The discovery of the maple sugar industry made Marin very excited. You must know that in later generations, Canada alone started from Quebec City in the east, along the St. Lawrence River in the west to Niagara Falls, the famous "maple avenue" of more than 800 kilometers long, and the annual output of maple sugar was 32,000 tons.

Before white sugar came out, the quality of maple syrup was comparable to that of brown sugar and brown sugar. Although the sweetness is a little lacking, the taste is better than the other two. In the current shortage of cane sugar in Europe, maple sugar can completely replace sucrose to occupy the market......

Of course, Marin would never say that he got it from the maple trees that are everywhere in Canada. In this case, in order to seize the huge industry of maple sugar, perhaps France and Spain will join forces to grab it. Against one of them alone, Marin still has confidence, and the two together, it's too difficult. Moreover, for the sake of profiteering, it is also very likely that these two feuding countries will join forces temporarily...... France has an army advantage, Spain has a naval advantage, and the army is not bad. The two are combined, and it is difficult for Marin to carry it......

Therefore, Marlin decided to lie that maple syrup is sucrose, which is just a special method of making it......

In this way, no one will rob the North American colonies. At most, they will find a way to grow their own sugar cane. So, Marin has already chosen a good name for maple sugar - Cuban cane sugar...... As for the original sucrose, it is called ordinary sucrose......

32,000 tons of maple syrup! Marin is thrilled to think about it! You know, the price of cane sugar in Europe is now 2 shillings per pound. 32,000 tons is equivalent to 70.54 million pounds, which is worth 70.54 million shillings, which is equivalent to about 14 million gold coins......

Of course, that's not how the accounts are calculated. If 70 million pounds of maple sugar did flow into Europe, it is estimated that the price of sugar would fall by at least half. Moreover, Marlin did not have as many people to collect and process maple sugar. However, the Canadian region is full of sugar maple trees. Moreover, in this era, there has not been a great development in later generations, Canada is full of primeval forests, and the density of sugar maple trees is much higher than that of later generations. Therefore, it is easier to extract maple sugar at this time than in later generations. The only trouble is probably the shortage of manpower...... After all, the sap of the sugar maple tree is harvested, purified, processed into solids, and packaged in oil-paper bags...... It takes a lot of manpower......

Therefore, with an annual output of 32,000 tons of marlin, there is no need to think about it. However, with an annual output of 320 tons, Marin still dares to think. 320 tons, that is, 320,000 kilograms. On average, each tree can extract about two or three kilograms of maple sugar, and 320,000 kilograms, which is about 160,000 sugar maple trees to dig holes to collect sap, and then process it into maple sugar.

160,000 sugar maple trees sounds like a lot, but in fact, it is still no problem for each skilled worker to collect 100 sugar maple trees per person during the maple sugar harvesting season. In this way, 160,000 sugar maple trees will require 1,600 workers......

In this way, if you get 320 tons of maple sugar, you can sell it for a high price of 140,000 gold coins. Moreover, the flow of 320 tons of maple sugar into the European market will not make any waves, and will not cause sugar prices to plummet. After all, the number of Europeans is there.

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What impressed Marin the most was that the maple sugar industry didn't require much labor. Unlike sugarcane cultivation in Cuba, it requires a lot of labor.

Maple sugar, on the other hand, only needs to send a thousand or hundreds of farmers to collect the sap with pipes and barrels every spring. 160,000 sugar maple trees sounds like a lot, but in the vast expanse of Canada's primeval bush, it's not a lot......

The only trouble was the need to guard against attacks by the Indians......

If the Indians had used their bows and arrows to kill the maple candy collectors, he really couldn't help it. After all, the Indians came and went in the primeval forests of North America without a trace, and it was difficult to chase them if you wanted to. Moreover, the North American continent is vast, and even if you exterminate one Indian tribe, it is difficult to guarantee that other Indian tribes will not migrate to the maple sugar production area. After all, in this era, many North American Indians were homeless. Many of them are hunting tribes, and where there is less prey to hunt, they migrate to other areas......

Marin was very troubled because he didn't have the ability to clear the Indian tribes in the forests of North America......

"What to do? If you can't guarantee the safety of maple sugar collectors, you can't guarantee the yield of maple sugar......" Marin tugged at his scalp, very annoyed.

