The Rise of the European Emperor

A few days later, Marin received a referral from Jeffrey in Rome. To tell the truth, during Marin's time in Rome, the intelligence department under his command was spending a lot of money in order to make the information appear in Marin's hands in a timely manner. More than a dozen horses were killed just by passing the message. In addition, there are more than 30 horses running with injuries and need long-term recovery.

However, Marin couldn't do anything. Compared with the war in West Frisland, the death of dozens of horses was still acceptable. However, if Marin's idea was known to the future animal protection association, it would definitely come to him. Of course, Marin also despised those who belonged to the Animal Protection Society. People are not well protected, and they actually think about protecting animals. Don't think about people, stand on the side of beasts. Obviously, these animal protectors are either broken brains, or the animals have cultivated into essences and disguised themselves as humans... Of course, it is reasonable to protect rare animals like giant pandas. Otherwise, the world species would be too monotonous.

After Marin received Saqqara's report that Jeffrey forwarded, he felt that Saqqara's concerns were well-founded. Henry VII was not an incompetent person, and he could not control the situation now because he was caught off guard. Once the situation is stabilized, Henry VII will definitely regain control of the northern regions, especially such northern towns as Newcastle.

Therefore, Saqqara is worried that after the autumn harvest this year, England will send someone to take over the problem of the north, which is indeed a big problem. Therefore, Saqqara's proposal to increase the number of manned ships is very pertinent and timely. If it weren't for Saqqara's reminder, Marin would have almost forgotten about the lack of immigration capacity.

However, the other half of the shipping company's 30 merchant ships also have their own transportation tasks, and it is impossible to use all of them to transport migrants. Therefore, if you want to solve the problem, there is only one way - to buy a boat.

It was too late to build the ship, and the settlers were anxious to be transported away. So, the quickest way is to buy a boat. As for putting Marin's warships into the transport of immigrants, of course not. Because, Marin's warships are very different from those of other European countries. Once the warships were used, England was able to quickly deduce who was responsible.

Therefore, in order to cover the origin, Marin can only buy some of the most popular sailboats in Europe. For example, the Kirk sailboats that are currently popular along the northern coast of Europe, and the Clark sailboats and Caravel sailboats that are popular in southern Europe...

After thinking it over and over again, Marin decided to send a commercial team to the Hanseatic League areas such as Hamburg and Lübeck, the coastal areas of England, the coastal areas of France, the coastal areas of Portugal and the coastal areas of Spain, etc., to spend money to buy 100 displacement ships. Large merchant ships of more than 200 tons (a large ship in this era).

With 130 merchant ships with a displacement of more than 200 tons, one or two thousand people can be transported in one shipment. In this way, it can be guaranteed that tens of thousands of people will be transported away before the arrival of this autumn. After all, to Cape Breton Island, you can run back and forth in more than three months.

However, considering that each merchant ship of more than 200 tons, the market price is as high as two or three thousand gold coins, and hundreds of ships cost two to three thousand gold coins. Therefore, the existing funds in the East Frisian treasury are also somewhat insufficient. It's not that it can't be taken out, but that after taking it out, other departments don't even think about having cash.

To this end, Marin can only resort to the old-fashioned big trick - selling food...

A gold coin is equivalent to 60 pfennig, which can be exchanged for 60 pounds of rye in Deutschland. That is, 60 pounds of rye can be exchanged for one gold coin. If you calculate it according to 300,000 gold coins, it is only 18 million pounds of rye. And Marin's granary stores more than 1 billion pounds of rye, and is there pressure to take out 18 million pounds?

Also, these ryes, which cost 1 pfennig per pound in Germany, can be shipped to England and France for a lot more. This is especially true in England, where the northern counties have had no harvest this year, and food prices have ushered in a sharp rise. Pull out these excess rye and sell it, and you can still get a lot of premium.

A new ship with a displacement of two or three hundred tons is worth no more than 3,000 gold coins.

For 180,000 pounds of rye, the British and Spaniards would have thought they had taken advantage of it. Of course, Marin would not be so foolish as to not consider the regional price difference for rye. Therefore, he arranged a professional negotiating team to be responsible for selling grain or directly exchanging grain for ships.

As long as the ship is in place, the tens of thousands of refugees in Newcastle can be transported in a few trips. With tens of thousands of refugees going to Cape Breton Island, this 10,000-square-kilometer island will surely usher in a wave of major development.

