Is he Brainless?

Candide's stupidity can really get on my nerves sometimes, a 6 year old child can be more clever than him. I say this because in page 72 he is found in strange lands, filled with gifts from the "El Dorado" habitants; like gold and diamonds. He can be the richest man in Westphalia and even gain the acceptance of Lady Cunegonde's family and live happily ever after with her. But NO, it's impossible for him to be smart.

Candide drives Cacambo to rescue Lady Cunegonde in Buenos Aires while he travels to Venice, mean while he is in search of a ship that will take him there. Finally he finds Mynheer Vanderdendur a dutch master of large ships that was actually offering a really small amount of money for the trip. Mynheer is a business man, he knows how to read costumers, but Candide is such and easy prey. The master starts offering, ten thousand "piasters" and because Candide agreed without hesitating, the man started rising the price thining he was really rich. The stupid, ends up paying thirty thousand piasters (two little diamonds).

If Candide is not killed in his trip to Venice, i'm sure I will kill him myself.