In fact, although there is a lot of movement to build the "set" of Guantanamo, there is not a lot of investment. Also, the castle doesn't need to be built entirely of stone – that would be too time-consuming and costly.

Marin intends that this Guantanamo castle will be built directly with red bricks and cement. That is, like the folk tiled houses built in later generations, the hollow walls were built with red bricks. Then, cement is applied both in the brick joints and on the outside. Finally, the exterior walls are painted with gray paint to give the castle the appearance of a stone castle......

This hollow wall, although it could not withstand the shelling, the indigenous people of the island simply could not have artillery. Therefore, the hollow walls made of red bricks, plastered with cement on the outside, were enough to fool the priests of the investigation team and the envoys of several German states.

The most important thing is that it saves trouble!

After all, the time is tight to build the castle before the arrival of the investigation team, and to reclaim the wasteland. So, how fast how to come. And it was very fast to bring in ready-made red bricks and cement from the mainland, and then send enough masons to build a humble little castle.

As for the sugar cane fields that were carved out around the castle, it was not much of a hassle. As long as Tara can send enough labor to come and cut down the trees around the castle and plant sugar cane seedlings, she can be fooled by the time the survey arrives. Anyway, in the tropics, it doesn't matter if you plough in spring and autumn, you can plant it at any time.

Then it was to let 1,000 "puppet troops" pretend to attack the city......

This is relatively easy, just let the 1,000 "puppet soldiers" with sticks in their hands, surround the castle and shout, and then put some earthen bows and arrows with uncertain heads.

And the defenders in the castle can also shoot back. However, it is impossible to use real ammunition. Therefore, Marin ordered that some rubber be used and rubbed into rubber bullets for this dramatic battle. In addition, when the gunpowder was loaded, the amount was deliberately reduced......

In this way, during the battle, although the defenders released their guns, the 1,000 "puppet army" actors would not have casualties. However, Marin would have them trained to "retreat" after hearing the gunshots, causing some of them to pretend to have been shot and fall to the ground. In short, it's all about acting......

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Returning to the original question, this time Marin wanted to use the eyes of the investigation team and the envoys of the vassal states who had spread rumors in the first place to see that he did not enslave the natives. Therefore, a group of performances are also needed to play the role of "happy farmers".

At that time, Marin would build small houses in the castle for some of the participating indigenous serfs. Then, send them new clothes. The most important thing is that these people must have a "happy smile" on their faces when they go out. If they were asked questions by members of the mission, ......questions such as "Are you lucky?" Well, just pretend that you don't understand words (in fact, you really don't understand words) and keep a giggling expression......

In addition, these ensembles can not understand other words, but you must learn a German sentence "God bless you, Amen!" ”

Then, when they saw the people of the investigation team, they greeted them with this sentence. At the same time, a rudimentary cross should be hung on the body to indicate the identity of a Christian......

This is important, and the best excuse for the whitewashing that Marin and his men have negotiated - I am for the development of Christians among the natives!

For this reason, this time Marin even plans to shout the slogan "We want to develop 100,000 Christians in the Americas" to completely correct and whitewash himself.

You know, when the Holy See allowed Spain and Portugal to engage in overseas colonization, one of the conditions was for them to go on missionary missions.

However, these two countries did not take proselytization to heart at all, but were bent on plundering the resources of the colonies. Portugal even started the slave trade. They did convert King Alfonso I of the Congo to Christianity, but that was largely the credit of the Portuguese Church, not the Portuguese government. Because, the Portuguese officials were only busy trading and trading slaves on the African coast, so how could they bother to preach? It was the missionaries in Portugal who bravely ventured into the Congolese rainforest and turned Alfonso I into a Christian.

Of course, the credit of the Portuguese missionaries must also be attributed to the Kingdom of Portugal in the end. Therefore, the Portuguese also have the capital to boast that "I have made meritorious contributions to the Holy See".

And if Marin's action this time replaces the concept of "capturing 100,000 serfs" with "developing 100,000 Christians", then the force will immediately be very different!

The arrest of 100,000 serfs is indeed suspected of plundering slaves, and it is an act full of slots. But if Marin were to change his concept and say "to them the gospel of the Lord," it would be a different story.

Although the methods are a bit tough, the credit for growing 100,000 Christians is really great! The Holy See will certainly be happy to see this happen, and the Churches of all countries can only praise it. As for forcibly arresting something...... Well, sometimes, spreading the gospel of the Lord also requires some means, and it is harmless......

In other words, as long as the banner of missionary work is carried out, this black spot of Marin will be washed clean.

Of course, at the price, Marin had to send someone to build a magnificent church in the center of the "set" of Santo Domingo and Guantanamo, so that his "devotion" to Catholicism could be seen. When the time comes, the investigation team will definitely be stationed in the church. Therefore, in this regard, Marin must not be stingy and must be generous.

Even, Marin plans to requisition a number of statues of gods and works of art in churches in China and send them to new churches in these two places, so that people can see his "devotion" to religion.

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In addition, Marin also discussed with his subordinates how to whitewash the violence of "capturing 100,000 natives". After repeated discussions, everyone agreed that the word "capture" could be replaced by "rescue......

Why is the word "delivered" used? Because Europeans know that the island of Haiti, once called "Hispaniola" by the Spaniards, is the source of the syphilis outbreak. The terrible syphilis also scared away the Spanish colonists.

Therefore, Marin can fully justify the fact that Hispaniola has become a "plague land" where syphilis is rampant. Many of the hundreds of thousands of indigenous people on the island have contracted syphilis and are incurable. However, there are still a small number of people who do not have syphilis, and there are still those who can be saved.

Therefore, the reason why Marin sent troops to "capture 100,000 natives" this time was not to capture slaves, but to select 100,000 healthy people who had not been infected with syphilis from the people of the island and rescue them from that "plague land......

With such words, Marin immediately changed from a "slave hunter" to a kind hero who "saved the natives from fire and water", with a whitewashing index of five stars......

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Marin then sent his spies to spread the coated nonsense of "developing 100,000 Christians" and "saving 100,000 healthy natives from the 'plague lands'" through the tavern system. And these two interfaces are also excellent counterattacks against the previous rumors......