Of course, in fact, Cape Breton Island is just a transit station, and what Marin really wants to develop is New York and the surrounding area. Because Cape Breton Island is affected by the cold Labrador current north of the nearby Newfoundland Island, the climate is a bit cooler. On Cape Breton Island, only hardy crops such as rye and oats can be grown. Alternatively, sheep can be herded. If you want to do other things, such as growing wheat or something, it is impossible.

And New York, which is not very far from Cape Breton Island, is basically not affected by the cold Labrador current. Except for winter, it is still warm. At least, crops such as wheat and grapes can be grown. In later generations, Columbus Island among the twin islands, called Martha's Vineyard, was a resort with a very good climate.

As long as tens of thousands of people are transported to New York, Marin can reclaim millions of acres of land in New York to grow high-value crops such as wheat and soybeans. As for the large water demand for wheat irrigation, it is not a problem at all. Because Leonardo da Vinci has successfully developed the Watt steam engine. European Marin does not plan to disclose steam engines for the time being, but North America is so remote, Marin can safely promote the use of steam engine-driven pumps in New York to speed up irrigation.

Also, it is very convenient to use a steam engine there. If nothing else, the coal produced on Cape Breton Island is used as fuel for steam engines. What's more, the Appalachian Mountains, not far west of New York, contain extremely rich coal resources. Pittsburgh, a famous steel center in later generations, became a famous steel capital by relying on the rich coal resources of the Appalachian Mountains and high-quality iron ore from the Great Lakes region.

And Marin's colonial route is also very clear - first landed in New York, then expanded westward to Pittsburgh and mastered the coal fields of the Appalachian Mountains. Then, continue to expand into the Great Lakes region to capture high-grade super-large iron ore in Minnesota and Michigan…

Marin believes that in this world, countries with rapid industrialization, whether it is the United Kingdom, Germany, or the United States and China, all have one thing in common - they have abundant coal and iron resources.

Therefore, once the industrial revolution begins, Britain can rise rapidly, Germany can rise rapidly, the United States can rise rapidly, and China can also rise rapidly. And if there is no energy, it will be more difficult...

Among them, the representative of hardship is France... In the 19th century, when the British began to engage in a vigorous industrial revolution, the French had no coal, only one iron ore resource. But iron ore is useless, coal is king. Iron ore can be imported, but coal consumption is so large, if it is all imported...

Therefore, iron and steel centers are generally built near coal production areas or where shipping is convenient by the sea, but not near iron mines.

The French did not have coal, so when the British were developing their industry vigorously, they had to work hard to create a "usury empire" that could not compete with the British.

After completing the industrial revolution, Germany quickly grew into a monster that could beat France with the coal in the Ruhr area. Even Britain was a little scared... Then, Germany saw that France's occupation of the Lorraine iron ore was too wasteful. , grabbed it...

The United States is also, why is the Northeast of the United States the most developed? Because there are huge coal fields in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeast, and super iron ore in the Great Lakes region... Therefore, after all-out efforts, the United States effortlessly pulled the United Kingdom down from the economic throne and became a fighter among the local tyrants... …

The same is true in China. Once the turmoil is over, it will immediately rely on the daily life of Xishan, and the industry will rise rapidly, catching up with Europe and the United States in strides...

If you don't have a huge amount of coal, would you try to rise up? Although the city has caused serious air pollution, it is undeniable that the country has developed...

In addition, I have to mention an ancient man - Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Yang. If he hadn't digged the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the coal fields in Xishan would not have been able to be transported to the south, providing thermal coal to the southeast coast. As long as you stand on the edge of the Grand Canal, you will find that many tugboats are towing a few or a dozen barges. Inside the barge, either coal or lime or sand for construction.

In other words, the great development of China's modern economy, the contribution of Lao Yang, who has been dead for many years, is also very large...

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Therefore, Marin attaches great importance to pulling those tens of thousands of English immigrants to New York. With tens of thousands of people together, it must be quick to gain a foothold. Just stand on your feet. Their greedy nature, combined with Marin's guidance, will allow them to expand westward.

Therefore, the plan of exchanging food for merchant ships transporting immigrants must be implemented as soon as possible. This could speed up immigration and allow Marin to take control of the area around New York faster.

Of course, for these Englishmen, Marin is not so reassured. No, Marin wrote to Bishop Taylor, asking him to send dozens of Frisian clergy students (who can communicate with English people in Frisian) who graduated from "Fucking School" to open a few more churches in New York, Brainwashing the English immigrants every week to make them all Marin fans and diehards...