Chapter 1493: Prince William
To tell the truth, the officers of the Beihai Kingdom did not want to drink the blood of the soldiers, but they were blocked by Marin in advance. Because, Marin has established a perfect logistics system and does not allow the military commander to interfere. In addition, a gendarmerie unit has been set up in the army, which does not stop patrolling. In this way, it is difficult and risky to reach out.
Moreover, the bagged compressed biscuits "invented" by Marin are very difficult to embezzle. The compressed biscuits in each bag are rationed, and if the soldiers don't tear them open and eat them, you can't deduct them. A bag of compressed biscuits has a total of three pieces, which is exactly three meals. The soldier receives a pack a day, can you still give it? Even if they eat fast food in the big camp, the gendarmerie units will watch it to the death and will not let it do it. Therefore, the generals gave up the possibility of intervening.
And other armies of the same era, the power of the main generals is too great, and the materials have to pass through their hands, and they are simply sent to them for corruption. If you don't do it, you will probably be taken for a fool......
In the most bitter Ming Dynasty, not only did the military generals drink the blood of the soldiers, but before the imperial court allocated it, the civil officials had to collect a layer, and then it was the turn of the generals to drink the blood of the soldiers...... Therefore, in the face of layers of exploitation, the low-level soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were very hard, it would be good to have something to eat, and what other ideas could they have? Unless, it is the general's personal soldier who is qualified to eat and drink spicy food......
Marin has set up a perfect logistics system and keeps the gendarmerie units on the lookout day and night. Those generals want to intervene, but they don't have a chance. What's more, in the Beihai National Army, it is not the chief general who is in charge of life affairs, but the instructor. But even as instructors, Marin did not give them a chance to pass their hands, only gave them the right to inspect and supervise, but not the right to dispatch materials. Because, many of the instructors in the Beihai Kingdom were from the church and were the best at corruption, and Marin did not dare to hand over the materials to them for distribution......
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In addition to a lot of good news from the New York colony, the Argentine colonies and the Savannah colonies also came back with a lot of good news.
The Pampas grassland is really easy to cultivate, because there is no need to cut trees and dig up roots, and it is very convenient to cultivate there. Moreover, the local steppes were well suited for the expansion of the Cossack cavalry. At the moment, the entire area near the mouth of the La Plata in the Pampas was conquered by the Cossack cavalry. The local population has reached 20,000 people, and the arable land has reached 300,000 acres.
Because of the small number of people and the abundance of land, the Pampas colony kept asking for an increase in the immigrant population. Alternatively, the introduction of black slaves was permitted. But Marin did not have a large population now, and he was full of worries about the introduction of black slaves. Therefore, the status quo can only be maintained for the time being.
But this also reminded Marin that agriculture in this era still depends on population!
In the era when there were no large-scale agricultural machinery, if you wanted to use a variety of land, you could only increase the labor force. Otherwise, no matter how much land there is, you can only watch it. Or, simply use it to herd sheep. Because, herding sheep can be helped by shepherd dogs to solve the problem of lack of manpower.
As for the Savannah colony, it was deliberately arranged by Marin to specialize in cotton cultivation and the cultivation of moso bamboo, sumac and oil drums.
Now, after the first batch of seeds brought back by Kongtai are planted, the sumac and tung oil trees have not grown to the point where they can be produced, but the moso bamboo has grown a lot. After all, it only takes two or three years for moso bamboo to grow, while sumac and tung oil take several years to produce.
However, Marin ordered a ban on the felling of mature bamboos. Because, the bamboo is kept, and it can be run around. After the rain every spring, bamboo shoots are everywhere, and the existence of mother bamboo is very conducive to the increase in the number of moso bamboo.
When the scale of bamboo is large enough, it can provide a large number of bamboo strips for Beihai to build bamboo-reinforced concrete buildings and embankments.
Therefore, at present, the Savannah colony of moso bamboo, sumac and tung oil have not yet been produced. However, cotton began to be mass-produced. After all, cotton is an annual crop.
After the introduction of upland cotton varieties from Mexico, Savannah has grown several thousand acres of upland cotton after several years of cultivation. After the Ming Dynasty brought back craftsmen who could play cotton and make cotton spinning machines, local cotton production has gradually begun to form an industry. It is foreseeable that in the future, Savannah will inevitably become a cotton spinning center, providing cotton textiles and a large number of quilts for the Beihai country.
As for the Cuban side, naturally a large amount of cane sugar was returned. At the same time, a large amount of sisal fibres was sent back. Compared to sucrose, sisal is Marin's favorite thing.
With these sisal fibers, the cables of the warships of the North Sea Kingdom can be completely replaced with sisal ropes. Even the steering wheel cables and sails can be heavily sisal fibre. The mass production of sisal fiber will greatly promote the navigation industry of the North Sea Country......
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In the room, Marin wrote a huge plan for the future of the Beihai Kingdom. Thinking of the bright future, a smile appeared on the corner of Marin's mouth......
At this moment, the office was suddenly pushed open. Marin was furious - who is so unruly? Don't know who knocks on the door?
But I saw Caesar running in panting, taking Marin's arm and leaving, and said in a hurry:
"Daddy, ...... Mom...... Mommy she ......"
"What's wrong with Mom?" Marin was startled, and the ink from the quill spilled on the plan.
"Mommy is about to give birth! The midwife in the back said that the amniotic water broke ......" Caesar, who breathed a sigh of relief, finally finished speaking.
"it, the amniotic water is broken?" Marin jumped to his feet. He knew that he was going to give birth......
So, he and Caesar hurried back to the backyard of the palace and came outside the delivery room......
Angela's voice of pain could be heard in the delivery room, but this time it was obviously much quieter than when she gave birth to Caesar ten years ago. It's no wonder that Angela is not giving birth for the first time after all, she has a lot of experience, and she is not as nervous as last time.
In order to ensure safety, Ma Lin said to Liu En and Mrs. Liu, who stayed at the door of the delivery room and guided the midwife through the door, with a cautious face:
"Imperial Doctor Liu, you go in!"
Liu En was stunned and said:
"Archduke, this is not appropriate, is it? The old man wants to avoid suspicion ......"
Marin waved his hand and said:
"What is to avoid suspicion, human life is the most important! Please, I hope mother and son are safe! ”
Liu En looked at the serious Marin, hesitated for a while, and then entered the delivery room......
Probably because Marlin has been paying attention to controlling fat intake in the past few months, so Angela has not gained weight because of pregnancy. Therefore, the baby does not seem to be huge either.
During the delivery, Liu En and a group of midwives studied the lateral incision of natural delivery for several months and did not use it, but only used forceps to help. Before evening, Angela finally gave birth......
"Congratulations to the Grand Duke, a little prince! Both mother and child are safe! Liu En came out sweating profusely. Just now, he was so nervous. After all, if something goes wrong, who knows if Marin will be angry with him?
When Marin heard that the mother and son were safe, he immediately laughed happily. He entered the delivery room first, comforted Angela, who was exhausted and collapsed, and then happily picked up his wrinkled little son......
From this moment on, the heir crisis of the North Sea Kingdom ceased to exist. Caesar was 11 years old and in good health. Now that he has a young son, Marin doesn't feel that he is still in danger of being an heir.
"Honey, give your child a name!" Angela said weakly.
"Well, the name has been chosen a long time ago......"
"Already taken?" Angela doesn't know why.
"Forgot about Wilhelmshaven? When Wilhelmshaven was built, I said that if you have a prince, you will be called Wilhelm! ”
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