According to Marin's plan, he intended to have peanuts spread in the colony of Havana, Cuba. Then, the company will concentrate on supplying to Europe. As for the main market, it is naturally Eastern Europe.

Eastern Europe's Maozi and Poles love to drink spirits, if they are paired with fragrant fried peanuts, wouldn't it be beautiful to kill those drunkards? When the time comes, the sale of peanuts can also become a good way to make money.

In addition, in beer halls in Germany, you can actually promote stir-fried peanuts. In conclusion, stir-fried peanuts are the best side dish for drinking. Whether it is the liquor sold to the sailors, the inferior beer drunk by the toiling masses, or the red wine drunk by the nobles, there is no wine that cannot be paired with a plate of fried peanuts......

First, though, Marin had to solve the supply problem. So, he immediately issued an order to set aside a large plot of land for the cultivation of peanuts, which already had a large area of the colony of Havana. And, of course, chili peppers. It's just that the chili pepper, those who like it like to die, and those who don't like it oppose death, may not be suitable for comprehensive promotion.

You must know that in later generations, the promotion of Sichuan cuisine around the world is like this. Those who like spicy flavors, love Sichuan cuisine to death. And those who hate spicy taste hate Sichuan cuisine very much. Moreover, foreigners are more likely to eat slightly spicy food. Therefore, many foreign Sichuan restaurants have made improvements in order to cater to the tastes of foreigners. After many Chinese people go abroad to eat in Sichuan restaurants, they feel that foreign Sichuan restaurants are not authentic and think that their cooking skills are poor. But how do they know that if they didn't change and use the original flavor, the restaurant would have closed down a long time ago...... Unless, the restaurant is open in Chinatown and the reception is all Chinese...... Otherwise, as long as you want to do a foreigner business, you have to change your ......

Therefore, Marin is not optimistic about the promotion of chili peppers in Europe and the United States. Therefore, he planned to offer chili peppers as a tribute to the Ming Dynasty, so that Chinese gourmets could eat spicy Sichuan cuisine one day earlier.

As for Europe, Marin still plans to focus on salt-and-pepper fried peanuts, paired with chili peppers. Stir-fried peanuts will definitely not have any problems, except for a small number of people who have peanut allergies, most people will definitely be able to accept fragrant fried peanuts. At least, Marin didn't notice anyone around him who had peanut allergies.

However, one thing is certain – it is true that a small number of white people are allergic to peanuts, but most people have mild allergies, and only a very small number of people will go into shock when peanuts are late.

So, in order to avoid this, Marin issued a warning - although peanuts are delicious, you need to try them first to see if you are allergic to them......

Of course, not only peanuts have allergies, but also people with allergies to chili peppers. But in any case, people with allergies are in the minority. Just because there are a few people who are allergic to peanuts and chili peppers should not be denied the status of these two delicacies, in that case, it is really "choking on food......

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While Marin was trying his best to promote peanuts and peppers, in the south of Geldon, Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was gearing up to attack the farmstead in the Duchy of Brabant, the handsome king of Philip, the son of Emperor Maximilian I, who had imprisoned 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries", rob them and let them be used for his own use......

You know, that's 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries"! Even the Duchy of Guedes itself, after the withdrawal of Swiss mercenaries, had only 13,000 regular troops left. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of these people is far inferior to those Swiss mercenaries.

Although the army of the Duchy of Guedes is trained in the same way as Swiss mercenaries, the copycats are copycats and cannot be compared with the genuine Swiss mercenaries. The tenacity and ferocity of the Swiss mountain people, as well as their professionalism, could not be learned by the soldiers of the Duchy of Godes.

You know, the environment between Switzerland and the principality of Guedes is too different. Switzerland is mountainous, and before its development, Switzerland was synonymous with the countryside, and the Swiss were all poor mountain people. As the saying goes, "the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes", and the Swiss are the "barefoot" who are bold and bold......

The Principality of Gedes is different, the territory of the Principality of Gedes is almost all in the lower Rhine region, which is basically a plain, and many of the land is on the edge of the Rhine River, which can be described as the European version of "Jiangnan Water Town...... Agriculture here is developed, the people live a comfortable life, and naturally they are all "shoe-wearers" who are used to living a peaceful life......

If you think about the gap between the soldiers of the Jiangnan Garrison of the Ming Dynasty and the Liaodong Frontier Army, you will know the gap between the combat effectiveness of the Duchy of Gedesi and the Swiss.

Of course, the gap between the two is not as big as the gap between the Jiangnan Guards and the Liaodong Border Army. Because, after all, Germany is a martial nation, unlike the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan has been completely weakened. However, it is an indisputable fact that the soldiers of the Duchy of Gedes are far inferior to the Swiss mercenaries in terms of personal combat quality.

