King of German Mercenaries

Although the spring ploughing was lively and lively, Marin was not in a good mood when he saw so many draw horses. Because, after all, these horses are draw horses. To make them plough the fields, they are afraid that they will lose fat and get sick, and they have to get the best fodder, and the cost is huge. It is far less worry-free than farming cattle. Although it is slower, it is better to feed and cost less. Moreover, even if a cow died from exhaustion, the local tyrant Malin would not feel distressed, just buy another cow. But if a horse is exhausted to death, or these excellent horses used for breeding, Marin may feel distressed.

Although it is said that when Marin goes out, he often rides these draught horses with his men. However, these draught horses are not suitable for war horses. Not all horses can be a war horse, in addition to being strong and stamina, you also need to be brave and obedient. For example, when the whole army is charging, the horse must not lose its chain. Riders should not hesitate to ask where to rush. Otherwise, it cannot be regarded as a qualified warhorse.

And as firearms were introduced into warfare, the demands on warhorses were even higher. Because the warhorse had to adapt to the loud explosion sound, even the air waves generated by the explosion. Of course, it is also possible to stuff the horse's ears to avoid these sounds. However, with the explosion, the shaking of the earth was inevitable. Therefore, it is necessary for the war horse to be able to use such a situation, so as not to be frightened by the battle and leave the rider to run blindly.

Therefore, not all horses can be used as war horses. A group of Mali, suitable for war horses, are only a few. Most horses can only be used as pack horses and draught horses.

For example, the draught horses that Marin got from the French are not much worse than war horses in terms of physical fitness, endurance and speed, or even somewhat similar. However, these horses are of average psychological quality. Once faced with a fierce and cruel battlefield, they are likely to be discouraged and dare not advance bravely.

Of course, although these draught horses were used as draught horses by the French knights, they were basically the same breed as the war horses used by the French knights. Even, some draught horses and war horses are clearly the same female compatriots. In terms of bloodline, it is no different from those war horses. The only difference may be the psychological quality.

It is precisely because of this that Marin kept these draught horses for breeding. Because their bloodline is similar to that of war horses. However, because of poor psychological quality, he was eliminated tragically.

However, the descendants they produce are not necessarily worse than the descendants of pure war horses. After all, even the descendants of war horses may not be able to be war horses. And these descendants of the draught horses who can almost become war horses are not necessarily worse than the descendants of those pure war horses...

After all, the bloodlines of these eliminated military draught horses are similar to war horses. The quality of the foals they produced was not at all inferior to that of war horses of the same bloodline.

But in the same way, it is indeed a bit of a waste to use these good-blooded draught horses as draught horses. Moreover, when using these horses to cultivate the land, because they are afraid of losing fat, they have to feed them with expensive feed and eggs every day, which is too expensive. It is better to use cattle for arable land. After all, under normal circumstances, cows only need to eat grass.

This made Marin suddenly think of the mule—a very good work animal. The mule has great strength and stamina, and is a very good work animal. Moreover, they still eat less. Like cattle, they usually only need to eat grass, and they only need extra meals when they do heavy work.

A common mule is produced by the mating of a male donkey and a mare, and is also called a mule. A mule is stronger than a horse, but eats much less than a horse. Usually, it only needs rough feed, and it does not often need to be fed like a horse.

There are also some mules, which are produced by the mating of male horses and female donkeys, and are also called donkey mules. Donkeys and mules eat less than horses, but they are not as strong as mules. After all, donkeys and mules are born from donkeys. In general, the mother's influence on the child's body size is greater. After all, donkeys are small, and if they were pregnant with bigger foals, they might die in childbirth. Therefore, the average mule is larger because it is born from a mare. In general, donkeys and mules are born from female donkeys.

The body is smaller than the donkey.

For ordinary farmers, the use of mules is actually more cost-effective than horses. If you don't consider the use of riding on the road, and only consider ploughing the land and pulling carts, the function of the mule is no worse than that of the horse, and even saves more feed. Moreover, mules are not easy to get sick and are healthier. Just like the 1,030 horses that Marin brought back, if Marin insisted that the horse breeders clean the stables every day and feed them clean and hygienic feed, maybe some of these horses would have gotten sick and died.

The mules, on the other hand, are more resistant to rough feeding, and can be fed casually. It's just that mules are not easy to give birth to. Moreover, mules themselves are basically unable to produce offspring. If you want a mule, you must find a cross between a donkey and a horse...

Marin had also thought about crossing mules to be used by serfs, but at that time, he absolutely refused to let the mares and donkeys in his hand go to crossbreed mules. Because it's such a waste. With this time, it is better to think about mating the war horses themselves, and the remaining excellent war horses.

However, the horses that are generally used to mate mules are inferior horses. For example, Chinese horse breeds are not good, and they are generally short. But it is no problem to use it to breed mules.

Even if he were to breed mules, it was unlikely that Marin would use the high-quality French horses in his hands to breed mules. Those who breed mules are generally poor horses that cannot be put on the table.

The pure war horses in Marin's hands and the draught horses that are only a little worse than war horses are absolutely wasteful to train mules. Moreover, Marin also vaguely believed in the theory of "father's inheritance".

Regarding the theory of "inheritance from the father", although humans have not yet proved this characteristic, many animals have been proved to have the characteristic of "inheritance from the father".

Therefore, if you want these mares to give birth to good horses, you must ensure that the stallions that mate with these mares are excellent. Otherwise, the mare will probably give birth to a defective product to show you. In particular, a mare who has given birth to a mule, even if it is bred with an Arabian horse, may have a horse with mule characteristics because it has given birth to a mule before. That would be embarrassing...

Marin has learned that, as far as the current horse breeds are concerned, the most suitable horses for knights are heavy horses. The fighter among the heavy horses is the British Sharma. This kind of horse is very huge and can be called Yao Ming among horses. The shoulder height is generally more than 1.7 meters, and there are many with shoulder heights of 2 meters...

This heavy horse is very powerful. In later generations, some wineries in the UK also used Sharma to transport beer barrels weighing 5 tons.

Ordinary draught horses can generally only pull 1.5 tons of cargo. Even on a gravel road that is considered to be in good condition at present, it can only pull 2 ​​tons of cargo. The strong Sharma can generally pull three or four tons of goods, and can pull up to 5 tons of goods, which is very powerful.

However, although this kind of horsepower is very powerful, its endurance and speed are average.

Thinking of this, Marin decided to go to the UK to introduce a batch of Sharma for breeding, so as to provide excellent animal power for the future artillery units. After all, a heavy artillery of one or two tons needs to be dragged by a horse like Sharma.

Moreover, Marin also intends to introduce some excellent horse breeds and improve the Shire horses to breed heavy war horses that are very suitable for knights.

The specific method is to use Shire mares to bred stallions of a very good warhorse breed to produce tall, strong, heavy horses with extraordinary endurance and speed.

Because the size of the mare largely determines the size of the foal in the future. Therefore, using a Shire as a mare can guarantee that the foal will not be short in the future. Combining the excellent qualities of the stallion, such as endurance and speed, it is relatively easy to cultivate an excellent breed of heavy warhorse...

For example, Marin intends to use the Arabian stallion and Shire mare to breed a new type of heavy horse with good endurance and speed.

Although, Arabian horses are only medium-sized horses and do not go well with tall and stocky Sharmas, but whatever. Do horses have freedom to find objects? It was all arranged by the owner of the horse to direct the bridal chamber...

What if the Arabian stallion can't climb the body of the Shire mare? It's easy to do, let's build a step...

Marin only needs a good warhorse, no matter how a mare feels...

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