Chapter 1950: Jinding Long-staple Cotton Production Area
"I'm so hard ... Lord Rugani, Cuba was all going well. Who could have imagined that such a large-scale rebellion would suddenly break out? The peasants under my control were all captured by the rebels. The next season's sugar cane and Who is going to plant rice? Ooo ... "Then, Tara pulled Rugani's hand and cried.
What can Bishop Rugani do, only patting his shoulder to comfort him:
"The Lord will bless you ..." Well, it's almost like not saying ...
Baron Mawson and other representatives of hostile nations were somewhat gloating, and at the same time they were fortunate to finally be able to leave this dangerous place ...
I heard they might get malaria, but they dared not stay longer. Although they are not favored in the country, otherwise they will not take over this chore. But in any case, they are still a member of the nobility, and they are still very moist. If it died here unclearly, it would be blood loss! Therefore, it is better to leave as soon as possible.
With tears in her eyes, Tara reluctantly bid farewell to the investigation team on the dock. Then, after the ship left the dock, he still waved his hand.
But after the top sail of the ship disappeared on the sea level, Talali turned into a smiley face and ordered:
"Clean up, we move back to Havana!"
Then he stretched his waist and muttered:
"It's finally tiring to complete this flick show!"
In fact, the defenders in the city were more tired than him. Because they have to go to the city every night to pretend to fight, they have little sleep. Basically, they are no better than the representatives of those hostile states. Now that the investigation team is finally gone, they can finally get a good night's sleep.
Therefore, the crowd in Guantanamo Castle did not leave immediately. Because the soldiers urged a day off. Tara also understood, so they made up for it. Then, the next morning, a fleet of ships hidden in the nearby bay appeared at the pier and began to move things in the city to return to the real Havana.
However, this new city was abandoned and was too wasteful. Maybe it will continue to be used for acting in the future. Therefore, Tara eventually left 50 soldiers and 50 indigenous serfs to guard the castle and reclaim the surrounding fields. However, the brand name on the city gate was changed from "Havana" to "Guantanamo".
Now that the city has been built and it has cost so much, there is no need to waste it. In the future, Tara plans to send more soldiers and serfs to develop here. After all, the thousands of acres of pits around the city cannot be wasted.
Moreover, Guantanamo has a very good geographical location. It is not far from Haiti Island. After the army has captured healthy indigenous people on Haiti Island, it can be transported to Guantanamo for settlement and screening for syphilis diseases. Wait until the health is confirmed before transferring to the North American colony.
In addition, the population who will develop Guantanamo in the future will also be selected from the Taino who have been caught in Haiti. Haiti is currently a highly developed island with a population of one million, although hundreds of thousands of people will be transported to the North American colonies to become serfs. However, it is possible to leave thousands of people to develop locally. And thousands of serfs are enough to develop Guantanamo into a more prosperous area.
However, this place of Guantanamo is a bit evil. Because, on the Cuban island with a generally humid climate, the Guantanamo region turned out to be a relatively arid region ...
This is mainly because the mountains north of Guantanamo block the water vapor from the north. The Cuban island is located in the northeast trade wind zone, and the Guantanamo region in the south of the mountain, which happens to be blocked by the northern mountains, is actually arid. In some areas, even cacti only grow in desert areas.
But the Guantanamo region is not short of water, because the mountains with abundant rainfall in the north flow down several rivers, bringing in sufficient water sources for irrigation. Only in a few areas not covered by rivers will it appear arid.
And this also brings convenience to local development. Because of lack of water vapor, the local primary forest is not dense. When Tara brought people to reclaim here, he didn't cut down too many trees. Because the local trees are not very lush, it is very convenient to develop. If a forest is too dense, let alone develop it. Just cutting down trees will kill individuals.
Only in the area of Tanamo, because the water vapor from the northeast ocean is blocked by the mountains and becomes a rare dry area in the Caribbean, the trees are scarce enough.
In other European countries, in places where there is not much rainfall in Guantanamo, it may be difficult to develop, and you can only engage in grazing. However, Marin's Beihai State does not have this problem.
As long as there is a river, you can dig irrigation channels, and then open up large fields. Whether planting sugar cane, rice or tropical fruits, there is no problem. Moreover, the local area is also very suitable for growing cotton. Because cotton is a crop that needs much light.
The islands in the Caribbean have a special long-staple cotton, which is an excellent cotton variety. Marin had planned to grow this long-staple cotton, also known as "island cotton", on the island of Cuba.
