My British Empire

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The busy time of farming is always difficult. After a month passed, Leonard felt a lot easier after reclaiming nearly 10,000 acres of land.

By this time, the time has come to June, even in Ireland, the weather is a bit unbearable.

Ireland has a lot of rain and humid air, which makes the sweltering heat even more uncomfortable.

But Leonard didn't care so much, and together with other immigrants, he started to build his own house.

Thatched cottages have always been the place where the poor live in China.

If someone has traveled to the UK, they will find that this kind of thatched cottage is exclusive to the rich, and the poor cannot afford it.

The thatched cottages with the characteristics of ancient England, in modern times, not only are the maintenance costs high, but the British government has also listed this kind of houses as cultural heritage and issued laws to protect them.

At present, this kind of thatched hut is still exclusive to the poor.

Of course, all the people who came to Ireland were Englishmen, and the houses they built were naturally English-style.

First, Leonard selected the longer ones from the harvested rye and wheat stalks and took them home.

As for the straw, Sir John had it piled up in haystacks, and the settlers sifted through it.

When Leonard came, the whole drying yard, the new immigrants who came with him, and the new immigrants who came in the last month, all came here to be screened.

Fortunately, there were a lot of wheat fields harvested this time, and Leonard had enough stalks to sift through.

The screening criteria are relatively long and moderately thick, and those that are too thick or too long will not work.

After hugging him several times, Leonard returned home to weave with his wife.

His daughter and son also watched with interest, curiously watching the uninterrupted activity of their parents' hands.

Leonard was originally from a civilian background, and he is quite skilled in this kind of work.

first.

These stalks of similar length should be matched together, woven, and woven into straw mats.

Then hang it layer by layer on the girder of the house that has been built, layer by layer, and then compact it.

Instead of our kind of piles piled together.

how to say? This kind of thatched house in England requires a weaving skill, and then puts a hat on the house.

If you look at it, it looks like a child wearing a warm hat in winter, round and round.

For example, on the window, the thatch will become a kind of semicircle, acting as a kind of shelter in front of the window.

The walls are white and with a chimney it looks very cute.

This kind of thatched house, because the thatch on the roof is relatively light, but also has better airtightness, and the structure is very strong, is loved by the lower-level farmers.

Basically, this kind of thatched house will not have problems for decades, and it only needs to dry the thatch on the roof for a few years.

In this way, within half a month, on the allocated foundation, a thatched house belonging to Leonard's family took shape.

As for the disadvantage, it is easy to catch fire.

But in the rainy and humid place like Ireland, this kind of thatched house is the most suitable.

When his house was built, other immigrants also built their own houses one after another, and the whole Wenger Town looked more lively.

In the happy and harvesting moment, besides grazing, the immigrants in Wenger Town relaxed a lot. At this moment, a piece of good news came: a theater troupe from London will come here to perform.

Hearing this news, the entire Wenger Town erupted into a commotion. In this era of lack of entertainment, enjoying dramas is a favorite activity of the low-level civilians.

It is said that Sir John, who was always stern, stopped riding his horse when he heard the news, and hastened back to enjoy this rare entertainment.

Leonard's family is very happy.

After going through ups and downs, even the Catholic faith cannot receive blessings and daily worship, which makes their family extremely uncomfortable.

I finally settled down in this place in Ireland, and my busy life came to an abrupt halt. At this moment, I felt empty in my heart and urgently needed to be released.

The arrival of the theater troupe cheered them up, and they eagerly wanted to see a theater performance from London.

In the entire British-occupied area, that is, the colonial point, Dublin stipulated that no Catholic church should be built, and no Catholic priests should be allowed to preach.

In this regard, most of the immigrants who have experienced such a turbulent life will turn to Anglicanism and become Protestants after their hearts cannot be comforted by the pastor.

But the Leonard family is different, their beliefs are much stronger than ordinary people, and they still believe in Catholicism and reject Protestantism.

In this regard, the major colonial strongholds will not persecute, and will take various measures to subtly influence it.

For example, only immigrants who believed in Anglicanism could have the opportunity to enter the colonial upper class and become a master.

For another example, the rations distributed every day, those who believe in Anglicanism, will be two levels higher than those of Catholics.

With such various methods, coupled with the brainwashing activities carried out in various colonial strongholds, most Catholics will believe in Anglicanism within a few months.

As for those pro-British tribes, Dublin demanded that there should be no mandatory requirements, but a subtle influence, so that these Irish tribes would become real Englishmen.

As for those ordinary and hostile tribes, the major colonial strongholds were captured, then reduced to slaves, and even sold.

The reason why there are no Irish slaves in Wenger Town is because it is at the southernmost tip of Ulster Province, which is much more dangerous than other strongholds.

Therefore, at present, Sir John has not launched an active attack. Compared with the nearby tribes, the strength of Wenger Town is still too weak. It can only be defensive and guard this developed land.

On June 3rd, around three o'clock in the afternoon, the sky cleared up, the wet weeds were happily eaten by cattle and sheep, and there was a cheerful atmosphere on the earth.

The same goes for Wenger Town.

In front of the square in front of the church, the immigrants sat in front of the built-up high platform with large tables and small benches. Looking down from above, there were dense crowds of heads, big and small, which made people nervous.

The actors, who had already put on costumes, performed seriously on the high stage without a trace of nervousness.

At this time, the famous play Henry VII was being performed on the high platform.

The young man posing as Henry VII, with a calm expression on his face, fought a series of battles of wits with the French king at that time. Only then did he lead the French mercenaries with 2,000 trophies, thus starting the road to the crown.

The actor who played Charles VIII, an old man who looked befuddled and sly, made the audience laugh and laugh, and the air was filled with joy.

While Wenger stayed behind, Sir John was also in high spirits. He looked up without blinking his eyes, and seemed fascinated.