Chapter 2003: Baron Ferreira

Thinking of this, after thinking about it, Marin asked Magellan:

"Ferdinand, do you know any Portuguese nobles who are completely stubborn about the Kingdom of Portugal and keep their promises and have a strict mouth?"

If you want to find a spokesperson, you should not only have a proper identity, but also your personality. Shou Nuo and strict mouth are basic qualities. If a person does not keep his promise or has a big mouth, he will definitely be informed and blocked by the Portuguese.

Magellan thought about it and said:

"There is such a man, his name is Ferreira Lavra, a baron in the Porto region. At the same time, he was also the chief of guards in the palace of His Majesty Joao II, who introduced me to the palace as a knight and boy people."

"Originally, he was a person trusted by His Majesty Joao II. If Prince Alfonso could succeed, he would definitely have a bright future, but ..."

Magellan shook his head, obviously thinking of himself. Then he continued to introduce:

"Baron Ferreira is not superior in ability, his brain is not smart, and martial arts are not particularly good. However, he is very loyal to His Majesty Joao II, so he was very trusted."

"However, after the death of His Majesty Joao II, he was liquidated, drove away from Lisbon, and was forced to return to his hometown. It is said that the cronies of His Majesty Joao such as this, plus the baron's status is not low, should rely on Coimbus Lord Duke. However, his brain is rather rigid, and he does not recognize the illegitimate son of His Majesty Joao, Duke of Coimbra, and only recognizes His Highness Alfonso. So he annoys Duke Jorge. Then, he It was neither liked by the great nobles of the Majesty of Manuel I nor accepted by the opposition of the Duke of Coimbra, and became an orphan, and could only return to his Lavra Baron as his country Lord. "

"Some time ago, I heard that there was a food crisis in the baron Lavra, and Baron Ferreira even personally led people out to fish to get enough food ..."

"Fishing? His land is on the beach?" Marin asked with interest.

Magellan nodded:

"Yes, the Baron Lavra is not far north of Porto. It is close to the sea. There are only a few coastal villages. The land is barren and the food production is insufficient. It is said that the cultivated land there has been soaked in seawater and is a bit salty ... So, Grain production is very low, and Lord Ferreira ’s life is naturally not good ... "

Marin knew immediately after hearing it-this was clearly the coastal saline-alkali soil soaked in seawater! In later generations, there may be many solutions. For example, pumps are used to pump groundwater with high salt content into the sea. At the same time, diversion of freshwater from rivers to wash the land can improve it in a few years. Or, the salt-absorbing plants cultivated by experts after planting will absorb the salt in the soil and even the salt in the groundwater to reduce the salinity. Of course, this method is relatively slow.

However, in this era, coastal saline land is really a difficult problem to solve, and there is no solution at all. No way, Portugal is facing the Atlantic Ocean, with high winds and waves, and frequent tides. It is normal for coastal land to be soaked in seawater.

Baron Ferreira was unlucky. Although the baron had a dozen villages, they were all a little salty coastal saline land with low output. Therefore, he had to let the two villages closest to the sea get fishing boats to go fishing. However, because the farmers could not afford the fishing boat, in desperation, he had to pull out his own pocket and bought two fishing boats. He personally led the team to go fishing and subsidized the shortage of food in the territory.

In fact, it was also the Baron Ferreira who had a rigid mind. As a coastal baron collar near Porto, if it develops trade, it has already been issued, why should it go fishing? Obviously, Magellan's evaluation of this guy's mind is rigid.

However, such a rigid person happens to be the one Marin needs. Because, they value commitment and do things one by one. As long as you agree to yourself, you will not regret it.

Marin then directly commanded Magellan:

"I'll give you a task. You go to this person and sign a secret agreement with him, asking him to apply to the Portuguese royal family to develop rhino and elephant resources near the Cape of Good Hope, and establish a trading point at Cape of Good Hope to obtain local animal resources Exclusive management rights ... "

Magellan's face was awkward after hearing this:

"Let him come forward to organize a team to hunt rhinos and elephants at the Cape of Good Hope, but it is very difficult to obtain the exclusive management right there. After all, the royal family recognizes money but not people. Want to buy It takes a lot of money to get the exclusive management rights. But with so much money, who will develop the wild land? "

Marin thought for a while and said:

"Well, you let him promise that the rhino horns and ivory that were hunted will be handed over to the royal consignment at a very low wholesale price."

Magellan's mouth grew:

"Isn't this a job for the royal family?"

Marin nodded and said:

"Yes, I am afraid that only in this way will the Portuguese royal family promise that an old minister of Joao II can get such a right. Anyway, my purpose is not rhino horn and ivory. You can let him write this article into exclusive management rights In the contract, such harsh conditions, I am afraid that no one will come to **** it. And, worry about Manuel I will not agree. "

After a pause, Marin continued:

"You tell Baron Ferreira, he does n’t have to go to the Cape of Good Hope in person, he just needs to send a butler to do what he wants. The establishment of a trading point over the Cape of Good Hope and the organization of a team to hunt rhinos and elephants are all about me. Send people. In return, not only does the rhino horn and ivory sell to the Portuguese royal family every year, I will also give him 5000 gold coins every year! "

This condition is absolutely great for Baron Ferreira, who is too poor to lead his team to go fishing. Because, according to this contract, Baron Ferreira, the poor baron, has an absolute annual income of more than 10,000 gold coins. Where is such a good thing to find?

Moreover, the Portuguese royal family earns more. Because those rhino horns and ivory are sold at high prices in the European market, they will only profit more than Baron Ferreira. Therefore, there is no reason why Manuel I did not agree to this kind of contract.

Sure enough, after Magellan returned to Portugal and had a close talk with Baron Ferreira, Barre Ferreira, who was already so hungry, had no hesitation and agreed to come down. Moreover, he also intends to send his second son, Edward, who has no inheritance rights, to the North Sea country, a certain background.

Eduardo is 21 years old ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ has reached the age when a knight has finished studying. However, because of his "Old Minister of João II", Eduardo had little chance of getting a chance in Portugal. His eldest son, Louis, could somehow inherit the barren villages of the Baron as a country landlord. However, the second son has no future. Therefore, it may be a way out to be delivered to Beihai.

Magellan asked Marin through the pigeons, and after thinking about it, Marin agreed to accept Eduardo. Anyway, he had a lot of colonies in his hand, and when that time came, he made a colonial enclosure for Edward. In this way, it can be regarded as an exchange of interests with Baron Ferreira.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Baron Ferreira immediately went to the Royal Palace of Lisbon and submitted a request to go hunting for rhinos and elephants at the Cape of Good Hope, and requested exclusive resources for local development.

After learning the conditions for Baron Ferreira, Manuel I almost doubted whether Baron Ferreira's brain was broken. However, this is in his favor, and he does not need to distribute half a copper coin. He has no reason to refuse.

In the end, Manuel I personally gave instructions-agreeing to Baron Ferreira to obtain exclusive rights for development and trade in the Cape of Good Hope for 20 years. However, in the local resources, the management of gold and silver mines needs to be returned to the royal family, and others can be given to the family of Baron Ferreira ...

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