In fact, promising 100,000 English sheep to the Netherlands would certainly offend King Edward. After all, the British absolutely did not want to see the Flemish get enough wool.

100,000 British sheep, breed well, one or two litters a year, and in a few years it will be able to expand several times. In this case, the woollen industry in the UK will be affected.

But Marin didn't care about the impact, in fact, he could get 500,000 British sheep. Because, the county of Northumberland, which is now under his name, is now a sheep breeding area for traditional Chinese medicine. Northumberland is not terrained, with only the eastern seaboard being predominantly plain. Its western part is mainly hilly and swampy. Moreover, the local temperature is low, which is only suitable for growing cold-tolerant crops such as rye. Wheat or anything, don't even think about it.

So, after Marin took control of Northumberland, he only developed rye cultivation in the eastern plains. As for the hilly areas in the west, sheep farming has been vigorously developed. At present, the total number of wool sheep in England under the name of Marin in Northumberland is more than 500,000. It's not a lot compared to England's total of more than 13 million, but it's a lot.

But England had long banned the export of live sheep to prevent competitors from acquiring British sheep breeds and reducing demand for English wool. At the same time, it overwhelmed the woolen industry in England.

Therefore, Marin's promise to give 100,000 British sheep is definitely a great favor. If an Englishman dared to do this, Edward would have been torn to pieces long ago. Only Marin, who had an army of 20,000 in England, was not afraid of Edward settling accounts with him.

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Sure enough, after Philippe returned to Ghent, he consulted with the Dutch nobles, and the local nobles were tempted......

If you raise British sheep that produce high-quality wool on your own land, you can definitely save a lot of costs! The great nobles of the Netherlands, especially those of Flanders, almost every family had a number of woolen factories, which were closely related to the woollen industry. When the Flemish woolen industry flourished, they made more money. Otherwise, you will earn a lot less.

To put it simply, it is said that in England, the cost of buying wool from the farms where it is produced is only £4 per bag. Counting the king's taxes and high profits, it's only £8 a bag. The Flemish woollen mill import price of £12 to £13 was much cheaper.

Moreover, the purchase price of 4 pounds a bag also made the sheep aristocrats make a lot of money. In other words, if they raised their own English sheep, the cost of each bag would be about £4 even if they paid taxes to Philip, the monarch. This cost is supplied to the wool mill, and the cost is reduced by more than half, how attractive is it?

So, after some discussion, Philip came to Aurich with a few Dutch nobles to consult with Marin for further discussion......

The Dutch nobles clearly wanted more, and they offered to need more English sheep. But Marin refused without hesitation, and he falsely told Philip and several Dutch nobles that the provision of 100,000 English sheep was enough to anger King Edward. If there is more, he will definitely be stripped of his title of Newcastle by the other party......

Speaking of which, Philip and a few Dutch nobles have nothing more to say. After all, under normal circumstances, it does.

But they didn't know that Edward didn't dare to offend Marin now. Because, whether he was conquering Scotland or controlling Ireland, he had to rely on Marin's army. So, even if he was angry, Edward had to endure it now. Even if you want to retaliate, you have to wait for the domestic situation to stabilize......

However, Marin would not give Edward a chance to take revenge. Because, once the situation in the British Isles stabilizes, Marin will have to let Edward "receive a boxed lunch". Therefore, he didn't care about Edward's old accounts in the future.

But Prince Philip and the nobles of the Netherlands didn't know that under normal circumstances, Marin was willing to give them 100,000 English sheep, which was indeed a big risk. So, they don't want more.

Then, after some negotiations, the two sides finally settled on 100,000 British sheep, with a ratio of 1 to 9 rams and ewes. Moreover, the ewes must be young. In this way, it is possible to have several more children to increase the total number.

Marin naturally had no problem with this, because he didn't look down on this ordinary English sheep at all......

In fact, Marin has long been bred with English ewes and Spanish merino rams, and has been able to produce consistently excellent wool-producing sheep with soft fine wool.

This wool-producing sheep, known as the "North Sea sheep", not only has finer wool than British wool, but also retains the soft advantages of British wool. Although the quality is slightly worse than authentic merino wool, it is much better than English wool.

