Probably because there is not enough arable land in Beihai Country, coupled with the promotion of wheat samarium, the autumn harvest speed in Beihai Country this year is very fast. In previous years, the autumn harvest in Beihai Country was often postponed until mid-October, but this year, the autumn harvest in Beihai Country was over in early October.

Of course, this year was different, for example, in the south, Marin had tens of thousands of Hungarian prisoners of war join the autumn harvest. With the addition of fifty or sixty thousand Hungarian strongmen, the speed of the autumn harvest was greatly accelerated. In addition, the army took part in the autumn harvest.

Moreover, by the end of the autumn harvest, most of the farmers in the North Sea Country had learned how to use the double wheat samarium. By the time of the next year, everyone will start harvesting with samarium. Then, the autumn harvest will be over in 10 days at most, and there will be no need for the help of the Hungarian warriors and the army.

At this time, the autumn harvest in most European countries, except for the Mediterranean region in the south, has just begun......

Sadly, the weather was a bit unusual in October this year. In the Netherlands, as well as in many parts of northeastern and eastern France, it rained incessantly at the critical time of the autumn harvest......

"It's over, this year must be a famine!" Seeing the rain in the Netherlands, Prince Philip felt bad with an earthy face.

But Vanderst, the Dutch nobleman, was overjoyed and said:

"Your Highness, this year's autumn harvest is not smooth, and there will definitely be a famine. This famine is a good opportunity for us to enclose the land! ”

"Good chance?" Prince Philip and several other Dutch nobles were a little strange. The rain of the autumn harvest will definitely cause famine. If you cause a famine, it will be easy to cause a riot of hungry people, right? Fortunately, the opportunity ......

Vandersteo explains:

"It's just famine! In this way, a large number of peasants will flee the famine. Once they have fled their homes, we will legislate to strip them of their land ownership in the name of paying their taxes. In this way, you can occupy a large amount of land without spending money! ”

Prince Philip and the other Dutch nobles were suddenly in the spotlight, and indeed this was a good opportunity to enclose the land. But......

"What if these peasants are hungry and start a rebellion?" Prince Philip worried.

Vanderstein said nonchalantly:

"We sent someone to inform the Grand Duke of Beihai State, Marin, and asked him to come and recruit the victims. As long as he takes all the victims away, who will make trouble? ”

"Great idea!" Prince Philip and a bunch of Dutch nobles nodded in agreement. At the same time, preparations for the enclosure have already begun......

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On the Netherlands, the nobles were ready to enclose their land, excited about the rain during the autumn harvest. On the French side, it is more difficult.

Louis XII was full of ambitions, waiting for the autumn harvest to increase the abundance of food, and then launch a new military campaign. For example, send troops to Switzerland and help the Swiss drive out the Habsburgs.

This year, the French royal family is in the estate under the royal family of Provence, because of the use of volcanic ash, and it is about to usher in a bumper harvest. You know, the royal estate of Provence, about a few thousand acres of land, is made of volcanic ash fertilizer. In this way, about two to three million pounds of grain can be added. With so much more food, it can supply tens of thousands of troops for a few months, and it can launch a big military operation.

However, the autumn rains in the northeast and east will affect one or two million people. If we don't provide relief, it can easily lead to riots.

Therefore, Louis XII was so angry that he vomited blood a little. Originally, a large military campaign against the Habsburgs was planned, but Louis XII was helpless because the extra food had to be used for disaster relief.

Fortunately, these months, combined with the volcanic ash that had been hoarded before, were enough for tens of thousands of acres of arable land. Just sprinkle these reserves of volcanic ash when we plant next spring. Then, next year's increase in grain production will reach 20 or 30 million pounds, which will be enough to sustain an all-out national war against Spain......

As for why it was better to play Spain than to the weaker Habsburgs, especially the Netherlands. Mainly because Louis XII wanted to deal a heavy blow to Spain first, sending troops to invade the Spanish hinterland and force Spain to recognize that the Kingdom of Naples belonged to France forever. In this way, you will be able to enjoy the benefits of Naples volcanic ash for a long time in the future without worrying about accidents.

As for the Dutch and Franche-Comté regions of the Habsburgs, Louis XII thought that there would be an opportunity to clean up later. Its priority is lower than permanent control of the Kingdom of Naples......

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It was also the luck of the Habsburg family, if it weren't for the rain during the autumn harvest, Louis XII planned to send troops to Switzerland after the autumn harvest to completely drive out the Habsburg family's power. If given the chance, the French even planned to annex the Franche-Comté region first.

But a series of rainy weather frustrated Louis XII's plans and gave the Habsburgs a chance to breathe.

Speaking of which, the Habsburgs really seem to have a god to fool around. This family has average combat effectiveness, and its finances are almost as poor as beggars. However, at every critical moment, they are always like divine help to survive difficulties......

In fact, the rainy weather during the autumn harvest also affected a large area in the western part of Beihai Kingdom. For example, West Friesland, the central and western parts of East Friesland, and the western part of North Münster.

However, the autumn harvest in Beihai has ended, and the rye has been dried and put into storage. Therefore, this autumn rain has no effect on the North Sea Kingdom.

When Prince Philip and his people came to Beihai Country again to discuss the reception of the victims, Prince Philip was surprised to find that it seemed that the crops of Beihai Country along the way had been harvested......

"How did you do that?" Prince Philip was very curious about this.

Naturally, Marin would not introduce him to the artifact of the Wheat Samarium, lest the Dutch people regret not enclosing the land. So, Ma Lin had an idea and said casually:

"You know, this year I borrowed money to buy tens of thousands of Hungarian peasant prisoners of war and more than 20,000 Württemberg peasant prisoners of war. With the help of these farmers and their wives, how many fields are not harvested? ”

In fact, Württemberg's first 26,500 peasant prisoners of war had been sent to the New Jersey colony in North America. Only the more than 50,000 Hungarian prisoners of war remain in Goslar.

Of course, there is also the second batch of 15,000 prisoners of war sent by the Duchy of Württemberg, which are still gathered in the port of Emden and ready to be loaded and shipped to the American colonies.

When Prince Philip passed through Emden to come to Aurich, he did find a large camp of serfs for prisoners of war outside Emden. Then, he believed Marin's plan. Indeed, with tens of thousands of peasants, the harvest will certainly be much faster.

However, he doesn't want to do any agriculture now, but plans to enclose the land to raise sheep, so he doesn't care much about it.

After hearing about the plight of the Netherlands, Marin agreed to send men to the Netherlands to recruit farmers who had failed their harvests, so that Prince Philip could enclose their land and make way for them. After all, it's a win-win.

However, Marin did not expect that in addition to the Netherlands, the northern half of the northeastern and eastern parts of France also suffered from rains, with nearly two million victims. This time, he sent out his men to recruit the victims and obtained a huge "bumper harvest......