Chapter 39 Spitsbergen Islands (3)

In the past, some european and american countries captured whales in large numbers just to get whale oil

After taking out the whale oil, they threw away all the remaining whale bodies

It was not until the ocean-going ships became larger that they began to use whale meat, whiskers, bones, tendons and so on

Whale meat was mainly consumed by northern european countries such as Norway and denmark, as well as island countries such as japan

The whiskers were mainly used as lingerie

In the movie "Pirates of the caribbean," the female lead was strangled by the tight-fitting lingerie

However, the process did not improve until the mid-18th century

They inserted a ribbon of whale bone or wood or metal in the center of the front part of the lingerie, then bent the whale whiskers according to the shape of the body and embedded them into the body

On the top of the bra, there was also a crooked whale whisker embedded horizontally

The whale whiskers on the back seemed to be straight

He pressed his shoulder blades forcefully to make his back look flat and the seams of the cloth were very clever

It was said that the age of the corset could be determined from the number of embedded whale whiskers and the treatment of the seams

If the above was used as waste, the real impact of modern whaling activities is the unique nature of whale oil

As mechanical oil, whale oil is very high quality

This rare biological oil is mostly used in rocket engines and metal industry

At the same time, it is also a very good lubricant, calender oil, and surface active agent, and even if whales are so rare, the last two uses are still used

It can be said that the use of whales in modern society has basically reached its peak

Of course, our use of all living things has reached a peak, but because whales have been overused, it has become rare

Huang Xuan's excitement and frustration were accompanied by the countless hills of whales

Spitsbergen is located in the arctic circle

In history, this is the beginning of the current era

The svalbard islands are the center of the whole arctic whaling

Holland, England, france, spain, and portugal, the former strong and weak countries on the sea, have been involved in this area

More than a century after being hunted, the arctic whale was on the verge of extinction

The japanese in the 21st century had already shifted their hunting position to the south pole, so the problem arose

Bergen hunted mainly arctic whales and a small number of other whales, but in the era of huang xuan, scientists probably didn't know as much about the total number of arctic whales as Green bay did at the moment

How to sell the arctic whale was the biggest problem

Mr

Governor general did not know what huang xuan was thinking, but he was clearly interested in Huang Xuan's proposal

With the 17th century's technology and spending power, the whale body was lost far more than it could be used

He smiled at the two people beside him and said," what should I call your excellency

Mr

Aurora's messenger, or Mr

Nokia's

""You can call me Huang Xuan

My father is dutch

" Huang Xuan apologized to his father and continued," if you want, you can call me Fei Lipu or unilever

" As for his strange name, Wei Lu Wei nuzzled his lips and obediently read," then Mr

Fei Lipu, what price would you like to exchange for our whale, or how much food would you like to exchange for it

" The sailors around them were still working hard, but the officials of the East India Company had gathered around them

Most of them had no place in europe and were born at the bottom of the earth, so it was hard to see yellow people, let alone a yellow person who spoke fluent dutch

He snuck his hand into his sleeve and when he took it out, it was already full of wheat

He opened his hand and stretched it in the air

" Mr

Governor general, what price do you think such wheat should pay

" Wei Lu Wei did not look at the food in Huang Xuan's hand, but smiled

" It depends on what price you are going to buy the whale

" A group of people burst out laughing again

It must be said that the european habits of this era were really vulgar and disgusting

Smiling, he put away the wheat and regarded the ridicule of the people around him as nothing

He had encountered this situation many times since he was a child

For example, his annoying cousins often liked to gather around and laugh at others, but once the ridicule was ignored, these people would feel uncomfortable

The big-nosed dutchman was obviously not feeling well

He looked up and said," this father is Mr

Fei Lipu of the dutchman

This island belongs to the dutchman

You should let your father talk to him

" Just as she was about to answer, someone said in a less standard dutch language," really

" But a european from outside the circle

He combed his shiny hair and his clothes were tied around his waist, making it impossible for the sea breeze to blow

Compared with the gentlemen of the Dutch East India Co around him, his clothes were obviously quite different

Wei lu closed one of his eyes and looked at the big orange beside him, who shook his head

The interjected european took a step forward, stood in front of everyone, and said," when did this island belong to the dutch

" This time, he used spanish

In the 16th century, spain was a superpower, and it was because of its oppression that Holland rose to the top

Therefore, even if most dutch did not speak spanish, they would always know what they heard, just as many chinese people today do not speak english, but when some speak english, He also knew how to call a" american" or a banana

To the dutch, the spaniards were extremely detestable

At the beginning of the 17th century, the dutch who had not yet established a world hegemony had just begun their career as a coachman on the sea, and the spaniards were naturally very angry that their former younger brother was their elder brother

The dutchman's nose turned red when he realized that the person who interjected was a spaniard

He took a step back and was not prepared to get involved in the fight between the two

Besides, according to Lorraine, svalbard was originally named after the discovery of the dutchman

According to the logic of this era, this was naturally the dutchman's

However, the new spaniard was obviously not interested in the fight

He pretended to be elegant and straightened his hat

He turned to huang xuan and said," Mr

Fei Lipu, please forgive my recklessness and apologize for overhearing your conversation

" Shrugging his shoulders, he said," it's okay

" Unintentionally or not, the europeans are all pretentious

" Do you mind if I take a look at the wheat you brought

"" Of course not

" Huang xuan poured half the wheat into each other's hands

" Very full grain

If you were in europe, a thousand pounds would be worth 50 silver coins

" The spaniard smiled and handed the wheat to Huang Xuan

" My name is Hu An

Do you mind if I join the deal

"" Of course not

" In fact, huang xuan was very welcoming

He turned his eyes to Hu An and said," do you want to trade with me with rials

" The real was a spanish silver coin, which was still hard currency

" Florin can do it too

" Hu an smiled at Wei Lu Wei

In front of the money, Wei Lu Wei also forgot about the hatred of the country and family

He pushed aside the big orange beside him and said," has your excellency Fei Lipu brought wheat

"" Six ships and rice, sir

" Lorraine faithfully translated Huang Xuan's words, which completely ignited the enthusiasm of the big nosed people

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