Chapter 898： Plans to develop Pampas grasslands

Although the two were reluctant, Marin was full of enthusiasm, and they had to follow the horseback ride back to Emden. This one time after another, tossed two people who had just got out of the boat.

The two first took Marin to the highest-value porcelain-laden silk cabin, but Marin waved impatiently:

"Don't watch, skip!"

It's no wonder that Marin is a traversal, and has experienced a highly civilized society in later generations. What porcelain and silk haven't seen? If it is a true European aborigine, it may be attracted by porcelain and silk. Marin, the traverser, was too lazy to look at the porcelain and drink silk.

Seeing Marin actually disdain the porcelain for drinking silk, Kong Tai and Sconda were a little puzzled. But they did not dare to say anything, so Conte took Marin to the second cabin, pointing to the sacks:

"Dagong, these are the seeds of tung tree and sumac ..."

"This is good, this is good!" Marin was very happy. Because tung oil from tung tree and raw lacquer from sumac are important materials for shipbuilding. With tung oil and lacquer, Marin can explode the number of ships more smoothly.

However, looking at the few sacks of Rila, Marin frowned quickly:

"Why is this so?"

Kong Tai quickly explained:

"Dagong, our acquisition in Guangzhou City is very sudden, so there is not much stock on the market. This time, we only purchased 500 kg of tung seeds and 300 kg of sumac seeds. According to local businessmen, Monthly booking, a few kilograms is light and fluttering. However, because our acquisition is too sudden, we can only buy so much. "

Marin nodded, believing Kong Tai's statement. The Columbus fleet did appear in Guangzhou all of a sudden, and the merchants in Guangzhou were of course caught by surprise, and they did not prepare the supplies they needed in advance. Unless, booking a few months in advance, to give them time to transfer from the field.

Nowadays, logistics transportation in this era is not as convenient as that in later generations. If you want to mobilize materials from other places, it will take several months. Unlike later generations, a phone call, a few days later, the truck pulled a few tons of goods from a distant place ... So, Marin is really not blaming them.

Suddenly, Marin pointed to a small animal skin bag beside several sacks:

"what is this?"

Kong Tai quickly said:

"This is the Phyllostachys heterocycla seeds you want!" After he finished, he picked up the animal skin bag and opened it to Marin.

"That's it?" The 5-pound seed, indeed, only has a small bag, which of course looks less. After all, the seeds of the tung tree and sumac are still packed in sacks.

Kong Tai had to continue to explain:

"Dagong, you don't know. This bamboo, it is said that it only blooms and bears fruit in 60 years. And, some people may not be willing to collect this kind of seeds. After all, in Daming, bamboo grows randomly and doesn't use seeds. It ’s lucky to get these 5 pounds of bamboo seeds. For these few pounds of seeds, we also used means to steal them from an old man who loves bamboo ... ”

On the edge, Skonda nodded desperately to prove the truth of the matter.

Marin sighed ...

He also knows that moso bamboo has only blossomed for decades. Therefore, it is really bad to blame them. However, if it is booked at a high price one year in advance, it is estimated that it is possible to get a seed of a hundred catties. After all, riches can make ghosts grind.

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In the next cabin, it was Skoda's turn to introduce. He pointed to a few sacks:

"Dagong, this is the winter wheat you want ..."

However, before he finished, Marin slapped his head:

"Why don't you come back as soon as you are a mixed ball? This winter has passed, and the winter wheat has missed the planting period!"

Winter wheat is usually planted in November, but now it is the end of December, Nima directly missed the planting period of this year! Therefore, Marin couldn't help but slap Sconda.

Skanda is very wronged-I am responsible for purchasing, but not for nautical, there is a kind of you to shoot Columbus to go ... Of course, he only dare to think about it, not to speak.

Marin actually knew that he couldn't blame Skonda, but he couldn't help being unhappy. After all, the winter wheat planting period has just gone wrong, which is too bad. If you want to plant it again, you have to wait next fall.

Of course, spring planting is fine, but there is no good quality of winter wheat ...

Seeing Marin's annoyed face, Kong Tai thought about it and suddenly said:

"Duke, you said that the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere have opposite seasons. In this case, why don't we put these winter wheat plants in the southern hemisphere? It seems that there are places to grow in the southern hemisphere of the wild mainland?"

