On the island of Ireland, after the Earl of Edward took control of the British crown and the kingdom of Count Kildare, he suspended his expansion and instead strengthened the city defenses, waiting for the British to counterattack. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Van Goley, the representative of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, who had been with Count Edward, also obtained permission to pass on the grounds of going back to ask for reinforcements, boarded the ship, crossed the line of defense of the French fleet, and returned to his headquarters, Den Held, opposite the island of Texel.

The Beihai Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce full of Dutch characteristics established by Marin Jean Kohler, and it is also claimed to be the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. So, Kohler built a branch in the fishing village of Denheld, opposite the island of Texel. Van Golei is one of the heads of this branch.

After landing in Den Held, Van Goreh changed his night outfit and left behind the branch and boarded a small fishing boat overnight to the opposite port of Thorlencher, and then boarded the ship to Emden......

Arriving at the East Frisian port of Emden, Van Goreh hurried to Aurich to report to Kohler. Kohler didn't dare to slack off, knowing that this was a major matter that Marin cared about, and directly brought Van Goray to Marin.

"What? Are you saying that Mount Tara was taken? "Marin is very happy, it is the first lead-zinc mine in Europe. With that mine, there will be no worries about the source of lead bullets in the army in the future. Moreover, in the future, we can also vigorously promote anti-corrosion galvanized white iron sheet.

"Yes, my lord, together with the approximately 100 square kilometers of land around Mount Tara, you have it." Under Marin's influence, the East Frisians became accustomed to using modern weights and measures such as kilometers and square kilometers.

"That's great!"

"But, my lord, Mount Tara is only a very small dirt mountain, and there don't seem to be any mines...... " Fan Golei was puzzled.

"Of course, if you could easily see it, it would have been mined a long time ago." The lead-zinc mine in Mount Tara is indeed very strange, it is not a mine on the surface. The mines on the surface have long been discovered and mined by craftsmen.

The mine in Mount Tara is located underground, and it is necessary to dig through a thick layer of soil to find lead-zinc ore. This is also the reason why the Tara lead-zinc mine was not discovered until 1970. It seems that the thickness of that soil layer, which is as high as 50 meters, is quite difficult to dig.

"So, my lord, how am I going to explore this lead mine?"

"It's easy, I'll give you a sum of money, and you hire local civilians to dig hard into the ground along Mount Tara. At the same time, you go with a group of craftsmen who have experience in mining lead ore. As long as you dig up the soil layer and see the lead-zinc ore, that's fine. ”

A mine as large as the Tara lead-zinc mine is still easy to find as long as the surface soil is excavated. Once you've dug up the stone part, let the veteran lead smelter go and identify the stone, and that's it.

"How many people to hire?"

"The more the merrier, and the locals can be hired. Remember to find a steel factory to order a batch of oriental-style shovels, which are dedicated to digging soil and pits, so that the locals can dig the soil! Note that the excavation depth is estimated to be 50 meters! ”

"Huh? So deep? What happens if there is standing water? "Van Goray is not someone who doesn't understand anything. He knows that when mining deep mines, he is most afraid of encountering stagnant water. Once the water accumulates, mining becomes difficult.

"It doesn't matter, I'll figure this out!" Marin didn't care about that. Because, he recently learned that the steam engine developed by Leonardo da Vinci for him seems to be about to be put into use.

The world's first steam engines were used to pump water from coal mines in Britain. It just so happens that the single-cylinder steam engine developed by Ada still has some flaws. However, there is no problem with pumping water underground.

Besides, it may not be so unlucky, and it will encounter underground water seepage. After all, groundwater also has underground tunnels, and water will not seep everywhere. Only if you are unlucky and encounter an underground river, will there be a lot of water seepage.

Moreover, lead-zinc mines are not coal mines. When the coal mine is dug deep, it is very dangerous and prone to gas explosions. However, the ore of lead-zinc ore is not a fuel, let alone spill gas gas. Therefore, there is no danger other than underground water seepage. As long as there is a pump, everything is not a problem.

After the matter of the lead-zinc mine in Mount Tara was arranged, Van Gorey said to Marin:

"My lord, there is one more thing, please decide!"

