Chapter 2065 Spy Identity and Adding Oars

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In fact, Marin decided to let the spies sell iron javelin heads because he was afraid that the activities of the spies in the Grand Duchy of Moscow would be restricted. Even if it is agreed to sell the iron gun head to the official of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it is not a big deal.

Because, in the plan, Marin only planned to dispatch dozens of spies to survey and map. Even if each person sold 100 iron gun heads to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it would only be a few thousand. What's more, these spies promised to return, and they could delay delivery to the world. As long as it is delayed until Marin dispatches troops and has not been delivered, it will not have any impact on the war.

And because the Grand Duchy of Moscow begged these spies to supply iron gun heads, it naturally needed to open the door to spies pretending to be fur traders, allowing them to go to various places to buy furs. In this way, the surveying and mapping can be successfully completed.

As for the dissatisfaction of the local fur traders? Sorry, under the circumstances that the Grand Duchy is seeking to attack the Smolensk region and there is a serious shortage of iron weapons, at this stage, the spies who can provide iron guns must be maintained. As for what happens after the goal is achieved, that's another story. And what Marin needs is that during this time period, Moscow can allow his spies to go to various parts of the Grand Duchy to map topographic maps...

In addition, Marin is also preparing to launch a trick of bribery. Maozi's yamen has always been open. Even in the 21st century, when Chinese businessmen go to Maozi to do business, they often need to bribe Maozi's police officers. Even, they will be blackmailed by these people.

It can be seen that greed is the practice of Maozi Yamen. It is very necessary for the spies to travel smoothly in the Grand Duchy of Moscow and bribe the people in the Maozi Yamen, and it can save a lot of trouble.

Marin didn't need the spies to give money to those who bribed these Maozi's yamen. He only needs to give two things that are common in the North Sea country, and he will be able to go anywhere. They are--salt and spirits!

In this era, not to mention the price of salt in the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it is so expensive! Spirits, on the other hand, are more like luxury goods. After all, in this day and age, people can't get enough to eat, and there is even less food that can be used to make wine. Therefore, Marin's Erguotou dared to sell at a sky-high price of one gold coin per bottle.

The price of a bottle of gold coin is still the "wholesale price" sold by the North Sea State to the Crimean Khanate. When the rye Erguotou entered the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it even reached a sky-high price of 2 gold coins a bottle.

Therefore, people who want to bribe the Maozi Yamen, with a bag of salt in their left hand and a bottle of rye Erguotou in their right hand, will surely impress them...

What? You said you were worried about their lack of greed? Will you still ask for it in the future? Don't be afraid of this... The spies will not take root there in the future, but surveying and mapping will take a long time. As for the other party's request for salt and Erguotou, please agree first. When you turn around and leave, you won't come next time, so why cash in? And this kind of behavior of extorting bribes is also shady. Can they still openly pursue and ask for it? Moreover, those spies will not tell those Maozi that they are from the Beihai country. Since they are spies, they must use false names and identities. Where can they find them...

Surveying and mapping only needs to be done once. Giving salt and spirits once, and then giving a promise that it will not be fulfilled is enough to guarantee the completion of the task. The iron gun head promised to the court of the Grand Duchy of Moscow can also be promised to give it next time. At that time, it may not be honored. Anyway, spies use fake names and identities...

Soon, under Kohler's arrangement, the Beihai State's intelligence agencies started to move up and down. The main thing is to select suitable spies and send them to the territory of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Mainly, it is required to speak Russian, and it is Northeastern Russian, that is, Russian. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you can’t speak it, but you need to have a strong ability to learn a foreign language and learn it quickly. In this way, the task can be started as soon as possible.

As for the identities of these spies, Marin had already arranged for them - businessmen from the Teutonic Kingdom!

Right now, the Teutonic State and the Grand Duchy of Moscow are very close because of their common enemy, Lithuania, and the relationship between the two countries is very good. Even, the Teutonic State also helped the Grand Duchy of Moscow advance funds to purchase weapons and armor, which can be said to be in the honeymoon period.

At this time, a group of brave Teutonic merchants,

In order to make a fortune, it is normal to go deep into the interior of the Grand Duchy of Moscow to do business. Moreover, the Teutonic country is a commercial country, so this arrangement is not awkward at all.

In addition, because his uncle Yule is currently the political assistant of Philip, the head of the Teutonic regiment, it is also very convenient for Marin to give those spies a reasonable and legal status in the Teutonic country.

The ally relationship, plus the willingness to provide the official iron gun, Marin couldn't think of any reason for the Grand Duchy of Moscow to refuse...

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However, at this time, Marin's cousin Peter sent someone to deliver a letter to Marin, telling Marin about an important issue that he had overlooked-the problem of sailing inland.

A sailboat sails on the power of the wind. On the sea, there is no shortage of wind. But in the inland river, because of the obstacles of mountains and forests, the wind will be much weaker. And, sometimes it's calm. In this way, the sailboat lay down in the inland river...

Peter has bought a large piece of land on the south bank of the Neva River estuary through bribery, and has begun to build the prototype of Petersburg-a dock.

Currently, the dock is under construction. Peter has gone deep inland along the Neva River many times, and inspected the waterways of Lake Ladoga and the Volkhov River.

Although, because of the low latitude, the local north wind is strong. But when there is a problem, there are always calm times for inland rivers. Therefore, Peter discovered that although the Novgorod merchant ships on the Volkhov River mainly rely on the north wind to drive their sails, each ship is also equipped with oars. When the wind died down, the sailors also acted as oarsmen to row the boat. It's just that this kind of boat doesn't have many oar positions, and most of them are used for emergency. Unlike the galleys in Venice, there are many oars and oarsmen.

According to Peter's observation, there are still more than a dozen oarsmen on each sailboat with a weight of more than 100 tons. As for the oar position, it does not need to be specially installed when the ship is built, it only needs to be added temporarily on the side of the built sailboat. And, it can be removed.

Like the merchant ships of Novgorod, it is enough to use the ancient Hanseatic merchant ship - the Kirk sailing ship, and add a dozen temporary oar positions on the side.

This kind of oar position is to leave a socket on the side, and then insert the bracket of the oar into the socket, and the oar can be fixed on the side. Then, the sailors can come and serve as oarsmen when there is no wind, so that the boat will not be stuck on the water.

Of course, it would be even better if you pay attention to reserve the position for installing the oars when building the boat. After all, adding the oar position after the completion of the project is a bit uncoordinated, which affects the experience of sailors. Most importantly, it affects inland navigation.

Therefore, after receiving Peter's reminder, Marin sent people to Portugal and Spain to ask them to reserve a place to install the oars when they were building a ship or when the ship was overhauled (refurbished). In this way, once the ship enters the interior of the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the mouth of the Neva River, it only needs to temporarily install detachable oars on the Petersburg pier. Even, a group of rowers can be temporarily added. When the ship returns to Petersburg and is ready to go to sea, the oars can also be removed to restore the original appearance and function of the sailboat.

Although there are not many oar positions, which may affect the maneuverability of the boat on the inland river, adding oars to the sailboat is for emergency use, and the requirements for no-wind speed are not high. So, it is enough. The most important thing is that there are too many people needed to sail the boat! And let the sailors of the sailing boat play guest oarsmen, there are not many sailing sailors. You can't find a sailor to row the boat even if you have more oars...

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