Chapter 110: The Mongolian Horse of Eastern Europe

It may feel like Marin's sycophants are too much, after all, there are very few monarchs who dare to openly compare themselves to gods, especially European monarchs. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAfter all, in this era, Europeans are all religious.

So, Möngkegire Khan modestly said:

"Your envoy has a good reputation, although Ben Khan is also wise, but he still doesn't dare to stand side by side with the sky...... "Yes, Möngkejire Khan is also arrogant, except for not daring to compare with the sky, all other compliments are accepted as ordered......

In this regard, Marin smiled in his heart - not afraid of your arrogance, only afraid that you are not arrogant. If I am not arrogant, how can I continue to shoot this horse?

So, Marin decided to make persistent efforts:

"Great Khan, I am far away in the northwestern frontier of Europe, but I have long heard of the great Khan's great name!"

"Oh, what do you guys say about Ben Khan?" Möngkejire Khan said with interest.

"My teacher once traveled to the Kipchak steppes and met you, the Great Khan. He has this to say about you......"

"I want to hear ...... detail"

"The teacher said that the Great Khan was the most martial emperor he had ever seen in decades. Your great exploits reminded him of a great hero......"

"What kind of hero can compare with Ben Khan?" For a time, Möngkejire Khan's domineering spirit leaked...... Apparently, Möngkejire Khan was overconfident......

"The great emperor who swept the world - Genghis Khan!" Marin spat out a great name......

Now Möngkejire Khan can no longer sit there and pretend to be compared, because Genghis Khan is his ancestor......

So Möngkejire Khan stood up from the throne of the Great Khan and said in a serious and solemn manner:

"That's the ancestor of Ben Khan, the greatest Khan in the world!" In the face of Genghis Khan's prestige, even if he is as confident as Möngkejire Khan, he cannot be calm. Basically, in the eyes of the Mongol descendants, Genghis Khan is a god-like being. So, at the mention of Genghis Khan, Möngke Jire Khan couldn't help but stand up as a sign of respect. Moreover, he was indeed a descendant of Timur the Bald, the thirteenth son of Jochi, the eldest son of Genghis Khan.

"No wonder...... No wonder...... No wonder the teacher said that you are like Genghis Khan, it turns out that you have the blood of the Golden Family flowing in your veins......" Marin pretended to be suddenly enlightened, which made Montgogire Khan very useful.

"Noble envoy, do you actually know about the Golden Family?" Möngkegire Khan was very pleased with Marin's performance. In particular, Marin brought up the stubble of the Golden Family.

All the while, Möngkegire Khan tried to prove that he was noble and "ordained by heaven". But in fact, because of the mixed blood with the local whites of Eastern Europe, the blood of the Golden Family has thinned out and has become more like a Mongol, but more like a European. Strictly speaking, now Möngkegire Khan can only be regarded as a side branch of the Golden Family.

Moreover, the rest of Europe was always hostile to the Golden Horde, treating them as barbarians. Now, an envoy of a great European power (Möngkegire Khan still knew about the Hanseatic League) respected him so much, and also knew that he had a golden family bloodline, which made Möngkejire Khan very proud.

Even, the Crimean nobles, who sat in the hall of the Khan Palace, showed surprised expressions. You know, there are many things that they may not be clear. After all, the Crimean Khanate has long been greened, and many Mongolian traditions have been lost.

"Yes, I know about the Golden Family, which is the noble family sent by the Immortal Heaven to rule the prairie. The members of this family were born to be the kings of the grasslands......"

"Immortal ......" For Crimea, a country of green religion, hearing this ancient word, many Tatar nobles, including Möngkejire Khan, could not help but sigh.

"I suppose that there must be atavism in your blood......line, Great Khan," Marin continued to brazenly praise Möngkegire Khan.

"The atavism? What do you mean? "As a bunch of reckless men and scumbags, Möngkegire Khan and the Tatar nobles said they did not understand......

"The atavistic phenomenon refers to the blood that is passed down from the ancestors in the body, which should be getting thinner and thinner, but because of special reasons, such as the will of God...... Suddenly it became thicker......"

"Oh—" Möngkejire Khan and the pound-and-pound Tatar nobleman nodded in understanding. Actually, they didn't understand it at all......

"My teacher, who once crossed the steppes and arrived in the far East, saw the portrait of the great Genghis Khan, and brought it back to me. I found out that you look very similar to Genghis Khan! Marin shamelessly made a look of admiration.

On the side, Karn brought by Marin, the corners of his mouth twitched—he hadn't seen Marlin look so cheap in a long time...... Although, he couldn't understand what Ma Lin was saying, but judging from his expression, his young master was slapping people's ass, and it was the kind that was slapping very hard......

"Huh? Portrait of Genghis Khan? Have you seen it? Möngkejire Khan was shocked. He's grown so big, he's never seen Genghis Khan look like.

Marin smiled, would he tell Möngke Gire Khan that he had a portrait of Genghis Khan in his elementary school history books...... Moreover, he studied sketching and was able to draw a portrait of Genghis Khan. After all, the portrait of Genghis Khan in the history book has relatively simple lines and is not difficult to draw.

"Contemptible people have not only seen it, but they can also draw a portrait of Genghis Khan!" Marin said confidently.

