Chapter 974： British War Cloud

What are the disadvantages of camels? Malin thought about it, but really didn't expect it. A camel is not afraid of drought or cold ... Is it afraid of hot and humid weather?

Marin remembered that there were many camels in later generations in India. There is also a rainy season in India, which is relatively hot and humid, and no camel is not suitable ... It seems that the later generations of Asan also have camel soldiers, and they also took out military parades ...

"Try it!" Marin made up his mind. He plans to try that the camel can adapt to the tropical rainforest climate of Cuba. If adapted, use camels. If you do n’t adapt to the tropical rainforest, take the camels to West Africa to exchange cattle with the Malian Empire.

The climate in the Mali Empire is semi-arid, and camels are very useful there. Because the camel in West Africa means that it can be cultivated or groceries, which is very practical. Moreover, the dry and hot local climate is very suitable for the survival of camels. If the Lincoln changed one by one, it is estimated that the local indigenous people would be happy and broken. Moreover, the camel meat is said to be delicious ...

And on the Pampas grassland, camels are estimated to be quite practical. Because, Pampas grassland is not "tide" wet. In the Acatama desert in northern Chile, camels are more suitable, just used to pack saltpeter to the seaside ...

In fact, Marin took it for granted. The camel can indeed live in the tropical rainforest, but it will be very uncomfortable and relatively easy to get sick. As for India, India can't count the hot and humid climate. Moreover, the camels of India are mostly distributed in the relatively dry areas of the western coast. The rainy season is relatively short through the rise of 1630 in South America.

But his idea is also very good, try Cuba first, if not, exchange the camel with the Mali empire or even the Songhai empire. Most parts of the Mali Empire and most of the Songhai Empire are located in the dry and hot interior of West Africa. Camels adapt much better than cattle. Moreover, a camel weighs no less than ordinary yellow cattle, but it is more adaptable than cattle in arid areas, and has a strong ability to carry goods. If Malin is willing to change one for another, the people of Mali Empire and Songhai Empire will definitely be happy.

Moreover, Africans do not understand the technology of bull nose ring, it is difficult to tame cattle. The "camel" temperament of the camel is gentler than that of a cow without a nose ring, which is more suitable for driving. What's more, camels cultivate more than 5 acres a day, while cattle only cultivate about 4 acres a day. It's better to look at camels. Of course, this refers to arid areas suitable for the survival of camels. Switching to a tropical rainforest, it would be better to be a cow. Because the camel is not well adapted to the hot and humid climate ...

...

Because the camels will be purchased in large quantities in the future, the four previous paddle sailing merchant ships suitable for the Mediterranean are obviously not enough. Therefore, Marin ordered the construction of several new improved paddle sailboats (with artillery installed), and further improvements were made to increase the cabin height to facilitate the placement of camels.

In addition, Marin also intends to import sheep's wool, sheepskin and rice from Egypt. In fact, these products are available in Europe, and Marin does not need to be bought from Egypt. However, after Egypt lost the huge profits of the spice trade, the future economy must be difficult. Therefore, Marin's principle of helping Egypt is to weaken Turkey, or intend to import these seemingly unnecessary things from Egypt.

Also, in the case where the Mamluk dynasty ’s import of India ’s Uz steel sea route was intercepted, Marin planned to send his fleet to India to help bring some Uz steel back. Then, it was shipped to Egypt via the Mediterranean route. In this way, the Mamluk cavalry will not lack the Damascus scimitar, and it can fully guarantee the combat effectiveness of the Mamluk cavalry. For now, the Mamluk cavalry armed with sophisticated Damascus scimitars is no worse than the Turkish cavalry. At the beginning, they had defeated the Mongolian cavalry.

In addition, Marin also intends to recommend the Mamluk dynasty to open pilgrimage to Europeans. Because Jerusalem, the holy place of Christianity, is under the control of the Mamluk dynasty. If the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty is willing to open pilgrimages to Europeans and impose pilgrimage taxes, it is estimated that a great fortune will be made. You know, there are so many Christians in Europe, and once the Jerusalem pilgrimage is opened, it will definitely be much larger than the Mecca Hajj income. Me and my adventure group.

