After November, the autumn harvest in Europe had almost ended, and all countries entered the winter break. In winter, everyone took a good rest. After having food, the nobles' wallets also bulged, and then they held various banquets to squander the fruits of the autumn harvest. Then, everyone found that the spices were not enough to squander...
When Spanish kings, Ferdinand II and Juan saw such a business opportunity, they decided to send another fleet to India to purchase spices. Prince Juan had a good relationship with Marin and specially sent someone to inform Marin and asked him to send a ship to follow the Spanish fleet in the spring.
Just so happened that Marin also needed to go to India to purchase some cattle and horses and untouchable slaves that adapted to the tropical climate, so he agreed to send several ships to India.
I thought about purchasing Indian cattle before Marin. After all, the climate in the tropical areas is too hot, and the oxen from temperate areas is not suitable. Most of the Indian areas are located in the tropical areas, so there are naturally generally cows that adapt to the tropical areas. It is reasonable to go shopping.
As for horses, Indian horses must also adapt to the tropics. If you go to India to buy some horses, there is nothing wrong with transportation. After all, nowadays, transportation mainly depends on carriages. Although the ox is strong, its speed is so fast that it is so urgent for individuals to pull a carriage. Therefore, it still depends on horses to pull a carriage.
Moreover, Marin remembers that many ruling dynasties in India were from alien races invaded by Central Asia. The Central Asia and the Arab region were closely connected, so the horses brought naturally contain the excellent bloodline of Arab horses. Therefore, Indian horses are actually good. Marin seems to remember that a kind of mawari horse produced in western India is an excellent war horse that is overlooked. It is mainly because the Indian army's record is too bad, which buried the reputation of such good horses. It is said that Indian horses not only adapt to the hot climate, but also are not afraid of the cold.
Marin will conquer many tropical areas in the future, so naturally, it is necessary to have a good horse that is very suitable for tropical areas. Otherwise, the army will not be allowed to fight against the natives in the tropical rainforest.
European horses may not adapt to tropical climates. Even if they can adapt, they don’t know how many years it will take. You must know that the reason why the Mongolian cavalry that swept the world failed to conquer India was because Mongolian horses were not adapted to India’s hot climate, which led to the inability to occupy India.
The Mongolian cavalry swept the world, but after arriving in Dali, they could not go south anymore. Because Mongolian horses that adapt to the cold climate really did not adapt to the tropical climate, mainly because they did not adapt to the tropical damp heat. Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty let Southeast Asia go and India go. It’s not that they don’t want to fight, but that horses are afraid of heat...
After Babur, the founding monarch of the Mughal Empire, a descendant of the Mongolian Mughal Empire, occupied Central Asia and obtained a good horse in Central Asia that adapted to the tropical climate, the iron cavalry went south and finally conquered India and established the Mughal Empire.
Therefore, sometimes in wars, war horses that adapt to the climate are also very important factors. Why did the Spanish colonial empires in history mainly operate in areas such as Mexico and Peru? Because the Mexican Plateau and Peru's Andes highlands are also tropical, but the temperature is not high, and the Andalusian horses of the Spanish can adapt well. As for the tropical islands on the Caribbean Sea, the Spanish focused on operating a few islands such as Cuba. Then, Barbados and other places were divided up by Britain and other countries. The main reason is that the Spanish really couldn't control it. Moreover, they lacked the mobile forces to adapt to the local climate.
There is a big difference between having a horse and not having a horse. Without a war horse that adapts to the local climate, the colonial army can only huddle in coastal areas like the Portuguese. If there are war horses that adapt to the local climate and soldiers who adapt to the local climate, they can go deep into the inland far.
Therefore, Marin attaches great importance to the introduction of Indian war horses to facilitate his future control of tropical regions in the Americas.
Moreover, after the Panama cement road is repaired, it is naturally necessary to run a horse cart. European horses may not adapt to the tropical rainforest climate in Panama, and Indian horses are obviously fine. Therefore, Marin sent a fleet to India this time, not only to buy war horses that are suitable for tropical climates, but also to buy some horses that are suitable for tropical climates, used to pull carts and walk on Panama cement roads...
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In addition, Marin is also very interested in buying Indian Untouchable slaves. This is because these Indian Untouchables are not only obedient, but also have good rice cultivation techniques. Unlike those black people, they are only brute force and do not understand agricultural technology. Those Indian Untouchables look dark-skinned, but are not a family member of African Laohei. They are submissive in character and have good agricultural technology. The rice on Grenada and Cuba is basically dominated by a group of Indian Untouchables brought back before.
Marin likes to eat rice very much, and it is more suitable for growing rice in tropical areas (especially humid and hot areas). Therefore, introducing more Indian rural untouchables (urban untouchables may not know how to farm), which will help rice planting.
When Marin did not like to use black slaves, introducing rural Indian pariahs with agricultural technology became the best choice.
It's funny to say that those Indian untouchables were probably abused by Hinduism, and they even thought they were inferior and inaccessible. The colonists of Grenada and Cuba were kinder to them, and they actually made them very grateful and worked harder...
Therefore, Marin likes Indian untouchables very much. He also respects their religious beliefs (nonsense, Marin has never seen people who think they are inferior, and is very obedient, why interfere with their beliefs?).
These untouchables lived a very miserable life in India. In front of the higher castes, they did not even have the qualifications to sit down, and they were not allowed to touch the higher castes. Otherwise, they could be beaten to death. Moreover, after the higher castes asked them to help them work, they might not be willing to pay the rogues, and the untouchables did not dare to ask for it, so they could only endure it silently. Even if they had a conscience, the revenge they gave was very low, and they were often a handful of rice or something. Even men of the higher castes would not be subject to any sanctions. At most, they would be compensated with a handful of rice or something, and they would be regarded as women's tickets, and the untouchables who suffered losses could only endure it...
These untouchables were bullied in India, resulting in a very humble and cowardly personality. Moreover, they often had no food to eat. Therefore, they were all pale and thin, very similar to Gandhi in later generations.
In Grenada and Cuba, although the colonists in the North Sea also drove these Indian untouchables to work, they would provide them with enough food and allow them to sit down and eat with the colonists. Even after harvesting sugar cane, they would give some to the untouchables to taste... This is simply incredible in India...
Therefore, the Indian untouchables who came to Grenada and Cuba all worked hard and were grateful and very easy to manage. Unlike those black slaves, they needed to be shackled and locked up and kept in charge.
Grenada Governor George Older even joked that if he had enough Indian untouchables under him, their European colonists could sit at home and be masters in peace. Because all the work was done for the Indian untouchables...
Chapter completed!