Halfway through the spring planting, Albert triumphantly reported his wheat planting on Manhattan and sent it back home by ship.

A month later, when Marin received Albert's report, he almost fainted......

Why? Albert was still too young. The idea of growing wheat and selling it for a lot of money is fine, and Manhattan Island is suitable for growing wheat is no problem. However, there is a problem with the planting time!

What's the problem? European wheat varieties are not good, and the growing period is too long. Therefore, the current wheat in Europe is generally planted in November of the first year and harvested in October of the following year. In other words, the growing period of wheat in Europe takes about a year.

Even if enough potassium fertilizer is used to shorten the growth cycle, seven or eight months is still necessary. And now it's March or April, seven or eight months later, and it's early winter...... Nima, when winter is ripe, is there still heat absorption?

You must know that there is nothing in the early stage of grain growth, but during the heading and maturity period, it needs to absorb a lot of light energy, temperature and water for photosynthesis. Therefore, the harvest period of cereals is generally in summer or autumn, that is, summer harvest and autumn harvest. This is because there is plenty of light in summer and autumn, and the temperature is suitable. However, Marlin had never heard of a winter harvest of grain......

Therefore, Albert's matter this time can be regarded as a mess. The idea is good, but the thing is wrong.

Marin was very annoyed at first that the people around Albert didn't remind him, but when he thought about it, it seemed that the helpers Albert brought were all young people and had no experience. Moreover, the people of North Germany mostly cultivated rye, and rarely wheat. So, it's normal not to know. A group of inexperienced young people, it's normal to make a joke.

Fortunately, this time Albert promoted the cultivation area only on the small island of Manhattan. Even if the pellets are not harvested, it is nothing. After all, according to the report, the North American islands and Cape Breton are still predominantly grown with rye. At most, it will cost a few thousand immigrants on Manhattan Island to feed them in vain. This is nothing to Marin, who has so much food to death.

In fact, the reason why Marin sent people to the Ming Dynasty was that the introduction of wheat varieties from there was also one of the important purposes. After all, Ma Lin remembers that in the Jianghuai region, there has always been a tradition of rice and wheat rotation. That is, winter wheat and rice are sown in turn, and they are harvested twice a year.

At this time, the winter wheat varieties in the Jianghuai region should be perfected, and they should be introduced just in time to replace the wheat with a long growing period in Europe.

If wheat has a short growing season, it seems that the New York area can also grow twice a year. Of course, because of the problem of high latitude, rice may not be suitable. However, the rotation of winter wheat and soybeans is possible.

Ma Lin remembers that in his previous life, in his hometown village, after the winter wheat harvest, rice was mainly planted in large fields. In some small fields, soybeans are sometimes grown. Then, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the soybeans are about to be harvested. Before fully ripening into soybeans, the green soybeans that are about to ripen are the legendary edamame......

Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to eating moon cakes, Ma Lin's hometown in his previous life also popularly ate edamame, water chestnut and taro. Moreover, boiled edamame in salted water is boiled in one pot and is very delicious. Ma Lin remembered that every Mid-Autumn Festival in his previous life, he and his brother would have a fierce competition around edamame. Of course, I am small, and I fall into disadvantage every time......

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the green edamame will ripen and become the legendary soybean. After harvesting, the land is plowed to plant winter wheat......

Rice is more climate-demanding and is generally grown in warmer regions. But soybeans are grown in the New York area, and it's certainly fine. Because, Marin clearly remembers that in later generations, Canada, which is higher than New York, is an important soybean producing area in the world......

Of course, the rotation of winter wheat and soybeans is just the ideal plan in Marin's mind. In fact, the Indian soybeans that Marin now owns seem to have a slightly longer growing cycle than later varieties. If the winter wheat varieties introduced from the Ming Dynasty were also much longer than those of later generations, then the rotation of winter wheat and soybeans seemed to be impossible.

But that's nothing, because, as long as Marin occupies the North American colonies, the last thing that is lacking is land. If you can't grow twice a year, then you can grow once a year. Anyway, there's a lot of land. Not to mention anything else, but the Hudson River basin covers an area of 34,000 square kilometers. Even if only half of it is suitable for farming, it is equivalent to 25 million mu...... Shrink by another 10 times...... Even if it's 2.5 million acres, it's scary......

The only trouble is where to get so many people to farm......

You must know that in the absence of a tractor, relying on manpower alone, a family can plant up to 100 acres. 2.5 million acres, 25,000 households need to plant...... That's more than 100,000 people...... Is there so many people who have a headache in Marindu......

In the end, Marin didn't rebuke Albert either. Because, that's his younger brother. Besides, although Albert made a big mistake this time, he was unintentional, and he was a typical kind of bad thing. After all, he grew up in a rye-producing area and had never seen wheat cultivation, so naturally he didn't know the details. Unlike Marin, who has experienced two lifetimes, he can understand so much. In fact, for a young man who was only 21 years old to suddenly take on such a high-ranking position as a governor, Marin himself was a little inconsiderate. Moreover, it has not yet been equipped with experienced senior deputies......

So, Marin didn't say anything about Albert's mistake this time. I didn't let him change back to rye, because it was too late.

From the Americas to the mainland, it takes a month. It takes more than two months to get from the mainland to North America. For so long, there was absolutely no way to stop Albert from growing wheat on Manhattan Island.

In fact, it was also a mistake on the part of Marin. Because, Marin did not equip Albert with a competent assistant. And the subordinates who originally followed Tara, when Tara changed to Cuba, because of the need for a large number of people, also followed. Therefore, Albert himself, including the team he formed, is too young to make mistakes.

Without prejudice to the big picture, Marin chose to forgive Albert for his mistake. Of course, Marin did not punish Albert, but he wrote a letter pointing out Albert's mistake and asking him to find a way to remedy it.

The autumn harvest is over, but what to plant next is also very important. If Albert insists on continuing to grow wheat, then the wheat that was planted before will have to be shoveled by November. This is because November is the season for wheat planting. Only when space is freed up can wheat varieties that have grown very long in mainland Europe be replanted. In this way, a large amount of wheat can be harvested next year to make up for this loss.

As for food, it will need to rely on the twin islands and Cape Breton for the time being. In addition, on Cape Breton Island, there is a surplus of labor.

Cape Breton Island is, after all, an island at a higher latitude, and its geographical environment is far inferior to that of New York, which is at a lower latitude. Therefore, Marin ordered that Garand divide another 10,000 English immigrants to Albert, and let Albert strengthen the development of the New York area.

Areas that are too inland can be left alone, but the Greater New York area, which is the area of the Hudson River Estuary, will definitely be developed. The area of New York City in later generations reached 789 square kilometers and the population reached 8.51 million. Of course, it's a gigacity of high-rise buildings. If it is changed to a rural area, it is estimated that it will be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Of course, this is also enough. With a settlement of tens of thousands of people, Marin's power can have a foothold on the North American continent. In the future, we will use this foothold as a springboard to continue to expand inland......

But first, Albert needed to buy off the local Delawares and agree to a large-scale development in that area of New York City. For this, Marin is willing to pay some price. Except, of course, horses and weapons. For something else, Marin doesn't mind sending some to the friendly Drava......