Chapter 1,388 What a beautiful art, this is a pink miracle! At least one hundred gold coins!
"Lord! What is this? Such a big colorful pearl clam? Are there pink pearls inside?..."
"Hmm... This pearl seems to be as big as a pigeon egg! It's not particularly amazing, but this charming pink color? This is the first time I've seen it... Scholar Martin, have you heard of this kind of pink pearl? Is it popular among aristocrats?
welcome?…"
"That's right! Such a big pearl, and a pink color that I have never seen before... How much can it be sold for in the market in Lisbon?..."
"Don't make any noise! Let me take a closer look...let me take a closer look!...O Holy Mother! It is so beautiful!...This is really an excellent pearl and gem, a treasure created by God! Kleinod!..."
The sun hangs down towards the sea in the west, and the golden sunlight flashes from the clouds to the coast, and finally turns into a thrilling rosy red in the hands of aristocratic scholar Martin!
More than 30 carats of Conque pearls shone between his two fingers. The Queen's Phoenix Conch, which produces this kind of pink pearl, was held in his other hand. It is a unique specialty in the Caribbean!
Yes, this is the "Conque Pearl" produced in the Caribbean. With its charming pink color and unique flame pattern, it is famous in the jewelry world of later generations! This is the only pearl recognized as a "gem" and is as expensive as diamonds, but
But it is far rarer than diamonds. Such a large Kong Ke pearl can easily be auctioned for more than 100,000 US dollars in the trading market of later generations. In this era, this is the first time that Europeans have seen such a pearl.
This natural "pearl gem", see the unique magnificent color and ocean fire!
At this moment, the aristocratic scholar Martin opened his eyes obsessively, admiring the unique flame pattern on the pink pearl. He was shocked by this natural artistic beauty, and couldn't help but marvel from the bottom of his heart, and even called out his hometown
of German.
"Schöne Kunst! What a beautiful art! This is a pink miracle, like a real diamond... Even this pale pink conch conforms to the golden rectangle of ancient Greece!... It is unimaginable, so far away from the civilized world
There are such natural works of art on deep-sea islands!…”
"...What? Art? Golden rectangle?..."
The sailors around looked at each other, confused. Quartermaster Martin was impatient and couldn't help but hold scholar Martin's hand and asked.
"Is this pearl valuable? How much can it sell for? One gold ducat? Two?..."
Scholar Martin turned his head, glanced at Mattim lightly, and pulled out his arm with force. He grinned silently. Although he didn't laugh out loud, the smell of ridicule could be seen even by the potato in the corner.
come out.
"The Lord testifies! If you come to sell this kind of pearl, you can only sell one or two gold coins in the market... If you let Captain Bruno sell it, you can probably sell more than ten or twenty gold coins... But if you let Captain Bruno sell it, you can probably sell it for more than ten or twenty gold coins...
I’ll sell it, it can sell for this amount!…”
As he spoke, scholar Martin gently raised his middle finger and waved it in front of Mattim. But this gesture was too vulgar. The pun meaning in ancient Greek is "the finger is connected to the anus, also called sodomy"...
Thinking of this, scholar Martin took back his middle finger and made a little finger gesture.
Mattim looked confused. As a Portuguese, he did not understand the meaning of these gestures. He just shouted in surprise and disbelief.
"Holy Mother! This thing... this pink pearl thing... can actually be sold for a hundred gold coins?!..."
"I can sell a hundred gold ducats, but you can only sell one!"
Scholar Martin turned around and looked at Captain Bruno who was also surprised. He pointed at the pink pearl and conch in his hand and smiled confidently.
"Dear Captain Bruno! Like this mysterious conch from the far east...well, or the far west. It carries the legend of the deep sea, has magnificent colors, and the flame patterns of the ocean, and is unique and rare...
"
"This kind of treasure combines the precious elements of all collections! Imagination and legend, mystery and rarity, vividness and beauty... This will be a perfect collection that no great noble can refuse, especially those noble ladies who pursue beauty!
This treasure is worthy of the owner spending a separate meal to introduce it carefully when distinguished guests come to the door, showing his unique aesthetics and amazing wealth..."
"It can indeed be sold for money, but I don't recommend selling it... This unique collection is the best gift among nobles, far more effective than a hundred gold ducats! You can give it directly to the nobles
...For example, you talk about it every day to support your 'Manager Nuno'. Or you can directly dedicate it to King Joao..."
After saying this, scholar Martin glanced at Kong Kezhu and Conch reluctantly, then looked around, and handed this "treasure" to its original "owner", Sushu in the corner. This time, dozens of
They all looked at him with greedy eyes, and Sushu was so shocked that he was so frightened that he even wanted to throw away the pearls and conches!
He never thought that the "pearl clam" that the "ordinary militia" found for him would actually cause such a big sensation on the ship! Of course, he didn't know that this queen phoenix snail was a product of the Taino people and
Caribbean people, one of the most commonly eaten large snails, have hundreds of snail shells and dozens of pearls in every village. The snail itself produces only one-tenth of the pearls, and the pearls are usually not
Largely, the Taíno tribe only regarded it as a "beautiful pink stone".
