The Rise of the European Emperor

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Eschwein didn't know that he had become a "champion" in the eyes of several black chiefs, but even if he knew, he would sneer. why? As a middle-level manager of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, he knew that the Beihai Chamber of Commerce definitely had no shortage of salt.

In short, despite the fact that the price of salt is not low in Europe, he has seen ships from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce transporting salt back from the Americas one by one.

Although he didn't know the secret of cooking salt in the North Sea country, he could also guess that the North Sea country might have discovered a large salt mine on the wild continent, which produced a large amount of non-bitter refined salt. Therefore, the few bags of salt given to several local chiefs are really not worth mentioning.

Moreover, once the colonists of the Senegal Fur Company landed on land, hunted enough rhinos, and got the rhinoceros hides, they would pay back immediately.

Although it is said that the most valuable rhino horns and ivory should be handled by the people of the Duke of Coimbra, but the rhinoceros hide is enough to pay back. Because, it is said, rhinoceros hide can be made into high-quality leather armor for the army.

Although there is no profit in supplying the rhino hides obtained to his own army internally, what Eschwein cares about is not those profits. Because, Marin once told him personally that as long as this matter is done well, there will be many good things to get promoted and make a fortune in the future.

Who is Marin? Grand Duke of Beihai! He personally promised to get promoted and get rich, what could be worse? According to what Kohler, the second head of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, said, if this matter is done well, it may be possible to get a noble title of knight or jazz!

Although it was the lowest title of nobility that could not be hereditary, it was enough to make Eschwein, who was born as a serf, too excited. How many years has he been out of serf status? If it can be mixed with a noble title, it wouldn't be too amazing.

The only requirement Marin gave him at the beginning was "fast". The cost can be higher, but the speed must be fast. After all, Marin was in a hurry to use troops against Siena and needed a lot of rhinoceros leather armor.

It was in accordance with Marin's "quick" request that Eschwein did not chatter with the other party during the negotiation, and directly threw out the salt that the other party was most interested in. Then, sure enough, those bumpkins were bought.

Then, Eschwein began intensive preparations for landing to hunt rhinos.

The 100 musketeers brought from the mainland are already in place. They are a group of selected men who are not afraid of the heat. Their task is to hunt and kill rhinos on the West African grasslands with musket guns and steel ball bullets.

Steel ball bullets are different from lead bullets, which are heavier and have more kinetic energy. However, because the lead is too soft, the hardness is too poor, and it is difficult to break through the defense of the rhinoceros' thick skin. Therefore, the buckshot can only hurt the rhino, not kill it. But an injured rhino is terrible, it will go crazy, and its fighting power will explode. Therefore, hunting rhinos with lead bullets will not only kill the rhinos, but may also kill them. For this reason, Marin had to make a batch of steel ball bombs, which were specially used to hunt rhinos. Although the rhinoceros hide is thick, it will still be hated in front of steel balls weighing more than 30 grams. In particular, Marin specifically requested that the head of the rhino should be hit specifically. As long as the head is shot, no matter how strong the rhinoceros is, without the command of the brain, it will be finished immediately.

Moreover, rhinos are different from ferocious beasts such as lions, tigers and leopards. When lions, tigers and leopards see hunters, they either run away or attack on their own initiative. Once running, an arquebus is difficult to aim.

The rhino is probably very arrogant and arrogant because it has no natural enemies. Under normal circumstances, rhinos have a mentality of ignoring animals that approach them. Because, in their consciousness, there are no animals that can threaten them.

Therefore, for the arrogant rhinoceros, hunters can calmly approach, and then calmly aim at the big head of the rhinoceros at a distance of less than 30 meters...

Of course, don't get too close. Otherwise, it is easy to irritate the rhinoceros. Especially during the mating season, if you encounter a male rhino that has a spring, it is easy to be attacked.

However, although the arquebus is inaccurate at a distance, it can be shot within 50 yards and 45.7 meters.

Accuracy is okay. In particular, the 100 musketeers sent by Marin all had very good marksmanship.

