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However, before opening the Persian route, Marin had to negotiate with Portugal in order to obtain the permission of the other party.

Why? Because judging by the arrangement of the Holy See, Persia belonged to the Portuguese sphere of influence. Moreover, the warships of the Portuguese and Spaniards are still roaming the Arabian Sea.

Of course, Marin was not afraid of the Portuguese. Rather, he didn't want to break the rules......

Why did Marin uphold this "rule"? Because he is the biggest vested interest in this "rule". For example, in the Americas, if you follow the rules, naturally Marin will occupy all of them. But if you break the rules set by the Holy See, not to mention that the Holy See is not good-looking, others will have a reason to covet the Americas, you yourself are not following the rules, and we will learn from you......

Therefore, in order to prevent others from breaking the rules and attacking the idea of America, Marin must take the initiative to uphold the rules set by the Holy See.

In this case, even if Marin looks down on Portugal, he must first say hello to the Portuguese. Moreover, Marin was not worried that the Portuguese would not agree.

Because, Marin will make it clear that I don't buy Persian carpets and silk, which are popular in Persia, but only livestock, and ...... Black oil for the treatment of skin diseases in livestock......

Well, this black oil, naturally, is oil. Of course, no one notices the value of oil now. In addition to being used as fuel to burn in vain, the biggest role of oil is to apply it to the appearance of livestock suffering from skin diseases, and use it to treat skin diseases of animals.

There are multiple hydrocarbon organic compounds in petroleum, and some hydrocarbon organic compounds contain certain toxicity and have bactericidal effects. So, oil can be used to treat skin diseases in livestock.

Baku, Azerbaijan, currently produces hundreds of shiploads of oil a year, most of which are sold to herders to treat skin diseases in their livestock. After all, the Middle East is mostly nomadic people, and there are not many other peoples, but there are many livestock and large markets.

The Portuguese and Persians had been in contact for some time and naturally knew that oil could cure skin diseases in livestock. Marin imported a large amount of oil from Baku in Persia under the pretext of "curing skin diseases of livestock", and the Portuguese would not suspect anything.

Speaking of which, the Baku oil field is probably the oldest oil-producing area in the world. The local oil reserves are extremely abundant, and oil seedlings have long been exposed. In areas where local oil seedlings are outcropping, dig a few meters deep well, and oil can bubble out. Bud also went to Baku once and saw that there are hundreds of small oil wells dug by local herdsmen, each of which is not very productive, but it adds up to a total of several hundred ships a year.

Marin intended to establish good relations with the Safavid Empire of Persia by providing guns and weapons, as well as swords and armor. Then, send a chamber of commerce to settle in, and then take control of the oil wells in Baku and send people to dig deep oil wells and expand production.

In this way, there will be no shortage of gasoline in Beihai in the future. When you fight with people, you can throw incendiary bombs as much as you want. Especially the ships used to burn the opponent must be cool.

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Marin sent Kohler as an envoy to Lisbon, Portugal, and expressed his intentions. The Portuguese did not know what was happening on the Persian side at this time, and they were not happy. However, after Kohler informed the Portuguese king of the fact that Persia had been defeated by the Turks and that he had been stunned by artillery, Manuel I urgently summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures. Because, if Turkey annexes Persia, then the whole world pattern will usher in a major change.

In order to keep Persia as a potential ally to keep Turkey at bay, the Portuguese authorities finally agreed to trade between the North Sea States and Persia. However, in the treaty, the Portuguese harshly stipulated that the North Sea States could only sell goods such as weapons to the Persians, and nothing else could be involved. At the same time, the goods purchased from Persia could only be livestock and black oil...... Moreover, in the waters near Persia, the merchant ships of the North Sea State must be subject to random inspections of Portuguese warships at any time, so as to prevent the merchant ships of the North Sea State from carrying "illegal goods......

This condition is very harsh, and even a bit of a slap in the face. But after Kohler asked Marin with a carrier pigeon, Marin agreed without hesitation. Because, in the first place, he did not think of buying anything else from Persia. So, this condition looks harsh, but it's nothing.

It's just that it is too much and too much to be inspected by Portuguese warships at any time at sea. Therefore, Marin proposed an alternative that when the merchant ships of the North Sea State passed through the Strait of Hormuz, they had to dock at the Portuguese colony of Hormuz Island for "replenishment". The Portuguese will then be invited to come on board for a "visit...... That sounds a lot better......

Although both are subject to inspections, one is a mandatory inspection that does not give face, and the other is an invitation to board the ship, although the actual situation of the two is the same, it is much better to say.

After discussion, the Portuguese also agreed to this plan. After all, it is indeed insulting to have another country's merchant ship inspected at any time. Anyway, the goal has been achieved, so there is no need to be too faceless.

In this way, Marin obtained permission from the Portuguese to trade in a limited variety of goods from Persia by peaceful means......

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As soon as the agreement was reached, Marin sent a ship to the shipyard on Long Island, New York, and ordered the shipyard to develop a merchant ship specifically for carrying livestock. Moreover, the requirements are 500 tons.

The reason why the people in the New York shipyard were allowed to develop this kind of ship was because the New York shipyard had treasure ship craftsmen who were dug from the Daming Nanjing Longjiang Treasure Shipyard. Among the treasure ships, there are horse ships that are specially used to load horses.

Ma Lin hopes that the experience of the craftsmen of Longjiang Bao Shipyard in making horse boats can be combined with the European keel shipbuilding method to create a European-style 500-ton horse ship for the transportation of Persian war horses.

Moreover, Marlin wanted the boat to be double-decker. In this way, more horses could be loaded, or Persian cattle and sheep. Persia is a big country in animal husbandry, and livestock can't be sold in the Middle East, a country full of animal husbandry, so it's probably Marin, the "big man", who is willing to buy it. Therefore, the price will definitely not be expensive at that time.

Sadly, Persia is located in the middle of Asia, and almost all of its neighboring countries, except for India, are mainly animal husbandry. Therefore, even if Persia had a large number of livestock, it could not sell it. Even in India, an agricultural country, the western states are also important horse-producing areas, and Mawari horses are also exported to Egypt.

In addition, because Persia is the only Shiite country in the entire Middle East, and its relations with the surrounding Sunni countries are very bad, people may not be willing to trade with others. Only the Portuguese wanted to trade with Persia.

However, the Portuguese were clearly very European-minded and did not think much of the Persian medium-sized horses. Because, medium horses are only suitable for light cavalry to ride, not for plate knights. And Portugal is a typical European country, and its thinking is also European, so it naturally looks down on the Persian "pony". Therefore, the Portuguese did not have any feelings about Marin wanting to buy horses from Persia, and even felt that Marin was full......

How did they know that after the complete decline of the knightly class in Europe, the Arabian horse, a medium-sized horse, would become a hot object in Europe. Many famous horses in later generations were mixed with the bloodline of Arabian horses. And the Persian horse, because Persia has been ruled by the Arab Empire for a long time, has long been mixed with the blood of the Arab horse, and belongs to a very good light cavalry war horse.