It has been raining heavily these days, and Marin's guards can't travel smoothly to find Columbus in Lyre County. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info because, in this era, there is no raincoat......

In fact, the world's first raincoat was the Frenchman François. Freynaud soaked cloth in 1747 in an unvulcanized rubber solution cut from a rubber tree. It can be said that this is one of the earliest practical cases of rubber.

In this era, the Chinese people used oil-paper umbrellas made of oil-paper to protect themselves from the rain, and also used thatched clothes to protect them from the rain. But Europe is different, and the Christians in Europe believe that it is God's will to rain and that it should be obeyed. So, the Europeans have been without rain equipment for a long time. It wasn't until 1747 that an Englishman named Zunas traveled to Guangzhou, the port of China's foreign trade, and saw the oil-paper umbrellas used by the Chinese, and bought one to bring back to London. London is already foggy and rainy, and this oil-paper umbrella came in handy. However, the British at that time thought that Zunas's use of an umbrella to cover the rain was against the will of heaven and a great rebellion. For this, Zunas was taunted and cursed, and some people even threw rotten eggs at him when he traveled with an umbrella...... However, the benefits of umbrellas are obvious, and since then, umbrellas have become popular in the UK and throughout Europe......

In other words, in Europe at the moment, when it rains heavily, you can only hide, or go out to get drenched in the rain......

Seeing that his guards could not travel due to heavy rain, Marin frowned, so he sent for a lot of hay and invited a few women to help weave the robes......

In this way, the guards were soon given a very ugly, but able to keep out the rain......

Then Marin asked him to find a Dutch breed of horse, accustomed to the rain, and rode it up to Lyle County to find Columbus......

In fact, in this era, because there were no measures to prevent rain in Europe, large armies moved, and when it rained heavily, they had to camp to hide. Otherwise, if the soldiers catch a cold, many people may die. After all, Europeans are far less resistant to colds than Asians.

Marlin attaches so much importance to rubber because the rubber stock solution can be used to make raincoats. With raincoats, the army can advance in the rain and be in a hurry.

Of course, Marin is also a bit of a second this time. When the guards he sent arrived in Lyre County to find Columbus and explain his intentions, Columbus got into the carriage without saying a word, and hurried towards Aurich......

The guards were a little stupid, too—yes, why didn't I think the carriage would shelter from the rain......

Of course, the person who rides in the carriage takes shelter from the rain than the coachman who drives the horse. But it was a Dutch-style carriage with a front-facing brim-like roof that helped keep the driver out of the rain. It rains a lot in the Netherlands, so the carriage has a good rain protection mechanism.

Upon arriving at the palace of Aurich, Marin summoned him......

When Columbus arrived, Marin couldn't wait to take out what looked like a rubber ball and asked:

"Christopher, did you bring this thing back from the Savage Islands?"

Columbus was a little confused, because he didn't remember what little red ball he brought back home......

In fact, the ball was originally gray, but when it reached Angela's hand, Felise found the gray too ugly and dyed it red with red paint. So, Columbus didn't recognize it at once.

"I didn't come back with this red ball......" Columbus said uncertainly, after a moment's thought.

"But Angela said that you gave it to little Caesar."

"Hmm...... I wanted to send a little gray ball to Prince Caesar, but not red......" Columbus affirmed.

"Perhaps, it's dyed red...... Marin guessed. Then, he handed the ball to Columbus to observe.

After getting started, Columbus pinched it and quickly said with certainty:

"This is indeed what I gave to Prince Caesar, except that he was dyed red."

"Sure enough, it's rubber! Where did you get this thing? Marin continued. He's been sure that this is rubber.

"Hmm...... It seems like...... It's on the island of Hispaniola, and I got it with the local kids in exchange for gadgets......"

"Where?" Marin was dumbfounded, he hadn't heard of such an island in the Caribbean......

So, he took out his map of the Caribbean and asked Columbus to point to it. Soon, Columbus pointed out......

"Damn, it turned out to be the island of Haiti, making such a complicated name for Mao......" Marin breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Marin didn't know that the island of Haiti was originally called Hispaniola, and that after the black uprising on the island of Haiti broke out in 1802 and the Republic of Haiti was established, this large island began to be called the island of Haiti.

"At that time, I brought back not only a few of these balls, but also some of the seeds of this tree back to Spain. Unfortunately, none of them survived and failed to grow in Spain. ”

"Of course it fails, this tree is called a rubber tree, and it can only survive in tropical regions that are hot all year round. Otherwise, you will die when you encounter low temperatures. My teacher, Albert Einstein, traveled all over the world, encountered this kind of thing, and studied it. Marin didn't blush, and began to blow without being confused......

But Columbus just believed:

"No wonder...... Your teacher is a great scholar...... "Columbus also knew a little bit about horses."

"In fact, my teacher said that the biggest use of this kind of thing is not to make this kind of ball, but to make clothes that can protect against rain!" Marin continued.

"Rainproof clothing?"