In fact, as it stands, almost 160,000 sugar maple trees can be found in the undeveloped area of Cape Breton Island. But Marin knows very well that in the future, an annual output of 320 tons of maple syrup will be far from meeting the market demand. Therefore, there are certainly not enough sugar maple trees on Cape Breton Island.

As a result, Marin eventually had to go to the mainland, heading to the famous "Maple Avenue" that would later stretch from Quebec in the east to Niagara Falls in the west to extract maple sugar.

However, once you go to the mainland, you will inevitably come into contact with those Indians. If you meet a reasonable person, it is fine, but if you encounter an unreasonable person, you can take out a bow and arrow and shoot it......

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In the evening, Marin told Garland about his troubles, hoping that Garland could help him figure out a solution.

Garand thought for a long time, then raised his head and said:

"Young Master, since you are worried about the safety of the workers who collect maple sugar. So, why don't you just use the Indians to help collect maple sugar? ”

"Take advantage of the Indians?"

"That's right! Did you know? Young master, on the island of Newfoundland, from Conabrook on the west coast of Newfoundland to Bakkens, a lead-zinc mine in the center of the island, at first we were short of manpower and capacity. Later, I simply traded with the local Beotuks using commodities such as salt and iron tools, and hired them to help protect the ore transportation line from Bakkens to the port of Cornabrook. Later, I even hired the nomadic Beotuks in the interior to help transport the ore. As a result, the lead-zinc smelter in Konabruck is now producing a significant increase in lead nuggets and ingots. If it weren't for the help of those Beotuks, it wouldn't have gone so well......"

"You're saying that I'll hire Indians from the North American continent to help me collect maple sugar?"

Garland nodded and said:

"Yes, that's what it means. As long as we teach them how to collect the sap of the sugar maple tree, and how to heat it for extraction. When the time comes, we can simply exchange the maple syrup for simple goods. In this way, we plant our fields, herd our sheep, and in the spring, we can directly exchange cheap goods with them. Anyway, those Indians have never seen the world. Moreover, we are the only one to buy, and the price is not set by us? ”

"Hmm...... That makes sense...... What if there are tyrannical people among them, and they kill people if they don't agree with each other? ”

"It's simple, let's unite with other tribes and wipe out that tribe!"

"Great idea!" Marin was amazed.

He had to admit that Garland had finally improved a lot in the past few years as a governor.

Marin always wanted to come by himself, but he didn't think that it would be more efficient to use those natives. After all, the natives are the natives of the primeval forest, and they are more familiar with the local conditions than they are. It's easier for them to collect maple sugar. Moreover, even if there is a conflict between unreasonable tribes, it is the indigenous people who die, and it has nothing to do with Marin.

In fact, for the land of Canada, Marin only values the local mineral resources, timber resources and fur resources. As for developing Canada, Marin was not very interested. Why? The warmer and more fertile United States has not yet been developed in the south, let alone Canada?

Therefore, it was the right choice to use the help of local indigenous Indians to collect maple syrup and hunt for precious furs. As for immigration, it is most correct to send it to the United States for development in the future......

At this time, it suddenly occurred to Marin that there was a paper mill on the north side of Cape Breton Island, cutting down and using local trees......

So, Marin hurriedly ordered Garand:

"You tell the paper mill to stop cutting down the sugar maple trees. The raw material for papermaking can be selected from other tree species. Sugar maple, let's keep it for extracting maple sugar...... Also, when cultivating the land, try to avoid cutting down sugar maple trees...... You will also send this order to Newfoundland......"

"Yes! That one...... Young Master, do you want to inform Young Master Albert over there? Garland asked.

Marin waved his hand and said:

"No, there is no one south of the sugar maple tree. There's no sugar maple on Albert's side, so don't let the other side know! ”

Marin's geography was pretty good, and he remembered that there were very few sugar maples south of the Great Lakes. The sugar maple was mainly concentrated in the later Canadian region. Therefore, even if there were sugar maples in the area under Albert's jurisdiction, there were not many of them to form a scale. So, there's no need to notify the ......

On the Canadian side, because of the cold climate, it is not cost-effective to engage in agriculture. Therefore, it is better to make use of the local natural resources to develop the maple sugar industry, the fur industry, the mining industry and the paper industry. As for the rest, then it is not necessary, so as not to waste human resources......

Next, Marin instructed Garland to train a group of translators who knew the Indian language as soon as possible. After cultivating, he went to the mainland, communicated with the Indians, taught them to collect maple sugar, and then bought it at a low price...... Of course, the fur trade cannot be forgotten......