Chapter 1835: The Great Wall Project
In fact, Marin is now scratching his head about how to recruit immigrants to the Americas. Because the negative propaganda used to be too violent, people now talk about the American color change and dare not go over. That is, prisoners of war bought from Württemberg and Bryschgau had no choice before they were sent to the Americas. If you give people a choice, most people will refuse.
Marin was also helpless, at the beginning, in order to prevent Spain, Portugal and France from snatching the Americas, they had to demonize the Americas to scare off the three countries. Now, the purpose of scaring off the three countries has been achieved, but ordinary people dare not go to the Americas......
So, these days, while waiting for the results on the side of Paris, Marin is thinking about how to dispel people's fear of the Americas without attracting the covetousness of these three countries......
First of all, Marin cannot admit that America is not dangerous. Otherwise, Spain, Portugal and France would surely go berserk for the vast lands of America. In particular, France, a large agricultural country with a large population, is prone to contention once it sees the vast world of the Americas. After all, the French had the greatest ability to develop colonies because of their large numbers. If it weren't for the fact that its monarchs were obsessed with continental hegemony, France would have been the most suitable country to develop the Americas. In addition, France offended England and Spain, two seafaring powers, and was jointly suppressed by the two countries, and the navigation could not grow.
However, as it stands, the navies of various countries are not very strong. Even Spain, the strongest, currently does not have the ability to blockade the entire French coast, at most the Mediterranean coast in the south of France. And England, too, has only the ability to block the English Channel. For the Atlantic coast in the west of France, the two countries are not capable of blockading. Therefore, Marin must not excessively provoke France at this time, lest France explode the navy.
But at the same time, Marin must also reassure the immigrants that they do not panic. Otherwise, immigrants will not be recruited.
For example, according to the plan this time, Marin sent people outside Paris to take the initiative to recruit those victims. The problem, however, is that if you recruit the victims, they will not be willing to leave if they do not dispel their doubts about the "danger" of the Americas.
Therefore, while waiting for the French to come to negotiate, Marin must also be prepared. Mainly in publicity, it can dispel the doubts of immigrants and eliminate everyone's fear. In this way, when you go to Paris to solicit people, you can recruit people. Otherwise, no one will go, and it will not be easy to force it.
It is a big problem to dispel the doubts of immigrants and not to arouse the interest of Spain, France and Portugal.
In particular, this solicitation of victims, even outside the city of Paris, will inevitably be closely monitored by France. Therefore, it is completely unfeasible to secretly tell the truth to the victims that the Americas are not dangerous.
"What to do? The world has the law of both worlds, both bluffing (living) the three kingdoms and the people? Marin was depressed.
At this time, the Vice-Chancellor, the Jewish Rabbi, came to report on the expenditure. In the report, the rabbi highlighted the issue of the border lines being built and expressed concern about fiscal spending. After all, building a wall on a huge border costs a lot. That is to say, the financial income of the North Sea country is very high, and if it is another country, even a big country like France, it can't afford it......
When Marin, who was listening to the report, heard this, he opened his eyes sharply and asked:
"What did you just say? Repeat what you just said! ”
The rabbi was frightened, thinking that he had said something that he ought not to say, and stammered in fright:
"I just said...... Say...... It would be too expensive to build a border wall, and even a big country like France could not afford it......" After speaking, the rabbi looked at Marin with a look of fear, for fear that Marin would attack.
"That's it!" Marin slapped the table, his expression excited.
Seeing Marin's look of joy, the rabbi breathed a sigh of relief......
Marin didn't consult with him, but called Kohler and Sauer and began to discuss things.
"You mean to dispel the worries of immigrants in the name of 'building the Great Wall'?"
"That's right!" Marin nodded confidently and continued:
"As you know, in ancient Roman times, the Roman Empire ensured the safety of England by building Hadrian's Wall to block the Celtic barbarians from the north from moving south. This story is very popular in Europe. We can also use this interface to advertise that we have found a peninsula in the Americas as large as England...... Well, that's the Delaware Peninsula ......."
"That peninsula isn't as big as England, is it? Seems smaller than Jutland? "Kohler knows what was going on in the Americas. The Delaware Peninsula is currently under development, and the relevant data, as an intelligence chief, is naturally clear.
In fact, the Delaware Peninsula is only 14,000 square kilometers, which is much smaller than Jutland.
Marin nodded and said:
"Of course, I know that the Delaware Peninsula is not as big as England, but I just used it as an introduction to attract French victims to the Americas."
"When the time comes, I will propagate that I have built a great wall similar to Hadrian's Wall in the northern part of the Delaware Peninsula, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides, so as to cut off the connection with the wild continent and block the invasion of the barbarians. When the time comes, all you need to do is repair the Great Wall and cut down all the trees on the peninsula, and you can farm and graze normally......"
"As for the cost of building the Great Wall, the French are very clear. Even the small Great Wall, which separates the Calais fortress from the interior of France for dozens of kilometers, is estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Hearing that we were holding back the barbarians by means such as building the Great Wall, it was difficult for the French to covet it. ”
After a pause, Marin continued:
"As for Spain and Portugal, it seems that they don't pay enough attention to agriculture, they seem to care more about gold and silver mines......"
Throughout history, the Spanish colonial empire and the Portuguese colonial empire seemed to be looking for gold and silver mines in the Americas and Africa, or exchanging gold and gold with the natives, but they did not pay attention to farming. The only farming activity is probably to grow sugarcane in the tropics. After all, sucrose is very popular in the European market.
Therefore, the reason for building the Great Wall to block the barbarians can not only make the victims of the disaster in France feel safe, but also make an agricultural empire like France not covet it - rub, spend so much money? Or forget it......
And Spain and Portugal, two countries that are keen to find treasures, will probably be surprised - Nima, spend so much money to build a wall just to farm? The Great Duke of the North Sea, Marin, was kicked in the head by a donkey?
Of course, Marin has an excuse to explain - I have become the king of the United States, and I must have a large and reliable territory in the Americas! Otherwise, it's not worthy of the name......
No, the Delaware Peninsula is only connected to the land by land on the north side. As long as the Great Wall is repaired, it can withstand the invasion of the forest barbarians. When the time comes, the barbarians in the peninsula will be cleared, and it will be a very suitable land for development......
"Perfect!" Marin snapped his fingers, and then commanded:
"You two, arrange for your subordinates to spread the word about this 'Great Wall Project'. Start with the interior of the North Sea Country, and then send people to Paris to propagate ......"
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