The population composition of the French is very complex, and its indigenous people are the Gauls. Therefore, France was later nicknamed the "Gallic Rooster". However, the Gauls were first conquered by the Roman Empire and began to become Romanized. Then, with the collapse of the Roman Empire, they were invaded by the Germans.
The origin of the name France comes from the most important Germanic people who invaded France - the Franks. However, France was the main body of the Gauls. Although the Franks conquered the French region, they gradually merged with the Gauls because they did not have the advantage in numbers. Even the language began to influence each other. In the end, the Germanic language used by the Franks and the Latin language used by the local Gauls became another language - Roman, with the official name French.
In other words, the Franks conquered France was a bit like the Qing Dynasty entering the Pass, but it was very different. The Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, with too few people and no cultural background, so apart from the ugly braided head and clothing, it was actually assimilated by the Han people in culture.
Unlike France, the Franks gained a foothold in France. Moreover, although the number of Franks was at a disadvantage, they did not compete with tens of millions of Han people like the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, there was no problem that the two sides were too strong than each other. In other words, the Franks and the Gauls at that time were both illiterate. Therefore, when the two major ethnic groups merged, they could only compromise with each other and then obtain a French that was neither Germanic nor Latin, which belongs to a mix of two languages.
To give a simple example, it's like a mix of Chinese and Japanese. A person gets angry and shouts-"Baga, I'm going to be so tender!"... It's just so inappropriate...
In terms of race, the French nation has not yet been formed. The main population in northern France is still a mixed race between the Franks and the Gauls, while the southern part is mainly descended from the Gauls. In addition, there are many descendants of Burgundians (also Germans) in the eastern border area, and some Basques in the southwest...
The French really began to merge north and south, and we have to thank the British. Through the "Hundred Years' War", the Germanic, Gaulic hybrid species in northern France began to be unified and began to merge.
However, the northern Germanic and Gaul mixed races had too much political advantages. Therefore, later generations of France mainly focused on Northern Arts, while southern Gaul was gradually replaced by French in the Paris dialect.
France's great integration of North and South began to advance greatly after the end of the Hundred Years of War in Britain and France. Before, the North and South were still very different. But now the Hundred Years of War has only been over for decades, and the southern region is still very Gaulic, but the influence of the northern culture dominated by Paris Saint-Germany is deepening...
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In other words, France has not yet formed a unified language and culture. Not only are there differences between the north and the south, but there are also great differences in the eastern border areas. For example, the situation of the Burgundians on the eastern border is even more complicated. Originally, the subjects of the Burgundian Principality had very complicated bloodlines. They were originally descended from a group of Burgundians of the Germans, but after they arrived at the French-German border, they later intermarried with the Franks and Gauls, forming a mixture of three major bloodlines. Of course, because two of the three bloodlines are Germanic bloodlines. Therefore, Germanic culture is retained more. Moreover, the local area and the German region are closely adjacent to the German culture and are greatly influenced by German culture.
Moreover, in this era, Burgundy was the most famous wine producing area in Europe. Before the rise of wine in Bordeaux, Burgundy was the most famous wine producing area in Europe. Moreover, many top wineries in later generations were also in the Burgundy region. In front of Burgundy wine, Bordeaux wine was a younger brother. At present, wines in Bordeaux can only be considered middle- and lower-class, while the best wines are in Burgundy.
Because it is on the French-German border, and the German nobles and priests also favor high-end wines in the Burgundy region. Therefore, the Burgundy region and the German region are very close. Many Burgundians not only speak French, but also speak German.
Marin sent a spy to the Burgundy region to purchase wine was a Burgundy who could speak both German and French. However, that person was a native of the Francheconte region under the control of the Habsburg family, and was also from the Greater Burgundy Principality. Currently, Francheconte is under the rule of the Habsburg family, and the official language is German. Therefore, it is easy to recruit talents who know German and French in Francheconte.
Because it was greatly influenced by the German region and was incorporated into the French Kingdom for only a few decades, it was only annexed after the death of Charles, the Duke of Burgundy in 1477. Therefore, the original Burgundy region had not been fully integrated into the French cultural circle, but was influenced by French and German culture. For example, serfdom was still relatively common in the Burgundy region. The spies under Kohler also saw serf boys selling them in the market in the Principal of Burgundy.
Moreover, the region of the Principality of Burgundy, which later became the Burgundy region, was a densely populated area. However, except for the areas within the Paris Basin in the northwest corner, other areas were mostly plateaus and hills. Otherwise, they would not have to plant grapes. Because grapes do not require plains, and planting them on hillsides is very suitable.
However, because of the scarcity of farmland, in this agricultural era, the number of people raised is not large. Most of the local population is engaged in wine-related industries. Many serfs have children born in many manors, so they can only find ways to send their children to other manors or sell them to others as servants. Otherwise, they will not be able to support themselves.
It is said that every year, more than a thousand people in the Burgundy area are exchanged by the owners, or forced to leave their homes to make a living.
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After hearing all this, Marin immediately became interested in buying some Burgundy boys and then raising them into the needy male labor. During the years when these Burgundy boys grew up, Marin could have sent someone to teach them German while brainwashing education, so that they forget the past and be loyal to themselves.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! In this era, France did not have any nationalism, nor did it be a big fool called Dude. Therefore, Marin could feel at ease to train those French teenagers into the labor force they need.
In fact, this is not a rare thing. For example, England has been digging corners of the Flanders over the years and recruiting local wool craftsmen and wool wool workers. Otherwise, England's wool craftsmanship would not have developed.
During the Protestant War, many religious refugees from old and new sects also kept migrating between Germany and France. In short, this was an era where ethnic minorities were not so important. As long as there was food, ordinary people would live in no matter which country they were living. Of course, in this era, people of different religions were difficult for people of different religions to coexist. For example, Turkey was united by Christian countries across Europe because they were of different religions. As for ethnic minorities, it was secondary.
Suddenly, Marin remembered that the Egyptian Mamluk cavalry seemed to be the dead soldiers-level cavalry trained by Cherks slaves.
"Maybe, I can use French teenagers to train my own Mamluk cavalry?" This idea suddenly appeared in Marlin's mind...
Marin didn't care about the life or death of the French boys. He could buy a group of strong French boys and then throw them into the cruel Mamluk cavalry training camp. Then, let them fight each other, and the survivors became their elite cavalry...
Then, Marin used the Mamluk cavalry composed of French teenagers to attack France and plunder more people...
Chapter completed!