Chapter 728 The Holy Mule and Horse Empire

Arda's escalation of royal support was not simply a matter of revenge against Giles.

When Hansel Abbott returned to the north by land, a fleet also came north from Westport, carrying various horses raised by the Aldo royal family.

The royal family has several large horse farms in its territories directly under its jurisdiction, and the horses they produce continuously support the royal family's military power.

Today, the Northwest Bay has begun to face the threat of the orc army. During the last invasion, Paul was deeply impressed by the flexibility of the orc cavalry.

Although the Arda army relied on far superior discipline and weapons to intercept the invaders outside the northwest bay, the overall situation was still in a passive defensive position.

Orc cavalry are still galloping across the northern lands of Aldor outside the northwest bay, and the Arda army, which lacks long-range projection capabilities, can only stare at this evil happening in front of them.

Therefore, building a strong horse administration and building a strong cavalry was put on the agenda.

King Rodney XVIII agreed very much with the Northwest Bay plan. When Hansel conveyed Paul's wish to him, the king thought for a moment and appointed someone to accompany Hansel to the royal horse farm to select horses.

In fact, Rodney XVIII was a little worried at the beginning, not because he was worried that the Northwest Gulf would become too strong and threaten him, but because he was also building a new army and needed a lot of horses.

But the number Hansel said dispelled the king's doubts. The first batch of horses to be purchased in Northwest Bay was only about a thousand horses, which was nothing to the royal family.

So much so that he started to worry about Paul, "This amount of cavalry cannot compete with the orcs!"

"Your Majesty, the Marquis knows that you are building an army and the horses are nervous, so he did not open his mouth. The key is that the horses that the Marquis wants first are for breeding, and he is not in a hurry to let the cavalry ride."

"Breeding?" When Rodney XVIII heard this, he became interested, "I've heard that, you mean, it's just like what farmers do when cultivating crops?"

"Yes." Hansel nodded, "It's just that there is a Father Anderson in the Northwest Bay, who has made some important discoveries about the genetics of living things. Compared with the so-called [breeding] that relied solely on luck and chaos before, he fumbled Once you understand some rules, as long as you follow these rules, you can cultivate the plants or animals you want."

Hansel introduced Father Anderson's famous pea experiment to the king, as well as the law of separation and the law of free combination derived from the experiment. The pea experiment is quite famous in the Northwest Bay. At Paul's request, the content and conclusions of this experiment were quickly added to the teaching materials of new biology courses in various schools. Hansel was also quite familiar with it because he was in charge of The agricultural sector has begun cultivating high-yielding crops with Anderson's help.

Plants can, and of course animals too.

Rodney 18 recalled that he had received a letter from Paul a long time ago, and the content seemed to be the same. Paul had a strong hope in his heart that he could issue an order as a king to prohibit the marriage of close relatives. But he was very busy at that time, so he left it to his ministers to ban close relatives from marrying.

"Are you saying that various beneficial... so-called [traits] can be integrated into the next generation through crossbreeding?" The king was very surprised.

"Yes, Your Majesty, your understanding is spot on. Think about it, what would it be like if there was a kind of horse that was tall, strong, obedient, hardworking, etc., and could also endure hunger and not be picky about food? What a perfect horse! Even the Lord of Light has not created such a thing!" Hansel said to the king, "The warriors of the kingdom can ride such a horse, and they are not just a bunch of orcs that we can trample on. scarecrow!"

The king slammed the table excitedly, "Let that Father Anderson do a good job. If he succeeds, I will confer... no, I will give him a knighthood!"

In this way, a large number of horses were sent to the newly opened horse farm in Northwest Bay.

In the past, there were no large-scale horse farms in the Northwest Bay. The horses raised in the stables of nobles and knights were purchased from other places with a lot of money. After both agriculture and commerce began to prosper, the demand for animal power in the Northwest Gulf began to skyrocket. Merchants not only drove boats to do business, but the increasingly popular new agricultural machinery also required large numbers of cattle and horses, so there were a large number of cattle and horses every year. Livestock was purchased in the northwest bay, and many discerning men made fortunes in this trade.

However, most of the horses purchased by private citizens are riding horses for traveling, draft horses for pulling carts, or camels for carrying things. The number of real war horses is very small, and they only exist on a small scale in the armed forces of lords everywhere. .

Therefore, the Alda Government Council established the Animal Power Department, which was responsible for horse administration, to uniformly manage the animal power resources under its jurisdiction, and formulated a long-term development plan. The first phase of the plan was named the "Holy Mule and Horse Empire" plan by Paul himself.

One of the main thrusts of the "Holy Mule and Horse Empire" plan is to build large-scale horse farms and breed various types of horses, including military horses, on a large scale to meet the growing demand for livestock power in the Northwest Gulf and to provide guarantee for the construction of large-scale cavalry units.

In addition to quantity, quality must also be improved. The key is to improve horse breeds under the guidance of Anderson's genetic laws.

However, the improvement of horse breeds is a long-term process that takes a lot of time. Paul, who can't wait to face the orcs hard and deal damage, can't wait.

At this time, something pie-in-the-sky happened.

The "Holy Mule and Horse Empire" plan cannot do without the participation of the people, so it is open. Not long after, a spellcaster from the Horn Bay met Paul through Ladi Setia. He was one of the wizards who followed Sevilla Ashitini to the Northwest Bay for refuge.

Under his magical ability, Paul fully witnessed the entire process of a grass from sprouting to withering - within six hours.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

To put it simply, this wizard can accelerate the growth rate of organisms, or shorten their life cycle.

"Lord Graman, I have to be honest. It is much more troublesome to cast on animals than plants, and the larger the animal, the more difficult it is, especially a large one like a horse."

"The success rate is also a problem. I am only more confident in grass now."

"However, if you support my research, I am very sure that I can improve it."

The wizard was very honest and took the initiative to explain some difficulties.

"I will support your research!" Paul was extremely happy.

He finally felt that the risk he took in taking in these spellcaster refugees had paid off.