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The French population is complex, and its aborigines are Gauls. Therefore, later France was nicknamed the "Gallic rooster". But the Gauls were first conquered by the Roman Empire and began to Romanize. Subsequently, with the collapse of the Roman Empire, it was invaded by the Germanic peoples.

The origin of the name France comes from the Franks, the main Germanic people who invaded France. However, France was dominated by the Gauls after all, and although the Franks conquered France, they gradually merged with the Gauls because they were not superior in numbers. Even the languages began to influence each other. Eventually, the Germanic language spoken by the Franks merged with the Latin spoken by the local Gauls and became another language, Romance, officially French.

In other words, the conquest of France by the Franks was a bit like the entry of the Manchus, but it was very different. When the Manchus entered the customs, the number of people was too small, and they had no cultural heritage, so in addition to the ugly braided hair and clothing, they were actually culturally assimilated by the Han people.

Unlike France, the Franks have established themselves in France. Moreover, although the Franks were inferior in numbers, they were not as good as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where hundreds of thousands of people faced tens of millions of Han Chinese. Therefore, the integration of the two sides, there is no question of who is stronger than whom. In other words, the Franks and Gauls at that time were illiterate. Therefore, when the two ethnic groups merge, they can only compromise with each other, and then get a French that is neither Germanic nor Latin, which belongs to the hybrid type of the two languages.

As a simple example, it's like a mash-up of Chinese and Japanese. One man got angry and shouted, "Baga, I'm going to kill you!" ”…… It's that nondescript......

Ethnically, the French nation has not yet been formed. The population of the northern part of France is still a mixture of Franks and Gauls, while the southern part of France is mainly of Gallic descent. In addition, there are many descendants of Burgundians (also Germanic) in the eastern border regions and some Basques in the southwest......

The French really began to merge with the North and the South, thanks to the British. It was only through the "Hundred Years' War that the Germanic, Gallic mestizos of northern France and the southern Gallic races began to unify and begin to merge.

It's just that the northern Germanic, Gallic mixed race has too much political advantage. Therefore, in later France, northern French was the main language, and southern Gaul was gradually replaced by French with the Parisian dialect.

The great integration of the north and the south of France began to make great strides after the end of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. Before, there was a big difference between the north and the south. Now, only a few decades after the end of the Hundred Years' War, the southern region is still very much Livialized, but the influence of the northern culture is deepening due to the predominance of Greater Paris......

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In other words, France has not yet formed a unified language and culture. There are differences not only between the north and the south, but also in the eastern border areas. For example, the situation is more complicated with the Burgundians on the eastern border. The subjects of the original Duchy of Burgundy had a complicated lineage. They were originally descendants of the Burgundians, a Germanic people, but when they came to the Franco-German border, they later intermarried with the Franks and Gauls, forming a mixture of three major bloodlines. Of course, because two of the three lineages are of Germanic origin. As a result, Germanic culture was preserved more. In addition, the local area is close to the German region, and it is also heavily influenced by German culture.

And, in this era, Burgundy was the most famous wine region in Europe. Before the rise of Bordeaux wines, Burgundy was the most famous wine region in Europe. Moreover, many of the top wineries in later generations were also located in Burgundy. In front of Burgundy wines, Bordeaux wines are a younger brother. At the moment, the wines of the Bordeaux region can only be considered middle and low-class, and the best wines are in Burgundy.

And because of its location on the Franco-German border, the German aristocracy and clergy also favored the high-end wines of the Burgundy region. Therefore, the contact between Burgundy and Germany is very close. Many Burgundians speak not only French but also German.

The spy sent by Marin to buy wine from Burgundy was a Burgundian who spoke both German and French. However, the man was a native of the Franche-Comté region, which was currently under the control of the Habsburgs, and was formerly part of the Duchy of Great Burgundy. Currently, Franche-Comté is under the rule of the Habsburgs, and the official language is German. That's why it's easy to recruit people who are bilingual in both German and French at Franche-Comté.

Because of its great influence in the German region, and because it was incorporated into the Kingdom of France only a few decades, it was annexed in 1477 after the death of Charles the Bold of the Duke of Burgundy. As a result, the former Burgundy region has not yet been fully integrated into the French cultural sphere, but has been influenced by both French and German cultures. Serfdom, for example, was still widespread in Burgundy. Kohler's spies also saw serf boys sold in the bazaar in the Duchy of Burgundy.

Moreover, the region of the Duchy of Burgundy, later known as the Greater Region of Burgundy, was a densely populated region. However, with the exception of the area within the Paris basin in the northwest corner, most of the rest of the area is plateaus and hills. Otherwise, there will be no reluctance to plant grapes. Grapes don't need to be plain, so they are perfect for growing on the slopes.

However, because of the scarcity of farmland, there are not many people to feed in this agricultural era. Most of the millions of people in the area are engaged in wine-related industries. Many manor serfs had too many children, so they had to find a way to send their children to other estates, or sell them to others as servants. Otherwise, you won't be able to support yourself.

It is said that more than a few thousand people in Burgundy are exchanged every year by the owners of the estates, or forced to leave the country to earn a living.

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After hearing all this, Marin immediately moved his mind to buy some Burgundian boys to come back, and then train them into the male laborers he needed. During the years when these Burgundian boys were growing up, Marin could have sent someone to teach them German and at the same time brainwash them into forgetting the past and being true to themselves.

In this era, there was no nationalism in France, and there was no big fool called Dude. Therefore, Marin can safely train those French teenagers into the labor force he needs.

In fact, this is not an uncommon occurrence in the first place. England, for example, has been digging into the corners of the Flemish region for years, recruiting local woollen craftsmen and workers. Otherwise, England's woollen industry would not have developed.

At the time of the Protestant War, many religious refugees from the old and new denominations also moved between Germany and France. In short, this is a less ethnic era. As long as there is food, ordinary people live in no matter what country they live in. Of course, in Europe at this time, it was difficult for people of different religions to coexist. Turkey, for example, is united by Christian countries throughout Europe because it is of different religions. As for the nation, on the contrary, it is secondary.

Suddenly, Marin remembered that the Egyptian Mamluk cavalry seemed to be the dead-level cavalry trained by Circassian slaves.