Albert's Twin Islands Governor was confirmed, and Marin would next need to write to Tara to inform him that he was going to be transferred to Cuba as Governor of Havana. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, in addition to informing him to go to Havana, Marin also intends to give Tara a little reward. Previously, Tara had been ordained a hereditary knight. However, due to his limited abilities, it was impossible to be made a baron. That's why Marin sent him to the Americas as a governor.

However, the credit for the reclamation of the twin islands in North America was not enough to promote Tara from hereditary knight to baron. Therefore, Marin thought about it and decided to canonize his second son, Haysen, as a hereditary knight to reward him for his exploits in the reclamation of the Twin Islands. Tara was married before he left for the Americas, and as Marin's cronies, his marriage was easy. Although his wife was a commoner, Marin had already canonized his wife as a dame under the name of "Duke of Egypt". In addition to reclamation on Amerigo Island, Tara was busy creating people. So, the second son was born, and the eldest son, Jason, was also more than two years old.

Moreover, it is also very important to let Tara open up the Havana colony this time. Because the Havana colony is not only suitable for growing sugar cane and rice, but also cotton, sisal, cocoa, rubber trees, spices...... Looks like you can grow anything......

By the way, you can also grow tropical fruits such as bananas, pineapples, coconuts...... Well, lemons can also be grown on a large scale, saving you the need to go to Italy to pick lemon leaves......

You know, lemon leaves are the secret treasure of Marin's voyage. The lemon leaves are dried and crushed, and no one can recognize what they are, and sprinkle some pepper in them to make sure that your nose is smart and you can't smell what it is. Then, soak lemon leaves in hot water and drink it, which can fully resist scurvy. In addition, lemon fruit can actually be cut into slices and dried, and can be used to soak in water and drink. Later, Marin saw slices of dried lemons in the supermarket, selling them for seventy or eighty yuan a catty. Of course, it was impossible for Marlin to take out the dried lemons and give them to the sailors. Because, the shape of dried lemon is too obvious. As long as you ask, those with a little insight can recognize that it is a lemon, and it cannot be kept secret. And after the lemon leaves were crushed, it was difficult to tell what it was because of the addition of pepper, anyway, Marlin said that it was a strange herb, and the sailors couldn't figure out what it was.

Even the two great navigators, Christopher Columbus and America, could not distinguish lemon leaves. And the people who made lemon leaves were a group of reliable serfs arranged by Kohler. However, the serfs were confined to their estates, and it was not clear that the lemon leaves would be crushed and sent to the fleet to soak the sailors in water. Therefore, except for some core members such as Marin and Kohler, no one else is very clear about what kind of "drug" this is......

As for tropical fruits, Marin thought about it, it seems that bananas and coconuts are both products of Asia, but not in Europe and the United States. Pineapples are American, but they are still in the Amazon jungle, waiting to be discovered.

Marin suddenly regretted that he had asked Amerigo to bring some banana and coconut seedlings back before he left for India. After all, bananas and coconuts are native to Southeast Asia, and India and Southeast Asia have long introduced bananas and coconuts. So, it is convenient to introduce bananas and coconuts in India. Moreover, bananas and coconuts are also very good tropical fruit grains. After slicing and drying bananas, they become dried bananas, and the same is true of coconut, which is an important source of foreign exchange for the export of copra in later generations, Pacific island countries.

Of course, because Grenada has rice imported from India, Cuba does not need to import bananas and coconuts. The main reason is that Marin is hungry and wants to eat......

There are so many plains on the island of Cuba, and the climate is so good, so many crops can be grown. So, the colony of Havana, for Marin, is very important. So, in his letter to Tara, Marin said that if the Havana colony was well run, a hereditary title from the baron would not be able to escape.

It's just that the Havana colony is different from the Twin Island colonies, and the Havana colony is surrounded by Taíno territory. If you want to expand there, you will inevitably have to fight the natives.

Therefore, Tara not only needs to build, but also needs to conquer those tribes of the Taínos. Of course, the tribe of the Taínos, because of their relative friendliness, Marin's instructions were to both attack and win over.

This means that it is needed to attack the tribes of the Taínos. However, after the defeat, only the original chieftaincy system was abolished and replaced with a European military rank system. Then, raise the friendly Taítans as serfs, feed and clothe them, but not allow them to carry weapons.

The Indians lived a simple life and had no easy food sources, so they developed a character that was good at hunting and fighting. If, the mild-mannered Taítans were kept on the estate, and provided with enough food as long as they worked hard, they would surely be better off than before. In this way, the Tylen people, who are very gentle in nature, are still easy to conquer.

The only thing to be wary of is not to introduce smallpox to the Americas. Because, these Indians, the resistance to smallpox is very low. An outbreak of smallpox on the island of Hispaniola in 1518 wiped out 90% of the Taíno people on the island. Because of the lack of labor, the colonists had to bring in black slaves to the island of Haiti. In the end, Haiti became a black country......

The cost of bringing in Negroes was very high, and if the Taíno were very cooperative with colonial rule, Marin planned to introduce cowpox to protect the Taíno on the island from smallpox. If you don't cooperate, then forget it......

The island of Cuba is so rich that at the end of the 19th century, even the United States coveted it, and brazenly launched a war against Spain to seize Cuba. So, Tara's task is heavy. If the colonization goes well, it would not be too much to reward him with a baronial title.

