Chapter 1230： Bond Intelligence

Speaking of which, South Africa ’s gold deposits are even larger. A lands gold mine alone has a total gold reserve of about 53,000 tons. However, although the taste of the gold mine there is not low, it is not high. If you want to mine so much gold, you need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources.

But the problem is that now South Africa is a rough place. In the inland area of ​​the RAND gold mine, even if Marin colonized South Africa, it was necessary to build a stronghold on the coast of South Africa (such as the Cape of Good Hope), and then send troops to the inland to find the gold mine.

And even if a gold mine is found, and not to mention that other European countries will scramble for it, the investment of manpower and material resources is very troublesome. Needless to say, material resources must be transported from the local area. The manpower is also, the mine needs a lot of manpower to mine. And protecting gold requires a lot of troops. Otherwise, the gold mined is easily robbed. In later generations, Marin did not miss movies such as "Golden Robbery". South Africa's sloppy and inland areas are vulnerable to looting.

Moreover, in this era, an important method for refining gold and silver ore is called the “mercury mixing method”. It is to mix mercury, water and gold and silver ore together to grind, so that mercury will wet the surface of the metal particles, and further diffuse into the metal to form an amalgam (mercury alloy), which is separated from the ore mineral. After that, the amalgam is evaporated by heating to remove mercury, that is, the precious metal or its alloy is obtained. This method is mainly used to process the precious metals of gold and silver, because the price of mercury is also very high. If it is used to process cheap metals, it will be dead.

If you want to build a gold mine in South Africa, you will definitely consume a lot of mercury. Generally speaking, it must be shipped from the European mainland. But if a large amount of mercury is acquired from Europe, it will definitely attract the attention of all countries, and it is difficult to keep it secret.

Originally, Spain was able to mine gold and silver in large quantities after the occupation of the Americas, and it also has an important relationship with itself as a large mercury producer. Because Spain itself is one of the largest mercury producers in Europe, and there is no need to ask for help. If Marin wants mercury, it has to purchase large amounts of mercury from European countries and regions such as Spain and Italy, which is not cost-effective and easy to expose.

Moreover, although Marin knew that later generations would use the cyanide method more, he only knew a little about the chemistry and did not know how to produce cyanide. Therefore, he can only continue to use the amalgamation method to produce gold and silver.

Of course, in this era, China and Japan are actually large mercury producers. For example, Japan ’s Ise country is rich in mercury. As for China, it's funny. Because Taoist alchemy requires a large amount, the mercury output is also large and can be easily purchased.

Marin originally planned to purchase mercury from China and Japan and then ship it to South Africa to mine gold. However, when I think about it later, isn't Lingji Jinshan just in the Osumi country? Ishimi Ginzan is also in western Japan, and they are all very reliable. Rather than transporting mercury to South Africa and the Americas to mine gold and silver, it is better to mine it in Japan.

Moreover, there is a big advantage in mining gold and silver in Japan. That is-Japan's human resources are very rich!

Japan currently has a population of 17 million, second only to Daming and India, ranking third in the world, and 2 million more than France. With such a large population, the labor force is naturally worthless. Moreover, Japan ’s grain production is relatively large, and there is no shortage of food sources in the mine, which facilitates the lives of miners. Not only that, the peasant class in Japan is more obedient than the Chinese peasants, and it is easier to manage.

In this way, the gold and silver mining in Japan can be solved in terms of manpower and material resources. The cost is very low and it is very convenient to mine gold and silver. Coupled with the high taste of Lingjia gold mine, it goes without saying.

At that time, Marin intends to drive tens of thousands of Japanese farmers and craftsmen to mine the Lingjia Gold Mine and Ishigami Silver Mountain. He does not believe that enough gold and silver cannot be produced.

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Just as Marin was planning a large-scale mining of the Lingjia Gold Mine and Shijian Yinshan in the back room, suddenly emergency information came from Wittenberg ...

It turned out that James Bond (also known as the previous ace spy Jim, Malin specially renamed it), which was renamed Calvin, had been lurking beside Martin Luther, affecting Martin Luther, so that he could think faster. Engage in religious reform.

Under the confusion of James Bond, Martin Luther really germinated the idea of ​​religious reform earlier than it was in history. Of course, it is still in its infancy and has not yet been finalized. However, Martin Luther has now made a splash in Wittenberg, the capital of the electoral state of Saxony, and has received the attention of Elector Frederick III of Saxony.

Today, Martin Luther, only 29 years old, has become Wittenberg's famous doctor of theology and was declared the next monastery of the monastery by the Abbot of Wittenberg, Staupitz.

Frederick III also valued Martin Luther, a younger generation in the religious world, and often invited him to enter Wittenberg's palace to discuss theology. James Bond, as Martin Luther's best friend, often followed Martin Luther in and out of the court.

It should be pointed out that Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, is not an ordinary secular prince, but a secular prince who is a monk. In other words, Frederick III was actually a monk, but he was elected as the elector of Saxony because of his lack of ability. Moreover, his younger brother is also his heir. Therefore, Frederick III was very interested in theology, but also resented the domineering **** of the Holy See. Therefore, he will gradually become a supporter of the Reformation.

As it happens, Martin Luther's thoughts included the content of religious reform and opposition to the powerful **** of the Holy See. Therefore, Martin Luther was favored by Frederick III, and he was invited to the palace many times to discuss theology.

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This information was discovered by James Bond when he followed Martin Luther into the palace to discuss theology with Frederick III. Because the sharp-eyed Bond found a wall of Frederick III's palace living room, actually posted a military map of Switzerland. This aroused his great interest.

So, taking advantage of the opportunity of Frederick III inviting him, Dean Martin Luther and Dean Staupitz to eat ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Band pretended to go to the toilet, and suddenly flashed into the study room of Frederick III, see There was a document on the table-it was Frederick III who secretly contacted the princes of various countries to send troops to attack Badenbo, and took the opportunity to enter Switzerland and plan to intervene in the Swiss war.

After receiving the information, Bond immediately left. That night, he contacted the people at the North Sea Intelligence Station in Wittenberg and sent the information back ...

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Marin was also surprised when he received the information, because he did not expect that the princes did not come to deal with him, but to deal with the emperor ... Before, he also received news that the princes threatened Badenberland, he thought the princes were for Support the Duke of Lorraine. Unexpectedly, their ultimate goal was the Swiss Habsburg family army ...

"It seems that this result is not bad ..." Marin was also unwilling to be too powerful. If the Habsburg family loses again, it looks good ...

However, Marin reacted quickly—if the emperor was maimed this time, the arrogance of these princes would be more arrogant. Perhaps, they have strong morale, they will think about their troubles. Therefore, this time the emperor can lose, but not lose. The best situation is-both sides lose both sides ... Please use the latest domain name to read this site