Perhaps, the Duchy of Gedes, like Marin, could restrain the army composed of peasants in the plains through harsh military discipline, and weaken the gap in combat effectiveness between the peasants and the mountain people in the plains. After all, war is a collective act......

However, Marin would never tell the Duke of Guedes such a military secret that "strict military discipline can reduce the adverse effects of the cowardice of the peasants."

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was still an old-school nobleman, and his thinking was still old-fashioned, and he paid more attention to the personal qualities of the soldiers.

Therefore, for the 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries" imprisoned by Maximilian I, I couldn't stop salivating at all......

"If I get those 17,000 strong Swiss mercenaries and arm them, I can definitely compete with the Habsburgs!"

It is clear that Charles II, Duke of Guedes, was a careerist and very bold. Otherwise, he would not have sought to seize the West Frislands of George, Duke of Saxony.

You must know that the Saxon aristocracy has a huge influence in Germany, and the average nobleman does not dare to offend easily. But Charles II was offended, and he won the war...... But before the move, who would have thought that the Duchy of Saxony would lose?

And Charles II, Duke of Gedes, relied on the thousands of mercenaries from Switzerland. A few thousand Swiss mercenaries can help the Duchy of Guedes defeat two attacks by the mighty Duchy of Saxony with an army of more than 10,000 people, if there are 17,000 Swiss mercenaries...... Charles II is already looking forward to a bright future......

You know, before 1491, the Duchy of Guedes was actually destroyed by the Duchy of Burgundy. Later, taking advantage of the great uprising in Flanders around 1491, he regained the independence of the Duchy of Godes. And the heir to that Duchy of Burgundy is the current son of Maximilian I, Philip......

Therefore, the Egmonds, the ruling family of the Duchy of God, and the Habsburgs, the successors of Charles the Darling, have a vendetta against the country.

Because of this, the Egmund family did not hesitate to fall over to the side of the French rivals of the Habsburgs, and was supported by Swiss mercenaries.

If the 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries" were rescued, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, would have enough confidence to challenge the Habsburgs. Even, Charles II had ambitions to annex the Dutch fiefdoms of the Habsburgs. You must know that the Dutch fiefdom of the Habsburgs is tens of thousands of square kilometers, which is several times the size of the Duchy of Geddes......

Charles II's only concern was the emperor's number one lackey, Marin. Although he deeply hated Marin for taking West Frisland from his hands, Charles II had to admit that Marin's army was one of the most powerful in Germany.

However, half of Marin's army of 40,000 was borrowed to England, and only 20,000 men were left on the mainland...... If you save these 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, will you be able to fight against them?

Charles II fell into a long contemplation......

In the end, Charles II, while actively training soldiers and horses, planned to send someone to test Marin's attitude. If Marin actively defended Maximilian I, then think again. If Marin has an ambiguous attitude and is even willing to be neutral, then he is sure to make a move......

"If he is willing to be neutral, I am willing to cede to him a large piece of land at the mouth of the Rhine River in the Duchy of Gedes!" Before the emissary departed, Charles II gritted his teeth and proposed this amazing condition......

The land at the mouth of the Rhine, the land that Marin had planned before, was thousands of square kilometers in size, a fertile agricultural area, and it was also the confidence that the Duchy of Gedes could compete with the Duchy of Saxony.

And the reason why Charles II was willing to cede this land to Marin in order to obtain that the other party would not send troops to the other party was because he knew very well that if Marin did not intervene and obtained the 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, he would definitely be able to defeat the Habsburg army's army in the Netherlands. Because the main force of the Habsburg army is now concentrated in Switzerland and the Swiss resistance army is engaged in a tug-of-war, there is no way to spare troops to support the Netherlands.

And after seizing the Netherlands, to which the Habsburgs belonged, what were the thousands of square kilometers of land in the Duchy of Gedes? The Habsburg Netherlands are tens of thousands of square kilometers in size. Exchanging thousands of square kilometers of land for tens of thousands of square kilometers of land is definitely super cost-effective!

Moreover, once the Netherlands of the Habsburgs were seized, the Duchy of Guedes was directly bordered by France. Backed by the mighty Kingdom of France, Charles II did not believe that the Habsburg army far away in Austria would be able to reclaim the Netherlands. After all, they were not just facing the Duchy of God, but also the mighty Kingdom of France......

Of course, the premise of all this is that Marin did not send troops to make trouble in the early stage. As long as they occupy the Netherlands and gain a foothold, the union of the Duchy of Guedes and the Kingdom of France will not be afraid of any challenge...... Even, after owning the tens of thousands of square kilometers of land in the Netherlands, it may not be difficult for Charles II to become a king......