As for another colony, Moa, Marin needs a different consideration. This consideration is that it is necessary to find professionals who know how to explore minerals to lead the exploration of nickel ore and chromite there. As long as nickel and chromite can be found nearby, then Marlin can have stainless steel that is very resistant to seawater corrosion. Unlike white iron sheets, although they are also corrosion-resistant, they will not work for a long time.

Marin then began to ask his men if they could find a professional who was proficient in mining and smelting to lead Moa's mineral exploration.

Coincidentally, Heidel, who had already gone to Oldenburg to serve as the palace minister, recommended his younger brother Wiltz to Marin after hearing that Marin was looking for talents for mineral exploration. Wiltz is 30 years old and a prospecting engineer and smelting engineer. At present, it is in Austria, a major miner, exploring metal deposits in the northern foothills of the Alps.

Although he is only 30 years old, Wiltz has been working for 12 years. Among them, he has been the chief prospector for five or six years, and has been responsible for the exploration of silver, copper, lead, tin and iron ore, and is a very experienced prospector.

On top of that, Wiltz also had a high level of education and almost got into the University of Cologne like his older brother. But in this era, the University of Cologne has a high threshold for admission to civilians, and the number of students enrolled is too small. So, Wiltz didn't make it to the University of Cologne. Later, because of his hobbies, he went to learn prospecting. Today, he is a well-known prospector in Austria and has a certain degree of research in metal smelting.

With professional skills and culture, he is obviously the person Marin is looking for. Moreover, he is also the younger brother of Marin's confidant Heidel. Thus, the position of Governor Wiltsmoa was also decided. When Haider heard about it, he immediately wrote to his brother and asked him to come back and work for Marin.

You know, if you make Marin a governor, you can't run away with a knighthood. The Haider family is a commoner family, and although they have become palace ministers, they are only the lowest-ranking subordinate barons, and they cannot protect their younger brother from becoming a nobleman. Therefore, if you want your younger brother to become a nobleman and go to Moa to help Marin prospecting, it is obviously a shortcut. Things are done, and a jazz can't run away. Even, maybe hereditary knighthood. In that case, even the identity of the descendants will be guaranteed. As long as you are not a fool, you will not refuse.

Once the governors of Havana and Moa were determined, the governors of Panama remained......

Panama is a place where there are too many poisonous insects, and it is dangerous to live there until wormwood and pyrethrum grow. Even with mosquito repellent toilet water, there are certain risks. So, the question arises as to who to send as governor......

Marin candidly told his subordinates about the risks of going to Panama, and his ministers suddenly lost their enthusiasm. If it were an ordinary place, someone might take the initiative. For example, Moa, Cuba, is not so dangerous, and Haider took the initiative to recommend his younger brother. But when it comes to the dangerous Panama, those ministers suddenly dare not recommend their brothers and relatives. Because, it's too dangerous......

At this moment, suddenly one of Marin's guards stood up and fell down on one knee in front of Marin:

"Lord Duke, let me go, I'm not afraid of poisonous insects!"

Marin recognized that the guard's name was Ghoillard, who was only 19 years old, and came from a knightly family, from the country of Mack. However, this young man is thin, only 1.73 meters tall, and among a group of Marin's guards, he is short. However, this little guy is quite smart.

In fact, Gaudard also knew very well that because of his thin body and lack of strength, his martial arts among the guards were at the bottom. Therefore, in normal times, he has read a lot of books, and intends to use wisdom to fill in the physical deficiencies.

However, as a guard, he can only be promoted if he has a breakthrough in martial arts. As a result, he found it difficult for him to get ahead......

It just so happened that this Panamanian expedition made Ghoillard feel that the opportunity had come......

Ministers are reluctant to go, or to risk their loved ones. That's because those ministers are already rich and noble, and they don't need to risk it themselves or their families.

But unlike himself, Gaudard is just a little guard who is difficult to get out of. If you don't grasp every opportunity, you may not be able to get ahead for the rest of your life. Therefore, when no one was willing to stand up, Ghoillard decisively came out to ask for help......

Marin took the Kaolade exam in person and found that his level of education was good. Unlike the other guards, they are all muscular men, but they are somewhat similar to their own characteristics - they are better at using their brains. As a result, Marin acceded to Ghoillard's request and appointed him governor of Panama.

Of course, for the rest of the day, Marin will need to tutor Wiltz and Ghoillard individually, teaching them how to be a governor.

In addition, Gaulard is in Panama and also needs to fight. After all, Panama also has Indians, who seem to be less gentle than the Tylenos. Therefore, if you want to occupy territory, you will inevitably have to fight with those natives. Gaurard, on the other hand, was from a knightly family, so he was very suitable to lead troops to conquer the Panamanian Indians.

However, in this way, both Tara and Goulard will have to bring a group of warriors to facilitate the subjugation of those natives. Even Wiltz needed an escort. Although the Moa region has few plains, there may not be many Indians living there. However, for security reasons, Wiltz also needed a team of escorts to keep him safe.

Marin thought about it and decided to recruit 2,000 mercenaries to protect the three governors and, under their command, to conquer the local natives. Of these, Tara and Gaulard each brought 800 soldiers. Wilts, on the other hand, took 400 men to protect his prospecting ......