The Rise of the European Emperor

Soon, that part of Columbus's manuscript was also completed. Marin immediately revised the two manuscripts, mainly to adjust the tone of the part written by himself and the part written by Columbus, trying to be similar, so as to prevent readers from reading and realizing that the two parts were not written by the same person.

In addition, Marin thought for a while and felt that the dangerous things he wrote before were not scary enough, so he added the legends of various exist and non-existent horror creatures such as killer bees, piranhas, piranhas, and man-eating ants. Moreover, the distribution locations of some terrifying creatures have been "moved" from the Amazon jungle to most of the Americas in order to scare people.

In fact, the killer bee is the terrifying product of the cross between the African honeybee and the Brazilian American honeybee. The man-eating ant is a legend, no man-eating ant will hunt the living. They just eat dead people.

But it doesn't matter, there are no zoologists in Europe to test this claim. Even if there is, they don't have the courage to verify it. After all, there are no advanced instruments and various safety protection measures like the later generations. Anyone who goes to the American rainforest to explore is extremely vulnerable to death.

In order to enhance persuasion, Marin also used the sketches of the graphics of those terrifying creatures as accompanying pictures to enhance their authenticity.

After the book was compiled, Columbus read it, and he was in a cold sweat, feeling very terrifying. What's even more terrifying is that Marin told him that these species are real, not fictional, but his distribution range has been exaggerated by him.

After hearing Marin's assurance, Columbus thought for a moment and added this paragraph to the book - "In the name of God, I swear, these species really exist. If there is a lie, I am willing to accept the punishment of hell! "

Marin was very satisfied with this sentence, because no one would not believe it as soon as it came out. Because, in this age of strong Catholicism in Europe, no one dared to joke about God, and it was an open written oath.

Of course, Columbus was also very smart. He just swore that these species really existed, and he didn't say that the distribution range of those species in the book was correct. Even if later generations find out that he is wrong, he cannot be blamed for his fault.

Marin was naturally very satisfied with Columbus' ingenuity. So, before the book was published, Columbus received a "draft fee" of 10,000 gold coins from Marin.

Then, Marin found someone to translate the book into Spanish and Portuguese, just wait for the translation to be completed, typesetting it in type, print it in large quantities, and then find a middleman, publish it in Spain and Portugal, and make sure that the Spanish-Portuguese negotiations begin. Before, let the upper echelons of Spain and Portugal see, thus influencing their decision-making.

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However, even as a traveler, with a "pig's foot halo", not everything is going well. For example, there is unfortunate news from Mount Tara on the island of Ireland - Van Goole sent people to drill more than 20 wells in a row, not to mention 50 meters deep. Within 20 meters, all these deep wells seeped a lot of water...

You know, these days, digging wells is all manual. As long as the water seeps, you can't continue digging. Then, the more than 20 prospecting wells all became water wells...

It is no wonder that the island of Ireland faces the warm North Atlantic Current and receives abundant rainfall. This also leads to the fact that the plains in the Irish region are very rich in groundwater.

Basically, this is similar to the Yangtze River Delta region. As long as a few meters or a dozen meters are dug into the ground, water will inevitably seep and become a well.

That's why Tara, Europe's largest lead-zinc mine, was not discovered until the 1970s. If the burial is shallow, it has been discovered by prospecting experts long ago, so why wait until the 20th century? Moreover, the mining of the Tara lead-zinc mine in later generations also relied on machines, and the role of man was to control the machine to process the ore.

Marin was not reconciled and wanted to solve it with a water pump. However, according to the report of the person sent back by Fan Gaolei, the water seepage rate of each of the more than 20 deep wells is astonishing. And the steam engine speed is only 50 rpm.

The pumping speed certainly can't keep up with the water seepage speed.

In other words, Marin's plan to mine the Tara lead-zinc mine was a complete failure. Mainly, with the current level of technology, the ability to mine can't be reached...

Malin slumped on the chair, his whole body weak, with infinite melancholy in his eyes...

For this Tara lead-zinc mine, he paid a huge amount of effort! For the Tara lead-zinc mine, he did not hesitate to sponsor Earl Edward, and gave the city of Cork to Earl Edward, and also gave huge support to Earl Edward in money and materials.

Although it is said that supporting Earl Edward has the meaning of harming Britain. However, seeking the Tara lead-zinc mine is also a very important purpose for Marin.

But now, the land of Tara Mountain has been taken down. However, there are no conditions for mining. So, all Marin's efforts were in vain...

"My zinc! My tin...my galvanized counterfeit..." Marin lamented again and again.

For two or three days in a row, Marin was in no mood to do anything, and his face was full of sadness. Even at night, Angela put on a uniform to lure him in order to make him happy, but it failed to arouse Marin's interest.