"What's the matter?"

"That's right, after the subordinates followed Earl Edward to conquer Dublin and the country of Count Kildare, they found that there were a lot of English fine-wool sheep, and there must be seventy or eighty thousand ......."

"Huh? So much? Marlin was taken aback.

"Yes, sir. His subordinates inquired in the local area, and it is said that Henry VII ordered the introduction from England for grazing in the direct territories of the British crown near Dublin. Because, British wool is expensive, and breeding this kind of British fine wool sheep is very profitable. In addition, the Earl of Kildare, who was in power, also brought in twenty or thirty thousand heads in his Earl of Kildare. However, this time, it was all cheaper for Count Edward. ”

"This ...... Van Gore, I need to bring in a lot of British fine-wool sheep from there......"

"My lord, my subordinates have already discussed with Earl Edward, and plan to buy 10,000 English fine-wool sheep from him!"

"Oh? Edward agreed? ”

"Yes, he agreed. After all, his territory in Ireland, Cork, was given by us. We also sent artillery. Without our support, how could he be where he is today? Ask him if he buys 10,000 sheep, can he still give face? Moreover, we also give money! ”

"10,000 British fine-wool sheep? Well done Van Gore, that's a great job! Marin jumped excitedly.

In the past few years, Marin had smuggled sheep from England, which was a difficult one. In a few years, only one or two thousand were smuggled. Moreover, the cost of spending is extremely high, almost ten times more than the normal price.

However, now that he helped Edward conquer Dublin, he could easily buy 10,000 British fine-wool sheep, which was still the market price, and Marin felt that he had made a lot of money.

"Kohler, go to Neku and get 5,000 gold coins to reward Van Gore!" After the affairs of his subordinates are done, Marin has never been stingy with rewards.

"Thank you, sir!" Van Gorei was also pleasantly surprised. 5,000 gold coins is definitely a huge amount of money.

"By the way, Van Gore, when you go to buy those 10,000 sheep, you bring a group of professional herdsmen to choose!"

"Pick?" Van Gogh was a little puzzled.

"Yes, pick! Your task is to select young, healthy British fine-wool sheep. Also, the ratio of rams to ewes, you listen - 1,000 rams, 9,000 ewes! ”

"Such a high percentage of ewes?" Van Goray was taken aback.

"Of course, I plan to breed British fine-wool sheep in large numbers, and naturally I need a high proportion of ewes. Moreover, younger ewes can also have a few more litters, which helps to expand the population! Remember, old sheep don't! ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand!"

"Alright, let's go!"

Van Gogh saluted and left.

In fact, Marin's definition of an English sheep as a fine-wool sheep is inaccurate. According to later definitions, English sheep are mainly semi-fine wool sheep. The real fine wool sheep is currently only one type of merino sheep. Most of the sheep in England are semi-fine wool sheep.

But even so, the wool quality of the British semi-fine wool sheep surpassed the wool of those coarse wool sheep on the European continent, and it was a precious raw material for wool spinning in this era.

As for the Spanish merino sheep, it is difficult to promote to the rest of Europe because it is only adapted to the climate of southern Europe, and the official export is strictly restricted.

But Marin knew that the Merino sheep of later countries were actually crossed with the finest wool ewes of various countries and the merino rams. The wool quality of this hybrid sheep is slightly lower than that of pure merino sheep, but the quality is also very high, barely fine wool.

Marlin, on the other hand, had semi-fine-wool British sheep and merino rams bred in order to obtain a breed of fine-wool sheep adapted to humid climates.

After thinking about it, Marin sent someone to call Van Golei back, and told him to buy all the ewes when he bought them, instead of a thousand rams or nine thousand ewes. The ewes are then sent to Western Sahara to breed with merino rams.

It's just that, in this way, those merino rams are suffering. Let's hope they don't die of exhaustion......

You know, on the Western Sahara side, there were only 100 pairs of merino sheep and only 100 rams. Although the population has expanded in the past two years, there are only about 300 rams. More than 300 rams have to deal with 10,000 English ewes, and the average ram has more than 30 girlfriends, and Marlin has imagined them dying of sexual happiness......