Chapter 224: Qu Qu Plowing and Cattle Problems

Solved the problem of fertilizer, Marin suddenly thought of another very important problem-the problem of plough ...
Although the Wadden Islands were promoted by Marin, they all used more efficient curved ploughs. But nowhere else. Throughout Europe, namely the Wadden Islands and Huffman Estates, curved ploughs were used, and cattle were controlled by nose loops.
If you let old Friesland use old light plows or Saxon heavy plows, the effect of arable land will be greatly reduced. Because light ploughing is shallow, it is not conducive to crop root development. A heavy plough is too wasteful of animal power. Only a plow is used by a few horses or cows, which is too inefficient. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the use of Qu Qu plough.
As for the confidentiality of Qu Yili, Marin just wanted to, but couldn't. Because the farming effect of Qu Quli can be seen at a glance, and the imitation is also very simple. Therefore, Marin simply took Qu Quli out and promoted it nationwide. Then, part of the credit for the fertilizer was simply settled on Qu Quli, flickering others ...
Thinking of this, Marin immediately signed a sheepskin document and ordered the blacksmiths and carpenters in the territory of the country to all start to construct the curved plough in accordance with the official drawings to prepare for spring ploughing.
Marin himself added 60,000 Yougram farmland, naturally there is no problem, it is directly ordered to use it. As landowners and rulers of the country, did serfs dare to oppose it? Anyway, when the effect is used, I will know. As soon as the effect comes out, everyone must support it.
As for other people, such as Marin's men, as early as in the Wadden Islands, they have seen the benefits of Qu Yili. Therefore, it goes without saying.
I only have the rest of the serf owners. I haven't seen Qu Yili before, maybe with some doubts. Although, when the Qu Quli was used, the effect immediately came out. However, Marin was reluctant to wait until the problem came out, and then changed them to Qu Quli. Because, time is too late.
Although, these serf owners did not pay taxes in the past three years. However, Marin hopes to increase his prestige and the ability to coordinate arrangements through the promotion of Qu Quli. And let these little nobles form the habit of obeying themselves. Therefore, Marin also sent them an official letter demanding that Qu Quli be compulsorily promoted.
Sure enough, many young nobles were very disgusted with Marlin's interference with what kind of plough they used. Moreover, they did not believe what Marin said, a plow that can be pulled by a cow / horse, and the effect is similar to that of a Saxon heavy plow.
Marin is not nonsense. After the first batch of Qu Yanli was built, before the spring ploughing had arrived, Marin summoned all the local small nobles together. On a test field, Qu Yanli and Saxony were displayed separately Effects of plowing and light plowing ...
After watching for a day, these little nobles finally convinced themselves to take the oral solution and agreed to use Qu Yili in their manor house. And Marin did not make any money for them, but they used the cost price to provide them with Qu Quli.
After a while, Marin began to consider replacing half of the horses with cattle farming ...
This approach is mainly implemented on own land. The reason for doing so is mainly to save feeding costs. At the same time, free up that half of the horses, all for transportation.
For example, Marin decided to promote a developed postal system nationwide. In this age, there is obviously no locomotive to transport mail and goods. Therefore, you can only use a carriage.
In his manor house, the land of 60,000 Yougram has at least five or six thousand horses. Take out half of them, and two or three thousand.
With these horses, Marin decided to eliminate the old, the weak, and the sick, leaving only 2,000 horses. After that, 500 horses were taken out for the national postal system and post station system to facilitate the transmission of messages.
In addition, between towns, Marin also intends to promote "bus carriages." Considering the income of the residents, Marin decided to set the price of the bus and carriage at 0.2 Finney. Passengers can take out a Finney, go to the bus company and redeem 5 bus tickets. Then, each time you ride a carriage, use one. Of course, within a small town, or in an urban area, a ticket stands to the end. If you are out of town, you will get an extra ticket for each street sign (5 kilometers).
This price is relatively expensive. Because future generations earn more than 100 yuan a day, but only one or two yuan by bus, only less than one-fifth of the income.
But that's the case for future generations. In addition to the significant increase in people's income, lower transportation costs are also one of the important reasons. After all, the cost of using a carriage for transportation is actually higher. As a result, the cost of horse rearing is high; the number of people on the horse is limited, and the cost cannot be reduced.