It wasn't until three days later, when Marin stared at the map in a daze, and remembered a message from his past life, Marin suddenly cheered up...

Back then, when he was in high school, Marin was the famous "Historical Emperor" and "The Little Prince of Geography". If it weren't for his lack of political awareness, which resulted in average political scores, he might have been a liberal arts hegemon. Although not as strong as history, Marin's geography is also very strong, not weaker than his high school teacher...

(This paragraph is not made up, in fact it is talking about Lao Niu. Back then, although Lao Niu chose science by mistake, many liberal arts students still asked me for geography tutoring. If it is liberal arts, Lao Niu should be able to pass the entrance exam by relying on history and geography. School 211. Because Lao Niu only got 107 in physics in the college entrance examination, and if you change it to history and geography, each subject must exceed 135. Of course, Lao Niu went to a rural high school. Maybe, the teacher's level is also scum, so he is similar to Lao Niu. .)

As the "Emperor of History" and the "Little Prince of Geography", Marin had a different hobby from ordinary people in his previous life - that is, he likes to read history books and geography books as novels...

Of course, it is also mixed with another kind of knowledge-military...

Marin was not only a history fan and geography fan in his previous life, but also a military enthusiast. Marin is very interested in the wars of ancient and modern China and foreign countries. The reason why history books and geography books are regarded as novels is that when reading various major events and wars in ancient and modern China and abroad, at the same time, they read relevant historical and geographical knowledge.

The combination of these three kinds of knowledge, coupled with his interest, made Marin a master of history and geography at that time, crushing his peers.

In fact, Marin's ideal in his previous life was to be a general. It's a pity that I read too much, which caused myopia. When I applied for the military academy, my physical examination was brushed down...

(The above are all Lao Niu’s personal experience. As long as the military, history and geography are combined and studied together, history and geographical ideals are not very difficult. Baidu was not popular at that time, Lao Niu didn’t like watching Qiong Yao, but only watching military affairs. Magazines, together with history books and geography books, history and geography are so good. But unfortunately, I chose science...)

When he was studying a geography magazine in a previous life, he once saw an article about the island of Newfoundland. As mentioned above, there are many kinds of mineral resources in Newfoundland, but the reserves are not rich. For example, there is a large lake in the west of Newfoundland Island, a place called Bakens on the north side of the Red Indian Lake. There is a lead-zinc mine with small reserves. Among them, the lead reserves of the Bakens deposit are only about 234,000 tons, and the grade is also low, about 1.3. As for zinc, the reserves are larger, at 1.08 million tons, and the grade is also high, at 6%.

Such reserves and taste were not in the eyes of Marin at first. Marin is concerned about world-class large mines such as Mount Isa, Broken Hill, and New Brunswick No. 12 lead-zinc mine. However, these large mines are all deep inland or far away in Australia, and Marin is temporarily unable to get involved.

Although, New Brunswick is on the edge of Cape Breton Island. However, Marin has not yet had the confidence to conquer the Indians on the mainland. So, it can only be postponed.

However, the mine in Newfoundland was different. Because I know the exact place. In a previous life, I saw a map in that geographic magazine, probably by a small lake above Red Indian Lake, and it was very appealing.

Moreover, although there are also Indians on Newfoundland, there are not many. As long as you send a thousand troops, you can conquer the Indians on the island. Then, you can mine that lead-zinc mine with peace of mind.

In addition, there is another point, that is, the city of Corner Brook on the west coast of Newfoundland, not only a port, but also a limestone mining center. Also, it doesn't seem that far from Bakens.

What is limestone? That is an important raw material for making cement! Plus Marin has now moved the Texel Island cooking salt base too. In that case, as long as limestone is found, a cement manufacturing center can be established here, and fly ash cement can be produced in large quantities, and then shipped back to Europe.

It is not difficult to send someone from Cape Breton Island to establish a base over Corner Brook. Then, send another prospecting team to look around for limestone mines. After finding them, they can rely on coal, fly ash from Cape Breton Island, and limestone from Newfoundland Island to build a cement manufacturing center.

And the lead-zinc mine in Bakens seems to be not difficult to find, as long as you find Red Indian Lake, and then look up to the small lake, the lake is Bakens...

Although the reserves of the Bakens lead-zinc mine are small, it is certainly not difficult to mine. After all, it is a mine, not a deep underground mine. Besides, there would not be as much groundwater as the Tara Lead-Zinc Mine. As long as it is mined, lead and zinc can be easily obtained by using coal from Cape Breton Island, using a simple blast furnace, and adding a condenser for extracting zinc...

Moreover, the geography book I read in my previous life said that the Bakens deposit is only the largest lead-zinc deposit on Newfoundland, and there are other deposits. In addition, there are iron ore, copper ore and other resources on Newfoundland Island, but the reserves are not large. If you find it, you can use it.