Chapter 1,384 As long as there is gold, anything can be sold!
"The... white-skinned... friends who appeared in the big boat! Thank you for your gift of leather armor! This set of leather armor... is better than all the leather armor in the tribe... The chief is very happy! This is a gift in return for you!..."
"Ahaha! God bless you! This is really...his! Gold?...Ah! So much? I'm afraid it's two hundred grams, right? Thank you Lord! Thank you!..."
In the hands of the Taíno leader, a handful of shiny placer gold was handed out, and Haroldo, the boatswain's eager hands, took it and held it tightly in his palms! He took out a close-fitting tinder bag and mixed the flint and fire inside.
He poured a handful of it on the ground, and carefully poured the placer gold into it one by one. Then, he couldn't help it anymore, and under the smiling gaze of the Tylenol leader, he checked the quality of the placer gold one by one!
"Ha! White-skinned...friends! Don't worry...these are all...very pure yellow stones...there are still some in the tribe...as long as you take out weapons, armor, and thunder magic weapons to exchange them!..."
"Holy Mother! It is indeed the best placer gold! Real gold that can be used as gold coins!..."
At this moment, both of them had smiles on their faces, like the "cotton" on the island of Haiti. Well, when the upland cotton on this island blooms, it is very bright red and white, very bright and moving, and it also has wealth.
Rich flavor.
"Ancestor! If he is really...then...maybe?...Should I? Should I speak?..."
On the other side, the smart Sushu was in ups and downs, with countless thoughts and emotions colliding in his mind. He actually knew much more about the "native kingdom" on the island of Cuba in the west than Bruno thought.
Much more!
On the one hand, after he was captured by Columbus's fleet, he heard many curses from sailors, learned about the attacks of those "native kingdoms", and heard about those "warriors" who were completely different from the Taino tribes. On the other hand,
During this month, the Taíno natives who were captured on the boat also told many stories: "Sitting in a long boat, appearing from the west", "The god of war on the plateau, the hummingbird of faith", "
The prophecy of the white-skinned evil spirit will not stop until death"...and only he can understand these specific details! When translating, he also put some thought into it, concealing a lot of content and not telling Bruno.
"Well! Be brave, Suchi! This may be your only chance!... If you leave here... then the fleet will have to return! Return to the home of the white-skinned people!..."
At this moment, the turmoil in Sushu's heart was like the waves of the Caribbean Sea. And at the last moment before making this decision, he thought of Ah Yue's eyes full of hatred and determination, and of the dozen tribesmen who were captured on the boat.
, he was the only one left... He finally raised his head, looked at the calm "ordinary militia" opposite, and spoke in Taino in a low voice and nervously.
"The God of War from the West... the God of War on the Plateau... Go Carrot... protects us!..."
"Um?…"
The ordinary militiaman's expression changed. He first glanced at Bosun Haroldo, who was attracted by the gold, and then looked deeply at the Taino-faced Tushu. After a moment, his expression remained unchanged and he spoke softly in Taino language.
road.
“The Lord God bless you and me!…”
“…!…”
Hearing the strange accent of the other party, Shushu's heart suddenly shook, and his eyes changed. However, at this time, Haroldo finally finished testing the gold's quality. Satisfied, he patted Shushu's shoulder heavily and said with a smile.
"Huh! Whether it's the devil or the Lord... gold is gold, the most sacred gold!... Haha! Sushu, what are you doing standing still? Help me thank this generous leader! Ask me again, are they still there?
What is needed?…We want to trade more gold…Oh no! Yellow stones!…”
When Haroldo rowed the boat and returned to the ship with his head bowed, all the sailors on the ship stirred up again. Because this time, Haroldo replaced it with a pair of refined leather armor.
200 grams of gold! Converted into gold coins circulating in Western Europe, this is at least 50 pieces, 50 Venetian gold ducats!
In addition to the gold, the leader of the native people also made a request to continue the trade! Whether it is "sharp weapons, strong armor", or "thunder tubes, thunder tubes", or even "four-legged horses"
, four-legged ox, four-legged goat"... They are willing to give full gold in exchange!
