Chapter 1634： Umbrella

Not to mention that Governor Ayun Coton felt illusory. Even Marin, the traversal, heard the report and felt very incredible. You know, Timbuktu is far from the edge of the desert deep in the interior of West Africa.

But things are so dramatic. According to the report, Mosingen brought a small camel team, each wearing the white robes necessary in the desert, under the guidance of Henyaya A small oasis in the Sahara Desert. Although very difficult, but fortunately did not die thirsty. After all, fresh water can be added to every oasis. And wearing a white robe all over the body can reflect sunlight as much as possible and reduce the evaporation of sweat.

As for Mosingen himself, the reason why he can come back alive from the desert, in addition to his strong physique and amazing will, he also brought an oil paper umbrella to shade, further reducing the sunburn in the desert.

It turned out that Mosingen returned to the country once at the beginning of the year and fancyd an oil-paper umbrella from Daming. Then, the man took the oil-paper umbrella to Ayoun. Ayoun hardly rains all year round, but the sun is very poisonous. By chance, Mosingen used the oil-paper umbrella as a sunshade to avoid the scorching sun. Unexpectedly, the effect is very good. Because he avoided direct sunlight, he was much more comfortable when walking in the desert.

This time across the desert, the Berber slaves and black slaves under his command wore white robes and led camels. And he himself, holding an oil-paper umbrella, followed the walk easily. Because the sun can't shine on him, he just feels sultry, but he can't feel the sun's poison.

However, he, holding the umbrella, couldn't free himself to do anything else. After all, the umbrella is held by hand. Moreover, after a long time, I have to change hands.

If you can hold your parasol without your hands ...

Suddenly, a picture of Lin Qingxia wearing a wide hat in Linlongxia in the New Dragon Gate Inn appeared in Marin's mind ...

"Yes, Dosa!" Marin tapped the table excitedly.

This is the standard configuration of the chivalrous walking in the desert. In order to protect from the sun, it can't affect the drawing of swords and people. Sometimes, white yarn hangs down the edge of the hat, to cover the sand.

However, if Doujia is too big, it seems a bit heavy. Then, Marin thought of an umbrella that could be worn on the head in later generations. This kind of umbrella is more effort-saving when worn on the head. Moreover, the occlusion range is also large.

However, if it also has hidden dangers, if the wind is high, the head wearing a hat and umbrella must also be crooked by the strong wind ...

Therefore, this kind of hat umbrella is only suitable for places with little wind. And precisely, the Sahara Desert is a place with little wind. Even if there is a strong wind, that is not a bad thing. Because it will be very cool when the wind blows.

However, the hat umbrella is not strong enough, and the production is more troublesome. Therefore, in order to be lazy, Marin designed a kind of hat and umbrella directly combining the characteristics of hat and umbrella!

What is a hate umbrella? It is to use the frame of Dou Li, and then put an umbrella cloth on it, which becomes the so-called "Uliu Umbrella".

Because he is covered with umbrella cloth, he can "cut corners". What is the point of cutting corners of the "little umbrella" designed by Marin?

His "Tou Li Umbrella", the entire Dou Li, only left a frame made of a few wooden strips. Moreover, the shape of the frame is particularly interesting. How is it interesting? Because it looks like a symbol of the Mercedes Benz in the future ...

That is to say, the frame of the so-called "Tasagi Umbrella" he made was a circle with a three-pointed star. Whether it is a circle or a three-pointed star, it is made of wooden strips. This saves wood, and the entire hat is naturally very light. Then, covered with a piece of cloth on the "Benz logo", it became a sunshade umbrella. Of course, there is also a round cap ring attached under the "Benz logo", which is convenient for wearing on the head.

Overall, the weight of this bucket umbrella is lighter than an oil-paper umbrella. Moreover, wearing it on your head does not prevent you from working in your hands.

In addition, the round hat brim of the hat is not as easy to poke into the camel's eyes as the pointed end of the rib of the hat.

Usually, the members of the camel team can wear the hats of umbrellas on their heads when they cross the desert to block the poisonous sunlight. If you encounter strong winds, take down the hats and tie them to the back of the camel ...

After the design was completed, Marin ordered the production of a batch of hoop umbrellas, which were shipped to Ayune by clippers for use by the camels.

At the same time, Marin also severely ordered that the secret of any Timbuktu trade route be strictly prohibited to avoid alarming the Portuguese.

Today, the Portuguese have regarded Timbuktu as something in their pockets. If they knew that the North Sea State had contacted Timbuktu, would n’t they ask Malin for a route?

Marin still wants to make a few secretly, how can he easily give up?

But if they were discovered by the Portuguese, they would have to let it go. Because, if he does not follow the rules, the Portuguese will also grab the Americas.

Historically, the Portuguese colonized Brazil strictly in accordance with the "Pope Meridian" as defined by the Treaty of Todes Silas. Of course, they learned about the existence of Brazil long before they proposed that they deliberately moved westward by the 270 Lige boundary. Later, the Portuguese did not compete for the Americas outside of Brazil.

However, the Spaniards are scornful. They later colonized the Philippines in the East, and in fact breached the contract. But the problem is that when demarcating the "Pope Meridian", everyone is still not sure that the earth is round, so there is no definite eastern boundary. And Spain, based on this loophole, colonized the Philippines. According to the Spaniards, they came to the Philippines from the Americas to the west, which is not a breach of contract.

In other words, the dividing line between the Holy See and West Portugal is still respected. Even if Spain later relied on it, it found a loophole and did not dare to overthrow it.

Of course, they certainly will not overturn the Holy See ’s resolution. Because, if the rules of the Holy See are overturned, other countries can disregard the rules and get their hands on their territory.

In fact, in the early days, other countries in Western Europe were indeed jealous of Spain and Portugal ~ www.novelhall.com ~ but dared not cross the border. Just like the United Kingdom, it did not dare to **** the Americas from the beginning, but just sent a pirate ship to rob the Spanish gold ship.

However, after the "Thirty Years' War", the Holy See swept the ground. The two great powers in Western Europe, Britain and France, began to go to North America to grab territory without regard to the Holy See. Jamestown, Britain's first North American colony, is, after all, the ending of the "Thirty Years' War" was the defeat of the Catholic Church. The Holy See, as the rudder of the Catholic Church, naturally swept away with dignity at that time.

In fact, after the religious war in the mid-16th century, the prestige of the Holy See plummeted. However, Yu Wei is still there. When the "Thirty Years' War" ends, the Holy See will become the Holy See of Italy, and a big country like Britain and France will not be a bird in Rome.

However, before the outbreak of the religious war, neither Marin nor Portugal could easily cross the border. Unless, can get the other party's permission.

Therefore, Marin ’s decision on Timbuktu ’s gold trade route was to enter the village quietly, not to shoot ...

After Portugal finds Timbuktu in all its difficulties, Marin has already made enough gold in Timbuktu! After all, Timbuktu ’s gold can only be exchanged with salt. Other Marlins may be lacking, but what is the amount of salt? He was only worried about whether there was enough gold on Timbuktu's side ...