In this spring, there was a major event in the North American colonies of the North Sea Kingdom - the landing of mules on the North American continent......

As early as a few years ago, Marin sent more than 2,000 mares and a few hundred donkeys to the North American Twin Island colonies. Then, on the island of Columbus, a mule breeding center was opened.

The mules born to male and female horses are called horse mules, which are more like horses, larger in size, more powerful, and good at running (compared to donkeys). Of course, you can't outrun the horse, but the strength and endurance are not under the horse. The only problem is that they are not as obedient as horses, and sometimes they will lose their donkey temper and stumble. At this time, you need to take a hard slap to be obedient. Therefore, the average person rarely rides a mule to rush the road. If you encounter a mule, it will kill you and even throw you down.

However, if you are not in a hurry, and you are in a hurry, a mule is a good choice. At the very least, the weight carrying 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, there is no danger, the most he can do is stop and smoke.

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

Especially the horse mule, because the mother is a mare, or a huge European horse. Therefore, this kind of horse mule, which is based on European horses, is also very large in size and strength, and is very suitable for pulling plows and ploughing the land.

Tested by breeders on Columbus Island, a sturdy European horse mule is no less powerful than a horse. Its speed is slower than that of a horse, but faster than that of an ox. If it is a flat plain plot, the European horse mule can plough 6 acres of land in a day. Cows, on the other hand, can only plough 4 acres a day. In other words, European horse mules plough the land faster than oxen, but slower than horses.

It's just that the cost of raising a mule is lower than that of a horse, but the cost of raising a horse and a mule is higher than that of a cow, and the cost of a donkey and a mule is lower. Horses and mules are very large, no less than horses, and they have great strength and a lot of food. As for speed, the horse mule is inferior to the horse, but it has a lot of strength and is well suited to plowing the land, especially flat land. Donkeys and mules, on the other hand, are smaller in size and have less strength. However, it has one advantage - it is very adaptable to the mountains, so although the donkey and mule have little strength, they are very popular with the mountain people because of their small food consumption and the advantages of adapting to the mountains. Even in later generations, there were many donkeys and mules in the mountains.

According to the estimation of the breeding center, although the European horse mule is more expensive to raise than cattle, it can be cultivated more than cattle because of its speed and higher efficiency of arable land than cattle. Therefore, in the sparsely populated American continent, European horse mules are more suitable than cattle. Moreover, the cost of raising (relative to horses) is relatively low.

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

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

But these less than 800 horses and mules caused a huge sensation after landing on the North American continent. For a time, many immigrants, even the indigenous Delaware, came to watch. If you change to a timid horse, you may be frightened.

However, the stupid horse and mule are not afraid. They were not afraid to be watched, and the immigrants and natives watched the mules, and these very curious horses and mules in turn watched the crowd that came to watch them, and then everyone glared at each other......

The cute horse and mule like to tilt their heads to look at those onlookers, and they look cute to many people. When the porters 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 Long Island area 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 Long Island region needs to grow fodder crops such as soybeans and oats. At the same time, soybeans can also be extracted as oil for cooking. As a result, the newly developed Long Island area of New York has become a growing area for soybeans and oats. The mules, which numbered less than 800 individuals, were used to cultivate the land......

These mules ploughed 4,000 acres of land in a day, and stunned the onlookers of English immigrants and Delaware natives. Then, several female Delaware chiefs, with a cheeky face, approached Albert for a mule.

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

When Albert sent the Drava horses and mules, he told them that this was a horse......

This is mainly due to the fact that horses and mules do look like horses. With the shallow knowledge of the local natives, it is difficult to discern.

In addition, Albert is ready to officially introduce horses to the North American continent. This is because the army of chasseurs in New York has been chasing the Mohicans far away. It's hundreds of kilometers away from New York. If you continue to chase on foot, you really can't catch up. Therefore, Albert planned to bring in war horses and equip them with the army, so that they could hunt down the Mohicans.

However, when the horses landed in New York, Albert feared that the friendly Delawares would ask for it, just as they did for mules.

The problem was that Marin had repeatedly decreed that the colonies should never give a single infertile horse to the Indians. Even if it is robbed, a large army must be dispatched to recover it.

In the early days, Marin demanded that all landed horses must be castrated......

However, if the castrated horses were given to the Dravas, they would surely be able to see it. At that time, the relationship between the two sides will be stiff.

Therefore, Albert had an idea, and simply pointed out that the mule was a horse, and insisted that the horse and the mule were horses. In this way, coupled with the fact that horses and mules are indeed similar, when the time comes, horses will be really introduced, as long as they are well isolated, and from a distance, the two are indeed similar.

If the Dravares wanted horses, Albert would give them a few horses and mules to fool them around......

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In fact, horses and mules can also be ridden. It's just that occasionally I will lose my donkey temper and stumble. This may not be a big deal in normal times. But if it's in war, it can be fatal. Also, sometimes it can knock people down. Therefore, if there is a horse, it is certainly not a mule. Unless, it's a good-tempered mule. Of course, horses and mules pull carts, it is good.

Because most of the time, horses and mules can also be ridden. As long as they are not allowed to come close and discern carefully, the Drava people will not be able to see it. Anyway, Albert's attitude was - the Delawares want horses? Give the mule! Want a real horse? No way!

In order to fool the Delaware, Albert ordered all immigrants to speak in one voice, insisting that a horse and a mule are horses. If the Dravares wanted to "ride" as well, Albert would even saddle them so they could ride their mules......

Moreover, in order to prevent the Delaware people from coming into contact with real horses, Albert would also build a large camp outside the city to keep horses from the Delawares. At the same time, two horses and mules were tied to the gate of the camp. Want to see horses? See! Aren't the two at the door? The same is true for the castle on Manhattan Island in New York, where horses are kept in the inner courtyard and mules are tethered to the door to pretend to be horses. Even, in order to pretend to be a point, the mule pretending to be a horse will put on the bridle and saddle to further fool the Drava......