《King of German Mercenaries》 Chapter 1： Unlucky Wandering Knight Marin was very depressed. He had been playing "Europe" at home, but it turned into the Holy Roman Emperor. It was high. As a result, my brother Li Liang called for help and asked him to fight. As for the cause of the incident, it was because Li Liang went out to practice the stalls at night, and mingled with a group because of a dispute over the stall site. Then Li Liang was beaten. ÁÁ Li Liang naturally dissatisfied, so he called a few friends and was ready to get back where he was. Marin is tall and flexible, and has learned to fight with a veteran when he was a kid. Naturally, he is the "God Beast" summoned by Li Liang. Marin just swept across the entire Holy Roman Empire in the game and became an emperor worshipped by all people. At this moment, he was boiling blood, so he said nothing and went on a used electric bike to "maintain the justice of the earth". After a few older brothers arrived, Li Liang promised to invite everyone to eat hot pot after the event. Each pack of cigarettes, and then the atmosphere came up ... Walking under the lead of the big man Marin, the brothers found a few young little yellow hairs still in the stall. Then, Marin was like a knight, spread his legs and launched a horseless charge ... Several small yellow hairs were indeed fighting the five scums. Before, it was because of the crowd that Li Liang was beaten. Under the lead of the great horseman Cavaliers, the little yellow hairs were quickly beaten down. But Marin was so proud of himself that he just rushed forward without paying attention to the danger behind him. Then, a sinful brick appeared behind Marin''s head ... Then, the horse''s back was hit with a brick and lost consciousness ... "Sure enough ... bricks ... broken martial arts ... God ... can''t stop ..." This is Marin''s last thought ... Uh ... After a long, long time, the ghost knew how long ... Marin finally woke up, but felt very wrong. Because, with his eyes open, he did not see the white walls and soft lights in the hospital, nor did he see the scene of his rental house ... because he obviously smelled the green smell of grass ... "I copy! Li Liang, you asshole, my brother was injured in your early life, you even left your brother in the wild, not even the hospital! What''s the matter, labor and capital have to break with you!" Marin scolded and thought about getting up, but he suddenly realized that this relatively young voice didn''t seem to be his own, but he did make it himself ... I have seen many Marin through the novel, and naturally I will not be unfamiliar with this bridge: "No ... No ... Did you cross?" Marlin quickly reached out his hand, scanning his eyes while seeing what he could see ... Then, let him see a green body, a weird costume, and a pair of tender white hands that are obviously not his own ... Suddenly, Marin''s heart tightened-shouldn''t he cross into a woman? Some time ago, "Prince''s Promotion" was too hot, and he was very afraid of crossing into a woman. If you become a woman, in the future, you will be pressed by a man ... Malin Han''s hair is upright, and I dare not think about it ... With a tense mood, he skillfully instructed the "five girls" on the left to reach the lower part ... After a few moments, Marin was always relieved-he was still a man, about, crossing a boy. Because, the hair hasn''t grown up yet ... Uneasy and relaxed, coupled with a strong hunger, Marin fainted again ... Uh ... After a long time, Marin was hungry ... At the same time, a memory was fused with Marin''s consciousness-obviously, it was the memory of the original owner of the body ... ÔĶÁ Through reading memory, Marin learned that the original owner of this body was also called Marin. Of course, it is not the Marin of China, but the Marin of the West. More precisely, it was a young wandering knight named Marin Hoffmann in the German region at the end of the 15th century. What is a wandering knight? First of all, this is a knight (mostly a trainee knight) and usually has a war horse, a lance, and a set of knight armor. Some knights and war horses have horse armor, which is the basic equipment. In addition, all knights have basically received strict training since childhood, are good at charging immediately, and are familiar with melee combat, and their skills are generally much better than ordinary people. Knights were the lowest feudal lords in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Europe. Above it, there are Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, Duke, Prince, King, Emperor. But not every knight is lucky enough to get a fiefdom. Because, the knight needs to fight for his higher-level lords in order to obtain a fiefdom. Moreover, the knights'' fiefdoms are generally small, the size of one or several villages. For example, this little wandering knight named Marin, his family-the Huffman family, is a small knight family under the Mark country in the Ruhr area. This family only has a small village with little arable land, and the total arable land is only 100 Eugrams (an ancient Roman area unit. In the Middle Ages, an Eugram was equivalent to 2 acres, equivalent to 12 acres). In other words, the Huffman family has only 1,200 acres of land. 1200 acres of land, looks a lot, right? The Ming Dynasty, which was set in the same period, definitely made everyone feel comfortable and rich. However, thanks to the unfortunate agricultural technology of the Europeans in the Middle Ages, the agricultural output was so low that it was moving¡ªthe 1200 acres of the Huffman family put aside fallow (Europeans implement a fallow farming system, and the cultivated land is generally every two years Or wasteland for one year in three years to restore the fertility. Until modern times, European and American rural areas still have this tradition) 600 acres are not counted, and the remaining 600 acres of land can only produce 100,000 pounds of rye per year (Cologne pounds, one Cologne mark = 233.85 grams, one cologne pound = 2 marks = 467.7 grams). On average, the yield of rye per acre is only 166.7 pounds, equivalent to 156 kilograms. This is still a good harvest year. If disasters occur, the output will be lower, and the production capacity per mu will drop to about 100 kg. The yield per mu is so touching that it is no wonder that thousands of people starved to death at every turn during the medieval period in the German region ... There is even more powerful. The wheat per mu yield in this era is more touching. A large manor near Huffman Manor, the wheat yield per mu is less than 100 catties ... Nyima, as a top student in the history department, Marin, the traverser, is very clear. Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty in China, wheat yield per mu has stabilized at about 200 kg. In the Ming Dynasty, the rice yield in Jiangnan was high, and it could even reach 500 kg. The crux of the problem, Marin knows in various crossing novels-that''s why Westerners don''t know how to use manure. Westerners did not know how to fertilize the land for a long, long period of time. They just smashed the ground again, and then sprinkled seeds and watered it. Then I went to do other things. Even serfs usually don''t know how to weed weeds. As for the feces, the Europeans in the Middle Ages basically urinate and pee, making the city everywhere, and there is a stink everywhere. This has also caused flies to fly around and the disease to spread everywhere. The black death that broke out several times in the Middle Ages was inseparable from the harsh sanitary environment in Europe at that time. In the East during the same period, farmers even pushed dung carts to collect dung in the city as fertilizer for farmland. There are also children, who carry baskets to pick up feces and eggs. The feces of Huaxia people have all come to the field, which has created the high yield of ancient Chinese agriculture and also supported the prosperity of Chinese civilization. European feces are all over the city, breeding a large number of flies, which has caused the outbreak of various European diseases ... Well, Marin felt like he was thinking too much. The predecessor of this body became a tramp knight, a tradition of the Germans. Since the establishment of the eldest son succession system in Europe, the other sons of the nobles have suffered. The eldest son takes everything, the other son can only watch the eldest brother take all ... If it was the house of a big nobleman, it would be better. For example, the other sons of the king, although they do not have the right of inheritance, but the king ¡¯s family has a great career. The great nobles, such as the Duke and the Earl, have a large enough territory to share some meat for other sons ... The little aristocracy was unlucky, and the family had very few territories, just enough for the eldest son to live. If you share it with your brothers, everyone will have to drink the northwest wind. For example, for the 1200 acres of thin land of the Huffman family, it is already very reluctant to feed the eldest son (not only eating, but also feeding horses, purchasing and repairing weapon armor, etc., and supporting servants, which is very expensive). Raising a few younger siblings such as Marin Huffman is definitely hard to afford. Therefore, the smallest feudal lords in the German region¡ªthe knights¡ªwere forced to make a decision¡ªafter the adult sons other than the eldest son were grown up, he was given a warhorse, a set of armor, and a rifle to let him Make a living by yourself. As for daughters, some poor nobles even sent their daughters to the monastery as nuns in order to save their dowry. Under normal circumstances, the children of these ousted knight families choose to rely on the nobles, such as being the guards of the nobles, fighting for the feudal lords and so on. Of course, not every knight child who has been kicked out of his home has a good opportunity to find a great noble employer. Many knights who couldn''t find a job had to wander around in search of opportunities for temporary employment. As a result, a new group emerged-Wandering Knights. These wandering knights have grown up in the knight family since childhood. They have received strict martial arts training since childhood, and they have done a good job immediately. It is not a problem to hit two or three ordinary strong men. Some strong men can single out a group of robbers. In fact, these wandering knights were the earliest mercenaries. However, they are all scattered people, seeking opportunities to serve the nobles and riches in the name of individuals, without forming groups. It was not until a few years ago that Emperor Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor, saw the powerful fighting power of the Swiss mercenary army composed of Swiss mountain people in the battle for the Burgundy region, and then began to recruit in the German region under his administration. The minds of mercenaries. Later generations of well-known German mercenaries began to formally appear during this period. (Note: The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I was crowned by the Pope personally in Rome until 1508, officially becoming the Holy Roman Emperor. Prior to this, the Emperor Maximilian I was actually a self-proclaimed, only God The empire of the Roman Empire recognized it. Without the crown of the Pope, foreigners only recognized Maximilian I as King of Germany. However, in 1508, Pope Julius II not only officially crowned Maximilian I, but also Allowing the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire thereafter does not need to come to Rome to be crowned, but to find a archbishop in his country to crown himself.) It is now 1494, the time when Emperor Maximilian I was recruiting troops. Marin Huffman''s father, Frings Huffman, heard that the Emperor had recruited mercenaries (Maximian I had already recruited a batch in 1487), and UU read a book www. uukanshu.com decided to expel the second son, Marin Hoffman, who was only 16 years old, out of the house, so that he would go to the emperor and become the emperor''s mercenary. Originally, according to tradition, Marin would not be evicted until he turned 18. But the old Huffman felt that the emperor recruited people, a rare opportunity. If you make a battle, maybe you can mix a noble title and a fiefdom. So he decided to let Marin go early. However, he overestimated his second son''s experience in the rivers and lakes. No, it was not long after he left the house. The original 10-coin toll of Marin Huffman had been claimed by a guard who claimed to know the emperor. Liar is cheated ... Then poor Marin Huffman had no money to stay in or eat. In desperation, he had to go hunting in the wild on horseback. As a result, the meat of the prey can satisfy the hunger, and the fur of the prey can be exchanged for some travel expenses. But Marin Huffman is a knight, not a hunter. Therefore, Little Marin couldn''t hit any prey. Can you imagine a heavy armored knight, wearing heavy armor, holding a knight''s spear, and chasing a dashing hare? Carrying heavy armor itself will reduce the horse''s speed and sensitivity. Where can you catch up with those wild animals? The slow-moving wild animals have long been hunted down. And Marlin had no crossbow in his hand, and he didn''t understand archery. Therefore, he can only go on horseback to chase animals ... Finally, after not eating for two days, the little hungry little Marin accidentally fell off the horse and fainted in the grass while chasing a fawn. Then, he was crossed by Marin, the later Chinese ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 2： Survival 1 When Marin sorted out these memories, he was also extremely anxious about the intelligence of his predecessor Xiao Marin-you are a heavy armored knight, chasing a fawn, even the light cavalry may not be able to do it, it is ... Suddenly, Marin thought-this product will not be exchanged with my soul in the 21st century, right? Thinking of this, he shivered ... If such an intelligent IQ guy crosses over his original body, in the 21st century when there are so many crooks like dogs, haven''t he been fooled by his underwear? However, think again, now that I can no longer go back, what is the relationship between Marin''s body in the 21st century and my current self? As for future parents, Marin is not worried. Because he still has a brother and a sister on his head. This is due to the fact that Marin''s hometown is rural and his parents have low consciousness. At that time, he refused to implement family planning, and he was suffocated in one breath. Otherwise, if the only son is gone, it will inevitably collapse, and no one will end his retirement. It''s just that Elder is sad. After all, the countrymen hurt the youngest. I was thinking, another hunger struck. Marin finally remembered that this body hadn''t eaten for more than two days ... Struggling to stand up, Marin saw his long and bulky knight rifle beside the grass where he fell, and a second cargo warhorse who was grazing not far away ... This war horse, named Carl, was chosen by Marie Huffman from an early age. Since the age of 13, the original Marin has been feeding, shoveling and brushing the horse every day to cultivate feelings for 3 years. So after the original Marin fainted on the ground, Carl did not walk away, but stopped and grazed on the spot ... Horses can eat grass to satisfy their hunger, but people cannot eat grass. Marin, who was starving dizzy, had to face the challenge of hunger first ... At this time, he was still wearing a breastplate and helmet weighing 15 kilograms-this is the maximum limit that the Huffman family can make up. After all, the Huffman family was also very poor, with only a complete set of Gothic plate armor, which the old Huffman and Adler wore. In addition, there is a Gothic breastplate and helmet without pants and boots. As for War Makar, there is no iron horse armor, but a simple horse armor made of oak, painted with a layer of black paint, it looks like a real horse armor, but it is actually fake. However, this wooden horse armor can also withstand some less serious attacks to a certain extent, at least better than nothing. Hunger constantly hit Marin''s nerves, reminding him-it''s time to eat ... Hey, where are you going to find something to eat now? Marlin was helpless. The body he crossed did not eat for two days at present, and the riding and martial arts learned by the original owner were inherited. In addition, he had some catch-and-fight combat techniques in his later generations, and the combat effectiveness was not bad. The problem is, you do n¡¯t have the energy to not eat. At this moment, any ordinary strong man can bring himself down ... "Are you going to kill the horse and fill your hunger?" Marin looked at Carl, who was still grazing leisurely ... Carl seemed to feel something and glanced at Marin. "It''s not right, brother is now a wandering knight. Can a knight be a knight without a war horse?" You know, medieval knights basically regarded war horses as the second life. Therefore, whether to kill horses or learn to sell horses from Qin Qiong, Marin was ruled out. "But I''m really hungry!" Marin was crying. Looking at Erwu Carr, he bowed his head and grazed there, and Marin licked his lips: Ò²Ðí "Maybe, I can also eat some grass to fill my hunger ..." Remembering the special soldiers of later generations, they eat everything during field survival training, and they eat it raw. Marin decided to challenge himself! Then, he came to Karl ... Then, he began to grab grass and eat with War Makar ... How about grabbing grass for horses and horses? Because, the book says that horses are very herbivorous animals. They eat grass, and it is said that they usually only eat delicious and juicy tender grass. If the grass tastes bad, horses are not hungry and generally refuse to eat it. Marin looked at Carl''s refreshing look, and concluded that Carl''s grass should be delicious. Then, under Carl''s aggressive look, he pulled out a few grasses that had not been struck by Carl, and stuffed them into his mouth ... ÅÞ "Ahhhh ... so bad ... why are you so good at eating so much?" Marin was angry and glared at Carr, who snorted and continued to graze indifferently. The grass in front of you is really delicious, but it is for herbivores. As for humans-who told you to eat grass? No matter what the grass is, it has a green taste. Marin ate the green grass just now, and a green taste immediately poured out of his mouth. That feels a bit like eating green tea leaves soaked in water. After spitting the grass in his mouth, Marin remembered that the Red Army had been eating bark grass roots in the past, and there was no record of eating grass leaves. Instead, he pulled out the grass roots and began to eat grass roots. The smell of yarrow root is indeed better than that of blades of grass, at least the strange smell is much less. The greens on the grass are actually the source of the astringent taste. The grass roots, obviously, have no green taste. Then Marin ate a lot of grass roots in one breath. After that, he took out the copper pot, went to the nearby creek, filled it with water, and drank it. After a long rest, and the energy brought by food, Marin finally recovered a lot. Then he started thinking about the next question of survival. Whether it is a former Marin Knight or a modern Marin, he is a very principled person. Therefore, it is Marin''s unwillingness to learn the fallen wandering knights to stop and rob. Therefore, UU reads . He only has two options-either hunting for a living or returning to Huffman Estate for help. Alas, Marin was a little afraid that the old Huffmans saw that they were counterfeit, and then notified the church to catch themselves and burn them to death. These days, the church does not need evidence to burn people. It is enough to doubt you. Therefore, after much deliberation, only hunting for a living is the only option at present. In fact, there is a third option. For example, you can choose to find a lord of allegiance. However, Marin, who is only sixteen years old, is still developing and not tall enough. His current height is only about 1.17 meters, which is already considered to be normal among ordinary Germans in this era. But among the Germanic knights, they seemed a bit short and thin. Because ordinary people in this era are undernourished and naturally grow shorter. However, the children of the Cavaliers are well-nourished and genetically grown up, and they are generally not short. The big nobles pay particular attention to pomp, and like to take a group of tall and strong muscular men out to show. His current physique is difficult to fancy. Probably, only the Emperor, who is anxious to recruit mercenaries for his life, will accept Marin. After all, Marin also comes from the Cavaliers family, and the combat effectiveness is much better than ordinary mercenaries from the bottom of society. In the end, Marin decided to hunt all the way, in exchange for warm and saturated tolls, and went to Vienna to join Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. At this point, the Italian war has begun, and the battle between Shen Luo and France in Italy is about to begin. Therefore, I have a great opportunity to stand out with various military technologies learned online in the 21st century, and maybe I can mix with a noble ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 3： Hunt Marin knows archery, he was a hunting enthusiast in previous lives. Because Huaxia banned guns in future generations, forced to helplessly, Marin learned the skills of archery. In addition, in the previous life, Marin himself made an England long bow, and then took this bow and the arrow made by the master blacksmith. He repeatedly appeared in the mountains and forests behind his hometown and hunted many birds (beasts early) The seniors who used shotguns before they were banned were wiped out) and the hare. Of course, in the Middle Ages, bows and arrows were also very important weapons, and their prices were very expensive. It takes at least two or three months to make an English long bow, regardless of the cost of materials. Therefore, Marin now has no time to make the England longbow, nor does he have the money to buy the materials for making the longbow. However, in previous lives, Marin also learned another hunting skill-setting traps ... As long as he is cleverly disguised, sensitive animals will also be deceived and set foot in the trap. Because, after all, animals are animals, they often pay attention to the movements around them in order to escape in the first place. They have devoted too much energy to "six ways of seeing and seeing" and "listening to all directions", but they often ignore the danger under their feet. As long as the traps are arranged realistically, most animals can be deceived. Of course, the premise is that the animals happen to run to the ground where the trap is located. Marin observed that he was currently in a forest on the banks of the Rhine in Germany. There is a small stream in the forest with plenty of water. ÁÖ Marin who has seen many episodes of Animal World knows that many animals, especially herbivores, like to run to the river to drink water in the morning. Some beasts also like to ambush and drink small animals by the river in the morning. However, there are no tigers and lions in Europe, only Timberwolves can be regarded as intractable beasts. But the wolf is an animal that appears in the night, and it won''t come out in the morning. So, by the river in the morning, herbivores are not dangerous. Marin rode back and forth on the side of the creek several times, and dismounted several times, observing the footprints on the ground animals and the feces, and finally identified three places where the animals drank frequently. In these three places, the terrain by the river is relatively flat and there are no trees. The reason why herbivores choose this kind of place is to consider the convenience of drinking water and the convenience of escape. Even if someone or a beast wants to ambush them, they can always be found. Choose a good location, and then naturally set up a trap. Sadly, Marin didn''t have a digging shovel or pick. Strictly speaking, there are not many iron farm tools in western Europe. Many estates, such as the Huffman estate, a considerable part of the farm implements used by serfs were made of pure wood. Only in Italy, as well as in areas with more developed metallurgical industries such as England, and some other richer areas, iron farm tools are generally popular. As for using copper to make agricultural tools, that''s really huh. Because at this time European copper was relatively scarce. Before the development of large copper mines in Sweden and the introduction of Japanese copper by the Dutch, the value of copper was relatively high, and the exchange ratio with silver was around 15: 1, which was quite expensive. Therefore, using copper wares as agricultural tools, it is really local talents. Since Marin was deceived, she is now a 24K pure poor ghost. It is impossible to have money to buy metal farm tools. Therefore, he could only find a tree in the Black Forest, and with a short knife that he carried with him, he laboriously cut down a branched tree and made a simple wooden pick. Then, with this wooden pick, he laboriously started digging traps. How hard is it to dig soil with a wooden farm implement? Digging the pick into the soil is more laborious. Fortunately, by the river, the soil is humid and relatively soft. Otherwise, this wooden pick cannot be dug up. As for the large amount of soil dug out by digging, it is better to solve it, and throwing it directly into the river is ... After digging the pit, it''s time to cover up the pit. Pretend to be natural, otherwise, sensitive herbivores will not be fooled. Marin hurried to find a lot of dead branches in the forest, put them on top of the pit, and then carefully covered the freshly dug turf on the dead branches. After a long period of toss, Marin finally laid out the first trap, ran around and observed it again, and found that there were no flaws, and then left with satisfaction. Then he laid out two deep pit traps in the same way in two other places. Then, when the sky was getting dark, he rode away from the Black Forest. You know, there are many wolves in the forest these days. At night, the wolves came out to find meat to eat. If Marin stays in the forest overnight, maybe with Carl, it will become a supper for the wolves. So Marin found a small town, tied the horse in the corner of the only monastery in the town, and fell asleep on the side of the horse himself¡ªno way, who told him he did n¡¯t have money to live in How about ... The climate in early spring was still very cold, and Marin didn''t take the quilt with him. In order to keep warm, Marin switched places, took Carl to the firewood haystack behind the church, and got into the haystack. It is also due to early spring. In summer, Marin would not dare to do so. Because there may be snakes in the haystack. When he was a kid last time, Marin opened the haystack while playing hide-and-seek with his children. He saw dozens of snake discs together and spit poisonous tongues at him, making people feel scalp. In early spring, the snake was still hibernating in the deep hole, so he could boldly lie on the haystack to sleep. Ò» In the early morning of the next day, Marin was awakened by the eyes stimulated by sunlight. In fact, people in the church had already discovered him, but no one dared to disturb him. Because, Marin''s dress shows his identity as a wandering knight. You know, the wandering knight is very difficult to mess with. If it is a large monastery, with its own guard, naturally one or two stray knights. But this monastery is just a monastery in a small town. There are only three or two kittens in it, and there is no guard at all. Therefore, they would not dare to provoke a potential thug like a wandering knight. After waking up, Marin patted off the straw on his body, then took the horse to the river, washed his face, and filled the copper kettle with a new pot of water. Then he rode into the forest, digging up some grass roots and eating it for breakfast. It is also due to the fact that this body in the Middle Ages was originally accustomed to drinking cold water, otherwise, instead of the modern Marin''s body, UU reading books www.wukanshu.com drinking cold water early in the morning, maybe diarrhea. In medieval Europe, diarrhea was also a difficult disease to treat ... I guess, at 8 or 9 in the morning, Marin felt that he could go to collect the net. So he rode to three places where the trap was laid yesterday afternoon. The first trap, no gain. Obviously, no animals stepped on. Shaking his head in depression, Marin moved to the second trap. At the second trap, Marin was pleasantly surprised to find that the grass cover on the trap was gone. Obviously, the trap worked. But what made him depressed was that the pit was empty. Presumably, an animal stepped on the trap by mistake, but escaped in time before falling off the pit. ¿½ "Copy! Why is it so unlucky!" Marin went to the third trap with a depressed mood ... Before coming to the third trap, Marin was surprised to find that the grass cover on the third trap was gone. Apparently, the trap was triggered. As he approached the trap, Marin heard a squeal of funny animals ... What kind of animal would you be? Marin cautiously carried his rifle and leaned forward. Before coming to the pit, Marin finally saw the animals in the pit-it was a male red deer ... As for why it is said to be male? Quite simply, stags have long horns, and doe have no horns. This red deer is not small, about in its prime. After a visual inspection, Marin found that this robust male red deer is about 130 cm high and 180 cm long and weighs about 400 kg. Such a tall and robust red deer, Marin was in previous lives, only seen in the zoo. Now, grabbing a live one makes him overjoyed. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 4： Meat cheap wheat expensive Marlin looked left and right, and found no rope to tie the red deer. In desperation, he had to pull out the green grass on the side and began to weave the straw rope at the scene. Speaking of which, there are not many young people who know how to make straw ropes, even in rural areas in the future. Because later generations of commerce are too developed, a variety of nylon fiber and other materials are sold in large quantities in the rope store, which is not only cheaper but also better in quality than straw rope. Therefore, everyone went directly to buy chemical fiber ropes. Marin was also bored in his previous life. When he was bored and a lonely old man who loved making straw ropes and straw shoes in the village when he was bored, he learned the skills of knitting straw ropes and straw shoes. Then, it came in handy today ... Marin tied the red deer''s neck with a braided straw rope, and then caught the red deer''s front leg and pulled the red deer out of the trap. Next, Marin held the war horse in his left hand and the red deer in his right hand. He couldn''t stop competing with the red deer who wanted to run away, dragging the red deer to the nearest city ... The city closest to Marin at this time was the city of Bonn under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Cologne, which is the Bonn in the West German capital. It took Marin a long time to pull the red deer out of Bonn. But at the gate, he was stopped ... It turned out that in ancient Europe, entering the city was subject to city tax. The entry tax is not high, as long as two empires Finney (theoretically Finney and Penny are equivalent). The problem is, Marin is now penniless! In desperation, Marin had to inquire about the trading market outside the city and walked to a market outside the city. You know, these two Finnies are also quite impressive for the poor, almost equivalent to a day''s wages. In order to save entry taxes, some people simply set up stalls somewhere outside the city. Of course, local officials are not stupid. Are you setting up a stall outside the city? OK, I can draw a market for you. However, people who set up stalls in the market must pay the stall tax, just like in the city. As for buyers, they do not have to pay taxes. However, this is also conditional. That is, the stall outside the city must be a small business. If your business is growing and you want to set up a stall outside the city to save entry taxes, the tax officer will bring the sheriff to your trouble. Generally speaking, the stalls outside the city sell some cheap materials needed by the rural people. For example, agricultural tools, coarse cloth, needlework, and so on. As for the high-priced and tight supplies such as salt, although the rural people also need it, officials are absolutely not allowed to sell it at markets outside the city. Because this will affect their tax collection. Of course, too far from the city, ordinary people can also buy it at the market once every 5 days. But there are also tax officials at the fair, which keeps a close eye on businessmen. Marin came to the humble market outside the city, naturally not to sell red deer. Because there is no big buyer outside the city. He came here to get the city tax. After thinking about it, Marin felt that he must not sell the war horse and armor. But to get the city tax, you have to come up with something. I think about it, only the short knife on my body can be sold. This short knife is used by Marin for survival in the wild, and it can also be used as a dagger to defend itself. The quality seems very good. But Marin was hungry now. After eating grass roots for two days, he saw that some people at the market were selling black stick bread that could be used as bricks. So, he decided to get the entry tax quickly, and then sold the red deer so that he could eat a normal meal. In his heart, Marin''s short knife is of good quality. After all, this is for the knights, who may have to pull out a short knife and work hard when the knight loses his riding rifle. Therefore, the quality of this short knife is generally good. But now Marin can''t control that much, and he can''t afford to sell it for a good price. So, this fine short knife worth 20 Finneys was sold to a butcher by Marin with 8 Finneys. With the entrance fee, Marin happily led the war horse and red deer to the city. But what made him depressed was that his entry tax required four Finneys. The reason is that the red deer he led was a "bulk cargo" and he had to pay some taxes ... In fact, if it wasn''t for the face of Marin being a knight with martial arts, the soldiers in the city might have asked 20 Finneys or even sky-high prices. Moreover, ordinary people hunting even need the permission of the lord. If a civilian hunted a large animal in the territory without permission, he might be executed by the lord. I also only have wandering knights like Marin. Because the wandering knights are a group of masters who dare to kill for their lives. Their martial arts are so strong that ordinary lords dare not mess with them. Moreover, many of the wandering knights have old friends and relatives, which has provoked them and has no good fruit. The soldiers who defend the city are only lowly infantry, how dare to offend the knight? It is said that a few years ago, a baron killed a stray knight who hunted in his territory without authorization. Then, two months later, a family of stray knights came to a group of knights and killed the baron. He also ransacked the baron''s estate. The baron''s family brought the matter to the imperial court and did not solve it. Although the baron ranks higher than the revenge cavalier knight (the deceased''s father), others can take revenge for his son. In addition, the baron killed a knight in order to hunt for prey, it was indeed too much. Therefore, this matter is so forgotten, in the end, only the revenge returned the stolen property. Since then, ordinary lords have taken it as a warning and are not willing to provoke stray knights. As long as they do not rely on hunting in their own territory for a long time, they generally do not care about it. Even if they find out, they just send people to drive away, not as fierce as the civilians. Because these wandering knights themselves, or their families, may be thugs of martial arts ... Of course, if a large wild animal is hunted like Marin, if the local lord knows it, he may send his knights to ask for it. However, the spread of medieval news was extremely backward, and communication basically relied on roar. When the local lord heard of the news and sent someone to recover, maybe three or two days passed. And Marin is a hurried passenger, where can I find it? Even if it is found, it is useless. After all, the thief wants to catch the stolen goods, and if they don''t hold it on the spot, they will sell their prey. Who will admit it then? Unless, Marin is greedy and stays here for a long time hunting, giving people the opportunity to catch thieves and loot ... I finally entered the city, and Marin hurried into the city. After a long time, I finally found a restaurant that was willing to buy this red deer. But the price made Marin so depressed that he vomited blood ... Why are you here? The restaurant owner turned out to pay only 4 fennie a pound of venison for the red deer. Moreover, the meat production rate is 50%. In other words, the owner of this venison is only willing to pay 800 fennies. In addition, because you can get very complete deer skin and decorative by-products such as antlers, deer bones can also be used for soup. So, the boss promised to pay another 300 Finnies. In other words, such a big red deer can only sell 1,100 Finneys ... According to Marin Huffman''s memory, each pound of wheat is currently worth 5 fennies (this price will rise sharply after the "price revolution" began in the 16th century, and by the 17th century, it will almost reach one or two Shillings are even higher. However, meat prices seem to have remained relatively stable). Even less valuable rye is worth 1 Finney per pound. In other words, a pound of venison is not as expensive as a pound of wheat ... ÁÖ Marin, who came from later generations, is completely Spartan ... You know, in modern times, the price of a pound of wheat is a little more than one piece, and venison, at least 20 to a few pounds. This is still venison raised, if wild venison, it must be dozens. In other words, the price of modern venison is at least a dozen times that of wheat. But in medieval Europe, wheat was more expensive than venison, and Marin was shocked. In fact, Marin also has short-sightedness. You know, this is the Middle Ages. The current German region (excluding Hungary and other regions, but including many regions in later Poland, as well as the Netherlands and parts of France, about 5.6 million square kilometers), has a population of less than 10 million. Later Germany, with a population of 350,000 square kilometers, had a population of 80 million. Therefore, the current German region is still relatively large and sparsely populated. Like the Rhine and the southern mountains, there are currently plenty of forests. In the forest, wild deer, wild sheep, hare, and even bison ... There are actually many such wild animals, which are enough for people to hunt and eat. It is not just the German region. At present, the whole of Europe is sparsely populated and there are many wild animals. As long as you have a musket or are good at using crossbows, then you can definitely hunt for prey often, without meat, and sell it (provided you have the qualifications to hunt). At the same time, medieval agriculture in Europe was so low that it was not suitable for the Ming Dynasty to raise shoes. Wheat yield per mu in Europe is better than in Italy, which can reach 150 kg to 200 kg per mu. In other regions, the wheat yield per mu is generally around 100 kg. Of course, this is also related to the current climate. After all, this era is a "little ice age" and the temperature is low. But more reasons are the extremely low cultivation skills of Europeans. They didn''t know how to fertilize, and the ploughs for arable land were backward. For example, Huaxia began to use the advanced and labor-saving Qulong plow in the Tang Dynasty. In this era, there were only two ploughs in Europe-Saxon heavy ploughs and ordinary light ploughs. The disadvantages of light ploughing are obvious-its shallow tillage depth can only cut away the top soil, and the effect is very poor. The Saxon heavy plow works well. But it was too bulky and required several horses to pull together. (European horses are large in size and strong in strength, which is very suitable for pulling horses. Therefore, horse farming has been popular in Europe, and cattle are relatively rare, and many cattle are raised as dairy or beef cattle) But in Europe, how many ordinary horses can there be? Obviously impossible. Therefore, Saxony heavy plow, only those nobles and rich households can afford. Poor little landowners are generally not able to afford Saxon heavy plows. No manure application, shallow tillage. This has resulted in generally low agricultural production in Europe, leading to high food prices. In contrast, because there are many wild animals in the wild, and Europeans themselves graze extensively, the source of meat is very rich, which also led to low European meat prices in this era. According to Marin Huffman''s memory, at this time beef was only 4 fennies a pound, while mutton and pork were only 3 fennies a pound. In other words, the cost of meat is lower than that of wheat bread ... Of course, rye is cheaper than meat. Therefore, poor people generally eat rye, dirt, wood chips, stones, and wild vegetables and other "casting" (why to say casting? Because such black bread can kill people and can be used directly as bricks, it is called the medieval " Nokia "). Even the Huffman family, who are knights, usually eat black bread. UU Kanshu only extravagantly eats white bread made of wheat flour on major holidays. Of course, the black bread eaten by the Huffman family is not the same as the brown bread eaten by the poor. At least, the black bread eaten by the Huffman family is not so hard and does not contain soil and other things. Thinking of this, Marin burst into tears: "I didn''t expect that medieval wheat was more expensive than meat! Specially, I used to look through the novel and thought the author was bragging. I didn''t expect it to be so!" Before crossing, Marin has seen many novels that traveled to ancient Europe. For example, a novel mentioned that after the 17th century in Europe, the price of wheat was expensive, reaching a few pounds per quart (12.7 kg). To this end, the protagonist also made a lot of money by using modern agricultural technology to farm ... "Well, it seems that I have to find a way to grow wheat to get rich!" After all, Marin is a purely rural child who is no stranger to farming. But the problem is, first of all, you have to have land! In this age of feudal lords, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy good land. Even if you buy a good land, if the real wheat makes a fortune, the Lord Lord may be jealous and come to rob ... After all, in the Middle Ages, the world of the Lord, the people were the Emperor, and the land was owned by the Lord ... Therefore, after thinking about it, Marin still felt that it was better to turn to Emperor Maximilian I first. First fight for the emperor, then fight for victory and gain a fiefdom. And then, with the fiefdom, when he became the lord, he recruited serfs, used modern agricultural technology to produce wheat, and became a medieval tyrant ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 5： Take a bath As soon as 1,100 Finnies were in hand, Marin immediately found a hotel and stayed. In the past two days, he had never slept in bed and felt uncomfortable. However, the price of hotels in Bonn is very high. A single room costs 10 Finneys per night. A small hotel in the town, one or two Finneys a night is enough. However, they are worth the money. At least, the hotels in the town are dirty to death. There are no mandatory health requirements these days. The average cheap hotel is very messy and smells great. Even the quilt covered inside has a smell (this is the memory left by the predecessor Marin Huffman in a country hotel). And this one in Bonn, although sanitary can not compare with the hotels in the future, but at least there is nothing strange. It seems that the owner still pays attention to cleaning. After handing over the second cargo war Makar to the doorman and bringing it to the stable in the backyard, Marin asked the hotel owner for a large oak barrel and a few pots of hot water-obviously, Marin wanted to take a bath ... Although it is early spring, you can take a shower every few days. But what scared Marin was that his predecessor, Marin, was a devout Catholic. With the advocacy of some bishop bishops, many believers believe that bathing can cause illness. As a result, many Catholics do not bathe for many years. For example, the famous King of the Sun, Louis XIV, took only seven baths in his 72 years in office. Then, the lover of this article was fainted by the strange smell on his body in bed ... Well, the above is a vomit to the sun king. In this era, people in high positions, especially the King, the Duke, or whatever, are most afraid of death. Some bishop bishops preached that people would easily get sick when they took a bath. Therefore, people who are generally afraid of death will not take a bath. And knight families like the Huffman family who are ready to die at any time are not so afraid of death. However, due to religious beliefs, the Huffman family cannot take a few showers a year. According to the memory of his predecessor, the Huffman family generally bathed more in summer and autumn. Because, during the summer knight training, sweating is too much, not washing. In the autumn harvest season, the harvest of rye is sweaty (the Huffmans went to the field to participate in the autumn harvest), and they need to take a bath. As for other seasons, the climate in Europe is cool. Therefore, people in the Huffman family have fewer baths in the rest of the season. For example, it is now the end of March. But Marin "remembered" that his body was about a bath before Christmas ... "Oh my gosh, I can''t feel my stink in these two days!" Marin was shocked ... In fact, this is not surprising. In the past two days, Marin was busy thinking about how to live, and how could he consider health issues? Moreover, it is difficult for ordinary people to find the strange smell on themselves. Unless, he is too stinky ... Bearing the urge to vomit, Marin waited for the large oak barrel and hot water from the hotel buddy. Then Marin started bathing in the room ... This hotel was run by a Jew. Jews do not believe in Catholicism, and many of them travel extensively between Europe and the Middle East. The Middle East, especially Turkey, is very popular for bathing. Turkish baths are very famous. Therefore, Jewish hotels are generally cleaner than local hotels, and they also supply hot water for people to take a bath. Of course, treacherous Jews are also so expensive in terms of fees. Entered the large oak barrel because there was no soap (in fact, in this era, soap was sold in Europe, but it was more expensive to sell, it cost 10 fennies, and generally only the nobles and the rich could afford it.) Rub your body with your hands to remove dirt. How do you know if you wipe it with one hand and get dirty with one hand ... Young people''s metabolism is relatively strong, and if they do not take a bath for more than three months, the natural dirt is very thick and thick, like an extra layer of skin. Fortunately, Marin took a bath in time, making herself refreshed and feeling a few pounds less ... But after bathing, Marin found trouble again-he didn''t change his clothes cleanly ... However, it is no wonder that the Europeans in the Middle Ages were embarrassed. In addition, the original owner of this body was only a 16-year-old boy. Therefore, there are only a few dirty clothes in the clothes package ... In desperation, Marin replaced one of the cleanest. Then, out of the hotel, under the guidance of the hotel owner, came to a tailor''s shop ... Obviously, Marin is buying clothes. But the price of ready-to-wear is also a surprise to Marin-a set of ordinary clothes made of linen, even cost 15 fennies, woolen cloth is more expensive, more than 30 fennies. You know, this year, ordinary people work, and only 2 fennies per day. Craftsmen work, and only 3 Finnies a day. Fifteen Finneys are almost equivalent to a seven-and-a-half day salary for a strong man. Fortunately, Marin had made a huge red deer before and got enough money. Otherwise, he cannot afford a suit. Marin, who originally planned to buy a few more clothes for washing, bought only two sets of linen and took them back. When I returned to the hotel, the original set was dirty and a little worn out. Marin had intended to throw it away. But now, Marin silently picked up the tub and went to the well to wash his clothes ... At dinner, Marin spent 6 Finneys, asked for a piece of black bread, and a roast goose, and ate. It ¡¯s just that the Europeans ¡¯cooking talents are too bad. A good roasted goose does not taste good, only salty ... No wonder, this year, UU reads www.uukanshu. The COM voyage has just begun, and Europeans have not yet occupied Southeast Asian spices producing areas. Therefore, the price of spices in Europe is comparable to gold, and it is very scarce. Generally, ginger, aniseed, cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices are only added to the aristocracy and the rich when eating meat. For ordinary people, it is good to put some salt. It is said that the highest etiquette for the honorable guests on the Russian side of the Orthodox Church is to serve wheat white bread and salt ... After eating the tasteless roast goose, Marin began to open his mind again-if relying on his half-hungry Chinese cooking, in this era of Europe, opening a Chinese restaurant, it will not be a huge profit ... Marin fell into YY ... But not long after, he was awake again. This era is not an era of the rule of law. It is true that his use of Chinese cuisine can make business flourish in a short period of time and make Europeans swallow their tongues. However, the secret recipe of cooking is bound to be criticized. It is difficult to protect yourself. The truth is simple, the age of the nobility in the Middle Ages. In this era, the aristocracy eats everything, and the civilian life is like a mustard. If you own the secret recipe of cooking, you have no status. So, if any aristocrat, he dare to send someone to take himself away, and then torture himself with severe punishment to get the "secret recipe." And then, in order to monopolize the market, this nobleman may limit his freedom, and maybe kill himself ... I watched Marin in "Palace of the Palace" and "Biography of Zhen Huan", thinking of this, I could not help but fight a cold war-terrible ... "After all, if you want to hang out in the Middle Ages, you have to have a noble status!" Marin sighed, stuffed the roasted goose from the plate in front of her into the mouth, and then returned to the room with a heart to rest ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 6： Riding and shooting is a technical job Ò» In the early morning of the next day, after Marin got up and finished washing, he made a piece of black bread without soil and simmered it. After filling his stomach briefly, he went out for shopping. Last night, Marin thought about it in the middle of the night, and strengthened his determination to return to the Emperor of God Luo Maximilian I. Because, although Maximilian I was a poor ghost, as an emperor, he could give himself a high status. As a traverser, I also saw so many traversing novels, and a lot of ways to make money in my head. But in this age of aristocracy, there is no status and no wealth can be kept. Therefore, Marin needs to use the emperor to obtain a high enough social status to stop others from thinking about his wealth. And how to obtain social status (ie title)? It''s very simple. As a graduate of history, Marin has read Western history and knows that in the "Thirty Years War" that took place in the 17th century, there were two genius military strategists, Wallenstein, Tilly. These two big brothers, all from ordinary declining little noble families, are not children of big nobles. However, relying on the meritorious service of commanding mercenaries to fight for the great aristocracy, the bottom line of the two aristocratic circles was a mixed Duke (Wallenstein) and a Count (Tilly). Marin may not have the talents like Wallenstein, but it is no problem to play against Tilly by relying on a set of "Spanish General". At least, he knew how to play the Spanish Grand Families. General Cordoba, the original author of the Spanish Grand Faction, had to wait until 1503 to figure out the prototype of the "Spanish Grand Families" that spanned more than a century. And this tactic, Marin is very clear. Even, Marin knows the Dutch Morris Square, which is more powerful than the Spanish Grand Square, and the Gustaf Lines, which are close to modern warfare. As for the dwarf artillery tactics, let alone talk about it. Tactics after the mid-19th century were useless. Because there are no such advanced weapons. After all, Marin was a liberal arts student, and although he did well in science, he was not professional. So, at most he got a flintlock or something. If he wants to get a rear gun, he can''t solve the problem of bottom fire. This technology requires professionals in chemistry to solve ... Of course, the above is purely Marin''s YY. If you want to display your "talent", you must first mix in the mercenaries recruited by Maximilian I. Otherwise, nothing is possible. In the meantime, to mix into the German mercenaries formed by Maximilian I, they must first arrive at the habsburg family''s nest-Vienna. ÊÕ Since the recapture of Austria from the Kingdom of Hungary in 1490, Maximilian I moved his office from Burgundy to Vienna. Although the emperor often went to live in Innsbruck in western Austria, many important matters were handled in Vienna. Such a major event as recruiting troops must also be done in Vienna. Now, to go to the army, you must go to Vienna. However, from Bonn to Vienna, it is about 800 kilometers away, which is more than 1,600 miles. Marin is now wearing heavy armor and carrying a huge cavalry gun. Although Carl is a good war horse, but with such a heavy load, he can only walk more than a hundred miles a day, stop and go, or he can''t bear it. In fact, ordinary plate knights, when they go out, will bring 5 attendants to help themselves with armor and knight guns. Before the war, he was also responsible for putting on plate armor on the knights and supporting them on the horses. It is also because Marin does not have plate armor pants, otherwise, he cannot do it himself. Because, plate armor pants, after all, are all metal, cumbersome and inconvenient, and it is a great obstacle to the horseman. Marin figured out that it would take at least ten days to reach Vienna by himself. And with less than 1,000 finnies left in his hand, it was simply not enough. Because he lives and eats and drinks himself, about 15 fennies a day (usually about 5 fennies are for meals, and he eats pretty well). And the **** War Makar, who eats more than him, eats 10 fenny feed a day. The war horse is very delicate. If the war horse is allowed to eat grass for a full month, and the body is not supplemented with feed, chances are that the war horse will not be able to move the knight in heavy armor. Because the fodder for war horses is mainly oats (there is no soy in Europe this time, soya is still in East Asia and India, and it will only be introduced to Europe as early as the 18th century), and there are still a few eggs or something to beat. These things were more expensive in medieval Europe where agriculture was backward ... Marin is not a person who grabs a ticket and then sits down to eat. In order to successfully reach Vienna, Marin decided to try hunting along the way to improve his life. After all, Marin in the previous life often took home-made England longbow and went hunting in the mountains after his hometown. He had a good archery skills. After making a decision, Marin began to pay attention to the shops selling bows and arrows while shopping in Bonn ... After strolling a few streets, Marin quickly found a weapon shop selling bows and arrows. Looking at the dazzling array of bows and arrows in the weapon shop, Marin frowned. why? Because there is no English longbow that Marin is most familiar with. Later Marin himself made an England longbow himself, and used it to hunt many times in his hometown. Therefore, for bows and arrows, Marin has only touched one kind, and is also proficient in only one kind-England Longbow. Although Marin used English longbow instead of Chinese fir to make England longbow, Marin used to use England longbow. The biggest difference between England''s longbow and other bows and arrows is that the body of other bows and arrows is forcibly bent and fixed, and then its fixed shape is fired and heated. Although this method is more efficient to make, it will damage the tension of the bow and reduce the range. If you want to get a higher range, you can only use a hard bow with a higher pull. Ó¢¸ñÀ¼ The body of England''s longbow is bent by "taming the bow". The wooden bar used to make the bow is fixed on a bracket, and then the two ends of the wooden bar are tied by a rope. Next, the bow trainer will pull the rope and hang it on a node not far away, so that the wooden bar begins to bend slightly. After waiting for a while, the wooden bar adapts to such a degree of bending, and then increases the bending degree ... and so on, until the wooden bar adapts to the degree of bending required to make a long bow. In fact, the secret of making England''s longbow is a secret unique to Britain for a long time. Because, the English Longbowmen are the British''s let go. It was not until around 1596, that is, in the late reign of Elizabeth I, that the British officially gave up their longbow soldiers. But at that time, Europe was already a world of muskets. However, the elimination of the Longbowmen is not because the Longbowmen''s ability to kill is not good, but because the Longbowmen''s training costs are too high. An excellent longbow soldier may need to be trained for more than ten years and at least a few years. For example, Marin''s previous life was proficient in the use of the England longbow, and it took him seven or eight years to become proficient in archery hunting. At the beginning, Marin was shooting arrows, which was not as reliable as the national football. After all, he didn''t have a teacher''s instructions, and he practiced archery by relying on online tricks. Even the production of the England Longbow was a post I saw on the Internet around 2006 and was made according to the steps on the post. Longbowmen need so much time to train, but what about Musketeers? It only takes a week or two to train. On the battlefield, no matter how long you have trained, whether it is a bow and arrow, or a gun, it is still dead and injured. Ó¢¹ú The cost of training the British longbowmen is very high. Even more, the Longbowmen became the second most privileged class in Britain after the Cavaliers. And every dead longbow soldier is a huge loss to Britain. The musketeers are different. Any serf who is honest and hand-to-hand can catch a training for a week or two and use muskets to fight. Even if dead, supplementation is convenient. The musketeers are dead, and it''s a big deal to catch a group of strong men to train for a week or two. But if longbow soldiers were to be destroyed systematically, it would probably not be possible for many years. Moreover, the biggest difference between longbowmen and musketeers is that they can deal with enemies wearing plate armor. The longbow soldiers, however, are at a loss for plate armor. For various reasons, the British eventually gave up the longbowmen who had made them proud, and switched to using the Musketeers. However, the muskets shined, in fact, after the appearance of the Spanish grand square in 1503. It''s 1494, and the Musketeers haven''t made their mark. Even firearms only appeared around 1450. This year, it is not as fast as technology later. The rifle gun has been around for more than 40 years, and no one has noticed its excellent combat effectiveness. Similarly, flintlocks appeared in France at the end of the 16th century, but it was not until the mid-17th century that flintlocks became widespread. It''s no wonder, you know, the Middle Ages are still the world of the church. All scientific knowledge is actually suppressed by the church, and the spread of science and technology is very slow. Moreover, new technological knowledge also needs to prove itself. For example, the rifle was notorious for its popularity in Europe after Gonzalo de Cordova defeated the French army with a spear and musket in the battle of Tsarinoola. Similarly, flintlocks were only valued by European nations after they shined in the Thirty Years'' War. In Europe now, muskets are still rare. Even cities like Bonn sell fewer guns. There are several shops selling bows and arrows. Moreover, the current steel technology in Europe is not enough, and the guns produced are always explosive. For example, King John II of Scotland died in 1460 because of an artillery bomb. It will not be until the 16th century that European steel technology is further developed that the gun bombing accidents will be greatly reduced. ûÓÐ Because he did not have the familiar England longbow, Marin had to retreat and bought a recurve bow with a pulling force of about 60 pounds and 30 arrows. In fact, whether it is Marin in future generations or Xiaomarin now, it can pull a strong bow of 100 pounds. It is needless to say that Marin in the later generations is a magnificent rural young man. He does not have a lot of farm work, so he has great strength. However, although Marin in this life was only 16 years old, he also received knight martial art training from an early age. However, Marin knows that a strong bow like the England Longbow is good for adults. If you pull more of this strong bow in your youth, it will easily cause deformation of the back spine. For example, it has been verified in later generations that some medieval England longbowmen, because they trained and stretched their bows as a child, deformed the spine. Marin''s current body is still a 16-year-old teenager growing up. He didn''t want to have a long spine because of using a strong bow. Therefore, he chose a 60-pound ordinary recurve bow as his hunting weapon. However, the original Marin did not use bows and arrows in the memory, and later Marin was only familiar with the England longbow. Therefore, it took Marin several days to become familiar with the use of the recurve bow. After testing, the effective range of this recurve bow is within 100 meters. However, the distance that can be aimed is only about 50 meters. It may not be enough for killing the enemy, but it is enough for hunting. After becoming familiar with the use of the recurve bow, Marin left Bonn and started to hunt with the recurve bow while heading towards Vienna ... But what makes Marin so depressed is that for a long time, he has not hit his prey ... Why is this? It''s very simple. Marin is so stupid. She wants to learn Mongolian cavalry. Then, the cup ... Speaking of them, Marin''s shooting technique is modern, which is very good. It is OK to shoot prey in the jungle. But that''s on the ground ... Moreover, Marin hunted in the past, and UU reading usually took bows and arrows, quietly touched the jungle, saw the unprepared prey, and attacked successfully. This is basically equivalent to shooting a fixed target. For prey moving at high speed, Marin''s hit rate is actually not high. Riding and shooting arrows on the horse ... hey, it''s all tears ... The concept of riding on a horse and sitting on a car in the future is completely different. The car has a shock absorption device and the road is very flat. And riding, it was bumpy up and down ... So, Marin, who wants to play riding and shooting, clearly aimed at his prey, but the horses bumped up and down, and the arrows immediately hit the gray machine ... Moreover, he was riding a horse, and the sound of the hoof inevitably alarmed the prey, causing the small animals to run around in advance. While Marin just shoots fixed targets more effectively, it is a bit helpless for small animals moving at high speed. Æß For seven days in a row, Marin failed to hit a prey by riding and shooting. Fortunately, he had some savings in selling red deer before he would otherwise starve to death. Again, it was because of his savings that he dared to play like this. "It''s not easy to ride and shoot!" Marin looked worried. I think about it, the Xiongnu and the Mongolians started riding slingshots on sheep at the age of five. When you grow up, you basically practice riding and shooting for more than ten years. Even so, they have been practicing for more than ten years as an "old driver", and dare not say that they can hit the running prey steadily on a horse running at high speed, let alone a novice? So, although riding and shooting is handsome, it can only be mastered through many years of hard work and some talents. For a semi-slinger like Marin, riding and shooting is basically a gamble probability. The prey shot by him are all unlucky eggs that should hit ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 7： I received two attendants (on) In this way, Marin went all the way to Vienna, practicing riding and shooting all the way, hoping to hit the prey. But until the territory of the W¨¹rttemberg kingdom (Wurttemberg would not be promoted to the Principality in 1495), he still failed to practice riding and shooting. In desperation, Marin had to give up the idea of ??riding and shooting to obtain prey. In fact, he can shoot down. However, after dismounting, he had to touch the prey quietly and then attack the prey. The problem is that his horse is not quiet. He always snorts, and his hoof kicks a few times, making a loud noise. The prey heard the sound and was scared away. If you don''t bring your horse out, you can leave it in the hotel. However, the prey is basically deep in the forest. And the area near the edge of the forest is basically no prey. Because the prey on the edge of the forest was basically killed by local hunters. He entered the forest from a small town near the forest and must ride on it. But the horse passed, and Marin couldn''t rest assured that he had tied the horse somewhere he couldn''t see. The horse was fastened and made a sound to scare away its prey. But the horse was tied far away, and Marin was worried about the horse being stolen again. After all, in the Middle Ages, war horses were very precious property. Marin hunted a hundred times and harvested twice, and he may not be able to exchange for a war horse. You know, an ordinary war horse, like Carl, costs tens of marks (1 mark = 160 Finney, 1 pound = 1.5 mark). Even the most common horses are about ten marks. If Karl is stolen, Marin not only loses his mobility tools, but also loses his qualifications as a knight. Therefore, Marin will never neglect the care of his steeds for a few prey. Alas these days, he met several knights in the middle of the night. However, the Cavaliers are embracing each other. Generally speaking, in addition to the downcast wandering knights (he has also seen a few), when there are real estate knights going out, they will bring 5 knights with them. Among them, two followers helped the knights to transport armor and lances. And the other three, who have explored the road, and even helped to cook. In general, one or more of these five attendants can play. This can fight, usually responsible for the night, to protect the Cavaliers from sneak attacks in their sleep. After all, knights are combative, and there will inevitably be several enemies. "Well, if I had an attendant looking at the horse for me, I would be able to enter the forest and hunt with peace of mind!" Marin couldn''t help but sigh. However, when I think of hundreds of fennies on my body, I don''t even have a land product. Where can someone follow me? You know, the knight''s servants are usually selected from serfs in their manor for loyalty. After all, if the servants had betrayed and their families were still in the Cavaliers'' Manor, they would not be able to escape. Marin now has less than 800 Finneys in his hand, so it''s okay to hire an attendant temporarily. However, for temporary hire, it is difficult to guarantee that the war horse will be handed over to this person. Will this person ride the war horse for greed? After all, a war horse is worth about six or seven thousand fennies, which is enough for an ordinary person to live a long and good life. You know, an ordinary person''s salary is only two Finneys a day. After thinking about it, Marin felt that it was more reliable to dig traps and hunt. After all, you can''t ride and shoot yourself, and you don''t want to let go of the horse. Only digging traps is the most appropriate. Then he went to the smithy to buy a shovel to dig a trap. The last time I dug a pit with a wooden pickaxe, I almost exhausted myself. This time, he is going to use professional equipment. I was surprised that Europe didn''t even have a **** at this time. Only iron hoes, hammers, picks, etc ... Digging and digging is obviously the most labor-saving and easy-to-use shovel. Therefore, Marin had to customize a short-handled engineer **** to the blacksmith in the style of an engineer **** used in later generations to dig trenches. Of course, without folding and other functions, just a wooden handle with a shovel head, dedicated for digging. The next day, Marin paid 10 shillings, and got the extremely practical engineering **** as he wished. You should know that in future generations, if the troops are not equipped with engineering spades, they will not be able to get rid of them, and they will definitely be killed by the cannons and machine guns on the opposite side. In his last life, Marin went hunting in Houshan. He also brought an online shopping engineer shovel to dig traps and pit prey in the woods. He was very skilled in using them. Sure enough, after getting the engineer''s spade, Marin was flooded with water, and soon he dug seven or eight traps at the riverside in the deep forest. Moreover, these pits were dug deeper, and I was not afraid that the prey could jump up. After covering the dead branches and turf, Marin rided on the horse and returned to the town where he stayed. On the way, Marin encountered some running prey and opened his bow with arrows-sure enough, missed ... After recovering the arrows, Marin was not discouraged, but went back to the hotel cheerfully ... Uh ... The next morning, Marin looked forward to riding to the trap where the pit was dug yesterday to check the harvest. Sure enough, the fourth trap was found, and a wild boar was found ... Then Marin was tangled. Wild boars are very fierce animals. If you let them come up, you might kill yourself-wild boars have fangs. So Marin had to make a decision-after killing the wild boar and dragging it back ... After making up his mind, Marin stood on the pit, opened his bow with arrows, and shot arrows in the pit ... ÁÖ After wasting 5 arrows, Marin struck hard to kill the wild boar. The thick boar skin was not blown out. At such a close distance, Marin shot six arrows before killing the wild boar. If you meet in the wild-killing Marin, you will not choose to hunt wild boars. Nima, if you can''t die in one shot, you may be the one who''s finished. I am afraid that only professionally armed muskets can threaten wild boars ... Rin Marin didn''t drag the boar away immediately, but put it in the pit first. Then he mounted his horse and went to check the remaining traps. In addition to harvesting prey, there is also the meaning of destroying the trap. why? Traps can pit not only prey but also people. Daytime is the time of human activity, and hunters may enter the deep forest. If you pit a hunter, you are guilty. Therefore, after checking whether there are prey in the trap, Marin generally removes the cover on the trap, and then sets up a wooden stick next to it to remind others that there is a trap. After a few traps, Marin harvested two more rabbits. But in the last trap, Marin stayed ... Why are you here? In this trap, it seems that someone is lying ... Also, is a very tall and strong young man. However, looking at his position in the trap, it seemed that his brain had landed first. So, this guy looks dizzy. Of course, this product is definitely not life-threatening. Because, after all, the trap is not the bottom of the masonry, but rather the soft soil. The reason why this item is dizzy must be that the head was hit. I tried to breathe, Marin shouted fortunately, the breath was smooth ... Soon, the tall young man woke up warily, his face blanked ... "What is this ... what is going on?" The tall young man scratched his head and seemed unable to understand. Looks like this guy is not smart enough ... "Sorry, sir, you fell into the hunting trap I dug. It''s all my fault. You hold this money, hoping to help you." Marin took out 10 Finneys and handed This youth. It is said that 10 Finneys are not too small, and can be worth 5 days of work for ordinary people. Moreover, the young man appeared to be unharmed. But, to Marin''s surprise, when this tall and strong young man got up and saw Marin''s dress clearly, he started to panic. I saw him bow to Marin and said: "Dear Master Knight, it is the villain who accidentally destroyed your trap, please forgive me!" After that, I did not pick up the silver coins that Marin passed. Marin stunned, and then came over. This era, but the era of nobility, civilians like ants. It was Marin''s trap that hurt this young man. However, after seeing the armor worn by Marin and the war horse on the side, the young man realized that there was a knight in front of him. So he panicked. You know, in the chaotic German, the nobility is the law. If the aristocrat in front of him killed himself in anger, no one would blame himself. Although this tall young man was taller and stronger than Marin, he did not dare to show any slight dissatisfaction. Because, as we all know, knights have been practicing martial arts since childhood. Even if ordinary people are strong, they may not be able to play a knight who has learned combat skills. Moreover, even if it wins, it will not only be a bad thing, but it will bring great disaster to your family. Therefore, after seeing that Marin was a knight, the tall young man resolutely recognized him. ±ð "Don''t be nervous, I''m not malicious. By the way, what''s your name? Why do you come to the forest so early in the morning?" "Back to Lord Knight, the younger is called Kahn. The younger one came to the forest in the morning and wanted to catch a few prey and go back to stew soup to supplement my mother''s body." "Kahn ..." Marin had some Spartans. Looking at the look of this guy in front of him, it was ugly. There was indeed a "Lion King Kahn" style ... Then, Marin squirted ... "Hahahaha, Kahn, it''s so apt ..." "Ah?" Kahn wondered, was his name so funny? After smirking enough, Marin asked kindly again: "Kahn, UU Reading . You said you came to hunt, what about your weapon?" "This is the javelin ..." Kahn looked embarrassed. Marin looked at it, that is, a sharpened stick ... but, can this thing be used for hunting? Marin was deeply skeptical ... "This thing can also be used for hunting?" "This ... the villain came out for hunting for the first time. In fact, my mother was too weak, and there was no food in the house. So, I wanted to get only the prey and go back to the soup to drink for my mother ..." Kahn scratched his head and said- ¡ªI am the first brother of the hunting world ... "Mother ..." Kahn''s words evoked Marin''s memories. In her memory, the pictures of the mothers of later generations and the mothers of this life kept flashing in her mind ... After a long time, Marin sighed and said to Kahn: "Kahn, come with me and help me move something and I will pay you!" "Oh!" Kahn was happy at the hearing. He did not dare to accept Marin''s compensation, but he did not dare accept Marin''s employment. If there is employment, it means wages! Then, coming to the boar''s pit, Marin pointed to the dead boar and said to Kahn: "Kahn, help me bring the boar up!" "Yes, lord!" Kahn, who was as high as 185, jumped off quickly and trapped a wild boar weighing about 200 kg. By the way, he also pulled out Marin''s six arrows. After a while, under Marin''s command, Kahn dragged the wild boar and walked towards his home ... Soon, Marin and Kahn came to Kahn''s house, a wood-side hut ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 8： I received two servants (below) Through conversations on the way, Marin learned that the Kahns were originally serfs from a nearby landlord''s house. However, since Kahn began to develop a few years ago, he was particularly able to eat, and one person could eat three people. Alas, Kahn is also more powerful. If it was a knight leader, Kahn might be recruited as a knight''s attendant. Because, Kahn has the potential to become a mammoth. However, the owner of the Kahn family is just an ordinary landlord and squire, and he does not need a working rice bucket. Coupled with the poor harvest in the past few years, the Kahn family was swept out last year. Kahn''s father, Zimmerman, knew some carpentry, so he went to the city to work for a carpenter''s shop. Kahn, together with his mother, two younger brothers and little sister, built a humble wooden house by the Black Forest. Usually, Kahn went to the forest to pick up dead branches for firewood (logging must be approved by the lord), sold to the city people, and made a little money. ¿¨ And Kahn''s mother took her brothers and sisters to pick wild mushrooms in the forest and dried them for food ... ¿¨ Because Kahn eats a lot, even though Zimmerman is also earning a good income, the family also tries to find ways to subsidize their households. However, everyone is still struggling. But this year, Kahn is already 18 years old. Zimmerman originally took Kahn to the city at the beginning of the year and planned to make him an apprentice. However, after seeing Kahn''s horrible meal, the artisan shops rejected Kahn without exception (the apprentice has no wages, but manages the meal) ... In desperation, Kahn had to return to accompany his mother and brothers and sisters. Unexpectedly, Kahn''s mother, Jenny, became ill and was weak. Because after saving his savings for the mother, the whole family started to be hungry ... So, Kahn thought of hunters and quietly hunted deep in the forest (the lord here is not strict with the people''s hunting pipes, Many people hunt quietly and get caught up to death.) Unfortunately, for the first time hunting, not only did he not reach the prey, but he turned into a prey and fell into a trap ... When he came to the wooden house, Kahn put down the wild boar, pushed the old fence in front of the house, and shouted: "Mom, I''m back! Come here!" Soon after, a middle-aged woman with a embarrassed face welcomed him with a boy of fifteen or six years old, a boy of about twelve years old and a girl of about ten years old. "Kahn, is this master?" The middle-aged woman looked at Marin and knew that the other party might be a knight. "Dear Madam, my name is Marin, and I''m a knight." Marin introduced himself, by the way. "You''re too polite, Lord Knight, we are just civilians and can''t stand your gift!" The middle-aged woman horrified. In her memory, there were never any civilians saluting or even scratching their heads. How could any aristocracy salute the civilians? Moreover, she was only a low-level woman without a surname, and could not afford the title of "Mrs." at all. I am also a marlin, who does not pay much attention to the difference in social hierarchy. Resting on another knight, will never look straight at a civilian. Being able to speak to civilians will feel very much to the opposite party. I heard that Marin was a knight master, and the younger boys and girls were scared to hide behind the women. Instead, the fifteen or sixteen-year-old looked at Marin with curious eyes, not afraid. "Koller, what are you doing blindly? Haven''t you salute the Cavaliers?" Kahn glanced at his second brother, Kohler. Kohler reacted and gave Marin a gift, but after finishing the gift, he still looked at Marin with curiosity. Of course, this is not the kind of wild look, but a peek like a little boy ... "Kahn, go, drag that boar in!" Marin said casually. "Sir, what do you want?" "Get a group in your house, let''s have something to eat together." "No no no, how dare we eat your master!" Jenny shook her head. "It''s okay, that''s it. But ma''am, can you help me make some food?" Marin could see that Jenny''s illness was already cured, but her body was still weak. About half are hungry. "Ok¡­¡­" ¿¨ "Kahn, will you kill the pig? This wild boar hasn''t been dealt with yet?" Marin suddenly remembered that this wild boar seemed to have not been dealt with yet ... "Yes, sir, I worked as a helper in the slaughterhouse in the city for a few days at the beginning of the year, so I will kill pigs! Look at me, look at me!" Sharp short knife, went to deal with wild boar. Although the method is a bit rusty, Kahn managed to clean up the wild boar. However, the wild boar skin was broken because Marin had fired several arrows. Ji Zhenni quickly cut ten pounds of wild pork at Marin''s request and went to the kitchen to cook. After an hour, Marin looked at the food on the table, frowning ... "Ma''am, can you only grill and cook meat?" "Huh? Yes. Didn''t everyone do that?" Jenny didn''t understand what Marin meant. Marin also reacted instantly-where do Europeans know how to cook ... But he couldn''t bear to see the delicious wild pork, wasted on the roasting and cooking of ancient German machinery ... Then Marin asked: "Ma''am, do you have a pot in your house?" "Ah? Yes, yes, there is a pan!" "Frying pan ..." Although it is not a professional wok for cooking, it is better than nothing. Then, in the surprised eyes of the Kahn family, Marlin took off his armor and went into the kitchen ... When I entered the kitchen, Marin called Kahn and let him set fire. And himself, he started to prepare stir-fry ... But what makes Marin desperate is that Kahn''s house does not have the oil needed for cooking ... No wonder, these days, Europeans only have butter and olive oil, two expensive edible oils, only nobles often use them. Well, also use some animal fat ... "Yeah, animal fat!" Marin patted his head, then, holding a knife, went to the boar carcass to cut some pig fat, and threw it into the pot to boil lard ... After boiled the lard, Marin took out the cut pieces that Jenny helped to help, threw them into the pan and started frying ... Except for lard, Kahn only has salt as a condiment. In desperation, Marin can only choose to put some salt ... After half an hour, a scent of fragrance wafted out of the kitchen, causing Kahn, Kohler, Kleman and Xiaomina to drool and drool ... After the stir-fried meat pieces came on the table, with the exception of Jenny, everyone stared at saliva. "Don''t watch, let''s eat together!" Marin took the lead. Others were still hesitant at first, but after Kahn opened his head, a few children rushed to eat ... Soon, a plate of fried meat was gone ... "I''m sorry, sir, the children are too mouthful!" Jenny saw that this was enough, grab the knight''s food, aren''t you afraid of being killed ... But Marin didn''t care. The fried meat was not very tasty because of insufficient seasoning. Of course, that''s relative to the Huaxia stir-fry in later generations. In this era, it may be Marin''s first fried food. "It''s okay, it''s nothing. Big deal fry again!" Ï For the second time, Jenny didn''t dare let Marin do it herself, but planned to do it herself. Under Marin''s guidance, Jenny also reluctantly fired a decent piece of fried meat. Then, he was divided up by several bear children ... "Oh, it''s so delicious, if only I could eat meat every day!" Kahn sighed with satisfaction after he was full. "Come on, brother, unless you can become a noble attendant, you will have the opportunity to live this life." Kohler said on the side. The nobleman''s followers, even if they are leftovers and cold, have the opportunity to eat delicious food. As for the civilians, they can only eat black stick bread ... "Aristocratic followers ..." Everyone couldn''t help but set their sights on Marin-wasn''t this the ready-made aristocracy? ´ó "Master ... sir, do you lack a leg-runner around you?" Jenny asked nervously. She could see that Marin was a knight, but he didn''t seem to have any knight attendants. Maybe because it''s young. "Servants ... not yet, I plan to recruit a few servants after joining the emperor." Marin said his plan, it is not a secret anyway. "Emperor ... Emperor ... Your Majesty ..." Several villagers were stunned by Marin''s plan. Usually, the knights are high above them in their eyes. The emperor is said to be much larger than the knight lord ... The Kahn family agreed that Marin had a bright future. Can a knight who can serve the emperor have no future? Then, Kahn immediately looked at Marin with a dissatisfied look: "Sir, can you take me as a servant? I am very powerful!" After speaking, Kahn showed his muscles and showed his strength. "Very strong, can you move the stone in the doorway?" There was a large stone in front of Kahn''s house, weighing about three hundred pounds. Marin asked jokingly when he saw the stone at the door. "You look good!" Kahn finished speaking, hurriedly ran over, lifted the stone, raised his head ... Marin was taken aback. He was able to lift a 300-pound weight, which was considered very powerful. You know, Marin himself can only carry (not lift) 200 pounds of things in the previous life, and he can be regarded as a strong man in the future. What he didn''t know is that this 300-pound stone is actually the "sports equipment" that Kahn usually uses to exercise. Kahn''s limit is more than 300 kg, which is extremely abnormal ... "Very good, a little bit of energy, just right for me to get my armor and a rifle!" "So?" "Follow me if you want to, 3 Finnies a day!" ÄÇ "Well ... what about dinner? My lord Kahn eats a lot ..." "Eat a lot? How much can I have?" Marin is not surprised. Generally, the brothers are all rice buckets. For example, Xue Rengui, the amount of each meal is calculated using a bucket, not a bowl. "At least 6 pounds of food a day. If you eat it open, you might get 8 to 10 pounds ..." Jenny was a little embarrassed. However, this is an important issue, and she does not dare to deceive Master Cavalier. The average adult eats two pounds of food a day, and their family''s rice barrel Kahn eats at least 6 pounds a day ... ßÀ "Uh ... it can be eaten. But, Kahn, do you dare to follow me on the battlefield? It will die at any time!" Marin didn''t care about appetite, but about courage and guts. û "No problem, sir, will you follow me to eat and fill up? As long as we fill up, we can do anything, and we are not afraid of death!" Kahn said kindly. ºÃ "Okay, I like bold men. Okay, I accept you!" "Thank you for your appreciation!" Jenny was very surprised, not only for Kahn to have a good future, UU reading www. uukanshu. Com is also happy that this poor family has thrown away a bag of rice ... ´ó "Master ... look, can I?" Kohler was very excited to see his elder brother become a knight following him. "Koller, do you have any special skills? Your elder brother is strong, what are you capable of?" Marin recruited his subordinates, but he was unwilling to take them. "I ... I have a good memory and I will calculate ..." "Accounting ... Have you read books?" In the Middle Ages, accounting was not what ordinary people would know. Generally, only aristocratic families, merchant families and wealthy households will teach children to settle accounts. ûÓÐ "No, I stole it from a Jewish businessman in the town and would use Arabic numbers ..." "Stealing ..." Marin was very speechless. Learning to learn how to learn how to steal accounts, it seems that Koller''s IQ is quite high. However, is he and his eldest brother, Kahn, really close brothers? Who picked it up? Then, Marin tested the three-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of Kohler, and found that Kohler answered well. It was just that when he tested the four mixed operations, Kohler couldn''t answer. "Probably, Kohler is a third-grade mathematics ..." Marin remembered that the four mixed operations seemed to be in the fourth grade. ÈýÄê The mathematics level of the third grade of elementary school seems to be enough to keep accounts ... Then Kohler also gloriously became one of Marin''s servants. As for the smaller Kleman, even Marin would not want it for a while. Because he is not a nursery school, he will not bring children. Soon, Kahn was ordered to go to the city to find their father, Zimmerman. After all, when a son follows others as a servant, he should know when he is a father. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 9： More people and more power After hearing that the eldest son and second son wanted to follow a knight as a follower, Hartmann hurried back. Seeing Marin so young, she couldn''t help but murmur. However, the medieval Europe was so strict that he didn''t dare to dispute. Moreover, some people are willing to take over the eldest son of his big stomach king, he is also a little happy. I just hope that this young knight will not be poorly eaten by his eldest son. In that case, the eldest son will be fired again. After the two sides have discussed, Marin naturally intends to let Kahn hold the bulky plate armor, lance and horse armor (although it is made of wood), and he will also be happy and the horse will be easier. However, although Kahn''s strength is strong, but he has been carrying things that are dozens of pounds heavy, it is also very stressful. At the moment, Marin does not have the money to buy horses for Kahn and Kohler, and the cost of raising horses is also high. So, Marin thought about it, and decided to ask Zimmerman, a carpenter, to help him build a unicycle ... Why choose a unicycle? This is not just because unicycles can pull goods. When it comes to pulling goods, two-wheeled carts load more. However, the two-wheeled cart has a disadvantage-it is not able to walk on complicated terrain. The wheelbarrow can ignore the terrain and enjoy the mountain roads. Because a unicycle has only one wheel, it has a strong ability to overcome complex terrain. There are many mountain roads from southern Germany to Vienna, Austria. Therefore, all-terrain unicycles are more suitable than two-wheeled carts. Marin and Zimmerman returned to the city, came to the carpenter''s shop where Zimmermann worked, and began to build unicycles. Also, there are unicycles in Europe. However, unicycles in Europe have front wheels that cause people to push up, and they need to bear a lot of lifting power. Therefore, the load of unicycles in Europe is small. Marin directed Zimmerman to build a Chinese unicycle. Chinese unicycle with wheels in the middle. In this way, the load on the car is mainly on the wheels. The person pushing the cart is less laborious. A European unicycle can only carry the weight of two or three people. A Chinese unicycle can carry six people, which is much more efficient than a European unicycle, and saves effort. After the Chinese unicycle was built, Marin put the armor, lance, and horse armor on the unicycle. The weight of seventy to eighty pounds was nothing to Kahn of the cart. Kahn is powerful and good at running long distances (also trained, the poor in the Middle Ages could n¡¯t afford a carriage and walked everywhere). So he pushed the unicycle very easily. Even, sometimes his brother Kohler was tired, and Kahn let Kohler sit in a wheelbarrow for a while. And he continued to push the car and follow Marin riding on the horse. Marin is also much more relaxed. After the dozens of pounds of armored weapons are thrown off, he is much more relaxed. Feeling as relaxed as he is, there is also War Makar. If it wasn''t for Marin controlling the speed, a lot of Carl would have wanted to get up. Kahn is really edible, eating at least 6 pounds of food a day (mainly dark brown bread, normal bread without soil and wood shavings) and some vegetables, and sometimes meat, which costs about 10 fennies per day on average . Marin now has little money, so he has to take Kahn and Kohler to a low-grade hotel. If the room was bigger, Marin had Kahn and Kohler make a floor. If it is smaller, let Kahn and Kohler live in one, and he will live in a separate room. And because he was dissatisfied with the dirty quilts in the hotel in this era, Marin himself bought a new goose down quilt (no cotton in Europe at this time, naturally no quilt), and packed it in a rainproof pigskin bag and put it in Kahn On the wheelbarrow. Every time he stayed at the hotel, Marin threw the hotel''s original dirty quilts to Kahn and Koleg¨¦. And myself, covered with a clean quilt. Kahn and Kohler, after all, are pure medieval people, and there is nothing wrong with it. The only thing that didn''t suit me was that Marin forced them to take a shower ... Then, these two goods are also refreshed by Marin, no lice are on the body, and the clothes are clean. This makes the two goods very unsuitable, after all, they are used to getting dirty. Since Marin has two more mouths to eat, and one is a rice bucket, Marin decides to restart the hunting plan ... Marin''s plan is actually very simple. There is a long distance from the town to the depths of the Black Forest. It will be tiring not to ride in the past, and time is not enough. If it is still dark in the forest, it will be easily eaten by wolves. For this reason, Marin left Kahn to stay at the hotel, watching over his armor and riding rifle. He himself, with a bow and arrow, rode with Kohler to the depths of the Black Forest. Koehler is a 15-year-old child and a bit thin. Its weight is estimated to be only seven or eighty pounds. He and Marin rode together. In fact, it was not very different from Marin who was wearing armor and holding a weapon. For a certain period of time, Makar could stand it. If you ride with the wild cow of Kahn, Carl is probably unbearable ... Walking into the depths of the Black Forest, Marin dismounted and asked Kohler to hold the horse to wait for him outside, while himself, holding a bow and arrow, stomped quietly close to the deer herds in the forest ... Relying on the cover of the tall weeds in the forest, Marin successfully approached a group of red deer. Then, at a distance of 30 meters, Marin took an arrow and opened his bow, shooting a strong male red deer. But when shooting other runaway red deer, Marin fired all his cannons ... Of course, Marin is not discouraged, and it is already a good luck to hunt a big red deer. Later, Marin shot two more hares. At noon, Marin tied the carcasses of wild deer and hare and placed them on horseback. He and Kohler walked back with the horse. I returned to the hotel and Marin asked the cook to roast the two fat hares. As a result, Kahn alone ate a whole roast roast hare, while Marin and Kohler split another smaller one. Ò» Early the next morning, Marin asked Kahn to push the red deer''s carcass in a unicycle, entered the nearest city, and sold the red deer. Âí This red deer is smaller than Marin''s last capture. And, because of the middle arrow, buckskin was slightly damaged. So Marin only sold 800 Finneys. However, this also made Marin very happy. Seeing Marin making money so easily, Kahn felt itchy. The next day, at the request of Kahn, the owner of the Marinto Hotel kept his armor and lance, and he took Kahn and Kohler to the Black Forest again. Of course, because the horses were standing still, they had limited distance to the forest. Fortunately, they did meet their prey. Kahn thought it should be easy to shoot wild deer with a bow and arrow, so Marin silently handed the bow and arrow to Kahn and let him try ... Sure enough, Kahn had no talent for archery at all. He was basically hitting the ash machine, and it was ridiculous. After shooting 30 arrows, all the arrows were shot, and I didn''t see a deer hair hit ... Kohler also tried it, although the crosshair is much better than Kahn, but also missed ... After all, archery doesn''t happen overnight. Especially shooting wild deer tens of meters away is really very level. Most people may shoot a target 10 meters away, and they can hit the target a few more times. However, shooting prey 30 to 40 meters away will not be practiced in a short time. And those alert wild animals can''t get you closer to him within ten meters. So, not an old driver, it is difficult to hunt with bows and arrows. It is easier to aim with a crossbow. However, in many places in medieval Europe, crossbow was banned. If you want to buy a crossbow, no one dares to sell it. Although the 15th-century crossbow ban was not implemented as thoroughly as before, it is difficult for the average person to obtain a crossbow. Because the nobles were also afraid that civilians would kill themselves with a crossbow, they mostly supported the prohibition of the crossbow. Crossbow equipment is only allowed in the army. Civilians who own crossbows may be accused of motives to assassinate nobles ... After the two failed the attempt, they had to admire Marin''s superb shooting and lament the power of the knight ... In fact, Marin can shoot arrows and does not have a Finny relationship with the Cavaliers. It was boring in his past life, and he spent several years practicing in the mountains behind his hometown. Who is the average European knight to waste time practicing archery? There are only insignificant countries like Britain, knowing that knights can''t fight France, they developed longbow soldiers. Generally speaking, on European continent, only those old hunters are proficient in archery. With the advent of muskets, many hunters who followed the times also switched to muskets, giving up bows and arrows that were difficult to train. After Kahn and Kohler abandoned the archery attempt, Marin entered the hunter state again. Kohler was clever, and he suggested that after Marin''s sneak attack, let Kahn, a stupid big man who is good at running, go out from a specific direction, drive the deer herd, and drive the herd in the direction of Marin ambush. In this way, Marin can get a second shot. Unlike before, after shooting the first deer, the remaining deer fled directly. Marin adopted this opinion, allowing Kahn to ambush in the other direction of the herd. When Marin''s first arrow was fired, Kahn suddenly ran out, rushed to the deer herd, and drove the herd in the direction of Marin''s ambush ... ÅäºÏ Coordination was not successful for the first time, because Kahn pushed the deer herd in the wrong direction. After cooperating several times, Kahn also gradually mastered the way to drive the deer herd. Even when the deer herd deviated from the intended direction, Kahn used a stone throwing method to force the deer herd to escape. Marin found that Kahn was not good at archery, but he was good at throwing stones. Then, after her first stroke, the deer herd ran towards the ambush site of Marin ... Facing the herd of rushing heads, Marlin took an arrow to open the bow and took another one. Then the deer herd froze and found that there was a trap ahead. Then they started to turn around and escape. However, it takes time to forcibly stop during the flight and then change direction. After all, deer are deer, not humans, and their brains respond more slowly. The deer herd stunned when changing direction. But just like this, he was caught by Marin and shot a deer ... The last count, with the cooperation of the three, for more than half a day, they actually hunted down three deer ... "Sure enough, the team is more powerful. What does that say ... how many people have more power!" Marin was extremely emotional. Imagine that when I hunted myself, I was always worried that the horse would be stolen. Today, when hunting, Kohler specializes in watching horses, and Kahn cooperates with driving prey, greatly enhancing efficiency. The next day, Marin pulled the three deer into the city again and sold 1,900 Finneys. UU reading was also a huge sum of money. At least, it was OK to feed Kahn and Koller. After a while, considering that Kohler was not physically strong, he could not bear the long walk. So Marin spent 1,000 Finneys, bought a half-large calf, and wore saddles to let Kohler ride on the road. Yaks are different from horses. Horses are more delicate and need to eat feed frequently. And cattle, usually just need to eat grass. Meals need to be added only when the farmland consumes too much energy. I can say that the cost of raising cattle is much lower than raising horses. This is also one of the important reasons for the ancient Chinese farmers to raise cattle instead of horses. Marlin bought cows for Kohler to ride, and there was a big reason to consider the cost of feeding. His own warhorse costs ten Finnies a day. If you buy another horse, the capital consumption will be relatively large. Therefore, buying cattle is the best choice. The calf bought for Kohler suddenly seemed to have a good temper, and at first he did not accept discipline. But Marin first drunk the calf with spirits, then made a copper ring on the cow''s nose, and the calf immediately became honest. In the days that followed, Marin usually left the equipment in the hotel, and then took a horse and a cow with Kahn and Kohler, and went hunting in the deep black forest. The specific allocation is-Marin and Kohler ride horses, Kahn rides bulls. After reaching the ground, Kohler took care of the horses and cattle, while Kahn cooperated with Marin to hunt ... In this way, this three-person gold combination killed the Quartet in the Black Forest, hunted many prey, and sold a lot of money. When they killed all the way to the Danube River in the east of the Black Forest, Marin had already earned more than 100 marks by selling prey and replaced most of them with gold coins. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 10： The emperor has not yet recruited But after coming out of the Black Forest, Marin found that the prey began to decrease sharply ... why? Because, Marin entered the agricultural area of ??southern Germany. Southern Germany is relatively warmer and agriculture is more developed than in the north. Here the population is denser and the development is higher. High development means less natural forests. Then there were fewer wild animals. Halfway to Vienna, the three Marin wanted to repeat the trick. Unfortunately, in densely populated areas, there are already few wild animals, and the hunting of nearby hunters has caused Marin to no longer be able to hit prey every day. Sometimes, it takes two or three days for Marin to hit a prey. Even, this prey may be just a hare, not enough for Kahn to plug his teeth ... In order to subsidize food expenses, Marin started to find roads near the forest. After all, the southern part of Germany is more mountainous, and there are more wild animals near the forest. But this also has the disadvantage that the Marin three were robbed by a robber. But this group of robbers really couldn''t get on the stage. When Marin was brave, and charged with a rifle to charge the robbers, the robbers were frightened and fled. Marin, aware of the problem, no longer put all the weapon armor on the wheelbarrow when he was on the road, but instead kept wearing the breastplate. But Marin felt that the regular Gothic plate armor was too restrictive on the waist, and it was inconvenient to lie down or turn around to avoid the spear or the rifle. Because of this, battles between knights often stand on their own guns and collide with each other like robots. They are very mechanical. As a result, he found a blacksmith who was good at making armor, and the blacksmith used cold forging to create a two-thirds breastplate similar to that worn by French cavalry soldiers during the Nazi period. ÐØ This breastplate only protects the vitals and does not protect the waist. But at the same time, it also allowed the Cavaliers to free their waists and be able to flex and bend around immediately. Moreover, its structure is very simple. In fact, it is two cold forged iron plates on the front and back, which are strung with ropes and hung on the shoulders. Then, use the rope to tie the perforated area below. Then, Marin asked the blacksmith to help create a cavalry knife with a guard similar to that later used by the European cavalry. The cavalry knives were created to cope with emergencies. Because, Marin''s plate armor and rifle are usually on unicycles. When encountering a walking robber, Marin had time to put on his armor and pick up his rifle. If he encounters the rapid impact of a riding gangster, he may not even have this reaction time. Therefore, pulling out the cavalry knife at the waist became the best choice. The cavalry knives, which use the standard cavalry knives of later generations, are straight and can be assassinated or chopped, which is more convenient and practical. Also, this knife looks beautiful. As for Kahn and Kohler, Marin bought them two spears. At the critical moment, let them poke at the enemy with a spear. It was so unexpected for Marin that after Kahn got the spear, he didn''t sting the robber, but strangled a wild boar ... One day, when the three of them were on their way, Marin suddenly encountered a wild boar who didn''t know what to do. The wild boar rushed to Marin''s mount quickly, scaring Marin a little overwhelmed. Draw a sword, the boar has a short chassis and it is difficult to cut. It was too late to get a rifle in the car. At a critical moment, Kahn stood up, raised his spear, and slammed **** the boar. Once he failed to tie (because the boar skin was too thick), Kahn tried again. Finally, before the Boar smashed into War Makar, he was attacked by Kahn and began to roll and mourn on the ground. Marin reacted and hurried off the horse, pulled out the cavalry knife to make up the wild boar ... Then, the wild boar was sold for a good price. In view of Kahn''s loyal caretaker, Marin gritted his teeth, took out 1800 shillings from a private vault, bought a strong **** bull, and then bought a carriage and a fixture of a small four-wheeled carriage. In this way, Kahn gloriously promoted to become a bullock driver ... Similarly, this strong bull has a good temper. Marin repeated his tricks, tame the strong cow with spirits and copper nose rings. Later, this **** cow named "Li Chen" by Marin became a bull-drawn cow. Sadly, Kahn doesn''t seem to be very good at driving ox carts. It was a thin Kohler, who soon started driving a bullock cart. Then Kahn went to ride the Mavericks. And Kohler began to catch ox carts. The calf, who was very good-looking, Marin named the **** cow with a vicious name Dallas ... Looking at the "majestic posture" of Kahn riding a bull with a spear, Marin suddenly had a bad taste and planned to train Kahn into a "bull cavalry". He then started to teach Kahn how to ride a "horse" using lances and spears. ÊÇ So, ignorant Kahn began to learn how to be a "cow knight" according to Marin''s flicker ... By the time the three arrived in Vienna in early May, Kahn had learned to poke people on the back of a cow with a spear. Even, the Dallas Mavericks he rode can cooperate with Kahn to launch a trotting charge in a short time ... In the scornful eyes of the guards of the Vienna city gate, Kahn rode on a cow, holding a spear, followed Malin into the city with a proud look. That kick, as if Kahn had become a real knight ... As for Kohler, Fan Ye possessed his body and whips the **** bull "Li Chen" with a low-key whip. He drives the ox cart and follows the two ... After entering Vienna and finding a hotel to settle in, Marin was in a hurry to inquire about the emperor''s recruitment. But Marin was disappointed that the emperor had no recent plans to recruit mercenaries ... As early as 1487, Maximilian I had recruited a German mercenary of 15,000 infantry and 1,500 cavalry. Its leader was the Frederick II von Hohenzollern of the Hohenzollern family. . However, there is a problem. In this era, almost all the emperors, kings, and dukes in Europe have a poor financial situation. Even if he was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I could only rely on Austria controlled by the Habsburgs and the newly controlled Burgundy to tax large families and larger mercenaries. The 15,000 infantry and the 1,500 knights have already made the financial constraints of Maximilian I. In the absence of a battle for the time being, Maximilian I will not expand the army. Moreover, the taxes collected in Austria and Burgundy under the control of the Habsburgs did not all support the army. A large part of the tax revenue will also be used to support the huge official groups of the two places and the nobility of all classes. Just the Habsburgs themselves, there are a bunch of sideline aristocratic members to support. Otherwise, the emperor''s finances would not be so tight. In addition, for the Hansa commercial cities and other imperial cities in the Holy Roman Empire, the emperor could also temporarily impose war tax during the war according to the agreement between the two parties. Because the independent status of these commercial cities was specially granted by the emperor. Therefore, in return, when the emperor launched a war, they were obliged to provide the emperor with a certain amount of military expenses. Alas, this money is not so easy to get. If the emperor fought a war against foreign invasion (such as the Ottoman Turkish invasion), these cities would not hesitate to provide certain taxes. But if the emperor fought internal hegemony wars, these cities may not be willing to pay taxes. Or, even if the tax is paid, it will be discounted, or the tax will be crippled. At the same time, during the war, the emperor could also temporarily increase taxes in Austria and Burgundy under the control of the Habsburgs for war. But the daily taxation of Austria and Burgundy makes it difficult to feed this mercenary. Before the war, the emperor had no financial resources to expand his army. This is the drawback of the European system of collecting money-taxes are not returned to the central government, but to lords everywhere. This led to financial difficulties for the central dynasty and no money to support too many troops. Unlike the Chinese feudal dynasty, from the Qin Dynasty, all finances belonged to the court, so that the Chinese dynasty had enough financial resources to support hundreds of thousands of troops. It seems that Europe did not begin to establish a stable, unified modern tax system until the end of the 17th century. Then, in the 18th century, the European War was no longer a small scale of tens of thousands, but went on a large scale of 100,000 or hundreds of thousands ... Marin recalled the history learned in the previous life and found that although Charles VIII, the French king, announced his sovereignty over the Kingdom of Naples at the beginning of the year, he had not assembled enough troops to invade Naples. It seems that Charles VIII only assembled 37,000 troops into Italy at the end of August this year. At present, the messenger of Charles VIII is estimated to be recruiting mercenaries in Switzerland. ÏûÏ¢ The news of Charles VIII''s military preparations should also reach Vienna, but it is estimated that it will take a long time for Vienna to make a decision to fight. You know, the Holy Roman Empire is a country similar to the aristocratic parliamentary system. Whether UU reads to fight the French, it is estimated that the Imperial Parliament will quarrel for a long time. The main core is that if the emperor wants to fight, he needs to expand his army. Expansion of the army requires a war tax, and commercial cities impose a temporary war tax. Even the Duke and Earl of each place are also obliged to contribute some money to the emperor during the war. But just for this money, it is estimated that it will not be noisy for a few months, and there is no result. Of course, those aristocrats are not distressed by the money. They were just afraid that the emperor would become stronger through the expansion, and then cleaned them up. You know, there is a history of this. The King of France had done this kind of thing. Since Philip IV, the King of France has begun suppressing the princes and even confiscating church property. The Philip IV mercenary even sent people to abduct the Pope directly to Avignon, France, because of a conflict with the Pope due to the collection of "tithing". It was also because of this rammed goods that the Pope was abducted and the Renaissance began in Italy for a century without the Pope''s restraint ... Of course, this is a long way off. In short, if those aristocrats truly support the emperor, they will inevitably burn themselves in the end and they will lose the privilege of autonomy. After all, the emperors are ruthless ... According to memory, the "Holy Alliance" against France''s invasion of Italy seems to have been established in March 1495. At that time, the Holy Roman Empire really joined the war. Therefore, Marin can be sure that the Holy Roman Empire cannot expand in the near future. Even if the army expands, at least it will be passively expanded after the French army officially enters Italy in August. Now it is only in early May. It is estimated that he will not be able to join the emperor''s army for at least three months ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 11： Come and talk and go For the next few months, Marin lay on the bed in the Vienna Hotel all night. Consumption in Vienna is very high, clean hotels, accommodation for three persons including the cost of keeping the animals, 40 Finnies per day. The three Marin, together with the meals of War Makar, is as high as 40 Finneys a day. Even if two cows eat grass, there is a charge. After all, this is Vienna, not a rural town, and there is no grass to eat anywhere. You have to make a forage for folks, and there is a fee. The consumption of more than 80 fennies a day made Marin feel a bit overwhelmed. So Marin decided to leave Vienna temporarily and go to a place with low consumption. It would be more perfect if we could hunt and make some money by the way ... After making up his mind, the next morning, Marin asked Kahn and Kohler to pack their luggage. After packing, Marin went to the hotel owner to pay the bill. Then, he took two attendants and said he would leave. travel¡­¡­ As for where to go, Marin also thought about it-they returned to the Black Forest ... There are many animal resources in the Black Forest, and Marin''s archery skills are very good. With the cooperation of Kahn, they can make a fortune by hunting. Moreover, it seems that the lords near the Black Forest have not grasped the poaching problem very well, and it is very suitable for Marin to commit crimes. Marlin''s plan was to raise a large sum of money by hunting. Once you have the money, you can change your gear and equip yourself, Kahn and Kohler. Also, when the Italian war is over, you can buy yourself a small manor and become the manor. As for status, you still have to change by fighting with the emperor. He knew the results of the war. In the first Italian war, the Shen Luo empire was victorious, and there were great military achievements. As long as you save your life on the battlefield, and use the prophets to gain some battle, you can at least exchange with the emperor for the lowest level of nobility like a formal knight. If you''re lucky, maybe you can mix a baron or something. If chasing Charles VIII who fled while chaos, the credit would be great ... What''s more, Marin needs to recruit 3 Cavaliers. The average poor knight also has 5 or more knight attendants. There were only two of them, and they looked extremely embarrassed. But raising 5 knight attendants is a considerable expense. Some knights have bad character, so they go to the road to rob and run out of money. But Marin was a man of moderation and would not do such unethical things. So he decided to save enough money by hunting first. After saving enough money, he not only recruited five servants, but also bought a horse for each servant, and equipped them with leather armor and spears. He thought about it, Kahn can be regarded as a good combat force, but Kohler is a bit thin, and can only play the role of quartermaster and dog head military division. Then, if you recruit three more people, naturally it is best to recruit those who can fight, and be faithful. Aide, but Knight''s most trusted partner and subordinates. Therefore, in addition to ability, reliability is the most important. Marin chose Kahn and Kohler because he liked Kahn''s honesty and honesty. As for Kohler, it was actually piggybacking. Moreover, Marin knew where the Kahn family was, and if they dared to betray, they could go to their house to settle accounts. Nowadays, the economy in Germany is very bad, and there are many refugees. But these exiles, Marin did not dare to recruit attendants from them. This is because most of the refugees have unknown origins and are not so reassuring. Recruiting them as ordinary soldiers is fine, but recruiting them as servants is not appropriate. You know, the Cavaliers basically left their backs to the attendants. After much thought, Marin decided to return to the Huffman estate and recruit attendants from the serf family of the Huffman estate. Huffman Manor has more than 20 serfs. Marin "remembers" that there are still some great guys in it. His "brother", Adler Huffman, had already picked five Knight attendants. In the manor, there are actually many good guys. After all, not every serf family has one child. Some people have several children. Due to insufficient output of the manor house, some people even had to send their children to the city to work as laborers. Otherwise, Huffman Estate could not support so many people. After all, Huffman Estate has only 1,200 acres of thin land. Of course, before returning home, Marin felt that it was right to save more money by hunting. In fact, the old Huffman is now worried about the future armor and horses of the third and fourth sons. After all, as a father, his son is old, and even if he rushes out of the house, he must be equipped with war horses, armor and lances. In addition, there is a lot of travel expenses. Marlin''s plan is to subsidize the Huffmans and their families a little money after returning home, so as to make the economy of the estate better. By the way, he also wanted to point out the agricultural technology in his home so that the land of the manor could be more productive. The manor''s economic situation was better, and his cheaper brothers Simon and Albert were able to match horses, armor and weapons when they were kicked out of the family. So as not to be like yourself, you do n¡¯t even have plate trousers when you leave the house, let alone a servant. Moreover, with ample funds, his cheaper sister, Anne, would be easier to get married. After all, more dowry makes it easier to marry a good person. To bring enough money home, Marin took Kahn and Kohler, plunged into the Black Forest again, and began a crazy hunt ... The Black Forest is very large, much larger than the Black Forest in later generations. After all, Germany was highly developed in later generations. In the Middle Ages, because of its limited population and many undeveloped areas, the Black Forest maintained a very large area. In order to avoid getting lost, Marlin bought a compass, so as not to get lost in the lush black forest. Spring is also a season of resuscitation, and the animals in the forest are very active. There are also many adult animals, who, during the daytime, do the shameful thing in the forest. In this case, the insignificant Marin would not bless them, but instead gave two arrows. Then, a pair of bitter "Ô§Ñì" became Marin''s trophy, and then was replaced with a lot of money ... The medieval Black Forest is too big and there are too many prey in it. This also caused the Marin trio to have some trouble transporting their prey back to the forest-side town. As a last resort, Marin untied the **** bull "Li Chen" and put it on a saddle to allow it to enter the forest to carry its prey. Because four-wheeled ox carts cannot enter deep forests with few roads. In some places, because the Marin three hunted too many prey, it even caused the price of meat to fall. At most, Marin hunted 6 red deer from the forest in one day, which caused the local venison price to fall from 5 fennies a pound (retail price) to 4 fennies a pound in a short time. The purchase price Also fell from 4 Finney to 3 Finney. Of course, some time after the Marin three left, the price of venison here returned to normal. To this end, some local lords also sent people to drive Marin and his party. Because the prey killed by Marin, in the eyes of those lords, belonged to their private property. However, the lords that were sealed off on the edge of the Black Forest were usually small lords. The territory of powerful lords is mostly in those areas where agriculture is well developed. Only small lords who are not strong will be banished to the Black Forest. These little lords are generally afraid to offend the wandering knights easily. Even if Marin hunts wildly, they just send someone to drive them away. And Marin was very conscious, basically after staying in a certain area for a day or two, he sold his prey and flashed people immediately, not giving others the opportunity to catch it on the spot. The medieval communication was backward. When the local lords learned that Marin and his party hunted a large number of prey and sent people to "enforce the law," the three of them had long gone. On average, the three Marin can reach two to three red deer each day, as well as varying numbers of hares and foxes. It was the wild boar in the forest that Marin didn''t dare to provoke. Because, he was not sure to shoot the boar''s bristles and thick skin with a 60-pound bow. As for Kahn being able to single out wild boars, Marin thought it was accidental. Because last time, the wild boar did not go to Kahn, but to the war horse. Kahn was on the side of the wild boar to kill the wild boar when he was not ready. Unless Kahn can put on a full set of plate armor, he can be more confident to challenge the boar. But letting an attendant wear a full set of plate armor is too luxurious. And Marin''s plate armor, UU reading om Kahn can not put on. Because, Kahn is much taller than Marin. The three of them hunted and hunted along the way to make money, and by the way enjoyed the beauty of the Black Forest. By the time he entered the territory of Mark Bo, Marin was surprised to find that his personal assets had reached more than 500 marks. This data is almost close to the income of Huffman Manor for one year ... "Hunting is so promising!" Marin felt infinitely. However, Marin is also very clear that the reason why he was able to successfully retrieve these more than 500 marks of assets, or because others see him as a knight without a title. Otherwise, if an ordinary hunter enters and leaves the city, he will be blackmailed and extorted by the soldiers of the city, and the lord will collect most of his profits. Even if they can hunt prey valued at 500 marks, at least 400 marks were extorted by lords, tax officers and city guards. Moreover, it is impossible for orion to have horses. As a result, the hunter on foot could not get too far into the Black Forest. Staying in the Black Forest for the night will be eaten by the wolves. Not only that, they also don''t have the shooting skills like Marin and the best partner like Kahn. Therefore, Marin''s success is generally difficult for Orion to replicate. The people who really have the status of knights generally do n¡¯t practice archery. They are generally used to hand-to-hand combat, and few of them can shoot archery ... Besides, who has the status, who will put down his body and become a hunter? Even Marin himself thinks hunting is just an expedient. If a traverser makes a living by hunting, it is simply the greatest shame of the traverse world ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 12： Huffman Estate When the figures of the three Marin appeared on the avenue in front of the Huffman Manor, the sharp-eyed serfs ran in to inform the Huffman family. "Master, Madam, Master Marin is back!" "What, Marin is back?" Old Huffman stood up with a happy first in his eyes, but quickly sank. As for the old Huffman''s wife, Mary Huffman, she is full of joy: "Just come back, just come back! I haven''t seen you for a few months, I miss him so much!" "What do you want him to do? This waste thing, let him sign up for the emperor''s army, and now he is back, obviously not selected, too incompetent!" Old Huffman was angry. "You old thing, my son will be fine when he comes back in peace. Why did he have to give his life to the emperor? Besides, Marin is only 16 years old and his body hasn''t grown up yet. I will say at least 18 years old before you say Get rid of him ahead of time! "Madame Mary suddenly reluctantly, sent a spike. The old Huffman seemed a little scared, but said nothing. In fact, Flins Huffman is a very stubborn person. However, he ran Marin out of the house two years in advance. So, in the face of Mrs. Mary''s soaring, he had to be silent. ¸¸Ç× "Father, I heard Marin is back?" Frings'' eldest son, Adler, dashed into the manor''s living room and asked. He just came out of the training ground in the backyard. He heard that his brother was back and hurried to the living room. àÅ "Well, come back, at the gate." "Let''s meet him then?" "Why do you greet him? I am his old man, how can I have the truth to greet my son? Go to you!" Old Huffman stared directly. "Okay ..." Adler didn''t argue with his stubborn dad and went directly to the door of the manor. Mrs. Mary, who missed her son, also went out with him ... When he came to the door of the manor, Marin first instructed the old Quincy who was guarding the door of the manor to bring his warhorse and two cows to the manor''s barn: àË "Hi, Uncle Quincy, please take these two guys and tie these three animals to the barn." "Yes, Master Marin, I''ll do it!" After that, Old Quincy took Kahn and Kohler to the barn to tie the animals. Marin just turned his head, and saw a human-shaped monster as high as 1.99 meters rushing towards himself ... Marin was shocked and conditionedly wanted to pull the knife. But he suddenly remembered that it seemed that his saber had just been put on the ox cart. Because he got home, he didn''t plan to carry weapons with him. In a hurry, he had to use a trick "Foshan No Shadow Feet" to rush to the dark shadow ... "Ah-" Marin knew that he had made a mistake when Heiying made a painful cry. Because, this voice was from Marin''s cheap brother Adler ... "Marin, I welcome you kindly, you kicked me, and I was so annoyed!" Adler, who was knocked to the ground, got up and shouted at Marin. He was also totally unprepared. He used to open his arms to embrace his younger brother, but was kicked without any precaution, and was directly knocked to the ground ... "Uh ... Adler, I didn''t mean it. I just turned around and saw a dark shadow rushing at me, thinking that someone was attacking me, so ... this is my instinct reaction ..." He could He didn''t tell Adler that if he had a saber on his body, Marin would havetily cut Adler ... At this moment, a kind female voice that made Marin extremely familiar came from behind Adler: "Marin, my dear son, are you back?" Marin trembled all over his body. The voice of his predecessor, Marin, was too deep. In the memory of his predecessor, Marin Huffman was crying and ran to his mother for comfort when he was violently abused by the old Huffman. At the same time, he is seeking asylum so as not to be stung by the old and severe Huffman ... Then, what seemed to be an instinctual reaction of the body, Marin fell into Madam Mary''s arms: "Mom, I''m back! Are you okay!" Involuntarily, it seemed to be this physical instinctive response, and Marin was particularly close to Mrs. Mary. "Good boy, mother is all right, just miss you!" As the mother and the child performed the touching scene where the mother and the child met, Mr. Adler, the magnificent, muttered: "Mom is eccentric. She loves Marin the most and never held me a few times!" In fact, Mary''s sons from Huffman''s family really love Marin the most. Of course, this is also because Xiao Ma Lin loves coquetry. Isn''t there a saying, "Children who can cry have milk" ... Keke, it should be said that children who can coquettish their mothers more ... Then, Marin took Mrs. Mary''s arm and lovingly returned to the main house of Huffman''s Manor. Adler followed Marin slightly jealously. In fact, Adler is only 19 years old, and he is just a big boy. It''s just that the goods are too big and reach a height of 1.9m, which is much higher than the old Huffman. It seems that Adler is a majestic strong man, but in fact, Marin knows that Adler is still a big boy and not quite mature. Of course, when it comes to fighting, the average strong man is definitely not his opponent. Marin estimates that neither can beat Adler by himself. Although, both have practiced martial arts. After entering the hall, Marin saw an old Huffman with a bad look. Out of the fear of the old Huffman in memory, Marin obediently gave a gift to the old Huffman. "I''m home?" "Yes, my father!" "Failed to enlist in the emperor''s army?" ßÀ "Uh ... no, I arrived in Vienna, but the emperor has no intention of recruiting soldiers at this time." Ôõô "How come? Didn''t the emperor recruit ten thousand people before?" "It was precisely because of the huge army of more than 16,000 people recruited before that that the emperor''s finances were very tight, and he could not afford more troops for the time being. Therefore, I did not see the emperor recruiting people in Vienna. "That''s it ..." The old Huffman''s face improved a little. "By the way, isn''t it time to fight in Italy? With the character of the emperor, it should be harmonious. If the emperor is in Italy and France, he should recruit more talents." Aside, Mrs. Mary made a sudden noise. Marin was taken aback, but remembered that his aging mother seemed to be the descendant of the noble aristocracy and was more knowledgeable. At least, he is smarter than his old-fashioned dad who only knows how to solve problems with muscles. "Yes, mother, the emperor will inevitably participate in the war in Italy. However, the emperor is short of money. He is now asking the princes and city representatives for money in the Imperial Parliament. But, you know, those vassals and city representatives Who would like to pay so simply? I estimate that this will take several months. The emperor will have money before he can recruit new recruits. I plan to try again in Vienna in a few months. " Ŷ "Oh? Little Marin, do you even know this?" Madame Mary was surprised. She watched her second son grow up. Although Marin is much smarter than a guy who only knows to talk with muscles, he is not so insightful ... "Uh ..." Marin began to think about how to answer this question. He was a bit forgotten, his cheap dad is a less intelligent muscle man, but his cheap mom, but an authentic lady of noble origin, is clever. If it wasn''t for the cheap mother''s family that was betrayed by the annihilation, then this silly cheap father happened to save the cheap mother who had fled, and they performed a "blood hero" to save the beauty. The two of them did not have It is possible to come together. ±ãÒË According to the cheap mother, she is the granddaughter of Tom Bullock, the original count of East Frisian Land, and the only surviving descendant. Tom Brock became the ruler (count) of East Frisian after unifying the 12 Frisian tribes of East Frisian. However, in 1435, he was betrayed by his trusted general, Focko Ukena, killed by the rebels, and the whole family suffered. However, his second son, Fred, escaped, and later, his wife gave birth to Mary. Later, Ulrich of the Seksner family replaced Focko Ukena and became the new ruler of East Friesland. However, neither Focko Ukena nor the Sykesna family has acknowledged Mary''s intention to be the only bloodline of the Brock family. They even secretly hunted down the young Mary and his father, Fred. Because if it is acknowledged that there are still people living in the Bullock family, their dominance will be unjust. The old Huffman was on the way to escorting a baron of the Mark Country to the north halfway and rescued Mary Bullock who was being hunted down. Poor Fred Bullock was killed by the assassin to cover his daughter. Since then, the helpless Mary simply married the old Huffman, a life-saving benefactor. Speaking of which, according to Germanic rules, the Huffman family actually had the qualification to inherit the East Frisian Land. But the Middle Ages also talked about strength. The Huffman family is nothing more than a poor knight family, but now the Sexner family, which occupies more than 3,000 square kilometers in East Friesland, is unknown how many times its strength. Also, because Mrs. Mary''s mother was just the daughter of an ordinary businessman who Fred had married during her flight (when she gave birth to Mary and died in labor). The Sycksner family believes that Mary is a descendant of your noble marriage and does not have the qualification to inherit the East Frisian Land. Based on this principle, many aristocrats who had been close to the Brock family did not recognize Mary''s status too much, only if they were illegitimate daughters of the Brock family. Of course, the more important reason is that Mary is now helpless and cannot have the power to retake East Frisian. However, Mary Bullock was educated by her father''s aristocracy since she was a child. She has a high level of education, a smarter head, and more insightful. For example, the Huffman family, although the old Huffman is the owner, but many decisions are made behind the scenes by Mrs. Mary. The original Marin could also see Mrs. Mary''s "powerfulness", seeking asylum as soon as she was beaten, making the old Huffman unable to continue ... Since it is difficult to fool my mother, Marin thought about it, and thought of an excuse-- "That''s it, mother, when I just left the family, I once encountered a dervish who traveled the world ..." "Ah ... ascetic monk ..." Ascetic monks are rare in missionaries. In the Middle Ages, most of the European priests fell into the ruling and oppressing classes and began to oppress the common people. UU reads www.uukanshu. com himself enjoys it. But in this case, there are still some truly devout priests who can endure poverty and live on the alms of ordinary Christians and the hospitality of monasteries. Some are like monks from the Orientalization. These people are extremely fanatical about religion and have a strong will, which is highly respected by ordinary people. Moreover, many of these people traveled the world and were very knowledgeable. "Yes, an learned ascetic. I think he is poor, so I gave him all 10 gold coins!" "You''re a prodigal son!" Some old Huffmans who were a little nasty were agitated. "What then?" Mrs. Mary was interested. "This ascetic monk feels that¡® there is no way to go, ¡¯so he decides to impart a lot of knowledge to me in exchange!¡± "Teach knowledge? Good luck!" Madam Mary, a descendant of the noble, knew the importance of knowledge. "Well, this ascetic monk has traveled the world and has traveled to the far east ..." °¡ "Ah ... the huge Eastern Empire?" Exclaimed Madam Mary. In the Middle Ages, with the publication of The Travels of Marco Polo, Europeans longed for the place in the East that is said to be full of gold. "Yes, he told me a lot of information from around the world, and also taught me a lot of knowledge ..." Then, Marin turned on the "Big Flicker" mode of the Benshan brand, and began to tell everyone in the Huffman family, including younger brothers and sisters who had just returned from a frenzy, about the adventure of "pure fiction" and the real world Geography and history ... That''s as exciting as Mr. Shan Tianfang''s storytelling ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 13： Disciple Once, Marin worked for a period of sales, although not particularly outstanding, but also successfully developed a mouth that can talk about the flicker. ÖÐÊÀ¼Í Europe in the Middle Ages was a society with a very closed message. Even the wise Mrs. Mary can only say that she is a lot smarter than ordinary people, but she is not an opponent of Marin who has been baptized with massive information. In the story fabricated by Marin, he himself became a "skeleton clear" boy with a protagonist halo, and was spotted by the learned monk named Einstein (Khan ...). After a simple test, this great man named Einstein imparted all his knowledge and knowledge to Marin ... "You mean, it took only one month for that Daxian to pass on all the knowledge to you?" "Yes!" Marin wanted to say it was two or three months, but after leaving the house for a month, he received Kahn and Kohler two second goods. After that, both the two goods were clear, and it was not easy to make up. "What can you learn in just one month?" Mrs. Mary was not so careless. ßÀ "Uh ... Master Einstein taught me a lot of things, let me slowly digest, I still only partially digest it." "What you just said is part of your digestion?" "Far more than that, what I just said is just some information and a lot of useful scientific knowledge!" Marin pretended to be proud. Because, 16-year-olds should be like this. ¾Ù "For example?" The old Huffman interjected. "Well, the problem of cattle farming." "Farming cattle?" Old Huffman felt a little strange. "Well, yes. We know that in Europa, most people use horses instead of cattle. The main reason is that the cattle have a strong temper. Those young, energetic bulls, because they are too tempered, It is impossible to drive the farmland to the ground. If you have a bad temper in the field, you cannot continue to cultivate the land. Only some old cattle and cows can be used to cultivate the land because of their temperament ... " "Yes, although the cost of raising cattle is very low, it is too temperamental to tame it for arable land. The temperature of the horse is temperate and obedient to the command. Therefore, although the cost of raising the horse is much higher than the cattle, people are more willing Use a horse to cultivate the land. And among a group of cattle, three out of ten can be used for farming, even if it is good. "Old Huffman agreed. This is indeed the case. Europeans do not know how to use bull nose rings and cannot tame young bully bulls. The cow has a bad temper, even if it is a good-tempered cow, sometimes the cow''s temper comes up and Ladu can''t move. Unless a very strong knight comes out, he can pull the bull offensively. ¶«·½ The East is different. During the Warring States Period, the Huaxia people came up with the trick of using a bull nose ring to make a grumpy cow obliged to obey. Because the painful nerve develops in the cow''s nose, and once the nose ring is pulled, the cow hurts and has to be led by the nose. It is precisely because the Orientals can easily lead the nose of cattle to drive the cattle to cultivate land. Therefore, the East has developed cattle farming. Europeans have never found an effective way to tame cattle, so horse farming has to be used. As for cattle, only a few good tempers are used for farming. After all, cattle usually only need to eat grass. Unlike the horses, they often have to eat feed and the cost of raising is high. This situation also leads to another result, that is, the Europeans raise more horses and pay less attention to cattle. Even people can raise cattle and eat meat, and some raise cows. Orientals are more accustomed to raising cattle because of the cost of raising. Moreover, cattle are also considered treasures. In ancient China, the official government was strictly forbidden to slaughter healthy cattle, otherwise they had to go to jail. However, in ancient China, because cattle were raised too much, there were very few people raising horses, which also caused a serious shortage of horses and cavalry in ancient China. Only passive defense, not counterattack. But the cost of raising a horse is very high. War horses need to be fed daily, and horses must be fed frequently. Unlike cattle raising, only when the physical energy consumption is too much in the cultivated land, you need to add some concentrate such as soybeans and eggs. In the rest of the season, just grab the grass and eat it. Even in winter, eating hay is fine. Therefore, the cost of raising cattle is much lower than that of horses. It is like Huffman Manor. In order to cultivate 1200 acres of land, 25 horses have to be raised, which is extremely costly. Every day, just feeding 25 horses will cost hundreds of fenny''s feed money, not to mention the more expensive 5 war horses. "But, I heard the teacher said that in the far east, people basically raise cattle to cultivate land ..." "How is that possible? You know, the temper of the cow is very irritable. The Iberian (Spanish) also specially engaged in the bullfighting game, which shows how difficult it is to tame the cattle. Generally, only three cattle are suitable for raising 10 Cultivated land. The rest are either killed to eat meat or become cows. Or, they are underage calves. "Huffman felt incredible. "This is the case in Europe, but my teacher has been to the ''Ming'' Empire in the far east, where I learned a simple way to make cattle obediently obedient and make most adult cattle (too angry) Except for nerve bulls, of course, such bulls are castrated, and they are honest), can be pulled down to cultivate land, and very obedient. " "Is there such a magical way?" Old Huffman was excited. Huffman''s 30 horses are too expensive to raise. Each year, these horses need to spend two to three hundred marks to feed (specifically, an average horse consumes less than 4 fennies per day, and a war horse consumes 10 fennies per day). And Huffman Estate, the annual income, is only more than 600 marks. Coupled with the food and drink of the family, Huffman Manor basically has a few dollars left each year. If you can replace the high cost of horse-drawn horses, most of them are replaced by cows (you still need to leave a few horse-drawn horse carts), which can save at least one hundred and dozens of marks per year. In fact, for the whole of Europe, the cost of raising horses has always been a major problem that plagues farmers. It is not cost-effective to feed the horses, and European food is so expensive. However, although the cost of raising cattle is low, there are too few "honest cows" that may be used to cultivate land ... Not only was the old Huffman excited, but the sensible Mrs. Mary also became a little short of breath: "Marin, do you really understand this approach?" As the "mother-in-law" in charge of financial power at home, Mrs. Mary is very sensitive to costs. "Of course, if you do n¡¯t believe me, you can look at the bullock cart and the bulls that I follow. The two bulls, both of which I have put on nose loops, are very honest and obedient along the way." "Nose ring? What''s that?" Old Huffman and Mary asked involuntarily. "It is a small thing that can make the cow obedient. The cow''s nose is very painful. Wear a nose ring in the cow''s nose. As long as you move the nose ring, the cow will feel pain, and then you have to honestly follow the command line ..." "What are you waiting for? Let''s go and see!" The old Huffman immediately stood up, lifted the thin Marin like a chick, and went to the barn. And Mrs. Mary and several other children hurried to keep up. When they reached the bullpen, everyone immediately looked at the bulls with nose loops on both sides. UU read the book Then, the old Huffman also stretched out the rope attached to the nose ring and dragged. The sore black bull "Li Chen" yelled dissatisfiedly. But holding his own handle in the hands of the old Huffman, it was helpless. ¿´ "Look, this cow is staring at me, it seems very dissatisfied. However, I still have to listen to me!" Exclaimed the old Huffman happily. ¶Ô "By the way, Marin, how did you put the bull''s nose ring on the bull''s nose? You know, the cow has a bad temper and hurts it, and you don''t need to kill you with horns?" Adler asked. He used to struggle with cattle, knowing that cattle are very irritable when they lose their temper. Even if he was as strong as him, he was almost hurt by the cow. According to Marin''s physique, it is impossible to hold a **** cow like "Li Chen". "This, it''s very simple. Put some spirits in the cow''s feed and get the cow drunk. Then, put the drunk cow bale and pierce it casually ..." "Can this be the case?" Adler and a few others were a little ... "Nonsense, isn''t it hard to come this way? Afraid to be pierced by horns?" "It really is the knowledge imparted by Daxian, it is amazing!" Madam Mary couldn''t help sighing. Prior to that, the savvy Mrs. Mary had some doubts about the truth of Marin''s words. But when she saw the **** cow "Li Chen" and the calf "Dallas" who were tamed by the bull nose ring, she had to believe that Marin had gained the knowledge taught by the master. But she watched Marin grow up, knowing that Marin had a few pounds or two. There is no other explanation for such a "very powerful" method except that taught by an expert. Then, Marin was at the Huffman Manor, and he became the real name of "Daxian Disciple" ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 14： Oriental plow Huffman Manor is located on the north bank of the Ruhr River, southeast of Bochum, a small town within the borders of the Marke country. This place is a hill, and the plain occupies only a small part. ÉÏ The ancestors of the Huffman family were once one of the court guards of the Mark Bo State, but they were not the one that received much attention. Therefore, when some knights were sealed off after this war, they were assigned to this hilly area. Theoretically, Huffman Estate has 500 Eugrams (1000 acres). In reality, of the 1,000 acres, only 200 acres (1200 acres) by the Ruhr River are suitable for farming. The remaining 800 acres are mostly hilly. Moreover, the hills seemed very barren, and even a tree could not grow, only thin weeds could be grown. This is mainly because the ancestors of the Huffman family at that time offended the palace ministers of Mark Bo State. Therefore, when allocating land, the palace secretly manipulated and sealed the Huffman family to this unlucky place. And those lucky ones, if the 1000 acres (6,000 acres) are all farmland, then this knight family is very rich. Even if the European agricultural level is scum, 6000 acres of land are placed there. If it was in the Eastern Ming Dynasty, who had 6000 acres of land, it would definitely be a landlord. The landlord Liu Wencai has no more than 10,000 acres in his family. But in the Middle Ages of Europe, 6000 mu of land was really nothing. Generally speaking, French knights are basically 1,500 acres. Therefore, the French knights are rich and well equipped. During the British-French war, the French king easily summoned 20,000 or 30,000 knights. In the UK, there are only a few thousand knights. The rest had to use longbow soldiers. As for the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperial Knights, the family of knights who died for the Emperor, are also generally 1,500 acres of enclosed area. And the knights belonging to the following Principalities and Bosnia and Herzegovina belong to smaller areas. After all, the Principality and Principality are limited in area, and there are not as many territories as the French and the Emperor can be sealed. Therefore, the Cavaliers in Macbeau are generally only 1,000 acres, and they are not all arable land. Generally, more than half of the 1,000 acres of land that can be closed are cultivated land, which is not bad. As unlucky as the Huffman family, only a small part of it is cultivated land, so life is tight. Huffman and his wife both had their brains broken in order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Now that I have heard that cattle can be used to replace horses, the old Huffman and Mrs. Mary are very happy. Ö¤Ã÷ In order to prove Marin''s assertion, Mrs. Mary immediately sent Adler to Bochum to buy 5 strong bulls and a barrel of spirits. After returning, everyone put down five bulls with spirits according to Marin''s method. Then, tied five cows with a rope. After the encounter, a professional, Marin, appeared in the middle of the bull''s nose with a copper ring to penetrate the hole. Marin then washed the perforated wound with spirits to avoid infection. At the beginning, of course, the 5 bulls did not adapt, but the copper rings were put on their noses, and they did not dare to move. A few days later, several bulls finally confessed their fate and stopped fighting recklessly. Then, the old Huffman quickly asked the serfs to take 5 cows to the 600 acres of fallow land and tried to cultivate the land with cattle ... "What? Five cows raise the bar ..." Marin watched five cows in the field pulling a heavy plow together, some Sparta ... "Saxony has plowed his hoe, haven''t you seen it?" Adler looked at Marin with contempt. Rarely, Adler has found an opportunity to crush Marin in terms of IQ. "Five cows pulling a plow, it is too wasteful of cattle ..." "This is also impossible. Saxon''s heavy ploughing is relatively deep and good for the crops. With a Germanic light plough, a horse or a cow can be pulled. Unfortunately, the tillage is too shallow and not good for the crops." Mrs. Mary explained from the side. ËùÒÔ The reason why Huffman Manor has up to 25 horses is that I use a 5 horse parallel Saxon heavy plow. The deep ploughing of Saxony can make rye production high. "I''m really a pig. Why didn''t I think Qu Quli!" Marin patted his head. So many traversing novels, Qu Xili is a must-have artifact! "what happened?" "I suddenly thought of a kind of oriental plough that my teacher taught me, which is more efficient and labor-saving than the Saxon heavy plough!" Marin flickered. ÓÐ "Is there such a good thing?" The old Huffman and Mrs. Mary were full of light. Only Adler, who has not been exposed to the management of the estate, is not very sensitive to agricultural issues. "Just wait and see!" Then, Marin approached the serfs at Huffman Manor who knew iron and woodworking, and started tinkering ... The next day, Qu Xili with wooden body and iron head appeared gorgeously. The Huffmans came to Tiantou again to watch the effect of "Oriental God Plow". Âí Under Marin''s guidance, a serf put Qu Qu plow on the shoulder of a cow, and pulled a rope attached to the bull''s nose ring, held Qu Qu plow in one hand, and began a farming test ... After half a day, the serf gradually mastered the use of Qu Yili. Then he excitedly shouted at the old Huffman: "Lord Lord, this is amazing! A plough pulled by a cow is as effective as a 5 horse-drawn Saxon heavy plow!" ÕæµÄ "Really?" Old Huffman couldn''t believe it. UU read the book But after he got off the ground, he picked up the land that Qu Qu plough had just plowed, and measured the depth with his hands. Sure enough, it was close to the depth of Saxon''s heavy plow, and the effect was very good. "It''s amazing. In this way, wouldn''t it mean that I can easily cultivate 50 Eugrams (600 acres) in half a month with 10 cows?" (Note: An cow cultivates an average of 45 acres of land per day.) "This is the theory, Dad!" "Did Mara have to move this plough?" "Try it!" Marin said lightly. Then, the serf put the **** on the horse''s shoulder and started the experiment again. It turns out that a horse can pull this "Oriental God Plough". After the successful test, the old Huffman decisively sold 15 horses for farmland and returned 15 cows. Then, a number of "Oriental God Ploughs" were created in the manor for spring plowing in the coming year. Even Qu Quli and the bull''s nose ring were regarded as strategic secrets and temporarily prevented from being passed on by the Huffman family. The Huffman Manor is basically surrounded by hills, or it is the Ruhr River to the south, and there are few people. Therefore, the old Huffman decided to close the door and enjoy the benefits alone. As for the emperor or the count? The old Huffman thought about it and gave up. Because, in Europe, it is very difficult to obtain a fiefdom other than the merit of war and the favor of the emperor. Give up this technology, reward a few dollars at most, it is impossible to reward the title and affordable fiefdom. Without giving the title and the fiefdom, a little money reward, the old Huffman didn''t care much. Therefore, he simply enjoyed the benefits of Qu Yanli and the bull nose ring, and gave his family some good luck ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 15： Promote bathing Because of the success of Qu Yili and the bull''s nose ring, Marin''s right to speak at Huffman Manor has been greatly improved. Old Huffman and Mrs. Mary began to value Marin''s opinion. Squinting that he had the right to speak, Marin decided to take advantage of the opportunity at home to make some changes to the backward Huffman estate. In addition to improving productivity, at the same time, we must also change some of the bad habits of the people in the manor. For example, Marin''s first reform plan focused on the bathing problem ... The Huffmans were devout Catholics except Marin who came through. Everyone believes in the nonsense "no bath is pure" propaganda propagated by the church. Therefore, except for the sweaty Adler who often washed his body with water after training, the Huffmans and Marin''s brothers and sisters took a long time to take a bath. In order to cover up the odor caused by her long absence from bathing, Mrs. Mary specially applied musk and other spices to her body. In fact, the Huffmans'' baths are okay. For example, they take a shower every few days in the summer. In winter, the interval may be longer and you will not take a bath for two or three months. For some devout believers, it is normal to not take a bath for several years. For example, the King of the Sun, Louis XIV, only took 7 baths in 72 years. He sharpened his sword in ten years, and he took a bath in ten years ... When the family was eating together, Marin was a bit reluctant to get too close to his cheap relatives. Because they all have a bitter taste caused by not taking a bath for a long time ... This makes Marin have the illusion that he is not eating at a noble house, but eating with a group of beggars who do n¡¯t like bathing in the helm of the beggar ... ... Marin, who could not bear it, immediately arranged for the serfs in the manor who could carpentry skills, circled two huge oak barrels, painted them, and air-dried them for a few days as bath barrels. At the same time, he built a closed small room next to his room and placed the tub. Then, in the eyes of the whole family''s surprise, Marin began a "suicide" career taking a bath every day ... "Dear, why did you torture yourself this way? Didn''t you enter the emperor''s army to hit you so hard? It made you so suspicious that you wanted to commit suicide ..." Madam Mary looked at Marin with a worried look. The old Huffman had already rolled up his sleeves and was ready to "save" Marin out of the tub ... Marin heard this, first hesitated, then laughed: "Haha, mother, who told you to take a bath to commit suicide? This statement is ridiculous!" ס "Stop, this is what the prestigious bishops say!" The old Huffman exasperated. °Ö°Ö "Dad, my teacher once walked the world, and he told me that in Turkey, people regard bathing as a habit, and every town has a public bathroom." ±ð "Don''t tell me about the pagans in Turkey. They are devils." Old Huffman was very dissatisfied. "Even so, ancient Rome had public baths, and the Romans often bathed in the bathrooms, and they didn''t say that the ancient Romans were sick!" "Ancient Rome has not been destroyed by our great Germans?" Retorted the old Huffman. "They were defeated by the German army, not soaked in a bath ..." Marin was speechless and anxious for the old Huffman''s IQ. "This ..." Old Huffman couldn''t think of a rebuttal. "My dear, are you sure you will not get sick in the bath?" Mrs. Mary asked worriedly. "I''m sure, and very sure! My teacher said that people in Asian countries, including that great empire in the East, are accustomed to bathing. I have never heard that bathing makes people sick." "But the bishops of the church never lie to us?" Adler countered. "Well, may I ask, does the Bible say that bathing is sick? God hasn''t said this and **** hasn''t said it. This statement seems to have come out after the Black Death, and there is no basis." "But I still feel bad ..." Old Huffman couldn''t refute Marin, but still insisted on his opinion. "It''s okay, if you don''t believe it, you can watch it. I take a bath every day now and see if I can get sick!" "But boy, I''m afraid ..." Mrs. Mary was still worried. ±ð "Don''t worry, Mom, I won''t joke about my life. He taught me, but a great man, not a bishop with limited skills!" In the next few days, Marin took a high-key bath every day, and sang the German version of "Bath Song" while washing in a small bathroom. It looked very high, which puzzled the whole family. And Kahn and Kohler, under Marin''s order, took a bath in Marin''s small bathroom every day after taking a bath. Of course, they have their own bath tub. After half a month, the three Marin bathed and washed very high, and the family was very worried, for fear that Marin suddenly became sick and then farted ... But Marin, Kahn, and Kohler were all alive. Then the Huffmans and Marin''s brothers and sisters began to wonder ... Later, in order to forcefully change the habits of his family, Marin took the time and quietly deceived his two younger brothers, Simon and Albert, into his own room. Then, he violently stripped the tub that was thrown into the small bathroom beside him. in¡­¡­ È« The whole family can explode now. The old Huffman of UU reads and even chases Marin with a stick full of manor. Even Mrs. Mary, who always loved Marin, was angry this time. Had it not been for Marin himself to prove that bathing was okay, Mrs. Mary would probably have joined the ranks of pursuing Marin and performing "Men and women doubles" on Marin with the old Huffman. In the worry of the whole family, the two skin monkeys, Simon and Albert, have not become ill. Then, the family began to feel relieved ... ɵ Adler started this silly and daring first. Marin instructed the woodworkers in the manor to build more wooden barrels. Adler asked for a return and set up a small bathroom near his room. Then, he also learned Marin and began to bathe often ... However, Adler did not have the cleanliness of Marin. He did not wash every day, but once every two or three days. But even so, Adler was considered "religious" ... The next thing to try is Mrs. Mary. As a woman, I naturally prefer to be cleaner. It was no problem to see the two sons bathing frequently. So she was very excited ... Then, she also began to take frequent baths, washing herself freely and fragrantly ... and then, she couldn''t escape the old Huffman''s claws ... "Go and go, dead ghost, you smell bad, go to take a shower, or don''t even think about going to bed with your mother!" Alas, the old Huffman also joined the bathing army with grievances ... As Mrs. Mary began to take her daughter Anne with her, all members of the Huffman family began to take a bath ... When I ate with my family again, Marin no longer felt like eating at the helm of the beggar ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 16： Rectify environmental sanitation It took almost a month for Marin to get the family to get used to taking a bath. This is July, the hottest time of the year. If everyone does not take a bath, God knows what kind of smell it will emit. According to Marin''s estimation, Charles VIII will not enter Italy until the end of August, and the news reached Vienna, it will be September. Then, the Imperial Parliament quarreled for a while, and then agreed to increase the tax with impermissibility, or it was completely fruitless. And when the first batch of taxes was collected, at least until November. At that time, with the money of Maximilian I, he had the confidence to recruit mercenaries again. However, Marin, who has read history, is more optimistic that the emperor can receive taxes in Austria and Burgundy under his control. In other regions, it is too difficult to receive taxes. But even receiving taxes in these two places was enough for the emperor to expand his army on a small scale. So, while these months, Marin plans to reorganize the Huffman estate. Because once the emperor began to recruit mercenaries, he would definitely go to Vienna to "make a name for himself", and there would be no time for the affairs of the Huffman estate. Time is limited, so Marin hastened his time and carried out drastic reforms in the manor. The reason for his reform was that his non-existent Daxian teacher, Einstein, learned advanced knowledge from a very developed Eastern Empire. Because of the previous success, although Marin can not be completely trusted, the Huffmans and the Marvels have learned a lot of knowledge about Marin. Therefore, they held a trial and error, and let Marin let go to carry out reform experiments in the manor. After promoting the bathing problem, naturally there must be a matching change of clothes. So, what Marin promoted next was washing clothes and changing clothes frequently. The reason given by Marin is also very powerful-taking baths and changing clothes frequently can largely prevent the breeding of diseases. This theory is actually a modern health theory. However, the reason for eliminating disease has greatly deterred others. So the family was extremely supportive. Anyway, for the Huffman family, they would not do the laundry themselves, and just hire a serf woman in the manor. They do n¡¯t have to spend money and eat. Prior to this, Mrs. Mary actually changed clothes frequently. Only the old masters such as Huffman and Adler did not change clothes often. Therefore, there is no resistance in promoting this plan. Then, Marin asked the whole family to wash their hands before and after meals, so as not to eat dirty things into their mouths and bring them on their bodies. In this regard, Mrs. Mary, who loves cleanliness, expressed her support. So the plan was approved. In the past, bathing, changing clothes, and washing your hands were actually personal hygiene. After addressing personal hygiene, Marin began to address environmental health issues. The main problems of environmental sanitation are actually the concentration of feces, the accumulation of garbage, and the cleaning of residential areas. Medieval Europeans are very åååÝ. Don''t look at the dog-like look of Europeans in later generations. But in the Middle Ages, the Europeans called it a puppet. Medieval Europeans, with the exception of educated aristocrats, most ordinary people had a bad habit of urinating. This also made the smell of faeces everywhere in medieval European cities. The main road is okay, and local officials will organize cleaning. And there are many people who urinate in those small streets and alleys. Therefore, as long as you leave the main street and enter the remote area of ??the city, you can smell the smell. And these faeces everywhere can breed flies and mosquitoes and bring terrible infectious diseases. Marlin couldn''t control the city, but when he was wandering in the manor the day before yesterday, he accidentally stepped on a bubble of dung, which made him sick for a long time. Therefore, concentrated use of toilets and prohibition of urination are a big problem that Marin urgently needs to solve. Âí When Marin proposed a plan to concentrate on using the toilet and prohibiting urination, no one in the family objected. Men don''t matter, they go to the toilet anyway, and Mrs. Mary is more welcome. After all, she also hated those dung everywhere. It was simple to promote this in the Huffman family, but when Marin called the serfs in the manor to announce the promotion, he was met with a lot of serfs'' protests: "Master, Marin, why are you so serious about such a small thing? Everyone is like this ..." "Yeah, yeah, this is true of other manors, and the people in the city are solving it everywhere ..." Uh ... Marin is so hot that it makes sense to co-author your toilet? So he issued coercive measures- "In the future, if you find that you are urinating anywhere in the estate''s residential area, grab it once, hit a board, and fine a Finney!" This measure made the accustomed serfs lament the sky. The punishment for playing a board is nothing to them. After all, serfs were submissive and used to being oppressed. But fine a Finney, that would be awesome. At this time in the German area, ordinary helpers worked in the city, and there were only 2 Finneys a day. The serfs in the countryside can only earn one Finney a day. Therefore, a fine for Finney is basically to let them work for a day! Despite their dissatisfaction, they couldn''t resist. After all, this is an era of nobility. The status of the serfs was slightly better than the slaves. They basically had no right to speak and could only passively accept rule. If it is a free citizen with a relatively high status (most of the European uprising revolution was brought up by the citizens), it may be fiercely resisted, but the serfs have no confidence to resist. As a result, this plan was successfully implemented. ÅäºÏ In order to support this plan, Marin organized manpower to build several public toilets in the serf quarters, which were divided between men and women. As for home, it''s not necessary. Although the knight is the lowest-level aristocrat, his lifestyle is still close to the aristocracy. There is a toilet in the house, so there is no need to repair it. After a while, Marin planned a garbage dump area and arranged for people to clean the Huffman family''s main house every day and concentrate the garbage in the garbage dump area. Then, he also set up a garbage storage area in the serf quarters, asking the serfs to stack the garbage instead of dumping it everywhere. Also, Marin requested that the manpower who manages the barn should remove the cow dung and horse dung every day, put them together and put them together in the pit. As for why this is the problem of gunpowder that Marin suddenly thought of. Gunpowder requires saltpeter, and saltpeter is the main component of gunpowder. But there is no saltpeter mine in Europe. Europeans want saltpeter. In this era, they must either import from the Middle East or collect soil nitrate from pits ... But with the rise of Ottoman Turkey, the land trade channel with the East was blocked, so from this moment, Europeans had to go to the pit to find soil nitrate to cook saltpeter. Xi Ma Lin has heard of boiled soil nitrate and knows the principle, but the specific process is not clear. But this is not a problem. Because there are more people in Europe who know how to boil soil. Probably, no one in the countryside like Huffman Manor understands it, but some people in some big cities certainly do. When the pit was finished, Marin planned to pay the city''s artisans for instructions on how to boil the soil. UU Reading Books Ïõ Saltpeter is not cheap now. According to Marin, a pound of gunpowder costs as much as 10 fennies. The saltpeter price has reached 11 Finneys per pound. And saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal required for gunpowder, the most expensive is saltpeter. Because Europeans look for saltpeter from that pit, the quantity is really limited, so the price is very high. Huffman Manor has more than one hundred people, plus dozens of animals, and the amount of feces is very large every day. Marin dug a number of long septic pits at one breath in the remote downwind of the manor to collect nitrate soil. The feces produced by so many people are used to produce nitrate, and it is estimated that it is not a small income ... After solving the problem of hygiene, and by the way, an industry producing saltpeter came out, Marin reformed the farm tools in the manor. First, wooden farm tools were eliminated. Later, Marin introduced the Oriental shovel to facilitate farmers to manually dig soil and loosen soil. Not only that, Marin also vigorously promoted seeding and hole-planting techniques. Europeans are currently popular for sowing, shallow seeding, and uneven seed distribution. In some places, the seeds are not scattered, and the seeds are sparsely distributed. In some places, too many seeds are scattered, and the seeds are too dense. When seeds germinate, it is easy to cause multiple plants to be too close to compete to absorb soil nutrients. Then, each plant did not grow well. The artificially controlled drilling and acupoint sowing solve this problem well. Originally, Marin was planning to introduce a shuttle car that was invented in the Han Dynasty. However, Marin had never seen a car, and he didn''t know how to mess with it. Therefore, for the time being, he can only promote artificial seeding and point broadcasting. If he had the opportunity to send someone to the East, he would definitely bring in a cart. Because, the efficiency of sowing car is much higher than artificial on-demand ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 17： Going to have a cat The reform of the Hacienda continued, but when Marin entered the barn for inspection, he was provoked ... why? It turned out that a bunch of mice ran out of the barn ... Angry Marin, command everyone to hunt down mice, but how flexible are mice? In a wave of young men sent by Marin, only one hit a bad mouse. All the other mice escaped. When eating dinner, Marin was angry: Ϊʲô "Why are there so many mice? Does our family have cats?" "Cat?" The whole family looked at Marin like a fool. Marlin also realized that he was wrong, and he carefully asked everyone: "What''s wrong? Is there something wrong?" "Marin, don''t you know that cats are all incarnations of evil?" "Cats are evil? Is that true?" Marin had some Spartans. "Oh, brother, I heard that the abominable **** cats are all bad wizards, they are the embodiment of ominous and calamity!" Sister Anne said seriously. "Oh, confectioner! Why do you think so?" Marin also remembered it at this time, and it seems that there is a saying that "cats are evil incarnations" in the Middle Ages. Looks like, because the cat''s barking in the middle of the night is so screaming that it makes people scared. "The bishop said!" At this point, even the smartest Mrs. Mary was a little unconfident. Because the bishop could not take a bath, this was overthrown at the Huffman estate. "It''s all nonsense, cats are the natural enemies of mice. With cats, we are not afraid of mice stealing food. I looked at them because, without cats, mice are too shy now, and they eat too much food. The rats that were killed were just too fat to eat and they couldn''t run! " "àÛ-ha ha-" The younger brothers and sisters were amused. ±ð "Do n¡¯t laugh, these abominable mice are grabbing bread with you, okay?" "Oh ..." The younger brothers and sisters seemed to understand, but they were suppressed by Marin''s powerful aura and had to pretend to understand. "So, Marin, what are you going to do?" Old Huffman asked. "I want to have a cat!" ßÀ "Uh ... but, brother, no one around us has cats. Since people in the church say cats are evil creatures, there are almost no cats here. Where do you go to catch kittens?" "No one has a cat?" Marin was dumbfounded. In his opinion, there should be a lot of cat owners. Just go to someone who has a mother cat and a cat cub and ask for one. "Yes, with the preaching of the church, everyone has given up on cats. Of course, it has also caused a flood of rats." "No wonder the Black Death will rag ..." Marin sighed. ɶ "What? Marin, what do you mean? What is the relationship between Black Death and cats?" Everyone was taken aback. "Yes, it was introduced in the medical books of the East that the black death is also called plague, which originated in the East. This disease is mainly transmitted by rats, so it is called plague. It is said that the black death originated from Asia. The Venetian merchant ships were brought from Asia. And they were mainly transmitted by mice on Venetian merchant ships ... " "Oh my God, is that so?" "Yes, Europeans do n¡¯t have cats, which has led to a flood of mice. Black death is spread through mice. Of course, so many mice in Europe now spread quickly, and there are more dead people!" Ô­À´ "That''s the case, then, let''s get a cat!" Simon, Albert, and Annie said in a hurry. "But where do we go to catch the kittens?" Marin was also helpless. "I know where there are cats!" Madam Mary thought for a moment. ÄÄÀï "Where?" Marin was also refreshed. "My hometown, East Frisian!" "East Friesland?" "Yes, most Frisian people by the sea are fishermen. They are good at fishing by boat. So, Frisian people living by the sea have a lot of fish in their homes. Walking in the fishing village of the Frisian sea can I saw a lot of dried fish in every house and outside ... " "That ..." "Frisian people do n¡¯t own cats, but cats like to eat fish. Therefore, there are always many stray cats outside Frisian fishing villages. They sometimes eat dried fish that fishermen hang out to dry. Time to eat the guts of the fish that the Frisians discarded after killing them ... " ÎØ "Woo--the kitten is so pitiful--" Annie couldn''t bear it. Ò²¾ÍÊÇ˵ "In other words, there are many stray cats outside the fishing village of Friesland?" "Yes, a lot, not a lot." "Well, Adler, let''s take some of our followers to the Friesland coast to catch some kittens!" "Catch the cat?" "Correct!" The next day, Marin and Adler stepped on the war horse, accompanied by them, and two Adler''s attendants riding a horse. Kahn and Kohler wanted to follow. However, they can only ride bulls, and they are not yet skilled. So Marin let Adler''s two horsemen who are familiar with horseback follow. Xi Bochum is not far from East Friesland, only more than 400 miles. The Marin people did not wear bulky armor, they were all lightly armed, only wearing sabers, and a pair of horses. So, on the third day, they went to the beach. After walking to the beach, Marin found that there were many stray cats in the grass near the beach fishing village. However, these stray cats are very cautious. When they see people coming, they hide in the thick grass and are difficult to find. Moreover, they are very agile and flexible. But this can''t be hard for Marin. In the past, Marin''s method of catching sparrows (supporting the basket with a bamboo pole and spreading rice below) was slightly modified to catch cats. The specific method is to buy a few fish with a fishy smell from the seaside fishing village, and then buy a few wooden baskets. Then, Marin tied a small wooden stick with a rope to support the wooden basket. Below the wooden basket, there were sea fish that emited a burst of smell ... Stray cats living in the weeds are living in harsh conditions, and many cats are often hungry. As a result, many cats couldn''t help but tempted to run under the wooden frame to eat fish ... As soon as Marlin ordered, several baskets were pulled down. Then, a cat was caught ... By this method, Marin captured a dozen cats. But these cats are mostly kitty-mouthed kittens. The adult cats of UU Kanshu are mostly cautious and savvy and will not be easily fooled. But what Marin wanted was the kitten. Because the kitten can hold it. And those old cats are easy to escape. Of the dozen or so cats, Marin eliminated adult cats and several black cats. Because, in Europe, black cats are considered an ominous symbol. Although Marin wanted to raise a cat, he did not intend to raise a scary black cat. Finally, Marin picked five kittens with good color and planned to take them away. However, considering that cats love fish. Moreover, Huffman Estate is close to the Ruhr River, and fishing can be considered. So Marin was in the fishing village, recruiting several bankrupt fishermen. It was ridiculous to say that, although Huffman Manor was by the Ruhr River, he shouldn''t worry about eating fish. In fact, because Europeans take bathing as a taboo, people are reluctant to go into the water. Therefore, except for the fishermen in the coastal areas who have to go fishing in order to survive, there are very few fishermen in the inland areas. Only a few people fish in their free time. This is because inland areas, if there is no land to plant, you can also choose to hunt or choose to work. Therefore, there are very few inland Europeans fishing on rivers. This also leads to a lot of freshwater fish in inland rivers. So Marin can find out that Huffman Manor is keeping Baoshan in poverty ... Umarin planned to take these fishermen and settle down on the Ruhr River in Huffman Manor. Then, they were authorized to fish down and down the river near the Huffman estate (in medieval Europe, hunting and fishing were authorized by the nobility, and most of the catch needed to be turned over to the nobility). In this way, people in the manor can eat fish from time to time. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 18： Turned out to be a coal mine After returning to the Huffman Manor, Marin settled down five kittens, and began to house the four fishermen. These fishermen have been fishing at the beach for generations. However, the families are out of luck. They are the fishing boat of the family overturned at sea (a fishing boat bought by 4 families). You know, fishing boats are the most important property of fishermen. The disappearance of the fishing boat is tantamount to the collapse of this home. Boats are expensive for the average fisherman. The absence of a fishing boat is tantamount to hopelessness for the whole family. Although they survived by adept water, the hunger in their home was unavoidable. Seeing bankruptcy looming, Marin came to recruit fishermen. The desperate family of four simply followed Marin ... Marin helped them build a house by the river and settled down four families. But the problem comes-they don''t have fishing boats ... The four family members brought fishing nets for fishing. Originally, according to the wishes of the four families, they wanted to ask Marin to help them buy a Hansa speedboat that they were skilled in driving¡ªa dhow dhow. However, Marin considered that inland rivers are different from the open sea. The wind is strong at sea, and sails can drive ships. But in the river, there are often no wind or breeze. By then, the sailboat would be dumbfounded. ·ç A large "inland sea" like the Mediterranean also often has no wind. Therefore, the Venetians and Genoas are popular for paddle sailing. When the wind is driven by the sail, the sailors paddle together when there is no wind ... Although the Ruuru River is not small, it is not large. It would be a waste to introduce Italian paddle boats for fishing. After much deliberation, Marin decided to use the Oriental''s inland watercraft, a rocker. The sway barge is generally small, with a displacement of no more than a dozen tons. However, rocking a barge has a great advantage-it is labor saving. The archaic saying goes: "One paddle and three paddles", which means that shaking a paddle is equivalent to paddling three times. But the invention of the Orientals is also very scientific. His advanced point is that the stern plate is rearward, similar to the ship propellers of later generations. The paddles are left and right, and it is more laborious to row. He Malin brought in several shipbuilding craftsmen in the nearby town and spent several days working together to build a small wooden boat with a displacement of about five or six tons and a sampan. Not only that, Marin also made the craftsman to build a black awning on the boat, which is convenient for sheltering from the rain. Some are similar to the black awning of Zhejiang. I said honestly, although Marin knew what Captain Shake was like, he didn''t shake Shaw himself. So when he started to give people demonstrations, the ships were swaying and sometimes spinning. Fortunately, the Frisian fishermen he recruited were more talented than him. A few days later, Marin didn''t master how to shake the demonstration. The Frisian fisherman did master how to shake it, which made Marin very ashamed. Afterwards, a few Frisian fishermen began to navigate the barge on the Ruhr River and cast their nets for fishing. It seems that no one in this era catches inland fish. Therefore, the harvest of several fishermen is great. Several hundred pounds of various inland fish can be returned with each fishing. As the lord of the asylum family, Huffman''s family got half of them, and it was the first choice. But what made Marin speechless was that the old Huffman and others (except Mrs. Mary) seemed to be eating fish for the first time. Both the old Huffman and Adler were caught by fishbone and were sore in pain. Fortunately, the three children were not stuck. After the two mermaid thorns were thought out, Mrs. Mary resolutely ordered that the children should only eat meat without thorns on the belly of the fish. The rest of it was given to Mrs. Mary, a man who grew up on the beach. As a Frisian, Mrs. Mary grew up from a snack fish and was naturally not stabbed. From then on, the Huffman family ate fish, and Mrs. Mary wrapped a lot of meat on the spine''s spine. As for the meat and fish roe on the belly, they are divided by others. Marin also displayed a handful of oriental cooking that is said to have learned from "Daxian Einstein" and made a lot of delicious meals using a Chinese iron pot customized from a blacksmith shop. For example, fish, although there is no balsamic vinegar, but there is apple cider vinegar in Europe, so Marin made a sweet and sour fish, which is called a delicious. Before the sweet and sour fish comes out of the pan, the drool of the younger brothers and sisters has become a long river ... But Marin also has depression-Europe is hard to find ginger, onions and garlic. However, the taste is not so authentic. I was so shocked by Marin that in this era, **** was regarded as a precious spice imported from the East, which was expensive. Although not as precious as extremely expensive spices such as cloves and nutmeg, they are also expensive. According to the old Huffman, in the northern part of Germany, a pound of **** is generally worth 8 shillings (96 Finneys), and in some inaccessible places, you can change a sheep ... Ñò A sheep has dozens of pounds of meat. According to 2 fenny a pound of mutton (wholesale purchase price), it is also worth dozens of fenny, which is about one hundred fenny, which is too expensive to die! In fact, taking into account the value of wool and sheepskin, a sheep is estimated at about 160 Finneys, which is almost 1 mark. (Note: Before the rise of Ottoman Turkey, Europe ¡¯s land trade with the East was still very smooth. Therefore, spices were not particularly expensive at that time. But after the rise of Ottoman Turkey, it began to block the land trade route, making European spices prices crazy. For example, in the early Middle Ages, the price of **** was only 2 shillings per pound. However, the price of spices began to skyrocket because of the Turks'' obstruction. After Turkey destroyed the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt, the land trade roads were basically isolated. It can only be obtained by the Portuguese sea route. By the time of Elizabeth I, the price of **** generally rose to the point of a pound of **** for a sheep.) Not to mention the ginger, after the Huffman family ate the oriental cuisine made by Marin, each of them ate mouthfuls of oil and could not care about the image. Mrs. Marie seemed to realize the value of this oriental culinary art. She learned oriental culinary art with Marin herself and planned to open a restaurant in the city. But Marin strongly disagreed: "Mom, I know that using this magical oriental cooking will definitely make money. But have you ever thought about it? If there are such delicious meals, those nobles will let it go? They will definitely think of a way How to take away this oriental culinary skill. By then, this may not be the luck of the Huffman family, but a huge disaster. After all, the Huffman family is only the nobility of the bottom of the empire ... " As soon as Marlin said, the wise lady Mary reacted. Born into a large noble family, she naturally knew the aunts of the aristocracy. His son was right. His family was only the lowest-level aristocracy, and he couldn''t bear the pressure. The Baron Bochum above them just let them hand over the recipe for cooking, and the Huffman family couldn''t resist ... In the end, Mrs. Mary decided that this kind of cooking was in her own hands, and it was limited to cooking for her family ... Uh ... On this day, Marin, who was full and satiated, decided to take a look at the back of his territory ... Strange to say, the Huffman family ¡¯s 1,000-acre enclosure, in addition to 200 acres on the Ruhr River, and other 800-acre hilly areas, not only failed to grow crops, but also trees did not grow, and weeds grew poorly. So, Marin decided to go to Houshan to study and see why the hills and hills of Houshan are so barren ... Although Ma Lin is not a geologist, as a history student, he is not bad. Not to mention that soil problems can be studied, but some simple common sense is still known. Âí Under Marin''s leadership, several strong young men in Kahn followed Marin to the back mountain area to dig soil for Marin''s sampling inspection. After inspection, Marin found that the land seems to be somewhat salinized in the hilly area of ??the back mountain. Therefore, the land here is very barren and the plants are not growing well. This gives Marin a little bit of excitement. He doubts whether there is a salt mine underground here ... »³ÒÉ This doubt is not without reason. Bochum is a well-known mining city in later generations, with rich underground mineral reserves. Perhaps there was a salt mine buried under Huffman''s estate. You know, salt prices were very expensive in the Middle Ages. How expensive is it? In the Middle Ages, as an island nation, the price of salt was relatively cheap, at 4 shillings (approximately 48 fennies) per quart (12.7 kg) (equivalent to 1.7 fennies / pence a pound). And in continental Europe, except in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean, the salt prices are much higher than in Britain. In the German region, the salt price in the northern coastal areas is around 2.5 fennes per pound. Inland areas, like Bochum, are only a few hundred miles away from the sea, about 3 Finneys a pound. Further inland areas further south, salt prices can be as high as 5 fennies per pound. If a salt mine can be found under the Huffman Manor, it is basically no different from the discovery of a silver mine. Baihuahua''s salt can be exchanged for Baihuahua''s silver, and it doesn''t worry about selling. The Duke of Luneburg, relying on the salt mine in Luneburg, became the famous duke of the German region. With enthusiasm for searching for salt mines, Marin commanded a few of Kahn, using Chinese shovel, and started digging in Houshan ... After digging a lot, finally, in a small hilly valley in Houshan, a few meters deep underground, Kahn dug out a **** of black **** ... "This is ... coal ..." Marin opened his mouth in surprise ... I did not expect the salt mine, but found coal ... Marin thought about it, but also felt normal. Where is Bochum? Ruhr area. The Huffman estate is on the banks of the Ruhr. In the Ruhr area, coal mines are everywhere, and the hills behind the Huffman Manor dug out coal, which is normal. But coal was not as valuable as salt in the Middle Ages, nor was it very popular ... why? Normally, everyone must eat salt. But coal does not have to be used. Coal can be used as fuel, and so can firewood. In those areas far from coal mines, instead of taking the boss''s mind to transport coal from a distant place, it would be better to pick some firewood on site as fuel. Unless it is in the city, whether it is firewood or coal, it must be brought in from the outside. Moreover, transportation in this city must be convenient, and transportation in coal mines must be convenient. Now it is the Middle Ages, not the age of the steam engine that consumes amazing coal. Plus there are coal mines everywhere in the Ruhr area. Therefore, coal mines are not so valuable. But then again, the Houman family''s back mountain was originally a ruined and abandoned place. Now anyway, there are coal mines too, so we don''t waste this place. È« When the whole family learned that there was a coal mine in Houshan, they were very happy. Right now, although coal is not very valuable, it can still be sold. Moreover, Huffman Estate is right by the Ruhr River. At that time, as long as a pier is built on the river Ruhr, coal can be shipped by ship. The Ruhr River crosses the Rhine, and can reach many cities, and transportation is very convenient. Alas, the price of coal is not really high right now. One Charteron coal (288 gallons, weighing about 1.5 to 1.7 tons) retails for only 3 shillings (36 Finnes) in the Ruhr area. Even if it is sold in the big cities on the Rhine, it is only about 5 shillings. For salt, one quart (12.7 kg) can be sold for at least 4 shillings. Therefore, coal and salt are incomparable. ²»¹Ü But anyway, Huffman Manor is convenient for water transportation, digging out coal and selling it to various cities can still make money. Old Huffman invited a professional miner to make an assessment. Assessed, the hilly area behind the Huffman estate is full of coal. Moreover, they are all first-class coal. It is estimated that it is not a problem to dig out millions of charlotons. These estimated coals can be mined to a depth of no more than 100 meters. As for the ones below 100 meters, the medieval technology is still difficult to dig. Not to mention, deep well drainage alone is a big problem. The British in the 18th century, UU reading invented the steam engine in order to pump deep water in the well. The watt steam engine is actually perfected on the basis of the coal mine pumping steam engine, and it is not the first invention. Because of the discovery of the coal mine, the old Huffmans and Marin started an urgent discussion on how to mine coal and transport and sell it. First of all, the Huffman family must definitely go outside to recruit a group of serfs to become miners. Now there are more serfs in the manor. The main reason is that there are many children in serfdom families, and the serfs required by the manor are limited. Therefore, every year, the manor will drive away some extra serfs. These serfs were forced to work as laborers in the city or in the mines, just like Huffman''s Manor. Marin knew that mining underground was dangerous. Huffman''s coal mine is obviously an underground coal mine. Although not buried deep, it is also underground, not open-air. And going down the mine is dangerous. Coal mines often explode and collapse. Therefore, Marin was unwilling to use the serfs of the manor as coal miners. Therefore, recruiting people outside is the best option. Then there is the issue of transportation. After the mine is excavated, a track is laid, and the mine cart is pulled along the track to the Ruhr River. This distance also looks about two kilometers away. After being drawn to the Ruhr River, the Huffman family will also build a dock for mooring merchant ships to pull coal. The Huffman family itself does not have a merchant ship, so we can only contact those middlemen and let them come to the dock to pull coal. Of course, in this case, the Huffman family can get up to 2 shillings for each Charteron coal. But even so, it can greatly increase the income of the Huffman family. After all, pure farming does not earn much. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 19： Coal mine operation After the coal mine, Marin lacked some interest in the reform of manor agriculture. I''ve become a coal boss son. I still want a hairy farm? Even when farming, so little arable land in the family can''t make waves. Moreover, Adler said that although he is the eldest son, the field may not have the brothers and sisters, but the coal mine benefits, he is willing to share with the brothers and sisters, especially Marin who excavated the coal mine. Adler is not a stingy person, and he is not mean to money. The estate is not divided between the younger brothers, it is a family tradition. But for this coal mine, it is not ancestral. Although it is underground, the coal mine would not have been unearthed for one day without Marin''s whim. Of course, Adler also said that while he was alive, the proceeds of the coal mine could naturally be distributed to the younger brothers and sisters, but he did not guarantee that future generations would do the same. Because this mine belongs to the Huffman family. Adler, the next patriarch, could agree to share the interests of the coal mine with his siblings while he was alive. But Adler''s son may not be so generous after becoming the new patriarch. ¼´Ê¹ But even so, Marin and his brothers and sisters can get a lot of benefits. Even if the coal mine Nissan produces 100 charlotons, the Huffman family can earn at least 100 shillings, which is 7.5 marks. 365 days a year, the Huffman family can earn at least more than 2,700 marks. In fact, a skilled miner can dig 15 chartron coals daily (Newcastle, UK), even if unskilled, it is no problem to mine seven or eight chartron coals a day. Then, it is no problem to recruit 20 miners and dig 200 Charteron a day. The Huffman family''s income will also double. Of course, this premise is that the coal of the Huffman family must be sold out ... However, the coal of the Huffman family is first-class coal, and it is the most suitable anthracite for fuel. Therefore, its sales are at least better than ordinary coal. Adler and the old Huffman negotiated that they were willing to give 30% of the coal mine proceeds to the younger brothers and sisters. Among them, Marin got 10%, and the other 20% were divided by two younger brothers and sisters. Of course, this vision is wonderful. However, for a long time, coal mines are not necessarily profitable. Because the early investment in mining coal was huge. For example, to recruit miners, we need to build dormitories for the miners. There is also a minecart track to the dock. Then, a pier needs to be repaired to make it easier for coal carriers to dock ... More than that, they have to go to the city to find businessmen who are willing to distribute Huffman family coal ... ÕÆÎÕ In order to master how to run a coal mine, Marin went to other mines in the Ruhr area to inspect it. Then, he obtained some data through some means. Data show that in general coal mines, miners can dig about 10 Chaltron coal per day. Of course, there are not only coal miners in the coal mines, but also workers responsible for hoisting coal from pulleys in deep wells, and workers who transport coal by hand-drawn mine carts to warehouses where coal is piled up outside the mine. In general, the current coal miners in the Ruhr area pay 3 fennies a day, and the workers responsible for lifting coal and pulling coal to the warehouse are 2 fennies a day. On average, the cost of labor for each Charteron coal going out to the warehouse is about 3 Finney to 4 Finney. But that''s not all, because the cost of transporting a horse-drawn carriage is too high and the volume is small. Therefore, in general, coal transportation is pulled to the docks along the Ruhr or Lipper river for loading. The distance from the coal mine to the dock depends on how far each coal mine is from the dock. There is a long distance, and it will cost 4 Finneys just to transport a Chaltron coal from a coal mine to a dock. Low cost, also need one or two Finney. Of course, there are also very favorable conditions, such as the coal mine at Huffman Manor, only 2 kilometers away from the Ruhr River, and the transportation cost is very low. Alas, this is much more than cost. Because the official excavation of coal is also taxed. The Holy Roman Empire is different from other countries. Mining in other countries is to pay taxes to the royal family. Huffman Manor in the territory of the country of Mark, for every sale of Charteron coal, you need to pay 2 Finney tax to Earl Mark. In addition, after the coal is shipped out of the country, if it passes through a vassal state and encounters a checkpoint, it will basically have to pay a Finney tariff. If you pass multiple vassal states, you will have to pay a lot of money for tax alone. Therefore, in addition to the low transportation cost of shipping coal, it also means to avoid the checkpoints on land. After all, on the big river, as long as you are not on the shore, few princes will send ships to chase you for taxation. A tax officer will collect the tax only when the dock is docked. After all, this was the Middle Ages, and the tax officials were afraid of water and would not dare to take a bath in the river. After arriving at the destination city, importing coal and entering the city must also pay import tax and entry tax. So, for a Chaltron coal, those merchant ships generally only give the coal boss 2 shillings per Chaltron. But even so, the profit of the miner, at least, has 1 shilling per Charteron. As for the ship owners, as long as they stop at a few ports, they will have a profit of more than one shilling even if they sell 4 shillings for each Charteron. Alas, there must be a premise-that you have to sell coal first. You must know that there was no industry in the Middle Ages, and coal was the most demanding of iron smelting and copper smelting. Because these productions require the high temperatures created by coal. For others, such as cooking rice and boiling water, you can use local firewood. Therefore, the market for medieval coal is small and belongs to the buyer''s market. If coal is so easy to sell, it is estimated that many people in the Ruhr area will get rich by selling coal, just like the Shanxi coal boss in the future. Unfortunately, this era is the Middle Ages ... ÁÖ Marin, who has been baptized by the tide of market economy in the future, knows the importance of sales. So he said nothing, pulled up the Huffmans and let them bring enough money to go to Cologne, the largest city on the Rhine. It stands to reason that the two largest commercial cities in the German region are Hamburg and Bremen, and it would be better to go to these two markets. However, Marin knew that in this era of Bochum there were no inland waterways leading to Hamburg and Bremen. Only after the later Sino-German canals were opened could the waterways on Bochum and Bremen be opened. Right now, if you want to transport coal to these two places, you must first move out of the mouth of the Rhine, and then make a large circle from the sea to these two places. However, the risk of shipping by sea during this era is too great. Therefore, considering safety and transportation costs, Marin felt that it was OK to find a nearby big city to sell coal. In the Rhine Valley, Cologne is worthy of being the largest city. Even the imperial capital Vienna is not as prosperous as Cologne. At the same time, Cologne was also the residence of the Archbishop of Cologne, one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire. ÉÌÒµ Many commercial activities along the Rhine are around Cologne. Here, merchants gather, and many vassal states nearby will send business representatives to Cologne to take charge of commodity procurement. Therefore, coal is easier to sell here. When Marin and Huffman came to Cologne, they found a hotel. Then, Marin spent money from the local owner, the hotel owner, to get some information from the Cologne business community, as well as information about some of the merchants he wanted to know. ɸѡ After screening, Marin selected three more well-known coal distribution managers. The reason why the coal manager is chosen over the coal merchant itself is the truth that Marin realized when he worked in later generations-if he wants to sell products to the other boss, he must make the boss feel that he has made a lot of profit. But to do so, the concessions of one''s own side are very large, and they are relatively disadvantaged. But managers are different. They just work for the boss, but they also have great power. However, they are just part-time workers, not the bosses themselves. So, wanting him to buy your goods is actually very simple-that is, you can bring him sufficient benefits personally ... So managers with purchasing authority are very popular. In later generations, many business people who are responsible for selling products will often bribe these managers with purchasing authority. Of course, bribery is not everything. This also has a premise, that is, your goods are not too big, and there is not much difference from others'' goods. Marin, who knows this well, meets with three managers he has selected and launches a bribery tactic ... But to his dismay, the first two managers stated that their coal supplier was set by the boss himself and they had no right to change. So Marin had to give up. Fortunately, the third manager has a greater say in power-he is the boss''s **** ... After paying a huge bribe of 50 marks, the coal dealer agent named Wright agreed to purchase the coal from the Huffman family''s coal mines and send them to him after two months and the contract with the previous dealer expired The ship came to load coal. Of course, the coal quality of the Huffman family is also excellent. Although Wright was jealous of the bribe, after examining the samples brought by Marin, he proved that the quality of the Huffman coal mine was first-class, and then he accepted the bribe and signed the contract with the old Huffman. Moreover, the price given by the old Huffman was also low-as long as 2 shillings per Charteron. In fact, the price of first-class coal mining in the Ruhr area generally costs 2 shillings and 3 finnies per charlteon. Therefore, Wright chose Huffman coal mine without any loss. After solving the sales problem, Marin and the Huffmans rushed back to the manor. The next step is the excavation and transportation of coal. Âí Under Marin''s dispatch, Adler was sent to the Ruhr River to supervise the construction of the coal terminal. The old Huffman was responsible for repairing the road from the coal mine to the river, and directing the serfs to repeatedly roll the road with the stone invented by Marin. Mrs. Mary is responsible for supervising the carpenter to build a batch of Chinese unicycles for the shipment of coal. Because, Marin estimated that if the construction of a 2 km long minecart track is too expensive, the Huffman family will not be able to afford the money for the time being. So he decided to use a wheelbarrow and ox cart to transport coal first. The yak cart is readily available, but there is a problem with the ox cart. Once the road is muddy on a rainy day, the ox cart cannot run, affecting the shipment of coal. The unicycle is actually intended to be used in rainy days and when the road is dry. UU reads because unicycles are all-terrain vehicles that can walk on grass. Moreover, a Chinese-style unicycle can hold five to six hundred pounds of cargo, which is very convenient and practical. As for Marin himself, he took Kahn and Kohler out, went to those old coal mines, and bought two sets of bracket equipment for hoisting coal carts to lift coal. After buying the equipment, Marin did not leave immediately, but quietly sent people to contact some of the skilled miners in those old coal mines, using the "high price" of 4 Finneys a day to rob 5 of them. Civilian experienced miner. Huffman Coal Mine is a newly opened coal mine. If all newcomers are used, the output may not be guaranteed. And once the output can not keep up, the old Huffman is equivalent to a default, but to lose money to Wright. Therefore, Marin dug 5 skilled and powerful miners. Then, the old Huffman recruited more than a dozen robust serfs who had not mined coal from outside the manor, and learned mining with five old miners. A master took it with me. I believe that these dozen young men will be quicker in digging coal. Of course, some of them are also responsible for loading coal to the dock. In this way, by the beginning of September, the Huffman family''s coal mine also officially started operation. At this time, the news that King Charles VIII of France led the 37,000 French troops into Italy finally reached the German region. He Marin knew that Her Majesty must be anxious. Because the emperors of the past ages all regarded Italy as their own reserved place, and they cannot tolerate others, especially France, which has a strong momentum. Therefore, Marin also temporarily put down the family coal mine business and began to prepare, planning to go to Vienna to join the emperor ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 20： Pick attendant Because of financial resources, Marin planned to increase the number of servants from 5 to 6. Because, although Kohler''s brain is good, his body is too thin and weak, and what he can do as a quartermaster is very scum on combat effectiveness. Therefore, Marin felt that it was better to find another fighting force to replace Kohler. But Kohler continued to follow him, serving as quartermaster and steward. Alas, shortly after the news of the French entering Italy, Marin asked the old Huffman to help him choose an attendant in the manor! I heard that Marin was going to the battlefield, but at this time the old Huffman was unwilling. Why? Because of his second son''s display of business talent, the old Huffman felt that even if he didn''t go to war, Marin could live well. Before, he drove Marin out of the house to join the army, also for the survival of his son. But now that Marin is so capable, he obviously doesn''t need to work hard. So neither the old Huffman nor Mrs. Mary was willing to let Marin take another risk. However, this time Marin was very determined. He is very clear that with his own ability, it will not be difficult to be a rich man in the future. However, in the age of the Middle Ages when the nobles took everything, the rich could not control their own destiny. Adler is going to inherit the Huffman estate and become a cavalier of knights. Marin and two younger brothers would become ordinary people without aristocratic status. In order to have the ability to dominate his own destiny in this dark age, Marin had to venture out on the battlefield. Besides, the success of Wallenstein and Tilly has always stimulated him. Therefore, Marin resolutely demanded to join the emperor and fight for the emperor ... In fact, Marin is so determined that in addition to his fame, there is another important factor-he knows that France will lose the first round of the Italian war. With the winning side, are you afraid that there will be no military success? Moreover, the battlefield was actually the Holy Roman Empire united with Italian princes such as Venice, the Papal States, the Duchy of Milan, and Florence, to fight against France and its younger brother Piedmont (Savoy). It can be said that Maximilian I was not fighting alone. In addition, when the French army aggressively entered the Italian peninsula, Shen Luo did not send troops to stop at first. Even the Italian princes and the Papal States did not stop at the beginning. Only Naples sent troops to stop and was defeated. In Marin''s view, the initial choices of the Shen Luo Empire and the Italian princes were not exactly what they wanted, but they were extremely correct. After all, at the beginning, the French and Piedmont coalitions had as many as 60,000 (37,000 French and 23,000 Piedmont). Such a huge army was extremely rare in the Middle Ages. At that time, whoever stubbornly resisted it would absolutely kill himself. Even though Naples sent troops to block it, but saw that the French army was too powerful, it was frightened away. When the French army killed the Naples kingdom, the Italian princes gathered under the call of Venice and the Papal States and invited the Holy Roman Empire to participate. After all, Italy was torn apart and did not have enough strength to fight the French army. At the time, Venice was Italy''s first tyrant. As a Mediterranean business overlord, Venice''s fiscal revenue was not below that of France, or even higher. ÔÚ In the days when the mercenaries began to rise, as long as you have money, you can recruit enough troops. Therefore, rich Venice is Italy''s most powerful prince. Only the forces with a particularly strong appeal like the Papal State can compare with Venice. Umarin estimates that Venice may pay part of the bill in order to win over the Holy Roman Empire. However, that will not be until the establishment of the Holy Alliance next March. He could not wait until then, because Emperor Maximilian I would surely be able to raise a portion of military expenditure this year. Besides, his own territories, Austria and Burgundy, can also search for some war taxes. However, you must strive to enter the emperor''s army as soon as possible, and mix up some qualifications. In addition, the emperor must also pay more attention to those who have "started" earlier, and may be trained as officers. It is estimated that most of the artillery soldiers will be recruited after Venice "sponsored" next year. Because the batch of mercenaries is estimated to have little training time, it is about to be put into the battlefield. Uh ... Seeing Marin so determined, Old Huffman didn''t say anything in the end. After all, he also knew that the title and fief were played on the battlefield. So, in the end, the old Huffman decided to cooperate with Marin and select the servants. To this end, the old Huffman called up all the young men in the manor house and the young men who were not working hard in the serf''s house for Marin''s selection. Marin''s requirements for servants are very high. He doesn''t want only slaves, but warriors who can cooperate with him. Silly and daring like Kahn, although he eats a bit, he is brave and loyal. What a pity, not everyone is as brave as Kahn. When Marin selected the attendants, he asked the young men to challenge Kahn and wrestle with him. As a result, none of Kahn''s opponents. In desperation, Marin had to lower his requirements and no longer take Kahn as the standard. After picking from the left and right, Marin finally selected only three sturdy, brave, and honest young men. He originally wanted to pick four. However, with the exception of the three individuals selected, others were either too thin, too timid, or too sly, and did not meet the requirements. You know, from Marin''s point of view, his servant is basically his own meat shield. At times of danger, attendants should protect themselves and fight with them. Therefore, if the fighting power is too low, they will be easily killed; if they are timid, they will easily leave themselves and run away; if they are not sly, they will probably abandon themselves in times of crisis. Therefore, Marin is better than nothing. Âí Just as Marin had a headache for the servant, a selected servant named Sauer suddenly said: "Master Marin, are you looking for a brave and reliable follower?" "Huh?" Marin stunned, but still replied: "Yes!" "I know this kind of person when I was doing coolies in Bochum. His name is Schwarz. He is a very strong coolie. He has a lot of energy and is very moral." Sauer is burdened by his family. The previous year, he went to work in the city of Bochum to earn money. The friends he knew were also coolies. "What''s the way?" "He was actually a descendant of a knight, but his grandfather had no territorial inheritance, so he left the manor and went to Bochum to do business. However, his father was not good at business, and lost money and owed a lot of money. In desperation, Schwartz had to do hard labor when he was an adult and help people carry things to earn money to support their families. " "After being a noble?" "Well, Schwartz is strong and tall, probably about as strong as Kahn. And he seems to know a little bit about knighthood." ¼ÈÈ» "That being the case, why didn''t he become a wandering knight and go to some lord?" "Master, you have to be a horse and armor to be a knight. With Schwartz''s current family situation, can you afford it?" "Uh ... also ..." ¶øÇÒ "Also, because their family owes a lot of money, the creditors do not allow their families to leave Bochum, so as to prevent them from running away on account ..." Ô­À´ "That''s the case. So, Sauer, can you ride a horse? If so, I will lead the way, and I will see this Schwartz in person." "Only a little¡­¡­" "Master, just a coolie, you ask him to come over, why bother to meet him in person!" Kahn puzzled. "Stupid, haven''t you heard that Sauer''s creditors didn''t allow his family to leave Bochum?" "Oh ..." Kahn touched his head awkwardly. This IQ made Marin speechless ... Afterwards, Marin, Kahn, and Sauer rode on horseback to the city of Bochum and saw Schwartz carrying rye at the door of a granary in Bochum. I saw a dark-haired man, about 1.83 meters tall and muscular, who was carrying two bags of rye with ease ... At the door of this warehouse, every other coolie carried a bag of rye every time. This bag of rye weighs at least 100 pounds. Schwartz carried a bag on his left shoulder and a bag on his right shoulder, and his face was relaxed ... "The strength really is not small!" Kahn couldn''t help but sigh. After Schwartz''s labor, Marin asked Sauer to invite him to a beer hall to discuss things. "Excuse me, do you have anything to do with me?" When Schwartz came to the beer hall, he first introduced himself to Marin and asked him politely. "Mr. Lange, I heard that you are a descendant of the nobility?" Schwartz has a surname, Lange. In the Middle Ages, only aristocracy and identified persons had last names. Generally serfs, such as Kahn and Sauer, have only first names and no last names. Some more advanced nobles will add the word "Feng" in the middle of the surname. "Yes, my great-grandfather was a cavalier knight, but my grandfather was not an heir. Moreover, our branch is considered to be declining. You can see that I am a coolie now!" Schwartz looked sad. To answer. "I heard that you have some knight martial arts, why don''t you become a knight?" Marin asked knowingly. "Mr. Hoffman, do you know, can we afford the war horse and armor at present in our family? In fact, let alone the war horse, it is the horse, and our family does not have it. As for my martial arts, it is basically an ancestor Some martial arts under the horse. As for the martial arts immediately, because there are no horses, I have no chance to practice and have only learned some theories. Strictly speaking, until now, I am not very good at horse riding ... Ci answered seriously. "Uh ..." Marin was stunned by Schwartz''s honesty. In later generations, Marin has participated in many interviews and also interviewed others. Never before have people been bragging hard about themselves, without self-explanatory weaknesses. Schwartz''s honesty made Marin a little uncomfortable. However, Marin turned overjoyed, wasn''t such an honest person exactly what he wanted? "I want to hire you as my knight, will you?" Schwartz was silent and did not answer immediately. "Given that you have a certain martial arts, you pay 4 fennies a day, and you can count on eating and drinking." Marin offered the conditions. Schwartz was still silent, and seemed to be thinking. "Master, why do I only have 3 Finnies a day, but you gave him 4 Finnies?" Kahn muttered dissatisfied. "You''re embarrassed to say that you eat three people by yourself. Just the cost of your meals is much more than others. You have to eat as much as others, and I also drive you 4 Finnies a day!" Kahn stopped talking. "Mr. Hoffman, I am very interested in your terms, but our family owes a lot of money to others, and the creditors do not allow members of our family to leave Bochum ..." Schwartz said helplessly. "How much does your family owe others?" Marin asked curiously. "50 marks ..." Schwartz said helplessly. 50 marks, equivalent to 8,000 Finneys, may not be too much for a manor, but for a poor family, it is a huge sum. You know, Schwartz worked hard, and twice as much labor per day as other people, but only earned 4 Finneys a day. Moreover, you have to pay for the food yourself. Although his food is not as good as Kahn''s, he also has a lot more than normal people. Moreover, the Schwartz family, his father was ill because of a business failure. The family, now only an adult Schwartz, and her mother make money. But in addition to his father in bed, there are two younger brothers. Schwartz couldn''t earn a few bucks as a laborer, and his mother helped men sew clothes and earned less. Therefore, the debt of 50 marks almost crushed his family. ÕâÑù "So ... Mr. Lange, would you mind wrestling with my attendant?" "Eh ... well ..." Schwartz stood up and went outside the beer hall, and the three Marin followed. Walking in the open space next to the beer hall, Kahn and Schwartz both stood and started wrestling ... °¡ "Ah-" Kahn roared and rushed forward, trying to catch Schwartz and fall. Schwartz was cautious and did not immediately hit Earth with Kahn Mars, but avoided it. Then he grabbed Kahn''s arm and began to test Kahn''s strength. Although Kahn was a rice bucket, rice was not eaten for nothing. His strength is naturally great, and more powerful than Schwartz ... Schwartz tried it out and found that Kahn was stronger than himself. If you fight with them, you may suffer. So he started to use some fighting techniques to avoid Kahn''s collision. The confrontation between the two was very long. Generally, Kahn was slamming, and Schwartz tried to avoid direct collision. Marin saw here, knowing that if he dragged on like this, Kahn would be defeated. Because, Kahn didn''t know how to save energy. He used too much force in front and consumed too much. Sure enough, after a long time, Kahn gasped. After a while, Kahn didn''t seem to be that fierce. Then, taking advantage of Kahn''s panting, Schwartz avoided Kahn''s frontal charge and slammed his force to trip Kahn to the ground ... ²»´í "Yes, strong, and more mentally ..." Marin was satisfied. After the test, Marin put out his right hand: "Welcome, Mr. Lange, I need a strong attendant like you!" "But ... Mr. Huffman, I can''t leave Bochum ..." Schwartz said frustrated. He knew that following a knight might be dangerous, but it was also a rare opportunity. Because he is confident that with his skill, he can fight a world. As a descendant of a knight, he is not willing to be a humble labor forever. "It''s all right, as long as you swore allegiance to me, I will help you pay off the debt!" Marin said indifferently. "That''s 50 marks ..." Sauer was a little dull. Schwartz was also a little bit blank, but he didn''t reply immediately, but went home to discuss it with his father. The next day, Schwartz rushed to the hotel where Marin was staying and formally responded to Marin, expressing his willingness to become Marin''s attendant, and sworn and signed a contract document on the spot. Marin returned home and took 50 marks to help the Schwartz family pay off their debts. In addition, Marin also arranged Schwartz''s parents and two younger brothers, UU Reading to live in the Huffman estate to help manage the coal mine. Schwartz''s father, Quinny Lange, as a descendant of aristocracy, was literate and knew calculations. Although he doesn''t have the talent for business, it is still possible to settle accounts. Also, although the old Quinney''s body is not good, he was actually overwhelmed by the mental pressure of debt. After arriving at Huffman Estate, seeing hope, his body immediately began to improve. His new job is to count the amount of coal mined by the miners at the entrance of the coal mine ground. Because the Huffman coal mine has such a rule-if coal miners (except newcomers) dig more than 10 chartron''s coal every day, for every additional chartron, there will be a half Finney bonus. And these must be counted by a person who can count and write. Prior to that, this thing was done by the old Huffman himself. However, as a manor, it is inevitable that you will lose your identity by doing it yourself. The descendants of downcast aristocrats like Old Quinney, it is just right to do this. Moreover, this work is not heavy, it can be done in a shed above the mine. Even if the gas explosion or landslide below the mine does not affect the people above the mine. Not only that, Marin also promised Schwartz to allow Schwartz''s two younger brothers to follow Marin''s two younger brothers, Simon and Albert, to practice martial arts and practice equestrian together. In the future, when they grow up, they will become the attendants and assistants of Simon and Albert. Schwartz was naturally touched by this kind of enthusiasm, and he expressed his willingness to make a lot of effort for Marin. So, Marin finally had a general (Kahn can only be regarded as a brave bodyguard, Dian Wei and the like) ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 21： Start again After Æë recruited the servants, Marin began training these servants. After all, he was going to fight on the battlefield. None of his attendants understood anything. Marin paid for it and bought a leather armor and a spear for each of the six attendants. In addition, Marin asked the blacksmith to build an iron helmet for everyone. Its style is naturally mimicking the famous German M35 steel helmet. Of course, this is not a steel helmet, but an iron helmet made of pig iron, and its quality is incomparable with a real helmet. But in this era, it is enough. The old Huffman was not embarrassed, knowing that his son was going to the battlefield. Moreover, now that the family has ample money at hand, and Marin''s oriental arable land technology, there is a surplus of livestock in the family. So he simply took out 5 armoured horses and equipped them to Marin''s attendants. As a result, each of the five more capable servants was assigned a horse. As for the weak Kohler, he still drove a four-wheeled ox cart pulled by the **** bull "Li Chen". As for the Mavericks Dallas, he was thrown at the Huffman Manor, and when he grew up, he would also join the farming army ... The next thing is to train the riding of 5 attendants. In fact, the five attendants, aside from the cows that Kahn has been riding for a long time, have a bit of riding skills. The remaining four people, including Schwartz, have almost never rode a horse. In the days that followed, Marin trained five people to ride horses each morning, and in the afternoon, they trained them to use spears and fight on foot immediately. ¿¨ In riding training, Kahn is more prominent. In combat training, Schwartz crushed others. Even during the war, Marin was not Schwartz''s opponent. Mainly, although Marin is not worse than Schwartz, but his physical fitness and Schwartz are too far behind. The 16-year-old Marin is about 1.73 meters tall, with a thin body and average strength. Schwartz, 20, is 1.83 meters tall and muscular. Therefore, two people of similar martial arts level, Schwartz crushed Marin against his body ... Only on the horse, Marin could rely on superb riding, and Schwartz couldn''t find the north. But this is also because Schwartz cannot ride. By the time Schwartz rode up, Marin would be suppressed again. I was so helpless, Marin started drinking ribs soup every day, trying to grow taller and stronger ... As for Kahn, Marin discovered in training that his spear was not used well. But holding up the stick and hitting people, the strong Kahn was very talented ... So, Marin simply let the craftsman build a mace, and Kahn was so embarrassed ... Then, in the foot battle, he found the feeling Kahn, and began to hit Mars with a mace (unstitched) and Schwartz. Unlike before, when testing the spear, Kahn was always easily "tipped" by Schwartz ... While riding a horse, Kahn, wielding mace on horseback, seemed to increase his power. Even Marin, the strongest of the few, did not dare to easily hit Kahn with a mace. However, at the beginning, Kahn only knew how to use a mace to smash people, and he didn''t know how to avoid or block riding rifles. Therefore, Kahn was always hit by a gun and dismounted. But then Marin began to teach Kahn how to use a mace to smash the opponent''s rifle first, and then quickly swing his mace backhand and hit the knight himself ... (This trick can only be used to fight against plate knights, because knights are generally charged with a large rifle with one hand, and they are easily smashed by the mace with two hands. Waist is inflexible and unable to dodge.) The result of this is that Marin was pitted by himself¡ªKahn used this method to smash Marin off the horse ... Fortunately, the ground where they practiced was covered with thick grass. And Marin and Kahn also played in the breastplate. Therefore, being hit by a horse will not cause much damage. But falling from such a high horseback hurts. Moreover, although wearing a breastplate, Marin was hit in the chest with a mace, but still suffered some injuries. Of course, only minor injuries. Because when the two were fighting, Ma Su didn''t mention it, just jogging to hedge. Otherwise, in the high-speed hedging horse battle, the side that was dismounted was basically knocked up and flying. In addition to training the martial arts and riding of the five attendants, Marin also began training their queue. In particular, familiarize them with their orders. The most basic is queue training, such as turning left and right. But the most basic turn to the left and right also made Marin a little crazy. Of the five people, only Schwartz, who had read the book, was probably smarter. The other four were limped with simple limbs. Whenever Marin issues a command to "turn left" or "turn right", the scene is suddenly chaotic. Only Schwartz did better with these two instructions. As for the other four elm heads, it took a month of training and suffered a lot of army sticks to basically master ... Then, the problem is that the queue moves forward and backward. Let these five guys line up and move forward in general, no problem under normal circumstances. After all, I also trained for a month. However, as long as the charge is launched, someone will rush ahead and someone will fall behind ... In the end, Marin gave up the idea of ??forming a charge. He also felt that this requirement was too difficult for these inflexible guys. No wonder the infantry square requires all soldiers to advance slowly according to the rhythm. The reason is that as long as they rush up, the formation will basically disappear. Generally speaking, the charge will only be released when chasing fleeing enemies. After I figured it out, Marin didn''t ask them to charge in formation, but only to neatly move forward and back according to the formation. In this way, 5 people are barely qualified. Alas, in mid-October, Marin estimated that Maximilian I was also beginning to collect war tax in his territory. When I arrived in Vienna myself, it was time to put in place the first taxes. At that time, he may have the opportunity to enter the emperor''s army. After all, to fight the 60,000 army of the French, the emperor was more prepared to send troops. The emperor''s current 16,000 troops still need to maintain local security. Besides, the Habsburgs are currently hostile to the Kingdom of Hungary. A few years ago, King Magas I of Hungary also occupied most of the territory of the Habsburg family''s nest, Austria, and occupied Vienna, the old nest of the Habsburg family''s nest. Had it not for the sudden death of Margash I, Maximilian I would not have had the opportunity to recapture Austria. Nowadays, the Jagiellon dynasty in Hungary controlled the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Bohemia and was very powerful. Therefore, the army recruited before must guard against Hungarians. In order to participate in the Italian war, a new army must be recruited to participate in the war. ¼ÓÈë In order to join the emperor''s army as soon as possible, and strive to be a "veteran", Marin decided to take the five attendants who had been training a little bit, and Kohler''s ox cart to Vienna. ´Ëʱ At this point, the coal mine at home finally began to make a profit, which was much earlier than Marin expected. But it is not surprising, because Marin has already helped solve the biggest problem of coal mines-the problem of sales. Now, as long as the Huffman family transports the excavated coal to the dock, a cargo ship from the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce (the chamber where Wright is located) comes to load it. Moreover, the people at Wiggins Chamber of Commerce are very proud, and the payment was settled on the spot. After selling a few ships, the Huffman family immediately got funding. After Marin decided to officially start, the old Huffman gave Marin more than 300 marks of funds, making Marin''s money reached a huge mark of 800 marks. Moreover, under the guidance of the old Huffman, Marin deposited his money and deposited 600 marks into the banks of the Hanseatic Business League. With the reputation of the Hanseatic Business Alliance, Marin can use the deposit certificate to get money in any large city within the Holy Roman Empire. He himself left 200 marks of cash in the hands of Kohler who controlled the ox cart. At the same time, Marin''s armor and horse armor, as well as 5 rifles (if the opponent wears hard armor when the knight is charging, it is easy to break, so be prepared to spare) are also placed on the ox cart . As for Marin himself, he usually wears an M35 iron helmet, wears two-thirds breastplates, and carries a sabre to move his horse forward. As for the other five combat attendants, each of them also wears a two-thirds breastplate (all made by the own blacksmith of Huffman Manor, of average quality), but it is usually placed on an ox cart and will not wait until the battle Put on. At the same time, riding to Vienna on horseback is actually an exercise for the 5 aides. Usually, these five people wear steel helmets, leather armor, and spears (except for Kahn, who has a mace), similar to later generations of Polish cavalry with a spear poking at a German tank. ¶ÍÁ¶ In order to exercise the five followers and their guts, Marin also took them to attack wild boars in the forest. How terrible is the wild boar in the forest? Hunters generally dare not provoke wild boars easily. Because bows and arrows can hardly hurt wild boars. And muskets, the power of muskets in this era is insufficient, and it is difficult to kill wild boars with one shot ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Only the powerful guns of later generations can kill wild boars with one shot. Therefore, in this era, hunting wild boars is a very dangerous thing. However, Marin is not alone. He has five thugs. Moreover, Kahn and Schwartz are still brothers of the generals. The **** hunted wild boar for the first time, and something happened. Sauer''s horse was scared by the boar, which caused Sauer to fall to the ground and get injured. After that, Marin simply let Kohler take care of the horses. He took 5 thugs and walked to kill the boar ... Kahn and Schwartz were indeed fierce generals. In the field of war, Marin had to give up. Especially Kahn, holding a mace and smashing fiercely. There was a wild boar, who had just rushed up and had not hurt anyone, and was smashed by Kahn''s fierce mace ... Schwartz is also extraordinary. He often uses Kahn to make Kahn yell to attract the attention of wild boars. And he struck the wild boar from the side. As for Marin, he stood behind the people warily and commanded everyone: "Fast! Surround it, Sauer, Tara, Garland, hold your spear flat, and hold on ... Kahn, speak louder, choke up ... Schwartz, ready to attack, yes, choke on chrysanthemum ... ... " Then, a crooked wild boar was shot by Schwartz on a chrysanthemum, with a horrible cry, blood flowing, painful ... Along the way, Marin took five thugs and slayed a dozen wild boars. Not only did he exercise his courage and cooperation, but he also sold a lot of money by hunting wild boars. At least, we solved the food expenses along the way. You know, there are 3 big guys and 5 horses, but the cost has increased a lot ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 22： Lost Âí When Marin came to Vienna again, it was already the end of November. In fact, if Marin wants to come early, it only takes more than ten days. After all, there are no walking in their team, they are riding and driving. However, because Marin often led the team to kill wild boars in the forest, a lot of time was wasted. Therefore, Marin and his team of 7 arrived in Vienna at the end of November. In other words, it took them more than a month from departure to arrival. After marching into the city, Marin began to find a place to live. But to his surprise, the hotels in Vienna were almost full at this time ... I inquired carefully and realized that Emperor Maximilian I had begun to recruit mercenaries. Therefore, fighters from all over the country want to serve the emperor. This led to the full business of the Vienna Hotel. Vienna in this era is just a city with more than 20,000 people. This population was equivalent to that of a prefecture city and a capital city during the Ming Dynasty. But in medieval Europe, this was already considered a big city. ¼¸ How many hotels can there be in a small town with a population of over 20,000? So, when thousands of young people who volunteered as mercenaries poured into Vienna, the hotel was not enough. Many people who couldn''t stay in hotels even bought tents and set up tents directly in the city. Bama Marin and his team of seven people, as well as 6 horses and a cow, naturally couldn''t find land casually. To this end, Marinte dealt with the residents of the city, rented a small yard, and temporarily hired the owner of the yard to help buy fodder for cattle and horses. After resettled, Marin went to the tavern in the city to check the news ... The situation is not much different from Marin''s estimate, and even worse. Originally, Marin thought that although it was difficult for Her Majesty to obtain money from the Imperial Parliament, war taxes could be levied smoothly in Austria and Burgundy where he belonged. But the reality is that taxes are fine in Austria. After all, the Habsburgs have ruled here for a long time, and they have good control. The duchy of Burgundy was inherited by Maximilian I through the marriage of the daughter of the daring Charlie of the Duke of Burgundy. Strictly speaking, Maximilian I is currently only the regent of the Duchy of Burgundy. The true owner of the Principality of Burgundy is Philip, the "beautiful man", the son of Maximilian I. Of course, this is Philip''s later nickname, and now Philip is still a minor boy about the same size as Marin. In the Principality of Burgundy, it has its own aristocratic parliament. And this parliament holds the local tax power. Even if the Duke levies taxes, the consent of this parliament must be obtained. Unfortunately, the Burgundian parliament and Maximilian I did not deal very much. Once, Maximilian I was placed under house arrest in the Burgundy Palace by the Burgundian Parliament. Finally, Maximilian I''s father, Frederick III, sent troops to rescue him. Therefore, Maximilian I''s control in the Duchy of Burgundy was not as strong as Marin thought. Maximilian I raised the war tax in the Principality of Burgundy as hard as obtaining the war tax authorization in the Imperial Parliament. As a result, Maximilian I currently only collected a batch of war taxes in Austria. Its number is limited and the number of troops it can support is also limited. If you want to expand your army on a large scale, you must wait until the Imperial Parliament and the Burgundy Parliament agree to increase his war tax. At the moment, the emperor with limited funds can only recruit some troops first. However, when the emperor recruited soldiers, the enthusiasm of the people throughout the country was high. You have to know that fighting for the emperor is of secondary importance. It is the most tempting to be promoted to be a noble. What is Puppet Emperor? The emperor was the largest noble sequesterer of the Holy Roman Empire. As long as the emperor would, he could promote the count to the duke, seal the duke as king, or enclose ordinary people as nobles. As long as you can give a noble title, even if you don''t get a salary, there will be a lot of people going forward. So when I heard that the emperor recruited troops, all kinds of people from all over the country flocked to Vienna. Among them, there are sons of noble families who have no inheritance rights, such as homeless knights, bankrupt farmers and craftsmen, and even mixed and beggars. They were all dreaming the same riches and gathered in Vienna. Among them, the most favored by the emperor are the wandering knights. The wandering knights, all from the knight family, have martial arts and are far more capable than ordinary people. Moreover, wandering knights usually come with warhorses, armor and weapons. As long as the Wandering Knights are organized into a team, with a little training, you can enter the war as a powerful force. At the same time, Maximilian I was actually a plate armor, especially in Gothic plate armor. Otherwise, he will not personally design the famous Maximilian armor in a few years. But for Maximilian I, the big problem is that it costs a lot to feed the knights. Generally speaking, recruiting an infantry is as simple as paying 3 Finneys a day. In addition, during the war, soldiers are provided with free food, which is the kind of black bread that can be used as a brick. It is not the same to recruit a knight. Recruiting a knight pays up to 2 shillings (24 Finneys) per day. In addition, although the cost of the five knights'' attendants was borne by the knights themselves, the knights and their followers, as well as the food of their cattle, had to be borne by the emperor. Therefore, the cost of recruiting the Cavaliers is high. Moreover, after the battle of Nancy, the Swiss pikemen restrained the plate knights, and their status declined. And Maximilian I, imitating Swiss mercenaries, began to recruit civilians to serve as pikemen in German territory, learning Swiss tactics. Of course, the role of the Cavaliers is also great. Not to mention Maximilian I''s love for the plate knights. On the battlefield, once the enemy''s pikemen battle line is torn open, the knights need to launch an assault to expand the results. And the enemy''s artillery positions also need to be taken away by the knights. Because artillery threatens the Pikemen Front too much. In the British-French war, the French were initially tortured by the British longbowmen, but after the heavy use of artillery in the second half of the period, they gradually reversed the situation and eventually drove the British from France. Go out. The artillery bombarded the pikemen in a dense formation, absolutely sweeping a large area. Napoleon, who was so immensely ridiculous in the future, relied on a large number of artillery in a line to defeat the opponent''s infantry line. However, at that time the French army used shotguns with a large killing area, and now the artillery uses solid or even stone bombs. This time, the news that Marin heard was that the emperor decided to use Austrian taxes to recruit 500 knights and 5,000 pikemen. I heard that the Emperor only recruited 500 knights, and Marin felt bad. You know, there are many small countries in the German region, and knight collars are everywhere. So there are nomadic knights everywhere in Germany. Nowadays, the emperor recruits soldiers and rushes to recruit stray knights, estimated to be tens of thousands. However, the Emperor only needs 500 people, which is too pit. This difficulty is much more difficult than the college entrance examination for undergraduates. It is difficult to properly pass a famous university ... In fact, the emperor recruited these 500 knights for military officers. In Europe, officers are usually nobles. For example, the emperor''s army commander is currently headed by Earl Hohenzollern of the Swabian Department. However, in addition to senior officers, an army also has grass-roots officers. It is impossible for civilians to serve as military officers. Even grass-roots officers do not work. At most, civilians can only mix non-commissioned officers. Therefore, general grass-roots officers are all made up of knights. At worst, they must be homeless knights from the knight family. Because, in this era, civilians have basically no military education. Only noble families will teach military skills and tactical warfare. Therefore, these 500 knights are actually grass-roots officers prepared by the emperor for the future army. It turns out that Marin feels right. Upon receiving the news, the population of Vienna increased instantly. In order to prevent some mercenaries who are not afraid of death from disrupting the city, Maximilian I arranged for the recruitment of infantry outside Vienna. As for the city, it was only responsible for recruiting knights. But to Marin''s surprise, there were already three or four thousand wandering knights in the city. Moreover, there are a steady stream of wandering knights ... I finally waited until the end of December, when Maximilian I announced the start of a contest to select knights. The competition competition system is based on the elimination system. Those eliminated in the first round will no longer have the opportunity. Those who can make it through the first round have another chance to challenge. Õýʽ And the official game is divided into three games. After the opponents were drawn by lottery, the first game was not a competition, but the organizers verified the knights, armor and weapons. In particular, war horses must not be pretended to be war horses. To this end, there will be professional Soma professionals to review the Cavaliers'' horses. After all, the emperor recruited ready-to-use mercenaries, and the recruits needed to bring their own horses and weapon armor. If the emperor prepared the war horse, the cost would be too high. Therefore, only after the war horses and knights with weapons and armors have passed the inspection, can they enter the second round-foot battle. After the foot battle, it was a horse battle. Marlin was not very lucky, and he got a very strong knight in the first round. Judging by his face, it is estimated that it was about the peak of the Cavaliers around the age of 27 or 8. Marin is only 16 years old and hasn''t fully developed yet. The first round of verification of war horses and weapon armors is naturally no problem. Marin''s original lack of plate armor and boots had been refitted at the Huffman estate. In the second round of marching, Marin and the knight fought with wooden two-handed swords. Although Marin is not strong enough for foot battles, both the previous Marin and the marlin Marin have rich fighting skills. Moreover, Marlin, the traverser, also understands the Taiji principle of "four or two pounds". So, in the foot battle, although the strength is much smaller than the opponent, Marin often uses the "four or two pounds" method, always swinging open the opponent''s wooden sword, which makes the opponent''s fierce attack unsuccessful. European knights, martial arts do not move around like oriental martial arts, pay attention to footwork. Because, even if the knight is fighting, he is wearing a full-body plate with reduced mobility. It is not convenient to move around. Therefore, knights usually use two-handed swords or tomahawks to chop or smash each other with violence. Because the armor on both sides is very thick, the point of non-violence can''t break the other''s plate armor. ÁÖ Marin is not afraid of violent attacks. Although, his strength is much less than his opponent. However, he knew a little Tai Chi sword. Even with a two-handed sword, he can swing the opponent''s chops. However, Taiji Sword is the main defense and is not good at attacking. He can swing the opponent''s wooden sword, but he cannot bring down the opponent. Because, the knight who fought against him has a stable bottom plate. Even if the wooden sword is swung open, he will not lose his focus. Alas, Marin fought for a long time with the knight. Unlike other knights, one of them often loses after one or two outbreaks. In the end, the referee was impatient, and announced that the two had a draw ... After a while, the two entered the horse fight. The contest immediately took place on a long strip of ground. In the middle of the field, there is a wooden fence. The knights on each side were on one side of the fence, and the fence was to the right of their direction of advance. After the start of the competition, the two knights took control of their respective horses and began to accelerate. They **** their lances with their right hands and violently collided above the wooden fence. Moreover, the requirements of the competition are to only stab the opponent''s chest, and to stab the head and the horse are prohibited. This is to minimize injuries. It is because of these restrictions that Marin can''t let go. Head-to-head with his opponent, Marin is clearly not an opponent. However, when wearing a full set of plate armor, he tried to dodge on horseback, which was more difficult. Sure enough, after the first collision, Marin deeply felt the advantage of the opponent''s strength. Although Marin avoided the stabbing of his opponent''s rifle, he also used his own lance to open the opponent''s rifle. However, this round of collision made his arm numb, and the riding rifle almost released his hand. After Xu barely resisted for two rounds, Marin felt that his arm was almost out of his own. Finally, in the third round of hedging, the knight on the opposite side seemed to adapt to the style of Marin''s block. Lay the horse ... ÆïÊ¿ The speed of this knight competition is much higher than when he was at home against Kahn and Schwartz. Moreover, the ground was not intentionally covered with grass but normal grass. Therefore, after falling off the horse, Marin could not get up for a long time. In the end, it was with the help of the attendants that he was carried back to Kohler''s ox cart. However, in accordance with the principle of a round of elimination system, this time the Cavaliers selection, Marin has been considered a failure, and no qualifications to challenge. So, lying on the ox cart, Marin was injured. Not only was my body hurt, but my heart was sad ... "As a traverser, am I not the protagonist? Why, this knight trial, I ca n¡¯t even get through the first round? How can I stand out as an emperor knight? Can I be a cannon fodder like a pikeman?" In bed, Marin thought sadly ... In fact, the most important reason why Marin wanted to recruit the knights recruited by the emperor was Marintu''s identity. Now Marin, don''t look at a piece of equipment that is no different from other knights, but in fact, he is not a real knight at all. At least, the official does not recognize him as an official knight. ÓµÓÐ Like Marin, who has the resources and abilities of a knight, but has not been officially recognized, there is a special name-trainee knight. Apprentice knight, can only be regarded as a prepared knight, not a formal knight. You know, those who have officially recognized knighthood are nobles. And trainee knights, before being sealed, can only be counted as civilians. At most, they are considered children of the aristocracy. Or, it''s called Junker. There are three types of knights. The first is the best knight, called Caiyi knight. This kind of knight is generally made a knight by a high-level lord or king after making great achievements, and rewards Caiyi (Fengdi). A knight can be hereditary, but only if each generation of this knight family must provide a fully armed knight for the bookkeeper to fight for the bookkeeper. If there is no one in the family who can serve as a knight for the bookkeeper, this Caiyi may be taken back. There are also those that are not taken back, depending on the mood of the lords to which the knight family is loyal. Like the Huffman family, it is the Caiyi knight family of Mark Bo country. The eldest son of each generation of the Huffman family must put on plate armor, step on the war horse, and fight for the count when called by Earl Mark. Below the cavalry knights, there are the knights in the house. This kind of knight is usually born from the non-eldest son of the noble family, including the knight family, they were born without inheritance. Like the non-eldest son of the knight family, noble status was lost. In order to become "superior" like nobles, they practiced martial arts and riding battles from an early age. Because there is no land, the non-eldest sons of these noble families (usually low-level nobles) have to apply to the big nobles and become the inner knights of the big nobles or kings. They are stationed in the castles of the big nobles for a long time like mercenaries to defend them Noble family and castle property security. In return, the king or nobleman will give these knights the official knight title. Since then, these people have become nobles and enjoy many privileges. As for the trainee knights, before they were officially sealed, they were just ordinary people, not aristocracy. Although, their combat effectiveness is not necessarily worse than that of a formal knight. Marin sharpened his head to apply for the Imperial Knights, in order to obtain a formal knight title and obtain the lowest noble status. With the skin of aristocracy, Marin will not be regarded as a mustard by those big men, UU reading casually pinch to death. In fact, in addition to the Cavaliers, the Emperor also recruited heavy cavalry. The cavalry is almost the same as a knight, wearing plate armor, holding a lance, and charging with the knight. Moreover, these heavy cavalry are basically from the Cavaliers family. However, Marin didn''t want to be a heavy cavalry. Because, even if it becomes a heavy cavalry, it is impossible to get the knight title. Without a title, you cannot become a noble. Moreover, when fighting, those formal knights are naturally officers, and those without a knight title are naturally big soldiers, which at most have a higher status than infantry ... In medieval Europe, noble status was the same as that of a scholar in the Ming Dynasty. It was a universal pass. In the Ming Dynasty, scholars could walk around the world without restriction. Ordinary people who have left their hometown for hundreds of miles must go to the government to open the road, otherwise they will travel illegally ... The same is true in Europe. Aristocracy can run the world, even exempt from city tax. For civilians, entering the city must pay the tax for entering the city, and various taxes must be paid for passing the checkpoint. Moreover, sometimes when you encounter a rude tax officer, you can increase taxes and blackmail you, and you can''t help it. But for the nobility, they have no right to do so. Even the aristocracy would not have been sentenced to death if he had already killed someone, and he would have to pay a little at most. Unless, he killed the same nobleman. In short, the nobles walked sideways in medieval Europe, as long as they did not encounter more powerful nobles than themselves. This is why Marin mixed his noble status. At least, after being a noble, he would not be killed and there would be no justice. If he crosses to the Eastern Ming Dynasty, Marin will go to the imperial examinations properly. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 23： Self-organized mercenary regiment? In the days that followed, Marin, who had lost the election, became depressed and frowned. And several attendants did not know how to comfort him. For example, Kahn''s goods, when comforting Marin, is basically equivalent to salting Marin''s wounds: "Master, it''s okay, isn''t it that you are short and have low strength? Eat more rice and you will have more strength and you can grow taller ..." Hearing this, Marin was so anxious to choke this two goods, which pot is not open to mention which pot ... But when he turned around, Marin would drink milk and rib soup every meal ... Also, since he has lost the election, Marin feels it unnecessary to stay in Vienna. After all, consumption in Vienna is high. Especially after thousands of knights and their attendants flooded into the city of Vienna, many merchants sat on the ground and started to raise prices, which made food prices soar. Marin is not alone. He carries 6 men and 7 animals, and consumes a lot of food. As a result, Marin took six men, rode a car, settled the rent, and left the lively city of Vienna. After leaving the city of Vienna, in a small town on the west side of the city, Marin saw a recruitment point for the emperor to recruit spear infantry. Out of the instinctive habits of Chinese people who like to watch lively, Marin also stayed in the town and took a few men to watch the infantry recruitment scene ... The mercenaries of the Holy Roman Empire were actually new recruits created by Maximilian I after the war of Nancy. Therefore, the Lancer became the most important part of the infantry. The Swiss Alliance also belongs to the jurisprudence of the Holy Roman Empire. However, since Switzerland began to produce mercenaries, the Swiss began to rely on force and no longer obey the Habsburg royal order. Moreover, it also occupied the traditional territory of the Habsburgs in Switzerland. During the Battle of Nancy, the bold father of Maximilian I ¡¯s father Charles died tragically in the hands of Swiss mercenaries. Since then, Maximilian I also began to imitate Swiss mercenaries, began to recruit a large number of civilians willing to serve in the country, and formed the Spear Corps. Because the Germans have always been used to knights, they are not familiar with the spear infantry. Therefore, Maximilian I''s 15,000 spearmen and 1,500 knights, although the coach is Earl Hohenzollern (of the Hohenzollern family Swabian, not Brandenburg''s Franconia). Eitel Friedrich II (Countof Hohenzollern), but many of the instructors in the infantry were from Switzerland. After all, Switzerland is in any case the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Although many local lords and parliaments confront the empire, there are still many mercenaries willing to serve the emperor. Because the emperor was able to give them a noble status common in Europe. So Maximilian I recruited a number of mercenary officers from Switzerland, trained new German mercenaries, and used the Swiss to learn from the Macedonian Pike Formation. The Swiss Lance formation is basically learned from the Macedonian formation, but unlike the Macedonian formation, the infantry of the Swiss Lance formation, unlike the Macedonian formation, is equipped with small shields on the left hand for defense. ÌôÑ¡ When selecting mercenaries, one of the recruiting officers was a Swiss. In general, whether to be admitted, the Swiss "expert" nodded in approval. According to the requirements of the Swiss, eligible mercenaries must be strong, which is the basic requirement of soldiers. The second is to "play lightly." What''s "lightly packed"? In fact, it doesn''t mean to drag your mouth around. For example, many of the mercenaries and prospective mercenaries recruited in Vienna have brought their families with them. With such a drag, can we still fight? Can we still march? Some newlyweds do not want to separate, so men bring women to apply. This is all good, and some even bring their elderly parents ... Can you march with the old man? Therefore, the Swiss military''s treatment of this is-anyone with family members, do not care, no matter how good you are. Otherwise, with your family members, you cannot march at all. This is also an early feature. After the flood of mercenaries in the 16th century, it seemed to become common practice to bring family members to march ... Because of the large number of applicants, the Swiss military officer also asked the applicants to use long sticks to fight. The one who wins with the stick first will win, and the winner will be accepted, and the loser will be eliminated. Because of the tight schedule, the recruiting officers did not even give the opportunity for a resurrection challenge. After all, for the Empire, infantry selection is huge, and it is not necessary to be so sophisticated. The infantry infantry has to select 5,000 people, and each of them has to undergo conditional review (such as whether or not to bring family members, etc.), plus various types of registration, and then grouping and competing, so the duration is quite long. And Marin, it is enough to watch lively. One day, Kahn suddenly said: "Master, should we go for a pikeman?" "Get off!" Marin said angrily. He is a knight (although he is not officially named, but he is an apprentice). If he is to be an infantryman, he is expected to be killed by a joke. Moreover, the pikeman is a standard cannon fodder. He can be a fodder if he is a traverser? It''s almost a shame to people who cross the realm, and it is estimated that it can be shamed to Mars ... Not to mention cannon fodder units like pike infantry, which are irregular cavalry (such as scout cavalry, commander, patrol cavalry, etc.), and Marin is not willing to do it. Of course, this is also why Marin is not good at those. After all, the irregular cavalry mainly uses sabers, and Marin is not proficient in saber swordsmanship, but only in lance use. "Otherwise, master, you recruited a team of pikemen and became an officer yourself? The younger master trained 5 of them before, which is very well organized ~ www.novelhall.com ~ And, did you not say that the master, the emperor next Will he continue to recruit? "Kohler interjected at this moment. "Recruit yourself to buy a horse?" Marin stunned. Before, because of the strong knight plot, he was quite a majestic knight, and at the same time he was not willing to be a cannon fodder pikeman, so he did not consider that aspect. In fact, he also thought about setting up a mercenary group by himself. However, the cost of forming a mercenary regiment is astronomical, even for an infantry mercenary regiment. Therefore, he hasn''t thought about this for the time being. "Yes, Master, you also have a few hundred marks in your hand. You can temporarily recruit hundreds of people and train them temporarily. When the training is successful, it is estimated that the emperor will conduct a second round of recruiting. At that time, you will bring Hundreds of well-trained infantrymen went, how could they mix an officer. Master, then you must appoint me as quartermaster! "Kohler said flatly. "Hundreds of people ... OK?" Marin hesitated. Originally, he planned to recruit thousands of people to form a large mercenary regiment. At the very least, we need to build a few large squares or something. However, he now has only 750 marks and cannot afford too many soldiers. But think carefully. According to Kohler, first recruit hundreds of mercenaries, train them, and raise them for a while. They did not raise them for a long time, as long as they raised the emperor to recruit in the second round. It is estimated that the emperor will have a second batch of money early next year. By that time, his soldiers and horses are almost trained. Taking hundreds of well-trained soldiers to go, you have to mix company captains or whatever ... "Ah ha ha ha ha ..." Marin in YY couldn''t help laughing wildly, letting some attendants be inexplicable ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www. novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 24： Pull people Deep in his mind, Marin remembered Count Tilly, who was famous during the Thirty Years'' War. This product relied on the Spanish Phalanx learned in Spain, and spread across Europe, "one trick is fresh and the other is delicious." In the end, it was this trick that led to the empire''s title. ²»ÊÇ If he did not meet Gustav II, the more powerful ¡°founder of the modern army,¡± and was killed, the goods would probably be promoted to the Duke. Tilli was not a knight, and by the 17th century, the knight had completely fallen. This guy relied on the infantry tactics of the Spanish Phalanx, and grew from a little mercenary boss to a big European fame. In fact, Marin has long been effective in emulating Count Tilly''s ideas. However, before, he considered that even the smallest Spanish square had more than a thousand people. In the Emperor Army, there are more than a thousand people qualified to command-even infantry, the minimum requirement must be a nobleman. But Marin is just a trainee knight, not a knight in captivity, not a nobleman. Therefore, he hadn''t thought about joining the team himself before, but planned to mix aristocratic status first. Because the German mercenaries have just emerged, all officers must be nobles. Civilians in the army, at best, are noncommissioned officers, that is, positions between officers and soldiers. The mercenaries before the emperor, in fact, were relying on the men and women convened by some local nobles. To be more precise, the emperor''s biggest military reliance at present is the Swabian League (both the big and small princes of the Swabian region, including the W¨¹rttemberg country). In other words, the current generals in the emperor''s army are mainly large and small aristocrats of the Swabian system. As for the officers of noble origin in other regions, only a minority. This is also no way out. At the beginning, the former emperor Frederick was very impetuous, and fought with Hungary. As a result, even his old nest, Austria, was lost, and Vienna was lost. Therefore, not many people were willing to support the incapable Habsburgs at that time. However, Maximilian I, who took over as emperor, had not supported him since the beginning of his throne. Moreover, many electors and their supporters still want to restore the system of electing the emperor and break the monopoly of the Hapsburg family on the throne. The Swabian League stood firmly on the side of Maximilian I at the most difficult time of Maximilian I. Even the first time that Maximilian I formed a German mercenary was a nobleman of the Swabian Department, who strongly supported and took the lead in responding. For example, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern in the Swabian League, responded most actively to Maximilian I. Even later, this guy became the emperor''s best base friend, and Maximilian I trusted him so much that he gave him all the political power. Now the Earl is the supreme commander of the army controlled by the Habsburgs. Because of this, the emperor''s early army, most of the Swabian generals. Mercenaries elsewhere have yet to develop. It is not until the 16th century that mercenaries in other parts of Germany develop. ²»¹Ü But anyway, in Germany, mercenaries are still a new group, and it has not formed a fixed habit. In other words, at this moment, Marin can lead the trend, rather than follow the trend. Because the tide has not yet formed yet. Although, according to the hidden rules of ancient Europe, officers should be nobles. However, although Marin was not a noble, he was also a descendant of the noble. Therefore, barely counted as the "owner" of the nobility. Pull up a team yourself, and it is the lowest infantry team, and there is still no one to embarrass yourself. If you were born as a serf and wanted to pull your own team, you would not be recognized by the aristocracy. This is ancient Europe. After negotiating with his two clever men, Kohler and Schwartz, Marin decided to use the name of a formal knight to recruit those young people who were not elected. Of course, recruiting the best of them. The reason why He lied about being a formal knight was to win people''s trust. In ancient Europe, the prestige of nobles was very high, although there were many scums. The aristocracy recruits the army, everyone must think that it is doing business, it should be to protect the country and protect the country. Äĸö If any civilians would pull up the team, they would probably be considered by the authorities to form a bandit team, and then send troops directly to ½Ë ... To this end, Marin played the Huffman family emblem-a shield, a knight carrying a black cross flag ... In medieval Europe, there was no national flag, but each aristocratic family had its own emblem. Only the aristocratic family will have the emblem representing the identity of the family. A family crest like the Huffman family implies that this is a knight family. And those royal families often have a crown on their emblem. In fact, Marin, as a wandering knight who was driven out of the family, should not be allowed to play the original family crest. Because from the moment he was kicked out of the house, he should start a new stove, no longer belonging to the Huffman estate on the Ruhr River. ÏÖÔÚ But now, for the sake of convincing, borrowing the family crest is fine. Moreover, he is indeed from this family. Even if the old Huffman and Adler knew it, they wouldn''t say anything. Besides, he just intends to deceive the civilians who are from the bottom of society. He does not deceive the aristocracy and does not have to bear any legal responsibility. Uh ... Next, Marin named the knight of the Huffman family, and began to fool those unlucky ones who were out of luck but had good strength. To this end, Marin personally selected at the contest. Because as long as one hundred people, Marin can choose one. Marin''s selection criteria are different from ordinary people. First of all, he naturally wants a stronger person. But strength is not the only criterion. For example, those who failed, Marin''s requirements for martial arts are not the most important. The most important thing for Marlin is the mental performance of those losers in the competition. For example, an indomitable fighting spirit ... Marin knows that on the battlefield, it is not your martial arts that are good. Psychological tolerance and courage are also very important. Those with poor mental quality can easily collapse when encountering disadvantages. But the mental quality is difficult to judge. Generally speaking, for a winner, you can''t see his mental quality. Depends on a person''s psychological quality, mainly when the person fails. Only when a person encounters failure can he show his fragile and unbearable side. Those who are unwilling to fail and those who calmly face failure are qualified for their psychological qualities. ¶ÔÓÚ For the military, it is the most rare quality to have an unwillingness to lose when losing. If you look at it with a colored eye, you can also think that such people are brave. Of course, while being brave and fierce, but also maintaining obedience to discipline, this is the best soldier. Otherwise, it ¡¯s not soldiers, but robbers who are fiercely fighting and not being disciplined. Uh ... For a few days, Marin selected more than 200 young people who were unwilling to fail. Moreover, these people have an indomitable spirit in the duel and are not afraid of injury. Then, Marin asked Kohler a few and asked them to talk to the rented courtyard ... He Marin told these people that the emperor''s second batch of funds will definitely expand the army once it is in place. After all, the French have 60,000 troops. The emperor wanted to fight the French, at least tens of thousands of people. It is a pity that these people who failed in the application should go home now. And Marin, in the name of the Huffman family, UU Reading. Www.uukanshu.com intends to form a mercenary regiment by himself, first staying near Vienna and focusing on training and improvement. After the emperor starts recruiting for the second batch, he will apply for the job as a whole to increase his chances of being selected. "Mr. Hoffman, why should we listen to you?" Questioned the young man who was taciturn. Marin was not angry, but said with a smile: "Because I came from an aristocratic family, I have learned how to command the army!" "This ..." No one squeaked immediately. You know, those who came to apply for spearmen are basically from poor people. There is basically no culture, let alone understand command and fight. In the face of these rough people, Marin can show his cultural level, and the other party is unable to refute ... ÄÇô "What about this salary?" "I''m not an emperor, how can I have so much money ..." "Then you still solicit us? Do you want to command us without giving money?" "I have no money to pay my salary, but before the Emperor''s second recruitment, I can provide you with food for free. Presumably everyone is from a civilian family. There is no money. Staying in Vienna for a long time, eating is also a big expense. I can Pay for the meal ... " Uh ... "Well, just do what you say, you train us with the commanding method of the army that the nobles understand, but you have to control ..." In the end, 80 people succumbed. The remaining one hundred and dozens of people were either unruly, disobedient to command, or looked down on the small temple of Marin and refused to give in. As a result, Marin eventually recruited 80 good young people and formally formed the "Huffman Mercenary Regiment" of Megatron Europa ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 25： "Artifact" straw shoes After the formation of the mercenary regiment, Marin went to Vienna to report. This is also normal. Although this is a chaotic Middle Ages, it is okay for you to carry a weapon by yourself or a few people, but if you want to carry a weapon, you will definitely be killed as a robber if you do not report it. Obviously, officials in Vienna also knew that the emperor would definitely expand the army in the future, so he did not reject Marin. However, after issuing a voucher to Marin, he required Marin to be stationed under the supervision of the local sheriff and not to rob the local people. Otherwise, they will be treated as bandits, leading to the destruction of the army. Ö¤Ã÷ In order to prove the legitimacy of the mercenary regiment, Marin paid a large sum of 1 mark and a bribe of 5 mark, and obtained a documentary certificate issued by Vienna to prove the legitimacy of his mercenary regiment. Then, Marin officially played the banner-Huffman Mercenary Regiment. After getting legal status, Marin began to prepare for military training. The first is the choice of location. It''s impossible in Vienna, but it''s the capital of the country. Not to mention that there are many rules here. The high price alone was first ruled out by Marin. He paid for his own 80 strong men, and he had to go bankrupt if he was in Vienna, where prices were high. At the beginning, he chose the Vienna Forest to the west of Vienna and the northern foot of the Alps. This forest is very large, with thousands of square kilometers. It is relatively quiet and suitable for military camps. But, just after Marin was about to camp, he was driven away by the forest guards ... It turns out that the Vienna Forest is a hunting ground for the Habsburg royal family. It belongs to the royal garden, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter and approach. Especially, Marin, as a small army, couldn''t get closer. Because they were afraid that Marin would assassinate the royal family who came here to hunt. In desperation, Marin and the others continued westward, and came to a small town called Robach. Here is the Alps to the south and there are forests nearby. In addition to low prices, Marin also considered hunting in the mountains to get some meat, while also reducing the cost of living. More than that, in the future, when we enter Italy, we must cross the Alps. In addition, there are many mountains in the Italian peninsula. Marin brought everyone here, also meant to train everyone to climb mountains. During the long march, Marin was depressed to find that many people''s shoes were worn due to walking. However, they are not willing to buy a new shoe. why? It turned out that European shoes in this era were mainly leather shoes and clogs. The soles of leather shoes are sewn from multiple layers of cowhide or pigskin, and the shoe body is also leather. These shoes feel good and strong. But the problem is that leather is expensive. A pair of leather shoes for up to 3 shillings. The average person earns 2 Finneys a day. In other words, a pair of leather shoes can only be afforded by ordinary people after 18 days of labor. As for wooden shoes, although they are much cheaper, they are not very practical in some cases. Wooden bottom shoes, it''s okay to walk on the plains. Once you walk on the rugged rocky mountain road, the soles will break in minutes ... Of the 80 recruited by Marlin, 50 are relatively cheap clogs. But this kind of shoes, while Marin took them on their way, because of some mountain roads, the soles of more than 20 people broke ... As usual, they should buy new shoes. However, the poor ghosts of this community are coming to sell their lives, where can they buy new shoes ... At this time, Marin suddenly remembered many years ago, when the previous life was in the countryside, and learned the first magic skill with the elderly in the village-making straw shoes ... The moccasin is one of the ultimate inventions of the ancient Chinese, it looks inconspicuous, but it is very important. Although the ancient Chinese were richer than the ancient Europeans, shoes were also more expensive products. For example, with multi-layer cloth bottom shoes, although many ordinary people can do it by themselves, cloth shoes are decent shoes in ordinary people. Only when going out or visiting relatives, you need to be decent, and you will wear cloth shoes with the bottom of a thousand layers. But when you go to work in the field, you wear cloth shoes or wooden hoe, you are just looking for abuse. Because when working, feet often exert force. In the case of wooden clogs, they can easily break. And cloth shoes, can not stand tossing. So, the wise Chinese ancestors thought of a good way-weaving shoes with grass ... Moccasins are breathable, lightweight, soft, non-slip, and extremely low cost. For the poor, straw sandals are definitely more important than the four major inventions. Because the straw shoes are also affordable for the poor and can be changed often. For example, if the Red Army walked 25,000 miles on the Long March, if the special cat wore leather shoes, I don''t know how many 10,000 pairs of leather shoes would run. That cost is simply unacceptable. The straw shoes are not the same. You can make straw shoes on the spot by simply pulling some tough weeds from the roadside. I broke a pair, and then weaved a pair of reeds ... Moreover, the sandals have a particular advantage in walking the mountain, not only because they can be replaced at any time if they are worn out. In addition, the straw shoes are very non-slip, which can fully prevent people from accidentally falling down the mountain while walking down the mountain, causing unnecessary death and injury. The wooden bottom shoes are the most unsuitable for hiking. As for leather shoes, they are too extravagant to use on mountain trails. The so-called straw shoes are so practical that they occupy an important place in the history of China. For example, the famous Uncle Liu Huang from the Three Kingdoms started selling knitted straw shoes. What makes Marin strange is that Europe does not seem to have straw-knitting technology. Many serfs are too poor to afford even wooden shoes. Even if you buy relatively cheap wooden-soled shoes, you do n¡¯t wear them when you go out to visit relatives or friends or go to church. The usual work is mostly barefoot. There is no problem walking barefoot in the fields, and there is no problem walking on the Roman avenue. However, if you want to walk on the mountain road, it will absolutely not work. Walking barefoot is afraid of slipping, and also afraid of pebble. However, it is easy to break the bottom when wearing wooden shoes and wearing leather shoes is too luxurious. Marin''s 80 poor ghosts, except 10 people wear leather shoes. Of the other 70 people, 50 were wearing clogs. As for the remaining 20 people, they walked barefoot ... Marin really can''t stand this. So after arriving in Robach and setting up a tent, Marin did not rush to train, but let everyone get a lot of grass stems and began to teach everyone to make straw shoes ... "Master Marin, grass can also make shoes?" A group of European country yokes on the side were surprised. However, they saw with their own eyes that under the hands of Marin''s skilled weaving, the grass stems were first rubbed into thin straw ropes, and then knitted into soles and shoe bodies ... This scene made everyone feel amazing and everyone was amazed. After trying on the straw sandals woven by Marin, everyone felt very comfortable. Marin woven straw shoes belong to the winter version, which is relatively thick and cold-proof ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Right now, wearing thick straw shoes can effectively resist the cold. Moreover, even thick straw shoes are relatively breathable. Warm and breathable, it feels great to wear. But to Marin''s depression, he taught 86 people (including his 6 followers) to make straw shoes. Can be taught for two days, and finally learned, only 8 people, including Kohler ... As for why these 8 people are so "talented", it is because these 7 people (except Kohler) have been tailor apprentices or shoemakers before, but they were fired because of poor talent. But even so, their level of weaving is enough to make straw shoes. In desperation, Marin arranged these 8 people to make straw shoes for everyone''s needs. After training, there must be cross-country running. High-intensity training is too worn for shoes. Only with enough straw shoes to spare can they survive. In the past, Marin watched war movies, and one or two pairs of spare straw shoes were hung on the backpacks of our soldiers. The stuff of Liberation Shoes was made after liberation. Before liberation, our army''s millions of troops were fighting in straw sandals ... For this reason, Marin announced that these 8 "technical personnel" who can make straw shoes, add meals when eating, you can eat more than others, and they have priority over meat ... And Marin''s mercenary group, everyone put on light and comfortable, and low-cost straw shoes. Even those wearing leather shoes have also changed to straw shoes. Because leather shoes are precious, if you wear them during training, you will lose more. And straw shoes are really cheap, even if worn out, it doesn''t hurt. It can be said that for the army with a small family base, cheap and practical straw shoes are definitely a rare "artifact ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to come and read. Mobile users at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ please read. Chapter 26： Quenching training After everyone put on straw shoes, Marin finally plans to start formal training. For training, Marin spent several days writing a training outline. Marin in the previous life did not serve as a soldier. The only military-related experience was half a month of military training when he first entered university. Of course, as a history and military enthusiast, Marin often visits forums to discuss the origins of the modern army-the modern European army. After consulting a lot of information and having many debates with netizens, Marin''s European military historical level also rose sharply. Nothing else to say, the Spanish matrix must know. Others, such as the Morris Square, the Gustav Line, and Napoleon''s artillery tactics, all know a little. If possible, Marin would like to use Napoleon''s tactics. But that is unrealistic. You know, European artillery is still in the era of bronze artillery. Equipped with a bronze cannon, the cost is very high. Because the current price of European silver and copper is about 1:15, and the price of copper is too high. A head of silk like Marin cannot afford a small copper cannon, let alone line hundreds of cannons like Napoleon. Alas, let alone Napoleon''s artillery tactics, even Gustav''s lineup was unconditional. Because, the Gustav lineup used a lot of musketeers and was a flintlock musketeer. At the moment, the flintlock has not yet been invented. Even the rifle is just invented for decades and is still a rare thing. It''s really difficult to get a few rows of Musketeers. Moreover, in the 15th century Europe, iron smelting technology was very bad, and it was more difficult to make a light and powerful gun. Because if the steel technology is not enough, if the barrel is too thin, it will be easy to blast. Even in the 16th century, when the Spanish square began to rise, the Spaniards used the 20-pound Muskite musket. In addition to the powerful Muskite musket, its bulky barrel is not easy to blast, which is also an important reason. As far as the German region is concerned, although some hunters have started to use muskets for hunting, in order to prevent the bombardment, they dare not refill too much gunpowder, resulting in average power. In other words, Marin can''t find a few qualified muskets now, and it is also a dream to build a musket lineup. Therefore, Marin thought about it. Since there is no condition, let''s train the spear square first, and stab the Swiss ... The spear phalanx demands high discipline and courage. In terms of courage, Marin is not worried. The people he recruited were a second group of people who dare to exchange their lives for money. But he was a little worried about discipline. As a result, he began to train the 80 scams with the queue training during military training at the university. To say that they are scams is just an adjective that Marin despised them before. But after actually starting the queue training, Marin felt that they were praised for calling them fakes. Saying they are stupid is the true and reasonable adjective ... "Everyone has it, look to the left!" Marin sighed. Ö®ºó But the situation later made Marin very crazy, a "aligned to the left" caused confusion. Some people look to the left and some people look to the right. Then, the people in the team started to "Eye Affectionately" with each other. Someone who is not confident sees the opposite direction of the people around him and immediately changes direction. But sadly, many people started to look in the right direction, but turned around and looked to the right under the misdirection of the people around them ... I was even more tragic about steering training. When Marin yelled "turn left", it was also a mess. Someone turned left and someone turned right, the scene was noisy. Someone saw the opposite direction of the people around them, so they turned back 180 degrees again, it was so funny ... "Nima, are you fools, right?" Marin was angry, but everyone looked at him blankly ... Marin was also defeated. Turning left and right is a simple password. Few of his classmates made mistakes before. Why are you here in this group of fakes? But Marin himself didn''t want to think about it. His former classmates were all college students with high IQ. Not to mention college students, even junior high school students and high school students are also cultural people who have received compulsory education. In physical education, elementary schools began to teach simple queues. How about these gangsters in the Middle Ages? Basically illiterate, no one can teach them to distinguish. They were born humble, and could only work like slaves. And the nobles regarded them as animals that walked on two feet without even looking at them. So, these gangsters whose brains have not been developed can distinguish between left and right. They are definitely talented ... After training for three days in a row, many people still can''t tell the difference. Even though Marin used the corporal punishment of the army whip, it was not very effective. Marin was so anxious to vomit blood, seeing that the emperor''s second recruiting time was not too long. If he did not train well, he would have no chance at all ... Finally, one day, while Marin was blowing a birch whistle, he saw a **** who hurried to gather, probably too hastily, and his right foot didn''t even have time to wear shoes, so he ran to gather. ´© "Wear a shoe ..." Marin began to muse, as if he had seen this happen ... "By the way, isn''t the British ''Red Shirt'' using a shoe to help recruits to distinguish between the left and right!" Marin was excited. In the past, he seemed to have mentioned in the forum that in the 19th century, the quality of British soldiers was also very bad. At the beginning of training, many recruits couldn''t tell the difference. In order for the recruits to distinguish between the left and right, someone later came up with a way to get the recruits to take off their right foot shoes and only let the left foot wear shoes. In this way, when training, turn left and shout "shoes", and turn right and shout "foot". So the recruits quickly distinguished between them. After that, slowly replace the "shoes" and "foot" passwords with left and right. In fact, until the early 19th century, the British literacy rate was also very low. Basically, those recruits who had been forced over were illiterate. Those who can read, as long as they perform well, are mostly military officers and non-commissioned officers. Uneducated people tend to be a bit sluggish in listening to passwords, making it difficult to distinguish immediately. In other words, the British recruits in the first half of the 19th century and the medieval novice mercenaries were of similar quality. Sure enough, after getting everyone to take off one of the shoes, the situation immediately improved a lot. After all, if you wear shoes, you can tell if it''s not dementia. But there is also a problem here, that is, it is a bit cold in winter and bare feet are very uncomfortable. For this reason, Marin took everyone to a sheltered valley and spread a lot of hay on the ground to prevent everyone from freezing their feet. Moreover, everyone''s right foot is not considered barefoot, Marin asked them to wear double socks. Not only that, left-right training is also generally performed during the day when the temperature is high. Other times, I train with shoes. For example, when it ¡¯s cold in the morning and evening, everyone trains for running to improve their physical fitness. I was like this, after a few days, the fools finally cleared all the left and right parts. After clarifying the left and right, Marin began to train simple steps such as walking, turning left, and turning right while trying to replace the "shoes" and "foot" passwords with "left" and "right" as much as possible. UU reading books After a while, Marin took time every day to let Schwartz, who is better at spears, train everyone on how to use spears. Originally, Schwartz was going to teach everyone a lot of spear fighting skills and simple tactics. However, Marin only asked everyone to train the three simple moves of "pick", "pick" and "stab". "Master, why is this?" Schwartz was puzzled. "In the army, please call me head." Marin looked serious. "Okay, head, why is this?" "Schwartz, the tactical explanations you said, do these guys understand?" Õâ¸ö "This ..." Schwartz thought for a while, then shook his head. "So, with their brains, they can''t remember so many tricks. We might as well teach them the three basic routines. Moreover, fighting depends on battle formations, not personal martial arts." Marin has seen many posts and articles. of. He knew that for those soldiers with low intelligence, they would not be too complicated. After all, they are not soldiers who have generally received nine years of compulsory education in future generations. Therefore, teaching them the most basic and simplest practical actions is the best choice. ΪÁË In order to cultivate the brave thoughts of soldiers, Marin brainwashed the soldiers every day. Every day, during training, Marin yells: "Meet on a narrow road-" "¡ª¡ªThe brave wins! The brave wins!" The soldiers shouted in unison, whoever didn''t shout was a whip. In this way, in daily training, Marin used the phrase ¡°the narrow way meets the brave to win¡±, which Liu Shuai liked to say, as the slogan and purpose of the ¡°Huffman Mercenary Corps¡±. Of course, it is translated into German. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 27： Recruit a batch of archers ÁÖ Marin is very dissatisfied with this pure spear array. Because, when facing the line of fire gun array, the spear array became a clear target. However, for now, it is difficult to find a group of Musketeers in the German region. Not to mention the danger of using a musket and the high price of gunpowder. When he went into the forest for a hunt, Marin thought-could he use archers instead of the Musketeers in the Spanish side? You know, the trump card in the French army is the Swiss Lancer. The Swiss spearman is a pure melee unit without long-range strike capability. More importantly, the Swiss spearmen are basically poor, and most people have no money to buy expensive plate armor to protect their bows and arrows. In this era, bows and arrows may have lost their effect on French knights wearing plate armor, but for those Swiss spearmen in fancy clothes, they were not capable of equipping them with plate armor. Moreover, the infantry could not move in plate armor. Thinking of this, Marin summoned all the mercenaries and asked: "Are you good at archery?" Hey look at me, I look at you, no one responds. But a mercenary raised his hand and called out: "Report!" "Speak!" "Master, I don''t know how to shoot arrows, but I know who shoots!" "where is it?" "Just outside Vienna, many people from Orion came to apply for infantry." "Orion for infantry?" "Yes, some people don''t know the news, they don''t know that the empire only needs the spearman, and they think it is the archer. Others are directly planning to transfer to grow into the spearman." "Very good, thank you for your message. I will add a piece of meat tonight." Marin said with satisfaction, and instructed the cooking class director Tara (one of Marin''s attendants, who has more cooking talents, Marin teaches (He gave him a few hands to make him good at cauldrons.) He added braised venison to the guy who provided the news. After the tragedy, Marin took Kohler and Sauer, hurried back to the recruiting site outside Vienna, and began exploring around. Then Marin simply erected a flag and openly recruited archers ... ´Ëʱ But at this time, the infantry recruitment has ended, and only a small number of people are here. Many hunters actually went home after seeing that the Empire did not recruit archers. Malin Fei thought hard and recruited 8 archers only near the recruiting point in the west of Vienna. Later, he rushed to two points in the east and south of the city and exhausted his thoughts before recruiting another 12 people. In the end, Marin recruited only 20 archers. As a last resort, Marin had no choice but to take these 20 people back to the station in Robach. In fact, more than 20 people would be shooting arrows outside of Vienna at this time. However, most people don''t believe in this child of Marin. Only these 20 people are easy to flicker. I believe Marin is willing to follow him. After returning to the station, Marin first arranged for the 20 people to make straw shoes, and arranged for these people to take a bath to change clothes (in the mercenary regiment, Marin forced everyone to take a bath and wash clothes). After a while, Marin formed another team and asked Sauer to train the group with ready-made methods. First, of course, let them take off their right shoes and teach them to distinguish between right and left. Then, it is physical training and shooting training. These hunters have their own bows and arrows. Because the principle of mercenaries these years is to bring their own equipment. To Marin''s surprise, with these Orion, the mercenary regiment needed meat and did not have to go out on its own. Just bring a few Orion into the mountain and cooperate with each other to bring enough meat for the mercenary regiment. Can not only improve food for everyone, but also save a lot of money. As for the local tax officer, when he encountered an ordinary Orion, he came to blackmail. But Marin 100 was stationed here, and there were documents recognized by the empire, and the local sheriff and tax officer did not dare to put one. Not to mention that there is no aristocracy in this town, there are only a few jazz (the status is equivalent to knights and squires, but there is no fighting power), even the average baron, in the face of a 100-member mercenary group, dare not say . Because of the popularity of robbery in mercenaries these years, it is no different from the gangs. Now, people in the town of Robach are praying that the "Huffman Mercenary Regiment" should not rob the town. Where can they dare to offend the mercenary regiment? Fortunately, Marin paid great attention to the discipline of the army, and mercenaries were strictly prohibited from doing things like stealing chickens or dogs, or they would be dealt with by military law. Of course ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin may promise, and later hit Italy, he can carry out some robbery if he allows. You know, those who are willing to be mercenaries these years, in addition to eating and drinking, also have to make a fortune. Because mercenary robbery is common. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, agriculture was the most developed in Italy. This also makes the economy in Italy generally better than in Germany. Not only that, Italians are good at doing business, and there are many wealthy businessmen there. Many people have been waiting for the battle in Italy. Because there are many rich Italians waiting for them to rob ... Marin knows that there is nothing wrong with being willing to be a mercenary. They are not kings. If they forcibly suppress their robberies, they may be betrayed. Therefore, Marin had no choice but to agree to their robbery in Italy. But he also demanded that ¡ª robbery is OK, and casual killing and injury are not allowed. In addition, it is forbidden to oppress the poor and to highlight the food of ordinary people. Because if the food of the poor is robbed, they may starve to death. They are mercenaries, not demons. Because the 100th people who marched to Marin are basically novices, not the veteran mules who are used to mercenaries, their consciences have not been extinguished. Therefore, they also strongly agree with Marin''s request. Besides, if you want food, you can get enough of them. It is not necessary to grab civilian food. Moreover, there is too much food, so I ca n¡¯t take it all away. In the days that followed, the archer''s training progress gradually caught up with the spearman. Therefore, Marin began to try to mix the spearman and archer, and began to try to change the line ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are here www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 28： Stubble The discipline required by Umarin is very strict and has basically reached the level of the modern army. But this also made many mercenaries unhappy, but Marin told them that if they did not work hard, they might not be able to pass the selection of the emperor. If you fail to pass the selection of the emperor, you will not get a salary, let alone go to Italy to get rich. I thought of the bright prospects of robbery in rich Italy, and they all put up with it. They have heard the legends of some half-truth mercenary predecessors. For example, when a mercenary captured a certain city in an Italian city-state, he rushed into the home of a wealthy Italian merchant and stole a lot of belongings. It''s gold coins. And Marin also used the imagination of network writers to fool them, making up many legends of mercenary circles. According to legend, a mercenary regiment that captured a large city in Italy, everyone became a rich man, took the big beauties, and embarked on the pinnacle of life ... Heeding these fake news, I heard these novice mercenaries who had never seen the world enthusiastically. In fact, they cannot judge the truth of the news. After all, this is the Middle Ages, and information is extremely blocked. What Marin said was true and false, they couldn''t verify it. So, they were all flabbergasted by Marin, and then they worked hard to receive Marin''s abuse training ... It took 20 days for the battle queue and steering training. Later, Marin, the "devil", began to toss them in the middle of the night and engaged in an "emergency gathering". A whistle sounded in the middle of the night, representing a night attack by the enemy. All personnel must be dressed, armed, and assembled in front of the barracks within 5 minutes. Moreover, no one should make any noise in this process, except for the officer who shouts his password. Otherwise, military law serves. He did this because he trained soldiers to deal with enemy night strikes. In the middle of the night, the barracks are the most taboo. If one is not done well, a camp scream may occur. The battalion yell is very scary. In many cases, night attacks by small-scale troops will cause serious disruption and even collapse of the attacked army. The reason is actually very simple-in the middle of the night, everyone can''t see the situation in the distance. Once they are attacked, everyone doesn''t know how many enemies there is, or even who the enemy is and in which direction. Once panicked, fear spreads. Once the fear spreads, it may cause the army to collapse. Then, regardless of how many enemy troops there are, the soldiers will flee and even trample on each other. So, Marin demanded that even if it was attacked by night, it was absolutely forbidden to make loud noises and make noise, so as to avoid the spread of fear. Everyone is silent, and it is easy to calm down. Moreover, everyone didn''t say a word, and it was easy for the officers to speak. Once the battle line is formed, the army''s heart will stabilize and it will be able to counterattack. Alas, this really made the mercenaries unbearable. Often, they slept soundly, and then the whistle suddenly remembered. They heard the whistle and had to get up from the warm blankets and dress quickly, then pick up their weapons and join them at the barracks door. If it''s slow, it''s a beat. As mercenaries who are not afraid of death, they are full of resentment, but each time Marin tells them about the richness of Italy and the prospects of robbery immediately after he finishes off with the disobedient guy ... Then, when everyone falls into YY, forget the dissatisfaction Now ... In this regard, Schwartz determined to become an officer, that is extremely admirable. Secretly, Schwartz began to learn and imitate everything about Marin. He found that although Marin was not as tall and strong as himself, even martial arts was not as good as himself. But his head, Schwartz, is ashamed ... On the night, Marin also adjusted. According to the practice of medieval Europeans, the so-called night duty is to arrange several sentry posts at the gate of the big camp, which usually rotates every 4 hours. Such a mechanism, Marin knows deeply that it is full of loopholes. In addition, many war movies that have been seen in previous lives will have a few very good people, taking advantage of the night sentry to snooze and kill the sentry with a dagger. Then, the entire barracks was tragedy ... In modern times, in addition to the bright whistle at the door, there are usually several hidden whistle near the camp door. The reason for setting up a dark whistle is to be afraid of being touched by the whistle, and it is too late to warn. To this end, Marin selected a few soldiers and ambushed in a tent near the camp gate. Without lighting, he left only a gap to observe, and changed his position every 4 hours. In this regard, the soldiers naturally complained, and Schwartz, with reverence, worked hard to write down these means in small books. If it weren''t for the diary and ballpoint pen, Schwartz would have written it down on the spot. After all, I still use a quill pen. I need to reach into the ink bottle and **** it before I can write a few words. Uh ... When everyone''s queue was trained so that everyone can keep the formation moving forward, Marin finally began to train specific battle formations. Originally, Marin chose a large Spanish formation-this is the most suitable condition right now. However, the number of people in his hands was too small to form a square matrix at all. Marin thought about it and decided to bring the 100 people to the Spanish matrix, but not to complete the full matrix, but to train only the first two or three rows of the matrix ... With 20 archers, Marin didn''t divide them into rows. Because the archer has no time to reload, if it is not aiming and killing, but only "barrage strike", the archer can quickly shoot all the arrows (30) in one breath. Of course, most people will experience a period of demobilization afterwards. But take a break and continue. Because the bow and arrow fired fast, Marin put 20 archers in the middle of the first row. The distance between the archers is about 30 cm. Unlike a musket shooter, you can''t get too close. Because the fire rope of the musket gun shooter is tied to the arm. If they are too close to each other, their own fire rope may burn to the side of the gunpowder bag on their shoulders, which may easily cause a large security accident. Therefore, the space between the horizontal soldiers of the Spanish square is generally 1 meter. Archers are not that dangerous, they can stand closer to each other. As long as you don''t squeeze into each other, you can keep a certain gap. After testing, I found that the power of 20 archers shooting arrows is very good. Of course, because of the limited number of people, the "arrow like rain" effect cannot be formed. However, fighting against hundreds of opponents can definitely cause considerable injuries. However, after the group confrontation, Marin also found a problem-if the enemy rushed forward, the archer was very vulnerable, basically only the killing of the opponent''s spearman. For this reason, Marin thought about it, and then came up with a solution-he arranged two rows of spearmen in front of the archers. When fighting, the two rows of spearmen in front of the archer sit in the ground first, avoiding blocking the archer''s view. When the archer finished shooting and shot the 30 arrows in the quiver, the commander gave an order, and the spearman in front of the archer stood up again, forming a spear array, blocking the enemy''s possible assault. In this way, the enemy''s idea of ??killing the archer with a spearman will be defeated. Moreover, if the archer hiding behind the spearman recovers strength, he can take a few steps back, face forward 45 degrees upwards, use the bow and arrow to project, and hit the enemy''s spear array from above. After Marin''s research, Marin arranged 80 spearmen in two rows of 40 each. Behind the 20 people in the middle, there are 20 people in a row of archers. The archer is responsible for shooting the arrows in the quiver before the enemy rushes up, but if the opposing army charges too fast, it is too close to the front. The officers will promptly order the archers to stop archery, and the two spearmen in the two rows in front of the archers will stand up under the order. Put a spear on the shoulders of the first row to defend the enemy from attack. Then, the archer stepped back a few steps, estimated the position of the enemy army, put arrows in the air ahead, hit the enemy army, causing injuries. The longer the front spearman is on top, the more damage the archer can bring. If it goes on for a long time, the enemy will definitely lose or collapse because of too many casualties. Of course, the premise is that the spearmen in the front row must withstand the impact of the enemy and have not been torn open. For this reason, Marin hired a blacksmith in the town and built 40 engineering spades for him, which were used to dig trenches in front of the battle line to block the impact of enemy forces, especially the impact of cavalry. ×èµ² In order to block the possible attack of the enemy cavalry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The trenches that Marin had dug before the battle were generally divided into two, and the two trenches were only 2 meters apart. If the enemy crosses the first trench, it will appear on a 2 meter wide strip. In this zone, it is within the attack range of the front spearmen. Regardless of whether it is an enemy warhorse or an infantry soldier, who has just crossed the first trench, it is certainly not stable. At this time, the front spearman stabbed the spear, which certainly made the opponent unable to resist. In addition, in order to prevent the enemy''s shelling, the excavated soil will be piled into a rectangular mound behind the two trenches. Once the enemy first shelled, everyone lay on the ground and hid behind the mound to guard against shelling. These years, artillery was fired with solid shells, and most infantry guns were used for flat fire. As long as you lie on the mound, you will not be hit by shells. Moreover, on the mound before the battle, Marin was still learning the English, and was full of spikes to block the enemy''s impact. Even if it is too late to dig trenches, Marin''s front will quickly insert sharp stakes to block the impact of enemy forces, especially the impact of enemy cavalry. Of course, this is just a residual battle. Due to insufficient numbers, Marin currently has only two rows of pikemen. In fact, such a thickness is insufficient. Because in a really brutal battle, the first two rows of spearmen are easily consumed, and more rows of spearmen are needed to supplement them. But the problem is, Marin has no one in his hands. Therefore, he can only get a remnant array as a sample and show it to the officer responsible for recruiting soldiers. Moreover, the main thing to look at is his absolute control over the team, as well as the team''s strict discipline and efficient ability to execute orders. In general, it''s just a fake now, it may not be great on the battlefield, but it can be used to show and show off. Chapter 29： Nasty Allegiance Pledge Although it is only a residual formation, Marin must play flowers, otherwise, with his background, it is difficult to be fancy. In order to be fancy, Marin changed his name from Marin Huffman to Marin von Huffman. Because, at this time, Europe attaches great importance to origin. "Von" is only found in the names of German nobles, and at least hereditary nobles. And the general knight family will not add the word "Feng" in the name. Only the hereditary baron family began to add the word "Feng" to the name. But there are also a small number of knights who arrogantly add the word "Feng" to their names. The so-called "Feng" is actually to indicate his source, just like the Chinese say "I come from the Lang family Wang Lang, Boling Cui family, Longxi Li family" and so on. Generally speaking, the surnames behind Feng are noble titles, family names, or place names, indicating their origins. For example, "von Hohenzollern" indicates that you are from the Hohenzollern family. And "von Neumann" indicates that it came from the Neumann family. There are also geographical names, such as William II was called "William von Hohenzollern" (omitted in the middle) when he was the prince. When he became king of Prussia, he changed it to "William von Prussia" After the emperor of the German Empire, it was changed to "William von German". He Marin calls himself "Marin von Huffman" and obviously belongs to Yue Yue. Because Huffman Estates is not hereditary. However, no one in the empire has done it this way. Moreover, in this era, there is no online inquiry for identity cards, and information exchange is not smooth. Why don''t I add the word "Feng" in my name, do you bite me? You have the ability to check ... Moreover, if he does not add the word "Feng" in his name, it is estimated that the officials responsible for recruiting soldiers will not necessarily ignore him. Because in Europe at this time, everyone used to think that only nobles were eligible to be officers. This rule lasted until the 19th century. British star Wellington once relied on his aristocratic status and became an officer directly. He also paid for a colonel. In addition to careful consideration in the name, Marin also spent a little time on the residual array. In addition to the previous tactical training and queue training, Marin also practiced a beautiful line array steering. Specifically, the enemies did not directly confront themselves with this line array, but instead detoured to the side. What to do at this time? Marin used the two middlemost pikemen as the axis, and the entire team, "want to go to the right to align," and using them as a reference, began to turn clockwise or counterclockwise. The outermost step is larger, the inner step is smaller, and synchronous turning is achieved ... Finally, the entire queue is turning at a faster speed at the same time. In fact, on the battlefield, there is more than one line array at all, often many line arrays are distributed in a fan shape or other shapes. Generally, the flanks of the military will also arrange special line arrays to deal with it. Therefore, there is no need to face the enemy''s line array steering at all. But Marin''s original intention was not to fight, but to attract the attention of the boss. So, he played like this, and his performance was more than practical. Who has the mood to use this kind of performance-oriented turn when it comes to fighting? Simple and practical is the truth. In addition, Marin also made another more practical transformation matrix-hollow square matrix ... This is assuming that this line array is surrounded by itself-especially if it is surrounded by cavalry, it is definitely a death hunt to keep the line array. Therefore, in this case, Marin will keep the middle 10 rows still, and the person on the side starts, and the left and right columns are close to the middle. When the archer moves first, he runs quickly and runs to the back. Make up the back side. The 10 columns on each side move quickly to form the left and right columns of the square. At this point, the spearmen are facing the four directions, the first row of squats squat, and the second row of spears resting on the shoulders of the first row of spearmen. And the archer, in the middle of the hollow square array, shot through the gap and shot those who surrounded the square array. At this time, the hollow square matrix protects itself like a hedgehog. If the charge is strong, the casualties will be severe. In addition, the archer in the middle of the hollow square array can choose which side of the enemy is closer to him according to the situation. As long as it is within 100 meters, it is within the range of the archer. Speaking of which, these two changes are actually quite demanding. But the 100 mercenaries who had been abused by Marin for more than a month were already a little numb, and everyone became a little mechanical. Therefore, they actually completed two changes. Of course, it can only be done without the interference of foreign enemies. It is up to God to meet the real enemy. Of course, it is also because they are few. There are only 100 people in total. Changing the formation is of course simple. It wouldn''t be so easy if you changed to 1,000 people. However, even 1000 people can do it as long as they get home. It just takes a lot longer. After solving the problem of fake names and changing formations, Marin began to consider the issue of dress. His 100 mercenaries were wearing a variety of clothes. Although not as fancy as real mercenaries, they have begun to learn the fancy clothes of real mercenaries. To be honest, Marin would like to customize a beautiful military uniform for each of these two goods. Because, neatly dressed, can also give a deep impression. However, now that clothes are too expensive, Marin himself is too poor. So he had to give up the idea. Eventually, Marin thought about it and thought of a very economical way¡ªget everyone a white cloth, cut it in half, and sew it into a white vest that saves more cloth. This vest is cheaper because it uses less material and is easier to work with only 8 Finnies per piece. Then Marin brought in ink and drew a black cross in front of each white vest. Originally, Marin wanted to draw the iron cross used by the Second and Third Reiches. But the iron cross is a bit cumbersome to draw, and it is difficult to be the same. Later, in order to save trouble, Marin directly referred to the square red cross that was the easiest to draw in later hospitals, and drew a square black cross ... ¿´µ½ When he saw the 100th person in a neat queue, each of them wore a white vest with a square black cross on his chest, and Marin wanted to laugh. Because, he felt that the No. 100 person in front of him looked like a temporary medical staff in the hospital. However, this looks much more neat than before. At least, this is like an army, not a gang of black people ... After a while, Marin began to think about other tricks ... In order to be rich and rich, Marin couldn''t care less. Anyway, he can do whatever he likes. If he stays in Daming, he is bound to be called a courtier ... Marin learned that Emperor Maximilian I was more vain. For example, in 1490, he had the first Empire mercenaries to swore allegiance to him collectively. In fact, most of the mercenaries are for money. Who is really dedicated to your poor emperor? Not much money. However, Maximilian I loved this formalism, and everyone couldn''t help it. And, in the Middle Ages, the oath of allegiance was indeed a little bit binding, for those who kept their promises. ¼ÈÈ» "Since you like this tone, then brother will play flowers!" Marin said. Then, he began to recall the oaths he had seen in previous lives, such as the oath of joining the party, the oath of joining the party, etc ... But I chose to choose, and in the end, I found that the most flirtatious thing is that a certain version of the Third Empire SS on the Internet swore allegiance to Hitler ... The oath goes like this: "I honor my life as a brave and loyal SS soldier, Every comrade in arms is my brother, regardless of my origin or status, He swore allegiance to the head of state! The will of the head of state is above all else! The order of the head of state, Above all truth and law! Hey, Hitler! " This oath is said to have been made by Himmler, the third imperial fart, UU reading www. uukanshu.com is not only extremely charming, but also very touching (mainly the first two sentences). Marin thought about it, and modified this oath to become: "I honor my life as a brave and loyal Holy Roman Empire soldier, Every comrade in arms is my brother, regardless of my origin or status, I swear allegiance to the emperor! The emperor''s will is above all else! The order of the emperor, (this sentence was said by the officer, the original was said by Himmler, and naturally it was Marin) Above all truth and law! (Soldier collective cry) Hey, Holy Rome! (Keep shouting) " Âí When Marin released such a big move, everyone was enthusiastic. Cultured people, including Schwartz, were deeply infected and shouted with everyone. "Nima, the pattern of the head is Niubi. This group of grandsons are like chicken blood. No wonder the Germans of World War II dared to challenge the whole world, and their feelings are all overwhelmed!" Marin thought silently. On the surface, however, he also shouted inexorably with the soldiers. Acting, who can''t? Anyway, Marin felt that he must act like a super loyal minister, like an emperor''s brain powder ... At that time, the emperor would send himself a little golden person, preferably 24K pure gold. Then, I can sell it for myself ... To this end, Marin practiced a long expression, trying to transfer all his loyalty and enthusiasm to his face, letting people know at a glance. If future generations see Marin''s expression at this moment, he will definitely swear-snake disease, you think you are Liang Yifeng, the expression is so ecstatic ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 30： Make a telescope During a cross-country training, Marin surveyed the terrain there, but found that the distance seen by human eyes was limited, and he couldn''t see clearly from a distance. So Marin thought of the telescope ... The telescope was only invented in the early 17th century. There are still more than a hundred years before. Marin had to find a way to make an "invention" ... Of course, as an advanced technology and a strategically advanced technology, Marin is not willing to let others know the existence of the telescope. So he went to the optician shop in Robach, looked for the artisans in the shop, and polished a batch of circular concave lenses of the same size. Then, he rode to another town and found a local optician. The optician in this shop polished a batch of convex lenses (magnifying glass) of similar specifications for him. ½Ó×Å Then, he went to Vienna and found an artisan who was good at making wooden crafts and made a batch of wooden barrels for him. The front and back ends of the wooden barrel are detachable spiral-shaped card holders, which can fix the polished lenses. Of course, in order to hide the lenses, there is a length of wooden barrel in front of the card holder so that the glass inside can not be seen. If you don''t pay attention, when Marin looks at the distance with a telescope, others think Marin is looking through a wooden tube. However, what makes Marin depressed is that the quality of glass in this era seems to be inadequate. Normal glass is a bit green. This is because the iron ions in the glass are not removed, so the transparency of the glass is not very good. The earlier optical glass, lead glass, appeared to appear in Britain in the 17th century. So Marin can be sure that telescopes of this age will not look too far. Because the clarity of the glass is not enough ... Sure enough, after Marin received the goods a few days later, he assembled the telescope himself, and he could draw a long wooden barrel and adjust the focus. However, no matter how Marin adjusted, the telescope''s telephoto distance did not exceed 5 kilometers. Farther away, it starts to blur. Even at a distance of 5 kilometers, it can only be distinguished, and it cannot be seen clearly. Of course, this is used to detect enemy conditions, which is much stronger than the naked eye. After assembling the two telescopes, Marin bought two wooden boxes and locked the telescopes. The keys are only for him, and others cannot open them. Even if Kahn was few, they didn''t know what it was. Later, in order to train Schwartz (in fact, Marin decided to be lazy and let Schwartz do some daily work for himself), Marin organized several group confrontations. The confrontation was mainly in the mountains, and Marin also took out the tactics of ambush commonly used in the mountains. However, he did not dare to use the trick of smashing stones on the mountain, because it would kill people. Schwartz took the man in pain, carefully carried out a long roundabout, and then quietly touched the camp guarded by Marin. What he didn''t know was that, at a high place in the camp, Marin had long used telescopes to figure out his troop deployment and marching direction 5 kilometers away, and made corresponding adjustments. When 50 people from Schwarz touched the camp, they faced the traps and encircles under Malinbu ... Others didn''t understand it, but Kohler, who wasn''t on the sidelines, seemed to understand it¡ªas if Marin could make the corresponding subordinates, which had something to do with the two cylinders locked in the box. However, as an attendant, he is not easy to inquire about, and cannot do so. Depressed Schwartz, however, did not quite understand why Marin could "see the enemy first." Then Schwartz worshipped Marin even more ... After several drills, Marin seemed to notice that Kohler noticed the cylinder in his hand. So he felt that the cylinder in his hand seemed too conspicuous. As a result, he again found artisans, customizing smaller lenses and smaller and less humble cylinders, and assembled small telescopes again. This telescope is small, and Marin can cover most of it with two hands, but it can also reach an observation distance of 5 kilometers. When Marin stood high and looked out with a telescope, others saw Marin with his hands in front of his eyes, thinking that his hands were used to block the sun ... In fact, his two hands, holding With a small cylinder ... In fact, the telescope thing is most useful for scouts. Marin is the head coach. It is possible to observe enemy lines before the battle, but it is not possible to go out to investigate frequently. (There are also coaches who investigate in person, but the end is generally not good. For example, Li Zicheng went out to investigate in person and was armed to KO by an unknown landlord. Washington personally investigated , And was almost sniped by Colonel Ferguson ...). So, after much deliberation, he decided to develop Sauer as a scout ... He chose Sauer because the Sauer family were their own serfs and more reliable than outsiders. Moreover, Sauer has a very calm personality and a good mind. From his recommendation of Schwartz, Sauer is also a bit wise. At least, he sees people. Moreover, Sauer''s vision is also good. What''s more, when hunting before, Sauer also often carried out reconnaissance tasks, and had some experience in this. He was able to return to report the position without alarming the deer herd or wild boar, proving that he was well suited for investigation. Moreover, in this era, the scouts often had to approach the reconnaissance, which was very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be found and pursued by enemy sentries. After you have a telescope, the scout does not need to approach the other camp, as long as you find a high point a few kilometers away, you can do it with a telescope. In the era when telescopes were not popular, even the best-sighted people had to be within one kilometer to get some important data. Most people can only see clearly if they are within a few hundred meters. Therefore, people in this era will not exceed 1 km away even if they are anti-reconnaissance. Therefore, as the first people to use a telescope to detect, in general, Sauer''s safety can be guaranteed. After the encounter, Marin and Sauer exchanged privately. Marin tested Sauer''s loyalty and found it to be good. He then made Sauer swear that he would never allow anyone to reveal anything about the telescope. Moreover, every time Sauer goes out for investigation, he can come to collect the telescope here. Usually, Sauer''s telescope is locked in Marin''s box. Not only that, Marin also demanded that in front of others, Sauer not use a telescope to avoid being seen as a problem. Sauer didn''t care at first, but when he got the telescope, he was really surprised. The first time he used the telescope, he was so scared that he almost dropped it. Õâ "This ... this is amazing!" Sauer was shocked. "Well, Sauer, remember, never reveal the secret of the telescope to anyone! Including your loved ones!" "Yes, Master UU reading !" »¹ÓÐ "Also, don''t drink too much alcohol in the future. Drunk is easy to talk about." "Yes!" "Well, go!" A few days after his death, Marin provided Sauer with several investigative missions, taught him how to hide himself, and gave him a camouflage investigative costume. After training, Sauer accomplished the task better than ever. In fact, this kind of task is also very difficult. Peeping with a telescope a few kilometers away, who can''t do such a thing. The key is to choose the right place to avoid being discovered by the other party. Moreover, investigations also require patience. Fortunately, Sauer is a very patient person. If it''s as quick-tempered as Kahn, there''s certainly not that much patience to slowly count the details of the number of people, the number of animals, and the number of horses in and out. Of course, this involves knowledge in inferential calculus, and Sauer is certainly not at that level. What Sauer can do now is to estimate the number of the other party through the house / tent, and to estimate how many pots the other party has by using the amount of cooking smoke raised during cooking, so as to simply infer the number of the other party to eat ... These are the basic truths. Westerners in this era prefer to go head-to-head. At this time, they will never come up with any plan to "reduce the stove". This estimation is quite accurate. In addition, Marin also urged Sauer to strengthen the observation and estimation of enemy food storage locations. In the Middle Ages, Europeans didn''t think of ways to use sand to disguise military rations to stabilize people''s hearts. Therefore, investigating the other party''s food reserves is also conducive to estimating the other party''s military heart (the food will be stable only when the military heart is sufficient), and it can even facilitate the destruction of the other party''s food and grass ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 31： Apply again µ× At the end of February 1495, news came from Vienna that the emperor finally decided to expand again ... At this point, King Charles VIII of France had led a coalition of 60,000 people from France and Savoi to the kingdom of Naples, and halfway along, the troops of other Italian city-states were pushed by them. Even the Papal State was crushed by Charles VIII. Charles VIII brought his army into Rome with brilliance and forced the Pope to crown him as King of Naples. °Ë Charles VIII pushed the terrible power of the Apennine Peninsula and made the countries of Italy feel fear. So, led by the most powerful of the states and the most prestigious papal states, the Italian countries decided to establish a "sacred alliance" to jointly fight the French who coveted Italian territory. The sacred Roman Empire, as the enemy of power and the French, was naturally invited. You know, the original Principality of Burgundy was huge, in addition to the current Burgundy (Franche-Comt¨¦), there are also the Principality of Burgundy (Burgundy, France in the later generations), and the Netherlands. . But after the daring battle of Charles, the French took advantage of the internal chaos in Burgundy to cut away the large Burgundy Principality (Burgundy Region), so that Maximilian I, who inherited his father-in-law''s heritage, Only the smaller Burgundy (Franche-Comt¨¦) and Netherlands regions were obtained. So, Maximilian I and the French had the hatred of robbing the territory. Therefore, Maximilian I will actively prepare for war without the sacred alliance. Of course, he will also pretend to show that he does not want to be involved in Italian affairs. In fact, it was good for him to pose with the Venetian. As we all know, the European Republic of Venice is currently estimated to be the country with the best financial situation. Although small, Venice is extremely well-developed. These years, the Ottoman Empire has just begun to rise, and it has not yet competed with Venice for Mediterranean hegemony. The new route is still under development. The Portuguese have not yet arrived in India and have yet to challenge Venice''s maritime trade status. Therefore, Venice is still in a strong stage. The strong Venice has more than 3,000 paddle boats and 36,000 sailors. Although the total population of Venice is less than 200,000. But the Venetian is rich. In this era, you can hire a lot of mercenaries to fight for you. Therefore, rich Venice has great potential for war. Even the strong neighbors on the side did not dare to wrangle with Venice. The country of Venice is so small, but its financial situation is excellent. Little Venice, a year of fiscal revenue, up to 2 million ducat gold coins. In the same period, France was only about 1.2 million. Alas, Venice is just a small city-state with a population of less than 200,000. France is a large European country with a population of 15 million ... Of course, in this era, the Netherlands has not yet risen, and Spain and Portugal are still exploring the sea. Therefore, no country in Europe can compete with Venice financially. Although France''s fiscal revenue cannot keep up with Venice, it is better than Britain and better than Shen Luo. Why? Because France established permanent taxation right at the time of Charles VII and taxed nationwide (however, this would exclude those vassals and vassals, so this is not a universal taxation system). This made France''s financial situation among the best in Europe. Otherwise, the French could not send tens of thousands of troops to invade Italy. Britain is fine, Henry VII also began to imitate France for centralization, but has not implemented a fixed tax system like France. Therefore, the British finance is far less than that of France, but it also has 120,000 pounds per year, which is equivalent to 480,000 ducat. The Holy Roman Empire looked very big, but the Emperor did not have permanent taxation rights at all, and could only tax in Austria and Burgundy. Among them, taxation in Burgundy is still very difficult. Therefore, the financial level of the huge Holy Roman Empire is now slightly better than Britain, which has not stabilized, and much worse than France. If it was not during the war, the emperor could ask the Imperial Parliament for help, and if he could levy a war tax on the whole empire, the Holy Roman Empire would not have the power to compete with France. So, in this period of Europe, Venice was the deserved boss when it came to financial resources. The Holy Roman Empire, but the emperor''s younger brothers, is more bluffing. So, the emperor had a wry brain when he faced Venice, and wanted Venice to help him with some military expenses ... Venice is naturally rich, and they can also hire mercenaries from various Italian states. However, Italian mercenaries could not fight with Germans. Because Italians love business and are busy doing business. Or, drunk art and busy picking girls. The German region is still relatively martial. The Swiss Alliance, which is rich in mercenaries, is also considered to be German. Therefore, the combat literacy of the Shinra army is higher than that of Italian mercenaries. It is for this reason that Venice wants to win over Shinra. Otherwise, if the Italian mercenaries are strong, Venice would have dominated the European continent. The messenger of Venice could not understand the intention of the emperor. However, the Venetians didn''t care too much. Because, compared to the poor ghost God Emperor Luo, they are more afraid of rich and powerful France. So, the messenger promised that as long as the Shinra empire assembled its troops and drove to Italy, Venice would provide some subsidies to satisfy the emperor. The reason for doing this was to be afraid that the emperor would take the money and not work. When the emperor assembled his army and entered Italy, he would not fight for nothing. It happened that the tax revenue in Burgundy has arrived. Although the imperial parliament has not let loose, the money in Burgundy can make the emperor much better. Anyway, in Italy, Venice also promised to pay some money. If it wins, there will be war dividends. µÄ The emperor with money shook naturally. Then, the second batch of recruitment notices was also sent everywhere. The second round of recruitment has officially started ... After getting the news, Marin quickly rushed to camp and loaded the supplies onto the ox cart. And all the soldiers, all walking, went to Vienna. After more than a month of maltreatment by Marin, these mercenaries have absolutely no pressure on the march. You know, every day, Marin will force them to carry Marin''s "designed" backpack, holding a spear, and armed off-road for 5 kilometers. At first, just come 5 kilometers every morning. In the later period, it is already 5 kilometers each morning and evening. You know, this year, there are no cars, and infantry marches must go by themselves. Even horses are expensive supplies. Moreover, horses eat more than humans. Unless it is in a hurry, the general officer will not let the soldiers ride horses. Unless, it is cavalry. Therefore, the infantry marches, it is completely by walking. Fortunately, this era is the Middle Ages. These poor mercenaries were also used to walking. Where they go, if they are not so far, they basically walk on their own. It''s normal to walk a few dozen miles a day ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Unlike modern people, they are used to riding a car and let him walk for 5 kilometers. Under Marin''s high-intensity training, everyone now feels no pressure on long-distance marches. Each of them, carrying a linen backpack with belongings, holding spears, and lining up in a neat line, walked silently on the way to Vienna. No one laughed. Because before, some of them also talked and laughed while marching, and then were suppressed by the whip stick ... Therefore, everyone has formed the habit of marching quietly. Moreover, they are also accustomed to obeying Marin''s orders. After more than a month of training, this has become an instinct for everyone ... Marin took everyone to march all the way, took a day, marched 50 kilometers, and finally rushed out of Vienna. Then Marin found everyone tired. After all, the longest march before was no more than 20 kilometers. 50 kilometers, although we can run, but everyone is tired. In this era, the average infantry team can travel 30 kilometers a day, even if it is not bad. Marin led a team of 50 kilometers a day, which made everyone tired. But he knows that this is not the limit. You must know that the Red Army has more than eight perverts. It''s just that everyone was so accustomed to running so far a day for the first time. You know, Marin''s physical training for these people is very abnormal. In order to save physical fitness and show a better status in the selection tomorrow, Marin let everyone set up camp outside the city, and prepare for tomorrow''s selection. And Sauer, who was on horseback, was sent to search for infantry recruiters because of his low physical energy consumption. Of course, he went on foot to inquire about the news. After all, he is not tired, but his horse is tired ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 32： One more time, I like to listen In the evening, when everyone set up camp, Sauer returned, and brought back a message that shocked Marin-at 10 am tomorrow, the emperor visited the recruiting point of the South Gate to inspect the recruitment situation. Marin was instantly excited. Emperor, although he is a poor ghost emperor and cannot give you money, it is a matter of giving you identity. Moreover, if recruited by the emperor, it can actually give you money, although it is only a low salary. Ò» ´ó In the early morning of the next day, Marin set off for the whole team and went to the south gate of Vienna to stay at the emperor. However, because the emperor was going on a tour. Upon arriving outside the South Gate, Marin''s weapons were temporarily seized even if they showed the Huffman mercenary regiment''s legal certificate. Because, unlike those scattered soldiers, Marin is a hundred people. If they continue to hold weapons, they may be able to assassinate the emperor. Not only that, the Vienna Garrison also mobilized 50 heavily armed cavalry to monitor the Huffman mercenary regiment in preparation for their actions against the emperor. I do n¡¯t care about Marin. Anyway, he did n¡¯t really come to assassinate the emperor, but to please the emperor. He had all the members of the Huffman mercenary regiment line up in a neat line along the avenue. Beside him, there were 50 Vienna cavalry who looked at each other with dear eyes. At this time, it was already around 9 o''clock in the morning. Marin carried a "pocket watch" about the size of an alarm clock and told him it was 9 am. Speaking of them, these years, pocket watches really pit. Marin went on to buy a pocket watch in high spirits, but instead bought a "pocket watch" that was about the same size as the alarm clock that he used to wake up when he was a kid. Although clockwork has begun to be used, it is not yet small due to technical conditions. It is said that some skilled artisans can make the "Bai Zhong" smaller. But obviously, there are no such artisans in Austria. It seems that powerful artisans are in Nuremberg and Cologne. As for the origin of later watches, Switzerland, this watch industry has not yet developed. It seems that until Calvin, the founder of Christian Calvinism, banned wearing jewelry in Switzerland, Swiss talents wondered how to make clocks into exquisite wear accessories. Then came the famous Swiss watches. However, that will be decades later. Marin chose a better location, next to the avenue next to the recruiting square outside the south gate of Vienna. The emperor must pass through to enter the recruit square. Such a good location, of course, many people want to occupy. However, Marin has 100 fierce thugs in his hands, and those who are scattered and brave can''t afford to mess with them. However, it is precisely because they occupy such a good position that raises the doubts of recruiters. Therefore, the Recruitment Department put 50 cavalry here, on the one hand, to protect the safety of the emperor when passing, and on the other, to monitor the Marin group. 10 At 10 o''clock in the morning, the emperor''s travel team really appeared outside the South Gate. The emperor came in a horse-drawn carriage, but all the horse-riding carriages around him were tall German horsemen, each wearing plate armor. If you want to assassinate the emperor, you have to pass through the surrounding Iron Man Wall first. When the emperor puppet arrived at the square, the square suddenly boiled. Thousands of people were all agitated. Many people started yelling, trying to get the emperor''s attention: "Long live, Your Majesty the Emperor!" "Long live the Holy Roman Empire!" "I''m Joel!" "I''m Hanson!" "I¡­¡­" Uh ... When the emperor''s convoy passed near Marin, Marin suddenly raised his right hand forward and performed an ancient Roman military ceremony similar to the Nazi military ceremony. Then he shouted: "Hi, Holy Rome!" As soon as he saw his head moved, more than 100 little brothers in white vests on the side, immediately stretched out his right hand, performed the Roman military salute, and shouted together: "Hi, Holy Rome!" The movement of the Huffman mercenary regiment scared 50 cavalry on the side, and they took out their sabers, just like the enemy. Even the knights guarding the emperor also took out the knight sword and wanted to escort. But they soon discovered that it was just a team of boys in white vests on the roadside saluting the emperor. So they were relieved. However, the marvelous movements and sounds of more than 100 people like Marin are really remarkable. Even Emperor Maximilian I in the carriage, curiously looking through the window of the carriage, watching the more than 100 standing men on the side of the road, still marching ... "Nice military appearance, which unit is this? Looks very sharp!" Maximilian I asked Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, who was riding with him on the side. ²® Earl Frederick certainly didn''t know, so he shrugged: "Who knows, he hasn''t seen or heard him." Uh ... After a while, the emperor came to the platform in the middle of the square and boarded it, making a few sounding speeches. Later, Count Hohenzollern announced that the selection had officially started (today, the emperor had specially waited for the selection to begin). After a while, the whole square was in a commotion. Everyone went in line as required. Take a look at Marin: ¿¿ "Fuck, we''re a little far from where we line up ..." He thought for a while and decided to cut the line ... And, it was the overall cut ... Then, he waved his hand and began to command the team to cut the line together. However, they queued in a neat queue, often arrogant ... "Walk in steps, 1-1-121, 1-1-121 ..." Then, all members of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment, taking neat steps, walked from the side to the front of the team. Marin had given the death order at first--without his order, he did not stop, and the sword and fire in front of him also continued to move forward ... Then, under Marin''s 105 commanders, under the command of Marin, he struck the front of the crowd arrogantly, striding extremely neatly to outsiders ... "Where is this guy? I do n¡¯t understand the rules so much?" Count Hohenzollern was a little displeased and planned to send someone to drive Marin out. But the emperor seemed interested in them and stopped the count. Those who have been lining up to take good pictures will naturally be unwilling to be squeezed away. However, Marin, the 100th person, didn''t seem to see them, looking forward, still moving forward, and striding forward. In the end, under the powerful momentum of No. 100 Marin, they chose to give in ... After entering the team, Marin shouted: "Stand!" Then, ¡°à§¡± was heard, and the 100th person stopped suddenly and neatly. Then Marin called again: "turn right!" All members of the Huffman mercenary regiment turned neatly to the right, facing forward, with no expression on their faces, and no messy look. "It''s ... disciplined!" "If you are disciplined, you won''t be cut in line, or in the line ..." Count Frederick was speechless. Did you use a neat queue to cut the line to show that your team is disciplined? Strict discipline, are you still in line? Count Hohenzollern didn''t want to say anything at this time ... ¶Ô "Well, Frederick, this team is here to apply? Why such a strong team, instead of contacting you directly, came to participate in the selection?" Ò²Ðí "Maybe, their leader can''t get in touch with me ..." Frederick was also uncertain. Although annoyed by this team''s irregularities, he also had to admit that, from a disciplinary perspective, this small team is definitely top-notch. At least, better than most German armies. Suddenly the emperor and the count did not expect it, Marin hadn''t finished yet. After grabbing someone''s registration position, he didn''t register immediately, but started to show. He raised his hand again, performed a Roman military salute, faced the platform where the emperor was, and shouted: "All members of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment, serving for the emperor. May my great Holy Roman Empire be invincible and invincible! Hey, Holy Rome!" Then, 105 of his men were like conditioned reflexes, and they all stretched out their right hands, performed a Roman military salute, and shouted: "Hi, Holy Rome!" "Hi, Holy Rome!" Next, Marin ignored the fact that the recruiters had not yet recruited themselves, but began to take an oath of allegiance to the emperor. I saw him facing the platform where the emperor was, raised his right hand, and began to swear: "I glorify my life as a brave and loyal Holy Roman Empire soldier ..." After the trance, all members of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment were conditioned and generally raised their right hands, palm forward, and swore in unison: "I honor my life as a brave and loyal Holy Roman Empire soldier, Every comrade in arms is my brother, regardless of my origin or status, I swear allegiance to the emperor! The emperor''s will is above all else! " Marin quickly connected: "The Emperor''s Order-" "Beyond all truth and law! Hey, Holy Rome!" The soldiers shouted in unison. Uh ... All of a sudden, the people in the square were calmed down ~ www.novelhall.com ~ also stopped-where is this group of emperor brains? The emperor Maximilian I, who was on the high stage, first hesitated for a while, then suddenly excited: "Too good to say, the emperor''s orders are higher than all truth and law ... What a delightful heart, what a delightful heart!" Which emperor does not want to say everything ... Count Count Frederick, although he despised Marin and others for not wanting to be forced, but as the emperor''s favorite, he could not tear down the emperor''s platform. So he had to agree. Suddenly, the emperor came in a whiff: "Frederette, tell them, this oath ϲ»¶ likes to listen, let them take another oath, ëÞ accept their allegiance!" "do it again?" "Yes! Do it again!" "Why don''t you take a look?" "Is it necessary? Look at their queues and the appearance of the team, you know that this is a strong army!" "Okay!" As the emperor''s pet, Frederick knew that Marin, the group, was right. Her Majesty the Emperor seems to eat this set very much, and also likes this vow. Then, Marin led 105 men (except for Kohler, who was looking at supplies and weapons), without blushing or beating, and swore to the emperor again before tens of thousands of people. The most exaggerated thing is that Marin looked at the emperor''s eyes, full of enthusiasm, lived off a super loyal minister who dare to die for the emperor ... Most of the onlookers were shocked, and big men like Count Frederick were slandered: "This kid is very good, and he is not under the care of the old man ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please To reading. Chapter 33： Officially become a knight Marin took the younger brothers and swore once again, so that Emperor Maximilian I was so comfortable that he ate sorbet in the hot weather and was in his heart. "This is a good oath, and the army will take an oath of allegiance, so use this." After refreshing, Maximilian I commanded Count Frederick. Õâ¸ö "This ... not so good ..." Count Frederick thought the oath was too nasty. Moreover, the phrase "the emperor''s order is higher than all truth and law" will surely provoke the gang of the imperial parliament. You know, the gang of the Imperial Parliament is the spokesman for the so-called "empire law." Above the law, just don''t look at the Imperial Parliament ... But since the emperor is happy, he is so embarrassed. Anyway, the relationship between the emperor and the imperial parliament was not good. Moreover, the salaries of the army of the emperor were not borne by the Imperial Parliament. Only when the war is expanded does the Imperial Parliament need to increase the war tax. As soon as the Emperor Puppet was happy, the matter of Marin''s application was simple and passed directly. Although many people are in trouble, what can you do? Against the emperor? Then the emperor summoned the so-called "young talent" Marin with a happy mood ... Marin is indeed an acting school. After searching, as soon as he got on the high platform, Marin immediately changed his face, like the brain fans who met idols in the future. Then, Marin was pilgrimage-like, full of admiration, half-knelt before Maximilian I, to kiss the emperor''s boots-this is a special etiquette only for those nobles who meet the pope. Of course, the knight''s ceremonial ceremonies sometimes appear in this scene, indicating that the knight''s submission and obedience to the lord. Maximilian I was a little stunned, and the kiss of the feet was the highest form of surrender in Christ''s world. This little knight in plate armor is so religious to you? Side by side, Frederick, Earl of Hohenzollern, scoffed secretly-this is really shameless, super shameless, shameless than the old man ... "Get up, my subjects, what''s your name?" "Marc von Hoffmann, a trainee knight of Mark, pays tribute to His Majesty the Emperor!" When Marin stood up, he immediately lifted his right hand and performed an ancient Roman military salute. "this is¡­¡­" "This is the military salute of ancient Rome. Since we are the Holy Roman Empire, this military salute can not be more appropriate." Marin exclaimed. In fact, the Holy Roman Empire is neither sacred nor Roman. However, the title "Roman Emperor" was not self-proclaimed by the Holy Roman Empire, but was given by the Pope. Therefore, jurisprudentially, it is not wrong. "Well, okay ... by the way, young knight, are you still an apprentice knight?" The emperor responded, so such a talented person, is he an apprentice knight? Is Earl Mark blind? "That''s it, Your Majesty, the minister is only 17 years old and hasn''t had time to go to Earl Mark to be sealed. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor has recruited soldiers, and he hurried to Vienna immediately. Later, I saw that many people in Vienna did not catch up with the previous Recruiting, simply convened 100 people and trained for more than a month ... "Marin said shyly, pretending to be embarrassed. "It''s only 17 years old, no wonder it hasn''t been officially sealed ..." Maximilian I regarded Marin as the eldest son of the Huffman family. In fact, Marin was the second son and had no qualifications to meet Earl Mark. "What? You say you have trained 100 people for more than a month?" Frederick, Count Hohenzollern, exclaimed. Originally, Frederick thought that this team was brought by Marin from the family and should have been training for a long time, otherwise the movement would not be so uniform. Unexpectedly, it turned out that it took only more than a month to train. Therefore, he was somewhat shocked by Marin''s ability to train. "More than a month?" Maximilian I was also a little shocked. He is not an emperor who does not understand the military and knows the difficulty of training. Just let those lowly soldiers figure out the left and right, it is estimated that it will take a month, let alone other training. Only the higher-quality noble children can train more easily. And noble children, it is impossible to be an ordinary infantry in this year. Therefore, Marin''s training ability suddenly became more prominent. Yes, that ¡¯s it. Your Majesty, the prince came from a knight family, practiced martial arts from a young age, and learned a certain amount of military knowledge. Moreover, the prince also studied with a great traveler who traveled the world, and he taught the minister some military training methods. "Oh I got it." ÄÇô "So how did you make these lowly civilians so obedient in just one month?" Count Hohenzollern wondered. As a great aristocrat, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, looked down on those uneducated civilians. He felt that getting the stupid civilians to figure out the instructions was quite difficult. Alas, Marin did not want to tell Count Hohenzollern the secret, but it was his housekeeping skills. So he can only vaguely say: "It''s nothing more than a whip and a stick snoring. If you don''t complete the prescribed action, don''t give food!" Marin began to mislead the count. But Frederick really believed. Because, nowadays, those nobles are training civilians. In his opinion, Marin is nothing more than a bit harsher, so it works faster. Or, the people who happen to be recruited by Marin are more talented. Suddenly Emperor Maximilian I suddenly looked full: "Knight Marin, you said that you are still an apprentice knight, so, what is your martial art? Would you like to forget your life for the house?" Marlin froze, but quickly responded: His Majesty, "His Majesty, has practiced martial arts since he was a child. At present, except for height and strength, which need to grow a little, there is no problem. The will of the emperor is Marin''s pursuit!" After that, a Roman military ritual was once again formed. "Very well, I am very relieved. Knight Marin, ëÞ now officially enclose you as a knight in the Royal House and command infantry for ëÞ, will you?" Maximilian I said solemnly. The reason why Maximilian I seized Marin so easily was because he was deliberate, not just a reward. In the end, he really admired avid fans like Marin. Secondly, it is also shown to other aristocrats in the empire¡ªsee, for his sake, he wo n¡¯t treat him badly ... This kind of show like "Thousands of Gold Buy Horse Bone" is put into modern times. It is estimated that many people will see through. But in this era, it is still very effective. And Marin became the "horse bone" bought by Qianjin ... Moreover, Marin''s vow of making a fart fits the taste of Maximilian I very much. Although Maximilian I was capable, he was very good-looking. This oath was tailor-made for Maximilian I. The Emperor was extremely satisfied and intended to promote it. The canonized Marin is an official knight. In addition to "buying horse bones for thousands of dollars" to show others, there are also reasons for rewarding Marin for making such a "good" oath. Marin slammed his spirits, and when he reacted, he bent down and bowed grace, and at the same time, winked the flag bearer Garland. Garland wasn''t stupid, and quickly brought Marin''s rectangular knight flag over. UU Kanshu has a dovetail-shaped fork at the end of the flag, representing a trainee knight. The emperor''s servants also deliberately took out scissors and cut off the fork of the Marin Knight flag, representing that Marin was officially upgraded from a trainee knight to a formal knight. After that, Marin, as usual, half-knelt before the emperor and swore allegiance. The emperor announced the grant of Marin''s cloak, armor and Spurs. Of course, there was no scene. Marin followed to go to the palace treasury to get a set. ÁÖ Marin at this time is also extremely surprised. This is not, before the war, just by courting the emperor, he was named a knight. If some military achievements are made ... Marin is too scared to think ... "It''s no wonder that everyone in the future would like to make such a flattery of leaders so much that they would be rewarded and promoted without doing practical things ..." Ma Linwu realized. If the previous life had realized it earlier, it would not be just a clerk ... And he looked at the emperor even more fiercely-the emperor is a cow, and as a matter of fact, he just helped Lao Tzu right from his apprenticeship. You know, all Germans, trainee knights are at least tens of thousands or even more than 100,000. But in the end, very few can be named formal knights. And Marin, on martial arts, can only be regarded as ordinary, it is almost difficult to pass the normal knight competition and test. However, just by a shocking horse fart show, he successfully bridged the gap that many people can''t overcome in their lives ... Marin felt at this time that he was not looking at the emperor, but at a knighthood machine ... ... The emperor, who feels good about himself and has a strong vanity, automatically understands Marin''s hot eyes as his admiration for himself, just like the torrent of Danube water, endless ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 34： Raging Spear Infantry After all, Maximilian I was not a fool. He was considered to be more powerful in the Habsburgs (conversely, the rest of the Habsburgs were not very powerful), so after calming down, he wanted to take Take a look at Marin ... "Ai Qing, how effective is your mercenary group?" "Properly, the mercenary regiment''s training tactics are specifically aimed at Swiss mercenaries!" Marin said with confidence. ÕæµÄ "Really?" Maximilian I refreshed. You know, Swiss mercenaries are the main force in the French army. Regardless of the number of French knights, the newly formed spearmen can also be restrained. ÈðÊ¿ The Swiss spearmen are not only good at defending the impact of the Cavaliers, they can also launch attacks, which can be called Europe''s top power in this era. Moreover, the emperor himself and the Swiss mercenaries were also hostile. His father-in-law "Bold Charlie" died at the hands of Swiss mercenaries. The large territory of the Principality of Burgundy also fell into the hands of the French because of the help of the Swiss. Even the birthplace of the Habsburgs, Eagle Castle in the Swiss canton of Aargau, fell into the hands of the Swiss. In fact, the Swiss spearmen had been in Europe for decades after the Battle of Nancy until they were stepped on by German mercenaries who used large-scale muskets and learned the Spanish Phalanx (the specific commander was the "German Mercenary Father "George Flenzberg). In other words, the Swiss spearmen are very melee, but they are afraid of long-range strikes. In particular, the large muskets of the Spanish Phalanx are powerful enough that even if the Swiss wear plate armor, they cannot stop them. Marin''s temporary plan, although the more powerful muskets were replaced with bows and arrows. However, most of the Swiss spearmen are basically poor, and they cannot afford expensive plate armor. Therefore, the bow and arrow formation is very powerful in the face of the Swiss spearmen wearing cloth or leather armor. When the Swiss spearmen were shot and flew in, it wouldn''t matter if they spent their blood to equip their breastplates. At that time, Marin will change into a large musket, and it will still be crushed ... ÑéÖ¤ In order to verify whether Marin was bragging, Count Hohenzollern decided to have a real soldier confrontation exercise to see if Marin was bragging. Alas, Marin went to the recruiting office and took 80 long sticks, and took back his 20 hunting bows ... "Bow and arrow ... Isn''t this thing about to be eliminated? Can''t shoot through plate armor ..." Count Frederick had some Spartans. In Europe, due to the emergence of plate armor, the killing ability of bows and arrows was greatly reduced. As a result, bows and arrows were gradually ignored. There are only lowly civilians fighting, and bows and arrows are still prevailing. Because low-level civilian soldiers are not capable of equipping plate armor and have low protection against bows and arrows. For nobles and knights, the threat of bows and arrows is really limited. "Master, our archer, not the French plate knight, but the Swiss mercenary," Marin reminded. "What to say?" The emperor was also curious. His Majesty, "Swiss mercenaries are mostly poor mountain people. Do they have money to buy plate armor?" The emperor and the count both shook their heads ... ÄÇ¾Í "That''s it, these poor ghost Swiss, since they don''t have the money to buy plate armor, can they stand the blow of the bow and arrow?" The emperor and the count shook their heads again ... "That ¡¯s why he said that this formation is specifically restrained from Swiss mercenaries." Marin''s mercenaries all took wooden sticks as spears, and the arrows of bows and arrows used arrows without arrows in ox carts. These headless arrows are used by Marin to train these guys in order to avoid casualties during training. Even, for safety, the arrows of these headless arrows were covered with rags to reduce the impact when shooting. When the two sides lined up, Count Frederick frowned: "Knight Marin, why is your battle line so thin?" Including the archers, Marin''s battle line is only 3 rows, so Count Frederick is naturally dissatisfied. "Mr. Earl, I also want to make a lot of humiliation, but unfortunately I do n¡¯t have enough money. You know, for more than a month, all humiliation has paid for the **** ..." Marin said silently. Because of the large amount of training, although Marin led hunting, he shared some of the meat pressure. However, this group of second goods still consumes as much as 4 marks of Marin for meals every day, with a total of 640 fennies, and an average of 6.4 fennies per person per day. At this time, civilians in the empire earned only 2 Finneys a day. In other words, this group of rice buckets consume more than three times the income of ordinary people every day. I thought that Marin was only born of a knight family. It was really difficult to feed No. 100, and the emperor and the count were silent. ±íʾ In order to show fairness, Count Frederick also sent 100 old mercenary lancers to form a Swiss square, which is about the same thickness as Marin. But before the two sides confronted, Marin asked for an hour delay ... Then, the emperor and the earl were surprised to see¡ªunder the command of Marin, they took out 40 engineering spades (the emperor and the earl did not know this thing) and began to dig trenches before the battle ... The emperor and the count arrived on horseback and asked Marin: "Marin Knight, are you digging a ditch?" "Yes, Your Majesty, Earl, the trench can hinder the charge of the enemy, whether it is a knight or an infantry, the charge will be blocked." The emperor and the count then saw two trenches separated by only 2 meters in front of Marin''s battlefield. The trench is not deep, but it is relatively wide. It can be expected that after the enemy rushed up, he couldn''t jump over two wide trenches at once. Then they saw again that Commander Marin was planted with wooden spikes slanting forward on the edge of the trench near the battle array ... "This is ... the Englishman''s way against the French knights?" Maximilian I had a better vision, and at a glance, this was the way the English Longbowmen blocked the French knights'' charge. The difference is that the British''s wooden picket was inserted directly into the ground. Marin''s wooden stakes were inserted in the trench. Enemies want to charge, not only to jump over the trench, but also to avoid the sharp stakes in the trench, which greatly increases the difficulty. Sure enough, before the exercise began, the German spearmen led by a Swiss mercenary officer looked at the two trenches in the distance and the spiked piles full of embarrassment. In fact, the numbness of their scalp is still behind ... When the exercise officially started, the two teams were separated by 100 meters. According to Marin''s request, they were the defensive side, while the opposite 100 spearmen were the offensive side. Their weapons are also wooden sticks without spearheads. After the Swiss officer ordered the attack, the well-trained German spearmen, lined up in a neat line, began to march slowly, forcing the Huffman mercenary regiment. After entering a distance of 80 meters, I estimated that the archer had lethality and also had a hit rate. With Marin''s order, 20 archers opened their bows ... "Ah ... ah ... ah ..." Although there is no arrow, and the arrow is covered with rags, it still hurts when shooting at people. In particular, the German spearmen, like the Swiss spearmen, all wear fancy cloths and cannot resist bows and arrows ... If the bow and arrow fall on the body, unless it is in a very unimportant position, the soldier will be judged to be "killed" or "injured" to withdraw from the battle. At 80 meters, the archer''s hit rate is not high, and everyone doesn''t think so. At a distance of 70 to 80 meters, the German Spearman lost only 5 people. But after entering within 60 meters, "injury" began to increase. Because this distance does not need to project, it can accurately shoot "point kill". At a distance of about 60 meters, a round of bows and arrows came down, and the German spearman lost 9 people at once. This is also the reason why the spearmen accidentally blocked some of the "arrows" with their lances. After all, with so many guns, there is also a little defensive area. After entering the 50 meters, it was just giving away. At a distance of 40 ~ 50 meters, the archers of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment fired two rounds of arrows, which brought down 20 people. By the time the German Lancer entered a distance of 10 meters, there were only 40 left for 100 people ... In other words, 60 people were "killed" or "quit the battle due to injuries" on the way ... Moreover, many people are not "convicted" of casualties, but are really injured. After all, bows and arrows are also hard objects. Under the strong kinetic energy, even if the arrow is wrapped in rags and hits a person, it is very painful, just like a stone hitting a person. Some unlucky eggs were directly hurt by the arrows. "This ... the archer is so powerful?" Maximilian I and Count Frederick both played knights. The knights wore Gothic plate armor and despised bows and arrows. However, the infantry cannot ignore the threat of bows and arrows. Although Count Frederick commanded the spearman, he also pierced the opposite spearman, and never encountered a formed archer. Therefore, he has never seen such a strong bow and arrow injury. In fact, in this era, except for the insignificant number of archers in Britain, other countries, in fact, did not have archers on a large scale. Because, the archer''s training difficulty is not lower than the knight. With that spare time, it''s better to train more knights. Therefore, fewer countries have archers. After the plate armor replaced the mail armor, the protection of the bow and arrow was greatly improved. Therefore, no one wants to train archers in large numbers. Originally, in the early days of the British-French war, because of the excellent performance of the British longbow soldiers, many countries imitated the formation of bow and arrow troops. But after the defeat of the English, everyone stopped learning and the temporary bow and arrow unit was dissolved. 40 surviving spearmen, led by Swiss officers who also survived wearing breastplates, began to attack the Huffman mercenary front. But when they rushed forward, they were a little dumbfounded. Two wide trenches blocked them. I don''t see anything in the distance, I really feel trouble when I really come to attack. The trenches dug by Marlin were not deep, only 40 centimeters deep, but 2 meters wide. Two 2m wide trenches, plus a 2m distance between the trenches. This makes the "unnormal ground" within 6 meters in front of the Huffman mercenary regiment. If you want to rush through, you must first make the first ditch, and then climb up. However, the length of the spear (long stick) on both sides is 6 meters. When the people on their own side just climbed the second trench and stood on the 2m wide ground between the two trenches, their feet were not stable, and the "spears" on the other side rushed over ... Our soldiers went to block and pierce the spears on the opposite side, but the people on their side had just climbed a ditch and had not stood still, and the spearmen of the other side had long been waiting for their lives. Unstable, how to stab each other? So, a lot of downsizing ... Well, when the Swiss officer took the remaining 30 men to stand on the 2 meter wide ground, the Huffman mercenary regiment took a two-step back as a whole, and did not give the stabilized German spearmen a chance to fight each other. . Then, the archer took a break, and once again in the front row deliberately let go to start "clicking" on the opponent ... The German spearman is also very helpless with wooden spikes on the ground. You go to pick up the stub, the spearman opposite will certainly take the opportunity to hit you. Not only that, if you want to pull the tip, you have to go to the second trench. You''re in a ditch, and the other side just happens to lie down and shoot you ... I ca n¡¯t continue to move forward without removing the stakes. The Swiss officer who responded ~ www.novelhall.com ~ hurriedly led the team and walked to the left. However, he only has more than 20 people left ... He''s rounding to the left, but the numbers on both sides have been seriously unequal. At this time, Marin waved his hand directly, and all members of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment quickly turned the team, using the beautiful queue changes to face the remaining 20 German spearmen. Then, everyone kept up the team and overturned the remaining people and horses ... Finally, only 10 people on Marin''s side were confronted by the opponent''s wooden sticks because of their martial arts. casualties¡­¡­ "It''s a slaughter!" The emperor sighed. ÊÇ "Yeah, a soldier without plate armor is really difficult to resist the bow and arrow formation. But if you rush forward, the archer is useless." "Haha, Frederick, haven''t you seen? Your spearmen can''t kill the archers. Because there can be two rows of spearmen in front of them." "That''s true, too, but, Your Majesty, in real combat, the troops are far more than that. There are only two rows of spearmen in front, which is far from enough to protect the archers." "Marin also said that he has no money, so he only recruited such a few people. If there are enough staff, I don''t think he will put such a person in front, right?" "Perhaps." "The defensive tactics of those two trenches are also very good, it is difficult to break through positively. Even the Cavaliers charge, it is extremely difficult to break through." "That''s right, but you can go to the flanks. Just like the Swiss did at the end." "Well, yes. But let ¡¯s ask the Marin Knight first to see how he responds to the enemy ¡¯s flanking ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works Mobile users at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ please read. Chapter 35： Acting square chief Marin was actually a little dissatisfied with this exercise. As for what? Mainly those archers. In fact, the archer''s injuries are very large. Even if there is no arrow, the simple arrow body can hurt people within 50 meters. However, his group of egg archers were scared by the emperor''s prestige. During the exercise, he retained his hand and did not dare to hurt the emperor mercenaries who were being printed. Therefore, at the point of 50 meters, everyone did not dare to pull the bowstring to the end, lest they would be "temporary workers" and hurt those "formal workers". Otherwise, when the opponent''s 100 people rush to 10 meters before, there are absolutely no more than 40 people, and up to 20 people can be considered good luck. In response, Marin decided to collectively punish the archers afterwards. But the emperor summoned suddenly, and he had to deal with the emperor first. "Congratulations, Knight Marin, your military talent can surprise you." ±Ý "Thank Your Majesty for compliment!" Marin began to think of being humble, but suddenly remembered that this is Europe, not Huaxia, does not need modesty. So he changed his mouth ... "You are indeed very talented, Marin Knight. Your two trenches are really difficult to break. What I want to ask is, if you command a complete square, the enemy will go to the flanks and avoid you from the beginning. What will you do with the trenches and spikes? "Count Frederick asked earnestly. "Master, if I command a complete Phalanx, if my Phalanx meets the enemy alone, I will dig trenches in all four directions, and no one will rush in. If my Phalanx is not Against the enemy alone, my flank will definitely be protected by friendly forces, so don''t worry about that. " "This is also true. This kind of defense is really difficult for the enemy to break through. But what if the enemy has artillery?" "All get down ..." "Get down?" The emperor and the count looked at each other. "Yes, how can human flesh resist artillery shells? If my army faces the enemy alone, when the enemy fires, I will let everyone lie down and avoid artillery. When the enemy infantry comes up, we will continue to fight. .Because when the enemy artillery fires, the enemy infantry will not charge, so as not to accidentally hurt their own people. " "What if your Phalanx is with allies?" "Then you have to listen to the command of the coach. After all, you have to watch the coach move on the battlefield." Marin looked at Count Frederick, knowing that he was afraid he would not listen to the command, so he simply said that he loved to listen s answer. Sure enough, Count Frederick nodded with satisfaction after listening ... ²»¹ý "However, Cavalier Marin, your square matrix seems to have only defensive function, not offensive function?" Emperor Maximilian I asked. Maximilian I knew the military well. He saw that digging trenches blocked both the enemy and himself. If you give up the trench to attack, your defensive ability will be greatly reduced. "Yes, Your Majesty, for the time being, this square array does not have any sharp offensive methods. The specific method is being considered ..." Marin said honestly. "You are honest!" The emperor smiled. "How can the minister lie before the emperor''s ±Ý?" Marin said seriously, pretending that the emperor''s heart was dark. The emperors and kings of the West are different from the East. Oriental rituals are strict, and the lowest-level nobles like Marin talk to the emperor in the east. They have no qualifications to stand up, and they cannot even look directly at the emperor''s face. Because the Eastern Emperor is in control and controls the life and death of the world. In the West, the emperor and king are just the biggest lords. Moreover, because the tax law is incomplete, once the war has begun, the emperor and king even ask low-ranking nobles to raise money and pay taxes to help them through difficulties. Therefore, in Europe, the emperor was not so high above the lower nobility. Of course, in the presence of serfs and civilians, the emperor and king must be supreme. The existence of the aristocratic parliament made it imperative that European imperial kings not offend the noble class. Otherwise, want to raise taxes to deal with the war? Everyone voted against you ... Moreover, in the Middle Ages, ordinary people were mostly illiterate. If the emperor wanted to appoint officials, he had to rely on the highest literacy class. In the East, although the literacy rate is not high, the emperor can choose to select talents from the reading civilians. Therefore, the Oriental emperor can suppress the nobles at will, and launch the beheading at noon with a little resistance. The western emperor must rely on the aristocracy, otherwise the country cannot be reorganized. The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is actually a hard-fought emperor. It sounds like the emperor''s name is more powerful than the king. But in fact, the Holy Roman Emperor, like Zhou Tianzi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, had no real power at all. But better than Zhou Tianzi, the Holy Roman Emperor at least owns a relatively large direct territory like Austria. And Maximilian I, through marriage, took control of the Principality of Burgundy no less than Austria. Therefore, the difference between the Holy Roman Emperor and Zhou Tianzi is that the emperor is also a powerful prince and can participate in hegemony. I really count, the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor is far worse than that of the French King. After all, France has had regular taxation since Charles VII, making the French king''s money bag much stronger than the Emperor Shen Luo. Moreover, through the efforts of several generations of kings, the king of France reclaimed the privileges of many vassals and strengthened centralization. Had it not been for the powerful enemies of Britain in the north of France and the containment of powerful nations of Spain in the southwest, perhaps France would have the conditions to eat away the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Later, in the 17th century, France did eat into the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, that is, Alsace and Lorraine. After the "Thirty Years'' War", the French took advantage of the weakness of the Shinra Empire and cut off the wealthy Alsace and Lorraine, the largest iron mine in Europe. It is precisely because of this that it has caused grievances between Germany and France for hundreds of years. Of course, no matter how poor Maximilian I was, he was also the only emperor of Europe in this era. In terms of popularity, the emperor was significantly higher than the French king. France, for its part, killed himself, and there was a traditional rival in the north to the British. It was also to scour Shen Luo and Spain, but before they were tossed, they went to Italy. Therefore, although France''s financial situation is very good, it is very difficult to achieve grandeur and hegemony because of being beaten by groups. Uh ... Maximilian I found that he admired the little knight who was "faithful" to himself, but was a little entangled in his heart. why? This has to mention some European habits of this era. In medieval Europe-even in the 18th century, officers in the army were generally nobles, and there was basically no possibility for civilians to serve as officers. Of course, "civilians" from aristocratic families are excluded. Those noble children who came from aristocratic families but could not inherit the title, have a very special title in Germany-Juncker. Strictly speaking, Marin is a Junker. By convention, the supreme commander of the imperial army is usually the title of a duke or an earl. The commanders of the following legions and squares are generally barons (the empire does not have the rank of viscount, only the Netherlands and Lombardy have the title of deputy count, which can be regarded as the viscount). Maximilian I believed that UU reading . Marin was able to command a square matrix. However, Marin''s status is too low. He is just a guy who has just been promoted to a formal knight. The knight, in the Imperial Army, generally served as the company commander (usually about 250 people) and the squadron (usually about 25 people). Not to mention, Marin is not an old knight, just a new knight. Moreover, Marin''s team did an excellent job in the exercise, but the emperor did not dare to guarantee that Marin''s mercenary regiment could guarantee such sharpness in a real war. After all, real war must face the test of death. Those who performed well in training and exercises may be a mess after the actual war. Maximilian I was not incapable of elevating Marin to baron, but he also had to consider the feelings of other nobles. And appointing a knight to be the leader of the square, it does break some tradition. But the emperor thought again and again and decided to give it a try. This is because he has violated the tradition of mercenaries in the Empire. Therefore, he doesn''t mind breaking it again, and of course, he can''t go too far. In the end, the emperor appointed Marin as the acting front leader, responsible for a 1,000-person infantry formation. As for the troop sources, they were selected directly from the recruitment site. The reason why I added the word "agent" in front of me was to avoid stimulating old nobles. If Marin is strong enough to perform well in the following battles and make great achievements, the emperor will not be rewarded. He can be promoted to be a baron and appointed Marin as the official party leader. But if Marin does not perform well next time, the emperor can completely remove the position of Marin Frontier and reduce him to company captain. Of course, provided Marin was alive ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 36： Personnel arrangements After becoming the acting team leader, Marin was extremely excited. A Phalanx has more than a thousand people, and afterwards, it is equivalent to a regiment. In other words, Marin became an intermediate officer equivalent to the regimental commander. Prior to that, Marin was just a poor ghost wandering knight without inheritance. You know, according to the level algorithm of Huaxia in later generations, the head is equal to the county grandfather. This excited Marin, who had never been a middle school monitor in the past. But he soon knew that there was no lunch in the world. Soon, both His Majesty the Emperor and Count Hohenzollern added sand to his square ... Marin''s square, the establishment is 4 companies, each company between 250 to 300 people. The company captain is not a civilian. And Marin did not have a knight suitable for this level of office. Therefore, the emperor sent "two kind" knights from Austria directly under the Habsburgs, indicating that they would serve as company captains. At the same time, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, sent a knight led by his earl to serve as company captain ... In other words, the four company captains, the emperor and the count will leave three, leaving only one for Marin himself. In fact, this is already a face for Marin. Without giving face, none of the four company captain positions will be left to Marin. The emperor, in order to show his support, allowed Marin to use the punishment without the company captain''s obedience. Of course, if you want to be removed or executed, you must consult with the Habsburgs. In fact, the emperor and the count were not in control of this small square. Instead, the two big men were very interested in how Marin trained a group of pariahs in more than a month. They sent someone to "steal the teacher." You know, there are so many untouchables in the Empire. If there is a training method like Marin, once the war requires, tens of thousands of people will be drawn out immediately, and trained as the 100th man under Marin, who can compete with the Empire? Marin thought for a night, seemingly figured out the truth. So he decided to stay for the time being. Since the Spanish Phalanx has been taken out, there is no need to hide it. As for discipline training, look at it. Anyway, people in this era are not so close to disciplinary requirements. They are more concerned with personal martial arts, similar to ancient China. After all, the benefits of discipline are not visible until the battlefield. The individual''s bravery can be seen in the competition. As for the place where the emperor left Marin himself, Marin thought about it and decided to give it to Schwartz. Schwartz is a descendant of aristocracy with a surname. Although not aristocratic, it is also known as Junker with a surname. Unlike serfs, there are only first names and no last names. Moreover, Schwartz himself has a good martial arts. Under his own training, he learned to ride and fight horses. Now, Schwartz''s horse fighting ability is no longer under Marin. No one doubts that he is a knight. Because the Cavaliers did not blow it out by themselves. The knight must first have a good martial art. The civilians want to dress as a knight. In addition, the most important thing is that Schwartz is a literate person. As a descendant of the knight, although Schwartz did not have a war horse, there is no horse warfare background, but he has also received family cultural education since childhood. Moreover, I also received some basic theoretical education on military command. And this is not available to other Marin staff. For this reason, Marin declared that Schwartz was a knight apprentice recruited by himself and belonged to a trainee knight. Then Marin personally paid for it and bought a set of half-used plate armor to equip Schwartz. As for the horses, Schwartz still rode on the horse. Anyway, Marin is making him the captain of the infantry company, not letting him be a cavalry. The problem of war horses will not be noticed. Marin secretly and Schwartz lifted the servant peace and changed to apprentice peace. At the same time, Schwartz swears allegiance to Marin and signs the instrument (Marin, as a modern man, does not believe in empty vows, but more in contracts and deeds). After arranging Schwartz''s identity, Marin announced that-the captain of the first company of his Phalanx team was Schwartz Lange. Then Marin successively appointed Bowen Gardner, Heit Basque, and Jason Chers from the Earl as company captains of the second, third, and fourth companies. As for the following team captains (25 teams per team, with more than 40 squads in total), Marin is also the only one to choose from, and select 25 outstanding guys from the previous 100. Except for 10 squadron captains belonging to Schwartz''s first company. The remaining 15 were mixed into other companies. Basically, the other three company captains can only appoint half of the team captains. This method can not only ensure that the other three companies do not leave their own control, but also allow these experienced "old people" to help the newly formed company to complete the training work. After all, these 25 people are already familiar with the "Markov training method". In addition, with the square matrix, the flag bearer must be selected. The standard-bearer is very important on the battlefield. Otherwise, in ancient times, there would not have been a saying that "should capture the flag." Marlin originally planned to use Kahn as a flag bearer, but Kahn himself was unwilling. He said it was still mace that made it easy. Holding a flag that cannot hit people, he will feel itchy. In desperation, Marin had to choose the honest and strong servant Garland as the Phalanx flag bearer. With several servants under Marin, Schwartz became the company captain, Sauer became the scout, Tara became the squad leader, and Kahn was going to fight, so Garland had nothing to do. Moreover, although Garland is not excellent in all conditions, he wins honestly and reliably. Moreover, this guy is brave enough. And, during previous training, Garland made several guest appearances. Therefore, it is good to let him be a standard bearer. As for the second cargo Kahn, Marin thought about it and decided to stay with him as a bodyguard. This cargo was very capable of fighting, and Schwartz couldn''t bear it. If someone came to besiege themselves, the goods were right in front. Specifically, he can be set to be similar to Cao Cao''s Dian Wei ... As for the quartermaster''s quartermaster, naturally, Comrade Kohler served. For others, math is not a problem. And my mathematics has reached a very high level, but I personally go to the accounts, some drops ... After Xun completed the personnel arrangements, Marin went to the recruitment site and personally selected soldiers. Of course, as a junior, those experienced imperial officers must select fighters before him. