Chapter 1989: Changing Eagles Halfway

For gold coins, people dare to do anything. Because there is also a reward for destroying the eagle's nest and the falcon's nest, many people risked their lives to follow Guo Jing's example and climb the cliff in order to destroy the eagle's nest and the falcon's nest on the cliff. Destroy an eagle's nest or falcon's nest, as long as you can bring back the carcass or eggs of the young eagle or falcon, you will be rewarded with 1 gold coin.

Therefore, the falcons in many parts of the North Sea were horrified to find that their nests on the cliffs were no longer safe, and they were extremely unsafe. In desperation, many falcons had to migrate away. However, their departure gave other birds a chance to breathe, and their numbers began to increase significantly.

Later, seeing the number of birds stealing grains began to flood, Marin had to cancel the reward, so that the number of those birds was controlled to a certain extent.

However, this kind of reward did make the pigeons a lot safer in a short period of time. Without the threat of falcons, homing pigeons can naturally reach their destination safely without loss of quantity.

However, this method can only be used within the North Sea country. After leaving the North Sea country, the Falcon Force under Marin's command could not operate smoothly in other countries. After all, other countries are not stupid, and will not let a team of hunters on horseback and archery enter their borders to wreak havoc.

For this reason, after discussing with his subordinates, Marin finally came up with a good way - to buy eagle feathers (falcon feathers) and eagle eggs (falcon eggs). Send people to pretend to be businessmen, sneak into other countries on the pigeon route, and buy eagle feathers and eggs from local hunters at high prices. With a heavy reward, these local hunters would definitely be willing to contribute.

Moreover, hunters from other countries can be driven to serve without a high price. why? Because in foreign countries, the areas that need to be taken care of are actually some inaccessible mountainous areas on the way. As for the plains where there are many people, there are no falcons. In mountainous areas, the locals tend to be poor. There is no need to offer a reward of 1 gold coin from the North Sea country, but only a small silver coin of Finney, and the local poor mountain people can take risks for it.

In addition,

It would be too eye-catching to offer too high a reward in other countries. If it is targeted by the country's court, it will cause a lot of trouble. A reward or two from Finney would be just enough to interest the poor hill folk without attracting the attention of the higher ups in the country.

Although those foreign mountain hunters are not as professional as the North Sea Falcon Force, and they don't have the assistance of telescopes. But in the face of benefits, their fanaticism is no less than that of the Falcon Troops. Although they will not exterminate the nearby falcons, they will definitely make the local falcons afraid to approach. After all, Ying Falcon is not a fool. Wherever he goes and is chased and killed a few times, he will know where the danger is and will not come again.

You know, as a hunter, one of the minimum conditions is to be more cunning than the prey. Otherwise, they will starve because they cannot catch prey. Just as experienced hunters are always more cunning than jackals, falcons, as hunters, are naturally cunning and wise. As long as you are hunted down a few times, if you don't die, you will know how powerful it is. Otherwise, he is not worthy of being a hunter.

In fact, in Western Europe, because of the high degree of development, there are not many falcons. And in some places, it is also possible for the pigeons to choose another route to avoid. What really gave Marin a headache was actually Eastern Europe.

The Polish area is okay, the population density is relatively high, and there are not too many falcons. But when entering the Ukrainian prairie, because the local population is sparse, the range of activities of the falcons is naturally larger, and it is easier to hurt the pigeons.

The most troublesome area is the Caucasus, which is densely forested and is a natural hunting ground for falcons. Marin was offering rewards there, and the most troublesome thing was the currency issue.

After all, the small silver coins of Germany and France are not recognized in Eastern Europe, especially because the local area belongs to the Orthodox Church and the Green Church area, which is separated from the Western European world and it is inconvenient to communicate.

The Ukrainian region is fine, at any rate, exchanges and trade with the North Sea country have begun. As for the Caucasus region, it has nothing to do with the North Sea country. But the area where the loss of homing pigeons is the largest happens to be the Caucasus. Even in Greek mythology, there are legends of the Caucasian eagle.

