The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, the promise of 100,000 British sheep to the Netherlands would certainly offend King Edward. After all, the British definitely don't want to see the Flemish get enough wool.

100,000 British sheep, if they are bred well, they will have one or two births a year, and they will grow several times in a few years. In this case, the British wool spinning industry will be affected.

But Marin doesn't care about this impact. In fact, he can get all 500,000 British sheep. Because, now Northumberland under his name is now a sheep-raising area for traditional Chinese medicine. The terrain of Northumberland is not flat, only the eastern seaboard is mainly plain. Its western region is mainly hills and swamps. Moreover, the local temperature is low, which is only suitable for planting cold-resistant crops such as rye. Don't even think about wheat or anything.

Therefore, after Marin took control of Northumberland, he only developed rye planting in the eastern plains. As for the hilly areas in the west, the sheep breeding industry has been vigorously developed. At present, the total number of wool sheep in England under the name of Marin in Northumberland exceeds 500,000. Although it is not a lot compared with the total number of more than 13 million in England, it is also a lot.

However, England has long banned the export of live sheep to prevent competitors from obtaining British sheep breeds and reducing demand for English wool. At the same time, it overwhelmed the woolen spinning industry in England.

Therefore, Marin's commitment to 100,000 British sheep is definitely a great favor. If another British dared to do this, he would have been torn to pieces by Edward. Only Marin, who has 20,000 troops in the UK, is not afraid of Edward asking him to settle accounts.

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Sure enough, after Philip returned to Ghent, he discussed with the nobles of the Netherlands, and the local nobles were all tempted...

If you raise British sheep that produce high-quality wool on your own land, you can definitely save a lot of costs! The great nobles in the Netherlands, especially those in Flanders, almost every family has a group of wool spinning factories, which are closely related to the wool spinning industry. The Flemish woolen industry flourished, and they made more money. On the contrary, you will earn a lot less.

And a simple truth, it is said that in England, the cost of purchasing wool from the farm where the wool is produced is only 4 pounds per bag. Counting the king's tax and high profits, it is only 8 pounds a bag. This Flemish woolen mill import price 12 to 13 pounds is a lot cheaper.

Moreover, the purchase price of 4 pounds a bag also made a lot of money for the nobles raising sheep. In other words, if they raised British sheep by themselves, the cost per bag would be about £4 even if they paid taxes to Philip, the monarch. This cost is supplied to the wool spinning factory, and the cost is reduced by more than half. How attractive is it?

So, after some discussion, Philip brought a few Dutch nobles to Aurich to discuss further with Marin...

The Dutch nobles obviously wanted more,

They raised the need for more British sheep. But Marin refused without hesitation. He hypocritically told Philip and several Dutch nobles that providing 100,000 British sheep was enough to anger King Edward. If there are more, my title of Earl of Newcastle will definitely be deprived by the other party...

Speaking of this, Philip and several Dutch nobles have nothing to say. After all, under normal circumstances, it is.

But they didn't know that Edward didn't dare to offend Marin now. Because, whether he conquered Scotland or controlled Ireland, he had to rely on Marin's army. Therefore, even if he is angry, Edward has to bear it now. Even if you want to take revenge, you have to wait for the domestic situation to stabilize...

However, Marin would not give Edward a chance to retaliate. Because, once the situation in the British Isles stabilizes, Marin will let Edward "get a box lunch". Therefore, he doesn't care that Edward will turn over old accounts in the future.

But Prince Philip and the nobles of the Netherlands didn't know. According to normal circumstances, Marin was willing to give them 100,000 British sheep, which was indeed a great risk. Therefore, it is not easy for them to ask for more.

Then, after some negotiations, the two parties finally settled on 100,000 British sheep, and the ratio of rams to ewes was 1:9. Also, ewes must be young. In this way, several more babies can be born to expand the total number.

Marin naturally has no opinion on this, because he doesn't like this kind of ordinary British sheep at all...

In fact, Marin has long bred British ewes and Spanish Merino rams, and has obtained stable and excellent wool-producing sheep that produce soft and fine wool.

This kind of wool-producing sheep called "North Sea sheep" not only has finer wool than British wool, but also retains the softness of British wool. Although the quality is slightly lower than authentic merino wool, it is much better than British wool.

