Because it took time to develop the steering wheel, and the upper edge of the bore-beam sail needed to be further tested along the way, none of this had anything to do with Marlin, so now Marlin felt like he had nothing to do.

Marin suddenly regretted it - why didn't he go to an engineering degree before the crossing? If you are an industrial designer and know everything how to build, it will save trouble. Preferably, lead everyone directly into the era of the internal combustion engine, and then dominate the world within ten years......

It's a pity that Marin is a liberal arts student and can only talk about it. A lot of truth has been seen in books or books. However, he can only talk about it. Let him do it himself, it is better to be an apprentice craftsman.

Moreover, what made Marin depressed was that he had traveled to the magnificent Age of Discovery, but unfortunately, he was dressed too early, and it turned out to be the beginning period. That's it, a lot of seafaring technology hasn't even appeared. For this reason, Marin had to be busy building the Galen ship. Now, I have to get the upper rim girder sail again, and I have to get the roulette steering wheel...... None of this is needed, Marin needs to do it. But he doesn't know anything, he just talks. Therefore, Marin can only talk about it himself, and then let those craftsmen who are confused to explore the research and development on their own...... This time has been greatly wasted......

However, then again, it is not easy for Marin to know those scientific truths. Even the knowledge of physics and chemistry at the high school level in later generations is extremely high-end in this era. Leonardo da Vinci, the brightest scientist of this era, was amazed by Marin's scientific "talent" and even bowed to it. But what made Leonardo da Vinci feel strange was that Marin's various physical and chemical knowledge was the truth. But once it comes to the hands-on part, it is super wasteful, and Da Vinci, who is an experimental assistant, thinks he is a waste of firewood......

In desperation, Marin had no choice but to bring out his grandfather's grandfather, the so-called "great sage" Einstein, who was not yet born, and shook the pot and said-This is what my teacher Einstein taught me, I knew there was such a thing, but I never practiced it...... That makes sense......

Just as Marin was in the palace regretting that he had not learned much about engineering in his previous life, the guards came to report that John II, Duke of Cleaver, had arrived......

As soon as he heard of the visit of this ally, Marin immediately perked up and warmly received John II. After all, Marin now has a request for the other party.

Because of his bad reputation among the princes, in order to avoid provoking the German princes too much, Marin made a plan to declare war on Gedes in the name of John II, Duke of Cleaver, and seize most of the territory of the Duchy of Geddes. Then, John II, Duke of Cleaver, "hired" Marin's army to attack the Duchy of Guedes, seizing the very fertile land in the Dutch region of the Dutch region of the Dutch region of the Duchy of Guedes. As for the remuneration for hiring, it is the Marin Dynasty that he has imagined in the Makbo Kingdom. The country of Makber is the core area of the Ruhr area, a coal-producing powerhouse......

Therefore, for Marin, now John II, Duke of Cleaver, is definitely an uncle who needs to be served well. For this reason, Marin ordered the prince's door to be wide open. Then, he personally took Prime Minister Jeffrey and General Schwartz and other civil and military officials to greet the king with high etiquette and greeted John II. When John II's carriage entered the palace, Marin even rode by the side of the carriage.

"Oh, Grand Duke Marin, you're so polite!" John II said with a smile. Although he was polite, the corners of John II's grinning mouth showed that the other party was very satisfied.

For the traditional European aristocracy, face (that is, honor) was the most important. Many times, face is even more important than gold coins. Therefore, Marin's approach of giving face like this made John II, an old nobleman, still very useful.

Moreover, Marin is now a Grand Duke. Although Marin, the Grand Duke, has specifically stated that he is on the same level as the Duke, the Grand Duke is the Grand Duke, and his status is higher than that of the Duke. Now, Marin, the Grand Duke, gave face so much and greeted himself with a high standard of etiquette to welcome the king, which still made John II feel more face-saving.

In addition, coincidentally, John II also had ambitions to be king in his heart. It's a pity that his two feudal kingdoms have no money and no very strong army. Therefore, John II's ambition to be king can only be thought about in his heart. And Marin happened to greet him with the etiquette of welcoming the king, and it happened to make John II addicted to being a king......