The "ordinary militia" deliberately picked and picked, and then found the largest "pink pearl" from the tribe's inventory, stuffed it into a large conch, and handed it to him...
This is the wealth of the New World! Even the humble conches and pearls can be fanatically pursued and desired by the nobles of the Old World! It is worth the despicable lives of countless civilian sailors in exchange!…
"Yisiya! Give me the conch and pearls!..."
Quartermaster Mattim was not polite and was the first to reach out his hand to "get it". Haroldo, the boatswain, looked on coldly, not knowing what he was thinking. But the old carpenter Ivo stepped forward, frowned, and blocked the way.
Mattim.
"Mattim! Do you still want to talk about the rules on this ship?! Half of the spoils obtained by the crew in private belong to the ship, and the other half belongs to himself!"
"Damn it! He is a native! How can a native be the same as important crew members like us?..."
"Shit! He is a translator and guide. The captain has already affirmed it! Now, the captain hasn't spoken yet, so why are you here to get it?"
"...It's okay if you don't give it! Let him come out with fifty gold coins! Otherwise, I will chop him to death!..."
"Huh? Fifty gold coins? You have such a big face! If you can sell this thing for five gold coins in the market...I will build you a statue of the God of Wealth for free, and replace the face of the rich dwarf with yours.
face!…”
"you!!…"
There was another quarrel on the flagship over the disposal of the spoils of war. The main blame was scholar Martin, who talked about aristocratic art and valued the pearl at too high a price. And the owner of the pearl had no "sailor's rights", so who
The native guide who can stretch out his hand to pick up potatoes.
The reason why the old carpenter Ivo stood up at this moment is that, on the one hand, Sushu has been following him, doing carpentry work, and he is considered a member of his own group. On the other hand, he is a technician on the ship, and his force value is not high.
He pays more attention to maintaining order and rules on the ship! If everyone speaks according to scimitars and fists, wouldn’t it be the same as pirates? Then, what right will he, an old man who repairs the ship, have to say?…
Bruno sat and watched the sailors quarreling for a while, then winked at Bosun Haroldo. Haroldo understood, then he smiled and stepped forward to be a peacemaker.
"Stop arguing! We are all brothers on the ship, and Sushu can be considered one of our own! ...The Lord witnesses! Scholar Martin also said that this is a thing for the nobles, and it can only be worth the high price as a gift between nobles...
If you really want to sell it to the market, you will be eaten to death by those cunning Jewish businessmen!…”
"Let's see! The brothers themselves can't sell this thing at all... Let Captain Bruno sell it. It's crazy. Maybe it can be sold for 20 gold coins?... How about we count it as a collective trophy of 20 gold coins and hand it over?
The captain’s hand!…Then, according to the captain’s 30% commission, he deducted 6 gold coins and gave 14 gold coins to the ship!…”
"Among these 14 gold coins... the pearl that Shushu got first, even though he didn't know the goods and had little qualifications... can still be divided into 20%, which is 3 gold coins! As for the remaining 11 gold coins, each important crew member has one.
The remaining sailors share it equally!…What do you think?…”
Hearing this distribution plan, several important crew members looked at each other and then at Captain Bruno, who was smiling. They were silent for a while, nodded, and stopped arguing. As for the potato chips, if you can get them,
3 gold coins are already a check and balance between important crew members, and the captain is extra fair and merciful in order to get the pearl!
"Haha! God bless you! We are all brothers on the boat, so we must all be harmonious! ... This is good! ..."
Bruno smiled and looked at the Queen Phoenix Conch and the big pink pearl that fell into his hands, feeling very happy. But the gifts of fate always come one after another, just like the generous gifts given by the Lord.
Just when the fleet was delayed for half a day and planned to leave in the evening, two natives rowed a small boat and suddenly brought a new surprise!
"What! In your big tribe, there are books from the big island in the west? Are they the square characters we have been asking about before?...What? You also brought the pages of the book?!..."
"Lord! Quick! Show it to me!..."
Bruno quickly took two pages of yellow paper and saw the rows of square "Oriental characters" at the door. He was so excited when he saw it, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his chest! At this moment when he was about to return, he could actually get such a gift from the Lord! As long as he has it
With the proof of these oriental books, he can report back to the king and hand over the most critical task!
"Great! Great!... Why are there only two pages? Quick, give me the whole book!!..."
"What? You want to use this book to exchange for another piece of valuable equipment from us?...A thunder weapon, or the perfect armor like before?..."
"Damn it! There is only one set of knight's plate armor! As for the two-pounder cannon... I have to negotiate with another ship!..."
"Well... No, absolutely not! A book is not worth a two-pound cannon! You can exchange it for something else... What? Just a two-pound cannon? But it can replace half of the gold?... Hmm... Let me think about it...
It’s not unacceptable…”
"I have an additional condition! Give me a few more conches with pink pearls! ...What do they look like? This is it! This kind of glitter, pink! Huh? There are no such big pearls? Smaller ones will do too.
, I want to give you a few more, no, ten!…”
"Okay! It's settled then! Trade tomorrow morning!...Oriental books, yellow placer gold, pink pearls, trade for a two-pound cannon!...Yes! It will be tomorrow morning!..."