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to choose those brave young people who were "although defeated", not afraid of injury, and who did not easily give in. Marin first selected 800 people, and then he planned to select all archers. But what made him depressed was that many archers came back happily and disappointed last time, and this time there were not many hunters. Even if he is a regular official, he only recruits 80 archers in total. Count the original 20 people. In other words, Marin only had 100 archers ... He was helpless, even if he went to Count Hohenzollern, it was useless. Because there are not many archers in Germany. And the Orion, who has great shooting skills, can fully support his own family, so there is no need to be a soldier. And young people with ordinary shooting skills do not have many applications. After all, the last time they were disappointed ~ www.novelhall.com ~ this time they will not come again. And the emperor could not make another order just because Marin, the patriarch of the district, wanted an archer. Therefore, Marin can only make do with the 100 archers. Then, Marin went to the battlefield again, selected more than 200 people, and added the number of squares to over 1,100. After the number of puppets was replenished, Marin convened four company captains to divide the soldiers together. Starting with Schwartz''s first company, several company captains went to pick soldiers one by one. Of course, Schwartz naturally took the advantage because he was the first one to pick. Although the other three were unhappy, they were subordinate in name and could not say much. As for the 100 archers, a separate bow and arrow brigade was set up, with the best hunter named Kovac as the captain, also known as the master commander. The reason for this arrangement is that very few aristocrats have refined archery. Only those Orion mastered this. After the team was built, Marin applied to the emperor''s quartermaster for a batch of white cloth, all made of vests, and painted with square black crosses. In this way, the black cross and white vests have become the biggest feature of Marin. The Marin square was later called the "Black Cross Square". After the recruitment of all the second batch of mercenaries, all the Phalanx, lined up, and held a grand oath of allegiance on the South Gate Square in Vienna. Everyone used the vows made by Marin to shoot the emperor''s fart before the emperor and completed the oath of allegiance. After the funeral ceremony, Marin came to the mountainous area south of Vienna and trained according to the arrangements. After waiting for the emperor and other countries to discuss, we will all enter Italy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please To reading. Chapter 37： The establishment of the Holy Alliance After arriving in the mountains south of Vienna, Marin immediately sent people to log and set up tents. Later, Marin did the same trick again, and began to promote straw shoes in the whole square ... Ìý˵ When I heard that the grass can weave city shoes, all the newcomers who just joined the "Black Cross Square" were curious. When comfortable and lightweight straw shoes were put on, many people felt pretty good, except for the three knights. After all, they are knights from a powerful force, some wear leather shoes, naturally they will not wear straw shoes with those ordinary people. After weeding the straw shoes, we naturally train in a queue. Marin had no possessions, and directly divided the entire square array into four groups according to the four company groups (the archers were grouped separately) for queue training. The first requirement of the queue training is for the soldiers to distinguish between the left and right. Then the recruits were surprised to find that the veterans asked them to take off their right straw shoes ... Ь×Ó "Shoes!" The captains shouted, and the recruits stretched their left feet forward. ½Å "Foot!" The recruits retracted their left foot in a panic again, and extended their bare right foot ... Repeatedly, in only a short period of 3 days, everyone has a deep understanding of left and right. Of course, Marin asked those small captains to gradually start using "left" and "right" instead of "shoes" and "foot" instructions. For the first time, it still needs to be mixed. The sand mixed with the emperor and the count was not white. When the recruits completely distinguished the left and right, the report on the rapid training method of the left and right was sent to the emperor and the count''s desks ... "This Marin is still very clever. Even the idea of ??such a strange second seemed to work quite well ..." Maximilian I was quite interested. So he printed this method into a booklet and distributed it to officers from the Habsburg family territory. ²® The count of Hohenzollern was also impressed: "I didn''t expect such a small change to make the group of stupid idiots so clearly distinguished? Ordinary military officers may not be able to fix it after spending months." In the Middle Ages, where cultural levels were generally low It is not easy for the common people to distinguish left and right. In fact, it is a small problem to distinguish the left and right. However, the outbreak of war is full of suddenness. If a group of recruits is recruited, it will waste a lot of time just to distinguish the left and right, and it will greatly jeopardize the fighter. I should know that during the Napoleonic war, the French army mobilized soldiers, and the average training time was only about two weeks, and they would be drawn to the battlefield. If it takes a month to distinguish between the left and right, the daylily will be cold ... Since sand was added to the team, Marin did not intend to expose his knowledge. Therefore, he gave up the motivational speeches and flickers that he had given every day when he started training the 100 people, and instead changed to stick-driven. Anyway, he is now a genuine Imperial officer, and there is nothing to fight new recruits. Unlike at the beginning, he only convened 100 people temporarily. If those people are dissatisfied and can leave at any time, they can only coax. And these recruits of the Empire, even if they are stunned, these people generally will not leave. РWith the demonstration and help of 100 veterans trained before Marin, these recruits have also made rapid progress. After all, the power of role models is endless. Marin had never trained himself before. The days when he trained the 100 veterans were difficult, and everything was fumbled. At this moment, Schwartz and the 25 squadron captains are all skilled in training. Moreover, Marin training requirements have been reduced. Before, those 100 people had two 5km cross-country runs every day, now these recruits only need 1 5km per day. So, the three knights sent by the emperor and the earl saw the old men of Marin, beating the recruits and abusing them ... Alas, even if the recruits wanted to resist, Marin was not afraid. His 100 veterans are much more cunning than these novices. Under Marin''s training, these veterans all fought quickly, and initially learned the ¡°cheats¡± of group siege and group fights. Even if the recruits are troublesome, they will not be troublesome together, and most people are dissatisfied. And these people can''t escape the waves at all. In this way, Marin spent the entire March watching the old men beat up the recruits. But Tara and his cooking class led many surprises to the soldiers. Even the big cauldron that Marin couldn''t stand, it was very delicious among the recruits, including those three knights. Tara''s cooking is very exaggerated. They directly use the engineer''s **** to cook. Fortunately, under the strict requirements of Marin, Tara washed the engineering spades before cooking. Moreover, engineering spades that have shoveled horse dung must not be used for cooking. Marin, in order to convince everyone, also eat cauldron dishes with everyone. And Marin trains the queue with everyone every morning. He will be lazy only after 5km off-road in the afternoon. Every day, these recruits were tossed to death. And in the middle of the night, they were equally uneasy. Once the birch whistle sounded, they had to quietly regroup at the barracks gate as quickly as possible. So, everyone is complaining. However, the veterans who have long been accustomed to abuse by Marin are accustomed to it. Even when they took off their clothes, they only took off their jackets, and some simply did not take off. Once they heard the whistle, they put on their shoes, put on their coats and vests, and they could gather with their spears. What makes Marin strange is that night blindness seems to be relatively rare in Europe. But thinking of European recipes, Marin was relieved. Europeans eat more meat and often drink milk and cheese. And these are all rich in vitamin A. Therefore, Europeans suffer from fewer night blindness. Therefore, there was no problem in the middle of the night. Marin''s training information was continuously sent to the emperor and count''s desk. What the two big brothers think of Marin is a brutal officer who likes to abuse soldiers. However, I am very clever and can invent a method to quickly distinguish left and right directions ... In addition, the sandals that Marin "invented" aroused great interest from the emperor. Because the emperor found that straw sandals were very cost-effective. For a poor ghost emperor like him, saving money is definitely attractive to him. Count Hohenzollern was a pure officer, not so sensitive to the role of straw shoes. When Marin abused the recruits, the Italian side also exploded. On the Apennine peninsula, the French pushed all the way and directly occupied Naples, one of Italy''s five great powers (Papal, Venetian, Florence, Duchy of Milan, and the Kingdom of Naples), without encountering much resistance. The crushing posture of the French people frightened the Italian states. Italian power rulers headed by Venice, the Papal States, and the Principality of Milan (Florence has also been made into a vassal state by France). You know, Florence and Naples are one of Italy''s top five powers. Unexpectedly, these two Italian powers were destroyed by the French. And, to the disgrace of the Pope, the French army entered Rome, intimidating the Pope to crown Charles VIII as King of Naples. Obviously, this was a persecution by force, not the will of the Pope. Across Italy, only Venice and Milan, two powerful nations, have not been attacked by the French army. In fact, this is also because the French have a clear goal and go straight south, regardless of the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice. In order to prevent the French from annihilating themselves next time, Venice, the Papal States and the Duchy of Milan formed a self-protected alliance on March 31, 1495-the "Sacred Alliance". At the same time as the alliance, the three countries also sent messengers to invite the traditional enemy of the French, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain to join the alliance. In fact, both the Holy Roman Empire and Spain were very dissatisfied and worried about the French annexing the Kingdom of Naples and controlling Florence. France itself is very powerful. If Italy, which is the richest in Europe (Italy ¡¯s agriculture and commerce, is now number one in Europe at this time), has more adequate financial blood transfusions, Shen Luo and Spain will face being hanged by France. Dilemma. For this reason, both Shinra and Spain responded positively. However, Maximilian I, the poor ghost emperor of Shen Luo, had a half-push attitude because of lack of money. UU reading can see that the French successfully controlled Naples without any casualties. Maximilian I also let go of his restraint, and soon joined Spain to join the "holy" aimed at opposing France ¡¯s invasion of Italy alliance". By April, the Holy Roman Empire had gathered 1,000 heavy cavalry and 10,000 infantry, including Marin''s "Black Cross", and began to cross the Albis mountain to Venice, Italy, and join the Venetian. In addition, Venice, the Principality of Milan and the Papal States also began to recruit local Italian mercenaries and some Swiss mercenaries. Ferdinand II of Spain (King of Aragon and husband of Isabella, Queen of Castilla) also started recruiting troops in the country. Spain is the least prepared among the countries because they are the farthest from Italy. Moreover, Spain is divided into two countries-Aragon and Castilla. The Kingdom of Aragon, which is close to Italy, was very active in blending into the Italian war. Because King Ferdinand II of Aragon was more visionary and knew that the French could not sit idly by. However, the aristocrats of the Castile Kingdom were more opposed to tearing their faces from France. They worry that if the intervention fails, the war may be burned to the border between Spain and France. But Ferdinand II insisted that with so many countries together, the French''s failure was affirmative and they would no longer have the ability to fight back. Moreover, not only the five countries participating in the Alliance, other Italian states, seeing the strength of the "Sacred Alliance", but also seeing the helm of the wind, joining them, expressing willingness to send troops to participate in the war. It seems that the situation is very good. I know Marin who is familiar with history, but I don''t think much of this patchwork coalition ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 38： League According to Marin''s known history, coalition forces will spend a long time gathering troops. It was not until the French went north that they initially gathered more than 30,000 troops. Originally, the coach of this coalition should be the highest status **** Emperor Maximilian I (the pope is not a secular monarch, and it is impossible to personally lead the army). However, the tragic Maximilian I was trapped in Worms (an imperial city, one of the places where the imperial parliament was held), and they quarreled with the gang of imperial parliament. The emperor was still quarreling in Worms after the French''s northward retreat arrived. Even because the emperor did not arrive, the thousands of troops of Shenra did not specifically participate in the battle of Fornovo that blocked the French army from going north. At the same time, the Spanish army led by Gonzalo de Cordova, while in Sicily, peered at the borders of Naples, but did not dare to land in Naples, and clashed with the French. So, in fact, the battle of Fornovo was actually fought by the Italian coalition. The nominal coach of his campaign was Marquis Gonzaga, Marquis of Mandowa. However, the Marquis of Gonzaga had insufficient prestige and mediocre ability to successfully command the coalition forces. That is why the coalition forces hurriedly intercepted the French army under weak command. The French army is small, unwilling to die with coalition forces, and it can not afford to logistically. As a result, the French left a lot of loot looted in Italy and hurriedly retreated into France. In this way, the two sides even played a good match. King Charles VIII withdrew successfully, and afterwards, both sides declared victory. However, no one has enough evidence to explain it. In fact, the truth is that the French broke through the coalition''s defense line and fled back to the country, but lost all their weight and plundered property. The coalition interception failed, but it seized a large amount of material. In particular, when Charles VIII deliberately scattered his treasure on the road, the coalition cavalry was busy dismounting and robbing the property, and they would not go after the French ... Moreover, Marin once heard a saying that syphilis that had run through Europe for hundreds of years seems to have erupted in Naples during this war. However, a large part of the reason why Charles VIII fled back to China is to avoid this rampant syphilis. At the same time, the Neapolitans also launched a guerrilla war against the French under the leadership of King Naples Fertino, consuming the French forces. ¶àÖØ Under multiple blows, coupled with the threat of the Holy Alliance to cut off the alliance of the French army, Charles VIII only withdrew the main force to the north under panic. Moreover, the main force of the northward withdrawal was mainly 8,000 French knights. The reason for the Cavaliers to land is because the loading of war horses is not easy. For example, infantry can return on a French ship. However, cavalry is more difficult. First of all, a horse boat has to occupy several people''s positions. Moreover, horses need a lot of food. Plus the horses are going to pull a **** or whatever ... So loading 8,000 horses is very difficult. Because, at this time in Europe, no ship has been designed to carry a large number of horses (there are many ships with separate compartments, Zheng He went to the west to have horses). Horses cannot be put together for a long time. When the horse owner is present, the war horses tend to be more obedient. But as soon as the owner left, it was hard to say. The character of war horses is often much more fierce than pulling horses. Two war horses are put together, and it is easy to fight each other without the owner. For example, biting each other with your mouth and kicking your hoof with each other can easily cause horse injuries. And if a stallion (uncastrated) and a mare lean together, they will waste their energy doing that shameful thing. Therefore, it is best not to put the war horses together to avoid two beasts getting into trouble. Because of this, those stables usually have only one horse in each stall. And if you want to ship horses, the ship must first be modified to make barriers similar to the stables to avoid contact between war horses. If you put a group of horses on the deck and leave them overnight, some horses will definitely be injured in the beatings. If it was a few hundred horses, Charles VIII might have shipped it home by ship. But 8,000 horses are not easy to place. Therefore, he simply took the 8,000 heavy cavalry back to China by land. In fact, 8000 heavy cavalry is not only 8,000 war horses. In addition, they usually have another horse to help them. On the other hand, war horses generally ride on the charge before the war, and are not used to catch the road armor, to prevent the horses from losing their strength during the war. In this way, the cavalry of Charles VIII had at least 16,000 horses. Therefore, he had to return home by land. Otherwise, not so many ships are shipped. At the same time, the powerful Venetian navy has bypassed the Apennine Peninsula and appeared on the route from Naples to France, beginning to block the route. If it were taken by sea, it was possible that Charles VIII''s ship would be sunk by the Venetian navy. Therefore, in terms of security, it is better to go by land. Uh ... µ× At the end of April, the 11,000 troops of the Holy Roman Empire, under the leadership of the emperor, came to Venice to hold an alliance with Venice. Of course, the emperor also meant to let Venice help buy some orders. In addition, Venice also gathered 10,000 mercenaries; the nobles of the Italian states also brought 4,000 heavy infantry; and the Principality of Milan and Mandova sent 6,000 light cavalry (not Charged regular cavalry) coordinated operations. With the cooperation of several parties, the number of coalition forces has exceeded 30,000. In addition, the Spanish army also arrived in Sicily, opposite the sea of ??Naples, with thousands of people. This group of people is enough to deter the French army in Naples, so that the French must allocate a large number of troops to guard the Spaniards. As for the Papal State, although it also recruited a group of mercenaries, the Papal State bordered Naples. Therefore, the army recruited by the Papal States had to stay in Rome and other big cities to prevent them from being looted by the French. I must know that the French killed them all the way and did not know how many towns they had looted. Previously, Charles VIII did not sack Rome because he needed the Pope to appoint him as King of Naples. Now the Papal State has publicly stood on the opposite side of France. If you are not careful, the French army will break through Rome and ransack or something. And the Pope and the Bishop of Rome are mostly rich tyrants. If they were robbed by the French guy, would n¡¯t they still cry? Therefore, the army of the Papal States could not participate in the Alliance, and they were directly used to defend Rome. ´ó The big brothers who participated in the alliance, the highest status, naturally, was Emperor Maximilian I. As the highest standing and professional military professionals, everyone unanimously elected Maximilian I as the commander of the coalition, responsible for intercepting and even destroying the French army. In addition to the emperor serving as coach, Marquess Gonzaga of Mardos and Venetian commander Nicolo Piti Liuno also served as the deputy of the emperor. In fact, this appointment has disadvantages. It is precisely because of the word "common" that in the battle of Fornovo, the coordination of the two people was difficult and the fighters were delayed to a certain extent. His Majesty the Emperor, after the success of the alliance and the position of coalition commander, ran back to the country and quarreled with the princes of the Imperial Parliament in the country for money. Until now ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The princes of the empire are still arguing about whether to participate in the Italian war. The emperor wanted no tax. If the imperial parliament approved the tax increase early, the emperor would probably gather 20,000 troops to go to Italy to fight against France in one go. However, it is almost impossible for the people of the Imperial Parliament to unite until the moment of the peril of their homeland. Usually, for a little bit of trivial matter, can also quarrel for a few days. At the same time, they were afraid that Maximilian I would take this opportunity to strengthen themselves. Although Maximilian I was capable, he was limited by the power of the emperor, and he could not take those dukes and counts in his territory. As for Marin and the 11,000 imperial army, they were thrown into Venice and temporarily led by the emperor''s deputy, Count Alfred, a member of the Habsburg family from Styria, Austria. But Marin, who had been mingling in the empire for more than a month, heard that the Count Alfred was mediocre and timid. However, because he came from the Habsburg family in Styria, Austria, and was more loyal to the emperor, he was entrusted with commanding power in the army. As for Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern, which the emperor relied on most, he must stay in the country and command the army to guard against the Hungarians. After all, the Habsburg family''s old nest was taken away by the Hungarians, which was a scar in the heart of the Habsburg family. Even when sending troops to Italy, Maximilian I did not dare to give up the vigilance of the Hungarians. In the days that followed, Count Alfred and his imperial armies spent time in Venice, waiting for the return of the emperor. As for Marin, he took his square matrix, practiced his basic skills, and was ready to fight ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 39： Night battle training Marlin is an ambitious person, unlike Count Alfred, who is clearly a messy guy. To achieve his ambitions, Marin must have demonstrated outstanding performance in the war. So, from the moment he arrived in Italy, Marin was planning everything. In fact, Marin knows the course of the war in history and can also propose some targeted solutions. However, Marin did nothing and did not show himself in front of the commander. Because he was afraid of his involvement, which led to changes in the course of the war. In that case, his prophets would be useless. Therefore, Marin kept saying nothing, depending on the enthusiastic discussions and quarrels among the league''s princes. Seeing these vassals, Marin suddenly remembered the plot of the 18th Route vassals against Dong Zhuo ... The scene in front of him is similar to the anti-Dong Zhuo of the 18th princes. The same many "heroes" gathered together, the same spirit, the same anti-Dong (Fa) failure ... even, Charles VIII and Dong Zhuo ran straight without any problems Off ... Every time when an officer meeting is held, Marin, as the lowest-ranking pragmatist who participates in the meeting, sits in a corner and travels far away, saying nothing. Count Alfred did not know what was going on, and he had no desire to express himself. Even if the Venetians and Mandova pretended to be there, he sat silently playing soy sauce ... Marin seems to think that he is at the Milan fashion show, a group of Italians are pretending to be a show there ... And, their Italian, Marin can''t understand. Marin only knows German, English, Latin, and Frisian (close to English, taught by Mrs. Mary), but for Italian, she knows seven things ... don''t see that both Latin and Italian come from Italy , But the two belong to two dialects with very different ages and are difficult to communicate with each other. Therefore, Marin could only watch the group of Italians silently bragging with Italian dialects, just like watching Hong Kong people in Cantonese dialogues in movies, he couldn''t understand it ... Marin didn''t bother to listen to the Italians bragging, but recalled the specific episode of the battle of Fornovo, the only joint battle between the coalition and the French. Marin remembered that during the battle, the French army had 8,000 French heavy cavalry and 4,000 Swiss spearmen. However, when Charles VIII marched before, he lost all the heavy artillery, but he was reluctant to leave the gold and silver treasures. But Charles VIII was not an ordinary person. When he found that the French army was blocked by the 20,000 or 30,000 coalition forces, in order to prevent the enemy from relying on quantitative advantages and besieging, he resolutely scattered the gold and silver treasures on the left and right wings of the French army. Sure enough, when attracting 6,000 coalition cavalry soldiers, he saw the gold and silver treasures on the ground, and did not want to pinch the French army, but dismounted to pick up the gold and silver treasures. Then, the coalition pinch plan failed, and the French army escaped the failure. ÁÖ Marin does not care about the problem of gold and silver treasures. He was a mercenary for the title, not for money. Besides, in terms of making money, is he afraid that he has no idea? Therefore, Marin secretly decided that he must make great achievements in this battle, so that he can change the title with the emperor ... According to memory, during the battle, the Swiss blocked the impact of the Venice infantry, while the light cavalry of Milan and Mandowa were busy picking treasure. However, Charles VIII was unwilling to fight with the coalition forces, so he left the 4,000 Swiss Lancer Hall on the night of July 6 and fled with the 8,000 French cavalry overnight. Moreover, Marin recalled that it seemed that it had just rained that afternoon and the road must not have been easy. If Charles VIII was to run late at night, he must not take the path. Because, his heavy cavalry is not suitable for walking. Well, Marin can be sure that Charles VIII''s heavy cavalry group must have fled along the road that night. At night, everyone couldn''t see clearly. Marin estimated in his heart whether he could find fish in the muddy waters and even stop the French cavalry group ... ·´¸´ After repeated speculation, Marin felt that he seemed to be able to stop the French Cavalry Group ... At the moment, Marin also has 1100 soldiers in his hand, although it is not comparable to the French 8,000 cavalry and cannot attack it. However, it is still barely possible to hold the intersection and block the pace of French retreat. The most important thing is that the French lost all their artillery. Without artillery, cavalry could not break through the spear array. In addition, I will also arrange double trenches and pointed stakes, which can completely block the French army. Of course, it is impossible for these 1,100 people to destroy the French army. Therefore, while blocking the French army, he had to ask the coalition for help. If the coalition forces could send troops to attack, the French wouldn''t have failed. For this reason, when Marin was training, he started training night battles, and added a lot of subjects against heavy cavalry ... For example, heavy cavalry are all plate armor, it is difficult to kill them with a spear. If the French heavy cavalry gave up the war horse and dismounted, the spearmen would be a little troublesome. So, Marin thought about it, and selected 100 Hercules in the square, and under the leadership of Kahn, they formed the "Warhammer Team". The plate armor is thicker, UU reads www. uukanshu.com is also afraid of the hammer. After all, the shock power of the hammer can completely stun and hurt the heavy knight. If you hit your head, you can even kill yourself with a hammer. To this end, Marin bought a batch of blacksmith hammers, replaced them with longer wooden handles, and let the "Warhammer Team" start training. In addition, Marin also selected a group of people with good oral skills for the situation that was unclear at night, and let them simulate the sound of thousands of horses to scare the French. It is indeed dangerous to use 1100 people to stop 8000 French "iron golems". If the French know their own details, they will not kill themselves? Therefore, in other directions, it is also a good way to pretend to be thousands of troops and scare the French. A few days ago, Marin personally hosted the night war training. But a few days later, Marin gave Schwartz night training. He himself, with Sauer and Kahn, went to Fornovo to conduct field trips and map the local topography. After a while, Marin returned to Venice with a thick stack of parchment. On these parchments, all the topographic maps of Fornovo drawn by Marin himself were drawn with contour lines. In the days that followed, Marin trained soldiers every night at night, went to bed in the morning, studied maps in the afternoon, and thought about battle plans ... What the unlucky Charles VIII didn''t know was that he hadn''t evacuated from Naples yet, and someone in Venice had started to count him. What''s more, the most fundamental 8000 heavy cavalry of France was calculated. You know, these heavy cavalry are all French armed forces, not the Swiss mercenaries who "when they give money to their lives." If these heavy cavalry are damaged, France will definitely be greatly injured. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 40： Charles 8 withdraws north In Naples, Italy, King Charles VIII was very distressed and even a little desperate. why? Since entering the Italian army, the French army has been very smooth. The so-called "attack is invincible and invincible." Basically, the Italian army, which resisted the French army, saw the French army and fled. Therefore, the French army almost lost nothing from Lombardy to Naples. It was only after entering Naples that many people were lost in several siege battles against the city. The other battles were basically run by the Italians themselves. However, after entering Naples, the French army contracted a strange and terrible illness-syphilis ... This extremely infectious disease is mainly transmitted through promiscuity. According to subsequent studies by scientists in 2011, syphilis was brought back from the Americas by Columbus two years ago. At that time, Columbus brought back a group of Indian female slaves from the Caribbean Islands in central America, and these female slaves were infected with syphilis. Later, some Spaniards contracted syphilis with the slave women. And the island of Sicily next to the Kingdom of Naples is also Spanish territory. As a result, some Spanish clients brought syphilis to Sicily, and then transmitted it to neighboring Neapolitans through the Sicilian prostitutes, and then into the Kingdom of Naples ... After the French army occupied the Kingdom of Naples, tens of thousands of young men, there must be such a group of coquettish guys, went to the Naples brothel to make a mess. Then they caught it. In this era, mercenaries especially like drinking and prostitutes. Then, through these Naples prostitutes, many French people contracted this serious disease. As a result, many French soldiers and Savoy soldiers were recruited one after another, and they started to grow plum-shaped pustules, and their skin began to fester ... Then, they died ... Because the patient died of this disease was too miserable, causing serious panic in the French army. What''s even more tragic is that the French have no idea how the disease came from ... The morale of the French army was reduced to a minimum because of syphilis. At the same time, Charles VIII learned that Venice, the Papal States, the Duchy of Milan, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and some small states in Italy had formed anti-French alliances. Not only that, the powerful Venetian navy also dispatched a fleet to bypass the southern tip of the Apennine Peninsula and began to block the sea route from Naples to Marseille, France. This made Charles VIII realize that if he continued to stay in Naples, he might be trapped here. Other people are trapped here, but he can''t. He is the king of France. If he is not in the country for a long time, it will easily lead to domestic changes. Moreover, it is said that the British also began to harass the Brittany region in northwestern France. So, Charles VIII decided to return to the country and stabilize the situation. To this end, he was in the army, selecting soldiers who were not infected with syphilis, and returned home with him in a bucket. It was fortunate that Charles VIII arrived. Fortunately, among his tens of thousands of troops, the heavy cavalry of the French knight family was probably the reason for relatively restrained life (not a good person). Most of them did not contract syphilis. Most of the soldiers who became infected with syphilis were those mercenary mercenaries, especially those from Savoi Piemonte, Italy. These **** are the most **** and thirsty, so the stroke rate is also very high. By May, the 23,000 troops of the Principality of Savoy had basically collapsed, leaving only a few thousand people in their hearts, but they also completely lost their fighting spirit. Many people, because of fear, quietly fled the army and returned to their hometowns. As for the French side, Charles VIII chose 8,000 French knights who were still healthy, and 4,000 Swiss mercenaries, and began to go north, intending to kill the country while the anti-French alliance had not yet responded. First, to maintain domestic stability, and secondly, to escape that terrible syphilis ... At the same time, in order to control the occupied Naples kingdom, Charles VIII left unlucky Gilbert de Montponsi¨¨re as the governor of Naples, and led the rest of the army to continue to occupy Naples. This jun was later unlucky, and seemed to die in the hands of syphilis. Then the French army in Naples collapsed and the French were expelled from Italy. ³· Charles VIII retreating north is a similar escape behavior. As a result, the morale of the French army was relatively low. And because of a serious shortage of supplies, coupled with 8,000 heavy cavalry carrying as many as 16,000 horses (each heavy cavalry carrying a war horse and a bridle), the demand for food and grass was extremely great. The French were in short supply because the maritime transport route was cut off by the Venice Navy. Therefore, Charles VIII had to order to send troops to grab food along the way, otherwise, the French army would simply be unable to survive. In fact, not all of the 12,000 French officers selected by Charles VIII were healthy. Some people were infected with syphilis, but were still in the virus incubation period in Naples. So I didn''t see it then. But during the journey north, these guys also raped local women while they were grabbing food. Then, syphilis spread along the French march line ... At this time, people all over Italy were very angry about the brutality of the French army and organized resistance to the people. Therefore, when the French army went north, they encountered a lot of resistance. In order to obtain sufficient supplies, the French army often had to besiege those small cities. However, people fiercely resisted, and although they failed in the end, they greatly delayed the pace of the French army northward, making the French army march very slowly. When passing through the Papal State, the Pope was treacherous and knew that the French would rob. He had already transferred all the main supplies to Rome and other sturdy big cities, forcing the French army in the Pope ¡¯s country and having to find those remote towns Go robbery to get enough food and supplies. Otherwise, Charles VIII could not afford so many people and horses. When the French were tortured northward, the anti-French coalition forces also struggled and quarreled. Of course, the quarrels of the Italians are not like the Shinra Council. The quarrel between the Shen Luo Empire Council is a fierce struggle for the distribution of power and the joint restrictions of the emperors on the emperor. The quarrel among the Italians is often for trivial matters, which make people laugh. While marching south, Marin also saw the amusingness of Italian mercenaries ... I often saw a beautiful **** the march, and many Italian mercenaries left the team without permission, ran to pick up girls, and ignored the military discipline. When encountering some wineries, these bandit-like Italian mercenaries would also break into the door and rob the host''s wine. Then, on the march, you will see Italian mercenaries with many wine bottles tied to their bodies ... So, speaking, the anti-French coalition at this time was not marching faster than the French. The French delayed their speed because of a lack of food, while the Italians slowed their march because of aggression ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Also, because the coalition ¡¯s nominal coach, Maximilian I, was not there, The Marquis Mandova and Venetian General Nicolo Piti Liuno appear to be fighting for the command of the coalition, causing the army to be frustrated. ²® Count Alfred also seemed very dissatisfied with the Italian''s tease, so Shen Luo''s army did not go with Italy afterwards, but went a different way. However, in order to wait for the return of the emperor, the Shen Luo army also deliberately slowed down, even far behind the Italian army. Marin seemed to understand why the Battle of Fornovo was fought by the Italian allies, but nothing happened to the Shen Luo Empire. Because the two armies are not together at all ... The troops of the two parties are divided into two paths. The Italian aggression regiment, led by Italian states such as Venice, Mandowa, and Milan, has a total of about 20,000 people. At the other end, it was temporarily led by Count Alfred, including 11,000 people from Shen Luo, and several Italian troops with a closer relationship with Shen Luo, a total of 15,000 people. Therefore, the history book also says that there are 35,000 troops in the Holy Alliance. However, in fact, the 15,000 troops of Shenluo did not participate in the battle of Fornovo at all. The battle was completely fought by the Italian allies, so it is not surprising at all. Umarin did not intervene in the marching route of the Imperial Army. At this time, it was only in early June. It will take about a month for the Italians to force the coalition against the French. If he intervenes, the Italians and the French may not meet. At that time, his "prophets and premonitions" would be useless ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ To reading. Chapter 41： Seek to act alone The influence of the Venetian in Italy is really strong. Every day, new information is uploaded from the Italian Apennine Peninsula. A lot of information was sent by businessmen from all over Italy. Òâ´óÀû In Italy, Venice is the largest merchant country. Even in other city-states, many merchants have to get goods from Venetian merchants. So, in addition to being close to Venetian rival Genoa (which is also harmonious?), Most Italian businessmen have contacts with Venice and are happy to provide information for Venice. Every morning, Marin, as a chief of the battlefield, is barely qualified to go to the coach''s account to listen to the information. Information from the French comes daily. As Marin remembers, the French did not advance fast. It is strange that June has entered the early summer. According to the characteristics of the Mediterranean climate on the Italian side, the summer should be dry and hot. However, these days, it is raining in Italy, and it seems to be entering the rainy season. After a rain, the road became muddy. Therefore, whether it is the French army or the anti-French coalition, the marching speed has been affected. The total length of the Pena Peninsula is only 1,000 kilometers, and the city of Naples is not at the southernmost point of the peninsula. It is only six or seven hundred kilometers from the northernmost point of the peninsula. If you follow the march''s "Black Cross Square" at a rapid march speed of 50 kilometers per day, the French army can complete this distance in a maximum of ten days. However, the French army withdrew all the way north, while taking care of robbing the Italian farms along the way, by the way finding the Italian peasant women ... Therefore, the French march was not fast. It can be expected that they would indeed arrive near Palma in early July, as in history. Seeing that the French did not rush to march north because of their crossing, Marin was relieved. Then he attached more importance to participating in the interception of the French army. Although, even if the French army is eliminated this time, it will not have much impact on France''s national strength. However, if the battle defeated the French army, it would greatly damage the morale of the French. You must know that morale is very important in warfare, especially in the era when cold weapons dominate. An army with high morale can completely hold down more people than itself, but an army with low morale can fight. Conversely, morale is low and no one is dangerous. Originally, although Charles VIII did not take much advantage in the battle of Fornovo, this battle proved that even if the French army was on the way half way north, it was still possible for Italians to take care of themselves The casualty ratio of the French and Italian coalitions during the war was 1: 2). Therefore, the French are naturally extremely confident, and have since repeatedly invaded Italy. Of course, all of the above is false. What Marin really wanted was to make a name for himself by damaging the French army. Then, he relied on the martial arts to exchange a higher title with the emperor. After all, the knighthood is too low and cannot be hereditary, and every generation needs to be re-registered by the lord. The baron above the knight, however, is hereditary. However, what made Marin depressed was that the 11,000 people sent by the Shinra Empire and the 4,000 Italian small army that depended on the Shinra, led by the unconceived and motivated Count Alfred, were even behind Italy to be amused. There are many coalition forces. According to Count Alfred, he was waiting for the emperor to come and lead the group. But Marin knew for a long time that the emperor would not return at all within a short time. You know, the emperor''s situation is very bad. In the Holy Roman Empire, only the Swabian Alliance nobles and the Saxons and other minorities supported him, while other powerful princes and their younger brothers desperately combined to stop the Habsburgs and prevent the Habsburgs. Families are too strong, which weakens and deprives them of their right to autonomy. At present, the dukes and counts of the Shen Luo empire are basically equivalent to the emperor in their own territory. But if the Habsburgs are strong, they will certainly be unwilling to take back some of their rights at that time. You know, this is a precedent. It was similar to Shen Luo before, and it was a decentralized system with scattered power. However, after the efforts of previous generations of French kings, France has gradually embarked on the road of centralization. And Maximilian I was very envious of the authority of the French king and had his intentions in this regard. This made the vassals of the Shen Luo Empire very worried that they would not be willing to be deprived of their authority. So, they tried hard to trip Maximilian I and prevent the Habsburgs from becoming too strong. Maximilian I was prepared to oppose the French invasion of Italy long ago, but the dukes in Shen Luo ignored the French invasion of Italy. After all, it was not the Shinra Empire that was invaded. Although, some states in Italy used to belong to the Shinra Empire. But later, Shen Luo focused on regional affairs in Germany, and reached an agreement with the pope, but he has no longer asked about regional affairs in Italy. For the French threat, the Duke and Count were more worried about the threat from the Habsburgs. Therefore, it was too difficult and difficult for Maximilian I to ask them for help. The Emperor was not coming, and Count Alfred seemed reluctant to move. After all, the count also knew in his mind that he couldn''t do with talent. But on loyalty, Count Alfred had nothing to say. Therefore, the earl honestly took the army behind the main force of the coalition, waiting for the emperor to lead them. But the count can wait, Marin can''t wait. He also hopes that this battle will be mixed. If you ca n¡¯t even take part in the battle, then this trip to Italy is worthless. Therefore, he must find a way to participate in that battle ... However, it was not realistic to persuade Count Alfred to lead the army to Parma to join the coalition. The count himself did not like Italians and wanted to wait loyally for the return of the emperor. No matter how the Marquis of Mandova and others urged him, he would not continue to go south. In fact, both the Marquis of Mandova and the Venetians hoped that the army of Shen Luo could go and attack the French army together. Because the Italians themselves know that the German army is more combative than the Italian army. Therefore, they repeatedly invited the count to lead their troops south. However, the Italian is not the head coach of the coalition, and Count Alfred actually despised the Italian. Therefore, the Shen Luo army is still far away from the Italian coalition. Marin thought to himself and decided to take the initiative to "assistance" the Italian coalition forces. But how to tell the count is a big question. After much inquiry, Marin learned that Count Alfred had no ambition and was not very feminine. However, there are some preferences for money. In desperation, Marin decided to temporarily put aside his principles and do a few votes of robbery to collect enough money to bribe the earl. According to the servant of the earl who was bought, to buy the earl, it is estimated that it will need more than 1000 Ducat (Venetian gold coins). In order to make up for the money, Marin selected a group of men in the army who obeyed his words. About 100 people, led by Sauer, were all covered in black cloth. At night, they did a few votes at the stationed Venice border Robbery. Soon, Marin received 1,000 gold and 5,000 silver coins. Marin gave 1000 Ducat gold coins to Count Alfred, and asked to go south to support the Italian coalition. Count Alfred was already greedy for money, and was annoyed by the "request" of the Italians. The Earl therefore agreed to Marin''s request and issued a document demanding that Marin lead the "Black Cross" to the south to reinforce the Italians and accept the marquis of Mandova. At this time, it was already June 20, and the time since the battle of Fornovo was very short. When Marin got the transfer order, he immediately went south. Alas, Marin did not intend to go to the Italian coalition, but wanted to act alone. Therefore, his march was also concealed, instead of taking the Roman road, he took a more remote road. And these roads, Sauer had explored before. Marin believes that if he rushed to the Italian coalition with documents, there would be no good fruit. Because the group of Italians, who are greedy for fear of death, will probably arrange themselves as a cannon fodder and go to the front line to fight with the French. Moreover, once you accept the leadership of the Marquis of Mandova, then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can not help it. Because once under the command of the Marquis of Mandova, it is impossible to act without authorization. Otherwise, it would violate the military regulations and send troops without authorization. In serious cases, they will be executed, and if they are light, they will be beaten and maimed. However, before he was "commanded to help" the Italians, he was free before his Phalanx reached the Italian camp. Because he is the commander of this square. The only trouble was the three "sands" mixed by the emperor and Earl Hohenzollern in the square. They may be dissatisfied with their disobedience and even confess their secrets afterwards. But Marin didn''t care about their whistleblower, because even if the three people whistleblower, they would have to wait until after the war. In the army, they can be dissatisfied, but not afraid to disobey. Otherwise, Marin has full authority to do them. Even if they cannot be killed, they can be temporarily imprisoned. Moreover, the three did not have a good grasp of their company. Because, Marin also mixed his own "sand" in their company. 3 knights sent to be company captains, all with their own followers. Five of the ten squads under their command are naturally their own servants. The remaining five were assigned by Marin. The knight''s servants naturally follow the knight, but those captains assigned by Marin will also follow Marin. Usually, when nothing is wrong, Marin openly invites the captains who have been mixed into the company of the remaining three Cavaliers to drink and eat meat. In this regard, the three knights could not help. Because Marin used the name of "invite old brothers to get together". Can you stop it? Moreover, Marin is willing to let them take control of half of his fighters, which has already been given to the emperor and the count ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 42： Ready to work On June 30, 1495, Marin finally led the team below and rushed to the vicinity of Parma. However, Marin did not lead the team to the Italian coalition station to meet the Italians, but instead hid in the hills and mountains on the west bank of the Tarot River, a tributary of the Po River (Italy''s largest river). Then he sent someone to a nearby town and ordered 500 engineer spades ... The reason why I want to order 500 engineering spades is to use it to dig trenches. Marin was going to block the 8,000 French knights who had escaped from the French army. If the French were up **** the flat ground and were not afraid to die hard, Marin''s square was so small that it was not enough for the enemy to attack. In addition, there are many French people, you can also choose to copy and shock. Therefore, it is very important not to let the French cavalry charge. While blocking the French cavalry charge, trenches, trapped pits, stumps, and pointed stakes are good choices. The heavy cavalry charge is not the same as the infantry charge. The heavy cavalry really makes him charge, as long as the number is large. Even the "spear-like forest" is difficult to resist. However, in front of "Long Spears like a Forest", enough trenches, trapped horse pits, stumbling horses, and sharp wooden stakes were arranged, but they received wonderful results. Faced with these traps, any cavalry is forced to slow down. When the cavalry speed slows down, the impact is gone. At this time, if you want to climb through the trench to attack the pike array, it is definitely a good deal. Trenches and pointed stakes need not be mentioned, these are the methods used in Europe. However, Marin''s two trenches are more insignificant than the one currently popular in Europe. The trapped horse pits and stumbling horses have more oriental characteristics. Framed horse pits are actually hunters'' traps, dig a pit on the ground and cover it with grass. This humble trap is easily visible to infantry. But the cavalry is different. They rushed from a distance and did not have time to observe the ground. Even if the trap is simple, the enemy cavalry, who is coming quickly from a distance, has too little time to discern. When it was identified, the warhorse could not stop the car at all, and could only watch it step into the trap. Then the man turned his back. As for tripping horses, let alone, Chinese people know that Guan Erye was overcast by tripping horses. There are two general types of tripping horses-dead tripping horses and live tripping horses. The so-called dead trip matzo is to stand two wooden stakes on the ground, and the wooden stakes are connected by ropes. When the horse rushed over, if the hoof was caught by the rope, the horse was turned over. However, such a stumbling horse is also visible to the enemy. If riding is good and the horse is obedient, you can avoid stumbling the horse. The stumbling horses are controlled by soldiers. When the enemy cavalry rushed over, the soldiers on both sides suddenly pulled up the horse and lifted it, and the war horse and the knight were too late to react, and they were overcast ... It stands to reason that it is better to stumble horses. However, live trips also have their own shortcomings-if the soldiers ambush in the wrong direction, it is troublesome. The ambush soldiers may themselves be exposed to the enemy''s butcher knife. Marin was small and could not stand the loss of people, so he decided to use a dead trip. After all, the stumbling technique is simple and low-cost. Although, a single stumbling horse is easy to be avoided by the enemy, and even the war horse can jump directly. However, Marin uses a combination of multiple traps. Just in front of the deadly trip, there was a trap. Often, even if you drive the war horse to jump over the tripping horse, you will just fall into the trap. Besides, Marin intends to ambush the French cavalry in the middle of the night. In the next few days, Marin sent Sauer to investigate the news while inspecting the terrain. After all, Fornovo headed northwest, there was more than one road, Marin was not sure, which way Charles VIII went. Because first, he didn''t know where the French battalion was arranged. Charles VIII fled, definitely set off from the French army camp, took the most convenient road, and avoided the direction of the coalition forces to avoid being intercepted. Therefore, to determine the direction of the French army''s retreat, we must first know the French military station, and then we must also know the coalition military station. Finally, based on these conditions, the French escape route can be determined. However, even if he knew the French camp, Marin would not dare to set it up directly. Because, before escaping, the French will definitely explore the road first. There were many French cavalry, and the scouts were completely pressureless. Therefore, if you want to ambush the French, you must avoid the French cavalry investigation. However, we must ensure that the ambush is in the right place. If the French ran away from another road, they would not be able to catch up with this small square. Because the opponent used cavalry and his own infantry. Alas, these days, while Marin ordered all members to practice digging trenches and trapped horse pits, he took a few of them and rode out to explore terrain and roads. In the end, Marin determined that Fornovo headed northwest, there were two roads. One is a smooth road on the plain. However, after crossing the Tarot River, this road must first turn north-east. The French do not take shortcuts along this road. Moreover, there is a possibility of being overtaken by coalition forces. Because the coalition forces seem to be right by the river, as long as they go north, they can keep the road in check. ÁíÒ» The other road is across the hilly area and heads northwest. After crossing the hilly area, you can reach the shores of the Po River. Then, along the Po River, you can go to Asti, a town in Piedmont under the Principality of Savoy. And Asti was also the forefront military fortress and staging area after the French army entered Italy. As long as they arrive in Asti, the French army is basically safe. Moreover, Charles VIII would not stand by Asti. As long as his king left, the coalition''s attack on Asti didn''t make much sense. This road in the hilly area has many dirt slopes and low hills on both sides of the road. In Marin''s view, this road is most suitable for ambush. Moreover, if the French army marches during the day, it may be difficult to set ambush. After all, Charles VIII was not an incompetent and would definitely send scout cavalry to explore the way. However, after the battle of Fornovo, Charles VIII ran the road overnight. Www.novelhall.com Ambush. But the problem is how to let the French army go this mountain road instead of that flat road ... For this reason, Marin broke his brain ... "Master, what do you want?" Kohler came over diligently and gave Marin a pizza. "Oh, nothing, I just worry about how to make my enemies take one of the paths instead of the other." Marin took the pizza and said, biting the cake. ÕâÑù "That''s ... Master, have you broken another way? Isn''t it easy? The enemy can only take the way you want them to go?" Kohler said with a crooked head. "Destroy the road?" °¥ "Oh, it''s a solution!" Marin patted his head. Then, Marin began to convene manpower, intending to dig the smooth road. As it happens, Marin had 500 engineer spades. Two people use each shovel in turn and can dig continuously. However, Sauer told Marin that coalition forces might reach Fornovo on this route. If Marin digs the road, coalition forces may not be able to reach Fornovo as Marin envisions. Marin thought for a while, or decided to temporarily give up the road. Because he did not want to ruin the road because of himself, affecting the progress of the battle of Fornovo. However, he decided that in the day after the war between the two sides, he would quietly come to this road with men and horses, dig the road, and bring in the river to block the French army''s path. Then, go to the ambush site on the other road and wait for the French army to come at night ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read. Chapter 43： Battle begins For a few days, Marin arranged for Schwartz to lead his soldiers to practice digging and ambush adaptation training in the hills on the west bank of the Tarot River. And Marin himself, with Sauer, riding a horse, each with a telescope, quietly investigate near Fornovo. Because of the telescope, Marin and Sauer do not need to approach for investigation. They just need to stand on the high **** of Hexi and use a telescope to detect it. Moreover, for convenience of investigation, Marin and Sauer each did not wear heavy armor, each carrying only one rapier and a telescope. Ò» ´ó On the early morning of July 6, Marin arranged for the All-Family Generals to continue to rest, and he kept his spirits, while carrying Sauer, continued to investigate. The weather is good in the morning and the roads are relatively dry. After waiting for a while, Marin finally waited for the French army on the south bank of the Tarot River and the Italian coalition on the north bank ... "Great, finally here!" Marin was very excited. He endured for a long time, did not dare to interfere in the Italian military affairs, but was afraid that the battle of Fornovo could not be fought. Today, the two sides are still fighting in Fornovo, proving his "prophets and foresights" are useful and exciting. "Master, do you know they are going to fight here?" Sauer was surprised. Because he had a feeling that Marin seemed to know that the two sides were going to play here. In fact, Sauer guessed right, Marin really knew that the two sides would fight here. The problem is that Marin was afraid that this little butterfly would affect the battle. Fortunately, the battle went on as scheduled. I decided that the two sides would start the war as scheduled, and Marin couldn''t wait. He left Sauer to continue observing on the high slopes of the West Bank, while he himself planned to return to camp. As for how to prepare? Of course, I was going to dig the road along the river along the northern bank of the river ... The French army fled during the night. If he walked this road in the plains, Marin couldn''t stop the French. Because beside this road, besides the Tarot River, there are farmland. You cut the road, and the French can walk through the fields. So, Marin''s plan was to directly dig the embankment of the Tarot River, flood the road, and the nearby farmland. In this way, the French cavalry would not be able to follow this path, otherwise it would sink into the mire. The heavy cavalry is already heavy. If the horseshoe is caught in the quagmire, it is very difficult to escape, and the danger is very great. As for the excavation time, Marin is tentatively scheduled for noon. Because, according to records, there will be a heavy rain in the afternoon. At that time, the soil will become soft and easy to dig. At present, the soil is hard and digging is laborious. After I returned to the camp, Marin took a break first and let Schwartz call him at lunch. After all, he would take someone to ambush the Frenchman in the middle of the night and have to rest, otherwise, dozing off in the middle of the night would affect the fight. As for poor Sauer, it is necessary to continue to observe the battle between the French and the Italian coalition. At the same time, before the break, Marin arranged a group of people to go to both sides of the mountain road facing northwest in advance to arrange an ambush. ɽ This mountain road is not a mountain road, it can only be a road in a hilly area. There are many hills and hills on both sides of the road, which are suitable for ambush on both sides. Marin has seen many war movies in the past, the ancients most like to throw stones and fireballs down the hill. However, it is going to rain in the afternoon, don''t think about throwing fireballs. Because firewood is definitely difficult to ignite under heavy rain. So Marin directly intended to use stone. For this reason, the team sent out was responsible for collecting small and medium-sized stones in the entire hilly area, and using unicycles to carry goods in the Marin march fashion to the high slopes on both sides of the mountain road in the ambush site. Of course, Kohler is not stupid. Instead of letting all his 100 soldiers act as coolies to move stones, he sent these 100 soldiers to catch 1,000 Italian farmers in nearby villages to help collect and move the stones. In this way, Kohler fulfilled Marin''s order well with the least effort. At noon, Marin woke up, and Kohler returned to report and completed the task of moving stones by himself. "So fast, Kohler, won''t you fool me?" "How can you, master, I sent these 100 people to the nearby village to catch 1,000 Italian farmers doing this. How can the soldiers do this, so fast?" "I have you, I didn''t expect it ..." "Master, you are thinking about big things, such small things, the little ones are the best to do." Kohler slaps. "Don''t shit, are those farmers still there?" Marin suddenly thought, since he can use Italian farmers to move stones, why not let them help dig the road ... If you let his 1,100 men dig the road in the afternoon, dig for a long time, At night, who has the strength to fight the French? "Will prepare to dismiss them ..." "Don''t dismiss, Kohler, you can give some farmers something to eat, and there is work to do for them in the afternoon." "Yes, Master!" Kohler quickly sent someone to retain the group of Italian farmers and distributed some inferior black bread. In the afternoon, the sky really started to rain. Sauer came back to report once. The two sides are currently dispatching troops, but they have not yet started fighting. It is estimated that they will start in the afternoon. Marin settled down, knowing that things were not out of control. So after the rainstorm, when the rain was a little bit lighter and the two sides were about to come into contact, he sent someone to hold the peasants, with the engineer''s **** and the farmer''s shovel and iron pick (Italian agriculture was the most developed in Europe at this time, The farm tools here are highly metallized), began to dig the river embankment on the road that is not visible behind the coalition ... Begin, UU reads www. uukanshu.com Those local farmers are unwilling to dig the river bank. Because if the riverbank is dug, some of them live near the riverbank, and the acres of the manor will also be flooded. But forced by the spears of the soldiers, they had to obey Marin''s arrangements and began to dig the river embankment ... ÍþÄá˹ When the Venice infantry crossed the Tarot River and confronted the Swiss mercenaries of the French army on the south bank, Marin took the Italian farmers to dug the embankment of the Tarot River ... When the Swiss mercenaries repulsed the Venice infantry, Marin finally dug the embankment. Then, due to the torrential rain, the water of the Tarot River, which had already risen, washed up the riverside avenue and rushed directly into the fields by the river ... After the Luan River flooded the riverside avenue and nearby fields, Marin did not stay, but led his troops to press the farmers, and went to the ambush site in the hilly area to dig a pit. Since it has labor that does not need money, it is reluctant to let its soldiers dig hard. Then, the poor Italian peasants continued to be detained towards the mountain road, reached the ambush site, began to ditch and trapped horse pits, and under the command of Italian-speaking soldiers, laid out a simple stumbling horse. The place where Umarin chose to ambush was about ten kilometers away from the battlefield, and the sides of the road were full of hills and mountains. French people must pass here if they want to go mountain. Moreover, this distance is also beyond the detection range of the French Scout without a telescope. Âí When Marin instructed the Italian farmers to dig trenches and trap horse pits, it was already seven or eight in the evening, and it was already dark. At this time, the news came from Sauer. In the French camp, the French cavalry had just finished dinner and fed the horses, and they seemed to be preparing ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 44： Ambush (Part 1) The Battle of Fornovo is a battle, but it is actually a farce. Because neither side is trying hard. The only fierce battle was the battle between the Venice infantry crossing the river and the Swiss front. And that battle lasted more than an hour. Of course, there were quite a lot of casualties in this battle. The Swiss had more than 1,000 casualties, and the Italians had more than 2,000 casualties. Including those who were scared and flee, the Italians lost about 5,000 people. What''s strange is that Mandova and Milan''s light cavalry, who were responsible for encircling the French, went to the road to pick up gold and silver treasures. This is also a scheme of Charles VIII. He knew that the coalition had thousands of light cavalry. He was naturally not afraid of head-to-head confrontation, but he was worried that the group of Italian cavalry would copy from the side bread. So, in order to get away as soon as possible, he gritted his teeth and scattered all the gold and silver treasures that he could not afford to lose on the roads on both sides of the French needlework ... I have to say that this strategy of Charles VIII was successfully used. You know, soldiers of this era were mostly mercenaries, and they fought for money. Charles VIII gave up his money and it really attracted the Italian cavalry. Then, the 6000 Italian cavalry also forgot to come to fight the French, and went down to pick the treasure ... However, Charles VIII also had no intention of falling in love at this time, and quickly took people off the battlefield, and went back to the camp first, leaving only the Swiss and the Venetian confrontation. Later, the Swiss also withdrew from the French camp. The remaining 5000 infantry in Venice (in addition to the 2,000 killed and 3,000 were broken up by the Swiss) did not dare to chase the Swiss, but retreated at the same time. In the French army camp, the French and Swiss were stationed separately. The Swiss camp, on the northeast side, faces the coalition forces. The French knights, on the southwest side, were separated from the Swiss barracks. After returning to Yingzhai, Charles VIII had already made plans to escape by night. So he went straight down and both the horse and the horse began to rest. The Scout is responsible for finding bridges and ships across the river. Actually, this road was originally the route of the French army going south. Therefore, the French scouts did not go too far into the two northbound roads to investigate, nor did they find the ambush site of Marin. Alas, it was late, and the scouts couldn''t look too far. After a few kilometers of investigation, the French scouts confirmed that there was nothing wrong. In addition, the Allied Forces Battalion was also monitored by the French Scouts. After confirming that the Allied Forces returned, they ate and drank, preparing to rest ... ¶à At about 9 o''clock in the evening, Charles VIII confirmed that the Italians of the Allied Camp were basically rested according to the report of the French Scout, and began to gather all the French knights to prepare to run. At this moment, the French scouts just collected enough wooden boats to build a pontoon crossing the small Tarot River, making it easier for the French knights to cross the river. Then, at about 10 o''clock in the evening, the French army began to cross the river somewhere in the western part of the Tarot River far from the Allied Forces camp. At this time, the Swiss were still in the dark, they were abandoned by Charles VIII ... 12 Around 12 o''clock in the evening, all the French knights and war horses crossed the Tarot River. Then, under the command of Charles VIII, he began marching along the riverside boulevard, east-north. But after walking for 10 kilometers, he arrived at the place where Marin dug the river embankment ... "What''s going on? Why stopped?" Charlie VIII in the middle of the team asked immediately. "Your Majesty, the river bank seems to have collapsed due to heavy rain. Now the roads and farmland are flooded by the river. Cavalry, it is difficult to pass ..." "What shall we do? Can we only turn back?" Charles VIII said helplessly. His Majesty, "His Majesty, remember that there is another road leading to Asti, and that road is more distance-saving than this road." A scout officer recommended. "Oh, this way? Why didn''t we go that way last time?" "It''s like this, it''s a mountain road, no problem for people and horses to pass, but the artillery is difficult to walk. When we came last time, we carried too many artillery and it was not suitable for that road." Indeed, when the French army came to Italy last year, they brought a hundred or dozen artillery pieces. Going down the mountain road is indeed enough. But by this time, the French had already lost all their artillery. Even the carriages carrying the treasures, because the treasures were scattered, did not need to be carried. Riding through the less steep mountain roads in the hills can still be done. After all, a horse is a four-legged animal, not a carriage with high road requirements. Horses can pass on small mountain roads. The flood-swept roads on the plains could not easily pass by the knights. Because the flooded roads and farmland will be very soft. The French knight in heavy armor had an astonishing total weight. After the flood zone, the horseshoe easily fell into the quagmire and it was difficult to escape. Moreover, Charles VIII was worried that the coalition forces would learn about the intelligence and came to surround himself. So, in order to hurry, Charles VIII decisively ordered, turned back, took the legendary mountain road, and plunged into Marin''s trap ... In fact, Charles VIII was useless even with caution. Because, at night, French scouts can''t look very far. Even if he walked into the ambush circle, he could not see the ambush as long as he did not fall into the traps and trenches. At the same time, because the French sent a lot of scouts to investigate the Italian battalion, it was repeatedly confirmed that the Italians did not send out troops and troops. Therefore, as clever as Charles VIII, he did not expect that someone would wait for him early. While the French turned around and hurried, Marin taught his French to speak: "Brothers, wait for us to ambush the French who fled. They are crowded and we have no chance of winning. However, the French cannot see clearly in the middle of the night and we can scare them." À´ "Come, everyone tell me," Suppress and not kill "(French) ..." "Do not surrender (French) ..." The soldiers were a little aggressive and at the same time nervous. But Marin flickered them, saying that the army was defeated and morale was low. Otherwise, if this group of grandchildren is to know that they are facing 8,000 unscathed French heavy cavalry, they may not have the courage to face it. However, they were ambushing on the high slopes on both sides of the road, and the French cavalry could not rush up the high slopes, and they were not worried. Moreover, even if the French find that they are few, they will not stop and attack the high slopes on both sides. Because, the French are running away ~ www.novelhall.com ~ most afraid to alarm the Italian coalition. As long as it withstands a few waves of attack, the French will not continue to storm and waste time. But Marin had no plans to completely destroy the French army. His plan was to seriously damage the French army. At the same time, the night was used to frighten the French army and make the French army self-defeating. If you can kill or catch Charles VIII while in chaos, it would be a gigantic job ... Because it is at night, it is difficult for French to observe how many people Marin has. As long as Marin''s subordinates put on the momentum, they can calm the French army. "Charlie VIII is dead (in French)!" Marin taught everyone to shout again. "Ah?" Some soldiers who know French are inexplicable. Isn''t this a rumor? But Marin wanted the effect of making rumors. In the middle of the night, the French were suddenly attacked and must have panicked. And shouting "Charlie VIII is dead" here in French will certainly cause huge confusion to the French army. And Charles VIII did not justify himself without a loudspeaker. 8,000 French troops, some people will always be scared by this fake news. This trick was learned from the Battle of Xishui. The former Qin 800,000 army retreated because of being deceived, Zhu Xu shouted "the Qin army was defeated" after the battle, and then the group of former Qin soldiers was unknown, so they really thought they were defeated and retreated to escape. Therefore, 800,000 former Qin Army lost somehow to tens of thousands of Eastern Jin Army ... Marin intends to wait for the French to enter the ambush before smashing a round of stones before firing a few rounds of arrows. Then, he sent someone to yell "Charlie VIII is dead!" Even if Charles VIII wanted to shout to prove that he was alive, he would be covered by noise. Then, it is difficult for the French to think without confusion ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 45： Ambush (middle) µÄ On the night of September 6, after a heavy rain during the day, the sky seemed to be much clearer. Although there is still a bit of cloud cover, it is already very thin. Plus the moon is hanging in the sky. Therefore, there is still a little visibility at night, although it is very low. When the French army ran, they were afraid of alarming the Italian coalition and the Swiss who did not know they were abandoned. Therefore, the French did not light the torch. Because the torch is too conspicuous at night and can be seen from afar. If everyone in the 8000 French cavalry held a torch and looked at it from a high place, they would find the movement of the French army all the way. Âí In the middle of the night, horses cannot run because they are invisible. If the enemy army runs with the infantry, it may not be slower than the heavy cavalry. If you are bitten by the enemy, you can''t escape. In the dark, cavalry is not as good as pikemen. Moreover, Charles VIII abandoned the Swiss mercenaries without authorization. At that time, Swiss mercenaries may not be willing to help themselves. So, Charles VIII''s order was that at least you must leave Furnovo and not see any light from Furnovo before you can ignite. Before that, the French army could only rely on the faint starlight and the faint moonlight blocked by dark clouds. ɽ This mountain road is not suitable for walking vehicles because of the steep **** in some places. It can only pass horses and pedestrians. Therefore, pedestrians on the road are limited, and there are still a lot of grass on the road, which have not been completely flattened. It is precisely because of the existence of these grasses that the road after the rain is better than the bare Roman avenue by the river. Marin is teaching everyone how to scare the French, but Sauer hurriedly hurried back and told Marin: "Sir, here is the French!" Marin was startled, and her heart started to tense. But in order not to affect everyone, I still pretended to say easily: "The Frenchman is here, big guys, remember, after the battle has begun, you must catch Charles VIII alive! Whoever caught Charles VIII alive, I reward him with 10,000 gold coins!" "10,000 gold coins ..." A lot of mercenaries who were soldiers for money drove out of control. Stimulated by Marin''s heavy award, many people have forgotten their nervousness and only have money left in their eyes ... As the French got closer and closer, Marin let everyone climb to the hillsides on both sides. As for the foot of the mountain, only French trenches, wooden pickets, horse traps, and horse trips are blocked from the front ... In fact, Marin originally intended to take people directly to the array below, forcibly blocking the French army. That way, although there is a great chance to block the French. However, the French were desperately desperate to fight hard. Because they have no choice but to go this way. However, the 1,100 people under Marin are all novices who have never fought. Let him let them fight desperately with the 8000 French Cavaliers in the first battle, too demanding. If you lose, you may die here. Marin regretted a bit, did not find a weak opponent in advance to practice gall, see blood. Because, only the veterans who have practiced guts and blood have dared to die. The recruits who fought for the first time did not dare to fight to the advantage of the enemy, and they did not have the confidence. Moreover, Marin had previously talked with Swiss officers in the army and knew that the Swiss mercenaries were not only spearmen but also a large number of halberds. The reason for using the halberd is to catch the knights wearing plate armor with the halberd and bring them down. Because the spear does not pierce the plate armor. If a lance with a spear alone is used to resist the charge, there will be limited casualties. The Swiss often use a halberd to hook the knight and then poke it slowly with a spear, or use a mace or other weapon to kill or hurt the knight who fell to the ground. However, Marin only has a spearman and no halberd, and the bow and arrow are not harmful to the plate knight, and Marin does not have a musket now. Really straight-line armored knights'' decisive charge, the square array is easy to be broken. Therefore, Marin had no choice but to ambush the French on two high slopes. Even if there was an ambush problem, it was difficult for the French to rush up the high slopes on both sides. Even if the French knight dismounted, it was difficult to climb high slopes because he was wearing heavy plate armor. Even if he climbs a high slope, it is easy to be pushed down by the spearman. But if you take off your plate armor, you can easily be killed by a spear when you climb uphill. Therefore, as long as you occupy the high slope, you will be invincible. Although it is not impossible for the French to break through Marin''s defense, it will take a long time. The problem is that Charles VIII was running away and had no time to entangle with Marin. Therefore, Charles VIII''s attention should be to clear the traps on the road, rather than desperately with Marin''s men. Suddenly, Marin''s task was to cause a lot of injuries to the French before the French cleared the traps on the road. At the same time, try to create chaos for the French army. While Marin was thinking about how to respond, Kohler suddenly came over: "Master, I want to ask for an errand." "You said!" "I want to go back to that group of Italian farmers!" "What?" Èà "Let them pretend to be reinforcements!" "This ... it''s a good idea!" Marin reacted, and he made a better effect with living people. "Where have those farmers gone?" "Just let Tara take someone to the nearby village for the night, and I''ll recover them." Òª "If they don''t like it?" "It''s all right, some timid farmers. The young master gave me 20 people, and I promise to take them all back." "Okay, organize the thousand Italian farmers as soon as possible. You take them around the French, with more firearms, and the formation is a bit thinner. It looks like a few thousand people. Then, when you approach here Let them yell ''Charles VIII alive'' together to scare the French. "Koller was reminded ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin also immediately thought of a solution. "What if the French send someone to fight? These farmers can''t beat the French." Kohler was a little worried. "Rest assured, you gather your team, bring enough torches, two for each person. When the team is a certain distance away, stop, don''t speak out. Wait until I see signs of the French breaking the line in front of them Later, I will use the artillery to remind you that you immediately bring someone to the ignition and start to rattle. " "Master, but I''m worried that the French will send off troops to stop me ..." "Are you stupid? After the break, the troops want to intercept, but also intercept us. Because if they go to fight against you, we can break their way." "Yeah ..." »¹ÓÐ "Also, I will send someone to smash more large stones behind the French army to block their path. The French are escaping their lives, and may focus on clearing the stones in front, not necessarily taking care to clear the back." "I''m relieved, sir, I''ll go!" "Well, I''ll give you 50 people, lest you can''t stop the farmers." лл "Thank you, Master!" Kohler took 50 soldiers to Tara and the village where the Italian farmers were located. Tara itself took 10 people, plus Kohler''s 50, to a total of 60, enough to crush the 1,000 farmers. But Kohler needs to hurry and make a torch. Marin asked, and each person would take two torches to frighten the French as much as possible. Then, let the 2,000 torches go loose and out of the position of thousands of troops to confuse the French ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 46： Ambush (Part 2) When the French returned along the original road, when they passed near Fornovo, they slowed down and tried not to make a loud noise so as to avoid alarming the Italians in the Italian army camp near the river. At the same time, Charles VIII retrieved several French knights who had been investigating near the coalition camp: "What''s happening to the Italians?" Charles VIII asked. "Underneath, nothing happens." Several French knights have been near the Italian camp and found nothing unusual. Charlie VIII, who was at ease, took his men at ease and embarked on the mountain road with a small slope. The road is wide enough to take 10 French knights side by side. The **** problem is not a big deal for horses. The French knights, in order not to alarm the Italians, covered each horse''s mouth with a cloth strip to prevent them from hissing. Then everyone silently walked up the mountain road and hurried to the northwest. Alas, because the torches were not ignited, their visibility was limited and their speed was not fast. They didn''t reach Marin''s ambush until around midnight. When I got here, the French began to relax a little. Because it is more than a dozen kilometers away from the Allied Forces Camp, we no longer need to guard against the Italians'' detection. As a result, the French knights began to talk and laugh. Even Charles VIII discussed with some aristocrats how to arrange for their return to Paris. In general, if it were not for the syphilis epidemic, France would still be very profitable this time. After all, that big Naples kingdom was taken down. You know, Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, at this time, were the most developed regions in Europe. Italy is volcanic, volcanic ash is an important natural fertilizer. Europeans did not understand the use of manure, but the Italians knew how to use volcanic ash as fertilizer in Roman times. Therefore, southern Italy has always been the richest region in Europe in the Middle Ages. Sicily, in particular, is called the "Golden Basin" by Europeans. Of course, Sicily was snatched by the Spaniards, and the French grabbed Naples, which is slightly worse than Sicily, and it was also very good. However, just when they were relaxed, they did not know that they had entered the ambush circle ... The 10 French knights who were at the beginning of the trance didn''t even notice that many traps were laid on this low valley avenue. As a result, they were all tripped over by a very low-level death stump ... For a while, the French turned their backs, and the knights behind the front row could not stop for a while, and a row of seven or eight rows of knights collided together. Many war horses and knights fell to the ground. I realized that the front knight of the French had already been recruited, Marin no longer hesitated, and shouted: "Attack!" As soon as the words fell, the rows of stones on both sides of the mountains began to smash down ... "what¡­¡­" "ßÔ ßÔ ..." All of a sudden, many horses were struck, and their hoofs were broken by stone injuries. The French knights on horseback were also thrown off the horses and pulled them. At the same time, 100 archers under His Majesty also took arrows to open their bows. For a time, the arrows were raining ... "what¡­¡­" "ßÔ ßÔ ..." Is again a lot of French knights and horses, but in general, the most unlucky ones are those horses. Because the horse was without a horse armor, it was unable to bear the impact of bows and arrows. For a while, the French were in chaos ... µÐ "enemy attack! Enemy attack!" French officers began to shout, demanding that the knights defend. But how does this defend? Because the blows came from the sky ... But Charles VIII was surrounded by many knights, and his expression was astonished: "What''s going on? What''s going on?" The French ran away this time, but they were fully prepared and the Italians were not dispatched. They were monitored by French scouts throughout the process and shouldn''t show up here ... "Is it a German?" Guessed an Earl beside him. "I think so, it seems that 15,000 Germans did not participate in the previous battle ..." another French nobleman said. The French also knew that Count Alfred led a 15,000 army behind and did not participate in the battle. It was for this reason that Charles VIII was in a hurry to leave. If trapped by the other 35,000 troops, he would be too late to escape. The Germans are not this group of Italians. The Germans are still martial arts. There are many high-strength wandering knights in the folk. If entangled by the German army and assisted by the Italians, the French would have been underpopulated and would certainly be overwhelmed. Therefore, Charles VIII chose to run very bonelessly, but did not want to entangle with the Italians and waste time. I didn''t expect that they had just left the barracks and were planning to run. Here, they were blocked to go ... In the middle of the night, everyone can''t see clearly and don''t know how many enemies there are. As a result, 8,000 French knights were embarrassed by more than 1,000 German mercenaries. Moreover, the opponent was on the high ground on both sides, and the French knights could not go at all. ÊÀ Charles VIII first panicked for a while, but calmed down quickly. Because panic is useless at all, it will only end you. He calmly commanded the French army to contract the defense, leaned together, and put the horses that were killed and wounded on the outer periphery to stop the stones on the sides of the hill. "Fryer, you bring people to the left side of the hill!" Charles VIII ordered. His Majesty, "Our Majesty, our horses cannot go up!" Flair, Count Toulouse, looked bitter. "Stupid, who made you climb the mountain on horseback? When you take 1,000 people off the mountain, you must occupy a commanding height. At least, let us stop throwing stones on the slopes near our army!" "Yes, Your Majesty!" Fryer quickly took the lead, with 1,000 plate knights, wearing a full set of plate armor, holding a two-handed sword, and started climbing the left slope. Coincidentally, the place where he chose to attack was exactly where Marin ambush ... "This idiot, let them crawl!" "Master, what if they come up?" "Slowly smash the stones, leave some stones, and the archers will continue to shoot the French front." "Also, yell at me!" "Yes!" Soon, the strange screams of "Surprise (French)!" And "Charlie VIII is dead (French)!" ¾ô Earl Fryer, who was leading the mountain climbing, was taken aback. He quickly stopped the mountain climbing, mounted the horse, and returned to his team to see the situation of Charles VIII ... "You stupid, why come back?" Charles VIII was furious. "My minister is worried about the safety of Her Majesty!" Fryer was loyal. "Fool, that''s the enemy making a rumor!" Ŷ "Oh ..." Fryer pulled his head back and went back to organize the climb ... But after such a trouble, Fryer''s desperate momentum suddenly disappeared. Even the French front, because it was too long. Those people near Charles VIII knew that His Majesty the King was all right. But those who are behind do not know. So in the second half of the French army, many people began to panic ... Count Fryer, who was in charge of climbing the hill and occupying the commanding heights, just led someone to climb up to the top, but saw Marin''s wretched smile ... "Hey, now, you climb short and it''s not fun to smash ..." With an order, the stone that had already been built for a long time was smashed into the head of the Frenchman lying on Banpo ... For a while ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The seven or eight hundred French knights lying on Banpo all hit and fell down ... The French knights themselves are wearing thick plate armor and stoned down. Where can they stand? So they fell down like dumplings ... However, this hillside is tens of meters high, which is equivalent to a dozen floors. Is it still good to fall down? Therefore, most of the French knights in the stroke, fell down, or die ... As for Earl Fryer, good luck. Because when he fell, a fat knight underneath served as a meat pad. Then, when he fell down, he was covered by a few unlucky eggs in the middle, which slowed down the falling speed. So, when he finally fell to the ground, he did not magically die, but broke his left leg ... "Oh, it hurts me ..." Soon after, the unlucky Count Flare was carried to the face of Charles VIII, who was so embarrassed ... "What a waste!" Charles VIII scolded angrily. However, he has no way to shamelessly throw stones at people on the mountain. So he turned around and instructed Count Tour: "Matthews, take someone to look forward and see how many German troops are ahead." From Charles VIII''s point of view, since the other side has set an ambush, there must be a lot of troops in front. But soon, Matthews, who led the team, returned: "Your Majesty, there seems to be no enemy troops in front, but there are many traps, many pits, unable to ride through ..." "It turned out to be this way, I thought a lot of people were blocking the road ..." Charles VIII was also a little stunned ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www. novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 47： Charlie 8 runs away "How can this be? The enemy doesn''t want to stop us?" Charles VIII was a little puzzled. Ò²Ðí "Maybe, there are not many other people. Or, they dare not fight against the powerful French knight?" ¿ÉÄÜ "Maybe ..." Charles VIII paused thinking and began to observe on both sides ... I observed for a while, and he also found that there were not many enemies ... "Matthews, it looks like there are only two or three thousand enemies ..." Charles VIII speculated. In fact, he still overestimated Marin''s numbers. After all, according to common sense, there are no two or three thousand people who dare not provoke 8,000 French knights. "Well, my daring, sir, shall we wipe out these little boys?" Said Count Matthews excitedly. "Stupid, where do we have enough time? You don''t want to think about it, as soon as we hit here, can they not inform the Italians? If the Italian reinforcements come, we can''t run away! And, God knows that more than 10,000 German Where is the man! "Charles VIII didn''t want to fight hard. If the gang of Italians came over, it would be difficult to escape. What made him even more shocked was, where is the main force of the Germans? ÄÇ "Well, Your Majesty, what shall we do next?" "Matthews, you take 2000 knights, dismount, and open up a safe passage ahead! Remember, at any cost!" Charles VIII gritted his teeth. He doesn''t want to be captured. If he is besieged by the enemy, he can''t escape the captured doom. Just imagine, if he was captured, where would his face go? In the future, who else will take his words seriously? Besides, it is certain to be humiliated after being captured. Maybe he will be forced to be imprisoned like King Richard I for a year or two, and then he will have to pay a huge ransom (Richard I paid a ransom of 150,000 marks to Emperor Shen Luo of the Sixth Roman Emperor). Allegiance to an Emperor (Richard I was forced to swear allegiance to Henry VI) ... All this was unbearable by Charles VIII, so he decided that he had to run away anyway this time. Even abandoning the army would not hesitate. After all, the army can no longer be recruited. If he is gone, the fun will be great. Matthews also felt the determination of Charles VIII, so he took the 2000 French strong man, holding a two-handed sword, against the stones from time to time, and began to cut off those stumbling horses. At the same time, he used his two-handed sword as a shovel and started digging to fill the pit ... But, how can a two-handed sword compare with an engineering spade? That efficiency is far from the old nose ... so, Matthews'' efficiency is very slow ... After an hour, Charles VIII was a little impatient, and he invited Count Tour: "Matthews, how''s it going?" "Your Majesty, the speed is a bit slow, the two-handed sword fills the pit too slowly ..." ÄÇ¾Í "Then don''t think about getting the whole road right, focus on a narrow passage first." Charles VIII didn''t want to wait any longer. In his opinion, the enemy forces on the hillside must have notified the Italian camp. If he had waited for an hour or two, the Italian might have come over. He couldn''t wait. When Matthews received the order, he changed the way and began to dig only a passage that could only pass through a horse. In this way, the speed is indeed much faster ... Marlin looked at it, but this is not the case. So he started to rummag: "Reinforcement is coming, reinforcements are coming, we have to catch Charles VIII alive and cut him to pieces!" This sentence is also said in French. Many of his men have worked in France and will be French translators at any time. After Marin shouted, the stickman followed. Charles VIII was shocked-Nima, this mob, is going to hack the king? Don''t you know that Europe is not allowed to kill nobles? However, if you accidentally kill yourself on the battlefield, it is not illegal. The rule in Europe is-it is not allowed to kill surrendered nobles, but it is not allowed to kill nobles in battle. Can surrender, Charles VIII will not choose. Because, that''s insulting ... µÄ 2,000 French knights brought by Matthews, played to fill the pit and pull out the stakes. Even though 300 people were killed, they still refused to stop. Marin had already seen that the French had run away with anger. Alas, he waved his hand and brought Kahn: "Kahn, you take someone to move more big stones!" Marin decided to use the big stones to block the narrow passage dug out by the French ... Speaking, because the French are wearing thick plate armor, and the bow and arrow strike effect is average, but they shot and killed many armoured horses without armor. Seeing this, Marin simply let the archers slow down the firing frequency. ͨ¹ý He observed through the telescope and speculated that the French were stoned to death, but there are only five or six hundred people at present. Coupled with the previous climbing and being smashed down and injured, the French reduced their staff to only seven or eight hundred. Like a small stone hitting a French knight, it hurts a bit or hurts a bit. Seeing this, Marin simply stopped the archers and let them move the medium-sized stones. Medium stones can kill people and move them. Unlike a big rock, it can only be pushed down and rolled down, and it cannot be thrown down. The hit person is purely luck. Those that can smash and kill enemies are at least the same size as slabs. Marin''s general defense against the tortoise shell of the French knight was also tangled. He finally knew why the Spanish side used large muskets instead of bows. The bow and arrow hit the infantry without plate armor, the effect is good, used to shoot plate knights, no effect at all. The archer fired so many arrows just now that the number of casualties in the French army was definitely not more than 100, which was far worse than that of stones. Marin can be sure that if it is on the plains, his team without practical experience will definitely not stop the impact of the French Cavaliers at all costs. Fortunately, he sent someone to ambush on the mountain. The French also had difficulty climbing. After another period of time, after losing 800 knights, Matthews finally opened a one-horse wide channel in the dense trap array ... "Your Majesty, the minister finally opened a channel!" È·¶¨ "Are you sure there is no trap ahead?" "Okay, the officials have searched!" "OK, rush over!" "Yes!" Then, the hordes of French troops gathered and rushed to the very narrow passage ... However, the passage can only allow one person and one horse to advance, so the passing efficiency is surprisingly low ... An hour later, 1,500 French knights were passed, including Charles VIII''s close friends, including Charles VIII and Count Matthews ... But at this moment, the team led by Kahn brought a lot of big stones and piled them on the hillside ... At the same time, Marin released three artillery battles: "àØ ¡ª¡ªpop¡ª¡ª" "àØ ¡ª¡ªpop¡ª¡ª" "àØ ¡ª¡ªpop¡ª¡ª" "What is that?" Count Matthews looked up curiously. ²»ºÃ "No, that''s the enemy calling for reinforcements!" Charles VIII''s face changed dramatically. Kohler, a few miles south of Luan, saw the signal and immediately ordered: "Both point the two torches, one for two, spread out, but keep the lineup. Brother, you arrange for them to stand!" These torches are Kohler''s wooden sticks found in the village, Simple torches made of rags soaked in grease on the head will not burn for long, but it does not take long. After waiting for everyone''s torches to ignite, and standing in place, Kohler began to order: "A few of you who speak Italian, tell this group of Italian farmers to let them yell¡® grab Charles VIII and destroy the French ¡¯in Italian!¡± Then, 1000 Italian farmers, lining up in a sparse formation, shouting words, and slowly walked towards the ambush site ... His Majesty, "Your Majesty, it''s not good. The enemy''s reinforcements have come to the south. I''m afraid there are thousands of people!" Ôã¸â "Oops, who is it?" "It seems to be Italians. I heard them shouting¡® Destroy the French ¡¯across the distance, and ... seize your Majesty ...¡± "What ..." Charles VIII''s face turned blue. But the thing that made him even more fierce is still behind. At this time, Carne and other strong men carrying the big stones in place began to push the stones down the direction of the narrow path that the French opened the passage ... Hundreds of large rocks, whistling and rolling down, blocking the road passed by the French cavalry ... At this time, there were less than 2,000 French cavalry through UU reading through this channel. Unlucky Earl Flare, broken leg, was just stuck in the valley ... "What to do?" Matthews was a little panicked. The French thought that the main force of the Italians had arrived, and if they were surrounded, they could not escape at all. °Ë Charles VIII gritted his teeth and struggled for a while, then he sent someone to climb over the stone and told Count Fryer with his left leg broken: "I''m leaving now, you will take the palace and block the Italians. If you can''t resist it ... you can surrender ... ëÞ will spend money to redeem you ..." Count Earl Fryer froze. He knew that he had been abandoned by His Majesty the King ... Although Charles VIII promised to redeem him, a captured nobleman would later become a joke of the aristocracy ... Looking at Charles VIII and about 2,000 French knights, Earl Fryer''s confidence collapsed. Coupled with the severe pain from his left leg, he has lost his confidence in resistance ... and Charles VIII also allowed him to surrender ... Ëû Under his chaotic command, the Cavaliers who stayed in the valley in the French messed up even more ... Charles VIII, who fled and ran away, ordered his men to take off their plate armor and take off the armor of the war horse just to make it easier to run ... Follow the instructions of the guide, go further north to enter the plain area. At that time, he can stop walking the road and not worry about being ambushed again. On the plains, infantry can be difficult to ambush cavalry. In particular, the French took off their plate armor and horse armor, and it was considered light to enter the battle. It was not a problem to escape a hundred or two hundred breaths at a time ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 48： Make a fortune! After discovering that Charles VIII had fled, Marin became very upset, but soon he realized that the French''s confidence had collapsed ... The king took the lead in escaping, and the rest of the people still have the confidence to continue fighting? Alas, Marin began to command his French-speaking men: "Knights of France, your king, have taken the lead in shameful escape. Do you still need to fight for such a coward? Don''t give up deadly ..." "We promise to give prisoners preferential treatment, and as long as you surrender, we will not kill anyone. Nobles will also receive preferential treatment ..." Marin quickly used the offensive strategy of later PLA ... ÁíÍâ "In addition, the injured Knight Brothers, we will arrange for treatment. But don''t delay the treatment time, it will be dead, it will be disabled ..." Uh ... Hearing here, Earl Flerer, led by the remaining French knights, changed his face. Because, he also worried that he would become disabled ... When a timid baron came to suggest surrender, Fryer quickly went down the donkey and agreed to surrender ... But there are some stubborn people who are unwilling to surrender. They could not get away on horseback, so they simply dismounted and crawled over the stones that had been dropped. Then, these people threw away their armor and weapons and ran away with their bare hands ... "Master ... Master ... The French surrendered ..." Marin is still directing the shout, but the French sent a messenger and expressed willingness to surrender ... "Is this surrender?" Marin froze, but then overjoyed. "Hurry up, accept their surrender. Inform Schwartz on the opposite side and prepare him for surrender." ÁíÍâ "Also, you tell the French to leave their weapons and warhorses aside, and people stand to the left and promise them preferential treatment for the captives!" The French made a snapshot, Marin quickly directed the people down the mountain, surrounded the remaining 4,000 French groups, and prevented them from seeing the fact that there were only a thousand people on their side. In addition, Marin also sent people to tie these martial arts knights. These people are all knights of martial arts. If they resist, it will be very difficult to handle. Therefore, it is best to tie it up first. Then, Schwartz and his company quickly concentrated the warhorses in the valley. Âí The horses in the valley suffered heavy losses as they were hit by stones and bows. Just war horses, smashed and killed 2,000 horses. The bare horses had even worse losses, with as many as 4,000 horses injured. This is no way. Whoever calls a horse so large in size, stones and bows and arrows can get on the horse ... I counted it, and Marin was pleasantly surprised to find that there were 2,000 intact war horses in the valley, and 3,600 horses ... "Ah ha ha ha ha, I sent it!" Marin laughed. You know, a war horse is worth at least 100 Ducat gold coins. 2000 war horses, equivalent to 200,000 Ducat gold coins. A gold coin contains approximately 3.5 grams of gold, 200,000 gold coins, and almost 700,000 grams. Calculated at the lowest price of 200 yuan per gram in future generations, it is worth at least more than 100 million soft sister coins ... This makes the silk knight Marin not excited. In addition, those pull horses are also good horses that are only a little worse than the war horses. The lowest is also worth 20 gold coins. 3,600 horses can also be worth more than 70,000 gold coins ... All in all, Marin is rich, and he is rich! Ëû He''s not finished yet, and Schwartz also reports: "What? 6,000 plate armors seized?" Marin almost fainted. You know, in this era, a set of ordinary knight plate armor also requires 50 florin gold coins, which is equivalent to 50 Ducat. And those rich nobles have plate armor, which is better made and more expensive, at least 100 Ducat and above. 6000 sets of French plate armor, at least 500 are high-grade armors worn by wealthy nobles, which are very valuable. Anyway, Marin made it ... At this time, the French generals have been stripped of their plate armor, become cloth-clothed existences, and have bare hands. At this time, they can''t find the spray ... It was just right, and it was dawn. It dawns early in summer, and it doesn''t start until 5 o''clock. Count Flor felt a little ashamed when he saw clearly that the "German army" who had captured them was only two or three thousand (he also regarded the Italian farmers as German mercenaries). Marin treats these captives well, especially the noble captives. Because, he learned that there was a habit of redeeming captured nobles in the Middle Ages. Generally speaking, an Count, or a rich French Count, has a ransom of at least 50,000 gold coins. So, Marin was so kind to Count Flor. Count Flor injured his left leg, and Marin personally instructed his men to bandage Flor with cooked dry gauze. Then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The viscounts and barons who followed Flor''s capture were also treated with courtesy. It''s not Marin who respects them, but they are all gold coins! But when it dawned, Marin suddenly thought of something, and ordered Kohler: ¿ì "Hurry up, hide these warhorses and armors, and hide them in the valley we were hiding before!" Koehler was puzzled, Marin explained: "It ¡¯s very likely that the grandchildren of Italy will send someone here after dawn to see that we have so many loot, aren''t they willing to rob us? Koller immediately understood, and then he took the 100 most reliable men and directed the Italian farmer to transport 2,000 warhorses and plate armor to the secret location. Halfway along, Kohler also picked up the 2000 sets of plate armor and horse armor that Charles VIII took off when he ran ... Marin was not assured, and before the Italians had found out what was happening here, he quickly sent someone back to Coller. He simply led a captive, and the army went straight north. You know, he was only 1,100 people, and he got so much wealth at once. If it was known to more than 10,000 Italians, it would definitely be dark. So, in order to avoid being robbed by his allies, he went straight north. As for the more than 1,000 Italian farmers, he was also forced to help him deliver loot. At the same time, weapons were also issued to let them hold mercenaries. After all, the 2,000-man army is also considered a "army" in Italy. Except for the 10,000-thousands of the coalition forces, there are basically few people in Italy with thousands of people, and they dare to act against such a "huge" team. At least, there is no ~ www.novelhall.com ~ on the route of Marin''s withdrawal from the north. Welcome book readers to come and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile phone users, please read. Chapter 49： Temporary "Expand" ÁÖ In order to prevent being robbed by an enemy or an ally, Marin broke his brain. You know, his team of 1100 people, with thousands of horses and thousands of armors, is definitely blind. This is not counting the ransom of 4,000 French knights. Kohler calculated it and felt that these 4,000 prisoners could be exchanged for at least 2 million Ducat gold coins. The knight is not cheaper than the horse, and the war horse is easy to train, and it will be effective in three to five years. It takes more than ten years to cultivate a knight, and the investment is huge. So, a knight''s ransom requires at least 500 gold. 4000 knights, at least 2 million gold coins, this is still not considered the "premium" of those nobles ... "I drop a little boy, 2 million gold coins!" Marin had only money in his eyes! "But, Master, if you take all these captives back, your emperor will certainly not give you that much money. Because the emperor itself is very poor!" Kohler said. "What?" Marin was angry. However, he was right to think about it, the emperor could not give him that much money. Because he originally fought for the emperor, the loot should be given to the emperor. However, if he wanted to get the title, he had to take a lot of prisoners. Especially the captives of the nobles. After thinking about it for a long time, Marin decided to compromise. Because what he needed most was the title. As for those horse armors, Marin decided to keep some of them in private so that he could exchange them for money. However, this wealth is too huge, he is not confident to protect it. So he decided to expand ... "Expand?" Schwartz didn''t quite understand. "It''s only temporary, I can''t afford too many troops. I want to recruit some soldiers and horses, in fact, to scare others, so as not to be robbed by others ... Now Schwartz understands, it turned out to be bluffing ... ¶àÉÙ How much will it expand? "3000 people ... Schwartz, you take someone to the Italian village to catch the people and say hello to them. When you arrive in Venice, let them come back, and by the way," borrow "some food with the owners ..." The so-called "borrowing food" actually means grabbing food. Marin originally had only 1,100 people to solve the ration problem. But now with 4,000 more prisoners and 1,000 Italians, the food supply is far from enough. Fortunately, before in the valley, before leaving, some butcher-born mercenaries killed the horses that were killed and wounded, and took them on the road. Otherwise, food is definitely not enough. However, these horse meats are easily damaged in summer. In desperation, Marin sent troops to rob several towns near Piacenza, and grabbed a lot of salt to preserve the horse meat. Ten days later, Marin''s team has expanded to more than 8,000 people, which is extremely spectacular. Schwartz did catch 3,000 Italians to make up. However, the people rioted that night and ran away 1,000 people. As a result, Marin only had 3,000 Italians, including the previous 1,000. Marlin stopped in a remote area in the Duchy of Milan for a few days. By the way, the 3,000 Italians were simply trained. At least, let them learn to distinguish left and right, and march in formation. Moreover, Marin also made a simple black cross and white vest for them. Unknown people looked at it, thinking that these 3,000 people were also soldiers. At least, they look like the queue is neat ... As for the weapons of this group of people, Marin directly issued a wooden stick with a sharpened wooden gun head, brushed it with paint grabbed, and looked like a metal gun head, which was actually wooden ... Then, Marin swayed with 4,000 "arms", holding 4,000 French captives, and walked all the way to the Imperial Army station in Venice ... Óë ´Ë At the same time, the Italian coalition is still pursuing the remaining 3,000 Swiss mercenaries. Unfortunately, the Italians were afraid of being beaten by the Swiss, so they dared to hang the Swiss from a distance and not dare to launch an attack. Moreover, they did not know where the 8,000 French knights had gone. Last night they heard some fighting here, but they did not dare to send troops in the middle of the night. Because they have never experienced fighting in the middle of the night. Not to mention them, even the 3,000 Swiss mercenaries did not dare to send troops in the middle of the night. Only Marin''s men, after training, dare to fight at night. The Swiss retreated on the Roman avenue by the river and did not take that mountain road. When they retreated, Marin''s previously dug the embankment, the water almost flowed, and a lot of water was soaked in the fields. Swiss mountain people are very wild and are not afraid of going to the water. They took off their shoes and walked barefoot across the flooded road. The Italian coalition is not as hardworking and hardworking as the Swiss. The Duke of Mandowa first recruited farmers and blocked the river embankment ~ www.novelhall.com ~ until the next day the water receded and the coalition forces passed through this area. Then, continue hanging behind the Swiss ... After Marlin brought the army into Venice, he originally planned to do business with the Italians. Initially, he planned to send someone to contact the Italian Coalition. After all, if he brought people into the Shen Luo Empire army station, the disposal of those captives would not belong to him. However, he was afraid that the Italians would eat black. Therefore, instead of sending people to find coalition forces, he directly sent people to Venice, to find the Venetian Republican government, and negotiate with them ... "What? You say a Holy Roman Empire officer captured 1,000 French knights?" The Governor of Venice was stunned. Then he urgently called on the big brothers of the Republic of Venice to negotiate ... "What does this guy mean? Why tell us this?" Someone was puzzled. "It''s still a question? Want to exchange money with us ß ..." One of the business nobles broke Marin''s motive. "Change money?" "Yes, a knight''s ransom must be at least 500 Ducat. This guy is here to do business with us ..." "Why didn''t he go and ask the French himself?" "Stupid, Tony, he is just a middle-level officer of Shenra, who seems to be a legionnaire (Marin bragging). The captive in his hand must be handed over to the Emperor of Shinra. What is Maximilian I Man? That''s a poor ghost emperor. When the captive arrived in his hands, what happened to the ransom and that officer? "Said the Venetian parliament. "Hahaha ..." Everyone laughed. They remembered that the Holy Roman Emperor seemed to be a poor ghost ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the latest, fastest and hottest serials Works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 50： private trade "So, why do we buy captives? What good is it for Venice?" A member of the parliament asked in confusion. "Good question, this is what I want to ask." "I think I know how to answer ..." said the governor of Venice, Agostino Barbarigo, slowly. "I would like to hear from the Governor ..." "Venice is rich, everyone knows ..." "Hahaha ..." Everyone present laughed heartily. "But we lack prestige and prestige. Many people, many forces, regard us as fat sheep ..." ÖÚ The crowd was a little silent, and Agostino''s words made sense. ËùÒÔ "So, I plan to buy a group of French prisoners of war with this greedy commander of the Shinra Empire, and declare to the outside that they were captured by Venice and the Shinra Empire ... ÈçºÎ "How to ensure that the secret is not leaked? The regiment commander can control the French, but he cannot control the French. When they return to China, they will reveal the matter." "This is a problem. I personally went to the west to talk to the commander of the regiment. Both parties unified their speeches ..." The next day, the Governor of Venice, Agustino Barbarigo, quietly took 50 guard knights to Marin''s station ... "Master, are you worried about being exposed? This is simple, I will tell those French people that the army I lead is half Venetian ..." "Will this work?" Agostino Barbarigo was a little hesitant. û "No problem, wrap it on me. By that time, I will have 1,000 men who participated in that battle go back to you, they are all Italian." ÕæµÄ "Really?" Agustino Barbarigo was a little surprised. "of course!" In fact, Marin was talking about the group of Italian farmers near Fornovo, which were earliest collected. They did join the war, though to frighten the French. ·¨¹ú The French did treat them as reinforcements ... Until now, Count Fryer thought they were Italian reinforcements ... Solved the headache, Agustino Barbarigo quickly talked to Marin with interest. In fact, Marin''s captives were only 2,000. Another 2,000 people were hidden in another station by him. Alas, the Venetian business is not losing money. Because Marin wanted cash. The Venetian wants fame. Moreover, the Venetian who obtained this captive can also recover the ransom with the French, so it is not a loss. At most, the food expenses of some captives are borne, but compared to fame, this money is drizzle. After negotiations, Agostino Barbarigo and Marin reached an agreement for a captive of 500 gold coins. But Governor Agustino Barbarigo asked for more ... "Head of the Marin Army, please tell me honestly, how many captives do you have?" "Uh ... 4000 ..." "Then why do you only want to sell 1,000 people? Don''t you know that your poor ghost emperor won''t give you a few dollars? Captives will still be yours for the ransom?" Agostino. Barbarigo was a little angry. ßÀ "Uh, actually, I want to change the title with His Majesty. I am not even a baron now ..." "This ..." Agustino Barbarigo was also speechless. As emperor, Maximilian I had the most advantage over others in that he could be awarded a title. In this regard, as the governor of the Republic of Venice, Agustino Barbarigo''s shots could not keep up with Maximilian I. Although there are nobles in the Venetian Republic, they are all titles that have been passed down for a long time. The Republic now generally no longer grants new titles. "Well, you sell me 1,000 more people. I don''t want nobles, I want ordinary knights." "But that''s a total of 1 million gold coins, Lord Governor! Do you have so much cash?" "Hum, Captain Marin, don''t look down on Venice''s financial resources. Venice, not bad money!" Agustino Barbarigo''s face on that shoehorn was full of arrogance, as if he was carrying his hands on his back Uncle Benshan led by ... "Uh ... a deal!" Marin also broke out for 1 million gold coins ... "By the way, Governor, I still have a group of outstanding French horses and plate armors ..." ¶àÉÙ "How much?" Governor Agustino Barbarigo turned back abruptly, his eyes fixed on Marin. He almost forgot that Marin captured the French knights, and everyone brought war horses, armor and weapons ... The Republic of Venice is an ambitious country, plus they are not bad at money. So they are ambitious too. The French invasion of Naples showed him the weakness of the Italian nations. So, they are also a little bit tempted. Otherwise, there will not be a Cambrai League war 13 years later. That war was because Venice wanted to expand, and as a result, it caused a rebound in the states and caused Venice, which just wanted to expand, to be beaten by the masses. Venice is not short of money, sailor or infantry. But they seriously lacked cavalry, because after all, Venice was a country born on the water, and always attached importance to the sea. To participate in the land hegemony, there must be a large number of cavalry. Otherwise, infantry alone is difficult to say. Now, Marin says he has a large number of war horses and armors, and Agustino Barbarigo went immediately ... ¸ø "Here, I want it all!" Agustino Barbarigo''s eyes were red. "Master, I can''t give you all, otherwise, I can''t explain to His Majesty ..." Marin dare not agree to Agustino Barbarigo. Otherwise, his reputation in the Shen Luo Empire will immediately fall to hatred. In that case, Marin may not be able to mix in Germany. "Okay, I want half!" "Governor, war horses and armor are also expensive!" Marin reminded kindly. "How many warhorses and armors do you have?" "2,000 war horses, 6000 plate armor ..." Ë» "His ..." Agustino Barbarigo took a breath of fright, and he was frightened. Warhorses are not the same as warhorses. The knight''s warhorse has a much higher load capacity than the irregular light cavalry warhorse. Not to mention, just a full set of plate armor weighs 50 pounds, plus horse armor, it weighs about 100 pounds. Therefore, the cavalry''s load carrying capacity is much better than that of the light cavalry. At least, it is hundreds of pounds more than the cavalry''s steed in terms of weight. "1000 war horses, 3000 armors ..." Gritted his teeth, Agustino Barbarigo decided to give a handful of blood. "The price ..." "Hi Marin, I can''t give you too much price. Those captives, the French will pay. And these war horses and armor, I don''t know the opinions of those lawmakers. So, my proposal is, 100 horses Ducat , A set of plate 50 Ducat ... " The price given by Agostino Barbarigo is not high, it is probably the reserve price. Because heavy horses used by knights generally have more than this price. But, as he said, he didn''t know if those armors would fall into his hands. After the conversation, Agustino Barbarigo immediately rushed through Venice''s developed postal roads, rushed back to Venice City, and discussed the business with the lawmakers. ʲô "What? So many warhorses and armors? Come on, Lord Governor, this will make Venice''s combat power soar!" An army general shouted excitedly. With these warhorses and armors, Venice will have an additional "tank unit" with full armor, which can directly strike the enemy formation on the battlefield. Except for the Swiss spear formation, there are few troops that can withstand the charge of thousands of heavy armored knights. Õâô "So many armors, or, Governor, we robbed him?" Some congressman suggested. "I''m afraid it''s not right. They have 4,000 troops and strong troops. They can defeat 8,000 French heavy cavalry. Can we beat them? And, if things are revealed, we and the Holy Roman Empire will turn against us." Ten thousand people cannot beat 4,000 Swiss mercenaries. And Marin is also "4000" and can beat 8000 French Cavaliers, which is also very difficult to mess with. In addition, the Shen Luo Empire had tens of thousands of troops in Venice. Once the German army is enraged, Venice may be looted. Therefore, the Venetian cannot afford to gamble. "Okay, then promise ßÂ, but the price of war horses and armor will be pressed ..." Then Agostino Barbarigo rushed back and bargained with Marin ... In the end, Marin sold 2,000 ordinary captives to Venice at a discount of 1 million ducats. In addition, 1,000 war horses with horse armor were sold at a discount of 100,000 ducat. Horse armor''s money was also included, and Marin was a bit of a loss. But Marin was also anxious to "sell stolen goods" and couldn''t control that much. The plate armor was sold to Venice at a price of 50 ducat, and it was sold to Venice for a discount of 150,000 ducat ... In this way, Marin instantly earned 1.25 million ducat ... but he immediately remembered the three nails that the emperor and the count had planted in his army ... In order to keep the secrets, Marin was devastated by the three. Anyway, it is a war period, and a few people can report to death ... but considering their 15 men, if they are all eliminated, it will definitely alarm the emperor and the count. of¡­¡­ As for other people, they are basically illiterate serfs, and they don''t know the meaning of Marin''s series of actions. In addition, they are accustomed to obey Marin''s orders, so they don''t worry about their mouths. Only the three knights and their attendants were a bit difficult to handle. Agostino Barbarigo knew Marin''s concerns, and laughed, saying that it was not a problem at all ... "What should I do?" Marin had a headache. "It''s easy, we Venice paid for it, and gave the three of them a lot of money, as a sealing fee ..." "So rich ..." That night, Agustino Barbarigo went out in person, and UU read the book and gave the three of them a fee of 30,000 gold coins each. So the three of them knelt ... As for their followers, the master was on his knees, and the followers were not yet on their knees? I want to know that the three knights, their family territories, earn up to two or three thousand ducats per year, still in the harvest year. 30,000 Ducat, enough for their estate income for more than ten years. Therefore, the three of them signed a non-disclosure agreement, took a poisonous oath with the Bible, and received more than 10 years of benefits over the output of their estate. As for the poor ghost of the emperor, can he give so much money? Even now, the emperor owes part of their salary ... Moreover, Marin also knows how to do things, leaving half of the booty for the emperor, enough to explain. This is where their confidence lies ... Alas, Marin had a headache about how to take away so many coins. Because 1.25 million gold coins, by weight alone, amount to more than 4 tons. If people know that he is carrying more than 4 tons of gold on the road, it is estimated that many people will come and rob him ... In the end, Marin decided to trust the Venetian business reputation, as long as 500,000 gold coins in cash. The remaining 750,000 gold coins were temporarily stored in a bank in Venice, and the bills were issued, and they would be collected later. Then, Marin took out 100,000 gold coins and distributed them to 1,100 brothers. An average of eighty or ninety gold coins were distributed to each of them. This group of guys were extremely happy. You know, the two men who picked up gold coins in Mandova and Milan, each picked up an average of twenty or thirty gold coins, which is far worse than them ... As for the Italian farmers who were arrested to fill the facade, they did not receive such good treatment. After all, it is a "temporary worker" and there is no relevant "welfare" treatment ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 51： Stunned emperor Marlin is not a stingy person. He heard that everyone averaged more than 80 gold coins per person (the officer got more), and I felt sorry for everyone. As a result, he took out 30,000 gold coins again, and everyone got 100 gold coins. In fact, the reason why this money goes down is also to appease the army. After all, the fact that this group of people followed them and captured 4,000 people is clear to everyone. Although, Marin could also make up lies to fool them. However, if you don''t give the benefit that everyone is satisfied, maybe someone will think more. Once someone is unhappy and walks with news that is not good for Marin, it''s over. Therefore, take out some money, let everyone rate it, first smash this bunch of soiled buns with money, they will be immersed in joy and have no energy to think wildly. After all, this group of mercenaries, most of whom came from serf families, rarely saw gold coins before ... But Marin is also worried that this group of guys will get away if they get the money. So he had to do ideological work for everyone and tell them not to run around. Because it is dangerous for a person to carry 100 gold coins on the road and it is easy to be robbed. At the same time, Marin promised to return to the country after the war and agree to leave with those who wanted to leave. This group of old men is not clear where the missing captives and horses went, and how much they sold. And the educated military officers who can roughly estimate the value were bought. Therefore, no one is in trouble. This is also because they have no culture and don''t know how to calculate. Otherwise, if we know that Marin received the huge benefit of 1.25 million gold coins, this group of people may be "paid" ... As for how the money came, Marin had already thought about it, saying that it was a trophy that was obtained by the way when the French were captured. Even Marin insisted that the Venetian cooperate with them to complete the ambush against the French. Although, it seems that everyone did not see the presence of the Venetian army. But the leader of Marin said so, and the other four company captains also said so, so that the soldiers believed. In their opinion, the Venetian was out of their sight and cooperated with everyone to complete the ambush ... In the days that followed, Marin used these two lies every day to brainwash everyone. The lie was told 100 times, and everyone believed it, let alone Marin said dozens of times every day. Even Marin himself almost believed the lies he had made up and was brainwashed by himself ... Alas, something unpleasant happened in the middle. For example, the knights sent by the three emperors and counts did not seem to meet the profit of 30,000 gold coins. They found Marin privately and asked for more benefits. Marin was also worried that they said that he had missed it, but Marin had a mind when he traded with the Venetian before. For example, when communicating with these three guys in private, Marin lied that the captives and weapon armor were sold at low prices. In this regard, the three have no doubt. Because stolen goods are usually sold at very low prices. However, they did not know because the "goods" were so significant that the Venetians were desperate to obtain them, and they did not lower the price too much. Therefore, the three people''s valuation of "goods" only looked like three or four hundred thousand gold coins. Because this is also the tradition of selling stolen goods by medieval thieves. Moreover, they are only a little cultural martial arts. They can''t understand the strategic value of this batch of goods. They only treat them as ordinary thieves ... °² In order to appease the three, Marin "gritted his teeth" and added 10,000 gold to each of them. So all three were satisfied. After all, the three of them earned a total of 120,000 gold coins. Combining their own estimates of the "total value" of the three or four hundred thousand gold coins, they also think that Marin is more generous. Because, Marin has taken out 130,000 gold coins evenly. Counting the 120,000 gold coins they got, Marin himself, they estimate that they can only get tens of thousands of gold coins, up to no more than 100,000. But Marin was the largest officer in the operation, and they could not ask for more if they were assigned "this point." As a result, the hidden dangers in the army were eliminated after "second division of the loot." After dividing the stolen goods, Marin planned to rush back to the imperial army station ... ´ø×Å He took a huge team of 6,000 people and slowly moved towards the station of Count Alfred. At the same time, after hearing about the outbreak of war in Italy, Emperor Maximilian I hurriedly rushed to Italy from Worms convened by the Imperial Parliament. Maximilian I was a visionary. He knew very well that if France were to become strong, then the Holy Roman Empire, as a neighbor, would surely become the target of the French. Especially the Principality of Burgundy under his control will inevitably become the target of the French. Therefore, his idea is to unite the Italians and completely defeat the French army, it is best to seize Charles VIII. In this way, the arrogance of the French can be eliminated, and the French can be weakened. For example, Charles VIII can be exchanged for a large amount of ransom. It can even be exchanged for the Principality of Burgundy taken by the French. In addition, the kingdom of Naples had better be taken from the French. If you get it, it''s perfect ... Maximilian I hurried on the road, YY arrived ... In short, the strategic goal of Maximilian I was to drive the French out of Italy and weaken France as much as possible ... ²»¾Ã Shortly after he reached the station of Count Alfred, Marin''s large forces also returned to the station ... "Stop coming!" The guard in charge of the Shenluo army saw five or six thousand people coming to the imperial army station, and was shocked, hurriedly shouted, and warned the inside of the camp. And Maximilian I thought that the French came to attack, probably knowing that he was here ... But after the team approached, everyone was relieved. Because Marin''s people are too distinctive-they all wear black cross white vests ... "No, isn''t there just over 1,000 people in the Black Cross Square, why are there three or four thousand people wearing black cross vests in this group?" Count Alfred standing on the tower and observing was a little confused. "Be vigilant first, and ask questions when you are near." When the team arrived at the camp, Marinze stepped forward and spoke to Count Alfred on the high wall: "Master, I''m back! Yeah, Her Majesty the Emperor is there? We''ve seen His Majesty the Emperor!" Marin hurried off the horse, took off his hat, and bowed to Maximilian I. "Master Marin, what is going on? Why are there so many people behind you?" Count Alfred asked cautiously. "This, it''s very simple. I temporarily hired 1,000 mercenaries in Italy, and took them with about 2,000 Venetian soldiers to ambush the French king''s army and captured 2000 French captives ..." ʲô "What? Didn''t you say that the coalition had a draw with the French army in the battle of Fornovo?" Emperor Maximilian I asked in confusion. He was informed that the French were repelled at the battle of Fornovo. But the emperor knew better that the Italians were killed and injured 2,000, and the French were killed and injured 1,000. Obviously, the Italians are bragging, and they are at best tied with the French. "Oh, that''s true, but after we merged a Venetian army, we ambushed the retreating French army south of Piacenza, captured 2000 French knight captives, but unfortunately let Charles VIII go ... Marin''s tone was full of pity. It was this tone that made Maximilian I take a breath. Arrest the king, what a big deal? In particular, Charles VIII was accompanied by 8,000 French knights. He knew that it was quite difficult, at least, the emperor asked himself that he couldn''t do it. Alas, the knight in front of him was so talkative. However, the captives they held, the thousands of war horses, and the plate armor on a row of carts showed that this was true. Because, Marin''s origin is very clear. This poor knight cannot have so many warhorses and armors. Even in the case of looting by Italian civilian soldiers, they can only grab money, not war horses and armors ... The emperor then ordered Marin in. As for the others, the emperor was cautious and let them temporarily camp outside the camp. "Hurry up and talk about what''s going on?" Marin ambush the French, because there is no external publicity, everyone basically does not know the situation. Alas, Marin propagated the ambush with jealousy. The other plots are fine, but Marin added something. For example, he encountered Venice''s 2000 troops on his way south. Their commander Pasiano (a real person who also came to the Empire camp with the team) seemed to admire Marin, went on the road with him, and cooperated with Marin to complete the beautiful ambush-this In order to respect Marin''s merit, the Governor of Venice specifically recognized Marin as the head ... ʲô "What? 4,000 French knights were captured, and what about the other 2,000?" The emperor stood up in excitement. This is absolutely a big thing. Captive 4000 French knights, generally only tens of thousands of troops can do it. In Marin''s mouth, they only used a few thousand people. "Being taken away by the Venetian, we said before the war, the trophies were evenly divided ..." Marin said innocently. "Why are you so many people?" "Oh, that was a temporary call. In addition, 1,000 people were lent to me by the Venetians, who were under the command of the Pasiano Regiment. After the captives returned, the Pasiano Regiment had to take them back to Venice. What about ... "Marin and Agostino Barbarigo discussed, and Pasiano will represent Venice and bring back the 1,000 Italian farmers trained in the queue, let them pretend to be heroes, and avoid the lies being broken . "What are the combat effectiveness of these Italian soldiers?" The emperor was also a little tempted, thinking that those Italians were very powerful, otherwise how to defeat the French ... "Your Majesty, IMHO, the fighting power of the Italians cannot keep up with the Germans ..." "Did you not defeat the French 8000 Cavaliers?" "Your Majesty, we were a sneak attack! It was a night attack! The French were anxious to run away. We ambushed halfway and smashed down the hill with stones, killing a lot of French people. Otherwise, if it was on flat ground, maybe I would have been caught The French killed ... " "Is this ... OK?" "Yes, this is my Eastern tactics taught by my teacher!" Einstein came out and carried the pot again ... "Oriental? That great empire?" "Yes, the ancient military tactics of that mighty Eastern Empire." "So powerful?" Maximilian I was very tempted. His Majesty, "Your Majesty, it''s not too bad. Mainly, the timing is too coincidental. The French ran away in the middle of the night and happened to hit the minister''s ambush ... After all, in the middle of the night, they could hardly detect the minister''s ambush ..." "This is also ..." Maximilian I was not someone who did not understand the military ~ www.novelhall.com ~ He knew that the French army who had fled in the middle of the night did fall into the blood mold for eight lives before he could be seen by this little knight , Seized the loophole and hit a beautiful ambush. On another occasion, the French will never be so unlucky. It might even kill Marin, as the Cavaliers said ... µ«ÊÇ "But how did you know that the French would run away from you?" Maximilian I was not a fool and felt the problem. "Uh ... Actually ... Chen is not sure. He just felt that the French would not fight. So he just laid an ambush. I thought the French would retreat the next day. I didn''t expect to come in the middle of the night. But the French were more hasty, and, apparently scared by our ambush, they defeated ... "Marin specifically pointed out that this was a coincidence in order to describe reasonably. Otherwise, he couldn''t explain how he knew the French would run away in the middle of the night ... Õâ "This ... Marin Knight ... your luck ... really bad ..." Maximilian I opened his mouth wide and wanted to say, but didn''t know what to say. As for Marin''s anticipation of the Frenchman fleeing in the middle of the night, Maximilian I did not believe it. Because Marin happened to ambush to the French, which makes it more reasonable ... "His Majesty, the harvest of this minister is the boss. Among the 2,000 captives, there are one Earl of France, six Barons, and two 200 Cavaliers. The others are territoryless knights, but they are also French royal knights ... Marin didn''t want the emperor to struggle with this question that he couldn''t answer, so he began to shift the subject. "Count ... did you catch the count?" The emperor was stunned directly ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile phone Users please read. Chapter 52： Baron Texel ÊÇ "Yeah, this unlucky count was left behind by Charles VIII, and then surrounded by us and the Venetian. When he saw that the situation had gone, he surrendered ..." "That''s really bad luck ..." You know, an earl is enough to be the coach of an army. The head coach of the Shen Luo Empire was Frederick II, Count Hohenzollern. But the unlucky man in France was captured by a 17-year-old hairy knight. Presumably, he will not face anyone in the future ... His Majesty, "Your Majesty, what do you say? The captain of my empire is only 17 years old?" After meeting with the Emperor, Earl of Toulouse, he heard the news that made him very faceless ... "Yes, the Marin Knight is a 17-year-old young man. And, he is just a Phalanx." Maximilian I said proudly. "What? The knight ... the long formation ... impossible. The army that besieged us must have more than one square formation. There must be thousands of people ... there must be a legion ..." Defeated. There are 5,000 people under his command. The 5000 knight was defeated by an infantry square. He could go to a belt and hang himself. It''s not just him. Even his men who were captured together will never admit it. Otherwise, they won''t have to come out and mix up later. "He is indeed a Phalanx, but to defeat you, he not only used a Phalanx, but also united with the Venetian army, a total of more than 4,000 people. Otherwise, there are not so many people." The emperor is honest, but Do not bother to lie. But he didn''t know that the news he knew was a lie in itself ... Ô­À´ "So it is ..." Count Fryer felt better when he heard the emperor say so. Uh ... I sent Fryer away, and Marin came to the Emperor to discuss the disposal of the spoils ... "How many spoils are there?" The emperor asked. "A total of 1,000 war horses, 3,000 sets of plate armor, and 3,000 two-handed swords and several oak lances ..." Ma Linhui reports. In fact, there were 3,600 very good horses that were hidden by Marin. "This ... so much?" The emperor stuttered after hearing it. Although he had anticipated it, he was so excited that he had heard so many loot. "of course¡­¡­" "Are you hiding anything?" The emperor suddenly swept over with sharp eyes. "Well, some horses have been hidden, and the war horses have been turned in. Your Majesty, is it also necessary for the minister to make money?" Marin said naturally. During this year, mercenaries began to rise. The biggest characteristic of mercenaries is greed. Maximilian I, from the beginning of using mercenaries, has long been mentally prepared to let mercenaries greedy some of the property. Of course, he absolutely does not tolerate greed for important military supplies. "Roll the horse? Do you dare to swear that you did not hide a war horse?" "The minister swears in the name of God that he did not hide a war horse. Otherwise, he will fall into **** after death!" Marin sweared solemnly. In fact, he did not have a private horse. Because, for the other 1,000 war horses, he did not hide them, but sold them directly to the Venetian ... The puppet emperor did not care about pulling the horse because it had no military value. And Marin said that he had "some" in private, and he did not feel it intuitively. If he knew that Marin had 3,600 horses, he might have turned his face. "What''s your plan?" The emperor asked Marin. "His Majesty, as far as the minister knows. These captives can at least exchange one million Italian Ducat gold coins with the French. And the war horse is said to be worth at least one hundred gold coins. And the armor set is worth dozens of gold¡­¡­" Í£ "Stop, what do you want to say?" "What the minister wants to say is that these captives and trophies are too valuable ... I don''t know what title your Majesty is going to seal me?" ¾ô "Title?" Maximilian I was also taken aback by Marin''s sudden turn. "Of course, the capture of the 4,000 knights by the French is absolutely a great disgrace. And the minister, also counts as a national effort, and earns the honor of your boss. These captive equipment is estimated to be worth millions of gold coins. I can buy a large earl directly. The court gave them all to His Majesty, and you see ... " "Hehe ..." Maximilian I laughed. He wasn''t afraid of what he wanted, but he didn''t want it. As needed, he can use conditions to win over and control them. "what do you want?" "Knighthood, hereditary knighthood, and territory!" "What kind of title do you think, and where are the territories?" Although Marin said that he has made such great contributions, he is indeed eligible for title and land. Therefore, the emperor cannot be stingy. Otherwise, no one would play for him. Why is the Swabian League loyal to the Emperor? They also wanted to improve the title and gain more territories through the emperor. For example, the W¨¹rttemberg kingdom, because of its strong support for the emperor, its lord Earlhard V, Earl of W¨¹rttemberg, was promoted to the Duke of Wurttemberg by the emperor during the stay of the Emperor on Worms on July 4. Called Eberhard I. Therefore, the emperor did not mind mentioning the title to his men. However, the emperor was reluctant to want territory ... "The Netherlands is a very good place ..." Marin Lion began. Anyway, he didn''t expect the Emperor to agree, but waited for a bargain. The western emperor has less authority than the eastern emperor. Privately, Marin can still raise conditions without worrying about being beheaded by the Wumen Gate. "Don''t dream anymore, that''s what I value most ..." "But I like the sea ..." Marin said innocently. In fact, Marin really wants to participate in the great voyage. The Dutch region was an important area in the era of great sailing, and both commerce and shipping were well developed. "Earl count, don''t even think about it, the deputy count (viscount) is also a bit high ..." "Why? Is the minister''s war effort insufficient? There are still booties worth a few hundred thousand dollars ..." Marin was a little excited. He is willing to turn in these trophies, not the title of the map? The count did not recognize us, neither did the viscount, good or bad ... "Knight Marin, calm down first. Have you ever thought about your identity? You are only 17 years old, or a homeless knight from a little knight family. Although you have made a great deal of credit for this battle. However, you have thought about No? Are you a knight now, or was you temporarily promoted before the war? If you now make you an earl, what do you want other nobles to think? " "And you only caught one earl. You ca n¡¯t. Earn an earl, and I''ll call you an earl? If you seize Charles VIII, I''ll take you an earl, but no one has any opinion, but you don''t Do it ... " Marin rolled his eyes, you, I want to catch Charles VIII, but I do n¡¯t have enough hands ... Âí¿Ë And Maximilian I also made sense. If Marin fought a victory, he was immediately named Earl from the knight. If he won a few more battles, would he not be king? is it possible? And this is Marin''s first fight. If Marin fought the emperor for a few more battles, how could the emperor seal him? Marin calmed down, he knew that he thought too simple. The reason why Count Tilly was named Earl was that he played for the Holy Roman Empire for many years, fighting with Turkey, and against Protestant princes, and many of them played beautiful battles such as the "Battle of the Mountains". Wallenstein was dubbed because it appeared to the emperor as a savior when the emperor was about to die. The emperor could only rely on Wallenstein at that time, so he could only use the high position of the Duke to draw the only Wallenstein that he could rely on. But now, Maximilian I has not reached the end of his end, and he has only won the Emperor once. Although the result is brilliant, it is not to be named Earl at once. "I do n¡¯t think the count is too bad. You know, before the Teutonic Order bought the Principality of Estonia from Denmark, it only cost 19,000 Cologne (1 Cologne = 2.67 Dukat gold coins, and 19,000 Marks is equivalent to 50,000 Dukat. . But considering that the Cologne Mark silver content in 1346 is sufficient, it is twice the current silver content, so it is equivalent to the current 100,000 ducats) ... " "Ha, you''re right, young man. The Teutonic Knights did buy the Principality of Estonia for only 19,000 Cologne. But have you thought about it? The Teutonic Knights are themselves a powerful country and they have enough Status and identity to buy territory and protect territory. " "And you, Marin Knight, even if you have so much money, do you have the title and status to rule such a large territory? Without status, other nobles can openly annex your territory. So, the title itself is very Valuable existence ... And, Marin Knight, you are holding the salaries paid by you. Most of these loot should belong to you ... " "Well ... then, Your Majesty, what kind of title do you give me, and where do you keep me?" Marin said discouragedly. Marin admitted that he thought too simple. In the later generations, he did sales and sold a house, but the commission was no more than five-thousandths. If he sells a 5 million house, the company will give him 5 million, then the boss earns a P ... Before, as a traversal, he regarded himself as a stalk too much, always felt that he and the emperor''s Status is an equal trade relationship. Until now, Marin remembered that he was just a wage earner under the emperor ... "I think so, let''s make you a baron first. Since you like the sea so much. So, how about I keep you here?" Maximilian I took out a map of sheepskin and pointed to the side of the Netherlands An island ... "Texel?" Marin recognized it at a glance. Marin had studied the Netherlands and knew that the Dutch province of the Netherlands had a Texel island. This island, known as the "epitome of the Netherlands", is a tourist area with beautiful scenery. In addition, Marin was a rich second-generation friend and took his sister to travel to this island. Then, he showed photos on Weibo and wrote a detailed introduction to show off to Marin and other poor people. Therefore, Marin also paid attention to this island in his previous life. "You know this place?" Maximilian I was a little surprised. After all, the island of Texel is just a backcountry in the Netherlands. At most, the fishery is booming there. At the moment, great voyages are only emerging in Spain and Portugal. As for the Netherlands, the wind of the great voyage has not yet reached there. Therefore, the seaside sites are not given much attention. àÅ "Well, I''ve seen the map of the Netherlands. I was still thinking about where the Her Majesty would seal me ..." "Haha, then I will call you Baron Texel!" The emperor was very happy. This business, he was extremely cost-effective, he got more than a million gold coins, but only need to pay an unimportant island. "Do you need to pay taxes?" "You want to evade taxes?" "Your Majesty, I have given you more than one million gold coins, and you still want me to pay taxes? This broken island, I know it will take hundreds of years or even thousands of years to pay the tax of one million gold coins!" Marin yelled aggrievedly. . "Okay, duty-free, self-government, head office!" For such a remote island, Maximilian I really didn''t pay much attention to it. God knows that the island has 100 gold coins in taxes each year. Even if he exempts Marin from tax, he doesn''t think so. Moreover, he took the benefits of millions of gold coins, more than his one-year financial income, and he was very happy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and he didn''t care about those tedious details with Marin. I would like to say that the entire Netherlands region, which is now the Flanders region (north of Belgium), has a developed wool industry and is the most economically developed region in the Netherlands region. It is also one of the most important sources of taxation for the emperor. And the maritime trade in the Netherlands has not yet arisen. The maritime trade here will not develop until the Portuguese chooses to sell Indian spices in Antwerp in 1500. In other words, except for the Flanders region, which is more developed in the Netherlands, it is not conspicuous ... It was because of this idea that the emperor later regretted it. Because at that time, Texel had become an extremely prosperous island, which made the emperor jealous. However, the emperor could not get a Finney tax from Texel. Just because Marin specifically asked the emperor to indicate "permanent tax exemption" on the appointment ... Then, Marin was condemned by the emperor as Baron Texel for his outstanding military achievements, and the island of Texel was granted the status of Duty Free Baron Empire. The Imperial Parliament did not respond to this. Because the emperor sealed off his family territory in the Netherlands and did not harm the interests of other nobles in the empire. Although the local council of the Netherlands was dissatisfied, the emperor''s seizure was not a treasure land such as The Hague and Amsterdam, but a small island. After expressing their dissatisfaction to the emperor, they said nothing. After all, in everyone''s opinion, Texel is nothing new, just a slightly larger island. On this island, there is only a semi-abandoned castle in Denborg. In the rest of the area, there are only a few villages. Most of them are fishing villages. Works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 53： The team is gone À뿪 Before leaving Italy, Marin Pacole took a group of cronies to deal with the large numbers of horses. He even had a thick face and asked the Emperor for 30 war horses. To this end, Marlint pledged to bring at least 30 cavalry to the Emperor next time. Of course, among the war horses he asked for, there were 20 excellent stallions without castration, and 10 excellent mares. European war horses are not the same as Eastern war horses. Oriental war horses, in order to calm down the war horse''s temper and not to be misunderstood because of "Pick-up Girl", so the stallions are basically castrated. For Europe, whether the stallions castrated depends on the wishes of the knights. Only those stallions that are too grumpy will be castrated. There are also some knights, influenced by Eastern habits, who choose to castrate their male warhorses. For example, the 1,000 French war horses that Marin dedicated to the emperor had more than 300 stallions without castration. Strictly speaking, uncastrated stallions and castrated stallions have their own characteristics. Stallions without castration tend to be irritable, brave and explosive, but difficult to control. The so-called strong horses are mainly stallions that have not been castrated. And castrated stallions, because they have no desire or desire, often have a much better temper, and they are almost the same as mares. Moreover, the horse''s endurance is also good. Although the explosive power is not as good as the castrated stallion, the endurance has been strengthened. They no longer have desire, eating and drinking and running have become the most important things in their lives ... Wu Malin feels that it is reasonable for the Eastern Warhorse to be inferior to Europe in future generations. The Orientals castrated excellent stallions and became warhorses, leaving only bad horses for breeding, which would inevitably lead to a decline in horse quality. Because this is not in line with the principle of eugenics. Fortunately, the Mongolian horse in the east has strong vitality and a large base, so it is not extinct. But its overall quality has not improved. For European war horses, many knights are reluctant to castrate stallions, resulting in many excellent horses that can be used for breeding. Therefore, European horses are getting taller and taller. This is like, Yao Ming''s children must be very tall, and Pan Changjiang''s children must not be the same. In ancient China, stallions like "Yao Ming" were castrated, while stallions like "Pan Changjiang" were kept. Therefore, Mongolian horses are not always tall and may even degenerate. Because the tall horses were castrated, and they could not leave powerful offspring ... Marin salivated, and asked the emperor for a batch of war horses. Originally, the emperor refused. However, considering that these war horses were originally seized by Marin, and Marin promised to take part in the cavalry next time. So he painfully asked Marin to pick 30 horses, but it was far from the 100 horses Marin expected. "What a stingy emperor!" Marin was dissatisfied. But this is also his own problem. Who told him not to leave some good horses first? Into the pocket of Maximilian I, do they have to take it out again? Think too much ... Originally, the emperor also felt that the land given to Marin was too barren, and he wanted to reward some wealth. But Marin asked for a horse, and the Emperor directly took those 30 horses as an extra reward. As for the property that was originally intended to be rewarded, it is gone. If Marin knew this, she would jump up with anger. Because, in order to obtain these war horses, he also promised to contribute 30 heavy cavalry to the emperor in the next war. And if you accept the emperor''s gift of equal value, you don''t need to agree to this condition at all. On Kohler''s side, 3,600 horses were sold and only 1,600 were sold. Because of the war, Italy lost a lot this time, and many rich men were robbed by the soldiers and turned into poor people. Therefore, there are not many horses that can afford it. The Venetian, because eating too many war horses and armor, caused some difficulties in capital turnover. Besides, when they bought a warhorse, what else would they do? Which area is not selling horses? So, Marin had 2,000 horses in his hands ... "Wipe, there are 2,000 horses left, are you kidding me?" Marin was a little surprised. He didn''t want to open a racecourse, so why do you want so many horses? Each horse is a king of stomachs. 2000 horses can make people poor ... Well, that''s not right, it seems that Marin can currently afford these horses ... "No way, Italy was severely damaged by the war, many rich men went bankrupt, or went elsewhere to avoid the war ..." "Then we have these horses? Horses consume a lot of feed ..." "Master, you have territory now, or else, we specialize in training horses?" "Warhorse cultivation?" "Yes, there are frequent wars and there is a great demand for war horses. We can breed war horses and sell them to those nobles!" "Cultivation of warhorses ... is a good idea, and we also took the lead in obtaining a warhorse bloodline certification ..." Marin grinned. He intends to introduce some excellent horses such as Arabian horses and cultivate some excellent horse breeds. "Koller, you hire someone who knows Soma, help select it, find out the castrated stallions, and return to the country to sell them. Those less strong uncastrated stallions are also sold. As for the mother Horses, which are particularly bad for sale, stay a little better ... "Marin was determined to cultivate the steeds. The quality of these French horses is very good, they are almost reaching the level of war horses, but only a little worse. Such horses can be used for breeding, and there is a great chance of breeding war horses. After selection, Kohler left 200 uncastrated stallions and 800 mares. In this way, there will be an average of four "wife" per stallion ... "Hey, I hope you don''t lose your kidneys ..." Marin looked at the stallions with bad intentions ... After returning to the German region, Kohler took a group of cronies, sold another 1,000 horses along the way, and successively sold them out. However, after returning to China, the emperor also planned to dismiss most of the army because there was no fighting. As for Marin''s side, the emperor originally intended to keep it. However, Marin was anxious to run the territory and was unwilling to stay in Vienna. "Baron Marin, you have to think about it, it is easier to improve your position by following ëÞ ..." The emperor tempted Marin with his status. "Your Majesty, is there any battle to fight now, and Chen Chen stays in Vienna for a long time? It is better to build my baron leader when I have time. However, once His Majesty is going to fight, Chen promises to bring his army to serve His Majesty." Marin was anxious to build territory, but he did not give up the opportunity to promote the title. Baron is always a low rank. Without an earl, Marin is embarrassed to say hello to others, and he must pay tribute when he meets the high aristocracy. He can now tremble in front of the Cavaliers, which is nothing. Moreover, Marin also found that he had never mixed officialdom in his last life, and dealt with people a bit immature. Instead of exhausting your mind and playing with the black-bellied masters, it is better to go to your own territory and become the emperor. "Okay, then you go back first, when ëÞ has a battle, you must come!" "The swearing by the honor of the knight, he will definitely come to serve his Majesty. However, if your lord has done a great job, don''t forget to mention my title ..." "You can rest assured, if you make great achievements, I will definitely not treat you!" Maximilian I was not stupid. Ma Linli made a great effort to make him earn more than one million gold coins, and it was almost profitable. He can''t wait for Marindo to do such a great job several times. For a poor ghost emperor like him, money is more important than face ... But when Marin returned to the station outside Vienna, his mood was bad ... It turns out that many of my men are clamoring for home ... Âí Since Marin has distributed 100 gold coins to each of them, many people are satisfied. Because this is enough before they go back to their homes to build a house, buy a field and marry a daughter-in-law. For them, earning 100 gold coins is already at the peak of their lives ... You know, the average German earns only 2 Finneys a day (many poor people earn only 1 Finney a day). In one year, it is 730 Finneys, which is equivalent to 3 pounds or 12 ducat gold coins. And 100 gold coins, equivalent to their salary for more than 8 years, is a huge sum. Coupled with the salary paid by the emperor before, and some small benefits of private fishing in Italy, it was enough for them to return to their hometowns. Therefore, many soldiers began to want to leave ... Marin also regretted it a little bit. It is no wonder that later Frederick the Great did not allow Prussian soldiers to rob. It turned out that the goods were afraid that the soldiers would run away after they grabbed the money ... But it''s too late to say anything now, and since others want to leave, Marin is not reluctant. After all, there is no war now, and raising them is not easy. Besides, people''s hearts are scattered, and the team is not good enough to take it. It is better to let those who want to leave to leave, and then find another opportunity to rebuild the team. Of course, this time, Marin also taught a lesson-that is, don''t give your mercenaries any money! Because if those mercenaries get enough money, they may run away. Alas, Marin was thinking about it-mercenaries would definitely not do it, regardless of how much money they gave to the mercenaries. However, you can''t divide the money immediately, because many mercenaries may run away when they get the money. Therefore, the best way is for Marin to temporarily "help" the mercenaries to keep the money they have collected, just like the time deposits of later generations. If the service period is less than a few years, no cash will be given to prevent mercenaries from getting money to run away prematurely. As for the Bowen Gardner, Heit Basque sent by the Emperor, and Jason Chers from the Earl, and their men, they were transferred back by the Emperor and the Earl. Because, Marin''s team was obviously about to be abolished by the Empire. And those three were close relatives of the emperor and the count, and they couldn''t be dismissed together, right? So they were transferred back to the headquarters. Moreover, they also learned a lot here in Marin, and when they went back, they expected them to train ... Then, after statistics, Marin sadly discovered that the original 1100 men had "cracked" and ran away as many as 700 people. In the hands of Marin, only 400 men were left ... "Good brother, talk about morale!" Marin patted the **** of those brothers who were willing to stay with him. In fact, what Marin didn''t know was that only half of the 400 people left were truly Marin''s loyal and close friends. The other half are unwilling to go home because of identity issues. They were the sons of serfs and had a low status. The original serf owners had driven them away because they could not afford them, but they had not given up their slavery to make them civilians. If they now go home with 100 gold coins, they may be snatched by the serf owner. Because, according to the law, the children of the serfs are also considered the property of the serf owners. The property is not the owner''s property? The children of these serfs, if they return home with 100 gold coins, have a great risk of being plundered by the original serf owners. While in Marin''s army, no serf owner had the courage to grab it. As for those who returned to their hometowns, most of them were civilians, or were serfs, but after being driven out of the manor by the serf owner, UU reading has obtained the status of civilians recognized by legal documents. They were not worried about being plundered by the serf owners, so they rushed home to live a good life. In other words, there are only 200 people dead to Marin here. Of these, 70 were from the earliest recruits from Marin. But Marin didn''t know, thinking that these 400 people were all his diehards ... "Brothers, if you want, you can take your family to Texel Island. I arrange for someone to build a house for you, and even to introduce you to your wife ..." "Ha ha, really, Lord Baron, are you really responsible for helping us find our wife?" Asked one of his brave men who was frustrated in appearance. "Uncle Ben said to do it!" Marin slammed his breasts. "Long live Marin! We are going to marry beautiful women!" Then, a group of brothers fry pans. This group of people, from a poor background, but not lacking courage and courage, are all good soldiers. Moreover, after this incident, Marin found their loyalty. Therefore, Marin planned to take them back to his territory and train them well. For this reason, Marin remembered Germany during World War I and World War II. At that time, Hitler relied on the elite of the 100,000 National Defense Forces left after World War I and quickly rebuilt a huge army based on them. In the previous 100,000 National Defense Forces, everyone has become a grass-roots officer, fighting with a group of recruits, accompanied by a mustache to single out the world ... He Marin intends to train these 400 people into excellent officers. In this way, the next time the emperor summons him again, he can quickly pull up a team based on these 400 men and charge him ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 54： Syphilis Report Marin was very sad after sending away the 700 brothers who fought alongside him. After all, they fought together for seven or eight months. But before he could recall the past, he was summoned by the emperor urgently. "Good afternoon, Your Majesty!" At the Royal Palace in Vienna, Marin met Maximilian I again. "Baron Marin, ëÞ I have a tricky thing to ask you." "please say!" "Some of these French prisoners have strange symptoms! Nauseous abscesses have begun to develop on them ..." "Syphilis ..." Marin exclaimed. When in Italy, Marin was so excited that he forgot about it because he had obtained a large amount of spoils. "Syphilis?" The emperor had never heard of this thing, so he was a little confused. His Majesty, this is what the minister heard from the teacher. This malignant disease, called ''syphilis,'' originated in the West Indies, where Columbus discovered ... " "Columbus? I know, he said he found the route westward to India ..." Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, and now three years have passed, and Maximilian I knew the news. "In fact, what Columbus discovered was not India at all, but an area where wild people live ..." "Are you sure?" Maximilian I was a little skeptical. Because Western Europeans have never been to real India. "My teacher, I''ve been to real India!" "Oh, right? What does real India look like?" "The so-called ''India'' found by Columbus has people with yellow skin. There are two main types of people in real India. One is a white West Asian who is almost like an Arab, and the other is black. Race ... " "Where did Columbus go?" "A barren continent to the west has a low level of civilization. Moreover, this terrible syphilis came from the West Indies." Ôõô "How come?" "According to my teacher, it was about a sailor from Columbus who had a relationship with a local indigenous woman in the West Indies and contracted this disease. Then, you know, the sailor was a Spaniard and went to Sicily , Then had a relationship with the local prostitute, and then was taken by the client to Naples, which was close to Sicily, and passed to the Naples prostitutes, and then spread in Naples ... " "It happened that the French had invaded Naples, and the French soldiers couldn''t control themselves and went to visit the sick prostitutes. This evil was spread inside the French army. It is said that this time the French went to tens of thousands, only More than 10,000 people have returned intact, but 4,000 have been captured by us ... " "So powerful?" Maximilian I took a breath. What a terrible and terrifying disease that has destroyed tens of thousands of troops! "According to what I discovered in Italy, there were tens of thousands of people who died in the French army because of this disease, but it caused an unparalleled panic and made the French army''s morale depressed. Otherwise, Charles VIII would not He led the army to flee north, and was picked up by the minister. Even if he escaped, the French army also caused the Italian coalition a big loss. " Maximilian I nodded, he knew this information. The French army who ran hurriedly still killed 2,000 Italians, and the Italians caused only 1,000 casualties to the French army. "We have to thank this evil. Otherwise, the French will not retreat so easily, and they may fight against us to the end. You need to know what the Italian army is. We will not be able to fight the full French army if the Imperial Parliament does not support a full war . " µ«ÊÇ "However, this disease is extremely easy to spread. Please pay attention to it." Ôõô "What? Very serious?" "Yes, as long as there is a relationship, this disease has a great chance of being transmitted. Your Majesty, think about it, if a person who came back from Italy contracted the disease. Then he went to Vienna to find one A prostitute, transmitted the disease to the prostitute. Later, the soldiers in Vienna also went to the prostitute, and they were infected ... " Before I finished speaking, Maximilian I was frightened. If the Vienna army is heavily infected with syphilis, the Hungarians can take Austria again without any effort ... "What can Ai Qing do?" "There is no way but to keep soldiers abstinent for a while. Otherwise, if the Vienna army contracted this evil and lost its combat effectiveness, it would not be able to resist the Hungarian invasion ..." "I was afraid the soldiers would rebound ..." Maximilian I was worried. "It doesn''t matter, Your Majesty, as long as you tell them the consequences of this evil and announce the tragedy of the French in Naples, they will know how to choose. Life is important or pleasure is important?" "Well, you''re right. But dozens of 2000 prisoners seem to have contracted this kind of disease. What should be good? If they die, they won''t receive ransom ..." When Maximilian I opened his mouth, he exposed his inhuman nature. He was not worried about the safety of the French, but he was not worried about getting the ransom ... "How long have those people been attacked?" "It was not long ago ..." It seems that it was in the incubation period before ~ ??www.novelhall.com ~ just broke out. "That ¡¯s okay, the minister may have a way to suppress this evil temporarily, but it cannot be eradicated. However, it is still okay to stick to the ransom ..." "That''s good, that''s good!" Maximilian I opened his eyes. It is enough to get the ransom. As for the future, he cares about those French who die? So, Marin proposed a very primitive treatment-topical mercury and sulfur ... This is only a cure for skin diseases. Among them, mercury is very toxic. However, only for external use, as long as the amount is controlled, it is also possible. Although this method cannot be cured, it can greatly reduce the onset of syphilis and suppress syphilis to a certain extent. Some mild patients may even be cured. After a while, Maximilian I decisively found a hot spring with a strong sulfur scent, so that dozens of French people went down to soak up the bacteria. In addition, let them apply some mercury to their affected area. And in order to prevent the outbreak of syphilis in the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I issued a scripture introducing the source of syphilis, using the formal term "syphilis" to define the disease, and strictly prohibiting any prostitute from coming from Italy and France Guests, otherwise executed ... At the same time, those who go to Italy and France are also strictly prohibited from going to prostitutes. Because, according to Marin''s speculation, syphilis has inevitably spread in Italy and France. Unless everyone is abstinent, this stubborn disease cannot be eradicated ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read . Chapter 55： Typified by trees Considering that many princes may not take the emperor into their eyes, it is basically impossible to execute the emperor''s order. At the suggestion of Marin, Maximilian I also wrote to the Pope to allow the pope to advocate abstinence throughout Europe for some time. Because the infection of syphilis is spread by messing around. If everyone abstinence, there will be no channel for transmission of syphilis. After finishing this matter, Maximilian I also admired Marin very much. This little guy, about the same size as Prince Philip, not only helped him defeat the impeccable Frenchman in Italy, gave him trophies worth more than one million gold coins, but also helped him to suppress a plague (syphilis) outbreak. After thinking about it, Maximilian I decided to conduct an extensive publicity throughout the empire. Along with the syphilis ban, promote Marin''s "advanced deeds." Marin was originally a young man who was not even a knight. After a few months of helping his emperor to fight, he was named a baron with independent territory because of his military achievements. Such stories are absolutely very inspirational in this era. This matter is also equivalent to tell everyone in disguise-come on, serve for the emperor, the benefits are great! The big aristocrats who broke the soil in the Shinra Empire, except for the Swabian Alliance and Albrecht, Duke of Saxony (not the Saxon Elector, but the brother of the Saxon Elector), basically everyone Stand on the opposite side of the emperor. Therefore, the emperor needs an emerging force to break this situation. The birth of Marin turned the emperor into a propaganda spot. Maximilian I in the Habsburg family, can be considered more wise and promising. Many people think that Charles V is the most capable monarch of the Habsburgs, but in fact, when Charles V took office, he controlled Spain, a large money bag with a large amount of American gold and silver, and of course he was full of confidence. You know, at that time, in Europe, mercenaries were the mainstream, and whoever had the money could do things. Charles V, sitting on the large gold mine of the Spanish colonial empire, naturally had enough money to hire enough troops to hang out across Europe. And, at that time, the Spanish Pentagon was just as popular. And Spain''s gold and silver, and Spain''s large square, were not created by Charles V, but existed. Even Charles V was able to inherit the Spanish throne, because Maximilian I let his son Philip marry "mad girl" Juana. Therefore, Charles V''s ability is not a good comment. But Maximilian I was different. When he ascended the throne, the Habsburgs were in a stormy weather. His father, Frederick III, fought with Hungary, and lost half of Austria. And his father-in-law''s bold Charlie, fighting with France, lost his life ... So, he took over the second mess between Austria and Burgundy. Under these circumstances, Maximilian I decisively abandoned the ancient military system mobilized by Caiyi and switched to the new mercenary system, which made the Habsburg family cost 15,000 without spending much. The powerful infantry and 1500 knights also consolidated the imperial power of the Habsburgs. Therefore, Maximilian I was the most important founder of the Hapsburg family to monopolize the imperial power of the Holy Roman Empire for 300 years. Charles V can only be counted as a surviving emperor. As a more capable monarch, Maximilian I''s vision is not bad. He could see Marin''s superior ability, so he was relatively kind to Marin. Before that, Marin bargained with him and didn''t think he was embarrassed, and he was willing to talk to him. If another knight dared to drag so much with Maximilian I, it would have been beaten out by the Austrian royal knights. Of course, the inspirational story of Marin''s success under his Majesty, the Emperor feels that it can definitely inspire those young and promising young people to come to serve the Emperor. Therefore, Maximilian I decisively established Marin as a positive model and publicized it ... Facts have proved that the emperor''s vision is very good. What people love most is the inspirational stories of these young heroes. The story of Marin relying on 4,000 men and defeating 8,000 well-equipped French knights soon became known in the Principality of Austria, and began to spread in the Burgundy region, and then spread throughout the Holy Roman Empire. ·´ The big aristocrats who were against the emperor could not stop the spread of Marin''s legend in the empire. Because, they have no reason to stop the spread and spread of the deeds of young heroes like Marin. But they knew that this matter was good for the emperor ... Sure enough, after propaganda, many young people in Austria and Swabian region regarded Marin as their idol. In this era, there aren''t many stars and young people don''t know who to worship. As for the emperors and dukes, they are too high and too far away from young people. Âí Marin is different. He is also a young man, even a 17-year-old boy, or a boy from a bottom knight family. He is very ¡°grounded¡±. In Marin''s success stories, they seem to see their future ... Ìý˵ After hearing Marin''s inspirational story, many young homeless knights in Austria gave up the idea of ??serving the nobles and went directly to Vienna to find Maximilian I ... ËûÃÇ In their opinion, it is also a homeless knight. Marin, a 17-year-old child, can succeed. Why can''t I? Even if it is not as good as Marin, it is possible to mix up the official title of Imperial Knight. Because most of the wandering knights are trainee knights, they are not really knights. Only a knight who has been sealed off can be considered a true nobleman. The trainee knight can only be regarded as an elite warrior, not a nobleman. In a short time, the emperor recruited 500 wandering knights from all over Austria to come to Vienna to make the emperor happy. Be aware that before the Spanish formations appeared, muskets were not a military standard weapon. And the Cavaliers have not been suppressed by the muskets and gradually withdrew from the stage of history. Therefore, in this era, the Cavaliers are still more popular "technical workers." Maximilian I was able to recruit 500 more knights, which was a bumper harvest. Because there are many knights in the Holy Roman Empire, there are also many nobles. Regardless of the emperor and duke, there are many knights who serve the count, viscount, and baron. The emperor himself, because of his poor financial situation, caused many knights to be unwilling to serve his poor ghost emperor, which made him very depressed. Now, stimulated by Marin''s inspirational story, many young knights are hot and willing to loyal to the emperor. µ«ÊÇ Not only those wandering knights, but also many strong young people who are struggling with their livelihoods, they have also developed the idea of ??being a soldier to eat food. In particular, Marin''s men, those young men who returned home with hundreds of gold coins. They went to Italy, built a house and bought a field after they went home, married a beautiful daughter-in-law, and reached the pinnacle of life ... This is a living advertisement ... As a result, many poor young people are also eager to go to Vienna to join the emperor. They also want to make a lot of money and embark on the peak of life like their predecessors ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest and most The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 56： Ronggui Hometown Marin originally wanted to leave Vienna early and go home. However, the emperor left Marin for propaganda, and cooperated with the emperor in "activities" and became "models." Whenever foreign envoys and representatives of the Principalities and Bosnia come to Vienna, the emperor will bring them with Marin. The emperor would then "kindly" introduce Marin, an "empire hero" to the guests. And Marin, at this time, had to stand up and bow to pay tribute, with a smirk on his face, and by the way, put some pulling POSE to let the guests watch ... Then, everyone will watch Marin like a monkey and comment from time to time. Many people have questioned Marin''s merit, because Marin is too thin. In the eyes of some aristocrats advocating force, Marin who defeated 8,000 French knights must be a muscular man at least 2 meters tall. Who knows, after seeing Marin himself, I knew that the other party was just a boy who was 1.75 meters tall (longer) and slightly thinner ... The emperor will then tell his guests about Marin''s flicker. Marin, on the other hand, poses and cooperates with the emperor''s speech ... He worked for the emperor for a month as a "model" with no pay, and Marin was allowed to leave Vienna with his men. With a look of sorrow, Marin came to the people''s residence in the west of the city and ordered everyone to leave. "Boss, do you?" Schwartz ran over and asked strangely. The name "Boss" is because Marin has watched more Hong Kong films in his previous life and feels that he is very imposing. Moreover, he didn''t like the term "adult" too, and just let Schwartz and others call him the boss in private. As for the attendants, such as Kahn and Kohler, they continued to be called masters. "Nothing, my boss is exhausted these days, and I pose with the emperor every day, just like a puppet ..." Marin said angrily. "Boss, don''t be too contented. To be with the emperor, the whole empire doesn''t know how many people envy you ..." Schwartz rolled his eyes. If the emperor was willing to take him out to show, he would have liked it. Really more than people, annoying people. However, who is Marin, who is awesome. As for why they could ambush the French, he couldn''t figure it out until now. Of course, if he wants to understand, there is a ghost. Who knows, Marin is a rider? Marin''s number one dog, Kohler, quickly came over to report the situation-the extra horses in his hand were shot in Austria. Austria is the richest region in Germany. Although there are far fewer wealthy people than Venice, they are definitely stronger than those noble territories in the north. Because Austria is also a prosperous region with developed agriculture. And in agriculturally developed regions, the demand for horses is also great. Therefore, Kohler in Austria, lowered some prices, it is easy to sell the extra 1,000 horses. Then, there were 200 stallions, 800 mares left in Kohler''s hands, and 30 war horses recovered from the emperor with Marin, a total of 1,030. When Marin accompanied the emperor on the "show", Schwartz and others also taught their 400 men and learned to ride horses. When I hurried back from Italy to Austria, we had to walk along with each other because we had to work with the large troops. Now that Marin has taken everyone out of the army, he can naturally ride on horseback. In addition, 400 people have 1030 horses, and everyone can change their horses with two horses, and they can speed up the road. "Brothers, it''s time to go! When I get to my territory, I will give everyone some land to make your family a self-cultivator. And, if there is no wife, I will give you a way!" "Thank you, thank you!" Everyone cheered. These people who come out as mercenaries have poor family conditions. Many people are simply some estates, and the serf owners thought they were overpopulated and rushed out. Many people are from serfdom families, and have no land at all. They went back and had nothing to rely on, so they might as well follow Marin. At least Marin is now a baron and can afford them. Most of those who left the team before were self-cultivated farmers, and their identities were relatively free. Unlike many who stayed, many were still serf children. If they go back, the serf-owner will continue to enslave them once he is happy. Probably, that 100 gold coin will also be stolen. Then he followed Marin, and Marin posed to lift them up so that they would become free people. Could they not be happy? Free people in Europe are rampant. If you do n¡¯t see him, many revolutions in France were initiated by the group of free citizens in Paris? Who''s heard of the serf revolution? Although there are, it is not a climate at all. Because serfs became accustomed to slaves and lacked the desire and confidence to fight. The free people themselves are very confident. As long as there are many people, they dare to confront the monarch ... Afterwards, Marin asked someone to write for them (this group is basically illiterate), helped them write a homework, and told their families to prepare for immigration. If it''s okay, when Marin settles on Texel, he will send someone to pick them up. If there is a problem, such as the original serf owner who did not let people go, Marin will go through official channels and even pay a little compensation to get the families of the soldiers. Marin did not let these soldiers go home to pick up people. On the one hand, he was afraid that they would never return. On the other hand, Kohler had more than 300,000 gold coins in his hand to escort. If a man runs out and the army comes to grab money, he cannot resist. I said, Marin still does not know what is happening on Texel. It would be bad if you hurriedly picked people up and had nowhere to settle. Of course, when Marin propaganda, it is naturally the last reason. Moreover, this reason is very reasonable ... After unifying everyone''s thinking, Marin took everyone, two horses or three horses, and hurried to the Huffman Manor on the Ruhr ... Uh ... Halfway along, Marin and someone from an Italian chamber of commerce previously commissioned in Venice exchanged money in Cologne. Marin seized a total of 7,000 sets of plate armor on this trip to Italy (Charlie VIII finally took off the plate armor for the last 2000 knights to escape) and 5000 sets of horse armor (not counting the 2000 war horses seized) Body). In the end, he handed in only 6,000 plate armors (including those for the Venetian) and 4,000 horse armors. The remaining 1,000 plate armor and 1000 horse armors were commissioned by a reputable Italian Chamber of Commerce to send them to Cologne. As for why this is because the plate armor and horse armor are huge, these are all corrupted by Marin and cannot be seen by the emperor. The gold coins, because of their small size, are enough to fit in a bullock cart. Besides, he was assured to escorted the armor to others, and he was not assured to entrust hundreds of thousands of gold coins to others. What if the escorting person is guilty of corrupting those gold coins? Ö§¸¶ After paying a small sum of money, Marin took everyone, and took the plate armor and horse armor of several carts, and proceeded to Bochum ... News transmission in the Middle Ages is relatively lagging. Marin''s heroic deeds are currently only widely spread in Austria, Swabian and Burgundy. In other regions, the aristocracy did not help propaganda, so the news was transmitted more slowly than the three regions mentioned above. When Marin was in Austria, some fans were watching on the march. But out of Austria, with the exception of those soldiers guarding the city nervously coming to question, the others simply ignored the Marin group. Suddenly, when he came to the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, most people did not know the deeds of Marin at all, only if he was a passerby. This leaves Marin, who has received much attention in Austria, a bit lost. UU reading books Of course, this is not bad. At least, he was no longer worried about people watching while he was marching. When in Austria, many people saw the black cross and white vests worn by their troops, and they knew that they were the "Black Cross" who defeated the French king, and then there were onlookers, affecting everyone on their way ... Too much, when Marin arrived, he simply let everyone take off the black cross vest, so as not to be surrounded by monkeys ... He was in northern Germany, and his fame had not yet passed on. So, they put on black cross white vest again ... µÖ´ï After arriving in Bochum, the old Huffman and Adler, who had received the letter in advance, had already taken 10 attendants with them, waiting at the intersection ... Marin went home this time, and it was very different from the last time. The last time Marin returned home after failing to apply, the old Huffman could still take him down. However, this time back, Marin has become an empire baron and a baron with a dominion. His status is very different from that of the trainee knight. Even the old Huffman had to take Marin seriously. Europe, unlike the East in the same period, emphasizes filial piety. In medieval Europe, knighthood was everything. Even as Marin''s father, the old Huffman must respect Marin who has been promoted to baron. Because Marin is higher than him ... Of course, as a father, the old Huffman did not have to salute Marin, but he could no longer scold Marin as a baron ... When Marin showed up with 400 people and thousands of horses near the intersection, Marin''s cheaper brother Adler showed a strong envy look ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 57： All over the house "Father, brother!" Marin came to the intersection and was surprised to see the old Huffman and Adler who came to meet him. But he reacted quickly, and dismissed and greeted the old Huffman and Adler. The old Huffman clucked "um", but in fact he blossomed. He was an unlovable knight in Mark''s country. He gave birth to a son and became the baron of the empire, whom the emperor proclaimed. How can he not be proud? But before his son had so many hands, he had to hold back a little. Adler beside him was relieved. In the past, he was the boss who could inherit the family business. Moreover, because of his martial arts, he will definitely pass the assessment of Earl Mark in a few years and become a knight of the country. Therefore, his identity is naturally superior to Marin, who has no inheritance. Alas, he was good to Marin before. But now Marin has become the baron of the empire, separated from the party, and has become the number one in the empire with a name and a surname, and he has not yet made a name, not even a knight. So he inevitably thinks a bit. For example, how to get along with Marin in the future ... Want to salute to Marin ... Old Huffman and Mrs. Mary must not salute Marin. Although Europe does not promote filial piety, basic moral principles still exist. But Adler and Marin are peers, and they have no parenting grace. If Marin cares, it would not be impossible for Adler to salute him. You know, there is no such thing as a "brother-in-law" in Europe. Brothers are completely independent individuals and are most intimate. Seeing Marin still treating him the same, Adler breathed a long sigh of relief. Overtaken by his underage brother, Adler must be uncomfortable. However, he is not stupid. Marin is developed, can he not pull him in the future? After the two parties joined together, the father and son hurried back happily. Halfway, Adler asked: "Marin, what''s in your carts? It looks heavy." Adler pointed to the carts loaded with plate armor and horse armor. ÄǸö "Well, that''s the plate and horse armor I captured from the French knight ..." Marin replied indifferently. Õâô "So, is it true that you defeated the French king?" Adler had seen Marin''s letter before, otherwise he would not know Marin was going home. However, he was skeptical whether Marin defeated the French king. After all, it was the king of France, the first knight power in Europe, and he also brought 8,000 martial arts knights. However, Marin told him that the large vehicles were equipped with seized armor, which made him believe. Because the Huffman Manor currently has three knights, the old Huffman, Adler, and Marin. Marin also does not need to buy a few large car armors, and generally Marin cannot afford it. "You still need to ask, can the seeds of Lao Tzu be inferior?" Old Huffman gave Adler a hard look. Does Adler doubt Marin''s martial arts? Adler was a little stunned, but he was not convinced and thought to himself: "I''m not your species too? Haven''t mixed up the title of a knight for Mao Lian?" Of course, he didn''t dare to say it. Speaking out, it will definitely cause the old Huffman to explode. The old Huffman might not have sealed the Baron''s Marin, but he was still pressureless ... When the large-scale "Black Cross Mercenary Regiment" 400 people and a large number of horses drove into the Huffman Manor, the entire manor boiled. Mrs. Mary personally stood outside the gate of the manor with three young children and a group of peasant women, and welcomed the return of her son and husband. Seeing the loving Mrs. Mary, out of this physical instinct, Marin jumped off the horse in a hurry and rushed to Mrs. Mary ... "Mom, I''m so glad to see you again!" It seemed as if rehearsing thousands of times, Marin couldn''t help saying this. It seems that the original owner of this body is very attached to his mother. No wonder the original owner of this body was just a 17-year-old boy. The old Huffman was also a "tyrant", often beating him, so the original owner was naturally close to Mrs. Mary. "It''s such an adult, and the baron has been sealed, still so coquettish!" Madam Mary hugged her son, groaned. But that tone, meaning no blame, was very proud. Especially when it comes to the word "baron", Madame Mary raised her head high ... "Well, don''t be sensational, go ahead. The banquet in the manor has already been set up, take everyone to dinner!" Old Huffman said in a rare manner. Before changing, maybe he would give Marin a kick directly, suspecting his mother-in-law. ¶Ô "Yes, Dad, is the food at home enough? I brought 400 brothers back this time. There are 1030 horses and they all need to be fed." "Food is absolutely enough! But Marin, why are there so many horses? I don''t have enough horse feed." Old Huffman was frightened by the number of horses brought back by Marin. "Yeah, yeah, Marin, why did you bring so many horses back? Don''t you have to hand in the war horses to the emperor?" Adler was also curious. Although he is mean, he is not stupid. He knew that war horses were in Europe, but that was a valuable strategic material, more important than armor. Because not all horses can be war horses. The war horse must be the proud horse. "Adler, haven''t you seen these horses basically without armor? Only 30 are war horses!" "Thousands of others are horses?" "Of course, it is a horse for the French heavy cavalry to drive on the road. Although it is not as good as a war horse, it is much better than an ordinary horse." "The emperor asked you to bring so many horses back? Seized most of them?" Old Huffman was also surprised. "Don''t mention, Dad, the emperor is really stingy. I gave him 2,000 French captives, each of whom was worth at least 500 gold ransoms. In addition, I gave him 970 French war horses, 3000 sets of plate armor, 2000 A set of horse armor and 3,000 two-handed swords. As a result, Your Majesty only rewarded me with a baron title and an island as a baron leader, really stingy! " "You''re content, the baron is still young? Your father and I are just knights. You know, you can go from a civilian to a baron, and it''s not too much to step into the sky in one step. Although it is costly, it is also worth it. Because, your Descendants and descendants are also barons! Moreover, it is not normal for your army to receive the emperor''s salary. It is not normal for him to receive large amounts of spoils? "Although Hoffman was not very smart, he also had a wealth of life experience. He knew that Marin''s future was never the same. Becoming a hereditary baron, his children and grandsons don''t have to wait for the Grand Lord to give it away again. Just like Adler, he will go to Markburg at the age of twenty-four and accept the assessment and selection of the Court of the Marquess. After passing the assessment, they can be given the title of knight. "What island? It''s Italian or North?" Madam Mary interjected. ÖªµÀ She knew that in the territories controlled by Emperor Maximilian I, Austria and the Netherlands were all by the sea. However, the Austrian estuary is small and there are not many big islands. "Texel on the north coast, the northern tip of the Dutch province of the Netherlands." "Texel ... seems to be the westernmost island of the Frisian Islands? It seems quite large ..." Mrs. Mary was born in East Friesland and was familiar with the Frisian Islands. "Yes, it should be the largest island in the Frisian Islands. The land above is about 162 square kilometers ... Well, you don''t know what is a square kilometer? In conversion, it is almost 20,000 Eugram (40,000) Acre) ... " ʲô "What? 20,000 Eugram? That''s not 40 times the size of Huffman Estate?" Adler''s eyes widened in surprise. ·Ï "Nonsense, otherwise why is he a baron?" Old Huffman glanced at Adler, yelling. "I ca n¡¯t say that. I know the situation on the island. There are 20,000 Eugrams. But the coastal beaches, because of the tide problem, have high salinity and have little value for reclamation. In addition, there are some mountains on the island Yau, it is estimated that there must be thousands of Eugrams in the 20,000 Eugrams, which cannot be exploited. "Mrs. Mary grew up by the sea and was relatively familiar with those islands. However, her family is in East Friesland, and she is not familiar with the island of Texel near West Friesland. "In addition, I can actually recruit some fishermen. You know, it ¡¯s an island, and the North Sea is a famous fishing ground. I can completely recruit fishermen to fish, and then charge them more than half of their catch as a tax." Marin added . "That''s not bad, otherwise, you will have all the fish in our family?" Adler said happily. "Woolen, there is a two-day journey (horseback) from Texel to Bochum. Sending the fish back has long stink. What can be sent back can only be dried salted fish. But, my Master, do you like stinky salted fish? "Marin gave Adler a scornful look. "That''s right ..." Adler was distressed. In fact, admired by Mrs. Mary, Adler also likes to eat fish. Although he was stuck by a fishbone last time, it did not prevent him from eating fish. "Brother Adler is stupid, we won''t run to Brother Marin''s castle to eat fresh?" Little Roanne, beside her, couldn''t help but anxious for the boss''s IQ. ¶Ô "Yes, Annie is still smart. Let''s go to Marin''s new house for fish!" Adler also responded. "Brother Marin, do you really have a castle?" Simon, the third brother, looked at Marin with wide eyes and asked. "This seems to have a castle. However, it was a holiday castle built by the Earl of the Netherlands more than a hundred years ago. It should not be big. And, it is said to have been deserted for decades ..." The news, Maximilian I told his. The Netherlands was annexed by the bold Duke of Burgundy, Charlie, and is now in the hands of the Habsburgs. "That''s the castle too! Unlike our house, there are only a few tile houses!" Simon said enviously. ÖÐÊÀ¼Í Nobles were associated with the castle in the medieval conception of the people. Without a castle, I am embarrassed to tell my own aristocracy. The average knight family cannot build a castle at all. Even many poor barons couldn''t build castles. Marin can get a castle, even though it is an old castle, it is enough. After all, the castle was built of stone ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It is not bad for hundreds of years. "So what? If you and Albert are happy, Simon and you can live in my castle. But you have to wait until I renovate the castle to make sure I can live there." ÕæµÄ "Really? Brother Marin, how wonderful you are!" Simon and Albert both jumped up happily. "Brother Malin is bad, don''t invite me to live in your castle!" Little Lolly Annie is unhappy ... "Okay, okay, I formally invite the beautiful and lovely Miss Anne to the humble castle!" Marin bowed gracefully and made little Annie giggle. "Okay, don''t talk about it, let''s go to the yard to have dinner! In order to receive your men, I killed several pigs and made braised pork ..." The old Huffman was also a little stunned. Last time Marin was at home, Mrs. Mary was taught to cook Chinese food. This time, to entertain Marin''s men, it was the stewed pork cooked in a cauldron made by Mrs. Mary herself. This dish, for both the predator Huffman and Adler, is a tiresome one. In fact, because of the lack of spices, the stewed meat made by Mrs. Mary is simply castrated. But even so, it was much better than medieval Europeans. Just looking at the two "not bad money" noblemen of the old Huffman and Adler, you know the lethality of this dish. The mercenaries seated in the courtyard cheered when they saw pots of braised pork. You know, in Marin''s army, they only serve this good dish when they are happy or when Marin is happy. Therefore, when a pile of braised pork is brought up, these guys know that they are blessed ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 58： mascot In an instant, it was November 1495. Historically, Hungary and Austria had to fight one another. However, because Marin presented 1,000 war horses and 3,000 plate armor. In addition, because of Marin''s hero story, Austria''s military strength has increased a lot. The empire''s glorious record of defeating the French in Italy made the Hungarians afraid to do anything with Austria. Then, a conflict that should have happened was wiped out. Probably, this is the change that Marin fanned butterfly wings. °ÂµØÀû The Austrians were also unable to attack Hungary because of insufficient financial resources. Although Austria captured 2000 French captives, it was worth a lot of ransom. But the ransom, the emperor is still waiting for the French to come to negotiate. The King of France, Charles VIII, had just returned to his country at this time and was shocked. First, he had to explain the failure to the domestic nobility. Otherwise, even the king has no good fruit to eat. Of course, France is a country with concentrated royal power, and its royal prestige is relatively high. If the emperor dares to fight such a big defeat, chances are that the emperors will want to abolish the emperor, and choose another ... Waiting for Charles VIII to send someone to Vienna to negotiate a ransom, and then pay the ransom, it is estimated that it will be several months later. Therefore, the emperor currently does not have enough financial resources to support the offensive operations against the Hungarians. As a result, there was a rare calm between Austria and Hungary. At the Huffman Manor in Bochum, Marin, a "hero hero", felt very hard at the moment. He originally planned to rush to Texel early, but was left by the old Huffman. Why did the old Huffman keep him? Take him out to show off ... In order to show his son, the baron, the old Huffman often banquets and invites his old friends to eat and drink. By the way, pull Marin out as a model and show it off ... The old Huffman is an old knight in Markborough. Friends he knows are naturally also knights. The so-called "things are grouped together, people are grouped", and the old Huffman friends are generally knights from the nearby knights. He could not climb the baron and higher nobles, and he did not despise the civilians. So, those who meet the old Huffman are the Cavaliers. Of course, there are some children of the Cavaliers family, the ones without the title, are old Huffman''s young friends. The old Huffman had a brother named Ulle. However, when he was an adult, he was kicked out of the house by Old Huffman''s dad. Later, I heard that Jules went to the Teutonic Knights in Poland as a Teutonic Knight. However, the Teutonic Knights and the Mack Kingdoms were far apart. The old Huffman hadn''t heard of his brother for two decades, nor did he know whether it was life or death. ·òÈË Mrs. Mary''s side, relatives died almost because of the East Frisian rebellion. Therefore, there are no relatives. The old Huffman couple, only a cousin of the old Huffman, the Knights of Renel. So, the old Huffman first invited his cousin Lenel, asked him to eat and drink, and showed his baron son by the way ... The Knights of Lenel lived north of Markborough, and the old Huffman was south of Markborough (Markborough has territory south of the Ruhr River). Transportation was inconvenient in the Middle Ages, so the cousins ??didn''t come and go often. Only the event of marriage and funeral will invite each other. Renell didn''t know about Marin''s title as a baron. When Marin wore a baron robe made of warrior silk, he brought a newly designed family crest¡ªa white shield with a square black cross (this Like the coat of arms of the Patriarchate of Cologne, but the black cross of the Patriarchate of Cologne is thin and elongated, while the black cross of Marin is square, like the Red Cross Red Cross) He was unaware of it and thought Marin was playing cosplay, so he teased: "Little Marlin, why are you wearing this costume? You want to be a baron? But you have to be a knight first!" Renell knows that the old Huffman knight collar must be the successor of Adler Marin, 17, has to leave home to look for opportunities after turning 18. "Council Lenel, this is my own robe, the emperor rewarded it!" Marin said depressedly. Obviously his own robe and badge, but this cousin was used as the costume of the act ... "Ha ha ha ha, little Marin, you sing this play very well, and I will reward you with a one-handed sword." Renell obviously made Marin amused. "Haha, Lenel, don''t you know now? Our family, Marin, took part in the Italian war and defeated the French with his troops. So, he was really baroned by the emperor!" Huffman laughed happily. "Cousin, do you come to play with me? Do your family like acting?" "Hey, do you see that camp west of the manor?" Old Huffman knew Lenel was unbelieving and decided to show him some "dry goods" ... "What''s wrong?" Renell curiously followed the old Huffman to the camp of 400 men under Marine ... I saw the old Huffman and Marin coming, and the 400 men who were still resting and eating, stood up, raised their right hands, and performed a Roman military salute: "Hi, Lord Baron!" Marin also held back a hand gesture: "Hold on, soldiers! Don''t worry about us, we just come to see, you can continue to eat." "Yes, sir!" Lieutenant General Schwartz immediately replied ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Although, in private, everyone calls Marin the boss, in front of people, they still need to be called "sister". Lenel looked at the neat 400 soldiers, and grew his mouth in surprise: "Cousin, are you trying to rebel? Gather so many soldiers ..." "Lenel, I told you, this is Marin''s men. These people are all accompanying him to the Italian battlefield, all are meritorious soldiers." "Really?" ·Ï "Nonsense, when did I lie to someone?" Old Huffman was a little unhappy. The Knights of Lenel thought for a while, his cousin has always been an old-fashioned person, and he has never lied to anyone ... Then, his tiger body trembled, and then trembled ... "Little Marlin, you ... you ... are you really a baron?" "Is there a fake?" Marin said helplessly. Then, Lenel started to surround Marin, looking up and looking left and right ... as if watching the panda, as if looking at the mascot ... the look, Marin was very uncomfortable ... The old Huffman, with his head raised, hummed proudly ... Uh ... Not only this time, after Lenel''s departure, the old Huffman invited many knights to make good with him. Even some knights who just nodded were invited. The purpose is to show off ... Then, sad Marin had to come out again and again to serve as a mascot, giving the muscle-packed German knights a strong look. Even more tragic is that sometimes these guys will pinch Marin and feel what it feels like to pin the baron ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works Mobile users at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ please read. Chapter 59： Desolate castle After being a "mascot" for a month, the old Huffman didn''t have any friends of the same rank. So he agreed to leave Marin. Marin ran away quickly, and took his men and horses, hurried on horseback, and went to the Netherlands ... The speed of riding is obviously not comparable to walking, and Marin and others are equipped with one horse and two horses. So, three days later, Marin and his army arrived at the small seaside port of Den Helder, opposite the island of Texel. Gauteng Helder is only 4 km away from the fishing village of Tholencher, the southernmost port of Texel. However, Den Helder is not yet a port city, but a larger fishing village with a small fishing port. If it is carrying people, the small fishing boats in these fishing villages can easily transport everyone to the other side. However, Marin brought 1030 horses and several large carriages, and the small fishing boat could not be loaded. As a result, Marin had to send someone on horseback to nearby important seaport Amsterdam and hired several large ships. In this way, after waiting for four or five days, Marin, a pedestrian, took a big boat hired by Amsterdam and landed in the fishing village of Tholencher. After landing, Marin sent a local villager to find a local dialect businessman (businessmen are not easy this year, they have to learn to speak many dialects), and helped to declare loudly that he was the new Texel The fact that the baron was the lord of the lord, and issued a sheepskin instrument and seal issued by the emperor. In the face of Marin''s 400 warriors like a wolf, what other ideas do the villagers have? So they swore allegiance to Marin and stated that they were willing to pay taxes. Considering the end of 1495, the fish flood in the North Sea will start next spring. So Marin demanded that taxes be levied next spring. Then, Marin continued to lead people northward to reach the administrative center of Texel Island-Den Burg ... What disappointed Marin is that he did not see the mighty majestic castle in his imagination, but instead saw a desolate castle ... Yes, the desolate castle ... ³Ç±¤ This castle is very small, and it is completely incomparable with the photos of European castles that Marin saw on previous Weibo. Of course, the castles that are tourist attractions are either the king''s or the duke''s. Denborg, strictly counted, was just a palace of the Earl of the Netherlands. Therefore, the size of this castle is like two or three villas. At best, it''s a luxurious country house. It''s just that there are more tall and solid walls than the villa. Around the castle, a church and several houses were scattered sparsely. It seems that Denborg is just a small town with a small population. When Marlin brought his army into the town, he caused great panic. People fled home, closed the door, and watched Marin''s troops through the crack of the door. In medieval Europe, it was normal for the army to pass through the town and grab it. Even killing individuals and robbing them are commonplace. Therefore, the townspeople are also very afraid that they will be robbed or even killed ... He Malin ignored these townspeople, but went directly to the church, greeted several local priests, and by the way, asked about the situation on the island. The principal of the Gutenberg Church is an assistant bishop responsible for preaching and religious rituals throughout the island. In fact, Texel Island is embarrassing. The area is not small but the population is small. If you send a regional bishop, it will be a little overkill. It is not appropriate to send the priest (priest) to take charge of the religion in this area. Therefore, the Archbishop of Utrecht simply arranged an unacceptable auxiliary bishop (lower than the assistant bishop, who has the right to inherit the regional bishop, and the auxiliary bishop does not) to manage the hundreds of worshippers on the island ... Yes, there are only a few hundred people on the island ... According to the introduction of Bishop Dalyan, currently, the island of Texel is sparsely populated. The reason for this is mainly due to inconvenient traffic. In these years, there are no planes or ferries. Therefore, it is very inconvenient to travel between Texel Island and the mainland. The inhabitants of the island want to go to the mainland, they must take a fisherman''s fishing boat. However, fishing boats do not often go to the mainland. Generally, fishermen will sell fishing boats before they sell salted fish or buy them. The farmers and herdsmen on the island can only take a boat. Usually, because of the inconvenience of transportation, the prices on the island are much more expensive than on the land, except for the sea fish, rye, and lamb produced on the island ... Thus, although many people have emigrated to the island, most of them have since moved away ... At this moment, there is only one town in the entire Texel Island-Denborg, with 200 townspeople. Outside the town, there are the three villages of De Waal, De Koch and De Coxdorp, and the two small fishing villages of Tholencher and Odeshilde. The total population is only over 800 people. The arable land on the island of Ou is even more disappointing to Marin, only 1,000 Ugram. In addition, many grasslands are used for sheep. I am not saying that there are only 1,000 Eugrams on the island that can be cultivated for farmland. Instead, the island has fewer people and can only plant such a large area of ??land. If there are more acres, the labor force is simply not enough. Even because of insufficient labor, only half of the 1000 Ugram land on the island is cultivated each year, and the other half is left fallow and abandoned. Moreover, the 200 Ugram fields on the island belong to the church property on the island. The remaining 800 Eugrams belong to three families-the Colin family, the Mahir family, and the Roni family. However, these three families also have a lot of farmland on land. They don''t really care about the farmland on Texel. Because the affairs on the island, because of the inconvenience of traffic, are too cumbersome to manage. "Bishop Dalian, are these three families willing to sell their fields?" Marin thought about it and decided to buy the land that the three families didn''t value. As a lord, if there is no field, it becomes a joke. "You are already a lord, of course you can do this. And, you can buy from these three families at a reserve price. Because, in name, you are the owner of this island!" Bishop Dalyan suggested kindly. For the island of Texel to become an independent baron leader, Bishop Dalian of UU Reading is very welcome. why? Because a baron used this island as a territory, he would definitely take good care of it, and even recruit exiles to open up wasteland together. At that time, there are more people on the island, and his assistant bishop can be promoted to be a true regional bishop. Moreover, with more people, there are more "tithing" in the church. ½Ì»á In the Middle Ages of Europe, the church had the privilege of collecting tithes from the people. This privilege, until modern times, still remains. However, in Protestant countries, this tax was later accepted by the government. On the advice of Bishop Dalyan, Marin decided to pay for land ownership in three agricultural villages and several ranches on the island. According to the estimate of Assistant Cardinal Dalian, the total value of the land of three agricultural villages and several ranches on the island is only 10,000 gold coins. This is a piece of cake for local tycoon Marin. Then, Marin took 400 men to the desolate old castle-Denborg ... I saw the old castle covered with dust, and only the town sheriff often sent people to clean the lower facade. As for the interior of the castle, it has always been locked. The thickness of the dust inside is a pit ... Many wooden furniture in the castle fell into disuse. Obviously, they were corrupted ... "Mom, Kohler, tomorrow you will find someone to clean the castle again. Remember, letting everyone wear a mask, it''s so embarrassing, really uncomfortable ..." Because the castle was too dirty, Marin had to order his men to camp near the castle and live in a tent for a few days. As for Marin himself, at the invitation of Bishop Dalyan, he lived in the church room ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 60： Adobe house Ò» In the early morning of the next day, Kohler was nearby, and many residents were called, ordering them to help clean the castle. In the Middle Ages of agricultural society, most people were idle in the winter. Especially the farmers who cultivate the land, there is nothing to do in winter. Marin sent Kohler to several nearby villages, and called in 200 farmers to help clean up the castle while cleaning and cleaning the streets. As for compensation, there is no such thing. Because in medieval Europe, it was an obligation to help the lord during the leisure time. Kohler, this dog leg, bullied the serf, without any weakness, showing the true nature of the slave. However, Marin was embarrassed, and provided Kohler with a free lunch after Kohler rejected his suggestion of paying wages. The ghosts knew what the serfs thought. Marin just provided them with a free lunch. They were very happy and grateful to Marin. It turned out that in the eyes of medieval European serfs, labor was worthless. The food is extremely precious. In a serf family of three people, if Marin solved the problem of eating for a man, their family would have one mouth less to eat that day, and it would be the most mouthful. The saved food can fully feed his wife and children. This is the simple and depressing logic of medieval serfs ... Marin never expected that there was such a tragedy in the world. Just providing a lunch will make them happy. Feeling softened, he asked Kohler to give the working serfs, in addition to providing a piece of dark bread at noon every day, and allowing them to take home a half piece of bread when they returned home at night. This decision cheered the serfs again, only to feel that they had met the best lord in the world. Marin was very speechless-what else could the other lords do? While the serfs were working, Marin had to do something else. First, he sent Kohler to Amsterdam to buy a new batch of furniture and other supplies. Because a lot of wooden furniture in the castle has been corroded and needs to be replaced. Schwartz, however, was sent to three villages to tell the owners of their estates that they would buy their land. In fact, as an autonomous lord, Marin owns the land rights on the island. In the case of civilian land, the lord even has the right to take it directly. But the owners of the three Zhuangzis are all noblemen who live on land, so they are not easy to use. However, it is possible to forcibly redeem it at a relatively low price. You can give money, but it''s pretty good. Because, although the three Zhuangzi masters are nobles, they are only jazz (and knights are equal), and they are not hereditary nobles. Marlin gave the floor price, already counted for face. You know, the villages on the island were not officially closed by the three, but bought later. Instead of formal land closure, local lords have the right to forcibly buy. The owners of the three Zhuangzi lived near Den Helder. They were on land, and there was another manor. For Chuang Tzu on the island of Texel, they also felt a bit of chicken ribs, tasteless, it is a pity to abandon. Now that the new lord Marin is willing to acquire, they are also a burden. The farms on the island are remote because no one wants to manage them. Therefore, the management of the three Zhuangzis is very chaotic and the output is not high. Even because "the emperor is far away from the sky", corruption on the island''s affairs has also occurred, resulting in a relatively low output for the owner on the estate. Marin sent Schwartz to negotiate with them, and Schwartz, in order to put pressure on the representatives of the other party, took 400 fully armed brothers to run to the sidelines, scaring the three representatives. Then, Schwartz used 15,000 gold coins to buy all the farmland and ranch belonging to the three houses on the island, including the "organizational relationship" of the serfs. This price is definitely the reserve price. But Marin did not reason with them, and overwhelmed them, and they could not help it. After all, this island is now the site of Marin. In this way, the entire Texel Island, except for the 200 Ugram land owned by the church, cannot be moved, and the other cultivated land, pasture and wasteland belong to Marin. As for the fishermen in the two fishing ports, their taxes, in addition to the tithe of the church, do not need to go to Den Helder to pay them, and directly give them to Marin. In fact, the so-called tax they handed in is dried salted fish, and some fresh fish can be paid. It depends on Marin''s requirements ... Koller soon returned, and he brought home hundreds of pieces of furniture. At the same time, a group of masons and building materials were brought back. First, Marin painted the bricklayers with lime on the walls of the castle. In this way, the white walls looked bright. Marin then asked them to rebuild the sewers and toilets, and began building septic tanks. In this way, there will never be an odor in the castle. Then, on the grassland north of the castle, Marin built a row of stables to house 1,030 horses in his hand and a few cows. Finally, Marin mobilized the folks to give his soldiers 400 soldiers to build a batch of adobe houses with mud ... ÍÁ This adobe house is still the uncle''s old man, Mr. Zhou, who lives in the village where he lived. At the beginning, Uncle Zhou''s adobe house was renovated. Marin went to help and saw how everyone built adobe houses. The construction of the adobe house is very simple, that is, use the soil that is available everywhere, and put in thatch and straw, which are used as "bones", and stir it, similar to the feel of reinforced concrete. Those thatch are the "bones". Then, everyone stood up with two pieces of wood, sandwiched on both sides, and filled it with thatched mud, which was compacted. After the soil in the splint is almost dry, remove the splint. In this way, a thick earthen wall was completed. After the building was completed, the fire was raised and the walls dried up. In addition, this kind of soil is mixed with thatched bones, which is quite strong. At least, the wind and rain are absolutely fine. Also, the adobe house is lived. In the era without air conditioning, it was quite warm in winter and cool in summer ... The puppet soldiers started to abandon this kind of soil-built house, but Marin let them live in and try for a few days, but they fell in love with this low-cost, fast-built house. In fact, Marin can''t use this trick. It''s December and it''s winter. Living in a tent is quite cold, and how to build a stone house popular in Europe and repair a house for 400 people? Furthermore, Texel Island does not produce stones, so you have to buy it off the island and ship it back ... How much trouble? Also, time is tight ... So Marin simply asked the serfs to help them build the legendary adobe house together. The cost is low, the construction speed is fast, and the comfort is good ... Then, in accordance with Oriental habits, Marin built Chinese-style stoves and erected simple chimneys ... But what makes Marin speechless is that Europe currently seems to be unpopular with chimneys. At least, it was not popular in ordinary people''s homes in the Middle Ages ... It is said that the chimney was introduced to Europe from the East by Jewish merchants, Egyptians, and Syrians around 800 AD. Although hundreds of years have passed, chimneys have not fully spread in Europe. Because, the biggest function of the chimney is to exhaust smoke. Only very noble and rich families pay attention to smoking. As for the poor people''s homes, no chimneys still lit a fire, so they would be suffocated by the smoke ... Many poor homes, in order to prevent smoke, directly built semi-open kitchens. In this way, when the bread is fired, the smoke directly spreads out ... He Marin organized everyone to build 400 three-bedroom, one-cooker adobe houses without spending a lot of money. Even the beds were slammed directly into the ground and then roasted and dried with a fire. Moreover, each bed is actually a soil owl. On the outside, there is a cooker chamber where fuel can be placed. Fireplaces are currently popular in Europe (in fact, they are also popular in wealthy people, and chimneys are mainly equipped for fireplaces), but there is a problem with fireplaces, which are burning inside the house. If it is burning wood, it is okay, if it is burning coal, it is easy to cause gas poisoning. The Oriental earthen owl introduced by Marin was an artifact of wintering. The people of Gazi in Northeast China can resist low temperatures of tens of degrees below zero by relying on soil hoe. And put fuel such as coal in the outside with open windows, and do not worry about gas poisoning in the soil room. However, in the Netherlands, the minimum temperature is only a few degrees below zero, which is still because of the "Little Ice Age". It is simply wasteful to use soil. The only problem is that there are no trees on the island and there is no wood. This also led to the lack of firewood available on the island. Therefore, the residents of the island generally burn hay for cooking and heating. At the same time, I will also go back to Den Helder to buy some firewood. Of course, those who buy firewood on land are generally rich forces like the church. After all, there is a fireplace in the church ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and priests ca n¡¯t burn hay in the fireplace, right? No more grades, it is still more regular to burn wood ... "Should I get some coal from the coal mine at home to use as fuel?" Marinto thought with his chin. Hoffman Manor''s coal reserves are not small, and the coal quality is excellent. However, in the Middle Ages, the use of coal was very narrow. This has also led to poor sales of coal. The biggest and only client of Manor Coal was Marlin''s deal before. However, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce also has limited purchases from the Huffman Coal Mine. On average, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce buys only 100 charlotons of coal from the Huffman Coal Mine every day. And one Charteron coal, profit is only 1 shilling more. On average, the Huffman Estate earns about 2,800 marks from the coal mine each year. Bian Marin bought coal from his own coal mine, which not only solved his own fuel shortage problem, but also considered it cheap for his family. The question is, how to transport coal from Huffman Estate to Texel ... Marin himself has no boat and no sailor. It is obviously wise to transport coal from Huffman Estate to Texel. Because the cost of water transportation is low, there are fewer tax cards (this is a very important reason), and the volume of freight is large. ×° Loading coal, coal carriers can go west along the Ruhr River and into the Rhine. Then, reach the estuary via the Rhine, and head north along the west coast of the Netherlands to Texel Island. The whole set must not only have boats and skilled sailors, but also a pilot who is familiar with the route and knows how to avoid tax cards. Marin does n¡¯t have all of them ... So, Marin decided to find someone to cooperate with ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read. Chapter 61： Go home for christmas In a blink of an eye, Marin has been on Texel for more than twenty days. And it was Christmas in 1495, and it came ... When I left Huffman Manor before, Marin promised to cheap parents that he would go home for Christmas and New Year. So, on the morning of December 23, Marin had to prepare to go home. Of course, Texel matters too. Therefore, Marin left Schwartz to manage the group of skin monkeys, and asked Kohler to allocate funds to buy a few beef cattle on the mainland, kill the cattle and make beef, and feed the group of rice buckets. After all, this group of guys can''t be with their families for Christmas and New Year, so they must be comforted. As for sending someone to pick up their family, it will have to wait until after the new year. Then, Marin took Kahn, Kohler, Sauer, and Garland, each with three horses, and hurried to Huffman Estate. It is not covered by one person and three horses. They are all high-quality horses made in France and have very good endurance. Five men, Marin and Kahn, each rode a warhorse and two armoured horses. To save weight, Marin and his followers wore only two-thirds of their breastplates and iron helmets. In addition, it is equipped with a cavalry rapier. In this way, the horse can bear much lighter weight. Only Kahn, the second goods, the suspected cavalry rapier was not easy, and brought his beloved mace ... The twenty-five people hurry and hurry, and finally returned to Huffman Manor on the morning of the 25th. Unfortunately, he was scolded as soon as he returned: "You bear boy, come back so late, why didn''t you come back yesterday? You all missed the Mass on Christmas Eve!" The old Huffman reprimanded dissatisfied. "Ah, aren''t you busy? I have to worry about many things on the island. The castle has a few inches of dust inside and the furniture inside is rotten. I''m busy and I send someone to buy furniture in Amsterdam. Spending money and effort is exhausting. "Marin was unwilling to be trained, so he changed the subject. "Brother, is your castle pretty?" Annie asked, leaning out her head. "Well, it''s okay, now I have cleaned it thoroughly and brushed the lime, it looks refreshing." "Stone structure or brick?" Old Huffman asked, turning his attention away. "Pure stone structure, after all was once the earl''s palace, although small, but very strong." "Yes, if it is a brick structure, it will probably collapse in hundreds of years." "Well, the child must be tired when he comes back from the horse. Go to a hot bath first, and then rest for a long time." Mrs. Mary went out to make a clearance. Now, everyone in the Huffman family is in love with bathing. Even the serfs in the manor fell in love with taking a hot bath. However, they couldn''t afford large oak barrels and could not build a special bathroom. Mrs. Mary thought for a while, and she built six special small single bathrooms, each with a large oak barrel, which is open to everyone. In addition, a boiling water room was set up to supply a large amount of hot water. As for the fuel for hot water, it is naturally the excess coal produced by Huffman Estate. This thing is completely worthless at Huffman Estate. Moreover, after being persuaded by Marin, the whole family no longer drinks raw water, but only boiled well water, and their health is guaranteed. After taking a bath, Marin went back to his room and fell asleep for a long time. As for Kahn and Kohler, Adler arranged the accommodation after taking a shower. Marin woke up hungry in the afternoon. It was three o''clock in the afternoon, and Marin hurried to find food. So he went into the kitchen, opened the cabinet, and found a piece of black bread that was more advanced and stunned. But eating bread alone is thirsty. So he called his servant to help warm a jug of milk. The people of the Middle Ages were very unhygienic, and they drank cold milk, and they were not afraid of making a stomach. Marin is a modern man and dares not take responsibility for his health. So he decisively chose to drink hot milk. After eating and drinking, Marin ran to the living room and spoke with the Huffmans. Adler began to humbly ask Marin to lead his soldiers to fight. Marin glanced at Adler: "Brother, what do you learn to do with fighting soldiers? Isn''t it safe to be your coal boss? It ¡¯s easy to eat and drink!" "Isn''t it thinking about building a career ..." Adler said embarrassedly. "But do n¡¯t war, it ¡¯s not fun, it ¡¯s dead. Your brother and I ca n¡¯t be forced, after all, I ¡¯m going to be kicked out when I ¡¯m 18 years old, so I ¡¯m gambling to fight. To go to war? " "But don''t you come back and earn a baron''s title?" Adler said indignantly. "Come on, boss, I was lucky. I met French people who were in a hurry to withdraw from the country. They didn''t want to fight at all. If they wanted to work hard, my life might be in Italy. Do you think the war is so beautiful?" Marin said angrily. Of course, what he said is also inaccurate. He knew that the French had no intention of fighting, and he was busy running away, so he had the courage to ambush the French. In fact, Marin was also afraid of death. Therefore, he chose to ambush the French army on the hillside and did not stop the French in the mountains. If he fights with the French in the mountains, Marin has a 50% certainty that he can support the arrival of the Italian coalition. Then, Charles VIII could not run away. However, if he did that, Marin could not guarantee that he would die. After all, in order to find a way to survive, the French will not hit the line of defense. Even if he finally wins, Marin himself may die. Even if he did not die, the 1100 people in his hand did not know how many he could survive. Moreover, at that time, he did not dare to guarantee whether the group of recruits who had not seen blood would have the courage to fight the French army to the end. Therefore, he chose the safest method of ambush on the hillside. Even, Marin did not expect that the French would surrender 4,000. Originally, he only intended to capture a few hundred people who had fallen behind. Even the captives of hundreds of French knights can be counted as great credits. Because, the Italian coalition 20,000 people also killed 1,000 French infantry. In the end, he didn''t expect to capture so many Frenchmen. Also, a large number of war horses. With so many spoils, even Marin was afraid. Therefore, he fled decisively, afraid of being eaten by the Italian coalition. In retrospect, Marin was also a little afraid. The fact that the French sent someone to forcibly climb the mountain and use their lives to open a blood path was still in his mind. If he chose to block directly, he might be killed by the desperate Frenchman. After Marlin''s remarks, the atmosphere suddenly felt a little stuffy. Because war is indeed not an easy topic. Fortunately, two little brothers and three sisters, Annie, came out to create an atmosphere: "Brother Marin, brother Marin, I want presents, Christmas presents! You didn''t come back yesterday and didn''t put Christmas presents in my socks in the morning, we are very unhappy!" "Yes, very unhappy!" San Xiao nodded desperately, making everyone amused. °¥ "Oh, Christmas gifts ..." Marin was a little embarrassed. He just wanted to come back for the holiday, but never thought of preparing gifts for his brothers and sisters ... Koehler helped him bring back a bag of gold coins, but even with money, he couldn''t buy anything on Christmas Day. Because, at Christmas, those shops are closed. Everyone is on holiday. Who is doing business? ¿È "Ahem, Simon, Albert, Annie, do you like gold coins?" Marin, the local tyrant, was rude, and decided to sprinkle gold to play ... "Gold coins? Which one is worth the Fenny silver coin that my mother gave?" Annie sucked her fingers and asked with a crooked head. "Sweat ... Of course gold coins are worth it, a gold coin is worth 60 Finneys!" "Wow, a lot of money, brother, I want gold coins! I want gold coins!" "Yes ~ www.novelhall.com ~ a lot!" Simon and Albert also assisted. "Well, this is from your brother." Marin took a handful of gold coins from his arms and distributed them to his brothers and sisters. The local tyrant''s rush, even Adler was very envious. You know, although Adler is the heir of the manor. However, the heirs are still waiting for inheritance and are still unmarried. Now, Adler still receives "pocket money" from Mrs. Mary, 4 Finnies a day, just enough to buy wine and drink. However, Marin certainly won''t give Adler gold coins anymore. Only his brother asks his brother for a gift. How can there be one for his brother? In the evening, in the Huffman''s restaurant, Mrs. Mary personally made a table for a "big meal". However, this "big meal" made Marin frown. why? It turned out that Mrs. Mary boiled and ate the apples, but took the cabbages raw ... This ... This is a typical medieval European practice ... However, it is estimated that the apples and cabbages can be obtained in the winter. "Mom, haven''t I taught you how to cook Chinese food? Why is it so unpleasant?" Marin said dissatisfied, and his brothers and sisters nodded to assist. "Today is Christmas, a traditional European festival. Traditional festivals, of course, use traditional methods!" Madam Mary said seriously. ºÃ "Okay ... okay ..." Marlin dropped a bit of cooked apple with a fork and put it in his mouth. Looking at the table, only the dish of roasted suckling pig is considered normal. However, roast suckling pigs were taken up by younger siblings. Marin was embarrassed to grab it with the children. He could only eat the boiled apples and raw cabbage in a depressed way, and he would not touch it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and hottest The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 62： Briquettes The next morning, Marin and Old Huffman talked about buying coal from a coal mine at home. In this regard, the old Huffman naturally has no objection. But in terms of price, the two sides have differences. He did not mean that the old Huffman thought that Marin was offering a low price, but that he was too high. The old Huffman felt that since his son wanted it, naturally he would not think of making money. Therefore, he proposed that 1 Charteron coal to 1 shilling''s operating cost fee can be. However, Marin is not bad at money and wants to help the family, so he proposed a market price of 2 shillings per Charteron. My father and son scrambled, and in the end, it was Mrs. Mary who made the decision-according to the compromise between the father and the son, 1.5 shillings per Charteron. In this way, the family earns some money, and Marin can save a lot of money. "Marin, what do you want coal for?" Madam Mary asked curiously. Right now, Europeans are popular for burning firewood, but not for coal. In particular, firewood is popular in European fireplaces. Those who burn coal, it ¡¯s easy to poison people at home ... Only in special industries such as metallurgy, coal is used in large quantities. When thinking of gas poisoning, Marin immediately reminded his family: "Dad, mother, remember not to burn coal in a closed room!" "Why?" Madam Mary asked curiously. "My teacher said that coal burned in a tightly closed room, and it was easy to produce toxic gases, causing people to suffocate ..." "What? Is this so?" Everyone was scared. Speaking of which, Hoffman Manor now cooks, and they are burning coal. Even Mrs. Mary has plans to replace wood with coal as a fuel for indoor fireplaces. Now, Marin said that Mrs. Mary was scared. "It''s true that brothers and sisters are still young. Don''t burn coal in their room to avoid accidents." "Hmm--" Mrs. Mary nodded quickly, there was nothing more important than the safety of the child. ¶Ô "Yes, Marin, can you find a way to solve the problem of pulverized coal?" "Pulverized coal?" Marin said he didn''t understand. "It''s just pulverized coal!" "Is this a problem?" µ±È» "Of course, now people burn coal. Lump coal. Powder coal, because it is always burned out, is not welcome and cannot be sold. People at the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce only need lump coal ..." When I heard the old Huffman complaining, Marin wanted to laugh. In fact, powdered coal burns more completely than lump coal and has a larger contact surface with air. But there is a key point is the way people in this era burned fire. For example, later generations of coal will blow coal powder into the furnace. Therefore, the pulverized coal is burned completely and the calorific value is very high. However, people in this era burned coal with a shovel. With a shovel, the pulverized coal was thrown into the hearth, which easily covered the coal that was originally burning. If the pulverized coal covers the previously burning coal, it is easy to isolate the air and cause the burning coal to extinguish. ú But coal blocks are different. There is a large gap between coal blocks and coal blocks. Therefore, there is a large gap between the shovel shovel and the previously burned coal and the newly added coal. Therefore, there is no fear that coal will go out. So, the ancients preferred coal briquettes instead of coal powder. Even in modern times, pulverized coal requires professional blowers to blow into the furnace to make full use of pulverized coal. However, in the folk, the common people still used coal. However, many of the coal mined in coal mines are pulverized coal. So everyone came up with a way to process pulverized coal into blocks. Alas, briquettes were born. Briquettes are spherical coal lumps made by mixing pulverized coal with water and yellow mud. In this way, pulverized coal becomes lump coal and can be easily burned again. Of course, there is a more advanced way-briquette ... The briquette burns, because the contact surface is not enough, the combustion utilization rate is low, and the combustion is not complete. The appearance of honeycomb coal has greatly improved the efficiency of coal combustion. There are more than a dozen holes in a piece of honeycomb. The walls of these holes are the contact surfaces of coal and air. Honeycomb coal has greatly improved the combustion efficiency, and has also increased the degree of coal combustion. Because briquettes often burn incompletely, resulting in wasted fuel. Marin thinks that the honeycomb coal thing is easy to use. However, there is no need to promote honeycomb. This thing is for home use. Selling honeycomb coal cannot be much more expensive than briquettes. Now that he is a local tyrant, there is no need to pursue burning efficiency, and it is nothing to waste. So, Marin directly asked the old Huffman to use the ancient "pellet briquette" method he saw in previous lives to process coal powder into briquettes and sell them. As for how to shake the briquettes, this is easy, Marin personally showed the workers the technology of "shaking briquettes". Just mix the coal powder, water and yellow mud together and stir into a paste. Then, cut into pieces, shake them in a wooden sieve, shake them into a ping-pong ball, and then dry them. Then the briquettes are ready. ¼¼Êõ The technology of making briquettes is simple. As long as enough people are sent, they can produce briquettes. Although it is not as efficient as subsequent generations of machine suppression, it is also considered waste utilization. At least, pulverized coal, which accounts for less than half of the coal mine''s output, is not used. In fact, the Huffman coal mine is not particularly troublesome about the problem of pulverized coal. Because the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce needs a limited amount of coal. This has also led to Huffman coal mines not rushing to deal with those pulverized coal. However, as the amount of coal digging in coal mines is increasing, the amount of pulverized coal that no one wants is increasing, and it is almost a hill. Therefore, out of the idea of ??dealing with these obstructing pulverized coals, the old Huffman consulted Marin. I did not expect that Marin really had a way. But in fact, Marin, a better honeycomb technology, has not revealed it. However, Marin found it difficult to make honeycomb. UU reading books www.uukanshu. com Because the 12 holes of honeycomb coal must be consistent. Otherwise, the holes of the upper and lower honeycomb coals cannot be aligned. In this way, combustion is affected. And 12 holes aligned, in this era, it is difficult. Unless, it comes out of a mold. However, in this era there was no machine to press the honeycomb coal, and it could only be pressed one by one manually by using a mold. For new molds, the perforations may not be aligned with the perforations of another mold, and they cannot reach a uniform standard. Therefore, Marin, who is troublesome, simply released the briquette technology with high versatility first, which can be considered to help solve a problem at home. In fact, briquette technology is really not a technology. If Europeans have been using coal for a long time, it should be easy to think of. However, Europeans have not been using coal for long. Even now, the European steel industry still uses charcoal in large quantities. There are few coal applications and short time, so few people study how to apply coal powder ... Further, after hearing the report from the prospector at the mine, Marin threw money again and bought the 2000 acre hilly area next to Huffman Estate. According to the prospector, the coal mine at Huffman Manor is actually a branch of the large coal mine underground on the edge of the hilly area. Marin is a local tyrant now. Since the main vein of the coal mine knows where, can he let it go? So, when the money hits it, the hills are at hand. It''s not expensive, only two thousand gold coins, on average one acre requires one gold coin. Because the hills can''t plant land, the grass doesn''t grow well, and it''s not worth it at all. And the officials of the State of Mark, did not know that this hill is buried with large coal mines ... Besides, the Huffman family sells coal and pays taxes ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 63： I pack the briquettes! In the next few days, except for New Year''s Day, the old Huffman organized the serfs in the manor to shake the briquettes together. The serfs in winter had nothing to do with it. The old Huffman gave them wages. They naturally shook and helped, shaking to grandma ... Alas, when waiting a year later, Huffman Manor accumulated a lot of briquettes ... However, when the coal carrier of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce arrived later, when the old Huffman sold them briquettes, they were rejected ... The reason for the refusal was also very simple and clear. First, after listening to the old Huffman''s recommendation, they asked what was in the briquettes. When the representative of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce heard that it contained a certain amount of yellow mud, he decisively rejected the old Huffman. Because, they believe, the coal briquettes are doped with yellow mud, and the amount of doping is unknown. Therefore, briquettes are no longer considered superior coal. However, this year, coal has been difficult to sell. If you mix yellow mud in coal again, who wants it? Therefore, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce refused to acquire briquettes and only bought raw coal briquettes. For this, the old Huffman also had no choice. After all, it''s your business or not, it''s your business. At this time, Marin was still at home. So he interjected: "Father, give me all the briquettes!" "What?" "I''ve got the briquettes!" "However, people say that the quality of this briquette may not meet the standards of first-class coal ..." The old Huffman hesitated a bit, he didn''t want to pit his son. "It''s okay, I just use it to heat a fire. I don''t need too high quality. Moreover, the yellow mud doped with coal briquettes is not very good, and the quality is not bad. Moreover, 1.5 shillings per Charteron is really not expensive." "That''s ..." Old Huffman is a typical old-fashioned Germanic man who disdains to do the best **** thing. Besides, if you supply your son, it will be even worse. Marin also took out briquettes and put them in the stove in the smithy in his manor house, and found that the difference was not great. Of course, it might be that he couldn''t see it. At least, on the surface, briquettes and briquettes are not very different. According to the old Huffman, the ratio of coal blocks to pulverized coal in coal mines is 2 to 1. That is to say, 50 charterons of pulverized coal are produced on the mine every day. And in the German inland areas, the wages are very low, and it is easy to find someone to shake coal powder into briquettes, and the cost is low. It''s just that Marin is thinking--I want so many briquettes, what can I do ... 50 Charteron briquettes, almost equivalent to 75 tons of coal. Moreover, this is a day''s output. In one year, it is 27,000 tons. Marin himself couldn''t digest it anyway. Therefore, Marin must find a way to solve these 27,000 tons of coal. Or, he can try to sell ... The price of coal is relatively low, which is incomparable with the popular firewood. You know, in the market, one Charteron coal sells 4 to 6 shillings. Firewood of the same quality is sold for about 8 shillings. This is because after burning coal, it will produce a bad smell (mainly sulfur and other substances in coal). This is not the case with firewood. Moreover, European forests are widely distributed nowadays. Why use coal if there is firewood? Moreover, coal burning is not as high as firewood burning. Therefore, the ancients believed that coal is not as good as firewood ... ʵ¼ÊÉÏ In fact, the calorific value of coal is much higher than that of firewood. Under normal circumstances, the calorific value of anthracite is twice to three times that of firewood. Even if the briquettes are doped with yellow mud and the combustion is not complete, the calorific value is twice that of firewood, which is not a problem. In short, burning briquettes is never a loss. For so many uses of briquettes, Marin couldn''t even imagine it. However, briquettes are fuel after all, and they always have their usefulness. In addition, the cinders after the briquettes are burned can also be used to pave the cinder roads, and you can not be afraid of mud in rainy days. Moreover, Marin in the previous life has read the news. It seems that cinder can also be used to make cement or bricks, or instead of sand and gravel, it can be used as aggregate and cement for mixing. In short, there is no shortage of uses for briquettes ... It''s just that a lot of coal is used, this air is definitely not going to be good ... Also, how to transport briquettes to Texel Island is also a big problem. You know, in addition to the money in Marin''s hands, there are only 400 peddlers left. He didn''t have a boat in his hand, and no sailor or navigator. So how to transport briquettes to Texel is also a problem ... Alas, Marin had thought about working with others before. For example, hire others to transport by boat. However, Marin is also worried about a problem. That is, other people''s ships are ultimately other people''s. When others are free, they can help you transport coal. If no one else is free, no one will transport you coal ... Therefore, it is still necessary to develop your own transport ship. But, first of all, Marin has no ship and no one, and he can''t cooperate with others. I happen to be, the representative of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce is still ... Then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin reached an agreement with the people of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce to rent a "large" (large in the river) inland river paddle sailboat to transport briquettes to Texel Island. This type of large river boat can transport 100 chartron coals at a time. It is indeed a big guy in the river. Marin rented a large vessel idled by the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce to transport briquettes, and Marin also arranged Kohler as the first **** to transport briquettes. Actually, what Marin really meant was to dig into this ship and the captain and sailor on this ship ... If Marin wants to buy a boat by himself, he can''t afford it. However, the training of skilled sailors is very slow. Maybe it will take years to develop skilled hands. And a qualified captain is even harder to find ... Marin didn''t want to wait, so he decided to dig into someone''s corner. As it happens, the merchant ships of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce are said to have a low rate of departure, and some merchant ships are always difficult to obtain transportation opportunities. In this case, apart from the economic downturn in Europe, there are other relationships related to pro-thinning. For example, some have a good relationship with executives, get more tasks, and get more rewards. And those who have a bad relationship with senior management, of course, it is difficult to get business, the whole boat people naturally have a hard time. Marin specially proposed this time to find a ship that is usually relatively idle, that is, he intends to "dig the wall" with the ship ... Only with the own transport ship, the transportation of briquettes can be completed on time and on time without dragging ... The role of Kohler is to be close to the people on the boat, find a way to attract the people on the boat, and then use a **** to dig the feet "www.novelhall.com ~". Welcome to book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 64： Lets cook salt! After returning to Texel, Marin began to inspect his territory. This was the first full-scale inspection of his territory after the New Year of 1496. Ѳ When visiting Tholencher, which is across the sea from land, Marin was surprised to learn that there was a trader who removed from a fishing boat a British sack of imported British salt for sale across the island. Ôõô "Why, aren''t we an island? Why import British salt?" Marin wondered. Schwartz stayed here for a few days, but happened to know something, so he answered: "Boss, because the British have enough firewood to cook salt on a large scale. In the lowlands (the Netherlands) there is no firewood, so few people cook salt. Therefore, almost all the lowland salt is imported from Britain . " Ŷ "Oh, is that so?" Marin raised a brow, seemingly grasping something important. Then Marin called the salt merchant and asked about it. The salt merchant was a Jew, and he dared not hide it in the face of the lord. These days, Jews have little status in Europe, especially small Jewish merchants who are often oppressed and robbed by their lords. So he didn''t dare to anger Marin. "Lord Lord, this small batch of salt was bought in Amsterdam at a cost of 4.5 shillings per quart (the retail price of salt in the UK is 4 shillings per quart). Make every quart ... " "Six shillings per quart ... so expensive?" Marin was a little surprised, but it was the seaside. "Lord Lord, you don''t know, this is still by the sea. It''s fine. If it is inland, it is estimated that you can sell seven or eight shillings per quart of salt!" "Isn''t it very profitable to cook salt?" "Make money? Lord Lord, our lowland region lacks firewood and cannot cook salt on a large scale! It is said that the British have a lot of firewood, so they cook more salt ..." Marin smiled, but he knew that the reason why the British had a low salt price was because the British used rich coal to cook the salt, not to cook it with firewood at all. The coastal areas of the North Sea have more wind and rain, and the temperature is not high. It is difficult to dry the salt. If you bask in the sun for many days, maybe a rain will make your efforts in vain. Just like the four major salt fields of Huaxia, most of them are areas with little rainfall or seasonal precipitation. It is better to control sun salt. As for the northwestern Europe, it has a temperate maritime climate, with a lot of precipitation and low temperature. The southern European coast is actually suitable for salt. Because of the Mediterranean climate, the summer is hot and dry, and it is most suitable for salt. However, Europeans do not yet know how to dry salt. Even Daming had to wait until the late Ming Dynasty to promote the method of salt drying. Of course, in some areas of the Ming Dynasty, salt drying technology is already available, but it has not yet been promoted, and cooking salt is still the mainstream. So in a warm and rainy place like Northwest Europe, cooking salt is a good choice ... µÈµÈ "Wait ... boil salt ... Britons can use coal, why can''t I use briquettes?" Marin flashed in his mind and finally grasped the point ... "Coal briquettes ... boiled salt ... ha ha ha ha ..." Marin laughed happily. Schwarz was on the side, somehow ... "Boss, what are you laughing at?" "Schwartz, I have found a way to get rich!" "What is the way?" Schwartz was only interested in the military, and was otherwise insignificant. "Let''s cook salt!" "Cooking salt? Boss, you know the situation on the island, lack of firewood, how to cook?" "You''re stupid, what did you forget about my house?" "Huffman Estate?" "Yes, our family is the coal owner of a coal mine ..." "Do you want to ... use the coal of the manor to cook salt?" "It''s not stupid. I''ve asked Kohler to contact the ship. The next ship is expected to arrive in two days. By the way, Schwartz, let''s choose a place to cook salt." "Yes, boss!" Then, Marin, with Schwartz and others, started off the coast around Texel-taste the sea ... The reason why I want to taste the seawater is that Marin is trying the salinity of the seawater around the island. Since you want to cook salt, you must consider using the seawater with the highest salt content. In this way, fuel can also be saved. In the previous life, Marlin had seen such a saying-cooking salt, a load of salt, consumed 400 kg of firewood. The caloric value of coal is two or three times that of Chai He, so to cook a load of salt, a maximum of 200 kg of briquettes is required. A load of salt is 120 pounds, equivalent to 4.7 quarts. But how much is 200 pounds of briquettes? One Charteron (1.5 tons) is no more than 4 shillings. That''s 200 pounds of briquettes, up to 3.2 fennies. However, 4.7 quarts of salt, at 4 shillings per quart, can be sold for 18.8 shillings, equivalent to 225.6 fennies ... Of course, the labor cost of cooking salt is large, and we can''t just look at fuel costs. But even so, the cost of a load of salt using coal briquettes as fuel is no more than 10 fennies. This is still overestimated, if conservatively estimated, the cost of up to 6 Finneys. If you calculate this way, using coal briquettes to cook the salt, the revenue is estimated to be 20-30 times ... "Mad, it''s so profitable! The British can make a fortune by selling salt." It is said that Hansa merchants set up a trading site in the United Kingdom to sell British wool to the Flanders. At the same time, British "cheap" salt was sold to low-lying countries and the Baltic Sea. Among them, in the Baltic Sea, salt prices are extremely high. Because the Baltic Sea is the lowest salt sea in the world. Because the surrounding fresh water is injected a lot, and the temperature is very low, the evaporation is small, resulting in a very low salt content in the Baltic Sea. Even if you want to cook salt, that''s extremely fuel intensive. So, the salt price over there is called high. When the salt price in the inland area is the highest, a pound of salt can be exchanged for a sheep, which is about 10 shillings. The Baltic Sea area, although not so exaggerated, but the British salt was transported, and each quart of salt sold for more than 10 shillings, which is fluttering. Marin suffered a lot, tasted a lot of sea water, and finally determined that the sea water on the west coast ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is more salty than the east coast. Therefore, cooking salt is naturally better on the west coast. Furthermore, human activities are frequent on the east coast, and the sea surface is polluted. From time to time you can see some garbage floating on the sea. The sea water is not suitable for cooking salt. The west coast has strong westerly winds, less human activity, and the seawater is much cleaner. Coupled with high salinity, it is very suitable for cooking salt ... However, placing the boiling point on the upper air vent will cause air pollution to the lower air vent. Because the black smoke emitted by the burning of coal briquettes will follow the northwest wind and float to the southeast. Marin originally planned to set up a salt cooking base in De Koog near the west coast, but De Koch''s downwind outlet was the Denborg where Marin lived. As a health-conscious person, Marin eventually cancelled the plan. In fact, the northwestern corner of Texel is best for cooking salt. The salinity is the highest there and the sea is clean. However, there is a big problem. That is, the coast of the west coast and northeast of Texel Island, due to the tide, often ebbs and shoals. This has also led to the island of Texel, where only the south and southeast of Tholencher and Odeshilde are suitable as ports. Suddenly, coal from the Rhine was unloaded at Tholencher. Therefore, Marin must also take into account the transportation of coal from Tholencher to the salt cooking site. After much thought, Marin finally placed the salt cooking place on the west coast beach northwest of Tholencher. At this location, the coal unloaded from Tholencher was transported closer, which was convenient for transportation. Moreover, even if the soot is scattered, driven by the northwest wind, it is also a man who scourges Tholencher, and does not scourge the Lord Baron where his Baron Marin is located ... Well, it was so happily decided ~ www.novelhall. com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 65： Firewood stove Four kilometers west of Gotthollenche, a narrow sandy beach is over a low hill. The sand on the beach is very fine. If it rests in modern times, it is definitely a good place for the beauty of swimwear to lie down. Of course, it is the Middle Ages now, and everyone is wearing robes. Not to mention beautiful women, men dare not lie on the beach like that. Otherwise, the priest of the church will definitely "redeem" you the snake ill, and may even tie you to the torture column to play "human barbecue" ... û Not far to the east of this beach is a small freshwater lake, called Lake Huron, which can supply the fresh water needed for life. It is not so easy to build a salt cooking center. First of all, to choose the right site, it must be by the sea, the seawater must be salty enough, and it must be clean and free of pollution. Second, we must recruit enough manpower. Generally speaking, a large salt pot requires at least two or three laborers. One person is responsible for burning the fire and the other is watching the pot. The other person is responsible for fuel handling. After the salt has been cooked, remove the salt from the pot and pack it. For a salt cooking center, you must not use only one pot. You have to set up a large row of salt cooking pots. Therefore, a lot of manpower is needed. Not only this, but also the transportation of fuel and salt requires a lot of manpower. For example, Marin''s salt cooking center on the beach near Lake Huron must first build enough salt cooking stoves. Secondly, it is necessary to build houses for salt workers to facilitate life. Finally, from the port of Tholencher to the base for cooking salt, a flat road must be built to facilitate the transportation of briquettes. Although, from Tholencher to the salt cooking center, it is only about 4 kilometers away. However, the western half of this road goes through a hilly area, and the construction is slightly more difficult. In addition, Marin had to send someone to the big city to order a large number of large iron pots and bricks to build stoves and houses. As for housing, Marin thought about it and decided to use adobe houses. Adobe houses are low cost and comfortable. In addition, the construction speed is fast. But to build a salt stove, Marin still plans to use bricks and lime in large quantities. Because he intends to use energy-saving earth stoves (also known as firewood stoves), the high chimneys of energy-saving earth stoves must be made of bricks ... In the previous life, Marin''s hometown was in the countryside, and the village once promoted energy-saving soil stoves for some time. The so-called energy-saving earth stove is actually very simple, that is, the wall of the stove is built thick so that when the fuel in the stove burns, the energy is not leaked to the surrounding. You know, for ordinary clay stoves, one or two layers of bricks are used around, which is not thick enough. When the inside is burning, the temperature of the furnace wall is also high, and the energy is diffused through the furnace wall. The effect is similar to that of a fire. But if the furnace wall is greatly thickened, the heat of the flame in the stove will not be easily radiated through the furnace wall. In this way, the energy utilization rate of the energy-saving stove is greatly improved. Moreover, the chimney of the energy-saving earth stove should be tall. Because the high chimney easily produces a siphon effect, **** the smoke in the furnace, and automatically **** in air from the air inlet, which helps combustion. According to previous technicians who promoted wood-burning stoves, wood-burning stoves save one-third to one-half of the fuel compared to old-fashioned clay stoves, while burning stoves save one-quarter to one-third . So, firewood stoves are often powerful. Marin used this technology to cook salt, which can be considered a strict cost control, and is a model of capital management ... In order to build this salt cooking center, Marin decided to recruit labor force. Because the island ¡¯s labor force is severely inadequate, and it also has to engage in its own profession. Therefore, Marin had to go to land to find manpower. Ä© At the end of the 15th century, after more than a century of recovery in Europe, a large number of people lost due to the Black Death in the 14th century recovered a lot. In the past, many manor labor shortages. But a hundred years later, after several generations of reproduction, many manor labor began to appear surplus. For example, the number of acres in a certain estate is fixed, and the number of serfs recruited by serf owners is also just right. However, the serf family may not have only one boy. Therefore, the serf owners would not be very happy to feed those extra men unless there were other industries that needed a lot of labor. Therefore, many serf sons cannot even inherit the status of father serf. These people either go to other newly opened farms and become serfs. Or go to town as a coolie. Even so, many people find it difficult to find work. As a result, many people have become beggars and refugees. Bold and strong, some are mercenaries, some are robbers ... The reason why German mercenaries were able to develop was that in addition to the tradition of giving up warfare in the Germanic country, there were also factors that spared serf children could not find work. Now, Marin is going to those mansions with a large population to recruit a group of honest serfs to help him cook salt. Of course, they had to help Marin build the building of the salt center, and the road to Tholencher ... To this end, Marin took another trip to the German area. He did not recruit staff in the Netherlands. Because people in the Netherlands, the accent is very different from the rest of Germany. Marin speaks German, Latin, and Frisian, but does not speak Dutch. Therefore, to communicate with the Dutch, Marin felt very laborious and had to bring a translator. It seems that Dutch and Frisian are both West Germanic and cannot communicate with most German dialects. This is also one of the important reasons for the centrifugal separation of the Netherlands and the Greater Germany. For example, in the Westphalian region where the Marin family is located, although they have different accents, they can still communicate with Saxons and Austrians more slowly. But in the face of the Dutch, the Germans in the German-speaking area are a bit blind ... For the sake of convenience, Marin went directly to his hometown in the Ruhr area to recruit extra labor in those estates ... With the help of the old Huffman, Marin quickly recruited 500 serfs and followed him to cook salt on Texel Island ... "Marin, is your recipe for salt reliable?" Asked Mary, worried. "Of course it is reliable, the British earn a lot of money from this!" When he quietly told Mrs. Mary about the profit of cooking salt, Mrs. Mary also grew up in surprise. "But since salt is so profitable, why don''t others do it?" "Mom, not everyone can successfully purchase a large amount of coal. The Netherlands lacks wood firewood. They need to import firewood to burn firewood. It is not as convenient as we use coal to pull coal. Also, throughout Western Europe, For example, the United Kingdom and Germany''s Ruhr River region are rich in coal. The British have started to use coal to make salt to make a fortune, and the coal in the Ruhr area has not yet been developed. I am the first German to make money with coal! Marin is right, though, using coal to cook salt is very profitable. However, there are few European coal-producing regions. In Western Europe, it seems that the Ruhr area and northern England produce a large amount of coal. If you want to learn this trick elsewhere, you have to have coal. Moreover, because technology is underdeveloped (mainly suppressed by the Holy See), many people do not know that the calorific value of coal is much higher than that of firewood. "Marin, my child, you are so smart! But you have to think about it!" "what is the problem?" "Marketing problem! Boy, you can cook a lot of salt, but you have to have a way to sell them in order to get wealth!" "Do you have any suggestions for that mother?" "Cooperate with the merchants of the Hanseatic League ~ www.novelhall.com ~ These Hanseese merchants have many privileges in the empire. If you cooperate with them, you can ship a lot. Otherwise, your salt will be difficult to sell. And you must not be hostile to those Hansa merchants. Oppose them, they will block your salt sales! "Mrs. Mary is very knowledgeable, he knows that Hansa merchants are all sideways in the Empire. Gone. He was afraid of Marin being young and violent, and clashing with Hansa merchants. Grandma said that Mrs. Mary''s grandmother''s house was also a businessman. At first, her grandmother''s family had offended Hanse merchants. As a result, she was crushed to an end and almost went bankrupt. Had it not been for the help of the Brock family, Mrs. Mary''s grandfather had gone bankrupt and committed suicide. It is precisely because of this, that when Madam Mary''s grandfather died, the Brock family took great risks, took in Madame Mary''s father, and married her daughter. Therefore, Mrs. Mary did not want Marin to follow the same path. You know, the Hanseatic League is very powerful. They control the trade privileges of many cities in the Holy Roman Empire, pay less taxes than others, and have more convenience than others. Although countries such as Britain and Denmark began to compete with the Hanseatic Alliance, the Hanseatic Alliance will not decline in the short term. The real decline of the Hanseatic League will have to wait for the rise of Dutch merchants. But the Netherlands hasn''t really developed it yet. Antwerp hasn''t developed it yet. Therefore, these years, the Hanseatic League is still very good. At least, they are invincible in the German region. "I see, Mom, I will be careful about this!" Marin said solemnly. After that, Marin once again found the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce in Cologne, hired their ships, and transported these 500 serfs to Texel Island ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read the latest, fastest, most popular The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 66： Cooperation In Cologne, Marin once again met the manager Wright who had dealt with it. "Master Baron, what can I do for you?" Wiggins Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Hanseatic League, and Cologne is also an important business center of the Hanseatic League. Therefore, the news here is much better informed than Mark Bo. Therefore, the news of Lord Marin was easy to reach here. As the director of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, Wright naturally knew Marin''s identity. However, Wright said that the young man who bribed himself changed into an Baron of the Empire and spread heroic deeds in the Empire. "I''m here to hire a ship. I heard that Wiggins Chamber of Commerce will have a lot of idle transport ships?" Marin opened his eyes and the Germans were not used to politeness. "Yeah, the economic situation is not very good now, Europe is fighting everywhere, which has affected the business of our chamber of commerce." "Fighting is a business in Italy. How can it be related to you?" Marin was surprised. "Master Baron, Europe is not the only war in Italy. For example, our Hanseatic Alliance conflicts with Denmark. In Britain, the ''Rose War'' also affected our business. Also, the great nobles of northern Germany There is often friction between them. In short, the war in Europe is on the rise ... " Marin silently, it is not uncommon for aristocrats to attack and annex each other in the fragmented Germany. Of course, no one dared to provoke the Hanseatic League easily. Because who dares to fight against the Hanseatic Alliance, the Hanseatic Alliance will block the commercial activities of this noble territory. Moreover, many aristocrats have poor economic conditions and need to lend to the Hanseatic League. The German region is now in full swing, because the Maximilian I of the Habsburgs is about to rise, but the German princes strongly resist the rise of the Habsburgs and even seek to deprive the Habsburgs of their monopoly throne Qualifications, return to the era of the emperor election. But the German princes were scattered and not very united. Maximilian I rose from the mercenaries and was able to clean up these princes. Unfortunately, the ambitious Maximilian I encountered two powerful enemies, Hungary and France, and had no time to care. As a result, balance can still be maintained in Germany, otherwise war has long begun. "I''m looking for you this time, hoping that your chamber of commerce will help me transport a batch of serfs ..." "Master Baron''s Territory is underpopulated?" "Yes, the area of ??Texel Island is not small, but the population is too small, only 800 people. So, I recruited 500 serfs and brought them to reclamation and development on Texel Island." "Master Baron is so courageous, raising so many people requires a lot of expense." Wright''s meaning is very vague, in fact, questioning Marin''s ability to pay. He was also afraid that after Marin let the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce ship the people, he would not pay the bill, or owed it, and would not pay it back for ten thousand years. "Don''t worry, I made a fortune in Italy ..." "Hey ..." Wright understood in seconds. In his opinion, Marin estimated that a lot of property was robbed in Italy. In fact, Marin really didn''t rob civilians much, only robbed a few merchants. His wealth mainly came from selling loot and captives to the Venetian. "Well, let''s sign an agreement and pay 30% of the deposit first." Wright is a businessman and attaches the greatest importance to contracts. àÅ "Well, no problem. By the way, manager Wright, I would like to ask, you Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, do you do salt business?" "Salt business?" Wright stunned, but immediately reacted. "The salt business is done, but it is not very large. The salt of our chamber of commerce mainly comes from the salt mines in Luneburg. However, the salt mines in Luneburg are controlled by some large salt merchants, and we are not able to intervene. Every year, we can only get thousands of quarts of mineral salt from the Luneburg Salt Mine. And those mineral salts are bitter and not very delicious. In general, the salt trade is the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce One of its businesses, but it has been unable to get up because of supply. " "Have you ever thought about importing sea salt from the UK?" "Sea salt? It''s a good idea. But the British sea salt is very tight. The Wiggins Chamber of Commerce has no channel in the UK and can''t get the salt there." Wright said honestly. "What if I supply you a lot of sea salt?" "Do you have sea salt?" Wright asked in surprise. But he thought for a while. Isn''t Texel an island? What''s so strange about producing sea salt? But isn''t there a lack of fuel over the Netherlands? Otherwise, salt will not be imported from Britain opposite. "Not yet, but soon." "As far as I know, there is no firewood in the Netherlands ..." "What are we doing at Huffman Estate?" Marin asked. "Sell coal ... Oh, I see. The last time you hired a ship to transport coal to cook salt!" Wright suddenly realized. àÅ "Well, you know it well. So, are you interested in representing our sea salt on Texel? I heard that you are responsible for selling coal in Cologne, or should you add a salt business?" ÄǸö "That ... I have to ask my brother-in-law ..." Wright said cautiously. UU Reading Book "Every quart salt gives you 3 Finneys hard work!" "Deal!" Wright stood up immediately. He was most greedy. Hearing the kickback, he immediately agreed. Anyway, the business is not his, but the rebate is his. As the little sister-in-law of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, he still has great rights in the Chamber of Commerce. The big boss of the Chamber of Commerce lives in Hamburg, and his main business is also in Hamburg. For the business in Cologne, Wright has the final say. Soon, Marin and Wright signed an agreement, and the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce purchased large quantities of sea salt from Texel at a wholesale price of 3 shillings 6 fennies per quart. This price can''t be considered high, because the salt price in the inland areas of Germany is much higher than the coast, reaching five or six shillings per quart, or even more (mainly depending on the distance from the salt producing area). Then, the two signed a private secret agreement, stipulating that for every quarter of salt, Wright actually paid Marin 3 shillings 3 Finneys. The extra 3 Finneys naturally came into Wright''s pocket ... As for the supply, Marin has not yet determined. Because this requires actual production to know the specific output. But neither Marin nor Wright was worried about selling. Because the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce has extensive contacts and channels in the Rhine business circle and can easily ship. And salt, in the Middle Ages, was also a very tight supply. Because in the Middle Ages, there was no refrigerator or other refrigeration means. Many meats must be salted to preserve them. In addition, the daily needs of ordinary people are great. Therefore, salt is not anxious to sell. In particular, sea salt with better quality than Luneburg ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 67： One thousand quarts of refined salt per day After returning to Texel with 500 serfs, Marin immediately led everyone to build a lot. First, adobe houses were set up as residences for 500 families. Then, organized 700 male laborers in 500 serfs and started road construction. As for the sea salt cooking center, Marin specially invited several professional bricklayers from Cologne to help them build wood-saving stoves. In addition, Marin sent a boat to the mainland to pull a lot of bricks. In fact, the firewood stove in Luan province is not technically difficult. The only trouble is to build a high chimney. Ordinary people have no problem building a furnace wall, but they are not professional bricklayers, and they can''t build high chimneys. If one fails, the high chimney will fall easily. Therefore, Marin specially invited a bricklayer to build a wood-saving stove for cooking salt. Professional is professional. Several masons have completed the task well and built 20 wood-saving stoves with high chimneys. And Kohler, from the Amsterdam side, retrieved the 20 big iron pots he had ordered before. Because there are many places to be built on the island, Marin simply left the eight bricklayers borrowed from Wright. In addition, he sent someone to say hello to Wright, and received the family members of the eight people. Because he formed an alliance of interests, Wright did not hesitate and immediately agreed to Marin''s request. I spent a month, and the sea salt cooking center was built. The road from Te Hollencher to the salt cooking center was also successfully completed with 700 young men. In addition, they took time to dig a ditch on the sandy beach of the salt-boiler center, leading to the sea, and diffused the seawater for everyone to get it. In addition, Marin asked them to dig a drainage ditch to emit brine ... ºó After the road was repaired, the briquettes loaded and unloaded from Tholencher began to be transported to the salt center. This salt cooking center was named Salttown by Marin ... With 20 pots fully activated, after several tests, everyone finally determined that the daily output of sea salt was 1,000 quarts ... Moreover, the new technology proposed by Marin was used to cook the salt, and the fine salt was obtained ... In fact, it is not advanced technology. The main reason is that when the salt is boiled to the final stage, a part of the seawater is left, not completely evaporated, but the seawater is discarded. This part of the seawater actually contains chloride-magnesium and chloride-potassium salts that are more soluble than salt. Magnesium salt is different from table salt. It is bitter, while calcium salt is astringent. If the seawater is dried up, the remaining salt is coarse salt, and the taste of the coarse salt is slightly bitter due to the doping of magazines such as magnesium salt and calcium salt. The part of the sea water that has been dumped is called "bittern." Discard the bittern, and the salt obtained is barely counted as fine salt. This refined salt also contains some magnesium salts, but the content is already very low. The bitterness of refined salt is relatively light and difficult to taste. This and the later chemically processed refined salt, the taste difference is already relatively small. In the Middle Ages, the British did not know how to remove bittern from cooking salt. Therefore, their salt can only be regarded as coarse salt. And the mineral salts of salt mines such as Luneborg have a lot of bitterness, and there are very few high-quality, bitter-free refined salts. In fact, the secret of removing bittern is that people inadvertently took out some salt under the bittern during tasting and found that there was no bitterness. Later, they left bittern only, and only took good taste. Refined salt. In the salt-boiling era, people used to boil the sea water to obtain the coarse salt at the bottom of the pot. Generally, no one dumps bittern when cooking for most of the way, and does not know how to remove bittern ... The refined salt produced under the guidance of Marin, tastes better than most salt in Europe at present. After Wright tasted it, he immediately evaluated it as the finest salt, and thought that only this kind of refined salt would be served by nobles ... Wright didn''t know the reason, and thought the seawater quality in Texel was good. And he didn''t know that Marin just added an extra step to drain the bitterness. But it is this simple step that greatly improves the taste of the salt. After the bitter brine produced in Yancheng City is drained, Marin also allows to add some fresh water, and then dilute some impurities such as magnesium ions, and then drain it ... this way, there will be less residual bittern ... Then, heat the remaining salt to evaporate the moisture. Then, someone smashed the salt particles with a copper hammer. In this way, the refined salts produced in Yancheng are all powdered white salts similar to the later generations ... This white powdery salt was definitely a high-grade salt in medieval Europe. No wonder Wright gave a high evaluation. Even, because of the high grade, Wright took the initiative to raise the purchase price to 4 shillings. Of course, the benefits of his 3 Finneys remain the same ... After cost calculation, every day, these 20 cauldrons of boiling salt only need 15 charlotons of briquettes because of the use of wood-saving stoves. In other words, the 50 Charteron briquettes provided by Huffman Manor every day could not be used up, and only less than one-third were used. In fact, Marin can expand salt production. However, Marin felt that at the beginning, it was necessary to test the market''s response and not have to produce as much. Otherwise, there will be much production, and it will be troublesome if it cannot be sold. 20 And 20 salt pots, plus the labor to transport coal, etc., together less than 100 people are used. Then, there are 600 more young labor ... This time Marin brought 500 serf families on the island, the total number reached 3100. The number of young people alone has reached 700. At the moment, only 100 people need to cook salt, and Marin simply took the remaining 600 people to the wasteland near Dengbao ... Today, it is early March in the early spring season. As it happens, spring ploughing is about to begin. Marin has 1,000 horses in his hands, which can be used to cultivate land. However, these horses lack ploughs. As a result, Marin sent Kohler to the nearby cities, recruited a group of skilled blacksmiths, and settled in Denburg. At the same time, I purchased a lot of iron ingots, wood, and some forging equipment ... The batch of blacksmiths arrived on the island, and Marin immediately arranged for them to work with the island''s carpenters to make a batch of Qu Xi plows and various iron labor tools. After the death, these agricultural tools were distributed to the serfs. The farmers of the original three farms were arranged to take care of the original 800 Ugram farmland. Under the arrangement of Marin, all human dung on the island, as well as horse dung, were spilled into the fields. This caused widespread protests from serfs. They felt that Marin did nothing but soil the grain fields and made the grown grains "disgusting." But Marin took no time to pay attention to their protests. Under the suppression of the 400 soldiers, the serfs had to do the same. Otherwise, angry serfs, have to beat Marin meal is not available. However, Marin has a castle, and 400 savage big soldiers who have seen blood. These honest serfs, although they feel sick, can only do so. While arranging the serfs to plant their land, Marin also asked Kohler and Sauer to take people and go from house to house to pick up the families of these guys at the addresses given by the soldiers. I sent Kohler because Kohler is the smoothest servant of Marin ~ www.novelhall.com ~. For example, Kohler has enough eloquence to negotiate with the family members who were held back by the original manor. You can even bargain and use your money to buy. Therefore, only Kohler is suitable for this matter, and Sauer is barely capable, and Schwartz and others are not suitable. Marin himself is actually suitable, but he is now the lord, and there are so many things in the territory that he can''t get busy. Moreover, going out of his own hands to pick up the family of a soldier was too insignificant. If the family members of the generals came to pick them up in person, it would be almost the same. But the family of No. 1 General Schwartz was placed in the Huffman estate. Therefore, I don''t need to go out of my way anymore. Those big soldiers aren''t worthy of their own ... After Koller left, Marin personally calculated the cost. He found that the actual price of 1,000 quarts of refined salt in Yancheng was 3 shillings, 9 finnies and 1 quart. After deducting the price of briquettes and transportation costs, as well as labor costs, a total of about 9 Finneys. On average, his profit is 3 shillings per quart of refined salt. 1000 quarts is the net profit of 3000 shillings. And 3000 shillings is 150 pounds (or 225 marks), which is equivalent to 600 ducat ... This is a day''s profit! Marin fainted, 600 gold coins a day, 365 days of that year, even after deducting holidays such as Christmas and New Year, there were at least 350 working days (this year, there are no weekends, most major holidays are closed). So, can''t you earn 210,000 gold coins a year? Marin was a little stunned, like Wu Lao Er, who is next to cerebral thrombosis ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 68： Fentian Outside the city of Badenburg, spring plowing was vigorously unfolding. After applying Qu Quli, Marin already owns 1,000 horses. Therefore, the speed of reclamation is still relatively fast. During the time of sowing, Marin reclaimed 2200 Eugram new arable land and applied manure to sow rye seeds. Of course, for raising horses, 200 of them are Eugrams, which are planted oats. Because horses consume a lot of oats (note: there is no better soybean for horses in Europe at this time). You know, this is 1030 horses. During this time, just buying oats cost Marin a lot of money. Fortunately, Marin had enough money to prevent bankruptcy. If it were replaced by the ordinary small manor, the feed of 1,000 horses would make it bankrupt. ¿Æ Under the operation of Kohler, one after another soldiers'' families came over. The adobe house is very practical, and it is not a problem for the family. You know, many European serfs now live in cottages that collapse when the wind blows or leaks when it rains. The poor can''t afford masonry or timber. In fact, many poor people''s houses are basically built with firewood and dry grass, and some dirt is wiped out. This broken house is far worse than the regular adobe house built by Marin. It''s just that the adobe house looks average and is quite earthy. It looks like the poor live in it. Only by applying lime on the surface, the look is better. But Marin''s idea is that in addition to the more practical adobe houses, there are also factors such as low cost and fast construction. If you are building a brick house, you have to send someone to the mainland to buy bricks and hire a large number of bricklayers, which is costly and time consuming. As for Marin himself, living in the castle, he didn''t feel comfortable at all. Castles are not the same as villas. Villas have good daylighting, large windows and lots of glass. The castle, for security reasons, has very small windows, similar to lookout holes and firing holes. So, the light in the castle is very dim and I feel very uncomfortable. In some parts of the castle, the light or torch must be lit during the day, otherwise it will be difficult to see. Fortunately, the room on the south side of the third floor of the main building in the center of the castle has good light and the windows are quite wide. But what surprised Marin was that the glass windows were weird ... Why is it weird? It turned out that the glass windows and doors were indeed glass, but the glass looked very untidy. Because this glass window door is made of small pieces of glass. Each piece of glass is about a few slaps large. When I asked why, it turned out that glassware was blown out by craftsmen. Craftsmen, can''t blow out a large area of ??glass plate ... Marin''s heart suddenly burst out of the "rolling method", a technology for making large flat glass ... However, he has no plans to make glass for the time being, nor has he Related technical talents, this idea just flashed ... Marin had promised to allocate land to his brethren. So one morning after the end of spring ploughing, Marin asked Schwartz to gather all his brothers ... "Brothers, I promised to allocate land to you before. Now that spring ploughing is over, it''s time to honor the promise!" When I heard this, the eyes of the soldiers began to look eagerly. However, due to strict discipline and habits, they did not make noise. "However, you also know that there is not much land on the island. Even my baron spent a lot of money to buy it, and only 800 acres of cultivated land were acquired. In addition to the newly reclaimed land, only 3,000 gramgrams ... ... " ¾­¹ý "After thinking, I plan to share 2000 Ugrams to your brothers. On average, 5 Ugrams per family, do you have any comments?" Marin asked. The soldiers got the "quiet" password, and in return, they shook their heads and expressed no opinion. Just kidding, Marin only had a total of 3,000 Yougram, and out of 2000 Yougram, what can you say? This year, nobles are willing to share loot with soldiers, and they are all good people. What''s more, Marin took out two-thirds of the total cultivated land and shared it with his subordinates. What more could he say? This is the Middle Ages, not modern times. Nobles give things to civilians, and they are all "gifts", not what they should be. 5 Eugram is 10 acres, equivalent to 60 acres. Calculating carefully, it is definitely a lot. I dare not say anything else, it is absolutely no problem to make the family hungry. I must know that Marin publicly promised that the land of these 5 Eugrams belonged to the soldiers'' family. Moreover, during the service of the soldiers, all taxes are completely exempt. Of course, the tithe of the church needs to pay it by itself. Even if he retires, Marin will only charge 10% of the tax. In other words, 80% of the profits are all to themselves. This is totally unthinkable in current Europe. You should know that in Europe, the taxes of serfs and self-cultivated farmers are very high. It goes without saying that most of the proceeds were taken by serf owners, leaving only basic rations and scarce supplies. Even self-cultivated farmers need to bear at least 40% of the land rent (see "German Peasant War"). This is not to mention, the lords (non-serflords) sometimes also pay some heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, fishing, hunting, must pay taxes, and pay heavy taxes. Therefore, the Orion of the Middle Ages was actually very sad. Previously, Marin''s hunting behavior in the Black Forest was actually poaching. However, they rode on horses and went without a trace. Even if the local lords got news to chase them for taxes, they left early. Moreover, Marin took a few younger brothers and was a knight at first glance. Ordinary little lords do not dare to provoke casually. Annoying the wandering knight, it would hurt. Those little lords are also bullying. 60 acres of land, even if 150 jin of rye is produced per acre, 9,000 jins of rye can be harvested, which is about 10,000 pounds. Eighty percent is left, which is 8,000 pounds of rye. 8,000 pounds of rye! How many people can eat? One day, a few people in the family eat a few pounds of rye, right? According to a family of five, even if 5 people are all strong men with big stomachs, one person can eat up to 2 pounds of rye? In fact, that is impossible, because the black bread of the poor people is mixed with a lot of strange things. For example, wild vegetables and weeds, and even dirt sawdust ... So, most people consume a few pounds of rye a day to make bread, and there are a lot of other adulterants. It only consumes several hundred pounds of rye 365 days a year. How much does it cost to sell eight or nine thousand pounds of rye? Those big and old soldiers, one after another, calculated their fingers, and as a result, the more they calculated, the happier they became. As if they saw an infinitely bright future. "Don''t be too happy, soldiers. The 5 Ugram land is yours only if you serve me wholeheartedly. If you run away on the battlefield, this land will be recovered ..." When I heard this, everyone was stunned. If you want land, you can''t run away in the future. However, aren''t they going out to die for the sake of their families? If the land is recovered, how can the family live? "Boss, what if I am dead? What about the land?" A soldier asked. "If you die in battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ or you are disabled because of fighting for your lord, then this land will always belong to your family. Moreover, the lord tax for 20 years will be exempted. After 20 years, continue to follow 1 The collected taxes are never overcharged and there are no miscellaneous taxes. As for the tithe of the church, that one is not under my jurisdiction. However, if you are killed in battle, your family will not be able to pay tithes for a short time, I''ll help advance ... " "This ... the conditions are good ..." Many people are very excited. In fact, those who came out as mercenaries were already prepared to die, and were not afraid of death. They were just scared. After their death, the family was left unattended. Marlin''s commitment clearly resolved their worries. "Boss, there is a problem ..." A soldier raised his hand and said. "Say¡­¡­" "I have nothing to fight, but ... just ..." "Just what? Just talk!" "It''s just that I haven''t married my wife, and I haven''t left any offspring ..." the young man said, blushing. "Hahahaha ..." everyone laughed. However, this soldier is not bad. Marin originally selected the soldiers, but they were all poor young people who were unmarried or could not afford marriage. Everyone''s situation was similar ... "No problem, I promised you to help you find your wife at the beginning. So, when I''ve been busy for a while, try to find out how to find your wife ..." "Oh yeah, long live the boss |!" "Don''t make nonsense, come here, draw lots of territories!" Marin took out a box, which was full of numbered notes, representing the marked land ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the majority of book readers to read, The latest, fastest, and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 69： Basic Officer Training Program After the draw, everyone went happily. And Marin''s number one general, Schwartz, walked over with anxiety: "Master, you divided up two-thirds of the land, what do you do?" In private, Schwartz is still called Master Marin, and the army is called the boss. "It''s okay, Schwartz, maybe you don''t know yet? My base that cooks salt now produces 1,000 quarts of refined salt every day!" Marin revealed. Schwartz has been in Den Burg these days, responsible for training soldiers and arranging defense. Therefore, I don''t know much about Yancheng. I only know that there is cooking salt. "1000 quarts? Every day?" Schwartz was shocked. He knows how expensive the salt price is. How much profit is produced if you produce so much salt a day ... "Yeah, I now have a profit of 600 gold coins a day. Do you still need to care about those acres?" Marin said. "That''s true, too, but you don''t have to divide the fields so much, sir. 2 Ugrams per house is actually enough." 2 Yougram is 4 acres, about 24 acres of land, really enough for a family to eat and drink. Of course, according to the current land production in Europe, it is just enough to eat and drink. Apart from that, there is no balance. If there is a rice bucket like Kahn at home, it will definitely not be enough ... "It''s okay, don''t worry about it. This group of soldiers, I want them to work hard for me without giving them enough benefits. Can they fight for me?" "But if every soldier flies to you, you will be given 5 Ugram land, and the land on the island is not enough!" "Schwartz, I didn''t say I want to give land to recruits ..." "what do you mean?" "These 400 people, I intend to train all officers in the squadron level. As for the bottom soldiers, can I recruit them later ..." "400 team captains? Do you want to recruit 10,000 troops?" Schwartz was surprised. One squad is 25 people, 400 squads are 10,000 people! 10,000 troops, ordinary dukes can''t make it out. Because, money is not enough ... The medieval aristocracy had limited territorial output due to backward agriculture. Coupled with their extravagant life, the financial situation of the nobles was mostly bad. Those who can make up 10,000 troops are basically rich dukes or kings. Of course, there are some who take the serfs. However, the serf soldiers were not trained, and their combat effectiveness was really scum. Now fighting between nobles, it has become popular to use a combination of knights and mercenary infantry. Even heavy cavalry of trainee origin can be hired. Taking the serf cannon fodder together, it was absolutely abused, and it was also very food intensive. "What''s wrong? My salt cooking base can produce 210,000 gold coins every year. I can''t afford 10,000 troops?" Schwartz thought about it, it was enough to feed 10,000 troops. However, a baron''s leader who feeds 10,000 troops feels weird. Unless, Master wants to expand ... Schwartz suddenly refreshed ... When Master Qi wants to expand, he certainly won''t be partial to this island. To expand, Schwartz thought about it, and felt that the biggest possibility was East Frisian. Because, there was where Mary''s family originally controlled. But if the young master recaptures East Frisian in the name of Mrs. Mary, the first heir to Mrs. Mary should be Master Adler ... Schwartz is a little confused ... ºÃ "Well, Schwartz, I now give you an important task!" "Master, please tell me!" "I want you to work harder to train these guys into qualified team captains, can you?" "Training as a team captain? How to train them to become team captains?" Schwartz is now familiar with training team captains. How can this be done? "Easy, you let them be a team member, take turns to be the team leader, won''t it?" "It''s that simple?" "It''s that simple!" "How do they train their training capabilities? Our 400 people are all veterans and do not need to be trained. In this way, their training capabilities cannot be improved ..." "It''s easy, don''t you have thousands of strong men on the island? During the farming season, pull out the strong men on the island and let the soldiers train their queues and discipline. Even children can pull out to practice queues and give them experience . However, it is not allowed to break a child while training them ... " "Not training to fight?" "Training Mao''s battle? If they can fight, what if one day I don''t like the young master and make me look bad?" Malin wasn''t fighting. Training those serf queues and disciplines just makes them more obedient and directs them to do things easier. Train them to fight, if one day these serfs think of rebellion? I am about to be KO ... "Okay, I know, Master!" After that, Schwartz went out in full swing. He wanted to complete the task given by the Master, and train all the big soldiers into qualified team captains ... The reason why I said that this group of head soldiers were trained as qualified squadron leaders, not qualified company captains or even square heads, is very simple ... Because this group of soldiers, with the exception of Schwartz, are all illiterate. Illiteracy is limited and not good at thinking. Making them a small captain is already the limit. And they usually only need to strictly perform the tasks given above orally. But company captains and even square formation chiefs are different. Not only do they have to read written instructions and execute the above orders, they also need to make fine adjustments to the square formations or company formations under their command according to the situation on the battlefield. For example, the flank of the army was broken. The chiefs of the formation and the company captains saw that the wing''s air door was wide open, and they needed to command their commanders to make a response, without violating the general command. This kind of response is difficult for those illiterate captains. Because they are not good at thinking. Marin wants to expand his army. He will definitely recruit some wandering knights from the literate knight family to train them as company captains. As for the Phalanx, it is very important, not only must have cultural knowledge, but also be as reliable as Schwartz. Even if it is not reliable, the family must be moved to their own territory as a hostage. Umarin''s reputation has gradually spread throughout the Holy Roman Empire under the propaganda of the emperor. Presumably, my fans will come here in the future to join us. By that time, Marin intends to select a few knights to train as company captains and square formations. As for Schwartz, he intends to train as a legionnaire. Âí When Marin told Schwartz of his intentions, Schwartz shuddered with excitement¡ªthe commander of the army! That was the big man who commanded at least 6,000 people (a Roman legion). Generally, at least the baron can serve. When Schwartz expressed his doubts, Marin told him indifferently-he didn''t have enough status, so he acted as acting legion leader first ... "But, Master, I''m just a trainee now ..." Schwartz said helplessly. Apprentice knight, not even aristocracy, and the minimum requirements to be the commander of the legion-Baron, it is far away ... "Oh, I have forgotten it. So, now, as a baron who is an independent baron leader, it seems that I have the power to grant the Knights of the Territory. So, when time comes, I invite my family and yours Come on the island and give you a ceremony of allegiance to grant the knight title ... " лл "Thank you Master, thank you ..." Schwartz immediately knelt down on one knee and wanted to be loyal on the spot ... You know, the title knight and the trainee knight are the difference between the nobility and the civilians. This difference is simply the difference between heaven and earth. Being named a knight is noble! This can''t be more exciting than Schwartz ... ±ð "Don''t be busy allegiance, the ceremony is not ready yet ..." "Hehe ..." Schwartz stood up ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and smiled awkwardly. "Since I want to make you a knight, I must give you a manor. I have a small land, but I can''t give a big manor for the time being. So, after a while, I will let the serfs clear the land of 100 Eugram, Do n¡¯t you think that ¡¯s too little for you? ¡± "How can it be, it is already very good, my master, your father, only 100 Ugram''s arable land." Where is Schwartz too little? With a noble status, he felt that he was making a lot of money. "Don''t compare with the old man, he has a coal mine base. However, before the development of coal mines, the family was really not rich ..." "It''s already the greatest reward to have a knighthood, Master, I won''t choose." ºÇ "Hehe, tell you, you can''t lose it. After using oriental farming techniques, harvesting rye on an acre of land, at least more than 200 pounds ..." "Master, what is an acre of land? How big is it?" Schwartz obviously did not know the unit of "acre". ¿È "Ahem-one acre is one twelfth of Eugram ..." "Ah? One Eugram equals 12 acres. Doesn''t Eugram produce more than 2,400 pounds of rye? Is it so high?" Schwartz was shocked. This output is definitely more than a quarter higher than that in Europe (at the time of harvest) ... "Just more!" "Did I post it?" "Well, I sent it ... don''t think about it, go and train the bastards!" "Yes, master!" After that, Schwartz went out with all his energy, and vowed to train the group of soldiers to death ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest, most popular The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. ~： thank! I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Thank you for "a pack of hard red rivers", "Helpless De Naihe", "Let''s see the lights", "Fisher 5508", "Yu You" ... for your support and reward! Also, I wish all readers a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, family reunion, happiness and well-being! Chapter 70： Supporting fishery development µ× By the end of April 1496, agricultural activities on Texel Island had basically stopped, spring ploughing had basically ended, and only sporadic land had been reclaimed. But even if the land is cleared, it is not in the planting season. Therefore, the reclamation of new land does not matter. ·¢Õ¹ After developing salt cooking and revolutionizing agriculture, Marin planned to visit the two fishing ports of Tholencher and Odershilde to see how the fishery development in Texel Island is going. Umarin attaches great importance to fisheries, not to say that he attaches importance to fisheries production. Instead, Marin pays special attention to the young fishermen who have grown up in fishing activities-these are the best sailors to prepare ... As a sailor, in addition to manipulating sails, he also has to adapt to long-term life at sea. Sailors often do not land a few months on ocean-going ships. I can''t stand being a person who is used to living on land. It is only these days that the children of the fishermen who fish on the sea every day are very adaptable to long-term sea life and are less likely to get sick during long-distance voyages. Seeing that the era of big sailing has begun, Marin said that he didn''t want to share a piece of it, it was absolutely deceiving. Spain and Portugal have not yet formed a climate at this time. They joined earlier and can rise to the top. You have to know that it is not difficult to conquer the New World and to open routes to India. The Spaniards conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico with fewer than 1,000 people. And Pizarro conquered Peru with only 180 people ... Perhaps, Pizarro did not have the good luck Marin who had the Incan king, but with thousands of people, Marin could easily do it. In addition, Marin has studied in previous lives that the success of Cortes and Pizarro is greatly attributed to the knights and muskets. Plated Knights, swept into **** dumps by muskets in Europe. But in the presence of the American Indians, they are very good. The Incas have never seen a horse and do n¡¯t know what a cavalry is. The Aztecs themselves died, spreading the myth of "white god". Coupled with cavalry and muskets scared the Indians. Therefore, conquering this group of uncivilized Indians is still easy and pleasant. The key is that people in this era do not know the depth of the Indians. Cortez''s attack on the Aztec empire was purely greedy, and he did not expect to succeed. Pizarro is even a gambler, but in the end he won ... Marlin doesn''t need gambling, he knows the weaknesses of the Indians. At that time, as long as a group of knights are dispatched, the group of Indians is crushed and captured. You know, Pisaro just broke down the thousands of troops brought by the Inca King by relying only on dozens of plate cavalry. Obviously, the Incas were frightened and crushed by cavalry, not really defeated ... Therefore, Marin has no shortage of information and knows that there are many opportunities ahead. But first, he had to have a boat, and a skilled, faithful sailor. Although Marlin can hire sailors from other countries, he does not intend to do so. Because hiring sailors from other countries is vulnerable to leaks. If other powerful nations knew that they had sent hundreds of people, they had conquered a wealthy nation and would not send a large army to grab business? So early colonialists had better use trusted sailors and soldiers. In the later period, he became stronger and was not afraid of the puppets of other countries, and there was no problem in recruiting sailors from other countries. What credible sailor is more reliable than the fishermen he manages? The family is begging for life under their own hands, who dares to betray at will? Dare to betray, the whole family is hanged ... ¹ØÐÄ In consideration of the source of the sailors, Marin took his men and "kindly condolences" to the fishermen in the two fishing villages of Tholencher and Odeshilde ... The two fishing villages are very small, with only one hundred people in each village. The two villages add up to about 200 people. And the available young fishermen, no more than 30 people ... Malin is pleased that many of these fishermen are Frisian. There are many Frisian people along the Dutch coast, and many are engaged in fishing. In both villages, more than half of the fishermen are Frisian. Frisians all speak Frisian, and Marin happens to know it. Therefore, it is more convenient to communicate with fishermen than with the townspeople and farmers on the original island. Marin couldn''t understand the language of the Dutch on the island, and often took the island priest as a translator. The priests spoke German and Latin. Otherwise, Marin could not communicate with the local Dutch. Using fluent Frisian, which was learned from Mrs. Mary (in fact, it is similar to English, of course, medieval English, not modern English learned by Marin), Marin and the fishermen had a cordial conversation ... "Aben (a Frisian fisherman), do you usually fish hard?" Marin asked affectionately on the shoulder of a young bald fisherman who resembled Robben. The next year, only 20 years old, but his hair was lost, Abben said shyly: "Return to Baron, it''s hard to go fishing, but you can''t go without it, you will be hungry ..." "How many fish can I play at that time?" "Every time I go out to sea, I come back and sort, and I have hundreds of pounds of fish ..." "Sorting?" "Just leave the edible fish and throw away the inedible fish ... not all fish in the sea can eat, some are poisonous ..." Marlin nodded, which is like puffer fish, which is a poisonous fish that cannot be eaten. "There are other fish, although they are not poisonous, but they are hard to eat. No one will buy them ..." "Oh ... by the way, why do you only harvest a few hundred pounds for each fishing trip? As far as I know, if you go down the net and exclude the uneatable fish you want to sort out, at least one or two hundred pounds? Do you hit two or three net fish a day? " "Hehe, Lord, it''s not that we can''t fish more, or that we don''t want to fish more. It''s ..." "What is it? Listen to ..." "We don''t have enough salt!" The young Abben touched his bald head and sighed ... "Salt?" Speaking of salt, Marin laughed. However, he suddenly remembered that the salt produced by his salt cooking base was basically sold to the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, and only part of it was reserved for himself and the army. It seems that he did not prepare the residents of the island ... Thinking of this, Marin smiled awkwardly ... "Yes, salt! Lord Baron, salt is expensive now. One quart of salt costs five or six shillings. We fishermen are very poor. Where can I buy much salt? It ¡¯s useless even with a lot of fish. Because, no With enough salt to marinate, those extra fish will rot and smell ... " "Selling salted fish also makes money? Why not buy more salt with the money you make?" Because of the fast of the Catholic Church, Europeans are not allowed to eat meat for many hours. Therefore, salted fish became an important food during fasting. "Master Bart, the profit of salted fish is very low. Don''t look at the price of salted fish is not low. However, because of the high salt price, the cost of salted fish is also high. In addition to the transportation cost of salted fish, so salty fish is sold Fish won''t make much money at all. But if the salt price drops by one or two shillings, our profit will still be ok. " Ò²¾ÍÊÇ˵ "That is to say, if the salt price drops to 4 shillings, your profits will increase a lot?" "Yes, if the salt price drops to 4 shillings, all fishermen will have a better life!" "Let ¡¯s do this ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I set up a new salt cooking base, I asked them to expand their production, and I will retail you sea salt at the price of 4 shillings per quart, should you be much better?" µ±È» "Of course, thank you Lord Lord! However, the benefits will not be realized in a short time. Because, we can not afford too much money to buy salt for the time being." Bald Abben said honestly. "It''s okay, I can lend you salt, you sell salted fish, and then return the equivalent coins!" лл "Thank you Lord Lord!" Abben quickly bent down and thanked him. ±ð "Don''t be thankful, by the way, is there any problem with your fishing boat?" "Yes, adults, many poor fishermen can''t afford fishing boats. Even those who can afford fishing boats, like ours, can only use small boats to fish in shallow waters like the Wadden Sea where the waves are less severe. If there are big boats , We can go to the big fishing ground in the North Sea. There, a big ship goes once, and you can get back a full store of fish ... " "Full position?" Marin also looked forward to ... "Yes, there are more fish in the North Sea fishing grounds than in the Wadden Sea, but the wind and waves are relatively large and large ships are needed ..." "Okay, I can set up a loan to lend to you. You can join several companies to buy a medium-sized fishing boat and go fishing at sea! What''s the point of hundreds of pounds of fish? To fish, go to the sea once, just You have to go home! " "Thank you very much, sir!" Aben and other Frisian fishermen thanked them. "Don''t be polite!" Marin responded modestly, but was thinking-4 shillings to sell you a quart of salt to you, I am not losing, the profit is still great. Moreover, it does not support the development of fishermen. Where does the sailor reserve come from ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read . Chapter 71： Construction of Lighthouse Pier (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival) Standing on a high post on the shore of the fishing village of Tholente, looking at the busy Mars Waterway in the south, Marin suddenly felt that it was a good choice to build a trade port in Tholente. "Master Baron, the Mars Waterway to the south is the main waterway for merchant ships in Amsterdam ..." On the side, the auxiliary bishop of Texel Island, Dalyan, introduced. "Amsterdam merchant ships mainly go out to sea? I have seen the map, as if the gap between the other islands of the West Frisian Islands. The distance between Bittersee and Den Helder is large. A wider water channel is not more suitable for going to sea Is it? "Marin asked, puzzled. "Master Baron, you don''t know. Although, the distance between other islands is wider than the Mars waterway. However, after passing through those water channels, you must pass through a very shallow area-the Wadden Sea. The Wadden Sea is very shallow and there are seas. Many shoals. If you do n¡¯t take a specific route, large ships with deep draughts can easily run aground in the Wadden Sea. It is not easy to run aground on the Mars waterway, which is deeper than most parts of the Wadden Sea ... ¡± Ô­À´ "So it is, then, is the Mars Waterway or the main channel for the merchant ships of Amsterdam to go to sea?" "It should be said that it is the only way for Amsterdam''s large merchant ships to go to sea. Those small merchant ships, with shallow draft, can enter and leave the Wadden Sea easily like those small fishing boats." "How is the size of a ship assessed?" "It''s bigger than the flagship" Santa Maria "led by Italian Columbus over Spain, basically belongs to the big ship ..." Assistant Bishop Dalian said uncertainly. In the Middle Ages, there was no such thing as tonnage. Dalian has visited old religious friends in Spain, and happened to see the flagship of Columbus when he set off. Columbus was famous for his discovery of India, so Dalian used it for comparison. "Santa Maria"? That''s a displacement of a few hundred tons ... "Marin had never heard of Columbus''s story. However, he knew it all his life. "Anyway, a ship larger than the" Santa Maria "can easily be stranded in the Wadden Sea. A ship smaller than it is fine in the Wadden Sea." Dalian said. He has been on Texel for many years. He is almost 50 years old and naturally knowledgeable. Marlin nodded, indicating that he understood. The "Santa Maria" draught was only 1.98 meters, which was incomparable to those of the later sailing boats that were several meters deep. That is to say, the safe draught at Wadden Sea is more than 2 meters. Of course, that was when there were no survey routes. If a specific shallow is surveyed, a beacon and a lighthouse are set up, and a suitable route is selected, the big ship will actually go the same way. "Bishop Dalyan, why don''t you set up a lighthouse here?" Marin asked strangely. "Master Baron, generally only large ports will set up lighthouses ..." "Why?" "Only large ports can have a large number of ships entering and leaving, and there is a demand for lighthouses. Like Tholencher and Den Helder opposite, are small fishing villages, is it necessary to set up a lighthouse?" "We don''t need it, but don''t people in Amsterdam need it?" "My lord, the Amsterdam here does not have the power to control. Only the local lord can decide whether to set up a lighthouse. Moreover, the cost of building a lighthouse is high and the cost of maintenance is high. Every night, a raging fire must be maintained. It consumes a lot of firewood ... "The lighthouse needs a fire with large gas to produce enough light. Firewood is high in flame and bright, which is just right. And coal, the flame is low, many are still unobtrusive blue fire, not suitable for burning on the lighthouse. "What about the gain?" "If Tholencher builds a lighthouse, there are definitely many ships that will choose to dock here. However, Lord Baron, Tholencher is a fishing boat dock. To become a commercial port, you must build more long bridges deep into the sea Pier. "After a long stay at the beach, Dalyan was also experienced. "It makes sense, how much does it cost to build a lighthouse? What about the dock?" Marin had little experience with these. "It costs about 800 gold coins to build a 10-storey ordinary stone lighthouse. In the future, the fuel consumption per night is estimated to be 10 gold coins ... and if the pier is built, three stone long bridge wharves will cost 1,000 gold coins. It''s almost the same. The main cost is to import the stone from the outside, and pay the wages of the mason and masons ... " "Only less than two thousand gold coins? Is it cheap ..." Marin pouted, saying no pressure. "Uh ..." Bishop Dalyan no longer spoke. What could he say to a local tyrant ... He Malin inspected it and found that Tholencher is indeed an excellent haven with sufficient depth and facing southeast, so it is not easily threatened by westerly winds from the North Sea. So, Marin decided on the spot to build a lighthouse and a pier. The lighthouse was built at the end of the hilly peninsula deep into the sea on the south side of the Bay of Tholencher. Under the guidance of the lighthouse, ships can smoothly enter the port of Tholencher at night. At the same time, the lighthouse can also provide a certain direction for ships sailing on the Mars waterway. However, Kohler, his financial administrator, is busy looking for the family members of the 400 Big Soldier ~ www.novelhall.com ~ currently has no time to handle this matter. Schwartz, however, is a standard military officer who does not understand civil affairs. As for Marin himself, he did not have the spare time to personally urge the construction of the lighthouse and the pier ... Su Marin suddenly felt that it was time to recruit more talents ... The original officials on Lidao actually evacuated most of them after Marin took over. Because those people, especially those with culture, are under the control of other nobles, and it is impossible to serve Marin. The remaining local officials, being a village head, are okay, and they have to find cultural people for specific tasks. First of all, the so-called "officials" in the local area are illiterate. In fact, at the beginning, they were all officials sent from the mainland. They were responsible for errands. In the Middle Ages, only children of nobles, priests, and rich families had the opportunity to receive education. The aristocratic servants also had some educational opportunities for work. Those civilians, most of the families have poor economic conditions, and eating is a problem. Where is the condition for children to read? So, even when selecting talents, you must choose among noble children and rich children. As for the priests, they belonged to the pope, and they could not return to the vulgar, they could not serve the secular lord. This caused Marin to start thinking about¡ªis it necessary to promote compulsory education on the island? However, only Schwartz himself had read the book, and Kohler recognized a few words. But to find someone who is suitable as a teacher, there really isn''t. I can be a teacher myself, but it''s too small. Moreover, in the future, I still have to fight and build a territory. There are many things. I do n¡¯t have much time to teach ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 72： Renown In the Middle Ages, message transmission was very slow, because this was a backward era in which ¡°traffic basically depends on traffic, communication depends on howling, and heating depends on shaking¡±. ¼¸¸öÔ After a few months, Marin''s "huge name" on the Italian battlefield spread to the northern part of the Holy Roman Empire. At this point, Marin finally became the number one "big star" in the empire ... The princes in the northern part of the Luo Shen Empire were basically the opposition of the emperor. Of course, these princes will not cooperate with the propaganda of the emperor. Because, advocating Marin means advocating "the benefits of serving the emperor are many." Such a propaganda is tantamount to pushing the young warriors to the emperor. As the representatives of the Imperial Parliament in Vienna saw, many young people in Austria and Swabian, following Marin, joined the emperor''s army or sought to join. This is something that the vassals of the anti-emperor were unwilling to see. Therefore, although these princes did not explicitly oppose the propaganda of Marin, it was indispensable to secretly make trouble. Therefore, after a few months, Marin''s reputation spread throughout the Holy Roman Empire and caused a boom ... "Awesome knight, only 17 years old can do such a great job, and was also called a baron!" Some young wandering knights, instantly took Marin as an idol in his heart. Because, Marin and their origins are so similar, they are very ¡°grounded¡± and easily resonate with them. Marin''s story sounds very inspirational. For those struggling young homeless knights, hope is slim. But Marin''s deeds brought them a reference-why don''t I learn Marin? They didn''t know that the reason why Marin could achieve such brilliant results was based on that he was a traverser. Last time he won the French, he clearly used the strong advantage of "information not equal" to bully Charles VIII in flight. If you face hard, can Marin ¡¯s 1,100 recruits compare with the French knights who have practiced martial arts for more than a decade? However, it doesn''t matter. People always like to ignore their weaknesses and focus on their strengths. Even without strengths, you can think of a strength you don''t need (this is where the narcissist comes from). Therefore, everyone doesn''t care if Marin wins by chance. In addition, the Emperor did not specifically say that Marin had succeeded in attacking the propaganda, but said that the two armies "just happened to meet." Therefore, young people think that-I play for the emperor, even if not as lucky as Marin, can not be mixed with the baron, mixed with the official title of the Imperial Knight can still drop ... And this is exactly what the cunning Maximilian I wanted to see. The Habsburgs were in the Holy Roman Empire, only in Austria, which had relatively high prestige (Burgundy had a relatively low prestige because it had just taken over shortly afterwards). In other places, due to the malicious anti-propaganda of the vassals, their reputation was not very good. Therefore, the number of German fighters willing to serve the royal family is relatively small. Marin was born in the country of Mark. Although John II, the Earl of Mark, was not against the emperor, his relationship with the emperor was definitely not good. Because the emperor has always been committed to imitating France, intending to collect a daily tax throughout the empire to supply the central needs of the empire. However, the idea of ??Maximilian I was opposed by almost all independent lords. Because the emperor''s general taxation throughout the empire was tantamount to moving their money bags. Moreover, the emperor has strong financial power and strength, so he should wipe them out. Born in an area not under the control of the royal family, Marlin is an unlucky homeless knight. Such figures are very representative. Because there are countless knight families in the whole empire. And often a knight family does not have only one boy. Therefore, there are many stray knights. However, under the anti-propaganda of those princes, many wandering knights never thought of serving the emperor. Because in the private propaganda of the local princes, the emperor was described as a greedy, rampant bad guy. It is said that working for the emperor could not get wages, because the emperor was very poor (this is not completely talked about). Moreover, the emperor was unwilling to grant the title of nobility to those who worked for him ... Therefore, many homeless knights who came from the local princes'' ruled areas would rather be unemployed and wandering than to work part-time. However, the emergence of Marin suddenly overthrew the malicious propaganda of those princes, making many homeless knights realize that it is also promising to serve the emperor. The stray knights, after hearing about Marin''s deeds, most probably don''t believe it, because Marin''s deeds are too "legendary". However, many homeless knights who were close to the Mark''s country rushed to the Huffman estate in Bochum on horseback to verify the authenticity of the news from the old Huffman. The old Huffman, as the new "baron and father", naturally swears that these are true, and with the honor of God and the knight, he swears that he is responsible for every word he says ... Then, many homeless knights learned that what they heard was completely true and confirmed. Then, verified news spread throughout the Empire. Everyone finally believes that the emperor did not lie to anyone ... Alas, Marlin was on fire, and the young homeless knights were excited ... Then, many young knights who "confided not to lose in Marin" confidently at UU Reading rushed to Vienna with dreams, asking the emperor to accept ... The emperor is obviously "painful and happy". He is now busy with the French to ransom. Where can I pay attention to these young men? Moreover, if the ransom is not recovered, he has no money to support so many people. Adding this period of time is temporarily an armistice period and there is no need to recruit people. Therefore, many of the homeless knights gathered in Vienna, only a few of them were particularly prominent, and were absorbed by the emperor. Most of the rest are left stranded in Vienna ... However, many wandering knights who have been wandering for a long time are accustomed to doing some "chivalry" behaviors, which makes the law and order in Vienna worse. The Emperor did not dare to suppress these homeless knights, because if he sent the group of homeless knights with violence, he might make his reputation worse by promoting Marin throughout the empire. Because these "suppressed" wandering knights will definitely say bad things when they return. The medieval knights basically controlled the discourse power of the bottom society and had a high credibility ... So Maximilian I could only try to appease those fierce wandering knights, write some empty checks, and try to coax them back ... But on the other hand, there can be so many wandering knights coming to join themselves, but the emperor secretly ecstatically ... Therefore, the emperor is currently "painful and happy" ... The "big star" Marin, which the emperor vigorously promoted, has also become a Uranus-like idol superstar that generally exists in the eyes of the young people of the Empire ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 73： Trade sanctions °ÍÀè Paris, France, Charles VIII bursts out of the palace. Because Marin''s "great achievements" have spread from the Holy Roman Empire to France. He and the citizens of the Holy Roman Empire reacted differently. Shen Luo citizens naturally felt honored because they were the victors. However, France, as the defeated side, is very unhappy ... In particular, Charles VIII, who was defeated by the 8000 French Cavaliers, became a laughing stock. The French did not dare to laugh at him publicly, but the Germans, the Spanish, the British and the Italians ignored it. As a result, Charles VIII is now a joke across Europe. I was particularly humiliated by Charles VIII. The person who defeated him was not a famous player on the battlefield, but a 17-year-old boy who took his soldiers to the battlefield for the first time ... Lost to a famous battlefield player, Charles VIII can make excuses. But if he lost to a 17-year-old boy, Charles VIII would have no room for himself ... Alas, the French were defeated by surprise. But no matter what, you should not lose to a 17-year-old ... So, now Charles VIII is very taboo about Italy. Who dares to say it will make him furious and pull his sword towards each other. ÐÄ From my heart, since I heard that Marin was named Baron Texel in the north of the Netherlands, Charles VIII could not wait to send soldiers to Texel Island, arrest Marin to Paris, and impose various torture. But Europe is different from Asia. If the emperor in Asia is damaged, it is easy to send his men to openly kill the person who made the emperor lose face. But in the Middle Ages, Europeans paid particular attention to the nobility. In Europe, everyone agrees that it is forbidden to mutilate any aristocracy without a valid reason. If a noble surrenders on the battlefield, he must be treated favorably, waiting for the other to pay the ransom. The reason why Qiang had this "hidden-rule-rule" was actually that European nobles were worried that one day they would be captured on the battlefield and hacked. Therefore, generally nobody dares to trample on this rule. Because, whoever tramples on this rule, and their family members, once captured on the battlefield, the other party can kill you regardless of style ... If Marin is still a trainee knight and does not belong to the aristocratic class, Charles VIII can openly send someone to arrest him and kill him. Because, nobility is not applicable to the civilian class. However, Marin is now an imperial baron enshrined in the Holy Roman Empire, joining the nobility. If Charles VIII sent someone to besiege Marin, it would be "broken." Moreover, Marin defeated the French army on the battlefield. Although there were factors of sneak attack, he did it with the French. If Charles VIII can''t beat Marin on the battlefield, but kills Marin in an almost deceitful way, it is estimated that he will be despised and spurned by nobles throughout Europe. However, it is precisely that Charles VIII is a dead face man who wants to be the European hegemon. As a hegemon, the first thing is to have a good reputation and not to do things that the nobles despise. Specifically, you can''t break the rules ... ¹úÍõ King Richard III of England, in order to usurp, locked up his two nephews and murdered. In order to prevent others from finding evidence, he cruelly let his men nail the two young princes to the wall (this is similar to Wan Zhenshan''s approach in Liancheng Jue. In fact, Jin Yong is imitating this plot). Alas, he left no evidence. However, because he became the biggest suspect in the murder of his nephew, he was cast aside by Europe. Even because of his rules, Richard III disobeyed his men. When Henry VII raised the anti-flag, many of the original nobility of the York dynasty, who had backed Henry VII, betrayed Richard III. °Ë Charles VIII wanted to send soldiers to kill Marin, but he didn''t want to break the rules and lead his betrayal to him¡ªthe lesson of Richard III''s previous lesson ... However, Charles VIII couldn''t swallow the bad breath, and Marin couldn''t see how well he was. At the suggestion of his head soldier, Charles VIII decided to punish Marin in other ways ... ˼¿¼ After thinking, Charles VIII ordered-- Any French businessman, or a foreign businessman who wants to do business in France, must not have any trade relations with Baron Texel. If it is violated, once it is verified, it will be expelled from France and re-entry ... This sanction, said it is not harsh, but also very lethal ... Because France is the most important wine region in Europe. In the Middle Ages, the average European did not drink white water. No matter whether it is aristocracy or civilians, they like to use wine or beer as daily drinks. Only serfs with a very low status will drink white water and drink raw water. The wines produced in the southwestern region of France have always been one of the best-selling commodities in Europe. Many countries, including Britain, France ¡¯s rival, import wine from France in large quantities. If those merchants still want to import wine from France, they must draw a line with Marin ... It''s hard to beat this trick. Charles VIII also learned from the news that Texel Island is constructing a lighthouse and a pier, and it is clear that it will develop sea trade. His approach is to cut off Marin''s fortune ... However, after learning about Charles VIII''s sanction ban, Marin was relieved ... ºÎ How powerful was Charles VIII as a French king? If he was as shameless as Richard III and sent an army to attack Texel Island, he really couldn''t stop it. Marin brought 400 men to Texel to settle down, in fact, he had the intention to prevent French retaliation. After all, Texel Island was at sea. If France sent a fleet to siege Texel Island, Marin could only cower and resist. Moreover, because Marin was an emperor, it was naturally not the same way as those traditional princes. If he was besieged by the French, no nearby lord would come to his rescue. Even the Netherlands under the emperor''s name was unwilling to save him. Because, the native aristocracy of the Netherlands still has some resistance to the emperor. So during this time, Marin was actually trembling ... However, after Charles VIII announced the sanction ban, Marin was greatly relieved. Because Charles VIII used this method to rectify himself, it basically said that he would not send troops to engage in himself. Although, this economic sanction has really hit Marin a lot. However, it''s better than killing yourself. Moreover, Marin''s main trade target, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, has no trade relations with France. Moreover, the trade between the two sides is also carried out in a low-key manner, which is not clear to outsiders. Therefore, Charles VIII''s ban is actually less lethal. Because the French ban has at most affected Dutch businessmen in Flanders-there are many trade links with France, as well as British, Spanish and Italians. Among the three countries of Britain, Spain and Italy, Spain itself is an important wine producing region. Therefore, Spain is not greatly affected by the French ban. Italy also has many wine producing regions. Only the United Kingdom, because of the continuous rain and rain, lacks the sun and temperature required for grape growth, which has forced it to import a lot of wine from abroad. And Britain''s largest source of wine imports is Bordeaux ... As for the Holy Roman Empire, some merchants will be threatened. Because the border between the Shen Luo Empire and France is very long, many people have close trade relations with France. But there are also many businessmen, accounting for more than half of the total number, and have nothing to do with the French. In particular, the Hanseatic League, which dominates North-Western Europe and Nordic trade, does not have close trade relations with France. And Marin now wants to build a relationship with the Hanseatic League and make a fortune by this way. Therefore, although the French sanctions will allow many people who should be customers to draw a line with Marin, it will not delay Marin''s fortune. At most, the degree of wealth is suppressed, not a devastating blow. Another important reason is that Germans prefer beer over wine. Although the German wine production is low, it is enough to consume. Because in the German region, wine is often consumed by nobles and priests. Because few people drink, German wine production is low, but it is barely enough to consume, so the German region does not import much wine from France. Therefore, in the case of many people watching Marlin, Marin is still doing everything he can, and develop the island of Texel ... However, in order not to irritate Charles VIII, to make him torture his face, and send people to besiege himself, Marin decided-to be soft on the surface, to make Charles VIII feel better ... it is to learn to practice "sleeping and trying", as a Marin, the modern day traverser, doesn''t think that face is more important than life ... Alas, Marin sent a letter of apology to Charles VIII, and emphasized the great harm of "syphilis" and the coping strategies. The reason why Marin is so, in addition to giving the step to Charles VIII, there are also hopes that France can curb the spread of syphilis. Because if syphilis spreads in France, it can easily spread to neighboring countries and form a pandemic throughout Europe (this is indeed the case in your history. Even syphilis was also brought to the east by Portuguese sailors.). Charles VIII did not accept Marin''s "apology", but paid some attention to the "syphilis ~ www.novelhall.com" mentioned by Marin, because syphilis is also an important reason for the French to flee Italy. Strictly speaking, there is no syphilis Raging, Charles VIII did not need to flee north, nor would he be defeated by Marin ... Moreover, Marin''s "apology" behavior also made Charles VIII feel a little better, and the urgency of killing Marin was a bit light ... Of course, this also shows that Charles VIII will not openly send someone to kill Marin. If they met on the battlefield, Charles VIII would certainly not offer a reward and let the French kill Marin. Moreover, it was not ruled out that Charles VIII would send assassins to kill Marin. However, these two dangers are not without solution, as long as you pay attention, they are safer. You know, assassins these days are basically assassinated with daggers and crossbows, which is better for targeted defense. Even the assassination of King Henry IV of the early 17th century was stabbed to death with a sharp blade. As for muskets, at least the popular rifle guns are not suitable for assassination. Because the ignited fire rope of the fire rope gun can be easily detected by the guards early. Only when the flintlock appears, assassination with a flintlock is possible. However, the flintlock (smoothed flintlock) is small in power and has poor accuracy, and it is not a good weapon. Only highly accurate rifled rifles are good weapons for assassination. In other words, even if Marin encounters assassination, he can avoid it if he is well prepared ... Alas, it is unlikely that Charles VIII sent someone to assassinate Marin. Because he was the grand king of France, and sent someone to assassinate a small baron like Marin, it is estimated that he would be laughed at all in Europe, and even more ashamed than defeated. Only by sending someone to defeat Marin on the battlefield and even kill Marin, can he clean up his shame ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in www.novelhall .com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 74： Recruiting Frisian fishermen ²ö Because of the huge profits of the great voyage, Marin definitely does not want to miss the new era of great voyage. Alas, he also saw that there were only 200 fishermen in his territory, of which only 30 were young. Sailors of a boat are incapable of making a big voyage. You know, there are 39 sailors on Columbus''s flagship "Santa Maria". Moreover, it is impossible for Marin to recruit the young and strong among the fishermen to be sailors. Otherwise, the old and weak fishermen will be hungry. Because the main force of fishing is exactly those young. Marin thought about it and finally decided to recruit Frisian fishermen, enrich the territory, and increase the sailor reserve ... She Malin checked the information and found that the aristocratic exploitation of fishermen was heavy this year. Generally speaking, coastal lords will require fishermen to hand in more than 40% of their catch. Among them, some are fresh marine fish. The rest are marinated salted fish. The problem is here. These years, salted fish has been salted with a lot of salt. The fishermen themselves are poor, and they have to pay money to buy expensive salted salted fish for the lord. All in all, the cost they handed over to the lord reached as much as 60% of the catch. Plus 10% of the catch that needs to be handed over to the church. Therefore, only about 30% of the fishermen''s harvest is left, so life is very difficult. If Ma Lin wants to recruit fishermen, he must relax the conditions, otherwise it will not be attractive. So Marin thought about it and decided to charge only 30% of the fishermen''s harvest. And, you can come to him to reimburse 30% of the salt needed for the salted fish ... In this way, what the fishermen need to pay, including the church''s tithing tax, only costs about 40% of the harvest, which is nearly half the confession. Naturally, the fishermen will have a better life. Moreover, as a big local tyrant, Marin decided to set up a special bank to deal with fishermen professionally, provide them with low-interest loans, encourage fishermen to collectively raise funds, and buy larger fishing boats. For example, a ship of one hundred and several tens of tons like Columbus''s flagship "Santa Maria" is absolutely enough to fish in the North Sea. Uh ... In fact, there are many fishermen who can be recruited along the North Sea coast. For example, in the Netherlands, there are many Dutch fishermen available for recruitment. But there is a problem. Those Dutch fishermen served the Netherlands under the control of the emperor. Recruiting those Dutch fishermen actually meant digging the corner of the emperor. Marin needed the support of the emperor, so he could not be ill with the emperor. ÄÇЩ The Frisian fishermen are different. The Frisians now mainly live in the Frisian aristocratic republics (including the later Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen), as well as the East Frisian country of Madame Mary. Neither of these forces is strong. Moreover, although the Frisians belonged to the West Germans, they were excluded from the mainstream Germanic society. In other words, the Germans and the Dutch, in fact, both reject the Frisians. In later generations of Germany, there are still many ridiculous jokes that ridicule Frisian people. Moreover, the Empire does not recognize either the Frisian Aristocratic Republic or the East Frisian Land. These two countries were regarded by the empire as "barbaric" barbarians. Marin read European history in his lifetime, knowing that around 1500, Maximilian I would give the Frisian aristocratic republic to the Duke of Saxony in 1492 to help suppress the rebellion in the Netherlands Flanders to Albrecht, Duke of Saxony Seth. As for the East Frisian Land, also around 1515, the emperor sent a combined army of 24 lords to conquer, but was defeated (the East Frisian army is quite strong) ... That is to say, the two small states of the Friesland Noble Republic and East Friesland were rejected by everyone in Europe. Marin recruits Frisian people without much problem. The Frisian aristocratic republic, facing the sea across Texel, is not a united and centralized country in itself, but an alliance of many noble territories. Such a country, even if Marin offends them, it is difficult for them to make a military retaliation decision. Because, to start a war, their aristocratic parliament had to quarrel for a long time. When they''re done arguing, the other party will already be ready ... Moreover, the fighting power of the Frisian aristocratic republic is not as good as that of the Eastern Frisian Land. Although, it is about twice the size of East Friesland. However, the military forces are relatively scattered, belonging to multiple noble forces, and their command is not unified. After the Emperor''s approval, the Duke of Saxony, Albrecht, did not take much to capture the Frisian aristocratic republic. But the emperor sent troops to attack East Frisian, but failed. So Marin is not afraid of the hostility of the Frisian aristocratic republic. And, within a few years, the republic will be perished by the Duke of Saxony. What Marin has to do is to recruit enough Frisian fishermen to prepare for his great maritime career before the Duke of Saxony takes over the Frisian Noble Republic ... or ~ www.novelhall.com ~ while the Duke of Saxony is not Well, start cutting off in advance and take control of this small country ... If there is a conflict, Marin feels better. In this way, Marin had an excuse to attack the Frisian aristocratic republic ... As a result, Marin quietly sent people to the coastal fishing village of the Friesland Noble Republic to carry out publicity and mobilize Frisian fishermen to move to Texel Island. Ìõ¼þ As for the conditions, naturally it is greatly reduced taxes and loans to buy big ships ... Uh ... However, although the conditions provided by Marin were good, the Germans sent by Marin could not gain the trust of the Frisian fishermen. Marin thought about it and, with good treatment, hired 20 Frisian fishermen on Texel Island to persuade the fishermen along the coast of the Frisian Noble Republic. Sure enough, using these people to persuade the effect is much better. Many Frisian fishermen believed, and dragged their homes, drove small fishing boats, and came to Texel Island. Marlin warmly welcomed the Frisian fishermen and arranged for them to build cheap and practical adobe houses. Later, they helped refurbish the fishermen''s wharf in Tholencher and Oderschild to allow more fishing boats to dock. After the death, Marin once again hired people who could move among the newly relocated Frisian fishermen, allowing them to sneak back and persuade more people. ÈË These people were originally residents of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic. They were persuaded to make the Frisian fishermen sent by Bitsel Island more convincing. As a result, more Frisian fishermen were said to have moved their homes and drove by boat ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are here ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 75： Franz Berg After Marin became a superstar of the empire, many people went to Maximilian I, and many also went to Texel Island to visit the young star of Marin. As a result, many young homeless knights, from the German outback, rushed to Den Helder, the Netherlands, took a boat to Texel Island, and visited Marin. Xi Marin just wanted to recruit talents and patiently received these young people. In fact, each meeting is equivalent to Marin''s interview with the visitor. The majority of these visitors are young people who have not yet obtained the title of knights. They came not far away, but they actually wanted to ¡°learn from¡± Marin and contribute to their official knighthood. In order to recruit talents, Marin put on a sergeant-like manner, warmly treated the trainee knights who came from afar and invited them to visit their elite 400 men. However, what makes Marin depressed is that these people have a strong desire to learn. But when Marin tried to solicit, they basically refused. It turned out that they all thought that Marin''s "temple" was small and had little room for improvement. These arrogant young men think they are no worse than Marin. Marin can be a baron, why can''t they? Therefore, the olive branch thrown by Marin, these trainee knights basically missed, making Marin very depressed. In fact, Marin also has a way to keep them. That is-the official knights who directly enclose them as barons. However, Marin was reluctant to do so. Because the canonization of knights is not random. Schwartz can be captive as a knight. In addition to his ability and loyalty, the credit given to him in Italy is also the main basis. You know, Schwartz is Marin''s lieutenant in Italy. Moreover, Schwartz took charge of daily military training. Marin himself, in fact, mainly directed Schwartz. Schwartz was booked as a knight, and the 400 soldiers had no opinion. However, if Marin wants to seal an alien trainee knight to become a formal knight at once, the 400 big soldiers may not have bought it. So, Marin couldn''t easily promise and seize the young trainee knights who came to visit him, he could only describe to them a bright future. After all, clear rewards and penalties are a necessary quality for a qualified commander. However, all of the trainee knights from the knight family were educated and none of them were stupid. It is true that they worship Marin, but they serve under Her Majesty, and at best they are officially knights. The knight cannot be hereditary. These ambitious young people are eager to be hereditary barons like Marin. Therefore, they were not caught by Marin, and after taking some lessons from Marin to train their infantry, they chose to leave. The trainee knights of these noble families are not very confused. Young people from civilian families are much easier to handle. The young people who came to visit Marin, in addition to the trainee knights, also had a lot of civilian children from rich families-the children of the poor did not come to Texel. After Marlin failed to recruit those trainee knights, she turned her attention to these civilian children. Since they are ordinary children from rich families, many people have read books and are educated. And Marin is now in urgent need of cultural people to help him manage Texel Island. As a result, Marin began to win over these educated civilians ... After a lot of persuasion and flicker, some of the educated civilian children really stayed. As a result, Marin finally owns the mayor who manages the city of Den Burg-a 28-year-old civilian, Heyder Lehmann. Heidel Lehmanzu was also born of the Cavaliers family, or he did not have a surname. However, he was born in a different branch of the knight family. After several generations, he abandoned the knight tradition and switched to business. Therefore, Heidel is actually a businessman child now. Alas, he attended university in Cologne and studied law. Right now, he has just graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Cologne, and is not in a hurry to find a job. How can Marin let this talent go? College students in the Middle Ages are definitely rarer than pandas! Marin clapped on the spot, appointing Heidel as mayor of Den Burg and judge of the Texel court. Alas, Texel ushered in Marin''s first official civilian ... Heidel himself is also very happy. Because, as a civilian, he had gone to college. However, coming out to work must be just a lawyer. As for the judges of the court, people of noble origin can serve. Although lawyers are a good profession, they can''t be compared with formal official positions. As a result, Heidel fell decisively, and turned to His Majesty ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to help Malin handle the government affairs of Texel Island. Since then, Marin has successively recruited several educated young people of civilian origin to serve as mayors of Tholencher and Odeshilde, and mayor of Yancheng. When Marin was happy to recruit several cultural people to be his subordinates, the guards came to report-another young knight came to visit ... ¶à´Î After several failed recruitments, Marin has lost interest in recruiting the young trainee knights of those monkey spirits. However, when Marin learned the young man''s name, his eyes widened sharply ... Because, the guard told Marin¡ªthe young man who visited, his name was George Frentzberg ... Ë­ Who is George Flenzberg? That is the bull who is known as the "father of German mercenaries"! Marin read the history of German mercenaries and knew that George Flenzberg was the most important mercenary general in the history of Her Majesty Maximilian I. He was also an important participant in the Italian war and a Swiss mercenary. Terminator of myth. However, it seems that Frenzberger came into being during the Swabian War of 1499. Today, he is still an unknown trainee knight. He is still in the Swabian region, and he does not know which lord is in the army ... For this great god, Marin decided to try his best to win. Establish a good relationship, even if you can''t get it over. Because, in the future, Frentzberg will become the number one puppet under Maximilian I ... Therefore, Marin cheered up and received the young Qiao Zhi with the high-standard treatment of the nobles. Www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest, hottest The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 76： Recruit cattle George Franzberg, now in Swabian, and his cavalry father, is a heavy cavalry of the Swabian Alliance. The difference is that his father was a captive official knight and served as the squad leader. And because he was just a trainee knight, he could only serve as an ordinary heavy cavalry. When the Italian war broke out, George Frentzberg''s army did not go to Italy because of its responsibility to guard the Hungarians. Therefore, George Franzberg did not get a chance to participate in the war. Originally, George Flenzberg had no big ambitions. His greatest wish was nothing more than being a formal knight. However, the birth of Marin turned out a strong shock to George Franz Berg. Also a trainee knight, Marin is younger. However, relying on his martial arts achievements, Marin, who was only 17 years old, went from a trainee knight to a baron with territory. This makes George Franzberg very unpleasant. He is 22 years old (age 1495), and he is far worse than a 17-year-old ... However, he is not a proud man. George Flenzberg knew very well that he was already a qualified heavy cavalry, and he was in charge. However, speaking of commanding ability, he was a little blind. Even his father was nothing more than a cavalry captain with little experience in commanding a larger army. And those senior commanders are high-ranking nobles, and they don''t bother to waste time to guide such a young trainee knight. I happen to have a trainee knight from his hometown who participated in the Italian War and met Marin. According to the fellow knight, the new Baron Marin is a good-tempered boy. As a result, George Franzberg had the idea to visit Marin ... Originally, there was another conflict between Austria and Hungary in 1496. However, the presence of Marin caused the prestige of Maximilian I to shock the Hungarians. Therefore, the Hungarians did not dare to act lightly. And Maximilian I, because of financial reasons (mainly ransom has not been received), did not have the financial resources to fight Hungary. So, it became very calm in 1496. George Flenzberg, seeing nothing in the army, asked his father to take a vacation for him, and decided to take a trip to Texel and visit Marin. If there is an opportunity, he would like to ask for advice. The old Frenzberg naturally hoped that his son would be successful, and the son is now visiting the most promising young people in the empire in order to be more successful. How could he object? As a result, the old Frenzberger took a long vacation for his son and let his son do the business ... With lingering feelings, George Frenzberg ran alone with two horses from Swabian to Den Burg on Texel Island, and asked to meet Marin. In the Middle Ages of Europe, the social hierarchy was so strict that it was impossible for civilians to visit the nobility. Only a ready aristocrat like a trainee knight is eligible to see a baron like Marin. And, if you don''t see it, you have to see Marin''s mood. Unless, it is a formal knight visit, because it is a nobleman, Marin needs to entertain. Whether a trainee knight like Frentzberg can see Marin is still unknown. Marin, because of the failure to recruit the trainee knights before, did not intend to entertain. However, after hearing the name, he jumped up immediately and decided to meet immediately, using high manners ... Âí When Marin personally greeted the castle door and warmly greeted George Frenzberg, George Frenzberg''s face was aggressive-what''s the situation? The opponent is a baron. How could he be so enthusiastic about a little probation knight like me? Under normal circumstances, a baron like Marin only needs to sit in the castle and wait for Frenzberg to meet, there is no need to greet the door ... µ±È» Of course he didn''t know that Marin was following him. Before going out, Marin had already planned. Since Frentzberg would later become the emperor''s puppet, it would be better to solicit it first. Anyway, those who belong to the emperor group will inevitably continue to fight for the emperor in the future. If you invite Frenzberger''s "brother", let him, in his own name, lead troops to fight the emperor. Then, you don''t have to kill yourself for the emperor yourself. And Fronzberg led troops to fight the emperor, which did not affect his early life, but also helped Marin accumulate merit. To be more specific, it is that Frenzberger brought his own soldiers to help the emperor, and as the direct boss of Frenzberger, the credit must not be lost. Just like Marin did great work last time, even Count Alfred received great rewards (it is said to have rewarded a fiefdom, while Count Alfred was just a Countless court prince). But at the same time, if Frentzberg made a great contribution to the emperor''s character, he would not give up to win him. There are no fewer senior officials, or Frentzberg. Originally, Frenzberg did well in the Swabian War, and was valued by Maximilian I. When Flenzberg participated in the Swabian War, he was only a trainee knight, just a squadron-level officer. But when Maximilian I began to appreciate him, he first awarded him the title of nobleman in 1504, and then found a way to make him the great lord of Mindelheim-as for the title, I do n¡¯t know, because Frentz After the death of the grandson of Berg, their family was in ruins. However, later generations had the noble title of Prince Mindelheim. It seems that this title should be no less than the count ... In other words, this guy Marin has in his heart an evil plan to allow Frentzberger, a "brother," to work for the emperor for a long time in his name ... According to this plan, all the achievements of Frentzberger are obtained To be separated from Marin, because Marin is his boss ... Frenzberg was still aggressive at this time, although on the surface he was a few years older than Marin, but his heart was-oh, not to mention ... With only 10% of Uncle Benshan''s skill, Marlin turned the young Fronzberge out of sight ... "George, can you call me like this?" Marin kindly took Frentzberger''s hand to lead him to his seat. People in the Middle Ages did not engage in the foundation, which was caused by the lack of women after immigrating to the New World. Therefore, Marin is so intimate, he will not scare people ... ¿ÉÒÔ "Yes, yes, Lord Baron can be so humble, it''s an honor!" ºÇ "Oh, I look at you, I think you are special. I don''t know why, I always have a feeling that you will become a great general in the future ..." Marin began to flicker again. ÄÄ "Where ... where ... Lord Baron is too much love ..." The younger Franz Berg was a little shy. In particular, he was praised face-to-face by his idols. Just like a fanatic in the next generation, seeing Liu Tianwang, was praised by Tianwang "you will definitely be redder than me" ... "No, no, no, I am optimistic about you." "I¡­¡­" ÊÇ "That''s it, George, I''ve recently been thinking about a new, powerful infantry square ..." "It''s better than you to defeat the Phalanx of the French King in Italy?" Frenzberg asked admiringly. Marin''s square, Frenzberg knows, the spear array plus 100 archers, this is what his fellow countrymen said. "It''s much better than that. My previous Phalanx was dedicated to playing the Swiss Spearmen. When encountering the Cavaliers, they can only defend and cannot attack (Knight''s Plate Spears are difficult to penetrate) ... In fact, Marin This is the Spanish Phalanx. The Spanish Phalanx uses large muskets, which naturally restrains knights wearing plate armor. Õâô "So amazing?" Franzberg''s eyes lit up. "It is necessary, the last time I am ambushing the French knight, I won such a big battle. If this square formation takes shape, I can shake the French knight army positively, and make them cry crying father and mother ..." "Well ..." At this time, what about Frentzberger, who looks like a wise and mercenary marshal? Clearly a young brain residual powder ... "This is not bragging. If we control this square, our empire will crush France ..." Marin didn''t really say anything. Soon after the appearance of the Spanish Faction, it happened to be the time of Charles V. Charles V, relying on Spain''s finances and the brave mercenaries of the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Faction, did press France. If it were not for the outbreak of the German Religious War and the Peasant War, and the strength of the Holy Roman Empire was excessively consumed, the French would probably have been captured even worse. "Crushing France ..." Frentzberg couldn''t help thinking about YY, but found it difficult. "Yes, crushing France! I now need excellent talents to train and help me be an lieutenant, and at the same time study this powerful Phalanx. George, would you like to come to my army to help me?" À´ "Come in your army?" Flenzberg froze. Idols recruit me? what should I do? "Yeah, I plan to compose a new Phalanx, I think you are quite suitable for being a Phalanx ..." "The leader of the square ..." But the baron and the formal knights are qualified to be the idol. Idols really look at me. "Correct!" "But ... but I still have to return to Swabian ..." Franzberg thought he was still in the service. "What service? You look like an ordinary heavy cavalry, right?" "Ok¡­¡­" "What ¡¯s so nostalgic? Mix up with me, I''ll make you an officer!" "But I can''t leave the army at will ..." "It''s okay, I''ll help you write a letter and say to your original lord, and say that I want to accept you as a disciple, UU reading books stay here!" "Can you do it?" Actually, what Franzberg wants to say is that if you mingle with you, can you get the official knight title? Because he followed his dad and mixed with the original lord, maybe he would be officially captive. Marin also guessed a little about Frentzberg''s thoughts. He was very clear that the original lord of Frentzberg didn''t value him. The kid still encountered Maximilian I and was difficult to mix with the official knight. Of the title. "Okay! You help me train the new Phalanx. When your Majesty is about to fight next time, I will definitely lead the army to serve My Majesty. If you come to help me train, you will definitely be the Phalanx leader. Before you, More opportunities to show up. If you go back to being a heavy cavalry, with so many cavalry, do you have a chance to show your face? If you follow me to command a square array, then you will have made great achievements, afraid that you will not have the opportunity to improve the Cavaliers, or even ... the baron? "Marin tempted. Õâ¸ö "This ..." Flenzberg thought, really. In front of Maximilian I, which one of the Phalanx and an unknown heavy cavalry, is more likely to be favored by Maximilian I? No need to choose. Flenzberger finally made up his mind: "I''m willing to work for adults, as for my army ..." ½»¸ø "Leave it to me! I''ll help you say hello to your lords. By the way, you also have to write a family letter and give it to your father so that he doesn''t worry." "Yes, Lord Lord!" Franzberg''s role changed quickly, and he quickly recognized the Lord. Suddenly, the man known as the "Father of German Mercenaries" was fooled into the Marin thief ship ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 77： Preparation for the Spanish Pentagon ÁÖ Marin was naturally happy to have recruited cattle like Frentzberg. Because letting the "father of German mercenaries" become his own thug is also a matter of pride. With Flenzberg''s presence, Marin intends to start experimenting with the real Spanish side. For the infantry square that was previously trained, Marin felt very flawed. The biggest problem is that they are helpless to the plate armor. For example, in the ambush in Fornovo, Marin reluctantly found that most of the thousands of French plate knights who died in the battle were either stoned or killed by spears. The total number of those killed by spears and those killed by bows and arrows was less than 50 in total. In other words, the previous infantry square was only suitable for combating Swiss mercenaries wearing fancy commoners. It is actually very weak to deal with French knights who like to wear plate armor. Of course, if the French knights attacked the Phalanx on horses, they would say otherwise. I''m dying of a knight who is wrapped in a tin can, still dying of a horse? You must know that Ma Jia and human plate are different. Relatively speaking, the coverage area of ??horse armor is much worse than that of plate armor. It is only approved on the horseback and the horse''s head. There is no armor on the horse''s legs. Because horses are about to run, if they are covered in armor, they can''t run. Moreover, horse armors are basically armored, mainly to facilitate running. Plate armor restricts people''s freedom of movement too much. When you put it on, people act a bit like robots. If the horse wears plate armor, it will not run. The spears are lethal to the horse''s armor and can be worn through. Even if you do n¡¯t wear a horse armor, you can lower your position, and specialize in horse legs or belly without armor. So, the heavy armored knight rushing the horse to attack this square is very disadvantageous ... However, it can''t be said that the Cavaliers can''t take the spear array. If the knight abandoned the war horse and walked, and attacked the pure spear array, it was very powerful. Because, if the two sides fight each other, your ordinary mercenary is not wearing armor, and I am wearing plate armor. You''re afraid of crickets, it''s finished in a moment, and I''m wearing a plate armor, I''m not afraid of you crickets, let''s face each other, the effect is useless? The archers in Marin''s original array were also weak against the knights wearing plate armor. The bow and arrow shot on the armor made of iron plate, it was difficult to penetrate, leaving at most a deep impression. Even if you hit the joints, you can only hurt the enemy, not fatal at all ... After thinking about it, the best way to deal with the walking knights wearing plate armor is to use muskets ... Of course, not with that small musket, but with the big ... The reason why the early Spanish Phalanx was so powerful was because of the large use of the Spanish Muschktor muskets. This is a heavy musket that weighs about 10 kilograms and is twice as heavy as a war musket. Correspondingly, he has a larger caliber and heavier pellets, weighing 50 grams, which is one or two. One or two heavy lead bullets were fired by muskets and hit the knights wearing plate armor severely at a subsonic speed of several hundred meters per second. In addition to strong kinetic energy, there were also powerful shock waves. With such a powerful blow, the Cavaliers had to be wounded and even killed. Hitting the horse was okay. If it is, entering the body, a heavy lead bullet or two, the wound caused ... plus the roll effect of the lead bullet ... haha ??... you can arrange the funeral directly, there is no way to save ... Moreover, in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, because iron smelting technology was not enough, heavy guns such as the Muskite musket in Spain can fully guarantee that the barrel is not easy to blow. If it is made lighter and thinner, like a Ming musket, it weighs only five pounds, and before killing the enemy, it will kill itself first ... The Spanish Phalanx is precisely because of the large number of Muskite muskets, which make the Phalanx not only good at melee, but also very powerful long-range attack, especially good at playing plate knights, whether you are riding or walking. Therefore, the Spaniards relied on this square array for more than a century in Europe, and also pushed the plate knights out of the arena of history. Later, the Count Tilly also relied on the Spanish Phalanx, from a small person, to become the Count, until he met the second elder grandfather ... Throughout the 16th century, the Spanish matrix was the best in Europe-until the last few years, a Morris came out, and the Morris matrix improved from the Spanish matrix ... All in all, the Spanish matrix, for the current European army, is a very strong presence. You can hang French knights, you can abuse Swiss spearmen ... In fact, Marin wanted to form a Spanish square before the Italian war broke out. However, at that time he hurriedly did not have the right musket, nor did he have enough money to buy the rifle and the ammunition consumed by the rifle. Therefore, he can only use archers instead. But the Italian war told him that the enemy will not arrange the right opponent for you as you wish. Archers have no effect on plate knights, only on unarmored infantry. But the enemy will not send you unarmored infantry to shoot and shoot, maybe you will send a plate armour knight who can''t move. Therefore, having a musket is the better choice. Moreover, musketeers are easy to train. After a week or two of training, they can be put on the battlefield. An archer has to practice for more than ten years ... Of course, Marin himself does not look down on the Spanish side. He himself, more like Gu Erye''s line array. However, fighting for the emperor, Marin was unwilling to take out the most powerful battle formation. Even if the Spanish side is taken out, it is enough to hang French knights and Swiss spearmen. And Flenzberg is the commander of the Spanish square in Marin''s eyes. When the emperor needed it, let the goods take the Spanish square and die with the enemy. With Frentzberger''s talent and the advanced nature of the Spanish matrix, sweeping Western Europe should be nothing. The next opponents of Maximilian I were actually the Swiss (Swabian War), the French (Italian War), and the Hungarians. The Spanish square is absolutely sufficient. As for the formation of the Phalanx command, grass-roots officers, Marin intends to select from 400 men, whether it is company captain or small captain. The families of these people have been taken to Texel ~ www.novelhall.com ~ must be responsible to themselves. Well, the new army to be built must still be in its own hands. While Frentzberg, Marin tried it out, and seemed to be a pure military attache. His ability to fight politics seemed ordinary, and it should be difficult to escape from his control. After all, Marin recruited Flenzberger to let him work for the emperor on his own behalf, and couldn''t find a natural instinct. Marin didn''t care about anything else, only his usefulness in the eyes of Maximilian I. If Frentzberg abducted the army and went directly to the emperor, his own importance would decline. And he himself is at odds with those old nobles. If you lose the emperor''s support, you will not be able to do it. With the addition of Frentzberg, Marin intends to officially start preparing for the Spanish side. The shortage of personnel, Marin is not worried. Because of the success of the Italian war, many Germans were young and willing to become mercenaries. In addition, it seems that the real Spanish square, in order to improve the survivability of the soldiers, the soldiers in the front row are equipped with half-length Maximilian armor and Spanish-style helmets. In this regard, Marin decided to equip his soldiers with half-length armor and helmets to improve the survivability of the soldiers. In order to equip the armor, Marin planned to send someone to the southern region of Germany to recruit a group of artisans who were good at building armor, and made armor and helmets for the soldiers. Finally, the Spanish Phalanx needs a classic weapon-the Muskite musket. This thing is currently only available in Spain, but has not yet been put into actual combat. Marin decided to send someone to Spain to recruit a group of Spanish artisans who are good at building Muschktor muskets to build muskets for themselves, to supply the military needs ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read the latest The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 78： Set up a nitrate officer Since a large number of guns are used, another item, gunpowder, must be prepared. Because, every time, the musketeers consume a lot of gunpowder. According to the old-fashioned Spanish matrix, the ratio of spearmen and musketeers is about 3: 1. In other words, in a square of 1,200 people, the Musketeers account for about one-fourth, about 300 people. ¸ù¾Ý According to the information on the Internet in previous lives, Marin knew that each musketeer would normally send 1 pound of lead and less than 1 pound of gunpowder per battle. This is the data of the British. The brown bass flintlock used by the British, a pound of lead was made into 15 shots, which is 30 grams. The charge is three quarters of an ounce, or 21 grams. In other words, in a battle, the musketeers put a maximum of 15 guns, and then entered the bayonet stage ... Of course, that was the tactics of the British Red Shirts later. This year, the bayonet has not appeared. When the enemy approaches, the musketeers usually use one-handed sword or short spear to fight against others. However, Spain''s Muscat musket is different from the brown bass shotgun. Mushkert musket bullets each weighed 50 grams and the charge was about 35 grams. Therefore, ammunition costs more. The larger the ammunition cost, the more gun powder is needed. Sadly, there is no saltpeter ore in Europe, and trade routes between India and the Middle East, which are rich in saltpeter, have also been blocked by Turkey. Therefore, Europeans can now only find nitrate in pits. The number is small and collecting is difficult. At the moment, Europe has not fully entered the era of guns, and the demand for gunpowder is not large. When Europe enters the era of queuing guns, gunpowder consumption will be very alarming. Had it not been for the British to open up the saltpeter trade in India, God would have known that so many guns from the British had not enough gunpowder fired. In order to collect enough saltpeter for the war, King Charles I of the United Kingdom, the two goods whose head was cut off, specially sent the saltpeter, and broke into the people''s homes at any time in the British territory, digging the toiletry and stables of clay Go and refine the soil. In order to obtain enough soil nitrate, Charles I also ordered that the floor of toilets and stables throughout the country should not be laid with slate or wooden boards, so as not to affect the collection of soil clay ... Charlie I ¡¯s approach, although it seems a little crazy, is actually a kind of helplessness. If there was enough saltpeter, why would he do that? It wasn''t until the British gained a foothold in India and steadily acquired a large number of cheap Indian saltpeter sources that the British cancelled the salt collector. Marin side, just ready to form a Spanish square, but immediately needed a lot of saltpeter to configure gunpowder. Now saltpeter is not only expensive but scarce in Europe. Because the demand is not large, not many people produce. Hoffman Manor once conducted soil nitrate research, but after the coal mine operation, the collection of soil nitrate became unnecessary. The old Huffman directly sent the workers who collected soil nitrate to the coal mine to help ... In order to reduce the cost of gunpowder, Marin decided to set up a salt collector on Texel ... At the same time, in order to obtain nitrate, Charles I of Marinology ordered that--all toilets and stables on the island should be prohibited from laying slate and wooden boards, so as not to affect the collection of nitrate ... Marin estimated that the original population of the island was more than 800. Later, more than 400 people (Marin and the soldiers), plus the families of the soldiers, reached 1,500. Then, because of cooking salt, they recruited again More than 3,000 people; then, more than 600 Frisian fishermen were recruited ... In other words, there are now 6,000 people on the island, plus more than 1,000 horses and cows. In total, more than 7,000 animals produce feces every day ... I can say that the amount of nitrate produced in this way is still considerable ... Of course, things are not going so smoothly. Collecting nitrate officers is a very dirty job, and absolutely no aristocratic children and cultural people are willing to serve. Alas, Marin had to choose from civilians and pay high salaries. After training, about 20 officers gathered and began to tour around the island every day. The toilets of every household must be unconditionally opened to the collectors ... At the same time, Marin also dug two artisans from the mainland to make soil nitrate, and made them responsible for digging up the soil nitrate collected by the salt collectors to make soil nitrate. Then, it is mixed with plant ash, etc., and further boiled into potassium saltpeter which can be used for powder preparation ... Every day, every officer in charge collects a wheelbarrow, knocks on the door from door to door, and holds a flag issued by Marin, ordering the residents to take them to Maokeng to find **** ... µº All the islanders are very surprised by this order from Lord Lord. However, nobles can play and they can''t help it. After all, the only nobleman on this island is Marin. As for the knight Schwartz, it was just a vassal of Marin. So, Marin was on Texel, and that was one and no one opposed it. In the previous life, Ma Malin read the web and knew that it would take about twenty days for urine to drench on the soil before it was transformed into nitrate. The 6,000 residents on the island have only the original toilets of more than 800 people. They are old and the soil is thick. And the new immigrants ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the soil does not have enough nitrate, but it is still being produced. After all, there are so many people. But what makes Marin angry is that many fishermen on the seashore pour urine into the sea, which is a serious waste, a crime, and pollutes the sea ... As a result, Marin ordered the establishment of a centralized public toilet at the downwind outlet of the fishing village. All fishermen''s households should not **** into the sea at will. Of course, exceptions can be made when fishing at sea. In this way, Marin established a complete nitrate collection mechanism on the island. The salt collectors on the island, for a period of time, scavenged the salty soil in the toilets of the original 800 residents of the island. Later, Marin ordered them to dispatch once a month to collect nitrate. Because the formation period of nitrate is about twenty days. Of course, on the island, Marin is not talking about everything. For example, several churches on the island have slabs in the toilets. For the church, Marin didn''t dare send someone to demolish the slate in their toilet. Because, church, Marin can''t afford it now. Alas, Marin also thought of another way. For example, he dug a pit away from the church. Then, he sent someone to the church, used a dung cart to remove the faeces from the church toilet, and then dumped it in the pit, waiting for the formation of nitrate ... Mr. Marin''s establishment of a chief collector on Texel was quickly spread by businessmen who came to do business on the island. This news was regarded as a joke after tea. But there are also savvy merchants who come to Texel and ask for saltpeter. However, Marin knows that in the future wars, his saltpeter may not be enough. Where will it be sold out ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 79： Harvest season In autumn, more than 3,200 ygrams of rye mature on Texel. Leaving aside the 200 Ugram land of the church, the 1,000 Ugram land under Marin and the 2000 Ugram land under their names were all used for ploughing, and all manure was applied. Not only that, but in normal times, Marin also urged the serfs to go down to pluck the weeds by hand, so as not to endanger the growth of rye. Furthermore, rye sowing on Texel was also hole-seeded, not commonly used by medieval European farmers. Spreading is easy, but the seeds are unevenly distributed and shallow. Because the seeds scattered by human hands may sometimes get together, and sometimes they may miss some parts. If they are piled up, they will rob fertilizer when they are growing. As a result, some of the piled up grasses will not grow well. Where the seeds are not scattered, it is easy to cause waste. Ѩ And hole sowing is different. When sowing, the ranks have been divided for a long time, leaving a proper growth space for the seeds. Before sowing, Marin also instructed the serfs to use saltwater seed selection methods to select fine-grained varieties. At the same time, the depth of hole sowing is deeper than that of sowing, which is more conducive to seed development. Therefore, this seeding method is effective and yields very good. When the harvest started, Marin sent Kohler to sit in the town to count the output. As bales of wheatgrass with ears of wheat were sent to the threshing floor, the serfs separated their hands and began to separate the kernels. Everyone has a clear division of labor. Women use iron sickles to cut wheat and straw together in the field and place them neatly in the fields. And the men, some went down to the ground and tied the straw with simple straw ropes woven by weeds. Let another part of the strong, carry a bunch of wheat straw to the roadside. There was a line of carriages on the roadside. Some men are responsible for throwing bales of wheat straw onto the carriage. The carriage then sent the piles of wheat straw to the threshing field. When he reached the threshing field, the straw with the ears of wheat was dropped and piled up. So another part of the people started to untie the wheat straw, held the straw part, and beat the wheat ear part on the stone, so that the wheat kernels were separated from the shell and the straw. After the tadpoles were separated, there were a lot of shells. The farmers started to dial with wooden tools. Mature wheat ears, the shell and the kernels do not fit firmly. Under the agitation of the external force, they squeeze each other, and soon the grains and the shell are separated. Then, the farmers used tools to lift the mixture of wheat kernels and shells against the wind, and descended from a height. The grain density is high, and the weight drops directly from the ground when it is from top to bottom, with a small offset. The wheat shell is light and has a low density. When it is blown by the wind, it drifts down the air outlet and has a large offset. After many winds, the husks and debris were gradually separated, leaving only wheat kernels ... Of course, this is not the end. After separating the wheat kernels and chaff, spread the wheat kernels on the threshing field and expose them until the wheat kernels are dry ... After a month of busy work, the corn field on the island was harvested and processed. At the same time, soybeans from Marinna 200 Ugram were basically harvested. According to Kohler and others, Marin on the island and his 2,800 yugley rye fields produced an average of 3,000 pounds of rye per gramme, equivalent to 250 pounds of rye per acre ... It weighs 250 pounds, which is equivalent to only 227 jin. For Marin, who is accustomed to producing jin per mu in future generations, it is really low yield. But for medieval Europeans, it was extremely productive ... Because of this, European rye yield is generally around 150 pounds. It can weigh more than 200 pounds. Only fertile Italy ... Alas, the island boiled ... "As for? Only 3,000 pounds per Yug, also called a bumper harvest?" Marin was speechless. In modern times, more than one acre of land can produce so much, let alone 12 acres of land? However, when Marin''s men heard Marin''s words, they felt speechless ... "Master, you do n¡¯t know much about agriculture. In our German region, the output of each yog rye can reach 1,800 pounds, which is a bumper harvest. Today the output is as high as 3000 pounds, and the increase is as high as two-thirds Can''t you be happy? "Kohler said silently. The others on the side agreed with Kohler''s words and nodded together. ÇÐ "Cut, it ¡¯s such a happy achievement to achieve this? It ¡¯s really nothing. My teacher told me that in the East, it is common to produce 300 pounds per acre." Marin has no love for this data and has no feeling at all. In later generations, if his family''s wheat yield per mu was less than 1,000 catties, his father and mother felt unlucky. Therefore, his vision is particularly high. "Okay, boss, your teacher is bull, you are also bull ..." Schwartz on the side was speechless. The new Flenzberger joined Sparta for a long time. His family is a knight family, he also has a little knight leader, and there are hundreds of yog arable land. He was shocked by the high rye production on the island. As for the other younger brothers of Marin, they are already immune to the miracles Marin has created. Only Fronzberger saw the "Marvel of the Mars" for the first time, so he was a little speechless. Schwartz seemed to see Frenzberg''s shock. He patted Frenzberg''s shoulder and said meaningfully: "Okay, brother, don''t be surprised. Our boss, that''s how love loves to create miracles. I have been mixing with the boss for a long time. I have seen more miracles than I have seen in the past twenty years ..." Uh ... Marin was also dissatisfied with the yield of oatmeal. Because the yield per mu of oats is only 120 pounds, it is 108 kilograms per mu. However, oatmeal is also a good feed. Although the seeds are harvested at a low point, they are not unacceptable. Moreover, the yield of oat seeds in future generations is only three or four hundred pounds, which is similar to that of soybeans. ÓÅ 200 yogurt, which is equivalent to 2400 acres of land, yields 120 pounds per mu, and the total output is 288,000 pounds. At present, the price of European oats is very high, reaching 3 fennies a pound, which is equivalent to the daily salary of a craftsman. Oats are also very useful because horses need to eat them often. There are more than a thousand horses on Texel Island, and the consumption of oats is naturally very large. And Marin did not intend to make money by selling oats, but intended to feed horses. Even, because 288,000 pounds of oats are too large, Marin also plans to expand the number of horses and cultivate more warhorses. ÕâЩ And these horses did not live up to Marin''s expectations. In the spring, many stallions are tempted by mares to commit "original sin" on that green pasture. In the fall, many mares have big belly ... The marlin has counted more than 200 pregnant mares. By early next year, more than 200 foals will be born. Marin was glad that he had planned to hire high-level horse breeders, and cultivate those ponies from a young age, and expected that a considerable number of warhorses could be produced from them ... With strong suggestions from his subordinates, Marin organized a grand harvest celebration. All the men, and the serfs, were celebrating the harvest. You know, 800 gram of rye in Marin''s name produced 2.4 million pounds of rye. The other soldiers, each 5 Yogurt corn field, also produced an average of 15,000 pounds of rye. 15,000 pounds of rye, worth 15,000 fennies, is equivalent to 93.75 marks, or 250 gold coins. Maybe nothing for a big local like Marin, but for these poor mercenaries, it is definitely a huge sum. You know, they sell their lives and become soldiers. Their daily salary is only 2 Finneys. In a year, their salary is only 12 gold coins. 