Chapter 147: Savage Earl and Spice Banquet

Jeff Ferdinand II cried and laughed for a long while holding his son who was gradually recovering, and then remembered Marin waiting beside him ...
咳 "Ahem-Baron Marin, I will fulfill my promise. By the way, I want to ask, what do you want to do in the colony of the barren continent?"
"Cultivate the land ..." Marin said innocently.
"Farming?" Ferdinand II almost didn't take it easy. Isabella I, who had been playing soy sauce for a long time, also laughed out loud.
"Yes, Your Majesty, you know, Chen's fiefdom is only a few islands. The land is barren and lacks fresh water. It is not suitable for farming ..." Marin blinked and continued pretending to be stupid.
所以 "So you're going to farm on the barren continent? Are you afraid of being hacked by those barbarians?"
"It's nothing. The minister can choose an island or a estuary. There are few savages nearby. Reclaim arable land of tens of thousands of Yougram and grow a lot of food ..." Then, Marin also said An intoxicated expression appeared.
Both Ferdinand II and Isabella I experienced a chill, and even Prince John on the side fought a cold war, thinking that he was afraid of cold again ...
"Are you not authorized by the Pope to buy spices in India? Why do you want to grow a land that is so profitable?" Ferdinand II knew about Marin's right to buy spices in India.
"Your Majesty, you also know that the minister is just a little baron. Before he got hot, calm down and thought, a baron in my district, and the Portuguese predatory, isn't it trying to die?"
"This time, I sent four ships, and the Portuguese were also four. Of course, they could not take me. However, once the Indian route was determined, the Portuguese saw a huge profit, and next time they will not allow my boat to participate. Maybe next time the Portuguese will send a fleet to intercept some of my ships. At that time, I will not be able to continue this business ... "Marin lamented, but also made very sense.
The most distinguished couples in Spain nodded and agreed with Marin. After all, a small baron of Marin could not compete with the Kingdom of Portugal.
所以 "So you go to the barren continent?" Prince John asked curiously.
"Uh-huh, I am trying to clear 100,000 Ugram land in the barren continent and become a big landlord!"
"Hahahaha ..." Everyone was amused by Marin's words.
Then, with the consent of his wife, the pregnant Ferdinand II issued a document allowing Marin to open 5 colonies in the barren continent (America).
Of course, in order to stop others from talking about it, Ferdinand II decided to seize the title of Marin, one of the "barbaric counts" who surrendered to Spain. In this way, Ferdinand II not only repaid the graciousness of Marin to save his son, but also ensured that the barren continent nominally belonged to Spain and had the best of both worlds.
"But, Your Majesty, the minister lives in the northernmost part of Germany. As the Count of Spain, I can't come to pay tribute to the Iberian Peninsula ..."
"I don't need you to pay a tribute, and you are the earl of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile. In fact, they will actually block the mouths of others. I will be famous in the paper. The colony had all the rights, and did not need to pay taxes to the kingdom, as long as it belonged to Spain in name. The descendants would succeed, and they would not need to be re-registered by the royal family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't be busy, I will send someone to find a Bible, and swear allegiance to us according to the Bible. For the first time, you still need to swear allegiance to our husband and wife."
"Okay!" Marin knelt on one knee without hesitation, pressed the Bible, and swore allegiance to Ferdinand II and Isabella I. Anyway, just act. And, it's great to finish it ...
"How big do you plan to expand each colony?" Ferdinand confirmed again.
"Your Majesty rest assured that the minister will only take the port as the center and draw a circle on the map," Marin replied. However, Marin did not say that it was a world map with a scale of 1:30 million. Draw a small circle on it, how can it be more than 100,000 square kilometers, much larger than Portugal ...
"Okay, I believe you, come and write this sentence into the document ..." Ferdinand II was content with himself, thinking that Marin had been restrained. As everyone knows, a small circle required by others is larger than Portugal. a lot of. The five small circles together are definitely much larger than the Spanish mainland ...
After signing the instrument, both sides thought that they had taken advantage and both laughed. Marin naturally knew that he was taking advantage, so he smiled brightly.
And Ferdinand II thought that he used 5 small slap-sized places, or uncultivated barren land, to pay off the graciousness of saving his son's life, and felt that it was a great deal, so he laughed very happily ... ...
Uh ...
After the simple ceremony of allegiance, Ferdinand II and Isabella I returned to the capital Toledo with the princes and Marin.
In the palace of Toledo, Ferdinand II and his wife warmly entertained Marin. Prince John, who was already in a good condition, also accompanied him personally.
王子 Although Prince John was born of the old and treacherous Ferdinand II and Isabella I who was also not a fuel-saving lamp, the child grew up in the palace and never saw the cruelty of the world. Therefore, the child is still a little ignorant and shy. The prince also blushed when Marin reminded him to pay attention to temperance.
However, Marin was so depressed that he wanted to die ...
Marin never thought that at this banquet, Ferdinand II prepared so many peppers ...
Throughout the banquet, Ferdinand II estimated that he had dozens of pounds of pepper. That is not many people present. If there are many people, Ferdinand II is expected to take out hundreds of pounds of pepper.
