The Rise of the European Emperor

What is the international label of France in later generations? French fashion, French perfume, French wine, French food...

Among them, French wine can be ranked among the top three French specialties and is a world-famous luxury consumable. In later generations, many rich and famous people also went to France to buy wineries and produce their own wines.

Moreover, later generations of French people played with wine making, and strictly stipulated the rule that "oak barrels can only be used for 4 years", and also specifically stipulated that French-made oak barrels are the world's top wine barrels.

But the production of oak barrels for winemaking is expensive. In a previous life, Marin heard that an 80-year-old oak tree can only produce two oak barrels for winemaking. Therefore, later French oak barrels are very expensive, and a new barrel costs $600. The old oak tree of this age is also a good material for shipbuilding, suitable for making keels.

Therefore, as long as the use of aged oak trees to make wine barrels is promoted in France, it will definitely compete with shipbuilding. But this is actually not a big deal, because the French are not keen on big sailing, and they don't care too much about cutting down old oak trees suitable for shipbuilding.

However, when the French got used to making wine barrels from old oaks, they cut down the old oaks. When they think about building a boat, they will find that there are not enough old oak trees for boat building...

Therefore, Marin's trick is also very poisonous. Unconsciously, it severely hit the potential of French shipbuilding. Also, make it invisible.

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In order to cooperate with this action, Marin intends to buy a number of wineries in Bordeaux and other places in southwestern France, hire top wine masters with high salaries, and make every effort to build a top wine brand.

Of course, Marin isn't afraid to spend money. Because his Beihai Mint can produce a large number of fake French "silver coins". So, it really doesn't cost much.

In addition, Marin also named the spy who was going to be sent to France as a nobleman - Lafite...

Then, the purchased wineries are all under his name, called Chateau Lafite...

In fact, Chateau Lafite already existed at this time. But Marin doesn't care. The big deal is that he spends money to buy Chateau Lafite.

You know, in this day and age, Bordeaux wines are not very popular in France. Although Lafite is of high quality, the French prefer Burgundy wines in this era, that is, wines from the Franche-Comté region and the nearby Dijon region (belonging to the old Burgundy duchy).

It was not until the 18th century that Lafite wine became popular in the French court because of Madame Bombardier, the mistress of French King Louis XV. After all, France was the most powerful country in Europe at the time. Even in the time of the Sun King Louis XIV, the whole of Europe was proud to speak French. Just like the old and beautiful things of later generations, they are very popular in the world...

Therefore, the current Lafite winery is not very famous. Although the quality is good, Naihe has little reputation. Marin is going to spend a lot of money (a lot of fake French silver coins) to buy Chateau Lafite. Then, keep improving the brewing process, and strictly implement the 4-year scrapping system of wine barrels, and strictly brew good wine. At the same time, the local famous Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are strictly selected as raw materials for winemaking. Then, let the fat brother who mixed into the French royal palace as the royal chef find a way to recommend it to the Louis XII couple. In this way, fame will start, and popularity is not a problem...

As long as this high-quality red wine becomes popular in France, it will certainly promote the deforestation of old French oak trees. and,

It can also bring a lot of profits to investors Marin. After all, alcohol has always been very profitable...

In addition, Marin can also develop the manufacturing of glass bottles, as well as supporting industries such as cork stoppers.

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The manufacture of glass bottles can be done by Beihai Kingdom. With coal with high combustion calorific value and crucible furnace, the cost of melting glass will be greatly reduced. The Ruhr region and Newcastle, which are rich in coal, can mass-produce glass bottles for wine. It was then shipped by sea to the Bordeaux region on the southwest coast of France.

If the French make their own glass bottles, they need to consume a lot of firewood, and the cost cannot keep up with the Ruhr area and Newcastle. And mass production of glass bottles can also create a lot of jobs, as well as a lot of profits and taxes.

As for corks, there's really no way around that. Because, the cork oak, which produces cork, is mainly grown in the warm but not hot regions of Portugal, Spain and southern France. Therefore, Marin can only promote the planting of cork oak trees in these areas through the Chamber of Commerce. Marin's plan was to use spy traders to cut down old oak trees in southern France and replant them with cork oaks to produce corks for red wine bottles. In this way, it is also a blow to the French shipbuilding potential. Although it is not as good as the oak barrels used to make wine, it will have a certain effect.

