After all, the Beihai Kingdom is a German country, mainly landslide Germans. So far, there are only 80,000 to 90,000 fishermen in the Beihai Kingdom. Among them, nearly half of the fishermen were selected by Marin from inland German refugees to learn fishing. Its water nature and adaptability to the sea are not mentioned. It is estimated that they will have to wait for their second generation to become a family of fishermen who truly adapt to the sea.
The other half of the fishermen are mainly Friesians, but unfortunately there are too few people, only 40,000 to 50,000. Although these 80,000 to 90,000 fishermen can also make up 20,000 to 30,000 middle-aged men during the war. However, half of them are actually German landslides who have just been in the water for a few years. It is a dream to expect these landslides who have gone into the sea for a few years to grow into excellent sailors. If you participate in the naval battle in a hurry, your combat effectiveness is probably comparable to that of some French sailors.
Therefore, if you really want to fight a naval battle, Marin can recruit at most 10,000 old Friesian fishermen to be young and strong. However, among them, there are only a few thousand strong people who are strong and adapted to naval battles. After all, not all young and strong fishermen are suitable for naval warfare.
England is different. England is surrounded by sea, with a population of nearly 3 million, and its fishermen exceeds 400,000. Even if many fishermen and sailors are separated by others, Marin can still recruit tens of thousands of talented sailors to serve as sailors in England. If all English fishermen allow Marin to recruit soldiers, they will probably recruit 20,000 to 30,000 young and strong fishermen suitable for being sailors. This is also a powerful foundation that England can always ensure that the local area will not be invaded by France. Anyway, Marin will also rule England in the future. It is better to use this foundation of England to serve himself early...
As for why not establish shipyards and recruit fishermen in Newcastle? There is no way to do so. Because in this era, England's population was mainly concentrated in the southeast coastal areas. Near Southampton, it is a place where English fishermen are concentrated, and it is easier to recruit poor fishermen.
Speaking of which, not only are there many fishermen in England, but the salt price is also relatively cheap. Because the English have learned to cook salt with coal. At present, the salt price in England is maintained at a level of 4 shillings per quarter (12.7 kg). Although it is not low, it is generally much cheaper than that in Germany.
Logically speaking, it should be more convenient for English fishermen to get salted fish. But the fact is the opposite, because English fishermen lack large fishing boats and find it difficult to fish deep into the sea. They can only use small boats to fish in offshore waters, and the fishing volume is naturally limited. Therefore, the salted fish industry in England is not developed.
Moreover, England and France formed a deep hatred due to the Hundred Years War, which made it difficult for England products to open up the market in France. On the contrary, England imports a lot of wine from the French Aquitaine region every year. As for the Netherlands, although it has not yet risen because of the migration of the bluefish fishery to the North Sea, they have invented a fish-cutting knife and their own family does not lack salted fish.
Therefore, England has abundant fishery resources and relatively cheap salt prices, but it is difficult to develop the salted fish industry.
If Marin can provide loans to allow English fishermen to buy large boats to fish deep in the ocean, it will definitely increase the amount of fishing. Moreover, providing services to purchase salt on credit can also ensure that fishermen can pick the fish they catch into salted fish in a timely manner.
For example, during the fishing process, women on the boat can rub the fish with salt on the boat and marinate them. Otherwise, if they wait until the dock to marinate, most of the fish will be stinking and can only be thrown away.
This is the characteristic of large fishing boats. They can fish deep into the sea and obtain greater fishing volume. But at the same time, because they cannot dock on the same day, if they stay on the sea for a few days, the first fish caught may become stinky. Unless they bring a lot of salt on the boat in advance and pickle them while fishing. Only in this way can the salted fish be obtained enough.
The measures provided by Marin to issue ship loans and purchase salt on credit are equivalent to solving two biggest problems at once, which will definitely greatly increase the production of salted fish.
In addition, Marin also plans to promote the Dutch fish cutter to England. In this way, the English can also easily kill and pickle fish on the boat during the fishing process...
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Of course, the "lunch" given by Marin is by no means free. If anyone wants to buy a boat on loan and buy salt on credit, he must provide a strong man and join Marin's fleet and serve Marin for at least ten years. Unless he died in battle or retired due to injury, Marin will take back the fishing boat and ask the other party to pay double compensation. This loan can be paid off in ten years under a normal contract.
However, this tycoon is not provided casually. If he provides an unqualified sailor or coward, Marin also refuses to accept it. For this reason, he will set up an auditing agency to specifically review whether the tycoon provided by the loan applicant has the ability to serve for ten years. Only by passing the audit can he obtain preferential services for buying a ship loan and buying salt on credit.
It should be pointed out that this boat loan is very favorable, with zero down payment, and the repayment period is ten years. Ten years later, as the man who provided retires, the ship payment will be settled. The annual interest rate is also very fair, which is the lowest 10% in this era, which is not conducive to rolling profits.
In short, Marin asked those poor fishermen who had more than one strong man in their family and wanted to make a fortune to serve ten years in exchange for the wealth of their whole family. This business was also very fair in this era. In one sentence, it was to sacrifice one, a happy family... Moreover, that one might not sacrifice during the ten-year service period...
As for how many sailors to recruit, Marin expected to plan to 10,000 people. Then, once the ships started to explode in North America, these 10,000 people would become Marin's naval force.
So, what is the purpose of these ten thousand navy troops? Marin plans to use them to patrol the trade routes and fight against pirates...
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Why are we going to prepare tens of thousands of people to fight pirates? This is because Marin's premonition - the era of pirates is coming...
What is the purpose of pirates? Of course it is robbery. Pirates will not appear without oil and water. On the other hand, pirates will sooner or later appear on routes with oil and water.
Historically, the rise of Atlantic pirates was because Spain obtained a large amount of gold and silver from the Americas and transported them back to the land with treasure ships. Then, islands on the Atlantic came into being. Whether it was the English or the Dutch, they had all engaged in robbing Spanish treasure ships. Among them, the British played flowers in the field of pirates, and a large number of famous pirates emerged in the 17th century. For example, Captain Kidd, Drake, William Denpiel, etc.
After these pirates appeared, they messed up the world's maritime trade. In order to protect the security of maritime trade, the British Parliament officially passed the Maritime Patrol and Escort Act in 1708, began to vigorously develop fast cruisers, set up bounty courts, and offer rewards to pirates. After years of hard work, most pirates were finally wiped out. At its peak, England had thousands of sail warships active on important routes around the world, specifically attacking pirates and merchant ships from enemy countries, fully guaranteeing maritime interests and maintaining maritime hegemony.
Marin's plan was to learn from England later, vigorously develop light cruisers, spread them all over the important navigation routes, fight pirates and enemy ships, and protect the safety of the routes.
Now, Marin's North Sea Kingdom has replaced Spain and has gained the benefit of dominating America. But in the same way, those who are harassed by pirates in the future will become the North Sea Kingdom. After all, if you are ignorant of your interests, the gold and silver in America will eventually attract pirates.
Chapter completed!