Chapter 276： Identify the Governor

Albert ’s twin island governors were determined, and Marin would next need to write to Tara, telling him that he would be transferred to Cuba as governor of Havana.

Of course, in addition to informing him to go to Havana, Marin also intends to give Tara a little reward. Before, Tara had been sealed as a hereditary knight. However, because of its limited capabilities, it is impossible to be baron. Therefore, Marin sent him to the Americas as governor.

However, the credit for reclamation in the two islands of North America is not enough to promote Tara from hereditary knight to baron. Therefore, after thinking for a while, Marin decided to enclose his second son, Hessen, as hereditary knight, and reward him for his achievements in the two islands. Tara got married before going to America. As a close friend of Marin, his marriage is not worrying. Although his wife is a civilian, Marin had previously used the name "Duke of Egypt" to register his wife as a female knight. In addition to reclaiming wasteland on Amerigo Island, Tara was busy creating people. Therefore, the second son was born, and the eldest son Jason was more than two years old.

Moreover, it is also very important for Tara to open the colony of Havana this time. Because, the colony of Havana is not only suitable for growing sugar cane and rice, but also for growing cotton, sisal, cocoa, rubber trees, spices ... it looks like you can grow anything ...

By the way, you can also grow bananas, pineapples, coconuts and other tropical fruits ... Well, lemons can also be grown in large areas, save you to go to Italy to pick lemon leaves ...

Know that lemon leaves are the secret of Marin ’s voyage. After drying and crushing the lemon leaves, no one can recognize what it is, and then sprinkle some pepper on the inside to ensure that your nose is not smelling. Then, drink hot water with lemon leaves to fully resist scurvy. In addition, lemon fruit can actually be cut into slices and dried, and can be used to soak in water. Later generations of Marin saw slices of dried lemons in supermarkets, selling 70 or 80 yuan a catty. Of course, it is impossible for Marin to take out the dried lemons for the sailors. Because, the appearance of dried lemon is too obvious. As long as you inquire, a little knowledgeable person will recognize it as a lemon, which cannot be kept secret. After the lemon leaves are crushed, it is difficult to tell what it is because of the addition of pepper. Anyway, Marin said that it is a peculiar herbal medicine, and the sailors can't figure out what it is.

Even the two navigators of Columbus and Americano could not distinguish the lemon leaves. The people who made the lemon leaves were a group of reliable serfs arranged by Kohler. However, the serfs were confined to their estates, and it was not clear that these lemon leaves would be sent to the fleet to soak up the water for the sailors after crushing. Therefore, except for some core members such as Marin and Kohler, others are not very clear what this "drug" is ...

As for tropical fruits, Marin thought about it. It seems that bananas and coconuts are Asian products, not in Europe and America. Pineapples are American, but they are still in the Amazon tropical jungle, waiting to be discovered.

Marin suddenly regretted it. He knew that he had asked him to bring some banana and coconut seedlings back before he set off to India. After all, bananas and coconuts are native to Southeast Asia, and India and Southeast Asia have close contacts, and bananas and coconuts have already been introduced. Therefore, it is very convenient to introduce bananas and coconuts in India. Moreover, bananas and coconuts are also very good tropical fruit food. Banana slices become dried bananas when they are dried in the sun, as are coconuts. In later generations, Pacific island countries, dried coconuts are exported, but they are an important source of foreign exchange.

Of course, because Grenada has rice imported from India, Cuba does not need to introduce bananas and coconuts. The main reason is-Marin is greedy and wants to eat ...

There are so many plains on the Cuban island, the climate is so good, and so many crops can be grown. Therefore, the colony of Havana is very important for Marin. Therefore, Marin stated in his letter to Tara that if the colony of Havana is well managed, a hereditary title from the baron will not run away.

It's just that the colony of Havana is different from the colony of the two islands. The colony of Havana is surrounded by the Taino territory. If you want to expand there, you will inevitably have to fight the indigenous people.

Therefore, Tara used to not only need to build, but also to conquer the tribes of the Taino. Of course, because the Taino tribe is relatively friendly, Marin ’s instruction is to attack and draw together.

Means that it is necessary to attack the tribe of the Taino. However, after the fight, it was only to abolish the original chieftain system and change to the European military rank system. Then, raise those friendly Taino as serfs, let them eat and wear, but not allow them to hold weapons.

Indians live poorly and food sources are not easy, so they developed a character who is good at hunting and fighting. If you keep those gentle Taino people in the manor and provide enough food as long as you work hard, you will certainly be better off than before. In this way, the Taino who are gentle in nature are still easily conquered.

The only thing to be wary of is that smallpox cannot be introduced into the Americas. Because these Indians have very low resistance to smallpox. A smallpox broke out on the island of Hispaniola in 1518, which directly exterminated 90% of the Taino people on the island of Hispaniola. Because of the lack of labor, the colonists later had to introduce black slaves to the island of Haiti. Finally, Haiti became a black country ...

The cost of introducing black people is very high. If the Taino people cooperate with colonial rule, Marin intends to introduce vaccinia to protect the Taino people on the island from death from smallpox. If you do n’t cooperate, forget it ...