"O Lord! A pair of refined leather armor costs 50 gold ducats! ...You know, buying such a set of refined leather armor in Lisbon only costs 2-3 ducats! And if in the name of the Kingdom's Navy, you can ask for
The armorer purchased military supplies at a low price, and the price was even less than 2 ducats! This time, it is a huge profit of 25 times!..."
Seeing the placer gold brought back by Haroldo, Mattim immediately calculated the account, and his eyes were red with jealousy! You know, according to the rules on the ship, these two times were gold brought back by Haroldo. Wait until the accounts are divided
When the time comes, one person will be counted as three people, and he will get two more spoils!
"Blessed Mother! Haroldo, you did a good job indeed! Well... Sushu, you are also good! When we divide the spoils later, we will follow the rules and count you as your share!..."
Seeing such a harvest, Bruno was also very satisfied, and even generously promised a share of the loot to Sushu. At the same time, he could not restrain himself and gave birth to more greed, greed for golden wealth! That is, on the ship
We don't have enough force, so we have to trade with real things...
However, to be honest, this backhand profit of more than 20 times is indeed enough to make people sell their souls!
You must know that the military supplies on the ship used for trading were purchased with money from the Kingdom of Portugal. After returning, you only need to report a loss, hide part of the benefit, and hand over a small half to Commander Nuno and the royal family... and the rest
Half of the profits belong to the ship, and the captain directly gets 30%!
"Lord! Is this the East? No, even if it's not the East...such profits are almost the same as those from Eastern trade, right?!..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You know, in Lisbon... a standard set of knight's full armor only costs 20 gold ducats. And a set of sergeant's heavy armor costs 8 gold ducats.
A set of knight's squire armor costs 6 ducats. If it is the new type of breastplate coat, which does not include helmets, arm armors, and leg armors, just like the several breastplates carried on the ship... then only 2-3 ducats are needed.
!...Yes! You can sell the extra breastplates to the natives! Each ship sells 5 pieces, one piece will be doubled ten times, 20 gold ducats!..."
At the end of the 15th century, the productivity of Western European countries was indeed developing and progressing rapidly. Various hydraulic workshops were built along the rivers. And the originally expensive armor began to gradually become cheap and popular.
In particular, the new hydraulic forging workshops in Shinra and Italy used water-powered machinery to produce breastplate pieces in large quantities, which greatly reduced the price of half-armor, almost having an explosive impact on the entire armor market!
"As for weapons... standard sailor scimitars, 10 for 1 ducat! If sold, only one for 1 ducat! Matchlock guns are much more expensive, each is worth 1 ducat, and sold to natives for 10 ducats!..."
"As for the 8-pound cannon, you can't buy it on the market at all. But the cost paid by the Royal Navy to the artillery workshop is about 50-100 gold ducats, depending on how much rebate the other party gives... If you calculate the market price, it must be at least 100 gold ducats.
Twice, 160 ducats? Sell it to the natives and double it five times, no, ten times!…”
"Wait a minute! How can the 8-pound guns on the ship be sold to the natives?! Have I lost my mind?... Well... the 8-pound guns must not be sold! But the four 2-pound guns on the Silvera ship can be sold for 1
The door must be sold for at least 200 gold ducats!… However, what if the natives can really pay ten times the price?… Come up with 1,600 gold ducats, which is 6 kilograms of gold… Hiss! 6 kilograms of gold.
!This 8-pounder gun...it's not like it can't be reported as lost..."
Under the stimulation of gold, not only Captain Bruno and the officers on the flagship, but also Captain Silvera on the other ship fell into a golden dream.
The fleet meeting was open, and it turned into a market for smuggling. The eyes of the two captains flashed, and they had the idea of selling military supplies! There was still a clear crew on the entire ship, maybe only one was left.
, no, two "people"...
"Damn it! Lord! How much shining gold does the big tribe of natives here have?! If they have enough gold, as long as they have enough gold... then after replenishing food and getting ready to return!
Sell them all the military supplies on the ship!..."
"Well...Such an astonishing profit will be returned to His Majesty João...Wait until next year, I will be able to return with more fleets and more military supplies!...At that time, let's take a look at the strength of the large native tribe.
How! Decide again, is it a friendly deal or... Our Lady bless us! The devil may bless us too!..."
