The Rise of the European Emperor

Just this spring, a major event happened in the North American colony of the North Sea Kingdom - the mules landed on the North American continent...

A few years ago, Marin sent more than 2,000 mares and hundreds of male donkeys to the North American Twin Island Colony. Then, on Columbus Island, a mule breeding center was opened.

A mule born from a male donkey and a female horse is called a mule, which is more like a horse in appearance, larger in size, more powerful, and good at running (compared to a donkey). Of course, you can't outrun a horse, but your strength and endurance are not under a horse. The only problem is that he is not as obedient as a horse, and sometimes he has a donkey's temper and is a posthumous child. At this time, you need to slap hard to be obedient. Therefore, most people rarely ride a mule to rush the road. If you encounter a mule, it will kill you and even throw people off.

However, if you are not in a hurry, and you are traveling a long way, a mule is a good choice. At least, the weight-bearing capacity of a mule is much greater than that of a donkey.

However, because of their strength, mules are actually more used to pull carts. After all, even if the mule loses its temper, the person does not sit on its back and there is no danger. At most, stop and smoke.

Of course, mules can also be used to pull plows...

Especially mules, because the mother is a mare, or a huge European draught horse. Therefore, this kind of mule, which is based on the European draught horse, is also very large and powerful, and it is very suitable for pulling plows to cultivate the land.

Tested by livestock breeders on Columbus Island, a robust European mule is as strong as a draught horse. Its speed is slower than that of a horse, but faster than that of an ox. If it is a flat plain land, European mules can cultivate 6 acres of land a day. The cattle can only cultivate 4 mu of land a day. That is to say, European mules plough the land faster than cattle, but slower than draught horses.

However, the cost of raising mules is lower than that of horses, but the cost of raising mules is higher than that of cattle, while the cost of donkeys and mules is lower. The mule is very large, no less than a horse, with great strength and a large amount of food. As for speed, mules are lower than horses, but have a lot of power and are very suitable for plowing, especially flat ones. The donkey and mule are smaller in size and less powerful. But it has an advantage - it is very adaptable to the mountains. Therefore, although the donkeys and mules are small in strength, they are very popular among the mountain people because of their small food intake and the advantages of adapting to the mountains. Even in later generations, there are still many donkeys and mules in the mountains.

According to the estimation of the breeding center, although the feeding cost of European mules is higher than that of cattle, they can cultivate more land than cattle because of their high speed and efficiency in cultivating land. Therefore, in the sparsely populated Americas, European mules are more suitable than cattle. Also, feeding costs (relative to horses) are relatively low.

It's just that mules have a very troublesome place - the low birth rate...

Marin set up a mule breeding center in Shuangdao a few years ago, but after a few years, more than 2,000 mares gave birth to more than 1,000 mules. And those who have grown up to serve are less than 800.

But these less than 800 mules caused a huge sensation when they landed on the North American continent. For a time, many immigrants, even the Delaware natives, came to watch. If it were replaced by a timid horse, they might have been frightened.

However, stupid horses and mules are not afraid. They are not afraid of being watched. Immigrants and natives watch these mules, and these very curious mules also watch the crowd who came to watch them, and then everyone stares at each other...

The cute mule likes to tilt his head to look at those onlookers, and his appearance makes a lot of people bad. When the porter who drove the mules came to pull them away, the mules lost their temper and refused to go...

Eventually, the mules were sent to the newly reclaimed area of ​​Long Island to be used for farming...  

According to the plan, Manhattan Island will continue to grow winter wheat. Therefore, spring ploughing has nothing to do with Manhattan Island. However, the newly reclaimed area of ​​Long Island will need to grow feed crops such as soybeans and oats. At the same time, soybeans can also be used as cooking oil. Therefore, the newly developed Long Island area of ​​New York has become a growing area for soybean and oat feed. This batch of less than 800 mules is just used to cultivate these fields...

These mules till four thousand and several hundred acres of land a day,

The onlookers were stunned by the English immigrants and Delaware natives. Then, several female Delaware chiefs approached Albert to ask for mules.

Albert thought to himself, mules have no reproductive capacity anyway, and they cannot be used as cavalry mounts. So, he generously sent a dozen mules to the Delaware natives.

Somehow, when Albert was delivering the Delaware mules, he told them - this is a horse...

This is mainly because mules do look like horses. With the shallow knowledge of the local indigenous people, it is difficult to distinguish.

In addition, Albert is ready to officially introduce horses to the North American continent. This is because New York's chasing army has gone a long way in chasing the Mohicans. The distance is hundreds of kilometers away from New York. If you continue to chase and kill on foot, you will not be able to catch up. Therefore, Albert intends to introduce war horses to equip the army so that they can hunt down the Mohicans.

After the horses landed in New York, however, Albert feared that friendly Delaware would beg him, just as he was begging for mules this time.

The problem is that Marin has made three orders and five orders that the colonies must never give a fertile horse to the Indians. Even if it is robbed, an army must be dispatched to recover it.

In the early days, Marin required that all landing horses must be castrated...

However, if the castrated horse is given to the Delaware, the other party will definitely be able to see it. At that time, the relationship between the two parties was stale.

Therefore, Albert had an idea and simply referred to a mule as a horse, insisting that a mule was a horse. In this way, plus the fact that mules and horses are indeed similar, when the time comes, when horses are really introduced, as long as they are well isolated, from a distance, the two are indeed similar.

If the Delaware wanted horses, Albert sent them a few mules and fooled them...

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In fact, mules can also be ridden. It's just that occasionally I get a donkey's temper, and it's a slap in the face. This may not usually be the case. But in war, it could be fatal. Also, sometimes it can throw people off. Therefore, as long as there is a horse, it will definitely not ride a mule. Unless, it's a good-tempered mule. Of course, mules pulling carts are fine.

Because most of the time, mules can also be ridden. As long as they are not allowed to get close and discern carefully, the Delaware can't see it either. Anyway, Albert's attitude is - the Delaware want horses? To the mule! Want a real horse? no way!

In order to fool the Delaware, Albert ordered that all immigrants speak the same language, insisting that a mule is a horse. If the Delaware wanted to "ride", Albert would even give them a saddle so they could ride a mule...

Moreover, in order to prevent the Delaware people from contacting real horses, Albert will also build a large camp outside the city, dedicated to raising horses, and not allowing the Delaware people to visit. At the same time, two mules were tied at the gate of the camp. Want to see horses? Look! Isn't that the two at the door? The same is true in the castle of Manhattan Island, New York - the horses are kept in the inner courtyard, and the mules are tethered at the door to pretend to be horses. Even, in order to pretend to be a bit like a horse, a mule that pretends to be a horse will put on reins and saddles to further fool the Delaware...