On April 30, 1686, Governor Wagner, Sunny and Governor Wagner wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with a scarf, and then quickly walked into the Governor's Mansion.

This is the most grand building in Jacob Harbor. It was just completed last year and cost more than 15,000 gold marks, which shocked the entire country at one point. However, considering that this is the official residence built by Grand Duke Frederick for his beloved son, according to tradition, every heir of the Principal of Kurland will automatically become the lord of the land directly under the jurisdiction of the New Courland Colonial Office. It is normal for the private house of the office to cost a lot, not to mention that the Grand Duke himself generously donated some of the money.

Of course, in order to block the leisurely mouths of domestic nobles, merchants and priests, Grand Duke Frederick also "generously" said that the palace-style building in the office could be temporarily handed over to the colonies to use it to maximize its value. After all, Grand Duke's only son was less than two years old (I heard that his physical condition was not very good), and it was impossible for him to cross the ocean to live in New Courland.

Governor Wolfgang Wagner was also quite interesting. This man who had become completely German is not polite at all. He directly used this building to make his own Governor's Mansion, and then classified the original old Governor's Mansion into a noble school and a seminary to please the two most powerful local forces.

There are several huge stone pillars in front of the new Governor's Mansion. Many religious myths and the history of the founding of the Dagong family are carved on it, recording the difficult years of the founding of the Duchy of Kurland. Behind the stone pillar is a thick gate, which is customized on the east coast, with a layer of polished bronze skin on the surface, and is covered with huge heraldic emblems of the Dagong family.

The four guards pushed open the door that had been closed before. Governor Wagner walked in with towering green shades above his head, corridors and small buildings on the left and right, and four floors of stone main hall in front of him. The main hall was very bright, and the use of large amounts of glass purchased from the east coast was not a small amount. Large pieces of glass were already expensive. Coupled with the loss of long-distance sea transportation, it was an amazing number that allowed the grand duke and subordinate officials who were working inside to be in a pleasant physical and mental environment all day long.

There is even a small pond in the courtyard in the middle, with willow trees planted around it. It is obvious that this is the Chinese element added by Sun Dapeng, a famous designer on the east coast, which gives this magnificent building that is generally towards the Baroque style, a touch of Chinese and Western flavor.

In addition, under the pond that cannot be seen by the naked eye, there is an underground river that is dug day and night by a large number of black slaves, and is connected to the nearby water system. The function of this underground river is actually to cool down several main rooms in the building, that is, the earth air conditioner that uses groundwater systems to cool down the building, which is currently popular in the east coast.

There is no doubt that this is another expensive design. But the Kurish people don't care. When tobacco, coffee and slaves are exported to the East Coast and the Mediterranean region in large quantities, their annual fiscal surplus is large. Although the locals far away in Livornia imposed heavy taxes on it (in this way, profits are transferred to Europe), the financial strength of the New Kurish colonial government is very strong, enough to allow some local officials to live a luxurious life of spending money.

"Are the new French people causing trouble again?" Governor Wagner took off his coat under the servant's service, then sat down at his desk and asked with a frown.

"They wanted to build a church, but the church people disagreed. Later, some conflicts occurred, but the extent of armed conflict did not increase. Knight Michelle controlled the situation well and did not let anyone get hurt." A servant in black replied.

He was a private consultant hired by the Governor. Although he had no official position in the colony, he had great authority and well-informed information. To put it bluntly, this religious conflict was that the Huguenots who had been exiled from the Kingdom of France to New Courland had some conflicts with the original Catholics in the local area. The intensity of the conflict was very low and it was not a big deal.

It is said that since King Louis XIV of the Dharma was firmly on the throne and established great prestige during many years of eastern and western expeditions, he finally began to turn around and deal with the Huguenots. Moreover, the number of Huguenots in France has dropped to about 1.5 million, which is no longer the situation of being "as numerous as dogs" when the Nantes Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imperial Imper

The difficult situation naturally gave rise to the immigrant tendency of these Huguenots. Although the French government repeatedly ordered the immigrants to be strictly prohibited and announced that those who assisted them to immigrate would also be confiscated, there were still many people who immigrated to foreign countries through various channels over the past few years. Their preferred destination for immigration is undoubtedly the United Province, but the country currently has an overpopulation (2.2-2.3 million) and its economic situation is not as good as it was twenty years ago. Rampant immigration may not necessarily lead to a good life. Therefore, the booming Kingdom of England has become the ideal object for Huguenots to immigrate.

The country has a much wider land area than the United Provinces, with rich resources and developed industry and commerce. It is very attractive to the French Huguenots who are good at this. Although their king is a Catholic, isn’t there a parliament check and balance with him? Therefore, a large number of Huguenots came to England, separated by a sea of ​​funds, technology and knowledge, and started their own new life.

There is no doubt that this is a wave of immigration that greatly enhances England's strength, just like the Dutch merchants, skilled craftsmen, artists and intellectuals who immigrated to England during and after the French-Dutch War. These people brought funds, technology and brand new ideas from the mainland to the rapidly developing England, injecting new impetus into the development of this country, further opening up the gap between industry and commerce with the continental countries.

In addition to those who went to England, many French Huguenots also flocked to other places. Among them, British North American colonies were probably the largest recipient. In history, Protestants who had originally poured into Dutch South Africa crossed the Atlantic Ocean and came to New England, Virginia and Carolina, which greatly enriched the population of these colonies, and also improved the local level of cultivation, business and technology.

In addition, this is the only one of the other countries that have overseas colonies and do not refuse Protestant immigration. Spain and Portugal were excluded. Their colonies had a high threshold for immigration, that is, they had to be natives and Catholics. No wonder the population has been so small for more than a hundred years and got a share of the immigration tide. The Principality of Courland is one of the best.

