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    I heard that they were from Venice, and everyone in the dormitory cheered up.

    The royal barber stepped back.

    The priest also stopped singing in a low voice.

    The knights stood solemnly.

    Only His Highness the King still looked confused.

    Everyone waits with bated breath.

    His Highness the King then slowly shook his head, and as if he was as angry as a gossamer, he slowly stretched out his hand.

    The knight stepped forward, knelt down on one knee, kissed the back of the king's hand, and then handed a letter to the king.

    The king tried hard to cheer himself up.

    Years of treatment have exhausted all his strength. He lowered his head and reluctantly read the letter written in Latin, but the color gradually returned to his face.

    After he coughed, he said: "Gum?"

    "What?"

    A knight stepped forward with a strange look on his face.

    "Gum arabic from North Africa"

    "Your Highness, what you are saying is"

    His Royal Highness the King tried hard to cheer up and said: "Inin Venice, there are merchants purchasing large quantities of Arabian gum, and the price is getting more and more expensive. At first, it was a Persian Chamber of Commerce. The people in the Chamber of Commerce noticed something strange, so they invited a woman  , took the opportunity to extract valuable information from him"

    Then, His Highness the King fell into coughing again. His face was first stained with a blush, and then he said: "I heard that this kind of gum is very popular in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty does not produce this product, and there are even some  The merchant tried his best to buy him with a lot of money. The people from the Chamber of Commerce have captured this businessman, and after interrogation, the inside story they learned is even more shocking"

    After hearing this, the knights all looked worried.

    The reason why this gum is called gum arabic is because it is a specialty of North Africa. This tree does not survive in other places.

    But this kind of gum has no value.

    But who would have thought that this thing would be favored by so many wealthy people in the prosperous Ming Dynasty.

    "Your Highnesswe must strictly prohibit this news."

    "Impossible." The King of Spain shook his head, with a look of greed in his slightly chaotic eyes: "Sooner or later, this news will spread throughout the world, and even I suspect that the news has been leaked now."

    ¡°Then Your HighnessNorth Africa has always been in the hands of the Ottomans. They control the origin of the gum. Then they can rely on the gum to continuously earn a large amount of gold and silver coins from the Ming Dynasty?¡±

    His Royal Highness the King of Spain sighed.

    I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s because of the pain the disease has caused him, or because of his worries about the current situation.

    You know, once this happens, it means that the Ottomans have dug out a huge gold mine.

    According to the merchant¡¯s description, such gum was in short supply in Ming Dynasty.

    Whoever controls the origin of gum can bring huge amounts of gold and silver to his treasury.

    ?????????????????????????????? Now the Spanish treasury is insufficient.

    As for the Ottomans, they are even more of a serious problem for the Spaniards.

    After all, the Habsburg family of the King of Spain not only controlled Spain, but also controlled the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and part of Hungary.

    The Ottomans have been sharpening their knives. On the one hand, they are competing with the Habsburg family for sea control in the Mediterranean. On the other hand, in Austria, they are also trying to cross here and penetrate into the entire Western world.

    "Compared to the Ming Dynasty, which is thousands of miles away, and even the Northern Province that is still stubbornly resisting, the Ottomans are the real worry.

    As for North Africa, it was a barren land. Although the Spaniards occasionally had conflicts with the Ottomans in North Africa, it was obvious that barren land was not worth the Spanish war.

    But now when people realize that North Africa has become a huge gold mine, by controlling North Africa, they can bring balance to trade and even bring huge profits continuously

    The King of Spain was very energetic. He thought for a long time and said: "We need to confirm this news. Send out personnel and try our best to bring gum to the Ming Dynasty. To find out clearly, you don't need to bring too much gum. Just  You have to carry a few kilograms, so the faster the better.¡±

    "If that's the case, I'm afraid we need help from our friends in Venice." An old knight said thoughtfully.

    This Venetian is the bestp;This merchant really couldn't sit still.

    After all I'm afraid Who knows if someone else will be the first to get there first? He gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand: "One hundred taels, one hundred taels, I will buy these ten kilograms of yellow gallbladder, how about it?"

    One hundred taels The Venetian merchant was shocked.

    The merchant added: "Of course, I'm talking about gold. I know you like gold more. Of course, I want it to be delivered in gold. I want it now."

    The hearts of the Venetians were in their throats.

    You know, this kind of gum is everywhere in North Africa.

    And the other party wants to buy it in one go. Obviously he hopes to acquire as much as possible.

    The price offered is even more jaw-dropping.

    The merchant looked anxious and saw that the Venetian gradually became calmer and continued to urge the transaction.

    But soon, more and more people began to come.

    And the Venetians have almost become the focus of everyone.

    So much so that even Osman¡¯s guide whispered to him that he might be in danger and it was best to sell the treasure in his hands as soon as possible, otherwise no one can guarantee his safety.

    Money is important, but life is more important. Venetians no longer dare to stay any longer.

    His original plan was to visit the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that his goal has been achieved.

    So, the gum was sold for two hundred and fifty taels of gold that day.

    After getting the gold, he immediately returned to the original route and traveled westward day and night.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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