I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 188 Madame d'Arnim Trotter, Peter Loves Merry

He chose these three kinds of horses not only for the needs of the army, but also for the living needs of the Russian people.

Horse farming is generally practiced in Russia now. Horses are the key to the prosperity of Tsarist Russian farmers. 80.00% of the plowing and farm work in Tsarist Russia are done by horses. Farmers who raise horses can outperform poor farmers without horses per dessias of land every year Harvest 2 to 3 times more food.

If these three kinds of horses can be introduced, it will undoubtedly be a good choice to do farm work in leisure time and pull cannons in wartime.

But these three horses are not the best choice for the battlefield.

Regardless of China and foreign countries, no matter which country, horses that can run under heavy loads are the first choice on the battlefield in history. Brave and big generals love big war horses just like modern people like big beautiful women.

In the Zhou Dynasty, horses with a height of more than eight feet were respected as "dragons". In the Zhou Dynasty, eight feet was 1.8 meters four, which was already similar to modern super-large draft horses. The ancients even thought that this kind of horse had the blood of dragons.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also an avid fan of Dayang horses, and the Dawan horse he pursued was seven feet tall.

Peter tried to be realistic, thinking of the all-rounder among horses.

Among the military horses, there are differences between passenger horses, draft horses, and pack horses, as well as the dual-purpose type and the dual-purpose type.

The horses of the dual-purpose type and the dual-purpose type are basically draft horses. The difference is that the dual-purpose type is relatively larger and has a stronger ability to pull goods. They can gallop with the cavalry. Peter liked it too.

This kind of horse is the goal, because it takes into account two words: pull and ride.

Thinking of this, Peter couldn't help sighing.

It seems that we still have to copy the homework.

What I copied was the homework of 11-year-old Orlov.

Among the horses that can both draw and ride, the Orgef Trotter is well-known. Its one breed covers two categories: both ride and ride and draw and ride. It is a typical all-rounder.

And this is also a special horse for the post-80s generation who is the strongest on the surface.

The appearance of the Orgef trotter originated from the Arabian horse Smitanka. This famous horse was originally in the royal stables of the Ottoman Empire, but with the east wind of the victory in the Russian-Turkish War, Orlov was asked to come. , spent [-] silver rubles, and died of illness one year after being introduced to Russia.

But it left five offspring, one female and four males.

The offspring of the white stallion, Bolgan, and the female draft horse gave birth to the offspring Bars, and the Orlov Trotter was declared successful.

The Orlov Trotter is a typical draft horse. The Russian livestock industry even proudly claims that the Orlov Trotter is the greatest achievement in the country’s horse breeding industry. Almost all Russian draft horses have been drawn by the Orlov Trotter. Horses are genetically improved.

The Orlov Trotter has also made important contributions to China's military horses. China's Yili Horse, Sanhe Horse and other fine horses all have the blood of the Orlov Trotter.

Although the Orlov Trotter is a draft horse, it is a misunderstanding that the draft horse cannot run.

This misunderstanding mainly comes from the British Royal Cavalry. In the 21st century, the cavalry has long since withdrawn from the stage of history. Therefore, the two famous draft horses, the Clydesdale horse and the Shire horse, which can carry heavy loads and can run, are often used as the leader of the British Royal Cavalry. The drum horse is mistakenly thought to be dedicated to etiquette.

In fact, the Orlov trot horse, just like its name, can meet the fast marching requirements of the cavalry, and can run a fast trot at a speed of 30 to 47 kilometers per hour.

The Orlov trotter has participated in various horse-drawn carriage races in Tsarist Russia extensively, and is a constant winner in the horse-drawn carriage races. In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it was introduced to China because of the rich people in Tsarist Russia playing horse-drawn carriages.

Orlov Trotter's proud "Klebet" has participated in 80 races in his life and won 55 championships. He is known as the "Horse of the Century".

The "Kvadrat" in the Soviet era ran 1600 meters in two minutes and eight seconds, and the 3200-meter race in four minutes and 23 seconds.

香港赛马场最好的赛马成绩不过是1600米1分32秒24，纯血马最好的1600米成绩也只是1分31秒8，奥尔洛夫快步马的后裔三河马跑1千米最好成绩是1分10秒。

But the battlefield is not a racetrack. The top speed of the Orlov trotter cannot be compared with that of a thoroughbred horse, but it is definitely enough to serve in the army and carry cavalry to charge. He led the cavalry to charge, and he could also help the artillery to pull the cannon, which was ticked by Peter.

In addition, the Orlov Trotter has the characteristics of a docile personality and a smooth run. At the beginning of its successful training, it received an exaggerated evaluation that the horse will not spill a glass of water when it runs.

Two generations of the strongest post-80s family love the Orlov Trotter, especially the white Orlov Trotter. They even regard it as a part of the national image and import it from Russia at great expense.

Peter has already decided to breed this kind of horse. The origin of the Orlov Trotter, the Arabian name Masmi Thangka, has not yet been born, but it shows the true qualities of a British horse. .

But this kind of thing had to be done in secret, and the Ottoman Empire would obviously not be happy for Russia to use their hands to improve Russian horses.

But Peter will change his name after training.

He had no interest in putting his name before the horse, but it was Madame d'Arnim who reminded him of such things.

How about calling Madame d'Arnim trotter?
When it hangs on the wall and becomes history in the future, people will be able to say that Peter III was a good horseman, so it is a beautiful passing.

In the end, Peter made a decision to get the Nordic Jutland horse, the Belgian Brabant horse, the Adenas horse from the border between France and Belgium, and the most famous Arabian horse.

Jutland horses are easy to do, and now Johanna is the queen of Sweden, and she is still very good, let her do this.

There is no conflict between Russia and Belgium, and Brabant horses can be bought.

On the French side, whether it is an aboveboard request or Adelaide's help, it is not a problem to get top-level Adenas horses.

Only the Arabian famous horse is a bit difficult, Xiao Ao is not happy.

But Peter doesn't pay attention to the difficulties. He is responsible for setting goals, so the ministers must make it happen for him.

Peter called the herald and told him these things, ordering him to inform Bestutev and Ivanovich of this decision at once.

Bestutev was mainly in charge of the first few types of horses. To get famous Arabian horses, some shady methods must be used. Naturally, Ivanovich had to be notified.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

This herald was carefully selected by the Privy Council to ensure that he was loyal and reliable. Peter was not in the palace sometimes, and all orders were delivered by him. Nothing happened, so Peter was at ease.

After all, he wanted to be the emperor behind the scenes for a while longer, so Frederick, Teresa, Louis XV, and George II could not think that he was wise and powerful.

Although he is.

(End of this chapter)