Chapter 2064 Fur Trade and Javelins

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The map surveying and mapping of Beihai State is different from the surveyors and cartographers of other countries in this era. For example, Marin introduced the contour line labeling method that only appeared in the 18th century. In this way, the map is more intuitive and provides more detailed information to the army commander.

In this era, because there is no contour marking technology, the maps of other countries can only mark the difference between plains, rivers and mountains. However, it is not clear how high the mountains are. At most, with some brief introductions. For example—this mountain is very high, this mountain is neither high nor short, this mountain is very short... But the specific height depends on the imagination of the officer who looks at the picture. If the imagination is wrong, then the calf will be finished...

However, because it is sneaking into other countries for surveying and mapping. Therefore, many large-scale surveying and mapping instruments invented by Beihai State cannot be carried. Even if you bring it over, you can't take it out and use it. As a result, spygates can only carry small surveying equipment such as short rulers and protractors. For example, when measuring the height of a mountain slope, the height of the mountain can only be measured by the flagpole shadow method. Of course, the slope of the downhill slope will also be marked. This is very important, and it is related to whether we can send troops to rush up.

In addition, because it is surveying and mapping in-depth in other countries, the height of the hillside is not the measured altitude, but the height of the relative flat land. To measure altitude, you need to measure atmospheric pressure and calculate the acceleration of gravity. Although Marin provided a lot of data, he could not give a particularly accurate number for the detailed value of the acceleration of gravity. Therefore, sometimes there will be a lot of errors in the calculation, resulting in an incorrect calculation of the altitude.

But when marching and fighting, the absolute altitude is not very important. Military maps mainly consider the impact of terrain differences on army marching. Therefore, spies only need to use simple and easy-to-carry measuring tools to measure the height of the hillside relative to the nearby plains.

Then, draw the contour line, and mark the inclination angle of the hillside and whether it is suitable for rushing up the mountain. Of course, whether the mountain is a rocky mountain or a dirt mountain must also be marked. Because earthy mountains can be blown down, but rocky mountains are very difficult.

In addition, the depth of the river is also an important surveying and mapping project. After all, Marin wanted to use ships to transport grain and grass deep into the inland. There is also the wind direction and wind force in the river area, as well as the seasonality of the wind. After all, the ships of this era were mainly sailing ships. This requires long-term observation and introduction by locals. But asking the locals such professional questions directly would be suspicious of motives. Therefore, we can only inquire around the bush.

In addition to the wind information, fighting in the Russian region, the frozen world on the river must also be clearly grasped. If the world is wrong and the huge fleet is frozen on the river, it will be miserable. There are several months of winter in Russia, and the boats are frozen in the river, which is simply a target for the Muscovites.

Obviously, Napoleon's army lost everything because they did not consider these details thoroughly. And because of the lessons learned from the failures of Napoleon and Mustache, Marin did not dare to relax at all.

Moreover, Marin never thought of occupying this side for a long time. The main reason is that the defeat of the two powerful men, Napoleon and Mustache, is too frightening. Therefore, even though he was greedy for the huge population of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the resources on the vast land, Marin did not dare to have the idea of ​​fully occupying and controlling the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It's not that they can't beat the Moscow army, but that they can't beat the weather...

Therefore, for Moscow, Marin can only give birth to the idea of ​​plundering the population, rather than directly annexing it. Moreover, even if you really want to annex, now is not the time. At least, before annexing England and solving the threat of the French and domestic princes, Marin has no ability to covet there.

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However, how to send spies to sneak into the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Marin convened Kohler and Kohler's intelligence officials for a discussion.

But the Grand Duchy of Moscow is too far away, and everyone is probably not as familiar with it as Marin. At first, Marin planned to send people to sell wine inside the Grand Duchy of Moscow. after all,

Maozi is famous for his good spirits.

But intelligence officials say the idea is fine, but only in urban areas. Because, in the vast rural areas of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it's not that people don't like to drink strong alcohol, but they can't afford it.

If you take Erguotou with you, they will only be envious. Or, just draw a knife and grab it. Because they have no money...

Not to mention those serfs, even the wealthy households in ordinary small villages are relatively poor. According to the information returned by some spies sent to the Grand Duchy of Moscow not long ago, the life of the wealthy households in many remote villages in the Grand Duchy of Moscow may not be as good as the serfs in the manor under the name of Marin.

The serfs in the manor under Marin's name are all enough black bread. The bread has a high proportion of rye flour, and the grass bran is almost invisible. At this time, the wealthy households in the villages in the remote areas of the Grand Duchy of Moscow still had a high proportion of black bread and wild vegetables. That is to say, there are a lot of wild vegetables in the forests of Eastern Europe, so you don’t have to worry about them. In addition, I can occasionally go hunting for some game, but it is still passable.

But a very strange phenomenon in the Grand Duchy of Moscow in this era is that there are many wild animals there, but people lack weapons to deal with wild animals.

