PS: Two shifts today, leave tomorrow, you have to save some manuscripts, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to enter the palace......

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Let's turn the camera back to the West Indies. As mentioned earlier, Columbus began to have plans for further expansion in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. However, external expansion also needs internal development to support. There have been people who have come to Hispaniola spontaneously, because of the orders issued by His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Queen that all eligible nationals (with the exception of non-mainstream and Jews) should be allowed to freely immigrate, investigate and mine gold in the West Indies, with only two-thirds of their income paid......

No problem! This is a historical fact! Therefore, Ferdinand also liked to use it.

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However, even the two-thirds tax rate still attracts a lot of people to Hispaniola, and then some people want to go to North America, which is a good start!

At the same time, while the speed of conquest increases, the speed of construction should also increase accordingly.

In addition to the development of agriculture far beyond history, the infrastructure construction of Hispaniola has also begun to make great strides!

Now, for example, Columbus is on the east bank of the Osama River, in his simple governor's office, looking out his window at a new city that is breaking ground.

The capital of the Dominican Republic and the country's largest deep-water port, the oldest city in the Americas (a city!). —Santo-Domingo.

Under Ferdinand's direction, the center of gravity of Hispaniola shifted to the southeast of the island, as His Majesty the King said, on the southeast coast, where the Osama River joins the Caribbean Sea, is a natural deep-water harbor, the sea is vast, the mouth is wide and deep, and a port city can be established here, which can become the center of Spanish rule on Hispaniola, and then serve as the fulcrum of the conquest of the entire West Indies.

The city of Santo Domingo was supposed to have been ruled by Columbus in March 1496 when he left the West Indies and entrusted his brother Bartholomew to rule the West Indies on his behalf. Now, in August 1495, the city had already begun to be built, a full seven months ahead of schedule, indicating that the pace of the Spanish conquest of the New World had been greatly accelerated.

At the same time, the Columbus plan to conquer Puerto Rico had begun.

Cuba and Puerto Rico are both good places for sugarcane cultivation, and Cuba's sugarcane and tobacco cultivation are more developed, but at present, the manpower in the New World is limited, and Puerto Rico Island is a soft persimmon, of course, it must be pinched in the hands first. Heading east from the mouth of the Osama River, the Spanish fleet headed for the island of Puerto Rico.

The central part of the island is crossed by the Central Cordillera Hills, with San Juan in the north and Ponce in the south. It is said that in November 1493, when Ferdinand went to the New World, the Spanish fleet had already explored the island of Puerto Rico, and Columbus named it San Juan Island, but Ferdinand changed the name to Puerto Rico Island, but ordered that a port city called San Juan should be established on the north side of the island in the future.

The Spaniards landed on the island of Puerto Rico from both north and south.

To the north, the Spaniards set foot in the bay where the future Port of San Juan was located, another natural harbor, where the Spaniards had a cautious exchange with the "Caribs", an Indian branch there, who remembered what had happened on an island east of Puerto Rico in 1493, when Ferdinand also witnessed the thrilling scene. After exchanges, these people (in fact, they can also communicate) are relatively docile and friendly Indians, and it seems that this place can develop into a stronghold.

To the south, the Spaniards landed on the beach of Barennas, west of Ponce, in what is now Ancient Anica, and they did not encounter anyone. Nestled off the beaten track in the arid subtropical forests of Ancient Annica, Barennas Beach is home to rare birds that have never been seen ever before. There are blue lagoons, white sand beaches and abundant fish, dense mangrove forests that take root along the coastline to withstand the ebb and flow of the tide, and cacti that survive tenaciously near the salty waters along the coast.

After exploration, the Spaniards also discovered the economic value of the area, with many coconut trees in the area, and more importantly, the lowlands of Ancient Anica as a suitable place for sugar cane cultivation and the development of a port. The Spaniards planned to establish Puerto Rico's first sugar cane plantation here, and sugar profits in the West Indies were not far off, and a large part of those profits, nay, probably the vast majority, because His Majesty the King was the biggest driver of sugar cane cultivation – all went into Ferdinand's pockets. In turn, the treasury of Aragon was enriched.

While Spain was thriving in the Americas, in the far north, north of the Arctic Circle, some people were in a deadly crisis, of course, caused by the Spaniards.

The military nobles of Muscovy, Liapon and Pyotr Ussad, deserve the honorific title of brave explorers and pioneers, because they set sail from the North Dvina River with three "early spring ships" in the capacity of distinguished military nobles, circumnavigating the northernmost points of Scandinavia and Kola Peninsula, in an attempt to open a window in the northwestern seas to the countries of Western and Northern Europe - yes, Muscovy at this time had no ambition to conquer the world, They just wanted to find a smooth road to their neighbors they already knew, the Kalmar Union, and even further away to England, Scotland, etc., and they could only take the land route through Poland and Lithuania, which was too closed.

But, unfortunately, they were remembered by Ferdinand. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Ferdinand, and destroying it would hinder the development of Muscovy's external relations, but Ferdinand felt that it was always a little uncomfortable not to teach the Russian bear a lesson, so let them continue to be locked up in a small black house on land for a while—and when these two returned to the Kola Peninsula, they actually performed a great trick (in fact, this is the basis and source of confidence that Ferdinand let Fonseca fool Beotuk and the Spaniards merge), It was very unpleasant for Ferdinand to let the Laplands of the Kola Peninsula voluntarily join Muscovy.

Unfortunately, the two docked at a famous landmark, North Cape, Norway......

So, on August 30th, the day Philip finished playing, on the North Point, looking at the two hundred "natives" wrapped in "heavy fur" who rushed towards him like crazy on the opposite side, and the babbling aboriginal language on the opposite side (in fact, "TMD is finally here", "If we don't come again, we will freeze to death", "Go on, white-edged charge"), the two noble gentlemen felt a sadness of dedicating themselves to their ideals......

The figures on the opposite side advanced rapidly, and one by one the Russians fell, Liapon and Pyotr Ussad closed their eyes in resignation. The figures on the opposite side are still moving forward bravely......

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BGM：

We Are the Founders of Imperialism

Lyrics: Ferdinand

Remarks: Destroy the three views

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We are the founders of imperialism,

Carry forward the glorious tradition of the big capitalists,

To be rich,

to power,

Scarlet Ducat

Piled up in the vault!

external expansion,

Not afraid of the enemy,

internal repression,

Resolute struggle,

Bravely marching towards the Empire,

Courageously marching towards imperialism,

towards the Empire

Go ahead!

We are the founders of imperialism!

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We are the founders of imperialism,

Create a glorious journey of big capitalists,

to capital,

To monopolize,

Monopoly groups are us

Proud name!

Always be ready,

predatory exploitation,

To put the enemy,

Squeezed clean,

For the courage of capital,

For the sake of monopoly capital,

For the sake of capital

Go ahead!

We are the founders of imperialism!

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