At the private meeting, Marin gave a detailed introduction to the situation in Brazil to several important nobles under his command, including Schwarz, Kahn, Wagner, and Steindorff, and explained his plans to take their fiefdoms to Brazil in the future. However, Marin said that it would limit the ability to recruit people from the country to develop Brazil. Because, he is not enough to develop the population of North America.

Wagner questioned:

"So, Grand Duke, such a big land, no population, how can we develop it?"

It was a very contradictory decision, since Marin had given them better land (agriculturally) than in Europe, but restricted them from recruiting immigrants from the mainland, which was difficult to do. After all, no matter how good the land is, someone has to develop it!

Marin responded:

"It's not that you won't be allowed to recruit people, it's just that you're restricted from recruiting people from your own country, especially Germans. My plan is to allow you to send a few hundred Home Guards to take control of the colony. As for labor, you can catch the locals. If you really can't do it, you can also buy black slaves. Or, recruit the French and Poles. ”

After a pause, Marin emphasized:

"But I would like to remind you that in 30 years' time, it is best not to recruit foreigners who have ties to the country. For example, if you want to recruit French, it's best to recruit people with a clean background and no ties to mainland France. ”

"Why?" Steindorff was puzzled.

Marin explains:

"The Americas are so big, Brazil alone is much bigger than France. But now all of Europe has been deceived by me, and everyone mistakenly thinks that America is a terrible wilderness. That's why no one is competing with us for the Americas now. ”

"And if you mistakenly recruit the French who have ties to the French mainland, if the information is transmitted back to the French mainland, do you think the French will go to rob Brazil? France has a population of 15 million. If they are determined to rob us, no one will be able to rob us! ”

Everyone nodded their heads to show that it was true that the native population of the North Sea Country was too small compared to France. With a population of more than 2 million, it is not even a fraction of that of France. It's no wonder that Marin is reluctant to give too many people to them, after all, North America also needs a lot of people to develop.

"Shall we buy Rus slaves, then?" Schwartz asked.

Marlin nodded:

"Yes, it's good to buy slaves, slaves don't have freedom, and they won't have much to do with the locals. But if you buy a Slav, you have to pay attention to religious issues. The Rus' are all Orthodox Christians, and if they make up too much of the population, there will definitely be problems with religion. Therefore, if you buy Rus' slaves, you must ensure that the proportion of the population is not high, and all of them must be converted to Catholicism! ”

Several people nodded their heads one after another, they didn't care about any of this, anyway, as long as they could develop the colony.

As for how Brazilian agriculture will develop in the future, Marin gave suggestions based on memory to focus on the development of coffee cultivation, in addition, the development of yerba mate cultivation.

Yerba mate is a very special tea drink in Paraguay, South America, which originates from the jungle region of Paraguay. In later generations, Argentines were very popular to drink yerba mate, just like Chinese people drank tea tea. In addition, yerba mate was also very popular in several states in southern Brazil (that is, several states assigned by Marin to the military aristocracy) and Uruguay.

Yerba mate was very important in South America, and in the 60s of the 19th century, there was even a brutal "Paraguayan War". At that time, the reason why Brazil gathered 100,000 troops and invaded Paraguay, which had only a few hundred thousand, was mainly to compete for the Mato Grosso region (that is, the later state of Mato Grosso do Sul), which was rich in yerba mate at that time.

Why is Brazil insisting on seizing the Mato Grosso region instead of growing it itself? This brings us to an anecdote that is said to be very difficult for yerba mate seeds to germinate. Because the seed skin is very thick, it is difficult for the young shoots inside to break through the thick seed skin.

If you plant it directly from the seeds, it will not germinate at all. Then, at that time, people thought that the Paraguayan region was suitable for yerba mate. It was not until later that it was discovered that yerba mate seeds had to be swallowed by a special species of local bird with bright feathers, and then digested, not digested, but excreted with feces. But at this time, the appearance of yerba mate seeds has been digested a lot, and the yerba mate seeds are mixed in guano, which is nutritious enough before they can germinate.

And because the cultivation method is so peculiar, and the birds that eat yerba mate seeds are only found in Paraguay and the nearby border areas of Brazil and Argentina. Therefore, the cultivation of yerba mate was only in Paraguay and the border areas of Brazil and Argentina bordering Paraguay, especially in the Mato Grosso region, which was stolen by Brazil......

Marin planned to make the Brazilian colony closer to the area around Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where coffee would be the main product. In the jungle areas near Paraguay, yerba mate is the focus.

Now that he knows that yerba mate seeds need to be swallowed and digested by a special local bird before they can germinate, Marlin can completely ask his subordinates to raise this kind of bird and professionally help digest yerba mate seeds......

In addition, the Paraguay region seems to have been an important production area for tung oil in later generations. Moreover, Marin thinks that several states in southern Brazil, which are at the same latitude as Paraguay, should also be suitable for the cultivation of tung oil. Perhaps even more appropriate than Paraguay.

After all, although the climate of Paraguay is similar to that of southern China, the terrain is a bit low. In the southern states of Brazil, there are many mountains and hills, which is a suitable environment for the growth of tung oil. Even if the coastal area is not suitable, the inland areas close to Paraguay are hilly.

Then, sumac trees or something, it's no problem to grow here, and it can also be regarded as an important industry. The local environment is suitable for growing apples, pears, oranges, grapes and other fruits. Among them, grapes can also be used to make wine. Of course, these are cash crops.

As for grain cultivation, Marin recommends rice cultivation. After all, rice was the staple food of Brazil in later generations, indicating that the area was suitable for rice cultivation. Moreover, Brazil's upland rice is quite famous in later generations.

At the same time, Brazil also appears to be a major producer of soybeans. Although soybeans are not a staple food, they are also important because they provide vegetable oil and can be used as concentrate feed for livestock.

As for livestock farming, Marin remembers that in later generations Brazil mainly farmed zebu cattle, that is, Indian cattle. Because zebu cattle are not afraid of heat, they are well suited to tropical and subtropical climates.

In this way, if you want to develop Brazil, maybe black slaves are not the best choice. The best option is actually to go to India and buy some untouchables who can farm. Because, whether it is growing rice, soybeans, or serving zebu cattle, Indians are all experienced.

In the early development of Brazil, the population and zebu cattle were introduced directly from India. Brazil is much closer to India than its own country, and it is very convenient to bring in labor and cattle from India.

Marin doesn't know how much of an impact he has had on Brazil with the economic plan he has set for his subordinates today to develop Brazil. Because he admired the Indians who knew how to grow rice and soybeans, and also admired the Indian zebu cattle. As a result, the nobles under their command vigorously introduced Indian labor and Indian zebu. A few hundred years later, Brazil was very Indianized. Fortunately, the Indians are used to being conquered, and they don't make much trouble. In particular, the Indians introduced by Marin's nobles were mainly obedient pariahs who were very well managed. Give them a little respect, and they will be grateful. Moreover, the strange thing is that they actually feel inferior themselves, and tell their descendants that you are the descendant of a slut, and you are born with a low blood...... It's weird......