The Rise of the European Emperor

"Let me go, you even thought about this?" Marin was shocked.

Before, Marin sent Zhang Cai to buy Taihu pigs in the coastal area of ​​Taihu Lake, and at the same time ordered him to buy the tea seeds of the frightening fragrance (Biluochun), but he forgot to ask Zhang Cai to buy mulberry trees and silkworm seeds.

In fact, Huzhou, the origin of the best silk Huzhou silk in Daming, is on the south bank of Taihu Lake. When Zhang Cai bought Taihu pigs, she went to Huzhou to look for the breed of domestic pigs that Marin said "bringing more than a dozen cubs per litter".

Of course, in Huzhou, Zhang Cai did not find many domestic pigs with "a dozen litter". However, Zhang Cai, who came here, remembered the most famous local specialty - lake silk. That is the best silk in Daming, and it is also the best silk in the world today.

Moreover, Zhang Cai has also heard that Marin seems to be particularly interested in silk and porcelain produced in the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing he can do about porcelain, but, when passing through Huzhou, how can you let go of Huzhou silk?

Therefore, under the supervision of local officials in Huzhou, Zhang Cai pretended to buy several local pigs locally. Then, they recruited two silkworm farmers who were about to die because they couldn't repay the loan sharks. Of course, the name was "hiring them to help raise pigs", which deceived the local yamen who were watching. Then, taking advantage of the big night, Zhang Cai quietly sent someone to buy hundreds of Hu mulberry mulberry seedlings and a bag of silkworm seeds from Huzhou, so that they could take them to Taiwan Island to plant and raise...

Zhang Cai is a smart person. He knows that the reason why Huzhou silk is famous all over the world is not only the good local climatic conditions, but also the good local silkworm and mulberry varieties.

For example, the quality of local silk in Europe is not good, which has a lot to do with the imported silkworm and mulberry varieties.

In fact, Marin has raised silkworms in his family in the past life, and has planted a large area of ​​mulberry, and has also introduced silkworm seeds from Huzhou. However, that was in a previous life as a child.

At that time, Marin, who was still young, thought that "Husang" was called "Husang" and thought it was a foreign variety. It was not until I grew up that I learned that the family planted is called "Husang", and the lake is the "lake" of Huzhou, not the "Hu" that represents foreigners.

Marin clearly remembers that at that time, he was raising silkworms at home, and he specially built a silkworm house. Not only is it required to keep warm, but also quicklime and bleaching powder are often sprinkled for disinfection to prevent silkworms from getting sick.

At that time, in order to sprinkle lime, Marin's mother wore diving goggles and masks that covered her eyes to avoid the quick lime powder from hurting her eyes. There is even something like a gas mask.

As a young man, Marin often took his mother's "gas mask" and went out to play biochemical soldiers and play war games with his friends.

And the lake mulberry field back then,

It is also an important "battlefield" for Marin and his friends. Because, every summer, the lake mulberry branches in the lake mulberry fields are covered with mulberries...

In the 1990s, Jiangbei rural areas were still relatively poor, and rural children generally could not eat fruit at all. Therefore, the mulberries in the lake mulberry fields have become the best fruit for children. Marin often rushed into the lake mulberry field in his last life, eating his mouth full of black. Even, because of eating too many mulberries, the teeth are sore...

So, seeing these hundreds of lake mulberry seedlings, Marin was overwhelmed with emotion, and remembered the experience of eating mulberries in his previous life when he was a child...

For Zhang Cai's ingenuity, Marin naturally greatly appreciated it. Sure enough, he is a big man who has been the head of the organization of the Ming Dynasty, and his ability is strong. He thought about and did things that his master almost overlooked.

After placing those Taihu pigs, mulberry seedlings, silkworm seeds, Biluochun tea seeds and recruits on board, Marin's fleet continued to sail east.

After passing Guazhoudu, Marin looked north - it was his hometown in his previous life...

But Marin doesn't plan to go back to his hometown to find his roots and ask his ancestors. After all, he is a German now. What should he say when he encounters his ancestors?

Moreover, it is said that Majiazhuang, where he lived in later generations, was only established in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is unclear where his ancestors came from. Because, the family tree of the Ma family was burned as a "feudal remnant" during an indescribable period of ten years. Even ancestor worship is not allowed. It seems that as long as the beard is believed, the ancestors can be abandoned... And since the death of the educated San Taigong who was responsible for keeping the family tree 80 years ago, no one in the Ma family knows the origin of the ancestors...

Since he couldn't find the source, why did Marin look for it? Moreover, it is not easy to deal with if found. You can't say to each other - "Ancestor, I am your descendant", right? And with his current appearance, he will also scare the other party...

...

After entering the East China Sea, because of the strong wind and waves at sea, an important problem has become prominent - seasickness...

More than half of the 200 doctors given to Marin by the Ming court, including the five convicted imperial doctors, were seasick. Among them, 2 of the 5 former imperial doctors were seasick.

Of the more than 3,000 migrants who accompanied the boat, more than half of them were seasick. After all, these northern immigrants are not used to boats, especially sea boats.

Fortunately, Marin had already prepared a lot of ginger slices in advance and let them drink it, which helped most of the seasick people get over the difficulties. Only a small number of seasick people are still half-dead.

The most ridiculous thing is that 1,460 of those 2,000 Taihu pigs are also seasick...

...

Marin jumped with rage, people who are seasick can't return to Beihai Kingdom with the boat, including those seasick Taihu pigs...

Zhang Cai was very calm, he suggested to Marin:

"Don't worry, my lord, although there are many people and pigs who are seasick, aren't there many doctors and pigs who are not seasick? Just take those who are not seasick and go back first!"

Marin thought about it and accepted this fact. Anyway, nearly half of the 200 doctors were still not seasick, so it was enough to bring them back to Beihai Kingdom. It's just that nearly two-thirds of those Taihu pigs can't be brought back to China, which makes him very depressed...

Hearing Malin's concern, Zhang Cai laughed and said:

"My lord, you also know that the most powerful thing about these Taihu pigs is reproduction. You brought back more than 500 pigs, 400 of which are sows, and these sows can give birth to more than ten litter, and the litter will give birth again, no In a few years, it can break through ten thousand. When the lord was looking for this kind of pig, didn’t he just see how fast it reproduces?”

Marin thought about it, and yes, Taihu pigs can live so well. As long as the pigs are controlled and killed in the early stage, the population expansion is still very fast. After all, a sow can produce more than a dozen litters in one litter, and two litters in a year, so the number of pigs is increasing fast.

Compared with the poor pigs in Europe, which are thin and small and can only give birth to three or five cubs per litter, Taihu pigs are definitely divine pigs... However, you must be careful not to be infected with swine fever, which is a domestic pig killer. But there is nothing to worry about, as long as each pig is isolated and only brought together during breeding, the spread of swine fever can still be avoided as much as possible...

With mixed feelings, Marin returned to Keelung Port on Dongfan Island. After landing, those who were seasick and dying were finally alive again.

But after bringing a few thousand people back, Marin found that the land near Keelung Bay alone was not enough to accommodate these thousands of people. If you want land, you must expand...

So, next, we have to fight with the natives. And the most suitable place to seize is naturally the Taipei Basin. The land there is large enough, and there is the Yingge porcelain clay area to the west, which is the best priority to do it...

Exactly, when Marin came back with the escort, and it is early spring, the weather is not hot, it is suitable for the soldiers to put on armor and attack the Taipei Basin...

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