What about Massachusetts, the most dazzling economic upstart in the British colony many years ago?

After the British established their colonies in the American continent, many British people turned their eyes to overseas, and more and more immigrants went overseas. Of course, the rich people were reluctant to give up their comfortable life at home, but they were very interested in overseas trade. So they invested and expanded their business to the American continent. At that time, many rich people never left Britain, but they sent a lot of money to North America to provide financial and material resources for the development there.

At that time, there was a colony in Britain called Massachusetts, and a small company named Massachusetts Bay established it, so this land got its name. After the company owner got the concession from the British king, he was ambitious to make great achievements in the new territory. With the support of the king, their company has great freedom in the local area and can choose the reclamation site at will. The most developed place in Massachusetts is industry and commerce, which almost dominates the colonies in North America. On the one hand, this advantage can not be separated from the wisdom of the colonists, on the other hand, it comes from the unique natural resources. And the most famous thing there is the local fishery, and there are countless cod in the sea. According to local people, when fishing, they don't need to fish at all, and they don't need to cast nets. Just put a few stones in the basket and put them in the sea, and they will get a basket of fresh fish in a short time.

and Massachusetts has the reputation of "gold mine at sea", where besides cod, whales are also abundant. Whale oil can be used for lighting, making soap and candles, which greatly reduces the cost of oil products, and the coastal area there is also rich in squid, lobster and oyster. These resources are indeed gold mines at sea. In addition to this, the wood quality in Massachusetts is very good, because the forest there has not been artificially destroyed for hundreds of years, and the towering trees are lush and picturesque. However, most of the white people who colonized there cared about the practical value behind it. In their eyes, the greatest value of trees was to turn them into wood, so as long as they saw towering trees, they planned to turn them into raw materials for sailing masts or other wooden objects.

The economic boom in Massachusetts is not only due to favorable objective conditions, but also closely related to the efforts of pioneers. People who immigrated to Massachusetts at first were well-educated businessmen or farmers with rich knowledge. They were different from adventurers who tried their luck everywhere. They were more cautious and knew how to operate. It was because of their efforts that the colonial fishery, forestry department, animal husbandry and industry and commerce developed well.

But it didn't last long to get rich by immigrants, and civil war broke out in Britain, and a large number of immigrants returned to China to fight in the war. This has dealt a heavy blow to the immigrant economy in Massachusetts, because if the government doesn't buy raw materials from here, then the high-quality timber in Massachusetts can't be exported. And although it is a gold ore at sea, ordinary Massachusetts colonists do not have legal fishing rights. Just as Massachusetts was in trouble, the local people suddenly remembered another important trading place, that is, the West Indies. It turned out that it was only a tiny island, and because it was rich in sucrose, it accumulated wealth, so the local residents sold a lot of wood to the West Indies, thus solving the economic problem.

Later, the Massachusetts people also took on the "black work", that is, selling stolen goods. By the late 17th century, the relationship between Spain and Britain had eased, and Britain did not want to use pirates to attack the Spanish fleet. These pirates lost their living space, so a large number of pirates began to find safe channels to sell stolen goods. Massachusetts people have undertaken this business, and many pirates have come all the way here. After the stolen goods are sold, they will repair their ships here. These fugitives often talk about their narrow escape adventures while sipping rum, which is almost like vacationing in a resort. And Massachusetts, with its many industries, has rapidly developed into the leader of the colony.