Chapter 1989： Halfway for Eagle

For the sake of gold coins, people dare to do everything. There are also rewards for destroying eagle nest falcon nests. Therefore, many people take the danger of their lives and learn Guo Jing to climb cliffs in order to destroy the eagle nest falcon nests on the cliffs. Smash an eagle's nest or falcon's nest, as long as it can bring back the eagle's or falcon's carcass, or egg, it will be rewarded with 1 gold coin.

As a result, falcons in many parts of the North Sea State discovered in horror that their nests built on cliffs were no longer safe, and were extremely unsafe. In desperation, many falcons had to move away. However, their departure gave other birds a chance to breathe, and the number began to increase greatly.

Later, as the number of birds who stole grains began to spread, Marin had to cancel the rewards, so that the number of birds was controlled.

However, this reward does make the pigeons safer in a short time. Without the threat of falcons, the carrier pigeons can naturally reach their destination safely without losing the number.

However, this method can only be used in Beihai. After leaving the North Sea country, the Falcon troops under Marin's command could not operate smoothly in other countries. After all, other countries are not stupid, and they will not put any team of hunters on horseback and archery into their country to wreak havoc.

To this end, after discussing with his men, Marin finally came up with a good way to acquire eagle feathers (falcon feathers) and eagle eggs (falcon eggs). Send someone to pretend to be a businessman, mix into other countries on the pigeon route, and buy eagle feathers and eggs from local hunters at a high price. Under the reward, these local hunters must be willing to contribute.

Moreover, it is possible to drive the hunters of other countries to serve without any high price. Why? Because in foreign countries, the areas that need to be taken care of are actually some inaccessible mountain areas. As far as the plains are crowded, there are no falcons. In mountainous areas, local people are often poor. There is no need to offer a reward of 1 gold coin in the North Sea country, only a small silver coin of Finney can be used to make the local poor mountain people take risks.

In addition, it is too eye-catching to award too high a reward in other countries. If you are stared at by the country's court, you will have a lot of trouble. One or two Finney's rewards just happened to attract the interest of the poor mountain people, but it did not attract the attention of the country.

Although those foreign mountaineer hunters are not as professional as the Beihai Falcons, they do not have telescope assistance. But in the face of interest, their enthusiasm is no less than that of the falcon troops. Although they will not exterminate nearby falcons, they will definitely not let the local falcons dare to come close. After all, the falcon is not a fool anymore. When he ran to be chased and killed several times, he knew where the danger was and would not come again.

You know, as a hunter, a minimum condition is to be more cunning than prey. Otherwise, you will be hungry because you can't catch prey. As experienced hunters are always more cunning than jackals, falcons, as hunters, are naturally cunning and aware of current affairs. As long as they are chased and killed several times, if they do not die, they will know that they are powerful. Otherwise, it is not worthy of being a hunter.

In fact, in Western Europe, because of the high degree of development, there are not many falcons. In some places, the pigeons can also avoid alternative routes. The real headache for Marin is actually Eastern Europe.

Fortunately, the Polish region has a relatively high population density, and the falcon is not too much. But entering the Ukrainian prairie, because the local population is sparse, the range of activity of the hawk falcon is naturally larger, and it is easier to hurt the carrier pigeon.

The most troublesome is the Caucasus, where the mountains are densely covered, and is a natural hunting ground for falcons. Marin was there to offer a reward. The most troublesome issue was the currency.

After all, the small silver coins of Germany and France are not recognized in Eastern Europe, especially because they belong to the Orthodox and Green Church areas, and there is a gap between the Western European world and inconvenience.

Fortunately, the Ukrainian region has already started exchanges and trade with the North Sea countries. In the Caucasus, there is nothing to do with the North Sea country. But the region with the greatest loss of carrier pigeons happens to be the Caucasus. Even in Greek mythology, there are legends of Caucasian eagles.

But this line must be taken, because Marin needs to contact Persia quickly and can only take this line.

Before, it was still possible to travel through Syria through the Mamluk dynasty. However, now that Syria is occupied by Turkey, it is difficult for the carrier pigeons to go that route.

In addition, the Arabs in the Middle East have a tradition of falconry. The Arabian Falcon is also famous in later generations. Seeing the pigeons flying in the air, the Arabs ordered the Falcon to easily kill the carrier pigeons.

