"More than 1 to 80? Grand Duke Marin, you're not kidding, are you? "Jacob. Fugger looked incredulous.

Since he decided to befriend this banking family, Marin did not hide his secrets, but introduced:

"Let me tell you this, only in Europe, where there is a shortage of copper, the price of copper is so expensive. And in India and the Ming Empire in the east, the price of copper was very cheap. The Spaniards are only trying to bring in some of India's cheap copper, and once they start selling Indian copper in large quantities, the price of copper will immediately fall. ”

"In addition, the colony of Japan, which was assigned to me by the Holy See, also has a lot of copper mines in that country. Once developed, it will directly impact the market! "Isn't it true that the main culprit in the history of Europe when the price of copper plummeted to more than 1:80 was Japanese copper shipped back by the Dutch. That was, of course, in the 17th century. However, the large-scale introduction of copper from India has no problem causing European copper prices to plummet.

"Okay, I'll get rid of those little copper mines as soon as possible!" Jacob. Fugger's face was depressed. Whoever is most proud of his handwriting is denied by others, and his heart will not feel good. At the beginning, he was the one who advocated the hoarding of copper mines.

After a pause, Jacob . Fugger asked again:

"And what about the silver mines? Is there value in retaining? His Majesty the Emperor mortgaged to me the silver mine of Schwarz in Tyrol, which is a big mine! ”

It was indeed a large silver mine, and it was the largest silver mine in Europe in this era. Anyone who has played Europa knows that there is a huge silver mine in Tyrol, but it was mortgaged by the poor Habsburgs. And the mortgage object is the richest man in Germany in front of him......

Marlin took a sip of tea, not knowing what to say. But suddenly, a thought crossed my mind - perhaps, this was an opportunity......

What chances? A chance to solve Europe's money shortage!

You know, Europe is now very short of gold and silver, and the Tyrolean silver mine is a famous big silver mine in Europe. Historically, in the decade of 1526~1535, the Tyrolean silver mines and Saxony silver mines produced an average of about 70,000 kilograms of silver per year.

What is the concept of 70,000 kilograms of silver? That's 70 million grams! According to the gold-silver exchange ratio of 1 to 12, it is equivalent to 5.833 million grams. Minted into a 3.56-gram gold coin, which is equivalent to 1,638,500 Gulden gold coins!

This is only the Tyrolean silver mine, if the Saxon silver mine explodes together, it will be equivalent to producing 3.277 million gold worth of silver every year!

If we include the slightly inferior Kutná Hora silver mine in Bohemia and the Rammelsberg silver mine in Goslar, which is currently in the hands of Marin, the four major silver mines will explode together and will certainly greatly alleviate the money shortage in Europe.

The Tyrolean silver mines, currently in the hands of the Fugger family, seem to be only used for hoarding and have no plans to develop them. Later, it was also stimulated by the discovery of a large number of silver deposits in the Americas. Because, if it is not developed, it will depreciate......

Of course, at the moment, the Fugger family did not know that there was a huge amount of gold and silver in the Americas, and Marin would not tell him. However, Japan's silver mountain can still talk about drip......

So, Marin asked Jacob. Fugger retreated, and after letting the other party swear that he would never leak secrets, he quietly told him:

"Count Jacob, let me tell you this, I have discovered a large silver mine in Japan, and I am currently organizing an expeditionary force with the intention of seizing it and then developing it. That silver mine, estimated to produce more than the Schwarz silver mine in Tyrol. If you develop late, when my silver mine starts to produce on a large scale, it is estimated that the price of silver will fall......"

This is Marin scaring the other party, in fact, even if Iwami Ginzan is developed, if it is not developed at the same time as the Potosi Silver Mine and other large silver mines in the Americas, the impact on the price of silver will not be so great. Marin scared Jacob. Fugger hopes that the powerful Fugger family can develop the Tyrolean silver mine as soon as possible to alleviate the money shortage in Europe. After all, if he wants to take Japan and develop Iwami Ginzan, it is estimated that it will take a long time, and the far water can't save the near fire!

Jacob. Fugger probably thought of this as well, so he asked:

"Grand Duke Marin, how long will it take you to develop that silver mine?"

