Chapter 1562: Freiberg Silver Mine

Before leaving Prague, Marin heard about one thing from Vladislas II-it seems that the Saxony region to the north of the Kingdom of Bohemia is also developing a large silver mine on a large scale ...

Marin knew immediately. After all, the data he had seen showed that from the 1526 to the 1535 years, every year the Tyrolean Silver Mine and the Saxon Silver Mine produced an annual horrible 70,000 kg of silver. 1526 is only 12 years away, so it is reasonable to start expanding the production of silver mines in Saxony from now on.

Thinking of the huge silver production here in the future, Marin moved. So, after leaving Prague, instead of returning the same way, he went north to Saxony ...

The silver mine in Saxony is not in the electorate of Saxony, but in Freiberg in the southern part of the Principality of Saxony. The large silver mine in Freiberg was actually discovered and mined in 1165. However, its mining scale has not been large. It seems that its surface silver deposits are not very obvious. Otherwise, when the division of Saxony in 1485, the Elector of Ernst in the long branch will not be given to his brother Duke Albrecht. It was precisely because he did not see the great prospects of the Freiberg silver mine that the Elector Houzhi Ernst had easily given the silver mine to his brother.

However, it seems that in the past two years, the prospector under Duke George has discovered a large deep vein in the Freiberg silver mine. Therefore, Duke George is now organizing manpower for large-scale development.

However, I heard from Vladislas II that Duke George was interested in developing this large silver mine, but he did not have enough funds in his hand and was seeking loans to expand the production of silver mines.

How can Marin miss this opportunity? Anyway, even if Marin does not blend in, Duke George can find investment. Therefore, it is better to let him blend in and share a piece of soup.

Although it was said that Marin had fought with the Principality of Saxony and captured George. However, in order to differentiate the Saxon aristocracy, Marin specially repaired the relationship with George, and also spent a lot of money to buy the rule of West Frisian from George, who had actually lost control.

However, he purchased the heavy gold of 1 million gold coins spent by West Friesland from George and was transferred to Frederick III, the elector of Saxony who also lost to Marin. Because after Frederick III lost to Marin, he needed to pay millions of coins to Marin.

But this was a big pit for Duke George. He and cousin Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, were not good at urging each other to give money. Therefore, the 1 million gold coins have not received 200,000 until now. Otherwise, the Principality of Saxony will not lack funds to develop the Freiberg silver mine. And because of the debt problem of the one million gold coins, Marin successfully separated the relationship between the two branches of Saxony. Sometimes, in the Imperial Parliament, George will even pull Frederick III's hind legs ...

Of course, even if Duke George and Frederick III did not deal with it, he would not have too much affection for Marin. After all, he was defeated and captured by Marin. In other words, his relationship with Marin is not bad, but it is definitely not good.

But Marin believes that if he is willing to provide funds, even technology and equipment, Duke George is definitely welcome. After all, better development of the Freiberg Silver Mine is good for Duke George.

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Sure enough, when Marin arrived in Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, he met Duke George and expressed his willingness to help him develop the Freiberg silver mine. He was welcomed by Duke George.

George, Duke of Saxony, is not a fool. He cannot agree to Marin's share in the Freiberg Silver Mine. But Marin did not make such an unrealistic request, he just demanded to obtain the priority purchase right of silver mine output.

After all, after the silver mine produces silver, there must be a part of it that needs to be exported, and not all will be digested by itself. Saxony has developed handicrafts, developed commerce, and has a large population. However, like the other princes in southern Germany, there is a large population, few plains, and a lack of food.

The Principality of Saxony has a large population, and the development of silver mines does not even require the introduction of miners from outside. Recruitment at home is sufficient. However, because there are more mountains and fewer plains in the country, there has always been a gap in food. In Marin's hands, the most important thing is food. Moreover, it is not difficult to transport food from the North Sea to the Principality of Saxony-as long as it is transported through the Elbe. Because Dresden is on the banks of the Elbe, which is a navigable section. It is precisely because of the existence of the golden waterway of the Elbe that the electorate of Saxony and the Principality of Saxony both became commercial prosperous countries. The Saxony business district is also the second largest among the four business districts of the Hanseatic League.

In order to win over George, Duke of Saxony, Marin agreed to provide rye in large quantities to George, Duke of Saxony, at a 20% discount to the market price, which is the wholesale price of 08 fenny per pound. In the southern part of Germany, where grain is scarce, the price of rye is actually more than 1 fenny per pound. At least, in the Principality of Saxony, the price of rye is 11-12 fenny per pound. Marin provided the Duke George with the wholesale price of 08 Finney per pound, and he could make a lot of money by reselling it.

It seems that Marin lost money and made a lot of money, but in fact, Marin knows ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ If he refuses to make a profit, the food of the North Sea country cannot enter the market of the Principality of Saxony. Only after a large amount of profit is given away can the grain accumulated in the North Sea be sold.

And, most importantly, by selling food, Marin can cash out from George the Duke of Saxony and get a lot of silver ...

In an era where there is a serious lack of gold and silver throughout Europe, whoever has enough gold and silver in his hand is the uncle!

The development foundation of the Freiberg silver mine in Saxony is very good. After all, this is not a newly opened mine, but an old mine that is hundreds of years old. The transportation facilities and mining equipment here are very complete. As long as enough manpower is added and some good equipment is added, the output can be greatly increased immediately, which is not comparable to those newly discovered mines.

To this end, Marin intends to provide Duke George with ten sets of high-manganese steel mills for the crushing and grinding of silver ore to facilitate the selection of silver mines.

In addition, Marlin also intends to provide rail and rail car technology to Duke George. But blast furnace technology, Marin did not intend to provide. After all, Duke George and himself can only be regarded as business partners at most, and the relationship cannot be further because of historical reasons. Besides, the Freiberg Silver Mine is not as easy to find as a river dam or a hydraulic blower like the Tyrol Silver Mine in the foothills of the Alps. There are rivers on the ground, but they are big rivers that are suitable for navigation, not suitable for blocking rivers and dams for hydraulic blowers.

Therefore, Marin only provides high-manganese steel mill and rail car technology. However, even these two technologies can greatly improve the production efficiency of Freiberg Silver Mine.

In addition, Marin also promised to help match the line, as a guarantor, to help Duke George get a loan to expand production of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. In return, Duke George and Marin signed an agreement to give priority to the sale of silver ingots produced by the silver mine to Marin.