Just after the war, and with 7,000 soldiers and horses being sent to Italy, Marin felt that he had been able to develop the economy honestly recently. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Among them, the development of the textile industry has been put on an important agenda. You know, in the current Europe, the textile industry is definitely one of the important industries to increase fiscal revenue.

The Flemish region, because of the wool industry, has become an economically developed region in Europe. In Flanders, many women work in the woollen industry and earn no less than men. Even, in many families, men have nothing to do and take care of their children at home, while women go to woolen factories to earn money to support their families.

Moreover, whether it is a woolen factory, or an export of woollen cloth, or even the import and export of wool, it can generate taxes. It is precisely because of the developed wool industry in Flanders that the Flemish region became a famous and wealthy region in Europe at that time. Of course, it also aroused the covetousness of Charles the Daring, the father-in-law of Maximilian I, and was annexed.

Moreover, after Prince Philip, the son of Maximilian I, inherited Burgundy, he did not live in Burgundy, but moved directly to Ghent, the most developed city in the Flemish region.

At this time, Ghent, with a population of 55,000 people, was the fourth largest city in the Holy Roman Empire, after Milan (100,000), Prague (70,000) and Genoa (58,000), and was the textile capital of Europe at this time. Most of the city's 55,000 residents are also involved in the textile industry.

Every year, more than half of the tax collected from the Flemish region accounts for the Netherlands. It's a pity that Prince Philip has been separated from his father since he was a child, and he is not too close to Maximilian I. Therefore, the famous handsome king Philip, the husband of the madwoman Juana, although he was financially sound, was unwilling to fully support his father, Maximilian I, and instead cut off most of his financial income to maintain his own luxurious life. If it weren't for this, Maximilian I wouldn't be financially stretched.

However, Maximilian I could not do anything about it. After all, the Duke of Burgundy was his son Philip, not him. Therefore, the financial power of the Netherlands, Maximilian I, has not been able to fully utilize. Moreover, the Dutch parliament has always encouraged Prince Philip to oppose his father. Prince Philip, who has been separated from his father since he was a child, has been growing up in the royal palace in Ghent, and he is accompanied more by the members of the Dutch Parliament. Under their influence and instigation, Prince Philip has weak feelings for his father. Maximilian I, on the other hand, did not mind the selfishness of his son. After all, he is such a son.

In fact, the madwoman Juana, until now, is still a good person. It's just that he was later mad by his unsympathetic husband Philip.

Of course, we will not discuss in detail the selfishness and unkindness of the "Handsome King" Philip here. The main discussion here is the well-developed wool industry in the Flemish region.

Originally, there were two reasons why the wool industry in Flanders was so developed - first, the local textile industry was full of talents, in addition to various craftsmen who were good at making looms and handling wool (mainly to remove oil and smell), there were also a large number of local women who were proficient in spinning and weaving; In addition, the Flemish region is located on the North Sea, directly opposite the United Kingdom. At the time, Britain was a major exporter of wool. Moreover, the wool of England is a fine wool sheep, and the wool is of high quality. In the whole of Europe, the quality of wool is the second highest in England, and the merino sheep in Spain are the first in wool.

It's just that the Merino sheep of the Spaniards are regarded as a national treasure and are forbidden to go out. Even the wool of merino sheep is only circulated in southern Europe such as Spain and Italy, and not in Flanders at all.

Moreover, it is not that other countries have not tried to secretly introduce merino sheep. However, Merino sheep have a trait that they are very fond of the sun and dry climate of Spain, and are not adapted to humid climates.

Historically, for example, merino sheep have been introduced to North America, but failed. Because, Merino sheep, who are accustomed to dry climates, are prone to hoof rot after arriving in humid North America. After being introduced to the dry Australian continent, it has developed rapidly, making Australia a "country on the back of a sheep".

With the same constraints, the rest of Europe, especially the northern ones, could not feed even if they brought in merino sheep. Because, the water and soil are not adapted.

However, Marin has a solution......

This countermeasure is to use the ewes to find the rams of the merino sheep to "borrow" the seeds and create a mixed breed......

As long as the mother is a native sheep of Northwest Europe, then the offspring born by combining with the Merino ram are likely to be able to adapt to the humid climate of Northwest Europe and will not get rot hoof disease.

You know, the body of an animal develops in the mother's body. Its physiological characteristics are also closer to that of the mother. Therefore, the Jews have the method of determining Jewish origin according to their mothers.

Therefore, if you want to introduce excellent foreign livestock breeds, but are afraid that the alien species will not adapt to the local climate, the best way is to introduce foreign males and make the native females pregnant.

In later generations, the domestic merino sheep in China were mixed with male merino sheep from Australia and ewes of excellent local fine wool sheep breeds such as Xijiang fine wool sheep. The German merino sheep are also obtained by breeding with native ewes and merino rams.