Malin suddenly patted his head:

"Yes! It seems that both Chile and Argentina can grow winter wheat! Time is too late!"

Marin thought about it and found that as long as he could send winter wheat seeds to South America before the end of May next year, he could catch up with the planting.

But where should we plant winter wheat? Chile is possible. But Marin was afraid that it would be too late. After all, it took a lot of trouble to send wheat seeds to Chile. Moreover, the Araucans in Chile are very brave. Moreover, during this time period, the Inca Empire may also have a certain influence on the Chilean side.

"So, send winter wheat to Argentina for planting!"

Marin finally decided to send winter wheat to Buenos Aires in the estuary of La Plata, Argentina.

The reason why they plan to plant there is because the local area belongs to the Pampas grassland. After the Marin people get there, they can cut the trees and dig the roots and other time-consuming links. They can directly plow the land to grow wheat, which saves time.

Moreover, when Aben explored the route between Chile and Panama, he also visited the La Plata Estuary in Argentina and recorded the coordinates of the route. Now, Marin only needs to call up the logbook turned in by Aben, so that another captain can lead the team to find the La Plata estuary. Then, establish a farming base on the Pampas grassland.

As for whether he would be attacked by the local Indians, Marin was cruel-he decided to send 500 Cossack cavalry and 500 infantry to protect the farming base.

500 infantry, responsible for protecting agricultural reclamation areas and residential areas. As for the 500 Cossacks, it is responsible for hacking any local indigenous people who dare to approach the harassment, regardless of whether the other party makes sense ...

Moreover, Marin remembers that there were relatively few Indians in Argentina. Because the Indians of South America are mostly concentrated in the Andes. There are few people in fertile land like Argentina.

In addition, there is Pampas grassland. Marin sent 500 cavalry, absolutely invincible. Because, those native Argentines do not have horses. Facing the fierce Cossacks, they were only slaughtered on the vast Pampas grasslands.

As for japonica rice, Marin also intends to plant it on the grasslands of the La Plata estuary. Because the local freshwater resources are very rich. The wide La Plata River has enough water to irrigate the rice fields. Moreover, the local climate is more suitable for growing winter wheat and japonica rice.

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Arranging the planting of winter wheat and japonica, it is natural to arrange the planting of oil tung tree, sumac and bamboo.

Originally, Marin was intended to be grown in North America. However, spring is coming. If you are planting in North America, you have to cut down many trees first, and then plant seeds of tung tree, lacquer tree, and bamboo, which is a waste of time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Moreover, North American Indians are very fierce Good at jungle warfare ...

After thinking about it, Marin decided to separate half of the seeds of the tung tree, sumac, and Phyllostachys pubescens, and take it to the estuary of La Plata for planting.

After all, the climate near the mouth of La Plata is also a subtropical climate. Pampas grasslands do not need to cut down trees and roots like forests, and it is easier to cultivate.

In addition, sending more Cossack cavalry to expel local Indians. The only thing to worry about is not to let those Cossacks get a foothold on the Pampas grassland, and then get angry. After all, the Pampas grassland is so fertile that it is entirely possible to build the country alone.

Therefore, Marin decided that he must mix enough German Cossacks into the Cossacks sent to the mouth of the La Plata River, and all use German Cossacks as officers to prevent the Cossacks from losing control.

In addition to planting winter wheat, japonica rice, tung tree, sumac and Phyllostachys pubescens there, Marin also intends to take advantage of the Pampas grassland to develop animal husbandry there. Therefore, cattle and sheep are also sent to the past ...

The remaining half of the tung tree seeds, sumac seeds and Phyllostachys pubescens seeds, Marin is still planning to plant in Savannah. Although the conditions there are not as good as the Pampas grasslands, they are closer to the European mainland and easier to control. In the long run, North America is more promising. As for the Pampas grassland, Marin is actually convenient, so he opened a planting base there. In addition, it also means to occupy the pit in advance to avoid being taken away by others ...

But in any case, the natural conditions of the Pampas grasslands are too good. Especially the grasslands beside the La Plata River are simply agricultural treasures. Not only is it convenient to reclaim wasteland, the climate is suitable, but also the amount of water is sufficient. It would be too wasteful if it was not developed. If the sky is not taken, it will be thundered ...