The Rise of the European Emperor

Newcastle in the northeast of England, an army of 2,000 Frisians sent by Marin easily occupied the land on the Tyne outside Newcastle and built a fortified camp.

However, when the camp was erected, it was surrounded by the locals...

Of course, the locals did not want to attack the barracks, but came to beg for food...

At this time, Newcastle, with a flexible mind, had long since fled south with the brigade. Others went to the beach to fish. At this time, near Newcastle, there was only one source of food - the fishing village by the sea...

Many refugees flocked to fishing villages by the sea, trying to snatch some fish for food. And many fishermen at the seaside were so frightened that they boarded the boat with their whole family into the sea, and did not dare to dock. In the inland areas, there are still people who are not old, weak, sick and disabled, or relatively old and hard-working people.

Those monkey spirits either fled south with the big army, or went to the beach to grab the fishermen's catch. The ones who stayed were mostly honest people. However, these honest people often end up miserably. That is, starve to death.

Seeing that 2,000 soldiers and horses from Marin landed to build a camp, some locals took courage and ran over, wanting to beg for something to eat. Of course, they didn't dare to take any drastic actions, let alone snatch the rations of the fully armed soldiers, but timidly begged the soldiers.

Coincidentally, the commander of the team, Saqqara, remembered the above instructions - recruit troops locally...

So, Saqqara raised the banner of recruiting troops, and selected the brave and strong local people to become soldiers.

The flag of recruiting soldiers had just been erected, which immediately aroused the boiling of the locals. As soon as they heard that there might be bread to eat, the local young and strong men went crazy and rushed over from all directions to accept the selection.

These 2,000 Frisian soldiers can all communicate in Frisian with English-speaking Englishmen. Therefore, the selection of recruits went very smoothly.

Speaking of which, the recruiting process is actually very simple - the first is to see whether the recruits are willing to accept the command, that is, whether they are obedient. The second point is the competition, as long as you defeat the opponent in the fight with your bare hands.

Soldiers are different from common people and need courage to fight. If you don't even have the courage to take action in the contest of choosing a competition, no matter how strong such a person is, he will bring food to the battlefield. Therefore, in the competition process, the officers do not look at winning or losing at all, but only look at the courage of the conscripts to fight. If you have the courage and are not afraid of being injured, even if you lose the competition, you will be recruited into the army.

In just three days, Saqqara had recruited three thousand recruits. Moreover, people from the area around Newcastle are still rushing to apply.

As for those young adults who were not selected, Saqqara did not give up, but announced that if he wanted, he could dig coal for the "Morgan Chamber of Commerce" (the name of the Chamber of Commerce coined by Marin). The conditions are a little lower than those of the soldiers - you can ensure that you are full and your family is half full...

Then, the local youths who were not selected as soldiers swarmed to sign up. Because that's the only chance for them not to starve to death...

However, Saqqara only recruits 1,000 coal miners, and those with coal mining experience are preferred. Soon, the quota of 1,000 people will be filled. But there are tens of thousands of young men surrounding the barracks...

They begged Saqqara, hoping to get a chance to live by labor in exchange for food.

For these weak men, although it is not suitable for soldiers. However, it is very suitable to be a serf. So, Saqqara threw out a third plan - if you want to survive, you can board a ship and go overseas to become a serf for "Master Morgan" (Marin's pseudonym). Also, families with unmarried daughters and younger sisters at home are given priority.

This is because Marin hopes to use this opportunity to give young people in China a chance to solve their personal problems. After all, in Marin's country, there are many single mercenaries and immigrants, and very few girls. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is possible to spend a small price to solve the problem of the imbalance between men and women in the country.

So, Saqqara's plan was publicized - families with unmarried girls at home can give priority to boarding immigration and get enough bread supply.

Then, the surrounding English refugees went crazy...

Those who have unmarried daughters at home have brought their daughters to Newcastle, looking for a chance to survive. According to the agreement, Saqqara accepted all the families with unmarried girls. And, it's the family that takes precedence.

Second, there is a young and strong family. Moreover, it is best to be young and strong with a wife. Otherwise, Marlin would have to worry about their singleness. What's more, Marin feels that he has more conscience than those officials in later generations. At least, he also helped to consider the marriage of the nation. Unlike officials in certain countries in later generations, they are very shameless - you can't find a girlfriend? Won't you go to the base? Come, come, let's legislate to make the foundation legal... Well, the rest, it's none of my business...

Although Marin was in Rome, Geoffrey was remotely controlled and sent a large number of transport ships to Newcastle to load refugees. Then, set sail for Cape Breton Island on the American mainland.

In fact, according to Marin's plan, most of these immigrants should be transported to the twin islands. However, because I don’t know if Manhattan Island has been bought, I will temporarily transport it to Cape Breton Island to settle down. Then, when Manhattan Island is bought, tens of thousands of people will be transported to Manhattan Island to settle down...

In addition to giving priority to families with unmarried girls and married young and strong families, Saqqara also issued a third priority criterion - those who can woodwork, and those who are good at logging, can also give priority to immigration...

There are too many trees in the New World, and a large number of lumberjacks and carpenters are needed to deal with them. They can turn those overwhelming trees into wood, build houses, and make furniture... In addition, they can also be made into ships...

In short, for a new continent full of tall trees, being able to handle wood is also an advantageous skill...

Saqqara estimates that around Newcastle, there are no famine who have fled south, but there are as many as 70,000 or 80,000 people. Among them, there are 40,000 to 50,000 people who meet the immigration conditions.

However, Jeffrey only sent 30 200-ton ships over. These 30 ships can only carry about 5,000 people per round. Shipping to Cape Breton Island, a round trip over three months. It is estimated that it will have to wait until next year to transport 40,000 to 50,000 people. By next year, God knows if England can slow down and stop immigration...

So Saqqara reported to headquarters, requesting more ships to transport the migrants. Otherwise, it will be easy to change for a long time. It would be bad if the English court slowed down and suddenly sent troops north to stop immigration. In particular, if the autumn harvest in 1505 was delayed, the refugee problem might be solved once England had enough food. In addition, many refugees almost starved to death. At that time, it will be impossible to imagine recruiting immigrants in Newcastle in such a grand manner... So, if you want to get enough immigrants, you must seize the time...

Jeffrey quickly received Saqqara's report and agreed with Saqqara. It's just that Jeffrey didn't have the right to decide, so he sent people to quickly send the report to Rome, and asked Marin to make instructions and decisions...