You know, in medieval Europe, the price of pepper was so high that it was completely unaffordable for the average person. In the early Middle Ages, the price of peppers was extremely high, once reaching the point where a pepper bean was exchanged for a gold coin. Of course, that was the period of the Crusades in Europe and the Middle East. Because the product is out of stock, the price is so high.
At this time, the Venetian can find a way to buy pepper, Turkey has not yet controlled Egypt, and European commercial roads have not been cut off. Therefore, the price of pepper at this time is only about 10 shillings and 1 pound.
In India, where pepper originates, a pound of pepper costs up to one or two fennies or pennies. And 10 shillings equals 120 pennies, so Da Gama's profit on buying spices in India is up to 60 times ...
Now, because of the scarcity of pepper, spices such as pepper, cloves and cinnamon have become privileged materials that only nobles can enjoy.
Generally speaking, if you are a big aristocrat, if you prepare a banquet with a lot of pepper, cloves, cinnamon or something, you are embarrassed to say you are a big noble.
For example, when the King of Scotland visited King Richard I of England in 1194, in order to show his enthusiasm, Richard I let the King of Scotland eat 2 pounds of pepper every day-why didn't Nimad get angry?
Uh ...
At the moment, Marin encountered such a affair-Ferdinand II served Marin with a lot of pepper in order to entertain Marin. Grilled meat is dipped in pepper, so is bread, so is cheese ...
Looking at the King and his wife and the prince relishly holding bread or roasted meat and dipped in pepper, Marin felt a chill in his heart ...
In fact, Marin is not very cold about peppery spices. It's ok to put a little bit of food in the food, but Marin can't stand it. What's more, just like the perverts at the banquet, take bread or grilled meat and dip it in pepper ...
So, in order to give the King and his wife a face, he just dipped a little pepper and gnawed his teeth ...
I didn't expect it, but this caused a misunderstanding of the Kings-
"This child, from the background of a dismal little family, was not used to delicious peppers, hey--" Ferdinand II and Elizabeth I whispered.
Elizabeth I nodded and agreed, and then looked into Marin's eyes, with some contempt for the country people, and a little sympathy-this child can't eat pepper at all.
Uh ...
Actually, a large part of the nobility of Europeans in this era spent money on purchasing spices.
Often, when a big aristocrat hosts a banquet, it will consume hundreds of pounds of expensive spices such as pepper, cloves and cinnamon.
And these spices are not cheap, so often a banquet comes down to hundreds or even hundreds of gold coins.
Therefore, those big nobles who like to hold banquets have very poor economic conditions, but most of them are gritted. Whoever holds a banquet will be embarrassed if the guests don't put the spices on the table. As for running out of money? Loan 呗. Hansa merchants like to lend to these nobles, charge a super high 15% interest, or exchange for business privileges ...
Uh ...
Having a pepper banquet and eating it, Marin felt that he was getting angry. So he asked the maid for a lot of honey, soaked in honey and water, so as to lower the fire. Even though Marin dipped less pepper in this meal, he still felt a numb throat and his taste was almost destroyed. He really couldn't understand why the European nobles of this era were so important. Even a lot of nobles went bankrupt in order to buy spices ...
Fortunately, Marin has no such hobby. Otherwise, he would go bankrupt ...
And, what makes Marin cry and laugh is that since Marin healed the prince with sugar water. Now, the couple Ferdinand II and Elizabeth I have begun to upgrade the previously unattractive mid-range spice, ginger, into one of the main condiments of the Spanish court.
For this ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Marin really agrees. Eating more is indeed good for your health. Of course, eating too much is not good, and it depends on the season ...
In order to escape the "pepper banquet" prepared by the happy Ferdinand II couple "goodwill", Marin excuses the territory to have something, and after eating a few pepper court banquets that made his mouth blister, he took the king and his wife The signing instrument for the count of the barbaric counties signed, fled the Toledo Palace in a hurry, and began to rush back ...
However, before leaving, Marin worried that Prince Juan would die young in the future. Therefore, he was a Chinese doctor who could not count two knives with half a knife. He grabbed Prince Juan's hand and taught him a health secret-"eat radish in winter and in summer, don't need a doctor to prescribe it!"
This sentence, in fact, Marin appeared on a health program in previous lives, and used it to urge the physically weak prince. At the same time, Marin repeatedly told the prince that in the winter, eat less things like and pepper, which are easy to get angry, but in the summer you can eat something.
In addition, he also urged Prince Juan to exercise more in order to maintain health, and also to control X life ...
In fact, Marin had no good intentions, but was worried that the mighty Charles V would appear in the future, leaving him a little prince who wanted to dominate the king and had no way out, not really good for the prince. But in the eyes of the princes and Ferdinand II, Marin is really good for the prince. So they looked at Marin even more ...
This seemingly random reminder by Ma Lin really played a big role. Prince Juan (although it can also be translated into Prince John, but Prince Juan has more Spanish characteristics), heeded Marin's reminder, paid attention to health, and really lived a long time. Of course, this is the last word ~ ​​EbookFREE.me ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Mobile users, please read.