Marin thought for a moment and said a conservative number:

"It will take about 20 years to start the full-scale development of that big silver mine, after all, it is not difficult to develop a silver mine, but it is difficult to defeat the Japanese army. You know, Japan has a population of about 17 million, which is much larger than the population of France. I need to prepare a large number of army expeditions to succeed. Counting the suppression of local revolts and the preparation time, it is estimated that it will take 20 years to burst out at maximum capacity. At that time, that big silver mine could produce more than 100,000 pounds a year......"

In fact, at its peak, Iwami produced 38 tons of silver per year, equivalent to 83,700 pounds. Marin wants to scare Jacob. Fugger, naturally, said highly. Moreover, even 38 tons is not enough to catch up with the 70,000 kilograms at the peak of the Tyrolean silver mines. 70,000 kilograms, that's equivalent to 70 tons!

But Jacob. Fugger doesn't know, after all, the Tyrolean silver mine has not yet begun to burst production capacity. Marlin said that he was producing 100,000 pounds a year, which scared him......

"100,000 pounds a year! Isn't the price of silver going down? Then my Tyrolean silver mine ......"

Marin waved his hand and said:

"Afraid of what? I will send troops to conquer Japan, and then develop silver mines, it is estimated that it will take twenty or thirty years. During this period, as long as you vigorously develop the Tyrolean silver mines, you can be able to dominate the market first! ”

Jacob. Fugger nodded, knowing that Marin was right. Then, worriedly, he said:

"If you want to greatly increase production in a short period of time, it is estimated that you will need a lot of miners, maybe 10,000 or 20,000! Ordinary people don't want to be miners, where can I find so many miners? ”

In those years, the miner mortality rate was high. Unless absolutely necessary, ordinary people are unwilling to go down to the mine to mine. Especially in the gold and silver mines, the overseers are especially terrible, and not many can leave the gold and silver mines alive. For example, the Potosi silver mine is said to have killed eight million Indians in 300 years.

Marin thought for a moment and smiled slyly:

"I have a way to get a lot of miners and not have to worry about them dying ......"

Jacob. Fugger would be mistaken:

"Are you going to let me buy black African slaves? That's against the rules of the Holy See! ”

Indeed, Tyrol is just north of Italy, and selling black slaves is a slap in the face of the Holy See. Historically, most black slaves were sold to the Americas. In any case, the Holy See will not send people to the Americas to investigate.

Marin shook his head and said:

"Have you heard of the Crimean Khanate?"

Jacob. Fugelton understood in seconds:

"You mean the Rus? Buying a white slave is like violating the canons! ”

"Who said they were slaves? They are just wage laborers on long-term contracts! Marin said solemnly.

Jacob. Fugger suddenly understood, but he was still worried:

"What if the miners escape and complain to the church?"

Marin gave him a disdainful look and said:

"Do those Rus' people speak German, or Italian? Or, Latin? I don't understand the language, how can I file a complaint? Besides, you can hire some mercenaries as overseers to prevent them from escaping the mines! ”

"So how do I get that Rus' miner? Do you have a channel? "Jacob. Fugger humbly sought advice.

Marlin waved his hand:

"Don't ask me about this, just find the Venetian. Many of their galleys had Rus' paddle slaves bought. Moreover, Venice to Tyrol, only separated by an Alpine, the traffic is very convenient. As long as you are willing, it will not be a problem to get 10,000 or 20,000 Rus slaves as mining slaves. Of course, you have to prepare the so-called 'contract' in advance to deal with the inspection of the church. You can sign them for a 30-year contract, but in reality, how many miners will live for 30 years? But by doing so, we can deal with public opinion from the outside world. At least, on the surface, they are not slaves and do not violate the canon......"

Jacob. Fugger laughed suddenly:

"Sure enough, he is worthy of being a wise man praised by His Majesty the Emperor!"

The words of the two "devils" set a tragic fate for tens of thousands of Maozi of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Of course, the Crimeans who took this big list were naturally happy - this is a super big list!

As for the blood and tears of the Rus', who cares......

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