In his previous life, he had studied sketching, and he had stupidly studied Leonardo da Vinci in the text, painting eggs. Later, after the crossing, Leonardo da Vinci became his subordinate and also instructed him in his painting skills. So, Marin's current painting is barely okay. It may be almost impossible to paint an oil painting, but it is still okay to draw a sketch.

"Huh? The envoy should not draw it quickly, so that I can wait to pay my respects! "Möngkejire Khan is a little out of shape. Moreover, he also wanted to see if he was like his own ancestors......

So, Marin found a blank piece of paper and a pencil and began to draw on the spot......

However, while painting, Marin did not peek at Möngkejire Khan......

As for why he peeked at Möngkegire Khan, it was not that Mönggogire Khan was handsome, but that Marin planned to make small changes to the portrait of Genghis Khan.

After all, just now he blew out the cowhide, saying that Möngke Jire Khan was "atavistic" and looked like Genghis Khan. If you don't look like it, you'll be unlucky......

So, Marin made a slight modification and painted the portrait of Genghis Khan to be more similar to that of Möngkegire Khan...... After the painting, Marin also annotated it in Mongolian and Tatar, which he learned from Mozhigen and Batel - this is Genghis Khan......

When Möngkegire Khan and the nobles of the Crimean Khanate saw the portrait, everyone was shocked......

Because, the portrait of Marin is very imposing, and the portrait of Genghis Khan wrapped in a white turban and wearing a white Mongolian robe is indeed very Mongolian. Moreover, in terms of appearance, in order to make "Genghis Khan" look like Möngke Jire Khan, Marin specially painted his skin tone relatively white, did not fill in the face color, and made slight changes to the nose.

As a result, Genghis Khan in the painting is indeed quite similar to Möngkejire Khan......

Holding the sketch drawn by Marin, Möngke Jire Khan was very excited and very complacent. In a moment of joy, Möngkejire Khan directly rewarded Marin with 100 "Mongolian horses......

In fact, the so-called "Mongolian horses" in the mouth of Möngkejire Khan are the mixed descendants of Mongolian horses and local Eastern European horses brought by Batu after the establishment of the Golden Horde in the early years.

Its characteristics are not very similar to those of Mongolian horses. However, it still retains many of the characteristics of Mongolian horses. For example, it has strong endurance and is suitable for expeditions; Hardy and resistant to rough feeding......

Although the endurance may not be as good as that of the original Mongolian horse, it is much stronger than that of the delicate European horse. The Don hippos that the Cossack cavalry rode later were actually the descendants of a mixture of Mongolian horses and local Eastern European horses.

Influenced by the native Eastern European horse lineage, this horse is taller than the original Mongolian horse and retains many of the advantages of Mongolian horse endurance, cold tolerance and tolerance to rough feeding. Later Cossacks, who rode on such Mongolian horses, conquered Siberia.

For Marin, this Eastern European Mongolian horse, although a bit small in size (after all, it is a descendant of Mongolian horses), but because of its strong endurance and resistance to cold and rough feeding, it is a very good military horse.

Even, its resistance to rough feeding is the most domineering......

You must know that the Mongols and Tatars raise horses, they are all free-range on the steppe, they just eat grass casually, and only after being selected as war horses will they have the opportunity to eat feed. Moreover, even if they become war horses, they usually eat more grass than feed.

In this way, the cost of raising Mongolian horses is very low. Unlike European war horses, although they are tall and mighty, they must be eaten well every day. And the price of oats in Europe is so expensive, raising a war horse is a very high expense for ordinary people. Often, a knight of 1,000 acres can only raise a few war horses, and no matter how much, he can't afford to raise them.

And the Mongolian war horse, which is resistant to rough feeding, is too domineering. People just graze on the grass and don't cost anything. A few horses can't be seen, thousands of them, and the contrast is striking.

Raising 10,000 European horses can cost a huge amount. The cost of raising 10,000 Mongolian war horses is more than half lower......

Moreover, European horses, even pack horses used by cavalry for transfers, often need to be fed, which is very uneconomical, and the cost of raising is higher than that of Mongolian horses and Eastern European Mongolian horses (Don hippos).

Therefore, in the Middle Ages, it was difficult for Europeans to organize large-scale cavalry. It wasn't until later that they became rich and powerful, and popularized the national tax, that they were able to afford a cavalry force of more than 10,000 people. But relying on the advantage of low breeding costs, the Mongols and Tatars could pull up tens of thousands of cavalry at will, which was very terrifying. Therefore, Crimea, relying on its cavalry superiority, can bully Russia for many years......

In view of this, Marin was also very happy to get the Mongolian horse (Don hippopotamus) in Eastern Europe. This kind of horse may not be suitable for plate knights to ride, but it is not too good to use it for light cavalry. First of all, the cost of feeding is low, which can save a lot of costs, and it is also conducive to large-scale equipment.

In addition, this horse has strong endurance and is suitable for long-distance running, which is very suitable for the "blitzkrieg" that Marin admires. Even the Plate Knights may not be able to use this small Eastern European Mongolian horse in battle, but it is an excellent choice for changing horses when traveling. At least, in the Rush Mountain, the Eastern European Mongolian horse has much more endurance than the European high-headed horse......

Therefore, Marin immediately "thanksgiving", thanked Möngkejire Khan for his "generous reward", and planned to bring these 100 Eastern European Mongolian horses back to breed......