With better wool-producing sheep like Beihai sheep, Marin naturally looked down on genuine British sheep. That's why he gave the other party 100,000 sheep so generously. Because, when the scale of Beihai sheep increases, the wool produced will definitely surpass the genuine British wool by a head.

Today, the total number of Beihai sheep whose wool production performance has stabilized has exceeded 30,000. As long as you pay close attention to cultivation, there will be 100,000 or even more than a million in the future. At that time, the wool spinning industry in Beihai will be dominated by this high-quality wool. The cloth produced will certainly be better than that made of English wool.

British wool is actually relatively thick, but it is very popular in the market because of its softness and comfort. Although merino wool is fine and soft, merino sheep are only suitable for arid regions. Change to a humid area, it is easy to get sick and die.

Why is Australia only the main producer of Merino sheep in later generations? Isn't it because Australia is a dry continent? The United States also introduced Merino sheep at the beginning, but it was a pity that they could not be raised. Otherwise, with the unique agricultural and animal husbandry conditions in the United States, it has already become a major producer of Merino sheep.

That's why, from the very beginning, Marin took the route that people of later generations took - to breed merino rams and native ewes to breed a breed suitable for the native land.

Just like the Beihai sheep bred by Marin in this way, not only the wool quality exceeds the original British sheep, but also the climate adaptability is good. Marin once sent dozens of Beihai sheep to New York. These sheep live well in the local area and are more adapted to the local climate.

Therefore, Marin, who has a better breed of sheep, naturally has no feeling about sending 100,000 British sheep to the Netherlands. However, Marin was not happy if he wanted to send more by himself. After all, giving away 100,000 pieces for free is considered a hemorrhage. And let yourself bleed, isn't that wrong?

However, if Prince Philip and several great nobles of the Netherlands returned without success like this, the other party would definitely not be happy. If you are not happy, it will be bad to stop yourself from recruiting refugees in the Netherlands in the future.

So, Marin tried to make them happy. Of course, while making the other party happy, you can't suffer too much.

Then, Marin sacrificed the artifact of raising sheep-the shepherd dog!

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At present, Marin mainly has two famous shepherd breeds in his hands-German Shepherd and Border Collie. Among them, the German Shepherd was bred from the Alsatian wolfhound. The border collie is selected and bred from the local shepherd dogs in the border county of southern Scotland, which has become a Marin fief. It is known as the smartest dog in the world.

Marin hesitated again and again, and finally decided to send Prince Philip a batch of Border Collies instead of German Shepherds. why? Because German shepherds can be used as military dogs, they have greater strategic value. Because of its small size and lack of courage, border shepherds are only suitable for herding sheep.

Of course, as the smartest dog in the world, Border Collie is absolutely capable of shepherding. Moreover, Marin also needs their shepherds to be strong.

Why do you say that? Because, with the help of border herds, the ranches in the Netherlands need even fewer people. With dogs, people are eliminated. And the eliminated farmers naturally fell into Marin's hands...

After all, when Marin sent the border collie, it was also in a disguised form that he did not give farmers in the Netherlands a way to live, and deliberately forced them to accept his solicitation.

In order to reassure Prince Philip and several great nobles of the Netherlands, Malinte took them to a pasture outside Aurich that specialized in raising East Friedan sheep (milk-producing sheep), and let them watch the lively and clever sheep on the spot. The scene of Bian Mu grazing sheep deeply shocked these guys.

Right now, in fact, there are shepherd dogs in the Netherlands. However, there are still no such smart and capable shepherd dogs as the border collie. Marin sent a group of young border shepherds to Prince Philip and several Dutch nobles, and also sent a special dog trainer to the Netherlands to help them train, which really made them very happy.

They didn't know that Marin did this to seize the population of the Netherlands. When raising sheep depends entirely on dogs, what is the use of farmers? Naturally, it was taken away by Marin...

Later, in the "enclosure movement" in the Netherlands, the cute, lively, intelligent and capable Border Collie was deeply hated by the farmers in the Netherlands who had lost their land. The "enclosure movement" in the UK was later called "sheep cannibalize people", while the "enclosure movement" in the Netherlands was described as "sheep and dogs eat people together". And the dog among them naturally refers to the border collie. After all, the smart and capable Border Collie snatches people's jobs and makes people unable to live, so it is described as "dog eats people"...

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