It was discovered on the island of Barbados and was found by Malinte. Historically, long-staple cotton on Barbados was not discovered until the 18th century, and then imported into plantations in the southern United States to become an important cotton variety. However, due to the Civil War and the cotton bollworm disease, the long-staple cotton planting in southern Lao Mei was basically destroyed, but the lower quality upland cotton was retained because of its stronger vitality.
Later, the growing areas of island long-staple cotton, mainly in the islands of the Caribbean Sea, such as Barbados, Jamaica and Antigua, became rare species in the world.
In later generations, sea island cotton is a very precious textile raw material. Its main purpose is to make expensive high-end suits. Because of scarcity, its price is more expensive than silk and cashmere.
The reason why sea island cotton is difficult to promote in a large area in later generations is mainly due to its poor environmental adaptability. Mainly, it is not cold-resistant, and can only grow in tropical and subtropical regions, and has high requirements for light and temperature.
As for later generations, Egypt can become the most famous long-staple cotton producing area in the world because of Egypt's natural environment, which is very suitable for the growth of long-staple cotton.
First of all, Egypt is a tropical desert climate area with extremely sufficient light. Secondly, the Nile River brings abundant irrigation water, and the land in the flooded area of the lower Nile River is also very fertile. The arid climate, coupled with fertile land and sufficient irrigation water, has made Egypt a world-famous long-staple cotton producer.
However, in the current era, Egypt is not the origin of long-staple cotton. Because, the world cotton spinning industry has not yet emerged. The cultivation of long-staple cotton in Egypt is probably traced back to the failure of the French invasion of Egypt at the end of the 18th century. The Pasha of Egypt (equivalent to the princes of the Ottoman separatist) only introduced the cultivation of long-staple cotton in order to open up financial resources. Later, because the Civil War destroyed the old and beautiful long-staple cotton cultivation, Egypt's long-staple cotton began to outshine and became an important supplier of the British cotton textile industry ... In the later generations, it became an important source of raw materials for the high-end clothing industry ...
Of course, that was the original thing in history. Marin came, and everything changed. The long-staple cotton that was originally discovered by the British colonists in the 18th century, Marin had already sent someone to find it.
Barbados is just to the northeast of Grenada. After receiving the order from Marin, Governor of Grenada, George sent a few Indian untouchable serfs to search on Barbados, and soon found long-staple cotton.
The Indians were good at growing cotton. After several Indian serfs brought back long-staple cotton, they began to cultivate on Grenada. Today, there are already hundreds of acres.
However, the climate of Grenada is relatively humid and rainy all year round, in fact, it is not an ideal place to produce long-staple cotton. It was the Guantanamo area. After the fort was built, the local arid climate and hydrological conditions were recorded, so that Marin realized that it was an excellent long-staple cotton production place!
As long as a cotton plantation is established locally, high-quality cotton can be supplied for the weaving of high-quality cotton cloth. Marin from the later China, in fact, is not used to the current mainstream linen and woolen cloth in Europe, preferring cotton clothes. Of course, cotton underwear. As for outerwear, he still wears silk according to his habit. Otherwise, the status will not be revealed.
However, the clothes inside, Marin must be inclined to smooth cotton without odor. The cultivation of long-staple cotton in Guantánamo is actually to supply high-quality cotton cloth in the future.
Although the area of Guantanamo is not large, Marin ’s demand for long-staple cotton is not large, as long as the noble class has enough. As for the ordinary people, cotton cloth woven from Mexican upland cotton will do.
It's just that ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ because of the previous inspection of the Holy See investigation team, the cultivation of long-staple cotton was not implemented. But now that the investigation team is gone, cotton can be grown locally.
Exactly, thousands of troops from Havana, Cuba will soon go to Haiti to catch people. When the time comes, thousands of honest serfs are planting here to grow long-staple island cotton to supply the needs of local nobles.
No, as soon as Tara returned to Havana, he received an order from Marin and immediately dispatched the ship to inform the old George to send a group of Indian serfs with seeds of long-staple cotton to station in Guantanamo to start planting long-staple cotton ...
In any case, the Indians have a very long history of growing cotton and are the first countries in the world to grow cotton and weave cotton. Some of the Indian pariah slaves introduced by Marin have rich experience in growing cotton, and some women are also good at weaving cotton.
Therefore, it is a good choice to let some Indian pariah slaves go to Guantanamo to dominate the initial cotton cultivation and cotton textile. As for the later capture of people from Haiti Island, those later Taino people can let Indian serfs teach them how to grow cotton and spin cotton to weave.
It is believed that in the near future, Guantanamo, a rare arid region in the Caribbean, will become an important producer of high-end cotton underwear in the North Sea.
