The Rise of the European Emperor

The boat to and from Grenada took the southward and westward route of the Canary Islands, but on the return journey, it went northward along the Windward Islands and arrived at Amerigo Island and Cape Breton Island first. Afterwards, it returned to Europe along the North Atlantic warm current.

Therefore, Aben's ship brought rice and ginger back to Europe, both Cape Breton Governor Garland and Double Island Governor Tara knew. It's just that they are still young, so they are not as old-fashioned as Old George. Therefore, the old George was the first to show his merits.

But they are not fools, they always have to send something back to Europe to show their merit. It happened that the autumn harvest had just passed. Not long after Aben's boat passed by, Tara also let Shuangdao use a Kirk sailboat, loaded with a few bags of harvested soybeans and some marinated whale meat and boiled Whale oil, ready to be sent back to Europe.

The Governor of Cape Breton Island, Garland, naturally could not be left behind, so he also ordered the only Kirk sailboat on Cape Breton Island to travel to and from Europe, filled with rye and salted fish, and planned to ship with the twin islands. Back to Europe together.

Cape Breton Island is just off the edge of Newfoundland, and the fish here are horrendous. So, when the fishermen sent by Marin got used to the sea conditions here, they caught so many fish that they couldn't eat them all.

Moreover, whether it is Cape Breton Island or Double Island, there are many trees that have been cut down due to land reclamation. Those oaks, of course, keep the trunk as wood. But those scraps, as well as wood from other tree species, go straight to fuel.

Whether it is Garland or Tara, they are Marin's henchmen. They naturally knew that Marin developed by boiling salt. So, they also used these woods to set up a cauldron by the sea and started to boil salt. The same goes for Grenada.

So, the three colonies, because there is plenty of firewood and plenty of salt. It is not distressing at all to pickle salted fish. Even Garland, who knows that there is a coal mine in North Sydney, north of Sydney Bay, plans to use the local coal mine to cook salt on a large scale. To this end, Garland made a report and applied to Marin to build a large-scale salt cooking base near the North Sydney coal mine. This report will also be sent back to Europe with the ship.

Moreover, Garland found that the number of whales in the sea near Cape Breton Island is not large at all. After all, whales survive by eating small fish. In the fishery of Newfoundland, where there are so many small fish, there would be ghosts without whales.

Therefore, Garland also intends to apply for a few whaling experts from Amerigo Island to come over and engage in the whaling industry on Cape Breton Island.

The boat Tara sent was full of oversized pieces of cured whale meat and barrels of whale oil, making Garland envious. Although there is no shortage of fish on Cape Breton Island, it is short of oil. Although it is said that whale oil cannot be eaten directly, it is also good for lighting. Whether it's an oil lamp or a torch, adding some whale oil is the best. Although the fishermen of Cape Breton Island can also scrape some oil from some small fish, but it is too little. Unlike Amerigo Island, where 60 barrels of whale oil have been boiled. This time, Tara directly sent 50 barrels of boiled whale oil and sent it back to Europe.

These whale oil are packed in large wooden barrels of 100 liters, and each barrel of whale oil weighs about 200 pounds. 50 barrels, equivalent to 10,000 pounds of whale oil.

It is conceivable that Tara will definitely be commended for sending back so much whale oil this time. The hot-eyed Garland also wants to apply to Marin for whaling in the waters near Cape Breton Island. Because the number of whales here is no less than near Merigo Island, or even more.

However, Marin sent all the 30 whaling masters that he had specially trained to Amerigo Island. On Cape Breton Island, there were only ordinary fishermen and no warriors who could hunt whales. Therefore, he hopes that Marin can dispatch two groups (12 people) of whaling experts to start whaling in the waters near Cape Breton Island.

The two ships set off from Sydney Harbour on Cape Breton Island and took more than a month to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the Port of Emden.

After all, returning to Europe from North America is a smooth sailing, and there is no reason to be unhappy.

Just half a month behind the ship in Grenada, the ship from the North American Twin Islands and Cape Breton Island also arrived at the port of Emden... When Marin saw the huge chunk of whale meat and the big barrel of whale oil , is also very happy. The whale meat, Malin, tasted it and found that it was not bad, similar to beef.

Unbeknownst to Marin, in fact, it was Tara's specially selected minke whale meat. Other types of whale meat have a fishy taste, and it is not delicious to eat directly. Unless, put the seasoning to cover the taste.

Although Tara is not very smart, she still understands to please her young master. So, on Amerigo, he distributed other types of whale meat that weren't very tasty to the settlers. Most of the best minke whale meat is marinated, packaged and sent back to the mainland for Marin to eat.

