When the boats traveling to and from Grenada, they took the route to the south and west of the Canary Islands, but when they returned, they headed north along the Wind Islands, first arrived at Armerico and Cape Breton Island, and then followed the North Atlantic warm current and returned to Europe smoothly.

Therefore, on Aben's ship, he brought rice and ginger back to Europe, and Garland, the governor of Cape Breton Island, and Tara, the governor of Twin Islands, both knew about it. However, they were still young, so they were naturally not as skilled as Old George. Therefore, Old George was the first to show his merits.

But they are not fools, they always have to send something back to Europe to watch. Just now, the autumn harvest has just passed, and shortly after Aben's ship passed, Tara also used a Kirk sailboat on Shuangdao, loading several bags of harvested soybeans, some pickled whale meat and boiled whale oil, ready to send it back to Europe.

Garland, the governor of Cape Breton Island, naturally could not fall behind, so he ordered the only Kirk sailboat used to travel to and from Europe on Cape Breton Island, filled with rye and salted fish, and planned to return to Europe with the ships from the two islands.

Cape Breton Island is just off Newfoundland, where there are so many sea fish. Therefore, when the fishermen sent by Marin adapted to the sea conditions here, they caught a lot of fish and could not finish them.

Moreover, whether it is Cape Breton Island or Double Island, there are many big trees on the island that have been cut down due to land reclamation. The oak naturally retains the main trunk as wood. But those scraps and other tree species of wood directly become fuel.

Whether it was Garland or Tara, they were all Marin's confidants. They naturally knew that Marin was developed by cooking salt. So they also used these woods to set up a large pot by the beach and started cooking salt. Similarly, the same was true in Grenada.

Therefore, the three colonies, because of sufficient firewood and sufficient salt, were not distressed at all to pickle salted fish. Even Garland, who knew that there was a coal mine in North Sydney to the north of Sydney Bay, planned to use the local coal mine to cook salt on a large scale. For this reason, Garland made a report and applied to Marin to build a large-scale salt-boiling base near the North Sydney coal mine. This report will also be sent back to Europe with the ship.

Moreover, Garland discovered that there were a large number of whales near Cape Breton Island. After all, whales survived by eating small fish. In the Newfoundland fishery, there would be ghosts without whales.

Therefore, Garland also plans to apply to get several whaling experts on the island of Americo and also start a whaling industry on Cape Breton Island.

The boat sent by Tara was filled with oversized pieces of pickled whale meat and big buckets of whale oil, which made Garland envious. Although there is no shortage of fish on Cape Breton Island, it is lacking oil. Although whale oil cannot be eaten directly, it is also good for lighting. Whether it is an oil lamp or a torch, it is better to add some whale oil. Although the fishermen on Cape Breton Island can also scrape some oil out of some small fish, it is too little. Unlike the island of Americo, 60 barrels of whale oil were boiled. This time, Tara directly filled 50 barrels of whale oil and sent it back to Europe.

These whale oils are all contained in large 100-liter wooden barrels, and each barrel of whale oil weighs about 200 pounds. 50 barrels, which is equivalent to 10,000 pounds of whale oil.

It is conceivable that Tara will definitely be commended for so much whale oil when she sent back this time. Garland, who is jealous, also wants to apply to Marin to catch whales in the waters near Cape Breton Island. Because the number of whales here is not less than that near Americo Island, or even more.

However, Marin sent all the 30 whaling masters specially trained to the island of Armerico and Cape Breton. There were only ordinary fishermen and no warriors who could catch whales. Therefore, he hoped that Marin could send two groups (12 people) of whaling experts to come and whaling in the waters near Cape Breton.

The two ships set off from Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton Island, and took more than a month to cross the Atlantic Ocean and arrive at Emden Harbour. After all, returning to Europe from North America was a smooth wind and there was no reason to be unhappy.

Just half a month behind the ship on Grenada, the ships from Twin Islands and Cape Breton Island in North America also arrived at Port Emden... When Marin saw the huge whale meat pieces and large buckets of whale oil, he was also very happy. Marin tasted the whale meat pieces and found that they were not bad, almost the same as beef.

In fact, Marin didn't know that this was the whale meat of minke whales selected by Tarat. Other types of whale meat have a fishy smell, so it is not delicious to eat directly. Unless you put seasonings to cover the taste.