With the North Sea sheep, a better wool-producing sheep, Marin naturally looks down on genuine British sheep. That's why he was so generous to give the other party 100,000 sheep. Because, when the scale of the North Sea sheep comes up, the wool produced will definitely surpass the genuine British wool.

Today, the total number of North Sea sheep that have stabilized their wool production has exceeded 30,000. As long as we pay close attention to cultivation, there will be 100,000 or even more than a million in the future. At that time, the wool industry in Beihai will be dominated by this high-quality wool. The wool produced is certainly better than that made from English wool.

British wool is actually coarse, and it is only because it is soft and comfortable that it is very popular in the market. Although merino wool is fine and soft, merino sheep are only suitable for arid environments. If you switch to a humid area, it is easy to get sick and die.

Why did only Australia become the main producer of Merino sheep in later generations? Isn't it because Australia is an arid continent? The United States also introduced Merino sheep at the beginning, but unfortunately they could not be raised. Otherwise, with the unique agricultural and animal husbandry conditions of the United States, it would have become a major producer of Merino sheep long ago.

Therefore, at the beginning, Marin took the route taken by later generations - using merino rams and native ewes to breed and breed breeds suitable for the local area.

Just like the North Sea sheep bred by Marin in this way, not only the quality of the wool exceeds that of the original British sheep, but also the climate adaptability is good. Marin once sent dozens of North Sea sheep to New York, and these sheep lived well in the local area and were more adapted to the local climate.

Therefore, Marlin, who has a better breed of sheep, naturally has no feeling about sending 100,000 British sheep to the Netherlands. However, if he wanted to send more himself, Marin was not happy. After all, giving away 100,000 for nothing is already considered hemorrhage. And let yourself bleed, isn't that a slander?

However, if Prince Philip and several Dutch nobles returned in vain, the other party would definitely not be happy. If you're not happy, it's not good to stop yourself from recruiting homeless people in the Netherlands in the future.

So, Marin tried to make them happy. Of course, while making the other party happy, you can't suffer too much.

Then, Marin sacrificed the sheep breeding artifact - the sheepdog!

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At present, there are two main breeds of herding dogs in Marin's hands - German herding and border collie. Among them, Demu was bred from Alsatian wolfdogs. The border collie, which is selected and bred from the local shepherd dogs in the border counties of southern Scotland, which has become a fiefdom of Marin, is known as the smartest dog in the world.

Marin hesitated, and finally decided to send Prince Philip a batch of border collies instead of German shepherds. Why? Because the German shepherd can be used as a military dog, the strategic value is greater. The border herding is only suitable for shepherding sheep because of its small size and little courage.

Of course, as the world's smartest dog, the border herding ability is absolutely powerful. Moreover, Marin also needs their shepherds to be strong.

Why? Because, with the help of the border herders, the ranches in the Netherlands need fewer people. With dogs, people are eliminated. And the eliminated peasants naturally went into Marin's hands......

In the final analysis, Marin sent border collies, which was also a disguised way to deny farmers in the Netherlands a way to live, and deliberately forced them to accept his own solicitation.

In order to reassure Prince Philip and several Dutch nobles, Marlint took them to a ranch outside of Aurich that specialized in raising East Freey raw sheep (dairy sheep), and let them watch the lively and intelligent border herding of sheep live, which deeply shocked the gang.

At the moment, there are actually sheepdogs in the Netherlands. However, there is still no such intelligent and capable shepherd dog as the border collie. Marin sent a group of young border herders to Prince Philip and several Dutch nobles, and also sent a special dog trainer to the Netherlands to help them train, which really made them very happy.

They didn't know that Marin was doing this to rob the population of the Netherlands. When sheep are raised all by dogs, what is the use of farmers? Naturally, it was packed and taken away by Marin......

Later, in the "enclosure movement" in the Netherlands, the cute, lively, intelligent and capable border collie was deeply hated by the Dutch farmers who lost their land. The British "enclosure movement" came to be known as "sheep eating people", while the "enclosure movement" in the Netherlands was described as "sheep and dogs eating people together". And the dog in it naturally refers to the border collie. After all, the smart and capable border collie steals people's jobs and makes it impossible for people to live, so they are described as "dogs eat people......