Although this country has a weak national strength, it has always been very eager for trade and colonization. After many years of support from the East Coast people, it finally brought this business on track and became one of the best tobacco suppliers in the Mediterranean world. It can be regarded as a business miracle that is not big or small.

Although the Kurians in history have been selling their own voyages, colonizing, and coming from America to Africa, they have always been unable to protect their territory because of their weak strength, which is very regrettable. Of course, this is actually the norm of colonization. Haven’t you seen that many islands in the Caribbean change hands all year round? Without enough strength, you naturally cannot protect your own colonies. This is a matter of course.

The Kurians were lucky. They hugged the thighs of the East Coast people and then successfully gained a foothold in the "remote" Congo River Basin. This place, far away from the world's colonial hotspots, has little competition (except for the early Portuguese), can completely invest limited funds and manpower in the colonial cause, rather than guarding against attacks by colonists from other countries. But this also has a disadvantage, that is, away from the mainstream European market, the cash crops produced and the slaves captured can be sold to, which is a very realistic difficulty for anyone.

Fortunately, the existence of the East Coast Republic solved everything! The tactful Kurish people hugged the East Coast people, and all the merchants produced were aimed at the East Coast market, thus experiencing the initial difficult years. Later, with the help of the East Coast people, they established quite good infrastructure in New Coast, received a large amount of assistance from medicine, weapons and tools, and effectively reduced the operating costs of the colonies through trade with the East Coast.

In the New Courish colony in the past decade, the exports of tropical specialty manufacturers have become increasingly prosperous, and black slaves have gradually become an enduring industry. Even their territory has expanded a lot and have penetrated far down the upper reaches of the Congo River. As the territory has expanded, it naturally requires more people to fill the various vacancies. The so-called "population" here is obviously impossible to be black, but white people.

The Kurish people's favorite immigrants are undoubtedly immigrants from their own countries. But Kurish is a small country in Europe, with a population of only 300,000 to date (as well as a large number of influx of Polish refugees and their descendants), and there is really no surplus to support overseas colonies. Therefore, the Kurish people settled for the second best and began to pursue Livornian immigrants similar to their transformation, but they also had little effect. The main reason is that this place is not a densely populated place and the people's lives are still acceptable, so naturally they can't get any population.

The domestic situation in Poland is stable and the economy of North Germany is also becoming more and more prosperous. The Duchy of Kurland has sold its strength to shout, and in the past year, it can only get hundreds and thousands of immigrants from the above-mentioned areas to New Kurland. The efficiency is so low, of course, the factors of the Kurlands themselves are included, but more because the people lack reasons for immigration.

Fortunately, King Louis XIV of France helped the Courians a lot of money. His policy toward the Huguenots caused thousands of Protestants to leave France and settle in other countries. The Courians were a little slow to react in this tide of immigration, but in the later period, they sent special personnel to preside over the presidency, pay and ship to fund these French Huguenots to immigrate to West Africa. This move even angered King Louis XIV of France, because he vowed to severely punish those who assisted the Huguenots to flee France, so he ordered the confiscation of some of the goods stored in ports such as Bordeaux and Marseille, and at the same time, banned New Courian tobacco from entering the French market, etc., and seriously waved the stick of economic sanctions.

The Kurlans were also a little confused. But after doing everything, what else can I say? They did not give up at all, and still tried their best to collect immigrants from France to New Courland to settle in New Courland to enrich the white population there. As the governor of New Courland appointed by the Grand Duke, Wagner naturally understood this work: he broke up these people and placed them in multiple towns or villages in his jurisdiction, and at the same time swore allegiance to Grand Duke Frederick.

In general, he did a good job of receiving and resettling immigrants, at least there was no big mess, nor did he cause a large-scale epidemic. The skirmish that caused today was nothing. After all, New Courland, which originally used Latvian and German as the official languages, suddenly flocked to French, which accounted for half of the original population (about 28,000 people), and believed in Protestant people, and local residents, were dissatisfied with some dissatisfaction. What's more, many people vaguely heard that more French Huguenots would be poured into the next few years. Wouldn't the world change color? Many traditional and conservative Courian nobles and priests were very worried about this. Today's conflict was just a leak of their worries.

Fortunately, Governor Wagner was very clear-headed. Although he was a descendant of German immigrants in Livornia, he was not interested in these French speakers, but he was full of professionalism and still meticulously executed the orders of the Grand Duke, properly placed these people one by one, and sent troops to patrol to avoid any tragic events. Now it seems that everything is working well.

"Let the Knights Michelle not relax their vigilance and closely monitor the development of the situation." Governor Wagner thought for a while and ordered: "In addition, the Huguenots' request for building churches can be limitedly agreed. These churches should not be built in prosperous cities, but in wild villages, and the number cannot exceed one-third of the church of heaven, and the cost will be taken care of by themselves. The East Coast people have a good saying, "Access to the countryside." It is not free to help these French Huguenots escape the suffering. They must use their own knowledge and skills to serve New Courland, and the first step is naturally to start with learning Latvian. If you can't even do this, I would suggest that the Duke suspend the immigration of Huguenots. They can go to the East Coast by then. I heard that many people have gone to the East Coast Republic, and they are really brave people."

"By the way, all the people who can sail among the Huguenots were selected and organized to serve on several newly-entered warships. Courland gave them a new life, and they naturally needed to repay Courland. They just wanted to join the joint fleet jointly built with the East Coast people and use their own sword to fight the pirates." Governor Wagner added: "Sea sailing is an extremely boring, dangerous activity, and the battle is extremely cruel. The lives of the precious Courlanders cannot be wasted on these meaningless things. Just as these French people came, they would be put on. Of course, the officers and backbones on the ship must be people we can trust."
Chapter completed!