British fine-wool sheep, born in the humid climate of the British Isles, will naturally not get rotten hoof disease. The climate of the United Kingdom is very similar to that of the coastal areas of the North Sea in Germany. Previously, Marlin quietly made a large number of British fine-wool sheep from England at a high price, ready to be used as a mother, introducing the excellent genes of Merino sheep to create a new sheep breed.

After combining the characteristics of Merino sheep and English fine wool sheep, the final breed, the quality of wool, will exceed the wool of British fine wool sheep, but worse than that of purebred Merino sheep.

Marin also plans to develop the wool textile industry in the country, but the wool textile industry also needs enough wool. Moreover, it has to be good wool.

There is no shortage of wool in Europe, but European sheep, most of which are coarse sheep, are similar to those in North Africa and West Asia. Coarse wool is everywhere, it is not rare, and it cannot be sold for a high price. The fine wool is dominated by Spanish merino sheep wool and English wool. These two kinds of high-grade wool are in short supply.

At present, the production of silk in Europe is very low, and the quality is not good. Even so, only wealthy aristocrats were able to wear silk clothes. Generally, people with better economic conditions at home cannot afford to wear silk, but they are not willing to wear the same coarse woolen clothes as ordinary people. Therefore, the high-grade wool spun from fine wool has been widely sought after by the wealthy class in Europe.

Therefore, in the European trade market, merino wool and English fine wool are now "hard to find". After Henry VII came to power, British officials now cracked down on wool exports in favor of wool textile exports. This is mainly due to the fact that wool textiles are exported in more tax than wool. Moreover, the development of the wool textile industry can also produce a large number of jobs.

Therefore, in recent years, the economy of the Flemish region has actually suffered a certain blow. Because, they have less and less access to high-quality British wool. As a result, many woollen mills have closed down. Even if it didn't go out of business, it had to be changed to a low-grade wool spinning made of coarse wool. It's just that, in this way, the profit is much lower.

Marin worked hard and spent a lot of money to get 1,500 female English fine-wool sheep from England at a high price in a few years. Now, he plans to ship the English fine-wool sheep to the Layoune Oasis in Western Sahara to breed the merino rams. The pregnant ewes were then brought back to East Friesland. After the ewes are produced, they are selected to select the most suitable breeds for the local climate and the best wool quality, and then breed. In this way, you can get a high-grade fine wool sheep with a quality that exceeds that of British fine wool sheep.

Previously, when 100 pairs of Merino sheep were brought in from Spain, Marin was forced to promise the Spanish kings that they would not take the Merino sheep out of Western Sahara. Now, Marin really didn't break the agreement with the two kings. He just got a bunch of "English chicks" in the sheep world, and after entangling with the purebred merino ram, he took the seed away. Even if the Spanish kings knew, they couldn't blame Marin for anything. Because, the lamb born from the English fine wool sheep is no longer a merino sheep, but a new breed. In addition, it is a new variety that can adapt to the climate of Germany.

The wool quality of this new breed of fine wool sheep is not as good as that of the Spanish Merino sheep, but it is better than that of the British fine wool. British fine wool is still in short supply in the European market, and the export price of British wool is about 2,000 pence a bag, weighing 360 pounds. Combined with the heavy tax of 400 pence a bag, the export price of British wool is as high as 6.66 pence per pound.

If, by then, East Friesland has bred a new breed of sheep with better wool quality than English fine wool. When the time comes, will the wool still be sold? The price can't be lower......

At that time, breeding this kind of high-quality fine wool sheep will become a high-output value industry. It is a good choice to export wool or process it into high-grade wool for export.

Moreover, this new breed of sheep is generally adapted to the climate of the Americas (British sheep are more adapted to the North American climate). How big is the territory of the Americas? When the time comes, the development of sheep farming in North America, and the sheep farming industry that raises new sheep with wool quality exceeding that of the United Kingdom, will not defeat the British sheep industry?

Sheep farming is not the same as agriculture because it takes a lot of manpower, material and animal power to plough the land, sow and harvest. Therefore, without enough population, even if there is more land, it will not be developed.

But sheep farming is different, as long as there is enough land, herders can raise a lot of sheep. In particular, with the help of a sheepdog, the family can raise a lot of sheep.

For example, the New Zealand ranch that Marin saw on the Internet in his previous life was the size of 100,000 acres and raised 28,000 sheep and 26,000 cattle. However, there are only 7 people in this ranch and 40 sheepdogs.

Therefore, in the absence of labor and advanced agricultural machinery, the best way to develop such a large territory in North America is to raise more sheep, cattle and horses, and make full use of the land.

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly remembered the famous German Shepherd, it seems that this breed has not yet appeared. However, there should be its ancestral variety, right? Marin decided to send people all over Germany to find ......