The Rise of Iceland

Hadar and Olaf left Leipzig with more than two thousand nine hundred for the Viking cavalry and horse gold and silver prizes bestowed by Gustav II, and in just three days they passed through the many city-states of Hanover and entered The land of the city-state of Bremen.

Because Hadar's army is massive and rigorous, it looks like a strong army, plus the Swedish flag is still held in the army, no matter whether it is the local army or the robbers and bandits, they have not appeared to make trouble, or they are. Lest the Viking Legion come to trouble them.

　　 As the army entered the territory of the Free City-state of Bremen, and quickly marched towards Bremen, the officers and soldiers stationed in Bremen found the Viking army for the first time.

　　 Soon a colonel came to comfort the army with food and supplies, and learned about the movement and purpose of Hadar's army. They also brought a tall man with a big beard.

　　 When the supplies were delivered, the colonel also learned about the situation on the front line. He knew that the Viking Legion in front of him was indeed the Icelandic Viking Legion. At the same time, he saw the commander-in-chief, Hadar, Duke of Iceland.

The colonel was relieved to salute, and said: "Duke Hadar! The lord of the city asked me to take him to greet you. He is hosting a cocktail party in the city and invites you to attend tonight. And...this is a guest from Iceland who just arrived yesterday. , He has something to tell you."

　　 After Hadar shook hands with the colonel officer who came to greet Bremen, he saw that the colonel turned around and revealed a familiar figure.

　　 Hadar narrowed his eyes and saw that this man was the familiar look of Kadir's wife and brother Simmel.

　　Hadhar's heart tightened when he saw Simir's dusty appearance, and asked: "Simir? Why are you here? What happened to Iceland?"

　　Simir stepped forward and hugged Hadar, and said in a deep voice: "Finally found you, Brother Hadar! We have an accident in Iceland!"

"What happened?!"

　　 Hadar, Hudik and Olaf all stared and asked.

"The snowstorm in Iceland last winter was several times worse than before. Many people on the island were killed by frostbite. Thousands of victims who lost their livestock came to Dagang for begging this spring. They also sent people to take out sweet potatoes and potatoes to help them, and gave them wood for them to build houses in the open space in Reykjavik, but at the end of last month there was news from Vinland that the cold current there is even more terrible than Iceland. It is said that hundreds of people have been frozen to death, and the livestock slaves have suffered countless deaths and injuries. Ulav and Heine are struggling to deal with matters in Iceland, and they can’t make up their minds in the face of Wenlan’s difficulties, so I am sent to invite you to go back... …"

　　 "Last year was indeed colder than in previous years, we felt it in Germany!" Hadar frowned and asked, "Katrin and Hagrid are all okay?"

　　Simir hurriedly said: "The madam, the generals and the nobles on the island are all fine, but some poor villagers have suffered."

　　 "That's good." Hadar nodded in relief and said, "The matter is urgent. Our ship is parked in Bremerhaven. Let's go home soon!"

　　 Olaf asked him to bring a horse for Simir to ride, and asked, "Who is Wenlan who is reporting the letter?"

"Kalm came in person. He said that Wenlan needs a lot of labor and technical personnel, as well as livestock, iron, cloth and other material support. The food is still enough. More importantly, the nine governors of Wenlan can't handle the engulfment after a meeting. They hope you can go back and preside over the many problems after the Wenlan Earth cold current.

　　Simir is also very familiar with Olaf. He also knows that the second young master has a lot of mystery in his body, and it is Governor Wenlan, and he hurriedly talked about it.

　　 "Iceland and Vinland suffered disasters from the cold last winter, and I am afraid Greenland is the same."

Olaf whispered with an unpleasant face: "I didn't expect the climate of Little Glacier to be so terrible? Not only does the temperature become lower, the cold air will also increase drastically! If Vinland has always been in this kind of weather, I am afraid that cotton will not be able to grow, except for growth. Sweet potatoes and corn, which have the shortest cycle, are not good for other crops..."

After learning that Iceland and Vinland had been hit by the cold current, Hadar and Olaf’s moods went bad. They took the army and whizzed past Bremen. They didn’t care about the invitation of the city lord’s banquet. After giving them some gold and silver, they left Bremerhaven and went straight to Bremerhaven in the north. After inspecting the ships, they paid for the Bremen officials to help purchase a large amount of materials such as grain, water, salt, and so on. Then they sailed out of the Weser River. The sea rushed back towards Iceland.

　　 Eleven warships and a mixed sailing ship from Simir’s arrival were driving on the North Sea under the influence of the southwest trade wind. Along the way, I saw countless fishing boats casting nets and fishing in the offshore waters.