Because of the backward production technology, the farmers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow lack iron weapons, and even iron farm tools are seriously lacking.

It is said that in this era, the price of salt in Eastern Europe was high. In fact, ironware was the most expensive commodity in the Ross area in this era. Its price is more expensive than salt.

In the impression of later generations, Russia seems to be rich in mineral resources, and there is no shortage of coal and iron at all. But in fact, in this era, the Grand Duchy of Moscow was short of coal and iron.

For example, the Kursk region, which is rich in coal and iron resources in later generations, still belongs to the border area with the Crimean Khanate. Even if coal and iron resources are discovered and the iron and steel industry is started, they will be snatched away by the tyrannical Crimean Khanate. Because the Crimeans are also iron deficient!

As for the Ural coal and iron producing area, it still belongs to the territory of the Kazan Khanate and the Siberia Khanate at this time. Even if the Grand Duchy of Moscow knew that there was coal and iron over there, there was nothing they could do. What's more, they don't know now.

Therefore, it is embarrassing that the current ironware of the Grand Duchy of Moscow has to rely on imports, which are expensive. Even if there are many wild animals in the territory, they don't have enough weapons to hunt and kill them. In particular, the folk lack iron weapons to deal with wild animals.

Even Vasily III wanted to attack Smolensk and was short of weapons, so he had to entrust the Teutonic state to help purchase them from Western Europe.

Of course, it cannot be said that folks do not have the ability to hunt wild animals. Ordinary hunters can use traps to hunt wild animals. Also, even arrowheads made of stone tools can hunt small animals, and larger deer and so on.

However, they would never dare to provoke rough-skinned and thick-skinned animals like wild boars and bears. Unless these thick-skinned beasts fell into a trap, ordinary people would not dare to think of them.

In fact, the first spies sent to the Grand Duchy of Moscow suggested selling matchlock guns to the villages of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In this way, these hunters can easily deal with beasts such as bears, wild boars and wild wolves. Then, after selling matchlock guns and ammunition at a high price, they can also buy animal skins at low prices from local hunters who buy matchlock guns.

It can be said that this is a great business that kills two birds with one stone! But Marin directly vetoed it, why? Because Marin was worried that these matchlock guns would fall into the official hands of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After all, the Grand Duke's order to confiscate the matchlock guns of those hunters was just a matter of one sentence.

And if the excellent matchlock guns made by the North Sea State are obtained by the Grand Duke of Moscow's army, they may hurt the army led by Marin in the future. Maybe, Marin himself, who personally leads the troops, will also suffer.

Therefore, Marin would rather not do this good and profitable business than to cause trouble for his future military operations.

However, if you have business, you have to do it. Moreover, only with good business projects can spies be successfully sent into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the name of businessmen.

And the merchant who buys fur is a very reasonable identity. But ordinary people in the Grand Duchy of Moscow lack weapons to deal with beasts, so what should they do? You can't sell matchlock guns to them. Could it be that you sell bows and crossbows?

Marin thought about it, but gave up. After all, a sophisticated bow and crossbow is no less powerful than a musket in this era. Even, in many aspects, it is better than muskets. And if it is a crossbow that can shoot bears and wild boars, it can also bring a huge threat to the soldiers of the Beihai Kingdom...

Muskets are no good, and neither are bows and crossbows. Is it really necessary for the hunters in Moscow to take risks with stone weapons? Others have to be willing too... Besides, if someone uses a trap to capture the fur of a wild animal, they may not necessarily sell it to you...

After thinking about it, Marin suddenly remembered a video he had seen in his previous life, which was a video of African black uncles hunting elephants with javelins...

Uncle Hei used primitive javelins to pierce rough-skinned and thick-skinned elephants into hedgehogs, which can be described as spectacular. An elephant with such thick skin is not low on the javelin, and neither are bears and wild boars. What's more, it's still an iron javelin head. Moreover, for the army, those javelins are not a threat. Because, Marin remembered, it was said in the previous life book that the range of the heavy javelin is about 27 meters. The range of the light javelin is 50 meters. For such a short-range weapon, even if it is taken away by the officials of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it will not pose any threat. After all, not to mention single-headed bullets, even ordinary bows and arrows can abuse javelins.

Therefore, intelligence officials such as Marin and Kohler formulated a plan to send spies pretending to be fur merchants to go deep into the hinterland of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and while buying furs, they also sold iron gun heads for heavy javelins.

The javelin head is easy to carry, not attached to the wooden handle, and occupies a small volume. Moreover, even if they are discovered by the officials of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, at most they will be taken away, and they will not be banned from entering the Grand Duchy of Moscow. why? Because the officials of the Grand Duchy of Moscow are also short of iron. Big deal, you can promise to sell iron gun heads to the court of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In this way, permission to operate around Moscow will definitely be obtained. As long as he can successfully enter the interior of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and map the terrain, Marin doesn't mind giving the Grand Duchy of Moscow some sweetness...

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