85_85536 However, the problem is that William did not want to be an archduke, or even the king of Germany. He wanted more than that. It's unimaginable.

Therefore, this path is destined for William to be ruthless. This path also doomed William not to be a mere reckless soldier. However, whether it is a poor army or not, there is one thing to pay attention to, that is, money, money...... And then more money.

Although the money for selling grain and oil was already very good, William wanted more, more money.

Therefore, while thinking about oil extraction and selling grain, William is also thinking about other ways to make money.

First of all, it's definitely not okay to sell vegetables or meat. Because food is a necessity. And vegetables and meat, in a sense, are luxuries. The vast majority of people have only two things to keep alive, one is bread and the other is salt. As for the food, ingredients, etc., that can only be consumed by noble lords or something. The market is narrow.

In addition, there is another point worth considering, that is, William's land in his hands is currently counted. If you grow too much vegetables, you can't grow food. And food is obviously more important than vegetables. Therefore, William felt that it was better to grow vegetables or something, and he could take a break.

After making this decision, William put the matter of growing vegetables behind him. He just asked people to open up some vegetable fields for growing carrots to supply his own soldiers of the new army. Then, those young alfalfa that have just sprouted can also be eaten as a dish. William told them to make alfalfa and carrots to make soup. In this way, vitamins are also available, night blindness is cured, and the soldiers' recipes can be enriched. If it's fine, it's fine.

Growing vegetables has no future. However, in terms of animal husbandry, William still needs to develop it. Poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese are very simple to raise. Free-range in the wild, the cost is almost non-existent. Generally, pigs eat rancid water, and the cost is not too much. The price of pork is not high. And people in this era don't like things like sewerage and offal. It's basically a waste. But the skins, and bristles, can be sold for some money.

Especially bristles. This thing is munitions. The brush made of bristles is necessary to clean the chamber of the gun. The powder guns of this era had a very large amount of gunpowder left in the barrel after firing. If you don't have a brush made of bristles to clean it, then it will blow up......

However, cultivating these things is better than nothing for William. What he really values is animal husbandry. The three most important livestock products. Cattle, sheep and horses are strategic resources.

Mazovia, as well as the frontier region of the human world, the kingdom of Wende, including the large steppes of the Tartarya Khanate, are traditional pastoral areas. The number of horses, cattle and sheep produced by it accounted for more than 80 percent of the total livestock industry in the Old World.

Horses don't need to be said. War horses are military supplies that any country will desperately fight for. Even pack horses are of great significance to logistics and supply transportation. Horses are also large livestock needed for farming...... Although William's agrarian reforms have now promoted ox ploughing and curved ploughs, other countries and other territories are not aware of them. Therefore, it is said that the horse can be exported.

In the territory controlled by the Hereford family, there is a large pasture for grazing horses. In addition, William also promoted the four-nursery rotation technique on a large scale, harvesting barley, rye and alfalfa to supply the horses.

It can be said that in a situation where muskets, cannons, and even armor are all imported, the Hereford family itself has the most important strategic resource at its disposal. It is more than 4,000 high-headed horses raised and raised in several horse farms and horse pens in the family.

After capturing the three castles of Baudelaire, Sandomitz and Vitra, William's first search was not for a beautiful woman. Rather, it was the groom and the wrangler who kept horses for the three counts. The first thing to look for was not gold, silver, and jewelry, but the account books of the fields in the territory, and the genealogy of the horses.

William believed that at least until the advent of breech-loading rifled guns, horses and cavalry were still a decisive force on the battlefield. Especially in the endless border savannah area, in this era of fighting centaurs. The number of cavalry under his command will directly determine the success or failure of the war.

Compared to the war horse that has risen to the perspective of national strategy. Cattle and sheep are two livestock products with slightly lower values. The main thing is the economic value. William also has plans, though. If animal husbandry is done well, it can also make a lot of money.

This making money doesn't mean eating meat. In fact, because the food preservation technology is not up to par, in this era, trying to make money by selling meat is basically tantamount to wishful thinking. William valued other things like cattle and sheep.

Let's start with sheep. The sheep that William wanted to raise. Not goats, sheep. Sheep that shave once a year and then sell the wool for money. In this era when the textile industry is very developed, wool as a raw material for wool spinning will naturally receive great attention. In fact, Mazovia's annual wool exports are also an important part of the economy.

