King of German Mercenaries

In the past, Marin has been in sales for a period of time. Although he is not particularly good, he has also successfully cultivated a flickering mouth that can speak well.

In the Middle Ages, Europe was a very closed society. Even the smart Mrs. Mary can only say that she is much smarter than ordinary people, but she is not the opponent of Marin who has been baptized by a lot of information.

In the story made up by Marin, he himself became a boy with "quirky bones" and the aura of the protagonist. After a simple test, this great man named Einstein passed on all his knowledge and knowledge to Marin...

"You mean, that great sage taught you all the knowledge in just one month?"

"Yes!" Marin wanted to say that it was two or three months, but after he left home a month later, he took in Kahn and Kohler. What happened after that, the two second-hand goods are clear, it is not good to make up random things...

"In just one month, what can you learn?" Mrs. Mary is not so easy to fool.

"Uh... Mr. Einstein taught me a lot of things, and I slowly digested them. I have only digested a part of it now."

"What you just said was the part you digested?"

"It's far more than that, what I just said is just some knowledge, there is a lot of useful scientific knowledge!" Marin pretended to be proud. Because, a 16-year-old boy should be like this.

"An example?" old Hoffman interjected.

"Well, about the cattle."

"Cow?" Old Hoffman felt a little strange.

"Well, yes. We know that in Europa, most people use draught horses to plow the land, not cattle. Mainly because the cattle have a great temper. Those young, energetic bulls, because of their temper, There is absolutely no way to drive down to plough the land. If you have an ox temper in the field, you will not be able to continue ploughing the land. Only some old cows and cows, because of their mild temper, can be used to cultivate the land..."

"It's like this. Although the cost of raising cattle is very low, their temper is too large to be tamed and used for ploughing. The draught horse has a gentle temper and obeys commands. Therefore, although the cost of raising a draught horse is much higher than that of a cow, people are still more willing to Use draught horses to plow the land. Three out of 10 cows in a herd can be used to plow the land.” Old Hoffman agreed.

It is true that Europeans do not know how to use a bull nose ring and cannot tame those young and irascible bulls. And cattle are very stubborn, even a better-tempered cattle, sometimes the cattle's temper comes up, and they can't pull it. Unless it is a very strong knight, he can pull a stubborn bull.

The East is different. During the Warring States Period, the Chinese people came up with a trick to use the bull nose ring, so that the grumpy bull had to be obedient. Because, in the nose of the cow, the pain nerve is developed, and when the nose ring is pulled, the cow suffers a lot of pain and has to be led by the nose.

It is precisely because the Easterners can easily lead the ox by the nose, and can easily drive the ox to plough the land. Therefore, the east has developed cattle farming. The Europeans have not been able to find an effective way to tame cattle, so they have to use horse farming. As for cattle, only a small number of good-tempered ones are used for farming. After all, cows usually only need to eat grass. Unlike draught horses, they often need to eat feed, and the cost of raising them is high.

This situation also led to another result, that is, Europeans raised more horses and paid less attention to cattle. Even, people can raise cattle to kill meat and eat, and there are also dairy cows. The Orientals are more accustomed to raising cattle because of the cost of raising them. Moreover, he also treats cows as treasures. In ancient China, the government strictly prohibited the slaughter of healthy cattle, otherwise they would be imprisoned. However, in ancient China, due to the abundance of cattle, there were very few people who raised horses, which also caused a serious shortage of horses and cavalry in ancient China, making it difficult to fight against the large number of cavalry of the nomadic peoples in the north. Can only passively defend and cannot counterattack.

But,

The cost of keeping horses is very high. War horses need to be fed every day, and draught horses need to be fed frequently. Unlike cattle raising, only when the energy consumption is too high when cultivating the land, it is necessary to add some concentrates such as soybeans and eggs. In the rest of the season, you can just grab the grass and graze. Even in winter, eating hay is fine. Therefore, the cost of raising cattle is much lower than that of horses.

Just like Hoffman Manor, in order to cultivate 1,200 acres of land, 25 draught horses had to be raised, and the cost of raising them was extremely high. Every day, just feeding 25 draught horses would cost hundreds of pfennig feed, not to mention the 5 war horses that were treated better.

