Chapter 2076: No one suffers
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The facts were indeed as Marin expected. His condolences to the families of migrant workers did quickly spread throughout Italy and to other countries. But what Marin didn't expect was that the comments on this matter appeared polarized.
Most of the civilians approve of Marin's condolences to the families of migrant workers and believe that he cares for the people. But the nobles, they really look down on Marin's behavior of surrendering his status. Nobles believe that nobles are nobles, and they are fundamentally different from untouchables. Therefore, it is crazy to surrender their status to please them. Moreover, it is embarrassing to the nobleman. In this way, Marin's behavior was mainly welcomed by most of the lower classes, but it was disgusted and despised by most of the nobles.
Moreover, many nobles even spread rumors that Marin wanted the Italian migrant workers to kill him, and that his life was in danger. Otherwise, why don't you risk others to come to sympathize with your family? Maybe, those migrant workers will die for Marin... Moreover, they asserted that the first group of 500 migrant workers who went to Beihai was afraid that there would be no chance to return to their hometown alive again...
Sure enough, these rumors caused a certain degree of panic, and Marin's men could not explain the rumors. But Marin was very calm, because as long as the group of Italian migrant workers came back one by one at Christmas, the rumor would be self-defeating. And Christmas is not long, instead of wasting time and energy to argue, it is better to wait for the first batch of Italian migrant workers to return to their hometown and let them explain it by themselves. It's better to say it in person than to say it casually.
On the way back, Marin also abducted to Venice. Mainly, spies in the North Sea in Italy reported that the shipyard in Venice can also make ships that Marin needs.
Although, the Venetian shipyard mainly manufactures galleys. However, it will also make pure sailboats. Moreover, they can also make compromised ships that reduce oar positions and enhance sails. This kind of vessel is very suitable for Marin's need to travel by sea and inland rivers such as the Neva and Volkhov Rivers.
The most important thing is that there are so many shipyards in Venice! There are only a dozen shipyards in the Netherlands, and most of them are relatively small. In Venice, there are seventy or eighty shipyards of various sizes. Ma Lin's spies have inquired that, except for more than 20 that can only build paddle boats, other companies can make modified boats, that is, paddle boats. As long as the order is placed, one year later, it will be no problem to make 100 or more sailboats. Marin came to Venice to place an order for shipbuilding, ordering 100 sailboats.
In addition to 100 paddle boats, Marin also placed a large number of orders, ordering a large number of flashy, only good-looking glass products. Marin intends to use these things to fool people from the Aztec empire in Mexico. After all, Marin wants to stimulate them to take the initiative to develop silver mines.
Because of placing a large number of orders, Marin is now in the eyes of the Venetian business community as a money-giving boy, walking gold coins. Therefore, he and Caesar were warmly welcomed by the merchants in Venice.
However, these Venetian merchants did not know that Marin had secretly arranged for spies to rehearse the adapted version of The Merchant of Venice. This "The Merchant of Venice" has made the Merchant of Venice so dark that it has been nailed to the pillar of shame. If you know this news, it is estimated that the Venetian merchants are all thinking about beating Marin. Of course, Marin used the pseudonym "Shakespeare", and he was also premiered in London, and the Venetians would not find him.
In addition to ships and glass products, Marin also ordered a large amount of pyrolusite, which is manganese dioxide ore. The Venetian merchants fully agreed and would go to Hungary and Romania to buy goods. They thought that Marlin wanted pyrolusite to make glass. In fact, Marlin used it to make high manganese steel and spring steel. In this era, the output of pyrolusite is very low. Otherwise, Marin wants to popularize high manganese steel breastplates in the army.
In addition, Marin also purchased a large amount of copper ingots in Venice. These copper ingots were purchased by Venetian merchants from Arabs, and the cost was much cheaper than European copper.
Although the prices offered by the merchants in Venice are much more expensive than those purchased from India, they are at least cheaper than the local copper prices in Europe. At the moment, because Turkey has not yet destroyed the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt, its ally in Venice, the two countries have not completely turned their faces. Many commodities can be circulated to Venice from Turkish merchants. Take copper ingots, although Turkish copper prices are not as cheap as India, but they are much cheaper than Europe. The Venetian purchases copper ingots from Turkey and then resells them, which can also make a lot of money. Of course, they can also mint coins themselves. After all, the Venetian also circulates copper coins and has a lot of demand for copper.
Why does Marin buy copper ingots from Venice? Naturally it was taken back to mint! Now, European copper coins are valued at 1/15 of the price of silver. The price of Marin's purchase of copper ingots in Venice is one-fifth of the price of silver. Although it is much more expensive than 1/80 of the price of copper in India, in Europe, the profit is still very high if the coin is minted at 1/15 of the value of silver.
And it just so happens that Marin lacks copper ingots to cast Spanish and Portuguese copper coins. This batch of copper ingots just solved the urgent need. Although the profit is less, the profit is also great, but it is not as profitable as Indian copper and Ming Dynasty copper.
The most important thing is that there are enough stocks in the hands of the merchant of Venice!
Why does the Venetian have the strength to spend more than 7,000 pounds per door to cast so many lizard cannons? Isn't it because they have enough copper?
Before turning over with Turkey, the entire eastern Mediterranean, all the way to the coast of the Black Sea, was the trade area of Venetian merchant ships. Therefore, it is not surprising that they can purchase enough cheap copper.
Historically, the decline of the maritime industry in Venice also began after Turkey occupied the land of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and completely cut off the land spice traders of the Venetian merchants. Then, the two countries turned their faces and fought in the Mediterranean. In the end, the Venetian lost control of the Eastern Mediterranean because of the decline in trade and financial resources.
But because of Marin's intervention, the Mamluk dynasty did not collapse, and the Sultan of Garigul did not die. The Turks were not confident enough, so naturally there was no need to provoke the powerful Venice. Therefore, the trade between Venice and Asia is still very developed.
There is plenty of copper, and the cost is low, so they naturally make copper coins. Then, there is still room to make a lizard cannon weighing more than 7,000 pounds.
This time, Marin directly gave them a package. This anger stunned the merchants of Venice~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You know, they offered a price of 1/25 of the silver price, which was at least double their purchase price. But Marin has to pack everything without blinking, it's really inhuman!
How do they know that these coppers are to be minted into Spanish and Portuguese copper coins, at the value of 1/15 of the silver price. In general, Spain and Portugal will suffer the losses in the end.
But the problem is that Spain and Portugal, as commercial countries with well-developed trade, actually lack domestic currencies. Marin privately minted the copper coins of the two countries, which seemed to have made a lot of profits, but he also provided the two countries with a large amount of currency for circulation. For the markets of both countries, it is a good thing. Unlike the French silver coin privately cast by Marin, it is not silver at all, but nickel-nickel copper. Therefore, this time, Marin's private casting of Spanish and Portuguese copper coins is not only harmless to the two countries, but can promote the prosperity of the markets of the two countries. Therefore, Marin's behavior, although he made a profit, but the other party did not suffer. Under the situation that cheap copper in the East could not hit the European market in large quantities (the supply of copper in India was limited, and the outflow of copper was restricted in the Ming Dynasty), as long as the price of copper in Europe did not collapse, Marlin was not only mistaking the two countries, but also helping What about the two countries... So, no one suffers from this matter...
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