Chapter 979: oil? I want it all!
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Marlin, in a good mood, decided to go out and breathe. So, he took a group of bodyguards, mounted on War Mark Carter, and went to a holiday in the manor north of the city.
Summer in East Friesland is not hot, and even high temperatures above 30 degrees are rare. Because it is close to the North Sea and is greatly affected by the ocean. From the latitude, it is in the prevailing westerly zone. East Friesland was close to the North Sea, and the cool breeze from the sea caused East Friesland to not heat up. In the same way, the summer months in most parts of the entire North Sea country will not heat up. Moreover, there is still a lot of rain.
However, this also brings problems. Because many crops need the high temperature in summer to grow smoothly. For example, corn, its optimal temperature during germination is 2835 degrees. However, weather exceeding 30 degrees in northern Europe is rare. Therefore, the marine climate in northwestern Europe is not suitable for growing corn and other crops that require a certain high temperature. Of course, Northwestern Europe can also grow corn. However, corn is grown locally not for corn cobs, but for silage corn stalks. The requirements for the growth of straw are not high, and the silage can be harvested before it is mature. As for the production of corn cobs, anyway, they don't wait for the corn cobs to be harvested. It doesn't matter what the corn production is, because people only need sweet corn stalks ...
Due to the lack of high temperature weather, the coastal areas of northern England, the Netherlands and Germany are not suitable for growing rice, soybeans, corn and other crops. Even wheat cultivation has been affected. Of course, wheat varieties have been improved in later generations, and with the widespread use of phosphate fertilizers that promote growth, wheat cultivation is also common. But in this era, Northwest Europe and even most of Europe are still dominated by rye cultivation that does not require much service or high temperature.
On the other hand, it is Huaxia, which runs from south to north, and the summer temperatures are not low. Even in the cold northeast, it can reach thirty degrees in summer. Therefore, China is very suitable for agriculture. Even in the Northeast, high-quality crops such as rice, soybeans, corn, and sweet potatoes can be grown.
On the northwest coast of Europe, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, so it looks very suitable for people to live in, but it is not suitable for many crops. Only in the Mediterranean region, the summer temperature is relatively high, which is more suitable for agricultural development. Therefore, Roman civilization appeared in the Mediterranean, as did Greek civilization. Even in the 16th century, France and Spain had their brains for Italy.
In fact, from the perspective of future generations, Italy is mountainous and has few plains. If it is not sunny, the temperature is high enough, and advanced irrigation technology is introduced from the Middle East, and the addition of volcanic ash soil will not become a fertile place in the eyes of Europeans.
Now, the most fertile places in Italy are probably Sicily known as the "Golden Basin" and the Kingdom of Naples in the south. Because the volcanic ash soil here is more fertile, and agriculture is more developed.
But in later generations, people learned to use chemical fertilizers and no longer depend on volcanic ash soil. Then, the most developed region in Italy moved north from the south to the Lombardy Plain with Milan and the Po Valley with Turin. The prosperity of Sicily and Naples is the backcountry of Italy in later generations. The people of northern Italy even want to get rid of the burden of the south ...
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It was precisely because northern Germany was not very suitable for agriculture that Marin had a desire to colonize North America. In North America, mainly in later generations of the United States, the climate is similar to that of China, and the summer temperature is relatively high, which is more suitable for agriculture. For example, the soybean that Marin values is very suitable for planting in North America. It should be known that North America is the main soybean producing area in later generations. In addition to being a concentrate for war horses, soybeans can also squeeze oil. With soybean oil, people's nutrition can keep up. In the era without oil and water, people like to eat fatty meat because of oil and water. In the later generations with sufficient vegetable oil supply, people mainly eat lean meat, and even specially breed lean white pigs. In short, soybean is a very important crop.
In Europe, the most important feed for horses is oats. But soybeans can squeeze oil and make tofu. These advantages are not available in oats.
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Ride horses and hang out in the manor ranch in the north of the city. See hardworking farmers feeding horses, or brushing horses and shoveling dung. Seeing the farmers looking over, Marin nodded with a smile. After all, these farmers are working for themselves, and giving them some smiling faces is still okay.
However, when he walked to a stable, Marin suddenly saw a group of white horses with black paint on their belly. So he stopped frowning and asked:
"What did you apply to the horse?"
