The Rise of the European Emperor

Columbus went to Las Vegas under the temptation of his bad friend. Because Marin rewarded him with 10,000 gold coins, Columbus had enough money to splurge in Las Vegas.

He even covered the consumption of the bad friend. Coming to Las Vegas, Columbus is like entering heaven. The Mao girl here is much whiter and pinker than his thirty-six or seven-year-old wife.

You must know that European and American women will rapidly age after the age of 30 and become aunts. Therefore, even though Beatrice has been well-maintained because of her good life and good maintenance in recent years, she cannot be compared with those young hairy girls.

Therefore, Columbus fell into the gentle village of Maomei. It only cost 3 Finneys to call Mao Mei once. For Columbus, who had just received a reward of 10,000 gold coins, there was really no pressure at all. As long as you throw out a gold coin, you can call 20 Mao girls over at a time.

Because he had to call several Mao girls every day, Columbus discovered that his kidneys were not very good...

So he switched to the casino to play. It's a pity that due to the recent kidney deficiency, he is a little old-fashioned, often making wrong estimates and losing a lot of money.

After all, being in his 50s, Columbus felt a little overwhelmed. However, Columbus remembered that in Marin's palace, there were two genius doctors from the far east who were said to know how to nourish the kidneys. So, Columbus came to Aurich and asked Marin to let the two court doctors help him treat his kidney deficiency...

Marin silently looked at Columbus, who had a vain footstep - how old are you, how old are you, and you are still playing so much, aren't you courting death... Besides, Sister Mao is so good, how many times do you call a day...

However, Columbus, besides being great at sea, is not a good person anyway. It is said that when he first arrived in Haiti, Columbus was stronger than the local Indian young girl, and the beast was incomparable. It was his luck that he didn't get syphilis. So, Marin is not surprised that Columbus went to Las Vegas to find Maomei. It's just, I didn't expect this guy to lose his kidneys...

It's no wonder, this guy is 53 years old, and he still calls several Mao girls a day, just as he is a hard worker? Even a young man like Marin wouldn't dare to play like that...

Fortunately, there are two Mongolian doctors on Marin's side, and they can help Columbus make up for it. Oriental medicine, the best at is medicine to nourish the body. Western medicine, on the other hand, deals with pain and is not good at recuperating the body. Even in the future, there is still a problem.

And the European doctors of this era, let alone, only know bloodletting and prescribing a tablet as medicine. If Columbus went to the Western medicine of this era for treatment, he would either be bled to death, or he would be addicted to drugs...

After Mo Zhigen came, he knew that Columbus was a popular man in front of Marin, so he naturally did not dare to neglect.

While opening several oriental herbs that he had brought and successfully planted in the glass greenhouse, Mo Zhigen also ordered to go to the cattle farm and cut a few bullwhips to make up for our great navigator Columbus. Replenish the body. In addition, Mo Zhigen also ordered to go to the beach to get some oysters and let Columbus eat them raw...

In this way, Columbus stayed in Aurich and lived a day of drinking Chinese medicine every day, a bullwhip per ton, and a few oysters. It's just that he didn't know that the bullwhip was a bull's stuff. If you know, you must vomit to death.

In addition, Marin also let Columbus eat noodles every day. After all, according to the Oriental saying, what you eat makes up for what you eat. Columbus suffered from kidney deficiency, naturally he had to eat more kidneys...

These days, Columbus, who lives in the Royal Palace Hospital, not only visits his eldest son Diego, who is a bodyguard by Marin's side, but also often comes to Marin to report his work.

One day, when thinking about Marin's report to work, Columbus seemed to remember something and took out a white cloth from his pocket:

"My lord, this is the cloth I exchanged with the locals in a village on the mainland opposite Cuba's west side. I don't know what material it is made of, but it's white and soft."

Marin took the white cloth and observed it carefully for a while, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt like cotton. Then, he asked people to find a torch, put a cloth on it and burned a corner, smelled it, and sure enough it was cotton cloth.

Be aware that when wool is burned, it will smell like burning feathers or hair. That's because wool is grown on animals, and there are more fatty substances in it. When burned, it naturally smells like fat burning. Cotton, on the other hand, is a vegetable fiber, and when burned, it tastes like burning paper (the composition of paper is also vegetable fiber). Therefore, to distinguish between two substances, you will understand when you burn them.

