Chapter 1802： Foot Tail Copper Mountain

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In fact, Marin was equipped with copper guns in the army of the North Sea, and there was also some financial pressure. Fortunately, he invested in the development of the Faylun giant copper mine in Sweden, and he can obtain many copper ingots every year. In addition, cheap copper can be purchased from India and the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they dare to have the confidence to engage in the arms race of the copper gun.

However, the heavy caliber heavy artillery such as the Hongyi cannon and the Karen gun on the warship were made of low-carbon steel. Anyway, people in other countries can't easily go to the warships in the North Sea country to check the artillery. For those warships that needed to appear in people's sight, Marin ordered heavy powder on the surface of the gun body, which looked like a bronze gun. Anyway, those outsiders who boarded the ship did not dare to scratch the artillery and could not see the truth.

Even the sailors on many ships did not know that the guns on the ships were originally made of iron. Only the captains and other management, as well as the gunners, will know the material of the artillery. Of course, those veteran sailors must know. Only the new sailors will not know the secret.

And those outsiders who do not know the truth, after seeing the "copper cannon" on the armored merchant ships of Beihai, are all stunned-Nima, Beihai is really rich! So much copper is used to cast guns ...

However, because of this, Marin's purchase of cheap copper in India has been spotted by the Spanish and Portuguese. After being inspired by Marin, the top leaders of the two countries suddenly realized-yes, why can't we purchase cheap copper casting guns in India?

Although according to the original spice trade transfer agreement, Spain and Portugal cannot restrict Marin from purchasing cheap copper in India. However, they can compete with Marin and rush to buy cheap copper from India! Therefore, Marin can also feel that the difficulty of purchasing cheap copper in India will increase greatly in the future.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty also encountered troubles in purchasing cheap copper. It turned out that Kong Tai's large purchase of copper in the Ming Dynasty caused dissatisfaction with the cabinet of Daming. Because the assistant ministers of the Ming dynasty believed that Daming himself was short of copper. How could he watch the outflow of copper?

It also happened that, because Bao banknotes were not accepted by people, the Ming Dynasty was already discussing the complete abolition of Bao banknotes. At this time, copper coins became the only legal currency. The withdrawal of Bao banknotes will also cause the demand for copper coins to soar. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty officials who were negotiating the abolition of Bao banknotes were very unhappy with the large amount of copper money purchased by Kong Tai.

To this end, the cabinet of Daming has sent a document to Kong Tai, asking him to converge on Daming's copper purchases. Because copper is a material for casting money, Daming itself is lacking ...

Kong Tai passed the news back to the local area, and Marin was also worried. After buying copper in India, it will definitely be difficult. After all, the North Sea country does not have a colony in India, and it is not convenient for Spain and Portugal to buy cheap copper. The Ming Dynasty also restricted the purchase of copper. So, where can I get copper?

Marin first thought of Japan, but the problem is that the current situation in Japan is complicated. Moreover, the strength of their domestic armed forces is not weak. It is difficult to conquer Japan without launching a national expedition. However, in that case, the risks are also great. After all, there is a danger that the old nest will be destroyed. And if there are fewer factions, it can't suppress the counterattack of Japan's local forces. Even if it takes up Tongshan, it may not be possible to mine copper mines with peace of mind.

Then, you can only consider other places ...

Marin thought of the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile, which is the world's first copper mine in later generations, or an open pit mine! But after thinking about it, Marin gave up ...

Why? The problem lies in the local environment of Chuquicamata copper mine! Chuquicamata is located on the edge of the desert in northern Chile. The local climate is extremely dry and hot. In this harsh environment, it is impossible to gather a large number of miners to mine. But the supply of fresh water is very difficult.

Just like the saltpetre mine near Iquique that Marin is currently mining, due to climate reasons, only drought-tolerant and heat-resistant Egyptian slaves can be used for mining, and the output is difficult to raise. The most important thing is the difficulty of fresh water supply, which can only be supplied by camels. The saltpetre mine near Iquique is relatively close to the sea, and there is no problem with the supply of fresh water. Chuquicamata is deep in the desert, close to the western foothills of the Andes, far away from the sea, and it is difficult to guarantee what fresh water supplies ... unless, after the train is opened ...

