After the matters were settled, a deacon from the Lateran Temple came and reported to Julius II that the bishop from the Bishopric of Fulda, on the edge of the Duchy of Saxony, had come to meet the Pope. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Episcopal State of Fulda is just an ordinary episcopal state, and naturally it is not eligible to receive an invitation from the Holy See. However, after hearing of the new pope's accession to the throne, Bishop Fulda rushed to Rome to meet the new pope. After all, that's the boss of his own boss. It's just that it was still a day late and missed the enthronement ceremony......

Julius II said that he understood, and asked the deacon to take Bishop Fulda to the reception room and wait, while he himself waited a little before going over. After all, he is the general boss of the Catholic group, a regional manager of the Bishop of Fulda, and it is not worth paying too much attention to himself, so it doesn't hurt to let him wait for a while......

When the deacon left, Marin couldn't help but sneeze. Julius II hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong? Got a cold? "The word cold was taught to him by Marin when he was living in East Friesland.

And Marin also attached great importance to the health of his father-in-law, the Pope, and specially selected two Mongolian doctors with excellent medical skills from the court doctors from the Golden Horde as the specialized doctors of Julius II, so that Julius II would not be killed by the superstitious doctors of the Holy See. With those two Mongolian doctors, Marin estimated that his father-in-law should be able to live a few more years......

"No, it's just, what's the smell of pepper on that deacon just now? I have some allergies to the peppery smell in my nose......"

"Oh, Deacon Kelly likes to put peppery perfume on his body, so he smells peppery." Julius II, who was probably familiar with the deacon, casually introduced. It's no wonder that if it wasn't a familiar deacon, Julius II didn't dare to put it by his side, what if he was assassinated?

"Peppery perfume?" Marin was completely shocked......

Marin had heard of lavender-scented perfumes, rose-scented perfumes, and fruit-scented perfumes...... However, I have never heard of a special peppery perfume......

"What a fuss, every fragrance can be formulated into a perfume. Pepper, cinnamon, cloves, ginger...... and so on can extract essential oils to make perfumes. In the Holy See, all clergy must wear perfume, otherwise it will be rude! "Julius II gave Marin a popular science with contempt.

It is true that the archbishops of the Holy See, because of their religious beliefs, do not like to bathe. If you don't wear some perfume, your body doesn't stink? A group of cardinals meet together, and if everyone stinks, then what majesty is there? Isn't it similar to the beggar gang who called Hanako a party?

Therefore, the clergy of the Holy See will choose to apply perfume to their bodies to cover up the odor. Over time, it became a common practice – it would be rude for the missionary not to touch the perfume......

Only then did Marin notice that his father-in-law also seemed to have lavender perfume......

It's just that Julius II was not like the other bishops. During his stay in East Friesland, under Marin's "bewitchment", he had become accustomed to taking hot baths, and no longer insisted on not bathing for a long time like some stubborn old bishops. Mainly, Julius II, who was still Archbishop of Rovere, would not let Marin hold his grandson Caesar if he did not take a bath......

Later, over time, Julius II also got used to bathing. However, upon his return to the Holy See, Julius II would not persuade others to fall in love with hot baths. Because, not bathing has always been advocated by the Holy See. As a pope, he can't advocate the opposite all at once. Therefore, Julius II could only secretly bathe himself. Whether others wash it or not, it's his business......

But even after taking a bath, Julius II put on a lavender-scented perfume to cater to the masses and avoid "faux pases......

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"So, the thousands of clergy in the city of Rome, all of them were perfumed?" Marlin asked in surprise.

"Of course, everyone in the Holy See wears perfume, and when the ceremony is held, incense is lit in the hall. It is arguably the city of Rome that consumes the most perfume and fragrance in Europe. Julius II continued to teach his hairy son-in-law.

"Perfume...... Perfume...... So, Yue ...... Your Holiness, there must be a lot of perfumers in Rome? Marin's eyes flashed, and he didn't know what was in mind.

"Of course, most of the best perfumers in Europe are in Rome." Julius II said proudly.

Of course, he didn't brag that before the "Cologne perfume" came out in the 18th century, Italy was indeed the most developed region in Europe in the perfume industry, and it was also the region with the largest perfume consumption. Even Giovanni, the craftsman who made the "Cologne Perfume" in Cologne, Germany in 1709. Maria. Farina, also a perfume artisan from Italy.

In this era, the best perfume artisans are indeed in Italy. As for France, it has to step aside at this time. One thing that needs to be popularized is that whether it is a famous French perfume or a French meal, it is Catherine of the Medici family, who married King Henry II of France in 1533. Morality. The Medici brought it over. The first perfume shop in Paris, also Catherine. Morality. The Italian perfumer brought by the Medici to support it. The famous French meal in later generations is Catherine. Morality. The Medici married several Italian cooks to drive the development.

Therefore, if you want to brag about French perfume and French dinner with beautiful women, if you don't know this, it is very low...... Catherine. Morality. The Medici is clearly the grandparent of French perfume and French dinner......

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"Your Excellency, can you reward me with dozens of perfume artisans?" Suddenly, Marin changed his face and walked around Julius II with a flattering face, begging for the perfume maker......