At this time, limited by the backward productivity and shortage of resources, the population has not yet ushered in the post-industrial revolution. The population of Europe is at most 100 million people, and less than one-thousandth of the fish can be eaten regularly. It's still salted fish. Except for the aristocratic nobles, in this era of inconvenient transportation, few people can really have the conditions to eat fresh sea fish.

　　 The productivity is lagging and the demand is not strong. As a result, the development of marine fishery is not booming, and the fish are mainly sold after pickling.

The North Sea fishing ground is still the main fishing location in the European coastal countries. According to this catch, the supply and demand relationship can be fully balanced, but it will not work until the large ships, tools, and fishing nets become popular, and even the future Newfoundland fishing grounds. The Wenlan Fishing Ground may not be enough.

After watching the coastal fishermen fishing for a while, Olaf’s thoughts gradually jumped into disorder. He suddenly remembered the watertight cabin technology invented in the Han Dynasty of China. It was one of the greatest inventions in the history of shipbuilding. Now he has Song Qinghe’s apprentice. I can ask Kui to invite several shipbuilders from Guangdong or Fuzhou again and again. By then, my own shipyards in Wenlan and Iceland can not only build large ships that are not inferior to the Dutch shipyards, but also exempt the ships they have built. The risk of sinking due to a water leak will definitely make the business of Iceland's shipyards boom and provide a way out for Iceland's industry.

　　 Now that the cold currents of the Little Ice Age have devastated the agriculture and animal husbandry industries in Vinland and Iceland, Olaf knew that he wanted to develop relying on agriculture, he had to develop industry, and even rushed to promote the first industrial revolution in front of the United Kingdom.

　　 There are thousands of coincidences in the industrial revolution. It can even be said that it is also a European country. Why did the UK alone initiate the industrial revolution in the first place?

　　 Olaf is not an expert or scholar, he does not understand very well, but he knows that the industrial revolution has many prerequisites, the most important of which is the huge labor force brought by a large population, the continuous emergence of scientific and technological achievements and the vigorous development of domestic commercial industry.

　　 If Wenland and Iceland are combined, the development of commerce will definitely not be a problem. Industry can gradually catch up with Britain and the Netherlands by purchasing equipment and recruiting craftsmen, but the level of technology and population cannot catch up overnight.

Olaf feels that he has many things to do. Even if he is involved in it now, he feels that achieving his goal is far away. However, he thinks that if he can build a powerful empire with his own hands, it will change the world pattern, wave his hand and become a civilized nation. A great historical figure, Olaf is full of fighting spirit again.

"It's all islands, so why is Iceland inferior to Great Britain? Why should the Industrial Revolution be guided by the British Isles? Why should the future British Empire rule a quarter of the world? With a North American colony, Iceland will definitely surpass United Kingdom!"

　　 A series of rhetorical questions and self-responses in Olaf's heart made his ambition grow rapidly, and even gave birth to a feeling that the princes and generals are so kind and daring to change the sun and the moon into a new sky.

Olaf did not realize that he could create a country (the Principality of Magdeburg) by waving his hand when he saw Gustav II, and even the experience of overwhelming the Catholic Union and becoming the first man in Europe caused him to stimulate himself~ www.readwn.com~ He didn't even feel that his experience and growth following Gustav II for several months have made his pattern bigger and bigger, and his ambitions have been completely placed in Europe and the world.

Therefore, even if Gustav II treats his father and son very well, and is willing to grant him a fief in Germany, perhaps he will grow up by his side by Gustav II than when he returns to Iceland and Vinland, but Olaf In his heart, he was disgusted as a subject, or Olaf was unconsciously unwilling to succumb to others.

At present, the United Kingdom is only a quasi-first-class country in Europe. Reminiscent of the sight of London he saw with his own eyes and the undercurrents of Ireland. Olaf knew that before the rise of the Protector of the Kingdom, Britain was still far from a big country. He felt that he saw it. It surpassed Britain, and even stepped on the possibility of Britain's superiority.

So I couldn't help muttering to myself: "I have built Vinland, and I will eat the future of America, Canada, Mexico, and combine with Iceland. I don't believe that you can't surpass England! I will live through the sun without setting the empire for the rest of my life. The emperor’s addiction!"

　　 How could a man who was born in heaven and earth live in depression for a long time?

Perhaps every confident person lives with a Lu Bu in his heart. Olaf feels that he is fully capable and confident to use the first-mover advantage of North American colonization to manage Iceland and Vinland, and eventually surpass Britain, France and Sweden, and let Vinland become the future leader in Europe and even dominate. The superpowers of the world.

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