The Rise of the European Emperor

While Wiltz made his mark in the Moa region of Cuba, the other three colonies were not idle. Whether it is the Havana colony where Tara is located, the Panama colony where Gaullard is located, or the Twin Island colony managed by Albert, all have achieved certain results.

Among them, Gollard is the most unlucky. Because Panama is too dangerous. Gollard took hundreds of young immigrants and 200 black slaves and landed in Colon Bay on the Caribbean side of Panama. After that, it was time to cut down trees to build a camp. Probably luckily, Gollard did not have a serious conflict with the local tribe. In the only conflict, after injuring a local indigenous young man, Gollard quickly sent a small bag of salt to the local chief as an apology. Then they were at peace with each other.

However, although not attacked by the local indigenous people, they were attacked by poisonous mosquitoes and poisonous insects...

Then, despite the repellent toilet water, three hapless German immigrants died of malaria and yellow fever. As for the cause of death, it was because the mosquito repellent toilet water on the three products failed and they were not reapplied in time. Then, it was tragic.

But the 200 black brothers are really healthy. No mosquito repellent toilet water was assigned to them, and they were still alive and kicking. In fact, in the African rainforest, there are also poisonous mosquitoes and poisonous insects. These black brothers have long been used to it. Even without mosquito repellent toilet water, they are fine. What's more, Marin's people buy them, but they are all young and strong male black slaves, with the best body and the strongest disease resistance.

As a result, hundreds of European immigrants were shivering with fear, while the old blacks were alive and kicking. The matter of cutting down trees also mainly fell into the hands of Lao Hei. And Gollard also sent someone to contact Grenada, and let the ship from Grenada return to Europe to tell Marin that Panama needs more black slaves...

In fact, the later Panama Canal was dug in the middle and late 19th century. At that time, slavery had been abolished all over the world. Therefore, in the construction of the Panama Canal, basically not many black people were used, but a large number of non-black people, including Chinese workers and Indians, were used. In the end, 20,000 to 30,000 people died of the disease. The main reason is that those recruited from other places are not suitable for the harsh local climate and poisonous mosquitoes and insects.

And if it was replaced by black people who adapted to the tropical rainforest climate, the number of dead people would be much less. Because the black people from the West African rainforest are very adapted to the local climate.

However, black slavery had been abolished at that time, and black people became uncles. Therefore, for the sake of international influence, policymakers had to fill in the race with people other than blacks, resulting in a high mortality rate. Therefore, the most suitable person to dig the canal is actually the black slave from the West African rainforest. Of course, if you have the ability to enslave the local Indians in Panama, you can also. However, it seems a little difficult to capture those Indians who are good at jungle warfare from the dense tropical rainforest. It is better to go to Africa to buy honest black uncles to work...

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Havana colony where Tara is located,

Much better than Gaullard's Panama colony. At the very least, Cuba has a much milder climate and fewer poisonous mosquitoes, even though it is also tropical. Because, in this era, Cuba Island has a population of about 300,000. The development and influence of so many people on the island makes the area more suitable for human habitation. Moreover, Cuba Island is relatively north in the tropical region, its latitude is similar to that of Xiangjiang, and its climate is also similar. All in all, much better than Panama, which is close to the equator.

After arriving at Havana Bay, where Columbus once arrived, Tara chose the same choice as the Spaniards - building a castle on the peninsula on the west side of Havana Bay...

The reason why he chose to establish a foothold on the peninsula on the west side of Havana Bay is because it happens to be the vacuum area of ​​the local indigenous forces. It's not like the east side of Havana Bay happens to be the territory of a local indigenous tribe.

Tara, being cautious by nature, did not immediately contact the Taino, but buried herself in building a castle there. In fact, if Tara sent someone to test it, he would know that the friendly Tainos would welcome them if they would sell the salt. Because, in order to buy salt, the Taino people often need to drive canoes, taking huge risks, crossing the sea to the west, to the Yucatan Peninsula, and exchanging salt with the Mexicans. Also, because the canoes carry a limited amount of cargo, transporting salt is expensive and risky.

Of course, Tara's approach is actually the safest. Regardless of the attitude of the indigenous people, it is the most suitable choice. After all, no one knows the attitude of the indigenous people. It was sheer luck that, like Weltz, he soon became involved with the Aboriginals. If he encountered cannibals, Wiltz might have been roasted and eaten long ago...

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And the Twin Island Colony where Albert is located has done something of great significance - Albert bought Manhattan Island...

On this journey, Albert was the most cared for by Marin. After all, he is Marin's younger brother and has the most resources to use. Marin equipped him with linguistic and diplomatic talents to help him deal with the Delaware.

After those linguists became acquainted with the language of the Delaware, the communication quickly unfolded…

Knowing that the Delaware is a matriarchal society, Albert sent someone to bring fabrics and stained glass, which were extremely popular with Delaware women.

According to the customs of the Delaware, the old woman is very respected by the Delaware. The eldest old lady can even appoint or remove chiefs.

Therefore, Albert boldly sent gifts to the old Delaware ladies, sending a lot of floral cloth and glass ornaments. Then, multiple Delaware tribes were breached by Albert's sugar-coated cannonballs...

Albert had always remembered Marin's request to buy Manhattan Island in the mouth of the Lower Hudson, and the place had even been named—New York (or New York City).

Although it is very strange why Marin named this area such an English name as New York City, Marin is the monarch. Although he is Marin's younger brother, he cannot easily overturn Marin's decision.

Since there are no Indian tribes on Manhattan Island, and the powerful old ladies of several nearby tribes have been bribed by Albert. So, after simple negotiation, after paying 20 gold coins worth of floral cloth and glass accessories, Albert successfully obtained an area of ​​up to 50 square kilometers (Note: Manhattan Island is an alluvial island in the estuary, in principle, the larger the area is It's bigger, just like Shanghai Chongming Island. Therefore, Manhattan Island at this time is not as large as 59.5 square kilometers) Manhattan Island.

Unlike Shuangdao, Amerigo Island and Columbus Island are islands with limited freshwater resources. Mainly depends on the island's rivers for fresh water supply. Therefore, the development of islands is very constrained by freshwater resources.

The 50-square-kilometer Manhattan Island is surrounded by fresh water because it is at the mouth of the Hudson River. Therefore, in addition to worrying about floods, the development of the island can be maximized.

Moreover, Marin also made clear instructions - in the future, Manhattan Island will become the political center of the northern part of the wild continent. Therefore, after buying Manhattan Island, Albert immediately began to build castles, fell trees, and built roads on the island, making it clear that he was going to build a city. Moreover, for security reasons, Albert also began to order the construction of a fort in the direction of the estuary to prevent the invasion of other colonial forces...