"I'm so hard...... Mr. Rugani, everything was going well in Cuba. Who would have thought that such a large-scale rebellion would suddenly break out? My peasants have been captured by the rebels, who will plant the sugar cane and rice next season? Woo woo......" As she spoke, Tara took Rugani's hand and actually cried.

What could Bishop Rugani do, he could only pat him on the shoulder and comfort him:

"The Lord will bless your ......" is almost the same as not saying......

Baron Mawson and several other representatives of the rival states were a little gloating, but at the same time extremely glad that they could finally leave this dangerous place......

When they heard that they might get malaria, they didn't dare to stay any longer. Although they are not favored at home, they would not have taken on this drudgery. But in any case, they are still a member of the aristocracy, and their lives are still quite nourishing. If you die of illness here for no apparent reason, it will be a blood loss! So, it's better to leave as soon as possible.

With tears in her eyes, Tara reluctantly said goodbye to the team on the dock. Then, after the boat left the dock, he couldn't stop waving.

But when the top sail of the ship disappeared from the sea level, Tara immediately turned into a smile and ordered:

"Pack up, let's move back to Havana!"

Then, stretching, he muttered:

"It's finally done with this flickering show, it's so tiring!"

In fact, the defenders of the city were more tired than he was. Because they had to go up to the city every night and pretend to be fighting, they slept very little. Basically, they were no better than the representatives of the rival states. Now that the mission is finally gone, they can finally get a good night's sleep.

Therefore, the people in Guantanamo Castle did not leave immediately that day. Because, the soldiers strongly demanded a day off. Tara understood, too, and let them catch up on their sleep. Then, the next morning, a flotilla of boats hidden in a nearby bay appeared at the docks and began to move the city's contents back to the real Havana.

However, it was too wasteful for this newly built city to be abandoned. Maybe, I can continue to use it for acting in the future. As a result, Tara ended up leaving behind 50 soldiers and 50 families of indigenous serfs to guard the castle and reclaim the surrounding fields. However, the name plate on the city gate has been changed from "Havana" to "Guantanamo".

Since the city has been built and cost so much, there is no need to waste it in vain. In the future, Tara plans to send more soldiers and serfs to develop the area. After all, the thousands of acres of land that have been excavated around the city cannot be wasted.

Moreover, Guantanamo has a very good location. It's not far from the island of Haiti, and when the army captures healthy natives on the island, they can be transported to Guantanamo for resettlement and screening for syphilis. Wait until you are in good health before being transported to the North American colonies.

In addition, the population of Guantanamo in the future will also be selected from the Taíno captured from the island of Haiti. Haiti is currently a highly developed island with a population of one million, although hundreds of thousands of people were transported to the North American colonies to become serfs. However, it is still possible to leave a few thousand people to develop locally. And a few thousand serfs are enough to develop the Guantanamo area into a relatively prosperous area.

However, Guantanamo is a bit of a sinister place. Because, on the island of Cuba, where the climate is generally humid, the Guantanamo region is actually a relatively arid area......

This is mainly due to the fact that the mountainous area north of Guantanamo blocks the water vapor from the north. The island of Cuba is located in the northeast trade wind belt, and the Guantanamo area in the south of the mountain, which happens to be blocked by the northern mountain range, is relatively arid. In some areas, cacti, which can only be found in desert areas, grow.

But there is no shortage of water in the Guantánamo area, because the rainfall mountains to the north and several rivers bring plenty of water for irrigation. Only in a few areas that are not covered by rivers will they appear arid.

And this has also brought convenience to the development of the local area, because of the lack of water vapor, the local primeval forest is not dense. When Tara brought people to reclaim the place, she didn't cut down too many trees. This is because the local trees are not very lush in the first place, so it is easy to develop. If it is an area with too dense forests, let alone development, just cutting down trees will exhaust people.

It is only in the Tanamo region, where water vapor from the northeastern ocean is blocked by mountains, making it a rare arid area in the Caribbean, and trees are scarce enough.

If it is another European country, in a place like Guantanamo, where there is not a lot of rainfall, it may be difficult to develop, so you can only engage in grazing. However, this problem does not exist in Marin's North Sea Kingdom.

As long as there are rivers, irrigation canals can be dug and large fields can be carved out. Whether it's growing sugar cane, rice, or tropical fruits, there's no problem. It is also very suitable for growing cotton. Because, cotton is a crop that needs a lot of light.

On the islands of the Caribbean, there is a special long-staple cotton that is a very good cotton variety. Marin had planned to grow this long-staple cotton, also known as "island cotton", on the island of Cuba.

