Chapter 1674： Shocked Spain

For Marin, the American colonies now need labor, not stupid labor. As for the source of soldiers, it is not important. After all, the Germans are also enough to provide the necessary soldiers. The development of the American colonies requires farmers, not soldiers.

The Italians are certainly not excellent warriors, but their farming abilities are even stronger than the Germans. This year, the strongest farming ability in Europe is probably the Italians (if Marin is not a passer-by). The Italians learned from the Arab region of the Middle East to dig trenches and ditches for cash irrigation technology, and the fertility of volcanic ash has become the region with the highest grain production in Europe (also not counting the North Sea country). According to intelligence, the "Golden Basin" of Sicily, because of the fertility of volcanic ash and advanced irrigation technology, the wheat yield per mu reached more than 200 pounds, is one of the most important wheat producing regions in Europe. What's more, Duran wheat, which is suitable for pasta, is of high value. Otherwise, the kingdom of Aragon in the Iberian peninsula will not occupy this "treasure land" thousands of miles away.

Although the use of manure is not yet known, the farming techniques of the Italians are indeed much finer than those of the Germans. Although the plain area is much less than the German area, the Italians rely on more elaborate agricultural irrigation techniques and volcanic ash soil and other favorable conditions, even in the mountainous Italy, with a population of tens of millions. At the same time, Germany (not the entire German region, excluding Austria and Bohemia, only the later German region) has a population of more than 9 million.

With such a large population, it is clear that Marin ’s American colony can provide enough labor. Even the recruitment of people in Italy has less resistance than in the German region. Because the princes of the Italian region are not hostile to Marin.

In Italy, Marlin can actually send people to recruit immigrants except for the two powers that the Papal State and Venice cannot provoke.

In normal times, perhaps like the Kingdom of Naples, which belongs to a powerful country such as France or Spain, Marin cannot easily send people to recruit immigrants.

However, now that the kingdom of Naples is in flames, there must be many victims. At this time, it is not too easy to send people to the Kingdom of Naples to recruit victims. Anyway, no matter whether they are French or Spanish, the army is confronting near Naples. Marin only needs to send people to other coastal areas in the Kingdom of Naples to quietly recruit people.

In addition, in addition to the Kingdom of Naples with a population of 2 million, many people can be recruited. The Principality of Milan with a population of 1.25 million is also a good target for recruiting victims.

At this time, because Gonzalo dispatched a large army to loot most of the grain in Milan, most of the grain harvested by the Principality of Milan this year was gone. It is foreseeable that after the spring of next year, the Principality of Milan, which has a large population, will certainly be caught in a food shortage.

Of course, for now, after all, Gonzalo ’s Spanish army did not have time to grab food from the Italian farmers ’homes on the Po River plain. Therefore, local farmers still have a little food, and their days are not so sad.

However, Marin can make them sad ...

The method is simple-to buy Gudendorff, who is currently stationed in the Principality of Milan, and let him send troops to all parts of the Principality of Milan to conscript a peasant army for food. As long as the black spots are used, most of the grains of farmers in the Principality of Milan can be taken away, making them even more difficult.

Moreover, General Gudendorff, who had lost his food, once again asked the farmers for food, but it was just a basic operation. For the individual nobility, it would do the same. The difference lies in the level of food requisition. If the means are mild, only part of the grain will be taken away, leaving the peasants a way to live. Those who encounter cruelty will directly levy excessive force and take away most of the food. In this way, farmers cannot support the next year's autumn harvest ...

Obviously, Marin just needs farmers in the Principality of Milan to be unable to support the harvest next year. In this way, he has the opportunity to solicit disaster victims from the local area ...

So Marin asked Kohler to secretly send people south to quietly contact General Gudendorff. Moreover, a high price of 300,000 gold coins was issued. The only requirement was that Gudendorff ’s more than 16,000 German mercenaries recruited farmers from the Principality of Milan and strove to steal most of the local farmers ’food and break their way of life.

Only in this way, after a while, local farmers can't survive, and Marin will send people to recruit, the effect will be better ...

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Although the method is a little sloppy, it can't be used easily. If tens of thousands of heroes can be recruited from the Principality of Milan with a population of 1.25 million, then the Americas can reclaim millions of mu of grain fields!

After all, with the agricultural "artifacts" such as Prad plows, aquiles, and samarium, it is no problem for a strong man and his family to plant 100 acres of land.

In addition to the Principality of Milan, Marin can also recruit immigrants in the Principality of Savoy, Genoa, Mantuahou, Principality of Ferrara and Principality of Modena. Although it is more difficult to recruit than in the theater, it can still recruit people. After all, Italy has more mountainous areas than Hu Jian and other places. If there are too many children in the family, they have to go to the field to make a living.

Therefore, the Italians are just like the Hakkas. Because there is less cultivated land in the family, the men are used to running around, they also learn to do business, and are very good at it.

Such Italians are much easier to recruit than French farmers with fertile farming at home. After all, people are used to leaving their homes.

At that time, as long as the proportion of the population is controlled, the Germans are the main, and the Italians are not allowed to join the army, there should be no major problems.

In short, Italian immigrants only need to cultivate land. Or, be a craftsman and a scholar. As for fighting, the Germans still depend on them. In this way, there will be no teasing events that can later be defeated in an African country ...

How to say, later Italy can be independent from Austria and reunite the nation. The support of the two major powers of Britain and France is the most important. If Italy is alone against Austria, it is pure confidence for the Austrians.

During World War I, the Austrian army with a complex national composition could not be beaten by anyone, but it always recovered its confidence in Italy ...

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After learning that the colonial army finally found the legendary Zimbabwe empire and grabbed 150,000 ounces of gold, the entire Spanish government and opposition were boiling!

150,000 ounces of gold! That's a huge number of 1.2 million gold coins that can be minted! With these 1.2 million gold coins, the military expenses on the battlefield of Naples will be reduced, so there is no need to spend huge sums of money from the spice trade to support it.

More importantly, it is said that Zimbabwe still produces 30,000 to 40,000 ounces of gold every year! Although it is not all for Spain, even if it depends on trade, Spain can earn most of it.

For Spain, having the exclusive right to trade with the Zimbabwe Empire is equivalent to earning most of those tens of thousands of ounces of gold steadily!

The trade with African blacks has always been very profitable. In this case, the 30,000 to 40,000 ounces of gold produced annually by the Zimbabwe Empire can bring at least 20,000 ounces of gold to Spain. Converted, it is more benefits of 160,000 gold coins!

In addition, the gold that is not counted as profit is added, and it is estimated that the Spanish court can cast more than 200,000 gold coins every year. With this batch of gold, Spain will not have to worry about not having enough gold and silver to support foreign trade in international trade in the future!

All in all, with this batch of gold, and a good blueprint for future gold returns, the Spanish government and opposition are full of confidence in the future ...