Chapter 973: Can camels also cultivate land?

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Right now, Marin has a total of 4 modified paddle sailboats, traveling to and from the Mediterranean, responsible for trade with the Mamluk dynasty. Marin mainly imported chemical raw materials such as trona and thenardite from Egypt, and sometimes bought some Arabian horses through Egypt.

Of course, there are not many Arabian horses in Egypt itself. Therefore, to buy Arabian horses, it is more to borrow the trading platform of Egypt. This is because the Arabian horses purchased by Malin mainly come from Neizhi and Hanzhi areas in the east and southeast of Egypt, as well as in Oman. After all, the horses in Egypt are not enough. Most Mamluk cavalry has only one horse.

In addition, it should be pointed out that the Hanzhi area, which includes the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina, although nominally belonged to the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt, in fact, the Hanzhi area is autonomous, and is of the same ancestry of Muhammad The Hashim family ruled, and the Mamluk dynasty could not directly rule this area. After all, the Hashemite family is an authentic Sacred family, and the Mamluk dynasty must respect them. The Mamluk dynasty's rule of the Han Dynasty is somewhat similar to the Qing dynasty's rule over Xiyizang. The Qing dynasty authorized Dayi Lai and Panchen to rule Tibet, with only a significant distinction. The Mamluk dynasty also authorized the Hashemite family to rule the Hanzhi area, which only made a big difference. In exchange, the Hashim family of Hanzhi must also recognize Cairo's puppet caliphate as the spiritual leader of the God world.

In fact, the caliphate of the Abbas family is also a branch of the Hashem family. At the beginning, Muhammad married his daughter Fatima to cousin Ali, and their descendants were later the main branch of the Hashemite family. The Abbas family is actually a descendant of Uncle Muhammad Abbas. So, in total, the two were originally a family.

But what is interesting is that the Shiite people respected the Hashemite family of Ali's descendants as the heirs of the authentic caliphate, while the Sunnis believe that they do not necessarily need to be descendants of Muhammad to become caliphate. For example, the Abbasid dynasty was established by the descendants of Abbas, Muhammad's uncle, not the descendants of Muhammad. It stands to reason that the Hashemite family should support the Shiites who support their own family. However, in fact, the Hashemites who control the two holy cities belong to the Sunni… of course, this is also helpless. Because, Sunnis dominate the Arab world. If they support the failed Shiites, it is estimated that the family will also be expelled from the Holy City. Obviously, occupying the Holy City has huge benefits. For example, receiving pilgrims from all over the world is a huge income every year. The Hashim family ruled Mecca and could make a lot of money in the pilgrimage. For example, monopolizing the hotel industry, high-priced accommodation, and providing high-priced food. Then, they sold some so-called "blessed" religious souvenirs at high prices ... It is said that in the later generations, Hajj pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia ’s income is as high as tens of billions of dollars ... It's normal ...

However, after admitting the mainstream Sunnis, others dare not move them. After all, they are authentic Mu Sheng descendants. For example, in the Mamluk dynasty, the huge income of the Hajj pilgrimage to the sellers was obviously drooling, but they dared not grab it casually. Otherwise, it will become a public enemy. Even if Ottoman Turkey later occupied it, it was still entrusted with the Hashemites to manage the Holy City. Of course, in exchange, the Hashemites later admitted that the Turkish sultan was an orthodox caliph ... but what kind of green onion is the Turkish sultan? Is there Hashem family blood? No ... But the Hashemites admitted that there was no way. If they didn't, the Turks would turn over and kill. But admit it, you can still control the rich Mecca ...

All in all, the Hashem family is a bit like the Confucius family in China. The dynasties have treated them with respect as a mascot. However, no one from the Confucius family went to Qufu to make a pilgrimage. The Hashim family has a Hajj pilgrimage, which makes a lot of money.

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Worried about Turkey ’s annexation of the Mamluk dynasty, Marin sent a fleet to go to Egypt again to see if he could buy more Egyptian goods and give the Mamluk dynasty some economic support.

Therefore, Marin instructed the fleet to go to Egypt to buy more animals, such as cattle ...

Marin thought, how could the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty also be a country with developed animal husbandry, should there be enough cattle to sell? As it happens, Marin needs a lot of cattle to develop the new world. Therefore, Marin instructed the fleet to buy more cattle, which not only supported Egypt economically, but also facilitated himself.

Unexpectedly, after the fleet returned, the team leader Hansel came back and reported that there were few Egyptian cattle ...

"What? There are very few cows in Egypt?" Marin looked dazed after hearing it. Then he thought about it and asked:

"How did the Egyptians cultivate the fields?" You know, Egypt's Nile River Basin is a famous agricultural area. Without cattle, do they use horse farming? But it's not right. The Arabian horse is a medium-sized horse, not the heavy horse suitable for farming in Europe ...

Hansel replied:

"Although the Nile River Basin in Egypt has a lot of arable land, only some of them use cattle arable land. Most people use camel arable land ..."

"What? Camels can also cultivate land?" Marin listened dumbfounded.

"Yes, camel arable land! The minister has seen the local people arable land in the Egyptian countryside. Their method of arable land is a man holding a plow in the back. In the front, a woman or a young man with little strength leads the camel to control the direction. Also That is to say, the Egyptians use camels to cultivate the land, which requires two people. However, the people who carry the camels do not need to work in their prime. Moreover, according to locals, most of the cultivated land on the Arabian Peninsula also uses camels. Because camels are more suitable for local drought Hot climate. In addition, usually do not cultivate land, but also carry goods. "

Marin was surprised and continued to ask:

"In other words, there are a lot of camels in Egypt?"

Hansel thought for a while and said:

"Yes, very much! Walking in the countryside of Egypt, you can see camels everywhere. In general, those camels either carry people ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ or carry goods. It is said that a camel can carry With a 400-pound cargo driving a long way, you can drive 40 miles a day, which is 64 kilometers. Moreover, camels are very resistant to rough feeding, just eat some wild grass, you can not drink water for a few days, it is very good to raise. So, Egypt Camel breeding is very popular with Arabs. Camels are also the main means of transportation there ... "

"Daily carry 400 pounds of goods every day for 64 kilometers ... Obediently, this is a great transportation tool ..." Marin snarled. You know, the average infantry marches only about 40 kilometers per day. Camels carrying 400 pounds can run 64 kilometers a day, faster than the march of the army.

"In this way, raising camels is more cost-effective than raising cattle ..." Marin thought, touching his chin.

Cattle farming can only cultivate land, although it can also pull carts, but carts are too slow. There is no shortage of horse-drawn carriages in Europe, and naturally no one uses bullocks.

"How fast is the camel arable land?" Marin asked.

"It is said that more than 5 mu of arable land can be cultivated every day, which is more powerful than cattle!" Hansel replied.

"So powerful? So, what's the price of the local camel?" Marin said in surprise.

"10 gold coins per head, how many are there! In Egypt, camels are everywhere!"

"That's great, I order you to go to Egypt and buy camels as much as possible!"

After thinking about it, Hansel said:

"It's no problem to buy camels, but Grand Duke, if you ship camels, the ship may have to be modified. After all, camels are taller ..."

"This is no problem, I will send the shipyard craftsmen to be responsible for the conversion of the ship!" Marin exclaimed. Since I can't buy enough cattle, I will buy camels instead. There are many camels in Egypt. Buying camels is not only convenient for you, but also allows the Egyptians to make a profit.

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