Chapter 64: Rubber tree and Cuba island

It has been raining heavily these days, and the guards under Marin cannot travel smoothly to Lyle County to find Columbus. Because, in this era, there is no raincoat ...

In fact, the earliest raincoat in the world was obtained by the Frenchman Francois Freno soaking the cloth in the unvulcanized rubber stock solution cut from the rubber tree in 1747. It can be said that this is one of the earliest practical cases of rubber.

In this era, Chinese people used oil-paper umbrellas made of oil-paper to block rain, and thatched woven clothes to block rain. But Europe is different. European believers believe that raining in the sky is the will of God, and should conform to the will of heaven. Therefore, Europeans have not been equipped with rain protection for a long time. It wasn't until 1747 that an Englishman named Junas travelled to China's foreign trade port, Guangzhou, saw the oil-paper umbrella used by the Chinese, and bought one back to London. London is already foggy and rainy, and this oiled paper umbrella comes in handy. But the British at the time thought that it was against God's will and injustice for Junus to cover the rain with an umbrella. For this reason, Junas was ridiculed and cursed. Someone even threw rotten eggs at him while he was holding an umbrella ... However, the benefits of umbrellas were obvious, and since then, umbrellas have become popular in the United Kingdom and Europe ...

That is to say, in the current Europe, when it rains heavily, you can only hide or go out to rain ...

Seeing that his guards were raining, he could not travel. Marin frowned, so he sent people to find a lot of hay, and invited several women to help weave the clothes ...

Just like this, the guard soon got a very ugly, but can withstand rain ...

Then, Marin asked him to find a horse of the Dutch breed that was used to the rain, and rode to Lyle County to find Columbus ...

In fact, in this era, Europe had no measures to prevent rain, and the army had to take action to avoid it when it encountered heavy rain. Otherwise, if a soldier catches a cold, many people may die. After all, Europeans are far less resistant to colds than Asians.

Marin attaches so much importance to rubber, also because the rubber stock can make raincoats. With a raincoat, the army can advance in the rain and hurry.

Of course, Marin is a little bit different this time. When the guard he sent arrived in Lyle County to find Columbus, and explained his intention, Columbus got on the carriage and hurried towards Aurich ...

The guards are also a bit stupid-yeah, I did not expect that the carriage can also avoid the rain ...

Of course, people who ride in a horse-drawn carriage avoid rain, as well as a driver who represents a horse. But this is a Dutch-style wagon. The front of the carriage has a canopy that protrudes forward, but it can help the driver to prevent rain. It rains a lot in the Netherlands, so the rainproof mechanism of the carriage is also perfect.

After arriving at the palace of Aurich, Marin immediately summoned him ...

After Columbus arrived, Malin couldn't wait to take out the thing that looked like a rubber ball and asked:

"Christopher, did you bring this thing back from the wild islands?"

Columbus was a little puzzled, because he could n’t remember what red ball he brought back to the country ...

In fact, the ball was originally gray, and after Angela's hand, Felix felt that the gray was too ugly and dyed it red with red paint. Therefore, Columbus didn't recognize it at once.

"I didn't bring this red ball back ..." Columbus thought for a while and said uncertainly.

"But Angela said, this is from you to Little Caesar."

"Well ... I really wanted to send a gray ball to Prince Caesar, but not red ..." Columbus said affirmatively.

"Maybe, it was dyed red ..." Marin speculated. Then he handed the ball to Columbus for observation.

After getting started, Columbus squeezed and quickly said affirmatively:

"It was indeed given to Prince Caesar, but he was dyed red."

"It really is rubber! Where did you get this stuff?" Marin continued to ask. He has determined that this is rubber.

"Well ... it seems that ... on the island of Hispaniola, I exchanged gadgets with local children ..."

"Where?" Marin was dumbfounded. He had not heard of such an island in the Caribbean ...

So, he took out the map of the Caribbean Sea he drew and asked Columbus to point it out. Soon, Columbus pointed out ...

"What's special, it turned out to be Haiti Island, get such a complicated name for Mao ..." Marin breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Marin did not know that Haiti Island was originally called Hispaniola. It was known that the black people on Haiti broke out in 1802. After the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, this big island began to be called Haiti.

"At the time, I not only brought back some of these balls, but also brought some of the seeds of this tree back to Spain. Unfortunately, none of them survived and failed to plant in Spain."

"Of course it will fail. This kind of tree is called a rubber tree. It can only survive in hot tropical areas all year round. Otherwise, it will die when it encounters low temperatures. My teacher, Einstein, has traveled all over the world and encountered this kind of Things, and did research. "Marin began to blow without a red heart ...

But Columbus believed it:

"No wonder ... your teacher is really a great scholar ..." Columbus also knows how to pat a little bit.

"In fact, my teacher said that the biggest use of this kind of thing is not to make this kind of ball, but to make rain-proof clothes!" Ma Lin continued.

"Rainproof clothes?"

