The Rise of the European Emperor

The fat brother's cooking skills still need to be practiced for a while, and Marin went to his father-in-law Julius II and asked his father-in-law to change the fat brother's name and identity information. Even, you need to fabricate a new set of life experiences.

Otherwise, if these two people went to France as spies, they would definitely be found out. Because of the misdeeds of stealing things from the employer before (in fact, the fat brothers had to use their brains to get some "quick money" because their mother was sick and had no money at the time, but unfortunately they were caught), it is impossible for the French royal palace to accept such a misdeed. People become imperial chefs. Otherwise, what if these two goods pass along several national treasures in the French royal palace? Therefore, Marin needs to give them a new identity, and even tamper with their past experiences.

This kind of thing is naturally difficult for ordinary people to do. But there was no difficulty for Pope Julius II. Soon, Julius II gave the fat brother a very glamorous past experience-a special cook for a noble...

Unfortunately, the nobleman was poisoned by Caesar Borgia, and the brothers left temporarily...

That nobleman was real, and it was indeed poisoned by someone sent by Caesar Borgia. Julius II is still very strict in his work, and all channels have been arranged. Even if the French sent people to inquire, they could not find anything wrong. Because, the former servants of the noble family were all recruited by Julius II, and naturally they would do what they were told. Of course, Julius II also had spies in Paris. If the fat brother is exposed one day, the nobleman's former servant will be silenced immediately, ensuring that no one will find Malin and himself.

Next, Marin wrote to the North Sea Chamber of Commerce branch in Paris, preparing a large sum of money to bribe some stewards of the French Royal Palace, intending to recommend the Fat Brothers to the palace through them. Then, try to get them to cook for Queen Anne. Although the fat brothers have not yet set off for Paris, the preparations over there have already begun...

In addition, Marin also sent two groups of people to Périgord in northern Provence and Aquitaine, respectively, to pay local officials to contract all the mountains and forests in the truffle-producing area to obtain truffles. At the same time, start training sows specifically to find truffles, according to Marin.

Later French people discovered that sows are extremely sensitive to the smell of truffles, and even if the truffles are buried deep in the ground, the sows can smell them through the soil. Moreover, they will scrape the soil and try desperately to eat the truffles. Therefore, in addition to training the sow to find truffles, a bridle must be attached to the sow's mouth. Otherwise, after the sow picks up the truffle, it swallows the truffle in one bite, and it will be sad. You know, the power of the sow is very great, and when qing, it can overturn the wall of the pigsty. If you don't put on a bridle and find a truffle, you will definitely try to eat the truffle at the first time, and most people may not be able to pull it.

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Just when Marin stayed in Rome and had nothing to do to help the French train two future "French chefs", the two warships Marin sent to Cape Breton Island also arrived smoothly.

And soon began trade with the Indians on Cape Breton Island.

During this time, Garland also made a lot of preparations. For example, select a group of young people who are gifted in language and go to contact the Beotuk people in Newfoundland to learn their language. After a few months, although this group of people have not learned the language of the Indian Beotuk people, they have basically been able to communicate with each other in a simple manner through gestures and other methods, and they can also bargain.

When two warships arrived, laden with immigrants and goods for trade with the Beotuks, Garand quickly organized trade with the Beotuks.

The merchants and language talents of the Garands landed in Newfoundland and opened a trade fair with the Beotuks by the sea.

At the market, Garland's men took out iron pots, iron axes, swords, bows and arrows, glass beads, salt, small fishing nets and other goods, and placed them there, waiting for the Beotuk people to exchange for furs.

Contrary to what Marin imagined, iron pots are not very popular among the Beotuk people. Because, the Beotuk people have not used a wok yet and do not know its benefits.

The most popular among the Beotuks are the bows and arrows and small fishing nets made in Europe. The bows and arrows made in Europe are more powerful than the native bows and arrows of the Indians. Although Marin did not take out the most powerful English longbow, the bow and arrow he took out was also a medium-powered bow and arrow, that is, a medium-range bow and arrow. The Indian bows and arrows belong to short-range bows and arrows. Their bows, bowstrings, and even bowstrings are made of sturdy vines. Unlike European bows and arrows, bowstrings are made of leather or animal tendons that have been soaked in medicine and tanned.

