Chapter 1644： Huyou Philip engages in rodeo sports

Marin was also very disgusted with Philip's "I am your master". After all, even if he had served the Habsburg family, he had long been independent and became the head of a nation.

However, Marin also knows that Philip's "second-generation" temper is so proud of it, he still has a grudge. Right now, Philip is not dead, maybe Maximilian I died after the death of the emperor. It would be terrible if this guy became an emperor, remembering to hate himself, and in turn uniting the princes to clean up himself. After all, Marin had long planned to annex all the princes in the northern part of Germany, and it would be sooner or later to turn his face with the princes. On the Habsburg family side, it is possible to avoid offending as much as possible. So, even if unhappy, Marin pretended to be very cooperative.

Regarding Philip's accusations, Marin explained in a gentle tone as much as possible that he was looking for those who have lost their jobs to deteriorate the textile workers.

But what Marin didn't expect was that Philip didn't cling to the matter, but started to ask Marlin directly, so that Marin almost didn't react. Isn't it to ask the crime?

Soon, Marin also reacted. Although Prince Philip was selfish, he was not a fool. After all, his father is a wise man and he never gives birth to a fool. Prince Philip was not stupid, and knew that Flanders' woolen industry had declined due to the suppression of the United Kingdom.

You know, the wool industry in the Flemish region has flourished for hundreds of years, and it is also the most important source of tax in the Netherlands. For example, Ghent, where Prince Philip often lives, is the most famous woolen center in Flanders and the fourth largest city in the Holy Roman Empire, with a population of 550,000.

The decline of the wool industry means that Philip's tax revenue has been reduced sharply. And for the second generation of the emperor who likes to enjoy, this will definitely kill him! Therefore, it is normal for him to ask questions.

However, Marin has no good solution for this. After all, this was caused by the British protectionism. After Edward overthrew Henry VII's rule, he continued Henry VII's wool export policy of high tariffs. After all, this is good for Britain. But this is more uncomfortable for Flanders.

The same bag of 364 pounds of British wool, the purchase price of the local British textile factory is only 8 pounds. When shipped to Flanders, the price rose to £ 12 or even £ 13 because of high tariffs. In terms of cost, there is a difference of four or five pounds, how to compete? Unless, the Netherlands also learns the British to raise sheep in large numbers ...

"Yeah, let the Netherlands raise sheep too!" Marin thought of a way as he slapped his head.

The way to do this is to learn English and engage in "enclosure sports" to raise sheep. As long as the sheep are raised by themselves, the wool is naturally not threatened by Britain. Then, the wool industry in the Flemish region can be saved ...

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Thinking of this, Marin introduced the "Enclosure Movement" in England to Prince Philip in detail. Then, it was suggested that Prince Philip should also study England, occupy public land in the Netherlands, and even take advantage of peasants' land. For example, deliberately loan usury to farmers, and then seize the farmers' land while they are still not usury ...

The Netherlands area is different from the main part of the Holy Roman Empire, the German area, this side depends on France, across the sea is England. Therefore, the society here is more open-minded than the German region. During the disintegration of serfdom in the 14th and 15th centuries, the Netherlands was influenced by France and Britain. The serfdom also basically disintegrated, and many self-cultivating farmers appeared.

The German region near the Netherlands is more conservative and retains serfdom. Mainly because the princes of the German region, as separatist forces, desperately needed to rely on exploiting serfs to maintain their rule and extravagant lives. Moreover, there are many German wandering knights with strong force. Even if the peasants rebelled, the German knights could easily suppress it. Therefore, the serfdom in Germany is well preserved.

The Netherlands area, although it belongs to the Holy Roman Empire and the German culture, is closer to France. Especially in the southern part of the Netherlands, which is the Belgian region in later generations, the influence of France is much greater than that of Germany. There are also many self-cultivators and more tenant farmers in rural areas.

And if Philip learns to engage in the rodeo movement in England, then in addition to taking up public land, he can also use self-interested loans to bankrupt self-cultivators and hand over land. At the same time, it is also possible to drive away the tenant farmers by means of not renewing the lease and use the original cultivated land for herding ...

The labor required for herding sheep and farming is completely different. If a farmer is farming, the most various types are tens of acres. Even if the means of farming are extensive, even if there are two male laborers in the family, it will be awesome to plant 100 acres of land.

Unlike raising sheep, this industry does not require much labor. If a shepherd dog helps, there are many sheep that can be raised. For example, in the past life, Marin had seen a news. The largest family farm in New Zealand, a family of 7 people, actually owned 100,000 acres of land, and raised 28,000 sheep and 26,000 cattle. People do n’t use manual labor to graze. They directly trained 40 shepherd dogs to help care for the animals ...