"However, I heard the teacher say that in the far east, people basically raise cattle every household to cultivate the land..."

"How is that possible? You know, bulls are very irritable. The Iberians (Spanish) even specially engaged in bullfighting competitions, which shows how difficult it is to tame bulls. Generally, only three are suitable for raising 10 bulls. Cultivated land. The rest, either killed for meat or used as dairy cows. Or, juvenile calves." Hoffman thought it was incredible.

"It's like this in Europe, but my teacher has been to the 'Ming' empire in the far east, where he learned a simple way to make cows obedient, making most adult cows (too grumpy) Except for the nerve bull, of course, this bull is castrated, and it is honest), it can be pulled down to the field to cultivate it, and it is very obedient."

"Is there such a miraculous way?" Old Hoffman was moved. The 30 horses at the Hoffman estate are too expensive to keep. Every year, these draught horses need to spend a huge sum of two or three hundred marks to feed (specifically, a draught horse consumes an average of less than 4 pfennig a day, while a war horse consumes 10 pfennig a day). And Hoffman Manor, the annual income is only more than 600 marks. In addition to the family's food and drink expenses, Hoffman Manor basically has little money left every year. If you can replace most of the high-cost draught horses with cattle (you still have to leave a few horse-drawn carts), you can save at least one hundred or dozens of marks in feed money every year.

In fact, for the whole of Europe, the cost of raising horses has always been a big problem for farmers. The draught horse needs to be fed, and European food is so expensive, it is really not cost-effective. However, although the cost of raising cattle is low, there are too few "honest cattle" that may be used to cultivate the land...

Not only old Hoffman was moved, but the knowledgeable Mrs. Mary also became a little short of breath:

"Marin, do you really understand this method?" As the "Queen Mother" in charge of the family's financial power, Mrs. Mary is very sensitive to costs.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can look at the ox cart and the ox that my entourage drives. The two oxen were both nose-ringed by me using the oriental method, and they were very honest and obedient along the way."

"Nose ring? What is that?" Old Hoffman and Mary asked in unison.

"It's a little thing that can make cows obey. A cow's nose is very afraid of pain. If you put a nose ring in the cow's nose, as long as the nose ring is pulled, the cow will feel pain, and then you have to obey the command honestly..."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go and see!" Old Hoffman immediately stood up, lifted the thin Marin like a chicken, and went to the barn. Mrs. Mary and several other children quickly followed.

When they got to the bullpen, everyone immediately watched the two cows with nose rings. Then, the old Hoffman also reached out and pulled the rope attached to the nose ring and tugged. The big black bull "Li Chen" who was being pulled in pain called out "Moo" twice in dissatisfaction. But his own handle was in the hands of old Hoffman, and it was helpless.

"Look, this cow is staring at me, it seems very dissatisfied. However, you still have to listen to me!" Old Hoffman exclaimed happily.

"By the way, Marin, how did you put the bull nose ring on the bull's nose? You know, bulls are very temperamental, and if they hurt them, they wouldn't even kill you with their horns?" Adler asked aside. He used to compete with oxen and knew that oxen were not easy to mess with when they lost their temper. Even if he was as strong as him, he was almost injured by a cow. According to Marin's physique, it is impossible to hold a big black bull like "Li Chen".

"This, it's very simple. Put some spirits in the cow's feed and get the cow drunk. Then, tie the drunk cow up and pierce it casually..."

"Is this still possible?" Adler and a few others were dumbfounded...

"Nonsense, isn't it hard to do this? Aren't you afraid of being pierced by the horns?"

"It really is the knowledge imparted by Daxian, it's amazing!" Mrs. Mary couldn't help sighing.

Before, the shrewd Mrs. Mary had some doubts about the authenticity of Marin's words. But when she saw the big black bull "Li Chen" and the calf "Dallas" who were tame and obedient by the bull nose ring, she had to believe that Marin got the knowledge imparted by an expert. She watched Marin grow up, and knew that Marin had a few pounds and a few taels. There is no other explanation for such a "powerful" method, other than those taught by experts.

Then, Marin was at Hoffman Manor, earning the title of "Da Xian Disciple"...

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