250 gold coins, even if they only have a profit of 150 gold coins, for them, it is a super huge amount ... Of course, these lands, in disguise, have become the "fetters" of the 400 soldiers. As a result, Marin no longer needs to pay them additional salaries. In this way, the 400 head soldiers, some of them similar to the Tang Dynasty government soldiers, were closed to the acres of land, brought their own weapons and horses, and fought with Shangguan ... Not to mention those ordinary mercenaries, even Schwartz and Fronzberg, are also very enthusiastic. Marin had promised to give Schwartz 100 Ugram land, and the serfs had already reclaimed the land and could plant it only in the spring of next year. Even, Flenzberg, Marin may have promised his 50 Ugram land. You know, 5 Yogurt rye fields can make those mercenaries earn 250 gold coins (although the net income is only 150 gold coins, because costs, daily expenses, and tithes and other taxes) must be cut off. 100 Wouldn''t Yogurt land earn 5,000 gold coins a year? 50 Yogurt, there are also 2,500 gold coins ... You know, a war horse is worth 100 gold coins ... Schwartz and Fronzberg have already imagined the cramping of counting gold coins ... "By the way, Schwartz, George (Flenzberger ~ www.novelhall.com ~), you two, remember, do n¡¯t easily disclose our advanced agricultural technology. Otherwise, everyone has learned and has high yields. , The price of wheat will plummet, and we will not have so much income ... " ¿É "But, boss, what about my estate?" Asked Franzberg. "Forget about it, your land on the island is enough for you to make a fortune. If you do well, I will give you another 50 Yogurt land and see how you perform ..." "Boss, what if our agricultural technology is peeped by outsiders? There are many foreign businessmen on the island. Moreover, the church on the island, we can''t help it ..." Schwartz asked worriedly. "The church does n¡¯t care. Where do the clergy know what kind of land? And they do n¡¯t bother to go to the field. They just stay in the church. The farming is done by serfs, and they do n¡¯t talk to the priests. As for those Foreign merchant ... "Marin thought for a while, then said: "So, in the future, those merchants from outside the island will only be allowed to trade in the port of Tholencher. They must be approved and not allowed to go inland. Tholencher is a port and there is no farmland nearby. They can''t see anything ... ... " "Good idea, I''ll do it ..." Schwartz, who is the sheriff on the island, knows what to do ... In fact, Marin himself knows that manure application and the use of oriental farm tools are not advanced technologies and can be easily learned by others. The Venetian kept the glass so secret that it was stolen by the French, and Marin didn''t think the secret could be kept for a long time. However, it is also good to keep it for a long time. At least, let everyone make more money and improve the family''s economic situation first ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works Mobile users at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ please read. Chapter 80： Winter wheat In the days after the bumper harvest, how to sell excess grain has become a major issue on the island. Leaving aside the church''s 200 yogur rye, Marin and his men had a total of 2,800 yogur rye (the other 200 yoge planted oats) and produced 8.4 million pounds of rye. However, there are only 6,000 people on the island. Even if the average person consumes 500 pounds of rye per year, it only needs 3 million pounds, which is 5.4 million pounds. Marin thought about it and decided to take out 5 million pounds and pull it out for sale. Each pound of rye is worth 1 Finney, 5 million pounds, and worth 5 million Finnes, equivalent to more than 83,000 Ducat gold coins. Originally, Marin intended to sell directly to the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce. However, Kohler, who had walked outside and was very knowledgeable, told Marin that European food prices were very uneven. He heard a Jewish businessman say that European food prices are the cheapest on the Eastern European plains. In Lviv, Poland (now Ukraine), rye prices are only 0.5 fennie per pound because of the richness of grain in black land; rye prices in the German region are 1 fenny per pound; in England, 1.5 fennies ( Pence) per pound; France is about the same as Germany; but in Spain during the same period, wheat prices were high. It is said that the price of rye in Barcelona is as high as 2 fennies per pound, and the price of wheat is as high as 10 fennies per pound. The Italian region was originally an important food producing region. But because of the two years of war, food prices have also started to soar, compared with some in Spain ... That said, if you ship these rye to Spain, you can double your profits. Having said that, Marin was also depressed. Because-he has no ocean-going ship ... It takes a long sea to transport rye to Spain. Be careful not only of the Atlantic waves but also the attacks of pirates. These days, the sea is not calm. By sea, there is a high possibility that pirates will be watching. Unless, your ship is an armed merchant ship. But, Marin now has only a few boats and can''t go far ... In desperation, Marin was painful and decided to sell the wheat to England opposite him. England is very close to Texel, only a few hundred kilometers away. Although Marin did not have a large ship, he could hire a larger merchant ship and pull the wheat for sale in England. Food prices in England are high, with retail prices for rye as high as 1.5 pence a pound. Even at the wholesale price, there are 1.2 pence a pound. If it is sold in the German region, it can only be sold at a maximum of 0.8 Finney. Pull to England for half the price. Of course, because of French sanctions on Texel, Marin could not use the name of Texel to ship food to England. For this reason, Marin sent Kohler to buy out a few poor Jewish merchants and asked them to come forward and set up a "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" in Amsterdam. Then, under the name of "North Sea Chamber of Commerce", a sea vessel was hired and rye was shipped to England for sale. Although the British have imposed import tariffs of 6p per pound, these are not worth comparing with the food price gap in England and Germany. Moreover, the British currency is relatively full, and it is almost the same as the fullest value of the imperial currency issued by the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the princes of northern Germany, the bad money was misused. For example, Empire Finney contains about half the silver content of British pennies. The local Finneys issued in Trier, Cologne and other places have far less than 25% silver content and almost become copper coins ... Because of the unification of the national government in the UK, the coinage power belongs to the royal family, plus the British royal family is not as shameless as the royal family, so the currency minted is relatively sufficient. Therefore, the British economy has always been stable. Trade with Britain is also a good way. No matter whether they are British or French, they have not found that this so-called "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" is actually owned by Marin. Therefore, the French''s economic sanctions have failed ... It is no wonder that Marin experienced the economic tide of Huaxia in the later generations. Although he did not master such things as drilling holes, he threw eight people from the Middle Ages. French sanctions, Marin simply changed the "shell" of Texel goods, and the French caught blind ... These days, there are no special agents or spies in European countries, and transportation and communications are extremely inconvenient. Marin had something to do, and even if it was blatant, it would take a long time for France to want to know. What''s more, Marin did it quietly. The French wanted to figure it out, and God knew it would be until the year of the monkey. After disposing of the remaining rye on the island, Marin began to think about the next arrangement. Now, in addition to the original 3200 Ugram farmland, Marin arranged for serfs to reclaim 3200 Ugram farmland. In addition to 100 grams of land to Schwarz, 50 grams of land to Franzberg. The other 3050 yogurts are all Marin''s own cultivated land. In order to reclaim cultivated land, Marin used serfs to fill up large swamps and dug a number of diversion channels to get so much cultivated land. In fact, there are more lands on the island suitable for cultivation. However, Marin is currently understaffed, with only a few thousand serfs. In this era, farming was purely manual and not mechanized. Therefore, there is not enough manpower, and more land is useless. In addition, Texel Island is only 20,000 Ugram in total. Counting the beaches and hills, as well as grassland, it is possible to cultivate 6,400 Ugram land, which is already at its limit. Because the island''s fresh water is enough to irrigate so many fields. The island is different from the land. On the land, as long as there is a large river to support it, fresh water resources can not be used up, and you can use hard land to make full use of every inch of land. On the island, the freshwater system is separate from the mainland. Although Texel Island is not short of fresh water, it is not unlimited. The ability to irrigate 6400 Eugram irrigated land is already the limit. No amount of that can be done. Otherwise, Marin will definitely reclaim half of the land on Texel as arable land. According to European habits, they are used to fallow systems. In winter, medieval Europeans generally did not grow crops. Because they want the land to "recuperate." In fact, because Europeans do not know how to fertilize, they need to let the land restore its fertility. The Chinese people are not the same. In southern China, they always plant two crops a year. In addition to the two to three seasons of rice grown in the southernmost part of the year, most of the other regions (mainly in the central and southern regions) are actually rotated by rice and wheat. Winter wheat is planted in autumn, and wheat is harvested in early summer. Then, rice is planted and harvested in autumn. Because the Chinese people have always known the use of manure (nitrogen fertilizer) and plant ash (potassium fertilizer), even if they continue to use the land, they still get a lot of harvest every year. So, when others decided to leave the land with grass, Marin planned to plant winter wheat ... In medieval Europe, farmers used to plant only one crop a year. It is usually planted in spring and harvested in autumn. There are also varieties of winter wheat, but Marin almost wanted to scold his mother after hearing about the growth cycle of winter wheat ... Because the winter wheat in medieval Europe was planted in the late autumn and early winter, it can grow in a cycle, which makes people vomit blood. Because, in this era, although European winter wheat was also planted in October and November, the harvest season should be July or August of the next year ... Marin clearly remembered that the winter wheat of his family in the previous life was clearly harvested in May. After harvesting, first apply some manure to the ground as the bottom fertilizer, and there is still time to plant rice. Then, in October, rice could be harvested ... However, in this era, the pit father''s European winter wheat grew more than two months later than later generations of winter wheat, making it impossible to plant other crops at the end of spring and early summer. After the winter wheat has been received, the land can only be put on hold for a few months, and the next round of winter wheat planting will cause a serious waste of land. However, it is not surprising to think that Europeans are still undergoing large-scale fallow ... Indica wheat is different from rye. In Europe, wheat prices are much higher than rye. In the German region, a pound of rye costs just 1 Finney. A pound of wheat is as high as 5 fennies. The difference between the two is as high as 5 times. Later, this gap will become even larger, reaching as much as seven times. Indica wheat is different from rye. Rye is better to serve. Farming can be extensive and the demand for water is not great. Wheat is much weaker than rye, and its irrigation water demand is greater than rye. Medieval Europeans cultivated extensively. Generally, they simply turned the ground with a light plough, sprinkled with rye seeds, and poured water. Then, just sit and wait for the harvest ... The techniques of ¡°hole sowing¡±, deep tillage, weeding, and fertilization of rye that were previously promoted on the island by Marmalin ~ www.novelhall.com ~ are actually used for intensive cultivation of wheat. Now the serfs were more familiar. So, when planting 500 Yogurt winter wheat, it went smoothly. However, because the native varieties of medieval Europe were used, the next wheat harvest will have to wait until July or August next year, which is very pit ... Only, considering the high price of wheat, even if a farming season is wasted, the price of wheat 5 times higher than rye is enough to make Marin more. However, Marin is not satisfied with this. If there is a winter wheat variety with a shorter growing season, Marin can even replant soybeans after the winter wheat is harvested. In this way, Marin can not only get a lot of soybean oil, but also give horses better feed than oats. Moreover, soybeans can fix nitrogen and increase land fertility. The land that has been planted with soybeans and used for winter wheat will be significantly more fertile ... However, if you want to obtain a winter wheat variety with a shorter growing period, Europe currently does not have it, and Marin has not learned agricultural technology, and will not cultivate excellent wheat varieties. Therefore, he can only consider going to Daming in the East to buy winter wheat varieties with shorter growing seasons and "almighty" soybeans ... Therefore, great navigation is still necessary ... Also, Marin suddenly remembered that it seemed that winter wheat needed potassium fertilizer. Potassium fertilizer can help winter wheat to resist cold and increase yield. German potassium reserves are relatively abundant. At one time, Germany was still the world''s largest exporter of potassium fertilizer. Like the Harz Mountains, there are several large potash mines. Marin began to figure out whether to send someone to buy those potash mines as a potash fertilizer reserve. After all, relying on plants and plants as potassium fertilizer, the content is too low ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 81： Fish scraps Speaking of potassium fertilizer, as a rural child, Marin naturally thought of phosphate fertilizer. Crop fertilization generally requires three fertilizers: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. In ancient China, manure application was actually nitrogen fertilizer. Because the stool contains nitrogen. However, nitrogen alone is not enough. Europeans do not fertilize, so the wheat yield is only a hundred pounds per mu. Huaxia people apply manure, and the yield per mu can reach more than 200 kilograms. Later, in addition to applying manure, the Huaxia people also sprinkled grass and ash into the ground. Plant ash contains potassium, barely considered a weakened potassium fertilizer. After applying these two kinds of natural fertilizers, the wheat yield of Huaxia people can reach 300 kg per mu. The paddy field in the south of the Yangtze River, because of the ditch, is full of fish and shrimp. These fish and shrimp are rich in phosphorus. After the fish and shrimp died, the phosphorus infiltrated into the ground. The effect is equivalent to the phosphate fertilizer of later generations. Therefore, some Jiangnan paddy fields with manure, plant ash, and phosphorus rich in phosphorus can produce high yields of five to six hundred kilos per mu. Because in this field, the three elements of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are complete ... Of course, the ancients did not understand the principle of fertilizer, and did not know that dead fish and shrimp could also fertilize the field. Therefore, it has been circulating that the land in the south is fertile and the land in the north is barren. In fact, it is not the case at all. The actual situation of the later generations proved that as long as three kinds of chemical fertilizers were applied, the fields in the north and south were as productive. On Texel Island, Marin promoted manure and plant ash. However, the vegetation resources on Texel Island are not as abundant as inland. The plant ash has a limited potassium content, so Marin sent people to the Harz Mountains to buy bitter mines (potassium mines) and directly apply potassium salts as potassium fertilizer. However, it is very difficult to get this phosphate fertilizer. Because, Morocco is rich in phosphate fertilizer, Marin can not afford to mess with. Even Western Sahara, another area rich in phosphate fertilizers, is under Moroccan control. Bian Marin has read a cross novel before, and knows that near Ayun in Western Sahara, there is a very large phosphate mine with reserves of 2 billion tons, not far from the sea. However, it is now a Moroccan territory. Morocco is not too strong, but it is definitely not weak. It was no problem that they pulled out 20,000 or more Arabian cavalry. Therefore, if you want to conquer the phosphate ore in Western Sahara, you must ask the Moroccan''s machete first. As for trading with Moroccans, buying phosphate ore can be done after more than a hundred years, but now absolutely not ... Because, after the 17th century, the Holy See declined, authority no longer existed, and everyone could trade with the pagans, no problem. But now the end of the 15th century, the authority of the Holy See is still strong. If it is a big country like Spain or Portugal, it may be possible not to give face to the Holy See. As for Marin''s Texel, he did not dare to give the Holy See a face. Trading with pagans, but also Christians'' deadly rivals, could easily be declared heresy by the Holy See. The Holy See itself may be combative, but now the Holy See has a strong appeal. If he is on the Holy See''s blacklist, Marin is waiting to be beaten ... Therefore, before the Reformation and the Religious War in Europe, Marin was absolutely afraid to confront the Holy See. Defeating Morocco is currently unlikely. Therefore, with regard to phosphate fertilizer, Marin must think of other methods ... I remember when I was studying chemistry in middle school in the past, Marin heard a junior high school chemistry teacher say that the bones and scales of fish are rich in phosphorus. Even in fish and fish offal, the phosphorus content is good. Ò²¾ÍÊÇ˵ "That is to say, fish bones, fish scales and fish offal can also be used as low-level phosphate fertilizer?" Marin thought at the table. Thinking of this, Marin took a few attendants and hurried to the two fishing ports of Tholencher and Oddshilde for field investigation. Sure enough, whenever a fishing boat returns to Hong Kong, after a large number of marine fish are unloaded, fishermen start to kill fish ... A large number of fish scales were hung down and dropped on the ground randomly. A large amount of fish offal was discarded and even thrown into the sea ... ÿ´Î Every time after eating, many fishermen ¡¯s homes also have a lot of leftover fish bones, which are treated as garbage and randomly discarded ... "Mom! It''s too wasteful!" Marin was distressed during the inspection. "Master, what''s wrong?" Asked Bansall. ÕâЩ "These ... are all good phosphate fertilizers! Just throw them away for nothing!" "Phosphate fertilizer? What the hell?" Sauer''s full question mark ~ www.novelhall.com ~ said you didn''t know ... "Marin shook his head. On the next day, Marin issued an order that all fishermen in the two major fishing ports be ordered to collect and hand over the fish scraps (except for the highly toxic fish gall) and the remaining fish bones after eating fish. Anyone who throws it away without permission will be fined ... The collected scraps of fish scales, fish offal, fish bones and other fish, Marin planned to organize people, dried them, and then smashed them into natural green fertilizer similar to plant ash. Or throw it directly into the manure pit and ferment the manure with the feces and plant ash. Although the phosphorus content of this fish-killing waste is far less than that of phosphate fertilizer. However, it can also provide a plant-like effect. Furthermore, due to Marin''s strong support, there are now more than two dozen fishing ports in the two fishing ports of Tholencher and Oddshilde. Every day, the two fishing ports handle dozens of tons of fish alone. These scraps contain about 1% of phosphorus content. Although it can''t keep up with the special phosphate fertilizer, but the amount is too large, it can still be used as phosphate fertilizer. Manure (nitrogen fertilizer), potassium fertilizer (potassium salt) and phosphate fertilizer (fishing waste) three fertilizers have been fully applied, not to mention that it has reached the level of jin per mu in future generations, at least similar to that of the upper rice fields in the south of the Ming Dynasty, reaching five acres. Six hundred catties per acre ... In other words, Marlin intended to use it as the most primitive and natural phosphate fertilizer that was originally discarded by fishermen as garbage. Www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the latest and fastest book readers. The most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 82： Formal formation As time goes into the end of the fall, Marin''s expected musketeers and armorers are also recruited from Spain and southern Germany, respectively. In order to recruit these craftsmen, Marin had a lot of trouble. Because Marin is extremely short of talent. Moreover, none of his men knew Spanish. To this end, helplessly, Marin could only seek help from Jewish merchants who traveled throughout Europe. But tragically, Jewish businessmen have been mixed well in other countries, but they are tragedy in Spain. Because, as early as 1492, Spain (including the Kingdom of Aragon and Castilla) under the auspices of two husband and wife kings, persecuted the Jews. Except for a small number of Jews in Spain who converted to Catholicism, most of the Jews were deported, and their property was also confiscated and robbed. Therefore, even the most powerful Jewish merchants could not go to Spain in Spain to help Marin hire a craftsman who manufactured the Musktor musket. Fortunately, a Jewish businessman came up with a solution-he came forward and asked a familiar Italian businessman to go to Spain and hire a musketeer. In this way, after paying double commissions, Marin struggled to obtain 20 Spanish artisans who were good at making Muskite muskets. The recruitment of armor craftsmen is much smoother, because armor craftsmen are basically from the southern part of Germany. Marin casually hired a number of articulate businessmen, and let them hire 30 armor craftsmen from areas such as Augsburg and Nuremberg. In fact, Marin did not lack armor. In his hand, there were 1,000 sets of plate armor seized from France. However, the body plate is too bulky, only suitable for heavy armor knight equipment. However, what Marin wanted to do was the Spanish Phalanx, mainly infantry. Therefore, even if the breastplate of the whole body is removed and worn, it is a bit bulky. In addition, bulky and light. Mainly, the waist of the body armor was restricted by the plate armor itself, and it was inconvenient to turn around and move. Marin recruited these armor craftsmen to build steel helmets and breastplates. In addition, a chain mail belt must be created. As an infantry, the breastplate worn is naturally a three-quarter breastplate of the two iron plates. However, this breastplate is not defensive to the waist. It would be miserable if the enemy''s spearman poked at his waist. Therefore, Marin thought about it, or equipped the soldier with a chain belt that does not affect the activity, which has a certain degree of protection and does not affect the activity. After the craftsmen arrived, Marin hurriedly imported a large number of iron ingots and chains from the United Kingdom (used to make chain mail belts), and created three sets of Muskite muskets and infantry-steel helmets and three quarters Breastplate and chain mail belt. Of course, the construction of spears and engineering spades did not fall. After a long period of overtime, by the end of November, the craftsmen had created 200 Musktor muskets and a large three-piece infantry set. With the equipment, the recruitment of Phalanx infantry was immediately put on the agenda ... Marin remembered that the earliest German mercenaries seemed to be from Alsace, Wurttemberg, Baden and Tyrol, Austria. The farmers of Alsace and the mountain people of Wurttemberg were the main force of the early German mercenaries (Landsknechts). Alsace is located on the border between Shenra and France, where the land is fertile. However, there are more people and less land. Therefore, there is a lot of surplus labor here. For example, the extra serfs driven out by the manor ... As for the W¨¹rttemberg area, it goes without saying that most of the whole area is mountainous, with many mountain people, and it is also savage. This is somewhat similar to the Swiss region. Swiss mercenaries are also basically composed of Swiss mountain people. Mountain people living in the mountains, because they often take mountain roads, have good physical fitness. Coupled with the mountains to eat mountains, often go hunting in the mountains or something, maybe they have to fight some fierce beasts. Moreover, because the mountains are barren, they often need to endure hunger and starvation, so their willpower is good. Therefore, their ability to survive and fight is often better than that of farmers in the plains. For example, the brave Danyang soldiers of the Three Kingdoms period came from Danyang County, a mountainous area (now Xuancheng, Anhui, not the modern Danyang that sells glasses). Kahn and Kohler are from the edge of the Black Forest in the Principality of Wurttemberg. Marin considered that the Tyrol region of Austria is the reserved place of the Habsburgs, and people here are often more loyal to the Habsburgs. Therefore, Marin first ruled out recruiting in Tyrol. So, Marin''s choice is only Alsace and Baden-Wurttemberg. After much deliberation, Marin decided to recruit half in each of the two regions. Among them, Kohler was naturally recruited in the Baden-Wurttemberg area. Kahn accompanied a group of soldiers to protect Kohler and was responsible for bringing recruits back to Texel. It was Schwartz who went to Alsace to recruit troops. He will be in charge of recruiting bankrupt farmers and serfs in Alsace. The peasants in Alsace may not be as personal as the brave Wurttembergers, but they are better at obedience and discipline. However, these serf-born soldiers were obedient, but lacked courage. Therefore, Marin needs ordinary brave Wurttemberg mountain people to drive these Alsatian farmers. The courage of the mountain people will stimulate Alsatian farmers to become more brave. And the discipline of Alsace farmers will infect those mountain people who are too free. It can be said that the two can affect each other. What Marin has to do is to mix the two, let them influence each other, and control them in a good direction. As for the "Father of German Mercenaries", Franz Berg, Marin did not arrange for him to participate in recruiting. In Germany, recruiting is an important ability. If a person can recruit a large number of mercenaries in a short period of time, then that person will be noticed. Because this is an era when mercenaries are all the rage. Whoever has more mercenaries has more status. Obviously, Schwartz and Kahn brothers are Marin''s close friends. Cultivation of recruiting capabilities ~ www.novelhall.com ~ naturally give them priority. And Fronzberg was a thug that Marin intended to give to the emperor, not Marin''s confidant. Therefore, recruiting ability, an important ability in the era of mercenaries, Marin currently does not want to cultivate. Moreover, because Marin had dug a lot of Frisian corners and recruited many Frisian fishermen, Marin was also worried that the Frisian aristocratic Republic would come to him for trouble. Therefore, Marin also needed Frenzberger, with 300 men left behind, stationed in Denburg, in case of a possible attack by the Frisian aristocracy. At the same time, Marin promised to Frentzberg that the leader of the first square in Texel will be Frentzberg. This made the young Frenzberg excited and grateful to Marin. As for the "trivial matter" that did not allow him to recruit soldiers, Franz Berg immediately let go. Before the Schwartz and Kahn brothers set out to recruit troops, Marlint urged-Never recruit unemployed nomads in those cities. This is because many of the unemployed nomads in these cities are of mixed origins. It''s okay to let them fight the downwind battle. If they encounter a tough battle, they can easily take the lead to escape. And the serfs and mountain people, although they have little knowledge, are relatively simple and obedient. They have a simple heart, and there are no small people from the city in their hearts. These people, as long as they are trained and flickered, are definitely a powerful military force ... Chapter 83： Coast Guard Marin''s worry became a reality. Through the information brought by some merchants, he learned that the Frisian aristocratic republic across the sea was very dissatisfied with Marin''s wantonly recruitment of Frisian fishermen. Most of these Frisian fishermen''s harvests were originally handed over to the Frisian aristocrats. However, when Marin recruited them, it was tantamount to robbing the interests of the Frisian nobles directly. So, the parliament of the Frisian Noble Republic of Groningen is discussing whether to give Marin some lessons ... Killing Marin, these Frisian nobles are afraid to do so, which will break the rules and offend the emperor and give the emperor an excuse to annex. However, it was no problem to send troops to attack Texel Island, to **** some of it, and to bring back the recruited Frisian fishermen by the way, and no one would gossip. Because, Marin snatched the Frisian fishermen first. Marin certainly won''t sit still, so he intends to strengthen the defense of Texel ... Although Texel Island is an island, it is quite special. Because this island cannot be landed on all sides. Mainly, two-thirds of the coast around Texel Island are shallow shallow seas. Whenever the tide ebbs, two-thirds of the shallow seas surrounding Texel Island become silty beaches. After the high tide, it became shallow. If ships are landed in these areas, they can easily run aground. Boats are fine. Big ships must not be near the coast in these areas, or they must be stranded. On the entire island of Texel, there is only the Mars waterway in the southern waters and the area of ??Odeshilde on the southeast coast. It belongs to an area with sufficient water depth, suitable for larger ships to dock, and suitable for landing. Therefore, in order to prepare for the attack by the Frisian Aristocratic Republic, it is sufficient to defend the coastal areas south and southeast of the island. Among them, the focus of arming is on the two coasts of Tholencher and Oderschild and the nearby coast. At present, the most effective way to defend the ships of the Aristocratic Republic of Friesland is to build a battery. The turret can be equipped with heavy artillery and bombard with enemy ships. Moreover, the turret is generally built of stone, and has a strong ability to resist iron ball shells. But ships are different. The current ships, until the mid-19th century, were all wooden hulls. The anti-strike capability of iron ball cannonballs is very limited. Wooden warships and coastal artillery in stone fortresses are bound to suffer. In addition, shore defense guns can be made very large and very powerful. The artillery on wooden boats is often greatly restricted and cannot be made too heavy. Otherwise, the boat is equipped with a cannon, and the recoil of the cannon may overturn the wooden boat. As a result, Marin immediately clapped and built shore defences at the two ports of Tholencher and Oderschild to prepare for a possible attack by the Frisian aristocracy. Texel Island does not have the ability to make guns, nor the artisans who make guns. Right now, at the end of the 15th century, the artillery craftsman is definitely a top talent in Europe. Even in those big countries, artisans who can cast guns are high-end talents. Marin can easily recruit artillery guns, but it is difficult to recruit artillery craftsmen. Therefore, he can only choose to buy artillery. For this reason, Marin sent a manpower and hired Jewish merchants to help them inquire about the source of the artillery ... After inquiring, Marin learned that the level of the Holy Roman Empire''s cast guns was average, and only small bronze guns could be cast for land warfare. This is because the Holy Roman Empire was a land-based country. Moreover, in the southern part of the Empire, close to the Alps, artillery needs to be portable and able to cross the Alps. Therefore, artillery cannot be cast very large. The artillery required for coastal defense turrets must be heavy artillery. Therefore, the artillery of the Shen Luo Empire clearly did not meet the requirements. In addition, France is also a country that attaches great importance to casting guns, and has good casting gun technology. However, Marin lost his face because of Charles VIII. Therefore, it is impossible to buy guns with the French. Therefore, Marin could only look at other countries-Britain, Portugal and Spain ... However, the feedback from those sent out is not good ... According to the feedback from the people who sent to Spain and Portugal, Spain and Portugal are currently the most popular bronze after-loading guns-the so-called Fran machine guns in the Ming Dynasty. This gun has a range of only 2,000 feet (666 meters, recorded in the Ming Dynasty). It is definitely not suitable for shore defense guns. Even if used as a naval gun, the power is slightly small. However, because the sailing era has just entered, the Europeans have not paid much attention to the power of naval guns. Therefore, the popularity of this small-powered bronze cannon is also reasonable. The development of European artillery technology was about the 16th century. Due to the needs of naval battles, heavy artillery such as "Hongyi Cannon" was developed. Moreover, bronze artillery can''t be made too big. Because bronze has a major flaw-it tends to soften when overheated. The smaller caliber bronze guns are fine, the larger ones are different. Large-calibre artillery has high bore pressure. When the barrel was overheated, the gun wall became soft. Although the bronze is not as soft as pure copper after overheating, it eventually softens. The small bore caliber pressure is good. Because the large bore gun has a high bore pressure, it is easy to deform the inner wall of the barrel when firing under overheating conditions. In this case, the artillery is useless. Therefore, bronze guns cannot be cast too large, only small and medium-sized ones. Want to cast heavy artillery, can only choose to cast artillery with iron. Moreover, cast iron guns are much cheaper than bronze guns. After all, European copper prices were expensive until the development of the Swedish copper mine and the Dutch acquired Japanese copper. Casting heavy guns with a large amount of copper is absolutely costly. Marlin was originally disappointed, but there was good news from Britain ... The personnel sent to the United Kingdom to buy artillery were divided into several groups. The first few people did not bring good news. But the men and women sent to Sussex (or Sussex) in Britain brought back the good news. Sussex is located on the southeast coast of the United Kingdom. Since Dijon in France produced cast iron in the middle of the 15th century, this technology has gradually spread, and more than a decade ago, it reached Weald in Sussex, which faces France across the sea. As a result, artillery founders in Wild, Sussex, began experimenting with casting iron using cast iron. Because cast iron is much cheaper than bronze. Ê®¼¸ After more than a decade of trials, Sussex County''s gunners used cast iron blocks to cast a cast iron Kofelin cannon. According to the descriptions of the staff, this type of cast iron gun under test is a 12-pound gun. Originally, the old gunner Johnson wanted to cast an 18-pound Kofelin long-barreled gun. However, cast iron technology of this era ... ÀÏ When the old Johnson cast adopted the 18-pound caliber, because of steel quality problems, the gun barrel often exploded. As a result, Johnson''s nephew was also seriously injured and disabled. In desperation, the old Johnson had to reduce the caliber without reducing the total weight, making the cast iron gun a 12 pound class. Old Johnson nearly exhausted his fortune in order to develop such a front-mounted heavy-duty cast-iron cannon. Right now, he has only made preliminary progress. Old Johnson''s goal was to upgrade the cast iron gun to a 18-pound gun. Then, use this unique technique to find the king ... "The 18-pound Kou Feilin''s long-barreled gun ... Is this ... the legendary ''Hongyi Cannon''?" Marin was taken aback. He remembered that the first batch of Hongyi cannons that the Portuguese sold to Daming more than a century later appeared to be 18-pound Kofelin cannons salvaged from a British sunken ship. And this old gunner named Johnson is probably one of the earliest developers of the Hongyi Cannon ... "Talent, you must not let go!" As a result, Marin ordered that someone be sent to Weld, Sussex, England, to invite the old Johnson family to Texel Island, to cast guns for Marin. Marin''s men have long inquired, because the British "Red and White Rose War" still has its aftermath, and Henry VII is still anxious to clean up the domestic opposition. Therefore, he hasn''t noticed this one. And the old Johnson, not a regular and royal caster of the kingdom, was just a folk caster who had worked with regular craftsmen to cast the gun. Moreover, the old Johnson''s cast-iron cannon has not yet been finalized and recommended to the kingdom, let alone adopted and valued. Therefore, the old Johnson is still not a British national treasure-level gunner. Therefore, it is not difficult to recruit old Johnson, at least it will not be blocked by British officials. Marlint sent Heidel Lehmann, Mayor of Den Burg, to lead the team to Weld, Sussex, to secretly solicit the old Johnson family. After giving young men of the old Johnsons a "high salary" of 1 shilling per day (the average daily wage of a craftsman is only 3 pence), Johnson, the family of cast guns, moved to Den Burg on Texel as a whole and started to specialize Lin Zhuao. As for the problem of the old Johnson bombing problem, Marin actually already has a solution. The bombardment of a cast iron cannon is nothing more than pig iron used in the cannon, which has too many impurities, such as sulfur and phosphorus, which results in the artillery barrel being brittle. In addition, pig iron has too high a carbon content, and although it has high strength and insufficient toughness, it is not suitable for casting guns. What is really suitable for casting cannons are actually wrought iron and medium and low carbon steel. Âí Although Marin is unprofessional about how to make steel, he has also learned many theories from many novels. For example, he knows that an important secret of the early British iron cannons that were not easy to blast is the use of a reverberatory furnace for secondary refining of pig iron. The so-called reflection furnace is a relatively closed furnace (including air inlet and air outlet). After the pig iron and scrap iron are put into the furnace, the heat in the furnace cannot be dissipated because of the relatively closed space. After reaching the furnace roof and the furnace wall, they are reflected back to concentrate the iron. After several hours of refining, plus some slagging agents (the simplest slagging agent is quicklime, which can be used to remove sulfur and phosphorus). Then, after cleaning up the waste **** (due to the density problem, the waste **** is usually floated on the molten iron, it can be removed by fishing), and then wrought iron or steel is obtained (the carbon content needs to be controlled). The well-known steel-making open hearth furnace is actually a heat storage chamber inside the reflex furnace. The British Empire fully mastered the refining furnace refining technology in the 18th century, which also made the British-made iron cannons of good quality and difficult to blow. And because the French did not understand this technology, until the early 19th century, naval guns were still easy to bomb. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that France and other European powers initially learned about refining furnace refining technology. But then, the open hearth appeared, and mankind entered the age of open hearth steelmaking. The artillery has also entered the era of forged guns from cast cannons. (The so-called forging gun is to place the steel column under a large hydraulic press of thousands of tons or even tens of thousands of tons, and press hard cold forging to make the internal structure of the steel column extremely compact and strong. Then, A good steel column is drilled with a high-strength drill bit to obtain a very strong and durable gun wall. The cast artillery, because the molecular structure of the gun body is relatively loose, can withstand a bore pressure that is greater than that of forging of the same volume The gun is much lower. Therefore, in the early foundry guns, the gun body is generally thick. The modern forged guns are relatively thin.) Marin is not a steel major, but I have read a lot of related technical posts. UU reads He won''t do it by himself, but he will direct others to do it. The structure of this reverberatory furnace is very simple. He could command the craftsmen to make one, and then make high-quality wrought iron and steel. Then, using wrought iron or medium and low carbon steel to cast cannons is definitely much better than cast iron cannons with a lot of impurities in this era, and it is not easy to blow the chamber. Of course, the reverberatory furnace technology is an "advanced technology" that only appeared in the 18th century, and Marin naturally cannot reveal it casually. So he considered using serfs with restricted freedom to do this. Because serfs could not leave their place of residence at will, and had no conditions to leak technology out. Even the life and death of the serf''s entire family are in the hands of the lord, and the risks and costs of betrayal are enormous. Artisans recruited like Old Johnson are free in identity. If someone else pays a high price, he may be tempted to leak the technology. Moreover, before coming to Texel, Old Johnson signed an agreement with Heidel Lehman, stipulating that Texel must not restrict their personal freedom. In this regard, Marin must also abide by the contract. Otherwise, he would not be able to recruit more artisans. Of course, those are the last words. The most important thing for Marin right now is to let the Johnson family first help him cast more 12-pound cast iron guns for shore defense. At the moment, three-pound guns, four-pound guns, and six-pound guns are more popular in Europe. More than 10-pound guns are considered heavy artillery. Marin used a 12-pound gun at the coastal fortress, which was absolutely enough to suppress the warships of the Frisian Noble Republic. Because, according to information, the largest caliber artillery on several warships owned by the Friesland Aristocratic Republic was only a 6-pound gun, and it was not an opponent of a 12-pound gun. UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 84： To build a shipyard Old Johnson''s family, soon took a boat to Texel Island. At the same time, Old Johnson brought many of the tools of his cannon workshop in Weld to the ship. Among them, there are dozens of air-dried mud molds. When the old Johnsons arrived on Texel Island, Marin arranged for them to build a cannon workshop on a small river south of Denborg. In addition, in order to facilitate the use of hydraulic machinery by Old Johnson, Marin also specially issued male labor throughout the island. In the upper reaches of the river, a dam was built to raise the water level to facilitate the use of hydraulic machinery in Old Johnson''s cannon workshop. However, Old Johnson told Marin that the 12-pound heavy cannon he is currently casting is actually very easy to blow. It''s just that this chance is not too big. Moreover, the qualified rate of casting heavy artillery and artillery is less than 20%. The remaining 80% are waste products. He also knew this well. Heavy artillery casting is a difficult problem. This problem was not solved until the time of the American Civil War by an officer named Rodman. This is the so-called "Rodman casting method". Alas, although Marin knew it well, he did not want to tell the old Johnson this way. Because, old Johnson is a British subject. If Henry VII thought of him one day, an edict, Old Johnson might return. According to the contract, Marin could not stop him. For this reason, Marin intends to keep it secret for the time being. Then, in the serf family on the island, he picked a group of smart young people, let them enter the forge gun workshop, and learned the forge gun with Old Johnson. Marin''s plan is to wait for these "owners" to learn how to cast cannons, and then let them try the "Rodman casting method". For the 12-pound cast iron gun that Old Johnson said is still easy to explode, Marin thought for a few days and finally thought of a way ... The reason why the old Johnson''s cast iron cannon is easy to blow up is obviously a material problem and has nothing to do with the technology of the cannon. The source of the material for his cannon was naturally a cast iron block produced in Sussex. In order to satisfy the old Johnson cast gun, Marin has sent ships to import a large number of cast iron blocks in Sussex, England. These cast iron blocks are all pig iron and are not suitable for casting guns. But Marin has a way to process these cast iron ingots into cooked iron ... The specific method is to put these pig iron imported from Britain into a reverberatory furnace for refining. Then, the refined wrought iron is cast into iron ingots to obtain the wrought iron ingots. The appearance of the wrought iron and pig iron is not much different, and the old Johnson could not see it. And the old Johnson held the refined wrought iron casting cannon, the quality must be greatly improved. Moreover, the old Johnson would not understand the mystery ... As a result, Marin recruited several young blacksmiths on the island''s serfs who knew how to make iron, and they were responsible for refining pig iron imported from Britain into mature iron. To this end, Marin sent people to buy refractory materials, built a few simple "earth" reverberatory furnaces, using coal from Huffman Manor as fuel, to refine pig iron. The reverberatory furnaces of these soils are actually large crucible furnaces. The surrounding furnace walls have been thickened in accordance with Marin''s instructions to prevent heat loss. In addition, the crucible furnace has special air inlets and outlets to supply oxygen for refining. In order to increase the oxygen supply, the air inlet is also equipped with a special hydraulic blower. In order to make **** and remove sulfur and phosphorus, Marin also sent ships to Amsterdam to buy slagging agent-quicklime. This is different from the Puddling kneading method that was popular in the 18th century in England. It is a combination of Puddling kneading method and Hundsman crucible method. The reason why the low-cost Pudrin method is not used is because the temperature of the smelting method is low, only 1400 degrees, and the quality of the refined steel is only better than that of pig iron, and not as good as that of open hearth steel. However, this also has some disadvantages. The main reason is that fuel consumption is high. However, because it is an important artillery, Marin can bear it, even if it costs more. After all, gun quality is important to the safety of Texel. For civilian use, ordinary pig iron is sufficient. It is not necessary to use high-quality and high-cost wrought iron and low-carbon steel. In this way, under the guidance of Marin, a semi-suspended "brick house", several local serf blacksmiths in Texel began to use the crucible reverberatory furnaces that were more primitive, and began to refining pig iron ingots imported from Britain. . In order to obtain high-quality steel, Marin extended the originally refined 6 to 8 hours to 10 hours. Although fuel-hungry, Marin didn''t care. Because this is the steel used for casting cannons. Uh ... While worrying about the problem of casting guns, Marin suddenly remembered that he should pay attention to the problem of shipbuilding. ʱ´ú The era of great sailing has begun, and when Da Gamma leads the fleet to India next year, the big sailing trade in Europe will officially begin. In any case, Marlin is unwilling to miss such historical moments. So he began to build ships and teams for voyages. For this reason, Marin personally came to the Frisian fishing village and selected 80 young Frisian fishermen who were willing to be sailors. However, these fishermen are obviously not trained to become qualified sailors. The experienced sailors who know how to sail in the oceans are mainly concentrated in Portugal and Spain. However, many nautical talents in Spain are not cultivated by themselves, but are imported from outside. For example, the discovery of Columbus for the Americas for Spain was actually a Genoa (harmony) from Italy. Only Portugal. Because of Prince Enrique, he has trained a large number of maritime talents and sailors and is a true maritime power. As for another more powerful maritime power, Venice, because it is only active in the Mediterranean Sea, it is not good at ocean navigation. Because the Mediterranean is relatively calm and there are no storms at all. It is completely different from sailing on the Atlantic Ocean and is not comparable. So, Marin thought about it, decided to send someone to Portugal, hire high-paying experienced captains and sailors, and train these young Frisian fishermen to make them truly qualified sailing talents. Of course, it is not enough to have sailors and captains, but also ships. To this end, Marin decided to send someone to Spain and Portugal to buy two larger Clark sailing ships. As for the size of the ship? Marin decided to refer to Dagama for India''s flagship, the "San Gabriel". Ê¥ "San Gabriel" is 27 meters long, 8.5 meters wide, 2.3 meters draught, 178 tons of displacement, and installed 20 Fran machine guns. This is the data for future generations. Although Marin did not see the flagship when Da Gama set off in July next year, he has long been familiar with these data. As a result, Marin wrote down the data of the "San Gabriel" and gave it to his men, intending to let them go to Spain and Portugal to buy two similar ships. By the time the sailor and captain are trained, it is almost time for Da Gamma to leave. At that time, Marin intends to let his two ships follow Dagama''s fleet to pick up ready-made peaches ... Alas, Marin knew that neither Clark nor Calavel were suitable for ocean sailing. The Caravel sail is too small to sail in shallow waters. The Wadden Sea is quite suitable for Caravel sailing, but ocean sailing is not as good as Clark sailing. However, Clark sailing boat is too wide, it has high resistance on the head, can''t get up fast, and it is easy to run aground. Columbus found the flagship of the Americas-the Clark ship "Santa Maria" stranded on Haiti. Let''s talk about the best sailing ship in the big voyage. Of course, it is the legendary Galen boat ... Speaking of it, the flying shears that developed later were faster. However, the clipper ship is too thin to fit artillery ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This is a big disadvantage. You know, there are many pirates in the era of great sailing. A ship without artillery is very dangerous. Therefore, in general, it is still better for Galen ships, not only can they have self-insurance capabilities, but also have a large cargo capacity. In Marlin''s mind, there are data and models of the legendary American warship "Constitution". Because, during his previous birthday, one of his sailing classmates gave him a model ship of the "Constitution". Marin was placed in the room, and every day, he was basically familiar with the shape of the Constitution. Umarin intended to build a gallen ship, so a shipyard was needed. When it comes to the shipbuilding industry, Venice is the most developed. However, the man-made boats in Venice are only suitable for sailing in the Mediterranean. To build ocean-going ships, you have to look at Portugal. Although Spain is stronger, sailing is less important than Portugal. Therefore, at this stage, the strongest ocean-going ship builder is Portugal. As a result, Marin decided to send someone to Portugal to recruit a group of shipbuilders to build a shipyard in Tholencher, first building Clark ships and Caravel ships. When the time is right, build a gallen ship. To this end, Marin once again contacted Jewish merchants and asked them to go to Portugal to help recruit skilled shipbuilders. The reason for finding Jews is that Jews are most likely to do business and buy people, and their footprints cover most of Europe, except for Spain, which is still a very popular place. Moreover, Marin now has a serious shortage of talent and has to resort to Jews. Therefore, when recruiting captains, sailors, and shipbuilding craftsmen, Marin had to turn to Jewish merchants and pay a lot of commissions ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read the latest, fastest and hottest serial works Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 85： The emperor was blackmailed While Marin was immersed in development on the island of Texel, there were many major events on the ground in Western Europe. Maximilian I, after hard-working negotiations like tug-of-war, finally got the ransom of more than one million gold coins from the bad luck of Charles VIII. In order to pay the high ransom, Charles VIII emptied the savings of the treasury and borrowed a large amount of money from the great Jewish merchants and the merchants of Genoa. But Charles VIII had to pay the ransom, because if he didn''t care about the death or life of the captured soldier, no one would kill him for the future. I watched the pile of gold and silver coins, the poor and crazy Maximilian I, woke up laughing many times. Then Maximilian I decided to expand the number of standing troops under the Habsburgs from 16,500 to 25,000. In addition, Maximilian I also invested a lot of money to set up a number of military factories in Innsbruck, Austria. As a knight control, Maximilian I began to personally participate in the development of the later famous Maximilian armor. Originally, this was developed by the emperor around 1500 in order to adapt to the needs of the war. Today, with sufficient funds, he certainly started research and development in advance. Moreover, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army, Maximilian I also purchased a number of artillery and equipped the army. Maximilian I was a military-savvy person, and he continued to be inspired by the century-long British-French war. The French began to be defeated frequently in front of the British longbowman, but later, not only was the French equipped with more protective plate armor, but also began to use a lot of artillery against the longbowmen, and then gradually gained victory and expelled the British from France. Go out. When the French fought, they often used hundreds of artillery and bombarded together, it was easy to open a big mouth on the front battlefield. In the last battle in Italy, the coalition forces were very lucky to win. In addition to being affected by syphilis and eager to run away, the French abandoned their artillery before, which is also an important reason for their failure. If Charles VIII carried hundreds of artillery and bombarded the Italian coalition together, the French would probably be able to defeat the Italian coalition. Therefore, Maximilian I was inspired to purchase 50 light bronze guns for his army. In addition to the original dozens of artillery pieces, the emperor''s army also had more than one hundred artillery pieces. However, the artillery of this era does not have a suitable turret or ears. To carry artillery on the road, you must carry a large number of heavy carriages to carry artillery. At this time, the artillery is generally a thick gun barrel. In each battle, someone must be sent to lift the gun tube from the carriage to the front and set it on the ground. Therefore, infantry cannons are generally not heavy and of small caliber. Because if the gun body is too heavy, the soldier can''t lift it at all. In order to place the artillery, the engineers need to dig wells to block the recoil of the artillery. In short, using artillery is very troublesome these days. Unlike later, a horse-drawn cannon with a wheeled cannon could quickly rush. ÔËËÍ Carrying artillery in carriages is very susceptible to terrain. Because of the mountain terrain, the carriage could not pass at all, and the artillery could not be transported. In the Swabian War of 1499, it was difficult for the emperor''s army to carry artillery to the Swiss plateau. As a result, the emperor''s coalition was severely taught by the Swiss spearmen. Uh ... However, for the emperor, he got great benefits and others were jealous ... Moreover, it is not the outsiders who are jealous, but the internal staff of the Hapsburg family ... Therefore, when Maximilian I was complacent, members of the near and side branches of the Habsburg family, what was Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Tyrol, Lower Tyrol, Stie Leah''s ... wait, wait, a bunch of my Duke and Earl came to Innsbruck, where Maximilian I lived, to fight the autumn wind ... Maximilian I was very hot. In his vision, these more than 1 million gold coins were the key to the rise of the Habsburgs. If it was given to these guys, what rise would he take? Originally, he planned to strengthen the army once the new type of plate armor was developed and defeat his biggest competitor, Hungary. Then, one by one, the princes who were dissatisfied with each other, finally made the Habsburgs truly the masters of the German region, not the nominal owners. Alas, his long-term vision does not mean that his relatives have a long-term vision ... Just as many relatives came to borrow money after someone broke out in Huaxia in the later generations, the branches of Habsburg also came to "borrow" money ... In this era, because agriculture was underdeveloped and the great voyage was just beginning, the finances of most nobles were very bad. It is not uncommon for the noble to owe money to the Hanseatic League. As a result, the Hanseatic League relied on loans to the nobles to obtain many trade privileges in Germany. I was like the emperor himself, who had owed more than 100,000 gold coins before. But after receiving the ransom, the emperor''s finances suddenly improved. But the relatives staring at the money also came to the door ... Moreover, the emperor is different from ordinary civilians. Ordinary civilians can manage themselves by themselves. They can choose not to lend money to relatives, and they will be scolded at most. However, the emperor could not ignore his relatives. Because his relatives are not simple goods. Hubsburg''s side branches, say less, are also a baron or something, the Duke and the Earl are also a bunch. As a nominal monarch, Maximilian I needed the support of these noble relatives. Without these people, he didn''t even have the energy to fight with the princes in the Imperial Parliament. After all, there were hundreds of princes, and the emperor was alone. If you quarrel with hundreds of people by yourself, you will definitely lose. Therefore, he had to draw in his relatives and the nobles of the Swabian Alliance to fight and fight for himself ... Therefore, the emperor cannot ignore the demands of these noble relatives, especially his important supporters. Of course, the emperor can''t follow the meaning of these guys. If you follow the meaning of these guys, we will share the million gold coins together. After repeated quarrels and even quarrels, the emperor painfully took out 200,000 gold coins and blocked his relatives'' mouths. In this regard, many people are not happy yet. If it wasn''t for the emperor''s righteousness of his family''s future, relatives would even have to divide up all the ransom. I didn''t expect that, immediately afterwards, the Duke and Earl of the Swabian League came to "borrow money" ... The Swabian Alliance is now the emperor''s greatest force to rely on ~ www.novelhall.com ~ more offensive than the emperor''s relatives. Otherwise, no one would support the emperor. Those relatives of their own family, let them go to the Imperial Parliament to help fight, as far as fighting power is concerned, they are all fighting. To fight, you have to rely on the Swabian Army and your own mercenaries (the officers are also mostly nobles from the Swabian Alliance). For this reason, the emperor endured his perseverance and pain, and "lent" 200,000 gold coins to the large nobles of Swabian. And, say "borrow", God knows when these guys will pay back. According to the virtues of the aristocracy in this era, it was "not bad for thousands of years, not for ten thousand years ..." Anyway, when Maximilian I felt that he was alive, he couldn''t see these guys returning money ... He was knocked down by his own 400,000 gold coins one after another, making the emperor''s heart unstoppable, but he could not say anything. Politics is about exchanging interests. You''re rich, don''t play with friends, don''t even think about having allies in the future. In order to show the national prestige, the emperor advertised that he had obtained 2000 high-ranking captives in France. Everyone knows that with this group of captives, the emperor will definitely have a large ransom. Therefore, these guys have long made plans to knock on the emperor. It can be said that they have been planning for a long time. Moreover, the emperor could not help but express his feelings. After the incident, the emperor was alone, crying for a long time in the bed. Not that the emperor was distressed by the money, but that Maximilian I''s great dream of rejuvenating the Habsburgs and integrating Germany was destroyed by almost half of his relatives and allies. It happened, the emperor could not attack. Therefore, he had to hide himself and weep ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 86： Edict of the pope When Maximilian I was hiding in the bed and crying, Charles VIII was so depressed in Paris that he wanted to cry ... In the beginning, because of the rampant syphilis, tens of thousands of French troops, I was destroyed. He withdrew a group of powerful men who looked at the normal and withdrew from the north. However, many of these powerful men who looked at the normal had contracted syphilis. However, they were still in an incubation period when they withdrew north, and did not erupt. After I fled back to France, some veterans in the army could not help being lonely, patronizing the prostitutes in Paris, and then ... the Parisians recruited ... You know, a prostitute can receive more than one guest every day. Sometimes, some more prostitutes can receive dozens of people every day. Then, the prostitute transmitted syphilis to many clients, and the client passed on to other prostitutes, and the other prostitutes passed on to other clients ... Repeatedly, thousands of people in Paris got terrible syphilis. Moreover, the initial version of syphilis looks very powerful. Later syphilis only rotten the lower body, and syphilis of this era was extremely overbearing and turned out to be rotten. Severe patients have sores and pus throughout the body, extremely terrifying ... Charles VIII suddenly remembered the advice Marin had given him that had lost his face. At the beginning, although Charles VIII also attached importance to syphilis, he did not expect that syphilis could spread so much. Regarding the letters sent by Marin before, Charles VIII was more of a symbol of Marin''s softness, without paying much attention. Moreover, Charles VIII believed that what Marin said was somewhat exaggerated. Unexpectedly, in just one year, there were thousands of patients with obvious severe syphilis in Paris, France, and there were signs of spread in other regions. All signs indicate that Marin''s previous concerns have basically become a reality. So Charles VIII began to fear. In the German region, Emperor Maximilian I controlled Austria and Burgundy, as well as the Swabian region and the Principality of Saxony, which were close to the emperor. Due to effective precautions, no syphilis was raged. Even if a few cases were found, they were quickly isolated. However, some vassal states in the northwestern part of Germany, because they insisted on confronting the emperor, did not take seriously the reminder of the emperor. Therefore, by the end of 1496, these areas were also severely affected by syphilis because of their close trade relations with France ... The worst thing is Italy. As the earliest area of ??syphilis transmission, people in the Kingdom of Naples talk about syphilis. Northern Italy has also begun to spread. At the same time, the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Maximilian I, was not a very good person. At the beginning, he was completely indifferent to the raging of syphilis in France and Italy, and even had some good luck. However, with the spread of syphilis in France and Italy, he realized that if the syphilis of neighbouring countries were allowed to spread, sooner or later it would also affect Austria and Burgundy. Because any European country has frequent exchanges with its neighbors. If syphilis spreads in neighboring countries, then Germany will not run away. The spread of syphilis in some vassal countries proves this. After much thought, Maximilian I decided to communicate with Pope Alexander VI, hoping that the Pope would come forward to control the spread of syphilis. Maximilian I had control over Austria and Burgundy in Germany, and had no influence over other countries. Moreover, other countries only recognized him as the King of Germany, not an emperor. Therefore, to control the spread of syphilis throughout Europe, the Pope must be relied on. At the moment, Protestantism has not yet risen, the Holy See''s prestige is still there, and the Pope is still the most prestigious person in Western Europe. Therefore, it is fair to ask the Pope to control the spread of syphilis. For this reason, Maximilian I personally wrote to the Pope, telling the source and transmission method of syphilis, hoping that the Pope could curb the spread of syphilis by controlling people''s promiscuity. At the same time, Maximilian I was vicious and ordered the temporary closure of all brothels in Austria and Burgundy. However, in order to appease the mercenaries, Maximilian I still retained a group of military prostitutes, and after isolation and inspection of no syphilis lurking, he served his mercenaries. In Italy, Pope Alexander VI is worried about the increasingly raging syphilis. Although, Alexander VI was the most shameless pope in history, he secretly adopted a mistress, and his private life was chaotic. However, he was also afraid of this terrible syphilis. Not only him, but also the bishops of Rome, who were scared of the ravages of syphilis. You know, since the late Roman Empire, the private life of the Italians has been indulged. In Italy, it is not uncommon for high-level clergy to secretly host mistresses and lower clergy to prostitutes. Although there are many upright priests, there are also many priests who do not check their private lives. In particular, Pope Alexander VI was a wonderful work in itself. Under his leadership, it was not uncommon for clergymen to play tricks. What disturbed Alexander VI the most was that there were several clergy members in the territory of the Papal State who had contracted terrible syphilis. However, it is clear that the Italians still cannot figure out how this terrible infectious disease comes ... After receiving the letter from Maximilian I and reading it, Alexander VI did not understand the source of syphilis ... "This abominable Columbus thought he had discovered something great. It turned out to be a barren land and brought back this terrible disease!" Pope Alexander VI was gritted with teeth. As a Spaniard, Alexander VI had applauded the discovery of the New World by Columbus. Unexpectedly, Columbus went to the New World, did not bring back gold, but brought back a terrible infectious disease. So, Alexander VI sent someone to Sicily to investigate. Sure enough, syphilis was brought back from the "barren continent" by the sailor that Columbus wore on ... "Damn, I really should send the **** (the sailor who was infected with syphilis and brought it back to Europe) to the stake!" But in fact, the sailor who was first infected with syphilis and brought to Sicily has died of syphilis and died in his hometown of Sicily ... As a pope, Alexander VI obviously did not want the church members under his control to fall ill and die. Because these believers pay tithes to the church. So, Alexander VI decided to "save" Catholics and save tithes ... For this reason, the Pope specifically issued an order for the problem of syphilis ... "Recently, an evil infectious disease, syphilis (in English, Marin" invented it ") was brought back to Europe by the unruly Columbus crew, brought to Sicily, and spread to Naples ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This kind of infectious disease is spread through indiscriminate communication. However, those who contract the disease are caused by indulgence in private life, and it is not a pity ... " "But God is merciful after all, and he does not want to see the spread of this evil. Therefore, I, Alexander VI, on behalf of the Holy See, began to abstain (for husbands and wives) from all God ¡¯s people for the time being. Visit brothels to avoid the spread and spread of malaria. If you violate this order, you will be punished. In addition, all persons found to be infected must be quarantined in the designated area. After their death, the corpses are burned ... This ban is until the syphilis disappears. Cancel ... " At this time, syphilis has not yet spread throughout Europe, but has spread in Italy, France, parts of Spain, and parts of western Germany. In other countries, there are basically no cases of syphilis. The decree issued by the Pope under the influence of Maximilian I was very timely and effective. Medieval Europeans were too stupid. Without Marin''s intervention, it is estimated that the source and mode of transmission of syphilis will not be understood until syphilis has spread throughout Europe. By then, even if you want to control, there is no way out. But now it''s different, because the Pope has some control over Western Europe. In addition, the spread of syphilis is not large, so with this order, syphilis can be suppressed in advance. Marin is not good-hearted, what to save the Europeans. Instead, he was very worried that syphilis, which spreads very fast, would harm the troops and civilians under his control. After all, it''s common for mercenaries to find prostitutes when they''re fine. If you are infected with syphilis, you can bring down the army without going to the battlefield and fight a hairy battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are here ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 87： Unlucky columbus After the Pope''s Decree was issued, there was an uproar throughout Europe. People suddenly discovered that visiting the kiln was a horrible thing that would kill lives. As a result, the people who visited the kiln suddenly disappeared. Ç° Before the Reformation took place, the authority of the Pope was unparalleled. Therefore, the Pope''s Decree is very effective. Moreover, this time the Pope issued a decree, not a tax increase or something, it was totally saving everyone''s lives. Therefore, people are still willing to implement it. But this is a pain for women who betrayed the flesh. Because this decrement broke their financial path and livelihood. Of course, who has the mood to control the lives of these women? They gritted their teeth against the Pope but couldn''t help it. Who made them just a group of weak women, except for the flesh, they had nothing ... µ¹ Unlucky with these women, and our great navigator Mr. Columbus ... Because the Pope''s Decree stated that syphilis was brought back from the "barren continent" by his crew. In fact, Columbus also knew that syphilis was indeed brought back by a sailor of his Sicilian origin. At the same time, some sailors died during the voyage due to syphilis. Originally, Columbus, who returned in June, was a great hero in the eyes of the Spaniards. However, after the Pope''s decree was issued, Columbus''s reputation suddenly smelled ... Bringing back the terrible syphilis has made everyone tremble, causing many people to start hating Columbus as the "culprit". Although it was not Columbus himself who brought back the syphilis, Columbus had to carry it ... Alas, Columbus, who was still a hero some time ago, instantly became a bear that everyone shouted ... Walking on the street, people gave pointers to Columbus: ¿´ "Look! That is the disaster star, who brought back the barbaric disease from the barren continent. He wants to destroy Europa!" "Mom, this bastard, everyone throws him!" Then a bunch of rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves (at this time Europe has no tomatoes) were thrown at the former hero Columbus. Á¬ Even Columbus sponsors, Queen Isabella I and her husband King Ferdinand II of Aragon, have begun to discuss whether to continue to sponsor Columbus sailing. "Dear, do you still continue to sponsor Columbus''s voyage? I didn''t see him bring back wealth, but he brought back terrible syphilis!" Ferdinand II was a little bit angry. At first, he did not agree with Isabella I''s sponsorship of Columbus sailing, and it was Isabella I who persuaded him. "But didn''t he find India? We can have a colony." Queen Isabella I was still very interested in overseas expansion. She was an ambitious woman. "But, that''s not India at all. The Pope said, it''s a barren continent!" Ferdinand II countered. Ôõô "How do you know it''s not India?" Isabella I asked. "If it is India, what about spices? Gold? Columbus only saw a group of barbaric, undressed indigenous people. The true India is a developed and prosperous country!" Å®Íõ Queen Isabella I is silent ... ÄÇ "What do you say then?" Isabella I asked. "Cancel the follow-up exploration plan, let''s do it first. Occupying a wild continent is useless!" Ferdinand II complained. "No, my dear, occupying the island currently discovered has a purpose!" "What is it?" Ferdinand II asked. "Grow sugarcane!" "Sugarcane? You mean get sucrose?" ¶Ô "Yes, those islands are very hot and are very suitable for sugar cane cultivation. We can open sugar cane plantations and sugar mills on the island and get it back to Europe for sale!" Isabella I said confidently. ºÃ "Okay ... good idea! But the islands are too hot for Europeans to live on those islands for a long time, and they are not adapted to tropical labor ..." Ferdinand II said hesitantly. "It''s okay, we can ask Portugal to buy slaves to work!" Obviously, Isabella I had a plan. "Make sense ... So, what should Columbus do?" "Are you sure Columbus brought back syphilis?" "I am convinced that Her Majesty the Pope sent a person to Sicily to investigate, and it was indeed brought back by the Columbus crew." "Isn''t Columbus the place where India was found?" "I heard friends in Italy say that there are two types of Indians, one is white like Arabs, and the other is black. Columbus discovered brown-yellow races, but they look like Chinese in the Far East. It''s savage behind. It is said that Huaxia is more prosperous than Europe. And "The Travels of Marco Polo" also shows this. "So we''ve been cheated?" Ó¦¸Ã "It should be ... but isn''t it sugarcane?" "My mother did not sail for sugar cane, but to find India!" Isabella I broke out. The Queen Queen did not care about the introduction of syphilis, anyway, as a woman, she would not go to the kiln. However, it took so much money to discover that it was not India, which made the Queen angry. "Are you going sailing after that?" Ferdinand II asked, seeing his erupting wife. "Navigate your hammer! Come here, pass my order, remove Governor Columbus, and confiscate the official residence and property that ëÞ gave him!" The queen who failed to achieve her purpose turned her face completely ... "Dear, please calm down, without Columbus, who will lead the team to the Indies then? Aren''t you sending someone to grow sugar cane?" "My old lady is very calm. Except for Columbus, many people in the expeditionary fleet were ours before. You can also send a captain to continue to sail to the islands that are discovered. Because navigation charts and hydrographic data have long been recorded." Although Bella I was angry, she was not stupid. "Why did you fire Columbus?" "Are you stupid? Did you forget the previous agreement reached between Columbus and us? He wanted the commander of the fleet and a 10% return on the loot. In addition, he is still the Indian Islands ... Ah, it should be a barren island What if the old lady removed him, it would save 10% of the spoils and the position of the governor ... "In fact, Isabella I later withdrew Columbus in 1500 to save a lot of spoils. . In other words, the queen is black. Of course, in history, the Queen did not confiscate all of Columbus''s property. After all, Columbus has great credit for not doing too much. Today, Columbus is proven to have brought back syphilis ~ www.novelhall.com ~. The crime is not small. In the anger of the queen, even Columbus''s house and property were confiscated. "Mrs. High opinion! Mrs. Mighty!" Ferdinand II immediately gave the fart to the black-bellied daughter-in-law. Speaking of which, this King of Aragon is not as powerful as his wife, Queen Isabella. Because the Kingdom of Castile is stronger than the Kingdom of Aragon. In this way, Columbus, a Spanish hero and Spanish aristocrat, was kicked out of his luxurious official residence in a blink of an eye by Queen Isabella and turned into a tramp. Fortunately, Columbus saved a sum of money in Genoa''s bank, which Queen Isabella did not know. With this money, Columbus is not too poor. However, this deposit was not much, because Columbus did not expect that he would be copied by the Queen. Therefore, this money is only enough for Columbus to reluctantly care for the elderly and want to live a noble life again, that is not to be thought about. Just as soon as he left the official residence, Columbus was surrounded by a group of dark-skinned ladies ... It turned out that this is a group of kiln sisters who lost their business because of the Pope''s decree. Today, they have a difficult life and it is inevitable that they will have resentment. However, they dare not resent the Pope, let alone avenge the Pope. So they hated Columbus who brought back syphilis ... Before Columbus was noble, they did not dare to behave like that. Today, Columbus was abolished by the queen as a nobleman and rushed out of the official residence. Then, a group of unemployed kiln sisters who received the news surrounded Columbus on the street ... Then, I do n¡¯t know who shouted "Sisters, tickle him!" Then, a group of sisters in the kiln started to scratch and scratch Columbus ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the majority of book friends to read, the latest, fastest, most Fire serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 88： Go home for the new year Twenty-five hours later, the women were so tired that they let go of Columbus ... Å®ÈË These women are weak and have limited lethality. As a result, Columbus was not harmed by too much crushing crit. However, these women are good at scratching people. When Columbus got up, his face was scratched with bloodstains, but he was scratched ... When Columbus got up, he immediately planned to heal the scar on his face. However, he is now penniless, and the moneybags on his body have been taken away by the soldiers who copied it. Fortunately, the clothes on his body were noble clothes made of expensive silk materials. Moreover, when the group of sisters in the kiln beat him, they greeted her face without tearing his clothes. As a result, Columbus changed his luxurious silk clothes to a gold coin and quickly healed his face ... However, this year, the medical level in Europe is extremely low, far less than that of Eastern Chinese medicine. This is mainly because the church is powerful these years, and Europeans are far more superstitious than the East. Naturally, they do not pay attention to the development of medicine. Furthermore, dissection is considered a blasphemy. The beginning of European medicine really came after the defeat of the Catholic Church in the religious war. Because at that time, the authority of the Holy See was swept away, and many people no longer believed in God and began to study science, which helped to promote the development of medicine. And this year, many people see a doctor and go to a priest who asks for a blessing and holy water. This stalk is no different from the Chinese who worship the gods and drink the grey water of the runes. Anyway, it is to die for yourself. So, Columbus could only find a lame Spanish doctor to treat the wound on his face. The end result was that the blood on Columbus''s face was stopped, but the scars were permanently left. More specifically, Columbus was out of phase. ÕÚ In order to cover the scars on his face, Columbus bought a simple mask to wear. After receiving his wife and two sons, Columbus quietly took out some of his deposit at the branch of the Genoa Bank in Cadiz. Then he bought a bronze mask and changed his name to Anthony, bringing the original His wife and children who went on vacation went to Portugal, hoping that the Portuguese royal family who valued navigation could support his sailing career. The reason why Columbus changed his name was not to fear that the Spanish authorities were against him. The queen copied Columbus''s house and would not continue to follow him. But those are different. They lost their jobs because Columbus brought back syphilis. So those who hated Columbus the most were those. Basically, if recognized, they would "see and scratch" Columbus once. Moreover, Columbus is no longer a Spanish aristocracy. Without the protection of guards, he dare not face up to those legions. Uh ... At this point, it was the end of 1496. Just as Columbus was out of luck, Marin was preparing to go home for Chinese New Year. The recruitment of the new Spanish Phalanx has been basically completed. However, for specific training work, Marin can be thrown to Schwartz and Flenzberg to handle. The two are also very enthusiastic about training the square. Moreover, before returning home, Marin gave each of them a big red envelope of 100 gold coins, which made them extremely happy. Marin himself, with a few of Kahn and 20 guards, landed from Den Helder, one horse and two horses, all the way to the Huffman estate in Bochum to go home for Christmas. After a long journey, Marin finally rushed back to Huffman Manor on Christmas Eve. Back home, Marin was welcomed by his family and "siege" by his brother and sister. Because, Marin promised to take his brother and sister to live on the island castle did not fulfill the promise. For this, Marin is helpless. His aggressive recruitment of Frisian fishermen offended the Frisian aristocratic republic and could lead to conflict between the two sides. To be on the safe side, he has not picked up his brother and sister to live on the island and live in the castle. The old Huffmans and the adult Adler naturally understood, but the younger brothers and sisters couldn''t understand. Therefore, after returning home, Marin was strongly "condemned" by his siblings ... °² In order to appease his brother and sister, Marin made a big trick of "smashing with gold coins" and gave two younger brothers and one sister 10 gold coins each, which instantly extinguished their anger. You know, brothers and sisters usually get a few pocket money for Finnies. And Marin shot 10 gold coins, valued at 600 Finneys, and instantly shocked the three babies. Then, they couldn''t bother to condemn Marin, and all went back to hide the gold coins to avoid being confiscated and confiscated by Mrs. Mary. The family dinner on Christmas Eve was fun. After praying, the family began to enjoy delicious roasted goose, roasted suckling pig, braised pork (feeling so dissonant, basically messy) ... and cooked apples, raw vegetables ... ¡­ And so on. Because Marin ordered a large amount of coal produced by the manor, the economic situation of the Huffman manor was very good. With the money, the old Huffman spent money to repair the house, making the original two country houses into four villas plus a tall wall. This layout is somewhat similar to a castle, but there are fewer rooms than a castle. Therefore, this layout is more like a large mansion in the east. The fence is tall and wide. It can stand on the head and patrol, and has military functions. In order to protect the interests of the manor and the coal mine, Huffman Manor set up a 20-man guard, including five attendants from the old Huffman and Adler. "Marin, how''s your Texel island going?" After the meal, the old Huffman asked leisurely, scratching his teeth. "OK, I plan to invest huge sums of money next year to build Denborg into a true military fortress to guard against the puppet of others." "Military fortress? That''s not cheap. If you say, there aren''t tens of thousands of gold coins!" Old Huffman said in surprise. For Marin''s financial situation, the old Huffmans are obviously not very clear. "It''s nothing, Dad. I use our estate''s coal to cook salt on the island, and the profit is very high. In a year, I can make hundreds of thousands of gold coins." In fact, Marin''s profit from cooking salt every year is 21 Ten thousand gold coins. Even, Marin also plans to expand the scale of cooking salt and make more profits. However, he was worried that when the family heard the news, his mouth would be wide and he would reveal the secret. So he said less and avoided others knowing the secret. You know, redness doesn''t only affect Chinese people, but also Europeans. After the rise of the Spanish colonial empire, the British, because of their jealousy, started pirates and robbed Spanish gold ships. So, for safety reasons, Marin said as little as possible about specific profits. But even so, the family was shocked ... "More than 100,000 gold coins? One year?" The old Huffman and Mrs. Mary were extremely shocked. In a blink of an eye, the old Huffmans and their pride before the annual profit of the manor and coal mine reached tens of thousands of gold coins were immediately hit ... Relying on large orders from the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce and Texel Island, the annual income of Huffman Manor is operated by coal mines, but only more than 10,000 gold coins. This income, compared to those knight lords of pure breeding land, is quite awesome. But compared with Marin, it really is nothing ... "Father, mother, Marin is a baron. Our family is a knight leader. Can it be compared with a baron leader? A baron leader can divide more than a dozen knight leaders!" Adler was fat and fat. He feels normal for Marin to earn more than 100,000. After all, Marin is a baron, and baron leaders usually have more than a dozen knight leaders. However, he obviously did not take into account that ordinary knights can earn two or three thousand gold coins a year. Huffman Manor has an annual income of tens of thousands of gold coins, and is definitely in a leading position in the knight collar. "Wow, my brother is so rich! Brother Marin, we have a lot of good stuff, you buy it for us?" I heard that Marin was so rich, Simon, Albert, and Anne, three little guys, tangled Marin, starting to be coquettish. "No problem, no problem, I''ve got the three of you, Simon and Albert''s steeds and armors. I will also do a lot of dowry for Anne ..." I heard that the dowry, the little girl Annie couldn''t take it anymore. Shy Annie, covering her face, saying "brother is bad", she ran away with a blush. It was Simon and Albert who had two goods, and he strongly demanded that Marin cash in the war horse and armor in advance ... "Now to you? No. The war horse is okay to say that the armor is not enough. Your height has not been finalized, and you are still growing. The armor is customized according to your height. You ca n¡¯t customize the plate armor until your height no longer grows . " "But brother Marin, don''t you also have a stubborn height, and have begun to wear armor to the battlefield?" Simon countered. It is true that Marin went to the battlefield at the age of 16 and wore half a worn set of plate armor. And Marin''s height is still growing. However, really on the battlefield, Marin did not wear a knight plate, but two-thirds of the chest plate, wearing a steel helmet. "Brother is not wearing a knight armor, it is a simple armor, the type that Kahn wears." "The simple armor with half-blocked body? You wear that on the battlefield?" Old Huffman was dissatisfied. As an old knight, he thought that Marin''s simple plate armor was for ordinary soldiers. Unexpectedly, Marin also wore that kind of low-level armor in his own battles, wasn''t he joking about life ... ¸¸Ç× "Father, I''m a commander, not a knight in charge. What I''m prepared for is only the enemy''s target. So that kind of armor is enough. You know, there are thousands of them in front of me ..." "Always wear a full set of plate safety points ..." Old Huffman insisted on this profession. "But the full set of plate armor is heavy. I''m not as strong as Adler ..." "Huh?" The old Huffman was so angry that this bear child dare to talk back. Tempering up, the old Huffman was ready to beat Marin. But thinking that this child is already a baron, I finally decided to give the child a face ... ¶Ô "By the way, Marin, you said you would give it to Simon and Albert. When will it be returned?" Old Huffman changed the subject. "After two years, they have a few years of adulthood. It happens that my batch of war horses are being mated and cannot be separated for the time being. After two years, I pick two good ones for them. By the way, I also pick two stronger ones. Horses, transfer them. " "Either ..." Æäʵ "Actually ... Father, Simon and Albert may not need to continue to be knights to fight. Both Adler and I have become knights. The two of them, in fact, can do something else, there is no need to venture into the battlefield ..." "What then? Huffman family, there is no fear of war. Besides, what can they do without fighting?" Old Huffman stared. "You can transfer to civilian office ..." Marin suggested. "Civilian work? His father is a big boss who can only fight. Can they do civilian work?" Old Huffman didn''t believe his child had the ability to be a civil servant. "Dad, have you forgotten your mother? She is a clever woman. It is no problem for her to teach her two younger brothers and train them to become civil servants. When they are bigger, I plan to send them to Cologne for college." Mrs. Mary listened and immediately gave Marin a look that "you guys have eyes". "But ... they will be civil servants, who will accept them ..." Old Huffman was a little hesitant ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Me ... Daddy, my baron leader is short of civil servants. My men are all rude men who direct fights and fight, and civilian officials are in charge of administration. " "It''s not bad, but can you wait until they grow up? When they grow up, your baron officer will be full?" "That''s not necessarily true, who said that I will only be a baron in the future? When the emperor has a new war to fight in the future, I will make a few more credits, maybe the viscount (deputy count) or the count ..." "Earl ..." Everyone was silent. For a knight family, the count is simply unattainable. "Marin ... next time you fight, can you bring me, and let me ... make a contribution or something ..." Adler stammered. He is very envious of Marin''s success. Adler is 21 years old, but he has not yet become a knight with a title. As for his future, Adler didn''t have much ambition. He thought that if he could become an Imperial Knight, he would be satisfied. At least, the Knights of the Empire were one grade higher than the Knights of the Kingdom of Mark. ²» "No, you''re a kid, I won''t let you enter the battlefield before giving birth to the eldest son!" Old Huffman was unwilling. The second son went to the battlefield, there was no land closure, and the choice of being forced to do nothing was tantamount to changing his life for the future. But the eldest son, obviously has the estate and the coal mine inheritance, what are they going to do? If you accidentally die on the battlefield, that''s bad. The old Huffman knew very well that although Adler had good martial arts, Marin was far behind. Such an inattentive guy can easily become a cannon fodder on the battlefield. Unlike Marin, monkey sperm and monkey sperm, they have the ability to calculate the king of France ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 89： News of Competition "But ... father, I don''t have a wife yet ..." Adler replied wryly. "It''s a waste. I don''t have a wife. I won''t pursue it by myself? Think about it, your father and I, relying on their brilliance, did not catch up with your beautiful and intelligent lady like you?" The old Huffman was proud. Said quietly. At this time, besides the ignorant brothers and sisters, Adler and Marin, who knew the inside story, rolled their eyes together¡ªyou are so lucky that you are old, and I ¡¯m sorry to say that ... if Mrs. Mary ¡¯s grandfather or count is not Overthrow, you are a silly big poor knight, you can have a chance ... Although, in the Middle Ages of Europe, there were legends that brave knights captured the princess'' heart. But in fact, that''s just the plot in the novel. The true princess is married to either a king or a duke. The most unscrupulous, is also an earl. As for the little knight, it would be very good luck to marry a daughter of the baron''s family. In reality, it is impossible for a knight to marry a princess. However, there may be a "dew marriage" with the noble women who worship the strong. This habit was common in the Middle Ages. The heroic knights won the championship. At night, a coquettish middle-aged lady who sat on the ground and could **** the soil came for an appointment ... And this is what many cavalier knights expect. Even many people regard this kind of thing as a kind of "glory" ... Adler wanted to fight with Marin for mixed military merits. In this regard, the old Huffman gave the conditions:-Marry first, give birth to the eldest son, or you will not be allowed to hang out ... µÚÈý On the third day after Christmas, his brother Simon came to the living room happily after playing back from the town. In the living room, the old Huffmans were chatting with two adult sons ... "Father, mother, brother Adler, brother Marin, I heard a very hot news (the word Marin taught him). Guess what?" "Guess your sister, say it quickly, otherwise be careful I''m pumping you!" Marin didn''t bother to play the childish game of "guess, guess, guess, and guess" with Simon, and then frightened Simon. "My sister? Brother Marin, isn''t my sister yours? Guess what Anne does?" Marin rolled her eyes and threatened: "No more, I won''t give you gold coins in the future ..." This trick is very effective. With the help of Marin''s gold coins, the two little guys Simon and Albert now like to go to town to buy and play. If they had no money in their pockets, they would not bother to go to town. So many delicious and fun, but no money to buy, it is uncomfortable. And the huge sum of 10 gold coins that Marin gave them can completely allow the two bear children to install large sums in the town. Moreover, they went to the town with the old Huffman knight attendants to accompany them, and did not worry about being stolen of gold coins. "Brother Marin is really bad ..." Simon exclaimed. However, he decided to compromise for gold coins. So, he told the breaking news ... "What? Match recruits?" Marin was all Spartan, with a feeling of chaos. Even Marin guessed whether Yang Tiexin and Mu Nianci''s father and daughter also came to Europe ... "Yes, contestants recruit their relatives. To the north is the eldest daughter of the Hamler knight named Gelsenkirchen, who is 20 years old. The Hamler knight intends to marry his daughter. However, the Hamler knight is a contestant. Crazy. He demanded that anyone who wanted to marry his daughter must be a brave knight. Therefore, he planned to hold a private knight contest of his own, and the winner married his daughter ... "Simon was flushed with excitement. Said. "Where''s the news? Reliable?" Old Huffman frowned. "It was nonsense by Netanya, a Jewish businessman doing business in the town. He had just returned from the north. I heard that the contest was held on January 15." "I don''t know if that knight''s daughter is beautiful or ugly ..." Adler muttered. "You can rest assured, Netanya nonsense, that Miss Hamler is a very beautiful beauty. However, even a man who is not very gentle, likes martial arts, and is generally thin, may not beat her ... "After that, Simon glanced at Marin, who was" thin body ". Marin knew it in seconds, turned to fire, and wished to pack Simon''s meal immediately. Two years have passed, and Marin has grown to a height of about 1.76 meters because he is in the developmental stage. It is estimated that by the age of 20, it can reach 1.8 meters. But compared to Adler, 1.9m tall, isn''t it "thin body" ... even the old Huffman looks much stronger than Marin. No way out, Marin is not a macho guy at all, and can only take the "creme boy" route. In the muscle-loving Huffman family, Marin is clearly the subject of contempt at this point. Even the skin monkey, Simon, felt that Marin was "too thin" ... "Simon, is the match against Miss Hamler or another knight?" Asked Hoffman old. "First, the Cavaliers competed against each other to win the first place, and then beat Miss Hamler." "Ms. Hamler is so powerful? Can she compete against the Cavaliers?" Marin was shocked. Generally speaking, the final players are the finale. "That''s not true. I heard that Miss Hamler was a violent girl who was deeply influenced by her father. She firmly believed that only the men who beat him in the match would be eligible to marry her ... Therefore, the knight who won the championship was defeated. She, in fact, was the ''subject ceremony'' of Miss Hamler, which Netanya nonsense ... " "It''s simply unreasonable for us not to watch such a strange event, Dad, Adler, let''s watch it!" Marin said heartily. Although he has become a German, he has never changed his temperament. Moreover, it is not dangerous to watch this liveliness. "I''m going too, I''m going too!" Simon bounced along. "What are you going to do?" The old Huffman stared. "Look for Big Brother for Big Brother! How good are male and female knights!" "What is it? I still think that the lady of the noble lady is better." The old Huffman still felt that a beautiful and gentle lady like the lady of Mary was the best spouse. "Dad, if you marry your mother, that''s a big deal to pick up. If your mother''s grandfather is still the earl, then you are a poor ghost knight with a little hope?" Marin despised. Immediately, the old Huffman became furious and began to chase Marin. Although Marin is hard at work ~ www.novelhall.com ~, his body is light and flexible, and he is good at running away. Aside, Madam Mary spoke: "Okay, don''t make a noise. My dear, I think Marin is right. The nobles pay attention to the door, like our house, except Marin, Adler married a knight''s daughter, but Yemen is the door. If it is the baron''s Daughter, people may not look at Adler. Besides, Adler does not know how to coax a girl. Why not let Adler try? " ÊÇ "Yeah, yeah, let Brother try it. Maybe Adler can''t beat other knights ..." Marin thought it was fun, so he started radically. "Put P, ??Adler''s martial arts is much better than you. Generally, the Cavaliers are not his opponent at all. As long as he goes, he will definitely win!" The old Huffman was simple-headed, and sure enough he was a stunner. "Father, Marin, I still don''t know what the girl looks like. If it doesn''t meet my standards, I don''t want to ..." Adler said helplessly after playing with soy sauce for a long time. "That''s easy, Adler, tomorrow I''m going to Gelsenkirchen with you to secretly observe what the girl looks like. If you like, join the contest. If you don''t like it, then count Now, "Marin suggested. "Good idea!" Everyone agreed. "However, Gelsenkirchen, I know so well ... yes, isn''t that the city where Schalke 04 is located? Isn''t it built yet?" Marin suddenly remembered that the later Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04, Looks like it''s in Gelsenkirchen. However, future generations of Gelsenkirchen were a coal mining city. Today, Gelsenkirchen is said to be just the village where the knight leader is located ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 90： Liv Hamler Ò» In the early morning of the next day, before the Chinese New Year, Marin and his 10 followers, together with Adler, went to Gelsenkirchen, intending to peep at the young lady of the Hamler family. The main thing is to give Adler a look and see if it meets his requirements. Following the old rules, after arriving near Gelsenkirchen, Marin and Adler settled in the nearby town. And Sauer, quietly with a small binoculars, ran to peep near Hamler Manor ... But Marin, Adler and others stayed temporarily in the town''s inn. Boring, Marin pulled Adler to play cards. Where does Adler play Marin''s opponent? So, he found Kahn who was worse than him to play with, and at the same time, gave him the bottom to find confidence. Adler is not smart, but it is relative. Because Adler also received the cultural education of Mrs. Marin from an early age, and barely counted as a scholar, she was still somewhat wise. As for Kahn, it is the standard big old man, full of muscles, but no brain. Marin playing cards will count cards, obviously "high IQ". Adler couldn''t keep up with Marin, but he was unwilling to take the bottom. So, he got the stupid Kahn and let Kahn shuffle the bottom every time. So, sad Kahn, every time he became a shuffler ... Fortunately, don''t gamble money, otherwise Kahn will lose all his underpants ... In medieval poker, K was the biggest. Because K represents the king, it is naturally the largest (at this time, the king and the king have not yet appeared, it was invented by the Americans). Later, A and 2 became the largest because of the French Revolution. After the French Revolution, the people became the masters. As a result, the smallest A and 2 turned into the largest card, representing the people at the bottom and controlling the state power ... Well, it''s the Middle Ages, so A and 2 are naturally the smallest. Marin didn''t plan to modify the rules because everyone played that way. If he modified the rules himself, he couldn''t play with others happily. ³Ô After having lunch in the afternoon, Marin was happy to play cards, and Sauer broke in: "Master, master, man is out!" "What?" "Mrs. Hamler is out!" "Go out? Where have you been?" "It looks like I came to town to buy New Year''s goods!" "Fine, close the booth. Let''s stop Miss Hamler by the side of the road! Adler, it''s not your taste! Right, Sauer, Miss Hamler isn''t wearing a helmet?" Wu Shaoer was speechless: "Master, people are here to buy New Year''s goods, but they are not out to fight. Why wear a helmet?" Marlin was right when he thought about it, so he and Adler took off their breastplates, wearing only casual clothes and knight rapiers, and went to the street to have a chance encounter with Miss Hamler ... ¿¨ And Kahn, with a look of hardship. He lost the N set, and finally he was so angry that he felt two blasts and a few big cards, and it was difficult to win. As a result, the game ended halfway. In this way, Kahn''s desire to win once was also lost ... On the road leading to Gelsenkirchen from the small town of Odesdart south of Gelsenkirchen, Marin and Adler, with Kahn and Sauer, stood on the side of the road, ready for the ground. " "Peeping" Miss Hamler. As for why only four people came, I was mainly afraid of Miss Hamler''s misunderstanding. Can you not scare people with ten men with a total of 12 sabers? I didn''t know, I thought you were robbing. Conversely, 4 people are just right. After all, according to Sauer''s intelligence, Miss Hamler also brought five followers. Of these, three were hussars with sabers or sabers. The other two entourages drove a horse-drawn carriage for New Year''s goods. ÈýÄê In the afternoon of about three years, with the sound of the "creak" axle, a heroic and beautiful horsewoman appeared in the sight of four with three beaters and a large carriage ... When he got closer, Marin fixed his eyes-oh, he looks good ... I saw this female knight, about 1.8 meters tall. Among the medieval women, she was definitely a giant, taller than Marin. She is also able to wear casual clothes and knight rapier. And his appearance, in Marin''s view, is very similar to a later German sports star-Britta Heideman. The two are very similar in height and appearance, and they are both very sweet. It''s just that the young lady of Hamler''s family, Liv Hamler, has blond curly hair, while Britta Heideman has straight hair (or straightened by a hairdresser). However, their facial expressions are completely different. Britta Heideman usually has a friendly smile on her face. The young lady of Hamler''s family, with a tense face, put her hand on the hilt, and made a posture of fighting at any time. In fact, Mark is located in north-central Germany, which is relatively peaceful. Although there are many medieval bandits, they are mostly active in mountainous areas. In the plains of North and Central Germany, bandits have nowhere to hide, and they are easily destroyed. Not to mention the use of regular army, even the local lords can gather dozens of knights in private, and can easily wipe out the gangs of bandits. Only in mountainous areas, bandits can easily hide, and knights and horses are not easy to pass. This Miss Liv. Hamler, walking on the Taiping Avenue, always showed a posture of fighting with others, which made Marin feel that this girl was too aggressive. Although she has a sweet appearance like Xiaoyue (Brita Heidman''s Chinese name), Marin just doesn''t like it. It always feels that what he sees is not a beauty, but a tigress who is always rushing ... Of course, turnips and greens have their own love. Marin didn''t feel this kind of fierce girl, but his brother Adler was the opposite of him ... Âí When Marin''s gaze turned to Adler''s face, he saw a pig-like Adler. I saw Adler, who had not been interested in men and women, as if spring was coming, and his face was full of spring-obviously, the big boy Adler was springing ... Suddenly, Adler, who had a straight look, walked near and behind the team led by Miss Liv. Hamler, wiped the drool that accidentally drowned at the corner of his mouth, and went out ... "Stop here, don''t approach! Otherwise, the old lady will be rude!" Miss Liv Hamler suddenly saw a tall and strong macho on the road. The first feeling was not to look at the handsome guy, but to think-"Mother Hey, there are people who dare to stop the team led by his mother, and die! " But, seeing Adler''s strong body, Liv Hamler was a little unconfident again. So she pulled out the knight''s light sword, and the cold light of the sword body was exposed as a warning. But Adler ¡¯s state at this time has been adjusted to the single channel of ¡°I only have you in my eyes¡±, ignoring Liv. Hamler ¡¯s coquettish drinking and threats, and looking at Liv. Hamler ¡¯s face. . In the eyes of Adler at this time, Miss Hamler was almost an angel. Even the angry expression is so charming ... Liv Hamler was annoyed when he saw that the other side ignored his warning at all. So, her knight rapier was drawn for a long time, and it seemed that she was going to pull out the scabbard ... Marlin didn''t think it would work. In the current state of Adler''s obsession, the fierce **** the other side was cut with a sword, and he did not necessarily react. So he immediately ran out and pushed Adler, who was infatuated. But I didn''t expect that Adler didn''t respond, and only looked at Liv Hamler''s face. Probably don''t know what kind of pictures that are not suitable for children, and Adler''s face suddenly turned red, and then he smiled warily. That expression, facing the beauties in the middle of the road ~ www.novelhall.com ~ has a meaning of "robbing a man" ... Liv Hamler was surprised at the young man who jumped out of his sword again. But after seeing Marin''s thin body, he shrugged dismissively. But she saw her pupil shrink sharply when she saw Kane, a bearded man with a shortened mace on the side of the road. Even the shortened version of the mace is about 1.2 meters long, and it is absolutely amazing when it is dropped. The iron nail of the stick has a bonus. So Liv Hamler had to be careful. Sauer, who was on the side, had worked hard in Bochum for a long time in the early years. He had also trained his muscles and looked stronger. So Liv Hamler was a little dazed. She was carrying three thugs. Although she was riding a horse, she only wore a light sword and no armor. On the other side, Kahn and Sauer wore two-thirds of their breastplates. Moreover, their horses, right on the side of the road, looked like warhorses. If it did, Liv Hamler wouldn''t be sure. Because the three light rides he brought this time, the value of force is not high, and it is the lowest price in the Hamler family. Bringing them here this time is only used as a labor to move goods into a carriage ... Because he wasn''t sure, Liv Hamler and the four confronted him with Marin, without saying a word or taking the initiative to attack. Kahn and Sauer also found that they were wrong, and they quickly turned on their feet and were ready for battle. Marin naturally also saw that the situation was wrong, so he forcibly pulled away Adler who was still smirking, and apologized with Liv Hamler, and went back to town. Anyway, they came here this time just to see if this woman''s disagreement with Adler. Now that the purpose has been achieved, there is no need to do anything more. Chapter 91： I have to compete! On the way home, Adler was a little muddled throughout, giggling from time to time. Thanks to his riding, he did not fall off the horse. In addition, there was no dirt truck or large truck in the Middle Ages, and no one could kill his old rider. Several times, Adler, absent-minded, drove his horse straight to the river. Fortunately, Marin and others sandwiched Adler on both sides and forcibly drove Adler''s war horse to the road. When I returned to the Huffman estate, the old Huffman and Mrs. Mary quickly asked: "How''s it going? What''s the situation?" "You can see Adler''s situation clearly ..." Marin said silently. "This kid is stunned? Why is his eyes dull?" Old Huffman was puzzled. "It''s obviously bad for Acacia!" Marin said angrily. Ŷ "Oh ... wow ... Adler is getting rid of it? The girl is beautiful? Marin, what are you going to say ..." Madam got excited and seemed interested in the gossip. àÅ "Well ... that girl, he''s OK, he''s taller than me ... seems more aggressive ..." "Adler seemed to fall in love with the girl at first sight, and he became silly ... You see, he didn''t know what kind of shame had come to mind. He smirked and even drooled out ..." Marin patted his head silently . "Ah ha ha ha ..." the old Huffman laughed gleefully. "What''s so funny? My son is old enough to think about women. It was normal for you to save me when you didn''t give up?" Madame Mary blame. ßÀ "Uh ... this ..." Old Huffman was embarrassed when he was revealed about the incident. In the beginning, the reason why the old Huffman rescued Mrs. Mary, in addition to the chivalry spirit, Mrs. Mary''s beauty, was also an important motivation for his fierce **** battle, at the expense of four fierce assassins. ·òÈË "Mrs. said, let''s give Adler a name?" Old Huffman asked cautiously. "Well, I just don''t know if Adler can beat other competitors ..." "My son, there must be no problem!" Old Huffman was confident. Uh ... When the couple was discussing to help Adler sign up for the contest, Adler seemed to have just woke up and shouted to the old Huffman: "Father, mother, I''m going to the contest! I want to marry Miss Hamler as my wife!" Everyone gathers together, and then everyone laughs ... "Adler, your mother and I have decided to help you sign up! You stinky boy, if you can''t beat others, go and lead the 50 army stick yourself!" Said the old Huffman funny. "what?" Uh ... The following days, the family first spent the New Year of the West calendar. Then, after the New Year, the old Huffman sent someone to the Gelsenkirchen manor to give Adler his name. After the person sent to register came back, he reported the competition process ... This competition is divided into two events-horse battle and infantry. Among them, the distance of horse battle is very short, the total length of the field is only 30 meters. The charge distance of the players from both sides was only 15 meters. This distance, for reloaded knights, simply cannot rush up. Because the heavy-duty knights have a high bearing capacity, the acceleration is very slow. At a distance of 15 meters, the speed cannot be raised at all. On the battlefield, the distance at which the charge generally starts is generally above 200 meters. When Marin participated in the WYN Cavaliers Trial, the charge distance was not too long, but it also reached 30 meters. Marin was fine with that minor injury, and someone broke his arm and leg directly. Alas, the Hamler Cavaliers also have his saying. What he meant was that this contest was not a life-and-death duel, and he didn''t want to see anyone in the arena. You know, knight competition is a very dangerous activity with a high rate of death and injury. Once the heavy cavalry released its speed, the two sides collided, and the side that was dismounted was not dismounted, but "fly" dismounted. It was heavy to fall to the ground. If you are unlucky, your head hits the ground first, and you may break your neck and die on the spot. If someone died at Hamler''s estate because of a contest, the Hamler Cavaliers will inevitably be hated. Therefore, he simply reduced the charge distance to 15 meters, so that the Cavaliers could not rush. In this way, when the two sides contact each other, they rely more on fighting skills and personal strength rather than the impact of horses. Even if they are dismounted, they are dismissed, not dismounted. In this way, the possibility of casualties is greatly reduced. And, than the trial rifle, it is not a sharp metal head, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu. com is a wooden blunt head, which greatly reduces the lethality. At the same time, in this knight competition, it is strictly forbidden to use the rifle to aim at the opponent''s head, otherwise, it shall be treated as an abstention. Because, even a blunt wooden gun that hits the head can easily cause the other to die. King Henry II of France was hit in the head while the knight was competing, and died of serious injuries (though this has not happened yet). In addition, competitions must not use horses to stab horses. Because war horses are a valuable asset. For some poor homeless knights, war horses may be his most expensive possession. If it loses, it may bankrupt ... As for infantry, the Hamler Cavaliers also made adjustments. Although the knights still wore plate armor, they no longer used metal weapons, but instead used the oak-free two-handed sword or wooden hammer provided by the manor. In this way, because wearing plate armor, even if defeated and defeated, it is difficult to appear dead or injured. Uh ... It always seems that this contest looks more like a friendly discussion than a life-and-death struggle. Moreover, in this competition, the loser does not need to surrender the armor and war horse, it is just eliminated from the recruitment event. I heard these conditions from you, the old Huffmans and Marin were relieved. Now that the danger is reduced, it is best. After all, they didn''t want Adler to kill themselves for the sake of a woman. I just, Adler these days like a pill, pulling Marin to exercise. Where is Marin the opponent of this wild bear? In order not to be beaten, helplessly, Marin simply closed the door and released Kahn, another wild bear, to let the two wild bears fight each other. And he was cheerfully watching the swollen nose and swollen face after the two bears battled ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 92： Be stung In the blink of an eye, the New Year passed seven or eight days. On January 8, Marin accompanied Adler to the small town of Oderstadt near Gelsenkirchen. Room and three ordinary rooms for the subordinates. ËùÒÔ The reason why Marin came here a week in advance was to accompany Adler to inquire about the information of competitors. Because, on January 8th, many knights who came to participate in the competition, basically rushed to Oderstadt. However, there are only two hotels in town. Fortunately, Marin had already sent someone to book the room. Otherwise, you may not be able to find a place to live. Although Bochum is not far from Gelsenkirchen, riding on it is nothing. But Marin wanted to see the situation, so starting on January 8, Marin accompany Adler every day to the streets of Oderstadt, and in the meantime to inquire about the news of the opponent. In the 15th century, knights were still very honorable. Generally, as soon as a knight arrives in a town like Oderstadt, there will always be news. Because, according to custom, after the knight himself arrived somewhere to stay, usually his followers would brag to others about his master ¡¯s great name and world-famous merit when purchasing. Therefore, as long as you go shopping in the street and inquire in the beer hall, you can gain a lot of useful information. Even many knights themselves like to go to the beer hall to drink, and by the way, they boast about their "great achievements" with the drunkards. Marin guessed right. At this time, the pub in Oderstadt was full of knights, knight attendants, and people who came to see the news. Ò²Ðí Germans in this era may not be as gossip as Chinese people. However, such a fierce scene of knight competition is something that Shangwu''s Germans do not want to miss. Although, due to conditions, the intensity of competition is limited. But even so, it attracted many people to watch. Even many knights, because the hotel was full, could not move in, and had to live in tents or rent residential houses. And those unmarried knights who came to join the contest, like Marin, like to inquire about other competitors. Even, in the pub, the knight who drank too much, and other competitors, because they didn''t look good to each other, first came a paragraph "What are you doing?" After the dog''s blood conversation, then the fight began ... However, in order to avoid injury or death, the old Hamler required the contestants not to fight in Oderstadt, otherwise they would be disqualified. Therefore, everyone is doing it with bare hands. Moreover, in order to ensure "cavalry", the knights are usually singled out, and the attendants do not participate. Su Marin suddenly felt a bit regretful. If the attendants could participate, he promised to take Kahn, a wild bear and human PK. Because, in the case of bare hands and fists, Kahn, who is infinitely powerful, can violently knights like Adler who have learned martial arts since childhood. Only when the horse was in war, Adler was able to overpower Kahn with his adept martial arts. During the battle, Adler was often defeated and beaten, even when fighting, because Kahn''s mace was very hard to hit. For three days in a row, Marin and Adler watched countless fights. The battle between knights, even with bare hands, is more exciting. Although it is not as good as martial arts films, but it is also very exciting. But from the perspective of Marin, the fighting knights he has seen in the past three days, almost no one is Adler''s opponent. And Adler''s big man was standing there, and no knight was willing to easily challenge him. Alas, by the 11th, things changed. Another group of knights arrived from the field. Among them, there are strong knights of the same order of magnitude as Adler. So, the contest of comparison inevitably happened ... On the evening of the 11th, Adler was challenged in a beer can beside the hotel ... I challenged Adler to a recently arrived Saxon knight named Mavis. He is taller than 1.9m, taller than Adler, and his muscles are faintly better than Adler. The point is, this person is already 28 or 9 years old. It is the peak period of a knight. In general, the Cavaliers need more than ten years of training to qualify. The peak of the Cavaliers generally starts around the age of twenty-five, and begins to decline after the age of thirty-five. At this time, the knight''s explosive power is strong and martial arts are skilled. Moreover, they have more fighting experience and are more cunning than those Cavaliers around 20 years old. Îä Wu Yi is not bad in his early twenties like Adler, but his experience and experience are a bit worse than those of knights in their twenties. For example, this Mavis is not only strong in body, high in martial arts, but also rich in combat experience. In 1491, he also accompanied the Duke of Saxony to help the emperor Maximilian I calm down the insurgency in the Flanders region of the Netherlands and experienced many battles. But in that war, Mavis himself killed more than 20 insurgents. The scar on his neck was left by a high-skilled swordsman in Flanders. However, in the end the swordsman died, and Mavis survived. And, that time, Mavis was to help the Duke of Saxony withstand the injury of the swordsman who intended to assassinate the Duke. Therefore, due to his credit, he was officially registered as a knight by the Duke of Saxony, and possessed a small knight collar. Prior to this, Mavis, like Marin, was also a wandering knight without inheritance. After years of fighting and killing, Mavis has very rich combat experience. After coming to the town, he took a closer look in the tavern. As a result, he looked down on those fierce guys, but he was more concerned about adler playing with soy sauce and watching the lively Adler. Because, Adler is very big and mature. Mavis is not sure about Adler''s age (mainly because Adler is a little bit tanned and his age seems a bit too old), and he doesn''t know whether Adler has rich combat experience. "Hey, the silly big man across from me, it looks unpleasant to see you laugh so badly, uncle!" Mavis took the initiative to provoke. Adler froze for a moment, then angrily: "Your uncle!" "Oh, the boy is kind of outrageous, don''t accept our practice?" Mavis took the initiative to make an appointment. "Practice your second uncle, you said that you can practice it? What about your onion?" Marin stopped Adler, and retorted sharply. Marin was a little uneasy. When he saw the cheapness of Mavis on the opposite side, he could tell at a glance that the goods were "old fritters". He definitely went north and south, and the rack certainly did not fight. Although Adler is very good in martial arts, his experience is really poor. Because, since childhood, Adler has not left Bochum. The scar on Mavis'' neck also made Marin a little daunted. It''s definitely experienced life-and-death struggle that can leave such a big scar on the neck. And how many people who survive the battle of life and death are provoked? Alas, Adler had a different view, and he broke Marin''s hand and said: "Marin, let me have a fight with him! He is also expected to be a participant in this competition. We will meet eventually, so let''s try his skills first ..." Marin thought it was right, so he let go and let Adler and Mavis walk out of the pub door ... At the door of the tavern, a group of people began to watch the contest. Adler and Mavis, wearing only breastplates and fists bare-handed, stood 10 meters apart, facing each other ... Mavis is indeed an old churros, and as soon as he stood, he began to taunt Adler: "Hey, the little fool across from you, are you here to compete for the match? Just like your bad age, and also worthy of Miss Hamler? Well ... maybe, after I marry Miss Hamler, you can consider Assign her maid to you ... provided that you are willing to be my knight attendant ... " "Servant ..." Adler was very hot-Lao Tzu could be a servant when he could fight so much? "Well, that''s the attendant, don''t look at your kid who looks like a bear, but is still tender. Have you ever been on the battlefield? Did you kill anyone? You know at first glance. This uncle went south and north to participate in the war, You need more places to learn from Uncle Ben! So don''t be dissatisfied, you deserve to be Uncle Ben! " "I XXXXXX ..." Adler was angry. Originally, having his younger brother Marin covered his head made him feel a bit depressed-because the outside world said that he was inferior to his younger brother. Today, Mavis despises him, saying that he only deserves to be a knight''s attendant, which happens to poke his pain. So Adler broke out ... Marin felt bad when Mavis taunted Adler so much. Marin could guess a little bit about Adler''s idea. As the eldest son in the family, he was covered by his younger brother (oh no, not over one, but many. Because Marin is already a baron, and Adler is not even a formal knight), Adler ¡¯s psychology The pressure is great. Now, Mavis happens to poke the scar, and it will inevitably irritate Adler. The result was not what it was, and Adler rushed up in anger, raised his large casserole fist, and slammed into Mavis''s face. However, Mavis is also a master of fighting experience. So he didn''t panic. Adler rushed from 10 meters away, the impact is not to be underestimated. So Mavis didn''t hit it hard. Because he didn''t rush, and the impact was insufficient. If he hits hard, Mavis may suffer. I saw Martha, who was tall and big, flexed to the side flexibly, avoiding Adler''s collision with a slip. Marin glanced from the side, knowing that Mavis was not easy to mess with. If Marvis had stupidly confronted Adler, Marin might not have worried. Because Adler doesn''t have to lose much to Mavis. But if the equally strong Mavis used some other means, the straight Adler would be difficult. Sure enough, when Adler rushed over, Mavis did not attack Adler''s back. Because that is not in line with chivalry. It''s not that Mavis really has a chivalry, but because so many people are watching, he has to be a gentleman. If on the battlefield, Mavis would definitely take the opportunity. However, when Adler just turned around, Mavis took advantage of Adler''s unsteady foot, and stepped forward and yanked Adler''s right arm, lifting his knees up to Adler''s crotch ... In fact, such tricks are very tricky when the knights compete. However, as an old churros who have been on the battlefield, Mavis has a very thick skin. He didn''t care about using nasty tricks. Besides, he didn''t attack from behind Adler, it was already his restraint. Moreover, his move is actually a false move, it will not really hit Adler''s crotch at all, it is only used to scare Adler. Sure enough, Adler was panicked when he saw Mavis playing such a shameless trick. Because Adler has never seen the world, he usually fights with people, and he is also friendly. When he met the shameless Mavis, he made such a nasty trick and he panicked. ±ÜÃâ To avoid being dismissed, Adler flickered to the left, and at the same time let go of Mavis'' hand. However, because of anxiety, some are not stable. Mavis wanted this effect, and while Adler forcibly moved to the left, Mavis kicked with a big foot. Adler scrambled to his feet. The right feet of both sides bumped together and made a loud noise. However, Adler is not stable at this time, and Mavis is the opposite. Moreover, Mavis'' power is not under Adler at all, and even faintly exceeds it. Therefore, in this encounter, Adler suffered a big loss and took a few steps backward, almost not standing still. How can the cunning Mavis miss this good opportunity? He quickly stepped forward, waved his fist, and began to smash Adler. Adler hurriedly parried, completely impressed. Moreover, after the two sides fought against each other, Adler tragically found that the guy opposite was stronger than himself. Coupled with overwhelming momentum, Adler fell into a hard battle ... Finally, dozens of rounds passed. While Adler was negligent, Mavis first smashed his face with his fist, and while Adler put his attention on it, he suddenly got a big foot and pinched in A Adler flew Adler out of his chest ... Fortunately, Adler was wearing a breastplate. If he didn''t wear a breastplate, he would be kicked by the mighty bear of Mavis, and his internal organs might be displaced ... Marlin took a breath of coolness-a good opponent! He began to worry about ~ www.novelhall.com ~ With this guy in, Adler wants to win a match, and the possibility is basically small. When he was knocked to the ground, it meant that his fists and defeats were defeated. Marin hurried forward, raised Adler with a look of disappointment and depression, and returned to the hotel. Although Marin wanted to beat Mavis, he would be laughed at if he did. Because, in this era, duel between knights should be fair and sacred. If Marin breaks this rule, he doesn''t have to hang around in the aristocracy. Kahn, who has the strongest ability to fight empty-handed, is just a knight attendant, not even an apprentice, and has no qualifications to challenge Mavis. Therefore, this loss, Marin and Adler can only eat raw. But the losses are all secondary. This time Adler may have no hope of participating in the contest. It is the biggest thing. In two days, the old Huffmans will also come. If Adler is in front of everyone and defeats Marvis again, then it is shameful. Moreover, Adler also loses the opportunity to "beautiful." Marin did not expect Adler to win Mavis in the horse battle, because Mavis was a fierce man who survived the battle. Its tremendous power and skillful martial arts, coupled with rich practical experience, will certainly not lose Adler. Even those who have been on the battlefield can certainly overpower Adler. Foreseeable, Mavis'' chances of winning are much greater than Adler. Apparently, Adler also thought of this. Therefore, after returning, Adler became silent. He has always been heartless and has a sad expression on his face. The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 93： Plot competitors I saw Adler, who was heartless and heartless, suddenly stunned, and Marin felt uncomfortable. To be honest, my cheap brother has always been good to himself. At the beginning, when he had not yet gone to war, he found a coal mine in Houshan, and the honest Adler also took the initiative to share his coal mine shares. Just thinking about this, Marin thought that Adler was a good person and knew how to take care of his brother. °¢ Adler was in trouble, and Marin was willing to help him. Thinking of this, Marin suddenly started to kill the powerful Mavis ... However, the trouble is that Mavis is the Knight of the House of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Killing Mavis is tantamount to tearing his face with the Duke of Saxony. Even if Marin destroys the evidence, it is useless, because as long as Adler wins the final victory and connects with the conflict, the Duke of Saxony can determine that the Marin family cannot escape the relationship. Ä¿Ç° At present, Marin, who owns only an island, cannot offend the Duke of Saxony. The Duke of Saxony represents more than just the Duchy of Saxony. His elder brother was an elector of Saxony, he was also an ally of the emperor, and was also the cousin of the emperor (mother of the Duke of Albrecht and sister of Frederick III, father of Maximilian I). If Marin clashed with the Duke of Saxony, he would not only be jointly targeted by the Saxony aristocracy, but would also be abandoned by the emperor. Although the emperor admired Marin''s talents, based on the current Marin foundation, he could not be compared with the Saxon aristocracy. Nobles of the Saxony family can still vote for the emperor in the Imperial Parliament ... Therefore, Marin had to give up the idea of ??killing Mavis in advance. Otherwise, there is no good fruit for the whole family ... But Marin couldn''t watch Adler go down. So Marin began to meditate ... Uh ... Finally, a few hours later, Marin thought of a crooked idea ... I remember when I watched the funny movie "Second World" in the previous life, Marin was very impressed with a certain plot-Jiangnan''s first sword was originally one of the hottest contests of the contest, and the sword skill was brilliant. However, the night before the contest, Jiangnan First Sword was beaten by a group of female ninjas because of his low mouth ... This caused Jiangnan First Sword to feel all-out pain when fighting against the heroes of Liaodong the next day. So, he was crushed by the Liaodong heroes with few moves ... After the incident, Jiangnan''s first sword was very uneven, but the competition was the competition, and he would not be rescheduled because he was beaten. Therefore, he can only accept the fate of being eliminated, at most he can only complain ... Uh ... Mavis is strong and everyone knows. Killing him would offend the Duke of Saxony. However, quietly beating him, at best offends Mavis himself, but does not offend the Duke of Saxony. Because, the Duke of Saxony was not so motivated by the conflict between his knights and others. Of course, you can''t hit him with a bright banner. Otherwise, it is a provocation to the Duke of Saxony. Therefore, I can only learn the plot of "Second World" and let a group of masked people fight ... As long as Mavis''s arm is injured, Mavis will be difficult to hold the rifle on the day of the game, and he will not be able to get a stable weapon in foot battle. In this way, he can''t beat Adler ... Thinking of this, Marin laughed warily ... Adler was dissatisfied when he saw Marin''s wretched smile: "Marin, I was taken captive, are you so happy?" "No no no, Adler, I just thought of a way. When you compete, you must win!" "Sure to win? I can''t beat that Mavis ..." After that, Adler was silent. "Don''t, Adler, be happy! That Mavis will not be your opponent. You can rest assured. As long as you can handle other players, you will definitely win the final championship! That Mavis, I Help you pass him! " "Help me pass him? Don''t you want to use a conspiracy trick? I don''t need such a victory for Adler!" Adler is a kind and honest man in general. Hearing that Marin tried to deal with his opponent, I thought it was bad to do so, so I started to stop ... "Adler, if you lose the contest, you will lose Miss Hamler forever. Would you like to see the beautiful Miss Hamler lying in the arms of Mavis''s wild bear? That wild bear would treat Hamm rough Miss Le, hit her every day, bully her ... " "No-Marin, don''t tell me ..." Adler hugged his head in pain. "But, Adler, you should know that if you can''t beat Mavis, the ending must be like that. The woman you like will lie in the arms of others, you can only hide and cry, and you are too depressed to die ... " "No! I don''t want to lose Liv, I want Liv, I don''t care about honor this time!" Adler, who was emotional for the first time, stood up with red eyes. Stimulated by Marin''s words, in order to get love, Adler finally chose to compromise ... àÏ "Well, Adler, you look good ..." Marin snapped his fingers and went out to arrange ... After he came out, Marin arranged for Sauer to put on his face-covered clothes and went out to find someone ... Who are you looking for? Marin asked Sauer to find the local scum ... Maybe someone wants to ask, Marvis is so strong, can he play too much? Marlin is certainly not stupid enough to let the foolish man plot Mavis. In fact, he just hired the foolish man to suffer ... I''m right, let those who deliberately conflict with Mavis, and then go to jail. In fact, it was to confuse Mavis and to pave the way for plotting him. Because, after the revenge, beat people sap, it is the standard junk. In the end, Marin will put out the powerful Kahn and others, put on night clothes, cover his face ... you know ... The next day, many local lumps, after receiving the deposit, came to the beer hall where Mavis was active, and intentionally clashed with Mavis ... Unexpectedly, all of these **** were bashed. Moreover, there were tangles that directly interrupted his arms or legs. Of course, they were not beaten in vain. The more severe the injury, the higher the reward. Before he left, these babbles let go of ruthless words and wanted to teach Mavis a meal. Regarding the ruthless words of the bastards, let alone Mavis Knight himself, everyone else was a joke. Because, the fighting power of the **** is too dregs. Uh ... Two days later, the evening of the 14th, the day before the contest. When the Mavis Knight drunk drunk in the beer hall and returned to the house he rented, a conspiracy began ... Marin personally led the team, with his servants, everyone in a black night uniform, covered his face, hiding in an alley on the way back to Mavis ... Mavis arrived late and was unable to find a hotel, so he could only ask the town''s residents to rent a room. The place where Mavis rents is relatively far from the beer hall, and there needs to be a dark alley in the middle. In this era, no city has street lights, let alone a small alley in a remote town. Mavis drunkenly drove two equally semi-drunk attendants, walking crookedly on the road, not even noticing that the danger was approaching ... Marin used them to deal with them. As for what routine? It''s simple-tripping Marceau and sacks ... Stubborn as the second grandfather of Guan, he was also overcast by tripping horses, not to mention drunk Mavis? Both Garland and Tara squatted on both sides of the alley, each holding one end of the rope in their hands. Sauer and Adler''s best attendant Weber (Adler himself was not embarrassed to come to the shaman), and he held a sack of marijuana. And our warrior brother Kahn, holding a very thick oak stick in his hand ... Âí Under Marin''s command, several people remained silent, breathing carefully. Moreover, a few people had taken a shower before and there was no smell on their bodies. When Mavis entered the alley first, few people dared to breathe ... Squinting as Marvis stumbled to the trip, Marin struck his fingers, and Garland and Tara quickly lifted the trip from both sides to the knee. Mavis stumbled to the ground without notice ... Seeing this, sauer and Weber immediately remembered Marin''s instructions, put a sack on Mavis''s head, put a double sack, and then the whole of them was pressed. At this time around seven or eight in the evening, there were still lights on the street. Even in the alleys, there was a faint light from the street. However, several Marin ambush in the dead end of the light, plus the three Mavis drinking too much, they did not find it. If you change to a sober Mavis, you are likely to find an ambush. When Sauer and Weber sacked Mavis, Mavis began to struggle violently. Mavis''s two attendants were a little stunned. They also followed Mavis on the battlefield, but for the first time they had been attacked in a similar way by midnight. It''s mainly a powerful knight like Mavis, who doesn''t have long eyes to provoke. Therefore, they have never seen such a foolish trick ... Marlin couldn''t make the two guys shout, so Kahn hurriedly carried the oak stick and rushed up, struck five and divided two, and knocked over the two drunk servants. Then, Kahn returned with the oak stick and helped suppress the trapped Marvis ... Mavis has a lot of strength, but Marin brings a lot of manpower. After Sauer and Weber caught Mavis, Garland and Tara, who were pulling the rope, came to help hold Mavis. The four strong men finally managed to force Mavis to endure. Even Mavis has signs of getting out of trouble. When Marin saw it, he no longer hesitated. He pointed at Mavis'' right arm, and Kahn immediately understood it, threw the oak stick, and smashed it with control ... °¡ "Ah-" Mavis, blindfolded in sacks, was sore in pain that his resistance had weakened all of a sudden. After all, he rebelled, relying mainly on his arms. Now that his right arm was hit hard, his resistance was reduced by more than half. Marin estimated that this stick is enough to affect tomorrow''s game, and began to greet everyone to punch and kick Mavis covered in sacks. However, although these punches and kicks are very painful, for a bull such as Mavis, it recovers quickly, and it does not even affect tomorrow''s game. A few minutes later, Marin and his friends quickly retreated, leaving only Mavis with a nasty face and a swollen right arm, and his two stunned attendants ... "Malgobi! Don''t let me know which **** scolded me! If I knew ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I must twist his neck ... oh ..." Mavis sternly, standing on his left hand support Get up and shake off the two layers of sacks on his head. С This little injury is not worth mentioning to Mavis who has been on the battlefield. But what made him depressed was that the stick on his right arm made his right arm red and swollen. Such redness and swelling are not really serious, and swelling can be reduced within two or three days. However, this part that was hit was really terrible. The right arm is where the rifle is held. The right arm is red and swollen. When the rifle is held, the state is bound to be greatly affected. Mavis is not left-handed, otherwise the impact is small. Unfortunately, he is a normal person, his right arm is better than his left arm. Therefore, a severe blow to the right arm will inevitably affect the state of tomorrow''s game. If you change to a high IQ point, you can definitely infer that you have been conspired by your competitors. It''s a pity that Mavis is a muscular and underdeveloped strong man. Because of the conflict of the previous two days, Mavis thought that it was the gangs in the town who retaliated against him, and the means were tactics and gangs. He also made up his mind to take revenge on those **** after tomorrow''s game, and he plans to kill those bastards. It''s a pity that Marin had given enough money and let them go out for a while. Mavis is a foreigner passing by, and it is impossible to stay here waiting for those foolish. As soon as these days passed, Mavis had to leave the place. After all, Mavis had to serve the Duke of Saxony. And if he stays as a servant, his servant is not as capable as him, and he may be beaten up by gangsters ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read the latest, fastest and hottest serial works Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 94： Desired Ò» ´ó In the early morning of January 15th, in the martial arts arena of the Hamler Manor in Gelsenkirchen, the contest officially opened ... The game adopted a round of elimination system, which is somewhat similar to that of WYN. However, the competition selected the strongest, not a group of strong. Therefore, a round of elimination system is still fair. Because, since the loser cannot beat the opponent, it cannot be the strongest, and it is taken for granted. When the group draw was drawn, Mavis and Adler, who were blushing and swollen, and six other strong knights, were automatically treated as seed players and divided into different groups. The competition consists of 8 large groups with 16 knights in each group. Each group member, after drawing another lottery, starts a match by pair. Fight first, then fight horses. However, winning or losing in a horse battle is more important than foot fighting. However, for the sake of safety, the five-round charge of the Malaysian War is not a tie, and it is a tie. At this time, the battle is used to judge. Because, the battle can definitely be divided. If the horse battle wins the victory, regardless of the step victory, the horse winner wins. Because here is a knight competition, horse battle is more important. The use of blunt weapon competition is very cheap for a power-type knight like Adler. Because those players who are not strong, rely more on skills when fighting, and use sharp tools to attack the opponent''s key points. However, in this competition, only "reasonable" parts such as the chest and limbs were allowed to be attacked, which made those skilled players extremely restricted. On the contrary, it is a strength-type player like Adler, which takes advantage. Suddenly, Adler''s first opponent was easily lay down by violence. During the horse battle, Adler directly used brute force to knock his opponent away ... It''s really talented to knock an opponent into a fly when the horse speed can''t be raised. Therefore, Adler''s wonderful performance has won the favor and appreciation of Hamler Cavaliers. However, Miss Hamler recognized that Adler was the fool who stopped herself in the town half a month ago, and was naturally unhappy. However, as a violent woman who worships the strong, if Adler can become the champion, she is still willing to keep her promise to marry Adler. On the other side, Mavis also participated in the game with pain. Because of his right arm pain, Mavis had to use his left arm, which he was not very good at, to compete. Mavis is also considered to be powerful, although the left arm is not as good as the right arm, it is also very powerful. For example, the first round of players was easily solved by Mavis with his left arm. Marin watched Mavis'' performance, and suddenly he regretted-why didn''t he give the goods to his left arm? However, Marin can also see that Mavis uses the left arm, although powerful, it is far less than the right arm. In this case, Mavis is okay when using his left arm against ordinary opponents, but he can deal with adversaries such as Adler who are not much worse than Mavis, and the left arm that is not good is not very good ... After four rounds of matches, Adler easily broke through from the group he was in without any injuries. It was just a pain when his left leg was stabbed by a wooden sword during the foot fight. After a while, Adler met a knockout opponent who was no smaller than himself. Adler was nervous at first, but was relieved when he got started. His opponent looked mighty, but he was actually worse than Adler. Moreover, in the group stage before, the opponent also suffered a bit and suffered a few hard times. Therefore, when playing against Adler, the opponent''s strength was somewhat unplayable. Originally, after the competition, the Cavaliers should have enough rest time. Sometimes a player is injured and needs to rest for a day or two. The average knight does not bother to shoot when his opponent is injured or tired. However, the Cavaliers believe that the real battlefield will not give you rest time. Therefore, continuous fighting is more in line with reality. Therefore, after the competition, the Hamler Cavaliers were given only half an hour of rest. As for the unfortunate injuries in the fight, you can only blame yourself for having bad luck. Moreover, Knights of Hamler believe that knights with long-term combat capabilities are more likely to survive on the cruel battlefield. These knights will inevitably be on the battlefield one day. If you have long-lasting and powerful combat capabilities, it will be easier to survive on the battlefield, and you can avoid the widowhood of your daughter in the future ... ÆïÊ¿ This theory of Hamler knights makes everyone speechless. Therefore, everyone had to compete according to the road outlined by the Hamler Knight ... Alas, everyone has only half-hour breaks. Therefore, the game is relatively fair. But there are also inequities. For example, those seasoned knights know how to save energy and win at the least cost. And some young, inexperienced knights, are too hard in the front, after a few rounds, they often have little strength to compete ... To Marin''s surprise, the red and swollen Mavis on his right arm broke out from the group stage. Relying on his left hand, Mavis defeated the competitors in the group, successfully became the first in the group, and participated in the subsequent knockout. This is inseparable from Mavis''s participation in specific wars and understanding of the rational distribution of physical strength on the battlefield. Had he not been conspired by Marin, Mavis would have been easily promoted. Because of a conspiracy against his right arm, Mavis took a lot of effort to break out from the group. In the knockout round of 8 into 4, Mavis knew that he could not ensure that he could defeat his opponent with his left hand. So, helplessly, he used his swollen right hand. Almost tolerating the pain, Mavis struggling to kill his opponent and won a place in the semifinals. But unfortunately, Mavis''s 4-2 semi-final opponent is Adler who has been crushed all the way ... Ë» "His-how is this pretty bear ..." Mavis had a headache ... If he is intact, the old hot Mavis will naturally not admire Adler. But Mavis''s right arm is now half-disabled ... Adler didn''t pay much attention to Mavis before, but after seeing that Mavis had a thick cloth wrapped around his right arm, he knew what Marin had done ... Of course, he did not despise Mavis. Mavis can still reach the semi-finals from one hundred and dozens of knights in the case of being hit by his right arm. It must not be underestimated. And, for the girl he was fascinated by, Adler couldn''t let it go. So, Adler devoted all his energy and started to play against Mavis ... Mavis was crying hard, and he saw the beautiful Miss Hamler at a glance. This model of Miss Hamler is a kind of bears such as Adler and Mavis, which are very interested. So, the two bears started to do their best for the woman they liked. »÷°Ü In order to defeat Adler, Marvez ignored the redness and swelling of his right arm, and decided to endure the pain and fight Adler ... But the injury to his right arm still affected Mavis'' condition. At the beginning, Mavis could still stand. But Adler was previously instructed by Marin to attack Mavis''s right arm and shake Mavis''s right arm with brute force. The repeated shocks made Mavis'' right arm pain worse. In the end, Mavis was really unbearable and lost the battle. In the following horse battle, Mavis, who lost half of his life in pain, failed to stop Adler''s footsteps despite trying to fight hard ... "I told you, I wasn''t able to beat him, I was hurt! Last night, I was attacked by a group of lumps, and I was hit with a stick on my right arm, otherwise, the bear My opponent ... "Mavis reluctantly withdrew from the battlefield, but when he left, Mavis explained endlessly to others, very similar to Jiangnan''s first sword after the defeat. However, the game is a game. In addition, the Hamler Cavaliers are also old-fashioned people. Naturally, they will not reschedule due to Mavis'' dissatisfaction. Therefore, Mavis was eliminated and can only accept fate. After leaving Hummer Manor, Mavis was so angry that he took his servants and went to town to look for those revenge. It''s a pity that the group has been running away from the field for a long time ... their hiding has confirmed from the side that Mavis was conspired by them ... After Mavis left, Adler took a break for half an hour and ushered in the final opponent of the final ... The opponent''s strength is also very good, but it is still a short way from the beast level like Mavis and Adler. In particular, the rule of recruiting relatives is bad for Adler''s opponents. Because, Adler ¡¯s final opponent, Gore Cavaliers, is not as strong as a strong bear like Adler, and some fighting skills have been limited in the competition ... After many confrontations like Mars hit the earth, Adler finally defeated his opponent. At the same time, he only added a few bruises on his body, without much damage ... By the side of the field, the old Huffmans and the three children watching Simon''s palms turned red, all excited. Ó¢ When the heroic Liv Hamler appeared wearing armor, the atmosphere reached a climax ... "This girl looks okay, Adler''s eyes aren''t too bad ..." Old Huffman looked at Liv Hamler, who hadn''t put on her helmet, to Mrs. Mary. "Why, look better than my aging mother?" Although talking about her future daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary was still jealous. "No, no! I just think it''s okay, how can you have a lady who is well-versed, gentle and virtuous?" The old Huffman immediately changed his mind. On the market, the competition between Adler and Liv Hamler also began. However, Adler, who had always been fierce, was somewhat uncomfortable and could not let go. Because, Adler was afraid that he would use too much force to hurt his dream lover ... In this way, Miss Adler and Miss Hamler played a "parity" and didn''t decide for a long time ... Marin saw this still okay? If Adler releases water, how can he win? If you lose, it will be a shame. In particular, Adler''s opponent is still a woman ... Alas, Marin decided to stir it up. Marin suddenly stood up and shouted: "Adler, are you a girl? You can''t even beat a woman! I''ll buy you a flower skirt and wear it later, and you will be a woman in the future!" Marlin''s words were a bit damaging. Adler was originally thin-skinned, and was suddenly irritated: "Marlin, you bastard, wait for my contest to end, you have to eat it!" Adler shouted at Marin. "You still stun me, first consider how to explain to everyone after being slumped down by this pussy!" Marin continued to stimulate. ´Ì¼¤ The stunned Adler really broke out. The anger made him forget about Xiangxiang Xiyu for the time being, and he also used his strength. He just wanted to end the fight quickly, and then went back and gave Marin a hard shot ... Adler, naturally, is much better than Miss Hamler. Then, Adler flew the wooden sword in the hands of Liv. Hamler very manly, but when Miss Hamler was about to fall, he caught the waist of Miss Hamler very gentlely ... ... At this moment, Adler could not help thinking of some dog blood plots that Marin had performed before him. After imitating the dog blood plot that Marin taught him to learn from later soap operas, Adler shook his blond hair (fortunately, Adler often shampoos his hair without throwing a lot of dandruff ...), and then taught him with Marin The so-called "Liang Chaowei''s eyes", put a light on Liv. Hamler, and then gently asked: "Miss, are you okay?" Although Adler''s acting skills are not very good, but this time I don''t know how, Adler has played exceptionally ... As a result, Miss Hamler, who was stunned by the electric eye, blushed poorly. This surprised everyone at Hamler Estate-when their tigress-like young lady was also shy? The following horse battle, the two seem to have a tacit understanding. For the sake of safety, the two horses did not soar, but after jogging closer, they raised their wooden guns to push each other ... Such a "game", the wild bear Adler naturally unwillingly pushed Miss Hamler gently off the horse ... Miss Hamler had no heart to fight at this time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ naturally fell off the horse. And Adler did not show up to everyone after victory, but immediately dismissed, raised Miss Hamler with concern, and staged another dog blood show ... "Does it hurt?" "No pain." "I do not believe¡­¡­" "Really!" "No, I can feel it ..." Squinting to see that Adler was about to touch, the old Hamler Cavaliers couldn''t stand it anymore, hurriedly announced the result of the game, and then pulled his daughter away. Next, of course, Adler made his announcement on the stage ... "Thank you Huffman TV, Bochum TV, Ruhr TV, Mark TV, Deutsch TV, Roman TV ..." Adler, who had not seen the big scene, became nervous and let Marin spoof his so-called "winning" Testimonial "spoke out. Although, Adler does not understand what TV is ... Everyone on the stage is aggressive with a look-what is this champion knight talking about? What is TV ... I am Marin who knows the inside story, and I am also aggressive-I just said it casually, and I made you play, and you really used it as a winning speech ... The old Huffman''s face was so embarrassed-it was too shameful of Lao Tzu''s face ... As a result, the old Huffman quickly stepped onto the stage and dragged Adler out of the chaos ... Seeing a smirk on his face, Adler wished, Marin suddenly felt a lot of emotion, and came to a section of Xingye''s version: "Damanxiong, he has got what he wants ... got ... got ... got paid ... hope ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 95： conspiracy ¬ The Louvre in Paris, France, with a gloomy face, Charles VIII, was discussing something with his Count Matthews. The surrounding maids and guards were sent out. "His Majesty, after probing, the little **** named Marin, since taking over the island of Texel, has reclaimed a large wasteland, thousands of Eugrams, and recruited thousands of serfs. And he used the Huffman family coal mine The production of a fuel called briquettes began to cook salt on the island, and gained a certain amount of money by cooking salt ... "Earl Matthews reported. Marin blocked the communication between the island of Texel and the outside world, and the salt and coal on the island were loaded by Wiggins Chamber of Commerce ships without passing outsiders. Therefore, Matthews didn''t know that Marin had so much profit from cooking salt, only when Marin made some money. I said, even if I knew it, the French could not imitate it. Because, France basically has few coal mines. Otherwise, later generations of France would not have developed nuclear power specifically. Because, whether it is coal or oil, France is very scarce. Therefore, they have to find another way to develop nuclear power. Therefore, the French have no special feelings about coal, and they do not know the benefits of using coal to cook salt. Neither Count Matthews nor Charles VIII had any feelings about Marin cooking salt. In their view, the increase of thousands of people on the island and the reclamation of a large area of ??wasteland are the most beneficial to Marin ... So, the two monarchs and their officials misjudged ... Ò²¾ÍÊÇ˵ "That is to say, this little thief, Marin, has reclaimed a large area of ??farmland? Is he about to get rich?" When Charles VIII said the word Marin, he bit his teeth ... "Yes, Your Majesty ..." "I don''t want to see this little thief doing well, Matthews, what can you do to add a block to this little thief?" "Your Majesty, we can''t deal with this little bastard! You are a man who is determined to be a great king, and you cannot do anything that affects your reputation!" "I know, so I want to ask you if there is any way to secretly make that little thief? By the way, are there any other enemies?" Õâ¸ö "This ... seems to be there ..." Matthews thought and answered. "Oh? Who is his enemy? Tell ëÞ quickly, I want to support him and let him fight this little thief, Marin!" "That''s it. Marin''s enemies can''t be regarded as enemies, they just have a conflict of interests ..." "Talk carefully!" "Yes, Your Majesty. The minister heard that the Marin thief seemed to be interested in developing fisheries. Therefore, he privately recruited a large number of Frisian fishermen. These Frisian fishermen came from the sea across Texel Island. The Frisian Aristocratic Republic facing each other ... " "The Frisian aristocratic republic? Is that the small state we have previously funded their departure from the Principality of Burgundy?" The Frisian aristocratic republic was once annexed by the daring Charlie into the Burgundy Principality, but after the death of the daring Charlie, with the secret support of France, the Frisian people became independent from the Burgundy lowlands. "Yes, Your Majesty, it is them!" "That''s great. This small country has a good relationship with France. ëÞ There is no excuse to attack the Marin thief on Texel, but you can use this small country to attack Texel!" His Majesty, "Your Majesty, the Marin Thief has just recruited hundreds of fishermen. The Frisian Aristocracy cannot afford to wage war ..." "Hundreds of fishermen are really nothing, but it is also a good excuse. In fact, it can be barely used as an excuse." "This excuse is not enough to kill that little thief ..." "There is no need to kill the thief, as long as there is a conflict, the Frisian army can use this excuse to attack Texel Island, then destroy the island''s crops and make the thief bankrupt ..." "Do you mean to damage the money of the Marin Thief?" "Yes, that''s it. That little thief''s crop was destroyed, and I''m definitely not reconciled. In time, he might retaliate. When he retaliates, he will inevitably kill. By then, I''m afraid there is no excuse for the Frisian aristocracy to kill him? It doesn''t matter if he doesn''t kill, we can help him kill one or two Frisian nobles, and then marry the Marin thief ... " "Then the Frisians have an excuse to kill the Marin thief ... High! It is high! Your Majesty ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Your admiration for you is like the torrent of the Seine, which is endless. ... " ¶Ô "Yes, by then, the Noble Republic of Friesland attacked Texel for the second time. We can quietly hire Swiss mercenaries to participate in it, and fight to defeat Texel''s army and kill the Marin thief ..." "For the first time? We don''t send Swiss mercenaries?" "No, for the first time we just have to watch. Because the first excuse is not enough for the Frisian aristocracy to kill the Marin thief. The Swiss mercenaries were sent early to prevent the thief from finding out. I even expect the Marin thief to defeat the Frisian army. It is better to kill a few more Frisian nobles. In this way, the Frisian noble republic is completely enraged and there is an excuse to kill the Marin thieves. , And then we quietly dispatched elite Swiss mercenaries to put on the flags and costumes of the Frisian aristocratic army, pretend to be Frisians, and kill the Marin thief ... " His Majesty "Your Majesty really has a rough mind and foresight. In this way, not only can you eliminate the Marin thief, but you can also let France stay away, and your Majesty does not have to be infamous ... Your Majesty, you will make the sun and moon dim ..." "Hum ..." Charlie VIII smiled smugly. Probably thinking of Marin''s tragic death under the spear of a Swiss mercenary, Charles VIII laughed proudly. Count Earl Matthews, though he didn''t know what Charles VIII was thinking, was definitely a "good thing." So, he also imitated the insignificant expression of Charles VIII and laughed with the gangster "hehe" ~ www.novelhall.com ~ welcome the book readers to come and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 96： Borrow a knife Groningen, the capital of the Friesian aristocratic republic, is also one of the Hanseatic cities. The members of the aristocratic parliament secretly received the noble guests from France ... "Good afternoon, Baron Denier!" Said Fyskefrijheid, Governor of the Frisian Aristocracy. Baron Denier was a secret representative sent by King Charles VIII of France. As early as 1477, after the Duke of Burgundy''s "Bold Charlie" died, the French also sent Baron Denier to secretly dispatch to the Frisian region. The Frisians resisted by force and took the opportunity to break away from the rule of the Burgundy. Of course, Baron Denier was just a jazz and very young. Denier, now 50 years old, has also been promoted to baron. "Mr. Governor, it''s a pleasure to meet you, and the adults of the Frisian Parliament, it''s a great honor to meet you!" Denier is a very kind-faced person and good at dealing with people. Although he was a special envoy sent by the "TC Upland" Great France, Denier did not have any expression on the surface of the Tujia nobles who despised these "small countries". On the contrary, Denier was very polite to the aristocracy of the Frisian Aristocracy, which made parliamentarians feel respect. After a brief greeting, Governor Fyskefrijheid asked curiously: "Mr. Envoy, don''t you know what is important for His Majesty King France to send you?" Fyskefrijheid couldn''t think of the French''s intention to send a special envoy at this time, because the last time the French sent a special envoy, it was nearly 20 years. Things before. At that time, the French sent a lot of money, a lot of weapons and armor, and a group of war horses, giving them the confidence to betray Burgundy. Hey, why is this time again? You know, the French and the Frisians had agreed that France would not require the Frisians to cooperate with France in attacking Burgundy. Is the French going to change this time? The Frisian people have no confidence in confronting Burgundy. You know, against Burgundy, the enemy is not only Burgundy, but also Austria. Most importantly, Maximilian I, the king of Germany, could call for help from his allies. As in 1491, Maximilian I had no time to settle the insurgency in the Flanders because of his confrontation with the Hungarians, so he asked Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, to help. Whether it is Fyskefrijheid or other Frisian noble councillors, they are all worried, afraid that the French will ask them to attack Burgundy. Baron Dudenier also seemed to recognize everyone''s concerns, so he said easily: "Dear, don''t worry too much, our Majesty the King will not ask you to attack Burgundy. I know that it is also very difficult." Hearing here, the Frisian noble councillors present were relieved ... "Masters, you should know Marin Huffman, right?" Baron Denier opened a new topic. µ±È» "Of course I know, this little **** has deceived the hundreds of fishermen under my administration, and I have to reduce my taxes a lot!" West Frisian''s important master, Baron Leeuwarden Zetter, gritted his teeth. The West Frisian region, including parts of Groningen and Drenthe, does not have an aristocracy of this rank. If so, the country was established long ago. There is also no Viscount. The local authority is a parliament that is controlled by nine baron lords everywhere. Its parliament is located in Groningen, the largest city in the territory and also a Hanseatic city. The governor of the Friesland aristocratic republic is the most powerful Baron Groningen. As for Baron Zetter, who is in possession of Leeuwarden, the second largest city in the country, and a large area nearby, he is already considered as the No. 2 leader in the Frisian aristocratic republic. As a direct victim, Baron Oztel was naturally inclined to attack Texel and rob the fishermen who had originally paid him taxes. Except for him in the council, the other eight barons did not agree with the sword. Of course, other Members have absolutely no favor with Marin. However, they believe that the contradiction with Marin has not risen to the point where it is necessary to use force. Baron Danielle observed and found the coping expressions of the other 8 barons, knowing that others had no grudge against Marin, so he decided to provoke: "Masters, presumably you also know what happened in Italy?" Everyone nodded. No matter how slow the spread of the medieval news, the spread of the news was still very fast. Those that spread slowly are generally less important news in remote areas. News of the defeat of Charles VIII reached the Frisian aristocratic republic a week later. However, the news that Charles VIII was ambushed by Marin, because Marin had deliberately kept secret and ran away on the spot, did not spread immediately. Later, Maximilian I took the initiative to spread the news. However, in order not to lose face, the French also spread the real news-Marin ambushed Charles VIII in the middle of the night ... "Marin Hoffman is a bold, crazy, and sinister guy. Do n¡¯t underestimate his current behavior. At the beginning, he was just a pragmatist and dared to ambush our king. . Now that he is weak, he dare to abduct the fishermen of your country openly. If he becomes stronger, he will probably rob your country of territory ... "In fact, although Baron Denier was just pretending to make lies, he did not Be careful with the facts. "Yeah, yeah, I said, Marin is ambitious. Don''t look at the fishermen he''s abducting just now. In the future, maybe he will abduct the people you govern!" Baron Zetter quickly agreed. . He had long seen Marin unhappy and wanted to learn lessons from the army. However, he is not strong enough, with only 50 knights and 400 spearmen under his command, and has no confidence to defeat the sly Marin in the legend. The other eight barons began to talk head-to-head, discussing the possible harm Marin could cause in the future ... Upon seeing the door, Baron Danielle decided to add a fire, and by the way, said the true intention: "That''s it, my lords. My king is very dissatisfied with the despicable Marin, but my king is inconvenient to send troops to teach him. Therefore, my king wants to invite you to send troops to Texel Island to teach the **** ... " What the King Fa means ... Several aristocratic members looked at each other. uukanshu.com Then suddenly there was some glory in the eyes ... why? Because, since the French king asked someone to do something, he would definitely not speak in vain. Last time the French aristocracy supported the independence of Burgundy, the French shot generously. This time, it is definitely good to ask them to show up ... "If you are willing to attack the island of Texel and completely destroy the houses and farmland on the island, my king is willing to support each of you 20 sets of plate armor and 50 war horses ..." 20 sets of plate armor, with an average of 50 gold coins each. 50 war horses, each with at least 100 gold. Counting it out, the French equal 6,000 gold coins to each member of Parliament. This price is enough to make people crazy. You know, in 1512, the Lithuanian Grand Commons used 15,000 gold coins and bought the Crimean Khanate to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Of course, the Crimean Khanate is a poor country, and 15,000 gold coins can make them submit. And the Frisian aristocratic republics did not have the poorness of the Crimean Khanate, so Charles VIII took out a total of 54,000 gold coins. The 9 barons immediately flew in, and Baron Denier told them that there were only 400 soldiers on the island (because the news was lagging, the French did not know that Marin had recruited a square array), everyone was relieved immediately ... ... After discussion, the nine barons unanimously decided to send 3000 troops to attack Texel Island. Although it is not possible to destroy the rules and kill Marin, it is also necessary to destroy the houses and crops on the island, plunder the animals, and cause the greatest damage to the island''s economy ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 97： Wedding preparation In the village of Gelsenkirchen, after Adler won the championship, the old Huffmans officially came forward and began to discuss the marriage with the Cavaliers of Hamler. ¹þ When the Hamler Cavaliers learned that the championship was from the Huffman family, they were very happy, but also a little lost. Because, the Hamler Cavaliers hope that the winner is the second child of the Huffman family, Marin. Because Marin was the hereditary baron lord, and Adler was just a trainee knight. However, after seeing Marin live, the Cavaliers of Hamler also knew that they really let the thin Marin participate in the competition, and they did not know whether the first round of competition could pass ... As for Miss Hamler, she didn''t have so many snobbish ideas. Despite being a daughter, Miss Hamler is even more fond of force. Therefore, the significantly stronger Adler was more in line with Miss Hamler''s appetite. No, after the ceremony, Miss Hamler took the initiative to talk to Adler. Originally, Huffman was going to beat Adler because he was ashamed on the stage. But because Miss Hamler came over, Adler was spared a fat meal. ¼Ò×å Both families are cavalier families, and they don''t like to mess around. And Adler and Liv are both old. So, the two people simply agreed-in order not to affect spring ploughing, they simply held the wedding on March 1st ... And now it is January 16th, and there is only less than one and a half months left. Therefore, wedding preparations are still in a hurry. And because nothing happened during this time, Marin simply stayed at home and helped to prepare for the wedding. Originally, a trainee knight got married and did n¡¯t need much pomp. Invite a few knight friends and a relative to hold a ceremony in the church in the local town, and then return to the manor for a wine banquet, and then summon serfs and coal mines on the manor. Even if the workers come to eat and drink together, it is OK. However, as the soul of a Chinese, loving face has become a habit of Marin. Coincidentally, after the second son was promoted to baron, the old huffman who always loved face also felt he couldn''t do it ... Alas, the father and son decided to do something for Adler. Even the priest in the chapel in the town felt that the grade was too low. To this end, Marin gave out 100 gold coins to the nearby big city Dortmund and hired an assistant bishop to preside over the wedding. The fact that having a powerful assistant bishop to preside over the wedding of a trainee knight definitely made the Huffman family very face-saving. In addition to the preparation of the wedding, Marin was surprised to find that Gelsenkirchen is also a huge coal mine ... Not only that, the coal mine in Gelsenkirchen is a coal type that Marin will need in the future-bituminous coal ... Huffman''s Anthracite is a high-quality coal-fired coal that is only suitable as a fuel. The use of bituminous coal is much more important. Because bituminous coal is the most important raw material for making coke in the steel industry! At present, charcoal is mainly used as a reducing agent in European iron smelting. However, Europe is highly developed and most of the forest is cleared. Moreover, refining wood into charcoal itself requires a lot of fuel and labor costs, and wood itself is more expensive than coal. Therefore, the price of charcoal is high. And coke, although it also needs coking, but the cost is much lower than charcoal. Marin will definitely engage in the iron and steel industry in the future. In that case, coke is essential. Therefore, the source of bituminous coal is very important. Although Marin couldn''t specifically measure the quality of Gelsenkirchen''s bituminous coal, from the appearance of bituminous coal, it seems that the quality is very good. At least, there are very few impurities, pure black. Unlike the anthracite anthracite of the Huffman Manor during burning, Gelsenkirchen has more anthracite. In addition, the coal here has a high cohesiveness and is very suitable for coking bituminous coal. Because the coal mine in Gelsenkirchen is a coking coal required by the iron and steel industry, Marin stopped in Gelsenkirchen with interest to investigate the development and utilization of local coal mines. At the same time, we began to observe local transportation conditions. At this time, the "Rhine-Herne Canal" connecting Gelsenkirchen and the Rhine has not yet been excavated. Therefore, it is more troublesome to transport the bituminous coal from Gelsenkirchen. However, Gelsenkirchen is not far from the Ruhr River in the south, only ten or twenty kilometers. Therefore, the transportation cost here may be much worse than that of Huffman Estate, but it is not bad. As long as the coal is shipped to the Ruhr River for loading, then it is OK. Marin visited, Gelsenkirchen went to the Ruhr River to the south, but there was a paved boulevard, but it was only a little more than 10 kilometers long and could not reach the Ruhr River. Shizi Road is about seven or eight kilometers away from the Ruhr River. As long as Marin invests in repairing this road, it is very convenient for the four-wheeled carriage to load coal to and from Gelsenkirchen and the Ruhr River. Moreover, the knights of the several knight leaders along the way, either made good friends with the Huffman family or were friends of the Hamler family, and did not worry about being stumped. What makes Marin happy is that in this era, bituminous coal was recognized as inferior coal because it emits a lot of black smoke during combustion. For this reason, although Gelsenkirchen is rich in coal mines, the Hamler family has little interest in developing coal mines. And in the market, the price of bituminous coal is much lower than cleaner anthracite. If the price of anthracite is 4 shillings per Charteron, bituminous coal can only be sold for 3 shillings per Charteron ... The Cavaliers of Hamler are actually very happy that Marin liked the "inferior" coal on his territory. Although the Hamlet Knights Land in Gelsenkirchen is larger than the original Huffman estate, there is not much arable land, only less than 300 Eugram. Although there are coal mines with huge reserves, they are ¡°poor quality coal¡± that emits a lot of smoke. At this time, the market for anthracite is very bad, let alone "inferior coal" such as bituminous coal. If a businessman was willing to request bituminous coal, the Hamler family would have organized manual mining of coal mines ... Therefore, the Hamler family would very much like to get Marin''s coal order. However, Marin has not yet developed the steel industry. More importantly-Marin currently has no source of iron ore. Therefore, he bought bituminous coals to no avail. So Marin had to be perfunctory and promised that as long as the road from Gelsenkirchen to the Ruhr and the pier by the Ruhr was repaired, he would be willing to give Gelsenkirchen a stable order. However, Marin guessed that when this road is repaired and the pier is built, it will have to pass this year. At that time, according to the situation, determine whether to place an order, and how big to place the order ... Uh ... While Marin stayed in Gelsenkirchen to inspect the coal mine, Adler was shameless in the name of "protecting his brother" and stayed at the Hamler manor, taking the opportunity to miss Miss Hamler appointment. Fortunately, people in this era are more conservative, Adler is not a satyr. Therefore, this pair of lovers did not do anything desolate and unruly, they did not do anything in the wild. But according to Sauer''s observation report, what made Marin collapse is that this strange and unmarried couple also behaved strangely ... Dating other people is all about talking about ideals and talking about literary elegance. But this fierce unmarried couple likes to compete ... Of course, the competition between the two is not the kind of mars splashing, but a set of competitions like "love sword" and "eyes and swords". Adler obviously has more martial arts than Miss Hamler, but she just likes to be entangled with Miss Hamler''s children. When he hits love, Adler knocks out the wooden sword in Liv Hamler''s hand, and then hugs it ... But there is no more then ... As for why? That''s because Adler didn''t have pre-marital education ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I don''t know what to do ... Once again, Marin voyeured with a telescope. After Adler hugged Liv Hamler, he looked at Liv Hamler''s face innocently. Just so obsessed watching ... Marin almost got down and laughed, but did not intend to remind Adler. Because, it won''t be long before the formal wedding, and there is no rush. Moreover, the canon of this era stipulated that what was not allowed before marriage. If he teaches Adler himself, if he accidentally spreads it, it might make the whole family shame. The old Huffmans were eagerly planning a wedding at the Huffman Manor. Although Marin didn''t go back to help himself, he sent someone to tell Kohler and Schwartz to return to the manor to help prepare. Even Kohler brought back a group of gold coins to subsidize the wedding expenses. Marlin is not a stingy person. Adler got married and he took it very seriously. So he asked Kohler to bring back a lot of money in case he needed it. At the same time, Schwartz also brought a team of about 50 people back to maintain order and use it to build momentum. These 50 men are all skilled new hired mercenaries. Although it is not a knight or a trainee knight, it is just right for a light cavalry. Because Marin''s Spanish matrix lacks mobility, it needs light cavalry as an important supplement. For example, these light cavalry can be used for reconnaissance, to protect the side, or to hunt down enemies ... Of course, this is a future thing. Now, the biggest role of this cavalry is to give the wedding a strong momentum and create an atmosphere ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 98： Texel attacked In late February 1497, just as the Huffmans and Hamlers were preparing for the wedding, the Frisian Aristocratic Republic and nine baronians also took out their families and collected 3,000 ground soldiers and horses. , And 6 warships, ready to attack Texel Island. The 3000 soldiers in Mali have 200 heavy cavalry and 600 heavy infantry from various families (wearing plate armor and holding two-handed swords, which are mainly used for charge and fall, belonging to the elite of infantry). In addition, there are many sailors and gunners on the six warships. There are three warships in the Frisian aristocratic republic with more than 100 tons. The remaining three ships have a displacement of less than 100 tons and are standard small warships. There are 190 sailors in these 6 warships. In addition, there are 80 gunners and 40 Fran bronzes. In fact, these artillery were all sent by the French. Half of them were sent by the French when they were independent 20 years ago, and the other half were just sent by the French. But this also caused the artillery of the ship''s artillery to be somewhat serious. As a last resort, members of the parliament had to arrange some sailors to help fire the cannons, mainly responsible for helping to strike. The real gunner was the old gunner. Also, during real naval battles, at most only one artillery on the warship is useful, and most of the artillery on the other side is idle. Therefore, the 80 gunners, plus some junk sailors, were barely enough to control these guns. On February 27, the assembled Friesland Noble Republic army officially began to attack Texel Island. On the 26th day before the offensive, Baron Leeuwarden Zetterte sent someone to Tholencher to submit a protest against Marin''s secret recruitment of fishermen under his command and threatened the use of force ... In fact, this protest book is basically the same as a declaration of war. After all, the baron leader of Marin is just a baron leader, and it doesn''t take that much trouble to declare a war. The remaining Frentzberger did not dare to neglect. After discussing with the mayor of Denborg Heidel Lehmann, Frentzberg ordered the Phalanx infantry who were still under-trained to prepare for battle; while sending people to land and land, one person San Ma, hurried to Huffman Manor to report to Marin. Because it is an offensive island, the warship is the first to attack. As a result, six Frisian aristocratic republic warships carrying 40 Fran machine bronze guns took the lead in launching a fierce bombardment on Texelencher, the most important port of Texel. But to the generals of the Friesland Aristocratic Republic, Thorencher built several turrets, all of which used large caliber artillery, which was more powerful than the firepower of their warships ... In fact, after the Old Johnsons started casting guns near Denborg, relying on dozens of casting gun mud molds brought from Britain, the Old Johnson officially began to use cast iron ingots delivered by Marin to cast 12-pound long cannons. However, the casting of heavy artillery is difficult. After scrapping most of the mud molds, Old Johnson nevertheless produced eight qualified 12-pound long "heavy guns". Because Thollencher''s only commercial port is very important, Marin placed eight 12-pound cast iron guns in the turret here. As for the fishing port on Oddshilde, because the newly-made mud mold of the cast gun is still air-drying (the mud mold will be air-drying for several months), it has not been equipped with heavy artillery. However, the turret was repaired in advance. Six warships of the Noble Republic of Friesland, using a total of 20 Franc guns on one side, launched a fierce bombardment at the port of Tholencher. It stands to reason that Tholencher has only 8 artillery pieces, which should be at a disadvantage. However, in terms of caliber, Thollencher''s eight guns were all 12-pound calibers. The artillery used by the frisian noble republic ¡¯s warships was the largest caliber of 6-pound guns, and the rest were small guns of two or three pounds, all of which were eliminated by the French. Furthermore, the warships were all wooden, and they were naturally uncomfortable with 12-pound iron balls. The big iron ball smashed over, and the wooden boat was inevitably damaged in many places. ÅÚ The turrets are different. The coast defense turrets on Texel Island are all built of stone, and the stone wall of the stone house is also covered to prevent shelling. When the gunners fired, they hid in the stone house or behind the stone wall, and they could still fire even when it was raining. The iron ball fired by the opponent hit the stone house without much destructive power. What''s more, the largest artillery on the Frisian warship was only 6 pounds. The small iron ball smashed up, and the stone house and stone wall of the fortress didn''t feel much at all, and most of them were slightly damaged. After several hours of bombardment between the two sides, only three unlucky eggs on the turret on Texel Island were killed and wounded by enemy shells. On the battleship of the Friesland Noble Republic, 40 people were killed and wounded, and one was seriously wounded. This is also because the gunners on Texel are not trained enough and the accuracy of firing is low, so the result is not enough. If it was changed to a skilled gunner, it would have sunk one or two ships of the opponent ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Because the artillery on the turret is a stone base, there is no need to worry about recoil, so the accuracy is much higher than the artillery on the warship Already. Conversely, as long as the artillery on the battleship is fired, the recoil force will cause the battleship to sway from side to side, which will seriously affect the firing accuracy. As a result, warships and turrets are very disadvantaged. Moreover, the artillery of the turret has always been larger than the artillery on the battleship. Seeing that artillery was suffering from bombardment, Hupper, commander of the Navy Fleet of the Friesland Aristocratic Republic, was full of sorrow. And his assistant deputy Kidd was very depressed: "Commander, the caliber of the coastal guns on the island is so big! Our naval guns are more powerful than our opponents!" "Well, I know. But a few adults asked us to storm Tholencher and destroy the port. But it seems very difficult at the moment ..." "Yeah, we are not at all opponents in the artillery battle. If we continue, we will sooner or later sink a ship ..." "Kid, please take the ''Viking'' in person to Harlingen (Allied Forces Crossing Seas Base Camp), and please indicate whether to attack from Odysschild, another port on the island. Is there a reason? Hollander''s firepower is too strong, his defense is too strong ... " "Yes, I''ll go!" Kidd immediately rode the injured Kirk sailing boat (also known as the Hansa speedboat, which generally has a displacement of 100 to 200 tons, and some are larger, but generally less. Hansa Alliance''s main ship type), headed for Harlingen, and asked the Friesland base camp. At the same time, Huppel also ordered the fleet to retreat beyond the range of the Tholencher shore gun, stop the artillery, and wait for the command of the Harlingen base camp ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book friends Read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please go to read. Chapter 99： Hard fight (on) After returning to the Harlingen Allied Forces Camp, Ji Kidd reported the results to the 9-member parliament temporarily stationed here, which shocked several noble members. "Is there a large-caliber artillery on Texel? Kid, are you kidding me?" Baron Zetter looked disbelieved. You know, the small islands of Texel Island have killed thousands of people. The Republic of Friesland has a much larger area (about 6,300 square kilometers) and a population of more than 200,000. However, the Friesland aristocratic republic does not have a lot of artillery. Most of them were provided by France, a foundry power. The largest caliber is only 6 pounds. The Texel Island in the projectile land has a larger caliber, making Baron Zetter unwilling to believe it. "If you don''t believe me, you can go to the dock and follow me to the" Viking "wounded by heavy enemy artillery ..." Several parliamentarians are reluctant to believe that the artillery is more powerful than Texel Island. As a result, several people went to the pier together under the protection of the knights of each of the inner governments, and boarded the wounded "Viking" Kirk sailing ship ... "Master Zetter, you see, this is the pit that was hit by the opponent''s shell ..." Kidd pointed, and a crater on the side appeared in front of everyone ... The Governor-General Fyskefrijheid, who was also the Baron of Groningen, appeared in front of the crater and gestured with his hand ... Baron Groningen is the most powerful force in the aristocratic republic of Friesland, because Groningen is a Hanseatic city with more commercial taxes, which makes Fyskefrijheid''s economic strength the strongest in the Republic. Therefore, the soldiers under Fyskefrijheid have the highest armor rate. At the same time, the two largest warships were also from Groningen. Fyskefrijheid has visited the warship and the artillery on the ship many times because he has two ships with a displacement of one hundred and dozens of tons. Therefore, he is more sensitive to the caliber of the artillery ... "His ... a big caliber, and it is really better than the 6-pound gun on my ship ... maybe ... this is a 12-pound gun ..." Fyskefrijheid silently estimated in his heart for a while and said uncertainly ... "12 pounds? Isn''t it twice as heavy as the shell of our largest artillery? It really is a large caliber ..." Here, the nine big guys, Fyskefrijheid, are the most proficient in artillery. He said so, and others no longer doubt it. "Kid, how many heavy artillery guns does the other side have?" Baron Zetter asked with a dismayed face. If he can''t capture Texel, he won''t be able to get out in a single breath, and he won''t be able to grab his own fishermen. "Eight gates, although not much to watch, but if we show strength together, our several warships cannot be suppressed ..." "Don''t we have 40 guns? How can we not hit 8 guns?" Asked layman Gisent. "Mr. Senator, although we have 40 artillery pieces, most of them are small guns of two or three pounds. They have a short range and low power. Moreover, we can only use one side of the artillery to attack during the artillery battle. The artillery was put into battle. Although the opponent only had 8 guns, they were all heavy artillery, which was very powerful and could easily damage the warship. Our small artillery could not destroy the turret, so ... " ¼ÈÈ» "Since the artillery cannot overwhelm the opponent, so, Kidd, you pass me the order and temporarily give up the artillery, and try a forced landing in Thollencher. Remember, just try, don''t bet everything ..." "Yes, Lord Governor!" When Kidd returned, he conveyed the order. At the same time, a large number of fishing boats requisitioned from the sea by the aristocratic republic of Friesland, carrying a group of spearmen, staring at the shore guns of Tholencher, began to forcibly land ... A total of 300 "dead men" who forcibly landed. They rode on a small fishing boat that had been forcibly recruited and scattered to begin a forcible landing in Tholencher. But coastal defense guns are not vegetarian. Halfway through, several landing fishing vessels were directly sunk by 12-pound shells. The side of a fishing boat is inherently thin, and it is not resistant at all. Therefore, I couldn''t carry it when I was hit by a 12-pound iron ball. ×îÖÕ But in the end, 180 people successfully landed and launched a decisive attack on the town of Tholencher. But that wasn''t very useful ... because, Frenzberger mobilized 100 muskets and waited ... Then, after a crackle-like fried bean-like gunshot, the 180 Frisian warriors who forcibly landed basically lay down ... Among these 180 people, 75 of them are two-handed swordsmen wearing half-length breastplates and helmets. This arm is generally an important elite force for decisive assault on the battlefield. Generally speaking, under the shock of the death of 75 two-handed swordsmen, ordinary cold weapon battles can easily be torn open. The most unsatisfactory will also enable the Frisian army to gain a foothold on the dock, allowing subsequent troops to continue to log in. However, today they encountered a lineup of guns, and they were lined up with Muskite guns using 50 grams of super heavy projectiles ... When 75 two-handed swordsmen bravely wielded the German two-handed big sword and rushed forward, Fronzberg commanded 100 musketeers and 33 professionally loaded fillers, and began to stand near the wall near the pier. Let ¡¯s greet them with a rifle ... Fifty grams of projectiles smashed at subsonic speed, so that the Frisian two-handed swordsmen wearing plate armor did not respond, they were smashed back by the powerful impact. What''s more, when the Frisian two-handed swordsmen rushed to the wall near the dock, many Frisian two-handed swordsmen were directly smashed by 50 grams of projectiles and flew back ... The plate armor with excellent protection in front of the cold weapon infantry, in front of the large musket, is no different from paper. Therefore, as long as the projectile hits the body, there will be no Frisian soldiers without injuries. The only thing to consider is the shooting rate of the musket. When Frislan''s two-handed swordsman was a hundred meters away, the firing rate of the musket was very low. Waiting for dozens of meters, it was just a name slaughter. If it was on flat ground, the brave Frisian infantry might be able to approach the musketeers by bravery, making the rifle useless. However, now that Texel''s army is defending, they can stand behind the tall fence and use muskets more leisurely. Beside them were a group of infantrymen with spears and hammers. Whenever an enemy wants to climb up the wall and hurt these musketeers ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the infantry on the side will use a spear or hammer to smash the enemy down the wall to ensure the safety of the musketeers. Therefore, when the musketeer is on a favorable terrain such as the city wall, as long as his own survival and the continuation of the firepower are guaranteed, the lethality is doubled ... This is like the "Siege of WYN" in 1529. The Austrians only used 74 fire rope guns. After the Turks blasted the gap in the WYN city wall, they used a rifle to bomb the Turks who tried to break into the gap. With the security of WYN, the arrival of reinforcements ... After the campaign, the Turks learned the lessons, studied Europe, and produced a good quality "Lu Miyu" and spread it to Daming ... Squinting at the 300 fighters, the warrior-like warriors were instantly damaged on the pier and near the pier. The officers of the Frisian Army were very unsightly. It also made them realize that Thollencher''s defense is very tight. Not only the powerful counterattack force brought by the heavy artillery, but also the counterattack force on the ground against the approaching infantry. Before the encounter, Marinho threw tens of thousands of gold coins and surrounded the islands of Denborg and Tholencher with tall walls, which greatly facilitated the defense. Had Holtcher had no tall wall, once the Frisian two-handed swordsmen approached, the Musketeers would become the mustards of these elite infantry. Fortunately, Tholencher has a tall wall that is as small as a city wall. Musketeers can leisurely stand on the wall and open fire below, hitting the "hard bones" wearing plate armor, which makes Frisian sharp and heavy. The Swordsman''s decisive charge has become a joke ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 100： Struggling (Part 2) "Master, you can''t make a breakthrough!" Kidd observed from a distance on the sea, said to the fleet commander Huppel. "Well, it''s really hard to break through. By the way, Kid, is there any other landing place on this island? I don''t think it is possible to forcefully break through this landing point ..." "Yes, there is a small fishing port called Oddshilde. However, that fishing port is of little value. And the gentlemen of the parliament have no interest in that fishing port. What they have to do is to destroy Denborg and special Hollander''s two busiest towns and rural corn fields. I heard that the island is planted with a lot of winter wheat ... " "You stupid, I''m not asking about value, but about the possibility of breakthrough! We now see that we can''t break through Tholencher''s defense, why do we continue to die? I mean, go to the fishing port and see if you can Whether to land there. As long as we can land there, we can send troops to pinch Tholencher from behind! " "Send troops to land at Oddshilde?" "Yes, I don''t believe in a small fishing port over there, Marin''s **** also has a few heavy cannons!" Uh ... Huppel was right to guess, because of the progress of the project, the walls and turrets of Oderschild had not yet been completed. Of course, the same 8 turrets are all built. But the old Johnson''s clay molds have not yet dried. Therefore, Oddshilde had a turret in the air and no artillery needed. In addition, the defensive fence here has not been built yet, but a foundation has just been laid ... Uh ... »ù When Kidd brought two warships and dozens of small fishing boats near Oddshild''s pier, the coast defense forces immediately panicked ... Kyde bravely, commanded two warships to sail near Oddshild Pier, and found that he had not been shelled, and immediately overjoyed ... He knew that artillery had not been equipped here. In other words, land here without worrying about the ship sinking ... Kidder hurried to Hupel and reported: ´ó "Master, there is no shore defense artillery on Oddshilde, and there does not seem to be a tall fence there!" "How many garrisons are there?" "This ... no subordinates are sent to attack, and I don''t know how many defenders there are ..." "You stupid, this is not clear ... well, let''s go to Oddshilde and land there!" "Yes!" Uh ... Soon after, Friesland''s fleet, under Hupel''s command, turned all the way to the east and then turned north ... Â× Frenzberger, standing on the wall of Tholencher, was immediately shocked: Ôã "Well, the guys probably know that Oddshilde has no shore guns! Quickly, let the acting captain of Fried lead a company to support Oddshilde urgently!" Fronzberg immediately ordered a 250-person company to support Oddshild''s defense. In addition, after leaving enough defensive forces in Tholencher, he went to Denborg himself, intending to mobilize the troops of Denborg to go to Odeshilde to assist the defense. Uh ... Oddshilde, here Texel has no artillery. Therefore, when the Friesland fleet arrived, Hupel could safely order the ship to shell on shore without worrying about the ship being shelled. Twenty artillery guns flew together, not a joke. Therefore, the 250 garrisons originally arranged here could not resist the shelling at all, and could only hide behind the bunker. But, in this way, the defending generals could not resist the landing of the Frisian army ... When a company of the defense team arrived, the Friesian army had already transported 600 soldiers ashore by small fishing boats ... According to the requirements of ordinary training, the garrison officer of the Odeshilde, Sardin, and the captain of the Fried company who came to the aid, set out in a position west of Odeshilde, where the Frisian warship could not hit. And let the engineers dig trenches in response to the onslaught of the enemy. Soon after, Frenzberg personally led the 200 Musketeers to come to reinforcements ... After 700 Texel fighters lined up in a simple Spanish formation, the Friesian army was almost landing. Many Frisian soldiers came from fishermen''s families. They are very skilful in handling small fishing boats. So after collecting enough fishing boats, they could easily drive the fishing boats, approach the island of Texel, and complete the landing. With 2,700 Frisian fighters under the leadership of the Frisian Infantry Commander Sivag, the array was completed and he was ready to attack the 700 Texel fighters at any time. When the Friesland Army queue was completed, Siwag sent 100 heavy cavalry and launched a tentative attack on Texel''s position ... Unfortunately, there are 200 musketeers in Texel''s army ... "Ready-put-" Under the command of the captain of the musket company, 200 musketeers, behind the trench and in front of Texel spearmen, opened fire on the frisian heavy cavalry coming ... Howling heavy bullets flew towards the Frisian heavy cavalry ... "àØ ¡ª¡ª àØ ¡ª¡ª àØ ¡ª¡ª" The Frisian cavalry, who were shot one by one, were knocked down by the huge impact and even flew backwards, despite wearing plate armor. The strong kinetic energy of the bullets has caused many people to have deep depressions in their plate armor. These metal depressions also caused the rider to experience tremendous deformation pressure, and also caused the cavalry who was shot to be crushed by the deformation of the metal, which severely injured many bones and caused serious injuries. Even more, when the heavy cavalry approached, the impact of the projectile was even greater. At this time, the bullet hit the plate armor, it was not a problem of depression, but penetration ... As a result, the heavy cavalry that was shot one by one died miserably in front of the battle ... For the 100 Frisian heavy cavalry who charged this round, there were only 18 lucky people who had not been shot. Because the bullets beat the ash machine without a shot, they were unscathed. When they rushed to the front and back, they found two trenches, and pointed wooden stakes slanting forward ... It was impossible to see what was happening. The remaining 18 Frisian heavy cavalry fled back to the front in a hurry, taking advantage of the gap between the Texel musketeers ... Suddenly, in the Friesian army, Siwag was stunned ... He was not expecting that the powerful plate cavalry, which would impact the infantry front, would suffer such a fiasco. Moreover, the 100 plate cavalry did not achieve the slightest result ... Since then, Sigwar sent another two-handed swordsman to launch an assault, but he was still shot back by a rifle ... That''s what happened. Even Frenzberg was ready to fight back. But it happened, at this moment there was a light rain in the sky ... Ôã¸â "Oops-" Frentzberg''s face changed dramatically. Because the musket is most afraid of rainy weather. Even light rain can cause the fire rope to go out ... Sure enough, the musketeers'' fire ropes were extinguished by light rain ... Siegwa across the street seemed to have discovered this, and the Frisians were excited ... Once again, Sigwa sent 200 heavy armored swordsmen and launched a decisive charge ... Ò»´Î This time, no gun can stop them. So, they rushed forward. However, two trenches and wooden spikes made them dumbfounded ... Friesland Ephesians bit their heads, trying to climb through the trench, breaking through the wooden stakes. But the Texel soldiers behind the trench were not dead. As a result, the Frisian heavy armored swordsmen who wanted to climb over were taken back. However, because Friesland''s two-handed swordsmen wore plate armor and helmets, Texel spearmen had limited damage to them. The 100 heavily armored swordsmen who tried to cross the wooden stump were retreated, and only 20 were slightly injured ... Squinting, Texel''s army lost its long-range attack capability, and Sigvar simply recalled the heavily armored swordsman. Then he moved the battle of the Frisian Army forward as a whole to the vicinity of Texel ... Obviously, the free Frisian army decided to fight the Texel army to consume ... Squinting it was dark, and Frentzberg was anxious. After discovering that the Musketeers had lost their combat effectiveness, Frentzberg recruited the Musketeer Captain Boren Steindorf: "Boron, this battle is not good. Now, your musketeers have lost their combat power. So I decided to give you a task!" "Let ¡¯s say, Lord of the Phalanx!" Franzberg was appointed acting head of the Phalanx and is currently the highest commander on Texel Island. "Because it''s raining, we can''t defeat the opposite army. So, we may move to the defensive phase next. I order you, lead the brothers of the Musketeers, first withdraw to Denborg and put the guns into the warehouse. Then you immediately Out of the city, bring more than 1,000 war horses outside the city back to the city walls to avoid being robbed by the enemy! " "Yes!" Steindorff turned around and left, ready to execute the order. µÈµÈ "Wait!" Franzberg quickly stopped Steindorf. "Any more orders? My lord!" "You send a group of people to Yancheng by the sea and order the salt workers there to evacuate to the nearby Tholencher. Remember to bring those cauldrons too ..." Franzberg suddenly remembered, Schwarz Tsz once said that Yancheng is extremely important on Texel. However, Yancheng has no walls and no garrison. Therefore, letting the salt workers retreat into Tholencher is not far away. "Yes!" Soon, Steindorfer was ready with his 250 musketeers ... After the night fell, Steindorf took the night quietly and led people to leave the battlefield quietly. Flenzberger, with his 500 spearmen, stayed on and confronted the Frisian army ... I do n¡¯t know what the Frisians thought. Before the battle, the Frisians had ¡°invented¡± the javelin. They changed some of the broken spears and the spears in the arsenal stockpiled in the town of Odeshilde into javelins ... Heswag did not want to rush into the tightly defended Texel infantry square, so he sent Hercules to throw a javelin outside ... ±ð Don''t even say that dozens of Texel infantry were seriously injured by javelin. Even an unlucky Texel infantry pierced his heart with a javelin ... As for Frentzberg, the army did not order a counterattack. Because, he knew very well that most of his spearmen were actually recruits. If you leave the cover of trenches and wooden stakes, and fight hard with the Frisian army, there is the danger of being crushed. After all, the hundreds of epic swordsmen in plate armor on the other side were very martial arts, not to mention lacking courage. Once they enter the battlefield, the square array may collapse. Therefore, Frenzberg did not lead his troops, but stayed in the position ... As night fell completely, the Frisians also stopped harassing attacks ~ www.novelhall.com ~ As for Swag, they seized several carpenters and blacksmiths in the town of Odeshilde and ordered They hurriedly made javelins overnight, but fortunately in the morning, they would cause greater casualties to Texel''s army. Under the command of Frentzberg, the Texel army did not move without authorization, but took turns to rest before the battle. When it was early in the morning, Fronzberg remembered that Marin had said that this time was the hardest time for people. So he decisively ordered the army to evacuate the position where the trench was dug on all sides, with more than 400 survivors, and strode back to Dengbao. Friesland''s scouts apparently found their retreat, but in the early hours, let alone the Frisian fighters, even the highest commander of the Frisian Siwag, could not sleep. After Siwag got up, squinting his eyes, loudly urged the soldiers to hurry up and prepare to pursue Texel''s army. However, the frisian army''s discipline was poor and it was not possible to ban it. So, after a toss of hours, the Frisian soldiers got up and finished the assembly. Î÷ When Sivag chased out with a group of yawning Frisian soldiers, Frentzberg had already returned to Denbourg with his spearmen. Even halfway through, Franzberg brought the old Johnson, and his family and apprentices in the gunsmith''s workshop south of Den Burg, to Den Burg to prevent them from being taken away by the Frisian ... ... After a long night of tossing, Steindorfer also brought people to bring all the horses outside the castle and some of the people who might help the city guard into the castle. At this point, the war on Texel has entered the stage of defensive war ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. Chapter 101： Confrontation and looting Immediately after entering the city of Fenenburg, Flenzberger immediately transferred all the soldiers to the wall, and arranged for the people to strengthen the people, and sealed the four gates with a large amount of wood, bricks and stones. The walls of the Gutenberg were designed by Marin himself and are boxy, similar to the walls of the East. However, this small city is very small, with the walls on each side being only 500 meters long. But every 50 meters on the wall, there is a square stone house similar to the Great Wall beacon for soldiers to rest. Like the beacon, there are 4 lookout holes / fire holes on the outside of the square stone house. Frentzberger pulled all the 200 musketeers withdrawn into the stone house above the city, and let them shoot outward from the shooting hole. Although it was rainy, the musketeers'' previous ropes were also wet. However, Frenzberg soon distributed a batch of dry fire ropes packed in leather bags from the warehouse. At the same time, a batch of gunpowder was reissued, which was also packed in a leather bag to prevent rain. As a result, the musketeers who entered the Shitou Stone House restored their shooting capabilities. At the same time, on the Friesian side, although Siwag sent down several bronze cannons from the warship, they intended to use them for siege. But what made Sivag so depressed that he vomited blood was that the powder kegs on the frisian ship were wet ... After a long bombardment, the Friesland army had little gunpowder left, only 10 barrels of gunpowder. Friesland''s six warships are not large and do not have multiple decks. Therefore, the Frisian artillery and gunpowder were placed on the top deck. Although the gunpowder barrel is not directly placed on the deck, it is also directly placed on the staircase opening on the top deck leading to the lower cabin for the gunner to access. Unfortunately, the Frisians did not expect that it would suddenly rain, and there was no rain protection for the powder pail. In addition, during the previous shelling, many barrels of gunpowder were opened for backup. Therefore, the Frisian gunpowder was basically damp. As a result, Siwag brought four 6-pound cannons on land, useless. Seeing this rainy weather lasted for a while, Sivag was helpless. However, he thought that because of the rainy weather, Texel''s muskets would probably not be used ... But when the Frisian army approached the castle wall with a simple ascending ladder, the gun rang ... "I ... aren''t these bastards'' fire ropes and gunpowder wet? Why can they still shoot!" Squinting his head as the first wave of attackers was shot back with a musket. He didn''t want to think about it. How could Denborg, as Marin''s base camp, have no gunpowder and rope ... Until the artillery could not show its power, Siwag gave up his plan to attack the Dengbao and began to divide the troops and go robbery around Texel Island ... Soon after, Sivag''s men found a large granary in the agricultural village De Koch north of Denborg. The granary was filled with rye ... ±¨¸æ "Report ... Lord ... Lord ... we found a huge granary!" The captain in charge of the robbery gasped to report to Siwag. "How big is it?" Asked Silvag, who was outside the city of Denborg and the Texel garrison, against him. "In the granary, there are about 3,000 bags of rye, each weighing about 100 pounds ..." "What?" Sivag jumped in shock. His family was also the owner of the manor, 3,000 bags of rye, about 300,000 pounds of rye, several times higher than the annual output of his manor. "I sent it, so much food is enough to eat for a long time. The food we sent this time will also make Marin''s little thief out. Ah ha ha ha ..." Swag, who was excited, immediately dispatched several carriages with carriages seized from Oddsfield to the De Koch granary to pull food. Suddenly, in anxiety to Franz Berg and others on the city wall, Siwag went to De Koog to transport food, almost swinging past the city wall. But Fronzberg is not sad at all, because the large granary in the newspaper city also has 2 million pounds of rye, which is enough for the city of Den Burg to persist for a long time. Soon after, Sivag''s men once again found another granary in the farm north of Texel, Kirk de Cox, with 4,000 bags of rye ... Siswag was so excited that he didn''t know what to say. Soon, he sent someone to take a boat from Oddshild and return to the base of Harlingen. He reported that the granary on the island was basically robbed by him ... After discovering that there were no surplus granaries on the island, the Frisian army began to plunder the property on the island''s farms outside the city. What makes people speechless is that these Frisian infantry even took the iron farm tools used by the serfs as treasures, sickles, hoes and other things were carried away by the Frisians. Fortunately, the horses used to cultivate the land on the island belonged to Marin, and were already brought into the city by Franzberg. The curved ploughs used for arable land were also locked in Denborg''s warehouses. Otherwise, those advanced Qu Qu plows must be carried away by these bandits and cause technical leaks ... µÃ After learning that there are about 500 Uegram winter wheat north of Den Burg, Sivag remembers the orders of the lawmakers-try to destroy all the crops and houses on the island. Then, Sivag sent soldiers, escorted a large number of serfs captured from the farm, ordered them to go to the ground, all the 500 young wheat winter wheat seedlings were pulled up and shipped together, and finally thrown into the sea ... Looking at the wheat seedlings that were thrown into the sea, Sivag laughed arrogantly, as if he had seen Marin''s impoverished appearance after the bankruptcy ... At the same time, several barons heard of Siwag''s plundering of 700,000 pounds of rye from the island in Harlingen''s Frisian coalition base camp. At first, they were very excited, and then started a heated argument about the distribution of these loot. stand up¡­¡­ They all want to share more rye to compensate the cost of sending troops, but they do not give up. As a result, several members of the parliament, blushing and thick necks at the Harlingen barracks, sent hands to perform martial arts. As for Baron Zver, Leeuwarden, he was busy taking hundreds of fishermen and their fishing boats to Harlingen to help him fish. ¶Ô "Yes, pay attention to Tholentcher''s artillery!" Governor Fyskefrijheid remembered the eight heavy artillery in Tholentcher''s port. As a result, the messenger hurried down to the city of Denborg and told Silvag www.novelhall.com ~ to ask Silvag to temporarily abandon the siege of Denborg, but to find a way to win Tholencher. As a result, Sivag left 120 heavy cavalry to monitor Denborg, and the rest were taken to Tholencher to prepare for the port ... But, as Tholentcher, the only trading port on Texel, would Marin not care? The walls of Tholencher were not worse than those of Dengbao. They were all built with outsourced stones and were extremely solid. In addition, there are 100 musketeers hiding in the stone house on the city ... Lusigwag had no artillery support and no rich siege equipment, and there was no way to take the 400 garrison guarding Tholencher. In desperation, he only scored soldiers and robbed near Tholencher. Alas, the villagers of the nearby fishing village were sacked, their homes were ransacked, and many people''s houses were also toppled ... As for the fishermen themselves and their families, they were also abducted. Because the Friesland Aristocracy is a country that attaches great importance to fisheries. And the fishermen can provide most of the catch for the nobles of the country. Therefore, the nobles of the Friesland Noble Republic valued the fishermen more. Instead of abducting the serfs, they just snatched all the serfs'' possessions (including rations) and production tools. But more than 800 fishermen on the island were abducted by the Frisian army ... But funny, the adobe house built by Marin on Texel Island seems to be more robust because it uses thatch as "bones". Therefore, Frisian soldiers are often responsible for destroying the house, often hitting the wall and making it difficult to destroy. It is the old houses with wooden structures that are very simple to destroy. Just drop them, just a little bit ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www. novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 102： Where is the reinforcement? Just as the fire broke out on Texel Island, the Huffman House on the Ruhr River was nervously preparing for the wedding. On the day of March 1st, under the opening of 50 light cavalry led by Schwartz, Adler took his younger brothers as best men, rode a horse, and led a luxury carriage to Gelsenki. Xing direction to welcome relatives. Greetings went well. After a lot of silver coins were sprinkled, the people at Hamler Manor no longer embarrassed to welcome the team. Later, Adler took Liv Hamler in a carriage and took him to the nearby city of Bochum. In the city of Bochum, Walter, assistant bishop of the Dortmund parish hired by Marin, presided over the wedding. But at this moment, the first messenger sent by Franz Berger for help, Zema arrived in Bochum and reported to Marin the emergency report of the attack on Texel. ÖÚ Everyone at the scene changed his face, and Marin was also worried. You know, most of his new Phalanx are recruits who haven''t completed recruit training. Such a team may be okay to fight the downwind battle, but it must fight against the wind, especially when there are many enemy forces. However, Marin thought about it, and felt that even if Erenzberg''s ability could not defeat the enemy, it would be okay to hold Denborg. Because the walls of Den Burg were built very firmly. With hundreds of soldiers and horses in Edenborg, even if Friesland dispatched 3,000 people, it was difficult to take them down within a few months. Because in the city of Den Burg, 300 of the 400 veterans are stationed there, of which 200 are musketeers. Moreover, the food reserves in Den Burg are very sufficient, and drinking water can also be maintained by the wells in the city. Therefore, Marin did not worry about the end of his nest in a short time. Thinking of this, everyone laughed and said: "It''s nothing, it''s just a little thing. Don''t disturb Adler because of this little thing." As a result, the wedding proceeded and was successfully completed (the supporting wedding is irrelevant and will not be described in more detail). After the oath was completed in the church, a large group of people marched to the Huffman Manor, and finally held a grand banquet in the manor. But during the banquet, the sky was raining ... "It''s raining ..." Marin looked at the sky and frowned. Because, he thought, the Musketeers of the Spanish Phalanx would definitely fail in rainy days. In this way, without the sharp attack of the Musketeers, the original number of Texel troops was smaller, and it was more difficult to resist the Frisian army. However, considering that the turret of Tholencher has a rain-proof design, it does not worry that the artillery will not fire in rainy days. But thinking that Oddshild''s artillery was not yet in place, Marin was tangled again ... Sure enough, the next morning, the second messenger arrived and reported the lost report of Oddshild. At the same time, Marin also learned that Flenzberger had taken the main force and retreated into Denborg, and Tholencher''s defense was relatively solid. "How about the Musketeer loss?" Marin asked with concern. The most important thing of the Spanish Phalanx is the Musketeer. He does not want the Musketeer to suffer heavy losses due to rain. "Master Baron, the Musketeer has not suffered any casualties, and has entered the city to defend." The messenger answered seriously. "What about horses?" "Master Franz Berger sent muskets and soldiers to drive horses into the city ..." "Good job! What about the farmers?" Marin said happily. "Um ... Lord Franzberger didn''t let people go to the village for the serfs to evacuate the city ... just the families of the 400 seniors were connected to the city ..." It is also convenient to connect them to the northern suburbs of the fort. °¥ "Ah ..." Marin sighed. He knew that, after all, Frenzberg was not a traversal, but rather looked at serfs. In the eyes of the medieval "native" Franzberg, horses were obviously more important than serfs. Marin, who travels from a "people-oriented" modern society, has just the opposite view. However, Marin is also unable to reverse the views of adults like Frentzberg. Uh ... At breakfast, the Adlers and their newlyweds appeared in the restaurant. At this time, Adler changed his gown and changed back to three quarters of breastplates. And Liv Hamler, the newly-married wife-oh no, it should be Liv Huffman now, and she''s also a costume. It''s just that the new big sister walked a little unnaturally. No wonder who called Adler was a wild bear. Adler wasn''t much better. Looking at the scratches on his neck, he knew that the "fight" was fierce last night ... Adler seemed very interested in the war, and before breakfast, Adler said to Marin happily: "Marin, bring me to the war with Friesland, I will lead the charge!" "Uh-huh, do n¡¯t forget to bring you and slap me! My mother has hacked thousands of training dummies, and I have n¡¯t tasted the taste of real people ..." On the side, the face of the bride Liv Huffman Longing for ... Marin is completely speechless, this couple is superb. You say that Adler is militant, so how to marry a girl is also a violent girl who likes to cut people ... "No, you two, haven''t given a grandson to Lao Tzu. After you give birth to your grandson, what are you two doing!" Old Huffman took the lead to object, and Madam Mary nodded in support of the old man''s point of view. ßÀ "Uh ... But father, Marin needs help now! If we don''t help, where can he help to rescue the siege of Texel?" "Marin, do you have any ideas? If you want, the old man can also go into battle!" Old Huffman asked Marin with concern. "Nothing, Dad, I''ll fix this, you don''t need to worry!" Although he said that on his lips, Marin was actually worried about it ... Right now, Marin still has 50 light cavalry brought back by Schwartz, and 20 guards brought back before. However, these 70 people are not the best thing. Because, according to information, the Frisian army besieging Texel Island alone had more than one hundred and dozens of plate cavalry, not to mention the hundreds of heavy armored swordsmen. Therefore, the 70 people, even if they helped, they could not play any role, but they became food delivery. In fact, Marin could actually ask Emperor Maximilian I for help. However, Marin was reluctant to do so. I must know that Maximilian I was also jealous of such a large territory of the Friesian Noble Republic. If he asks for help, the emperor will certainly send troops. But after sending troops, the land of the Friesland aristocratic republic will be swallowed up by the emperor, and then nothing will happen to Marin. However, Marin is also working on the idea of ??this land. Because this is a land without a land. In the Holy Roman Empire, the only one that has not been included in the empire''s territory at present, UU reading has only this land (East Friesland has already claimed the Empire). If Marin took the land first, the emperor would have no excuse to do something with Marin. Similarly, if the emperor grabs the first move, Marin, the emperor''s subordinate, has no excuse for snatching. Now, the nobles of the Noble Republic of Friesland, because of the trivial affairs of hundreds of fishermen, took the lead in provoking war. Although Marin was angry, he also felt that this was a golden opportunity. As long as you defeat yourself and defeat the army of the Friesland Noble Republic, you may still capture the entire Friesland. It''s just that Marin is very sorry that the enemy attacked too early. If you wait for two or three months and wait for the training of Frentzberger''s square array to be basically completed, you will not be afraid of the Frisian attack. Of the 1,200 defenders on the island, 800 are recruits and lack the experience of fighting. Let them stand by the city, that is no problem at all, after all, the geographical advantage is too great, which can give them confidence and courage. But letting them fight outside the city and dominate the Frisian professional fighters is still problematic. To make matters worse, the battle was ushered in by rain and rain, which caused trouble for the Spanish Phalanx tactics. Today, the Musketeers of Texel Island, it is no problem to hide in the fort and shoot out. But once out of the fort, it is easy to cause the fire line to extinguish, and the Musketeers will lose their combat effectiveness. Looking at the rain and rain these days, there was no sign of rest, which was rare in the Dutch region in early spring, and made Marin very anxious. He is now thinking about where to get enough soldiers to support Texel ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 103： Go to Switzerland Marlin''s troubles did not last long, the troublemaker Simon helped him solve the problem ... "Brother Marin, what are you thinking? Frowning ..." "I''m thinking of soldiers and horses ..." Marin casually said. "Aren''t you the mercenary boss? Hire more people to help you fight!" Simon said naively. In Simon''s eyes, as long as money is spent, someone will come to help fight. But he tried the feeling of the tyrant who was holding gold coins, holding the gold coins in his hands, and the merchants in the town immediately nodded at him. "Hire someone ... Yeah, I almost forgot that I am also a mercenary general. There are no soldiers, I hire myself ... But where can I hire them?" Marin was distressed again. It is not difficult to hire soldiers. The economy in Germany is generally not good. Some are poor ghosts who want to be soldiers. However, soldiers with rich combat experience will find it difficult to hire ... Simon heard Marin''s whisper and interjected inadvertently: Ìý˵ "I heard that Swiss mercenaries are invincible. Why don''t you hire some Swiss mercenaries to fight for you, brother Marin?" "Hire a Swiss?" Marin froze ... Âí In Marin''s subconscious, Swiss mercenaries have always been regarded as enemies. The reason why Marin was engaged in the Spanish side was to fight against the Swiss mercenaries who were in the midst of the sun and gain great achievements. However, Marin seems to have forgotten that, so far, Marin''s troops have not collided directly with the Swiss mercenaries, nor have they killed a Swiss mercenary ... In other words, the relationship between Marin and the Swiss is completely a passerby ... As for the hatred between Marin and King Charles VIII of France, and the Swiss? Anyway, the Marin pit is an authentic French knight, not a Swiss. Also, the Swiss are not French, and they don''t feel ashamed of the king. Speaking of it, because the last time Charles VIII left the Swiss mercenaries and fled without permission, the Swiss were very angry. Regarding Marin''s scheme to Charles VIII, many Swiss mercenaries were even a little secret. Uh ... Marin suddenly realized, dared to realize-Lao Tzu has not revenge with the Swiss, and even automatically marked the Swiss as a hostile relationship, it is too 2 ... In fact, the Swiss are not completely unhappy with Marin. For example, the Swiss and the Habsburg family have a deadly relationship. At the time, the Luxembourg Dynasty ruled the Shinra period, desperately suppressing the throne rival Habsburgs. In order to suppress the throne rival Habsburgs, the last emperor of the Luxembourg family, "Old Hooligan" Sigismund, generously generously put the Habsburgs in Switzerland''s "ancestor"-Aargau As well as other Swiss fiefdoms that originally belonged to the Habsburgs, they were all sold to local Swiss lords and parliaments with money. Since then, the "old hooligan" Sigismund has repeatedly deliberately provoked the contradictions between the Swiss and the Habsburg family, making the Habsburg family and the Swiss an enemy. As a famous young thug of Her Majesty Maximilian I, Marin naturally upsets the Swiss ... Sure enough, when Marin brought 70 men with 10,000 gold coins borrowed from the Huffman Manor and hurriedly arrived in Switzerland, he was treated coldly. Alas, the Swiss are mercenaries who fight for money after all. Because King Charles VIII suffered a huge debt and the vitality caused by the defeat, he could not continue to pay commissions for the war in the short term. Therefore, the Swiss will remain unemployed for a long time. Although Marin was the minion of the Habsburgs, the Swiss finally decided to accept Marin''s employment. However, given the unfriendly identities of the two sides and Marin''s eagerness to hire a capable army, the Swiss sat on the ground and doubled the commission price ... You know, the price of Swiss mercenaries is already high. The average mercenary currently earns 3 Finneys per day, while the Swiss mercenary is paid 6 Finneys per day. Today, they are paying double the salary, in fact, they are asking Marin to pay 12 fennies daily salary ... 12 What is Finny? That''s a shilling! You know, during the North American War of Independence, the price paid by the British to the German Hesse mercenaries was only 1 shilling per day. That was the end of the 18th century. 200 years later, it was the end of the 18th century after the "price revolution" of soaring prices ... Today, Europe still lacks gold and silver, and the value of currency is still very high. The Swiss ask for 1 shilling a day, which is like a lion''s mouth ... But Marin had to put up with this sigh in order to quickly obtain a capable mercenary, and agreed with the daily outrageous offer of the Swiss 1 shilling. In fact, German mercenaries are much cheaper at this time, usually 3 Finneys per day, 2 Finneys also have a lot of people willing to do it every day. However, the German mercenaries have just emerged, and there are few battle-hardened mercenary regiments. Recruit a group of German mercenaries and train for months to fight. But what Marin lacks most now is time. As a last resort, he can only hire battle-hardened Swiss mercenaries at high prices to achieve the fastest time to solve the problem. After that, Marin selected 3,000 well-equipped and powerful Swiss mercenaries ~ www.novelhall.com ~ at this price and signed an employment contract. The contract stipulates that Marin hires these 3,000 Swiss mercenaries for two months, with a total contract price of 36,000 gold coins. Among them, Marin paid a deposit of 8,000 gold coins in advance, and was responsible for the food expenses of the 3000 army ... In this way, 3000 warlike Swiss veterans followed Marin and quickly set off in the direction of the Netherlands in order to quickly support Texel ... Because Marin''s salary is high enough, there are still many Swiss veterans willing to play for Marin. And these veterans, after fighting too much, their wallets are naturally full. Therefore, their equipment is also better. For example, of these 3,000 Swiss mercenaries, 1,000 were actually equipped with helmets and breastplates. To help them transport helmets and breastplates, Marin had to hire several carriages ... At the same time, these Swiss mercenaries are not all using spears. There are also many mercenaries who use sickle-like halberds (for hooking legs) to deal with cavalry. In addition, many people also carry with them the "can opener" to deal with the plate armor-the hammer ... Marin is also very happy to see that these Swiss veterans have so many tools. Although his Spanish Phalanx can also deal with plate armour, he relies heavily on muskets. Once in rainy weather, the rifle fails, and it is difficult for the spearmen to harm the enemy wearing plate armor. In the cold and cold weapon battles, the Swiss halberds and maces are very good tools for combating plate armor. Frisian''s little armored knights and heavy armored swordsmen, the Swiss were very effective. However, this group of Swiss guys are too dark, and they have asked for four times the high salary of ordinary mercenaries. The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 104： "Wei Wei saves Zhao" Being in a hurry, Marin took the Swiss veterans all the way across the mountains and hurried to the north. No prince dare to stop along the way. Because, Swiss mercenaries are well-known and powerful. 3000 experienced Swiss mercenaries, it is not a problem to win a Principality of average strength. Alas, Marin took these Swiss mercenaries on their way. And this group of Swiss veterans with an average age in their early 30s, originally from mountain people, didn''t feel tired after walking. However, even though Swiss mercenaries are physically fit, Marin still feels that it is too slow to rush. Because these swarms of Swiss mercenaries march an average of about 40 kilometers per day. From Switzerland to Friesland, there are at least 800 kilometers. It takes more than 20 days to go this way. Marin finally thought about it. After arriving at the Rhine, he forcibly hired a group of ships to let the ships carry 3,000 Swiss tanks down the Rhine. Alas, not all of these Swiss mountain people are comfortable with boating. Even though the mercenaries were physically strong, dozens of people vomited thinly when they boarded the ship on the first day. In desperation, Marin arranged for them to go ashore in a carriage and advance along the Rhine. And himself, taking a large boat down the river. In order to hurry, Marindo hired double the boatman, let them sail the boat day and night, directly hold the lights at night, and continue to travel at night. It is relatively safe to sail on the Rhine, and there are no big storms. These old shipmen are familiar with some sandbanks in the river. So, as long as you hold the lights, the ships will still be able to pass through at night. And because it is downstream, the speed of the boat is also faster. What''s so, Marin''s speed has reached over 80 kilometers per day ... Twenty days later, Marin''s fleet arrived in the lowlands ... Uh ... At this moment, the fighting on Texel Island has been going on for more than ten days ... Twenty-three days ago, the rainy weather in the Texel region finally ended. Frentzberg was shocked and was about to start a counterattack. But Deputy Quartermaster Daniel (Koehler was with Marin) told him that the island had insufficient gunpowder reserves ... In fact, the gunpowder reserves of Texel Island were not much. In addition, training gunners and gunners previously consumed a lot of gunpowder, so gunpowder was consumed most of it. After ten days of fighting, every day, the Musketeers are shooting at the enemy forces who are trying to climb up the city wall, resulting in a high consumption of gunpowder. So, on Texel, there are very few gunpowder reserves ... In fact, some gunpowder was still stocked in the turrets of Tholencher. However, Tholentcher and Denborg were separated by the Friesian army. The Friesland army did not agree even if Flenzberg wanted to get gunpowder at the Tholencher turret ... It was Friesland''s side, and when the weather improved, he immediately began to blow the 10 barrels of damp gunpowder. As long as the gunpowder is dry, you can use the Bronze Fran cannon to hit the Dengbao ... By 15 March, Friesland''s 10 barrels of gunpowder had finally dried up. As a result, the Frisian army began shelling the walls of the Fort ... Óë ´Ë At the same time, the 3000 Swiss mercenaries brought by Marin also entered the northern Netherlands. Originally, Marin planned to go directly to Den Helder to take a boat back to Te Horencher on Texel Island. However, Marin was also concerned that the six Frisian warships would prevent him from leading the army to the sea. So he hesitated ... At this time, the leader of the Swiss mercenary, Zieg, suddenly came over to chat with him: "Baron Marin, I heard Groningen is a rich Hanseatic city?" "Well, yes ..." Marin answered absently. "If only he could go to Groningen and rob him, that would be great. The Hanseatic commercial city must be rich ..." Zieg''s face showed a longing look ... "To rob Groningen, you have to fight ..." Marin smiled, not intending to ignore Zig''s daydreaming. But suddenly, a very bold idea came out of Marin''s mind ... "Groningen ... isn''t Groningen the capital of the Friesian aristocratic republic? It always feels like there''s something coming out ..." Marin scratched his head and began to meditate. Finally, for a meal, Marin thought of a tactic to rescue Texel Island-Wei Wei rescue Zhao ... It was impossible for the 3,000 troops brought by Marlin to cross the sea in batches under the eyes of the Frisian warship. However, although the army could not cross the sea safely, it could also help Texel Island to make a siege. For example, Marin can learn from Sun Li and take his army to surround Groningen, the capital of the Frisian aristocratic republic, to force the Frisian army to abandon the siege of Texel and have to return. Before the encounter, Marin also received relevant information and learned that Friesland''s most elite 3,000 people were used to attack Texel Island. At present, there are only a thousand second-line troops in Frisian territory, and their combat effectiveness is average. Moreover, these troops were scattered all over the Frisian aristocratic republic, Groningen. At this time, a few hundred garrisons were not the opponents of the Swiss mercenaries at all. Www.novelhall.com. The 2600 elite troops, if encountered in the wild, are not the opponents of this group of Swiss veterans ... As long as Marin siege Groningen, the Friesian army will have to return. Because Groningen is not only the political center of the Friesian Noble Republic, but also the economic core of the Friesland Noble Republic. This Hanseatic business city provides the most taxable source for the Frisian aristocratic republic. If Groningen was breached and robbed, the Friesland aristocracy would not be far from bankruptcy. At least, they will not have enough money to support thousands of troops ... As for Texel, Marin is not very worried. At the time, tens of thousands of gold coins were not smashed. Today, the walls of Den Burg and Tholencher are extremely strong. If it''s a formidable attack, Efriesland will be a little bit so, don''t think about success in two or three months. Therefore, Marin can boldly implement the strategy of "surrounding Wei and rescue Zhao", forcing the Frisian army to return aid. At the same time, Marin sent Sauer out and asked him to investigate the terrain and see if there is any place near Groningen that is suitable for "surrounding aid" ... This trick, but Marin learned from war films and Taizu when he was a kid. Taizu likes "the enemy must be saved", and then "siege to help". In a joke, Jiang Jun was wiped out of the army ... Moreover, this trick is incomprehensible. The essence is-I am attacking the vital place you have to rescue. Knowing the danger, you have to get back. What''s more, Europeans in the Middle Ages have never seen such a sharp tactic, and it is not clear that they will be ambush when they return aid ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 5： Friesland retreats He discussed with Zieg, and Zieg agreed with Marin''s plan. Because under the muzzle of an enemy warship, it is really dangerous to force a 4km wide Mars waterway. But war on land, the Swiss have not been afraid of anyone. And, if you are fortunate enough to take Groningen, you will be able to grab a lot of money ... After a good discussion, Marin and Zieg, with 3,000 Swiss mercenaries, turned to the northeast and set off for Groningen ... In fact, what Marin didn''t know was that the nine leaders of the Friesland aristocratic republic were all gathered at Harlingen, a small fishing port across the sea from Texel Island. Moreover, only a few hundred serf soldiers with very poor combat effectiveness were guarding the nine members. If Marin could learn this information, as long as he took his soldiers to Harlingen and arrested the 9 nobles, everything would be solved. However, the transmission of information in this era is too backward. And Marin has no intelligence agency for the time being. Therefore, Marin regretfully lost the opportunity to capture the enemy chief. But he can''t blame him, who knows that the big brothers of the 9 Frisian aristocratic republics will come to the seaside town? According to common sense, they should be seated in Groningen ... After passing through Zwolle, Marin did not directly enter West Friesland, but first passed through the Flevoland area under the control of the Duchy of Gerdes, and then through the Upper Isel area under the control of Archbishop Utrecht. , Heading to the Drenthe area, and finally going straight to Groningen ... Because of the excuses along the way, he did not alarm the Frisian aristocratic republic at all. In addition, the Swiss mercenaries did not "snap in hand" in the middle of the road. Because, whether it is the Duchy of Gerdes or the Archbishop of Utrecht, it is a powerful force. If they offend them, they will be beaten. At this point, Sieg, the mercenary general, is also very clear. Anyway, the Frisian aristocratic republic is also quite oily ... After passing Drenthe, 3,000 Swiss mercenaries finally appeared in Groningen. On the afternoon of March 17, 3,000 Swiss mercenaries rushed to the small town of Harlen, just south of Groningen, and started their masterful robbery ... ÈðÊ¿ This group of Swiss people is very professional. After only half an hour, this group of guys is full of a wealth of belongings ... Many pockets with cuts on their clothes are full of belongings ... After the ransacking of the town of Harlan, everyone didn''t delay, and rushed to Groningen not far ... As for Groningen, it seemed that Harron had been ransacked in advance. As a result, the gates of Groningen have long been closed. Seven hundred defenders in the city have already stood on the wall. At the same time, a group of strong men in the city were also mobilized to the wall to help defend the city. However, Marin''s main intention was not to capture Groningen, but to attract the main forces of the Friesian aristocratic republic and then destroy it. If Groningen is captured, there is no need for the Friesian army to return. At that time, maybe they will desperately attack Texel Island, which is not what Marin wants to see. Therefore, siege of Groningen without attack is the best choice. Previously, Marin had deliberately encouraged the Swiss to rob in Haren, not far south of Groningen. Moreover, during the robbery, Marin clearly saw someone sneaking away on his way to Groningen. However, Marin did not send Schwartz to chase with the light cavalry, but pretended not to see it, and allowed the man to report to Groningen. Alas, by the time the Swiss mercenaries reached the city of Groningen, the Groningen were already ready to defend ... I saw the 3,000 troops under the city, and the city''s General Groningen, who was responsible for staying in the city, was astounded. So he quickly sent a fast horse out of the city and headed west, asking for help at Harlingen Base Camp ... Marin let go of the first messengers, but ordered Schwartz to lead the 50 Hussars to intercept the next messenger ... I let go of the first messengers in order to report to the Frisian army in Texel. But the next messenger is no longer necessary. Moreover, the arrival of no follow-up messenger will make the enemy''s heart uneasy, make him anxious, and lose his calm. At the same time, letting Schwartz and others go to kill messengers can also exercise their tactical level and psychological quality ... There is nothing wrong with Schwartz. After all, he has experienced the Italian war, and he has no hope of life or death. However, these 50 light cavalry are basically new recruits. Many of these people were herders or serfs raising horses in the manor. They had no combat experience or blood. Therefore, the frisson messenger who took them to kill them, in addition to the combat needs, was also to let them see the blood and adapt to the cruelty of the war. Groningen is the capital of the aristocratic republic of Friesland, and its walls are very tall and sturdy. In the absence of heavy artillery, it is very unlikely that 3,000 Swiss mercenaries will capture the city. Even if you take it down, you don''t know how many people will die. The Swiss had only promised to help solve the siege of Texel, and the contract did not specify that the city should be stormed against the strong defense of Groningen. So, despite the wealth in the city, the Swiss are less willing to storm Groningen. Marin did not plan to storm Groningen, although there were only about 700 defenders in the city. However, the siege defensive side is already dominant. Generally there is no force several times, and they cannot win the city. Therefore, Marin had planned for a long time and was preparing to ambush the Friesland Noble Republic''s main army. As long as the main force of the Frisian Noble Republic is defeated, it is entirely possible to take the opportunity to win the Frisian Noble Republic. By that time, you can become a vassal of a large territory ... Ò»Åú When a group of local messengers arrived at the Frisian Army base camp in Harlingen, the 9 Frisian councillors present were using barbecued sheep from Texel Island to hold a barbecue meeting. Poor Marin managed to sneak in hundreds of sheep for high-price sheep from Britain, all into the assholes. You should know that after Henry VII came to power, Britain began to ban the export of wool and instead export wool and woolen cloth. The British sheep have also been banned from exporting. Marin spent a lot of money before secretly smuggling a batch of wool and sheep over, but did not expect that all were eaten as food ... When the messenger entered the army''s large account, the 9 barons were all holding a huge roast leg of lamb, and they were so happy ... ʲô "What? What are you talking about? An army attacked Groningen? Boy, are you kidding me?" Governor Fyskefrijheid reacted most violently, even the roasted lamb leg in the light of his hands fell to the ground. Because, Groningen belongs to his fiefdom. Although other people also have a lot of industry in Groningen, how can it be compared with all his family in Groningen? "Mr. Governor, how dare you lie?" You see, this is General Edst''s letter of help! "The messenger hurriedly sent a letter from Edst. Uh ... "Sure enough, it was Edsted''s handwritten letter with the seal of the Governor''s House ..." Governor Fyskefrijheid''s face was very ugly. As for the other eight barons, their faces were also extremely unsightly. Because, as the only Hanseatic commercial city in the country, the other eight barons also have many shops and other industries in Groningen, as well as a large number of real estate. If Groningen is breached, they will also lose a lot, much more than the food and property they grab on Texel ... "Boy, how many troops are the enemies besieging Groningen? What is it?" Edst''s first letters of help only said that Groningen was besieged, without saying too clearly. For the clearer letters of the second and third batches, the messengers were all intercepted by Schwartz, and could not be delivered to Harlingen. "It is estimated that there are about three or four thousand people in humble jobs. According to their outfits, there are many cuts on the clothes, as if they were Swiss ..." "Swiss ..." All nine members of the parliament took a sigh of relief. Www.novelhall.com ~ Since the battle of Nancy, Swiss mercenaries have become famous and have become synonymous with "the strongest mercenaries." When I heard that the Swiss were coming, everyone was playing drums ... "Why did the Swiss attack us?" Baron Zetter was puzzled. "Someone must have hired them, is it the little thief of Marin? Where does he get so much money?" Baron Hood of Colum guessed. "The kid has so much money to hire the Swiss? The Swiss have to pay double commissions, three or four thousand people, and the poorer count can''t afford that much commission ..." Uh ... "Well, stop arguing about those useless things!" Governor Fyskefrijheid waved and continued: "The most important thing for us now is to rescue Groningen! If Groningen falls, our country will go bankrupt!" Everyone nodded and agreed. At this time, only the commercial city of Groningen was able to provide a large amount of taxes. As for cities such as Leeuwarden, it is more appropriate to say that it is a castle, and the commercial situation is no different from that of a larger town. A city in Groningen alone can account for half of the taxes in the Frisian aristocracy. So, Groningen must keep them. As a result, Governor Fyskefrijheid immediately sent someone to cross the sea by boat to inform Siwag, who was besieging Dengburg, and ordered him to immediately retreat and prepare to return to Groningen. At the same time, fishing boats near the Harlingen fishing port were once again expropriated free of charge to transport the Frisian army on the island of Texel back to the mainland ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest, The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 6： Hansa Messenger When the Frisians started to gather the army to help, Frentzberg, who was commanding defense on the city''s head, felt a little inexplicable. However, he did not dare to chase it out. Because he was afraid it was a trap. Alas, the Frisians were cautious after retreating. Although the Frisians started loading and withdrawing at Oddshild, the defense was still tight, leaving people behind. At the same time, the six Frisian warships continued to control the Mars waterway in case the island army landed on the mainland through the port of Tholencher and pursued them. At this time, dozens of small and large fishing boats in the fishing port of Oddshild have all been controlled by the Frisians, and will never be returned to Texel Island. The dozen or so ships hiding in the harbor of Tholencher can only survive by the cover of the shore defense turrets and dare not go out. As long as you go out, you will be attacked by six Frisian warships. At this time, in the city of Groningen far to the east, a hanging basket was suddenly dropped on the wall. A man in a silk robe appeared to the Swiss mercenary barracks swaying and asked to meet the army. Supreme Chief ... "Hansa League envoy? What is he doing here?" With doubt, Marin met with Hans League envoy Weizmann. "Dear Baron Huffman, good night! I am the trade representative of the Hanseatic League capital Lubeck in Groningen, Weizmann. On behalf of the powerful Hanseatic business alliance, I extend my sincere greetings to you ..." I won''t ... it''s powerful ... it''s definitely coming for demonstration. However, although the Hanseatic Alliance has begun to decline, but the thin camel is larger than the horse, and Marin really dare not provoke the Hanseatic League easily. "Welcome, Mr. Weizmann. Do you have any questions about me? Did you come to negotiate on behalf of Groningen?" Although I was a little bit embarrassed about the Hanseatic League, Marin still didn''t show it, but it still seemed He looked so arrogant that he had eaten Groningen. "Not so. According to the Union ¡¯s war regulations, because the Groningen side took the initiative to attack your territory and take the lead in provoking war, the Hanseatic League will not send troops to help Friesland fight. However, Lubeck fears that your When the army enters Groningen, it will destroy the interests of other allied members in the city. You know, the Swiss you hired are the masters of the robbery. If they enter Groningen, other city''s property in the city will inevitably be affected. robbery¡­¡­" "What does the envoy mean?" "It doesn''t matter if your army and the Friesian army are killed or killed, but you better not send troops into Groningen, especially mercenaries who lack discipline." "How do I get to the final victory without going to Groningen?" Marin''s anger was rising. Nima ¡¯s, do n¡¯t lay down the opponent ¡¯s capital, I occupy a P site? "That''s your own business. You don''t care about even the parliamentarians who killed Frisian. Because they took the lead in provoking war and are not covered by the league''s legal protection. The interests of the alliance members are tantamount to declaring war on the powerful Hanseatic Alliance. We must know that the alliance has abundant financial resources and it is not difficult to hire thousands of soldiers ... "Weizmann said indifferently. Speaking of these words is tantamount to threats. Who called Marin just a baron with a small island ... "Also, I remind you that if Groningen is forcibly destroyed and the interests of the Alliance will be damaged, even if the property of other cities is not moved, the Alliance will impose trade sanctions on you, Baron. Dale merchants dare to do business with you ... " Marin was taken aback. The rising anger was like being poured into a bucket of ice water, which instantly cooled from head to toe ... Regardless of war, at sea, Marin really didn''t care much about the power of the Hanseatic League, which was like a scattered sand. But trade sanctions are different, which is terrible. Today, Marin''s biggest gain is to rely on the salt trade with the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce. If Marin and the Hanseatic Alliance face down and are subject to trade sanctions by the Hanseatic League, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, one of the Hanseatic League Chamber of Commerce, will also have to abide by the decision of the Alliance and sever trade relations with Marin. . This is really killing me ... Moreover, unlike the French influence in Germany, the French influence in Germany is not small, but it is also limited. But the Hanseatic League penetrated almost all of the Empire. Once the Hanseatic League sanctions Marin, most of the Germans will respond positively, which is terrible. ÊÕÒæ The profit of the salt trade of 200,000 gold coins per year, Marin didn''t dare to give up and gave up ... So he decided to compromise ... "Mr. Envoy, I fully respect the interests of the Hanseatic League. However, the Republic of Friesland caused a great loss before the war was provoked. You know, it costs me a few dollars to hire this Swiss mercenary. Ten thousand coins. So, I will not retreat. " "What do you mean?" Weizmann''s eyes narrowed, thinking that Marin wasn''t going to give the Hanseatic face any more. "I mean, I can give up attacking Groningen, but I will not withdraw. This is the biggest concession I have made. If merchants and teams from other Hanseatic cities enter and leave Groningen, I will not block it. Lan''s ... " Marin is also playing with his heart. As long as the army is besieging the city, the defenders dare to open the gates and let the convoys of other cities enter and exit? However, I have to say that Marin said that it really gave the Hanseatic League a face and made great concessions. Weizman thought about it, but had no idea. This time he was recommended by members of the Hanseatic League in the city and came to negotiate with Marin, fearing that the shops in the city would be robbed. As for the siege of the city by Marin, which led to the suspension of trade, everyone is not unacceptable. After all, this is not a descendant with a good circulation. In this era, postponed delivery of goods is normal. Marin besieged the city for a while, when the delivery of the goods was postponed. Moreover, in the final decision, he also has no power and needs to ask Lubeck. "For specific disposal advice, I need to ask Luebeck headquarters, Lord Baron!" "Envoy, please!" Marin didn''t care about the Hanseatic Alliance''s response. As long as this time the main force of the Frisian army who is backing up is not afraid, the other party will not surrender. It doesn''t take much time. I waited until Weizmann sent someone to Lubeck for instructions. Lubeck made another ruling, and then sent the decision to Groningen ... Here, Marin had already resolved the Frisians. "Right, Mr. Special Envoy, if we attack cities such as Leewarden ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the Alliance will not object?" Weizman, who was about to turn away, took a moment to stumble, then said: "In Friesland, except for Groningen, the security issues of other cities have nothing to do with the Alliance. Lord Baron, you are in the city of Leeuwarden, and the Alliance will not bother. We only care about the commercial cities that have joined the Alliance ..." Weizmann drifted away ... "I''m relieved then ..." Marin was most worried that the Hanseatic League would prevent him from annexing Friesland, but the Hanseatic League only cared about Groningen. (In fact, the Friesland aristocratic republic dispatched the island of Texel completely under the instigation of France. It did not say hello to the Hanseatic Alliance or the consent of the four allies. Therefore, the Hanseatic Alliance He will not send troops to rescue Friesland, nor does he have this obligation.) Marin thought about it and decided to take other sites first, and finally surround Groningen, cut off the input of food, and worry about Groningen not surrendering ... Thinking of the next ambush, Marin quickly exclaimed: "Sauer, Sauer!" "Yes!" "Hurry up and ask Schwartz for 30 Hussars, divided into three groups, and investigate the movement of the Frisian army westward! In addition, you can observe where it is suitable to fight an ambush ..." "Ambush ..." Sauer''s eyes brightened, remembering the scene of ambushing the French army with Marin. That kind of battle, don''t fight too hard ... "Well, watch carefully, don''t tell others, pay attention to confidentiality ..." "Yes-Master, I''ll go now!" After that, Sauer hurried to Schwartz''s cavalry and asked someone ... Chapter 7： Where is the ambush? Marin was in a good mood, but the news brought back by Sauer who went out for investigation made him instantly depressed ... It turned out that Sauer quickly detected Harlingen, where the coalition base camp was located. Harlingen was only 70 kilometers from Groningen. Sauer took 20 people and two horses. He arrived near Harlingen on the same day, and inquired that the Friesland base camp was here. ÁÖ Marin, who had learned the news the next morning, regretted death immediately, because before that, the Friesian army was basically sent to Texel Island, and Harlingen had only a few hundred abandoned wood serfs. In addition, Haring is simply a seaside town with no city walls. If Marin knew earlier that the nine **** were there and took a quick march with the Swiss mercenaries, he could end Harlingen and then capture the nine bastards. But it''s too late to say anything now, because when Sauer arrived in Harlingen, Friesland had already withdrawn half of his main force. It took me a day and a half to walk there with a large army. Even if the urgent march passes, it will be exhausted and half dead, and then be put to rest. So, that very good fighter is gone, which makes Marin so depressed that he wants to die. However, things have changed. Because, those **** must rush back with a large army. At that time, as long as these guys are arrested, there is no need to use force, and they can be coerced into calling the city gate and entering Groningen ... Then, Marin began to study how to ambush the main Frisian army ... At this time, the army of the Friesland Noble Republic, under the command of 9 members of the parliament, was still gathering and repairing in Harlingen. In the eyes of parliamentarians, the walls of Groningen are tall and strong, and they will not fail in a month or two. So, they discussed the perimeter scheme in Harlingen. After discussion, the nine barons agreed that it was better to play steadily. Anyway, by that time, with the large troops, all the way back to the Groningen from the Roman avenue. In addition, they also decided to send a liaison officer to contact the garrison in Groningen and make an appointment for an internal and external pinch ... But what they didn''t know was that Sauer had wandered around Harlingen with 30 Hussars. The first two messengers sent out were quickly intercepted. The same is true for the second and third batches ... After three days of repair, the Frisian army was still unable to breathe and began to march east. However, they first walked along the Roman avenue and entered Leeuwarden under the control of Baron Zittel, trimmed for another day, and arrested hundreds of serfs to serve as cannon fodder. Uh ... Marin, along with returning Sauer, began to survey the ambush terrain ... After a few days of reconnaissance, Sauer learned that the Frisian army would retreat along the Roman avenue. So, leaving a large army to continue to intercept the messenger, he returned to Marin alone. "Sauer, is there any hillside terrain that can be ambush along the way? Just like last time in Italy." Marin asked expectantly. "No, Master, Friesland is a lowland country. There is no hillside terrain at all. Even if there are, it is a small hilly hill that cannot be hidden." "Is there any way over there that the enemy must pass?" "Roman Avenue! Young Master, it rained a long time ago, which caused the ground to be muddy. There seems to be a lot of swamps in Friesland. So, except for the Roman Avenue in Shizipu, it is not suitable for large places. Size march. Otherwise, the team could easily sink into the swamp. " "Marsh ..." Marin was lost in thought ... When Marin took the Swiss mercenary march this time, he did not travel in the Friesland area, but through the Principality of Dougs and Archbishop of Utrecht. And the province of Drenthe, south of Groningen, has more hills, and there are many places suitable for ambush. Subsequently, Marin rode on his own, and under the protection of Schwartz and others, followed Sauer to observe the terrain ... On the way, Marin looked around and found that Sauer was right. On this side of the Roman avenue, there are either farmland or swamps, and there are very few woods. I wanted to ambush without even covering the terrain. I remembered that the scenes of PLA ambush were all on the hillside ... Wait, the New Fourth Army that was active in the Soviet Union at that time seemed to be ambushing in the reeds ... Marin thought about the ambush scenes, it seemed that there was an ambush in the roadside trench, with a wicker hat on his head ... Thinking about it, Marin jumped into the ditch beside the road and made an ambush ... Alas, but soon, he was depressed ... why? Because ambush in the roadside ditch, there is no place to put the spear. Because the spears of Europe in this era were too long, and a few meters long spears were difficult to hide in the roadside ditch. I want to know that the rifle used by the New Fourth Army is only over 1 meter in length, which is of course very convenient to hide. But a few meters long spear not only hides the trouble, it is also troublesome to take it out. Moreover, the rifle can shoot the enemy smoothly by squatting in the pit. The spearman wants to attack the enemy, not only to raise his weapon, but also to rush to kill the enemy. But jumping up from the ambush pit itself was not stable. Then it will be connected with the enemy''s short soldiers, and it is easy for the enemy to grab the first hand while they are not stable ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Therefore, the New Fourth Army in the hot weapon era can sit in ambush in the roadside ditch, but the spearman in the cold weapon era does not It is suitable for squatting in the ditch to ambush ... even in the cold weapon era, the ambush also pays attention to "being condescending" and impacts the enemy array along the terrain ... Marlin was frustrated and didn''t know what to do. Surrounding points to help, very particular about the ambush. If it is impossible to ambush the enemy, it will easily be pinched by the enemy inside and out. ¾­¹ý While passing by a small town with hundreds of people, Marin stopped to eat. The townsfolk did not know that the war had come to Friesland and still lived a quiet life. On the second floor of the hotel, Marin asked for a window, eating and watching the scenery ... Downstairs, a group of bear children are playing hide and seek ... µØÐÎ This small town called Malham has a unique topography, with swamps to its south and north, and the Roman avenue passing through the middle of the town. The town is basically laid out along both sides of the Roman Boulevard. The houses in the town are basically on both sides of the Roman Boulevard. Therefore, the shape of the town is a long strip. While Marlin was carrying the roast goose, the bear children downstairs also played very well. When the unlucky child responsible for finding others urged the child to find a companion along the street, suddenly, a naughty bear child rushed out of the side alley and yelled loudly. It was bad luck to remind the child to be frightened, and then he cried ... After the trance, several other bear children also appeared from the side alleys to comfort the scared and unlucky child ... "This ..." Looking at the situation downstairs, Marin seemed to think of something, and the roasted goose in his hand accidentally fell to the ground ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the readers to visit, the latest, fastest, hottest The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 8： Long Street Ambush (Part 1) The game of playing a few bear children has greatly inspired Marin-who said that the town cannot be ambushed? Malham town is special because the north and south are swamps. Therefore, the Roman avenue of Malham has become a must. And Malham is a long town with houses built on both sides of the Roman avenue. Marin looked downstairs and found that he could ambush the enemy passing by the Roman road behind the roadside house or on the roof. If it was stoned from the roof ... But Marin turned around the town and found no source of stones ... It''s no wonder that Malham is located deep in the swamp and has a lot of mud, which is the lack of stones. So, the idea of ??smashing stones from the roof is good, but impossible. Unless, demolishing the house may get a little stone. However, when the house was demolished, there was no place for the enemy troops to cover it. The enemy forces could see it at a glance, so there was no ambush. However, after seeing a lot of firewood stacks for cooking behind each house of local residents, Marin had an idea in his mind ... At first, when watching a movie called "West Chu Overlord", in the Battle of the Giant Deer, there were shots of the Chu army igniting the spherical haystacks on the hillside, rolling down the hillside, and rushing to the Qinjun military camp. He Marin thought that if a large ball of grass was ignited on the roof, and then pushed down the roof and onto the Roman avenue, the enemy forces in the center of the road would definitely cause chaos. Best of all, put some oil on the haystack, it is difficult to put out ... When the enemy messed up, the Swiss mercenaries would kill from the side alley ... Marin laughed "Hey" ... In the cold weaponry era, once the battlefield is in chaos, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the enemy and even slaughtered. What''s more, the main battle this time was the strongest Swiss mercenary in the European cold weapon era. Soon after, Marin rode back to the city of Groningen, demanding that Zieg take the Swiss mercenary west and follow him to ambush the Frisian army. "Ambush? Just like the last time you attacked the French king?" Zieg was very interested. Although the Swiss were brave, they were not very good at planning. The best strategy of the Swiss was just to attack the back of the bold Charles army and launch a raid like the battle of Nancy. This is the limit of the Europeans'' strategy in this era. However, Swiss people like to learn, so Zig is very interested in how Marin uses tricks, and he also wants to learn a secret, so that he can use it in future battles. As a result, Zige happily took 3,000 men, followed Marin, and rushed to the small town of Malham in the dark. At the request of Marin, the Swiss mercenaries drove out the residents of the town. Then a team of Swiss mercenaries gathered the old women, women and children in town to take care of them. The town''s strong men are arranged to bundle the firewood behind each house, preferably into a ball or a cylinder, so that it can be easily dropped from the roof. Malham is a low-lying coastal area, where there is more rain, and the houses are naturally inclined, with the middle high and the front and back inclined downward to facilitate the rain to slide down. This is very convenient for people to hide behind the roof. When the Frisian army passed the road, it suddenly ignited and threw it into the opponent''s pile, creating chaos. However, when Marin wanted to add some oil to the stubble grass ball, he encountered trouble ... It turned out that in this era, ordinary Europeans did not have vegetable oil at all. Even a little animal fat is hardened and cannot be poured onto the grass. Finally, in the town''s largest restaurant and the rich households in the town, Marin found a few barrels of olive oil, but it was not enough. But Marin had no other choice but to make use of it, with less water on each bale of straw. Next, Marin directed the town''s strong men, and built two stone walls on each side of the road on the east and west sides of the town. Of course, these two stone walls are very unreliable and fall down as soon as they are pushed. But this is also intentional by Marin. These stones were removed from broken houses in the town. The reason for building these two walls was to facilitate the overthrow, blocking the road with stones and blocking the Frisian army trying to advance eastward. Once the ambush began, Marin had no intention of letting any Frisian army pass. If they escape into Groningen, Marin will not be able to attack Groningen. So, stopping them all here is the best option. After the flint wall fell to the ground, scattered rocks scattered on the ground will surely prevent the carriage and the horse from going. There may be a small number of infantry crawling through the rocks, but that is not the problem. Marin''s biggest goal in this battle was the nine Lord Frisian MPs. As long as you catch them, all goals can be achieved. As for running away a few infantry, it is not an issue at all and will not affect the overall situation. As a Member of the Legislative Council, it must be either riding or riding a car, and it is impossible to pass through the rocks. It is also unrealistic to let the old men dismount and climb over the rubble and then escape on foot. These masters, like modern people, are used to riding cars and riding horses, and are no longer suitable for walking. If they walk, Marin can also chase the Swiss. After all, aristocratic clothing is conspicuous and easy to identify. Moreover, when it comes to walking, these masters are certainly not the opponents of Swiss mountain people. After fixing all the tied grass **** on the back of the roof on both sides of the road, Marin laid ambush in several larger alleys along the road. The task of these ambush soldiers is to intercept the enemy into several sections for easy elimination. Because the town''s Roman avenue is only a few meters wide, it can only accommodate four or five people in parallel or a heavy-duty horse-drawn carriage (a carriage for aristocrats). Therefore, when the Frisian army passed, it had to pass through a long snake array, and it could not be a square array. In this way, it is convenient for the ambusher to cut them into several sections and divide them up. In order to hide the people and horses in the alleys, a few alleys with a large ambush hidden in the alleys, the alleys were erected by the Marin faction to build a simple fence to cover the sight. Once the battle begins, as long as the ambush pushes down the fragile wall, it can rush out. When he rushed out, it was the spearman who opened the road and knocked the enemy over the alley. The spearmen are flanked by two-handed swordsmen and halberd guards. After clearing a space on the street, the spearmen lined up back-to-back in two directions and advanced forward and backward. The reason for arranging cover on both sides of the spearman is because the spearman has a poor side protection when he rushes out (the spear is too long, the street is not wide, and the steering is inconvenient). Therefore, first let the epee and the halberd clear a clear space, and at the same time protect the spearmen''s wings. When the spear was cast in the direction of the street, everything went smoothly ... In addition, a large number of Swiss are ambush behind the houses on the street. With a single order, they will quickly run out from behind the house and fight ... In the middle of the night, Sauer''s scouts came to report that the Friesland army had been repaired and would continue eastbound early tomorrow morning, arriving in Malham about noon tomorrow. So, the next morning, Marin began to practice ambush after sending a small number of soldiers and horses to send the townspeople to the eastern village for resettlement. The main exercise project is how to make the Swiss grow up quickly after rushing out of the alley. Then, how to resist the possible counterattack of enemy forces on both sides ... After half a day, the UU readers at basically grasped some ambush essentials. Although not perfect, it was barely enough. After all, this is an ambush of the enemy at noon, not an ambush in the middle of the night, and the requirements are not so high. After lunch, Marin sent people to close the doors of all the houses in the town, and all people evacuated to the designated ambush site ... The Frisian army seemed to have eaten in a village west of Malham. At this moment, it was slowly walking towards Malham with the pace of a fasting walk ... After entering the long street, the Frisians found that the houses in the town were all closed, but they didn''t care much ... Because, the army in this era is a little bit robbery. So it is not surprising that the residents saw the army close the door in fear. But when the Frisian army coach Sivag rode into the middle of the street, he found many things wrong ... It stands to reason that it is normal for residents to hide when the army crosses the border. However, residents should be curious about the transit of the army. Therefore, there are always residents secretly observing the army through concealed windows and door slits. Alas, Siwag walked half a street and found nothing like this. The whole street was very quiet, as if no one was there. So Sivag waved and shouted: Í£ "Stop! Send someone to the roadside house to see what''s happening, why isn''t anyone?" With a command, the Frisian marching stopped. Far away, Marin, standing on the top floor of the church on the east side of the town, saw this scene through a telescope and knew it was broken. So, he didn''t wait for the convoy of the nobles to go to the center of the town, but he had to ring the church bell in advance ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 9： Long Street Ambush (Part 2) The bell-struck bell in the church was the signal of this operation. After the bell rang, the ambush on the roof pulled out the small torches on the side and began to ignite the grass ball that had been prepared. After the grass ball flame rose, it was thrown directly onto the road ... "Ah! Fireball! Hot!" In a moment, many people in the Frisian army crowded on the road. ÒòΪ Because some olive oil is poured on the grass ball, people who are hit by the grass ball will inevitably get some oil, and then the flame is difficult to extinguish ... In fact, the real damage of the grass ball is not great, because there is too little oil on the grass ball. However, hundreds of burning grass **** smashed down, creating great confusion for the Frisian army. The Frisian soldiers avoided the burning grass, but at this moment the road was full of people. In desperation, many soldiers knocked on the door of the roadside house and hid in. So, the formation of the Frisian army was completely chaotic ... At this time, Silvag knew that he was being fooled, no matter how stupid. Unfortunately, because there are so few ambushes in Europe in this era, the army generally has no standard response strategy. In the face of this novel method of attack, Siwag had no choice but to order the soldiers together and defend them together. But it''s obviously not the right approach. Because, the Swiss on the roof will throw the burning grass ball at people more hard. The denser the crowd, the greater the damage. Then, the team that had just gathered together was forced to spread again by the fireball ... Seeing that the Frisian army was in chaos, Marin ordered a second round of bells. As a result, the ambush hiding behind the false wall pushed down the fragile fence. And the two stone walls east of the town and west of the town were also overthrown ... At this time, about half of the Frisian army was trapped on the long street and in the roadside houses, and it was chaotic. The Swiss ambush easily divided the Frisian army on the street into several parts. But to Marin''s depression, he saw the convoy of the Frisian aristocracy, which happened to be blocked outside the wall that was pushed down by the west of the town ... Then, he quickly sent a guard to spread the word and let the Swiss chase the luxury carriages to the west. But Marin was east of the town at this time, and it took a while for his **** to run from town east to town west. When Marin''s **** ran to Zieg and asked the Swiss to chase the cars, the nine Frisian MPs on the car had long discovered that it was not good. They ordered the car to turn around and fled on the way ... and, They were also followed by 120 knights who had not had time to put on plate armor. For Governor Fyskefrijheid and others, they can no longer be stupid enough to see that the army has been conspired. According to the rumors of the Italian war, they were able to confirm for the first time that this was the work of Marin''s little thief. Because the French king was also so unlucky ... In fact, at this time, those who were besieged on the long street, except for the most advanced Siwag and Siwag, were about 200 heavy two-handed swordsmen. Friesland''s most elite of about 120 knights and the remaining 200 heavy armored swordsmen were all guarded by several carriages. At this time, when the situation was urgent, several big brothers couldn''t care less, and they let their subordinates escorted them to Leeuwarden ... It was also because of their decisiveness when they ran away that they escaped. After receiving a message from Marin, Zieg quickly separated 1,000 elite Swiss infantry and began to chase the nobles'' convoy. However, they were intercepted by the 200 heavy armored swordsmen who were regarded as abandoned. Although the Swiss finally solved the group of heavy armored swordsmen, it was delayed for a long time. Because the heavy armored swordsman had a high degree of protection, the Swiss had tossed a lot, and the halberd and the spearmen came together to solve them. When the Swiss tried to chase again, they found that the Frisian aristocrat''s carriage and knights, as well as some fast-moving Frisian light infantry, had already run far ... After all, the Swiss are infantry, and many people still wear heavy breastplates and helmets, and some can''t run. They are unlikely to chase the Frisian carriages and cavalry. The 200 Frisian heavy armored swordsmen who were previously regarded as abandoned sons were also thrown out as abandoned sons because they could not run. And these guys even accepted the fate of being abandoned, and still came forward to intercept the Swiss, breaking the event of Marin ... Sure enough, they are ancient people, more foolish. After being replaced by modern people, it is easy to surrender directly after being abandoned by the abandoned ... At this time, Marin was suitable for hunting down the Frisian nobles. Only 50 cavalry under Schwartz and 20 horse guards from Marin were left. However, the 70 people went after the Friesland aristocracy''s convoy, and it was no different from delivering food. Because, there are 120 knights with high martial arts around the nobles. Marin''s men were basically recruited from the civilian population. Fighting groups can also rely on the number advantage and the battlefield advantage to bully the knights. When it comes to personal martial arts, they are far behind those knights. Therefore, even if the 70 men rushed up, they were not enough for the Cavaliers. Moreover, Schwartz has actually taken 30 cavalry to the east to monitor the movements of Groningen. Hundreds of people in Groningen rushed out of their nerves, so they should report to Marin in time. In addition, Schwarz has the task of intercepting the messenger sent by Groningen to prevent the news of Swiss mercenaries from coming to the west from being disclosed to the Friesian army. So Marin could only watch the Frisian nobles run away ... Fortunately, most of the Frisian infantry remained. Even the plate armor of the 120 knights and the rickshaw riding the rifle were intercepted. Seeing no hope of hunting, Zige immediately ordered the 1,000 people to return to the street to help clear up the more than 1,600 Frisian infantry remaining on the chaotic long street. The Swiss put the veterans in plate armor on top, and the Friesian spearmen began to "harm on each other." However, the Frisian Lancer had no armor, and his skill and tactics were far lower than the Swiss, and he was quickly defeated. However, some brave soldiers were dying to fight back, causing a small number of casualties to the Swiss. The 200 heavy armored swordsman led by Siwag, protecting Siwag, retreated into the large courtyard where the richest man in the town, Felt, lived, relying on the high-walled courtyard to resist stubborn resistance ... At the same time, there are also many Frisian light infantry. Taking advantage of the chaos, they quietly ran out of some alleys that the Swiss did not notice, and then fled to the west behind the house ... At this time, the Swiss were basically on the street. For those who ran away from the house, they really didn''t notice much and didn''t think about it. In this way, about two or three hundred people managed to escape and managed to escape ... The rest of the people, except for the Siwage group who retreated to the mansion, were slowly cleared by the Swiss. However, there are still many Frisian infantry who had previously evaded fireballs, hiding in a house or yard on the street, and it takes time to search and clean up. After the siege surrounded Fuerth''s mansion, the Swiss charged several times and were repelled by the stubborn Frisian Epee. Impatiently, Marin ordered the attack to stop. Then, Marin ordered the remaining grass **** to be concentrated. After being ignited, the Hercules was thrown into the yard and burned with smoke ... In this way, Marin ordered hundreds of fireballs to go in and burned the yard with smoke. Dozens of Frisian Ephesians were burned and burned on the spot ... I also lost in the western mansion is basically made of stone, replaced with wooden houses in the east, has been burned into flames. Of course, even if it was a stone building that was burned and smoked by so many fireballs, the people inside were uncomfortable. Many heavy armored swordsmen in the yard were burned to death because they had nowhere to hide in the yard. Seeing that Marin would still let people throw fireballs inside, Sivag could no longer sit still ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Plus Sivag knew that the situation had gone, and resistance could only be a dead end, so he requested negotiations ... Marin didn''t want to continue to kill, because in this ambush, because of the enemy''s resistance, the Swiss had already killed or injured hundreds of people. Although he didn''t care about the life and death of the Swiss, he had previously stated in the contract that the dead and injured Swiss would pay 40 gold for one person and 20 gold for the injured. This clause was actually added by Marin himself. Because at the time the Swiss were unwilling to play for him. As soon as Marin was in a hurry, he added this very generous and even generous condition. Coupled with the double price, Marin finally moved the Swiss. But now, Marin is looking at the dead and injured Swiss, it is just looking at the bills to be accounted, very unhappy ... In the end, Marin accepted Sivag''s surrender, and Marin promised not to strip his clothes or search the body, and to give decent aristocratic captive treatment. The remaining 120 epee men under Her Sieg were disarmed. After the encounter, Marin asked Siwag to come forward and persuaded a few frisian frisian soldiers who had fled into the residents'' yard ... In the end, the Swiss mercenaries brought by Marin captured 1,000 Frisians and killed nearly 500 Frisian soldiers at the cost of 47 dead and 58 injured. In addition, there were about 400 frisian light infantry who escaped from behind the house ... This refers to the results of the long street. In addition, there are 120 Frisian knights and hundreds of light infantry who did not enter the long street and fled early. Most of them fled to the west following the carriage of the Frisian aristocracy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. ~： Night Attack Harlingen By twilight, all the fighting in the town had ended, and everyone had begun to place captives and count the results. The East Scouting team led by Schwartz and the West Scout team led by Sauer also returned. Among them, the two were on the east and west roads and intercepted many fleeing skirmishers. However, the men and women brought by Sauer did not dare to intercept the Frisian aristocratic convoy escorted by 120 cavalry. According to Sauer''s report, this team brought a total of 120 cavalry and 800 light infantry back to Leeuwarden. However, when it comes to combat effectiveness, the 120 heavy cavalry is more powerful. As for the more than 800 light infantry, it is also the bottom of the Friesland noble republic. However, the heavy armored swordsmen with high combat effectiveness were cleaned up because they could not run fast with heavy armor. Only the light infantry were left, and it was more convenient to escape, so they followed the team. However, although the 800-plus light infantry did not work at night, they could be used to defend the city, but they were more than enough. Leeuwarden is the second largest city in the aristocratic republic of Friesland. Although its business activities are far behind that of Groningen, its sturdiness is not much worse. Therefore, the next siege of Leeuwarden is still quite difficult. With the tall and sturdy city walls, more than 800 light infantry can also stand for a long time. Uh ... At dinner, a scout suddenly returned from the west ... "Report to Lord Baron, scout 21 will report to you!" After that, the scout number 21 performed a Roman military salute. "Well, what''s the matter?" Marin asked as he ate. ´ó "Sir, Lord Sauer''s previous plan to contact Texel has failed!" "Huh? Contact failed? What''s going on? Didn''t the enemy withdraw?" "Yes, Lord Baron, but the enemy has left 6 warships to block the Mars waterway and forbid the passage of ships, otherwise they will fire!" "What? They dare to attack merchant ships in Amsterdam?" "That''s not true, but every Amsterdam merchant ship entering and leaving the Mars Waterway must pass near the south side of the Mars Waterway. If there are signs near Texel Island, it will be immediately shelled ..." Ë» "Hisse-these **** are so cautious!" Marin suddenly felt some toothache. "However, when his subordinates returned, they went to Harlingen and found a great deal of secrets!" "What secret?" "The home port of the six Frisian warships is in Harlingen. After dark every night, the six ships will dock in Harlingen, and the crew will go ashore to rest ..." "It''s really good news, scout 21, you''re doing your best!" Marin stood up in excitement. He had long wanted to go sailing, but unfortunately, the two Clark sailing ships sent to Spain and Portugal were still under construction. This has led to the selection of 80 young fishermen on the island of Texel, currently under the leadership of Portuguese sailor instructors, driving small fishing boats for sea training in Tholente. Friesland''s six warships, although not all of them big, are much better on small fishing boats on Bitter Isle. In addition, all six warships can be equipped with artillery and have self-protection capabilities. Especially the two largest sailing ships are enough for voyages to India ... "and also¡­¡­" "Is there any good news? What is it?" "Most of the food and other belongings on the island of Texel previously looted by the Frisian army have also accumulated in Harlingen. Even more than 800 fishermen abducted from Texel have been temporarily placed in Harlingen . Their fishing boats are also in Harlingen fishing port ... " "Haha-really good news! That is to say, we can make up most of our losses by taking Harlingen!" ¶Ô "Yes, how many enemies are there in Harlingen?" "There are 260 crew members, gunners, and 200 spearmen. Their subordinates observed it last night. At midnight every day, about 30 people were on the night. àÅ "Well, good, go Schwartz and Sauer. In addition, who, please invite Mr. Zieg!" "Yes!" "Yes!" Uh ... Soon, Schwartz and Sauer entered Marin''s room. And Zieg came over a while later. Marin told the situation to the three and expressed his determination to seize Harlingen. "Master Baron, it takes more than a day to march Harlingen for this distance ..." Zieg said after thinking. Sau Harlingen is about 50 kilometers from Malham, and the Swiss usually march at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per day. Therefore, it takes more than a day to travel from Malham to Harlingen. "I can''t wait that long, and I''m afraid of being late. I hope that I can win Harlingen in the shortest time!" "We will march early tomorrow morning?" "No, leave now and try to arrive tonight!" "It''s impossible, as infantry, we can''t go that far overnight!" "Mr. Zieg, I didn''t want everyone to rush to Harlingen. Harlingen only has more than 400 enemies, and there are no walls. And, I want to attack at night. So, not many people are needed. But the point is, We want to be fast! " "Then you can only ride it." "Yes, my men are two horses each. 70 men are 140 horses. Because Harlingen is only half a day away from here, I decided not to change horses this time, one horse per person, one I rushed over ... " "That''s 140 people, but horses are easily overworked ..." Zieg said. "I know, horses are a little tired, so take a break afterwards and feed more concentrate!" Running more than 50 kilometers away in one breath, although the horses will be exhausted, they will not be exhausted. After a period of rest, you can still recover. "Mr. Baron, why do you insist that you take Harlingen tonight? Is there something you want to get there?" "Yes, Mr. Zieg, I want to get 6 Frisian warships in Harlingen! With these 6 warships, traffic between Texel and the land is blocked. And these 6 warships , Will go to sea early in the morning, and will return at night. To seize these 6 ships, you must sleep at night while the other sailor returns to land! " "I see, I''ll go back and select 70 elite warriors who can ride horses, and walk with your people, to attack Harlingen tonight!" "No, it''s 100 people! In the afternoon we seized 28 Frisian horses to pull the horses. In addition, the two horses I rode were also taken out for this raid!" "You really have a blood bank ..." "No way, Texel is an island, and the warships mean a lot to us. Please, after you arrive, I hope you can seize the warships on the dock as soon as possible and give priority to the two largest warships ..." "I see ... this reward ..." "Every mercenary who participated in the operation tonight will receive an extra gold coin!" "The deal, I''ll stand by myself tonight!" In the face of gold coins, Zieg was also a little tempted. "Thank you so much, your extra reward is 10 coins!" "Haha, thank you very much. I own a horse, but I can bring an extra soldier!" àÅ "Well, please! Schwartz, Sauer, follow Mr. Zieg, be sure to grab the battleship! Remember, the battleship is the most important, and the property on the shore is secondary!" "I understand!" Soon, Zieg took 100 Swiss elite infantry and 70 light cavalry led by Schwartz, and took advantage of the night to set off on a westward journey ... At the expense of horsepower, at midnight, the team arrived near Harlingen. Schwartz arranged for two men to gather and take care of the 172 tired and breathless horses. The others, led by Zieg and Schwartz, followed the scout 21 familiar with the terrain, and quietly approached Harlingen ... At this time, it looks like more than 2 am. In the small town of Harlingen, basically everyone went to sleep. As a fishing port, Harlingen naturally has no shortage of sneaky wild cats. In the middle of the night, the sound of the wild cat was so harsh that it made several dogs in the town bark. But this also covered the night raid team. If these wild cats did not seduce the dogs in town, the night raids might be discovered once the night raid team was heard and called by the dogs. With the echoing call of wild cats and domestic dogs, the night raid team did not attract the attention of the domestic dogs in the town ... Schwartz kept Marin''s requirements in mind and made the occupation of warships the first target. Zieg was responsible for leading Swiss mercenaries to sneak attack on Harlingen''s barracks, killing Harlingen''s infantry, and trying to capture those sailors and gunners. As for how to distinguish between infantry and crew, it''s simple-the infantry, according to Scout 21, is a light infantry with a spear. Whenever you see a spear, kill them all ... and those with sailor scimitars are mostly sailor sailors ... Marin explained, try to capture ... The Swiss mercenaries who came here this time were all melee masters who used two-handed swords. Sieg took them and quietly touched the barracks. Schwartz, and Sauer, with 68 men, pulled out the sabers around their waists, and quietly touched the pier ... After a loud whistle in the quiet night, fierce fighting began between the dock and the nearby barracks. With his men, Schwartz quickly overturned the 10 guards guarding the dock, and rushed to the first two largest warships ... But the accident happened ... It turned out that the smallest of the six warships, the "Viking", was seriously injured. A group of shipbuilders repaired the ship during the day and did not leave after dark, and fell asleep on the ship . Ê© When Schwartz brought people to the two largest warships, the shipbuilders of the "Viking" were awakened. They probably knew the dock had been attacked. So, they simply hurriedly sailed, anchored and fled the ship ... Fortunately, none of these shipwright craftsmen knew how to use artillery. Otherwise, the 5 search warships controlled by Schwartz and others may be shelled ... After taking control of 5 warships ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Schwartz left a group of people to guard the ship, and then took 50 people to support Zieg who was attacking the camp. Zizig quickly led through the door of the infantry stationed in the port, and rushed in to kill people. 100 Swiss elite, quickly defeated 200 Frisian light infantry. However, the town''s infantry and the sailor''s barracks are not together. When killing came from the dock and from the infantry battalion, Huffel, commander of the Friesland fleet, knew that someone was attacking Harlingen. So he quickly took 260 sailors and gunners, got dressed, brought a sailor scimitar, and rushed towards the pier ... At this time, Schwartz just took 50 people off the boat. The two sides met face to face, Schwartz realized that it was not good, and immediately took people back to the ship, defended on the side of the ship, and prevented the Frisian sailors from boarding. Hupper, commanded the sailors to desperately want to recapture the ship. Although the sailors were not as good at hand-to-hand combat as the pirates, they fought hard and put a lot of pressure on Schwartz and others. After a while, five Texel Hussars were cut down. Fortunately, Zieg had cleared the infantry battalion with 100 Swiss masters. Hearing the fierce fighting from the dock, Zieg immediately rushed over ... ÄÄÀï Where are these one-handed sailor scimitars'' opponents to the Swiss elite infantry using two-handed swords? After Huffel was hacked by Zieg himself, most of the Frisian sailors and gunners were in a bad situation and surrendered under the command of Fleet Deputy Commander Captain Kid. As for a small number of diehards, they have been hacked to death by the Swiss ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read it. Chapter 111： Enclose Leeuwarden Ò» In the early morning of the next day, after Harlingen''s captives were settled, Schwartz began counting inventory with Zieg. However, the brave Swiss mercenaries were brave when fighting, but not honest when taking inventory. Many of the coins seized in the town were quietly hidden in their pockets. In this regard, Schwartz, who had been told by Marin, pretended not to see it. As far as money is concerned, he knows that there is no shortage of their young masters, not to mention that there are still tens of thousands of gold coins on the island, and there are still 750,000 gold coins on the island. It was the food and farm tools that were seized, and Schwartz attached great importance. Because food is the foundation to feed everyone, and farm tools have an important role in the spring plowing that has begun. What''s more, Schwartz immediately gathered the more than 800 former Texel fishermen on the shore that were originally under the care of Frisian soldiers, and was preparing to move back to Texel. Even the original 600 fishermen and their fishing boats in Harlingen fishing port, Schwartz did not let go, they gathered together, intending to take them all to Texel Island. As for Sauer, two energetic horses were found in the stables behind the town hall, and one scout was mounted to report the results of Marin''s victory. Their horses are tired of running, and they need to rest for at least two days before they can recover. Therefore, Harlingen''s horse can only be borrowed. After the tragedy, Sauer recruited a group of former fishermen on the island of Texel and asked them to take a fishing boat and carry a scout captain to Odeshilde across the sea. The scout''s own letter, Marin, asked Franzberg to lead 1,000 men immediately to cross the sea to help siege Leeuwarden. As for the island, there are more than 200 people left, plus some serfs to help defend it. At this point in time, there is no second force threatening Texel. Therefore, Marin hoped to gather more men and horses to siege Leeuwarden and fight for the captive of the Frisian 9 as a noble congressman, called the gate of Groningen, to achieve the purpose of annexing Frisian. Twenty days later, the fishing boat arrived at Oderschild. After the scout captain came ashore, he quickly found the horses, rushed to Denborg, and met Fronzberg. Frentzberg was overjoyed when he received the letter from Marin. After confirming that it was Marin''s handwritten letter and comparing the authenticity of the seal, Frenzberger immediately convened all soldiers and horses, and took away all 300 musketeers and all powder lead in accordance with Marin''s requirements. When Fronzberg arrived in the port of Oderschild with 1,000 men, Schwartz had led all the fishermen and fishing boats that had been snatched by Friesland, returned to Oderschild, and brought back There were 600 fishermen and their fishing boats that originally belonged to Friesland. Because Marin treats the fishermen better, these fishermen have also accepted the recruitment of Texel Island. However, they were also worried about the return of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic. In response, Schwartz told them with confidence-Texel will win this battle ... With enough fishing boats, Flenzberg''s team could easily cross the sea. As a result, Frenzberger personally took 500 soldiers on board, and sailed towards Harlingen ... By noon the next day, all of the 1,000 troops under Franzberg had landed in Harlingen. After completing the assembly, Schwartz suddenly remembered that the siege required artillery. So he dismantled four 6-pound cannons on the Frisian warship, and appointed a group of surrendered gunners to follow Flenzberg''s team and march towards Leeuwarden ... Sau Harlingen is not far from Leeuwarden. That night, 1,000 Frenzbergers arrived under Leeuden, and the Swiss army led by Marin, who arrived two hours earlier, completed the meeting. The two sides approached 4,000 men and horses, divided into two parts, set up camps, and besieged Leeuwarden. Among them, the 1,000 Texel army led by Frentzberg was responsible for defending Westward of Leeuwarden. The Swiss army is divided into three parts, which surround the east, south, and north. Sauer, with 50 light cavalry and scouts, was divided into three squads, monitoring the city of Leeuwarden day and night to prevent the enemy from breaking out in the middle of the night. ·À In order to prevent the enemy from rushing out of the city on horseback, Marin ordered that a few trenches be dug outside the gates of Leeuwarden to stop the enemy from rushing out on horseback. Then, the army of the siege began to build camps and cook with fire ... In the town of Leeuwarden, the 9 members of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic discussed what ... "Master, I think we should ask the French for help!" Said a member of parliament. "I still use this to say? I already sent someone to Paris for help. However, Paris is a long way from here. It takes a long time for the French to receive a letter of help, plus they need to spend time mobilizing the army and spend more time. Come here, I''m afraid we won''t be able to support that time ... " Ôõô "How can it be? Governor, the wall of Leeuwarden is so tall and strong, no matter how powerful the enemy is, it will take two or three months to break through it? By then, the French reinforcements should arrive ..." "You''re right, Baron Hood, but Leeuwarden''s food reserves are not enough ..." The landlord of Leeuwarden and Baron Zetter sighed ... °¡ "Ah? Then ... how long is the food in the city?" "Enough to eat for a month ..." "Ah ... didn''t we grab 700,000 pounds of rye from Texel?" "It''s all in Harlingen ~ www.novelhall.com ~ During the day, a messenger from the town of Zurich (not Zurich, Switzerland) near Harlingen came to report that Harlingen was changed hands by a Texel attack. And, our 6 Five warships were captured ... "Governor Fyskefrijheid said, depressed. "How do people in Zurich know that Harlingen has fallen?" Everyone was surprised. Zurich is a short distance south of Harlingen. "When the Texels attacked Harlingen at night, there were exactly some people on the battleship ''Viking''. They fled with the ''Viking''. They made a large circle at sea and later docked in Zurich, Zurich. The talent got the news ... " "°¦ ¡ª¡ª" Everyone can only sigh. "I hope the French move quickly, otherwise we can only choose to surrender ..." Everyone present was speechless ... In the early morning of the next day, more than 20 captive gunners from the Frentzberg array pulled out four 6-pound bronze Fran machine guns, set them in front of the array, adjusted their angles, and began to bombard Westward Gate in Leeuwarden. . And in order to keep the shelling going, Marin sent Kohler, with a group of people, to go back to Texel to collect some money, and then go to Antwerp, the largest port city in the Lowlands, to buy gunpowder and 6-pound iron cannonballs To ensure continuous shelling. It is believed that under the continuous bombardment, even the sturdy city gates will be opened one day ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 112： French shot In the city of Zugul, the principality of the Principality of Zugdes, Baron Denier, the French envoy, was carrying a team of horses, escorting 450 war horses and 180 plate armors that had been promised to the Frisians, and headed towards Frisian. Before the encounter, after negotiating with the Frisian aristocracy, watching them begin to gather soldiers, D''Neer returned to France with confidence, carrying the goods prepared long ago, and heading to Frisian to reassure the other party. But what he didn''t know was that after he left, the situation changed drastically. Marin, who was in his hometown, suddenly hired 3,000 Swiss and raided the rear of Friesland, causing the situation to reverse. At this moment, Denier thought that Texel had been cleaned up so badly ... So Denier''s team this time was not going to Groningen, but to Harlingen, the original Frisian coalition base ... ... Of course, the island of Texel was indeed miserably cleaned up before, more than 800 fishermen were abducted and the farm was ransacked. Even the clothes of many serfs had been taken away, leading to the fact that many serfs on Texel had no clothes to go out now and had to hide in their homes to avoid the wind and starve. Fortunately, after the Frisians withdrew, Frentzberg started to put in time, otherwise, some people would starve to death. Walking on the Roman avenue in Zwolle, thinking about the tragic captivity of Marin''s Texel Island, Denier hummed his hometown smug ... Suddenly, there was a ride on the Roman road, the wind and the dust seemed to be anxious ... Denier looked casually, and found that he was a little familiar ... When the knight immediately saw Dernier''s team, he seemed to be stingy. After running, he suddenly grabbed the horse and turned around to catch up with Dernier ... The 30 French knights who escorted Denier saw this and thought that the other party wanted to rob, and they took out one-handed swords in preparation ... "Is Lord Denier?" The dirty, miserable knight asked in Frisian. ßÀ "Uh ... it''s me, who are you?" As a diplomat, Denier knows Frisian naturally. "I am the Governor''s Guard Captain Haut!" Said the Knight excitedly. But he didn''t know, he was rushing away because of the dust, his body was dirty and his face was dusty. Dneier scrutinized carefully and found that it was really the guard of Frieske Governor Fyskefrijheid. During his mission to Groningen, this Haut has been following Fyskefrijheid. So Denier was impressed. "Hot, what''s wrong with you?" "Master, something has happened! Something has happened ..." "Oh? What happened?" "We are defeated ..." "What are you talking about? Didn''t you mobilize 3000 Elite? Can''t you beat those on Texel Island? Impossible, right?" "Not the army on the island, the **** of Marin. I don''t know where to hire a Swiss mercenary. We attacked Groningen while we were attacking the island of Texel. The Governor came back with an army On the way, the bad guy was attacked by the bad guy ... then we failed ... the governor, they also fled into Leeuwarden and insisted ... " "What? Swiss?" Denier opened his mouth in surprise. You know, the Swiss always belonged to the French, while Marin and the Swiss enemy''s Habsburg family. So how did the Swiss accept Marin''s employment? µ±È» Of course he didn''t know that Marin had doubled the high price before he invited this group of Swiss uncles. After all, the Swiss are mercenaries, and Marin is not a member of the Habsburgs. They give money, and they are happy to shoot. "Yeah, about 3,000 Swiss, the combat effectiveness is very strong. It was a sneak attack, so our main army was defeated by them ..." "How can this be? How can this be?" For a while, Denier was a little messy in the wind ... ´ó "Master, you have to think of a way! If the bad guy Marin breaks Leeuwarden and the governor is caught, then everything is over!" µÈµÈ "Wait ... I''ll calm down for a while ..." Denier hasn''t digested the shocking news and needs to be quiet ... After half a day, Denier adjusted his emotions and let Haut tell the situation again ... "This little thief really has a doorway. I thought of hiring a Swiss mercenary in a short time. I really looked down on him ..." "These Swiss are also true, don''t you know that this little thief, Marin, is the enemy of France? He accepted his employment ... Huh ..." "Yes, Hart, how is Leeuwarden now?" "About 4,000 people surrounded Leeuwarden ..." µÈµÈ "Wait ... aren''t the Swiss 3,000?" "Before leaving ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I observed that 1,000 soldiers and horses appeared on Texel Island, stationed in the west of the city ..." "There are 1,000 troops in Texel? Isn''t there only 400?" "Probably, they caught 600 serfs as cannon fodder ..." "It must be ..." "But, my lord, we have lost all our brilliance. Now, 120 knights in the city are more powerful. Others are similar to cannon fodder ..." àÅ "Well ... if ... I persuade the 3,000 Swiss, are you sure you can deal with the 1,000 people in Texel?" Denier asked after thinking for a while. "This ..." After thinking about it, Haut said: "I am afraid it is difficult ... sir, although our soldiers and horses are similar to them, but because of previous failures, the army is now frustrated and can not exert its normal fighting power ..." "Oh, can you keep the city?" "It''s definitely okay. It will take a long time for 4,000 people to break through Leeuwarden, not to mention 1,000 people? But the food in the city is only enough for a month, not for a long time ..." "Okay, I see. I''m going to the Swiss barracks. By the way, Haut, are the Swiss barracks and Texel''s soldiers stationed together?" "Separate." ÄÇ¾Í "Well then, I''ll quietly find the Swiss coach and persuade them!" "It''s all up to you!" After that, Denier ordered the team to stop in a small town north of Zwolle. He took only two knights, packed lightly, and went to Leeuwarden ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers, The latest, fastest, and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 113： The Swiss are gone Dneier whipped his horse fast, kept on, and rushed out of Leeuwarden in the middle of the night. Upon arriving near Leeuwarden, Denier was very careful and gave up his horse and walked instead. In fact, it was Dernier''s caution that saved his life. Otherwise, when riding close to Leeuwarden and waiting for him to approach the Swiss camp, he will be found by a secret whistle sent by Sauer and do it. After careful observation, Denier found the Swiss camp set up in the east of the city. Here, mainly the Swiss of His Majesty, and the Marin men and women, are basically in the west of the city. After coming to the gate of Daying, and showing the identity certificate to the guarding Swiss, Denier was invited into the big account ... Speaking of them, Denier is no stranger to the Swiss. As the King ¡¯s diplomat, he was sent to Switzerland several times by the King to recruit mercenaries to fight for the King. Therefore, many of the Swiss mercenaries recognize him. Including Sieg, many of the Swiss mercenary generals are old acquaintances of Denier. "Welcome, welcome! Baron Denier, what wind has brought you here? This is a battlefield, very dangerous!" Zieg saw Denier with great enthusiasm. He had contacted Denier before. , And France is Switzerland ¡¯s biggest customer, naturally smile. "Mr. Zieg, can you explain to me why you helped Marin Huffman fight?" Denier had a black face, holding back the anger in his heart. Marin is the enemy of the French, but the Swiss are allies of the French. Allies help the enemy, which makes Denier feel betrayed. "Master Denier, you know, we are only mercenaries, not the French royal army. I see that Her Majesty the King is unlikely to hire us this year, so I will take up other work. You know, we are Mercenaries rely on this mix of food ... "Zieg said indifferently. In the eyes of the Swiss, fighting is a job to earn money to support their families, and that''s it. "But you ca n¡¯t play for Marin Huffman, too! You know, he is the enemy of my king. And, he is also a running dog of the Habsburgs. You are not against the Habsburgs. Why? Help this bastard? " "We are not French, we are just a good partnership with France. Although Baron Marin is a member of the Habsburgs, he has no resentment against the Swiss. Moreover, he is willing to pay us double the high price to hire us, many Everyone is tempted. Do you know? This contract, the total price is 26,000 gold coins for 2 months! "Zieg is not afraid that this secret will be known to the French. He wanted the French to know the price, which would also make it easier for them to raise prices with the French and ask for more commissions. "36,000 gold coins? This guy is crazy? Where did he get so much money to pay?" Under the reward, there must be a brave husband, and Denier suddenly understood why the Swiss were moved. "I don''t know if he had enough money to support me before, but I know we won this battle. Even if Baron Marin couldn''t pay the balance, the Frisians could help pay." Things have been made clear, Leeuwarden has been besieged, it is only a matter of time before the city breaks. As long as the city breaks, there are many benefits. Marin has promised that the Swiss can rob Robarden. Moreover, Zieg was not worried about the reinforcements. Because, even if the other party has money, they can''t hire the same brave Swiss mercenaries. This is because the Swiss mercenaries have a tradition of "Swiss does not fight Swiss." The French, even if they wanted to rescue Friesland, would not rip their skins and attack them directly. If the French dare to hurt Zieg, then don''t even think about hiring Swiss to fight for them. Now that the French are dependent on Swiss mercenaries, Zieg looks confident. He wasn''t sure if the French would attack the Texel army in the west, but he was sure that the French would not attack them ... "You are speculative betting on both sides!" Baron Denier was anxious. "Whatever you think, Lord Baron, we Swiss are poor, we ca n¡¯t run when we see gold coins. It happens that Baron Marin is willing to pay a large price, and we are naturally willing to come. Now, Her Majesty the King refuses to pay us, we have no money I had to come here to get some money ... " "You are really a bunch of money to see ..." Suddenly, Denier thought about it and began to think ... He knew that if Marin had taken over the Frisian aristocratic republic, with the rogue character of this little thief, he would probably have to leave in the future. The situation in the Frisian aristocratic republic is very special, except for France, a secret ally, they have almost no ally. Because, although they were in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, they did not submit to the Empire and were not subject to jurisdiction. They were captured, and no one was willing to help them. If Marin really occupied Friesland and regarded his own territory, King Charles VIII of France would be mad. At that time, when the king was furious, as the manager of the incident, he would also be so bad that he could not escape. I saw this Zige in front of my eyes, he was so eager to recognize money but not others. Otherwise, he would not be willing to fight for the running dog Marin of the Habsburgs. So, if you want the Swiss to retreat, you must start with your interests ... Thinking of the previous statement of his boss, Count Matthews, that "the Marin thief will be killed at any cost", Denier made a bold decision ... "Mr. Zieg, I know that Marin''s little thief paid you a lot of money, so it impressed you. Then, I will pay you more now, are you willing to retreat?" "More rewards? This ... not so good ... if spread, it will ruin the credit of the Swiss ..." "What''s that, you are mercenaries, not under Marin''s thief. If you would in turn help the Frisians attack Texel''s army, France would be willing to pay twice the price of that thief''s bid!" Niel saw that Zieg loved money, and decided to impress him with his interests, and even sought to make the Swiss fight back. "That is impossible. If we attack our former employers for money this time, then the reputation of the entire Swiss mercenary will be ruined. In the future, no one will hire Swiss. In this case, back to Switzerland, I will I was stunned by my colleagues ... " Swiss people not only have the tradition of ¡°Swiss do n¡¯t hit Swiss¡±, but also have the practice of ¡°do n¡¯t stab the employer¡±. This is not noble Swiss. It is because once the Swiss have betrayed their employers once, no one dares to hire them in the future. Therefore, even if the employer cannot pay the commission, they will leave at most and will not turn around to attack the employer. Of course, this is not absolute, and the employers are not betrayed because the price is not enough to let them abandon their reputation. For example, around 1512, the second phase of the Italian war. The Venetian could not resist the Swiss''s attack, so he devoted his blood to throw 800,000 gold coins and stunned the Swiss. So, tens of thousands of Swiss mercenaries ignored the honor, turned to the Venetian, turned around and beat France, and drove the French away ... Join the French as a tyrant like the Venetian. As long as he smashes 200,000 gold coins, Zieg is estimated to be able to immediately kneel, and then shamelessly attack the Marin army in turn. However, because the French have paid too much ransom, they are now very tight. Being able to promise to pay double the price is already costing you. But at this price, it is difficult to move the Swiss to betray their morals and turn their muzzles. De Niel is indeed a master of negotiations. He rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Mr. Zieg, I know that you are concerned about the impact of back dating. But have you thought about it, who do Swiss mercenaries rely on for their meals? It''s us! Marin Hoffman is hiring you at a high price just because of an emergency Once, I may not cooperate with you again. But we are different in France, and will hire you more often in the future. If you are not willing to give up this operation, once you anger my king, you may not hire you to fight for France in the future. ... " "This ..." Zieg hesitated immediately. Marin''s business is indeed sudden and not long-lasting. Fighting for the French is a lot. Sieg is only in his 30s, and he can''t fight just this time. As Denier said, Marin is only his occasional partner, and France is the real, long-term patron. It''s not a good thing to offend the customers ... Seeing Sieg hesitant, Denier immediately hit the iron while hot: "Mr. Zieg, I know your concerns, and your reputation is damaged. So let''s falsify a document and say that you have previously signed a document with France to give priority to France. Then we announced to the public that I Hiring you on behalf of France has something else to do. In this way, you are bound by the previous treaty and have to break the contract. By the way, did Marin and you sign the terms of liquidated damages? " "This ... is really not ..." I was also negligent by Marin. I was eager to invite the Swiss to fight, but I didn''t bring anyone who knew the law with me. As a result, only the employment agreement was signed, but no mention was made of the compensation of the Swiss for breach of contract. "That''s great. You do n¡¯t need to pay compensation for breaking the contract, nor do you let your employer back. What are you waiting for? And you only need to withdraw the army, you do n¡¯t need to fight back to get double pay!" "Can you really pay me double?" After thinking for a while, Zieg was also tempted. "No problem. I had 450 excellent French warhorses and 180 well-crafted French plate armor originally promised to Friesland worth 54,000 gold coins. If you are willing to retreat and sign an agreement with me, I can I will give it to you immediately. Then, the remaining 18,000 gold coins will be paid to you! " Chandniel has already stepped out, although this self-assertion may put him in danger of being executed. But if Marin captured Friesland and became the great lord, he would not escape. So, in this case, he might as well let go, maybe there is a turnaround. As long as he coaxed the Swiss, he didn''t believe that the Frisians were relying on the city walls and could not stop Marin''s 1,000 men. °ë At midnight the next day, Denier brought 450 French war horses and 180 French plate armors that were intended to be delivered to the Frisians. After receiving the benefit, Zieg signed a secret contract with Denier and silently retreated with the Swiss. Although Marin got the news of the Swiss withdrawing from the horses sent by Sauer, he also guessed that it was about the ghost of the French, but there was no way to stop it, and he could not help but sigh. He regretted the lack of multiple compensation in the employment contract. If there were no restrictions in the contract, the Swiss would not simply withdraw ~ www.novelhall.com ~ We must know that with the rise of mercantilism, Europeans value the contract, and there is rarely a breach of contract. Alas, Marin had no plans to retreat. Because, the remaining Frisian army in the city, if fighting in the wild, really can''t beat the 1,000 men under his command. Moreover, those captives are also under their own control. So, even if he couldn''t win Leeuwarden, Marin could rely on the thousands of captives in his hand to negotiate with Friesland, asking for huge benefits. Moreover, Marin did not surround Leeuwarden on all sides because of insufficient strength. However, he was still stationed west of the city, and Friesland in Leeuwarden joined the army and did not dare to go out to attack Marin''s army. Next, just wait for the other party to sum up ... Marin can calculate that the food in the city must be limited, and it is impossible for the other party to survive to the end. As long as you consume it, the first person who can''t hold it must be the other party. At the same time, he was also afraid of French intervention. Therefore, as long as the Frisian sends someone to sum up, he will drop down, negotiate, and solve the problem as soon as possible. Of course, the French had to intervene, at least two or three months later, and Leeuwarden''s food couldn''t last that long. So Marin has time to wait for negotiations ... "I''m still reliable. If I hire someone from elsewhere, I''ll run away ..." Marin sighed. "Master, let''s recruit more soldiers when we go back?" Schwartz echoed. "Well! This time, you must knock Frisian hard! Use the money they compensate to expand the army, and when our army is trained, let''s swallow the entire Frislan in one breath!" Marin clenched his fists www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 114： Cede After the Swiss retired, Denier saw that Marin''s army was still in the west of the city, so he quietly came to the east gate of the city, let the guards on the city drop the basket, and brought him into the city ... "Master, Denier, isn''t the Swiss an ally of France? Why would we help Marin that **** attack us? If it weren''t for the Swiss, we wouldn''t be so unlucky!" Governor Fyskefrijheid exclaimed. "Sorry, Governor, this is France''s negligence. I have persuaded the Swiss below the city. After returning home, I will fight for France and the Swiss to sign an agreement prohibiting them from serving the enemy of France ..." "It''s too late to say anything now, we have suffered huge losses, and the army has lost more than half ..." "Without losing more than half, I know from the Swiss population that your army has about 1,000 captives in the hands of Marin''s thief." "People are in that bastard''s hands, he hasn''t ransomed us to death?" More than 1,000 people, God knows what price Marin will offer ... "Master, my king will definitely give you an explanation. As long as I defeat that guy, my king will compensate you for all the losses." "How to overcome?" "When I go back, I will seek to sign an agreement with the Swiss first, banning them from working for Marin. Then, we will pay, hire thousands of Swiss, help you to attack Texel, and destroy the small Marin. thief!" ºÃ "Okay, I''m going to kill that bastard!" Governor Fyskefrijheid gritted his teeth. "Master, kill the aristocracy, isn''t it good?" Baron Zvtel hesitated. "Hum, nobles can''t be killed until they surrender. But when he failed, we pretended that he didn''t know he surrendered, and we said he was killed ... Is it normal that he died on the battlefield?" "Master Governor!" "Oh ..." Denier waited for the Frisians to think so, and then, his purpose was also achieved. "What shall we do now? That **** still depends on not leaving the city ..." ×Ü Governor Fyskefrijheid turned to look at Denier ... Chandner thought for a while and said: "For the sake of today, I can only lie to this little thief first, and then I will find a way to get revenge ..." "Cheated?" "Well, I have to rush back to Paris to report the situation and wait for instructions. Then I have to courier Switzerland, sign an agreement with them, and hire thousands of Swiss ... back and forth, at least 3 months. And this For some time, it is best for you to hold Marin''s thief first and coax him away ... " "You mean ... let''s make peace first, deceive Marin, wait for you to bring the Swiss army, and then counterattack?" "Ok." "Mr. Denier, why don''t you let the previous Swiss to help us run Marin?" "No, the Swiss tradition is not against employers. So this Swiss mercenary cannot be against Malin''s thief. Therefore, I can only bring another group of Swiss to fight that thief You can also see the fighting strength of the Swiss. By then we will be carrying thousands of Swiss people, several times as many as the enemy, and they will be so powerful, afraid that we cannot kill that little thief? " "It is true! But ... Lord Denier, I am worried about the reaction of the Habsburgs. The Marin **** is, after all, a running dog of the Habsburgs. If the Habsburgs send troops from the lowlands to rescue the young What about thieves? " "Well ... this ... I will suggest that when you go back, we will send troops to the Flanders border to deter the Burgundy troops stationed in the lowlands, leaving them no time to rescue the thief ... ... " "It is indeed a good idea, then ... shall we reconcile now?" "Well, I come to be the middleman in person to match your peace talks. Remember, the other party must be a lion open. You must stabilize him and promise him some conditions, but in some important conditions talk to him more and delay time." ²»¹ý "However, you must deceive it first. For this, you can make more concessions. Anyway, when I bring the Swiss army over, the little thief will eat it and let him spit it out ..." "Well, it makes sense ..." Uh ... The next day, Denier, with 30 French knights, held up the banner of the French Valois dynasty and appeared at the entrance of Camp Marin ... Marin had guessed that the Swiss withdrew, probably the handwriting of this guy who called himself Baron Denier. At this point, he was anxious to kill Denier, but when the other party showed the banner of the king, he dared not do anything. Publicly killing the flag of France is tantamount to declaring war on France. Charles VIII estimated that he could not find any reason to send soldiers to kill himself. If he did that ... So, despite hating Denier, Marin had to hold back his anger and received Denier ... When I learned that Denier was here to mediate, Marin naturally understood, first pretending to be unwilling, but in the end half agreed to negotiate in half ... When the two sides started formal peace talks outside the city, Marin began to open a lion and asked the Frisian noble republic to cede to him a large area west of Leeuwarden. But how can such an unreasonable request be made? Wouldn''t it be more convenient for Marin to attack Frisland later if Marin had a firm foothold on land? So the governor Fyskefrijheid, who came to negotiate in person, refused to think about it. However, Marin bite and died, thinking that the defeated man did not cede the territory and had no sincerity to seek peace ... In the end, after consultation with Governor Fyskefrijheid and several other members of parliament, he agreed to cede the West Frisian Islands under the control of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic (the main islands were Ameland and Schiermonnikoog). The two islands, Marin, know that the combined area is nearly 100 square kilometers, which is of great development value. Among them, Schiermonnik is close to East Friesland and is a good offensive springboard. However, he prefers Terschelling, the second largest island in the West Frisian Islands. With an area of ??88 square kilometers, this island is the second largest island in the archipelago and has great development value. When Marin asked for Terschelling, Fyskefrijheid smiled and told him that the two big islands, Terschelling and Vlieland, had long been ceded to the Dutch country, now belong to Habsburg. Family control. Want these two islands, you have to ask the Habsburg family to buy or buy ... Marlin is very frustrated, but it is not a loss to get the Schimmonick Island offensive East Frisian ... After that, the two sides negotiated other compensation outside the territory. Marin Lion opened his mouth and demanded that the other party compensate for 100,000 gold coins, which made Governor Fyskefrijheid almost jumped: "Baron Marin, are you sure that you are talking about gold rather than copper? The total property of our 9 members is not so much!" Although Fyskefrijheid lied, the assets of their 9 barons were worth 200,000. Gold coins, and most of them are still real estate. Marin asked for 100,000, which really killed them. Then the two sides began to bargain fiercely, even arguing, and they almost started ... In the end, Governor Fyskefrijheid was only willing to compensate 10,000 gold coins. Marin rolled his eyes and said: "Governor, since you are so poor, then use something else instead ..." "What is it?" Governor Fyskefrijheid was wary. "Well, we captured your 5 warships ..." "Give us back!" ²»¿ÉÄÜ "Impossible, do you still spit out the meat you eat? In short, all your warships and sailors captured by me are gone!" "Then we don''t pay for 10,000 gold coins!" "Okay, there are thousands of captives in my hand anyway, I will put them all on Texel Island as captives, and I will not return them ..." "shame on you!" "Hey, don''t say that. Right now it''s spring ploughing time, because you''re provoking the war and you''re almost delaying the spring ploughing on the island. No, these 1,000 people are all strong guys, just help spring ploughing ... Well, that''s it! Wait until the spring ploughing is over, and you will come back and get the money to redeem these people ... " Uh ... In fact, in this negotiation, both sides of UU Reading were just delaying time. The Frisians were really waiting for the French reinforcements to arrive, while Marin was going to recruit another 2,000 men and horses to train for them. After training, with the original soldiers and horses, swallow up the entire Friesland in one fell swoop. Therefore, regarding the result of this negotiation, he is not asking for a particularly harsh price, but hopes to quickly end the negotiations and pull the skin, so that he can go back to prepare for training and the next attack. Anyway, Marin''s most valued Schiermonnikoos and 5 warships and sailors are in hand. Everything else is not that important. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement stating that Friesland would be primarily responsible for the conflict and permanently ceding the West Frisian Islands under the control of the Frisian Noble Republic, including Ameland and Schiermonnikoog, to the Ma forest. In addition, the 5 warships and the sailors and gunners on board originally belonged to Marin. Finally, it is difficult to reach agreement on the amount of compensation. In the end, Friesland decided to compensate Marin for 10,000 gold coins. At the same time, they agreed that Marin would openly recruit fishermen off the coast of Friesland to enrich the fishing villages of Ameland and Schiermonnikoog ... As for the 1,000 captives, Marin also promised in writing that they would be released after the spring ploughing. Because of the war, spring plowing on Texel Island was severely affected. Therefore, Marin urgently needs a strong labor force to accelerate spring ploughing to catch the last train of spring ploughing. With such 1,000 strong laborers, and without working wages, how can Marin let it go? Didn''t everything say in the movie, prisoners and captives are the best free labor. Even better, the captives are better. Because there may be old and weak in prisoners, and the captives are basically strong men ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 115： Buy Island and Baron Walden On Texel Island, after withdrawing from the Frisians, Mayor Heidel Lehmann of Denborg has organized the manpower to get the horses out of the city. At the same time, the horse dung left by the more than a thousand horses were sent out of the city with a cart, and began to accumulate in the soil pit, while manure was generated. After Schwartz returned the agricultural tools that the Frisians had snatched back, spring plowing on the island officially began. Although it''s a bit late, it''s too late to catch up. The winter wheat of Marin 500 Uegram was completely destroyed, so it was also re-tilled and it was planned to grow rye. After the signing of the armistice agreement, Marin sent troops back to Texel for over 1,000 wars and overhauled the rough and heavy work of spring ploughing to speed up the progress. In the armistice agreement, Friesland allowed Marin to openly recruit Frisian fishermen, so Marin sent someone to the coast of Friesland to recruit fishermen. Alas, the recruitment was not smooth, and not everyone was willing to leave the old fishing village where they used to live. When Marin was furious, he no longer sent lobbyists to recruit, but instead sent troops ... In this way, Marin very recklessly used a semi-abduction method. At the Frisian seashore, he abducted many fishermen from fishing villages. At the time of the final statistics, Marin "recruited" a dozen fishing villages and left over 3,000 fishermen ... For the rogue behavior of Marin, the aristocratic Republic of Friesland tolerated. Anyway, in a few months, when the French army arrives, Marin can spit it out ... Thinking that the two large islands of Terschelling and Vlieland in the West Frisian Islands were not in his own hands, Marin decided to purchase these two islands from the emperor. At the same time, the actual occupation of the entire West Frisian Islands is also established as a legal fact. Know, because the entire Frisian aristocratic republic is not recognized by the empire. Theoretically, the empire did not necessarily recognize the agreement reached with the aristocratic republic of Friesland. If one day someone else uses this as an essay and grabs the ground by themselves, it will be bad. Therefore, while Marin planned to buy an island with the emperor, he also directly bought the legal **** of the remaining islands. For this reason, Marin sent people to visit the two islands of Terschelling and Vlieland under the control of the emperor. It was found that the development of these two islands was very low. Freeland Island Needless to say, the island is short of fresh water resources, and only the northeast part of the island has sufficient fresh water resources. Therefore, in future generations, there was only one village in East Vlieland on Vlieland. Now, on Vlieland, there is only a small fishing village in East Vlieland. No one has cultivated farmland on the island. The natural condition of Terschelling is much better. The area of ??88.1 square kilometers is placed in the area of ??later generations, and it is also a small town. The island''s fresh water resources are quite sufficient, and several villages can be reclaimed. However, in this era, traffic on Terschelling was very inconvenient. Because it is far away from land, everything on the island (except salted fish) is much more expensive than land. Therefore, the life of the island''s residents is very difficult. Only more than a hundred fishermen and dozens of farmers are living on the island. Officials in the Dutch country are also very unconcerned about the two islands. Because these two islands are too poor, there is not much oil and water. Therefore, apart from sending people to collect the dried salted fish on the island after the fish flood season each year, no other officials would go to that kind of backcountry. In this era, the population of the Netherlands was only one million, unlike the later generations, which numbered several million. The land on the Dutch land has not been developed yet, and there is no need to develop islands. As a result, people like West Frisian Islands are less attractive. Later generations of the West Frisian Islands were developed because the Dutch population was so large that they could only use every inch of land. Now, the West Frisian Islands, except Texel, are completely dispensable poverty areas. Moreover, people of this era feel that these islands are very tasteless and tasteless. It is a pity to abandon them. I also only have small lords like Marin. Because of their weak strength, they dare not fight land ideas, and can only focus on these islands with greater development potential. After understanding the situation, Marin took a team of men, and bought the island''s gold and silver, and went to Innsbruck, the small Austrian city where the emperor resided. Twenty-five months later, Marin appeared in Innsbruck and met Maximilian I. At this time, Maximilian I was working with his plate armor craftsman Conla Zosenhof to develop the famous armor of later generations-Maximilian armor ... "His Majesty, Baron Texel salutes you, hi, Holy Rome!" Marin saw Maximilian I stand straight, and an ancient Roman military salute was raised. "Baron Marin, sit down, this time you come to Austria, do you have any questions?" Maximilian I was busy designing new plate armor these days. "Yes, Your Majesty, Chen Gang fought a battle with the Aristocratic Republic of Friesland on the other side ..." ʲô "What? You fought a battle? Are you here to ask for help?" Frisian was off the high hillside of Austria. Maximilian I had not received the information there. "Uh ... Your Majesty, the minister did not come to ask for help, the minister won ..." "Ah? That''s a big country. You little Baron Texel can beat them?" Maximilian I became interested. "Chen ... Chen hired other soldiers and horses, helped defeat them, and robbed them of a few islands ..." Marin was a little bitter. Because the Habsburgs and the Swiss are enemies. Marin hired Swiss and wondered if Maximilian I would be dissatisfied. "What? You defeated the Frisians? Where did you hire the soldiers and horses? So powerful? I''m all interested ..." "It''s Swiss ..." Marin whispered. This kind of thing, the emperor will soon receive the news, there is no need to lie. "Swiss? Reliable?" Maximilian I frowned. "It''s just unreliable, Your Majesty! The minister, who originally brought the islanders and the Swiss, has besieged the Frisians in Leeuwarden. It is only a matter of time to break the city. As long as he breaks through Leeuden, he can completely occupy Friesland. . As a result, as soon as the French came and said a few words, the Swiss ran away in violation of the contract ... "That''s the case ... The Swiss aren''t really good ..." Maximilian I nodded in agreement. "Later, the French came over to mediate. In desperation, the minister could only ask to cut a few islands controlled by the Frisians ..." "Why are you looking for ²» not far away?" "Her Majesty, please see ..." Marin took out the prepared parchment map and showed it to Maximilian I. "The islands of Ameland and Schiermonnikk that the Frisians ceded to their ministers, the other islands will not be mentioned. They are too small and have no development value." "Um ... then what?" "Between Texel and Amerland, there are two big islands-Freeland and Terschelling, both of which are under the control of His Majesty ..." "You want and I want these two islands?" Maximilian I turned his head faster. "Well, without these two islands, Texel and Ameland and Schiermonnik can''t be connected, and development is not easy ..." ÄÇ "What are you going to pay? You know, these two islands are not too small. Together, they are not much smaller than your Texel ..." "Chen is willing to pay 5000 gold coins ..." Marin began to bid, but the bid was not high. "A little less, Baron Marin, those two islands, I can take one more baron ..." "Your Majesty, the minister is also poor ..." "Poor can you afford Swiss mercenaries? Their commissions are expensive ..." "It was the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce and the Hanseatic League that borrowed a large sum of money as a deposit before they moved them ..." "What about the balance? How do you pay?" "As long as the Frisian is defeated, the balance can be repaid ... anyway, the Swiss must be able to defeat the Frisian ... and because the Swiss mercenary broke the contract, I don''t even have to pay the balance." "Oh ... you''re a good plan, but 5000 gold coins just want to win those two big islands, and you want to be beautiful ..." "Your Majesty, the two islands are nothing. There is a lack of fresh water on Vlieland. There is only a small fishing village in East Vlieland. And on Terschelling, there is only a small fishing village and a small farm. 5000 gold coins, not too small ... " "Really?" Maximilian I didn''t really understand the local situation. "The minister swears in the name of God, what he says is true!" "Okay ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Even so, 5000 gold coins are a little lower. If you are willing to pay 10,000 gold coins, I can sign a document to authorize you the legal authority of the entire West Frisian Islands! " "Kechen has occupied other islands besides those two islands ..." "Without ëÞ ''s authorization, your occupation is illegal and is not protected by empire law. It is not illegal to attack other islands except Texel ..." Maximilian I was right, but it was already in Marin''s calculations. This time I came to Maximilian I for that. "Ten thousand gold coins ... This time the minister killed and killed, and only received 10,000 gold coins from the Frisians ..." "That''s right!" Maximilian I was very happy, and he always valued money for his financial situation. Although he still has a lot of money in his hands, the better he is ... ºÃ "Okay ..." Marin was frustrated, but she was actually very happy. However, Marin used only 10,000 gold coins to obtain the legal documents issued by the emperor and the jurisprudence of the entire West Frisian Islands ... Because the entire West Frisian Islands surrounded the entire Wadden Sea, the title of Baron Texel of Marin, the emperor simply replaced Baron Wadden. And the West Frisian Islands, in accordance with the habits of the Dutch, changed its name to the Wadden Islands ... Although it was renamed Baron Walden, the status of the baron leader remains unchanged. It is still a duty-free Imperial Baron leader and is only responsible to the emperor himself ... Chapter 116： Pensions and shows After purchasing the island and receiving the sheepskin certificate, Marin did not return directly, but instead diverted and went to the Principality of Wurttemberg. What are you going to do? Marin lost his pension. A total of 42 people were wounded or killed during the Texel defence. Among them, 14 were killed on the spot, and 20 were seriously injured. In addition, five people were disabled and unable to continue serving as soldiers. This is why Marin did not establish a comprehensive medical care system. When the fighting happened, Marin was in his hometown and later went to Switzerland. Therefore, the wounded on the island did not receive modern care under the guidance of Marin. All he could do was simply follow Marin''s previous treatment in Italy, boil hot water and wrap the wound with boiled gauze. As for the specialized boiled medical equipment, as well as the alcohol used for disinfection, the island does not have all. This is because, in the last Italian war, Marin''s forces had almost no casualties because of coincidence. Therefore, he also forgot to reform the military''s medical care system. Then when Marin returned to Texel Island, he learned that there were 42 casualties on the island, but only 3 people recovered. This upset him, but there was nothing he could do. No such convenient thing happened before, which caused him to not pay much attention. When something happened, Marin was reminded that modern battlefield medical treatment methods have not yet been implemented in his army. After returning to Texel Island, Malindi formed a medical team. In fact, these members of the medical team are composed of former herders and are good at dealing with the injuries and injuries of livestock. In other words, the members of Marin''s medical team are all vets with two knives ... Under the guidance of Marin, these two knife veterinarians can barely handle some battlefield wounds. Not to mention that everyone can be saved. At least, the next battle will save half of the wounded''s life. Unlike now, most of the injured will die ... With 5 disabled persons, Marin has arranged very easy tasks, such as burning fires and guarding tasks, which are considered welfare. For the 34 dead, Marin intended to compensate. Originally, Marin planned to pay 10 years of salary compensation, which is 182.5 gold coins, based on the standard of 3 fennies a day for mercenaries and 18.25 gold coins a year. This compensation standard is basically based on Marin''s compensation standards for future generations. Alas, Kohler strongly opposed it, and seemed to be frightened by Marin''s plan. Because in this era, civilians were cheap, as long as mercenaries were not of noble origin, there was no claim of compensation. Even more, many mercenary generals also hacked the property left over by the mercenaries who died in the war instead of handing over to the families of the deceased. Marin asked for care, and in Kohler''s view, it was simply a defeat. And care for 182 gold coins is simply the standard injustice ... Marin was stunned, he also forgot, this era is a medieval life like grass and mustard. However, the man died under his command and no compensation was given. He couldn''t get through this in his heart, and it was difficult to sleep comfortably. After consulting with a few people, Marin finally decided to give each deceased''s family a compensation of 20 gold coins. In addition, Marin also plans to cremate the war dead and send his ashes to his hometown. The estate of the deceased was also handed over to his loved ones. At first, no matter whether it was Kohler, Schwarz, or Fronzberg, they all opposed it. Because Marin treats ordinary mercenaries so well. But Marin insisted, because it was used by Marin to buy the mercenaries. If others do n¡¯t care, he cares for them, and returns the ashes and inheritance. This move may seem silly, but it can really move the hearts of ordinary mercenaries. Mercenaries are different from ordinary soldiers. They serve as soldiers to earn money to support their families. However, the mercenary generals of that era were relatively unethical and did not take care of the families of the deceased. Therefore, many mercenaries are not brave enough to fight. It is not that they are timid and afraid of death, but that they are not taken care of by their family after death, and they cannot get any compensation. Marin did so, although there was no guarantee for the family''s future life. However, giving your family and 20 gold coins to your family can make your family feel better. As a result, many mercenaries have the bottom of their minds, and when they fight for Marin, they will not hesitate to die ... Sure enough, Marin''s move moved all the mercenaries at the bottom. Many grandfathers were moved by tears and even expressed in person that they were willing to die for Marin ... Marin went to Innsbruck with 34 boxes of ashes and many relics. After talking to the emperor about buying the island, Marin took the men directly to Wurttemberg ... In order to make a show, Marin went directly to Stuttgart, W¨¹rttemberg''s largest city. At the beginning, Marin recruited troops in W¨¹rttemberg, and also in Stuttgart. Stuttgart is the largest city and capital of W¨¹rttemberg, and also a place where W¨¹rttemberg workers and mercenaries find opportunities. This place has a lot of people, which is very suitable for Marin to do propaganda. In order to achieve the purpose of propaganda and show, Marin sent people to various places to take the family members of the 19 W¨¹rttemberg soldiers who died in the army in a carriage to W¨¹rttemberg''s trade square. These mercenaries who died in battle are basically young men in their 20s who have not yet married. Therefore, the people received were basically middle-aged couples, parents of these deceased. In front of the crowd, Marin himself took off his hat to pay tribute and apologize to the families of the 19 soldiers, and loudly praised their sons for being brave and fearless, and being heroic and unyielding. Then, under the arrangement of Marin, every two of his men, holding a small urn, took a low-speed forward step and slowly walked towards the corresponding family members. Outside each urn, I also learned the stalks of stars and stripes wrapped in old American movies, and a black cross flag ... After sending the ashes, Marin also asked Kohler to come forward and send the package containing the personal relics to each pair of parents ... In fact, there are not many relics of these dead mercenaries (mostly recruits, who were accidentally injured due to lack of armor). Because they were not mercenaries for a few months, they only paid 3 Finneys a day and did not have much legacy. However, Marin came to show. He wants to let others see and serve him as a soldier, the benefits are many. Therefore, in each package, things are full, most of which are subsidized by himself, making people hot. Âí When Marin finally took out a "hero certificate" and a pension of 20 gold coins, the onlookers were upset ... In Stuttgart, it is not surprising that someone came to recruit mercenaries. Because the nearby mountain people often come to Stuttgart to find work, many people have become mercenaries. However, the mercenaries died in battle, and no family has ever been compensated. Even their relics will be swallowed up by mercenary generals. As for the bones, God knows where they will be abandoned ... Marin''s approach ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is simply too low-value mercenaries. Many onlookers who wanted to be mercenaries suddenly felt that only in Marin did mercenaries live like individuals ... because their lives were respected ... The "Certificate of Heroes" signed and issued by Marin himself made many **** Germans feel bloody. The battlefield is not terrible for people of this era. The frightening thing is that he died in battle and remains unknown. The documents issued by Marlin, though not in accordance with the laws of the Empire, were only personal acts. But anyway, Marin was also a young hero of the Empire and was a baron. His affirmation is also very convincing. He fought for Marin and was well known. Many onlookers are tempted ... When Marin finished his show, many people surrounded Marin''s team and asked if the Huffman mercenary group could not accept it ... Marin''s mouth showed a faint smile, he worked so hard to make such a big battle for a few dead soldiers, isn''t it just for these living people who want to be soldiers? I am not afraid of not knowing the goods, I am afraid of comparing goods. No other mercenary regiment claimed that there were no pensions, and the bones of the dead were not sent home, and there was no heroic proof. All that Marin did, made those mercenaries who felt that they were cheap, felt respect, care and attention. Adding a 20-gold pension and a large pack of relics makes people feel that it is very rich to follow Marin ... so many young people who originally planned to join other mercenary generals suddenly felt that the Huffman mercenary group It is their best choice to be a soldier ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 117： Picked peaches In Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, Duke Albrecht suddenly stood up in excitement: "What did you say? The Republic of Friesland was beaten to death?" "Yes, Lord Duke, this is the message from the Saxon Hansa merchants in Groningen!" Saxony is a huge group in Germany, and the Saxons are also a large group. Even the "Saxon" of the British Anglo-Saxons is actually the Saxon. In the Hanseatic League, the Saxons are also very powerful. Among the Hanseatic Leagues, the Saxon business district is the second strongest business district among the four major business districts of the league (Wende, Saxony, Prussia and Livonia, and Rhine) North Sea-Wende Business District along the Baltic Sea. This is because the Wende business district has taken advantage of shipping, otherwise, the Saxony business district is no worse. Therefore, the financial and military strength of the Saxony department is very strong. Although, the Saxony electorate was divided up by the brothers Ernst and Albrecht in 1464. However, the brothers have always had a good relationship. Ernst won more than half of the territory and the title of electorate, while Albrecht also won a large area of ??territory and the title of Duke of Saxony. Because the Hanseatic Alliance of the Saxony is very strong and supports the two great nobles of Saxony, the two giants of Saxony have never been short of money. Even if they are short of money, some Hansa merchants are willing to lend to them. ¹« The Duke of Albrecht is an ambitious man who wants to expand his territory. Of course, his brother has a good relationship with him. Therefore, he was embarrassed to fight for territory with his brother. Therefore, he can only look elsewhere. At the beginning, after the daring battle of Charles, the Principality of Burgundy was in chaos. With the support of France, Frisian, originally annexed by the bold Charlie, became independent again. That''s it. The Friesland region is not an economically developed region. But then there was a serious rebellion in Flanders with the secret support of France. At the time, Austria, under the control of the Habsburgs, was taken over half by Hungary''s Magas I, and even WYN was lost. The desperate Maximilian I, after taking over the position of King of Germany, was unable to fight on both sides, and was unwilling to give up the Flanders region, which is the most developed and most taxed lowland country. Therefore, Maximilian I asked his cousin, Duke Albrecht, for help. Albrecht happily took tens of thousands of troops to Flanders in 1491. After months of fighting, the insurgency in Flanders was quelled, and taxes in this area were regained in Maximilian In my life. However, the Duke of Albrecht is not a fool. At that time, the Duke of Albrecht paid attention to the independent Frisian Republic and demanded this land as a reward for the rebellion. However, Maximilian I originally agreed to this clause because of the urgent situation. Of course, this is not for nothing. After all, the place in Friesland is huge. Not only is the Principality of Saxony coveted, but other major forces, such as the Principality of Gerdes near the Republic of Friesland, are also staring at this place. Although the emperor puppet verbally promised to give this place to the Duke of Albrecht, he also hinted at the time that the Duke of Saxony needed to guarantee the emperor and let the emperor borrow hundreds of thousands of gold coins from Hansa merchants ... This is not a small amount. Although it is borrowed, the borrower must also be prepared to make money. After all, the repayment ability of the emperor ... was not much different from Lao Lai ... No, the Duke of Saxony took a long time to get many Hansa merchants of the Saxony department to agree to lend 300,000 gold coins to the emperor. However, Marin was born, allowing the emperor to suddenly get more than 1 million gold coins. Even if relatives and Swabian aristocrats "borrowed" 400,000 gold coins, and the old account of more than 100,000 gold coins was settled, the emperor still had more than 400,000 gold coins. Therefore, the emperor is not bad money now. For the request of the Duke of Saxony to use a loan of 300,000 gold coins in exchange for the jurisprudence of the Frisian Republic, the emperor deliberately pretended not to see ... After all, in such a large area, the emperor really couldn''t bear to give the Duke of Saxony like this. Even, the emperor was still thinking of getting it. When Marin came to file, the emperor began to secretly prepare to seize Frisian ... However, although the emperor is stronger than the Duke of Saxony, he is not as convenient as the Duke of Saxony to gather soldiers. Because the Duke of Saxony originally had five or six thousand standing troops. Ernst, Duke of Saxony, also has thousands of standing troops. Although the Emperor had more horses than the Duke of Saxony, he needed to guard against the Hungarians. To free up soldiers and horses, it is much more troublesome and generally requires separate recruitment. Moreover, in order to recover Flanders, the emperor did promise to give Friesland to the Duke of Albrecht. And the emperor in the Imperial Parliament also needs the support of the powerful Saxon nobility. When the Duke of Saxony left Innsbruck in Marin, he also rushed to Innsbruck, and the emperor asked for Frisian ... "Cousin Albrecht, you said you want Friesland?" The emperor was taken aback. He had just planned to annex Friesland, and the Duke of Saxon came. In fact, in addition to preparing the money, the Duke of Saxony also considered that the Friesland Republic''s army was now disabled and easier to attack. At this time, as long as he rushed into Friesland with his superiors, there was no reason not to win. What''s more, he still has a killer ... "Yes, Your Majesty, you promised me that you would give Frislan to me, but you can''t believe it." "Yes ... yes, but ..." "I know, there are still loans. You see, this is an IOU. The minister contacted a lot of Hansa merchants, and they agreed to provide you with a loan of 300,000 gold coins at a very low interest ..." "300,000 gold coins ... but it''s not bad money now ..." Maximilian I had been happy for a while, but thought of his own financial strength now, he refused. "Oh, if your Majesty agrees, 100,000 gold coins can be returned ..." "What do you mean?" "The minister is willing to exchange 100,000 gold coins plus 200,000 interest-free loans in exchange for Frisian, and that year, you promised to give Frisian to the minister ..." Hanseatic City, it''s a blood loss ... The emperor tangled for a long time, and finally nodded his teeth: "Ok¡­¡­" For such a large site in Friesland ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Although the emperor was reluctant. But the emperor also knew that if he refused the Duke of Saxony, he might be in a much more difficult situation in the Imperial Parliament in the future. After all, in the Imperial Parliament, in addition to the Swabian aristocracy and the Hapsburg family, only the Saxon aristocracy was willing to vote for him. Moreover, the number of aristocrats in the Saxony is quite large, and the power is still quite large ... He added that the matter had been promised verbally before, and the emperor had to bear the pain to give Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. However, prior to the two islands Frisian paid to Marin, the emperor specifically stated that he had given it to Marin. In this regard, the Duke of Albrecht cannot deny. Because the small broken islands were not conspicuous in the medieval period, even in the later period. In this way, the emperor quietly gave the place of Friesland to the Duke of Albrecht without everyone knowing it. In order to be silent when attacking the Frisians, the Duke of Albrecht decided not to disclose the information for the time being. When the army marches down to the city of Groningen, the news will be announced ... At this time, Marin, who was still actively recruiting troops in W¨¹rttemberg, did not know that Frisian, which he was about to annex, had been cut off ... Marin worked hard to destroy Friesland, and now he is preparing to train more mercenaries, so that next time he will win Friesland directly. Unexpectedly, the Duke of Saxony will jump out to pick peaches ... After receiving the emperor''s paperwork, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, immediately returned to prepare the soldiers. And Marin is still evaluating and selecting outstanding mercenaries in W¨¹rttemberg ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read. Chapter 118： Development islands Marin is in a good mood now, of course, because he didn''t know that the Duke of Saxony picked his peach. Suddenly, he obtained a large area of ??territory, and Marin was still very happy. In particular, the four large islands of Terschelling, Ameland, Vlieland, and Schiermonnikood have great development value. Telshaling Island, for example, has such a large area and sufficient fresh water resources. On the Weibo flaunted by future Marin friends, Marin remembered that there were three or four villages on the island and thousands of people lived. According to Marin''s estimates, the reclamation of 2,000 Ugram land on the island is not a problem at all. In other places, grazing can also be vigorously developed. On the island of Amran, the situation is also relatively good, and about 2,000 acres of cultivated land can be cultivated. As for the islands of Vlieland and Schiermonnikoo, the islands of later generations seem to have only one village each. Obviously, there is only one place for freshwater resources. Therefore, a maximum of one village will be cultivated for each of the two islands. Almost, the two islands combined will not exceed 1,000 arable land in Eugram. Overall, about four to five thousand Eugrams can be cultivated on the four islands. In addition, other large areas of the island, although not suitable for arable land, can also be used for grazing. After all, these areas are islands and the climate is humid. Even without freshwater rivers and lakes, precipitation is abundant. Therefore, forages can grow fairly well and are more suitable for grazing. In addition, there are suitable small fishing ports on each island. For example, West Tyrrelling on Terschelling is a famous port in later generations. The island also has a sailing school and a sailing museum. Marin snatched more than 3,000 fishermen from the coast of Friesland, and he planned to place half in West Tyres. The rest are scattered on the other three islands. In addition, there are more than 700 fishermen and 100 farmers on the four islands. Including the past 3,000 people of Marin immigrants, there are already more than 3,800 people. However, most of these fishermen are fishing. Land reclamation depends on experienced farmers. For this reason, when Marin went to W¨¹rttemberg to recruit troops, he also sent people back to the Ruhr area to recruit surplus serfs in his hometown. Unlike recruiting fishermen, recruiting surplus serfs will not be hostile to local lords at all. Why is this? Because the land is limited, the number of serfs who can feed them is also limited. When the manor''s serfs had more children, the population became too large. But fishermen on the seashore are different. The sea is infinite. As long as you have a fishing boat and know how to fish, you can basically get something. Of course, this is also because of the backward fishing technology in the Middle Ages, not the ships and the modern fishing equipment as large as those of later generations. Therefore, as long as there are fishermen, there must be gains, and there must be taxes. Although, the tax was just stinky salted fish. But don''t underestimate the smelly salted fish. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had too much influence and rules. Catholics cannot eat meat for about 100 days each year. But everyone pouts, ca n¡¯t we eat meat? Then eat fish maw! So, in the case of not being allowed to eat meat for hundreds of days each year, many people buy dried fish and go back to eat on these fast days. Therefore, the salted fish business is still very large. If salt prices were not too expensive in this era, salted fish would definitely make money. Of course, the words come back. If the price of salt drops, the price of salted fish will certainly fall. It seems unlikely to make a fortune by selling salted fish. Unless, you can get low-cost salt to pickle salted fish. At the same time, other fishermen can only use high-priced salt ... Relying on a show, Marin soon recruited a new Phalanx with 1,250 people in Wurttemberg and Alsace. In addition, the 39 people lost in the previous Phalanx were also made up. And those who were sent to recruit serfs in their hometown in the Ruhr area also successfully recruited 2,000 people. If he wasn''t afraid that the movement would be too loud and caused the dissatisfaction of the local lord, Marin would like to recruit more people. In addition, Marin purchased 500 cattle, which were used for spring ploughing and then grazing directly on the island. It is now April and spring ploughing is almost over. Therefore, after Marin recruited people, he quickly dispatched to Terschelling, first planning to reclaim 1,000 acres of arable land. Otherwise, spring ploughing can''t catch up. In addition, 6400 civilians and 1250 fighters were suddenly added to the rule, and the food pressure in the Wadden Islands suddenly increased a lot. Marin now regrets that he sold a lot of rye to the UK, which basically caused him. Now Marin has to go to the mainland to import a lot of rye to feed the new 7,650 people. This is seven or eight thousand people, each with a mouth, and the consumption is also very large. Fortunately, there are many fishermen, and some food can be offset by eating fish. However, many of these fishermen are so poor that they don''t even have their own small fishing boats. In desperation, Marin had to allocate 20,000 gold coins to help those fishermen go to mainland port cities to buy various fishing boats. If you want to harvest, you must pay. This newly added 4,300 fishermen (including 600 fishermen snatched from Harlingen), once fully launched, can produce a large number of dried salted fish every year, dedicated to his lord ... Marinate those salted fish for cheap enough salted fish. Marin also added a batch of salt cauldrons on Texel Island to focus on the production of "cheap" salt for fishermen. Not only that, Marin also personally inspected the pastures on the island and found that the grasslands on several islands were mostly weeds that were not good for grazing. For this reason, Marin sent people to various places to purchase alfalfa seeds in large quantities. After the spring ploughing was completely completed, the original wild turf was destroyed and alfalfa was planted for easy grazing. I talked about grazing, and Marin couldn''t help but burst into flames. The group of **** in Frisian, when they ransacked Texel Island, had roasted hundreds of sheep that they had smuggled out of Britain with great effort. These sheep are all intended by Marin for breeding and expansion, so as to facilitate the development of the wool spinning industry in the future. Before Europeans grew cotton in North America, the wool textile industry had been very prosperous and profitable. At the time, the British were still weak countries, and when they did not dominate the sea, they made money entirely from the wool textile industry. As for pirates, although they also make money, they are full of danger and very uncertain. Only the wool textile industry has brought a lot of profits to the British. In order to obtain more profits, the British even engaged in the "goat-eating" enclosure for hundreds of years. Therefore, raising sheep and selling wool are also very profitable. Otherwise, the British will not engage in enclosure for so long ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Until the late 18th century, the rise of the cotton textile industry replaced the important position of the wool textile industry, and the enclosure movement stopped ... The Flemish region of the Netherlands, because of its economic development, is valued by the Habsburgs, but also because it is the most developed region in Europe. There are many wool mills over there, and most of their wool was imported from Britain before. However, after Henry VII came to power, he was jealous of the profits of the wool spinning industry and ordered a ban on the export of wool. In the UK, he vigorously developed the wool spinning industry to compete with Flanders. Therefore, now that Flanders lacks wool, wool prices have soared, and raising sheep is absolutely profitable. However, because the smuggled British sheep were eaten up by the Frisian gang, Marin had to take out a lot of funds and send someone to the UK to secretly buy woolen sheep again and smuggled back to the Wadden Islands. Now, Marin has a large area of ??land. Although there is not much arable land, most of the rest of the land can be used for sheep. The Wadden Islands (West Frisian Islands), although lonely overseas, are not small in size. 5 main islands-Texel, Terschelling, Ameland, Vlieland and Schiermonnikoos. Each island can engage in agriculture, fishing and grazing at the same time. Got economic prospects. As long as it is developed, whether it is agriculture, animal husbandry or fishery, it can bring a lot of profits to Marin. Of course, the profits of fisheries are actually not as high as those of agriculture and animal husbandry. However, Marin''s original intention was not to make money, but to train and select sailors and participate in huge profits. Thinking of the great voyage with dozens of times of profits, Marin couldn''t help but drooling ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 119： Get money in Venice Marin''s large-scale construction in the Wadden Islands, of course, has a lot of income. But when it comes to earnings, at least it has to wait for months. Before that, it was a net investment, and the investment was large. I also had Marin get millions of gold coins from the Venetian in Italy, if there weren''t more than 300,000 gold coins that Marin brought back from Venice. In Marin''s personality, everything must be built and everything must be launched. Money is not enough. Even if it is boiled salt in Yancheng, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce needs to sell the salt and settle the payment once every six months. So Marin paid the price for his big hands-he has no money now ... He had originally saved tens of thousands of gold coins during the war with Friesland. But after the war, the entire Texel Island needed to be rebuilt, and spring ploughing was also a big investment. In addition, Marin caught many fishermen, and recruited many mercenaries and serfs, which cost money everywhere and cost a lot. In particular, supporting the development of fishermen on the island requires the purchase of many fishing boats, and these expenses are very large. At this time, European fishing boats are still relatively expensive. A tens of tons of medium-sized fishing boat, the asking price is as high as several hundred gold coins. Originally, those fishermen used cheap fishing boats with only a dozen tons of displacement. However, this type of boat has poor resistance to wind and waves. It is easy to die when encountering strong winds and waves at sea. Therefore, the high-level Marin has allowed fishermen to cooperate with two or three families, and they have used 50-ton medium-sized fishing boats. In this era, more than 200 tons are definitely large ships, and more than 100 tons are not small. In the case of merchant and warships, 100 tons is considered medium. But for fishing boats, a 50-ton displacement is considered medium. Because the fishermen are generally very poor and cannot afford big ones. A 100-ton fishing boat can be considered a giant. He Ma Lin is not sensitive to money. For fishermen who have been "recruited", the promotion of medium-sized fishing boats of more than 50 tons has resulted in huge expenditures. Of course, the fishermen did not have the money to buy a large boat, so Marin took out his own pocket and offered low-interest loans to fishermen to buy a medium-sized fishing boat. To this end, Dengbao spent 20,000 gold coins, and Kohler was so distressed. In addition, buying cattle and sheep, as well as reclaiming farmland and building villages on several other large islands, each cost a lot. Fortunately, Marin has vigorously promoted adobe adobe houses, which has made housing construction costs very low. If you build a stone or wooden house for tens of thousands of people, the money will not be enough. ¿Æ When Kohler red-eyed his financial report to Marin, Marin was also taken aback: "What! Kohler, we have no money?" "Yes, Master, you have a lot of ideas. Every time you come up with an idea, your subordinates have to pay a lot of money. The more ideas you have, the faster we will spend them. No, there is no money ..." °¡ "Ah ... thankfully we have a deposit in Venice ..." Marin said in fear. "Yes, my subordinates also know that Venice has a lot of deposits, so I didn''t stop the young master from doing those things before. Otherwise, I would have raised different opinions!" "Hehe ..." Marin smiled awkwardly ... "Master, there is no money now, shall we go to Venice to get some money back? Otherwise, the mercenary salary will not be paid ..." "Well, I''ll take someone to Venice to pick up the money ... Mad, Venice is so far away, why there is no ATM located in Denborg so I can take it directly ..." Finally, Marin muttered. Taking hundreds of thousands of gold coins is not a trivial matter. For safety, Marin selected 200 veterans who had all moved in, and accompanied them under Schwartz''s command. And Fronzberger is still responsible for guarding Texel Island and is responsible for recruit training. At the moment, there are not many Marin soldiers and horses, and so many troops cannot be stationed on each island. Therefore, Marin''s request is to fully protect the core island of Texel. As for the other islands, the farmland has not yet been cultivated, so let''s talk about it first. Then, Schwartz selected 200 veterans who are proficient in horse riding, one of whom was assigned to the two horses, followed by Marin to Den Helder, and went directly to Venice, Italy, intending to withdraw money ... In the previous Texel defense battle, Marin recruited 400 veterans because everyone was wearing breastplates and helmets. Therefore, there were no casualties when they were attacked by Frisian javelins on the battlefield. Moreover, the families of these people were taken hostage on Texel, and Marin was not worried about what they found or betrayed themselves. While going to Venice this time, Marin planned to take hundreds of thousands of gold coins and escorted them back. He was not a reliable person, and Marin was afraid to bring them. Marin feels that he has grown bigger now, and it is inevitable that some of the newly recruited mercenaries will be undercover. If something as big as taking money is found out by an undercover agent ... Hundreds of thousands of gold coins are in front, even the emperor will inevitably send troops to rob. Therefore, the person escorting gold coins can only be an old brother who can be trusted. In addition to these people being reliable, their families are also an important constraint on the island. Even if they are greedy for money, they should consider the parents and families on the island ... More than 200 people have two horses each, and they don''t wear bulky full plate armor, they just wear three-quarters of chest plate armor and iron helmets. Therefore, the team rushed quickly, heading south all the way to Venice. Halfway along, Marin was too lazy to say hello to the local aristocracy. Because, Ma Qun roared past without any stop. There are many German princes. If you pass through every country like Tang Seng, you will have to exchange customs documents ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Ghosts know that the monkeys will be able to rush to Venice. Moreover, even if some local lords feel that the group of Marin is threatening, they have no time to respond. Because, the Marin group riding on two horses is not slower than those who report. When the local lord received the news and did not wait to respond, Marin had taken people across the country. I just want to catch up, but I ca n¡¯t catch up. What''s more, the team of Marin, although not fully armed, is considered armed. Where do you dare to provoke? So Marin doesn''t need to say hello to anyone, just cross the border quickly and go straight to Venice ... In fact, Marin could choose to use warships to ship gold coins to Venice. However, Marin now lacks reliable sailors. And the captive sailors, Marin was not quite convinced of them. Therefore, although warships are more convenient, Marin chose to go by land to avoid being sold on the sea. To get money, Marin had to go out in person. Because the existence of this money, most people do not know. Even though Schwartz and Kohler knew it, Marin was afraid to leave them with hundreds of thousands of gold coins. You know, 750,000 gold coins are almost equal to several billions in future generations. Marin could not rest assured that he would hand over billions to a subordinate. He would have nowhere to cry if his men rolled money to run. Because in this era, there is no wanted online, not even regular police. It is easy for those who take away money to escape. Therefore, this time to withdraw money, he must go out on his own. In addition, he still has a very important thing to do-that is, by the way, to go to Italy to solicit the all-round genius Da Vinci of this era ~ www.novelhall.com ~ welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most Fire serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 120： The venetian After Marlin''s team trudged through the Alps and entered the territory of Venice, Venice''s developed station system immediately passed the news to Venice. ÄÚ In the Governor''s Palace of Venice, a group of senior Venetian members are discussing countermeasures ... Negotiate what countermeasures? Marin came to withdraw money! To be honest, the Venetian was not very happy about paying 125 thousand gold coins to Marin. Although, the previous captives made most of their expenses back through ransom, without much loss. However, for Marin to come to withdraw money, they are still very unhappy. After all, this is watching a lot of money go from one''s own hands to others'' hands. "How long is this kid, this? I have spent half a million gold coins in more than a year, isn''t it too bad for me?" Said a member of the parliament in disgrace. He is a banker. He spends a lot of money in Venice for a year and can put a lot of loans and eat a lot of interest. "Well, let''s get rid of him and hack this money?" A member suggested. This person is the owner of the underground forces in Venice and likes to be overcast. "No, if you kill him, his men will reveal the original agreement and Venice will lose its reputation. If there is no credit, Venice''s trade will be wrong." Governor Agustino Barbarigo immediately rejected it. The idea. "But it really hurts to let that kid take away 750,000 gold coins like this!" "Yeah yeah ..." Many people agreed. "You guys, I have an idea ..." said a lawmaker named Alani. "Tell me ..." Governor Agustino Barbarigo glanced at Alani. "Although we owe Marin Huffman 750,000 gold coins, but did not say in the agreement that they are required to give them all at once?" Everyone thinks about it, it really isn''t ... "I mean, although Marin Huffman came to withdraw money, we don''t have to give 750,000 at a time ..." "You mean ... in batches?" Governor Agustino Barbarigo hesitated. "Yes, we can give him in three batches and return him 250,000 a year. Another 500,000 gold coins left in Venice can generate a lot of profits a year ..." "Good idea, but why do you do this? I''m afraid that guy will make a noise ..." the governor worried. "What are you afraid of? We''re not giving it. As for the reason, it''s very simple. Let''s just say that there is a financial crisis in Venice. He can still bite us?" "OK ... good idea ..." Many people agreed. 