This question was answered in another cattle trade between Marin and the Crimeans......

The Crimeans sent 10,000 cattle and 5,000 Eastern Mongolian horses, and Marin paid for it. Moreover, because of the lack of cash, Marin used a large amount of rye to offset the bill, and the other party gladly accepted.

The Tatars of the Crimea are interesting, it stands to reason that they are followers of Allah's religion and are not allowed to drink alcohol. On the surface, the Crimean Khanate is indeed forbidden.

Privately, however, the Tatars of Crimea are as good as Maozi. Moreover, he is equally fond of drinking spirits. From the Great Khan to the ordinary Tatar herdsmen, most of them were fond of drinking spirits. Of course, it's all drunk in private. On formal occasions, alcohol is not allowed.

Although it is not overtly drunk, the consumption of spirits by the Crimean Tatars, for the same population size, is definitely no less than that of Maozi. After all, they were nomads with Mongolian roots.

When the Crimeans drank the two-pot head made by Marin, they immediately fell in love with this excellent tasting spirit. You must know that the second pot head only appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. But as soon as it appeared, it immediately swept the Qing Dynasty, especially in the northern region.

In fact, before the Qing Dynasty, it was not popular to drink spirits, but low-alcohol liquors such as rice wine and rice wine. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, because it was the Manchu and Mongolian associations that ruled China, they were all outsiders. Outsiders have long been fond of drinking swords and spirits, and after entering the customs, the Manchu and Mongolian nobles are the ruling class. Then, under the leadership of these rulers, the whole society began to worship the drinking of high-grade liquor. Therefore, as soon as the second pot head appeared, it was immediately sought after, and soon became popular throughout the Qing Dynasty...... Until modern times, the literati's favorite liquors such as rice wine and rice wine were marginalized, and it became popular to drink high-grade liquor in both the north and south of the country......

This is off-topic, but it is undeniable that the steppe nomads, especially the northern steppe nomads, are particularly fond of drinking spirits.

Therefore, as soon as Marin's rye second pot head reached the Crimean Khanate, it was immediately sought after. Then, in the livestock trade with the Crimean Khanate, rye kettle automatically accounted for half of the trade......

Today, the Tatar cavalry of the Crimea, every time they go to the Grand Duchy of Moscow to rob food, money, and women, they will pour a bowl of two pots before they go on horseback and go on battle. Moreover, when many people go out on the expedition, they also carry skin bags full of two pot heads......

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Of course, this is not the point, the point is - after the end of this cattle deal, the head of the escort of the Crimean Khanate, General Jamahan, made a proposal:

"Excuse me, Grand Duke Marin, do you want a herding slave in your country?"

"Grazing slaves?" Marin was puzzled.

"Yes, you've bought so many cows and horses, you can't usually graze them yourself, right? So, we can provide you with some slaves who are proficient in herding cattle and horses......"

Marin instantly understood, the other party was still the same old - he wanted to sell slaves......

"Ross?" Marin asked. The Rus' were naturally the later Russians, that is, Maozi.

Jama Khan nodded, shook his head again, and said:

"It's Rus', but not the mainstream Rus' of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but Kievan Rus'. In addition, there were many tribes of fugitive slaves from Poland and Lithuania. They operate mainly in the steppes of southern Lithuania and are not under the jurisdiction of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and we sometimes visit them. However, they are also poor nomadic tribes with little oil and water. Moreover, they also had Cossack cavalry, which was more difficult to deal with. So, we go there less. ”

"Kievan Rus'? Isn't it just the Ukrainians? Marlin understood in an instant.

The Cossacks were generally divided into two main factions by blood - one was the Ukrainian Cossacks, which were mainly Zaporozhye Cossacks and Dnieper Cossacks; The other faction was the Russian Cossacks, which were dominated by the Don Cossacks. There were also Cossacks from the Caucasian group, which also belonged to the Russian Cossack group.

The Cossacks of later generations were apparently dominated by Russian Cossacks. The Russian Cossacks, who were also the sharpest swords in the hands of the Tsar, opened up territory for Tsarist Russia.

However, in the early days, in fact, the Russian Cossacks were not yet a climate. Now, the strongest are actually the two ethnic groups of the Ukrainian Cossacks - the Zaporozhye Cossacks and the Dnieper Cossacks.

The ethnic majority of these two ethnic groups are Ukrainians, plus a number of fugitive slaves from Poland and Lithuania.

It was already the 16th century, and the Ukrainian Cossacks already had a good power. At least, those Cossack villages, with their own cavalry corps.

There was the protection of the cavalry, plus the Cossacks were now mainly poor nomadic tribes. Therefore, the Crimean Khanate is generally not very willing to provoke such a tricky and oily object.