You know, in the Victorian era, the price of a carriage was as high as 1 shilling per mile, which was simply expensive. However, considering that it is a bus, it can carry five or six people at a time. Run a few times a day, the cost is definitely recoverable, and there is still a lot of surplus.
More than that, considering the use of fertilizers, East Frisian food prices must have fallen. At that time, the cost of raising horses will be greatly reduced, so it is even more impossible to lose money. But when it comes to making money, you won't make much. The main thing is to consider the convenience of the people.
In addition, Marin also considered picking out some bad horses, crossing them with donkeys, and breeding mules in large numbers. The mule eats less than a horse, but has better strength and endurance, and is more suitable for pulling a car.
In the future, Marin decided to replace most buses with shuttle buses. Those bad horses are specifically used to cross with donkeys to breed mules. Then, Xunzi went back to the bus business or sold it to the people.
The mule eats less, is not easy to get sick, and serves more than a horse. It can be said that Xunzi is the most cost-effective transportation force in the animal power era. However, the success rate of mule breeding is low. Even if the horse and the donkey are bred together, they may not be born. Therefore, Marin decided to set up a large-scale breeding center dedicated to the cultivation of civilian mules.
According to Marin's plan, all horses that have been eliminated and are not suitable for good breeding are used to breed with donkeys, and a lot of mules are produced for civilian use.
优秀 Those excellent horses are used for warhorses or specifically for breeding. As a result, the breed of horse was improved. But those horses that were eliminated did not lose value. After all, they also have the responsibility of giving birth.
However, letting these horses breed with the mule who is obviously not a race. Marin is also full of guilt and always feels very unharmonious ... People are just not good enough, but Marin is forcing them and the other. It feels too bad ...
However, Marin intends to replace his ordinary horse-holding horse with a cow, and there must be enough cattle for him to buy. As far as Deutschland is concerned, Marin wants to buy two or three thousand heads, which is really not a simple matter.
However, this problem is not really a big problem. Because, although large herds of cows are hard to buy in Western Europe, they can be bought in Eastern Europe ...
Eastern Europe has vast grasslands and a very developed animal husbandry. Countries like Poland and Lithuania cross the Silesia region by road every year and export about 50,000 cattle to Germany and Italy (see the "Polish-Lithuanian Federation" in the encyclopedia) ...
Some of these cattle were bought to be cattle, and some were bought directly by Germans to kill beef ...
Marin obviously exports so many cattle every year in Poland. Europeans do n’t know how to use nose loops, so they ca n’t control the yak that often commits tadpoles, but Marin can pick up these yaks ... as long as it is not a mad cow or a particularly aggressive bull, it is perfectly OK to put on a nasal ring tame.
Also, there are 5,000 cattle. As long as Marin chooses in advance, he can choose the right cattle.
In fact, these cattle herds have been selected in Silesia from Poland when they first entered the German region, and they were selected to be suitable for cattle farming ~ EbookFREE.me ~ However, the Europeans of this era The standard for cultivating cattle is not to be strong, but to be tame. A tempered cow is not suitable for cattle farming in Europe in this era, even if it is a little bigger. Because Europeans don't use nose loops.
马 For Marin, it is completely different. He chooses to cultivate cattle, which can be selected according to strong standards instead of tame spleen. Because a cow with a stronger temper can hold it with a nose ring. Poles who are too grumpy will not sell them. Because the bad-tempered cows are inconvenient to catch up, there is no way to drive long distances from distant Poland. The bad-tempered cattle are usually slaughtered locally and sold as beef. A cow that can be driven thousands of miles can be subdued with a nose ring, even if it has a bit of temper. Therefore, Marin can safely choose the most robust cattle for cattle farming.
But Marin is too late to buy Polish cattle this year. Because the Polish sell cattle, usually after the autumn harvest. At this time, after the feeding of the weeds in spring, summer and early autumn, it was time for the cows to have maggots. As it happens, overwintering feed is also difficult to supply. Therefore, the Polish people generally choose to sell cattle in Germany and Italy in October.
At this time, people in the agricultural area just happened to have just harvested food and had a lot of money in their hands. Just when I saw the big herd driven by the Poles coming, I bought one. Civilians buy cattle to be cattle farmers. Nobles buy cattle and kill beef directly ...
So, Marin had to wait until autumn to buy farm cattle. At that time, Polish talents would drive a large herd of 50,000 cattle across the border with Bod and sell them intensively. This spring plowing, Marin still has to rely mainly on pulling horses to cultivate the land ...