It was found on the island of Barbados, and was specially sent by Marin to find it. Historically, long-staple cotton from the island of Barbados was not discovered until the 18th century, and then imported into plantations in the southern United States, where it became an important cotton variety. However, because of the Civil War and the cotton bollworm disease, the long-staple cotton cultivation in the southern part of Laomei was basically destroyed, but the upland cotton with inferior quality was retained because of its stronger vitality.

Later, the island's long-staple cotton cultivation areas, mainly in Barbados, Jamaica and Antigua on the islands of the Caribbean Sea, became a rare variety in the world.

In later generations, island cotton was a very precious textile raw material. Its main use is to make expensive high-end suits. Because of its scarcity, its price is more expensive than silk and cashmere.

The reason why it is difficult to promote island cotton on a large scale in later generations is mainly because the environmental adaptability of its varieties is relatively poor. Mainly, it is not hardy and can only grow in tropical and subtropical regions, with high requirements for light and temperature.

As for the fact that Egypt can become the world's most famous producer of long-staple cotton in later generations, it is because the natural environment of Egypt is very suitable for the growth of long-staple cotton.

First of all, Egypt is a tropical desert climate with an extremely sunny area. Second, the Nile brings abundant water for irrigation, and the land in the flooded areas of the lower Nile is also fertile. The arid climate, combined with fertile land and abundant water for irrigation, has made Egypt a world-renowned producer of long-staple cotton.

However, in the present era, Egypt is not a source of long-staple cotton. Because, the world's cotton spinning industry has not yet emerged. The cultivation of long-staple cotton in Egypt probably dates back to the end of the 18th century, after the failure of the French invasion of Egypt, the Pasha of Egypt (equivalent to the princes of the Ottoman secession) introduced the cultivation of long-staple cotton on the island in order to open up financial resources. Later, because the Civil War destroyed the cultivation of long-staple cotton in the United States, Egypt's long-staple cotton began to flourish and became an important supplier of the British cotton spinning industry...... In later generations, it has become an important source of raw materials for the high-end clothing industry......

Of course, that's history. Marin crossed over and everything changed. Originally, the long-staple cotton that was only discovered by the British colonists in the 18th century was found by Marin a long time ago.

The island of Barbados is just northeast of the island of Grenada, and after receiving the order of Marin, the governor of Grenada, George Sr., directly sent several Indian untouchable serfs to Barbados Island to look for it, and soon found long-staple cotton.

Indians were already good at growing cotton, and after the Indian serfs brought back long-staple cotton, they began to cultivate it on the island of Grenada. Today, it has a scale of several hundred acres.

However, the climate of Grenada Island is relatively humid and rainy all year round, so it is not an ideal place to produce long-staple cotton. However, it was in the Guantanamo area, after the construction of the fort began, that the arid climate and hydrological conditions of the area were recorded, and Marin realized that this was an excellent source of long-staple cotton!

As long as the local cotton plantation is opened, in the future, high-quality cotton can be supplied for the textile of high-quality cotton cloth. Marin, who came from later China, was actually not used to the current mainstream linen and woolen in Europe, and preferred cotton clothes. Of course, it is the underwear of the cotton. As for the outer garment, he still wore silk according to his custom. Otherwise, it will not show its status.

However, for the clothes inside, Marlin definitely leans towards soft and odorless cotton. And Guantanamo opened up the cultivation of long-staple cotton on the island, in fact, in order to supply high-quality cotton cloth in the future.

Although the Guantanamo area is not large, there is not much demand for cotton cloth from long-staple cotton in Marin, as long as the aristocracy has enough of it. As for the common class, cotton made from Mexican upland cotton will do.

However, because of the previous inspection by the Holy See, the cultivation of long-staple cotton was not carried out. But now that the mission is gone, cotton can be grown locally.

It just so happened that thousands of troops from Havana, Cuba, were going to the island of Haiti to arrest people. When the time comes, a few thousand honest serfs will be allowed to plant island long-staple cotton here, which will be specially supplied to the needs of the local aristocracy.

No, as soon as Tara returned to Havana, she received an order from Marin - immediately send a ship to inform Old George, and ask him to send a group of Indian serfs with seeds of long-staple cotton to enter Guantanamo and start planting long-staple cotton......

In any case, Indians have a very long history of growing cotton, being the first country in the world to grow cotton and weave cloth from cotton. Some of the Indian untouchable slaves introduced by Marin had extensive experience in growing cotton, and some of the women were also good at weaving cotton cloth.

Therefore, it was a good choice to let some of the Indian untouchable slaves go to Guantanamo to take charge of the initial cotton cultivation and cotton weaving. As for the later capture of people from the island of Haiti, those who came later as Tyanos could have allowed Indian serfs to teach them how to grow cotton and spin and weave cloth from cotton.

It is believed that in the near future, Guantanamo, a rare arid region in the Caribbean, will become an important production area of high-end cotton underwear in Beihai country.