Although Tara was not smart, she still understood how to please her young master. So, on the island of Americo, he distributed other types of undelicious whale meat to the immigrants. Most of the best minky whale meat was marinated and packaged and sent back to the local area for food for Marin.

These marinated minky whale meat made Marin and his nobles enjoy a whale meat meal. That night, Marin invited many of the whale meat meals at Orich's subordinates and tasted a full set of whale meat meals such as frying, fried, fried, cooked, and roasting. However, because it was marinated, it was not very delicious when handcuffed. But no matter what, whale meat is also a rare delicacy, which made everyone feel full of mouth.

As for the whale oil, some were sent to the warehouse to supply the palace and various nobles as lamp oil. Some were sent to make soap.

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

Previously, European soaps were made of soda ash and animal oil extracted from wood ash, and the cost was very high. After all, animal oils were also a kind of food. Whether it was butter or lamb oil, they were very popular foods. Especially in this era of lack of oil and water, oils were a kind of food that supplemented oil and water. Therefore, traditional soap manufacturing costs were also very high.

If Marin uses whale oil to make soap, the cost will be reduced by a lot. After all, whale oil is very low, and it only takes the labor of whaling masters. Unlike raising livestock, it takes a lot of time to raise cattle and sheep. Only after it is cultivated can you obtain a small amount of oil. Whale oil is obtained in barrels, and a whale can get several barrels of whale oil... This cost is simply incomparable...

In addition, importing natural soda ash from Egypt is much lower than extracting soda ash from wood ash. Therefore, the cost of making soda ash from whale oil and Egyptian natural soda ash is about one-something that of traditional soda.

As for those salted fish and rye, Marin doesn't pay much attention to it. Because there are many things in Europe. However, the few bags of soybeans sent from Americo Island made Marin excited. Because this proves that Indian soybeans can also be grown well in temperate areas.

In the report, Tara said that the germination rate of these Indian soybeans was not high when they were planted. Perhaps, the batch of soybeans were not suitable for the temperate climate of North America. Therefore, the germination rate was no more than 60%. However, most of these germinated soybeans grew well later. Although the yield per mu was only 100 pounds, it also made Marin very happy. After all, the yield per mu was only 100 pounds, which was a big reason because many soybeans did not germinate.

When Tara selects large and plump second-generation soybeans as seeds and continues to plant them next year, they should be more adaptable to the local climate. After all, those large and plump soybeans grow from plants that are very adaptable to the local climate.

Whale meat, whale oil and soybeans are the things that Marin is most satisfied with this time. Speaking of which, all these three are from Americo Island in Tara. Garland didn’t get a single lottery, but there was nothing we could do about it. As for Garland’s application to transfer two groups of whaling experts to Cape Breton Island, Marin thought about it and agreed. After all, the number of whales in the Newfoundland fishing grounds is not less than that in Americo Island, and even more.

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

There are so many whales in this era that they have not experienced crazy hunting by humans. Therefore, even if Marin expands the scale of whaling, it will not have much impact on the number of whales. However, hunting those whales has a great impact on Marin. Because he can obtain a lot of whale meat and whale oil.

In addition, Marin expressed his affirmation of Garland's proposal to establish a large-scale salt-boiling farm near the North Sydney coal mine. In fact, Marin was worried that his secret of using coal to cook salt was discovered. Last time hundreds of Denmark warships besieged Emden, Marin was frightened. He was not afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Danish fleet, but was afraid that they would get hot and ran to the salt-boiling center hidden on Baltrum Island, to discover Marin's secret and to destroy it.

Therefore, Marin admitted so simply last time. After all, cooking salt in coal is the lifeblood of Marin's economy. Although grain also comes with money, Marin refused to sell grain for money because he needed food to support immigrants. Without selling grain, selling salt became Marin's main economic lifeblood.

Garland's suggestion suddenly gave Marin a new idea - whether to move the salt boiling center to Cape Breton Island...

You should know that there is a large coal mine on Cape Breton Island, not far from the sea. It is indeed very convenient to arrange enough coal miners to pull the dug coal directly to the beach to cook salt. Moreover, no outsiders will come to spy on it. Because before the Americas were famous for gold and silver in Europe, America was a wild place in the eyes of Europeans, and they were willing to come after being kicked by a donkey...
Chapter completed!