The development of animal husbandry in the North Sea Country 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 a high price.

Native to the Simmental and Saanen Plains under the Swiss Southwest Alps, Simmental cattle are a large breed of milk, meat and servants. In later generations, Simmental cattle were extremely popular in Europe. In later generations, 50% of the cattle in Switzerland were Simmental. In Austria, the proportion is as high as 63%. In the former West Germany, it also accounted for 39%.

However, like Charolais and Limousin, Simmental has not yet formed a stable breed, and only the most primitive female parent needs to be carefully bred to achieve the superior attributes of later breeds. Even, the breed of Limousin cattle is difficult to find even the female parent. After all, the Limousin cow only came to life in the 20th century. Before, the devil knew where the mother of the Limousin cow came from.

But the origin of Charolais and Simmental cattle is certain – one from the Charolais region of France and one from the Simmental and Saanen plains of Switzerland. Although the breed is far from reaching the high-quality standards of later generations, the original breeds of cattle in the two places must also be excellent.

Moreover, Marin had previously overlooked the fact that French silver coins were also very common in Switzerland......

During these years, French penetration into Switzerland was deep. Moreover, most of the Swiss mercenaries fought for France and received French salaries. As a result, French silver coins are also popular in Switzerland. In fact, the amount of French silver coins in circulation in Switzerland is larger than that of Deutsche Finney.

Of course, this is to be looked at in a partition. The eastern and northern cantons of Switzerland have more exchanges with the German region, so the mainstream currency is still Deutsche Fennig. However, the cantons of western Switzerland, including the French-speaking Quarter, are mainly French silver coins.

Although the French silver coin is very unkind and has a very low silver content, it is also the mainstream silver coin in Europe. 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 coin" made by the mint in Marin must also be in great demand here.

Therefore, after remembering such an excellent breed of Simmental cattle, Marin ordered people to be sent to the Simmental and Saanen plains in Switzerland, and asked them to buy the original breed of Simmental cattle on a large scale. Especially those special varieties without horns, it is important to buy them, even if they pay a high price. Anyway, the cost of the "French silver coin" pressed with white copper is not high. By the way, it can also pit the Swiss......

In fact, the Simmental cow is more significant than the Charolais cow. 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 that of Dutch black and white cows. If Simmental cattle are raised on a large scale, they can not only raise Wagyu beef for service, but also provide a large amount of milk, killing three birds with one stone.

However, the mountains of Switzerland and the Simmental plain are also a very small plain (in fact, the valley is flat). Therefore, the original breed of Simmental cattle produced in this region must be far less abundant than Charolais cattle. Therefore, in the future, Charolais cattle will definitely be larger. Simmental cattle, on the other hand, can only expand their numbers first.

As for the Eastern European cattle introduced from the Crimea, they are not large in size and do not grow fast. The only advantage is probably that it is more hardy. After all, the Eastern European savannah has very cold winters. It is not cold-tolerant, and it will freeze to death. Moreover, the horns of Crimean cattle are thick, and they look dangerous. Therefore, every Crimean cow must have its horns sawed off before entering service to prevent it from accidentally injuring people.

So, in the future, Marlin will definitely prefer the larger, fast-growing Charolais and Simmental cattle. However, Crimean cattle also have their advantages, that is, they are strong in winter.

After all, they can survive the winter of minus 10 or 20 degrees Celsius in Eastern Europe, and there is no problem for temperatures not lower than minus 10 degrees in Western Europe.

Therefore, while focusing on the cultivation of Charolais and Simmental cattle, Marin also selects a group of hornless Crimean cows and breeds them with Charolais and Simmental bulls to obtain a hardy breed. After all, the base of Crimean cattle is large, and it is also good to breed a little semi-finished breed.

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In addition to cattle and sheep, Marlin also has a great demand for horses. In particular, the Eastern European Mongolian horses of the Crimeans people. This kind of horse size may not be able to catch up with Western European war horses, and is not suitable for heavy cavalry war horses. However, Marin also did not attach importance to the training of heavy cavalry. Because, history proves that light cavalry is the mainstream of the future. Moreover, Mongolian horses in Eastern Europe are resistant to rough feeding, and the cost of feeding is very low.

So, Marin now sent a large number of orders to the Crimea for Eastern European Mongolian horses. And the main destination of these Eastern European Mongolian horses is Jutland.

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

You must know that the county in Ma Lin's hometown in his previous life was only more than 1,000 square kilometers, but the population was as high as more than 800,000. Therefore, according to the standards of the previous life, the current province of Jutland is simply a vast and sparsely populated province. Moreover, Jutland is relatively less mountainous and at most a bit hilly, which is very suitable for the development of animal husbandry. Therefore, Marin intends to make Jutland the most important livestock base in the North Sea Kingdom. Among them, the introduction and grazing of Mongolian horses in Eastern Europe will also become the focus of the focus. After all, the size of the cavalry after Marin will depend on this.

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

Marin imitated the model of the Cossack villages of later generations, and selected some young serfs from the German regions to train them into fierce Cossack cavalry.

However, these young Germans, who were born as serfs, although they did not lack martial spirit, were really bad at riding and were not good at fighting on horseback. Even if it is cultivated, it is just a second-rate light cavalry.

For this, Marin is a nerd-wrenching figure. After all, he was counting on a large number of cheap and brave Cossack cavalry. If this pirated Cossack cavalry is brought out and is not strong in combat, it is also a waste of food.

Marin found that although the pirated German Cossacks he made were also martial and brave, they lacked the fierce wolf nature of the original Cossacks. And this ferocious 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 wolf-like Cossack cavalry attacked, the average army should be frightened and even lose the courage to confront.

In this regard, the original Cossack did a good job. They acted as the vanguard of the Tsar's invasion, fighting and killing everywhere. It can be said that without the Cossacks, there would be no Tsarist Russia, which is a vast area in later generations.

But the German-style Cossack made by Marin, not to mention that the level of riding and riding is not as good as the original, and in terms of momentum, it also loses a lot. Such light cavalry, not to mention the combat power. 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 to increase the combat strength of the army, but also to intimidate the enemy. When a group of steppewolf-like Cossack cavalry appeared from the horizon, the enemy should be afraid. In this way, the enemy's will to fight can be weakened......

However, the German Cossacks said that the concubines could not do it......

These German-style Cossacks were converted from German serfs. In their bones, they have obedience and fear for serf owners. Although they were brave in battle, they did not have the wolf nature of the original Cossacks......