Chapter 876： Special cattle carrier

The problem of supply of goods was solved, but Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra ’s asking price, was not low. The other party's opening is 40 gold coins, which is too expensive.

You know, in Europe, a strong bull is only about 20 gold coins. The asking price of 40 gold has doubled, it is definitely a lion's mouth.

However, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, also has his reason-the price of cattle is about 20 gold coins, but he must also consider the labor costs of his men.

The Duke of Coimbra, Jorge de Rencastre, drove from Portugal to West Africa thousands of miles, risking dealing with the old men, plus the high cost of long-distance transportation ...

Karen listened to numbness in the scalp, but he said that he could not make the decision, so he wrote and asked him to return home quickly and ask Marin. Marin smiled when he saw the reasons for Duke Jorge de Rencastre of Coimbra and replied:

"Although the cost of trade and transportation is relatively high, the cost of exchanging cattle from black Africans is definitely not high. Perhaps, ordinary goods such as glass beads with two or three gold coins will be solved. Less than the asking price of 40 gold coins ... "

Obviously, the reason that Duke Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, said that everything is based on his purchase of 20 gold coins per cow from Lao Hei. But Marin knew that with the virtue of these sly Portuguese merchants, they could spend up to a few gold coins worth of goods, and they could get a cow worth 20 gold coins from the hands of African black men. Therefore, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, is not established.

Of course, Marin is actually arrogant. Because he deliberately ignored the channel issue of Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra.

In modern times, in the process of doing business, channels are often king. Whoever has a way, the business is better. Therefore, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, was able to change from African black hand to African cow, which is equivalent to mastering a valuable channel. Marin deliberately ignored this, and Jorge de Rencastre, the Duke of Coimbra, a medieval indigenous, obviously would not realize this ...

In the end, both sides made concessions, and Marin finally got a preferential price of 25 gold coins per African cow. However, due to cost considerations, in this era of high transportation costs, Duke Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, said that he wanted Marin to send a boat to Sao Tome Island for transportation ...

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Marin has no objection to this. In fact, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, also has his own pains. It is not difficult to transport African cattle from the Kingdom of Congo and Benin to Sao Tome Island. After all, Sao Tome Island is not far from these two countries. Then, these cows can be placed directly on Sao Tome Island and fed with grass and leaves. Sao Tome Island is a tropical island. The trees on the island are evergreen all year round, and there is no shortage of grass and leaves. The feeding cost is very low.

However, if the shipment is thousands of kilometers away, the cost is high. After all, during transportation, it is necessary to store a lot of freshwater river forage on the ship-the appetite of cattle is not a joke ...

Forage is ready, but fresh water is difficult. The Portuguese did not have Malin's high-temperature anti-virus barreled water technology, and the fresh water deteriorated and rancid within a few days.

If you let these cows drink stinky water on a long voyage, many cows might die. And if a group of cows died of illness, and then traded with Marin, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, suffered a loss, and the death of a cow is the loss of 25 gold coins!

And letting Marin transport it not only allows him to save a lot of transportation costs, but also guarantees the survival rate of cattle and avoids large losses. As for the loss of the cowboy during transportation, it is not his business.

For this, Jorge de Rencastre, Duke of Coimbra, also stated clearly in his letter to Marin ...

However, Marin didn't care. After all, Marin has mastered the technology of long-term storage of fresh water, and there are a large group of disciples of Mongolian doctors Mozhgen and Battle who specialize in animal treatment. As long as it is not a hot death, some ordinary minor illnesses, during the voyage, the disciples of Mozhgen and Battle can completely solve it. Therefore, if Marin came to transport himself, the loss of cattle must be very small.

Moreover, Marin also prepared a large amount of **** produced in Grenada. Because **** tablets have a good effect on seasickness and motion sickness. Even if there is a cow seasickness, let the whole **** slices get better.

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But here comes the question—what kind of boat are used to transport cattle?

Carrying cattle and people can be different, people need less space, and they can even accept bunk beds. However, the space required by cattle is very large, and it is impossible to accept the space-saving method of bunk beds. Moreover, cattle need more food and fresh water than people on the voyage.

What's more, Niu Te's can't go to the toilet, basically they are solved directly on the spot ...

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Before, when transporting cattle to the Americas, the cattle were tied on the deck. After all, it is convenient for workers to shovel cow dung into the sea. However, in that case, the number of cattle that a boat can carry is very small, usually a dozen or so, and it is done when the deck is full.

However, this time is different. Malin urgently needs a large number of cattle to supplement Cuba, so there must be a lot of cattle shipped at one time. After all, Sao Tome arrived in Cuba, although it was much closer than India to Cuba, but it took a few months to go back and forth. Therefore, it is also necessary for a ship to decorate more cattle at one time.