More importantly, the bows and arrows sold by Garland's men are all iron and can be used repeatedly. Unlike the Indian arrows, they were made of stone. When shooting prey, if you accidentally shoot the animal's bone, the stone arrow will be damaged.

Especially when shooting grizzly bears, because the grizzly bear's fur is too thick and its bones are too hard, it is difficult to shoot a grizzly bear with stone arrows. Even, you can't hide from the grizzly bear. When encountering a tiger, you can climb a tree and escape. If you encounter a grizzly bear, it will be miserable, and you will be chased and killed by the grizzly bear as if you were climbing a tree. Because, grizzly bears are also good at climbing trees, they can often climb trees to dig out their honeycombs to get honey to eat...

With iron arrows and strong European bows, and a little more manpower, the Beotuks have the confidence to hunt grizzly bears. After all, it's dangerous to leave a grizzly near where it lives.

Therefore, a recurve bow and 12 iron-headed arrows are the favorite of the Beotuk people. For this, they are willing to pay the price of 12 beaver hides. But the men of the black-hearted Garland raised the price to 18. Moreover, with an iron-headed arrow, one dares to ask for a beaver skin. Unexpectedly, the Beotuk people gritted their teeth and really agreed...

The second most popular item in the market is the small fishing net. Because the market is open by the sea, there are many Beotuk fishermen who come to the market to trade, so they naturally like small fishing nets.

This small fishing net was also designed for the Beotuk people by order of Malint. Because the Beotuks fish in canoes, and you won't be able to use them if you give them a big net. Maybe, the net is too big, there are too many fish, and it is easy to drag the canoe over.

Therefore, the fishing nets used by the Marin people to make small inland rivers are very suitable for the needs of the Beotuk people. For a small fishing net, Garland's men also offered a price of 10 beaver skins, and the other party also accepted...

In addition, table salt, glass beads, iron axes and swords are also very popular. The Beotuks didn't know how to cook salt yet, and they were still in a matriarchal society, far behind the Indians in Mexico. The Indians in Mexico already know how to cook salt in clay pots, but they don't yet. When they need salt, they cook the sea fish directly, and even drink some sea water...

With salt, it tastes so much better when they eat meat from land animals. Therefore, salt is also a popular product in the market. Iron axes and swords are also popular with locals. The iron axe can be used to chop down trees to facilitate the construction of houses, and the sword can be used to fight grizzly bears and white wolves on Newfoundland, which is naturally very useful.

And glass beads are mainly liked by Beotuk women. After all, the Beotuk people are a matriarchal society, and the status of women is higher, so it is normal for glass beads to sell well...

Almost all of the products, except for the iron pan, were sold out, and the beaver skins that had been stored over the years in the Beotuk village near the trading point were almost exhausted.

To this end, the Beotuks took out the otter skin and continued to trade with Garand's men. However, the price of otter skins has been slashed very low.

In addition to trade, the translators who know how to communicate with the locals told the locals that if they catch a beaver next time, the pear-shaped glands on its body can also be dried and traded, and the value is equal to that of beaver skins. As for the purpose of the glandular sac, it is naturally used to extract castoreum, which is an important raw material for high-end perfumes.

In addition, the next time you catch a beaver, it is best not to use a bow and arrow, it is best to catch it alive. In this way, the integrity of the beaver hide can also be fully preserved...

The Beotuks naturally complied, and they hunted beavers without bows and arrows in many cases. As long as you have experience and find the beaver's burrow, you can completely "catch turtles in the urn"...

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The tentative trade on the southern side of Newfoundland was successful, and the Beotuks seemed friendly. So Garland ordered another trade fair to be held next time at the place called "Corner Brook" mentioned in Marlin's letter. Anyway, this time Yunlai has hundreds of tons of goods, which can be traded many times.

Although the city of Corner Brook had not yet appeared, Marin drew the outline of Newfoundland and pointed out the approximate location of Corner Brook. So Garland just had to send someone around the western coast of Newfoundland to find it.

You know, the time given by Marin is very tight, asking Garland to find Cornerbrook as soon as possible. Then, push inland to reach Bakens on the north side of Red Indian Lake, and try to find the million-ton lead-zinc mine in Bakens in the spring. In this way, Marin can make extensive use of tin and galvanized plate armor in the future. Thinking of pulling out a large number of silver saints wearing galvanized plate armor, Marin felt that it was always a breeze...

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