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

Before, it was still possible to pass through the territory of the Mamluk dynasty and transit through Syria. However, now that Syria is occupied by Turkey, it is difficult for homing pigeons to walk that line.

In addition, the Arabs in the Middle East have a tradition of taming falcons. Arabian falcons are also very famous in later generations. Seeing pigeons flying in the sky, the falcons can easily intercept the pigeons with the order of the Arabs.

Therefore, in the Arabian Peninsula and Syria, it is a dead zone for homing pigeons, and it is extremely easy to be intercepted.

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

And as long as you cross the Caucasus Mountains, it is the territory of the Persians. Persians do not have the habit of taming falcons and hunting Arabs, and pigeons are much safer there.

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

However, the obstacles on the Ukrainian steppe are not very great. After all, falcons actually prefer mountains and forests. Because there are more birds in the mountains and more food sources.

Moreover, the Crimeans and Cossacks on the Ukrainian prairie were often good at riding and shooting, influenced by the Mongolian culture of the Golden Horde. Even, there will be fierce people like "The Condor Archer".

At the same time, these guys who are good at archery like to drink. Although some people believe in the green religion, according to the rules, they should not drink alcohol. However, Marin was very cunning and sold alcohol to them in the name of "drinks", and they still drank in the name of "drinks", tacitly knowing each other.

Therefore, on the Ukrainian prairie, Marin doesn't need to spend money, he only needs to use rye Erguotou as a reward, and there will be a lot of "condor shooters" willing to help hunt the falcons along the way. In other words, it is easier to clean up falcons on the Ukrainian steppes.

But there are some troubles in the Caucasus region. The Caucasus region was less influenced by Mongolian culture, and the people there were influenced by the Green Church very early. Except for the Armenians who are staunch Christians, Azerbaijanis and Georgians still believe in the Green Church. In later generations, under the deterrence of the hat, most Georgians converted to the Orthodox Church. But at present, it is still the site of the Green Church. If you want to use spirits to buy people there, you will probably be hacked to death...

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

In the end, Marin decided to ask a group of men to take gold coins and go to the local area to exchange them for silver coins or even copper coins in local circulation. Then, take out a reward and use it to bribe the locals to help hunt falcons and dig out the nests of falcons.

But at this time, Bud, a spy based in Persia, learned of Marin's concerns through pigeons, and offered a plan-to change the eagle halfway.

Bard believes that the falcons in Ukraine are easy to remove, because there are not many falcons there. In addition, there are many Mongolian-style sharpshooters on the prairie, which is easier to clean up. However, there are many mountains and forests in the Caucasus region, and there are also many falcons. The cost of removing falcons is too high. Therefore, it is better to switch to Falcon to deliver the message.

Falcons may not have as much controllable flight distance as carrier pigeons, but they have no problem crossing the dangerous Caucasus Mountains. As for the ferocious and unruly falcons, Bud also gave a plan - hire a few Arabian falconers, let them stay together for a while, and get in touch with other falcons. When a few falconers get acquainted with other falcons, they can be used to send messages. There are many Arabs in the Baghdad area under the Persian rule, and there are also many master falconers. It is easy to hire and does not cost much, and you can bring your own falcons to work...

Because the falcon itself is a hunter in the sky, there are no other falcons to find fault with. After all, it's not worth it. Although not as easy to use as homing pigeons, it is very safe. As long as you don't encounter a powerful hunter, you'll be fine. Moreover, people in the Caucasus do not have as many "condor shooters" as the Mongols. There is still no danger for the falcon to climb the Caucasus Mountains.

It is difficult for falcons to send messages over long distances, because falcons are not as obedient and easy to tame as carrier pigeons. However, it is still very easy to only be responsible for short and medium distances such as flying over the Caucasus Mountains. Then, use carrier pigeons to continue the transfer.

Moreover, using falcons to send messages can also save a lot of cost in the Caucasus region where hunting falcons is rewarded...

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Marin affirmed Bud's plan of "changing the eagle midway", using the falcon to take charge of the most dangerous Caucasus route. For other safe routes, homing pigeons are still used. And Bud was also rewarded by Marin for proposing the "halfway eagle change" plan...