"Yes, the glue that makes this kind of ball, after drying, is not afraid of water. You can see that the blisters don't spoil the ball......" With that, Marlin threw the ball into a basin of water. Sure enough, the ball was not damaged or softened. Obviously, not afraid of water.

"Exactly as you say!" Columbus took out the ball, pinched it, felt it, and said.

"If the cloth is soaked in this glue and dried in the sun, this cloth will become a cloth that can prevent rain. made of a coat that can protect against rain. That way, wearing such clothes, you can walk freely on a rainy day......"

"That'...... It was a great discovery...... "Columbus also realized the value. Exploring in the rainforest can be troublesome if it rains heavily. With a raincoat, that's not a problem......

"So, Christopher, I would like to entrust you with a trip to the island of Hispaniola in search of the seeds of the tree that produces this glue. Once found, take it to Grenada. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I want to plant this kind of tree in Grenada, and in the future, I will produce a large number of raincoats to supply the army, so that the soldiers can march on rainy days......"

Columbus quickly understood......

In fact, he didn't know that Marin was only talking about part of the use of rubber. If it is a vulcanized rubber glue, it can be used as a tire shock absorber......

Then, Columbus consciously or unconsciously talked about his wife's worries, saying that his wife was afraid that after his death, Diego would treat his wife and his second son Fernando harshly......

"Fernando, didn't I make him a hereditary knight?" Marin frowned and said.

"Well, I can't help it, my lord, Diego wasn't born to Beatrice, Fernando was. Women must protect their own children, so Beatrice urged me to make another contribution, and wanted to get Fernando a baron and a fief of 1000 yug......" Columbus's face was full of helplessness.

"Christopher, sending you to find rubber seeds this time is not enough to be knighted. You know, Amerigo found three colonies, and they were only hereditary knights. You were given the title of Baron, alongside Schwartz, because of the discovery of India. You know, the discovery of India is not the same as the discovery of a wild continent, and the profits of trade are also terrifying......"

"I know, my lord, do you plan to look for Huaxia in the future? Maybe, I can ......"

Marin's eyes lit up, but he still said:

"This is not in a hurry for ...... time being"

However, Marin seemed to think of something, picked up the map of the Caribbean again, and began to ponder it......

"Christopher, if you want your second son to be made a baron, there may not be a way to ......," Marin smiled mysteriously.

"That'...... What do you mean, my lord? Columbus obviously couldn't have guessed.

"This time you led the way to India for the Spanish fleet, didn't Spain give you the title of a baron?"

"Yes, my lord, but, damn it, they actually put my fief in the Wild Islands, and asked me to go to the Wild Islands and choose an island as a territory...... What's the matter, the territory is so far away, how to develop it? It's better to get 1,000 yugrams of arable land in East Friesland! Columbus said angrily. Obviously, the Spanish king was so stingy that he was angry with Columbus.

"So, do they limit the size of the islands you can use as a territory?" Marin asked.

"Not really, it's just that I need to make a trip on my own and find territory. Then, he gave me the title of baron. ”

"That's great!" Marlin rejoiced.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Well, this time I go to the Savage Islands, you go and pick an island, and then we sign the paperwork, you transfer this island to me, and I will use it to grow rubber trees. Then, I'll trade 1,000 eugrams of arable land in Lyle County for you. In this way, you have two baron titles. When the time comes, won't you just let Fernando inherit the title of barony in Spain? ”

"But that's the Spanish baron, do you admit it here?"

"Recognition, absolute recognition, recognition by signing instruments. This baron, which was common in Spain and East Friesia. Marin gave Columbus a reassurance.

"That's a good idea, but, my lordship, which island do you want me to designate as my barony?"

"Here, just west of Hispaniola. I call it 'Cuba Island'. When the time comes, you apply to Spain to make this island your own territory! Marin laughed lewdly. The island of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. If you can use Columbus to get your hands on it, you will definitely make money......

"But, my lord, this island is too big! I'm afraid the Spanish kings will disagree! When Columbus saw the map, he was shocked. On such a large island, where is a barony? Enough dukedoms......

"Are you stupid? When the time comes, when you report to the Spanish kings, don't describe the size of the island, just tell them how far west of Hispaniola is. As for the size, you can vaguely say that it is a big island, and that's it. Don't say much about the rest...... When the paperwork is in hand, I am not afraid that they will regret it...... When it was done, we signed the paperwork and exchanged land...... "Marin treacherously gave advice to Columbus."

Columbus listened and nodded, although, he knew, that the island of Cuba was huge. However, if you get 1,000 eugrams, you can earn tens of thousands of gold coins that year, which is much faster than the money from Cuba Island. Moreover, if you engage in colonization, who knows if you can make money? Therefore, he has no objection to changing land. Even, if you have fiefdoms in Europe, you can be considered to have face. The fief is in the Wild Islands, and it's a shame to say it......

In this way, Marin and Columbus made a plan to find rubber seeds and seize the island of Cuba. However, there was no hurry, Marin was now in dire need of ships, and all 250 armed merchant ships were to be put into battle against Denmark. Therefore, Columbus will only be able to pick a few ships to go to the Caribbean after the battle at sea......