500,000 gold coins, I do not know how much interest to generate in two years. You know, in this era, the interest on lending was around 10%. Lending to kings and nobles has an extremely high interest rate of up to 15%. If 500,000 gold coins are left for two years, you can earn tens of thousands of gold coins. ÁíÍâ "Also, I have a suggestion ..." Murano director Amello said. "We owe him 750,000 gold coins. Didn''t say we must give them?" µ±È» "Sure, what do you mean?" "Hey ... we can pay with Murano glass ..." Amelo smiled wryly ... "This ... this method is so evil ..." However, the members of Parliament felt very happy. Murano is the manufacturing center of the Venetian glass industry. The stained glass produced on the island is sold throughout Europe and even the Middle East, and the price is not cheap. However, in recent years, due to frequent wars, the glass business in Venice has also been affected to some extent, and some backlogs have appeared. Amelo, a member of the glass business, suddenly wanted to force the sale of glass products to Marin ... ºÃ "Okay, this is good, but how much is a good sale?" "Master, I think, 750,000 gold coins, we will give 250,000 gold coins in two years. For the remaining 250,000 gold coins, we only use Venice products to pay off ..." "Will this anger the kid?" Governor Agustino Barbarigo was a little worried, afraid of Marin talking in anger. ²» "I''m not afraid, if we kill him, we will be in danger of leaking it. As long as he is good, if the secret is leaked out, his emperor will not be able to spare him first!" "That makes sense! Just do it!" "Master, don''t just care about selling glass products. In the 250,000 gold coins, you must allocate a share of the ship! My shipyard will soon be uncovered ..." shouted Mr. Magria. "And the food in my house ..." "My spice ..." "My clock ..." Uh ... These Venetian members do business at home and have a lot of goods ... Uh ... When Marin arrived at the Governor''s Mansion, Governor Agustino Barbarigo personally came forward and received Marin: "It''s been a long time, Baron Huffman, I''m so glad to see you!" "It''s also Marin''s honor to see the Governor again! You can just call me Marin!" "Sit down ..." After a while, the two sides began negotiations. When Governor Agustino Barbarigo proposed the conditions, Marin''s face became very ugly. He didn''t expect that the Venetian would lie like this ... "Governor, I''m here to withdraw money, not to buy goods!" "I know, Baron Marin. You know, because of the French invasion, the entire Italian economy collapsed, which also caused huge difficulties in Venice''s business. Therefore, we have no ability to take out 750,000 gold coins at once. You Next time, we can only take out 250,000 gold coins, but if you have a demand, there is a lot of goods in Venice''s backlog, which can be deducted ... " "What do I want so many products for? I don''t have a chamber of commerce. The products are shipped back. I can only see them in the house or warehouse ..." "But we don''t really have that much cash ..." Governor Agustino Barbarigo also pretended to be a poor man, as if Venice was really poor. "This ... or else, Venice gave me a group of artisans? I heard that there are many artisans in Venice that have signed lifetime contracts with Venice, such as the glass artisans on Murano Island. Otherwise, the Governor gave me Calling a craftsman for a lifetime contract? " "What artisan do you want?" "Call Glass Craftsman?" ²»¿ÉÄÜ "Impossible, the glass industry is the core industry of Venice, I will not give it, and other members will not agree!" "Master, what I want is not the core craftsman who understands the formula of stained glass, but the ordinary craftsman who understands glass blowing, carving and polishing ..." "is it?" µ±È» "Of course, what else do you think?" Marin''s idea has actually been there before. He has always wanted to recruit a group of artisans who know how to make glassware. The eastern region lacks glass products. Even in India, the price of glass products is very high, not to mention the lack of bright glass products. Europe and the East trade, because there is no special product exchange, they have to buy money. But in this way, a lot of gold and silver flowed into the East. Before the discovery of American gold and silver, Europeans did not have so much gold and silver to buy. In this context, the glass products of Venice have become an important exchangeable commodity. Even Daming, who has extremely scarce glass, can sell for a high price. However, Marin didn''t have a glass craftsman, and he only knew some principles. Therefore, he had already planned to come to Venice to dig glass craftsmen. At this stage, good-looking stained glass is the main export product of Venice, and it is also the core secret of Venice. Even more powerful mercury tin-plated glass mirrors have not yet appeared, and they will have to wait for decades. These years, the core technology of Venice is stained glass. However, the stained glass technology is a profound thing for others. Marin, who has studied chemistry, knows the secrets in it, just adding a special mineral. What Marin needs most is a glassmaker of the processor type. After all, trading with the Orientals requires processing the glass to look like the Orientals. For example, if you carve a glass cross, Eastern talents don''t like it. However, you carved a glass dragon and phoenix, which was definitely welcomed in Daming and even regarded as a treasure. He Marin is planning to open up the Daming trade route. He doesn''t have so much gold and silver to buy silk and porcelain. He can only use glassware that meets the oriental aesthetic requirements to exchange related goods and make huge profits. At the same time, Marin also asked Governor Agustino Barbarigo for a group of shipbuilders ... ×Ü Governor Agustino Barbarigo did not reply directly, but discussed with the members of parliament. I heard that the core stained glass technology is not touched. Even the director of Murano, Amello, has no objection. As for shipbuilding artisans, the shipbuilding industry has been in a slump over the years, and Venice''s demand for ships has greatly reduced. Shipbuilding tycoon Magellan doesn''t care about the shipbuilding craftsmen who hand in some lifelong contracts ~ www.novelhall.com ~. However, high prices are certain. In this way, everyone reached an agreement and agreed to deliver a group of ordinary glass craftsmen who did not involve the secret technology of stained glass, and a group of shipbuilding craftsmen to Marin. But that price ... ʲô "What? A glass craftsman and a shipbuilding craftsman are worth 200 gold coins? Lord Governor, are you too dark?" Marin almost jumped in shock. "Whether you want it or not, it is the price. Baron Marin, you know, these are the top European craftsmen, and they are life-long contracts, and they will not betray them!" "Are all veterans with more than 10 years of experience as a craftsman?" Marin gritted his teeth and decided to leave in batches. "Yes, you can follow this request." ºÃ "Okay, I want 50 glass craftsmen, and 200 shipbuilders!" Marin now lacks shipbuilders, and glass craftsmen also need them. So, he asked for so much, the total price reached 50,000 gold coins. In addition, considering the trade to India this time, a batch of goods is needed. As a result, Marin also purchased a large number of stained glass products worth 10,000 gold coins. After the death, Marin also requested that the families of these artisans, together with these artisans, be shipped with goods to the island of Texel with the goods. Of course, the Venetian had no comment, but the fare to be collected was not reduced at all. When sending the craftsmen back to Texel, Marin also sent Schwartz with half of the people, escorted 200,000 gold coins, and returned to Texel with the ship. And Marin himself, with Sauer, Kohler, Kahn, and others, with 50,000 gold coins, continue to stay in Italy and do other things ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome to the book readers to read, the latest, most The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 121： Stunned and taken away! After Schwartz took half of them, Marin still had 100 men under his command, including a general like Kahn, an excellent investigator like Sauer, and a butler, Kohler. Send away Schwartz, Marin immediately launched the second plan to Italy-to recruit Da Vinci ... So, Marin took 100 men, hurried on horseback, and went to the Principality of Milan ... At this time, Leonardo was still serving in the Milan court. He was a court musician and court painter in Milan and was very popular. But it is strange that Da Vinci did not marry his wife in his life and seemed not interested in women. So many people suspect that Da Vinci is **** ... Guda Vinci has a weird temperament. Although he lives near the Royal Palace of Milan, it is also a relatively remote place near the Royal Palace, an independent small villa. Marin entered Milan, although he took 100 people, but went to solicit Da Vinci, but did not bring many people, just brought a few followers. Because it''s too eye-catching to bring too many people. Õâ´Î He came to Milan to solicit Da Vinci, but he was digging the corner of the Duke of Milan. If the Duke of Milan knew about it, not to mention that the plan would fail, he might still be beaten. You know, he''s just a baron, and he''s a lot behind the duke. Even if the Duke of Milan beat him, he had no reason. Moreover, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, is also the uncle of Bianca Maria Sforza, the current wife of Maximilian I. The Duke of Milan yelled at him, and the emperor would never speak for him ... So, Marin wanted to invite the artist of Leonardo da Vinci, the Milan court, to come quietly, not to be upright, otherwise he would be looking for a pump. The following evening, while Da Vinci was back home, Marin immediately visited Da Vinci with a few followers. The two people started a very friendly exchange, and also talked about some elegant things in art. As a matter of fact, Marin has only read a few articles in his prior art, but he is really not very proficient. Discussed art with Da Vinci for a while, Marin had sweated his forehead ... I ca n¡¯t help it, half the bucket of water can''t meet the experts. If it wasn''t for the politeness of both parties, Da Vinci also gave face, Marin would have been shameful. In fact, Marin wants to talk about machinery and natural sciences most. However, these gadgets are a bit banned during this time. If leaked, there is danger of being tied to a torture column. It was only the first time that he and Da Vinci had met, and it was impossible to talk about these prohibited theories immediately. So, the conversation was deadlocked. I can''t help it, Marin can only smash it with money. In order to attract Da Vinci, Marin issued a super high annual salary of 500 gold coins, almost 40 times the income of ordinary people, several times higher than Da Vinci''s current annual salary. However, Marin, who has always been smashed by money, has suddenly missed ... "Baron Marin, thank you for your love, but I am used to staying in Milan. Also, there are many artists here that are very suitable for me. Here, I can discuss art with those artists every day and I am very happy." "The salary you gave me really made me tempted. But, I am a bachelor, what do I need for so much money? I know Texel is just a desolate North Sea island. There are no artists to communicate with me, I I''ll be lonely ... "said a word, which means that he refused to invite Marin ... "I can discuss mechanical reconciliation with the human body (anatomy) ..." Marin didn''t want to blurt out. Guda Vinci changed his face instantly. You know, Catholicism absolutely prohibits dissection of human bodies. Want to dissect? Let''s play with the monkey dissection. If you dissect people, the Holy See will tie you to the stake. ºó After the beginning of the Renaissance, although many biologists began to dissect the corpses secretly. However, they dissected the corpses, usually the bodies of prisoners who had died, and took them home to get to the basement to dissect them secretly. Otherwise, there is a danger of being burned to death. Anatomy-related theories are also privately communicated by like-minded people. Although Da Vinci doesn''t know who told Marin that he likes anatomy, but it is a matter of life and death, he dare not admit it. Even Da Vinci wondered if Marin had sent him to him. Because Marin was too young and not too burly. It was not like the legendary "Meng general" who defeated the French king ... So, he immediately turned his face and was ready to catch someone ... Marin didn''t look good, he knew he was talking nonsense. But he also didn''t want to give up. Since Da Vinci was disgusted, the normal means of solicitation would not work. So he nodded to Kahn on the side and said: "Stunned and taken away!" Uh ... Then, a great generation of artists and scientists, Da Vinci, was beaten by the bull cow Kahn on the back of his neck and passed out. Then, Marin found a sack, packed the big artist in, and prepared to bring back the small hotel under his bag ... Before leaving, he ordered Sauer to wait: "Take away all the art here, take down the paintings on the wall and pack them away. Be careful, don''t break it! Otherwise, I''ve chopped your skin!" After speaking, Marin turned his back, and swayed away with Kahn carrying a sack. Several of Sauer stayed and searched for the art collections and creations of Da Vinci ... Uh ... In the middle of the night, UU reading Sauer quietly came to Marin''s room to report; "Master, everything is packed. But there are many things in the basement that are not convenient to pack ..." "What the hell?" "Dead bones, a lot of dead bones ... there are adults and children ... subordinates think, is this Da Vinci a killer? So many bones ... it''s too cruel ... even, even children Don''t let it go ... "Sauer was reluctant. Although Sauer has also killed people, like Marin, he only kills enemies and opponents, and will never attack the elderly, women and children. He was very angry at seeing the child''s bones. ¹þ "Haha, Sauer, you misunderstood, this Da Vinci is a science maniac. I guess these bones were stolen or bought. This guy likes to dissect the bodies ..." "Ah-what a pervert!" Sauer was just an ordinary person, but couldn''t understand the frenzy of scientists'' research. In his opinion, Da Vinci was blasphemy ... "Don''t worry about that much, let''s leave the city tomorrow morning! By the way, Sauer, you send someone to throw away the bones of Leonardo da Vinci''s basement, so as not to be found by others!" "Ah? Why?" "Master, I want to invite this person to do things. If other people find that there are so many dead bones in the basement of his house, or they have been dissected, maybe this product will be wanted by the Holy See. When then, how dare I accept him?" "Master Young Ming, I''ll do it!" Uh ... Ò» In the early morning of the next day, after breakfast, Marin arranged for Kahn to dazed Da Vinci skillfully, packed Da Vinci into a sack, hid in the dark compartment of the carriage, and took out of Milan ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 122： Lemon leaves After leaving Milan, Marin and his party continued south, preparing to go to the Republic of Genoa. As for why he was going to Genoa, Marin lost looking for lemons. As a big sailing enthusiast, Marin knows that in the 18th century, the Englishman discovered that drinking lemon tea can prevent scurvy, and a few drops of lemon juice in fresh water can also make it a week old. Bottled fresh water is not bad for a month or two. One of Marin''s previous friends was a fat man who loved drinking lemon soda. Although the fat meat has not been reduced much, it is also effective. Moreover, the dried lemon soaked in Marin has been bitter and astringent, which makes it difficult to drink. However, dry lemon soaked water can indeed supplement vitamins and prolong the deterioration time of fresh water. Genoa was the first place in Italy to grow lemons, beginning around the early 15th century. Nowadays, although lemons have also been grown in other parts of Italy, the scale of cultivation is completely incomparable with that of Genoa. So, Marin is going to Genoa to see if there are any dried lemons for fruit farmers to buy a lot. Sailors can prevent scurvy by drinking soaked lemonade. You know, in this era, scurvy of sailing was really terrible. Da Gama''s fleet, when returning home, killed 4 people, including Da Gama''s brother. These sailors basically died of scurvy. So, as long as the scurvy is overcome, and the storm or reef is not unfortunately encountered, the survivability of navigation is still quite high. As for other diseases, I don''t worry too much. Because the sailors'' bodies are stronger than ordinary people, and they are less likely to have general diseases. Marin led the team, crossed the Po River, headed south all the way, left the territory of the Principality of Milan, and soon reached the region of Genoa. In Milan, it was a mess of porridge. Leonardo da Vinci is a very favored member of the court. You should know that when Bianca Maria Sforza was married to Maximilian I, related affairs were chaired by Leonardo da Vinci. His disappearance annoyed the Duke of Milan. A large number of soldiers searched the villa where Da Vinci lived, and nearby clues. But that was useless, because in this era, professional police have not yet risen, and there are no powerful detectives. In addition, Marin is also a modern person who has read more detective novels, and pays much attention to anti-reconnaissance. Even when he was out of town with Da Vinci, Marin and his men did not panic. Moreover, when entering Milan, Marin also used a fake identity certificate. As for how to forge? It''s too simple-carved carrots ... In the past life, a high school classmate of Marin did not enter college, and later began to buy and sell fake certificates. Marin felt fun for a while, and he learned the carrot engraving with this student for a while, and he also learned to be like. Therefore, using radish to forge a number of parchment papers based on the identity certificates of other German merchants, and also forged official seals in Shenrao. The young officers who defended the city in the Middle Ages did not see any problems at all. Even if they were inferred, they could only trace the so-called "German merchants." Therefore, Marin was not worried about the relationship between the matter and himself, and walked on the official road with his men. Moreover, this group of people was either riding or hurrying and travelling fast. After entering Genoa, Marin began sending people to explore the lemon plantation, preparing to buy dried lemons. It''s early May, and there must be no fresh lemons on the market. Therefore, Marin can only seek to buy dried lemons left by growers last year. However, after asking several plantations, there were no dried lemons left. Because it seems that lemons are becoming popular in Genoa, which has caused lemons to sell well and to other parts of Italy. Marlin was distressed, and dried lemon was what he wanted so much. Because, without lemons, sailing is too dangerous. If important sailing personnel die of scurvy, it will be a big loss. However, there must be no fresh lemon right now. If you want lemons, you have to wait for the fall lemon harvest season. However, Da Gama will leave in July. Marin was unable to obtain a full set of navigational and hydrological data on the west coast of Africa, and had to send the stern to Dammam. Therefore, you must have something to prevent scurvy before July. In a lemon plantation, after failing to acquire lemon dried again, Marin bored a lemon leaf boringly, put it in his mouth and chewed ... This is a quirk left by Marin''s previous life. When I was bored and thinking about problems, I like to slap down a leaf or grass leaf and chew it in my mouth ... Suddenly there was a bitter taste in the pout, pulling Marin''s spirit back. Marin suddenly froze ... He vaguely remembered that most of the later sailors of the British Empire did not drink with lemon soaked in water-that was the only treatment for officers. Ordinary sailors, just drink lemon leaf water at the root, much lower end ... "Yeah, these lemon leaves are also good!" Marin patted his head and felt that he was dead. Lemon leaves have the same origin as lemon. Although the ingredients are not as good as those of lemon fruit, many of them are similar. Moreover, in later generations, I have even heard that green tea leaves also contain vitamin C, let alone lemon leaves. Even, Marin suspects that as long as it is a green leaf soaking water, vitamin C can be soaked, but the content is different. As for black tea and the like, the lack of vitamin C is because the tea has been fired and destroyed the vitamin C inside. ÁÖ Marin, who was still very upset, was instantly excited. So he began to command Kohler to go with the local fruit farmers to buy green lemon leaves ... When the fruit farmers heard about it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ at first they refused. Are you kidding me? You took the surgery industry, the fruit trees can no longer photosynthesize (they don''t understand this), and you still have a lemon fruit of P? However, Marin grabbed a handful of gold coins, and the fruit farmers immediately knelt ... You know, the whole orchard can''t sell a handful of gold coins even if the lemon harvest is huge! So, Marin, who had paid enough money, successfully plucked all the lemon leaves from the orchard. Then Marin and the fruit farmers borrowed the ground to dry the leaves. Because young leaves cannot be preserved, they can only be dried. Although vitamin C loses a lot after drying, it is better than fried black tea. Soak in hot water, there are still a lot of vitamin C. After a while, Marin led people to sweep through several lemon orchards, and picked up the lemon leaves of the orchard, and for a time it became a strange talk in the Genoese countryside. Said to be a stupid German, he does n¡¯t buy lemons, but he likes to eat lemon leaves. He bought a lot of them ... After Ma Lin picked these lemon leaves and dried them all, he also hired local farmers to help him cut up the dried lemon leaves and put them in sacks ... The lemon leaves at this time are beyond recognition. Inside the sack were piles of dark green shreds. Except for Marin''s men, no one else can see what this thing is ... Marin looked at the dark green shreds in the sack, hehe laughed¡ªhehe, tell you to compete with me for maritime trade! All your crew members die, my crew members must not be scurvy! Before leaving, Marin opponents issued three applications and five orders, repeatedly stressing that they must not tell the secrets of the lemon leaves. Otherwise, they should not be disposed of by military law. Www.novelhall.com The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 123： Zorro? Columbus? Marin took a group of people, loaded the crushed lemon leaves with two carriages, and left a lemon orchard where the last leaves were picked, and began to return to the north. Now Da Vinci is also honest. At the beginning, Da Vinci wanted to call for help when he saw a stranger. However, whenever he wanted to scream, professional stun expert Kahn''s hand knife accurately split on his back neck, and then Da Vinci would faint on the spot without any after effects. In order to see Da Vinci, Kahn is now riding in a carriage with him, and seeing that Ada wants to call someone, he is extremely stunned ... Da Vinci was desperate after many encounters. Leonardo Da Vinci is a fateful person, otherwise, he would not write the Leonardo da Vinci manuscript in password form. It seems that he also knew that the publication of these gadgets might be burned to death by the Holy See. Therefore, his manuscript was never published while he was alive. Seeing hopelessness out of trouble, Marin offered him deliciously and deliciously. In the end, Leonardo Da Vinci has given his life ... On the way back from the north, Marin rode a horse and walked on a country road, feeling good. Suddenly, a drunk came along the road ... This is not important, the point is that this drunkard also wore a mask made of a black cloth ... "Zorro?" Marin wondered as the drunk approached. Then he reacted by himself, Zorro was from the United States, and still from the 19th century ... "Fox?" The drunk ghost stopped. In Spanish, Zorro means fox. "Hi, sir, your mask is very good. It looks like a knight. But don''t Rangers all appear at night?" Marin asked casually in Latin. Then he suddenly reacted, and used to communicate with Da Vinci in Latin these days. At this moment, casually encountered a drunk Italian, and Latin also emerged. However, he doesn''t understand Italian ... The drunk ghost stumbled, and suddenly said: "I''m not a Ranger, sir. My name is Christopher!" The mask drunk answered in Latin. Rangers are not good names, they are almost equivalent to robbers. The average person is reluctant to admit that he is a ranger. "Christopher? Are you Columbus?" Marin has never seen Christopher used as his first or last name. The only person who has ever heard of that name is Columbus. Alas, Columbus was miserable by Marin''s advice. The title and work were lost, and the original property was also confiscated. After Columbus was expelled by the Queen of Spain, he reluctantly ran to Portugal to try his luck. However, Portugal has a wealth of nautical talents and no shortage of people at all. Moreover, according to the Pope Meridian, the Portuguese can only go east, not west. As a result, Columbus failed to find a job in Portugal. Helpless, Columbus returned to his hometown of Genoa. However, the prostitutes in the city learned that Columbus, the culprit who had prevented them from receiving guests, came, and often a group of people came to block the door and torture them, which prevented the Columbus family from going out. In desperation, Columbus had to sell Genoa''s urban house and buy a small manor in the countryside to avoid it ... Moreover, Columbus did not dare to use Columbus''s surname since then, and simply called himself Christopher. However, Columbus was discouraged because he had nowhere to show his talents. As a result, he often went to town bars to hang around, and was often drunk. Furthermore, Columbus'' poor farm management was poor because he did not understand farming, resulting in economic constraints. As for Columbus''s mask, it was originally made of bronze. However, the bronze mask was too heavy and uncomfortable to wear. Also, bronze masks are expensive. When he was looking for a job in Portugal, Columbus later had a financial crisis and sold the bronze masks for meals. Then, I put on a cheap and lightweight black cloth mask ... Usually, if Marin asked him if he was Columbus, the alert Columbus would definitely deny it. However, he was drunk now. When Marin asked, Columbus immediately took a sip and asked: "How do you know I''m Columbus?" Then, he stunned, thinking that someone was going to kill him, and the wine woke up more than half. "Are you really Columbus?" Marin was excited, dismounted and turned around the drunk man a few times, looking left and right, looking up and down ... "Sir, what do you want to do?" Columbus, who would be sober, was scared. In particular, there are hundreds of cavalry in front of it. He had no weapons and could only hold the glass bottle with the wine in his hands tightly, as a self-defense weapon. ²» "Nothing, I just hang on to my name for a long time!" Marin then touched his pocket and found no pen and paper. Otherwise, it would be nice to sign Columbus. Columbus relaxed when he saw that Malin''s face was not malicious. Then, he was not very sober, because he was depressed for too long and needed to talk to someone. Then he pulled Marin, sitting on the side of the road, and began to complain. Marin was surprised at first, but when he learned that because of the Pope''s decree, Columbus had lost his reputation, and he had been reclaimed of his title and property. Others did not know it, thinking that it was the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I who first discovered syphilis and wrote to the Pope. But Marin knew very well that this was clearly his suggestion. It is just that the emperor took credit for his reputation and won''t say much. After all, he had to eat by the emperor. However, Columbus, who should have been regarded as a hero, because he revealed the source of syphilis and became a dog, Marlin said he was very guilty. Now, according to Columbus, his whole family can now only eat dark bread with miscellaneous ingredients every day. Even if you want to get drunk in town, you have to save, you can only go once in a few days ... Marin felt uneasy and decided to give some compensation to the nautical hero. However, when he was out of his pocket to get the gold coins, an idea flashed into his mind ... ¼ÈÈ» "Since you have to send someone to trade in India ... why ... why not to recruit an old driver in the maritime world of Columbus?" Columbus bravely searched the American continent without any navigation chart. If you give him a map of the world and let him go to Gamma, the success rate must be higher ... Columbus Tail Gamma? Marin thought the idea was brilliant. And it''s funny. One nautical giant, followed by another nautical giant, was amused. ËùÒÔ The reason why Columbus led the team to go to Gamma instead of going it alone was because sailing was not easy, especially the great sailing in the sailing era. Stern boats must consider not only the hydrological conditions and the distribution of reefs, but also the monsoon issue. Because ships of this era are sail-powered, the choice of wind direction is important. There is no wind or headwind, which has a great impact on navigation. Therefore, following Da Gamma mix can also be a lot easier. Moreover, the Portuguese have prepared hydrological and monsoon data from the west coast of Africa to Cape of Good Hope. A trip to the West African coast, following the Portuguese, will be very simple. I waited until the East African coast, and it was no trouble. Because Marin knew that after arriving in Malindi, the local chief sent the famous Arab navigator Ahmed Ibn Majid as a navigator to lead Dagama''s fleet across the Arabian Sea and reach India . Çõ Chief Malindi sent Majid to help Da Gama pilot, it is said that he learned that Da Gama and the Chief of Mombasa have conflicts. Chief Malindi is hostile to Chief Mombasa. Therefore, Chief Malindi sent Majid to help Da Gama to navigate in order to win Dagama with him against the Mombasa. Çõ The reason why Chief Malindi liked Da Gama as an ally was that he thought Da Gama''s artillery was very powerful and hoped to buy Portuguese artillery in the future. But in reality, Da Gama only used Chief Malindi. His purpose was only to open up Indian routes, and he had no intention of helping Chief Malindi. Uh ... Umarin''s plan is to follow Dagama on the coast of West Africa ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to the coast of East Africa, continue to follow Dagama in the first half. But when Da Gama stayed in Mombasa, he stopped and sent Columbus north to Malindi. Then, he deliberately stated that he was vengeful with Mombasa, and sought to formally ally with Malindi, and gave the chiefs two artillery pieces to deceive the chiefs to send Majid to Columbus to pilot ... In this way, Da Gama lost his excellent navigator such as Majid, and his future is uncertain. And Columbus can take the lead to reach India. As for Da Gama''s life and death, what does Marin do? Thought of this, Marin was in a good mood, hehe laughed. Columbus, sitting beside him, felt a little cold ... After Marin opened the call, Columbus agreed without thinking. Because he was so destitute that he couldn''t afford to drink, what else could he choose? If there is no more money, his wife is about to divorce him ... For a better life and family, Columbus immediately accepted Marin''s offer. Even Columbus didn''t mention the harsh conditions of the 10% income that the Queen of Spain asked for. However, Marin considered that because of syphilis, Columbus is now in the wind in Europe. To avoid trouble, Marin suddenly thought of an idea: "Christopher, in order to prevent you from being attacked again, when you go out, use a pseudonym!" "Yes, what pseudonym do you think I should use?" Ôõô Ñù "How about Zorro?" "it is good!" Uh ... In this way, Columbus, the great navigator, transformed himself and became Captain Zorro, and used this name to make a big name. Just at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 124： Raiders of Rome Columbus accepted Marin''s offer and quickly rushed back to his small farm to pack up and leave. At this moment, his wife was mowing weeds on the small farm at home, and her hands were covered with blood. Columbus'' wife was very dissatisfied with the life at the moment. At the time, he married Columbus because he valued Columbus as a dream navigator and was looking forward to following his wealth. A few years ago, she did follow the rich and the rich, and she was still very beautiful. She often went to the Spanish court and attended various receptions and dances. Unfortunately, I do n¡¯t know who revealed the Columbus fleet brought back syphilis. Columbus was immediately confiscated most of the property. The family was forced to return to Genoa and then forced to hide in the countryside ... Sadly, neither Columbus nor his wife, Beatrice, Portugal, was good at farming. So the family is having a bad time. Even Columbus'' two sons, at a young age, had to go to work, and they were full of blood. Columbus had to discuss it with his wife, but Beatrice had bought the life of a peasant woman. When I heard that someone was willing to solicit her husband, I agreed without thinking about it. Marin was very satisfied with Beatrice''s positive response and immediately expressed her willingness to provide a large house for the Columbus family in Denborg and provide servants. In this regard, Columbus''s two sons also cheered. Walking on the way north, Marin and Columbus talked about sailing: "Christopher, do you find it difficult to sail?" "How many boats are you willing to provide, Lord? How many sailors?" Marin thought about it and said: "I can provide 4 ships, two Karak sailboats, ordered in Portugal and Spain, no smaller than the ones you go to the Americas. There are also two Kirk sailboats, both warships, about the size of your flagship to the Americas Smaller. Also, there are about 20 artillery pieces ... As for sailors, 160 people are enough? " "Very good, 160 sailors are basically enough, but there are fewer artillery pieces. If you can, it is best to go to Portugal to buy more artillery pieces, and the larger caliber is better." "This can be! Kohler, come here!" "Master, what''s the matter?" "You take someone to Portugal and buy a few 6-pound, 8-pound, 10-pound bronze guns and bring them back with the Karak sailing ship!" "Master, it costs a lot of money ..." Kohler immediately said bitterly. "Did we just take a sum of money? You brought 20,000 gold coins to buy it!" ºÃ "Well, I''ll go ..." The expression on Kohler''s face was so painful that he didn''t need it. Turning his head, with 20,000 gold coins, and 20 escorts left the army and headed for Portugal. Columbus immediately looked at Marin. Originally, he knew that Marin was just a baron, and felt that Marin had some great achievements in sailing. But for Marin to take out 20,000 gold coins, it is also very impressive. Only people with such financial resources are qualified to engage in great sailing. Suddenly, what Columbus thought, changed his face, and he said to Marin: "Sir, my subordinate suddenly thought of something ..." "You said." "Does the Lord know the Todd Silas Treaty?" ÖªµÀ "I know, Pope Meridian ..." "Sir, you have not obtained permission to trade in the East. I am afraid that the Portuguese will attack my fleet based on this!" "This is a problem ..." Marin thought for a while, really, the Portuguese are not bad. Taking the voyage to India on their own is, in the eyes of the Portuguese, a predatory act. In the Treaty of Todd Silas, which was previously arbitrated by the Pope, the Portuguese will definitely attack Columbus''s fleet under this treaty. How can it be broken? Marin lost in thought ... Columbus thought for a long time, and finally said: "Master, there is a way ..." "Speak!" "You also know that the Pope Meridian was promulgated by the Pope, so why don''t we allow the Pope to grant us an extra privilege?" "You mean ..." ´ó "Master, have you heard of the Borgia family where the Pope is?" "I know!" "This family is most greedy and vicious. It is said that this family often uses a chronic poison called ''Canterella'' to poison political opponents or the wealthy they target. After poisoning each other, they often swallow. Drop the other party''s property ... " Hearing these terrible plots, Marin was scared of chrysanthemums¡ªNima was so scary. Marin actually knew about these broken things of the Borgia family. Because of these things, later generations of the United States once filmed an American drama called "Borgia Family". In the play, the Borgia family is a greedy, vicious, and evil family, which can be said to be the earliest Italian mafia. Moreover, the legendary poison "Cantrela" is also very magical and is a special chronic poison. Those who are poisoned often die within a week or two. The solution to this chronic poison is also very strange. It is said that the father and son of Alexander VI also took their own poison by mistake. Alexander VI failed to escape this calamity and died in pain. And his illegitimate son, Caesar, used a very strange method of detoxification-cut open the belly of a living bitch, and drilled into it to immerse his body in hot blood and internal organs ... "Christopher, what do you and my Tiberias mean?" "The Borgia family is the most greedy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ adults, as long as you take out 10,000 gold coins as a bribe, I think I can definitely get the qualification to trade in India! I ca n¡¯t buy the qualification to divide the world, and send a boat to India Qualifications for trade should be available! " "Bribery? How?" "Find the Pope ¡¯s favorite child, Caesar Borgia, and bribe him to help him speak!" "Why not find the Pope directly?" ´ó "Master, will the Pope accept bribes in public? Shameless?" Columbus said silently. Even if Alexander VI was evil, the basic face was still required. Some dark things, he could not come forward in person. "It makes sense, let''s go to Rome to find Caesar Borgia!" "Master, don''t remember to drink their drinks!" ÖªµÀ "Know, isn''t it Cantrera, I know how to read it ..." "What?" Columbus was taken aback. Marlin talked about the detoxification method from the TV series, but Columbus was worried: "Sir, even if your detoxification method is true, you must never say it. Otherwise, the Borgia family will definitely die with you ..." Marin thinks about it too, he broke his hole card, and they blame him if they don''t try hard with you. Moreover, Marin is now not an opponent of the Borgia family at all. Fortunately, the conversation between Marin and Columbus was not in the presence of others, and the men were hanging in the back without listening. "I''ll notice, Christopher, let''s go to Rome!" Then, Marin commanded his team and went straight to Rome ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users To reading. Chapter 125： Caesar Borgia the Greed Caesar Borgia is 21 years old. Although young, he is already a deep politician and conspirator in the city. He was the most beloved illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, and spoke well in front of Alexander VI. Ö÷Òª Alexander VI had three favored illegitimate children-Caesar, Giovanni, and Jeffrey. They were all born of Vanessa, the main mistress of Alexander VI. Among them, Caesar was cultivated to a high level of religion by Alexander VI, and he was expected to be elected Pope someday. Therefore, when Caesar was only 18 years old, he was registered as a cardinal and had a high status. Caesar was familiar with various plots and tricks since he was a child, because he wanted to mix the big dye pot of the Holy See. Giovanni and Caesar are different. He was cultivated as commander of the Holy See. Moreover, Giovanni inherited the principality of the sixth son of Alexander VI, the eldest son of Luigi Pogia, the deceased illegitimate son, and became Duke of Gandia. It stands to reason that during this period, Giovanni was no less favored than Caesar. Finding Giovanni can do the same. However, Marin who has watched the American drama "Borgia Family" knows that Giovanni will be murdered in June this year. The biggest suspect is his brother Caesar. It is not Marin''s style to please a dying man. If Giovanni is dead and Caesar overthrows Giovanni''s decision, it will not be good. Therefore, Marin might as well go directly to Caesar Borgia to complete the bribe and qualify. Moreover, Caesar had a voice in the presence of Alexander VI. At a young age, he is already a cardinal and has a high weight. In terms of the status of the religious world, Caesar''s authority is already higher than that of the Archbishop of Cologne and the Archbishop of Mainz in Germany. However, there is no secular power of the princes of Germany. When he came to Rome, Marin tried to find Caesar. Unexpectedly, it was difficult to meet Caesar Borgia. After smashing out seven or eight hundred gold coins, Marin struggled to obtain the qualification to visit Caesar Borgia ... Marin took two men, carrying a large wooden box, and came to an agreed small villa. Caesar Borgia is very clear that today the little nobleman from northern Germany apparently came to find his own business. Look for yourself, there must be a lot of bribes. Therefore, it was not appropriate to meet in a church. Therefore, your own private villa is the most suitable place to meet. Caesar was thinner and more handsome, but his eyes were gloomy. Marin begged others to do things, naturally dare not be entrusted, bowed respectfully: "Dear Lord Bishop, the baron of the empire Marin Hoffmann from the borders of Germany salutes you!" "Excuse me, let''s talk about it, are you in such a hurry to find me, is there anything wrong? I''m just an ordinary bishop, too difficult to do!" Caesar Borgia was sitting leisurely, even Neither seat was given to Marin. Perhaps, in his eyes, a baron like Marin had no right to sit down in front of him. Marin is not angry, because his current status is not comparable to Caesar Borgia. You know, Caesar Borgia''s brother Giovanni is already the Duke of Gandia, and Caesar''s own identity is not lower than that of the Duke. So it is normal to look down on him as a baron. Marin spoke gently in Latin: "Where and where, who knows that Archbishop Caesar is the most promising young bishop in the Holy See. If you can''t do anything, I don''t think anyone else can do it!" Anyway, you don''t need money for a bullshit. "Oh, my mouth is kind of sweet. Alright, I have precious time, I don''t bother to listen to you, let''s talk, what''s the matter?" "That''s it, Lord Bishop. I defeated the Republic of Friesland some time ago and seized several warships. I am very enamored of the East and want to send a ship to India to get some treasures from the East. Also, I eat barbecue Hey, put the oriental spices ... " "Would you like to go to India?" Caesar Borgia was a smart man, and suddenly he heard what Marin meant. "Yes, Humble wants to send a ship to India to buy the most popular oriental goods." "But Lord Pope has divided India to the Portuguese ..." Caesar Borgia frowned. "Yes, Lord Bishop. Lord Pope did divide India to the Portuguese. But that is just a colonial right. But Lord Pope did not say that other people are not allowed to trade?" "Really?" Caesar thought for a while, and seemed to make some sense. µ±È» "Of course, I have read the" Todesilas Treaty "and just agreed to the Portuguese colonization of the East, but did not say that other countries would trade. If the Pope sent ships to the East, would the Portuguese be allowed? "This is also ... Baron Huffman, what do you mean?" "Humble, I hope the Lord Bishop has a few words in front of the Pope, allowing Humble to take a boat team and go to India to buy ..." Õâ¸ö "This ... not so good ..." Caesar looked embarrassed. Marin understood in seconds, clapping his hands, and immediately opened the wooden box he brought with him. Suddenly, a golden light flickered, and 10,000 gold coins appeared in front of Caesar Borgia: "Master, Humble, when he defeated the Republic of Friesland, he stumbled upon a box of gold coins. But Humble has admired the Lord for a long time and thinks that only a big man like an adult is worthy of possession, so ..." Caesar Borgia was also dazzled by this golden light at this time. Although he is a nobleman, he has never seen money. However, the visual impact of 10,000 gold coins is still great. Just like modern people seeing a bunch of grandpa Mao, they will be shocked. Alas, Caesar Borgia was recently planning to assassinate his brother Giovanni. In order to buy the best assassins, Caesar also needs money. In front of the 10,000 gold coins, let alone buy an assassin, it is enough to buy an army. I happened to be in Rome in recent years. Caesar spent money like water because of his indulgence in life. He also heard that he was short of money. As a result, he was tempted, and a look of longing appeared in his eyes. Marlin, who was standing aside, naturally noticed. So he hit the iron while he was hot: "Master Bishop, it has now been proven that the so-called India discovered by Columbus is false, then Spain has clearly lost. If Portugal finds a real India, Portugal will overwhelm Spain. Instead, we use the" Todesilas Treaty " "The loophole in" takes out India''s trading right and sells it alone ... can adults also authorize Spain to trade in India ... " Marin has realized that if he applies for the privilege to trade in India, he will inevitably become the eye of the Portuguese. To confront the Portuguese at sea with their own strength is bound to be insufficient. Plus, the Spanish now seem to have lost interest in the Americas, which are not India. Therefore, Marin planned to drag Spain into the muddy water of this pond, so he could feel the fish in muddy water. Spain is powerful. Although it is not as powerful as Portugal, it can directly attack the Portuguese mainland on land. Therefore, the Portuguese team Spain is also daunting. Let the land close together, two teeth who like to love and kill each other together to compete for the Indian route, and also feel the fish in muddy water. We must know that if Spain also joins the Indian trade, the Portuguese will definitely attach great importance. By that time, a little baron of his own had left Portugal alone. For Indian spices and gold, the two teeth will definitely come to battle. Under the pressure of Spain, a neighbour, where else can Portugal care about itself? Moreover, pulling Spain to India''s ship can also greatly gain the favor of Spain. Not only that, if Spain turned its attention to India in the East, it would relax its focus on the Americas. At that time, he quietly conquered the Inca and took the Potosi silver mine ... Thought of this, Marin should not be too beautiful ... Caesar Borgia listened to Marin''s words, and his eyes were bright ... Although the Borgia family moved to Italy, they are also Spanish anyway. In addition, the Borgia family is in Spain, and there are many other people who have been named nobles by Spain and granted land. Being Spanish, the Borgia family naturally values ??the interests of the Spanish. Moreover, as long as Spanish interests are in place, the Borgia family will also benefit greatly. Aside from these, just selling Indian trade rights is a good way to collect money ... "How many years of trading rights do you plan to buy?" "How many years?" Marin stunned. He had wanted to spend 10,000 gold coins to buy permanent trade rights. Unexpectedly, Caesar was so dark, and also set the number of years. "Of course, if the spice trade is successful, you also know its benefits. If you give 10,000 gold coins to you forever, then you haven''t made any money? So, you must give a limit to the number of years!" Caesar Borgia , Showing greedy eyes ... "Ah? How about 20 years?" "20 years? Too little, only 500 gold coins per year on average, and a farm has so much income every year ..." Caesar smiled evilly ... "But, Lord Bishop, what if the fight can''t find a route to India within a few years? Isn''t that for nothing?" "This is okay, you can start from the time you found India." "The 10-year right to trade?" "It''s too long ... 10 years, 1000 gold coins a year, it''s not as good as a knight leader. You know, you''re negotiating with the Holy See, not so stingy ..." Caesar Pogia laughed . "Paralyzed, really greedy!" Marin scolded in his heart. 10,000 gold coins can not be bought for 10 years. If Marin knew that going to India to buy spices has dozens of times of huge profits, according to the thinking of normal businessmen, they would not dare to take risks. "8 years, what do you think?" "No, 5 years! It''s 5 years, don''t bargain, just set it!" Caesar Borgia said aggressively. "I ..." Marin was a little sullen. Although not a loss, I feel uncomfortable after all. UU Reading at "Don''t be unhappy, this bishop can help you and the Portuguese. If you go to India by yourself, chances are that the Portuguese will attack your merchant ship. With this bishop coming forward, I believe they dare not give face!" Said. In this regard, Marin felt relieved. When something goes wrong, the Borgia family comes forward, which is much better than the baron from Marin. The next day, Caesar Borgia approached Alexander VI and offered a plan to sell Indian trade rights. Alexander VI thought for a while and thought it was a good idea, and decided to let Caesar preside over it. However, in order to avoid over-stimulating the Portuguese, Alexander VI decided to sell only trade rights to the Spaniards except Marin. Of course, not to sell money to the Spaniards, but to exchange with Spain for such things as captains and fiefs. Money is temporary, but the title and title are long-lasting. Moreover, this right must never be sold to the French. Be aware that Spain and France are enemies. If a good thing like Indian trade is obtained by the French, it will be bad for the Spanish. As for the little baron Marin, although Alexander VI paid little attention to it, he made restrictions-the license signed later stipulated that Marin could only send four merchant ships at a time, only once a year. limit. As for the five-year period, the instrument also stipulates that it starts from the moment India is discovered. In other words, even if Marin obtained the right to trade with India, his scale was greatly restricted. As for the right to trade in Spain, Alexander VI did not plan to impose restrictions. After all, the Borgia families are Spanish ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 126： Xiaomi cannot recruit, brother has not graduated After getting the permission to trade sheepskin instruments issued by the Holy See, Marin was reluctant to deal with people of the Borgia family. You know, this family is all mafia. If they were happy, they gave themselves a glass of poisoned canterella, and they were finished. Even, in order to prevent Caesar from forcing himself to drink poisonous wine, Marin also bought a dumpling and was ready to detoxify at any time. Fortunately, Caesar Borgia did not take him as a spring onion, and did not mean to invite him for a drink. Fortunately, Marin did not dare to drink water at Caesar or the Holy See, even if he was thirsty. After Lin completed the formalities, Marin continued his digging career. In addition to Leonardo da Vinci, Marin aimed at two other big names-Michelangelo and Copernicus. ¿ªÀÊ Michelangelo was in Rome at this time. As a sculptor, Michelangelo had become famous as early as 1496, and attracted the attention of the Holy See, and invited him to Rome to help carve the idol. ËäÈ» Although Alexander VI was a greedy and vicious pope, he was very supportive of art. Therefore, during his time as Pope, the art of Rome also flourished. ¸Õ A young man like Michelangelo who is in his early 20s, it is difficult to make an appearance under normal circumstances. However, during the reign of Alexander VI, a large number of statues and historical figures needed to be carved. Therefore, Michelangelo who came to Rome was given the opportunity to show his skills. At only 22 years old, he is now a more famous sculptor in Rome. Marin visited Michelangelo in the evening and solicited. However, Michelangelo is currently immersed in the sea of ??art in Rome. Moreover, he has a lot of orders from the Holy See that have not been completed and he is very busy. So he declined Marin''s offer. In this regard, Marlin had no choice but to dare to deal with Da Vinci''s "stun and take away" approach. As for why? Leonardo da Vinci only played for the Duke of Milan, and taking him away only offended the Duke of Milan. And the Duke of Milan has only a lot of influence in Milan. After Milan, there is nothing. Moreover, the Duke of Milan was just the uncle of Maximilian I''s current queen Bianca Maria Sforza, not his father. Even if Maximilian I knew that Marin had taken Leonardo Da Vinci, he would not help the Duke of Milan for an artist. Moreover, it is said that the last Duke of Milan, that is, Bianca Maria Sforza''s brother Gian Sforza, was killed by the current Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza. Therefore, Maximilian I and the Duke of Milan are not very close. The two sides are more because of their opposition to France. Therefore, in this case, Marin forcibly took Leonardo da Vinci, even if it offends Ludovico Sforza, the Cavaliers are not a big deal. But Michelangelo is different. Michelangelo now serves the Holy See. Forcing it up, he said that Michelangelo is now serving God. If Marin dares to use tactics like Da Vinci and faint and take him away, Marin will be wanted by the Holy See the next day ... Nimad, an artist who dares to forcibly take away the carved statues, is simply a provocative challenge to the Holy See! Once wanted by the Holy See and found out, Marin was dead. Therefore, Marin did not dare to use violent means towards Michelangelo, so he could only use words to solicit and attract high salaries. However, like Da Vinci, Michelangelo has no interest in going to a small island like Texel. He has been immersed in the ocean of Roman art, and has no time to ignore Marin ... Marin had no choice but to leave Michelangelo''s residence and abandon the solicitation ... After a while, Marin thought of Copernicus. However, Copernicus was not in Rome at the moment, but went to university in Bologna. So Marin left Rome and went straight to Bologna ... I came to the famous University of Bologna, Marin easily found Copernicus. My brother is still very young. Although 24 years old, he has just come to Italy for more than a year. Today, my little brother is now in his sophomore year. Recently, Copernicus seems to have been appreciated by astronomer De Novara at the University of Bologna and is studying astronomy. In this regard, Marin was a little puzzled, knowing that it was broken. Copernicus later proposed the "Heliocentric theory" that violated the will of the Holy See precisely because of his obsession with astronomy. Fortunately, the pope did not take him seriously at that time, but he only said it was a rumor and let it go without violently demanding that Copernicus be killed. Therefore, Copernicus was able to die. Marlin did not want Copernicus to be too obsessed with astronomy, because astronomy is not useful. Marin himself, knowledge of astronomy is hundreds of years older than this era. So Copernicus''s astronomy is not interesting. Copernicus seemed interested in the solicitation of Marin. Because Copernicus was not born in a wealthy family, the economic conditions of the family were not good. Even his expenses for studying in Italy were sponsored by his puppet who was bishop in Poland. Later, Copernicus went to Rome as a math teacher because of financial difficulties around 1500. Under Marin''s money offensive, Copernicus considered accepting Marin''s offer. Of course, he has just arrived in Italy for a year and has not graduated from the University of Bologna. Copernicus obviously didn''t want to end his college career in advance. You must know that the medieval college education was so immense that it would be a shame not to finish college. Therefore, Copernicus and Marin agreed to wait until graduation to make a decision. Marlin is very happy with Copernicus''s attitude. Copernicus is also a smart mathematician. In the future, mechanical research and development will require complex scientific calculations. Although I have learned high numbers, I know how to use calculus to find surfaces. However, my main occupation is the lord and mercenary leader, and I don''t have much time for complicated and time-consuming mathematical calculations. Therefore, it is good to catch Copernicus as a strong man. Moreover, Copernicus was a priest. It worked well in the future, and could even be the head of religion in the Wadden Territory. He wants to develop technology and needs the cooperation of a local bishop. Because science must conflict with religion. If there is a bishop who is firmly opposed to scientific development near Marin, the development of science will be greatly hindered. If the bishop sees you unhappy with your development of science and sends a report letter to Rome, Marin will be miserable ... For a religious person like Copernicus who loves science, let him preside over the local educational affairs, surely no one hinders the development of science ... Besides, Copernicus is also a very good mathematician ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can be used as a labor to calculate the trajectory-oh no, it is to calculate the surface or something. No longer, you can also be a math teacher and a Latin teacher ... However, this child''s obsession with astronomy is not a good thing ... After thinking about it, Marin thought it was better to divert Copernicus''s attention. For example, the **** Copernicus fell in love with astronomy astronomer De Novara, and Marin decided not to let him deceive Copernicus at the University of Bologna. For this reason, Marin even planned to find a way to remove this person, or simply buy the principal and fire him. In short, what method is good for wine. Of course, this takes time, and Marin has no time to do it himself. Fortunately, he has gold coins and can hire someone to do this ... What''s more, Marin decided to silently write the textbooks for later mathematics to divert and distract Copernicus. In addition to astronomy, Copernicus also likes mathematics. Marin''s mind is full of multi-integrals, surface integrals, Laplace transforms, Fourier transforms, and so on. Write these all down and show them to Copernicus. Such difficult things can hold Copernicus for a long time. When Copernicus came back to life, the old thing of De Novara was transferred away. If he can''t leave, Marin won''t mind putting on dark means to make the goods disappear ... In fact, Marin was so unthinking about recruiting Copernicus, it was very uneconomical and too expensive. However, because of the attention to celebrities in previous lives, Marin insisted on doing so even if it was not cost-effective. After all, collecting celebrity historical figures is also one of Marin''s quirks. What''s more, this product was originally a prodigal ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 127： Saved a beautiful girl When I left Bologna, Marin was a little confused. Recruiting only to reach Vinci and Columbus, he didn''t seem very satisfied. Of course, if other passers-by knew Marin''s mental activity, he would surely hammer him. Nimad, have recruited these two great gods, are you so dissatisfied ... Alas, it is no wonder that people''s hearts are always greedy. Marin''s goods are a little greedy, want to do everything, want everything, regardless of whether his strength can keep it all. Soon after leaving Bologna, Marin led Kahn on a few horse rides. Da Vinci and Columbus sat in a carriage behind. Of course, there were also a group of knights guarding and watching them. Marin took 20 knights and rushed on the road of Rome, which meant that the second generations of the future generations were racing on the road. In the gallop, Marin can feel a lot better. However, while Marin was racing, there was a little white horse soaring in front of him. It immediately seemed that a beautiful girl was sitting ... Looking behind the girl, not too far away, there are 5 tall and strong knights driving the horse to chase the girl ... Marin had a good look, and swiped, and found that the girl was not very old, only about fifteen or sixteen years old. It was the age of cardamom and she was very beautiful. Moreover, the girl seemed to be in a hurry. She was running in a princess dress that was not suitable for horse riding, and ran away ... Because Marin''s more than 20 rides blocked the continent, and there were streams and irrigation canals on both sides of the road, the girl had to stop her, panicked. Although Marin is not a idiot, when she encounters a beautiful woman, she still has to show her gentlemanliness. However, he did not speak Italian and had to ask in Latin: "Miss, can I help you?" Marin guessed, the girl was wearing an expensive silk princess dress and had such good skin. It must be a big family girl who had never had a hard time. Latin should be fine. Sure enough, the little girl replied happily and nervously when she heard Marin''s words: "Thank you, sir, there are several thugs chasing after me, please, save me!" "Thug? Pursuit?" Marin frowned, looking at the five knights in black that were getting closer. "Stop here, or you''re welcome!" Marin shouted in Latin as the other party approached. The other party froze and held the horse, but soon began to arrogantly: "Where''s the little cub? Dare to stop the uncle from doing things? Don''t want to live!" The other leader also knew Latin. Marin also stunned-what''s going on? Are these five people the legendary martial arts masters? 5 people are so arrogant in the face of more than 20 of us? I do n¡¯t care about him, Marin is not a bad temper. Since the other is so arrogant, don''t be polite. So he said to Kahn, who was holding a mace near him, and was about to move: "Get off all!" "Yes, Master!" Kahn seemed to be very interested in everyone. Hearing the instructions, he excitedly waved a huge mace and rushed up ... Poor these 5 knights in black, the weapons in their hands are one-handed swords, where can they fight with maces? So, for a while, they were all knocked off by Kahn. Then, captured by other knights under Marin ... But Marin was puzzled. Why is this group of slags so badly fighting? Why is it so arrogant? "No, what second generation is it?" Marlin decided to explore the tone: "Who are you? Why chase down this beautiful young lady?" It''s still Latin, and it''s still a familiar match ... 5Five people across, only the leader speaks Latin. At this time, he also saw the situation was unfavorable, but still insisted: "Boy, do you know who we are? Dare to catch us and don''t want to live?" Marin stroked his forehead, thinking that the goods were really brain-impaired. It all fell into his own hands, and he talked hard. If you really have a strong background and you don''t want to let me go, wouldn''t you force me to kill? Marin left this brain damage and started chatting with beautiful girls: "Miss, what''s your name? Why are they chasing you?" "My name is Angela Della Capez, and my father is Belladino de Capez of the Capez family ..." "This dead girl is lying. He is clearly named Angela Della Lovelle, a member of the Lovellion family, the illegitimate daughter of the black bishop Lovell¨¦!" The man in black called out. Marin heard the Roverere family, and immediately he was covered with an exciting spirit-God horse? The Rovere family? Isn''t that the family of the "Pope of War" Julius II? At this time, Julius II was forced to flee Rome, to France, and to rely on Charles VIII because he was the deadly enemy of the reigning Pope Alexander VI. And the knight in black said that the girl was the illegitimate daughter of Julius II, and Marin was not convinced because, Marin remembered that he had spent related history. Girl, called Felice Della Rovere. I did n¡¯t have Angela ¡¯s illegitimate daughter ... In fact, Marin didn''t know that Julius''s main mistress, Lucrezia Normani, had three daughters. Among them, the eldest daughter was born early, the second daughter was Angela, just 15 years old. In the original history, Angela did not live to adulthood, only Felice lived to adulthood. In fact, Angela died in the hunt ... Angela seemed a little overwhelmed and didn''t know how to explain to Marin. But Marin did not know that she was the illegitimate daughter of Julius. Even if her surname was Rovere, it was probably a side branch of the Rovere family. I thought that Julius II would take over the Pope in a few years, and it would have great influence. Marin had plans in mind, and decided to rescue the young girl who had a close relationship with the Rovere family. However, the arrogant black man on the opposite side made Marin dumbfounded after reporting to the house ... It turned out that this group of people in black came from the famous Borgia family, which is the family of the current Pope Alexander VI. The origin of this group of people scared Marin to be a little soft-legged and a killer kept by the Borgia family. If Alexander VI knew that he had shot to block the killer targets of their family, would he not die? As long as the Pope calls, some people come to beat themselves. However, Marin suddenly remembered one thing, that everyone in the scene, except himself, Angela, and the leader of the man in black, did not seem to understand Latin ... Marin thought about it. If he ignored the girl today and watched the young girl die, then if Julius II ascended the throne in the future, he would inevitably blame himself. Because the person who can let the Borgia family send five dead men to hunt down is definitely an important person. Little people next to it are not worth using dead men. Moreover, today Marin smashed the Borgia family to assassinate important members of the Rovere family. In order to cover up the scandal, maybe Alexander VI would send someone to do himself. For example, send a killer to kill yourself, or give yourself a little Cantrera poison, and kill yourself ... Thinking of this, Marin not only trembled ... However, when I think of some palace fighting dramas, Marin suddenly shows his fierce glory-since I broke the "good thing" of the Borgia family, I will inevitably be remembered in the future. Why not kill these guys? Corpses. In this way, the Borgia family does not know that they have broken their good deeds. The Rovere family, after Julius II ascended the throne in the future, knows that we have saved his family members, and he still does not have a good impression on himself, whether large or small, always has ... Moreover, the people present, except himself and Angela, did not understand Latin, and did not know that the few black men in front of them were from the Borgia family, and did not worry about the danger of leaking. As for Angela, it would not be ruthless to leak his life-saving benefactor to the Borgia family ... So, Marin, full of fierce eyes, ordered his men to say: "Kill all the robbers, and dig a pit!" Marin was so hard-hearted that he decided to kill and kill the dead ... Seeing Marin''s soldiers digging pits in the grass by the roadside, and digging 5 pits, the man in black seemed to realize something, he shouted: "You can''t kill me! I''m a direct son of the Borgia family, and my cousin is Her Majesty the Pope!" I didn''t expect that when the goods said this, Marin''s eyes were even more fierce¡ªNimard, since you are the cousin of the Pope, and now I offend you like this, I can''t let you go ... "Kahn, be smart!" After five beeping sounds, the five men in black could not survive ... Then, Marin sent his men to the pits. However, before losing the pit, Marin had committed a bad game in his previous life-touching the body ... From the bosom of a member of the Borgia family called Umberto, Marlin found a small bag of gold coins and a bag of medicinal powder. Outside the bag, written in Latin-"Canterella" ... "I''m going! The legendary Pogia family-specific poison?" Marin''s hand shook. Marlin packed the gold coins and poison into his own pocket, and then the commander buried all the bodies of these guys, and even family-friendly things like saddles. Then, five horses also checked and found no special marks before bringing them together. However, before taking it away, Marin sent people to dust all 5 horses and make them dirty. Even people who have seen these horses can''t recognize them at a glance ... After disposing of the five Borgia family killers, Marin saw Angela, a beautiful girl standing on the edge, shaking and trembling ... Angela was frightened. She had been very happy after using Marin to help the killer of the Borgia family. Unexpectedly, the gentleman who rescued her suddenly turned into a murderous demon ... Angela came to Bologna this time with her nominal father Capez. But in a small town near Bologna ~ www.novelhall.com ~ she was exposed. So Umberto of the Borgia family chased him with several killers. On the run, she separated from her adoptive father, Capez. And now, Angela and her adoptive father also have nowhere to live. Because the Borgia family is struggling to combat the Rovere family, many important members of the family have suffered. Her father, Rovere, fled to Paris. Her mother, Lucrezia, and sister, Felice, fled to Genoa. Originally, Capez took Angela to Genoa to meet his mother and sister this time. Unexpectedly, under the pursuit of the Borgia family, Angela and Capez separated. Moreover, Angela didn''t know where her mother and sister were hiding in Genoa ... So Angela was confused. She didn''t know where to go down, and security was not guaranteed ... Marin heard her eyes, and her eyes rolled, and she whispered a few words, so she deceived the beautiful girl away with him ... Actually, it can''t be deceived. It''s really dangerous for the little girl to go alone. No one is protected, and maybe they will be followed by the bad guys. Marin asked the small and skinny Kohler for a spare, clean menswear, which Angela replaced. Then, the tiny Angela mingled among a group of knights and went on the road together ... ¸½½ü Near Bologna, the Borgia family sent a lot of manpower, blocked the main points, and desperately pursued a beautiful little girl. However, Angela put on men''s clothing, put a fake beard on her face according to Marin''s instructions, and was mixed with a group of knights. Where can the Borgia family find it? Therefore, Marin took her sister smoothly, left Italy, and headed for the Wadden Islands ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 128： Strange goods can live The Borgia family is really great and has a lot of staff. While in Italy, Marin''s team was repeatedly interrogated. Moreover, the Borgias are savvy. In order to be afraid of Angela''s female appearance as men''s clothing, those short and handsome boys are also screened one by one. For example, because of his short stature and handsome appearance, the unlucky Kohler was interrogated by members of the Borgia family in the name of the Holy See. In order to prevent Kohler from wearing men''s clothing, the inspectors also pinched Kohler''s chest to distinguish men and women ... Marin sprayed with a smile. Although these guys were careful, they didn''t expect that Marlin put a fake beard on Angela and made her face gray. ²¨ And these people of the Borgia family were instructed to check the women and the short-bodied boys. It''s a pity that Angela at this time because of wearing a fake beard, she can''t look so natural, she passed the level easily ... Speaking of them, these people of the Borgia family are also very smart. However, Marin has seen a lot of spy war movies, sticking fake beards is a basic skill. Even before acting in a college drama, Marin also learned to wear fake beards and simple makeup. With the support of Marin''s makeup stunts, Angela left Italy with Marin''s team in surprise and also left the scope of the Borgia investigation. After all, the real area that the Pope can influence is Italy. Out of Italy, the Pope has only appeal and no control. After leaving Italy, Marin still divided the team into two parts. He took Angela and 20 men in front. Da Vinci and Columbus were with the others behind. Èç´Ë The reason for this is that Marin was worried that Angela would meet with Da Vinci or Columbus and be seen something. Since Angela is a member of the Rovere family, she cannot be exposed to others, even Da Vinci and Columbus. Because Da Vinci and Columbus were just recruited by themselves, not their loyal followers. Moreover, they all understand Latin. It would be bad if they could talk to Angela and see something. For this reason, Marlint specifically told Angela, "Don''t talk to strangers", to protect both Angela and Marin himself. I just, Angela is a little girl after all. Although I could ride a horse, it took a long time and the inside of my thigh was worn ... It is sad and tragic that Angela is a spoiled aristocratic lady. Although she has a good temper, she has a poor ability to take care of herself ... So, Comrade Marin was very helpless to help the pharmacies along the way to buy the wounded medicine, and personally helped Angela apply medicine ... Looking at Angela''s white thigh, Marin couldn''t help it. And Angela, although not very old, also knows that men and women are big defenses, and her face is ashamed. "It seems that marrying the Rovere family is also a good choice?" Marin thought to himself. I sent a killer from the Borgia family to hunt down Angela. Marin can conclude that Angela must be an important member of the Rovere family. Even if it wasn''t what Umberto said was the illegitimate daughter of Julius II, I''m afraid it was the daughter of the brothers of Julius II. Otherwise, the Borgia family will not send members of a family like Umberto to hunt down. Speaking of which, the four killers brought by Umberto, swordsmanship are very good. If it is a fighting sword, they can all be regarded as two or even three. However, Marin had a bug called Kahn, hit it with a mace. Where is the long, one-handed sword a violent mace opponent? Therefore, Umberto and his four master swordsmen were smashed ... But Marin also came from aristocratic families who had practiced swordplay. Naturally, a few people saw the swordplay very well. Therefore, he also realized the importance of Angela''s status. So he figured out how to take Angela out of Italy and back to Varden. Alas, Marin didn''t want anyone to know that he had brought a girl back in Italy. Because if the news reached Rome, the Borgia family would surely react and infer the facts. Alas, Marin and Angela talked and asked Angela to pretend to be a German girl ... Fortunately, Angela also knows German, although she doesn''t know much. So, along with Marin, whenever she stayed in the evening, she coached Angela to speak German and helped Angela make up a German name-Hannah ... The name is somewhat German, but very German ... In the middle of the night, Marin was lying on the bed with thoughts. Through communication, he can already conclude that Angela is an important member of the Rovere family, and is also a line. Before he died, Marin had been worried about his wife''s choice. According to his current status, it is only suitable to marry the Baron family. But marrying a baron''s daughter didn''t help her much. The daughter of the Earl of the Duke could not marry a baron. Not to mention, he is a new nobleman under the emperor''s "upstart" style. Those old nobles are unlikely to marry Marin. So Marin''s marriage is a little embarrassing ... However, the appearance of Angela of the Rovere family gave Marin a new direction-marriage with the royal family ... Nimad, this thought, if in peace, must be sprayed with a face. However, this situation is now giving Marin a chance ... Because the Rovere family, where Julius II became Pope in the future, was bullied like a dog by the current Pope Alexander VI ¡¯s Borgia family. Now, members of the Rovere family dare not even show up publicly, lest they be assassinated by the Mafia-like Borgia family. So this time is the best time to marry the Rovere family. If you wait for Julius II to become the pope, you may not be worthy of a baron ... You know, the boots of the pope are generally eligible for kneel licking ... Angela is a very beautiful little girl and well educated. Marin had been with him for a long time, and did not find any bad temper in Miss Angela''s body. This is completely different from Felix, another illegitimate daughter of Julius II in the history books that Marin read. Ferris is very arrogant, relying on her father as a pope. Moreover, the Pope spoiled her. An illegitimate daughter married the famous Duke of Brasiano in Italy and married the son of the Duke. More importantly, this is still a second marriage ... As for the marriage of Ferris, about next year, when Ferris was 15 years old, it was estimated that the marriage in the countryside of Genoa was a passerby. According to Marin''s estimation, it was also when the mother and daughter of Ferris were in distress, that in order to survive, she married a rural man casually. But Julius II ascended to the throne, and the marriage was a shame. Then Felice was single again. Pope Julius II went on to marry Felice to the son of the Duke of Blasiano ... I should know that although Felice was the daughter of the Pope, she was only an illegitimate daughter and had been married. The Duke of Braciano''s family is itself powerful and naturally unwilling. But under the pressure of Julius II, I had to accept ... This is a good point, Alexander VI did more. In order to personally benefit the family, Alexander VI even made his son Giovanni the Duke of Gandia, and also planned to make a principality for Caesar ... Marin did not know that Angela was the illegitimate daughter of Julius II, thinking that Angela was the niece of Julius II. Even so, Marin made a lot of money. He became the son-in-law of the Rovere family, plus he had enough military power ... The emperor refused to give the title of Earl, as long as Julius II ascended the pope, he could find a way to get himself the title of Earl ~ www.novelhall.com ~ even if Angela is very favored, help him to get the title of Duke Yes ... Of course, don''t think of the Duke of Germany, the short Duke of Italy can make one ... Thinking of this, Marin''s heart became hot. Duke and count! Now there is no shortage of force in his own hands, and the territory can also be expanded. The only thing missing is the title ... You do n¡¯t have a high enough title. Even if you expand your site, others will not recognize you. If you have the title of Earl, you can barely participate in a big game such as hegemony. Èç¹û And if you embrace the legs of the Rovere family, at least during the reign of Julius II, no one would dare to mess with themselves. Because, holding his thigh too thick ... So, Marin saw Angela''s eyes change the next day, full of desire, making the little girl a little scared ... In fact, Marin was not trying to overthrow the little girl, but she felt that the little girl was an important help for him to win the title of Duke and Earl ... Looking at Angela, Marin suddenly remembered an allusion¡ª "the strange goods can live" ... At the time, Lu Buwei''s dismal investment in Qin Yiren was not because he valued the other party as the king of Qin? Angela, who invested in the Rovere family, is also considered to be the Pope of Julius II! Moreover, others have yet to see this ... So, I can completely learn from Lu Buwei, come to a "strange goods to live", and take the little girl Angela, waiting for appreciation ... Moreover, the little girl is also very good. She looks good, has a good temper, and is very educated. In the future, she can also provide the super thick thigh of the Pope-how to look perfect? ??Www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book friends to visit Read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please go to read. ~： One hundred and twenty-nine Karak sailing ships arrive By the time Marlin brought Angela back to Den Burg, it was already June. Da Gama''s departure time is about July 8th, the time is already very tight. After Columbus arrived at Texel with the essence of his family, Marin arranged Columbus''s wife and two sons in Den Burg, and arranged artisans to help the Columbus family build a large house. Squinting at the sight of Da Gama''s departure, Columbus also needs to leave immediately. Columbus had no comment on this. Great sailing skills have been deep in his soul. Moreover, he is now very downcast, and only by sailing for Marin can he earn enough money to support his family. Colin Marin assigned two Frisian warships with a displacement of about 130 tons to Columbus for their leadership. However, the sailor was put on, but most of them were replaced. Among them, the replaced sailors are mainly fishermen under the Marin rule. The bald Abben is the head of the sailors from these young Frisian fishermen. What made Marin happy was that shortly after he returned to Texel, the Karak sailing vessels that had been ordered in Spain and Portugal had arrived. The two Karak sailing boats are about the same size, with a displacement of about 180 tons, a length of 27 meters and a width of 8.5 meters. The draft is 2.3 meters and the sail area is about 372 square meters. Of course, this sail area refers to the sail area. In addition to horizontal sails, all ships are equipped with a spinnaker. The cross sail is used during downwind and can make the most of downwind. The spinnaker is mainly used in the headwind area. Because the spinnaker is convenient for "Z" maneuvering and suitable for headwind. When Columbus first explored the Americas, he was also equipped with two sets of sails. As for the artillery put on, Draka also purchased a batch of Fran machine guns from Portugal. These Fran guns are available in 10-pound, 8-pound, and 6-pound, a total of 30, all equipped on two newly purchased Karak sailing ships. ºó As soon as the new ship was in place, Marin immediately arranged for Columbus to become familiar with the ship. Later, the sailor also adjusted. The local Frisian sailors led by Abben boarded two new ships. As for the two 130-ton warships seized by the Republic of Friesland, half were originally captured by Frisian sailors and the other half were selected and trained by newly recruited fishermen. In order to prevent these sailors from making trouble, Marin chose not only honest sailors, but their families also stayed on Texel Island as hostages. Marin specially sent Kohler to tell the sailors explicitly that if they died because of work, their families would receive preferential treatment. If they betrayed, all their families would be hanged, even if they were children ... In fact, the newly recruited Frisian sailors, that is, the young men selected from the 80 fishermen led by Abben, were not trained enough. But these people are better at being honest. Unlike the sailors captured by the other half of the Friesland Republic, Marin was not assured of them. Fortunately, the families of these people were also received on the island, and they were not afraid of playing tricks. As for the families who were not able to pick up the island, they were excluded from the voyage. Moreover, the 80 Frisian sailors left behind will not only operate the sailboat, but also fire guns-this is the biggest reason Marin chose them ... At this time, sailing at sea was fraught with danger. Although there is no such thing as a strong pirate group such as the British Islands and Barbary Pirates, there are many scattered pirates. There are 40 warships with a total of 50 artillery. As long as there are enough gunners to use, it can definitely crush all kinds of pirates. After all, big voyages have not yet taken place, and the scale of pirates is very small. Even if there were, they were all goods of the jetty gang to cut people with a knife, and they were vulnerable to the artillery. The only thing to note is whether the Portuguese will turn their faces and attack them. After all, Marin has also touched the interests of the Portuguese this time. Even if Marin had the Pope''s permission, if the Portuguese ignored the Marin fleet at sea, Marin would have no reason to do so. As long as the four ships were sunk, the Portuguese wiped them out very quickly and no one could say anything. Therefore, the 50 artillery on board is designed to prevent the Portuguese from turning their faces ... In addition, Marin dispatched Kohler''s most important assistant, Draka, to the boat and let him preside over the trade with the Indians. Draka, under Kohler''s hands-on instruction, is also good at computing, and has dealt with many people. He has extensive business experience. Then Marin arranged to hire two translators who knew Arabic in Portugal. The two have been on the African coast all year round and know how to speak Arabic. Moreover, the two also knew Spanish. As it happened, Columbus also knew Spanish and directed them to negotiate with Malindi''s chief. At this time, there were many Arab colonies on the east coast of Africa. For example, Mombasa and Malindi are colonies under Arab control, and the chiefs are also Arabs who speak Arabic. For example, Majid, who originally guided Da Gama in history, was an Arab born in Oman. There are two Arabic-speaking translators ~ www.novelhall.com ~ also convenient for negotiation with Arabs. Arabic is widely spoken, and it is the official language spoken from Persia to the North African Atlantic coast. Spain and Portugal clamored with the Arabs because they faced North Africa. So there are quite a few people in both countries who know Arabic. Just like Spain, the Sultanate of Granada (on the southern coast of Spain) founded by the Arabs was not destroyed by Spain until 1492 ... Columbus took the sailors, maneuvered the two new ships out to sea, and found that the quality was not bad. The sailors and gunners also conducted naval battle exercises. In order to meet the needs of naval warfare, Marin had to send someone to Antwerp to purchase large quantities of gunpowder and iron ball shells to meet the needs of sea artillery. In addition, Marin ordered that all the stained glass artwork worth 10,000 gold coins brought back from Venice were transferred to the ship and exchanged with the Indians for spices. Stained glass is a specialty of Venice. Although Indians have seen glass, stained glass is rare. Because it didn''t take long for the Venetian to make stained glass. In addition, because of Ottoman Turkey blocking business, India, stained glass crafts, the price is quite expensive. Draka, as the person in charge of the trade, Marin gave him another 20,000 gold coins, so that he could purchase spices. After all, it takes time to sell stained glass art, and it takes time to purchase spices. If you wait for the product to sell out before purchasing spices, it will waste time. Then, the initial start-up funds are also necessary and necessary. With the start-up funds, the sale of stained glass and the purchase of spices can be carried out at the same time to improve efficiency ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 130： set sail Because of time constraints, Da Gama is about to start, so Marin also plans to speed up the process and start early. In fact, Marin got some data from the West African coast from the Portuguese. For example, there is a large freshwater estuary where fresh water can be replenished. You know, in this era, the preservation of fresh water is very troublesome. Generally, a bucket of fresh water starts to odor within a few days, making people unable to drink. To combat the problem of freshwater odor, later navigators invented a way to carry spirits such as rum. Because, hard liquor is not bad. However, after the invention of citric acid, freshwater preservation has been greatly developed. In general, fresh water with citric acid takes a long time to deteriorate. As for the method of dripping lemon juice, fresh lemons cannot be stored for a long time ... It''s okay to soak lemon leaves, but it doesn''t take long. Because the lemon leaves have a lower citric acid content. For this reason, Marin thought about it and thought of how to handle cans ... The earliest canning was actually putting canned materials into glass cans and corks. Then, put the canned bottle in a steamer and heat it to kill all the bacteria in the canned bottle. In this way, canned food can be stored for more than 10 months. Of course, in order not to leak air, wax around the cork. Marin designed a large pot for the fleet to heat freshwater wooden barrels. Freshwater wooden barrels are all oak barrels, and they are also used with airtight corks. Marlin''s method is to put the oak barrel in the fresh water, put the oak barrel in a large pot and cook it. Cook until it''s hot, then take it out and air dry the outer wall of the wooden barrel. As for the problem of airtightness of corks, Marin does not have that much wax to seal. However, when the cork is wet, he can apply mud on the outside of the cork ... In this way, when the outside of the barrel and the cork are dried, the mud on the cork is also dried. Hardened soil can also play a great role in gas-holding. Of course, when storing the bucket, pay attention to dryness. Because the mud blocks soften when they meet the water. In this way, the fresh water stored in oak barrels is basically not much different from canned food. At most, the soil seal is not as good as the wax seal. But in this way, at least fresh water is not bad for a few months. However, taking into account the difficulties in obtaining fuel during the cruise. Marin once again courageously "invented" the legendary solar cooker, because tinplate was not used for reflection, and tinplate was not. Although Marin could make tinplate, but time was too tight, Marin simply made a solar cooker from copper. The reflectivity of the copper skin is also good enough to heat the cauldron. This way, you don''t need to bring too much fuel when you are sailing. Of course, you have to bring some fuel. Because, in rainy weather, the solar stove is useless, and it still has to rely on ordinary fuel. Therefore, I put on a batch of briquettes to heat food in rainy weather. In fact, Marin''s treatment is much better than ordinary sailors. In the early big voyages, in order to save space, fuel was rarely carried. Sailors, I usually eat foods that do not need to be heated, such as ham and bacon. Where can I drink hot things? Only when they have just left a supply coast will a pile of firewood cut down from the land mountain be put on. During this time, the sailors were able to eat hot food for a period of time. And in the middle of the sea, everyone simmered ham and bacon to maintain ... Â× Columbus was surprised at the solar stove that Marin "invented". And the kidnapped Da Vinci was also surprised by the size of Marin''s brain ... In addition, in order to prevent scurvy, Marin took out a dozen sacks of lemon leaves and gave them to Columbus. And, it is mandatory that everyone, including Columbus, must soak lemon leaf fragments with water and drink three glasses a day. Of course, because there are many people who are uneasy about wearing Marin, such as two Portuguese translators hired. So Marin stayed. In order to hide the smell of lemon leaves, Marin stirred a lot of spices such as pepper powder and **** powder in the pieces of lemon leaves to disturb the smell of the lemon leaves. Although it is put less, the spice smell is already heavy and it can basically disturb the taste. Furthermore, Marin quietly told Columbus and the other three captains privately that drinking this "herbal" water every day could prevent scurvy ... The other three didn''t feel much about it, but Columbus was surprised ... You know, a sailor died of scurvy when he discovered America''s voyage. As a result, Columbus has discovered that voyages on the oceans have a high chance of developing scurvy. Marin even said that this herb could prevent scurvy, which made him doubtful. "Captain Zorro, this was taught by my teacher Einstein. My war-fighting skills are also passed down from the teacher ..." Marin explained. Columbus, although he still had some doubts in his heart, said nothing. And, if this herb really prevents scurvy, it would be great for sailing. Before the four captains left, Marin repeatedly told him that he only needed to tell sailors that he must drink the water soaked in this herbal medicine every day, and he could not tell the secret of this herbal medicine to prevent scurvy. Otherwise, if Portugal and Spain knew they had a way to deal with scurvy, they would probably co-operate to force themselves to surrender the secret recipe ... Uh ... In addition, Marin secretly gave Columbus a telescope. This telescope is very unusual. The glass it uses is high-grade colorless glass made in Venice. Even in Venice, this colorless glass industry is rare. Marin bought a batch of high-grade colorless glass last time and commissioned different opticians to polish into concave and convex lenses. After testing, this new telescope can completely see objects at the position of the horizontal line on the distant sea surface. Of course, you can only see what it is, not the specific details. As for the specific distance, Marin also tested it himself ... In fine weather, standing at sea level, you can see as much as 7 kilometers away. This distance is exactly the distance from your position to the horizontal line. However, if you stand on the shipyard of the latest Karak sailing boat, the captain''s room, which is a few meters high, can be seen more than 20 kilometers away. Of course, in rainy weather, this distance should be shortened. He gave Columbus a telescope just to make it easier for him to track Da Gama''s fleet ... Huanda Gamma''s fleet is still observing with the human eye and cannot compete with telescopes. As long as Columbus took the fleet to hang about 20 kilometers behind Da Gama''s fleet, Da Gama''s sailors were hard to find. Even if he found out that he wanted to make a U-turn, 20 kilometers across would be enough for Columbus to respond. Dalgama''s Karak sailing ship is not faster than the Karak sailing ship ordered by Marin. There is no way to chase it. Although the Caravel sails quickly, there is no way to catch up. As a result, Columbus can safely walk to Dammam. When he arrived at Gamma for the first time at Mombasa, according to Malin''s plan, Columbus should go straight to the north and go to Malindi. Also, tell Chief Malindi that he is an enemy of Mombasa, and then trick Maguid as a pilot ... Before leaving, Marin also secretly handed over to Columbus a contour map of the African continent and maps of the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, cut from the standard world map of future generations ... "Master, how did you get this map? Is it accurate?" Columbus was surprised again. The presence of this map does not mean that the sages have already explored the route? Then he probed a hammer? "Cough, this is my teacher''s collection of Portuguese data, and the route map of the distant Eastern Ming Empire navigation chart ..." "Ming Empire?" "Well, there was a navigator named Zheng He in that empire. He had been to India and to the east coast of Africa ... My teacher walked the whole world and got this pattern in the East ..." Marin It was true that Zheng He had been to East Africa, even if someone had verified it, he could know this fact and was not afraid to help. Columbus now calls himself Captain Zorro, and cannot call himself Columbus. Because he has too many enemies ... Those who died of syphilis have put their account on Columbus ... In order to win Columbus, Marin named one of the two Karak sailing ships "Columbus", which moved Columbus very much. You know, exploring the real India is an absolute event. The vessels involved in this voyage will also be known for many years. Columbus can no longer show people in true face, otherwise there is no guarantee that they will not be killed. However, Marin named the ship Columbus, but others would not come to Marin. This way ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Columbus''s name can also be remembered as a true Indian ... for a navigator, this is the best praise ... Be aware that before Columbus explored the New World, and this year Da Gama explored India, the names of the ships were basically saints. For example, Columbus''s flagship Santa Maria and Da Gama''s flagship San Gabriel. Columbus''s name could become one of the four ships, which definitely counted as Columbus''s face. As for the other three ships, Marin also did not name it according to common sense. The flagship is named "Wadden Warrior", and the other two Kirk sailboats are named "Huffman Family" and "Mrs. Mary" ... After everything was ready, Columbus took 4 ships, 160 sailors, and a full load of cargo and ammunition, left Tholencher, and went to Portugal to chase Da Gama ... Columbus was very puzzled about how Marin knew Da Gama''s departure date, but Marin said that he had obtained information from Jewish merchants, and he was so confused. Before leaving, Marin took the master Da Vinci, and several folk musicians who could play the instrument, performed a shocking piece of music-"Conquest of Heaven" on the pier ... Of course, this era of strong religious power , Marin did not dare to use the name Conquer Heaven, but renamed it to "Conquer the Ocean" ... This was used by future generations to commemorate Columbus'' discovery of the New World, but at this time, Marin used it to encourage Columbus to discover India ... In the shocking "Conquest of Paradise" music, Columbus and his sailors bid farewell to their loved ones and embarked on the journey to conquer the Indian route ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read the latest, fastest, most Fire serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 131： Loli plan After sending away Columbus''s fleet, Marin breathed a sigh of relief. After a long time of preparation, it was finally over. This voyage was significant for Marin. Of course, it does not refer to the profit of trade, but to the future. For example, this time when he went to India, Marin specifically asked Draco to search for the seeds of soybean and mung bean plants. It goes without saying that soybeans are the king of feed and are an important source of vegetable oil. Although this thing is produced in China, India and China border. Although the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a big obstacle, the two countries also have exchanges. For example, Indian sugarcane was introduced to China through the Southern Ocean during the Zhou Dynasty. Marin is not very familiar with the history of the spread of soybeans, but it is estimated that it is at the end of the 15th century and should also be introduced to India. As long as you have soybeans, you can produce a large amount of vegetable oil and obtain excellent horse feed. Whether it is civil affairs or military, soybeans are extremely important strategic resources. As for mung beans, that''s incidental. The origin of this thing is India, you can definitely get it in India. Although it has no strategic value, Marin likes bean sprouts made by mung beans. And, it seems good to drink mung bean soup in summer ... Alas, India''s saltpeter is much cheaper than Europe. European saltpeter costs 10 Finneys per pound. In India, as long as about two or three Finneys, it is only a little more expensive than the saltpeter of the Ming Dynasty. As Europe enters the era of guns, the demand for saltpeter will increase greatly, and coupled with the soaring prices, the price of saltpeter in Europe will also increase. In order to use the line-up shooting tactics in the future, Marlin will definitely need a lot of gunpowder. Saltpeter, the main raw material of gunpowder, is essential. So, for Marin, India is the most important thing-soy and saltpeter ... As for spices, that''s just incidental, there is the best, nothing is nothing. But soybeans and saltpeter are strategic materials and must be taken seriously. I''m busy with going to India, Marin is finally free to deal with Angela''s problem ... Angela is important, it goes without saying. Marin also hopes to use Angela to replicate Lu Buwei''s "strange goods can live" legend. Therefore, Angela cannot let go. How to get the most value from Angela? Best when married! I became the son-in-law of the Rovere family. At that time, with the support of the Pope, Marin may not necessarily hang on the tree of the Emperor. Maximilian I was not as good as his descendants, and the reward for the title seemed embarrassing. Of course, this is not that Maximilian I was stingy, but that this person is too shrewd and applied the knighthood, the only reward he can master, to the extreme, attracting people to die for him. As a modern man, Marlin has a very independent mind. He has no interest in such things as loyalty and patriotism. As a strategic game player, Marin prefers to participate in the hegemony himself. So, when Marin is strong to a certain degree, he must throw away Maximilian I and do it alone. However, it is not easy to go it alone. The old school aristocrats did not accept themselves very much, and Maximilian I was poor and mean. Therefore, Marin needs other external forces to help himself. Then, Julius II, the most powerful Pope in European history, became a good choice for Marin. However, Julius II was not a fool and would not support Marin for no reason. Then, marry the Rovere family and marry his niece (Marin has not known until now that Angela is actually the illegitimate daughter of Julius II), and the Pope will surely stand by his side. As long as you get online with the pope, most people want to move themselves, they must weigh it. Maybe a big country like Britain and France can not be a pope. But the German princes were not yet strong enough to challenge the Holy See. Because the Holy See has a great influence in the German region. In a bunch of bishops in the German region, bishops need the Holy See to appoint them. In addition, in order to obtain the position of bishop of the bishop state, some bishop candidates also spent a lot of money to bribe in Rome to obtain the position of the bishop of the bishop state. For example, Caesar is now the manager of Alexander Bishop''s position to sell the bishop of Germany in private. Whoever sends more gold coins, whose position is the bishop ... As long as he married the Rovere family of Julius II, nothing else. At least, in the battle for hegemony, the bishops will not be hostile to themselves, at least they will be neutral, and may even help themselves. The Holy See has a great influence in Germany. Just near the Marin territory, there are several strong bishops. For example, Archbishop Utrecht, Archbishop Bremen, and Bishop M¨¹nster. These are all powerful princes. Although the autonomy is great, when the bishops change, they need the approval of the Holy See. Without the approval of the Holy See, it would be impossible to become an archbishop. Because the bishops of the bishopric are not hereditary like the aristocratic territories, but are appointed by the Holy See. Of course, when some powerful emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were in office, these archbishops could also be appointed by the emperor. For example, Otto the Great. However, the Holy Roman Empire had few powerful emperors. Therefore, after Charles IV promulgated the Golden Seal, the emperor''s authority was greatly lost, and the Holy See had completely gained the upper hand in competing with the emperor for the appointment of the archbishop. At present, the appointment and removal of the bishop of the bishopdom in Germany is up to the Holy See ... ¶à How powerful are these bishops? In the seven elections of the Empire, three were appointed by the Holy See-Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Trier, and Archbishop of Cologne ... ËäÈ» Although these bishops can''t say that they occupy half of the territory in Germany, their overall strength, more than one-third, is without any problems. So long as the Pope''s support is obtained, there will be many bishops in Germany who will stand by their side or not embarrass themselves. Even the emperor couldn''t do this. You know, now the emperor''s allies are only the Swabian League and the Duke of Saxony ~ www.novelhall.com ~ So, in general, it is good to marry Angela ... As for marriage resistance? Marin couldn''t see it! You know, when Julius II fell into disappointment, there was no time to take care of his mistress Lucrezia and younger daughter Felice. In order to survive, Lucrezia, who was hiding in the countryside of Genoa, even married Felice, a 15-year-old little landowner, to an unknown little landowner in 1498 in exchange for the other''s acceptance. At the same time, the other members of the Rovere family were also suppressed and hunted down by the Borgia family, without any face at all. This time was the time when the Rovere family was most disappointed. Marin, a powerful baron who is willing to marry the daughter of the Rovere family, is absolutely shameful. Of course, Marin also did not dare to announce frankly that he had married a girl from the Rovere family. In that way, the Borgias had to mobilize the German archbishops to surround themselves. Therefore, Angela must change her identity. Fortunately, the method of communication in the Middle Ages was backward, and it was not difficult for Marin to fabricate a fake identity for Angela. However, for the moment, the most important thing is to coax Angela, a beautiful big loli, to marry herself in 1503 before Julius II returned to Rome to succeed the pope. So, in order to achieve this "little goal", Marin had to do everything he could to deceive and pursue the beautiful big Lolita Angela ... Marin himself was also very interested in the development of a beautiful little loli into a beautiful little wife. After all, killing and killing every day is also very boring and needs some adjustment ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read. Chapter 132： Various routines Ancient Loli is relatively precocious. Although Angela Della Rovere is only 15 years old, she is a standard lady. She is very proficient in all manners and is much stronger than the wild nobleman Marin. However, no matter what, Angela is also just a 15-year-old girl, and she is only a girl in third grade until her later life. Although Marin''s previous life was not good at coaxing girls, it does not mean that he doesn''t know how to coax. Those so-called pick-up routines are a lot on the Internet. But girls in later generations are more knowledgeable, even if you know the routine, they may not be successful. Moreover, many routines have also been used by people. But what time is it now? End of the Middle Ages! In this era, the extreme lack of entertainment culture has allowed Marin to have many opportunities to play. For example, casually telling a joke, the little Angela who had tried hard to keep her lady laughed and hurt her stomach. Marin was actually very puzzled. The joke he told was not very funny. Unexpectedly, this girl Angela smiled so low. Then, I made some brain teasers again, and flickered Da Loli into a stun ... "There are 7 birds on the tree. I shot one with a musket. How many more?" "6, such a simple arithmetic problem!" ´í "Wrong! Nothing left! I have killed a bird, and the other birds are still on the tree waiting for me to fight? Silly? Silly?" "Ah? Seems like ... wow ..." Then, the little girl was very happy again ... Such a mentally handicapped brain turns sharply, and Angela Lolly flickers. Although I didn''t answer a brain teaser, I was extremely interested. Alas, Marin is a lord after all and can''t always accompany Angela to play. So, after thinking over and over again, Marin decided to find a few clever little girls in the folk to accompany Angela to play. Otherwise, if you have been with this little ancestor, why not do anything? But the biggest problem is-the little girl doesn''t understand Frisian now, and she can''t speak German well. In a short period of time, he has to go out on his own. For this reason, in addition to making the little girl happy, Marin also teaches her to speak German. After the little girl speaks German, a few little girls as playmates can play with them. In order to deal with curious babies like Angela, Marin renovates every day to make fun. In addition to telling jokes and making brain teasers. Before going to bed each night, Marin was telling the little girl by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and Grimm''s fairy tale by the bed. Although 15 years old, the little girl has no resistance to fairy tales and is deeply attracted. Originally, the little girl was more resistant and shy to Marin''s little rogue at night in her room. However, after listening to the fairy tale, Angela couldn''t stop, and acquiesced to Marin''s stay in his room at night. Even after listening to the story, Marin secretly kissed her while she was stunned, and eventually acquiesced. To be honest, Marin really can''t do anything for such a small girl. After all, Angela is still young. However, Marin knew that marrying her would be of great benefit in the future. So Marin had to bite the bullet. In order to capture the little girl''s heart, Marin, who has reached the age of 30 in her heart, had to learn those strange Shushen and coaxed Angela, the adorable big loli. The little girl is not stupid, but she is a bit dumb. Every time she tells a fairy tale, the little girl is often stunned and immersed in the fantasy world. Then, Marin, the veteran, took the opportunity to kiss her secretly. At the beginning, the little girl was angry and thought Marin was too insignificant. However, the more the girl, the little girl didn''t care. Moreover, she was well aware of her situation. Pope Alexander VI wished to kill the owner of the Rovere family, and the lord Marin was willing to take her in, which is already a good thing. What''s more, the Wadden Islands are far away from Italy, which can better protect Angela from harm. I just, Angela was afraid Marin just wanted to play and didn''t want to marry her. You know, in the Catholic world, there is a big difference between a wife and a lover. Children who love life have no inheritance rights and are looked down upon. Although Marlin is not tall and strong, she looks pretty. A young girl like Angela is the most handsome boy like Marin. Therefore, Angela does not reject Marin''s pursuit at all. The only thing that worried him was that he didn''t want to marry himself, just playing with himself. Marin laughed after learning about Angela''s concerns. He rubbed the little girl''s hair, trickily took out a bright rose from the back, and then suddenly changed into a affectionate expression: "Angela, I swear in the name of God, I will marry you!" "Really?" Da Loli was a little happy, but she was stunned. µ±È» "Of course, you see, I swear in the name of God, do I dare to disrespect the gods?" In fact, Marin was an atheist, and he dared to swear. However, in this era, no one in Western Europe really dared to make fun of God. Alas, Marin is not cheating on the little girl. Knowing that you are a close relative of the next pope, and married you, the benefits are great, why should I forsake the oath? I took the bright red rose from Marin, and the girl sniffed happily. However, the stalk of the rose is thorny ... "Ah ... be careful!" Squinting to see Angela stabbed by a rose thorn, Marin quickly grabbed Angela Bainen''s little hand, pulled out the stab, and sucked the wound with her mouth, and from time to time spoke to comfort the little girl who was in pain. Then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In order to divert the little girl''s attention, another fairy tale plot began, and Angela was deeply attracted again and diverted her attention. While the little girl was in a daze, Marin took the opportunity to sneak in and kiss Angela''s little face. However, Marin kissed Angela, not to blame the obscenity of Shu Xi, but to face the cute, loved ones. Even though Marin had planned to marry this girl, Marin did not intend to start now. Because, Angela is too young. Even if Marin wants to start, he has to wait for the little girl to be 18 years old. Fifteen-year-old Angela hasn''t grown up yet, she looks very green. The two little beanbags on the chest were completely invisible when put on clothes. For this reason, Marlint let the little girl drink more milk, eat what to make up ... Unfortunately, there are no papaya in Europe right now. Otherwise, let the little girl eat papaya milk every day and make up milk ... The food at the Marin Castle is the best in Europe right now. A variety of Chinese cuisine dishes, dazzling. Little girls are usually greedy. Faced with a variety of Chinese food, Angela is happy to eat and drink, but she is worried about getting fat. But Marin told her, as long as you eat less at night. As a result, the food was plentiful at every lunch. In the evenings, dinner is dominated by vegetables. A joke ... a brain teaser ... a fairy tale ... a rose ... a gourmet ... a variety of low-end routines, so that a little medieval girl Angela, some of them lost. These tricks may be very low-end and rotten in the streets in modern times, and can only be used to coax little girls. Can be put hundreds of years ago, but it is very big. Therefore, Marin''s various low-end routines are very effective ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. Chapter 133： Frisian changes master (on) Âí While Marin coaxed Loli in his castle, Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, and Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, gathered a 10,000 army, ready to attack the Frisian aristocratic republic. In order to make up 10,000 troops in a short time, the Duke of Albrecht went to Wittenberg, where his great nephew Frederick III (Electron of Saxony) was located, and asked the Saxony country to borrow 5000 troops. This Frederick III was the prince who later supported Martin Luther''s Reformation. The Saxony system is very powerful. In the late medieval period when the economy was very backward, especially in the economically underdeveloped German regions, the general powerful vassals usually had only a few thousand standing troops. It is very difficult to gather thousands of troops. Because it costs 200,000 gold coins to feed thousands of troops every year. This is just daily overhead. Once a battle is fought, the cost of ammunition, weapon armor, and the food consumed by the march is even greater. But in this era, even the big princely countries, the annual fiscal revenue reached 200,000 gold coins. Because in this era of extremely underdeveloped agriculture, it is difficult to have 200,000 gold coins per year based on land tax alone. Only the Hanseatic Business Alliance in business can earn a lot of money. The Saxon business district is the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League, and the business district is closely related to the Wettingen family of the Saxony dynasty, and many businessmen belong to the Wettingen family at all. Therefore, the Wetting family has very strong financial resources. In general, in peacetime, the ordinary Principality and the Bosnia and Herzegovina only retain two to three thousand standing troops. Only in the event of a war will a large number of troops be temporarily hired or recruited, and it will be good to make up thousands or tens of thousands. The Weiting family is different because it has huge financial support. Therefore, no matter whether it is the Saxony electorate in the long room or the principality of Saxony in the second room, each family usually has thousands of standing troops. These standing troops are not the kind of cannon fodder temporarily recruited, but rather well-trained professional soldiers. The combat effectiveness is much stronger than the recruited soldiers, and it is not easy to collapse on the battlefield. °¢¶û Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, has explored. Although the Frisian aristocratic republic was maimed by Marin, Groningen and Leeuwarden were difficult to conquer because of the strong walls. In addition, after the war, the Friesland Aristocratic Republic temporarily recruited 2,000 strong men and incorporated them into the army to enrich the city defense. These recruits may be easily defeated by stronger troops in the field. But in defending the city, the effect is very great. Therefore, bringing in thousands of troops is enough insurance. For this reason, the Duke of Albrecht transferred 5,000 veterans from the Principality of Saxony, borrowed 5,000 veterans from the big nephew, and made up 10,000 professional troops. After being sworn in Dresden, he drove quickly to the Frisian region. The vanguard of this army is exactly a cavalry team led by Cavaliers Mavis that Marin has seen ... After failing to recruit relatives, Mavis returned to Dresden and continued to serve the Duke of Saxony. Because of the loss last time, Mavis has become cautious since then, and no longer drunk to go out in order to prevent sneak attacks. His last humiliation made him unforgettable all his life. Although, revenge failed. However, Mavis became more cautious. Powerful personal martial arts, coupled with careful manner, made the Duke Albrecht more admired by him. To this end, the Knights of Mavis was appointed by Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, as the commander of 500 forward cavalry, responsible for opening the road and dealing with the noble forces along the way. After all, from the Principality of Saxony to the remote Frisian region, there are many vassal states. Although the Saxony princes are powerful, the principalities along the way are nothing to mess with. Moreover, some of the vassal states also held regiments against foreign enemies. For example, the vassals of the Westphalia region (east of the Rhine) usually have internal fighting. However, once external vassals invade the area, it is easy for the vassals in the area to let go of their prejudices and temporarily join forces to fight the invasion of foreign enemies. Other regions, such as the Rhineland, Swabian, Franconia, and Wende regions, including Saxony, have this feature. ¹« Although the Principality of Saxony is powerful, he dares not easily offend these princes who are easy to join together, lest he ask for trouble. Therefore, the cavalry regiment led by Mavis was mainly responsible for dealing with the nobles along the way. Don''t look at the cavalry only 500 people, most of them are light cavalry, but in this era, the cavalry status is respected, 500 cavalry, almost can be considered a dissatisfied cavalry regiment. Even the non-regular cavalry regiments dominated by light cavalry have a status far higher than the number of infantry of 2,000. Therefore, the Mavis Knights have been greatly reused this time. Because, generally, only a baron is qualified to be a cavalry regiment commander. Mavis'' military literacy is very high, and the mission is performed very well. Along the way, the cavalry regiment satisfactorily completed the task of opening the road, and dealt with the nobles along the way. The 10,000-strong army led by the Duke of Albrecht was mostly trained veterans. Therefore, even marching, it can reach 30 to 40 kilometers per day, which is very fast. Of course, this is also because the princely Saxony Principality has prepared a large number of horse vehicles, which is conducive to long-distance marches. In addition, the weather was good during this time, there was no rain, and the road was not muddy. In addition to the military preparations, the Duke of Albrecht also made a lot of diplomatic preparations. As one of the most important owners of the second largest business circle in the Hanseatic League, the Duke of Albrecht sent someone to the Groningen, the only Hanseatic city in Friesland, to quietly notify the Saxon businessmen in the city, They assisted the duke''s actions ... As for how to help? This is easy ... When Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, led a 10,000-strong army down to the city of Groningen ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Frisians were prepared to resist resolutely, and they wanted to ask for help in the surrounding cities of Hansa. Alas, they were destined to wait for the rescue. Because the Duke of Saxony had long been preparing for diplomacy. As one of the current family members of the Hanseatic League''s second-largest business district, the Duke of Albrecht sent someone to say hello to the nearby Hanseatic city early and let them do nothing. Moreover, even the Hanseatic League, it is difficult to make a decision to confront the Duke of Saxony. Because there are already many Hansa merchants in the Saxony business district, they cannot agree to confront the Duke of Albrecht, and so are their trading partners. Moreover, the Duke of Saxony is supported by the emperor''s edict. Even the Hanseatic League was unwilling to rip off the face with the emperor. Because many privileges of the Hanseatic League require the emperor''s approval and authorization, especially in those imperial commercial cities. Therefore, when the Principality of Saxony invaded the Frisian aristocratic republic, even if the Frisians barked their throats, no one would come to rescue them. Because, for the sake of Frisian, it is unwise to fight against the Duke of Saxony, who has thousands of veterans. After the army of Saxony surrounded Groningen, the siege battle was indeed difficult to fight. Although many of the recruits used are recruits who have never seen blood. However, the Frisians relied on up to a solid wall to resist, and it was difficult for the veterans of Saxony to succeed quickly. Originally, this should be a long battle, and the Duke of Albrecht was ready for a long period of siege. However, after the army of Saxony surrounded Groningen, a Saxon-born Hansa businessman in the city called Meyer''s brain. The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 134： Frisian changes master (below) Although Meyer is just a merchant, he has a heart that wants to be a noble. Although he was rich, his status was not high, and he was discriminated against by aristocracy. So, he wanted to pay for a noble title. However, although European aristocratic titles were also sold in this era, the gold content was very low. Mayer did buy a jazz title for money. However, this jazz, with only the title of bareness, has little practical benefit. At most, it is the exemption from entering the city. Moreover, because the title was bare, combined with the identity of his merchant, others knew that the title was bought immediately. Aristocrats in general are all "from a certain family or some place", this is the source. From a certain family, this family must be a noble family. From somewhere, this place must be a fiefdom. The title of jazz bought by Meyer, but only the bare title of "Sir Meyer", can not be used from XXX ... According to the practice of this era, generally only the nobles with a fiefdom, or jazz from a certain aristocratic family, were regarded as true nobles. Of course, those trainee knights, because of their high force, are advocating the use of force in Germany, and they are also regarded as the noble reserve. Moreover, those trainee knights can also use the prefix "from a certain knight family" to indicate their origin. The same is true for jazz and squires. People from a noble family are recognized because they can use "from a certain family". As for spending money, although it can be regarded as a low-level aristocracy, people do not accept it. This is like the Ming Dynasty of the same era. People who passed the exams were regarded as "right" origins. And those diplomas that cost money. For example, the identity of a supervised student obtained by spending money on "donor supervision" is very despised. Although, supervisors can also be officials. However, under normal circumstances, jinshis who came from journeys and raise people can serve as officials in rich and prosperous areas. Supervisors who want to be officials can only go to the poor and dangerous areas of the northwest, southwest, and eastern Liaoning. Because there are no scholars from these places who are willing to go to these places, they can spend less money to buy a diploma supervisor. Meyer has a strong heart to become a genuine aristocrat, and the difference between the genuine aristocracy and the jazz title he bought is actually a source. As long as the Duke of Saxony is willing to reward him with a fiefdom, he will have a provenance. However, in this era, although nobles sold jazz titles, they did not sell them casually. This is a conventional rule. The title of the jazz is not hereditary, it doesn''t matter if you sell it. But if you sell the land, it will be terrible. The fiefdom can be hereditary, and nobles with fiefdoms can also be counted as genuine aristocrats. Anyone who dares to sell indiscriminately will break the rules and be rejected by other nobles. The old aristocrats were very resistant to the new aristocrats. Even people from low-level aristocratic families like Marin, after being baron lords, were rejected by the old aristocrats, not to mention letting a merchant become like them. Therefore, although the aristocrats are willing to use jazz that is not much use and exchange money from the wealthy merchants, they are not willing to make the merchants a true aristocracy. Of course, if this businessman has a military exploit, then no one will object to being officially noble. Just like Marin, because he has made great achievements. Even if the old nobles somewhat rejected him, they would not despise him or deny him. Because, Marin won the title by virtue of actual combat. In Shangwu''s Germany, military achievements are most respected. Everyone rejects Marin because Marin belongs to the emperor''s camp and is naturally hostile to the princes. However, no one disputed Marin''s noble status. After learning that the Duke of Saxony surrounded Groningen, he was in the city, and his mind was immediately alive ... Meyer is a weapon merchant. Before learning that Friesland was defeated, he brought a few carts of weapon armor to Friesland to sell. Alas, the Friesian nobles knew that the French would support their weapons and armor, and they did not agree to purchase Meyer''s goods. At this point, Meyer was unclear, so he stayed in the city and wanted to continue selling. He was accompanied by dozens of mercenary guards. After the army of Saxony began to surround Groningen and launch an attack, Meyer''s mind began to live ... He felt that the opportunity for his military achievements came ... If you can cooperate with the Duke of Saxony to win Groningen, then the Duke will definitely reward yourself. May improve the title, may give a fief ... However, in the fierce siege battle, the 60 mercenaries in Meyer''s hands were too few to be useful. Because after the start of the siege war, the Frisians had blocked the gates with large tree stumps, stones, bricks, etc. To capture the gate, 60 soldiers can defeat the soldiers near the gate. However, moving those stones and stumps was not easy. So, in order to gain this battle, Mayer secretly contacted other Saxon Hanse merchants and asked them to borrow guards ... A few days after the encounter, Meyer borrowed a number of escorts from various Saxon merchants. Although these merchants don''t have many guards, but ten of you and eight of them also make up a lot. More than a dozen Saxon and Hansa merchants came up with 260 people ... I happen to have a lot of weapons and plate armor in Meyer''s hands ... As a result, 260 mercenaries, under Meyer''s command, were equipped with two-handed swords and plate armor, ready to capture the city gate ... ÉÏÎç On the morning of the seventh day, when the army of Saxony launched another assault, Meyer rushed to the east gate with 260 merchants wearing plate armor to guard ... At this point, the main forces of the Frisian army were all drawn to the wall. For the gates that had been blocked early, there was not enough attention, and only dozens of soldiers were called to guard. In the face of 260 heavily armed merchant guards, dozens of people guarding the city gate were unable to resist and were quickly cut down. Meyer was also a smart man. After controlling the gate, he immediately sent people to move away from the masonry and tree stumps. Moreover, the masonry and tree stumps blocked the stairs leading to the ground on the wall, preventing people on the wall from being killed. After the rampant, the excess masonry and tree stumps were stacked behind the city gates, forming the style of fortifications. Meyer''s guards, however, deployed half of them to guard behind the fortifications to prevent the Frisians from counterattacking. ´Ì¼¤ In order to stimulate the death guards of the guards, Meyer signed the instrument on the spot and gave each mercenary guard a reward of 10 gold coins. And promised that even if they died, Meyer would send the money back to their hometown ... In this stimulation, the morale of the guards really increased. Although the Frisians sent hundreds of people to launch a counterattack, they were beaten back by drugged guards with defensive fortifications and excellent equipment. After an hour, just as the Frisians began to mobilize their main forces and prepare to come back to recapture the city gates, Meyer''s guards finally cleared the masonry, wooden stakes behind the city gate, and opened the city gate ... "Squeak ---" After a sour noise, the gates of Groningen''s east city were opened by Meyer''s men ... µÄ The Saxon army that is siege is a little ã¶, I do n¡¯t know what happened ... But Meyer didn''t hesitate, he jumped out and yelled in the dialect of Saxony: "Why are you still doing that? Hurry up!" The Saxon soldiers woke up as they dreamed, and immediately rushed in without hesitation, and started a fierce street fight with the Frisians ... After all, the Frisians lost their brilliance in the war with Marin. Many two-handed swordsmen are currently being held by Marin on the Wadden Islands to work hard and have not been returned. Alas, the most fighting force in the city is currently only the 120 knights ... As for the others, they are actually artillery soldiers who have been recruited. Their combat effectiveness is average. Let them defend the city, and they can fight against the enemy with huge terrain advantages. But as soon as the advantage of the wall was lost, they immediately persuaded ... The Saxony''s professional army defeated the Frisians, and Groningen could not stand it. The Governor of the Frisian Aristocratic Republic, Fyskefrijheid, and eight other noble parliamentarians decisively brought a batch of gold that was easily carried, 120 knights, and a group of fairly good soldiers, opened the west gate and rushed out ... By coincidence, after learning that the East Gate was opened, the Duke of Saxony immediately transferred half of the troops in the other three directions to use it to break through the East Gate. ×Ü When Governor Fyskefrijheid and others rushed out of the West Gate with their elites, there were not many Saxon troops outside the West Gate, and they were not particularly elite. They were all infantry. The Friesian army that fled was riding a horse. After breaking through the line of surprise of the Saxony infantry, the men left ... After all, the Saxons came to attack. The Saxon infantry outside Simon was still busy attacking the previous moment, but the next moment it became the attacked party. Therefore, they are unavoidably caught off guard. When the Frisian elite troops attacked, many of them were still climbing the city walls ... so, they had no time to set up a defensive formation, and they were suddenly rushed out by the Frisian breakout forces and they were too late ... Alas, the Duke of Albrecht was not very concerned about those Friesland nobles who fled. Because, as long as it takes up Groningen, the finances of the Friesland aristocracy will collapse, and it will not be able to jump up. Of course, he did not ignore the enemy''s escape. To this end, he deployed 800 cavalry, Mavis took the lead, and chased the Frisian nobles. The Frisians fled this time, bringing a total of 120 knights and 300 horse infantry. When rushing out of the gate, 50 people were also lost. Now they only have about 370 people. If it is overtaken by 800 cavalry, it is bound to run. Alas, the Frisian nobles clearly knew this. Therefore, when they ran away, they did not follow the road leading south to the west, but instead took the path leading north ... Mavis did not chase the Frisian nobles, but he was not stupid. Without chasing the Frisian nobles, he simply headed westward and went directly to the city of Leeuwarden, sealing the road into the city. Within Friesland, the two cities of Groningen and Leeuwarden are relatively strong and suitable for long-term adherence. In other cities, defense is not worth mentioning. As long as these two cities cannot resist for a long time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The army of Saxony occupies the whole territory without any effort. Although Mavis could not capture Leeuwarden, he could prevent the Frisian nobles from entering Leeuwarden to resist ... Alas, the Frisian nobles were made a dilemma ... In the next few days, after occupying Groningen, the Duke of Saxony left 2000 troops in Groningen, and the rest of the army continued to advance west and won the cities ... But the Frisian nobles were forced to hide in the swamp area north of Leeuwarden, with some dilemmas ... Friesland changed hands, it is already a matter of course. Although Leeuwarden is a sturdy city, there are only 1,000 defenders in it. In the face of tens of thousands of Saxons, it is a matter of time to fall behind. Therefore, a few Frisian nobles, in addition to surrender, are the way to exile, or they can be killed in battle. They were clearly unwilling to surrender or fight to death. So they can only choose exile. But they don''t know where to go into exile ... At the same time, the frisian messenger rushed to Lubeck, the capital of the Hanseatic League, and asked the alliance to help Groningen. But Luebeck was silent ... I have no reason for it, because the Saxons are also the second largest force in the Hanseatic League. If the Alliance is determined to fight the Duke of Saxony, the Alliance will inevitably split. Moreover, after the civil war, the alliance will also lose its strength greatly and no longer have the strength against the Kalmar alliance in Denmark. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Lubeck chose to remain silent, allowing the Duke of Saxony to occupy Groningen to ensure the stability within the alliance ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular Works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 135： Angry Marin "Asshole! Asshole! This bastard, Albrecht, grabbed my place!" In the castle of Denborg, Marin was furious when he learned that Saxony captured Groningen. Moreover, in order to vent his anger, Marin waved a one-handed sword and broke a lot of furniture. Alas, Marin had no choice. Because, in terms of strength, Marinby is not Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Even if Marin wanted to oppose, he didn''t have that strength. More importantly, giving Friesland to the Duke of Saxony was an order from the emperor. Moreover, the scriptures stated that this was an agreement reached in 1492, only to be implemented in 1497. Alas, Marin clearly remembers that the history book said that the Duke of Saxony won Friesland only around 1500 ... In fact, Marin did not know that in history, the Duke of Saxony did not occupy Friesland until 1498. The reason for the early occupation of Friesland was because Marin maimed Friesland''s army, causing Albrecht, Duke of Saxony to see the opportunity in advance, so he sent troops to occupy Friesland in advance. What''s more terrible is that Marin detained 1,000 Frisian veterans to let them work hard in the Wadden Islands (West Frisian Islands). This also caused Friesland to lack sufficient troops to respond to the invasion of the Duke of Saxony. In other words, all previous efforts of Marin made wedding clothes for the Duke of Saxony ... So Marin was so angry that he was so ill ... Even when he was ill, Marin was indignant in bed, cursing the Duke of Saxony in his mouth or heart, and supporting the Duke of Saxony to capture Emperor Maximilian I of Friesland. Of course, the cursing of the emperor was cursed in his heart, and he did not dare to curse on the surface. After all, he was an emperor, cursing the emperor with his mouth, and spreading it was not good for himself. However, in his heart, Marin hated the Duke of Saxony and the emperor ... In fact, the emperor is also very wronged. This matter was really an oral agreement reached with the Duke of Saxony in 1492. In fact, the emperor did not want to implement this agreement. However, the emperor lacked help in the quarrel in the Imperial Parliament and had to win over the Saxon nobility. Therefore, he could only accept the transfer of Friesland to the Duke of Saxony. In this way, the emperor can also get some money for compensation. However, he didn''t know that his powerful thug Marin, because of this, hated him. Moreover, this resentment was so powerful that Marin later broke the Emperor. Of course, even if the event is broken, the emperor is not very clear ... After all, Marin is very young, and he is fast. After the illness, Marin still had a fire in his heart that had nowhere to vent. So he went hunting with a gun. After killing many innocent animals, Marin finally vented a lot of resentment in his heart. After the anger reduced, Marin began to think about countermeasures ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony has occupied the main cities of Friesland, and full control of Friesland is just around the corner. According to Marin''s people, Governor Fyskefrijheid and several Frisian nobles, as well as their hundreds of elites, are still hiding in the swamp area north of Leeuwarden near the North Sea. The Saxons were unfamiliar with swamp areas and rushed into the marshes, especially cavalry. So, for the time being Fyskefrijheid and others are safe. Relying on their familiarity with the swamp, they can indeed hide for a long time. But as long as the Duke of Saxony found a guide who was also familiar with the swamp area, they were in danger. I didn''t get Frisian myself, Marin felt very aggrieved. As a result, Marin, whose anger had not yet dissipated, decided to block the Duke of Saxony and prevent him from obtaining a stable Frisian. The Frisian people have been independent for hundreds of years, and these local nobles have a great influence in the local area. Earlier, these local nobles were actually chiefs of the local Frisian tribe, and had high prestige within their respective tribe. As long as these people are alive, it is easy to do something locally with their appeal. So Marin decided to help these people against the Duke of Saxony. According to European history read by Marin in his last life, the occupation of Friesland by the Duke of Saxony caused the puppet of the Duchy of Gerdes, south of the Republic of Friesland. Charles II of the Egmond family, Duke of guedes, was a very ambitious man. The Principality of Gerdes was once conquered by bold Charles, but during the Flemish Uprising from 1491 to 1492, Charles II took the opportunity to free the Principality from the rule of Maximilian I, only on the surface Surrender, in fact, achieved autonomy. In the original history, this monarch has been dissatisfied after the Duke of Saxony occupied the Republic of Friesland. Friesland is near the Principality of Geddes, and is a ¡°land without land¡±, which has always been the target of the Principality of Geddes. Now, suddenly occupied by the Principality of Saxony, the Duke of Charles II naturally disagrees and unhappy. As a result, in the original history, the Duke of Charles II privately strongly supported the Frisians and rebelled against the rule of the Duke of Saxony. Even, sometimes the Principality of Gerdes went shirtless, head to head with the Principality of Saxony. Although the Principality of Saxony is stronger than the Principality of Gerdes. However, Friesland is too far away from the Principality of Saxony. Even if the Principality of Saxony can gather tens of thousands of troops, it cannot be kept in Friesland. And every time a large army is dispatched from Saxony to fight in Friesland, the cost is huge. Charles II supported the Frisians in their insurgency and sometimes sent troops to attack him, giving George Albrecht''s successor, George, a headache. In order to prevent the invasion of the Principality of Gerdes, Duke George spent too much money and energy to prevent the infiltration and attack of the Principality of Gerdes. For this reason, the exhausted Duke George finally sold Friesland to the Habsburgs. Marin knew this, and naturally knew the weakness of the Duke of Saxony. Although the Principality of Saxony is powerful, Friesland is too far away from its homeland and it is difficult to deploy troops. Therefore, inciting the locals to rebel, and encouraging the Principality of Gerdes to participate in it, even if they can not defeat the people of the Saxon Principality, they can make the Principality of Saxony more than worth it. The resistance of the Frisian people, it is more appropriate to let these 9 local nobles lead. Although, these people have limited capabilities. However, with the support of the Duke of Gerdes, they could also explode into a powerful force, causing great trouble to the Duke of Albrecht. To this end, Marin thought repeatedly, ordered Sauer to quietly take people to the marshlands north of Leeuwarden, to find the former Governor of the Friesian Republic, Fyskefrijheid and others, and to help them leave Friesland. ´ó²¿·Ö Most of Friesland is under the control of Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, and it is not meaningful to stay in Friesland at this time. Moreover, these nine nobles are also afraid of death. If besieged by the Saxon army, they may surrender. But sending them to the Duchy of Gerdes had no problems. The Principality of Gerdes was very thick, and he was not afraid of the anger of the Duke of Saxony, and he could take these people. With these well-regarded Frisian aristocrats, Charlie, Duke of Gerdes, can also make a big fuss, causing great trouble to the Duke of Albrecht ... Gaucher quickly found Fyskefrijheid and others, and persuaded them to leave Friesland and go to the Duchy of Gerdes. However, Fyskefrijheid also struggled. From the north of Leeuwarden to the southwest border of Pygdez, many Saxon troops were stationed. Relying on more than 300 people, it is difficult to reach the Principality of Gerdes safely. Moreover, these people did not know the mind of the Duke of Gerdes. ÉÜ When Sauer told them that the Duke of Gerdes was also very interested in the Friesland region, Governor Fyskefrijheid shook his head: ²» "No, no, no, I don''t want to go to Duke Charlie. Since he''s also jealous of Frisian, what''s the difference between him and the Duke of Saxony? Let''s go to him, not with the lion''s hide (Europe has no tigers)?" "No, Lord Governor, you are wrong. Of course, the Duke of Gerdes is frisian, but it is the Duke of Saxony who is currently occupying Friesland. Although the Duke of Charlie is not at ease, he must be sure before occupying the Friesland area. Will raise you as babies. Because of you, he will have an excuse to interfere in Frisian affairs! Now, for the Duke of Gerdes, you are babies and excuses! " "We are useful?" "correct!" "But I''m afraid the Duke of Gerdes will be hacking us ..." Governor Fyskefrijheid worried. "Here you can rest assured that he will not fight against you until he captures Friesland. Of course, you will have to run away before he captures Friesland. But before he captures Friesland, you can do it Use them to fight with the Duke of Saxony. The two lions will inevitably suffer damage. After the war between the two sides, their strength will definitely be greatly reduced. At that time, you can pull up your team and you can be independent again ... "Sauer I took a look at the notes Marin gave me and said a lot of "line" ... "It makes sense ... we use the power of the Duke of Gerdes to weaken the Duke of Saxony. When the power of the Duke of Saxony weakens, we can rise again ... Don''t forget the Parisian ..." Baron Leeuwarden Tel reminded. Everyone came to realize that they had a lot of cards in their hands ... As a result, nine noble members of the congress agreed to stay in the Duchy of Gerdes. For traffic problems, this is not a problem. Marin had already prepared two warships that had been snatched from Friesland to transport them in batches ... However, this seems to be useless. After arriving at the beach, the original local lord, Zetter, directly recruited a large number of local fishermen, drove fishing boats, and sent them to Lelystad, the port of the Principality of Gerdes. At the same time, Marin also sent a message ~ www.novelhall.com ~ If Governor Fyskefrijheid and others draw sponsorship, Marin will return 1,000 former Frisian veterans who worked as hard labor on the islands to them Against the Duke of Saxony. Twenty-nine MPs were overjoyed. They now only have 370 people, and they can''t make a splash. If the 1,000 veterans return, they will have a thousand or hundreds of soldiers. These forces may not be able to confront the Duke of Saxony in the front, but they are enough to cause great damage to the Frisian region, and can even occupy a small area to survive. Moreover, with more than a thousand people in their hands, they need not worry about being killed by the Duke of Gerdes at any time. After all, they now have 120 martial arts knights, plus more than 120 elite epeemen in the 1,000 prisoners of war, and sophisticated generals such as Siwag. With these people, they have more confidence in the restoration of the country. After doing this, Marin felt a lot better. To be sure, these arrangements can definitely cause great trouble to the Duke of Saxony. And myself, it seems to be a lot easier. After all, the chance to become a great lord was destroyed by the Duke of Saxony, and he had to continue to be the island lord, and Marin was full of resentment after all. Marin would not be reconciled without giving the Duke Albrecht trouble. In fact, Marin''s real intention was to have the Duchy of Gerdes toss the Duke of Saxony to a collapse. Finally, he came forward again, pretending to be good, and bought Frisian from the Duke of Saxony to clean up the mess. This process may take a long time, but it is definitely enough for the Duchy of Saxony to drink a pot. In the process, Marin will accumulate enough power, but fortunately, he can manage the scene at the end ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 136： Good for bad emperors and dukes Marin is not a big-hearted person, and has no broad-mindedness. Therefore, in later generations, it is difficult for him to mix up. Because he didn''t know how to forbear, and didn''t know how to unite all possible forces. Of course, that was the age in which the talents came out. Because of the popularization of education, there are too many scholars in future generations. Any disadvantages may be magnified in such an environment. Because, your competitors are strong. However, in the Middle Ages, this shortcoming of Marin was greatly reduced. Because he is a traverser, with a vision and insights far beyond this era, and he knows a lot of advanced technology. Moreover, there were few and few smart people in this era. So it ¡¯s not a big deal to keep your eyes open. Besides, in this era, there are more nobles in his mind than others, and people are still confused. Because of his small eyes, Marin hated the Duke of Saxony and Emperor Maximilian I. Marin decided to take revenge on the two. Of course, because of limited strength, retaliation must be carried out in secret. Best of all, Marin retaliated against them, causing a huge loss to the two, but didn''t notice it. Ôõô As for how to retaliate? What revenge? Marin thought for a long time and decided to do two very big things ... The first thing is to destroy the good thing that Charles V, the grandson of Emperor Maximilian I, served as both the Emperor of Shinra and the King of Spain. Charles V was rampant in Europe because of the massive supply of gold and silver in the Spanish-American colony, and the combat power of German mercenaries. If it wasn''t for France''s unlucky powerhouse that drew the firepower of Charles V in the front, and the powerful Ottoman Turkey restrained it in the east, Charles V would have truly unified Germany. France and Spain, which were completely united, were also crying and crying, even King Fran?ois I was captured. In the end, France had to resort to Ottoman Turkey and ally with it, allowing the Turks to restrain Shen Luo''s energy on the eastern front. Maximilian I ¡¯s son, Philip, who is the same age as Marin, married last year the second daughter of the King of Spain, the "mad girl" Juana. At that time, Marin also gave valuable gifts. Of course, as a little baron, Marin is not qualified to attend a wedding, but only to the court. Originally, Marin was very fond of Maximilian I. However, on the issue of Friesland, Marin was so fierce that he began to drift away from Germany with the emperor. Moreover, Marin himself did not want to see a too strong Habsburg family. You know, after all, Marin also wants to be a prince of power. But the princes are naturally opposed to a strong central government, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. So, Charles V, who inherited the fierce German and rich Spain, was not what Marin wanted to see. Previously, Marin''s unwillingness to destroy was hindered by Maximilian I''s appreciation of himself. But intellectually speaking, that imperious Charles V is better not to appear. Charles V wasn''t too aggressive, and Marin even despised him. You know, this goods controlled the Jinshan Yinhai of the Spanish Empire, and also held a large number of German mercenaries, as well as the Flemish Legion. However, in the end, the goods failed to complete the true unity of Germany. It can be seen that the capacity of this product is actually not too strong. At most, it''s OK. Moreover, when this article finally abdicated, it failed to leave the crown of the Shin Luo Empire to his son, leading to the separation of the Holy Roman Empire from Spain. Although both Shen Luo and Spain are governed by the Habsburgs, they are not managed by one person after all, and it is difficult to work together. In the end, the two countries are no longer one, and Germany has lost the possibility of true unification. Otherwise, if you replace it with a talented master like Li Shimin, you have already poisoned your brother Ferdinand I and cleared the obstacle for his son. Of course, even though Charles V was not very talented, his origins were so good that all monarchs were jealous of him. As soon as he was born, his grandfather Maximilian I had already paved the way for his ascension to the throne. Then, when he was born, he was also the natural heir to Spain''s throne. When he was born, the American Empire of Spain was not yet established. But when he grew up, the Spaniards conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico and began to acquire local gold and silver. Then he acquired the Inca Empire and developed the world''s largest silver mine, the Potosi Silver Mine. I can say that he was born to enjoy supreme authority and vast wealth. However, Charles V had to wait until 1500 to be born. In 1497, two others were still alive than the mad woman Juana, the mother of Charles V, who inherited the throne. For example, Prince John, the first heir to the Spanish throne, is still alive. However, Marin read history books and knew that on October 4 this year, Prince John would die. Moreover, the bad luck of the young prince was very funny. Although the official said that Prince John died of lung disease, folk legends said that Prince John died of excessive libido. Íõ×Ó Prince John and Marin are the same age, only 19 years old this year, when the formal young people were just born. In addition to marrying back a beautiful and noble princess (daughter of Maximilian I), then it is inevitable to be greedy ... But the problem is that the prince was born thin and weak, and his body was not good. Then he overworked the princess, which resulted in physical weakness. Then the sick demons took the opportunity to invade, allowing the weak prince to start a high fever, and finally died. Marlin is more willing to believe this statement, because, in history, there is such a detail. That is, when the prince had a high fever and serious illness, the beloved King Ferdinand II of Aragon used to hug his only son and was in great pain. If it is the official said of the lung disease, then Ferdinand II who embraced the prince would be difficult to escape. Because lung disease is a highly contagious disease. Coupled with his son''s dying serious illness, Ferdinand II must have been heart-strapped at that time, his immunity was inevitably low, and the infection of lung disease could not be avoided. However, Ferdinand II had nothing to do and lived to 1516. Therefore, Marin thought that it was impossible for the prince to get lung disease, but it was more credible for the physical weakness caused by the death of greed. You should know that in Europe in this era, there is no effective way to deal with colds. In the East, at least there is a way to drink **** brown sugar. In Europe in this era, the death rate was very high when a cold was encountered. What''s more, because of his physical weakness, Prince John was weaker against colds. As for what kind of lung disease, that''s just what the royal family preached to hide ugliness. Thinking of this, Marin had a mature idea in his heart¡ª The way to get rid of him was simple: he rushed to Spain and healed the prince while he was sick. As long as Prince John survives, no matter whether it is Madonna Juana or the princess Isabella married to Portugal, you must say goodbye to the throne. Because as long as Prince John is present, the princesses have no possibility of inheriting the throne. After all, Spain is also heavily influenced by the Salician law, which gives priority to male heirs. Unless there is no male heir, it is the female turn. Âí Marin felt good about Prince John''s illness. As long as a bag of ginger, a bag of brown sugar, boiled water and sweat on the quilt, everything is OK. As for the high fever, the protagonists in countless novels have provided Marin with a solution-rubbing his body with alcohol or shochu. After the fever has subsided, use **** brown sugar water ... Unless, what kind of lung disease does the prince have. But even so, Marin has a remedy. Use 500 grams of fresh aloe leaves, white vinegar, and rock sugar. Mix white vinegar and rock sugar first, and cool. Then put the aloe vera leaves in the jar, put the mixture, and store it in a sealed container for 7 days. Then, take a small bowl each morning and evening. ·½ This recipe has little effect on lung disease, but it is very useful for mild patients. Prince John has never heard of lung disease before, and if it does, it must be mild. This recipe, if Prince John really got lung disease, even if he could not be cured, he could drag him on and not let Prince John die. As long as Prince John persists, and Marin, who has had a half-time Chinese medicine with Lao Lang Middle School in the village, there is a way to save Prince John. I dare not say that there is no problem in insisting that the boy have a baby. As long as Prince John survived or left the baby. So, what happened to Charles V in the Spanish Empire ... And Marin, quietly retaliating against Maximilian I, succeeded silently. Moreover, if the dying prince is really cured, the Spaniards will also bear their own affection, and it will be a great humanity. At that time, if I go to the Americas to occupy the land, I will have a discussion. Even if the treatment fails, there is not much loss. Because if it is really an "incurable disease" like lung disease, Marin fails, and the Spaniards cannot blame him. If the cold caused by physical weakness is better, the cure rate is very high. Anyway, Marin made up his mind to quietly destroy the great thing that Charles V would take over the Holy Roman Empire and Spain in the future. This is also to clear the obstacles for himself to participate in the hegemony hegemony. Uh ... As for how to target the Duke of Saxony? That is also a big thing ... Marin studied European history and learned that next year Frederick, the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, will be selected as the chief of the Teutonic Knights and become the supreme leader of the Teutonic Knights. This is a very important event. Frederick became the chief of the Teutonic Knights. Then, the strength of the Duke of Saxony will also rise. Because the Prussian and Livonian business districts where the Teutonic Order is located are the third largest business district of the Hanseatic League! If the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony becomes the head of the Teutonic Knights, it is tantamount to the Vetin family reaching into the third largest business district of the Hanseatic League. By that time, the Weetin family who controlled the Saxon business district and the Prussian and Livonia business districts at the same time will not be able to go to heaven? ¹« The Duke of Saxony snatched the Frisian he was aiming at. Would Marin let the enemy''s son be the head of the Teutonic Knights? Marin''s previous life knows from the book that the chief of the Teutonic Knights died about the end of August. Then, in the second half of the year, the Teutonic Order was busy electing a new leader. The Teutonic Order is a strange place where the native Prussians have little status. The locals are actually knights from all over Germany. The main force is those homeless knights from the German knight family. Marin''s uncle, Jule, had gone to the important destination of the German Rangers, the Teutonic Knights, but now his life and death are unknown. The Teutonic Order is actually a German colony on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Every year, a large number of German wandering knights go to the Teutonic Knights to replenish the knights with fresh blood. In the Teutonic Knights, there are five major forces, very powerful. They are-Saxons, Swabians, Rhinelanders, Westphalians, and Frankenians. As for the knights in other regions, the strength in the Teutonic knighthood is too small, and some are not ranked. The country of Mark, where Marin''s hometown is located, belongs to Westphalia. Westphalians, in the Teutonic Order, belong to the fourth largest force. Moreover, within the Teutonic Knights, the Frankenians and Swabians were basically opposed to the Rhinelanders and Westphalians. However, everyone in Saxony is powerful and does not need to be aligned with others. This time the election of the Grand Head, the opposing Franconia-Swabian League, obviously will not agree with the Cavaliers from Rhineland-Westphalia as the new Grand Head. Similarly, the Rhineland-Westphalia Alliance will not agree to the other person''s head. The Saxons are very crowded, and the Saxons are also reluctantly accepted by both factions. Therefore, Frederick, the youngest son of Duke Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was successfully elected as the new chief. For prestige, 23-year-old Frederick has a prestige ... Of course, the Teutonic Knights are not limited to these five groups. There are also many knights from other regions. For example, Johnny von Tiffin, who is still dead, is from Switzerland. In other regions, such as Austria, Bohemia, Silesia, Pomerania, and even the Netherlands and Switzerland, there are nomadic knights in the Teutonic Order. However, the wandering knights in these areas have not formed a climate in the Teutonic Knights, and they cannot influence the overall situation of the Teutonic Knights. As far as Marin knows (the old Huffman went to the Teutonic Knights because of his brother and inquired about it there), the chief of the Teutonic Knights was elected by more than 800 core Teutonic knights. Among them, the Saxony has 180 seats in it. The Franconia-Swabian League occupies 230 seats, and the Rhineland-Westphalia League occupies 210 seats ... As for the remaining 200 seats, it is divided by the wandering knights in other regions . Among them, the status of the Saxons is aloof. As long as they have the support of either the Franconia-Swabian Alliance or the Rhineland-Westphalia Alliance, they will also be able to win a stable election by attracting a few retail investors. In turn, the two alliances must get Saxon support if they want to launch their candidates. And if they are candidates for the opponent, they will definitely try to block ... Marlin''s plan is actually simple and rude ... The way to beat him is to throw money! µÄ For retail investors from other regions, there are also 200 people. They are also a big force, all of which are votes. As a Westphalian, Marin must have supported those elected on his side. And the votes of the Cavaliers of the League will definitely be cast on their own. By then, Marin could barely reach half as long as he spent money to buy those retail investors. As for the candidates launched by the Saxons, the Saxony Cavaliers will definitely give their full support. However, the Franconia-Swabian League may not always support it. By then, Marin wouldn''t have to buy the votes of those from the Franconia-Swabian League. As long as they don''t vote for Frederick, that''s enough. I want to do this, it''s actually very simple. Just launch another candidate who is not from the Rhineland-Westphalia League or the Saxony region ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Then Marin can send someone to help this person to Franconia-Shiva Money in the league for canvassing. As long as dozens of 230 Knights of the Franconia-Swabian League vote for this person, then Frederick''s votes from the Franconia-Swabian League must not be half. And buy yourself enough to support the candidates of the Rhineland-Westphalia League. Well, defeating Frederick is not a big deal. Moreover, he paid for helping to smash down the post of chief of the Teutonic Knights. The new leader will certainly be grateful. Moreover, in the future, they will open a door for themselves to do business in the Teutonic Order. You should know that the Teutonic Order is also a well-known business circle, which belongs to the Prussian and Livonia business circles, the third largest business circle of the Hanseatic League. Since it is on the coast of the Baltic Sea, which has the lowest salt content in the world, the salt price here is very expensive. Coincidentally, Marin is a big supplier of table salt. With the help of a large head of command, it is not difficult for him to make a lot of profits in the Teutonic Order ... So this plan is also a good plan without loss ... In short, neither the rescue of Prince John of Spain nor the support of candidates in the region to become the new head of the Teutonic Knights is not a loss-making business. Moreover, the first of these two plans will not only be beneficial to you, but also prevent the emperor''s grandson from becoming a European supremacy; the second will make his competitor Duke Saxony lose a huge benefit. .novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 137： Start planning East Frisian Squinting that the Republic of Friesland is no longer his own, Marin is not reconciled to being trapped on several islands. So he set his sights on Frisian''s neighbouring country, and also the home of Mrs. Mary-East Frisian. Mrs. Mary is the heir of the Bullock family, and has the theoretical possibility of inheriting East Frisian. Although Mrs. Mary''s mother was not an aristocracy, the marriage of his parents belonged to "unique marriage". Jurisprudentially, Mrs. Mary should have lost the possibility of inheriting East Frisian. This is also an important reason why the current Count of East Frisian States did not continue to hunt down Mrs. Mary. Alas, it''s hard to beat Marin. As a traverser who was accustomed to false evidence in later generations, Marin knew that although Grandpa Mary was only a merchant, Madame Mary''s grandfather, who was the Count of East Frisian at the time, was eligible to grant Lady Mary Grandpa is a noble. Marin remembered that Mrs. Mary had collected many official parchment papers signed by Count Brock. As a master who is good at imitating other people''s handwriting, Marin can imitate the signature of Earl Brock and make fake documents. As long as Marin forged a document that Count Brock authorised Madam Mary''s grandfather, the Savannah family to be promoted to baron, and let everyone recognize it. Then, the marriage of Mrs. Mary''s parents is no longer an intermarriage of your grandmother. As for how the instrument can be believed, it''s simple. In addition to making the writing on the documents exactly the same as those of the old documents, Marin also knows the aging and old techniques. For example, you can put the fake documents in a high temperature and low temperature environment for a period of time, and you can also take the documents to a place with a lot of wind and sand for a period of time ... In short, after a period of toss, as long as the documents look very worn, That''s it. Even, Marin can simply buy old parchment paper. In this way, it is easier to get old, and it is more difficult to distinguish authenticity. As long as the handwriting is the same, the instrument looks very vintage. Even if someone comes to identify, it''s hard to tell the truth. With such a document, Mrs. Mary is qualified to inherit East Frisian. Then, as the son of Mrs. Mary, she was legally qualified to use East Frisian. The only trouble is that I have a big brother ... Adler is a bit silly, but he is the eldest son of Mrs. Mary. According to European practice, even if Mrs. Mary is qualified to inherit East Frisian, her first successor is Adler, not Marin. Marin was very worried, he worked a long time, but ended up making clothes for Adler. Although Adler is his own brother, in the battle for hegemony, there is no family relationship to talk about. Lao Li killed two brothers in order to become emperor ... If he can''t get absolute inheritance, Marin would rather not attack East Frisian. Because, East Frisian is not too easy to mess with. You must know that a small country like East Frisian Lambo, with a population of more than 60,000, has good fighting power. Although they are the same Frisian people as the Frisian aristocratic republics, the fighting powers of the two countries are quite different. Because East Friesland faced the ungrateful German princes, the people of this country have been fighting basically. A small state with more than 60,000 people was able to mobilize 8,000 troops. In medieval Europe, this is basically the whole people. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are fighting nations of this era. The Frisian aristocratic republic has East Frisian blocking to the east, and the relatively mild Archbishop of Utrecht to the south as a barrier. Therefore, the Frisian aristocratic republic is not dangerous enough, and the people''s sense of crisis is not as strong as that of East Frisian, nor is it almost as popular as East Frisian. Therefore, they were easily conquered by the Duke of Saxony. Marin read such a passage in the history books-in 1516, Maximilian I gave East Frisian Land to George the Duke of Saxony. Then, Duke George of Saxony gathered 24 lords and brought together a total of ten thousand coalition forces, but was defeated by Friesland. Of course, East Frisian is the defensive side and naturally has the advantage. Moreover, this small state can mobilize 8,000 troops, which is very powerful. What''s more, its standing army is a heavy armored swordsman army of 1,000 people, also called a straw hat swordsman. Because of this group of heavy armor swordsmen, only the upper body is wearing breastplate armor, the lower body is without armor, and the head is wearing a Frisian local straw hat. In general, the number of East Frisian heavy armored swordsmen was twice that of the Frisian aristocratic republic with a population of more than 200,000. In addition, East Frisian''s straw hat swordsman is better trained and more effective. In fact, it was George Duke of Saxony who killed himself. You hiccup, you have tens of thousands of troops, and East Frisian usually has only 1,000 troops. If you do not declare war and launch a sneak attack, the other party will definitely not have the time to mobilize the whole country. In the end, this one was better. He asked the emperor for help and let the emperor publicly issue the edict. The jurisprudence was correct, but East Frisian had enough time to prepare. Before the Saxony army had arrived in East Friesland, the East Frisian land country had completed national mobilization, mobilized 8,000 troops, relying on the solid city walls, and waited ... Then the Saxony coalition tragedy ... For Marin, it must have been a direct attack on Emden, the capital of East Frisian Land, and directly took the Sexner family who ruled the country. Then everything is OK. As for jurisprudence, wait until the Sequner family is captured, and then slowly explain and contact the locals. The original count were gone, and no one called them to resist. Other regions cannot be mobilized. Then again, of the 13 tribes of East Frisian, the area controlled by the formerly largest Bullock family was most likely to fall to Marin. Because, according to the spies report, many people there still miss the Brock family. As long as someone responds, it shouldn''t be difficult to win over East Frisian yourself. Then, I also learned to study Li Yuan into Chang''an, and come to "Three Chapters of the Law" or "Amnesty the World" or something, which can dissolve the resistance of East Frisian people. All have lived a good life. Who is willing to resist? Moreover, the descendants of Mrs. Mary are indeed orthodox heirs. In addition to the overwhelming loyalty of the Seksner family who was overthrown, and the Ukner family who betrayed the Brock family at that time ~ www.novelhall.com ~, it is estimated that other families will lose their determination to resist to the end. As for the 1,000 Straw Hat Swordmen of the East Frisian Standing Army, Marin was not worried. This group of warriors wearing breastplates was usually troublesome when the cold weapon forces encountered them. However, there are many musketeers in Marin''s army, which are best suited to fight these armored heavy infantry. In fact, the biggest trouble comes from Adler ... After much deliberation, Marin finally figured out a way-that is to go home and sign an instrument with Adler, and let Adler give up in writing to give East Frisian the right to inherit. Of course, as a compensation, after winning the East Frisian State, Marin would also seal Adler a baron and give him a good place. If Adler is not willing to give up the right of inheritance, then Marin would rather not attack East Frisian, so as not to break things in the future and cause family strife ... If that is the case, Marin will have to wait for Pope Julius II. By then, relying on the ace of Angela and collaborating with the pope, he could still obtain the identity of an earl. I must know that although Maximilian I claimed to be emperor, until now he has not been crowned by the pope. Historically, it was not until 1508 that the Emperor followed the Pope to massacre Venice, which threatened the Papal State, and Pope Julius II formally agreed to let the Emperor crown himself. The emperor now is, but his name is not right. If Julius II is willing to support himself and use a formal coronation as a condition for negotiation, let alone change the count with the emperor, the duke is possible. Of course, the official crowning is an important chip for the Pope to deal with the Emperor, and the Pope will not easily use it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 138： Thunder Marin planned to talk to his family about the issue of the inheritance of East Frisian Land. It happened that Marin remembered that he had not invited his brother and sister to play in his territory. ³õ Due to the outbreak of war, Marin did not dare to invite his family to the war zone of Texel Island. Now that the war has subsided, even the opponent Friesland Republic no longer exists, of course there is nothing dangerous. As a result, Marin decided to invite the whole family to visit his castle, and by the way discuss the issue of the inheritance of East Frisian Land. In addition, the ancient documents collected by Mrs. Mary must also be brought over. Otherwise, how does Marin imitate counterfeiting? It is not difficult to invite the whole family to play, but it is difficult for Mrs. Mary to take those papers with her. Because Mrs. Mary kept those parchment papers as treasures. There is no proper reason why Mrs. Mary would never give it up. But Marin didn''t want to talk about this at the Huffman Manor. To this end, Marin decided to go out on his own, and stole it quietly while Madam Mary was not paying attention. Anyway, Marin knew where the documents were hidden, and his predecessor, Marin, secretly hid the key to Mrs. Mary''s treasure chest. After Xun''s decision, Marin bid farewell to Angela and was ready to go back to pick up his family. Before leaving, Kohler suddenly came to the newspaper and said that he had found a suitable identity for Angela. However, the situation is a bit complicated, and Marin needs to make a decision in person ... It turned out that Marin had previously instructed Kohler to find an ordinary formal knight family, and let Angela temporarily hang down under Hannah''s name to prove Angela''s identity. After receiving the order, Kooler naturally worked hard to do it, and sent many people to inquire. Coincidentally, there is a bankrupt title knight in Bentheim, southeast of the Netherlands. This bankrupt knight, named Louis Nelson, sold his estate a few years ago because he was addicted to gambling. Then, the family lived in a hut in the forest and had no contact with the outside world for a long time. In fact, they did not come out, but also meant to avoid gambling debts. Coincidentally, the Nelson Cavaliers had a second daughter, Hannah, also 15 years old. She died after she became sick this year because she had no money to treat her illness. However, Hannah''s household registration has not been cancelled. After knowing that, Kohler was so happy that he took someone to find Old Nelson, gave him 50 gold coins, and asked his family to hold Angela as their second daughter Hanna Nelson. But Nielsen didn''t do it because he owed 60 gold coins to others. 50 gold coins, not enough to pay back. So he asked for 70 gold coins. Moreover, this product also puts forward more requirements. Because his family is so poor that they can''t open the pot. Old Nelson had two sons and two daughters, but after the accident, because of lack of money to see a doctor and malnutrition, the eldest son and second daughter died. Today, the old couple only have an 18-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. Although there are only four people, their lives are also very difficult and they can hardly survive. As a knight who has read books, the slightly sensible old Nelson realized that even if the gambling debts were repaid, their family life would be difficult to survive without the estate. And because it was impossible to pay for the dowry, it was basically impossible for a knight to marry her eldest daughter. Although, his eldest daughter is pretty good. However, he was unwilling to marry his eldest daughter to a civilian or serf. Moreover, because he is already 50 years old, he cannot support the family again. His youngest son is only 10 years old. If there is not enough money in the future, it will be difficult to marry a wife. Not only that, because of the debt, Nelson sold all the war horses and weapon armors. Even if the younger son wants to be a knight in the future, he has no weapons or horses to train. Therefore, some old Nielsen who broke the jar and put up a condition that shocked Kohler shamelessly-he wanted to give the eldest daughter Tess to Marin as a personal maid ... In fact, the so-called personal maid is basically meant to be Marin''s lover. A dignified knight who wants to give his daughter to be a mistress, shows how miserable Nelson is. You know, Tess''s origin is enough to marry a title knight, but their family can''t afford the dowry. Marrying daughters between nobles is very particular about dowry. If the dowry is rich, even if you are a widow, some people want it. For example, Anne of Brittany, after the death of Charles VIII, for her dowry Brittany Principality, Louis XII resolutely abandoned the original marriage contract and married this widow ... But the Cavaliers are the most respected or honorable group in Europe. Nielsen did so, basically wine is extremely shameless. Alas, old Nelson has the idea of ??old Nelson. He believes that if his eldest daughter becomes Marin''s mistress, Marin will certainly take care of his younger son, Louis. With the care of cheap brother-in-law Marin, I do n¡¯t worry that I wo n¡¯t be able to marry my daughter-in-law ... Kohler is very speechless, but he cannot make a decision. So he reported the news to Marin and let Marin decide ... Marin was stunned when he heard the request from Old Nelson ... Never, those who act as noble mistresses are basically civilians, and few girls of the nobles are mistresses to others. Unless it is a super boss like a king or duke, noble girls are willing to be their mistresses. Today, Marin is just a little baron. Someone sent his daughter to be his mistress. How can he not be shocked? Alas, Marin is now in a hurry to arrange legal status for Angela, because Angela is too important to him. Since there was such an opportunity, Marin decided to agree first. Then, Marin built several houses (adobe houses) on the newly reclaimed island of Vlieland, plus 10 ygrams (120 acres) of arable land, and presented them to Nelson. Moreover, he also helped Old Nelson pay off his gambling debts and gave him 50 more coins. In this regard, Nelson is extremely satisfied. Then his eldest daughter, Tess Nelson, was sent to Marin ... Tess Nelson is not low, with a height of 1.17. Because she is from a knight family, her ancestral genes are not short. In addition, a few years ago, when the family road was not falling, the conditions in the family were also good, so the nutrition was sufficient and the skin was fair. However, Tess may have suffered a lot in recent years. There are many calluses on her palms, which seem to have been worked out. Not to mention looks, Tess is not as sweet as Angela. However, it''s not bad. The point is, Tess is very strong. The pair on the chest is not a small bean bag like Angela, but a big bun ... Tess Tess already knew her fate. Her father, Nelson, gave him instructions to use all means to climb onto Marin''s bed, and then find a way to help her younger brother, Louis. 10-year-old Little Louis, despite being born in the Knights House. However, because of the fall in the family''s path in recent years, Xiao Louis had a difficult time. Many times, he had to accompany his family to go hungry. Therefore, Louis had a yellow complexion. Before Tess left the house, Nelson knelt down and asked her to make a little sacrifice in order to keep her brother alive. Moreover, being a noble lover, although not well-known, was much better than their family hiding in the forest and starving. At least, it couldn''t be worse ... I looked at my younger brother who was thin and yellow, wearing patchy tattered clothes only worn by poor children, and often cried hungry ... Tess gritted her teeth, determined to make a sacrifice for this family ... After seeing Marin, the stupid Tess rushed straight up, and it meant that Marin was pushed backwards, which frightened Marin: "what are you doing?" "Dad said, want me to be your lover, and not your lover to be in your arms?" Tess said doubtfully. She has read knight novels in the past, and many noble ladies have taken the initiative to embrace them ... Well, Tess has done the same, but the noble lady is Ru Yan Tou Lin, and she is hungry and tiger eating ... Marin couldn''t laugh or cry. He accepted Old Nelson''s terms just to get Angela''s identity, not to make Tess his mistress. In his plan, it was only the task of having Tess as a maid. Later, when the Nelsons'' living conditions are better, they regret the decision and send Tess away. Alas, Marin said to Tess: "Tess, you are too active and enthusiastic enough to be a lady. You know, I prefer ladies ..." "Lady?" Tess blinked puzzledly. A knight family like her is more likely to have a violent girl than a lady. Only the families of big nobles and cultural people can produce more ladies. "Well, that means don''t be so active ..." "Oh, just waiting for you to fling me? Well, you fling me!" Tess said naively, then closed her eyes, as if waiting for Marin to violently pounce ... "àÛ-" Marin was almost so angry that he vomited blood. Nima, in this girl''s eyes, do men and women use "pounce"? Are you a tiger? Marin took a good breath and said to the girl in shame: "What''s the mess? Think about it first? Work for me first! Wait some day you''ll be honest, I''ll flutter you again-ah, caring for you ..." Marin found himself biased by this upright girl ... "Oh, I wait for you to fling me ..." Gengzhi girl went to clean the house. After a few years of poverty, the old lady of the knight family has become accustomed to housework. "Yes, remember to go to the bathroom in the castle to take a bath. There are special maids to serve you ..." There are several bathrooms in the castle, and maids are also available. Of course, those maids are waiting for Miss Angela to take a bath ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It is also possible to wash Tess, as long as you do not use the same bath tub and bathroom. Anyway, 5 bathrooms were built in the castle ... Marlin remembered that the girl looked a little bitter just now, and may not have been taking a bath for a long time-this dirty medieval ... I did not expect that the gengzhi girl turned her head and said to Marin solemnly: "Master Bart, Tess is a devout believer, try not to take a bath!" After that, he also crossed the big **** on his chest ... Marin was severely stung again, but he immediately threatened: "It''s too stinky not to take a bath, smelly girl, I don''t like to flutter ..." After that, Marin wished to pump himself a few times, Nima, IQ was pulled down by this girl ... "Oh, that''s ... well, I''ll take a shower ..." Then, this girl was determined not to be afraid of sacrifice to take a bath in order to complete the so-called task ... Uh ... Although the slapstick was not lightened, Angela''s identity problem was finally solved. With his identity, Marin can bring Angela to the people. And, you can marry the little girl. So Marin breathed a sigh of relief. Before leaving, Marin instructed Schwartz and Fronzberg to train the 1,250 recruits. Now that it was ready to attack Frisian, the necessary combat readiness was still needed. In particular, the training of recruits is a top priority. Because when the East Frisian is attacked, these two Spanish squares will be the main force of the attack. After arranging related affairs, Marin brought a group of guards, landed from Den Helder, and double horses. Zema went back to Huffman Estate ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest and fastest The most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 139： Pick up family for vacation From the incident in Friesland, Marin saw the French figure. He could conclude that the French wanted to borrow someone else''s hand and get rid of themselves. So Marin was careful when he was on his way. Xi Guang returned home and took 100 cavalry guards. And, there was no stopping along the way. Even if you stay, choose a safe place to get on the horse and escape. After all, Marin couldn''t guarantee that the nobles along the way would be bought by the king. If any aristocratic mind heats up, bringing thousands of soldiers and horses to siege themselves, it will be difficult for them to fly. Fortunately, Marin''s team is a one-man, two-horse configuration, which can be relatively non-stop. Generally, even if his whereabouts are found, the opponent wants to gather troops to intercept himself, but it is too late. Alas, Marin also brought Sauer equipped with a telescope. When faced with complicated terrain, just let Sauer go up high and use a telescope to see if there is an ambush. Actually, Marin was too careful. In fact, Charles VIII didn''t have any thoughts about finding Marin at this time. Because he and Francis, the sixth child of Anne of Brittany, were born a few days ago (July 1497), but died a few hours after birth. In fact, Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany had already had five children before, but they all died. The longest lived, but only 3 years old. Àí Charles VIII was severely hit, and even temporarily lost interest in expanding to Italy, and also temporarily lost interest in revenge on Marin. Because of the Valois dynasty in France, there was only one male of Charles VIII. If Charles VIII was immortal, the throne would have to be passed to the sidelines of the Valois dynasty. So, now, Charles VIII has devoted all his energy to making offspring. Not long after Queen Anne gave birth, Charles VIII savagely demanded to continue making people, despite the fact that Queen Anne''s body had not recovered ... In fact, it was also that Charles VIII did not understand medicine. Queen Anne gave birth many times, she was not well trained, and her body was already very weak. Therefore, the children after the eldest son are born very weak and difficult to survive. If Charles VIII knew a little bit about Chinese medicine, he would stop sharing the room with Anne, and first recuperate Queen Anne''s body, and then try to create offspring. But Charles VIII was in a hurry at this moment. Shortly after the birth of Queen Anne, the underlying wound had not fully healed, and he shared the room with Queen Anne again. It seems that as long as the number of times, it will be able to give birth to offspring, regardless of Queen Anne''s body. In fact, Queen Anne did get pregnant again this time, but she was still born ... When his men informed Charles VIII of the Duke of Saxony''s occupation of Friesland, Charles VIII first ignited a while. But then, he temporarily forgot Friesland and even Marin. Because, in his opinion, giving birth to a surviving heir is the most important thing right now. But Marin didn''t know. It was like a bow-struck bird. Every night when he slept, he arranged a dozen dark whistle to take turns to prevent the night attack. That''s it. Two days later, Marin took the team back to the Huffman Estate on the banks of the Ruhr, and met his family ... "Hah, Marin is back!" Adler, who had just finished his sword training, was embracing Marin regardless of his sweat. Marin flew away immediately, let Kahn go up, the wild bear to the wild bear, and let the two big bears embrace each other. The two muscular men embraced each other in disgust, and then immediately separated ... Then, the old Huffman and Mrs. Mary, pretending to be stubborn, came out ... The old Huffman turned his back and told Marin: "Well, boy, you did a good job. You can beat a vassal country with a baron leader. It is very young when I was young ..." "àÛàÍ-" Adler couldn''t help laughing and Marin was holding back. Then, Adler was hit **** the **** ... In fact, the whole family admired Marin''s original decision. Because at that time, there was only a thousand recruits on the island of Texel, and it was unlikely to win the Frisian Noble Republic. The best result is to surrender and sum up, and then lose a sum of money. But Marin was very decisive. In a short time, he thought of the method of hiring Swiss mercenaries, and brought a group of Swiss mercenaries, quickly returned, and defeated the main forces of the Frisian Aristocracy. Then, the Friesland aristocratic republic was also persecuted to cede several islands, so that Marin''s territory more than doubled. But what puzzled the outside world was that the Swiss mercenaries, who had always been creditworthy, suddenly withdrew and no longer helped Marin fight. Otherwise, Marin could even destroy the small country of Friesland. "Ah, it''s a pity. If the Swiss guys didn''t break the contract, maybe I''d already occupied the whole territory of Friesland. You know, it''s a landless place. If you occupy that place, maybe I can still be a Earl ... "Marin felt a little emotional. As everyone knows, his emotions, in the eyes of others, are extremely fierce. Although the actual situation is the same as Marin said, in the eyes of others, Marin can defeat Friesland and obtain several islands, which is God''s blessing. Even members of the Huffman family didn''t dare to think that Marin could get the entire Friesland. In their view, Marin''s victory was already manifested by God. I heard that Marin was back. Simon and Albert two skin monkeys jumped up and down immediately. Then Annie also came to make fun ... "Brother Marin is back? What about the gift?" The three little ghosts held out their hands together ... Marin was full of black lines on his head and was depressed. Feelings, these three little ghosts did not welcome him home, but welcomed gifts ... But Marin didn''t expect to prepare a gift. In desperation, Ma Tuhao had to pull out a handful of gold coins and stuffed them to his younger brother ... Then, Marin solemnly invited the whole family to go to the castle of Den Burg on his island of Texel ... It was midsummer, and the inland areas of Germany were still a little hot. Although it is not like Huaxia, it has a high temperature of 30 degrees in midsummer, but the maximum temperature is 30 degrees. The Texel Island in Marin, because it is an island, has a maximum temperature of only 26,7 degrees, and the sea breeze is blowing. It is very comfortable and is a very ideal place to spend summer. Marin described in detail to his family the pleasant climate on Texel in summer, and then recommended a variety of fresh seafood to his brothers and sisters ... Three little guys, as Marin described, drooling began to stop. Usually, they have also eaten seafood, but they are basically salty fish with a little smell. Fresh seafood is impossible for family members to taste. So, UU reads www.uukanshu. com''s description of Marin, let alone three little guys, even adults, are more yearning. Think of the parasols, the sea breeze, and the fresh seafood on the beaches of Texel in the hot summer ... Well, the three little guys started to jump and urged to go to Marin''s castle for summer. Adler and his newly married wife Liv also nodded in agreement. Madam also wanted to see where the second son lived, and then nodded in agreement. Only the old Huffman, due to his face, pretended to think about it for a while, then nodded "reluctantly", as if he agreed to give Marin Tianda''s face ... Then, the whole family began to pack up, ready to go to Texel Island. However, Marin considered that among the family, Marin, the Adlers and the old Huffman had no problem riding the horse, but Mrs. Mary and the three little ones were not suitable for riding. And if you choose a horse-drawn carriage, the road of this era will kill the individual. For Mrs. Mary and the three little guys, it''s not really fun. Thinking over and over again, Marin decided to send someone to the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce to hire a boat and take his family to Texel Island. He himself returned with his men on horseback. In addition, Marin will leave 30 escorts on board to protect the safety of his family. On the third morning, when the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce vessel arrived at the Huffman family coal terminal, the family began boarding. Marin, while the whole family was on the boat, returned to the manor secretly, entered the bedroom of the old Huffmans, opened the hidden compartment behind the fireplace, took out Mrs. Mary''s treasure chest, and opened the box with the key that had been prepared. , Took out the few ancient parchment papers, put them into the animal skin bag ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 140： Showdown (on) A few days later, Marin ushered in a boat carrying the family at the pier in Tholencher. Marin prepared the carriage and horses, and then the family rushed to Den Burg. Marten''s castle was repaired by Marin at a great cost. Originally, Marin had doubled the small castle, which was not much larger than a larger courtyard house. At the same time, the city walls of Den Burg also cost a lot of money. Of course, building walls and expanding castles are expensive. Otherwise, Marin would not spend that much money. But it''s all worth it. If Marin hadn''t built strong walls, the last time the Friesian army invaded, it would be difficult for Denborg to keep it. In addition, in order to solve the problem of poor light in the castle, Marin opened a lot of windows in the extension of the castle and painted the entire castle with white lime, which made the castle look brighter. Not only that, Marin also specially selected 100 guards to guard the castle day and night in shifts. The 100 guards, dressed in uniforms similar to those of the later British Royal Guards, looked very neat. Of course, there is no bear-skin hat for the Red Shirts. Because, the bearskin hat is not suitable for wearing in summer, covering people. The British Royal Guard has more than once experienced a situation where the guards suffered from heat stroke. Therefore, instead of wearing a bearskin hat for the castle guard, Marin directly put on the triangle hat that was very popular in the eighteenth century. The top is red and the pants are white. Then I wore riding boots ... °ì This set up makes Marin''s guard team look very handsome. Of course, when going to the battlefield, all of this set will be replaced. The uniform of the Red Shirts was, in Marin''s view, rather unflattened. On the battlefield, the proper target is to attract firepower. On the battlefield, low-key is king. Therefore, Marin just let the 100 guards usually wear this suit to enter the battlefield, wearing a steel helmet on his head, and wearing a three-quarter breastplate on his body to enhance protection. Moreover, Marin had no plans to equip other soldiers with the uniform. For the time being, ordinary soldiers still wear a white black cross vest, a triangular hat on their heads, and straw shoes on their feet ... Elite soldiers are allowed to wear steel helmets on their heads and three-quarters of their chests. A. But outside the breastplate, a white black cross vest was worn as a neat military uniform. A few little guys looked at a group of guards wearing very pully red shirts, and they were very handsome. Then they tangled Marin and made a set for them. Even Adler found this suit very handsome ... Marin also understands this. If not handsome, the British guy will let its Royal Satellite Television wear this uniform in the 21st century? After entering the castle, the whole family is very envious of the high-end decoration of the castle. In fact, Marin had a plan to have Da Vinci''s paintings on the walls of the castle. However, the old boy didn''t cooperate very well at the moment, but just drank and drank in the villa allocated by Mary in the city of Denborg, plus learning Frisian and German. When it comes to Da Vinci, Marin intends to put it on first, but first keep it delicious and delicious. After he has dealt with some more urgent matters, come and talk to this guy. However, when this old boy returns to his heart, Marin must have asked him to paint more good-quality oil paintings, hanging on the walls of the castle ... The Hou family visited the whole castle with great interest. Among them, the old Huffmans and the small beauty Angela raised by Marin. Angela is smarter, and she has learned German better now. Then Angela shyly greeted the Huffmans and saluted the lady. However, the old Huffmans were very enthusiastic about Little Angela, but they were not very happy inside. Mainly because Marin told them that Angela was a girl of the downhill knight family. In the hearts of the old Huffmans, Marin, who has become a baron, should marry a daughter of a baron''s family. No matter how bad it is, you have to marry a daughter of a very strong knight family. The daughter of a fallen knight family seems to be not worthy of their son ... Although Angela is well-behaved, both old Huffman and Mrs. Mary think that such a girl, although it is a pity to give up, is really not suitable for Marin. However, it is possible to be a lover ... If Marin knows what they think, he must laugh. The important person who teaches the royal family in the future will not be worthy of him. Just kidding ... You know, the current Pope Alexander VI, but made his two sons Duke, and also made land. Even if the son-in-law of the royal family is not as favored as the son of the pope, it is not a problem to help get the earl. After all, the emperor has not yet been officially crowned, and there is more room for the pope. If Marin knew that Angela was actually the most beloved daughter of Pope Julius II in the future, it would be very crazy. You know, the Pope doesn''t really like Felis, his youngest illegitimate daughter. Because, Ferris had a wild temperament, and she didn''t look good. In fact, parents also have some contempt for their children. If you are the only child, then you must have thousands of pets. But there are more children. With comparison, there will be kinship. Angela was beautiful and well-behaved, and Julius II had no reason to dislike the daughter. And Ferris is ordinary, with a wild personality and a willful manner. How can she be petted? In the original history, the Pope had no choice but to plan for Felice to remarry the son of the Duke. Because the two daughters of the pope''s first daughter were dead, only Felice remained. But if the beautiful and well-behaved Angela is still there, Julius II will certainly not pay much attention to Felice. In fact, it is no wonder that in the history of China, there have been famous mothers who watched their children''s faces¡ªMr. Wu Jiang, the mother of Zheng Zhuanggong, was handsome because his youngest son and uncle Duan were handsome, and the oldest son, Zhuanggong, was ugly, Prefer young son. In the end, Wu Jiang finally encouraged his younger son, uncle Duan, to rebel, and intended to replace Zheng Zhuanggong ... So there are more children. With comparison, face value and personality will also become an important dependency that is not favored by parents ... Uh ... In the next few days, Marin accompanied his family on a comprehensive and detailed tour on Texel Island. Marin personally acted as a guide and took the whole family around the island. A family also visited the economic core areas of Marin like Yancheng. Under normal circumstances, as the most important economic core area on the island, ordinary people are strictly prohibited from approaching. But for his family, Marin did not hide it, and took them to see it. Of course, this is also because the family already knew about the existence of Yancheng. Because the coal briquettes consumed by Yancheng were produced by Huffman Manor. However, the family did not know the huge profits produced by Yancheng. Marin did not elaborate on the salt production and profit of Yancheng, so as not to scare his family out. Speaking of which, today''s output in Yancheng has doubled to 2,000 quarts per day. Of these, 1,800 quarts were sold to Wright of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce. The remaining 200 quarts are mainly supplied to Marin-controlled Wadden Islands. If there is any excess, Marin directly stores it first. Anyway, salt is not easy to break. At the fishing port of Odeshilde, Marin invites the whole family to eat fresh seafood products. To this end, Marin transferred the chefs in the castle to Oddshild. Along with the chef, there is an iron pan and various spices and spices. The chefs worked hard according to Marin''s instructions, sweet and sour braised, steamed, fried various seafood products, making the family very enjoyable. Especially the three little guys, urged to live in Odeshilde, eat seafood every day ... Marin smiled and did not object. He knows that seafood is definitely delicious when eaten a few times. But I really want to eat it every day. Within a month, I will definitely eat it. Anyway, the younger brothers and sisters also rarely come to Texel Island, and Marin vacated a villa in Oddshild to let the three little ones live and let them eat seafood here every day. Moreover, Oddshild is a seaside port with sea breeze blowing every day. It''s quite comfortable during the summer season. Marin arranged a family, lived in Oderschild, and arranged for the family to drink beer and eat seafood every day ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In a short time, the whole family really felt very cool ... However, Marin himself quietly returned to the castle at night, took out the parchment paper stolen from Mrs. Mary''s treasure chest, and began to imitate the document given by the old Count Brock to the title of Baron Savannah ... ¼¸ After several nights of struggle, Marin finally made the fake documents look like a lot. Then, Marin took out the blank parchment paper that he had sent Kohler to buy for a long time, and started the imitation business ... Marin was very capable of imitating handwriting when he went to school. When many students fail to take the test, they will be asked by the teacher to bring the transcript back to the parents to sign. But in this case, the students who have failed the exam must suffer. So they turned to Marin for help, and Marin helped them to imitate their parents'' signatures. In this way, from elementary school to high school, Marin''s ability to imitate handwriting has reached a state of myth. Therefore, Marin felt no pressure to imitate the handwriting of Earl Brock. The only problem is the ink problem. After all, if the same ink is different in ink color, it will also make people doubt. To this end, Marin spent a lot of time preparing different colors of ink, so that the ink color of the handwriting looks the same as the genuine document ... Things went well, Marin quickly forged the relevant documents, and sent his confidant to roll the parchment paper and put it in a specific room for high temperature aging. Then, ice cubes were made from saltpeter, put into the ice cellar, and put the instruments into the ice cellar for low temperature processing ... After finishing the paperwork, Marin began to tour with his family and took them to Vlieland, Terschelling, Amerland and Schiermonnikoo ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome The majority of book friends come to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 141： Showdown (medium) ˹ On the island of Schiermonnik, the family looks southeast on the easternmost beach-that''s the direction of East Friesland ... ·òÈË Mrs. Mary was so embarrassed, with so many emotions, she seemed to remember her childhood years of escape, and the old Huffman said nothing, but hugged his wife tightly ... Marin thought the timing was good, so he sent three little guys and guards and solemnly said to Mrs. Mary: "Mother, I want to take back East Frisian!" ·òÈË Mrs. Mary froze after listening, and the old Huffman also grew up in surprise. Even Adler and Liv, who were at yours and mys, turned around in surprise ... "You''re crazy? Marin, where is East Frisian so good?" Madame Mary blame. Even though Mrs. Mary was clever, it was also compared to the old Huffman. After all, she has been trapped in the Huffman Manor for many years. Although she is a talented girl, her knowledge is inevitably limited. Moreover, she is also inertia of thinking, thinking that a knight family is difficult to compete with a country. "No, I''m not crazy, mother, do you remember the previous war? The powerful Frisian Republic has not been defeated by me all the same? Not to mention, I''m still a side member of the Brock family, with the Brock family on me Bloodline ... " "But my parents belonged to your wife''s intermarriage, and I did not inherit East Frisian qualifications, let alone you ..." Madam Mary hesitated. "Even if there is a qualification for inheritance, Adler in our family takes precedence!" Liv interjected. Adler frowned, but still said nothing. "Marin, my son, I know that you have fought fiercely. But winning a battle and occupying a country are two completely different things ... To become the Count of the East Frisian Land, you need not only strong force, Legal support is needed! "The old Huffman interjected. Although he is not smart, he is not stupid. In this era, the inheritance of European aristocracy attached most importance to jurisprudence. Only children born in marriage are eligible to inherit the title of father. Even if there are no children born in marriage, they are also inherited by the family side. If the law is not followed, those aristocrats who have no legal children will certainly be willing to leave their family business to their illegitimate children, rather than nephews and the like. However, jurisprudence is jurisprudence, and nobles must obey ... "Yes, I have no legal possibility to inherit the East Frisian country, because my mother is from a civilian family. So, my child, you will not be recognized and accepted if you lay East Frisian. No My parents were married to your grandmother. I guess I''m still being hunted down ... "Madam Mary said calmly. "If ... can I find the doctrine? Mother, would you like to designate me as the heir?" ƾ "What is it? Even if you find the doctrine, it is also inherited by our family Adler!" Liv is not a woman who is willing to suffer, but she is also straightforward. "Liv, don''t talk about it, this thing is not a shadow, what are you fighting for?" Adler pulled his daughter-in-law. "Uh ... Ma''am, even if you find the doctrine, if you can lay East Frisian, my brother inherits East Frisian, I have no opinion ..." Marin spread his hands indifferently. Not to mention that other people can''t forge documents with fakes, even if they have documents, they also need heavy soldiers to lay East Frisian. Besides, the fighting power of East Friesland is very powerful, at least stronger than the Friesland aristocratic republic. "Father, mother, I have the confidence to lay East Frisian. However, if the heir is not me, I am not willing to do things that are not flattering ..." "Are you sure?" Old Huffman asked seriously. "Of course, the two most difficult fortresses in East Frisian are the capital Emden and the important city of Orich. But Orich was originally the base camp of the Bullock family, and the blood of the Bullock family was still there. Some are appealing. As long as you capture Emden, where the Sexner family is, and grab the present Earl, everything will be easy ... " ÄÇ "Why are you talking to us about this?" "First establish the issue of inheritance rights, otherwise, I will not be in vain?" My family was silent, only Liv''s face was full. "What are you going to do?" It wasn''t the old Huffmans but Adler who spoke first. In fact, Adler also experienced a fierce ideological struggle. The temptation of the count''s position almost made him feel lost. But calm down, Adler knew it was just a dream. Even if he had the right to inherit jurisprudence, without an army, Adler could not defeat East Frisian, and there was no possibility at all. Even because of this inheritance, he will be hunted endlessly. "Adler, I would like to ask you to sign an instrument stating in writing that you renounce the right to inherit in East Frisian ..." "Why?" Liv quit ... "If I don''t want a solution, let alone Adler, even my mother has no legal inheritance right. But I can find a way to prove that my mother has the right to inherit. Without my solution, Adler would not have inherited right. This, you understand Is it? "Marin explained, impatiently. He now regrets leaving Liv, a stupid woman, to participate in such a big deal, it''s just to make trouble ... "This is true, your mother does not have the right of inheritance. If there is still the right of inheritance, the East Frisian Land will certainly not let her ~ www.novelhall.com ~ old Huffman nodded and agreed with Marin. "But after I found a way to prove my mother''s inheritance, the first heir was not me. Then, my efforts are in vain. I can never give up all my life and fight for Adler to build a country You know, I''m the Baron myself ... " Everyone nodded to show understanding ... It is true that no one in this world is a fool. Even though Marin and Adler were close brothers, they did not do their utmost to help Adler lay a nation. At most, brothers help each other on things they can do. Marin is actually betting on the East Frisian country. Successful, naturally happy. Failed, it may be over. Because Marin provoked war, even if East Frisian Land occupied the Wadden Islands, Marin had nothing to say. Because if you dare to invade others, you must be prepared to be stubborn. So, Marin had no problem slaying a small village or a knighthood for Adler. It was within his ability. But to attack a country for Adler, it was impossible. Moreover, Mrs. Mary did not originally have the qualification to inherit the position of Earl. If Marin figured out a way to find this qualification, it would indeed be Marin''s credit. Everyone understands what Marin means. To put it plainly, Marin wanted to get the qualifications before he started, so as not to cause disputes in the future. Everyone can see that if Marin said this matter, if it is not handled properly, there will be problems in the future. Not to mention anything else, because of Liv ¡¯s unwillingness to suffer, if this matter is not dealt with in advance, it will definitely be an endless chat ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest, most Fire serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 142： Showdown (below) "Marin, I support your choice. But, what about Adler''s benefit? He gave up his inheritance in writing, so what can he get?" Madam Mary thought for a long time and asked Marin. In fact, this is what Madame Mary does for Adler. She also knew that without Marin, East Frisian could not be recaptured. However, for Adler, the boss who should have first inheritance, Mrs. Mary still has to maintain some. Although her favorite son is Marin, it does not prevent her from fighting for the boss. Marin thought about it and was right. He asked Adler to give up his inheritance right. Otherwise, let Adler give up his inheritance in vain, there must be a thorn in his heart. Moreover, if Adler insists on not giving up, he really is not wrong. So, after thinking, he said: "If Adler is willing to waive his right of inheritance in writing, once I take East Frisian, I will make Adler a hereditary baron and give a baron leader!" "This condition is okay, but you can''t give that kind of barren land, it must be fertile land ..." Mrs. Mary nodded and continued to bargain. "Okay, mom, what do you think of Lyle County to the south? On the Ames River, the land is fertile, and I''m here for Adler 2000 Ugram farmland ..." àÅ "Well, it''s fine ..." Mrs. Mary nodded, feeling very satisfied. As a child growing up in East Friesland, she knew the geographic location of Lyle County. Because, for a long time, she and her father were hiding in Lyle County. "Is that good over there? Mother," Adler asked in confusion. "Of course it''s fine, silly boy. Your brother is taking good care of you. Mom has stayed in Lyle County and knows what''s going on there. It can be said to be the most fertile place in East Friesland. Because Lyle County is on the banks of the Ames River, with convenient irrigation and fertile land. It is the most developed place in East Frisian agriculture. Your brother said, give you 2000 acres of cultivated land, not the total area. It is arable land. You know, our ancestral land has 500 Ugram land (not counting the place to buy later), but the cultivated land is 100 Ugram land. Marin said that you will have 2000 Ugram land. It is equal to 20 times the area of ??arable land of our family before! "Madam Mary said with a smile. The conditions offered by Ma Lin are indeed very favorable. You know, one Eugram equals 12 acres. According to the Oriental algorithm, 2000 Ugram, it is 24,000 acres of arable land. You should know that the landlord Liu Wencai, who was formerly known as Zhenchuan, had only over 10,000 acres of arable land. There is a lot of swamps in Friesland, and there is not much arable land. Therefore, Marinken took out 24,000 acres of arable land, which is really sincere, and it is still the arable land in the most fertile areas. Even though agriculture was underdeveloped in Europe at this time, there were 24,000 mu of land, which was worth the gain of several thousand mu of land in the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, with so many places, Adler must be nourished in the future. So, this condition came out, not to mention the old Huffmans and Adler also felt very satisfied. After all, he doesn''t need to pay anything, as long as he signs, he can get so many benefits in the future. Even Liv, who cares about her, stopped talking at this time. Thinking about becoming a landlord in the fertile arable land of 2000 Ugram, Liv felt happy. In fact, she also knows that her husband is far from capable of Marin. Just now, she and Marin raised the bar. On the one hand, it is due to their personality, and on the other hand, it is meant to fight for the benefit of her husband. This kind of thing, the husband is not suitable to come forward, it is better for the woman to come forward, and at the same time it does not hurt the brothers. "Your brother and sister ..." Then Huffman said ... "I ..." Marin was really weak. Adler gave him a baron because he gave up his inheritance in writing and cleared himself of obstacles. But what did the siblings pay? Is it possible that the old man will also fight for the baron for his brothers and sisters? Even if it was Mrs. Mary, she felt that the old man was overdone, so he secretly pulled the old Huffman''s clothes. µÈ "When I lay East Frisian, two younger brothers, one manor each, as big as our family, and another jazz. My sister is getting married, and my dowry is coming out ..." Marin said silently. I do n¡¯t blame Marin for lowering the treatment of his younger brothers, because in the aristocratic family, the non-eldest son really does not have much treatment, and it is completely incomparable to the eldest son. Therefore, Marin was a baron to Adler, to his brother and sister, and could only be treated as an ordinary knight or jazz. Even so, it was Marin who took care of his brother and sister as his brother. After all, Marin had no obligation to raise his brother or sister. After all, not everything he inherited from the old Huffman, but his hard work. "Well, very good!" Actually, the old Huffman didn''t mean to ask Marin to seal his two younger son Baron. All he wanted was to set up a manor for the two younger sons so that they would have nothing to worry about. The wandering knight went out to wander. In fact, even if the old Huffman didn''t say it, Marin would say something. After all, he is not stingy. After everything was settled, the atmosphere among the family members became harmonious again. After Marin brought parchment paper, ink, quill pen and ink pad, everyone happily started signing. Adler happily signed, indicating that he had renounced the right of inheritance in East Frisian Land, and pressed his handprint. Of course, this document also states that after Marin won East Frisian, he must honor the 2000 Ugram farmland and the baronial title of Lyle County. ·òÈË Mrs. Mary also signed, indicating that the count was passed directly to Marin. Then, after the instrument is signed, Marin will directly plan to attack East Frisian as the Count of East Frisian. When Marin took out the forged old Count E. Brock and awarded him the title of Baron E. Savannah, the family was stunned ... ·òÈË Mrs. Mary picked up the paperwork in surprise and looked left and right. What shocked her was that this document looked like a real instrument, and it was quite a few years. However, in her memory, her grandfather had never signed such an instrument, and her father had never said it. "Marin ... this ... is this true?" "I''m looking for a master to do it, but from today, it is true, it must be true!" Marin did not disclose the fact that he is the "fake master", because this is not glorious. It is said that if he is a master of counterfeiting, he will be joked by other nobles for a lifetime. Mrs. Mary instantly understood what Marin meant. With this instrument as an endorsement, the marriage of her parents would no longer be an intermarriage between your son and daughter. Then instantly Mary became the legal heir to East Frisian. µ«ÊÇ "How can this document be explained?" "It''s very simple, you say that the grandfather deliberately concealed and did not announce to protect you from being chased ..." Marin''s rhetoric is reasonable. In the case of Mrs. Mary''s family being chased, her father, as a legitimate heir, must be chased. And Mrs. Mary, if she is also a legitimate heir, will be chased and killed. And if Mrs. Mary''s father deliberately conceals the documents, making the outside world think that Mrs. Mary is the offspring of a noble marriage, then Mrs. Mary is no longer the target of hunting. Because a child without inheritance cannot shake the status of the incumbent East Frisian. Guiyi''s intermarried children, like illegitimate children, cannot inherit the title of existence. So, Marif has lived safely to the present, and no one has thought about killing her. Old Huffman was able to rescue Mrs. Mary because the assassin had no motive to kill her. Only Mrs. Mary''s father, the legitimate heir of the old Count Brock, was the target of the assassins'' killing. Then, Marin and his family unified. Once he sends troops to occupy East Frisian in the future, the family will insist that this document is real, and it is hidden only for the safety of Mrs. Mary. Moreover, even if you find an appraiser to evaluate, they can''t see the authenticity of the document compared with the old document. Because, Marin is professional in this regard. In my last life, Marin''s high school classmates had thought about pulling Marin into a group that produced false certificates because Marin''s ability to imitate handwriting was too strong. To this end, the classmate also taught Marin to use a turnip to engrav the seal. You need to know that the fake graduation certificate is signed by the principal. Marin''s ability to imitate handwriting can be used to imitate the signature of the president of a university ... ×îÖÕ But in the end, Marin didn''t agree to join. Because making false evidence is a criminal act, and if it is discovered by the public security department, it will take a meal. Although Marin didn''t mix well, he was hungry, so there was no need to risk it. However, although I did not participate in the forgery of my previous life. But Marin, who has learned a full set of counterfeit technology, used it in his life to create a knighthood award document that will benefit him immensely. "However, there must be archived official documents, and documents without archives are invalid ..." Madam Mary said hesitantly again. It is true that, whether it is the imperial decree of the East or the legal documents of the West, in addition to the UU Kanshu issued to me, every authorized document must have an official archive. Only when two documents are compared can they have legal effect. Alas, this doesn''t hurt Marin: "Mom, this is very simple. Just say that the archive was secretly destroyed by the Uckner family who had betrayed the Bullock family." °´ÕÕ "According to you, if the Sequner family knew that the Savannah had this document, it should continue to hunt your mother down," the old Huffman interjected. "Yes, yes, but did your father notice? I just said that the archive of that document was destroyed by the Uckner family (the one who took the lead in betraying the Brock family). The Urkner family was in power, By the time the Sykesna family came to power, the archive no longer existed. Therefore, the Sykesna family did not know that such a document was normal, and of course it would not chase the mother. As long as the heir to the grandfather died They thought that they could sit back and relax ... and, although his mother''s grandfather, Mr. Savannah, although a civilian, was also a businessman serving the Bullock family, a royal businessman, and his mother''s grandfather gave him a title, which was actually very reasonable. ... " àÅ "Well ... you make good sense ..." Old Huffman was speechless. Everyone discussed for a while, and felt that Marin''s excuses were not flawed, and then they made up their minds. My family quickly unified their thoughts, except that they agreed that the instrument was true. Moreover, it is necessary to keep secrets temporarily. It was not until Marin captured East Frisian that this instrument could be taken out, including Adler''s waiver of inheritance, to prove Marin''s "legal" and "orthodox" status ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 143： Go to Spain With the solution of legal issues, Marin is in a good mood. He then returned the documents stolen from Mrs. Mary to Mrs. Mary. When looking at his notebook in the room at night, Marin remembered something ... Before, in order to prevent some historical events from being forgotten, Marinte found a notebook that recorded some historical events in memory. The entire notebook is lambskin, which is relatively heavy but not easy to break. Moreover, Marin also uses Chinese characters for simplified notes. Even if someone peeked into his laptop, he couldn''t understand what it was. At least, no one can understand in this era of Europe. In fact, after Marin crossed, I do n¡¯t know what happened, and many memories of previous lives are clear. Of course, because the amount of information is too large and too complicated, many things are displayed in disorder in my mind. However, as long as Marin recalls a reason and retrieves relevant memories, some information that he has seen in previous lives will be completely displayed. Even something that he had forgotten in previous lives, as long as there is a reason, can be retrieved like a directory, and the original memory can be restored. For example, Prince John of Spain, Marin focused on this person in his mind, and soon remembered the relevant information-this unlucky prince died on October 4, 1497 ... Alas, when Prince John died, he seemed to have a high fever and was said to have lung disease. But Ferdinand II, who was holding his son, was not infected, so Marin reasoned that Prince John ¡¯s so-called lung disease was probably a secondary disease such as bronchitis caused by a cold. Of course, the specific situation needs to be confirmed. For example, Prince John started coughing every day a long time ago, or only recently. Coughing all year round may be lung disease. But if you have a cough after you have a cold, you have bronchitis. Marin naturally needs some preparations to heal Prince John. To treat a high fever, naturally apply alcohol to the body to reduce the fever. For this reason, Marin sent someone to buy a lot of expensive Scotch. Of course, at this time, whiskey is not called whiskey, but "Water of Life", and it is used as a cold repellent. And its alcohol content is only over 30 degrees. Compared to beer and wine with very low alcohol content, this is already true spirits. Only, this kind of spirits made from grains has a relatively low yield because the grains are expensive, and the price is very high. Whiskey with more than 30 degrees can be used as a bare body to reduce fever, but the effect is not very good. So Marin brought in a steamer, purified it again, and added quicklime to absorb water. As a result, the whisky was purified to about 80 alcohol, which is higher than the medical alcohol requirement of 75 degrees in future generations. Marin filled several bottles with bottles and brought them on, ready to reduce fever for the prince. In addition, he sent people to buy a lot of cane sugar. Then, Marlin put fluffy charcoal into sucrose water to absorb impurities. He then got a higher purity sucrose. As for these high-purity sucrose, it is actually intended to be used as "ice candy Sydney". If Prince John has a common cough and inflammation of the trachea, then rock sugar Sydney would be a good choice. If it is really a lung disease, then Marin will choose to use a recipe he has seen in previous lives-using aloe, white vinegar and rock sugar. The aloe vera, the Mediterranean region is the original place of origin, Spain must have. Rock sugar marin just made a batch of high-quality white sugar, which can be replaced. As for white vinegar, Marin did not, and did not know how to obtain it. Therefore, only the popular apple cider vinegar in Europe can be used instead, and it can also be used. As for **** and brown sugar for colds, this stuff can be bought everywhere in Europe. Although European **** is still very expensive these days, it can also be bought. There is no shortage of brown sugar, but the price is also a bit high. One pound of brown sugar can also be sold for 2 shillings in Europe (after Spain opens sugar cane plantations in Central America, the price of sugar will drop a bit). After preparing several items, Marin set off for Spain. Originally, the most convenient was to take a boat from the sea to Spain. However, to go to Spain through the Calais. Marin was afraid that the French would learn the news and send warships to intercept it. Now, after Marin sent four main battleships to India, there are only three or two boats in his family. If he encounters the French main fleet, he is afraid that it will be more fierce. And if the French know that they are going to Spain by boat, they are very likely to send a fleet to intercept it. After all, in Italy, the French suffered too much in Marin''s hands. Everything happens at sea. Even if the French kill Marin, they can shirk it from pirates ... If Marin is not on board, the French may not be able to intercept the Wadden Islands, but as long as he heard that Marin was on board, not to mention Charles VIII who hated Marin''s bones, even other French local officials are expected to do it. Please, please your own king. Therefore, Marin rejected the plan to go to Spain by boat and switched to land. Of course, you will never walk across the land of France, although that is the best land option. After thinking about it, Marin finally decided to go from Germany to Italy, and then to Italy, then go to Sicily or Sardinia, and then take the Spanish ship to Spain. As long as he is in Spain, Marin doesn''t have to worry about someone doing himself. Because Spain and France are deadly rivals, and the ownership of the Navarre area is so upset. It is impossible for the Spaniards to besiege themselves to please the King. Who would do this ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Ferdinand II had to slay him. Don''t talk about Spain, even in Italy, it is relatively safe. Because, with the exception of the two states of Italy, Genoa and Savoy, all other states are hostile to France. Pope Alexander VI was simply the Spaniard, standing hostile to France from the standpoint of Spain. He is some local aristocracy in the northwestern region of Germany. Because of his close relationship with France, he may be bought by France to deal with himself. But it''s hard to marry Marin. This time when he went out, Marin himself did not intend to show the banner, but decided to disguise himself as an ordinary soldier and act with 100 men. In order to hide the trace, Marin, who has almost no beard, put on a fake beard and dressed up as a beard ... This is also inspired by the last time taking Angela out of Italy. Last time Marin put on Angela a fake beard, he easily escaped the inspection of the Borgia family. This time, in order to ensure his personal safety, Marin also planned to disguise himself as a bearded middle-aged to avoid the sight of the French and their allies in order to reach Spain safely and smoothly. ΪÁË In order not to be noticeable, Marin also divided the 100 guards into three batches, and each batch was separated by a certain distance to avoid too many and too conspicuous teams. Èý And the three batches of men and horses are not too far away, and they can meet quickly. If it is in danger, just ignite the double-fire cannon battle made by Marin. Firecrackers exploded in the sky, and the other two groups could quickly get information and rush to reinforcements. And Marin, accompanied by the middle team, accompanied by a fierce general like Kahn and more than 30 of the most elite ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 144： Everything is ready, only the sick Although Marlin detoured, he set off at the end of July, and he was a twin horse. Therefore, the land journey was not very long. After half a month, it entered Italy. Had it not been for a few days to cross the Alps, and it was all plain, Marin might have entered Italy within 10 days. After entering Italy, Marin did not go to Genoa to take a boat. Because, Genoa turned to France. If the Genoese knew that they had gone there, wouldn''t they have seized themselves to show their appreciation to Charles VIII? Alas, Marin could only travel south along the Italian peninsula to the Kingdom of Naples, from there take a boat to Sicily under the control of the Kingdom of Aragon, then take a Spanish boat to Barcelona. A few days later, Marin and others entered Naples. In order to obtain a ship to sea, Marin made his identity clear and asked Naples to provide a ship to Sicily. Unexpectedly, this incident shocked Frederick IV, the current king of Naples. Frederick IV was the brother of King Alfonso II of Naples and the uncle of Ferdinand II. After Ferdinand II died, the throne fell to Frederick II. The Kingdom of Naples has a good opinion of Marin, who almost supported the French king. Because, if Marin had not disabled the French army, they would not know when the French would make a comeback. You know, Marin defeated the main force of the French army. Although he did not kill many people, he made the French pay a huge ransom of more than two million gold coins. As a result, the French will not be able to slow down financially for years. Without money, the French would not be able to launch another invasion of Naples. Therefore, Marin was very grateful to the entire kingdom of Naples and treated him as a VIP. As a little baron, the king invites you happy, can you still refuse? In desperation, Marin had to stay happy in the Naples Palace for several days. A few days later, Marin came out of the Naples Palace and boarded a ship to Sicily ... After arriving in Sicily, the Spaniards also treated Marin very well. Of course, Marin did not say to save Prince John, but to travel to Spain. Umarin quickly boarded the ship to Barcelona. The kingdom of Aragon was small, but the areas under control were very fertile. For example, the more developed Catalonia region of Spain, and Sicily known as the "Golden Basin". Coupled with the charm of Ferdinand II, he joined the Queen Isabella I and successfully ruled the entire Spain, including Sicily and Sardinia in Italy. °ÍÈûÂÞÄÇ In Barcelona, ??Marin was also welcomed by Aragonese. Because the Iberian Peninsula is mainly bordered by the Kingdom of Aragon and France. As neighbors, the Aragonese and the French also had a lot of friction, and they inevitably hostile to the French. And Marin frightened the French king, which really made the Aragonese feel at ease. So, in Barcelona, ??Marin also received a warm hospitality. After getting rid of the enthusiastic Aragonese, Marin led his way westward and entered the kingdom of Castile. The Kingdom of Castile drinks very little in France, and there is a Naval in the middle of France. So they are less hostile to the French. Therefore, in Castilla, people are not enthusiastic about Marin. This also made Marin relieved. She really wanted to be held and entertained again. Marin estimated that he would miss the time to treat the prince. When he came to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Castile (70 kilometers south of Madrid, which was the capital of Spain until 1561), Marin asked if Prince John (sometimes translated as Prince Juan) went to Portugal as a guest. Already. It turned out that Prince John ¡¯s eldest sister, Princess Isabella, had been widowed after the accidental death of her first husband, former Portuguese crown prince Alfonso. After the death of King Joao II of Portugal, lucky Manuel I succeeded to the throne. Manuel I also agreed with Joao II''s plan. Because the two kings before and after were thinking about learning Ferdinand II and jointly governing the entire Iberian Peninsula. ¹«Ö÷ Although Princess Isabella is a widow, she is the eldest daughter of the King of Spain. If Prince John dies unfortunately or does not leave offspring, Princess Isabella will become the queen of the Kingdom of Castile and Aragon (provided that both the Spanish king and his wife have died) or the first successor. At that time, Manuel I may have the opportunity to unify the Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, Manuel I did not despise Princess Isabella as a widow, and resolutely proposed to marry Princess Isabella, and held a wedding in Lisbon in September 1497. Prince John, as the younger brother and heir to the two kingdoms of Spain, naturally attended the sister''s wedding as a VIP. So, Prince John, including his wife, Princess Margaret of Austria, were in Lisbon at this time ... In desperation, Marin had to wait patiently and began to recall the relevant details ... After a whole night''s recollection, Marin found that the information he had seen showed that Prince John had died in a place called Salamanca. This place seems to be located at the junction of the Kingdom of Castile and Portugal ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It seems that the prince was sick on his way back ... Marin is now at the bottom of his heart, the prince is by no means a lung disease. If you are a patient with lung disease, you must be very weak and not able to go out to blow hair, let alone go to Portugal to attend a wedding. Therefore, the prince must be occasionally caught cold and cold, and got a bad cold, plus bronchitis or something. Of course, it may be poisoned by Portuguese King Manuel I. Because the prince did not die, the dream of Manuel I''s joint rule of Spain could not come true ... ²»¹Ü But anyway, Marin thinks he should try it ... Alas, Marin took the men to Salamanca near the border between the West and Portugal, where he stayed and waited for the prince to return. At the same time, Marin found a jar and bought fresh aloe leaves. It is important to start pickling special recipes for treating lung diseases in case of accident. Fearing that the prince might be poisoned, Marin has prepared some herbs for clearing heat and detoxifying. Originally, Marin wanted to use Banlangen. Unfortunately, Europe doesn''t have this thing right now. So Marin stepped back and went to the river to get some reed roots and dried them for future use. Reeds are cold, sweet, and have functions of clearing heat and refreshing fluids, removing annoyance, stopping vomiting, and diuresis. It is suitable for fever, injury, thirst, stomach vomiting, nausea, nausea, and treatment of lung heat, cough, and lung dysentery. I just happen, the prince may have symptoms such as lung fever and cough, and this medicine is also symptomatic. Moreover, reed roots are easily accessible and available worldwide. Moreover, it is not very toxic and has little side effects. Busy for a few days, Marin finally got enough medicinal materials, everything is ready, only owed to the Prince''s disease number ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome to book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works Mobile users at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ please read. Chapter 145： Bet Marin didn''t wait too long. After attending the wedding of Princess Isabella, Prince John (Prince Juan) caught the wind and began to have a fever on the way back to Spain. As a result, the **** team and Princess Margaret, who accompanied the prince, speeded up and entered Spain. Because the prince''s team did not bring a doctor. Therefore, the prince was not well treated halfway through. However, the ill prince could not ride on horseback, but could only ride a horse-drawn carriage. Upon arriving in the Spanish town of Salamanca, Princess Margaret stopped immediately and began to look for a doctor there. But there is no good doctor in Salamanca. The doctor with the two knives that Princess Margaret had found chose to bleed the prince ... The local doctor of the twenty-two swords believed that the prince was young and had a fiery liver, and he needed to put some blood to lower the fire ... Then, the poor prince was let out some blood, and even more frail ... Marin''s men heard the news shortly after the prince''s team arrived in Salamanca. So Marin sought to go to the governor''s house in Salamanca where the prince was staying and healed the prince. However, the local governor did not believe that Marin was a foreigner, and even suspected that Marin had come to assassinate Prince Wang. As a result, Marin was kicked out, and even nearly beaten ... Marin is extremely depressed, I am here to save your young master. You''re better off, even blocking me. Isn''t that going to kill your young master? But he can''t break in. Because, the Governor''s House of Salamanca was guarded by hundreds of people at this time, and many of them were still the elite Prince Prince. Scrutinizing the prince''s condition was getting worse and worse, Marin was also very worried and couldn''t keep up with the time to treat the prince. A few days later, the prince was very ill, had a long-term high fever, and kept coughing. The panicked Princess Margaret sent someone to Toledo to report to Ferdinand II and Isabella I that the prince was in critical condition. Ferdinand II and Isabella II were taken aback and hurried from Toledo to Salamanca ... Marin thought for several days, and finally figured out how to enter the Governor''s House. It was foolish to find the local governor. Because this Spaniard doesn''t believe in foreigners. But Princess Margaret, who accompanied the prince, was the princess of the Holy Roman Empire! Marin happened to be Princess Margaret''s father''s red stick beater. The Princess must have heard of him. So Marin was going to change the princess route ... Marin learned that during the period when the prince was seriously ill, the princess often went to local churches to pray and pray that the prince would be better. So one morning, after Princess Margaret went to the local church to pray, Marin shouted in German outside the church door: "Baron Marin von Huffman, Holy Roman Empire, please see Her Royal Highness!" ¹«Ö÷ Princess Margaret, who just went out, paused, then looked over, and Marin quickly saluted ... "Marin von Huffman?" Of course Princess Margaret had heard the name. It was this young boy who defeated the French king and also made his father the emperor made a fortune, solving the financial crisis of the Habsburgs. "Yes, Your Highness!" "Where''s your identification?" Asked the princess, who was accompanied by the married maid. Marin quickly took out his own certificate, the maid looked at it, there was no problem, so he nodded towards the princess. Then Marin came to the princess after giving the one-handed sword to the princess''s guard. Facing the princess, Marin saluted again. Ãâ "Excuse me, Baron Marin, why are you here in Spain?" Princess Margaret asked curiously. In fact, Princess Margaret is curious about the young hero Marin. If it weren''t for her husband''s illness, the princess might leave Marin and ask why 100,000 ... After all, the princess is just a 17-year-old young girl. "His Royal Highness, the court originally came to travel on the Iberian Peninsula. You know, I am very young and I have little knowledge, so when I go out and travel, I have long experience ..." "Oh, that''s the case. Baron Marin, if usually, Princess Ben would entertain you well, but unfortunately, Princess Husband is sick now, so I have no mood to entertain you, I hope you can understand ..." "The minister understands, right, Her Royal Highness, the minister also learned some medicine with his teacher at the beginning, although it is not too sophisticated, but it is not bad. The tactic of defeating the French king at the beginning, in fact, also learned from his teacher-Da Sage Einstein ... " ÕæµÄ "Really?" Princess Margaret raised her head in surprise ... Princess Margaret is very impressed that Marin can defeat the French 8,000 powerful knights with a small price. Marin gave this example, in fact, to prove from a side that his medicine is okay. Sure enough, the princess was interested ... µ±È» "Of course!" Marin stood tall, pretending to be proud. "Well, I''ll take you over to see His Royal Highness." Princess Margaret gritted her teeth and decided to fight again. Anyway, Prince John''s eyes are going to die. Maybe Marin has special treatments. As magical as he was on the Italian battlefield ... Moreover, Margaret is not alert to Marin, a nobleman who is loyal to the Habsburgs. Because, such as a nobleman like Marin, Margaret has long heard of being resisted by the traditional nobility collectively and hated by France, and can only rely on the Habsburg family. Therefore, Marin is unlikely to harm her. Of course, for the sake of security, after bringing Marin into the Governor''s Mansion, Margaret took out several edicts written by his father, and compared with the empire documents that Marin gave him with his identity certificate. After no problem, he brought Marin into the backyard of the Governor''s Mansion, where Prince John was ill ... Before meeting Prince John, Marin took out a mask and put it on to prevent himself from getting any virus ... Then he saw the prince who seemed to have a high fever. The prince seemed to be having a high fever and flushed. On the side, a skinny Spanish quack doctor is holding out a knife, as if planning to bleed the prince. His reason is also very simple-the prince''s face is so red and obviously congested, let out some blood and be healthier ... "Stop!" Marin was angry, and Nima''s were all sick and bleeding, didn''t you want the prince to die early? Marin can be sure that originally, Prince John died early, this quack doctor who can only bleed, at least half of his responsibilities ... It''s a pity that Marin shouted in Latin. The quack is just a civilian. He doesn''t understand Latin, so he is ready to move the knife. Marin was angry and kicked him away with a kick. "Baron Marin, are you?" Margaret was stunned. Even some guards pulled out their knives to prevent Marin from violence. "Is this quack doctor trying to kill the prince? He is bleeding and bleeding!" "This ... I don''t understand ... It seems that many doctors do this ..." "Yeah, yeah, the prince''s face is so red, it must be congestion, it is right to put a little blood!" At this time, the quack doctor calmed down and said in Spanish. Marin laughed after hearing the translation. Nima''s blush is about to bleed? What **** theory. He stepped forward and touched the prince''s forehead-whoops, hot! It''s obvious that you have a high fever. If the fever persists, people can easily die ... Alas, Marin explained to the princess that the prince had a high fever. Seeing the prince coughing from time to time, Marin asked the princess, when did the prince start coughing, did you have this kind of symptoms before ... Princess Wu thought for a while and answered that she did not have this symptom before, but only after returning from Lisbon-Marin was completely relieved that the bronchitis caused by the cold was not a big deal ... But at this time, Ferdinand II and Isabella I arrived and brought the court doctor ... When Jeff Ferdinand II saw his son lying on the hospital bed, his old tears flowed, and he rushed forward and held the son in his arms. Of all the children, Ferdinand II loved this son most and expected him the most. Because, Prince John was the sole male heir of the Trastamara family of the Aragonese royal family. If the son dies, the daughter succeeds, and the daughter''s descendants will no longer be members of the Trastarmara family. However, it is precisely that Ferdinand II is a person with a strong family concept. Therefore, he paid special attention to the only surviving son of Prince John. As for her daughter, Ferdinand II didn''t look down. Historically, after Madonna Juana inherited the throne of Castile King, Ferdinand II used Juana very cold-blooded in order to gain control of the Kingdom of Castile. But for the son of Prince John, Ferdinand II hurt his bones. Ïà·´ In contrast, Isabella I, Queen of Castile, paid less attention to Prince John. For her woman, her daughter and son are almost the same. Even if her son died, how many daughters do she have? Even in order to be afraid of being infected with ills, Queen Isabella I did not get close to the bedside, but just sent a court doctor to check ... As for Marin, who wanted to start treatment, he blamed the guards brought by the two kings to stop and watch ... After examining together, Dr. Castilla''s court doctor concluded that-lung disease ... He saw that the prince couldn''t stop coughing, even though he was semi-comatose, he was still coughing, so he gave a conclusion about the universal disease of lung disease ... To be sure, the prince coughed and his lungs must have some lesions. Anyway, that''s definitely true. As for what kind of lung disease, sorry, I need to observe ... As for the medicine prescribed by the court doctor, Marin was enraged-Nima turned out to be a papaver ... In fact, for a long time, opium was treated as a magic drug by European doctors. No matter what the disease, it is right to prescribe a little opium ... In fact, opiates do some benefits to the prince, such as cough and diarrhea. The prince did not have diarrhea, but he had a cough and was useless. But the key problem is that the prince is having a high fever now. If the fever does not go away, the prince will sooner or later die ... In modern times, when you have a high fever, you must first take a fever reduction needle. Then it''s the cold. Otherwise, the high fever is prolonged and easily fatal. To this end, Marin raised a different opinion in Latin: "The high fever of His Royal Highness should be retreated first, otherwise, it is dangerous!" "Who are you?" Ferdinand II holding his son asked coldly. "Dear Her Majesty, I am Baron Walden Marin von Huffman from the Holy Roman Empire!" "Marin Huffman? The kid who defeated Charles VIII?" Ferdinand II also heard of Marin. After all, beating a French king off his helmet and armour is indeed enough to make the world famous. "Yes, Your Majesty!" "How come you here?" "His Majesty, the minister came to Iberia to travel. After passing here, I heard that our Royal Highness is here, so I came to visit. Moreover, the minister and my teacher Sage Einstein learned some medicine. In addition, the tactics of the court to defeat the French king and the main forces of the Frisian army were learned with the teacher ... " In order to gain trust, Marin brushed the sign of Einstein madly ... "Beat the main force of the Frisian army? I heard that you brought 3,000 Swiss. The Swiss are already strong in combat. Isn''t it unusual to defeat the Frisian?" Ferdinand II was a hardworking monarch , Concerned about intelligence across Europe. He also heard about that battle, but it was not detailed. µ«ÊÇ "However, with less than one hundred casualties, the army led by him completely defeated the main Frisian force. Moreover, the fighting time was short ..." "Well, there are still two downfalls. But what does this have to do with medicine? Don''t you agree with the opinion of the court doctor?" "Yes, Your Majesty, the treatment method of the court doctor can only relieve the cough, and it has little effect on the prince''s high fever." "High fever?" At this time, Europeans have no concept of fever. For fever, it is only considered that the disease is in the body, or blood is needed. "Well, it means the head is very hot. Your Majesty does not believe you touch it, His Royal Highness is very hot!" Jeff Ferdinand II reached out and touched it, and it was really hot ... "Fever is very serious, and it can be fatal if it is severe. The method of the royal doctor is only to cough, but it can not reduce the fever ..." "Do you have a way to reduce your fever? As far as I know, this situation is generally unsolvable, right?" "Under normal circumstances, there is no solution, but Chen has a way to first burn it down. He can even cure his Royal Highness with medicine. Because Chen''s teacher happened to have seen a magical way in the East to cure this disease ... " "Are you sure?" Ferdinand II hesitated. But he also knew that the court doctor could not do anything about his son''s high fever. "Very sure!" "What if it fails?" His Majesty, "Your Majesty, if you procrastinate, your life may be in danger. Even if you save it, your brain may be burnt and become a fool ..." "so serious?" µ±È» "Of course, according to the ordinary doctor''s point of view, His Royal Highness has basically been cured. If you don''t believe you, ask the court doctor, he is not sure that he can be cured now." Jeff Ferdinand II looked at Doctor Court and asked. The court flushed, but eventually nodded and agreed with Marin. Jeff Ferdinand II began his inner struggle, and he didn''t believe much in young Marin. However, he had no choice. Otherwise, his only son may die. And his daughter-in-law didn''t seem to be pregnant ... "If you put the prince to death ~ www.novelhall.com ~ ëÞ risking to offend the emperor, you must also punish your sin!" "But what if the minister succeeded?" "Say, what do you want?" "America ... Oh no, it''s a barren continent, the right to 10 colonies!" "Colonial point?" "Well, it''s the kind of small colonial area that first occupied a pier and then extended a certain distance inland." "Small colony? How big is it?" "How big can it be? The minister is just a little baron. There are few people in his hand. Even if it occupied the colony, the area that can be expanded is not much ..." Marin deliberately flickered Ferdinand II. But he was right. For now, Marin does not have much of a population. Jeff Ferdinand II thought about it and answered: "There are too many 10 colony points, five. As long as you have the ability, you can expand outward with this point, as long as you have enough manpower!" Ferdinand II was not clear about Marin''s means, and later he did this for him The words spoken casually paid a huge price. Who is Marin, from China in the 21st century, who knows most about emptiness ... "Jun has no jokes?" "ëÞ sign the paperwork now, but if you destroy the prince, you need 5 colonies, and you will be closed for five years! How dare you sign the paperwork?" "Sign and sign!" Marin was more confident at this time, so she dared. Moreover, today is October 1st, and there are still 3 days before the prince dies in history. Now it turns out that it''s not a lung disease, a cold and a fever, and Marin is pretty sure. Then, a piece of parchment was spread out, and Marin and Ferdinand II signed a book on gambling ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 146： Be shocked After signing the paperwork, Marin officially started preparing to treat the prince. First, Marin asked Ferdinand II to send him where he lived and brought the medicine he had prepared. Then Marin asked Ferdinand II for some **** ... "Ginger?" Ferdinand II was a little aggressive. Ginger is a luxury spice in Europe for cooking. Marin wanted ginger, which puzzled Ferdinand II. But in order to save his son, he didn''t say anything. He sent some people to the local pharmacy to search, and soon, he found a large bag of ginger. Then, Marin took out a small knife, chopped ginger, then took out his own leather bag and took out some white sugar ... "What is this?" Ferdinand II asked curiously. I do n¡¯t blame him for not seeing it. In this era, Europeans eat a lot of sucrose impurities and have dark colors. Europeans have never seen white sugar made by Marin. "Sucrose, high-purity sucrose, brought by my teacher from India." Marin also used to flicker, and said casually. There was light in the eyes of Jeff Ferdinand II, but it soon went out. India, that''s the Portuguese territory. In fact, the father and son of Alexander VI passed the news that he wanted to authorize Spain to India, and wanted to exchange the title and fiefdom for the Borgia family. But opening India''s route definitely offends Portugal. Moreover, I do not know the profitability of the Indian route, and it is not worth the risk. Therefore, the Spanish couple is still hesitant. He Marin asked the kitchen to find a clean pot, put the chopped **** and caster sugar, and began to cook on high fire. He himself returned to the prince''s room. His Majesty, "Your Majesty, please wait for the unrelated person to go out first, and the minister will have a fever for His Highness." I have a fever, just take off the prince''s clothes and apply alcohol. However, it is also indecent to take off the prince''s clothes and let so many people watch. So only the two kings, Princess Margaret, and the court doctor remained. Ferdinand II''s meaning is also very simple. He wanted the doctor of the court to steal a handful of medicine. With the help of Princess Margaret, Marin stripped Prince John to a small inner cool. Then Marin took out the glass bottle with alcohol ... A strong scent of wine began to permeate the room, and Ferdinand II sniffed-he was also a wine lover. "What wine is this? Why is it so strong?" "This is not wine, Your Majesty, this is the essence of wine extracted from wine. However, this stuff is too strong. If you drink it, the cow will be drunk. If you drink too much, you may die ..." "Then you still use it for my son? Want to kill him?" Ferdinand II changed his face. His Majesty, "Your Majesty, the minister took out the essence of this wine, not for the prince, but for external use ..." Marin was a little speechless. "External use?" "Yes!" After speaking, Marin started to use a sponge, took a bit of alcohol, and began to wipe the surface of the prince ... Íõ×Ó Prince John was hot all over, as if he had been boiled. No wonder those quack doctors wanted to bleed the prince. This symptom, these quacks think that the blood is too strong ... Marin started with his face and began to carefully apply alcohol to Prince John, while Princess Margaret helped him. As for Ferdinand II and Isabella I, they looked nervously from the side. Isabella I did not particularly like Prince John, but after all, he was his own son and still cared. As for Ferdinand II, Prince John was completely taken into account. He doesn''t like daughters, he only likes sons, standard patriarchs ... After applying alcohol once, the prince''s high fever subsided a lot, but it was not enough, so Marin applied it twice. Finally, the prince''s temperature began to recede, at least the high fever no longer bothered the prince. After the high fever had subsided, the prince was awake. However, after the high fever subsided, the prince began to be afraid of cold and shouted too cold. Marin was also a little messy, and when he saw the prince suddenly afraid of cold, he immediately took a towel and wiped the prince up and down. Then, he took the goose down quilt handed over by Princess Margaret and covered the trembling cold prince. Ferdinand II and Isabella I were very happy that the prince could wake up. But when the prince was awake, he was afraid of the cold, shivering in the duvet, and made them extremely worried. "His Royal Highness, order people to bring the medicine soup?" "Is it sugar-boiled ginger?" "Correct!" ¹«Ö÷ Princess Margaret hurried to the kitchen to get **** soup ... ÀäÈ´ After cooling the **** soup for a while and becoming hot, Marin began to force Prince John to drink this bowl of **** soup ... At the beginning, the prince was very resistant and refused to drink. Because the taste of **** soup can be uncomfortable. Marin persuaded several times, but the prince refused to drink. Marlin fired, shouting at the prince: "Don''t drink if you want to die, drink it if you want to live!" Prince Yun seemed to be calmed down, and then, under Marin''s semi-force, drank the bowl of **** soup. The prince seemed uncomfortable and wanted to vomit, but Marin covered his mouth roughly and was not allowed to vomit. Ferdinand II and Isabella I were almost scared to ask the guards to catch Marin, but Ferdinand II held back for his son''s illness. "Her Royal Highness, please send someone to find some quilts!" Marin ordered, and Princess Margaret hurried to find them. After drinking **** soup, you need to cover your sweat with a quilt. Otherwise, it''s hard to catch a cold. However, there is no cotton in Europe at this time, so there is no quilt. The quilt is thick, as long as it is covered with three beds. But there are no quilts in Europe at this time, and nobles generally use velvet-filled goose down quilts. Although this quilt is light and comfortable, it is not thick enough and it is a bit breathable. So, Marin brought Princess Margaret in five quilts ... "Baron Marin, what do you want?" Ferdinand II asked in doubt. "Listen, Your Majesty, please have someone cover these 5 velvet quilts for the prince. The prince will never be allowed to kick off the quilt!" °¡ "Ah? Five beds? Will John suffocate you?" Ferdinand II asked anxiously. "Why didn''t you cover his face without getting covered? By the way, the prince had better wear a thick hat, but his face should still be exposed to prevent breath." "Why are you doing this?" "Let the prince sweat a lot, wake up, and wait until tomorrow, the prince will be better than half!" "what do I need to do?" "Send someone to watch the prince day and night. Never let the prince''s 5-layer fleece slip or let the prince extend his body! What we want is to cover the prince with sweat!" "Really cure my son?" µ±È» "Of course, haven''t you seen that the prince is awake?" "Oh, yes ..." Ferdinand II, who was usually wise and decisive, became panicked about his son''s illness. At this moment, His Royal Highness seemed very uncomfortable. At this point, he drank a large bowl of **** soup, and it seemed like a fire was burning in his belly, causing his body to start heating. Of course, this kind of fever is different from his own fever. The body''s own fever will confuse people. The **** soup in the belly was hot, but it would not make the prince confused. Prince Yun wanted to be breathable, but Marin forced him to cover 5 layers of velvet, which made him very stuffy. There was a fire in his chest, and he was covered with five layers of quilts. The prince began to sweat, and his forehead began to sweat. Everyone else was worried, but Marin saw it, but felt very good. Sweating is a good thing. Sweating means that the medicine of **** soup has taken effect and has begun to penetrate the entire body. Moreover, sweating can also send some cold viruses out with the sweat ... "Make him sweaty, remember, when the prince wakes up, take a big bucket and wait for the prince to take a hot bath. In addition, set the fireplace on, the room temperature should not be too low. However, the window opened a small A fan for ventilation. But this small window opened must not be facing the prince! "Marin instructed the servant who had just entered the guard to guard the quilt. Of course, these servants did not understand Latin or German, and Princess Margaret interpreted them for them. After hesitated, Marin thought nothing was going on, and he decided to leave. However, Ferdinand II was restless and ordered that Marin be opened a room in the Governor''s Mansion in Salamanca, not far from the prince''s room. When something happens, come directly to Marin ... In the middle of the night, Marin woke up the Spanish court guard who hurried to him. Marin was startled, thinking that the prince had died. That way, he would have to take responsibility. Because, as stated in the betting agreement, the prince hangs up and he will be detained for at least 5 years. Maybe Ferdinand II, in his anger, might chop him off ... With lingering mood, Marin followed the guard to the prince''s room ... When he reached the prince''s room, Marin was relieved. It turned out that it was the prince who woke up rather than hang up ... Nimad''s Spanish court guard did not understand German, but spoke only a few simple Latin words, and did not speak clearly, which frightened Marin. When the prince was awake, he was as if he had taken a bath and was soaked with sweat. However, Prince John''s spirit was much better. He was no longer afraid of cold and heat, and even began to talk to Princess Margaret who was waiting beside him normally. The Prince Wang felt uncomfortable at this time, because his clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, feeling uncomfortable. Princess Margaret didn''t know what to do, so she sent a guard to Marin. As a result, he didn''t make it clear, which frightened Marin. He Marlin naturally knew what to do, and he had a large oak barrel brought in, and he had heated water. Then Marin directly moved the oak barrels to the burning fireplace and let the prince go in for a bath ... "Take a bath ... Baron Marin, the bishop said the bath would be ill, and maybe black death ..." Prince John said timidly. "Listen to me, you had a cold and a fever before, and someone will bleed you! Nimad, you are already weak. If you bleed a few more times, you will almost see God!" Said angrily. Prince John thought that was right, so he undressed and jumped into the oak barrel. Marin also translated through the princess, ordering the servants to close the windows, and increased the flame of the fireplace to increase the indoor temperature ... Soon after, the prince took a shower and changed into dry clothes. Later, Marin let people replace all the sheets and quilts that were wet with the prince''s sweat on the bed where the prince slept, and replaced them with new sheets and goose down. At the same time, that small window was slit again for ventilation. After all, the fireplace is burning and consumes oxygen. If the doors and windows are closed too tightly, it can be suffocating. It is said that the children of the ancient Western noble families easily died when they were young. There is a big reason that the nobles loved their children, burned the fireplace too much, closed the doors and windows too tightly, and then smothered the children alive ... This time, Marin only asked to cover a three-bed goose down quilt to keep a certain temperature, but he didn''t cover people ... The next morning, when the prince woke up again, he was much better. Although still a little weak, I was able to get out of bed and walk around. Obviously, this time, the prince was rescued ... Jeff Ferdinand II was so happy that he held his son and kissed and laughed, making the prince embarrassed. After all, the prince is a 19-year-old adult. Well, Ferdinand II didn''t care. He is a son and he likes his son too much. My son almost died, and now he recovers, naturally he is extremely happy ... In fact, Ferdinand II was a patriarch. In the beginning, he married Isabella I, who was still a princess, in order to jointly rule the kingdom of Castile. At the time, Isabella I took advantage of Ferdinand II''s return to Barcelona ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to become the Queen by herself, and also caused Ferdinand II to lose his temper. Because, according to Ferdinand II, although Isabella I was the legal heir of the Castile Kingdom at that time, the king should be a man, and Isabella should be a queen honestly. ... Furthermore, as a woman, King Ferdinand II was very rebellious ... So for the surviving children, Ferdinand II only valued Prince John. For a few daughters, don''t look straight. In history, when his son died, Ferdinand II almost collapsed. However, after Madonna Juana succeeded, Ferdinand II showed his extremely cold and ruthless side-in order to obtain the co-governance of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II almost sent troops to destroy son-in-law Philip. And after Philip died of illness, Ferdinand II also imprisoned poor daughter Juana, and then assumed sole authority. Regarding his daughter''s madness, Ferdinand II almost ignored him, but just locked her up. This was very different from his reaction to the knowledge that Prince John might have lung disease. You know, knowing that his son might die from lung disease, Ferdinand II hugged his son and wept without fear, and didn''t care if he would be infected with death-causing disease. But to the crazy Juana, he was too lazy to ask questions and let them die. I can see how far Ferdinand II was, who was more patriarchal. Prince John is his heart, and Princess Juana is just a **** he uses ... Of course, the more Ferdinand II loved Prince John, the happier Marin was. Because he saved the dying Prince John himself, Ferdinand II will definitely thank himself ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are here www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 147： Savage Earl and Spice Banquet Jeff Ferdinand II cried and laughed for a long while holding his son who was gradually recovering, and then remembered Marin waiting beside him ... ¿È "Ahem-Baron Marin, I will fulfill my promise. By the way, I want to ask, what do you want to do in the colony of the barren continent?" "Cultivate the land ..." Marin said innocently. "Farming?" Ferdinand II almost didn''t take it easy. Isabella I, who had been playing soy sauce for a long time, also laughed out loud. "Yes, Your Majesty, you know, Chen''s fiefdom is only a few islands. The land is barren and lacks fresh water. It is not suitable for farming ..." Marin blinked and continued pretending to be stupid. ËùÒÔ "So you''re going to farm on the barren continent? Are you afraid of being hacked by those barbarians?" "It''s nothing. The minister can choose an island or a estuary. There are few savages nearby. Reclaim arable land of tens of thousands of Yougram and grow a lot of food ..." Then, Marin also said An intoxicated expression appeared. Both Ferdinand II and Isabella I experienced a chill, and even Prince John on the side fought a cold war, thinking that he was afraid of cold again ... "Are you not authorized by the Pope to buy spices in India? Why do you want to grow a land that is so profitable?" Ferdinand II knew about Marin''s right to buy spices in India. "Your Majesty, you also know that the minister is just a little baron. Before he got hot, calm down and thought, a baron in my district, and the Portuguese predatory, isn''t it trying to die?" "This time, I sent four ships, and the Portuguese were also four. Of course, they could not take me. However, once the Indian route was determined, the Portuguese saw a huge profit, and next time they will not allow my boat to participate. Maybe next time the Portuguese will send a fleet to intercept some of my ships. At that time, I will not be able to continue this business ... "Marin lamented, but also made very sense. The most distinguished couples in Spain nodded and agreed with Marin. After all, a small baron of Marin could not compete with the Kingdom of Portugal. ËùÒÔ "So you go to the barren continent?" Prince John asked curiously. "Uh-huh, I am trying to clear 100,000 Ugram land in the barren continent and become a big landlord!" "Hahahaha ..." Everyone was amused by Marin''s words. Then, with the consent of his wife, the pregnant Ferdinand II issued a document allowing Marin to open 5 colonies in the barren continent (America). Of course, in order to stop others from talking about it, Ferdinand II decided to seize the title of Marin, one of the "barbaric counts" who surrendered to Spain. In this way, Ferdinand II not only repaid the graciousness of Marin to save his son, but also ensured that the barren continent nominally belonged to Spain and had the best of both worlds. "But, Your Majesty, the minister lives in the northernmost part of Germany. As the Count of Spain, I can''t come to pay tribute to the Iberian Peninsula ..." "I don''t need you to pay a tribute, and you are the earl of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile. In fact, they will actually block the mouths of others. I will be famous in the paper. The colony had all the rights, and did not need to pay taxes to the kingdom, as long as it belonged to Spain in name. The descendants would succeed, and they would not need to be re-registered by the royal family. "Thank you, Your Majesty!" "Don''t be busy, I will send someone to find a Bible, and swear allegiance to us according to the Bible. For the first time, you still need to swear allegiance to our husband and wife." "Okay!" Marin knelt on one knee without hesitation, pressed the Bible, and swore allegiance to Ferdinand II and Isabella I. Anyway, just act. And, it''s great to finish it ... "How big do you plan to expand each colony?" Ferdinand confirmed again. "Your Majesty rest assured that the minister will only take the port as the center and draw a circle on the map," Marin replied. However, Marin did not say that it was a world map with a scale of 1:30 million. Draw a small circle on it, how can it be more than 100,000 square kilometers, much larger than Portugal ... "Okay, I believe you, come and write this sentence into the document ..." Ferdinand II was content with himself, thinking that Marin had been restrained. As everyone knows, a small circle required by others is larger than Portugal. a lot of. The five small circles together are definitely much larger than the Spanish mainland ... After signing the instrument, both sides thought that they had taken advantage and both laughed. Marin naturally knew that he was taking advantage, so he smiled brightly. And Ferdinand II thought that he used 5 small slap-sized places, or uncultivated barren land, to pay off the graciousness of saving his son''s life, and felt that it was a great deal, so he laughed very happily ... ... Uh ... After the simple ceremony of allegiance, Ferdinand II and Isabella I returned to the capital Toledo with the princes and Marin. In the palace of Toledo, Ferdinand II and his wife warmly entertained Marin. Prince John, who was already in a good condition, also accompanied him personally. Íõ×Ó Although Prince John was born of the old and treacherous Ferdinand II and Isabella I who was also not a fuel-saving lamp, the child grew up in the palace and never saw the cruelty of the world. Therefore, the child is still a little ignorant and shy. The prince also blushed when Marin reminded him to pay attention to temperance. However, Marin was so depressed that he wanted to die ... Marin never thought that at this banquet, Ferdinand II prepared so many peppers ... Throughout the banquet, Ferdinand II estimated that he had dozens of pounds of pepper. That is not many people present. If there are many people, Ferdinand II is expected to take out hundreds of pounds of pepper. You know, in medieval Europe, the price of pepper was so high that it was completely unaffordable for the average person. In the early Middle Ages, the price of peppers was extremely high, once reaching the point where a pepper bean was exchanged for a gold coin. Of course, that was the period of the Crusades in Europe and the Middle East. Because the product is out of stock, the price is so high. At this time, the Venetian can find a way to buy pepper, Turkey has not yet controlled Egypt, and European commercial roads have not been cut off. Therefore, the price of pepper at this time is only about 10 shillings and 1 pound. In India, where pepper originates, a pound of pepper costs up to one or two fennies or pennies. And 10 shillings equals 120 pennies, so Da Gama''s profit on buying spices in India is up to 60 times ... Now, because of the scarcity of pepper, spices such as pepper, cloves and cinnamon have become privileged materials that only nobles can enjoy. Generally speaking, if you are a big aristocrat, if you prepare a banquet with a lot of pepper, cloves, cinnamon or something, you are embarrassed to say you are a big noble. For example, when the King of Scotland visited King Richard I of England in 1194, in order to show his enthusiasm, Richard I let the King of Scotland eat 2 pounds of pepper every day-why didn''t Nimad get angry? Uh ... At the moment, Marin encountered such a affair-Ferdinand II served Marin with a lot of pepper in order to entertain Marin. Grilled meat is dipped in pepper, so is bread, so is cheese ... Looking at the King and his wife and the prince relishly holding bread or roasted meat and dipped in pepper, Marin felt a chill in his heart ... In fact, Marin is not very cold about peppery spices. It''s ok to put a little bit of food in the food, but Marin can''t stand it. What''s more, just like the perverts at the banquet, take bread or grilled meat and dip it in pepper ... So, in order to give the King and his wife a face, he just dipped a little pepper and gnawed his teeth ... I didn''t expect it, but this caused a misunderstanding of the Kings- "This child, from the background of a dismal little family, was not used to delicious peppers, hey--" Ferdinand II and Elizabeth I whispered. Elizabeth I nodded and agreed, and then looked into Marin''s eyes, with some contempt for the country people, and a little sympathy-this child can''t eat pepper at all. Uh ... Actually, a large part of the nobility of Europeans in this era spent money on purchasing spices. Often, when a big aristocrat hosts a banquet, it will consume hundreds of pounds of expensive spices such as pepper, cloves and cinnamon. And these spices are not cheap, so often a banquet comes down to hundreds or even hundreds of gold coins. Therefore, those big nobles who like to hold banquets have very poor economic conditions, but most of them are gritted. Whoever holds a banquet will be embarrassed if the guests don''t put the spices on the table. As for running out of money? Loan ßÂ. Hansa merchants like to lend to these nobles, charge a super high 15% interest, or exchange for business privileges ... Uh ... Having a pepper banquet and eating it, Marin felt that he was getting angry. So he asked the maid for a lot of honey, soaked in honey and water, so as to lower the fire. Even though Marin dipped less pepper in this meal, he still felt a numb throat and his taste was almost destroyed. He really couldn''t understand why the European nobles of this era were so important. Even a lot of nobles went bankrupt in order to buy spices ... Fortunately, Marin has no such hobby. Otherwise, he would go bankrupt ... And, what makes Marin cry and laugh is that since Marin healed the prince with **** sugar water. Now, the couple Ferdinand II and Elizabeth I have begun to upgrade the previously unattractive mid-range spice, ginger, into one of the main condiments of the Spanish court. For this ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin really agrees. Eating more **** is indeed good for your health. Of course, eating too much is not good, and it depends on the season ... In order to escape the "pepper banquet" prepared by the happy Ferdinand II couple "goodwill", Marin excuses the territory to have something, and after eating a few pepper court banquets that made his mouth blister, he took the king and his wife The signing instrument for the count of the barbaric counties signed, fled the Toledo Palace in a hurry, and began to rush back ... However, before leaving, Marin worried that Prince Juan would die young in the future. Therefore, he was a Chinese doctor who could not count two knives with half a knife. He grabbed Prince Juan''s hand and taught him a health secret-"eat radish in winter and **** in summer, don''t need a doctor to prescribe it!" This sentence, in fact, Marin appeared on a health program in previous lives, and used it to urge the physically weak prince. At the same time, Marin repeatedly told the prince that in the winter, eat less things like **** and pepper, which are easy to get angry, but in the summer you can eat something. In addition, he also urged Prince Juan to exercise more in order to maintain health, and also to control X life ... In fact, Marin had no good intentions, but was worried that the mighty Charles V would appear in the future, leaving him a little prince who wanted to dominate the king and had no way out, not really good for the prince. But in the eyes of the princes and Ferdinand II, Marin is really good for the prince. So they looked at Marin even more ... This seemingly random reminder by Ma Lin really played a big role. Prince Juan (although it can also be translated into Prince John, but Prince Juan has more Spanish characteristics), heeded Marin''s reminder, paid attention to health, and really lived a long time. Of course, this is the last word ~ ??www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 148： Prince Philip The route of the return journey is still the familiar formula and the familiar road. Marin first rushed to the port of Barcelona, ??took the boat from the Kingdom of Aragon to Sicily, and then arrived at the Kingdom of Naples. This time, Marin did not go to the Naples Palace, but went straight north. The last time he visited the Royal Palace of Naples, King Frederick IV complained that the spices happened to be in short supply, so he had to ask him to eat more cane sugar. Now, Marin understands. Last time, Marin happened to encounter the spicy spices such as pepper and cloves in the palace of Frederick IV. I was so lucky. If Marin was invited to eat with pepper powder last time, wouldn''t Marin die? So, on this return trip, Marin didn''t dare to visit King Frederick IV of Naples, so as not to eat a few more dinners with pepper. Marin''s eyes felt a little dreadful as he touched the fire bubble on his mouth. After the Kingdom of Naples retrieved the horses hosted here, Marin led his men, and all the crew went north, non-stop ... He and Ferdinand II said that there was something to do when they went back. It was not an excuse but something really happened. Right now, the head of the Teutonic Knights has died at the end of August and has died for more than a month. As a rule, the Cavaliers are currently searching for a new leader and are preparing for elections. However, this time, there does not seem to be a perfect and suitable heir within the Knights. Therefore, the Knights sent people to the German region and issued an invitation to invite the knights in the German region to participate in the election of the new chief. However, the candidates for the Teutonic Chief are conditional. First of all, this person must be from a knight family, preferably a high-ranking noble. Second, this person must not be married for life. The Teutonic head is equivalent to a half knight and half monk. The monks are not allowed to marry. In fact, many people meet the first condition. However, knights from large noble families may not be unmarried for life. Therefore, the second condition is the real stumbling block, which wiped out the knights of most of the large aristocratic families. Even within the Knights, most of the knights are married and are not willing to stay married for life. Fortunately, because of the second condition, there are not many eligible candidates, which will lead to the election of the new leader, which will take a long time. According to the original history, Frederick, the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, took the oath of office the following year. The specific year selected should be at the end of the year. So Marin has time. After passing by, Marin paused a little while in his hometown, Mark Bo. When he came to the Principality of Cliffs on the Rhine, Marin wrestled and visited John II, Duke of Cliff and Earl of Mark. John II was both the Duke of the Duchy of Clifford and the Earl of the Kingdom of Mark. Therefore, John II was actually the monarch of Marin before his departure. John II was also curious about Marin Hoffman, a young hero like himself. Hearing that Marin came to visit him, he met him with curiosity. The atmosphere was friendly and warm throughout the meeting. Marin came over to say hello, and asked John II to take care of his hometown, Huffman Estate. John II, as a more advanced nobleman and elder, educated Marin intently. In fact, Marin didn''t know what to draw, why he came to see John II. However, there seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him not to regret it ... Although John II was a great prince, he actually did not exclude Marin. And, as a prince in the northwest, he did not fall to France. Between France and the emperor, this person is more neutral. On weekdays, he also likes to pray. He is a devout Catholic and has a meaning that is indisputable to the world. Marin also knew that he had nothing to do with France, so he dared to see him. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may be arrested to please the French. When John II invited Marin to dinner at night, Marin finally knew why he came to visit John II ... It turned out that accompanied by dinner, there was a prince named Philip ... This prince was not Prince Philip, not the son of the emperor, but the brother of John II. John II, the father of John II, was also a devout Catholic. So, among three sons, John II, Engelbert, Earl of Nevers, and younger son Philip, Philip was chosen as a monk. So, from a very young age, Philip was trained as a priest, and of course, he was also a knight. In other words, the three princes of Philip, who have been unlucky, have been established from a young age to play a bachelor for a lifetime ... In fact, until now, Prince Philip was only 30 years old, and John II and his second brother Engelbert decided to operate it, making him bishop of Nevers in two years. Ìýµ½ When he heard the dual identity of Prince Philip and the Knights, Marin''s eyes brightened instantly ... He stood up and bowed, then said: "Master, have you heard what happened in the Teutonic Order?" John II stunned, and replied: "I just heard that the big head over there seems to have died, what happened?" "Have you thought about letting Master Philip run for the Teutonic Knights?" "What?" Both John II and Prince Philip grew mouths in surprise ... "Yes, participate in the election of the Chief Teutonic Knights! Lord Philip is noble and meets the requirements of the Teutonic Chief as a knight and monk, why not go for the election?" Marin said impassionedly. At this time, eagerness erupted in Prince Philip''s eyes. Because, he was unwilling to be a little bishop with no real power in a small place like Neverwell, ruled by his second brother. When he heard that he might become the head of the Teutonic Knights, his heart almost stopped beating. You know, in this era, almost every German man has a knight''s dream. Prince Philip attended today''s dinner to see the legendary figure in this knight. Moreover, the Teutonic Knights accepted too many German wandering knights with knight dreams, which is a holy place in the hearts of many German wandering knights. "But, as far as I know, the Teutonic Order chief died on August 27. Didn''t they choose a new chief over there?" "No, as far as I know, this big commander died suddenly, and no reserve commander was selected. Therefore, the new commander has not been determined for the time being. Even the Teutonic Knights issued an invitation to the German region. , Invite some eligible noble children to run for elections ... " "Is that so?" "Yes, there are not many knights who are willing to stay unmarried for the Teutonic Knights. So, if you are stuck on a lifetime unmarried, there is no suitable candidate in the Teutonic Knights, so you have to send an invitation to the German region. The Clifford Principality is at the far west of Germany, and it is probably the latest to receive the news ... " "Baron Marin, thank you for bringing this news. But, as far as I know, we Westphalians have no electoral advantage in the Teutonic Knights ..." Yes, the Westphalians and the Rhinelanders combined, and they only occupied 210 seats in the 800-plus Teutonic knights with voting rights. Their rival, Frankenia-Swabian League, had 230 votes. Coupled with the fact that the Franconia-Swabian League and the Saxons have come closer, John II believes that even if Prince Philip has participated in the election in the past, it is estimated to be difficult. Moreover, Marin told them that Frederick, the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, would also run ... "No, Lord Duke, Lord Philip has a chance. Because, if Lord Philip is willing to run, I am willing to pay tens of thousands of gold coins ..." Marin thought for a while and said firmly. "Tens of thousands of gold coins? Do you want to bribe?" John II''s eyes lit up. John II is also looking forward to his brother being elected as the head of the Teutonic Knights. The Teutonic Order is much better than the Principality of Clifford. With a younger brother who is the head of the Teutonic Order, it ¡¯s definitely better to go out and lose face? Big noble, all you need is face ... "Yes, the Franconia-Swabian League and the Saxons are only 410. Moreover, although the son of the Duke of Saxony is running, the Saxon Cavaliers must vote for him. Ben''s knight may not ... " "That''s right, but the Cavaliers of the Franconia-Swabian League will definitely not vote for Philip." "I think the candidates must be more than Frederick and Master Philip, maybe there are other regions. As long as there are other candidates acceptable to the Cavaliers of the Franconia-Swabian Alliance, I will send someone to bribe them Some of the knights let them vote for other candidates. Then the votes of the son of the Duke of Saxony will be diluted and divided ... " "Awesome! This is a trick!" John II wanted to understand the key. As long as the opponent''s votes are reduced, and there are a lot of votes on their own side, it is not impossible to fight. "Oh, my teacher taught me ..." ¶Ô "By the way, Baron Marin, what do you do with tens of thousands of gold coins? What is it you want to pay so much?" Marin''s eyes rolled around, a reasonable answer jumped out: "Master Duke, my island of Texel is a good place to cook salt, rich in salt ..." µÈµÈ "Wait ... as far as I know, there is a lack of firewood in the lowlands, what do you use to cook salt?" "Go abroad to buy fuel ßÂ, salt is so expensive, this investment is also worth ..." "Well ~ www.novelhall.com ~ What is your request?" "If Lord Philip becomes the head of the Teutonic Grand, please let me open the salt market in the Teutonic Order and provide protection. You know, the Teutonic Order is on the Baltic coast and the salt is very expensive . I can buy salt, and the profit is high ... " John II and Philip thought for a while and thought they were very reasonable, both nodded. You know, as the area along the Baltic Sea, the salt price on the Teutonic Order is generally double that of the German region. Therefore, selling salt in the past is absolutely profitable. However, not everyone can sell salt in the Teutonic Order. This is generally monopolized by Hanse merchants with a long history and background. But Marin did a good job. Once Philip became the new head of the Teutonic Knights, he was fully capable of covering him to sell salt in the Teutonic Knights and make huge profits. It doesn''t take long to earn tens of thousands of gold coins. After all, the salt price there is double that of the German region. "Oh, Baron Marin, we can''t afford these tens of thousands of gold coins in the short term. If the election fails ..." "Even if I invest in water, you can rest assured!" Marin originally had 200,000 gold coins, plus a checkout with Wright over a period of time, and also delivered 100,000 salt money, tens of thousands of gold coins, he still can afford. "Okay, refreshingly, if my brother became the head of the Teutonic Grand Sect, he would definitely try everything to bring you all kinds of convenience and protection!" Prince Philip, who dreams of becoming the head of the Teutonic Knights, is also Nodded again and again. During the chat, a major event that determined the fate of the Teutonic Knights in the future was completed at the banquet ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are here ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users, please read. Chapter 149： Waving around 100,000 gold rides "Crane" under Eastern Europe After discussing the conditions with John II and Prince Philip, Marin planned to rush back to Denborg to get the money. Marin and Prince Philip made an appointment to meet in Hamburg. Prince Philip first set off, and Marin returned to the island to collect money before going to Hamburg to meet Prince Philip. In fact, as the family that controls the Principality of Cleveland, Mark, and Nevers, the influence of the Lamarcks in Westphalia is very large. Of course, it''s just a matter of identity. Because there is no Hanseatic commercial city in the territory of the Lamarck family, there is naturally no trade tax. So even though Prince Philip is not inferior to Frederick, the son of the Duke of Saxony, from a financial perspective, in terms of financial resources, Prince Philip is really far behind. Fortunately, the birth of Ma Tuhao turned out to make up for the shortcoming of Prince Philip. When Marin returned to Den Burg, he originally wanted to collect tens of thousands of gold coins. However, considering the unexpected situation, I simply took out 100,000 gold coins. For safety, Marin mobilized 300 elite and loyal soldiers to **** this batch of gold to ensure safety. In addition, the entire team is a one-man double horse, plus a carriage, and has strong maneuverability. All of them are wearing three-quarters of breastplates and iron helmets with face protection. Their protection is also good. I don''t know what to think, just before leaving, Marin took away a few chefs. Marin originally instructed and cultivated 20 chefs who were proficient in cooking at Dengbao. He was responsible for the food at Dengbao Castle and the barracks, which made his staff eat very well. È¥ This time when I went to the Teutonic Knights, Marin suddenly remembered whether he could use a big meal to win over those knights with voting rights? In Huaxia, many times, when a lover does business, the lover has to eat a big meal and drink Maotai. Otherwise, people may not be willing to work for you. Similarly, in this era of Marin, it was found that Europe in this era was also full of human relationships, and also had to bribe gifts. Therefore, please eat and drink, it is also a good way. Although, due to the lack of soy sauce, pepper, star anise and other important raw materials, Marin can still instruct chefs to make ordinary Chinese food that reaches 70 to 80% level. Moreover, compared to the dark cuisines of the Middle Ages, only 70% to 80% of ordinary Chinese food can also calm those Teutonic knights who are not specializing in food. You know, the Germans, Marin''s group of soldiers, have been completely conquered by Chinese food. Even though Marin asked the chefs to cook them in low-level cauldrons, they were still made delicious by humans. I want to know that the production level of cauldron dishes is very crude, and it was almost the same as the previous time Marin ate in the canteen of the black middle school, which was difficult to swallow. But for the German mercenaries who used to eat the dark food of the Middle Ages, it was still delicious ... Õâ´Î This time, several chefs from Marin''s belt were selected from their castles. At that time, Marin trained 10 chefs who used small pans to serve in the castle, and he was able to enjoy himself. »ØÀ´ When I came back to Dengbao this time, when I saw my family was still here, I removed 5 people and left 5 people to continue to serve the family. Because of the wealthy life in Denborg, the family also felt a little reluctant to feel comfortable. Especially a few little ones, they just refused to leave. What surprised Marin was that the family had eaten seafood for so many days and they were not too tired ... He is also the soul of Marin, who was born in a rich future generation. He has a wealth of characters and a wide choice. Flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, as long as you spend money, there is basically no food. In this era, it is good to have a good meal. Moreover, even if you eat fish and meat, you may not always be able to eat fresh ones, and you often eat bacon and salted fish with a bit of odor. Inherited by Mrs. Mary, the family still likes to eat fish, especially sea fish seafood without small spines. Therefore, the whole family, who was not so demanding, was not tired of eating Chinese seafood for so long ... Of course, Marin had no time to accompany his family. Because the Teutonic leader had died for more than a month. If he did not go, he might be preempted by the son of the Duke of Saxony. Therefore, he can only leave Denborg again and go to the Teutonic Knights. µÃ When he learned that Marin was going to the Teutonic Knights, Adler strongly requested to accompany him. However, the old Huffman did not allow it. Old Huffman''s request to Adler is-where you go after you have a son ... Before Marin left, the old Huffman seemed to remember something: "Marin, you have arrived in the Teutonic Order, remember to do one thing!" "what''s up?" "Look at your uncle Yuler, who is also a homeless knight. He left the Huffman Manor 18 years ago. It is said that he went to the Teutonic Order, but there has been no news. When you get there, you can send someone to inquire .If your uncle is not doing well, I hope you can help him. After all, we are doing well now, we can''t forget the brother ... " Marlin was stunned, and also remembered the legendary uncle Jule. Seeing the expectant look of the old Huffman Manhan, Marin nodded, and then in the happy eyes of the old Huffman Manhan ~ www.novelhall.com ~ set off with the army ... When Marin''s team rushed to Hamburg, they finally met Prince Philip''s team. However, it is ridiculous to say that Prince Philip had only brought 50 followers, and he was going to select the head of the Teutonic Knights, and he was a little bit shy. You know, Marin brought 300 people this time, completely suppressing the prince''s prestige. In order to consider the face of the prince, Marin ordered his men to take off their iconic black cross and white vests and replace them with the Lamarck family logo to give Prince Philip a boost. After all, Prince Philip is the protagonist of the election campaign. If it is too embarrassing to be compared with a baron of his own, it will be very detrimental to the prince''s reputation. In this way, Prince Philip''s team suddenly increased from 50 guards to 350, and the team became quite spectacular. And, because Marin''s 300 men are elite, disciplined, and a pair of horses, they look more imposing. Marin, for the time being, played the role of escort, and the most elite batch of men, such as Kahn, guarded the carriage loaded with 100,000 gold coins to prevent others from coming. Moreover, Marin also brought five of the best scouts such as Sauer this time, with a small telescope in hand, in order to detect danger in advance. When she was resting, Marin sat on the treasure chest of gold coins on the carriage, looked at the sky with two eyes, and said with a mockery: "I don''t count it as'' Wilting around 100,000 yuan, riding a crane down Yangzhou ''... Uh ... No, it should be'' Wilting around 100,000 gold, riding a crane (horse) down Eastern Europe ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the majority Book friends come to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please go to read. Chapter 150： Everyone eats and drinks! Because the entire team is on horseback or carriage, there is no walking, and the transfer of horses is sufficient, so the entire team is still moving fast. The entire team first passed Mecklenburg, entered the electorate of Brandenburg, and then passed through Pomerania into Poland ... The puppet team held the banner of the Hanseatic League Chamber of Commerce and was not embarrassed. If they were running for the banner of the Teutonic Order, they might be stopped by the Polish. You know, Poland and the Teutonic Knights, that is the relationship between the enemy. The Teutonic Knights fell because they lost to the Polish-Lithuanian Army in the Battle of Tannenberg. Fortunately, the journey in Poland was not long, and the entire team was riding horses. The team soon passed the northern coastal areas of Poland, crossed the Vistula River, and entered the territory of the Teutonic Order. Everyone kept on, all the way to the capital of the Teutonic Order, Konisburg (now Kaliningrad), and settled down. The influence of the Paulamark family is still quite large. This is not the case. In Cornisburg, about 16 Teutonic knights with voting rights came from the Principality of Cliff and Mark. Of course, there are some people in other parts of the Teutonic Order who are not usually in K?nigsberg. With the help of these 16 knights, Prince Philip rented two larger houses connected together for temporary accommodation. These two houses are owned by big merchants in the Teutonic Order. However, those Hansa merchants are far more than that. Many businessmen, in many cities within the Teutonic Order, have their own properties. After all, the Teutonic Order is also the third largest business district of the Hanseatic League. Don''t have too many rich Hansa merchants here. Of course, in the Teutonic Order, Hanse merchants have the shadow of the Teutonic Knights behind to ensure the interests of these merchants. When these Teutonic knights needed them, the merchants who had a good relationship with them also vacated two large houses next to each other to accommodate Prince Philip, who was the candidate for the chief commander, and his people. After settling down, Marin sent someone out to find out, and found that Frederick, the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, had arrived a week ago, and it seemed that the voice was quite high. However, Frederick is too young to be 23 years old, which makes a lot of mature knights a little uneasy. After all, the German nation is also a relatively conservative nation and doesn''t like to dare to use young people boldly. However, before the death of the former head of delegation this time, he did not choose a suitable heir. Therefore, everyone felt a little sudden and did not know who to choose as the new head of the delegation. A week ago, with the arrival of Prince Frederick of Saxony, things seemed a little clear. Many people seem to have taken their fate and plan to leave. I didn''t expect that now Prince Philip, the younger brother of Duke John II, Duke of Rivers, is here too, and suddenly everyone has other choices. In fact, in terms of background strength, Prince Philip is inferior to Prince Frederick. Because Saxony''s strength is much stronger than the combined principality of Clifford and Mark. However, Prince Philip is older than Prince Frederick and is 30 years old. This is the advantage of Prince Philip. Because, in general, a 30-year-old man is definitely more stable than a 23-year-old young man. So although not dominant, Prince Philip''s disadvantage is not too great. And, nowhere else is there no candidate. It''s just that the history is too small to compare with these two. ²»¹Ü But anyway, the origin and background of Prince Philip is worse than that of Prince Frederick. Therefore, we must find a way. For this reason, under the arrangement of Marin, the five chefs he brought, purchased a lot of ingredients and spices, and started cooking ... Then, under the arrangement of Marin, Prince Philip started in Konigsberg to entertain the city''s Westphalia and the official Teutonic knights of the Rhineland system, and came to Prince Philip''s residence to eat and drink. . Although the Teutonic knights of the Westphalian-Rhineland alliance basically support Prince Philip. Because, there is no better choice. But Marin couldn''t guarantee that one day a new candidate would emerge, also from the Westphalia-Rhineland region. As long as there are such people, it is easy to divide the votes of Prince Philip, resulting in a decline in the votes. So, for the Teutonic Knights, who belonged to the Westphalian-Rhineland Alliance, Marin first thought of them and banqueted them. In these two mansions, Marin arranged a dozen tables in it, and invited more than 100 people from the alliance in Konigsberg to dinner. In order to let these uncles who have the right to vote eat and drink, Marin asked the chefs to make the purest braised pork, and put spices and sucrose at no cost. As for stewed chicken and roasted duck, it is even more common. Moreover, Cornichesburg is close to the sea, and fresh aquatic products are also easily available. A variety of sweet and sour braised seafood is also a must. Also, in order to entertain everyone, Marin went to buy a cow and killed it, and let the chefs make beef sauce. The pork is also used internally. The small ribs on the top are all made into delicious sweet and sour pork ribs ... To be honest, these dishes are basically main dishes and nothing vegetables. But in this era, the aristocracy ate these amaranths and large dishes, and you have to give them vegetables. Maybe they are not happy and think you despise him. There is no pepper on the plate for everyone to dip, but when cooking, pepper, cloves, cinnamon and other spices are not less. Especially the main dish of braised pork is that it is full. Europeans seem to prefer sweets, which happens to be Marin too. So, when cooking, in addition to fashionable spices such as pepper, cloves, cinnamon, Marin instructed the chefs to put a lot of sugar in the dishes. At the same time, ginger, garlic, and onions are also essential. One ingredient has been worked out in many ways. For example, wild pork includes braised pork, fried shredded pork, and sweet and sour pork ribs. Considering that Europeans are still not used to eating internal organs, Marin did not serve Chinese classic dishes such as fried large intestines. Beef stew, beef sauce, pepper steak, etc. As for the mutton, Marin directly served the skewers, sprinkled with cumin, salt or something, and grilled with charcoal ... As for the stewed old hen, roasted goose and duck, it is also a must-try dish. However, in these foods, Marin put a lot of condiments, spices, sucrose, etc., but not less, but not like the Europeans, just put the spices and mess up the taste. It is only after the "gourmet" of Marin can confirm the specific formula ... In addition, Marin also sent someone to buy a lot of good wine locally to please these guys. As a cool German knight, how can there be no good wine? Many German knights prefer German dark beer. To this end, Marin purchased a large amount of dark beer and ale with a higher degree of beer. The ¡°barrels¡± to deal with the alcohol test ... ºó After the banquet started, these knights were really satisfied ... He was unhappy that Prince Philip hadn''t brought a pile of peppers. When the first dish of braised pork was served, they immediately conquered the knights ... To Marin''s surprise, these masters of knights like braised meat, but also the fat in braised meat ... It seems that people in this era like to cook or roast because of the simple cooking methods. Therefore, it is necessary to do some oil and water shortage. Therefore, for the fatty braised pork with heavy ingredients, these heavy Germans are very fond of it. Because braised pork is half-fat and half-lean, the oily water inside is called a foot, so it is very popular with knights. Moreover, many people are very fond of the fat that is not greasy. Moreover, these knights are all big stomach kings ... At the beginning, each table was filled with a pot of braised pork, all of which were small pots according to the standard of army meals. However, I did not expect that a whole pot of braised pork was not enough for those knights. ËäÈ» Although these guys do not use chopsticks, Marin prepared a large spoon for them. Then, the guys who fell in love with the taste of braised pork began to use large spoons to pull the braised pork into their plates ... Squinting his eyes, before the second dish came up, a dozen pots filled with braised pork were emptied, leaving only a group of macho men who had not yet enjoyed ... Marin seeing this situation is still okay? So he waved his hand to speed up the serving time. As a result, pots of roasted chicken, roasted duck, roasted geese, and stewed chicken broth were served. Nima, this group of animals and beasts was destroyed three times and five divided by two, and most of them were wiped out, and Marin was sweating on his forehead ... It is hard to imagine that this is a group of formal Teutonic knights with aristocratic status ~ www.novelhall.com ~ If Marin had not known the identity of these people in advance, Marin thought they were refugees who had been hungry for several days ... I can''t blame these people. Until modern times, the Germans have their own gourmet system. Although they can''t keep up with Huaxia, they also have a lot of flavor. Moreover, later generations of Europe have also absorbed a variety of practices of Chinese cuisine to a large extent, and have their own cuisine. After all, at that time, the East and the West had exchanged for hundreds of years, and if their chefs hadn''t learned a few skills, it would not have been possible. Therefore, future generations of Germans, although they also think Chinese food is delicious, will not be so enthusiastic. After all, they also have delicious food in their own country. But in the dark ages of the Middle Ages, did Europeans eat all the dark food, or they just took bread and grilled meat and dip it in pepper ... Therefore, Marin launched a Chinese dish with a bit of mouthfeel, it is really too special to suit the tastes of Europeans in this era ... Spices, sucrose, and very much in line with the taste buds of Europeans in this era. So, all the knights present were eating up ... Even the dark beer and ale, everyone has no time to drink, patronizing food and eating ... Íõ×Ó Prince Philip, as the owner, came to the tables with a kind face, and drank a glass of dark beer with the knights, and then said to everyone with a smile on his face: "Oh, everyone eats and drinks ..." But in fact, the knights here after the group and Prince Philip had a dark beer, continue to bury their heads to deal with those foods that have never been seen before. Regarding, Prince Philip ¡¯s polite words are just "hum" in his mouth, and then continue to deal with the food in his mouth and on the table ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 151： My uncle Jule (on) Under Marin''s arrangement, Prince Philip entertained the Teutonic knights in the city for a few days in Konigsberg. In addition to the Teutonic knights belonging to the Westphalian-Rhineland alliance, knights in other regions were also invited. Such as Teutonic knights such as Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Bohemia, Silesia, Pomerania, and Prussia, were also invited. Although the number and scale of Teutonic knights in these areas cannot keep up with the three forces of Franconia-Swabian Alliance, Westphalia-Rhineland Alliance, and Saxony. However, the accumulation is less. The number of these scattered Teutonic knights is still considerable. For a few days, Marin invited the Teutonic knights from Westphalia-Rhineland in Konigsberg many times and in batches. At the same time, he also feasted the knights in other regions. In short, as long as it is not the Teutonic Knights of the Frankenstein-Swabian League and the direct rivals of the Teutonic Knights of the Saxony region, Marin has tried to invite them. After visiting the Teutonic Knights in K?nigsberg, Marin and Prince Philip rushed to other cities in the Teutonic Knights. Especially Hanseatic cities-Erbin (Elbronge), Thorn (Torun) and Memel (Klaipeda), entertained and wooed the local Teutonic knights. In fact, the Teutonic Knights have more than just four Hanseatic cities in name. However, the three other Hanseatic cities originally owned by the Teutonic Knights, Danzig, Marienburg, and Kulm, were annexed by Poland at the Battle of Tannenberg and the "Thirteen Years". Therefore, the original Teutonic Knights State, which originally had 7 cities directly under Hansa, left only 4 Hansa cities. The Livonian Knights, which nominally belonged to the Teutonic Knights, controlled Dolpat (Tartu), Filin (Viljandi), Reval (Tallin), Perna (Parnu). There are 5 Hanseatic cities in Riga. However, since the Teutonic Knights began to go downhill after the Battle of Tannenberg, the Livonian Knights also became less obedient. Although it still belongs to the Teutonic Knights in name, it is actually semi-independent. Even, the head of the Livonian Knights was also elected by the local Livonian knights and had nothing to do with the Teutonic Knights. Moreover, the Livonian Knights do not need to pay taxes to the Teutonic Knights, only when the Teutonic Knights are attacked by the Polish-Lithuanian alliance, it is possible to send troops to help. Therefore, the current economic lifeline of the Teutonic Order is actually the four remaining Hanseatic cities-K?nigsberg, Erbin, Thorne and Mermel. The main official knights of the Teutonic Knights, the knights are also mainly distributed in and around these 4 Hanseatic cities. Because these four Hanseatic cities are the main source of taxation for the Teutonic Knights and the economic lifeline. Therefore, more than 800 formal Teutonic knights are basically distributed in these 4 cities and surrounding areas. Marin continued to launch an eating and drinking offensive, conquering a large number of Teutonic knights with Chinese food far beyond the dark cuisine of the Middle Ages. They first went to Erbin and Thorn in the southwest, and finally, Marin and Prince Philip came to the Hanseatic port city of Mermel, on the Baltic coast north of the Teutonic Order ... The management of the Teutonic Knights is not the same as that of other countries. They do not appoint local officials but use the regimental system. Usually the Teutonic Knights will be established in each area. The local leader is also the head of the local Teutonic Knights. The heads of these sub-groups were all formal Teutonic knights, sent by K?nigsberg. For example, the leader of the Teutonic Knights in Mermel is the Ambassador of Teutonic, a Swiss native, arranged by the previous chief. The head of Erbin is Saxon, and the head of Ton is Rhineland ... Alas, it doesn''t matter. Because at the Grand Head Election Conference, whether it is a sub-head or an ordinary official Teutonic knight, everyone has only one vote. So, Marin attracted those formal Teutonic knights and didn''t care much about the specific positions, just to see if you were formal Teutonic knights. Of course, Marin won''t offend those division heads, lest they secretly make things worse. Ĭ In Mermel, Marin walked the streets and visited the formal Teutonic knights, not only asking them to eat and drink, but also secretly gave away gold coins. Gold coins are usually stored in small bags, and there are only a few dozen generations of gold coins. But it''s not that rare. You know, since the Teutonic Knights fell behind, the Teutonic Knights have had a hard time. Moreover, within the Teutonic Order, there are Prussian alliances formed by local Prussian nobles and citizens, and they are linked up with Poland. Therefore, the economy of the Teutonic Knights began to decline, and the Cavaliers were not happy. Therefore, a small bag of gold coins can make them better, although they cannot make them rich. Like later generations, someone will give you tens of thousands of dollars. Although it is not enough for you to buy a house or a car, it is enough for you to spend a lot of time ... One day, Marin and Prince Philip rode on the streets of Memmer, preparing to visit an influential Austrian Teutonic knight. When they passed a pharmacy, they saw a person walking inside. , Middle-aged man dressed as a knight, carrying a pack of pills in his hand ... At first Marin just glanced casually, but was quickly attracted by the middle-aged man ... Because, Marin always feels this face is familiar. So he involuntarily led the horse to follow ... After I walked for a while, the middle-aged man who looked a little decadent seemed to be provoked. He turned back abruptly and pulled out some swords, angrily: "Who are you? Why follow me?" ßÀ "Uh ... this ... this gentleman, I just see how familiar you are ..." Marin scratched his head, but didn''t know how to explain it. After all, if you are a tail girl, you can say that hormones are secreted too much, but you are an uncle tail. How do you call Marin? The middle-aged man also looked at it for a moment. First, he took a closer look at Prince Philip and found that he had no impression. Then, he looked closely at Marin ... As a result, middle-aged people are also somewhat frustrated. Because he also had a faint familiarity with Marin, as if he had seen it before ... "Excuse me, are you a knight from Westphalia?" The middle-aged man thought for a while, thinking that Marin might be a knight from his hometown, or a descendant of an acquaintance. You should know that the Teutonic Order is a longing place for many homeless knights in Germany. Therefore, it is not surprising to have some homeless knights from the hometown. Although Marin was very well dressed, he did not wear a silk long-distance race symbolizing the nobility, but instead dressed more like a knight. In the same way, in order to get close to the Teutonic knights, Prince Philip did not wear long-distance silk running. Instead, he was dressed as a knight like Marin. ¶Ô "Yes, we are indeed knights from Westphalia, sir. Where do you come from?" Marin was a little surprised. Did this meet the fellow? But what about Mao? "Well, I''m a homeless knight from Mark Bo country. I have been here for many years ..." The middle-aged man nodded and replied. "Mark Buk? Wouldn''t it be so coincidental?" Prince Philip and Marin looked at each other, which was a coincidence ... "It''s a coincidence that we are all from the country of Mark ...." Prince Philip''s father and brother, but all are from Earl Mark ... "May I have your last name?" Marin felt that he had forgotten something, but he was separated by a layer of veil. "My name is Le Huffman, I am from Bochum in Mark Boch ..." "Boom--" Marin''s head exploded ... Ëû "His name is Jules ... he is named Jules ... Nima, is that the uncle my father asked me to find?" Marlin stopped for a moment and didn''t know what to do ... "Huffman? Your surname is Huffman too? And from Bochum? That''s a coincidence. My friend, also named Huffman, is also from Bochum ..." Prince Philip suddenly became interested ... "Really?" At this moment, the middle-aged knight is also interested. He thought about it, and suddenly his face changed ... "Is it ... are you Marin? Are you wandering to the Teutonic Order?" Suddenly Hulman thought of this possibility ~ www.novelhall.com ~ because he left home 18 years ago. of. By the time he left home, Marin was already born and already 1 year old. Today, Marin is over 18 years old. According to the Huffman family tradition, it is time to be kicked out of the house ... ßÀ "Uh ... Uncle Yule, I''m Marin ... But I didn''t wander into the Teutonic Knights, I came here to do business ..." "Do things? Didn''t you ... Little Marin, you have taken refuge in this adult? Become his follower?" H¨¹ller Huffman obviously did not know what happened on the German side, let alone Marin''s name. He began to think that Marin, like him, was pursuing his dreams in the Teutonic Knights. However, Marin said he was not a homeless knight. Well, in Le''s eyes, there is only one possibility left-that is, Marin has taken refuge in a certain aristocracy and has become a guard knight. It just happened that Prince Philip had the power of a superior man, plus a group of guards behind him. As a result, H¨¹ller speculated that Marin was following Prince Philip ... As for Marin himself, because the previous life is a hanging silk origin, although the identity has changed greatly after crossing. However, many habits of the previous life are difficult to change, and their temperament is also very silky. Therefore, Marin lacked the pride of ordinary nobility. Even when people reach middle age, they have seen many people in Yule, but they don''t see the power of Marin. So, Marin was sadly treated by his uncle as a small follower ... "Follow me ... am I so much like a follower?" Marin was also caught by the words of his uncle. So much so that I have found the excitement of my loved ones who have been separated for many years, and I have been blown away ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are at ~ www.novelhall. com ~ mobile users, please read. Chapter 152： My uncle Jule (below) "Follow me?" Prince Philip also stunned, and laughed absently-- "Haha, followers ... Marin, that''s a good idea. You should be a follower for me later ... ahha ..." Marin glanced at Prince Philip angrily: "Can you afford such a rich attendant?" By comparison, Marin is completely proud of Prince Philip in terms of money. Fortunately, Prince Philip is also more easy-going and fits well with Marin. He smiled indifferently: "That''s not what I said, it''s your uncle. The eyes of people are like a torch, and you can see the identity of your followers ... haha ??..." For an imperial young hero like Marin, he was taken as his follower, Prince Philip It is also overjoyed. You must know that although Prince Philip is of noble origin, he is not as good as Marin in terms of economics. Because his two elder brothers arranged for him a bishop of Nevers. However, Nevers is not a bishop nation, but a country under the control of his second brother. Therefore, this bishop is only symbolic and has no real power. Unlike bishops in the bishops'' territory in Germany, they have real power. Although Marin is just a baron, he owns several large islands and is also a baron led by an autonomous imperial baron. On wealth power, it is almost no worse than many counts. So Prince Philip was very funny that Marin''s uncle regarded Marin as his follower. He is precisely because he is noble, but not as affordable as a baron like Marin. Therefore, I heard that he could run for the head of the Teutonic Knights. In fact, his relationship with Marin now is an ally relationship, and there is no master-slave relationship. Moreover, he has to rely on Marin in campaign funding. And if he became the head of the Teutonic Grand Prix, he would be able to change from a marginalized grand aristocrat''s child to the power of a powerful country. "Marin, is this adult?" Yule was not a fool. From the conversation between the two, he also saw that Marin didn''t seem to be Prince Philip''s attendant. However, he was not sure what to do. "This is our brother, Lord Mark, Prince Philip," said Marin casually. To be honest, for this prince who has no specific title, Marin does not think that the other party is more noble than himself. You know, although you are the lowest prince, you are also a prince. Prince Philip, however, was more noble than his father and brother, but because he had no territory or title, he could only be regarded as a noble second generation without inheritance. Therefore, Marin can''t talk much about Prince Philip. However, the relationship between the two is pretty good. Moreover, if Prince Philip really became the head of the Teutonic Grand Prix, it would be a lot better for himself. ʲô "What? Earl Mark''s brother? How can you be so impolite to a bear child?" Yuler was also anxious. I am naturally concerned about this second nephew who looks a bit like a sister-in-law. The main branch of the Huffman family was to be mixed in Markbo. If the offending brother of Earl Mark is offended, the Huffman family''s main branch will be involved. It stands to reason that a knight who was born in the country of Mark, should have seen half of the master when he saw Prince Philip. Therefore, he was so frightened that he apologized to Prince Philip, in case Prince Philip remembered that he hated the Huffman family. In the beginning, although he was driven out by the family. However, Yule does not blame his elder brother. Because that is the tradition of the Huffman family. Even when he left home, his brother quietly shoved himself a bag of gold coins to prevent him from running out of money. Therefore, he is also very concerned about the main branch of the Huffman family. However, he''s had a bad time these years, and he''s embarrassed to contact his elder brother. His parents, Marin''s cheap grandparents, died long before Le left home. Marin was so embarrassed in front of Prince Philip that Hull feared that Prince Philip would hate the Huffman family ... Íõ×Ó Prince Philip waved his hand and said: "You do n¡¯t have to worry about Knight Yule. Marin and I are friends. Why would you care about his disrespect. If you care, I would have been mad by him." Although Prince Philip was born in the Duke''s family, he had never felt pain or love since childhood. He was arranged as a priest by his own son, John I, from a young age. Because, as a priest, he is most particular about discipline. Therefore, even if he is a nobleman, he is not very blessed. Most importantly, his father didn''t give him specific territory, but just told his brother to find him a bishop. However, he is a bishop of a noble territory, and does not have much power. Moreover, he did not have much right to speak until he became a bishop. At most, he can often go to the two elder brothers to eat or drink. It doesn''t make much sense to want more. Because he can''t get married for life. Neither territory nor wealth can be passed on. Even if he is rich, all the property is ultimately inherited by the brother''s child. So it''s better not to. Because of this, Prince Philip was not as arrogant as his elder brother and second brother, and his eyes were all in the sky. Although it is inevitable that there is some aristocratic atmosphere on the body, it is still approachable. In particular, Marin was not an ordinary person, but he was an imperial young hero. So Prince Philip, 11 years older than Marin, actually met Marin''s peers. Although Prince Philip knew that Marin was so eager to help him run for the Teutonic Grand Prix, he was selfish. However, Marin has prepared so much money, and may not be able to hold Prince Philip in the position of chief commander 100%. So Marin was actually helping him. Therefore, Prince Philip couldn''t even stand up with Marin. Moreover, along the way, Prince Philip and Marin also became very familiar and became close friends. ¶Ô "Yes, Uncle Yule, why are you going?" Marin looked at Yule, wondering. ×¢Òâµ½ He noticed that despite his casual dress as a knight, Yule seemed to be shabby. It can be judged that Hull''s life was not good. As a local tyrant, your uncle and uncle have a bad life and will be gossiped, and that will also lose face. So, he asked. ßÀ "Uh ... this ... you are not in good health and need to take care of your body. So, I went to the Mongolian pharmacy opened by the people in the city to buy some herbs and boil medicine for you ..." "Mongolian pharmacy? A prescription prescribed by a Mongolian doctor?" Marin''s eyes widened¡ªNima, a Mongolian doctor, isn''t that veterinary? Compared with Zhongyuan Huaxia''s traditional Chinese medicine, the Mongolian doctor is also a veterinarian ... "Yeah, Mongolian doctor''s medicine is good. At least, it''s better than those European doctors who want to bleed you. Your cousin John, was banished by those quack doctors ..." Yule said angrily. °¡ "Ah? The Mongolian doctor is still strong?" However, he reacted instantly. Compared with those European doctors who can only bleed blood and know how to use opium as a medicine in this era in Nyima ~~ www.novelhall.com ~ Those Mongolian doctors who are equivalent to Chinese veterinarians, are they really special? It''s a magician ... "Well, it is said that these Mongolian doctors all came from the Golden Horde Khan State. They are proficient in herbal medicine and much better than many local doctors in Europe." The Golden Horde Khan State is one of Mongolia''s four largest Khanate nations. Mongolian descendants, it is normal to have a Mongolian doctor. What can Marlin say? The Mongolian veterinarian has become the handle of the medical community in Eastern Europe, and he doesn''t know what to say ... Even with the current underdeveloped medical technology in Europe, Marin had the idea to go to the Golden Horde to hire a few more powerful Mongolian doctors to see himself and his family ... In fact, in this era of Europe The doctor is too pitted. The Mongolian veterinarian with two knives is estimated to be able to crush them ... Think about the situation of Mongolian veterinarians seeing themselves, Marin could not help but shiver--Nima, I''ll go hire some authentic Chinese medicine practitioners over there. At least, people are seen by people. They are not as rude as Mongolian veterinarians ... Thinking of being treated rudely by Mongolian veterinarians as animals, Marin couldn''t help chrysanthemums ... "Uncle Yule, let''s go to your house first!" Marin thought for a while. Uncle Yule obviously had to go back to give his wife a medicine, and he must be in a hurry. And the knights he wants to visit today did not actually make an appointment in advance. Why don''t you just go to Uncle Le''s house and take a look. By the way, throw some gold coins to them. Because, Marin saw that Uncle Yule''s family was about distressed. Because, as a knight, Yu Le even came to the pharmacy on foot, without a horse. Maybe, in order to see my doctor, Ma sold it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 153： Almost be a liar Marin guessed it right, in Juler''s home, he was really destitute now. He is a knight who has a title in the Teutonic Knights (not a Teutonic knight, but an ordinary knight). Because his wife was sick, he was forced to sell both the war horse and the weapon. Of course, his current job has nothing to do with war. Because of his good reading, Jule was placed in the city hall of the local group in Mermel, becoming a municipal secretary responsible for the administrative affairs of the local knight group. Speaking, although the Cavaliers have basically read books. However, most knights are keen to fight and kill, and their grades are scum. Just like those athletes in later generations, although physically fit, most of them cannot read. Even those sports students from prestigious universities, most of them are special. Although Yu Yule and the old Huffman were close brothers, they were similar to Adler and Marin. The old Huffman was strong, but not for reading. H¨¹ller is smarter than the old Huffman and reads well, but his body is a bit thin. Therefore, after coming to the Teutonic Knights, Yule could not compete with other knights in force, but because of his good reading, he was hired by the Ammer branch leader of Ammel as a clerk. Of course, when Juler was first taken by Amsau, Amsau was not the head of the Memmer branch, but a sheriff in the region. Where he hadn''t settled in the past, he began to help Amsau handle various documents. Amsau is a scum in his own right, and naturally he does not know how to handle government affairs. However, he comes from a rich family. So he hired Yu Le and another stray knight who studied well to help him with paperwork. H¨¹ller and another well-known stray knight, Kisling, became Amsau''s right and left arm. But Kisling is smoother than Jules. The two are about the same level in handling government affairs, but Kisling is more likely to blame. As a result, Amsau reused Kiesling more. When Amsau became the head of Momel''s branch, Kisling became the administrative officer of Mommel, while Jules was a political secretary who took orders from Kisling. Of course, Yu Le is not a fool, he was going to fight with Keithlin. Unfortunately, it happened that his wife and children were all sick. B¨¹hler had two children¡ªJohn, the eldest son, and Peter, the youngest son. When Jule was about to compete with Kisling, his eldest son John fell ill. Then, the quack doctor invited invited him to bleed, bleed, and bleed again ... so John lost too much blood and died ... Tulla''s wife, Tana, could not stand the blow, and she fell ill, her body and her will ... Suffering from pain, Yu Le did not seek the **** killer doctors, but instead turned to the Mongolian doctors who came from the Golden Horde to see his wife ... However, Yule did not know that this Mongolian doctor who came from the Golden Horde Khan State to the Teutonic Order was actually not bad at it. It was purely run by the powerful Mongolian doctor in the Golden Horde Khan country. Just came to the Teutonic Knights. Therefore, the Mongolian doctor in Mermel is actually only two knives. However, even with a veterinary level of only two knives, these low-level Mongolian doctors used Eastern herbs to suppress Tana''s condition and did not worsen Tana''s condition. This alone is much better than those bloodletting doctors. However, Tana has never recovered since then, and needs long-term use of herbs. Some herbs are not available on the Prussian side, and need to be purchased from the Golden Horde. Moreover, these herbs were not produced in the Golden Horde, but were sold by merchants from Central Asia. Although these herbs are common on the prairie of Central Asia, when they are shipped thousands of miles to Eastern Europe, the price has increased by N times ... So these herbs are very expensive. Even though Jule''s daily salary is as high as 10 fennies, he can''t afford to face those expensive "imported herbs". To this end, Yuler even had to sell his beloved steed in exchange for medicine ... Marin and Yule walked and talked. After learning about these situations, they were very booing. So Marin asked: "Uncle, since you are so difficult, why not write a letter home and borrow some money from my dad?" "No, Marin, I also came from Huffman Estate. I know what ¡¯s happening in the family. There is only 100 acres of cultivated land in the family, and there is not much output at all. Plus, I have to feed you. Money? So, I haven''t thought about talking to Brother ... Marlinton paused and felt good about Uncle Le. Because a person who thinks for others is definitely not a bad person and deserves to be taken seriously. So he quietly said to Prince Philip: "Hi lord, what do you think of my uncle?" "Well, not bad!" Prince Philip nodded approvingly. Obviously, H¨¹ller was an upright, strong knight. Although pedantic, the quality is good. The point is that he can also handle government affairs. He has more than ten years of work experience ... "Then ... if you become the head of a group, reuse ß ..." û "No problem, I just don''t have the manpower. This is honest and reliable, and can also process official documents, just what I need ..." After talking about the conditions, Marin told Le: "Uncle, those memories of yours don''t work anymore now. Huffman family, take off now!" "Oh? How did it take off?" Yule was also a little confused. Seeing Marin''s inferiority and humility in front of Prince Philip, he seemed to be very dragged, but he was already confused. It''s just that Prince Philip was on the side, and he didn''t ask Marin well. ¿È "Ahem ... Knight Knight, your nephew, you are now a baron ... and a baron with a lot of land ..." Prince Philip interjected at this moment. "What?" Yule snorted for a moment, thinking he heard it wrong. û "Yes, uncle, I''m already a baron!" "Little kid, what a lie? Have you ever seen a knight''s son who became a baron at the age of 19? You have been an uncle and I haven''t read a book? Also, this Prince Philip, shouldn''t have lied to me with Marin. Right? Are you Prince Philip? " I didn''t expect that Marin showed his identity. Instead of being happy, Yu Le was angry. To Marin, he would not admit it. Because Marin looks more like Mrs. Mary. After a few years with Mrs. Jules and Mrs. Mary, she naturally knew Mrs. Mary''s appearance. So he doesn''t doubt Marin''s identity. However, Marin said that he was a baron, and UU read a book www.uukanshu. com he was skeptical ... and even the authenticity of Prince Philip''s identity began to doubt. Because the Huffman family is only a bottom-level knight family. His elder brother Huffman is only a knight, his son, and second son. Why can he be a baron? Isn''t this playful? Now, Jule strongly suspects that this young Prince Philip may be a wandering knight with Marin. As for the guys who looked like bodyguards behind them, they might be a wandering gang with Prince Philip. You know, it is not easy for a homeless knight to survive. Therefore, it is also common for some homeless knights to form a team to seek survival and development together. Moreover, some homeless knights are forced to make a living and form gangs of robbers or scam gangs. Obviously, Ulle took Prince Philip as the leader of the scam gang ... Prince Philip''s guard knight captain was inconspicuous at this moment. As the clerk in charge of the prince''s documents and seals, he dragged to Lele brightly displayed the identity document of Prince Philip and the seal made of silver-these are Philip The prince carried identification documents. For Prince Philip to win over the Teutonic knights, he must first convince him of his identity ... Fu Yule is also an old clerk. He checked Prince Philip''s paperwork and seals, but he didn''t find any problems. As a result, Jule no longer suspected that Prince Philip was a fraudster. Otherwise, he will definitely report to the Knights, and he will use the security knight to catch them. (There are too many homeless knights in the Teutonic Order. The sheriff can rely on recruited homeless knights to maintain law and order, which is very luxurious.) UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 154： Hulles home He was suspected to be the leader of the liar gang, which made Prince Philip depressed. Fortunately, this time they came out to pull the ballots and carried their identification. Otherwise, it is really possible that Yu Le caught the "alarm". But after believing in the identity of Prince Philip, Jule was horrified¡ªwhat happened? How did my nephew become a baron? And fiefdom? But as a duke''s younger brother, Prince Philip would not be entertaining him. So Marin briefly introduced himself to the Italian war, and overshadowed the passing of King Charles VIII of France. "What? That young hero Marin is you?" At this time, Yu Le also reacted. As the administrative secretary of the city of Mermel, he did hear about Marin. In addition, K?nigsberg also passed a written message for the heads of the various branches. At the beginning, Yu Le also read this document. However, in that document, only Marin''s name was mentioned, and no surname was mentioned. So, how could Ulle not associate that magical Marin with his nephew ... The people always have such a mentality, and people who have nothing to do with themselves have achieved earth-shattering achievements, they will only sigh. But if people they know suddenly do something earth-shattering, they often don''t believe it at the beginning. Because the suddenly famous person dangled in front of them before, and they didn''t think that this person was very powerful. But if this person suddenly does something big, they not only can''t believe it all at once, they may even have complicated emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred. If it were an irrelevant person, they would not have so much thought. Gu Yule didn''t envy Marin, but couldn''t believe it. Because Marin is also from the ordinary Huffman family. Like himself, he is also a second son and has no inheritance right. ˵ If he said that Marin became famous in the First World War and was named an official knight, he would still accept it. But when he became famous in the First World War, he was suddenly made a baron with a land, and he couldn''t accept it. Because this is beyond his imagination ... After spending a while, or under the identification of Prince Philip, who had already been identified, Yule was convinced that his nephew was really promising. Moreover, Marin''s achievements surpassed the ancestors of the Huffman family and officially became heredable nobles. ×ß "Go, Marin, go to your uncle''s house, our uncle and nephew have a good drink and celebrate our family event!" Excited, Yule forgot Prince Philip. Íõ×Ó Prince Philip didn''t think so, he simply cancelled today''s visit plan and went back to the hotel first. And Marin took Kahn, Kohler, Sauer and other close friends to Yuler''s home together. Yule led a few Marin, walking around, before stopping in front of a dilapidated small house in the slum of the city of Mermel. B¨¹hler also seemed to see Marin''s surprise in the face of the dilapidated small house, and explained: "Originally, my uncle lived in a big house near the city hall, but since your cousin John and you were ill, the family ¡¯s expenses are too big, so I sold the original big house and lived here It''s ... " Marin also kept silent, this situation is also common in later generations. If someone has a severe illness like leukemia, the cost of treatment will be in the hundreds of thousands. In desperation, the family had to sell a house to raise treatment costs ... For the same reason, Tana is expensive because the herbs are ¡°imported¡±. Therefore, even for high-income civil servants, Uncle Yu Lei couldn''t handle it, so he had to sell a house to raise medical expenses ... The house was a little crowded, so Marin kept the others out, and he took Kohler with his uncle ... The house is very small, with only three small rooms, and the main entrance is a small living room. To the west is the kitchen and to the east is a bedroom. There was no furniture in the house, and it was very shabby. Êå When Uncle Yu Le opened the door and went in, a shabby little boy came out of the bedroom on the east side, which was about Peter Cole''s cousin Peter. Ìà Cousin Peter is young and looks about 10 years old, about the same age as Marin''s brother Albert. But when Jule told him that Peter was 12 years old, Marin was taken aback. "12 years old? Isn''t it about the same size as Simon? But it''s much shorter than Simon ..." "Simon? Another brother''s son?" "Hmm." Marin introduced the situation in the house to Jule. "Peter, the child has been spending too much money on medicines in the past few years, so I do n¡¯t have enough money to buy him delicious food. So, if I do n¡¯t eat well, I will grow thinner. I also feel bad about him , But there is no way ... " "This is not a problem. With me, I will not miss a cousin." Marin said confidently. Then, Yu Le took Marin and said hello to ÉôÉô tana lying in the east house. She was full of food and looked sick. Lying on the bed, Marin greeted her. She could only wink and snorted weakly in her mouth, even if she had said hello. After saying hello, Yule went to the kitchen to cook medicine ... Marin looked at the medicinal herbs. He knew nothing about licorice. This is also normal. The previous life of Marin was in the southern China. The herbs used by the Mongolian doctors of the Golden Horde are basically adapted to local conditions and are produced in the steppes of North and Central Asia and the steppes of Eastern Europe. Different geographical locations, different climates, and different species. Therefore, it is normal for Marin to not recognize herbs from Eastern Europe and North and Central Asia. He simmered, and Le Lebian talked to Marin. H¨¹ller told Marin: "These medicines are relatively cheap. You only need 30 fennies in this package. You know, Marin, there is a medicine that looks like a long radish and many roots. Expensive. The lowest grade is also a few gold coins. " "In fact, the Mongolian doctor who prescribed me a prescription suggested that I use that kind of radish with roots for you every day, but that medicine is too expensive and we can''t afford it at all. A little higher grades require one. Dozens of gold coins are worth my one-year salary. " "You are talking about ginseng?" Marin felt like ginseng no matter how long the radish with many roots described by Ulle. "Renshen (ginseng)? Yes, the Mongolian doctor''s pronunciation seems to be very close to this, it should be ginseng. It is said that the medicine called ginseng is shipped from a distant Mongolian place, and the transportation cost is extremely high. And, this also It''s not a Mongolian real estate. I heard that it was collected by barbarians (jurchens) in the forest east of Mongolia''s old land. It is extremely rare in Europe, so it is very expensive ... " "The Mongolian doctor said that you have lost your body and need to use a lot of radishes called ginseng to nourish, but the price is very high. And you need to eat for a whole year, and one year, the cost of ginseng radish alone is estimated to be Thousands of gold coins, your uncle and my salary are so high, but I can''t afford that kind of radish ... " "Is it OK to eat ginseng for a year?" Marin asked. "Probably okay ..." Ulle was not quite sure. "That''s it. I''ll send someone to the Golden Horde in a few days. I''ll invite a few Mongolian doctors who are doctor-level doctors to come and have a good diagnosis, and re-prescribe the prescription. If you need so many ginsengs, it will cost me Packed. " "How is this possible? Uncle knows you are a baron. If it is one or two hundred gold coins, I may ask you to speak. But, thousands of gold coins, the number is too large, uncle cannot ask you to ask!" "What''s the matter? Your nephew, I''m not bad money ~ www.novelhall.com ~ a thousand gold coins, nothing worth it!" Marin said aggressively. "But ..." "Don''t do that, your life matters!" Marin said so, and H¨¹ller said nothing more. Because, he really wanted to make his wife heal. "Well, before you find a reliable Mongolian doctor, your uncle can''t be too embarrassed, otherwise you will lose my Marin face. Kohler, come here, bring some gold coins ..." Then, Marin grabbed a large number of gold coins, about one hundred and dozens of them, and shoved them into the hands of Ulle: "Hold on, buy more meat for Brother Peter, or it ¡¯s not good to grow up. Also, I''ll leave a horse for you. You''re the administrative secretary of the city of Mermel. There is no horse riding, like what? ? " "No, Marin, I can''t ask for anything more from you. Uncle knows you have money, but money doesn''t spend that much. You can''t help but you can''t help it, this is the knight''s rule of life!" "I know, uncle, this money is not for nothing. In the future, I may have to start a business in the Teutonic Order. I also need my uncle to take care of it ..." Ŷ "Oh ... so ... yes, what business do you want to do in Teutonic?" "Salt ..." Ë» "Hisse-this is a big business! In Prussia, there is no strong back office, and this business cannot be settled. Uncle and I are light words, but I ca n¡¯t be your back office ..." "I know, so I''m here with Prince Philip ..." "Prince Philip? What did he do?" "To run for the Teutonic Knights ..." "His-" Yu Le was stunned ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 155： Real money vs. short promises After a few days of getting in touch, Marin found that his cheap uncle Yule, although not an exquisite person, had worked for a long time for clerks, including some hard work in government affairs, making Yule organize and coordinate. Have a solid ability. For example, in Mermel, the task of inviting and convening the local Teutonic Knights was left to Ulle. After all, Prince Philip and Marin were outsiders, and they went to the Teutonic Knights with doubt and precaution. However, it was different for Yule''s coming out. Yule had been a clerk in Momel for more than ten years and had dealt with all kinds of people. For the local Teutonic Knights'' preferences and habits, that is quite well understood. Even if you do n¡¯t know much, you can go to the archives to check the archives, and you will know the Teutonic Knight''s daily preferences. Moreover, as an old employee, Jule''s organizational coordination ability is good. And like Marin, most are mouth gun emperors. Let him direct people to be okay. Commanding and directing this may seem like a cow fork, but in fact, Marin has little practical experience in organization and management. When it comes to specific problems, it depends on European talents in this era. With the help of veteran clerks like Jule, Marin and Prince Philip were a lot easier. After coordinating with Le, Prince Philip and Marin soon invited all the Teutonic knights of Memmel to invite them to eat and drink, while throwing out real gold and silver. After the trouble at home was solved by the nephew of Marin, a big stone in Yu Le''s heart also fell to the ground. As a result, he was quite capable, and gradually recovered his energy and became an important assistant to Prince Philip. Uh ... At the same time, Prince Frederick of Saxony also started the canvassing process. Learning from Prince Philip, Prince Frederick also began to feast, inviting those Teutonic knights. Of course, he invited the Teutonic Knights of the Saxony first, and then the Teutonic Knights of the Franconia-Swabian League. Then, he began to invite the Teutonic knights of neutral factions. However, Prince Frederick does not have those chefs who can cook Chinese food under Marin. Therefore, Prince Friedrich can only display barbecue and cook meat, and then fill the table with spices, so that the knights can eat with barbecue, bread, etc ... As a result, at each table prince, Frederick spends a lot more than Marin, what a delicious taste ... The Teutonic Cavaliers of the Saxony and Franconia-Swabian League didn''t feel much because they had never been to a banquet hosted by Marin. But those neutral knights have eaten banquets hosted by Marin. Compared with the banquet at Marin, what a **** did Prince Frederick have? It''s the difference between food and pig food ... Moreover, at the banquet, although Prince Frederick of Saxony also appealed to those neutral knights, he was full of promises and did not give substantial benefits. In fact, the benefits promised by Prince Frederick are also great. After all, the Wetting family controls the Saxon business district and is very strong, and the Teutonic Knights are also keen to do business. If these promises are fulfilled, the benefits will definitely be greater than the gold coins given by Marince. However, in this era, empty checks are most popular among nobles, and they are blown up by the bulls. They may not be cashed in the end. Therefore, those neutral Teutonic knights, although somewhat tempted, were not impressed by Prince Frederick. In the final analysis, Prince Frederick was only the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, not the Duke of Saxony himself, not even the Saxony electorate. The neutral Teutonic Knights were very skeptical whether Prince Frederick could deliver on those promises. Alas, these knights don''t study hard, and most people have no vision. Therefore, the real gold coins Marin gave were more than impressing them. So, despite the tempting benefits promised by Prince Frederick, most of the neutral knights don''t buy much. However, the prince came to entertain them, and they should still eat and drink. Íõ×Ó When Prince Philip learned that Prince Frederick had begun to learn from his big banquet and attracted the neutral knights, he was very anxious. Marin was also a little nervous, but when he sent someone to spend money to explore the inside, he was relieved when he learned that Prince Frederick was only writing a blank check in addition to the banquet ... In practice, Prince Frederick came to the election this time, only bringing more than 10,000 gold coins, only Marin took more than a tenth of the money. This gold coin is only enough for a large banquet. Because the prince runs a traditional spice banquet. It takes a lot of pepper, clove, cinnamon, etc., which costs a lot, but not necessarily delicious. So after the banquet, Prince Frederick couldn''t afford the extra money to buy those neutral knights. Moreover, in the Teutonic Order, it is a good way to hold a banquet to entertain these knights. After all, few local tyrants are as rich as Marin and willing to throw money. Often, after a banquet, Prince Frederick will spend hundreds of gold coins. And Marin spices are relatively small, only a few dozen gold coins. Well, Marin also saved the money that was less than that of Prince Frederick, put it in a small bag, turned it into gold, and sent it to the neutral knight''s pockets. In addition, after hosting banquets in all four major cities, Marin saved the five chefs he brought with him, one each in Memmer, Erbin, and Thorn, and rented large houses. Banquet the local Westphalian-Rhineland League and the neutral Teutonic Knights. Banquets are held every few days to make these people delicious. As for the capital, Konigsberg, Prince Philip and Marin, with two of the best chefs, are also the drawable Teutonic knights who often entertained Konigsberg. Ìõ These Teutonic knights seemed addicted to Prince Philip''s side. Some eloquent knights also came here to sip their meals in the name of a visit, and Prince Philip extended a warm welcome. In order to meet the needs of these knights, Marin also paid for buying a batch of serfs in the Teutonic Order, and selected a few culinary and German-speaking (Prussians have Germans and Slavs. But The Teutonic Knights ¡¯German is a national language and has ruled the local community for hundreds of years. Therefore, many local people speak German.) Serfs, following the chefs brought by Marin, will learn to meet future needs. After a lot of entertainment ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin smashed at least 200 gold coins for those knights who needed to be neutral. For the knights of the original Westphalian-Swabian League, each person also gave at least 100 gold coins, which can be described as real gold and silver. For Prince Frederick, it cost a lot of money to host the banquet. But besides that, a bunch of short promises were made and a bunch of short checks were written. But in these "big bosses" knights who don''t have a long-term vision, these short checks are not as impressive as the actual gold coins. Moreover, Prince Philip is not unable to write a short check. At the suggestion of Marin, he also made a lot of promises ... On one side, there are only short checks, and on the other side are real money and silver plus some short checks. As long as the math is not particularly bad, I know how to choose ... Moreover, the banquet of Prince Philip was held every few days to let those Teutonic knights eat and drink for free. And Prince Frederick''s banquet was not only unpalatable, but also costly. The prince could not do it every few days like Marin did. Therefore, from the banquet, both in quality and quantity, Prince Philip steadily overwhelmed Prince Frederick ... The balance of the election gradually tilted towards Prince Philip. However, there are too many Teutonic knights in the Franconia-Swabian League and Saxony. If it is a hard fight, Prince Frederick may not be in a disadvantage, and the two sides seem to be somewhat evenly matched. Moreover, those neutral knights may not all choose to support Prince Philip. Therefore, Marin began to think about how to resolve the number advantage of Prince Frederick ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 156： Secretly weaken the opponent There are too many Teutonic knights in the Saxony and Franconia-Swabian alliances. Together, they have 410 seats, accounting for half of the total number of Teutonic knights with voting rights. Moreover, Marin did not dare to guarantee that some of the other neutral knights would be pulled over. To this end, Marin is considering not only ensuring his own votes, but also destroying and reducing the other''s votes ... The election of the Chief of the Teutonic Order this time has attracted many people. In addition to the two seed players, Prince Frederick and Prince Philip, there are actually other qualified knights or princes from other regions to participate in the election. (Note: The prince here is not only the son of the king, but the sons of the princes. All kings, dukes, marquises, and counts who own the self-governing territory, their sons, can be called princes. Of course, for lords below the count, the son cannot Called the prince. Because, the level is not enough ...) In this era, many noble families like to choose a son as a monk if they have more sons or daughters, or a daughter as a nun. For example, King Edward IV of England had a youngest daughter, Bridget of York, who was a nun. There are also some kings, dukes, and counts. When there are enough sons, they will arrange a son to develop in the religious world to fight for a bishop or something. Because, in this era, the influence of the Holy See was very large. If there is a well-known church in the family, it can bring huge help to the family. Moreover, although the bishops of the bishops and archbishops need the appointment of the Holy See, they are all from those noble families. For example, the electors of the three major religions of the Holy Roman Empire-Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Trier, and Archbishop of Cologne-all came from those vassal families. Archbishop of Mainz, Berthold von Henneberg, is from the Henneberg country and his father is Earl Henneberg; Archbishop John II of Trier is from Baden. His father was Jacob Earl of Baden Frontier; Archbishop Herman IV of Cologne came from Hessen and was the son of Earl of Hessen Louis I ... Of course, so many sons of the princes became archbishops, provided that those princes were willing to make their sons monks. Therefore, unless the son-in-law''s difficult family, those princes, choose a son to become a monk, in fact, is still very common. Moreover, choosing a son to become a monk does not require territory. Therefore, there can be fewer disputes when dividing up the heritage ... Most of these princes who became monks will be arranged by the family to bribe the Holy See and arrange to be bishops in their own territories. For example, Prince Philip was originally going to arrange for his second brother, Verber, to be Archbishop of Verneuil. But there is also some restlessness. For example, Prince Frederick heard that the former chief of the Teutonic Knights was farting, and there was no suitable candidate in the Teutonic Knights. So he rushed to the election. Moreover, he was supported by the Duke of Saxony. After all, the Teutonic Order is a very powerful country. If it is not for its opponent Poland-Lithuanian alliance, it is too powerful. As the leader of this powerful country, don''t be too comfortable. Even if the enemy is on the side, as the chief of the Teutonic Knights, he is very respectable. Moreover, there are also lizi. Because, as long as the Teutonic leader, you can become the third largest business circle of the Hanseatic League-Prussia and Livonia business circles. As the head of the group, you and your family can get enough benefits in the third largest business district of the Hanseatic League. That''s no problem ... Therefore, there are actually many noble children who want to be the heads of the Teutonic University. In addition to the two seed players of Prince Frederick and Prince Philip, there are still some children of the noble monks who came to the election. However, after Prince Frederick and Prince Philip began to exert their strength, many people felt despair. Because, compared with these two rich seed players, they have no chance. As a result, some of the noble monks from remote areas or the noble monks who came out of the little vassal states have withdrawn from the election in an attempt to see it lively. But Marin didn''t intend to let them go, and he was going to pick out a puppet to add a block to Prince Frederick ... After picking from left to right, Marin chose an Austrian noble monk named William. This guy named William is not too young. His father, a side branch of the Austrian Habsburgs, was an empire-less court of the Habsburgs, as did the Count Albresit, who had previously served in Italy. Of course, the last time Count Albrecht had been exposed to Marin because of the light from Marin, he had lived a more moisturized life. William''s father, Earl Albert, although he was also an earl, had the title of earl alone, and had no corresponding territory. He was a standard poor earl. Therefore, William heard that the chief of the Teutonic Knights had died, and he did not have a suitable successor, and rushed to K?nigsberg to try his luck. However, when he saw Prince Frederick and Prince Philip throwing money and writing short checks, he gave up running. Because, as the son of a poor landless earl, William was also very poor. His brothers have no money to waste, let alone him. However, after learning about his identity, Marin was overjoyed ... First of all, William is a member of the Habsburg family. Although he is only a side line, he also counts as noble. The Habsburgs may have little influence on other princes. For example, neither the Frankenian knights nor the Westphalian-Rhineland knights have a cold against the Habsburgs. However, the knights of the Swabian series cannot but give face. Because the Swabian aristocrats are now the emperor''s most **** alliance. These Teutonic knights from the aristocratic families of the Swabian region must not fail to give the Habsburgs face. At the same time, the Saxons'' knights also want to give the Habsburgs a little face. Because the Saxony is a noble, and now has a good relationship with the Habsburgs. Of course, between Prince Frederick, a Saxony immediate prince and William, a Habsburg family prince, those knights of Saxony would decisively choose Prince Frederick. Not to mention that William is only a sideline of the Habsburgs. Even if it is a direct line, the Saxon Cavaliers cannot compare with his own prince. Therefore, it was completely impossible for Marin to use William to draw votes with the Saxon Cavaliers. As for the Frankenian Cavaliers, the possibility is relatively small, but it can also pull a few votes. The Swabian Cavaliers can do something ... Marin took the initiative to contact William, the poor ghost prince, and when Marin asked Prince William to run for the post of chief, William refused. Because he had no confidence at all. However, Marin tried out a handful of gold coins and saw the desire in Prince William''s eyes. So Marin has a bottom in mind ... After promising 5,000 gold coins for the promise and recommending him to hold an important position with Prince Philip, Prince William knelt decisively ... Even, Marin paid him a deposit of 500 gold coins, which made Prince William very happy ... In this regard, Marin is also relieved ... Later, Marin asked a few capable men from Prince Philip to help Prince William support the scene. Then Marin asked Prince William to secretly invite those Swabian and Frankenian knights to present a bribe of gold coins ... And in order to be more convincing, Marin, a "professional" with modern counterfeiting technology, forged a royal document based on the identity document issued by the emperor and signed by the emperor, explaining that Habs The Fort family gave William their support and asked the knights of the Swabian Department to support him a lot ... William didn''t dare to use the file at first, but Marin told him, who can prove that you have used this fake file as long as you don''t leave a copy to those knights? Moreover, as long as Prince Philip succeeded in the position of chief commander, William was bound to be reused. At this point, Prince Philip also promised in person. As for the emperor''s blame afterwards? This may be there. After all, the Duke of Saxony was an ally of the emperor. But what about that? William was originally a member of the Habsburgs. Moreover, this time it was William''s personal actions that the emperor could not blame his father and brother. As long as things are done, William doesn''t have to go back, and doesn''t have to worry about being punished. Even if things fail, Marin promises not to give away those 5000 gold coins. Therefore, William can also do well. After believing ~ www.novelhall.com ~ William officially accepted Marin''s employment, began to hold fake emperor documents, and the gold coin bag provided by Marin, began to quietly attack those Swabian knights and Frankenia. knight¡­¡­ And for the sake of confidentiality, William quietly invited those knights in private, and, only a few people at a time, very hidden ... Not only that, Marin made William go crazy. Promise to those Swabian and Frankenian knights, as long as they become the head of the regiment, they will support them to become the head of the division or to hold other important positions, and take full power ... Such a promise may not be attractive to those Teutonic knights who mix well. However, for those Teutonic knights who are poorly mixed, it is very attractive. However, these poor knights have the same voting rights as those good knights ... As for open cheques? This is not a problem at all. Because, William is destined to be unable to be elected to the Grand Commander. If they don''t, those promises don''t need to be fulfilled. Therefore, even if you make a random commitment, you don''t worry about what goes wrong. The proud Saxon prince Frederick did not know that the Teutonic Knights of his ally Frankenia-Swabian League had been dumbfounded with a **** ... Chapter 157： Election Program Marin and Prince Philip learned that by the end of December, before Christmas, all the formal Teutonic Knights would gather in K?nigsberg, hold the Teutonic Knights Congress, and elect the new Teutonic Chief on the spot. Then, at the New Year of 1498, the new chief was formally sworn in. ÏÖÔÚ Now it''s early December. Although Marin has thrown away money, he has gotten a lot of people. However, many people are still full of uncertainty. Because of the election of the head of a group, it is easy for people to take your money. However, as a Teutonic knight, they still hope to have a capable leader to lead the Teutonic Knights. Because the situation of the Teutonic Knights is not good right now. To the south is powerful Poland and to the east is powerful Lithuania. To the north, the Livonian Knights did not obey orders. So even if they are related, they are not willing to choose an incompetent to serve as their chief. Because if they choose a straw bag and defeat the Teutonic state, everything they have will be lost. So, for the ability of the big commander, many neutrals also value it. At the very least, the new leader must have the ability and determination to protect Teutonic interests. ÄÇÌì On December 23, all candidates will address all the official Teutonic knights in the square of the Cathedral of Konigsberg, explaining their justice, courage, and policy agenda. Among them, the policy agenda is the most important. Because the policy agenda represents the direction of the Teutonic Order within a few years after the new chief commander took office. Therefore, even if many knights are not good at reading, they will take it very seriously. Alas, not all Teutonic knights are good at reading. After all, all knights have read books. Among the more than 800 knights, there are many knights with good reading and flexible minds. A good policy agenda will also impress those Teutonic knights with their minds. These clever Teutonic knights, despite having their own political factions and positions. However, in determining the future of the Teutonic Knights, we must consider the future of the country with great care. If a candidate''s policy agenda is too good to be far superior to other competitors, those clever knights, even those in opposing camps, are likely to vote. Because, a good candidate is good for all Teutonic Knights, even if this big commander comes from the hostile camp. After all, the so-called hostile factions are just different from each other. Most people want to talk to each other, not to fight. However, once the Teutonic Knights State declines, the Teutonic Knights may be killed by the Polish and Lithuanian coalition forces. So, the campaign agenda used to speak at elections is very important. This election program will directly reflect the candidate''s future plans and directions, and will allow those smarter Teutonic knights to see clearly the level and ability of the candidate and affect the final vote. So, even if secretly canvassing, Marin and Philip attached great importance to this campaign. Íõ×Ó Prince Philip''s ability is not very good, but he has one advantage: he can listen to others'' suggestions. It is hard to get a prince who has been a monk since he was a child and has never learned the strategy of governing the country to run for the program himself. In fact, few of the heads of the Teutonic University were very intelligent. Otherwise, the Teutonic Knights will not be bullied so badly by Poland and Lithuania. Because the heads of all previous delegations usually came from aristocratic families, but they were trained as monks since childhood. These people are religious and religious. However, when it comes to strategy and vision, it is basically ordinary. Because they were trained as monks since they were little, they rarely learned the strategy of governing the country. However, they have also been Cavaliers since childhood, and their military literacy is good once they are. At least, there are no big troubles in commanding thousands of troops. Prince Philip, for example, is both a monk and a knight. Since childhood, although he has not learned the strategy of ruling the country like two brothers, he has learned a complete set of basic military command knowledge. Of course, their military command knowledge is low-end to Marin. Basically, people who have learned these things basically understand what to do on the battlefield, but do not know why to do it this way, and how to do it better ... The Teutonic Knights are now in crisis, and the Teutonic Knights also hope to have a powerful and powerful leader. Therefore, it is very important to elaborate on the election program during the election speech. If it is too bad, it may be abandoned by the original allies. Because, even if you take advantage of them, those knights still hope that someone who has a role to lead them. Marin and Prince Philip, so spent a lot of time studying this campaign program and speeches ... Marin believes that because the subject of the prince''s speech was a group of muscular and relatively simple knights. Therefore, gorgeous rhetoric and citations are unnecessary. Instead, the words should be plain and simple, but they must accurately express what they want to say. It''s so ridiculous that the big knights don''t understand ... Also, those knights must be moved around two core issues ... These two core issues, of course, the first one is interest. In fact, since the 14th century, the Cavaliers have increasingly paid more attention to commerce. In addition, several cities of the Knights League have joined the Hanseatic League, which has brought huge profits to the Knights League. Many Knights are keen to participate in commercial trade and earn profits. As for the bravery and belligerent tradition of the knight, it was gradually abandoned. This is one of the important reasons why the Cavaliers lost to Poland in the Battle of Tannenberg. Because the knights gradually degenerate into businessmen and are busy making money, who has the heart to fight? Like the Battle of Tannenberg, the Teutonic Knights hired a large number of mercenaries and even hired some English longbowmen. At that time, the combat effectiveness of the knights had greatly decreased. I can say that many Teutonic knights have degraded into the existence of half merchants and half knights. When it comes to combat effectiveness, they are far worse than German and French knights. Therefore, they will absorb a large number of wandering knights from the past in the German region to ensure that the knights also have combat effectiveness. Generally speaking, a formal Teutonic knight often has a group of trainee knights under his command. Higher status will also bring several formal knights (not Teutonic knights). For example, Kesling and Ulle under Amsau are both formal knights, but not Teutonic knights with voting rights. Until now, they are only formal knights, preparing Teutonic knights. Alas, these Teutonic knights who degenerate into half merchants value their interests. Therefore, Marin''s large sum of money will definitely help Prince Philip to buy many people. But this is just one of them. Spending money is attractive, but your policy agenda must also make their business better and make more money. In this way, they will be more willing to vote for you. For this reason, Marin''s opinion is to vigorously support the commercial development of the Teutonic Knights and give the Teutonic Knights a green light to do business in order to please them and get votes. The second core issue is national security. The Teutonic Order has lost a large area of ??territory under the combined strike of Poland and Lithuania, and the country is in danger. Therefore, the Teutonic Knights also hope that there can be a large commander who can strengthen military strength and ensure national security. Therefore, in the military, the candidate must also propose a solution that pleases the Teutonic Knights. For this, Marin had long thought about it. Marin believes that the combat effectiveness of the Teutonic Knights itself has been greatly reduced, and it is not an opponent of Poland and Lithuania. Therefore, for national security, the Liberian Knights, who are not so obedient, should be drawn in to warm up and help each other. In addition, find allies to deal with Poland or Lithuania or one of them, and reduce the pressure on the Cavaliers themselves. Finally, on the basis of vigorously developing business, obtain more funds and hire a group of Swiss mercenaries to help the Teutonic Knights ~~ www.novelhall.com ~ fight against external pressure. The current Swiss mercenaries are the most sought-after mercenaries in Europe, and they are powerful. Moreover, the Swiss are very good at dealing with cavalry and cavalry. Coincidentally, the Polish and Lithuanian army are mainly heavy cavalry. The use of Swiss mercenaries can suppress the heavy cavalry of both countries. Even the Polish wing cavalry known as good at attacking the infantry square, it is only good at attacking the infantry square with a bayonet rifle with a spear. If you traded Swiss spearmen with spears several meters long, would you let them try? Whose weapon is longer? Who pokes first? At a glance ... Umarin''s operational advice was to have Swiss mercenaries confront Polish and Lithuanian cavalry. The Teutonic Knights attacked the Polish and Lithuanian battles from the side or behind. Of course, this is the arrangement after the outbreak of war. But in the campaign, it must be made clear to the Teutonic Knights that you know how to defeat the Polish and Lithuanians who might invade ... Íõ×Ó Although Prince Philip couldn''t think of these things himself, he was convinced by these views of Marin and decided to copy them all. Because, Marin has proved his vision and ability with facts-Texel Island has a developed economy (otherwise Marin can''t afford so many coins), and his military strength is also good. In addition, Marin defeated France''s most elite 8,000 knights with 3-4 ordinary infantry ... Therefore, I believe Prince Philip of Marin decided to copy Marin''s ideas completely, and then, after the election day, read directly from Marin''s prepared manuscript. Marin''s above ideas are all reflected in Prince Philip''s election program ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 158： Dust settled On December 23, 1497, two days before Christmas, in the square of the Cathedral of Konigsberg, a total of 820 Teutonic knights of the Teutonic Order gathered together to vote and elect a new head of the group. . After several former senior deacon announced the election rules, a total of three candidates have started to speak ... He first came to power, Prince Frederick. After Prince Frederick came to power, he talked about the strength of the Principality of Saxony, and said that the powerful Principality of Saxony would form an alliance with the Teutonic Knights to help against Poland. Moreover, he kept suggesting that an alliance with the prosperous Saxony would bring great trade benefits. Marin pouted his lips below, and to be honest, Prince Frederick''s speech was pretty good, very flickering. However, it''s just very flickering. It sounds good, but it''s not really the case at all. Because, Marin knew that the Principality of Saxony would fall into the quagmire of the Frisian people''s resistance in the future. How could he support the Teutonic Order? As for trade benefits? In the Hanseatic League, the Saxony business district is stronger than the Prussian-Livonia business district. Not to mention, the Teutonic Knights currently only have 4 Hanseatic cities. The combination of the two makes it clear who is dominant. It can be said that once the Saxony business district and the four Hansa cities of Teutonic are combined, the Saxony Hansa merchants will benefit. The Teutonic Hansa merchants were good at drinking soup. I thought about it, Marin wrote these ideas on paper, and handed them to Prince Philip ... "What are you doing?" "Poke his leather to expose the truth when he will speak." "Will ... offend the Saxons?" Prince Philip hesitated. Because, the Principality of Rivers and the State of Mark are combined, far less than the Principality of Saxony. "Afraid, the Saxons are about to fall into the quagmire of Frisian resistance. Moreover, the powerful Principality of Gerdes is also jealous of Frisian. As long as the Duke of Saxon is not mentally crippled, he will not offend your family. So, be assured and bold, Tell everyone that the Saxon army will be trapped in Friesland and will be eyeed by the Duchy of Gerdes. Therefore, they cannot be able to help the Teutonic Order ... " ºÃ "Okay!" Prince Philip nodded ... Uh ... Here, Prince Frederick''s speech really touched a lot of people, especially some neutrals. The Teutonic Knights of the Saxony department applauded hard to cheer their young master. The second candidate is from Switzerland, but this person even abstained. Although I signed up before, I didn''t attend. Because, this person sees that even if he comes to power, few people will vote for him ... Then, the third person didn''t come ... The fourth person is William of Austria. This is the one bought by Marin. Surprisingly, this guy is quite capable of speaking. After the goods came on stage, the Habsburg family crest was first illuminated and the scene was calmed down ... The Habsburgs, although boycotted by nobles everywhere. However, the Swabian region and the Saxony region really do not resist, because these two regions and the Habsburg family are allies. In addition, some of the nobles of the Frankenian region made good relations with the Habsburgs. Of course, even if the knights of the Saxony region do not oppose the Habsburgs, it is impossible to vote for others with their own prince. But the knights in Swabian region are a little tangled ... Because, they first agreed to vote for Prince Frederick of Saxony. But then William went out and whispered that he moved some people to vote for him. Of course, even if he loses money, William''s speech must be convincing to prove that he is competent for the work of the chief commander, otherwise, the Swabian knights who have made an appointment may regret it. William is a little bit clever. He first revealed his identity as a member of the Habsburg family. Although it would lose the support of most of the knights of the anti-Habsburg vassals, the knights in the emperor''s ally region began to hesitate. Most of the knights of the Teutonic Order are from the German region. Therefore, the development of the Teutonic knighthood to this day can already be called the German Knights. Anyway, William is a member of the Habsburg family, although the emperor may not know his sideline members. However, some of the knights of the empire''s allies had to think about it. Because, their family members have to join the vassal state. Therefore, they must be careful not to confront the vassals of their hometown. Moreover, with the help of Marin, the master of counterfeiting, William also showed some people a letter of introduction from the emperor. With the "Emperor''s recommendation", the Teutonic knights in Swabian and part of Frankenia will have to weigh ... What confuses these people is that Prince Saxony also told the Swabian Teutonic knights that the emperor supported him. As a result, some Swabian knights became confused. In fact, the emperor did support Prince Frederick. Because Saxony is now an important ally of the emperor. However, the Emperor did not issue an "introduction letter" to Prince Frederick. Instead, William brought a fake emperor''s letter of introduction. Therefore, some Swabian knights were really convinced. Plus, William also paid for the benefits ... William''s talk about economic construction is not brilliant, but he also clearly expressed his intention to support business development and encourage everyone to make money. In the military, William preached the strength of the Habsburgs. And, the key point is that William told everyone that the Habsburg family was chosen, then the emperor can warn Poland in the name of Germany as a family member, let them converge, and do not bully the Teutonic Order ... Speaking of which, Marin couldn''t help applauding William. Speaking of which, Maximilian I was also the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor came forward to negotiate with Poland, and Poland really needed to weigh. Moreover, as an emperor, he could indeed give the Teutonic Knights legal support. Of course, these promises seem good, but they are all false. Moreover, William is not a representative of the Habsburgs ... But others don''t know. Especially the Teutonic knights of Swabian, plunged into incomparable struggles ... After William went down, he turned in two more candidates¡ªhe abstained from voting. Finally, Prince Philip came to power. After Prince Philip came to power, he opened a speech prepared by Marin. As soon as he came to power, Philip fired at Prince Frederick: "I have just heard the speeches of the previous two, and I am deeply touched. Of course, I also have some different views on the statements of the first two ..." "For example, Prince Frederick said that the Principality of Saxony can provide military support to the Teutonic Knights, and I don''t agree ..." "As far as I know, after the Principality of Saxony laid down the Republic of Friesland some time ago, instead of catching the nine Frisian MPs, they let them run away. In this way, in the future, these nine originally The Frisian aristocracy may be unable to incite the local people to rebel. Therefore, I conclude that it is difficult for Saxony to deploy its troops to support the Teutonic country ... " Now that Prince Frederick was unhappy, he stood up and retorted: "The Frisian resistance is not worth mentioning. They are vulnerable in the presence of thousands of troops in Saxony!" Íõ×Ó Prince Philip glanced at the competitor and said without hesitation: "Of course the 9 local aristocrats, Saxony, are certainly not afraid, but I heard that the Principality of Gerdes, south of Friesland, has long regarded the Frisian region. If these 9 people went to the Principality of Gerdes, With the support of the Duke of Gerdes? I think it is very likely that this will happen. So, in the future, Friesland would like to have a stable day. And the Principality of Saxony has to put a lot of energy there. It is impossible to have the energy to help the Teutonic Order! " Íõ×Ó Prince Philip was very firm. Suddenly, some of the centrists who had supported Prince Frederick became hesitant. Then Prince Philip continued to spray: "Further speaking about this economic policy, Prince Frederick said that he would cooperate with Hansa merchants in Saxony. However, everyone is not sure about the current situation." ÑÛ "At the moment, there are only 4 Hanseatic cities left in the Teutonic Order, and business has shrunk dramatically. Compared with Hanseatic merchants in the Saxony business district, our merchants are completely unable to fight against them." "If the two sides communicate on an equal footing, that would be great. But I''m afraid that the Hanseatic merchants in Saxony, while we are weak, have swallowed up our market and eroded the interests of the Teutonic merchants ... After all, they are now too powerful But we are a little weak ... "After that, Prince Philip glanced at Prince Frederick in a bad mood based on the" script "provided by Marin. "Boom-" The Teutonic Knights underneath discussed. Before, they only thought of the benefits brought by the trade with the Saxon merchants, but never thought that the Saxon merchants might swallow them up and eat away their interests. Now thinking, it''s pretty scary ... Íõ×Ó Prince Frederick was so angry that he could not wait to step forward and chop Prince Philip. For Prince Philip to blacken these two points, he really moved those Teutonic knights. However, the Teutonic Knights were moved, and Prince Frederick would be greatly affected. Then, Prince Philip took the time to read his speech and elaborate his campaign plan ... Íõ×Ó Prince Philip''s economic measures are not very impressive. However, Prince Philip repeatedly emphasized that in order to be economically independent, priority must be given to the "own family" in all good things. This point is in line with the taste of Teutonic Knights in many businesses. As for military initiatives, the plan to hire Swiss mercenaries is also more acceptable. By contrast, this move is much better than Prince Frederick''s approach. Because it is better to count on an ally like Saxony than to strengthen yourself. Because your allies may save you when you are out of luck, or they may not save you. Moreover, the Teutonic state was difficult, and Saxony was far away. When Saxony gathers to come to the rescue, the Teutonic state may be finished ... Íõ×Ó Prince Philip is also improvised, illustrating this. Prince Philip believes that only the strength of his army is the most practical. The forces of the allies cannot be relocated or affected by the Teutonic state, which is far less reliable than their own forces. Moreover, Marin also pointed out in