Chapter 1656: Autumn harvest rainstorm
Probably because there is not enough cultivated land in Beihai, coupled with the promotion of wheat samarium, the autumn harvest in Beihai is very fast this year. In previous years, the autumn harvest in the North Sea country often had to be postponed until mid-October, and in early October this year, the autumn harvest in the North Sea country ended.
Of course, this year is different in the past. For example, in the southern region, Marin has added tens of thousands of Hungarian prisoners of war to the autumn harvest. With the entry of fifty or sixty thousand Hungarians, the speed of the autumn harvest has greatly accelerated. In addition, the army also participated in the autumn harvest.
Moreover, by the end of the autumn harvest, most farmers in the North Sea have learned how to use the double samarium. By next year, everyone will start harvesting with samarium. Then, the autumn harvest can be completed in a maximum of 10 days without the help of Hungarian soldiers and the army.
At this time, other countries in Europe, except the southern Mediterranean region, the autumn harvest of most countries has just begun ...
But sadly, the climate was a bit abnormal in October this year. In the Netherlands, as well as in many areas in the northeast and east of France, it rained at the critical moment of the autumn harvest, and it continued ...
"It's over, this year must be a barren year!" Prince Philip looked sad when he saw rain in the Netherlands.
But the Dutch nobleman van der Stein was overjoyed and said:
"Your Highness, this year's autumn harvest is not going well, there must be a famine. This famine is a good opportunity for us to encircle!"
"Good opportunity?" Prince Philip and several other Dutch nobles were a little strange. The rain harvest in the autumn harvest must have caused famine. If famine is triggered, it will easily lead to riots by hungry people? Fortunately ...
Van der Ster explained:
"It's just famine! In this way, there will be a large number of farmers to flee the famine. Once they flee from the family, we will make legislation to deprive them of their land ownership in the name of their unfinished tax liability. In this way, they can spend no money The circle takes up a lot of land! "
Prince Philip and the other Dutch nobles suddenly lit up. Indeed, this is a good opportunity to encircle. but……
"What if these farmers are eager to start a rebellion?" Prince Philip worried.
Van der Stein didn't care:
"We sent someone to inform the Grand Duke Marin of the North Sea State to let him come to recruit the victims. As long as he took the victims away, who would make trouble?"
"Good idea!" Prince Philip and a group of nobles from the Netherlands nodded in agreement. At the same time, preparations for the enclosure have already begun ...
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On the Dutch side, the big nobles have prepared for the enclosure and are excited about the rainstorm during the autumn harvest. On the French side, it is harder.
Louis XII is full of ambitions, waiting for the autumn harvest to add a lot of food, and then launch a new military operation. For example, sending troops to Switzerland to help the Swiss expel the Habsburgs.
This year, the French royal family was in the royal estate of Provence, because of the use of volcanic ash, it is about to usher in a bumper harvest. You know, the Provence Royal Manor, about a few thousand acres of land, uses volcanic ash fertilizer. In this way, about two to three million pounds of food can be added. With so much food added, tens of thousands of large military supplies can be supplied for several months, and a large military operation can be launched.
However, the autumn harvest rains encountered in the northeast and east will result in the disaster of one or two million people. If relief is not provided, it will easily lead to riots by the victims.
Therefore, Louis twelve was a little vomiting blood. It was originally intended to be a major military operation against the Habsburg family, because the extra food was used for disaster relief, which made Louis XII very helpless.
Fortunately, the volcanic ash hoarded in the past few months is enough for tens of thousands of acres of arable land. As long as the volcanic ash from these reserves is scattered during the spring ploughing next year. Then, the increase in grain output next year will reach 20-30 million pounds, which is enough to maintain a comprehensive national war against Spain ...
As for why playing Spain first, instead of playing the weaker Habsburg family's site first, especially the Netherlands. Mainly because Louis XII wanted to hit Spain hard first, sending troops into the hinterland of Spain, forcing Spain to admit that the Kingdom of Naples permanently belonged to France. In this way, we can enjoy the benefits of Naples' volcanic ash for a long time without worrying about accidents.
As for the Netherlands region of the Habsburg family and the Franche Comté region, Louis XII believes that there will be opportunities to clean up in the future. Its priority is lower than that of permanent control of the Kingdom of Naples ...
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It was also the Habsburg family's good luck. If it were not for the rainstorm during the autumn harvest, Louis XII planned to send troops to Switzerland after the autumn harvest to completely drive away the Habsburg family. If there is a chance, the French even intend to annex the Franche Comté region first.
But a continuous rainy weather made Louis XII's plan fall through, and gave the Habsburg family a chance to breathe.
Speaking of which, the Habsburg family seems to be really flickering. This family has average fighting power and is almost as poor as a beggar. However, at every critical moment, they are always like gods and help them overcome difficulties ...
In fact, the rainy weather during the autumn harvest also affected a large area in the western part of the North Sea. For example, West Friesland, the Midwest of East Friesland, and the West of North Münster.
However, the autumn harvest in Beihai is over, and the rye has been dried and stored. Therefore, this autumn rain has no impact on the North Sea State.
When Prince Philip brought people to Beihai to discuss the reception of the victims, Prince Philip was surprised to find that the crops in Beihai that seemed to be along the way were all harvested ...
"How did you do it?" Prince Philip was very curious about it.
Marin would naturally not introduce him to the artifact of Mai Sm ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~, so that the Netherlandish people would not regret it. As a result, Marin's spirit moved, and he casually said:
"You know, this year I borrowed money to buy tens of thousands of Hungarian peasant prisoners of war and more than 20,000 Wurttemberg peasant prisoners of war. With the help of these peasants and their wives, how many fields could not be harvested?"
In fact, by this time, the first batch of 26,500 peasant prisoners of war in Württemberg had been sent to the colonies of North America and New Jersey. Only those more than 50,000 Hungarian prisoners of war are still in Goslar.
Of course, the second batch of 15,000 households of prisoners of war sent by the Principality of Württemberg is also concentrated in the port of Emden, ready to be shipped to the American colonies.
When Prince Philip came to Aurich through Emden, he did find a large camp of serf prisoners outside Emden. Then he believed in Marin's plan. Indeed, when there are tens of thousands more farmers, the harvest can certainly be much faster.
However, he doesn't want to engage in agriculture anymore, but intends to raise sheep in the enclosure, so he doesn't care much about it.
After hearing about the plight of the Netherlands, Marin said nothing, and agreed to send someone to the Netherlands to recruit poor farmers to give Prince Philip their free land. After all, this is a good thing for a win-win situation.
However, Marin did not expect that in addition to the Netherlands, the northeastern part of France and the northern half of the east also suffered from rain, with nearly two million victims. This time, he sent people to recruit disaster victims and got a huge "harvest harvest" ...
