Chapter 1597: Philadelphia Across

On the side of Württemberg, 26,500 peasant army prisoners of war were quickly prepared for Marin, including their family members. The total number reached 105,000.

However, out of these 105,000 people, 12,000 are older than 50 years old. Many peasant army prisoners of war knelt down and pleaded with Marin, begging them not to let their elderly parents go to the wild mainland to suffer.

Marin was right, the old man and the old lady were too dangerous to sail across the sea. The boat on the sea can be completely different from that on the inland river. The boat on the inland river is stable and stable, and it is suitable for the elderly, weak women and children. For example, the ancient Chinese people moved their families. Unless they had to, they would generally choose to take the Grand Canal and other waterways. Because, the riverboat is much smoother than the carriage. The sea boat is different. Above the sea, the sea boat swings left and right under the strong wind, and the range is very large. Older elderly people are afraid they are really unbearable.

Therefore, Marin finally agreed that all people over the age of 60 can stay in the native manor in Beihai. As for those between 50 and 60 years old, Emden Harbor is now looking for fishing boats to go to sea to get used to. Wait until you get used to it before sending it to North America.

When Marin escorted the 105,000 immigrants to Karlsruhe and started to ship back along the Rhine North, the original 13,000 peasant captives in the Breischgau region, the first fleet of 3,000 people, Has arrived in the colony of New York-New Jersey in North America.

Their landing site is in the area of ​​Philadelphia. However, it was not in the Philadelphia area west of the Delaware River, but in Kenton across the Delaware River in later Philadelphia.

The reason for landing here is because the area of ​​the West Bank of the Delaware River currently has some Native Americans in action. Landing rashly on the West Bank is easily attacked by those Native Americans.

The Kenton landing on the east bank of the Delaware River is much safer. After all, it is difficult for Native Americans to cross the wide Delaware River. Moreover, even if they cross by canoe, there will be guards guarding the Delaware River. As for the original Delaware people on the east bank of the Delaware River, Marlin had basically taught Albert to marry him, and he moved all to Albany by deceiving and cheating. Today, the east bank of the Delaware River is full of Marin people.

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When the fleet sailed from the open Delaware Bay into the Delaware River, the immigrants of Breischgau yelled in surprise:

"God, what a big river! This width is much wider than the Rhine!"

In fact, this is what they did not know. The Delaware River is not large, only 650 kilometers long, how can it be compared with the Rhine? However, in the lower part of the Delaware River, the channel is very wide and looks large. Moreover, the Breischgau area where these immigrants originally lived was close to the upper reaches of the Rhine, and of course the Rhine was not large. Even when we went down the Rhine to the North Sea, when we reached the Lipper River, we followed the narrow Münster Canal to another small Ames River. Therefore, they have never seen the estuary of the Rhine River in the Netherlands. Then, when I first saw the wide area of ​​the lower Delaware River, I was shocked ...

When the fleet arrived in the later Kenton area, there was already a row of long bridge docks waiting there ...

These Longbridge piers were built by English immigrants who had relocated long ago. Although the area of ​​Kenton is not officially designated as an English immigration area, Albert still conferred 3,000 English soldiers and came to Kenton in advance A dozen long bridge piers were built, and all the trees along the coast were cut down, leaving behind a pile of wood.

Under the arrangement of the soldiers on board, the migrants began to walk from the long bridge dock to the shore in an orderly manner. After stepping on the land, some experienced old farmers couldn't help but step on the land along the coast ...

"Good fertile land by the river! Very suitable for growing wheat!"

As farmers, these seniors are very experienced. In the past, they had planted land for nobles and Junker landlords in Breischgau. There are some old farmers who originally lived in noble estates near the Rhine in western Breischgau.

In general, the fertile land near the Rhine is generally used by nobles to grow the most expensive wheat. The land that does not depend on the river is used to grow barley ... This is a custom in the southern part of Germany, and the rye is cultivated in the north where it does not depend on the river. The south is warmer, and barley is generally grown in places that do not depend on the river ... Therefore, German beer in later generations, and dark beer brewed by rye in the north. In the southern region, such as Munich, because barley is grown more, beer is mainly brewed with barley ...

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After the immigrants have landed, the strongest group of men has begun to collect water and mud under the guidance of the soldiers in preparation for the construction of the adobe house. The young women are mainly going to pull thatch, it is said to be a "muscle" for the mud wall ...

The old people, while watching the children, are busy cooking pots ...

Of course, there are some old men who didn't help cooking, but ran around with their feet on the soil. Sometimes, I will grab a handful of soil and put it on my nose to smell it ...

When asked about a slight smell of rotten grass, these people ecstatically:

"It's so good!"

Experienced veteran farmers know that this dark gray rot grassy soil is the most fertile. Just like the black soil in Northeast and Ukraine, it is because the generations of dry grass accumulate and rot, and the black and gray rot impurities make the soil black. Such dirt is most fertile.

Suddenly, a prestigious old man wondered:

"Since the land is so fertile, there is this big river ... and this climate is okay ... Why is it called a" barren continent "here? Is there a danger here that we don't know?"

Having said this, the old men who came to look at the soil were nervous. But at this moment, an officer who was beside several old men laughed with a "chuck".

"Soldier soldier, what are you laughing? Is there anything wrong with the old man?"

The officer of the Beihai nation nodded and said:

"It's not right ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Strictly speaking, this is called 'American Continent', and it is named after the name of the American Amerigo. As for the 'Wild Continent', it can't be wrong. From here, go south Thousands of lige (one lige on land is equal to 3 miles, which is 4.827 kilometers), there is a tropical forest called Amazon, which is indeed wild and terrifying. But we are far away from that side, but it is actually more than Europa The mainland is still rich. The reason for saying that is to worry about other countries coming to grab it ... "

This officer named Leilton gave detailed explanations to several old men. In fact, his mission this time was to explain to these immigrants. As a soldier who followed Marin very early, Leiden, 40, has been promoted to captain of the company and is a veteran of the Second Army.

Because he was a Frisian and knew how to sail, Marin transferred him to protect the immigration fleet. At the same time, it also shoulders the task of explaining the local conditions to the migrants.

In this way, the first 3,000 immigrants from Breischgau performed their duties-men and mud-built houses, women helped to pull the grass to make "ribs and bones", and the old people (mainly old ladies) were cooking , While taking care of children ...

A few of the most prestigious veterans sat on the river opposite Philadelphia, quietly listening to the North Sea military officer Leiden explain the local geographical environment, and Marin's future plans ...