his speech to Prince Philip that Swiss mercenaries are very good at dealing with heavy cavalry. In Poland and Lithuania, the main combat power is heavy cavalry. Therefore, the use of Swiss mercenaries can completely suppress the opponent. In order to strengthen the persuasion, Philip also gave the example of the battle of Nancy, who had dared to kill Charlie, to tell the Teutonic Knights. Although, telling the cavaliers about the defeat of the knights to the infantry made the Teutonic knights sound harsh. But they also know that this is true. Uh ... In the end, Prince Philip''s speech was a great success. The former centrists who had received money but were worried that Prince Philip was too unsuccessful in his speech and were too poor, also made up his mind to support Prince Philip. Finally, voting begins ... No doubt, the Saxony Cavaliers must have voted for Prince Frederick. The Cavaliers of the Westphalia-Rhineland League also voted for Prince Philip. As for the centrist knights, a different situation arose. Most of them were bought by Marin, and Prince Philip gave a wonderful speech. So these people voted for Prince Philip. Only, a small number of them, mainly 10 Austrian knights, voted for William because of his status as a member of the Habsburg family ... William is also aggressive --- I ¡¯m here to make soy sauce? Why do you vote for me? I have never looked at you before ... This is also the negligence of Marin and William. The other areas are fine, the Austrian area, but that is the nest of the Habsburg family! These Teutonic knights from Austria, dare not vote for the people introduced by the emperor? Fortunately, most of the Austrian knights were digested by the Habsburgs, and not many came to the Teutonic Knights to discuss their lives. Otherwise, there will be more William tickets ... The most surprising thing is the Franconia-Swabian League. Among them, the Frankenian Cavaliers of course voted most of the votes for Prince Frederick ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Dan Swabian In the Cavaliers, there were differences. Due to the emperor''s face and the gold coins Marin gave William, some Swabian knights voted for William ... Moreover, there are quite a few Swabian knights who voted for William, with a total of about 30 people. Although this ratio is not high among the hundreds of Teutonic Knights in Swabian, it has divided a lot of votes for Prince Frederick ... Finally, Prince Philip got exactly 390 votes. And Prince Frederick turned out to be 388 votes, with a slight difference of 2 votes, he lost to Prince Philip in a dangerous way. As for the remaining 42 votes, they were all taken away by William ... Seeing the end result, both Philip and Marin breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, William took the horse not only to get a batch of votes from Swabian side, but also to distribute some votes from the neutral faction, and Prince Philip almost failed. ×îÖÕ But in the end, Prince Philip still won the election and was successfully elected as the new head of the group. He will be officially sworn in after the new year ... Squinting to see the dust settle, Marin''s tense nerves can finally be slowed down. Next, what Marin wants to plan is how to recover the cost ... This election, Marin helped Prince Philip to smash more than 80,000 gold coins, which is a huge investment. You have to know that many counts in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not necessarily have so much fiscal revenue each year. This time, Marin really had a hard time. So, next, Marin needs to discuss with Prince Philip, how to make him more convenient, and earn back these investments himself ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers, the latest, fastest and hottest The serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 159： Open business roads Now that Prince Philip has succeeded in the campaign, it is time for Marin to harvest the fruits of victory. First of all, Marin took out more than 80,000 gold coins signed with Marin and began to change the sign. Marlin is a contract-oriented person. He believes that verbal commitments are all false, and especially for politicians, there is not much difference between verbal promises and release. Therefore, the signing of a black and white agreement is the guarantee. Íõ×Ó After the successful reception of Prince Philip''s campaign, Marin waited for Prince Philip to wake up the next day and began to sign a specific treaty with him. First, it''s the commercial treaty. Marin smashed more than 8 gold coins to help Prince Philip win the post of chief commander. It was not for nothing, but in return. Of course, Prince Philip himself had no money, but when he was the head of the group, he was able to provide **** services for Marin to make money in Teutonic country. After all, the Grand Head is the supreme leader of the Teutonic state. To this end, Marin and Philip signed an agreement stipulating that the two parties jointly establish a chamber of commerce in the name of Prince Philip. The Chamber of Commerce is in the name of Prince Philip, but the management rights belong to Marin. The investment of the Chamber of Commerce is also fully borne by Marin. The final gain was eighty-two percent, Marin was 80 percent, and Prince Philip was 20 percent. Of course, this is a preliminary division. After Marin made enough 90,000 gold coins, the agreement was automatically modified to 60% for Marin and 40% for Prince. This chamber of commerce mainly deals with salt trade in the early stage. To this end, Marin plans to add a batch of salt pots in Yancheng, and let Huffman Manor increase coal production. He also intends to submit a part of the order to the family''s in-law Hamler Manor to supply the need for salt. Although the bituminous coal produced by the Knights of Hamler burned up with a large amount of smoke and polluted the environment, he did not care about it. Anyway, the downwind of Yancheng is Tholencher, not Dengbao ... Âô Selling salt in the Teutonic Order is completely different from selling salt in the German region. Marin sells salt in the German region for a wholesale price of only 4 shillings per quart. This is because Marin''s salt has no bitterness and is a good salt. ÑÎ This kind of salt can be sold to more than 10 shillings per quart at the wholesale price alone. Its profit more than doubles its sales in Germany. The country of the Knights of Teutonic Order is about 36,000 square kilometers, which is nearly a hundred times larger than the face value of all the islands in Marin. The population is also very large, with a population of about 300,000. In addition to the native Prussians and Poles, there are many homeless knights who come from the German region every year. Fortunately, the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, that is, the three Baltic countries in the later generations, has a higher proportion of women here (probably because of climate issues, and there are more girls), so there is no imbalance between men and women. Basically, all the wandering knights who come to Teutonic country can find their wives, unless they can''t find something to do. Of course, selling salt here does not mean that it must be sold only to Teutonic people. Instead, Hansa merchants in the Teutonic state can also sell these salts to nearby Poland, Lithuania, and even Russia''s Novgorod ... Although the Teutonic Order is hostile to Poland and Lithuania, it does not prevent people on both sides from doing business. In addition, salt is a scarce material in the Baltic Sea. Therefore, merchants of the two countries often buy salt from Hanse merchants in the Teutonic Order and ship it back to China. Poland is okay because they are close to Germany in the west and they can import (relatively) cheap salt from Germany. But Lithuania is not so lucky, and it can only rely on the salt sold by the Teutonic Order. It''s not that no Polish businessman can bring salt. However, land transportation costs far exceed sea transportation. The table salt of the Teutonic Order was shipped by Hansa merchants through the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden and arrived directly at K?nigsberg with low transportation costs. If a Polish businessman brought 5 shillings per quart of salt imported from the eastern region of Germany to Lithuania, it would cost more than 10 shillings per quart. Because in addition to the high cost and small volume of land transportation, the numerous tax collection points on land are also an important reason for the high cost of land transportation. So, to buy salt on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, you still have to find the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Knights. Because the salt in these two places was transported by merchant ships from Hansa. On the way, merchant ships only need to pay taxes once in Danish waters, and they do not need to pass tax checkpoints on land. Alas, not everyone can sell salt in the Teutonic Order. Strategic materials such as salt are licensed in the Teutonic Order. No one is allowed to operate salt without permission. But who is Prince Philip? After the coronation, he is the chief of the Teutonic Knights, he can not grant himself a license for the salt trade? Therefore, Marin is considered to have entered the Teutonic salt trade system. After that, profits will be rolling. The port of K?nigsberg can basically be said to be a big port for re-export of salt trade in the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. As the head of a group, managing salt here is extremely simple. Of course, this simple is to say that Prince Philip, as the head of the group, can easily obtain permission. However, it''s not that you can easily engage in this area with a license. You know, you have to have a permit and you have to be able to import salt. In this era, European salt production was low, so prices were high. In Britain, salt production is quite high because of the large amount of coal used to cook salt. However, British salt is not only supplied to Eastern Europe, but also to England, Scotland, Ireland, France, the Lowlands, and northern Germany. In short, there are many buyers of salt in the UK and they are not worried about selling. Moreover, because the Hansa businessmen set up a license system to suppress competitors, they blocked the possibility of others to intervene. Although, selling salt to the east coast of the Baltic Sea is very profitable. However, without a permit, the British could not get involved in the salt trade here. Marin had previously thought of selling salt to the Baltic region where the price was high, but upon inquiring, a permit was needed over there, so he stopped. But now it''s different. Marin spent a lot of money and took Prince Philip to the top of the Teutonic Head. In his position as Prince Philip, he was able to give Marin a license to sell salt. Well, Marin can finally get involved in the huge salt trade in the Baltic Sea now. Despite the fact that the former Hansa merchants set up shops in the UK and monopolized the import of British salt. However, Marin''s Yancheng is an emerging salt production base, which is not under the jurisdiction of those established Hansa merchants. Therefore, Marin can safely transport salt to the Teutonic Order and sell it, and he is also sheltered by the new leader. Of course, Marin also needs to guard against competitors who hijack his salt ship. Therefore, Marin transports salt, and needs to use armed merchant ships with self-protection capabilities to protect their own interests. For this reason, Marin plans to order several armed merchant ships and collectively dispatch salt to ensure the safety of the ships ... Of course, the Teutonic Order is not the only commodity in salt. For example, when the ship returns, Marin can also allow merchant ships to bring some specialties such as grains, fur, wood, linen, and other specialties of Eastern Europe, and bring them back to Western Europe for sale. These products are very cheap in Eastern Europe, but in Western Europe they are quite expensive. Although it is said that the profit is not as high as salt, but when the ship returns, it always comes to the cargo in the voltage cabin. After all, no matter whether you have cargo or not, empty ships return to the sea, and you also have to pay taxes in the Kattegat. And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Danish way of taxing is very special, not depending on the quantity and value of your goods, but on your deck area ... Even if it is an empty ship, others will still measure the deck, and you will be taxed seriously ... If you dare not pay, the powerful Danish Navy will teach you how to be a human ... After Marin and Prince Philip signed the Mutual Aid Treaty, they talked about Marin''s uncle Jule. Originally, Marin wanted to take Jule to the Wadden Islands. After all, Yule has more than a decade of civil servant experience and can help with government affairs. However, considering that the interests of the Teutonic Knights are too great, Marin is also afraid that Prince Philip will pit him in the future. So Marin decided to leave the honest and capable uncle in the Teutonic state, while helping Prince Philip to handle government affairs, while watching the trade situation for himself. Furthermore, Prince Philip is very understaffed now, and he can be reused by arranging Ulle under him. A few years later, it is possible that Yule will also become a minister of the Teutonic Knights, helping him even more ... Thinking of this, when exchanging the contract, Marin wrote the contract with Jule''s arrangement, asking Prince Philip to reuse it. In this regard, Prince Philip agreed. Because, Prince Philip was assured of honest people like Le. For another sly, Prince Philip himself was uneasy. Alas, although the treaty has been signed, Marin is not ready yet. First of all, the pot for cooking salt in Yancheng has not been added yet. The vessels and manpower involved in trade transport were not in place. However, with the support of the new Teutonic Chief, this business road has been opened up. The specific other steps can be completed sooner or later ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 160： Enclosure recommendations After Marin signed the agreement, she originally intended to return to the Wadden Islands. Because he hasn''t gone back for months. Seeing that the New Year was coming, he planned to rush back to spend his old age. Alas, Prince Philip held him back and asked him to give more advice. For example, how to build the economy of the Teutonic Order ... For military matters, Prince Philip is not worried. Because he planned to ask the two elder brothers for help, asking them to support a group of officers to come and help him take charge of the army. However, in terms of building the economy, the three brothers of Prince Philip have no good way. But along the way, Prince Philip discovered that Marin was a very thoughtful person, so he asked Marin. You know, Prince Philip once knew that Texel Island, the domain of Marin, was originally a backcountry with no shit. With a very wealthy territory, he was able to take out more than 80,000 gold coins to support him as the leader. Therefore, Prince Philip admires Marin very much for his ability to engage in economics, and even admires it. Marin did not answer him immediately, but thought for a long time, and asked the prince to send someone to check the information ... Through the internal information of the Teutonic Order, Marin learned that the Teutonic Order currently has only 36,000 square kilometers of land and 300,000 people. We must know that at the same time, in 1402, the land area of ??the Teutonic Order was a total of 170,000 square kilometers, and the population was as high as 1 million. However, after the Battle of Tannenberg, the Teutonic Knights lost a lot of territory, and the Livonian Knights again became autonomous and out of the control of the Knights. That''s why it''s so far. However, the land of 36,000 square kilometers is not too much. At least, this statistic marred Marin. Moreover, the data show that of the 300,000 people in the country, about 200,000 people are concentrated in the four major Hanseatic cities and the towns and villages near the four cities. In other places, it is a little bit widely. For the climatic conditions here, Marin knows, between temperate marine climate and cold temperate continental climate. Winter is much colder here than in Western Europe. At least, western Europe has warmed by the North Atlantic, and the average winter temperature is not less than zero degrees. And here, because there is no warming effect like the North Atlantic warm current, coupled with the cold air blowing from the Eastern European steppe from time to time in Western Siberia. Therefore, the temperature here in winter is generally around -9 degrees below zero, which is colder than that in western Europe at the same latitude. However, this cold is not too cold, at least, compared to the northeast of China, this cold is far worse than the old nose. In addition, the summer temperature here is also okay, with an average of 17 degrees and a maximum of 20 degrees. Of course, the summer temperature here cannot keep up with the HLJ Harbin average temperature in July, which can reach 23 degrees. Therefore, in northeast China, summer crops such as rice and wheat can be planted, but not here. Because the accumulated temperature in summer is not enough. Therefore, the only crops suitable for planting here are cold-resistant rye, potatoes, beets, and flax. However, the soil here didn''t seem to be fertile, and the harvest looked worse than the Huffman estate. Approximately, it is the lack of soil fertility. Alas, Marin was also reluctant to let Philip reveal tips on using manure. So he started thinking elsewhere ... In this era, European trade was relatively large, that is, grain, salt, fur, wood, spices, livestock, and textiles ... ÕâЩ Among these things, textiles have the highest added value. Because it is woven from wool, which contains labor. What''s more, the profits from the sale were substantial. However, the wool spinning industry is currently concentrated in the Flanders region of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. However, the British wool industry has just started, and the most developed is Flanders. However, at the beginning of the Western European wool spinning industry, most of the wool was imported from Britain. Therefore, the profit of sheep farming is quite good. Furthermore, with the UK''s cessation of wool exports, wool prices have risen in Western European markets. Even Britain has some short supply of wool. In the Flanders region, many textile factories were closed because Britain stopped exporting wool. Therefore, in recent years, the Flanders region has also started to raise sheep. However, the Flanders region is small and populous. Moreover, there is a lot of farmland here. Therefore, it is difficult for the sheep industry in Flanders to rise. But the demand for wool is so great. Therefore, the British later started to use their brains and started the "enclosure movement". Although, the enclosure movement hurt the interests of many poor farmers. However, it has activated the British economy and brought a lot of taxes to British officials. Because, whether it is the wool transaction or the export of textiles, it can bring a lot of pound taxes and export taxes to British officials. Therefore, the British economy has gradually risen, and British officials have also had money to engage in great sailing ... The Teutonic Order has so many vacancies that it is very suitable for raising sheep. Of course, if you want to raise sheep in Eastern Europe, you must solve a very important problem-that is, the problem of animal winter feed. Because of lack of winter feed, many European herders had to slaughter a large number of livestock and salted them before wintering. Otherwise, the winter feed is not enough ... Of course, if it is a grassland area, there is no such problem. Because of the lack of forage in European farming areas, in winter, even hay is scarce. Unless, it is a grassland area with sufficient forage. It just so happened that the Teutonic Knights had a large area of ??unowned grass. However, only many areas near the coast and the big river were put on horses, cattle and sheep. And many inland areas have not been developed yet ... Thinking of this, Marin suggested that Prince Philip should vigorously develop the breeding of wool sheep in the Teutonic Order. Because European wool is selling very well right now. "Raising sheep? I know this, but I heard that it is very difficult to feed sheep in winter. As soon as winter, many farmers began to look at slaughtering sheep and salting them ..." Prince Philip also knew the lower class people. I know a lot about my life. "His Highness, that''s in the Rhine area, there are few people and not enough forage. But in the inland areas of Teutonic, barren grasslands are so much ..." "How do sheep live in winter?" "Build a forage house, let the farmers harvest the forage before winter and pile it into the forage house. In winter, take it out to feed the sheep ..." "The grass still needs to harvest reserves?" Prince Philip was a little surprised. In Europe, people in the Middle Ages were not very used to stocking pasture. In winter, I like to marinate sheep ... µ±È» "Of course, otherwise what to do if the sheep starve to death in the winter? Not only to store forage, but also to build a simple sheep shed in the winter to protect against the cold. Otherwise, in the cold winter of Eastern Europe, the sheep''s hair will also freeze to death ... "Okay, I''ve learned a lot. But is sheep breeding really promising?" µ±È» "Of course, you can send someone to Flanders to ask if there is a shortage of wool there ..." ßÀ "Uh ... I wish I had heard of Flanders'' lack of wool ..." "Isn''t that right?" "How to promote sheep?" "It''s easy, enclosure!" Then, Marin began with a little devil-like smile, and explained to Prince Philip the method of enclosure ... However, Marin''s enclosure method is very different from the British enclosure, and it is also much milder. The enclosures in Britain were the nobles who forcibly occupied the farmland of farmers. The enclosure that Marin said was to encourage the Teutonic knights to occupy those uninhabited public wastelands. In addition, Marin suggested that areas where the land is relatively barren and food production is very low are also allowed. Keep only the more fertile land near the river as arable land. The yield on poor land is poor. But it is no problem to use for sheep. In other words, Marin asked Prince Philip to occupy all the wasteland of the Teutonic Order and some of the barren arable land, and the Teutonic Order was converted into a ranch to raise sheep on a large scale. Sheep sheep can provide not only wool, but also meat and batches, and the economic benefits are very high. Moreover, management is also more convenient. At most, it takes some labor to cut wool and deliver the ewes, and when harvesting pasture reserves. Usually, as long as the serfs are driven to flock to graze. Furthermore, shepherd dogs commonly used by the British can be introduced to help herd and alert. Ëæ×Å With the rising wool prices in the market today, the profit of sheep farming is very high ... At the same time, letting the Teutonic Knights enclose them can also make these Teutonic Knights gain a lot of benefits ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Let them support Prince Philip more and be more loyal. Moreover, the Teutonic Order is different from other European countries. In Teutonic countries, nobles and knights also pay taxes. Therefore, the more enclosures, the higher the revenue of Teutonic countries. This is also conducive to the economic development of the Teutonic state and to enable the Teutonic state to spend more money to hire Swiss mercenaries ... In fact, Marin originally intended to raise sheep on his territory. However, his territory was too small and the population was small. At present, his territories add up to more than 300 square kilometers, which is not as large as the fractions of the Teutonic state. As a visionary, Marin also hopes to develop industry. The most basic industry is the textile industry. Only by developing the textile industry can the invention of machines be promoted. With machines, society can make greater progress. Moreover, the taxation brought by the textile industry is also very considerable ... In the information provided by Prince Philip, Marlin found that although the Teutonic Order was reduced in size, it also had nearly half of its land undeveloped. If you can use it to raise sheep, I don''t know how many sheep can be raised ... If Marin develops the textile industry in the future, instead of raising sheep by himself, he can import wool from the Teutonic Knights and then produce woolen goods to sell to other countries and regions. One by one, I can collect a lot of import taxes and export taxes, and I can provide jobs for a large number of people and solve their living problems ... In short, encouraging the Teutonic country to raise sheep is not only beneficial to the Teutonic country, but also to Marin in the future to develop the textile industry in his territory and promote economic development ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers , The latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please read. Chapter 161： Cat hiding on the atlantic On the boundless Atlantic Ocean, the waves rolled. On the ocean, a few small black spots are advancing with the waves ... Columbus, wearing a mask of Zorro black cloth, sighed, then, ascended the flagship tower, using the artifact given to him by Marin-the telescope, and continued to "sneak" the eastern sea ... This is the fifth month and 16 days of Columbus''s Da Gama fleet. According to the calendar, it is now the day before Christmas. ´ï The Da Gama''s fleet in front has crossed the Cape of Good Hope marked by Marin on the map, and has begun to leave the Atlantic Ocean and sail eastward along the southern end of the African coast. According to the map of the world given by Marin (without the westward outline of the Americas and the Ming Empire, only to India), Columbus knew that Da Gama''s fleet was heading towards the Indian Ocean ... Columbus had to admire the accuracy of Marin''s source of information. Even in the instruction book Marin had given, the Dagama fleet would sail eastward across the Cape of Good Hope on Christmas Eve. Originally, these five months on the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus also traced Dagama''s fleet by relying on Marin''s known route map. Although, Marin''s maps and routes were rough and too general. For example, hydrological and wind direction data on the coasts of West Africa are incomplete. However, this map alone is worth a million dollars. Even, it''s nothing. Because, the location of India is clearly marked on this map ... ʲô Where is India? That is the origin of imported spices in Europe. Europeans use a lot of spices and spend a lot of money. According to Marin, sellers of up to 10 shillings per pound of pepper in Europe sell up to one or two fennies in India. If according to Marin, if he opened the Indian route, he will bring great wealth. Not to mention anything else, the pepper trade alone can earn up to 60 times the profits. This is still the profit after deducting the cost of navigation, because the price of pepper in India is less than 2 Finneys per pound, which is generally 1 Finned. Even at a cost of 2 Finneys per pound (including sailing costs), there is a full 60 times the profit. Originally, Columbus was a little dubious about the nautical map given by Marin. However, since Columbus discovered that Dagama''s fleet did start to turn east around Christmas, he was convinced of Marin''s judgment. Now, Columbus is extremely certain that what Emirate of Mombasa and Emirate of Malindi must have also existed. Moreover, Marin magically requested that Columbus no longer stay in Mombasa, go directly to Malindi, and express hostility towards Mombasa. It is said that these two countries are deadly enemies, and as long as they express hostility to Mombasa, they may gain Malindi''s favor. Then, in accordance with the script provided by Malin, Columbus will borrow Majid, the Arab navigator under Chief Malindi, to lead Columbus to reach India ... Columbus even wondered whether Marin was a prophet at this moment, and he could accurately calculate the movement to the Gama fleet. However, he was unwilling to do much. As long as you can find India first, then your former shame will be washed away. Once, Columbus discovered the barren continent and insisted that it was India. It''s not that Columbus really thought it was India. Instead, if everyone knew that it was not India, his fame would plummet. Moreover, Queen Isabella I, who supported him, will turn her face. Because, when the two sides cooperated, they made it clear that Columbus was helping the queen to explore India, rather than a wild land. If the Queen determines that it is not India, then the Queen may reclaim the title and wealth of Columbus ... Sure enough, following the syphilis incident, when all Europe knew that the place Columbus found was not India, Queen Isabella turned her face resolutely ... Before the Spaniards discovered Mexico and Peru with gold and silver, the New World was actually worthless compared to India. Because, the discovery of India can bring huge benefits immediately. The profits of the spice trade alone can scare people. For the new continent discovered by Columbus, the Spaniards can only send people to plant sugar cane in the West Indies. The Queen''s advance team has already passed, but reclaiming tropical islands is very troublesome. Not to mention anything else, the venomous snakes, poisonous insects, and beasts on the island can greatly threaten the advance developers. Being bitten by a poisonous insect and dying from a serious illness is just normal ... Uh ... Columbus took back his thoughts and continued to observe the situation of the telescope Riga Gama ... ¼¸¸öÔ The life at sea during these months has made Columbus feel a lot of emotion. Sailing is Columbus''s greatest skill and dependence. However, what made Columbus also amazing was that more than 5 months had passed and none of the people on the ship had died of scurvy. You know, before he led the team to the New World, but many sailors died of scurvy ... The sailors'' bodies are generally very good, and those with poor constitutions cannot do the work. In general, sailors rarely get minor illnesses like colds. Even occasionally, you can carry it by your strong body. Therefore, the death of sailors is usually caused by scurvy or starvation, either due to shipwreck, or due to fighting with pirates and internal fighting. But more than 5 months have passed, because Marin forced each crew member to soak in a mysterious herbal medicine every day, so none of the crew members suffered from scurvy. In this regard, Columbus almost admired Marin. But he also knew what kind of secret it was. With this method, the safety of navigation will be greatly increased. As long as it does not encounter the enemy or a huge storm, the safety of the crew is greatly guaranteed. Furthermore, Columbus was amazed by the freshwater preservation methods Marin had specifically requested. Because after putting the fresh water in an oak barrel and cooking in a large pot, then plugging the cork and sealing the mud, the fresh water has indeed been kept for a long time. Before, a bucket of fresh water would deteriorate and odor in six or seven days. However, the fresh water stored by this method did not smell or smell for 5 months. Of course, after opening the sealing mud and cork, you must drink it within a few days, otherwise it will stink. Columbus did not know that this was the most primitive way of making cans. Although, the sealing of the sealing mud can not keep up with paraffin or beeswax. However, it is much better than simply not using a cork to seal. According to Marin''s understanding, because the cork is breathable, it cannot meet the requirements of sealing. After the sealing wax is applied, the charge can be closed. Of course, sealing wax is too expensive, because the wax of this era is basically beeswax, so it is more expensive. Unlike later generations, paraffin is extracted from petroleum and has a large output, so it is not expensive. If you store fresh water every time you use a piece of beeswax, the cost will be a bit high. After all, this saves fresh water that is often used and consumes a lot of it. For precious goods, like spices or wine, it''s pretty much the same. ʹÓà Using the slime seal, as long as the slime is dried to harden, the sealing effect is also good. For example, the batch of fresh water that Columbus replenished in the Canary Islands has not been broken for 5 months. However, it is almost broken. In addition, there are several buckets of bad fresh water that have started to deteriorate. Because, after all, the sealing mud is not as good as beeswax. So Columbus decided to go to the Natal area in the ¡°cheatbook¡± given by Marin at a distance to find a freshwater estuary and replenish freshwater. Moreover, the solar cooker provided by Marin is also very effective. Now, with the solar cooker, the sailors on the boat are drinking hot water. When the sun is on, everyone cooks with boiling water in a solar stove. On rainy days, use the firewood that the sailors picked up on the shore to boil rice. Therefore, the crew members who put on them are not as hard as Columbus was when exploring the new continent, UU reading www.uukanshu. com can only eat cold food and pickled food, but can eat hot food. As for the telescope, there is no need to talk about it. Now, Columbus can let the fleet hang more than 20 kilometers behind the Da Gama fleet, and can bite the Da Gama fleet wherever it goes. The Dagama''s fleet still uses the old way to let the sailors climb up the mast and observe the distance with the naked eye ... Ïà±È Compared with this, Columbus was able to use telescopes to see the shadow of the mast of the Da Gama fleet to determine the whereabouts of the Da Gama fleet. Da Gama''s sailors, however, did not look so well, unable to find the Columbus fleet more than twenty kilometers behind. I said again, Da Gama had never thought that there would be someone in the back of their fleet ... Because Portugal''s exploration of India is also confidential this time, only the royal family and some important figures in Portugal know. Therefore, Da Gamma never thought that his fleet would be tracked. Even if he was lost temporarily, Columbus was not afraid because Marin provided a more accurate route direction. Just follow the route map and continue to chase forward. You must know that Da Gama discovered India and appeared repeatedly in textbooks in later generations. Marin remembered the route map of Da Gama. The details may not be known, and the hydrology and wind direction may not be known, but the direction of the route is generally accurate. So Columbus, who had a telescope, leaned on the Atlantic Ocean and Da Gama''s fleet to hide from the cat, relying on the telescope and the route map, from the Portuguese coast to the Cape of Good Hope. Columbus is now chasing the Da Gama fleet, sailing east, and preparing to enter the marginal Indian Ocean ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 162： Send a message While Columbus and Da Gama were playing Takayuki ... when the drama was over, Marin also ended the Teutonic Order. Before I left, Marin left a lot of gold coins to the Yeller family. In addition, Marin invited Prince Philip ... Oh no, he should be called the head of Philip. Marin asked him to send someone to the Golden Horde, which has not yet been destroyed, and to hire a Mongolian doctor at the court level. No matter what, in this era, Mongolian doctors'' medical skills are much better than those of European bleeding doctors. Invite a Mongolian doctor to take good care of Tana''s illness. Moreover, Marin urged, if possible, buy a batch of ginseng to supplement Tana. This matter cannot be delayed, because the Golden Horde Khan State will be wiped out by Russian Maozi in 1502. Once the Golden Horde, which represents the four major Khanates of Mongolian Orthodox, is gone, Europe will lack doctors of the level of "theologian" like Mongolian doctors. As for the Crimean Khanate, it has been completely Arabized, and Mongolian cultural heritage has been replaced by Arab culture. It can be said that as soon as the Golden Horde is gone, the Mongolian doctor will almost disappear on the European side. By then, Europeans will only be able to receive bloodletting ... After arranging his own affairs, before leaving, Philip asked Marin to help him with one thing ... "Marlin, can you go back and do something for me?" "Okay, you say!" "Yes, I find that our Westphalians are not in a good position in the Teutonic Order, that is ... there are a few Westphalians in the Teutonic Knights ..." "That''s right ..." Marin nodded in agreement. Even with the Rhinelanders, they only had 210 votes. Switching to the next election, if you do n¡¯t spend a lot of money like this time, you may lose to Saxony and the Franconia-Swabian Alliance opponents. Íõ×Ó Prince Philip is not stupid and knows how to cultivate himself. So he decided ... "Marin, after you go back, please go to the Principality of Cliff and ask my brother to help ..." Ŷ "Oh, what''s busy?" Marin was a little curious. ¾ÍÊÇ "Just ... don''t ... the Clifford prince and Mark Birch have many stray knights like you did before?" "um, yes." "I think, let my elder brother and second brother organize the homeless knights in their own territory to come to the Teutonic Knights together to work for me ..." Whoops-is Prince Philip so smart ... Marin could not help but praise the decision of Prince Philip. Indeed, in the Teutonic Order, the Teutonic Knights from the Westphalia region had only more than 90 people, which was not as good as the ally Rhinelanders. If Prince Philip recruited a group of wandering knights from the Principalities of Cliff and Markborough, as well as his second brother, Verberland, he could also strengthen his power. Subsequently, Prince Philip told Marin that after these wandering knights came, let them go to the horse race enclosure (this is Marin''s idea) and solve the survival problem first. Then, trying to promote these knights from their hometowns to become formal Teutonic knights. ÈË These people are based in the Principalities of Cleveland, Mark, and Nevers, and are unlikely to work for others. When he came to the Teutonic Order, he could only play for Prince Philip. In this way, Prince Philip will soon be able to draw up a loyal and noble cavalry team, which can strengthen its authority ... If you can promote some of these people to become Teutonic knights in the future, even if a decision-making meeting such as the Teutonic Knights Conference is held, Prince Philip will not have to worry about the opponent''s resistance. Uh ... Marin deeply admired Prince Philip''s idea, and felt that the children of these nobles were not stupid and very brainy. Although Prince Philip was raised as a monk since he was a child, it does not mean that he is stupid. Moreover, Prince Philip was very good at learning modestly. For example, he did n¡¯t know much about administration and economics, so he asked Marin directly. In administration, he planned to reuse it for veterans like Le. As for military and authority, Prince Philip was not stupid, very smart, and soon came up with a way to win the homeless knight on his brother''s site. The Principality of Rivers and the Kingdom of Mark are as large as the Cavaliers. Every year, several or a dozen homeless knights are kicked out of their homes in search of opportunities for survival. Many of these people, many people may not find good opportunities. They either become very downcast or die unexpectedly. The real success is at most one and a half. So, the solicitation of Prince Philip is indeed a good choice for these homeless knights who have just been kicked out of their homes. Moreover, the horse race enclosure proposed by Marin is also a good way to solve these livelihoods. As long as they are given land, and then find a way to buy loans for them, these people''s lives will be on track. With a certain economic foundation, this group of people can have money to support themselves, and can afford the cost of war horses and weapon armor, and then come to work for themselves. (Note: The loan industry in the Teutonic Knights is very developed. Many rich Teutonic high-ranking companies are still large lenders. Even some people and groups have provided huge loans to the kings of Britain and France to support the British and French for a century. War, the annual interest is above 10%. Therefore, it is not difficult to loan here, as long as there is a strong person to guarantee.) ¼ÓÇ¿ Prince Philip''s increased control of the Teutonic Order is obviously good for Marin. Because the stronger Prince Philip''s control in the Teutonic state, the more his own interests can be protected. Moreover, Marin served the court Mongolian doctor whom ÉôÉô invited, not only to serve ÉôÉô, but also to help Uncle Le''s family and Prince Philip. As long as Prince Philip lives long enough, his own interests can be more protected. As for Prince Philip to abandon himself in the future? Don''t worry about that. Because Marin had inquired in private, Prince Philip was a relatively trustworthy person. Furthermore, at the end of the 15th century, people are still relatively simple and will not easily break their promises. The point is that people still believe in God at this time, and vows and promises made through God or the Bible are generally kept. Besides, Marin also signed a written treaty with Prince Philip. If the contract is broken, it will be scorned and spurned. Only after the rise of Protestantism and people''s beliefs began to weaken ~ www.novelhall.com ~ European talents began to lose control. For example, during the "Seven Years War" of the 18th century, the martial arts of European powers were lost-- Prussia and France were originally allies against Britain and Austria. But in a blink of an eye, Prussia ran to align with the British again, and the French set aside their faces and aligned with their original enemy Austrian ... At this time, in most cases, the European countries will not betray their allies. Unless, the price the enemy buys is too high-for example, a Swiss mercenary, betrayed France for 800,000 gold coins ... Marlin believes that as long as he is strong and people have to be cautious, then Prince Philip will not easily betray himself. Because the cost of betrayal is too high ... Moreover, Marin is now alone and alone, and is very crowded out of the aristocracy. This time helping Prince Philip to become the chief of the Teutonic Knights, not only can he gain allies such as the Teutonic Knights, but also the friendship between the Principality of Cleveland, the Mark, and the Nerve. After all, the Principality of Cliff and the Kingdom of Mark are relatively powerful vassals, and even a powerful ally such as John II can bluff people? Even if John II did not intervene for himself, if there were any aristocratic parties in the future, would he have a chat partner? Otherwise, Emarin''s current situation of exclusion may not allow him to attend any aristocratic party, and he can only stay in the corner silently and sullen ... With these complex thoughts, Marin took his men and set off on the return journey. On the way, they have to make a turn, go to the Principality of Cliff, inform John II, and send a message to Prince Philip ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the latest, fastest and hottest serials Works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 163： Meet the emperor Marin took his men and sneaked horses all the way. In Poland, he also needed an identity. Because he was an ally of the Teutonic Knights, naturally not with Poland. In fact, the knights in the German region generally do not follow the Polish route to the Teutonic Order. Many people choose to take a boat to the Teutonic Knights. Because the Poles were afraid of the growth of the Knights, and they often stopped or even detained them when they saw the wandering knights who went to run. However, before Marin was in a hurry to ride the time (riding faster than riding a boat), he hurriedly led the team to hurry. Because of the large number of people, many people still have a single horse and a carriage. Therefore, it is also difficult to find suitable ships for shipment. Unlike those homeless knights who fought in the Knights, there are only one person or a few people. Even with horses and armors, it is better to find ships. As a last resort, Marin took the team and rushed back from the vicinity of the previous route. In fact, when they were transiting, they were like a gust of wind, and they avoided the main towns. Therefore, the Poles were unable to question and stop them. On this return trip, Marin also changed a route, which is close to the previous route, but it is another route. This decision saved the entire team. Because the Poles had previously discovered their marching route to the Teutonic Order, they sent people to intercept it. However, because Marin and his two horses did not carry full body armor, the march was too fast, which caused the Polish to completely overtake. Ò² The same is true for this return trip, Marin happened to avoid the Polish interception. When the Poles sent troops to intercept, Marin''s team had long gone ... After entering the territory of Germany, Marin did not go directly to the Principality of Cleveland, but first switched to Luebeck ... As the capital of the Hanseatic League, Luebeck is naturally prosperous. In fact, the Hanse merchants in Lubeck have always been the hegemons of the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic region, in addition to the Teutonic Knights, they have merchant groups to fight against them. In other regions, such as Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, many rely on merchant ships from Lubeck for salt and other scarce supplies. Even Hanse merchants in the Teutonic Order often rely on Lubeck''s merchant ships to help them with their shipments. After all, not every Hansa merchant has the money to buy and operate a sea transport merchant ship. In Lubeck, there are more than a dozen shipyards alone. Every year, a large number of Kirk sailing boats are launched into the shipping industry. Marin is here to order a sailing boat. Marlind ordered two Kirk sailing ships at two of Luebeck''s strong shipyards. The requirements of these two sailing marlins are more than 200 tons of displacement, which is already relatively large in Kirk. In fact, Marin also ordered larger sailing vessels, which can also be built by the Lubeck shipyard. However, as a novice in the maritime industry, Marin naturally has to keep a low profile. It would n¡¯t be great if the boat was too big and attracted the attention of Lubeck and gave himself a black hand. You know, the total number of Kirk sailing ships in Lubeck is thousands, which is more than Hamburg. If the Luebecks were to anger, maybe dozens of armed merchant ships would be sent to attack ... Therefore, Marin chose a size that is neither too small nor too noticeable-more than 200 tons, and its loading capacity is not small, but it is not so eye-catching. In addition, in the future, Marin walked the Baltic Sea, flying the flag of K?nigsberg, and most heroes on the sea will give face. Had Marin''s own flag been hoisted and beaten ... After ordering the boat, Marin led people to continue to the south-southwest and rushed to the Principality of Cliff ... After arriving in the Principality of Cliff, Marin hurried to see John II, Duke of Rivers. Unexpectedly, Marin found that Emperor Maximilian I was also a guest here ... It turned out that Maximilian I also passed by here. Maximilian I, the only son of handsome King Philip, independently governed in the Netherlands at an early age. Since Philip was only 14 years old in 1492, he began to manage the Netherlands alone. Since then, Maximilian I, the former regent in the Netherlands, has moved back to Austria due to WYN''s recovery. Since then, this pair of father and son, one has been in WYN or Innsbruck in Austria for a long time, and the other has lived in Ghent, the capital of the Netherlands for many years ... Ghent is the largest city in the Netherlands and the fourth largest city in the Holy Roman Empire, behind Milan, Prague and Genoa. Moreover, Ghent is located in the most developed Flanders region of the Netherlands, and is also the capital of the Flanders region. Not only is Philip based here, but the Netherlands Parliament is also based in Ghent ... ¸Õ Just after the New Year in 1498, Maximilian I missed his son so much that he was going to visit the Netherlands to see his son. As for Prince Philip, because he was separated from his father since he was a child, he did not attach much to his father. Therefore, it is basically impossible to count on Duke Philip (beautiful man Philip has attacked the Duke of Burgundy) to visit the Emperor Laozi on his own initiative. Moreover, Philip was newly married to Yan, and at this time he was still obsessed with his wife-the "mad girl Juana" who had not gone crazy. The young couple, me and my, who remembers the obscure old man of Maximilian I (even though Maximilian I was only 39 years old)? So, helplessly, Maximilian I, who missed his son, had to condescend to visit his son ... If it was in Huaxia, his son was so filial, that Wan Fu had already pointed him out. But in the West, this is not the case. Don''t look at Philip, he is about the same age as Marin. However, he is the legal heir of the Principality of Burgundy, and has been regarded as a powerful prince. Therefore, he is not even less energetic than Maximilian I ... Maximilian I went all the way, and when he passed by Cliff, the capital of the Principality of Cliff, the emperor stopped whim and visited John II ... Puppet emperor generals, as courtiers, although they do not belong to the emperor''s group, but on the surface they have to be warmly entertained. So John II warmly entertained Maximilian I. Maximilian I also stayed in Cliff for two days. Before the emperor left, it happened that Marin also arrived in Cliff and brought to John II the news that Prince Philip had been successfully elected chief of the Teutonic Knights. John II overjoyed, and accidentally revealed to the emperor that Marin helped Prince Philip run for the Grand Commander ... John II also confessed to failing to speak, but the news has been revealed to the emperor who is visiting here, and it is impossible to recover. Fortunately, the emperor did not know that Marin had brought 100,000 gold coins to help Prince Philip; otherwise, the emperor had to be so angry that he must kill Marin. You know, the Duke of Saxony is the cousin and ally of the emperor, and Marin is the emperor''s man. Marin''s help to Prince Cliff''s brother, Prince Philip, was a bit of a "eat-and-eat". But this is the end, and the emperor cannot change the result. In order not to annoy the Duke of Saxony, the emperor even had to help Marin cover up. However, in order to vent his anger, the emperor decided to call Marin to his residence to have a good meal ... However, Marin was very clever. Where did the Emperor give him a chance? When the emperor opened his mouth to spray Marin, Marin quickly defended: "Your Majesty, for your good ..." The emperor froze, but then became more angry-dare to quibble? "You talk about it. How did you help Prince Philip become the head of the team?" "Your Majesty, in the army, what army is your number one confidant?" "Of course the French army!" Maximilian I said without hesitation. "What''s more specific?" "A Swiss mercenary in the French army ..." Maximilian I thought for a moment. "Yeah, this time, it was a help to your Majesty ..." "How do you help me?" "I think His new High Commander Philip suggested that the Teutonic Order could employ a large number of Swiss mercenaries against Poland and Lithuania ..." "What does this have to do with me?" The emperor was puzzled. Marin said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, do you think, Switzerland is so small in population, is there always a limited force?" "Well, that''s right." "Is the Minister suggesting that the Teutonic Knights State employ a large number of Swiss mercenaries, did they deploy a large number of Swiss mercenaries to leave?" "What do you mean?" Maximilian I seemed to think of something. "Chin means that the Teutonic state has hired a large number of Swiss mercenaries, then the French will fight against you, and then there will not be enough Swiss mercenaries ..." "Um ... this ... it''s really like this ..." "So what is it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Chen also weakened the strength of the French army in disguise ..." "It really makes sense, hey ..." In fact, there are many Swiss mercenaries, and the French can''t afford to hire them. Because the salaries of Swiss mercenaries are double that of ordinary mercenaries, not many countries can afford them. Marin just used the simple method of stealing the concept to make the emperor think that he really weakened the French army ... In addition, Marin also told the emperor: "His Majesty, he knows that you and the Duke of Saxony are allies. But, in the final analysis, the Duke of Saxony is also a powerful, independent prince against the central government. He is no different from other duchyes because the current duke and you are cousins. To be close to you. If you have passed generations, you may not be able to say that the Duke of Saxony and your descendants are still a group ... " ËùÒÔ "So, the Principality of Saxony is strong, and it may not be a good thing for your Majesty. Moreover, the Principality of Saxony is already strong enough to make it stronger. Is it necessary to have a competitor in the throne?" Marin''s last words deeply touched the emperor. You know, so far, the Shen Luo throne election is still the system of the seven major elections. Originally, Charles V, the grandson of Maximilian I, spent 850,000 Gulden gold coins before buying the throne. Moreover, the money was borrowed from the Fugel family ... So, the throne of the Habsburg family is actually not very stable ... After thinking about it, the emperor still felt that Marin was right, so he no longer blame Marin, and also offered to help Marin cover up the matter ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to visit, the latest, fastest, The hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 164： Return and good news After playing the emperor, Marin was considered to have completed his mission. So he stopped here, but took his men, left Cliff City, and hurried back to his territory. Ëû When he landed from the dock of Tholencher, he saw a thriving weather on the island of Texel ... After returning to the castle, Umarin was warmly welcomed by the family who were still here. And Angela, who hasn''t seen Marin for a long time, also misses it so much that she rushed into Marin''s arms ... "Hum-Sister Angela is ashamed, so grown up is still coquettish, and robbed me of my brother!" Angela dominated Marin''s arms, making Miss Anne unhappy ... "Haha, sister Annie, you are so stupid, don''t you see that? Sister Angela may be our second wife ..." Simon ostentatioously expressed his speculation. However, Simon really guessed ... С½ã Ms. Annie immediately threatened: "Like Sister Liv?" "Uh ..." "Wow-I don''t ..." Annie cried. "Why?" Simon and Albert, two little guys with question marks in their heads, even the old Huffmans and Adlers were attracted by Annie''s cry. ÒòΪ "Because if sister Angela became my sister-in-law, brother Marin would not hurt Annie, and would have no time to play with Annie ..." ????????????????????? "You see, since Brother Adler has married Sister Liv, she has turned around Sister Liv every day and has no time to talk to Annie. Annie doesn''t want Brother Marin to marry, otherwise Brother Marin doesn''t hurt Annie ... ... " At this moment, everyone else in the scene was aggressive first, and then all laughed ... ·òÈË Mrs. Mary was so happy that she put little Annie into her arms and said: "Baby Annie, your brother Marin is definitely going to get married. When you grow up in a few years, you will also be married." ÎØ "Woo, Annie doesn''t marry, Annie wants to accompany her mother ..." The little boy cried a little bit endlessly. Marlin thought about it, and asked Kohler to bring the money bag, grab a handful of gold coins, and put it in Anne''s hand ... This trick really worked. Anne, who was crying, stopped crying immediately, and fled out of Madam Mary''s arms. As for why? The little boy was afraid that Mrs. Mary had confiscated the gold coin. You know, parents have the bad habit of confiscating the "giant money" in their children''s hands ... In order to protect the gold coins in her hand, Anne could not help crying and sad, but looked at Mrs. Mary with vigilance, making Mrs. Mary cry and laugh. ·òÈË After Madam Mary repeatedly promised that she would not confiscate the gold coin in Anne''s hand, Annie immediately took the gold coin in her hand and ran back to her room to hide the money ... Simon and Albert looked at each other with hot eyes, came over with saliva, and looked at Marin flatteringly. But Marin ignored them. In Marin''s heart, he always believed that "boys are poor, girls are rich." Therefore, Marin chose to ignore these two goods. The two little guys wanted to cry, but Marin ignored them and left with Angela, leaving two little guys who really wanted to cry ... Uh ... Not long afterwards, Heidel Lehman, Mayor of Denborg and administrative assistant for the entire archipelago, received the news and came to Marin to report his work. Marin now lacks civilian officials. Therefore, Heidel Lehmann not only served as Mayor of Denborg and assisted in managing the entire Texel Island. In the case of a shortage of manpower, the four new islands also belonged to him. Temporarily. However, Heidel Lehmann had no complaints and felt more valued. º£ This time Heidelmann came over, mainly to report data on autumn and autumn harvests, and work on desert island development. The entire archipelago, except for Yancheng, is directly under the jurisdiction of Marin. In other areas, mainly agriculture and fisheries, Haider is basically catching. Marin left Denborg from the summer and did not return until after the New Year. She was not at home for nearly half a year, so this work that is close to half a year must be reported. Marlin first coaxed Angela before he met Heidel in the study: ×ø "Sit down, Heyder, you''re short, don''t put up the puppet words and cut directly into the subject." "Yes, Lord Baron. The population of the island has increased a lot in the past few months, including the immigrants who forcibly migrated after the end of the Frisian War, the serfs you sent to recruit, and your newly recruited The army ... together, the total population of the Wadden Islands has now reached 16,000 ... " Ôõô "How can there be so many people?" Marin was also surprised. "Sir, there were more than 6,000 people on Texel Island. In addition to the army, the 4,300 fishermen you snatched from Friesland, and the 1,000 prisoners of war, reached 11,300. Then, In order to develop the four big islands, you sent someone to recruit 2,000 serfs, and there were more than 13,000. In addition, if you hired another 1,250 soldiers, you would have ... " "There are only more than 14,000 people ..." "It''s true, but the people you sent to recruit serfs, accidentally, recruited more ..." "More recruits?" "Well, sir, the manor in the inland areas now has a large population because it has been so long and there has been no black death outbreak for a long time. However, the area of ??cultivated land has not increased, and the increase in population is also a burden. So, Many inland estates have a lot of people coming out. Those who think that the owners of the estate are abandoning the extra people are burdensome, like driving them out. When we send people to recruit people, many of the estates, or even stewards come over, Offer the population to us. Of course, most of them are like old and weak, but when we accept people, we hope to accept strong people ... " "Recruited more than a thousand people in the end?" "Yes, sir, this is our fault ..." "Haha, Haider, this is not a fault, as long as the recruits are not old, weak, sick, it is not a mistake." ÄÇ¾Í "That''s good, the people we sent out insisted on being young men and women, the most, with a family of young men and women, did not violate your requirements." "That''s all right, what about autumn harvest?" Here, Heder started to lighten his eyes a little-- "Sir, you do n¡¯t know. Although the spring ploughing was delayed because of the war, we still hurry up and replant, so that 5000 ygrams of land are planted with rye. When the autumn harvest, these 5,000 ygrams of land, The average yield is 250 pounds per mu! ¡±In order to conform to his habit, Marin asked the island officials to use the unit of measurement when calculating cultivated land. Therefore, Haider is also used to measuring the yield per mu ... "250 pounds per mu, that''s a total output of 1.25 million pounds ... Ah, my math teacher teaches math ... 5000 Yugram is obviously 60,000 mu ..." "Master, the total output is 15 million pounds of rye ..." ßÀ "Uh ... uh ... very good ... but, isn''t there 6,400 Ugram land on the island? The other 1400 Ugram land has no time to replant? And, what about oat yield?" Õâ¸ö "This ... sir, because of the outbreak of the war, spring ploughing has been greatly affected. We can replant 5000 Yougram, which is already our best effort. As for the oats ... I have no time to replant, please forgive me ..." ºÃ "Well, this is also the fault of the Frisians, forget it. Is there enough oatmeal on the horse?" "Enough, absolutely enough! Over 280,000 pounds of oats were harvested last year, and no pounds were taken out. They were stored for horses. Moreover, oats are not a staple food for horses, they are only used with forage. So, oats are still enough food." "That''s good¡­¡­" "Yes, sir, there are more than 200 pregnant mares. Many mares have given birth to ponies. There are 163 ponies in total, so cute!" "Really? Nick wants to send someone to stare, don''t let the foal grow and health be affected. Especially those foals whose parents are war horses, focus on care!" µ±È» "Sure, sir, you hired a professional horse breeder, and they knew what to do." "This is really good news!" "There is better news, sir! The subordinates organized their manpower to cultivate a total of 3,600 Eugrams on Terschelling, Ameland, Vlieland, and Schiermonnikoog. New arable land. This spring, we can have a total arable land of 10,000 Yougram. By the fall, I am already looking forward to the situation where the granary can''t fit! " "Ten thousand Yougram? That''s really good news!" There is 10,000 rams but 120,000 acres of land, even if the yield is only 250 pounds per acre ~ www.novelhall.com ~ there is a total output of 30 million pounds. This era is very scary. "There is other good news. The 4,300 fishermen you brought back from Friesland also played a big role. Now, fishermen at the docks bring back mountainous seafood every day. But because there is no With enough salt, many fish are stink. Fortunately, your subordinates remember your instructions. Instead of discarding the stinky fish, they are collected and thrown into the septic tank, ready to be used as your "phosphate fertilizer." "A big gap in salt?" àÅ "Well, there are too many fish, lack of salt ..." "It''s all right, I''ll let Yancheng add a batch of salt cauldrons as appropriate." ÄÇ¾Í "That''s good. In the future, we will produce too much salted fish. Then there will be too much. However, now many fishermen can''t go to sea because of lack of fishing boats ..." "How many households are there?" "About 300 fishermen lack fishing boats ..." "so much?" "Well, many of their fishing boats were collected by the Frisian military because of the previous war, and then they were worn out ..." "Okay, I see. I will provide a loan for them to buy a new ship. It will cost ..." "You don''t have to worry about this, sir, Mr. Wright, on behalf of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, sent a salt of 100,000 Gulden gold coins. It is expected that another batch will be sent by mid-year. So, the current financial situation is not Tight. " "It''s really sending charcoal in the snow ..." Just after Marin spent nearly 100,000 gold coins, Wright sent 100,000, and immediately filled the accounts, and there was surplus. This time, Marin has regained his confidence ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 165： Angelas careful thinking When I returned to Denborg Castle, Marin rested for three consecutive days, and woke up at noon every day. This has been running for almost half a year, and it is really tiring. In addition to physical exhaustion, there is also mental exhaustion. Fortunately, everything passed, and Marin gave himself three days off. For the past three days, in addition to sleeping drowsyly, Marin was with his family and Angela. Marin also seemed to see that the old Huffmans were a bit dismissive of Angela. It''s not that Angela isn''t beautiful enough, but that Angela''s status is a bit low. Generally speaking, no matter whether it is ancient China or ancient Europe, they are very particular about what to do. Of course, after the rise of the imperial examination system in ancient China, this situation has changed to some extent. For example, some wealthy men will marry their daughters to some scholars who can read and make great achievements. However, this is also a disguised door. Because, some scholars with low backgrounds can still be big officials in the future, if they are strong enough in the academic field, and those who are noble officials, can still be in charge. ÕâÖÖ In Europe, the situation is even worse. Generally, the king''s marriage object is a princess of another country, and he will not choose a daughter-in-law of the country. Of course, there are also marriages between the king and some dukes. However, those dukes are all the dukes of the autonomous duke, equivalent to the king of a small country. As for those dukes who have no independent territory, they are not qualified to marry the royal family. Only the daughters of the former British King Edward IV (except the eldest daughter), because the Tudor dynasty replaced the York dynasty, were married to the Duke of the country. Because these princesses basically belong to the "front princess", the scenery is no longer there, and no prince in another country is willing to marry them. Marin is now a baron led by an autonomous baron. Although a lower noble, there is a gap between the lower noble and the lower noble. For example, although the Cavalier class is only one level lower than the Baron, the difference is huge. Because the baron can be hereditary, and the knight must be re-sealed every generation. If any generation of knights does not meet the requirements of the lord above, it may not be sealed. So, the baron is rich for generations, but the knight is not sure. Therefore, the baron class is not comparable at all. Generally speaking, autonomous barons like Marin are more popular. You know, baron leaders are generally not autonomous, but subordinate to those dukes and counts. Many children of the Baron family also go to the court of the Duke or Earl to act as guards or officials to assist the Duke or Earl. By convention, the heirs of these barons often become officials of the dukes or counts. And those baron sons who do not have the right of inheritance start from the guards, and are granted official positions if they are capable, and continue to be guards if they are not capable. But in general, these baron sons who serve as guards can often be mixed with the title of formal knight, but there is no seal, unless the guards are very good, and they are mixed into the captain level. The daughter of the baron is usually married to the baron or the heir to the baron. Of course, there are also daughters of the baron who marry sons of the duke or count who have no right of inheritance. In general, this is because the baron''s daughter is too beautiful, or the baron is very capable and has become a dignitary of the Principality or the Principality. Moreover, the duke and count''s sons who have no right to inheritance, because they have no right to inheritance, are not as good as the baron, although they do not have the right to inheritance, and even if they do not get the land, they are not as affordable as the baron of the territory. Therefore, marrying a baron daughter is not too surprising. However, it is unlikely that the baron wants to marry the daughter of the Duke or Earl. Because the daughters of the Duke and Earl are usually married to the same nobleman or heir to the nobleman, few daughters of the Duke or Earl are married to the Baron. Moreover, the princess is also very sought after. Therefore, the baron or heir of a baron is usually married to the daughter of a baron of the same rank. Obviously the old Huffmans thought the same way, so for Angela, who was born in the downhill knight family, they looked down on it. Even though Angela is beautiful and well-behaved, the old Huffmans and the Huffmans are somewhat indifferent to Angela because they have a strong idea of ??the door, and feel that she is not worthy of Marin. Marin also saw this, but he said nothing. After all, the old Huffmans don''t stay here forever, whatever they think. Moreover, Marin couldn''t tell the old Huffmans that "this is the family of the future pope" ... So, Marin planned to spend some time and find a way to get the old Huffmans to accept Angela. After all, Marin married, the old Huffmans must be present and agreed. °² And Angela is not stupid, she seems to think of the possibility of marrying Marin. To be honest, her life in Denborg was also very comfortable. At least, it''s a lot better than the days when he fled in Italy. Moreover, Marin is very good to him, not only fully satisfy her materially, let her eat delicious Chinese food, wear beautiful clothes every day, and often tell her good stories, making her happy every day. If possible, Angela hopes to live like this every day. However, Marin went out to work several times, making Angela very lonely and anxious. Because, the maids in the castle, although good at serving, no one can make her happy every day like Marin. It was because of Marin''s departure that he suddenly realized that Marin was important to her. As the daughter of Archbishop Rovere, who is good at conspiracy, Angela is not a stupid woman with no idea at all. It was only that Archbishop Rovere had protected her too well before, so that caused her pure temperament. But after the last terrible experience of almost falling into the hands of the enemy, Angela seems to have awakened some talents ... ÖªµÀ She knows that the old Huffmans may be the future in-laws. Although, the old Huffmans usually live in the Huffman estate and are not with Marin. However, if you want to marry Marin, you must get the consent of the old Huffmans. Bian Angela is not right or wrong, but she clearly understands that under the circumstances, marrying Marin is probably her best choice. As an illegitimate daughter of a bishop pursued by the Pope, Angela''s identity is now invisible. Without being able to prove her identity as an aristocratic woman, it was difficult for Angela to marry a nobleman. For example, her sister Felice, because she could not disclose her identity, and only 14 years old, because she did not live with her mother Lucrezia, she had no choice but to marry the son of a crude country landlord In exchange for the mother and daughter''s acceptance by the landlord''s family. The problem that Angela currently encounters is the same as that of her sister Felice-that is, she cannot and does not dare to disclose her identity, nor can she prove that she is an aristocratic girl. Therefore, now that Angela is going to marry, it is difficult to marry a knight, let alone the baron. Alas, she looks beautiful. But in this era, there is no woman of noble origin, it is too difficult to marry the noble. At most, pretty civilian girls can marry a wealthy non-noble businessman. Or, they can only become noble lovers and be fostered ... ÏÖÔÚ For current Angela, being married to a baron lord like Marin is definitely a luck. Moreover, Angela does like this big boy who is very good to herself. Marin not only cared about Angela''s life, but also helped her forge the identity of the knight''s daughter, and cleared the identity barrier for their combination. Now, Marin and Angela are willing to marry, and one is willing to marry. It is really sweethearted ~ www.novelhall.com ~ However, the baron is rarely willing to marry a knight''s daughter. Unless the baron is poorly mixed, he will marry the knight''s daughter. A baron who controls such a large territory and has so much money, such as Marin, let alone the baron''s daughter, and the daughters of some poor counts can marry as long as they are willing to pay some benefits ... So Angela is now worried that the old Huffmans will prevent Marin from marrying herself. To this end, Angela, a genius who began to wake up a little, began to try everything to please Mrs. Mary. As for the old Huffman, it was not only difficult to make, but also different between men and women, it was not convenient to please him, at best he could only give him some gifts. Alas, Angela is now sending herself under the fence, spending all Marin''s money, how can I buy gifts for the old Huffman? So, smart Angela started to specialize in Mrs. Mary. Moreover, Mrs. Mary is also a very gentle and beautiful woman, and it is easier to talk. Unlike the old Huffman, Chengtian stubbornly faced him and owed him a lot of gold coins, which also made Angela dare not approach. Suddenly, Angela quickly tried her best to enter the mode of "please the future mother-in-law", and turned around Mrs. Mary all day, and told the fairy tale that Marin told herself to Mrs. Mary. Fortunately, these stories are brought from the memory of Marin''s previous lives. Otherwise, if we tell the story of Mrs. Mary to the original Marin, it will be "a gangster" ... With Angela''s strategy, Mrs. Mary was also in a tangled state, because although she didn''t like Angela''s origin, she was very satisfied with Angela. So she was tangled-did she agree not to agree with this girl to be her own daughter-in-law ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to come and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 166： Ready to expand again Marin rested for several days. After enough rest, he began to consider the issue of winning East Frisian. East Friesland usually has a small number of troops. Only the most elite 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen are stationed in the capital Emden. In addition, hundreds of people are stationed in Orich and other places. If it is a sneak attack, even if East Friesland can mobilize 8,000 people across the country, it will only be useful if the capital is reached before it is breached. If the capital is breached and the earl''s family is arrested, the mobilization of troops elsewhere will be meaningless. Just like the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin took only a few people to ambush in Xuanwumen, but after killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, when Li Jiancheng took 2,000 superior men and besieged the Xuanwumen, Wei Chigong proposed the heads of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. His troops and horses quickly broke up. So, as long as the current Earl of East Frisian Edelsad I was captured, or even killed, East Frisian''s troops that had been loyal to him would have no heads. Fighting desperately will be meaningless. Even if Marin moves fast, it may be too late to gather troops in East Frisian Land, and no one will be willing to gather troops. Because, as a rule, the main generals of the East Frisian Land must be in the capital Emden, and the count and generals have been fired. Who will call the army across the country? So, as long as Emden was captured with the fastest speed, and Edsad I and his heirs were seized, people in other areas would not have the need to resist. Even if you want to resist, someone has to come out and call them. But siege to Emden, many people are needed. Although Marin now has 2,500 soldiers, his training is almost the same. But this is not enough. Because, guarding Emden is the most elite 1,000 armored swordsman in East Frisian. The heavy armored swordsmen were originally powerful enough on the battlefield, and then they could rely on the tall and strong city walls. Who can deal with it? The Spanish Phalanx of Marin''s army can indeed restrain the heavy armored swordsmen wearing breastplates, but that is in the wild. The field is bare and has no cover, even if wearing heavy armor, it is not an opponent of the Spanish large musket. However, the heavy armored swordsman wearing a breastplate is on the wall, and can rely on the wall to avoid the musket bullets. Then, the advantages of the rifle no longer exist. Moreover, the Musketeers could not forcibly ascend the city. Therefore, defending the heavy armored swordsman is difficult to deal with. This is one of the important reasons why the Duke of Saxony and the 24 princes did not succeed in attacking East Frisian. Therefore, it is not enough to siege Emden with 1,000 armored swordsmen. Generally speaking, the siege of a solid city requires several times the force of the garrison. Alas, even if Emden is captured, there are many other problems. The biggest problem is that the Duke of Saxony occupied the Republic of Friesland. Although the Duke of Saxony returned 5,000 troops and horses borrowed from his nephew after capturing the entire territory of the Republic of Friesland, more than 5,000 troops remained in the Friesland area. Moreover, the Duke of Saxony is good at picking bargains. If Marin captures Emden, he may touch the fish in muddy waters and take the opportunity to send troops to East Frisian. You know, Groningen, the capital of the Republic of Friesland, is not far from East Friesland. So, Marin wanted to occupy East Friesland, and in addition to capturing Emden, he had to guard against the army of the Duke of Saxony stationed in Groningen, taking advantage of muddy water to fish for Marin''s peach. Marin has lost one time, and if she was picked like this for the second time, it would be a silly bird. Therefore, while attacking East Frisian, Marin must also be prepared to prevent the Duke of Saxony from picking the bargain. Therefore, it is important to have enough troops to scare the Duke of Saxony so that he will not **** the fruits of victory. Fortunately, there is an Ames River in the middle of East Friesland and the Republic of Friesland. After the Emden is quickly taken down, it is also possible to send troops to defend on the east bank of the Ames to prevent the Duke of Saxony''s army from crossing the river to grab land. Marin thought about it and felt that the army should not be less than 5,000. Because the Duke of Saxony has more than 5,000 people in East Friesland. But Marin''s army, after capturing Emden, couldn''t retreat from the whole body, and always had some injuries. But anyway, there will be more than 4,000 people. With so many people staying on the east bank of the Ames, the forces were not dominant, and the Saxons who had to venture across the river should not continue mentally. Only by defending Saxon''s army can Marin free his hands and continue to attack other parts of East Friesland. Anyway, it''s not too difficult to deal with these headless people. But it is not easy to feed so many troops. You know, a veteran mercenary pays 3 fennies a day (2 fennies a day for novices) and 18.25 gold coins a year. Recruiting 5,000 people will cost 91,250 gold coins a year. This is just a salary expense ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In addition, Marin must also reimburse maintenance costs on the weapon armor. In addition, the biggest overhead is the training of the Musketeers. Every day just practicing marksmanship will cost a lot of gunpowder costs. However, considering the money he got back from Venice and Yancheng''s annual profit, Marin came back with confidence. As soon as he gritted his teeth, Marin decided to expand the army by 4,500 troops to 7,000. The 7000 army is enough to win East Frisian, and it can also deter the army of the Duke of Saxony in the Frisian region and prevent them from touching the fish in muddy waters. So, Marin issued an order, ordering Schwartz to take people out to recruit 4,500 mercenaries ... Moreover, Marin is not very willing to hire old mercenaries. Although such mercenaries can fight, many bad habits of the old army are difficult to change and more difficult to train. Moreover, these veteran oilers are difficult to live by. Only those who are new to the mercenary industry are better off, and not easily betrayed. As long as Marin usually gives them brainwashing education that focuses on loyalty. But it takes a long time to recruit 4500 people. Because Marin has his own criteria for selecting soldiers, not all bad people want it. Moreover, when people are recruited, they have to train for a long time, at least three or four months before they can enter the battle. Therefore, Marin is not in a hurry right now, and anxiety is useless ... Therefore, after the order was issued, Marin waited for the new people to be hired, then trained as veterans with good military skills, and then entered the battle to win East Frisian. This process will take several months ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 167： Send a spy ÉÌÒµ A commercial port in the Ems Estuary of the city of Emden. Although it is not a Hansa commercial city, it is also very prosperous because of its important location. Because the Ames River is a 371 km long river (in Europe), even in later generations, its navigable distance is 116 km. You know, it ¡¯s a later generation, and the displacement of shipping vessels is usually a few thousand tons. In the Middle Ages, dozens of tons of boats were also dared to say shipping ... Therefore, in this era, the navigation distance of the Ames River was almost 200 kilometers long ... ¸ÅÄî 200 km what concept? In this age of vassals, 200 kilometers may have passed through the borders of several vassals ... Emden is located at the mouth of the Ems River, and can be regarded as an important entrepot for German trade with overseas countries. For example, Emden is also an important port of re-import for British salt imports, as well as an important port of import for British woolen cloth. Although it is far less than Hanseatic cities such as Bremen and Hamburg, Emden is more prosperous than ordinary cities. The prosperous port also brought a lot of taxes to Emden. With taxes, it is natural to have money to strengthen the city walls ... Therefore, the walls of Emden City are so tall and sturdy that it is difficult to overcome. This was also one of the important reasons why the Saxony coalition was unable to conquer the city. In fact, in the 14th century, Emden belonged to the Abdena family, one of the 13 tribes of East Friesland. It was just that Emden was too prosperous and caused a lot of nagging. Therefore, after the Ukner family usurped the throne, they also captured it by the way. The original nest of the Uckner family was in Lyle County, the most developed area in East Friesland. Therefore, the Uckner family has always been relatively strong. Relying on advanced agriculture, the Uckners had the power to overthrow the Brocks and seize the wealthy Emden as the new capital. However, the Sexner family, originally nesting in the North Sea town of Norden, suddenly emerged, replacing the Uckner family and becoming the new owners of East Friesland. The Sykesna family is also eyeing Emden''s bustling life, and the capital is still located here, enjoying the finances and bustling here ... In fact, the Selxner family is more prestigious in East Friesland. At least, they are much better than the Ukner family, the rebellious family. At the beginning, they were able to seize East Frisian, and it was precisely because they took advantage of the dissatisfaction of other clans against the rebellious family of the Uckner family that they seized power. ¼¸Ê® After decades of business, Emden is now entrenched and difficult to conquer. Besides, in the war of 1516, the Duke of Saxony struggled with tens of thousands of troops and failed to conquer Emden. Marin doesn''t think he has horns on his head. In the wild, he is confident that his Spanish formation can defeat the East Frisian army. But Marin had no confidence in the siege of the strong walls. For this reason, he can only think of strange tricks, otherwise it will be difficult to quickly overcome Emden ... At this time, Marin remembered the fall of Groningen. It seems that the businessman named Mayer, with 260 guards, wearing armor, stormed the gate of Groningen ... "The fort is the easiest to break from the inside? It really is a good way!" However, it is difficult to copy Meyer''s miracle. Because Groningen is much more prosperous than Emden, and merchants gather to gather so many bodyguards. In Emden, it''s hard to do that. Moreover, with the lessons of Groningen, Edsad I will certainly make targeted preparations. Therefore, if you want to use this method in the original version, it definitely won''t work. So Marin decided to modify the specific details ... Marin has seen war films such as Land Warfare and Underground Warfare since he was a child, and he likes the plot very much. Europe''s city walls are mostly made of stones, which are extremely strong. They cannot be opened with ordinary artillery. It is also difficult to learn how the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Army "lifted the coffin" to blow up the city walls. Because the walls of the Taiping Army were basically made of bricks, not as solid as those made of stones. So, digging tunnels is a good choice ... Of course, European city walls are tall and deeply rooted. Therefore, digging tunnels is also a very troublesome and laborious task. Because the tunnel needs to be dug deep and the amount of engineering is too large. However, Marin is not in a hurry to attack Emden now. Therefore, he does not need to dig a tunnel under the city wall in a short time. According to Marin''s estimation, he has at least half a year to prepare. And this time period, you can use it to secretly dig ... Therefore, Marin decided to send a group of people to rent a courtyard outside Emden, and then arrange for people to secretly dig the tunnel leading to the city every day. When the tunnel is almost finished, send someone to buy a house in the city and let the tunnel open in the house. When Marin officially led his troops to attack the city, he could send an army directly, while the East Frisian army did not pay attention ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Capture the city gate from the inside and enlarge the army into the city ... Of course, this sneak attack must have happened at night. Moreover, Marin''s main army will certainly not openly attack the city. Under such circumstances, the East Frisian will certainly not specifically block the gate with stones and other things inside the gate. Because they didn''t expect anyone to come and attack them. So, if a small army enters the city from the tunnel, just grab the city gate, and then open the door bolt from the inside to open the city gate, you can enlarge the army into the city. Of course, before entering the city, Marin also plans to send spies to get the army''s presence and deployment map in hand, so that Marin''s army can focus on interception and ensure that the earl''s family can be caught quickly ... For this reason, Marin sent two teams of spies to Emden. A team in the city is a professional spy who is responsible for exploring the news and buying a house inside the city wall as an authentic entrance. The other team, except the team leader, is mainly composed of digging workers. Under the leadership of the leaders, they are responsible for digging tunnels inside the courtyard purchased outside the city wall. You don''t need to dig too fast, as long as you can dig through within six months. What''s more, in the excavation of authentic tunnels, confidentiality comes first. Therefore, they need to quietly transport the excavated dirt in batches in the middle of the night, so that the East Frisian Army will not find anomalies. Otherwise, it''s a shortfall ... As long as this tunnel is cleared, then Marin''s army can attack the city at the fastest speed. Then, with the superior strength and tactics, destroy the garrison and seize the whole family of Edsad I ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 168： Difficult Da Vinci I arranged for the spy. Marin suddenly remembered that Dengbao still lived in a big cow named Da Vinci. Since knocking him back and stunning him, he hasn''t finished the goods yet. Several previous conversations were squirted back by this old boy ... Da Vinci was a little stubborn, because Marin kidnapped him back by force, so this guy has always been cold to Marin. Moreover, he was not happy to come to a backcountry like Texel. Because there is no artistic atmosphere here, he is a bare artist and has no like-minded people. Here, the big artist Da Vinci feels very unaccustomed and lonely ... Âí When Marin walked into the villa where Da Vinci lived, he saw the old boy drawing eggs into a basket of eggs ... "I''m going, are you still drawing eggs? Isn''t this your stubble when you were a kid? Is it still so old?" "How do you know that I often draw eggs? Also, what is a stalk?" "Uh, I heard that when you first started to paint, you were frankly drawing eggs and vomiting ..." Marin remembered the legend of Da Vinci painting eggs in elementary school textbooks, but da Vinci I drew eggs for 6 years ... I didn''t expect that here, Da Vinci started to paint eggs again ... "I have nothing to say to you as a rude person without artistic cells. Painting eggs is a good way to improve your observation and painting skills." After finishing, Ada turned and continued to paint his eggs ... "That, Ada ..." "How many times have I told you, please call me Leonardo, or Leonardo, don''t call me Ada!" "I see, Ada ..." "Don''t ..." "Okay, Ada ..." "Forget it, you win ..." Da Vinci said suddenly. "Ada, why do you draw eggs? Are there any other reference objects? For example, painting some portraits, Mona Lisa or something ..." said Marin Xin, drawing a beautiful girl, I ¡¯m fine too Favorite ... "Who is Mona Lisa? Your wife?" "àÛ-I''m not married yet ... I''m still a big girl ..." "Spit--" "Well, Ada, how about I hire you to lead the chief military engineer for my baron? I heard that you are talented in this regard?" "Yes, I have some research in this area ..." "That''s great, let''s sign a contract ..." µÈ "Wait till I finish ... Although I have made some achievements in this regard, I will not serve you as a kidnapper!" "Hello?" Marin was a little annoyed, but not easy to send. Because the opposite is Da Vinci. If it weren''t for Da Vinci, it would be so shameful to change a cat and a dog. "I will give you a high salary, the treatment of the palace minister ..." ²» "No! Don''t do it!" Da Vinci rejected Marin decisively, and continued to paint his eggs. "The palace minister''s treatment doubled ..." "Neither, it''s not a question of money, but I don''t care about you. If I approve of you, I''ll work for you when I''m full, if I don''t approve, I won''t do any more. Would an artist worry about money? If it weren''t for your house arrest, I would have continued my artistic career ... " "I heard you like to dissect the human body ..." Marin decided to threaten. "Who said that? Do you have evidence?" "You obviously kept a lot of corpses in the basement ..." "Don''t you send someone to help me clean it up? Now, who has the evidence?" Marin helped Da Vinci clean up those corpses that had the courage to dissect, Da Vinci knew. "I ..." Marin was a little discouraged. Before, just to prevent others from discovering that Da Vinci violated the Holy See rules, he helped clear up the evidence. Unexpectedly, this made Da Vinci even more fearless. Ìý˵ "I heard that you like men, otherwise, I''ll find a few handsome guys for you to get rid of boredom?" Marin was okay, so he decided to bribe X. It is said that Da Vinci is a homosexual ... "Roll-" A drawing board flew over ~ www.novelhall.com ~ almost hit Marin''s head. Leonardo da Vinci changed his bland appearance and jumped up and scolded: "You bastard, you like men, your whole family likes men!" "Why don''t you get married then?" Marin retorted, crossing his neck. "Why don''t I get married because my fruit girl sees too much, and I stare at the fruit girl model every day, and I''m tired of aesthetics. I can''t bother to get married when I see a naked woman!" "What? Aesthetic fatigue in the face of fruit girls?" Marin was completely shocked ... "Nonsense. When I was painting the human body, I faced the fruit girl every day, and I couldn''t touch it. At first, I was very emotional, but gradually, as I desperately controlled my desire ... Then I found that I was successful. . But-then I really have no desire to face women, even if it is fruit ... "Da Vinci said angrily. But at the end, I couldn''t help sighing. Because of this, Da Vinci was described as homosexual, but no one has ever seen Da Vinci live with a man ... "It didn''t matter anymore. If I get you a Viagra, then everything will be solved ... No, there is no Viagra in this era ..." Marin can understand Da Vinci''s sufferings, it was not lifted, and it is still very troublesome psychologically, no wonder this old boy is 46 and single. He does n¡¯t want a man, he does n¡¯t hold a woman, it ¡¯s weird to be single ... Looking at this old boy with a beard on his face, there is obviously no problem with endocrine. If the **** would not have a beard. So, the only possibility is that Da Vinci''s psychological problem, not physiologically ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall .com ~ mobile users please read. Chapter 169： Beauty plan Marin also saw it a bit, and it was probably Da Vinci''s heart disease. Otherwise, when Marin said just now, Da Vinci would not respond so much. If you help Da Vinci solve this big problem, maybe Marin can successfully conquer this old boy. Moreover, Marin was inspired by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he had seen in previous lives, so he decided to implement a "beauty plan" for Da Vinci. Of course, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it''s useless to meet Da Vinci''s indecent brother. So, the first step, Marin needs to stimulate Da Vinci to restore the glory. According to the countermeasures of Leonardo da Vinci''s psychological problem, the beauty should be seduced actively to arouse her inner desire. However, the good girl did not know how to stir up the old man of Da Vinci. and so¡­¡­ Marin brought in his subordinates and let them go to the mainland to hire a few good-looking people who are best at ¡°Áà ºº¡±. So, finding a few good looks * is the right person for the first step. Twenty-five months later, more than a dozen good-looking appearances appeared in Dengbao ... I was able to recruit such beautiful women so easily * because of the help of syphilis. Because of the Pope''s decree, most people dare not look for it. Therefore, during this time, our lives are difficult. In order to attract customers, they had to lower their prices, and they would show their lower body before the transaction to make them believe that they did not have syphilis. How low is the price? In the past, it was * several fennies each time. But now, not many people patronize a price cut to a Finney. Even, * to get customers, the idea was hit on the poorest serfs. The cheapest * 1 Finney can be exchanged for 5 times on the grass ... even, because there is no smaller face value money to change, prostitutes can also keep accounts, a Finney can''t spend it once, and can continue next time Yes, just keep accounting ... And those once-red cards are in a worse situation. Because when they were popular, the appearance fee was calculated in gold. But now, their former guests are not willing to patronize. This is because the former guests of the top brands have come from wealthy people. And those who are not rich are the most valued for their lives. When I heard that there was an outbreak of syphilis, I was scared to dare to patronize those top cards. So, the business of the top brands is even worse than those of street girls ... When Marin sent someone to solicit, he immediately signed up for a bunch of beautiful top cards. The degree of enthusiasm was no less than the election of Star Avenue ... Bian Fujian, who presided over the election, had a good time. Wanting to pass the election, first serve his master Bei ... Ìý˵ When I heard that Marin is the legendary Baron Walden, these top ladies often winked and sent kisses to Marin, hoping to attract powerful customers like Marin. Moreover, when they were hired to Texel, they also misunderstood that Marin was a **** and thought that hiring them was to satisfy Marin''s desire. He Marin naturally could not be interested in these women. He clapped his hands and said: "Girls, watch out, this is a big deal!" "What kind of trade is not traded, sir, how unpleasant you are. If you want me, I''ll do it!" At this time, one of the first cards spoke, and the voice was loud, and I knew that she was seducing me ... ßÀ "Uh ... after I''ve finished speaking, I hire you to come, not for your own enjoyment, but hope, you help me seduce someone ..." "Ah?" The heads were dumbfounded, and the feelings were not what the young, handsome, chic baron wanted them ... ±ð "Don''t be surprised, I want you to seduce a very important person. If anyone of you can do it, I will reward her with 300 gold coins ..." "Wow!" The top girls were suddenly surprised. You know, when they were normalizing, the appearance fee was only a few gold coins, usually only one or two gold coins. 300 gold coins is definitely sky-high ... "I forgot to say, my friend, there are no problems. Your task is to seduce him as much as possible. Whoever can seduce him hard, I will give it to anyone ..." "If not?" "I can only get the minimum standard for your life, there are only 2 Finneys a day ..." "Okay, we are willing to try!" For 300 gold coins, these top girls who haven''t opened for a long time have burst into great enthusiasm. ËûÃÇ When they were taken to Vinci''s place, the girls saw an old man with a beard ... Apparently, the girls were disappointed. Originally, they thought they were serving a baron, and UU read a book , but their wishes failed. After that, Marin asked them to go out, they thought they were a strong knight or something. Because the barons are generally knights or something. I didn''t expect that what they saw was an old man with white beard ... In fact, Da Vinci was not too old at this time, only 46 years old. According to the calculation method of the entertainment circle in the future, is it right? Alas, Da Vinci didn''t know why, his hair and beard were whiter. Therefore, Da Vinci with white hair and white beard looks like an old man in his fifties or sixties. Da Vinci, who was concentrating on drawing eggs, looked up in surprise, and then he saw a group of beautiful women in exposed dresses ... At this moment, the girls looked at Da Vinci, as if they were not seeing an old man, but a pile of gold coins ... "What are you doing?" Da Vinci asked in Latin. However, these people obviously do not understand the tall language of Latin. They only know that if they arouse the desire of this old man, they can make a fortune ... "Sisters, come on!" As a result, a group of head cards * withdrew their clothes and rushed to Da Vinci, who was painting eggs, and broke Da Vinci''s basket of eggs ... "Don''t ..." Da Vinci shouted this time using the newly learned German. But for the gold coins, these top girls could forcibly pluck Da Vinci''s clothes regardless of Da Vinci''s begging ... Seeing that the scene was too exciting, Xi Malin quietly took his men back. Then Marin left alone. Before leaving, he instructed his men, if the women hardened Da Vinci, they would send someone to touch it to see if Ada was really hard ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 170： Shi Geng finally For three days, the hired top girls did everything they could to make Da Vinci Stone better. When his subordinates reported with a smile, Marin was surprised. This battle, for ordinary people, has been spurting blood for a long time, but I did not expect that Ada had not yet submitted. It seems that it is a chronic illness ... So Marin began to recall some of the online tricks ... Well, for example, let Da Vinci see Xiao Yi Huang Yi Wen ... Thinking of this, Marinti began to recall and write the hot plot in the book "A Jade Pod". Of course, its background was changed by Marin to a Western background. The old monk was also changed to an old monk. Names have also been changed to Italian names, and also cater to the reading habits of Da Vinci, the old Italian. Even the leading actor Wei Yiyang was changed to the same name as Leonardo¡ªLeonardo ... It was written, Marin found that he was more stone ... Nima, don''t believe it was unsuccessful this time ... Marin then translated this little one yellow one into Latin and sent it to Da Vinci. This time, Marin didn''t let those top girls go straight to Finch, but let the girls put tempting POSE on the side, and then called a few times. At the same time, the Latin version of "Jade, a Pod and a Ball" written by Marin was also sent to Da Vinci for reading and appreciation ... Because the scene was too exciting, Marin was afraid that she might have a nosebleed, so she left first, and then asked her men to report the situation. In other words, these men are also very aggrieved. Seeing a group of beauties struggling with an old man, but without their own, was indeed very, very aggrieved. However, they did not dare to disobey Marin''s orders, and could only breathe, try not to look at the beauties, and watch the old man of Leonardo da Vinci, very uncomfortable ... However, this trick seems useless. For two days in a row, Da Vinci finished reading this Xiaoyi Huang Yiwen, but his face was reddish, like Guan Gong, gasping slightly, and seemed very excited. However, there is no more Shishi ... "Nima, the fire work is not enough, look at me again!" So Marin wrote a pen and wrote another great historical work in Latin-"A Golden Bottle and a Plum" ... Of course, the background in the book has also been changed to a Western background. In addition, the main character Xi Yimen, who is one in one, and one officer in one, was also changed to "Master Da Vinci", so that Ada had the feeling of being in-person ... Then the book was delivered and Marin began to wait for the news ... Two days have passed, and the rewards are still unsatisfactory. Ada is still red with red ears and a little gasp, but it''s not even more stone below ... "It still doesn''t work ... Looks like I have to zoom in ..." Marin thought hard, and finally decided to come up with a big move-"XX is one in one pool, one in one thing" ... This super H book was stuffed by his classmates on the first day of the previous university. Then, that night, he lost sleep ... The next day, he was trained by a trainer under a panda''s eyes ... ... Moreover, it was the first H-book that Marin read, so I was very impressed. When I was in high school before, because of the strict family education, Marin was good, and never read H''s books or films. Then, that book opened the little devil in Marin''s heart ... then, it was the enthusiastic bachelor classmate who helped him learn the next film in the Internet cafe ... From then on, Comrade Pony was flooding like the Yellow River and was out of control ... Although it was shy, every weekend when the dormitory organized a group to go out and play games overnight, Marin always liked to find a small machine in a corner, while nobody was in the middle of the night, Open a download and play a game while downloading a video of physiology teaching ... For this reason, the game was infected by a virus, stolen several times, and lost millions of gold coins ... Thinking of that "XX is one for one pond, one for one thing" for Marin, and the unlucky author who was arrested, Marin thinks this book should be powerful enough ... Then, Marin restored the book based on his memories ... Of course, it changed to a Western background and adopted the Italian name ... But what Marin didn''t expect is that this book really made Da Vinci look very excited. It is said that his face was "ruder" than looking at the first two books, but it was longer than Guan Yun, his gasping was also heavier, and he could catch the asthma. ... but, I didn''t make Da Vinci give Stone a better look ... "Nima ... why is this so difficult?" Marin was desperate. In the afternoon, he went to Da Vinci''s villa to take a look, and saw the group of top girls who were still sculpting each other ... After seeing it, Marin frowned: "Do you usually dress so conservatively?" The top girls are stunned-is this still conservative? It''s so exposed ... However, in Marin''s view, these girls are not as arrogant as the female stars who walk the red carpet. Anyway, they also broke a breast or something, and deliberately dropped the skirt to hype. However, these top brands are even more conservative than the actresses who walk the red carpet ... Isn''t this nonsense? No wonder you can''t seduce Ada ... As for those who have seduced Da Vinci, Marin is not optimistic. Because Ada once painted a fruit girl for a long time, she is most cold-resistant. In addition, those women, two Portuguese black, black, and black are also black, so who can be interested? In fact, these girls who are engaged in special industries, the best to wear is the sexuality underwear of later generations. Wrapping important "black" spots does not disappoint and gives enough space for imagination, but at the same time reveals a large white ... As a result, Marin called the tailor on the island and tailored a few sets of tempting underwear for these girls. As a result, when these girls put on ~ www.novelhall.com ~, the fascination really increased, and the guards'' eyes were straightened. As for Leonardo da Vinci, it seems that his eyes have been deeply attracted ... But, it is no more Shishi ... "Well, let''s move on to the next step-make a suit and seduce a confusion!" Then Marin started arranging tailors to uniform these girls. For example, the uniform of a horsewoman, the maid, the countess ... and even the queen''s ... When these top girls wore these uniforms, the wind was indeed ten thousand, and Marin couldn''t help it. However, this doesn''t make much sense-Da Vinci still has no stone ... "I''ll wipe it, this won''t work? Well, finally, I will put on the least attractive uniform-the nun''s uniform!" Unexpectedly, after an hour, the hand came down and reported- "Master Baron! Shi Geng! Shi Geng!" When Marin heard it, he was shocked to the street ... Chapter 171： Leonardo Da Vinci Marin spent a lot of time before responding, but after the reaction, he was overjoyed. Nothing is more embarrassing for a man than not. Now, he has used some tricks and tricks to cure Da Vinci. Is this human kind enough? Ada owed his adulthood, and was afraid he would not accept his offer? ÐË·Ü With excitement, Marin got up from the ground and went to Da Vinci''s villa with the guard of the letter ... However, Comrade Leonardo Da Vinci seems to be not very powerful, when Marin passed, he was already done ... Marlin is very annoyed, why he is not fast ... Here, Da Vinci was flushing his clothes with flushed face, and beside him was a fat, top girl, plump. Moreover, the girl was wearing a nun''s robe on her upper body. Only her pants were taken off and her robe was lifted. And, there was a pair of glasses on the bridge of the girl''s nose ... At this moment, the fat head had begun to clean up and began to wear pants. "What''s the situation?" Marin was a little puzzled. It stands to reason that although this fat girl is very plump. But in this era, everyone was wearing robes, and they couldn''t see their good figure. What is Ada doing? How can you see the girl''s hot figure at a glance? At this moment, Leonardo seemed to be shy, and he was afraid to look at Marin ... Alas, Marin began to learn from others ... Á˽â After understanding, Marin learned the situation- It turned out that when the girls just changed into nun clothes, although Da Vinci was very interested, he was not too excited. However, when the fat girl put on a pair of glasses, holding a book and a pointer in her hand, and started playing as a nun teacher ... Da Vinci started to be a little hesitant, but then seemed to think of something, and got excited , Pulled over the fat girl, and muttered something in Latin ... Of course, these girls didn''t understand Latin, but they told Marin the pronunciation of Da Vinci. Marin heard it all at once, Da Vinci shouted, "Mister Helenia, Teacher Helenia, I want you ..." ÀÏʦ "Teacher ..." Marin was dumbfounded for a moment. Da Vinci also heard the exchange between Marin and the girls, and was even more embarrassed. Marin certainly couldn''t laugh at Da Vinci in the presence of these prostitutes, so he first sent those top girls out ... Marin finally understood that Da Vinci was not a nun, but a teacher ... However, in this era, most schools in Western Europe were run by churches. Therefore, teachers are basically priests or nuns. Generally, many of the classes for children are nuns ... Obviously, when Da Vinci was a teenager, he secretly fell in love with one of his nun teachers and regarded her as the fantasy object of a teenager. Moreover, this nun teacher should be fat and wear glasses, just like the fat top girl just now ... In fact, Marin understands Da Vinci''s idea. Because, he has witnessed this matter-a good buddy in his previous life, secret crush on the head teacher in junior high school-a very mature female teacher, a good figure ... Marin also teased that buddy, thinking that he was abnormal ¡­ But this guy always refutes the story of Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu ... Later grew up, Marin learned that boys are obsessed with mature female teachers, although rare, but also a lot, it is not surprising. Of course, if it stayed in ancient times, it would definitely be a rebellion. After I kicked the girls away, Marin patted Da Vinci on the shoulder: "Okay, Ada, it tastes special! I have a crush on my nun teacher ..." °¡ "Ah? You see it?" Da Vinci was nervous. In this age, secret crush on nuns is nothing. Because many nuns do look beautiful, and it is normal for someone to love them secretly. However, the nun teacher who secretly loves her will be laughed at. Because this is too irresistible ... Of course, Europeans were more particular about ancient times than China. For example, if a male teacher falls in love with a female student, no one will say anything. Because in Europe, since ancient times, husbands are many years older than wives. However, when a hairy boy falls in love with a mature woman, many people will despise it. After all, this is too heavy. What''s more, it is male students who fall in love with female teachers ... If Marin takes Da Vinci''s scandal out for a walk, he can guarantee that Da Vinci can go out faceless ... Of course, Marin would not do that. He wanted Leonardo''s talent, and he was not interested in those gossips. Of course, it is okay to bring yourself down. "Well, this is nothing. I heard that many boys used to have this idea. Of course, they didn''t dare to say it ..." Marin was talking about future generations, not now. In this era, boys with such ideas are definitely outlawed. Moreover, female teachers are mostly nuns, and wearing wide nun robes is really nothing to watch. Unlike later generations, female teachers love beauty and wear less. In recent years, female teachers have worn Qi B skirts to go to class. Can such a dress not make adolescents who are just beginning to develop fantasies? After listening to this, Da Vinci felt a lot better-it turned out that I was not so perverted alone ... After a while, he started talking to Marin ... It turned out that Da Vinci was embarrassed and was an illegitimate child. His father was Ser Piero Da Vinci, a legal notary in Florence and a celebrity gentleman. However, Da Vinci''s mother, Caterina, was just a peasant woman. Before the age of 5, Da Vinci and his mother lived in the countryside. But after 5 years of age, Da Vinci''s father took Da Vinci back to the family because he had no children, but did not take Da Vinci''s mother back. Therefore, some of Da Vinci''s childhood lacked maternal love. The first girl his father officially married was good to Da Vinci, but she died very early. Therefore, when Da Vinci was in his teens, he lacked his mother''s care. He happened to be, when he was in his teens, his father sent him to a local church school. Responsible for educating Da Vinci in this class is a mature nun named Hania. The nun teacher, who was fat, looked a bit like the girl Da Vinci had just caught, and was wearing a pair of glasses. ÐÞ This nun, Henna, has a good temper, and cares about the students, and of course da Vinci, who lacks motherhood. So, it was unclear whether his mother-in-law still loved Da Vinci, a mature woman, and was deeply attracted by the kind and friendly teacher, Hania. Of course, Da Vinci is not a bear child and will not mess around. Moreover, the social environment at that time did not allow him to mess around. Da Vinci hid this young ignorant fantasy in his memory. Until now, Marin let those top girls play nuns. When the fat nun accidentally picked up the book and pointer, the ignorant fantasy deep in Da Vinci''s memory suddenly awakened ... I happen to be, Leonardo da Vinci has read more H books these days, including the plot of the female teacher. So, Da Vinci magically changed the stone, caught the fat girl and made a shot. Of course, because this is the first time that Da Vinci has been with a woman for 46 years, it is inevitable that he will not play well. When Marin came over, Comrade Ada was disarmed ... ÄÇô "So, Ada, can you still be Shi Geng? Don''t just Shi Geng this time ..." "Nonsense, I can still make more ..." Da Vinci retorted ~ www.novelhall.com ~ He clearly felt that some part of his meridians seemed to be unblocked and no longer had no response ... ÄÇô "So, are you cured?" ßÀ "Uh ... seems like ..." Da Vinci finally reacted. Although Marin was a bit ridiculous, he finally cured the dark illness that had entangled him for more than 20 years ... ÄÇô "Ada, then, can you work for me?" Marin asked seriously. àÅ "Hmm ... OK ..." Da Vinci thought for a while and finally gave the answer. Just now, Da Vinci recalled how Marin treated himself. As a result, he found that Marin seemed to be very good to himself except for the period when he was stunned. And, in Denborg, there are no like-minded artists talking about art with themselves. However, Marin healed his dark illness for more than two decades in a very effective way, which made Da Vinci finally relieved ... You know, Da Vinci has been ridiculed as homosexual over the years, and the psychological pressure is also great. However, he was unable to prove that he was not gay. Because in the face of a woman, he can''t even stand up ... So, he was under a lot of pressure, but he couldn''t refute ... Marin helped him cure the ill, which is equivalent to unloading a large burden from his heart, so that he does not need to be bothered by those gossip. Therefore, he should thank Marin. Moreover, Marin is very well paid, with a salary of up to 500 gold coins a year, which is 40 times the income of a normal person, which is enough for him to lead a very rich life. After thinking about it, Da Vinci finally nodded and promised Marin''s solicitation ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 172： Make a runner firing gun? Marin nodded when he arrived at Vinci, and overjoyed, he quickly came up with a contract that was already prepared and was ready to sign on the spot. When Da Vinci got the contract, he was taken aback. Because, Marin wrote about 30 years in terms of contract ... For thirty years, Da Vinci couldn''t guarantee whether he would live to thirty years. In fact, this 30-year period is basically equivalent to the rest of Da Vinci''s life, and he has to die for Marin. So, Da Vinci hesitated ... even, Da Vinci wondered if Marin could persist for 30 years. Because Marin was an attache, he would fight for the emperor in the future. If Marin accidentally farts on the battlefield, how will Da Vinci settle? In this regard, Marin expressed to a large extent that he was willing to add corresponding clauses to the contract, stipulating that if Marin died in battle, Da Vinci could leave freely. Of course, you can also leave the contract to perform, the treatment can only increase, not decrease ... Huadou said this, and Da Vinci no longer hesitated. He signed his own name on the contract, and Marin also signed his own name ... At this point, Da Vinci has officially become a mental longbow for Marin, serving for 30 years ... Rin Marin did not let Da Vinci work immediately, but let Da Vinci relax for a few days. Then, the fat girl like Teacher Da Vinci was left to accompany Da Vinci ... A few days later, Da Vinci was almost relaxed, so he came to Marin''s castle and started talking about work ... "Oh, Ada, have you got enough rest?" "Enough is enough ..." Da Vinci seemed to be glowing, and these days, he finally lived like a normal man. The harmony of yin and yang is refreshing. "Is that girl still satisfied?" "Satisfaction is satisfaction, but you know, she''s just a prostitute and a woman, and I can''t marry her." This is true, and marrying a prostitute and a prostitute is so thick-skinned and not afraid of taunt . The West is no better than the East. Orientals can marry several. Of course, the Orientals did take a prostitute home with them, but they were just little sisters. No one wants their first wife to be a prostitute. For example, in the famous "Du Shi Niang Angrily Treasure Chest", Li Jia began to be stunned by love and wanted to marry Du Shi Niang as his wife. But finally think about it, it is extremely difficult. Because, as a son of a government official, he really wanted to marry Du Shiniang as his wife. According to the ancient patriarchal patriarchal system, Li Jia might be stabbed directly. The best result is nothing more than an admission room. Therefore, under the temptation of Sun Fu, Li Jia agreed to sell Du Shiniang. It''s not that Li Jia is ruthless, but that he can''t bear that much pressure. If you want to marry a prostitute and wife, you need to be prepared to be killed by family law ... The same is true in the West. Moreover, the West is only allowed to marry a wife. Therefore, with only one choice, no one wants to marry a woman of prostitutes and women. Unless, this person really can''t find his wife, and can''t care less about shame ... Da Vinci is a smart man, always. He quietly wrote down the Da Vinci manuscript, and also used mirrored text that was easy to keep secret, just because he was afraid that the Holy See would know that he was doing anatomy, natural science, and antithesis. Therefore, it is unlikely that such a wise man will marry a prostitute and a daughter as soon as his mind is hot. What''s more, Da Vinci regards this fat **** as a shadow of Sister Henna. Ò²ÊÇ "Also, after a while, I will send someone to Italy to help you find an educated lady ... Yes, what are your requirements? For example, do you like fat or thin? Tall or short?" "It''s not urgent, I think I''ll tell you later, my boss, you tell me, what should I do now? I think that you cost so much to kidnap me in person, you will never support me in vain. Right? " µ±È» "Of course, I invite you to come, I hope you help me do something big!" "I like this statement, I''m Da Vinci, and I''m also a person who likes to do big things!" "Ada, have you heard of clockwork?" "Clockwork? Of course, many famous craftsmen are now seeking to make clockwork with clockwork. I have seen it many times in Italy and I am familiar with some clockwork craftsmen ..." "You make the clockwork yourself?" "No, but I''ve worked with artisans who can make clockwork, and I''ve bought them ..." ÄÇ "Where do you know the master of clockwork?" "There are several in Milan and Florence too ..." "Great, write me a list, I''ll send someone to recruit ..." "What are you doing with the clockwork?" "Two uses, one is to make more accurate timepieces ..." More precisely, Marin is to make marine clocks. The timepieces of the present time are too inaccurate, and it is difficult to calculate the longitude, which is difficult to calculate the coordinates. Therefore, Marin needed more accurate marine clocks, that is, more accurate timepieces. "Although I have also been involved in clocks, I am not a top watchmaker because I don''t focus on this. However, I know a watchmaker. His name is Miller, a famous watchmaker in Milan ..." "Famous watchmaker? Can I move?" "You can stun and bring ..." "Well, it makes sense ..." "What else is there for?" "Make firing device?" ʲô "What? Use a clockwork to fire a rifle? A bold idea, what is the principle?" Da Vinci was an inventor, and was very interested in new inventions. "Just use the clockwork to accumulate energy, then use the trigger to loosen the tightened clockwork, and let the steel wheel driven by the clockwork rub against the flint and ignite gunpowder ..." "It''s a genius idea ..." Da Vinci was a military contractor and knew weapons. He thought about it and found that the idea was really good, so he exclaimed. "Oh, unfortunately, I don''t understand process manufacturing. I heard that you are good at this, so you are invited to develop this ..." "I can''t figure it out by myself, because I''m not good at making clockwork. So, I need a few craftsmen skilled in making clockwork to help me make clockwork ..." "No problem, I''ll send someone to recruit in Italy right away. However, those artisans can help you make clockwork, but the revolver rifle fired by the clockwork. Don''t let those hired artisans participate in research and development ..." "Do you want to keep the secret?" "Yes, with a revolver rifle that does not require a fire line, I can equip my cavalry with this. In this way, my cavalry not only has impact, but also long-range attack." "IMHO, it is very difficult for a cavalry to aim immediately after riding. Moreover, a cavalry is unlikely to use a long-barreled rifle, only a short-shot. Such a rifle has a relatively short range ..." "You''re right. Although the cavalry''s short range may be within 30 yards, that''s not the most important thing. I can equip the light cavalry to use this firearm against plate knights. My light cavalry can At a certain distance, use a musket to strike the plate knight, and the plate knight is unlikely to catch up with my light cavalry and cannot escape ... " µ«ÊÇ "However, the musket can only be fired once, and it is very troublesome to finish loading ..." "Of course I know, but I can get my cavalry to take five or six revolver guns ..." "This is OK? However, using a clockwise revolver rifle is expensive to manufacture? You know, such a precision device is very labor-intensive and requires high-quality materials. So, a revolver rifle, the price It will be more expensive. " "I know, but I don''t plan to equip such a cavalry. Moreover, this cavalry is specially used to deal with the opponent''s plate knight. There is not much need for people, it only needs to be scale ... " "You are very reasonable. Such a unit is indeed the nemesis of a plate-riding knight who is running slowly ..." "Of course, I''m a genius of war ..." Marin put gold on his face without Bilian ... In fact, this branch did a run for the first time in the 16th century. His title is called "Black Shirt Knight", which is an important arm of Germany. The knight in black shirt, under the command of Charles V, once defeated the French plate knight by relying on a revolver firing gun. However, this is only suitable for combating the popular plate knights of this era, as well as the Lance infantry square without long-range firepower. When the Europeans abandoned the heavy plate knights, the black shirt knights could easily be bitten and hunted by the opposing light cavalry. After the 17th century, most of the infantry used long-barreled muskets. The short gun used by the Black Shirt Knight has a range that is completely incomparable to the long tube model of the infantry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The shot can only be killed. Therefore, the black shirt knight began to disappear in the late 16th century. However, the black cavalry''s sister arm, the Dragon Cavalry, has become so popular that it has become an important mobile fire arm ... In this way, Da Vinci took two projects in one breath-clockwork with clockwork and revolver firearm with clockwork. Among them, the clock using a clockwork, Marlin Yanming, can be slowed down, but the use of a clockwork revolver firearm needs to be developed as soon as possible, but also pay attention to confidentiality ... Moreover, the difficulty of revolving a musket is much smaller than a clockwork. After all, clockwork demands high precision. The revolver rifle only needs to be able to rub out sparks and ignite gunpowder. Therefore, the difficulty of the two is not a level. The only disadvantage is that the cost of the musket is very high because of the use of complex springs. But this is also the technical barrier that Marin has set for those poor aristocrats-not that you can''t make it, but that you can''t afford it because the cost is too high ... I''m honest, Marin can let Da Vinci shoot his gun. In addition, the cost of flintlocks can be much lower, which is convenient for large-scale installation. However, firing a gun is easy to imitate. If Marin''s opponents are equipped with flintlocks on a large scale, Marin will dig a pit and bury himself. Therefore, Marin, who is not bad at money, decided to develop a revolver musket that can only be equipped by local tyrants, so that even the poor monarchs cannot afford to equip them even if they have learned the technology. You know, the black shirt knights that Marin is planning to plan, each of them carries several revolver guns. If you do n¡¯t have strong financial resources, the general lords ca n¡¯t afford it at all ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read . Chapter 173： New weights and measures Da Vinci was very serious about working. As one of the best mechanical engineers in the contemporary world, Da Vinci is also very proficient in mechanical manufacturing. Although Da Vinci is not very proficient in the manufacture of clockwork, it does not mean he will not. Âí In the strong crowd of Marin, Da Vinci showed how to create gears and clockwork ... But to Marin''s surprise, Da Vinci not only made the gears and clockwork completely by hand (nonsense, where is a machine tool for him?), But also did not use high-precision measuring instruments. For example, when building gears, Da Vinci first calculated the size, and then roughly measured the mold and cast the billet. Then, holding the blank, began to sand manually. Grind for a while, then come up with a "standard" reference for physical comparison. After the comparison, if there is no problem, directly put it into use. If there is a problem, continue to grind ... If it is worn, it is smaller than the standard reference size, and it will be scrapped directly ... Marlin looked a little blank: "Ada, didn''t you calculate the size in advance? Why did you grind it?" "What''s the use of calculation? The error is still too big ..." Then, through Da Vinci''s explanation, Marin learned that in this era, the smallest unit of length in Europe turned out to be inches ... Moreover, Europe does not currently have a vernier caliper in the modern sense, only Britain has a vernier caliper similar to a vernier caliper. Of course, because this caliper scale does not have a precise scale, the measurement is not very reliable. It is logical to say that manufacturing gears and clockwork should be considered as very precise devices, which require very precise specifications and graduations. However, in this era, when manufacturing precision parts, the unit that can be accurately measured is only about one-tenth of an inch, and the accuracy is less than 1 millimeter. Therefore, when Marin watched Da Vinci making gears and clockwork, he often saw Da Vinci rework and grind again. Because the previous calculation is not bad, but because of the large measurement error, parts mismatches often occur and need to be reground. Once worn too much, parts have to be scrapped. In this era, the difference between the great craftsman and the apprentice, in addition to knowledge, is in the grinding process. For example, a large craftsman is good at grinding parts. At the stage close to the scale, he will be very careful, so that there are few parts to be scrapped and the yield is high. And those apprentices often arrive at a critical moment when the control is not good and the parts are scrapped. Even if it is not scrapped, because of poor manual control, the running-in between parts is not good. Moreover, it is also very difficult to check the quality of the workpiece in this era. It is necessary to take out the "standard" workpiece to carefully check the sunlight and test the eyesight. Unlike the later generations, the parts are all sized. As long as the quality inspector holds a vernier caliper in hand, he can see how big the error is. Then check the table to see if it is within the allowable error range, and then you can determine whether the workpiece is qualified ... "If only a vernier caliper is available!" Marin said with emotion. However, before making the vernier calipers, Marin had to get the weights and measures first. Because there are no centimeters and millimeters in this era, Marin needs to define it himself. Moreover, the vernier calipers are very precise, and the lowest scale of ordinary vernier calipers has reached the level of 0.1 mm. Basically, 0.1 mm vernier calipers are absolutely sufficient in this era. Even at the industrial level of the 19th century, this scale was sufficient. However, because meters, decimeters, centimeters, and millimeters are not yet available. Therefore, Marin first needs to ¡°create¡± such weights and measures himself. But for European metrology, Marin is most familiar with English units. For example, one inch = 2.54 centimeters. And weight, one inch pound = 453.59 grams ... So, to infer how long a standard centimeter is, just figure out how long a standard inch is. Then, based on the principle of 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters, we can quickly find out how long is 1 centimeter. Then every 1 / 10th of a centimeter is 1mm ... At the same time, 1 standard British pound is equal to 453.59 grams. So, as long as you get the standard weight of 1 inch (all countries generally cast copper weight as the standard weight reference), you can reverse that 1 gram is a variety of ... For this reason, Marin sent someone to the United Kingdom to find a way to contact the British court, obtained the standard feet, inches and imperial pounds of data, and brought them back to Den Burg. Then, under the surprised gaze of Da Vinci, Marin inferred lengths of 1 cm, 1 dm, 1 m, and 1 mm. Then, even more imperial pounds, inferred the weight in grams and kilograms. Later, Marin arranged artisans to create standard reference copper rulers of 1 meter and 1 decimeter with copper, and used copper to create standard 50g, 500g, and 1000g copper weights as a standard reference for weight . After making reference materials, these standard items were sealed and wrapped in paper. Only take it out for comparison and use when needed. After setting the weights and measures, Marin began to ask Da Vinci to help create a vernier caliper. Then, Da Vinci with good craftsmanship, under Marin''s theory, created a very standard copper vernier caliper, and the scale used is also accurate to 1 mm. Although it does not reach 0.1 mm, it is quite sufficient. Because in the era of hand-made devices, 1 millimeter is already a very precise scale. As for the error, the experienced craftsman actually felt it. With vernier calipers, Da Vinci made gears and clockwork much easier. For example, when turning gears in foundry casting, there is no need to take out a standard reference, but you can directly make the mold according to the standard size, and then start casting ... Marin also told Da Vinci that the vernier caliper can actually be accurate to 0.1 mm, but because of the manufacturing process, it is difficult to produce a vernier caliper with an accuracy of 0.1 mm. Of course, with Da Vinci''s technology, if you spend more time and scrap a few more, you can also make vernier calipers accurate to 0.1 mm. I heard that Marin said that Da Vinci was also interested. So he paused other tasks and focused on making vernier calipers. Finally, after scrapping dozens of them, three relatively standard copper vernier calipers were made. With such a high accuracy vernier caliper, Da Vinci himself felt that when manufacturing gears and clockwork steel wheels, it was much simpler. Previously, for the quality of gears and springs, Da Vinci needed to come up with real objects for repeated comparisons. Now, if you want to know whether the size is standard, just take out a vernier caliper card and measure it, then you can easily get it. In this way, Da Vinci, who was originally not good at making clockwork, also made a standard clockwork. Of course, just the appearance standard. As for quality, Da Vinci admits that standard clockwork steel wheels are made from refined steel that is repeatedly forged by excellent blacksmiths. This steel wheel made by Da Vinci is simply made of wrought iron provided by Marin. Although the size is very standard, the internal stress is not correct and needs to be adjusted. However, for the marlin, he knows that it is best to use spring steel with the most elasticity. The simplest spring steel is actually a kind of tool steel (high carbon steel). The repeatedly forged steel bar is actually the blacksmith''s repeated heating and forging, which reduces the carbon content of pig iron and becomes high-carbon steel. Therefore, for steel bars that seemed difficult to process in the Middle Ages, Marin knew that it was actually easy to manufacture, as long as the carbon content of the steel was kept at 0.62 ~ 0.90% (which is the lowest carbon content of high-carbon steels, close to Medium carbon steel level), add a little manganese (content is about 1%, specifically 0.90 ~ 1.20%, but in actual control, it is not so precise, as long as it can be used), and then after a simple heat treatment, the lowest in future generations is obtained Grade spring steel-65Mn steel. With the 65Mn steel, the quality should not be much better than the steel bars that are now forged many times by pig iron masters. Moreover, because it does not need to spend so much labor to repeatedly forge processing, costs and man-hours can be greatly reduced. In fact, many steel knives in ancient China used a similar method of "thousands of hammers and smelts" to repeatedly heat and forge a piece of pig iron to reduce and consume the internal carbon content. Finally, steel, also known as "bailian" steel". The so-called refined iron is actually obtained in this way. However, through scientific methods, Marin can directly turn pig iron or wrought iron into steel, which saves the step of repeated forging ~ www.novelhall.com ~, which not only saves man-hours but also greatly reduces costs. Moreover, the quality of the two is similar. Of course, to get qualified 65Mn steel, Marin also needs some time and the help of some craftsmen. However, since Marin is the technical guide of this traversor, it is only a matter of time before 65Mn steel is produced. 65 Once the 65Mn steel is produced, the clockwork production does not require the blacksmith master to repeatedly heat and forge, and it takes a lot of energy and fuel to process the pig iron into steel bars. By then, the production costs of spring steel wheels, chains and springs will be greatly reduced. What''s more, if the production cost of these components is reduced, then the production cost of the revolving rifle, which was originally expensive, can be reduced a lot. In this way, it also greatly facilitates the mass production and installation of revolving guns. Uh ... Because of the improvement of weights and measures and the advent of vernier calipers, Da Vinci found that it is much easier to process spring steel wheels, chains or springs. As long as the size and location of the part with the best attributes are kept in mind, and the amount of the upstream caliper is put, you can accurately determine whether the part is qualified. Then, according to the standard requirements, let the artisan make a slight adjustment. In this way, the production of precision parts is much more convenient ... The only trouble is that Da Vinci seems to be a little uncomfortable with the new weights and measures. Even if the value is measured, I always unconsciously convert the old size in my heart. However, Marin believes that standard decimal weights and measures like this one, which are popular in later generations, are much more convenient than old weights and measures, whether it is calculation or memory. As long as you use it for a long time, you will find it more convenient and practical than the old-fashioned weights and measures ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. Chapter 174： Adler is to be sealed In February, there was a sudden news in River City-John II wanted to admit Adler as an official knight ... The whole family was pleasantly surprised. In fact, it was not easy for a son of a subdivisional knight who wanted to attack the knight. Generally speaking, it is not until the last knight is old that the new knight is seized. The old Huffman is now in his 40s, less than 50, and has not yet retired. Therefore, Adler would normally wait for several more years before he wanted to attack. However, Marin was a big help to the Lamarck family this time. Because the younger brother became the head of the Teutonic Order, the popularity of the Lamarck family has recently increased, allowing John II to go out and have more face. Moreover, the Lamarck family can also obtain tangible benefits. ¹« Although the Principality of Cliff and the Kingdom of Mack are underdeveloped, there are still several caravans in the hands of the Lamak family. On the Teutonic side, it is a well-developed area. Moreover, the grain, wood and fur in Eastern Europe are very cheap on the Teutonic side, and there are still a lot of profits for shipping back to the Rhine region. Grain is just fine, after all, the area near the Rhine is also a food producing area, and there is no shortage of food here. However, wood and fur are in short supply. Although there are some forests along the Rhine, there is not much wood. However, local timber is not what the market needs, it is all unmarketable timber. Å·ÖÞ In Europe, the real wood sold is oak and pine. Needless to say, oak has always been the main ingredient of shipbuilding and house building. Not only that, Europeans are also accustomed to making barrels from oak and loading wine and beer. Therefore, the demand for oak is very high. In Western Europe, oak has been scarce due to heavy logging. As a result, the prices of local oak have risen a lot. According to the news brought by businessmen, John II knew that there was still a large amount of oak in the Eastern Europe region where the development level was not high. In addition to the low level of development in Eastern Europe, there are also local Eastern Europeans who use oak less. Because Eastern Europeans don''t engage in great navigation. Therefore, not many people in Eastern Europe use oak to build ships. Shipbuilding is very costly in oak. It is said that in Teutonic countries, the price of oak is less than half of the price on the Rhine. It is absolutely profitable to sell oak wood from Teutonic countries. As for pine, it is also popular because of its unique aroma. However, because it is far less valuable than oak, demand is not great. As far as fur is concerned, this kind of stuff is also very worthless in Eastern Europe. Because, further east, the Baltic region is the vast Eastern European steppe. There are more animals on the prairie. If you go to a few hunters, you can hunt a lot of prey. However, the preservation technology these days is backward, and only animal fur is available. It is better to preserve and can be sold over long distances. Î÷ In Western Europe, except for the sparsely populated areas such as the Black Forest and many animal resources, there are already few wild animals in other areas. Marin was able to hit a lot of prey in the Black Forest, because he rode into the forest. If it were outside, there would be no prey at all. Because most of these hunters couldn''t afford horses and couldn''t go deep into the forest, but they were cleaned up by the periphery of the forest. Therefore, the price of animal fur in Western Europe is much more expensive than that in Eastern Europe, and the price is more than twice that of Eastern Europe. Therefore, it is very profitable to sell oak from Eastern Europe or fur from Western Europe. As for the permission to enter the Teutonic Order, will there be problems with the Lamarck family as the new head of the group? If it were not the Principality of Rivers and the Kingdom of Mark, both were landlocked princes, and there were no salt mines, and they could not get involved in the most profitable salt trade, John II wanted to insert a pole in the salt trade. However, in this era, salt was originally a strategic material and it was difficult for ordinary people to get it. Therefore, the Lamarck family can only abandon this piece of fat without a supply. However, the salt trade on Marin''s side also promised to give 40% of the benefit to the head of Philip (after paying off the loan), which is quite good. Uh ... With the great benefits of fame and fortune, John II decided to thank the Huffman family. However, Marin was a big lord and he was very rich, and John II had nothing good to offer as a reward. However, there is a good way to thank the relatives of Marin and John II who is also Earl of Mark ... For example, he can pre-adopt Adler as the official knight of Mark Birch ... Sealing a knight is not difficult for John II. However, for young people like Adler who have no title, it is a qualitative leap. After being booked, Adler will change from a reserve noble to a true noble, and his identity will change tremendously. Moreover, John II also stated that this time he would take out an extra piece of land and give it to the Huffman family. As for which plot of land, John II even allowed the Huffman family to choose as long as it was near the Huffman estate. So, when John II sent someone to Dengbao to send a message saying that he would seal Adler as an official knight and promised to seal the land, everyone except Marin didn''t feel much, and everyone was happy. Both father and son are active knights, which is relatively rare. Generally, the Cavaliers family will wait for the old to retire before the next generation will take over, but also pass a rigorous assessment. And this time, John II was the equivalent of returning to Marin, so I explained that it was enough to let Adler go to the court ... The eldest son''s canonization of the knight is a very solemn matter for Huffman Manor. Therefore, the old Huffman decided to take action with his family. In fact, the old Huffman has been complaining that the emperor''s captivity of Marin was too casual for the baron and did not conduct a solemn ceremony ~ www.novelhall.com ~ did not invite his father to the scene to be glorious ... So, for the first time to witness the promotion of the eldest son to the promotion of the knight, although the gold content is far less than the second son, but he can show his face, it is still very happy to the old Huffman. Marlin was also thinking about whether to go, after all, he has a lot of work to do. However, Yancheng reported that the newly added salt cauldron lacked coal as fuel. Marin thought about it, so he decided to take a trip back to Mark Bo Country, by the way to attend Adler''s promotion ceremony, and then talk about the issue of coal supply. Not only that, Marin will also recommend finding a new coal mine when selecting new additions. Because, Marin has promised to give Adler a large arable land in the future. So, this time, Adler doesn''t need to pick much arable land. In addition, a knight of the kingdom, his land area is also limited, not more than 500 Eugram. Therefore, choosing cultivated land is not as good as choosing coal mine. Anyway, this big customer can still purchase a large amount of coal in a long-term and stable manner, which can make the economic benefits of coal mines higher than cultivated land. For this reason, Marin also plans to find a few master craftsmen who explore coal mines, and follow them to choose a new coal mine as a new fiefdom admired by Adler ... Of course, everyone in the family will understand why John II seized Adler in advance and added a lot of land last time. Therefore, they will also respect Marin''s opinion. As a result, everyone from Huffman, including Angela, who went to see the lively, accompanied by hundreds of guards, rushed to Markberg, the capital of the country of Mark, to participate in the promotion ceremony of Adler ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 175： Zurichs expansion Before Lin Ling left, he received a very special news-the Swiss expanded east ... To be precise, it is the most powerful Zurich state in the Swiss Confederation .... Zurich is the most populous and powerful state in the Swiss Confederation. Under normal circumstances, the state of Zurich maintains a standing army of 8,000 people (Zurich Army) and is very powerful. In general, a small Swiss state has a standing army of only 1,000 people. Õâ¸ö In this era, European superpowers such as France also had more than 20,000 standing troops. The Habsburgs had a standing army of 16,500. A small state like Zurich, which can maintain the scale of 8,000 Swiss mercenaries, is definitely powerful. When this power became strong, the people of Zurich were dissatisfied with their own small territory. You know, not only Zurich, but even Switzerland as a whole, is also a plateau with few flat land. But just in the German Swabian region not far from Zurich, there are plenty of fertile plains ... Moreover, the Swabian League is just a loose alliance, and the individual forces are actually not strong. Especially some princes near the state of Zurich are weaker. The people of Zurich now seem to be cautious in their tentative attacks. Of course, before the attack, they will find some excuses or something, at least to be justified in reason. In fact, in the original history, the people of Zurich began to expand northeastward toward the Swabian region in 1496. However, that was mainly because in the history of Austria and Hungary, another conflict broke out in 1496, leaving no time to look around. Moreover, Shen Luo did not appear in the Italian war and did not have any deterrence at all. But this time and space is different. Because of the emergence of Marin, the Holy Roman Empire gained a great limelight in the first Italian war and made a lot of money. As a result, Hungary was scared to move. Austria and Hungary did not fight, and Zurich did not dare to move for a moment. But after a year or two, the people of Zurich gradually eased from the coercion caused by the victory of the Holy Roman Empire on the Italian battlefield. Later, MPs in Zurich thought that the German army might be strong on the plains (they also scared themselves), but in the Swiss plateau, the Swiss are not afraid of anyone. As a result, during the period from the end of 1497 to the beginning of 1498, the people of Zurich frequently provoked the lords of Swabian region to find an excuse for attack. Even, Zurich has fought with the lords of the Singen region in the northeast, occupying a number of towns including Gelingen and Gottmadingen all at once. Therefore, the news passed to the Wadden Islands through the businessmen who went to the south to do business. Moreover, it is strange that although the Swabian Alliance has begun to mobilize against the Swiss together, Maximilian I, the largest patron emperor of the Swabian Alliance, is still silent and has not explicitly stood up to support Swabian alliance. Marin certainly guessed the emperor''s thoughts. He didn''t give up on the Swiss, and thought he might hire Swiss mercenaries in the future. However, Marin felt that the emperor took it too seriously. Because the Swiss occupied the territory of the original Habsburgs, which naturally conflicted with the emperor. If, the Swiss join the emperor''s army and fight for the emperor. Maybe one day, the emperor will be so powerful that he will come back to his former ancestors ... In the face of irreconcilable huge contradictions such as land ownership, it is difficult for the emperor and the Swiss to come together. Therefore, the emperor took it too seriously. It was precisely because the strongest emperor in the alliance did not act and allowed the Swiss to act arbitrarily. Later, the Zurichans had occupied more than 200 towns and cities in the Swabian League, almost crippling the Swabian League. At this time, the emperor finally realized that he was wrong, and stood up to speak for the Swabian Alliance. But the emperor came out too late, and the Swiss had already expressed strong self-confidence and would not give up. So at the beginning of 1499, the emperor finally sent troops and started working with the Swiss. So, the "Swabian War" broke out ... However, in the presence of the strong Swiss army, the emperor''s army was also losing ground, and the Supreme Leader was also killed. In the end, the emperor had no choice but to sign a contract with the Swiss, indirectly recognizing the Swiss''s independent status in exchange for the Swiss returning the occupied Swabian League. Since then, the Swiss have become virtually independent and no longer under empire management. After the "Thirty Years'' War" in 1648, the Swiss saw the weakness of the empire and simply declared complete independence ... ÊÕµ½ After receiving the news that the people of Zurich began to expand, Marin realized that the prelude to the "Swabian War" started ... In history, the impact of this war on the emperor was very significant, because the defeat in this war, the emperor''s prestige fell, and was almost conspired by the gang of imperial parliament to abolish it. Of course, this time and space, because of the arrival of Marin, the emperor may not lose in the Swabian war. Because the emperor still has the ace of Marin. The Spanish square formed by Marin ~ www.novelhall.com ~ has great restraint on the Swiss Spears. Even if the mercenaries in the front row of the Swiss wore breastplates, they could not withstand the powerful impact of the powerful Muskite musket. In addition, Marin put special emphasis on trench trenches in order to stop the Swiss spear from charging. As long as his army is out of the army, it is difficult for the emperor to lose. However, for his own benefit, Marin would not respond to the call of the emperor from the beginning. Because if Marin sent troops too early to help the emperor defeat the Swiss, then there may be no benefit to exchange. Only when the Emperor and the Swabian Alliance were all defeated, Marin appeared at this most difficult time. As the striker and the Swiss spear array collided, they defeated the Swiss squarely, and they could exchange with the Emperor for the greatest benefit. Moreover, if Marin can defeat the Swiss, he can also make a name for himself and become a popular fried chicken in the mercenary world ... In short, Marin''s plan was to let the emperor fight with the Swiss first. When the emperor was bruised and swollen by the Swiss, he appeared on the scene and rushed forward with the savior''s attitude to repel the Swiss. By that time, not only will he be able to gain the maximum benefit from the crisis, but he will also gain a huge reputation. However, according to history, the Swiss and Shiva fought for more than two years before the emperor finally intervened. Even if history changes, it is unlikely that the emperor would intervene in the first place. So Marin doesn''t need to worry too much. When things happened, God knew it was the year of the monkey. Before the incident, there was enough time for Marin to prepare and train. At least, Marin can win East Frisian and consolidate the rule before this time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 176： Successfully booked Even if Marin understands what happened in Switzerland, he can''t intervene now, mainly because he doesn''t have the ability. In fact, as a lord, Marin did not like the existence of Switzerland. I am not saying that Marin and the Swiss are hostile, but that the Swiss government is very different from other countries. The Swiss Union now consists of about 10 cantons. And each state seems to have great autonomy. This is somewhat like a future federation, or it should be said that a future federation like the old United States, actually learned from Switzerland. In each Swiss canton, a democracy similar to that of the ancient Greek city-state was implemented. Therefore, Switzerland is the source of modern democracy. Later, the seven republics of the Netherlands actually learned from Switzerland. And, decades later, a terrible Protestantism, Calvinism, was born in Switzerland ... Calvinism may be nothing to ordinary people, but it is too scary for nobles ... This is because Calvinism advocates equality and decentralization. Perhaps this is indeed a progressive sect. However, "the **** determines the head", Marin has become a noble, and he will become a big noble in the future. Well, Marin''s position, natural and Swiss federal democracy, is in opposition. The reason why Calvinism developed in Switzerland was not Calvin''s own independent inventions, but rather various doctrines he summarized based on the current experience of Swiss city-state democracy. Since the day Calvin was born, he has been fighting the nobility. Calvinism spread to the Netherlands, and the Dutch rose to the ground, overthrowing the rule of the Habsburgs and establishing a republic without kings; Calvinism spread to France, known as the Huguenots. The Huguenots also set off a huge storm in France, fighting desperately with the Catholic Church, which caused a **** French civil war. Calvinism spread to England, first established the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and then spread to England. Calvinists in Britain are called "Puritans", a faction that is keen to rebel against the hacked king. It was Cromwell, the leader of this faction, that cut off the head of King Charles I ... The French Revolution and the Huguenots of the French branch of Calvinism were also important promoters. Louis XVI is not a bad guy, but he is still encouraged by the Huguenots to cut his head ... So, all in all, Calvinism is a sect that is very keen on rebellion, very keen to slay kings and nobles ... Faced with such a sect, Marin certainly wanted to destroy it. However, Calvin, the founder of the faction, has not yet been born. Moreover, Marin was worried that even if Calvin was killed, he could not prevent the birth of another Protestant sect similar to Calvin. Because, Calvinism only summarized the political life style of Switzerland, and then spread it to other parts of Europe, triggering various revolutions ... So, as long as a federal system like Switzerland exists, it is difficult to avoid the birth of "Kings". Marin is now a great lord, and may be a king or something in the future. He is very disgusted with such denominations. But the most fundamental way to prevent the emergence of such denominations is to destroy the Swiss Confederation and return Switzerland to the "order" of aristocracy. However, the Swiss are very powerful, and it is estimated that 30,000 or 40,000 spearmen can be mobilized. Because Switzerland always has a tradition of serving as a soldier. So, although Switzerland has a population of less than one million, mercenaries are genuinely plentiful. It was just King Charles VIII of France who recruited Swiss mercenaries, and 25,000 people were gone at a time, far exceeding the recruitment requirements. Therefore, to remove the "cancer" of the feudal era in Switzerland, Marin is at least not qualified and must develop slowly. Only when he has the strength can he help the emperor destroy the Swiss Confederation. Uh ... Of course, those are the last words. Right now, what Marin needs to do is to accompany the whole family to Mark Adler''s knighting ceremony. The whole family was escorted by the cavalry and arrived in Markburg a few days later. And John II had long been waiting at the Markborough Palace. As an ally, Marin naturally went to visit John II, and then discussed how to help the head of Philip quickly gain a foothold in the Teutonic Order, and how to gain trade benefits in the Teutonic Order. Marin naturally talked eloquently, using various modern viewpoints to fool John II, a medieval native. John II was not only impressed-why can''t such a talent work for me? John II actually wanted to appoint Marin as his prime minister, because Marin not only knew how to train soldiers, but also how to make money. The West Frisian Islands can even take out nearly 100,000 gold coins to help Philip run for the post of Teutonic Grand Commander. You must know that as the power of the two principal powers of the Principality of Cliff and the State of Mark, John II himself could not afford 100,000 gold coins. Not to mention 100,000 gold coins, it is difficult to get 50,000 gold coins. Of course, it''s not that the two patriarchal countries don''t have so much money, but that the two countries'' expenses are also amazing. Even with so much financial revenue, the cost is very high, and it is impossible to have so much money left. In this era, because of the huge expenses, many nobles really want to have a subordinate who can help them make a lot of money. In this way, they can also spend more splendidly ... But Marin was destined to be Maximilian I. Moreover, they are also the lords of the self-governing lords. They are a tyrant in the West Frisian Islands. There is no need to go to a duchy as a palace. Regarding the spare money in his hand, Marin is estimated to have more than John II. Why would anyone want to be a poor ghost duke? Alas, John II is not stupid. Even if you can''t get Marin to serve you, you can still have a good relationship with Marin. Because Marin is a real talent. Maybe one day, I can use it myself. Now, Marin has helped Philip. The Lamarck family was very proud to have a Teutonic leader. Therefore, the Lamarck family must accept this feeling. Adler''s promotion ceremony is solemn but simple. Many people watched the ceremony next to him, many of them childcare from John II, and some friends of the Huffman family. The specific process is also simple, that is, Adler comes out first, and demonstrates martial arts and riding alone. Then, John II, Earl Mark, would send an inner knight from the court and play Adler in two games. One foot battle, one horse battle. If they all win, they will naturally be qualified, and then the canonization will be logical ... Since John II came to the court, naturally he would not really embarrass Adler. As a result, he sent a weak inner knight against the tall and strong Adler. And, the knight also released water ... In fact, even if it is not waterproof, this thin knight is not an adversary of Adler ~ www.novelhall.com ~ So, Adler easily defeated the knight and successfully passed the assessment. Moreover, what made Marin admire is that although this knight was releasing water, his expression was extremely serious, and he seemed to do his best ... Marin not only secretly gave the knight 120 praises, the acting skills are really good. If there is a TV movie right now, this product may not be a star. See how desperate he was when he shot ... See how painful he was after being hit-in fact, Adler didn''t use much effort to avoid hurting his opponent ... However, this little brother was just being gently stunned by Adler, and the screaming flew out several meters to make a screaming scream ... The expression seemed to be crushed by the ape Taishan, look The unsuspecting people who eat melon are worried for him ... After the evaluation of such a similar performance, John II personally issued an appointment document for Adler, signed it on the spot, and sent his dear friend to help Adler cut off the tail of the swallowtail flag, symbolizing that Adler was officially removed from Trainee knight, became a formal knight master ... At the scene, all the spectators stood and applauded in a peaceful atmosphere. Of course, there was no Zhao Ritian screaming "I disagree" ... Then, John II also held a court reception to entertain the Huffmans and many guests ... After the reception, John II set out to return to the Cleveland Principality where he often stayed, but before leaving, he asked the Mark''s Palace to send someone to follow the Huffman family and go to the Huffman estate to confirm a 500 The place of Gram is designated as a sealed land for Adler ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users To reading. Chapter 177： Select mine After leaving Markborough, his family and his family did not go directly to the address of the fiefdom, but first brought the documents sent by the Prime Minister of the State of Mark to the Huffman Manor, and they were entertained and delicious. Then, Marin and his family discussed the choice of adding a new land. Originally, the old Huffmans planned to choose arable land. However, Marin''s opinions must be heard. Because, in the final analysis, John II was willing to promote Adler to be a knight in advance this time, and rewarded the Huffman family with a lot of land. In fact, it was all in the face of Marin. Otherwise, how can John II care about a little knight family like the Huffman family? Marin wants to choose a coal mine, naturally the Huffmans and Adlers can only agree ... So, Marin sent some prospecting engineers from Dortmund to start exploring coal veins near Huffman ... At the beginning, Marin asked prospectors to explore around Huffman Estate. Because the anthracite produced by Huffman Manor is of very good quality and it is also very suitable for fuel. The key is that anthracite has less smoke and air pollution is not as heavy as bituminous coal. You know, when bituminous coal is burned, it not only has thick smoke, but also emits a pungent odor, which is very polluting to the air. So if the prospector can find out the vein direction of the anthracite coal mine at Huffman Manor, it is also a good choice to take down the anthracite coal mine as a whole. However, several prospecting engineers explored for several days, and with the help of workers, they made many eyeballs and did not find any large coal mine veins in the surroundings. In other words, even if the coal mine extends underground to other places, it is still deep underground. At least, you can''t see a hole in the ground. Because these days, the eye punches are all artificial eye punches, not machine eye punches. It is good to be able to dig down to a depth of ten or twenty meters. Such a depth, I can''t see any results ... Of course, for Marin, this depth is enough. Because, the difficulty and cost of mining open-pit mines and deep mines are completely different. In this era, coal has not been valued, and most coal mines have not been developed, including many open-pit coal mines. Therefore, it is not necessary for Marin to spend high costs to mine those underground mines with deep burial, but can choose those with shallow burial or wrongly-open pits. Moreover, deep coal mines are also very dangerous. If you are not careful, there will be a gas explosion or something. Because flammable gas gathers down the well, it is easy to blow up in the presence of open flames. However, deep coal mines do not work without ignition, otherwise there is no light. Because there are no miner''s lamps these days, only torches can be used for lighting. The torch encountered gas ... And open-pit coal mines do not have such a danger. Above open-air or shallow burial, those flammable gases will easily dissipate and will not gather together for deflagration. In addition, the cost of mining varies according to the difficulty of the mining. Therefore, as long as it is not a fool, you must understand that it is better to choose an open-pit coal mine than to choose a deep mine. In the Ruhr area in this era, many open-pit coal mines have not yet been mined, and they are also considered as rotten land because they can''t be planted ... Marin, with a few prospectors, began to search for horses near Huffman''s estate. Of course, they had a permit for exploration issued by the court of the Mark Bo State. Otherwise, in some places, the landlord will not give in ... As for the place found by Marin, if there was an owner, John II promised that he could exchange another piece of land that was not worse than the original one and had more arable land. In this way, Marin, with several prospectors and a group of strong serfs responsible for digging and digging holes, ran on the land belonging to the territory of the Marke country in the Ruhr area, looking for the legendary open-pit coal mine ... It is said that there are many coal mines in the Ruhr area. Marin and his team actually found several open-pit coal mines nearby. But what makes Marin depressed is that the two best open-pit coal mines are in the hands of local nobles. Nobles are not civilians, and they have the confidence to refuse to change land. John II promised Marin that if he found a coal mine, he could exchange the cultivated land. But that was aimed at civilians. Besides, civilians dare not refuse John II. However, the aristocracy is different. The ancestral fiefdoms, even John II, cannot move without sufficient reason. If people are not willing to change places, John II cannot force chaos. The other three open-pit coal mines can be replaced. However, Marin took the craftsman to the site and found that the coal quality was not good. Simply put, these three open-pit coal mines are not anthracite, but bituminous coal. Speaking of which, if the iron and steel industry is developed, bituminous coal is an indispensable raw material for coking. However, this year, you have vigorously developed the steelmaking business. To whom is the steel produced? You must know that in the agricultural era, even if a lot of steel is made, it can only hit agricultural tools and weapons. In other aspects, it has very few uses. Unlike in the industrial age, manufacturing machinery required a lot of steel. So, this year, the iron and steel industry does not need to spend so much effort to engage. To do it, we have to wait until the steam engine is invented ... In other words, anthracite, which is more suitable as a fuel, is more important than bituminous coal nowadays ... As for Marin, the small-scale steel industry also needs a bit of bituminous coal. In this regard, Marin need not worry. Because, in Gelsenkirchen, where his eldest son Liv''s maiden house is located, there is a smoke coal mine. Need bituminous coal, buy directly from the Hamler family, and it is still a friendly price. So, what Marin needs more now is anthracite, not bituminous coal ... Feeling helpless, Marin continued to lead the team to survey, and gradually far away from the Huffman Manor ... Finally, half a month later, Marin found a large-scale open-pit coal mine in the southwest of Bochum, and it was a high-quality anthracite coal mine ... This place belongs to a local gentry family. This gentleman was actually a descendant of the knight, but it was not the firstborn son. He had lost his noble status and became an ordinary squire. Moreover, the family did not develop and use this large coal mine, just digging coal for home use, such as cooking and cooking. The gentry immediately agreed when the documents of the court of the Mark Bo State expressed their willingness to exchange them with the cultivated land along the Ruhr River. In fact, this gentleman is not unaware that coal can sell money. But the big question is, who do you sell to? In this era, there were fewer people buying coal, and the Ruhr area was full of coal mines. Therefore, even if you own a coal mine, there is no way to sell it. Coal cannot be sold, nor can it be exchanged for money. Therefore, it is better to change the cultivated land. After all, there is no such thing as selling food ... In this way, Marin successfully got a large-scale coal mine that produces high-quality anthracite, which is much larger than the coal mine at Huffman Manor. ú¿ó This coal mine is in the southwest of Bochum, only seven or eight kilometers away from the Ruhr River, and it is easy to pull coal to the Ruhr River. Of course, the premise is that Marin must first build a stone road leading to the river. Then, build a pier for coal loading ... Alas, Marin is not in a hurry to develop this coal mine. Because, although he has expanded the number of salt cauldrons in Yancheng ~ www.novelhall.com ~, he needs more coal. However, Huffman Manor''s coal mine has more miners, and the output can still be supplied. After all, the coal mines at Huffman Manor have produced output and various facilities are relatively complete. More miners can increase production in a short time. Unlike the newly acquired coal mine, it takes at least a few months for production to take into account paving roads and developing mines. By then, the daylily was cold. So, for now, it is better to let the coal mines at home increase production first. As for this newly won coal mine, it can be occupied first, and then developed when needed. Of course, road construction and dock building can be done in advance, but coal mining development can be said later. Moreover, this new land, which was named "Mrs. Mary''s Manor" by the old Huffman for courting his wife, also has 100 acres of arable land. Moreover, the squire who had moved away left a row of houses. However, he took all the serfs. If you want serfs, you have to recruit them yourself. But now the most important part of the German region is the surplus population. Otherwise, German mercenaries will not develop. However, the time has entered March and spring ploughing has begun. Whether it is the Huffman estate or the newly purchased Madame Mary estate, spring ploughing must be carried out. So it was really fast for Mrs. Mary to recruit serfs. As the owner of the Wadden Islands, Marin had to rush back to the Wadden Islands to oversee spring cultivation. Therefore, after confirming the new coal mine, Marin paid for it, sent away the prospecting craftsman, returned to the Huffman Manor to clean up, and was ready to return to the Wadden Islands ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book friends Come and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please read. Chapter 178： Failed solicitation Marin left Huffman''s estate this time to return to Texel, and his family was not with him. Because spring ploughing has begun, both the old Huffmans and Adlers have to go to the ground to supervise and even help. As for the three little ones, they were happy to follow Texel, but the old Huffman was not allowed. Because, Simon and Albert are both old enough to practice martial arts and equestrian. If these two little ghosts ran to Denborg, Marin would be busy again and would have no time to manage them. Therefore, the old Huffman was worried that they were playing mad and could not contact Wu Yi. Moreover, even when studying, Marin didn''t have time to teach them. At home, Mrs. Mary can teach them to read when she has time. Annie is the same. Although girls do not need to practice martial arts and equestrian, they also need to learn from Mrs. Mary. So Marin could only take Angela back to Den Burg ... However, halfway through, Marin suddenly remembered that he had a serious shortage of talent. So he decided to recruit some talents ... Where are the talents? University, of course! However, in this era there were not many universities throughout Europe. In the German region, the four most famous are the four universities-Prague Charles University, WYN University, Cologne University, and Heidelberg University. As for the famous universities such as G?ttingen University, it has not yet been established. Moreover, these universities, for now, are liberal arts schools. Not only that, theology majors are the first and most important disciplines of these universities. Then came the disciplines of law, humanities, and medicine. Of course, not every university has medicine. Because, in this era, medicine has not received much attention. Marin now controls five big islands and needs at least two dozen administrative personnel. However, at present he only has 5 educated management talents, which is not enough. Moreover, of these 5 people, only Heidel Lehmann is a college student, and the others have read books for several years. They are not really talents, they just make sense. Moreover, for such a long time, no university student took the initiative to rely on him. Even college students of civilian origin did not turn to him. The only university student official in the archipelago, Haider, was left by Marin when Heder traveled by this side. Thinking that he would need to have his own civil servants in order to win a country in the future, Marin was even more eager to obtain talents who were loyal to himself. If you do not have a group of educated talents, you have to cooperate with the local aristocracy even if you occupy the East Frisian Land. Because, in general, only children of nobles are generally educated. The majority of civilians are illiterate. It is precisely because of the monopoly on culture and education that the aristocracy has always been prosperous. In Europe, it was not until the powers of the 19th century began to implement universal compulsory education that the aristocratic monopoly on knowledge was broken. Then, Britain and other countries began to study Huaxia and conduct civil service examinations. Since then, the status of the aristocracy has fallen sharply and can no longer be played. The Huaxia in the East and Europe have always been very different. Because of the emergence of Confucius, we have promoted "no teaching but no class". Therefore, many of China ¡¯s richer civilians also have the opportunity to receive education. After the imperial examinations were introduced in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the monopoly of the aristocracy on official positions was suddenly broken. Then, the nobility became an awkward existence in the feudal dynasty of China. With the same title, treatment is different in Europe and China. For example, during the Tang Dynasty, although a state official could seal up to 10,000 households, there were actually a maximum of 1,000 households. And the so-called "ten thousand households" are just false seals, and the honor is higher than the actual. In Europe, except for those who are not favored, a duke has hundreds of thousands of people. Tensions and tens of thousands of vassal people are normal. Even a baron, like Marin, now has a population of 16,000 and thousands of families, which is more affordable than the Duke of China. Because, the Duke of Huaxia has sealed up to 1,000 households. Moreover, even if there are thousands of households, they only have the right to collect taxes and no management rights. It can be said that during the same period, the Chinese Grand Duke of China did not necessarily have the same benefits as the powerful and bared barons of Europe during the same period. Of course, this cannot be said. Because of the gap in agricultural productivity between China and Europe, even if the number of acres is similar, the output of China''s acres is much greater than the European income in the same period ... The reason for this phenomenon is that because of the large number of Chinese scholars and the advent of the imperial examination system, the importance of nobility was greatly reduced. However, the ancient Chinese monarch could conditionally select talents from civilians, while Europe was unlikely. Because, education in Europe is basically controlled by nobles and churches. The vast majority of educated people are either nobles or priests. The priests are members of the church, and Marin cannot recruit them. As for those nobles, let alone. Perhaps, those dukes, counts, etc., are more likely to solicit cultural nobles. But a baron in Marin district wanted to recruit talented noble children-it was a dream ... However, according to Heidel, although most of the University of Cologne he graduated from were noble children and priests, they also had a small number of civilian children. These civilian children usually come from the families of merchants or the families of rich landowners in the countryside. Moreover, in this era, many children of nobles went to college, not necessarily because of their ability to enter the university, but because of family relationships. But those ordinary children are basically admitted to the university by their ability. Therefore, the civilian children who can go to college are basically talented people. To this end, Marin moved his mind, turned a corner in the halfway, went to Cologne, prepared to kidnap a few civilian college students to work for himself ... After coming to Cologne, Marin first visited the business partner Wright, and then, through Wright''s relationship, sent someone to enter the University of Cologne to understand the situation. Later, at noon on Sundays (Sunday morning, college students also go to church to pray), Marin took out a huge wooden board with the words "Recruitment" and erected it at the entrance of the civilian dormitory area of ??the Cologne Law School and moved Come to a table and start preparing to recruit ... Unexpectedly, Marin''s move was too advanced to be accepted by the times. Therefore, at noon, many college students came to watch, but they didn''t come up to apply for jobs ... After waiting for two or three hours in a row, I did n¡¯t have any college student come to apply for it, not even consulting ... The cold sweat on Marin''s head dripped ... "Nima, why are you so sad?" Marin was sweating inside. However, Marin has no experience. In fact, in this era, college students are very rare species, comparable to giant pandas. College students are so scarce that they certainly don''t worry about work. Generally, these college students were recruited by many nobles before they graduated. Even civilian college students have no worries that there is no way out after graduation. Putting up a sign in college is like recruiting people. Marin really thinks about it. Beginning in the new century, colleges and universities have expanded their enrollment every year, making college students as dogs as possible, making it difficult to find a job after graduation. Therefore, at that time, a vertical sign in the university can attract college students. What is special is this is the Middle Ages, there are fewer college students than pandas, and Marin can recruit people to the vertical sign, it is just a brain kicked by a donkey ... In this era, a small aristocrat like Marin wanted to recruit a college student, or he just happened to meet like Heidel, and then boarded the ship. Or, like Liu Bei''s three visits to Maolu, he had to come to the door many times to draw in order to invite college students. After seeing the college students of Jinghua in the early 1980s, Jun basically went directly to the state ministries and commissions, and went to the place even if they were poorly mixed ... Marin seemed to remember the actual situation of this era, so he changed his strategy and began to visit the civilian college students. However, it is also very difficult. The reason is very simple. They think the Marin title is too low ... Yes, the title is too low ... University students at the University of Cologne believe that ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin, a small baron, can provide a few important positions? When Marin stated that they were hired to manage the villages and towns on the island, these arrogant college students turned their backs on them ... Because these medieval arrogants think that at least letting them manage city-level areas is considered their identity. For example, the post of Mayor of Denmark, where Marin is located, may attract these pride. However, Marin''s territory can only be regarded as a city, and it is only Dengbao. The current mayor, Haider, himself graduated from the University of Cologne. Therefore, Marin cannot provide more good positions. Therefore, Marin''s come to the University of Cologne to recruit talents is a complete failure ... Of course, if Marin wins the East Frisian State, he will be able to provide a lot of high-level positions. However, he can''t always say this to students at the University of Cologne. If you say it, it will definitely spread, and then it will cause the vigilance of East Friesland, maybe it will be preemptive ... Therefore, the depressed Marin can only cancel this solicitation. After winning the East Frisian Land and becoming the Earl, there will be enough confidence to recruit these medieval arrogants ... Chapter 179： Purification and use of potassium salts With disappointment, Marin and his team left Cologne and returned to Texel Island. Along the way, little girl Angela saw Marin unhappy and kept comforting. Even, singing and dancing to relieve Marin, this makes Marin feel better. When I returned to Dengbao, Marin found that spring plowing on the five large islands had been fully launched. Of course, the first step is to start-cultivated land ... Marlin owns most of the horses¡ªexcept for warhorses and pregnant mares, who have pulled down to the farmland. In addition to these horses, a lot of cattle were added to the island, nose loops were put on, and the farmland was pulled down. After cultivating the land, it is time to apply fertilizer. In fact, the feces from which the nitrate soil has been extracted from the septic tank are mixed with plant ash and fish bones, fish scraps and dead fish, etc., and scattered into the field. Then, in a few days, seeding is ready. In fact, after the excrement of nitrate soil in the feces, the nitrogen content is reduced, which affects the fertility. This is not a problem, however, as long as you apply more points, you can also compensate for the decline in nitrogen content. The population of the island is so large now that it has raised many horses and started to raise sheep on a large scale. Therefore, there is no shortage of manure on the island. Because of the large scale of fishing in the Wadden Islands, there is no shortage of fish bones, killing scraps and dead fish. Therefore, it can be said that nitrogen fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer in the three major fertilizers are not lacking. However, the potassium fertilizer in the three fertilizers is not enough. This is because there are fewer plants on the archipelago, and there are not many plants and ash. Moreover, plant ash has a slightly lower potassium content. Although it is said that the potassium salt component in plant ash is potassium carbonate, which is the best potassium fertilizer, stronger than chloro-chemical-potassium or something. Under the same potassium content, the fertilizer effect of plant ash is stronger than that of special potassium fertilizer. However, the amount of plant ash in the Wadden Islands is limited. The plant ash mainly comes from residents cooking. Comalin promoted coal burning on the island, which reduced the production of plant ash. In addition, there are few grasses on the islands, and they are not enough to burn. So Marin felt that there was a lack of potassium fertilizer ... Just so, good news came from Kohler ... It turned out that Marin had asked Kohler to send people to the Harz Mountains to buy bitter salt mines. So Kohler hired a Jewish merchant to follow the instructions of Marin, and went to the Harz Mountains to find bitter salt mines ... After a long exploration, the Jewish merchants hired by Kohler''s men finally found the bitter salt mine. However, the first time a bitter salt sample was sent back, Marin found that it was not potassium salt after a flame reaction test. (Potassium salt flame reaction is purple) Then, after a simple experiment, Marin found that the bitter salt was thenardite (a sodium hydrate hydrate), not the potassium sulfate he needed. As a result, Kohler once again sent people to find another bitter salt mine ... Âí While Marin was worried that there was not enough vegetation, a new batch of bitter salt samples was returned. After the flame reaction test, Marin found that it was potassium. However, this potassium salt seems to have a lot of impurities. Because when this potassium salt reacts in the flame color, the lavender cannot be seen clearly, and it is disturbed by the yellow of sodium. Fortunately, the last time Marin brought back many stained glass from Venice, one of which was specifically used to filter yellow blue cobalt glass. Through cobalt glass, Marin saw the long-awaited purple flame ... It can be confirmed at this time that this bitter salt contains a lot of potassium, but it is also doped with a lot of sodium. Because it is bitter salt, there must be many sulfate ions in it. However, Marin suspected that there might also be a lot of chloride ions ... Marin just wants to use this bitter salt as potassium fertilizer. So, both sodium and chloride ions are unnecessary. Therefore, he began to think of ways to separate the sodium and chloride ions as much as possible to increase the content of potassium. Therefore, Marin brought in a few cauldrons and a few workers who cooked salt, and began to use the principle of different solubility of salt to separate sodium and chloride ... The solubility of sodium chloride is relatively stable, with little change with temperature. However, the solubility of potassium salts varies greatly with temperature. Marin used this principle to start a simple separation. First, Marin first took out the salt and prepared saturated saline. Then he asked the workers to heat the cauldron with saturated saline. I waited for the saturated salt water to boil, and Marin began to add bitter salt ... As soon as he started adding bitter salt, a lot of crystals precipitated. Marin can conclude that these are sodium chloride-because sodium chloride is saturated in this solution ... Marin allows workers to filter out the crystals that have precipitated in the beginning, that is, excess sodium chloride. Then, presumably almost saturated, Marin stopped adding bitter salt and filtered off the excess sodium chloride crystals. Next, Marin withdrew the flames and allowed the brine to cool to room temperature. At this time, a large amount of salt precipitated out of the pot ... Tamarin knows that this precipitated salt is probably a mixture of potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate. However, Marin had no way to separate the sodium sulfate. It would be easy to separate it with a mixture of sodium chloride. But the solubility of potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate is too similar, it is difficult to separate. Moreover, even if sodium ions are mixed in potassium sulfate, it has no effect. Anyway, this is only used as agricultural fertilizer, not for chemical experiments, it is not so strict. After purifying, Marin again carried out the flame reaction. After observation, Marin found that the yellow flame was much dim, and the purple flame was more obvious. Therefore, Marin can conclude that the potassium ion content is now much higher and can be used as a higher potassium fertilizer than grass ash. I happen to be, this time Kohler transported a lot of bitter salt, about a dozen tons. Marin simply separated using this method. Then, about a dozen tons of bitter salt, about seven or eight tons of a mixture of potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate was extracted. The Marlins sent all the mixture in sacks. After that, he arranged for another group of uninformed people to pour the mixture of seven or eight tons of potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate into each septic tank while it was dark ... except for a few people, no one knew ... But Marin knew that this time, due to the addition of phosphorus-containing fish scraps and potassium-containing bitter salt and plant ash, during the autumn harvest, because the three major fertilizers are complete, the rye production will definitely increase ... I dare not say that the production of thousands of pounds per mu like the later generations, but the yield of four to five hundred pounds per mu can still be achieved. This is mainly because the fertilizer effect of these soil-fertilizer mixtures cannot catch up with purified fertilizers. Moreover, the seed varieties of this era are really bad ~ www.novelhall.com ~ So, it is not bad to have a yield of 400-500 kilograms per mu. This is because Marin promoted the selection method of salt soaking and chose excellent seed sowing. Although a lot of potassium fertilizer was added this time, Marin was also very dissatisfied. Because he had no way to separate potassium sulfate from sodium sulfate. So, Marin ordered Kohler, let him send someone to find non-bitter mineral salts (without sulfate ions), and brought them back for inspection by flame reaction. If there is a purple flame, then it is a chloride-potassium-containing one. And because the salt is not bitter, there must be no sulfate ions. Solubility method for separation and sodium chloride is very simple and high purity ... Of course, this is the last word. Now, Marin also has a potassium salt mine with low purity. Marin still ordered people to buy this bitter salt mine and use it as potash fertilizer. Because the bitter salt mine is hesitant, and the price is not high. The non-bitter potassium salt mine that does not contain sulfate ions, because chloride-potassium can actually replace sodium chloride as table salt. Therefore, the cost of buying such a salt mine is too high and it is not cost-effective. It is better to use this bitter salt mine first. Marin has heard that the price of this bitter salt mine is basically the price of cabbage. Before, there were only black-hearted traitors who used this bitter salt as imitation salt and sold it to consumers. Other than that, this bitter salt has no other uses. Even if the unscrupulous businessmen used it to pretend to be salt, it didn''t sell well. Because consumers are cheated once, it is impossible to buy this bitter salt next time. Therefore, this bitter salt mine is useless, so the selling price is very low. Marin can take it for a small amount of money, why not do it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall .com ~ mobile users please read. Chapter 180： Spring plough is busy In ancient agricultural society, spring ploughing was definitely a top priority. Therefore, the lord, Marin, must be present to participate in the ceremony. Although you do n¡¯t use the pig ¡¯s head to sacrifice the sky as in the East, you also need to organize everyone to pray for something and hope that God will bless it. This spring plowing has used more than 800 horses and more than 200 cattle. The animal power is sufficient, and the labor-saving and high-efficiency curved plow is used, so the farmland is fast. In the process of cultivating land, Marin discovered a very interesting phenomenon-that is, when Haider presided over the cultivated land, he asked the cattle not to turn as much as possible. Moreover, there are strict regulations on the length of each farming. If the farming length is not specified, cattle are not allowed to turn. Because turning too often can affect farming efficiency. According to Haider, this is to improve the efficiency of arable land. And he said something very interesting-that is, the origin of the acre. It turned out that while Heidel was in college, a classmate came from the UK, and he told the origin of Heidel''s acre ... The English word acre is the unit of measurement used by the British. One acre is about 6 acres. By definition, the area of ??acre is equal to the area of ??a rectangle that is furlong and chain wide. A furlong is equal to 660 feet, and a chain is equal to 66 feet. Seeing this, everyone may not feel it, but if we understand the historical origin of the units of measurement such as acre, furlong, and chain, we can understand how long and how big it is. ¹Å´ú In ancient England, a pair of cattle was usually used to pull a plough when cultivating land. This pair of cows pull the plough without rest, and the distance that can be cultivated in one breath is called furlong (wave, also translated as furlong), which is actually the abbreviation of furrowlong. After ploughing a wave of distance in one breath, let the cattle rest, and then turn around and plow again and again, until the end of the day, the area plowed on this day is an acre. If you let the cows turn around before the length of the wave is plowed, the number of turns will increase, and the area of ??cattle ploughing will decrease. This is why furlong is used as the side length in the definition of acre. That is to say, if the farming is properly arranged, the area that two cows plow a day is one acre (6 acres). However, the Wadden Islands are more efficient than the European curved ploughs of this era. Therefore, despite using a cow to pull, it can still cultivate 5 acres of land every day. Of course, this is the standard reached after borrowing from the British method of turning around after one plow. And if it is a small plot like Huaxia with frequent turns, a cow can only cultivate about 4 acres of land a day. Rushing horses to cultivate land is more efficient than cattle. For example, after using a one-row and one-stop farming method, plus the use of a Qu Qu plough, Marin''s French armour horse, can actually cultivate 6 acres of land a day, exactly one acre. Alas, horses are more angry than cattle. Although the speed of the horse plough is faster than that of the cattle during the cultivation, the horses need to rest for a while, otherwise, the horse''s body can''t stand it. If you don''t care about the horse''s body, the horse will soon collapse or even die. Furthermore, during the cultivation, the horses did not eat forage, they were all fed oats, and they had to eat more eggs, which was very costly. Cattle, although also fed some oats and eggs during farming, are still based on forage. Oatmeal and eggs can only be considered as supplementary meals to supplement nutrition. Therefore, there is not much difference between cattle farming and horse farming. Of course, when it comes to efficiency, it is still faster, and when it comes to cost, it is still cheap ... Because there are more than 800 horses and 200 cattle, these animals can cultivate nearly 1,000 acres per day, equivalent to 500 Eugrams. On the archipelago, the total cultivated land developed is only 11,400 Ugram, while the archipelago has been cultivated since February. Therefore, by mid-March, the arable land on the island had been cultivated. Then, Marin just purified some potassium salt, mixed it into the septic tank, and used it as a base fertilizer. The island now has a full population of 16,000, but many are mercenaries who do not have a very large population. Therefore, Marin keeps the fertilizers secret, so that the fertilization process does not spread out. As a result, during the fertilization period, Marin ordered Schwartz and Fronzberg to pull the army out for training, away from the agricultural area. The army is mainly in the southern half of East Vlieland. There are no freshwater rivers there, and it is not suitable for arable land. Only the first group of people who followed Marin had their own cultivated land on the island and were allowed to stay at home to participate in spring plowing. After a few days, the smell of the feces had almost disappeared, and the seeds could be ordered on demand. Marin was then allowed to bring the army back to the castle ... Of course, Marin''s daily supply of food to support this group of soldiers will not make them too idle. They are not needed to go down to the ground, but these big soldiers can help build roads, but they are fine. To this end, Marin sent ships to the mainland to buy a lot of stones and wooden hammers, so that these soldiers can participate in road construction. It is mainly to build the passage between the newly-built farms and the dock. The puppet soldiers irrigated the ground with water to soften the ground. Then, he vigorously lifted the wooden hammer to tamp the ground, and tamped the foundation. Then, sprinkle the stones again, water it, and then smash it with a wooden hammer. Try to smash the soil and stones together to make the road more solid ... In this regard, Marin is also well-known-this is a practice of arm strength, but also a type of military training ... ÂÕ Hammer hits the ground, can it be considered training? People in the 21st century have long been dissatisfied. But this year''s soldiers are basically illiterate. They have little knowledge and can only listen to Marin flicker. They really thought that this was also a kind of training. After all, the hammer was too much, and it really practiced arm strength ... Moreover, Marin was shameless, but they also said that when the hammer hit the ground, he had to knock the ground Both Shi and Shizi are imagined as enemies wearing plate armor, and the duty of the soldiers is to smash the enemy, stun the enemy knights in the plate armor and even kill them ... Then, this group of uneducated, stupid soldiers really believed. When I hit the ground with a hammer, it was a hard work ... shouting while smashing-"What about Lord Knight, I smashed you with a hammer!" Schwartz and Fronzberg, who acted as supervisors, listened and rolled their eyes-paralyzed, Lao Tzu is a knight, do you want to smash Lao Tzu? I remember you, I want you to look good next time ... Because there is no seed drill, sowing in this era is all by hand. Of course, spreading is not very good. After all, it ¡¯s easy to ¡°shake your hands¡± when spreading, and then spread unevenly. Therefore, the most reliable is digging on demand. But there are so many serfs on the island, and more than 10,000 Ugram land is very labor-intensive. As a result, Marin ordered that the strong men and women of all the fishermen''s families on the island came to help sow wheat. These rye grains are all soaked in salt water under the arrangement of Marin, and they are good seeds full of grains. Under Marin''s arrangement, most of the island''s young men came to participate in on-demand wheat kernels. The specific process is that, at a small straight line distance, a strong man will take a sharpened wooden stick and poke a not too deep hole in the cultivated land. Then, the woman who immediately follows will throw the wheat seeds into the hole, pull it with the hand, cover the wheat seeds with soil, and simply press it, not too tightly or loosely ... so reciprocating ... Although there is no seed drill, Marin asked for a line when planting. The spacing is not much different from the spacing when transplanting rice seedlings in the hometown of later Marin, but it should be more densely ~ www.novelhall.com ~ because Marin knows that the more dense the planting is, the better it is to maintain some spacing. Because each wheat has its own root system, it needs some space to grow and take root. If several wheat plants grow together, there will be serious competition. Their roots are entangled, and they compete for the site and nourishment of this small place. The end result is that these wheat strains did not grow well, or only one of them barely grew better. Therefore, it is better to separate the plants to avoid competition for root sites and nutrients between the plants, resulting in everyone not growing well. However, there is more than one grain of wheat planted in each pit. Because you cannot guarantee that every seed will germinate. Because there is more than one seed in each pit, after germination, more than one seedling will emerge at these points. At that time, according to the growth of the wheat seedlings, you can also pull out the wheat seedlings that are too poor and entangled with other wheat seedlings as weeds to give them plenty of room for excellent wheat seedlings to survive and absorb nutrients ... When Hun Chung ploughed, Marin gathered the serfs together for dinner every night. After each dinner, he promoted these agricultural knowledge and listened to the serfs. Even college students like Heidel listened to each other. However, as an official in charge of government affairs, Haider understands that he must also master agricultural knowledge, otherwise he cannot guide others. Therefore, Haider brags about the knowledge of later generations in Marin, always taking out a notebook, recording Marin''s quotations ... Later, relying on this notebook, Haider also became a high-level official who is proficient in agriculture from a purely law official, and also became the Minister of Agriculture of Marin ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers , The latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ mobile users please read. Chapter 181： Ideas for breeding horse breeds Although Hunchun Farming was lively and lively, Marin saw so many pull horses, but he was not in a good mood. Because these horses are after all horses. They made them plough their fields, and they were afraid that they would fall sick and get sick. They also had the best fodder, which was costly. It is far less worrying than cultivating cattle. Although it is slower, it is better to feed and cost less. Moreover, even if a cow is exhausted, the local tyrant Marin will not be distressed. Buy another one. But if a horse is exhausted, or these excellent horses are used for breeding, Marin may be distressed to death. Although Marin went out, he often took his horses with them. However, these horses are not suitable for war horses. A war horse is not something that can be a horse. In addition to being strong and stamina, it also needs to be brave and obedient. For example, when the whole army is charging, the war horse must not drop the chain. Where the rider asks to rush, there can be no hesitation. Otherwise, it cannot be regarded as a qualified warhorse. Ëæ×Å As firearms were introduced into the war, the requirements for warhorses were higher. Because the war horse must adapt to that kind of violent explosion sound, even the air wave produced by the explosion. Of course, it is also possible to put something on the ears of the war horse to avoid these sounds. However, with the explosion, the tremor of the earth is inevitable. Therefore, it is necessary for the war horse to be able to use such a situation, so as not to be frightened and leave the rider to run blind. So not all horses can be war horses. A group of Mali, only a few are suitable for war horses. Most horses can only serve as stables and horses. For example, the group of horses Marin brought from the French, when it comes to physical fitness and endurance speed, it is not much worse than the war horse, or even slightly similar. However, these horses are of ordinary psychological quality. Once faced with a fierce and brutal battlefield, they are likely to be discouraged and afraid to move forward bravely. Of course, although these batches of horses are used by French knights as horses, the breeds are basically the same as those of the horses used by French knights. Moreover, some of the horses and war horses clearly belonged to the same mother. On pedigree, there is no difference from those war horses. The only difference may be psychological quality. It is for this reason that Marin kept these horses for breeding. Because their pedigrees are similar to war horses. It was only because of poor mental quality that they were eliminated. However, the offspring they produce may not be worse than those of pure warhorses. After all, even descendants of war horses may not be able to be war horses. And these almost become the descendants of the steeds of the steeds, not necessarily worse than those of the pure steeds ... After all, the bloodlines of these eliminated military pull horses are similar to those of war horses. The quality of the foals they gave was no lower than that of foals from warhorses of the same bloodline. ͬÑù But again, it is true that holding these good-born descent horses as servants for farmland is a bit violent. Moreover, when using these horses to cultivate land, because of the fear of falling off, it is expensive to feed them with expensive feed and eggs every day. For arable land, it is better to use cattle. After all, under normal circumstances, cattle need only eat grass. This made Marin suddenly think of Ââ×Ó ¡ª¡ªa very good livestock. Zongzi has great strength and good endurance, and is a very good animal. In addition, they eat very little. Just like cattle, they usually only need to eat forage, and they need to add meals for heavy work. The common mule was born by the mating of a male donkey and a mare. Horses are more powerful than horses, but they eat less than horses. They usually only need rough-feeding. There are also some mules, which were bred by stallions and female donkeys. They are also called donkey mules. The donkey cricket eats less than the stable, but it is not as powerful as the stable. After all, the donkey was born from a donkey''s pregnancy. In general, the effect of the mother''s body on the child''s body is greater. After all, donkeys are small in size, and if they are pregnant with a bigger foal, they may die of childbirth. Therefore, the stables are generally larger because they are born of mares. Generally, donkeys are born from female donkeys, and they appear petite with the donkey. ÆÕͨ For ordinary farmers, using rafters is actually more cost-effective than horses. If you do n¡¯t consider the use of riding and hurrying, just consider farmland and pulling carts, the function of the mule is no worse than that of horses, and even more feed-saving. Moreover, the mule is not easy to get sick, and the body is healthier. Just like the 1,030 horses that Marin got back, if Marin insisted that the horse keepers clean the stables and feed them with clean and hygienic feeds, chances are that some of these horses will be sick. Zongzi is more resistant to rough feeding and can feed casually, so it can jump around alive and not easily get sick. It''s just that it''s not easy to have a child. Moreover, the sister-in-law is basically unable to produce offspring. If you want a mule, you must find a donkey and a horse to cross ... He Marin had also thought about crossing out mules to use for serfs, but at that time, he would definitely not allow the mares and donkeys in his hands to hybridize mules. Because it''s too wasteful. With this effort, it is better to think about letting the war horses mate, leaving the outstanding war horses. What''s more, the horses usually used to mate with mules are all bad horses. For example, Chinese horse breeds are not good and generally low. But it is no problem to use it to give birth. Even if it is necessary to cultivate mules, Marin is unlikely to use these high-quality French horses to breed mules. Those who breed mules are generally bad horses that can''t get on the table. The pure war horse in Marin''s hand and the armour horse which is only slightly worse than the war horse, it is absolutely a waste to cultivate the mule. In addition, Marin also vaguely believed in some "patriarchal inheritance" theories. She was afraid of a mare who had given birth to a mule. When she was required to give birth to a war horse, she gave birth to a mule ... Regarding the theory of "paternal inheritance", although humans have not yet proven this characteristic, many animals have been proven to have "paternal inheritance" characteristics. Therefore, if you want these mares to produce good malays, you must ensure that the stallions that mate with these mares are excellent. Otherwise, the mare may have a defective product for you to see. Especially the mare who had a mule, that is, using Arabian horses for breeding, but because she had a mule before, she might have a mule with a characteristic of mule. In that case, it would be awkward ... Marin learned that, as far as the current horse breeds are concerned, those who are suitable for knights are all heavy horses. The heavy horse fighter is the British Sharma. This kind of horse is very huge, and it can be called Yao Ming in the middle of the horse. The shoulder height is generally above 1.7 meters, and many shoulders are as high as 2 meters ... ÖØÐÍ This heavy horse has great strength. In later generations, some wineries in Britain also used Sharma to transport beer barrels weighing up to 5 tons. The ordinary horse pulls only 1.5 tons of cargo. Even on gravel roads that are currently in good condition, they can only pull 2 ??tons of cargo. The strong Sharma ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can usually pull three or four tons of cargo, up to 5 tons of cargo, very vigorous. However, although this horsepower is great, its endurance and speed are average. It is not suitable for use as a war horse. It is generally used as a horse and is very suitable for transporting artillery. Thinking of this, Marin decided to go to Britain to introduce a group of Sharma for breeding, and to provide excellent animal power for future artillery units. After all, one or two tons of heavy artillery needs a horse like Sharma to pull it. Moreover, Marin also intends to introduce some excellent horse breeds and improve Sharma to cultivate a heavy warhorse that is very suitable for knights. The specific method is to use Shale mares and excellent stallion breeds to breed heavy horses that are tall and strong, with outstanding endurance and speed. Because the mare''s body shape, to a large extent, determines the future size of the horse. Therefore, using Sharma as a mare can guarantee that the resulting foal will not be short in the future. Combining the excellent qualities of stallions, such as endurance and speed, it is easier to cultivate excellent heavy warhorse breeds ... For example, Marin intends to use the Arabian stallion and Shire mare to develop a new type of heavy horse with good endurance and speed. Although the Arabian horse is only a medium-sized horse, it does not match well with the tall and strong Sharma, but it does matter. Is the horse free to find someone? They are all arranged by the owner of the horse ... What if the Arab stallion can''t climb the body of the Sharma mare? It ¡¯s easy to do, just take a step ... As long as Marin has an excellent war horse, he cares about the feeling of a mare ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. ~： 182 planting alfalfa Since he wants to breed horse breeds, Marin feels that he must also pay attention to the feed aspect. For example, forage issues. Now in Europe, horses usually eat some common weeds or ryegrass, and sometimes add oats as a nutritious meal, and sometimes add eggs. However, Marin is also a child from the countryside. He knows that although ryegrass is also a very good forage grass, it also depends on the situation. For example, if ryegrass is harvested before flowering, then ryegrass is a very nutritious pasture. However, rye is currently used as the staple food in Europe, and it is generally harvested after the rye matures. At this time, most of your essence of rye went to the rye grains, and the nutrition of the straw part was much worse. Feeding horses with such ryegrass straw is a bit inadequate. Once, Marin heard an uncle who raised cows at his hometown said that feeding cows and using alfalfa hay before flowering is much better than using wheat straw and straw. It is said that the daily milk production of a cow can be increased from 23.5 kg to 36.2 kg. From this, Marin can draw two conclusions. First, alfalfa is really a very good forage species. Second, once a flowering plant bears its nutrients, it goes to the flowers and fruits. Nutrition will drop ... In addition, Marin also watched farmers grow alfalfa in the past life. That thing can be harvested several times a year, which is very suitable for pasture. Moreover, nutrition also belongs to the fighter level in pasture. Uh ... Therefore, Marin decided to start planting alfalfa on the island as a forage with oats. After all, the yield of oats is too low, and eating them every day is too expensive. ÆÕͨ Normal weeds are not nutritious, and war horses can easily fall off if they eat them. Therefore, letting war horses eat nutrient-rich alfalfa is not only nutrient-rich, but also can feed a lot of oats to reduce costs. In fact, the best steed food in Marin''s mind is soybean + alfalfa. Soy is more nutritious than oatmeal and can squeeze oil. Alfalfa can provide the horses with rich nutrition on weekdays, and the taste is also good. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to grow alfalfa. So, after the spring ploughing ended, Marin hurriedly sent someone to the inland areas to search for alfalfa seeds ... But unfortunately, in this era, European animal husbandry was underdeveloped. Although alfalfa is also found in Europe, not many people grow it. µÄ In Europe in this era, ordinary people raised horses, and generally used rye grass without wheat kernels, and sometimes added oats or something. The rich and noble people raise war horses, which is very generous, and directly focuses on low yield and high price oats ... So, there are people who really specialize in planting high-quality forage such as alfalfa to raise horses, but few ... So, Marin sent a lot of people, but he didn''t find alfalfa planting ... I knew that 10 days later, in the Luxembourg Principality, Marin''s men only found a horse farm dedicated to breeding war horses and found alfalfa ... Then, Marin sent someone to buy a few bags of alfalfa seeds for a certain price ... The horse farm''s asking price was really dark, and a bag of alfalfa seeds was actually asking for 10 gold coins, which was an extortion ... Although the spring plowing period has passed, there is still a bit of a tail. As a result, Marin hurriedly mobilized 200 oxen and a large number of manpower to urgently free up 100 acres (600 acres) of land and planted these alfalfa seeds. Of course, before planting, enough base fertilizer was applied. For alfalfa on this 600 acres of land, Marin does not plan to harvest a few crops a year like the pasture, but directly intends to wait for them to flower and bear fruit and harvest seeds ... Because, Marin is not only intended for 600 acres of alfalfa, but hopes to promote alfalfa on a large scale in his territory as an important pasture for horses. Even if there is enough alfalfa, Marin plans to let cattle and sheep try the alfalfa too. In later generations, those western pastures, cattle and sheep also grew up eating alfalfa, and were fat and strong ... The horse is just like humans. Growth and development are very important as a child. For example, if a person eats poorly during development, he may not be tall or thin. This situation is very common. For example, Huaxia''s 50s, 60s, and 70s are generally thinner because of the difficult living conditions when they were young. At that time, a man who could grow to 1.7 meters was a big man. But in the post-80s and post-90s children, because they are good at snacks, they are taller. When the post-90s generation grows up, 1 meter 8 is not much, 1 meter 7 is already short. By the same token, horses also need high-quality forage and refined fodder during their growth period. Otherwise, if you do n¡¯t eat well during growth and development, you may grow into a thin and weak horse. Therefore, horses need the best pastures and concentrates during their growth and development. Of course, horse owners usually have to pull the horses out of the way, so that the horses will not eat and grow into fat horses. If nothing else, Columbus would arrive safely in India and bring back the soybean seeds. Marin would then find places to grow soybeans, while vigorously promoting the cultivation of alfalfa. The strongest condensed soybeans, with the strongest forage alfalfa, I believe the foal did not grow well. As long as the feeding is good, the same batch of Mali will be more likely to be able to train into a horse. At that time, Marin can also pull out a large number of war horses, forming several formed cavalry regiments and even several cavalry divisions ~ www.novelhall.com ~ With a violent charge, and ruthless iron hoofs, crush and trample all enemies ... ... Of course, with good forage and no good breed of horse, that''s no good. Therefore, Marin began to plan and import some good horse breeds. For example, the Arabian horse ... Of course, there are some good horse breeds locally. For example, Hannover horses, Holstein horses, and Frisian horses ... However, these horse breeds have not been specifically bred. Because at this time European countries have not started to pay attention to the issue of horse breeds. In addition, many of these outstanding horse breeds appeared in later generations were mixed with the bloodlines of other high-quality horse breeds. Among them, the most mixed is about the blood of Arab horses. Of course, different times have different requirements for warhorses. For example, in this era, the physical requirements of war horses were very high, and first of all, tall and strong. Because of not being tall enough and strong horses, I can''t stand a knight who wears full body plate ... µ± And when the knight class gradually lags behind in the 16th century, tall and strong are no longer required by war horses. Because, at this time, the armored cavalry and the light cavalry, wearing only breastplates and helmets, rose. Therefore, at this time, the horse''s requirements, from being strong first, to the requirements for speed and endurance came first. Because, the cavalry''s mode of combat has changed from a tough collision to a rapid assault ... However, this year, the plate knight has not been eliminated. Therefore, while Marin trains medium-sized war horses suitable for breastplate cavalry and hussars, he will also consider training heavy horses suitable for cavalry. For example, Sharma is a very important breeding medium ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are available at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 183： Mombasa parting 4On April 1, 1498, Da Gama''s fleet finally arrived at the Mombasa port in Kenya on the east coast of Africa and stopped there. Columbus watched Marin''s "nautical secrets" handed to him, shocked (or frightened) speechless. Because Marin counted the day when the Da Gama fleet arrived in Mombasa. Then, Columbus saw the following instructions-don''t care about the Da Gama fleet, while the Da Gama fleet stops in Mombasa, go north to Malindi at full speed ... Then Columbus did so. Instead of approaching Mombasa port, he led the fleet around Mombasa and headed north. At this point, Columbus''s fleet no longer trailed the Da Gama''s fleet, but began to explore its own route ... Suddenly, Da Gama''s fleet encountered the cold treatment of the locals in Mombasa. Because the local chiefs believe that the Portuguese are their competitors in maritime trade, and naturally they will not look good. Of course, the locals knew the Indian route, but no one disclosed the Indian route to Da Gama under the command of the chief. After a few days of stay and rest in the area, Da Gama had to anchor again and take the fleet to sail north. At this point, some of Dagama''s fleet has begun to have scurvy. Of course, Da Gamma is not clear about the origin and treatment of scurvy. Moreover, these days, scurvy is not uncommon, and I can only consider myself unlucky ... But what Dagama didn''t know was that when they docked at Mombasa on April 1st, Columbus had already started sailing with his fleet and sailed north along the coast at full speed. Malindi is only 104 kilometers away from Mombasa. Although Columbus does not know the specific distance, Marin said that there is not far from Mombasa. Although the wind was not right, and the situation on the land was constantly monitored, on 6 April, Columbus''s fleet arrived at Port Malindi. Columbus''s search method was very simple, that is, sailing along the coast of Africa and seeing the port put a boat and sent an Arabic translator to ask. Äê´ú At this time, coastal areas of East Africa were invaded and colonized by Arabs from the Arabian Peninsula. Many small coastal emirates were founded by Arabs or people of Arab descent. For example Mombasa and Malindi belong to this nature. Moreover, Arabs have long been selling slaves in the east coast of Africa and shipped to the world. Not only that, Arabs are more cruel to blacks than Europeans. Europeans are only more brutal to black slaves, and Arab slave traders directly castrate male slaves before selling them ... Therefore, in the Arab world, especially in Western Asia, despite the large use of slaves, no slaves are left behind. Because, male slaves were castrated by Arab slave traders, and female slaves, Arab men disdain. Because Arab men have several wives themselves, they can''t take care of them. How can they violate female slaves? However, in East Africa, the Arab conquerors did not kill the black people, but also integrated with the locals. Therefore, there are many local mulattos, such as the main ethnic Swahili in Malindi, which are the mulattos produced by the Arab conquerors and the local blacks. However, the local chiefs generally use Arabic as the official language. Columbus arrived in Malindi with the fleet and was not immediately welcomed. At first, the Malindi were wary of Columbus and his party. However, Columbus had the "best tricks" provided by Marin. After meeting local officials, Columbus began to translate through Arabic and began to curse Mombasa, saying that they are incompatible with Mombasa ... Soon, this remark reached the ears of Chief Malindi. The local chief Ali was very happy when he heard that Columbus was an enemy of Mombasa. He quickly invited Columbus and his party to Malindi''s palace to discuss the issues related to the chief of Mombasa. Matters. Seeing this situation, Columbus sighed, and with great admiration for Marin, began to send 6 bronze Fran machine guns to Malindi Chief Ali on the spot in accordance with Marin''s written instructions, and sent someone to guide them fire. Seeing such a sea weapon, Chief Ali was extremely happy. He regarded Columbus as the most honorable guest and served him deliciously and deliciously every day. However, Columbus knew from the Marin''s written instructions that the Da Gama fleet was coming. So, he began to follow the instructions of Chief Malindi Ali, saying that the Portuguese of the Dagama fleet had formed an alliance with Mombasa, and might come to Malindi to spy on the news ... At this moment, Chief Ali was angry, and ordered to continue, as long as he saw the fleet of Portuguese royal flags portrayed by Columbus, they would not be allowed to land ... After dying for a while, Columbus offered to borrow a pilot from Chief Ali and take them to India. At the same time, Columbus vowed that he would bring more artillery to his next visit to Malindi ... Chief Ali expressed his appreciation for Columbus''s initiative to provide sea weapon artillery, so he brought in his most powerful navigator, Ahmed Ibn Majid, and led him to lead Columbus and take Columbus''s fleet to the south of India. Caricart, a busy trading port, was the place where Zheng He landed that year. On April 12th, Columbus''s fleet replenished a batch of fresh water to Malindi, heated the barrels with fresh water, and sealed the shipment with sealing mud. At the same time, he also bought a lot of food that is not easy to break. Then, under the guidance of Majid, Columbus''s fleet began sailing across the Arabian Sea ... Then, on April 14, Dagama''s fleet arrived along the coast of Malindi, and the history changed drastically¡ªbecause of Columbus''s words, Chief Malindi believed that Dagama''s fleet was a spy sent by Malindi''s enemy, Mombasa. As a result, the Malindi rejected the request for the Da Gama fleet to dock. In desperation, Da Gamma can only take his fleet to continue sailing north along the coast of Africa, find stops, and inquire about India ... µ± While Da Gama''s fleet was still searching for information on the east coast of Africa, Columbus''s fleet had already set off from Malindi and headed for Caricart. Along the way, Columbus recorded the captain''s log westward every day, recording the heading, as well as the wind direction and hydrological characteristics along the way. As Marin told Columbus before he set off, the Malindi cannot be expected to lead the way. By the next voyage, Columbus would need to lead the voyage by himself. So, for Columbus''s voyage data from Malindi to Calicut, it was well documented. At the same time, Columbus threw money, bought Majid, and asked him for various information in the Arabian Sea. Monsoons, natural disasters, and piracy. In the face of gold coins, Majid gave a detailed answer and presented a copy of the West Indian Ocean Navigation Guide he wrote to Columbus. When Columbus got the treasure, he directly arranged a translator on the ship to help him translate it into European languages. At the same time, Columbus also asked Draka, the head of the fleet''s trade, to learn Hindi from Majid with the help of translators, and to understand the local customs and trade habits of India ~ www.novelhall.com ~ During the voyage, Majid provided Several solar cookers carried by the fleet were very interested. Because the solar cooker is too practical for Arabs. Whether it is Arabia or North Africa, it is a very dry and sunny place. In these places, practical solar stoves are very convenient. And, because it is a semi-desert region, there is less firewood. Therefore, the solar cooker is of great significance. When Majid said he wanted to study the solar cooker, Columbus agreed decisively. Majid is an Omani. The Omani region is on the Arabian Peninsula. It is a semi-desert region with plenty of sunshine. Therefore, Majid obviously wanted to bring the solar cooker back to China. In this regard, Columbus, who was bent on obtaining navigation technology from Majid, could not refuse. Of course, it is difficult to keep the sun stove secret. Because everyone cooks on the Arabian Sea, it depends on the sun stove. Also, the Arabian Sea is sunny. Majid is not a dead man. Seeing sailors cooking with a solar stove, why not study it? However, the most important secret of Columbus, the telescope, was not disclosed to Majid. Every time he used the telescope, Columbus quietly boarded the observation room above the captain''s room before taking out the telescope. In front of Majid, Columbus never used a telescope. When Majid discovered the novelty of the solar cooker, he was very interested, and naturally he did not pay attention to the use of telescopes by Columbus ... In this way, after the separation of Mombasa, Columbus''s fleet and Da Gama''s fleet separated, and the situation was very different. Columbus headed directly to India, and Da Gamma also needs to inquire about India on the east coast of Africa ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 184： Morgen and Battle µÇ The castle of Den Burg in the Wadden Islands, today there are two very special people. Because these two people have oriental faces ... It turned out that these two were two of the Mongolian doctors recruited by the new Teutonic Chief Philip in the Golden Horde ... When Marin left the Teutonic state, he asked Philip to send someone to the King of Golden Horde to hire a court doctor to treat his own Tana. So Philip did. I didn''t expect that after the people sent by Prince Philip to the King''s Golden Khan Court, the recruitment operation was abnormally smooth ... It turned out that the current situation of the Golden Horde State, the main remaining Horde State, is now at stake. The neighbors around it have now become its enemy. Among them, the former subordinates of the Crimean Khanate and the Grand Duchy of Moscow paid close attention to the Great Horde and hoped that the Great Horde would perish. The northern Nogay Khanate is also eating into the territories of the Great Horde. In such a situation of internal and external troubles, the inside of the Golden Horde is also trembling. Even the great doctors haven''t been paid for a long time. So, when Prince Philip''s people came to King Golden Khan''s court to recruit doctors, many former doctors were so happy to sign up. The conditions are simple, that is, to immigrate to the whole family ... During this period, many people have seen that the Golden Horde can no longer support it for several years. If the Golden Horde states perish, they too will be helpless. While some people are soliciting, a lot of Taiyi decided to run ahead ... As a result, Prince Philip, who had only planned to recruit two Mongolian doctors, encountered a bunch of Golden Horde doctors who came to apply for jobs ... Finally, under the guidance of the locals, Prince Philip''s men picked 10 Mongolian doctors with the best medical skills ... The Mongolian doctor that Prince Philip gave Marin to the two Orientals was actually one of the best medical doctors in Mongolia. However, the two were young, just in their early forties, and were considered young by the court doctor. After Prince Philip recruited 10 court doctors, he selected the two oldest Mongolian doctors who were the best and the best medical skills, as his own Mongolian doctor, and helped Marin''s puppet doctor. As for the remaining eight Mongolian doctors, he allocated four to his men, sent two back to his elder brother, and two to his important ally Marin. Of course, the family members of these Mongolian doctors are accompanied. Íõ×Ó When Prince Philip selected Mongolian doctors, they were selected according to their age and the official positions of these Mongolian doctors. The two oldest Mongolian doctors were senior medical officers of the former King of Golden Horde, and the medical skills were also good. Therefore, Prince Philip did not pick the wrong person. It''s just that the two Mongolian doctors sent to Marin have some special identities ... The name of the two is Mo Zhigen and the other is Battelle. They are absolutely authentic Mongolian doctors and pure breed Mongolians. Moreover, they moved from Eastern Mongolian prairie to Eastern Europe ... Because they moved from the Mongolian place two years ago, although they joined the Taiyuan Hospital, they need to start from the bottom, and their status is naturally not high. But in fact, their medical skills are not lower than the two oldest medical officers ... It turned out that the Mongolian tribe where Mozhgen and Buter originally belonged was a vassal of the Chahar Ministry, the largest tribe in Mongolia. But many years ago, their tribe participated in the siege of Baer Mengke, the father of the current Mongolian Khan Dayan Khan, causing Baer Mengke to die. After Wanda Yanhan succeeded in his throne, he continued his strength and was unable to retaliate in those years. But in previous years, Dayan Khan had accumulated enough power and began to retaliate against the tribes that had besieged the Chahar headquarters. The small tribe where Mozgen and Battle belonged was also defeated by Dayan Khan, and important members of the tribe were also hunted down by Dayan Khan. Morigen and Battle were their brothers. Their father was an important member who killed Da Yan Khan''s father. Therefore, the two brothers are also on the hunting list of Da Yan Khan. In desperation, the two brothers and their family first fled to the west of Mongolia, Mongolia, and died. However, it was not expected that Dayan Khan was very fierce, and he was defeated in Weirat Mongolia. The two brothers, looking down, took their family to the west ... They drove the Mongolian migrant large tent car, followed by the caravans that did business in a few western Khanates, crossed the Kazakh steppe, came to Eastern Europe, and joined the once-famous Golden Horde King''s Court, relying on With skilled Mongolian medicine, he joined the Taihe Medical Department of the Golden Horde and became an ordinary court doctor. But I didn''t expect that the situation of the Golden Horde was bad in recent years, and the brothers also knew that they had fallen out of the pit, so they were also looking for opportunities to leave. When Prince Philip sent someone to recruit a Mongolian doctor, they decisively signed up ... At this time, the internal chaos of the Golden Horde was disturbed. No one came to stop the collective escape of the 10 doctors. It can be seen that the chaos of the Golden Horde is at this point. In fact, the Golden Horde is now more Eastern European. The people of the Golden Horde have been mixed with the local Slavs for centuries, and they have become Eastern European. ³ýÁË The 10 Mongolian doctors, in addition to the Mozgen and Battle brothers from the East, the other 8 Mongolian doctors all have Eastern European faces, but they still have some Mongolian traditions in their service habits. Of course, these people also have their expertise. For example, because they have lived in Eastern Europe for many generations, their herbal medicine has fully combined local herbs, and no longer depends on oriental herbs. In the past two years, the reason why the brothers Mozgen and Bartel didn''t make any progress was to study the use of Eastern European herbs with these native Mongolian doctors. Of course, they also need to learn local languages, Europeanized native languages. Fortunately, the official language of the Golden Horde is Mongolian, otherwise, the two are more difficult to mix. However, once they left the Golden Horde, they were a little aggressive. Because in Teutonic countries, they don''t speak the local language. And the other eight doctors, because they are native Eastern Europeans, basically speak local languages. Even two of them spoke German well. The reason for this is because the Golden Horde has been the enemy of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The Teutonic Knights were also deadly rivals to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The two sides had also had the Battle of Lake Chud. The Teutonic Knights also had contacts with the Golden Horde, hoping to deal with the Grand Duchy of Moscow together. However, later the Teutonic Knights saw that the Golden Horde was also down, even worse than themselves, and then stopped the idea of ??alliance. However, exchanges between the two countries have not been broken, mainly among the people. Therefore, many people in the Golden Horde have also studied German in circulation in Teutonic, and some crappy Mongolian doctors have been in Teutonic. For example, the Mongolian doctor who had seen Malin Li before. Poor two brothers, Mo Rigen and Battle, although the medicine is brilliant ~ www.novelhall.com ~, but the language is incomprehensible, and the appearance is purely the eastern appearance-the Mongolian bearded appearance, more like a robber than a doctor. So Prince Philip did not wait to see them. Thinking of Marin''s attention to the Mongolian doctor, he gave it to Marin, which made Marin pick a bargain ... In fact, the medical skills of the two are still very clear. When treating diseases, Mongolian doctors'' medical methods are a little bit more powerful, but they are absolutely effective. For example, above the orthopaedics, the level of Mongolian doctors is definitely the highest. Because Mongolians ride horses, and many people fall off their horses every year and are injured or disabled. This has led to Mongolian doctors who have seen such injuries and dealt with them too much. Therefore, a fall from a horse is the most common illness for Mongolian doctors. Even, it is said that in the Qing Dynasty, there were ministers who almost threw their brains out and were healed by the Mongolian doctor ... Also, Mongolian doctors are great veterinarians. Those brutal methods may be a little scary to deal with people, but they are very practical to deal with animals. Especially for the care of horses, Mongolian doctors are absolutely unparalleled in the world. Marin has heard that after Huang Taiji conquered Mongolia, he specially hired a large number of Mongolian doctors as veterans to manage the horses, which caused the non-war damage of the horses and reduced them to the extreme ... Of course, Mongolian doctors will also give people medical treatment. At least, they are much better than the current doctors of bloodletting in Europe. Therefore, Marin decided to temporarily let the two goods serve as his court doctor and part-time veterinarian to help him take care of the horses. For a long time after that, Marin gave both the human life and the horse life in the castle to the two Mongolian doctors who were rough and had the same rough treatment methods ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Book friends are welcome to come and read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 185： Growing herbs in glasshouse Two Mongolian doctors seem to have a bad language talent. What''s more, Marin''s collapse is that these two guys can speak Mongolian and the Russian language popular in Eastern Europe, but can''t speak German. Since being recruited by the Teutonic state, the two have learned a little German, but they have only learned a few words to say hello. Then, their communication with Marin was basically based on simple German words and gestures. One day, Marin was really tired of communicating with two Mongolian doctors with such gestures. Thinking of the fact that the two of them came from Mongolia before, maybe they can speak Chinese, so they used Chinese. Unexpectedly, the two really spoke Chinese. However, the Chinese of the two, how Marin listened to the dialect to the north of SX, was about the accent of Datong. It''s no wonder that the tribe of Mozgen and Butler were originally close to Datong. In their tribe, they often send horses to Datong to do business in exchange for iron pots and tea. Therefore, the children of many noble families in the tribe have learned the dialect of Datong to facilitate trade. At this moment, their Datong dialect Chinese finally came in handy. Fortunately, both Datong and Mandarin belong to the northern dialect, and there are still many similarities. Therefore, as long as speaking slowly, Marin can still communicate with these two Mongolian doctors who speak a dialect of Datong. If they were talking GD, then Marin would be blind. Because GD and Mandarin are so different. Even after listening to a lot of Cantonese songs in previous lives, Marin didn''t watch the subtitles, but he still didn''t know what those singing Cantonese songs were ... After some communication, Marin finally talked to the two goods. To be honest, if the patient and the doctor can''t communicate normally, it can be called sad reminder. The doctor always asks the patient''s situation. The patient speaks a dialect and speaks for a long time. The doctor doesn''t understand a sentence. How to treat it? Fortunately, after moving out of Mandarin, Marin became the first person on the island to be able to communicate with the two Mongolian doctors normally. But this is useless, because Marin is the lord, not a translator. It would be miserable if the two goods could not be communicated to each other. Coupled with the Mongolian doctor''s treatment is already simple and rude. If you do not understand the condition, using the wrong and rude treatment may not be able to kill the patient. So, helplessly, Marin had to teach them to speak German, and the grief was a mess. At the beginning, when someone on the island came to see them for treatment, Marin also came to guest translation ... Thinking of it, Marin was almost depressed. The dignified baron actually acted as an interpreter for two Mongolian doctors. However, Marin often talked when he was teaching German goods to learn German. One day, Bartel suddenly said that he had many seeds of oriental herbs in his surname Li ... Marin was shocked on the spot and broke the dish glass imported from Venice ... "What are you talking about? Medicinal seeds? How many?" "Ah?" Butler didn''t expect Marin to react so much and hesitated. "Don''t hold back, answer my question ..." "Oh, just a few packets, a dozen grains of each variety. The seeds were collected purely by my curiosity. I originally planned to plant them in the Golden Horde ..." "What are they, let''s talk about them!" "Oh, there are mainly Astragalus, Bupleurum, Chinese Elm, Parsnip, Ephedra, Licorice, Gentiana ... Uh, before I came from my hometown, I also collected some artemisia annua on the grassland. This thing is not eaten by ordinary people. For cattle ... " "Ah? Artemisia annua!" Who knows, Marin almost jumped in surprise when he heard the name of Artemisia annua. "? Sir, have you heard of Artemisia annua? In our case, this thing is called Artemisia annua, it tastes very bad, and most people don''t take it with medicine ..." "Of course, of course!" Said Marin Xin. A few hundred years later, a Chinese **** named Tu Yoyo extracted artemisinin from Artemisia annua and won the Nobel Prize. If Bartel doesn''t say the word Artemisia annua, Marin may still wonder if they brought the artemisia annua which he needed to extract artemisinin. Artemisia. Chinese herbal medicine is also called Artemisia annua, but it has nothing to do with the later plant called Artemisia annua.). But when he heard the word stinky, he was relieved. Why is Marin so excited? Because artemisinin, the magic drug for the treatment of malaria, even exceeds cinchona cream. Moreover, artemisinin is easily sourced. This is because Artemisia annua is a perennial herb that can grow in a year and then extract the medicinal ingredients. The cinchona cream is taken from the bark of the cinchona tree. However, it takes six or seven years for the cinchona tree to grow before it can be peeled to make cinchona cream, and the period of effect is very long. Unlike Artemisia annua, it is very easy to plant and grow in that year. As for its use value, the most important thing is the treatment of malaria. Marin lives in Europe and is less likely to have malaria. Once colonized in the tropics, however, malaria is the number one disease. , Most of the deaths of sailors aboard these years were caused by scurvy. Colonists who settled in the tropics mostly died of malaria ... Therefore, the possession of medicines against malaria can also develop tropical islands and increase safety ... With Artemisia annua, Marin has enough confidence to conquer tropical regions and engage in sugarcane planting. Otherwise, even if it is done, many people will die. Generally, those who go to the tropics to colonize, 10 people pass by, and half of them can survive well. In order to adapt to the tropical climate, the colonists had to go to Africa to catch slaves and work. Because blacks are more adaptable to tropical climates than whites. ... What makes Marin even more surprised is still behind ... "What do these herbs do?" Marin asked, pointing to the elm, windbreak, and gentian he hadn''t seen before. Astragalus, Bupleurum, Ephedra and Licorice are very common herbs, and Marin is known for its uses. However, he did not touch the ground elm, windproof and gentian. After all, his level of Chinese medicine is not even half-dead. Therefore, he didn''t know some of the less used herbs. When Bartel told Marin that the ground elm was used to stop bleeding and swelling, Marin was so happy to die ... It was also that his later generations did not specialize in Chinese medicine, and did not know the role of ground elm. Because, in future generations, to stop bleeding and swelling, basically use YN white medicine, which is mainly based on panax notoginseng. UU Reading Book www. uukanshu.com Because YN Baiyao is very powerful, Sanqi also greatly masked the light of the ground elm. Therefore, Marin did not know that the ground elm was normal. As for the wind-relief, wind-relief and pain-relieving anti-wind, and the gentian that treats hair loss with clearing away heat and dampness, and purging the liver, Marin paid less attention. Because these diseases are actually rare. However, it seems that many middle-aged people in Europe have hair loss problems. Maybe gentian is still useful ... Among these herbs, Marin attaches the least importance to bedwort and ground elm. Because one for malaria and one for wounds are useful for colonial expansion. Ephedra is also a good herb for colds, and Chaihu also has a fever ... So, Marin made a lot of money this time. For this reason, in order to plant this batch, Marin decided to build a glass greenhouse to grow and protect these herbs ... Because, now it has entered the middle and late April, and the spring season has passed. But these herbs are so important. So Marin decided to build a glass greenhouse to grow these herbs. Of course, in the spring and summer and early autumn, glass greenhouses are not needed. However, in late autumn, glass greenhouses are needed. Because the climate was cold at that time, it was easy to freeze to death these precious herbs. Chapter 186： Prepare for training Although it was decided to use the glass greenhouse to cultivate oriental medicinal materials, this matter is not urgent. Because the temperature is very high right now, there is no need to use a greenhouse. Moreover, Marin''s side is also inadequate. Because last time he brought back 50 glass artisans from Venice. However, he lacked soda, an important raw material for glass. Soda is a very important raw material for making glass, because the main material of glass, quartz sand, if not put in soda, the melting temperature is as high as 1700 to 2000 degrees. If you add soda, it will drop to about 1000 degrees, and firewood stoves can do it. Now, the Venetian burned glass with a wood stove. In fact, this is no way. Although, the coal stove burns glass and the temperature is higher. Why, there is no coal mine in Italy ... Ó¢¹ú The British side has many coal mines, but the glass industry is underdeveloped, and the benefits of burning glass with coal have not been found. Until the 17th century, British talent will find it better to burn glass with coal. There is no shortage of coal on the Marlin side, and quartz sand is also available. Soda is lacking. Soda is usually produced in the desert areas of West Asia and North Africa. Because soda is sodium carbonate and is easily soluble in water. The European climate is humid and naturally lacks natural soda. Only the saline lakes in the desert are rich in this stuff. The Phoenicians who first discovered glass were those living in Lebanon on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Where they are, next to the desert, it is not difficult to get natural soda ... Now, because of the hegemony of the Mediterranean, the Venetian, it is not difficult to buy natural soda in the Middle East. As for the rest of Europe, if you want to make glass, you can only rely on the alchemist to extract soda ash from the grass and ash. The Venetian decline later, in addition to being robbed by two teeth and blocked by Ottoman Turkey, is also an important reason. Ottoman Turkey will occupy Egypt in 20 years, and Egypt is now an important source of natural soda in Venice. As soon as the Turks blocked, the Venetian business was difficult to do. Later, a glass mirror was rescued to save the business trend, and the technology was stolen by the French. Therefore, without technical support, maritime trade was robbed, and the natural soda production area was also occupied by the Turks, the Venetian business inevitably declined. As a later college student, Marin also studied chemistry in middle school. He also knows the "Hou''s soda-making method"-however, this is not useful for eggs because the most important raw material in Hou''s soda-making method One of the ammonia gas, Marin can not get a large amount. Synthetic ammonia, but the technology of the 20th century, requires top-level industrial equipment to get it. Lu Branfa Marin also knows, but using Lublan Method has a lot of investment, and requires specialized chemical personnel ... I am not afraid to invest in Malaysia. The most important thing is the lack of chemical talents to control the reaction. Therefore, this can only be stranded temporarily. Of course, it''s not that Marin doesn''t make glass anymore. Instead, wait for this matter. After a while, Marin will send someone to Venice to buy cheap natural sodas produced in the Middle East. He buys many of them at a time, enough for one or two years ... Alas, that matter is not anxious. What Marin is most anxious about now is the problem of training ... Before the 2500 soldiers, they were all trained. However, Marin has recruited another 2,500 people in recent months, making up 5,000. In addition, Marin, who had previously arrested 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, suddenly wanted to cheat, and will not return it for the time being. Anyway, the nine Frisian nobles who fled to the Principality of Gerdes are now too poor to dwell and have no money to support these 1,000 people. Therefore, Marin planned to take them as artillery soldiers and join the team attacking East Frisian. In this way, Marin was able to get together with the 6000 army, even if he just faced East Frisian, there was no major problem. In particular, among the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, there were 200 heavy armored swordsmen. They were very good at onslaught and street fighting, and were suitable for the lead. Of course, there are many problems. The main problem is the lack of training for 2,500 recruits and 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. Although Friesland prisoners of war are veterans, they are all veterans of the feudal army in the old times, and their discipline is very bad. And Marin''s army is a new era army with strict discipline. ÁÖ Marin is confident in training 2,500 recruits recruited from the German countryside into a new army. But Marin was a little unsure about training the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. Because those people are veterans, they have their own ideas and concepts of war. Marin went to train them, they might not listen. Therefore, Marin decided to go back and forth, but decided to use strict military methods to discipline and restrain the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. Anyway, under the pressure of 2500 Texel veterans, the group would have to weigh up to resist. As a result, under Marin''s arrangement, the most clever group of 2500 veterans was selected to train the 2500 recruits and 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. Among them, the veterans who train Friesland prisoners of war are all those who have a stronger aura. Because in the face of a group of veterans oil, the gas field is insufficient and it is easy to be passive. Moreover, Marin also set up the Military Law Department for the first time, directly putting the sticks of the Military Law Department to the training ground, ready to hit the army stick at any time ... The establishment of the Military Law Office made the recruits who had been obedient even more honest, and basically had no thorns to dare to blame. And the 1,000 Frisian veterans had barbed heads and came out to resist, but they were quickly picked up and beaten with batons ... Even if the veterans of oil wanted to make trouble, they had to look at the 2000 Texel standing next veteran¡­¡­ He Marin arranged a total of 500 veterans to help train, while the other 2,000 were all armed and stood side by side, watching coldly. In fact, this group of people came to the town to guard against the chaos of Frisian veterans. I saw the murderous 2,000 veterans, and only the Frisian veterans who had trained wooden sticks in their hands, naturally they could only swallow their breath. Even if you want to resist, you have to see if you can fight the 2000 killing **** on the edge ... The training methods of the 2500 recruits and the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war are different. Because of the 2,500 recruits, Marin planned to form two Spanish squares and needed a large number of muskets. The 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war were trained in accordance with the requirements of the Cold Weapons Force. Because they are also the cannon fodder responsible for the charge. Marin can predict that the battle in Emden, the capital city of East Friesland, is definitely a brutal street fight. The 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen of East Frisian State were not vegetarian. If you accidentally let the enemy''s heavy armored swordsman rush into the musketeer pile, it would be absolutely terrible. In the face of the fierce heavy armored swordsman, the musketeers with little melee ability will definitely lose a lot, and may even mess up their positions. The role of the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war was to hold them against the East Frisian heavy armored swordsmen. Then, the musketeers under Marin could hide behind and put the cold guns leisurely. What if the armored swordsman wore breastplate? In front of the Musktor musket, the knight in plate armor was also kneeling ... Of course, there is a very complicated project that makes Marin scratch his head. That is the issue of the coordinated and unified command of the four large squares. Prior to that, Marin only commanded a square matrix, which was naturally simple. With two squares, the command is not complicated. Two squares, one left and one right. But if you replace it with 4 square matrices, it will be a bit troublesome. Because the formation of the four square formations has become a big problem ... For example, on the battlefield of this era, the battle array is generally divided into left, middle, and right. If it is a three-square matrix, it is naturally easy to arrange. But for the extra square, Marin didn''t know where to put it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Because, he hadn''t commanded the big army ... After thinking about it, Marin suddenly thought of the legendary "reserve team". Since the beginning of modern wars, people seem to be used to using reserve teams on the battlefield. The role of the reserve team is great. For example, if the enemy''s left wing is defeated by the enemy, if it is not rescued in time, it may be torn open by the enemy forces, resulting in a chaotic formation and the collapse of the entire line. However, whether it is the right wing or the main force part, it is not suitable for rescue. Because as long as the middle part or the right wing sends someone to rescue, its own defense force will be greatly reduced, and it may be attacked by the enemy. So, the best rescue team is actually the reserve team. The reserve team had no mission at all, and if they saw that it wouldn''t work, they would replenish. Moreover, if the enemy can''t hold up one wing, the reserve team can also pull out to increase the output, defeating the part that the enemy can''t hold up. Thinking of this, Marin finally established the arrangement of the four Spanish squares-the oldest square, which was personally commanded and sat in the middle of the town; the second veteran square, commanded by Schwartz, was responsible for the left wing; then, Of the two newly recruited squares, a better one was selected, and it was Frentzberg who took charge and was in charge of the right wing. In the last one, Marin had not yet thought of who to lead. However, it was a reserve team, ready for support. For the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, Marin only planned to train their street fighting ability. Because, after playing East Frisian, Marin planned to return them to the Frisian nobles, let them and the Duke of Saxony stir up the foundation, it is best to stir West Frisian upside down ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Book friends are welcome to come and read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are all at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please go to read. Chapter 187： Reduced Armor 1000 Frisian prisoners of war seemed to confess their fate and no longer resist the strict disciplinary requirements imposed on them by the officers. However, as the supreme commander of these prisoners of war, Sivag seemed to see that Marin wanted to train the 1,000 men as cannon fodder. As a result, the former Frisian General Silvag, who was stranded on Texel as an important prisoner, took the initiative to find Marin ... "Master Baron, do you have a big move?" Marlin suddenly stumbled: "Why do you see it?" "Isn''t this obvious? The small Wadden Islands need 5,000 soldiers to protect it? Also, my 1,000 men are also trained. It seems that they are still trained as cannon fodder!" "Oh, really smart." Marin wasn''t worried about Sivag talking. Because the Wadden Islands are isolated from the world, and the island of Texel is only open to trade with the outside world, and outsiders are prohibited from entering. Therefore, Sivag had to go to the island even if he wanted to spread the news. "Master, do you still want to seize Frisian? I don''t think you have the ability to defeat the Duke of Saxon ..." According to Siwag''s understanding, it was about Marin''s indifference to Frisian. However, Sivag was right. Marin couldn''t compete with Saxony. "I didn''t say I would take Frisian ..." Marin spread his hands. "It''s not Friesland, is it ... it''s East Friesland?" Siwag thought quickly. Because, in the surrounding area, Marin is not very easy to use, except East Frisian. Not to mention, the Netherlands is the family territory of Marin''s master Maximilian I. Marin must not be able to move, and he has no energy to compete with the Habsburgs. As for the Friesland area, it has been occupied by the Duke of Saxony. The strength of the Duke of Saxony, including the entire Saxony system, is not weaker than the emperor. As for the Principality of Gerdes, it is also a strong country. The Archbishop of Utrecht is a subordinate of the Holy See. Today, there is no religious reform, who dare to annex the Archbishop indiscriminately, is absolutely tired. So, after thinking about it, there are only East Friesland and Oldenburg. However, Oldenburg is not a mess. Although this country is average in strength, relatives are amazing. For example, the powerful Danish King Hans belongs to the Oldenburg family, and is the same family as the Old Count of Oldenburg. If Marin dares to annex the Oldenburg State, it is highly likely that Denmark will intervene. Nowadays, Denmark is not the only country in the later generations with a small land of tens of thousands of square kilometers, but the only powerful country in Northern Europe. All Norway and Sweden, under the control of Denmark, formed the Kalmar Alliance. Therefore, Marin cannot have the idea of ??singled out Denmark, nor will he attack the powerful Oldenburg State after the attack. The only possibility, then, was that East Frisian Land, considered by the Germans to be barbaric. Friesian people are an alternative to Germans. They are independent, strong, and like big sailing. People in other regions in Germany are more different. Although, although the East Frisian State pledged allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor and officially became a vassal state, East Frisian was not regarded as its own. Even the Imperial Aristocratic Parliament has no seat in East Frisian. You know, in the empire, the baron ca n¡¯t enter the empire''s parliament. Fortunately, as the earl with a territory, he can''t participate in the empire''s parliament. Á¬ Even Emperor Maximilian I did not regard East Friesland as a vassal state, but regarded it as a barbaric chief. Therefore, in 1516, Maximilian I forcibly demanded that the Count of East Frisian, Edsad I, pass the inheritance of the country to the Duke of Saxony. Of course, in that military operation, the alliance of the emperor and the Duke of Saxony failed. But it is undeniable that the East Empire did not take East Frisian State seriously ... At first, if it were not for the Oldenburg and Friesland noble republics around East Friesland, the Bishop of M¨¹nster would not be absolutely sure that they could eat it, and East Friesland would have been ravaged. Sure enough, when the Duke of Saxony swallowed West Frisian, he followed East Frisian ... At this moment, East Frisian, although difficult to deal with, Siwag believes that it may not be particularly difficult to win East Frisian with Emarin''s "sly treacherous" and commanding combat capabilities. However, as the former supreme military officer of West Friesland''s neighbour East Friesland, Sivag still knows the potential of war in East Friesland. He knew that East Frisian could mobilize thousands of Malays, and that the main force of East Frisian''s standing army was 1,000 heavy armored swordsmen, that is, straw hat swordsmen. "Master Baron, it''s a bit difficult to attack East Frisian ..." "I know, so I prepared 6,000 people ..." Marin didn''t care. Siwag was considered one of the captives. He had no personal freedom and was not worried about his nonsense. "Is 1000 people abandoned?" "Not abandon, but your 200 heavy armored swordsman is definitely going to take the lead. My army lacks a strong arm like the heavy armored swordsman." "What about the other 800 people?" "Follow the 200 people, you can also cover it or something." "Sir, can I ask you something." "Say ..." "I know, these 1,000 people must be on the front, and death and injuries are inevitable. But can you equip the other 800 people with some armor?" "Armor? Sivag, I don''t want to equip them. However, heavy armored swordsmen are all strong soldiers. Otherwise, ordinary soldiers can''t run without armor ..." "What about chain mail and chain mail? They rushed to the front, can''t they have no protection?" Õâ¸ö "This ... is a problem ..." Marin began to think ... °¥ "Ah ... have it!" Marin suddenly patted his thigh and thought of a suitable armor ... Marin just remembered the Spaniard''s practice of removing the armor behind him and keeping only the armor in front of him in order to reduce the weight of the armor. This method can not only greatly reduce the weight of the armor, but also tell the soldiers a message-if you have no armor behind you, if you turn around and run away, you are more likely to die ... Marin certainly did not want to directly use the front half armor promoted by the Spanish in the 16th century, but he wanted to make another discount-directly use the three-quarter breastplate of the front ... Alas, the two iron plates of three-quarters of the breastplate worn by the cavalry were compressed into only one iron plate, only the front chest had armor, and the back was not ... A complete three quarter breastplate, weighing 8 kg. And only retaining three-quarters of the breastplate on the chest, it weighs only 4 kg. Such a weight, even an average soldier, can bear it. As for how to equip the iron plate on the chest, Marin naturally has a way-let the tailor directly sew a vest with leather or linen. There is a huge pocket on the front of the vest for the iron plate. And this vest can also be a black cross vest on white. Usually, when there is no war, the iron plate in the large chest pocket of the vest can be removed and stored. In the event of a war, the iron plates are carried by vehicles as they march. Before the battle, everyone lined up to get the iron plate, poured it into the chest pocket, and used it for defense ... Of course, this is not Marin''s invention. Once, Marin saw on television that many special police wear bulletproof jackets, which are steel plates in leather jackets. Of course, the special police are pouring modern ultra-high-strength alloy steel plates. The new simplified version of armor designed by Marin for his men was filled with iron plates ... However, because the long-range weapons of this era are far less destructive than the hot weapons of later generations, even iron plates ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can withstand many attacks and even save lives. Moreover, Marin also decided to put on the original iron helmet that imitated the helmet of later generations to strengthen the frontal protection ability. Moreover, this mask is movable and can usually be dialed up to reveal the face. Only in wartime do you need to pull it down. However, such a mask can also block ordinary bows and arrows. It is definitely useless in the face of a musket. However, this can at least enhance a lot of confidence and courage in wartime ... So, the iron helmet with the movable mask and the iron plate on the chest of the black cross vest on white background became Marin''s new simplified version of armor. Of course, this is what ordinary soldiers wear. The elite soldiers are the ones used for assaults, or they need to wear full three-quarter breastplates. The simplified version of the armor is actually aimed at soldiers who are not strong enough to save their physical strength. It is not that Marin deliberately cut corners ... Marin assured Sivag on the spot that he would be equipped with this simplified version of armor by his men, and finally Sivag was satisfied. He did not mean that Marin took care of those prisoners of war, but that if those prisoners of war were more resistant, then the protection of Marin''s musketeers would be more in place. By then, your odds will be even greater ... Moreover, this simplified version of the armor, because the breastplate has only one iron plate, is very simple to forge, resulting in low cost and convenient for large-scale installation. Even if the iron helmet is equipped with a movable mask, which is a little troublesome, the cost is not high. For military equipment to be equipped on a large scale, the lower the cost, the better. Of course, the quality should not be too bad. Otherwise, it will affect the battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 188： Lessee As the training continued, Marin suddenly discovered that there were many problems in the army. The biggest problem is the quality of officers. Be aware that in the entire army, except Marin, Schwarz and Fronzberg, who came from three cavalry families, were illiterate. Although these illiterate soldiers also have a lot of cleverness, they are more suitable as team captains. However, at the company captain level, these illiterates are not suitable. To give you the simplest example, a company of 250 people may be assigned to perform a separate task. Some tasks are more complicated, and the oral message cannot be fully expressed. However, if the company captain is illiterate, it will be a break. Too long order relays are also difficult to dictate. In the end, the company captain can only be dumbfounded. Therefore, it is also important to find a company leader who can understand the order. Âí All Marin''s current army has a total of 5,000 (not counting the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war) and a total of 20 companies. It can be said that Marin is in short supply of talents such as Captain. Of course, Marin can also organize literacy classes to let his subordinates learn to read and write smartly. However, this is too late. Because within this year, he will definitely send troops. Not only Marin was worried, Schwartz and Fronzberg were worried. Those acting company captains in their square are all illiterate and are only suitable as microphones, not suitable as company captains. In this regard, Schwartz and Flenzberg came to discuss with Marin, how to solve this problem ... In fact, the most suitable captains are the Rangers. These people have cultures, high martial arts, and can withstand those big soldiers. In addition, the homeless knight has learned simple military command methods when he is basically at home, and is regarded as a professional counterpart. However, Marin has also recruited those homeless knights who came to visit him on Texel Island. However, 㶠was one who did not solicit. The literate among the civilian population may not be able to be an officer. Because in addition to literacy, officers also need courage and force, otherwise they can''t bear the big soldiers. Moreover, in the cold weapon era, the courage of grass-roots officers is very important. If the officer takes the lead in escaping, the army will definitely collapse ... So, the best way is to recruit those wandering knights ... However, Marin cannot now send people to openly recruit the Rangers in the German interior. Because once he publicly recruits the Wandering Knights, he will leak secrets in the army. For example, he recruited 5,000 soldiers and was easily known. Once this news is leaked, it will attract the vigilance of countries around the Wadden Islands. The most immediate consequence is that East Frisian may strengthen its alert. If East Friesland strengthened its alertness, the difficulty of sneaking up on Emden would increase exponentially, which was by no means what Marin wanted to see. "In what way can you recruit enough stray knights without attracting attention ..." Marin lost his thoughts ... "Master, why don''t we go and ask Master to help?" Schwartz came up with an idea. ²» "No, absolutely not. Adler has not given birth to a son, and Dad will not agree with him on the battlefield." "Let''s go to the Teutonic Order to borrow someone?" "Borrow?" Marin wondered. "Don''t you say that there are many homeless knights in the Teutonic Order? There are so many homeless knights, why can''t you borrow them first. When East Frisian is laid down, you will become the earl, and someone will go to ..." Marin thought for a while, his eyes suddenly turned on: "Good idea! Let''s borrow!" "But, lord, borrower, after all, you have to return it ..." Franzberg hesitated. "It''s okay, I thought of a good way, we can find those stray knights who just debuted, and then flicker them every day, don''t believe they don''t stay." "Then we will send someone to borrow Teutonic country now?" "No, I''ll go to Cliff City in person ..." "what do you mean?" "Previously, the head of the Philip had asked John II to organize the Crusaders of the Principality of Cleveland and Markborough to join him. Can I borrow 20 people from John II in the organization ..." "Is John II willing to borrow?" "We are allies, we really can''t do it. I can give him some salt quota every year, so that he can make a small fortune." There is no problem with giving John II the exclusive distribution of John II in the Principality of Clifford and Markborough. Who made him the boss of these two countries? "How did Manager Wright explain?" "It''s okay. The amount I give Wright every year is actually not enough to sell. And now, Wright has expanded the market to the upper Rhine area and is no longer restricted to the vicinity of Cologne. It''s just that the Principality of Cliff and Markborough are missing. It will not prevent him from selling out the salt. " The next day, Marin took dozens of thugs, one man and two horses, and hurried to Cliff City ... John II received Marin warmly, but when Marin offered to borrow, John II was a little bit embarrassed. Because these people should be sent to Teutonic country to help his brother. Although Marin is an ally, she can''t compare with her brother after all. Therefore, John II even hoped to give these people to his brothers, so as to help Prince Philip to quickly control the Teutonic country. "Oh, I do n¡¯t know if Lord Duke has heard of the fine bitter salt of Wiggins Chamber of Commerce?" Marin knew it was not easy, so he had to zoom in ... "Of course I have heard that the fine salt is white and crystal clear, does not taste bitter, and is indeed the best salt. Now, my court has changed to this salt, and no longer uses the bitter Luneburg mineral salt. " Èç¹û "What if I have a way to get large quantities of this salt and let you sell it on your behalf?" "What?" As a result, Marin explained to John II the concept of regional agency sales that was popular in later generations. To put it plainly, it is to allow John II to monopolize the sale of non-bitter salt of the Principality of Cliff and Markborough ... Right now, the price of non-bitter refined salt in the Principality of Cleveland is at least 6 shillings per quart, which is still the wholesale price. The price Marin gave Wright was only 3 shillings and 9 finnies. The profits are still great. Moreover, Marin gave John II an insidious means of "salt monopoly" and taught John II to monopolize the nation''s salt trade ... Ô½ John II''s eyes became brighter the more he heard, and when Marin finished speaking, his eyes had turned into searchlights ... "It''s a good idea ... uh ... Baron Marin, how can you find me so much non-bitter refined salt? And a stable and large supply?" µ±È» "Of course, on our island, can we produce non-bitter salt?" ʲô "What? So you provided the non-bitter refined salt of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce?" John II stood up in shock. He finally understood why Marin could give up 100,000 gold coins to support his younger brother as the head of the Teutonic Grand Prix. If you do n¡¯t buy bitter salt, you wo n¡¯t lose money. "Ahem ... that''s not it, I''m just one of the partners of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce. The main partner of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is actually in the UK. And I was there because I found a place Gulfs with high seawater quality can produce a lot of non-bitter fine salt. Well ... you know, the quality of salt is related to seawater ... "Marin began to flicker John II. Anyway, John II did not understand science ... "Oh ... that''s the case ..." Although I don''t understand, John II is a big face and will not say that he doesn''t understand. So, he just pretended to understand, and couldn''t help nodding ... Just like the big leaders who inspected the high-tech development zones, apparently didn''t understand high-tech, and couldn''t help nodding, they seemed to understand ... Next, Marin and John II agreed that Marin would provide 50,000 quarts of non-bitter fine salt to John II at a wholesale price of 4 shillings per quart each year. In fact, this amount is not large, but the populations of the Principality of Cliff and Mark are not large. Moreover, among the ordinary people, some poor people cannot afford to buy bitter refined salt. Therefore, these experiences can cover half of the residents of the two countries, even if they are not bad. The other half of the poor also need to import some bitter Luneborg mineral salts. However, whether it was refined salt or bitter salt, John II planned to operate according to Marin''s er ... When John reached a cooperation agreement, John II was happy. As a result, the second batch of 60 homeless knights who were going to the Teutonic Order was sent to Marin by John II, and 28 of them were from Marc, and they promised to help keep them secret ... ... Marin also happily took these 28 people back, and he made up his mind-although it was said to be borrowing, but he planned to learn "Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou", whether these people have borrowed or not ~ www. novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 189： Merchant ship in place Âí When Marin came to Den Burg with 28 trainee knights who had been abducted, Kohler ran over: "Master, the boat is here, the boat is here!" "What ship is here?" Marin stunned. There were countless ships on the island of Texel, many merchant ships docked at Tholencher, and many fishing boats docked at Odeshilde. Marin did not know which ship Kohler was talking about. "The two Kirk sailboats you ordered in Lubeck!" °¡ "Ah? It''s them!" Ma Linping patted his head and remembered. When leaving the Teutonic Order in January, Marin detoured to Lubeck and ordered two Kirk sailing boats with a displacement of more than 200 tons for the Teutonic Order. Now, a few months later, Luebeck''s side really built the two ships. Of course, it was Marin who put two ships in two shipyards. If put in a shipyard, they may not be built together. After all, there is always a sequence in a shipyard. The completion time of these two ships is very close, only 5 days apart. During these ten days of Marin''s trip to the Principality of Cleveland, the two ships docked at the quay of Tholencher, and Kohler arranged to pay the final payment. Then the two "massive" cargo ships docked at the port of Tholencher. However, Marin suddenly remembered that he didn''t seem to have prepared sailors for these two merchant ships ... Marin was so depressed that he only patted his head, but he suddenly remembered that the Frisian warship he had captured before was also a sailor. However, those sailors are now temporarily assigned to the farm. The last time Columbus was sent to sail, more than 200 Frisian sailors, originally captured by Captain Kidd, only sent out 80 people, and the remaining one hundred and dozens were not sent out. Originally, Marin did not trust the remaining sailors. However, since the aristocratic Republic of Friesland was wiped out by the Duke of Saxony, the former bosses of these sailors were all finished, and naturally returned to their hearts. So Marin arranged for those people to control the remaining three warships and cruise the sea. Now, Marin needs to send someone to control the two new ships for Teutonic trade, naturally thinking of those sailors. So Marin ordered that from the remaining 160 sailors, the more honest 40 people were selected, and the other 40 people who were selected from the young Frisian fishermen by Marin were taken over to formally take over the crew. These two ships. In addition, Marin also selected 20 gunners who can fire, and took a few guns to follow the ship. In order to ensure the safety of the ship, Marin decided to arrange two warships to **** the first trade between the two ships. Because in the Danish and Baltic seas, although there are no pirates, it does not mean that they do not. There are a lot of novice sailors on board, and the courage was not so great. For the first time, Marin decided to send two warships to **** these novices. You know, doing business in the Teutonic Order is not the same as Columbus going to India. Because the Indian route has not yet been opened, there are basically no pirates on that route. From the North Sea to the Baltic Sea, there are also some small-scale pirates on this route. These pirates were clever enough to survive the Danish and Hanseatic navies. Generally, they are dressed as ordinary fishermen. When you see a merchant ship with a strong force, you will not provoke it. When you see a merchant ship that has placed an order, you will take the opportunity to do a ticket ... Moreover, these people have been fishing at sea part-time as pirates all year round, and their eyes are very poisonous. They can see exactly what kind of boat can be provoked and what kind of boat can''t be provoked. Because it was the first trade voyage, Marin was actually very nervous. So he sent two warships to escort. This **** is both a protection of two brand-new merchant ships and a declaration-these two ships have a background ... Those pirates can survive under the cleansing of the two major forces, it is not stupid. For merchant ships supported by warships, they generally do not move. Otherwise, they rushed people and sent warships to stay for a long time. When they saw fishing boats, they could catch pirates. Before that, it happened that a merchant ship belonging to the British king had been ransacked in the waters near Denmark. Then, the furious British king sent a warship, and together with the Danish warship, sealed off the troubled waters and caught the fishermen. Then, an arrested fisherman happened to know the news of the pirates, and for his own freedom, he reported it. Then, the group of pirates hidden deep, the entire fishing village was taken care of by the British ... Therefore, these surviving pirates are also taboo for merchant ships with background. This time, Marin also happened to be playing the British flag. ´ò The reason why the British flag is set is because Britain is also a maritime power. Moreover, Britain and Denmark have good relations, and the Danes will not embarrass the British. Marin wanted to play the banner of the Hanseatic League before, but he inquired that the Hanseatic League of Wende, a commercial district headed by Lubeck, was a deadly enemy with Denmark, and many clashes broke out. If the flag of the Hanseatic League was set, the Danes would probably detain the boat in anger. So Marin thought about it and decided to play the British flag and pass through Danish waters. When the waters controlled by the Hanseatic League are changed, they will be replaced by the flag of Konigsberg ... And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin dared to play the British flag because his crew were basically Frisian. The Frisian language, Frisian, is very close to English. Even Danes can''t tell the difference between Frisian and English. Anyway, let the Frisian dress up as an Englishman, absolutely ... In fact, Marin did not know that his decision greatly enhanced the safety of his merchant ships. Because the British once retaliated against the pirates on the route once, the reputation is very popular among the pirates. As long as the British flag is flying, pirates are generally afraid to do anything. And if Marin chooses to fly his own flag, the Wadden Islands are so unknown, the chance of being robbed by pirates is very high ... Of course, that is without the **** of warships ... After the ships and sailors were ready, Marin began to order the workers to load the stored salt and load the ship for shipment to Cornisberg. ÑÎ These salts are sold in local wholesale for only 4 shillings per quart. When shipped to K?nigsberg, the wholesale price is 10 shillings, which is 2.5 times the local price. Also, because of the license of the Philip Head, these two ships belong to the Philip Head in name. And as the head of the Philippine Supreme Teutonic leader, does his merchant ship need to pay taxes? Obviously not needed. Therefore, these two merchant ships, Marin, not only have a license to sell salt in Teutonic countries, but also save import tariffs, which is very advantageous for trade ... On the return trip, the two ships can also be loaded with local specialties such as wood and fur, which are rich in Eastern Europe, and pulled back for sale. Although the profit is far behind the salt trade, but it is also profitable ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please To reading. Chapter 190： Charlie 8 died While Marin was training and trading together on Texel, Paris, France, another thing that Marin liked was also happening ... Charles VIII, only 28 years old, lying in the hospital bed, his face ashamed ... Originally, Charles VIII was in good health and was still planning a second invasion of Italy. After several years of recuperation, France''s national strength has easily recovered. What a pity, on March 24th (four days later than the original history), Annie gave birth to a baby boy ... Originally, Annie should give birth to a baby girl named Anne. However, about the appearance of Marin, which caused the butterfly effect, Annie gave birth to a boy ... Charles VIII laughed and named the child Henry. Unfortunately, Henry, born in the morning, died in the evening ... °Ë Charles VIII was like the thunder of five thunders, and passed out instantly. After waking up, the spirit of Charles VIII also collapsed. The child who died that day is already his seventh child. None of his seven children survived. The longest living child is his oldest child, Charlie Orlando, who lived two and a half years ... Since then, the children did not live long. After the death of Henry in France, Charlie, a believer in God, felt that he had been abandoned by God. Since that day, Charles VIII seems to have lost interest in dealing with government affairs, praying and atonement for the gods hiding in the palace all day. Charles VIII is the only male in the direct line of the Valois dynasty. If he does not leave a son, then the demise of the Valois dynasty is basically a foregone conclusion. So, now, Charles VIII is full of fear of his immense situation. He thought it was his aggression against Italy that offended God. Because he had bullied Pope Alexander VI ... Unfortunate encounter, coupled with wild thoughts, finally crushed the shrewd king. Charles VIII is finally sick ... But what made him even worse was that his queen Anne, when he fell ill, didn''t visit him, making him even more lonely and afraid. In fact, Charles VIII''s relationship with Queen Anne was modest. Because, at first, Annie was almost forcibly returned by Charles VIII. Prior to that, Anne had completed the wedding ceremony with Maximilian I through "agent marriage". However, Charles VIII made a cross and forced Anne to marry her. Therefore, Annie has always shown no interest in Charles VIII. Of course, this is not to say that Queen Anne has been obsessed with Maximilian I, the old man. Instead, Anne of Brittany felt that Charles VIII was a robber and forcibly plundered himself, which was a great disrespect to himself. After Charles VIII and Annie got married, they did not pay attention to coaxing the little Annie, who was only 15 years old at the time, but raped her directly, which caused a great psychological shadow to Annie ... Afterwards, when the eldest son of Charles VIII, Charlie Orlando, died, Charles VIII did not comfort his wife, but forcibly exchanged for another child ... I can say that Charles VIII never thought about what Queen Anne thought. He just thought that he wanted to inherit ... However, the consequence of Charles VIII''s disregard for Queen Anne''s physical and mental problems was that the next few children of Charles VIII died. This matter, Marin actually knows. In fact, Queen Anne''s body is not well-conditioned, and the trauma of the mind makes it impossible for children to be healthy. If Charles VIII had taken good care of Queen Anne''s body and thoughts, it would not have killed the Queen. In fact, Queen Anne''s body has been greatly damaged due to several unscientific continuous births. If Charles VIII suspends such barbarous and unscientific fertility requirements and queens Queen Anne, there is still a chance to give birth to healthy children. Unfortunately, Charles VIII only wanted his son-in-law, regardless of Queen Anne''s physical condition. Therefore, none of the seven children survived. After the death of Charles VIII, Anne remarried to the new king, Louis XII, because Queen Anne had been recuperated for several months. When Queen Anne remarried to Louis XII in 1499, she finally gave birth to a child who did not die, Claudia of France (queen Francois I). Of course, due to Queen Anne''s poor health, Princess Claudia did not live too long, and died before the age of 25. °Ë Charles VIII was severely hit by the death of his younger son Henry, and he has begun to seriously doubt his life. At this time, because of her previous rudeness and arbitrariness, even if she was seriously ill, Queen Anne ignored it. In fact, Queen Anne herself was also very sad, she didn''t feel like paying attention to the unlucky child of Charles VIII ... As a result, Charles VIII, 28, is getting worse and worse ... Although, Charles VIII did not die on April 7 as it did in history. However, because of his mental breakdown, Charles VIII did not persist for too long. Finally, on June 20, 1498, Charles VIII died at the Louvre ... But Marin''s side, for the time being, does not know the news. In fact, as early as March, Marin sent someone to Paris ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to inquire about Charles VIII. In April, the news returned from Paris did not include the death of Charles VIII. As for Charles VIII''s serious illness, such news must have closed the news to the outside world. So, at first, Marin thought that Charles VIII did not die because of his butterfly effect. Unexpectedly, it only delayed the death of Charles VIII by more than two months ... When the news of Charles VIII''s death came from Paris in July, Marin finally laughed ... As for why he laughed, it was actually very simple. Because of offending Charles VIII, Marin had been worried that Charles VIII would secretly retaliate against him. But now that Charles VIII is dead, France still wants to avenge him? Following the succession of Louis XII, not only would he not hate him, but he might also be grateful. Because without Marin''s blow, maybe Charles VIII would not die. Of course, Louis XII didn''t know that without Marin, Charles VIII would die, and he would die more than two months in advance ... As soon as Charles VIII died, the French had no reason to live with Marin. Although those French aristocrats who were defeated or caught alive by Marin may host Malin, they are the masters of France and cannot keep France hostile to Marin. The next French ruler was Louis XII. After taking office, he must wash away the power of Charles VIII and arrange for another confidant. At that time, it will be even more impossible for France to remember to send someone to kill itself ... Therefore, after learning the news of Charles VIII''s death, Marin felt as if the three mountains on his heart collapsed, and his heart was extremely relaxed ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest and most The fastest and hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 191： Indian trade ¿¨ Carrickat, southwestern Indian Peninsula. Columbus''s fleet has arrived in Carrickart for more than a month. It stands to reason that Columbus should end his voyage and return home. However, Columbus waited for a while to wait for the clove boat from Indonesia''s Spice Islands. And, even if he waited for more than a month, he didn''t wait for the Da Gama''s fleet. In fact, after leaving Malindi, Da Gama headed all the way north and arrived in Mogadishu in Somalia before spending money to explore India''s location. Then, Da Gama ordered the fleet to sail northeast ... More than a month after Columbus arrived in Calicut, Da Gama''s fleet arrived in Surat on the west coast of India ... Susurat is also an important commercial port in western India. It is closer to the Arab region and the business is also prosperous. However, the price of spices is slightly different. Of course, the price of pepper, Surat and Carrick Carter are similar. Because, India is where peppers come from. However, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg are more expensive than Carrick Carter. Because cinnamon is from Sri Lanka, cloves and nutmeg are from the Indonesian Spice Islands. Shipping from overseas still costs a lot of freight, so the price cannot be lowered. In Surat and Carrickart, the price of pepper is 1.5 fennies a pound. However, the prices of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg are different. In Carrickart, because it is close to the south and closer to Sri Lanka, the price of cinnamon is also 1.5 fennies a pound. For cloves and nutmeg, when Arab nautical merchants went to the Spice Islands and asked the local indigenous people to buy, the purchase price was very cheap. Therefore, even if it arrives in Carrickart, India, it is 1.5 fenny a pound. But in Surat, prices are higher. Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, for example, cost around 1.7 Finneys per pound. Of course, even the price difference is so ecstatic. Because in Europe, the price of spices, whether pepper, cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg, is more than 10 shillings per pound. Even though it cost 2 Finneys and 1 pound to buy it back to Europe, it still made a profit. Columbus''s fleet in Carrick, it''s not just buying spices. Under Marin''s instructions, Draka also went looking for soybeans ... However, this thing is not difficult to find. On the roadside stall, Draka quickly found the legendary soybeans ... took out the picture handed by Marin and compared it, Draka determined that this was what he needed. So he immediately bought 10 hemp bags of soybeans, and the cost was only 5 gold coins. In Europe, even the cheapest rye requires 1.6 sacks of gold. Needless to say, wheat requires 8 gold coins in a sack. On the Indian side, a sack of soybeans costs only 0.5 gold coins, which is much cheaper than European rye prices. After purchasing soybeans, Draka started selling stained glass products worth 10,000 gold coins, a special product of Venice on board. However, this thing is not as popular as it is sold, and it is not so tepid. In fact, in India, stained glass products are not particularly rare. Because the Venetian merchants also sold a lot of stained glass products to India through Arab merchants. Therefore, Indians have not seen stained glass. Therefore, they did not have the desire to **** these stained glass products. Therefore, Draka sold glass products in Carrick for more than a month. Other than waiting for the Spice Islands in the Spice Islands, it''s because stained glass products are selling slowly. However, when the spice ship of the Spice Islands arrived in Calicut, they were more interested in Draka''s stained glass products. Because these stained glass products may not be rare for Indians, but the indigenous people on the Spice Islands like it ... As a result, the Arab ship owner of the spice boat directly consumed the general stained glass products that Draka sold, and exchanged the spices ... µÄ Stained glass products worth 10,000 gold coins were quickly replaced with spices. These spices weigh 400,000 pounds, or 181 tons. Columbus vacated the two and a half ship warehouses before loading the spices. Then, Draka took out the 17,000 gold coins Marin had prepared for him ... Originally, Marin gave Draka 20,000 gold coins. However, according to Marin''s instructions, Draka paid 3,000 gold in bribes to the local chiefs and princes in Malindi and Calicut. Of course, this is not a white flower. No, Chief Malindi became a good friend and sent navigators to help lead the party. The Prince Caricart also showed great kindness and sent staff to help prevent them from being pitted by the locals. For example, Da Gama, who originally came to India for the first time in history, was actually a lot of money by Caricart''s businessmen. Because the gift they gave to Prince Caricart was too embarrassing, and the local prince ignored him. When buying spices, I sold 1.5 fenny a pound of spice to others, and I sold 2 fenny a pound to Da Gama. Of course, even so, the profits of Da Gama''s fleet are still huge. Because the price difference between European and Indian spices is too big. Draka figured it out, and now she was wearing 181 tons of spices. However, the total carrying capacity of the four ships is only 260 tons. In other words, the fleet now has less than 80 tons of cargo. Draka thought about it and decided to buy another. For example, gems that sell well locally. In addition, he also purchased a lot of copper ... Å·ÖÞ In Europe ~ www.novelhall.com ~ At this time, the price of silver and copper is about 1:15. In India, the price of silver and copper is 1 to 100. Draka remembered that Marin had said that he would build more cannons. So he started buying copper ingots for Marin to make guns. To this end, Draka spent 10,000 gold coins and bought 35 tons of copper. Then, a few tons of rare things like gems were also bought. Then Draka remembered that it seemed that Marin was coming to India to buy saltpeter. So he went looking for saltpeter again ... India saltpetre is really cheap, only 2.72 fennies per pound. One ton of saltpeter costs 150 gold coins. At this time, the price of saltpeter in Europe is at least 10 fennies a pound. A little taller can reach 15 fenny a pound. The most important thing is that there is less saltpeter production in Europe. You want to buy in large quantities, you can''t buy it at all. Because the saltpeter in Europe is basically found out from that pit, the output is very small. On the Indian side, saltpeter is abundant and the price is cheap. No wonder the British East India Company made a fortune after intervening in the saltpeter trade in India. Draka bought 30 tons of saltpeter in one breath, and packed it tightly in a leather bag that was drained. It was placed on the bilge of the last ship to prevent water and fire ... Then the ship was full of cargo ... After purchasing another batch of grain and storing a batch of fresh water by heating mud seal method, Columbus officially returned with the fleet ... As for the return route, of course, the return route is the same. Now, even without Majid, Columbus is confident that he can return to the original route with the help of the logbook in between. Because, he is an excellent old driver in the maritime industry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 192： Return of some prisoners of war Âí While Marin was training his soldiers in full swing, the nine Frisian nobles in the Principality of Gedes were in exile and sent to Dengburg to ask Marin to return the 1,000 prisoners of war ... It turned out that after the nine Frisian nobles were exiled in the Principality of Gerdes, although they were accepted, the Principality of Gerdes did not think about how to deal with the Principality of Saxony in a short time. Because the power of the Principality of Saxony is also very strong. In particular, the more than 10,000 troops brought by the attack on Friesland somewhat deterred the Duke of Gerdes. However, as Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, withdrew more than half of his army, only more than 5,000 people were stationed in Friesland. Many civilians in Friesland were enraged by the rampage of the Saxon army and began to fight against the Duke of Saxony. High-pressure rule. Although these scattered uprisings have been suppressed, they have greatly inspired Charles II, Duke of Gerdes. Originally, the nine Frisian nobles who had defected to Charles II were raised by Charles II as pigs. But after seeing the destruction of the Frisian uprising of the Duke of Saxony, the Duke of Charles II decided to sponsor these 9 people and let them make trouble for the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, never considered these nine wastes to be powerful opponents of the Duchy of Saxony. However, because of their orthodox identity over the Frisian rule, the Duke of Saxony can cause great trouble. Not to mention anything else, just letting the Duke of Saxony spend military expenses on suppressing resistance every year is a great expense. And waiting for these nine waste woods to drag down the Duke of Saxony and topple it is the best time for the Duchy of Gerdes to make a shot ... So, long after the nine Frisian nobles were aired, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, finally summoned nine people and provided them with a large sum of funds, and allowed them to station troops near Frisian. In the southern Principality of Gerdes. However, the cunning Charles II did not provide soldiers to the nine Frisian nobles. In this way, even if the nine were defeated and arrested, others could not find evidence of his support for the Frisian resistance. So he demanded that the nine people bring their own people into the southern border region of Friesland, mobilize locals, and recruit troops there to gather strength against the Duke of Saxony. Because Charles II did not provide troops, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others remembered the 1,000 Frisian fighters captured by Marin. So they sent someone to ask Marin for warriors ... At the moment, Governor Fyskefrijheid and others have only 120 diehard Frisian knights and 250 infantry in their hands, making it difficult to pose a threat to the Duke of Saxony. If Marin returned the 1,000 prisoners of war, they would have 1,370 soldiers ... Alas, where would Marin return it? In his plan, at least after the capture of East Frisian, he was willing to return the survivors. However, Marin is full of anticipation for the nine waste woods that have hit the southern border of Friesland. Because if the Duke of Saxony was drawn to the past by these nine wastes, there would be no time to look around when he attacked East Frisian. After much deliberation, Marin decided to support the 9 guys'' assault on the Duke of Saxony. However, it was impossible to return all 1,000 soldiers. Especially the 200 heavy armored swordsman, and Sivag who guessed his own thoughts. As a result, Marin could only stay on the island for a while, citing Sivag''s serious illness. For 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war, only 300 weak spearmen were selected and returned to the representatives sent by the Frisian aristocracy. The Frisian aristocratic representative is naturally very dissatisfied, but Marin is just playing tricks, what can you do? Moreover, these 300 men, although the weakest among the 1,000 Frisian prisoners of war. However, after a few months of training in Marin, the discipline is much better and the coordination is better. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of these 300 men was much higher than before the battle with Marin. Looking at the 300 spearmen returned by Marin in front of him, the representative of the Frisian nobility was also a little cold. Because the 300 soldiers were neatly organized, all stood upright without squinting, and the scene was full of indifference and killing. At first glance, the representative brother felt that these 300 people were elite. As a result, he believed that although Marin did not return all the personnel, at least 300 elites were returned to him. In fact, it was Marin who picked the 300 worst for him ... Under Marin''s almost abused training during this time, these 300 people have become accustomed to obeying orders. The instructions given by the officers have almost formed a conditioned reflex. It seems that they have forgotten that they are a living person but have become 300 machines general¡­¡­ Moreover, the reason why they are the worst is not that they are not disciplined, but that their personal fighting ability is poor. Because in the cold weapon era, although discipline is useful, personal fighting ability is still important. After all, you and an enemy force each other, it must be the one with the best fighting ability to win. And discipline brings only general advantages, and does not bring about improvement of personal ability. Although the entire team is overwhelming, the soldiers in the first row are still prone to casualties if their fighting ability is not good. It was only because of the dense formation that he went forward and succeeded. The winner was still the disciplined one. After all, no matter how strong your personal fighting ability is, you can''t withstand the impact of the opponent ... ¼Ó´ó In order to increase the threat of these people, before his brother returned with the group, Marin also selected a group of POW veterans who had become the team captains from 1,000 prisoners of war and stuffed the 300. These captains are already familiar with Markov training methods and military passwords. Let them bring this group of soldiers with familiar slogans and tactics, and it is easier to show them. Also, before leaving, Marin repeatedly told the team captains not to face the Saxon army. If possible, it is better to carry out mobile combat, flash after the next point to get supplies, so that the Saxony army has nowhere to chase. Marin returned 300 infantry, plus 370 people led by 9 Frisian nobles. In this case, the Frisian Resistance Army, at once, had 120 knights and 550 infantry soldiers, a total of 670. Although it is not possible for such a person to fight a big war, it is no problem to use it to attack the border region of southern Friesland ~ www.novelhall.com ~. Because, although the Duke of Saxony has sent more than 5,000 troops to Frisian, he is mainly stationed in important cities such as Groningen and Leeuwarden. As for the southern border, there are very few troops, only in certain towns, and very few troops. To maintain local law and order. It is impossible for these small forces like police security to fight an army of 670 people. As for the main force of the Saxony army, these Frisian nobles are not stupid, they will not go to get eggs and stones ... Before leaving on behalf of his brother, Marin also wrote a letter specially to 9 Frisian nobles, suggesting that they should hide with the Saxony army. With these 670 people, it is enough to attack those small towns. Each time, the Frisian army simply entered the territory of the Friesland aristocratic republic, took down a few towns, waited for the Saxon army to kill, and quickly returned to the territory of the Principality of Gerdes. In this era, there was no telephone and telegram. When the Duke of Saxony learned that the Friesian army had entered the country, and gathered a large army to come under siege, I did not know how many days would pass. And this time is enough for these Frisian troops to complete the plunder of wealth and population. In this way, tossing back and forth several times was enough to make the Duke of Saxony exhausted. Moreover, the Frisian nobles can also seize strength and expand their strength. When they expand to thousands of troops, they will be a huge threat to the Saxony army. When Marin attacked East Frisian, maybe these Frisians had already pulled thousands of soldiers and horses, enough to deter the main force of the Saxons, making the Duke of Saxony stationed in Friesland dare not act rashly novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users please read. Chapter 193： Landing exercise Squinting at the basic training of the recruits, it has been two or three months, so Marin decided to add some more complicated subjects, such as landing ... After all, Marin wanted to sneak in Emden, and he had to send his army to land before sneaking under Emden and entering the city through the tunnel. However, this landing is very difficult. Because, Marin''s plan was to land in the middle of the night, and then march down to Emden. µÇ½ Landing in the middle of the night, this is very difficult. Because he did not land with a few people, but with thousands of people. Therefore, Marin naturally exercises well in advance. Otherwise, if you land in trouble, let alone attack the enemy, you can mess up. Of course, Marin didn''t land such a difficult training in the middle of the night at once, but first trained to land on the beach during the day. Âú×ã In order to meet the training, Marin recruited some fishing boats to help train landing. To this end, Marin''s plan was to let the soldiers take a fishing boat and set off from the fishing port of Odeshilde, landing on the second largest island, Terschelling, on the port. Marin had a good idea, and he felt that landing should not be difficult. Prior to this, Frenzberger also led 1,000 troops and landed in Friesland from Texel Island to help fight the Frisian aristocratic republic. The first landing exercise was no problem, it was too long. It took more than 5,000 soldiers and horses for half a day before they all landed in the port of Terschelling. It''s still daytime. If you want to change it to night, it might not be enough overnight. However, this can not blame everyone for landing slowly. Because, Terschelling is a small, small fishing port with only a small long bridge pier. Marin''s fishing boat cluster had to take turns to unload soldiers at the Longqiao Pier, which was very time-consuming. Therefore, Marin thought about going back and forth, but still felt that it was faster to land on the beach. It''s no wonder that the Allies wanted to land on the beach in Normandy instead of looking at the port. Because the number of vessels docked at the port is limited. When the ships take turns unloading the army from the dock, it is not a problem to have a small number of people. If the number is large, the ghost knows when to wait. For a large landing like the Normandy landing, two or three million people participated. No port can afford it. If the ships line up to unload two or three million troops, the ghost knows that it will take years to unload ... Similarly, Marin must not wait. His time is limited. Since it is a sneak attack, he must land in the middle of the night. Also, the login time should not be too long. Otherwise, if it''s dawn, it''s not a sneak attack, but a storm attack. If it''s a storm, Marin isn''t confident. It wasn''t that he couldn''t beat it, but he was worried that the recruits under him would collapse because of too much psychological pressure. War is very cruel, in addition to the postgraduate combat level, but also the will of the postgraduate. Veterans are no problem, they are used to facing life and death. For example, the veterans of the First Front under Marin, experienced battles with Friesland, are psychologically much stronger. The other three Phalanx soldiers are all recruits who have not fought, but the length of training is different. Recruits'' first battle is very important. If they survive, they will all become veterans. And if it ca n¡¯t survive, it will lead to defeat. Then, the entire army would accompany them to die. So, for security, Marinen could use several times the army to attack Emden''s 1,000 garrisons, and he was unwilling to force the East Frisian army. Because, in hard shock, recruits with substandard psychological quality are too easy to collapse. Õâ´Î And this time, Marin organized a sneak attack, and it was several times the enemy. Even if the recruit''s psychological quality is not good, they can still win steadily, as long as they can open the gate of Emden ... In order to improve efficiency, Marin changed to landing on the beach during the second landing exercise. However, the result of landing on the beach made Marin almost vomit blood ... Jain 700 Frisian captives, very skilled at landing on the beach. After all, they were all Frisian, and they all grew up by the sea. There was absolutely no pressure on landing while tide was in place. And the other 5,000 German mercenaries from the outback were tragedy ... The soldiers of the First Front, who had lived on Texel for a long time, were more suitable for landing on the beach. After all, they already had a landing experience before. Although the landing was also very embarrassing, but finally experienced. But the recruits of the other three squares are purely inexperienced. When the beach landing was carried out, the new recruits stumbled on the beach. Either someone was stuck on the beach and couldn''t extricate themselves, or someone bumped together and rolled into a ball on the beach ... In short, the recruits were not suitable ... After all, these recruits are all dry ducks from the inland of Germany. They are very uncomfortable with seawater, tides and mud ... In desperation, Marin had to send those Frisian prisoners of war to help those stumble recruits, and finally dragged them all ashore ... Of course, Marin has no experience in leading the army to land on the beach. But this time, he landed a lot of lessons. For example, when landing on the beach, soldiers cannot bear too much weight, it is best not to wear armor. Otherwise, it is easy to fall into the sand pit or mud pit. Also, don''t wear thick clothes. Landing on the beach will inevitably deal with the sea. If you wear thick clothes and **** in the seawater, it will be very heavy and it will easily cause landing difficulties. In addition, landing on the beach, the musketeers'' fire rope and gunpowder are easily wet. Once wet, the musketeers would die. Therefore, to land on the beach, the Musketeers must bring waterproof pockets, and put the fire rope and gunpowder inside. After landing, open the waterproof bag and remove the fire rope and gunpowder for use. Finally, war horses are not suitable for landing on the beach. Marin took a few horses this time. As a result, only one horse successfully landed on the beach. The other horses were trapped in the bunker. In the past, I helped Mara out. After returning, Marin held Schwartz and Flenzberg to hold a meeting. After discussion, the three agreed that: First, the Musketeers must be equipped with waterproof leather pockets to ensure that the Musketeers can land smoothly Shooting; Second, horses and armor are not suitable for landing on the beach. For these heavy gadgets, you still need to find a long bridge pier to land separately. Fortunately, there are not many horses, and the armor can be carried together with several pieces. It''s not too bad to use the dock. So, after discussion, the three people decided that the landing place was a place close to a small fishing village. The crew first landed near the fishing village, then quickly controlled the fishing village pier, waiting for the ships and armored vessels to dock and unload. Then the whole team put on the armor and marched in the direction of Emden ... µÇ½ The distance from the landing site to Emden is preferably about 15 kilometers. This distance is not easy to attract the attention of Emden. Moreover, it did not prevent everyone from marching to Emden. Because, at a distance of 15 kilometers, it will be two or three hours away. If the army lands in the middle of the night, it can basically reach the Emden city before dawn, and then, relying on the tunnel, send people to open the gate, and quickly control the city''s main roads while the guards are not awake And important places ... Of course, this is just a plan and it may not be 100% achieved. It was hard for Marin to be satisfied when he saw the wolves of the German recruits on the beach. However, it is still early and you can train slowly. Wait until the soldiers are used to landing on the beach, when Marin launches an attack ... UU Reading Readers are welcome to come and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in UU Reading! Mobile users please read. Chapter 194： Flicker young The soldiers complained about Marin''s sudden increase in the number of training courses for landing on the beach, and they also discussed it in private. However, Marin doesn''t care what these big men think. However, the 28 trainee knights in Mark Bok who have not joined the team, he can''t care less. You know, these 28 people have all been trained as company captains. When some officers came to ask Marin, why did Marin have to give some explanation when adding this landing subject. After all, these people are not completely restricted. When they were recruited, they were allowed to write and contact their home. However, if they tell them the truth, maybe these young gimmicks will write Marin''s secret to attack East Frisian in a letter and disclose it. Mark Bok is not too far from East Friesland, and it is easy to leak secrets. But Marin also has to give an explanation. There must always be a goal for further training to land on the beach. But tell them that he was attacking West Frisian controlled by the Duke of Saxony, and they would not believe it. After all, the Saxony aristocracy is too strong. It was even more impossible to fight the Netherlands, which was the place of the emperor ... guessing a few times, they must be able to guess that it was against East Friesland. Alas, Marin decided to make up a lie first and lie to them for a while. Even in the end they found out they were scammed. Marin explained at best that it was necessary to keep secret. As a result, Marin thought about it and thought of a plausible excuse: "You guys, you know? On the west of Britain, there is an island of Ireland. The land is fertile and there are cattle and sheep. I plan to send troops to occupy a site on the island of Ireland. As for where it is ... well, it is an important port in southern Ireland Cork ... "Marin said casually. "But, sir. My subordinates heard that the King of England had claimed sovereignty over the island of Ireland long ago, and even claimed the Duke of Ireland ..." said a more experienced trainee knight. "Well, boy, what do you know, what''s your name?" "Master, the subordinate is called Buckman." "Well, Mr. Bockman, what I want to tell you is that although the King of England has long claimed sovereignty over the island of Ireland, the English have so far only opened up some colonies in Dublin on the eastern coast of the island. .Most of the island of Ireland is not under the control of the English ... " "Oh I got it¡­¡­" "What do adults mean?" "Since the English people occupy only a small area on the eastern coast of the island, can we occupy the land on the south side, and if we don''t meet the English people, we don''t need to conflict ..." "Master is wise!" àÅ "Well, do your best, wait until the County of Cork, and I have more land, I can seal the land for the better of you ..." Marin hurriedly said. However, these little young people don''t know. They thought that what Marin said was true, so they were all enthusiastic and very enthusiastic about training ... In order to further flicker these little young men, Marin also specially dispatched a warship in front of the little young men to investigate over Cork port in the south of Ireland to see the enemy situation ... Ⱥ This group of little young people who have little social experience and are only 18 years old have been "stunned" by Marin. Schwartz and Fronzberg, on the other hand, almost broke their belly when they went back: "Master, is it really good for you to deceive this group of children like this?" Franzberg was a little worried, and this group of young people would be embarrassed when they knew the truth. Å "What are you afraid of? Give me more rewards, and coax a few more, this group of kids will soon be flattened out?" "But, Master, what''s your intention for doing this?" Schwartz asked. "Hey, this is also my negligence, who told me to promise them to communicate with the family without my brain when soliciting them. I''m afraid they would tell our secrets in their home letter and let East Frisian Be prepared ... " Ŷ "Oh, that''s it ... sir, aren''t you afraid that the two of us would accidentally reveal the secret?" Franzberg asked. "You two are different. You have experienced many things. Although only a few years older than this group of little guys, the social experience is much richer. And these little guys are all 18 years old and have never experienced society at all. You may not be careful when doing things. Therefore, it is likely that the secret was accidentally leaked. Look at it. The next batch of letters they send home will definitely tell someone about it ... " Sure enough, Schwartz and Fronzberg secretly opened the home letters written by these knights, and found several gimmicks. Qing took it as a show off and told his family in the letter ... "Master, you are far-sighted!" Franz Berg admired. "Fart is far-sighted, but many people in their teens, so 2 times ..." Thinking of his previous middle school career, Marin also had 2 times. At the time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin revealed the secret of his secret crush on a certain class of flowers to the dead party. However, after two days, everyone in the class knew it. Since then, Marin no longer believed in the ability of middle school students to keep secrets. By the same token, this group of homeless knights who have just been kicked out of the house, because they have not experienced many things, so, like those naive middle school students, do not know how to protect themselves, and do not know how to keep secrets. Disclosure of secrets to them is exactly the same as telling the enemy. Unlike Schwartz and Fronzberg, they are people who have experienced many things. Schwartz used to work hard for several years to support his family. He was despised and ridiculed. What kind of ugliness has he never seen? At the age of 18, Frentzberger entered the army with his father, and also experienced military officers'' mutual struggle and factional struggle. Therefore, these two people are not 18 years old and very naive, so they don''t talk nonsense. But the 28 young wandering knights that Marin just borrowed had never experienced society at all and had no precautions against others. It was easy to disclose secrets, resulting in "I only tell him secrets, who knows, ten to ten ... ... everyone knows ... ". However, it is also such a group of little young people that Marin wants to value. Because, such a child is so foolish ... If you are a determined person, you may not be easily affected by Marin. But these young men who are not ignorant of the world are relatively easy to flicker. As long as Marindo works hard these months, give them a lot of brainwashing. At that time, this group of people may not be willing to go to the Teutonic Knights again. Then, they will become loyal thugs under Marin ... and loyal thugs at the elite level ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www. novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 195： What? Empty City 1? Marlin continued to torture his soldiers and those trainee knights with intensive training. Although the training was hard, Marin prepared a lot of delicious food and did not treat them badly. Know that high-intensity training requires high-energy food to withstand it. Otherwise, the light consumption is not replenished, and these guys'' bodies will collapse. Alas, Marin was still not satisfied. Because, this group of guys, the beach landings during the day are all stumbled, and in the middle of the night, are they still in a mess? Of course, this takes time. After all, practice makes perfect. Originally, Marin sent a ship to Cork off the coast of Ireland, but just scouted and did nothing. But a dozen days later, the reconnaissance ship brought back news that Marin was stunned-Cork City is an empty city ... Marlin was puzzled, so he called the captain to ask for details ... Captain is Kidd, who is a Frisian who took the lead in surrendering in Harlingen. This time he was ordered to reconnaissance in Cork, Ireland, when he reached the coast, but found that there was no ship out on the other side of Cork Bay. Therefore, he felt strange. Because, Cork Bay is an important trading port on the island of Ireland. It can be said that many specialty products on the island of Ireland are exported to continental Europe through the port of Cork. Many European products also entered Ireland from Port Cork. There is no reason why such an important commercial port should not be sent to patrol warships to ensure safety. He has also mixed up on merchant ships before. He knows that Cork Port is a very prosperous port, which mainly deals with the export of wool and leather on the island of Ireland, and the import of salt, iron, and wine from the European and British. At the time, the merchant ship that Kidd had mixed up with had also come to Kokla for Flanders'' wool mill. Ji Kidd made a few laps in Cork Bay and was surprised to find no ship. So he simply drove the boat into Cork Bay, and along the Lee River into Lake Mahon near Cork City. However, I didn''t even see a ship ... Now Kid was surprised, he quickly took a few people ashore and entered Cork City to investigate the situation ... Cork City was an important stronghold for the Norman nobles of England in the 12th century after conquering England. Another important stronghold is in Dublin on the east coast of the island of Ireland. So people in Cork City know English. As it happens, the Frisian language in the Middle Ages is very similar to English, so Frisian people can communicate with English speakers. When Ji Kidd brought people ashore, he saw a scene of Xiao Suo-not many people on the street. Even if someone sees people with yellow skin and thin skin. Kid was puzzled. When he came to Cork a decade ago, Cork was one of Ireland''s busiest cities. Alas, he took out a few coins and asked the situation like a local ... Suddenly inquiring about the situation surprised Kidd ... It turned out that last year, locals in Cork City relied on a young man who called himself the second son of Edward IV, Duke Richard of York. Moreover, this young man, who claims to be Richard the Duke of York, has also been recognized and supported by the two great powers of France and Scotland. In fact, this young man, who calls himself Richard, Duke of York, is a fake. His real name is Perkin Warbeck, a French businessman. He impersonated Richard, Duke of York, at the command of the French. The real Richard, as early as Edward V, was nailed to the wall of the Bloody Tower of London by Richard III. But outsiders don''t know the truth. Because only Richard III knew this. But Richard III apparently would not admit it because he did not bear the notoriety of the monarch. The remains of Edward V and Richard the Duke of York were not stumbled upon by artisans until the renovation of the Tower of London in 1674. So many people believe that Parkin Warbeck claims to be Richard the Duke of York. The mayor of Cork City, and the 15 most powerful men, decided to bet everything, so as to mingle with "the dragon''s power". Because, under the assumption of Richard, as long as he "recaptured" the throne of England, the owners of these 15 houses were counted, and the mayor of Cork was directly named the palace minister ... I just flickered, and the French and Scots testified against fake Richard. As a result, as soon as the minds of the Cork city''s minds were hot, they brought all the Corks of Cork and all the ships, and landed in England with the fake Richard, competing for the throne with Henry VII ... But in October 1497, the fake Richard was defeated by Henry VII. Then, fake Richard was put in the Tower of London, and the bad guys in Cork City were all cut off by Henry VII, and they didn''t even go to trial and dragged them out ... So, Cork City, there are only old and weak women Èæ ... Even worse, because the ships were taken away by fake Richards, Cork''s foreign trade was also paralyzed. Cork City does not produce any local food, but it is expected to be imported from overseas. This time the trade broke down and the locals began to starve. In desperation, the old and weak women and children of Cork City had to go out to dig wild vegetables. What''s more, hunger for eating bark leaves. So, when Kidd landed, he saw a sloppy Cork city ... Cork City is a very special city in Ireland. Originally, he belonged to the kingdom of Desmond, founded by the nobility conquered by Norman. However, because of its excellent port properties, it was later granted the status of an autonomous trading city by the British King, and broke away from the rule of Count Desmond. However, because of the wrong master, all the main members of the 15 powerhouses in the city, and all the young people in the city, were killed by Henry VII. Therefore, the city is now in an extremely difficult situation. Originally, there were people in the city who proposed to join Morris, the current Earl of Desmond. But Morris had a bad character. It is said that he became Count Desmond after the murder of brother James in 1487. So, many people worry that after taking refuge in Morris, will he be killed by this cruel Earl ... Moreover, Morris recently, because the small Brian Kingdom established by the descendants of the original Munster Kingdom in 1498 monarch replacement ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the two countries began to compete. Morris wanted to annex Brian''s small kingdom, and Brian certainly didn''t agree. Therefore, the two sides have put their energy into the fight, and Chen Bing confronted him at the border. How can he manage elsewhere? (Note: The influence of the Irish Island at this time is complicated. It is mainly divided into three major forces: one is the British territory directly under the Dublin area; the second is the nobility conquered by Norman, mainly including Earl Desmond and Earl Ormond. And Count Kildare. These Norman Counts, while acknowledging the rule of the British King, want territorial autonomy, like the German princes; this third-party strength is the small kingdom of Ireland, such as the descendants of the Munster Kingdom The small Brian kingdom established, the small McCarthy kingdom established by the McCarthy family, and so on ... These small indigenous kingdoms did not obey the King of England and occupied most of the Irish territory. However, they were divided into many small countries and were not unified. So, It is difficult to confront the British King. Of course, the British are currently in a mess at home and have no time to manage Ireland. It was not until the late 16th century that the small indigenous kingdoms of Ireland began to be conquered, and the conquest was not completed until 1609 ...) So, the Corks did not look for Morris, and Morris had no time to take care of things elsewhere. As a result, Cork City became an empty city, and people''s lives were difficult. Because there are no strong men, if you just come with an army, you can occupy this empty city ... After Kidd inquired about these news, he immediately boarded the ship and returned, reporting to Marin ... Marin was shocked when he heard Kidder''s report-what? An empty city? Doesn''t this force me to occupy? Unexpectedly, a joke that was fooled at first was about to become a reality ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile Users please read. Chapter 196： Dont give up The importance of Cork is self-evident. In particular, the news from Kidd indicates that Cork is an important port of export for Irish wool. This is very important. Because of the ban on the export of wool under the orders of Henry VII, European wool prices have risen all the way. Even the Flanders area, which was the most prosperous woolen center, has been greatly affected. Because of the shortage of wool, many wool mills had to close down. °®¶ûÀ¼ Ireland, affected by the British, sheep farming is also more developed. Moreover, the island of Ireland has an area of ??more than 80,000 square kilometers, which is not much smaller than that of England. The island also has a large population of over 800,000 people. With land and population, sheep farming is naturally easy to develop. Moreover, the climate of the island of Ireland is very special, which is very suitable for raising sheep. This is because the west of the island of Ireland faces the Atlantic Ocean directly and is directly affected by the Atlantic warm current. Therefore, the island of Ireland has a mild climate all year round. But at the same time, there is more rainfall, especially in the western regions facing the Atlantic warm current. This is good and bad ... Originally, the temperature of the island of Ireland was very suitable for agriculture. However, because the western region receives too much rainfall. Rainfall is usually fine. If it also rains during the autumn harvest, it will cause great difficulties in harvesting and easily cause crops to rot in the fields. Because the ancients harvested purely by hand, there were no harvesters. Every day, a farmer harvests a few acres of wheat at most. It takes ten days and a half months to complete the harvest. However, during this time, it cannot rain. Otherwise, it will cause huge losses. Therefore, Irish agriculture is mainly concentrated in the eastern coastal areas, rather than the western coastal areas. Because the eastern coast is facing away from the Atlantic Ocean, although it is affected by the North Atlantic warm current, there is much less rainfall and less rainfall in autumn. Therefore, the climate over there does not affect the autumn harvest, so it is suitable for the development of agriculture. And the most suitable area for the development of agriculture in eastern Ireland is now under the control of the English ... However, even so, other parts of the island are well-suited for animal husbandry. Because rain is not bad for pasture growth, but it is good. Moreover, even in the west, the rainfall on the island of Ireland is relatively even, and the amount is not large, and the rainfall is not violent. This is very conducive to the growth of pasture. Therefore, the island of Ireland is a lush and very suitable place for the development of animal husbandry ... If there were not too many indigenous separatist forces on the island of Ireland, and the dispute was endless, the island of Ireland should be a very prosperous animal husbandry country ... Of course, the dispute on the island is a matter of Marin P? He just cares about the benefits ... Cork, as the most important wool export port in the south of the island of Ireland, is also meaningful to the entire island of Ireland. As long as Cork City is under control, a large proportion of wool exports from the island of Ireland can be controlled. Now that the wool in the European market is so tight, mastering Irish island wool exports, isn''t it a big profit? Moreover, Marin can also use Cork to import his own salt into the island of Ireland to make a profit ... Speaking of which, Ireland, as a large island surrounded by sea, had to import salt from Britain, which really made Marin speechless. But Marlin knows, peat is everywhere on the island of Ireland. Peat is also an excellent fuel. Its calorific value, although not as good as that of coal, is stronger than firewood. However, peat in Ireland is mainly distributed in the central and eastern regions controlled by the British. Because peat soil can not only be used as fuel, it is also a very fertile agricultural soil. Therefore, the eastern part of the island of Ireland not only has good weather but also good soil, which is very suitable for the development of agriculture. However, the land was occupied by the **** English. Marlin could not obtain the fertile soil on the eastern coast, but through Cork, he could purchase a large amount of wool and leather on the Irish island at a low price, and then sell it to continental Europe. You must know that the 15 strongest powerful men in Cork before became a wealthy family by selling wool and leather exports and controlling the import of salt, iron and wine. Unfortunately, these people are too inflated. In order to fake the title that Richard promised, they put their lives on the table, and the last defeat ... Now, Marin only needs to send a small number of troops to conquer Cork, an important port in Ireland, and then control the export of wool on the island of Ireland and the import of goods ... As for the threat of the country of Desmond, Kidd has also inquired. According to locals, the army that Count Desmond can gather is only three or four thousand, and it is not very elite. At the same time, the walls of Cork City are very tall and strong. This is because the Cork city dignitaries, who control wool exports and material imports on the island of Ireland, have invested in the construction of tall and strong city walls for their own safety. As long as there are hundreds of guards, even if Count Desmond brings 5,000 people, he will not be able to fight ... But now, the strong men of Cork City have been killed in England by fake Richards. At present, the guards on the city walls are all elderly, pretending to look like, and less than 100 people ... In the face of 100 old men, Marin thinks that hitting them is not a problem at all ... After thinking again and again, Marin decided to win Cork City. Right now, Henry VII has no time to take care of the island of Ireland. After Hengba came to power, he had time to take care of the island of Ireland, and he has already established himself on the island of Ireland. Maybe, they have conquered several small indigenous countries. By then, Marin must have made a lot of ground in Germany, no longer a small fish or shrimp. Even in the face of Hengba, Marin does not have to be afraid, and coupled with the technology tree, he may not be able to defeat Hengba. Maybe, you can take the opportunity to completely drive the English out of Ireland and dominate the island ... Thought of this, Marin grinned silly, even the saliva was revealed ... After he settled his mind, Marin began sending troops to occupy Cork. However, in order to avoid stimulating Henry VII, Marin does not intend to maintain his own banner for the time being. Instead, he decides to maintain the status quo and foster puppets in Cork City. On the surface, Cork City is still an autonomous city authorized by the British King. However, the garrison was sent by Marin. Who said that? Moreover, when Marin laid down the East Frisian Land and stabilized his rule, he could bring soldiers to Cork, and then attack Desmond. You know, the country of Desmond is very large. East Frisian Land, counted as many as possible, and counted in the semi-independent Jever area (about 500 square kilometers), but only over 3600 square kilometers. And the country of Desmond ~ www.novelhall.com ~ has more than 10,000 square kilometers of land. Although it is not suitable for farming here, it is also very good for sheep. After all, European wool is so tight now ... What''s more, the sheep industry on the island of Ireland is already well developed. Unlike the Teutonic country where Marin suggested to develop the sheep farming industry, the sheep farming industry only started, and it will take an estimated one to two decades to develop. After all, it takes a long time for sheep to be born. In Ireland, the original sheep farming industry is not bad, and there are many sheep here. Even if sheep are born, the sheep base in Ireland has a large base and develops faster ... Moreover, Port Cork is also an important seaport closest to the Atlantic Ocean. Even the later famous Titanic sailed from the port to the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, this is an important frontier port to the Americas and has great strategic value. The more Marlin thinks, the more important Cork is. So he sent someone again to Lubeck to order 4 warships ... Such an important port cannot be guarded without warships. After all, it is an important wool export port on the island of Ireland, with huge stakes involved. Of course, as far as attacking Cork is concerned, no warship is needed, just send someone to besiege the city. Kidd has already probed. Now the elderly and women in Cork City go out of the city every day to dig wild vegetables, or they will starve to death. As long as the city is surrounded by hunger, the people in the city have to surrender ... Thinking of this, Marin decided to deploy a batch of fishing boats and 1,000 soldiers, led by him to attack Cork ... Such a promising trading city is still an empty city. Do n¡¯t let it go ... Do n¡¯t be a fool ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in ~ www .novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 197： Alternative Siege Soon after, Marin took 1,000 soldiers and boarded dozens of fishing boats. Under the **** of three warships, he hurriedly crossed the English Channel towards Cork, Ireland. If it had been changed before, Marin would not dare to walk such a large fleet on the English Channel so aggressively. However, things are different now. Before His Majesty''s ships passed the English Channel, they had to be careful, because they were afraid of getting the attention of the French and were intercepted. However, right now, not long after the death of the French king, there is chaos in France, and the forces of all parties are secretly fighting. Who cares about the English Channel? Ò²ÊÇ The British side is the same. Henry VII just packed the fake Richard last year. The country is also maintaining stability now. He has no intention to pay attention to anything else, but the situation is better than France. So, Marin''s fleet was sailing in the center of the English Channel, leaning towards the French side ... However, when passing through the Calais (British occupation), Marin passed at night in order to avoid British attention. Because the British now claim that the island of Ireland is British territory. Wouldn''t it be provocation to Henry VII if Britain knew it was going to seize Cork? It all went well, and Marin fought a French flag to confuse merchant ships in the English Channel. Sure enough, British merchant ships, although puzzled by the Frenchman''s launch of such a large fleet, did not take it seriously. After all, the British couldn''t control what the French wanted to do. As for France, the country is in a mess, and no one can verify whether the fleet is really the French fleet ... That''s it. After more than ten days, the fleet led by Marin arrived in Cork smoothly without causing doubts along the way ... However, Marin''s fleet entered the Lee River from Cork Bay during the day, and was just seen by women who picked wild vegetables out of the city. Therefore, when Marin''s troops completed the landing, Cork City had already closed the gate and made a defensive posture. But Marin did not control the people in the city for the time being, but sent 100 cavalry to land first and went to several roads north of Cork city to intercept all the people who went north. Because, Marin was worried that people in the city would go north and wanted Morris, Earl of Desmond, for help. But in fact, the people in Cork City did not trust Morris and did not send people north for help. Although no one was intercepted for help, Marin entrusted the 100 cavalry to be scattered on the roads in the north of the city to ensure that the news was not leaked. Then, Marin slowly swarmed Cork with 900 infantry ... Cork''s city walls are tall and sturdy, and Marin looked at them. Even if the defenders are all old men, if they want to attack, they will lose a lot. After all, you have to climb up the wall. The old men may not be able to beat you, but you can still push you down from the wall. Moreover, once bleeding, Marin''s relationship with the people in the city will become tense. After all, blood feuds are difficult to resolve. Marin thought about it and decided to use a milder approach ... On the first day, Marin divided the army into three parts, stationed in the north, west, and south of the city (the east of the city is the Li River, and the people in the city ca n¡¯t run away without sending troops). People in the city. Over the head of Wucheng, a hundred local veterans looked at the Marin army who were building camps there leisurely, and some looked at each other. It seems that the other party came to camp, not to fight. However, after feeling the wind direction, Marin let the military camp in the west of the city drift a little south ... Why did you do that? Because at this time Cork prevailed in the southwest wind, Marin set his main camp in the southwest direction of Cork City, which is the upper wind of Cork City ... After the camp was repaired, Marin instructed the cooking team to set up a cauldron and start cooking on the fire ... Obviously, Marin will use the aroma of food to seduce people in Cork ... According to Kidd, Cork City has been out of food for several months. Right now, people in Cork City are eating edible wild plants, tree bark, and grass roots. The siege of the city of Marin actually cut off the way for the people in the city to dig wild vegetables, leaving the people in the city hungry. At this moment, he also let people upwind, set up a large pot to cook meat-clearly want to choke the people in the city ... Sure enough, when the aroma of the spice broth was fragranced in the direction of Cork City, the 100 old men who were standing at the head of the city drank the aroma while spitting ... Then, Marin also let everyone run below the city wall, where the bows and arrows cannot reach, the upwind mouth of Cork City, eating and drinking happily, but also let the Cork people on the city see and smell ... Holding the dried wild vegetables in his hands, the old men on the city''s eyes were red with jealousy ... You know, the wild vegetables they ate were dug out by the women in the city and then distributed to them ... On the first day, there was nothing wrong, and the next day, Marin continued to raise the cauldron and boil the broth. Then, he also found a group of Frisian sailors to let them out of the city''s bow and arrow range, while drinking the broth, sipping the bread, while praising the deliciousness of the food in Frisian ... However, Marin did not attack the city. A siege battle made Marin a food show for the hungry people in the city ... On the third day, Marin removed an old-style rock throwing machine from a battleship (Friesland warships belong to old-style warships, with artillery and rock throwing machines), and placed it under the city ... The old men on the head of Tancheng were nervous, thinking that Marin was finally going to attack the city ... I didn''t expect that Marin did not fire a stone bomb, but put a few pieces of black bread into a leather bag and threw it on the wall through a stone throwing machine ... Looking at the pieces of brown bread in the leather bag, the old Cork men on the city face looked at each other¡ªwhat is this about? At this time, the people of Cork are already hungry. Marin''s two-day blockade, for them, is equivalent to two days of wild vegetables. Even the old men who are defending the city can only be eaten half full if they are given priority to wild vegetables ... Looking at the brown bread that I felt uncomfortable before, the old men around the leather bag suddenly felt hungry ... Then, a few loaves of bread were "snapped" by a dozen old men in this leather bag ... Finally, on the fourth day, Marin felt that the people in the city should be very hungry. So he sent someone to use the earth trumpet and started shouting to the city: "Residents of Cork City, we are your friends, and come to discuss cooperation with you. Ladysand folks, open the door, we are good people!" Marin looked at the sailor shouting in Frisian, and suddenly wanted to laugh. Although this shout was designed by him, why does it sound so funny? In particular, the last sentence, "We are good people," sounds like a good card to yourself ... "Ladysand folks, open the door. As long as you open the door, our meat and bread here will be distributed to you, so that your family is full ..." Uh ... "We don''t want to do anything, but you send a representative to negotiate ..." Uh ... Then, the shout on the fourth day had no effect. Because the people in the city did not believe that Marin was really good. If you are a good person, what are you doing with thousands of people around the city? Alas, on the sixth day, the people in the city were too hungry ... because the wild vegetable reserves were used up ... In desperation, the people of Cork City recommended a clan named Locke, put down the hanging basket, and let him negotiate in Marin''s barracks ... Marin personally received the clan elder, but did not rush to negotiate, but first invited him to eat a large bowl of braised pork and a large bowl of pork rib soup ... If it wasn''t for Marin to stop it, the old man who was hungry for a few days would probably die because he couldn''t control his mouth ... After starting negotiations, Marin expressed his willingness to control Cork City. However, Marin also said that on the surface, Cork is still an autonomous city, and the mayor is also recommended by the city. However, Marin would expel a political representative. Every document signed by the mayor must be submitted to this administrative representative for review in advance ... Locke understood that Marin wanted to secretly control Cork City. Locke has read books and was a member of the McLaren family, one of the original 15 largest families. He knew that Marin had taken the status of Cork City Trade Center and wanted to make money through Cork City. Although, I was very unhappy. However, Locke can''t help it. Because there is no army in Cork City, it is impossible for the 100 old men to beat Marin''s thousands of soldiers. If it is hard to resist, not to mention that you can fight too much, even if you are out of food, starvation can starve the people in the city ... Thinking here, Locke no longer struggled with the question of surrender, but began to fight for greater benefits for the people in the city ... For example, Locke demanded that after Marin''s army entered the city, people should not be robbed. Their 15 big families, although all the strong men are gone, are still a bit of a family member. If Marin''s army is a detail, they''ll have nothing. For this, Marin naturally agreed. He originally wanted the port of Cork, not the rare money of the people in the city. Moreover, the 15 largest families, although still have a little family, but not many. Because when I first followed the fake Richard, the 15 big families had already taken out most of the many years of old books to support the fake Richard, just for the countless countless count ... Therefore, grabbing is not necessary for Marin. Moreover, he wanted to occupy the city of Cork for a long time, and his relationship with the locals was too bad and bad, so as not to run into an uprising or something later. Marin fully agreed to Locke''s request, but he also proposed that not only the mayor will be ¿þÀÜ, but also the financial officer of Cork City, but he also directly appointed instead of local elections ... This is the core. Once the trade resumes in Cork City, the taxes will definitely be generous. Who controls finance is the core of Cork City ... According to the tradition of Cork City, the finance officer is also elected by the citizens. However, Marin is not a fool. I am a conqueror. I wo n¡¯t rob you, and let the finances go. Is n¡¯t that a fool? Although Locke was unwilling, there was nothing he could do-the situation was better than people ... After returning to the city, Locke summoned the elders of various ethnic groups and announced Marin''s conditions. The clan elders were very unhappy at first, but when they saw the hungry children crying, they were still a little soft-hearted ... Finally, Locke returned to the city and asked Marin to immediately distribute food to the people in the city. Marin naturally agreed, because he had brought a lot of food with him, and he had already prepared it all. But before the city gate was opened, several clan elders came down from the hanging basket and started to talk to Marin about the last important issue-the taxation of the citizens in the city ... Marin thought for a while, but did not answer immediately, but asked how taxes were collected in the city before ... After the old people in the city described the original tax collection method in the city, Marin was a little bit stricken-originally, the residents of the medieval autonomous cities (which are very different from the lord cities, which are set by the lord) do not pay taxes Only pay a limited municipal maintenance tax. When a tax increase is needed, a municipal council is also convened to vote on whether to increase the tax. Such tax increases are generally unconventional tax items such as war taxes ... "Nima, no wonder the kings of the Middle Ages were very poor, so they rushed for this tax. The autonomous cities basically gave no money to the king ... No, this is not in our interests ..." Marlin thought for a long time, and finally added a tax item to Cork City-personal income tax ... Of course, this personal income tax has a lower limit. For example, the poor who earn no more than 2 pence a day are not subject to personal income tax. However, once this figure is exceeded, the excess will be subject to 10% personal income tax ... Originally, Marin wanted to set a 20%, but now the taxes in European cities are so low, it will be temporarily ignored. In fact, European citizens were spoiled because they were accustomed to low taxes, and when kings demanded a tax increase for war, they would resist. Charles I and Louis XVI were both cut off because of tax increases ... So, Marin is not planning to have a high tax rate for later generations, but he is going to take it slowly. Moreover, he has not formulated a detailed city tax plan yet. However, during the negotiations, when Marin raised this tax requirement, he was opposed by the elders. This is because these ethnic groups are all wealthy people and are covered by the personal income tax. But Marin did not give in. If you give in this time and want to do it next time, it will be difficult ... The old people of the Dai ethnic group returned to the city in anger, but the people in the city couldn''t bear the hunger, and many people began to eat soil. Even the grandchildren of the clan began to cry hungry ... After a long day of puppetry, under the persecution of the people in the city, the clan elders were finally forced to accept Marin''s conditions ... As for why they accepted these conditions, it was actually that Marin sent a horn of soil to shout to the residents of the city. When most people heard it, they had to pay more than 2 pence a day to pay taxes. It didn''t matter to them ... Moreover, Marin also asked his men to shout that as long as an agreement is reached, meat and bread will be immediately supplied to the city residents to ensure that everyone is full ... As a result, hungry people surrounded the homes of several clan elders, forcing them to agree to this condition ... In order to survive, people even issued death threats to these ethnic groups ... In desperation, several clan elders from wealthy families had to agree with Marin''s conditions. But when signing the agreement, Marin silently added a clause-the city''s patrol (police), which was also under the administration of his administrative representative. In other words, the local mayor has no armed forces. In this way, the garrison and patrol of Cork City are all Marin people. As Mayor of Puppet, there is no force to resist. In the future, Marin also intends to vigorously promote the prohibition of guns in Cork City to prevent citizens from acquiring weapons. As a result, citizens have even less power to resist. Moreover, Marin had planned for a long time, no matter the garrison in the city or the patrol, no locals were used. In this way, once the people in the city are in trouble, there will be no incident of the army going into trouble. Like the French Revolution, during the citizen revolution in Paris, it would be difficult for citizens to occupy the arsenal unless the army refused to fire and faced down. Marin sent troops to Cork City, basically all Germans ~ www.novelhall.com ~ they are impossible to follow the local artificial counter. This way, he doesn''t have to worry about being revolutionized ... After signing the agreement, Marin officially took over the authority of Cork City, and temporarily appointed a more educated Buckman knight, led 500 soldiers stationed in Cork City, protected the security of Cork City, and was responsible for local security . At the same time, Buckman was a trainee knight and also served as the first Marin stationed in Cork City to supervise Mayor ... As for the tax officer, it needs to be appointed separately. In the past two years, Kohler seemed to be on Texel Island, and received a few disciples to teach them to settle accounts. It seemed that there was a young Frisian in it. Frisians use Frisian to communicate with local English-speaking English and Irish people. It is more convenient to send them over to take over local tax collection matters. Although the kid is only 18 years old, there is no way. Marin is extremely lacking in talent now, so he has to let such young people take the lead ... After holding a simple city dedication ceremony, Marin and his men arrived in Cork City and began to distribute food ... The people in Wucheng are so hungry that they want to come, they went directly to the food distribution point set up in Marin, and almost stomped. Fortunately, Marin''s army was powerful enough to calm down in time ... After eating and drinking, the city settled down quickly. Besides, Marin''s army has entered the city, relying on the 100 old men in the city, they can''t find the waves ... Uh ... In this way, Marin did not use force, and only through food temptation, he "captured" the severely lack of food in Cork and controlled the largest port in Ireland ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest The fastest, hottest serial works are at ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Please read for mobile users. Chapter 198： Forged documents again After taking control of Cork, Marin did not immediately leave in peace. Because several local ethnic groups are worried, Morris, Earl of Desmond, will invade Cork after ending the conflict with the small local indigenous country Brian. Morris has long been Cork''s commercial port. Before, Cork''s reliance on fake Richard was also confusing to Morris. Now thinking of it, several Cork city veterans thought that it was a conspiracy of Morris. Because, Morris is a very cunning guy. On the one hand, he supported the people of Cork City to rely on fake Richard, but on the other hand, he took the initiative to write, pretending to trust Henry VII, and received praise from Henry VII. I now think of it, Morris was betting on both sides, very cunning. Now Cork City has lost all its strong men. When Morris vacates his hands, he will probably proactively report the "inverse" behavior of Cork City, and then fight for the right to rule in Cork City. Because Cork City was an autonomous city authorized by the King himself, similar to the imperial city of the Shen Luo Empire. These cities, no longer under the jurisdiction of local lords, were only accountable to the king. The Kingdom of Tundersmond belongs to the feudal aristocracy conquered by Norman. Although it is divorced from the appearance of the British king, he dare not openly offend the British king. Although the King did not actually have the energy to manage the affairs of Ireland, the cunning Morris would not risk offending the King and send troops at will. µÃ After learning that Morris was still very cautious about the British King, Marin asked several Cork veterans if Morris often sent people to London to pay tribute ... "No!" A clan old affirmed. "Well, Morris is not in the right place. Moreover, Desmond is the Norman lord, and most is separated from England by England. Before, Morris sent someone to London to pretend to take Henry VII. Send someone to London once. You know, several Norman countries, without paying taxes to the King, are similar to those of the German princes. "A member of the family named Corina said affirmatively. "Are you sure?" "I''m sure! Of the three Counts of Norman, Earl Kildale moved to the Tudor dynasty and became the acting governor of Ireland. Earl Ormond was also relatively close to England, but he was also a bit worried and afraid of being like England Like the earl in the country, the rule (feudal right) was taken away. Count Desmond was the most alienated from England. They were probably the most afraid of the rule. "What do you mean, that the descendants of these Normans are afraid that the King will deprive them of their autonomy and be in harmony with the appearance of the King?" "Yes!" "Well, then, do you think that the king will buy them?" "As long as it is not an order to deprive them of their autonomy, they should give face ..." "Well, do you have any legal documents signed by Henry VII here? He was in power in 1485, and now it is 1498. Should there be documents?" "Yes, some have previously signed a decree and once again granted the autonomous city status of Cork City." ºÃ "OK, hurry up and find it for me, I have a great use!" Half a day later, Marin received the royal document confirming the status of the Cork City Autonomous City signed in 1486 ... Then ... Marin naturally started to forge documents ... The next day, Marin came up with a document that appeared to be issued by the King to reconfirm the autonomy of Cork City. Forgery is easy this time. Because this file does not need to be old, just imitate the handwriting ... Âí When Marin came out with the papers, several clan elders grew up in surprise ... They looked around and looked at the files, they couldn''t see where there was a fake ... "Master, this is ..." Ŷ "Oh, I did it alone ..." Marin didn''t want to expose himself. Because, a noble person faked himself and said it was too shameful to go out. "Who are you willing to take this document and take a trip to Limerick (Desmond)?" "Take a trip? What does your adult mean?" "Trick Morris, hold this paper, show it to Morris, tell him that Cork City has resumed its status as a trading port, and welcome him to send someone to do business. Then, give him a few bags of salt as a gift ... " "A few bags of salt ..." Several old people were shocked. In Ireland, salt is a scarce supply. A few bags of salt are, well, very precious. Moreover, salt is an important imported commodity in Port Cork, which is very important. But where do they know, Marin is a big supplier of salt, and a few bags of salt are not a thing to him ... In the end, Marin selected a few of the most knowledgeable Corinas to do this. In fact, the most important thing is that although Corina''s son is gone, there are still a few grandchildren, with his grandchildren as hostages. Marin is not worried about Corina playing tricks ... ʲô "What? Cork City has regained its status as an autonomous city? Haven''t you attached to it ... have you?" Morris was shocked when he saw the document shown by Corina, and couldn''t believe it was true. However, compared with the documents issued to him by Henry VII last year, there was no problem, and he couldn''t see the difference at all ... Moreover, he had a ghost in his heart and did not dare to go to Henry VII for verification. Because, at the time, Cork City relied on fake Richard. It was still his line ... "Yes, our Cork city is the most important trading city on the island of Ireland. His Majesty believes that restoring our status will help restore the island''s trade. After all, the island needs salt, iron and wine ..." Poor Lying without changing his face. These were all taught by Marin in advance. ÄÇô "So, Your Majesty forgive you for your past behavior?" Morris was very strange, as far as he knew, Henry VII was not a generous person ... "We handed over all of the savings in Cork City to His Majesty, in exchange for His Majesty''s forgiveness ... and, in the future, will pay the royal family tax ..." Corina followed the "script" and put on a bitter face ... ... "That''s it ..." Morris wasn''t in the mood. Cork City savings, but that''s a lot of money, it should have been mine ... In fact, Cork City has a lot of savings, but most of it is used to fund fake Richard ... Without those savings, Cork''s position in Morris'' eyes immediately dropped too much. After all, he wanted to win Cork, just to make a fortune. Now that the money is in the hands of Henry VII, can he go with Henry VII? So, in the eyes of Morris, Cork has become less attractive. However, the resumption of trade in Cork City is not too bad. After all, except for the direct purchase of British salt by the British Empire and the Kildare and Ormond countries directly in the east of the island of Ireland, most of the other areas rely on imported salt from Cork. Because Dublin is the easternmost port on the island of Ireland. The salt imported from there is transported to land in Desmond by the land, through exploitation by multiple lords, and the price will be much higher. Cork imports salt and sells it to the small Irish indigenous nations on the island for sale, but it needs to pass through the land of the Desmond and will be taxed by Morris. Therefore, he also hoped that Cork City could resume the import of salt. Moreover, if the wool export on the island of Ireland passes through its own territory to Port Cork, you can also pay a tax ... In short, the restoration of the trade function of Port Cork is also beneficial to the country of Desmond. So, after receiving a few bags of "precious" salt, Morris and Corina signed a friendly trade agreement, showing their willingness to live together. Corina, on the return trip, also brought the messenger of Morris, and came to Cork for a circle ... At this time, Marin ordered to accept and replace the banner of the team with the red and white roses of the Tudor dynasty. It looks like a garrison sent by the British court ... After the messenger went back ~ www.novelhall.com ~ reported this situation to Morris. Morris thought that Henry VII personally sent troops to control Cork. Any ideas? Uh ... What Marin wants is that Morris has no idea. If he has other ideas, Marin would not dare to leave easily ... Then Marin would send troops to attack East Frisian. How could there be a war in Ireland? And, not that Marin couldn''t beat Morris, but that he couldn''t ... Because once there is a full-scale war with Morris, it is bound to alarm other forces on the island. For example, Desmond''s neighbour, Ormondo. If the Ormonde country learns that an external force has invaded the island of Ireland and reports it to Henry VII, it will be a big deal. For now, Marin has no ability to compete with Henry VII. So, he can only take Cork secretly, and then deceive Morris with fake documents ... After everything was done, Marin left the Buckman Trainee Knight with 500 men to stay there and left him a battleship and several fishing boats. Then Marin took the main fleet and left Cork ... The reason why Bunkman was left as a garrison chief was because this guy was very talented in language. After spending some time on Texel Island, I even learned a lot of Frisian, and I can hope to talk to Frisian people on the island. In addition, most of the British Kings and Norman conquered territories on the island of Ireland used English. Frisian and English are interoperable. Buchman is very talented in language and can learn English quickly. If you stay with him, you can also communicate with local people smoothly and facilitate management. ~ Www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users Please read it. Chapter 199： To get another money On the way out of Cork City, Marin looked at the boundless sea and felt that he had few ships. Landing Cork this time, because there were no big ships, dozens of small fishing boats were used. It looked mighty, carrying a total of 1,000 people and 100 horses. Of course, if it is to land on the beach, small fishing boats also have the advantages of small fishing boats. For example, the smaller the boat, the easier it is to reach shallow waters along the coast, making it easier to land on the beach. However, it is inconvenient if it is transported remotely. For example, halfway to Cork this time, two small fishing boats almost overturned by the wind and waves. So, after much thought, Marin decided to buy a few big ships. The so-called big ship is actually a 200-ton ship. For future generations, it must be a small boat. Even after switching to the 16th century decades later, 200 tons is still considered a small boat. This is because such a boat can run in the North Sea, and it has a weak resistance to wind and waves when it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, Marin doesn''t need a big ship now. Because, his sphere of influence extends up to the island of Ireland. What''s more, here on the island of Ireland, Cork is more of a trade transit point. Until there is not enough strength and Henry VII to shake it, Marin does not intend to set his own banner. Even though Irish princes such as Desmond and the State of East Friesland are better dealt with than East Frisian State, Marin is not planning to go to Ireland for the time being. Because the East Frisian Land in Germany is an isolated country. Marin went to attack it. No one would help East Frisian. Although the Desmond and the Kingdom of England were separated from the King, after all, they were nominal British princes. After moving the Irish princes, they were beating Henry VII''s face. As the British monarch, Henry VII had no problem using tens of thousands of horses. Therefore, Marin is not an opponent at all now, or it is more practical to engage in East Friesland. However, for Cork, Marin does not intend to give up. Because Cork City is the number one trade portal for the entire island of Ireland. Mastering here is tantamount to mastering most of the island''s foreign trade, which is very profitable. Moreover, when Marin is strong enough to beat England''s wrist, Cork is the bridgehead of Marin attacking the entire island of Ireland, and its position is important. For a firmer control of Cork, a fleet of ships is definitely needed. After all, this is definitely not a small amount of traffic that controls most of the island''s foreign trade. The ships needed are by no means a matter of three or two ships. At least, it needs a dozen ships, and it has to be an armed merchant ship. For a 200-ton armed merchant ship, one or two thousand gold coins are required. For ten boats, 20,000 gold coins are required. This is only the cost of the ship. In addition, it requires the employment of a large number of sailors, as well as more skilled captains and chief mate. In addition, several turrets need to be built in Cork Bay to prevent pirates and other forces from ravaging this place ... To sum up, to restore the status of a trade port in Cork City, you must first drop tens of thousands of gold coins ... With regard to money, Marin was not too worried. Needless to say, the opening of the trade routes of the Teutonic Order will bring huge profits. In Venice, there are still 250,000 gold coins available for withdrawal ... "Oh, why did you forget that?" Marin patted his head. Last year, in Venice, the Venetian agreed to take another 250,000 gold coins, even though he was in trouble. Marin was so busy this year that he almost forgot to withdraw money ... Last year, Marin signed a document with the Venetian after withdrawing the money and agreed to take 500,000 gold coins in two years. Then, another 250,000 gold coins were counted as commodities and artisans, and 60,000 gold coins had been consumed. In other words, Marin this time, can directly get 250,000 gold coins in cash, and can buy goods or artisans worth 190,000 gold coins. After returning to Texel Island, Marin thought about it and decided to let Kohler lead the team and take the remaining two warships to Venice to get money from the sea. Along the way, Marin lined up the most reliable 100 soldier **** vessels. Because of the collapse of Charles VIII, the blockade of the French at sea has been automatically lifted. So, now Marin can safely send ships to Venice. As for pirates? That''s not a problem. Although the two warships are small, they are equipped with artillery. In addition, there are 100 veteran towns, and they can still deal with pirates. After all, the current pirates are still not large enough. At most one or two pirate ships, the tactics are also used by the jetty to help kill. In the presence of artillery and professional armies, these pirates are scum. Only British pirates who were later equipped with "Red Cannons" could truly threaten warships. However, the kind of pirates was actually secretly supported by the British royal family and was regarded as the British reserve navy. Where can a truly pure pirate get a naval weapon like the "Hongyi Cannon"? For now, because bronze guns are popular, and the price of copper is so expensive, most countries rarely have artillery, let alone pirates. This time to go to Venice, Marlint tells Kohler that in addition to withdrawing money, he has to buy some urgent supplies ... Such as soda, this thing Venice a lot. Because Venice controls trade in the central and eastern Mediterranean. Egypt is a famous source of natural soda. So, this stuff is a lot in Venice and not expensive. However, this thing is important for glass manufacturing. So Marin was going to get Corrado to buy something for glass. With glass, Marin can build glass greenhouses. In addition, glass windows can be promoted ... European glass is not cheap now, so if you really can use glass as a window, it is either aristocratic castle or church building ... The Italian side is okay, close to the glass producing area of ??Venice. Therefore, glass is used more often. Large churches like Italy use stained glass produced in Venice, as the windows of the church, very dazzling. Northwest Europe, because it is far from Venice. The production of Venetian glass is manual, and the output is not much. Therefore, in Beihai, even if you have money, you can''t buy good glass. There are also glass craftsmen in the German and English regions. However, the glass they make is of poor quality and only produces green glass ... Unlike Venice, the technique of adding manganese dioxide to neutralize the green color has been mastered. Therefore, in this era, whether it is colorless glass or stained glass, only Venice produced. The rest of Europe can only use the most common green glass. And, because of the lack of soda. The soda made in other regions is actually obtained by extracting the gray water from plants and plants, and the cost is relatively high. Therefore, the price of glass in other regions is not low. Fortunately, the capacity of Venice glass is limited. Therefore, these artisans who produce high-cost green glass have the same food ... This time Marin sent Kohler to Venice, in addition to buying soda, another task is to buy soft manganese ore. Pyrite is mainly produced in Hungary and Romania in the Balkans. Venetian manufacturing glass requires a lot of permanganese as an important additive to neutralize green. Marin needs permanganite, not for making colorless glass ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In fact, Marin needs permanganate for making spring steel. For example, the most common 65Mn spring steel requires some manganese. As long as there is permanganite (manganese dioxide), Marin can let artisans extract manganese. Or, simply throw the soft manganese ore directly into the steelmaking furnace and add the reducing agent to directly obtain the manganese steel. Of course, if manganese is directly added, the manganese content is difficult to control. Therefore, it is still necessary to reduce the manganese metal first, and then add a certain amount of manganese metal to the steelmaking furnace to obtain the corresponding manganese steel containing manganese ... Of course, Kohler''s task was not to ask the Venetian to buy soft manganese ore. Who is the Venetian? He''s a traitor ... If you ask the Venetian to buy soft manganese ore, wouldn''t they be slaughtered? Marin''s mission to Kohler was to find a way to find traders selling hafmanite in Hungary and Romania, and take over them to buy cheaper and larger amounts of hafnium ore ... With spring steel, it is convenient for Da Vinci to wind up his clockwork and revolver rifle ... So, this matter is very important for Marin ... In other words, although Marin sent Kohler to Venice this time, although he was under the banner of withdrawing money, in fact, he still needed to buy a large amount of soda and obtain import channels of soft manganese ore ... Chapter 200： Which is the best mining technology? In a humble yard outside Emden, the capital city of East Friesland, a group of people are plotting: "Captain, how is this time? Is there any water seepage?" "No, there is no water seepage this time. Mad, the tunnels dug in the first two excavations are all seeping heavily. The inside is full of water and it is useless. It takes months and wastes a lot of time!" "No way, Emden is close to the Ames River. The land here is naturally wet. For the first time, we chose the place next to the Emden River. It is convenient to dump the soil, but the water seepage is too terrible. , Can''t be too good. " "Well, not much to say, when it gets dark, let''s sleep first, and we will continue to dig in the middle of the night!" "Yes!" Then a group of people returned to their rooms to rest ... This group of people was the group that Marin sent to dig the tunnel outside Emden. At the time, Marin''s first choice was the southern part of the city near the Ames River. Because the south of Emden is the Ems River. Digging a tunnel is a matter of confidentiality and must not be discovered by East Frisians. However, when digging tunnels, a lot of dirt needs to be removed. Therefore, when digging tunnels under the eyes of the enemy, it is necessary to ensure that they cannot be found when the soil is removed. And the south side of the Ames River, because it is close to the Ames River, as long as the soil is poured into the Ames River at night, everything is unknowable. Therefore, for the first time, the team chose outside the city wall. However, after digging for a while, they found that the tunnel seepage was too serious. Because it is close to the Ames River, the land outside the river is very humid and seeps heavily. Just after digging for a week, the tunnel began to seep. After digging for half a month, the tunnel is usually full of water ... Therefore, they had to abandon this extremely humid area in the south of the city and moved to the west of the city. Finally they were a little far away from the Ames ... However, the west of the city cannot. Because it is a lot drier than the former Ames River south of the city, but it is still relatively humid. At the beginning, the mining team found no abnormalities. But after digging for more than two months, near the foot of the city wall, because it needed to be dug deeper (the foundation of the city wall was deep, and it had to be dug deep to get around the wall), it dug down a few meters again ... and then ... Now ... So this tunnel was scrapped again ... In desperation, for the third time, everyone was very cautious and began to carefully examine the walls around Emden. Finally, after more than a month of inspection, they chose the driest northeast direction outside the city. This direction is the furthest and driest from the river. Then, the excavation team dug again. This time, they directly reduced the excavation depth to a position close to the depth of the city wall foundation. Even if water is found, it can be found early. Lest you find the problem at the bottom of the wall like last time. This time, the mining team had very good luck and did not encounter water seepage. Of course, it is not completely impermeable, after all, this is a humid area. However, it only infiltrates a little water droplets, and it does not affect excavation and passing. However, this time excavation, soil transportation is very troublesome. Because, this side is too far from the river. And the soil they dug in the tunnels could not be stacked outside, so as to avoid the attention of East Frisian. Therefore, desperately, the leader of the mining team, Blue Fly (also translated as Blue. Xiang), sent someone to apply for a fund from Marin, and falsely established a business to engage in food. Trafficking. In fact, every time rye is shipped out, the sack under the car is not filled with grain, but the soil dug by the tunnel ... By this method, the mining team led by Bruce Fowler quietly transferred the soil to the field and poured it into the sea without any abnormalities found by East Frisian. After hearing about Bruy Fowler''s outstanding work, Marin personally named the Bruy Fowler''s digging team the "Langxiang" digging team. And this "Langxiang" mining team will also attack some sturdy cities for Marin in the future. After three months of hard excavation by the Lanxiang excavation team, the tunnel finally successfully bypassed the wall northeast of Emden City and entered the city. At this time, the Lanxiang excavation team divided into a group, entered the corner of the northeast direction of the city, purchased a number of private houses inside the city wall, and made preparations for the entrance of the tunnel. Then, the tunnel excavation technicians of the Lanxiang excavation team began to carefully and simultaneously exert force on both sides, trying to open the entrance in the city. However, local excavation and positioning are difficult. The first attempt to connect failed because the excavation team outside the city chose the exit of the tunnel upwards under the foundation of a stone building in the city. The stone foundation was all over it. How can I break a hole? Then they avoided the house, which was full of stone foundations, and started digging towards another earth-built house built by the poor ... At the beginning of August, the two squadrons finally succeeded in opening up the exit in the poor hut that was bought ... Then, Bruce Fowler immediately hurried back to Denborg to report the results to Marin ... "Sure enough, it is Dalanxiang''s excavation team. The excavation technology is cattle! I can dig so much without an excavator! I served it, and I served it all my life!" Marin gave his thumb to Brue. Fowler issued a 1,000 gold bonus and asked him to keep the secret. Then, most of the staff of the Lanxiang excavation team retreated. Only a few facades remained, pretending to be business. Moreover, the two authentic entrances are also well camouflaged. Although, with the authenticity, Marin is not ready to attack. Because last time, 300 prisoners of war were returned to the Frisian nobles, and then 500 people were sent to Cork, Ireland. Therefore, Marin later recruited another 800 people and regrouped the army to 6,000. Then, a new round of military training began, and the tossing beach landing training ... Not only that, Marin also sent a team to Krumhern, a small fishing village 15 kilometers northwest of Emden ~ www.novelhall.com ~, bought several houses and took two large ships The fishing boat made a gesture of resident and fishing. The members of this group (two families) are the former Frisian fishermen. This time, they were sent to Krumhern to prepare for the landing of the army. Moreover, in order to facilitate the docking and loading and unloading of warhorses and armored vessels, this team specially constructed two wooden long bridge docks alone, and docked the two large-tonnage "big fishing boats". Because they are all Frisian, local officials have no resistance to the arrival of two local tyrant families in the fishing industry. You know, since the Duke of Saxony occupied West Frisian, it was normal for the Frisians to flee to the East Frisian Land because of fierce exploitation of the local Frisians. Therefore, the locals have no doubt about their origin and identity. Locals have even been praised by the two local tyrants for building a new fishing pier in Krumhern. Because these two docks are also allowed for everyone to share together ... In this way, after months of preparation, Marin quietly completed the layout in East Friesland. However, Marin''s army has not been trained, and the timing is not yet enough to attack immediately ... Chapter 201： Early autumn harvest Back at Marin in Denborg, in addition to arranging Kohler to go to Venice to collect money, he also bought a batch of second-hand Kirk sailing boats. Mainly, Marin couldn''t wait for the new ship. Because, Marin decided to launch an attack on East Friesland after the autumn harvest ... Kohler had already taken two warships to Venice, so Marin suddenly lost two big ships. Therefore, Marin had no choice but to send someone to the United Kingdom and Denmark to buy several second-hand ships of more than 100 tons. These ships are mainly used to load war horses. Unlike pretending to be a person, people are fine in an ordinary boat. But horses are different. Horses are huge and heavy. An ordinary boat cannot carry horses. Some boats and war horses move a little on the top, which will easily cause capsizes. In this attack on Texel, Marin is preparing to land with 400 horses. Although, horses are not required to attack Emden. However, in order to prevent leakage of news, Marin decided to bring 400 cavalry to land, mainly used to intercept messengers and delay the time of news leakage. Although, of these 400 horses, only a few dozen are serious war horses, and the other horses are all horses. But those horses, which are the second best horses of the French breed after the war horses, are barely used as war horses, anyway, they are not for charge. And the horses that ordinary messengers ride are no better than these horses. Therefore, using these horses to intercept messengers is enough. You know, in this world, there is no shortage of muddy water fishers. For example, the last time Marin maimed the Frisian aristocratic republic, let the Duke of Saxony get the news, and then the Frisian region was picked. This time, Marin never wanted to be picked. Therefore, after intending to capture Emden, he quickly dispatched troops to control the East Frisian border to prevent people from taking the land. Especially to the west, it is the site of the Duke of Saxony. If this old product sees Marin in action, he may send troops to grab food. Of course, it is said that the nine Frisian nobles have begun to trouble the Duke of Saxony. To this end, Marin thought about it and sent a letter to the nine people, suggesting that they send troops and horses to grab food during the autumn harvest. In the agricultural era, food was an extremely important material and wealth. Even food is fundamental to a country. Whoever robs another country''s food is tantamount to shaking the national base of another country. When the autumn harvest comes together, these nine goods will take people to grab food in southern Friesland, which will certainly attract the attention of the local Saxony garrison. The usual harassment is not necessarily ignored by those garrisons. However, during the autumn harvest season to grab food, the Saxony garrison had to come out to stop it. Otherwise, if there is insufficient food, it will affect social stability. When the main Saxony garrison leaves Groningen, a place close to East Friesland, Marin can safely attack East Friesland. As for whether the nine idiots will obey his plan, Marin can be sure. Because the nine Frisian nobles have little money now. And they have to feed hundreds of soldiers and horses, and even plan to expand their army. Therefore, grabbing food in southern Friesland during the autumn harvest is the best option. At this time, the grain was still in the field and was not sent to the solid city, which was very easy to snatch. With grain, those nine goods were able to support their army and had the opportunity to expand. The autumn harvest season is their best opportunity to grab food. ... Marin also started to arrange the autumn harvest in full swing ... In this era, European food varieties seem to be inadequate. Regardless of wheat, rye or barley, it seems that the growth cycle is very long. For example, wheat is generally planted in November of the first year, and then harvested in July and August of the following year (this is true, not by the author). Growth cycle, up to months. Marin knows that the growth cycle of winter wheat is indeed longer because winter wheat grows extremely slowly. But he remembered that the wheat in his previous home was generally harvested in May, and it was more than two months earlier than the medieval European wheat. Rye and spring wheat are also the same. The previous home of Marin, spring wheat was planted in March and April, and harvested in July. However, the rye varieties of Europe in this era were also planted in March and April, but they were not harvested until October ... Such a long growth cycle makes it almost impossible for European crops to grow twice in one year. Even in southern Europe, which is best suited for two crops a year, it can only be done once a year because of crop varieties. However, Marin knew that the use of potash and phosphate could promote crop growth and flowering. Therefore, crops in the Wadden Islands to which potassium and phosphate fertilizers are applied may have earlier harvests than other regions. Sure enough, after mid-September, rye and oats in the Wadden Islands began to mature. In other parts of Europe in the same period, rye was still young ... Marin intends to launch an attack on East Friesland after the autumn harvest, but if the autumn harvest ends early on his own side and the autumn harvest ends late, there will be a great advantage. Because in the autumn harvest season, the young and strong in the general country will be scattered in their respective farmland to harvest wheat instead of gathering in the city. Therefore, in the autumn harvest season, even if the Count of East Frisian is attacked and successfully sends a message, it is difficult to gather enough reinforcements in a short time. Because the young men are scattered in the farmland in the countryside, how can they gather so quickly? By the time the young men gather, the daylily is cold ... Therefore, Marin decided to grab the rye and oats from the Wadden Islands as quickly as possible. Then, while the East Frisian was still alive in the field, he quickly sent troops and hit him unexpectedly ... In order to grab the grain in the field earlier, Marin ordered 6000 soldiers to go down to help harvest wheat ... These soldiers, except those who were apprentice knights from the grandfather''s family, were all farmers. Because in this era, the urban population was small. The soldiers recruited by Marin are basically farmers'' children. Therefore, harvesting wheat is very familiar to these soldiers ... With the help of 6,000 soldiers, the harvesting speed of the wheat fields on the island was greatly accelerated. Then, just in October, when other areas were just beginning to harvest, the wheat fields on the Wadden Islands were all harvested. Also, all rye and oats are dried in the granary. Finally, a statistical result scared everyone ... It turned out that after using enough potassium and phosphate fertilizers, plus the original nitrogen-containing manure, this time, the average acre yield of rye in the Wadden Islands reached 450 pounds. This is also because many grain fields on the Wadden Islands are newly reclaimed and the land is not fertile enough. You know, the cultivated land on Texel Island has even reached 600 pounds per mu. For those newly cultivated habitats, the yield per mu is only about 400 pounds. But even so, the 400-pound yield is enough to be proud of this era ... (The raw land and mature land here is an informal saying in the countryside. Generally, the land that has been planted for many years has a lot of rotting material and is easy to grow. The newly cultivated land may not be fertile. High yield. Not to say that high yield can be achieved as soon as it is cultivated. Some overly barren soils may need to be improved for years or even decades to become fertile soils suitable for cultivation. Generally speaking, the more rotting materials, the more fertile the land. To a certain extent, it becomes black soil ...) But Marin knows that this is the reason for the poor variety of food in this era. If the variety is good and the fertilizer is sufficient, it can produce thousands of pounds per mu. Of course, Marin is not a student of agriculture and does not know how to cultivate high-quality varieties. Moreover, for the times, the yield of 400 pounds per mu is very scary, and it does not need to be higher. And in order not to scare others, Marin ordered strict confidentiality and banned disclosure of food production data on the Wadden Islands. And the 27 (Burkman went to Cork) new trainee knights, Marin did not let them participate in the autumn harvest, but paid for them to go out for a lap. Therefore, they do not know the grain production on the island. Because these people haven''t returned to their hearts yet, aren''t they their own, would Marin tell them the secret? Among the 6000 soldiers, although many people may leave in the future, these soldiers were not present at the time of statistics. Therefore, the soldiers could only feel that the Wadden Islands had a bumper harvest this time. But to what extent did Feng receive these illiterates, UU reads www. uukanshu.com obviously does not have an intuitive understanding ... You know, even if the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of less than 100, these illiterate soldiers have to pick their fingers for half a day and let them estimate the yield per mu, it is too difficult for them ... Moreover, as soon as the autumn harvest was over, Marin immediately ordered the army to assemble for the final drill-landing on the beach at night. Landing on the beach, the soldiers are already very skilled, but land landing on the beach at night, and everyone is not very comfortable. After all, most people are not used to it at night. Moreover, Marin banned them from using torches ... However, probably because of eating too much fish, no one in Marin''s 6000 has night blindness, but it is very convenient for night battles. Marin thought about it. It is probably that the poor people in ancient China ate rice and wheat and lacked vitamin A. Europeans eat more meat and fish, and drink milk, naturally they do not have these problems. Marin recalled the 27 trainee knights who went to Amsterdam for a final training with everyone. It won''t be long before they can launch an attack on Emden. Even Sauer and the reconnaissance troops led by him have been sent to East Friesland in advance. Their task was to monitor the Counts of East Frisian and prevent them from leaving, which caused Marin''s army to fall into the air. In addition, he will monitor the garrison in Groningen. Once they leave Groningen and hunt the Frisian aristocracy''s rebels south, the opportunity for Marin to come ... Chapter 202： send troops After Marin''s superstition was delivered, the nine former Frisian nobles strongly agreed with Marin''s proposal to launch an attack during the autumn harvest. Because they really lack money. Moreover, although Europe in this era was backward, the city walls were made of stone, tall and strong. With the hundreds of people in the hands of these nobles, ordinary cities can''t survive. According to the habits of the nobles of this era, most of the property and money were hidden in the city and difficult to obtain. But the autumn harvest season is different. The crops are grown in the field and there are no fences around them. Even if the army wants to protect, it still needs to know the enemy''s movement time and route. If you launch a raid and grab some food, don''t make it too easy ... Without the walls, hundreds of troops can grab a lot of food. So, a few Frisian nobles were tempted ... After the autumn harvest began in Friesland in October, 670 soldiers in exile in the Duchy of Gerdes began to gather secretly. Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, was taken aback, but was also impressed by the plans of the nine nobles. Because, this is the best opportunity to fight the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, these 9 stupid robbers grabbed enough money and food, which could also reduce his financial burden. As for Marin, there is also waiting, waiting for news from Friesland. As long as it was launched there, the main force of the Saxony army in Groningen would be under siege, then Marin would immediately launch an attack on East Friesland. When some villages in the southwest of West Friesland began to harvest rye and began to spread wheat grains on threshing fields, 9 Frisian nobles finally couldn''t hold back ... Therefore, 670 Frisian veterans, with 120 knights as their vanguard, left the border of the Principality of Gerdes, passed the junction of Gerdes and the Archbishop of Utrecht, and entered West Frisian territory. Far away ... The local people''s rye grains are still drying on the ground. As a result, he suddenly broke into the former Frisian army. Each of these soldiers carried a pocket. After rushing into the village, first send someone to guard the main road, and then go directly to the threshing field and fill the pocket with rye ... Then, the guys rushed into the village again and started looting the property of the residents. After that, they also pulled the peasants'' livestock and put them in the carriages for the rye and property stolen ... For several days, the Friesian army ransacked a dozen villages and snatched tens of thousands of bags of rye (a bag of rye weighing about 100 pounds) without leaving any local residents ... Marin heard the news and was really anxious for the IQ of these two goods-Nimade, these people, but your people before. You want to resume the rule of Friesland, don''t you want the support of these people? To do such a thing is almost to drive the people to death ... Moreover, in this era, few lords have the habit of releasing food to relieve refugees. So, those people who were robbed were so badly sick that God knew how many people would starve to death ... Thinking of this, Marin suddenly decided that he should send someone to East Frisian ... Because he was about to join East Frisian, and East Frisian had a much smaller population than West Frisian. As it happens, this group of idiot-made victims can get East Frisian to work for themselves. After receiving news from the southwest of West Friesland, the eldest son of the Duke of Saxony, who was stationed in Groningen, was not afraid to snub, and immediately sent inquiries. By this time, the number of Frisian Resistance had reached 2,000. Of course, all those recruits were arrested, and none were voluntary. Because a few idiots did not give the people a chance to live, which made the people very disgusted with them. Therefore, when several former Frisian nobles began to recruit, none of them responded. In desperation, they had to forcibly arrest the strong serfs and fill them into the team, bringing the total number of the team to 2,000. The 2,000-person team is indeed huge. You know, in the former Republic of Friesland, only the 5000 Saxons of Glenningen could compete against it. Even in the city of Leeuwarden, the second largest city in Friesland, only 800 Saxon soldiers were stationed. As for other small towns, there is no courage and strength to confront this team. In fact, this army, the former 670 veterans, had a little fighting power, and the newly recruited more than 1,200 serfs had little fighting power. However, so many people are really bluffing ... George did not know that most of the 2000 Resistance were recruits without combat effectiveness, and thought they were all elites. So, he hurriedly brought 4,000 soldiers out of the city, and went to the west to rebel. In Groningen, only 1,000 soldiers and horses were left to protect ... As soon as George''s army left Groningen, a reconnaissance team under Sauer immediately sent two horses to report in different directions. Along the way, headed straight to Harlingen, then changed boat to Texel Island and reported to Marin. The other way is to inform the aristocrats of the Frisian Resistance. Marin gave them a very brilliant idea, but it was learned by the greats of the future generations-"The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats me and then robs ..." In short, try to avoid head-to-head confrontation with the main force of the Saxony army. The Saxony army comes and hides. When they left, they continued to rush out. In this way, the Saxony army led by George will have a dilemma. When their army arrives, the frisians will run away. If George withdrew his army, they would reappear in the Friesland area, continue to rob and plunder the population, making George a dilemma ... At the same time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ East Friesland, the autumn harvest is over half, and it is in full swing. However, the cultivated land in East Friesland is unevenly distributed. Because, the farmland of East Friesland is mainly distributed in Lyle County to the south. Throughout Lyle County, arable land accounts for the vast majority. Unlike other regions, some are cultivated land and some are grassland. In addition, there are many swamps. According to the report of Sauer''s reconnaissance, East Frisian, about one-third of the area, is swampland. Moreover, these wetlands are mainly distributed in the western and northern coastal areas of East Friesland. Coincidentally, the small fishing village of Krumhern, which was determined this time, was also surrounded by swamps. Then there was only one road to Emden. There are swamps on the edge, and the natural population is sparse. In this way, Marin''s army would not be easily found when it landed. By that time, as long as few people are sent to the residents of the small fishing village, they will be prevented from sending messages to Emden. After receiving Sauer''s reconnaissance report, Marin was overjoyed. He was most worried that the main force of the Saxony army, which might cause trouble, had left, and nothing could prevent him from conquering East Frisian. So, he immediately organized the army, horses, and supplies, and officially sent troops to East Frisian ... Chapter 203： Break into the city On October 21, 1498, when the European Autumn Harvest was in full swing, Marin led the army, first arriving at the most eastern island of Schiermonnikoog. It''s very close to East Friesland, but even so, there is a distance of nearly 50 kilometers from the pier on the east side of Schiermonnikoog to Krumm?n. In this era, the speed of sailing boats is very low, and the highest is generally only seven or eight knots, that is, thirteen or four kilometers per hour. This is still in a downwind situation. Fortunately, the Wadden Sea is in the prevailing westerly zone. So, Marin''s fleet went to Krumm?n and went well. In the evening, Marin''s army had completed boarding again, and then began sailing. Marin used the legendary rope speed measurement method and found that the speed was as high as 7 knots, which was close to 13 kilometers per hour. Then, almost four hours later, the fleet was close to Krumhern. At this time, there was only a faint moonlight in the sky. Because the moon on this day is just a crescent, the moonlight is very weak. Moreover, it seems that it will fall in the middle of the night. Marin looked at the "pocket watch", which was about the same size as the alarm clock, and found that it was 11 o''clock in the middle of the night. On the shore at this time, Marin saw someone waving three torches-that was the signal that Sauer and Marin agreed. This shows that Sauer had long controlled the small fishing village of Krumh?n. Fearing that someone would leave the fishing village to report to Emden, Marin had arranged for Sauer to lurk into East Friesland with his reconnaissance force. On the night of the appointment, Marin asked Sauer''s scouts to control the two roads Krummorn leads to the outside world. After completing the control, wait at the beach. As early as 9pm, Sauer quietly controlled the road outside the village and knocked out the night watchman arranged in the fishing village. Then, he let 30 men watch the village, and he, holding a telescope, kept looking at the sea ... Finally, at around 11 o''clock in the evening, Sauer saw the shadows of ships on the sea ... Apparently, it was Marin''s fleet that arrived. Because other fleets cannot have so many ships. Moreover, in this era, no one likes sailing in the middle of the night. Even when sailing in the middle of the night, the boat was still brightly lit, unlike Marin''s fleet, which deliberately did not light up and only relied on faint moonlight. Fortunately for this route, Marin arranged a few captains to walk quietly many times in advance. Therefore, even with the faint moonlight, they can successfully avoid the sandbar and arrive safely. As for the captains who have not passed this line, it is sufficient to direct the ship to follow ... After approaching Krumh?n, under the command of Marin, several ships carrying warhorses and armors approached the two long-prepared pier docks. Other ships approached the shore directly and arranged beach landings. As for whether the ship may be grounded, Marin didn''t care, even if it was grounded. Because after the ship sent people ashore, the task was basically completed. Moreover, these fishing boats are not large, and generally do not exceed 100 tons. When the battle is over, send someone to push the stranded boats into the water ... Sure enough, dozens of fishing boats have run aground. But stranded ships were convenient for soldiers who landed on the beach. Because when they got out of the boat, they stepped on the beach. Because of the long period of prior training, they were very skilled in rolling up their trousers, stepping on the beach, and running towards the shore ... After about two hours of busy work, all talents were assembled. Then, the war horse and armor were basically unloaded from the dock. Everyone started to receive their armor according to the number on the armor ... After wearing the armor, Marin gave an order, and the 6000 army quickly moved along the road, led by Sauer''s scouts, and marched towards Emden ... Because it was an urgent march, a distance of 15 kilometers, more than two hours later, the forward troops arrived under Emden. Among them, the 100 veterans of the First Front that Marin trusted most arrived in a small yard northeast of Emden, and began to pass through the tunnel into the city. After some time, Marin''s troops gradually approached Emden ... "It was ordered that the First Front attack the Emden East Gate, and the 700 Frisian Warriors as the vanguard; the Second Front, block the North Gate, prevent the enemy from fleeing, and wait for the opportunity to enter the city; the Third Front, block the West Gate , To prevent the enemy from escaping, and also waiting for the opportunity to invade the city; as for the fourth square, go south to seize the port and prevent any ships from escaping! " "Yes, I understand!" "Okay, the troops who seized the wharf set off first, and they are extremely demanding not to let go of any ship!" "Yes!" "The First Faction came with me and waited outside the East Gate!" Marin ordered. "The main force of the Second Front, follow me to the North Gate!" Schwartz ordered. "Third party, follow me to Simon!" Franzberg ordered. "Fourth square, come with me!" Trainee Knight Stade, who was temporarily appointed by Marin as acting head of the fourth square, took the fourth square and quickly went south to control Emden. The port has gone. After arriving at their respective positions, the commanders of the one-two-three squares did not convene an attack, but were waiting for the south of the city ... At this point, there was no moonlight in the sky, and the glory of the morning had not yet arrived. Once the fourth square is successful, they will light a fire in the direction of the pier, indicating that they have succeeded ... More than 1 hour later, the fire was raised in the direction of the pier, and the signal of the total attack finally launched ... The 100 pioneers in the city also wore a full set of plate armor and picked up a two-handed sword ... These 100 people were selected from the 400 people who first followed Marin, and they were all well trained. Wearing full body plate armor, no problem when fighting in a short time. Moreover, the team leader was the knight brother Kahn, whom Marin trusted very much ... Moreover, Marin did not want to expose the tunnel to other fighters. Because, this move Marin is afraid that others will use it to deal with themselves. Therefore, there are only a small number of Marin''s close people who know the authentic existence. Even the Lan Xiang excavation team is a person that Marin can trust. After seeing the rising fire in the south of the city, under the leadership of Kahn, 100 soldiers launched an attack on the East City Gate ... Kahn waved his mace and quickly smashed several city guards coming out of the city gate cave, and then led people into the city gate cave ... Because the Emden people did not know that they would be attacked tonight, there were no stones or large tree stumps in the gate of the city gate that blocked the gate. So, after smashing a dozen guards guarding the gate of the city gate, Kahn successfully rushed behind the gate, then took out a hammer and violently broke the copper lock inside the gate ... Later, in the sound of a "creak", the gate of Dongcheng was opened by Kahn and others ... Most of the troops outside the city were a little bit stingy. Originally, they thought it was a storm, and they were all ready to climb the wall. But they did not see Marin prepare any ladders, nor brought artillery for siege. Just when they were puzzled, they saw that the Dongcheng Gate was opened. So, they suddenly realized that it turned out that Lord Marin had long been ready to respond ... Marin gave an order, and 700 Frisian warriors, led by 200 heavy armored swordsmen, took the lead in entering the city gate and embarked on the street to Emden Palace. At this time, the garrison in the city finally responded: "Some siege! Someone siege!" "Dongmen has been forced!" "Dongmen has been forced!" When such a cry sounded ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The people who had fallen asleep in the city were finally awakened ... At the same time, the sky has gradually begun to brighten, with a hazy color ... Before entering the city, however, Marin ordered Sauer: "You bring 400 cavalry and block all the main roads. If anyone comes, they will all be detained, and they will never be allowed to take the news. In addition, send someone to the south of the city and notify Stade to let the soldiers change their uniforms and pretend Sailors are all over the docks, but they have to carry swords. If there are foreign merchant ships approaching the port during the day, they will all be seized quietly to prevent these merchant ships from taking the news out ... " "Yes, sir!" Sauer left in violently. Then Marin ordered: "Everyone listens well. After entering the city, try not to set fire!" The reason for this is that Marin was afraid of the heavy smoke rising from the city and was seen by the crew on the Ames River. The city is full of smoke, and smart people definitely want to know that there is a battle in the city and it is easy to leak news. After this order, Marinzema, with the first square, all entered the city ... Chapter 204： Brutal street fighting Entering the city of Marin, he was ordered to play the banner of the Brock family¡ªa red shield with a golden battle eagle. On the head of the war eagle, on the left and right wings, each wore a crown with three crosses. After the army entered the city, it was natural to wipe out dozens of East Frisian soldiers who came for reinforcements. However, Emden''s persistence was terrible. At least, its streets are narrow. What about narrowness? You can imagine those ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, whose streets are only about three or four people away side by side ... There can only be four people side by side, or two horses in parallel. Such a width was relatively rare in the European Middle Ages. Because only the streets of small towns can be so narrow. In fact, the entire city of Emden has only one north-south avenue, which is relatively spacious. Because this avenue leads directly to the port south of Emden. For business needs, the Sykesna family has particularly widened this street. East-west streets have not yet had time to widen. Because, although Emden is a trading port, it is very small. Earlier, Emden also sought to join the Hanseatic League. However, because the trade was small and the port was not up to standard, it was rejected by the Hanseatic League. Frankly speaking, the Selxner family is still a more promising family. Moreover, the rulers of this family did not exploit the common people too much, and they were considered better nobles in this era. Therefore, when the 24th vassals jointly invaded East Frisian in 1516, the common people also climbed up the city walls to help the Sexner family defend the coalition''s offensive and eventually won. Marin suddenly had some regrets, regretting that he didn''t let people go to the south gate to open the city gate, and then let the main force enter from the south gate. However, although the streets are narrow, they are also pedestrian-friendly. That is, the trellis of the army cannot be developed. When the garrison in the city reacted, the offensive difficulty increased greatly ... Marin''s square was entered from the east gate, and after about 400 meters ahead, it seemed to be close to Emden Palace in the center of the city. At this time, East Frisian''s straw hat swordman finally arrived ... East Frisian''s heavy armored swordsmen are very interesting. They wear upper body plate armor, which is similar to ordinary heavy armored swordsmen. However, instead of wearing helmets, they wear wide-brimmed straw hats with local characteristics. This straw hat has a wide brim and a size that resembles a bucket in the south of China, but with a different shape. If the road is wider, Marin is naturally not worried. However, the road that can only accommodate 4 people was blocked by 100 enemy forces at once ... The 100 East Frisian Straw Hat Swordsmen, along with the 200 West Frisian Heavy Armor Swordsmen who were pioneers of the Marin School, fought together. There is not much difference between the martial arts of the two sides, and the narrow streets are actually not very suitable for the heavy armored swordsmen of Dahe Dahe. Therefore, the Episcopals of both sides fought very hard. However, the way forward of the Marin army was blocked, and the army had to stop and wait for the battle ahead ... "Kahn, you take a group of people, go from the side alley to the side of the enemy, destroy the enemy, they are blocking the way!" Marin was a little impatient, so he asked Kahn to bring dozens of guys wearing full-body plate armor, intending to go from the side alley to the side of the enemy ... But then something unexpected happened ... When Kahn took the horse into the alley, he was ambushed ... "What''s going on? Kahn? What''s wrong?" Marin was taken aback, thinking that it was Edsad I''s ambush. "It''s nothing, it''s the citizens of Emden. They stopped us and didn''t let us pass!" "Oh, that''s the case, then fight them back!" Marin was relieved. "But, sir, they moved everything from the house, even the furniture, and blocked the alley ..." "I ..." Marin was a little bit rude. The streets were originally narrow and the alleys were even narrower. These Emden citizens are really uncomfortable stuffing their tables and stools into the alleys. In particular, those who wear full plate armor, such as Kahn, are most vulnerable to restrictions. "What to do, master?" "Break me! Use your mace to smash all the clutter of furniture and other things that are blocking the road. Be sure to clear a road!" "What about the citizens who stand in front?" "The blocker is dead!" "Ah?" Kahn listened a little. Because he hit civilians with maces, he hasn''t done it, not even thought about it. "Kahn, they are blocking our way, they are no longer civilians, but fighters fighting us, destroy them!" Marin didn''t like the pace of marching was hindered. Therefore, he has no good opinion of these citizens who are opposed to Marin''s army. He had to quickly control Emden before the forces of all sides reacted, and then sent troops to control the entire territory of East Friesland. Therefore, Marin was impatient and had no time to persuade these people to surrender. Under the situation of tense war, Marin did not hesitate to order the clean-up for the citizens who had blocked themselves from marching ... Soon, Kahn gritted his teeth, raised his mace, and spearheaded the furniture, debris, and ... people ... "ßÑ µ± ¡ª¡ª ßÑ µ± ¡ª¡ª" From time to time, debris and furniture were smashed and smashed. But after a while, the sound was a bit unsightly-screams came from the alley ... "Ah-" There are young men, old people, and even women ... "How is this possible?" Marin was shocked. He didn''t expect that in order to cover the Sequner family''s army, old men and women were involved in the fight that blocked Kahn''s advance ... It seemed that the Sequner family had a great reputation in Emden. High ... Marin was still shocked, but the people in Emden reacted ... "Ah? These **** are killing civilians! Bastards! We fight with them!" The 100 East Frisian Straw Hat Swordsmen, who were originally in a disadvantage, seemed to be completely outraged after hearing the screams of the elderly and women. As a result, these people broke out a lot stronger than usual, and began to fight desperately with the 200 West Frisian Episcopals as forwards. At the same time, 400 straw hat swordsmen opened in the middle of the city ... The 700 West Frisian prisoners of war that Marin arranged to take the lead, did not seem to expect that the opponent suddenly burst into tyrannical combat power, so he was defeated one after another, directly blocking the marin army''s pace ... At first sight, Marin could not do this, so he personally led a group of soldiers wearing plate armor from the alley on the other side, ready to attack the enemy''s other wing. However, to his surprise, the alley was still blocked by the citizens of Emden. It was full of furniture, debris, and people ... "Give me a break, otherwise the blockers will die!" Marin shouted angrily in Frisian. "We are not afraid of death, and we will never let your robbers harm the Earl!" It seems that Edsad I had a high reputation in Emden, and there were residents willing to die for him. "I''m not a robber. I''m the heir of the Bullock family. Do you see this banner? Golden Eagle Red Shield!" "We don''t know what the Brock family is, we only know that Lord Earl is very good to us and better than other lords, we must swear to defend him!" "As long as you give way, I can win East Frisian, and I can treat you as well. I''m no worse than Edsad I!" Marin argued. "We don''t believe you, robber, intruder!" "I rub, you forced me!" Marin was angry. Obviously, these Emden citizens have chosen to be hostile to themselves. For the enemy, Marin will never show mercy to his men, even if they are old and weak. In previous lives, the veteran in the village that taught Marin to capture and fight was once overcast by an old and weak woman on the battlefield in South Vietnam. Once, the former master of Marin, because of his kindness, relaxed his worries about the old and weak women and children in the villages of South Vietnam. Unexpectedly, a 9-year-old girl even used AK, severely injured him, and fell into disability. As a result, the veteran had to retire to his hometown and spend the rest of his life in desolation. Because, the little girl, because of insufficient arm strength, failed to kill Marin with a gun, but broke the calf of one leg of it ... Later, the master of Marin repeatedly warned Marin-no matter whether the other party is male or female, old or young, as long as the other party takes up arms and is your enemy, then don''t show mercy ... Thinking of the master, Marin no longer hesitated: "Musketeers, prepare--" "put--" Although the alley is very narrow, two muskets can still be discharged side by side, and although the number of single rows is small, the number of shots can be increased by increasing the number of rotations. Then, the Emden citizen in front of him was tragedy ... "Ah ... it hurts ..." "Mom, my heart is pierced ..." After clearing a dozen people in the alley, Marin began to order the furniture and debris in the alley ... However, when Marin and his men cleaned up the alley in the alley and rushed to the street, he discovered that more people came from the enemy ... What made Marin even more surprised was that these "recruits" were not regular soldiers, but young male citizens with a variety of weapons. Some people even use a kitchen knife ... Marin suddenly had a deep sense of guilt, feeling that she was an executioner, and it was shameless to start with the women and children. However, thinking of the past master''s encounter, thinking of myself must also protect my comrades and relatives ... Finally, Marin eliminated the internal tangles and regained his coldness in his eyes: "Since they choose to be against me and want to kill us, then ... let them die!" Then, instead of sending soldiers to the street, Marin calmly ordered the Musketeers to climb up the roof of the houses on both sides of the street and shoot the enemies on the street freely. Moreover, shooting down from a high place has a wider field of vision and can also accommodate more musketeers ... "Hit me! Give priority to those who wear armor and straw hats!" At a distance of dozens of meters, even a rifle can be aimed. Although, at a certain distance, aiming may not be useful ... Under the cover and shooting of the musketeers on the roof, the West Frisian POW soldiers who lost dozens of people finally stood up to the crazy counterattack of the East Frisian Straw Hat Swordsmen. The situation has also begun to develop in a direction beneficial to Marin ... However, in order to rush towards the palace in the center of the city, too many people died on the street, blood, and the street was red ... even, among the dead, many were civilians in Emden ... Seeing all this, Marin''s eyes were a little red. He stood standing on the roof, shouting at the rebellious East Frisian army and civilians on the street: "Why don''t you surrender? You have no chance of winning at all! I have brought thousands of soldiers and horses and will certainly be able to successfully occupy the entire city. Your resistance is simply futile and will only increase deaths and injuries!" "Is your life cheap? Why go to the dead? I don''t want to kill you, and you will be safe if you surrender, understand? Understand?" Marin yelled excitedly. However, for Marin''s persuasion, only one feather arrow answered him, straight into Marin''s chest ... But this is futile. Because, in Marin''s white cross black vest, there are excellent breastplate armor ... However, this arrow angered Kahn and other Marin men: "You want to kill Master, you bastards, **** me, let me die!" Originally, Kahn was still very resistant to killing civilians, even if the other party was holding a weapon to fight him. However, when he saw the arrow in Marin''s chest, even if he knew that Marin was not a big deal, Kahn broke out. He picked up a mace, rushed to the front of the battlefield, and began to smash, whether it was a straw hat swordsman, Or those citizens of Emden who came to help, flew under the mace ... "It''s over, it''s over! This time the hatred can''t be resolved ..." Marin covered his face in pain, squatted down, and couldn''t bear to see the scenes of ordinary people being killed, and the obsessed people took the initiative to ask for their death ... Originally ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin was just going to scare them, kill a few of them, and calm them down. Unfortunately, he met a group of abnormal people. Some people were killed, but they were not able to scare them, but they stimulated their blood. Today, Marin is also difficult to ride a tiger ... Before that, Marin fantasized about Li Yuanjin''s coming to Changan to come up with three chapters of law and quickly soothe the citizens of Emden. Unexpectedly, this city was met with fierce resistance from the citizens as soon as it entered the city. For the sake of this, I can only continue to fight hard. After all, Marin''s strength is dominant ... Moreover, this time Marin completely understood why the Emperor and the Duke of Saxony joined forces in 1516, and the 24 princes and the army of ten thousand and thousand participated in the attack on East Frisian. What about the siege of thousands of troops? There are not enough soldiers, people come together! Faced with such a group of zealous people loyal to their count, the already strong Emden walls were even harder to break. If Marin hadn''t sent someone to dig the tunnel beforehand and opened the gate, could the 6,000 men and horses have captured Emden, a question mark would have to be asked. It seems that the count of East Frisian at that time was also Edsad I. What charm of this person actually made the citizens of Emden willing to die for him, Marin suddenly had a sense of inquiry ... Chapter 205： Victory in the Scarlet "Before Emden raised his butcher knife against the rebellious civilians, I was just a player in a hegemony game. But after I experienced this mental torment, I gradually grew from a hegemony game player to a cold-blooded Generals and deep rulers. What about the civilians? As long as they pick up weapons and fight with me, that is the enemy that needs to be eliminated. ''One will succeed and the bones die,'' perhaps the thousands of people in Emden are just dead. A small part of it. " ¡ª¡ªFrom "Memoirs of European Overlord Marin I" Marin climbed to the top of a small three-story building and observed the situation in the city with a telescope. He found that there were too many troops and people on the other side, and he ran to the east to stop his army. Because, Marin was the only army that broke into the city. Marin patted his head and suddenly understood. So he called his captain: "Goring, you take your company, turn around and go back, then, go down the corner, go to the North Gate, open the North Gate, and put in Schwartz''s second square. Then, tell Schwartz, after entering the city Send someone to the west to put in the Flenzberg Third Party. "Marin realized that his army was advancing too slowly, so he decided to let Schwartz in the north of the city bring someone to kill in . Therefore, he called the company captain of the last company in the army. "Will there be enough people over there? Your safety is the most important thing, sir." "It''s okay. The street is so narrow. The number of people on my side is absolutely enough. Hurry up. It''s not always possible to entangle with this group of citizens." "Yes!" Then Goring took his company out of the rear of the army and retreated to the foot of the wall at the east gate. At the foot of the city wall, there is a road next to the city wall, which is wider than the street where Marin lives. The ring road in this city is to facilitate the transportation of ordnance while guarding the city. At this time, because Marin suddenly invaded the city, the garrison in the city had no time to board the east wall defense. And, that doesn''t make sense anymore. Because, the East Gate has been broken. Many fighters who were originally responsible for guarding the East Wall simply ran from the alleys in the city to the front of the Marin army, blocking the advance of Marin''s first square and the Frisian cannon fodder. As a result, Goreen''s company was largely unresisted. Only when they reached the foot of the northern wall, were they attacked by the garrison on the wall. Several soldiers were killed and injured on the spot by stones dropped from the city''s head. But Gorin didn''t pause, took his men, trot all the way, and went straight to the North Gate. The guards on the city''s head immediately panicked, and they shouted: "Protect the North Gate! Protect the North Gate! The enemy is attacking!" However, this is not very useful, because the total number of defenders in the city is only 1,400, including 1,000 straw hat swordsmen and 400 auxiliary soldiers. Those auxiliary soldiers are actually militia. Let them rely on the city walls to guard and fight again. If they landed, they would not be opponents of the regular army. Sure enough, after 100 auxiliary troops came down on the north wall, Golin''s company rushed forward without hesitation ... After a fierce fight, Gorin''s army quickly controlled the North Gate and opened the gate after paying dozens of casualties ... "How''s it going, Goring, Lord Baron?" Schwartz asked quickly as he entered the city. "Fortunately, the resistance in the city is too fierce. The people in the city are like magicians, fighting the footsteps of adults. Moreover, the street is also very narrow, the first square cannot advance quickly, and the speed of advance Slow. So he sent me to answer you. In addition, the Lord asked you to send a company to seize Simon and put in a third party outside Simon. " "Okay, no problem!" Schwartz, quickly patted a company, went to Simon. Then, he left some people to guard the city gate, and took the main force of the army, marching down the street and marching towards the center of the city. The road from the North Gate to the Royal Palace is also relatively narrow. Throughout the city of Emden, only the north-south street leading from the royal palace to the south gate is fast. Therefore, Schwartz''s march was not fast. However, it seemed that the defenders and the people in the city were attracted by Marin''s army. Therefore, the resistance of the Second Front was very weak, with only a few civilians. However, these civilians did not have a straw hat and a swordsman in front, and their combat effectiveness was too weak, and they were cleaned up by the soldiers of the Second Front within a few moments. More than an hour later, Simon was also opened, and the third party of Fronzberg also entered the city. At the same time, Frenzberger also sent someone to open the South Gate ... At two o''clock in the afternoon, 500 soldiers also entered the South Gate. However, the fourth square of the South Gate is cautious. To prevent the enemy from escaping from the south gate, seize the pier. Therefore, the fourth square of the South Gate kept most of the troops guarding the gates and docks, sending only 500 people into the city. But the sudden influx of thousands of troops into the city completely made the city''s defenders completely desperate. Originally, relying on the narrow streets, the city''s garrison and the people could resist Marin''s First Front and the cannon fodder. However, after the other three city gates were opened, the desperate resistance on East Street lost its meaning ... In the fierce assassination, in addition to the trapped Marin, the other three army troops quickly approached Emden''s palace ... "Hurry up, let the heavy armored swordsmen retreat to the royal palace and keep it!" In the palace, Edsad I saw this, and hurriedly ordered the heavy armored swordsmen who were originally outside the palace to retreat into the palace. Emden''s palace is not a traditional palace, but a sturdy castle with strong defense capabilities. Therefore, the 500 heavy armored swordsman who enters the palace can definitely stay for a long time. As for the other 500 heavy armored swordsmen who were sent to resist Marin''s First Front, at this time, they were entangled with Marin''s army, and they could not return anymore. Moreover, these 500 people have lost a hundred or dozen people. Hitting a few times in Marin''s musket unit, wearing heavy armor was useless. Although the street is small, Nai Marin ordered the musketeer to climb the roof and shoot ... And the other three-way army, after encircling Emden Palace, sent out the elite, went to East Street, and together with the First Faction, doubled up the garrison on the street ... By evening ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the Frisian army on East Street had been mostly destroyed. Then, there were 100 straw hat swordsmen left, all of them captured. But for Emden Palace, Marin had no choice. This castle, more than his newspaper, is also more sturdy and luxurious. In addition, there are 500 well-equipped straw hat swordsmen. If it is a storm, there is no certainty ... In desperation, Marin could only leave half of them to continue the siege. Others, began to control other areas in the city ... At this time, the four main roads were stained with blood, and East Street even flowed into a river. Marin''s victory was basically obtained from the bones of the Emdens. However, Marin does not regret it. Because this is not his initiative to raise the butcher knife. Those civilians who were killed were killed because they held weapons against Marin''s army and died not innocently. In this assassination of civilians, Marin''s heart became colder and harder. He knew that, as a qualified commander, he was very taboo about showing mercy to the enemy. Of course, in the face of civilians who have not resisted, they can''t mess around. Killing rebellious civilians is self-defense. And killing civilians who have not resisted is animal behavior ... Chapter 206： Edsad I captured One night later, Marin''s army was in full control of Emden, and the weapons, even kitchen knives, in the residents'' hands were temporarily seized. Early the next morning, Marin gathered the corpses on the street into the square, and asked the priest in the church in the city to pray for them. At the same time, Marin asked the residents of the city to come and claim the bodies of their families. But secretly, Marin sent people to secretly remember the identity of these people ... It wasn''t Marin who wanted to kill the families of these rebels, but since Marin had killed their families, he had forged an insurmountable hatred with them. Therefore, in the future these people, Marin must be monitoring. Therefore, he has to know what to do to avoid being convicted without knowing it. According to statistics, Marin was taken aback-Emden City had only 5,000 residents, but yesterday, the number of people who participated in the fighting on the streets reached more than 1,200, a quarter of the total population. Counting the families of these people, it is estimated that half of the residents of Emden have fought with Marin ... Marin was really frightened, and he didn''t dare to continue to use Emden as the capital. Because there is revenge against the residents of half of the city, will there be no more people to assassinate themselves in the future? For the safety of herself and her family, Marin decided to cut the grass and root it out. Of course, he would not be crazy enough to kill the families of those who resisted. But it will never be possible to leave them in Emden. To this end, Marin decided to come up with an oriental characteristic approach to the rebels-sitting together ... As for a more specific solution, it is exile ... This trick was learned with the Czar. At that time, the Tsar treated the opponents and exiled to cold Siberia to accompany the bears and bears. Marin did not have these Jedi exiles like Siberia, but he could exile them to North America and let them play with the Indians ... For this reason, Marin was fierce, and after the body was claimed, he sent people to control the families of the civilians who died in the war according to the list, declared punishment as slaves, and concentrated his care. When Marin went to visit the families of the deceased under control, sure enough, Marin saw the hatred of Chiguo from their eyes ... In fact, this is not surprising. Think about it from the ground. If Marin''s own family was killed, he would also want to kill the guy who killed his family. Therefore, these people are definitely not able to fight for it. It is better to find an opportunity to exile them and let them survive. Emden is very important to East Friesland because it is the best port city in East Friesland. And Marin is a good trader, and an important city like Emden must be in his own hands. Therefore, the family members of these 1300 people must not stay in the city. If they do damage one day, the loss will be great. At this point, in the royal palace in the center of Emden, Edsad I walked anxiously around the room. He had already seen Marin''s total strength, as many as thousands. He had only 500 knights guarding the castle. However, the castle was surrounded by groups, and breakout was basically impossible. And over time, the food in the castle must not be consumed. After calculating, Edsad I found that the grain in the castle lasted for up to 10 days. Because these 500 soldiers are all big-bellies ... After 10 days, there will be no food in the castle. At that time, there may not be any soldiers who can''t stand the hunger and surrender actively. Once someone opened the castle door, he and his family were captured, almost surely. However, Edsad I knew that the opponent would certainly not let himself go. Because the other party did not come to rob, but to the count. It''s just that he couldn''t understand, wasn''t he the offspring of your uncle''s marriage? Why dare to raise soldiers to fight yourself? Even if he does, is he legal to become the earl of East Frisian? This question, Marin quickly told him ... On the morning of the third day, Marin convened representatives from all over the city. In the square south of the palace, he took out a forged document called "The Count of Old Brock awarded the Baron to the Savannah Family" and invited the priests and patriarchs on the spot. They were identified on site ... Where can these people be identified? You know, Marin''s craftsmanship is professional. Moreover, even the parchment paper he used to make fakes was on the vintage, and he knew it was an old object at a glance. And the text on the parchment paper, after the old processing, seems to have been signed a long time ago ... Therefore, no one in the city can see what''s wrong, and there is nothing wrong with it. Therefore, everyone present acknowledged the authenticity of this document. As for archiving, it is even easier-the original bottom file was destroyed by the Ukner family who had rebelled. Marin also made it clear that this matter was not even known to the Sequner family, only the old Ukner who had betrayed was clear. However, the old Ukner has been dead for many years. Who can ask him for verification? Moreover, Marin explained it reasonably. At the beginning, after the success of the old Uckerna rebellion, many archives of the Bullock family were indeed destroyed. Maybe, the bottom file of Marin''s file was destroyed at that time ... Later, Marin presented the instrument of Mrs. Mary''s transfer of inheritance to herself, and the document of Adler announcing the abandonment of the inheritance of East Frisian, which formally legally proved her legal inheritance of the count of East Frisian. When Marin declared loudly in the square south of the Royal Palace that he was the legitimate Count of East Frisian, Edsad I, who had heard the news standing in the castle, had a crooked nose-I am not dead yet Well, you want to take the count of counts, what a **** ... But Edsad I also saw it, and in Emden he was gone. Nothing to count on staying here. So he decided to use his family''s hole cards ... "Ma''am, let''s run away together!" Edsad I said to his newly-married wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Count Ritterberg. "But, my dear, we are surrounded by groups, how can we leave?" "Our family has long considered this possibility. So, my father left a secret road that leads directly to the city ..." "Ah, that''s great, let''s go! Oh, what about the soldiers in the castle? Take them away?" "Can''t take it. There are only two horses prepared outside the secret road, just one of us. Others, there is no extra. If you bring this group of soldiers, they might grab horses with us ..." I was a wise man, and he knew very well that in times of danger, some people would be exposed in nature. Especially when there are only two escaping horses, some soldiers may turn their faces and grab horses with themselves or their wives. Therefore, he decided to take his wife and flee to Orich, another important town in East Friesland. Then, taking Orich as the center, he convened soldiers and horses across the country to confront the kid named Marin Huffman. After all, the whole country of East Friesland can also gather seven or eight thousand people. Not counting the thousands of people lost in the city, six or seven thousand people can be recruited in other places. There are so many people, coupled with Orihi''s sturdy city walls, not to mention defeating the enemy, can at least guarantee undefeated, as well as their own prosperity and wealth. As for the 500 elites in the city, Edsad I was very reluctant. So he decided to tell them the secret way by leaving a letter. Go ahead first, and when these subordinates find the letters they left behind, they will also run away through the secret road, without worrying about them robbing their horses ... Therefore, after leaving a letter in his room, Edsad I took his wife, brought some important identification items and gold, and fled through the tunnel ... The tunnel exit of Edsad I was a coincidence. It was also in the east of the city, only a few hundred meters away from the courtyard where Marin dug tunnels. It seems that when Edsad I''s father was digging the tunnel, he also fully considered the problem of groundwater. At the tunnel exit, Edsad I quickly found the owner of the small yard guarding the exit, and successfully obtained two horses that had been prepared here for a long time. Then, the couple stepped on the horses and headed eastward all the way to the city of Orich ... However, Edsad did not know that Marin had deployed 400 cavalry outside the city in order to prevent the news of the attack on Emden. Most of them are located in the east of the city ... Then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Edsad I had a cup ... Edsad I and his wife''s horses are all good horses, but he faces the blocking of hundreds of knights ... Soon, the couple fell into the hands of Sauer ... At first, because the couple of Edsad I changed into civilian clothes, Sauer never thought he was Edsad I. But after searching, Sauer was immediately excited when he found the identity certificate of Edsad I-the crown and the golden scepter ... Grab the enemy ¡¯s leader, but how much credit is it? Sauer''s heart was beautiful. However, it is also very important how Edshad I escaped. So he immediately began to ask Edsad I how to escape. However, Edsad I seemed very hard-mouthed, and he did not say anything after being beaten. Helpless, Sauer began to confess his wife Elizabeth. At first, Elizabeth refused to say it, but Sauer frightened and said that if she didn''t say it, she would let her friends learn from her, and Elizabeth was finally scared, so she said something authentic ... Sauer did not dare to neglect, immediately sent someone to block the tunnel exit, and immediately sent someone to report to Marin ... Chapter 207： Reasons for citizen resistance Marin received a report from Sauer, and was very excited to learn that the couple of Edsad I had fled and that they happened to be caught by Sauer''s cavalry. Just put Edshad I and his wife in front of the palace, and don''t believe that the straw hat swordsmen who guard the palace will not surrender. Because the Sexner family was small, and Edsad I had not been married long, and had not given birth to a son. So, even if this group of guys want to hold a prince or something, nobody is. Uko and Almut, the two younger brothers of Edsad I, are currently sitting in Orich and Lyle respectively, not in Emden, according to statements from surrendered officials. East Friesland has four main cities-Emden, Orich, Lyle and Norton. Among them, Emden and Orich are "big cities" with thousands of citizens. Lyle and Norton are both small cities with a population of no more than 1,000. However, Lier County is special because agriculture is very developed in Lier County. Therefore, Lyle County is a food capital and an important granary in East Friesland. When Edsard I and his wife were arrested, the resistance of the straw hat swordsmen in the royal palace lost their meaning--they had no one to protect them, but what kind of strength did they resist? Thinking of the way in which Edsad I fled, Marin immediately ordered 800 soldiers to be sent to reinforce. Because once the straw hat swordsman in the castle knew the tunnel, he would escape from the tunnel. Therefore, Marin not only sent 800 fighters, but also brought a lot of fishing nets. As long as those straw hat swordsmen dare to walk the tunnel and come out one, they use fishing nets. Marin has watched "The Condor Heroes", and masters such as Zhou Botong can be caught by the net of Peerless Valley, not to mention ordinary people who can''t martial arts? As long as you have enough fishing nets and sticks, you can definitely pack them up. Moreover, the tunnel was reported to be very narrow and could only accommodate one person out. When you come out alone, facing 800 strong men, you have to have the ability to resist ... However, this arrangement of Marin failed, because it was not long after seeing the Edsad I and his wife being detained in front of the Royal Palace. The 500 Straw Hat Swordsmen in the castle were in the east Frisian palace and Jeffrey Under his leadership, he surrendered to Marin ... And, to Marin''s surprise, the 500 Straw Hat Swordsmen were not as fervently dying for Edsad I as the citizens of Emden. When they surrendered, they were very straightforward. After Marin promised not to kill them, they immediately lowered their weapons and opened the door of the castle. And the palace minister Jeffrey took Marin directly to the treasure trove of Edsad I ... Looking at the charming palace minister, Marin was very speechless-people were willing to give up their lives for Edsad I, and for you, a guy who was so reused by Edsad I, why did you change the way? What about the party? In fact, this is normal. In fact, Jeffrey is also a nobleman, and attaches great importance to family interests. Now, the whole city fell into Marin''s hands, watching as he was going to take another city. So Jeffrey needs to think about the family. If he took someone to swear to resist Marin, once the castle was breached, his wife and children who hid in the castle might not end well. Previously, Jeffrey was still hesitant to surrender. However, he did not dare to raise it. Because Edsad I was still there. If he dares to surrender, he may be cut by Edsad I. However, the couple of Edsad I fled the castle silently and were caught. At this point, he was the only one in the castle. So he simply surrendered with the soldiers in the castle. Marin was puzzled by the fierce resistance of the citizens. Thinking of Jeffrey as a local, it is probably the most informed people in the local area. So Marin raised his doubts ... "This ... it''s actually very simple ..." "Simple? Well, I would like to hear the details ..." "This matter is actually due to the assistant bishop Taylor in the cathedral ..." "Well, Assistant Bishop Taylor is a young assistant bishop of Emden Cathedral. You know, in places like the East Frisian Land, although the bishop needs the appointment of the Archbishop of Cologne, which oversees the northern affairs, Lord , Oh no, it''s Edsard I''s opinion and it''s important. " "Because, in these Principalities and Counties, the appointment of local bishops is the result of consultations between the Archbishop of Cologne and the local Duke and Earl. Therefore, the ambitious Assistant Bishop Taylor hopes to become the bishop of East Frisian. The current bishop, Rich, is old, and God knows when he will die. So Taylor hopes that Edsard I, the former, can recommend him to be the bishop of East Frisian. " "And in order to please Edsard I, Bishop Taylor often preached to the citizens on Sunday, Sunday in the square of Emden Cathedral. He preached in a very special way, in addition to explaining Christianity, he also desperately Touted Edsad I to make Edsad I the best benevolent lord in the sky ... " "I see. It turned out that the citizens of Emden were brainwashed by Taylor, so it''s not normal ..." Marin nodded. This situation is not uncommon. In future generations, the brainwashed Chinese people are called brave. In front of the enemy''s machine guns and cannons, Huaxia''s military and civilians seemed to have no feeling. The comrades-in-arms were dead, and they could not scare them. Relying on the courage not to be afraid of death, He is forcing the US Army to equip luxuriously armed forces to end it. Obviously, this assistant bishop named Taylor often used Sunday people''s opportunity to worship and brainwashed the citizens, turning them into fans of Edsard I. Then, when Marin attacked Emden, these brainwashed citizens, regardless of life and death, ran directly to Marin''s army and desperately ... Marin was still very strange at first, why aren''t these people afraid of death? It turned out that they were all brainwashed ... You know, in Emden, there is only a large church in Emden Cathedral. Citizens in the city usually go to the cathedral to worship on Sunday mornings. And this guy, Taylor, often used the opportunity of preaching and preaching to help Edsad I brainwash the citizens, making the people in the city loyal to Edsad I ... "Isn''t this the case in other cities?" Marin continued. "No, absolutely not! Only Emden blinded the locals because of the propaganda of the shameless priest Taylor. Even I heard that many people in Orich still miss the era of the Brock family." Jeffrey said aptly. "Oh, why?" Marin suddenly showed interest. "Orich was in the era of the Brock family but was the capital of East Friesland. Originally, it was the center of East Friesland. Since the Uckner family rebellion, although Orich is still a big city, but It has gradually declined. Therefore, many local people, especially the elderly, still miss the prosperity of Orich. " "That''s the case, then, if I go down to attack Orich, shouldn''t I encounter the resistance of the citizens like Emden?" "Absolutely not! Even if they do not accept you for a while, they will never help the Selxner family to fight against you. Because the Selxner family is not good for the Orichs. As far as I know The citizens of Orich have to pay a lot of taxes. The citizens of Emden, Edsad I have reduced taxes for many times. Therefore, Edsad I has a higher prestige in Emden. In addition, assistant Taylor The bishop preached that local talents would be dead to him. " "Okay, it looks like this Taylor is still personal ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Jeffrey, you said, can I hire him to help me and preach?" "No problem, sir, this product is a **** with milk and mother. As long as the sir is willing to make him a bishop or give him enough money, he will absolutely say nothing to help the sir to you ... oh no, it is propaganda ... " "Very well, Jeffrey, I have appointed you as acting palace minister, responsible for the post-war appeasement of East Frisian. Well, your first task is to bring me Assistant Bishop Taylor, and I will meet Seeing this crooked person ... " "Yes, Earl!" Jeffrey stooped and bowed. "Oh!" Marin expressed satisfaction at Jeffrey''s debut. In addition, he currently does not have the right talent to replace Jeffrey. Moreover, Geoffrey had done a good job as a palace minister. Therefore, before finding a substitute, Marin decided to temporarily keep Jeffrey in the palace. However, the necessary surveillance is still indispensable. After all, this product is a wall grass, not so reassuring ... Marin was also very interested in the assistant bishop Taylor who was good at brainwashing. If this guy used it up, East Frisian could settle down faster. Moreover, the locals will be easily fooled into being loyal to him ... Chapter 208： Black city After a while, a young priest with a big eyebrow and a very Zhu Shimao style, who was very positive at first glance, led by Fat Jeffrey to the Emden Palace where Marin was temporarily stationed ... "It''s no wonder that this person can fool around, just aiming at the appearance of a positive person like Zhu Shimao, what he said is easy to believe ..." Marin thought secretly. If you change to the insignificant look of Chen Peis''s small eyes, even if you go to Huyou, someone must believe it ... After Jeffrey brought the man into Marin''s room, he quit. Jeffrey had just closed the door, and the former assistant Bishop Taylor, who had a serious face, immediately changed into a charming face with a positive figure with his thick eyebrows. What a weird look ... "Assistant Bishop Taylor, Lord Earl!" Bishop Taylor was also clever. Although Marin, the earl, has not yet been acknowledged by the outside world, it does not prevent him from directly admitting it. And, after hearing Taylor''s name, Marin was really comfortable. Marin doesn''t care, anyway, this person is useful to himself, that''s enough. It''s not about letting him participate in major military affairs, it''s just asking him to help the people, and it''s not a big deal. Marin knew what the boy wanted, so he promised to be Archbishop of East Frisian after the death of Archbishop Richie. Taylor, who had seen the rudder of the wind, was naturally resolute. Moreover, before leaving, Marin gave him a bag of gold coins, which made Taylor very excited, and he walked a lot lighter ... "This is a villain who is greedy for money!" Marin commented. However, he still needs such talents. Therefore, it is naturally drawn. Moreover, Taylor''s sloppy appearance is so positive that it is difficult to make people believe that he is a villain. This reminds Marlin of a line in Jet Li ¡¯s version of "Eternal Dragon Slaying"-"Not only beautiful women can''t believe, but even men who look like loyalty, can''t believe it." Obviously, Taylor is a plausible loyal, But it is very deceptive. However, the appearance of this product is too deceptive, so the success rate of deception is also very high ... However, at the same time that he was promoting Christianity, advertising and brainwashing for the lord was really creative, and the effect was very good. Originally, Marin wanted to establish a trainer system in the future. However, in this era, both the trainer and the political commissar, it is more difficult to survive. The main reason is that the people of this era believe in Catholicism. You send someone to promote something other than Catholicism. Soldiers and people may not buy it. Moreover, in this era, it is really difficult for you to find a political propaganda talent that has nothing to do with the church. Because the literacy rate of civilians is extremely low, where can I find talents for political propaganda? But the church is different. The priests in the church are all cultural people. Moreover, they have been trained to spread religious teachings. When it comes to propaganda, they are the propaganda overlords of this era. And, combining mission with brainwashing is really a very talented idea ... Therefore, Marin decided that in the missionaries, he would win over a group of young people who were unwilling to let Taylor teach them how to flicker and brainwash. Take these young priests to churches in towns. After long-term propaganda by these people, I believe that it will not be difficult to gain popular support. Not to mention the effects of the citizens of Emden City fighting for Edsad I, at least it can guarantee that the people will not rebel. ... After taking control of Emden and capturing Edsad I, Marin was ready to enter Orich and Lyle. As for the seaside town of Norton, it''s just a salty fish wholesale center by the sea. Don''t worry. However, the city of Orich was extremely strong and difficult to conquer. Moreover, Marin had asked Mrs. Mary if there was any secret or anything, but there was no news. Therefore, Marin cannot rely on authenticity this time. However, it was really difficult to besiege the strong city of Orich. Although, Orich had only 500 defenders, and they were not elite straw hat swordsmen. But relying on the tall and sturdy city walls, even if it goes to 3,000 soldiers, it will take a long time to overcome. Lier County, although small in population, has 300 garrisons. After all, there is an important grain base there, and there are also large-scale grain silos. Therefore, in these two cities, it is very difficult to storm. Even if the attack is successful, the losses will be huge and it will take a long time. And Marin now, the most lacking is time. It is certain that once the news of Emden''s fall is learned, the Saxony army will certainly find a way to make fun and share the fruits of victory. Therefore, Marin next decided to send 1,000 troops to the border area of ??East and West Friesland to build a solid line of defense against the invasion of the Duke of Saxony. Fortunately, near the western border of East Friesland, an Ames River serves as a natural line of defense. As long as it held on the east bank of the Ames, Saxony''s army never expected to cross the river successfully. However, Hexi area also has about 200 square kilometers of land, and it is an agricultural area, and Marin is reluctant to give up. After thinking about it, Marin still decided to focus on the defense of Hedong. As for the land in Hexi, a few bunkers were built to serve as outposts and temporarily topped one. Arranged for the Western defense, Marin now has headaches for Orich and Lyle''s offense. It happened that Sauer came over to report the situation. Sauer reports that in recent days, he has detained hundreds of businessmen and passers-by from Emden for confidentiality ... Having said that, Marin suddenly stood up. He asked Sauer seriously: "Sauer, are you sure that our news has not been disclosed? No missing fish took the news away?" "Yes, I''m sure. Master, with the telescope you provided, it is very difficult for most people to escape my observation. How many people can escape with so many cavalrymen to chase after me?" "Well, it seems that I can still deceive Orich and Lyle by deceiving ..." "Yes, Master, speaking of Orich, his subordinate caught a messenger yesterday to send a letter asking Edsad I to ask him when he would send a convoy to transport food ..." "Shipping food? What kind of food? Shaw, you call Jeffrey to ask, show him and ask what is the situation." "Yes!" After a while, Jeffrey came over, and after seeing the letter, he explained: "Master, seeing that the autumn harvest is coming to an end these days. Often, after the autumn harvest, Edsad I would send a convoy to the cities of Orich and Lyle to transport food. Before that, The grain from the east and south will be concentrated to two cities first. Then, Edsad I will send two huge transport teams to pull the grain to the Emden granary ... " "A huge convoy? Is it protected by the army?" Marin''s eyes suddenly lighted. "Of course, it is protected by the army. Generally, 500 fighters are required to transport food convoys ..." "That''s great!" Marin was delighted. He had already planned, and while the two cities had not yet received the information of Emden''s fall, Marin could use the banner of Edsad I and send his soldiers to disguise himself as the food sent by Edsad I Team, go to two cities to pull food. Just enter the city, and ... hehe ... The next day, Marin collected a large number of horse-drawn carriages and trolleys from Emden, formed two huge grain delivery teams, and headed for Orich and Lyell. Among them, there were 800 people traveling to Orich, including 500 elite warriors and 300 warriors disguised as civilians. Moreover, the 500 elite warriors all wore the armor of Emden City''s most distinctive straw hat swordsman. These armors and straw hats were brought from the surrendered straw hat swordsmen ... There were also 800 people sent to Lyle County. Because, don''t look at the small town of Lier County, but the food produced by Lier County is no less than that of Orich. Moreover, it was Jeffrey Palace Minister who led the team to Orich. This fat man, Marin promised him, as long as this task is completed, he will be appointed as the official palace minister. At the same time, Marin detained Jeffrey''s family and forced him to promise. Who called this fat man the former palace official of East Friesland? Did he lead the team and the officer who guarded Orich would not give face? Moreover, Jeffrey this fat man is not the first Orichella food. You know, to go to Orich and Lerla for food, it''s bad. Because officials who are sent to collect food can accept bribes from local officials. Generally speaking, local officials naturally want to hand in less food and leave more for themselves. However, the count was hoping to collect more food. Therefore, if you want to give less food to the count, you must buy the master responsible for pulling the grain. Therefore, even if you are the prime minister, Jeffrey couldn''t help but pull a few trips to the grain below and received a lot of benefits. Marin sent him this time, which is also reasonable and easy to paralyze the defenders. As for the main officer sent to Lyle City, it was another official who surrendered early. This person was named Pace, who had served as Jeffrey''s deputy, and was an important figure in the former East Frisian Lambert. It was reasonable to let him go to Lyle. Moreover, the family members of this goods are also controlled by Marin. In this way, two days later, two huge traffic convoys appeared under Orich and Lyell respectively. Seeing Fat Jeffrey taking the lead, Orich''s defender asked nothing at all, and opened the gate directly. And this time, for the sake of safety, Marin asked Jeffrey to bring dozens of barrels of barley wine to the past, "toil" the local garrison. With the approval of Jeffrey, the local defending general happily divided the instant barley wine down. In the evening, Jeffrey was invited to attend a banquet hosted by the local defender and Uko, Edsad''s brother. The banquet was held in the old palace built by the Brock family in the center of Orich. Moreover, Jeffrey also quietly brought in 200 soldiers. In response, Sergeant Orich and Uko didn''t care. Mainly, they never thought that Jeffrey''s fat would be against them. In the evening, everyone was drinking happily, and when they were all drunk, Jeffrey suddenly dropped a precious glass wine glass on the ground according to the plot designed by Marin, "throwing the glass" ... Everyone else at the banquet looked at Jeffrey stupidly, wondering why the fat man was soaring. But soon they understood ... After the fat man fell off the quilt, the 200 "straw hat swordsman" who entered the palace suddenly rushed into the banquet hall in the palace. The leader is actually Schwartz ... Then all the officials and officers of Orich who participated in the banquet were beaten by a net ... Then Schwartz ran outside the palace, lit a double-gun made by Marin, and exploded in the sky ... Then, the other 600 soldiers quickly rushed into the barracks in the city and controlled the city defenders who were still drinking barley wine. What made Schwartz crying was that more than 200 people in the city were drunk. No wonder, soldiers like to drink alcohol. This time, Fat Jeffrey brought dozens of barrels of barley and opened it up for them to drink. Where could they stand? As a result, nearly half of them were drunk ... There are more than a dozen soldiers who were guarding the city gate. Seeing an accident in the city, these people took the opportunity to escape from the city. However, it seems that he went to Emden to report. Feelings, these people thought Emden was fine. In fact, the earliest incident was Emden. These people went to Emden and fell into the hands of Sauer. On the side of Lyle County, Frenzberg encountered some troublesome situations. Because although he also brought the wine, the local defender would also drink it. However, Pace is not high-ranked, not as bullish as Jeffrey. Therefore, neither the local defender nor Prince Almut hosted a banquet to entertain him. As a result, the script of "Throwing the Cup" is no longer needed. Fortunately, those big men also like drinking. So, at midnight, the team led by Fronzberg easily controlled most of the 300 defenders in the city. Only the governor''s house, where Prince Almut is located, is still persistent. The wall of the Governor''s Palace was so tall and strong that Frentzberg could not attack it for a moment. Until a small captain who had followed Marin and participated in the "Long Street Ambush" against the Frisian Aristocratic Republican Party, proposed a method of fire attack ... "Fire attack? This governor''s palace is a stone building. How to fire attack?" Franzberg was puzzled. "My lord, I lit it with a haystack and threw it into the wall ..." "They hid in the house, wouldn''t they burn it?" "Hey ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Lord Baron once said that even if the enemy is not burned, they can be smoked to death!" Frenzberg thought it was true, so he found a lot of straw bales, bundled them, and sprinkled some pepper under the guidance of some insignificant people. After the bale was lit, it was thrown into the wall by the Hercules ... The plant ash, coupled with the pungent smell of pepper when burning, caused the garrison in the Governor''s Mansion, including Prince Almut, to cough. After Flenzberg ordered the bales to be thrown for two or three hours, dozens of defenders in the Governor''s Palace were finally smoked and lost their fighting power ... Then, Frenzberg''s men, hit Open the door of the Governor''s House, go in and grab the smoked guards, and bind them into mules ... ... In this way, relying on the information force, coupled with the betrayal of the Leading Party, Marin successfully scammed the two strong cities of Orich and Lyle, and completed the control overnight. Moreover, what made Marin relieved was that the citizens of the two cities did not rise up. It can be seen that Jeffrey''s statement that only the citizens of a city in Emden was flickered is correct ... Chapter 209： Liquidation and tax exemption for 3 years It is easy to win two cities, but the rural areas have not been so smooth. Because both cities belong to the count. However, in rural areas, there are many small lords, such as the baron or something, but also the knight lord, or the jazz manor. Although the Sexner family had fallen, those barons, knights, and jazz, etc., did not immediately surrender. They held onto their castle and manor, and asked Marin to maintain their original status and territory, or they would not surrender. But Marin was unwilling to accept their capitulation. Why? Because these people have divided the land, he will seal the land in the future. Where can I go to find the land? Although, there is still much to be reclaimed in East Frisian Wasteland. However, those little nobles who had previously loyal to the Sexner family occupied a lot of good ground. Especially in the agriculturally developed County of Lair, many fertile lands were divided up by the Seksner family and other small nobles. You know, the agricultural county of Lyle, according to the information of the former palace minister Jeffrey, has 50,000 acres of arable land, which has 100,000 acres and 600,000 acres. However, these cultivated lands were in the hands of the Sexner family and the lower nobles who were loyal to them. You know, in the Wadden Islands, Marin was desperate and used all the resources, but he only reclaimed more than 10,000 Yougram. A county in Lyle County has 50,000 Ugram land, and most of it is fertile. Not only that, Jeffrey also told Marin a very important message-Lyle County was the territory of the Uckner family who had betrayed the Brock family. It is precisely because of the wealthy agricultural counties like Lyle County that the Uckerna family has the confidence and strength to rebel. Even now, many of the little aristocrats in Lyle County were followers of the Uckner family, and now followers of the Sequner family. Therefore, the little aristocrats in Lyle County, more or less, have resentment with the Bullock family, which also gives Marin enough excuses to annex their territory. Of course, Jeffrey and a few officials who surrendered Marin early had some land in Lyle County, and Marin would not move. Since accepting their surrender, they will no longer be deprived of their land. For the fertile land of 50,000 Yougram, Marin was so resolute that he decided to use the excuse of "liquidation of old grievances" to investigate the little nobles in Lyle County and take the opportunity to deprive them of land ... Therefore, Marin directly sent 2,000 soldiers and horses to the countryside of Lyle County to combat the little nobles who resisted. At the same time, Marin also sent 100 cavalry, responsible for intercepting the little nobles who wanted to escape, so that those little nobles would not become Marin''s identification opponents after running out. As for the countryside in Orich and elsewhere, Marin was not so coveted of those lands. However, the total arable land in several other areas is also quite a lot, which is not less than that in Lyle County, but relatively barren. For other places, Marin''s attitude is different, especially in Orich County. Because, Orich County was the home base of the Brock family. According to a report sent back by Schwartz, many people in the area are still loyal to the Bullock family. For Orich County, Marin''s policy is to crack down on the loyalty of those Sexner families and confiscate their property and land. The targets that were hit were mainly the new aristocrats who were captured by the Uckner and Sekner families after the collapse of the Brock family. Marin does not recognize these books. At first, he served in the Bullock family, but later he took on some of the nobles of the Sequner family. Marin did not move their land and continued to appoint them, but he would also take precautions. However, there is another kind of people in Orich County. They used to be loyal to the Brock family, but after the Ukner family rebellion succeeded, they were deprived of the nobility and became civilians because of their loyalty to the Brock family. And these families, because they were once aristocratic families, have inherited knowledge. After that, Schwartz inquired that there were nineteen such families in Orich. When Marin heard about it, he immediately signed the first Earl order-the title of owner of the 19 families. In addition, from the cultured children of these 19 families, we select talents, train them, and act as reserve officials. If it can be good, direct the officer. Marin is too lacking in talent now, so it was overjoyed to learn that these 19 families existed. There are dozens of scholars in 19 families ... For other regions, Marin''s attitude is also very clear-after the fall of the Bullock family, the newly registered nobles of the Uckner family and the Sequner family were abolished and deprived of property and land. As for the nobles that existed long ago, if they surrendered, they would temporarily retain the noble status. If you don''t surrender, destroy it directly, then confiscate the property and land ... Because of Marin''s liquidation policy, many small aristocrats in the countryside resisted, and even many serfs followed suit. For a while, East Frisian was in a storm. But Marin wasn''t worried. East Friesland had a population of only 60,000. It would be difficult for all the strong men to gather and give them a good commander. But now, these rural nobles are fighting on their own, and the total strength of each family is generally not more than 100, which is very easy to clean up. Marin first sent people to clean up the rebels with a large total number, and then compiled the remaining soldiers and horses of these rebels, and then took these surrendered soldiers and horses to clean up the others. In fact, in several other counties, resistance was not too intense. Because, with Marin stubbornly to the end, it was only a group of young nobles newly registered by the Ukner family and the Sexner family. These people, there are only more than 20 in total, very well packed. But Lair County is different. All the little nobles here are the objects to be cleaned up. Therefore, the entire county of Lyle County has become the battlefield of conquest ... More than 70 local nobles formed a coalition against Marin. They brought together more than 2,000 people to fight Marin''s army. Led by a dozen local knights. However, these miscellaneous troops are really vulnerable. After Marin sent a third party from Frentzberg, firing a row of guns and laying down the dozen or so knights leading the other side, the heart of the other army was immediately dissipated. Then, when the army charged, the opposite side collapsed. Next, it''s time to capture the captives ... Then, all the deeds in Lyle County fell into the hands of Marin ... However, so many small aristocrats were suppressed at once, people in East Frisian Land were heartbroken. Many people are worried that the new Earl Marin will aim the butcher knife next time ... To this end, Marin decided to soothe the hearts of people, so as to avoid social instability ... So, on November 11, the day of the legendary Singles'' Day, Marin signed the second Earl order-starting next year, the entire East Frisian State will be tax-free for three years! In other words, in the next three years, the owners, businessmen, fishermen, citizens, etc. of East Frisian will not need to pay any taxes to the count within three years. Of course, the pound tax for import and export, Marin specifically pointed out, still has to pay. In addition, the tithe of the church is not under Marin control ... At the same time, in this document, Marin also announced that the liquidation has come to an end and will not continue to pursue ... In fact, this liquidation made Marin obtain a total of 70,000 Ugram farmland, which is a huge gain. What else is there to say? Although it brought a lot of confusion, the soldiers under Marin were trained in place, and it was a crushing operation for the noble army composed of the little nobles in the countryside. So, all this is not a big deal. Today, Marin''s order announced a three-year tax exemption and stopped liquidation. It finally calmed the hearts of the people in the country. Even if there are still people who have rebellious intentions, they can''t turn back the waves. Because those powerful nobles were basically washed by Marin. Moreover, there were two barons who did not mean to fight against Marin, but because they were too strong, they occupied too much land, and Marin made excuses to clean up ... In East Friesland, Marin didn''t need a powerful little lord, because that would weaken his power ... As for the three-year tax exemption in East Friesland, UU reading is actually not a big deal. Because Marin checked the information and found that the tax revenue of the entire East Frisian State was only more than 50,000 gold coins per year. Among them, more than 10,000 gold coins belong to the import and export pound tax obtained from Emden Port. In other words, other domestic taxes are only 40,000 gold coins per year ... With so little money, Marin really despise. Because his salt sales income in Yancheng is more than several times this year. So these taxes are not very important. Even after tax exemption for three years, only 120,000 gold coins were lost. However, it is worthwhile to get the country settled down. Sure enough, after the promulgation of this order, the society of East Friesland was basically settled with the hard work of Marin. In order to achieve the result, Marin spent money and hired a lot of loud locals to go to each village to publicize the content of the order so that everyone knew the three-year tax exemption. This overwhelming bombing-type propaganda works wonderfully. Residents heard that after three years of tax exemption and suspension of liquidation, they were at ease ... Applying a sentence from the China News Network-"People have taken the peace of mind" ... Next, Assistant Bishop Taylor went out and went to churches in several cities to preach and incidentally propagate. He seized the highlight of the three-year tax exemption and described Marin as a very wise lord. Chapter 210： Weeding and rooting The liquidation operation brought huge benefits to Marin, but also brought many captives. In particular, many of the captives are big men. For example, the three brothers of Edsad I and several barons. As for knights and jazz, it''s a bunch. After statistics, this liquidation captured a total of one count¡ªEdsad I, two princes¡ªtwo brothers of Edsad I, five barons, 22 knights, and 65 jazz, and their family. In total, there are thousands of these noble captives and their families ... Marin was a little shocked. Little East Frisian, with a total population of just over 60,000, has so many nobles and noble families. You know, Marin just caught about two-thirds of the aristocrats in East Friesland, and one-third did not move because they had already surrendered ... Thousands of people were just the main members of the aristocratic family. As for the housekeepers, servants, etc. who serve the aristocracy, they have not been included ... For how to deal with these captured nobles, Marin summoned his men and started a discussion ... Hoffman and others, who were far away in Mark''s country, rushed to Emden after receiving a message from Marin to participate in this discussion. ´ó "Master, I advocate killing all adult males and letting go of others. It is impossible for these aristocrats to identify with you from the heart. Therefore, it is better to kill the males and let the old and young women lie." Schwartz first spoke. In a formal meeting, Schwartz is also called an adult. "My lord, I believe that all men, including all little boys, should be killed. Because even those little boys will grow up. Once they grow up, they will become your enemies because of the hatred of their parents. For In case this happens, you should be ruthless and kill all male members. "Kohler commented. "I object, we are knights, knights with a chivalry spirit. Remember the eight virtues of a knight?" Franz Berg said. "Humility, honor, sacrifice, heroism, mercy, honesty, justice, soul ..." "I have no objection to the execution of Edsad I and his brothers. They are alive and indeed a threat to grown-ups. But others, let ¡¯s kill a little less ... If we raise our butchers to those children, the Cavaliers Where is the mercy? " Fronzberger was silent after the speech. Even the old Huffman and Adler who participated in the discussion, after listening to Frentzberg''s words, they did not want to speak. At this time, Heidel, the mayor of Den Burg, who came from Den Burg, held up his glasses and said: "Mr. Fronzberg, I admire the chivalry you said. But you haven''t thought about it. The adults have deprived the land and title of these former nobles. This is an indefensible hatred. Whether you kill them or not , They will hate adults. If given the opportunity, they will not give up to kill adults ... " "It''s ..." Frentzberg was a little stuffed. Indeed, from the moment Marin deprived those people of their titles and land, the two sides were already in a state of perplexity. It''s really unwise to keep the enemy. If the enemy is his own, Frentzberger, he doesn''t mind letting the other side out, showing his chivalry. However, the enemy is his boss, Marin, so he would not be able to say anything. "I know that your knights cannot pass the level of mercy, but I, Kohler, and Heidel, are not knights and do not need any mercy. In our hearts, the safety of adults is the most important thing. If you ca n¡¯t live yourself At that level, then, the executioner, let me and Heidel be the role! "Kohler is a tax officer, but a civil servant, so naturally there is no need to talk about chivalry. "What do you want to do?" Schwartz hesitated, or asked. "Isn''t Haider a law student? He''s still a top student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cologne. Let him act as a judge and convict these people! Then I will arrange the axemen and send them on the road ..." "No, Kohler, don''t arrange the axeman, the executioner, I decided to use someone else ..." This is, Marin, who has been listening, speaks. "Others?" Everyone was puzzled. "Yes, those who trust me ..." "Ah? What do you mean, my lord?" "Now that they have taken refuge in me, in order to cut off their backstreet, I have decided to let those nobles who take refuge in me, act as executioners, kill Edsad I, and those nobles who rebel against me!" "Put a name". Some people who want to join Hebang often have to do a case or kill a person before they are accepted. Once this is done, it is tantamount to carrying a case back on your body and trying to be a good person again. By the same token, if these nobles who surrendered him and killed Edsad I and his followers themselves, then if someone opposed the Marin under the banner of the Salkner family in the future, these people would not necessarily Responded. Because, it was them who killed Edsad I and Edsad I''s loyal soldiers. This is like Wu Sangui personally strangled Emperor Yongli of Nanming with a bow. When he later turned against the Qing, there were few old relics from the Ming dynasty, who did not believe him, did not support him, and even demolished his stage. Eventually led to Wu Sangui''s defeat. The surrendered aristocrats, as long as their hands are stained with the blood of Edsad I and his subordinates, and they want to turn back, there is no way ... I heard Marin''s poisonous plan, and everyone who was present couldn''t help fighting a cold war--it was so sinister ... In fact, these methods are nothing but ordinary tricks that Marin used to watch TV series and novels. But in the Middle Ages of Europe, where there was no conspiracy, it was too harsh ... Soon, Marin appointed Heidel as the chief judge of East Frisian Land and formed a temporary court to begin trials of nobles such as Edsad I ... He Haide deserves to learn law professionally. He did not begin to directly pronounce his sentence, but first judged that the rebellion in 1435 was an outrageous act of rebellion. Then, all nobles who participated in that rebellion were sentenced and their noble status was abolished. Of course, Heidel is very clever, because it was pronounced in public. Those nobles were actually stunned by the skillful Kahn. Then, when the verdict was pronounced in court, the nobles were driven by soldiers. They looked like they were standing, but they were actually being driven. Because of the coma, their heads naturally hang down. People in this era have long hair. When their heads are lowered, the long hair will cover their faces, making people not see that their eyes are closed. It looks like they looked down and confessed ... So when Heidel was sentenced to deprive them of their aristocracy, no one was able to defend himself, nor was he able to defend himself, because they were all in a coma ... Now that they have become civilians, it is easy to pronounce sentence ... According to the tradition of this era, few people will generally condemn the death of aristocracy. However, Heidel is very clever. After depriving them of their nobility, degrading them to civilians, and then sentenced to death, there is no problem ... The next day, still in the square in front of Emden''s Palace, Heidel publicly sentenced these people to death ... This also caused a commotion among the onlookers. Because the remaining half of the citizens of Emden are still very resistant to the death sentence of Edsad I. However, this half of the citizens is not like the other half who participated in the resistance. They are less courageous and have no courage to work hard. Despite the riots in the crowd, no serious disturbances occurred under the close surveillance of Marin''s heavily armed soldiers. After that, a large group of nobles and men who surrendered to Marin, such as Jeffrey and Pace, were watched by the soldiers and walked over the square. Under the persecution of the soldiers and the crowds of the crowd, Jeffrey and others shook his hands, raised his knife, and stabbed at the chest of Edsad I and others ... After a few screams came, when the chest was stabbed with a knife, these nobles who had been stunned finally woke up. But what made them desperate was that what they saw was their former colleagues inserting a knife into their heart ... Hundreds of nobles, the mourning before dying, resounded throughout the square. The onlookers, whether they were soldiers or the people, were all frightened. And those nobles who took refuge in Marin, who were in charge of moving the sword, were also ashamed. They knew that after that, they could only follow Marin to a black road. Because, from the moment they start the knife ~ www.novelhall.com ~ they have no escape route ... There was also a noble who refused to move the sword, but he was immediately tied up, accompanied by the nobles sentenced, and killed together ... Then, Jeffrey and others were completely honest, and honestly helped to kill ... µÄ On the night after the nobles were killed, Kohler led people into the prison where the noble families were held: "Take those little boys away!" The soldiers did so, and then, in bursts of crying, little boys of noble families were pulled out, with a total of nearly 200 people ... The next day, no one ever saw these little boys, as if they had never appeared in the world ... On the third day, the remaining women, young, were taken by Kohler to the barracks to serve as prostitutes, while the older women were taken to be laundry women. And those little girls were gathered, raised, and arranged later ... °ø On the evening of the third day, Frentzberger found Kohler at the gate of the palace and asked angrily: "Do you mean this, or do you mean it?" Kohler was silent for a while, then said slowly: "I mean, Master is the lord and kind. And the executioner is me! And it can only be me!" After almost yelling, Kohler left without looking back ... Frentzberg and Kohler didn''t know that, just as they were talking, Marin was standing right behind the gate. Seeing Kohler''s heavy steps as he left, Marin''s heart was also heavy. Because those decisions were made by him ... Ò²Ðí "Maybe, it''s time for me to compensate Kohler ..." Marin said to himself. Glancing at Fronzberg, who was stunned, Marin frowned, but said nothing, and turned away ... Chapter 211： Move capital, ascend the throne, and flicker After the East Frisian lands basically stabilized, Marin began to hold the ascension ceremony and reward the successful soldiers. However, these days, the generals, including the old Huffmans and Adlers, have all reacted to the situation that the citizens of Emden do not look at them with friendly eyes. Speaking of which, it was all sin of Assistant Bishop Taylor. Taylor bewitched these citizens to worship and admire Edsad I. Marin killed Edsad I, and the local citizens would naturally not give Marin and his subordinates a good look. This is pretty good. In the previous siege war, even half of the families went out to participate in the confrontation with the Marin army. Although, Bishop Taylor also began to help Marin flicker the people according to Marin''s meaning. However, he helped Edsad I flicker for many years, and many citizens'' opinions have been deeply entrenched, and it is difficult to reverse for a while. Furthermore, the fall of Emden also showed that the port of Emden, which is near the sea, is suitable for the development of trade and economy, but it is insufficient in terms of security. With the stabilization of Orich, the local noble representatives and the noble families who followed the Bullock family also petitioned, asking Marin to relocate the capital to Orich, and assured that the entire Orich city, Both are united with Marin, the legal successor of the Bullock family, and are willing to swear allegiance to Marin in the name of God. There were two big cities in East Frisian Land. One city''s residents were hostile to him, while the other city was eagerly looking forward to him. Marin''s heart naturally leaned towards Orich. Moreover, after discussion, the officers agreed that it was too unsafe to set the capital at a port near the river, and it was easy to face the enemy''s front. In the end, Marin decided to move the capital to Orich. Then, reinforce the walls of Orich, and set up multiple bunkers and beacons around Orich. In this way, even if an enemy comes to attack in the future, you can quickly respond, unlike the unlucky Edsad I, who was inexplicably broken. In order to prevent the enemy from also using the authentic battle against Orich, Marin planned to dig a deep moat around Orich. The enemy wants to dig the tunnel. Ask the moat first or not ... However, despite moving the capital to Orich, Emden is a very good port after all, and it cannot be abandoned. In Marin''s eyes, Orich is equivalent to the later North China in Huaxia, while Emden should be similar to Shang Hai and belong to the economic center. However, East Friesland is small in area, and Orich to Emden is actually more than 20 kilometers away. Therefore, Orich''s geographical location is not remote at all, and it is still a coastal area. However, because it is far away from the sea, there is also a buffer zone. Moreover, Orich''s geographical location is in the most central part of East Friesland. If it is considered from the perspective of national defense security, no matter which border area is invaded, if the bunkers and beacons are set up in advance, there will always be a chance to issue a warning. Considering the multitude of princes in the German region, war days know when a sudden outbreak will occur. Therefore, it is absolutely wrong to move the capital from Emden in the border area to Orich in the central area. Âí When Marin announced his decision, there was basically no objection and it was passed smoothly. Even more, Mrs. Mary talked excitedly about Orich''s palace. In fact, Mrs. Mary has never been to Orich, but from a young age, his father who had escaped from the rebellion, always loved to tell Mrs. Mary about his life in Orich''s palace when he was a child. In this case, it was more than ten years, until Mrs. Mary''s father was killed by the assassin. However, the beautiful description of more than ten years has made Mrs. Mary yearn for Orich''s palace. It is always the most beautiful place in the world ... However, when Mrs. Mary came to Orich with Marin''s huge migrating team, she was full of disappointment. Because Orich''s palace is not so beautiful. It is similar to the royal palace of the Sexner family in Emden, more like a castle than a palace. Because one of the important uses of this palace construction is to ensure security-who called the endless medieval wars? Alas, Marin was not disappointed. Because, he decided to expand the palace later. Around the castle, bought the land of the residents, and expanded the palace by three or four times, not to mention the palace, which is tens or even hundreds of hectares, and the Buckingham Palace, which has a face value of 180,000 square meters. It is comparable to the other house of the British royal family, Windsor Castle. You know, Windsor Castle has 45,000 square meters. However, the palace of Orich, including the courtyard, does not exceed 5,000 square meters. So Marin decided to expand this castle 9 times, as big as Windsor Castle ... Of course, this matter is not urgent. The most urgent thing now is the ceremony and the reward to the heroes ... Âí On November 18, 1498, Marin, a day when Marin looked very auspicious, Marin held a grand coronation and ascension ceremony on the square in front of the Orich Palace. Rich, a 70-year-old bishop, wore the earl''s crown on Marin''s head tremblingly under everyone''s attention ... In fact, Marin wanted to learn Napoleon, wanted to take the crown from Old Rich, and put it on himself. However, considering that Napoleon''s family could hang all over Europe, Marin could only be hanged by others. So, Marin was still honestly waiting for Old Man Rich to put the crown on his head ... When Old Rich brought the crown to Marin, he blessed Marin and declared that Marin was the only legal Earl of the East Frisian Nation. He was held up. Because Old Rich is in poor health and can persist for so long. Wearing a crown on his head and holding a golden scepter of real local tyrant gold, Marin felt that he was put on a cow aura and immediately shook ... He stood up in spirit, waved his heavy gold scepter, and began to speak to everyone present: "This is God''s will!" Marin said courageously. "God does not allow rebellion to murder his master, but he is free. So God let my grandfather escape at the most critical moment of the Bullock family, and under God''s blessing, heirs like my mother were born!" ËäÈ» "Although my mother is not a male heir, his son is a legal male heir to East Frisian!" "Here, I want to thank my elder brother Adler, who gave me the throne very gentlely. At the same time, I also thank my 6000 soldiers. It is God ¡¯s blessing that brings them to me! It ¡¯s also God Bless them, they fought blood for me, defeated the descendants of the rebels, and regained the crown that the Brock family should have! " "Monarchy, God is omnipotent!" Marin raised his golden scepter and shouted his arm ... ËùÓÐÈË All the people present were Catholics and naturally shouted together: "Monarchy, God is omnipotent!" "Monarchy, God is omnipotent!" "Monarchy, God is omnipotent!" "Monarchy, God is omnipotent!" Uh ... "God used my hand to execute the offspring of the rebels deceived by the demons. They died unjustly. Because they sold their souls to the demons and broke God''s legal order!" È»ºó "Then the demons will be defeated by the angels after all. And the rebels who sold their souls to the demons, and their offspring, will eventually be put into hell!" "I, Marin von Huffman! Before I was 16, I was still an ignorant teenager. At the time, my father pushed me out of the house in accordance with the rules of the German region and only gave me half a set. Plate armor, a lance, and 10 gold coins ... " "But I was useless at that time. On competition, I couldn''t beat my elder brother. On wisdom, I was very average. Because I trusted a liar, I was deceived by 10 gold coins. In the haystacks in the wild countryside, it shivered on the cold night and almost died of hunger. Finally, I grabbed a few grasses under my warhorse''s mouth to eat, and barely saved my life ... ... " "But even in such a miserable situation, I never thought about robbing and killing people like those fallen wandering knights. Because I am a knight and I shouldn''t do anything to innocent people! I lay in mess In the unbearable haystack, shivering, with the last trace of consciousness in the dying body, prayed to God religiously, asking God to save my lost child ... " The people around me were shocked. They really didn''t expect that Marin, who was so spirited now, had such a tragic past. Of course, most of this is also true. It''s just that Marin didn''t say the most important passer-by identity, and it was also slightly fictional. And Mrs. Mary, who had never heard Marin talk about this tragedy before, just cried. Even a man like Old Huffman could hear his eyes red. "I''m dying, but God has mercy on me, a bloodline heir to the Brock family, shouldn''t starve so miserably ..." "So, God sent an ascetic monk called" Einstein ", who came to me when I was about to starve to death ..." "When Daxian saw me, he was taken aback. He told me that I was a man with noble blood flowing on my body, and I shouldn''t have died like this. So he saved me and gave me a life-saving black Bread. Then I was accepted as a disciple and taught me a month of knowledge ... " "At the time, I was very weird. In the past, I was not very smart and my learning ability was very slow. However, Daxian only taught me for one month, but I felt like I had learned it for ten years. Remember, this is not like my previous situation. I used to learn slowly ... For this, my family can swear in the name of God, and what I said is true ... " At this moment, the old Huffmans and Adler on the viewing platform nodded desperately. Because, Marin was right. Moreover, they dare to swear to the Bible that they did not lie. "That''s it. After a month of studying, I suddenly became smarter, as if shrouded by the light of wisdom ..." "In my opinion, there is only one possibility for such a miracle-that is, the gift of God! Otherwise, no other explanation is more reasonable than this ..." "Because I became smarter or was blessed by God. So when I ran to Vienna, it was easy to get the appreciation of His Majesty. From a vagrant knight, I was suddenly appointed as the acting front ... " "The next story ~ www.novelhall.com ~ probably many people have heard. I took the troops and participated in the Italian war. That day, it seemed to be God''s guidance, and I was instructed to take the headquarters to support the Italians." "But in the dimness, I seemed to be guided by God, and it seemed that someone told me that on the night of July 6, 1494, the French would retreat from a certain road. So, according to God''s guidance, I stood there , Severely damaged the French army, and almost caught the French king ... " "However, about God thinks I shouldn''t have that good luck to catch the King of France. So the King of France finally ran away. But many French knights fell into my hands. So I became baron¡­¡­" Marin "Barbara Barra" said a lot, endlessly. However, in this era, Marin''s experience is very legendary, and it is even more wonderful than the novel. Therefore, everyone present was silently listening to Marin''s bragging, and all of them were very interested. Even the old men who had participated in the famous ambush with Marin at the time, they heard it with great interest ... Of course, what Marin said is true, eight points are true, only two points are adulterated. Therefore, no one at the scene could hear any problems. But Marin''s experience is too magical and incredible. Therefore, the people present agreed that this is indeed God''s blessing. Otherwise, it is impossible for so many miracles to appear to the same person. ËùÓÐÈË Everyone at the scene took note of the "story" told by Marin and spread it in the future. Such a bizarre experience is like a **** blessing, no matter who it is, it is difficult to figure out. In the end, they can only attribute it to God''s preference ... Through the chaos of this chase, everyone present was beginning to believe that--Marin was the Count of East Frisian chosen by God ... Chapter 212： Awards and new titles After Lin''s impassioned speech, Marin temporarily went to the backstage to drink a glass of water, relieved. At the same time, let the audience listen to digest the content of their speech. What Ma Lin does not know is that among the audience present today, a few are bards. The job of these people is to tell stories, tell stories, attract listeners, and get rewards. Marin''s own story is too legendary and inspirational. Therefore, these bards secretly wrote down the stories told by Marin, and intended to use them in future speeches and storytelling. You know, the story of those who do this business also needs to be constantly updated. The legends of the knights they usually talk about have been rotten. Now, a legendary version of the reality story is in front of them, and if it is not used, they are really sorry for their profession ... Later, when these bards wandered in Germany, they spread the story of Marin and caused a huge sensation ... After many years, the haystack behind the abbey in the small town called Kassel that Marin once slept in has become a holy place in the hearts of all the wandering knights in the German region. Because it was here that the great mercenary king, Marin, was blessed by God and finally rose. So many tramp knights ran to the haystack behind Kassel Abbey for the night. For nothing else, just to look for that illusory opportunity. Like Marin, I can also be given wisdom by God to become a great military strategist, and it is best to have a life as a king ... At the same time, Kassel Abbey, smelling business opportunities, copied 19, 20 haystacks from which Marin had slept, lined up behind the monastery and opened for business together. Each haystack sleeps for one night and costs 1 shilling ... Uh ... Not to mention gossip, after Marin had enough rest, he immediately presided over the reward ceremony to reward him for his merit in capturing East Frisian. However, his first reward was not any meritorious officer, but Adler who signed the instrument and announced that he had renounced his inheritance. Strictly speaking, although Adler did not have any military achievements, he took the initiative to give up the right of inheritance, so that Marin had the meaning of sending troops. Otherwise, Marin is totally untenable. Everyone understands this. Because in the European Middle Ages, until modern times, they were very orthodox and stricter than in ancient China. I was in Huaxia, because Chen Sheng and Wu Guang got their heads and shouted the famous phrase "The prince will have a kind of relationship." Therefore, the replacement of the Huaxia dynasty depends on strength. Å·ÖÞ Unlike Europe, Europe has never succeeded in serfdom. So, therefore, in Europe, there will be wars of annexation between nobles, but very few civilians will rise up to become princes. So, in Europe, the concept of noble blood is deeply rooted. If people without blood of nobility want to be king, there is a great chance that they will be beaten to death. Therefore, European thrones are often obtained through inheritance and marriage. Of course, the emperor, the pope, and the king are also eligible to seize someone as prince. However, this kind of situation is relatively rare, because you have to pay others as dukes and counts, and pay a lot of territory. In general, the emperors, popes and kings can''t bear it. The seal of Adler was negotiated before. Therefore, Marin directly issued the order without hesitation, seizing the baron of Adler, the land of 5000 Eugram, just outside Lyle County. Among them, 2,000 Ugram are arable land, and all are very fertile arable land. The other 3000 Eugrams are made up of grass, woods and lakes. This kind of land closure may not be too much in terms of cultivated land. However, in view of the good fertilizer fields, Adler''s fiefdom is still quite good. Adler came forward cheerfully, intending to kneel, **** the Bible to swear allegiance to Marin, and receive the paperwork. But Marin stopped him and announced in public that Adler could take an oath without kneeling, allowing him to stand and take the oath. This is a special favor, limited to the Adler generation, and his descendants cannot enjoy this honor. Moreover, Adler does not need to kneel to Marin regardless of the occasion. This is mainly because Marin''s soul is Huaxia after all. His elder brother is like his father. Marin was not taken care of by his brother when he was a child. Even though he passed, he believed that there was no reason for his brother to kneel to his younger brother. Coupled with Adlerken''s surrender, Marin gave Adler this privilege, which is valid for life. Adler was very grateful to Marin for the courtesy, so he stood sincerely and swore allegiance to Marin. After allegiance ended, Marin announced that he would invest in adler to build a castle outside Lyle County, in his fiefdom. This is also very generous treatment, because building a castle will cost a lot of money. Even if you build an ordinary castle, it will cost tens of thousands of gold coins, requiring an ordinary baron to accumulate for many years. Once the castle was built, it was when Adler went to Lyle. Adler''s wife Liv was so happy that she couldn''t shut up. Although, before she was dissatisfied with Marin snatching Adler''s inheritance. However, just after hearing Marin ¡¯s magical story, she also understood that Marin ¡¯s adventures and magical skills were not what her husband Adler could have. She is very satisfied with the fertile arable land of 2000 Ugram. As for the grass, woods and lakes of the other 3,000 Jugs, it was pure surprise. My biggest surprise is that castle, but it will cost thousands or even 20,000 gold coins. Can save, don''t be too cool. Moreover, what delights Liv most is that the old Huffman and Mrs. Mary will live in Orich with their uncles and aunts. Then, that castle in Lyle County was her hostess, not Madame Mary. With Adler''s obedient character to Liv''s words, to Lier, she is not a baroness led by Baron? If you don''t have to dress a lady and a good wife in front of your in-laws, Liv''s heart is so beautiful ... Uh ... Then, I will reward the soldiers who attacked East Frisian ... Kahn opened the gates of Emden first because of the charge, while Schwartz and Fronzberg were tied for first place against Orich and Lyle. For these three people, Marin seized them as barons, and each rewarded 2000 Ugram land, half of which was arable land. What happened from the baron? This was learned by Marin and later British. Appearing from the Baron in 1611, King James I was a knight of the new "invention" in order to raise funds, which could be used to collect money and can be purchased. The British baron is more of an honorary status, there is no substantial fiefdom, but it can be hereditary. But Marin took the title of baron more than a hundred years earlier. However, Marin''s junior baron was fierce. Moreover, Marin not only established the title of baron, but also the rank of deputy baron. The specific level is-the baron is higher than the deputy baron, and the deputy baron is higher than the slave baron. In other words, Marin divided a baron into three levels. Moreover, the standards for each level are also set. For example, the baron land standard is 2000 Ugram farmland; the vice baron land standard is 1500 Ugram farmland; and the baron land standard is 1,000 Ugram farmland. In addition, Marin also added the Viscount, which is not common in the German region, and is also divided into Viscount, Viscount, and Viscount ... The reason why this is set up is mainly to facilitate the reward of the generals. If, according to the customs of the German region, only the count and the baron were to be defeated, Schwarz and Fronzberg would both barge the baron. Next time they will make a contribution, will they be the baron? But Marin himself was the earl ... So, Marin thought to himself, below the count, a rank 6 noble title was established. Moreover, Marin imitated some areas and set up hereditary knights and jazz. Hereditary knights and hereditary jazz have higher status than non-hereditary knights and jazz, but they also belong to lower nobility and are distinguished from higher nobility such as baron by castration. Âí The reason why Marin set up hereditary knights and hereditary jazz was actually to reward those brave soldiers. An officer can reward a baron, but a brave soldier can never be barred, right? So, Marin simply made the knight class into two ranks too-hereditary knights, three generations of knights and ordinary knights ... In this way, when Marin rewarded the soldiers, there was a lot of room ... "Soldier, are you brave in battle, aren''t you? OK, you''re an ordinary knight!" "What? You cut off the other officer''s officer? The credit is greater, right? Okay, you''re the three generations of knights!" "Ah? You killed the other general? OK! You are hereditary knights, and the offspring are all nobles! Are you satisfied?" Uh ... In other words, in order to reward the generals, the Marin empire has set up a total of six senior titles, including Viscount, Vice Viscount, Viscount, Baron, Vice Baron, and Baron, and three lower ranks, hereditary knights, three generations knights, and knights . At the same time, in order to reward civil servants, three lower ranks of hereditary jazz, three generations of jazz and ordinary jazz were also established. In short, the more titles you have, the more convenient it will be to reward your subordinates, and the more room for promotion. However, not all titles have corresponding fiefdoms. Sir Bian does not grant land, and the knight may not have it. Only when there is enough warfare, will the knight be assigned a corresponding land. Even if it is a senior title, it may not be a land. Marin stipulates that all senior titles, only those obtained through combat, will be matched with corresponding fiefdoms. Moreover, the war effort is not large enough, and it may not necessarily obtain a corresponding fiefdom. In addition to high-ranking titles, in addition to exchange of military skills ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can also be sealed to civilian officials. However, civil servants will not be given a corresponding title if they are given a senior title. The title of the civil servant was sacked, and a decoration was added in front of it-"the court" ... For example, the baron, the corresponding civil servant can be subject to court baron, deputy baron, and court baron. However, as long as the word "palace" is added, it means that the land has not been responded, but it can be hereditary or you can buy the land yourself. But it is not a fiefdom, it is necessary to pay taxes normally. Through the newly established 6 ranks of high rank and 3 ranks of low rank, Marin fully satisfied the reward requirements of the soldiers. With a simple division method of "ranking seats and eating fruit", it was given to all successful officers Corresponding titles and lands. However, because of the small land area in East Frisian Land, Marin was more embarrassed on the land. However, martyrs who did not grant land titles generally paid a lot of money for them to buy their own land. However, the land bought by the soldiers will be subject to tax in the future. In this way, Marin did his best to avoid the loss of future taxes. Because every time Marin seals a piece of territory, it means that the land will not be taxed in the future. Therefore, on the issue of land closures, Marin was hesitant to give cash instead of giving land closures easily ... The senior knights were registered by Marin in person, just a few people. In addition to Adler, Kahn, Schwartz and Fronzberg, Marin also seized Kohler as the court baron and Jeffrey as the court baron. But in order to compensate Kohler, Marin privately donated 1000 Ugram''s fiefdom to Kohler, but not publicly ... As for the reward of low-ranking soldiers, Marin was thrown to Schwartz and Flenzberg to award. And himself, he ran away lazily. By the way, go play a little Angela who just arrived from Denborg ... Chapter 213： Western Front confrontation West Friesland''s southwest border. Garrison here to guard the army of the original Frisian nobles who fled for a short time. Several former Frisian nobles were not stupid. I heard that the enemy mobilized 4,000 soldiers and horses. Without thinking, they accepted Marin''s original suggestion-running. When the Saxon army rushed to the southwest border, the 2000 soldiers and horses of the former Frisian aristocracy all withdrew into the Principality of Gerdes and took away a lot of food and livestock. However, they also emptied the local people''s food and property, leaving behind a group of local people who have nothing. After the Saxon army arrived at the border, they wanted to collect food in situ according to medieval rules, but there was no shadow of the food. The locals were digging wild vegetables and fishing from the freshwater river ... Helpless, Prince George had to send someone to collect food elsewhere. Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, the granaries in all places are full and it is easy to collect them. At the same time, Prince George is not stupid. He realized that the enemy might have fled into the Duchy of Gerdes. However, the Principality of Gerdes is not a weak country. If Saxony is fully mobilized, it will surely stabilize the Principality of Gerdes. However, West Friesland was too far from Saxony to mobilize enough troops to suppress the Duchy of Gerdes. The tens of thousands of troops who attacked West Frisian last time still asked the Elector of Saxony to borrow thousands of talents. In peacetime, in West Friesland, George can use up to 5,000 troops to participate in the battle. So, facing the Duchy of Gerdes, George was also under pressure. Therefore, he did not easily pursue the Principality of Geddes, but excluded the messenger, sent the Principality of Geddes, and asked the other party to allow himself to lead his troops into the Principality of Geddes to wipe out the insurgents. But while he was waiting for a reply from the Principality of Gerdes, there was a sudden news in the east that the East Frisian country changed hands ... Marin blocked Emden for ten days. After all, Emden was a busy commercial port. So, ten days later, Marin realized that the blockade was no longer valid, and he withdrew it. Then the news began to spread slowly. When the Saxony officials in Groningen heard the news, they first sent someone to Emden to check the news, and then sent someone to report to George on the front line. "Tell me what''s going on?" "That''s it. At the end of last month, some people found that Emden Port''s trade seemed to be suspended. I don''t know what happened. A few days ago, when a businessman went to Emden to trade, he had already found Emden''s head. The banner changed ... " »» "Changed? Which aristocrat''s hand? See clearly?" "Not an aristocratic alien, but a person within East Frisian." "Internal people? Is it a rebellion?" "It''s not a rebellion, Your Highness, have you heard of the Bullock family in East Frisian?" "The Brock family? Have you heard that, wasn''t that the family that ruled East Frisian sixty years ago?" "Yes, it is the descendants of that family who have come back. It is said that the entire Emden blood flowed to death after killing the descendants of the nobles who participated in the rebellion ..." ºÃ "Well, what''s your name now?" "Your Highness, you may not even know who he is ..." "No bullshit, who is it? Send someone to beat your board if you sell it again!" ÊÇ "Yes, that person is Baron Varden, Marin ..." "What? It turned out to be him? Wasn''t he Huffman? How did he become the heir to the Bullock family?" "That''s it. Marin Huffman''s mother was the granddaughter of the last Earl of Brock. The only main line in the Brock family was his mother. So, Marin Huffman was indeed Heir to the Brock family. " ²»¿ÉÄÜ "Impossible, Marin Hoffman is a homeless knight. That is to say, there is a big brother in his family. Even if his mother is the heir, the title cannot be inherited by Marin Huffman." "You''re right, he does have a big brother. However, his big brother has signed the instrument giving up inheritance!" Ô­À´ "That''s it ... But East Frisian is a place that the old man has long liked, this kid, even dare to grab food from our Wetting family ..." ¶Ô "Yes, how many soldiers are there for this kid? How long did it take Emden?" Prince George suddenly thought of an important question. The Duke of Saxony had watched East Frisian before and planned to find a chance to annex East Frisian in the future. However, East Frisian suddenly changed hands. Prince George wondered how Marin''s military strength was, and whether it was easy to annex ... "This ... the villain does not know the specific strength of Marin Huffman. However, Emden had 1400 defenders before. 1000 of them were still strong straw hat swordsmen. Therefore, Marin Huffman It ¡¯s better to have more than 3,000 troops. Otherwise, Emden ca n¡¯t be beaten ... ¡± "If it was 3,000 people, we still have the opportunity to win East Frisian. Now, while he is not stable, we can mobilize a large army from home to grab East Frisian. However, if there are more troops, then Trouble ... " "Hatch (admiral of Prince George), you continue to stay at the border with 2,000 people and wait for the reply from the Duke of Gerdes. I''ll take the 2,000 men back first and go to the East Frisian border to see ..." "Her Highness, what are you doing? 2000 people are not enough to attack East Frisian!" "I know, I just brought people to the East Frisian border to deter the other side. By the way, frighten Xia Marin, and then, most importantly, see how many soldiers and horses it can assemble with me ..." George confident Said quietly. "How many soldiers are mobilized?" "Yes, now that our army is under pressure, the other party is bound to be nervous, and we will draw the main force to guard against it. At that time, we will be able to see at a glance the size of the other main force and the appearance of the army. If it is a strong army, we will know at a glance. Not stupid. Therefore, he decided to use a very simple trick to test the current strength of East Frisian and the speed of the opponent''s reaction ... If East Friesland is weak, then the Principality of Saxony does not mind sending troops again to take over a large area. But if the opponent is strong, you may have to give up first. After all, the Wetting family will not do what is not cheap. A few days later, Prince George, with 2,000 troops, appeared outside the western border of East Friesland and began to camp ... When the news reached Orich, Marin was taken aback: "What? The Saxony Army? Are you sure? How many people?" "Only 2,000 people, but led by Prince George of Saxony in Friesland." "And, strangely, Prince George did not launch an attack, it seemed like he was waiting ..." "Waiting for reinforcements? No, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses here in Saxony ... Is it necessary to mobilize soldiers and horses from Saxony? But it''s not right ... There is no need for this **** to send people to the west to fight grass and snakes ..." After thinking for a long time, Marin patted his head: "I see, he''s peeping at our reality!" Now that he wants to understand this, Marin decides to be polite. He is not willing to fight the Duchy of Saxony right now. So, he decided to take out the strength of the bottom of the box and show the muscles to Prince George ... "Jeffrey, now the entire East Frisian Land, how many troops can be mobilized, the fastest!" °¡ "Ah? Lord Earl, are you going to fight again?" Jeffrey was a civilian, and he was most afraid of fighting. ²»ÊÇ "No, the Saxons in the west are provocative at the border, and I am going to gather enough troops to scare them!" Ô­À´ "That''s it ..." Jeffrey patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Sir, the 6,000 soldiers and horses you took, 1250 went to the east and 1250 to the south. The west itself also has 1,250 people ..." Ò²¾ÍÊÇ˵ "In other words, I still have more than 2,000 people to move?" "It''s not like that. You know, there is a square array on the western border. Your lord will take more than 2,000 people, isn''t it more than 3,000 troops? And, don''t forget, there are still 600 straw hat swords. Soldiers and more than 2,000 prisoners of war who have not yet been released to join the country aristocracy rebellion. Originally, you planned to shut them back for a while ... " "600 Straw Hat Swordsmen ... More than 2,000 captives ... The 600 Straw Hat Swordsmen must be elite, but not too reassuring ... As for those 2000 captives, they can be counted ..." "Yes, how much more can you mobilize if you mobilize?" "Every East Frisian can mobilize five or six thousand people. However, it takes half a month ..." "Why didn''t these people mobilize to confront me before?" "Master, you have to be commanded by the officer when you mobilize. Do you know? The commanders of these mobilized soldiers are in the original 1,000 straw hat swordsmen. These 1,000 straw hat swordsmen are both elite soldiers and grass-roots officers! No officer command It''s useless to mobilize soldiers ... " "Then the 600 Straw Hat Swordsmen will continue to be detained, and the other 2,000 prisoners will move with the army!" "this is?" "These guys are all military officers. If they are allowed to contact the mobilized soldiers, they won''t be able to get started right away? It''s too dangerous, these guys can''t let it go now. Wait until it stabilizes." »¹ÓÐ "Also, Jeffrey, you use the fastest speed to mobilize strong men to gather in nearby areas, giving you two days, how much can be mobilized. Two days later, I will take the army to the western border ..." "Yes!" Two days later, Marin left 300 men to guard Orich. He took the 2000 main force, 2,000 prisoners, and 1,700 temporary mobilized soldiers to the western border ... Walking on the Ames, Marin''s men recruited enough ships to spell a few pontoons on the river to let the army cross the river ... Î÷ On the west side of the Ames River, about 200 square kilometers of land belongs to East Friesland. At this time, the original garrison here had all crossed the river and confronted the Saxon army outside the border under the command of the previously arrived Frentzberg. When the ascended Prince Saxony George saw thousands of troops coming across the river, his face changed greatly: "Where is this **** with so many troops? By the way, this guy is a mercenary, isn''t it all hired? But this guy has so much money to feed so many people?" The main force of Tamarin crossed the river very quickly and in an orderly manner. However, more than 3,000 East Frisian indigenous forces in the back, the crossing of the river was a bit messy and the efficiency was relatively low. Marin didn''t have time to pay attention to those low-mobility mobilized soldiers, and arranged some people to coordinate and direct ~ www.novelhall.com ~, and took the 2000 main force to go forward and arrange with the original square array ... The main players of Marlin are all very rigorously trained. Therefore, they formed a very rapid array, and soon reached the border, forming a very tight line of defense with the Frenzbergers and horses. That speed, that discipline, see Prince George cold sweat ... "It is indeed a man who can defeat the King of France. Training is great! But what happened to the army behind it? Crossing the river is so procrastinating ... I see, those are conscripts ..." "That is to say, the elite troops of the other side, including the more than 1,000 people before, there are more than 3,000, and the recruits are more than 3,000 ... there are more than 6,000 people? Mad, too many ..." George Swallowed. This is not enough. Three days later, the Fourth Front in the southern border was also transferred. They were replaced by a conscript. Because there is no hostility with the Bishop of M¨¹nster. Therefore, recruiting troops is enough. I saw Marin assemble another elite square, George continued to swallow, and his hands trembled ... A week later, the Eastern Front also came over, and they were replaced by a 2000 conscript ... I saw the 5,000 to 6,000 elite troops neatly arranged in front of me, plus more than 3,000 conscripts, and the total was almost tens of thousands. Prince George was frightened a little. Really want to fight, more than 5,000 people under his own hands are not opponents ... Fortunately, Marin also jeopardized the powerful strength of the Saxony Department. He did not take the initiative to attack, but just demonstrated. Otherwise, all of Prince George and his 2,000 people will be finished. Íõ×Ó Prince George knew this, so he evacuated with his men, but took away a large psychological shadow. And Marin, after reaching the goal of scaring his opponent, also returned to the army with the army division ... Chapter 214： Jaffle problem After the class teacher returned to the DPRK, Marin held a meeting to discuss a solution to the J¨¨vre problem. The members who are in attendance are Chief Minister Geoffrey, Finance Minister Kohler, Justice and Orich Mayor Heder, and several major generals. I need to mention that although Heidel was not named a court baron like Kohler, he was also listed as a hereditary jazz. Kohler is mainly because he is a quartermaster and can share military achievements. Moreover, because Kohler helped Marin take a blame, he was rewarded with the title of Baron. And civil servants like Heidel, who can give hereditary jazz, have been regarded as kind. Moreover, Marin abolished the popular mayoral election system in Europe and replaced it with a court appointment system. This is conducive to centralization and facilitates the court''s control over the place. The popular mayoral election system in Europe is the source of division. Because the mayor is elected by the locals, they don''t need to care too much about the court''s attitude. They only need to please the local gentlemen who are eligible for election. When the court demands a tax increase, the mayor elected by the locals may even confront the court and refuse to increase taxes. So, in order to strengthen centralization, Marin decisively abolished the mayoral election system. However, local councils were retained. However, local councils have been deprived of administrative and personnel appointment powers, leaving only supervisory powers. Of course, if the mayor appointed by the court is too embarrassing, such as a rampant conspiracy, which is an evil party, the local council has the right to impeach the court''s judicial organ. However, local councils do not have the power to revoke local officials, only the power to supervise and impeach. Moreover, even if the impeachment is carried out, judicial investigation is needed, and the evidence is conclusive before the impeachment can be successful. Of course, the local council also retains one of its powers-that tax increases require their approval. In this case, Marin equated the local council with more than half of it. In administrative matters, there was little local say. And the local chiefs are appointed by Marin, so these local officials will be directly responsible to Marin, and will take Marin''s interests first. In this way, Marin can easily control the place. ƽ If in normal times Marin promotes such an anti-democratic policy, he will naturally face fierce opposition. But what is happening now? Marin just killed most of the aristocrats who were not all the way. At this time, it was a time of heartbreak, who has the courage to stand up against it? So, under Marin''s **** horror, this plan was easily implemented. Then, a large number of descendants of the nobles who were close to the Marin and Bullock families were appointed as magistrates after a brief inspection. Moreover, Marin fully implemented the "hometown avoidance" system, not allowing locals to serve as local officials in his hometown, avoiding excessive local influence and forming an interest group against the central government. In addition, the term of office of a local official is also five years and cannot exceed ten years. For more than ten years, you must change places. Because even if you are a foreigner, if you have been a local official for more than ten years in one place, it is easy to become a local hegemon. Haider is a very good civilian, hard-working, and honest, without much ambition, the only drawback is that he does not have too much experience in politics, lack of exercise. Therefore, Marin studied with Jeffrey while making Heidel the mayor of Orich. Of course, it is not to learn Jeffrey''s slickness and shame, but to learn Jeffrey''s many years of political experience. Jeffrey has been a palace minister in East Friesland for 8 years and has extensive administrative management experience. It was perfect for him to be a teacher for Heidel. Jeffrey was too slick and not loyal enough. Moreover, he is not too young, he is 50 years old. In this age, it is normal for a person in his fifties to die, and it is not uncommon to die in his forties. So Marin didn''t know when Jeffrey would hang up. Therefore, to prepare young Heidel in advance, it is considered to be prepared. As for Kohler, it is a professional who manages money. The level of cultural foundation is too far away from Heidel, which is good in mathematics. So Marin planned to let Kohler control the money. And government affairs, handed over to medieval college student Heidel is more reassuring. Uh ... Ò® The Jeffrey issue discussed this time is a big problem for Marin. The former East Frisian Count Edsard I failed to solve it. Marin also felt very difficult. Jeffer was originally an area on the northeast coast of East Frisian Land, roughly equivalent to the northern half of Friesland County in Lower Saxony, Germany, and the famous city of Wilhelmshaven, with a total area of ??about About 500 square kilometers. It belongs to the powerful Wiemken family in East Friesland. The contemporary baron of Jever is named Edo Wilmken. Although nominally a baron, the baron of J?vre under the control of the Wilmken family is in fact independent. Of course, this is not to say how powerful the Wilmken family is. Rather, because the Wilmken family secretly aligned with the Oldenburg State. Moreover, not long ago, after the death of his ex-wife, Baron Edo Wilmken continued to marry Heidwig, the younger daughter of Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg. If Oldenburg''s support for J¨¨vre was secret in the past, starting from Gerhard VI''s marriage of his daughter Heidewig to Baron Edo, Oldenburg''s support for J¨¨vre was made public. In fact, Oldenburg is not a great country, it is less than twice the size of East Friesland, and its population is less than 100,000. Such a small garbage country, Marin can just crush it ... However, the Oldenburg family''s luck was too bad. In 1448, because of the extinction of the Danish royal family, Christian I, the eldest son of Dietrich Earl of Oldenburg, was fortunately selected as the King of Denmark. Since then, the old chicken family of Oldenburg, flew up the branches, and became a phoenix. Because, in the Middle Ages, Denmark was a Nordic power. Even the British have to retreat by three points on the sea. ÏÖÔÚ Now the Oldenburg State and relatives of the Danish royal family belong to the same family and are naturally allies. When Christian I was elected King of Denmark, he gave up the Oldenburg State to his brother Gerhard VI. The current King of Denmark is Hans, the son of Christian I, and King Hans is the nephew of Gerhard VI, the earl of Oldenburg ... µÄ The uncle of the King of Denmark, such a title is absolutely thunderous to German princes. Therefore, although the Oldenburg State is weak, Gerhard VI''s power is not small. Pughard VI supported Baron J?vre in confrontation and division with East Frisian Land. In this regard, Edsad I could do nothing. Who told that the Count Oldenburg had such a powerful nephew as the King of Denmark ... Even Marin was scratching his head in the face of Oldenburg''s favored Jeffr ... It is easy to pack Baron Jeffre, and a square can solve the problem. It is not difficult to defeat the Oldenburg State ~ www.novelhall.com ~ A square matrix cannot be solved? Then two! Alas, what happened after defeating the Oldenburg? A look at King Dans of Denmark over there-it''s all right. The little bunny named Marin hit my uncle. Doesn''t this hit me? Then the Danish army arrived, Marin died ... Therefore, Marin must now put up his breath in the face of the Oldenburg. Regarding the autonomy of Baron Jeffell, open one eye and close the other. However, it is also necessary to prevent Jeffrey from having to make inroads and expand. Therefore, the final discussion of the meeting was that everyone agreed that Marin would send the fourth party to the east for long-term presence. In addition, it recruited 1,000 militiamen to strengthen its strength and frighten the Jeffreys and Oldenburgers, so that the Oldenburg and Jeffreys would not want to take advantage of the East Frisian regime change, Lamborgh stole some sites. For the old country of Oldenburg, which is very hard in the background, Marin is also very temperamental. Such goods, it is easy to hit him, but he is much better than you in the background. After defeating Oldenburg, Danish warships may sail to the port of Emden to ¡®visit¡¯¡­ Even though Marin can defend the Danish army''s offense by relying on a strong city, the Danish navy is very strong, blocking Marin''s maritime trade, and without pressure, it can easily make the salt produced on Texel island out of transport ... Marin''s finances rely on sea transport trade. Compared with the huge profits of sea transport trade, Jeffre''s land is not worth mentioning ... Thinking over and over again, Marin decided to pretend he hadn''t seen J¨¨vre''s division. As long as the opponent does not attack, Marin ignores the other ... I waited for Denmark to start a war with others, and my strength was stronger, and I took the opportunity to recapture J?vre. However, for Oldenburg, I still can''t do it ... who makes the backstage super hard ... Chapter 215： Diplomatic dilemma In fact, the J?vre problem looks very big. However, compared with the various troubles in the initial stage of the founding of the People''s Republic of China, it can only be regarded as a minor problem. The first one is diplomacy ... Marin seized East Frisian because of the change of dynasty, not a natural inheritance. Therefore, Marin needs diplomatic recognition of countries to recognize Marin''s legal status. I have no legal status, and Earl Marin will not be regarded as an Earl. Well, the current regime in East Friesland is an illegal regime. In this way, other vassal states will have reasons to declare war and forcibly seize East Frisian, and there will be no blame. Èç¹û And if Marin''s status is recognized by many countries, especially by the emperor, then he will truly become an earl and a vassal. As a result, Marin took the lead in sending Jeffrey to Vienna as a representative, brought a large number of gifts, met the emperor, and requested a seizure. Once settled, Marin will personally go to Vienna to receive the seizure and swear allegiance to the emperor. In addition, Marin also wanted to send representatives from the surrounding princes, hoping to get the recognition of their neighbors. Because countries that are not bordered by East Frisian Lambo, Marin need not care about their attitude. However, the neighbours of East Frisian need to be negotiated. Otherwise, the hidden dangers of war will be planted. Apart from that, the new East Frisian Land State must first exchange maps with neighboring countries to confirm the border. Otherwise, the borders are unclear and it is easy to cause border conflicts. However, the attitudes of the four neighbouring countries-Saxony of West Friesland, Austro-Oldenburg in the east, Bishop of M¨¹nster in the south, and Archbishop of Utrecht in the southwest-are only compared it is good. But Archbishop Utrecht, Frederick IV from Baden, did not directly recognize the legality of Marin, but waited for the emperor to recognize it before recognizing the legal status of Marin. As for the other three, it''s hard to say. Bishop Muenster accepted Marin''s national scriptures and gifts, but said nothing, neither recognized nor opposed. However, the requirements of the Old State of Oldenburg were very demanding. Adolf, the Count of Oldenburg, proposed that if Marin allowed Jever to be independent, he recognized the new Oldenburg. The messenger naturally did not dare to agree to this very rude condition. Even if Marin had fire in his heart, he didn''t dare to mess around. Because the chaos will lead to the great power Denmark. Therefore, Marin simply did not happen to the negotiations with the Oldenburg State. When Marin sent someone to West Frisian to meet Prince George, he was ridiculed. Prince George said he had not heard of any Bullock family, but only the East Frisian recognized by the Empire. The ruling family of the country is the Sykesna family ... That''s why I don''t want to talk at all. From the words of George, Marin heard the prince of Saxony''s encounter with East Friesland. Had it not been for the grandson who had been frightened by the army last time, maybe the Saxony army had already begun to attack East Frisian. Marin is not worried about the 5,000 men under this grandson of George, but the Saxony can gather 10,000 or 20,000 troops. And that''s not the bottom line. If it is fierce, 30,000 to 40,000 Saxon soldiers are possible. So, even if Marin is angry, it is not easy to attack. However, for the demonstration, Marin publicly announced that he would send people to W¨¹rttemberg and Alsace to recruit 3,000 mercenaries back ... Counting the previous 6,000 mercenaries, Marin''s regular army number has reached horrible 9,000. Fortunately, Marin has a huge trade income in Yancheng. The first batch of merchant ships to Teutonic countries also brought back tens of thousands of gold coins. Coupled with the 200,000 gold coins retrieved from Venice, Marin was able to support the 9,000 army, and he could mobilize and recruit some local soldiers. For a poor Count with only tens of thousands of people, I really ca n¡¯t afford to support so many people ... Marin sent people to recruit new recruits, and it became very powerful, mainly for the Saxons of West Frisian, and the Oldenburgers. The purpose is naturally to warn the other party and not to think wildly. What''s more, some people in China have been deterred. In addition, this time, Marin finally made up his mind to return Sivag and the remaining 500 Frisian prisoners of war. This attack on Emden was led by 700 Frisian prisoners of war. Therefore, their casualties were also the largest, with only 500 remaining from 700 people. However, these 500 people have grown into true elites after rigorous training and combat training by Marin. Sivag is also more familiar with his training methods. Of course, it is a cold weapon training method for those Frisian prisoners of war. As for the training methods of the Spanish Phalanx, Marin did not let Sivag see it. Moreover, the use of the Spanish Phalanx is expensive, and it is not tyrants who cannot afford it. These 500 people returned to the nine Frisian nobles, and the strength of those Frisian nobles could skyrocket. Add the 300 fighters who returned before, and the 120 knights around the original noble, then there are 920 elite warriors in the hands of the nine Frisian nobles. This kind of strength, coupled with some conscripts, can not cause a huge loss to the opponent even if he can''t beat the 5000 Saxon regular army under George ... After savouring good wine and good food to entertain Sivag and his men, Marin sent the ship to the seaside of the Principality of Gerdes, and informed the nine nobles to send someone there to take over. Before he left, Marin took Siwag and said a lot. Of course, not talking nonsense, but teaching him how to fight guerrillas ... Marin gave part of the essence of the grandfather guerrilla war to Siwag, let him take his army forward and rewind, used to go in a windy way, disturbing the Frisian region. In addition, in response to the stupid behavior of the nine nobles before they took the people away, Marin gave Siwag a trick and made a very unethical idea. The idea is to let the Frisian army change into the Saxon army''s costumes during the robbery, impersonate the Saxony "official army", and use Saxon German to communicate, so that the robbed people are convinced that the Saxons have stolen them. Of course, to make up during robbery, it is best to soil your face or block it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is unrecognizable. Then, after the "Saxony Army" left, another group of Frisian troops pretended to appear, and took out some food to help the locals and win the hearts of the people ... In fact, the food used for relief was stolen by people who pretended to be Saxon troops, and only part of it ... But ordinary people don''t know, they thought they were good people. In this way, when they needed to mobilize the masses and recruit new recruits, the people "enthusiastically joined the army." Moreover, when fighting against the Saxony army, it can also enhance combat effectiveness because of hatred ... This trick is actually not invented by Marin. It was Marin''s aunt that told him. Before liberation, some people were bandits, but later they took refuge in the guerrillas, trapped in the mountains and reed areas, they were really hungry, and there was no ocean in their hands. In order not to starve to death, they changed their minds, changed their former bandit costumes, covered their faces with pot ash, and held their throats to speak, deliberately making them unrecognizable. Then, go to the people''s home to grab food in the middle of the night ... But during the day, when they came to the village again, they helped people clean the water and won the hearts of the people ... (PS: This is the author''s own story told by the old man. It is by no means a falsification. The author dare to take his life to guarantee the authenticity! Of course, this is a very rare situation. Objectively speaking, the army absorbed many bandits It is inevitable for a few people to change their inferiority.) With this loss, the hearts of the Saxons will definitely be lost. Then, people everywhere will become the source guarantee for the Frisian aristocracy ... Marin didn''t believe that after such a clever plot, Prince George was able to settle down in Friesland. Coupled with the secret support of the Duke of Gerdes, if the Saxons still have the power to attack East Frisian, they will be ghosts ... Chapter 216： Emperors ambiguous attitude The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Marin is still trying to figure out how to overshadow the Saxons. The Saxons overshadowed him ... Marin had sent envoys to the four surrounding countries. Prince George of Saxony, who guarded Groningen, also inquired that Marin sent Jeffrey to go to Vienna to request the seizure. As a result, Prince George directly sent Pegasus back to Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. At the same time, George also sent someone to rush to Vienna, asking the emperor not to agree to Marin''s request for the time being. Jeffrey is a civilian, naturally a carriage, not hurrying. And George''s men were directly quickened. So, despite a few days of departure, they arrived in Vienna on the same day. Maximilian I was very surprised to hear Jeffrey talking about Marin. The little guy named Marin was just a little wandering knight who ran to his own 4 years ago. Now, has he grown to the level of being able to beat the next country? "Jeffrey Aiqing, you said that Marin laid East Frisian? As far as I know, East Frisian is not weak. I remember, more than ten years ago, East Frisian and M¨¹nster ¡¯s army, They also jointly defeated the Oldenburg State and forced Gerhard VI to step down ... " A word from the emperor, tells the inside story of the Oldenburg''s support for the J¨¦vre rebellion-it turned out to be a grudge ... That happened in 1483. At that time, after the death of former Danish King Christian I in 1481, Prince Hans did not immediately succeed, but instead had to wait for the three parliaments of the Kalmar Union-the Danish Parliament, Norway The parliament and the Swedish parliament will be crowned only after their recognition. However, Sweden was splitting up at the time, so in fact, only the Danish and Norwegian parliaments approved Prince Hans'' succession to the throne. However, this drag is two years. Christian I died in 1481, and Prince Hans had only just been allowed to ascend the throne in 1483. It was precisely because Denmark was in a period of chaos between old and new.At that time, the East Frisian Lambert and the Bishop of M¨¹nster joined forces to teach the then violent Gerhard VI, which prevented Austria Gordon''s expansion attempt also forced Gerhard VI to abdicate, allowing his son Adolf to take the position of Count Oldenburg. The timing of the two countries ¡¯troop dispatch is quite good. The new Danish king has not yet been decided. Hans, a member of the Oldenburg family, has not yet become the official Danish king. Where can I support my uncle? Therefore, Oldenburg was miserable at the time. Later, Hans had just taken office, was busy sorting out the domestic situation, and did not help Oldenburg to take revenge. However, when King Hans gained a foothold in Denmark, neither East Frisian nor Bishop M¨¹nster would use force against Oldenburg. Maximilian I remembered that in 1483, East Frisian sent a total of 3,000 troops, combined with the 4,000 people of the Bishop of M¨¹nster, and took the Oldenburg State into a life that could not take care of itself, and the capital was surrounded strictly. of. Had it not been for the unspoken rules of the aristocracy and could not be casually murdered, plus the nephew of Gerhard VI would become King of Denmark, Gerhard VI would probably be sliced ??... Anyway, there are thousands of people in East Frisian. But according to Jeffrey, Marin completely calmed the entire East Frisian in less than a month, how could he not shock Maximilian I? "Ahem ... this is it, Your Majesty, Earl Marin is the heir to the Brock family who has ruled East Frisian for centuries ... so in East Frisian, there are still many people who support Lord Marin Yes. "That was the conversation that Marin and Jeffrey had negotiated. Marin also felt that it was too mythical to win East Frisian quickly. In order to make the emperor believe more, he decided to be humble. At the same time, let the emperor know that I am also very popular in East Frisian, so that it seems more orthodox ... "What is that?" "Mrs. Marin''s mother, Mrs. Mary, was the last granddaughter of Earl Brock. She was rescued by Lord Huffman when she fled, so she married the Huffman Knights." "That''s right ... no ... I remember that Marin was a wandering knight, that is, he should have an elder brother. According to the law, even if his mother was the granddaughter of Earl Brock, the heir should It''s his brother ... " "That''s it, Your Majesty, His Majesty''s older brother, His Excellency Adler, signed the document and declared that he had renounced his right to inheritance before His Majesty attacked East Friesland. Now His Excellency is Baron Lyle ... ... " "Hehe ... It''s a good means ..." The emperor smiled undeniably. In his opinion, Marin must have used some means to coerce his brother to sign documents. After all, Marin was a baron, and Adler was a knight before. Your Majesty, "My Majesty, Lord Marin is your loyal courtier and follower. Therefore, he hopes to join the Imperial Parliament and add one vote to Your Majesty in the Council ..." The Imperial Parliament is a high-level assembly of all dukes and counts in the German region. Even the emperor is only one of the most important members in the Imperial Parliament. In the face of major events, everyone still needs to vote. For example, increasing the war tax requires the Imperial Parliament to vote. Last time Maximilian I quarreled with parliamentarians in Worms and missed the big scene of intercepting the French army in the Italian war. Moreover, the earliest entry into the Imperial Parliament is the Earl. Moreover, most of the imperialists are dukes and counts who have autonomous territories. There are only a few members, dukes and counts who have no independent territory and serve the emperor''s court. For example, the Habsburgs have several counts who have no independent territory and help the emperor fight and vote in the Imperial Parliament. If Marin officially becomes the earl and joins the Imperial Parliament, he can indeed add a vote to the emperor and help strengthen his power during a quarrel. Although the former East Frisian country was recognized as a vassal, the German states did not look down on a small "barbaric" country like East Frisian. Therefore, the Imperial Parliament, other Bosnia and Herzegovina has seats, but East Frisian Bosnia does not have a seat. From the perspective of other vassal states, the original Count of East Frisian was just a barbarian chieftain, and was not worthy of joining a real aristocracy such as the Imperial Parliament ... Marin this time, not only wanted to get the emperor''s book, but also wanted to join the Imperial Parliament, was formally recognized by the whole of Germany, and formally integrated into the circle of European aristocracy. The Emperor Puppet was very emotional, and he and Jeffrey also had a good meeting in the morning. But at noon, George''s messenger arrived, and the emperor received George''s request. Then, in the afternoon, when Jeffrey requested the emperor to be seized, the emperor began to "left him and talk about him" and began to pull away. He refused to answer Jeffrey''s request directly ... In fact, the emperor is waiting for the letter from the Duke of Saxony. Because it was difficult for Prince George to ask the emperor to change his position. Because Prince George was not qualified to call the emperor. However, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, is qualified to ask the emperor to do business. Because the Saxony aristocracy is too powerful. In 1516, the Saxons were able to gather 24 princes to send troops to East Friesland, which proves that the Saxons are noble people. The Emperor Puppet needed help in the Imperial Parliament, so the Saxony was obviously a good ally. Because the Saxony department has more than 20 votes, it can give the emperor a strong momentum. UU reads Moreover, the emperor now has very few allies, so he cannot afford to offend the Saxons. Sure enough, a few days later, the Duke of Saxony also wrote. The Duke of Saxony not only asked the emperor not to recognize Marin, but also to make the Marin illegal. The emperor is unhappy now. Anyway, Marin is also his own gold medalist. If you don''t let me admit him, let me declare that he is illegal, too much to take the emperor as a cadre? Thinking of the last meeting with Marin in Cliff City, Marin once said that the Saxons are too powerful, which may affect the monopoly of the Habsburg family on the throne. ... In the end, the emperor decided not to recognize Marin''s legal status, but did not declare Marin illegal, but to temporarily maintain an ambiguous attitude and make people inaccurate ... However, the emperor sent away the messenger of Saxony and promised that he would not recognize Marin''s count, but did not mention declaring Marin illegal. However, the emperor hinted that if the Saxons wanted to do something, though, the emperor would not object anyway ... Then, the emperor sent away Jeffrey with joy, but did not say what was officially sealed off. However, the emperor hinted that Jeffrey, the Saxon, was looking after East Frisian, and was ready to fight ... In this way, His Majesty the Emperor, because he was afraid of the Saxon forces, and was afraid of the chills of his subordinates, he simply mixed a handful of mud, and he was not guilty on both sides. Even, the emperor hoped that the two sides would play fiercely, and it was better that Marin repelled the Saxon attack. Because, he was also afraid that the Wetting family would challenge the Habsburgs'' throne. You know, the Vetin family is also one of the seven electors and is eligible to be elected emperor. Therefore, the emperor''s heart is actually a bit biased towards Marin ... Chapter 217： Allied with Gerdes ½Ü While Jeffrey was still in Vienna, Marin began to think of another way. On the European continent, a prince wants security, in addition to his own hardships, but also enough and strong allies. In this way, other princes dare not make your idea easily. Without allies, even the most powerful princes can easily be beaten to death. So Marin must be looking for an ally. Fortunately, Marin had allies like the Principality of Clifford. After meeting with the ambassador sent by Marin, Duke of Rivers Duke John II quickly replied, announcing the recognition of Count Marin East Frisian. After all, the two sides are allies in the interests, and the strong allies are good for themselves. Therefore, John II readily acknowledged Marin''s status. He was also the first prince to acknowledge Marin''s status. In addition, the recognition of Marin''s status by the Teutonic Order is no problem. However, the Teutonic Knights had a long way to go, and the head of Philip received the news from Marin much later. Therefore, it will take quite some time until the Teutonic state recognizes Marin. However, these two allies, one east of Friesland, separated by a large area of ??the Bishop of Munster, and the other, simply separated by one hundred and eighty thousand miles. So Marin is glad that the two men recognized his status. However, these two help Marin is actually very limited. After all, far water can''t save near fire. The two malicious neighbours, the Saxons in Friesland and Oldenburg in the east, are on the side. If the Saxons start attacking Marin, Marin can be sure that Oldenburg will definitely rob. So Marin decided to draw in helpers to deal with Saxony and Oldenburg. ²® The enemies of the Old State of Oldenburg were mainly East Frisian State and Bishop of M¨¹nster, because the two countries had forced Gerhard VI to abdicate in 1483. In terms of interests, the bishop of M¨¹nster should be on the front line with the East Frisian State. However, the Sexner family, not the Brock family, was allied with the Bishop of M¨¹nster. So the current relationship between East Frisian Lumberland and Bishop Munster is a bit awkward. Because, the former allies of the Bishop of Munster were actually the Sykesna family. However, the main members of the Sykesna family were killed by Marin in one breath, leaving the Bishop of Muenster a little overwhelmed. Because, theoretically, the Bishop of M¨¹nster is an ally of the Sexner family and should help the Sexner family. However, Marin attacked East Frisian too quickly, and caught all the immediate members of the Sexner family. They all chopped off before responding to other countries. In this way, even if the Bishop of Munster wanted to help, it lost its meaning. The cooperation partners are all dead. Do we still need to take the lead? We must know that the relationship between nations is the relationship of interests, not the maintenance of emotions. Therefore, after learning that the members of the Sequner family had died, the Bishop of M¨¹nster abandoned the idea of ??confronting Marin. After all, for the bishop of Munster, who has little ambition, it is the most important to fight against the old country of Oldenburg, which dreams of expansion because of its backstage. As for the invasion of East Frisian, the Bishop of M¨¹nster never thought about it. why? Because the bishop of M¨¹nster is a religious country with bishop power, not hereditary. Even though this bishop desperately swallowed East Frisian, but after his death, the next bishop was not his son, and for whom? It''s just cheaper for an irrelevant person. So, those bishop nations generally have little interest in expansion. Unless its neighbors are too weak to fight easily, it will consider annexation. Marin was able to lay East Frisian in a short time, and controlled the situation before neighboring countries reacted, so it was not a soft persimmon. Therefore, the Bishop of Munster did not want to deal with East Frisian. Even, it has been worried that Denmark will be nervous one day and send troops to help Oldenburg expand. In that case, both East Frisian and the gigantic Bishop of Muenster would be the targets of Oldenburg''s aggression. Therefore, regarding the identity of Marin, the attitude of the Bishop of M¨¹nster is also ambiguous, neither admitting nor opposing. If Oldenburg wanted to take revenge, maybe the Bishop of M¨¹nster would join forces with Marin. The reason for not acknowledging is to look less shameless. After all, Marin killed their former allies. If you admit it immediately, it seems too unruly. As for Saxony''s enemies, they cannot be used far away, and only the nine idiot nobles of the dead nation are near. However, they are too weak to use them to trouble Saxony, but the alliance is not enough. Enleg and Marin are allied with the ambitious Duchy of Gerdes ... The Principality of ¸ñµÂ˹ has only been revived for 6 years, and it is not very strong at present. However, Charles II, his Duke, was an ambitionist and a more powerful character. In fact, the reason why Charles II targeted the Duke of Saxony is not only because of ambition, but also to prevent the greedy Weetin family from expanding in the future with West Frisian as a springboard. Charles II knew that Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was an ambitionist, always thinking of expansion. Regarding his long-awaited focus on West Frisian, Charles II had heard of it. Saxony is powerful. It is not only a large country with a large population, but also a strong Hansa business circle. Therefore, no matter whether it is military strength, financial resources, or the number of allies, Gerders cannot match. If the Saxons established a solid rule in West Friesland, they would probably surrender êéêì ''s eyes to the Duchy of Gerdes ... ¼ÓÉÏ In addition, Charles II had long been fond of West Frisian, who had no master. So when the Duke of Saxony occupied West Frisian, Charles II''s inner anger was inconceivable. Òò´Ë Therefore, when the nine former Frisian nobles wanted to flee to the Principality of Gerdes, Charles II accepted it without thinking. Although the Duchy of Gerdes is currently not strong enough, he cannot face up to Saxony. However, relying on these 9 idiots to create trouble for the opponent is still possible, by the way weakening weakens the opponent. However, after letting these 9 men take a trip to the southwestern part of West Friesland, Charles II was completely disappointed with the IQ of this group of goods ... ˵ You said that you have a group of unlucky people thinking about reunification. In order to reunify, you should mobilize the people to help you as much as possible. But these 9 idiots are all right. They directly robbed the locals and avenged them. Can they still count on the local people to help them fight against Saxony? So, after seeing the army of Saxony coming over, and fleeing back to Gerdes in a panic, Charles II could not wait to see them, and their support for them was greatly reduced. However, although these 9 second goods lost the hearts of the people, they also regained a lot of money and food, but they can also support for a long time ... Marin knew the mind of Charles II and thought that the Duchy of Gerdes was a strong prince. Maybe, the Duchy of Gerdes and Saxony are not sure. However, with the alliance of Marin against Saxony, the Duchy of Gerdes is expected to be happy. After all, if Saxon took the initiative to attack East Frisian, the pressure must be on Marin, and the Duchy of Gerdes was not the main force to be beaten. When the Principality of Saxony attacked East Friesland, the Germans dispatched an army, robbed the fire in the south, and by the way, attracted the attention of the Saxons. In order to form an alliance with Gedesi, Marin himself took a boat and went to Gedesi to see Charles II ... "Sir Marin, do you say you want to ally with me?" Charles II was very surprised at the arrival of Marin. In fact, Charles II has been very low-key in recent years, showing no ambition at all. No one knew of West Frisian''s puppet. "Yes, Lord Charlie. You can also see that the Saxon werewolves were ambitious and the annexation of West Frisian was unsatisfactory and they wanted to move to the East Frisian State. I am worried that if East Frisian is also annexed , They are not satisfied ... " "Even if they are greedy, they will not necessarily attack the Principality of Gerdes." Charles II was somewhat undeniable, and at the same time, he was covering up his ambitions. For this, Marin naturally will not point out, but explain from a security perspective ... Marin took out the prepared map and pointed it to Charles II: "Master Charlie, look, this is West Friesland, this is East Friesland ..." "If Saxony captures East Frisian, then there are only a few of the neighbors on their side-the south is the Principality of Gerdes, the Archbishop of Utrecht, and the Archbishop of M¨¹nster, To the east is the Oldenburg State, to the north is the sea, and to the west is the region of the Netherlands under Her Majesty ... " "Both bishops belong to the Holy See. I think that the Duke of Saxony is not bold enough to grab the Holy See''s territory. Moreover, the Bishop of M¨¹nster is also a vassal of the Elector of the Archbishop of Cologne. So, They generally do not act against the Archbishop of M¨¹nster and the Archbishop of Utrecht. " "And the Oldenburg State, it goes without saying that it is a family with Denmark. If you understand Oldenburg, you are turning your back on Denmark. The Duke of Saxony is a smart man, and he certainly will not do this. As for the emperor to the west It is even more impossible for the Duke of Saxony to move. " ÄÇô "Then, only the Duchy of Gerdes is the best choice for expansion. Because there is no Holy See behind the Duchy of Gerdes and there is no such powerful country as Denmark ..." Charlie II was shocked when he heard Marin''s commentary. Listening to Marin said that if Saxony won East Frisian, he really could only expand in the direction of the Duchy of Gerdes. Thinking of it, Charles II was not only worried. ÄÇô "So, Lord Marin, what do you mean?" "I want to ally with the Duke! One person is not strong enough, then the two are united. The strength of a fist is better than a finger ..." "What you said makes sense, but what''s your confidence? You know, you don''t just come alone and you are qualified to form an alliance with the Duchy of Gerdes." "You are right, Lord Duke, please allow me to introduce the current military strength of East Frisian ..." "East Friesland currently has more than 5,000 well-trained main forces (excluding the 500 returned to the Frisian nobles), divided into four squares. In addition, the entire territory of East Friesland, You can also mobilize 5000 conscripts ... " "Recruiting has no fighting power and can be easily defeated ..." Charles II said undeniably. "Yes, Lord Charlie, it is not possible to call up a confrontation on the battlefield. But, what about defending the city?" "Shoucheng ... ßí ...... You can also use it ..." Relying on the solid walls, even if it is conscripted, it can fight the regular army. ËùÒÔ "So, even if East Frisian Lambo could not confront Saxony, it is still possible to use the strong city defense on the front to drag the main force of Saxony!" "What else do you need to do for the Duchy of Gerdes? It will be difficult for the Saxons to survive?" "No, Lord Charlie, if the war is prolonged, the impact on East Friesland will be very unfavorable. Moreover, there will always be a day when food is eaten ..." "How can I help you? If you send troops to support you, I''m afraid it''s too late ..." "If East Frisian is attacked by Saxony, you don''t need to send troops to East Frisian to support me ..." "Don''t support you? What''s the point of an alliance?" Europeans are not very good at strategy in this era. Naturally, they don''t know what it means to be "Wei Weishou Zhao". So, Marin told the story of Huaxia''s "Wei and Zhao rescue" ... "You mean, when the enemy went under siege, I sent troops to Groningen, the capital of West Friesland, to force the other side to retreat?" Charles II quickly responded. ²» "No, you don''t have to go to Groningen. Groningen is too close to East Friesland. If the Saxon army comes back, it is easy to bite your army." "That ..." "You can send troops to siege Leeuwarden! Although Leeuwarden is not the capital of West Friesland, it is also an important city. Moreover, the West Friesland region and the Greater Groningen region are mostly. You only need to lead troops in West Frisian. The region is rampant and ransacked, aggressively attacking Groningen, and it will scare the Saxons. " "What if they called? Wouldn''t we have to die with the Saxons? That wouldn''t make any difference ..." "If Saxony''s main force is attacking you westward, my East Frisian army can also leave while their main force is ~ www.novelhall.com ~ chase them and force them to dare not force the whole army westward. If the number of westward troops is not Many, what threatens you? " "Dare you chase after the city?" "Of course, Lord Charlie, don''t forget, I have more than 5,000 regular troops, the enemy''s main force has gone, I beat their tails and threatened Groningen close at hand. If I can do it, If the army attacked, the Saxony army would have a dilemma. If they turned around and attacked me, I could return to defend the city ... In short, if the two of us joined together, the Saxony army would have a dilemma ... " ¶øÇÒ "And, if the Saxon army is defeated, what do you think of the two of us separating West Frisian Langa?" Marin threw out another bait of interest. Ôõô "How to divide up?" Charles II had already tempted, but still asked calmly. Äú "Look, West Friesland is vast, but the generation of Groningen is smaller ..." "Do you want Groningen? Wrong? Although the area around Groningen is indeed much smaller than the West Friesland area around Leeuwarden. However, Groningen is a Hanseatic business city, and the revenues of the two places are completely different. of¡­¡­" "Then ... the West Frisian region belongs to you, the region around Groningen belongs to me. As for the city of Groningen, how do we share it and share the tax?" Anyway, Marin does not mind opening a bigger check. As for the end, it is not impossible to turn his face. "Well, this plan is quite reasonable ..." As a result, Charles II, the ambitious Duke of Gerdes, signed an alliance with Marin and publicly recognized the identity of Marin East Frisian ... Marin, with a powerful ally like the Principality of Gerdes, has a lot of confidence ... Chapter 218： Marin Âí When Marin was negotiating with Charles II in the Principality of Gerdes, in Northwest Germany, Marin''s magical experience was also spread by those bards who had participated in Marin''s ascension ceremony. Marin''s own legendary story told at the ascension ceremony has been adapted into a rap story by several bards, and has begun to perform in various cities in Northwest Germany. Then, these legendary stories were spread one after another, spreading all over Northwest Germany, and spreading to other areas ... In the tavern, people are drinking beer and talking about Marin''s magical experience: "You said, the lucky man named Marin was still a starving stray knight four years ago, and now he is an earl?" The alcoholic sighed. "Well, Lord Dodge (one of the bards) said so. It is said that it was told by Marin himself at the ascension ceremony, and he swears that it is true." Drinker B replied. "Really? That''s incredible, right? In four years, from a poor boy who is not even a noble, to become an earl, it is more legendary than a legend ..." The alcoholic was amazed. "He is a poor boy, but he is also a descendant of the former earl, not a village drunkard you can compare ..." At this time, a jazz on the pub''s seat said to the alcoholic with contempt. Although the wine drinker was very unconvinced, he could not find a reason to refute, and did not dare to refute a jazz. Because, in the rural areas, the Jazz is definitely a strong player, only equal status, but even more rude knights can be a bull. "It''s really powerful. It can defeat 8000 elite knights in France with 3,000 or 4,000 infantry, and the command ability is really good. I began to believe that His Excellency Marin was indeed favored by God. Because ordinary officers can''t do it!" The homeless knight commented excitedly after hearing Dodge''s story. "What''s more, it is said that before that His Excellency Marin was relatively stupid and almost starved to death. Later, God sent a Daxian to enlighten him, and then he suddenly became smarter and changed his personality. You know, before that, His Excellency Marin was deceived by a liar ... "said another wandering knight who was drinking. "Yeah, yeah, it''s really amazing! I think my martial arts are very good, just that I don''t have any commanding ability. It would be nice if he could be transformed by Lord God''s sentiment like Lord Marin and suddenly become smart ..." The burly nomadic knight said with longing expression. "It is said that His Excellency Marin was actually sleeping in a haystack behind a monastery in a small town called Kassel near Bonn, near Bonn, and was cold and hungry, but insisted on praying to God. God seemed to feel it He begged, and sent Daxian over the next day to instruct him ... "At this point, the bard Dodge, who had just finished drinking a glass of dark beer that others had invited, came over and interjected. ÕæµÄ "Really? The town of Cassel? The haystack behind the monastery?" "It''s true, it was His Excellency Marin himself!" Marin did say it himself, but the specific information about Kassel was the next day Marin told those who were curious. Several bards were also curious about this and heard the news. "Or else, let''s try it?" The burly wandering knight proposed to the other two wandering knights. "What are you waiting for? Leave tomorrow morning!" "Okay, together! We must also accept God''s care!" That''s it, the three second cargo wandering knights, in the winter, really ran to the haystack of the monastery in Kassel Town ... Of course, these three second goods are not the only group of people who went to Cassel Abbey to find opportunities. There were many others who made the same choices, and they were all wandering knights. Marin''s story stimulated them the most, because their current identity is no different from Marin four years ago. The only difference was that Marin had the blood of a big aristocracy. But this is not a problem. These wandering knights don''t want to be the earl, just like Marin before, as a hereditary baron lord, it is also very powerful. What they expect is mainly the improvement of wisdom, especially the improvement of military command capabilities. These stray knights, though I have read books since childhood. However, since I was used to solving problems with muscles, I did not like to use the brain. Therefore, many people, even if they are literate, are still scumbags. They are totally unable to use tricks like Marin to defeat more and defeat Europe''s most powerful king, the French king. Even, many wandering knights feel that as long as they can make him smarter and be able to make war, and be named a formal knight, thank God ... The reason why this happens is also related to the emphasis of the propaganda of the bards. From a fool who was cheated out of money, Marin suddenly became a very smart person ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This plot is too magical and very refreshing. Therefore, in order to attract more customers, a few bards use this as a basis to make a big story and make the story magical. Even a bard also said that when Marin was about to starve to death, his prayers touched God, and a light of God fell from the sky, directly into Marin''s head, directly reforming Marin''s brain, making it from The idiot has become the most intelligent person ... After hearing the flicker of the bard, many people unanimously judged that the haystack behind the monastery in Kassel was not simple, it was a holy place, and it was easy for God to hear the prayers of believers ... As a result, many homeless knights came on board after hearing this story, regardless of Christmas a few days later. It is the most important thing to go to Cassel Abbey and ask for God''s blessing ... ÆäËû Others, even if they did not go to the haystack behind Kassel Abbey overnight, like those wandering knights, were easily attracted to this realistic version of the story and told to friends. Therefore, with the vigorous publicity of several bards, and word of mouth between people, Marin was also famous in Northwest Germany. Marin is considered to be a lucky man who has been favored by God. Otherwise, it will not suddenly change from a fool who was cheated out of money, suddenly into a clever and very lucky person, and successfully regained the ancestors'' inheritance ... For this reason, people gave Marin a nickname-"Gods of Love" ... The reason why He is called God''s dependents is that everyone feels that Marin''s luck is too bad, and he is blessed by God. So, call him the gods ... Then, the name "God''s Dependent" spread wildly and spread throughout Germany and even throughout Europe. When people talk about Marin, they say-look, that''s a very lucky guy who is favored by God! Chapter 219： Treasures of the Brock family? On Christmas Day 1498, Emperor Maximilian I missed his son again, but handsome Philip didn''t care about his father. Therefore, the old Maximilian I had no choice but to rush to Ghent of the Netherlands to see his son and reunite for Christmas by the way. However, on the way to Ghent, Maximilian I sent someone to East Friesland and called Marin to meet Ghent after the new year ... I met Marin because Maximilian I was hesitant in the conflict between Swabian and Swiss. On the one hand, Swabian was an emperor''s hard ally, and of course he had to support it. On the other hand, the emperor also wanted to win over the Swiss so that the Swiss mercenaries would work for themselves. Therefore, the emperor has been mediating in the midst of the Swiss invasion of Swabian, hoping that the two sides can reconcile. However, the emperor finally found that the Swiss did not bird him ... Therefore, the emperor decided to change his stance and stand completely on the Swabian Alliance. However, the biggest problem is that the emperor has no confidence and has not finally decided to fight with the Swiss. So, taking the opportunity to see his son, he wanted to ask Marin''s opinion for reference. ¸Õ Just after the new year, Maximilian I did not return to Austria, and Marin also rushed to Antwerp by boat, then hurried to Ghent to meet the emperor. "Happy New Year, Your Majesty!" Marin bowed, waiting to salute his emperor. "Happy New Year, Marin, sit down." "Thank Your Majesty!" ×£ºØ "Congratulations, Marin, does it feel good to take back your ancestral territory?" "It''s only half good. If your Majesty can declare my legitimacy, I think I will feel very good." "Ahem ... this, you know, the Duke of Saxony stopped me from doing this, I need the votes of the nobles of the Saxony family, so I can''t turn my back on him. However, for the unreasonable request of the Duke of Saxony to declare you illegal, I still refuse Understand¡­¡­" "My minister knows that it is only the Lord Duke Saxon''s ambitious ambition. When he expanded everywhere, when is he the head? The Wetting family is growing stronger, and it may not be the next Habsburg family ..." Marin said with emotion With a little provocation. Maximilian I didn''t say a word, but his expression obviously agreed with Marin''s statement ... "Marin, do you know what happened between Switzerland and Shiva?" "Chen heard that the Swiss were ambitious and sent troops to seize a large area of ??the Swabian Alliance ..." "Yes, ëÞ originally wanted to mediate, but the Swiss did not buy ëÞ face ..." "Swiss people cannot buy His Majesty''s face. Because much of their land is taken from the Habsburgs. In order to prevent your Majesty from regaining the original possessions of the Habsburgs, they It''s hard to stand on your side ... " "So, I decided to stand on the side of the Swabian League completely and start a war with the Swiss. By the way, Marin, you are a young man with a good mind. It is said that you are also spreading your" gods "here. What''s your name ... do you have any good suggestions? " "Oh, where are the" Gods "who are blown out by those bards ..." Marin smiled embarrassedly. "As for the war with the Swiss, I think your Majesty needs to be more cautious ..." "Oh, how do you say that?" "Your Majesty must have seen the fragile fighting power of the Swabian Alliance. Therefore, I do not recommend that your Majesty directly meet the Zurich Army ..." "What do you mean?" "I suggest that your Majesty capture the Graub¨¹nden region in southeast Switzerland. As for the conflict in northeast Switzerland, let the Swabian Union and the Swiss confront each other ..." Unlike the original history, when the Swabian War broke out in 1499, Zurich''s attack on the Swabian Alliance was basically over. Therefore, when the emperor attacked Graub¨¹nden, he ushered in the main force of the Swiss. In this life, because of Marin''s relationship, the Zurich people delayed the invasion time, which led to the war between Zurich and Swabian, which has not yet ended. But the emperor, at this time, wanted to get involved in the Swiss issue. It was also that Marin provided enough funds to the emperor, which led the emperor to want to show his ambitions. At this moment, the emperor did not seem to capture Graub¨¹nden, but he wanted to face Switzerland just now ... "Why grab Graub¨¹nden?" The emperor was puzzled. Originally, he was going to help Swad to drive away Zurich people. "Sir, please send someone to bring a map ..." Soon, a map of Switzerland was sent up. Marin pointed to Switzerland and explained to the emperor: "His Majesty, here is Graub¨¹nden ... This place, called the Mistell Valley, is an important channel connecting Switzerland and Milan, Italy, and is strategically important. At the same time, he is also in the Tyrol region under his Majesty China Unicom''s important point in Milan. As long as you control the Mistel valley, your Majesty''s ability to influence Italy will be greatly enhanced. You can attack and retreat ... " "It really matters!" Maximilian I nodded. ¶øÇÒ "Also, the Graub¨¹nden region is currently an autonomous region and has not yet joined the Swiss Union." µ«ÊÇ "But what if they ask the Swiss for help?" His Majesty, "Isn''t it that they haven''t joined the Swiss Union yet? We suddenly sent troops to surround Graub¨¹nden, and then blocked any access to Switzerland ..." "For what?" "Slay the messenger! As long as the Graub¨¹ndens do not send the messenger to Switzerland, the Swiss cannot always take the initiative to accept Graubunden? They are not a group ..." "That''s a great idea ..." "The minister estimates that it will take a lot of time to win Graub¨¹nden. However, as long as the Swiss Union''s army does not come to help, it won''t be a problem to win Graub¨¹nden. Take down your cavalry and blockade Graubunden shouldn''t be a problem? Also, Graub¨¹nden is also a mountainous area, and there are not many roads to the outside world. It should be well blocked ... " "Clash between Nashua himself and Zurich?" "No matter what, let ¡¯s take the Graub¨¹nden area first. Then, with Graubunden, your territories expanded, and you also mastered the throat of Unicom in Italy. It will also be easier to participate in Italian affairs in the future. The emperor''s march to Rome didn''t matter ... " Marin''s last phrase "to march into Rome" can boil the blood that Maximilian I said. In the past, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire wanted to be crowned, usually with a large army, entered Rome, Italy, and crowned the Pope in Rome. In fact, marching into Rome was not only to crown the pope, but also to show off the force and deter Italy. After all, northern Italy (north of Rome, except Venice), jurisprudentially, also belongs to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. However, the father of Maximilian I, Frederick III, was also crowned in Rome, but went down peacefully with his hands to Rome and requested the pope to be crowned, rather than deterring Rome by force as his predecessors, forcing the pope to crown. of. Âí¿Ë Maximilian I was an ambitious emperor. Naturally, he also had the idea of ??learning from his ancestors and playing "to Rome". Therefore, Graub¨¹nden soon became the object of conquest that Maximilian I paid great attention to. Not only that, but Maximilian I continued to marry the daughter of the Duke of Milan. Therefore, Maximilian I also had a certain chance to win Milan. Coupled with the fact that the Mistel valley is indeed the main traffic route to Italy, Maximilian I firmed his plan to conquer Graub¨¹nden. Uh ... After talking about things over Switzerland, Maximilian I suddenly began to gossip, caring about the details of how Marin captured East Frisian. Furthermore, Maximilian I asked a question that Marin had difficulty answering: "Marin, I heard that you regained East Frisian this time and sent 5,000 or 6,000 troops, but as far as I know, convening 5,000 or 6,000 troops and keeping them for a long time requires a lot of money. You one Baron, how could it be so rich? " Marlin was a little embarrassed at the moment, but he couldn''t say clearly, that the French knight who had been captured was sold half to Venice. If this is the case, the emperor will surely pick his skin ... Alas, Marin began to make excuses ... I soon came up with a good excuse ... "Your Majesty, you know, I am the descendant of the Brock family ..." "Um ... then what?" "The Bullock family has ruled East Frisian for hundreds of years ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Can you order something?" "You mean? You are using the property left by the Brock family? But when the Brock family was overthrown, their assets should have been taken away by the Uckner family ..." "You''re right, but what was taken away was only the wealth in the treasury. However, the ancestors of the Bullock family quietly established a treasure, and kept a lot of gold and silver ..." "Treasure?" Maximilian I suddenly got interested and wanted to hear the story ... Marin quickly conceived and briefly combined some plots related to the treasures of later generations, and then compiled the scene on the spot and told it to Maximilian I. The plot, ups and downs, shocking people ... "How many treasures are there? Are there many?" Maximilian I suddenly burst out of light, which seemed to mean êéêì ... "Uh ... not many, only more than 200,000 gold coins, which have been used by the ministers for the great cause of restoration ..." Maximilian I was a bit disappointed at first, and originally, if there were many treasures, he planned to "borrow" money from Marin ... For a long time, Maximilian I was very skeptical that Marin had the money to buy this and that, as well as the money to recruit the army. Because this is too abnormal. Until today, Marin had compiled a lie about the "Brook Family Treasure" on the scene, which could only explain the problem clearly. תÒÆ In order to divert the emperor''s attention, Marin quickly turned off the topic: "It''s a shame, Your Majesty, if it weren''t for the minister''s defense against the Saxon attack, maybe he would take his army to help His Majesty fight the Swiss ..." Maximilian I''s eyes first brightened, but soon faded, and he was very disappointed that he could not use such a powerful thug ... Chapter 220： False road cutting Maximilian I didn''t know what to think, and suddenly frowned ... After a while, Maximilian I said to Marin: "Marin, I suddenly remembered that although the Graub¨¹nden area did not join the alliance, last year and the previous year, the three local alliances seemed to have secretly allied with the Swiss Union. In other words, the siege In the Graub¨¹nden region, the Swiss Union may be sent for this ... " Õâ "This ..." Marin frowned. He knew the combat effectiveness of the Emperor''s army and the Swabian army. It was not weak, but compared with the Swiss mercenaries, it was scum. Although relying on the blockade can also make the Swiss uninformed for some time. But even in the Middle Ages, where messages were passed behind, you can block the news for ten and a half months. If it lasts a long time, it will definitely show off. Because if one area hasn''t communicated with the outside world for more than a month, people in other places must be curious about what happened. Immediately after the investigation, he was exposed. Moreover, Marin did not believe that the emperor''s army could sweep the Graub¨¹nden area within a month. If the Swiss reinforcements arrive, the emperor may fail. However, as an important link between Tyrol and Italy, if it is not taken down, its influence on the Italian region will be greatly reduced. Originally, it was because of the failure to compete for the Graub¨¹nden area that when Louis XII entered Italy, he successfully cleaned up the Principality of Milan, the Principality of Milan. And because it was impossible to capture Graub¨¹nden, the channel directly connected to Milan, Maximilian I could not even rescue Milan. Coupled with the war with the Swiss, in the original history, Maximilian I watched France annex the Duchy of Milan. "Mistell valley ... traffic route ... Milan ... Italy ..." Marin began to wonder. Maximilian I drank a drink without disturbing him. But he knew that Marin was thinking about something bad ... Sure enough, almost half an hour later, a traditional Chinese-style strategy was formed in Marin''s mind ... "My Majesty, if you are willing to officially recognize my Count''s status, the minister is willing to offer you a way to help you not take the lead and win the Graub¨¹nden ..." Marin said confidently. "Oh? Do you still have this ability?" Maximilian I arrived very surprised, you know, the Graub¨¹nden area is not small, about double the size of East Frisian. Moreover, where there are mountains and mountains, the terrain is dangerous and difficult to defend. Marin said that effortlessly, he really made Maximilian a little unbelieving, thinking that Marin was bragging, in order to seek to recognize his earl status. µ±È» "Of course, this is a plot that Teacher Einstein gave me at the beginning, and the effect can be compared with the ambush of French King Charles VIII!" µ± "Really?" Maximilian I was immediately interested. Graub¨¹nden has an area of ??six or seven thousand square kilometers and is very large. Moreover, it borders the Principality of Tyrol on the east of the Emperor. For a long time, the Habsburgs have also penetrated the Graub¨¹nden area in an attempt to control the area. It is precisely because of the fast pace of the Habsburgs that Graub¨¹nden''s three local forces quietly formed an alliance with the Swiss Union. Although there are many mountains in Graub¨¹nden, there are many fertile valleys. Moreover, the local wine-producing area is also a good place. If he can take it down, the emperor will indeed make a lot of money. "Of course, do you look like I''m a liar? We can sign a written agreement, and if your Majesty easily wins Graubunden, I will recognize my count. If you ca n¡¯t win Graubunden, you wo n¡¯t admit it. I ... " "So confident? Okay, talk about it." "Let''s sign an agreement first?" Marin didn''t see the rabbit and the eagle. The western emperor is not as inviolable as the eastern emperor. It is okay to talk about the conditions. Moreover, Marin now controls a country, which is barely enough to have the confidence and qualifications to talk to the emperor. "This ..." The emperor was hesitant. After all, if Marin''s status was truly recognized, it would offend the powerful Duke of Saxony. "My Majesty, as far as I know, Louis XII may enter Italy this year and capture the Principality of Milan ..." This is true. Originally, in history, Louis XII did invade the Principality of Milan and occupied the entire Principality of Milan. , Spurred the Sforza family. At that time, Maximilian I was busy fighting the Swiss, and did not receive the important customs of Graub¨¹nden. He could not support his ally Milan, and could only watch the Duchy of Milan occupied by France. "What are you saying?" Maximilian I immediately took it seriously. "Of course, according to information provided by my informer in Paris, the French may collude with the Venetian to divide up Milan ..." In history, it was indeed the Venetian who invited Louis XII to clean up the Duchy of Milan. Because the Principality of Milan is very strong, affecting the expansion of Venice in Italy. For this reason, Venice did not hesitate to invite the French to swallow the Duchy of Milan and help clear the obstacles for itself. "Your Majesty, you know, after the extinction of the Visconti family that ruled Milan that year, it was agreed that Charles I, Duke of Orleans, would succeed. But the locals of Milan established the republic, which was later picked up by the Sforza family. Legally speaking, the Duke of Orleans and his descendants can be regarded as the legal heirs of the Duchy of Milan. " "And this generation of the Duke of Orleans, Louis XII, has become King Louis XII of France. In other words, the new King Louis XII of France has a reason to invade the Principality of Milan. Therefore, Your Majesty, you must control the Mistelle Valley, To facilitate support for the Principality of Milan. " "You are right, Ã×À¼ must support the Principality of Milan. Because ëÞ queen is still from the Sforza family." Moreover, the Principality of Milan was an important ally of the emperor in Italy, and a bridgehead for the emperor to interfere in Italian affairs. Therefore, its importance can be imagined. Not only that, the emperor''s army wanted to enter Italy with only two ways: The first is the western passage from the Mistel valley to the Duchy of Milan; the second is the eastern route from the east into the territory of the Republic of Venice. However, the Republic of Venice is a powerful country and does not deal well with the Holy Roman Empire. If they want to interfere in Italian affairs, the Venetian may not allow the emperor to enter the Italian region. Therefore, the western channel connecting the ally of the Principality of Milan is even more important to the emperor. When I thought of my grand blueprint for Italy, compared with the will of the Duke of Saxony, obviously my grand blueprint was more important. Finally, the emperor nodded: "Yes, let''s sign the contract. Say, according to your method, you can''t let ëÞ lose too much ..." "Relax you!" Uh ... After signing the paperwork, the emperor asked: "Can you speak now?" "Well, of course. The trick I want to say comes from the distant east. He has a name," Fake Road Cutting "..." "Fake road cutting?" This sentence is very difficult to translate in German, and the emperor did not understand ... Alas, Marin had to start explaining: "In the far east, a king wants to attack two neighboring small nations. However, these two small nations help each other and form an alliance ... Bara Barabala ... King Yu received the benefits of King Jin, so The Jin army was allowed to transit ... After the Jin army laid down Lao, the class returned to the DPRK. When passing Yu Guo on the way, he deliberately stopped the army near the capital of Yu. Later, the King of Jin led his army to Yu to welcome the army of Lao And then invited King Yu Guo to go hunting. When King Yu Guo accompanied King Jin to go hunting, the Jin army took advantage of the opportunity to take the capital of Yu Guo, and easily controlled King Yu Guo who went out to hunt with King Jin ... " After listening to the emperor, the emperor thought for a while and said: "Do you mean, let me pretend to go to Italy by way of the Graub¨¹nden, and then occupy Graubunden in one fell swoop when Graubunden is not paying attention?" "Yes, that''s what it means!" "But, what excuse do I use to excuse me to Italy? With my army, I can''t always excuse my allies against the Principality of Milan?" "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? You are the emperor, but unfortunately you have not been crowned ..." Marin reminded. "What do you mean?" The emperor was a little surprised. "March into Rome! Such a good excuse, who would doubt? Every generation of emperor must go to Rome, whether it is to enter Rome or low-key to Rome, always go to Rome once. Your Majesty, using this as an excuse, Graubin Can Denen doubt it? " Õâ "This ... this ... but isn''t this a bit too big?" Maximilian I was a little bitter. Marching into Rome was a provocation to the Pope. It ¡¯s okay to succeed, but to lose face ... "No no no, just write a letter to the pope in secret and explain it ..." "Yes, it''s a good way ..." His Majesty, "Your Majesty, you want to march into Rome and bring a tens of thousands of troops, is that reasonable?" "Of course, 10,000 people are too few ..." ±Ý "And Your Majesty Innsbruck, the capital of the Principality of Tyrol, so it is normal to take the western route, right?" "Yes!" "You make your voice bigger and more familiar to passersby. In this way, Graub¨¹nden will not doubt your motivation ..." "How can you trick the local leaders out of the city?" "It''s easy, you can make your voice bigger, but you must accept the congratulations of the lords along the way and entertain them along the way. When you are near Chur, the capital of Graub¨¹nden, you can also invite locals Celebrities, attend your banquet ... " "Then, wait for them to feast, catch them together?" The emperor understood ... "That''s it!" "How to make them believe in ëÞ and go out to the city to feast?" "Did you say that, you started from the Tyrol region and started to feast the lords along the way. It doesn''t matter if you go slowly, you must let the Graub¨¹nden people of Chur know the news. Let them know and join the emperor The banquet didn''t matter, because the emperor was about to be crowned, and he was glad ... " "Then, after entering the Graub¨¹nden area, starting from the border area, you entertained the local gentry all the way to the city of Chur. No one in the front was in trouble, and the people of Chur naturally did not feel dangerous ... " "Wait until the important figures of Graub¨¹nden in Chur come to the banquet together, just hit it all in one fell swoop ..." "Catch them, can you call the city gate?" "Not necessarily, but there is a way! You can find an adult Graub¨¹nden who is willing to surrender, and let them take the elite guards you have collected, pretend to be the guards of that great person, and enter the city together. , Just take down the gate and you can enter the city with the army ... " "This ... this ... it''s a trick, and it''s very poisonous ..." ²»¹ý "However, Marin, ëÞ doing this, of course, can easily win Graub¨¹nden. However, the reputation will be bad in the future ... And, it is not easy to end in Rome ..." The Emperor Puppet was right, if Graubinden was overcast this time, it would be known by the lords in other regions. In the future, the emperor''s army would like to borrow, who would dare to borrow? In the future, the emperor''s army will not have to leave Austria ... "This ... Rong Chen think about ..." It wasn''t until evening that Marin figured out a way: ÓÐÁË "Yes, Your Majesty, at that banquet, you can send your men to disguise themselves as local nobles, pretending to stab you ..." "Pretend to be a thorn? What do you mean?" "That fake local aristocracy stabbed you. Do you have an excuse to get angry and win Graub¨¹nden? After all ~ www.novelhall.com ~ they tried to assassinate the emperor ..." "That''s the truth ..." "And, afterwards, Your Majesty, you can also pretend to have been seriously injured and be bedridden. This way, you don''t have to go to Italy, and you just cancel the¡® March into Rome ¡¯¡­¡± "It''s a good idea!" The emperor shot up. In this way, the emperor also has ample excuses to seize Graub¨¹nden. What''s more, the emperor''s fraudulent injury can also win the sympathy and support of public opinion. Then "March to Rome" can be cancelled. Everyone was seriously injured, but also went to Rome in P? Naturally, there is no need to conflict with the pope. Therefore, this method is really killing two birds with one stone ... Moreover, if it took a short time to occupy the Graub¨¹nden area, the Swiss Union could not respond even if it wanted to rescue. By the time they responded, the emperor had already set up defenses against the Swiss army. Although the Swiss spearmen are fierce in the field, their siege capabilities are average. Because the spearman held a few meters long spear, it was not convenient to climb the wall. And with a short knife to climb the city wall, even if they climbed up, they would be poked by the opponent''s spearman ... so, of course, the emperor''s army could not beat the Swiss in the field. But the words of Shoucheng can completely resist the Swiss attack ... The only problem is to communicate with Pope Alexander VI in private, so as to avoid misunderstanding. Maximilian I was not in a good position. If the Pope called on all Europe to oppose the emperor, then Maximilian I would not be able to eat and walk around ... In this regard, Marin''s suggestion is simple-send money. The father and son of Pope Alexander VI are most greedy for money. As long as they give enough money, they will not have any opinions ... In this way, the emperor laughed and settled with Marin on a plot to seize the Graub¨¹nden region in southeastern Switzerland ... Chapter 221： Letter from Archbishop Rovere Emperor Wu and Malin laughed together suddenly, and suddenly thought of something: "Well, Marin, after this plan is successfully implemented, what reasons should I use to recognize your legal status? You know, there must always be an excuse? For example, you can make a contribution or something. In this way, you can also stop Saxony The duke''s mouth. " "It''s not credit that the minister gave this scheme?" "This is the case, but this scheme cannot be seen, and ëÞ cannot use this excuse to reward you, it will affect your reputation ..." Well, Marin had no choice but to think about the idea, thinking about it all night, until the next morning, Marin came up with a way ... "Your Majesty, there is a way!" Ŷ "Oh? Any way? Let''s just make sense ..." "I am very sure of that!" "Your Majesty, hasn''t the minister discussed with you before and made you pretend that the assassination was seriously injured?" "Yeah, what''s wrong?" "Your Majesty, you can pretend that you are badly hurt. Generally doctors don''t look good ..." "and then?" "The minister took two divine doctors to the past, and happened to¡® cure ¡¯His Majesty, and save His life, is it not a great achievement?¡± "Can you still do that? But it''s a solution ... but, Marin, do you have a well-known doctor? Don''t bring a doctor who is not convincing ..." µ±È» "Of course, the minister just invited two Mongolian doctors with excellent medical skills from the Golden Horde ..." "Doctor Mongolia? Okay?" The emperor apparently had not heard the reputation of the Mongolian doctor. "Of course, at least in terms of treating traumatic injuries and orthopedics, they are the top doctors at the guru level. Your Majesty can send someone to inquire in Eastern Europe. You don''t need to go elsewhere to inquire about the Teutonic Order. Doctor It ¡¯s much better than the local doctors in Europe ... " "Okay, it''s up to you. I will pretend to be very injured when that happens. Then you will bring someone and I will cooperate with you to perform a play. Then I will talk about your Mongolian doctor, healed my sword wound and saved him. Life. Then, I have an excuse to save your life and formally enclose you as the Count. I don''t think the Duke of Saxon can say anything ... " "Of course, His Majesty''s life is very precious. Rescuing and driving will definitely convince people!" "By the way, you will have to give me such an insidious idea in the future. I like it, and I need another large area, haha ??..." Maximilian I was in a good mood. The Graub¨¹nden area has more than 7,000 square kilometers of land, and some principalities are not so large. He is very fortunate that a ghost like Marin is his own person, not his opponent. Just like Charles VIII, because he is the enemy''s king, he suffered a big loss and lost his face ... It is estimated that Charles VIII, who died early, was ashamed to die-how Maximilian I thought ... ... After Xun and the emperor concluded pleasant negotiations, Marin returned to East Friesland with a relaxed and happy mood. However, after returning to Orich, a letter from Paris made Marin''s happy mood disappear for a moment ... It turned out that this letter was sent by Archbishop Rovere, who is in Paris, the future Pope Julius II. Previously, Marin was commissioned by Angela to send someone to Paris to contact Archbishop Rovere. Now that Archbishop Rovere did reply, Marin was very happy. It seems that in the future, the Pope still attaches great importance to Angela. The reply is so fast. However, after peeking at the letter, Marin''s face turned dark ... The letters were written in Latin, but fortunately it was not in Italian, otherwise Marin couldn''t read it. When he first read the letter, Marin was very happy. Because, according to the letter, Angela turned out to be the daughter of Archbishop Rovere, not a niece or the like. In other words, marrying Angela is tantamount to becoming the son-in-law of the future pope. The good news made Marin extremely happy and imaginative. But after reading it, Marin''s face turned black ... It turned out that when he was sent to Paris to contact Bishop Rovere, Marin was just Baron Vardon. Archbishop Rovere looked down on a little baron like Marin who had only a few small islands (he didn''t know how rich the Wadden Islands were). Therefore, in the letter of Bishop Rovere, Angela sternly asked Angela not to get involved with Marin. As for life-saving grace, Bishop Rovere claimed that he would find a way to make up for Marin in the future. However, in marriage, Archbishop Rovere said that he had recently been contacted by an heir of the Earl of France. The other side showed the interest of Angela before seeing the oil painting that Archbishop Rovere asked the artist to help Angela. Therefore, Archbishop Rovere is planning to marry Angela to this Earl''s heir. Because, this earl was the darling of the new king of France, Louis XII. The backing of Archbishop Rovere was Charles VIII, but Charles VIII had died and the new king ascended the throne. Bishop Rovere in exile in Paris ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is tying up Louis XII. Therefore, he was happy to marry Louis XII''s favorite. As for "Little Baron in the Country" like Marin, it is not his consideration ... Marin read the letter, his mouth crooked. Nimade, look down on me so much? Moreover, if Archbishop Rovere really took Angela to France, and married the son of the Earl of France, then he would not have a bamboo basket to fetch water. Alas, Marin thought about it and decided to hold down the letter first and not show it to Angela, lest the little girl think otherwise. Although Marin was confident in himself, he was afraid the little girl would listen too much to his father. However, Archbishop Rovere''s reply is still for Angela. Of course, is it not the original letter? Don''t forget, Marin is a master of imitating handwriting ... Then, for a day, Marin imitated Archbishop Rovere''s handwriting and forged another "reply letter." In this letter, Archbishop Rovere''s tone was completely different. In the letter, "The Archbishop Rovere" exaggerated Marin to the ground, extinct a good man. Moreover, he also said that entrusting Angela to Marin, he was at ease ... At the end of the day, Marin also wrote a lie in the letter, saying that Archbishop Rovere was to return to Italy once again following the army of Louis XII. So, he didn''t have time to attend his daughter''s wedding, but he would send his best wishes ... After examining the letter over and over again, I checked Archbishop Rovere''s original letter again to see if there was anything secret. As a result, Marin really found a special mark on the envelope, which is probably used to identify authenticity, to prevent outsiders from forging letters. Alas, Marin continued to use Archbishop Rovere''s original envelope and reseal it. However, the letters inside were dropped by Marin ... Chapter 222： Want to get married early? After I lost the bag of Archbishop Rovere''s letter, Marin became a little anxious. Because, the development of things has exceeded his expectations. He originally thought that Angela was just the niece of Julius II and so on, so naturally he was not worried about Julius II''s interference in Angela''s marriage. But now that Julius II suddenly became Angela''s father, things changed. What makes Marin depressed is that the future Pope decided to marry Louis XII to the son of Louis XII''s favored son in order to settle with Louis XII. Although Marin is now an Count, and an Count of an independent country, it is much more affordable than the Count of Louis XII''s pet. But that''s not the case. The pet minister, though he did not have the power of Marin, could influence the thoughts of Louis XII. Archbishop Rovere, now declared to be Black by the current Pope Alexander VI, is in a bad situation. Therefore, his desire to seek the help of Louis XII to help return to Rome was very strong. Only European superpowers such as France and Spain can intervene in the Roman problem with overbearing power. In other countries, Emperor Shenilian Maximilian I had too many domestic opponents and could not be distracted to help him calm down Italy. Britain is not yet strong, and the domestic opposition has not yet completely settled it ... Only France and Spain have the ability to help him ... However, Alexander VI was Spanish himself and was supported by Spain. So Archbishop Rovere wanted to turn around and deal with Alexander VI, who was backed by the Spaniards, and had to rely on France. Although Marin himself is a good mix, he is only the earl of a little country. He has no ability and qualifications to participate in Italian affairs. Therefore, between the heir of an earl who could influence the decision of the king and Marin, Marin estimated that Archbishop Rovere was very unlikely to choose himself. Even this time Marin used the method of dropping the bag to prevent Archbishop Rovere''s intention. However, now because of Angela''s active contact, Archbishop Rovere already knows that Angela is on his side. So Marin can hide it once, but he can''t hide it several times ... If one day, Archbishop Rovere borrowed the influence of the French to force himself to surrender Angela, he would have a dilemma. However, Archbishop Rovere wanted to return to Angela in order to marry Angela to the son of Louis XII''s favorite. Marin thought to himself, but decided to marry Angela early. Once established, Archbishop Rovere could only roll his eyes. In this era, divorce is not popular. The church does not allow divorce in principle unless the other party dies or betrays. Even a British king like Henry VIII, who wants to divorce, needs to apply to the pope, and special approval is required. Later, in order to facilitate divorce, Henry VIII directly changed the entire United Kingdom to Protestantism. He himself served as the supreme leader of British religion. He wanted to divorce and approve himself ... Because divorce is difficult, and can only marry a wife. Therefore, the medieval lords often did not care much about whether the woman was married, as long as the other party was generous. Of course, if a married woman wants to marry again, in addition to the generous dowry, she must also prove that she has given birth and is fertile. Because even big nobles cannot easily divorce. If you unfortunately marry an infertile woman, you can only accept the miserable fate of the extinction. I can say that as long as Marin first marries Angela, then Archbishop Rovere has no other choice. Unless Marin died prematurely, Archbishop Rovere could take Angela away. Like Julius II''s younger daughter, Felice, before, because he married an unknown little country landowner at the time of his death, it was apparent that Julius II was dumb. So, when Julius II became pope, the unknown little landlord was probably harmonized ... Anyway, there is no problem in remarrying a European widow ... After that, Julius II returned to Felice found a duke''s son as her husband ... Of course, that set is not available on Marin''s side. Marin is not an unknown little landowner in the countryside. And, according to Marin''s status, it is still very good with Angela. However, Archbishop Rovere is in a difficult situation now and needs to please France to help himself, so he will be more inclined to the son of Count Earl of Louis XII, the King of France. However, if Marin grabs the first move, then nothing else will happen. It''s like Maximilian I was robbed. The reason for Charles VIII''s robbing marriage was that Maximilian I did not personally attend to marry Anne of Brittany, but only adopted an informal agent marriage method, which is not counted. If Maximilian I really ran to marry Anne of Brittany, Charles VIII would not be able to **** the marriage. Unless, he is going to kill Maximilian I and make Annie a widow ... In short, as long as Marin marries Angela one step ahead, Archbishop Rovere''s plan will fail. Moreover, he is not so easy to die, but there are powerful bodyguards like Kahn. Moreover, Marin is cautious by nature. Since he was accidentally photographed by a brick slab in his last life, Marin has learned his lesson, and often has dozens of strong men around him to prevent assassination. Therefore, if others want to assassinate themselves, they must have that strength. Formally based on such considerations, Marin deliberately revised the letter of Archbishop Rovere to encourage Angela to marry himself. Moreover, the wedding ceremony usually involves the father''s presence, and the bride must be handed over to the groom. ÎÊÌâ However, the problem is that Angela is an illegitimate daughter, and Archbishop Rovere could not appear publicly as his father and attend a wedding. Therefore, Angela also knows that her wedding is destined to let another person pretend to be her father and give herself to her future husband. Therefore, it is not particularly necessary for Archbishop Rovere to attend the wedding. Of course, under normal circumstances, Bishop Rovere can still participate in the guests. However, in the forged letter, Marin made an excuse for him, saying that he could not come. This trick may be difficult to coax people with rich experience in the society, but Angela is still a little girl and she is not yet an adult. Where can you find that kind of experience? So, after Marin gave her a fake letter, she was very happy. She is very happy that her father "supports marrying Marin". In addition to she likes Marin, marrying Marin is definitely not a loss. Because, Marin has now become the earl of a country. Marry myself, that is the Countess of this country ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It is equivalent to the queen of a small kingdom, which is definitely a big money. Because, she comes from an illegitimate daughter. If his father was now Pope, it would be nothing to marry an earl. However, for now, Angela knows that her father is just a wanted man wanted by the Pope, and his identity is very dismal. Under such circumstances, I can still marry an earl of a country, which is definitely a fortune. The only thing that worried Angela was whether Marin would marry himself ... After all, this time is different, Marin was just a little baron on Texel before, and it was not too wronged to marry himself. However, now that Marin is the master of a country, the choices have become much greater. So Angela is not confident anymore ... You know, after Marin became the Count of East Frisian, although there was no recognition, no Duke or Earl would marry his daughter to Marin. However, Angela knew in her heart that once Marin was widely recognized, the possibility of marriage with those principalities or the Principality was very high. Even now, Marin is still sought after by many baron families, and many barons are seeking to marry their daughters to Marin. For example, Jeffrey, the fat uterus, wanted to marry his young daughter to Marin. Angela knew this. If it wasn''t for Jeffrey''s young daughter who was too fat and didn''t meet Marin''s requirements, Angela wouldn''t know if it would happen ... It''s just that what Angela didn''t expect is that Marin is now planning to marry her earlier because he is worried that Archbishop Rovere will come to ask for someone. However, considering that Angela is only 16 years old and underage. Marin suddenly felt that she was a good beast, and she wanted to start with a teenage girl ... but there was no way, it was forced by the future Pope ¡¯s father-in-law ... Chapter 223： Create fertilizer processing plant Although Marin has decided to marry Angela, Marin does not plan to get married immediately because it is too hasty. After all, as the head of a country, even if it is the head of a small vassal country, the wedding is sure to be grand. At least, you need a foreign guest to participate? However, the current diplomatic situation of Emmarin can only invite guests from the Principality of Cliff and the Teutonic Knights. Moreover, it takes a long time to invite someone to a wedding at Teutonic. In addition, it will be March in two months, and we are busy with spring planting. Simply, Marin decided to set the wedding after spring ploughing in April. Ï In late April, spring ploughing is over, and everyone is free to attend the wedding. Moreover, the flowers were blooming at that time, which was the most beautiful time in spring. Marin carefully solicited Angela''s opinion, Angela agreed with a red face, with almost no hesitation. Angela was willing to marry Marin, and the private letter of Archbishop Rovere after Marin''s tampering agreed. So, in the face of Marin''s informal proposal, he agreed in one fell swoop ... "Great, Angela, I am lucky to marry you! I will send someone to Portugal to order a large diamond and make a large diamond ring ..." ×êʯ In Europe in this era, diamonds are considered a symbol of imperial power for generations. Before the 15th century, only the royal family and the royal family were generally eligible to wear diamonds. However, after the 15th century, many nobles also began to wear diamonds. At least, among those lords and nobles, diamonds became very popular. At this time, the Portuguese often went to the west coast of Africa to exchange gold and diamonds with African black uncles for worthless gadgets. Therefore, there are still more diamonds on their side. After all, Africa is an important region for diamond production. Just right, Marin has set the wedding at the end of April. There are still more than 3 months to go to buy diamonds and ask the master to process them into diamond rings. It is still enough time. In addition, Marin also sent someone to Lyon, the European silk industry center, to order a pure white wedding dress. At the same time, a gold-encrusted luxury four-wheeled carriage has begun to build ... In this era, Europe also has silk. It is just that the Europeans'' level of sericulture and silk weaving is relatively backward and cannot catch up with the East, so they are obsessed with Oriental silk. However, being able to wear silk clothes produced by Lyon is also one of the pursuits of the nobles. In ordinary times, the nobles were wearing silk robes to show their prominent identity. There was only Marin, who had seen more silk in previous lives and had raised silkworms at home, so he did not catch silk. Therefore, Marin usually wears woolen clothes, and does not like wearing robes, but prefers short and convenient clothes worn by 19th century nobles in lace. It was because of the beginning of the 18th and 19th centuries that Europeans began to abandon the less convenient robes and switch to short clothes. Only then did the silk trade decline, which was replaced by the tea trade and cane sugar trade. After all, silk people usually use it for robes. Of course, the silk trade was not bad later. Because, after all, men no longer wear silk, but women''s skirts still need silk. However, later aristocratic men no longer wore silk robes. Angela expressed great joy at these arrangements of Marin. After all, women are a little bit of vanity. They like to be the protagonist of the grand wedding and make others envious ... Uh ... While preparing for the wedding, Marin will arrange spring ploughing. From the hands of the original nobles, 70,000 Yougram''s cultivated land was snatched by **** means, not for decoration ... Although, Marin gave a lot of land to his men out of need. However, there are still 60,000 Yougram arable land in his hands. This time, Marin rewarded his men with a lot of money. For the land, it was very embarrassing, not much. At this time East Frisian, there were only more than 80,000 Eugrams arable land, of which 60,000 were in the hands of Marin, and 10,000 were in the hands of Marin. There are still 10,000, in the hands of the original local nobles who surrendered to Marin. Although he was exempt from tax for three years, Marin didn''t care. He shamelessly snatched most of the cultivated land in East Frisian Land, and still care about that tax? As long as the fields are planted well, the benefits will be great. If you want to plant the fields well, you naturally need fertilizer ... So, Marin is now very worried about fertilizers. Fertilizers of tamarin are naturally mixed with feces, plant ash, fish scraps, and some potassium salts. However, Marin is not willing to leak this technology to others. After all, if others also know the secret of fertilizers, Marin will not be able to form a technological monopoly, and the revenue will be greatly reduced. Prior to his death, he was on the Wadden Islands, isolated from the mainland, and there was little chance of leaks. Moreover, serfs could not leave the land at will. Therefore, Marin can legitimately promote the application of manure and plant ash on the islands. But now that East Frisian is on the mainland, if you vigorously promote manure, you are telling others. Especially in Lyle County, the Bishop''s State of Muenster lies to the south and the Archbishop of Utrecht and West Friesland to the west. It''s impossible to promote the use of manure and then go undetected. Therefore, Marin decided to change his approach ... For example, the feces are collected, processed into dry solids, ground into powder, and sent to serfs for use. After the feces are dried and air-dried, their appearance is different. At least, the odor became very mild. The manure is very stinky at first, but as long as it is exposed to the sun and air-dried for a long time, the odor will become weaker. Wait until the dried dung mass is in front of you, and you are not sure if it is a dung mass. Because, in people''s common sense, feces should be smelly ... In the previous life, Marin was a rural person. Naturally, I have seen adult people process feces to become feces. Often, farmers first sort out a large piece of open space, mix manure, plant ash, and even some hay and river mud, and place it on the open space for exposure and air drying. Sassafras ash is a weak natural potassium fertilizer. As for river mud, because fish often urinate on the river mud, it is actually rich in nutrients and contains a certain amount of phosphorus. As for the hay, it goes without saying that its composition is not much different from the plant ash. After all, plant ash is the thing after the burning of hay ... ÑÕÉ« After mixing these things, the color changes. With the addition of river mud and plant ash, the dark yellow of the original stool became a bit black. After the air is finally dried, most of the odor will disappear, and most people cannot confirm that it is feces. In addition to the odor becoming very pale, the color is also darkened by plant ash and river mud, which is unrecognizable ... Furthermore, manure cannot be directly applied to Shimoda because it will burn seedlings. Previously, Marin was using a pond to pile manure on Texel Island, but it was also a way to do it, but it also took into account the extraction of nitrate. In fact, that method didn''t work well to turn the stool into a dry mass. Of course, the manure on Texel Island can also be processed into dry blocks, and the effect is equally good. But Marin was too lazy to do it, after all, when he was on the island, his mind was full of expansion, expansion ... Now that East Frisian has been won, Marin is thinking about farming. After all, he had 60,000 Eugrams in his hands. With 10,000 Yougram on the Wadden Islands, he is now a super landlord who owns 70,000 Yougram land. If converted into acres, there are 840,000 acres and 8400 hectares. Although it is not as good as the 20,000 hectares of the well-known rich and wealthy King Zhu Changxuan, it is still a super landlord. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, like Zhu Changyu, who owned 20,000 hectares, even the kings, there were very few. Many ministers, rewarded with land, and given hundreds or thousands of acres at a time, are considered a great grace. The 10,000 acres of good land of the big landowner Liu Wencai, in front of Marin''s 840,000 acres, is really nothing ... In fact, Marin in the previous life has actually seen the processing of feces. Moreover, when he was very young, he saw Uncle Tai made it. Uncle Tai is an old-school farmer and naturally likes to use natural fertilizers. However, Uncle Tai died early, so Marin was not too impressed. However, this time when I thought of keeping it secret, I accidentally remembered how many years ago I saw the process of processing the feces by the uncle who was still alive. After the death of Uncle Yun, there were basically no farmers in the village willing to process dung blocks. Because at that time, the use of chemical fertilizers had been promoted. Fertilizers are more effective than dung blocks, and processed dung blocks are stinky. Therefore, farmers who are younger than Uncle Tai are unwilling to do it, and are willing to use clean fertilizers, the effect is even better. But in this era of Marin, it is not realistic to get fertilizer. Synthetic ammonia requires a strong industrial foundation and high equipment requirements. Therefore, Marin can only continue to rely on manure. What is stronger than directly dropping the feces is the processed feces. In addition, Marin will also be mixed with a lot of fish-killing scraps, fish bones, and some potassium salts when processing manure. Such fertilizers are basically equivalent to weak compound fertilizers. Furthermore, no one can tell what the fertilizer block is ... After all, the longer the dung block is, the lighter the odor is. Plus, the color has changed, and the materials have been added. If most people can see it, then it is really amazing. You know, the Mongolians on the steppe, because there are no trees to cut. Therefore, they use firewood and coal instead of firewood for cooking. Instead, they use dry sheep dung. Sheep dung is combustible, and the odor is relatively mild. On the grassland, the climate is dry and windy, and the exposure and drying of sheep dung eggs is easier. The dried sheep dung has very little odor and is very good for fuel. Similarly, cow dung from cattle eating grass like sheep can also be used as fuel. And if it''s smelly, no one wants their kitchen to be smelly ... So, the dung mass after air-drying has no smell. Does the air dry longer? However, Marin now lacks time and has no time to air dry the feces for several months. Because spring plough is coming, he has at most a month to dry his feces. As a result, he immediately ordered a large number of serfs to collect manure uniformly in the whole East Frisian Land to facilitate the processing of feces. In order to facilitate the collection, Marin divided the country''s land of about 3200 square kilometers (excluding the Wadden Islands, because it is convenient for confidentiality and does not need to process dung blocks) into 60 sub-divisions, each of which has dozens of serfs. Wear a face mask and use a cart and bucket to collect feces from house to house. As for the reason for collecting feces, the first reason is to be clean and hygienic and convenient for people''s lives. This is particularly important for urban residents. Because there are so many people in the city, and no one collects the feces, it''s stinking. Whether it was Emden or Orich, Marin could always smell a faint odor when he walked into the alleys of the residential area. This is still in winter, and the taste is not great. If it is changed to summer, it will be smoky ... Marin proposed unified collection of feces ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and it is free, which really helped the citizens. Everyone supports this move wholeheartedly. Another reason is also very sounding-Count Marin wants to use salt to extract saltpeter for national security ... ÀíÓÉ This reason is also very valid, because with the gradual popularization of artillery and muskets, the demand for saltpeter is indeed growing. Count Marin collected a lot of saltpeter, and it really made sense. The people saw it, and dozens of cast iron cannons were set up in the city heads of Orich and Emden. The size of these artillery guns (12 lbs.) And the consumption of saltpeter are also amazing ... In fact, Marin originally planned to collect saltpeter before processing dung blocks. However, time is short and spring plough is about to begin. Therefore, this time, Marin gave up the extraction of nitrate and used it directly for fertilizer processing ... As for the processing of dung blocks, Marin has set up 6 processing points in the country, all of which are very hidden places. There are 60 manure collection points in the country, and a hidden processing plant is set up at every 10 points. The workers in the processing plant are all serfs under the control of Marin, and there is no migrant worker. In this way, it is difficult to leak the secrets of faecal processing. At the same time, Marin also asked serfs to collect dung blocks, taking care of collecting plant ash. But the plants and gray marlins give money, the reason is to extract alkali, used to make soap or something. Of course, how much can the plant ash be worth? A large cart of ash, give a small Finny silver coin, even if it is passed ... The plant ash was transported to the processing plant, together with the fish-killing scraps from Marin from the Wadden Islands, and the potassium salts from the bitter salt mine that Marin bought from Kohler to make a very powerful compound fertilizer block. . This powerful compound fertilizer block can not only be used as a base fertilizer, but also used for top dressing in the middle. The ash is often powerful ... Chapter 224： Qu Qu Plowing and Cattle Problems Solved the problem of fertilizer, Marin suddenly thought of another very important problem-the problem of plough ... Although the Wadden Islands were promoted by Marin, they all used more efficient curved ploughs. But nowhere else. Throughout Europe, namely the Wadden Islands and Huffman Estates, curved ploughs were used, and cattle were controlled by nose loops. If you let old Friesland use old light plows or Saxon heavy plows, the effect of arable land will be greatly reduced. Because light ploughing is shallow, it is not conducive to crop root development. A heavy plough is too wasteful of animal power. Only a plow is used by a few horses or cows, which is too inefficient. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the use of Qu Qu plough. As for the confidentiality of Qu Yili, Marin just wanted to, but couldn''t. Because the farming effect of Qu Quli can be seen at a glance, and the imitation is also very simple. Therefore, Marin simply took Qu Quli out and promoted it nationwide. Then, part of the credit for the fertilizer was simply settled on Qu Quli, flickering others ... Thinking of this, Marin immediately signed a sheepskin document and ordered the blacksmiths and carpenters in the territory of the country to all start to construct the curved plough in accordance with the official drawings to prepare for spring ploughing. Marin himself added 60,000 Yougram farmland, naturally there is no problem, it is directly ordered to use it. As landowners and rulers of the country, did serfs dare to oppose it? Anyway, when the effect is used, I will know. As soon as the effect comes out, everyone must support it. As for other people, such as Marin''s men, as early as in the Wadden Islands, they have seen the benefits of Qu Yili. Therefore, it goes without saying. I only have the rest of the serf owners. I haven''t seen Qu Yili before, maybe with some doubts. Although, when the Qu Quli was used, the effect immediately came out. However, Marin was reluctant to wait until the problem came out, and then changed them to Qu Quli. Because, time is too late. Although, these serf owners did not pay taxes in the past three years. However, Marin hopes to increase his prestige and the ability to coordinate arrangements through the promotion of Qu Quli. And let these little nobles form the habit of obeying themselves. Therefore, Marin also sent them an official letter demanding that Qu Quli be compulsorily promoted. Sure enough, many young nobles were very disgusted with Marlin''s interference with what kind of plough they used. Moreover, they did not believe what Marin said, a plow that can be pulled by a cow / horse, and the effect is similar to that of a Saxon heavy plow. Marin is not nonsense. After the first batch of Qu Yanli was built, before the spring ploughing had arrived, Marin summoned all the local small nobles together. On a test field, Qu Yanli and Saxony were displayed separately Effects of plowing and light plowing ... After watching for a day, these little nobles finally convinced themselves to take the oral solution and agreed to use Qu Yili in their manor house. And Marin did not make any money for them, but they used the cost price to provide them with Qu Quli. After a while, Marin began to consider replacing half of the horses with cattle farming ... This approach is mainly implemented on own land. The reason for doing so is mainly to save feeding costs. At the same time, free up that half of the horses, all for transportation. For example, Marin decided to promote a developed postal system nationwide. In this age, there is obviously no locomotive to transport mail and goods. Therefore, you can only use a carriage. In his manor house, the land of 60,000 Yougram has at least five or six thousand horses. Take out half of them, and two or three thousand. With these horses, Marin decided to eliminate the old, the weak, and the sick, leaving only 2,000 horses. After that, 500 horses were taken out for the national postal system and post station system to facilitate the transmission of messages. In addition, between towns, Marin also intends to promote "bus carriages." Considering the income of the residents, Marin decided to set the price of the bus and carriage at 0.2 Finney. Passengers can take out a Finney, go to the bus company and redeem 5 bus tickets. Then, each time you ride a carriage, use one. Of course, within a small town, or in an urban area, a ticket stands to the end. If you are out of town, you will get an extra ticket for each street sign (5 kilometers). This price is relatively expensive. Because future generations earn more than 100 yuan a day, but only one or two yuan by bus, only less than one-fifth of the income. But that''s the case for future generations. In addition to the significant increase in people''s income, lower transportation costs are also one of the important reasons. After all, the cost of using a carriage for transportation is actually higher. As a result, the cost of horse rearing is high; the number of people on the horse is limited, and the cost cannot be reduced. You know, in the Victorian era, the price of a carriage was as high as 1 shilling per mile, which was simply expensive. However, considering that it is a bus, it can carry five or six people at a time. Run a few times a day, the cost is definitely recoverable, and there is still a lot of surplus. More than that, considering the use of fertilizers, East Frisian food prices must have fallen. At that time, the cost of raising horses will be greatly reduced, so it is even more impossible to lose money. But when it comes to making money, you won''t make much. The main thing is to consider the convenience of the people. In addition, Marin also considered picking out some bad horses, crossing them with donkeys, and breeding mules in large numbers. The mule eats less than a horse, but has better strength and endurance, and is more suitable for pulling a car. In the future, Marin decided to replace most buses with shuttle buses. Those bad horses are specifically used to cross with donkeys to breed mules. Then, Xunzi went back to the bus business or sold it to the people. The mule eats less, is not easy to get sick, and serves more than a horse. It can be said that Xunzi is the most cost-effective transportation force in the animal power era. However, the success rate of mule breeding is low. Even if the horse and the donkey are bred together, they may not be born. Therefore, Marin decided to set up a large-scale breeding center dedicated to the cultivation of civilian mules. According to Marin''s plan, all horses that have been eliminated and are not suitable for good breeding are used to breed with donkeys, and a lot of mules are produced for civilian use. ÓÅÐã Those excellent horses are used for warhorses or specifically for breeding. As a result, the breed of horse was improved. But those horses that were eliminated did not lose value. After all, they also have the responsibility of giving birth. However, letting these horses breed with the mule who is obviously not a race. Marin is also full of guilt and always feels very unharmonious ... People are just not good enough, but Marin is forcing them and the other. It feels too bad ... However, Marin intends to replace his ordinary horse-holding horse with a cow, and there must be enough cattle for him to buy. As far as Deutschland is concerned, Marin wants to buy two or three thousand heads, which is really not a simple matter. However, this problem is not really a big problem. Because, although large herds of cows are hard to buy in Western Europe, they can be bought in Eastern Europe ... Eastern Europe has vast grasslands and a very developed animal husbandry. Countries like Poland and Lithuania cross the Silesia region by road every year and export about 50,000 cattle to Germany and Italy (see the "Polish-Lithuanian Federation" in the encyclopedia) ... Some of these cattle were bought to be cattle, and some were bought directly by Germans to kill beef ... Marin obviously exports so many cattle every year in Poland. Europeans do n¡¯t know how to use nose loops, so they ca n¡¯t control the yak that often commits tadpoles, but Marin can pick up these yaks ... as long as it is not a mad cow or a particularly aggressive bull, it is perfectly OK to put on a nasal ring tame. Also, there are 5,000 cattle. As long as Marin chooses in advance, he can choose the right cattle. In fact, these cattle herds have been selected in Silesia from Poland when they first entered the German region, and they were selected to be suitable for cattle farming ~ www.novelhall.com ~ However, the Europeans of this era The standard for cultivating cattle is not to be strong, but to be tame. A tempered cow is not suitable for cattle farming in Europe in this era, even if it is a little bigger. Because Europeans don''t use nose loops. Âí For Marin, it is completely different. He chooses to cultivate cattle, which can be selected according to strong standards instead of tame spleen. Because a cow with a stronger temper can hold it with a nose ring. Poles who are too grumpy will not sell them. Because the bad-tempered cows are inconvenient to catch up, there is no way to drive long distances from distant Poland. The bad-tempered cattle are usually slaughtered locally and sold as beef. A cow that can be driven thousands of miles can be subdued with a nose ring, even if it has a bit of temper. Therefore, Marin can safely choose the most robust cattle for cattle farming. But Marin is too late to buy Polish cattle this year. Because the Polish sell cattle, usually after the autumn harvest. At this time, after the feeding of the weeds in spring, summer and early autumn, it was time for the cows to have maggots. As it happens, overwintering feed is also difficult to supply. Therefore, the Polish people generally choose to sell cattle in Germany and Italy in October. At this time, people in the agricultural area just happened to have just harvested food and had a lot of money in their hands. Just when I saw the big herd driven by the Poles coming, I bought one. Civilians buy cattle to be cattle farmers. Nobles buy cattle and kill beef directly ... So, Marin had to wait until autumn to buy farm cattle. At that time, Polish talents would drive a large herd of 50,000 cattle across the border with Bod and sell them intensively. This spring plowing, Marin still has to rely mainly on pulling horses to cultivate the land ... Chapter 225： East Friesland Fisheries Hunchun''s work is in full swing. For the pre-industrial era, agriculture was the most fundamental event in a country. Therefore, no matter how much you value it, you can''t be overstated. Everything went well. Marin''s collection of feces and plant ash went very smoothly. The people are extremely supportive of Lord Earl''s efforts to help clear up the feces. Since Marin began to organize daily staff to clean up the city''s feces, towns such as Orich and Emden have no longer smelly. But the fish kills from the Wadden Islands are not enough. Because the fisheries of the Wadden Islands are so large, they also need to supply more than 10,000 cultivated land in Eugram on the islands. Originally, on the arable land of the Wadden Islands, it was absolutely enough to kill fish, and there were many more. However, Marin suddenly added 60,000 Yougram''s arable land, and his 10,000 Yougram''s arable land also had to kill fish. Therefore, the gap suddenly became large. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to set his sights on the coastal area of ??East Frisian ... After Marin had previously won East Frisian, priority was given to the agriculturally developed Lyle County area, as well as the Emden and Orich areas. Then, for the aristocracy inland, some cleanup was carried out. However, for the coastal area, Marin''s control is not enough. Exactly, there is a shortage of scraps for killing fish here, so Marin sent troops to inspect the coastal areas and the East Frisian Islands in the sea, statistics of fishermen''s household registration, and organization to collect scraps of killing fish. Such a statistic scared Marin. It turned out that more than 60,000 people in East Friesland had more than 20,000 people who were fishermen. It is indeed a maritime nation of Germany. There are so many people living at sea ... Marin is overjoyed that so many people are fishermen. Because the more fishermen there are, the more sailors can choose. He Ma Lin made a rough estimate. From these more than 20,000 fishermen, 2,000 sailors were drawn, and that can be done. However, for big sailing, 2000 sailors are not small, but they are not really large. However, this is better than nothing ... The fishermen in East Frisian did not do well. Their burden is heavy. Similar to the fishermen in West Friesland, fishermen need to give 40% of their catch to the lord and 10% to the church. However, because the salt of the salted fish needs to be prepared by the fishermen themselves. Therefore, the salted fish they need to hand in actually accounts for 70% of their harvest. If U Marin wants to solicit these fishermen for his own use, naturally he must first reclaim the lordship of the seaside. There are also many lords by the sea. These lords occupy a large area of ??land, but the development is very small. The little lord here earns profits by reselling the salted fish handed in by fishermen. However, the profit from selling salted fish is very low, and the freight is still high. Therefore, these fishermen lords are actually very poor, far less wealthy than those agricultural lords. They are often called "salted fish lords", full of ridicule and ridicule. So, after Marin took out 5000 acres of cultivated land, he replaced all the sovereignty of the seaside area. Those salted fish lords, although they used a large area of ??seaside territories, changed hundreds of Eugram''s arable land, but the profit did not decrease. Because the income of cultivated land is not lower than the sale of salted fish. Because of the inconvenience of transportation, the cost of land transportation is too high, and the salt price is also very high, there is no profit in selling salted fish. Umarin used only 5,000 Ugram''s arable land and the same amount of other types of land, so he changed a lot of coastal lords'' land. I was actually stupid by these coastal lords. The area of ??land they occupy can at least reclaim arable land of 20,000 to 30,000. Of course, the reclamation of land in coastal areas requires huge investment. These poor saltwater fish lords couldn''t afford the money. Not to mention, for reclamation of coastal areas into farmland, irrigation canals need to be dug from some large rivers and connected to the coastal plain. The cost of excavating irrigation canals is quite high. Even if it was replaced by Edsard I, Earl of East Frisian, it might not be affordable. Only a local tyrant like Marin can afford the large-scale reclamation of wasteland and the funding of irrigation canals. But huge investment is also worth it. Because Marin has the secret to increasing food production, and the price of food is so expensive. Therefore, no matter how much investment is made, the returns are also very high. The only thing to consider is whether the fertilizer is sufficient. There is no shortage of manure and potassium fertilizer. As long as the population is sufficient, manure must be available every day. As for potassium fertilizer, because Marin has obtained a bitter salt mine rich in potassium salts, there is no problem. Only the scraps of killing fish depends on the scale of fishing. After taking over the sovereignty of all fishing villages by the sea, Marlin began to modify the strategy. Because Yancheng''s salt production is limited, Marin cannot temporarily reimburse some of the salt to the fishermen, nor can it provide cheap salt. Therefore, Marin can only temporarily sharpen 10% of the catch and hand it in, which will reduce the burden on fishermen. The original 40% of the catch was turned in and changed to 30%. However, Marin demanded that these fishermen must hand over the usual scraps of killing fish, except for poisonous fish gall, as fertilizer. They usually eat the leftover fish bones of the fish, and they must collect and hand in the same ... Finally, the fishermen usually return to fishing. They have the habit of sorting fish, discarding some unpalatable fish that cannot be sold, and throwing them into the sea. But Marin banned them from doing so in the future. These fish that were to be discarded, Marin intends to collect them for fertilizer. These fish that were to be discarded are, in Marin''s opinion, phosphate fertilizer! Sun dried fish, crushed into powder, mixed into dung, properly nourished farmland ... It is true that more than 20,000 fishermen are not covered. Although the fishing boats here are not as abundant as the fishermen of the Wadden Islands supported by Marin, there are more fishermen here than in the Wadden Islands. So, there are more fish kills here than the Wadden Islands. As soon as Marin collected it, he found that there is no shortage of phosphate fertilizer this year ... For the fact that East Frisian fishermen also lack fishing boats, Marin also intends to set up a bank to be responsible for low-interest loans to buy fishing boats for fishermen. Fishermen can get more fish with fishing boats. With more fish ~ www.novelhall.com ~ more fish kills can be produced. Marin can also get more natural phosphate fertilizer ... In short, this is a win-win situation ... Even, Marin is not satisfied with the huge scale of more than 20,000 fishermen. Because the number of sailors that these fishermen can provide is also very limited. Therefore, Marin plans to recruit more surplus serfs from the Mainland, choose good water-based, make them fishermen, and loan them to buy fishing boats. In this way, the scale of fishermen has expanded, and Marin has more choices in recruiting sailors. You know, the sea is infinite. In this era, humans have not used machine-driven big fishing boats, and there are no large trawls driven by machines. Therefore, the fish in the sea have not been caught to the endangered level. Even the fishing ability of human beings is very, very weak in this era, and it has little impact on the sea. Therefore, in this era, as long as you have enough fishermen and fishing boats, the fish in the North Sea fishing grounds can never be fished. The more fish from the Erhai Lake, the more saltwater fish that the great lord of Marin received. And salted fish is food. With more food, naturally more people can be fed. At the same time, the fishermen are fishing more, and there will be more fish scraps and sorted discarded fish. In this way, Marin''s farmland can also get enough phosphate fertilizer ... In short, vigorously developing fisheries can not only bring a large amount of salted fish as food, but also a large amount of natural phosphate fertilizer ... no matter how you calculate it, it is very cost-effective ... Therefore, Marin definitely supports the development of fisheries. With the development of the fishery, his income will be more, and salty fish will be more. Salted fish is also food. With more salted fish, it can feed more people. In addition, fishing will bring more natural phosphate fertilizer, which is sufficient, and Marin ¡¯s arable land can produce more food ... Chapter 226： Lots of swamps and peat While spring ploughing has not yet begun, and officials have been reorganized, Marin ordered Kohler, the newly released acting finance minister, to send someone to figure out the land composition of East Friesland. For example, how much arable land, how much wood, how much grassland, how much ... In addition to sending people to understand the situation on the ground, Koller also asked Jeffrey for the old statistics that the country had counted. After all, the former lord must have done it. Of course, Marin understands this data for industrial structure planning and adjustment. The previous East Frisian did this mainly to facilitate taxation. After all, the rulers of the feudal era were most afraid of the people hiding the amount of cultivated land and population. Because of this, the taxation of rulers will be lost. If it is an extremely large country like the Daming Empire, if you want to conduct a census of the country''s population and land, it is estimated that the workload will be huge. But East Frisian is different. East Friesland aside from the semi-independent Jever, other areas, only a total of about 3,200 square kilometers, is only the size of a smaller prefecture-level city, or two or three counties. It is very easy to conduct a census in such a small place. So, after a month''s work, referring to the old data, Kohler handed the report to Marin ... ʲô "What? Kohler, are you correct? A third of the country''s land is swamp?" Marin almost stood still after seeing the report. 33% of the country ¡¯s land is swamps, is n¡¯t it amazing? Before, when playing "Europe", Marin also played with East Frisian as a start, and also saw the introduction above. The game shows that East Frisian Marsh area is close to 40%. In this regard, Marin is obviously unbelieving. Because if 40% of a country is a swamp, wouldn''t it become Liangshan? Can directly stage "Water Margin" ... However, the actual data tells Marin that although 40% is not reached, there are also 33% ... This is also an important reason why most of the cultivated land in East Friesland is concentrated in Lyle County over there. Except for Laier County, several other counties basically have large swamps. It is these swamps that divide the central and northern regions of East Friesland into pieces, which are difficult to connect into pieces. Therefore, farmland is scarce in the central and northern parts of East Friesland. Even the development effort is very small. Before that, the reason why Marin was able to use 5,000 Eugrams land to replace all the land on the northern coast with his hands, is probably not why there are too many swamps there. In fact, the plots separated by the swamps in north-central East Frisian are not too small. Some plots, although surrounded or blocked by swamps, also have dozens of acres. For Huaxia farmers, they have settled in the depths of the swamp, as long as the government allows it. After all, dozens of hundreds of acres of land are not a small area in China. Only wealthy farmers can have so many fields. Moreover, in the fields deep in the swamp, fresh water resources are very abundant and irrigation is convenient. But this is in Europe. Those European lords had no interest in developing a few hundred acres of flat land. Because European land yields are low and serfs have to keep their own food. Therefore, they believe that the development of those swamps is of little value. Also, horses are prone to pits because of difficult transportation deep in the swamp. Therefore, the lords were reluctant to send people into the swamp. Therefore, those swamps are basically deserted. Only in the edge of the swamp, some lords may raise cattle and sheep. But the breeding is also extensive and not good at storing wintering feed. Therefore, before winter, cattle and sheep are slaughtered on a large scale in many places, and the meat is salted. Of course, this is also related to their lack of good quality forage. Marin introduced alfalfa in the Wadden Islands, harvested alfalfa, and feeding cattle and sheep in winter can ensure that cattle and sheep will not fall off. However, the local weeds were replaced by local weeds because of insufficient nutrition. If they are used to feed animals in winter, they may lead to large-scale malnutrition and may kill a group of animals. Therefore, the Europeans concentrated on slaughtering a large number of animals before the winter ... Therefore, in this era, Europeans did not lack bacon and salted fish, and sausages were very common food. The sailors sailed, and they all brought a lot of cured meat, and ate it every day without supplementing vitamins. It was strange that no scurvy ... But, because everyone concentrated on slaughtering animals before the winter. Therefore, there are many bacon meats in the winter market, and the price of meat cannot be sold at all. Even in the period of centralized slaughter, the price of meat will fall sharply. Therefore, the little aristocrats who raise livestock are also very poor and have little gain, and they are not as good as those who cultivate the land. After all, the aristocrats who planted the fields harvested in spring and autumn, and put the grain in the warehouse, which will not be bad for two or three years. She Marin knew about the swamps in the little aristocratic territories of the North Sea. Therefore, he can exchange lands from those lords at a low price. However, he couldn''t believe that there were so many swamps in Orich and Emden counties. In fact, the two counties really have a lot of swamps. However, Marin used to take the road from Emden County to Orich County. The avenue itself has chosen a route with relatively few swamps and has been developed along the way. Marin naturally did not see many swamps. But in fact, there are many swamps in these two counties ... Marin didn''t believe it, so he took the brigade and rode out of the city to see the swamp ... Sure enough, when Marin''s team left the avenue between Orich and Emden, it didn''t take long to see the marsh pools in the east and west ... Looking at so many swamps, Marin murmured to himself: "If there is so much land, if the swamp water is drained, can it not be turned into a good field? Then I will not send it?" "Master, I''m afraid it''s difficult ..." Kohler interrupted, interrupting Marin''s YY. "Why? How difficult is this? Dig an irrigation canal and pump the water from the marsh pond into the irrigation canal. The marshland is drying out soon? Then, you can start to cultivate good fields ..." "Master, it is not difficult to dig irrigation canals, and it is not difficult to divert water. The hard part is how to drain the water in the swamp pool ..." If you want to develop a marshland, you must not only dig irrigation canals to divert water, you must also drain the water from those ponds. Otherwise, there is too much water in those lands, and they are still marshes, which cannot be reclaimed into fields. "Is it difficult to pump? Isn''t it just to get a pump ..." Marin suddenly stopped talking. He suddenly remembered that it was the Middle Ages, not modern times, and he could just get a diesel water pump to pump water violently. It is very very troublesome to drain the water in the swamp pool, the cost is very high, and the difficulty is extremely ... Marin went silently to the horse, walked to the edge of a swamp pool, squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt, looked at it, but was attracted ... It turned out that the mud beside the swamp pond was gray-black. He knew this kind of soil ... because, this kind of soil has a name in later generations, called peat ... Peat soil, also known as peat or peat. Its material is mainly composed of incompletely decomposed plant residues and completely humic humus and minerals. It generally occurs in swampy areas and develops in the presence of water and air. Because it is rich in organic matter, it is considered to be a very good natural fertile soil, and it can also be used as a natural fertilizer. Marin of the previous life did not know what peat soil was at first. However, after his work, the old lady who rented the rental house was an enthusiast of flower growing and liked to plant flowers and plants on the rooftop. Marin sometimes goes to the rooftop to bask in the sun when he is not at work on the weekend. If he meets the old lady who is taking care of the flowerpot, he can talk about it. The landlady''s old lady was a broken-mouthed man. She caught Marin and liked it for a long time. In addition to being short in parents, it is to inculcate Marin''s knowledge of flower cultivation. The old lady is a demolition household. She has many houses and can receive a lot of monthly rent. Therefore, she is very leisurely to cultivate flowers, and is also willing to spend money ... For example, ordinary people raise flowers, just find some soil cultivation. But the old lady paid attention to the grade, and she also specially bought the peat soil that was said to be imported as flower pot soil, which was very luxurious. In addition, the old lady''s mouth was broken, and she often took Marin to show her ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and showed Marin the imported peat soil and even the English-speaking plastic bags packed with peat soil. So, Marin knew the peat soil, and was pulled by the old lady to feel the imported peat soil. It is said that the peat soil bought by the old lady was imported from Ireland ... Furthermore, Marin also knows that when the peat soil is dry, it can be squeezed tightly for one minute, and if it can be released after release, it is high-quality peat soil. These are all taught to Marin by the landlord old lady ... I saw the peat soil that was obviously peat soil, and Marin squeezed a handful of dry peat soil into his hands ... After about a minute, Marin let go of his hands, and the peat soil gradually dispersed. Although it is not top-level, Marin knows that this can be regarded as advanced peat soil ... But Marin looked at these swampy areas that have existed for millions of years. This kind of peat soil seems to be very many, everywhere ... Well, it seems that these swamps are not useless. If the water is drained, the fertile peat soil here will surely be transformed into a fine field! Moreover, peat soil is not only fertile planting soil, it can also be used as fuel. In Scotland, it is said that during the manufacturing process of Scotch whiskey, peat is used as a fuel to germinate barley. Although the calorific value of peat is not high, it is much lower than coal. However, it is comparable to the calorific value of firewood and even exceeds the calorific value of firewood. Therefore, peat is also an excellent fuel ... Of course, it is not easy to extract this fuel, and you need to go deep into the swamp area ... In short, these swamps are not useless. It is these peat soils, whether they are used as fertilizer or fuel, are very valuable. Even, Marin also planned to add some peat soil when making manure fertilizer ... Chapter 227： Dutch windmill When I was in the Wadden Islands, because freshwater resources were very limited, after digging trenches in the archipelago, freshwater was distributed along the trenches to the farmland. Because it is a diffuse irrigation method, there is no need to pump. Moreover, due to the limited fresh water resources, scattered by the ditch of so many arable land, there is no need to worry about floods in farmland. But it''s not the same on the mainland. East Friesland is located in a low-lying area on the north coast. Although not as much land below sea level as in the Netherlands, it is also very close to sea level. Here are many inland rivers that flow downstream of the sea, such as the inlet of the Ames River. Therefore, the freshwater resources here are extremely abundant. Coupled with the sea and the prevailing westerly winds, precipitation is also abundant. So, here, unlike the Wadden Islands, fresh water is not enough, but it is too much, it is too much ... ¶« On East Friesland, crop irrigation is not a problem. The biggest problem is fear of standing water in farmland. After all, wheat crops cannot be soaked in water. Unlike rice, water demand is not as great. But even rice, in the later stages, cannot soak water. Drainage is therefore a very big problem in East Friesland. Especially at the critical moment of the development and growth of summer crops, there is more precipitation and it is easy to soak wheat fields. The agricultural development of Lyle County is because Lyle County is by the Ames River. Just dig a drainage ditch to connect the huge Ames River, and the excess fresh water will merge into the Ames River and flow to the sea. There were many swamps in ancient times, but it was easier to rebuild. Just dig a few more ditches connecting the Ames River, and you can drain the excess water. Therefore, agriculture over there is the most developed. In the north-eastern part of East Friesland, development is difficult because there is no wide channel that naturally drains the sea like the Ames River. If you want to develop marshland into farmland, you must first drain the accumulated water. Therefore, trenches need to be dug and even connected to the rivers that flow to the sea. ¼´Ê¹ Even if the ditch is dug, you need to have adequate drainage. It is clear that there are no pumps in this era, so generally it can only depend on manpower. "Looks like there are many swamps in Holland this time ... Holland ..." Marin suddenly opened his eyes ... He has read many articles about the Netherlands before, most of them are football, and the coachman. However, in the section introducing the rise of the Netherlands, the Dutch were mentioned to block the sea and make land. Moreover, this did not begin in modern times, but in the late Middle Ages, which happened to be this era. In this era, the Dutch used windmills imported from later German regions to make improvements, and began to use windmills to pump water, continuously draining the accumulated water in low-lying areas, ensuring that those places where the sea level is not covered by water Drown. "Windmill pumping water, it really is a good idea!" Marin patted his head. These days, although there is no diesel engine, using a windmill is also very good. ËäÈ» Although the speed of the windmill is lower, the pumping speed is also slow. However, the windmill can''t stop turning day and night ... As long as there is wind, the windmill can keep turning until it fails ... Even if the windmill pumping speed is very slow, but because it keeps turning, the amount of water pumped one day and one night is not worse than the small pump driven by the diesel engine for one hour. East Friesland and the Netherlands are at the same latitude, and both belong to the prevailing westerly belt, and westerly winds are perennial. Although the Netherlands is facing the sea and the wind is stronger, East Friesland is also by the sea, and the wind is not too small. The use of windmills is just right. As long as the drainage channels are dug, Marin can let people set up Dutch windmills by the swamp pools, pumping water day and night. If the puddle is too large, you can pump more windmills together ... In short, you must drain the water from these swamp puddles ... Only by draining the water can we facilitate the farmland transformation plan. Otherwise, in the face of water ponds of different sizes, how to start to transform? Do it when you think ... Marin immediately sent someone to the Netherlands to find craftsmen who can make windmills, and to learn how to pump windmills ... In fact, Dutch windmills will not be available until the drains are dug. But windmills are more than just pumping water ... In addition to pumping water continuously, Dutch windmills can also be used to drive large stone mills and wind mills, as well as large rotary saw teeth and sawmills. You can also make paper ... Well, Marin doesn''t quite understand this. How does a windmill make paper? However, the material read by previous Marin did not introduce this knowledge ... ²»¹Ü But anyway, just pumping, engaging in mills and engaging in sawmills are enough to make windmills produce huge economic benefits. Therefore, although the windmill cannot be used for swamp drainage reconstruction until the drainage channel is dug. However, it is still possible to set up a few windmills, build a few wind mills, and a simple sawmill. Moreover, in the process of building these windmills, of course, the artisans invited from the Netherlands dominated. But Marin can also arrange his own craftsmen to participate in the construction. As long as the windmill is built more, the craftsmen arranged by Marin can naturally learn to make the windmill. At that time, let these people bring more apprentices, and let many artisans learn to make windmills. Then, there will be more people who will make Dutch windmills. When Marin launches the swamp drainage plan, he will be able to make windmills in large quantities for drainage ... As long as the accumulated water is drained, those swamp areas that are already fertile can be transformed into good fields. One third of the land area! That''s thousands of square kilometers! Converted into cultivated land ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can be cultivated to 247,000 acres, equivalent to 123,500 Yougram, or 1.482 million acres ... Of course, these lands cannot be turned into arable land. There are still many places to build houses and roads, and the area of ??irrigation canals also needs to be counted. However, anyway, as long as it is fully utilized, the cultivated land of 70,000 to 80,000 Yougram can still be reclaimed. At the moment, the entire East Frisian is only more than 80,000 Ugram land ... As long as you dig a drain, set up a large number of Dutch windmills, and desperately pump water, you can''t believe that you can make a lot of good fields ... Perhaps, the cost of this project is huge, and it is difficult for the nobles who are generally in debt in this era to bear it. But for Marin, who is full of ideas to make money, it is extremely simple. The large-scale transformation of Liangtian does not mean that Marin depends on farming to make a fortune. Instead, Marin wants more population ... In this year, in the German region, the manor with too much population is everywhere, and it is not difficult to emigrate. But to emigrate people, you have to plant them. And food needs to be guaranteed. Therefore, Marin did not cultivate good land, not to make money, but to make East Friesland able to support a larger population. Only when the population comes up can the economy develop vigorously. After all, this is an era without modern machines, and Marin was not a doctor of mechanics. Let him build a simple machine based on middle school physics knowledge, and make an efficient and complex machine beyond the scope of his ability. Therefore, if you want to increase productivity, you have to rely on a lot of labor ... All in all, the introduction of Dutch windmills by Marin not only makes it convenient for Marin to transform large swampy areas into good fields to accommodate more people, but also to facilitate flour milling in East Frisian, and even to help saw wood for shipbuilding ... ¡­ Can do more than one thing ... Chapter 228： Population exchange Hunchun is about to start and Marin is ready. The only problem is the problem of fertilizer blocks, because the time is short, the fertilizer from the sun and the wind, the smell of feces, there are still a lot of residues, the taste is very bad, and it is difficult to cover up. Alas, Marin sent someone to the marshland to dig a lot of peat soil, mixed with these fertilizer blocks to cover the smell. However, the smell of feces still cannot be covered. When Marin was furious, he decided to complete the fertilization by all the serfs in his own control, and not leave it to unrelated people. In this way, the risk of leaks is greatly reduced. While Marin was preparing for spring ploughing, the Principality of Cliff suddenly sent a messenger ... Nominally, the messenger of the Principality of Cleveland came to congratulate Marin on becoming the Count of East Frisian, and brought many gifts. But those gifts made Marin roll his eyes. The reason is nothing, because these "heavy gifts" are mainly spices such as pepper, cinnamon and cloves. It stands to reason that John II gave these precious gifts with sincerity. But where did he know that Marin had four ships returning from India and was dressed with spices ... Moreover, Marin does not have the habit of dipping pepper to eat. Therefore, the consumption of spices is actually small. However, Marin''s cheap dad, Huffman, is very heavy-handed, and he is very sought after for the spices consumed by the big aristocracy. Therefore, when eating, Old Huffman often likes to eat braised pork with pepper, cinnamon and cloves ... Fortunately, the old Huffman did not sprinkle a large amount of pepper into the dish, otherwise, Marin could not eat it at all. In fact, the old Huffman really planned that. However, not only Marin, Mrs. Mary did not like to eat directly with spices. That''s why it''s all up. Cleveland''s ambassador Lannett, in addition to congratulating Marin on becoming Earl of East Frisian, has another mission-to ask Marin to return those 28 wandering knights ... After all, John II distressed his brother. He knew that the structure of the Teutonic Knights was very complicated. Even if Philip became the head of the regiment, it would take at least two or three years of grooming to truly control the Teutonic Knights. This is pretty good. After all, Prince Philip was well educated and smart. If they were to be stupid, they would probably be overpowered by their real knights. So, John II is the 28 probation knight who hoped to have participated in the Marin Conquest East Frisian battle, and could help his brother. After all, these people have seen blood, and they are different from ordinary wandering knights who have not fought. Moreover, these people have also participated in the training of the Marin army and have experience in military training. This is highly valued by John II. John II admired Marin''s military commanding ability and military training ability very much, so he hoped that he could send these 28 trainee knights who had experienced war and had been trained by Marin to help his brother. With these trainee knights who have participated in the war and learned training, it is also convenient for Philip to quickly control the troops of the Teutonic Knights. At least, a lot of cronies can be placed in the army. But where is Marin willing? He has very few officers with culture. These 28 trainee wandering knights, he is a treasure. At least, these officers can understand the military order, and there is nothing wrong with it. Unlike before, Marin promoted many illiterate officers, resulting in difficulties in communicating military orders. At first, in order to accurately convey the order, Marin even sent someone to confirm even after ordering to make sure that the first commanders did not transmit the wrong order. Now, with these 28 people, Marin can write a military order directly, and just let a soldier ride a horse and give it to the officer. Moreover, these wandering knights are basically eighteen or nineteen years old. They are more obedient and can resolutely execute Marin''s orders. Those wandering knights of the old fritters are more experienced, but they also have many ideas, and it is easy to be smart and modify Marin''s orders without permission. Like Flenzberg, Marin found that he had more ideas. At first, the two didn''t work well together. The main reason was that sometimes Frentzberger insisted on his opinions and didn''t trust Marin''s guidance. But with the development of time, coupled with Marin''s many times to prove his correctness, Flenzberger completely convinced Marin and fully implemented Marin''s orders. However, Flenzberg is a knight of old churros after all, and he still has many ideas. For example, the last time Marin treated the women and children in a horrible manner, he caused strong dissatisfaction with Fronzberg. Although Frentzberg didn''t express it face to face, he still had a deep interest in that matter. This also made Marin realize that recruiting off-the-shelf officers, although quick to get started, but not as obedient as those homeless knights who had just been kicked out of their homes. The wandering knights who have just been kicked out have basically zero social experience, and they must learn a lot from scratch. This wine left Marin a lot of room for renovation. As long as the training is good, these young wandering knights can be easily cultivated as Marin''s diehards. For example, after 28 trainee stray knights, after staying with Marin for a few months, most of them became Marin''s most staunch supporters, only a few people, because it was too smooth and not easy to fool. Coupled with its limited capabilities and its inability to fully implement military orders, it has not been reused by Marin, so he is not attentive to Marin. Sure enough, after asking the opinions of these 28 people, Marin had 22 people who agreed with and admired Marin and was reused here. He did not hesitate to express his willingness to stay. The other six were willing to go to the Teutonic Knights because of their many ideas and their unusability. Speaking of which, the 6 people who are going to leave are actually not bad and smarter. Marin''s training, they learned okay. However, they have an important disadvantage, that is, they are not obedient and think too much ... There are many ideas, which is a great thing for a scientist. But for a mid-level officer, it can sometimes be a bit fatal. Whether it is the modern army or the modern army, a very important requirement for grass-roots officers is to "resolutely obey orders." Marin is not afraid of having ideas, usually he can put forward ideas for discussion. However, as long as the superior''s order is issued, no matter whether the superior''s order is right or wrong, the officer who received the order must strictly implement it. Even if that order was to send the officer to death. Therefore, Marin is not very eye-catching for the six seemingly clever, but not very observant apprentice wandering knights. Such people, in the most difficult stages of desperation, may have their own ideas, such as "preserving strength." In that case, it would be fatal. After understanding the thoughts of these 28 people, Marin decided to find a way to leave the 22 apprentice wandering knights who were willing to work for themselves. In fact, 15 of these 22 people have been named official knights because of their previous achievements. There was even one (Acting Fourth Party Chief Stade) who was named hereditary knight. For Marin, 22 stray knights will be left. Of course, the Principality of Clifford Lannett will not agree. He wanted 28 people, and Marin only gave six, which was too unreasonable. Earlier, Lannett and John II thought that there might be several homeless knights willing to stay with Marin. However, he did not expect 22 people to stay. Therefore, he is naturally unwilling. Alas, Marin decided to exchange something ... Originally, Marin was going to smash money. However, Marin''s eyes were suddenly attracted by a report on his desk about the former Emden citizen who was detained ... These detained Emden citizens were the family members of the Emden citizens who fought desperately with Marin on the day they invaded Emden, and even many Emden citizens who resisted Marin that day were still alive and taken together Imprisoned. For these people, Marin has a headache and doesn''t know what to do. If you do n¡¯t want to suffer later, you should kill them. However, the total number of these people is as high as 1,600, and they are all civilians. If they are killed, Marin''s reputation will be stinky. Before he died, Marin killed the rebellious nobles for another reason. After all, those aristocrats, because their ancestors participated in the rebellion that year, got wrong positions, and were legally justified. But these detained citizens are just ordinary people. In accordance with Knight''s ethics, it is not appropriate to raise a butcher knife to civilians. Of course, like the day of Marin''s siege, civilians blocked his army with a chopper, except in that case. However, Marin is not good at killing civilians in detention. Because the other party is now defenseless. Moreover, there are many old and weak women and children. Originally, Marin planned to exile these people to North America in the future. However, considering how the United States came later, Marin was a little hesitant. You know, the earliest American immigrants were actually Puritans who rebelled against the king, and some exile criminals. Because of this, the American culture of later generations advocated individuality (their ancestors were criminals and rebels, could they have no personality?) And the supremacy of interests. Marlin doesn''t want the future colony to get out of control, so exile criminals and opponents to North America is not a good idea. Exile these people to a place as rich as North America is not punishing them, but rewarding them. Therefore, if you want to exile criminals and rebels, exile them to Africa, and deal with Uncle Black, it is the real exile and punishment. µÄ Rich places like North America, Australia, and Argentina should be given to immigrants who are loyal to themselves, so as to ensure that those colonies will not become independent in the future. Only places like the African rainforest, Sahara desert, and harsh environment, where the residents are fierce, are good places for criminals and opponents ... This group of citizens basically have blood feuds with Marin. Therefore, it is impossible for these people to return to their hearts. Therefore, it is only right to send them away. But now, due to the lack of ships and marine talents, Marin wants to send these people overseas without conditions. It happened that when the Principality of Rivers came over to ask for people, Marin instantly decided-to give these people to John II, Duke of Rivers ... This group of people, Marin feels very sorry. Because there are many artisans in it. After all, in the Middle Ages, the people who could live in the city were either craftsmen or merchants, except for the nobles who were above the highest and the hardest labor. Marin has calculated that out of these 1,600 people, there are actually 300 artisans. Inside, there are carpenters, tanners, tailors, shoemakers, blacksmiths, stonemasons, masons, bakers, etc ... all are medieval technical talents. With them, the economy can be quite active. It''s a pity that they had vengeance with Marin, and Marin was afraid to use them. He happened to be John II running for someone, so Marin decided to exchange these people with John II ... Although these people are hostile to Marin, they are not hostile to John II. When they arrived at the site of John II, they still asked for life. What''s more, they can produce a lot of goods and promote the economic development of the Principality of Clifford. "Master, Marin, this condition sounds good, but these people are ordinary citizens and demanding. If you take it to the Principality of Cleveland, it will cost a lot of money just for resettlement ..." "What ordinary citizens? They are all prisoners of war. Now, I punish them all as slaves and transfer them to your Duke Lord!" The citizens of the Middle Ages were very rampant. They did not have to bear heavy taxes like serfs but enjoyed various preferential policies. If the mayor''s policy is not what they want, dare to run and point at the mayor''s nose. Because even in the Middle Ages, the mayors and councillors were elected by these citizens. Therefore, the citizens are uncles. Because they have the right to vote, even the mayor and mayor are afraid to mess with them. Therefore, Lannett was very impressed with Marin''s proposal to give 1,600 people, including 300 artisans, to the Duke of John. Because 300 artisans can produce a lot of goods and bring a lot of taxes to John II. Alas, because Prince Philip became the head of the Teutonic Order, John II had a way to ship a large number of goods to the Teutonic Order. But there are channels, and producers are needed to help produce low-cost goods ... 300 craftsmen can definitely help John II produce many goods that can be traded. The only question is, in what capacity did these artisans be introduced ... Òý½ø If it was introduced as a citizen, it would be equivalent to hiring 300 uncles ... You know, the medieval citizens were very rampant, and the craftsmen were high-end people among the citizens. Therefore, asking 300 uncles to go back will bring a lot of trouble. Âí As soon as Marin spoke, he was willing to punish these craftsmen as slaves and give them to John II. Lannett almost wanted to promise on the spot. Because he knew that John II was unlikely to refuse such a good condition. John II is now recruiting artisans privately in order to obtain enough goods for trade. However, it is still difficult to recruit. Because the medieval artisans were uncles, with high treatment and many conditions. John II didn''t want Marin to be so big, he could use money to smash the craftsman directly. He could only use preferential policies to solicit those artisans. However, preferential policies are more difficult to impress those artisans. After all, this gadget doesn''t see any benefits in a short time, and only long-term people can discover the benefits. Unlike the gold coins thrown out by Marin, they are dazzled by looking at them, and are more easily accepted by craftsmen. As for the 22 stray wandering knights, they are nothing to John II. Dozens of homeless knights are kicked out of the Principality of Cliffs and Markborough every year. Therefore, the wandering knight is not lacking in John II. Only ~ www.novelhall.com ~ John II was anxious to support his brother, so he wanted to send these wandering knights to the Teutonic Order. The conditions you gave Marin were exactly the appetite of John II. Moreover, these artisans were given to him by Marin as slaves, which is really rare. The craftsman who is a citizen is an uncle and can''t afford to offend. But slave craftsmen are purely money-making machines for their masters. As long as the master fills these craftsmen, as for other treatment, dare to mention it? Want to be drawn? Polanit was certain that John II would agree to this condition. However, he did not dare to take the initiative and decided to return to John II for instructions. As for Marin, it is also very painful to let go of 300 craftsmen. However, these artisans have a deep hatred against themselves, and even if they are enslaved, they are easy to resist. It was not the same for John II. John II was not the culprit who killed their families. There was no reason for them to die with John II. Therefore, for John II, these artisans can still rest assured to engage in production. If they stay in their own hands, even if they are forced to engage in production, they will probably be bad. For example, deliberately making the product rotten, wasting Marin''s raw materials ... Moreover, with this group of people, in exchange for 22 well-educated and martial arts officers, even if Marin loses, he does not lose much. What''s more, he also eliminated Emden''s instability. Including social stability factors, Marin is actually not too bad ... At this stage, Marin''s first need is to ensure the safety of East Friesland, and the second is economic construction. Therefore, 22 cultural officers are what Marin needs most. As for craftsmen, they are secondary. Besides, as long as you have money, are you afraid of not being recruited? What''s more, Marin also plans to set up a technical school in the future to specifically cultivate cultured artisans ... Chapter 229： Spring ploughing He was unable to make a decision by himself, so he sent his men and three horses back to the city of Cleveland non-stop, asking John II for instructions. Soon John II responded-agreeing to the deal. As a result, Marin won 22 disciplinary middle-ranking officers, and John II won a large number of artisans, which can be said to be a win-win situation. Even on the surface, John II made some money. When the personnel exchange was started, it had already entered March, and the spring plowing in East Friesland had officially opened ... I used a new type of Qu Qu plough, and single horses moved. Many serfs were very uncomfortable for a few days. But a few days later, everyone was very comfortable with this kind of labor-saving Qu Qu plough. However, in order to serve these uncles, Marin imported a lot of oats and eggs, so as to help these horses to provide nutrition in time. Even horses need to add salt because they can sweat a lot. Therefore, add some salt to the horse''s feed. For the sake of thousands of horses in the country, Marin will organize the import of basket-by-basket eggs, and Marin plans to plan a chicken breeding business. Of course, this matter has to wait until the end of spring ploughing. In this era, the chicken business is not well scaled because of the difficult supply of feed. Civilians raise chickens, usually free-range, and let the chickens find insects to eat on their own. Want to eat food? Too extravagant, people are not enough. In this era, only the developed agriculture, grain and cheap Huaxia, dare to feed chicken with grain. In this European era, not only chickens are free-range, but pigs are also free-range. It''s not that Europeans don''t know that pigs in captivity can be more fattening, but that they need to be fed with food! European food is very expensive, and the dark bread that people eat has to be mixed with a lot of wild vegetables, wood chips, and even stones. Where can there be excess food to feed pigs? Even wheat bran is mixed in the dark bread that ordinary people eat. Only the black bread eaten by the nobles separated the wheat bran. However, because of the use of new fertilizers in the farmland under the name of Marin, it is possible to increase production, but it is possible to take out some of the barley to feed sheep, chickens, ducks and pigs. However, doing so will definitely lose money. You know, how high is wheat? How high is the meat price? Feeding pigs and chickens with grain is definitely a loss. Therefore, it is better to feed pigs with nutrient-rich alfalfa. As for raising chickens, Marin wondered if he could raise a maggot to raise chickens? According to the Internet novels read in previous lives, ascites are very nutritious and need carrion as a medium. But this is not a problem. The price of meat in Europe is relatively cheaper than that of Huaxia. It is more cost-effective to get maggots and raise chickens in Europe ... Of course, raising Çù is not so simple. First of all, tapeworms are larvae of flies. They need to be controlled. Before the tapeworms can grow into flies, they must be eaten by chickens so as not to become flies and harm the environment. In addition, because of the use of carrion, it is easy to produce a variety of germs. Therefore, those responsible for feeding tapeworms must be fully armed, preferably wearing a mask, and usually pay attention to disinfection with lime. Otherwise, if you raise a sickness and raise a disease, you will have a lot of fun. Of course, these issues are not currently considered by Marin. What he is most concerned about now is spring ploughing. Because there are so many horses in the country that need to be raised, Marin has planned 5000 acres of cultivated land for planting oats to meet the domestic horses'' feed needs. Although 5000 Yougram is equivalent to 60,000 mu of land, it can harvest millions of pounds of oats. However, these horses can''t stand all European heavy horses! Local horses are mostly tall horses with a shoulder height of 1.6 meters or more. They were the ancestors of the later famous Frisian and Oldenburg horses. The body is tall and the horse eats naturally. A day''s horse feed can reach tens of catties. If, like some extravagant grand nobles, let Maddenton eat oats, a horse would consume tens of thousands of pounds a year. More than ten thousand catties are enough to support thousands of horses. Of course, the average person raises horses, and the percentage of oats in the feed is very small. In particular, Bangma is only a minority. Only feed more oats when you are plowing the field and have a lot of energy. Even though it is a knight''s war horse, although oats are often fed, they are also mixed with many other cheap feeds and also mixed with many tender grasses. Otherwise, the whole oat family can''t bear it. The more than 10 million kilograms of oats produced by the 5,000 ygram oatmeal fields, combined with alfalfa, is considered to be very high-grade even for horses. To this end, Marin also decided to continue to plow some grasslands with horses after spring ploughing to facilitate the cultivation of alfalfa. Last fall, a lot of alfalfa seeds were harvested in the Wadden Islands, which can be grown in very large areas. According to Marin''s plan, a horse farm was specially planned on the open space near the city of Orich, where alfalfa was planted as the main forage for horses. The efficiency of curling and plowing is not covered. In the past, because light ploughing was not effective, and Saxon heavy ploughing required several horses to pull together, resulting in very low spring plowing efficiency. Often, spring plowing starts in early March and lasts until mid-late April. But after using the Qu Xi plough, 5 horse-drawn ploughs were originally needed, and one horse could be pulled, and the tillage effect was similar. As a result, the manor that originally used Saxon''s heavy plows has improved the arable land efficiency several times. Most of the noble estates confiscated by Marin in Lyle County were saxon heavy ploughs, and the number of horses pulled was relatively large. With the use of curved ploughs, the efficiency is greatly improved. Before the end of March, the 60,000 Ugram farmland under Marin''s name all ended spring plowing. The estates of other houses have basically ended or come to an end. At the same time, good news came from the Wadden Islands. The farmland of Wanyougram on the island has also finished spring ploughing. Of the thousands of horses that Marin seized from France, many remain on the Wadden Islands for rescue. However, in the fall, when the Polish herd arrived in Silesia, Marin was ready to buy thousands of cattle to replace the horses on a large scale. At that time, those high-quality French horses of the Wadden Islands will be arranged to the horse farm in Orich to professionally cultivate outstanding ponies ... After the farmland was finished, Marin sent people to send the fertilizer blocks of black **** from several fertilizer processing plants to various manors, and arranged their serfs to be responsible for scattering them into the fields. As for what this weird **** is, Marin didn''t explain a word and didn''t want to explain it. In addition, those responsible for fertilizing are all employees of the processing plant that Marin sent to transport fertilizers. They are all Marin''s own serfs. They have been trained in confidentiality and will never talk nonsense. Even the manor under Marin and the manor of the local nobles who surrendered Marin, the fertilizer was sprinkled by the people sent by Marin. The employees of the fertilizer plant sent by Marin uniformly wore masks, and used an engineer''s **** to spread the fertilizer blocks of a cart (wheelbarrow) evenly into the plowed field, and then immediately returned to work and returned without leaving. UU reading did not say a word to those people when they ate at those manors. This is a special request from Marin. Without speaking, it is impossible to leak. And so is eating. If these people stay in those manors for dinner, then drink some wine ... Many people are normal before drinking and talk a lot after drinking. It would be awful if the secret was accidentally leaked ... So, Marin asked the employees of these fertilizer factories not to talk to outsiders or to stay for dinner. After the fertilizer is killed, the fertilizer factory will directly eat a working meal. During the spring ploughing, Marin also gave meals because he knew that the employees of the fertilizer plant were hard. Every now and then, a few pots of braised pork are cooked, which is better than staying in those manors. You know, the serfs in the manor can eat the black bread directly and use it as a brick. However, the dark bread eaten by the employees of the fertilizer factory is also doped, but it will never be mixed with non-food such as stones and wood chips. It is only mixed with some wild vegetables and wheat bran, which can be regarded as normal food. The bread is almost there. Although Marin raised 3,000 serfs in several fertilizer processing plants, the expenditure was relatively large. But as long as the secret of fertilizer is kept, what is the investment? The yield per mu is increased by several hundred catties, and the income should not increase too much ... However, with regard to Marin''s practice of keeping the fertilizer so secret, subordinates such as Schwartz and Fronzberg, who were informed, also very much agreed with it and consciously kept secrets. Because, by doing so, they can do the best they can to maintain the advantages of agricultural technology. You know, although they are far less wealthy than Marin, they also have more than a thousand cultivated lands in Eugram. The rye of other people''s acres yields more than 100 pounds, and their own acres produce hundreds of pounds. It doesn''t feel too cool ... After the last fertilizer truck was dropped by the fertilizer plant employees, Marin knew that his wedding should begin ... Chapter 230： Future father-in-law hits the door Once Hunchun was over, the top priority for the entire East Frisian Land was Marin''s marriage. So the whole country acted ... In fact, the old Huffman and Mrs. Mary were very dissatisfied with Marin''s marriage to Angela, the "girl of the knight." Because, in their view, Marin has now become the earl of the country, the marriage object, and the princess on horseback. However, because Marin has not been universally recognized yet, it is difficult to marry a princess. However, Marin is now only 20 years old and does not need to get married so early. Many big nobles were married around 30 years old. Marin has such conditions, and can wait for other countries to gradually recognize him, and then choose a princess of a vassal country to marry. According to common sense, this idea of ??the old Huffmans is very correct. However, Marin knows that although Angela, who is currently selected, is not conspicuous, he will help him most in the future. Because the king and the princes have their own sons, they may not help their son-in-law too much. The future Pope Julius II is different. He had no illegitimate children, only Angela and Felice. What''s more, Felice was not liked by Julius II. But even so, Julius II became Pope, and helped Ferris remarry a duke''s son, and helped her son-in-law succeed in becoming a new duke. Of course, that was because in the past, the first two daughters of Julius II were dead, and only Felice was left, and she wanted to help if she didn''t like it. However, Angela told Marin that her father liked her best and didn''t like her sister. Because her sister is not as good-looking, cute and obedient as her. Although Marin heard Angela talk about her family before, she didn''t pay attention to the details. Now want to come, Angela''s sister is the famous Ferris. Julius II liked Angela best, and he had no son. Then, after he became the Pope, he would spare no effort to help his son-in-law. So, the benefits of marrying Angela are very big. Moreover, Angela is also a well-behaved, beautiful, and lovely little girl, and Marin was not at a loss. However, because Julius II is still a villain wanted by the Holy See. In order not to provoke the Holy See, Marin did not tell her family''s true identity, but insisted on marrying her. Although the old Huffmans were unhappy, there was nothing they could do. Who told his son to be much better than Lao Tzu? Right now, Marin''s control of East Frisian is very thorough. All the opposition have been killed. So Marin''s words, in East Friesland, are law. Others respect Old Huffman and Mrs. Mary just because they are Marin''s parents. So Marin insisted on what he wanted to do, and the couple couldn''t stop it. And, to tell the truth, Mrs. Mary actually likes Angela very much. What she opposed was only Angela''s identity, not Angela. So, as soon as Marin insisted, the couple had no choice but to agree. Anyway, Angela is also born of a knight family, not a civilian, a marriage with Marin, not an expensive marriage. Of course, the origin of the Cavaliers'' family is sometimes regarded as a citizen in Europe. The marriage of the nobleman and the knight''s daughter is sometimes regarded as a normal marriage, and many people think that it is a noble marriage. Ïû³ý In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Marin simply gave the elder Nelson Knight the title of "Lifelong Baron". However, this is a special baronial title, because it is not hereditary ... the so-called lifetime means a lifetime, there is no second generation ... As for the son of Nelson, Louis will become a hereditary knight in the future. After all, in Europe, barons are very precious and are generally not granted easily. This time, just to raise Angela''s worth, Marin made an exception to give Nelson the title of "Baron for Life", and stipulated in the documents that after Nelson''s death, his son waited for the baron. To be honest, if Old Nelson is really Marin''s father-in-law, Louis may not need to be relegated in the future. However, Old Nelson is only a false father-in-law, not true. If it is really a hereditary baron, Marin is too bad. Therefore, the fake little sister-in-law Louis can only be hereditary knight. ¼´Ê¹ But even then, the Nielsens are making a lot of money. Old Nelson didn''t have to do anything and became a baron. Although Louis descended on the ranks, he also made a lot of money. Because, although he is a knight, he can be hereditary, and the gold content is much higher than that of ordinary knights. What''s more, the title of soldiers was obtained desperately. And their family, pure luck, picked up a family blessing ... Marin raised the title of Nelson, everyone knows nothing to say. After all, Marin is now an earl, and it is not ridiculous to marry a knight''s daughter. And marrying a baron''s daughter is much better. Moreover, the old baron of Nelson cannot be hereditary, but it is very much recognized by everyone, and Marin is very particular about his work. As for the hereditary knight of Louis, everyone has nothing to say. Who made someone have a beautiful "sister" and fascinated the Count ... I heard that Marin set the wedding on April 18 (Khan, Marin is a digital control, I like the number 18 ...), the officials began to prepare congratulations. Those who wanted to be a servant like Schwartz also sent their families to the palace to help. He is now expensive as a baron, and the whole family has also lived in his baron''s house in Aurich, and the whole family is exulting. But for the protagonist Marin, not only Schwarz, but his family is also very grateful. So, at Marin''s wedding, Schwartz simply asked his family to help. Âí Marin''s five attendants-Schwartz, Kahn, Sauer, Garland, and Tara, and Kohler, the accountant, are now all wealthy. Schwartz and Kahn, one because of their ability and culture, and the other because they were too brave and highly meritorious, were both obedient to the baron. Kohler also became a quartermaster and baron because he was a quartermaster, and he performed military service, and helped Marin do a lot of unseen things. The other three, Sauer became a hereditary knight, only one step away from the baron. As long as there is credit for the next time, one from the baron is stable. As for Garland and Tara, due to their limited capabilities, they are currently only three generations of knights. This is also a helpless thing. In the previous siege battle, the two guards were beside Marin and did not get a chance to perform. Although they are all their own, Marin also trusts. However, Marin needs to be fair. Therefore, only three generations of knights were seized. Only afterwards did they find a chance to seize them as hereditary knights. But as far as their ability is concerned, a hereditary knight is also considered to be the best. In order to become a baron, it is necessary to have great achievements in exchange. But these two men are okay as a bodyguard and command the army, but they are not. Just when the East Frisian Lambert nationwide lights up and lights up, preparing to usher in the Marin wedding, from the southwest direction, a team of men and women ... ¶Ó This team comes from Paris, France. The leader is the legendary Archbishop Rovere, the future Pope Julius II. The team following him is mainly the tribe of Archbishop Rovere and his former friends in the Holy See ... Since replying to her daughter Angela last time, Archbishop Rovere has been waiting for her daughter to write again ~ www.novelhall.com ~ As long as her daughter responds, he intends to bring her daughter to Paris and arrange for her to marry him who he likes Son of the Earl. However, for more than two months, he did not receive a letter from his daughter. So he decided not to wait, and planned to bring someone to East Friesland to ask for his daughter. Anyway, even if her daughter wrote back and agreed, she would pick it up. However, in order to force Marin to bow his head, Archbishop Rovere specially found the Earl and obtained French official diplomatic documents, intending to use the French name to press Marin and force him to pass. At first, Archbishop Rovere led someone straight to Emden. Unfortunately, Marin moved his capital early. So Archbishop Rovere hurried to Orich. He heard on the road, but Marin was about to marry a girl named Hannah on April 18. Archbishop Rovere concluded that this Hannah might be his daughter. In order to recapture his daughter, Archbishop Rovere and his party kept hurrying and rushed to Orich on the afternoon of the 17th. They took out the French diplomatic instruments and broke into Marin''s palace with high spirits. ... Fortunately, because Angela was about to marry and was not suitable for living in the royal palace, she temporarily moved to a small castle outside the city to wait for Marin to welcome her. Otherwise, it may be met by Archbishop Rovere. Marin learned that Archbishop Rovere came to the door in person, but also had a bad attitude and changed his face. Although Archbishop Rovere did not identify himself, Marin learned that the man was Giuliano, who came from Paris, holding French diplomatic instruments, and guessed that this was the future father-in-law. But what makes Marin depressed is that the future father-in-law is not good, as if to prevent him from marrying Angela ... "What a bad luck ... this is about to get married, but my future father-in-law came here ..." Uh ... Chapter 231： House arrest father-in-law He Marin was caught off guard by Archbishop Rovere in person. Originally, in his opinion, Archbishop Rovere would be very calm to be Pope in the future. As long as Marin and Angela are married, everything will be easy. What he didn''t expect was that Archbishop Rovere didn''t have time to wait and killed him directly. Moreover, he also holds French diplomatic instruments ... Despite the French and Marin''s grievances. But that was left by the former King Charles VIII. Now, with the fall of Charles VIII, the grievances of Marin and the French have dissipated more than half, leaving only the grievances of some French soldiers and the families of the fallen. After all, the new king, Louis XII, was not the son of Charles VIII, but a relative, and there was no need to avenge Charles VIII. However, Archbishop Rovere came with diplomatic documents from the era of the French monarch. If Marin dared not give face, he would have offended France once again and would die with the French. It would even give the French an excuse to clean up Marin publicly. So Marin felt a headache. However, he will never give up the chance to marry Angela. After setting up for so long, it is impossible to stop because of a French document. But the problem is here. If you want to rise in the future and participate in the German hegemony, you must have the support of the father-in-law who became the pope in the future. However, now that his father-in-law has come to the door, it is necessary to prevent him from marrying Angela, making Marin extremely depressed. Then, it is very troublesome to solve this matter. Even if Marin doesn''t give the French face, he forcibly marries. But the consequences of doing so are very serious. Sweeping the face of a superpower such as France will provoke the anger of the future pope. If you anger the future father-in-law and wait for the future father-in-law to take up the position of the pope, because it is not pleasing to the eyes and not to help you, it is tantamount to nothing. If He gave up Angela so openly, Marin would also be busy and make wedding clothes for others. In the future, the Pope''s son-in-law became another Frenchman ... The Holy See''s resources will also tend to that guy ... Marin decided to have a good talk with his future father-in-law, so he received Archbishop Rovere in the living room of the palace. But I did not expect that Archbishop Rovere did not want to talk to him at all, he did not want to listen to what Marin said, he just wanted to take his daughter ... He said for a long time that Archbishop Rovere didn''t hear a word. Finally, Marin was finally angry ... "Come here, take these distinguished guests to the villa in the east of the city for two days, remember to take enough people to protect the safety of the guests!" Marin was furious and decided to take Archbishop Rovere and his followers , House arrest for two days. Wait until the wedding is over before releasing it ... "Count Marin, don''t make yourself wrong! Offending the mighty France, there will be no end!" Archbishop Rovere also knew German. As soon as Marin ordered his men in German, he heard it all at once. Previously, Marin and Archbishop Rovere quarreled in Latin throughout the process, which was very high-end. The servants on the side were all civilians. They didn''t learn Latin and didn''t understand what they said. Therefore, the exchanges between the two were also somewhat unscrupulous. But now Marin didn''t want to quarrel, just wanted to get married quietly. As for the Laozhangren who strongly opposes them, they will be closed for two days before they say ... "His Archbishop Rovere, do you think King Louis XII of France will care about such trivial matters? I am afraid that this document was caused by your relationship? At least, I did not see His Majesty''s signature!" After that diplomatic instrument, rest assured. At least, it was not a paper signed by Louis XII himself. Even if he refused, it did not offend Louis XII. Offending a French minister, Marin felt little pressure. "How do you ... do you know my true identity? The girl Angela told you?" Archbishop Rovere was shocked. From beginning to end, he communicated with Marin under the name of French envoy Giuliano. And, although he was Archbishop Rovere. However, externally, he generally does not use his real name and does not wear a bishop''s robe. Because he is still wanted by the Holy See of Alexander VI. Only in France did he dare to use his real name to change back to the archbishop''s robe. Because the French can not bird Alexander VI. As soon as he leaves France, he will not use his real name, and he will change into ordinary aristocratic clothes, lest he be sent to Rome for a reward by an unobtrusive tie ... Moreover, Archbishop Rovere also told Angela and Ferris very early, don''t tell anyone that their father is Archbishop Rovere. He also believed that his smartest and obedient second daughter would not easily reveal his identity. However, Marin spoke out his true identity. This made him wonder if Angela accidentally revealed his identity to Marin. "Angela didn''t tell me, but I have a wide source of information and I have connections in Italy. I not only know that Angela is your daughter, but also that you have another daughter called Felice ..." ÄÇ "So ... then do you know where Ferris is?" Archbishop Rovere looked at Marin with a look of hope. If Angela doesn''t need it, it''s good to use Ferris to marry. Anyway, as long as one of his daughters can marry a French nobleman, that''s enough. And Angela married Marin, the head of a country, not a loss. "I only know about it. It seems that your little daughter, Ferris, and her mother are hiding in the countryside of Genoa. It is said that Ferris is married to a non-nobleman in the countryside of Genoa. Little landlord ... " "What? She was 15 years old and married so early? And, was a civilian?" Archbishop Rovere jumped up with anger. If a daughter marries a civilian, not only can she not get the effect of marriage, but she also humiliates herself ... ´õ I am also a nephew of the former Pope, who has held the Holy See for many years. Unexpectedly, one of her daughters was married to a rural civilian, which was too shameful ... "You don''t want to think about it, but their mother and daughter are running away. It is said that they are desperate and have no money on their bodies. In desperation, Felice marries the son of a small rural landowner in exchange for acceptance. ... " "How could this be ... how could this be ... my daughter, even a nobleman was not married ... you must be lying to me, right?" Archbishop Roverere was a little out of control. "I didn''t lie to you, but you are my future father-in-law, can I lie to you?" Marin shrugged and said indifferently. ÄÇô "So, Lucrezia is with Felice?" Lucrezia is the mistress of Archbishop Rovere, and the mother of Angela and Felice. "Yes!" ÄÇ "Why don''t you bring them to East Friesland too?" Archbishop Rovere was sad. Anyway, he was also a great figure of the Holy See who had once been in trouble, but he did not expect that his mistress and little daughter were so desperate that they needed a small civilian landowner in the countryside to accept it. "I didn''t specifically inquire about the details. I only heard people tell me something. At that time, I took Angela and was hunted down by people from the Borgia family. I could only quickly escape from Italy. Where can I go? Subregional survey? And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Ferris and Ms. Lucrezia, for security, they must be anonymous, it is very difficult to find ... "In fact, Marin only saw it on the Internet in future generations. Related anecdotes, no one has actually been sent to Genoa to find them. "Are you sure Ferris is married?" "Almost ..." According to previous records on the Internet, Felice was married in about 1498. It is now 1499 and must have been married. "Then you return Angela to me, I am such an unmarried daughter! You returned my daughter!" Archbishop Rovere suddenly jumped up, trying to grab the cuffs of Marin''s clothes, and the guard on the side saw , Want to come over, Archbishop Rovere who is a little out of control. But Marin waved his hand and did not make the guards reconcile. He still has to rely on this father-in-law, but he can''t really fight. Ragged, Marin grabbed Archbishop Rovere''s hands and prevented him from attacking himself. Marin is a knight and young. Although it is not an opponent of animals such as Adler and Kahn, it is still no problem to restrain an old man in his fifties such as Archbishop Rovere. Then, Marindo called some people and took Archbishop Rovere and his followers to a house in the east of the city. That villa was the place where the Marin family temporarily lived when the Orich Palace was renovated. Now that Marin''s family has moved into the royal palace, the villa is vacant, just to bring his father-in-law to house ... Marin repeatedly told the guards that they would be rough. Although it is under house arrest, the same courtesy is due. At the top of the meal, the best meals are served, all delicious and delicious Chinese food. In short, as long as Archbishop Rovere is not disturbed by his wedding. In other respects, Marin tried to give his father-in-law the highest court ... Chapter 232： Grand wedding As a secret owner of the Holy See (who had been the Pope''s Innocent VIII for eight years, he was actually secretly controlled by Archbishop Rovere), Archbishop Rovere still has many **** followers. Even three of the followers who came to East Frisian together were three famous Italian swordsmen. Their mission is to protect Archbishop Rovere. However, this does not help. Facing the elite guards in Orich''s palace, these followers fled. Even the three powerful Italian swordsmen could not escape the capture. Because, Marin released the humanoid beast of Kahn ... ²½ In the foot battle, Kahn has not met his opponent. Only when riding a war, Kahn had never rode a horse since he was young, and his riding was average, which would be relatively average. Kahn, picking his mace, was a bulldozer. The one-handed swords of the three Italian swordsmen were directly smashed or broken. Then, the swordsman without the sword was taken by a group of guards ... Archbishop Rovere, as Marin''s de facto father-in-law, naturally received preferential treatment. His accompanying civil servants were also not treated. Only the accompanying guards were beaten by Marin''s men, and then they were honest, all with blue noses and swollen faces. No matter how the archbishop Rovere got angry and growled, the guards guarding the villa just didn''t hear it. Then, deliver the oriental cuisine that the Archbishop has never eaten. However, the archbishop of Beacon took the bowl to eat and put down the chopsticks, and scolded Marin ... Moreover, in order to anger Marin, Archbishop Rovere was cursed in German so that the guards could understand it and pass it on to Marin. But when Marin heard it, he didn''t care, and made the guards pretend not to hear. Uh ... Then, in a blink of an eye, the day of April 18 is coming soon ... 9 At 9 o''clock in the morning, all members of the Huffman family were dressed in costumes and gathered at the Orich Palace. At 10 o''clock, Marin, under the guard of a guard of honour wearing a red lobster uniform (only the hat is not a bearskin hat), took a carriage to Orich Cathedral, waiting for the bride at the door. Orich''s palace is close to the cathedral, and of course, Orich''s city is also small. Despite the slow speed, Marin reached Orich''s Cathedral in 5 minutes. Then, 5 minutes after Marin arrived at the church, Angela, who departed from the castle outside the city, was accompanied by the "family" Nelsons family in a very luxurious golden carriage and reached the door of the church. This carriage, although not comparable to the golden carriage Australia gave to the Queen of England. However, a lot of gold foil was inlaid on the outside of the carriage. Then, Angela, wearing a white silk wedding dress, was led by a fake father, Nelson, from the early red carpet to Marin waiting at the door of the church ... After receiving the man, Marlin did not enter the church immediately, but first signed an order ... ÃüÁî This order is very simple, that is, to announce "Hannah Nelson" (Angela''s pseudonym) and officially change its name to Angela von Huffman. In fact, in Europe, women do have the tradition of changing their husbands'' names after marriage. But in general, a woman changes her husband''s last name only after the wedding. Just, Marin considered that Angela''s previous name was fake. It would be disrespectful to swear to God under a false name. Therefore, Marin simply renamed Angela directly before taking the oath of marriage. Anyway, he is the boss and he has the final say. Although the name change in advance is unusual, the wedding is imminent. Even so, everyone doesn''t think there is anything wrong with it. After all, people will get married next moment, and it''s okay to change their name in advance. Moreover, Marin took the opportunity to change back to Angela''s destiny, so as not to use an old name like Hannah to make a wedding oath. After the change of name, Marin took the lead to enter the church and stood next to Archbishop Rich, ready. And Nelson, pulling "daughter" Angela, followed closely to Archbishop Richie ... Next, Archbishop Ricky supported the reading glasses on the bridge of the nose and began to ¡°formally go¡± ... After He first praised God, Archbishop Rich started to ask both parties: "Marin von Huffman, according to God''s divine will, would you like to enter into a marriage relationship with this woman and live together?" "During your lifetime, will you love her, comfort her, respect her, protect her, whether healthy or sick, will you give up everything and be loyal to her forever?" Marlin quickly answered: "I do!" Then, the archbishop of strength asked Angela again as usual: "Angela von Huffman (Fr. Richie frowned, he was the first time he had the same surname when he was sworn, and was a bit uncomfortable) ... According to God''s divine will, would you like to marry this man Relationship, living together? In your lifetime, will you love him, comfort him, respect him, protect him, whether he is healthy or sick, will you give up everything and be loyal to him forever? " Angela was a bit shy, but still bravely looked up and solemnly swore: "I do!" Uh ... Then Archbishop Rich looked up at the guests and asked: "Who is against the combination of these two?" Everyone quickly shook their heads ... Just kidding, who dare not say no, Marin is likely to order to drag him out and cut it off ... The only Archbishop Rovere who is eligible to oppose is currently under house arrest by Marin in the villa in the east of the city Here ... Seeing that there was no objection, Archbishop Rich took the right hand of Angela from Nelson, and delivered it to Marin. Then Marin followed Omar Richie and began to swear. Ravi Rich said, and Marin said: "I, Marin von Huffman, will marry you Angela von Huffman (who is here, Marin feels weird) as my legal wife. From now on, good or bad, Love you and cherish you, rich or poor, healthy or sick, until death separates us! I swear to you before God! " Then, under the arrangement of Archbishop Richie, Marin put his hand in Angela''s hand, and Angela began to swear with the archbishop: "I, Angela von Huffman, will marry you Marin von Huffman as wife. From now on, no matter how good or bad, whether rich or poor, health or disease, love you and cherish you Until death separates us! I swear to you before God! " After the oath was over, Archbishop Richie took a heavy diamond ring from the best man Schwartz ~ www.novelhall.com ... ×ê This diamond ring was bought by Marinte from Portugal heavily. The diamond on it weighs 20 carats and is a beautiful blue diamond. For this ring, Marin spent 10,000 gold coins to succeed. Although expensive, Marin thought it was well worth it. Moreover, this blue diamond, even after being polished into a heart shape by a craftsman, is even more valuable. When the 20 carat heart-shaped blue diamond ring appeared in the hands of Archbishop Richie, the guests at the scene exclaimed. Originally, he was put in the box by Schwartz. Everyone did not know that this wedding ring was so beautiful and luxurious ... After receiving the heart-shaped blue diamond wedding ring, Archbishop Rich also stunned and marveled at Marin''s tyrants, but he quickly entered the state: "God bless this ring, bless those who give it and those who receive it will be loyal to each other and love each other forever, until the end of life!" Then, under the attention of everyone, Marin put this diamond ring on Angela''s left ring finger ... Then, Marin and Angela got into a gold-encrusted carriage and, under the guard of the cavalry, circled the city for three weeks before returning to Orich''s palace. Immediately afterwards, guests began to feast ... Çì×£ To celebrate the wedding, Marin bought a lot of fine wines, and all used Chinese food. Only staple food, not rice, but bread, but also white bread made of wheat flour. The guests, except Marin, were conquered by delicious Chinese food. They began to eat and rushed to eat. Fortunately, Marin had already prepared. Every dish was fully prepared before the guests could eat enough. However, after the banquet, Marin laughed and saw that many guests were full of stomachs when they left, and they needed help from the waiters to walk and board their carriages ... Chapter 233： Reconciliation of Weng Yan (Part 1) »é The marriage was over, and Marin finally let go. Because I swear to God, no one dares to destroy Europe in this era. Unless, he wants to be opposed throughout Europe. Alas, that night, Marin was not in a hurry with Angela. After all, Angela is only 16 years old and still growing. So, at night Marin just hugged Angela to sleep, and told a few stories before going to bed. As for what to do, at least Angela will be 18 years old. What is too early, if you are pregnant, it will cause great harm to a woman''s body. Marin wanted to have more children and grandchildren, so he had to wait for Angela''s body to open, and then make her pregnant. However, holding a sweet little girl to sleep at night is also a test of human determination. Then, Marin still stretched out his salty pig ... ÆðÀ´ When she got up the next morning, Angela flushed. She thought she had done everything, and she was waiting for her baby. In fact, Marin just gave him a simple "physical examination" ... After two days of greasy taste, Marin remembered that his father-in-law was still locked up in the villa ... So he made an excuse to support Angela, took Kahn and a few guards, went to the villa, and planned to talk to his father-in-law ... Walking into the villa''s living room, Marin met Archbishop Rovere with red eyes. But Archbishop Rovere did not have an attack on the spot. Instead, he opened up his men and rushed forward, trying to catch Marin ... Marin still grabbed the hands of Archbishop Rovere, and then kept persuading: "calm down!" "I calm you down! You''ve scourged my daughter, can I calm down?" Archbishop Rovere was a little crazy. Marin also opened Kahn and others to let them restrict the other Archbishop Rovere in the villa, and don''t let them go out before talking to Archbishop Rovere: "Master Father-in-law ..." "Go! I am not your father-in-law, you are a robber who robbed my daughter!" "We are true love ..." "You lied to my daughter!" "Can we talk about it?" "I came to talk to you, but you imprisoned me, do you still have a face to say?" Archbishop Rovere jumped up with anger. "What''s your name? Persecute me by holding French diplomatic documents directly!" Marin was helpless. "Then you have to let me see my daughter, at least, you don''t even let me see, isn''t it your guilty conscience? You must have lied to my daughter!" Marin is a little embarrassed, and he really feels guilty. Who told him to tamper with the private letter of Archbishop Rovere ... However, he cannot counsel: "You are not suitable to meet Angela in this state. You go to look in the mirror yourself, and now you can still listen to the opinions of others? Just that Angela told you to marry me, I guess you also directly and rough her Pull away ... " Archbishop Roverere stopped talking now, indeed, he had planned it like that ... ¶øÇÒ "And ah, it''s too late to say anything now. Angela and I have been sworn in marriage before God, and in front of more than 60,000 East Frisian subjects." "How did Queen Anne marry Her Majesty Maximilian I that year, did she still marry Charles VIII?" Although Archbishop Rovere knew that Marin was right, he could not help but refute. "I''m sorry you''re still an archbishop. Her Majesty Maximilian I was a surrogate marriage, which was unruly. Charles VIII declared that it was illegal and nonsense. But Angela and I both swore before God Married, reasonable and legal! " "Oh, I suddenly remembered that Angela''s real name could not be revealed. If she swears under a pseudonym, your marriage is equally illegal!" Archbishop Rovere laughed suddenly. Angela is his daughter, and her real name cannot be revealed at all, otherwise, Alexander VI will surely trouble Marin. "Haha, I don''t need to worry about my father-in-law. I have responded long ago ..." "How do you solve it?" "Rename in advance, before the wedding was sworn, I ordered myself to change Angela to my last name!" "This ... that''s okay too, right?" Archbishop Rovere was stunned. "What is the rule? I am the ruler of the East Frisian Land. In East Friesland, my words are the rules!" Marin said arrogantly. "No one has ever done this before. Women usually change their names after marriage ..." "Excuse me, Father-in-law, is there any law in the world that cannot change the name before marriage?" "This ... is really not ..." "That''s it, Angela is now called ''Angela von Huffman'', and this is her real name. We are sworn under the real name before God. So, there is no illegal problem!" Marin Said proudly. Because of the renamed handwriting, Marin gave him 120 likes for his wit ... "Well, you are so shameless ..." Archbishop Rovere, for a moment, had no choice but to take a rogue Malin. "Thank you for your praise. As a nobleman, shame is the basic quality. I think, Father-in-law, when you took control of the Holy See, did you not do shameless things?" ¹ö "Go! You are shameless, your whole family is shameless! I am God''s faithful servant!" "Oh, my father-in-law, if you are truly God''s faithful servant, where did Angela and Felice come from?" Catholic clergy are required to abstain from sex, so Archbishop Rovere had an illegitimate daughter who actually violated the rules ... Archbishop Rovere blushed ... Marin actually regretted it. Today, it was intended to reconcile with his father-in-law, why did he raise the bar? Alas, he decided to chat easily ... "Master Father-in-law ..." "Go! Don''t call me father-in-law!" "Okay, Lord Bishop Rovere!" "Ok?" "I think you want to marry Angela to the son of the Earl of France. Do you want the French to send troops back to Rome?" "Hmm--" Although Archbishop Rovere did not respond positively, it was considered acquiescence. "But I think that''s impossible!" "Why?" Archbishop Rovere was dissatisfied. His own plan for many years was turned down by the hairy son-in-law in front of her. "If you think about it, no matter how bad Alexander VI is, he is also the Pope elected by the Holy See. The French can bully him, but may help you destroy him? Murdering the Pope, such a smart, shrewd Can the French do it? " Archbishop Rovere was silent, but from his looks, he agreed with Marin''s words. "So, I think that the French just use you, and they ca n¡¯t really help you overthrow the current Pope. Similarly, you are also using the French. If you really become a pope, you will not really obey the French ... because the Pope, born with French who wanted to invade the Italian peninsula, was not all the way ... " "You can see ..." Archbishop Rovere nodded, and he finally calmed down. The analysis of this hairy son-in-law is also more agreeable. "Alexandre VI is Spanish, and he is always thinking about Spanish interests. Spain and France are rivals, so French talents are very dissatisfied with Alexander VI. So, they pulled you over just to disgust Alexander VI Just give him trouble. " Archbishop Rovere frowned, although he didn''t want to admit it, but he also knew that Marin was right. "As far as I know, Louis XII was worried about the fact that his father was elected Duke of Milan, but he failed to go to office. Therefore, I think Louis XII will definitely want to attack the Duchy of Milan ..." Ôõô "How did you know?" Archbishop Rovere was surprised. He was in Paris, and of course he had heard of this secret. But Marin, who was far away in Germany, knew it. ÍÆ¶Ï "Inferred, the French have always been greedy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I think that Louis XII will not only attack Milan, but also let Naples take over. After all, it is a very big place." Archbishop Rovere was somewhat surprised: "What do you care about these things? Is it possible that you still want to participate in the Italian war, like Louis XII before, calculate Louis XII?" Archbishop Rovere asked. Marin started as a mercenary, and Archbishop Rovere thought that Marin wanted to continue to participate in the Italian war and gain credit. "I have become the master of a country, so why do I work so hard? To be honest, it is not difficult to calculate Louis XII. But I will not do it myself ..." "Why?" "If I counted His Majesty Louis XII again, then I would have offended two generations of the King of France. By then, I would be the number one enemy of the French. They may not be able to deal with the Italian vassal alliance, or the Roman Empire, But it''s okay to deal with my East Frisian. I am a territorial person now, and I can run as a priest, I ca n¡¯t run as a church ... " "What if your emperor asked you to send troops to deal with Louis XII?" "Send me down. I won''t go in person and let my men help the emperor fight for the French. At that time, they will be mercenaries and change into the emperor''s clothes. Even if they defeat the French, it has nothing to do with me, mainly. Hatred is not with me ... " "You slip your head ..." "That is, I have just married Angela. In the future, I also expect that my children and Angela will be able to inherit the East Frisian Land safely and securely. If the French were offended, it would not be long Better. " I thought that my daughter would give birth to a child in the future, and I would become a grandfather. Archbishop Rovere had a rare smile on his face ... Chapter 234： Weng Zheng reconciliation (below) ¶Ô "Yes, Master Father-in-law, do you want to be Pope?" Marin suddenly raised an amazing topic ... Archbishop Rovere looked around in shock, only to find that no one was eavesdropping, and was relieved. Although he always had this idea, he couldn''t say it in public. Fortunately, nobody seems to be there ... ±ð "Don''t worry, I have taken care of your people and will not come out to disturb us. And none of my people can understand Latin ..." "You said that the French wouldn''t really help me. With the old **** of Alexander VI, how do I become Pope?" "Alexander VI is dead, don''t you have a chance?" "What nonsense? Alexander VI is so easy to die? Besides, if the pope is murdered, it will be a shocking event. According to you, even a big country like France dare not bear such a crime, do I dare? " "You can do it, right?" Marin asked nothing, but asked. "You can''t do it. The pope was assassinated, and I can''t escape. If I investigate, can anyone still choose me to be pope? They can''t choose someone who murdered the former pope to be pope. Once that happens, the Holy See will mess up. "... Archbishop Rovere didn''t answer positively, but Marin also got the answer. After all, the Rovere family has been in control of the Holy See for many years, and Archbishop Rovere also controlled the previous Pope. In the Holy See, there are naturally many people. It is difficult, but not impossible, to murder Alexander VI. Only, he feared that even if he used a dark child to kill Alexander VI, it would cause resentment from members of the Cardinals. At that time, they may not be willing to choose themselves as Pope. That way, it will be cheaper for others. ÄÇ "What if, then, Alexander VI was poisoned by Cantrella, a Pogiya-specific poison?" Marin smiled mysteriously. He suddenly remembered that the last time he rescued Angela, a member of the Pogiya family named Umberto killed a packet of legendary poison-"Cantrela". Marlin knew that the death of Alexander VI in history was completely an accident. Today, I have traveled by myself and influenced European history. Well, Alexander VI would probably not drink his own poison powder by 1503, and he would not die as a result. If Alexander VI lived more than ten years, his father-in-law would not have to be pope. Father-in-law ca n¡¯t be a pope, so he wo n¡¯t get any good. Alas, he decided to take out the package of "Cantrella" and use it with Archbishop Rovere, so that Archbishop Rovere, who is strong in the Holy See network, would try to poison Alexander VI. "Canterella? If Alexander VI was poisoned by Canterella, no one would doubt me. Even, everyone would think that the death of Alexander VI was punished by God ... But the problem is, I do n¡¯t have Canter Leila is such a poison! It is said that only a small part of the core members of the Borgia family can master this poison. The outside staff can''t get it at all. I sent someone to break into the Borgia family, but I couldn''t get it This poison ... " In fact, what Marin didn''t know was that in the original history, the death of Alexander VI was the writing of Archbishop Rovere. Because the death of Alexander VI was so strange. How could a servant following the Pope make that kind of low-level mistake and put the family''s exclusive poison into the water and drink it for the owner? Obviously, there is something wrong with this servant. He is not unintentional, but intentional. Who are the father and son of Alexander VI? Who are they under? How could it take such a stupid servant with me? Obviously, this servant is the dark child inserted by the enemy of Alexander VI ... In fact, this servant is the man of Archbishop Rovere ... Of course, it was around 1503. Archbishop Rovere tried to get his people around Alexander VI and took control of "Cantrella". Otherwise, without this poison, I dare not start easily. If the Pope is murdered, it will shake Europe. The death of the pope by his own poison, however, makes people think that it is an accident. It is a funny thing instead of a conspiracy. Marin smiled: "What if I happen to have a bag of ''Cantrela''?" ²»¿ÉÄÜ "Impossible, this poison is only available to a few people in the Borgia family!" "I forgot to say that when I rescued Angela in Italy, I met a group of killers who chased Angela. The leader was Umberto ..." "Umberto? That little wolf cub? But was cultivated by the Borgia family as the killer head ..." Archbishop Rovere also knew the situation of the deadly enemy family. "Yeah, when I rescued Angela, I killed him by hand. On him, I found a pack of ''Cantrela'' ..." "What are you talking about?" Archbishop Rovere stood up in shock. If there is "Cantrella", coupled with his many years of relationship and manpower in the Holy See, it is not impossible to murder Alexander VI ... µ±È» "Of course, I have not only medicinal powder, but also the solution to this poison ..." "Yes, there should be a solution to this poison. However, after Alexander VI''s poisoning, there is an antidote. What should I do? Then I am not working for free?" Archbishop Rovere suddenly felt discouraged. "The solution to that poison is to cut open the belly of a lively mule and dig into it to immerse the body in hot blood and internal organs ..." "Isn''t that saying that this poison is useless? As long as the other party prepares two mules, it can be detoxified ..." "Hehe, Master Father-in-law, you can add some other poison in it ... That way, even if the other party solves ''Cantrela'' in this way, other poisons can also poison him. And because of Cantrera''s poison The effect is too obvious, and everyone thinks that he died of ''Cantrella''. Moreover, Alexander VI is old, and the fierce detoxification method may not be suitable for him. Maybe his body can''t support it. When detoxifying ... " It is true that in the original history, Alexander VI and his son Caesar Borgia were poisoned together, but the son survived when he got into the belly of the sister-in-law, but he also lost his hair and suffered great injuries. And Alexander VI did not reach into the belly of the mule, and it hurt directly ... After all, when he was poisoned, he was 72 years old and not as strong as Caesar. "That''s great, Xianji, quickly give me the powder for the husband!" Excited, Archbishop Rovere has forgiven Marin''s disrespect. Thinking of the possibility of becoming a pope, in order to get "Canterella" as soon as possible, he changed his face directly, and immediately recognized Marin, the hairy son-in-law ... "Uh ..." Marin also felt very uncomfortable with Archbishop Rovere''s face changing. However, he returned to the palace''s back room in person and took out the parcel that he had obtained by "touching the body". However, before giving it to Archbishop Rovere, he halved it, put it in another leather bag, and kept it for himself ... After all, the bag of "Cantrela" seized from Umberto, the quantity Many, but to poison a person, just catch a little. Even if he only gave half to Archbishop Rovere, it would be enough for him to poison a dozen people ... ¶¾ This poison powder, white and crystal clear, is colorless and odorless after being put into water, and melts into water. Therefore, most people are poisoned and hard to detect. "This is Cantrera? You said you seized it last year, and it won''t spoil now, do you?" Archbishop Rovere was a little worried that the poison would fail. "Rest assured, I have seen that these are inorganic chemical powders, not herbal medicines. As long as they are kept sealed and protected from moisture and light, it is difficult to deteriorate!" "Inorganic chemical powder?" Archbishop Rovere didn''t quite understand the word. But let him know, as long as it works. Besides, he can find an animal to test first after going back, anyway, it is enough ... "If the assassinations are arranged, before returning to Rome to run for the Pope, my father-in-law, don''t forget to come and get me some money ..." "Get money? What do you do?" "Of course it was a bribery! How did Alexander VI become Pope? Wasn''t it just bribery?" "Oh oh ... I have forgotten the stubble. Yes, the cardinals are really greedy and need to be bought. But, sir, it costs a lot of money, and the cardinals have a big appetite ... ... " "Enough of 200,000 gold coins? For the part that is not enough, you can promise to come together ..." Writing a blank check is also a good way to pull votes ... "200,000 gold coins? Can you come up with so much?" Archbishop Rovere was also surprised. He didn''t expect that his hairy son-in-law, the earl of a newly born little country, could come up with so much money ... "I can''t take it out this year, but I can definitely do it next year!" There are too many places to spend money this year, and Marin can''t squeeze 200,000 cash. But Columbus''s fleet came back in the second half of the year. When the full spices are sold, next year will definitely be enough money! 200,000 is not enough, 300,000 is fine ... "That''s great. With these 200,000 gold coins, cash plus promises, and my connections, they will definitely impress those cardinals!" "When the father-in-law became the pope, don''t forget to bring Xiao Ðö ..." Marin suddenly changed his face, pleased. "Well ... that''s for sure. But how can I take care of you? The Pope also has control in Italy. Although the influence in the German region is not small, it is not particularly great ... Otherwise, you bring Angela with you I go back to Italy ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I guarantee you to be a Duke ... "Alexander VI, who was his illegitimate son, became a Duke. Archbishop Rovere can learn everything. "I like the Bishop of Munster ..." Marin refused to go to Italy. That place, now being watched by France, Spain and Shinra, is definitely a gunpowder. Want to mingle there and be ready to meet the three major powers ... "I X ... this is out of order ..." Archbishop Rovere almost made a fuss. Marin wanted to annex a bishopdom, and it was almost insidious. Even the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I did not dare to think so. Because doing so, it is just a shame with the Holy See. Moreover, the Bishop of M¨¹nster is the territory of the Archbishop of Cologne, one of the seven electors. "Rules are human. By then, you are the boss of the Holy See, you have the final say. Besides, you don''t want your grandson to inherit a little East Frisian, right?" Marin grinned. You know, the appointment of these bishops and archbishops requires the approval of the Holy See. Although the pope gave a bishopric to Marin, the bishopric of M¨¹nster may not buy it. But as long as he has a reputation, Marin can send troops to seize it ... and even the appointment of the Archbishop of Cologne must be approved by the Holy See. Furthermore, Alexander VI privately let his son Caesar control the private sale of archbishop posts in the German region. The Archbishop of Cologne is old. As long as the Pope ¡¯s father-in-law chooses someone who will give up control of the Bishop ¡¯s State to succeed the Archbishop of Cologne, there is no problem ... "Let ¡¯s say it again, when I become the pope, I think of a way, I don''t know if it will be possible ..." "Okay, that''s all you need!" Uh ... Chapter 235： Come quietly and walk away Immediately after the two men reconciled, the relationship was so good that they were so close to each other that they were all smiling. Marin naturally lifted his father-in-law from house arrest, and took his father-in-law to Orich''s palace to visit Angela. When I came outside the master bedroom of the palace, Marin knocked on the door and said loudly: "Angela, see who I take to see you here!" "Dear, who is it? Very special guest?" "Very special! Guaranteed to surprise you!" Then, Angela opened the door directly, and saw Archbishop Rovere standing next to Marin at a glance ... °Ö°Ö "Daddy-" Angela immediately jumped up with excitement, and fell into the arms of Archbishop Rovere, almost throwing Archbishop Rovere in her fifties to the ground. Fortunately, Marin put a hand on the side and did not let his father-in-law fall. Then, excited Angela greeted Archbishop Rovere into the room, and opened the "father-daughter recounting the old" mode. Marin, although standing aside, was ignored by both father and daughter ... "Angela, has grown taller and has more flesh on her face! It is even more cute!" Archbishop Rovere said with a smile on his favorite daughter. "It''s all Marin who blames me for making so much delicious food every day, which makes me fat!" Angela muttered, dejected. As a educated aristocratic lady, how can she gain weight? Therefore, in general, Angela pays great attention to diet control. However, Marin changed the tricks to make Chinese food so delicious that Angela couldn''t stop it, so she often ate too much. And Marin was too fond of her, did not prevent her from eating more. As a matter of fact, Angela is just some teenage girls now, but she is not fat. But the girls are just like this, only a little bit fatter, will also make a fuss. "Haha, good daughter, the food here is really good. These days, I also eat well ..." Archbishop Rovere stopped suddenly. He remembered that he had been under house arrest a few days ago, and his face was not very good-looking. Moreover, he also said that it was leaking ... "A few days? You have been here for a few days, Dad, and don''t come to see me?" Angela was upset ... ¿È "Ahhhhhh ... I missed it. I just arrived today, but the lunch I had was delicious ..." "Yeah, everything is good here. Brother Marin is very good to me. I got something delicious, good to wear, and fun. It''s just ... I miss my parents and my sister ..." Now, my eyes are a bit red ... "Dad has something to do, I''m really sorry, Angela. As for your mother and sister ... Marin, can you find a way to bring them over?" "But ... Felice she ..." What Marin wanted to say was that mother-in-law brought her there. But Ferris was married and brought her to East Frisian. Could her husband agree? Archbishop rowere also saw Marin''s doubts. So he pulled Marin aside and said quietly: "You send someone to inquire, if Ferris isn''t married, it''s best. If you marry, it''s a noble, then it''s fine. It''s not a noble ... you bring someone ..." "What about her husband? Who wants his wife to be taken away?" "If her husband doesn''t know the identity of mother and daughter Ferris, just take someone away. If he knows the true identity of their mother and daughter, let him disappear ..." °¡ "Ah ... that ... that''s your son-in-law ..." Marin was stuttered and a little creepy in her heart-Nima, so easy to start with son-in-law, I''m also your son-in-law, it seems to prevent you from ordering ... "My daughter, how can you marry a civilian? The most unproductive, you have to be like you ... I want to be a pope man ..." Archbishop Rovere looked at the sky 45 degrees proudly, a lonely master Piety ... "Last promiscuous ... Like me?" Marin was so speechless ... Especially, in the eyes of Laozi''s dignified country, is that the most prolific one? When you become the pope, that''s it. Now a wanted member of the Holy See, dare to despise us so much ... Marin really wants to pick up the broom at his feet and throw it on his father-in-law''s face ... µ±È» "Of course, haven''t you watched the son and daughter of Alexander VI? The sons are all dukes, and the daughters are also the sons who marry the dukes ... Are you a little count, aren''t you unproductive ..." Marin was full of tears, but he was speechless ... However, Marin quickly responded-special meow, his son became the duke, his daughter married the duke''s son, and after the pope, they personally sought for their children. Your special meow hasn''t become pope, and is eligible to look down on me? I promised to bring Archbishop Rovere''s mistress and young daughter Felice to East Friesland, and Marin suddenly remembered another thing. He pulled back and wanted to go back to continue with his daughter Archbishop Rovere: "Master Father-in-law, I married Angela here. The son of the Earl of France you are looking for, will not continue to entangle it? I am not afraid that he will entangle, but that he will marry your daughter to me. Go to Alexander VI. If I knew I had married the daughter of his deadly enemy, would n¡¯t I have been punished? By then, I would have nowhere to mix ... ¡± "You can rest assured, I only showed Master Angela a portrait of Angela before. Moreover, he did not know that Angela was my daughter ..." Rovere as the archbishop ~ www.novelhall.com ~ naturally cannot Tell others that you have a daughter. Therefore, while courting the Varani family, he introduced Angela as "the daughter of a friend." Moreover, this time I came to East Friesland to find Angela, and Archbishop Rovere just said, come here to confirm whether Angela is here, but not sure that Angela is here. "That''s good ... when you go back, you say ..." "I have been mixing for so many years, and you need to tell me a lie?" Archbishop Rovere gave him a scornful glance. Marin is right. Archbishop Rovere has been in the Holy See for so many years. He has a better ability to lie and be a whole person than he does. He doesn''t need to talk much. He was also used to commanding less intelligent commanders, and he forgot that Archbishop Rovere was a very clever politician ... Archbishop Τ rowere quietly stayed in Orich''s palace for a few days, gathered enough with his daughter, and then took his men and quietly embarked on the way back to Paris ... Before he left, Marin gave 50,000 gold coins boldly, and gave his father-in-law a "pocket" ... In fact, Marin was just investing. If Archbishop Rovere became Pope, the reward for him would be incalculable ... Archbishop Rovere also gave up his plan to rely on France to overthrow Alexander VI. Now, he began to plan. According to Marin, Alexander VI was secretly removed ... But he was arranged to mix with the Holy See and Alexander VI. Need to open many joints. Therefore, the cost is not small. And Marin gave him 50,000 gold coins, which just solved the urgent need ... "I walked away quietly, just as I came quietly ... I waved my sleeves and took away 50,000 gold coins ..." Watching his father-in-law''s team on the road, unconsciously, Marin remembered the old Xu''s poems just changed the ending for the magic ... Chapter 236： Emperors actions Âí¿Ë In Tyrol, Austria, Maximilian I also just finished spring planting in Austria. In order to spring plough, he even suspended the operation to grab the Graub¨¹nden area in Switzerland. I have no reason for it, because spring plowing is too important to the feudal lords. In this era, there are not many industries, and the income of the nobles mainly comes from agricultural taxes and commercial taxes. For Austria, which is underdeveloped and inland, agriculture is crucial. Therefore, even a major event such as Graub¨¹nden must temporarily make way for spring ploughing. Because of entering the Graub¨¹nden, not only the military affairs, but also the farmers. Generally speaking, if the army has more than 5,000 people, it will take a lot of people to transport food and supplies in order to continue fighting. But Marin''s last attempt to conquer East Friesland was an accident, because Marin already had a way to break the city, making the war last a short time. Therefore, there is no need for civil transportation. But if it is a long-term siege, thousands of troops and civilians will need a lot. Moreover, the number of civilian husbands is not less than the number of soldiers. Marlin''s strategy, though, guaranteed that Maximilian I could quickly win over several important cities in the Graub¨¹nden area. However, the emperor could imagine that he would encounter fierce resistance. After all, the customs of Switzerland are fierce. Although after winning several important cities and customs, the emperor will definitely win. But halfway through, it also needs a lot of supplies to deal with the counterattack of the local forces. So, this time, the emperor will not only bring thousands of troops, but also thousands of husbands and animals for transporting goods. However, during spring ploughing, all husbands and cattle must go to the fields to cultivate land. Therefore, if the emperor wanted to act, he must honestly wait for the end of spring ploughing. Unless, he wants famine in Austria after the autumn harvest ... ´º After the end of spring ploughing at the end of April, the emperor can''t wait to start mobilizing soldiers and horsemen to prepare for "entry into Rome" ... »Øµ½ After returning to Austria in January, Maximilian I began to prepare for the layout ... First, the emperor sent a secret ambassador, took 20,000 gold coins to Rome, and bribed Caesar, the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, and disclosed to the other party that he would "pretend to enter Rome" this time, please do not worry and do not act hostile. Although the emperor felt that the emperor was sloppy and gave little money, Caesar Borgia accepted the emperor''s bribe instead of Alexander VI. After all, 20,000 gold coins are not small. For the poor ghost emperor Maximilian I, it was all calculated. Anyway, this time the pope did not lose much, just watch the show. Wait until the emperor stops marching into Rome as promised, and then make a painless statement ... As long as the other party does not really bring troops into Italy, the Holy See does not have to be the enemy ... In addition, the emperor also sent people to carry out extensive publicity in Austria and Switzerland, and even northern Italy ... He is also very tragedy to say, although Maximilian I should be the emperor. However, he has not officially been crowned in Rome. Therefore, he is now officially called "the king of the Roman people" or "King of Germany", not "the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire". Generally speaking, many foreigners consider Maximilian I to be only the "King of Germany", not even the "King of the Roman people". However, in the German region, the emperor was generally recognized as the "king of the Roman people". In addition to the opposition, most Germans also recognized Maximilian I as the Holy Roman Emperor, just a coronation. . Anyway, Maximilian I was going to Rome for a formal coronation. Therefore, most people expressed their understanding that Maximilian I was impatiently waiting to "enter Rome". After all, Maximilian I had been King for 12 years (becoming King of Germany in 1486) and quasi-emperor for 5 years (his father Frederick III died in 1493). Nowadays, it makes sense to be impatient to go to Rome to be crowned. So, like the Graub¨¹nden area, there is no opinion on the emperor''s way to Rome. After all, in the history of Europe, there has not been such a dreadful thing as "fake doom". Therefore, not many people are wary of this. Moreover, if Maximilian I really took the opportunity to capture Graub¨¹nden when he was crossing the border, he would have no face to confuse ... But Graub¨¹nden did not know that behind the emperor, there was a sinister guy like Marin, who gave the emperor a "fake assassination" idea. As long as the emperor was "assassinated" while passing Graubin, then it was reasonable and reasonable for the emperor to grab Graubinden in a rage. After all, no matter who, as long as it is a normal person, was almost killed, there will be thoughts of retaliation. Because the emperor publicly declared that he was going to be crowned in Rome, the German region divided into two very different views: The Yiyi faction was an advocate of the emperor. They believed that the emperor went to Rome to be crowned. Best of all, the emperor brought more soldiers and horses in the past to show the prestige of the Germans. The other faction was the vassals who opposed the emperor. They will not openly oppose the emperor, but generally look at the declining emperor and privately hope that the emperor will run into the wall, and it is best to be crowned and fail. Because if the emperor is crowned successfully, his reputation will be further enhanced, and those vassals will be suppressed. Because the autonomy of the imperial power and the princes is a natural opposition, which is the relationship between them. However, with the exception of the emperor and Marin, as well as a few who knew the emperor''s plan, he never doubted whether the emperor really wanted to go to Rome ... This is also the strength of Marin''s plan. After all, the emperor did have the motive and necessity to go to Rome to be crowned, so that outsiders would not have doubts. So, the target of the plot-the forces of Graub¨¹nden, at this time, the calculation is-to hide the belongings, to prevent the emperor''s army from passing by easily ... ¼Í The military discipline of this era is very poor. The crossing of the army and the locust crossing ~ www.novelhall.com ~ are not too different. Therefore, the Swiss in Graub¨¹nden wanted to prevent their belongings from being discovered by the emperor''s army who passed by. As for more, there is not much thought. When the emperor gathered the army, the Graub¨¹ndens were not nervous at all, they were just worried that the army would easily rob and cross the border. In their opinion, when the emperor''s army passed Graub¨¹nden, everyone collected their belongings and closed the door, and it was almost ... In fact, Maximilian I has always been a cavalier king, known as the "last knight" by future generations. Usually, he is also a very chivalrous person. Therefore, his credibility is still very good. No one expected that he would use an unethical method such as "fake road cutting" to expand the territory. Actually, this is also because Maximilian I was deeply influenced by Marin. By using such a disgraceful method of ambush, Marin had severely damaged the cavalry army led by Charles VIII, and had a great harvest. Even if Marin turned in only half of the booty, the poor Maximilian I gained a lot of wealth, which made him crazy. It was precisely because he saw the means adopted by Marin that, although it did not look very bright, but the benefits were so great that Maximilian I became interested in Marin''s wickedness and was willing to try it. Most importantly, Marin''s intrigues did not damage his name. Because the designed "fake assassination" will throw all the pots to the Graub¨¹nden people. The emperor is still the very graceful king, everything is the fault of Graub¨¹nden ... After seeing that his reputation would not be damaged, but he could easily obtain a large territory and important prospects of important customs, Maximilian I decisively put down his psychological burden and frankly adopted Marin''s strategy and prepared several Months ... Chapter 237： Adas runner rifle When the emperor was almost ready, he sent someone to Orich to inform Marin that he was ready to take the two Mongolian doctors to Switzerland for a "rescue". So Marin began to prepare ... Marin was selecting his men and steeds, and when he was about to leave, Da Vinci, who had been researching a revolver gun in Denberg, suddenly came to Orich ... "Oh, it''s Ada! I haven''t seen you for a long time. How are you recently? By the way, do you still keep that fat girl?" Leonardo rolled his eyes, and Marin didn''t open any pot. As for the fat girl, Da Vinci had been sent away. After all, it was just a prostitute. "Master Baron, I am back this time because I have completed the task you entrusted to me ..." ÈÎÎñ "Task? What task?" Marin didn''t respond. But soon, he was full of surprises: "You mean, your revolver rifle was successfully developed?" àÅ "Huh-that''s of course ..." Da Vinci looked proud. But soon, Marin''s blow came: Ôõô "Why so slow? It''s been a year ..." "Your kid, I thought it would be so easy to develop a machine? It took months to test it alone. During that time, I also blasted a lot of gun barrels. Just the gun barrel selection, I tested for a long time ..." Da Vinci angered No more honorifics. "The barrel is so difficult to develop? Is it safe to be thick?" Marin wondered. "It''s not the trouble you''re looking for? You say this is a cavalry-equipped gun. Naturally, the lighter the better. So, I had to control the thickness of the barrel as much as possible. It''s really troublesome. You asked for a barrel length of 50 cm and the weight of the gun was not enough. More than 3 kg ... If not for your demanding conditions, the musket can be developed in a few months ... " "I forgot to mention these conditions ..." Marin was also a little embarrassed. At the beginning, these conditions were all proposed by Marin in order to form a "black shirt knight". Cavalry uses guns, of course, to pursue portability. Because, "Black Shirt Knight" will bring several of these guns. If they were all that heavy, the warhorses would be too much. In addition, Marin asked Da Vinci to use more powerful granulated black powder. Therefore, if the barrel is thinner, it is easier to blow the barrel. Fortunately, Da Vinci was more cautious. When testing the barrel of the gun, he sent prisoners to test it and did not go to the battlefield in person. But this also led to the bomb test phase, seven or eight criminals were blasted ... However, in the early days, Da Vinci and his artisans used gun barrels made of pig iron and blasted frequently. Later, Marin remembered that he had a team specializing in providing cooked iron ingots to Old John''s cannon workshop. As a result, Marin arranged the team that processed pig iron ingots imported from the UK to process mature iron ingots to provide Da Vinci with wrought iron, which solved the problem of easy barrel explosion. As for the problem of making stainless steel clockwork, it has always been a top issue. Although Marin sent Kohler to Venice to find a supplier of soft manganese ore from Hungary, he has not actually made a purchase. Even if soft manganese ore arrives, Marin cannot immediately produce 65Mn spring steel. That stuff doesn''t happen overnight. Even if Marin knew the composition of this spring steel, he couldn''t figure it out at once. After all, he is not a steel engineer, and he does not know the process of spring steel. It is said that the hardening of spring steel is also very particular. Also divided into water quenching and oil quenching. Hardening now requires hardening chemicals to strengthen the metal. Marin certainly does not have quenching chemicals, do not understand the principle, can only choose between water quenching and oil quenching, or find a balance. This requires the artisans to try it slowly, and God knows when it will be done. Just controlling the manganese content of spring steel has been busy for a long time. So, at this stage, Marin can only choose Da Vinci''s plan-let a few clockwork masters invited and tied from Italy, hand-made steel clockwork. The material of all the clockwork is made by the masters with great efforts and repeated forging with pig iron, and the scrap rate is still very high ... In the end, Da Vinci brought the finished sample gun to Marin, a cost of up to 5 gold coins ... "5 coins?" Marin called in surprise. A gold coin is worth 60 fennies, 5 gold coins, but that is 300 fennies, which is equivalent to 150 days of wages for ordinary people! "This is a cost we have studied for several months before trying to control the cost ..." Da Vinci also felt depressed, small stainless steel clockwork, and the cost of artificial construction was too high. In fact, the cost of stainless steel springs is so high because the people who made them are master craftsmen, ordinary craftsmen, and it is difficult to create qualified steel springs. This job is very level ... But how high are the labor costs of the masters? They spend a lot of time wrought clockwork there, can the cost be reduced? Therefore, the cost of a revolver rifle is as high as 5 gold coins, and the selling price is estimated to reach 10 gold coins ... Marlin was a little dizzy. In his imagination, the black shirt knights had to bring 5 of these revolver guns. Does the cost of 5 gold coins cost 25 gold coins per person? This is still the cost price. Converted into a sale price, each person''s musket is worth 50 gold coins-extravagant! As for the performance of the gun, thanks to the efforts of Ada and several master craftsmen, it is quite good. After all, the original version of the revolver rifle was a steel head rubbing a spring steel sheet. If the steel head is rusted, it may not fire. But Marin asked Da Vinci to directly use the steel base to clamp the vermiculite, and the spring steel plate rubbed the vermiculite. The supply of Mars was very stable and the natural performance was good. In addition, Da Vinci also added a copper shield to the medicine pool outside the fire hole, which can effectively prevent rain. This medicine pool is very similar to the flintlock gun. It is also an iron piece pressed first to prevent the medicine powder from being lost in the bumps. However, when the mainspring of the large musket started to rotate, there would be gears to pull the iron pieces apart, exposing the gunpowder in the pot, waiting for the sparks generated by the steel pieces and vermiculite to sputter into it, thereby igniting the pot and passing through the fire hole. Ignite the charge in the barrel ... Because of the copper cover, as long as the charge is not affected by the moisture, even if it rains, the gun can shoot freely ... After all, Da Vinci was a rigorous scientist. When the gun was delivered to Marin, it had been tested for several months, and there were almost no dangerous situations such as bombing. Moreover, because of the use of granular powder, even a short gun, the effective range of this gun has reached 50 meters, instead of the 20-step (30 meters) used by the black shirt knights in history ... After all, The black shirt knights in history used powder powder that was much less powerful. And Marin used black knights, all of which are powder processed powder, the power is very different. The is like an early musket, with an effective range of less than 100 yards. However, during the battle period, because the gunpowder was fully granulated, and it was all processed, the effective range reached more than 200 meters. Of course, this effective range refers to the effective killing distance, not the distance that can be aimed. Because of the bullet of the musket, as long as it exceeds 100 meters ~ www.novelhall.com ~, it will fly in the sky. Those who were targeted by the musket at 100 meters away were unlucky guys with bad luck, and they should have hit it ... If you use powder powder, Marin tested, the effective range is indeed 30 meters (20 steps). Even so, it is enough. Because, the main targets of the black shirt knights are the heavy armored knights who have difficulty in moving, or the spearmen who line up the square. After all, both types of arms run slowly and stand as targets. Even if you want to chase, the black shirt knights are lightly loaded (relative to the plate armor knight), even if they chase, the plate armor knight can not catch up. Those spear infantry could not even catch up. The black shirt knights, however, could face the plate knights and calmly shoot the 30-gram pellets of the five refilled muskets in their hands and shoot them at the bulky plate knights. You can even escape while shooting back. Mongolian bow cavalry may need very good archery skills to play the "Mangu ´õ" tactics. But the black shirt knight played this trick, but the requirements were not so high. Because, to return to shooting the plate armor knight, as long as the aim is accurate, it does not need too much pull or something, it is most affected by the recoil of the ignition gun, but it can also bear it. Unlike the Mongolian archers, they require hundreds of pounds of pulling force to open the bowstring, which is very demanding. When the black shirt knight first came out, he relied on the insignificant tactics to directly abuse the French knight into a dog and attacked when it rained. After the French had suffered a big loss, the best countermeasure they could think of was to hire the German black shirt knight to fight against ... Fiddled with the revolver rifle in his hand, Marin can already foresee the future of using black shirt knights to abuse the French plate knights. However, thinking of the anger and possible revenge of the French afterwards, Marin shivered again, and his heart was very contradictory ... Chapter 238： Gun Control Act Da Vinci came to Orich this time and brought a total of 20 finished guns. Because these guns have a barrel length of 50 cm, they can no longer be counted as pistols, but belong to the carbines between rifles and pistols. Moreover, because of the long length of this revolver, it is not convenient to shoot with one hand. Therefore, two-handed shooting is required. Fortunately, there is a wooden support under the barrel, so it won''t burn the shooter because the barrel is hot. The entire runner fired the carbine, and the total weight was exactly 3 kilograms, exactly the same as Marin''s original target for Da Vinci. In addition, Da Vinci also specially made a short version of the pistol for Marin, which has the same structure, but the barrel is much shorter, similar to the later flintlock pistol, and can be easily hidden in the robe. Seeing this pistol, Marin''s mouth drew straight. Because this kind of short gun is definitely an assassination tool ... After testing, this revolver lighter pistol has an effective range of 20 yards using powder powder. With granular powder, the effective range is directly 30 meters. It is definitely a weapon for assassins to assassinate nobles. Suddenly, Marin felt full of malice from this musket-if there were two such guns hidden in the assassin''s robe, and within 20 yards of himself, he fired his gun ... Marin could already imagine himself The scene of blood falling to the ground ... The next day, Marin suddenly issued a new decree-"Gun Control Act": All subjects in East Frisian, except professional musketeers, who own a musket must obtain permission from the royal family. If you have a gun in private, you will be arrested and jailed. If the possession of firearms in the city of Orihi is sentenced to at least 10 years, the severe one will be executed directly ... Civilians are only allowed to use muskets and rifles, even if they need to hunt, and must not be brought into Orich ... Even if outsiders enter Orich, the carrying of the musket must be registered and strictly controlled. Only national envoys have immunity. But the ambassador''s guard, the musket, must also be kept by the soldiers of East Frisian Land before entering the city, and can only be returned when leaving the city ... Uh ... The entire nation was surprised by Marin''s inexplicable order, because in this era, the entire East Frisian Land, and even the Marin army, used muskets. Others, no one used a musket at all. Therefore, this order issued by Marin is not targeted ... But when Marin showed the new musket on the school yard next to the palace, the officers present knew what Marin was worried about ... I saw Marin suddenly pull out two delicate revolver pistols from the sleeves of the wide silk robe. "Pop-pap-" hit the humanoid target at 10 meters directly and hit Sawdust flies ... Everyone was frightened by Marin''s sudden action, because in the eyes of everyone, the rifle is the representative of the rifle. Generally, if you want to shoot with a musket, you must first ignite the musket. Most of the musket is wrapped around the left arm, only the front part is clamped on the fixture of the musket. Each time the gunpowder is loaded, the fire rope must be removed from the fixture to facilitate loading of the ammunition, which is very troublesome. Generally speaking, even if a fire rope gun is well-loaded, if you want to shoot, you must first troublesomely place the fire rope, clamp the fixture, and prepare a set of work, not to mention dozens of seconds. But, just now they saw with their own eyes that Marin suddenly pulled out two muskets without using a fire rope, and completed the shooting directly ... These short guns are not absent from the firearms these days. However, the rifle pistol, like to use, is just as troublesome. And because there is only one fire rope, two cannot be operated. Therefore, even if using a rifle pistol, only one can be used. But Marin just opened the bow from left to right. Everyone does not quite understand Marin''s intentions, and shows off marksmanship in front of them? It doesn''t seem to be like this ... Even the smartest knights such as Schwartz, Fronzberg, etc., do not understand a little, but vaguely feel that they are about to think ... ´ó¼Ò "Everyone thinks, if an assassin uses this new style of musket and suddenly gives you two of these, can you escape?" Marin didn''t go around and opened the door directly ... ´ó²¿·Ö Most of the people at the scene, especially those trainee knights, all fought a cold war ... Schwartz and others understand that such a short distance and such a fast musket shooting, they want to escape, it is absolutely difficult ... "No wonder Lord Earl would have issued such a strange order before, it turned out that he was afraid of being assassinated ..." Franzberg suddenly realized ... Schwartz immediately choked his arm to keep him from talking. Speak up to your face, don''t you hit Marin? As one of Marin''s earliest attendants, Schwartz knew that his young master was a little bit face-friendly. He said in the face that he was afraid of death. Frentzberg is clever but clever, but it''s a little worse. Sometimes, the words are not covered. Of course, this is also a common problem of the Cavaliers. After all, they are not politicians and sometimes too lazy to use their brains. "George, you are right, I am afraid of being assassinated. And, I am also worried that you will be assassinated!" Marin did not avoid the topic, but spoke frankly. "Uh ..." Everyone was a little embarrassed, especially Franz Berg. "Think about it. Although your martial arts are good, in the face of the shooting speed of my shooting speed just now, are you confident that you can escape the assassination?" Everyone thought for a while and shook their heads ... The knights are strong men with great strength, but generally not very flexible. Only those assassins can train more agilely. Faced with the speed of Marin''s left and right bows, the Cavaliers are really difficult to avoid. "I know that everyone is a warrior, and they are not afraid of death. But death is also about the law of death. For the Cavaliers, if they die on the battlefield, it is glory. But if they die in conspiracy and assassination, they die. It''s too wrong to keep even a glory ... " Everyone nodded and felt indifferent ... "Master, in this case, you keep the secret of the musket you just used, wouldn''t it be great? No one can use such a musket without a fire rope, and there is no such danger!" A knight officer suggested Road. This proposal was also endorsed by many of the officers present. "Well said, Neil. But, have you thought about it, this kind of musket, since we can make it, those high-level artisans in Italy and southern Germany cannot make it? So ~ www.novelhall.com ~ this The gun will definitely appear, we can''t stop it! " In the original history, this gun appeared after more than ten years, and Marin just made this clockwork gun more than ten years in advance. Everyone stopped talking. Marin was right. There are many high-level artisans in Italy and southern Germany. It is not surprising that they developed such muskets that do not require a fire rope. Therefore, rather than preventing Marin from taking out this new musket, it is better to ban civilians from owning it. In this way, their safety can be more guaranteed. Not only did the officers think so, but even Jeffrey and Heidel, who were watching the lively side, also began to support Marin''s previously issued "Gun Control Act." Especially for the control of short guns, Jeffrey and Heidel and others have attached great importance. Prior to that, although Jeffrey issued the "Gun Control Act" in cooperation with Marin, he actually disagreed. Because he thought Marin was too trivial. But when Marin was on campus, in the presence of many officers and civilians in East Frisian, he performed a general double-gun shooting in a sneak attack, and everyone was worried that he would become the unlucky "humanoid target". So, Jeffrey and other civilian officials secretly made up their minds and must make great efforts to strictly implement the "Gun Control Act." Because the implementation of this decree is even more beneficial to these civilians. The assassin was assassinated, and he had good skills, and might avoid it. If the civilian officer is assassinated, he may not be able to escape and hang directly on the spot ... For their own safety, Jeffrey and other civilian officials paid more attention to the "Gun Control Act", and supervised it very strictly ... Because of this, East Frisian had almost never been assassinated by assassins using short guns. In the rest of the European continent, a lot of assassins were killed by assassins using short guns ... Chapter 239： Form Black Knight After talking with the officers and nobles present at the scene, Marin began to talk about another important topic. That''s it-pick the black shirt knight ... Marin took out a carbine version of the clockwork rifle, stepped on the war horse, and demonstrated it to everyone. I saw Marin stepping on his war horse Carr, with a leather bag hanging on each side of Carr''s neck, three carbines on the right, and two on the left ... After riding on the horse, after a brief acceleration, Marinzema pulled out a loaded clockwork carbine from the leather bag on the right, holding the gun with both hands. At 30 meters, he opened the humanoid target in front. A shot ... But, it''s embarrassing-Marin missed the shot ... Marin hurriedly controlled War Makar, came a half round, returned to the original place, and speeded up the horse again. This time, Marin was more cautious and did not dare to show off. Instead, he fired at 20 meters from the humanoid target. This time, I finally hit the target ... Then, Marin, who was interested, quickly changed his gun and continued to shoot the humanoid target during the semi-circular movement. Of the 4 shots, two were shot ... Everyone didn''t understand what Marin wanted to express, and Marin was also very embarrassed¡ªbecause of his poor shooting skills, he didn''t express what he wanted to express. So, Marin waved his hand, calling His Majesty Steindorff, Captain of the First Front Musketeers: "Boren, go and show it, like I did just now!" "Yes, sir!" Steindorfer, Captain of the Musket Company, went to the stables and took out a more tame warhorse. And Marin''s guards also packed all five carbines and tied them with leather bags to the sides of the horse''s neck. Ì© Steindorfer did not fire immediately after entering the horse, but very cautiously first accelerated three times from Marin''s firing position, and withdrew the carbine three times, aimed at the humanoid target, but did not fire. After three trials, Steindorfer reassured himself to speed up the horse with confidence. At 30 meters, Steindorfer decisively pulled out a loaded carbine and pulled the trigger ... "Smack--" Steindorfer hit the target on the first shot, and at a distance of 30 meters. Marin is 4 in 2 at 20 meters, which is far behind Steindorf. Moreover, Steindorff''s shot hit the heart of the humanoid target directly, which was very "lethal". After Steindorfer finished playing, he realized that he seemed to compare the Earl to him. Therefore, he glanced at Marin nervously, for fear that Marin was dissatisfied with him, but Marin did not have any special expression. In fact, during the charge, Steindorff could fire two more shots within 10 meters from 30 meters to 20 meters. But in order not to embarrass Marin, Steindorfer fired another shot when he reached 20 meters, but deliberately missed. Marin also saw Steindorf''s thoughts, he sang: "Boron, don''t worry, come up with your best!" After hearing from Steindorf, he also let go of his psychological burden. During the second round of charge, the first shot was released from 30 meters, and then, from a distance of 30 meters to 20 meters, another shot was fired to complete two shots. In fact, when the war horse accelerates, the distance between 30 meters and 20 meters is only about one second. In this short time and short distance, Steindorf can shoot two guns, and is definitely a master of drawing guns quickly. Some are similar to those of 19th century western cowboys. After all, in a second, the average person is enough to pull out another gun. But Steindorfer not only put the fired gun back into the leather bag, but also pulled out another gun and completed the aiming shot. It can be seen that this person''s reaction speed and firing were very amazing. Moreover, these two shots were all on target ... During the "semi-rotating" movement at 20 meters, Steindorff fired two more shots, and all of them hit the target. You know, this semi-round manoeuvre is a semi-circular orbit, turning back, not a slash forward. Otherwise, Steindorff can shoot all five shots. Marin can also be determined this time, in a semi-round maneuver, if the speed is relatively fast, the average person hits a maximum of 4 shots. If the horse is slower, it may be able to hit 5 shots. No wonder those regular black shirt knights are generally equipped with 5 clockwork rifles. And those irregular black shirt knight mercenaries, simply bring only three. Because, with too many belts, they have no time to shoot. Some black-shirted knights with general shooting skills can only shoot 3 shots in the "semi-rotating movement". Only the well-formed black shirt knights of the black shirt knights can form a four or five shots in the semi-circular movement. In fact, Steindorfer can shoot 5 shots. However, he is also the first to perform a semi-rotating horseback ride. When he turned around, he was not very comfortable with turning his head and shooting after turning his gun. Therefore, he only fired 4 shots during a high-speed half round. But as long as you get used to it, shooting 5 shots is not a problem at all. Seeing this, everyone still does not quite understand what Marin meant. Therefore, Marin explained the idea of ??forming a black shirt knight and the tactics of the black shirt knight to everyone: Specifically, Marin intends to form a cavalry of horsemen. The tactics used by the Black Shirt Cavaliers are called "semi-rotational tactics". The content of its tactics is-- When facing the enemy''s plate knight formation or the infantry side without muskets and crossbows, the black shirt knight squadron of about three hundred or four hundred people lined up in twenty or thirty rows, each row also being twenty or thirty men. After the battle started, the first twenty or thirty black shirt knights in the front row started to accelerate first. They pulled out the first carbine and aimed forward in a flat manner. After entering the maximum aimable range of 30 meters, the first shot was fired. Then, quickly threw the fired gun into an empty third leather bag, and then quickly pulled out another filled carbine to fight for another shot at a distance of about 30 to 20 meters. Then, at a distance of 20 meters, the black shirt knights in the first row, with the middle as the dividing line, were semicircular in shape, and began to move to the left and right sides. The ultimate goal is to get out of a semicircular shape and return to the side of the front . This move is also called a "semi-circular" move. Because when the war horse is running, it is impossible to turn after an emergency stop. Therefore, they turn around and generally come out of a semi-circular shape, so they are called "semi-circular." When the soldiers in the first row have ¡°semi-rotated¡± to leave the front, the black shirt knights in the second row have already begun to prepare, and before the first row has turned, they begin to accelerate slowly. When the first row leaves, After the front, the second row of black shirt knights arrived at the first shooting position at 30 meters and collectively released the first shot ... then the second shot, the third shot ... usually a minimum of three shots, a maximum of five or six shots ... Moreover, these black shirt knights, for the aim, are actually not too big, as long as it is guaranteed to raise the muzzle forward. Because, the opponent must be intensive. As long as you shoot forward, you can always hit a bad guy ... Twenty and thirty rows of black shirt knights took turns to shoot down, and the first few rows of the opponent were enough to be beaten. Then, the black shirt knights, collectively transferred, instead of facing the enemy, they ran to the distance to reload ... Wait for the bombs to be loaded, these black shirt knights will appear in front of you shamelessly, once again rushing forward to shoot, and once again put down your rows of troops ... In such a situation, infantry without long-range weapons are basically crushed and cannot be counterattacked. And plate armor knights generally rise up and chase, trying to pick out the shameless people in front of them. But it was useless. The black shirt knights saw the plate knights rushing up and generally chose to escape. But it''s not just escape. When people escape, they will go back and give you a shot ... After waiting a few minutes for the plate knight to charge, the horse was tired and couldn''t run. Those black shirt knights will run away. After loading 5 carbines at a leisurely pace, they will run over and shoot the resting plate knights ... I have to say that the plate knight is a cup, the plate knight is very hard, very suitable for charge. However, due to the heavy load, the plate knight can only rush for a few rounds, and then take a long rest. Not cavalier tired, but war horse tired. A knight is usually a tall man with a weight of one hundred and several tens of kilograms. Adding dozens of pounds of plate armor and the same dozens of pounds of horse armor, the total load is up to two or three hundred pounds. Carrying a weight of two or three hundred pounds, a war horse can only charge a few rounds. Even good war horses rush for a few minutes at most. Then, take a long break. And the knights who backed after the charge often had to help the horses to rest with the help of the knight''s servants. If you don''t dismount, continue to let the war horse weigh two or three hundred pounds, the war horse will be exhausted. Black and white knight horses are rarely equipped with horse armor for flexibility. The black shirt knight itself is also equipped with light armor. The reason for this is to facilitate running. When the plate knight chased down, the black shirt knight could easily slip away, making the plate knight unable to catch up. After the plate knight is exhausted and the black shirt knight is reloaded with the musket, he can use the resting plate knight as a live target ... Uh ... Marin explained the tactics of the black-shirted knights in that eyebrows. Steindorfer and other civilian-born officers were okay, but the riders of the Knights'' family such as Frentzberger frowned ... They believe that this tactic invented by Marin is too shameless and does not fit the Cavaliers'' upright fighting style, but because Marin is the boss and they are employees, it is not easy to refute in person. When Marin proposed that one of the officers present should be selected as the leader of the black shirt knight, all officers from the knight family chose to decline ... Marin frowned and felt unhappy. However, considering the bad temper of the Cavaliers in this era, I did not force it. In the end, he set his sights on Boren Steindorf, who is highly skilled in riding and shooting, and was good at directing the Musketeers ... "Boron, how do you come here, Master?" Steindorfer was taken aback. Originally, Marin wanted to form a "black shirt knight", and he had no idea. Because, although he can ride and shoot, but he is of civilian origin. Moreover, Marin paid more attention to the educated knights from the Cavaliers family, and he could see that. He originally thought that the knight in black shirt had nothing to do with himself. But I did not expect that the officers of the knight family who were present refused to be commanders of the black shirt knight. So, this pie hit him on the head. You know, Marin made it clear that the size of the black shirt knight is about four or five hundred. Became the leader of the Black Shirt Knight, which is equivalent to a level with the square. Under normal circumstances, officers at this level must be those of the Knight family. I didn''t expect that the Cavaliers were unwilling. So Marin had to choose Steindorf ... In fact, Steindorfer was also from the Cavaliers family. However, the ancestor of their family, the younger son of the Knight family, has long left the family and became a civilian. Therefore, after several generations, Steindorfer was already a civilian, only retaining the surnames left by the Cavaliers. In addition, Steindorfer did not receive a very good education when he was a child. He only read a church school for one year. Later, because of difficulties at home, he could not afford to read books and went straight to work. For this reason, Steindorff has no culture and can only write his own name and recognize few words. And Marin has cultural requirements for mid-level officers. Even if Kahn, Sauer and other cronies, Marin took time to force them to go to school. In fact, Steindorfer also wanted to study and study, but he was not Marin''s close friend, and Marin never wanted to find a teacher to open a small stove for him. Therefore, he has never had a chance to get ahead. It is a good luck to be the captain of the first-party musket company. Because, Cavaliers do not know how to shoot ... Only this time, he was even more fortunate. Directly because he had no competitors, he was appointed by the Marlins to be the commander of the Black Shirt Cavaliers, and became a mid-level officer with the ranks ... After a while, Marin made a selection in the army to select the black shirt knight. Because pay attention to speed and flexibility, and the requirements for immediate martial arts are very low. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on horses ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin asked to select those soldiers who are not tall and heavy. Of course, the shooting talent is good enough. After all, in addition to carrying people, war horses also need to carry 5 carbines and weigh 15 kilograms. Choose a lighter, shorter warrior and save 15 kg of weight at once. The black knights are mainly shooting and using a saber to chase down enemy enemies. Therefore, the requirement for frontal rigidity is low. Those soldiers who are thin and not strong in martial arts can also be selected. Of course, it should not be too weak, at least riding is better, and you can also make corresponding tactical moves on horseback. When chasing down the smashed soldiers, physical strength must also keep up. Fortunately, horse farming is popular in Europe. Many civilians have been serving horses since childhood and are no strangers to riding. It was therefore much easier to select cavalry in Europe than in ancient China. In this way, in the army, Marin took the lead in selecting 200 warriors who were not heavy and about 1.17 meters tall, and formed the first "Black Knight." To Marin''s surprise, most of these 200 people came from the four square array of musketeers. Because the musketeers have the most talent for the use of carbines, and they are easy to use. In addition, many people have ride horses since childhood and are no strangers to equestrianism. As a result, the Musketeers had an advantage when selecting. Of the 200, 140 were former Musketeers. In this way, Ma Lin''s first batch of 200 "Black Shirt Knights" officially appeared. Because it is a brand-new army, Marin also has only theoretical support. Therefore, Steindorf and the Knights in Black Shirts need to explore by themselves for specific training and combat methods. But anyway, they are not fumbled. After all, there are still materials from Marin''s previous life that appear online as theoretical support. With direction, everything is easy to say ... Chapter 240： Big show opening ³õ In early May, Maximilian I gathered 12,000 troops in Innsbruck, the capital of the Principality of Tyrol, where he lived. After formally taking the oath, he made a banner and formally began to "enter Rome." According to the method previously discussed with Marin, the army went slowly after leaving the city of Innsbruck. Along the way, when encountering a town, the emperor would invite the local nobles to come and eat a special "pepper feast". It is all kinds of barbecue, so that the nobles can eat it with pepper. In front of each aristocracy, there is a plate filled with pepper powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder ... It was enough for the emperor to drink a pot of tea, just for the expenditure of spices. Fortunately, because Marin helped the emperor earn more than one million gold coins a few years ago, he still has a little balance. In addition, the Duke of Saxony also gave 300,000 gold coins to the emperor in order to obtain Friesland. Therefore, the emperor could still get his hands on this spice money. From Innsbruck, it was many days in Tyrol alone. However, this is a foreplay and is necessary. Because the emperor needed time to let the people of the Graub¨¹nden area of ??Switzerland know their "luxury" name. At that time, when he feasted in Switzerland, no one would come because of fear. Moreover, the Mistaire Valley is actually southeast of the Graub¨¹nden region. If the emperor really went to Italy all of a sudden, he could not "pass" Chur, the capital of the Graub¨¹nden region to the northwest. But this is not a problem. Marin''s previous idea for the emperor included this. The emperor could call the northwest direction of the Swabian League for the lack of troops, and then go to the Swabian area on the grounds of borrowing troops. The conflict between the Swabian region and Zurich also entered a truce in the spring. Because Zurich people and Shiva themselves have to be busy spring ploughing ... At this moment, everyone has just finished spring ploughing and has not yet resumed war. In fact, even if the emperor went to the Swabian League, he could not borrow any soldiers. Because the Swabian Alliance is still preparing to continue fighting with Zurich. The intention of the emperor was not to borrow troops, but to "borrow the way." Only in this way did the emperor have an excuse to "pass by" the northern region of Graub¨¹nden ... The emperor pour money all the way to dinner, and after arriving in the Swabian area, he did not borrow many soldiers. The Swabian League was tight because of the fighting, but in order to give the emperor face, the entire alliance only collected 1,000 old, weak, and sick, and gave it to the emperor to decorate the facade. The emperor was very helpless and had to go south, but at this time, the emperor''s army was already north of Chur, the capital of Graubingen, and it was taken for granted that he went south through Chur. However, in order to act like a little, the emperor also sent forwards specially, and headed southward in advance to the direction of the Mistel Valley, as if "hitting forward." At the same time, the emperor continued to feast on the nobles along the way. Not only that, the emperor also sent a letter to Chur, asking the locals to gather some people to help him "strengthen". After all, "marching into Rome" is a political gamble and requires enough troops to support the scene. The emperor was also a brilliant politician. This was not included in Marin''s previous plans, but the emperor temporarily played with it. At that time, when the emperor''s army arrived outside the city of Chur, he could use the "borrowing soldiers" as an excuse to invite local nobles to come and discuss major events ... Because the emperor''s momentum was so great this time, he did not borrow any soldiers from the Swabian League, and it spread throughout Switzerland. The Swiss did not even realize that the emperor deliberately shamed ... Although it was really shame to borrow only 1,000 old, weak and sick, but by this "borrowing", the emperor successfully pulled the army to the direction of the Graub¨¹nden capital, which facilitated the emperor to go south and "just pass" Chur . And appropriate "humiliation" can also make Swiss more alert ... Sure enough, most of the Swiss who did not deal with the emperor were discussing the ridiculous failure of Maximilian I ¡¯s troop loss, but none found that the real purpose of Maximilian I was not to go to Rome, but to Chur ... ... Moreover, the emperor publicly stated that he would borrow soldiers from the Graub¨¹nden. Everyone thinks that the emperor may be planting this time. Because of the 12,000 troops (not counting the husband) plus a thousand old and sick, it is not enough to enter Rome. Because these years, the war in Italy, only 12,000 people is not enough. This is not the early Middle Ages. Ten thousand people were enough to "march into Rome". Like Conrad, son of the Hohenstaufen empire Conrad IV, became King of Germany, because he brought only 7,000 people into Rome, he was defeated by Charlie Anjo, and he was also cut off, causing Hohens The Tao Fen dynasty was extinct, and even the Swabian Principality died out. Because of socio-economic development, monarchs of various countries can support more soldiers and horses than in the early Middle Ages. Therefore, the emperor took only 13,000 people to Italy, which was actually very dangerous. Besides, as long as the Pope "invites" the French to "help fist", the emperor can easily be defeated. Because the French now send 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers at every turn. I must know that it was the French who defeated Conradin, who brought 7,000 people, to Charlie, Earl of Anjou, France, and the younger brother of King Louis IX of France. Many people are discussing whether Maximilian I will go south to Rome this time, and whether the French will send troops to stop it. Also, if Maximilian I was defeated and caught by Louis XII, would he beheaded like the young King Conradin ... Maximilian I was very depressed when he heard these remarks. Because the outside world is not optimistic that he took 13,000 people to dare to "brave into Italy" behavior. Even compare him to the most unfortunate Conradin. But while he is depressed ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is also very happy. Everyone is discussing hotly whether he will fail in Italy again, and no one realizes whether he will occupy Graub¨¹nden ... In order to make the world more relaxed, Maximilian I even sent his people to preach everywhere, saying that Maximilian I went to Italy to be extremely dangerous and attracted the attention of the people. At the same time, in Paris, France, Louis XII also heard that Maximilian I was about to enter Rome and wanted to be officially crowned emperor. Louis twelve suddenly couldn''t sit still. At the moment, Maximilian I was only the King of Germany, and was equal to the King of France. If Maximilian I did go to Rome to be crowned, then his French king, nominally, would dwarf Maximilian I. After all, after the coronation of Rome, Maximilian I became "the emperor of the Roman people". The Roman Empire in this traditional sense also includes the French region. Because the early Holy Roman Emperor was actually the Emperor of the Charlemagne Empire. France is just the western part of the Charlemagne Empire. In addition, Louis XII has the intention to seize the Duchy of Milan. So, Louis XII, regardless of the willingness of Alexander VI, simply pulled out the banner of "Supporting the Holy See" in Paris and sent troops south to Italy ... However, Louis XII brought a full army of 20,000, and there were 10,000 heavy cavalry alone. The other 10,000 are ferocious Swiss mercenaries ... I really want Louis XII to meet the emperor, and the emperor may really be defeated like the unlucky child Conradin. But unfortunately, the emperor did not want to go to Rome or enter Italy at all. He just wanted to capture Graub¨¹nden. Therefore, the good show that the kings of Germany and France are expecting from the outsiders will not happen ... Chapter 241： Assassination farce The Emperor Puppet led the army all the way south, stopped and stopped, held banquets everywhere, and the cost was as ordinary as water, which made everyone very surprised. You know, Maximilian I was the famous poor ghost emperor, when did he become so generous? In the middle of the journey, the emperor entertained the nobles along the way, and enthusiastically invited them to take their personal soldiers to follow them southward. At this time, everyone "suddenly realized"-it turned out that Maximilian I was to win more thugs. Is this reasonable? Regardless, the Swiss region is still nominally in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, and has not actually become independent, let alone nominally. Therefore, the emperor invited guests, and many aristocrats along the way were still willing to give face to eat and drink. Anyway, he didn''t eat the emperor, so he must lead soldiers to support him. Only some small nobles could not help the emperor''s short promises, such as raising the title or something, and taking people to join the emperor''s army. When I walked near Chur, the capital of Graub¨¹nden, there were already dozens of little nobles along the way, with thousands of personal soldiers, and joined the emperor''s team. In fact, the real purpose of the emperor was not to bring these people to Rome, but to ask them to help manage Graub¨¹nden in the future. After all, this group of people are earth snakes. As far as they are familiar with Graub¨¹nden, the emperor can''t catch up with them. With their cooperation, after the Emperor''s occupation of Graub¨¹nden, the local control could be stronger. And this time, most of them who are willing to lead soldiers to follow the emperor are little nobles who are not well mixed locally. These people in Graub¨¹nden were squeezed out by those powerful forces, and there was almost no room for ascent. Therefore, they decided to take a gamble and follow the emperor to Italy for a better name. The situation in the Graub¨¹nden area is very complicated. The place closest to the Tyrol region in Austria controlled by the Habsburgs has been penetrated by many places in the east. These little aristocrats who were willing to follow the emperor believed that the Hapsburg family would certainly have a great deal of prestige as the emperor was crowned in Rome. In the future, Graub¨¹nden will definitely be annexed. Therefore, if you turn to the emperor as early as possible, you can also make a contribution. Later, when the emperor took control of Graub¨¹nden, he could also get a good position himself. Of course, there are people who are not optimistic about the emperor, naturally they do not follow the emperor''s team. Moreover, there are more people who are not optimistic about the emperor than they are. In addition, there are many who are watching. Near the Chur, the emperor invited the representatives of the three most representative alliances in the Graub¨¹nden region of Chur, the House of God, the Gray Alliance, and the Ten Jurisdictions, to Habsburg, outside At the family barracks, we went to a banquet and discussed the issue of "borrowing soldiers" by the way. However, the emperor''s army stationed outside the city caused panic among all parties in Chur. So, the first invitation from the emperor, no one dared to come ... In desperation, the emperor launched a backup plan, personally took dozens of knights into the city, visited Bishop Graub¨¹nden in Chur, and many high-level leaders of the three major alliances. I saw that the emperor came to invite him personally, so he was relieved. In their opinion, the emperor personally approached the door, proving that the emperor really valued the march to Rome. This also proves that the emperor did not temporarily threaten the Graub¨¹nden area. Moreover, the emperor came to the door personally to invite you, if you don''t go, that is not to give face. Without giving face, the emperor''s army is just outside the city, and maybe he will give him an excuse to attack the city. So, the top leaders of the three alliances went out of town and rushed to the town where the emperor''s barracks was located ... The beginning of the banquet was peaceful. Maximilian I personally poured wine for some of the leaders of the three alliances, and enthusiastically advised him to eat and drink. Even if it is not dealt with in private, on the surface, there must be a harmonious look between these nobles. However, they did not find that the emperor quietly sent several professional assassins of the Hapsburg family to put on aristocratic clothing and mix them with the local guests in Graub¨¹nden ... I waited for everyone to drink, and the emperor thought he could do it. So, the emperor nodded towards the assassin leader ... The Assassin leader is a Tyrolean, but also speaks the dialects of the Graub¨¹nden region. The Graubinden local "nobleman" played by the assassin leader suddenly suddenly slammed the glass in his hand and fell to the ground, attracting everyone''s attention: "Special, what rotten wine? The emperor, just use this rotten wine to entertain us? Still looking to borrow from us?" The assassin leader had a fake beard on his face, and probably "drank too much wine" at this time, some It was circulated by the beard, and everyone could not recognize who he was. And, at this moment, everyone is drinking almost, many people are drunk and even more recognizable ... For the sudden assassin leader suddenly soaring, everyone is a little bit sloppy ... Suddenly, the assassin leader shouted: "Hill the Habsburgs, long live Graub¨¹nden!" Then, the assassin leader pulled out a dagger and rushed towards Maximilian I ... The people who were present immediately fry the pan¡ªNima, they witnessed an assassination against the emperor ... so, the scene became a little chaotic in an instant ... The two guards guarding the emperor seemed to have been "scared", but "had no time" to respond, watching the assassin pounce on the emperor, watching the assassin''s dagger, and piercing the emperor''s Left chest ... In fact, the emperor had already prepared, and he wore a layer of plate armor in his clothes. The position of the left chest of the plate was tied with a pig urinary bubble, which was filled with pig blood ... The assassin''s dagger was accurately stuck on the pig''s urine bubble, making a "·¢³ö" sound. It sounded as if the dagger was in the emperor''s body ... Then the emperor''s robe was covered with blood ... Originally, the play was successful. However, among the guests, there were even drunk young people who were flickered by the assassins and rushed into their heads, even trying to assassinate them ... The assassin arranged by the emperor had just pulled out the dagger from the pig''s urine, and the emperor was still pretending to be carrying it. A young drunk aristocrat from the Alliance of the House of God even cut it with a knife ... It stands to reason that this guest should not have entered the field with a weapon. However, this guy is a knife-loving man, hiding the short knife in his boots, and the emperor''s guard did not find it. At this moment, the guy who drank too much, even pulled a short knife from his boots to "assist" ... The two emperor guards did not respond this time. Gang Cai patronized the assassin show and forgot to pay attention to others ... So ~ www.novelhall.com ~ When the assassin arranged by the emperor backed off, the drunk young aristocrat''s knife was also cut, just on the emperor''s left arm ... The emperor was miserable again, but the misery just now was pretending, not severe enough. This time it was true, the pain was miserable, severe enough ... The emperor''s two guards finally reacted, pulled out a one-handed sword, quickly repelled the drunk young man, and subdued him. The assassins arranged by the emperor escaped "without chaos." However, his escape route was designed long ago, and the emperor guards on the road were already ordered to release the assassins arranged by the emperor. Then, the local young aristocrat who left the emperor with the unconscious head "following the stream" left ... The emperor puppet was covering his left arm at this moment, and was sore in pain that he yelled a few times. However, I was very happy to see the funny young aristocrat who jumped out. Because the assassin he arranged before was to run away, otherwise the pair would be exposed. But if this is the case, without the witness, the emperor cannot determine that the local nobles were going to assassinate him. This aggression that Xun Ke jumped out gave the emperor the best excuse. Because he is a member of the House of God Alliance, it is simply the best excuse for the emperor! So, while holding back the pain in the left arm, the emperor was cheering. But the situation of the emperor looks weird¡ª From the outsider''s point of view, the emperor had one stroke in each of his left chest and left arm. But why did Maximilian I only call with his left arm? Does the "fatal injury" of the left chest not hurt the left arm? Fortunately, this scene did not last long, and Maximilian I was carried away by a stretcher that was already prepared. Next, we will enter the "pretend death" phase of the emperor ... Chapter 242： Go south to "rescue" When Maximilian I was ready, he also informed Marin. In early May, when Maximilian I sent troops from Innsbruck, Marin also took 300 cavalry south to prepare for a "rescue." Of course, on the surface, Marin was not going to "rescue the driver", but in response to the emperor''s call, he fled to the emperor and went into Rome with the emperor. If you really want to accompany the emperor to fight, Marin can send an infantry square, which is worthy of the emperor. Because he is only the earl of the little country, and in addition to guarding against neighboring countries, naturally he cannot use the main force. However, the infantry formation was too slow to move, and this time Marin knew that he was not going to fight. Therefore, he simply took 300 cavalry south. 300 cavalry, in terms of function, is no smaller than an infantry square. Moreover, 200 of these 300 cavalry are the "black shirt knights" newly formed by Marin. The reason Marin took them this time was to train soldiers by the way. Because the black shirt knight has just been formed and lacks training. It''s not that these people have no combat literacy. After all, these people are also selected from the army, and most of them were also musketeers. However, running and shooting immediately, and keeping the formation running out of a half round, it really needs more practice. So, along the way, Marin marched and supervised the black shirt knights to practice shooting and running half rounds. However, because the number of clockwork rifles provided by Da Vinci was really limited, the second batch only shipped 30. Therefore, the black shirt knights now have a total of 50 carbines, only enough to equip 10 people. This is also no way, it is very time-consuming to create a stainless steel spring. Therefore, Da Vinci and several master craftsmen can make 50 clockwork carbines, which is quite good. If you want to expand production, you have no choice. And Da Vinci had proposed to hire more craftsmen who are good at clockwork to participate in the manufacture of clockwork rifles. But Marin initially disagreed, because the hired artisans easily leaked secrets. These few Italian master watchmakers hired by Marin made Marin very uneasy, and sent spies to watch every day, fearing that they would leak secrets. It would be too late to hire more artisans. If you want to be safe, it is better to use a craftsman from serf. They are serfs in their identities. They are not allowed to leave casually, and they are better controlled. Unlike those original craftsmen, they are all middle class in the city. They even have the right to vote. They are hard to serve. However, it takes too long to train some talented serf youths into great craftsmen who are good at making clockwork. In the end, Marin chose a compromise solution-to go to cities such as Nuremberg and Milan and hire artisans who are good at making clockwork. However, these craftsmen are only responsible for making stainless steel springs in accordance with the requirements given by Da Vinci. They were not involved in other parts of the clockwork rifle. After these craftsmen built the clockwork, Da Vinci took a group of trainee craftsmen to assemble the clockwork, steel posts, flint, triggers and insurance systems, as well as the barrel and wooden bracket with rivets and screws. In fact, in the entire mainspring rifle, the other parts are easy to build, and ordinary craftsmen can do it. Only stainless steel clockwork is more difficult to create points. Guda Vinci had discussed with Marin, who also proposed the concepts of "modularity" and "standardization". As long as you subcontract each part of the clockwork rifle to each craftsman who is good at manufacturing a certain part, it can not only improve the quality, but also be more efficient. Of course, strict process standards must be established. To this end, Da Vinci brought a number of vernier calipers, intended to be used by everyone. Especially for barrels, Marin requires uniform caliber. Wait until the hired craftsmen of stainless steel springs are in place, as long as enough steel springs are obtained, how many springs can be assembled, how many springs can be assembled. Alas, that is the future. For the time being, the black shirt knights under Marin can only make use of the large musket gun. However, the large Muskhet rifle is too bulky to be fired right away. Therefore, Marin had to train them with the later "dragon cavalry" method. The so-called "dragon cavalry" is not a dragon cavalry in the novel, but a group of musketeers on horseback. In order to enhance their mobility, these musketeers rushed on horseback. However, after arriving at the battlefield, after the horses were placed under the unified supervision of the musketeers, the musketeers dismounted from the array, and there was no difference between the fighting methods of the infantry musketeers. However, in the process of marching, Marin arranged some black shirt knights every day, using the only 50 carbines every day to practice shooting while the horse was running. In order to let everyone feel the shooting of the musket, Marin simply asked each of the black shirt knights to carry a carbine and practice the shooting of the musket. 200 black shirt knights, a group of 50 people, change one day a day, take turns practicing and feel the firearm riding. Others practice the cavalry tactics from time to time, confirming the tactics that Marin learned from the Internet in his previous life, so that he can really form the cavalry in the future. Because, Marin intends to replace the horse with the Polish cattle he bought. Therefore, in winter, thousands of horses may be spared. Except for those who were dragged to breed the mules with donkeys, Marin really planned to choose some gangsters to form "dragon cavalry." Anyway, the horsemen of the dragon cavalry have no requirements at all, they only need to be able to rush people on the road. At the battlefield, the dragon cavalry dismounted and left the horses behind. Therefore, Marin is fully qualified to train the Musketeers Jackie Chan. No, in the process of marching, Marin allows the black shirt knights to practice rifle riding and shooting tactics, and also allows the black shirt knights who cannot be assigned the carbines to practice the dragon cavalry tactics, and provides Marin with examples for the formation of dragon cavalry. Read the book to find and solve the problem. As for the 200 black shirt knights, there are 100 scouts led by Sauer. This unit is not a front-line combat unit, but it is very important. Of course, in terms of immediate combat skills, they are much better than the group of musketeers chosen by Marin. Because they were formed relatively early, very early on as Marin''s accompanying guards. In addition to Sauer''s reconnaissance skills, he also learns to use knight light swords to fight and charge on horses. This time Marin took them, letting them experience the mountainous terrain of Switzerland and exercise their vision and reconnaissance. After all, maybe Marin will bring a large army to Switzerland to help the emperor. Marin had a strong feeling that one day he would bring a large army and compete with the Swiss mercenaries ... Not only that, but accompanying 100 scouts can also greatly improve security. Because of the 100 scouts, there were also some secret whistle at night, and the number was quite large. During the day march, there were scout cavalry on the front and back of the Marin home team, and each person took a few Chinese-made double-fired artillery battles "designed and manufactured" by Marin. As long as the enemy''s situation is discovered, a double-shot cannon will blow into the sky, and it will produce a very good early warning effect. Coupled with the fact that these scouts already have a certain level of fighting ability, they can be used for protection along with it. In addition, in addition to the 300 cavalry, Marin also brought two Mongolian therapists, Mozhgen and Buter, as well as a large amount of alcohol, gauze, and gold sore medicines deployed by two Mongolian doctors. Although I know the emperor was scammed, I have to do a full set of acting to make it look professional. Therefore, Marin brought all the medicines in the belt. It''s just that Marin didn''t expect that the medicine he brought really came in handy. Because, Maximilian I was really hurt ... Chapter 243： Graubunden changes hands After the emperor assassinated the farce, all the guests present were controlled by the emperor''s men and did not let them return to the city. The next day, Lord Heinrich von Filstenberg, the main commander of the emperor''s army (the former general who died in the Swabian War) took the opportunity to search for the assassins in the process, carrying last night The guests who attended the banquet entered the city together. However, Heinrich von F¨¹rstenberg brought thousands of people into the city. After entering the city, he immediately controlled the city gate and re-arrested the local nobles who had been deliberately released to facilitate the city''s entrance. Alas, the local aristocratic leaders finally reacted-the emperor wanted to control the city of Chur ... However, everything was too late. Not only the main leaders of the three major leagues in Graub¨¹nden were controlled. After entering the city, the Habsburg army also strictly controlled all the gates and forbid anyone to go out. "Assassins" arrested important members of the three major alliances who did not go to the feast. Even the distinguished Archbishop of Chur has been restricted in movement. In this way, the main members of the three alliances were either arrested or trapped in the city, and they could not send a request to the Swiss alliance for help. Moreover, in order to prevent the towns west of Chur from turning into the Swiss Union, Maximilian I conferred Heinrich von Filstenberg, and asked him to quickly divide his forces and head west to seize several people close to the Swiss Alliance. Towns and cities do not give them reaction time and access to the Swiss Confederation. Similarly, in the north of Guanyu, the emperor sent troops to attack ... The topography of the Graub¨¹nden is very complicated, and it is connected to the west and north by only a few mountain roads. It is because of the inconvenience of transportation that the Graub¨¹nden region and the rest of Switzerland have not been able to communicate smoothly, so they have not joined the Swiss Union. Maximilian I also knew Graub¨¹nden''s terrain. He knew that as long as he dispatched troops to control the borders to the west and north, and stationed thousands of people, he could withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Swiss. The Swiss are fierce in combat, but as long as they do not face them on the plain, the Habsburgs'' army can rely on the cover of the city walls. After all, the forces of the Habsburgs have the highest combat effectiveness in the German region, but they are much worse than the Swiss. Compared with other princes, the Habsburgs'' army is not bad at all. As for the eastern and southern regions of Graub¨¹nden, Maximilian I was in no hurry. Because sooner or later, these areas are the fat in his mouth. The eastern region will not talk about it, directly facing the Tyrol region controlled by the Habsburgs. To the south, it is across the Alps from Italy. The Alps are tall and steep, not to mention, and the Shannan region is the Principality of the Emperor''s ally Milan. Therefore, there are no uncontrollable factors in the south, and no enemy will emerge to grab the territory with the emperor. Of course, Maximilian I was not unprepared. At the junction of East and Graub¨¹nden, Maximilian I had quietly deployed 5000 troops and horses, ready to invade eastern Graubinden at any time. Moreover, the emperor had sent 1,000 soldiers to the front of the Mistaire Valley to fight, and it was time to start ... Sure enough, on the agreed date, the Habsburg family army that had "waited" for the emperor''s main force in the Mistel valley suddenly turned its face with the local garrison, sneaked in the garrison camp, and controlled the Mistel valley. The local controlling force in the Omstein valley, the Confederacy of Ten Jurisdictions, responded quickly and wanted to send troops to recapture the area. However, on the same day, on the eastern border, 5,000 Habsburg family troops entered the Confederate control area of ??the Ten Jurisdictions. The Habsburgs actually infiltrated the Confederate Confederacy for many years, so when the emperor''s army entered the Confederate Confederate territory, many local forces cooperated to act as the leading party. In this way, the eastern region was quickly controlled by the emperor''s army. Only the southern region remains, not yet controlled. However, most of Graub¨¹nden''s southern region is mountainous, and there are not many river valleys. It was originally the poorest and underdeveloped area of ??Graub¨¹nden. Anyway, as long as the three directions of east and west are controlled, there is no need to rush to control the southern area. Because there are no local forces in this climate. Once the other three directions have been calmed down, as long as a unit is sent over here, it can be controlled smoothly. Controlling the battle between Guanxi on the west and north is considered assured. This is because the barriers in these two directions were defensive against external enemies during the construction, and they did not pay attention to defending against internal attacks. So when the Habsburgs'' army appeared behind several customs, although they were resisted, because of the problem of insufficient defense behind the customs, they finally fell into the hands of the Habsburgs. The Swiss League to the west was late after learning that Graub¨¹nden had changed hands. Several gates leading to Graub¨¹nden were stationed with thousands of troops. Moreover, Graub¨¹nden''s call for help was never delivered. Therefore, the Swiss Union was unprepared for the fall of Graub¨¹nden. By the time the response came, the other party was already controlling the main road. The puppet allies have perished, and no help letter has been sent. Even if the Swiss Union is dissatisfied, there is no reason to send troops. Even if it sends troops, it will take a huge price to win several barriers. At the same time, the Swiss were hostile to the Swabian League in the northeast. If they go all out to attack Graub¨¹nden''s customs, they may give the Swabian League in the northeast a chance. Therefore, the Swiss decided not to go to such hard bones as Graub¨¹nden, but the Swabian Alliance, the emperor''s ally, will then bear the anger of the Swiss Union ... because, in comparison, The Swabian League is a softer persimmon ... When Marin rushed to Chur with 300 cavalry, it was already under the control of the emperor''s army. At the city gate, Marin accidentally saw Bowen Gardner, a former subordinate who had been promoted to the rank of head of the square ... Bowen Gardner was one of the two knights that the emperor specially arranged to enter the Marin square ~ www.novelhall.com ~ After learning Marlin''s training methods, he returned to the Habsburg family army. Bowen Gardner was reused by the emperor. Moreover, Bowen Gardner, who has learned Marin''s strict modern military training methods, the military trained, regardless of combat effectiveness, is military discipline and spiritual style, which are a large part of the military of this era. Therefore, the emperor was pleased and promoted Bowen Gardner and Heit Basque, who had followed Marin, to the ranks of the Phalanx. When Marin arrived at the North Gate of Chur, he happened to meet Bowen Gardner, who was responsible for guarding the North Gate. When the old people met, it was natural for a while. Bowen Gardner still has a good opinion of Marin, a former boss. Not to mention anything else, relying on the military training skills learned from Marin, allowing him to be promoted from a company captain to a square formation, which will benefit him immensely. You know, in general, many of them are barons. Only knights who are heavily reused are eligible to be the chief of the square. Obviously, Bowen Gardner became a knight in heavy use because of his "outstanding ability", so he became a square formation at a young age. So Bowen Gardner is very happy for Marin''s arrival and warmly invites Marin to drink. However, as soon as Marin arrived, he "heard" that the emperor was "assassinated," and naturally he had to show loyalty first. After Bowen Gardner ¡°inquired¡± about the bad news of ¡°the emperor was assassinated¡±, Marin ¡°had no regard for his old friend¡±, took the Mongolian doctor and the medicines he had prepared, and went straight to the emperor in the city. Away from the mansion. The 300 cavalrymen were handed over to Bowen Gardner. Marin kept only a few powerful bodyguards such as Kahn, and two Mongolian doctors ... Chapter 244： Rough treatment After entering the official residence of the emperor, Marin quickly took two Mongolian doctors, carrying a medicine box, and entered the emperor''s room where he was sick. Originally, Marin thought that the emperor must be fine. However, after entering the door, he saw the emperor in pain ... "There are no outsiders here, you pretend to be an egg!" Marin thought silently. However, after approaching, he realized that the emperor was really suffering ... It turned out that the enthusiastic young man chopped the emperor''s short knife at first, because it was hidden in the boots, and it was not known whether it was a fungus infected with beriberi. Therefore, after the Emperor''s arm was chopped, he never recovered and was infected. So, although 5 days have passed since the arrival of Marin, the emperor''s wound has not been cured and is still inflamed. Fortunately, although the wound was inflamed, it did not cause any high fever. Otherwise, the emperor might really be finished. After seeing Marin coming, the emperor glanced at Marin angrily. Had it not been for Marin''s idea, he would not have suffered this crime. Of course, the Emperor would not have been in control of Graub¨¹nden otherwise. If the Graub¨¹ndens resist fiercely and drag the Swiss to help, then don''t worry. Marin did not say more, but simply inspected the emperor''s left arm and found that the wound was not serious and did not hurt the vital part. Only, the wound started to inflame. But if the control is not good, in this era, it really can kill the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor encountered Marin this time, as well as the Mongolian doctor brought by Marin. Marin turned back to Chinese and asked Morigan and Battle: Á½Î» "Two people, can you cut the wound back and cut off the necrotic part?" "No problem, it just hurts!" I turned my head and Marin told the emperor the idea, and the emperor asked in surprise: "You mean, the wound is infected? What is the infection?" Of course the emperor did not know what the germ was. So Marin simply explained it in a manner consistent with medieval habits: "It is an evil dark element. After entering the wound, it is easy to cause wound inflammation and redness. If it is prolonged for a long time, it may cause a high fever and cause death!" The Emperor Puppet had also heard of such deaths. In the Middle Ages, there were more nobles who died of inflammation and fever after injury. Therefore, the emperor knew that Marin was not nonsense. ÄÇ "Then the two doctors you brought can really be cured?" "No problem at all! But, Your Majesty, this process may be a bit painful ..." "It''s okay, as long as it can be cured ..." The emperor is also afraid of death. Between the moment of pain and death, the emperor naturally chose to temporarily ache. Marin found a clean towel and handed it to the emperor, so that the emperor could bite, so as not to bite his tongue when he couldn''t stand it. However, I did not expect Mo Rigen to disdain: "Can''t be so troublesome!" "Willn''t it hurt?" Marin asked. "He can''t feel it ..." After speaking, under the staring gaze of Marin and the emperor''s guards, Morigan gave the emperor a beautiful hand knife with a beautiful hand, and stunned the emperor ... "Sure ... it really is a Mongolian doctor''s method, simple and rude ... but very effective ..." Marlin quickly hurried Kahn to stop the royal guards who rushed to stop Mozgen: "Don''t worry, Your Majesty just passed out temporarily. His wounds will be treated later. The doctor is afraid that His Majesty can''t stand the pain, so he stuns his Majesty ..." A few guards were a little unbelievable, but after seeing Mo Zhigen and Butler took out the scalpel to cut the rotten flesh and began to cut the emperor, they looked like healed, and temporarily stopped the attack. And even if they want to come over, they can''t get over the iron gate in Kahn ... Á½Î» "Both, wash the scalpel with alcohol!" Ŷ "Oh ..." Mozgen, who had just cut two knives, took out the alcohol bottle, washed the knives with alcohol, and then began to cut the carrion again ... The two Mongolian doctors are very skillful. Once on the grassland, they often cut carrion for people or animals. Therefore, when cutting rotten meat, they are fast and cut very clean, but not much normal good meat. Then, Marin replaced the two Mongolian doctors and sprinkled some powdered powder on the new wound ... "Count Marin, what are you doing?" Guardian Tranmere asked curiously. "Sanitize!" Marin answered without looking back. Then, he brought in an open flame and lit powder powder on the new wound of the emperor''s left arm ... "àÍ ¡ª¡ª" A burst of fire lit up, and even if there were residual germs, it should be killed. However, this process is also very painful. It belongs to high temperature burning and the skin can burn. Therefore, the previously stunned emperor woke up in pain and started calling ... But he still didn''t yell twice, and he was stunned by a perfect hand knife by Mo Rigen ... After the gunpowder powder was sterilized, Marin asked Mozhigen and Butler to wash the wound with alcohol first, and then applied the emperor''s wound with a good gold sore medicine commonly used on the grassland, and began to pack it in a leather bag. Cooked gauze to help the emperor bandage new wounds ... In the next time, Mozgen and Battle took turns to stay in front of the emperor''s bed. Once the emperor showed signs of waking up, he was stunned again. The technique was simple, painless, and no scars ... Kahn, who was aside, admired Mozgen and Battelle for knocking people out. Kahn was also a master who professionally knocked people out. However, Kahn often shot too much, so that the beaten man''s neck hurt for several days. The two Mongolian doctors, Mozgen and Buter, are much stronger than Kahn. They not only knocked people out, but they did not take too much shots, which caused neck pains or even injuries. I was like this. One day later, the two Mongolian doctors let the emperor wake up. The sober emperor screamed angrily: "Marlin, you bastard, what kind of doctor did you invite? Treating rudely like this ... ëÞÒª ... ëÞÒª ..." "Your Majesty, you can cure the disease, don''t care too much about the process. Although the two doctors under my commandment are brutal and rough, the treatment is still good ..." Sure enough, looking at the wound, although the day has passed, the emperor''s wound has basically healed, and there are no signs of redness. "Really effective?" µ±È» "Of course, don''t believe me and see ..." A few days later, the emperor was pleasantly surprised to find that his wound was really better, and there was no sign of redness, swelling or inflammation. But, remembering the terrible experience of treating the disease ~ www.novelhall.com ~ After the emperor saw the two bearded Mongolian divine doctors of Mozhigen and Butler, he was still afraid ... Although he was afraid that Mozgen and Battle would faint themselves again, the emperor took his treatment seriously. Therefore, the emperor specifically asked Marin for a cure ... Because, in this era, as long as you are injured, there is a great chance that you will become infected and die. Many battles were fought. Not many soldiers died on the battlefield at the scene, but there were many soldiers who died of wound inflammation after the war. Therefore, this treatment method is very important. Marin didn''t need to say much about cutting away the carrion, just one sentence was enough. However, Marin emphasized that meat-cutting knives must be smoked or grilled with boiling water or boiled in boiling water. In this regard, the court doctors that the emperor arranged to study with Marin did not seem to attach much importance to them, and Marin was helpless. Then, Marin also emphasized the importance of gunpowder powder burning the burns. Although it is possible to wash it with alcohol alone. However, alcohol can only clean the most superficial wounds. If you put it in a little bit, it won''t work. While gunpowder cleaned the wound, although it was rough, it burned the epidermis directly. At least, the germs on the skin were killed. Its effect is much stronger than alcohol. But the process is painful. Then, wash it with alcohol or spirits and it''s almost done. Âí For the preparation of gold sores, Marin has no way. Even if he told the emperor''s court doctor the formula, it was useless. Because the main medicine of the gold sore medicine is the herb on the Mongolian grassland, which is not seen in Europe. Therefore, Marin is powerless in this regard. In the end, the gauze was entangled. In fact, Marin needn''t talk about it. Any medic will be more knowledgeable than Marin. However, Marin especially emphasized that the gauze should be boiled ... ~： 245 Conflict is unavoidable After Marlin and the court doctor of Maximilian I talked about the wound management tips, they were quickly called by the emperor. In the room where the emperor pretended to be sick, Marin saw frowning Maximilian I ... "Your Majesty, are you asking me for something?" "Yes, Earl Marin. You have been yawned and announced your recognition of the Count of East Frisian ..." "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Marin finally has a legal status, and is no longer his master. The so-called "lord" refers to a dictator who seized power through a coup or other violent means. Generally speaking, the Lord''s position is not correct and is not recognized by the world. In fact, Marin, under the banner of the heir of the Bullock family, was not considered a master in East Friesland. But the problem is that the Bullock family was not recognized by the Holy Roman Empire at first, but was only a tribal force scattered in the frontiers of the Holy Roman Empire. Instead, the Sequner family declared their surrender to the empire in 1464, and was officially registered as the earl by the father of Maximilian I, Frederick III, and became a nobleman accepted by the nations. Thus, from within the East Frisian Land, Marin was not a lord, but regained the throne of his ancestors. But from the empire side, the Bullock family has never been recognized by the empire. According to the law, the Sykesna family was the first recognized East Frisian ruling family. So, after such a calculation, Marin has become the owner again ... µ«ÊÇ "But ..." After the emperor said a sudden turn, Marin felt bad ... "but what?" "The Duke of Saxony''s Foreign Minister in Innsbruck firmly refuses to recognize your legal status. They insist that you are the puppet master of East Frisian ..." °¡ "Ah? Can they give you your face?" Marin was a little surprised. "Aristocrats in general give face, even if it is face. But the Saxon aristocracy is too powerful, they can not give face to face. Even, I also owe a great deal to the Duke of Saxony ..." Maxi Millian I was also helpless. At the beginning, after his father-in-law "Bold Charlie" died in battle, the French began to incite the main part of the Burgundy Principality (that is, the Burgundy near the Paris Basin in order to prevent the Habsburgs from obtaining all the Burgundy Principality territory). The western part of the Principality of Burgundy, and the later Burgundy region) and the Netherlands have become independent. Later, most of the main part of the Principality of Burgundy, later with the support of Charles VIII, successfully separated from the Burgundy and joined France. Even the Netherlands was once very dangerous. Even Maximilian I himself was imprisoned in the Royal Palace of Ghent by the Parliament of the Netherlands. In the end, it was Emperor Frederick III who asked Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, to lead the army to the Netherlands, only to rescue Maximilian I, and to calm down the insurgency in Flanders. And Friesland promised the Duke of Saxony when Maximilian I personally promised the Duke of Saxony. Therefore, Maximilian I owed a great deal to the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, in the Imperial Parliament, Maximilian I also needed the nobility of the Saxony to speak for himself. Therefore, even if the Duke of Saxony does not accept the order of the emperor, the emperor is not good enough ... "So, Your Majesty, what should I do?" Marin also had a headache for such a complicated situation. Marin would not be willing to fight the Saxony if he could. "After you go back, prepare for the battle. You are a military genius. I believe you can repel the Saxon offense. As long as you repel the Saxon offense, ëÞ can then mediate from it ..." "Okay ..." Marin was helpless, too, and it seemed that the Duke of Saxony was eyeing his East Frisian. He has made up his mind. This time, he must clean up the Saxons, and once they hurt them, he was afraid ... In history, the original Edsad I defeated the coalition forces of George the Duke of Saxony, which forced the Saxons to recognize the independent status of East Frisian Land. He is stronger than Edsad I, and there is no reason to defeat the Duke of Saxony. Counting time, it is now mid-to-late May, even if the Duke of Saxony has to start, he has to prepare for several months. Prince George has also seen Marin''s strength. Therefore, if the opponent wants to attack, 10,000 people are definitely not enough, at least 20,000 troops. However, it will take months for the Saxons to gather 20,000 troops, and they will need huge amounts of food. Therefore, Marin judged that even if the Saxons were to send troops, it should be after the autumn harvest when the food was most abundant. ÁÖ Marin is not afraid of fighting the Saxons. However, he was very worried that the war would cause serious damage to East Frisian population. And Saxons may grab food in rural areas. Therefore, Marin planned to ask each manor in his name to return most of the food to the city after returning, and only keep the daily food in the manor to avoid being robbed by the Saxons during the march. In addition, each manor has dug a hidden basement in advance. Even if the Saxon army passes by, it will search for the grain on the bright side and the hidden grain, and it will support the farmers afterwards. Of course, Marin had better send troops to directly confront Saxony''s main force, and strive to quickly defeat it. In this way, the Saxons'' destruction of East Frisian Land can be minimized. However, in order to face the Saxon army, Marin can only rely on his more than 5,000 regular troops. As for the thousands of militia recruited locally in East Frisian, they can be used to defend the city. ... So, this time back, Marin plans to continue to expand the army and increase the number of regular troops by several thousand. In this way, even if the Saxons brought in 20,000 troops, Marin pulled out 10,000 troops, which was enough just to be frontal. After all, Marin''s army uses a large Spanish matrix, which is very suitable for fronts. As for cavalry, Marin intends to mostly use black shirt knights. To this end, he also plans to expand the number of black shirt knights to 800. ËùÒÔ The reason why the power to develop the black shirt knight, Marin is for the Saxony plate knight. Saxony is a cavalier country. Because of its strong economy, the Saxons can also train more expensive plate armor knights. Fighting, the Saxons can pull thousands of plate armor knights, forming a torrent of steel, impacting the enemy. If it is the army of a general country, it is really easy to be overwhelmed by the extravagant knights of the Saxons. But Marin''s army, mainly the Spanish side, was not afraid of the Cavaliers'' charge at all. Because, in addition to the sharp guns of the Spanish Phalanx, there is another important feature: it loves to dig trenches ... The infantry of the Spanish Phalanx loved to dig a trench in front of the battle, mainly to prevent the charge of the enemy cavalry. If the enemy rushes to the front ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the war horse falls into the pit, the impact of the charge is immediately resolved. And Marin is best at directing two trenches under his command, professional pit knights. Therefore, Marin is not afraid of the Cavaliers'' charge at all. However, the Spanish Phalanx is afraid of shelling. The Saxony has a wealth of money and more artillery. Therefore, Marin needed to send cavalry to take down enemy artillery positions. When the ordinary cavalry was sent in the past, it was simply a dish for thousands of Saxon knights. But if you use the insignificant black shirt knight, it will be different ... The knights in black shirts could completely rush through the enemy artillery positions, and then pull their guns at the enemy artillery, killing the opponent''s gunner as much as possible. Although the Saxons are equipped with many artillery, but there are very few guns, there is nothing to counter the black shirt knights. Although, they may be equipped with some weapons such as crossbows. But that''s not the problem. As long as black shirt knights put on breastplates and helmets, they can minimize injuries and deaths. Because although the breastplate can''t block the guns, it can block ordinary crossbow arrows, but there is no problem. Another great advantage of the black shirt knight is that it is completely afraid of chasing the enemy''s plate knight. If the Saxony Knight despised the Black Shirt Knight and sent the Plate Knight to hunt, it would be right in the middle of Marin. The Black Shirt Knight is originally a professional household who fights the plate armor. As long as the other party dares to catch up, the Black Shirt Knight will be able to treat the opponent ... The shoal plate knight encountered the black shirt knight, could not catch up, could not run away, and there was no long-range weapon to counterattack. If you dare to chase it out, you will be properly played and killed by the black shirt knight. Thinking this way, Marin was at ease. Now he just had to go back and prepare, waiting for the Saxons to gather the army and fight. And himself, as long as he trains his troops and prepares accordingly ... Chapter 246： Warning in Milan He was talking, and Royal Guard Captain Tranmere suddenly came in, as if there was something to report. Tranmere looked at Marin, who was chatting with the emperor, and looked at the emperor, and found that the emperor did not mean to avoid Marin, so he directly reported: His Majesty, "Sir, there is news from France. Louis XII has arrived in Lyon, southeast France with 20,000 French troops. However, they stopped there." "Oh? Stopped? Why?" "It seems to be recruiting more Swiss mercenaries. Louis XII feels that the 20,000 army does not seem to be enough, and it seems that it wants to recruit another 10,000 army ..." "Not enough? Haha, he really thought that ëÞ went back to Italy? I didn''t even think about going to Italy, he would have enough to take 10,000." In fact, the French army is powerful and the plate knights cross the European continent. The other 10,000 people are the most powerful infantry in Europe-Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, 20,000 people is absolutely enough. Alas, Louis XII was still recruiting people. Obviously, Marin guessed that Louis XII was not in the emperor, but in Italian territory ... As a liberal arts student who studied European history, Marlin naturally knew that in the original history of Louis XII, he sent troops to Milan and Naples, and also achieved success. Had it not been defeated by Spain in Naples, Louis XII would have dominated Italy. No wonder, the Sforza family is too capable. Over the years, the Principality of Milan, under Sforza''s inspirational management, developed agriculture, and industry and commerce were very powerful. It can be said that the Duchy of Milan is one of Italy''s richest regions. If it were not for Venice''s richness in business, Milan would be Italy''s richest region. The rule of Milan by the Sforzza family should be regarded as the lord. Because the father of the Duke Sforza, originally a mercenary general, was forcibly ascended to the position of the Duke of Milan by force and an illegitimate woman who had married the original Duke of Milan. According to the original plan of the extinct Visconti family, it was intended to be inherited by the then Duke of Orleans, the father of Louis XII. However, the Milanese did not agree at the time and formed the republic themselves, but were later annexed by the Sforza family. The Fezforza family also knew that they were in a bad position, so they tried to please the people and build water conservancy in the Principality of Milan, which led to the great development of agriculture in Milan. Ã×À¼ And Milan''s handicraft industry is also very developed. Very early, Milan plate armor has become a popular product of European knights. The handicrafts of other industries in Milan are also very developed. In the Middle Ages, European cities were mainly composed of nobles, army, artisans and merchants. Nobles account for a small proportion of the population, and the number of troops does not occupy the mainstream. Although there are many businessmen, they are not the most important. Generally speaking, the citizens of medieval cities were mainly artisans and their families. The city of Milan, with a population of up to 100,000, ranks first in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. It can be seen that there are many artisans and merchants in Milan. The population of western European cities in this era can directly reflect whether the city''s economy is prosperous. Ghent, the most prosperous city under the control of the Habsburgs, has a population of 75,000 and ranks second in the Holy Roman Empire. The reason why Ghent has so many people is because Ghent is a wool textile center in the Flanders region. Naturally there are many craftsmen and the taxes provided to the Habsburg family are also many. At the same time, Austria had only 20,000 people. With such a prosperous city and such advanced agriculture, it is no wonder that the Duchy of Milan is not attractive. It happened that Louis XII, the new king of France, happened to recall the fact that his father was chosen as the Duke of Milan and asked for the Duchy of Milan. In fact, as early as Charles VIII launched the first Italian war, Louis XII entered Italy with the army and tried to win the Duchy of Milan. However, at that time Charles VIII focused his energy on the Kingdom of Naples and did not have the energy to manage Milan. Moreover, the theoretical heir of the Principality of Milan was Louis XII, but not Charles VIII himself, and Charles VIII was naturally unconscious. Not only that, when Louis XII took thousands of men and horses in an attempt to occupy the Principality of Milan, he was besieged by the 30,000 Milan army and had to obey the soft run. This shows that the strength of the Principality of Milan is still very powerful. Of course, don''t look at the Principality of Milan capable of raising 30,000 horses, but that was also recruited temporarily during the war. Under normal circumstances, the Principality of Milan also maintains a standing army of about 10,000. However, this time, Louis XII was very cunning, and led troops southward under the banner of "Supporting the Pope", without even publicly requesting the Principality of Milan. In this way, the Principality of Milan will not have much preparation at all, and when the French army is killed at the door, it will be too late to raise enough troops ... Thinking of this, Marin immediately said to Maximilian I: "Your Majesty, the Principality of Milan is in danger!" "Ah? The Principality of Milan? What danger do they have?" "Louis XII this time, I am afraid to seize the Duchy of Milan!" "Why do you see it?" "If it is to" support Rome "or capture Naples, will Louis XII need to recruit another 10,000 Swiss mercenaries? With the French army''s elite, whether it is to deal with His Majesty''s army or fight against Naples, 20,000 elite troops are sufficient. However, Louis XII is not enough. Obviously ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Louis Twelve also has to deal with the equally powerful Principality of Milan ... " "Duchy of Milan? You mean, Louis XII will revisit his father''s election to the Duke of Milan?" "Yes, he will do it!" "But why didn''t he raise it early, but used the slogan of ''Marching into Rome''?" "Have you entered Graub¨¹nden to open the flag openly?" "This is also true. I did not expect Louis XII to be so cunning. Oops, I hope the Duke Ludovico can be prepared ... No, I have to send someone to inform!" "Will I go for a trip?" "You? Don''t need it, ëÞ there are so many people ..." "That''s right, the minister just needs to go to Milan, recruit some craftsmen, build weapons and armor for the minister, etc. You know, Milan''s craftsmen are famous ..." Marin''s statement is reasonable, but in fact, he was not interested in making plate armor, he just wanted to hire some skilled craftsmen who are good at making steel clockwork. Only relying on the current craftsmen to create steel clockwork, the production speed of clockwork guns is too slow. Therefore, Marin intends to recruit a few more craftsmen to return in the handicraft city of Milan. Of course, other types of artisans can recruit a few more if they have the opportunity. "Well then, please take this trip." Now that Marin offered to ask for help, the emperor thought it would be fine. Anyway, Marin came to his side to cooperate with the acting has been done, really helped him deal with the wound, and told his doctor the secret of handling the wound. Therefore, Marin actually has no need to stay. Therefore, the emperor commissioned him to go to Milan to warn the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, to prepare him in advance to guard against the French ... Chapter 247： Talk simple Marin is not here for the first time. The last time he came here was to take Da Vinci out of the blue. So, the last time I came here was low-key, and it was "in a hurry, and in a hurry." But this time, Marin swayed into the city with the documents issued by the emperor, and swayed into the palace of Milan. Ludovico Sforza is a dark-skinned middle-aged man. Because of his dark appearance, he is called a "Moor". Although black and earthy, Ludovico Sforza was one of the most promising lords of the era. Under his administration, the city of Milan was extremely prosperous, and of course, it also attracted the puppet of Louis XII. "Welcome to you, Earl Marin!" Ludovico Sforza has received the official document that Marin was officially recognized by the emperor. He and Marin have no feud, so it is nothing to admit it. лл "Thank you Lord Duke, this time I am here to be warned by your emperor''s commission!" "Warning? What warning?" Ludovico Sforza was not a fool, and seemed to guess something. "It''s like this, the French may have traveled south. There is a great possibility not to prevent the emperor from going to Rome to be crowned, but to conquer the Duchy of Milan ..." "Why do you see that?" Ludovico Sforza frowned, and he vaguely felt that Marin might be right. At the time, when Charles VIII entered Italy, Louis XII, Duke of Orleans, took more than 5,000 people to assault Milan, but was scared back by Ludovico Sforza led by 30,000 troops. Today, Louis XII has become the king of France, leading the army southward, not necessarily meaning to sacrifice the Duchy of Milan. "Yes, Lord Duke, your emperor was assassinated in Graub¨¹nden and may not be able to enter Italy ... Louis XII attacked Milan in the past, but now with his army southward, he naturally refuses to be empty-handed. Facing the Duchy of Milan Fat, I think he most likely can''t help but ... " "What do you think I should do?" "Recruit as many soldiers as possible to frighten Louis XII. This time in Italy, in addition to the Principality of Milan, he must also go south to fight for the Kingdom of Naples." "What about the best Swiss mercenaries I hire?" Ludovico Sforza suddenly remembered that he could hire Swiss mercenaries. But Marin immediately denied: "It''s better not, Lord Duke, if you drink someone to fight, it''s right to hire Swiss mercenaries. But to fight the French, it''s better not to hire Swiss ..." Marin remembers, Ludovico Sforza After the first failed escape, he hired 10,000 Swiss mercenaries to return to Milan to clean up the traitors. But when the French army came with a large number of Swiss mercenaries, the 10,000 Swiss mercenaries who had been employed by Ludovico Sforza refused to fight their fellow Frenchmen. This forced Ludovico Sforza to escape with makeup, and was captured by the French ... "Why?" Ludovico Sforza was puzzled. "The Swiss have a tradition that the Swiss do not fight the Swiss. There are so many Swiss in the French army. What if you hire Swiss mercenaries that refuse to fight the French army then?" "This ..." Ludovico Sforza hesitated immediately. "Master Duke, you can recruit Italian mercenaries nearby and choose a better character. It is said that your generals Trivulzio and Count Caiazzo are somewhat dissatisfied with you, please beware of their surrender to France Ah ... "For the first time, Ludovico Sforza failed because the two surrendered to France, leading to the defeat of the Milan defence. Moreover, the surrender of Count Cayazo was even more deadly. Because Trivulzio is not in charge and is not harmful. Count Cayazzo was an important general under Ludovi? Sforza, and was the commander in chief of the Milan Army during the time when Charles VIII entered Milan. If such a person is rebellious, it is certainly not a single person, but a group of people, which is extremely harmful. "Count Cayazo? Are you kidding me? It is an open fact that Trivulzio has opposed me. But how did Count Cayazo oppose me? Well ... we''ve only recently had some differences ..." Lu Dovico Sforza thought about it, and these two years have really not been in harmony with Count Caiazo. "In short, send someone to check and see if Count Cayazo is with you. Don''t let him lead the army against the French, lest the entire army fall to France." "I will consider what you said ..." But in fact, Ludovico Sforza did not agree with Marin. And Marin, and the Duke of Milan, did have a "deep talk". "By the way, Count Marin, I don''t know if His Majesty can send troops to support me?" Ludovico Sforza suddenly thought, wouldn''t Maximilian I have more than 10,000 men, could they be used? How about ... "It''s hard! Lord Duke, Your Majesty''s army, because of His Majesty''s assassination, has already occupied the entire territory of Graub¨¹nden. You know, Graub¨¹nden is so big, there must be a lot of resistance. And Graubin The Dengren once formed an alliance with the Swiss Union. His Majesty General Count Filstenberg needs to guard against the Swiss attacking Graub¨¹nden. Therefore, he can''t find any help to help you ... and according to the latest information, the French are not only 20,000 people, Louis XII staying in Lyon, intending to hire another 10,000 Swiss mercenaries ... " "So ... in this case, it will be very difficult for Milan to withstand the French attack ..." I heard that the French sent another 10,000 troops, or the most powerful Swiss mercenary. Ludovico Sforza began to lose confidence. . Marin looked embarrassed at Ludovico Sforza and decided to remind him: "Master Duke, you should prepare for failure and retreat ..." Although Ma Lin''s words are ugly, they are very real. With the strength of the Principality of Milan, it is difficult to compete with France with the support of Swiss mercenaries. "How should I prepare ..." Ludovico Sforza was already a bit lost. Hearing that the French wanted to gather 20,000 Swiss mercenaries, he was already very unconfident. "Do you know the Mistel valley?" "Ok?" "South of the Mistel Valley, connected to the Telina Valley, which belongs to the Duchy of Milan ..." "what do you mean?" "Master Duke may leave some loyal men and retreat to the valley of Telina, and dormant first. After all, even if the French lay down the Duchy of Milan, they will continue to attack Naples south. When the main force of the French withdraws, Lord Duke you With loyal men killed back to Milan ... " "Do you mean let me save my strength?" Ludovico Sforza now also has some six gods, and involuntarily consulted Marin. "Fighting still needs to be fought, after all, it can consume a little French strength. In addition to leaving some soldiers and horses to withdraw to the Telina Valley, the main force is still to fight the French. However, you need to be prepared for defeat. It ¡¯s a back road. Moreover, the terrain of the Telina Valley is steep. As long as a line of defense is repaired, the French do not want to break through. Not to mention, behind the Telina Valley, is connected to Graub¨¹nden controlled by His Majesty. With the horse as the backing, the French did not have the determination to storm the Telina Valley. Otherwise, they would have to confront the Emperor ... " "It makes sense ... but if I send my soldiers back to the Telina Valley, it may cause an unstable army ..." "You can send a trusted friend to build a passage in the Telina Valley and take thousands of people there, not to be noticeable ..." Malin once again committed the problem of being a dog-headed military officer, one after another to the Duke of Milan. Come up with an idea. Although the Duke of Milan may not obey Marin''s opinion, he still listened carefully, but the implementation was not implemented, but he said otherwise. After all, the Duke of Milan was not emperor and didn''t trust Marin so much. "This idea is okay ..." The Duke of Milan did not have much confidence in the war with the French. It was indeed necessary to leave a trail. The Telina Valley is connected to Graub¨¹nden, Switzerland. Now Graub¨¹nden was controlled by Emperor Maximilian I. Even if the Duke of Milan could not stand the Telina Valley, it was easy to escape to Austria. ÁíÍâ "In addition, Lord Duke must bring enough money and food to the Telina Valley. Because if you evacuate there, you will need to spend money to hire the army to kill them in the future ..." Ludovico Sforza nodded and agreed with Marin. These days, some of the mercenaries in Europe confess their money to others. As long as money is given, many mercenaries don''t care who the employer is. If there is no money, the ghost will fight for you. Marin''s meaning is also very simple, that is, if Ludovico Sforza retreats rashly, it may be too late to take enough money. Without enough money, even if they fled with soldiers and horses, they could not afford to raise them. In the future, it will not be able to hire more mercenaries. Therefore, he woke Ludovico Sforzati and told him not to prepare money and food before running ... After all, Ludovico Sforza, speaking of the same front as Marin, is on the Emperor''s side. It''s good to be more helpful. Although Ludovico Sforza is the Duke of Milan, in fact he used to rely on his resourceful wife to give him ideas ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Strictly speaking, many of his previous good behaviors were in Made under the guidance of his wife. But his resourceful wife died in 1497. As a result, this year Doludo V. Sforza was somewhat inaccurate, and even his underlings used some fools, such as San Severino, his most trusted general, who was just a contestant and lacked a mind. . After the death of his wife, Ludovico Sforza even promoted a muscleless and stupid fool like San Severino as the main general of the Milan army, not only directly offending the more capable Trevulzio, Also offended Count Kayazo. If his wife were still there, he wouldn''t let him be so arrogant. And this time Marin came over and gave him an idea. Although he was a little bit vague, Ludovico Sforza seemed to remember the scene where his wife gave her advice, so she even listened to a lot of suggestions. Nor was Marin''s painstaking effort completely wasted. After this meeting, Marin''s relationship with Ludovico Sforza has gotten a lot closer. When Marin said he wanted to hire a few craftsmen, Ludovico Sforza was not dissatisfied at all, and he also led someone to guide Marin and help Marin hire craftsmen. The reason for this is that there are too many artisans in Milan, with 10,000 or 20,000 people. Marin wanted to hire a batch, and Ludovico Sforz didn''t care. At the same time, Ludovico Sforza sent people to follow Marin. In addition to helping Marin hire artisans, he also had the intention of monitoring to prevent Marin from hiring some of the great masters he valued most. For example, master Bramante, Ludovico Sforza would never let him be hired by Marin. If Da Vinci is still there, Ludovico Sforza will not allow Marin to dig. However, Marin had already started and took Da Vinci away in a brutal way of abduction ... Chapter 248： Screw press After leaving Milan''s Royal Palace, Marin first went to live in a reception villa arranged for him by Ludovico Sforza. As for Marinna''s 300 men, they were placed outside the city''s barracks. After all, the external army, the Duke of Milan is certainly not assured. Therefore, he only let Marin bring a few bodyguards into the city, and the others arranged to live in the barracks outside the city. After he settled in, Marin sent one of the bodyguards to look for the man who had sent Milan to dig up the clockwork and craftsman with high pay. The method of recruiting people is very simple. The bodyguard first hired a translator who knew German, and then went to find some of Milan''s most famous watchmakers who are good at clockwork. Then, through these people, I know the whereabouts of the people sent before. On the night, several men sent before were taken to the villa where Marin lived. Marin asked: "What''s the result of the solicitation?" ²»Ì« "Not so good, Lord Earl, these artisans seem to be very attached to the bustling of Milan, and are not willing to go to the relatively remote East Frisian. Even if they pay 1 shilling a day, they are not happy. The daily treatment of 1 shilling issued by Ma Lin is definitely a high salary in this era. You know, these years, because gold and silver in the Americas have not yet been discovered, the "price revolution" has not yet begun, and prices in Europe are still low. Of course, this is compared with the price revolution in Europe, and compared with the same period of Daming and India, European prices are still high. But even so, 1 shilling is definitely well paid every day. You know, in this era, the average person''s daily income was generally one or two pennies or Finney. The average craftsman''s salary is only 3 Finneys per day. More powerful artisans may have five or six Finneys a day. The daily treatment of 1 shilling (12 Finneys) is definitely the treatment of a master craftsman. Marin thought about it. He urgently needs to form a certain number of black shirt knights, and there is a great demand for clockwork rifles. If the craftsmen who make the clockwork are not enough, it may affect the supply of muskets and affect combat effectiveness. So, he decided to order some blood: "So, you can promise 1 shilling 6 Finnies every day, faster. In addition, if they refuse to leave, you tell them that the French army is coming. They are about to launch an attack on the Duchy of Milan. The city will be shattered and their property will be taken away by French soldiers. Let them think about what happened to the Neapolitans a few years ago ... " Twenty years ago, when the French army occupied Naples, they burned and looted in the local area, causing great damage to the local area. This is very clear throughout Italy. Marin said this, although there is a frightening element, but it is not a nonsense. ¶àά Ludovico Sforza is not like Milanese now, Milan citizens think he is overwhelming. However, when the French occupied Milan, they did not know what it meant to be a real rampage. Therefore, when Ludovico Sforza returned with his army, they took the initiative to occupy the gate and greeted Ludovico Sforza into the city. It can be seen that what the French army did after entering the city was so unpopular that it made the Milan citizen who originally hated Ludovico Sforza changed his position and welcomed him back. After arranging all this, Marin took a rest ... The next day, Marin was accompanied by a translator sent by Ludovico Sforza, and went to "pay for talent" with high pay. Someone looked at the Duke of Milan, and Marin didn''t want to reveal his true purpose. So, he really went to the workshop of making plate armor in Milan and digging his head with a **** ... Just, Marin used to dig people, he sent people to do it, he did not understand the specific digging process. Generally speaking, digging is carried out at the craftsman''s house after work at night. But Comrade Marin did n¡¯t understand. He ran out of people ¡¯s workshops during the day ... If it was not for the presence of the accompanying Duke of Milan, Marin would have been beaten by the workshop owner ... Even in a plate armor manufacturing workshop, Marin''s face-digging behavior angered the workshop owner, and he directly hit Marin with a pick-up stick. If it wasn''t for Kahn to see the machine quickly and he blocked it with a simple mace, Marin''s arms might have been broken ... Then, Marin finally understood that the surgery industry has a specialization, and he is using his brain to direct other officers. Really do it himself, he is not as good as those below. After all, people are professional. The following night, Ludovico Sforza listened to the report following Marin''s translation, and burst into tears: "This Marin is really young, and it''s so funny. Yesterday I saw him so resourceful and devised a plan. But today, the naive side is exposed, and it really is young ..." However, Ludovico Sfor Zhatang didn''t underestimate Marin. After all, just a few years, Marin, who has changed from a homeless knight to an earl, has no patience, can he mix so well? The next day, Marin stopped going to those plate armor workshops. In Europe now, because of frequent wars, the well-known Milan plate armor is also very popular. Therefore, the owners of those plate armor workshops look closely at skilled craftsmen. It was not easy for Marin to dig people. And like the men at home, digging at night, Marin was too lazy to do it. Anyway, there are already men working on the work of digging clockwork and craftsmen. As a result, Marin simply called the digging banner and began to visit its workshops in all walks of life in Milan ... Milan deserves to be the largest city in the empire, with a complete range of handicrafts. Not only is there a well-developed plate armor manufacturing industry, but also silk and wool textiles are also well developed. In addition, workshops such as tanning, printing and dyeing, wine making, oil pressing, flour milling, and toasting can be found everywhere. On the street, there are many masons and masons waiting to be hired by employers ... In short, Milan is too bustling. Of course, this is compared to other German cities of this era. If it is left to the modern age of Marin, Milan''s prosperity will be equivalent to a county ... Âí Anyway, Marin knew that he had no talent for digging, so he simply started to visit various workshops. And because of the banner of the Duke of Milan, those workshop owners did not dare to slap people. As long as Marin doesn''t dig, he will anger the workshop owner ... Âí When Marin, accompanied by a translator, visited an oil press workshop, when he saw the oil press, his eyes widened ... ɶ What did he see? Screw press! Although it is manual, it is also a very advanced machine ... The reason why Bian Marin was excited was that he had read European history and knew that the first mechanism of gold coins in human history was the screw press used, also called the spiral coin minter. ÂÝÐý This spiral coin minter first appeared in Rome around 1530. It was designed by an Italian craftsman to suppress the pattern and complete text of gold coins for the pope. Since then, Italy has begun to popularize this spiral coin minter. The Dutch also introduced this coinage machine around 1580. Then, throughout Europe, the use of spiral coin minters to suppress beautifully patterned gold, silver and copper coins. It was not until the beginning of the 19th century that it was replaced by a more advanced elbow-operated coin machine. ֮ǰ Before the appearance of the spiral coin machine, coins in Europe were first minted into a billet of equal weight, and then the craftsman used manpower to punch and punch coins with a mold. However, this method of coinage is very backward, and it is impossible to produce clear and exquisite patterns and words, and there are still large errors. The coins produced in this way are sometimes irregular and labor-intensive. Often, in a mint, hundreds or thousands of artisans are needed. Some are responsible for casting and cutting the billet, while more people are responsible for making the billet into patterned and written coins. In this way, not only is very labor-intensive, but also requires a lot of man-hours. If it wasn''t for the European royal family to mint coins, they often adulterated gold and silver coins to make huge profits, and the mint might lose money. However, the situation of coinage has changed dramatically since the appearance of the spiral coin machine. ºó After the emergence of this kind of machine, the mint only needs to arrange skilled craftsmen to make money molds and put them into the spiral mint machine. After ordinary craftsmen make the bills of equal weight, the relevant craftsmen only need to put the bills into a screw press with the mold carved on the top and bottom. Then, start turning the lever and press the screw down. The pressure of the screw press is very large, and the direction of the force is very stable. The money bill is desperately squeezed into the money mold clamped up and down, becoming convex and concave. Then, a beautifully patterned and clearly written machine coin appeared ... Since gold and silver are relatively soft, the suppression of gold and silver coins is very simple and more efficient than hand-made. Not only that, the appearance of the mechanism gold and silver coins is also very beautiful, and it can suppress the lace. As for copper coins, they can also be suppressed, but copper is much harder than gold and silver and it is more difficult to suppress. However, copper has a characteristic that it will become softer at high temperatures. Therefore, when pressing copper coins, you can also first place the copper billet in a furnace and heat it to a certain temperature, then soften, put it into a spiral coin machine, and then press into exquisite copper coins. Marin remembered this history when he saw the screw press in front of him. He suddenly saw a bright future ... What''s the future? Marin thought wickedly-if he first made a spiral coin machine, he would not only be able to mint exquisite coins that were difficult to imitate. Moreover, he can also use a more efficient and low-cost spiral coin minting machine to imitate coins from other countries and make huge profits. For example, France does not deal well with Marin. Marin can use a coin minting machine to mint French currency and compete with the French royal family for coin money. If a spiral coin machine is used, Marin can use fewer artisans ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to produce exquisite coins in batches. After all, making money bills is very simple and ordinary artisans can do it. Craftsmen who make coins need craftsmen with good skills to be competent, and their salary is not low. But if Marin uses a spiral coin machine, he can replace the craftsman with a machine. Generally speaking, it takes a while for an artisan to create a gold coin, and it needs to be checked and repaired repeatedly. With the spiral coin machine, as long as you put the coin into the mold and let the two strong men turn the lever of the spiral rod, you can suppress a beautiful coin in a while. Not only is the quality better, but it also saves artisan labor and saves a lot of salary expenses. At the same time, the speed of producing coins is accelerating. Âí If Marin wants to, he can even use the spiral coin machine to fight economic wars ... The specific method is to create bad currency of another country, use it to impact good currency, and disrupt the economic order of that country. For example, French silver coins now contain less than 25% silver. However, Marin can be more lacking in morality, reduce the silver content to 20%, and then suppress it in batches, and then put inferior French silver coins into the French market. This will cause the French economy to fall into chaos and cause the value of French coins to fall in international trade. The credibility of coins ... This method is only pediatric in later generations, and governments of various countries also have various anti-counterfeiting measures to deal with it. But in this era, this kind of unethical trick can be used to kill others ... When I thought of it, Marin smiled warily, and the people on the side looked inexplicable ... After Xu awoke, Marin immediately caught the owner of the oil press workshop and asked him who made the screw press-type oil press. Because he was going to dig this person to East Frisian, make a spiral coin machine for him, and start a profitable minting mode ... Chapter 249： Mona Lisa Marin quickly found the smithy specializing in the manufacture of spiral squeeze oil presses. This time, the smithy can do anything. It can be made from sewing needles and nails to oil presses. The smithy found by Marlin was the best one in Milan to make a screw press. With a big wave, Marin smashed directly with gold coins, and packed the 10 craftsmen in the smithy together with the boss (the boss is also an excellent craftsman) and hired them away. When Marin pulled out a lot of gold coins, the artisans'' eyes were straight. Moreover, Marin directly issued a high salary of 2 shillings per day. This treatment, even the owner of the smithy, failed to resist the temptation. You know, their smithy does not have big business every day. On average, the daily profit is about 1 shilling. Following Maringan, they all surpassed the smithy, so there is no need to take risks. Marin was in a good mood after hiring these 10 artisans who are good at making screw squeeze oil presses, so he started to play in Milan ... Walking on a bridge in the north of the city, Marin stood and stood, watching the surrounding scenery, and ... beauty ... There are many Italian beauties. Of course, it is not that Italian women are beautiful, but that women here are good at dressing themselves. Even if you go out and buy a needlework, Italian women will dress themselves up. This habit became popular during the Renaissance, and now it is the time to prevail. Ma Lin looked at the aunts who came out to buy food, all dressed beautifully. As for the young women, let alone. No, Marin saw a beautiful woman of seventeen or eighteen coming, but her brows froze, as if she was in trouble. And she was holding a paper bag in her hand, not sure what was inside it. However, Marin took a closer look at her appearance and almost scared off the bridge: "Let me go! Is this Mona Lisa?" Marin settled down and looked carefully again and found that it really looks like Mona Lisa. Of course, Da Vinci''s famous "Mona Lisa" was completed around 1503. At that time, Mona Lisa was about 22 years old. But now it is 1499. The girl who looks like Mona Lisa in front of her is 17 or 8 years old. It is likely that she is Mona Lisa ... Marin was instantly excited, Mona Lisa! That is the goddess who has been known in the world for 500 years! Whether in history class or art class, "Mona Lisa" is an eternal classic, and an important topic that cannot be ignored. Marin has seen "Mona Lisa" too many times, and naturally she is familiar with her appearance. However, the Mona Lisa in front of her eyes is not smiling, but frowning ... "Beautiful lady, where have we met? Is your name Mona Lisa?" Marin couldn''t wait to step forward and asked in Latin. ÃÀÅ® The frowning beauty walking for a moment, watching Marin frown. Marin thought the other party didn''t understand Latin and wanted to ask an Italian translator to help. Unexpectedly, the beauty spoke, also in Latin, but not very skilled: "Sir, I think you recognize the wrong person. My name is Lisa Giocondo, not Mona Lisa ..." "Lisa Giocondo? Yes, there is such a saying!" Who is Mona Lisa? There are multiple versions, one of which is widely circulated-the real name of Mona Lisa is Li Sara Giocondo is the wife of a businessman in Florence. However, it was in 1503. The "Mona Lisa" in front of her is only seventeen or eighteen years old, apparently she has not yet married ... At this point, Marin has determined that the "Mona Lisa" in front of him is the Mona Lisa in Da Vinci''s pen. So, he had a brain ... Of course, Marin was not brainstorming the beauty of Mona Lisa, but the brain of the oil painting ... ÃÉ "Mona Lisa" is Da Vinci''s most classic painting, is also the world''s most expensive oil painting, or the national treasure of the world''s largest country, the value is inestimable. Marin took Leonardo Da Vinci to East Frisian, so that the immortal world famous painting "Mona Lisa" lost the chance of birth. However, Mona Lisa was in front of her now, and Marin decided to coax this beauty into East Frisian to be a model, and then let Ada paint an oil painting for her ... oh no, just a few ... Then, these oil paintings can be collected in Marin''s palace, as the treasure of the town palace, to enhance the force of Marin''s palace ... Then, Marin followed Lisa Giocondo embarrassedly, and began to talk ... "Mona Lisa" is still young and not alert enough. When Marin showed his count, the little girl regarded him as a good man. Inspired by Marin''s language, the little girl said everything. It turned out that the little girl ¡¯s father was also a painter, who had served the Milan court, and had been a colleague with Da Vinci, and they had a good relationship ... Marin was stunned, no wonder later in Florence, Da Vinci was willing to paint for it. It turned out to be the daughter of an old man ... However, just a year ago, the father of "Mona Lisa" probably had lung disease due to long-term exposure to toxic dyes for painting. Although it is not lethal, it is terrible. Because her father can no longer work. Not only that, it also requires a lot of money to take medicine to maintain. Moreover, the price of medicine is not cheap ... As a result, the "Mona Lisa" family immediately changed from the original richness to the downfall. Just now, the little girl went to the pharmacy and the father bought the medicine. As the cost of medicine is expensive, the family of Lisa Giocondo has been unable to survive and is about to go bankrupt. Earlier, a middle-aged Florentine rich businessman, after seeing Lisa Giocondo, wanted to marry her as a successor (the businessman died before his wife), Lisa was having a headache for this matter. If it was a young businessman, Lisa might have agreed directly. But that was a man in his forties or forties. Resting in modern times, maybe middle-aged people, can live a long time. But in this idea, people in their forties and fifties, because of poor medical conditions, did not know which day they would hang up. If the husband dies shortly after marrying, it will be very bad. The widow''s life will be very difficult. However, the conditions given by the businessman are very favorable-Lisa''s father''s future medical expenses ~ www.novelhall.com ~ will be paid by him ... For this reason, "Mona Lisa" hesitated. Although she didn''t like the uncle, her father really needed medicine to support his life ... µÄ The Mona Lisa, who was suffering from her heart, happened to meet Marin who came out to play ... Marlin is worried about how to turn "Mona Lisa" into a model of Leonardo da Vinci, heard about this situation, shouted lucky ... Lisa''s father''s medicine costs nothing to Marin. Moreover, her father''s mild lung disease may be cured by two Mongolian doctors ... Alas, he said to Lisa: "Miss Lisa, I have two doctors from the East who may be able to cure your father ..." ÕæµÄ "Really? Lord Marin, please help me!" "Mona Lisa" smiled when she heard that her father might be cured. Marin hit a whole spirit-this is the taste, this is the recipe! Mona Lisa''s smile! "This is no problem, helping others is my favorite hobby!" Marin said shamelessly. "Just ..." Ö»ÊÇ "Just what?" Lisa Giocondo asked. "I will be returning home soon, neither of my two doctors will be able to stay in Milan. To facilitate treatment, your father may need to return to my territory with us ..." "But ... our family can''t afford the travel and expenses to East Frisian ..." Lisa Giocondo immediately hesitated. "It''s all right, just a little money, my master doesn''t care!" Marin said boldly. I''m kidding. If the world famous painting "Mona Lisa" appears and is collected by Marin, raising a few people and treating the disease for a little money ... Chapter 250： Expansion 5000 I was willing to throw money, and Mona Lisa''s affairs were easy to handle. Marin is also not sure. In his changed timeline, Da Vinci will draw another "Mona Lisa" will still be the world''s first oil painting. However, he knew that the girl was completely mixed with him now. At that time, this girl will have time to be a model for Ada. Big deal, let this girl be a model for Ada professionally, draw him a hundred and ten Zhang Yi, there is always one that can become a classic. After all, Ada''s painting skills are there, which is world-class. Moreover, Marin found that the Mona Lisa in front of her, although similar to the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, looked younger. The more Marin thought, the more she felt that this Mona Lisa was like the more beautiful **** the Mona Lisa in London, England. According to rumors, the "Mona Lisa" in the Louvre in France was actually a woman named La Joconda. It is said that Da Vinci had previously painted an oil painting for Mona Lisa, and this painting was left in the home of "Mona Lisa". Later, another nobleman asked him to paint pictures for his lover. Coincidentally, the aristocratic lover Rajo Conda, looks very similar to Mona Lisa, but is 19 years older. So, Da Vinci was lazy, and applied the style of the "Mona Lisa" directly, and repainted it, but fine-tuned his face. However, the aristocrat later abandoned his lover Raja Conda, and then he did not pay to buy the painting. So Da Vinci kept the painting himself and brought it to France, then he stayed in the Louvre. Marlin thinks about it and feels right. In this era, artists usually painted without painting. Because women''s portraits cannot be reserved for others at will. After all, this is the conservative Middle Ages. The story of Rajo Conda, Marin makes sense. Only if the employer did not pay to buy the painting, Da Vinci could keep the painting. Lisa Giocondo, her face is younger and fairer than the Louvre version of the Mona Lisa. It looks more like the woman on the famous version of "Elves Mona Lisa". In the Louvre version of "Mona Lisa", the skin appears darker and more sloppy, more like a middle-aged woman, not to mention beautiful. However, the smile of the Louvre version of "Mona Lisa" is really vivid. What is really famous is the smiling version of Mona Lisa. Marin thought about it and decided to make Lisa Giocondo more smiles and smiles when she became a model. She could even guide her and laugh at the Louvre version ... Uh ... At Lisa Giocondo''s house, the proposal for Marin was a headache. His father believes that it may be Marin who has liked Lisa Giocondo''s beauty and wants to be a lover. Therefore, he has a very rebellious mentality to take refuge in Marin. However, everyone in the family knows that because of Mr. Giocondo''s illness, the family has become financially difficult. If there is not enough money to buy medicine to maintain, Mr. Giocondo may not be saved. Instead, marrying Lisa Giocondo to a Florentine businessman who is one year older than Mr Giocondo, may not be better than lover Marin. After all, the Florentine businessman, regardless of his age, was so fat that he had to help his hand while walking. Maybe one day he will die. By then, her daughter will be widow at an early age. In the end, after a night of intense discussion, everyone still tends to let Lisa Giocondo be a lover to Marin. Because, being an lover of an earl can not only afford Mr. Giocondo''s medical expenses easily, but also be very beneficial to the future of Lisa''s brothers and sisters. After all, Marin is an earl, and casually bringing Lisa''s siblings can make them live without worries and live a prosperous life. In the end, the family of Jiao Kongduo, with a clear mind, promised the family to follow Marin north ... Âí Marin didn''t know, this beautiful version of "Mona Lisa" was ready to be her lover ... In fact, Marin just wanted to get a collection of world famous paintings, but didn''t think much. He already had Angela, and his beauty was above Lisa, and there was no need to find a lover. It''s just that the family of Jiao Kongdu has misunderstood it. After doing well in Italy, Marin felt that he should go back. Because, he still has to prepare for the battle against the Duke of Saxony. To this end, he divided the team into three lanes-he left 50 cavalry to help **** the clockwork and screw press craftsmen and their families that the digging team dug in Milan. "Mona Lisa"-Lisa Giocondo''s family also followed the team northward. This team must not be able to walk fast because of the delay. And Marin are both one-horse cavalry teams, and are not willing to go with such teams. In addition, Marin also separated 50 people and sent them to mountainous areas such as W¨¹rttemberg to recruit mountain people there and join Marin''s mercenaries. Today, the number of Marin''s regular troops is only over 5,000. It is not enough for this person to collide with the army of Saxony. Moreover, this time, Marin did not plan to rely on the city and the Saxon army to fight, but decided to head-to-head and defeat the Saxon army. Because, most of Marin''s previous battles used tricks, making others think that Marin had to use tricks to win because of insufficient strength. Therefore, although Marin is famous, everyone thinks Marin is not strong enough. Because of this, Saxons think Marin is a soft persimmon. As long as they are prepared, they should be able to win ... This time, Marin wanted to defeat the Saxon army in an upright manner and tell everyone that East Frisian Land was very powerful. You can defeat the powerful Principality of Saxony without conspiracy! As long as I win this time, in the future, some small countries around will no longer have êéêì East Friesland''s mind. Because in the German region, there are really few vassal states that are stronger than Saxony, very few. Sax has been defeated, others dare to make trouble? Therefore, this battle is not only a defense of East Frisian Land, but also a battle for prestige. This battle will not only defeat the Saxony army, but also show prestige and grandeur, so that neighboring neighboring countries will be frightened and dare not easily sting East Frisian''s tiger whiskers. For this reason, Marin decided to increase troops by 5,000 and expand the regular army to more than 10,000! This is a very important decision because the 10,000 army is a standing army, not an ad hoc army. The cost of supporting the standing army is very high. Generally speaking, the salary of a standing soldier is 3 Finneys per day. For 10,000 troops, only 30,000 fennies, or 500 gold coins, are needed for daily salary expenses. Over the course of a year, salaries alone cost 182,500 gold coins, which is a very huge expense. In fact, the cost of salary is more than 182,500 gold coins at all. Because the salaries of officers, cavalry, and artillery are more than 3 Finneys per day. Therefore, the salary expenditure of a 10,000 army for a year may be close to 200,000 gold coins. This expenditure, even local tycoon Marin, is very strenuous. Because although he earns more than 200,000 gold coins a year, he needs more money. Roads need to be repaired, and farmland needs to be reclaimed. Industry and commerce need to develop, ships need to be built, artillery has to be cast ... In short, money is used everywhere. Moreover, Marin''s army actually spent more than 200,000 gold coins. Because Marin let his army use a large number of guns and artillery, and the daily expenditure of gunpowder is also an astronomical figure. Also, the construction of barracks requires money, the cost of supporting war horses and horses, and the various military supplies also require a lot of expenses ... In short, to support a 10,000 standing army, the annual expenditure is at least 200,000 gold coins, and can even reach 30 Ten thousand gold coins. Therefore, few German states have a standing army of 10,000. Even the powerful Emperor Maximilian I had a standing army of only 10,000 or 10,000. Other vassal states, only a few powerful vassal states, such as Saxony, can support tens of thousands of standing troops. Even if it is as strong as France, it usually maintains a standing army of more than 20,000 people. Of course, people have a strong mobilization ability in wartime, and can recruit another 20,000 or 30,000 people at any time. East Friesland can''t use 10,000 standing troops, but Marin hopes to make a name for himself this time and make a name for himself ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Therefore, he decided to devote himself to recruiting 10,000 standing troops. As long as the training is completed, training in accordance with the modern army method, and the full use of muskets and guns, even if only 10,000 people, to defeat 20,000 Saxony head on, there is nothing wrong. As for the conscripts in East Friesland, Marin does not want to trust them, but these people usually need to farm, and if they are consumed on the battlefield, it will easily lead to the waste of farmland. Marin is now the largest serf owner in East Friesland and naturally does not want the farmland to be deserted. At that time, farmers will still need to be recruited from other places, and many orphans and widows in China will also be confronted. Therefore, Marigan used mercenaries recruited from outside. In this way, even if the soldier is killed in battle, as long as Marin pays the pension, the rest is irrelevant. Moreover, the soldiers of the standing army are usually training all the time, and when they are at war, they can have enough professional level to fight. Unlike those recruiters, because they usually plant land and lack training, even if they are brave, but because they are not as disciplined as the modern army, their overall combat effectiveness is not strong. So Marin planned to recruit 5,000 mountain people in Wurttemberg and other places, join his army, and fight for himself. At that time, Marin will take the 10,000 regular army and the Saxon army to the front. While guarding the city, Marin intended to enlist the conscripts. Of course, the generals recruited must be those who are loyal to Marin, or even a close friend whom Marin has drawn from the army. In this way, conscription will not cause trouble. Umarin arranged 50 cavalrymen, who were led by Sauer to recruit mercenaries in Wurttemberg and other places. He himself, with the remaining 200 black shirt knights, went all the way north and returned to East Friesland. After all, East Frisian is now alive and ready to fight, and things are a lot. Therefore, he hastily hurried back to deal with various matters ... Chapter 251： Buy horse After returning to Orich, Marin first received a report from Steindorf, asking Malindo to buy war horses. Ò»´Î This time Marin went south, he did not bring the Black Shirt Knight to command Steindorf, because the goods returned to his hometown to pick up his family. He is an Alsatian, and used to eat in the Marin Army. But this time after he was promoted to the command of the Knights of the Black Shirt, he felt that he should settle down in East Frisian. So when Marin led the team south, he returned to his hometown and took all the family members to Orich. In fact, this is also encouraged by Marin. The families of important military officers, Marin, built a residence for them in the city of Orich for free. One is to facilitate the reunion of officers and their families. In the second place, the hidden purpose of the hostages of the officers was also included. Such a method was very common in ancient China. The generals set out, and family members must stay in Beijing. If you dare to rebel, the whole family is killed ... Steindorfer is also more dedicated, he found that the newly formed "black shirt knight" lacks a good war horse. Although the black shirt knight is a light cavalry, he does not wear full body armor and no horse armor. However, the knight in black shirt still wore a breastplate and helmet, and the weight of the five carbines was no less than that of the plate pants. In fact, black shirt knights have less horse armor and lances than plate knights. Therefore, the requirements for horses are quite high. Now these 200 black shirt knights have only 100 war horses. The other 100 are still excellent French horses. Although the quality of French horses is second only to war horses, it is not yet a war horse. In addition, three years have passed since Marin built a horse farm during the Texel Island, and only 500 ponies have been added. Then, these horses were too small, although there were a lot of good seedlings in them, but they were too immature to pull them directly onto the battlefield. You know, even a horse of the best pedigree usually can''t start training on the saddle until 2 years old. Now, the new horse farm outside the city of Orich on the peninsula has just begun training the earliest batch of born ponies. The best of these horses will not be put into use until one year later. It is very difficult for a horse to become a war horse. It usually starts at the age of 2 and starts training on the saddle. Then the horses began the brutal elimination process. Horses with poor explosiveness were eliminated first. Because war horses need to sprint, without explosive power, obviously not. Then, those with poor endurance are also eliminated. After that, it was a test of guts. Generally speaking, the requirements of war horses are not shocked. At this stage, the trainer will arrange people to scare the ponies and observe their reactions. If it''s too easy to be surprised at first glance, the decisive thing is to get rid of it. The horse is like a horse with a black shirt, which requires more guts. Because, the black shirt knights are going to release their guns. The huge sound of rifles fired the horses with more guts. As Marin moved south this time, when training the black shirt knight, some horses were scared and almost hurt people. For this reason, I came back this time to coincide with Steindorf''s request for a war horse. Therefore, Marin took this issue very seriously. Since Steindorff was so concerned about this, Marin simply gave him the job of buying a horse. Let him go to the horse farms of the various vassal states in the south to pick the right warhorses. In fact, Steindorff found that among the horses, the least shocked were the horses, the castrated stallions. This kind of horse has no desire and has the weakest temperament. Unlike a stallion without castration, his temper is too strong to be disciplined. The mare is very obedient, but the courage is too small. Faced with huge gunshots, the mare''s bearing capacity is lower than the stallion. Of course, this is just overall. There are actually many daring mares. Can be selected from the group of horses as a war horse, the courage is not small. However, there is enough courage and better control. So Steindorf asked for more stallions. Moreover, in this era, the price of the bridle is not high, and it is similar to the mare, only about 100 gold coins. The stallion without castration, the price is on the high side, and can sell for about 120 gold coins. The reason why this is so is not to say how good the stallions are, but that the knights want to show face. For example, if any knight rides a mare, he will be laughed at as "very mother." If a horse is riding, it is easy to be laughed at incompetence. ÏÖÏó This phenomenon was very serious in the early and middle Middle Ages. As a result, the prices of stallions, mares and stallions at that time were very different. But in the Renaissance, people paid more attention to practicality, so the application of horses and mares increased. However, due to traditional ideas, many knights are more willing to ride a stallion, even if the stallion is more difficult to control. However, it''s also a matter of Cavaliers'' masters to save face. For poorer knights and heavy cavalry, there is no such idea. For them, if there is a good horse to ride, even if it is good, where can they choose? Like Marin captured in Marin last time, there were many mares and mules. The reason is that the French are increasingly focusing on practicality. And, of those 8,000 knights, only a half were formal knights. The other half are trainee knights. Trainee knights have poor economic conditions, how can they choose? The mercenaries of civilian origin, such as Steindolf, paid even less attention to their faces. Let them all ride their horses, and no one felt anything wrong. They are not master knights, they have no face at all, they don''t pay attention to face, they just talk about practicality. Marlin thought for a while, and approved Steindorf''s request to buy Marlin. However, he also requested that half of the horses be required to be mares. Because mares and horses can also be used to cultivate excellent ponies. Although the horse is good, it can''t train new horses, only one generation. Hema Lin already has a plan to cultivate new excellent horse breeds. He intends to use local excellent mares and then introduce excellent Arab stallions to cultivate new warhorses. To this end, Marin planned to arrange for Kohler to contact the Jewish merchants and let them find ways to introduce excellent Arab stallions from the Middle East. With enough money, these Jewish merchants were willing to do anything. Moreover, Jews in the Middle East are not as hostile as Arabs as Christians. Even when the Spanish Kings began to expel the Jews in 1492, the Turks sent ships to Spain to pick up the Jews. The purchase of Arabian horses must be right to the Jews. Of course, we should also pay attention not to be pitted by them. After all, Jewish traitors are often doing good things. Before leaving, Marin thought about it and told Steindorfer ~ www.novelhall.com ~ not to say that he was choosing a warhorse for East Friesland. It is also helpless to say, because the Saxony department, as one of the seven German election princes, has a great influence in the German region. This time, the Duke of Saxony released a word and wanted to engage in Marin. Many nobles deliberately kept a distance from Marin. When Marin returned from Italy, he was found cold. Although, the emperor has publicly acknowledged his count status. However, none of the nations along the way, except the ally of the Principality of Cleveland, warmly entertained him. Actually, this is also a simple issue of standing up. Marin has just taken control of East Frisian, and in everyone''s opinion, the foundation is still unstable. At this time, Marin encountered such a powerful hostile force as the Duke of Saxony. In the eyes of most princes, Marin''s failure was almost inevitable. So many princes kept their distance from Marin. If Steindorfer wanted to buy warhorses under the banner of East Frisian Land, some princes might choose not to sell warhorses to East Frisian in order to please the Duke of Saxony. Although said, many war horse sellers are not official vassal states. However, most people engaged in the war horse trade have an official background. As long as the vassal states officially speak, they may choose to refuse to sell the steeds. Therefore, helplessly, Marin had to let Steindorfer go out to buy war horses, not in the name of East Friesland, but in another name, so as not to be troubled. This is also no way out. Who makes Marin infamous now? Most people look down on it. Therefore, Marin was determined to defeat the Saxony army upright this time and make a name for himself, so as not to be isolated in the future. After all, no matter in this era or in future generations, the powerful nations are filled with friends and the weak nations are left alone ... Chapter 252： 3 pound gun Obviously, the reason why Marin formed the Black Shirt Cavaliers was to deal with the Saxon plate armor knights and artillery positions. Saxony has strong financial resources and can pull out thousands of plate armor knights. How terrible is the charge of thousands of plate knights on the battlefield? The bunch of tin cans rushed and the earth shuddered. I changed to a general infantry team and was smashed by several thousand plate armor knights. It is because Marin has a Spanish square that restrains plate knights, so he dares to face the Saxons. However, thinking of Saxon artillery, Marin could not help but frown ... In this era, artillery shells were still not popular. Because European iron prices are not too cheap. In this period, because no blast furnace has appeared in Europe, the iron output is not high and the unit price is also relatively expensive. Therefore, during this period, artillery used a lot of stone bombs. There are dozens of Saxon artillery guns, according to Marin. Moreover, most of them are light rear-mounted cannons that are easy to transport, which is what the Ming Dynasty called Fran machine guns. Its manufacturing materials are also bronze. Because of the backward steel technology, most of the light artillery in Europe now uses bronze. Because for the same caliber artillery, bronze guns are much lighter than cast iron guns. Moreover, now that the furnace temperature is not high enough (mainly coke has not been used), Europe lacks wrought iron, pig iron cast cannons, which are similar to Ming Dynasty iron cannons, and have frequent fry chambers. Even King James II of Scotland died because of an iron cannon. Because the early pig iron guns were so dangerous, later, the Europeans were generally equipped with bronze guns as field guns. However, early copper was too expensive. At the end of the 15th century, the price of silver and copper was about 1:15. In other words, casting a 600-pound, 3-pound bronze cannon costs 40 pounds of silver, which is simply too expensive. In short, in this era, artillery was a lot of fun to play, poorer than the aristocracy, can not afford the artillery. Even the Swiss couldn''t afford artillery at the beginning. In the Swabian war, they seized dozens of artillery pieces from the emperor before they had artillery. Of course, this is the Swabian War in history. Because of the arrival of Marin, the emperor did not fall into the pit between the Swabian League and Switzerland, but did not lose dozens of artillery pieces. Marin attaches great importance to the dozens of rear-mounted bronze guns of the Principality of Saxony, because the artillery is too destructive to the Spanish side. A musket can only hit one person, while an artillery can hit a line. Even the less powerful three-pound cannon can kill 15 opponents in a straight line. The more powerful Napoleon cannon can penetrate each other''s platoon ... Fortunately, the rear-mounted bronze guns used by the Saxons are only 2 pounds and 3 pounds, which is not very powerful. It is mainly the largest artillery. The body is too heavy, and the artillery is not convenient to lift ... Yes, it is not convenient to lift ... In this era, artillery was transported on horse-drawn carriages. On the battlefield, the artillery had to lift the artillery gun body, fixed it in front of the battlefield, and then fired. General countries play this way, so the gun body cannot be too heavy. The body of the three-pound gun has weighed five to six hundred pounds, and it has been very difficult to lift it. If a six-pound gun weighs 500 kilograms, it will be more difficult to lift, and even machinery is needed. However, the situation on the battlefield is critical and changeable. Where can I have time to raise your gun slowly? Moreover, the artillery angle and direction also need to be adjusted at any time. Therefore, for the convenience of lifting the gun, the gun body should not be too heavy. Therefore, a three-pound gun weighing five to six hundred pounds is already considered as the limit to which the artillery can move. No matter how big a gun is, it is usually a ship gun and a fortress gun. Only in France, a craftsman invented a gun ear and invented a four-wheeled carriage type carriage, which is a little more convenient than other countries. However, it is still not as convenient as the two-wheel fixed gun mount that became popular later. Of course, another important reason for using small caliber artillery is that gunpowder is too expensive. For example, a 3-pound cannon consumes nearly 1 pound of gunpowder each time it is fired. The value of a pound of gunpowder is almost 1 shilling. If dozens of artillery pieces are bombarded together, then the money will flow rushing away ... ʯ The current use of stone bombs in European countries is also due to cost considerations. Before the emergence of modern blast furnaces in 1709, the smelting of steel was carried out in small furnaces, and the cost was relatively high. Iron ball shells also cost a lot of money. Therefore, generally on the battlefield, when hitting people, use more stone bombs. In the face of flesh and blood, stone bullets are enough even if they wear plate armor. Iron cannonballs are used when bombarding solid walls and fortifications. After all, by breaking open the stone walls and the sturdy gates, the ability of stone bullets to break defense is not comparable to iron balls. However, there are also a large number of nobles, who basically use iron ball shells. The 3 pound rear-mounted bronze cannon used by the Saxons, Marin learned that even with iron ball shells, the effective range is less than 200 yards. Because they use powdered powder. In addition, because of process problems, the airtightness of rear-mounted artillery in this era is relatively poor. Therefore, the effective range of the rear mounted bronze guns is generally less than 200 yards. ¼´Ê¹ But even so, the Saxon''s rear-mounted bronze cannon is enough to pose a huge threat to Marin''s Spanish formation. The iron ball flew, and ten smashed East Frisian fighters, the threat was very great. Therefore, Marin came up with a way to use the black shirt knight to attack the opposing artillery position. However, Marin thought about it, and found it unsafe to do so. ¹« The Duke of Saxony is an old-fashioned fox. Unlike the silly Prince George, the Duke of Saxony will be fully prepared since he wants to play against himself. The artillery positions of the opponent will surely be protected by the enemy''s regiment. It''s okay to use 800 black shirt knights to fight those chased out plate knights, but it is unrealistic to completely solve the artillery position of the opponent. The best way is to use more powerful artillery to knock down the opponent''s artillery position. Originally, Marin intended to use the musketeer to move forward and use the musket to solve the opposite artillery. However, considering that musketeers need the protection of a thousand gun trenches. Otherwise, the quack was overwhelmed and slaughtered by the opponent''s plate knight. Therefore, after much deliberation, it is more practical to use more powerful artillery to bombard. Therefore, Marin decided to make a batch of 3-pound artillery to attack the opponent''s artillery and at the same time attack the opponent''s battle array. The reason why I also chose a three-pound cannon is actually very simple: one is to save gunpowder; the other is to facilitate transportation ... Finally, it is to save copper ... However, the three-pound gun Marin intended to use was not a rear-mounted bronze gun, but a front-mounted gun, similar to the three-pound gun in the American Revolutionary War. Because of time constraints, using clay mold cannons is too late. Therefore, Marin planned to use the iron mold to cast the cannon to cast the cannon. Because the iron mold cannon is very efficient. Forging a cannon, if you use a clay mold, you have to wait for several months for the clay mold to air dry. The war between Marin and the Saxons will soon break out. So, you are too slow. The use of iron mold cannons is very fast, and a few can be cast in a day instead of a few months. However, the use of iron mold cannons is fast and fast, but it is not a small defect. In the past, Marin read a lot of analysis articles on the Internet, and said that if iron molds are used to cast iron cannons, the speed is happy, but the performance of artillery will have problems. For example, the whitening of the iron on the surface of the artillery is serious, resulting in increased brittleness and easier blasting. Because the iron mold dissipates heat too quickly, the cementite in the molten iron is too late to precipitate, and the graphite solidifies. Therefore, cementite in iron mainly exists in the form of iron carbide, which is white iron. In order to be safe, the artillery cast by the iron mold cannon must be much thicker than the mud mold cannon to be safe. However, field guns used by the Army must be lightweight. Therefore, the heavy artillery cast by the iron mold cannon is not suitable for the army, and it is mostly used for naval guns and fortress guns. Because naval guns and fortress guns can not pay attention to the issue of portability. However, the shortcomings of iron mold cannons are for cast iron cannons. For bronze guns, there is no problem in this regard. Therefore, the use of iron mold casting guns to cast bronze guns is absolutely no problem. Fast speed and good quality. Because of time constraints, Marin can''t wait for the clay mold to dry. Therefore, he decided to use the iron mold casting method to cast a 3-pound front-mounted bronze gun to confront the Saxony army. In the past, Marin saw a translated American television program broadcast on BTV. He knew that the caliber of the 1776 three-pound gun was 74mm, the length of the gun was 0.65 meters, and the use of granular gunpowder had an effective range of up to 365 meters, far exceeding the Saxon army. 200 yards for the rear mounted bronze cannon. The use of such bronze guns and the Saxony army against the bomber, it is clear that this front-loaded gun won. The only thing that hurt Marin a bit was the huge overhead required to make the bronze cannon. Forging a 1776-type three-pound front-mounted bronze cannon requires three to four hundred pounds of bronze. Now the price of copper is so expensive, it is almost terrible ... This is why Marin didn''t cast the more powerful 6-pound cannon and 12-pound Napoleon cannon-copper is too expensive to cast ... Marin plans to cast 50 front-mounted bronze guns. Then, the cost of copper materials is as much as 20,000 pounds, which will cost about 1333.33 pounds of silver, which is almost 111.11 pounds of gold, which is more than 14,000 gold coins. This is only the cost of materials. It also requires the craftsman''s expenses and transportation costs, and 20,000 gold coins cannot be beaten. However, this is just the beginning. Because after the artillery was cast, a lot of iron ball shells were needed. Marin was reluctant to hit the stone. The large gap of the stone bullet ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is even worse for air tightness. Therefore, the effective range of Saxony''s artillery can only reach less than 200 yards. If you change to an iron ball, you should be able to play farther and be more powerful. As for the iron ball casting, it is actually relatively simple, just a simple sand casting. Make a sand box, two halves above and below, first put the iron ball as a standard mold in the sand box to press out the stamp, then remove the iron ball, and pour molten iron into the space pressed by the iron ball from the funnel and channel, , An iron ball is made. Fast sand casting, although the use of wet sand may cause some honeycomb structures in the iron **** due to water vapor evaporation, resulting in a tight structure. It would not work if the artillery was cast like this, because it would easily explode. But it is no problem to cast iron ball cannonballs. What is the iron honeycomb structure? Can you use worse stone bombs? Anyway, it''s just something used to smash people, not so demanding. So, the casting of iron ball shells is very easy. The only problem is the cost of iron. At present, Marin''s iron materials are basically imported from Britain, and the price is not cheap. Therefore, the cost is relatively high. However, compared with defeating the Saxons and standing up to the prestige, this investment is still worth it. Therefore, Marin did not hesitate and decided to use the iron ball cannonballs to smash the Saxons to a slum ... In fact, iron **** are not much. The cost of gunpowder is the most amazing. One shot is one pound of gunpowder, and one shilling is gone. If dozens of guns are fired every day and 50 guns are fired at the same time, the speed of gold coin consumption is almost as direct as the waterfall ... ²»¹Ü But anyway, as long as you can win, this investment is also worth it. Now that Marin is fantasizing, defeating the Saxony army and capturing the Duke of Albrecht, how much ransom is more appropriate ... Chapter 253： Blockhouse and beacon Marin is not clear about the specific offensive time of the Saxon army. Although he estimates that it is after the autumn harvest, he is not sure. If the treacherous Duke Saxony suddenly comes up with an idea and launches an attack ahead of time, if Marin is not prepared, it will be tragedy. Therefore, Marin decided to send a spy to Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony, to investigate the movement of the Principality of Saxony. In fact, this work is very simple, there is no need to break into the top of Saxony, just observe daily life in Dresden. If the Saxons plan to launch an attack, they must gather at least 10,000 troops. And more than 10,000 people gathered, obviously will not be silent. Apart from that, just the transfer of food will be very frequent. The preparation of other materials will also trigger market turbulence. Therefore, Marin planned to ask Kohler to send two food merchants to Dresden from the general "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" of the bag company to check the news. Once the Dresden food market found abnormalities, they would send someone to report the situation. Of course, this is only one of the early warning methods. In addition, national defense is also very important. It is clear that the Saxony army will not come to travel. Wherever the army passes, it must be chickens flying dogs. Moreover, the medieval army had the habit of robbing the people of food. After each outbreak of war, the number of people who died of food being looted far exceeded the number killed by the army. The "Thirty Years War" that erupted in the 17th century killed millions of people in Germany. Of these, more than half died as a result of food shortages. A large part of the death was caused by the plague. Only a few are killed by lawless soldiers. Ma Marin can collect most of the food into the city, but always leave the people in the manor outside the city to stutter. But if the food is scattered in the manor, it is easy to be snatched out by passing Saxon troops. Prior to that, Marin had thought of digging a cellar. However, later, he remembered that soldiers of this age were definitely veterans searching for property. Ordinary people are not stupid, and their belongings will certainly be buried. Therefore, in order to search for more property, many veteran soldiers have trained a pair of "eyes of fire and golden eyes", professionally looking for dark grids, basements ... The more old the fried dough stick soldiers, the more proficient the trip ... Therefore, Marin decided to set up a number of bunkers throughout the country, which can protect and store food. Moreover, these bunkers also serve as beacon towers ... In this era, there are no mobile phones, no telephones and no telegrams. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the enemy''s whereabouts. However, the ancestors of ancient China, cleverly invented the alarm mechanism of the beacon. The beacon was put on smoke during the day, and the fire was lit at night. It was transmitted to the nearby beacon with a very obvious signal. Then, go all the way until passing to the barracks and towns in the rear. Generally speaking, according to the Tang method, the beacon tower is 30 miles away, but they are all built on high mountains so that they can be seen from a distance. However, East Friesland is plain everywhere, with a few small dirt slopes at most. Therefore, the distance between beacon towers must not be set that far. For this reason, Marin decided to set up a blockhouse every 10 kilometers. The bunker is both a fortification and a place to hide food. The top floor of the bunker can also be used as a beacon for early warning ... With this trick, Marin actually learned from the devils in the movie. At that time, the devils used a large number of bunkers to block the base, and the Eighth Route Army fell into serious difficulties, and was once oppressed to retreat to the mountains. Even top-level palms like Zuo Da''s chief of staff were unfortunately killed. Therefore, this method is very powerful. Of course, Marin built a bunker not to suppress ordinary people, but to guard against foreign enemies. Devil''s bunker is still worth learning. Because the defense of the bunker is good. In particular, after the moat was dug, the only connection between the bunker and the outside world was the suspension bridge. In this way, if the enemy wanted to besiege the bunker, they must first overcome the river around the bunker. This difficulty is not small. Later generations of guerrillas were able to quickly attack the bunkers because they had blasting canisters and explosive packages. Moreover, the dynamite packs of the 20th century were smokeless powders, which were much more powerful than black powder. In this era, if you build a bunker, the Saxony army, which is mainly a cold weapon, will definitely take a long time to defeat a strong bunker with a moat. Marin''s intention to build a bunker was to prevent the Saxon army from easily grabbing food, that''s all. Because, as long as Marin is given enough time, he can lead the main force to defeat the Saxony army. Therefore, the role of the bunker is nothing more than a delay. Before Marin took over the East Frisian Land, East Frisian was a nation of almost all soldiers. This is because East Frisian is relatively poor and cannot afford to hire regular mercenaries. Therefore, the Sykesna family had to hit their minds on the serfs. Whenever there is war, the serfs will be armed and pulled into the city to guard the city. Alas, the militiamen these serfs can only use to defend the city. Let them play against professional mercenaries in the wild, and they will definitely lose. However, it can be used to defend the city, but it can rely on the strong walls to function. Similarly, if the Saxon army comes in. Those militiamen who had not enough time to retreat into the city could completely hide into the bunkers in their manor houses and fight against the siege of the Saxon army. The bunkers have strong protection and can be supported for a long time. What''s more, the Saxon army did not come to defeat the bunker, but to defeat Marin. In the case of more important things to do, the Saxon army will generally not die with a few rural bunkers, but will choose to give up temporarily. After all, it is very stupid to leave the army and die in a few village bunkers. The bunker can not only attack the enemy in a certain period of time, but also cast wolf smoke (European wars generally occur during the day, so the possibility of putting wolf smoke is the greatest). I want to warn in the distance. Then, between the bunkers, the alert was passed to Orich. This allowed Marin enough time to respond appropriately. By the time the enemy''s army had arrived, he was ready for his side. Originally, Marin planned to build the blockhouse into a larger dock. However, Marin remembered that in the history of China, many powerful men used docks to fight against the imperial court. Therefore, Marin finally decided to build a much smaller bunker. The bunker is small, the construction cost is low, and the time is not long. Moreover, because of its small size, it is impossible for all the rebels to retreat into small buildings like bunkers when rebellions occur in the area. Dock Fort is different. When a rebellion occurs, Dock Fort can accommodate a lot of people, making it difficult for the rulers to cope. Therefore, the establishment of a bunker can not only play its due role ~ www.novelhall.com ~, but also be prepared for local forces to use it against Marin himself. After all, the Saxony army was passing by, not paying attention to the bunker. While Marin was the ruler, he had enough time to besiege the bunker. Therefore, bunkers are difficult to use against rulers. Even if it is useful temporarily, it will certainly be suppressed in the end. After His Majesty made up his mind, Marin signed an order to build bunkers and beacons across the country, one every ten kilometers ... In fact, the area of ??East Friesland is very small, only over 3,000 square kilometers. So in total, Marin only needs to build dozens of bunkers. However, the ability to warn of foreign invasions has been greatly improved. After the bunker + beacon system was established, it was impossible for the enemy country to achieve the purpose of sneak attack on East Frisian. It was like the last time Marin attacked East Frisian. If East Frisian had a beacon system at that time, as soon as Emden let go of smoke, Orich would be alerted within half a day. Not to mention whether they can send troops to rescue Emden, at least, will not be crowded by Marin to open the gate. Not only that, but with the bunker, Marin can also strengthen the control of each place. With only a dozen standing soldiers in each bunker, Marin can thoroughly monitor the situation around the bunker. If there is any sign of rebellion, Marin will soon be informed. In short, the establishment of the bunker + beacon system has increased the level of military security in East Friesland to a very high level. At least, as soon as the border moved, the alert could quickly reach Orich, allowing Marin enough time to respond and avoid being attacked successfully. At the same time, the existence of bunkers can also allow Marin to control the rural areas to a high degree. No matter what the wind and grass, the standing generals stationed in the bunkers everywhere can be conveyed to themselves ... Chapter 254： Training militia In the battle with Saxony, Marin obviously also needs the militia. Because he can gather up to 10,000 regular troops. However, these regular forces are decisive in the field against the main forces of the Saxony army. So Marin still needs a lot of people to guard several cities and various bunkers. This task must of course be entrusted to the militia. However, although the current East Frisian militia has five or six thousand people, the biggest problem is the lack of officers. Because before, the senior officers of the militia, that is, the nobles who followed the Sexner family, had been killed by Marin. The middle and low-ranking officers of the militia are mainly the 1,000 straw hat swordsmen who originally defended Emden. Although Marin captured 600 straw hat swordsmen, he did not dare to release these straw hat swordsmen from prison and appoint them. Because these straw hat swordsmen are warriors raised by the Sexner family for many years. The ancients were not as easy to betray as the moderns, and if some of them suddenly turned away while commanding the militia, it would easily cause huge troubles for Marin. Therefore, Marin decided to-reselect the militia commander ... Choosing a militia commander is not easy, because it is impossible for Marin to promote a serf to become an officer. Not to mention the serfs'' ability, if Marin promotes serfs at will, he may offend the local nobles and lose their hearts. Although in the Marin Army, many small captains were formerly serfs. However, the small captains in the regular army, he is not local, but instead recruited mercenaries from Wurttemberg and Alsace. Even if Marin promoted them, they would not break the native class composition of East Frisian. Therefore, the local aristocracy could not object. However, if Marin promotes local serfs as officers without promoting the children of the local nobles, he will definitely anger the local nobles. And Marin was severely illiterate. Therefore, at this stage, he can only rely on the children of the local aristocracy. The selection of militia officers must also be made from local noble families. Fortunately, before that Marin was fierce enough to kill the hostile noble families, but did not give them the opportunity to escape abroad and become an opposition. Therefore, the little nobles left behind were either descendants of former Bullock advocates, or early surrendered families. But those who surrendered the family, Marin was not very trusting. The descendants of the Brock family advocates, because of decades of decline, are not as talented as those who surrendered. In the end, Marin selected 100 direct and collateral children from the two camps of the Brock family supporters and the surrender camp. Among them, Marin chose 50 people among the Brock family advocates, which is almost the same as the capitulation. In fact, the Brock family advocates are not as talented as capitulation, but Marin still selected 50 of them as officers, and even some illegitimate children were included. Although the surrenders are somewhat dissatisfied, it is not too bad to get half of the posts. In this way, Marin had enough officers to command those militiamen. However, most of those who have been selected as officers do not have much military commanding experience. In particular, the supporters of the Brock family had no experience in commanding the army because they had fallen for many years. But this is not a problem. Marin has selected a group of good instructors from the regular army and first trained these 100 officers to familiarize them with the strict discipline and training methods of the Marin Army. While training, those instructors not only let the 100 reserve officers know what to do, they also often explained the points in the training to them in order to facilitate their future practice. After all, these 100 people are more or less people who read some books, and their abilities are much better than ordinary serfs. Training them is not the same as training ordinary serfs. Some of the requirements that seem simple to these people may be difficult for serfs. And the instructors responsible for teaching these reserve officers made these difficulties one by one and let them remember. In addition, in order not to waste talent, Marin also invited his old man and boss Adler, and asked them to help control the militia. My old man, Marin can trust. Therefore, Marin appointed the old Huffman as the head of the militia corps and led more than 6,000 militia nationwide. Adler, however, was appointed as the first front of the militia. ×ÔÈ» Naturally, everyone has no opinion on Marin''s appointment. Adler actually wanted to be the head of the militia. However, in the presence of the old Huffman from his childhood to his old, Adler did not dare to make a mistake, and had to be the leader of the square. However, for Adler, who has never commanded more than 30 people, a square array of 1,250 people is definitely a qualitative leap. So, after hearing the good news, he immediately flew from his home in Lyle County to Orich. This made Liv very dissatisfied and wanted to suppress. But in the face of the temptation to lead the army, Adler violated his wife''s meaning for the first time. Liv had no choice but to follow Orich to raise her baby. In fact, this is also strongly demanded by the old Huffmans. Lyle County, as a border county, remains less secure. What''s more, Adler''s castle was built outside Lyle County. With Liv, the third generation of the Huffman family in her belly, it is obviously very dangerous to stay outside Lyle. Therefore, the old Huffmans naturally wanted Liv to come to Orich. Although Liv didn''t like to be disciplined by her mother-in-law, she had to follow her husband to Orich. After Adler arrived in Orich, Marin sent him and the old Huffman to train the instructors ... Both of them belong to the old school of knights. Although they have both learned simple military command, they are both backwards. So Marlint asked Schwartz and Fronzberg, two experienced commanders, to teach his father and son how to command the "Marin-style" modern army. In fact, Marin can know the two men, however, he knew that the old Hoffman Marin too proud, if Marin dare to find fault with him, chances will be beaten. Therefore, it is more appropriate for two outsiders to guide them. Marin had a plan for militia arrangements. After the militiamen were trained, Marin planned to let the old Huffman lead the second and third parties to station in Orich to ensure the safety of the capital. After all, Marin had to personally oversee the final battle with Saxony. Is there a more reliable person in the rear of Orich''s defense than the old Huffman? As for Adler, Marin originally planned to send him to lead the first party in the barn of Lyle County. However, considering that Adler was originally in Lyle County. If it is arranged that Adler is stationed there, it is easy for Adler to grow locally and become a strong local. After much deliberation, Marin decided to let Adler take the militia first side and station in Emden. The city of Emden, currently the first trading port in East Friesland, is of great importance. However, the residents of the city are not very attentive to the Huffman family. Adler was able to defend in the past and prevent him from growing up in Emden. In fact, Marin is not worried that Adler will have other thoughts. However, his big sister Liv was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Of course, Liv is not bad, but she just wants to do her best to fight for more benefits for her man. If Adler becomes the defensive officer of Lyle County, Marin can believe that at that time Liv will invite family members from the Hamler family and put them under Adler''s men to work ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Lin probed that the males of the Hamler family were not mindless. Once they reached Adler, it was easy to control the entire large granary in Lyle County, which was very unsafe for Marin. But it''s different for Adler to guard Emden, the city of Emden just washed by Marin''s blood. Therefore, the people in the city have some hostility towards the Huffman family and will not dissipate for many years. Even if Liv brought his brother''s uncle to His Majesty Adler, it was difficult for them to unfold here. After all, this is not the simple agricultural county of Lyle County, but an area where merchants gather. Want to fight with the well-informed businessmen and citizens here, the people of the Hamler family are not so capable and it is difficult to form control ... Although Marin believed in Adler, he did not think he would threaten his position. However, he didn''t trust Adler''s men. You know, in ancient China, Zhao Kuangyin had an example of being "yellow in robes" by his men. Therefore, it is necessary to make some precautions in advance. As for the fourth wing of the militia, Marin planned to send defense to Lyle County. As for the commander, Marin decided to choose one of the 22 knights from Mark''s country left to defend. In addition, there are actually only 5,000 people in the 4 militia squares, and there are more than 1,000 people left. Marin intends to disperse them in various bunkers in the future to protect the security of food reserves in various places. At the same time, he was responsible for giving Marin a warning. Of course, before this, these militiamen had to undergo rigorous training before the autumn harvest. At least, be disciplined. Before the autumn harvest, the only work left in the field was to remove weeds and other casual work. This kind of work can be done by women. Those militiamen can take advantage of the autumn harvest and do some training so that they can be competent to defend the city ... Chapter 255： Easy to obtain, hard to find The mercenaries recruited by F¨¹ssauer in W¨¹rttemberg rushed to Orich in succession. These soldiers were selected according to Marin''s requirements. They are all simple mountain people, without the lumps of the city. The key is good health and obedience. In addition, Schwartz sent people to Alsace and recruited a group of rural youth. Although Alsace is not as mountainous as W¨¹rttemberg, the folk customs here are relatively simple and obedient. 5000 mercenaries, from Marin''s point of view, are easier to recruit. Because in this era, the German population grew rapidly, and many estates had surplus population. Being a soldier for food is not necessarily a way of life for poor German youth. All in all, the recruitment of mercenaries is basically smooth. In contrast, the recruitment of mercenary officers was very difficult. Marin stipulates that the squad leader can choose from the army. For example, a small captain of 5,000 recruits can select outstanding posts from veterans. However, starting with the company captain, Marin requires that he must have read a book and recognized the characters, and it is best to be a homeless knight who has just left the house. Because, Marin''s company numbered up to 250 people. Taking control of so many soldiers can actually perform some tasks independently. However, when assigning tasks, if the company captain is illiterate, it becomes a joke. Although it is also possible to let the ordering soldiers give oral orders, word of mouth can easily cause errors. If the wrong order is communicated, it may affect the situation. Therefore, Marin insisted that commanders at the company level must be literate. Even though the Black Shirt Knight commander Steindorf was of civilian origin, his ancestors were also broader, so he also recognized the characters. Although not a lot, he could barely understand the military order. Moreover, at the request of Marin, Steindorfer now has a bad knowledge of culture. Originally, after Marin became the new Count of East Frisian, there were indeed many young homeless knights who planned to join Marin. However, the Duke of Saxony soon spoke out, not recognizing Marin''s status, and may also send troops to "regain justice" for the Sexner family who died. Now, those young wandering knights who had originally planned to run to Marin suddenly became hesitant. In the end, everyone chose to wait and see. If Marin can survive, naturally someone will come to him. If you ca n¡¯t make it through, you do n¡¯t need to talk about anything. None of these young men from the Cavaliers family, though immature, none of them are fools. Of course, they want to build their careers, but only if the people they want to trust can hold it. So, with Marin''s future uncertain, young people have chosen to wait and see. After all, the Duke of Saxony is famous and Saxony is even more thunderous in Germany. And Marin, just a young man who just fled. The two sides confronted each other, and most of them must have stood by the Duke of Saxony. At this time, if anyone dares to open the market, everyone must agree to win the Duke of Saxony. What a pity, in your opinion, no fool can open such a disk. Because this is the simple truth ... Only Marin himself, and his subordinates, marveled at the miracles Marin created. They even had the fighting power of the East Frisian Army, much more than other armies of this era. Therefore, Marin''s generals are very confident. In particular, Marin told them that the army would be expanded by 5,000. At the same time, the emperor was more confident in Marin. Confidence comes from Marin''s sly mind. This time Marin gave the emperor an idea to make the emperor effortless. Before the Swiss responded, he controlled the huge Graub¨¹nden area and was very happy. If it were to fight directly, the emperor would have no confidence to occupy Graub¨¹nden with the intervention of the Swiss. Of course, whether the emperor or the knights under Marin, their ideas are still more conservative. They all thought that Marin was perfectly fine to hold East Frisian. But it is unlikely that the Saxon army will be defeated head-on. No wonder, after Marin''s Spanish formation was trained, he has not really exerted his power. The only time they fought against the Frisian Army was that the fire ropes were extinguished by the rain, making the Phalanx rifle powerless. Therefore, even the most optimistic East Frisian general does not feel that the Spanish side can directly defeat the Saxon army, or win more by less. Only Marin, who has a clear history, knows how amazing the Spanish square''s defense is. Unlike the later film Mercenary Legend, which describes the Spanish matrix, the real Spanish matrix must have dug trenches before the battle. On this basis, Marin exerted a great deal, strengthening one ditch to two ditches, and also used the English army to deal with the French wooden knights'' diagonal stakes. Under the three insurances, if the cavalry can defeat the Spanish side, they will be ghosts. Two ditches and a row of oblique wooden stakes can definitely make the cavalry rushing over. Èø The most powerful part of the Saxony army is that it is financially strong and equipped with thousands of plate armour. Thousands of plate knights rushed up, it was definitely a torrent of steel. But warhorses are animals, not cold steel machines like tanks. When the war horse falls into the pit, the horse will also fall over, and it will also be injured if it is pricked with a sharp wooden stake. Therefore, no matter how many war horses, in front of two trenches and a row of oblique wooden spikes, they are very weak. Not to mention, besides that, Marin also has a musket to line up for shooting, professionally attacking knights wearing plate armor. Even if the opponent''s plate knight chooses to dismount, and wants to climb the pit to cross the line of defense, he must ask the Musketeers whether to agree or not. However, because of various reasons, everyone has not seen the scene of the Spanish Faction''s brutal knights. Therefore, with the exception of Marin, everyone is not optimistic about the front of the Spanish Faction. Even insiders think so, not to mention those homeless knights who haven''t come yet? Therefore, Marin once sent a man to recruit stray knights everywhere, but they were all turned down. Although everyone is not optimistic about Marin, no one knows whether Marin will make a comeback after this defeat. Therefore, although the wandering knights rejected Marin''s solicitation ~ www.novelhall.com ~, they did not say anything. There are only a few people who think Marin is bound to die, and he refuses to give up when he refuses. This makes Marin very distressed. 5000 recruits, can''t help but arrange for literate officers? Temporary promotion of the subordinates as company captains, but not very reliable. In the end, Marin thought about it for a long time and decided to let the existing officers put a little more burden on everyone ... Specifically, let the men and women under the command of each officer double up. For example, Schwartz originally commanded a square array, but Marin suddenly asked him to command two square arrays. In combat, the veterans are placed directly in front, and the recruits are placed in the back as reserve teams. At the same time, recruits mostly undertake the task of digging trenches. To this end, Marin ordered the blacksmiths under his administration to create a lot of engineering spades. Similarly, Frentzberg and others also commanded two people in the Phalanx. Moreover, those company captains also commanded the men and women of the two companies. Although, doubling the number of people in command is a test for them. But these young people actually have an uplifting heart. Being able to command more people on the battlefield is definitely a great affirmation of him personally. So, although it will be very tiring in the future, these young people are very excited, even if they have to put in more effort, they don''t care. Moreover, Marin also said that if the Saxons can be successfully defeated this time, the reward will be great. There can be promotion of title, and there can also be increase of fiefdom ... ´Ì¼¤ In order to stimulate this group of men, Marin promised that this time he would give up 10,000 Ugram land to reward all outstanding officers and soldiers. Moreover, these lands are considered as closed land, and they can be exempted from tax in the future. Therefore, although the men and men under Marin were understaffed, their morale was quite high. Chapter 256： British coal imports With the efforts of the old foundry artisan John and his assistants, great progress has finally been made. Marin told Gong Zhenlin''s iron mold casting method in memory and told the old John that the old John took someone to start trying. In fact, the specific approach is simple to say, but some details need to be taken seriously. For example, in the original iron mold casting gun method, the first layer of paint on the inner wall of the mold is a mixture of fine rice husk ash and fine sand and water, and after drying, it is dried. Europe except southern Europe, only wheat and no rice in the northern half. So, the old John had to find the husk ash instead. In addition, specific proportions, how to make the most convenient peeling gun barrel, also need to be tested. As for the second layer of coal ash, this thing is easy to find, just go and get it on Texel Island. Marin especially emphasized that after the two layers of paint are brushed, they must be dried to ensure that there is no moisture. Otherwise, when molten iron or copper is poured, water vapor will easily evaporate, forming a honeycomb inside the gun body. Old John led people to try many times, and finally mastered the method of casting iron cannon. Of course, when he mastered the iron mold casting method, that is when he went to freedom. From then on, if he wanted to return to Britain, it would be almost impossible. However, his treatment has improved a lot. It can be regarded as compensation for freedom ... Old John''s experiments have always used pig iron. Seeing that pig iron turned into artillery so quickly, Old John also proposed to use iron to cast a three-pound cannon. However, Marin asked him to put a lot of gunpowder in the gun barrel. After a trial explosion, he found that the gunpowder at the critical point of the original mud mold gun was used to burst the gun tube. In other words, the iron cannon cast by the iron mold cannon is relatively brittle. However, there is no problem in casting bronze guns using the iron mold casting method. The detection effect of the bronze gun cast by the iron mold casting method is similar to that of the bronze gun cast by the mud mold casting method. However, the mud mold casting method can only dry the mud mold for at least a month. In rainy weather, the air drying time is more than 3 months. Therefore, mud mold casting cannons are very inefficient. Iron mold casting cannons, a group of artisans, can cast several doors in a day, which is very fast. After the method of casting guns was determined, Old John and his apprentices began to "burst out" and quickly produce three-pound bronze guns ... Moreover, under the guidance of Marin, these new three-pound bronze guns not only added the same ears as the French, but also left behind the place where the recommended sight was mounted-Wangshan. The so-called Wangshan, the knight is a very simple thing. It is a copper ruler perpendicular to the barrel. However, there is a round hole in the middle of the copper ruler, allowing the gunner''s eyes to aim at the target through the round hole. The circular holes and the barrel are oriented in parallel. Seeing the target through the round hole is equivalent to the barrel facing the target. In addition, Marin also instructed the blacksmiths to build enough open caster gun mounts that would be popular in later generations. This gun mount has a simple structure, light weight, convenient transportation, and easy use. In use, two metal "back feet" lie on the ground. Generally speaking, without modification, the muzzle is forward. If you want to pursue the shooting angle, you can set the wheel up, so that the rear foot can be lowered, so that the muzzle can be raised. Moreover, there are "foot nails" under the soles of the two metal "back feet". In this way, although the artillery vehicle receded because of recoil, the "shoe spikes" under the "rear feet" rubbed the ground, so that the artillery vehicle could not retreat too hard to facilitate resetting. I saw that the manufacture of the three-pound gun was on the right track, and Marin was naturally happy. But it wasn''t long before he was happy, and there were hands to destroy the atmosphere: "Master, Texel came to the newspaper, saying that a ship of briquettes had been detained by the Duchy of Gerdes ..." "What? Why is this?" Marin was a little aggressive, didn''t Charles II ally with him? Why buckle his coal ship? "Because the Geders tax official believes that we have too many coal carriers on the Rhine, but we have not paid the transit duty to Geders Principality ..." "Haven''t you paid it before? Why are you talking about it now?" In the past, Marin''s coal carrier sailed directly in the middle of the Rhine. He never stepped aside, paid no taxes to anyone, and stopped the coal ship. . Yancoal ships mainly pass through the countries of Mark, the Bishop of M¨¹nster, the Principality of Berg, the Principality of Cliff, the Principality of Gerdes and the Zeeland at the mouth of the Rhine. Among them, the period after the Duchy of Berg was relatively short, and the period for the Bishop of Munster was not too long. Moreover, these two countries are relatively modest and have never set up roads on the river. However, Zeeland is actually an area controlled by the Habsburgs. Marin once sent someone to say hello, and naturally it will not be difficult. Only the Duchy of Gerdes, Charles II needed a lot of taxes because of his ambition. Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, tried his best to levy taxes on ships passing by rivers in the country. Rather, the Principality of Gerdes is located in the most important section of the mouth of the Rhine. Therefore, if you want to use the Rhine transport to the sea, the Duchy of Gerdes can''t get around. Even though Marin formed an alliance with Charles II, he did not tell Charles II to make a fortune using coal to cook salt. Moreover, it cannot be said that others will imitate it. In the past, the scale of boiled salt on Texel was not too noticeable. However, since Marin opened the salt trade routes of the Teutonic Order, the salt production on Texel has begun to double. ÑÎ Double the amount of salt produced, then the amount of coal required will also double. Therefore, Marin increased the intensity of coal transportation. In this way, many coal carriers belonging to Marin appeared on the Rhine. After all, ships can''t be too big for inland water transportation. If you want to transport so much coal, you can only increase the number of coal ships. Generally speaking, an inland watercraft carries at most one or two hundred tons of coal, and more often, a boat carrying more than ten tons or dozens of tons of coal ... Suddenly the number of ships suddenly increased, and the form was similar, which attracted the attention of the Duchy of Gerdes. Earlier, the Principality of Gerdes also levied taxes on docked ships. However, Marin''s ships all go in the middle of the river and are generally not taxed. However, this time, the tax official of the Principality of the River Dukes of the Principality, specially organized several ships full of soldiers, intercepted one of the boats carrying dozens of tons of coal, and demanded to pay additional taxes ... In fact, the Principality, the tax official responsible for cruising the river, did not know how much tax the coal ship owed. In fact, he didn''t care how much it was, he just came to extort ... even, the tax officer just wanted to swallow it alone ... Marin frowned when she learned of the situation. Before, he let coal carriers go in the middle of the river, not just to evade taxes. Among them, there is a bigger reason to be unobtrusive. Because once the tax is paid normally, it won''t cost much. However, your trade secrets will be disclosed through taxation. For example, if the coal ships passing the Principality of Gerdes are paying taxes, it is bound to expose the amount of coal that Marin transports to Texel Island. This amount is very large, and other people know the transportation volume, and they will ask questions-why is there so much coal in Texel? Then, interested people will investigate. Upon investigation, Marin''s wealth from cooking and selling salt will be exposed. Once this happens, it will be difficult for Marin to guarantee that other coastal countries will imitate the handwriting. In addition, it is too easy for the Dutch to imitate themselves. Maximilian I was also very interested in money. Moreover, knowing that you are rich, and several vassal countries along the way, you will inevitably extort yourself a little toll ... So Marin has a headache for this matter ... Marlin is obviously unwilling to reveal his wealth secretly, and the profit will be the biggest only when the family is exclusive. However, to transport coal from the Ruhr area to Texel, only the Rhine can travel. It would be better to go by water than by land. Not to mention the high cost of land travel, land tax must pass through those tax cards, which is easier to expose than water travel. Unless, no more coal is imported from Ruhr ... àÅ "Hmm? Don''t you import coal from the Ruhr area?" Marin''s eyes suddenly lighted ... Western Europe is mainly on the two major coal-producing regions-the Ruhr region and the United Kingdom. There are also some coal mines in other areas, but they are not large enough. The best way to avoid importing coal from the Ruhr area is to import coal from the UK ... British coal prices Marin has also explored, in London, for each Charteron coal sold about 6 shillings. But in the output port of Newcastle, as long as 4 shillings did not have Charteron. This is still because of the high prices in the UK. If you replace it with the Ruhr area, the market price of the export coal area will be 3 shillings per Charteron. Marin bought coal from his own coal mine, only 2 shillings per charloton. However, Marin''s profit is still very large even if the coal boiled salt is purchased at the price of 4 shillings per Charteron. After all, cooking salt is a huge profit, and Marin also uses a cooking tool such as a wood-saving stove. After much thought, Marin finally decided to reduce the amount of coal imported from his hometown to the previous level. This level is not too noticeable. In addition, Marin also decided to stop using small coal carriers and use large coal carriers. In this way, the number of coal transports can be reduced and become less noticeable. Then sent someone to Newcastle, the UK''s coal export port, to order large quantities of coal. Newcastle is just northwest of Texel, across the sea. Although, the straight line is definitely farther than Bochum. UU reading books www. uukanshu.com But Newcastle is by the sea and a harbour. The coal ship leaving Newcastle must be a sea ship. Sea vessels have a large loading capacity and can transport a lot of coal at a time, which is beneficial to reducing transportation costs. Moreover, marine transportation can also be easily kept secret for Marin. Because as long as the ship leaves the harbor, God knows where it is going ... Marlin can order large quantities of coal in Newcastle on behalf of other countries. Then, they are transported to Texel and boiled for salt. Even though Newcastle coal is a bit more expensive, it is nothing compared to the huge profits of boiling salt and the importance of confidentiality ... Thinking of this, Marin finally made up his mind. He brought Kohler: "Koller, you send someone to bribe money first to redeem our coal ship ..." After listening to Marin''s explanation, Cole shook his head and said: "Master, this kind of trivial matter, you don''t need to let me go?" Indeed, it''s just a redemption of an individual, and he can do whatever he wants. µ±È» "Of course it''s not that simple, you know, our coal carrier was intercepted for the first time. As far as I know, this is the personal behavior of the river cruiser. Others don''t know ... "what do you mean?" "Let the tax officer be in an accident ... Besides, wait for the redeemer after a while and don''t let people associate the two things ... In short, don''t be noticeable ..." Marin didn''t want The secret of making your own salt and getting rich is exposed. If everyone knew how to cook salt with coal and learned from him, then the salt price would surely plummet immediately, which would seriously harm Marin''s interests. So, the troubled river cruiser, Marin could only shut him up ... "I see, I''ll arrange it!" Kohler immediately left the palace, and arranged for people to redeem and "make an accident" ... Chapter 257： Columbus arrangement When thinking of coal transportation at sea, Marin suddenly remembered the Columbus fleet that was still bumping in the ocean. Counting the time, Columbus''s fleet should be in the coastal areas of West Africa. Originally, Da Gama returned to Lisbon on September 9. Columbus did not waste that time in Mombasa and Malindi. So Marin can be sure that Columbus will be back in Europe in August. ¹é The return of Columbus is definitely a great thing for Marin. Because, Columbus will return with a lot of expensive spices. If he had to exchange it for money, Marin would have a lot of money. At that time, he said that he had the money to start a large-scale excavation of canals in East Friesland, and to build a large number of Dutch windmills to drain the swamp water and transform it into a good field. There are too many swamps in the East Frisian Land. As long as it can be transformed into cultivated land, that is more than a dozen Eugrams, equivalent to nearly 1.5 million acres! However, the initial investment is very large for digging ditches for drainage and building a large number of Dutch windmills. In this era, even thousands of square kilometers of marshland could not be afforded even by tycoons like the Duke of Saxony. It''s not that Duke Saxon couldn''t get the money, but that he used the money a lot, and certainly couldn''t smash the money into the swamp renovation. ¼¸Äê After several years of development and management of the West Frisian Islands, Marin has deeply realized that the development of wasteland requires great investment. For example, Marin wants to develop 10 Ugram land (120 acres). First, he had to have a population, at least a family of serfs. The West Frisian Islands were originally empty, so they had to recruit inland areas. But when he came to recruit a serf in the inland area, Marin couldn''t go to battle in person? Definitely hire someone. You have to pay for the hire, and the day''s wages, as well as the cost of carriage, meals, and accommodation, must be reimbursed. Then, taking a family of serfs to the archipelago, the cost of travel was also large. You recruited people, you have to pay for it yourself? You have to pay for the meal while you are on the go. Even if they were given inferior dark bread as hard as slabs, the family would spend two fennies a day. In general, he sent someone to recruit a family of serfs (5 people) to the West Frisian Islands, and the cost was no less than 5 gold coins. If it recruits 10,000 people, it will cost tens of thousands of gold coins. But this is just the beginning ... After the serfs were recruited to the island, the first thing was not to plant land, but to build houses for them to settle them. In this era, the cost of building a house was also very high. The cost of building a wooden house or a stone house is very high. Fortunately, Marin knew how to build low-cost adobe houses, saving a lot of money. Otherwise, just to build wood and stone for those immigrants, thousands of gold coins will be invested ... The cost of a house is not high. However, when the serfs were recruited, they must be expected to work. The serfs who came just now had no food. Therefore, from the time of the reclamation to the autumn harvest, Marin needs to pay for his own food to support them ... This support is more than half a year ... and the food in Europe is so expensive now ... Then, Marin had to equip these serfs with enough iron farm tools; they had to buy livestock for them; they had to provide seeds after spring plowing ... So, although Marin made a lot of money from the Venetian, he also made a lot from selling salt. However, in the process of immigrating the West Frisian Islands to ten thousand people, most of the gold coins were consumed ... Of course, these investments are worthwhile, and can be fully recovered in a few years. However, in the early days, the investment was too large, and the general nobles could not afford it. Therefore, Marin is eager to see the return of the Columbus fleet ... However, while looking forward to Columbus'' return, Marin did not faint. Because he has one very important thing to do ... This thing is to shake the pot ... As soon as his head was hot, Marlin made a decision to send someone to trade in India. However, when I thought about it later, Marin felt that he was still too hasty. Because of the route to India, the Portuguese have always regarded themselves as imprisoned and do not allow others to meddle. If Marin was the king of Spain, he might ignore the Portuguese. However, at first he was only a little baron, and even now he is only a monarch of a small state with more than 3,000 square kilometers of land and more than 80,000 people. Compared to Portugal, which has a population of millions and an area of ??nearly 100,000 square kilometers, Marin is still too weak. Although on the ground, Marin is not afraid of parallel countries like Portugal. But at sea, the powerful Portuguese fleet can teach Marin how to be a man in minutes ... After the Portuguese returned to Da Gama''s fleet, they could quickly learn about the huge profits of the great voyage. Therefore, in order to eat alone, Marin can be sure that if the Portuguese knew that the great voyage also benefited him, Marin would be ruthless, and desperately dispatched a fleet to block the sea, sinking every ship that Marin dared to enter the Atlantic. Faced with dozens of times of huge profits, the Portuguese must dare to do so. Therefore, instead of waiting for the Portuguese to be pursued by the Portuguese in the future, Marin might as well throw the pot to Spain now. Then, let the two teeth tear away from each other ... Moreover, in the face of dozens of times of super profit, Marin does not worry that Spain will not be hooked ... The old horse said that when facing a 100% profit, a businessman dare to trample on all human laws; when the profit reaches 300%, he dare to commit any crime, even risking being hanged. Danger¡­¡­ ¶àÉÙ And what percentage of 60 times profit? That''s 6,000 percent ... Faced with such huge profits, even if the businessmen never die after they die, they are willing to do it ... As for the kings and nobles, although they speak beautifully, they are very high on the surface. But in front of their interests, they will also reveal their greedy and shameless side. So tell the King of Spain of this 60 times profit, that the Spanish king and wife will definitely tear their faces and tear up the "Pope Meridian" "Tordesillas Treaty" ... Moreover, they are not worried that they will offend the Holy See. Because the Pope is Spanish, and even helps Spain bully Portugal ... In the original history, Spain was deceived by Columbus up and down, and felt that India was the west. Then, within a few years, they occupied Mexico, which was rich in gold and silver. That''s why Spain has no intention of snatching the huge profits of India''s trade with Portugal. However, now that Marin has secretly helped, "exposing" the American continent is just a "barren continent", not India as Columbus claims. As a result, the Spanish kings suddenly lost most of their interest in the Americas, and only sent people to plant sugar cane on the islands found in Columbus. Then, the subsequent explorations didn''t have much thought. Because, to explore, is not the India they are expecting to be "full of gold" ... At this time, what is the problem for Marin as long as he presents the information of the Indian route to Spain? º½ Nautical charts of this era are very precious, because without advanced instruments, all navigational data are recorded and sorted out by experienced captains themselves. Every nautical chart is no less than the martial arts cheats in martial arts novels. For example, the nautical chart that can travel to India as a spice-producing place, put in Jinda''s martial arts novels, is definitely a super cheat of the level of "Jiuyang Divine Power" ... Marlin''s plan was to make Columbus make an appearance in the port of Cadiz, Spain, and toss Spain to Spain, claiming that Spain sent him to explore the Indian route. Of course, before that, Marin needs to communicate well with the Spanish court and discuss the conditions. Moreover, Columbus announced that Spain supported him to explore India. Although he would turn his face with Portugal, it was very embarrassing for the Spanish royal family. Because this represents the "visionary" of the royal family ... Moreover, the huge profits that can be gained later are even more crazy. So Marin didn''t believe the Spaniards weren''t hooked ... The only thing to consider is that Marin cannot let all four ships dock in Spain. Because the spices of the four ships docked in Cadiz, they might make the Spaniards want to blacken the cargo. Because these four ships are worth at least millions of gold coins ... So Marin decided to send the remaining two warships to the Canary Islands to wait for Columbus''s fleet. After converging with Columbus''s fleet, Columbus only took one of the ships ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and then took part of the spice as a sample and went to Cadiz to meet the Spanish. In this way, the cargo of the four ships can also be prevented from being hacked by the Spanish. Columbus, too, was able to grab a public appearance before Da Gama, and sat down with his title of "Discover India First ..." This is why Marin promised Columbus. However, if Columbus returned directly to the Wadden Islands, the Marin people said lightly and could not take the name of Columbus'' "discover India first". Because the Portuguese are bigger and more convincing. At that time, if the Portuguese insisted that Da Gama discovered India first, Marin would not say that the Portuguese. At the same time, the Spaniards took the lead. Columbus was recognized by the Spanish royal family as the right to discover India. Then, Columbus first discovered that India''s name can be easily established. Because Da Gama is still on his way back, at least a month behind Columbus. And Spain is a powerful country, and their recognition is much more effective than the words of the little Earl Marin. And, in order to gain the right to intervene in India''s trade routes, the Spanish kings will spare no effort to help Columbus take the name of "discovering India first ..." As for the role of Marin? It''s also very simple. Because, after all, Marin still has the title of "Count of the Spanish Wilderness" on his head. Although this title is usually useless, but at this time, the Spaniards can completely say that it was the King and his wife who ordered the "Earl of the Spanish Wilderness" Marin to send Columbus''s fleet to explore the Indian route ... Finally, the credit can still be attributed Head over to the couple and give them an excuse to interfere with the Indian route. Because, in this era, it was a priority to discover the colonists of a ¡°landless¡± first. Trade routes are also in play. If the Spaniards "discovered" the Indian routes first, even if that was not the Spaniard''s sphere of influence, there would be no reason not to take a slice ... Chapter 258： Partial relocation of the cooking base The reason why Marin previously placed the salt cooking base on Texel was because he had only the territory of Texel and could not be placed elsewhere. And because coal comes from Bochum, it needs to be transported from the mouth of the Rhine. As a result, Tholencher became the closest place in the Marin Territory to the Rhine estuary and the most convenient place for coal transportation. The incident of the detention of the coal carrier in the Principality of Gerdes also reminded Marin that the island of Texel is so close to the Netherlands and the secret of the salt cooking base can be easily discovered. That is to say a lot about the west coast of Texel Island, which is not suitable for ships to sail, otherwise, ships have already been docked to observe the salt city salt base in Texel Island. Ëæ×Å With the frequent docking of coal carriers at the port of Tholenchenen, the Dutch opposite were beginning to be curious-why did Texel buy so much coal ... The Dutch on the opposite side did not know about salt, because every time Marin shipped salt, he packed it well and never exposed it. Moreover, Texel Island also banned outsiders from going to other places in the port of Thorencher, and offenders were immediately arrested. Therefore, the secret of Yancheng has been kept for a long time. But Marin knew that if the fishermen had a telescope in their hands, they would be able to observe clearly if they were far away from the salt cooking center in Yancheng. Therefore, Marin''s control of the telescope is even stricter. Furthermore, Marin requested that only serfs from Hoffman Manor originally, or serfs who had been with Marin for a long time, and the family were loyal and had no foreign relations, were eligible to use telescopes. However, for further confidentiality, Marin still built a tall wall on the west side of the salt cooking center in Yancheng, blocking the eyes cast on the sea. Even so, because there were coal carriers on the Rhine and Newcastle, Marin felt that it was not safe here. After all, there are too many coal carriers, which will also cause outside curiosity. If it is a normal business activity, but Marin has moved the capital to East Friesland, the business activity here has not decreased but increased, it seems a bit abnormal. After all, according to common sense, a place that has lost its status as a capital should be depressed to make sense. The most optimistic, that is, almost the same as before, there is no more bustling reason than before. As it happens, importing coal from Newcastle is actually no better than unloading at the Port of Tholencher. With so many islands in the Wadden Islands, it is almost unloaded everywhere. Even the newly acquired East Frisian Islands have many places suitable for cooking salt. Moreover, the huge sea-going ships loaded with coal and entering the narrow Mars watercourse are notable. After all, the ships that were previously unloaded at the port of Tholencher are small and medium vessels coming from the Rhine. Suddenly switching to a sea boat is easy to guess. What''s more, the Mars waterway is the main channel for the merchant ships of Amsterdam to enter and leave the Wadden Sea. The Dutch fishermen opposite Den Helder may be a bit stupid and can''t figure out why. If learned by the clever and cunning merchants of Amsterdam, they might reason. Therefore, Marin made adjustments and relocated Yancheng''s location inland for a distance. It was no longer placed on the beach, which easily led to the overlook of passing ships. In addition, a fence was erected around the salt base, and only smoke was seen inside. Unclear, I thought there was a steel base inside. As for the problem of fetching seawater, this is very simple, digging a diversion ditch and bringing in seawater. Similarly, you can also dig a drainage ditch to drain excess brine to the sea, but you have to change direction ... After thinking, Marin made a decision to relocate part of the salt cooking base. Specifically, the Yancheng Salt Boiler Center only reserves the production capacity supplied to Cologne''s Wiggins Chamber of Commerce Wright and Clifford Principality. Then, the extra manpower was transferred to an island in the East Frisian Islands to re-establish a salt cooking center. The name of this new salt cooking center, Marin thought it out, and called it "New Salt City" ... New Yancheng will fully use imported British coal in the future, and the salt produced here will be shipped to the Teutonic Knights. At the same time, the salt produced in New Salt City must also be supplied to the entire territory of East Friesland. At this moment, Marin was shocked by the fact that the salt in East Friesland was relying on the mineral salts in Luneburg. You know, East Frisian is a coastal country, and it is a joke to import salt from a landlocked country. But the fact is that, like the Netherlands, the coastal areas of East Friesland lacked the firewood needed to cook salt. Although there are also some individuals cooking salt, it cannot form a scale. Moreover, the original Sexner family seemed to control the benefits of salt sales. Therefore, the Sexner family banned the coastal fishermen from cooking salt in private, and could only buy Luneborg mineral salt monopolized by the Sexner family. At present, Marin has been in control of East Frisian for several months. As a salt-producing tycoon, Marin naturally wants to take the monopoly of salt into his own hands. This is a profiteering industry. The feudal dynasties of the Chinese dynasties all obtained a large amount of taxes from the monopoly of salt and iron, and also fed a large number of corrupt officials. There are already more than 80,000 people across East Friesland, including the Wadden Islands. So many people add up, the consumption of salt is also considerable, and the profit is naturally a lot. Moreover, the sea salt cooked in Marin''s salt cooking base has a habit of abandoning bittern, so the bitterness in the salt is very weak, and it can hardly be tasted. Therefore, the salt produced by Yancheng is currently a high-grade salt in the European market. Only certain high-quality salt mines can be produced, and the price is high. Umarin''s plan is to replace the bitter mineral salt of Luneburg with high-quality sea salt to become a condiment for the people of East Frisian. Moreover, its price, Marin also intends to use parity, not the price of high-grade salt. Because even with parity, Marin can still make huge profits. Ñ¡¶¨ In order to choose the address of the new salt city, Marin personally ran a trip to the East Frisian Islands to choose a suitable salt cooking place. First, Borkum Island on the side of the route from Emden Port to and from the North Sea was excluded. Because on the side of the busy route, it is easy to attract the attention of passing commercial ships. The businessmen are all very sensitive people. They are showing clues that they are going to be bruised ... Secondly, it should not be too far east. Because, the easternmost island of Whangaog is close to the seaside in the rebellious Jever region. It''s not good to be seen by Jaffre traitors. So, Marin chose a location, only on a few islands in the middle ... Marin hesitated for a long time between Norderney and Baltrum, but in the end, Marin chose the smaller Baltrum. Because of Marin''s field visits, he found that Nordenay Island has a large area and abundant fresh water resources, so there are already many residents on the island. Moreover, Norderney and the small coastal town of Norden across the sea are frequent, which is not conducive to confidentiality. Baltrum Island, east of Norderney, is much smaller than Norderney, only about 6 square kilometers. Moreover, there are currently no residents on the island and it looks a bit desolate. But this is not a problem. Marin wants a remote place, a bustling and lively place. He doesn''t choose it yet. After a field trip, Marin found that there are freshwater lakes and streams in the southern half of the island, which can be used to supply fresh water to the salt center. Also, this small island is very strange. To the southeast of the island, there is a small peninsula penetrating into the sea unexpectedly, like a natural long bridge pier. Marin stabbed with a wooden pole and found that the water on both sides of this natural long bridge pier is quite deep, which is very suitable for docking at sea. In the end, Marin finally made up his mind to build the new salt city on the southwest corner of Baltrum Island, on the edge of the natural long bridge pier. Of course, like Yancheng on Texel Island, the salt cooking center is no longer open-air, but a tall wall is built ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to facilitate defense. Because Baltrum and Texel are different. Most of the sea area around Texel Island is not suitable for docking, but Baltrum Island is small, but there are several places to dock. For safety, Marin decided to build the new Yancheng into a professional salt-boiled and defense-resistant urbanized island. If the enemy wants to attack, they must first face the strong walls ... However, in order to prevent the future of this island from stiffening its wings, even though the island has sufficient fresh water resources to plant some land, Marin still forbids planting food on the island and only vegetables are allowed. All food on the island was sent by Marin. In this way, the food is stuck in Marin''s hands, and they are not worried that they will develop an independent idea. After all, the castle on the island can both defend against the enemy and may prevent Marin from exercising power ... Moreover, the small island of Baltrum has only an area of ??more than 6 square kilometers, even if it is not used to grow food, it is not a pity. After selecting the address, Marin immediately ordered some salt workers and family members in the old Yancheng city to start relocating to the new Yancheng city. In addition, a group of masons were brought to Baltrum Island and began to build salt pots and adobe houses. As for the walls and castles, it is not urgent. It is most important to build a salt pot and a house to start cooking salt. After all, the Teutonic Order is waiting for salt to come out. Moreover, this side is relatively remote, far away from the route, and even away from the open sea and facing the land. Outsiders generally do not come over. Domestic fishermen do not dare to approach this place as long as they give orders. The city walls or whatever are not needed for the time being. In addition, Marin also sent someone to repair the natural "long bridge pier" on the southwestern corner of Baltrum Island to make it convenient for docking coal ships from Britain and salt from here. Merchant ship ... Chapter 259： New shipyard On this day, Marin is signing and stamping all the documents sent by Jeffrey. (The seal is not popular in the West, only signatures are popular. But Marin was used to stamping in previous lives, so the documents are reviewed and signed with a seal) . Suddenly, a document caught his great interest ... This document states that two new ships were launched in the shipyard of Tholencher, Texel ... "The shipyard on Texel ..." Marin fell into his memory ... Speaking of which, this shipyard has been established for more than two years. Construction started from the end of 1496, and the factory was formally established in early 1497. At the beginning, the shipyard consisted of several ship builders hired by Portugal and hundreds of serfs familiar with carpentry. In 1497, the shipyard hardly built a sea ship. Under the command of the Portuguese shipbuilding masters, serfs who have never built ships, build small boats and small fishing boats there every day, and are familiar with ship structures and shipbuilding techniques ... Later, Marin exchanged 200 shipbuilders from the Venetian. Since 1498, this shipyard has officially started manufacturing sea ships ... However, Marin asked them to build the Galen boat of the British in the late 16th century. The Portuguese are only familiar with the two models, the Karak and the Caravel. The Venetian artisans are even more sad, they will only make paddle boats suitable for the Mediterranean ... As for the serf apprentice artisans, let alone, nothing will be ... In the end, the three parties worked together to create two "monsters" ... Two good 200-ton ships combine the characteristics of the three boats, the Karak sailing, the Caravel sailing and the Venetian paddle sailing. It sounds very comprehensive, but in fact it is not like ... Then, because the design is not reasonable and the craftsmanship is not good enough (mainly hundreds of novices are involved), it caused the ship to jump around when it sailed at sea. Of course, this is not the kind of flying shear ship because the speed is too fast, hopping at sea, but purely because the structure is irrational, slow and easy to shake and jump-this is clearly asymmetrical structure on both sides, processing The technology is not enough, and the design is not reasonable ... È«Äê Throughout 1498, this new shipyard wasted time on these two "jumpers". This also led to the fact that when Marin wanted two merchant ships on the Teutonic Order, he had to order two Kirk sailing ships at the shipyard in Lubeck. Alas, the shipyard is not in despair. After the successful construction of these two "jumping boats", the hundreds of novice shipbuilders finally had the experience of building large ships. As for the "jumping boats" that were obviously not suitable for big voyages, Marin finally dealt with them to fishermen at low prices and used them to fish in the North Sea. "Jump and Jump" is not very stable when sailing, which makes people seasick, but this is not much for fishermen. Because their boat bumps more severely than the "jumping boat" when it encounters wind and waves. At least, the jetty is very large and stable, and it is not easy to be overturned by the wind and waves of the North Sea. Moreover, the larger the boat, the larger the trawl net can hold more fish. Äêµ× At the end of 1498, Marin sent two ships to the Teutonic country to do business, in addition to bringing back a lot of money, but also a lot of Eastern European shipbuilding oak (the drying time is long enough). So, the second batch of two ships laid the keel again at the shipyard ... In June 1499, two new ships finally launched ... According to the reported documents, the two new ships, according to the new weights and measures promulgated by Marin, have a displacement of 250 tons ... "Two 250 ..." Marin was a little bit speechless about this tonnage. You can get 240 tons or 260 tons, why use 250 ... However, after the new ship was launched, it completely overcomes the jumps of the two ships last year, and the navigation is very stable. So the shipyard sent someone to tell the good news ... Marin was very interested, and quickly gave an order to let the two ships come to Emden port and let him see for himself ... A few days later, Marin saw the two "250" new ships in the port of Emden ... After seeing the boat, Marin did not feel excited, and of course, he was not disappointed ... Marin repeatedly emphasized that they made the British Galen ship. Even, he also gave them the data of the later "Constitution" sail ship as a reference. In this era, the general aspect ratio of Karak sailing, Karaville sailing and Kirk sailing were around 1: 1. For example, Columbus discovered the flagship "Santa Maria" in the Americas. The length is 23.66 meters, the width is 7.84 meters, and the aspect ratio is very close to 3 to 1. Da Gama''s flagship "San Gabriel" has a length of 27 meters and a width of 8.5 meters. The aspect ratio is also close to 3 to 1. The "Constitution" in Marin''s memory, with a length of 62.2 meters, a width of 13.6 meters, and a length-to-width ratio of 4.57 to 1, is much thinner than sailing boats of this era. Of course, it is much faster. You know, the speed of the "Constitution" can reach 13 knots. Sailing in this era is generally around seven or eight knots, and the Clippers do not exceed nine knots. Of course, the "constitutional number" appeared relatively late, and it was the end of the 18th century. At that time, the design philosophy of ships also tended to be thinner and faster. In the middle of the 19th century, a flying shear ship that "drilled" at sea was directly produced. Its length-to-width ratio directly reached 6 to 1, and it was "thin" as hemp. However, because it is too "thin", the clippers cannot even install artillery. Because, for such a "thin" ship, if there are shore firearms on the side, the reaction force of the artillery volley can almost overturn the flying shears ... Marin obviously did not want to fly the ship early, because the ship did not have any protective capabilities and was easily robbed by pirates. The Clippers in the mid-to-late 19th century were okay because the British Empire''s warships were spread over every sea area at that time, hunting down pirate ships everywhere, resulting in greatly improved air route safety. If the pirates were rampant in the 17th and 18th centuries, would you try flying clippers? What Captain Drake, Captain Kidd, Captain Morgan ... send the fleet to stop you on some important routes in a minute, and then put the sailors into sacks and throw them into the sea. As for the property, grab a shot ... Therefore, even if a flying shear ship is made, it is mainly used for communication, and cannot be used to transport too valuable property. Unless, there are enough warships to cruise on this route. Otherwise, once the ship is stopped by any means, it is no different from the lamb to be slaughtered. Of course, it depends on where. For example, in a sewer-like channel like the Malacca Strait, a clipper can easily be stopped. Clippers can be stopped in places like the English Channel or Gibraltar Channel if there are enough ships. But if you are on the Pacific and want to intercept a clipper ship, you have a dream ... Á½Ìõ The two ships that appeared in front of Marin, in Marin''s view, were not the British Galen he wanted, but the Spanish Galen ... ´¬ The aspect ratio of this ship is about 3.5 to 1. It seems that the designers still did not listen to Marin and regarded Marin as a lay leader who "does not understand chaos" ... However, the bow tower was demolished in accordance with Marin''s suggestion. However, the stern dungeon was retained ... Ms. Marin asked the designer who came with the ship to ask, but the old Portuguese designer was buoyant¡ªthe need for naval warfare, and the captain also needed to board the tower to observe the sea situation ... "Nima ..." Marin was so angry that he wanted to yell at people-still needing naval warfare, which clearly stayed on the old idea of ??fighting on the side ... As for the captain''s observation problem, as long as a watchtower-like platform is built on the top of the stern building, there is no need to build such a wide three-story building. This is a lot of wind resistance ... Moreover, when observing the sea situation, you can also send a few hard sailors to climb on the mast to observe. Of course, this is slightly dangerous. Even Marin had seen this kind of observation in the past: a thick flagpole was built on the top of the aft stern tower, and a wooden box similar to an elevator was hung on the flag rope. The captain or chief mate needs to climb up to observe, directly drill into this wooden box similar to the elevator room, and then several sailors raise the wooden box to a high place like a flag, and let the captain or chief mate go up to observe with a telescope. After the observation, a few sailors lowered the flag ... The design of the tall ship''s stern building is obviously the thinking of the Spanish ... wrong ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This is originally the thinking of the Portuguese. The Spanish only made more ships of this kind than the Portuguese. For the Spanish Galleon ... He really is a designer born in Portugal. Marin has provided specific data. He also made a ship of the type "Spanish galleon" ... ²»¹Ü But in any case, the design of these two ships has surpassed other ships of this era. According to estimates, the speed of the two ships also reached 9 knots, which was only one quarter behind the 10 gallons of the British Galen. Marin boarded the ship and sailed for a long time, and found that it was much more stable than the last jump and jump boat, and the Kirk sailboat made by Lubeck was almost stable. However, in the layout of the artillery position, the old Portuguese designer has committed another slap. The gun positions he designed turned out to be mostly stern, mostly distributed on the stern of the stern. Then, four guns were placed on the bow. As for the mid-side side, there is basically no gun position, and there is no lower artillery deck that opens the window to extend the muzzle ... What makes Marin speechless is that, according to tradition, the toilet on the ship is actually set up below the bow ... Ò»µ© Once sailing, sailing will inevitably face the wind. However, the smell from the toilet in the bow directly flew along the oncoming wind ... The taste was "sour" than the old godmother ... According to Marin''s knowledge, the subsequent flying shears and bow parts were specially made hollow to facilitate the bow to float, suitable for "jumping" during navigation to reduce seawater resistance. Looking at the stubborn old Portuguese man with the expression "I am professional, you are amateur" in front of him, Marin made up his mind-next time, if this old man dare not listen to his opinions, the shipyard director will Do it obediently. Next time, we must make an English galen ... Chapter 260： Go south with the ship ³É¹¦ After successful sea trials, Marin began to arrange artillery installation problems. After all, the sea at this time is still more dangerous. Equipped with artillery is also a guarantee of safety. This time, Marin had more artillery. Because for more than two years, John and his relatives and disciples have not stopped casting 12-pound cast iron cannons. Therefore, in addition to equipping dozens of 12-pound cast iron guns from Texelencher and Oderschild in Texel, Emden is also equipped with a dozen or more for shore defense. Even so, 55 12-pound cast iron cannons were stored in the warehouse. Moreover, although the old John ¡¯s casting gun work was suspended because of the need to change the casting of the three-pound bronze gun, the craftsman of the clay mold did not stop making the clay mold of the 12-pound iron gun. In other words, when Old John is free, as long as there are enough air-dried mud molds, he can continue to cast 12-pound cast iron cannons. Marin removed all the cast-iron cannons in the warehouse and began to place artillery on the ship. However, Portuguese designers used to design merchant ships, so the design of artillery positions on board was very unreasonable. For both ships, only the stern and bow can be fitted with artillery. Moreover, when they were designed, they were prepared to place those small-calibre bronze guns. Big guys like 12-pound cast iron guns failed to put a few in the end ... In the end, every effort was made to equip each ship with 16 artillery pieces. Among them, there are 4 doors on the bow and 12 doors on the tower ... The original Portuguese designer''s plan was to place 40 "Frontier" small-calibre bronze guns. But Marin knew that the "Fran machine" was equipped with a small-caliber bronze cannon. That thing could only be used to kill people on the deck of the enemy ship, and it would not sink the other ship. Therefore, on the ship, Marin did not use a bronze gun. All 12-pound cast iron guns were used. However, the cast-iron cannon cast by Old John was obviously a 12-pound class, but it weighed 18 pounds and weighed 2 tons per door. In those cases, the rear mounted bronze guns weighed only a few hundred pounds per door. However, although the number of artillery is small, the power is not reduced at all. Because a 12-pound iron ball is more powerful than a bronze gun''s 3-pound and 6-pound iron ball. Also, those bronze guns were leaking because they were rear mounted. In terms of range and power, it is not comparable to Marin''s 12-pound cast iron cannon. After Lu''an had a good artillery, the two ships went out to the sea to try, and found that the effect was very good, and there was no swaying of the hull due to firing. After all, the length-to-width ratio of the hull is only 3.5 to 1, which is much wider and more stable than those 4 to 1. Moreover, there are very few artillery on board. Even with a volley, the recoil force is not so great. However, the investment of these large-caliber cast iron guns makes Marin have to face a new problem-that is, gunpowder is not enough! A 12-pound cast iron cannon is charged with three or four pounds of gunpowder each time it is fired. Dozens of doors are used together, gunpowder flows in a hurry ... What''s more, after Marin formed a 10,000 regular army, there were almost 2,500 musketeers alone. With 2,500 muskets used together, the amount of fire medicine is not mentioned, and the consumption of lead blocks is also huge. Demand determines the market supply. Others do not popularize the use of muskets, although Marin has taken the lead. But at the same time, because guns are not popular, the market supply of gunpowder is also small. The main thing is that the saltpeter supply is very small. There is no saltpeter ore in Europe. In this era, Europeans wanted to obtain saltpeter and only looked for it from that pit. However, because gunpowder is currently not widely used, fewer people are looking for saltpeter from Maokeng. Therefore, the supply of gunpowder on the market is very limited. In order to maintain the needs of the previous 5000 army, Marin has wiped out gunpowder reserves in several nearby countries and regions, but it is not enough. Because Marin has high requirements for the training of musketeers, he often fires live fire drills. Therefore, the daily consumption of gunpowder is very large. Moreover, the number of musketeers now reaches 2,500, and three bronze three-pound guns will be launched. The amount of gunpowder used in ordinary training is also very scary. Therefore, Marin urgently needs a lot of gunpowder or saltpeter. And in Northwest Europe, Marin can''t buy much. The gunpowder available in northern Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands was basically bought out by Marin. Although the French gunpowder is sufficient, there are many artillery and the amount of artillery is very large. In addition, Marin and France have never been good relations, so Marin is unlikely to go to France to buy gunpowder. Well, Marin thought about it, and only Spain had enough gunpowder ... In fact, the Spanish army has also begun to try to equip local Muskhet muskets. By 1503, Gonzalo de Cordoba was able to allow the Spanish army to use muskets on a large scale, and it was by no means all of a sudden that there were so many rifles. It can be seen that before this, Spanish muskets should also be more popular. The popularity of muskets inevitably requires the production of matching powder and lead shots. Therefore, Marin estimated that there should be a lot of gunpowder available in Spain. Not only that, but in southern Europe such as Spain and Italy, it seems that there is no shortage of lead mines. The use of muskets consumes more lead than gunpowder. Therefore, Marin planned to send these two ships to southern Europe to buy gunpowder and lead blocks. ×îºó But in the end, after thinking about it, Marin decided-just go south with the boat and go directly to Spain ... Because he wants to talk to the King of Spain about the problem of dumping the pot. Right now, Marin has provoked a strong enemy on land like Saxony, and that''s it. After all, although Saxony is strong, Marin is not afraid. But it would n¡¯t be good if it would provoke a maritime enemy like Portugal. Intrigued by Saxon, Marin kicked it back with confidence. But he got Portugal, but Marin had no confidence. Because the forces at sea need enough warships and artillery. Maybe Marin can defeat the Portuguese at sea in the future, but at present, Marin is unable to fight the Portuguese at sea. After all, the Portuguese have been at sea for decades, since Prince Enrique''s great voyage. And Marin is just starting out. In the face of Portugal, it is all about babies facing strong men. More importantly, Marin now relies heavily on maritime trade. Even if the Portuguese couldn''t break into Orich and could not hurt Marin, if Portugal blocked the waters of Marin''s territory and prevented his salt ship from going out, it would kill Marin ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The reason why Marin lived so smartly and engaged in this and that is purely supported by strong economic forces. But if the Portuguese blocked the sea, his economic system would collapse. At that time, he could not afford his army, and powerful enemies such as Saxony would come over and he could easily clean him up. So Marin needs to be low-key now. To this end, he resolutely chose to surrender the huge profits of the Indian route to Spain. But at the same time, throw the pot to Spain and let Spain and Portugal bite each other. The Spaniard, even if he knows that Marin wants to dump the pot, it is difficult to not kneel before the perverted super profits. Spain may not be Portugal''s opponent at sea, but what? Who calls Portugal next to Spain? Moreover, in terms of land power, Portugal is too far behind Spain. If you ca n¡¯t beat Portugal at sea, that ¡¯s no problem. Spain can rely on it, and send its army to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, to surround it and force Portugal to bow its head. What''s wrong with you at sea? My hometown is right in front of me, and you can send troops to end your old nest at any time ... Spain is here, and Portugal still has trouble finding Marin? Faced with a more powerful Spain, Portugal must be struggling to cope with it, and busy with Spain, there is no time to do anything else. I happen to be, this time the recruitment is basically completed. All recruits were organized into teams and had their own instructors. Schwartz''s training capabilities are already very good. Therefore, Marin can safely leave for Spain. Besides, when Marin went to Spain this time, he still had the heavy task of purchasing gunpowder and lead. If they were to receive Columbus''s fleet, Columbus might bring enough saltpeter. Then Marin was no shortage of gunpowder. After all, there are two things, charcoal and sulfur, in Europe ... Chapter 261： Encounter pirates Marin boarding the ship in person is naturally a big deal for East Friesland. For the monarch of a country, travel is also a big deal. Fortunately, Marin in the house can safely give it to very reliable people such as Old Huffman and Schwartz, without worrying about making trouble if he is not at home. This time, Marin''s plan is to go to the Canary Islands first and wait for Columbus. After Columbus''s fleet, Marin planned to let the three ships back first, leaving only one with some spices to Cadiz as evidence to lure the Spaniards into the game. If four ships full of spices appear in the Spanish port, such a valuable thing, Marin is not sure if the Spaniards will give birth to a "black eat black" ... Therefore, he intends to let three The ship went back, leaving only one. After all, that''s more than a million gold coins. Even a king of a big country like Spain is jealous when he meets. You know, before the gold and silver of the Americas were discovered, Spain''s fiscal revenue was not high, and it did not reach one million gold coins a year. Therefore, in the face of so much wealth, Marin did not dare to guarantee that the Spaniards would not be jealous. Therefore, he planned to leave the spices of a small boat to take to the Spanish Kings. In order to ensure the safety of Marin, Schwartz and others selected dozens of elite soldiers who are familiar with water to protect Marin on board. In addition, in order to train gunners, the 32 heavy guns on the two ships were also equipped with half skilled gunners. As for the other half, they are apprentice gunners and can also be considered as training newcomers. In fact, if a naval battle occurs, at most half of the artillery on board will be put into combat, and the artillery on the other side will not have the opportunity to be put into use. Unless the ship is trapped on two sides, there will be a chance to use the artillery on both sides. So, although each ship has 16 guns, in actual naval warfare, only 8 guns can be used. A 12-pound cannon requires about 8 to 10 people. Therefore, there are at most 80 gunners on board. ΪÁË In order to save manpower, half of the gunners still have many people working part-time as sailors. The two 250-ton class armed merchant ships (not to be considered warships), each ship set 10 professional sailors and 64 sailors and gunners. Therefore, the number of his crew reached 74. In order to protect Marin, Schwartz and others sent another 50 guards on board. Therefore, the entire fleet numbered as many as 200. However, the two ships are large enough, plus the three-storey stern of the stern, which has enough space to fit in. Although the ship building is not conducive to navigation, it is very conducive to loading and loading. After all, the building is relatively large. Unlike the British galleon, the space is compressed into the hull, and it looks particularly compact. She is very interested in this voyage. In order to practice naval warfare and train the sailors'' naval warfare capabilities, Marin also specially pumped a lot of barrels of gunpowder from a small number of gunpowder depots, and extracted enough iron ball cannonballs. He also trained gun battles during the voyage, playing time . The people of this era still have a cognition of naval warfare at the battlefield. Although artillery is also used, it has not been dominated by artillery. Many of the designs on the ship are not reasonable. For example, Spanish and Portuguese people like to place artillery on the bow and stern of the ship. At the outbreak of naval battles, warships in Spain or Portugal were accustomed to facing the enemy with their bows facing the enemy ships. Moreover, they will seek to use the angle of the bow to collide with enemy ships. In this tactic, the side guns are basically useless. As soon as the war began, only the bow''s artillery could come in handy. Of course, this is a case of head-on confrontation. In the other case, when there is a great disparity between the enemy and me, while running away, I use the artillery on the stern of the stern to shoot the enemy ship that is being pursued. However, neither of these methods can use a few artillery. Because the width of the bow and stern is there. Marin had previously asked Portuguese designers to place artillery on the side. In the end, although the Portuguese designer did not let Marin do so, he also left a few gun positions on the side. When the artillery was placed, Marin simply removed the artillery directly in front of and behind the warship and placed it on the sideboard reserved by the Portuguese designer. Of course, in this way, it will affect the boarding and disembarking of the personnel in the middle side. Because the design concept of these two ships is actually the concept of merchant shipping. One rule of merchant shipping is to facilitate unloading of cargo on both sides. Therefore, general merchant ships are high at both ends and low at the middle. When the side of a merchant ship leans on the long bridge wharf, the side deck is often not much higher than the wharf, which is suitable for taking a ladder up and down. However, for warships, this design is dangerous. Because the side deck is too low, it is easy for the sailors of the approaching enemy ship to climb up easily and have a hand-to-hand battle with the sailors of the ship. At this point, Marin hadn''t noticed before. The Portuguese designer was originally a merchant ship designer and had never designed a battleship, so he did it. Immediately before departure, Marin ordered the artisans to install artillery removed from both ends on the low decks in the middle of the sides. In addition, thick planks were used to raise the nails on both sides of the deck to prevent the enemy from climbing up from here. Of course, artillery placed on both sides has special windows for firing. This is similar to the design of the British lower artillery deck, but on the top of the deck. In this way ~ www.novelhall.com ~ "Marine Volley" required by Marin, we can barely realize it. It is just that the salvo of only 8 guns is really no deterrent. ¼ÓÇ¿ In order to strengthen security, Kohler also pumped 50 flare guns and enough ammunition from the East Frisian Armory and loaded them into the ship Marin was on. Before he left, Captain Kidd, commander of the two ships, asked Marin to personally name the two ships. But Marin was not very satisfied with the two ships, and they still had a displacement of 250 tons. So Marin simply named the two ships "2501" and "2502". And the ship that Marin took was 2501 ... The captivating Captain Kidd was appointed as the commander of the "250 formations" ... If a Chinese person was here and heard that Kidd was the commander of 250, it was estimated that he would laugh away ... But Kidd doesn''t know the other meaning of 250. He is also proud of being the commander of these two "advanced" warships. In this way, when everything was ready, under the command of Kidd, the two ships smoothly passed the English Channel and reached the Atlantic Ocean. Then, heading down Canary to the south ... ³öÀ´ When he came out this time, Marin brought along the sheepskin documents that Ferdinand II had given to him as "Count of the Barbarians of Spain" in return for thanking him for saving Prince John. Although the Count of the Wilderness did not have an inch of land in Spain, the Count is the Count and still has many privileges in Spanish land. Marin''s two ships are staying long in the Canary Islands, waiting for Columbus''s fleet. Therefore, it is still useful to come up with the name of the Spanish count. The voyage in front was smooth, but when the ship left the Portuguese waters and arrived in the Moroccan waters, a little accident happened ... From the direction of Morocco, there are 4 Moorish pirate ships ... Chapter 262： Artillery Age (1) Marin hurriedly boarded the 2501 dungeon, and began to observe the four pirate ships passing by with his telescope. Through the telescope, Marin saw that the other four pirate ships were not large and the displacement was not more than 100 tons. However, the four ships were full of sailors, piles of piles on the deck. These people have dark skin, like black people. But in reality, these people are not black, but white. However, the sunshine here in Morocco is so good that these pirates have been tanned, much like the black and white mixed races of later generations in the United States. Although it is dark, it is not very dark. The sailboats they use are all Arabian dhows, because they are small and flexible. Moreover, they are also very clever, instead of heading for the 250 formation, but driving like the southwest direction, intending to stop in front of the 250 formation to go south. The sea area where the 250 fleet is located is awkward, because it is north of 30 h, so it belongs to the westerly zone. Southwest wind is blowing in front of me. It stands to reason that the fleet is heading against the wind. Therefore, the two ships did not continue to hoist European cross-sails, but replaced them with spinnakers to facilitate sailing against the wind. Because Hengfan is not easy to use in the headwind area. However, the Canarian cold current ran from north to south. Therefore, sailing southward is also convenient. Following the Canary cold current southward, even if the wind was up, nothing was going on. What''s more, the jib can still flexibly maneuver through the "Z" shape and use upwind. The 250 fleet sailed southward, not directly downstream, but used spinnakers to maneuver westward, then, after a certain distance, turned to the rudder and sailed southeast. Due to the thrust of the Canary cold current and the lateral thrust of the southwesterly wind, in fact, sailing east to south is the fastest. Because, under the combined effect of the Canary cold current and the southwesterly wind, the direction to the south of the east is the most stressed direction. However, it is Morocco in the east, Marin, naturally they will not sail to Morocco. Therefore, the direction is generally controlled, first southwest and then southeast. In this way, the direction of sailing south is generally maintained. This is a situation where the wind is strong enough. If the wind is weak, the ship may lower the sails directly and follow the Canary cold south. She Marin looked at the four pirate ships across from them, and found that the four Arabian dhows would definitely not be able to catch up with their own two ships if they were downwind. However, when the wind is upwind, because the ship is small, it is more conducive to sailing than the two bulky Spanish galleons. Therefore, in the end, these four Arabian sailing ships were able to reach the south of their fleet. Actually, Marin didn''t want to fight this battle. Because, the sailors don''t have any combat at all, so there is no battlefield experience. There are only 50 guards brought by him, who have experience in battlefield killings. However, his 50 men only had experience of killing on land, not experience of killing on board. I must know that to kill on the ship, we must not only have good martial arts, but also have a good enough balance. Because the ship is constantly shaking at sea. Without good balance, killing on board is problematic. And those sailors selected from the children of the fishermen may not have any problem in controlling the ships, but when it comes to naval battles, they are all the first. You know, Marin has estimated that there are at least 200 Moorish pirates across the 4 ships opposite. The 2501 riding on his own is okay, with 50 martial arts high-strength men protecting it. If 2502 were jumped onto the deck by the Moors, they might be slaughtered. Because none of the sailors over there were good at fighting. Therefore, the first thing Marin has to do is to try to prevent his fleet from being jumped on by the other pirates ... So, Marin wanted Captain Kidd on the side to order: "Captain Kidd, notify 2502, no longer sailing side by side with 2501, but in a ''one'' array ..." "What is the" one "?" Captain Kidd hesitated. Marin had a row of heads, remembering that Europeans didn''t know Chinese characters, of course, they didn''t know it for a while. So he put it another way: "Just make 2502 line up with us, we are in front, they are behind ..." "Understand!" Then, Captain Kidd found a loud voice and used the earth trumpet to start shouting towards 2502 sailing side by side with 2501 ... "I forgot the semaphore, but I still use shouting, so I''m behind!" Marin shook his head and was not very optimistic about the way he opened his throat and shouted at the sea. Therefore, when Columbus returned, Marin decided to develop a semaphore to facilitate command and communication between ships at sea. ÔÓ Because the wind and waves are heavy on the sea, the noise is very loud. Through shouting, you may be able to communicate with the ship that is closer, but going further, shouting and breaking your throat is useless. And, once the artillery began, all the shouting was futile. Because, all the sounds are covered by the rumbling cannon ... 2502 slowed down quickly and came behind 2501. They also understood that Marin was going to perform a volley of sideboard artillery. Õ½Êõ This tactic has been tried several times on the Atlantic Ocean west of France after passing the English Channel. Although not very skilled, everyone knows how to do it. But no one expected that the practical application of this new tactic came so fast. At this time, the sailors on the fleet were very nervous and morale was not high. After all, none of these sailors had participated in a real battle. Moreover, the fishermen''s children are also a bit afraid of pirates. However, Marin put his 2501 in front and has already demonstrated his attitude. He is an earl, and he is charging ahead. What else can others say? If Marin keeps the 2502 in front, chances are the sailors on the 2502 will lose their breath ... In fact, Marin was also very nervous at this time. This is the first time he has commanded a naval battle. He had never had a similar experience before. At most, I just played big sailing games, went to forums and watched a few movies. However, through the naval warfare movies I have seen, Marin knows two main points-the first is that in sailing naval warfare, he must seize a favorable position to facilitate the maneuver of the ship ~ www.novelhall.com ~ this way, even if you ca n¡¯t beat it, you can escape; Second, the side guns are volleyed, preferably near enemy ships. The closer the artillery is, the higher the accuracy ... The battleship gun is different from the fortress gun on land. The base of the fortress gun is firm and stable, and the firing angle is stable. Basically, as long as you aim, the hit rate is still relatively high. The naval gun is mounted on the ship, and the "base" of the artillery, the ship itself, is constantly shaking. Do not underestimate this sloshing. The range of the artillery is long. As long as the hull swaying a little, it may lead to firing errors of tens of meters or more. Therefore, the later British navy began to salute only when the distance between ships was within 500 meters. Otherwise, the distance is too long to hit. Even in the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson directly brought his own carrier close to the French warship and let the artillery directly fire the enemy ship. However, because it was too bold, Nelson himself hit the bullet fired by the French sailor''s musket. So he hung up ... If Marin wants to use artillery salvo tactics to defeat the pirates in front of him, he must do two things-the first is to try to pull the distance to within 500 meters and then fire; So as not to be entangled in the opposite ship and jumped on board by the other pirate. Because, the pirates on the opposite side are accustomed to jetty chopping, although their tactics are backward. In terms of melee combat, every surviving pirate is not a fuel-saving lamp. In order to fight against them, Marin''s group of sailors are not opponents at all, and they can easily be "chopped melon and vegetables". However, according to Marin''s observation, the pirate ship on the opposite side did not have any artillery at all. Therefore, as long as Marin''s fleet is not jumped on board by the other pirates, the other party is exactly the target of the artillery ... Chapter 263： Artillery era (middle) Marin thought very well, but in this era, even the Europeans who began to equip artillery on warships were not very sure about the effects of artillery. Strictly speaking, the first large-scale use of artillery for naval battles by Europeans was the Dieu naval battle of the Portuguese in India. Prior to this, the Venetians and Genoese had also fought many times in the Mediterranean, but most of them were ancient battle modes. In the Battle of the Dieu, the Portuguese fleet relied on artillery to destroy enemy ships with heavy artillery at a certain distance. When the enemy ship approaches, use the musket to block the enemy sailor''s jetty. Then, he threw grenades and killed enemy ships ... "Grenade ... Oh, why did I forget this ..." Marin patted his head, regretful. When two ships approach, throwing grenades from one side to the other will definitely kill enough. Although, grenades of this era still use less powerful black powder. However, the explosion of a grenade will also have a burning effect. The burning effect is very deadly for wooden boats. Moreover, even if a grenade loaded with black powder is not powerful enough to destroy an enemy wooden ship, it can still kill and injure a sailor on the enemy''s deck. As the ships on both sides approached, Marin had too little time to think. Although Captain Kidd is experienced in sailing, when it comes to naval warfare using artillery, he is completely a layman. Because, remembering what the captain had learned, it was just a battle on the side. Nowadays, when the number and quality of combatants are at a disadvantage, fighting against opponents is definitely death. Therefore, Marin simply took over the command and began to use his ability of "talking on paper" to direct this naval battle ... Âí After Marin yelled, the two ships lined up and pointed their muzzles at the four pirate ships coming ... Marin is actually very strange, why is there such a large-scale pirate group in Morocco. You know, in the era when the great voyage was not flourishing, there were enough 4 pirate ships and 200 pirates, which definitely belonged to large-scale pirate organizations. In this era, the main market for pirates was actually the Mediterranean. Because the shipping trade on the Mediterranean is more developed. As for the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, although shipping is also very developed, there are two maritime hegemons, the Danish and Hanseatic Alliance, and under the purview of the two hegemons, there are fewer pirates. The Mediterranean Sea is too large. Although Venice is strong, it cannot control such a large Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, pirates are still rampant in the Mediterranean. It was just that before the Indian route was opened, the pirates on the Atlantic had no oil at all ... What Marin did not know was that these pirates were actually a group of pirates officially supported by Morocco. They exist for the purpose of blocking the Spanish and Portuguese. Because of the two countries, Spain and Portugal, set up strongholds along the coast of Morocco, engaged in colonization, and eroded the territory of Morocco. In retaliation, the Moroccans specially recruited a group of murderous Moorish pirates. Under the secret support of the Moroccan royal family, they roamed the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco and specifically intercepted Spain to the Canary Islands or Portugal to the West African coast for trade and colonization Merchant ship. Unfortunately, Marin was caught by four pirate ships this time. The pirates believe that these two ships are definitely trading merchant ships and the profits are bound to be huge. So, these gangs of ferocious pirates obviously regarded the two boats of Marin as two fat sheep ... Squinting, the two sides were getting closer and closer. At a distance of 1,000 meters, Marin, who was frustrated, ordered to start firing ... The 12-pound cast iron gun on the barge, though with a range of more than 1,000 meters. However, when shooting at a distance of 1000 meters, the hit rate is really touching ... Plus, half of the gunners on the ship are still apprentices ... So, one by one, iron balls, in front of or behind the pirate ship, made a lot of splashes ... The pirates'' yelling at the artillery on Marin''s two ships was frightened at first, but when they saw that the Marlin fleet''s artillery hit rate was so unreliable, they were relieved and moved on. In fact, Marin ordered the firing in advance, not entirely out of tension. Instead, the gunners also need to find the feeling first. The early rounds of shelling actually meant school firing. Alas, no matter how new or old gunners are, they are not very proficient in how to fire a gun on a warship. For example, the gunners who had served in the Tholencher and Odershilder turrets were very uncomfortable with the situation where the ship swayed side to side. Because the deck is swayed horizontally, it will seriously affect the shooting accuracy. Before, when controlling shore defense guns, they were quite sure that they could hit enemy warships even at a distance of 1000 meters. Can fire on the boat, at a distance of 1000 meters, even these old gunners control, there is no accuracy. "Turn the rudder, want to sail in the southeast direction, and strive to be perpendicular to the enemy''s fleet! Be careful to keep the distance, don''t get stuck by the enemy, we will test artillery, do not fight the battle!" Marin shouted from the tower. I heard that the sailors on the ship were greatly relieved that they would not fight the pirates. These martial arts sailors are most afraid of fighting with the pirates who use their swords. Suddenly, Marin and the gunners began to figure out how to play more accurately. Of course, to prevent the artillery from exploding, Marin shouted at the gunner: "After firing the gun, pay attention to cooling the gun tube with a wet sponge to extinguish the fire star!" If Mars remains in the gun tube, the gunner is likely to accidentally kill or injure himself when the next bomb is loaded. The wet sponge can not only extinguish the residual Mars in the barrel, but also cool down the barrel to prevent the barrel from overheating and causing a bomb. This is something that Marin specifically mentioned when watching BTV''s translation of the old American military program. ºó After the first shot was fired, the naval gun would slide backwards due to recoil. The base of a naval gun is not the same as a land gun. The marine artillery is two wheels with a stand at the back. Ship guns are usually four wheels, and the shape of the wheels is very special-not round, but hexagonal or octagonal. Such wheels have high friction and are difficult to roll. But once it rolls up, the unloading effect is also great. Moreover, behind the four-wheeled artillery vehicle, the rope was tied before firing. When the artillery retreated due to recoil, not only had to overcome the resistance of the four round wheels, but also the resistance of the rope. Generally speaking, gunboats will break the rope. However, in the process of breaking the rope, the recoil of the artillery was also relieved. In this way, the receding distance of the four-wheeled artillery vehicle becomes limited, and the resetting of the artillery is easier. ºó After the first shot was fired, the gunners began to work together. First, the first person held a wooden stick with a wet sponge, stirred it in the gun tube, extinguished the fire star and cooled the gun tube. Then, the second person wiped his tail with a wet sponge. Then, after the third person cleaned the barrel with a dry sponge, he started to charge. After that, the iron ball was loaded into the gun barrel, compacted, and the letter was placed on the fire hole ... Finally, naturally, everyone in the artillery team worked together to push the artillery vehicle back to its original position. The guns on the puppet gun car have almost no elevation angle, they are all placed flat ahead of time, trying to bombard enemy ships on the horizontal line. However, because of the frequent horizontal sway of the ship, it was very difficult to shoot and aim ~ www.novelhall.com ~ After entering the range of 500 meters, the first few rounds of shelling were still not accurate, and the iron **** fell into the sea ... In fact, the launch of naval guns requires skills very much. Artillery should not be fired when the ship is shaking from side to side. Because if the artillery is shaking, if it can hit the enemy ship, it will really step on the dog SHI. Experienced gunners usually pay great attention to the lateral sway law of the ship under their feet. For example, when the ship just returned to the horizontal position, it is the best time to fire. From this perspective, the probability of an artillery hit is the largest. However, even if you know this principle, it is difficult to control the timing of firing. Because, even if you master the timing of the ship''s shaking, it is not enough. In addition, the gunner also needs to master the burning time of the letter. Best of all, the moment the letter was burned, the ship just wobbled to a level position ... ÊÂʵÉÏ But in fact, even if these two points are achieved, they may not be accurate. Because there may not be only one artillery on a ship. If other artillery fired first, the recoil force caused by it would change the ship''s shaking time. The timing of the previous gunner may be wrong. Therefore, in naval battles, in the era of smoothbore guns, the probability of a ship gun hitting an enemy ship was very low. Even at a close range of 500 meters, it is difficult for the average gunner to achieve a 10% hit rate. If you want a higher hit rate, then learn Nelson, boldly lean against the enemy ship, lean together ... Alas, it is dangerous to do so. Even if they are trained sailors. For example, Nelson himself accidentally farted ... Marlin is certainly not willing to take this risk, because his subordinates have very poor experience, and many sailors have insufficient courage. So he chose to fight with the enemy and bet on the hit rate of the artillery ... Chapter 264： Artillery era (below) I squinted to see that the warships on both sides were about to pick up, but Marin ordered to let the ship head to the east. In this direction, the Marin fleet has the fastest speed ... Then, the first attempt by the pirates to get on the port failed ... ͬʱ At the same time, none of Marin''s 16 guns hit the hull of the enemy ship, only one shell, which tore up a spinnaker of the enemy ship. Soon, the enemy had a pirate ship damaged by sails and reduced maneuverability. He was left behind and was busy changing the spare sail ... After a while, like two overcharged knights, the fleets of both sides adjusted their directions again. The goal of the Pirate Fleet is to get close to Marin''s fleet, and then fight sideboard. And Marin''s goal is to keep the distance between the two sides, not too close, so as not to be successful. But it can''t be too far, otherwise the artillery is completely misaligned ... Fortunately, Marin''s ships are about the same speed as pirate ships. If you switch to the old-fashioned Karak sailing, it is very likely that the pirates will catch up with it ... The following time, the fleets of the two sides circled around the sea. The pirates just couldn''t catch up with Marin''s fleet, and Marlin''s gunners couldn''t fight ... Gradually, Marin''s patience was running out. At the same time, the anger in his heart was stirred ... Marlin is a somewhat insignificant person, but at the same time, he is also a person with a little blood. Under normal circumstances, he will not recklessly charge. However, when he hits the real fire, he will abandon those thoughts of self-protection and work hard. ת After a long circle with the pirate ship, the **** factor in Marin''s heart was finally ignited: ÃüÁî "Order, get closer to the pirates 300 meters, we fire at 200 meters!" "Master, think twice! This is too dangerous!" Captain Kidd advised. "What can be dangerous? Isn''t it 200 meters away?" "Master, this distance is not so precise to control. One can be inattentive, and the distance between the two parties may be within 100 meters. There seems to be a bow and arrow on the other side of the ship. If you hurt the Lord, that would be bad!" It does carry some bows and arrows, and it is a heavy infantry bow. If thrown, it may really shoot more than 200 meters. "That''s easy, Garland, take out my plate armor, I''m going to put on the plate armor, and stand on the deck to direct the battle. Other guards, put on the chest plate armor!" Squinting, Marin himself was not afraid. As his guardian, how could he be afraid? As a result, Marin and the 50 guards all boarded the deck to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to jump off the boat when an accident ... After reaching a distance of 200 meters, the hit rate of the naval gun really increased greatly. Some artillery shells also started to land on enemy ships. Marin discovered through a telescope that several pirates were injured by an iron ball. Even, Marin saw that a pirate with bad luck had his **** head taken away by an iron ball ... At this time, the pirates also fired. They couldn''t catch up with each other for a long time, which made them all suffocate. So, the pirate leader "One-eyed Ali" who soaked in the front shouted: "Everyone goes to paddle, take out all the spare paddles, we must catch up with the European guy''s boat!" After finishing, "One-eyed Ali" personally took a paddle and ran to help ... Upon seeing the pirates on the deck, the boss personally went to paddle, so he went to the cabin to take out the spare paddle, and went to the sideboard ... Then, in Marin''s surprised eyes, the speed of the Arabian sailing boat at the forefront suddenly increased and ran towards the foremost 2501 ... While the 2501 ship still maintains the original speed, the distance between the two sides is only 200 meters, and the two ships are likely to encounter ... "Go to the cabin and take out the gun and ammunition, everyone is ready to fire!" Marin ordered the 50 guards around him. These guards are carefully selected by Schwartz and Kohler.They not only have strong fighting ability, but also use muskets. If the output of clockwork rifles was too low, they would have brought clockwork rifles. However, because of the shortage, the Muschktor musket was used ... After half an hour, the distance between the two ships was reduced to 50 meters. At this time, the Moorish pirates still shot with bows and arrows on the deck. But at the same time, Marin, with his guards, also began to use the Muskhet musket to fight back ... "ಠಠಠ..." The Moors bow and arrow began to fall from the air. However, because the Moorish pirates were too laborious to paddle before, archery became a little soft. Only two unlucky sailors were shot and injured on Marin''s deck. As for him and his guards, because they wore plate armor, they almost ignored each other''s bows and arrows. And Marin''s guards began to cause casualties to each other one after another using muskets ... Of course, at this distance, the most advantageous is the artillery. The distance of 50 meters is already very close. At this time, the old gunners on the ship can finally aim easily ... The eight 12-pound cannons on the 2501 aimed at the side of the nearby Moorish pirate ship ... "Boom Boom-" One round shot in the past, there were 3 guns "on target", on the Moorish pirate ship, sawdust flying horizontally, and injured the pirate. "What''s the matter?" "One-eyed Ali" hurriedly came over from the other side to ask. "Boss, we have a gun in the side of the ship! It seems that the artillery on the opponent''s ship is very powerful, the iron ball is quite large!" Said a pirate. ÖØ "Heavy artillery? Is the other ship a warship? However, this shape is very similar to a merchant ship ..." "One-eyed Ali" was a little confused ... He knows Portuguese and Spanish ships very well. As a leading brother who has professionally robbed western and Portuguese merchant ships for 20 years, he can tell at a glance whether the other ship is a merchant ship or a warship. Generally speaking, warships have high buildings, more artillery, and soldiers on the deck. However, the number of these two ships is small, and the number of artillery is not large. The ship building only has the rear part, which is obviously a merchant ship ... While he was still wondering, more shells poured out ... "Boom boom boom-" Several 12 pound iron **** hit the ship. This time, two pirates were directly killed on the spot. One of them died very badly and was directly smashed into a meatloaf ... The pirates finally began to be afraid, and "One-eyed Ali" ordered an immediate U-turn. He also noticed that the gunner on the opponent''s ship could not reach the target, and he couldn''t hit from a distance. But it''s late. The gunner on the 2501 seemed to find the feeling. The more he hit the more smoothly, the more frequently the shells "shot on the target." Then, the pirate ship "One-eyed Ali" led by "One-eyed Ali" turned around and counted several guns ... When the "One-eyed Ali" turned and started to escape, a shell hit the previously smashed deck, and then penetrated the side of the ship that had just been shelled on the other side, breaking a large hole ... Suddenly, the sea water began to flood in ... Ôã¸â "Oops, our boat is flooding! Go and plug the loopholes!" However, the things that make them despair are still to come. Previously, the 2501 and the "One-Eyed Ali" faced each other head-on. The 2502 was blocked in the back and did not dare to fire, for fear of accidentally hurting Marin on the 2501. However, when the "One-eyed Ali" turned, the 2502 rushed out from the side and began to bombard the "One-eyed Ali" crazy. At a distance of tens of meters, the old gunners are still very reliable. As a result, with the volley of 16 side guns of the two ships, the "One-Eyed Ali", which was originally not thick enough, was even more unbearable. ¶À "One-eyed Ali" is a classic medieval battleship, which only considers the possibility of collision. Therefore, its bow is very strong and crashworthy. But the thickness of the sideboard is normal. Because when these ships were designed, they did not consider the issue of shelling ... Then, in the shocked eyes of the pirates on the three pirate ships behind, the "One-eyed Ali" was smashed by the sideboard, began to flood a lot, and began to sink ... In desperation, the pirate leader Ali, with one eye, had to abandon the boat and flee to another pirate ship. At the same time, the three pirate ships also started to release small boats to rescue those pirates who fell into the water ... Marlin suddenly found an opportunity ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Let two ships bombarded three pirate ships ... However, the other three ships were a little far from Marin''s ship. And Marlin''s gunners were not adapted to long-range shelling. So, the hit rate is very low. In the end, the three pirate ships were severely damaged. Although damaged, they were not serious. Like this, the three pirate ships fleeing in the direction of Morocco ... Marin wanted to chase, but his speed was not faster than the pirate ship in the case of spinnaker. Hanging the sail, but not the wind (pirate escape direction is southeast, not northeast), in short, it is difficult to catch up. Even if you catch up, you will be close to the coast of Morocco. If a bunch of Moorish pirate ships popped up, they wouldn''t run away. In the end, Marin gave up the pursuit, and according to the original plan, continued south and headed for the Canary Islands ... This naval battle is the first time that Europe has relied mainly on the force of artillery to strike enemy ships. Through naval battles, Marin also found many problems. For example, naval warfare also requires courage. If Marin had brought the ship up earlier and approached the enemy with a concentrated salvo, perhaps victory would have been established. Of course, that is also dangerous. Because, if the sailors on the ship are docked, it is also very dangerous. Even Marin himself may be hacked by the enemy. Therefore, Marin believed that if enough musketeers and grenadiers were on board to prevent the enemy''s jetty from helping to chop people, they could safely approach the bomber with heavy artillery. And, the closer you get, the more powerful the shelling ... In short, in the case of using the Musketeer to block the enemy''s jetty gang, the heavy use of heavy artillery and approaching the bomber will easily bring a devastating blow to the enemy ship. The artillery era has arrived, and the battle will be gradually withdrawn from the stage of history until it is completely replaced ... Chapter 265： Wheres the count? When Marlin''s fleet arrived in Las Palmas, the capital of the Canary Islands, it caused high vigilance in the port garrison. The red flag of the golden three-hat eagle of the Brock family hanged by Marin has never been seen by Baron Sandro, where Las Palmas is stationed. Ëû In his memory, Spain does not have any aristocratic national emblem, it looks like this. Even neighbouring Portugal, it seems that it does not have the national emblem. So Baron Sandro decisively ordered the artillery to fire as a warning. No way, Marin had to stop the fleet, then he personally took a dinghy to reach the shore, and presented to Baron Sandro the appointment document issued by the Spanish King and his wife ... But unfortunately, Baron Sandro has been stationed in the Canary Islands for a long time, and he has bad news about many things in the country. So, he had never heard of Marin being barbaric ... "Have you ever heard of how I healed Prince John?" Marin was helpless about the news of Baron Sandro. "This ... it''s a little heard ..." Baron Sandro was also awkward. It was not his fault that the news was blocked. Who told him to stay in the Canary Islands far from home for several years. Moreover, he did not have the strength to send allies to the DPRK and China, and would not pass on various messages to him. Alas, the document did look real. After comparing with his own instrument of appointment, it was found that the handwriting of the two instruments was indeed the same. However, Baron Sandro was cautious by nature and ordered the soldiers to be on alert when allowing two ships to dock. Then, when the ship''s people landed, Baron Sandro also asked Marin''s 50 men to temporarily leave him with plate armor, muskets and swords. Then, Marin and the 50 guards lived empty-handed in a large house near the Governor''s Mansion in Las Palmas. In addition, several wounded people who were injured by bows and arrows on the ship also went to shore with a Mongolian doctor, who was carrying medicine, to recuperate and treat them. At the same time, Baron Sandro sent several clippers to rush back to the port of Cadiz, Spain, to verify the authenticity of the news that Marin was named the Count of Spain. Baron Sandro agreed to Marin''s request to send ships to cruise the sea and greet the "Captain Zorro" who "goed to the ocean". However, he only allowed the sailors under Marin to board the ship for inspection. And Marin and his guards need to stay on the ground and stay temporarily ... Immediately before departure, Marin suddenly remembered that when Columbus set out, he was still Baron Walden, and his national emblem and flag were also black crosses on white. This time, when he came out, the flag was a Bullock family flag with three hats and a golden eagle on a red background. He did not prepare a black cross banner on a white background. If they met Columbus''s fleet on the sea, they might not know each other. As a result, Marin asked Baron Sandro for a lot of white cloth and black ink, and made a few simple black cross flags on the spot. Then, the two boats took these flags and went to the waters south of the Canary Islands. They cruised all day ... At this time, July has entered, and the Canary Islands are still hot. After all, it is an African island. Although it is not too hot because of the sea breeze. However, people in this era wear robes ... The rich people, in silk robes, are not very hot. If it''s a boat wool cloth robe, it''s hot. After all, wool is not as breathable as silk ... Marin is more direct. During his stay in Las Palmas, he went directly to the local tailor and made several sets of short-sleeved T-shirts and large pants. Then I put it on myself and went straight to the beach to swim ... Originally, Marin actually wanted to wear a triangle to swim directly. However, Europeans of this era are still conservative. If you wear it then, you will be regarded as a hooligan. Therefore, he can only wear short-sleeved T-shirts and big pants similar to football players'' uniforms later, and ran to swim ... ±ð Let alone, if the Canary Islands reheat, soak in the water, it will not heat immediately. At the recommendation of Marin, his guards also boarded the short-sleeved and big pants provided by Marin, and went swimming with Marin. He said it was funny because dangerous weapons were taken away. Now Marin''s men, everyone is carrying an oak stick similar to a baseball bat, to protect Marin at all times. However, the baseball bats are paired with white short-sleeved T-shirts and large pants. These guards are not like the city''s soldiers, but like a huge baseball team ... There is also a small mess in Dallas Palmas. At first, they saw Marin, a group of strangely dressed people, and wanted to come up to cause trouble. Then, a few provocative men who came to be provoked were directly hit by a baseball bat and ran away. After that, dozens of local people have always found their place. They also carried various sticks, but after playing a few times with the "Marin Baseball Team", these dozens of lumps were all pumped as baseball ... this is not enough, when they finish the pump, Sandro The barons'' city guards also arrived and took these people away and held them ... Baron Sandro is actually very unwilling to see such an unruly aristocrat who loves arms and legs. However, the other party may be the Earl of Spain, so he is hard to say, let Marin play a trick. Bored, Marin also looked for local women to help sew a ball. Because there is no pump, Marin, like the ancients, installed hair in the ball. In this way, a "football" was born ... Marin and his guards play beach football on the beach for a while before bathing every day (not for 5-person ~ www.novelhall.com ~ but for standard 11-person). The guards served as players, while Marin himself used a wooden handicraft whistle purchased from the local area to act as a referee. After all, these guys have never played football. Not only are their feet very rough, but they also like to catch the ball with their hands. Encountered football flew in mid-air, and some people came to "rebound" like playing basketball. Marin was furious, and whistled again and again, took out the red cloth (yes, the red cloth, because there was no red card) and the yellow cloth, and sent many people off. Of course, Marin who has been punished has found someone to replace. Because, with the behavior of these real rough brothers, whistling a few more times, there was no one on the field. Even so, people often turn on the beach. After all, his guards are a bunch of belligerent men. Once confronted, it is inevitable that the movement will be very big and rough. However, it''s quite exciting to see it this way ... Although the confrontation was fierce, but it was his turn, Marin, the referee, often laughed. Because it was the first time they played, these defenders couldn''t talk about shooting at all. Therefore, the ash machine is normal, and it is rare to kick the ball right ... So, the football on the field is flying wildly ... Suddenly, Marin was also hit once by a "football" kicked off. But Marin was still happy and didn''t care about it ... After playing the game, Marin took the whole guard, so he wore short sleeves and big pants to go swimming in the sea, soaked and washed in shallow water without swimming. After swimming, they collectively "lay dead" directly on the beach, allowing plenty of sunlight to dry them and their clothes ... Unfortunately, there are no sunglasses in this era. Lying on the beach, Marin couldn''t open his eyes. So, when lying down, Marin simply covered his eyes with the red and yellow cards used as red and yellow cards ... Chapter 266： Prince john It was also a coincidence that Baron Sandro sent a speedboat to the mainland for verification, and halfway through the Spanish fleet that came to visit the Canary Islands. Coincidentally, it was Prince John of Spain who was responsible for the inspection. Î÷°àÑÀ Spain flags are flying on both sides. Naturally, we must greet each other. So Sandro''s messenger simply asked His Royal Highness himself to verify. As a witness at the time, Prince John naturally knew the truth of the matter. So Prince John nodded and acknowledged the truth of the matter. In this way, the messenger would no longer have to return to Puerto Cadiz, but would turn around and go to Las Palmas with the prince''s fleet. His Majesty the Prince Prince is the same age as Marin, and is now 21 years old. The Spanish Kings naturally wanted to train their sons, so they sent Prince John to tour the navy and lead the fleet to the Canary Islands. This job is not dangerous. Because, in the Atlantic, Spain has no enemies. Although Portugal is strong, it will not randomly attack Spanish ships. Because the two sides signed the peace treaty long ago, "dividing up" the world. Moreover, Spain is not easy to mess with. He Shan said that the fleet led by Prince John was not easy to mess with. Six battleships filled with soldiers and artillery. Moreover, their minimum displacement is about 180 tons. Prince John was very grateful that Marin saved his life. Moreover, he only asked for a few colonial rights in the "barren continent", and he was really unhappy about it. After all, the barren continent is not India. It seems that there is no oil and water at all, and it takes a lot of manpower and resources to explore the route. Moreover, navigation is also very dangerous. In the event of a shipwreck, even if you are out of luck. A few days ago, the latest news came from Germany. When Marin was rescued at first, he relied on a baron leader with only a few islands, sent troops to capture a country, and made rapid progress, sweeping the whole country within half a month. To his surprise, Prince John was the descendant of the former count who had been overthrown in the country and had a legitimate right of inheritance. His father-in-law, Maximilian I, also acknowledged this and sent a message to his daughter, Margaret of Austria, Prince John''s wife, by the way. So Prince John heard about it from his wife. Margaret in Austria is now 5 months pregnant and is giving birth in Toledo, the capital of Castile. Thinking of this, Prince John was somewhat grateful to Marin. Because if Marin hadn''t rescued him, he would die. His wife, Princess Margaret, will also become a widow, and she will not leave any children. Whether Margaret is pregnant with a boy or a girl, as long as she survives, she will be the heir to the Kingdom of Aragon and Castilla, second only to Prince John, and not cheaper to his sisters. Prince John did not want to make the descendants of the King of Portugal the heir to the Spanish throne, even if it was the son of his elder sister ... Because, when Marin rescued the prince last time, he provoked that the prince''s illness might be the murder of the Portuguese. After all, the prince became ill, but after attending the wedding of the eldest sister and Manuel I, the Portuguese were very likely to commit murder. After all, as soon as the prince dies, the heir in first place is his eldest sister, Princess Isabella. It seems that Manuel I was very likely to murder the prince. Moreover, it seems that because the presence of Marin disturbed history, Princess Isabella, who was supposed to have died in 1498, died without dystocia, and she gave birth to a healthy Prince Miguel. Of course, it is useless to survive, because Prince John did not die, and his wife Margaret was pregnant. As long as the child survives, several other princesses in Spain have to step aside. Prince John was pregnant because his wife was pregnant. It is natural to be grateful to Marin. When I heard that Marin was staying in Las Palmas, the prince who was just going to inspect the Canary Islands hoped to talk to Marin. As a young man with ideals, Prince John was also very interested in the experience of Marin relying on the baron of a few small islands to win a country. His age is the age of worship of heroes. Thinking that Marin was as old as him, he had such great achievements, and Prince John was very envious. At the same age, he had just been sent out by his parents to exercise, and Marin had already rely on himself to lay down a country and become the dominant country. Of course, Marin ¡¯s senior position knew Prince John ¡¯s thoughts, and he would definitely spray his face¡ªNimad, Lao Tzu worked hard, and only smashed a small country of more than 3,000 square kilometers, and faced the pressure of Saxons. When you were born, you were destined to inherit the huge Spain, a country with hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and a population of more than 8 million. Why do you envy me? Why am I envious of you? I''m so jealous of death ... If Marin chooses to cross the target again, in this era of Western Europe, Marin will decisively choose to cross to become Louis XII or Henry VIII, and the proper opportunity is to securely take over the powerful country. For example, if Marin crosses to become Louis XII, as long as he is given ten years, he promises to build France, which is already domineering and unnecessary, and build a cosmic country, then wave a big stick and crush all Europe ... Unfortunately, he is not He just crossed into a wandering knight. Therefore, he has to rely on himself to get everything, and to face various challenges and blows on the road to success ... When he first met Prince John, Marin was startled. In particular, Prince John brought a fleet ... Marin was worried about death. He was afraid that when the prince would see Columbus''s spice fleet, his eyes would turn red, and he would carelessly come to eat something black ... However, after a few days of contact with the prince, Marin found that although Prince John was the son of a well-thought-out Spanish king, but he had not been exposed to dark things since he was a child. Prince John was 21 years old and was still naive. very kind¡­¡­ No wonder, as the only son of the King of Spain, Prince John has been the first baby in Spain since he was a child. He has taken care of him since he was a child. He has no chance to see those dark sides, and his natural character is still innocent. Ô¼º² Prince John ¡¯s parents grew up in a crisis from a young age, and they have a stronger sense of crisis, and naturally they have more cities. Although Isabella I was distinguished from an early age, her brother Enrique IV was not good to her. Because they are half-sisters. In the marriage of Isabella I, Enrique IV also changed from place to place and randomly assigned Isabella I to marry. In the end, Isabella I had to fight with fugitive marriage, fled to Aragon, and married Ferdinand II. It was because of all the bad experiences as a child that Isabella I was trained from an early age, otherwise he would not escape marriage. Ferdinand II was not the heir to the throne. In front of him, there is an older brother Charlie and his sister Blanca. Ferdinand II ¡¯s mother, Juana, was also the second wife of King Aragon ¡¯s Juan II, but Juana was more scheming and was good at ¡°fighting with the palace.¡± Under her confusion, Juan II turned out to be fierce. His hands killed each of his son and daughter from his ex-wife, clearing the way for Ferdinand II to inherit the throne. Growing up in such a palace environment, the ears are dazzling, and Ferdinand II naturally has a lot of scheming ... But the son of the two kings, Prince John, has never fought with him since he was a child, and his sisters have arranged to marry and will not fight with him. Therefore, there was no sense of crisis, and Prince John naturally did not exercise any vicious mind. Even during the chat, the outspoken Prince John was escorted by Spanish secrets ... Of course, Marin would not underestimate Prince John. Because, Margaret of Austria, Prince John''s wife, www.novelhall.com, is a strong woman. You should know that in the original history, after the death of the prince, Margaret returned to the Netherlands and grew up widowed. Later, after the death of handsome King Philip, he was also commissioned by his father, Maximilian I, to regent the Netherlands and teach his young nephew, Charles V. During the regency of the Netherlands, the Netherlands flourished, Antwerp became a famous European trade center, and the Netherlands became the most important money bag of the Habsburgs. Charles V even brought up the aunt Margaret, and she taught it. The prestige of Charles V is known to anyone who has read European history. Therefore, no matter how simple Prince John is, there is such a deliberate wife behind, and there will be no big trouble in the future. Fortunately, Princess Margaret raised her baby in Toledo and did not follow Prince John. Otherwise, Margaret grew up in a complex struggle for the court of the Netherlands, and after seeing so many spices of the Columbus fleet, she might instigate the prince to kill and overrun ... After being relieved, Marin began to call his brother and prince with Prince John, and bragged with the prince every day, ambushing King Charles VIII, defeating the Frisian aristocratic republic stronger than himself, and quickly attacking East Frisian In his novels, everyone exaggerated, blowing himself into a great military commander, and stunned the simple Prince John. After some time, Prince John has a tendency to become a fan of Marin ... This is not to blame Prince John''s stupidity. It is true that the three wars in which Marin became famous are indeed legends. Each of them was a weak victory and a strong victory. In the face of iron-clad facts, coupled with the bragging of Marin YY''s novels, it is not surprising that the young Prince John was convinced to take it orally ... Chapter 267： Columbus Returns A few days after Prince John arrived, Columbus''s fleet appeared south of the Canary Islands. It happened that they were blocked by Marin''s two ships. "Captain Kidd? Are you here to wait for me?" After the two fleets met, Columbus, a dusty servant, met a 250 formation waiting for his leadership. "More than that, Lord Earl came in person, in Las Palmas." "Master?" Columbus was a little puzzled. When he set off, Marin was still the baron. Ŷ "Oh, I almost forgot, Lord Marin has captured the East Frisian Land, now is the Count of East Frisian." "Ah?" Columbus was a little surprised. From the baron to the count, it was not a general breakthrough, but a natural divide. Unexpectedly, his miraculous young master had made it so easy ... But it was also good that Marin became the earl, and the title that could be given to Columbus was even higher. Unlike the Baron before, at most he gave Columbus a knight ... When Columbus''s team docked at the port of Las Palmas under the guidance of 250 formations, Marin was taking his men, and Prince John''s men, playing football on the beach. Prince John was very interested in the football games played by Marin''s men, so he also asked the tailor to make dozens of short-sleeved T-shirts and large pants, so that his men also played football on the beach. Not to mention, the Spaniards seem to be quite artistic, playing more artistically than the Germans under Marin. Although it has just begun to play, it looks more beautiful. Íõ×Ó Prince John was very proud, thinking that he was better at playing, so he found Marin and sought the game. Prince John also named his team "Royal Toledo". It was a pity Marin immediately, because the Spanish capital is currently Toledo, not Madrid. Otherwise, Real Madrid would have appeared hundreds of years in advance. Seeing that Prince John had named the team, Marin had also called the Count Friesland. In fact, Marin also wanted to call his team Royal Orich. Unfortunately, he has no throne and is not qualified to be Royal. Therefore, we can only name the Earl ... Although the team name is not as high as Prince John, the team does not look so beautiful. However, when the game really started, Prince John was dumbfounded. It turned out that although the Marin''s Earl''s technology seemed unsatisfactory, Prince John''s Toledo''s technology was not much better. However, the Spaniards strive to look better when handling the ball, so the Spaniards seem to be very good in technology, but in fact they are quite average. And Marin''s team is not as good as the Spaniards, but they are relatively simple and practical. And, the most important point is that Marin knows tactics ... Prince John''s Royal Toledo team launched the attack like a tide, except for the goalkeeper, almost all went to the Marin''s Earl''s half. This was caused by Marin''s intentional contraction of the defense line first. When Toledo''s help all ran to the Earl''s half, Marin immediately signaled the fast horse in the team to launch a counterattack ... Then, the Royal Toledo team was filled with a 4-0. This is why the players of Marin''s feet are too stinky, often hitting the duster. If there is a bit of the ability of future professional players, it is estimated that it can fill a dozen to zero ... ÕâÒ» On August 10th, Toledo once again challenged the Earl. Marin and Prince John''s team played well on the beach, and suddenly heard their hands come down-Marin and other teams returned ... Marin immediately missed the game and left. Although Prince John wanted to make a comeback, out of curiosity, he followed. As for the game, it was stopped immediately. They are playing every day now, not bad for this one. Stinging in his residence, Marin met Columbus, the servant of the dust. Of course, Columbus was wearing a Zorro mask, and Marin couldn''t see his face, but he must be tired. I finally got ashore, and Columbus was very happy. If he hadn''t waited to meet Marin and report to work, he would like to plop on the bed covered with velvet quilt and take a good rest. "Welcome back, Christopher!" Marin stepped forward and hugged Columbus. лл "Thank you for your interest, Baron ... Oh no, Lord!" "Haha, Christopher, I am now the earl. According to your credit this time, I can seal you directly from the baron!" ´Ó "From the baron?" Columbus wondered. Because, at this time in Europe, there is no such title. "Oh, it''s a new kind of knighthood. I have implemented a third-level baron system in East Friesland, from a baron to a third-level baron, but also hereditary and feudal." "Oh ..." Columbus didn''t care much. In fact, the Spaniards had officially bargained him before (there was no time to seal the higher barons, because the Spanish kings have not seen spices and gold from "India", but the two kings ca n¡¯t see the rabbits and do n¡¯t spread the eagle The Lord). However, the Spaniard turned his face and was cancelled. Seeing Columbus''s look that didn''t care much, Marin knew that Columbus was a bit low. So he added: "In addition, your eldest son inherits your title, and your youngest son can be a hereditary knight ..." "Hereditary knight?" Columbus had never heard of the title. "Well, a kind of knighthood established by East Frisian, the highest rank of knights, can be hereditary by men ..." Columbus''s eyes moved and he was obviously very happy. For the younger son, he also knew that it was difficult to obtain hereditary nobility status. But now, Marin immediately gave a hereditary title. Although it is only a knight, it can be hereditary to become a noble. But what makes him happy is still behind: ÁíÍâ "In addition, I have decided that in view of your outstanding performance on the voyage, I will reward you with 20,000 Ducat coins!" This is really a big deal. Generally, the king rewards his courtiers, and he has not rewarded so much money. 20,000 Ducat, according to the gold to silver exchange ratio of 1:12, but equivalent to 42.7 grams of silver, equivalent to 1.14 two silver. In other words, it is equivalent to 22,800 silver. In ancient China, if the emperor who owned the Great Empire rewarded him with 10 thousand silver, he would be envied. ¹â Columbus''s vision also erupted into golden light. As a Genoese who admired business, Columbus was also eager for benefits. Isn''t he engaged in great voyages only for the title and wealth? Alas, Columbus himself was a greedy person. Originally, he was arrested back to Spain in 1500 for corruption. And, before that, Columbus had proposed a 10% return on revenue sharing. So, although Columbus was a great navigator, he was a very greedy person. Therefore, these 20,000 gold coins moved him more than from the baron''s title. Although Columbus had previously agreed with Spain to overrun the 10% return. However, his two previous voyages had no benefit at all ~ www.novelhall.com ~ because what he found were just some indigenous islands, what valuable things can he bring back? So Columbus had to bring some Indian sweet potatoes back to fool the Spanish royal family-see, this is an Indian thing, is it rare? Rarely ... Compared to this one-time profit of more than one million gold coins, his first two voyages have far greater significance in the future. The reward of 20,000 gold coins is definitely more than one percent of the sailing income, and even close to two percent. This is not one percent of tens of thousands of gold coins, but one percent of more than one million gold coins. Anyway, before Columbus was in Spain, he only owned a few thousand gold coins in total, most of which were given by the royal family and finally confiscated. In addition, among these thousands of gold coins, as a real estate residence, they occupy a large portion. Columbus''s cash is basically not much ... However, surprises continue: àÅ "Well, your fiefdom will be arranged to Lyle County, where agriculture is the most developed, and the fertile arable land of 1000 Eugram will be sealed. In addition, the cost of building the castle led by your baron will be paid by the treasury ..." With a big wave of Marin''s hand ---, the cost of building the castle''s thousands of gold coins was saved again, and Columbus'' eyes were once again glowing golden ... For a navigator who is greedy for money, what could make him happier than saving thousands of coins ... "Christopher, you work hard, follow me, you will never treat you badly. I will let you live a rich life that ordinary people cannot imagine!" àÅ "Well, I will, Lord Earl!" Columbus nodded heavily. Thinking of the benefits of Marin''s 20,000 gold coins and the free construction of the castle, as well as the fertile farmland of 1,000 Eugrams without paying taxes, Columbus, a greedy guy, was so excited that he forgot to rest because he couldn''t sleep. ... Chapter 268： Shock of prince john At this time, Draka, who was in charge of trade with the fleet, also rushed to Marin''s temporary residence with his ledger to report his work ... ´ó "Master!" Draka didn''t have the confidence to give Marin a hug, but saluted directly. àÅ "Well, good job, Draka, how''s it going?" ´ó "Master, this time we bought a total of 400,000 pounds of spices, equivalent to 181 tons; in addition, there are 35 tons of copper, 30 tons of saltpeter, and a few large boxes of relatively popular rubies and other rare things ..." µÈµÈ "Wait, Draka, did you buy the soybeans?" Marin interrupted. Marin has long known about spices and other things, but he still values ??soybeans. Because soybeans are an excellent feed for warhorses and important oil-producing crops. "Yes, the subordinate bought ten sacks of soybeans. By the way, my lord, is soybean the kind of yellow bean?" "Yes, that''s it!" Soy is also called soy. ÄÇ¾Í "That''s good, that''s good ..." Draka breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid to do something wrong. He is an apprentice to Kohler, although he is about the same age as Kohler. Kohler taught him to learn how to settle accounts. Of course, he was also literate himself, and he had read in a church school for two years. Marin also lacked manpower and used Kohler''s apprentices. No way, noble nobles are unwilling to take refuge. Even now that he is the earl, he will have to wait until the Saxons are defeated and his position stabilizes. As a civilian, Draka also attached great importance to the opportunity given by Marin. Because, these years, it is too difficult for civilians to come up with something. Therefore, he must seize every opportunity. Just one failure is enough to get him back into shape. "Well, Draka, you sent someone to show me a small bag of soybeans." Marin decided to inspect the goods with his own eyes, so that there would not be a strange soybean-like exotic species over Asan. Quickly, Draka made a handful of soybeans from the boat, and Marin took a look and felt right. When you chew it in your mouth, the familiar taste stimulates the taste buds ... "Draka, you''ve done your best. When I go back, I''ll seal you a jazz!" Marin patted Draka''s shoulder with satisfaction. л "Thanks ... Thank you, Lord Baron ..." Drakat became instantly incoherent. Being promoted from a civilian to a nobleman is no less than a mortal being immortal in a fantasy novel ... ¿È "Ahem, my lord is now Earl ..." The guard captain Garland who had been playing soy sauce for a long time reminded him. "Earl?" Draka''s head was foggy. Garland immediately turned on the manual mode and told Drakar about Marin''s great achievements in the past two years, and he listened to Drakar for a moment. After lingering for a long time, Draka didn''t know how to evaluate Marin''s magical deeds, just thumbs up: "Master, you are really tall ..." Columbus, who was sitting aside, was awake from the gold coins in his head. He couldn''t understand the German conversation between Marin and Draka, but he was happy to say to Marin in Latin: "Master, this voyage is really amazing. We insist on drinking the medicine you requested to soak in water, and only 3 people died during the whole process!" Ôõô "Why are you dead?" Marin frowned. "It was not scurvy that died, but some fever (maybe malaria or something). You know, India is hotter ... These three people, the doctors put a lot of blood on them, but it was not good, and then weak. The land died ... " Marin''s head was suddenly full of black lines-good people let you bleed many times and you may lose too much blood and die, let alone the patients ... It seems that we must let Mozgen and Butter train a few apprentice. By the time of the next voyage, there will be several doctors on board. So as this time, the quack doctor on board only knows to bleed and bleed ... He was talking, and Prince John came over there. These days, Marin and Prince John are fighting fiercely, and the relationship is very close. "Marin, why are you leaving in such a hurry? My Royal Toledo team is still waiting to equalize the score. How can you suddenly run away ..." Prince John cried dissatisfied. These days, his Royal Toledo team has failed to beat Marin''s Frislan Count once. Not even a draw had been won, and all were lost. But Prince John refused to lose, so he challenged every day. Not to mention, since learning a few hands with Marin, Prince John has noticed that the team''s defender is behind the defense, and the goal is really less. After playing halfway today, the Real Toledo team lost a goal. There is hope to equalize ... Ŷ "Oh, the sailing fleet I''m waiting for is back, and of course I have to come back and check it out ..." Marin said indifferently. "His Royal Highness Prince Juan ..." Columbus was taken aback when he saw Prince John. Columbus, who spent several years in the Spanish court, naturally knew Spain''s most noble heir to the throne. So when I saw Prince John, I was shocked. And Juan, also John''s Spanish pronunciation. Like the name Charlie, in Spanish, it is pronounced Carlos ... "Why, do you know me? Well, what are you doing with a mask? Who are you?" Prince John now saw Columbus sitting by the side. "I ..." Columbus didn''t know how to answer at this time. Because he is now aliased to Captain Zorro. As for whether to reveal his identity, he looked at Marin. Marlin coughed and said to Prince John: "John, he is Columbus ..." ʲô "What? He is Columbus? That navigator? You recruited him? And why is he wearing a mask?" "Well, when I was passing by Italy, I encountered Columbus who was having a difficult time, so I recruited him to do things for me ..." Marin explained to Prince John and reminded Columbus side by side-I helped you when you were in the worst Do n¡¯t think of betrayal ... Sure enough, Columbus changed his face when he heard Marin''s words. Of course, under the protection of the mask, no one could see the change in his face. He remembered the tragic time he was hiding in the Italian countryside. During that time, he couldn''t even drink the wine, and his wife always quarreled about leaving him ... "As for why he wore a mask, it was because his face was caught by an angry prostitute and a girl was broken, so he had to wear a mask ..." àÛ "àÛ-ah ha ha ha ..." Prince John laughed. He remembered that it seemed that Columbus''s sailors brought back syphilis, which caused the Pope to issue a decree prohibiting prostitutes, which caused prostitutes and girls to break their business and lose their source of life. Then, a group of angry prostitutes and girls beat Columbus, who was stripped of his title, to the street. Unexpectedly, Columbus''s face was disfigured by the angry prostitutes ... Columbus''s face turned black. For this history, he was unwilling to mention it, and he was not willing to be laughed at by others. However, at this time the joke was about the powerful Prince of Spain, and he was helpless. After smirking enough, Prince John asked curiously again: "Marin, what do you hire him for? Is it to explore the colony of the barren continent?" Thinking of the original agreement that allowed Marin to open several colonies in the barren continent, Prince John made such a conjecture. But Marin shook his head: "His Royal Highness, I asked him to look for real India ..." "True India?" Prince John stayed a little, then asked: "Is it not long said that the area to the west he found is a barren continent, not India?" "That''s right, I can''t find India in the west. So I asked him to explore in the east and found India?" "East? Did you go to India through the Portuguese territory?" Prince John''s face changed. At sea, even the mighty Spain is not an opponent of the Portuguese. "Yes, Your Highness, I purchased the right to trade in India from Her Majesty the Pope for 5 years ..." "Oh, I remember, two years ago, the Pope wanted to use India''s trading power to exchange titles and territories with his father and mother. The father and mother refused because it was too nihilistic ..." After Alexander VI sold the trading rights to Marin for 5 years, UU read the book www.uukanshu. com did reveal to the Spanish Kings and wife the right to authorize Spain to trade in India. However, the Spanish Kings considered that the Indian route is currently unavailable, and doing so may be hostile to Portugal, plus the opening of the Lion of Alexandre VI, requiring two counts and related territories. Therefore, the Spanish Kings declined the Pope''s kindness. "Really? But, His Highness, Columbus, he has successfully discovered the real India, and is full of spices back ..." After that, Marin immediately stared at Prince John''s expression ... if Prince John showed a greedy expression , Marin will immediately let Columbus board the ship and leave the Spaniards without a chance to eat black ... What made Marin relieved was that Prince John didn''t show greed. However, it was shocked: "Spices ... laden?" Prince John stuttered in surprise. He knew that Columbus had brought four ships. Although they were not large, it was scary to use "full load". You know, for a grand court banquet, it only costs hundreds of pounds of spices. How many banquets will be held when the four ships are fully loaded ... The simple prince seemed not too sensitive to money, otherwise, he must have all gold coins in his eyes. However, he also knows that spices are very rare. Even in the royal palace, only the royal family members can often be late for spices. Many aristocrats are not often able to eat spices. It is not until the banquet is held that they will take out the spices to enjoy and ... display ... The way that Marin was afraid of eating roasted meat dipped in pepper was very popular among the nobles, and it was a symbol of status and status ... So, he was very shocked that Columbus brought back four boats of spices ... Chapter 269： Successful pan dump (on) The moment Marin saw Prince John, she had an idea in her heart. After seeing that Prince John did not show greedy expression, he made up his mind directly. Previously, Marin had been worried that the Spanish kings did not believe that he had discovered India and brought back a large amount of spices, and also planned to bring a boat of spices to prove it. However, now that Prince John happened to come to the Canary Islands, some princes endorsed it, and they could not believe it. Then, Marin took the prince to the Columbus fleet to visit. Seeing the mountain of spices, the prince''s mouth could not be closed for a long time ... Of course, Marin didn''t let Prince John see it for nothing. In order for the prince to speak for himself, he decided to give the prince a favor: "John, I''ll give you the 100,000 pounds of spices for your agency sales, are you confident?" Marin''s approach is to give some of the spices to the prince for sale, and let it profit some profits. Õâ¸ö "This ... I ... I have no experience selling spices ..." Prince John was still too young to see the great benefits. For another savvy person, I''m afraid I can''t wait to promise it. "What''s wrong with you? Prince Wang, just find a few big businessmen to sell it for you, and they dare to refuse? Besides, Princess Margaret grew up in the Netherlands when she was a child. She must understand business. Point. "Princess Margaret and Prince Philip grew up in Gent, the city of industry and commerce, and are no strangers to business. "Right¡­¡­" "Oh, now the price of spices in Europe is 10 shillings per pound, I will give you 7 shillings per pound to ensure you make a lot of money ..." Now in Europe and Southern Europe, because of the proximity to Venice, the price of spices is 10 Shillings around. In northern Europe and other places, the price is even higher. "What''s the difference of 3 shillings per pound ..." The prince did the calculations and found that he had a shock of 300,000 shillings to make a difference. Of course, you also have to invest in costs. But even with a profit of 200,000 shillings, there are enough 40,000 coins to earn ... Although Prince Wang is simple, he is not stupid. With such a good opportunity, of course he will not let go. So he nodded heavily, and smiled at the benefits Marin gave him ... ¹Øϵ The relationship between the two sides was just fine, and Marin sent money intentionally, which naturally became closer. After Columbus and others rested in Las Palmas for two days, Marin also set off and decided to go to Spain. Prince John returned with them and arranged to receive Marin''s 100,000 pounds of spices. Along the way, Marin told his thoughts to the prince and surprised the prince: "Marin, do you mean to give this benefit to Spain? Did you know that the Spanish royal family has not earned 1 million gold coins in a year ..." These years, only in a rich country like Venice, fiscal revenue will be almost 2 million gold coins. In other countries, even a superpower like France, the annual fiscal revenue is not like millions of coins. No other big country has reached this level. Stronger than Spain, Aragon and Castilla together, they only look like 900,000 gold coins, and have to pay for the support of a huge army and bureaucracy. "I ca n¡¯t help it. John, you can see that the spice trade is so profitable. How can the Portuguese allow me to continue to participate in it. I can guarantee that if they knew I existed next time, they might send troops to intercept me. ferry!" "But ... if Spain were to do it, the Portuguese would be unhappy ..." "Are you stupid? John! Huge profits above one million gold coins, what about Portugal''s opposition? Is Spain afraid of Portugal?" "But we are indeed not their opponents at sea ..." "You won''t put pressure on the Portuguese on land? The Portuguese Army is a scum. You just need to send an army and make a gesture to surround Lisbon and see if he dares to oppose it ..." "This is okay?" The prince was dumbfounded. Obviously, he had not heard of the story of "Wei Wei rescue Zhao" in ancient China. After Ma Marin told him the story of "Wei Wei rescue Zhao", the prince was relieved ... Although he is relatively simple, he is not stupid. In the face of the benefits of more than one million gold coins (Spain can make it bigger), the prince certainly wants it. As a result, before arriving in Spain, Prince John had accepted the idea of ??pounding Marin''s hot pot under the bombing of Marin''s point of view. Moreover, this pot is back, although there is trouble in the upper body, but the profit is even more exciting to any European monarch ... After arriving in Spain, Marin unloaded the 100,000 pounds of spices promised to the prince in Cadiz, then Columbus''s fleet led by Draka and several other captains and returned to East Friesland, while Marin brought With Columbus, I went to the Spanish capital Toledo with the prince ... "Father, mother, lend me money!" When the prince returned to the palace, he found the two Spanish kings who were chatting and shouted for money. He wanted this money to pay 100,000 pounds of spices Marin gave him ~ www.novelhall.com ~ for money? John, didn''t I ask you to inspect the Canary Islands? Why are you suddenly borrowing money? Did something go wrong? Ferdinand II reprimanded his face. "No, no, I want 140,000 Ducat, and I buy 100,000 pounds of spices!" "140,000 Ducat? Can you buy 100,000 pounds of spices? John, have you been cheated? 100,000 pounds of spices should be worth 200,000 Ducats?" In Europe, Venice Ducat is a universal gold coin, so Spain People use this too. "No, this was Marin sold to me at a low price, so I can make money with it!" Then, Prince John said that he and Marin waited until the Columbus fleet, and explained that Columbus took the lead in discovering India and Buy back a lot of spices. The two kings who felt the matter were hurried to meet Marin and Columbus ... "Have two sires!" Marin and Columbus saluted. "Are you Columbus?" The Spanish Kings looked curiously at Columbus with Zorro''s mask. Columbus took off his mask, revealing the scratched face, but through the outline, the two kings still recognized Columbus who had served them ... ¶Ô "By the way, Count Marin, you and John said you would give us drawings of the Indian route. Why is this?" His Majesty, "India''s trade, the profits are really scary. Those with small arms and calves cannot afford such huge profits!" "Is there too much money?" Isabella I was interested. "It''s not too much, but I''m afraid that I have money to spend ..." Marin smiled bitterly. "how to say?" "The minister sent four ships to India this time, and brought the capital of more than 20,000 gold coins. But do your two lords know? This time, the minister can earn millions of gold coins!" Uh ... Chapter 270： Successful pan dump (below) "Millions of gold coins ..." The two kings took a breath at the same time. Although Prince John just introduced it, he did not say too specifically. They knew that Marin had made a big profit this time, but did not expect that it would be more than the annual fiscal revenue of Spain. "Yes, this is more than the total annual income of the Kingdom of Aragon and Castile. Can a small count like a minister afford it?" "Hmm--" The two kings nodded at the same time, agreeing with Marin''s statement. Such a huge profit, coupled with Marin is just a little count of a projectile, not to be jealous of others. It is the two kings themselves, and now they are jealous ... "The most important thing is to start with Chen''s fleet, as well as the fleet led by the Portuguese Da Gama ..." The two kings were suddenly surprised: "You mean, the Portuguese also discovered the Indian route?" "Yes, Columbus''s fleet secretly tracked their fleet across the coast of Africa. Then, they found an outstanding Arab navigator as a guide and first arrived in India ..." "You are really cunning, but if the Portuguese knows, they must want to kill you ..." Ferdinand II laughed. ²»¹ý "However, Count Marin, if we accept your dedication in Spain, it will be a face-off with the Portuguese ..." Isabella I worried. "Dare to ask your Majesty, isn''t it worthwhile to turn your face with Portugal for 1 million coins?" The two kings were silent ... "And, I just sent 4 ships, and I earned millions of gold coins. What if my two lieutenants sent 8 ships or more?" The Spanish Kings have become a little harder to breathe ... 8 ships ... Will not earn 2 million coins? In the eyes of the two kings, only gold coins were tumbling at this moment ... "As long as there are millions of gold coins, two of your Majesty can hire tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to take down the kingdom of Naples. Even, rich money to form a new Crusaders, East Jerusalem, to become the protectors of the Christian world ... ... "Marin continued to bewilder. He knew, Ferdinand II and Isabella I were devout Catholics. If they had enough power, the couple would never mind organizing another Crusade. Thinking that a holy city like Jerusalem is under his own control, the two kings have difficulty breathing like an asthma attack ... "As long as there are millions of gold coins, the two Her Majesty can not only conquer Grenada, but also employ hundreds of thousands of troops to sweep Morocco across the strait and take large areas of Morocco as their own. Even, moving eastward to conquer the entire North Africa, Expanding the territory to the extent of the Roman Empire ... "Marin continued to bewilder ... "Conquer Morocco ..." The two kings glanced at each other-indeed it is very likely ... You know, Morocco is only tens of thousands of Arab scimitar cavalry. Spain now can only pull up 30,000 to 40,000 troops. It can occupy a few plots off the coast of Morocco. It can be difficult to go deeper inland. In the wilderness, an equal number of infantry is not an opponent of cavalry. But, as Marin said, if they earned millions of gold coins, they would have the conditions to pull up an army of 100,000 or even 200,000, launch a war of annihilation, and completely conquer Morocco. In that way, Spain''s territory will almost double. Alas, Ferdinand II did have an interest in the kingdom of Naples. If there are millions of gold coins in hand, he will recruit tens of thousands of troops and compete with the French for Naples. It is perfectly fine. More than that, Marin was right. If you have hundreds of thousands of troops, let alone Morocco, and all of North Africa, it is not a problem. In addition, it is fully conditional to take down Holy Land Jerusalem and become a protector of the Christian world. This is absolutely too tempting for this devout Catholic couple. In the original history, after Spain was rich, it was because of the rule of the Habsburgs. The attention of the Habsburgs has always been on Germany, which has frequent wars, and the enthusiasm and tyranny of France tear each other and consume a lot of strength. If the Spaniards were not under the rule of the Habsburgs who were keen on continental hegemony, but would expand pragmatically to the south and use the more than 100,000 troops who had invested in continental hegemony to conquer Morocco, it would be possible to win the entire Morocco ... "But, Count Marin, what is the response of the Portuguese? You know, our navy is not their opponent ..." His Majesty, "His Majesty, the minister was on the road, and he had told such an ancient war story of the Eastern Empire with Prince John ..." Then, Marin told the Spanish King the story of "Surrounding Wei and Saving Zhao." "You mean, we can''t beat Portugal at sea, but we can pressure Portugal on land and even surround Lisbon to threaten them?" Ferdinand II quickly responded. ¶Ô "Yes, no matter how crazy the Portuguese are, their roots are still in their native land, in Lisbon. They cannot abandon their homeland and go into exile to the colony. Therefore, as long as His Majesty is willing to send tens of thousands of troops to threaten the Portuguese homeland, they will have to subdue! "But then, haven''t we violated the Treaty of Tod Silas signed with the Portuguese?" Isabella I frowned. "Her Majesty, my minister remembers that the Treaty of Tod Silas divided colonies without mentioning the right to trade ..." "Do you mean we go to India to trade without colonization?" "Yes! India is no longer a Portuguese colony, and Spain is going to trade now? As long as you ask the Pope for a trade permit, what can Portugal say? You haven''t robbed him ..." "What if the Portuguese occupied India and did not allow Spain to trade there?" Ferdinand II frowned. "Haha, Your Majesty, I would like to say something polite. For hundreds of years in Portugal, he would not be able to occupy the entire India, at most occupying a small area there!" "Why?" The two kings frowned at the same time. "Because there are few Portuguese! Only a small country with a population of one million. Do your Majesty know how many people there are in India? 100 million people!" "So much?" The Spanish Kings were scared. You know, Spain has only a few million people. "Of course, Portugal, it ¡¯s great to be able to pull 20,000 troops, right? But this person can''t be overwhelmed if they are brought to India. Because India can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops ..." Importantly, in this era, muskets were not yet universal in Europe, and the Army also used large swords and spears. Weapons of the same level are naturally more powerful in India ... "Hundreds of thousands of troops ..." The Spanish kings were frightened at the moment. "Of course, my teacher Einstein said that he has been to the East and knows that there are two great empires in the East, one Huaxia and one India. Indians can make up hundreds of thousands of troops, and the Ming Empire of China, the total number of troops is even more It''s over a million, more than the Portuguese ... " "Huaxia? Then, Earl Marin, can we go to Huaxia trade? Buy silk and porcelain there?" Isabella I brightened his eyes. "I''m afraid it''s difficult. My teacher said that India is an open country and allows foreigners to trade. Huaxia is a closed country and doesn''t like contact with foreign countries. Moreover, their emperors look down on other countries. Say an unkind word In the eyes of the Emperor Huaxia, the Spaniards are no different from those savages who drink blood ... The two Majesties, in the eyes of the Emperor Huaxia, are just like the chiefs of those barbarians ... "Marinco didn''t say anything, absolutely. Is the truth. "How dare they?" Both kings were a little angry at this time. "Nothing dare, just because they have millions of troops ..." The two kings immediately said nothing ... ËùÒÔ "So, only India''s trade is more realistic. If you want to go to Huaxia trade, there is only one possibility ..." "What''s possible?" "Submit to the Emperor Huaxia, willing to kneel before their emperor ..." "X ... Lao Tzu is unwilling to accept this anger! There is enough trade in India!" Ferdinand II angered. His Majesty said: "Huaxia does not produce spices, only India produces ..." "Go trade in India!" àÅ "Well, what we want is spices. By the way, Count Marin, what conditions do you want to exchange for Columbus'' chart?" µÚÒ» "First, the minister hopes that the Spanish fleet going to India in the future can take a few boats of the minister ..." "Do you still want to get involved in Indian trade? Isn''t it dedicated to Indian trade?" Isabella I''s character of eating alone appeared immediately, this woman is not easy to mess with ... "Her Majesty, the minister did not buy spices, but purchased other materials ... As for the spices, the minister does not purchase more than 50,000 pounds each time, but only supplies the needs of the country ..." Speaking of which, Isabella I His face was getting better. 50,000 pounds, really not much. Because the Spanish kings are planning to buy more than one million pounds of spices each time, or even two million pounds ... but they don''t know that if they buy too many spices, because the amount is too large, the price will fall. In addition, India may not have so many goods for export, and Europe may not have such a large market ... "Agree, what about Article 2?" "Chen hopes that there will be more colonies in the barren continent, and that the area restrictions will be looser ..." "How big is the area you want?" Ferdinand II frowned. "Your Majesty, don''t worry so much. The minister is just a little earl. How many subjects are there? How many people can I emigrate? It can be scary to occupy a few counties with a lot of calculations. And it''s a wild place ..." "That''s the same, anyway, I''ll give you 15 colonial points. How big is the colony point, look at the scope of your immigration activities!" In this way, Marin obtained colonial permits for a total of 15 colonies, and there is no limit on size. In the eyes of the Spanish Kings, Marin ruled a population of tens of thousands. Up to 10,000 people can emigrate to the barren continent. How much place can 10,000 people occupy? One or two counties have a terrible site ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is an island, and can only occupy one or two larger islands. However, the Spanish Kings forgot that Marin was behind the entire German region. East Friesland is only tens of thousands of people. However, the whole of Germany, but tens of millions of people. Moreover, Germany is poor and crowded, and Marin wants to get hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The two parties signed a document soon, and Marin obtained American colonial rights and the right to follow the Spanish fleet to India to buy copper, saltpeter and other materials. Later, Marin promised that he would present a navigation chart. In addition, on the next sail, Columbus''s fleet will personally lead the way for the Spanish fleet ... After the signing of the instrument, the Spanish Kings hurriedly sent someone to Rome before the news spread, promising the terms of trade authorization proposed by Alexander VI two years ago. They were afraid that when Alexander VI learned about the huge profits of Indian trade, he took the opportunity to raise the asking price ... At the same time, the two kings also agreed to officially acknowledge that Columbus first discovered the Indian route. In addition, the two kings also agreed with Marin that Columbus was convinced by Spain to explore the Indian route instead of Marin''s instructions ... In this way, because it has the first discovery right, Spain also has the qualifications and basis to intervene in the Indian trade ... And Marin, on the other hand, wished to throw the pot away. Therefore, he was naturally reckless, and he swore the Bible on the spot and vowed to keep it secret ... In this way, through a private deal with the Spanish, Marin successfully dumped the pot. At the same time, the attention of the Spanish was also shifted from the Americas to the profitable Indian route ... Then, Marin purchased a large amount of lead and sulfur in Spain with the payment of 140,000 Ducat gold coins paid by Prince John, and boarded the ship in the port of Cadiz and returned to East Friesland ... Chapter 271： Early autumn harvest Because of the extensive use of fertilizers that promote crop growth, East Frisian crops mature earlier than crops in other countries. Therefore, after entering September, the crops in East Friesland have gradually started to mature and can be harvested. After Marin settled the affairs of Spain, he hurriedly returned by boat to monitor the autumn harvest. Also, after the autumn harvest, the Saxon''s invasion may be coming. According to news from Kohler, the Saxons are currently not doing anything in the military, but have been propagating that Marin was wrong. It can be seen that the Duke of Saxony did, as Marin reasoned, intend to start after the autumn harvest. This is also normal. Marin''s main troops are all mercenaries. Naturally, they can send troops at the autumn harvest. Because those mercenaries are not dragged down by land. But the Saxony army is not the same. They are feudal troops. In Saxony''s army, many officers were fiefdom knights. Whenever the autumn harvest time, they have to return to their respective estates to supervise the autumn harvest. Even some poorer knights have to go down to the autumn harvest in person. Otherwise, the labor force will be insufficient. Not only that, many soldiers in the Saxony army also need to go home to participate in the autumn harvest. These people need to go home to participate in the autumn harvest more than those nobles and knights, because they are the main labor force at home. Alas, the Duke of Saxony has a lot of business taxes. However, agriculture was also an important source of income for the feudal aristocracy. Therefore, it is impossible for the Duke of Saxony to attack Marin at the cost of giving up the autumn harvest. Because, he also knows that Marin is not weak and it is difficult to win in a short time. Therefore, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, has long been ready for long-term operations. For long-term operations, food is indispensable. Therefore, this makes the Duke of Saxony even more unable to send troops before the autumn harvest. Only after the autumn harvest has obtained enough food can capital and Marin fight a protracted siege. Marlin hurryed and hurried back to East Friesland in early October. At this time, the autumn harvests in East Friesland and the Wadden Islands had already begun. The autumn harvest began under the auspices of Angela. With the support of the old Huffmans and Jeffrey Palace, the shy Angela stood up bravely, on behalf of Marin, presided over the ceremony of the autumn harvest and announced the autumn harvest. Start. At this time, all East Frisian people who owned the land, including the soldiers under Marin, were surprised. Of course, this does not include those veterans who had previously owned land in the Wadden Islands. Everyone is surprised by the big harvest of rye this year, because people with good eyes can see that this year''s rye ears have expanded a lot compared with previous years, and many wheat ears have bent the straw ... In previous years, wheat The spikes are straight up and not so heavy. Before harvesting, everyone can predict that this year will be a bumper harvest ... Of course, many aristocrats in East Frisian know that a war is about to take place. Therefore, for East Friesland to start the autumn harvest earlier this year, we are fully prepared. As soon as Angela ordered, the estates began to harvest wheat. Because everyone was worried that the Duke of Saxony''s troops would come before the end of the autumn harvest. In that case, the wheat in the field will be too late to be harvested, and may even be rushed to harvest by the Saxon army ... So when Marin returned to East Friesland, the whole East Frisian land was rushing to catch things like rye ... After seeing it for a few months, Angela naturally missed Marin, and she swooped over like Lin Yanlin ... When I saw Angela, Marin suddenly remembered that he seemed to promise his father-in-law to find Mother and Daughter of Ferris, and he almost forgot. So he called to Kohler and asked him to arrange for a man to go to the Genoa countryside to find him. After becoming a countess, Marin found that Angela had matured a lot. Moreover, the little girl who loves to play even started to like reading. Moreover, it is no longer a novel or something, but a class of books governing the country. Because, Angela has realized that she is the spouse of a monarch of a country and is no longer a carefree little girl. In Europe, nobles can only have one wife, so those husbands and wives need not consider palace fighting. There is just a mistress in the palace, and who do you fight with? Therefore, European ladies, either obsessed with court ball or something, or assist their husbands to manage the fiefdom. East Frisian lacks the old school aristocracy (in fact, it was scarcely killed by Marin), and naturally no such thing as court ball is popular. Well, Angela''s way to pass the time is to read books and find ways to help deal with government affairs. However, Angela''s efforts did not please Marin. Because, Marin thought of Wu Zetian, Lu Hou and other representatives of the harem. He didn''t like women doing politics, and although Angela was simple, after all, she was the daughter of the old fox Julius II and had a gene for struggle. If Angela worked out, when Julius II became pope, would he still have a place to talk? With the support of the Pope''s father-in-law, Angela may not be able to crush herself ... So Marin decided to find something else to get Angela''s attention. Angela is only 17 years old, the age of a playful girl. Therefore, Marin decided to "invent" mahjong and other gadgets to make Angela a little money. He''d rather Angela be obsessed with gambling than make her a female politician. After all, even if Angela was addicted to gambling, in East Friesland, no one would dare to win Angela, and won''t give her a chance to lose. Because who dare to win more Angela''s money, Marin must have troubled him privately ... even, those noble ladies who are busy courting Angela, may deliberately fire a gun ... After I returned, Marin quickly processed a lot of the backlog of documents, the signature of the signature, the seal of the seal ... Then, he also took the guard and rode around to inspect the autumn harvest work, and delivered some painless and itchy speeches, demonstrating his importance to the autumn harvest. As the acres of acres were harvested, the rye production gradually came out. Because of the abundant fertilizers, basically, the rye of the East Frisian nobles did not produce less than 400 pounds per mu. This is still the poor and poorly managed wheat land. More, they have reached the level of 500 pounds per mu. A lot of aristocrats are excited. This kind of output is basically more than three times higher than the previous one hundred pounds of acres. It can no longer be described by bumper harvests. It can only be described by abnormalities ... Alas, Marin sent his men to privately order the nobles not to talk about it. Because, as long as they say it, the secret of fertilizers may cause cowardice in other countries. Once the secret of fertilizer is leaked, and the yield per person is so high, food prices may plummet, affecting everyone''s interests ... Marin said so, the nobles would understand. Indeed, if it is just a bumper grain harvest in East Friesland, and the rest of the world remains the same, then food prices will not be affected. After all, East Friesland is just a small projectile country. However, if other big countries know this secret and also use a lot of fertilizers, and they produce 500 pounds per mu, then the price of rye is expected to fall to one-third of the original. Well, their harvest is meaningless. Therefore, in order to protect their own interests, these nobles naturally do not talk nonsense. As for the serfs, they can''t leave the territory. Where can I go out and talk? Moreover, East Friesland has a small population, and those extra boys in serfdom families were basically recruited by Marin to work, and there was no possibility of population outflow. Marin himself thinks that the population is not enough. Where can he allow others to come to East Frisian to recruit excess population? For the sale of grain, Marin organized a chamber of commerce to uniformly purchase and export the grain of the nobles. In fact, in order to prepare for the post-war recruitment, Marin would basically not export food. Because immigrants come, they need to consume a lot of food. Moreover, as long as he bought the food of those nobles, he would not sell it to the surrounding areas. In this way, the surrounding countries will not find the grain harvest in East Frisian, which will help keep it secret. Even if the grain can really be sold someday, Marin will not choose to sell it locally, but will choose to ship the grain to the United Kingdom or Spain for sale. This is because the grain prices in both places are higher than in Germany. A large amount of food ~ www.novelhall.com ~ was transported into the city of Orich. Marin even planned to expand the area of ??Orich several times. However, now he has no time to build a new city. Therefore, when building the granary, Marin built a new city directly next to the old city. The new city is surrounded by a fence, and then it is full of granaries. In order to speed up the progress, Marin even built many adobe houses with shorter construction time and lower cost directly in the new city to temporarily store grain. There are more than 80,000 Eugrams of arable land in East Friesland, and the total rye output reaches 500 million pounds. Most of them come from the manor owned by Marin. For the nobles, half of their own food was saved, and the other half chose to sell it to the Marin Chamber of Commerce. However, when Marin calculated, he was taken aback and found that it would cost more than 600,000 gold coins to buy about 60 million pounds of grain ... So, Marin decisively chose to hit a white bar, first pay 10% of the purchase price, after the grain is sold, and then redeem the remaining 90%. Everyone understands this. After all, there was too much grain, and it was really difficult for Marin to take out more than 600,000 gold coins at once. Because although Marin makes more money, he spends more. Therefore, there is not much cash in hand. What''s more, Columbus''s spice boat has also returned. Everyone knows it. However, it takes time to sell the spices. However, no one is worried that those spices will not sell. With so many spices as a guarantee, no one was worried that Marin could not afford it. Moreover, many small nobles are willing to use spices to offset grain prices. Then, Marin began to send Kohler to the previously established "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" and contacted the United Kingdom. He planned to dump the 60 million pounds of rye to Britain. After all, British rye is half the price of the German region. After Marin sold the acquired rye to the UK, he could not only pay off the remaining payment, but also make a fortune ... Chapter 272： Tricks of the Duke of Saxony Although it was necessary to leave a large number of soldiers and let them go home to participate in the autumn harvest, they could not immediately attack East Frisian, but Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, still planned to do something to build momentum for the attack on East Frisian. More importantly, find an excuse for doing it. As a result, the Duke of Saxony sent a large number of manpower in his territory, the Saxony electorate, other noble territories of the Saxony family, and the vassals of the Saxony family, and began to publicize Marin''s "capture of power by force. "The Lord" argument. At the same time, the Duke of Saxony secretly sent people to search for the remaining forces of the Sexner family. However, Marin had done too hard at first, and shot out directly, destroying the Sexner family and killed a large number of followers of the Sexner family. This makes it difficult for the Duke of Saxony to find a spokesperson ... The so-called spokesperson is an important figure of the overthrown former dynasty, preferably the family ancestry of the former monarch. Such a character may not have much ability. But as long as he was there, he could give the Duke of Saxony an excuse to "help" him. After all, the Duke of Saxony is also an old nobleman, and he must be disciplined ... Like this, after searching for a few months, finally, let Saxony find a suitable spokesperson ... ÈË This person is called Kanu, and he can be regarded as a member of the Sequner family. However, Kanu''s father Jess was only the illegitimate son of Ulrich I, Earl of East Frisian, and did not have any inheritance rights. However, the successor of Ulrich I, Jen''s elder brother Enno I, still gave Jess a lot of legal procedures to join the Sexner family, enabling him to use the Sexner family. The surname belongs to the side branch. Of course, because they are side branches, they are not eligible to inherit the count''s position. Therefore, Jace was only placed in the small town of Norden, the "land of Longxing" of the Sexner family, and was a small official responsible for collecting "taxation" of salted fish by fishermen. After Jess died, Kanu inherited this small official duty to collect the salt fish for the count. When Marin''s army swept over Oriich and Lyle, on the way to Norden on the north coast, Kanu received news from a trader. As a result, he packed his belongings overnight and fled from Norden, without having time to notify the members of the Sexner family in the city. Because, as a small official collecting salted fish, Kanu lived outside the city of Norden. It was already night when he received the news from the expert traders. And the city of Norden was closed, and he was too lazy to notify the people in the city, but he took his property and used his official identity to persuade a fisherman. He was sent out to the sea by a fishing boat and went to England opposite the sea ... In this way, Kanu became the only surviving male of the Sexner family using the Sexner surname ... Later, when Kanu heard that the Duke of Saxony was looking for members of the Sexner family, Kanu had just spent all his money in England and was very poor. So, he found a trading house set up by a Hansa merchant from the Saxony department in London, stated his identity, and took out an identity document. The Saxon businessman was so happy that he quickly sent Kanu to Groningen ... Then, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, began to use Kanu as his trump card, and began to promote Kanu''s "orthodox" ... In fact, Kanu is only the son of an illegitimate child, not at all in the Sequner family''s succession ranking. The descendants of the Sexner family women who marry abroad are more qualified than Kanu to have inheritance. But the Duke of Saxony doesn''t care about those. He was just trying to take over the territory of East Frisian Land, and he didn''t really want to help the Sexner family. As a result, when Kanu was bragged by the Duke of Saxony as the heir of the Sexner family, he was forced to secretly sign an unpublished instrument. In the document, Kanu first asked the Duke of Saxony to help restore the country, and then, under the instrument, Half of it means that Kanu is willing to sell East Frisian Land to the Duke of Saxony for the price of 10,000 gold coins ... Kanu was so poor that he could not eat any more, so he naturally left it to the Duke of Saxony. Moreover, after the completion of the event, there are 10,000 gold coins, which is enough for him to be chic. Moreover, from a legal point of view, he is not qualified to be an earl, and he never thought of such a thing. I was looking for the Duke of Saxony this time because it was too much to eat. So he signed the instrument very quickly, and agreed to cooperate with the Duke of Saxony in the early stage ... After receiving the news, Marin checked the old information and found that Kanu was only the son of an illegitimate child of the Seksner family. So Marin sent news and showed evidence that Kanu was just an illegitimate child. At that time, the males who inherited the sequence in the Sequner family were all killed by him. However, the Duke of Saxony was so determined to seek East Friesland that he accused Marin of falsifying the evidence, and Kanu was a full member of the Sequner family. Anyway, we don''t know much about the small country of East Frisian. Moreover, Kanu did come up with proof of family membership. That proof was that Jen''s elder brother Enno I took care of him and formally absorbed him like a family branch. However, the document did not specifically state that Jace was an illegitimate child, but gave An as a collateral child. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony insisted that Kanu''s father Jess was not the illegitimate son of Ulrich I, but the son of a cousin of Ulrich I, who belonged to the inheritance sequence. And the proof that Marin brought out that Jace was an illegitimate child, the Duke of Saxony insisted that it was forged by Marin ... At the same time, the Saxon nobles unanimously voiced, all of them determined that Marin''s certificate was forged ... Uh ... Later, Marin was too lazy to justify it. Anyway, no matter what he says, the Duke of Saxony and his allies will not admit that they are so heart-warming ... As a result, Marin simply began to integrate the army and actively prepared ... During his time in Spain, the newly recruited 5,000 soldiers have been very good under the training of officers. At least, the discipline is very strict. Moreover, this time on the battlefield, the top 5,000 veterans are ahead, and the 5,000 recruits are just for the reserve team. Therefore, there is no such thing as a recruit being attacked and causing a crash. This kind of thing can happen only when recruits are at the top. What surprised Marin is that the 800 black shirt knights trained by Steindorf, the musket riding level is also very good. At least, it works well when shooting dense formations. Of course, the price paid is that the black shirt knights consume a lot of gunpowder and lead bullets. Fortunately, Columbus brought back 30 tons of saltpeter, and Marin ordered 40 tons of gunpowder after buying enough sulfur and charcoal. So much gunpowder is absolutely enough. Even at the same time as the autumn harvest, Marin let the musketeers train hard. In order to make the musketeers adapt to the tension on the battlefield and avoid the strange thing that the US musketeers "plugged more than 20 lead bullets into the barrel but no gunpowder" during the Civil War, Marin found a team of soldiers Throw mud **** at the musketeer team from the side, disturbing the musketeers'' shooting ... The Mud Regiment will not really hurt these musketeers, but it can simulate the attack and interference scenes of musketeers on the battlefield to a certain extent. A qualified musketeer is not to say that you are usually good at training ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and also to make sure that when you are on the battlefield, you will not make mistakes because of tension and enemy interference. Among them, the most fatal mistake is to forget to load gunpowder and insert the lead bullet into the barrel of the gun ... If such a thing happens, it is very troublesome to handle. Because after the lead bullet is pressed to the bottom, it is difficult to remove it. Without taking it out, you can''t continue shooting. Because the lead bomb will block the fire hole, and then pour the gunpowder into it, it cannot be ignited by the fire hole ... So, Marin asked some soldiers to interfere with the musketeers by throwing mud balls, just to test whether they would make mistakes when facing troubles and threats. Sure enough, many musketeers made mistakes while busy. Some musketeers, because they were nervous, really forgot to load gunpowder and pressed the lead bullet into the barrel ... Fortunately, this is just adaptation training. After many exercises, this situation is much better. However, after each training, many musketeers were smashed with mud and swollen by the mud. Although the mud ball is not fatal, it hurts when it is hit on the face ... At the beginning, the musketeers were hit by the mud group and exclaimed. By then, they had ignored the mud attack. Even if I was hit, I continued the process of reloading myself, and I didn''t make a lot of mistakes ... In addition, the newly formed artillery unit, after having enough gunpowder, also started a lot of firing training. Fifty front-mounted bronze three-pound guns have been cast. The speed of the iron mold casting method is not covered, and the manufacture of bronze guns is called a rapid, but it does not affect the quality. In order for the Army artillery to quickly form a combat force, Marin deployed 50 experienced artillery from the Navy and the Texel Island turret, each of which is responsible for a gun, and is responsible for commanding the recruits to reload and clean the cannon. With these old artillery, these novice artillery can also form combat effectiveness as soon as possible ... Chapter 273： 1 secret letter Marin quickly asked the North Sea Chamber of Commerce to contact the United Kingdom to sell 60 million pounds of rye. According to reports, the British side ate the rye chamber of commerce and belonged to the Countess of Salisbury Margaret. ºÎ Who is Margaret, Count Salisbury? With a brief introduction, Marin remembered who she was ... Speaking of which, the Countess Margaret came from a great deal. Her father, George, was the brother of King Edward IV and the brother of King Richard III, and was an important member of the Royal Family of York. Of course, because it is an important member of the "front" royal family, it is unlucky. Margaret''s younger brother, Earl of Warwick, has been locked in the Tower of London by Henry VII for threatening the legitimacy of the throne of Henry VII. This is not to say, by the end of November this year, three days after the death of the fake Duke of York, Edward will also be executed by Henry VII. As for Margaret, Count Salisbury, she did not end well. Both are 70 years old, and were opposed to Henry VIII. He was also ordered to be executed in the Tower of London. Because of the strong resistance, Margaret, Count Salisbury, was the only one executed in the Tower of London who did not bow her head and pleaded guilty, but stood up and ran away. One place. Later, the countess also became the famous grievance of the Tower of London, leaving many haunted legends ... He Marin sympathized with the unlucky sisters and brothers. He made no mistakes but was killed one after another. No wonder, they gave birth to the wrong family and became the nails of Henry and his son. Of course, Marin actually has other plans in mind. According to the historical knowledge of Marin''s previous life, it was after the killing of Count Edward Warwick that Henry VII''s throne was truly stabilized. Then Britain entered a stage of rapid development. By the time of Henry VIII, Britain had begun to create a powerful navy. By the time of Henry VIII''s daughter Elizabeth I, Britain had become a naval power ... And this is exactly what Marin didn''t want to see. Because if the British navy becomes strong, it will have a great restraint on Marin''s great navigation. As long as the British navy becomes strong and blocks the English Channel casually, it will become difficult for Marin to contact the colonies. Later, the "coachman" of the Netherlands, was so destroyed by the British. Therefore, the strength of Britain is more terrible than the strength of France. Although the French have great national strength, they have always devoted themselves to continental hegemony and always set their sights on the torn apart Italy. The Italian war is still decades away, and the French are still busy. They have no time to sail. Therefore, the French are not likely to engage in great sailing and have no tradition. But the British are not the same. Britain itself is an island country, and the foundation of great navigation is very strong. As long as the country stabilizes and saves enough money, it can explode warship artillery. And sailors, there are more in the UK. Therefore, Britain could later compete with the Spaniards and eventually prevail. French side, it ¡¯s not that you have n¡¯t tried big sailing. However, within France, the aristocracy of the European landlords has always been very strong, and the nautical factions have almost no one. Therefore, when the French engaged in great voyages, the country was first suppressed. In contrast to Britain, because the land is small, the landlords are not strong, and many aristocrats also support great navigation, so it is easy to develop into a maritime power. Marlin deeply felt the threat from Britain, so he naturally did not want Britain to settle down. If Britain settles down, it won''t take many years, if you want, you can develop into a maritime power. So Marin decided¡ªto find a way to help Edward Count Warwick. As long as Edward is alive, Henry VII and Henry VIII are enough to be intimidated, even if he does not rebel. And the opposition of the Tudor dynasty in Britain will also have the backbone, and will not stop small actions ... However, it is now October and Edward will be executed by the end of next month. Therefore, Marin felt that a good way was needed, and the cooperation of Margaret, Count Salisbury. Of course, Margaret is definitely willing to cooperate. The second half of her life opposed Henry and her son because his brother was killed unjustly. However, according to his reports, Henry VII married Margaret to his general, Sir Richard Powell. In fact, Henry VII was so arranged that it meant to raise the identity of his offspring (the Count of Salisbury must be inherited by his descendants), and it also meant that Richard Poll monitored the movement of Margaret. Included. So, to do this, Count Margaret had to hide her husband ... For this reason, Marin asked Kohler to secretly recruit a group of strangers and strangers to help the Countess Margaret. These people were selected from the Frisian region. They spoke Frisian and English, and it was also convenient for Count Margaret to direct the transfer. Of course, this offends Henry VII to death. To this end, Marin requested that the background of East Frisian must not be exposed. Even these strange people were selected from West Frisian ... Alas, Marin doesn''t think that forcible jail is a good choice. The Tower of London is one of Britain''s current royal palaces, and its guards are extremely strict. Imagine sending someone forcibly to jail like in a TV series, unless you send all the heroes who can fly to the sky ... Therefore, if you want to get Edward Earl of Warwick, you can only do it intelligently ... For this reason, Marin thought for a long time, and finally thought of a way ... This method is to replace the Lord with a similar look for the dead ghost while visiting the prison ... However, there are three necessary conditions for this method-the first is the opportunity to bring in the dead ghost to visit the prison, which is the first condition; the second is that the dead ghost must look like the Lord; the third is that the dead ghost must die with peace of mind and cannot betray Lord. These three conditions are difficult to achieve. Of course, if everything is done, it is not difficult to change the Lord. As for the first condition, Marin thought about it and found it really not difficult. Because there is a force in London that can easily do ... Margaret wanted to visit the prisoner by herself, and Henry VII had a hard time allowing it. Even if it was allowed, she would send someone to monitor it. However, when others visited the prison, Henry VII would not be so nervous. For example, people in the church send people to visit ... Of course, church priests do not pay visits to prison, but "redeem" those criminals ... Moreover, Britain is still a Catholic country, and the church is still under the leadership of the Pope. Even Henry VII had to respect the church. Otherwise, with his current unstable position, the Pope casually called for him to become an illegal puppet master. Even if he can''t be overthrown, it can make him troublesome from now on. So priests in London have a way to talk about Henry VII, go to the Tower of London, tell the criminals the Bible, and redeem their souls ... More than that, the priests usually wear broad gowns and hoods. The priest wore a hood, and the soldiers did not dare to ask them to take off the hood. As long as Margaret buys a greedy priest, let the dead to enter the Tower of London as his followers. Then replaced Edward, and it happened. These days, many priests are greedy. If they are willing to give money, what are these things? Moreover, Europeans of this era have never thought of going to death for themselves, and there is no similar defense mechanism ... As for the second and third conditions ~ www.novelhall.com ~ naturally, it was for the Countess Margaret to get it. What count Count Edward knew was only known to her sister. Looking for a substitute, she is the best ... Marin wrote these suggestions in a secret letter, and told her to bring her to Count Margaret. Because the Countess Margaret was under surveillance by her husband and used her family, she might leak it. Even, Marin planned to directly subsidize Countess Margaret and let her spend money to buy church people. Because if she spends a lot of money at home, her husband will definitely be alert. As for funding, it is actually very simple. Marin provided the food, which Count Margaret was supposed to pay. Marin can stop the payment and let the countess rescue her brother ... Of course, although people took the secret letter, Marin would never reveal his identity. Because once it was revealed, it was going to be revenge with Henry VII, and it might be attacked by the British. Fortunately, even the people of the "North Sea Chamber of Commerce" did not know that Marin was their chief boss. Because the North Sea Chamber of Commerce was established by Kohler. This relationship, despite its twists and turns, is still easy to detect if it is left behind. However, in the fifteenth century when information exchange was not smooth, it was too difficult to find out. You know, in this era, there are no professional spies and professional detectives in various countries. It is really difficult to investigate something ... ºó After this secret letter was sent to Britain, Marin continued to prepare himself. However, Marin hoped that Count Margaret could succeed. Because as long as Edward, the legal son-in-law of the York family, is alive and escapes, France and Scotland will automatically support him against Henry VII without Marin. After all, France and Scotland have been in love with Britain for many years ... Chapter 274： Dissatisfied ¹« The Duke of Saxony''s momentum continues, while Marin is training the army while instilling the soldiers with the "We Will Win" New Year. I lied a thousand times and became the truth. Of course, Marin was very confident in fighting the Saxons. Therefore, it is not a lie to the New Year in which soldiers are repeatedly instilled "we will win". When Marin sent officers every day to emphasize "we must win" dozens of times, most soldiers believed that they would be able to defeat the Saxons. Even the officer in charge of propaganda emphasized this every day and believed himself. Umarin''s army has a total of eight squares, four of which are veterans. Marin customized three-quarters of breastplates and iron helmets with movable masks for the soldiers in the first three rows of the Veterans. In this way, when the front row and the enemy "damage each other", a sufficiently high survival rate can also be guaranteed. As for the soldiers behind, Marin did not customize the armor. One is cost, and the other is not necessary. After all, the rear row fighters are much less likely to be hit than the front row. In addition, the first three rows of breastplates and helmets are actually designed to reassure soldiers. Sometimes, wearing armor may not guarantee that you will not die. However, with and without armor, self-confidence is completely different. And a confident army is not easy to collapse. On the contrary, an army without self-confidence is easy to collapse. Speaking of them, Marin''s fighters, only the First Front on the island of Texel and the Frisian army have face to face. The psychological qualities of these people are of course the best. The other veterans have only played street fighting, and only a small number of warriors can calmly face the enemy because they have this experience. In addition, Marin is bound to play less and play more. Therefore, the army''s confidence is even more important. The first three rows have armor, and naturally have more confidence in resisting the Saxon offense. With confidence, the battle will be much better. After a long period of training, the combat effectiveness of Marin''s army has been greatly improved, and it can be compared with the Saxons. Alas, there are still problems. Because Marin''s army is basically infantry and has poor mobility. If the Saxons get on the horse and run away, Marin can''t chase them. Only the 800 black shirt knights can chase them, but they can''t wipe out the thousands of knights on the other side, because it is too late to kill ... Alas, the core of Saxony is the thousands of plate knights. Because these knights are educated elites and the core of the Saxony army. Like those infantry soldiers, if they were recruited casually, there were thousands of them. They can be replenished if they die. It is not a pity that they die too much. Marin''s purpose is to hurt the Duke of Saxony once and make it difficult for him to recover. Therefore, the mass destruction of Saxons'' plate knights is the focus. As for the infantry stuff, it doesn''t make much sense to kill as much. Even if the Duke of Saxony escapes, he can recruit a lot next time. I was also very irritating. Marin himself spent nine cattle and two tigers, but he only recruited more than twenty knights, and all of them were treasures, and they were used by elite officers. The Duke of Saxony, however, was able to collect thousands of them, almost catching up with the appeal of the French king. In the Marin army, wandering knights are trained as cores. In the Saxon army, many wandering knights serve as heavy cavalry to initiate charge ... Thinking of it, Marin was in tears--you have so many plate knights, you can send me hundreds of officers to be officers, but they are charged as cannon fodder ... This is the gap in the bottom line. In any case, the Duke of Saxony is a big nobleman who wants to be an old brand in Germany. The appeal of such a nobleman is much stronger than that of a nobleman like Marin. Every year, a large number of young homeless knights rushed to Saxony and asked to be accepted, even if they were a heavy cavalry ... Âí And Marin won East Frisian at the end of last year, and there were no stray knights. One of the largest acquisitions of the Wandering Knights was "borrowed" from Duke Clifford. Originally, there were nomadic knights planning to join Marin. However, after Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, showed his hostility, there were no knights to join Marin immediately, but to wait and see the situation first. So, Marin had the heart to slay the Duke of Saxony-why do you have so many knights to work for you, it is rare that the wandering knight wants to run to me, your old thing is bad for me ... Moreover, Marin could not determine where the Saxon army invaded and where Marin''s army met. If the Saxony army is allowed to enter and exit freely, it will certainly cause great damage to the territory. Because the army of this era is no different from a robber. However, Marin was unable to control the marching route of the Saxon army and restrain the other party''s behavior. Therefore, after much deliberation, Marin felt that there was only one way to control the course of action of the Saxony army, and that was-the war ... The medieval aristocracy was very polite. If the other party fights, if you do not fight, you will be laughed at. Of course, this is mainly when the other party is not stronger than you. If a very strong person challenges a weak person, the other party should not fight, but nobody says anything. However, if a strong person is challenged openly by a weak person, he will be laughed at if he does not fight. Like Marin, if a "weak" aristocrat refuses the challenge of the Duke of Saxony, no one will say anything. However, in turn, if Marin challenged the Duke of Saxony, if the Duke of Saxony did not fight, he would be laughed at. This is absolutely unbearable in the Middle Ages. As a result, Marin decided to proactively provoke Saxon tools, make an appointment with the opponent, and control the march of the Saxon army ... After careful study of the map, Marin believes that fighting in Lyle County is very beneficial. Although fighting here, the Saxon army will inevitably pass through many villages in Lyle County, leading to looting. However, there are many benefits under Lyle County. Because the Ames River is west of Lyle County, the river is wide and it is also convenient for Marin to transport supplies. In addition, not far south of Lyle County is the Leda River. Although the river is not large, it is not small. Marin''s choice was in the middle of the two rivers. He chose this terrain because he was afraid that the Saxon army would escape. The Saxon army must cross the river first if it wants a decisive battle with Marin. Most of them came from the southeast to the land of the Principality of Saxony. To reach Lyle, they had to cross the Leda River. However, crossing the river is easy for infantry and not easy for cavalry. Because the war horse is heavy, it is very inconvenient and laborious to cross the river. If the Saxony army is defeated, in the wilderness ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin will certainly not be able to catch up with their cavalry main force. However, if they crossed the river to fight Marin, it would be different. Because the cavalry who crossed the river wanted to cross the river and go back, time was not enough. Marin''s men, even if they were mainly infantry, were organically motivated. While the other cavalry lined up to cross the river to escape, there was time to catch up, leaving a large part of the cavalry. After thinking about it, Marin wrote a letter to the Duke of Saxony who was still walking for rumors and momentum. The content of the letter is simple, the main meaning is- "Old thing, don''t you make a rumor. I don''t want to come to war! In early December, I''ll wait for you outside Lyle County. See you ..." That''s it, this challenge book was delivered to the Duke of Saxony, and was deliberately spread by Marin ... This kind of content is absolutely super embarrassing for Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Because, the one who provokes him is a nameless person in the aristocratic world, and tells him "not convinced to come to war", just to look down on him ... However, after seeing the letter, the old and sly Duke of Saxony was so angry that he became happy ... Because, he saw Marin in his letter saying that duel outside Lyle ... Prior to his death, the Duke of Saxony had been worried that Marin would shrink to defend in the city. In this case, the Saxony army would have to spend a lot of energy to attack, which is very troublesome and the losses will be great. However, Marin, the "impulsive young man", actually wanted to abandon the advantages of the city wall and decided to go out to the city to fight the battle, which was just what he wanted. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony quickly agreed to the appointment, for fear that Marin would regret it ... Since then, Marin''s provocations against the Duke of Saxony quickly spread throughout Germany and spread throughout Europe. And Marin''s "not admitting to war" later became a mantra that many knights like to pretend to ... Chapter 275： Vicious Warhammer Marin looked very knighty in this challenge. In this way, the Duke of Saxony could not have done badly, otherwise he would lose face. Then, after negotiations, the two sides finally agreed on a specific time and place for the battle¡ªon December 15th, a general battle will be held in the south of Lyle County. Even, the Duke of Saxony announced arrogantly-just beat Marin completely before Christmas, and then go to Emden for Christmas ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony is undoubtedly very excited. He has never been afraid of a decisive battle in the wilderness. You know, he has heavy cavalry of thousands of wandering knights. Under the charge of thousands of plate knights, who can resist? Hmm ... probably ... the Swiss can resist it ... As for Marin, there was no response to the clamor of the Duke of Saxony. He was anxious that the Duke of Saxony looked down on him, so that when he started, he had a better chance of winning. Now that the military''s technical and tactical training is almost complete, the only thing that is a little troublesome is the problem of digging trenches. Marin thought that if the soldiers were to dig a pit, they might not have the strength to fight until the enemy came. Therefore, a large number of folks mobilized by Marin had dug two trenches in advance at a predetermined location. However, the trench was covered with branches and hay, which was invisible to people in advance. Because, before the battle begins, the Saxon scouts will definitely come to the scene to investigate. If they find two gaps, they may respond in advance. Therefore, Marin planned to cover the trenches first so that the enemies would not find them, and they would be caught off guard by then. Then, considering that the army of Saxony came from the southeast, Marin must take a few avenues south of Lyle County. Therefore, Marin simply evacuated the serfs from the manor near the south side avenue to the north side temporarily. And several fertilizer manufacturing sites in Lyle County were all burned without leaving any traces. This is the core secret of East Frisian at present and cannot be known to the Saxons. In addition, Marin also made corresponding arrangements on the river. For example, the river Leda, which the Saxons are about to cross, is not a laugh. Of course, it cannot be compared with the Ames. For such a river, a boat of more than 200 tons is a little troublesome. However, the situation of more than 100 tons of ships is still fine. Marin had planned long ago. Before the war, he would ambush more than three hundred tons of warships seized from the former Republic of Friesland in the Ames River to the west. When the battle begins, these three warships will be filled with artillery and enter the Leda river to cut off the retreat of the Saxony army. A large ship of more than 100 tons entered the Leda River, let alone bombarded. Even if it was hit, it could also knock down the infantry vessels crossing the river. After the three warships entered the Leda River, they would collide with each other and completely block the retreat of the Saxony army to facilitate Marin''s annihilation. Moreover, the appearance of three warships in the rear can not only block the opponent''s retreat, but also use the artillery on board to bombard the enemy array and create chaos for the enemy ... When Marin was preparing, the Saxon side was not idle. In order to get together, after the autumn harvest, the Duke of Saxony urgently mobilized nationwide and ran to his nephew for help. ¹« The Duke of Saxony originally had three thousand plate armor knights, which can be described as powerful. But he didn''t feel enough, and ran to his nephew, borrowed two thousand plate knights, and made up enough five thousand plate knights. Later, he recruited 15,000 infantry throughout the country. Among them, 5,000 infantry are still veterans. The other 10,000 people were recruited from various knight estates, and their combat effectiveness was average. In this way, the Duke of Saxony, with a size of 20,000 troops, intends to face Marin Gang. This doesn''t stop there. In order to serve the 20,000 army, the Duke of Saxony also recruited 15,000 civilians to transport supplies and food. At the same time, he sent several envoys to preach to the princes along the way. Not only that, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, also kept his son George, who was stationed in Groningen, ready for 4,000 soldiers and horses, and placed it near the East Frisian border. Once he defeated Marin''s main force on the front battlefield, George''s 4,000 people would have the opportunity to cross the Ames River and press on Emden, the former capital of East Friesland, to control the city. Of course, this operation must be the result of the main battlefield in Lyle County. Otherwise, this behavior is not a knight. It was because the medieval aristocrats were indifferent to the fact that they had agreed to a head-to-head confrontation, but sent the army to attack the capital first. This kind of behavior is probably only possible by modern pragmatists like Marin. People in this era, affected by the spirit of chivalry, usually cannot pull their faces. However, if George ¡¯s army was to cross the river after fighting in Lyle County, the problems would not exist. Anyway, this happened after the decisive battle. As an old-fashioned Duke of Albrecht, he has taken advantage of the loopholes in the rules. Under normal circumstances, in the case that Marin''s army could not defeat the Duke of Saxony, the series of arrangements of the Duke of Saxony can really be considered very clever. It is a pity that the Duke of Saxony did not know that Marin had recruited another 5,000 troops because of inaccurate information. In his intelligence, Marin later seemed to recruit a thousand or two thousand recruits. Then, with the original number of nearly 10,000 people, it is about 12,000 or so. However, only 5,000 of them were veterans. For those recruits and recruits in the Marin Army, the Saxon tools are completely indifferent. Even though the recruits had been training for a few months, he didn''t feel better than his Cavaliers. Under the torrent of steel 5,000 plate knights, what can''t be broken? In theory, the Duke of Saxony was right. However, this is only theoretical. Because Marin is not a person of this age, he has come up with a smarter solution than people of this age. As it happens, the Spanish side is to prevent the Cavaliers from charging. