The Rise of the European Emperor

The Rise of the European Emperor 1522 Author Taishang Laoniu The total number of words is 2245 words

The trade with the Ming Dynasty has always been a heart disease of Marin. Because the Ming Dynasty lacked everything, it was difficult to barter with them, and they could only purchase with real money. As for the perfume and glass products produced by Marin, the output is not large enough to offset the huge cost of Marin's purchases from the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Marin is doing everything possible to offset these trade deficits. It's not that there is no way to offset it, the British used a piece of crow trade to offset the trade deficit. But Marin was a Chinese in his previous life, and he would never do such immoral things to deceive China. Therefore, he can only find a way to smooth the trade deficit from other means. In fact, in the long run, Marin doesn't mind flowing gold and silver into Daming. But the premise is-after Marin develops gold and silver in Japan and America. Today, Marin has not yet developed gold and silver in Japan, Mexico, and Peru. He is in short supply of gold and silver, and sending a large amount of gold and silver to the Ming Dynasty is really too much. Therefore, it is also what Marin is working hard to find ways to reduce silver output. For example, this time, the shark skin known as "Jiao skin" seems to be a good trade item. Done well, it can also offset a lot of trade deficits. In addition to shark skin, shark fins are also a good trade product. If the shark's fin is made into dried shark's fin, it can be stored for three to five years, which is very suitable as a trade product. Shark's fin is one of the eight ancient treasures in China, and it is as famous as bird's nest, bear's paw, and sea cucumber. Shark fins may be a rare ingredient in Ming Dynasty, which lacked advanced shark hunting technology, but in the North Sea State, which has whaling harpoons, it is a common thing. These days, other countries do not have good whaling technology. Marin's North Sea country can completely open up to hunt whales and sharks, and they are not worried that these two species are endangered. After all, the small North Sea country cannot hunt and kill many whales and sharks. Shark leather can be sold as "Jiao skin" to Daming at a high price, not to mention shark's fin, delicacies from mountains and seas, can also be sold at a high price. In this way, the trade of shark products alone can erase a lot of trade deficits for the trade between the North Sea State and the Ming Dynasty... "What else is suspicious to offset the trade deficit?" Marin thought hard... "Yes, Bear paws!" Marin suddenly remembered that in this era, in the forests of Canada, there are many dangling North American black bears. The existence of these bears and bears seriously affects the safety of human beings. Therefore, Marin once ordered the killing of bears on Cape Breton Island in order to prevent bears from endangering the safety of immigrants. And the method of killing bears is also very simple - use a large-caliber matchlock gun... For example, the cumbersome Musket musket that was eliminated by the Beihai Army is very suitable for hunting bears. This kind of musket has a large caliber and strong power, and is very suitable for hunting bears. At most, replacing lead bullets with steel balls will make it easier to break through the bear's defense. Moreover, bears are stupid. Instead of evasively dodging like a fox, they will choose to go head-on. After all, Gou Xiong is very confident in his own strength. Therefore, even if the musket is difficult to aim, as long as you put the bear close and shoot, you will definitely hit it. Of course, it is too dangerous to shoot a bear alone, and if you are not careful, you will be photographed into meat sauce. Therefore, Marin's arrangement is to organize a bear hunting team, a group of three, each with a musket gun, and use steel ball bullets. If three people shoot together, the probability of missing should be very low. Of course, you must aim at the bear's body, but you must not damage the precious bear's paw... Once the bear is hunted and killed, the bear's paw must be cut off, pickled and dried. Then, of course, it was shipped to Daming for sale... What? You said bears are protected animals, but so are sharks? No buddy, it's the 16th century! The age of deadly sharks and bears! Not to mention this era, even in later generations of Canada, officials will regularly organize hunters to hunt and kill bears to prevent too many bears from endangering human safety. It is said that a buddy from Beijing went to Canada to be a hunter. If he killed less than 50 bears a year, he would be fined by the government... So, these days, as long as you want to, you can hunt and kill bears in the North American jungle. The premise is, you must be careful not to be killed by a bear... If you are shot to death by a bear,

You are out of luck. How strong is the bear? If you face Qiao Feng, you won't necessarily lose. If you fall into the hands of a bear, you may be torn into eight pieces, and then eaten by Brother Xiong as a spicy strip... In the Ming Dynasty, because the development level was too high, the bears and tigers near the agricultural areas were all beaten by "Tang" "Tiger" and other professionals have been killed, making bear paws a rarity. In North America, it's everywhere! The premise is that you can beat a bear... In addition, bear skins are also rare in Daming and can be sold at a high price. However, if you use the Mushket musket, it may be more difficult to obtain the completed bear skin... Marin fell into deep thought, his mind was full of how to hunt sharks and bears. If the animal protectors of later generations know about it, they will definitely come to protest—"Bear is so cute, how can you kill Xiong?" You will know how 'cute' Xiong Xiong is"...Those ferocious beasts can only be called cute in their infancy. Once entering adolescence, the brutal nature will be exposed. At this time, either locked up or killed is the best countermeasure. Otherwise, it will endanger human life. In the early days of colonizing the Americas, Marin's colonial team not only had to fight wits and bravery with the Indians, but also had to fight against man-eating beasts such as bears and pumas. In front of the fertile land, either you die or I die, there is no politeness at all. Therefore, Marin has already decided—whether it is the Indians, or any animal protection, who prevents him from developing the Americas, he must die... Just when Marin wrote the plan to hunt sharks and bears At that time, the guard of the palace suddenly came to report: "Grand Duke, there is an expedition team that claims to have returned from the Amazon River. Lord Kohler asked me to report to you." "Amazon River? Huh?" He stood up... He remembered that a few years ago, he seemed to have sent someone to the Amazon River Basin in Brazil to find pineapples... But the tropical rainforest in the Amazon River Basin was too terrifying. Marin once described the horror of the "Wild Continent", but the Amazon River Basin is actually similar to the exaggerated part in Marin's book. It is really scary... In the Amazon River Basin, there are not only poisonous mosquitoes and insects everywhere Yes, man-eating crocodiles and piranhas in the water are also everywhere. After several years of exploration, the entire expedition team consisted of 100 people, but only 21 remained, and the expedition leader also changed several times. As for the previous expedition leaders-they all died in the tropical jungle of the Amazon River... When Marin met the 21 surviving expedition members, what he saw were 21 extremely desolate "skinned" with tanned skin. beggar"……