Rhinos are different from timid herbivores such as fawns and antelopes. Because of their tyrannical strength, they generally don't run away when they see people from afar. They only run away if humans get too close and there are a lot of them. At a distance of thirty to forty meters, rhinos are too lazy to run.

What's more, rhinos have poor eyesight and rely mainly on their sense of smell. At a distance of 30 meters, as long as it is not in the upper wind, rhinos generally cannot smell or see clearly. Therefore, as long as the hunter finds the downwind, at a distance of 30 meters, he can aim and kill the rhino calmly.

Of course, be prepared to fail. Because, if you aim at the head, there is a chance of failure. For example, if the rhino just raises or lowers its head, it will avoid the bullet that will kill it.

Under such circumstances, rhinos are likely to be irritated and chase them along the sound and smell. Therefore, the shooter needs to escape for his life at this time.

But the West African black rhino runs very fast and can reach a limit speed of 45 kilometers per hour. With the strength of human feet alone, under the pursuit of the black rhino, there is no doubt that they will die.

Therefore, Malinte allowed the Senegal Fur Company to use horses to escape. Because, when the horse runs, the speed can reach more than 60 kilometers per hour, and the maximum speed can reach 100 kilometers per hour. It doesn't last long, but it's enough to escape. After all, it is difficult to cultivate a musketeer with superb shooting skills, and it is best not to die easily.

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However, the climate in West Africa is hot and dry, and European horses are obviously not well adapted to the local climate. As for Arabian horses, Marin himself is not enough. Because, basically, every Arabian horse has been bred by Marin, making it very weak.

After thinking about it again and again, Marin suddenly remembered that the bob horse that seemed to be produced in Morocco was also a very good breed of horse.

The Berber horse is said to have been brought to North Africa by the Arabs and has Arabian blood. However, it does not look like an Arabian horse. The only thing similar to the Arabian horse is the same super endurance, fast speed, and quick response. Moreover, Berb horses can bear hardships and stand hard work, are more resistant to rough feeding, and are much easier to serve than delicate European horses. After all, Moroccans are mainly nomadic people. The most important thing for the horses cultivated by nomads is to be able to withstand rough feeding. Otherwise, with the poverty of the nomads, where can they afford to feed them? Therefore, all good horses cultivated by nomads must be resistant to rough feeding. Otherwise, the nomads would not be able to support them.

And this kind of horse from North Africa is obviously well adapted to the hot and dry climate in Senegal. Moreover, it is also very close to transport the bob horse from Morocco to Senegal, and the transportation is very convenient.

Therefore, while sending ships to Goree Island, Marin also sent people to the Laayoune colony and ordered the local person in charge to purchase a batch of Berbu horses from the nearby Saad tribe for hunting rhinos. The musketeers escaped.

The bob horse has quick response, fast speed, and good endurance. It is an excellent mount to escape from the pursuit of the black rhinoceros in West Africa. As long as there are bob horses, the musketeers will not be afraid of being chased to death by angry rhinos after failing to shoot. After all, a rhino can outrun a bob horse.

After reaching an agreement with Dakar and other tribes, Eschwein began to build a landing dock near the Dakar Ministry. And the 100 musketeers also began to adapt to the local climate. Along with 100 musketeers, there are more than a dozen craftsmen who are good at handling leather. They also rode bob horses to facilitate their escape. If the hunt is successful, they will step forward to deal with the rhino, cut off the rhino hide with a short knife, and process the rhino hide. After processing, they will be sent to Gorey Island, where they will be transported back to the mainland and handed over to artisans who specialize in making leather armor to make rhinoceros leather armor and supply it to the army...

Of course, it will take some time for Laayoune to buy the Berber horse. Therefore, they had to wait until more than a hundred bob horses had arrived before they could go out to hunt rhinos. Before the arrival of the bob horse, they just took this opportunity to learn some daily communication terms of the local aborigines from two translators, so as to facilitate communication with the local black aborigines and avoid misunderstanding and friction...

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