The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"What do you think? Can we find a small noble in Fir County who has a relatively small power and background, or a newly appointed noble by the Kingdom of Essex who has no power to resist, and whose fiefdom is by the sea? We can reach a cooperation with him or directly control him."

"Then build a dock in his territory and use it to transport refugees and even various supplies we need to us?"

Andre narrowed his eyes slightly and told this method.

After hearing this, everyone began to think about the pros and cons.

This method actually has certain possibilities, so if it can be successful, it can indeed provide a relatively stable channel for the import of citizens for the [Anglican Islands].

After all, these refugees can come to the [Anglican Islands] through this method, so when they trade slaves with the mainland in the future, they can also use this channel.

And it is always better to do it in a relatively open and aboveboard manner than to do it covertly.

At least there are local nobles joining the interest chain and with their endorsement, so when the refugees are relocated, they will not be subject to a joint counterattack from the local nobles.

Because in Fir County, the land is vast and sparsely populated, their local nobles also need people to develop the area!

But the disadvantages of this method are also obvious. Controlling a hereditary noble with fiefdom in the Kingdom of Essex is tantamount to slapping the face of the Kingdom of Essex.

Therefore, if they were discovered by the other party, perhaps the Kingdom of Essex had originally not intended to pay attention to the [Angliss Islands], but because of this reason, they would have to fight anyway.

"My Lord Earl, I think this method is feasible!" Aldridge said, "But we don't necessarily need to force control on a particular noble."

"The area of ​​Fir County is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a barren land. The nobles in the Kingdom of Essex who can be enfeoffed there must be some small nobles who do not have strong power or background in the country."

"And there are so many territories on the seashore, so we only need to send people to contact a few of them and then find out which ones are willing to cooperate with us."

"After all, there is a huge difference between passive cooperation and active cooperation. With passive cooperation, we have to be on guard against the possibility of information leaks at all times, and with active cooperation, they have to help us deceive the superiors and conceal the information!"

On the side, Canard added: "Hey, we don't have to cooperate with just one noble. Maybe we can bring more nobles from the Kingdom of Essex to this line, so that we can get the greatest protection there."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in tacit understanding.

Their previous identities were either members of the nobility or vassals of the nobility. Therefore, they are very familiar with the development of this kind of black industrial chain and know it inside and out.

Because only by dragging the local nobles into the water and allowing them to benefit as well can the concealment and stability of the black industrial chain be maintained.

"My Lord, I also think this method is feasible!" Wolfe added: "If this route can remain unobstructed, we can also use it to import some of the materials we urgently need from the mainland to ease the pressure on the island's material supply."

"The most important thing is to be able to obtain a large number of citizens, increase the number of citizens in the new territory, and promote the further development of the new territory."

After listening to the various reasons given by everyone, Countess Katis was already tempted.

Overall, although this plan has certain risks, it does have more benefits than disadvantages for the development of the territory.

After no one expressed any opinions, Countess Katis said, "Since everyone agrees with this plan, then let's implement it as soon as possible according to Viscount Soren's suggestion."

She immediately said to Soran: "Viscount Soran, how about you take full responsibility for the implementation of this plan from now on?"

Soran hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

……

"My Lord Earl, now that we are talking about the issue of 'migrating more subjects to the [Angliss Islands]', another problem has emerged that we need to solve urgently!" Wolfe's voice suddenly sounded.

"You speak first!" Countess Katis said directly.

"This question is actually about the future development focus of the [Anglican Islands]!" Wolfe said what he was thinking:

"Our activities in the Antilles are now mainly carried out on Sailing Island, and are mainly concentrated in the coastal plain northwest of Sailing Island."

"But judging from the current development situation, the people in the new territory are enough to fully develop the area near [New Ganise City]!"

"So if we transport more people from the mainland, their resettlement will become another important issue!"

"Therefore, if the development of the [Angliss Islands] in the future is mainly based on [Qihang Island], then the resettlement of these new populations can only be placed in the larger coastal plain east of [Qihang Island]!"

"If the development of the Antilles in the future is mainly based on the Greater Antilles, then these people will have to be settled in the Greater Antilles!"

"However, no matter where we place them, we must hurry up and send people there to carry out tasks such as clearing out wild beasts and monsters, building docks, and constructing houses to improve various infrastructures."

There are numerous islands within the Antilles, but only 48 of them are suitable for development and human habitation.

Among these 48 islands, five have an area of ​​more than 1000 square kilometers.

The largest is Greater Antilles, named after Countess of Cartis, with an area of ​​more than 8000 square kilometers;

The second one is [Frank Island], named by Butler Mark, and the island area is about 6000 square kilometers;

The third one is [Setting Island], named by Solon, with an area of ​​about 5000 square kilometers;

The fourth one is [Arina Island], named by Sir Colbert, which is the one that Countess Curtis promised to give to Prince Mercristin. The area of ​​the island is about 3000 square kilometers;

The last one is Magellan Island, named after Magellan, which is the one that was granted to Solon as a viscount by Countess Curtis. The island covers an area of ​​more than 1000 square kilometers.