Therefore, in the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian region, the homing pigeons are a dead area, which is extremely easy to be intercepted.

In the Caucasus, although there are falcons, the locals do not have the habit of training eagles. As long as they are willing to find a way, someone will always help to eliminate the local falcon.

And as long as you cross the Caucasus, it is the territory of the Persians. The Persians did not have the habit of Arabs falconry, and the pigeons were much safer there.

Therefore, the main obstacle for Marin to open the Persian hollow communication route is the falcon in the Caucasus mountains. Of course, there are obstacles in the Ukrainian prairie.

However, the obstacles in the Ukrainian prairie are not great. After all, the falcon actually prefers forests. Because there are more birds in the mountain forests and richer food sources.

Moreover, the Crimeans and Cossacks in the Ukrainian prairie, influenced by the Mongolian culture of the Golden Horde, are often good at riding and shooting. Even, there will be a fierce man like "Sculptor".

At the same time, these guys who are good at archery like to drink. Although some people believe in green religion, they should not drink according to the rules. However, Marin is very cunning and sells wine to them in the name of "drink". They still drink in the name of "drink", and they do not talk to each other.

Therefore, in the Ukrainian prairie, Marin does not need to spend money, only need to use rye Erguotou as a reward, there are a lot of "shooters" willing to help hunt falcons along the way. In other words, it is easier to clean up the falcon on the prairie of Ukraine.

But the Caucasus region is a bit troublesome. The Caucasus region is less affected by Mongolian culture, and people there are affected by the green religion very early. In addition to Armenians being strong Christians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians still believe in green religion. In later generations, under the deterrent of hats, most Georgians converted to Orthodox church. But for now, there is still a green education site. If you want to use spirits to buy people there, it is estimated that you will be hacked to death ...

Moreover, inferior silver coins from Western Europe are not expected to circulate in the Caucasus. However, according to the spy who drove to Persia from the land at the time, when he used Gulden gold coins along the way, the locals were still willing to collect them. After all, the progress in Europe is high in purity, and the Middle East also recognizes it.

In the end, Marin decided to let a group of men take gold coins and exchange them for local silver coins or even copper coins. Then, take out the rewards to buy the nests where the locals help hunt and falcon falcons.

But at this time, after the Persian spy Bud learned about Marin's concerns through his pigeons, he gave a plan to change the eagle halfway.

Bud believes that the falcons on the Ukrainian side are easy to clear because there are not many falcons on the other side. In addition, there are many Mongolian marksmen on the prairie, so it is easier to clean up. However, there are many forests in the Caucasus, and there are many falcons. The cost of removing falcons is too high. Therefore, it is better to exchange falcons to transmit letters.

The controllable flying distance of the Falcon may not be as far as that of the pigeons, but there is nothing wrong with crossing the dangerous Caucasus mountains. As for the fierce and untamable falcons, Bud also gave a plan-hire several Arab falconers, let them stay together for some time, and contact several other falcons. When several eagle trainers and other falcons are cooked, they can be used to communicate. There are many Arabs in the Baghdad region under the Persian rule, and there are many masters of falconry. It is easy to hire, without spending much money, and you can bring your own falcon to the post ...

Because the falcon itself is an aerial hunter, there is no other falcon to find fault. After all, it's not worth it. Although it is not as easy to use as a pigeon, it is highly safe. As long as you don't encounter powerful hunters, there is no problem. Moreover, people in the Caucasus region are not as many as the Mongolians. "Sculptor ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Falcons turn over the Caucasus Mountains, there is no danger.

Falcons are more difficult to communicate because they are not as obedient as pigeons. However, it is still very easy to take care of the short and medium distances such as the Caucasus. Then, continue using the pigeons to transfer.

Moreover, the use of falcons to communicate has also saved a lot of cost in rewarding hunting falcons in the Caucasus ...

Therefore, after thinking over and over again, Marin affirmed Bud's "halfway change" plan, using the falcon to take charge of the most dangerous Caucasus route. Other safe routes still use homing pigeons. And Bard, because of the proposal of "halfway change for eagle", was awarded by Marin ...