"Could it be the legendary upland cotton?" Marin seemed to have guessed the truth.

In later generations, there are four main varieties of cotton - upland cotton, long-staple cotton (sea island cotton), Asian cotton (tree cotton) and grass cotton.

In terms of quality, naturally long-staple cotton is the best. However, in later generations, China mainly planted upland cotton instead of long-staple cotton. Long-staple cotton is grown in China, and only in some areas of the frontier provinces. Therefore, Marin estimates that long-staple cotton may have higher climate requirements, while upland cotton is not as good as long-staple cotton, but has better climate adaptability.

According to the introduction in a popular science book in a previous life, in this era, the Asian region was mainly planted with Asian cotton, supplemented by grass cotton. However, according to the popular science book, Asian cotton lint is relatively thick, and is only suitable for spinning rovings and low-grade cotton fabrics. And long-staple cotton is suitable for spinning spun yarn, followed by upland cotton.

Upland cotton is native to Mexico, and long-staple cotton is native to South America. But from the late 19th century, Asian cotton was inferior to American cotton in both yield and quality. As a result, upland cotton with good quality and strong climate adaptability gradually replaced the native Asian cotton and became the mainstream of cotton cultivation in China.

This cotton cloth, according to Columbus' description, was probably bought by Columbus in a village on the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Then, it is likely to be the legendary upland cotton.

If it is really upland cotton, then it will be released. Upland cotton is of good quality and climate adaptability, making it ideal for widespread planting and not as squeamish as Sea Island cotton.

So while Sea Island cotton is better quality, Marin prefers Upland cotton. Without him, upland cotton is more viable. In later generations, the United States, a major cotton-producing country, generally planted upland cotton. It is not that Sea Island Cotton has not been promoted, but the promotion has failed.

And Marin is planning to reclaim North America. Naturally, he has to choose cotton that is suitable for cultivation in North America. Therefore, upland cotton is the best choice.

If a large amount of cotton is planted in North America, then Marin can make cotton coats and quilts. Because of the marine climate in western Europe, the demand for cotton quilts may not be large. However, in Eastern Europe and North America, winters are very cold. There are cotton coats and quilts, which can also keep out the cold.

Moreover, wool clothes are far less comfortable than cotton in terms of sweat absorption and breathability in summer. With cotton, you don't have to wear woolen clothes in summer, but you can wear cotton clothes that are more suitable for summer.

Thinking of this, Marin said excitedly:

"Christopher, you've done your job again. Do you have time for another trip to the continent on the edge of Cuba?"

"I'm free when I'm free, but look at my body..." Columbus suddenly frowned. His body, kidney deficiency has not yet recovered. Navigating in such a weak area, it is easy to die at sea...

"Uh... well, you should have someone who speaks the Arawak language? Let them run?"

"This is no problem, the coordinates have been recorded. This time, I will follow the coordinates. Any captain can do it. As for those who understand the Arawak language, I have seven or eight people under my command. They are all still young and healthy. It's great, it's perfectly fine to take a trip."

"Okay, you pick a few people over, take a boat and go to the fishing village again, and try to get the seeds of this cloth plant. Remember, this plant is called cotton (cotton, Marin only knows cotton English name), be sure to get the seeds, find the seeds, there will be a reward!"

"Understood, but..." Columbus had a hesitant look on his face.

"What's the matter? What are you trying to say?"

"My lord, can I let my eldest son Diego join this voyage?" Columbus said a little embarrassedly.

Marin immediately understood that this voyage, because of the coordinates, was not difficult at all. And Columbus let his son Diego participate, obviously wanting to accumulate merits for his son. Although Diego has a baronial title that he can inherit, but in a feudal society, the favor of the monarch and his own merits are the capital for the nobles to settle down. If Diego didn't want to become an idle noble after his death, he had better do more to gain Marin's appreciation.

"Okay, let Diego participate, as an adjutant!" This is obviously a back door. Diego's experience and ability clearly cannot be the commander-in-chief. But as an ordinary member, the credit is too small. Therefore, making him an adjutant is the greatest care for him.

"Thank you for supporting Diego, Lord Marin!" Columbus bowed to Marin gratefully, and then went to see Diego...