On Württemberg's side, 26,500 peasant prisoners of war were quickly prepared for Marin, including their families, a total of 105,000.

However, of the 105,000 people, 12,000 are over 50 years old. Many peasant prisoners of war knelt down and pleaded with Marin, begging that their elderly parents should not be punished on the Savage Continent.

Marin was right, the old man and the old lady crossed the sea in a sailboat was too dangerous. The boat on the sea is completely different from the boat on the inland river, which is very suitable for the elderly, the weak, women and children. For example, in ancient times, Chinese people moved their families, and unless they had to do so, they generally chose to take waterways such as the Grand Canal. Because, river boats are much more stable than horse-drawn carriages. Unlike sea boats, above the sea, sea boats sway from side to side under strong winds, with a large amplitude. The elderly are really unbearable.

Therefore, Marin finally agreed that all people over the age of 60 could stay in the manor of Beihai Country to retire. As for those between the ages of 50 and 60, they are now looking for fishing boats to get used to the sea. When you get used to it, you will send it to North America.

When Marin arrived in Karlsruhe with the 105,000 migrants and began to load ships along the Rhine River to return home, the 13,000 peasant captives in the Bryschgaard region, the first fleet of 3,000 people, had already arrived in the New York-New Jersey colony in North America.

The place where they landed was the area of what would become Philadelphia. However, not in the area of Philadelphia west of the Delaware, but in Kenton, across the Delaware River in later Philadelphia.

The reason why we landed here is because there are still some indigenous Indians in the West Bank of the Delaware River. Landing in the West Bank was vulnerable to being attacked by the natives.

The Kenton landing, on the east bank of the Delaware River, was much safer. After all, it was difficult for the Native Indians to cross the wide Delaware River. And, even if they had crossed in canoes, there would have been guards guarding the Delaware River to warn them. As for the original Delaware people on the east bank of the Delaware River, they were basically instructed by Marin to move to Albany by means of coaxing and deception and bribery. Today, the east bank of the Delaware River is full of Marin people.

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As the fleet sailed from the open Delaware Bay into the Delaware River, the Bleischgau immigrants on board exclaimed in surprise:

"Oh God, what a river! That's a lot wider than the Rhine! ”

Actually, it's just that they don't know it. The Delaware River is not big, the total length is only 650 kilometers, how can it be compared with the Rhine River? However, in the lower part of the Delaware River, the channel is very wide and looks so big. Moreover, the Bleischgau region, where these immigrants originally lived, was close to the upper Rhine, and the Rhine was of course not very large. Even when you go down the Rhine to the North Sea Country, when you reach the Lipper, you go down the narrow Münster Canal to the other small Emes River. So, they didn't see the Rhine at the mouth of the Netherlands at all. Then, at first glance, the sight of the wide lower Delaware River area was naturally shocking......

By the time the fleet arrived in what would become the Kenton area, there was already a row of Longbridge piers waiting there......

Although the area around Kenton is not officially designated as an English immigration area, Albert still levitated 3,000 English strong men, came to Kenton in advance, built more than a dozen longbridge docks, and cut down all the trees along the coast, leaving mountains of wood.

Under the arrangement of the soldiers accompanying the ship, the migrants began to walk from the Long Bridge Pier to the shore in an orderly manner. After stepping on the land, some experienced old farmers couldn't help but trample on the land along the coast with their feet......

"What a good riverside soil! Great for growing wheat! ”

As farmers, these seniors are very experienced. Once upon a time, they farmed in Bryschgaard for the nobles and Junker landlords. There were some old peasants who originally lived in aristocratic estates in the western part of Breisschgau near the Rhine.

In general, the fertile land near the Rhine was used by the nobility to grow the most expensive wheat. Those lands that are not near the river are used to grow barley...... This was customary in the southern part of Germany, and in the north where there was no river, rye was cultivated. In the south, barley is grown warmer and not near the river...... Therefore, the German beer of later generations, the dark beer brewed from rye was popular in the northern region. In the south, such as the Munich region, beer is mainly brewed from barley because of the abundance of barley......

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After the immigrants had landed, the sturdiest men, under the guidance of the soldiers, had begun to fetch water and mud and prepare to build adobe houses. The young women, on the other hand, mainly pluck thatch, which is said to be the "bones" of the mud walls......

The old people, on the other hand, are busy cooking while watching their children......

Of course, there are some old men who do not help with the cooking, but run around and trample on the dirt with their feet. Sometimes, I will grab a handful of soil and put it to my nose to smell it......

When asked about a faint smell of rotting weeds, these people became ecstatic:

"It's such a good soil!"

Experienced old farmers know that this black-gray soil with the smell of rotten grass is the most fertile. Just like the black soil in the Northeast and Ukraine, it is because of the accumulation and corruption of the dry grass from generation to generation, and the black and gray decay impurities have turned the soil black. This kind of soil is the most fertile.

Suddenly, a very prestigious old man wondered:

"If the land is so fertile, and there is this great river...... And the climate is okay...... Why is this place called the 'Wild Continent'? Don't...... Is there a danger here that we don't know about? ”

After saying this, several old men who had come to check the soil became nervous. At this time, an officer who was following several old men laughed "poof".

"What are you laughing at, this soldier? Is there anything wrong with what the old man said? ”

The Beihai State officer nodded and said:

"That's not right, strictly speaking, it's called 'Continent America,' and it's named after the Americans. As for the 'Savage Continent', it can't be miscalculated. From here, thousands of leagues south (one mile on land equals 3 miles, or 4.827 kilometers), there is a tropical forest called the Amazon, which is wild and terrifying. But our side is far from that side, and it's actually a richer place than the continent of Europa. The reason why I say that is because I am afraid that other countries will come to rob me......"

The officer, named Railton, gave a detailed explanation to several old men, and in fact, his task this time was to explain to these immigrants. As a soldier who followed Marin very early, the 40-year-old Railton has been promoted to company commander and is a veteran of the Second Legion.

Because he was a Frisian and knew how to sail, Marin transferred him to take charge of protecting the migrant fleet. At the same time, it is also tasked with explaining the local situation to the immigrants.

In this way, the first 3,000 immigrants from Breschgaard did their part – men and mud to build houses, women to pull weeds and make "bones", and old people (mainly old ladies) to cook and take care of children......

Some of the most prestigious old farmers sat by the river across Philadelphia and quietly listened to Railton, an officer of the North Sea State, explain the local geography and Marin's plans for the future......