The island of Cuba is so rich that at the end of the 19th century, even the old and the beautiful coveted it, and launched a war against Spain, which captured Cuba. Therefore, Tara's task is very heavy. If colonization goes well, it is not too much to reward him with a baronial title.

As for Moa, another colony, Marin needs another consideration. This consideration is the need to find professionals who know how to explore minerals to preside over nickel and chromite exploration there. As long as the nearby nickel ore and chromite can be found, then Marin can have stainless steel that is very resistant to seawater corrosion. Unlike tinplate, although it is also corrosion resistant, it will not work for a long time.

So Marin started to ask if he could find a professional who is proficient in mining and smelting to preside over the mineral exploration in Moa.

Coincidentally, Heidel, who had already gone to Oldenburg as the prime minister, recommended his younger brother Wiltz after hearing that Marin was looking for talents in mineral exploration. Wiltz is 30 years old and is a prospecting engineer and smelting engineer. Currently, it is exploring a metal mine in the northern foothills of the Alps as a large mine owner in the Austrian region.

Although he is only 30 years old, Wiltz has 12 years of work experience. Among them, it has also been the main prospector for five or six years. He has been responsible for the exploration of silver, copper, lead, tin and iron mines. He is a very experienced prospector.

The most important thing is that Wiltz's education level is also very high, almost admitted to Cologne University like his brother. But in this era, Cologne University has a very high threshold for recruiting civilians, and the number of students is too small. Therefore, Wiltz failed to attend Cologne University. Later, because of his hobbies, he went to learn prospecting. Today, he is already a well-known prospecting engineer in Austria, and he has also done some research on metal smelting.

Has professional skills and is very cultured, obviously the person Marin was looking for. Moreover, he is the brother of Marin's close friend Heidel. As a result, the position of Governor Wiltzmoa was fixed. After Heidel heard of it, he immediately wrote to his brother and asked him to come back to work for Marin.

Know that as a governor of Marin, a title cannot run away. The Haider family is a civilian family. Although it has become a palace, it is only a lowest-level slave baron, and it cannot protect his brother from becoming a noble. Therefore, if you want your brother to become a noble, go to Moa to help Marin prospecting, which is obviously a shortcut. Things are done, a jazz can't run away. It may even be hereditary jazz. In that case, even the identity of future generations is guaranteed. As long as it is not a fool, it will not refuse.

After the governors of Havana and Moa were determined, the Governor of Panama was left ...

This place in Panama has too many poisonous insects. It is very dangerous to live there before the growth of wormwood and pyrethrum. Even if there is mosquito repellent toilet water, there are certain risks. So, whoever is sent to be governor, the question arises ...

Marin frankly told his men about the risks of going to Panama, and his ministers suddenly lost their enthusiasm. In ordinary places, someone might take the initiative. For example, Moa, Cuba, is not so dangerous, Heidel took the initiative to recommend his brother. But when it comes to dangerous Panama, those ministers suddenly dare not recommend their brothers and relatives. Because, it's too dangerous ...

At this moment, suddenly one of Marin's bodyguards stood up and knelt in front of Marin on one knee:

"Master Duke, let me go, I am not afraid of poisonous insects!"

Marin recognized that the guard was called Gorard, only 19 years old, and he was born in a knightly family and came from Macbeth. However, this young man was thin and thin, only 1.73 meters tall, and was a short man among a group of guards in Marin. However, this little guy is quite smart.

In fact, Gorard is also very clear, because his body is thin and his strength is not enough, his martial arts in the bodyguard is at the bottom. Therefore, he usually read a lot of books, intending to use wisdom to fill the physical deficiencies.

However, as a bodyguard, he can only get a promotion if he has a breakthrough in martial arts. Therefore, he found that it was difficult for him to come forward ...

It happened that this time Panama was pioneering and made Gorard feel-the opportunity is coming ...

Ministers are unwilling to go, or unwilling to take risks with their loved ones. That's because the ministers are already rich and no longer need to take risks by themselves or their families.

But he is different. Gorard is just a little bodyguard who is hard to come by. If you do not seize every opportunity, it may be difficult to start in your life. Therefore, without anyone willing to stand up, Gorard came out decisively ...

Marin took Kogalade in person ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and found that his cultural level was good. Unlike other bodyguards, who are all muscular men, they have similar characteristics to themselves-they are better at using their brains. So Marin agreed with Gorard's request and appointed him Governor of Panama.

Of course, in the next time, Marin needs to individually counsel Wiltz and Gorad to teach them how to be a governor.

In addition, Gorard needs to fight in Panama. After all, Panama also has Indians, which seem to be less gentle than the Taino. Therefore, in order to occupy the territory, it is inevitable to fight those indigenous people. The Gorard is from the cavalier family, but it is very suitable for conquering the Panamanian Indians.

It's just that no matter whether it is Tara or Gorad, a group of fighters must be brought to facilitate the conquest of those indigenous people. Even Wiltz needs guards. Although there are few plains in Moa, few Indians may live. However, for security reasons, Wiltz also needed an **** to accompany him to protect his safety.

Marin thought for a while and decided to recruit 2,000 mercenaries to protect the three governors, and under their command, to conquer the local indigenous people. Among them, Tara and Gorad each brought 800 soldiers. And Wiltz brought 400 people to protect its prospecting ...