"What do you want a perfume artisan to do?" Julius II was a little puzzled.

"I plan to open up trade routes with China in the future, and I plan to use perfume as my main product......" Marin whispered to Julius II.

"There is no perfume in Huaxia?" Julius II was somewhat unconvinced. Perfume, is this thing unusual?

"Yes, but it's all shoddy." Marin is right, the Ming Dynasty also has perfumes, most of which are inferior Middle Eastern perfumes that were passed over from Persia and Arabia. These perfumes, with insufficient concentration, and the lack of distillation technology, do not use high-concentration alcohol blending, resulting in a very average quality, at most the level of flower water in later generations. Moreover, even such a "flower water" level of tattered Middle Eastern perfume is priceless in Daming, and it cannot be bought at all.

"Then you want to ......"

"That's right, you give me a batch of top perfume craftsmen, blend top perfume to sell in Huaxia, don't worry about exchanging fine silk and porcelain!" Marin said with a twinkle in his eyes, as if he saw gold and silver coins rolling in like a torrent......

"Can't you exchange other goods for silk and porcelain?" Julius II was a little puzzled.

"Boss...... Don't you know, the Ming Empire in China has no shortage of materials, and the price of everything is several times cheaper than in Europe. You asked me to pull supplies to trade? Isn't that looking for a loss? Marin said speechlessly.

"Is that so?" Julius II was somewhat surprised. At this time, Europeans only knew about China through Marco Polo's "Marco Polo's Travels", and no one else had been to China specifically, and they knew nothing about the situation there.

However, "The Travels of Marco Polo" is a braggart novel, which is seriously inaccurate in many places, and cannot be used as a reference book, but can only be used as a children's book......

"Well, you know, I did have a teacher who taught Albert Einstein and really went to China. He said that the prices there are generally only one-tenth of those in Europe...... and that after the "price revolution", they will become one-tenth and one-tenth of them......

"Ah...... Wouldn't it be a big profit to trade over there? Julius II said in surprise.

"Of course, keep your voice down and don't let anyone know. Remember to leave me the right to trade in China in the future. What you leave to me is to Caesar, your own grandson......"

"Okay, I'll keep it for you. When Spain and Portugal re-sign the treaty, I will find a way to deliberately remove the piece of China from their partition agreement and keep it for you. However, you must have enough strength to protect such a big interest at that time, so as not to be torn apart by others...... Perfume maker, I'll find you dozens when I'm fine......" Julius II, after giving him a deep look at his hairy-footed son-in-law, went to meet Bishop Fulda......

In fact, what Marin said about using perfume to trade with the Ming Dynasty is just one of the uses. Another role of perfume, Marin hasn't said yet......

The flower water mentioned before is actually a weakened version of perfume. The flavor content of perfume is about 15%~25%, while the flavor content of flower water is only about 3%.

It is naturally a piece of cake to make perfume and toilet water. Perfume can be used to trade with the Ming Dynasty. However, it will take a long time to wait until the opening of the Daming route.

And the toilet water is urgently needed now......

Because, Marin remembered that in his previous life, many parents, in order to prevent their children from being bitten by mosquitoes, often gave their children flower water to prevent mosquito bites. The famous "Baby Gold Water" flower water is said to be made from a liquid soaked in wild chrysanthemums.

Ma Lin estimated that the composition of this wild chrysanthemum water is somewhat similar to that of pyrethrum, which can achieve the purpose of repelling mosquitoes.

If you use perfume craftsmen to soak the chrysanthemums of pyrethrum, extract the insecticidal ingredients, and mix them with flower water, then this kind of flower water, used in tropical colonies, the effect is extremely powerful.

Pyrethrum ingredients are not toxic to people, but mosquitoes will be finished when they touch it, and they dare not spray. If pyrethrum is used to make flower water, then, colonization in tropical areas, colonists will not be bitten by tropical mosquitoes, resulting in yellow fever and other malignant diseases.

Previously, Marin's idea of planting wormwood and pyrethrum to repel mosquitoes was not perfect. Because, there are always mosquitoes that will bypass the lines of wormwood and pyrethrum and bite some unlucky egg. However, if the body is coated with mosquito repellent toilet water, then the mosquitoes will not be able to start, and they will not even dare to approach......

In this way, Marin can safely emigrate to Cuba and Panama on a large scale and carry out development without fear of mass death. Of course, the premise is that the amount of mosquito repellent toilet water is sufficient......

Moreover, Marin knows that wormwood is also mosquito repellent and non-toxic. If pyrethrum water should be used with caution for babies, then the flower water made of wormwood is much safer.

Therefore, Marlin needed a group of perfume artisans to develop a flower water containing pyrethrum or wormwood to supply the needs of the tropical colony and avoid a large number of deaths. After all, tropical poisonous mosquitoes are terrifying. Remembering the tens of thousands of people who died from the bite of poisonous insects during the construction of the Panama Canal, Marin was terrified......

However, with mosquito repellent toilet water, Marin's road to conquering the tropics will be an easy one. And the countries that have not mastered this "artifact" will die a lot in the tropical colonies......