Chapter 356: Trade in Newfoundland

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 change his identity information. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info even, need to concoct a new set of life experiences.

Otherwise, these two goods will definitely be found out if they go to France as spies. Because of the bad deeds of stealing from his employer before (in fact, the fat brother had to use his brains to get some "quick money" because his mother was sick and had no money at that time, but unfortunately he was caught), it is impossible for the French royal palace to accept people with such bad deeds to become the palace chef. Otherwise, what should I do if these two goods take a few national treasures in the French royal palace? Therefore, Marin needs to get them a new identity, and even the past experience has to be tampered with.

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

Unfortunately, the nobleman was killed by Caesar. Borgia was poisoned, and the brothers left for the time being......

The nobleman was real, and indeed Caesar. The Borgia sent men to poison him. Julius II is still very rigorous, send people, all channels are arranged. Even if the French sent someone to investigate, they would not find anything wrong. Because, the former servants of the nobleman's family were all adopted by Julius II, and naturally did what he was told. Of course, Julius II also had spies in Paris. If the fat brother is exposed one day, the former subordinates of the nobleman will also be killed as soon as possible, ensuring that no one will find out Marin and his head.

Next, Marin sent a letter to the branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce 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 court 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 there have already begun......

In addition, Marin also sent two groups of men to Périgord in the north of Provence and Aquitaine respectively, and paid local officials to contract all the truffle-producing mountains and forests to obtain truffles. At the same time, the training of sows dedicated to finding truffles began, according to Marin.

Later generations of French people discovered that sows were extremely sensitive to the smell of truffles, even if the truffles were buried deep underground, the sows could smell through the soil. Moreover, they will pick up dirt and desperately want to eat truffles. Therefore, in addition to training the sow's ability to find truffles, it is also necessary to put a halter on the sow's mouth. Otherwise, after the sow picks out the truffle, she swallows the truffle in one bite, which will be sad. YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE SOW IS VERY GREAT, AND WHEN IT IS QING, IT CAN ARCH THE WALL OF THE PIGSTY. If you don't put on a halter and find a truffle, you will definitely try your best to eat the truffle as soon as possible, and ordinary people may not be able to pull it.

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While Marin was staying in Rome and had nothing to do to help the French train two future "French chefs", the two warships sent by Marin to Cape Breton Island also arrived smoothly and soon started trading with the Indians on Cape Breton Island.

During this time, Garland also did a lot of preparation. For example, select a group of young people with good language talent and go to contact the Beotuk people of Newfoundland and learn their language. After a few months, although the group did not learn the language of the Indian Beotuks, they were basically able to communicate with each other simply and bargain through gesturing and other methods.

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

Garland sent his merchant and linguistic talents to land on the island of Newfoundland and open a trade fair with the Beotuks by the sea.

At the bazaar, Garand's men took out iron pots, iron axes, swords, bows and arrows, glass beads, table salt, small fishing nets, and other goods, and laid them there, waiting for the Beotuks to exchange them for furs.

Contrary to Marin's imagination, the iron pot is not too popular among the Beotuks at the moment. Because, the Beotuk people have not used the iron pot 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 produced in Europe were much more powerful than the earthen bows and arrows of the Indians. Although Marin did not come up with 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 bow and arrow of the Indians belonged to the short-range bow and arrow. Their bows and arrows, bowstrings, and even sturdy vines were made. Unlike the bows and arrows of the Europeans, the bowstring was made from leather or animal tendons that had been medicated and tanned.

What's more, the bows and arrows sold by Garland's men are all iron and can be used repeatedly. Unlike the arrowheads of the Indians, they were made of stone. When shooting prey, if you accidentally shoot it into the bones of the animal, the stone arrowhead will be damaged.

Especially when shooting grizzly bears, because grizzly bears have too thick fur and too hard bones, it is difficult for stone arrows to shoot grizzly bears to death. Even, you can't hide from the grizzly bear. If you encounter a tiger, you can avoid it by climbing a tree. When you encounter a grizzly bear, it will be miserable, and you will be chased by a grizzly bear like climbing a tree. Grizzly bears are also good at climbing trees, and they can often climb trees to dig honeycombs to eat......

With iron arrowheads and European bows, and a little more manpower, the Beotuks had the confidence to hunt grizzly bears. After all, it's dangerous to let grizzly bears live near their homes.

Therefore, a recurve bow with 12 iron-headed arrows, such a set is the favorite of the Beotuk people. For this, they are willing to pay the price of 12 beaver skins. But the black-hearted Garland's men raised the price to 18 sheets. Moreover, an iron-headed arrow dares to ask for 1 beaver skin. Unexpectedly, the Beotuk people gritted their teeth and really agreed......

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

This small fishing net was also designed by Malint for the Beotuks. Because, the Beotuk people use canoes for fishing, and you can't use them if you give them a big net. Perhaps, the net is too big, there are too many fish, and it is easy to overturn the canoe.

Therefore, the fishing nets for inland rivers that Marin made small were very suitable for the needs of the Beotuks. For a small fishing net, Garand's men also offered the price of 10 beaver skins, and the other party accepted the ......

Salt, glass beads, iron axes, and swords are also popular. The Beotuc did not know how to boil salt, and they were still in a matriarchal society, much more backward than the Indians on the Mexican side. The Indians of Mexico already knew how to use clay pots to cook salt, but they didn't understand it yet. When salt is needed, they are eaten directly by boiling sea fish, or even, drinking some seawater......

With salt, they were much more delicious when they ate meat from land animals. Therefore, table salt is also a popular product in the bazaar. Iron axes and swords are also popular with locals. Iron axes can be used to chop down trees to facilitate the construction of houses, and swords can be used to fight grizzly bears and white wolves on the island of Newfoundland.

And the glass beads are mainly liked by the women of the Beotuk. 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 the products, except for the iron pots, were sold well, and most of the beaver skins stored in the Beotuk village near the trading point were collected for many years.

To this end, the Beotuks took out otter skins and continued to trade with Garand's men. However, otter skins were cut very low.

In addition to trade, the interpreters who knew how to communicate with the locals told the locals that if they caught a beaver the next time, the pear-shaped glandular sac on its body could be dried and traded, and the value was equal to that of a beaver skin. As for the use of the glandular sac, it is naturally used to extract beaver incense, 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 pelt is also fully preserved......

Naturally, the Beotuks agreed, and they often did not need bows and arrows to catch beavers. As long as you have experience and find the beaver's burrow, you can come to a "turtle in an urn......

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This experimental trade on the southern side of Newfoundland was a success, and the Beotuks seemed friendly. So Garland ordered that another trade fair be held next time in the place called "Conabrook" mentioned in Marin's letter. Anyway, there are hundreds of tons of goods coming from the cloud this time, and they can be traded many times.

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

You know, Marin was short on time and asked Garland to find Conabrook as soon as possible. Then, push inland to Bakkens, north of the Red Indian Lake, and try to find Bakkens' million-ton lead-zinc mine in the spring. In this way, in the future, Marlin will be able to use a lot of white iron sheet and galvanized plate armor. Thinking about pulling out a large number of Silver Saints wearing galvanized plate armor, Marin felt that he was often in style......