In addition, Marin also intends to promote the use of exquisite gift wooden boxes for packaging high-end Lafite red wine, and place the red wine bottle in the wooden box to prevent it from colliding with other glass bottles and breaking. In this way, the appearance also appears high-end, atmospheric and high-grade. At the same time, Marin will definitely choose oak boxes, which is another consumption of French oak resources...

In short, Marin intends to use the oak barrels and wooden boxes needed by the wine industry, as well as cork oaks that replace the oaks for cork harvesting, and use up the old oaks of the French. Even if it is not exhausted, it can greatly weaken the potential of French man-made ships.

No way, the French have Atlantic ports and overpopulation. If it is also engaged in large sailing, the potential can be regarded as the first. To this end, Marin had to find a way to obstruct the French's sailing potential, so as not to come up with a strong sailing opponent.

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Just as Marin and Kohler were discussing how to dig the French's oak resources, Schwartz suddenly ran in in a panic and went straight to the secret room of the secret house. After pushing open the door of the secret room, Schwartz said anxiously:

"No, Simon is injured!"

Marin and Kohler were stunned for a moment, and Kohler asked suspiciously:

"How did you know? My intelligence officers didn't report it!" It stands to reason that he should know about intelligence before Schwartz. So, Kohler even wondered if Schwartz had received disinformation.

Schwartz explained:

"It was your adjutant who came to inform me. He didn't know you were here, but the matter was urgent, so he came to report to me first!"

Malin stood up with a loud noise, and asked nervously:

"Didn't I ask Angela to order him to withdraw Aurich? Why is he still injured? Where is he injured? Is it serious?"

Before, Simon was ordered to guard the city of Bochum in his hometown, and he had 2,000 second-line troops under his command. However, considering that the Eight-Power Allied Forces were powerful and had entered the Ruhr area, Marin ordered Simon to withdraw to Aurich and temporarily abandon the Ruhr area through Angela's order not long ago. After all, the 2,000 second-line troops in Bochum City are really no match for the more than 40,000 Eight-Power Allied Forces.

"That's the problem! According to the newspaper, Simon expressed serious doubts about Angela's ability because he was dissatisfied with Angela's repression of the Second Army and the Third Army. He gave the order, but it had the opposite effect. Simon stubbornly refused the order, chose to stay and defend the city of Bochum, and did not return!"

"The Eight-Power Allied Forces sent more than 10,000 people to besiege Bochum. Simon had few people and was hard to resist. So, in desperation, he led his troops out of the city to fight the enemy. He was shot off by the enemy's archers and was seriously injured. It is said that he was in a coma. Not awake!" Schwartz explained.

"What? Severely wounded? In a coma? Where is he now? Captured?"

Schwartz shook his head and said:

"It was not captured. The spies under Kohler tried their best to snatch the seriously injured Simon back, then fled to the Ruhr River, boarded the boat, and sailed towards the mainland through the Rhine, Lipper and Münster Canals. It is said that after putting it on, the military doctor has treated the wound and disinfected him. However, due to excessive blood loss, he is still in a coma!"

"Is there any harm? Is it life-threatening?" Marin asked nervously.

"I didn't get hurt, otherwise it would have been over. However, because of a few arrows in my body, I was stabbed in several holes and lost a lot of blood. Therefore, Simon is very weak now. Fortunately, he came back by boat, which is relatively stable. Otherwise , can't keep coming back!"

"Bastard! Find out who hurt Simon, I want them to pay for their debts with blood! Relevant personnel, I met them on the battlefield later, don't take prisoners, find opportunities to kill them on the spot!" Marin gritted his teeth angrily. After all, that is his own brother, and it does not involve the issue of inheritance, nor does it threaten Caesar. In exchange for Adler's injury, Marin is not necessarily so angry.

After thinking about it, Marin ordered:

"Find me a few skilled craftsmen who are good at making precision parts, and I'll build a few things!"

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