After the planting of seeds such as tung oil, sumac, bamboo, winter wheat and japonica rice was arranged, Marin had the leisure to look at the more valuable porcelain, silk and Anhua black tea.

"Anhua Black Tea!" Seeing the boatload of black tea bricks, Marin's eyes suddenly lit up.

You must know that because of the serious shortage of tea in Europe, even if the Earl Grey milk tea made by Marin back then swept Europe, it is difficult to popularize.

Even, not to mention popularization, it is a tea drinker like Marin, who drinks tea every day, and the tea he drinks must be boiled three or four times and reused repeatedly to avoid waste. But the tea brewed for the third and fourth times didn't taste good......

But it can't be helped. The current tea is from the grasslands in the north and northwest of the Ming Dynasty. On the way over, the black tea bricks were carried by camels and walked thousands of miles away. From the north of the Ming Dynasty or the Western Regions to Europe, but to pass through the desert area of Central Asia, the danger is abnormal, and the environment is also extremely harsh...... This is not only counting the harsh external environment, not counting the ferocity of the nomads of Central Asia. Some tribes, themselves a group of horse thieves, were caught by them, not to mention that the goods were gone, and their lives may not be saved. So, this trade route is extremely difficult. And the price of goods shipped to Europe naturally remains high.

Marin has a very good relationship with the Crimean Khanate, and when he took the goods from the Crimean Khanate, the cost was as high as 25 gold coins, and a black tea brick weighed 4 catties. And those tea bricks that have gone to other countries in Western Europe are even more exaggerated. The highest sold was 100 gold coins, which is equivalent to the price of a war horse.

Moreover, because of Marin's drive, His Holiness the Pope also liked to drink tea. Then, the trend spread throughout Europe. The current situation is that Earl Grey milk tea is very popular, but tea is very scarce......

If you can take out these tea bricks and sell them, you have to sell them for dozens of gold coins each. But how much does it cost? Kong Tai's purchase price in Guangzhou is 100 wen a piece, which is still a high price......

And 100 Wen is only equivalent to 0.1 taels of silver, which is equivalent to 0.087 gold coins. If you sell a tea brick for 25 gold coins, the price is equal to 287 times. Even if the huge cost of navigation is removed, it is not a problem to make a windfall profit of a hundred or dozens of times......

As for the number of tea bricks, Ma Lin was also a little speechless, Kong Tai bought 12,000 tea bricks......

Marin thought about it and decided to leave 2,000 tea bricks for himself to enjoy. Then, the other 10,000 tea bricks were all taken out and sold.

As for the price, Marin decided to sell it to the nobles of the Beihai Kingdom in two grades, only 25 gold coins each, and it could be offset with grain. Sold to nobles from other countries, 25 gold coins is the starting price......

Speaking of auctions, Marin suddenly had an idea, and he decided to hold several auctions based on this batch of goods in order to maximize the value.

And, in order to give the European aristocracy time to fully prepare, Marin decided to postpone the auction for a few months. Anyway, whether it is Anhua black tea, porcelain and silk, they can be stored for a long time, and it will not affect it for a few months.

In these months, Marin will seize the time to do publicity, so as not to miss the auction if some local tyrants don't know. The more tyrants there are, the higher the price can be......

In order to give most of the local tycoons in Europe a chance to buy, Marin decided to divide the troops into several ways and launch auctions in several important cities in Europe.

In Germany, Marin is tentatively scheduled to be held in the port of Emden. This side was mainly aimed at the nobility and tyrants of northern Germany and the Netherlands; the second was held in Lübeck and was mainly for the local tyrants of the Hanseatic League and the eastern part of Germany; The third, which took place in Worms, the residence of the Archbishop of Mainz, was an important one. Worms was the meeting place of the Reichstag and the most important gathering place for the German princes. Here, enough large nobles can be gathered. Moreover, the local tyrants among the religious princes will also appear. This auction will bring together many great nobles and archbishops in south-central Germany. They are real tyrants, and their shots must be extraordinary. This scene is also the most important ...... for Marin

And then there's the outside of Germany, and Rome has to be auctioned. The archbishops of the city of Rome, because of the filial piety of the bishops of all over Europe, were not short of money. Otherwise, Caesar. Borgia would not have been angry and poisoned the cardinals with poison. Because they were all wealthy men, Alexander VI and his son coveted their wealth...... In addition to the wealthy cardinals, there was no shortage of wealthy aristocrats and wealthy merchants all over Italy......

There is also a game in Paris, France, which is a European power after all. Although it is not said how rich it is, there are definitely many rich aristocrats and wealthy businessmen in the country. After all, France is an important wine exporter in Europe. The big aristocrats and big merchants who had large vineyards made a lot of money selling wine, and they must have squandered it. In addition, there were many fiefs of the great French aristocracy. Even the knight's fiefdom area is more than that of other countries. How long the land means more yields and also means having money to snap up luxury goods. Marin vaguely remembered that the Chinese tyrants went to Paris to buy luxury goods in later generations, but this time, Marin wanted the French tyrants to buy their own Chinese luxury goods, and the price was super high......

In addition to France, Portugal has already hosted auctions, and there is no need to mention it again. Spain's economy is average, but there are many wealthy aristocrats and merchants, and Marin intends to hold an auction in Barcelona as well.

There is also London, England, in fact, Marin does not want to go to the London auction. Because, after the civil war, London was greatly damaged, and there were not many rich people left.

However, Marin wanted to annex Britain in the future, and he could not help but give face to the British. If this auction feast had missed London, it might have been hated by the English aristocracy. Therefore, he still plans to go to London to hold an auction to give the British a little face.

As for other countries, there is no need. Copenhagen was originally a bustling city, but with Denmark's defeat to Marin several times, the city has been looted, and now there are not many people who can afford to bid for it. As for Poland and Lithuania, the economy is average, and the people there love to drink spirits, but they may not have the spare money to buy silk, porcelain, or anything. Of course, Zygmunt I, as his brother-in-law, Marin must have sent him a few pieces of porcelain and some silk, after all, he was a relative.

Thinking of sending something, Marin suddenly remembered whether he should send some porcelain, silk and tea bricks to his father-in-law, His Holiness the Pope? In addition, it is also possible to use Julius II, the pope, to promote a wave in Rome.

In addition to the Pope, Marin's old superior, Emperor Maximilian I, was also to be sent. Although he has no real power, he is an emperor after all. Moreover, it is okay to be a spokesperson for yourself in southern Germany and help promote it......

As for the other monarchs...... Marin thought about it, but still planned to send a few to Edward. After all, he is now a British nobleman, and he still needs a little superficial respect for Edward, the king of England.

And for the Spanish monarch, Marin was only going to give Juan a few pieces, now King Juan III of Castile. Because, Juan has a good relationship with himself. As for Ferdinand II, the old fox, Marin was not familiar with him...... But in the end, Marin decided to send two to the old fox. After all, it's time to hold an auction in his turf of Barcelona......