Seeing Marin, the farmer bent down in a panic and said:
"Dear Grand Duke, I don't know what that is either. It was the manor of the manor that made me apply it. It is said that it can treat skin diseases of horses."
"Skin disease? It can be treated by applying this?" Marin was a little surprised, thinking which magical ointment was prepared by which vet. However, upon close smell, Marin actually smelled the volatile gasoline ...
"Smell of gasoline, black oil ... Isn't that ..." Marin changed his face, and said to the muff:
"Call your stewards!"
"Yes!" The groom hurried to find the steward. After a while, a chubby steward came running panting, sweating. Marin smoked Nima at the corner of his mouth, and this manager must have greeded a lot. Otherwise, it is impossible to eat fat in this era. After all, food and water are scarce this year. Can eat fat, oily food does not seem to eat less ...
However, Marin came to him not to care about his greed, but to ask about the oil smeared on the horse's back ...
Yes, oil! Marin judged the horse with skin disease from smell and shape, and the back was painted with oil. This surprised Marin. Does the Beihai country still produce oil?
After listening to Marin's inquiry, the fat man sighed with relief from Nima, scared to death, and thought that Greed was found. As for this black oil, the fat man knew:
"Dear Grand Duke, this is the brother of the villain. When he went to sell the whiskey spirits in the Galicia region of Poland, he accidentally discovered that a black oil was dug from the ground in the local Vistula Valley. It smells bad and can burn. However, its biggest effect is that it can be smeared on humans and animals to treat skin diseases. It happens that the villain is in charge of the horse farm, and the brother of the villain helps the villain from there Bring some black oil by the way and use it for the treatment of warhorse skin diseases ... "
"Polish Galicia ... Vistula Valley ..." Marin frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized
Yes, in the early years of Europe, Romania, Galicia, Poland, and Bavaria and Sicily, there have indeed been records of oil seedlings appearing on the surface. In ancient China, as early as the Song Dynasty, there was a record of the extension of oil in northern Shaanxi.
Of course, the production of these oil seedlings is very low. A well digging a well for young seedlings can produce tens of kilograms of oil per day. In ancient times, only Baku, a descendant of Azerbaijan, had high oil production from the surface. According to Marco Polo records, the annual output of oil in Baku can be loaded with hundreds of ships. The artificial oil wells extended by the Song Dynasty were only "four hundred catties", and the output was not comparable. Of course, Baku is not just an artificial oil well, but dozens of them. In the Song Dynasty, there was only one well in Yanchang, with an annual output of 400 kg. Of course, there may be more than one year of production, and the annual payment of 400 kg ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ may be part of the amount delivered.
Later, the fat man told Marin that the oil-producing area of the Wisla Valley in Galicia, Poland, had three artificial wells with an annual output of 20 barrels of oil, less than 200 pounds per barrel. His brother brought back a total of 22 barrels this time, and has used up more than one barrel.
"So, how about the price?" Marin asked frowning. If it is too expensive, it is not a good thing. But the output is so small, it is definitely not cheap.
"Price, according to my brother, a barrel of black oil can be exchanged for a bottle of whiskey. In Poland, a bottle of whiskey costs a gold coin."
"However, it also needs the value of more than twenty gold coins. Your brother is just a person in charge of distribution. Is there more than twenty gold coins?"
The fat man scratched the back of his head and said anxiously:
"He sees that this kind of black oil has special effects on the treatment of skin diseases of horses, so first try it out. Anyway, the annual cost of treating horses on the horse farm is not small. As long as there is a therapeutic effect, the villain can help him reimburse For a fee ... "
In fact, because the two brothers monopolized the drug, fat people can also be in the pocket. For example, if he buys 1 gold coin per barrel, he can quote 2 gold coins ... But, in the face of Marin, he dare not lie. Because, you can know the details by checking this matter.
After thinking about it, Marin said:
"You are doing very well. Give me the remaining 20 barrels of oil ... Black oil, I'll ask for it all! Also, don't tell anyone about it."
Before leaving, Marin folded back and said:
"Let your brother return to my office next time to report, I have something to find him. This matter is done, your brothers have a reward!"
After that, Marin was happy to let his bodyguards return to the city with 20 barrels of oil. He will take these oils back to do some black technology experiments ...
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