"Yes, the glue used to make this small ball is not afraid of water when it is dry. You can see that the blisters are not bad for this ball ..." After that, Marin threw the ball into a basin . Sure enough, the ball was not soaked or softened. Obviously, not afraid of water.

"It's exactly what you said!" Columbus squeezed out the ball and said after feeling it.

"If you soak the cloth in this glue and remove it to dry, the cloth will become a rain-proof cloth. The coat made will be rain-proof. Then, wearing such clothes, You can walk freely on a rainy day ... "

"Then ... that was a great discovery ..." Columbus realized the value. Exploring tropical rainforests is also troublesome if you encounter heavy rain. With a raincoat, that's not a problem ...

"So, Christopher, I want to entrust you to go to the island of Hispaniola to find the seeds of the tree that produced this glue. When you find it, take it to Grenada."

"what do you mean?"

"I want to plant this tree in Grenada. In the future, I will also produce a large number of raincoats to supply the army, so that the soldiers can march on rainy days ..."

Columbus soon understood ...

In fact, he didn't know that Marin was only talking about some uses of rubber. If it is vulcanized rubber glue, it can do tire shock absorption ...

Then, Columbus deliberately or unintentionally talked about his wife ’s worries, saying that after his wife ’s death, Diego would treat his wife and his second son Fernando ...

"Fernando, did I block him as a hereditary knight?" Marin frowned and said.

"Ah, I ca n’t help it, my lord, Diego was n’t born by Beatrice, Fernando was. The women must have protected their own children, so Beatrice urged me to make another contribution, Want to get a baron for Fernando and 1000 Yug's fief ... "Columbine looked helpless.

"Christopher, this time sending you to find a rubber seed is not enough to be a baron. You know, Amerigo found three colonies, but it was also a hereditary jazz. Can you be baron and Schwartz? They are tied because of the discovery of India. You know, the meaning of discovering India and discovering a wild continent are different, and the trade profits are also terrifying ... "

"I know, sir, do you plan to look for China in the future? Maybe, I can ..."

Marin's eyes lit up, but he still said:

"This is not urgent ..."

However, Marin seemed to think of something, and then took up the map of the Caribbean Sea and began to think about it ...

"Christopher, if you want the second son to be baroned, there may not be a way ..." Marin smiled mysteriously.

"Then ... Master, what do you mean?" Columbus obviously couldn't guess.

"This time you led the Spanish fleet to India, didn't Spain seal you the title of a baron?"

"Yes, sir, but damn, they actually put my land in the wild islands, let me go to the wild islands to choose an island as the territory ... Especially, the territory is so far, how to develop? It is better to do in Dongfu Lislan got 1,000 Ugram's arable land! "Columbus said angrily. Obviously, the Spanish kings were so stingy that they reached Columbus.

"So, do they limit the size of the island that you have as a territory?" Marin asked.

"It's not there, I just need to run by myself to find the territory. Then, I was given the name of the baron."

"That's really great!" Marin cheered up.

"Adult, what do you mean?"

"Well, this time go to the wild islands, you pick an island, and then we sign the paper, you transfer this island to me, I used to plant rubber trees. Then, I use 1000 Ugram land of Lyell County You change. In this way, you have two baron titles. By that time, will you inherit the Spanish baron title from Fernando? "

"But, that's the baron of Spain, do you admit it here?"

"Acknowledge, absolutely recognize, sign the instrument to recognize. This baron is common in Spain and East Friesland." Marin gave Columbus a peace of mind ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ is indeed a good idea, but lord, Which island do you want me to designate as my baron collar? "

"Here, just to the west of the island of Hispaniola. I call it" Cuba Island ". When you apply to Spain, this island is your own territory!" Malin laughed wryly. Cuba Island, that is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea. If you can use Columbus to get it mixed, you will definitely earn ...

"But, my lord, this island is too big! I'm afraid the Spanish kings will disagree!" Columbus was surprised when he saw the map. Where is the baron collar on such a big island? The duke's collar is enough ...

"Are you stupid? When you report to the Spanish kings, don't describe the size of the island, just tell them how far the island is on the west side of Hispaniola. As for the size, you Vaguely speaking, it ’s a big island, and that ’s all. Do n’t say anything else ... When the documents are handed out, you are not afraid of their repentance ... After that, we sign the documents and exchange the land ... " Columbus made suggestions.

Columbus nodded, though, he knew that the island of Cuba was very big. However, if you get 1,000 eugrams of arable land, you can earn tens of thousands of gold coins that year, which is much faster than the money from Cuba Island. Moreover, who knows if he can make money in colonization? Therefore, he did not object to the change of land. Even if there is a land in Europe, it is considered a face. The fiefs are in the wild islands, and it's embarrassing to say ...

Just like that, Marin and Columbus made plans to search for rubber seeds and to seize the island of Cuba. However, this matter is not urgent, Marin is in urgent need of ships, and all 250 armed merchant ships will be engaged in the battle against Denmark. Therefore, Columbus will be able to pick a few boats to the Caribbean after the Great Ocean War ...