There are no shortage of samurai under Daming. After all, Japan is a place where high-quality samurai swords are produced. It is difficult for Marin to sell swords and it is difficult for him to open up the market.

However, during the Warring States Period, what Japan lacked the most was actually armor. As mentioned earlier, when the Daming army fought, only samurai could wear serious armor. But because Japan lacked iron and did not even have metal weapons, many of them simply used sharpened bamboo poles as weapons. The armor on their bodies was mostly made of shoddy bamboo wood, which was just like a good thing, without any protection. Of course, it was not to say that there was no protection. When facing the opponent's footsteps that also used sharpened bamboo poles, they might be able to withstand it...

As for Japanese samurai, the great nobles generally wear large armor with more metal pieces. However, even large armor is mixed with metal pieces and leather pieces. Nothing else, if all metal pieces are used, the armor weighs at least forty or fifty kilograms...

With the height of the Japanese in this era, "primary school students" who are 1.4, 1.5 meters tall can still run and fight?

Therefore, even if it is a large armor, it will only use iron sheets on key areas. However, leather armor sheets are basically used in less important parts. Otherwise, the warriors will not have to fight.

Later, after the infantry battle became the dominant one, the light armor of Domamaru, which used leather and bamboo slices, became the armor that was very popular among Japanese samurai. Wearing this light bamboo and leather structure Domamaru, the samurai can charge lightly and waving the samurai sword freely.

Therefore, in this era, the most popular thing among shorter Japanese samurai is actually leather armor, not iron armor. Of course, the most advanced leather armor and important parts must be made of iron sheets. Otherwise, the safety is not enough.

Because Beihai Kingdom is now starting to hunt sharks in large quantities, there are a lot of shark skins, but it can use shark skin to make armor and exchange oxen for exchanges with Japan.

In fact, it was more cost-effective to take shark skins to trade in the Ming Dynasty. After all, Marin had a greater demand for business in the Ming Dynasty. However, since the idea of ​​a trade plan to catch whales in the Hokkaido fishing grounds and produce soaps locally to sell them to Ming people, the trade of shark skins has not been so important. After all, the production of soaps is large and the profits are high enough.

Making armor with shark skin and nailing some iron sheets on key parts is simple to make the production process and not expensive. Moreover, it is definitely popular with Japanese samurai.

In addition, for a great country that uses swords, the Japanese also have a great demand for scabbards. You should know that every samurai wants to have a good knife. A good knife also requires a high-end scabbard.

As far as Marin knows, the reason why the Dutch hunted sika deer after occupying Taiwan was because Japanese samurai had a strong demand for samurai scabbard made of sika deer skin.

Then, the Dutch would plunder tens of thousands of deer skins from Taiwan every year and send them to Japan. This shows how strong Japan has for leather. Shark skin happens to be the best leather for making scabbards. Therefore, being sought after by Japanese samurai is almost a foregone conclusion...

It can be said that the market for shark leather scabbards is much larger in Japan than in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty was the world of scholars, with low status in warriors and fewer people using precious swords. In Japan, possessing a samurai sword is a symbol of status. In order to show off, those samurai soldiers have a greater desire for shark leather scabbards.

In the past, Marin had never thought about getting anything from Japan, so he naturally didn't want to sell it to them. However, now, Marin needed a large number of oxen that could cultivate paddy fields to develop Hokkaido. Therefore, it was a last resort to exchange oxen for shark skin armor and scabbards with Japanese daimyo.

After all, oxen plowing is a strategic resource, and the daimyos of the Japanese agricultural country will not be easily taken out. However, when they encounter armor and advanced samurai scabbards that are good for their battles, they will be unable to bear it. After all, in the Warring States Period, military preparation is the most important thing. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will be destroyed by daimyos in other villages...

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However, when it comes to leather, Bai Geri and the five others expressed different opinions to Marin...

Several Soren Warriors believe that using shark skin to make armor is too luxurious. Because in the Eastern region, whether in the Central Plains, in the bitter and cold places in the Northeast, or in Japan, scabbards made of shark skin are very popular high-end scabbards and are of great value.

Even barbarians like Jurchens like the shark leather scabbards very much. Just like the scabbards of Qianlong’s treasure swords, they are all made of shark leather. Although Bai Geri and the five Saurons, although they had never seen shark leather scabbards, they also yearned for it.

So, when he heard Marin say that he planned to use shark skin as leather armor, he shouted that he wasted...

"But, I only have more shark skins and are not valuable..." Marin said helplessly.

Shark skin is also called "Jiulong Skin" in the East and is naturally very popular. However, in Europe, there is no relevant history and culture, so it is not particularly popular. Therefore, Marin does not value shark skin very much and thinks it is a big deal. However, East Asia, which is influenced by Chinese history and culture, is very popular with shark skin.

As for what Marin said about the armor of "cheap leather armor embellished with iron pieces", Mu Ren thought for a while and said:

"Da Khan, what you mean is that you want to provide Japanese samurai with cheap leather armor with some iron pieces, right?"

Marin nodded, and Mu Renze continued:

"Since that's the case, you don't need to use any shark skin. Just buy deer skin from our Nurkandus. Do you know that the 'Soren people' live in the 'Soren people' are covered with suede and deer skin, as well as various leathers such as roe deer skin, and the interior of the house is covered with leather..."

"In the Nurkan area, only mink is leather that can be used for money and can be exchanged for items. As for deer skin, suede, roe deer skin and even wolf skin, it is a worthless thing that every household has. Just spend a little salt and clothes to get a lot of cheap leather. If you use an iron pot, you can get at least ten deer skins, weighing more than one hundred kilograms..."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Damn!" Marin couldn't help but swear.

He really didn't expect that in Europe, the deer-skin and other places in the northeast of this era, were all worthless local goods used by every household to lay the floor and wrap tents, and their status was equivalent to a rag...

In fact, the Sorens usually eat venison meat and roe deer meat until they vomit, and they all have three meals a day. Deer skins and other things are really a lot, and no one buys them... There is no way, the Ming Dynasty merchants took the risk and did not want to buy deer skins with low profits, and were only willing to buy expensive products such as mink skins and ginseng with super high profits... As for deer skins, although this thing has a profit, it is a bit disliked for merchants who risked to go out of seclusion... Moreover, it is difficult to carry too much, so it is not convenient to avoid the investigation of the border soldiers...

Just as Mu Ren said, in the Northeast of this era, a single pot can be used as a betrothal gift, and a Soren beauty or Jurchen beauty can be married. Moreover, this betrothal gift is very expensive and can definitely be taken out, just like a luxury car betrothal gift in later generations...

There is no way, in the Northeast at this time, iron tools are scarce, and iron pots are even more so. As long as Marin gets more iron pots, he can exchange it for mountains of deer skin. One iron pot can exchange it for more than 100 kilograms of high-quality deer skin...

More than 100 kilograms of deer skin can make ten sets of double-layer thick leather armor. However, a large iron pot was only worth more than 200 kilograms of deer skin in the Ming Dynasty. A ten thousand kilograms of deer skin was worth 480 kilograms of deer skin in the Ming Dynasty, and you can buy two large iron pots and have a lot left.

But in the Northeast region, it is the other way around. A single iron pot can be exchanged for at least ten high-quality deer skins. A little bit dark, 20 can be exchanged for...
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