When it comes to trade, there should be a relationship between the two sides. Otherwise, it would be too stupid to pay for it unilaterally. Moreover, the party that unilaterally pays for it will be in a weak position and will be slaughtered and coerced at any time. Because, the other party doesn't need to beg you.

Therefore, Marin had to prepare some rare goods that were very needed by the Ming Dynasty. For example, perfumes......

This is a trade project that Marin has prepared for a long time, and he has been preparing for this for a long time. At the moment, Marlin has prepared a total of two fragrances - lavender and rose.

Lavender is a project that Marin has prepared for a long time, and he specially sent people to the Mediterranean coast to introduce lavender seeds with a strong aroma, and planted 10,000 acres in the uncultivated area of North Münster Province in Beihai Province to extract lavender essence.

Extracting flavor is very simple, it is extracted with alcohol. And the most important thing that Marlin lacks is probably alcohol. Because, in the process of steaming the second pot head, the wine gas of the pot head and tail will all be processed into medical alcohol. In this way, the amount is very large. Even if it's medical, it doesn't need that much. After all, there are not many people who can afford to see a doctor these days. Therefore, Marin was worried about how to consume alcohol.

Of course, the alcohol used to make perfume is very demanding, and there must be no impurities and odors. Therefore, Marlin will use charcoal to pass the medical alcohol through it to absorb impurities. Then, it is distilled again to improve the purity.

The absorption capacity of general charcoal is not strong, for example, willow charcoal used for gunpowder in ancient China. This kind of charcoal is the product of simmering, and the quality is average.

The charcoal used by Marlin to absorb impurities is to put the wood blocks into the furnace to isolate the air and then heat them with coal at a high temperature of up to 1,000 degrees.

At such high temperatures, the wood will not only be converted into charcoal, but the volatile substances in the wood will also vaporize and leave the wood. And the representative of it is methanol, which was also known as wood essence in the past.

When methanol and other substances vaporize away from the wood, multiple pores are formed on the wood, forming a honeycomb-like internal structure. And this structure is very similar to activated carbon. It's just that there aren't as many pores as activated carbon. However, if the amount is large, the effect is also good. Then, the cost of this charcoal is not high, and it can be burned after being used as an adsorbent.

Marin plans to further expand the planting area if the Daming market is opened. After all, don't look at the lavender planting area of up to 10,000 acres, but one acre of lavender, even if the new agricultural technology of Marlin is adopted, the essential oil extracted from lavender per mu is only about 3~5 kilograms.

According to the density of about 1.33 liters per kilogram of essential oil, 5 kilograms are only 6.65 liters, equivalent to 6650 milliliters.

The perfume bottle used by Marlin is 100 ml, and even if the perfume is configured according to the minimum ratio of 15%, each bottle is 15 ml. In this way, one acre of lavender essential oil can be equipped with 443 bottles. 10,000 acres of lavender is enough to make 4.43 million bottles.

Don't look at the quantity, but the demand is even greater. In Europe, the demand for perfumes is very large. Mainly, everyone doesn't take a bath, and the smell on their bodies is big, so they need perfume to cover it.

Moreover, after providing perfume craftsmen to Marin, the Holy See asked Marin to supply no less than 10,000 bottles of perfume every year. After all, the bishops also need to cover up the smell of not bathing. At the same time, Italian women are also enthusiastic about fragrance.

Marin could sell these perfumes in Europe whenever he wanted to, and they were in short supply. But the problem is, Marin wants to recover the money he spent from Daming. After all, it was too much of a loss to buy the goods of the Ming Dynasty with real money.

Therefore, Marin decided to sell most of these perfumes to Daming to fill the trade deficit.

Moreover, the 100 ml glass bottle containing the perfume is also a big selling point. Because, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no decent glass, only variegated glass called colored glass.

The glass bottles that Marlin uses to hold perfume are all transparent lead glass, which looks very high. You must know that there was no transparent glass in the Ming Dynasty, and the perfume was packaged in transparent glass, which was absolutely full.

As for the price of a bottle of perfume, Marin also plans to be a little darker, setting a price of 5 taels of silver. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty also did not have the capacity to produce perfumes, even clear glass bottles. If it weren't for the fear that the price would be too high and the other party couldn't afford it, Marin would have planned to set a higher price.

5How much is a tael of silver worth? That's 186.5 grams of silver! According to the European price of 1 to 12, it can be exchanged for 15.54 grams of gold, which is 4.36 gold coins. If it is based on the current gold and silver exchange price of 1:6 in the Ming Dynasty, it will be doubled.

In fact, Marin also plans to use a smaller glass bottle for the perfume, which is also very expensive. However, in these days, the glass bottles are blown by craftsmen. Like the 30ml small glass bottle that Marlin wants, it is not easy to blow. Ordinary glass craftsmen may not be able to blow well, and it is difficult to mass produce them because they need to be mastered. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to choose a 100-milliliter glass bottle that was less difficult and could be blown by ordinary glass craftsmen, which was convenient for mass production. After all, there are still many ordinary level glass craftsmen, and they are also very easy to train.

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In addition to lavender-scented perfumes, Marlin also made rose-scented perfumes. The origin of rose flavor is mainly in England.

It's also funny to say that Marin also got a supply of roses from England by accident, and the reason is also hilarious......

It turned out that after Edward seized the throne of England with the help of Marin, he naturally wanted to show the status of the York family. As a result, the white rose was designated as the national flower and had a noble status.

The Red Rose, the symbol of the Lancaster family, was rejected by Edward.

As a result, Edward issued an order to declare red roses a cheap flower, and red roses and flowers were not allowed to be sold on the market, and he intended to order the eradication of red roses throughout the country.

Marin saw that it was not working, so he dissuaded Edward. After all, the red rose is a symbol of love. If you follow Edward's approach, then send your lover white roses in the future? In particular, the white flower is a symbol of mourning in the East. Thinking of using white flowers for courtship in the future, Marin was very resigned in his heart......

However, Edward insisted that red roses should not be sold on the market, and insisted that red roses were cheap flowers. Marin was helpless, and he could feel that the English flower farmers who planted red roses must be unlucky.

However, at that time, he was preparing for perfume making. So, Marin had an idea: since you don't allow red roses to be sold in the market, then it's okay for me to send someone to buy red rose petals and process them into flavors, right?

As a result, Marin interceded with Edward and took over the purchase of the red rose petals in England. In this way, the red rose flowers disappeared from the English market. However, the essence extracted from the red rose petals has become an important product of Marin's perfume workshop.

Moreover, because it was a robbery, the price for Marin to buy red rose petals in England was not high. After all, red roses cannot be marketed in England now, and selling them to Marlin extract is probably the only use.

Of course, it's not that no one has the idea of beating red rose petals. There are also people who learn from Marin to buy red rose petals to extract flavor, but their scale is very small and not the climate. Because, they don't have enough alcohol in their hands to extract flavors......

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Lavender and rose fragrances are currently Marlin's main products. As long as these two fist products are managed well, there is still a lot to be done. Don't look at the low prices in the Ming Dynasty, there are many rich people. Moreover, perfume is rare, and there will always be rich people who buy it.

In addition, Marin has already thought of a sales strategy - there are two main routes, one is the official wife route, which is mainly used for gifts and bribes to open up fame; The other is the route of clearing the building, that is, to let those oiran use perfume to attract customers, and even endorse perfume to expand popularity......

With such a two-pronged approach, it is estimated that it is not difficult for perfume to sell well in Daming...... ()

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