After a brief thought, Countess Katis asked, "You should have sent people to explore the terrain of Greater Antilles and Frank Island, right?"

Wolfe nodded.

During his tenure as the political officer of the new territory, he did ask Sir Colbert to send out a team of capable soldiers to escort a team of relevant explorers, investigators, surveyors, and prospectors to form an expedition team, and they took a boat to conduct a relatively detailed field survey of the main islands in the entire [Anglican Islands].

Then, based on the data and results obtained from this field survey, they were asked to draw a relatively detailed map of the [Anglican Islands].

Moreover, this map is now hanging in the government office in [New Ganise City] for him to use in his daily work.

During this field survey, he designated the five largest islands as key areas of focus and had the expedition team conduct a comprehensive and focused survey of them.

So now Wolfe has a detailed map of each of the five largest islands.

Countess Katis then asked: "What is the topography of Greater Antilles? Is it suitable for development and construction?"

Wolfe frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "The terrain of Greater Antilles is high in the east and low in the west, because the east is mainly mountainous and the west is mainly plain."

"Needless to say, the mountainous terrain is not very high, only about 300 to 400 meters, but it is definitely not suitable for development."

"And so far, the expedition team hasn't found any valuable mineral resources!"

"As for the plain terrain, its area is very large, occupying about two-thirds of the area of ​​Greater Antilles. Conservative estimates put it at around 6000 square kilometers, which is larger than the entire island of Sailing Island!"

"But in terms of development and construction, it also has some shortcomings: for example, the forest vegetation growing on the plains is relatively lush, and there are some large swamps and lakes distributed in it. At the same time, there are many dangerous poisonous insects and beasts, and even powerful monsters, living in these forest swamps."

"Based on the information obtained by the expedition team during the field investigation, we have conducted a preliminary analysis of this vast plain and concluded that only about one-twelfth of the plain, or nearly 500 square kilometers, can be developed as agricultural land."

"500 square kilometers is equivalent to 75 mu of arable land. According to current arable land output, 75 mu of arable land can support a maximum of 25 people."

"So overall, its development is still quite difficult."

"What about Frank Island? What's its terrain like?" Countess Katis asked.

"[Frankberg Island] has an area of ​​approximately 6000 square kilometers. It has the highest peak in the entire [Anglican Islands], which is approximately 800 meters high."

"The topography of Frank Island is a typical island topography with high in the middle and low around. The area of ​​the mountain in the middle and the coastal plain around is roughly half and half."

"So far, the expedition team has found some traces of silver sand in the river sediments on the island, so the expedition team initially estimated that there should be a silver vein on [Frank Island]."

"However, we have not found the exact location of this mineral vein, and we have not sent any more personnel to continue searching."

"Squeak!" When Wolfe said this, everyone present widened their eyes and took a deep breath.

This is a silver vein!

As long as the production is sufficient, this is simply a money bag!

With money in hand, what else is there to worry about!

Over there, Countess Katis was also shocked!

Because Wolfe had never reported this information to her before!

Suddenly, a hint of relief flashed through Countess Katis's heart. Fortunately, she had not directly promised Prince Mercristian to give him [Frank Island].

Otherwise, you will suffer a huge loss!

It’s really too late to cry!

……

Soon, Countess Curtis recovered from her shock, and after realizing that Woolf's speech was interrupted by everyone's stress reaction, she said: "Woolf, please continue to talk about the situation on Frank Island!"

Wolfe nodded and continued, "The ratio of the mountainous terrain to the plain terrain on Frank Island is roughly one to one."

"However, although the plains on [Frank Island] are like those on [Greater Antilles Island], with lush vegetation and dense forests, there are relatively few lakes, swamps and other dangerous terrains."

"So relatively speaking, the number of poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, wild monsters, etc. living on Frank Island will be much smaller."

“So overall, the development difficulty of [Frank Island] should be less than that of [Greater Antilles Island].”

"We have also counted the nearly 3000 square kilometers of plains on Frank Island and found that only about one-tenth of the land, or 300 square kilometers, can be properly developed as farmland."

"If 300 square kilometers is converted into acres, that's 45 acres of land. If all 45 acres of land are developed, it can support 15 people."

“It is also worth noting that when the expedition team was investigating [Frank Island], they discovered another natural condition on [Frank Island] that may restrict the development of agriculture.”

"Because the topography of [Frank Island] is typical, with high in the middle and low around, this topography determines that many rivers on the island are straight rivers that go directly to the sea!"

"This type of straight-flow river has a big disadvantage, which is that although the flow of the river is sufficient, the amount that can be intercepted is very small, because most of the flow flows directly into the sea."

“At the same time, the topographical conditions of [Frank Island] also make it difficult for us to dam these rivers or build reservoirs to contain them!”

“So if Frank Island wants to vigorously develop agriculture in the future, there may be a shortage of water for agricultural irrigation!”