The Rise of the European Emperor

The breed of pig brought by the Spaniards from the native land is very famous in later generations. Of course, it is not this type of pig that is famous, but the delicacy made by this pig - Iberian ham is very famous.

This native pig from Spain is called the Iberian black-hoofed pig. It is not too big, and its reproductive ability is not very strong. But it is the breed closest to wild boar among European domestic pigs, so after being released into the forest, it has a more ferocious personality than ordinary wild domestic pigs.

Its meat is not tender enough and a bit rough. However, it is excellent for curing ham. Moreover, this kind of domestic pig is raised in a strange way in Spain-it is free-range.

Generally speaking, the Spaniards release the Iberian black-hoofed pigs until they are 10 months old into the wild. Of course, it's not just in the wild, but specially selected oak forests for stocking. From 10 months to 24 months, these Iberian black-hoofed pigs mainly feed on the acorns and weeds that fell in the oak forest and grow freely. They are all muscle and not much fat because they play happily in the woods. It is not suitable for cooking or cooking braised pork. However, it is a must to make ham.

Of course, there is a problem with this group of Iberian black-hoofed pigs in Haiti. The main problem is-these pigs are not castrated...

Uncastrated pigs will inevitably have a fishy smell. Only juvenile piglets and suckling pigs don't have those strange smells. Therefore, roast suckling pig has been popular in Europe for a long time. But if you really want to eat adult pork, especially uncastrated male pork... then forget it...

Fortunately, cured ham and sausages require spices, which cover up these peculiar smells. Of course, the smell of adult boar pork is still difficult to cover, but that of sows is not bad. However, if the spices are put in enough, it can also cover up the peculiar smell, but it can't bear the original taste of pork.

Marin planned to send people to catch all these wild boars by digging traps and setting traps. Then, kill too fiercely. The others, except for the ones kept for seedlings, were all castrated, and then returned to the forest for free-range breeding. Then, send people to Spain to learn ham-making techniques and make a replica of Iberian ham.

As for the horses and cattle, including the goats, all of them were naturally captured and continued to be raised and used for service. In other words, the famous American pinto horses and Texas longhorn cattle in later generations were originally bred cattle and horses that ran into the wild after Spain abandoned the colonial point in Texas, and finally became wild horses and bison. Then, it was used by the local Indians for capture. The famous Indian cavalry was developed by picking up horses from abandoned Spanish colonial sites, mainly near the US-Mexico border in later generations.

The same goes for the origins of the Texas Longhorns, which breed rapidly in the Texas region. By the time of the American Civil War, it had bred to a scale of 5 million cattle.

The appearance of the American cowboy has a lot to do with the Texas Longhorn. At that time, after the end of the American Civil War, the northern industry developed greatly.

But there is no shortage of industrial products and food in the north, except for livestock, especially cattle.

In Chicago, a cow sold for $40 (one dollar was equivalent to 1.6 grams of gold or 24 grams of silver at the time, equivalent to an ocean), and the supply exceeded demand. In Texas, however, the population was only a few hundred thousand at that time, but the number of cattle exceeded 5 million. The most important thing is - the local Texas longhorn, only sells for 2 dollars each...

The huge profits of 20 times drove some daring young people to drive a large herd of cattle across the entire state of Texas, and arrived at the Kansas Grand Railway to transport the cattle to metropolises such as Chicago.

Along the way, not only is it eating and sleeping in the open, but also dealing with robbers. Therefore, the cowboys at that time were used to carrying revolvers, riding steeds, and driving longhorn cattle all over the mountains... Then, with the development of the "Westward Movement", these bold cowboys carrying revolvers , broke into the West again to find opportunities to make a fortune, or to herd cattle...

Revolvers, horses and longhorns are classic images of cowboys in the American West. Of course, it's not as beautiful as in the movie, but full of blood and killing.

Marin is actually not interested in longhorn cattle, mainly because their horns are too long! Even if they are very docile, if they shake the cow's head casually, they may accidentally injure their companions or cowboys.

Therefore, Marin actually prefers hornless cattle. Even if there are tens of thousands of such cows, there is no need to worry about bloody fights between the cows and cows, and there is no need to worry about the cows hurting the cowboys.

However, there are thousands of longhorn cattle on the island of Haiti right now, so there is no use for nothing. It just so happens that it is not a waste to use it to plow the land and then grow tobacco.

In fact, the best working cattle in the tropics are the Indian zebu. But now there are not many zebu in Marin's hands, so he can only make do with those longhorn cattle first. Thousands of longhorn cattle can be used to plant tens of thousands of acres of land. In any case, these cattle are adapted to the hot climate of the island of Haiti. Because, those longhorn cattle that did not adapt to the tropical climate died long ago...

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Just when Marin was thinking about the tobacco planting industry and livestock issues on the submarine island, a fleet of ships arrived in the Strait of Hormuz in Asia...

This is the fleet that Marin sent to Persia to trade artillery, consisting of four 250-level armed merchant ships. In fact, to sell artillery, only one ship is enough. After all, this is just the first contact.

However, sailing is very risky these years, and the Persian route was opened for the first time. Therefore, for safety, Marin sent four armed merchant ships.

Moreover, these four ships, although the other three ships did not bring goods back, they can bring goods back!

Although after negotiating with Portugal, the merchant ships of the North Sea State are not allowed to purchase popular commodities such as the most famous Persian carpets and silks from Persia, but they can carry a large number of livestock!

Persia is a country dominated by animal husbandry. Although there is agriculture in the two river basins of Iraq and the area near the northern Caspian Sea under its rule, most of the areas are still dominated by animal husbandry. Therefore, the most indispensable thing in Persia is horses, cattle and sheep. Of course, there should be fewer cattle, because cattle are mainly used in agricultural areas, and the other is to eat meat. But cattle have horns, and bulls are more aggressive and easily hurt each other and even herdsmen. Therefore, in animal husbandry areas, the proportion of cattle is relatively small. Unless, a more docile breed can be found. But compared with horses and sheep, the amount of cattle is still relatively small.

This time, the four 250-level armed merchant ships carried a total of 40 "Frang cannons" as commodities for trading. In addition, there are 200 matchlock guns.

Moreover, Marin also sent artillery and musketeers who knew how to operate to accompany him, intending to demonstrate it to Persian Shah Ismail I in person...