And how big is 100,000 acres? 4046 square kilometers, equivalent to several townships! The county where Marin lived in his last life was only a few thousand square kilometers, with a population of seven or eight hundred thousand!

That is to say, if the "enclosure movement" is carried out, a large number of self-cultivating farmers or tenant farmers will be forced to lose everything and become a displaced person with nothing.

In the history of England, it was only by sending these migrants to the textile factory that the glory of the wool industry was achieved. In order not to let these peasants who lost everything become a hidden danger to society, the cruel Henry VIII even ordered the detention of those poor peasants who did not work in the textile workshop. Even hanged many people as intimidation.

Later, the reason why England was able to colonize thirteen states in North America was because the enclosure movement made England hundreds of thousands of refugees. Although the textile factory did its best to absorb, there were still too many people left. In desperation, Britain sent them to the Americas to reclaim the wasteland, and a colony of 13 North American states appeared ...

In other words, as long as there is a rodeo movement, a large number of farmers will be displaced and become refugees ...

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Prince Philip apparently thought of this too, so although he knew the benefits of raising sheep, he did not dare to engage in enclosure sports. Because those peasants who have lost their land may become hidden dangers or even start a rebellion.

As early as 1490, rebellion broke out in the Flemish region. In the end, it was Albrecht, then the Duke of Saxony, who led the army to suppress it. In return, Maximilian I gave the then noble Republic of West Friesland to the Principality of Saxony, which also triggered a series of enmity and hatred ...

At that time, Prince Philip was still young and was terrified by the riot that the textile workers and the local farmers united. Therefore, even if Marin confuses him to engage in rodeo sports, he is also a bit timid. After all, the rebellion was the shadow of his childhood. Because he had lived in Ghent in the Flemish region since childhood, and witnessed the rebellion with his own eyes.

Upon learning about Prince Philip ’s concerns, Marin immediately patted his chest to ensure that, at the same time, he also revealed his ultimate purpose

"Your Highness, you are totally worried. Those peasants have no land, I can recruit them to reclaim the wasteland ..."

This is the real purpose of Marin bewitching Prince Philip for the rodeo movement for the population of the Netherlands!

At this time, the Netherlands has a large area, including the Netherlands and Belgium, and the Principality of Luxembourg before it was divided. The entire Netherlands area, only the West Friesland under the control of Marin, the former Principality of Geddes, the Archbishop of Utrecht, and the Limburg area do not belong to the Habsburg family, and the rest are Habsburg families. The territory is divided into multiple principalities and princes. The Austrian Netherlands under the Habsburg family has a total area of ​​more than 60,000 square kilometers, all of which are plain areas. The total population also exceeds one million, equivalent to one third of England.

Historically, the Netherlands can rise, and the local rich labor resources are also an important guarantee. Otherwise, no one competes for hair?

Marin took a fancy to this one million population. Once the Netherlands engages in the rodeo movement, at least hundreds of thousands of Dutch farmers will be expelled from their homes and become refugees. At that time, Marin can completely absorb these populations and become its own labor force. The Dutch have always belonged to the Holy Roman Empire, and they are relatively assimilated.

what? You said these farmers need to be textile workers after the Dutch enclosure? nonexistent! Because there are many textile workers in Flanders. In Gent and Bruges, the two woolen central cities, there are 550,000, 350,000, and a total population of 90,000, most of whom are textile workers ...

Therefore, there is no shortage of textile workers in the Flemish region, but wool. If there were wars in the enclave, those Dutch farmers who had no land would have nowhere to settle. Marin promised to eat all, only to give Prince Philip confidence.

However, Prince Philip was very reluctant to lose so much of his population ~ www.novelhall.com ~ a little hesitant. Then, Marin made a big move ...

"Your Highness, if you agree with me to recruit farmers who have lost their land, I will give you 100,000 English sheep. And most of them are young female sheep! As long as you arrange for the management, these English sheep can breed more More, and provide you with exactly the same wool as English wool! "

"What, 100,000 English sheep?" Prince Philip stood up in shock. Then, he suddenly remembered that Marin seemed to be the Earl of Newcastle, England, with a large enclosure in Northumberland, and it was not difficult to help him with 100,000 English sheep ...

If there are 100,000 British sheep, it is not difficult to breed on the fertile plains of the Netherlands. By then, there will be plenty of British wool of the same type in the Flemish region. The wool industry crisis in Flanders can be solved immediately ...

Thinking of the taxes brought by the revival of the wool industry in the Flemish region, Prince Philip suddenly succumbed ...

"Okay, I will go back to discuss the enclosure with the nobles of the Netherlands!"

His prince, who had been limped, hurriedly returned to Ghent to prepare for the enclosure ...