The Rise of the European Emperor

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The task of going to the Goslar silver mine to select Hungarian prisoners willing to go to Cuba and Haiti was handed over to Kleiman Knight. It should be pointed out that this Kleiman is the younger brother of Kahn and Kohler. Marin met this guy when he visited Kahn's house for the first time.

It's just that Kleiman is a bit sad. He can't keep up with his elder brother Kahn in force, and he can't keep up with his second brother Kohler in his brain. Then, it becomes a half-baked stuff. But his family is very prominent in the North Sea country. The eldest brother Kahn and the second brother Kohler are now the third-class earls of the North Sea country, that is, the sub-earls (the earls are divided into the earl, vice-earl, and sub-earl, and the same is true for other titles. Of course, there is currently only one level of titles of Duke and above, and it is not open to opponents yet). Although the Earl is the lowest-ranking Earl in Beihai, he is still an Earl.

Two earls in one school is both an honor and a pressure for a guy like Kleiman, who is incompetent. With the support of his two elder brothers, he is now barely a hereditary knight, and his status is far from that of the two elder brothers.

It's not that Kahn and Kohler are unwilling to help him, but that he doesn't have enough credit...

This time he went to the Goslar Silver Mine to select the Hungarian prisoners of war, and Kahn won this opportunity for Kleiman. If you perform well, and then go to the colonies to fight two more battles, you may be able to make some achievements. After the military achievements have accumulated to a certain level, and with the help of two elder brothers, a baron can still be mixed up.

Before Kleiman left, Kohler, the smarter second brother, gave him instructions and confessed to him for a long time. Kleiman also listened to it, after all, he is not stupid.

And after arriving in Goslar, after entering the Rammelsberg silver mine for investigation, Kleiman suddenly discovered—this matter seems to be very simple!

What a simple method? Because Kleiman discovered that in the Rammelsberg silver mine, in addition to the miners who went down to mine, there was also a smelting area on the surface where the smelting furnaces were concentrated, responsible for putting the mined and screened silver ore into the blast furnace Smelted into silver.

As for the Hungarian prisoners of war who were in charge of smelting silver, there were as many as 7,000 people...

Except for the hundreds of skilled craftsmen who are actually in charge of controlling the blast furnace, most of the smelting area is responsible for carrying the screened ore concentrate, and climbing ladders to pour the ore into the furnace on the top of the blast furnace. These coolies have been handed over to them since the Hungarian prisoners of war came. In addition, after the smelting is over, they will carry the molten silver in the container, pour it into the mold, and cast it into silver blocks and silver bars...

And these tasks not only require a lot of strength, but also, the working environment is quite hot, which is similar to the temperature in a blacksmith's shop. High temperatures of forty to fifty degrees are common, and can even reach 60 degrees. Therefore, most of the Hungarian prisoners of war who worked in the factory buildings in the smelting area were shirtless, sweating and looking greasy.

"Okay!" Seeing this scene,

Kleiman snapped his fingers happily.

Before, both Marin and Kohler had told him to investigate which people were more heat-resistant. Now, it was obvious at a glance—the prisoners of war who had been working in the smelting area for a year were still afraid of the heat? He had heard that the temperature in the blacksmith shop was higher than that in Cuba. The more than 7,000 Hungarian prisoners of war who worked in the smelting area for a year must have adapted to the high temperature environment.

Moreover, these coolies who have been carrying ore on the top of the furnace for a long time are generally not weak in strength. Otherwise, he would not be selected as a coolie in the smelting area.

Therefore, Kleiman directly selected 4,000 Hungarian prisoners of war who were relatively honest and willing to learn German from among the more than 7,000 coolies in the smelting area, and brought them back directly. And these Hungarian prisoners of war who worked hard in the smelting area were also willing to go to Cuba to serve as soldiers. After all, working as a coolie in a smelting area that is hotter than the tropics every day is also very hard. Why not go to the colony to become a master?

As for the problem in the mine because of the sudden lack of coolies in the 4000 smelting area? Kleiman said——choose another batch and put it on top...

What Kleiman said is also true. After all, when the Hungarian prisoners of war first arrived, didn’t they not have so many coolies in the smelting area? Big deal, pick another batch...

And Kleiman's method of selecting coolies adapted to the tropical climate also made Marin appreciate it. After all, those who can work in the smelting area must not be afraid of heat, and they will not worry about the problem of acclimatization in the future.

Of course, this does not mean that they can adapt to the local environment immediately after going to Cuba Island. After all, the high temperature in the smelting area is dry heat. On the other side of Cuba and Haiti, the climate is tropical and humid. After arriving there, they still have to adapt for a while. At most, they are more likely to adapt to the local climate than those who are afraid of heat, and the adaptation time will be greatly shortened.

"Maybe, we can use this method to train soldiers adapted to the tropical climate?" Sauer suggested.

Sauer believes that people who are used to the high temperature environment of blacksmiths and smelters must be more likely to adapt to tropical climates. Moreover, this method can also be used to test who cannot adapt to the hot climate. After all, some people who are afraid of heat cannot stay in blacksmiths and smelters.

"Alright, let's do it!" Marin thought Sauer's proposal was good. After training in the hot climate atmosphere of blacksmith shops and smelters first, people who really can't adapt to the hot climate can also be selected, so as to avoid having to change people when they get it. You know, in the colonies of Cuba Island, Grenada and Panama, Marin has replaced more than 200 times. There is no way, those people are really not used to the tropical climate and are very afraid of heat. After arriving in the tropical colony, although he will not die of serious diseases, his hands and feet are weak, his whole body is weak, and he looks very uncomfortable. It has something to do with people's physique. Some people are born afraid of cold, some people are born afraid of heat, and some people are afraid of both cold and heat. There is no way...

After making the decision, Marin further improved the plan and decided that in the future, the coolies in the silver smelting area would give priority to Hungarian prisoners of war who were honest and obedient and willing to learn German. Because, those people, Marin may continue to include them in the future...

The world is so big, Marin will not stop conquering. Although the size of the 7000 colonial army is large enough, if you want to conquer and develop more areas, you need more people.

In addition to selecting Hungarian prisoners of war who are obedient and willing to learn German to serve as coolies in the silver smelting area, Marin also plans to recruit some of the German serfs who are willing to work for him and go to the silver smelting factory to exercise. Then, dispatch to a tropical colony.

After all, Marin is a German after all, and he dare not trust those Hungarians completely. The ones who are really reliable are their own family members. Let the German youths under the rule go to the smelter to exercise for a few months, and then send them to tropical colonies such as Cuba and Panama, and serve as the core and main force of the colonial army, so that Marin can rest assured...

In fact, blacksmiths are well adapted to hot climates. Moreover, blacksmiths have great strength and strong arms because they forge iron all day long. Moreover, he is also familiar with swords. On the battlefield to fight, the blacksmith is definitely a young soldier! For example, Wei Chigong, the brother of the fierce general in the early Tang Dynasty, was born as a blacksmith and was very powerful.

But Marin knew that it would be more efficient for those blacksmiths to stay in the forge to help him forge weapons. Therefore, he prefers to use the smelter to train those coolies to adapt to the high temperature. Then, sent to the colony to join the war. In this way, it is more cost-effective...