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So, the problem before Marin is-an urgent need for a boat that can carry a lot of cattle and horses ...

This kind of boat needs a lot of fences like a stable. For each partition, the ventilation requirements must be good. Moreover, it is convenient for shoveling **** workers to shovel cow dung. Otherwise, cow dung fermented in a small space, it is easy to breed pathogens.

Some people may say that I have seen the ship that transported live cattle in later generations in Australia. Didn't they put a group of cattle in a large space?

However, if you look closely, you will find that the transportation of live cattle in later generations of Australia, those cattle, have no horns ...

Cows without horns are not dangerous, and it's okay to put them together. But if it is a horned cow ... the cows and cows are fighting each other, and there will be death and injury ...

(PS: There is no problem with good-tempered sheep, just put the sheep in the cabin, pay attention to ventilation and clean the manure frequently.)

Perhaps, on land, these cows don't fight very much. However, during the voyage, I have n’t seen the land for a long time. If I start a bullish temper ... Even if I make a friendship, it ’s easy to die ...

In addition, shipping in this era is very different from shipping in later generations. The diesel-powered ships of later generations are very stable. The cow was on the boat, not feeling much bumps.

However, in this era, sailing ships used wind power, but it was inevitable that they would be swayed by the strong wind. Under such circumstances, Niu Niu will collide with each other, because it is more likely that unfitness will lead to emotional out of control. Besides, they all have horns on their heads. If they accidentally touch their companions, they will pierce a large blood hole ...

The principle of animal transportation is that generally bulls and stallions are not kept together, otherwise, it is easy to fight and cause life worries. Of course, in special seasons such as spring, stallions and mares, or bulls and cows cannot be kept together. Otherwise, when you reach the destination, you will find that the bull or stallion has a kidney loss ...

In short, in the face of these uncertainties, it is best to get a separate compartment for each cow (and horse) that resembles a stable. In this way, not only can the same-sex bulls and horses fight against each other, but also the bulls and horses have a supporting edge to avoid falling when the sailboat is swayed by the wind.

Also, cattle in shipping should never be tied up, especially those with copper nose rings. Because, during the shipping process, the sailing boat swayed greatly from side to side, and Niuniu easily fell. If the copper ring on the nose happens to be tethered when falling down, it is easy to tear the nose bone and cause serious injury. Therefore, it is the safest to close them in a space like a stable.

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Cattle are different from people, and they are more sensitive to the left and right sway of the sailing boat. Therefore, it is better to make the hull wider, so that the left and right sloshing amplitude is also smaller. Just like the diesel-powered ships of later generations, the hull is generally wider ...

After thinking, Marin suddenly found that those Karak sailboats were more suitable for transporting cattle and horses than his new sailboats ...

This is because the Karak sailboat is relatively wide, usually with an aspect ratio of about 3 to 1. This aspect ratio makes the Karak sailboat more stable on the way. Although the speed is slower, cattle and other animals are more adaptable.

Also, the layout of the Karak sailing ship is more suitable for transporting cattle and horses. Karak sailboats generally have a high transom, so Marin can put cattle and horses into the transom rooms on the second and third floors. In addition, windows can be opened on each floor of the stern building to let the cows and horses breathe the fresh air. When shoveling shit, you can also throw cow dung directly into the sea through the side window.

As for the lower deck, Niu Ma may not be able to adapt or open side windows for no reason, otherwise the cabin will be flooded. Therefore, it is more appropriate to place cattle and horses on the top deck and stern. As for the lower level, the wronged crew lives. Moreover, a large amount of forage and fresh water required for cattle and horses during the voyage can be stored in large quantities. You know ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The food and water consumption of cattle and horses is much larger than that of people.

So, Marin ordered-to send people to Spain and Portugal to buy a batch of large Karak sailboats. After it was bought, side windows were opened on each floor of the stern building, and a number of small partitions were built inside the stern building to facilitate installation. The top of the deck is also built with multiple partitions, and a roof is installed at the same time to shield the wind and rain ...

In this way, Marin can quickly obtain a large number of ships suitable for transporting cattle and horses ...

Although said, Marin can also order people to design a wide-body boat that is more suitable for transporting cattle and horses. However, it takes a few months to build a ship, and the shortest time is two to three months. When Marin built a group of boats dedicated to transporting cattle and horses, the daylily was cold ...

Therefore, buying an off-the-shelf Karak sailboat and then modifying it is the most economical and fast way ...

Of course, Marin also ordered shipbuilding craftsmen to start designing a large-scale wide-body ship specially used for cattle and horse transportation. After all, the transportation requirements of the army and the war horses are also very high in the future.

However, there is a medium-sized cattle-carrying ship modified by the Karak sailing boat. This professional large-scale cattle-carrying ship does not have to rush out immediately ...