Eschweiin didn't know that he had become a "Kaizi" in the eyes of several black chiefs, but even if he knew, he would sneer. Why? As a middle-level manager of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, he knew that the Beihai Chamber of Commerce was definitely not short of salt.
In short, although the salt price is not low in Europe, he has seen ships from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce transporting salt from the Americas one by one.
Although he didn't know the secret of boiling salt in Beihai Country, he could also guess that the Beihai Country might have discovered a large salt mine on the wild continent, producing a large amount of non-bite-spicy salt. Therefore, the few packets of salt given to several local chiefs were really not worth mentioning.
Moreover, once the colonists of the Senegal Fur Company landed on land, hunted enough rhinos, and obtained rhinos, they would immediately make a profit.
Although the most valuable rhinoceros horns and ivory are to be handled by the Duke of Coimbra, rhinoceros leather is enough to make a profit. Because it is said that rhinoceros leather can be made into high-quality leather armor and supplied to the army.
Although there is no profit to supply the rhino skin he obtained to his own army, Eschweiin cares not the profits. Because Marin once told him personally that as long as this matter is done well, there are many good things to get promoted and make money in the future.
Who is Marin? The Grand Duke of Beihai! He personally promised to get promoted and make money, but there is still a bad idea? According to Kohler, the second in charge of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, if this matter is done well, he might be able to get a noble title of knight or jazz!
Although he is the lowest-level aristocratic title that cannot be hereditary, it is enough to make Eschweiin, who was born as a serf, so excited that he can't help himself. How many years have he been away from his status as a serf? If he can get a noble title, it would be amazing.
The only requirement that Marin gave him was "fast", the cost could be higher, but the speed must be fast. After all, Marin was in a hurry to use troops against Siena, and needed a large amount of rhino leather armor.
It was precisely following Marin's "fast" requirement that Eschweiin did not quarrel with the other party during the negotiations and directly threw out the salt that the other party was most interested in. Then, he indeed bought the local buns.
Then, Eschweiin began to prepare for landing and hunting rhinos.
The 100 musketeers brought from the local area have already been in place. They are a group of men who are selected and not afraid of heat. Their mission is to use the Mushket musket to shoot out steel bead bullets and hunt rhinos on the West African grasslands.
Steel bead bullets are different from lead bullets. Lead bullets are heavier and have a greater kinetic energy. However, because the lead is too soft, the hardness is too poor, making it difficult to break the defense of the thick skin of the rhinoceros. Therefore, the lead bullet can only hurt the rhinoceros, but cannot be killed. However, the injured rhinoceros is very terrible, and will go crazy and have an outsized combat power. Therefore, hunting rhinoceros with lead bullets will not only not kill the rhinoceros, but may also take their lives. For this reason, Marin had to make a batch of steel bead bullets specifically used to hunt rhinoceros. Although the rhinoceros skin is thick, it is also necessary to drink hatred in front of steel balls weighing more than 30 grams. In particular, Marin specifically demanded that it specifically hit the rhinoceros' head. As long as the head is exploded, no matter how strong the rhinoceros is, it will be done immediately without the command of the brain.
Moreover, rhinos are different from ferocious beasts such as lions, tigers and leopards. When lions, tigers and leopards see hunters, they either run away or take the initiative to attack. Once they run, it is difficult for the mezzanine to aim.
Rhinos are probably very arrogant and arrogant because they have no natural enemies. Generally speaking, rhinos have an ignorant attitude towards the animals close to them. Because, in their consciousness, no animals can threaten them.
Therefore, for the arrogant rhino, hunters can calmly approach it, and then calmly aim at the rhino's big head within a very high distance of thirty meters...
Of course, don't get too close. Otherwise, it will easily anger rhinos. Especially during mating season, if you encounter a male rhino that has been in full bloom, you will be vulnerable to attack.
However, although the contrap gun is far away, it can be within 50 yards (45.7 meters) and the accuracy is OK. In particular, the 100 musketeers sent by Marin are very good at shooting.
Rhinos are different from timid herbivores such as deer and antelope. Because of their strong strength, they generally do not run away when they see people from afar. Only when humans are too close and have a large number of people will they run away. At a distance of thirty or forty meters, rhinos are too lazy to run away.
What's more, rhinos have poor vision, mainly relying on their sense of smell. At a distance of 30 meters, as long as they are not in the upper air vent, rhinos generally cannot smell the odor and cannot see clearly. Therefore, hunters can just find the lower air vent and be able to calmly aim at hunting rhinos at a distance of 30 meters.
Of course, you must also be prepared for failure. Because if you aim at the head, you will have a chance of failure. For example, if a rhino just raises his head or lowers his head, it will avoid the sure-killing bullet.
In this case, the rhino is likely to be angry and chase it according to the sound and smell. Therefore, the shooter needs to escape at this time.
However, the West African black rhino runs very fast, reaching the maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour. With the strength of human feet alone, he will undoubtedly die under the pursuit of the black rhino.
Therefore, Marin specially allowed Senegal Fur Company to use horses to escape. Because when a horse runs, it can speed up to 60 kilometers per hour and up to 100 kilometers per hour. Although it is not long-lasting, it is enough to escape. After all, it is difficult to train a musketeer with superb shooting skills, so it is best not to die easily.
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However, the climate in West Africa is hot and dry, and European horses are obviously not very adaptable to the local climate. And the Arab horses are not enough for Marin themselves. Because basically every Arab horse is pulled to breed by Marin, which makes them very kidney deficiency.
After thinking about it for a while, Marin suddenly remembered that the pibo horses produced in Morocco are also very excellent horse breeds.
The pierbo horse is said to be brought to North Africa by Arabs and has the blood of Arab horses. However, its appearance is not like an Arab horse. The only thing similar to an Arab horse is that it has the same endurance, fast speed, and quick reaction. Moreover, the pierbo horse is hard-working and resistant to rough feeding, and is much easier to serve than the delicate European horses. After all, the Moroccans are mainly nomadic peoples. The most important thing for horses trained by nomadic people is to be resistant to rough feeding. Otherwise, where can the poor nomadic people afford fine feeding? Therefore, any good horses trained by nomadic people must be resistant to rough feeding. Otherwise, nomadic people cannot afford to raise them.
This kind of horse produced in North Africa is obviously very suitable for the dry and hot climate of the Senegal region. Moreover, it is also very close to transport the Pyrbu horse from Morocco to Senegal, and it is very convenient to transport.
Therefore, while sending ships to Gore Island, Marin also sent people to the Ayuen colony and ordered the local officials to purchase a batch of pyrbu horses from the nearby Saad tribe to escape for the musketeers who hunted rhinos.
The Bobuma reacts quickly, has a fast speed, and has good endurance. It is an excellent mount to escape the pursuit of the black rhinoceros in West Africa. As long as the Bobuma has a Bobuma, the musketeers will not be afraid of being chased and killed by the angry rhinoceros after failing to shoot. After all, the rhinoceros cannot escape the Bobuma.
After reaching an agreement with the Dakar tribes, Eschweiin began to build a landing pier near the Dakar tribe. The 100 musketeers also began to adapt to the local climate. With the 100 musketeers, there were more than a dozen craftsmen who were good at handling leather. They also rode pyrbu horses to facilitate their escape. If the hunt was successful, they would come forward to deal with the rhino, cut off the rhino leather with a short knife, and process the rhino leather. After the processing, they would send it to Gore Island, transport it back to the local area, and hand it over to craftsmen who specialize in leather armor to make rhino leather armor and supply the army...
Chapter completed!