Trade with the Ming Dynasty has always been a heart disease for Ma Lin. Because, the Ming Dynasty lacked nothing, and it was difficult to barter with them, so they could only use real money to procure.

As for the perfumes and glass products that Marin made, the output was not large, and it was not enough to offset the huge expenses that Marin purchased from the Ming Dynasty. So, Marin is trying to offset these trade deficits in every possible way.

It is not that there is no way to offset it, and the British used the crow trade to offset the trade deficit. But Ma Lin was a Chinese in his last life, and he would never do such a lack of virtue to pit Huaxia. Therefore, he can only find other ways to smooth the trade deficit.

In fact, in the long run, Marin didn't mind flowing gold and silver into the Ming Dynasty. But only if Marin develops gold and silver in Japan and the Americas.

Today, Marin has not yet developed the gold and silver of Japan, Mexico and Peru, and he is in urgent need of gold and silver, and it is really unbearable to send a large amount of gold and silver to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, finding ways to reduce silver output is also something that Marin is working on.

For example, this time, shark skin, known as "Jiaofu", seems to be a good trade item. If it is done well, it can also offset a lot of trade deficits.

In addition to shark skin, shark fin is also a good trade product. Shark fins can be stored for three to five years when dried shark fins, making them ideal for trade. Shark fin is one of the eight treasures in ancient China, along with bird's nest, bear's paw, sea cucumber and so on.

Shark fin may be a rare ingredient in Daming, which lacks advanced shark fishing technology, but in the North Sea Country, where there are whaling forks, this is a common thing.

In those years, other countries did not have good whaling technology, and Marin's North Sea country was completely open to killing whales and sharks, and there was no concern that these two species were endangered. After all, the small Beihai country really can't kill many whales and sharks.

Shark leather can be sold to Daming at a high price as "Jiao skin", not to mention shark fin, mountain and sea delicacies, can also be sold at a high price. In this way, the trade in shark products alone could erase a lot of the trade deficit between the Beihai Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty......

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"What else is suspicious of offsetting the trade deficit?" Marin pondered......

"Yes, bear's paw!"

Marin suddenly remembered that in this era, in the forests of Canada, there are many wandering North American black bears. The existence of these bears and bears seriously affects the safety of human beings.

Therefore, Marin once ordered the killing of bears on Cape Breton Island to prevent bears from endangering the safety of migrants.

And the way to kill a bear is also very simple - you can use a large-caliber arquebus......

For example, the bulky Mushkert musket, which was eliminated by the North Sea Army, was very suitable for hunting bears. This musket has a large caliber and powerful power, which is very suitable for hunting bears. At most, replace the buckshot with steel balls, which makes it easier to break through the bear's defenses.

Moreover, the bear is more stupid. They don't dodge as dexterously as foxes, but choose to just face it. After all, the bear is confident in his own strength. Therefore, even if the smoothbore gun is difficult to aim, as long as you let the bear shoot closely, it will definitely hit.

Of course, it is too dangerous for a person to shoot a bear, and if you are not careful, you will be slapped into meat sauce. So, Marin's arrangement was to organize a bear hunting team, in groups of three, each with a Mushket musket, using steel ball bullets. Three people shoot together, and the probability of missing should be low.

Of course, you must aim at the bear's body, but you can't break the precious bear's paws......

Once the bear has been hunted, the bear's paw is cut off, pickled and dried. Then, naturally, it was shipped to Daming for sale......

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What the? You say bears are protected animals, and so are sharks? No, buddy, it's the 16th century! The age when there were so many sharks and bears to die for!

Not to mention this era, even in later generations of Canada, the official will regularly organize hunters to hunt bears to avoid too many bears endangering human safety. It is said that a buddy in the capital went to Canada to work as a hunter, and if he didn't kill enough 50 bears a year, he would be fined by the official......

So, these days, as long as you want, you can hunt bears in the North American jungle at will. The premise is that you hit on time and don't be killed by the bear......

If you get shot to death by a bear, you're out of luck. How strong is a bear? You don't necessarily lose when you face Qiao Feng. If it falls into the hands of the bear, you may be torn into eight pieces, and then eaten by Brother Xiong as spicy strips......

In the Ming Dynasty, because the degree of development was too high, the bears and tigers near the agricultural areas were killed by professionals such as "Tang Dahu", resulting in bear paws becoming a rarity. Stuck in North America, it's everywhere! The premise is that you can outrun the bear......

In addition, bear skins are also rare in Daming and can be sold at a high price. However, if you use the Mushkert musket, it will be difficult to obtain the finished bear skin......

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Marin was lost in thought, his mind full of how to hunt sharks and hunt bears. If it is known to future generations of animal protection workers, they will definitely come to protest - "How can you kill Xiongxiong Xiong when you are so cute?" ”

Marin will definitely go back - "When Xiong Xiong tears you open and eats it as a spicy strip, you will know how 'cute' Xiong Xiong is......

Those beasts can only be called cute when they are young. Once you reach adolescence, you expose the brutal nature. At this time, the best countermeasure is to either lock up or kill. Otherwise, it will endanger people's lives.

In the early days of colonizing the Americas, Marin's colonization team had to fight not only against the Indians, but also against man-eating beasts such as bears and cougars. In the face of fertile territory, either you die or I die, and there is no politeness at all.

Therefore, Marin has already decided - whether it is an Indian, or any protected animal, who prevents him from developing the Americas, he will die......

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Just as Marin was writing about the plan to kill sharks and hunt bears, the palace guards suddenly came to report:

"Grand Duke, an expedition claiming to have returned from the Amazon has returned, and Lord Kohler has asked me to report back to you."

"The Amazon? Well? Marin suddenly stood up with a "whoosh......

He remembered that a few years ago, he seemed to have sent someone to the Brazilian Amazon River basin in search of pineapples......

But the rainforests of the Amazon are terrifying. Marin once described the horror of the "wild continent", but the Amazon River basin, in fact, is similar to the exaggerated part of Marin's book, which is really terrifying......

In the Amazon River Basin, there are not only poisonous mosquitoes and insects everywhere, but also man-eating crocodiles and piranhas in the water.

After several years of exploration, only 21 of the 100 people in the entire expedition team remained, and the expedition leader also changed several times. As for the previous expedition leaders - they all died in the tropical jungle of the Amazon River......

When Marin met with the 21 surviving expedition members, he saw 21 extremely down-and-out "beggars" with tanned skin......