The Rise of the European Emperor

The development of animal husbandry in Beihai Kingdom does not only pay attention to the three breeds of Charolais cattle, North Sea sheep and German Merino sheep. In addition to these three breeds, Marin also sent people to Switzerland to buy Simmental cattle at high prices.

The Simmental cattle are native to the Simmental and Saanen plains under the Alps in southwestern Switzerland. In later generations, Simmental cattle were extremely popular in Europe. In later Switzerland, 50% of cattle are Simmental. In Austria, the proportion is as high as 63%. In the former West Germany, it also accounted for as high as 39%.

However, like Charolais and Limousin cattle, Simmental cattle have not yet formed a stable breed. Only the most primitive female parent needs to be carefully cultivated to achieve the superior attributes of future breeds. Even the breed of Limousin cattle is hard to find even the female parent. After all, Limousin cattle only emerged in the 20th century. Before, the ghost knew where the female parent of the Limousin cow came from.

But the origins of Charolais and Simmental cattle are certain—one from the Charolais region of France, and one from the Simmental and Saanen plains of Switzerland. Although the breeds are still far from the high-quality standards of later generations, the original breeds of cattle in the two places must also be excellent.

Also, Marin ignored the fact that French silver coins are also very common in Switzerland...

Over the years, France has penetrated deeply into Switzerland. Moreover, most of the Swiss mercenaries fought for France and received French salaries. Therefore, in Switzerland, French silver coins are also very popular. Even, the amount of French silver coins circulating in Switzerland is larger than that of Deutsche Finney.

Of course, this has to be viewed by division. The eastern and northern cantons of Switzerland have more exchanges with the German region, so the mainstream currency is still Deutsche Finni. However, the cantons in western Switzerland, including the French-speaking region, mainly circulate French silver coins.

Although French silver coins are very unkind and contain very little silver, they are also the mainstream silver coins in Europe. The big deal, the discount is a little lower...

Since the Simmental Plain is located in the southwest of Switzerland, it must be the circulation area of ​​French silver coins. Therefore, the nickel-white copper "French silver coins" made by the Marin mint must also have a great market here.

Therefore, after remembering such an excellent breed of Simmental cattle, Marin ordered people to go to the Simmental Plain and Saanen Plain in Switzerland, so that they must buy the original Simmental cattle. Especially those special varieties with no horns, be sure to buy them, even if you pay a high price, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the cost of "French silver coins" pressed by cupronickel is not high. By the way, you can also cheat the Swiss...

In fact, the significance of Simmental cattle is greater than that of Charolais cattle. Why? Because Simmental cattle are very versatile.

Charolais cattle tend to be beef cattle, but Simmental cattle also provide milk.

Its appearance is also similar to the black and white cows of the Netherlands. If the Simmental cattle are raised on a large scale, they can not only improve Wagyu beef, but also provide a lot of milk, killing three birds with one stone.

However, the mountains in Switzerland are ups and downs, and the Simmental Plain is also a small plain (actually a river valley). Therefore, the original breed of Simmental cattle produced in this area must be far less numerous than Charolais cattle. Therefore, in the future, Charolais cattle must be larger. As for the Simmental cattle, we can only expand the number first.

As for the Eastern European cattle imported from Crimea, they are not big and do not grow fast. The only advantage is that it is relatively cold-resistant. After all, the Eastern European steppes are very cold in winter. Not cold-resistant, will definitely freeze to death. Moreover, the horns of Crimean cattle are very thick and look very dangerous. Therefore, every Crimean cattle must have its sharp horns sawed off before serving to avoid accidentally hurting people.

Therefore, in the future, Marin will definitely prefer the larger and faster growing Charolais and Simmental cattle. However, Crimean cattle also have their advantages, that is - strong ability to survive the winter.

After all, they can even survive the winter of minus ten or twenty degrees in Eastern Europe, and it is no problem for the temperature in Western Europe to be no lower than minus 10 degrees.

Therefore, while focusing on cultivating Charolais and Simmental cattle, Marin will also select a group of Crimean cows without horns for breeding with Charolais and Simmental bulls , to obtain hardy varieties. After all, Crimean cattle have a large base, and it is also good to cultivate some semi-finished breeds.

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In addition to cattle and sheep, Marin also has a great demand for horses. In particular, the Eastern European Mongolian horses of the Crimeans. This type of horse may not be as good as a Western European warhorse, and is not suitable for a heavy cavalry warhorse. However, Marin did not pay much attention to the training of heavy cavalry. Because history has proved that the light cavalry is the mainstream of the future. Moreover, Eastern European Mongolian horses are resistant to rough feeding, and the cost of feeding is very low.

So, Marin is now sending out large orders to Crimea for Eastern European Mongolian horses. The main destination of these Eastern European Mongolian horses is Jutland.

Jutland Province covers an area of ​​more than 20,000 square kilometers, but has a population of only over 200,000 people.

You must know that the county where Marin lived in his previous life was only over 1,000 square kilometers and had a population of over 800,000 people. Therefore, according to the standard of the previous life, the present Jutland province is simply a vast land and a sparsely populated area. Moreover, the mountains in Jutland are relatively small, at most a little hilly, which is very suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Therefore, Marin intends to make Jutland the most important animal husbandry base in the North Sea. Among them, the introduction and grazing of Mongolian horses in Eastern Europe will also become the focus of the focus. After all, the scale of Marin's cavalry in the future depends on this.

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It's just that the Cossack villages that Marin is currently promoting on the Jutland peninsula are not very effective...

Marin imitated the Cossack village model of later generations, and recruited some young serfs from the German region, trying to train them into fierce Cossack cavalry.

However, these young Germans who came from serfs, although not lacking in martial spirit, are really bad at riding, and they are not good at fighting right away. Even if they are trained, they are only second-rate light cavalry.

For this, Marin was a pain in the ass. After all, he was counting on a large number of cheap and brave Cossack cavalry. If this kind of pirated Cossack cavalry is not strong enough to fight, it is also a waste of food.

Marin found that the pirated German-style Cossacks he made were all brave and brave, but they lacked the ferocity of the original Cossacks. And this kind of fierce wolf nature is what the hussars need most. Because the role of cavalry is not only to defeat the opponent, but also to intimidate the opponent.

When a group of hungry Cossack cavalry attacked, the general army should feel fear and even lose the courage to confront.

At this point, the original Cossack did a great job. They acted as the tsar's vanguard of aggression, fighting and killing everywhere. It can be said that without the Cossacks, there would be no tsarist Russia with a large area in later generations.

But the German-style Cossacks created by Marin, not to mention that the level of riding and riding is not as good as the original, they also lost a lot in terms of momentum. Such a light cavalry, not to mention the combat strength. At least, pull it out, others will not be afraid, and even dare to fight.

However, the purpose of Marin's formation of the Cossacks was not only the purpose of enriching the army's combat power, but also the strategic goal of intimidating the enemy. When a pack of cossack cavalry like coyotes emerge from the horizon, the enemy should be terrified. In this way, the enemy's will to fight can be weakened...

However, the German Cossacks said that the concubines can't do it...

These German Cossacks were transformed from German serfs. In their bones, there is obedience and fear of serf owners. Although they were brave in battle, they just didn't have the wolf-like nature of the original Cossacks...