, except for a few high-civilization countries such as the Inca Empire, the other Indians were in the Stone Age.

This kind of arrowhead made of stone has a very poor armor-piercing ability. In the face of the armor of Europe, nothing was done. Even, when hunting thick-skinned bison, the Indians needed to change to spears and javelins.

Of course, after Britain and France got involved in the trade with the Indians, the Indians' weapons were immediately upgraded. They had arquebuses, and then, flintlock pistols.

However, the sale of muskets by British and French merchants to the Indians was not a good intention. They gave friendly Indian tribes muskets so that they could hunt more animals and get more furs. In addition, it is to pit the Spaniards.

In addition to the weapon factor, the biggest factor restricting colonization is the dense primeval forest. The general policy of the Spaniards was of no use in jungle warfare. Because, the Indians would hide in the primeval forest, and they would not fight the Spaniards head-on. If you chase into the forest, cold arrows and traps await you.

Of course, if you follow Marlin's idea and let a group of experienced jungle hunters be the vanguard, it is not terrible to hide in the forest. Those old hunters can judge the hiding spot of the deeply hidden prey based on the footprints and feces on the ground, and ambush it. Every old hunter in the forest is a master of tracking.

In addition, Marlin not only recruits experienced Black Forest hunters, but also breeds Alsatian wolfdogs, the ancestors of German shepherds.

With training, these Alsatian wolfhounds will learn to track the Indians in the jungle based on their scents. The specific method is to find the clues of the enemy first by which experienced hunters. Then, let the Alsatian wolfhounds come forward to smell the smell and follow the smell to track down the Indians.

The old hunter and the wolfdog will not be able to escape even the cunning criminals of later generations, let alone the Indians who have little knowledge. They will simply disguise and hide themselves according to the environment of the jungle. In the face of the combination of an old hunter and a dog, there is absolutely no escape.

Of course, every old hunter is a treasure. It was impossible to get them to face those Indian soldiers. They were only responsible for tracking, and the specific combat was still done by the sword and shield soldiers and ordinary musketeers. The old hunters and wolfdogs, on the other hand, are responsible for tracking down enemies and spotting enemy traps. The matter of fighting is still left to others. After all, this kind of professional talent is rare and not easy to cultivate. It's not like those cannon fodder soldiers, who go to recruit when they die......

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Seeing that Americago's fleet had returned, Captain Ben's sailing team, which had gone to explore the South American coast, also set off. Next, naturally, it was Columbus' turn to set off......

According to the original plan, Amerigo obtained the naming rights of the Americas, and the credit for the discovery of India and the Ming Dynasty was all due to Columbus.

It's just that looking for the Daming route, Marin plans to walk on two legs. What are two legs? It is to find two routes to Daming.

Columbus would go to Daming for the first time, and after arriving at Carikat along the Indian route, he would go south to the Strait of Malacca, and after passing through the Strait of Malacca, he would head north to the coast of Fujian and Guangdong in Daming.

This route, on the surface, is also reserved for the Portuguese. All Marin wanted was for Columbus to get a discovery. After all, the Portuguese have always refused to accept India's right to discover, insisting that Da Gama was the first discoverer of India.

And this time, Columbus went to Daming alone, so that the Portuguese would not be able to say anything.

In fact, Marin did not like this route, but preferred the route in the Pacific Ocean, which was later used by Manila galleon trade.

Why? Because the route is east-west, it can be sailed in a wind belt, and the ship can be very fast if it sails downwind for a long time.

For example, from the Americas to the Philippines, take the easterly wind belt near the equator, which is already downwind, and also follows the warm current of the north equator. It's so smooth sailing, and the natural speed is fast. From Panama to the Philippines, it will only take about three months (using the Spanish Galen ship); From Manila to the Americas, you need to follow the Kuroshio Current in the western Pacific, and in June every year, follow the southwest monsoon to the north, reach the waters near Japan, and then reach the westerly wind belt, and follow the westerly wind and the Kuroshio's tributaries in the North Pacific all the way to the east. It takes about 6 months to arrive in the Americas.

However, if you take the African coastal route, according to the Dutch records, it takes about 10 months to get from Europe to the island of Taiwan, which is slower than taking the Pacific route.

This is due to the fact that if you take the coastal route of Africa, the wind belt often changes. It's a tailwind for a while, and maybe after a while it's headwind, and you can't make full use of the wind. This is very bad for sailing ships. Therefore, it is not efficient to take this route.

Moreover, there is a big problem with this route, and that is the problem of piracy......

The waters of Southeast Asia have not been calm. Although the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, there were many pirates in the South China Sea. For example, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a great pirate Chen Zuyi, who had been entrenched in Malacca for more than ten years, with tens of thousands of pirates and hundreds of warships.

With such strength, most countries in the world can't beat him. If Zheng He's fleet hadn't annihilated him, perhaps he would have been able to establish a state and become king in Southeast Asia.

Now, although there are no big pirates like Chen Zuyi, there have appeared. However, a prime location like the Strait of Malacca must be infested with pirates. Because, this is an important route for trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Arab and Indian regions. Although the Ming Dynasty did not open up normal trade, tributary trade was still very prosperous. Moreover, there is smuggling. Therefore, the Strait of Malacca is still very prosperous.

In fact, some of the green religion countries in Southeast Asia were founded by Arab merchants who came to trade with the Ming Dynasty. For example, the country of Sulu. The main reason is that in the past, the indigenous people of the Southeast Asian islands did not establish a state at all. Some ambitious Arab businessmen looked at it - hey, what a chance, let's stop doing business and go and occupy an island and become a chief...... In this way, the Green Religion spread in Southeast Asia......

This time, Marin sent Columbus to take this route, in fact, he was also very worried. Therefore, Marin directly sent four ships to Columbus - a 500-ton warship, and two 250-class armed merchant ships. Moreover, equipped with enough artillery and fighters.

Such force was specifically used against pirates in the Strait of Malacca. After all, if you use the same small boat configuration as you would explore the Americas, you might die a miserable death. After all, there are Chinese pirates over there. Those people were not stupid native Indians, they had warships, they had kung fu, and if they had used ordinary non-armed troops, maybe Columbus would have been killed.

So, for the sake of safety, Marin photographed a battleship for Columbus as a flagship to ensure its safety. Now, just wait for Columbus to pick the captain and sailors, and then it's time to go......