After all, the Arab region was still a relatively poor nomadic area in this era, while Europeans were much richer. Unlike later generations, local tyrants are everywhere because there is much oil in the Middle East. By comparison, Europeans in this era are much wealthier. If the pilgrimage is open, the Mamluk dynasty can also make a fortune based on the habit of high taxes imposed on pagans by God. At the same time, Venice, which is responsible for Mediterranean shipping, is expected to make a big profit. In this way, it can also open up a new way of wealth for the Mamluk dynasty, so that it will not decline rapidly due to the cessation of the spice trade.

...

At the time of Marin's brain-filled camel and Egyptian affairs, the tearing of England and Scotland on the British Isles began to intensify.

Edward said publicly that he was very angry about Scotland ’s behavior of pouring dirty water on him, and asked the Kingdom of Scotland to correct and publicly apologize. Otherwise, England will give Scotland an unforgettable lesson.

Then, England began publicly recruiting troops across the country, looking like a "big fight."

In fact, Edward did not come up with the agreement that James IV signed with him before he returned to China to "inherit the throne". Otherwise, at this time, Scotland must be aware of Edward's intention to annex Scotland.

When Edward did not disclose the agreement, at this time, Edward's conscription was more like a large-scale border conflict with Scotland than a war of annihilation.

As for Scotland, John Stewart (John I), who was newly enthroned, knew that public apology might make England lose his excuse to send troops, but he just couldn't apologize. Why? Because, once he apologized and Edward washed away the suspect of assassination of James IV, then, he became a suspect of killing the king, he could not sit on the throne, and even would be detained ... England, but also had to bite the bullet and continue to bite that England sent someone to kill James IV. And his judgment is actually no problem ...

And Edward also insisted that James IV was never killed by the English. Even, in the presence of emissaries of various countries, Edward swears by touching the "Bible" that the English never killed James IV. Otherwise, he is willing to accept any punishment ...

And the messengers of various countries are also confused, is it really not Edward's hand? Otherwise, how dare Edward swear poison in the name of God and the Bible?

In fact, this is the crooked idea that Malin gave to him who is good at playing word games. Edward is right ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It was indeed not an Englishman who killed James IV, it was the German ’s Marin ’s. ...... Although he was instructed to be him, when he swear, he said "James IV was never killed by the English" ... There is no "hair" disease, it is not that the English killed, but, it is not mentioned Is the messenger an English ...

This lack of virtue word game fools the messengers of many European countries, making them believe that the death of James IV seems to have nothing to do with Edward ...

...

Then Edward began to explode his soldiers with confidence, and began to build a large battalion near the northern border of Northumberland, setting out a posture to dispatch a large army to attack Scotland.

In fact, Edward's actions on the land border between England and Scotland were all sham shots. The real killer is Marin ’s Fourth Army stationed in Saqqara, Northumberland.

The Fourth Army of the North Sea State is a full-fledged army of 10,000 people. It has participated in the "Lübeck Wars" and the Edward War. It is an elite army with strong combat power and blood. Edward was also at ease with this army's landing operations across the sea.

Just as England and Scotland carried out diplomatic tears, Sakala took the Fourth Army to the coastal area of ​​Northumberland silently to conduct wading landing exercises. This is because the coastal area near Edinburgh certainly does not have enough docks for 10,000 troops to land at the same time. Therefore, most soldiers still need to practice wading and landing. Only yin and cavalry will land through the dock. As for the ordinary infantry, just wading and climbing to the shore. Anyway, the European region has already entered the summer, and I am not afraid of water cooling ...

On the island of Great Britain, the density of war clouds and a war of national annihilation are about to begin ... The latest chapter of "The Emperor's Rising Claw Book House" is free to read for the first time.