After the guests and hosts sat down, Marin first asked his subordinates to serve the very popular Earl Grey milk tea, and then asked directly to the point:

"Welcome to Lord John's visit, it's just that Lord John usually doesn't go abroad easily, and this time I came to Aurich, I don't know what to do?"

Europeans don't like to beat around the bush, and Germans are even more upright. Therefore, Marin directly asked his doubts straight to the point.

After taking an unhurried sip of Earl Grey's milk tea, John II, Duke of Cleaver, did not directly answer Marin's question, but asked rhetorically:

"I heard that Lord Marlin has a lot of good-tasting spirits for sale right now? What kind of whiskey is it called? ”

Marin immediately understood in seconds - it turned out to be for the rye second pot head......

Marin did not think that John II had come to buy wine specifically, and that it was certainly not a matter of personally buying wine and drinking it if he could have a duke come over in person. Well, there's only one possibility—this guy wants to sell whisky as an agent...... Only when you are an agent, you can earn enough......

However, Marin clearly remembers that this 40-proof spirit is not popular in Germany. This is because Germans prefer low-alcohol beers. So, Marin asked directly:

"Lord Johann, I remember that the Germans don't like this spirit very much...... implication is that Marin is not optimistic about the sales of whisky in the Duchy of Cripple and the Kingdom of Macbeth.

John II smiled and said:

"I know this, of course, so I want more than just the exclusive distribution rights of the Duchy of Cleaver and the Nation of Macbeth, where spirits don't sell very well. But...... My brother's Teutonic Knights, but spirits are very popular......"

"......I see," Marin realized.

Although the Teutonic state was ruled by the Teutonic knights, the main population of the Teutonic state, the Prussians, were Slavs.

It is worth noting that the Prussians mentioned here are the natives of East Prussia and have little to do with the so-called Prussians of the later Prussian kingdom.

The so-called "Prussians" in the Kingdom of Prussia were actually mostly Germans. And the Prussians referred to here are the natives of the Teutonic Knights, the Slavic race. They were actually forced to speak German by the knights of the Teutonic Order, and gradually became Germanized Slavs. Later, they gradually merged with the Germans......

The habits of the native Prussians were naturally different from those of the Germans, and like the Poles, they also loved to drink, and the more intense they were, the more they liked it.

Moreover, the population of the Teutonic Knights was as high as one million, and most of them were native Prussians. Therefore, the Teutonic Knights are definitely a big market for spirits. Therefore, Marin admired John II's vision a little.

In a normal day, Marin might have refused John II's request. After all, this is asking for nothing to share the money with Marin. But now, Marin really can't refuse. Because, the seizure of the country of Mark is too important to Marin, but the country of Mark is in the hands of the other party. Moreover, attacking the Duchy of Gedesi also requires the other party's intervention...... Therefore, even with some reluctance, Marin decided to give in......

"Okay, I agree. Just, Grand Master Philip? "After all, the Teutonic kingdom was ruled by Grand Master Philip, the younger brother of John II. So, this benefit is indispensable to Grand Master Philip.

"Don't worry, it's Philip who asked me to talk to you this time. I share the profits from selling wine with Philip ......"

Marin understands in seconds, this is reminding him that the interests of two people need to be divided more...... Moreover, it also explains why John II knew that Marin personally went into battle to help sell whiskey. After all, the Teutons and Poland were neighbors, and it was not surprising that the Teutons knew that something so big had happened in Poland......

"Okay, I'll give you a 7% discount on the selling price!"

"Seventy percent? Can it be lowered? "John II naturally wanted to make more profits.

"Lord John, the cost of making wine is high. In order to obtain high-quality sake, it is very wasteful to make this sake, and only the best part of the brewed sake can be extracted to ensure that the sake does not choke...... Give you a 7% discount, and I'm already giving up more than half of my profits......"

Marin fooled John II vigorously, and John II did not know the technique of brewing the second pot head. Moreover, he didn't know that Marin had a lot of grain in his hands, and he thought that Marin was buying grain to make wine. So, John II, Duke of Cleaver, agreed to this divide.

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation, and I will exchange Mark Boguo for you as promised. The premise is that you want to knock down most of the territory of the Duchy of Gedes and exchange it for ...... with me."

"Okay, it's a deal!"