These marinated large pieces of minke whale meat made Marin and his nobles enjoy a whale meat feast. That night, Marin entertained many of Aurich's subordinates and tasted a full set of whale meat feasts such as frying, frying, frying, boiling, and roasting. It's just that because it's pickled, it doesn't taste very good when handcuffed. But in any case, whale meat is also a rare delicacy, which makes everyone addicted to it.

As for the whale oil, part of it was sent to the treasury to supply the court and various noble families as lamp oil. Another part was sent to make soap.

The main raw materials of soap are oil and alkali. Marin now has a lot of soda ash imported from Egypt, and with these whale oil, it is completely possible to make low-cost soap in large quantities.

Previously, soaps in Europe were made from soda ash and animal fats extracted from plant ash, which were expensive. After all, animal fat is also a food. Whether it's tallow or suet, both are popular foods. Especially, in this age of lack of oil and water, oil is a kind of food that replenishes oil and water. Therefore, the cost of traditional soap manufacturing is also very high.

If Marin uses whale oil to make soap, the cost is much lower. After all, the cost of whale oil is very low, and it only requires the labor of whalers. Unlike raising livestock, it takes a lot of time to raise cattle and sheep. After cultivating, you can get not much fat. And whale oil is obtained in barrels. One whale can get several barrels of whale oil... This cost is simply incomparable...

In addition, the cost of importing natural soda ash from Egypt is much lower than that of extracting soda ash from plant ash. So, making soap from whale oil and natural Egyptian soda ash costs about a fraction of the cost of traditional soap.

As for those salted fish and rye, Marin didn't take it too seriously. Because, that stuff is also a lot in Europe. It was the bags of soybeans from Amerigo Island that cheered Marin. Because, this proves that Indian soybeans can also be grown well in temperate regions.

Tara said in the report that the germination rate of these Indian soybeans was not high when they were planted. Presumably, that batch of soybeans was not yet adapted to the temperate climate of North America. Therefore, the germination rate does not exceed 60%. However, most of these sprouted soybeans grew well later. Although the yield is only 100 pounds per mu, it also makes Marin very happy. After all, the yield was only 100 pounds per mu this time, largely because a lot of soybeans didn't germinate.

If Tara selects large and plump second-generation soybeans as seeds next year and continues to plant them, it should be more suitable for the local climate. After all, those large, plump soybeans are grown from plants that are well adapted to the local climate.

Whale meat, whale oil and soybeans are what Marin is most satisfied with this time. Speaking of which, these three are all from Amerigo Island in Tara. On the contrary, Garland didn't get a lot of money, but this is also something that can't be helped. As for Garland's application to transfer two teams of whaling experts to Cape Breton Island, Marin thought about it and agreed. After all, the number of whales on the Newfoundland fishing grounds is no less than that on Merigo Island, or even more.

In the future, Marin also plans to immigrate more fishermen to the past, and select young and brave fishermen to learn and expand the scale of whaling.

There are so many whales in this era that they have not experienced the madness of human hunting. So, even if Marin expanded the scale of whaling, it would not have much impact on the whale population. But killing those whales had a big impact on Marin. Because, he can get a lot of whale meat and whale oil.

In addition, Marin also affirmed Garland's proposal to build a large-scale salt cooking field near the North Sydney coal mine. In fact, Marin is worried that his secret of cooking salt with coal will be discovered. The last time Denmark was besieging Emden with hundreds of warships, Marin was terrified. He was not afraid of the fighting power of the Danish fleet, but that they would go to the salt boiling center hidden in Baltrum Island, discover Marin's secret, and destroy it.

That's why Marin admitted so bluntly last time. After all, coal for cooking salt is the lifeblood of Marin's economy. Although money came for food, Marin refused to sell food for money. Because, he needs food to feed the immigrants. In the case of not selling grain, selling salt has become the main economic lifeline of Marin.

Garland's suggestion made Marin suddenly have a new idea-whether or not to move the cooking salt center to Cape Breton Island...

You know, there is a large coal mine on Cape Breton Island, not far from the sea. It would be very convenient if enough coal miners were arranged to bring the coal they dug directly to the seaside to boil salt. Moreover, there will be absolutely no outsiders to spy on. Because, before America’s gold and silver became famous in Europe, America was a barren land in the eyes of Europeans, and they were willing to come when their brains were kicked by a donkey…

Moreover, it is not far from Europe, and it is also very fast and convenient to transport salt back to Europe by boat. The most important thing is to be able to maintain confidentiality to the greatest extent possible...