Therefore, Marin had to temporarily abandon this super copper mine in Chile. Then he thought of the Olympic dam in Australia ... but he quickly denied the mine because the Olympic dam, despite its large reserves, is also associated with gold. However, the copper mine in Te Miao is at a depth of more than 100 meters underground. At the current technical level, mining is extremely difficult and extremely dangerous ... Therefore, this can only be passed away ...

In addition, Marin also knows the Bingham copper mine in the United States, the copper mine in Zambia and the copper mine in the Congo gold ... However, these are useless ...

The Bingham Copper Mine in the United States is located deep inland in Utah, and Marin clearly has no ability to develop it. The copper mines in Zambia and Congo, one site currently in Spain and one site in Portugal, are difficult to start.

In addition, there seems to be a copper mine in Panama? But Marin rejected the plan to mine copper in Panama. Because the climate of Panama in this era was too bad. Take a group of miners to copper mining in Panama, the ghost knows that those miners can survive a few.

The same is true of copper mines in Zambia and the Congo Gold Region. In this undeveloped primitive era, the climate there was almost fatal. Want to mine copper? Let's rest ... Going to the copper in the tropical rainforest area, you might as well choose to go to the copper desert in Chuquicamata, Chile. At least, as long as there is water in the desert, it is easier to survive than in the tropical rain forest. After all, there are no poisonous mosquitoes. If there were, I would have died of thirst ...

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Marin was very sad, so he went to Ganfu Shuizi to find comfort. After listening to Marin's complaint, Gan Fushuizi made a good suggestion ...

"Master Fujun, why are you obsessed with occupying Tongshan? You can also develop with people ..."

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?" Marin froze.

"Don't you say there are many copper mountains in Japan? Since you want to get copper quickly, why not use the local Daming to develop the mine first? In this way, you want to get copper fast!"

Marin thought about it, really. However, he was worried that after the copper mine was mined, the local Daming turned his face and would not sell him copper ...

Gan Fushuizi listened to Marin's concerns and covered his mouth with a chuckle:

"Master Fujun has filtered, you know, Japan is short of supplies. As long as you can bring Japanese merchandise, such as weapons and armor that are desperately lacking in Daimyo, and rare and scarce goods such as silk and cane sugar, worry The other party refuses to sell you copper? "

Malin suddenly reacted-yeah, but now the seller's market. Those big names of Japan's rule-making countries, one by one poor, can't come up with any commodities to exchange with people. If there is copper to be exchanged, it will definitely be taken out. Because they ca n’t come up with other valuable goods to exchange the required goods with others ...

"Maybe, it is really possible to use the local Daming to develop the copper mine first?" Marin was a little uncertain.

Gan Fushuizi said:

"Master Fujun, it would be very convenient for those local names to develop Tongshan. After all, they are locals ... In addition, after Tongshan is developed, the army of Nobunaga ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is not indispensable. Come down ... "

Malin suddenly lit up—yes, first use local people to develop Tongshan. Then, I saved enough power, and then took down Tongshan ... Hehe ...

At this time, the name of a famous Tongshan came out-Tongwei Tongshan!

Ashao Copper Mountain is one of the largest copper mountains in the Edo period in Japan, and it is also the main source of materials for Kwanaga Tongbao, a major copper coin in Japan during the Edo period. It is said that during the peak period, the annual output of copper in Zuowei Tongshan reached 1,200 tons! This is the output of ancient times, the output of pure artificial times!

If Marin is now ignoring the local Daming of Zuowei Copper Mountain, he will first develop the copper mine and obtain enough copper ... Later, he will find a way to swallow the foot mountain ....

Moreover, this method is very feasible. In this era, Japan is one of the few countries with the largest populations in the world, and it lacks the most human resources to develop Tongshan. Like the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile, there is no one over there, and moving a large number of miners there is very troublesome in itself. Unlike Copper Mountain in Japan, a large amount of labor can be caught as miners from nearby. Therefore, if you want to develop a mine quickly, you must be in a region like Japan that does not lack human resources. Mining miners are hard to find in a deserted place ...