And the reason why Jama Khan sold Cossacks to Marin this time was because he was escorting 10,000 cattle and 5,000 Eastern European Mongolian horses to Beihai on the way, and happened to meet a small Cossack tribe on the way.

Then, after arriving in Beihai State, he wanted to take the opportunity to sell these Cossack prisoners of war and exchange them for some two-pot wine......

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Marin was worried that his pirated German-style Cossacks had no combat effectiveness, and when he heard that the other party actually had authentic Cossacks for sale, he was naturally interested. So, he asked:

"You captured these Cossacks, and the Lithuanians are not angry?"

You know, the cattle and horses of the Crimean Khanate had to pass through Lithuania. It is actually very taboo for escort teams to plunder the population on the territory of Lithuania.

Jama Khan shook his head and said:

"It's okay, the Lithuanians won't pursue it!"

"What? You robbed their people, and they didn't pursue it? Marin felt strange. If anyone dares to rob their own population, they will have to send troops to learn a lesson.

"Grand Duke Marin, you don't know these Cossacks. What's the Cossack? The Cossacks are a bunch of fugitive slaves, a bunch of traitors who do not obey the administration of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania! ”

"For these rebels who do not obey the administration of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it is good that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania does not send troops to recruit them, and still expects justice to be done for them? If it weren't for the fact that their tribe was too poor and a little fiercer, we Crimeans would have wiped them out a long time ago! ”

Marin hesitated a little:

"Since you say that they are fierce and disobedient to management, what if I buy them and disobey me?"

Jama Khan laughed and said:

"It may be a problem for others, but it is a minor problem for you, the Grand Duke of Marin......"

"I would like to hear from you!"

Jama Khan took a sip of the second pot head and continued:

"Do you know, Grand Duke Marin? The whisky produced in your country (rye two-pot head) is extremely popular in the savannah. Not only we, the Crimeans liked, but also those Cossacks. After our whisky was exchanged, Cossack merchants often came to exchange with us with livestock. Even, some Cossack thieves will come to us to steal whiskey and drink...... So, those Cossacks, if you buy them, as long as you give them whiskey every day, and you whip them out, they won't leave......"

"Can it still be like this?" Marin was taken aback.

"Don't believe me? Of the more than 100 Cossacks I brought, there were more than 30 Cossack strongmen. All you have to do is give them a small bottle of whiskey every day, and make sure they're well fed and clothed, and I'm sure they'll be dead set on you......"

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After a fierce ideological struggle, Marin slammed the table and said:

"Okay, I'll give it a try. If the result is really similar to what you say, I will buy more Cossacks in the future! The price is easy to say, but complete Cossack families, do not kill their old and weak women and children! ”

Marin suddenly thought - since pirated German Cossacks are not good, why not buy some authentic Cossacks to mix with those German Cossacks, and then the old driver will take those novices? If it did, Marin would have received a large number of wolf-like Cossack hussars......

"Are you serious?" Jama Khan was also taken aback. This time, he promoted the Cossacks captured along the way, just to exchange some more rye two pots, and he never thought of it as a long-term business. However, it would be foolish not to earn money......

"Of course!" Marin nodded solemnly. Then he added:

"If, as you say, you can win over the Cossacks with spirits, I am willing to pay a high price for more Cossacks, but ask the whole family to buy them. As for the price, you are satisfied! ”

Jama Khan thought for a moment and said:

"The sacking of the Cossack tribes may pay a price, but if you bid high enough, I think there are people who will be willing to help you take the Cossacks captive. You know, in the Zaporozhye region and the Dnieper region, there are hundreds of thousands of Cossacks who are mainly Kievan Rus. If you need, we can cooperate for a long time ......"

Marin nodded and said:

"If, as you say, we can use spirits to win over the group of Cossacks you brought, we will cooperate for a long time in the future. Money is not an issue, and neither are spirits! ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news! Once successful, we will cooperate for a long time in the future! After that, Jamakhan went to busy with the handover of the more than a hundred Cossacks. After the handover, Jama Khan returned home with his team.

It's just that Marin and Jama Khan didn't know that because of today's deal, a mixed Cossack hussar team of Ukrainian Cossacks and German Cossacks appeared under Marin's command, which was large in scale, strong in combat effectiveness, and highly mobile, which terrified European countries......

Later, of course, this Cossack took on its own name - the Jutland Cossacks. This was named after their settlement, and in the future, this Jutland Cossack also provided a stable source of hussars for Marin, becoming one of the most important combat components of the North Sea State......

And in order to circumvent the Holy See's "no slave trade" rule, Marin bought those Ukrainian Cossacks from the Crimeans in the name of "recruitment". The price paid was mainly barrel by barrel of whisky (rye two-pot head......