As for cattle breeding, there are two uses. One was the ploughing cattle, which William kept for agricultural reform. The other is cows.

Yes, cows. Dairy product. In this day and age, dairy products are arguably one of the most important ingredients. The butter obtained from the cream, which is processed from milk and refined again, was the most beloved luxury of the new burghers and the middle class, and was also a favorite daily accompaniment to the aristocracy.

Rich people in this year like to drink milk for breakfast, and when they eat bread, they like to cut butter with a knife and spread it on it. The amount of butter consumed at the table each year is worth enough to buy all the Hereford family's estates and have a surplus.

It's also a lot of money.

In addition, the cow can still sell meat after it dies, and the cowhide is also an excellent leather material. The bones and sinews of a cow can be sold, and so can the horns. It can be said that a cow is valuable after death when it is alive, and it is equally valuable when it is dead.

William thought to himself that there was pasture in his territory. Originally, these pastures were indiscriminately raised with cattle and sheep for the purpose of eating meat. The original lords and nobles didn't want to integrate resources. It's in such a chaotic, chaotic situation.

How can this work?

After inspecting several pastures, William decided to put his livestock in order.

And when it comes to rectifying animal husbandry. William is not short of funds. Manpower, Willian is training...... Thinking of this, William remembered the young man he had had met before, the one named Paul. He seems to be quite good at raising sheep......

"Maybe you can give him a ranch and see what it looks like. William thought to himself.

But the development of animal husbandry requires more than just human resources. There is a greater need for excellent varieties. William, one wants good wool and the other good milk. You need good sheep for wool, and good cows for good milk. However, in the territory of the Hereford family, without good dairy cows and good sheep breeds, it is natural that there will be no good animal husbandry. Even if animal husbandry is developed, a bunch of broken cattle and sheep will not produce good hair and milk, and they will not be able to make money.

So William began to count on his fingers, what breed of sheep is good in this era...... Of course, he doesn't know about this himself, but if he doesn't know, he can ask. John the businessman traveled north and south, and the blue hat merchant group did anything as long as he made money. The acquisition of wool, wool textile is one of the most important links in the world economy, he is naturally clear.

Hearing that William wanted to revitalize the livestock industry in the territory, John the merchant also came to his senses, so he broke his finger and told William about the various breeds of sheep and cows.

The best breed of sheep today is the fine-wool sheep of the Southern Ottoman Empire. The bastards made of fine-wool sheep, and handmade carpets and tapestries woven with gold thread, were more expensive than silk.

Unfortunately, this thing was also a strategic resource in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire had special legal provisions. Whoever dares to take away a sheep is guilty of cutting off his head.

And when it comes to the second best breed of sheep, it is the sheep of the Britons. Briton sheep are not as good as fine wool sheep. However, the hair yield is very high. The Briton people also relied on the wool of Briton sheep to make a lot of money from wool weaving.

However, the Britons, like those black-skinned elves, also have a special law that stealing sheep must have their heads cut off.

After the merchant John said this, William tentatively asked if their blue hat merchant group could be beheaded. John the merchant shook his head and said no.

"Doesn't it mean that with 100 percent profit, a businessman can risk killing his head?!" William angrily questioned the businessman John in the words of Uncle Marx.

"The problem is that if they find out that we did it, we are in Briton, and the business in Ottoman will be over. This ......" businessman John spread his hands and expressed helplessness.

In the end, the merchant John only promised William to find the most common breed of sheep in the kingdoms of the North, Novgorod and Holmgard, Ruthenia, called Romanov sheep, a sheep with a very domineering name.

The wool of this sheep is not as much as that of the Britun sheep, nor is it as fine as the Ottoman fine-wool sheep. There is only one point that is more powerful, that is, the "beep" * is very strong. And each litter can give birth to a lot. As long as there are a few breeding sheep and a dozen ewes. It takes a few years to breed a large group. It's very convenient. The wool quality is also acceptable. At least better than other breeds.

William thought about it, and then reluctantly agreed. Something is better than nothing. If the variety is not enough, it will be made up with management and policies. If it really doesn't work, it will rise to the level of national politics. When he has money and soldiers, he will open his own textile factory. Then play trade protection. If you can't do it, you will fight a few wool wars. If you win, you will have everything