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony is destined to suffer. After a long time of consideration, Bian Marin added another measure-that is, the two trenches were filled with pointed stakes ... Even, Marin planned that after the war began, he still couldn''t disentangle the branches and weeds covering the ditch, so that the Saxony knights mistakenly thought it was flat land. When they fell into the trench, they fell on the sharp wooden stakes ... This practice also caused discomfort among the Cavaliers in the Marin Army. Because this method is too sinister, and it is a complete reorganization of the opponent''s knight ... However, due to good discipline, despite some dissatisfaction, they still did not object. In fact, Marin was going to put his opponent''s plate knight to death. Because, killing the opponent''s knight is equivalent to killing the opponent''s reserve officer and grassroots backbone. Each knight is an existence that can be trained as an officer. As long as a knight is present and any infantry is recruited, a small army can be formed. Because the knights not only practiced martial arts from an early age, they also read books and received some basic military command methods. Therefore, every knight has the ability to become a grass-roots officer, although this ability has its size. Every time a knight is killed, it weakens the other party ¡¯s possibility of rebuilding the army. To this end, Marin quietly prepared a sledgehammer for the musketeers. Once the opponent''s knight stopped charging, these musketeers could put down their muskets, struck the plate armored knights in the pit with a long-handled hammer across the diagonal wooden stakes, and try to kill them before they surrendered ... ... You know, the knight is wearing a full set of plate armor. Falling into a pit full of wooden spikes will not necessarily be killed. But those war horses ~ www.novelhall.com ~ because there is no armor on the abdomen, it is easy to be killed. However, falling into the pit and falling heavily can easily cause those plate knights to fall and temporarily lose their combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Musketeers can use the long-handled warhammer to take the opportunity to hammer all the other plate knights who are still lying in the pit ... Of course, if the other party sees the machine quickly and raises their hands early to surrender, it can save their lives. Because this is the rule of the battlefield that passes through Europe. If Marin does not comply, he will be hostile to all nobles. However, the urine of those knights seeking glory generally does not immediately surrender. Even if you surrender, you will be surrendered only after you are **** and find a step. Otherwise, if the timid notorie is dropped, nobles will not hire them. But Marin did not intend to give them time for steps. Whenever there is a chance, they will let the musketeers freed up and smash them with a warhammer, lest these people be redeemed by the Duke of Saxony and become the backbone of the Saxon army again ... Even, Marin allowed the musketeers to waste gunpowder and lead bullets, use the musket to shoot the Saxon knights struggling in the first pit, and try to shoot them directly ... After all, there are two tunnels, and the Warhammer can only kill the second tunnel near the Marin Battlefront. Another plate knight struggling in the trench was a little far away, and it was better to shoot with a musket. With such a short distance, even if the opponent is wrapped in tin cans, the Musketeers can completely target the opponent''s weakness. Even if the opponent cannot be killed, it is enough to defeat the opponent, such as shaking the bones or internal organs, so that they can no longer enter the battlefield ... In short, this time, Marin not only wanted to defeat the Duke of Saxony''s army, but also tried to kill the opponent''s plate knight to weaken the core strength of the Duke of Saxony ... Chapter 276： Substitution success Â×¶Ø London, England, these days, Margaret, Count Salisbury, stayed here to take care of the family food business. In fact, she and her husband both lived in Salisbury, where Henry VII and her husband would not allow her to come to London casually. This time, her husband was also ordered to visit Scotland, and no one was responsible for her family affairs, so she temporarily ran to London to take charge of the food import affairs. But I did not expect that a mysterious businessman from the Netherlands gave her a secret letter telling him that his brother, Edward, Count Warwick, who had been detained for many years, might be executed by Henry VII. Moreover, the secret letter provided a wonderful plan to rescue Edward. Not only that, the other party also agreed that Margaret would not pay part of the grain payment for the purchase of a certain bishop. Å® Margaret, Count Salisbury, immediately tempted, and over the years, she was also very worried about her younger brother who had been locked up in the Tower of London. Not long ago, she used the opportunity to visit the prison only once a year and visited her poor brother. Since being kept in the tower for a long time, her younger brother Edward is now pale and unhealthy, which makes her very worried. However, she had no choice. Because the Tower of London is one of Britain''s most guarded places. It was very, very difficult to rescue her brother. What''s more, her husband, Richard Powell, who was simply Henry VII, often monitored his actions. Surveillance by the pillow made her have little chance to plan the rescue of her brother. However, this secret letter from a mysterious man gave him directions. No matter how tight the defense of the Tower of London is, no one would think that someone would use such a clever method to replace the prisoner. ×î The most important thing is how to find a boy who is very similar to his brother ... Maybe it''s God''s will. When accompany a group of ladies on the outskirts of London this spring, Count Margaret really found a young boy who looked like his brother. This made her look at the boy a few more times and happened to remember the village. The teenager''s body does not seem to be very good, and he is sickly pale ... Thinking of this, Count Margaret immediately quietly dressed up as a city maid, left the back door with her dear, and left London, and came to the village found in spring ... Not seen in the next half year, Count Margaret was surprised to find that the home of the boy who was already very poor was exacerbated by poverty. It turned out that the juvenile had a strange disease, and his lungs seemed to have problems. Because of this disease, the burden of medicine alone is huge at home. Originally, this was a decent farming family. However, because of the illness of the teenager, he basically spent all his savings at home ... Of course, before this family had only such a son, naturally it was trying to do everything possible to treat it. However, in the fall, the hostess gave birth to another baby son. This changed the attitude of the couple and even began to abandon the burdensome eldest son ... Âê When Margaret saw the boy named Bert again, because of his family''s abandonment, Bert''s eyes were no longer pleasing, apparently unlovable. The younger Countess Margaret, because she was detained for many years, looked almost the same as Bert. The only difference is that Count Edward''s body is still healthy, but his skin is sickly white because he does not see the sun all year round, much like Burt''s skin. In the end, Margaret offered a "scary" price of 1,000 gold coins, calming down the farmers. Under the heavy money, the eldest son can hardly cure it. After fierce ideological struggles, Burt''s parents chose to agree. But Bert himself, after his parents made a choice, was completely dead, and agreed to leave with Count Margaret. Of course, he didn''t know what he was going to do, but from the tone of Countess Margaret, it was probably not a good thing. But he didn''t matter anymore, the doctor determined that he couldn''t live this winter. So, it might as well make a last contribution to the family ... After arriving in London, Count Margaret told Bert that all he needed to do was pretend to be Count Edward. For this, Burt also needs simple etiquette training. Otherwise, it won''t act like it, it will be disassembled ... Å® The Countess Margaret did not tell Burt that this could lead to killings. So Bert just thought he was going to jail instead of Count Edward ... Bert didn''t feel much living in a room for many years because he often lay in bed at home. Coupled with the countess Margaret deliberately downplaying the pain of imprisonment, and Bert did not even go to jail, he agreed quickly, and seriously received noble etiquette training. After a while, Margaret began to find an auxiliary bishop named Fries in Westminster Abbey, London. Fries is a very greedy priest, facing the gold coins, intervening and taking risks. Margaret also inquired about this person and knew that he was a guy who did nothing wrong for money. In private, this assistant bishop in his holy clothes is actually an important loan shark in the slums of London. His men even supported a number of thugs ... After the intermediary and sent the group of "strange people" who Kohler found, kidnapped Bishop Fris'' only illegitimate son, Fris had to meet with Count Margaret to discuss "substitution". Even if his son was abducted, Bishop Frisian refused to budge in compensation. In the end, Count Margaret bid 30,000 coins, and Fries nodded in agreement. ¸ñ Margaret was not unhappy with Frith''s greed. On the contrary, she was more relieved that Fries the Lion opened her mouth. Because Frisken wanted a high price to prove that he really took the matter seriously. If nothing else, Margaret was worried that he would tell ... On November 23, the Frenchman, who was a fake of Charlie, Duke of York, was hanged by Henry VII. Later, Henry VII seemed addicted, and decided to execute Edward the Earl of Warwick a few days later to clear the last obstacle. At this momentous moment, on the evening of November 27, the night before the execution of Earl of Warwick, the assistant bishop of Westminster Frith suddenly requested Henry VII to let him meet Warwick. The last side of Earl Edward, "redeems" his soul ... Henry VII thought about this request from Fries and didn''t think about it, so he agreed. Because, before being executed, Western prisoners did have the habit of asking a priest to do it for them. However, Henry VII was a little surprised that Bishop Fris took the initiative. Because generally this is an official arrangement, and no pastor has requested it. So, at a darker time later, while the guards were having dinner, Bishop Fries wore a robe and brought a little attendant in a black robe who liked to lower his head and entered London. The tower held Edward''s room ... After a short prayer, Frith''s lengthy lecture made the guards responsible for surveillance drowsy ... Taking advantage of the opportunity for the guards on the side to go to the toilet, he arranged to replace Edward''s Bert, quickly took off his black robe, and changed his position with the expression of Count Edward''s face in amazement. Bishop Frith also quickly put on a black robe to Count Edward and told him to lower his head and follow him out for a while ... Prior to her arrival, the Countess Margaret had already dressed him in the same silk clothes as Count Edward. So, as long as Bert sat down in Edward''s position, he didn''t say a word. And Count Edward, just need to put on a black robe over the clothes, and then put on a hood, and then bow down and follow Bishop Frieze to leave the Tower of London ... That''s all, while dinner was over, Assistant Frieze Frisian completed the substitution. Next, Margaret quickly took Prince Edward to a secret stronghold, and then, for Earl Edward, obtained some of the York family''s tokens. Afterwards, Princess Margaret let Edward pass through the gondola overnight, dived down the London city walls, arrived at the River Thames ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and boarded a boat bound for France ... Bert, who had been fed poison by Countess Margaret that night, died of poison and died in the Tower of London. He was identified by Henry VII as "fearful and commit suicide" ... ÔÚ On the same night, after the redemption of his son, Bishop Frisson died at the mistress''s house that night, too, and died of poison ... In this way, Henry VII''s sole orthodox competitor, Edward, Earl of Warwick, was quietly replaced and sent to France. And, because both Burt and Fries were dead, Count Margaret was also picked out. Because, the only Frisian bishop contacted him, also died. Moreover, the Burt family was also sent to the island of Ireland by Marin''s men ... As for the future of Count Edward Warwick, Marin is not worried at all. He was clear that neither France nor Scotland wanted the British to be better off. Therefore, as long as Edward arrives in France, he will be safe and even be regarded as a guest of honor. Then, both the French and the Scots will contribute money to help him fight with Henry VII ... the more chaotic the UK is, the happier France and Scotland will be ... a fake Richard still supports them, not to mention the authentic Worry How about Earl Edward? He sent people to France instead of Scotland because France was strong enough to protect Edward. If sent to Scotland, although the Scots did not want Britain to be better off, Scotland''s national strength was weak and it was easy for Henry VII to find an excuse to invade. Therefore, sending to France is the best option. As for Marin himself, he picked it out completely. Even afterwards, the "strange people" from West Friesland were poisoned by Kohler''s most loyal men under the direction of Marin. In this way, the British could not find Marin at all ... Chapter 277： Fake miracles ³õ At the beginning of December, Marin went to the appointed battlefield and inspected it. It was found that there was a 30-km-wide flat land 5 kilometers east of the battlefield, which allowed the Saxony army to escape. So Marin hurriedly organized farmers to dig a little wider river in this 3km wide area. The Xiao River does not need to be as deep as the water, as long as it is wide enough. If the Saxon army flees east, it must pass through this stream. The infantry was no problem crossing the river, but the plate knights wearing heavy armor and even horses wearing heavy horse armor, never dreamed of crossing the river. Because too heavy knights and war horses are likely to sink into the mud in the river. Unless, use wooden boats to cross the river or bridge. However, Marin obviously will not leave such a flaw. People near the river had their boards seized, not to mention leaving a boat on the river. I finally arrived on December 10th, and the army was about to go tomorrow. In order to boost morale, Marin decided to "show" a miracle and boost morale ... The so-called display of miracles is naturally forged. However, in Europe, forging miracles is blasphemy, so it is absolutely impossible to leave evidence to be found. Therefore, the "100 copper coins facing up" trick used by the very classic Northern Song dynasty master Di Qing could not be used. Because the 100 copper coins that have been transformed are flaws. If any curious subordinate discovers the mystery, he will become a sinner of blasphemy. So Marin decided to take another approach-Kong Ming lantern ... For this reason, Marin secretly made four huge Kongming lanterns in series, a total of 28 Kongming lanterns, strung with wire to spell four letters-SIEG ... "Sieg" means "Victory" in German. To create a Kong Ming lamp spelling the word "Victory" naturally fools the soldiers. Moreover, Europeans have never seen Kong Ming lanterns, which is also convenient for confusion. If Huaxia stayed in the same period, perhaps a knowledgeable reader would recognize it as a Kong Ming lantern ... For this reason, on the evening of December 10, Marinte held an oath and prayer meeting before the expedition. Marin first delivered an impassioned speech, and shamelessly hinted at his identity as a "god-dependent", and believed that his expedition would surely win. In this regard, the soldiers were actually dubious. In fact, even an optimistic soldier did not think that East Frisian would hold his country this time. Few want to beat Saxony. Because of the strength of Saxony, for centuries, it has penetrated into the hearts of Germans. Marin, with his frivolous East Friesland, didn''t seem to be wise to compete with Saxony. However, because the military law in the army is strict, everyone is afraid to say words of frustration, so as not to be punished for "shaking the army''s heart". A few days ago, because of spreading pessimistic opinions, some people were locked in a horrible "small black house", which has not yet been released ... So, the morale before the expedition was actually not high ... Umarin took the soldiers and prayed to **** ... (Actually, because there are few people in the southeast direction, there is an uninhabited forest under the jurisdiction of Marin, which is convenient for Kohler''s men to "show" miracles ...) At first, everyone didn''t care. However, at 8 o''clock in the evening, a little "sparkle" suddenly appeared in the southeast direction ... This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this "slightly sparkle" spelled four huge letters-S , I, E, G, together, is the "victory" of German ... Those illiterate soldiers are fine, but those literate officers are shocked ... "Sieg ... sieg ... Master, even **** gave a sign of victory! Master, we are winning!" Schwartz on the side did not get Marin''s explanation, so he mistakenly thought it was true The "miracle" of ... "Oh my God, is Lord Earl really a god? Or else, how could the stars spell the word" victory "? We won?" Frentzberger was very shocked to see "miracles" appearing in his chest. Slam the cross forward. Even a lot of devout officers saw the miracle and knelt down and prayed. Although the soldiers were illiterate, they didn''t know what the southeast sky was. However, spelling letters with "stars" must be "miracles". As a result, a large swath of the knees ... But Marin fell to his knees and shouted: "Thank **** for your blessing, Marin, your most faithful believer, will obey your will and defeat the greedy Duke of Saxony!" On his side, Kohler, who knew the inside story, shook his arm and shouted: "Jesus is on, we will defeat the Saxons! Defeat the Saxons!" "Destroy the Saxons!" "Destroy the Saxons!" Uh ... ½« All the soldiers shouted in oblivion. Instantly, the morale, which was originally not high, soared to the top, and it was full ... Marin looked at the enthusiastic generals with great satisfaction, and felt that the victory was more secure ... In fact, since the formation of the army, Marin has fought many battles with everyone. However, there have been no cases of direct defeat of the enemy. Even his men, the only time he faced the enemy in front of him, was on Texel. But even that time, he did not win, but the army returned to Den Burg. The big wins under Marin''s command were all based on night attacks and sneak attacks. Therefore, it is very unconvincing. In the eyes of outsiders, even a lot of people in the army only think that Marin''s commanding methods are superb and more cunning ~ www.novelhall.com ~ But the specific combat strength of Marin''s army, even the army itself, has many People are not bullish. After all, in several great victories, they were all unprepared enemies who sneaked in, not crushing them in the past. Therefore, everyone is actually not very confident, and they don''t know how well they are fighting against each other. This is what Marin is extremely worried about. Attacking the enemy naturally does not require any morale. This is because our army naturally has advantages and even has a sense of superiority in our hearts. Even the long street **** attack on Emden was the unlucky Siwag''s Frisian prisoners of war served as cannon fodder. Therefore, Marin''s men have basically face to face and the enemy''s army has just passed the front. Ê¿ Moral is very, very important when you are right in front. If morale is low, it is easy to collapse after suffering a certain amount of war damage. But if morale is high, that is, more confident, even if there is a large amount of loss, but the soldiers are confident that they ultimately win is themselves, then it is easy to eventually defeat the opponent ... On the battlefield, in addition to technical skills and equipment, the most important thing is morale and confidence. Especially in the era of very brutal face-to-face killings, it is often easier for the army to win more morale. And if morale is low, even advanced equipment and tactics are useless. So, Maringham took the world by storm and forged this "miracle" in order to stimulate the low morale and increase the winning side for his side. Sure enough, the power of religion was good in ancient times. All of a sudden, Marin''s tens of thousands of horses were like chicken blood, and he didn''t care about the number advantage of the army of the Duke of Saxony ... The next day, Marin took the tens of thousands of troops with "full blood and full morale" early in the morning, and confidently marched towards Lair County ... Chapter 278： Weird heads-up heads-up The next day, thousands of troops arrived in Lair County. But after arriving in Lyle County, Marin was not in a hurry to prepare. Because the date of the appointment is on the 15th. ÐÞ After two days of repairs in Lyle City, it was early in the morning on the 15th that Marin''s army did not hurriedly leave Lyle County and set off. Early in the morning, the Saxon army arrived at the south bank of the Leda River and began to cross the river ... Because the Saxons had 20,000 troops and more than 10,000 civilians, their team set off from the beginning of November, but it took more than a month to reach the south bank of the Leda River. After arriving at the south bank of the Leda River, the Duke of Albrecht did not let people cross the river by boat, but collected a large number of boats, bundled them, and built a few simple pontoons before the army began to cross the river. Using a pontoon bridge is much more convenient than simply using a boat to cross the river, and the number of troops passing through is naturally more. When he first crossed the river, the Duke of Saxony was cautious, for fear that the cunning guy Marin would launch a sneak attack before his army had crossed the river. In fact, Marin waited for them all to cross the river. As soon as the other party had crossed the river, he also had to send a signal to have the three warships on the Ames come over and break the pontoon. In fact, the boats that Saxon Tools found on the river to build the pontoon were all intentionally placed by Marin to make it easier for the other party to use. Moreover, the three warships can also bombard the enemy from the rear, creating great chaos. ×î´ó The greatest mistake of the Duke of Saxony was to agree to fight Marin on this terrain. Marin not only has a Spanish square that restrains plate knights, but also allows warships to enter the Leda River and shell the enemy''s rear. I must know that for a battle array, the strongest combat power is definitely ahead. At the back, most of them are recruits and auxiliary soldiers. Such a composition can easily cause confusion. If the rear is shelled, God knows whether those recruits and auxiliary soldiers will fry ... °¢¶û Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, is an old-fashioned and sly guy. Seeing that it takes time for the army to cross the river, but he is afraid of Marin playing tricks. So, he first sent his best knight Mavis (yes, the unlucky guy who robbed his wife with Adler), led a group of knights with the strongest martial arts to cross the river, and performed guard tasks to guard the horse Lin''s sneak attack. ʵ¼ÊÉÏ But in fact, the army under Marin, at this time under Marin''s command, sat down and rested. At the same time, this is also to express the attitude of the Duke of Saxony-I will never take advantage of you ... Sure enough, after seeing Marin''s 10,000 troops sitting on the ground, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was relieved ... By noon, all 20,000 troops in Saxony had crossed the river and started to form an array. As for those folk husbands, they all stayed on the South Bank. Anyway, even if they came across the river, they were useless. If the battalion is bombed, it will impact the regular army. At noon, Marin did not order the attack. In fact, his Spanish square is not an offensive formation at all. Because, two trenches were dug around the battlefield. If you want to attack, your team must climb the pit first ... The following afternoon, after the soldiers ran out of black bread, the Duke of Saxony commanded the army to start an array, preparing to fight the army of Marin. ¹« The Duke of Saxony is also a field-tested veteran. When Maximilian I was imprisoned in Ghent, he rushed to the rescue with thousands of troops. Therefore, up to now, although the emperor is dissatisfied with him, he is not good at blaming him for his favors and the great power of the Saxony aristocracy. He can only watch him attack Marin who is attacking his own. Of course, Maximilian I also greeted him privately, asking the Duke of Saxony not to kill Marin after winning, but to send Marin to the emperor, and then he will give his life to the emperor ... ¹« Duke Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was better. During the formation of troops, he was surprised to find that there was no panic on the face of the soldier on the opposite side, and there was even a eager look on his face. He immediately changed his face, knowing that the battle would not be easy to fight. ÄÄÀï Where did he know that Marin forged miracles and fluffed his 10,000 generals, making the morale of the generals very high, and seeing the 20,000 army of the Saxons as turkeys ... The old Saxon tools knew that it would be very troublesome to fight against such a high morale opponent. It''s even easier to capsize in the gutter. So he thought about it and thought of a way to fight the morale of the other party ... "Mavis, come here!" The Duke of Saxony beckoned, calling the most capable Mavis knight. "Master, you call me?" "Well, Mavis. I ordered you to go to the front and ask to challenge the other warriors!" "What?" Mavis almost thought he had heard the wrong ear. This is the battlefield, not the battlefield ... In fact, on the European battlefield, military commanders are not popular. Because, plate armor knights are charged by popular groups. However, there are also times when the generals are singled out, just relatively few. Moreover, the other party can refuse to be singled out. Because Cavaliers heads-up is not in line with convention. Alas, the Cavaliers'' heads-up was in fact only used by one side to fight against the other''s morale. If one side is confident, sometimes a strong knight is sent to seek a heads-up. If the opponent''s knight is defeated, or refuses to go head-to-head, that will hurt the morale of the opponent. Because, whether it is the defeat of the local knight or the refusal to respond, it is a matter of morale damage. ¹« The Duke of Saxony has great confidence in the brave Mavis. You must know that Mavis''s favorite is to participate in the knight contest. More than half of his property was earned through knight competition. Because, if you win the knight competition, you have the right to obtain the other horse and weapon armor. Mavis participated in hundreds of knight competitions. Only one or two games were lost in the early days. After playing for Her Majesty the Duke of Saxony, he has not lost one. Therefore, sending Mavis as a cow is also to combat the morale of the Marin army. Because the Duke of Saxony found that there were very few knights in the Marin army. There were only a few hundred cavalrymen in black clothes on the flank. It seemed that they were not yet knights with plate armor. Therefore, when the Duke of Saxony sent Mavis, it was determined that Marin could not send a knight who could fight. Once this happens, the morale of General Marin will inevitably be affected ... "What, the other side should be singled out?" Marin suspected that he had heard it wrong. With a closer look, it turned out that it was Mavis who had dealt with ... Marin immediately suffered, and Kahn wanted to play. However, Marin knew that this was a horse battle, not a foot war. Kahn was invincible, but on the horse, Adler might not be able to beat him. However, if you don''t fight, it does look timid and hurt your morale. I have fewer people on my side, and if I dare not fight, it will really hurt the morale of the generals ... And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Spanish square he set up is not suitable for active attack, waiting for the opponent to attack first. The opponent''s brain pumped to be singled out, he could only react passively ... After thinking about it, Marin decided to send Kahn to the battle. However, he did not let Kahn ride ... "Master, do you want me to play against him on foot?" Kahn was strange. Generally, they are not horse-to-horse battles. "Yeah, you go up and say, your horse is ill, and you did n¡¯t bring it, then you fight against him ... if he is charging, you avoid his riding gun, and then use a long mace Sweep his leg ... " "This is not quite right?" This is not right. In addition to infantry PK knights, there are also wounding war horses, which do not conform to the rules of European knights. After all, war horses are also very important materials. When knights compete, they are often reluctant to hurt each other''s horses. Because if you win, the opponent''s war horse is your own booty. "My words are rules!" Marin stared. Kahn was carrying a long mace and holding his nose to fight ... Then, the soldiers on both sides saw a strange scene-the Mavis Knight sent by the Saxony army ushered in a plate armored infantryman carrying a strange stick ... Mavis was a little dazed and asked Kahn strangely: "Do n¡¯t you have any knights? Send an infantry to fight?" "Lao Tzu is a knight, and he is a baron. Lao Tzu''s war horse had a diarrhea last night, but he didn''t bring it today. Boy, I can make you a dog without riding!" Kahn said loudly, causing the horse The sergeants of General Lin applauded. "You''re looking for death!" Mavis was irritated by Kahn''s words, so he pulled down his mask, raised his rifle, and rushed towards Kahn ... Chapter 279： Scolding Mavis came aggressively, straightened his gun and pointed at Kahn''s neck. Just breaking Kahn''s neck, even if Kahn wore a full set of plate armor was useless. However, Kahn is not a pure heavy infantry, but a master who has also been trained in cavalry for several years. So, where does he fear Mavis? Also, standing on the ground with his feet makes Kahn more confident than riding a horse. Of course, this is when it comes to heads-up. Because, a knight''s attack, for very good Kahn, can avoid their impact. If multiple knights charge, even masters such as Kahn must be planted. Because several knights charge together, it will seal his dodging angle. After all, no matter how arrogant you are, you can''t go head-to-head with the rushing plate armor knight. Sure enough, Mavis charged for the first time and was slipped by Kahn, easily hiding. Mavis immediately determined that his opponent was a master. So, on the second charge, Mavis, who had a strong arm, threw the lance with a few shots with one hand, which was to seal the angle of Kahn''s dodge. Squinting to see how difficult it was to dodge, Kahn waved a large mace and slammed into Mavis''s gun after sliding to the left to avoid Mavis''s frontal collision ... "Bang-" A loud noise, Mavis almost took off his gun and was shaken, his arm became numb, and he could not use it again for a period of time. However, even if the rifle is not released, it is different from being killed. Because, Mavis''s lance was smashed by the front of Kahn''s mace. This riding rifle is basically scrapped. As a result, Mavis returned to the ranks and asked the Duke of Saxony for a potion-treated oak with a copper-clad delicate rifle. This riding rifle was used by the Duke of Saxony when he was young. It is very well built and not easy to break. When the Duke of Saxony was young, he was also a knight enthusiast and liked to compete with others. Now that I am old, I do n¡¯t really need it with this rifle, only a little symbolic meaning. Moreover, this riding rifle, because it is wrapped in copper with a color similar to gold, was called the "Golden Gun" by the Saxons. Mavis returned to the front with the "Golden Gun", but saw Kahn waiting for him boringly and running on him: "How is it, boy? Is your arm unconscious? I know, where are you going to change the gun, but to restore the numbness of your arm? I''ve been singled out and never missed it. Just such a silly bird, I''ll pat to death later, like a fly ... ¡±Kahn followed the dark-bellied Marin for several years, and he also became a little cunning from a mean boy. Therefore, I also know how to run and anger the opponent. Umavis was really furious, so he restricted the horse to retreat a certain distance, leaving enough distance for the charge, and then began to accelerate ... "Golden Gun" was in Mavis''s hand, and the tip of the gun was swung and rotated. The purpose is to prevent Kahn from eating the rifle, so that his mace cannot hit the rifle. As long as you avoid the impact of mace, the metal tip hits Kahn''s neck, then Kahn is finished. However, Mavis did not know that, as Kane, who had played the Cavaliers, long before Mavis went to change guns, he thought of a way to deal with him ... Âí When Mavis Zema rushed up at high speed, Kahn suddenly exerted his strength and sprinted to the right ... Èç´Ë This is because Kahn, who played the knight, knows that the knight has the strongest attack power on the right side of the horse. But there was nothing he could do on the left. Because the knight is holding a rifle in his right hand, it is suitable for attacking the enemy on the right, but it is not suitable for attacking the enemy on the left. If you forcibly move the rifle to the left, it is not only awkward, but it is also easy to flash the knight''s waist. Seeing Kahn''s movement, Mavis also trembled. However, his war horse is not hesitant, but continues to charge forward ... Because the distance was very close, Mavis had no time to turn the horse''s head to turn left, so he had to continue to move forward. And Kahn showed a demon''s smile, then talked about mace and smashed into the hind legs of Mavis''s warhorse ... Mavis was horrified, and quickly directed the horse to jump. However, although the war horse also jumped, it was still a little slower. Although Kahn''s mace didn''t have the middle part of the horse''s leg behind the warhorse, it hit the horse''s hoof on the left rear leg of the Mavis warhorse ... I only heard a "ding", a piece of "U" metal was hooked by a nail on Kahn''s mace ... Obviously, Mavis''s horse has lost his heels ... Not only that, the huge impact of Kahn Mace not only gave the nailed horseshoes a fly, but also half of the horseshoes ... Umavis''s war horse groaned with pain. Fortunately, he was injured in the left hindfoot. Had he changed his forefoot, Mavis would have been thrown away by the fallen horse. But even if he wasn''t thrown away, Mavis knew that his horse''s left heel was worn out ... even, this BMW was ruined ... This is because, when Kahn smashed the lower half of the left heel of his warhorse with a mace, his left heel of the warhorse was wasted. Because the hoof is the nail of a war horse. My nails have been violently peeled off. Can the leg not be injured? Thanks to Mavis riding as a BMW, changing to an ordinary horse, it has long been paralyzed. The battle horses have been abolished, and this competition cannot continue. So Mavis''s horse, suffering from severe pain, under Mavis''s command, turned the horse''s head, and limped away ... Suddenly, huge cheers erupted in Marin''s army. Obviously, morale is stronger ... Ìú The Duke of Saxony ironed his face and gave Mavis a glance. Mavis also blushed, and bowed his head in shame. Fortunately, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, knew that Mavis was the first player he could play. Instead of punishing him on the spot, he let him go and exchange for a horse ... Marlin was very happy to see Kahn defeating Mavis so bravely. So he shouted: "Kahn, good job, go provocative!" Kahn immediately followed suit and came near the center line, shouting: "Have anyone come to compete? I welcome! Does anyone have the courage to continue to compare?" After speaking, Kahn still holding a mace, in front of the 20,000 army in Saxony, performed a twist PP dance and provoked. Meaning very strong ... The Duke of Saxony''s face turned blue, but he kept it back. Because, he knew that even Mavis, who he could fight best, was defeated, and everyone else was also killed, but it made the other party more arrogant. So he signaled, sending seven or eight knights to make a stance and scare Kahn ... Sure enough, Kahn was surprised when he saw seven or eight knights coming up from the opposite side, and hurried back, so as not to be beaten by the other person in a shameless manner. Of course, the Duke of Saxony did not really send out seven or eight people to beat Kahn, but he just wanted to scare the other side, so as not to continue to affect his morale. Marin is also worried that Kahn will be overcast by the opponent, and he will not have a strong bodyguard in the future. So he simply called Kahn back. ½Ó×Å But then for a while, the Saxon army seemed to be moving. Obviously, the old fox, Duke of Saxony, wanted to use time to dilute the adverse effects caused by his failure. At the same time, morale is slowly restored. But Marin obviously did not want to see this. Over time, the morale of the Saxons was slowly recovering. However, Marin ¡¯s morale, which was just caused by the victory of Kahn, will also be slow. Slow down. So, Marin''s eyes rolled around, thinking of the plot of Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, scolding and angering Wang Lang. Then he smiled warily and thought of a way to anger his opponent ... The reason to anger the opponent is to exchange for the charge of the opposing knight. His own team was confined to the trench, so it was not easy to take the initiative. And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The infantry rushed to the cavalry, and it was quite dead ... Therefore, it is the best choice to make the other party angry through insults, and then start the charge ... So, Marin ordered the entire first square and practiced slogans with him: "Everyone shout with me, I shout ''Duke Saxony'', and you shout ''Dasha Beep'' at the same time ... when I shout ''Duke Saxony'' the second time, you shout ''Soft Egg'' at the same time, the third time you Shout ''Cowards'' at the same time, the fourth time you shout ''Come on me'' ... so reciprocating ... " Then, Marin picked up the earth trumpet, stood on the high platform, and began to shout: "Duke Saxony!" "Dasha beep!" The 1250 people in the first square array shouted together ... "Duke Saxony!" "Soft egg!" Another neat cry ... "Duke Saxony!" "Coward!" "Duke Saxony!" "Come on me!" Uh ... Later, Marin felt that his voice of calling the "Duke of Saxony" was not loud enough, and he arranged for the hundreds of people in the second square to call "Duke of Saxony" together. In this way, even if the Duke of Saxony was separated by 200 meters, he understood that he was calling him ... Thousands and hundreds of people shouted neatly and suddenly filled the entire battlefield. On the opposite side, the Duke of Saxony, waiting for morale, heard the neat shout from the opposite side, his face turned green ... Throughout European history, although there are also yelling and scolding, the warriors who are singled out are generally scolding each other before the battle. However, Marin launched thousands of people to neatly insult a duke, which is unique in European history ... So, the Duke of Saxon was so angry that he rushed into his head, almost fainting ... Fortunately, his men helped him who almost fell off the horse in time ... ~： 280 Artillery "I ... I ... I want ..." The Duke of Saxony was speechless, but he stood on the platform with his fingers and directed the soldiers to slogan Marin. "Master Duke, what do you want?" Asked Baron Dunnitz, Duke of Saxony. "I''m going to kill the Marin boy!" Shouted Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. "Sir, don''t you promise that the emperor will only arrest him and give it to her?" Dunnitz, the deputy of the Duke of Saxony, naturally knew some inside information. "I don''t care, this boy is so humiliating to me, I can only use his blood to wash away the shame. As for the emperor''s meaning, let him go to hell!" The Duke of Saxony had already filled the entire brain at this time. "Okay, as you wish!" ÃüÁî "Command the knights to immediately charge, defeat the enemy, and catch Marin''s little **** alive. I will put him in the dungeon and use a whip to pull him a thousand times a day! A thousand times!" Said the Duke of Saxon. Dunnitz was a little embarrassed, didn''t he just say he was going to kill? Why did you change to live torture? At this moment, the Duke of Saxony was stunned by the loud insults, and he didn''t know what he was talking about ... Alas, Dunnitz wasn''t dizzy. So he grabbed the Duke of Saxony who still wanted to fly: "Master, in my opinion, don''t send cavalry to charge first. The opponent''s battle line is very neat. At this point, even if you win, you will lose a lot ..." "Huh? What do you say?" "Master Duke, we still have artillery!" "Oh, yeah, we still have artillery, I''m all confused by that little bastard. Hurry up, let the car carrying the artillery behind come to the front, and we will use the artillery to disrupt their formation first ..." Duke Saxon ordered Road. The Saxon artillery did not have a turret, nor did the French use fixed ears for the artillery. Their artillery was transported on horse-drawn carriages, with only barrels. The carriage was last when crossing the river. Because the carriage with artillery is very heavy, you need to be very careful when crossing the river. Because a pontoon is not a real bridge. The real bridge is fixed, and naturally there is no problem passing the carriage. The pontoon is easy to sway from side to side and is very unstable. When a horse-drawn carriage crosses a pontoon, special care needs to be taken to pass slowly. For this reason, they usually line up across the river at the end of the army. So, the carriages with artillery were the last to cross the river, and they arrived relatively late. When Marin was scolding there, the carriage carrying the artillery completely crossed the river. After a while, the carriages carrying artillery began to drive in front of the Saxon army, about 180 meters away from the Marin square. Then, a bunch of gunners and other sergeants helped lift the bronze gun barrel from the carriage and dig a pit in the land before the battle. Because of the strong recoil of the artillery, when using the artillery, you must dig a hole in front of the battlefield and fix the bottom of the barrel to allow the earth to absorb the powerful recoil of the artillery ... Marin saw that the other party was setting up artillery, and quickly ordered his artillery commander: "Gao Qi, quickly order the artillery unit forward. Attention, our artillery must face the opponent''s artillery position, the purpose is to kill the opponent''s artillery as much as possible!" "Yes, Earl!" Soon, the 50 front-mounted three-pound cannons that were originally hidden in the square array were successively drawn to the front, facing the position of the Saxon artillery position ... "What?" The Duke of Saxony, who was watching the enemy''s situation, was taken aback. He came here this time with a total of 50 bronze guns, another pound gun, two pound guns, and three pound guns, all of which were bronze "Front guns". The reason for bringing so many artillery pieces was to explode the battle line of the Marin army. ¹« The Duke of Saxony is not an incompetent. Instead, he is talented. After deciding to go to war, he sent someone to inquire about Marin''s tactics in the earliest serving in Marin''s original mercenary regiment. Former members of the Huffman Mercenary Regiment who returned to their homeland after participating in the Italian War briefly introduced to the Duke of Saxony the method of their formation. Thus, the Duke of Saxony knew that Marin''s best was the disciplined infantry square. Such a square array, the plate knights rushed up, will indeed suffer a lot of losses. So he brought over most of the infantry guns of the Principality of Saxony. He wanted to use the artillery to tear a gap in Marin''s square, disrupt the opponent''s formation, and then let the knights launch an attack to completely defeat the enemy. . Then, what surprised him was that Marin also pulled out 50 artillery ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony is still in a daze, but his aide, Dunnitz, is panicked: "Master Duke, please come back to command!" Dunnitz changed his face after seeing Marin''s artillery move out. Because at this time, the two armies were about 180 meters apart. He and the Duke of Saxony are now standing within the range of each other''s artillery ... if they are hit by the other''s shells ... Dunnitz can''t think of it ... so he pulls the Duke of Saxon and wants to retreat ... ¹« Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, knew what Dunnitz meant a little. As a treacherous duke, the Duke of Albrecht did not want to die under the fire of the other party. As a result, he retired from the streets with Dunnitz into the middle of the Saxony army. But Marin felt danger on Marin''s side too. Although the Saxon artillery has a short range, it also has a range of 200 meters. Standing at the forefront is absolutely within the range of enemy artillery. So he also wanted to step back. However, he didn''t want his people to see that he was afraid, so as not to affect morale. So he winked at Kohler next to him. Kohler reacted quickly and immediately came to persuade: "Master, the other side has artillery. It is dangerous before the battle. Please go behind and direct it!" "No, I don''t leave, I will face the dangers together with the soldiers!" Marin shouted shamelessly ~ www.novelhall.com ~, and moved the soldiers who heard him. However, they didn''t know that Marin was just doing it. ²» "No, Earl, your safety is the most important priority for East Frisian. Therefore, you are the best choice in the middle of town!" "But my brothers ..." Marin looked at the musketeers around him with a "full expression", full of emotion ... "It doesn''t matter, Lord Count, please go back later. You are a noble, it is not good to be hurt!" At this time, there were front-line gunners who took the initiative to rescue Marin ... Marin still had to do something, but Kohler was impatient, and directly copied Kahn and beckoned. Then, Kahn threw away the mace, carried Marin directly, and strode back. Stinging on Kahn''s shoulder, Marin is still "struggling": ²» "No, I want to go back and fight with my brothers and die together ..." After a short performance, Marin retreated to a safe position. The musketeers and gunners in the front row were moved by Marin''s performance. You know, in this era, civilian lives were as cheap as grass, and noble lives were very valuable. Marin has repeatedly stated that he would live and die with these cheap lives of civilians. It really touched many soldiers ... After a while, Marin''s artillery, which was later deployed, was better prepared than the Saxon artillery. Because Marin''s artillery is flexible and pushed by wheels, it is very convenient. The Saxons deployed the artillery, and had to dig and dig. Therefore, Marin''s 50 three-pound cannons first roared: "Boom-boom-boom-" The iron ball howled, flying towards the Saxon artillery position ... Alas, artillery took the lead in the dialogue between the two armies ... Chapter 281： Charge is equal to death In the era of battles before the era of fighting, artillery bombardment was a very cruel process. Because the armies of both sides stood in a dense formation, which is very suitable for cannonball killing. This is why Napoleon''s "artillery doctrine" shines. When Marin observed the telescope on the high platform in the rear, he saw the terrible results immediately after the artillery fired ... At the beginning, Marin''s artillery was still adjusting, so the first round of artillery was not effective. But even so, it brought terrible killings to the Saxon army ... Because, a three-pound iron ball flew into the Saxony army formation, although the first round was very poorly aligned. However, the 20,000 Saxon army was so densely packed that unlucky eggs were hit by shells ... So, in Marin''s telescope, there was a horror scene of the Saxon army''s front row knights, who were suddenly penetrated by three pounds with four horses ... Because Marin''s artillery is all flat-fired, and it uses powerful powder gunpowder. If used to strike infantry, 15 people could be penetrated. However, the body of the war horse is very long. When the cannonball passes through the body of the war horse, the long body of the war horse has greater resistance to the cannonball than a human. Therefore, a three-pound iron ball that can penetrate 15 people can only penetrate 4 horses. But even then, the Saxony Cavaliers were frightened ... A three-pound artillery ball screamed and rushed to the front of Saxony. A cannonball could penetrate 4 war horses. After the war horse was penetrated, he began to choke for a moment, and then the blood hole that was smashed spit out warm blood. Then, the war horse fell to the ground in wailing, threw down the riders on the horse, and rolled on the ground ... Some artillery with a higher firing angle hit the knight on horseback by chance. Although the knight was wearing a full set of plate armor, it was useless. In front of the fierce three-pound iron ball, an unlucky knight, with his helmet on his head, was directly hit by the three-pound iron ball. Then, without the neck of his head, a lot of blood spewed out and splashed the knight around him ... This is not just the shells that continued to fly, but also hit the next knight, smashing its plate armor and killing him instantly ... ¿ÉÅ This terrible sight scared the Saxony knights who saw him, afraid that the next unlucky one was themselves. They wanted to steer the horse aside to avoid the artillery strike. However, due to strict military discipline and the glory of the knights, they bite their heads and continued to stay in place, praying that the shells would not find themselves next time. Instead, the knights who were killed and fell to the ground, panic rushed to the rear of the battlefield to find horses. However, these people also made up their minds-the horse change must be delayed, it is best to delay until the end of the artillery battle and then return ... Next, the attention of Marin Artillery was more focused on those artillery opposite. Because artillery commander Gao Qi said that attacking the opposing artillery is the main task of the artillery. Because the enemy''s artillery can also bring great danger to itself. After the adjustment, the gunners loaded the shells, and the artillery responsible for aiming squatted down to observe the mountain behind the gun, so that it was facing the opponent''s artillery. Of course, Wang Shan aimed at the head of the enemy artillery. But when the shell flew past, it had already lowered to the chest position ... After the observation, another gunner raised the wooden stick tied with the fire rope and blew the fire rope, which made the fire rope more powerful and ignited the fuze on the fire hole ... "Boom-boom-boom-" 50 three-pound guns roared one after another ... The artillery''s firing accuracy is quite good because there are more flat firing exercises. All of a sudden, the Saxon gunners who were still adjusting their gun positions had dozens of artillerymen killed by iron **** on the spot. Either my head was smashed, or my arms and legs were smashed by iron **** ... Anyway, I can no longer use artillery ... After being so frightened, the Saxon artillerymen shrank in fear. However, under the command of the officer, loading and firing began ... The Saxon artillery is different from Marin''s artillery. Marin''s three-pound guns are all front-loaded guns, which have a better air tightness, but have a slightly slower rate of fire. Generally speaking, Marin''s artillery can only fire a gun in 45 seconds. The Saxons used a "Fran machine gun" with multiple "children", and the rate of fire was relatively fast, with an average of 20 to 30 seconds to fire a gun. However, Marin''s artillery uses granulated gunpowder glued and treated with fish skin glue, while the Saxon artillery uses ordinary powdered black powder. Therefore, the power of the Saxon artillery is naturally smaller than that of the Marin artillery. However, the length of the barrel of Saxony''s artillery is longer than 1 meter. For Marin''s three-pound gun, the barrel length is only 0.65 meters. In general, the longer the barrel, the longer the range. However, the Saxon artillery has a gap between the rear armor and the barrel, and the air tightness is not good. Plus powder powder is used. Therefore, in the end, the effective range of the Saxon artillery was only 200 meters. Marin''s three-pound cannon has an effective range of up to 365 meters and is more powerful. After three rounds of Marlin''s artillery fired, Saxony''s artillery finally began its artillery ... But the Saxon''s artillery did not look at the mountain and it was inconvenient to aim. Therefore, although the Saxon artillery aimed at the Marin artillery as much as possible, it was still not quite accurate. However, after several rounds of shooting, Marin still lost a dozen artillery. But during this time, Marin''s artillery caused dozens of casualties to the opponent''s artillery. Because Marin''s artillery is expected to be aimed at the mountain, it is easier to aim at the opponent''s artillery. As the bombardment continued, many people on both sides died under the shells, and their deaths were miserable. However, Marin''s artillery, because of its great power, has a stronger "piercing" effect and brings greater damage. When the Saxon shells hit the Marin square, the kinetic energy was insufficient, and they penetrated two or three people in the front row at most. After that, it won''t be worn. And Marin''s three-pound cannonball, when it smashed, could either penetrate a few horses or a dozen people ... ¿´ The Duke of Saxony had a look¡ªit''s okay, just bombard it like this, and the final casualty must be himself. So he ordered the artillery to be suspended, preparing to send the knights to attack Marin''s artillery position, killing Marin''s artillery first, then ... As a result, thousands of knights, under the direction of the Duke of Saxony, began to gather and began to accelerate slowly ... Seeing that the other party can''t hold his breath, Marin is also very happy. He ordered loudly: "The gunners continue shelling, the musketeers are ready!" Then, a few loud voices passed Marin''s order in front of the earth horn ... The musketeers have clipped the head of the fire rope wrapped around their left arm to the musket trigger system. As for ammunition, it has been loaded for a long time, just waiting to fire. When ready, the musketeers laid their muskets flat on a wooden stand in front of them to facilitate aiming ... However, without order, they cannot shoot without authorization ... When the Saxony Knight rushed to a distance of 50 meters, the shooting was more secure at this time. As a result, the Musketeers commanders shouted: "Fire!" "Fire!" Uh ... "Pop-Pap-Pap-Pap-" The gunshots kept coming and going, and before Marin''s army, white smoke was emitted, and the pungent smell of sulfur burning ... After the shooting was completed, the musketeers in the first row quickly retracted the rifle guns and retreated to the rear to start loading. The shooters in the second row put the muskets that had been prepared on the front arranged brackets and began to aim ... In the first round of shooting, there were seventy or eighty Saxony knights, who were shot by horses weighing 50 grams. Some were seriously injured on the spot, while some were not seriously injured, but they were also hit by a huge impact, and they fell into the sight of Venus. Soon, the second round of shooting came again ... Ò»´Î This time because of the closer distance, the accuracy of the Musketeers is higher. In a round of shooting, more than 150 Saxon knights were dismounted ... Then the third round of shooting ... In this round, 200 Saxon knights are dismounted ... Of course, at this time, the Saxony knights also rushed to the front of the Marin army ... However, they could not have thought of killing them. On the seemingly flat ground, there were two trenches filled with traps and maliciousness ... So, the remaining less than 600 Saxon knights, the first row of people, even led horses and fell into the pit together. Many war horses'' bellys were directly inserted with wooden stakes ... and many Saxon knights happened to happen Injured by a wooden picket ... Alas, when the knights rushed up, they couldn''t stop the car at all. Even if the knights in the back row saw the people in the front row fall into the pit full of wooden spikes, they had no time to restrain the war horse, so they had to fall with them ... Even the luckiest knight ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is only because of his own steed, stepping on his comrade''s steed or himself, did not fall into the pit. However, under the two large pits, the knights lost their balance and fell outside the pit ... Finally, no knight could cross the two trenches. Even if there were war horses, they crossed two trenches and still could not escape the tragic end of being blocked or even stabbed by the wooden sharp stakes obliquely inserted in front of the Marin array ... For a moment, most of the 1,000 Saxon knights and their steeds in the first round of charge lay in or near two trenches, and looked miserable ... However, this is not the worst ... The musketeers in front of the Marin formation, some of them with a lot of strength, picked up the long-handled sledgehammer that had been placed in front of the formation, and across the wooden stakes, began to smash into the two trenches next to the Marin formation. Saxon Cavaliers ... The dull sound of "bang ---" came frequently, and many Saxon knights were not stabbed to death by wooden stakes or fallen, but they were killed by sledgehammers ... This is not enough. After seeing that there are no living people in Erdaogou, the musketeers holding hammers backed off, and returned to the front line of the first row of musketeers who had retreated at the earliest and had been loaded. Before, I began to aim at a Saxon Cavalier lying near a ditch ... "Pop-pop-pop-pop-" Once again, a lot of unlucky Saxon knights ... Uh ... In this way, the first batch of one thousand Saxon knights who came over easily damaged the Marin side, and not much survived. In the end, those who survived were the first and second batch of injured knights who were shot and dismounted by the muskets ... As for the more than 500 knights who burst into the front, most of them were killed on the spot. Even if alive, under the impact of the hammer and musket, he was seriously injured, not far from death ... Chapter 282： Black shirt knight strikes Marin jumped happily after seeing the situation ahead with a telescope on the high platform at the back. Of course, there are still some discomforts in my heart. You know, these 1,000 knights are basically from the knight family. Most of them have formal titles, and they are actually the same wandering knights as before Marin, and they can''t survive until they go to the rich Duke of Saxony. Therefore, in the face of being killed by his own men, Marin was actually indifferent. Moreover, after this battle, Marin can be sure that he will offend many Cavaliers. Because their sons are dead or disabled in the hands of Marin ... Alas, Marin did not regret it. Who told these guys to mingle with their rival Duke Saxony? Following the wrong master, there must be a consciousness of death. ¹« In the opposite Saxony army, the Duke of Saxony, who was also standing on the proposed wooden tower that was temporarily set up, was furious: "Bastard, bastard! Marin, this bastard, slaughtered my knight!" Although far away, the Duke of Saxony could still be seen dimly. The knights who fell in front of him were smashed by Marin''s men or with a hammer, or with The musket was aimed at close range. On the battlefield, there were screams of those noble knights ... In a blink of an eye, all of Saxony''s elite 1,000 plate cavalry were broken. Although many wounded people still survive in the middle of the battlefield, with the medical conditions of this era, most of those knights lying in the middle will be dead. However, in order to avoid letting his subordinates feel sorrowful, the Duke of Saxony still sent a small number of light cavalry assisted by his men to rescue people in the middle of the battlefield. He was about "out of grace", and Marin didn''t order to shoot the Saxon Auxiliary Hussars who were trying to save people. In fact, Marin was not out of demeanor, he just wanted to use the sorrow of these wounded people to return to fight the morale of the Saxons ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony was so annoyed that he had originally envisaged a battle that had been captured, but he did not expect to lose thousands of knights in the beginning, which had already caused him to be stricken. Because his knights and apprentice knights together add up to 3,000 people. Today, nearly one-third is lost in a single charge. Such a loss, even if the Duke of Saxony''s wealth is large, can''t stand it. After all, these knights are not the humble recruits, and it doesn''t hurt to die. You know, these heavy cavalry, all wearing plate armor, came from all German knight families. Even the lowest-level heavy cavalry is from the families of the formal knights, usually the non-eldest sons of those knights. Today, thousands of casualties have left the Duke of Saxony wondering how to account to these families. After all, the Principality of Saxony is still a vassal state of the division system. Even the Duke of Saxony is only the top aristocracy at the top of the divisional system. He also needs the support and support of the nobility at the bottom. Because, in this era, local official positions were basically controlled by these low-level knight families and jazz families. Without their support and support, the rule of the Duke of Saxony would be unstable ... Sure enough, the knights who were dismounted by the muskets halfway were taken back, and the wailing screams made their colleagues feel at ease. Then, looking at Marin''s battle array, there was also fear. Marin did what he did this time. Normally, after the knights were dismounted, they were usually **** by their opponents and asked for ransom. However, Marin was not short of money. He was also worried that after the knights were redeemed, he would continue to serve the Duke of Saxony and continue to embarrass himself. In addition, Marin also wanted to play a big, ruthless, so that those nobles did not dare to provoke themselves easily. As a result, the knights in the first wave of charge were all bad. After landing, many knights are still waiting for the other to capture themselves. The children are thinking about whether they are holding back or surrendering directly ... I did not expect that the blood-stained warhammer and the evil bullets did not give them thought Opportunity¡­¡­ After ''s anger, the Duke of Saxony knew that a positive breakthrough was not realistic. From the wounded knight who was rescued, he learned that in front of the Marin battlefield, there were two tunnels filled with vicious wooden spikes below, making it difficult for heavy cavalry to break through. Not only that, even if the heavy cavalry crossed two pits, there was a row of wooden spikes slanting forward in front, which was also deadly. In such a situation, brute force breakthrough, very risky. What''s more, there are many musketeers on the other side and their lethality is amazing. So, the Duke of Saxony who calmed down thought about it and decided to look for opportunities from the flanks: "Mavis, take 500 cavalry to the enemy flank to investigate and see if there is a trap on their flank!" Just right, when the Duke of Saxony saw Mavis returning from the horse exchange, he asked him to take 500 people to observe Marin''s war on the side and find the opponent''s weakness. The frontal attack was difficult, and the Duke of Saxony turned his mind in another direction. Alas, Mavis took the 500 cavalry to the left of the Marin battlefield ... It was a coincidence that Marin arranged the musketeers to the front, and there were no musketeers on the side. Therefore, when Mavis took someone to observe the flanks of the Marin front, he was not shot by muskets. Therefore, they can stay and observe leisurely. As a seasoned knight, Mavis is also very decent. He just knew what happened before and what the Duke meant, so he asked a few knights and ordered: "You, rush forward, stop by the enemy and see if there are any traps!" ¼¸¸ö The few unlucky eggs who were named were crying: "Sir, if there is a trap, we will be dead!" They all know that the traps set by Marin are very vicious. In the two trenches, all the wooden spikes are facing upwards. Can kill a horse. Moreover, the sublime strength of the first batch of knights against Islam''s men, even if they were not killed by the spikes, they would be killed by the other soldiers. "Well, it makes sense. You two, pick up a few stones, rush to the front and back, throw stones to see if there are any traps. I see that the land on the side of their wings is not normal ... ... " After a while, the knights really picked up a few small stones and rushed forward. When they were close to the flanks of the Marlin battlefield, they threw them out, hitting the branches and grass that covered the traps. Then the trench was discovered ... "Sure enough, there are traps. This Marin is really vicious. Even the flanks dug so many traps ... well, there are also wooden spikes ..." Mavis turned to the right and tried it with stones. There are still traps ... Marin took a look¡ªthis is ok, this grandson is looking for a trap, and so leisurely ... can''t make him so arrogant. So he called Steindorf, the commander of the Black Shirt Knight: "It''s your turn, take your Knights in Black Shirt, and destroy the Saxons!" "Yes, sir!" Steindorf had been impatiently waiting behind the army. Moreover, he was anxious to make a contribution. After getting Marin''s order, they turned from the back of the battle, each holding a carbine, aggressively running towards the 500 knights led by Mavis ... "A musketeer on horseback?" Mavis looked at it, and then he took amusement: "Brothers, the enemy is here to deliver the food. Follow me and kill the hundreds of enemy cavalry in black clothes! They are armed with muskets and they are close to each other!" Mavis apparently took the horse on horseback. The musketeers became infantry musketeers. As a result, Mavis''s 500 knights lined up in a row, **** rifles, prepared to attack Steindorf''s "black shirt knight", and then slaughtered them. However, to the surprise of Mavis and others, the black shirt knights led by Steindorf did not come directly to them. At a distance of 100 meters, the black shirt knights turned and ran forward, perpendicular to the direction of Mavis and others. However, the route they run is a bit weird. Looking at the direction is south, in fact, it is west-southwest, getting closer and closer to the 500 Saxon Cavaliers of Mavis ... When the distance between them reached within 50 meters, the "Black Shirt Knights" opened fire ... "Pop-Pap-Pop-" After a burst of gunfire ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Thirty Saxon Knights fell off ... That is, the level of shooting of these black shirt knights is quite average, after all, riding shooting is too difficult to practice. Moreover, Mavis''s men are lined up in a square array and the width is not large. At the same time, the musketeers fired to the right, which was awkward and difficult to aim at. Otherwise, there will definitely be more than thirty in this round, but there will be more ... Âí When Mavis and his men began to accelerate, chasing the Black Shirt Cavaliers, Steindorfer deflected with his men, and began to run south-east, keeping a distance from Mavis. Another round of shooting ... Then, more than two dozen Saxon knights fell down ... Mavis wants to chase again, but finds that Marin is getting closer and closer. If you don''t stop, you may fall directly. So he had to slow down his men. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the knights in black shirts turned around again and fired, and they stopped and turned to fire ... "Pop-pop-pop-pop-" This time the black shirt knights have a much higher hit rate. Sixty or seventy people were shot down and dismounted ... Mavis didn''t dare to stay, he could see that his knights could not chase the black cavalry in black. The other party did not pay attention to glory at all and was very shameless. Therefore, he simply led people to flee to the front. But during the retreat, he was chased by 800 black shirt knights, and shot two rounds of black guns behind them. As a result, hundreds of Saxony knights fell down again ... But unfortunately, the black shirt knights only brought 5 carbines, there was no ammunition. Because it is inconvenient to load bullets on horseback and easy to be attacked by the enemy, they first returned to the front of the array to load medicine ... Chapter 283： Desperately "What kind of arms is this? Why is the combat method so shameless?" Asked the Duke of Saxony, standing on the high platform behind him, watching to the left and right. Of course, the people do not know, because the black shirt knight is still participating for the first time ... After reloading in the rear of the battle line, Steindorf took his men and returned to the front with a big swing. He ran to the vicinity of the Saxon battlefield, stopped the horse, and shot the plate knights at 50 meters. As a result, a large number of Saxon Knights were shot down and dismounted. Seeing this, the Duke of Saxony was furious and sent 1,000 knights to pursue. Unfortunately, Steindorf and others turned their horses and ran as soon as they saw that the Saxon Cavaliers were accelerating. Because it is a light cavalry, it runs naturally faster than the Saxon Cavaliers. Therefore, the Saxony Cavaliers did not catch up. As they approached Marin''s battlefield, you were shot down by the musketeers. When the Saxon Cavaliers turned back, the black shirt knights leaned back and shot the black guns behind them ... "Asshole! Asshole! Is this **** Marin a bit ashamed? It actually made people shoot behind the knight!" The Duke of Saxony was angered again. The black shirt knight harassed several times, already killed and injured three or four hundred Saxon knights, making the Duke of Saxony very angry. Moreover, he could not crack it. In fact, the Duke of Saxony also has a light cavalry who can catch up with the black shirt knight. However, the number of light cavalry is small, only 500. Their usual tasks are only used to detect and pass messages. Therefore, the scale is not very large. This is also to blame the Duke of Saxony himself, because his wealth is so large that he disdains to form a light cavalry with a weak ability. If replaced by the Duke of Milan, the cavalry of others is basically light riding, and chasing the black shirt knight will be much better. ¹« The Duke of Saxony had no choice but to send 500 light riders to hunt down the Black Shirt Knight. However, such a person is not enough to combat the black shirt knight. First, there are 800 knights. Moreover, each person had five carbines. Moreover, these people not only shoot, but also use melee. After the encounter between the two sides, Steindorfer did not directly confront, but took the men and horses and ran to the side. Then, firecrackers fired. The 500 Saxon cavalry chased the knight in black. However, they are all light riding without armor. When facing bullets, they have no protection at all. When the black shirt knight ran back to the front of the battlefield, the opponent had been shot three times and wounded more than 100 people. This is not enough. When the Saxons chased near the Marin battlefield, the black shirt knights turned their attention and let the musketeers'' long tube muskets attack the Saxony light cavalry again ... In desperation, the Saxony Hussars had to flee. As a result, more than 300 Saxon Hussars remained, and morale dropped to freezing points. Then, after Steindorf returned to the front and loaded all 50 carbines with ammunition, he turned to the Saxony Hussars in turn. Both sides fought fiercely on the sides of the two-party battle front. The morale of the Saxony Hussars is weak and underrepresented. After the black shirt knights shot photo bullets, they took out their sabers and began chasing down the Saxon light cavalry ... At this time, the Saxony light cavalry had only 200 people left ... and the black shirt knight was only injured during the slash. All three were rescued by their comrades-in-arms. In desperation, the Duke of Saxony had to abandon his intention to use light riding to hunt down the black shirt knight. However, the black shirt knight did not intend to let the Saxons go, and continued to approach the Saxon battlefield from the side, harassing and shooting those Saxon knights who were staying in the battle ... Every time they attacked, there would be many Saxon plate knights. Dismount ... "Master Duke, if this continues, our knights will become less and less!" Lieutenant Baron Dunnitz began to worry. "What do you say then? We can''t catch up with those cunning ''black mice''!" Said the Duke of Saxony, annoyed. "Will we let the infantry charge?" "Infantry charge? Knights can''t charge, can infantry do?" "Master Duke, the knight is precious, but the infantry is cheap ..." Dunnitz whispered. "what do you mean?" "By summarizing my duty, there are two trenches full of spikes and a row of wooden spikes to protect the battle array across the front, which is indeed not conducive to the cavalry charge. However, you can use the infantry charge ... because the infantry is not like The war horse couldn''t stop and fell into the pit ... " "It is also said that although the infantry impact is slower, it does not fall into the trench like the cavalry. But how to pass through the trench?" "We ask the infantry to bring more planks or carry dirt. In short, we must find a way to fill these trenches, even if only one of them ..." ºÃ "Good idea!" Duke Saxon''s eyes lit up. Ö»ÊÇ "It''s just that it will kill a lot of people ... the musketeers on the other side are very lethal ..." Duke Saxon hesitated again. "Master Duke, we can let the regular army hold the conscripts and walk in front of them with wooden boards and dirt. What if the conscripts die, even if they die a little? As long as we can fill the trenches, our people can launch a general attack. As long as you can penetrate the enemy''s battlefield, I think your knights will not let you down! " "Well, it makes sense. If my knights would be close to each other, they would definitely defeat them completely!" After making up his mind, the Duke of Saxony began to mercilessly let the 5000 regular infantry forces force some temporary recruits The militiamen went back to earth and wooden boards, and walked ahead ... The Duke of Saxony was desperately trying to break Marin''s defense. He knew that after this order was issued, his domestic wind evaluation in the future would be much worse. Because forcing a conscript to fill a ditch is no different from letting them die. However, the anger of the Duke of Saxony against Marin at this time has reached an extreme. Because, his most elite 3,000 plate armor knights (including trainee knights), have been wounded almost half. For the Duke of Saxony, it was also a nuisance. But now if he turned away, he would be killed by Marin ¡¯s army when he crossed the river. He himself would never even look up in the aristocracy. Therefore, for victory and dignity, the Duke of Saxony decided to desperately sacrifice the recruited militia to fill the abominable trenches that hindered the attack of the Saxon army ... Then, let the highly skilled plate armor knights rush Enter the enemy line and slash the enemy in order to wash away the previous shame ... Moreover, in order to cut down the stakes that were inserted in front of him, the Duke of Saxony ordered the 500 knights to dismount, holding two-handed swords, and walking behind the infantry. Once the infantry filled the two trenches, they were responsible for cutting off the obstructing stakes with their two-handed swords. Then, took the opportunity to slash into the enemy line and keep the gap, waiting for their own knights to break in. Marin looked through the telescope and saw that the Saxons had replaced the infantry in front of the knight, and then they were stunned. When he saw some Saxon infantry, carrying a lot of backpacks, he quickly reacted-this is the other party''s determination to fill lives with human life ... Although he was an opponent, Marin praised the Duke of Saxony in his heart. Because, this is the best choice for the Duke of Saxony. After all, trenches and wooden stakes are a magic weapon against cavalry. Because, after all, war horses are just beasts, and they do n¡¯t know how to avoid those trenches and spikes. Moreover, the war horse could not stop the car when it ran. Unlike infantry, they don''t walk fast, but they can easily avoid falling into the trench. Moreover, many of them threw pockets of dirt into the trenches, and they were able to fill in a path to make it easier for the Saxon army to get closer to Marin''s battlefield. Moreover, the first batch of saxon knights who failed to charge ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the bodies of many people and the horses of war horses are in the trenches, which is very convenient for infantry to fill pits on this basis. If the pit is successfully filled, and the wooden picket before the battle is cut, the two sides can indeed face each other fairly. However, although the Duke of Saxony had a good idea, he ignored the lethality of the rifle ... You know, before the battle, Marin had 2,500 musketeers. The 2500 musketeers took turns firing continuously, and the infantry ran slowly. When they ran to the front, God knew how much was left ... So, this arrangement of the Duke of Saxony is wise, but it ignores the attack of the Musketeer. What''s more terrible is that in the process of advancement, the Saxon infantry was passively fired by Marin''s musketeers as targets without the musketeers. And, at the edge of the battlefield, 800 black shirt knights who also use muskets are still staring ... Marin called the herald and ordered the musketeers to load ammunition and prepare for firing. At the same time, Steindorff was also ordered to go to the enemy infantry flanks and shoot the dismounted knights that he saw behind the infantry in the telescope ... Although Marlin didn''t guess that the dismounted knights were specifically used to cut wooden stakes, he knew that those knights on foot must have very important combat tasks. If they are rushed into the battle, it will indeed bring a lot of casualties. At least, the musketeers are easily hacked ... When Steindorfer received the order, he took the knights in black shirts and walked on both sides of the saxon infantry in progress, specifically to kill the dismounted knights hiding behind the infantry. These walking knights, although they were blocked by infantry in front, could not be hit by the musketeers. However, the black shirt knights coming from the flank can find them relatively easily in the side direction, and then use a carbine to kill them ... Chapter 284： Decided (on) Watching the slow-moving Saxon infantry, Marin patted his head: "I really want to forget something ... yes, it''s a warship!" Marin finally remembered that he was lying in ambush on the Ames. Having been watching the movements of the Saxony army and responding, Marin almost forgot all three warships lying on the Ames. Alas, Marin quickly ordered: "Hurry up, light up the smoke!" Then, the lieutenant, on another high platform, started to light the smoke and sent a signal to Captain Kid, who was ambush on the Ames River in the distance, and asked them to come and clear the Saxon pontoon ... After a while, the smoke rose up into the sky, and Captain Kidd, who had been observing the direction of the battlefield with a telescope, saw loudly and immediately ordered: "Sailers, sail, paddle, and enter the Leda River!" In order to facilitate sailing in inland rivers where the wind is not too strong, the three warships led by Kidd not only have sails, but also installed some paddles on the side to facilitate inland river maneuvering. However, in order not to be discovered by the Saxons, Kidd''s three warships hid a little far away. So it will take a while for them to get to the battlefield. Looking at the enemy''s infantry approaching step by step, Marin also began to feel a little nervous. However, what is more tense than Marin is the Saxon side, the militiamen who are oppressed by veterans. Ãñ The militiamen were originally called up temporarily. They entered the war on the one hand to make up the number and strength, on the other hand, they were also responsible for serving those knights. Because of the 3,000 knights of the Duke of Saxony, many are poor homeless knights. When the knights went to war, they didn''t wear plate armor and horse armor in the beginning. Many times, their plate armor, horse armor, and lance are placed on a carriage. Usually, they rode light horses and wore knight rapiers. After arriving on the battlefield, the knights took board armor, put on horse armor, and turned over with the help of the militia. Then, those recruited militiamen had to give their knights to the knights. Suddenly a round of charge came down, and a knight ran into a rifle, and when they returned, the militiamen had to send in a good new rifle in time ... In other words, don''t watch the Duke of Saxony bring 20,000 troops. In fact, the strong fighting force, that is, the 5000 plate armored horse and 5000 regular infantry. The 10,000 conscripts are better than the people who are purely engaged in transportation later, and probably have received scattered military training ... Alas, don''t underestimate these militiamen. These militiamen are usually strong farmers in the countryside. They are generally bolder than other farmers and are better at fighting. If it is a fight against the wind, these somewhat powerful militiamen will also be very useful. Once morale comes up, combat effectiveness is not much worse than the regular infantry of Saxony. Of course, that''s in the case of downwind. If you encounter a headwind, it will be difficult to say ... For example, now, seeing the charge of the Cavaliers'' men''s assaults are severely wounded, those militiamen who were forced to advance are actually very scared. But fear is useless. If you refuse to move forward, the spears of the regular infantry behind will probably make a hole in them ... So, in Marin''s telescope, those recruited militiamen, with a timid look, proceeded slowly and carefully ... Marin is happy-really unprofessional! In front of the Musketeer, he didn''t charge with the skirmish line as soon as possible, but he was still moving forward slowly. Is this because he died slowly? No wonder, so far, there have been no large-scale use of muskets in Europe. Naturally, there are no tactics or attention points for the Musketeers. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Saxons unconsciously used the method of dealing with the cold weapon forces. It''s even good to be slow to deal with cold weapon battles. For example, it will bring strong psychological pressure on the enemy and cause some psychologically fragile enemy soldiers to collapse. Because looking at the thousands of enemy troops coming slowly, the inner pressure is indeed very great. However, for the Musketeers who need reload time, it is anxious for the other party to run slowly. In this way, they can shoot more rounds ... After waiting for the enemy to reach a "targetable range" at a distance of 50 meters, the captains of the musketeers of various squares ordered: "Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" Uh ... So, the sound of gunfire came one after another ... "Ah-ah-" "Ah-ah-" "Ah-ah-ah ..." The Saxon militiamen who were at the forefront were shot to the ground and screamed screams, which made the Saxon militia who had not been shot more nervous. However, there is an egg in tension ... the next round of shooting is coming again soon ... "Pap-pap-pap-pap ..." Another Saxon militia was shot to the ground ... At the same time, UU read the book and the 50 three-pound cannons continued to growl ... "ßÝ ¡ª¡ª àÛ ßÚ ¡ª¡ª" A round of iron cannonballs hit the Saxon militia. The militiamen who faced the artillery positions facing Marin were very unlucky. Because they were hitting the muzzle ... In a blink of an eye, more than 20 iron ball shells hit the target ... not only that, the shells also penetrated strongly ... In the worst case, there were 15 Saxon militia in a line, continuously penetrated by a three-pound iron ball cannonball, knowing that the last shell was stuck in the belly of the 15th person, leaving a large bowl in front of his chest Blood hole ... During this process, the heads, arms, or legs of many militiamen were smashed directly by ferocious iron ball shells, and the scene was very **** and horrible ... Finally, some timid Saxon militiamen couldn''t stand this fear, startled shouting and tried to escape backward. However, what awaited them was the sound of the spearhead "àÛ ßÚ ¡ª¡ª" fleshing into the flesh-it was obvious that those who fled were executed on the spot by the regular infantry behind ... Forward is also dead, and backward is also dead ... Unfortunately, the 5,000 militiamen (which is not enough at this time) have to continue advancing in the rain of gunfire ... Ó´ "Oh, don''t you collapse?" Marin was surprised. After several rounds of shooting, the opponent''s damage was more than one-tenth. It stands to reason that this kind of conscription should collapse. However, it is probably because the 5000 regular Saxon infantry who oversaw the battle threatened by their lives. These recruits are still advancing ... However, Marin was not in a hurry, but continued to watch the musketeers and artillery create death and fear for the other ... Then, in the telescope of Marin, the sails of three long-awaited warships appeared ... Chapter 285： Decisive (middle) On the other side, the black shirt knights were not idle. They kept swimming on the side of the Saxon infantry, stopped from time to time, and used a carbine with a simple crosshair to aim at the Saxony walking knights mixed in the line. The Saxons couldn''t do anything about it. Because after the black shirt knight came over, he stopped immediately and aimed and fired at a distance of twenty meters. And if the Saxony infantry leaves the battle line to chase, the infantry cannot catch up with the black shirt knight. As for the back plate knight to help? Stop joking, the knight in black shirt wants it. Because they can use the "kite tactics" Marin "invented" to deal with those knights. It didn''t take long for more than 200 Dismounted Knights to be flanked by more than 200 people ... The remaining Paladins were all shrunk to the middle of the infantry square, which the Black Shirt Knights could not reach ... The Saxon militia continued to advance under the pressure of regular infantry, but morale had been exhausted. At this time, those desperate Saxon militiamen were already full of despair. Because they are dead when they go forward, and they die back ... Marlin also saw the despair of those people through the telescope at this time, so he suddenly thought of a good idea ... Then, the infantry of His Majesty''s First Front suddenly shouted neatly to the Saxon militia who were being forced to advance: "Run to both sides! Run to both sides!" The Saxon militia first stunned, and then someone really started running towards both sides ... Then, the regular Saxon infantry who oversaw the battle ... Not only were they stunned, but even the soldiers under Marin were also stunned-what is the situation? Why is the enemy so obedient? They didn''t know that Marin had come up with a temporary solution after discovering that the militiamen who were walking in front of him were ridiculous. You know, these militiamen are not very disciplined. It was a deadly situation. Now, the opposite side suddenly reminded me-"run to both sides", and reminded them at once-yes, it is dead forward, but also dead backwards, but it is not necessary to run to both sides. ... then out of control ... Under the instinct for survival, those Saxon militiamen who had been used as cannon fodder rushed to the two artillery. The musketeers under Marin were also required to suspend shooting. In particular, they were instructed not to shoot those well-dressed militias, but to kill regular infantry who were well-dressed and had as much weapons as possible ... Then a farce happened. In the stunned eyes of the regular Saxon infantry, the Saxon militia ditched the dirt bag and wooden board they were carrying, and ran to both sides with ease. They couldn''t stop them ... even though they killed some of the fleeing militia, but The collapsed Saxon militia collectively answered the flight, but they were helpless ... "Hahaha, I didn''t expect that the Saxony conscription was obedient!" Kohler laughed when he saw this. "That''s why I didn''t bring the conscripts to the battlefield-not very reliable ..." Marin shook his head. Those conscripts, that is, and Shoucheng, it is too difficult for them to gather the courage to go head-to-head ... After the Saxon militia ran out, 5,000 Saxon regular infantry was exposed to the muzzle of the Marin army ... Then, those who died at gunpoint this time were the regular Saxon infantry ... In fact, whether it is a regular infantry or a militia, it is also dead in the face of a bullet ... Alas, Saxony''s regular infantry was not so easy to collapse. Seeing that the conscripts acting as cannon fodder ran away, the Saxony infantry commander shouted: "Pick up those dirt bags and move on!" At this time, they were only a dozen meters away from the trench in front of the Marin army ... Then, the regular Saxon infantry in the front row picked up the bags obediently and moved on ... Marlin''s musketeers hurriedly fired, and many Saxon infantry who had picked up dirt bags kept falling. But after all, these regular infantry were well disciplined, so after they fell, some people continued to pick up the bags and send forward ... The regular infantry advances faster than those recruits who are afraid of death. After three shots of the rapier, after sacrificing five or six hundred people, those regular Saxon infantry finally broke through two trenches and started to the trenches. Throw dirt bags and boards ... The first ditch was quickly filled, and then these people moved on ... Alas, by the time they crossed the first ditch, the Musketeers had been reloaded. At such a short distance, basically, the gun was fired against the chest, and even if the smooth-bore gun bullets were easy to fly, there would be nothing wrong. After that, after another round of three strikes, thousands of Saxon infantry were shot down almost face to face ... However, enemy casualties are also valuable. In the second ditch, a lot of dirt bags and wooden boards were also dropped ... At this time, the surviving more than 200 paladins jumped out, rushed to the wooden stakes behind the two trenches, and began to slash with a knife ... Marin took a look-this is still enough, so immediately ordered to focus on these **** ... At this point, the two sides have basically face to face. Marin immediately ordered the musketeers to push them down, and the lancers and musketeers passed sideways and reached the front ... However, when they used spears to stab the Saxony walking knights who were slashing the wooden stump with two-handed swords, they found that they could not move ... But that''s okay, because the Musketeers dropped a lot of long-handled hammers before the battle ... Suddenly, the musketeers near the Saxon walking knights who were slicing the oblique wood stubs simply threw away their spears, picked up the long-handled warhammer, and began smashing the plate knights who looked at the oblique wood stumps ... Finally, although some oblique wood stubs were indeed chopped, those walking knights were also repelled by the long-handled warhammer. Moreover, many plate knights who had only looked at the wooden picket before were directly killed and fainted in front of the battle ... Then ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Through the wooden stakes, the regular infantry of the two sides began a **** battle with spears ... Both sides seem to be evenly matched. The strength of the Saxon regular infantry lies in experience, while the spearmen under Marin are better than the first three rows of soldiers wearing breastplates and iron helmets with masks. In addition, Marin''s spearmen are more densely lined, and they are more disciplined and cooperative. Therefore, although the Saxony infantry is more experienced, the two sides have been fighting for a long time. However, due to the differences in equipment, the casualties on both sides are not equal. Because the two sides are facing each other across a diagonal wooden stake, the Saxon Lancer can only reach the upper body of the Marin infantry. The lower body of the Marin infantry was blocked by oblique wooden stakes. However, the first three platoons of infantry under Marin, except the neck and arms, are very protective. Therefore, it was very advantageous to fight each other ... Marin''s spearman was shot, and at most he was slightly injured. And those Saxon infantry who did not wear plate armor were stabbed, and the injuries were generally serious, and many of them were fatal ... It didn''t take long for the Saxony infantry to be taken back ... However, the Saxony infantry did not retreat, but stood outside the range of the spearmen''s stabbing under Marin, and occasionally took the first two steps, took Lengzi to poke up with a spear, and then returned. And Marin''s spearman, because of the limitation of the oblique wooden stakes, is not good enough to go forward, and can only wait for the enemy to come up ... Then, the two sides were deadlocked there a few steps ... Alas, Marin didn''t dare to change musketeers. Because the regular infantry of Saxony is also very cunning. If the spearmen retreat and replaced with musketeers, these Saxon infantry would certainly take two steps forward and mammoth with a spear. In front of the spearman, the musketeer was not resistant. Once you get close, you have to be beaten ... Chapter 286： Decided to win (below) At this time, the three warships led by Captain Kidd also arrived at the battlefield and crashed several pontoons of the Saxons. At the same time, they started to burn the wooden boats on the Leda River ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony was surprised, but there was nothing he could do. Because his soldiers, unable to hit the East Frisian sailors on board, could only watch Captain Kidd with his men raging on the river ... He was even worse off. After completely destroying the Saxon''s pontoon and ferry, Captain Kidd ordered the shelling of the Saxon battlefield from the rear ... You know, there are a few 12-pound guns on the battleship, and their range can reach as far as 1500 meters ... Sure enough, soon, the artillery on the ship began to dominate ... The artillery on board, in addition to the few 12-pound cannons, there are also many old bronze guns after the installation-no way, these three ships are all small boats, and it is the limit to hold a few 12-pound guns. Others , Can only continue to use the old less powerful "Fran machine gun". After the start of the puppet artillery, the formation of the Saxony army was chaotic, which also caused the morale of the Saxony army to plummet. You know, the feeling of being pinched back and forth is very bad. Moreover, those soldiers at the end are basically conscripts, very easy to collapse ... Fortunately, the Duke of Saxony sent the knights to bounce in time, so that the last 5000 recruits did not collapse. However, one shell accidentally broke the battlefield balance ... The hit rate of ship-borne artillery is very low because of the hull of the ship caused by recoil when firing. However, some luck factors are not excluded ... For example, this time, as soon as a 12-pound shell fired, it happened to fly over the head of the Saxon army, hitting the wooden high stand where the Duke of Saxony stood among the crowd ... Of course, the Duke of Saxony was not killed. However, he was scared to death. Due to the collapse of the high platform, the Duke of Saxony, frightened by Dunnitz''s help, fled into the desert and walked forward. However, because of the collapse of the high platform, the banner of the Wetin family as the handsome flag inserted by the Duke of Saxony on the high platform also fell down ... Coincidentally, Marin saw this scene through a telescope ... ²»ÊÇ It''s not that he hasn''t seen the Duke of Saxony survive, but what he thinks he should do ... So, he remembered Zhu Xu from the Battle of äÇ Ë® ... Then he decisively picked up the earth trumpet and shouted: "The Duke of Saxony is dead in the artillery! The flag of Saxony is broken!" Marin''s soldiers in the first square are all his confidants, following Marin shouting slogans. So, conditionedly, the soldiers of the First Matrix shouted neatly: "The Duke of Saxony is dead in the artillery! The flag of Saxony is broken!" "The Duke of Saxony is dead in the artillery! The flag of Saxony is broken!" Uh ... I was shocked by the Saxon soldiers who were confronting the Marin army and looked back ... The tall Saxon soldiers saw in horror-the high platform where their Duke stood originally collapsed, and the handsome flag was invisible ... Then, the Saxon confidence collapsed ... ²¼ Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, also heard the shouting of Marin''s first side, his face changed greatly, knowing the power of the other party''s words. So he started screaming loudly: "I am alive, this Duke is alive!" Alas, this is useless. The soldiers around him knew the truth naturally. However, those Saxon fighters who were far ahead were frightened and really thought that the Duke of Saxony was shot dead. Moreover, at this time there was no second wooden high platform for the Duke of Saxony to board. Because, this time across the river, they only brought a wooden platform for observation of the war situation. As a result, many Saxon regular infantrymen who were still hurting each other with the soldiers of Marin, turned around and ran ... In their opinion, the Duke has died in battle, and this battle is still a P? Then the Saxons collapsed ... Standing on the high platform, Marin also saw that the army of Saxony did not seem to collapse. However, that''s not a problem ... Marin quickly ordered: "Lancer across the trenches, attack forward and chase the enemy!" "Musketeer, run to the sides, follow, and cover the spearman with fire on the side!" At this point, the two trenches happened to be filled by the Saxon infantry, saving both Marin. Moreover, jumping from behind the oblique wood picket to the front is much easier than jumping from the front to the back. One was inverse, the other was smooth ... but it was difficult to climb back after jumping out, so the Marin infantry did not dare to jump out. But now they have the upper hand, and it''s okay to jump out ... As a result, the spearmen under Marin climbed over the oblique wooden stakes, crossed two trenches, and began to hunt down the collapsed Saxon infantry ... Under the army''s pursuit, the panicked Saxony infantry began to attack the front ... At first, Marin was anxious to order the charge in order to drive these collapsed former Saxons to attack their home ... You know, the Saxons now have a lot of Cavaliers. If the infantry charged like this, it would easily lead to the charge of the opponent''s knight. However, there are thousands of enemy troops fleeing back by themselves, then it is different. Enemy knights will be tangled and don''t know what to do ... ¹« The Duke of Saxony also regained control of the situation at the same time. When he saw his former army flee, he was taken aback. As a veteran, he is well aware of the dangers of a shock. So he stood on the high platform and shouted: "I''m alive, I''m alive! Go back and stop the enemy!" However, it''s too late ... Although many Saxon infantry turned around and wanted to resist. However, the others were still fleeing back, breaking up their temporary stand. So, these people were surrounded by others, and continued to rush to the front ... At this moment, the black shirt knight attacked again, unable to drive the Saxon infantry who wanted to run to the side to prevent them from rushing to the side to bypass the front ... Through the cover of thousands of Saxon infantry in front, Marin''s lancers approached the Saxon army and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with those Saxon knights ... However, the East Frisian spearmen who had been instructed in advance did not poke the knight himself, but crouched down and stabbed the horse''s belly with the spear ... There is no armor on the abdomen of the warhorse. Then, the Saxony knights fell down and became infantry. However, the Cavaliers are also very difficult to deal with. Because, their armor is high, and their spears can''t die ... But this is not to be overwhelmed by East Frisian soldiers, a group of soldiers with long-handled warhammers appeared ... The spearmen first clamped the knight''s weapons with many spears, and then the warrior holding the warhammer went in through the gap and smashed his head with a sledgehammer ... After some melee, the resistance organized by the Saxony knights was suppressed by the strong East Frisian army ... Helpless, the Duke of Saxony knew that the situation had gone and had to start running away ... However, the pontoon on the Leda River behind was damaged, and many ships were burned. In desperation, the Duke of Saxony, with a group of the most loyal knights, ran horses eastward ... As for the last 5000 Saxon conscripts, the Knights could not stand it, they immediately collapsed, and many people simply surrendered directly, and some people fled eastward ... Marin didn''t panic, first sent people to watch over those who surrendered, and then led the army to the east. Because he knew that there was a relatively new river dug in the east, which could block the pace of reloading the knights ... As a result, after leaving 2000 people to guard the captives, Marin took the rest of the army and, under the cover of the black shirt knight, hurriedly pursued to the east ... However, Marin underestimated the wisdom of the Saxons. The three-kilometer-long, 5-meter-wide river he dug did sink several Saxon knights on the road, unable to extricate themselves. However, the Duke of Saxony is also a decisive old man. When he saw that Marin was about to catch up, he immediately ordered: "Everyone took off the horse armor and spread it on the bottom of the river!" The accompanying Saxony knights stunned, but they all performed ... ºÓ The river is not deep, only 1.5 meters deep. If the silt at the bottom of the river is not too soft, it is easy for the warhorses and people to sink into it, but it is actually nothing. When the riverbed was covered with metal armor, it really did not let the warhorses and people sink into the mud. Then, the Duke of Saxony and his accompanying knights waded across the river and fled ... Âí When Marin brought the men around, the Duke of Saxony and his hundreds of knights were already far away. Moreover, in order to facilitate the road, the decisive Duke of Saxony ordered the knights to take off their plate armor, each carrying only a knight rapier, so that they could escape lightly ... Marin sighed, he did not expect the Duke of Saxony to be so decisive, even the important horse armor and plate armor said to abandon it. This was rare in the generally poor Middle Ages. You know, a lot of hard-nosed aristocrats, sometimes, for a set of plate armor, can bet against people ... However, Marin also underestimated the Duke of Saxony. This old man was originally a treacherous giant. Moreover, there is a wealth of existence among the nobility. These horse armors and plate armors are valuable, but they are not in the eyes of the Duke of Saxony. If he was caught by Marin, that would be bad luck. The tartar falls in the hands of others, and does not open up with the other lion? You know, when King Richard I of England returned to his country, he was unfortunately captured by the Shen Luo Empire. Then, Emperor Shen Luo VI not only forced him to kneel to loyalty, but also extorted a huge ransom of 150,000 marks ... You know, it was 1194. At that time, the gold and silver coins were still very valuable. Unlike today''s coins, adulteration is not as powerful. Richard I''s 150,000 mark ransom, that''s sterling silver equal to 100,000 British pounds ... If he was caught by Marin, the Duke of Saxony would bet his ransom would be very high. Probably, Marin will also demand the cessation of West Frisian ... After weighing the pros and cons, the Duke of Saxony felt that he had to run away to avoid being severely blackmailed by Marin ... Uh ... Marin side, after the Duke of Saxony fled lightly ~ www.novelhall.com ~ also chased away, but turned around and cleaned up those Saxony knights who were fleeing. Because, after the Duke of Saxony and his knights are light on the battlefield, the black shirt knights under Marin will not have any advantage in mobility, and they will not catch up ... At this time, these fleeing Saxon knights were scrambling around the battlefield like headless flies, but they could not escape. Because the ships crossing the river were destroyed, Marin''s army was on the east, the Ames River on the west, and Lyle City on the north ... After half a day''s cleanup, nearly two thousand Saxon knights surrendered to Marin on the battlefield, but what made Marin depressed was that many Saxon knights took off their plate armor decisively in order not to be captured, abandoning the war horse, despite the cold water Relying on my body stick, I ran across the river ... This time, Marin did not send anyone to kill those surrendered knights. After all, he will mix in the noble world in the future. Killing the opponent''s knight during the battle, even if condemned, will not be too big. But if he kills the prisoner, or kills the knight captive, then he does not have to confuse in Europe ... ÇåÀí After clearing the battlefield, Marin also found that there were 15,000 Saxon civilians across the Leda River, and he began to run away ... For these people, Marin is also very interested. 15,000 strong men, even if they do not have combat effectiveness, they can be used as hard labor. You know, Marin is just digging a ditch to drain water from the swampy areas in the country, and he needs a lot of labor. After that, he ordered the rebuilding of the pontoon, sending troops across the river, and chasing down the people ... Alas, just after Marin had given the order, he received a report that Emden was surrounded ... In desperation, Marin had to send some soldiers across the river to apprehend the husbands, and another to detain the prisoners of war. The rest, followed him back to Emden ... Chapter 287： Run away the old, go catch the small! At this time, it was getting dark, but Marin didn''t have the idea of ??rest. Instead, he took 6,000 men and kept going north, hoping to rush the road overnight, trying to intercept the 4000 Saxon army that surrounded Emden. In this decisive battle, Marin took 10,000 troops, with a total of five or six hundred casualties. It was mainly the losses suffered during the early shelling and the later total attack. Èø The Saxons are not the same. More than 1,400 people were killed or wounded and died of plate armor knights alone. Nearly 2,000 plate armor knights became captives. The remaining more than a thousand plate knights either fled east with the Duke of Saxony or fled across the river. As for the infantry, the Saxons have suffered even greater losses. 15,000 Saxon infantry, more than 2900 people died or died. Among them, more than 700 people were the casualties caused by the trample on each other after the defeat of the Saxony army. As for the remaining 12,000 people, a small number of them escaped by swimming, but 11,000 people laid down their weapons and became Marin''s captives. There are also 15,000 minions opposite, Marin sent 2,000 people to pursue. Those folks have very little courage, basically no fighting power, and no weapons. Although there are 15,000 people, 2,000 soldiers are enough to scare them. The only problem is that 2,000 people are enough to catch people. If Marin takes the main force to catch up, these 15,000 people will definitely not run away. But because Marin wanted to bring Emden back to aid, he could only send 2,000 people across the river to pursue. As a result, Marin did not know how many people could be returned because there were not enough followers. Why Marin hurried back to make a clearance for Emden? Not that Marin was worried that Adler could not keep it, but that the supreme commander of the Saxony army who besieged Emden was George, the eldest son and heir of the Duke of Saxon ... ÀÏ The old fox, Duke of Saxony, fled lightly. Marin did not have enough cavalry to chase after him, only to sigh at their back. But George''s 4,000 are different. Although it is said that George''s 4000 Saxony army is regular, it is useless. Because Adler has the advantage of occupying the tall and sturdy city walls. Although they are all militia, they can also last for ten and a half months. Marin cares about George himself. As long as George was seized, Marin used capital to open the conditions to the Duke of Saxony. It can be said that as the first heir of the Principality of Saxony, similar to the crown princes of those kingdoms, George''s worth is still very high. Grab him, and you can be more confident about the conditions. Alas, it was not easy for George to surround Saxony. Because, his army needs to cross the Ames ... ²»Í¬ The Ames River is different from the Leda River. The Leda River is only a small and medium-sized channel, and it is a tributary of the Ames River. The Ames is one of the great rivers in Germany. In particular, Emden is near the estuary downstream of the Ames, where the river is very wide. With such a wide river, it is unrealistic to build a pontoon. Therefore, George''s army used many ships to transport it across the river. The place where the ship stayed was just east of Emden, only about 15 kilometers from the battlefield in Lyle County. If you hurry, you can arrive in the middle of the night. Ëù˵ The arrival here is the place where the enemy landed. What to do there It is natural to rob the Saxons to cross the river ... As long as the ships were seized in the dark, George, who surrounded Emden, and his men''s army lost their retreat. When the Army of Marin arrived, George and his men would be difficult to fly under the internal and external pinch ... However, in order to prevent George from running away by boat, Marin sent someone to notify Captain Kidd, so that after helping to repair the pontoon, he went north overnight and arrived at the water surface near Emden to prevent George from learning his father, A boat escaped ... When Captain Kidd''s fleet destroyed the Saxon pontoon, he only burned down the boat close to the side of the Saxon army battlefield, but did not move the boat near the South Shore Minfu station. Anyway, in such a critical situation, Marin doesn''t think that the folks across the river have the courage to risk their lives and row to cross the river to meet, and this is indeed the case ... After the main battlefield was divided, Captain Kidd led people to collect the remaining ships on the south bank of the Leda River and began to build a pontoon. Then, the three warships left the Leda River, and then received Marin''s order ... their next task was very simple, to patrol the estuary and stop any boats running from East Friesland, Prevent George from getting in ... After the arrangement, Marin''s army arrived at the landing site of the Saxony army in West Friesland more than ten kilometers away in the middle of the night, and saw a large number of Saxon ships ... Also, at this time the entire temporary dock, the Saxons basically went to sleep ... In the terrified eyes of the Saxons, Marin suddenly appeared with his army, seized the entire temporary dock, and controlled more than a hundred West Frisian ships, large and small. As a result, the Saxon''s trail was cut off by boat. Then, Marin ordered his men, except to stay on duty, to rest, waiting for the next day to arrive under Emden, to surround and intercept Her Majesty''s army ... He was also a brainless man. According to the original plan of the Duke of Saxony, he should organize the fleet to land and surround the city of Emden after receiving the news that the main battlefield of Lyle County was divided. However, the arrogant George believes that the main force of Saxony is twice as likely as the enemy and there are many plate knights ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is impossible to lose. So, in the morning, after learning that the army of Saxony and Marin were in contact, they took the men and horses without permission and began to land a few kilometers east of Emden, and surrounded Adler in the afternoon. Emden City ... Then, when the army of Saxony collapsed, no one sent a letter to George to inform him of the bad news. So George, who was so proud of besieging Emden, didn''t know yet that his old-fashioned father had lost ... In the middle of the night, when Marin''s main force arrived at the temporary landing site of the Saxony army, because of a night attack, hundreds of auxiliary troops guarding the temporary dock were captured by Marin''s men in his sleep. Therefore, no one escaped to report to George. So, when Marin suddenly appeared from behind with an army of 6,000 in the morning on December 16th, George was all bad. In the same way, the generals of his Saxons are also aggressive ... In the eyes of the generals George and Saxon, their Duke is tactical and omnipotent. Therefore, they never thought that the Duke of Saxony, who had twice as many troops, would lose. Therefore, they never considered that Marin would return with a large army. Because, they believe that Marin at this time was either killed or captured directly on the battlefield, or retired into Lyle County after defeat, relying on the city walls to block the Saxon army. Therefore, they did not expect that Marin would solve the Saxony army on the same day and be able to bring the army back to aid the next day. So, at this time, the Saxon army, under the leadership of George, surrounded Emden, but did not have the support of the Marin army. Because, they thought it was impossible ... When Marin''s army appeared, all the Saxons felt wrong and unbelievable ... Chapter 288： Grab one Marin looks down on Prince George. As a powerful heir of the Principality of Saxony, Prince George''s ability is actually very ordinary, far worse than his old-fashioned dad. ²¼ Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, lost his boss''s strength before winning West Frisian. However, in the hands of George, for more than ten years, he was forced to run out of the Principality of Geddes and finally sold West Frisian to Charles V. You know, in terms of national power, the Duchy of Gerdes and the Duchy of Saxony are too far apart. Apart from that, the Principality of Saxony is an important part of the second largest business circle of the Hanseatic League, and the fiscal revenue of the Principality of Gerdes is far incomparable. Although the Principality of ¸ñµÂ˹ occupies the fertile land at the mouth of the Rhine, it is only an agricultural country. How can the financial status of the agricultural country be compared with the industrial and commercial country? Holding a generous amount of industrial and commercial taxes, but was finally disgraced by the princes of an agricultural country, George''s ability was really poor. You know, now is the age of mercenaries, money is king. Whoever has more money can hire more troops. It can be said that the army that Saxony can call is definitely not comparable to the Duchy of Gerdes. Well, George''s failure to defeat the Duchy of Gerdes is obviously a matter of his ability. ÊÂʵ And the facts have proved this. After seeing Marin bring 6000 troops back to help, Prince George was frightened and forgot to respond. Then, Marin''s army quickly broke through the Saxon army in the south of Emden, recaptured the port of Emden, and controlled the ships in the port to prevent the Saxons from escaping by boat. Then, Marin sent the main force to the east of Emden, where the handsome flag-bearing George was, and besieged ... In fact, the morale of the Saxony army has fallen to freezing point before this battle is fought. Because Marin was able to bring back the army, it proved that the Duke of Saxony failed on the front line. In a panic, the idiot George forgot to gather the army surrounding the city of Emden to resist. Therefore, in each direction, the Saxony army has only about 1,000 men. Therefore, Marin with 6,000 people only needs to attack a thousand people at a time. When more than 5,000 soldiers and horses surrounded more than 1,000 Saxon Groningen garrisons outside the East City, the timid George surrendered, and after a little resistance, he surrendered honestly. The head coach has surrendered. The Saxon army in the north and west of the city are still engaged in hair? Therefore, the Saxony troops in the north and west of the city also surrendered. In this way, Marin didn''t waste much time. In a long time, George and his 4000 Saxon army were taken care of. To be honest, if these 4,000 Saxon troops are gathered together and led by a more powerful commander, it is not easy for Marin''s 6000 people to take them down. Because Marin''s army is good at defense but not good at offense. This time with the Duke of Saxony, if Marin did not take advantage of the opportunity of the Duke of Saxony being destroyed by artillery shells, coupled with the use of Saxon''s collapse to attack the enemy, Marin could not defeat the Saxon army in just one day. The 4,000 Saxon army led by Prince George are all regular troops. If they gather together to defend, even if there are many Marin people, it will take a few days to win. But who made George too arrogant? Before he could win the battle, he crossed the river in advance and surrounded Emden with four parts, giving Marin every chance to break. If Marin is in George''s position, when the Saxon army in the south of the city is attacked, it will certainly take the men and horses to the north and merge with the Saxon army in the north. Then, summon the Saxon army in the west to defend on the spot. However, George, who was not smart enough, was stupid, watching Marin finish packing the Saxon army in the south of the city, and then surrounded him ... After taking down the Saxon army surrounding Emden, Marin did not rest, but let Adler take care of the captives, while himself, with the important captive of the army and George, boarded the boat and crossed the river to Georgia Roningen ... Groningen is now under George''s control, and the defenders in the city are also George''s men. Marin controls George''s ace, and naturally cannot be wasted ... The next day, Marin took George to the city of Groningen, causing great confusion in the city ... At first, George refused to order the defender to open the gate, but Marin was not vegetarian. Marin put on a fierce look, took out a sharp knife, and made a bloodstain on George''s neck, making a fierce look to kill him on the spot. George collapsed, as a last resort, he began to loudly order the generals to open the gates ... The Shouchengcheng officer was originally George''s knight, so naturally he couldn''t watch George being killed. In desperation, he opened the gate of Groningen ... Then, Marin entered the city with a large army ... Of course, Marin didn''t have a brain that was enough to indulge his soldiers to rob. He first figured out the distribution of forces in the city and knew which big aristocrats owned certain shops ... Then he hoisted the black cross flag to the properties belonging to other big nobles, reminding the soldiers not to offend. Then, organized looting began ... Alas, Marin ordered that no one should be killed unless he encounters someone who resists with a weapon. Moreover, strong X women are absolutely not allowed ... At the same time, when looting ordinary people, they are not allowed to grab food, even if the other party has more food ~ www.novelhall.com ~, they can only rob at most half ... Finally, it is absolutely forbidden to rob the poor ... The reason for this is because Marin wants to occupy West Frisian in the future. Therefore, Marin did not want to avenge the locals. Otherwise, when he takes control of this place in the future, he will face social instability. In addition, Marin specifically requested that all the livestock, carriages and artillery in the city, and the bronze that made artillery belonged to the must-grab category ... For two days in a row, except for some big shops, Groningen suffered a certain degree of looting. But Marin is very precise, the most elegant of the medieval robbers ... During this period, Marin''s men also captured Kanu, the illegitimate son of the Sexner family, who used the Principality of Saxony as an excuse to interfere in East Frisian. After catching it, Marin was too lazy to talk nonsense and hanged Kanu directly. Marin has never relented to those who threaten his position. Two days later, Marin ended the looting of Groningen. Then, he changed from a robber to a "philanthropist" and began to use the food he grabbed to help the poor and orphans ... Then, Marin left a phalanx to stay in Groningen, and many others were sent out of the city and went north to flee the Frisian fishermen on the sea ... For Marin, developing the navy is an important square matrix. Therefore, being able to control more fishermen and facilitating their selection of sailors ... After arranging everything, Marin returned to Orich with the people of the First Front as guards ... At this point, the fierce war between Saxony and East Frisian finally came to an end. As a result, the outside world was shocked. Marin, who was originally unfavorable by everyone, not only won, but was a big victory, and it took such a short time to make everyone unexpected ... Chapter 289： Lion opening When Marin sent people to search in West Friesland, the undecided Duke of Saxony had fled to the Principality of Luneburg with the wrong relationship with the Principality of Saxony. The Principality of Luneburg is Germany''s famous salt-producing land. Luneburg is a city built on top of the large salt mines. As the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League, Saxony naturally attaches great importance to Luneburg, a salt-producing country. Because, in the Middle Ages, salt was a very important high-value commodity. After arriving in the Principality of Luneburg, the Duke of Saxony quickly sent his men to detour to Groningen in order to inform George of his retreat. However, I did not expect that when he sent people to the territory of West Friesland, there was unfavorable news that George was captured and West Friesland was occupied by Marin. The Duke of Saxony was terrified when he heard about it. He was mentally prepared for the defeat of the army. However, the capture of his eldest son made him very difficult. Because his eldest son is the legal heir of the Principality of Saxony. The capture of the eldest son not only severely hits the reputation of the Duchy of Saxony, but also makes the Duke of Saxony have to pay a very high price to redeem it. At this point, the Duke of Saxony had no courage to send someone to peace with Marin. Because, he knew that Marin would definitely open his mouth. However, it would not work without talking, and most of his army was captured by Marin. If not redeemed, the Duchy of Saxony would not have enough troops to protect itself. What is more serious is that if he does not redeem his men, no one will fight for him in the future. Especially for those knights, the conscripts are gone, and they can go to the countryside farms and grab them casually. But knights are different. Even trainee knights without a title are also reserved for nobility and cannot be casually caught. Moreover, these people are free and they have the right to choose to serve other nobles. Only those nobles who had accepted the duke of the Saxony were obliged to fight for the Duke of Saxony. But if the Duke of Saxony does not redeem them when they are captured, the aristocracy under him has a reason to launch a rebellion ... Âí Marin is very happy these days. Since winning, Marin has returned to Aurich. The army under his command was not idle. During the war, 15,000 Saxon people who stayed in Leda Henan, Marin arranged for 2,000 people to pursue, and arrested 10,000 people back. As for the remaining 5,000, they ran away. In this regard, Marin is helpless. Had he not been in a hurry to arrest George and the entire army to cross the river to chase it, it would not have left 5000 people. However, it was a big surprise to get back 10,000 people. You know, all of the patriarchs levied by the Duke of Saxony are all strong men, all with strength. As it happens, Marin needs a lot of labor to dig trenches in the country. Originally, the entire East Frisian, but only more than 20,000 strong, now suddenly added 10,000 Saxon people strong, Marin was pleasantly surprised. Moreover, many of the 20,000 strongest people in East Frisian have their own jobs. For example, bakers make bread for the people of the country every day, masons build houses for people in need every day, carpenters and blacksmiths also create various utensils for people every day, fishermen go fishing every day ... In short, everyone has Do your own thing. Only those serfs had enough time to solicit to dig trenches. Marin estimated that those serfs were young and had about 10,000 people. Moreover, even these serfs did not have the time to dig trenches when they were idle. Otherwise, agricultural production will be delayed. But the captured 10,000 Saxons are different. They are prisoners of war. It is not excessive for Marin to detain them for several years. Moreover, Marin only needs to provide them with food, and they do not need to pay wages. Because they are prisoners of war, and have the same status as slaves. In the Middle Ages, after obtaining prisoners of war, only those knights and nobles above them would receive preferential treatment and wait for the other party to redeem them with money. As for the conscripts, the kinder aristocrats who abandon them for wasting food will directly put them back. The more aristocratic aristocracy, in order to crack down on the mobilization ability of the other party and fear of wasting food, will even kill a large number of civilian prisoners of conscription. In this way, in the next war, there will be much fewer infantry recruited by the opponent. At the same time, there is no need to waste a lot of food to support these captives. Moreover, many people did this, and even few people accused them of this approach. Because, in this era, the lives of civilians were very humble. They died, and no one cared. It is not merciful to marry such civilians as prisoners like Marin, but it is not vicious ... Before the rampant, the 15,000 Saxons were strong and the reason why many people desperately fled and 5,000 people ran away was because of fear of being killed. Because, in order to save food, it is not uncommon to kill civilian prisoners who cannot exchange for ransom. Even those strong people have heard many similar tragedies. Therefore, when seeing Marin''s army crossing the river to catch people, in order to survive, many of the Saxon peoples stepped on the firewheel like a foot and ran away madly, running away as many as 5,000 people ... Moreover, not only these 10,000 Saxons, Marin also captured 1980 Saxony knights (including those lent to the Duke of Saxony by the Saxony Electors) and 15,000 infantry (including 4,000 regular Saxon infantry led by George). Of those 1980 knights, Marin must have been redeemed by the Duke of Saxony. As for the 15,000 infantry captives, Marin felt that the Duke of Saxony would probably redeem 7,000 of them. As for the other eight thousand conscripts, the Duke of Saxony may not have money to redeem. Because just redeeming George and the 1980 Cavaliers would drain the Duke of Saxony''s money. As for the 7,000 regular infantry, it is the guarantee of the territorial security of the Principality of Saxony and West Friesland. Therefore, even if the Duke of Saxony borrowed money, he would find a way to redeem those knights and regular infantry. As for those conscripts and minions, Marin doesn''t think the Duke of Saxony has the money to redeem ... Because of the 1980 knights alone, each person is close to one million gold coins based on 500 gold coins. Coupled with the high value of George and the 7000 infantry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin is sure that he will make a fortune this time ... As for the 10,000 minions and the 8,000 conscripts, the Duke of Saxony does not care if Redeeming Marin is not redeemed. Anyway, Marin will not feel that the Duke of Saxony has so much money to redeem these unimportant civilians. And if the Duke of Saxony does not redeem these people, Marin will be happy. In this way, he will have enough manpower to dig trenches and ditch to transform the swamps in East Frisian. 18,000 strong men dig trenches and open channels all day long. Marin estimates that the swamps in the country can be transformed in two to three years. Uh ... When Henry I, Duke of Luneburg, came to negotiate with Marin on behalf of the Duke of Saxony, Marin really opened his mouth ... Marin proposed that Prince George made a price of 300,000 gold coins (who called him just a prince, and if he captured the Duke of Saxony, Marin would directly price 1 million), and each knight discounted 500 gold coins. In this way, the total price of Prince George and 1980 knights reached 1.29 million gold coins. As for the 7,000 regular infantry soldiers, Marin is kind and offers 50 gold coins. But because of too many people, the total price also reached 350,000 gold coins. As for the 8,000 conscripts and 10,000 minions, Marin did not ask for it, nor did Henry the Duke of Luneburg. It seems that both sides forgot about them ... In addition, Marin did not offer any price for the 2,600 war horses and more than 4,000 horses captured by Marin. Because he didn''t plan to return ... This is the case with Luo Rao. The total price offered by Marin is also very scary. The total asking price of Prince George, the Saxony Knights and the regular infantry reached 1.64 million gold coins ... This is nothing, the most important thing is that Marin proposed-asking the Duke of Saxony to cede Friesland ... And this is the real lion''s mouth ... Chapter 290： Interference For Marin''s asking price, Henry the Duke of Luneburg felt nothing. However, Marin proposed that the Duke of Saxony cede Friesland, and that was a big deal. In the Middle Ages, it was not unusual for the nobles to be captured. Moreover, it is normal to demand ransom. However, asking for cessation of land is relatively rare. Because nobles look "expensive" only when they have land. How expensive is land without or without land? Of course, it''s not that nothing happened without ceding the land. However, that half happened when power vs. power. And the medieval nobles valued order the most. As a new nobleman, Marin had to cede such a large area of ??the Principality of Saxony as soon as possible, making Henry the Duke of Luneburg instinctively uncomfortable. Because the Principality of Luneburg is not far from the East Frisian Land. There is only one Bishop of M¨¹nster or the Old Town of Oldenburg in the middle. If Marin annexes Friesland this time, and next time annexes the Bishop of M¨¹nster or the Oldenburg State, then Luneburg may be annexed next ... As a result, Henry the Duke of Luneburg was uncomfortable ... Then, Duke Henry returned to Luneburg on the grounds that he could not be the master, and informed the waiting Duke of Saxony, and suggested that the Duke of Saxony, together with other nobles, put pressure on Marin ... The purpose of ѹ pressure is not to not pay money, but to ask Marin to dispel the idea of ??conquering West Frisian. Her Majesty''s combat effectiveness is already there. Powers like the Principality of Saxony can''t beat him. If Marin opened up an expansion, maybe the next expansion madman would appear. Saxony couldn''t hold Marin, neither did Luneburg. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony began to send his men to the nephew Saxony for the election of the emperor and the other six elections for help. Even, the Duke of Saxony personally rushed to Innsbruck to ask Emperor Maximilian I who had returned to Austria for help, hoping that the emperor would come forward and speak with ... Around the new year, the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire successively received help from the Duke of Saxony. Except that the King of Bohemia Wladyslaw II showed no interest, the other six electors showed an expansion tendency towards Marin. , Showing vigilance. Most importantly, Marin was on the surface an important thug of Emperor Maximilian I. As a result, they are reluctant to see Marin possess more territory. Therefore, all the other six electors except the King of Bohemia, in the name of mediation, demanded that Marin give up his territorial claim to West Friesland. However, out of the gloomy mood of seeing the Saxons unlucky, in addition to the Saxony electors, the other five electors expressed no objection to Marin''s ransom demand. Based on the principle that Marin could not demand the cessation of West Frisian, under the witness of the representatives of the six elections, Marin and the Duke of Saxony began negotiations in the northern city of M¨¹nster near the East Frisian city of Papenburg ... In this regard, Marin expressed great depression. He had intended to take over Severisland completely. However, the six election presidents suddenly put pressure on him, which forced him to accept their "suggestions" ... There is no reason for him. If he is one of these six election princes, Marin will not be afraid. Now, after defeating the 24,000 troops of the Principality of Saxony, Marin is in the limelight for a while, and his morale is particularly strong, and it seems to have confidence. At this time, Marin was not afraid to run into any vassal state, even if he was an emperor. However, Marin had to persuade when the six election presidents joined forces. As a sudden emergence of a large nobleman, what Marin wants at this stage is not to expand rapidly, but to urgently need to be recognized by all parties. After all, his rise was too short and his foundation was weak. In addition, newly-emergent people are vulnerable to the combined suppression of the old school forces. This applies not only to the vassals for hegemony, but also to the workplace of future generations. Some new employees are too quick to rise, and they are also vulnerable to the boycott and suppression of old employees. By the same token, Marin, the "new employee" in the aristocratic world, is rising too fast, and it is inevitable that he will be hostile and jealous of those who are in the aristocracy. In desperation, Marin decided to hide his strengths and lay the groundwork before laying the groundwork. I must know that any electorate can gather 20,000 troops. It is not difficult for the six major election princes to gather hundreds of thousands of troops. This number has already exceeded the total population of East Friesland, and Marin can no longer say that with 10,000, he can fight more than 100,000 troops. Unless, all his men use advanced weapons that are hundreds of years ahead of this era ... Ä¿Ç° But at present, Marin''s army can only say that it is one step ahead of the times, and it is not a problem that 10,000 people fight each other. If you want to fight more than 100,000, don''t dream about it ... So, Marin decisively gave up territorial requirements and began to bargain with Saxons in other aspects ... For Marin''s other types of demands, the representatives of the other five electors except the Saxony electors were very supportive. Because the electors are not so harmonious. If the seven presidential elections were so united, perhaps the Habsburgs would have been jointly killed by them. There is also a lot of mischief among the electors. For example, the Saxony business district, as the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League, has greatly benefited the Saxony electorate and the Duke of Saxony. Their respective financial revenues far exceed those of other electors. This inevitably caused the jealousy of other electors. Alas, they secretly encouraged Malindo to weaken the Duke of Saxony. Anyway, as long as Marin doesn''t want to expand, they are still willing to support Marin where he bit a big piece of meat from the Principality of Saxony. After all, East Frisian of Marin, plus the Wadden Islands, is only three thousand and several hundred square kilometers, but it is only a county (European county, generally two or three thousand square kilometers in size). . Even for the failure of the Duke of Saxony in this expansion, the five electors were very gloating. Therefore, as long as Marin does not touch the red line of territory, the representatives of the other five electors expressed their support ... ËäÈ» The Prince of Saxony, although dissatisfied with the ransom price of Prince George and the Cavaliers, acknowledged it. You know, of the 1,280 knights captured by Marin, he borrowed from Saxony''s electorate. Needless to say, these people must be redeemed. Then, on the ransom of the regular infantry, the two sides began a fierce bargain. In fact, the asking price of a Marlin 50 gold coin for an infantry soldier is not high. However, the Saxons were captured too many people this time, and they have exceeded the ability of the Duke of Saxons. If, according to Marin''s asking price, the Principality of Saxony would sell iron, and would not be able to make that much money. After all, that was 1.64 million gold coins. The fiscal revenue of the Principality of Saxony for one year is only about 300,000 gold coins. Moreover, the money is not saved, but it will cost more than half. The rest of each year is up to tens of thousands of gold coins. Right now, the Principality of Saxony can take out a maximum of five or six hundred thousand gold coins. Most of the rest can''t even come out. Marin thought about it, the Principality of Saxony really couldn''t afford that much money. But Marin didn''t want to suffer. In the end, Marin proposed a "population to offset gold coins" program ... Marin proposed that since the Saxons could not afford so much money, the population could be used to offset the money. For example, the 8,000 recruits and 10,000 people who were captured by the Saxons, Marin planned to turn them into serfs in his name ... Of course, Guangguang doesn''t want men. These young people, of course, are good laborers, but men alone cannot have children. This is not conducive to the future population growth of East Friesland. Therefore, Marin asked the Duke of Saxony to send all the 18,000 young and old families to East Friesland. In exchange, Marin was willing to waive Saxony''s compensation of 500,000 gold coins-anyway, Saxons can''t afford to pay so much ... ²¼ Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, although he is not willing to lose so many strong men, but he can not afford so much money. For this reason, after considering it, he still accepted Marin''s "population offsetting gold coins" plan. However, there was a big difference between the two parties in terms of the number of gold coins that the population could meet ... According to Marin''s plan, in addition to sending the 18,000 young family to East Friesland, the Duke of Saxony will also pay a huge ransom of 1.14 million Gulden gold coins. The Duke of Saxony thought it was still too high. You know, his treasury currently has only five hundred thousand gold coins. He is not the King of France. Even if he is rich, he is only the Duke of a Duchy. Therefore, it is already the limit to take out more than 500,000 gold coins. More than that, the Duke of Saxony is about to borrow. Alas, borrowing is not so good. These years, those loans to the nobles have annual interest rates as high as 10% to 15%. If you borrow a loan of 1 million gold coins, the annual interest alone will be as high as 100,000 to 150,000 gold coins. This is almost half of Saxony''s annual income. If so much money is borrowed, the Principality of Saxony may go bankrupt. Therefore, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, certainly hoped that the more gold coins the strong men could pay, the better. As for the population, the Duchy of Saxony is one of the most prosperous vassal states in Germany. At present, there are more than 800,000 people in the Principality of Saxony, plus more than 200,000 in West Friesland, and there are millions of people. Therefore, the loss of tens of thousands of people is still affordable. Moreover, in the Principality of Saxony, the population is too large because of Chengping''s long history. After all, the food production of this era is there ... ÆÚ¼ä During the rest of the negotiations, Albrechtil, Duke of Saxony lowered his face, whisperingly begging the representatives of the other five electors to ask for their help. At the moment, the representatives of the several presidential elections are actually contradictory. On the one hand, they are happy to see the joke of the Duke of Saxony. On the other hand, they don''t want Marin, the Maximilian I''s "running dog", to be too proud ... In the end, they chose a small number of Duke of Saxony ... Then, with the help of representatives from several elections, the Duke of Saxony finally won a "discount"-he only needed to send the 18,000 people''s family, and the cash paid was reduced from 1.14 million to 1 million ... With a loan of 500,000 gold coins, the Duke of Saxony can still bear his teeth. However, the Duchy of Saxony has been in debt for many years, but it will not go bankrupt. After all, the bustling business of the Principality of Saxony is there. In fact, several other election princes are also happy to see Marin jokes. Because 18,000 strong men, including their families, have a total of 50,000 to 60,000 people. With 2.5 million to 60,000 people, they have the same number of mouths. The influx of these people into East Frisian Land was just an astronomical figure for food consumption alone. Even if Marin gets 1 million gold coins, it is estimated that most of them are spent on feeding those immigrants ... Furthermore, several election princes also have a lot of information about the East Frisian State ~ www.novelhall.com ~ They agree that East Frisian cannot support so many people. Because there are too many marshes in East Frisian, suitable for arable land, can not support so many people ... Eventually, these populations may even bring down the East Frisian Land-this is what they would like to see ... However, what they don''t know is that Marin can feed on tens of thousands more because he has mastered advanced agricultural technology. You should know that during the autumn harvest, Marin resells the grain of other nobles he bought, and his grain is basically unchanged. The reason why it does not move is to wait for the consumption of immigrants. But the total output of 500 million pounds of rye is enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people for a year ... Unexpectedly, the Duke of Saxony has been embarrassed before he started immigration 18,000 young men were sent, and they were also responsible for sending their families-this time, Marin will not have to worry about immigration ... When signing the final treaty, what happened to Marin''s special request-those young people without wives, the Duke of Saxony must be responsible for sending an additional young female serf to match those young marriages ... after all, that 18,000 Young and strong, if there are thousands of bachelors, it will be very problematic for them to find a wife. Therefore, Marin pushed directly to the Duke of Saxony. Even many soldiers under Marin were still bachelors. The insignificant Marin directly asked the Duke of Saxony to solve the problem together-who is Saxon''s most populous ... And Marin also pointed out that a young lady with a large yellow flower must be required, otherwise he refused to "receive the goods "--This is also to prevent the Duke of Saxony from taking the infertile old woman to the credit ... Finally, Marin still talked-if you don''t send enough women, your son shouldn''t go back and sit in my jail ... Chapter 291： Spice diplomacy This time, Marin was very aggrieved. Obviously he had occupied West Frisian, but under the intervention of several major powers, he had to vomit. Alas, Marin will not spit it out in vain. Groningen had been ransacked by him, and Leeuwarden had no time to pick it up. However, Marin sent someone to the beach. Originally, Marin sent people to the seaside, but just wanted to manage those West Frisian fishermen in advance and recruit some young and strong sailing teams from it. However, after the results of the negotiations came out, Marin immediately changed his approach and directly sent a notice to his men who went to the seaside to let them forcibly migrate the fishermen to East Friesland. This time, Marin planned to relocate 10,000 to 20,000 West Frisian fishermen to East Friesland. Anyway, West Friesland has a total population of more than 200,000 people. Moreover, before the Duke of Saxony paid the ransom and the population, Marin decided to stay in Groningen and return only to Leeuwarden. In fact, after the news of the defeat of the Duke of Saxony spread in the southwestern part of West Frisian, the 9 nobles of West Frisian had already led the army to begin the raid. Now, West Frisian is in a period of vacuum. Before the Duke of Saxony redeemed the army, no one had the time to suppress the army of the nine nobles of West Frisian. Even those nobles found Marin naively and wanted to take over the entire Friesland. Marlin certainly wasn''t willing to return it to the Duke of Saxony for a ransom. Give these 9 poor ghosts, he will get nothing. However, he hinted that the nine fools are now in the half of Friesland West during the period of vacuum, only one Saxony garrison in Leeuwarden, and other areas are basically blank ... As a result, these 9 idiot nobles, Pasigavag, with more than a thousand people, began the great cause of "restoration." But Marin was not optimistic about them, because their army''s combat effectiveness was just that. Although, the hundreds of people Marin put back had a good combat effectiveness. However, the batch of Frisian soldiers who had been trained by Marin were all melee units. An army like this has nothing to do with the Saxony infantry. However, if the Saxons used the plate knights to charge, they could not resist. After all, Silvag only learned strict military discipline and training methods, but did not learn the Spanish side that professionally opposed the Cavaliers. Of course, even if Sivag learned it, he couldn''t afford it. The Spanish Phalanx consumes too much gunpowder. Now that the 9 nobles have no funding source, where can they afford guns? However, letting them do it in the west of Friesland can also make the Duke of Saxony anxious. Without the army, the Saxons would not be able to drive the troubled former Frisian army. Therefore, desperately, the Saxons must be anxious to redeem their elite army. That way, Marin could get the ransom sooner ... Uh ... This time the peace talk taught Marin a profound lesson-that is, in Europe, allies are important ... There are many European countries, and no country is too big or too strong. Even better than France, it is just a fighter in a small country. Therefore, in the European nobility circle, there must be enough and strong enough allies. To give two very simple examples, France of Napoleon''s period was extremely powerful in Europe. Its national strength far surpassed that of other countries and it could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops. However, the ambition of taking a dwarf is too big and too confident-he chose to head all-Europe ... The final result is that Napoleon, who was not alive, was eventually destroyed by the powerful European powers as the ultimate boss. Similarly, in the 19th century, Germany, under the leadership of diplomatic master Bismarck, made good relations with Russia and Austria. After resolving the worries, he focused on beating France, achieved brilliant results, and established the German Empire. Contrary to this, later William II and Hitler were too arrogant and chose to fight with several European powers. Then, as a result, everyone knows-both were beaten to death ... After thinking clearly, Marin finally understood his shortcomings-that is, too few allies ... Although, Marin now has two allies of the Teutonic Order and the Principality of Clifford, as well as the temporary allies of the Duchy of Gerdes. However, the Duchy of Gerdes was unreliable, and Duke Charlie was an ambitious man. The Teutonic Knights is too far away to help. As for the Principality of Cliff, the relationship with Marin is not bad, but it is not so close. It can only be said that the Principality of Rivers can only be regarded as a partner in Marin''s trade, and it is not at the level of the Allies. In addition, Marin is naturally considered an emperor. Therefore, it is also very important to have a good relationship with the emperor. As for the surrounding countries, Friesland in Saxony must be Marin''s enemy. As for the er, Oldenburg on the east side, he must not have dealt with Marin because of the conquest of J?vre. Therefore, there are only two countries, the Bishop of Munster to the south and the Archbishop of Utrecht to the south, worthy of Marin''s friendship. Moreover, in the current situation, after seeing Marin''s strong military strength, Bishop Munster and Archbishop Utrecht will certainly not refuse to make good relations with Marin. But how do you start diplomacy? Marin has graduated from time to time in international relations and has not even studied international trade. So, he can only think about the answer ... Suddenly, Marin remembered the famous "ping-pong diplomacy" of his descendants during the "icebreaking" ... Then Marin came up with a good idea ... I happened to be. After Columbus'' 300,000 pounds of spices were shipped back to Emden, they were still in the warehouse and there was no time to deal with it. Because, some time ago, Ma Linjing was preparing for a war with Saxony. Now, there is just enough time, Marin has time to deal with the mountain of spices ... "Taizu can play ''ping pong diplomacy'', why can''t I play ''spice diplomacy'' once?" Marin thought ... Moreover, unlike "ping pong diplomacy", "spice diplomacy" directly involves a lot of interests and is more attractive than "ping pong diplomacy" ... After thinking about it, Marin sent envoys to visit Ghent, Cliff City, M¨¹nster City, Utrecht, and Konigsberg, respectively, to strengthen relations or establish friendly diplomatic relations with these countries. Of course, Marin also brought a lot of spices contracts to these 5 countries and let them share some spices profits ... Originally, Marin planned to share some spice benefits with the emperor. However, the emperor''s Austria was far inland in the south and communication was inconvenient. Therefore, Marin finally chose to take out 80,000 pounds of spices and hand them over to the emperor''s heir, the handsome king Philip. Although it was not delivered directly to the emperor, it was almost the same. Because the emperor was just such a son ... and it was very convenient to transport spices to the Netherlands ... Then, Marin provided the Principality of Rivers and the Teutonic Order with 50,000 pounds of wholesale, so that the Duke of Rivers and the head of Philip could make a lot of money. After the death, Marin provided 25,000 pounds of spice to Bishop M¨¹nster and Bishop Utrecht, so that the two bishops could also earn a fortune. Finally, Marin remembered Charlie, Duke of Gerdes, an ally he didn''t already trust ... After thinking about it, Marin still gave a share of 10,000 pounds of spices, making him a small profit ... In fact, Marin did give some benefits, but also accelerated the sales of spices. After all, by Marin himself, there is no way to go ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can sell 300,000 pounds of spices. These big nobles are different. Their families or forces are deeply entrenched and have their own strong relationships and business networks. In addition, spices are also in short supply in Europe, and it is not difficult for them to sell out. As for Marin himself, he only saved 60,000 pounds of spices and remained at Emden for direct sales. After all, the sale of spices can also attract many merchants and merchants to Emden for business activities. In this way, it is conducive to improving the commercial reputation and prosperity of Emden. For example, Antwerp in the Netherlands originally developed into the top commercial port in Europe because Portuguese merchants chose to establish a wholesale market for spices in Antwerp in 1500, attracting businessmen from North and West Europe to gather in Antwerp to do business ... , Antwerp became one of the busiest commercial ports at the time ... Umarin also intends to follow this route in the future, and strive to develop Emden into an important trade port in Northwest Germany. In this way, Marin can also collect a little more business taxes and duties ... Èö After sprinkling a lot of spices, Marin really gained the favor and recognition of several countries. East Frisian and these countries have exchanged cordial and friendly high-level visits and signed various friendly agreements ... then, these countries have publicly issued official statements recognizing the legal status of Marin East Frisian ... ¡­ Even after learning that his son had obtained great benefits, the Emperor issued a second statement announcing the public recognition of Marin''s legal status ... This is just the beginning. Marin believes that, with the exception of countries that cannot be reconciled, as long as they make good use of commercial means, there will definitely be more and more countries with East Frisian relations. At that time, if another country wants to make East Frisian ideas, we must consider the "little friends" of East Frisian ... Chapter 292： Marin Square? After World War I in Lyle County, Marin''s name was completely resounding. Although Marin had defeated Charles VIII before, it was an ambush in the middle of the night. Therefore, not many people are willing to acknowledge Marin''s military talent. Mainly, this kind of shame means was looked down upon in the medieval Middle Ages in Europe where knight spirits prevailed. Even the Duke of Saxony thought that Marin could only conspiracy and deceit, and had no real strength, so he began to fight against it. Marin also knew that his results would not be acknowledged, so he thought of defeating the Saxons in a head-to-head way to make his reputation known. Sure enough, Marin used 10,000 infantry outside the city of Lyle to defeat the 20,000-strong Saxony army with 5,000 plate armor in a day, and his fame went up. Now, no one doubts Marin''s military talent anymore. In addition, Philip, the head of the Teutonic Grand Army, sent 20 cronies to East Frisian to ask for military command. Íõ×Ó Prince Philip is also an ambitious person. Over the years, the Teutonic Order has been bullied by Poland and Lithuania. As head of the Teutonic Grand Prix, where is Philip willing to remain passive? In fact, Poland and Lithuania are countries with heavy cavalry as their main force. In particular, Poland can gather 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry. Later, during the war between Poland and Sweden, Poland sent out two to three thousand wing cavalry. Of course, the wing cavalry has not yet risen. The wing cavalry is actually a plate armor heavy rider without wearing plate armor pants, decorated with some bird feathers on the back. Because the land and population have been reduced repeatedly, the Teutonic Order has not enough knights to play against Poland. Therefore, the chief of Philip was very interested that Marin could use the infantry to complete the saxon plate armor heavy riding. Therefore, he sent 20 young officers to study in the Marin Army. Even, even Ferdinand II of Spain sent 10 officers to study. The lead is the famous Spanish star Gonzalo de Cordoba ... Marin felt very embarrassed at the moment-because the founder of the "Spanish Square" that the Spanish want to learn should actually be Gonzalo de Cordoba ... This makes Marin have a kind of bad feeling that Li Gui met Li Yan, and what makes Marin embarrassed is that those military officers who came to study even named the famous "Spanish Square" as "Marin Square" "Here ... Well, it''s "Marin Square"-who called the Spaniard hasn''t "invented" it yet ... Marin shamelessly recognized the name of "Marin Square" ... Being embarrassed in the face of the Lord, Marin was very attentive and explained very carefully when explaining "Marin Square" to Gonzalo de Cordova. To this end, the Spanish and Teutonic officers who came to study have benefited a lot. In fact, Spain and Teutonic countries are both countries that have an urgent need for tactics capable of heavy riding with infantry. It goes without saying that the Teutonic state of Poland, their number one enemy, Poland, is a plate-riding country. And Spain ¡¯s demand is equally huge, because Spain ¡¯s hegemonic rival, France, is Europe ¡¯s first plate-riding heavy country and is stronger than Poland. Therefore, there is a very real and urgent need to learn the "Marin Square" and to ride the heavy plate to restrain the opponent. Marin did not hide it because he knew that Gonzalo de Cordoba had originally had similar ideas, but he was still exploring and had not yet put it into practice. Anyway, the other party is trying to figure it out, it is better to teach him by himself. In this way, he can also be mixed with the name of "the famous teacher". As for the Teutonic Knights, Marin is the most important partner. Although, Marin made good relations with the Teutonic State and the Principality of Clifford at the same time. However, John the Duke of Rivers, as an old noble, is actually more cunning and not sincere enough to treat others. The head of Philip is different. He never thought of being a nobleman since he was a child, so his mind is not so complicated, and he should be more sincere in treating others. In addition, he was Marin''s one-hand support and became the head of the group, and his relationship with Marin was the best. This time, Marin promised to help Philip train 20 officers, and Philip was not bad either. Philip said that he was helping Marin find a group of young wandering knights who had arrived in Teutonic country and brought him to Marin for a while to alleviate Marin''s lack of middle-level officers. Every year, some Teutonic knights come to join the Teutonic kingdom with their dreams. This is a knight''s sanctuary in the minds of many German knights. Therefore, Philip chose a group of wandering knights to give Marin, there are conditions. Uh ... "Earl Marin, after your explanation, I found a big problem-this formation of you, it seems that the general attack power is more suitable for defense ..." After studying, the old-fashioned Gonzalo Deco Cordoba, put forward his views ... "You''re right, General Gonzalo. Spain ... oh no ... The strongest part of the ''Marin Square'' is the defense. As long as the tunnel is dug well, you can charge against the Knight''s charge ..." "In addition, it is not necessary to just dig a pit. You can also build a wall and temporarily build some rough walls to prevent the charge of the cavalry. At the same time, the temporary stone wall can also resist the opponent''s shells and bullets to a certain extent ... ¡­ However, this requires that there be enough stones locally. If it is in the plains, there is no condition to build stone walls, even the simplest ones-because there are no stones ... " "As for attack power, ''Marin Square'' is indeed lacking. In the future, I plan to recruit more light cavalry to supplement the lack of attack power ..." "However, the light cavalry and heavy cavalry face each other, they must lose ..." "General, who made you stunned with the light cavalry and the heavy cavalry of the opponent? Remember, my war thought is to first defeat the enemy''s plate armored heavy horse attack with the" Marin square ". As for the light cavalry, he mainly Its mission is to deal with enemy infantry ... " "For example, during the Battle of Lyle County, the Saxons used infantry to carry wooden boards and dirt to fill the pit ~ www.novelhall.com ~ At this time, you can use the light cavalry to attack the enemy infantry from the flanks. The light cavalry cannot beat Can you bully a cannon fodder with a plate armour? " Uh ... "Teached! Count Marin, you are a wise commander!" Gonzalo de Cordova said with admiration. He felt that Marin''s tactics were tailor-made for Spain. Because although Spain does not have a lot of plate armour, there are still many light cavalry. Southern European countries, influenced by the Arabs, are more light cavalry. And the Spanish famous horse-Andalusian horse is not a heavy horse, not suitable for heavy plate riding, but very suitable for light cavalry. In the 16th century, in order to strengthen the cavalry''s protection, the Spaniards came up with the method of removing the second half of the plate and keeping only the front part, in order to "burden the Andalusian horses". Of course, the Spaniards lacked plate armor and heavy riding, and the Teutonic Knights were no shortage. Every year, homeless knights ran to Teutonic as a dream. The Teutonic officers who followed Marin''s tactics were excited. For the Teutonic state, as long as the "Marlin Array" is used to repel the Polish plate armoured group charge, the Teutonic state plate armour can fully counterattack while the enemy''s popularity is low. Therefore, the tactics designed by Marin are not only suitable for Spain, but also more suitable for Teutonic countries. After one month of study, 10 Spanish generals and 20 Teutonic military officers brought the Marin Array back to their respective countries. µÄ The ¡°Marin Square¡± they learned later became a nightmare for the French and the Polish ... The European pattern was greatly changed by the emergence of the ¡°Marin Square¡± ... It''s just that whenever people talk about the great Marin Square, Marin always feels blushing ... Chapter 293： "Improved" dark bread After sending away the army of officers from Spain and the Teutonic state, Marin immediately set his sights on domestic construction. Now that an agreement has been reached, the 18,000 Saxons are young, and they will all belong to Marin''s private serfs in the future. As a feudal landlord, how could Marin tolerate these people for a meal? Therefore, Marin immediately broke up and reorganized the 18,000 strong men and began to build a construction team. Because, Marin plans to dig trenches and ditch ... Of course, Marin has another task-to expand Orich. Orich, as the capital of East Friesland, naturally cannot be as small as before. Moreover, the palace where Marin lives now is too small and dark. Marin also plans to expand the royal palace, at least to a place with a large garden. At this moment, no farmland has been cleared around the city of Orich. Therefore, Marin does not need to requisition farmland for urban expansion. Although digging trenches is important, Marin feels that it is also important to build new capital. Therefore, Marin decided to divide a group of people in 18,000 young people to build the city of Orich as a construction team. To this end, Marin sent people to 18,000 young people, selected about 3,000 people to join the masons and mason craftsman, and formed a construction engineering team. As for the other 15,000 people, they formed a reclamation team, which is responsible for digging trenches and clearing canals and clearing swamps ... In addition, Marin estimated that the Duke of Saxony would redeem those knights with priority. Therefore, the 7,000 regular infantry prisoners of war will not leave at half past one. Marin naturally will not support them in vain. Therefore, under the care of the soldiers, these 7,000 regular infantry prisoners of war were also used by Malinla as labor ... As for those knights, Marin really wanted to send them all down to work. However, Marin was afraid of being sprayed by European nobles, and eventually gave up this tempting idea. Last time Marin had let the Musketeers kill a large number of plate armor before riding, and it has already made many people sick. Then send the knight captives to the ground as coolies, it is estimated that they will be hostile to the knight class. Therefore, Marin had to support this group of people first. Of course, Marin will not serve this group of uncles deliciously and deliciously. Usually, they just let them eat some dark bread. Moreover, these black breads are not the black bread made of pure rye eaten by Marin himself. He gave those 18,000 young and hardy people not to eat pure black bread. But because he was afraid of holding his hard teeth, Marin ordered that no stones should be mixed in dark bread. In addition, Marin also banned the addition of mud to dark bread. Because, the soil does not digest and affects work. However, Marin would not be able to eat pure black bread for the prisoners of war. So, what adulteration is used? There must be some wild vegetables, which are originally food and can increase vitamins. Sawdust can be added, and it is rich in cellulose ... In addition, Marin also introduced a new cheap additive-straw bran ... He lived in Marin in the countryside and raised pigs at home. Before pig feed became common, pigs were often fed bran at home. There are two types of bran-one is bran, which is obtained by crushing the husks of rice. This bran is very nutritious and is a very good feed. Similarly, there is wheat bran. Of course, at present in Europe, because of low grain production, wheat bran is also an important food, which is mixed with flour to make bread. Even the "pure" dark bread that ordinary people eat contains wheat bran. Only the pure black bread eaten by the nobles separated the wheat bran. As for another conventional pig feeding material, straw bran is obtained by crushing straw or wheat straw. The nutritional value of straw bran is far behind the grain bran, but it is also a little nutritious. Before pigs became popular in rural areas, straw was the most commonly eaten by domestic pigs. As for the bran, it is regarded as the "fine material" of the pig. Of course, due to the general nutrition of straw bran, fattening pigs do not eat it, because they do not grow long. Generally, straw bran is fed to old sows. Because old sows do not need much nutrition when they are not littering or feeding, as long as they are not hungry. Only when it ¡¯s time to get pregnant and breastfeed, will you switch to more nutritious grain bran. In other words, straw bran is an anti-hungry thing, but it is not nutritious. Dark-hearted Marin, although it is forbidden to mix stones and soil with bread, it quietly lives in cheap black bread, mixed with straw bran ... After all, the cost of straw bran is extremely low. The raw materials for the production of straw bran are the rye straws that are used as fuel for rural stoves. However, one of the headaches for Marin is that the straw bran raw material is easy to obtain, but it is difficult to process in this era. Because Marin does not have a high-speed rotating grinder, he cannot quickly break rye straw into straw bran. Therefore, at present, the processing method of straw bran is still a primitive stone mill--that is, drying the rye straw on the stone mill ... However, it is really difficult to grind rye straw into powder. Ten pounds of rye stalks are put on, and it is not bad to be able to grind a pound. If it is replaced with more difficult to grind straw, Marin estimates that half a catty of straw husk will not be ground. After all, wheat straw is more brittle than straw, and is relatively easy to grind. Fortunately, Marin now has built many Dutch windmills to drive stone mills, which does not require much labor. Then, rye straw was everywhere. Although it is a waste of time, adding straw bran to black bread is an excellent cost-saving business practice ... Originally, Marin was still very disturbed, and felt that his heart was too dark, so that those who work hard to eat bran. In order not to make the taste of dark bread worse, Marin also specifically instructed the bakers to add less straw. Alas, Kohler, who is in charge of logistics, did a darker job than him. Marin ordered that 20% of the straw be added to the bread, and Kohler directly requested 30% ... ¿Æ In Kohler''s view, Marin is definitely a genius to add straw to bread. Moreover, Kohler felt that adding straw was much better than adding stones and dirt. You know, dark bread with dirt and stone added is almost as hard as slabs and can be used directly for fighting. When eating, it is also particularly tooth decay. After the soil and stones are replaced with straw bran, the dark bread is not so much like a brick, and it is much softer to eat. Although it can not be compared with pure black bread, it is much better than those "black stick" black bread. At least, Kohler, who has been eating "black stick" bread for a long time, believes that black bread with straw bran is more like food and tastes better than "black stick" bread. In this way, under the insistence of Kohler in charge of logistics, all the prisoners of war, except for those knights, usually eat black bread with 10% wild vegetables, 10% sawdust, and 30% straw bran. In other words, only half of this bread is rye noodles ... But what made Marin strange is that those prisoners of war who were from civilians did not reject this kind of bread at all ... This is also Marin who has never eaten real "black stick" bread. The kind of black stick bread that can be used as bricks can be mixed with 20% of soil by the boss of the heart ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Can it be hard after being dried in the oven? Therefore, when eating black bread, it is often heated with hot water. Because you have to use hot water to soften those soil ingredients, otherwise you won''t be able to keep your mouth ... Black bread mixed with straw bran is different. In any case, straw bran is also edible-although the grade is too low. But to the poor people of the Middle Ages, the ingredients in the bread were all edible, and they were already treated well. After all, straw bran can also be digested by the stomach, but it is not nutritional, but at least it is hungry. Even, Kohler intends to promote the use of straw bran in the country. Because, this technology is too cost-effective. Substituting rye for cheap straw bran itself saves a lot of cost. For business-oriented Europeans, it''s a great deal ... But Marin is opposed to letting his people eat black bread containing 30% of the straw, because he needs a strong national. Although straw bran is edible, it is not nutritious. If the national body is thin and thin, when Marin needs to mobilize the nationals to serve as soldiers, a group of lean monkeys with little strength are recruited. So Marin has no objection to Kohler promoting hay bran bread in the country. However, the proportion of straw bran, Marin asked to be reduced by half to 15% ... This kind of black bread with 15% straw bran quickly became popular in East Friesland and became a staple food for residents and fishermen in East Friesland. Then, this kind of bread was also named "Kohler Black Bread" ... As for the original creator Marin, it was because he felt that the matter was disgraceful, and he gave the credit to Kohler who was in charge of it. But what made Marin startled is that Kohler "has invented" the cheap "Kolle Brown Bread", which has gained huge popularity and made Marin jealous ... Chapter 294： Grenada Colonial Plan Gonzalo de Cordova''s visit to East Friesland this time is not just to learn the "Marin Square" with Marin. At the same time, he also demanded that Marin be ready for Columbus to take the fleet south. Because the Spaniards are ready to ship and manpower, under the leadership of Columbus, to open India routes. Ò»´Î This time the Spaniards fought a lot. In order to prevent the Portuguese from finding fault, Spain directly discharged the luxury lineup of 10 warships over 200 tons. Moreover, the person leading the team turned out to be the famous Spanish local navigator Alenzo de Ovidad. As the deputy of Columbus, Alenzo de Ovidad participated in the voyage of exploring the Americas, and is the best navigator in Spain. Ìýµ½ When he heard the news, Marin frowned-history really changed ... Originally, in May 1499, Arenzo de Ovidad should take Amerigo and Fonseca to explore the American continent and discover Venezuela in South America. Venezuela''s name was named by Arenzo de Ovidad himself. In fact, this is the problem that Marin himself made. Through the emperor and pope, Marin let all Europe know that the "India" discovered by Columbus was actually a barren area. As a result, the Spanish quickly lost interest in the Americas. As a result, the American exploration plan of Arenzo de Ovidad in 1499 no longer exists. It happened that Marin gave the benefits of the Indian route to Spain, and Spain directly appointed Arenzo de Ovidas as the fleet commander, led by Columbus, and went to India to buy spices. ²»¾Ã Shortly after Gonzalo de Cordova left, Columbus was forced to leave his wife and children, come to Emden to prepare, and set sail again. For a navigator, the life of "wife and child hot hoe" at home is very luxurious. As long as the employer orders, they need to board the ship, say goodbye to their families, and break the waves on the ocean ... In order to give Columbus peace of mind on the road, before Columbus left, Marin announced that Columbus''s eldest son, Diego, was appointed as a guard. In addition, Marin told Columbus that by the time East Friesland''s new fleet city is set, Diego will be trained as a fleet commander. Not only that, Marin also gave Columbus the two 250-class warships that he had previously taken to the Canary Islands. These two ships are now surpassing the times. They are faster than the current ships and have powerful firepower. Also, before Columbus set out, Marin prepared a dozen more sacks of lemon leaf powder for Columbus and his men to make tea and drink. Previously, Marin asked Kohler to buy several lemon-producing estates in Genoa, Italy, to provide lemon leaves for large sailing. Years ago, a batch of powder made from lemon leaves was sent over. It happened that Columbus used it when sailing, and loaded it directly. Columbus is also very tight about this, because he has personally confirmed that drinking this unknown plant powder soaked in water every day can indeed prevent scurvy. However, before Columbus set out, Marint repeatedly told Columbus to do a good job of confidentiality, not to tell the Spanish the secret. For those sailors, Columbus only had to force them to drink water from lemon leaf powder every day, there was no need to explain anything to them. Besides, even Columbus himself only knew that it was a plant powder. He didn''t know anything ... In order to train more marine sailors, Marin carried out a large-scale rotation of sailors under Columbus. Many young Frisian sailors who had not participated in the last Indian voyage were placed in Columbus''s fleet. This time, because of the protection of the Spanish fleet, Columbus did not need to bring any soldiers, all sailors, plus translators and Draka responsible for trade. Uh ... In fact, Marin is very unwilling to give up the huge profits of the spice trade. However, he did not have the strength to confront the Portuguese at sea. Therefore, he can only choose to give his interests to the Spaniards. However, giving up interest does not mean that Marin will stop there. Before Columbus set out, Marin suddenly thought of a good solution ... It is true that Marin gave the Spaniards the right to buy spices in India, but this does not mean that Marin can only accept the reality of 50,000 pounds per purchase. Because, Marin can''t buy more spices, but he can grow them by himself ... Marin thought of Grenada, the famous Caribbean country. Marin first knew Grenada because the country was invaded by U.S. forces in the 1980s. Later, through the encyclopedia, Marin knew that Grenada is a very rare tropical island without poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. The absence of poisonous snakes and poisonous insects means that the island is safer, and people who go there will not be easily infected by the poisonous insects. Also, Grenada is the second largest producer of nutmeg (an important spice) in the world. Of course, that''s a future generation. However, this inspired Marin ... ¼ÈÈ» "Since I can''t buy spices in large quantities in India, why can''t I grow them myself?" Marin suddenly thought this idea ... Grenada is not big, but it can grow a lot of spices. You know, in the later generations, only 344 square kilometers of Grenada, the total output of nutmeg has even accounted for one third of the world''s total output of nutmeg, second only to Indonesia, reaching more than 30,000 tons. Of course, that is because of the subsequent use of chemical fertilizers, the nutmeg yield is naturally high. But even without fertilizer, the output is only a few thousand tons, which is very scary. You know, a thousand tons is 2.2 million pounds. And now a pound of nutmeg in Europe costs 10 shillings, which is equivalent to 2 gold coins ... think Marin is drunk ... Of course, Grenada may not only grow nutmeg. It can also grow sugar cane and spices such as pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. So, in the evening before Columbus'' departure, Marin called Draka and told him to buy a lot of seeds of spices such as pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and **** when he arrived in India, save them and bring them back ... Cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon are not produced in India. However, buying whole nutmeg and clove seeds can also be grown. As for cinnamon, although the cinnamon is purchased, the origin of cinnamon is Sri Lanka, which is very close to Karikat, south of India. You can buy cinnamon seeds. It really isn''t working. You can also let Columbus''s fleet go to Sri Lanka to buy cinnamon seeds ... In short, Marin intends to make Grenada a base for the production of various spices ... However, considering that Marin did not know how to grow spices. Therefore, he ordered Draka to purchase spice seeds, and by the way, buy a few untouchable slaves who know how to grow spices in India and bring them back to take charge of the cultivation of spices. Of course, all this must be hidden from the Spaniards ... In this way, Draka took Marin''s request and, with Columbus, boarded the fleet to Spain. In addition to buying spice seeds and Indian slaves who know how to grow spices, Draka is also responsible for purchasing 50,000 pounds of spices, as well as supplies such as saltpeter and copper ingots ... ³ö·¢ After the Columbus fleet set off ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin called Kohler and asked him to go to Genoa or Spain to find the navigator Amerigo. I was looking for this person because Marin knew that he was such a famous navigator. Moreover, because Spain suspended navigation to the Americas, Amerigo was not recruited by the Spaniards. According to Columbus''s news, it seems that Amerigo was still the captain of Genoa. When Columbus returned to Genoa from Spain, he had seen this person ... Now, Marin has complete sailing information for Columbus'' exploration of the West Indies. Just get Amerigo, give him a few boats, and copy him a copy of Columbus''s sailing information, you can explore Grenada. Although Columbus did not explore Grenada, Marin knew that Grenada was the southernmost island of the Windward Islands. Just follow Columbus''s navigation chart, first arrive at the Windward Islands, and then sail to the southernmost place near the South American continent ... Grenada is very suitable as the first settlement of Marin colony in the Americas because of the absence of poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. Colonists in Grenada do not have to worry about deaths caused by poisonous insects and common "terrible diseases" in the tropics, such as malaria, as in other tropical regions. After the colonists have adapted to Grenada''s tropical climate, they can move on to other tropical regions. Therefore, in Marin''s heart, Grenada, which has good natural conditions and is not easy to die, is very suitable as a base camp for training colonists to adapt to the tropical climate. Then, Marin can use Grenada as a springboard, êéêì Brazil, Panama and other important areas ... At the same time, it is also suitable for the cultivation of various tropical spices, and suitable for the production of sucrose-colonizing Grenada, can do more than one thing ... Chapter 295： One more spring plough With narrow eyes squinting into March 1500, the spring ploughing work is in full swing. Before that, those prisoners of war had been supervised in the two or three months before the spring plowing and opened a new field of 3,000 Yougram, which happened to be spring plowing with the old field. Because of the addition of 18,000 Saxon serfs and 7,000 Saxon regular infantry prisoners of war, the spring ploughing was extremely rapid. After all, that was 25,000 strong men. In the past three months, Marin also resumed several fertilizer processing plants in an emergency and rushed out a batch of fertilizer blocks. Fortunately, the air-dried dung was prepared enough. This time, the fertilizer processing was very fast without leaving much odor. After all, those faeces have been air-dried for more than half a year. Then, these fertilizers were also used by Marin''s 3,000 serf workers who were responsible for the manufacture and application of fertilizers to fertilize the fields themselves. Alas, because of this war, many people have been meritorious. Therefore, Marin was very distressed to scatter the 10,000 Yougram land, making him sad. You know, these land closures will not be taxed in the future. However, people have made great achievements and can''t help but appreciate it. Moreover, this time the results were too brilliant, and Marin wanted to reward less. This time, Marin not only closed the field of 10,000 Eugram, but also raised the titles of Schwartz and Fronzberg to vice barons. In addition, the fourth party chief Stade was also promoted from the hereditary knight to the baron; the black shirt knight Steindorf was promoted to the baron; he was responsible for destroying the Saxon pontoon and hitting the base of the Duke of Saxony with artillery. Germany, has also become a slave baron; and Marin has a great emphasis on Sauer, Marin also found a lot of excuses to promote him to become a baron ... I saw that the land of Wanyougram was sealed off in one of the planting seasons, and Marin felt that the monarch was not good enough. In fact, Marin was unwilling to divide the land. However, East Frisian has just stabilized now, and he cannot be separated from his generals because of the segregation of the land. Moreover, Marin already has enough labor to clear the swamps. The land of tens of thousands of Yougram, which was sealed out, can still be recovered. After all, the new land reclaimed was owned by Marin himself, and it certainly belongs to him. For spring ploughing, the happiest person besides Marin is to count those who have tasted sweetness before. Last year''s huge harvest allowed them to enjoy the benefits. For example, Schwarz and Fronzberg, the 1,000 acres of arable land that were closed last year, yielded an average of 500 pounds of rye and a total output of 6 million pounds. After Marin helped them sell half of them, they directly earned 50,000 gold coins, which made them all happy ... You know, although an ordinary baron leader has more arable land than they can produce per mu, the total income in a year is only 10,000 gold coins, generally not more than 20,000. However, with the support of Marin, they used only a thousand acres of cultivated land to create a profit of 50,000 gold coins. What''s more, they still have a lot of grain in their homes. Although, those serfs also needed a lot of food to feed, and their servants also needed a lot of food. However, it is definitely not as much as half. That is to say, half of the grain stored in the family can be saved in addition to what must be consumed. These days make them happy. Now, the Schwartz family is living a beautiful life with pride and respect. And Frenzberger also tried to get his father to retire from the army and to take care of himself in his fiefdom. Even Frenzberg''s brothers, except for the elder brother who stayed in his hometown to inherit the knight collar, everyone else came to follow him. After all, the annual income is more than 50,000 gold coins, even some poor counts can''t compare. What is it to support a few family members? They all have earned 50,000 gold coins. Adler has twice as much land as they do. Naturally, they have earned 100,000 gold coins a year ... However, Adler was more sorrowful. Although he obtained a huge profit of 100,000 gold coins, he was confiscated by his wife Liv. And himself, he can only receive one or two coins of "pocket money" from Liv ... Then, Liv herself, like the legendary dragon, hid in the room, covered the bed with gold coins, and rolled on the coins ... Even those knights with only 100 Ugram land, no one''s annual income reached about 5,000 gold coins, making those soldiers without enclaves extremely envious. Of course, this also stimulated their enthusiasm for rewards. Now, the martyrs of Marin are extremely strong, and they are anxious to give them an injustice like the Duke of Saxony to give them military exploits. As soon as the land is obtained, the whole family will develop immediately ... Uh ... Also, last year and autumn, Marin sent someone to the border between Poland and Silesia to buy 10,000 cattle from the owners of the large Polish herd (up to 50,000). The price of each cow is less than 10 gold coins, which is very cheap. But it was just that these cattle rushed back from Silesia to East Frisian, and Marin''s men took a lot of thought. Moreover, they could not pass through the territory of the Saxony aristocracy, lest they be detained. Until years later, Marin''s men did not pull the tens of thousands of cattle back to East Friesland in batches. Fortunately, there was no delay in spring ploughing. After putting the copper nose rings on the strong cattle, these cattle became a cattle farm after a little training ... Moreover, Marin''s men also made appointments with the big Polish merchants who specialize in cattle sales-buying another 20,000 cattle in the coming year. And this time, Marin did not plan to wait until autumn, but sent people to buy cattle directly after spring ploughing, even if the price was more expensive. Because, in addition to the arable land needs of East Frisian, Marin also plans to get some cows to go to Grenada to clear the land and plant spices. The price of Polish cattle is not expensive, it is really good for nothing. Even if the cultivated land is not available, you can get some cattle to kill meat. 10,000 cows and thousands of horses in the original, plus the newly added manpower ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This spring ploughing is extremely fast. After all, only tens of thousands of horses were used to cultivate tens of thousands of Eugrams. On average, each horse was required to cultivate hundreds of acres of land. Therefore, it takes a long time, even a little too late. Õâ This time, Marin used a huge lineup of 10,000 cattle and thousands of horses. On average, each animal only needed to cultivate the previous one-third amount, which led to a rapid increase in the rate of spring cultivation. Originally, it took more than one month for spring ploughing, and it was all completed in half a month. Originally, Marin was prepared to let all prisoners of war participate in spring ploughing. However, later Marin remembered that his Qu Quli and bull nose ring seemed to be confidential technology. Therefore, Marin left only those Saxons who had become his serfs to help with spring planting. As for the 7000 Saxon infantry who will be lost in the future, in order to prevent them from seeing Qu Quli and the bull nose ring, Marin sent them directly to the swamp to dig trenches and ditch ... ËûÃÇ While they were digging trenches, Marin also organized carpenters to start building Dutch windmills. After all, even if the ditch is dug, the equipment is required to pump the accumulated water out of the marsh pool and drain it into the ditch. In this era, there were no mechanical water pumps, manual pumping was too inefficient, and physical energy consumption was high, and food was also consumed. Therefore, it is the most economical option to pump water with a Dutch windmill that is spinning day and night. After all, no matter how big the swamp, the windmill can''t stop pumping water day and night. One windmill is not enough, Marin can get a few more. Anyway, these windmills can be disassembled and moved. After this water pool has been pumped, it can be dismantled and moved to the side of another water pool to re-establish it-after the pumping, change places ... When the marshland is transformed, Marin will have more than 100,000 acres of cultivated land, which is more than all the cultivated land combined by East Frisian Land and Baron Wadden ... Chapter 296： Amerigo brought to your door Because of the need to explore the Grenada route, Marin also arranged shipyards to continue shipbuilding while arranging spring planting work. Because Vallado, an old Portuguese designer, was very stubborn, Marin planned to build some "250" class armed merchant ships to serve as merchant ships. Therefore, eventually Marin split the original Tholente shipyard into two parts-the old Portuguese designer Vallado is still at the Tholente shipyard and continues to build 250 class merchant ships. The other half of the artisans, led by the best Venetian shipbuilder Bovani, came to Emden to build a new shipyard and began to manufacture British double-deck artillery decks according to Marin''s "design" Galen ship. In addition to the top deck, this new Galen ship also has windows that can be closed to facilitate naval battles. Moreover, the aspect ratio was determined to be 4 to 1. In addition, Marin made a big deal this time, and directly launched the 500-ton class. Not only that, Marin also required to increase the thickness of the side of the ship to meet the needs of naval battles and make it a professional warship. Of course, he did not expect to make it soon. Anyway, as long as this 500-ton British Galen ship is built this year. As long as the first ship is built and experience is gained, more ships can be manufactured smoothly in the future. The biggest difficulty is that the first ship is not easy to build. After all, there are very few 500-ton ships across Europe, not to mention the brand new British Galen. As for the old Vallado, it will continue to manufacture 250-class armed merchant ships. This merchant ship already has mature manufacturing experience and can start construction of two ships together. It is estimated that in a few months, two ships will be launched. In addition, Marin also dispatched 500 skilled carpenters to join the Thornluncher shipyard to participate in the needs of two 250-class armed merchant ships and cultivate their shipbuilding experience. When the cultivation is mature, Marin will transfer them to the new shipyard in Emden to participate in the manufacture of 500-ton British Galen warships. As for what kind of ship to use after recruiting Amerigo, Marin thought about it, or decided to let Amerigo first use the two small ships of one hundred and dozen tons that Columbus had eliminated. Because it''s not too difficult to explore Grenada. After all, Columbus left behind a full set of sailing information. Amerigo only needs to follow the "Strategy" left by Columbus, and press the map to reach the Americas directly along the mature route, without bothering. Moreover, Amerigo is also an "old driver" in the maritime industry. As long as there is a full set of information and Marin''s directions, exploring Grenada is not a problem at all ... On this day, Marin was signing and stamping important documents sent to Jeffrey in the royal palace, and suddenly a guard came to report-an Italian calling himself Amerigo Vespucci was clamoring to see Marin ... Marin was shocked, and the gold and silver used for stamping in his hands fell to the ground, almost hitting Marin''s feet ... ʲô "What''s the matter? I have just sent someone to Italy to find this guy, not long ago, why did the goods come straight to the door?" In fact, Amerigo was not originally looking for Marin on this trip. His original goal was to find Columbus who served Marin ... After meeting with Columbus in Genoa more than two years ago, Amerigo, who loves nautical adventures, soon went to Spain to find opportunities. But he was very unlucky. When he came to Spain, he found that Spain went up and down, and lost interest in continuing to explore the barren continent (America). Therefore, Amerigo had to stay in Spain first. When this time Marin presented the information of the Indian route, Spain finally began to form a long-haul fleet. Amerigo originally wanted to squeeze into this fleet and travel to legendary India. It''s a pity that this time because of the ready-to-use navigation information and the old driver of Columbus, he was foolproof. Therefore, this voyage to India was very hot inside Spain. Many children of the nobility, for the sake of mixing up, found relationships and squeezed into the fleet. It doesn''t matter if they are poor, because they only need to follow the old driver Columbus''s boat ... So, in this case, an Italian in Amerigo was naturally brushed down relentlessly. Because it is safer to "discover India" as a good thing, it is not his turn to an unrecognized foreigner ... In desperation, Amerigo thought of Columbus far east of Friesland. Amerigo and Columbus had a little friendship. As a result, Amerigo rushed to East Friesland by land, hoping to see the previous friendship, squeeze into the Columbus fleet and go to India to take a look. By the way, in the navigation chart, also record a little precious navigation information, publish it to earn fame, or sell it to people who need it ... It''s a pity that he came by accident. When he arrived in East Friesland, Columbus''s fleet had set off south ... In desperation, Amerigo took his heart to the side, and ran to Orich''s palace to see Marin, hoping to find a good job here in Marin through "recommendation by Mao Sui ... Unfortunately, Amerigo didn''t understand German, and the guards of the palace did not understand Italian and Latin. Therefore, Amerigo had to talk to the guards "chicken and duck" in a hurry ... Fortunately, Amerigo was well-dressed, and the guards thought he was a noble, so he didn''t embarrass him. Otherwise, he was thrown out early-are the princes of a country just like ordinary people want to see? Fortunately, when Amerigo and the guards at the door were arguing, a guard who came to shifts heard Amerigo''s self-proclaimed "Amerigo". Coincidentally, Marin ordered someone to go to Italy to find Amerigo that day, and the guard was on his side. So the guard hurried back to report to Marin ... Marin was shocked for a while, then hurriedly ran straight to the door ... Marin thought while running-Amerigo, come to my bowl ... Then, Marin saw Amerigo, blushing and rudely arguing with the door guard. However, what makes Marin funny is that Amerigo uses Latin, which is common in the European aristocracy, and where does the guard at the door understand this tall language? The two spoke one in Latin and the other in German. But in fact, no one understands what the other person is saying ... I also lost the guard who had a better temper, and if I changed to a more irritable one, I would have flung Amerigo with shame ... Marin hurried forward and asked in Latin: "Excuse me, Mr. Amerigo Vespucci?" Amerigo froze, turned his head, and saw Marin. However, because Marin did not wear a noble dress, Amerigo did not know that Earl Marin he was looking for was in front of him. Of course, Amerigo is happy that someone can finally communicate with him in Latin. So he asked: "I am Amerigo, may I ask you?" "I am Marin von Huffman, Mr. Vespucci, welcome to East Frisian!" Marin extended a hand of friendship ... "Are you Earl Marin?" Amerigo looked surprised. After all, he hadn''t seen Marin, saw Marin so young, wearing ordinary woolen clothes, no gorgeous silk robes that nobles liked to wear, and thought Marin was a Latin translator ... but, see The guards on the side paid tribute to Marin and soon believed. "Yes, I am, Mr. Vespucci, please come here!" After Amerigo was surprised, Marin entered the palace ... Amerigo is actually a man who is keen on fame. Otherwise, he won''t rush from Italy to Spain to find opportunities. He came from a wealthy merchant family in Florence, Italy, and his father was a wealthy bank notary. Because of his family, Amerigo was very well educated as a teenager, and he also learned Latin common to nobles and missionaries. In addition, he is a researcher of astronomy. Originally, before his death, he also became the royal astronomer of King Ferdinand II of Spain. Of course, in this era, every good navigator is an astronomer. Because navigators need to use the sun, moon, and stars as a reference to determine the ship''s position and direction. Over time, every navigator has a good astronomy. After all, in this era, without telescopes and sextants, navigators sailed on the sea and could only judge and calculate by their naked eyes. Those who can become navigators are not idle generations. Alas, anyway, Amerigo is just a civilian. But Amerigo admired Columbus''s sailing and title and fiefdom. He also wanted to learn Columbus and sail to get a noble title. No baron, as long as the jazz is enough ... So he left Italy, went to Spain to find opportunities, and longed for success. Seeing Spain had no chance, they came to East Frisian again ... ½»Ì¸ Through conversation, Marin found that Amerigo was indeed a maritime talent. So Marin strengthened his determination to recruit Amerigo: "Mr. Vespucci, you have been in Spain. I must know that I have 15 colonies in the barren continent, right?" Marin was named the Count of the Spanish barren and had the colonial rights of 15 colonies After Columbus presented the chart, the Spanish royal family publicized it. Its purpose is to occupy the "right of discovery" so as to find an excuse to intervene in Indian trade. Despite Portugal''s anger, Spain''s 20,000 soldiers at the western-Portuguese border scared Portugal. In desperation, Portugal had to acquiesce to the fact that Spain participated in the Indian trade. After all, Portugal is really weak on land. Even if the Spanish fleet can be killed at sea? People can besiege your capital from land ... Moreover, in order to emphasize its right of discovery, Spain specifically emphasized that Columbus was specially sent by the Spanish royal family to find India, but it did not drag Marin into the water. Therefore, the Portuguese did not know that Columbus was actually sent by Marin. This has prevented Marin from suffering, otherwise, the anger in Portugal is not what Marin can now withstand. Of course, insiders such as Amerigo who once joined the official sailing agency of Spain, still know the fact that Columbus is now actually Marin. Therefore, this time Amerigo will find East Frisian. àÅ "Well, I did hear it when I was in Spain." Amerigo Vespucci nodded. This is the biggest news in Spain in the second half of 1499. As long as the news isn''t too closed, you''ll hear it. "Now Columbus has gone to pilot the Spanish Fleet and will not be able to return in two years. I need a navigator to the Americas ... oh no, to find a suitable colony on the wild continent ..." "Master, what do you mean?" Amerigo was excited. He didn''t have to speak by himself, the count started to solicit himself. "I want to invite you to join the East Frisian Navy and go to the barren continent for me, looking for a suitable island as my first colony!" µºÓì "Island? Lord Earl, since it is a barren continent, why not colonize directly on land? Isn''t the land area larger?" "Mr. Vespucci, you don''t understand, tropical regions ... well, middle-aged hot areas, where Europeans are very unaccustomed. Living there for a long time is prone to malaria, such as malaria. Such. As a result, the mortality rate is very high ... " ¶øÇÒ "Also, there are many indigenous peoples in the land areas. Establishing colonies on land is very easy to be attacked by the indigenous people ..." ´ó "Master, the indigenous people are so ignorant and backward, shouldn''t they stop our European troops?" Amerigo asked rhetorically. Ëä "That being said, however, we have to get a foothold first and let my men adapt to the tropical climate ~ www.novelhall.com ~ For this reason, I chose a very good island ..." "What kind of island?" Amerigo asked with interest. "This small island, I call it¡® Grenada, ¡¯is a small island, but it has an advantage not found in other tropical regions ¡ª no poisonous snakes and poisonous insects ...¡± ûÓÐ "There are no poisonous snakes and poisonous insects?" Amerigo didn''t quite understand what the poisonous snakes and poisonous insects had to do with disease. He is not a traverser, where do you know that many tropical diseases are transmitted by poisonous insects ... "Well, you don''t need to understand this, as long as you know, then people will not be prone to tropical diseases such as malaria ..." "Oh ... it''s not easy to have tropical diseases, it seems pretty good ..." Right now the big voyage has just begun, and Europeans have not yet suffered from tropical diseases. Therefore, Amerigo clearly lacks awareness of the terrible extent of tropical diseases ... ÄÇô "Well, Mr. Vespucci, would you like to discover this island for me? In return, if you do, I will seize you as a jazz and grant you land ..." "I''m willing, Lord Earl, Amerigo Vespucci will be happy to help you!" Before Marin, Amerigo, who was keen on fame, agreed ... When he learned that Columbus had left a full set of sailing information, he only needed to take the fleet along Columbus''s route to a place called the "windward islands" and then head south to find an island close to the mainland. It was even more surprising. Because it''s so challenging. Even the Raiders were given in advance, what else could be difficult? In this way, Marin and Amerigo quickly signed an employment agreement and a confidentiality agreement. After that, Amerigo stroked the Bible and swore allegiance to Marin ... So far, the second sailing master became Marin''s general ... Chapter 297： Milan changed hands A mountainous group of wolverine knights in the mountains of northern Italy, on the south side of the Telina valley linking the Mistel valley in Graub¨¹nden, Switzerland ... ¬ Duke Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, with his remaining 1500 Hussars on his way to the Valley of Telina ... After more than a year of hard work, the Principality of Milan was defeated. After all, the strength of the Duchy of Milan and France are too different. Although this time the Principality of Milan prepared 35,000 troops, it was very weak in front of 30,000 French troops. why? Because the military quality of the two sides is too different ... French cavalry are knights and apprentice knights from the knight family. Infantry is more powerful, the most capable Swiss mercenary in Europe. In contrast to the Milan army, the cavalry are all light cavalry, and the infantry are also Italian mercenaries of average combat effectiveness. The combat effectiveness of the two sides is completely unequal. Fortunately, after Ludovico Sforza reminded Marin, he did not send Trivulzio and Count Caiazzo to command the soldiers. Therefore, the Principality of Milan did not have a large-scale surrender of France this time. As a result, the Principality of Milan has lasted longer than before. Moreover, this time, the Milan army mostly hid in the fortress to defend, and did not enter the battlefield with the French team. Therefore, to a large extent, this has offset the lack of combat effectiveness of the army. Therefore, the French had to fight protracted siege. After all, neither the French knight nor the Swiss mercenaries could fly, making it difficult to easily overcome the tall walls. However, the French still have a killer ÄǾÍ, that is-artillery ... Scrutinizing with no hope of storming, Louis XII simply sent people back to China to pull the guns ... Then, after the French brought in a batch of 12-pound bronze heavy artillery from the country, they blasted several Milan forts ... Although, the fortresses of the Milanese are made of stone and are very sturdy. However, after all, it is not a bastion structure that is anti-artillery. So, after a few months of bombing, the solid stone walls were also bombed ... Then, the French captured several fortresses on the Milan border, and came down to Milan ... As a large city of 100,000 people, Milan''s urban defense must be extremely strong. With more than 10,000 people, the Duke of Milan relied on the solid city of Milan to fight the French ... The walls of Milan are not comparable to those fortresses on the border. Because the city of Milan is large and prosperous, the Duke of Milan was willing to spend money to strengthen the walls. The French heavy artillery bombarded for a long time ... However, after the spring of 1500, the Milanese themselves had a big problem ... It turned out that Milan was out of food ... After all, the city of Milan has a population of 100,000, and with the 16,000 troops involved in the Duke of Milan, the daily consumption of food is an astronomical figure. However, a few months after the siege, Milan ran out of food and signs of instability soon appeared in the army ... In desperation, Ludovico Sforza, having to take the 2000 cronies Hussars, opened the East Gate late at night and broke out from the French defensive gap. During the breakout, 500 cavalrymen were stopped by the Swiss ... Like this, Ludovico Sforza with only the remaining 1500 Hussars and his most loyal contestant San Severino fled to the Telina Valley where the fort was built. The general ran away, and the city of Milan naturally surrendered. As soon as Ludovico Sforza ran, Milan surrendered the next day. Louis twelve swaggered into the city with a large army. Sure enough, Trivulchio and Count Caiazo, two anti-bones, immediately came out to kneel and lick the Fa. Due to Marin''s reminder, the two were not reused in the previous battles and were also monitored. So they have no chance to betray. But now that the French have entered the city, they immediately jump out and say they want to be a puppet army ... Fortunately, before the Duke of Milan listened to Marin''s advice, he built a strong fortress in the Telina Valley, and quietly saved a lot of money here. More than that, there are 4,000 troops stationed here, led by a close friend of Ludovico Sforza. Even the young son of the Duke of Milan was brought here long ago ... He has enough money and food, and 5,500 soldiers and horses, plus the terrain required by the Telina Valley and Graub¨¹nden controlled by Maximilian I, even the French must weigh it. Because there is only one narrow valley in the Telina Valley, it can be described as "one man is in charge and the other is not open." What''s more, the Duke of Milan also built a strong defensive fortress in the valley in advance. The steep terrain and strong fortress will make it difficult for you to break through. Moreover, the northern part of the Telina Valley is the emperor''s territory, which can continuously transport supplies from the Graub¨¹nden area. I believe that if the French came to attack the Telina Valley, Maximilian I would never sit idly by. Therefore, under these circumstances, Ludovico Sforza, who has enough money and army, can stay in this place for a long time. You know, after several fortresses on the front line were breached, Duke Ludovico Sforza sent his relatives early and escorted 200,000 gold coins here. By the way, he also sent his son over. With this money, and the large amount of money and food that existed here before, the Duke of Milan with more than 5,000 men, it is no problem to persist here for several years. What''s more, even if he had no money and no food, Emperor Maximilian I would definitely lend it to him. Because, Maximilian I naturally did not deal with the French ... Then, after Ludovico Sforza ran with more than a thousand people, Louis XII did not send soldiers to beat him. From the direction of escape, Louis XII thought that the Duke of Milan had fled to Austria. Obviously, the French were unwilling to turn their backs on the Shen Luo Empire. Moreover, Louis XII did not know that Ludovico Sforza had secretly transferred away a large amount of money and food ... You know, UU reads www.uukanshu. The Principality of Milan is the second richest country in Italy and richer than Naples. Because, although the agriculture of the Principality of Milan is comparable to that of Naples, the handicraft industry of the Principality of Milan is too developed. Therefore, the Duchy of Milan has many taxes, second only to Venice, and second in Italy. Even though the Duke of Ludovico transferred more than 200,000 gold coins, 300,000 gold coins and a lot of other belongings were left in the palace, leaving Louis XII full. Also, after the French army entered the city, in this Italy''s largest city (larger than Venice, but not rich in Venice), he robbed and robbed more valuables ... The robbery lasted for five days and almost cleaned the citizens of Milan. Therefore, the citizens of Milan City resent the French army very much. A feeling of dissatisfaction breeds among the citizens ... Ten days later, Louis XII continued to lead the army south. Because he had to attack the kingdom of Naples. As for Milan, Louis XII left a few anti-skeleton rule in Milan. Its commander was Trivulzio, the earliest Frenchman. Before he left, Louis XII also plundered a lot of food from all over the Principality of Milan to supply the army. Moreover, he only left 7000 troops for Trivulzio to prevent Trivulzio from getting bigger. At the same time, Louis XII did not leave any food for Trivulzio, and only gave 20,000 gold coins as military expenses. But where is the money? In desperation, Trivulchio continued to rob the citizens after the French had robbed it again, and sent troops to the countryside to grab food ... In this way, Trivulzio was completely in the eyes of the Milanese. douchebag. At this time, the Milanese began to miss the "Moorish" Ludovico Sforza, who had been cursed by them ... Chapter 298： Solving the technical problems of building large ships After becoming the second navigator under Her Majesty, Amerigo began preparations for selecting crew members. At the same time, he requested that large ships of 200 tons or more must be used to ensure navigation safety. After all, a boat that is too small is not very resistant to storms. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean is not the same as going to India. The route to India is basically along the coast of Africa. The only sea that crosses is the relatively calm Arabian Sea. But crossing the Atlantic is different. Although Amerigo has not been to the Americas, it has also been heard that the depths of the Atlantic Ocean are still very strong. Marin naturally agrees with this. It is estimated that Columbus would return for at least a year and a half, but it would not take much time to go to Grenada. Columbus''s fleet crossed the Atlantic from the Canary Islands, but it took 70 days. From Emden to the Canary Islands, it took just over a month. Therefore, from Emden to the Windward Islands, in fact, as long as more than three months, more than half a year can run a round trip. So Marin had enough time to prepare. For safety, Marin decided to wait for the completion of the two "250" class armed merchant ships of the Tholencher shipyard and hand them over to Amerigo. Class 250 merchant ships are now mature in construction technology and can be completed in a few months. During these months, I just brought Amerigo to the sea with a group of new sailors. Although Marin has a group of old sailors who have been rotated from the Columbus fleet, Marin does not intend to use them all. Because he needs to train more sailors. Therefore, Marin only picked up a part of the old sailors to follow the ship, and first used those more than 100-ton boats to practice big voyages in the North Sea. Most of the sailors on board were selected from fishermen''s families and some young sailors trained by sailors. In this way, they can be carried by the old sailors, and they can become old sailors as soon as they sail down. ±íʾ In order to show the importance to navigation, Marin also accompanied Amerigo personally to inspect the two shipyards of Tholencher and Emden. But the result of the inspection made Marin frown ... The Huentholencher shipyard is nothing, just step by step. But at the Emden shipyard, they encountered technical difficulties ... It turned out that Marin asked Emden Shipyard to try to build a 500-ton ship, and the difficulty was definitely greatly increased. Elsewhere, the ribs in the keel of the shipbuilding became a big problem ... Generally speaking, European-style sail wooden boats are laid with keels and then covered with wooden boards. The keel is somewhat like a fish bone, with a main main keel, plus many curved "ribs". The main keel is still very easy to find. Its only requirement is long enough. For example, Da Gama explores India''s flagship "San Gabriel", which is 25.7 meters in length. Of course, this is the length of the upper deck. The main keel at the bottom of the ship, about 20 meters long is enough. The 20-meter-long oak is difficult to find, but it can still be bought as long as the price is high. Alas, it would be difficult to get a longer keel. For example, the Swedish "Gothenburg", Marin had read their retro shipbuilding articles, and knew that the oak tree they used to make the keel must be a "great" oak tree with a tree age of 300 years and a diameter of 5 meters. This kind of oak tree is very rare in Europe. After all, Europeans have been cutting and using oak trees for thousands of years. Of course, the keel of the Gothenburg was also very long, reaching 40.9 meters. ³¬ Such a long wood is very precious in Europe right now. Because 300-year-old trees are rare in Europe. However, Marin knew that in this America, trees were rarely cut down because there was no developed civilization. Therefore, in North America, there are many super old oak trees that have grown for hundreds of years and are forty to fifty meters long. Because, for thousands of years, no one has logged on a large scale in North American forests. As a result, Marin had plans for logging and shipbuilding in North America. In North American forests, extra long keel oaks like the Gothenburg keel are not expensive at all, everywhere ... The Spaniards, in order to build the Spanish galleon, later moved the base of the large ship to the Americas. Marin remembered reading in an article that after about 1610, Spain moved its shipbuilding base to Havana, Cuba, in order to directly use the local abundant timber resources. Of course, Marin is now building a 500-ton ship, not a 1150-ton ship like the Gothenburg. Therefore, Marin does not need the wood of a 300-year-old tree that is 40 meters long, only a keel that is 30 meters long is sufficient. Although the price will be more expensive, it is not found. However, the ribs used for large ships are very troublesome. You know, the big voyage is just now, and the shipbuilding technology is still underdeveloped. After understanding the situation, Ma Marin was surprised to find that the ribs of this era turned out to be the shape sawn from a whole piece of wood ... You know, the ribs are not the same as the main keel. The main keel is straight, but the rib is curved. The ribs are nailed to the main keel. Generally speaking, the ribs installed on the bow of the ship are a pair of "V" ribs, while the ribs in the middle of the ship are "U" shaped. The "V" rib is simple, and two straight long boards can be nailed to the keel. However, the "U" -shaped ribs are more troublesome, but the most commonly used ribs of a ship are "U" -shaped. Moreover, in this era, the "U" ribs used by people are mostly curved ribs sawn from relatively thick logs, which is a waste of wood. It is better to make the barge smaller. If you build a large ship, it will take hundreds of years of oak wood to process the ribs, which is very wasteful ... Marin was a bit surprised. In his memory, when the antique ship "Gothenburg" used retro technology to build the ship, it was obviously made by steam softening straight wooden boards ... Alas, Marin didn''t think about it, even the original Gothenburg was an 18th century ship. Shipbuilding technology at that time was definitely much stronger than at the end of the 15th century. It can even be said that it is because of the great navigation that has promoted the advancement of European shipbuilding technology. After all, "need is the mother of invention." He doesn''t know when the technology of softening and changing the shape of the ribs with steam came out, but at least he knows that his technology is not available in his shipyard right now. Even some Portuguese shipbuilders have not heard of this technology. Therefore, Marin determined that this is still a technology that has not yet appeared ... Seeing that Emden Shipyard was worried because he could not find enough rough oak to process the curved ribs, Marin directly described the technology he had seen using steam to soften and change the shape of the ribs. The old shipbuilders are doubtful about this. However, the facts speak louder than words. Marin immediately sent someone to make a long box to put the wood to be softened. Then I asked the blacksmith to make a large iron pot with a fixed lid, and a pipe to guide the water vapor ... After the stuff was ready, under Marin''s command, the craftsmen put the softened wood into a long box and sealed it half. Then, the big wok started to boil water, and the pipe passed water vapor into a semi-sealed long box ... In this way, after steaming the buns for 5 or 6 hours, the board finally softened. But Marin knew from previous articles about the construction of the Gothenburg that this softening lasted only 20 minutes. So he quickly ordered the artisans to bend and deform the wood within 20 minutes ... Sure enough, after 20 minutes, the wood began to harden, but before it was bent and deformed, it did deform. However, there are signs of a rebound. As a result, the craftsmen simply made a groove, which was used to clamp the wood that needed to be bent in order to get the board to the shape required for shipbuilding. Wait for the wood to air dry, which is exactly the shape that shipbuilders need. ¼¸Ìì After a few days of experimentation, the craftsmen finally became familiar with the process. In this way, the cost of manufacturing a few meters of curved boat ribs is greatly reduced. Before, they saw off curved ribs from thick logs, which was a waste of wood. Because the rough logs of sawn ribs are mostly wasted. After using the steam softening technology provided by Marin, they can directly process ordinary soft wooden boards of several meters long into steamed boat ribs. In this way, a lot of cost can be saved. Because a few meters of straight wooden steps are easy to find and cheap. Unlike the previous need to find very thick logs, the price is more expensive, and wood is wasted. In this way, Marin easily solved a technical difficulty in building a large ship by using the processing method of the Swedish "Gothenburg" antique ship that he had seen in previous lives. The 500-ton warship required by Marin also continued to manufacture smoothly. As for the issue of technical secrecy, Marin need not worry, because the craftsmen of Emden Shipyard are mostly Marin serfs. Other artisans who are not serfs have signed life-long contracts, and their families are here, but there is no need to worry about them running with technology. At the beginning, when separating the Tholencher shipyard ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin considered the issue of confidentiality. Therefore, he left the Portuguese artisans without a life-long contract at the Tholencher shipyard, and Portuguese old man Vallado led the construction of "250" class merchant ships. In the future, serf artisans who want to make warships, and those Venetian artisans and a small number of Portuguese artisans who have signed lifetime contracts, have entered the Emden shipyard to make warships. In the future, the Tholentcher shipyard will specialize in manufacturing merchant ships, and the Emden shipyard will be responsible for manufacturing warships with a clear division of labor ... Merchant ships and warships are different. For example, on a keel with a length of 24 meters, a merchant ship generally only needs 33 pairs of ribs. There are a lot of gaps between the ribs of the boat, covered directly with wooden boards. However, in this case, because of the existence of these gaps, if the enemy''s iron ball shells hit the gap during naval battle, it would be easy to break the outer wooden board and cause a "piercing" effect. In that case, water will enter the side of the ship, which may even cause a shipwreck ... Therefore, when manufacturing warships, they often use more ribs, which are arranged tightly and tightly, without gaps, and the wooden boards are thicker outside. This time, when the 500-ton class warship was built, the craftsmen followed Marin''s requirements, leaving no gaps between the ribs. To this end, more than sixty pairs of ribs need to be nailed to the 30-meter keel, which is very compact, but it is also time-consuming and labor-intensive. Fortunately, Marin provided the technology of steam softening and processing ribs in a timely manner, which greatly reduced the cost of rib processing. Otherwise, the cost would be sky-high ... Marin left Emden shipyard with satisfaction, thinking proudly as he walked: "Sure enough, the traverser is the best, the tricky technical problems that are difficult for artisans to solve, and the traverser solved it with a simple memory ..." Chapter 299： Mint bad coins When I returned to the Queen''s backyard, Marin was in a good mood and played a limited game with Countess Angela ... Although Angela was not eventually eaten, Marin was full of strength ... The next morning, just after Marin had a late breakfast, the guards came in to report: ±¨¸æ "Report to Lord Earl, see the Pasani artisans you brought back from Milan!" "Passani? The boss who made the screw press?" Suddenly, Marin reacted and cried in surprise: "Hurry up, please invite Mr. Passani!" Marin finally reacted, and he knew that Passani might have successfully researched the spiral coin machine he wanted ... Sure enough, Passani came over and presented a new mechanism coin. The minted mechanism coin is the Empire Finney. It is just that the empire finney made by Passani with a spiral coin minter is more exquisite than the ordinary empire finney, and the pattern is carved more three-dimensionally. In short, this fake Imperial Finney is more like an Imperial Finney than a real Imperial Finney ... Moreover, after Passani introduced, it is now very simple to make silver coins in his secret workshop. The molten metal is prepared first, and then cast into a silver plate. The cast silver plate is thicker than a predetermined thickness, but after that, it can be manually punched again to punch the silver plate into a suitable thickness. After that, the craftsman will use a high-carbon steel pipe whose bottom port is sharpened like a knife edge on one side of the port, beat it with a hammer, and use a sharp round bottom edge to knock a small round silver plate It is about the same size as a silver coin. This is the bill. Then, after the silver plate separated a plurality of blanks, the remaining scraps continued to be manufactured in the furnace, and the blanks continued to be separated ... This process is very simple, and most workers can do it. Only when pressing silver plates, skilled craftsmen need to pay special attention and control. They can''t make the silver plate too thick, otherwise they will lose money. After getting the bill, the general old method is to find a very skilled old craftsman, and use the manual method and simple mold ´· to play the coin figure. However, this requires high craftsmanship. And craftsmen with good craftsmanship are not low, and they are not quick to make coins. After all, a silver coin takes a long time to beat. After Passani made the spiral coin machine, everything was simple. First, the craftsmen installed a fixed upper and lower mold on the bottom of the spiral coin machine. The mold on the bottom is engraved with a mirrored groove on the reverse side of the coin, and the mold on the top is engraved with a mirrored groove on the front of the coin ... The craftsmen just lifted the upper mold, put the bills in it, and covered the upper mold. After that, press the spiral pressure lever down to press hard ... After a while, a silver coin with exquisite workmanship was successfully created. Of course, this delicate premise is that the mold made of high carbon steel is well carved. However, after researching for more than a year, artisans such as Passani finally solved the problem of high carbon steel molds and the problem of mold fixing. Then everything becomes simple. In the past, because the coins were made by hand, to ensure that the coins were not ugly, we must use experienced craftsmen, and it was time-consuming. But now, with the spiral coin machine, there is no need for experienced craftsmen to make silver coins. This is because ordinary apprentices can do these things, and only skilled workers are required to control the thickness of the silver plate. For other processes, ordinary workers are competent. In this way, there is no need to use high-paid experienced craftsmen. It''s just to make a coin. In addition to the high requirements for making molds and controlling the thickness of silver plates, other artisans who use civilian workers can ... Furthermore, the manufacturing efficiency of the spiral coin minting machine is very high. Passani has tested that a spiral coin machine that works for 10 hours a day can suppress 1200 silver coins, an average of 120 silver coins per hour, and an average of half a minute. On the other hand, an experienced coinmaker crafts a silver coin into silver coins. It takes an average of 5 minutes and 10 hours a day to build 120 coins. It''s not unusual). Even the fastest craftsman takes 3 minutes to build the front and back of a silver coin. Therefore, the efficiency of the spiral coin machine is 10 times that of ordinary craftsmen, and 6 times faster than the fastest craftsman. Moreover, in the last step of suppressing silver coins, Marin does not need to use high-paid master craftsmen, as long as it uses ordinary workers. In the entire coinage process, only the production of money molds and the control of the thickness of silver plates, as well as the preparation of metal melts for silver coins before coinage, require the use of experienced craftsmen. Wages alone can save a lot of money. What''s more, the minting process of the spiral coin minting machine is ten times happier than the average craftsman. Not only that, silver coins made with spiral coin machines are more exquisite than hand-made coins, and their styles are more uniform and beautiful. If you only look at the appearance, the imitation empire Finney they have suppressed is more true than the authentic empire Finney ... Uh ... Marin was so happy, he announced that he had rewarded a craftsman such as Passani. But he wasn''t happy for a long time, and someone from Saxony ... It turned out that the Saxons could not sit still after seeing the western Frisian land occupied by the original Frisian noble army. However, most of their armed forces were captured by Marin, and they could not extract their forces to attack the West Frisian army led by Siwag. In desperation, the Duke of Saxony had to first take out 500,000 gold coins and plan to redeem the 1,000 knights and 3500 infantry first to suppress the resistance of the West Frisian nobles ... Marlin had originally intended to refuse, and he also hoped that Swagg could make West Frisian''s situation more chaotic. However, Emperor Maximilian I sent people to make peace, Marin had to give face. So Marin reluctantly asked the Duke of Saxony to redeem half of the knights and regular infantry ... but when released, Marin sent someone to inform the nine nobles of West Frisian ... I received 500,000 gold coins, and Marin was very happy. However, when sending someone to count the currency, Marin was not happy ... It turned out that the Duke of Saxony was mixed with many bad coins in the coins ... ÁÓ These bad coins were not minted by the Principality of Saxony, but by some shameless other nobles. The coinage system of the Holy Roman Empire was very chaotic. The previous generations of emperors were elected. Therefore, in order to get the ballots, the emperor opened the door of convenience and gave away a lot of coinage rights. Therefore, each of the seven electors has its own coinage right. Even many common principalities and ruling nations have their own coinage rights. There are really no coinage, only some small princely countries whose instances are too weak. Because, coinage is a tool used by the nobles to crush the people. For example, the most trivial Archbishop of Trier minted less than 1 gram of Finney silver coins, which originally weighed 1.5 grams. This doesn''t count, its silver content is only 25%, which is half lower than that of Empire Finney. But in the country of the Archbishop of Trier, the Archbishop of Trier has arrogantly demanded that the people must use this inferior Trier Finney as a full value Finney, otherwise they will be punished by law ... Of course, this method is effective in Trier. Out of Trier, the ghost used Trier Finney as a full value Finney. However, building a mint requires a lot of investment. It would cost hundreds or thousands of coins only. If it is a small country, there are few thousands of people. If you forcibly set up a mint, you may not be able to recover the cost. Moreover, even if coins were minted and went out of the country, other countries would not recognize it. Therefore, it is not necessary for a small country that is too weak to have coinage rights. These countries generally use credits such as Empire Finney and Saxony Finney. Yes, Saxony Finney is also a very good credit in the Empire. As the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League, the Saxony business district naturally has developed trade. As a trading country, the most important thing is of course credibility. Otherwise, in a country without credibility, no businessman is willing to do business with you. Especially in countries that spawn bad currency, business is definitely not up. As a commercially developed region, no matter whether it is the Saxony electorate or the Principality of Saxony, Saxony Finney with a silver content of 50% is uniformly used, as is the silver content of Imperial Finney. Therefore, in the German region, businessmen also like to use Saxony Finney as the settlement currency. As for bad money like Trier Finney, it is not used, but it is exchanged according to the silver content. For example, a Trier Finney contains only about 0.25 grams of silver. An empire fenny or saxony fenni contains about 0.75 grams of silver. Therefore, when redeeming, people basically redeem Empire Finney and Trier Finney at a ratio of 1 to 3. After all, not many people in this world are fools. Trier Finney, who exploited the hard-working Trier people, came out of Trier and no one recognized it, or exchanged it according to the silver content. In addition to Trier, there are many nobles in Germany in Germany. Although, the silver content of the fenny they cast is not as low as 25%, but it is also about 30% and 40%, which is lower than the silver content of Imperial Fanny and Saxony Finney. This time, when the Duke of Saxony sent the money, he played with his heart, and some of the shapes were similar to Saxony Finney, but in fact, the Finney minted by other vassal states was also included in the ransom. The equivalent value is calculated. At the beginning of the transfer, because Marin''s men had too many coins and could not identify them one by one, they were blinded by the Duke of Saxony and completed the transfer. Afterwards, Marin was not easy to regret, but he wrote down ... ¼ÈÈ» "Since you dare to fool me, don''t blame me for minting your bad money to pit you!" Marin said angrily. Then, Marin called Kohler and asked him to go to other vassal states to exchange some bad coins. In addition, go to Bohemia to import a batch of high-purity silver bars ... Íõ¹ú The Kingdom of Bohemia is the place with the most silver production in the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, the Bohemian coin has a high silver content, which is 60% higher than that of the imperial Finney. Therefore, the most popular silver coins in the empire are actually produced by Bohemia. Austria, controlled by the Habsburgs, was the second largest silver producing region in the Empire. Therefore, Empire Finney can be cast well. It''s just that the Habsburgs have a large population and a large number of roundworms, which makes the emperor poor even if he owns silver-rich Austria ... In this era, in addition to using bohemian silver coins, people also like to use bohemian silver bars made of pure silver as a means of settlement for bulk trade. And many princes also like to import bohemian silver bars to mint bad coins ... Marin''s import of Bohemian silver bars this time is naturally used to mint the bad money of Saxony Finney ... Alas, Marin did not intend to let people see the flaw when he minted the bad currency of the Saxon silver coin. At best, people use the bad money of the Saxon silver coin minted by him. In this way, Marin can quietly gather a lot of wealth ... Ïë If you want to make people not see the flaws, Marin can adulterate it, but you can''t see it ... For example, ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Saxony Finney has a silver content of 50%. If Marin wants to adulterate, it must reduce the silver content. However, it is necessary to reduce the silver content. If copper is added, copper has a lower density than silver. There is more copper added. Coins of the same size are definitely lighter than regular coins. People just put the bad coins minted by Marin and the authentic Saxon silver coins on the balance, and they can see it. Therefore, while doping copper, you also need to dope some lead. Because lead has a higher density than silver. However, if lead is added too much, it will easily cause coins to become black. Therefore, lead can be doped, but not more. In the end, Marin decided to set the silver content of the bad coins of Saxony to 40%, which is 10% less than that of genuine Saxons. The 10% weight is adulterated with a mixture of lead and copper to ensure that the size and weight of the bad and genuine coins are the same, and the appearance is not visible. The ancient people did not have any advanced detection methods. As long as the appearance and density were consistent, who could detect them? Then Marin arranged for artisans to carve out Saxony Finney''s molds. This time, Marin intends to suppress 500,000 pieces of more realistic Saxony Finney coins to try water. Marin made a rough calculation. If you reduce the silver content by 10%, aside from material costs, processing costs, and shipping costs, he will probably get a profit of 8%. 500,000 finneys will make him profit about 40,000 finneys. Although not many, as long as the start is smooth, Marin will continue to do so in the future to create more bad money in Saxony Finney. Of course, this is just a test of the water. If the effect is good, Marin also intends to continue to suppress more bad Saxon coins and impact the monetary system and economy of the Saxony region. In this way, not only can he make huge profits for himself, but he can also attack the Saxons, killing two birds with one stone ... Chapter 300： Adas Spring It is not so easy to mint bad coins. First of all, you must know the silver content of bad coins as raw materials. If there are many types, you must also perform complicated calculations to achieve the same density effect as genuine Saxony silver coins. At the same time, the appearance of silver coins cannot be blackened by the addition of lead, which makes people see at a glance that they are bad coins. Marin now has a serious shortage of mathematicians, and only one Ada mathematics is good. However, Da Vinci is now mainly responsible for painting, and Marin is reluctant to let Da Vinci know that he made bad money. Therefore, the final calculation turned out to be Marin himself ... Although Kohler also calculates, he only adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides. For deep density calculations, Kohler does not understand. After all, Kohler is only a half-handed, learning a little plus, minus, multiply, and divide business needs. He did not understand geometric knowledge such as square cube. So, when calculating the density of bad coins, Marin personally launched ... But after counting a few times, Marin is also tired. After all, he is not an idle man, and there are many things to do every day. As a result, he ordered no longer to buy bad currency. It is too difficult to classify and arrange bad coins. Therefore, Marin finally decided to directly use the bohemian pure silver bar with copper and lead. As long as the amount is calculated, the craftsman directly inputs and melts as required, which is much simpler. Unlike the use of bad money, it is calculated every time according to the type and quantity of bad money. As for the excess bad coins, Marin has not exchanged any other types of bad coins except for not buying. Anyway, no matter what bad currency, there is always silver in it and it has its exchange value. However, in order to prevent others from finding themselves, when buying Bohemian silver bars, Marin naturally chose to hire some Jewish businessmen to come forward-anyway, Jewish businessmen are the most stinking, and they have their backs when they have a pot ... If something happened in the east window and someone traced the whereabouts of the bohemian silver bar, Marin could send the involved Jewish merchant to Grenada. The German natives are all dry ducks. If they want to track down, they have to go to America ... After establishing the relevant regulations, Marin finally took a break and did not have to go to the coinage workshop every day to help calculate the density and control the input composition. Craftsmen, as long as the silver bars, copper ingots and lead ingots are weighed according to the ratio specified by Marin, and they are put into the furnace. As for the coinage process, the artisans can handle it well. ѹÖÆ After the first batch of Saxony Finney was suppressed, everyone was surprised to find that they looked more real than the real Saxony silver coins ... But Marin was not happy. He knew the truth of "being too late". Therefore, he asked the craftsmen to re-carve a batch of money molds, and strived to have the same appearance as Saxony silver coins. Then, the reproduced Saxon bad coin is almost the same as the original one. It''s just that the coins suppressed by the machine are too neat. So many coins are taken out and they are exactly the same. Unlike artificial ones, there are some differences. However, because the specifications and exquisiteness are the same as those of the genuine ones, and if you compare the bad currency with the authentic currency, no matter the size, appearance, or weight, the balance cannot be said. Therefore, after being put into the market, it is still very popular ... For craftsmen such as Marin, the artisans feel amazing, but where do they know, Marin just learned a little knowledge of physical chemistry in middle school, and know the density of several major metals. Is it difficult to mix the density of the mixture with the Saxon silver coin based on the density of the known metal? In future generations, a high school student who is not a scumbag will be screwed out. Uh ... At the same time, Da Vinci was doing a very sacred thing in the villa east of Orich, where he used to imprison Julius II ... "Lisa, come on, raise your legs up, part them ..." "Well, that''s it, I''m going to start ..." àÅ "Hmm ..." Mona Lisa''s prototype Lisa. Giocondo blushed ... Uh ... Don''t try to be crooked. It''s not that Da Vinci is doing shy things with Mona Lisa, but that Da Vinci is using Mona Lisa as a model and painting oil painting ... But, today, Da Vinci made Lisa''s pose more bold, so Lisa blushed ... Since Lisa Giocondo and the group of Italian artisans were abandoned and brought to East Friesland, Marin threw her to Da Vinci and made Lisa act as Da Vinci''s model. Moreover, Marin also made a special topic and asked Da Vinci to paint an oil painting called "Smile of Mona Lisa" ... So, for more than a year, Lisa almost smiled and cramped just smiling. Because, Da Vinci painted dozens of "Smile of Mona Lisa", which were rejected by Marin and asked to repaint. Because, Da Vinci did not paint the charm of the "Mona Lisa Smile" that Marin had seen in his previous life. Of course, these dozens of oil paintings are also fine, all collected by Marin. They are collected as second-grade famous paintings, and protected by glass frames. But what made Marin depressed was that there were no large pieces of glass in this era. To make a glass frame for an oil painting, four pieces of glass need to be spliced ??... Finally ~ www.novelhall.com ~ After painting 88 oil paintings, Marin didn''t let Leonardo continue painting "Smile of Mona Lisa". However, Lisa''s modeling career has not ended, and she still has to draw Da Vinci. However, Lisa is not exclusive. Because she is now a financial source for the whole family. The whole family expects her to make money as a model. Marin also pays a high salary, giving 1 shilling a day is like a big craftsman''s treatment. Moreover, under the direction of Marin, two Mongolian doctors also cured Lisa''s father''s illness. However, the old Jiao Kongdu can no longer be an artist, but can only rest at home. Fortunately, life is no longer dangerous. In the days that followed, Marin''s request was strange. Da Vinci painted "Crying Mona Lisa" for a while, and Da Vinci painted "Angel Mona Lisa" for a while. Both of them were frustrating enough. The most exaggerated thing is that after a drunk, Marin actually asked Da Vinci to paint "Drunk Mona Lisa" ... I was the same time, Da Vinci was drinking with Lisa, both of them drank high, and then ... they rolled the sheets ... After a while, Da Vinci and Mona Lisa came together and became lovers. Mainly the old Da Vinci tree was blooming, hormones could be discharged normally, and Lisa was very beautiful and admired Da Vinci''s talent. Plus, this happened before. So, regardless of their age, the two came together ... the old single Han Da Vinci finally ushered in his own spring ... It''s just that now they dare not openly have a relationship. Because they were afraid that Lisa''s parents would not agree. You know, Da Vinci is 48 years old, and Lisa is 19 years old. Even Da Vinci was two years older than Lisa''s father ... Da Vinci is very worried, if this matter is made public, will the old Giocondo be chasing him with a kitchen knife ... Chapter 301： Complete Leonardo da Vinci and Lisa Giocondo were in a state of anxiety all day, talking about love in the underground. Every day, they use Marin to paint oil as an excuse to meet in a villa east of Orich. When it comes to drawing comics, in fact, most of the time I frown. In the end, Da Vinci could not stand the veiled situation and decided to ask Marin for help ... In fact, Marin had originally intended to give Da Vinci a knighthood. However, it turned out that Leonardo Da Vinci was a court official of the Duchy of Milan and was abducted. Therefore, although Marin rewarded Da Vinci''s house and a lot of money, he had no title. Because, the title must be public. While the Principality of Milan was still a first-rate power in Shen Luo, Marin was naturally not very convenient to open. However, now that the Principality of Milan has been destroyed by France, Ludovico Sforza has also become a deceased monarch. In fact, Marin can already reveal the identity of Leonardo da Vinci, but there is only an opportunity. After all, it was enough to design a clockwork rifle based on Da Vinci''s design and manufacture. It''s just that Europeans of this era don''t think so. Although Europeans in this era paid much more attention to technology than Huaxia, it was not yet to the point where nobles were captured because of an invention. Å·ÖÞ Europe in this period is still in the late Middle Ages. Although it is paying more and more attention to technology, it has not yet reached the point where technology rewards the knighthood. At the most, those who invented major technologies were rewarded with money. Only after the rise of religions will science and technology be more and more valued, and scientists will be captivated by inventions. For example, in the 17th century, Newton was captured by Queen Anne as a jazz because of his great contributions in life (including the contribution of the director of the mint). In the years that followed, Britain successively awarded the title of Jazz to 21 great scientists. Of course, after the 19th century, the title of Jazz was actually very worthless, because civilians had risen at that time, and Jazz had more knowledge and glory. But in the 15th century, jazz, knights, etc. were very socially important. So, even if Marin didn''t confer honours to Da Vinci, Da Vinci didn''t think there was any problem. Uh ... ´ï When Da Vinci ran to the palace to ask Marin for help, Marin was playing checkers with Angela. After the middle-aged uncle with a bearded face talked about the reason, Angela, who was drinking water, sprayed the hot water out of his mouth, spraying the face of Marin on the opposite side ... Marin is also aggressive-I asked you to draw Mona Lisa, but you actually ran away Mona Lisa? You know, Lisa Giocondo is the daughter of Da Vinci''s friend ... If Marin is old Giocondo, he will definitely be so angry that he will chase Da Vinci with a kitchen knife ... Moreover, Marin actually has such a small idea for the beautiful beauty Mona Lisa. After all, it is a world-class beauty who has been popular for more than 500 years. You know, Lisa Giocondo is not the aunt of the Louvre in France, but the more beautiful British version of "Mona Lisa", white and beautiful. If it hadn''t been for the foreign war, Marin might have started the "Mona Lisa". Although it was impossible to marry her, it was okay to have a mistress. It''s not that Lisa Giocondo is so beautiful that Marin is lost. But, "Mona Lisa" is an eternal beauty, after all, she is very successful ... Of course, Marin''s mind is not so strong, just a little bit of evil thoughts. Today, Da Vinci is not too shy to start first, although Marin regrets it, but he will not really obstruct it. After all, Ada is a great scientist he values ??very much. In order to win over the great god, a beauty is not much. In the face of Malin''s mischief, Angela on the other side was uncomfortable ... Angela had met Lisa Giocondo and knew it was a beauty. Before, she also had no other opinion about Lisa, only thinking that it was a model. But, at this moment, when I saw Malin''s face with a few regrets, Angela was jealous ... As a girl born in the archbishop''s family, Angela is not a fool. She knew that it was not uncommon for big men to raise a few lover outside. I just, until now, she hasn''t reached the last step with Marin herself. Although Marin told her to protect her body, Angela was still not so secure. This time, seeing Marin compared to her one-year-old Lisa, Giocondo seemed a little bit reluctant. So her vinegar jar was knocked over ... Originally, Angela also felt that Da Vinci, 48, and Lisa Giocondo, 19, did not match well. However, in order to make Marin give up on Lisa Giocondo, Angela decided to-Da Vinci and Lisa ... "My dear, their love is so touching, shall we help them?" Angela said, looking at Marin pitifully. Marin actually planned to help Ada, but he couldn''t say it all at once. First of all, he had to make the illusion that "this thing is difficult to do" and make Ada think that this thing is not easy. Then Marin solved it again. In this way, Da Vinci will be very affectionate. Thinking of this, Marin wiped his face sprayed with water by Angela, pretending to look awkward: "Ada, it''s not that I don''t want to help you. It''s just ..." Ö»ÊÇ "Just what? Lord Earl?" Ada looked at Marin nervously, careful about his liver fluttering ... "Mr. Giocondo''s family is not a serf in my name. Even a lord, I can''t forcibly arrange marriage for others? I am a very kind lord!" Marin Dayi said absurdly. "This ..." Da Vinci was also a little speechless. However, he was thinking--what do you pretend? If you were a good person, would you have kidnapped me like a robber? "Dear, just help them! You see, how much Mr. Da Vinci contributed to you? What clockwork rifle did you a lot of help?" At this time, Angela was at Persuaded. She was desperate to get Lisa away, so that Marin wouldn''t be remembered. Leonardo da Vinci also came to his senses-yes, did Marin not value his scientific talents? If he is willing to make more useful things for him, can Marin be "faced"? Alas, Da Vinci gritted his teeth: "Master, if you are willing to help me this time, my Da Vinci is willing to be loyal to you all my life, and to study all useful technologies for you wholeheartedly!" Marlin''s skimmer in the heart-feeling, you Ada was fooling me before? In fact, the former Da Vinci was a bit of a fool. Although she started to serve Marin, she still had resentment in her heart. For example, with this clockwork rifle, if Da Vinci makes every effort to hurry up, he can successfully develop in two or three months. However, because it was dissatisfied that Marin had abducted himself, it took him more than a year to develop slowly. Although the process can be considered responsible, it takes too long. You know, this is just a study of a clockwork rifle. It is a toy level in the future, and it does not take so long. Now, for love and future happiness, Da Vinci decides-if Marin is willing to help him marry Lisa, he will serve Marin wholeheartedly ... "Master Earl ~ www.novelhall.com ~ I can swear allegiance!" Da Vinci said with a straight face. The so-called oath of allegiance is to kneel before Marin, caress the Bible, and in the name of God, swear allegiance to Marin. This is currently the highest allegiance etiquette in Europe. In an age where the theocracy is so powerful, such rituals of allegiance are generally irreversible, or they will be rejected and despised by Europe. Seeing Da Vinci doing so, Marin pretended to say: "Well, I can try ... by the way, Ada, I¡® designed ¡¯a sextant here to measure latitude during navigation, you see ...¡± Marlin suddenly remembered that he hadn''t done sextant yet. Although Amerigo is also an astronomer, he can calculate the position by the naked eye. However, with the naked eye, the error is very large. It would be much better if measured with a sextant. You know, the latitude of the earth is an error of one degree, and the distance is more than a hundred kilometers. The error of the naked eye is too large, or the sextant is more accurate. In addition, Marin expressed his desire to develop a more precise clockwork ... Da Vinci knew that Marin was asking him questions, so he took on these two tasks without hesitation. He knew that as long as he completed these two tasks or the first one, Marin would come and match him ... Then, with great creative enthusiasm, Da Vinci pulled a group of Italian watchmakers and started the process of developing sextants and clocks (nautical clocks) ... And Marin also started sending people to the house of Giocondo to talk to Da Vinci without any traces, to pave the way for Marin''s final appearance ... even, often, it was Angela who came out and helped Vinci said good things-the couple planned to be old together, and Da Vinci and "Mona Lisa" ... Chapter 302： Open a school (on) After starting research on sextant and sailing clock, Ada often complained of lack of assistants. Because research is not something one can do. Although, those Italian watchmakers hired can temporarily admire Ada''s assistant. However, it is difficult for these people to let them do precision machining, but to make their own opinions. After all, artisans are more adept at craftsmanship than brainstorming. And scientific research must be brainstorming. After all, there is something negligent for a person to be a cow. In fact, professors in later generations basically use their own doctoral or graduate students when they do research. In other words, ordinary scientists need high-quality assistants. However, there are very few people in East Frisian State-owned culture at present. Where is it possible to equip Da Vinci with a highly educated assistant? Marin thought about it, and finally decided to pick out the smart and intelligent ones from those artisan apprentices and send them to Da Vinci ... Before his death, after recruiting a large number of artisans, Marin chose a group of teenagers from his serf family to learn the craftsmanship from those artisans. There are thousands of this boy in total. However, they belong to various industries. Some learn to make clocks, some learn to build ships, some learn to make guns and artillery ... From the juvenile apprenticeship of learning to make clocks, Marlin chose the ten most intelligent people, gave them to Ada, and assisted him. At the same time, it also allowed Da Vinci to teach these teenagers when he was free. In fact, these teenagers are very poor. Because they are just smarter than ordinary children, but they have never been to school. Because there were few people who went to school in the Middle Ages, they were either children of nobles or children of businessmen. There is no money at home, and he cannot afford to go to school. Therefore, these clever young apprentices may learn faster, but the culture is too bad, and primary school students are not as good. However, Marin had no better way now, so he had to do it first. With so much pain in mind, Marin decided to build a school ... As an earl, Marin is qualified to build a school. Of course, it needs to be co-organized with the church. Otherwise, if you do it alone, it may cause the church to be dissatisfied. However, the church in East Frisian Lambert is under the control of Marin. Therefore, the problem of running a school is not big. As for running a university, Marin has never even thought about it. Because the entire East Frisian has few ordinary church schools and few elementary school students. Who should enroll in a university? Therefore, Marin first planned to run a group of primary and secondary schools to train basic talents. Wait until these people have reached middle school, and then run a university. However, there is another problem that plagues Marin, and that is-Marin wants to let the serf''s children also receive education, but the serf''s children go to school. Moreover, letting a group of children of nobles and rich children of copper serfs go to school together is estimated that they are not willing. After all, medieval society was heavily hierarchical. Putting aristocratic children and civilian children together will feel insulted, let alone go to school with serf children ... For this reason, Marin has a headache. As a future generation, how can Marin not understand the simple truth that "the master is in the people"? Noble children and rich children are born rich and have no future. Therefore, they often do not study hard. And those serf children would be very excited if they were given the opportunity to learn about culture. Therefore, it is easier for them to study carefully and learn more. The problem is that this era is a time of severe social hierarchy. Putting serf children and noble children together for education is tantamount to humiliating those noble children. Moreover, when they are together, not only the aristocratic children feel dissatisfied, but also the serf children will be very uncomfortable ... In the end, Marin thought for a long time and decided to run the school separately ... His plan is to open a noble school for noble children, military children and rich children ... Yes, Marin juxtaposed the soldier''s children and the noble''s children. Because of his plans to fight for hegemony in the future, Marin decided to give preferential treatment to military families so that people would volunteer to serve in the army willingly. Therefore, Marin specifically ordered that all children in the East Frisian military service family can go to school for free, with the same treatment as the wealthy business children, slightly lower than the noble children. The school they attended was a noble school co-organized by Marin and the church. At school, students study the Bible (instead of language), mathematics, and basic military skills. Like the compulsory education promoted by Frederick the Great, Marin actually regarded the aristocratic school as the cradle of the officers in the training layer. All students in the school must live in a closed education. Every day, the students of the aristocratic school get up to hear the numbers, complete the assembly in the shortest time, and then run. Then, I study the Bible and mathematics all morning, and arrange basic military training or organize sports activities in the afternoon. As for what sports activities are arranged? Still asking? Football, of course! Football can not only train students'' physical fitness, but also train their awareness and ability to cooperate with each other. Of course, as a sport for elementary school students, Marin absolutely prohibits them from using dangerous moves such as tackles. Because he didn''t want his reserve officers to be cut off. After entering middle school, Marin will give law and management courses to the children of noble schools. At that time, those who are good at learning will be promoted to civil servants. Those with good military literacy will be promoted as officers. Because of receiving a semi-military education from an early age, these children will easily adapt to military life when they grow up, and have a good military basic ability. At that time, the formation of a powerful modern army is in need of these talents as grass-roots officers ... ×î´ó The biggest difference between the modern army and the ancient army is the difference in the quality of grassroots commanders. In ancient times, grassroots commanders were illiterate and had no military literacy. They only knew to listen to the commands above. If the Lord died, these grass-roots officers would lose their backbone and flee with the soldiers. Like the last battle in Lyle County, I heard that the Duke of Saxony was shot dead, and the Saxon infantry who came to attack immediately fled ... The modern army has a strict system. According to the modern military system, the commander of a regiment is killed, and the deputy commander takes over the command. If the deputy leader is dead, let the first battalion take over the hard battle ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The first battalion leader is dead, then the second battalion leader takes over ... In this order, there will be no headless dragon. Of course, this is because officers of the modern army are educated and disciplined. Even though many grass-roots officers before the liberation had little culture, they all received literacy training after entering the army, and the instructors must be cultural people, and they would remind those officers with little culture not to make mistakes. If the leader is killed, the modern army generally will continue to execute orders under the leadership of grass-roots officers, or stand by and wait for the orders of the newly-accepted Supreme Commander. Even if you retreat, you can retreat in an orderly manner under the command of well-educated grass-roots officers without fleeing. Marin naturally wanted to build such an army, but now the captains of his team are basically illiterate. Even the company captain is in short supply. Therefore, Marin was in such a hurry that he needed a wandering knight from a cultured knight family. However, when Marin used these wandering knights, he found that these wandering knights were too deeply influenced by traditional old military ideas to be changed. After all, they have been receiving that kind of education since childhood. Therefore, it is more difficult to count on thinking formed adult wandering knights to adapt to the modern army. Many wandering knights are still unable to extricate themselves in the thinking of knights wearing plate armor to take the lead in charge. It is not really appropriate for them to command infantry. Only a few intelligent people, such as Fronzberg, can quickly adapt to Marin''s modern army style. Èç¹û And if those noble children are raised from a young age, when they grow up, they will meet the requirements of the modern army. In this way, Marin could pull up a team casually, and he would be invincible, just like Prussia and Germany later ... Chapter 303： Open a school (below) Therefore, Marin decided to jointly run five aristocratic schools in the five cities of the country-Orich, Emden, Lyle, Norden, and Denborg, to train the military literacy of the noble and military children And ability. As for the businessmen''s children, although they were in the same school, Marin decided to start classes separately so that these people would not be mixed with the children of the nobility. Because it is inevitable that the children of businessmen have the habit of being cowardly. It is very bad if it is transmitted to the children of the nobility and the children of the military. Therefore, Marin alone counts classes for those businessmen and even plans to set up separate campuses. Although nominally students of noble schools, Marin did not intend to expose them to the children of the nobles and soldiers too much. Moreover, considering that there are 10,000 regular troops across the country, it would be too scary if their children and brothers are eligible to go to school. Therefore, in the end, Marin only allowed the children of officer ranks and above to enter the noble schools. At the same time, the sons or brothers of the soldiers who were killed in the past are also eligible to enter the school. In this way, the number of aristocratic schools is prevented from bursting. Otherwise, the families of 10,000 soldiers all come to school, and the number is much larger than Orich''s population ... and the number of officers is very limited. Marin has 10,000 troops, with a total of only 400 teams and 40 companies, plus In terms of logistics, the total number of officers is only a few hundred. Among them, many young military officers have no children, or their brothers have reached adulthood and do not meet the age of enrollment (the school accepts students with strict regulations). In this way, 5 schools can still afford it. Uh ... As for the serf''s children, Marin hopes to use them as well. However, letting the serf children receive the same education as the children of the nobility is really challenging the rules of society. After all, in the eyes of the nobles, serfs were like grass and mustards, and they could not be compared with them ... If Marin forced the serf''s children into noble schools, it would cause the nobles to rebound strongly ... Eventually, Marin came up with a compromise-that is, to set up a separate artisan school, in the name of training serf artisans, to set up schools to train serf children. In the artisan school, students mainly learn the Bible, mathematics and artisan basics. At the same time, there is also simple military training. Of course, this kind of military training is used to train soldiers, and serf children do not learn military command knowledge. ÈýÄê In the third grade of primary school, Marin will eliminate most of the students who are not well-educated serf children, and let them go home to farm or find their own way out. The remaining few are smart children left by the exam. Then, in middle school, these people will be taught physics, chemistry, and other subjects. Of course, it is not the complete middle school physics and chemistry that Marin learned in his previous life, but a cut-out version of physical chemistry based on religious background, so as not to conflict with the teachings of the church. When they have finished their middle school knowledge, the most outstanding group of students will enter the university that Marin will run in the future, continue their advanced studies, and give them to Ada to train them to become scientists. Others have all become artisan apprentices, training in the direction of senior craftsmen. Marin set up a craftsman school to train craftsmen, and ordinary people would not have an opinion. Because although craftsmen are richer than ordinary people, their social status is not high. Moreover, the most important thing is that the cultivation of serfs as craftsmen did not violate the interests of the noble class. Therefore, there will be no objections. As for those who are the original artisans and handicraft guilds, will Marin care about them? He dared to kill in large numbers, not to mention the people in the handicraft guilds. If anyone dares to jump out, he doesn''t mind the butcher''s bloodshed again ... In fact, Marin is not very satisfied with those uncle-like craftsmen. These people are the main force of the European citizen class in this era, and the people who love rebellion the most. At the same time, the artisans trained by Marin School signed a lifetime contract with Marin''s Huffman royal family from the day of enrollment. Therefore, they are regarded as Marin''s lifelong subordinates, and it is unlikely that they will leave or leak their secrets. Moreover, their identities are considered serf artisans, under the sole control of Marin. Such people will not be opposed to the lord at every turn, like those civic artisans. In addition, Marin has added brainwashing classes in school since childhood, and taught them to be loyal to the lord every day ... When they grow up, they will be enthusiastic and loyal like the people of the ancestors. I will be so excited that my eyes will be full of tears ... When they grow up and become the main force of technology, Marin will slowly let them replace those easily rebellious civil class, so that these people become the main force in the city. In this way, the degree of stability in the city will be greatly improved ... Thinking of this, Marin smiled happily ... After the death, Marin signed the document. While running 5 noble schools in 5 cities, he also opened 20 humble artisan schools in rural areas to cultivate and select engineering talents from the private sector ... First, Marin will arrange engineering teams to build school buildings. The five aristocratic schools in the city are definitely built with exquisite houses and facilities. As for the teacher, I will definitely invite you. And the 20 artisan schools in the countryside, you have to order casually, as long as there is a shelter from the wind and rain. After all, the serfs'' children were not demanding. Give them a chance to read and read, even if it''s not bad. Moreover, this can also save a lot of costs for Marin. As for the teachers of the arts and crafts school, Marin planned to send some literate artisans to serve first. Wait until there are conditions later, then let professional teachers teach ... At the same time, in order not to challenge social order, Marin''s school temporarily only accepts boys and girls. After all, according to Catholic doctrine, women are just made by taking a man''s ribs and have very little status. If Marin''s school recruits girls, it could be a world uproar, making him the target of all attacks. Moreover, only recruiting boys and not girls can save half of Marin''s expenses ... As for the children of ordinary soldiers, Marin plans to send them to artisan schools for education, but separate classes. Their tasks are different from those of serf children, and they focus on militarized education. After graduation, they will not immediately become military officers, but because they have a certain military foundation, they can be promoted to grass-roots officers if they are successful. Of course, if some of them are interested in artisans, they can apply for transfer to artisan classes by themselves ... However, while implementing education, Marin encountered a very headache-that is, the problem of paper ... In this era, paper was very expensive. The current papermaking technology in Europe is still passed on from the Yuan Dynasty. The raw materials for papermaking are also rags, fishing nets, etc., which is equivalent to the level of the Cai Lun era ... ²ÄÁÏ However, materials such as rags and fishing nets are limited. Europeans are generally poor in this age, and even rags will be fully utilized by the poor. Broken fishing nets will also make up and make up. If it is not completely broken, it will not be thrown away. Therefore, papermaking raw materials are actually very difficult to make, which also makes paper expensive. It will not be until the Qianlong period, that is, at the end of the eighteenth century, that French missionaries stole a new papermaking operation in China and mailed it back to Paris. Only then will European papermaking technology have a greater breakthrough and the cost will be reduced. a lot of. At this moment, European paper is expensive, with 100 sheets of 16-open paper, the price is as high as 1 gold coin (equivalent to 1.14 two silver). In other words, the price of a piece of paper is as high as 0.6 Finney. Ordinary people work 2 Finnies a day, only enough to buy 3 pieces of paper ... At the same time, a book needs dozens of sheets of paper, thicker than 100. If you give each child an exercise book, and draft paper or something, the cost is simply too high ... Marin thought about it and finally decided that in the aristocratic school, each child would send a book, but instead of an exercise book and draft paper, each person would send a small blackboard. The teacher teaches lessons and also writes in chalk using a big blackboard. The blackboard can be used repeatedly, and the cost is low. The only trouble is that the teacher will be very tired to correct the homework, because he is not reading the exercise book, but the small blackboard ... As for the artisan school in the countryside, Marin decided to share a book with several children and also use a small blackboard for homework. You can even use a sandbox that does not consume chalk ... In short, how to save how to come ... After all, there are so many children in the country. Even if you use chalk, that''s a lot of expense ... Xie Yuefei can write on the sand. Why can''t these serf children? Writing on the sand table, you can do it by simply finding a branch, which is very convenient and low cost ... Of course, these are the methods that came up helplessly. In the future, Marin intends to fully use books. However, before that, the problem of papermaking cost needs to be solved ... Marin has seen many crossing novels and knows papermaking technology. The papermaking process is not difficult, and it is difficult to obtain pulp. As long as you have pulp and paper making, you can easily find a paper craftsman. In this era, Europeans made paper using only materials such as rags, fishing nets, and linen. Materials were hard to find and expensive. At the same time, the Chinese people used bamboo or wood in a lime pond to rot into pulp, which took more than a hundred days. He Marin naturally does not use the above two methods. He knows two modern methods of obtaining pulp-one is to use a machine to scrape the wood into fine fibers and then cook it into pulp. However, Marin has no machinery and naturally will not adopt this approach. The other is chemical pulping. After chopping or smashing the wood into small pieces, put it in a sealed high-pressure vessel and cook it with caustic soda or sodium sulfate (glauber''s salt). Cook the pulp in days. Unlike the ancient method used by Huaxia ~ www.novelhall.com ~, it takes a lot of time to soak raw materials for more than a hundred days, which is very wasteful. There is no soda caustic soda, but there is thenardite. Because there are so many gadgets in the Middle East, most of them are picked by the Arabs from the salt lakes in the desert. Some saline lakes can pick up soda ash, while others can pick up thenardite ... As long as enough thenardite is bought, large-scale chemical pulping can be produced and paper can be produced in large quantities. Moreover, the paper produced by chemical pulping is of good quality and is better than paper produced by physical pulping. However, the wastewater from chemical pulping is more polluted. But what''s wrong with that? Marin knows that there are forests everywhere in North America, just get the paper mill to North America ... With so many towering trees in North America, Marin planned to cut oak for shipbuilding and fir trees for paper. In short, make full use of the big trees in the virgin forests of North America ... Who cares about pollution and pollution? With a lot of cheap paper, Marin had the conditions to promote education for all. Moreover, he also plans to start a newspaper, as his mouthpiece, to brag about himself ... The great development of science and technology in Europe actually happened after the advent of advanced papermaking in the mid-19th century. Because paper is cheaper, scientific and cultural knowledge will spread quickly and more and more scientists will appear. Mechanical pulping appeared in 1840, while chemical pulping appeared in 1851. After that, European technology began to take off with the support of a large number of books. By the late 19th century, Europe had fully entered the era of industrialization. Therefore, the development of papermaking is crucial to the development of human beings. Of course, before that, Marin let the students use the small blackboard and sandbox. But first, Malinde set up a chalk factory to study how to make good quality chalk ... Chapter 304： Angelas birthday May 2nd is the birthday of Countess Angela, East Frisian. This birthday is unusual because it is Angela''s 18th birthday. Before Marin, Angela hadn''t really eaten because she was afraid she might hurt her body due to premature pregnancy. According to his idea, it would be better to be 20 years old. After all, Marin will have many children and grandchildren in the future, and his vision must be long-term. Alas, Angela was dissatisfied. In particular, Marin''s little hesitation in matching Da Vinci and Lisa before was seen by Angela. Therefore, Angela was afraid that while waiting, Marin would fall in love. So, after repeated requests from Angela, Marin finally decided-after Angela turned 18 years old, what ... Before that, in order to make Angela healthier. Every morning, Marin pulls Angela to get up and runs a few laps around the Orich palace to exercise and reduce the risk of pregnancy. Because there is no garden, they all run around the periphery of the palace. For safety, every morning when the Marin couples run, the streets next to the palace are full of guards to prevent people from assassination. Now, under the leadership of Marin, the expansion of Orich has begun. However, the first expansion was the outer wall of Orich. The city wall is the most direct protection umbrella of a city and naturally needs attention. At the request of Marin, 3,000 artisans began a huge project to build the outer city walls. Because spring ploughing was over, Marin levied another 10,000 husbands to participate in the construction of the city walls. Otherwise, relying solely on the 3,000 mason and stonemason, God knows when it will be repaired. As for Orich''s Palace, Marin also made plans, expanding the site by four or five times than before. As soon as the walls were completed, construction of a new palace began. The new palace is expanded directly around the old palace, and there is no need to move the old palace. However, the old palace is surrounded by dwellings. Therefore, Marin needs to demolish the surrounding residents first. In this era, there is no real estate, and the house is very worthless. As long as Marin compensates residents with new houses of the same size in other newly expanded urban areas, no one will be unhappy ... Soon, the time came to May 2nd. On this day, the city of Orich became very lively. In order to make it more lively, Marin pulled over the military band that had just been formed not long and played the famous "Birthday Song" at the gate of the palace. Then, a group of teenagers who participated in the choir sang in turn with their immature voices in English-like Frisian and German, respectively. Many guests came, after all, Angela is now the mother of East Friesland. The mother-in-law''s birthday, and the 18th birthday of great significance, naturally many people came to the banquet. To this end, Marin mobilized a large number of troops to maintain law and order throughout the process and prevent any danger. What surprised Marin was that his elder husband, the future Pope Julius II, even came over ... What Marin didn''t know was that Archbishop Rovere was having a hard time. Because his French backing attitude changed. During Charles VIII, Charles VIII supported Bishop Rovere. However, when Louis XII came to power, he almost met with Pope Alexander VI, the enemy of Bishop Rovere, and formed an alliance. In this way, Archbishop Rovere''s situation is embarrassing, and even dangerous. Because, Alexander had proposed that Louis XII extradite Archbishop Rovere to Rome for trial. Had it not been for the strength of Charles VIII to send his old courtiers Li Bao, Louis XII might have tied him to Rome long ago and gave it to Alexander VI. Therefore, Archbishop Rovere felt that it was not safe to stay in Paris. It happened that on the occasion of Angela''s birthday, Louis XII was also far away in Italy. Archbishop Rovere simply took his men, made up, left Paris and headed straight for East Frisian. When Marin met the real father-in-law at Chengdong Villa, he was also very surprised. However, he did know about the cooperation between Louis XII and Alexander VI. Even after Louis XII pledged his support for the occupation of the Principality of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples, Louis XII enlisted the illegitimate son of Alexander VI, who was also the vulgar Caesar Borgia, the Duke of Valentino. ¹Øϵ Louis XII and Alexander VI have such a good relationship, it is really possible to send Archbishop Rovere to Rome. Through conversation, Marin also learned that Louis XII almost sent him to Rome and handed it to Alexander VI. If it wasn''t for the help of an old courtier of Charles VIII, Archbishop Rovere would be done. Archbishop Rovere told Marin that he would stay in East Friesland until the Roman side (the assassination of Alexander VI) succeeded and then left. Although Marin welcomes this, he is also very scared. Because if Alexander VI until he hides Archbishop Rovere, he will probably punish himself, and then call on everyone to beat himself ... As a result, Marin decided to arrange Archbishop Rovere to the Frisian Islands to isolate it from the world, but not to let outsiders know. So, on May 1st, after discussions, Archbishop Rovere agreed to stay in a hidden village in the Frisian Islands after Angela''s birthday. However, Marin also promised that he would send a boat to the island to contact him at any time, and he was busy passing the news. Even the expenses of Archbishop Rovere were supplied by him. For example, buying assassins and intelligence requires a lot of money ... In addition, Marin also told Archbishop Rovere that the good news is that-Lucrezia and Felice have been found, and Marin''s men are arranging the mother and daughter to come to East Frisian. Previously, Ferris was at the home of a native rich man in the countryside of Genoa. She married a silly son of the native rich man ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Ferice''s stupid husband, his brain was not so good that he could not take care of himself. . In fact, Felice was just a lifesaver for his stupid son. However, in order to survive, and did not bring much money when fleeing, desperately, the young Felice had to marry a fool husband ... Even, Lucrezia, Archbishop Rovere''s mistress, reluctantly became the mother of the rich man''s house, and was eaten by the rich man tofu ... When the Marin people found the mother and daughter, the mother and daughter heard that there was a chance to leave, and agreed without saying a word. As for whether the family of the rich man knew the identity of the mother and daughter, he did not have this worry. Based on the character of the rich man, if he knew that the mother and daughter were pope''s wanted, they would have been **** and sent to Rome in exchange for rewards ... Then, Marin''s men took the mother and daughter directly and ran away secretly. At this time, the mother and daughter are still halfway, and it is estimated that they will not arrive in Orich until June. However, the person-in-charge of the operation sent someone to report the news to Marin first. Of course, Archbishop Rovere was very happy to be able to reunite with the family, and could not help drinking a few more glasses. Of course, he was just a blind father-in-law and could not attend the big banquet in the palace. It was Nelson, the false father-in-law, who took his place at the banquet. The real Father-in-law Archbishop Rovere can only have a separate seat for himself in the Chengdong Villa ... In the evening, after the banquet, Angela and Marin quietly came to the East Villa and met Archbishop Rovere. After that, it was naturally a tearful drama of "father and daughter affectionate ..." That night, Marin fulfilled his promise and hugged Angela, who was 18 years old, and peeled it into a small pig ... Then, he pressed it up ... Next, there is a scene that needs harmony. Omit 1 here Million words¡­¡­ Chapter 305： Writing textbooks and international phonetic symbols Ò» ´ó In the early morning the next morning, Marin got up refreshedly and went to run alone. As for Angela, she didn''t follow her because she was "ill". After having breakfast, Marin came to the office area in front of the palace and began to deal with daily affairs. In fact, it is mainly the signature or something. After all, Jeffrey is also a good hand in government affairs. In addition to funding issues, Marin sent people to supervise and prevent Jeffrey the old bureaucrat from corruption. In other matters, Marin did not want to manage too much. In addition to signing and stamping, Marin has another job to do and it is very important. That is-he needs to write textbooks for the new school ... In terms of slang, Marin didn''t need to spend much time. These days, schools in Western Europe have basically used the Bible as their instrument. Even the children of the nobility read the Latin Bible directly from an early age. Whether you understand it or not, memorize it first. Then, the missionary responsible for teaching will explain to you slowly. As for some church schools for civilians, the Bible is taught to students in their own language. Generally speaking, only noble children learn Latin. Of course, children who were sent to the monastery from an early age also learned Latin. To this end, Marin decided to implement bilingual teaching in artisan schools in schools throughout the country. The so-called bilingual language is naturally German and Frisian. Alas, Frisian does not have its own words. For now, it''s just a language spoken. In fact, Frisian used an ancient Runi script before. However, after being conquered by Christians, Runes were lost. Therefore, the current Frisian people usually exchange spoken Frisian, while the literate people all learn German. Because German has perfect text. Marin thought for a while, and felt that since Frisian is similar to English, it is better to use English textbooks directly ... So he sent someone to Britain to buy the English Bible as a Frisian textbook. As for the German language, there is no need to worry. This German version of the Bible is everywhere in Germany. In addition, for the convenience of education, Marin also sent someone to the UK to hire a group of unfaithful missionaries. He traveled to the continent of East Friesland in the name of traveling to the continent of Europe to teach Frisi, who is very close to English Language and place orders at the local church. After all, East Frisian has a severe shortage of educated missionaries. Prior missionaries had priority to supply the five noble schools. Therefore, those schools in the countryside lack teachers. In addition to the literate artisans, Marin added some downcast missionaries in England, and most were missionaries in London, so that students could learn a pure London sound ... Of course, as a traveler with modern thinking, Marin didn''t forget to phonetic the words. Therefore, the International Phonetic Alphabet was simply "invented". After spending a long time, Marin finished annotating the English Bible. In this way, as long as the children memorize the International Phonetic Alphabet and get the marked English Bible, they can read it easily. However, when it was his turn to annotate the phonetic notation in German, Marin was in trouble. Because German has 30 letters, 4 more letters than English. Moreover, the International Phonetic Alphabet is not enough to annotate German words. Marin had learned English in his previous life, but not German. Although he can speak German in this life, he has never seen German phonetic symbols when he added up ... For this reason, Marin had to temporarily let everyone teach German casually. He himself studied how to refer to the International Phonetic Alphabet and get a German phonetic table. In addition, German dialects are numerous. For convenience, Marin naturally set a standard. Otherwise, the phonetic notation will be troublesome. Originally, Marin intended to pronounce the German language in Highland Standard, which was popular in later generations. However, Marin himself is not able to pronounce high and low German. If you use the level of inability to pronounce, you must make a joke. In the end, Marin decided to simply use the Low German pronunciation, which is popular in the northwest coast of Germany, as the written standard pronunciation. Among them, Marin''s hometown of the Lower Rhine, including Friesland, belongs to Lower Saxony, and the German language used is also called Low Saxony. Because, long ago, the Principality of Saxony once controlled a large area of ??northern Germany, which is completely different from the current Principality of Saxony. Even the British are descendants of the Anglo and Saxons after crossing the sea. Therefore, English is also called "Anglo-Saxon". The Saxon here refers to the Lower Saxons of the North Sea. Once, the ancestors of the British and Frisian ancestors lived on the north coast of Germany. Their language is also very close or the same. Although hundreds of thousands of years have passed, Frisian is still very close to English. Because the Frisian people have long been excluded from the German nationality, the language of the Frisian people has not changed for thousands of years. However, the Lower Saxony language in the Lower Saxony area is different. The Lower Saxons are integrated into the German subject and are greatly influenced by the German in the East and the South in the Highlands. They gradually differ from English. However, in general, High German and English are very different; Frisian and English are very close; and Low German in the northwestern region of Low German is somewhere between German and English. Lower Saxon and High German can still communicate, just speak slowly. The Low Saxon language is a bit difficult to communicate with English and Frisian, but it still has a lot in common. Many words are very similar, but they are pronounced differently. If you add a gesture, people who speak Low Saxon can also communicate with people who speak English or Frisian. So if the International Phonetic Alphabet is used to annotate the Low Saxon, the changes are not large and simpler. If you use the German accent in Austria, you can''t communicate with English ... Moreover, the use of low-level Saxon is very large. Its scope of application includes the entire Lower Saxony region (later Lower Saxony), as well as the North Rhine-Westphalia region (including the Ruhr region where Marin''s hometown is located), as well as the Bremen and Hamburg regions in the east, The western half of the Schleswig-Holstein region under Danish control. In the eastern part of the Netherlands, Lowland Saxon is also popular, but Dutch of the Frankish family is also used. In other words, the low-level Saxon language has a wide range of applications, and is closer to English, which is convenient for the modification and use of the international phonetic alphabet. Therefore, Marin finally made up his mind to use Low Saxon as the pronunciation standard for East Frisian German textbooks. With the phonetic transcription, it is difficult to make the wrong sound ... The importance of the phonetic alphabet is similar to that of the later Chinese phonetic alphabet. In fact, Hanyu Pinyin is a Chinese system that imitates the International Phonetic Alphabet. Its main function is to facilitate students to recognize characters and set standard pronunciations, which is very convenient. However, it is not Marin alone who can change the international phonetic alphabet to the German version. His previous life was just an ordinary undergraduate, not a language expert. Therefore, Marin intends to invite several scholars who also apply the Low Saxon language to complete this work together. Even if you can''t hire a university student, the University of Cologne University of Cologne, which also belongs to the Low Saxon speaking area, is a good choice. After all, with the International Phonetic Alphabet as a reference, it is still possible to compile a set of German phonetic symbols. If Marin does it himself, it is not impossible, it just takes time. After all, compiling a book requires consulting a lot of information, comparing and examining it repeatedly. As a prince, he has a bunch of things every day. Where can I do this? You know, Marin not only intends to write a set of German phonetic symbols suitable for German, but also intends to write a German dictionary similar to the later generation Xinhua Dictionary ~ www.novelhall.com ~. So he couldn''t figure it out by himself, and didn''t have that much time. However, the editor''s name, he must be hanging. After all, this is a great thing that has a long history. This kind of credit, Marin will not let others ... So, Marin temporarily put aside the German phonetic symbols and the German dictionary, and first wrote primary school math textbooks ... Êýѧ Mathematics in grades 1 to 3 of elementary school is very simple, that is, the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and then four mixed operations will be learned. As long as Marin writes some easy-to-understand exercises, for example, counting ducks, counting eggs, pulling carrots and other naive questions ... In addition, in elementary school mathematics books, Marin used modern Arabic numerals (the Arabic numerals are written slightly different from modern ones), and Roman numerals and Greek letters were completely eliminated. Of course, Roman numerals and Greek letters will appear in middle school mathematics. However, things are still early in the middle school. After all, the first grade of elementary school has not yet started. Marin has time to write middle school textbooks. For the time being, Marin will only need to compile the textbooks for grades one to three ... Before the German phonetic symbols and German dictionary were compiled, Marin directly asked the school to teach German the original way. As for the Frisian language, the English version of the Bible with international phonetic notation was naturally used as the teaching material. In addition, Marin also plans to send someone to the United Kingdom to invite a few scholars to write a small English-Frisian dictionary to facilitate students to learn Frisi ... Once the phonetic transcription and dictionary are written and put into use, language learning will be simplified many times, and it will also be convenient for teachers to teach students to write and pronounce, and make the culture spread quickly. As the "inventor" and advocate of modern phonetic symbols and new dictionaries, Marin''s reputation will be unparalleled ... Chapter 306： Training new doctors Adler''s daughter-in-law Liv was born. After conceiving in October, Liv gave birth to a daughter in late May, named Margaret. At this point, the third generation of the Huffman family was born. ÕÕ¹Ë In order to take care of Liv''s mother and daughter, under the strong request of Mrs. Mary, the court''s chief medical officer Mo Zhigen was sent to Lyle County to take care of Liv and Margaret for half a year. Then there was only one doctor at Battle in Orich''s palace. Fortunately, two Mongolian doctors, Mozhgen and Buter, are as strong as cows, and generally do not get sick. Otherwise, there is only one battle left, and if there is any problem, Orich has no reliable doctor available. For those native "blood doctors", Marin dare not use them. Therefore, members of the Huffman family and nobles close to Marin are used to seeing two Mongolian doctors. Although the Mongolian doctor''s method is a bit rough and direct, the effect is still very good. However, sometimes multiple nobles became ill together, leaving Mozhgen and Butler a little too busy. In particular, after Mozgen was sent to Lyle County, Battle''s busy feet were untouched. Only then did Marin react¡ªNima knew that he was busy building ordinary schools and had forgotten to establish a medical school ... You know, throughout Western Europe, there were few reliable doctors in this era. The two Mongolian doctors, Mozhgen and Buter, combined Zhongyuan''s herbal medicine techniques from the previous year, as well as the unique orthopedic and bruise treatment methods on the grassland, which can completely despise any Western European doctor of this era. I put these two babies here, and Marin didn''t even expect to find apprentices for them ... Marlin wants to slap himself, but before that, he must find a group of apprentices for the two ... Yeah, a group of apprentices, not a few apprentices ... Eventually, Marin began to choose smart, interested in medicine among the serfs ... After a month of selection, Marin finally selected the 30 brightest teenagers as disciples of Mozgen and Butler. These teenagers are all around the age of sixteen, when the brain is most flexible. As for ghost ideas such as rebellion, they are not what the serf children should have. Since ancient times, rebellion has come from wealthy families. Only those children who are full and supportive, or at least have nothing to worry about, can take the time to rebel. The children of poor people are very sensible early, because they have no time to think about other useless things, otherwise, if they are not careful, they will starve to death ... Therefore, rebellion is only available to modern children who are full of food. Of course, this is also the case for children of ancient rich people. As for the children of poor families who cannot eat enough, they are often very sensible in their teens, and even support a family without thinking about anything else ... The children selected by Ma Lin are very sensible poor children. At their age, they already knew how to work for the family. Even many children were pulled from the field to the sea elections. Lord Earl has to pick people, but hasn''t the whole country responded enthusiastically? Of course, those noble children need not respond. Because their children have long planned. Little children are also preparing to enter the noble school that Marin intends to open. Only the children of the serf''s family would be so interested in choosing Marin. Because this is the only way to get rid of the lowly serf status. If medical science is done well and you become a medical officer, you will directly get rid of the status of serf, at least you will become a civilian, or even a lower class aristocracy. Moreover, the schools that Marin intends to open are not intended to enroll children over 15 years old (excluding 15 years old). Because it is not cost-effective to raise children over 15 years old. Because, such a child already has a fixed mind and idea. Raising them is worse than raising smaller, more plastic children. After all, Marin was only in his early 20s, and he had time to wait for the children to grow up. As for those younger than 15 years old, Marin originally planned to wait for the school to get on track, train the teachers, and then literate for those adults who can use it. For example, literacy is given to young people who are junior officers, and teach them to recognize a word or something. It happened that this time, I wanted to find disciples for two Mongolian doctors, and Marin conducted a sea election among the teenagers who were originally excluded from the education area, and specifically selected those who were just over 15 years old but were smart Come and learn about oriental medicine with Morigan and Butler. ¼øÓÚ Because they have no cultural background, Marin even wanted to find someone to teach them literacy first. Moritzen and Butler will teach them medical knowledge when they have time. The two of them have been here in Marin for two years, and they can communicate normally in German. If some medical terms are not explained clearly, you can also find Marin as a translator. After all, Moritzen and Butler are fluent in the Datong dialect of Chinese, and they can accurately express medical knowledge in Chinese. Moreover, they have a lot of medical knowledge, which is medical books learned from the Han people. And Marin is exactly the soul of Huaxia. After communicating with the two, it is easy to understand the meaning of the two, and then accurately translate the meaning. Because Morigan was absent, Marin gave the 30 boys to Battle. To this end, Bartel naturally complained. Because he is too busy ... However, he was not dissatisfied with the apprentice. After all, when the apprentices get started, they can also relax. In addition, Marin is also very good at the same time, while asking them to teach their disciples, they also gave 2 extra shillings for teaching each day. If you teach 360 days a year, you can earn 144 more coins. For a doctor, it is definitely a high salary. What''s more, this is additional income, which is not included in the previous salary. You know, Mozgen and Battle are both children, and they are looking at adulthood. They would be happy to be paid more. As for broomsticks, if they were in their hometown of Mongolia, they would probably do so. But now they are leaving their homes and living on Marin. If Marin is offended because of possession of private property, it will not pay more. Moreover, Marin also promised two people that if they taught the 30 young boys as well as them, they could both be captive to hereditary jazz titles and be rich for generations ... This is more attractive than any monetary reward, which will make future generations rich and rich. Which man is not willing? So the two naturally worked hard. Even, in order to bring in some modern "private goods", Marin also planned to give lectures to these 30 teenagers from time to time. Mainly, teach them some general knowledge about hygiene and disinfection. Although Marin is not proficient in medicine, there have been too many health programs and articles about health in the past. Taking them out casually and giving them to these youngsters can also benefit them a lot, making them a big take on medicine in this era ... Of course, Marin did not intend to make these public. Because, in this era, the church has more control over medicine. Many church priests, in fact, also act as doctors with two knives, often bleeding their clients ... After all, practicing medicine to save the world has always been one of the means by which the church displays mercy. If it is an open medical school, there is suspicion of grabbing business with the church. Umarin asked Mozhigen and Buter to teach children Mongolian medicine, which naturally runs counter to Western traditions and is not in the Catholic interest. Therefore, these children all went to Mozgen and Battle to learn in the name of apprentices. Moreover, the place where they studied was in the court medical hall inside Orich''s palace. This is also convenient for Marin to give lectures when they are free. Just right ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin wants to expand the palace. Therefore, Marin simply planned to build a courtyard in the corner of the palace, as a place for the education of the disciples of Mozgen and Buter, on the side of the court medical hall in the front yard of the palace. Then, Marin thought about it, and selected 30 smart teenagers to join the ranks and receive the education of two Mongolian doctors together. After all, not everyone will succeed when they learn. Marin''s request is to train at least 20 out of these 60 people. As for the other 40 people, they can be eliminated. But even those who are eliminated may be incompetent to be used as a comprehensive doctor, but used as a medic only dealing with trauma (early medics only need to deal with trauma on the battlefield, but they are not as comprehensive and powerful as later medics Many people are also at the level of two knives. After all, a famous doctor must be a doctor to a senior official, and it is impossible to join the army), but it is still barely competent. You should know that in Mongolian medicine, bones and bruises are very good, and they are most suitable for the military. What''s more, the veterinarians at Mozgen and Butler are also very good at treating horse diseases, especially. No matter how bad it is, it would be nice to be a veterinarian and manage horses in the army ... In short, Marin is extremely welcome to the highly skilled doctors or veterinarians. One more doctor, the East Frisian life is more secure ... one more medic, the life of the soldier is more secure ... and one more veterinarian, the life of the war horse is more secure ... Alas, learning medicine is difficult. In later medical universities, the academic system was generally longer than that of ordinary majors, and many of them were five-year courses. There is even a seven-year medical specialty. Therefore, Marin gave 10 years to wait for the teenagers to grow up. 10 years is enough for these teenagers to grow up to be a good young doctor ... Chapter 307： set off Da Vinci finally made the sextant, and its efficiency is much happier than the last time to make a clockwork rifle. This is no wonder, the last time Da Vinci was a bit perfunctory, this time for the little lover, hard work. So, in a short time, Da Vinci successfully developed the sextant that Marin called. Not only that, Da Vinci also wrote a set of calculation tables and lookup tables. When measuring latitude, you only need to measure the angle between the sun and the sea level, and you can get the latitude data directly according to the lookup table. Of course, if the angle is not an integer, it can be calculated according to the formula. It should be noted that this lookup table is related to the season and is related to the height of the sun. Such a thing was naturally done by Marin and Da Vinci together. Because, Da Vinci''s concept of the height of the sun is still very vague. Therefore, most of the calendar lookup tables in the lookup table came from Marin. In this way, as long as the captain is mathematically better, the latitude can be easily calculated according to the comparison table. As for longitude, it''s a little more troublesome. Although Da Vinci and the Italian watchmaker developed clockwork clocks with good precision, the accuracy was still a bit problematic. Therefore, Marin asked them to test repeatedly to test the error of the clockwork. At noon every day, the time is checked to record the error. Then, when sailing, you can judge the accurate time based on the average error. The reason why the error is recorded every day is to select the sailing clock with the most stable error. The stable error indicates that this clock has the highest accuracy. As long as the fixed error is added or subtracted at noon every day, the time can be easily realized. And if the error is unstable, it will be 10 minutes today and another 20 minutes tomorrow. It cannot be used to calculate time. Wait until the sea, the captain can arrange someone to adjust the error once a day to maintain the accuracy of the time. Then, based on the time difference, the longitude can be easily calculated. Ôõô As for how to calculate longitude? This is easier. As long as the time of the nautical clock is accurate, during the voyage, when noon is encountered and the sun is in the middle position, the current time and Orich time standard can be easily judged based on the accurate time obtained from the average error of multiple nautical clocks jet lag. The circumference of the earth is 40,000 kilometers, and it is divided into 24 time zones. In other words, each time zone is 1,666.667 kilometers long. The current position is a few hours behind Orich, which is a few 1,666.667 kilometers. Marin didn''t tell Amerigo about the perimeter of the earth, but told him that an hour difference is 1666.67 kilometers in lateral distance. Then, just calculate according to this principle. As for more, he didn''t tell Amerigo. After all, he didn''t plan to let him sail around the world, knowing so much? After picking the ten clockwork clocks with the most stable errors, Marin called Amerigo and asked Da Vinci to teach him the use of the sextant and the latitude algorithm. And Marin told him the algorithm of lateral distance. In fact, because Magellan has not sailed around the world, the concept of latitude is not clear to everyone. But Amerigo was an excellent captain and a semi-astronaut astronomer. Therefore, it is not difficult to teach him. Anyway, Marin only asked him to use a sextant to calculate the latitude and lateral distance of each node on the route. Then recorded on the logbook. At that time, according to the horizontal distance, Marin can easily calculate the longitude. With longitude and latitude data, plus the use of a sextant. As long as the next captain understands the calculation of longitude and lateral distance, he can easily correct the route and reach his destination. After Marin and Da Vinci taught Amerigo to use the sextant and how to calculate the horizontal distance (longitude), a few days later, there was good news from Tholencher-two 250 class ships Armed merchant ships are also ready. These two ships were named 2503 and 2504, as usual ... The reason why I made it so fast was because I had enough experience before. In addition, Marin is very powerful in the supply of materials, there is no situation of materials such as midway. In addition, the craftsmen are also skilled, and it is naturally easy to do. However, Marin actually retained his hand when manufacturing the 250-class armed merchant ship, and did not hand over the technology of high temperature steam processing of the ship''s ribs to the Tholencher shipyard. Therefore, when the ship''s ribs were manufactured by the Tholencher shipyard, the old method was still used to saw the wide wood into an arc, which was a waste of wood. At this point, the cost of manufacturing the ship''s ribs at the Tholencher shipyard was still high. Alas, Marin also thought of a good way to ask Emden Shipyard to send the processed ship ribs to Tholencher. In this way, there is no need to waste so much wood in the Thornluncher shipyard. As long as they tell Emden Shipyard about the specifications and sizes of the ship''s ribs, the craftsmen of Emden Shipyard can use the steam box to process the corresponding ship rib structure, and then ship it to Tholencher. On general merchant ships, there are not many ribs. For a boat with a keel length of 24 meters, only 33 pairs of ribs are required. Class 250 armed merchant ships, because the keel length is only 20 meters, as long as 27 pairs of ship ribs. After using the high-temperature steam box, the cost of the ship''s ribs is much lower, uncomplicated, and less wasteful of wood. As long as the processed boat ribs are air-dried again, you can take them back and nail them on the keel. After the skeleton is finished, you can cover the planks with thick wood. Then, it ¡¯s just a matter of painting ... In fact, the materials of the two ships 2503 and 2504 were prepared in the morning. Therefore, the shipbuilding has saved a lot of material preparation time. As a result, the Tholencher shipyard was able to build and launch both ships in just four months. Because the most difficult to process ribs in a ship were actually processed together when the 2501 and 2502 were last manufactured. Therefore, this time shipbuilding is very fast. Suddenly, Marin made the 500-ton warship made by Emden Shipyard not so fast. Among them, bending a ship''s ribs with a high-temperature steam box saves money, but it takes time. Not the processing time, but the air-drying time after processing ... ´¬ Wood for shipbuilding must not be wet. Therefore, the shipbuilding wood is air-dried for a year or two. Ermalin allowed the craftsmen to smoke the boat''s ribs for several hours with high-temperature steam, and the previous air-drying effort was wasted. Therefore, after the boat ribs are processed and shaped, they need to be air-dried again for several months. In other words, waiting to nail the boat''s ribs to the keel would take months to wait. No wonder ancient shipbuilding lasted for one year ... Marin thought about it, it was too time consuming. So he simply ordered a large batch of wood again, and the craftsmen of the Emden shipyard processed an extra batch of spare ribs. This way, the next time you build a ship, you don''t have to fumigate and process the ship''s ribs again. After all, the newly processed boat ribs need to be air-dried for several months, which is a waste of time. If the processing time of the ship''s ribs is excluded, and the keel and wooden boards are ready, a ship can be built in three or four months. Thinking of this, Marin was very hot. It seems that logging in the Americas is still very promising. If a large amount of wood is prepared in the Americas, it is then processed into suitable keels and boat ribs. In the case of complete materials, as long as the craftsmen are enough, they can explode like a soldier ... So, when Amerigo adjusted the crew and prepared all the supplies, Marin pulled him and asked him to modify the route ... I saw Marin come up with a map that outlines the east coast of North America. Amerigo was aggressive: "Master, is this?" "This is a map of the coastline of the east coast of the barren continent ..." Õâ "This ... is this true? Someone has explored the barren continent before?" Amerigo was taken aback. You know, Europeans now only know some of the Caribbean islands that Columbus is exploring ... "My teacher Albert Einstein has been to these places ..." "Master, your request is ..." "After you explore Grenada, go northward along the Windward Islands. After arriving at Barbuda, turn northwest and go first to the Bahamas, which was first discovered by Columbus ... Remember, don''t continue north on Barbuda, where It''s Bermuda''s Devil''s Triangle ... " °ÙĽ´ó "Bermuda ... the Devil''s Triangle ..." Amerigo shuddered, a little scared. "Well, this huge sea is very dangerous. My teacher said that there is a devil under the sea and it will devour the sea boat. He even heard the howl of the devil ... And, this seaweed in the sea is big and long, It ¡¯s easy to entangle the boat. My teacher said that the seaweed may be driven by the devil to drag the boat and people into Haiti ... ¡±said Marin mysteriously. Amerigo was a little scared, though, he didn''t believe much about the devil. But the huge seaweed scared him a little. Because, if the seaweed is long enough, it can really entangle the boat. In the river region, it is normal for the boat to be entangled in algae. But the boat was entangled in inland river algae and it was nothing. Because one can abandon the ship and go ashore for help. However, in the middle of the vast sea, if the ship is entangled by seaweed, then it really "makes every day ineffective, and makes the ground and the land unacceptable." Therefore, Amerigo nodded sharply, saying that he would not die. Then Marin continued to point: "After you arrive in the Bahamas, sail northwest and you will encounter real land. This is the Florida peninsula of the wild continent. You go north along the peninsula, about 40 degrees and 43 minutes north latitude, and you will arrive in New York-ah, New York It hasn''t appeared yet ... "Marin just remembered that none of the place names he marked appeared ... But it doesn''t matter, he continues to talk ... "After you arrive in New York, continue to sail northeast along the coast. Then you will see two small islands ... the one near the land is called Martha''s Vineyard and the other is Nantucket Island ... The second task is to discover these two islands ... " "Master, why don''t you send troops to occupy such a large area of ??land? Why only two islands?" Amerigo asked puzzledly. "Amerigo, you don''t understand. Although the land is large, there are dense jungles everywhere. There are many fierce Indians in the jungle. If I rush you to the shore, it is easy to be shot by Indians. So, I first asked you to find these two islands, in order to gain a foothold first, and then use this as a springboard and base to attack the mainland ... " This is Marin''s strategy. Marin thought for a long time and felt that he was currently weak and with a small population, and could not immediately colonize on a large scale. Moreover, to colonize the Americas, what is most needed for the premise is not land, but a foothold. Just like the British later colonized North America, they hurriedly landed directly on the land of Virginia. As a result, they fought many times with the Indians. When they were besieged, the colonists in the British colonies were miserable without food To the point. So Marin would not make that mistake. The Martha''s Vineyard and Nantucket he chose are small islands of two or three hundred square kilometers, and they stand alone. Not many Indians are on the island. On these two islands, Marin can easily occupy and develop with peace of mind. For example, logging, establishing farms and ranches ... In short, developing on two small sea islands will not anger the Indian tribe on the road. Even if they were dissatisfied, they could not attack the island. Because the Indians are still in the era of canoeing. Marin just went out on a boat and knocked over the Indian canoe ... Moreover, these two islands were also carefully selected by Marin. First of all, the areas of Martha''s Vineyard and Nantucket are about two hundred and several dozen square kilometers, and Bitsel Island is much larger. Such a large island can open up a lot of farmland. With farmland, there is enough food to meet the needs of the colonists. In this way, colonial activities can proceed smoothly. Moreover, the two islands are highly secure and do not worry about Indian attacks. Not only that, Nantucket was later a famous whaling center in the United States. It is not far from Newfoundland fishing grounds, one of the world''s four largest fishing grounds, and its fishery resources are also abundant. Therefore, many whales often appear in the waters of this generation. As long as a few whaling boats are dispatched here to carry out activities, Marlin can catch many and many whales. You know, the whaling industry hasn''t risen this year, and there are whales in the sea. As long as the whale is caught, not only can it get a lot of whale meat, but also tons of tons of whale oil. Whale meat can be made into salted dried fish, which can definitely satisfy hunger. A whale, the lightest also weighs more than two tons, can get nearly one ton of whale meat. A ton of whale meat can feed several people for a year. Don''t say that the bigger whales are tens of tons. Just catching a whale can provide a lot of meat. Alas, whale oil is also important. In this age of lack of vegetable oil, ordinary people can also eat some whale oil. Although, whale oil does not taste good. But for the poor, oil and water are good, dare to be picky? Not only that, whale oil can be used to light a lamp, provide lighting, and be processed into a candle. The best of the candlestick dinners of later generations is made from whale oil. Also, the cost of making soap from whale oil is very low. In short, the whaling industry is very beneficial ... These two islands can both be used for farming and raising livestock, and can also be used as a base for whaling and catching common fish ... In short, they are a perfect food supply base ... When Marin''s men settled down on these two islands ~ www.novelhall.com ~, they can use this as a base camp, march to land, and occupy new colonies. The new colony was first built by the sea so that it was not afraid of being besieged by the Indians. Even if the Indians surrounded the new colony on land, the two islands could provide enough supplies to the colony through warships, so as not to run out of food like a stupid Englishman, and get people to eat ... Before Amerigo boarded the ship, Marin took his hand and said: "Good work, Amerigo. When you come back this time, if you find these two places successfully, I will seize you as a hereditary jazz, and reward you with 10,000 gold coins ... you know, found wild islands and found India The meanings are different, so I can slam Columbus as a baron, should you understand? " Amerigo nodded, and of course he knew what Columbus found in India. After all, the discovery of India brought a huge profit of millions of gold coins to Marin, and it was normal to seal Columbus from a baron. And this time to explore the islands of the barren continent by himself, will not bring any huge profits. Therefore, Marin candid himself as hereditary jazz. After all, that''s hereditary. Before He broke up, Marin asked Amerigo to write a family letter, the purpose of which was to bring Amerigo''s family to Orich. Amerigo also understood that it was Marin who was taking hostages. Because, Marin was worried that Amerigo would disclose his information to others. However, this is also a convention in ancient times, commonly used by nobles, and Amerigo didn''t have much resistance. In this way, in the eyes of Marin''s anticipation, Amerigo took the selected players and boarded two 250-class armed merchant ships and two smaller former Frisian ships captured and set foot on It''s time to explore Grenada and North America ... Chapter 308： Reservoir and cement The trenching and canalization work in East Frisian Land was carried out in an orderly manner. With the participation of more than 10,000 laborers and Marin''s lack of food, things went very smoothly. When the engineering team dug a ditch and connected the main river, Marin immediately invited artisans to set up a Dutch windmill and began to pump the water from the swamp lake next to the ditch into the ditch and drain it to the main river. The sea. However, recently John the Gunsmith and Gunners jointly submitted their opinions and asked Marin to build a high reservoir to facilitate their use of hydraulic forging hammers. Because East Friesland is a small seaside country, the channels of all rivers are downstream here, the water level difference is too low to drive the hydraulic forging hammer at all, and the conditions on Bitsel Island are not good. There is only one way to do this, and that is to build a high reservoir manually. The water in the river is pumped into the high reservoir first, and then the water is pushed down through the gate to drive the hydraulic forging hammer. Because of the large number of blacksmiths, the scale is large. Therefore, the reservoir to be built cannot be too small. Otherwise, hydraulic hammersmiths are not enough. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to arrange the construction of the reservoir. But this year, building a reservoir is very troublesome. Generally speaking, if a reservoir is built based on a valley, it will be relatively simple, as long as the valley mouth is blocked, a reservoir can be formed. But it is very difficult to build high reservoirs on the plain. Because all sides of the reservoir are artificially created. And in order to be strong, a lot of stones are needed ... Therefore, the construction of a large reservoir on a flat ground is no less than the construction of a small city. But Marin had to repair it, after all, he really wanted to develop industry. In the foundry industry, there is a great demand for hydraulic forging hammers. Therefore, Marin has to build not only a reservoir but also a large reservoir. As for pumping water from a low position to a high position, it''s very simple, just make a few more Dutch windmills and keep pumping. The most important thing is that a lot of stone is needed around the reservoir. Obviously, East Frisian has no stone. If you want stone, you have to buy it at nearby business centers such as Hamburg and Bremen. These places are commodity distribution centers, and stone is also abundant. The price is more expensive. On the average, a neatly processed stone requires 0.2 Finney. Ten stones are worth a day''s salary for a civilian. In fact, the stone itself is not valuable, but the craftsman''s salary is valuable. A stone was mined from a deep mountain. The wages of the quarry workers must be paid first, and then the footman who transported the stone required money. Then, the artisans who processed the stone also demanded money. Finally, the merchant who transported the stone for sale also wanted a profit. Then, a worthless stone, after many people''s hands, turned into a 0.2 Finney piece. At the same time, the price of a brick, which is less than 0.1 Finney, is also very expensive. However, the stone was transported from the mountain by the attendants, plus the freight, and the stone was stronger than the brick. Therefore, the price of stone is twice that of bricks. Eventually, Marin thought about it and decided to build a high-level reservoir of one square kilometer. In order to save costs, it is better to use bricks for the rest of the foundation and the surrounding wall. Because bricks are cheap. You know, this is a 1 square kilometer reservoir, and the bricks and stones needed are also amazing. Not only must the surrounding area be fenced, bricks should also be laid at the bottom of the reservoir to avoid serious water seepage in the reservoir. However, no matter whether it is piled with stones or bricks, water leakage is inevitable. Unless, the gap between cement and stone or brick is closed ... "Yeah, why did I forget the cement?" Marin patted his head and immediately made another decision ... Marlin is very familiar with the formula of cement. The simplest cement is Portland cement, which is 3 to 1 of limestone and clay. However, the quality of this formulation of cement is average. Therefore, the later cement and limestone remained unchanged, but the clay was replaced with materials containing other metal components such as iron ore, bauxite, and various types of **** to improve the quality of cement. Moreover, Marin, who had played in the cement factory in town before, knew that there is a very important part of burning cement, which is adding fluorite. Adding fluorite, however, greatly reduces the temperature required for firing the cement. Its effect is similar to adding sodium carbonate when firing glass, which lowers the firing temperature. If you don''t know the secret of adding fluorite, burning cement will become difficult. Because, the temperature of firing cement is more than 1000 degrees. If fluorite is not added, it can only be achieved by using high-calorie coal and high-temperature equipment such as a steelmaking furnace. If you want to use ordinary shaft kiln to burn cement, unless coal is used as fuel, if you do not add fluorite and use firewood as fuel, it will be difficult to achieve the required high temperature. For those novels, Marin scoffed at using a clay kiln casually, using a 3 to 1 formula of limestone and clay to easily burn cement slabs. The earth kiln uses firewood as fuel, which can not reach a high temperature of 1,000 or more Baidu. Do n¡¯t use fluorite, do n¡¯t even want to burn it. Unless you, like the Englishman who invented cement in the 19th century, used coal directly as fuel. Even in the first half of the 20th century, fluorite was commonly used as a catalyst in cement plants. Only in the late 20th century, because of environmental protection and advanced equipment, fluorite was gradually eliminated. Equipment in the 20th century requires fluorite. You can burn out qualified cement with firewood in an ancient clay kiln. Marin is drunk too ... Cement plants in later generations are prone to pollution because fluorite contains fluorine. Therefore, fluorite was gradually abandoned. However, it is also because the subsequent firing equipment can easily get enough high temperature, so fluorite can be discarded. Furthermore, fired cement does not have high requirements for fluorite, and does not require high-purity fluorite. Any purity fluorite can be used, and the amount is not large. Fluorite is now easily available in Hamburg and Bremen. So Marin planned to start firing ordinary cement. Moreover, knowing the secret of adding fluorite, even if other people know the main formula of cement, it is difficult to burn qualified cement. Unless, they use high-quality coal with high calorific value as fuel. The benefits of cement are self-evident. Reservoirs in later generations use cement. However, ordinary cement is not water resistant. Building a reservoir is naturally unusable. Ç¡ But as it happens, Marin knew that fly ash cement is a kind of cement suitable for reservoir construction. In fact, **** cement is usually used in the construction of reservoirs and dams. However, Marin does not know what **** to use and how to calculate it. What''s more, Marin does not have large steel and metallurgical plants and lacks slag. However, Marin is so rich. Fly ash is the ash residue that remains after the coal is burned. Do n¡¯t have too much Marin cooking salt center. I do n¡¯t know what to do. I happen to be, now he wants to build a reservoir. Fly ash cement is the best choice for building reservoirs and docks. Mainly, Marin didn''t know the formula of those **** cements. He knew about fly ash cement, because the cement factory in their town produced this cement. According to his knowledge, fly ash cement is limestone, fly ash, a small amount of gypsum and fluorite, ground, and fired in a vertical kiln. He doesn''t know the specific formula, but he knows that the amount of fly ash is not more than 40% and not less than 20%. Both gypsum and fluorite are minor and auxiliary. For the rest, you can try a few times to find the best ratio. After thinking about it, Marin chose a group of serfs who could burn bricks among his serfs. In a remote place, he built a brick-fired vertical kiln and began to try to burn fly ash cement. In fact, Marin did not worry about the failure of cement firing because he knew the secret of fluorite. What he is trying now is the best mix of cement. After all, he only knew that the content of fly ash accounted for 20% to 40% of the total, and did not know the specific proportion. Gypsum and fluorite are also in small amounts. I do n¡¯t know how much. After all, who knows how to cross in the future? If he had known it, he would have been inquiring about the specific match in the process of going to Zhenshang Cement Plant in junior high school ... However, because of intending to burn fly ash cement, Marin decided to stop buying stones and only buy bricks. After all, buying bricks can be half cheaper. Then, buy some raw materials like limestone, fluorite, gypsum. However, these raw materials are purchased by different people, and each person is only responsible for purchasing one item. In particular, fluorite needs to be purchased separately to avoid the buyer getting all the formula materials. It''s not that Marin doesn''t believe in his people ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It''s that after Marin made the cement, others will definitely go to the place where he purchased the raw materials. If Marin had all the recipes purchased by one person, anyone who knew the news would easily get the corresponding recipes. And to buy separately, different people are responsible for different materials procurement, it is very difficult to inquire. Moreover, fluorite and gypsum are unobtrusive because of their small amounts, and Marin intends to let his men buy quietly, it is difficult for others to know ... Concrete bricks with cement are as strong as ordinary stones. In addition, cement fills the gap, which can fully avoid seepage and leakage. This is very important for the reservoir ... It''s just that even if you buy bricks and build a one-square-kilometer high reservoir, the investment is huge, which can be scary. In one calculation, building a one-square-kilometer reservoir requires millions of gold coins ... Marin was scared to almost get down. After that, he immediately lowered the standard and reduced the area of ??one square kilometer to 0.2 square kilometers, which was 5 times. This is the case. It also costs about 200,000 gold coins, which makes Marin so painful ... Fortunately, he plans to use cement and bricks. If stone is used, even a small reservoir of 0.2 square kilometers will cost 400,000 gold coins. Scary ... It''s no wonder that even if a reservoir is built later, it is also a dam that only needs to be built on one or both sides. For other directions, use a small amount of material. Marinxiu''s Plain High Reservoir must be repaired on all sides, and the foundation must be laid. It is not surprising that the investment is small ... If it wasn''t for his firm support for the development of industry, Marin would have been scared back by this huge investment. However, for the development of industry, Marin still gritted his teeth and built this expensive plain high-level reservoir to facilitate the large-scale use of hydraulic hammers by craftsmen ... Chapter 309： Arabian horse Âí Since Marin has officially eaten Angela, she feels like casting a little demon in her heart. Previously, Marin often worked late. Actually, it wasn''t that Marin was really busy, but that Angela, a little beauty before, couldn''t eat it, which made Marin a little depressed. That''s why I intentionally use my work to divert my attention every day. »Øµ½ When returning to the backyard of the palace every day, Marin was more sleepy, usually holding Angela, and fell asleep after a hand addiction. Now that he has officially eaten Angela, he does not need to control himself. So, as soon as it''s time to get off work at night, Marin hurried away from the front yard office area of ??the palace, back to the living area of ??the backyard, and found Angela rubbing ... Angela is shy and always looks like she refuses to welcome him, but it really stimulates the desire in Marin''s heart ... Therefore, Marin is a nightly song every night ... You know, Angela is the best age of 18 years old, plus people who are beautiful, white and beautiful, are very attractive to Marin. Marin was 28 years old in his previous life and had not married a wife. Nowadays, there is a genuine beauty girl who can do whatever she wants. How can she bear it? So, after a month, Marin obviously felt that his steps were a bit futile ... After all, Marin was not a fierce man like Adler, and his body was thin and weak. Over the past month, it has been over-exploited. It seems that Angela, who is more slender and weak, is more and more energetic ... "Sure enough, there are only exhausted cows and no arable land ..." For the sake of health, Marin rubbed his waist and ran to the Palace Medical Museum to find a Mongolian doctor to prescribe a prescription ... However, Bartel smiled and told Marin that this was normal. Young people are just exposed to this kind of thing, and it is inevitable that some food pulp will be known, and it is easy to over-exploit. But after a long time, after two or three months, there is no such great impulse. At that time, the life of husband and wife will enter a normal law, and this situation will not occur. Of course, during this time, it is necessary to make up for it, so as not to be vain. Then, at the suggestion of Bartle, Marin started using some food supplements. For example, bullwhip, leek or something. Originally, Bartel wanted Marin to eat wolfberry in wolfberry, but no wolfberry in Europe. But Europeans don''t eat such organs of animals. When Kohler learned that Marin was going to eat a bullwhip, there were as weird looks as weird. Then, many bulls that were raised as beef cattle were miserable. They were severely cut ... no, these bulls were cut only after they were slaughtered. Previously, the bullwhip was thrown directly. Now, Kohler quietly sent someone to collect it, and sent it to Battle. After being processed by Battle, he personally stewed it with medicinal materials, and then gave it to Marin, lest things get rumbling ... In order not to lose money at a young age, Marin began to resume exercise and martial arts. However, Orich''s Palace is too small, and it can be used for running laps. To contact the martial arts immediately, Marin had to go to the horse farm in the north of the city. Âí When Marin arrived at the horse farm to practice his martial arts, it happened that Kohler''s men brought a batch of Arab stallions ... Åú This batch of Arab stallions was commissioned by Kohler before. The Jews roamed between Europe and the Arabs, and were important intermediaries between the Europeans and the Arabs. At the moment, Turkey has very bad relations with Europeans because of the problems of Constantinople and the Balkans, and there is little cooperation between the two sides. However, the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt still had many trade opportunities with Europe. Moreover, Jerusalem, the holy place in the hearts of Europeans, was also under the control of the Mamluk dynasty. If you want to go to pilgrimage, you need the consent of the Mamluk dynasty. Therefore, the relationship between the Europeans and the Mamluk Dynasty was not good, but it was not bad. Jewish merchants also wandered between Europe and the Mamluk-controlled area. The batch of Arabian stallions requested by Marin was the authentic Arabian Arabian horses purchased by Jewish merchants at the Mamluk Dynasty. In fact, in the Arabian Peninsula, Arabian horses are worthless at all. Even an excellent Arabian warhorse costs 20 gold. Unlike in Europe, a random horse can cost 100 gold or more. It''s no wonder that many tribes of the Arabs are still in the nomadic era, and there are so many horses and camels. So many horses, how to sell high prices? Those Jewish businessmen bullied Marin who didn''t understand the market, and apparently did not exceed 20 gold coins per Arab stallion. 㶠He asked Marin for 100 gold coins per horse. These 50 Arabian stallions extorted Marin 5000 gold coins directly. Marin was very clear, but he didn''t care much. Only a batch of 50 horses, there is no need to turn their backs with those Jewish merchants. However, this also strengthened Marin''s determination to form his own chamber of commerce and run Egypt''s commercial roads in the future. At this time, Barbary pirates have not yet risen, and armed merchant ships are still safe to walk in the southern Mediterranean. Only in the coastal areas of Morocco, it is necessary to pay attention to guard against Moorish pirates officially supported by Morocco. However, if you use a class 250 armed merchant ship, two or three ships together will definitely not be afraid of any pirates. Egypt is rich in horses, as well as natural soda ash and thenardite. These were all that Marin needed. Before Marin commissioned the Venetians and Jews to help buy them, they were actually severely exploited. Therefore, Marin intends to hire a group of people to run this route. Although he extorted Marin a sum of money, the Arab horses selected by the Jewish merchants were still very good. After all, in this era, people who knew horses were everywhere. If Jewish merchants casually pick some bad Malays to fool Marin, they must be ready to get revenge. °¢À­²® These Arabian horses are very beautiful and bold. When Marin went to see those Arabian horses, the lively Arab horses stared at Marin curiously. If it weren''t for the reins, maybe those curious Arabian horses would come up and sniff the smell of Marin, maybe they would arch a Marin ... These Arabian horses are generally not tall, and their shoulder height is generally only about 1.5 meters. Switching to a mare may be even lower, with a shoulder height of just over 1 meter and 4 inches. Unlike European local knights, which have a shoulder height of more than 1m6, many stallions reach a height of more than 1m7. However, as a war horse, only those who need to wear full-body plate armor need to be so tall and strong. For the Hussars, medium-sized horses like the Arabian horse are just right. However, Marin does not intend to use Arab horses directly as war horses. Because, Arabian horses have a very important problem, which is-afraid of cold ... A purebred Arabian horse, born in the Arabian Peninsula, has been living in tropical deserts since childhood. She Marin clearly remembers that some local tyrants in the north in the later generations, after the introduction of Arabian horses, had to put Arabian horses in a heated room to prevent the cold every winter. Unlike Mongolian horses, they stayed in the stables in the cold weather, with nothing at all. If the Arabian horses are placed in places such as Siberia or the Mongolian Plateau in winter with temperatures as low as tens of degrees below zero, there is a high probability that purebred Arabian horses will freeze to death. Even if it is not very cold in western Europe in winter, it can sometimes be as low as minus 10 degrees. At this temperature, the Arabian horse will be very uncomfortable. So, this time when introducing Arabian horses, Marin did not intend to introduce mares at all, but directly introduced stallions to breed ... This is because although the foal inherits many characteristics of the father, but the physical characteristics are closer to the mother. Therefore, horses often give priority to mares when discussing descent. The mare is cold-resistant, and most of the foals are cold-resistant. However, many advantages of fathers are inherited ... Therefore, when ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Europeans started breeding horse breeds in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, they chose to use local excellent mares adapted to the local area and excellent stallions introduced from outside for breeding to cultivate high quality And a new breed of horse that adapts to the local climate. Based on this idea, Marin commissioned the Jewish merchants to buy 50 Arabian stallions in the Arabian Peninsula for breeding with local mares. During the previous battle in Lyle County, Marin seized a total of 2,600 Saxon warhorses. Among them, there are more than 500 horses. Counting his previous 30 French warhorses, Marin now has almost 600 mare warhorses. If all are used for breeding, this group of 50 Arabian stallions has an average of 12 wives per horse ... One Arabian stallion has to deal with 12 mares ... Thinking of this, Marin smiled warily ... Even Angela has made herself sour. If you serve 12 women, don''t you spit it? Then he looked at the 50 horses with sympathy: "Ladies, do n¡¯t get excited, I ¡¯ll use 12 tall horses (the description is quite reasonable, so Marin and Mares captured, including the previous French mares, the shoulder height is not lower than 1.6 meters, both (More than 10 cm taller than these Arabian stallions) to squeeze your ... " After speaking, I didn''t care if the lively Arab stallions could not understand, and left whistling happily ... Thinking about the situation when a short Arabian stallion is mated with a tall European mare, Marin hesitates. You know, even when mating, the horse is standing. The mare was so tall, Marin thought-could those Arabian stallions climb up? Would you like to be a high platform so that the Arab stallions can climb on the mares ... Chapter 310： Recruiting medieval college students Because he often goes to the Chengbei horse farm to exercise martial arts and body, Marin finds that his time is not enough. In the past, the affairs of the country were left to Prime Minister Jeffrey to handle, write down the opinions, and then hand it to himself for review. However, this is too much trouble. Every day, Marin needs to work for a long time, giving various instructions. Although East Friesland is a small country, the affairs are not particularly large, but it is also inseparable from people every day. Every time Marin went out to work, he had to deal with piles of documents. Also, East Frisian is able to get the civil servants, that is, Jeffrey and Heidel. Both were undergraduates of the Middle Ages and very capable. It was for this reason that Marin was not willing to dispose of the "former North Korean official" Jeffrey, but reserved it. As for another undergraduate, Haider, Marin needs him to manage legal affairs and serve as the judge of the country. Handling various cases in the country, no less than Jeffrey. Therefore, Marin could not transfer Haider from the court to share government affairs. Before he died, Marin did not think about recruiting talents in the past. However, because Marin had not been recognized by the nations before, and the threat of the powerful Saxon Principality, no one was willing to turn to Marin, the uncertain count of the future. When Marin defeated the army of the Principality of Saxony, someone finally recognized Marin ... µ× At the end of June, the first group of homeless knights who came to take the initiative finally arrived ... Marin received them with great joy, and then arranged them into the army, first undergoing three months of adaptation training, and then intended to let them take over some of the company captains that the officers had concurrently served. Moreover, Philip, the head of the Teutonic Order, also sent a group of young wandering knights who had just arrived in the Teutonic state to solve the problem of insufficient officers for Marin. In this way, the total number of homeless knights in Marin''s hands exceeded 60, which is enough. After all, there are now 250 companies in a company, and 10,000 people only have 40 companies. In other words, 40 company captains, 40 people are enough. However, for more than 30 newcomers, Marin intends to select 18 outstanding performers based on the performance of the three-month training period to add to those companies. The rest were temporarily added to the militia as company captains. After all, Marin has to consider the issue of war damage. By coincidence, Marin had a great victory in this war, and no senior officers were killed. If the next time is unlucky, when an intermediate or senior officer is killed, it is very difficult to find a replacement. Therefore, it is necessary to treat those stray knights who have not been selected as spare tires. Once the casualty of the company commander of the regular army occurs next time, he can directly select the outstanding substitute from the commander of the militia company to avoid the vacancy of commander. In fact, one company, preferably two company captains. But Marin is not so extravagant now, so he had to get one first. There are also 20 substitutes now, which can be added at any time, but I don''t worry about the shortage of staff. However, what Marin lacks most now is a competent civilian. Who has the highest level in the Middle Ages? Naturally, college students are rare in this era. Europe as a whole, universities of this era, Europe as a whole, but only 80 (including some purely theological schools). Moreover, the number of students in universities of this era is very small, and a university only has hundreds or thousands of students. Unlike future generations, a university can reach tens of thousands every day ... Not only that, at least half of the people in the university are missionaries of church origin. Copernicus, for example, is a member of the Polish Catholic Church. The other half of the students, mostly from aristocratic families, a few are children of wealthy merchants or children of landowners. In short, none of them belong to ordinary people. Moreover, the entire German region is also known as the University of Prague (the Kingdom of Bohemia), the University of Vienna (the Principality of Austria), the University of Heidelberg (the electorate of Palatinate), the University of Cologne (the electorate of Cologne), the University of Leipzig ( Electorate of Saxony), University of Rostock (co-founded by the Duke of Mecklenburg and the Hanseatic city of Rostock), University of Munich (Principality of Bavaria), University of T¨¹bingen (Principality of Wurttemberg), University of Freiburg (by Hab Founded by members of the Borg family, originally belonging to the Austrian sphere of influence, located in the Swabian League) ... and so on, composed of a dozen universities. These schools add up to no more than 10,000 people. Among them, nearly half of college students are missionaries serving the church. The other half of the students, many of them are nobles who have the right to inheritance, will definitely go back to inherit the title and fiefdom after graduation. Only those aristocratic students who do not have the right to inheritance, as well as civilian students from businessmen and landowners, are the people who are uncertain about the future. However, there were too few college students in the Middle Ages, as few as pandas. Even though they are civilians, as long as they are college students, there are always nobles who are willing to win over. Therefore, these medieval college students have no worries and no way out, only the aristocracy sends people to win. Therefore, it is unlikely that college graduates will come to Marin. It was like Heidel was pulled by Marin, purely because Heidel was idle, and ran to Texel Island to travel, just caught Marin. Today, Heidel is also a hereditary jazz, and it is considered that he has completed the transformation from a civilian to a noble. And, crucially, his title can be hereditary ... Ò»°ã In general, though, those college students of civilian origin can be regarded as nobles by the big nobles who admire them, but they are at best just a hereditary jazz. Because no matter which aristocracy, it is not easy to enclose a civilian-born college student with a baron such as a baron. Marin is also opportunistic, specifically listing such titles as hereditary jazz, but it is also convenient to reward civilian officials. In fact, hereditary jazz is not as affordable as the baron. Because jazz is generally not fiefdom. Even owning land is not tax-free. At most, the hereditary jazz, as an aristocratic class, has some honorary privileges. Therefore, even if several more hereditary jazz are awarded, Marin is not distressed. Because jazz belongs to the civilian category, it is difficult to obtain a fiefdom. Generally speaking, only military achievements can be exchanged for fiefdoms. Of course, if the civil servant is sealed from a baron such as a baron, he can also have a land, such as Kohler. However, the baron of civil servants in the court department has no land, and it is purely based on Marin''s mood. There is no guarantee. Unlike the baron in exchange for battle, there must be a fiefdom. In fact, there are special reasons why Marin did not have a college graduate to vote. Because, as a red stick fighter for Emperor Maximilian I, Marin is naturally not the same as most princes. ³ýÁË Apart from the two universities in Austria, the vassals of other universities are definitely not good at Marin. Even some princes who were hostile to Marin sent people to spread Marin''s bad comments and deliberately smeared Marin. For example, at the University of Leipzig in the Saxony region, there is a legend that Marin is a killer, and Marin also likes to cut children and cook them .... Now, in the Saxony, Marin name Almost synonymous with demon, it can reach the scary level that makes children stop crying ... In the Middle Ages where information was not developed, such rumors were very powerful. Marin didn''t know what it was like to be discredited by those vassals. For example, Marin is now like the three fat brothers who were blacked out by the Americans before his rebirth ... And, even worse, the three fat brothers do have a lot of black spots on them, and they are black. And Marin is a promising young man who is much better than his contemporaries. He has also been hacked ... In order to make myself easier, Marin asked Kohler to send a group of people to the nearby University of Cologne to recruit graduates for the first time, but they were all rejected ... Then, Kohler''s men heard a lot of bad comments in Cologne that were not good for Marin. What''s more, Marin''s remarks circulating at the University of Cologne are light. After all, the Archbishop of Cologne was less hostile to Marin. Unlike the Duke of Saxony, who was hostile to Marin, he turned Marin into a super-perverted murderer at the University of Leipzig ... Scrutinizing his undergraduates who couldn''t attract college students ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin had to find East Frisian Chief Justice Heidel Lehman to ask him to dig someone at the University of Cologne in the name of alumni ... ´Ì¼¤ In order to stimulate Haider, Marin promised that every time Haider dug a graduate of the University of Cologne, he would receive an "introduction fee" of 500 gold coins. Moreover, if more than 20 people are brought in, Marin will seize the second son of Haider who has no right of inheritance as a non-hereditary ordinary jazz and ranks among the noblemen ... Of course, Marin also promised that he would never let others replace Haider The location of the justices. Unless, Heyder rose up ... With this stimulus, Haider took a group of men, hesitated to hear the case, went directly to the University of Cologne, and began lobbying and flickering to the students ... In order to help Haider to support the scene, Marin gave a lot of gold coins to Haider as an activity fund, so that he didn''t have to save money, and ate a lot of schoolmates to eat and drink. In order to improve the quality of the banquet, Marin even sent two court chefs to help Haider make delicious dishes to ensure that Haider''s schoolmates will eat delicious food ... Not only that, Marin also arranged 10 knight officers with good martial arts, wearing polished half-plate armor, posing as guards, and followed behind Heder all day, with a strong voice, increasing the force ... In addition, Marin also allowed Heidel to offer an exciting salary to impress college students of ordinary origin and encourage them to work in East Friesland. Marin is not bad money, if you can recruit college students from the Middle Ages, let alone money can be measured. Those college students from civilian families and small noble families are easily moved by high treatment. Moreover, the civilian system in East Friesland is severely understaffed. In addition to being able to impress those college students with high salaries, those civilian positions that are really vacant there are also very tempting ... Chapter 311： Lure success After Haider received Marin''s order, he was ready to set off. In order to gain momentum, Marin lent him the gold-encrusted carriage used for his marriage. Then, in addition to 10 tall knights wearing half-plate armor, they followed Heidel all the way, and there were 100 light cavalry to follow. During this trip, Haider put on the luxurious purple silk robe of the whole body, and also brought a box of gold coins that Marin gave him as the fund for the event. After arriving in Cologne, Heidel lived in a high-profile hotel next to the University of Cologne in a high-profile, and it was reserved. Then, according to the script given by Marin, Heidel paid a high-profile visit to the president of Cologne Kabritz and gave a very generous gift. ³öÉ« After graduating from the outstanding students back to his alma mater, President Kabritz is also very happy. After all, graduates mix well and schools are honored. In every subsequent university, the name of a famous alumni must be written into the school''s introduction, which is both a manifestation and a means to attract outstanding freshmen. Heyder is not a bad judge as East Frisian Lambert. Because, better than him, not without. However, he is better than Haedel, mostly because his family is a big aristocrat, and his natural starting point is much higher than ordinary people. There is nothing to brag about. º£ Heidel is different. Heidel''s family is just a wealthier merchant family. After all, it is still civilian origin. Among the graduates of the University of Cologne, Haider is arguably the best mixed. Generally speaking, college students of civilian origin, despite being sought after, are difficult to reach a high position. Because, in addition to the new regime such as East Frisian State, other established vassal states have a large number of established nobles in the country. These old noble families have many children and always have one or two outstanding ones. Therefore, senior positions such as the Prime Minister and the Grand Chancellor cannot be filled with civilian children. At the most, those college students of civilian origin will become the deputies of senior officials from the children of big nobles, or the judges of which small towns, rather than the pillars of a vassal state. This is the basic situation of the Middle Ages, because the aristocracy was very strong, and they basically held all important positions. Only some less important positions will be reserved for civilians with strong abilities. Like the army, except for Marin''s army and other mercenaries, ordinary people are also very difficult to get ahead. Even in the mid-19th century, this situation was difficult to change. Civilian soldiers are at best non-commissioned officers. In the upward direction, it is the monopoly of the noble children. Knowing that in the mid-nineteenth century, ordinary people in Europe frequently revolutionized and sought opportunities. Those ruling classes had to compromise, before they had to allow civilians to enter high-level political circles and high-level military forces. Therefore, a college student of ordinary citizenship, such as Haider, can become a judge of a country in the country. In this era, it is absolutely rare. In addition, Marin promised that Jeffrey would retire in the future and push him to become the prime minister. With the efforts of Heidel, President Kabritz finally agreed to speak to the graduates at this year''s graduation ceremony ... Then, the graduation ceremony of the University of Cologne in 1500 became the stage where Heidel displayed ... Haider this time put on a very saucy gold silk robe, glasses with gold frame, a college and successful personage ... According to Marin''s script request, after Haider briefly greeted the students on the stage, he began to brag about it. He told the students that he was just a civilian college student who had nothing. A few people wanted to hire him to do things, but he just let him work as an assistant to a barrister. But after all, this assistant is actually a errand. Similar to those apprentices in the arts and crafts industry, it takes at least 7 years to barely graduate. Then, he was sent to an unknown town to serve as a judge, or to become a legal assistant to some big names, and began to struggle hard. Maybe, by the age of 40, he will become a barrister or a little famous judge. However, since Marin met, his life has changed dramatically. Just a short while later, Heidel was directly appointed by Mayn, the "thirsty and thirsty" Marin, as the mayor of Den Burg, and oversaw the government and justice of Texel Island, and obtained great opportunities for exercise. When Marin took East Frisian, he directly appointed it as the judge of the East Frisian State, and highly valued it ... Then, Haider proudly told the students that his salary is one gold coin a day, and he still has it on holidays. In other words, Heidel''s salary is as high as 365 gold coins a year ... Not only that, Marin also provided him with housing and carriage for free. Even the salaries of the coachmen and the feed expenses of the horses are officially reimbursed ... ´ýÓö This treatment immediately shocked all the students present. You know, in this era, the daily salary of ordinary Germans was only 2 Finneys, and the craftsmen were only 3 Finneys. The average clerk''s daily salary is like four or five Finneys. Reaching 12 fennies, or 1 shilling per day, is definitely a senior official. Of course, after becoming a senior official, salary is no longer an important part of their income. As for the reason, everyone knows ... Their top students of the University of Cologne, when they graduated, their salary was like 6 Finneys every day. As an assistant to those barristers, there are only 3 Finneys per day, which is similar to those craftsmen. Heidel has a daily salary of 60 Finneys per day, but envy the group of medieval college students who have not yet left the campus. Of course, they also know that even if they went to East Frisian the same, they would not be treated so high. This is because Heidel is already the Chief Justice of East Frisian Land. If you go in the first place, I am afraid it is not so well paid. Heidel is also very aware of this, so according to Marin''s script requirements, he told the students-as long as they go to East Frisian, there are many positions, but not only that, their daily salary was as high as 1 Make it twice as high every day. Speaking of positions, East Frisian is indeed too much. Now the five cities in East Frisian, only Heidel mayor Orich, is a professional. The mayors of other cities are not very professional. Even the mayor of Norden is just a semi-illiterate with a grade of 2 at the elementary school level. It is difficult to read even the decree of the country. Marin had long planned to replace the mayors of five cities with college students. Even as the mayor of Orich, Marin plans to switch to a full-time job instead of having Heidel part-time. Because Heidel is really busy. µ«ÊÇ Not only do the 5 mayors need college students, the judges in 5 cities, but also professional college students. Because college students who have studied law systematically are bound to be more professional. How, like now, can only be solved by some clans who do not understand the local legal provisions ... So, Marin authorized Heidel to throw a lot of money and flicker his schoolmates. Anyway, in East Frisian Land, the mayor, the judge, the tax officer or whatever, there are so many positions, but there is only a shortage of people ... At the same time, every college student who is willing to go, immediately allocates a room (carriage), pays 1 shilling to start every day, and each person divides many fields (100 acres) ... Afraid that the students did not know the income of Tianmu, Haider mysteriously told the students that if the fields were divided, the annual income would not be less than 2000 gold coins ... This is the most scary place. According to salary, Haider only gets 365 gold coins every year. However, because Marin rewarded him with 100 Eugrams (200 acres) of land, and now he earns 4,000 gold coins every year, this is where he really gets rich ... The graduates of the University of Cologne from the nobles are okay. The college students from the civilians and the college students from the noble nobles are a little dizzy ... The high salary of 1 shilling a day before made them fascinated. Nowadays, the annual gift of 2000 Gulden gold coins is knocked down, and most people can''t stand it ... So, many college graduates who had already gone, many people are very excited ... As a result, more than a dozen college students from civilians and small noble families came to Heidel for consultations that night ... In this regard, Heidel was enthusiastically entertained, and ordered Marin to send his court chef to make a very rich and delicious cuisine for the schoolmates, and the schoolmates had a good dinner with the guests. After the banquet, Heidel warmly invited these students to go on a field trip to East Frisian. Then, the fare is reimbursed. Before the separation, Haider put a small bag of gold coins in the name of "reimbursement of round-trip fare in advance" for each student who came to consult. Although there are not many, there are only 10 gold coins, but it is definitely enough for them to go back and forth between Cologne and East Friesland by car, there is still a lot of surplus ... So, when Heidel returned, there were 13 schoolchildren, they were ready to go and asked to go with Heidel ... Basically, the 13 graduates of the University of Cologne are all tempted. Later, they did become officials of the East Frisian Land. They were also dubbed "Thirteen Elders" by Marin, and they were later reused. Although it was all lured, Marin didn''t think there was anything wrong with it. Because when they just graduated, they had no loyalty targets, nor did they lure them over, which was normal. Only those who have a master and are lured away by others are morally problematic. After all, there is nothing wrong with a college graduate seeking high pay. Besides, in which country do civil servants not love money? Yue Fei''s "Civilian does not love wealth", I am afraid it only exists in fantasy ... As long as the supervision is proper, these people will not stretch their hands, and Marin will not care about it. Moreover, the land that Marin gave is enough for their family to spend a lot ... Just, Heidel is very dissatisfied, why? Because, Marin had promised that if he recruited 20 people, UU reading would give his second son an unheralded jazz title. In this regard, Marin stated that this promise is not only valid this year. If Haider can recruit 7 people next year, plus 13 this year, and make up 20 people, this condition will still take effect ... Of these 13 college students, 4 of them studied law. Naturally, they were handed over to Heidel for management. They followed Heidel''s studies for a year or two, and then arranged to serve as judges in several cities. The other three students who studied administrative management also stayed in Orich first, followed Heidel to learn to deal with Orich''s government affairs. After one or two years of internship, they were released as mayors. Two of them studied finance, naturally following Kohler. In fact, their knowledge is much stronger than that of Kohler. For this reason, Kohler was very nervous, for fear they would grab their own jobs. But Marin told Kohler that although others were talented, Marin did not trust him. Therefore, Kohler still has to be the finance minister to monitor the flow of funds. Even if the two college students were very bull, Kohler was the last one to sign it. Because he is Marin''s confidant. Only the four who studied literature, Marin didn''t know how to arrange it. In the end, they were all arranged to be Marin''s secretary, and followed along to learn. If you exercise, you can put it outside. Of course, because they haven''t studied administration, Marlint asked them to consult and learn from those who have studied management. In this way, these four people can stay outside to exercise for a few years, and they can also be released. At the same time, their presence can also properly liberate Marin. For example, for some notices, Marin does not have to write with Jeffrey in person, it can be handed over to the students of these two literature departments, and it can be submitted to Marin for review afterwards. Even Marin''s speech can try to write these four secretaries. The premise is that the four of them must first adapt to their own style ... Chapter 312： Rabbi Rabbi is a very special one of the 13 cologne graduates because he is a Jew ... Rabbi''s father is a Jewish businessman in Cologne. He is not rich, but he is a bit rich. Therefore, the old rabbi sent the young rabbi who had been a good student since he was a child, and spent money on the relationship to the University of Cologne to study financial management. In the future, for which noble master would be the financial officer. Jews have long been discriminated against in Europe. Although many of them are rich, they are all low-key. If it is high-profile, it may be "harvested" by the noble master. Therefore, Jews are often rich, but have no political status, and are often bullied by some tax officers and guards guarding the gates. For example, most people only need to pay one or two Finney''s entry taxes when they enter or leave the city. The Jews, if recognized, would have to pay double. No way, the Jews were regarded as fat sheep by taxation. So, the old rabbi sent the young rabbi to the University of Cologne, hoping that the young rabbi could become a noble master in the future, and the size would be mixed. In this way, the Rabbi family was not bullied. However, one thing that the old rabbi forgot is that the rabbi family, as a Jewish family that maintains tradition, has always adhered to Judaism and has not converted to Catholicism. In Spain, the Kings of Spain expelled all Jews who were not converted Catholics. In other regions, although Jewish Jews were not expelled, they were never regarded as their own. So, the rabbi father and son were surprised to find that the little rabbi was graduating from college, and no one came to draw ... It wasn''t that the aristocracy didn''t come down and ask, but they gave up as soon as they heard that the rabbi was not a Catholic. Because many nobles of pious Catholics are reluctant to hire pagans to do things for themselves. You know, although both Judaism and Catholicism believe in God, Judaism does not recognize the status of **** as the Son of God, and Christians are certainly dissatisfied. In the Middle Ages, religious issues caused war. Therefore, Jewish Jews who do not recognize **** are naturally not accepted by those devout Catholic nobles. So, Rabbi found with sullenness that after graduating from Cologne University, there seemed to be no nobles ... The question of Rabbi was reflected to Marin by Heidel. Heidel asked Marin how the Jew could solve it. Marin quickly gave instructions-as long as the rabbi did not oppose the Catholic Church and argue with others about religious issues, he could accept ... Marlin''s consideration is necessary. He is not afraid to accept Jews, but is afraid to meet avid Jews. Because, some zealous believers will argue with others about "who is the true God". In the Middle Ages, whoever dared to question God and who queried **** was * so, Marin had to determine whether the rabbi had such a problem. Otherwise, if you use such a person, you will also be implicated. After Heidel''s temptation, he found that the young rabbi was not enthusiastic about religion, but was keen to be an official. Heidel then accepted him. Rabbi Jr. was also one of the first 13 to return to Marin. As a Jew, Rabbi''s business talent is very good. Of course, mathematical talent is also good. Moreover, Rabbi''s math calculation ability is much stronger than that of Kohler, and it is also stronger than another fellow student majoring in finance. Kohler was very nervous about the arrival of the two college students, for fear that they would steal their jobs. However, Marin comforted Kohler in a timely manner. Marlin knew that Kohler was flexible and could do things. However, when it comes to learning, Kohler has sent two college students too far. Because Kohler had never attended school since he was a child, he just stole the ability to settle accounts with Jewish merchants in the town, which is the level of primary school mathematics. Of course, in this era, college students'' mathematics is not stubborn, which is equivalent to the level of junior high school students in later generations. No way, the times have not yet developed. Before Catholicism was defeated by religion, European science and technology had not developed much. Therefore, the overall level of mathematics knowledge of college students in this era is similar to that of junior high school students in later generations. Only in a few fields has it reached the level of high school. As for the high-level knowledge of colleges such as calculus, Newton and Gauss who are harmful to the subject have not been born yet ... However, although the mathematical knowledge of college students in this era is just the same, their brains are very flexible and their logical thinking ability is very strong. After all, they are the elite of this era. In the end, Marin intends to hand over two more professional college students to specific matters related to property in the future. However, the final signing power was left to Kohl''s cronies. After all, civil servants love money, and no supervision is not enough. Although Kohler is of average level, in the long-term observation, loyalty is no problem. With Kohler in charge of the funds, Marin was not afraid of being pitted. Of course, Marin will not allow these two college students to turn to Kohler to become Kohler''s party feathers. So, when it''s okay, Marin will stir up their relationship with Kohler. Regarding the major issue of funds, Marin still does not want to keep his account in mind. With regard to the Jewish Rabbi, Marin personally inspected and found that this person was very sensitive to money and was more business-minded. Therefore, Marin planned to train well as an important financial expert. The Jewish status is not high and it is easy to suppress. Therefore, even if Marin promoted Rabbi to an important position, he did not worry about Rabbi sitting bigger. Because he is a Jew, it is difficult to attract many party feathers. Even if they are drawn to Dang Yu, they are all indifferent goods. Such a person is easy to hold him and easy to fall. Unlike the locals, if they are big, it is easy to form a huge network. Even if Marin wants to move, he must consider the consequences. So Marin reassured Rabbi as Kohler''s assistant to help deal with financial issues. In addition, Marin also talked about double-entry bookkeeping and table-based bookkeeping that were popular in later generations with two college students. Probably Jewish, he quickly understood the essence of two advanced bookkeeping methods and quickly got started. The other college student and Kohler are still ignorant. In fact, Marin didn''t know much. Form accounting, Marin understands, this is very simple. For the double-entry bookkeeping method, Marin also knew the general principle and had never done it himself. Therefore, he also stumbled to the three, and the three also stumbled to learn. But Rabbi was very talented, and soon he figured out the double-entry bookkeeping method and applied it to his work. Because of his amazing talent, Rabbi didn''t know that Kohler and another college student Jacque were more jealous of him. So Rabbi was quietly rejected by the two ... Marin knew this, but he didn''t interfere. But on the surface, it is more supportive of rabbi. Only an orphan is the object of the emperor''s trust ... Marin has counted the way of his future rule countless times. In Marin''s eyes, Kohler is his "black gloves", helping him to do things he can''t see. However, Kohler has a large number of unseen forces, which also makes Marin a little uneasy. As a result, Marin planned to make another close friend, Sauer, his own "gray glove" ... The so-called grey gloves are a secret force, but they do not do bad things. Usually, they are also secretly responsible for defending themselves and monitoring other people. Even Kohler''s power must be monitored to avoid being bitten back. In general, Kohler ¡¯s forces are somewhat similar to later generations of the "CIA" (CIA), which is responsible for external affairs and specializing in matters; while the forces formed by Sauer are similar to "FBI" (FBI) , Mainly responsible for internal surveillance ~ www.novelhall.com ~ two forces do not belong to each other, mutual supervision, this is the ideal state in Marin''s mind. Moreover, Sauer is now the commander-in-chief of Marin''s reconnaissance force, and is good at laying out whistle and surveillance. After years of training, Sauer also became an experienced scout commander. Marin asked Sauer to set up secret agents and undercover guards to protect himself and his family, but he was a professional counterpart. On the side of Kohler, he mainly recruited some three religions and nine exiles and exiles, specializing in unseen things ... Koehler was jealous of Rabbi and was also observed by Sauer''s men secretly. In this regard, Marin is very happy. Financially, it is reassuring to have people from different factions in charge. Otherwise, it was Kohler''s men. If Kohler was corrupt, Marin would not know it. You know, Kohler is still young, with loyalty and blood, he will not be corrupt. If the bureaucracy is long and old, you may develop greed. Therefore, it is important to be in the financial department with Kohler. Avoid future harm when Kohler develops greed. After all, Marin''s career is getting bigger and bigger, and the money that will be passed on in the future will be very amazing. Therefore, the necessary precautions are also very important. Rabbi is an important **** that Marin has cultivated to monitor the flow of funds. As long as Kohler and Rabbi don''t come together, then with Rabbi, Kohler can''t be greedy. Similarly, with Kohler, Rabbi could not be greedy. In the future, Marin also intends to recruit more financial personnel, and must belong to neither the Kohler nor Rabbi factions. It is safest for people from multiple factions to manage finances together ... Of course, as a close friend of Kohler, Marin still needs to appease. Soon after Rabbi was promoted, Marin rewarded Kohler with a lot of property, and repeatedly stated that the position of the Minister of Finance was still Kohler, and no one could steal it ... Chapter 313： Large flat glass Romeni was a glass craftsman who had previously signed a lifetime contract to Marin in Venice, and was the main person in charge of the glass greenhouse arranged by Marin. Before that, Mozgen and Butter brought a batch of seeds of oriental herbs, and ordered Romeni to build a glass greenhouse to cultivate these seeds. So Romeni took on this task. On Texel Island, Romeni built a small glass greenhouse to cultivate various herbs brought by Morggen and Butler. Later, these successfully cultivated herbs were also tested outside Texel Island, and most of them survived. In addition, the most inconspicuous bug, Artemisia, was specially arranged by Marin for planting. Umarine is very clear. That is the legendary artemisia annua, the source of artemisinin for treating malaria. Therefore, after Marin occupied East Friesland and established Orich, he built a new manor on the side of the horse farm in the north of the city, which was used to grow Artemisia annua. Of course, other herbs have also been planted. It can be said that this manor on the side of the horse farm has become a herbal medicine base. Alas, Marin recently came up with a whimsy to grow spices and vegetables. As a result, Romeni was called to Orich from Texel and asked him to build another glass greenhouse to test ginger, pepper and other spices. In addition, Marin can eat fresh vegetables until winter. The taste of Marlin is very different in this era. Europeans of this era, especially hard-nosed, especially male aristocracy, especially like to eat pepper. Grilled meat is dipped in pepper. If you eat bread, you like to dip some spices. It seemed as if they did not eat spices and could not show their aristocracy. Moreover, most men like to eat meat, but do not like vegetables. No wonder, because Europeans of this era eat vegetables raw. What is the taste of raw vegetables? Of course it''s bad. So, no one likes to eat vegetables. But Marin knows that eating vegetables helps to supplement vitamins and is good for health. Moreover, the vegetables are well fried and delicious. Especially in winter, when vegetables are scarce, eating meat all day is very uncomfortable. In recent years, Marin has always wanted to eat vegetables ... Before, I couldn''t make glass on a large scale because of the need to grow herbs and add little alkali. But now it''s different. Marin bought a lot of sodium carbonate from Venice and came back. So Marin planned to start looking at glass products and build more glass greenhouses. As a result, Romeni took a group of Venetian glassmakers and began to make glass for the construction of a new glass greenhouse in the north of Orich. When Marin was okay, he went to watch them burn glass and build greenhouses. However, after arriving there, Marin discovered that the glass block made by Romeni and others was a bit small ... How small is it? Bigger than a slap ... Why is it so small? The reason is also very simple, that is, artisans such as Romeni, when blowing glass, are blown ... Yes, these glass products are blown by artisans. Each glass craftsman uses a special tube to blow the glass liquid that will condense with a special technique before the glass liquid cools down, and blows them into the shape they want ... Under the processing of these skilled craftsmen, the glass liquid is blown into the shape of a cup, bottle, or other artwork ... However, the flat glass pieces are so small that when a glass greenhouse is built, a glass greenhouse is made up of many glass pieces. Therefore, the glass greenhouse built by Romeni is so densely framed. Then, the space between the frames is so small that it fits in a larger piece of glass ... However, because the frame density is too large, the light transmission is greatly reduced ... Su Marin suddenly remembered that the technology for the production of large glass appeared to have only appeared in 1688, as if using the roll method. It is to roll the softened glass of glass that is to be cooled horizontally with a metal roller to make it smooth. Although the upper surface of the metal roll will be a little rough at the end, but it''s fine. It can be polished with sandpaper. Unlike the previous blowing method, because the liquid glass cools quickly, there is no time to blow a large piece of glass. Because of the appearance of the rolling method, not only the large glass can be produced, but also the cost is low. After all, blowing glass is a relatively advanced technique that most people can''t do. If every glass is blown out by a master craftsman, the cost is indeed high. The rolling method can be easily done by ordinary craftsmen, and the efficiency is extremely high, and the natural cost is low. Marin mentioned the rolling method, which immediately aroused great interest in Romeni. So they made a parallel groove and a smooth copper rod. When the molten glass melts in the crucible, the craftsmen will pour the molten glass into another container, and wait until the liquid molten glass begins to thicken, and then pour it into the groove. Then, the copper stick was on the side of the groove that was flush with the two sides, rolled over like a stone goblet, and pressed the protruding surface down. In this way, a whole large glass block like a flat plate is formed. Next, the formed large glass block is sent into the annealing furnace for annealing with the groove. After the annealing was completed, the craftsman took out the large flat glass with a flat bottom and a slight burr on the top, and sanded it with sandpaper. This kind of sandpaper is not the sandpaper produced by the later industry, but the shark skin. Shark skin itself is very rough and can be used as natural sandpaper ... After the upper surface was polished by sandpaper, a piece of flat glass was born. Of course, because of the process ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Sometimes the whole glass may have problems, but even so, most of the glass is qualified and can be used as door and window glass. The most important thing is that his productivity has been greatly improved. An ordinary artisan can quickly produce large pieces of flat glass. Unlike before, the size of glass is purely based on the vitality of glass craftsmen. The glass craftsman with large vital capacity blows out a larger piece of glass, and the small vital capacity can only blow out a large piece of glass ... With the large flat glass, the glass greenhouse in Marin Farm was immediately modified. The original dense glass frame was removed and replaced by a large glass frame. In this way, the larger the glass sheet, the less the frame, the better the light transmittance of the glass greenhouse ... As for growing tropical crops in glass greenhouses, it requires high temperatures. This is also easy. When the weather is cold, just get a briquette stove to boil water in the greenhouse. The water vapor of hot water permeates the entire greenhouse, which can completely increase the temperature. It is during the daytime that in order to get better light, some women need to be sent in and often use rags to wipe the glass surface inside the glass greenhouse. Because water vapor adheres to the inside of the glass, it can cause blurring, which prevents sunlight from entering. This is not necessary at night, and the glass paste is just pasted. Just wait until the sun rises the next morning to send a few serf women to come and clean the glass regularly. Although the cost of building a greenhouse is quite high. The cost of using coal as fuel is also considerable. But what could be better than transporting spices from distant India? In fact, Marin is only slightly interested in growing spice crops in glass greenhouses. And he is more interested in growing off-season vegetables to satisfy his appetite ... The big piece of flat glass just appeared because Marin wanted to eat off-season vegetables ... Chapter 314： Springs and bearings ÓÐÁË Since having a husband and wife with Marin, Angela began to look forward to becoming pregnant and giving birth to the heir of the kingdom. Then, a little nervous, she started telling the tailor to make some spare baby clothes. Also, I used to travel by car and became cautious. In Angela''s words, the carriage was too bumpy, and the sound of friction between the wheel and the axle was very harsh. Marlin did not know how to persuade Angela, he felt that Angela was overreacting. But what made Marin speechless is that since Archbishop Rovere''s lover Luke Rezia and her young daughter Felice came to East Friesland, Angela pulled her mother and sister again, and liked to take them to visit everywhere . In fact, apart from taking care of the family and having fun with them, Angela also has some careful thoughts to show off. You know, Ferris has been a strong and victorious child since she was young, and she was always dissatisfied with Angela. Because the older sister died early, the two sisters often quarreled. Now, finding an opportunity to show off her identity as Countess, Angela naturally will not let go. As a result, Angela often took her mother and sister to "inspect" all over the place, accepting the admiration and cheers of the subjects, and by the way stimulated by her younger sister Felice ... Ferris was indeed irritated, although, in East Frisian, it was much better than the landlord''s house in the countryside of Genoa, and the mother no longer needed to be an old mother. However, Felice was inferior. Without him, it was because Felice had married a fool under the witness of God. The fool is not dead, and Felice is the fool''s wife. And her second sister, Angela, who was not convinced since she was a child, was also fleeing. Even the fugitive could find an earl as her husband, which really annoyed her ... However, for the excellent life given by her sister, Felice is very enamored. You know, in the Genoese countryside, she is just a maid like a fool''s husband. The native rich man chose her as a daughter-in-law because his son was a fool and no one was willing to marry, so he chose to flee. In fact, the rich man obviously regarded Ferris as a maid who took care of his son for his entire life ... I want to know, the fool husband in the name of Felice, IQ only looks like a three-year-old child, only know that if you want to eat and drink, even if you go to the toilet, you have to wait for Felice ... Furthermore, as the rich man in the countryside, mother and daughter Ferris didn''t eat well there either. She drank black bread every day and occasionally ate some meat. Unlike in my sister''s palace, I eat very delicious delicacies from the East every day, and I can wear all kinds of beautiful clothes. Felice was so jealous that she was mad. She wished to replace her sister and become her brother-in-law''s wife. However, because of the hard life of the past two years, Felice has become a little blackened, and she has no Angela beauty. So, Marin looked after her and the chances of not getting Angela were really small ... So, Felice followed her mother and sister in depression, and in the sister''s show, accompanied the tour of East Friesland ... However, Angela was very dissatisfied with the bumpy carriage. So, in the name of protecting the child who may be pregnant, she urged her wise husband, Marin, to hurriedly invent a carriage with no bumps and no rubbing friction on the axle ... Impossible ... Marlin had no choice but to start to enter the memory mode, imagine how to make the carriage not bumpy ... In fact, it is also simple to say, without bumps, is to install a large spring on the support frame between the axle and the compartment. And there is no harsh friction, just install anti-friction bearings between the axles and wheels ... But it''s easy to say, it''s not easy to do ... First of all, the manufacture of springs requires special spring steel. In addition, the process of manufacturing the spring is also cumbersome. The shape of the rolled spring is not troublesome, as long as a hot iron wire is wound around the post, it is easier to form. However, later annealing and other processes are more troublesome. Marin was not a mechanical learner in his previous life. Where do I know the specific process? He knows how to know the principles. Therefore, how to ensure the spring force of the spring and restore the original shape after being stretched is also a bit troublesome. In fact, the simplest coil spring has been modeled by some watchmakers. However, they are made of ordinary iron wire, which is of little practical value. Because the spring made of ordinary iron wire is difficult to restore the original shape after deformation. Only springs made of spring steel can be guaranteed not to deform easily after special treatment. Therefore, before engaging in the spring, Marin must first get the legendary spring steel ... Marin doesn''t know the formula of other spring steels, he only knows 65 carbon steel. Among them, this steel contains manganese. Fortunately, Marin''s men bought soft manganese ore in Hungary, which is enough for Marin to conduct research. Alas, as Marin, where would he study in person? So Marin pushed things to Da Vinci and a group of Italian watchmakers ... These technologists seem to be very interested in springs, and they accepted them happily ... When they come up with the right spring steel, Marin will arrange a craftsman, use a thin iron rod, burn red to bend around the pillar into a large coil spring, and then annealed to become a spring for the carriage. After handing over the development of the spring to Da Vinci, Marin himself went to the blacksmith to process the ball bearings ... Bearings are much better than springs, of course, provided Marin is the simplest ball bearing caged ball. In the previous life, Marin had been riding a bicycle since he was a child. The bicycle was repaired hundreds or thousands of times. Therefore, Marin is very familiar with caged bicycle bearings. The simplest cage ball is the space between two steel rings (inner ring and outer ring), which is divided into 12 (or other number) blocks, and each block has a steel ball of the same size. Then, put another layer of steel shell (retainer) on the outside. The double-layer steel ring containing steel **** does not directly contact the cage, but is contacted by the protruding steel balls. These steel **** are oiled, and the friction between them and the cage is very small. However, after a while, the casing must be disassembled and some oil added. Because, lack of engine oil ~ www.novelhall.com ~ steel **** are easy to wear. Worn, you need to change the steel ball ... Of course, modern steel **** are alloy steel, which is very wear-resistant. However, in this era, Marin certainly does not have a very wear-resistant alloy steel. So Marin used cast iron directly to make ball bearings. Whether it is the inner or outer ring, or the rolling elements and cages, it is cast iron. Moreover, modern bearings are manufactured by machines, so small bearings can also be easily manufactured. Marin obviously has no machine, and can only use the foundry method. Therefore, he can only make larger bearings. As a result, the carriage bearings were made slightly larger. The steel **** smaller than the soybeans on the bicycle were cast by Marin to cast the cast iron beads of the size of a glass ball ... As a result, because the iron beads are too large, there are no more than 12 "cage balls", only 6 ... Then, when choosing the lubricating oil, Marin directly and luxuriously chose the thicker butter ... However, the test results show that although the most primitive "cage ball" bearings, although rough and ugly, the effect is very good. At least, after installing Angela''s carriage, there was no more "creaking" axle friction. However, the spring steel developed by Da Vinci and others has been delayed. Therefore, the time to reduce the flexibility of the carriage is naturally postponed ... As for the use of inferior springs made of iron first, Marin does not consider it. Because after the spring comes out, just support the carriage directly. If the material is too inferior, the spring will easily break. If this is the case, it is easy to cause the car to roll over and cause an accident. Marin didn''t dare to let Angela take the risk, if it broke, it would be bad. Therefore, he would rather wait for Da Vinci to get qualified spring steel instead of making car springs with ordinary materials ... ~： happy New Year! Lao Niu wish you a happy new year, everyone wishes everything is done! Everyone in politics is a future state-level gangster; everyone who is in business is richer than Jack Ma; those who work are all CEOs; those who go to school are all famous brands; no object, women find handsome men ¡¯s tickets, and men Fairy tickets; all pregnant women have dragons and phoenixes ... Chapter 315： Preparation of Egyptian Commercial Road I am back! The update will be resumed normally tomorrow, and now the code is being uploaded, uploading a chapter first! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª As a result of the large-scale manufacture of large flat glass, the trona bought from Venice soon consumed almost. So Romeni asked Marin for help, hoping to get more natural soda. Originally, Marin planned to continue to send people to purchase in Venice. But a Jewish businessman who helped Marin buy Arabian horses changed Marin''s mind. It turned out that the businessman told Marin that in Egypt under the Mamluk dynasty, there were not only abundant natural sodas, but also many Arabian horses. In addition, there are many bitter thenardite, which is sodium sulfate. Alkali wadi near Cairo, Egypt, is a world-renowned trona producer. At this time, Marin remembered that prior to the emergence of the Lubranz during the Nazi War, one of the important natural trona sources in Europe was the alkaline wadi of Egypt, which was the first important source. Moreover, Marin plans to go to North America to make paper, and also needs a lot of thenardite to cook the pulp with the logs. Egypt has many deserts, and there are many saline lakes in the desert, so the bitter sodium sulfate hydrate crystals can be picked up by the lake, which is very cheap. Not only that, Marin also didn''t want the savvy Venetian merchants to know that he bought a lot of thenardite, so as not to get stuck in the neck. Therefore, Marin decided to organize his own fleet and go to Egypt to buy large quantities of trona and thenardite. Of course, you can also buy some excellent Arabian horses. Of course, there is another kind of treasure in Egypt, and that is-castor oil. Castor oil is a very good lubricating oil. In later generations, it is a high-end aviation lubricating oil. Castor oil is not easy to oxidize in the air, has a large viscosity and a low coefficient of friction, only 0.1, which is a very good mechanical lubricant. Tamarindo now does not have the technical capacity to extract oil and cannot manufacture cheap mineral lubricants. Well, the best lubricant he could choose was castor oil. Egypt is one of the origins of castor. As long as Marin places an order, Egyptians are encouraged to grow castor in large quantities. Then he provided a screw press, and it was not difficult to get a lot of castor oil. You know, the Nile is full of water, making the Nile Basin in Egypt a very suitable area for agricultural cultivation. As for Egyptian long-staple cotton, although Marin wanted it, he read history and knew that Egyptian long-staple cotton was introduced by Muhammad Ali, the founder of the Egyptian dynasty in the early 19th century. Therefore, at this time, Egypt does not have the famous Egyptian long-staple cotton, nor does it grow rice. ¼´Ê¹ But even so, natural soda, natural sodium sulfate, castor oil, and Arabian horses are worthy of Marin''s independent opening of an Egyptian route. However, according to the opinions of Italian shipbuilders, the Mediterranean region, because the wind is weak and often stopped, it is better to use a paddle boat than a pure sail boat. So Marin finally decided to launch a few paddle boats for sailing in the Mediterranean Sea ... However, for safety, Marin also asked the Venetian shipbuilders with rich experience in manufacturing oars to make some improvements to oars and increase the position of artillery to adapt to naval battles. In this era, the paddle sailing boats in Venice were still under the guidance of the "jumping window to cut", and the hull structure did not leave any artillery positions. Therefore, Marin asked the Venice shipbuilders to arrange as many artillery positions as possible to facilitate naval battles. For Marin''s request, these shipbuilders from Venice, they are flexing their muscles. Because they are too skilled at making oars. Even if some changes are needed, leaving some artillery positions does not affect their ability to play. After all, they have built paddle boats for many years. Even some craftsmen have been involved in the manufacture of 500-ton Venice paddle boats, which are technically very strong. Then, Marin dispatched 100 people from 200 Venice shipbuilders, and led a group of carpenters to start manufacturing 500-ton-class paddle-boats with gun positions. In order to facilitate shipbuilding, Marin asked those experienced Venetian shipbuilders to draw out the data of marine ribs, and then hand them to Emden Shipyard''s most secretive department that uses steam boxes to bend the ribs of the ship, and prepare the same specifications Fixtures and stone troughs, ship ribs required for mass production. In this way, when the keel is laid, a batch of standard ship ribs can be directly nailed to the main keel, which greatly shortens the shipbuilding time. In fact, with the opening of the Egyptian Commercial Road, Marin can not only import cheap natural soda, mirabilite, castor oil, and Arabian horses from Egypt, but also buy cheap wool in large quantities from Egypt. Because of the popularity of sheep breeding in the Arab region. And mutton is also the main meat of Arabs. So, there is a lot of wool over there and it''s very cheap. Although the Arabs did not specifically breed wool-producing sheep breeds, the wool quality was average. However, because the quantity is large and cheap, it can make up for the general quality defects. After all, British wool is too expensive. Even if Egyptian wool is brought back around a large circle in Europe, the cost is much lower than buying British wool. In fact, the best wool in Marin''s mind is the wool of the Spanish Merino. Merino sheep are not only fine enough wool and good quality lamb, but also a good breed of wool and meat. However, Spain regards Merino sheep as treasures and is not allowed to easily export Merino sheep. But this is no obstacle for Marin, because he still has the title of Earl of the Spanish Wilderness, and he is still eligible to buy this kind of sheep. However, Marin knows that Merino sheep prefer a drier climate, such as Australia. In North America, because of the relative humidity, Merino sheep are susceptible to rot hoof disease on the east coast of North America. Therefore, even if Merino sheep can be introduced, Marin cannot have a suitable grazing land. Unless, he now sends someone to occupy Australia. But that does n¡¯t make much sense, because even if Marin grazes a lot of Merino sheep in Australia, it ¡¯s very expensive to ship Merino wool from Australia to Europe because it ¡¯s too far away. Wool ... So, for now, Marin might as well give up high-grade wool and import Arabian wool of low quality but directly from Egypt, which is used in the wool spinning industry and specializes in the production of medium and low-grade wool fabrics. Marin calculated, because the ship''s ribs can be quickly mass-produced using advanced technology, which not only saves costs, but also saves shipbuilding time. As long as the processing of the ship''s ribs is independent, and the manufacturing of other components also adopts a division of labor and cooperation method, he can save the time of shipbuilding to a short time of three or four months, instead of more than half a year or even one required for general shipbuilding. Over years ... Also, ship ribs can be mass-produced quickly. Therefore, the curved ship ribs required for multiple ships can be processed in a short time. Therefore, Marin''s shipyard can be built with several ships. As long as the same specifications are used, several ships can be started together. At that time, instead of building a ship in a few months, it will build several ships at the same time in a few months. Of course, the speed of the first ship may be slower. But as long as the first ship is completed, the shipbuilders record the specific data of the ship''s ribs, and manufacture the molds needed to accurately bend the ship''s ribs, and then manufacture the same type of ship in the future, and it can achieve mass production easily and quickly. ¸ù¾Ý According to the principle of division of labor and cooperation, each shipbuilding craftsman only needs to repeat the same work continuously to manufacture a certain part of the ship separately. After making it, then use an accurate ruler to measure it ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Then, after you make all parts of the boat, you just need to assemble and connect, then apply oil and wait for the air to dry. This can greatly reduce the time required to build a ship and also allow Marin to quickly have more ships. As long as there are enough ships and enough sailors are recruited and trained, Marin can quickly become a marine overlord and occupy enough colonies to gain huge benefits. Otherwise, without sufficient sea power, all Marin''s "discoveries" are easy to make wedding clothes for others ... µÄ The paddle sailboats required for voyages to Egypt have begun to build in full swing. Relevant artisans also keep records of relevant data to facilitate mass production in the future. In fact, the first ship of the same class was basically that the shipbuilders "followed the feeling." After being built, the wood needs to be adjusted and replaced frequently. Not only that, the shipbuilders of this era, in making each ship, "follow the feeling" and then constantly adjust. So, shipbuilding in this era takes more than half a year, and it is not unusual to spend a year or two ... However, Marin''s use of data recording and unified specifications for mass production can greatly reduce shipbuilding time, and all are standard. As long as the first ship is built successfully, the subsequent ships will be built smoothly. While building a ship, Marin can also find Jewish merchants who are familiar with the Egyptian route to deal with the Egyptians. At the same time, he also helps Marin train business talent. Once the paddle boat is built, it can be taken directly to Egypt for trade. As for the shortage of Romeni''s natural soda, Marin thought about it and sent a Kirk sailing boat to go to Venice to buy goods to meet temporary needs. When the Egyptian route is officially opened, you can kick off the Venetian and run the relevant route yourself. Chapter 316： Earl Edward °ÍÀè Paris, France, Edward Earl of Warwick fled to France for months. When Edward fled to France with the family token, he was treated as a treasure by the anti-British French and arranged for him to stay in France. Not only did France regard Edward as an important bargaining chip against Britain, but King James IV of Scotland also regarded Edward as a weapon against Britain. Therefore, Earl Edward did well in Paris. However, because he was put into the Tower of London by Henry VII at the age of 11 and was kept in prison for 14 years, making the 25-year-old Count Edward difficult to communicate with others. Also, whoever has been detained for 14 years will not be able to communicate with others without seeing the sun. After all, Edward had been held in solitary confinement as a major threat to Henry VII. The soldiers guarding him were forbidden to talk to him. After getting out of trouble, Edward was a bit uncomfortable with people. So, during this time, he had been taking etiquette lessons in the court of Paris and learning French. The French sincerely hoped to make Count Edward the French spokesperson for Britain. You know, even though 25 years old, Count Edward''s mind is actually a big boy. Because he had been isolated from other people since he was young, he had hardly dealt with outsiders, his mind was naturally unable to grow, and he even had severe autism. I happen to be, Louis XII is currently leading an army to attack the Kingdom of Naples and has no energy to deal with the affairs of Count Edward. So, Louis XII ordered remotely to send some court teachers to teach Count Edward etiquette and French. While teaching Earl Edward to learn French, the teachers sent to teach Eduard French were also required to teach Earl Edward daily French-English "friendliness" and France''s desire to establish a "North-Western Europe co-prosperity circle" led by France. ... Earl Edward, though a little autistic, is not stupid. He knew the ambitions of the French. Although both the French and the Scots helped him, neither country was at ease. Their desire is not to help Edward, but to make Britain messy. However, Edward was not a fool when he grew up in a large aristocratic family. He knew that neither the French nor the Scots were at ease. However, he had no choice. As Britain''s more legitimate heir, he could not stay out of the business. Even though he had never participated in activities against Henry VII, he was detained by Henry VII for 14 years. If it wasn''t for his sister Margaret who had come up with a way to "drop the bag," he would have been killed by Henry VII. In order to survive, he had to stand opposite to Henry VII and accept the reality of being a puppet in France and Scotland. And if he dares to refuse to be such a pawn, the French can give him to Henry VII in minutes. The only consequence of Henry VII''s arrest was to kill him. Earl Edward is also grateful for the group of Dutch who helped her sister save herself from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in the Tower of London. Edison, the nominal leader of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, was also grateful to Count Edward. Speaking of which, Marin is also very old-fashioned, and I want to come by my name. There was an Einstein in front, and here was the Edison on the North Sea Chamber of Commerce. Count Edward was greatly grateful to Edison who was born more than 300 years ago ... However, Count Edward also mistakenly believed that the North Sea Chamber of Commerce was secretly supported by the Habsburgs. Because, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, on the bright side, is the Chamber of Commerce from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. And Amsterdam is under the rule of the Habsburgs. Therefore, Count Edward also regarded "Edison" as the subordinates of the Habsburgs. I have to say, this is a beautiful misunderstanding. Despite certain restrictions on freedom, the French still treat Count Edward very well. At least, Count Edward was treated as an exiled monarch, not as a prisoner in the Tower of London. In Paris, Count Edward greedily breathed the fresh air of the wild and basked in the sun that had not been in the sun for 14 years. The French at the Paris court did not quite understand why Count Edward loved the sun so much. How do they understand that a poor child who hasn''t seen the sun for 14 years has longed for the sun ... Apart from finding a teacher for Edward to teach court etiquette and French, the French also support Edward more militaryly. Even though Louis XII was in Italy, he still instructed the country to choose a group of trainees who were not the eldest sons of aristocratic families and followed Count Edward. In addition, Louis XII also ordered the recruitment of Rangers for Count Edward and the formation of plate armour. This era is no longer the century of British-French war. In this era, due to the great progress of plate armor manufacturing technology, the plate armor''s defense force against the England longbow has been very strong. Therefore, it is also very important to bring a large group of plate knights who can resist the "barrage strike" of England''s longbow. Edward IV fled to Burgundy after the restoration of Henry V in 1470, and borrowed 15,000 troops from Burgundy, including a large number of Burgundy plate knights. Under the impact of the Burgundy Plate Knights, Henry V, who had 30,000 soldiers, failed to escape the fate of failure despite having a large number of English Longbowmen. Because the Longbowmen had limited lethality to the plate knights armed to their teeth. Once the plate knight rushes into the longbow formation, he can slaughter the longbow. Because the melee ability of the Longbowmen is too far behind that of the Cavaliers. At this time, the French''s plan was also to allow Earl of Warwick to learn from his uncle Edward IV, and to borrow France''s numerous and highly skilled French knights to defeat the British proud proud longbow troops and conquer them. British throne. To this end, Louis XII also reached a secret agreement with King James IV of Scotland through letters-the two countries agreed that if the restoration of the York dynasty represented by the Earl of Warwick was successful, the two sides would each send 10,000 troops to London for a long time. , Secretly control this powerful country, suppress its power and rise ... And the creator of all of this, Marin, was nicknamed Edison and secretly hiding behind the scenes ~ www.novelhall.com ~ He knew for a long time that a fake Richard could support France and Scotland, not to mention a real Edward? When he helped Margaret rescue Edward Earl of Warwick, he sent someone to France. The next thing, the French will come forward to deal with it, and he does not need to participate at all. The result was not the same. After the French got Edward Earl of Warwick, if they got the treasure, they immediately received Paris to raise them, and began to buy horses for their recruits. Even a lot of money and armor were sent from Scotland. Although Scotland is not strong, it is not afraid to challenge Britain positively. But when it comes to stabbing England behind the knife, the Scots will never be vague. So, even if you don''t come forward to help Count Edward attack Britain, but the necessary support is everything. Even, many of the money and weapon armors that supported Count Edward were originally intended to be paid to the regular Scottish Army. Seeing that Edward, Count Warwick, was "coming soon," King James IV of Scotland gave these batches of arms and weapon armor to Count Edward, to help it cause great damage to the English. Under such circumstances, Earl Edward knew that he was just ¿þÀÜ, and still couldn''t help his blood boiling. Because the French and Scots promised to help them recruit 20,000 troops to help them attack Britain and win the throne. Among them, there will be thousands of trainee knights wearing plate armor. As soon as Louis XII returns, the French will take the support of Earl Edward''s landing in England and the throne with Henry VII as an important first priority ... Of course, the French are also conditional. Except for the requirement to station in London in the future, at present, Count Edward needs to marry a daughter of a large nobleman from France in order to strengthen the marriage with France ... Chapter 317： Institutional reform The expansion of the Orihi Palace is in full swing. Of course, this does not affect the daily office of the palace. Because the expansion was just adding walls and buildings around the old palace. At most, loud noises during construction affect the mood of office workers in the palace. Fortunately, there weren''t many cutting machines in this era, and they couldn''t make very harsh and sharp sounds, otherwise, listening to these sounds was also quite frustrating. ¼´Ê¹ But even so, Marin, a modern person who is used to enjoying, is still very uncomfortable with the noisy sounds around the palace. As a result, he began to feel a little irritable. At the same time, I am also unwilling to handle so many government affairs every day ... Therefore, Marin decided to add some institutions to share his work ... The secretariat was first established. The so-called secretariat is the organization that helps his boss handle chores. According to later generations, "there is something for the secretary, nothing to do ..." However, because the four college secretaries who followed Marin were all male, the latter half of the sentence would not hold, but the first half of the sentence could still be part of it. Moreover, the state is not a company, and Marin cannot really hand over power to the secretariat. Such as military power, such as financial power, and important personnel appointment rights, Marin did not intend to delegate power to the Secretariat. The military power Marin is intended to be the General Staff in the city, but because the military education in East Frisian Land has just begun, without ten or eight years, it is not possible to train officers who can be staffed. Therefore, the General Staff cannot be established for the time being. With financial power, Marin must have been given to Kohler for the time being. After all, Kohler is more trustworthy, at least for now. Of course, it''s also because Marin currently has a serious shortage of talent. Therefore, Marin requested that the Treasury Department, which is mainly based on Kohler and supplemented by several college students such as Rabbi, has a certain degree of independence and can reject Prime Minister Jeffrey''s unreasonable spending requirements. Of course, if the request of the Prime Minister is rejected, a report must be formed, reported to the Secretariat, transferred to Marin himself for review, to avoid a situation where the Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister are fighting. As for important personnel appointment rights, then it goes without saying. Without military power, financial power, and important personnel appointment powers, the Prime Minister is just a purely civil servant who handles chores and can''t find any spray. Marin wanted to be lazy, so he planned to develop the secretariat into his own audit department. What they reviewed was the administrative documents and handling opinions transferred from Jeffrey''s side. The Secretariat then issued instructions one by one according to Marin''s request and used Marin''s seal. Of course, without Marin''s signature. ³õ From the beginning of the establishment of the Secretariat, Marin had thought of preventing the Secretariat from expanding into an organization similar to the Ming Dynasty cabinet. So Marin limited the powers of the Secretariat. The staff of the Secretariat can only use the seal to give instructions under the guidance of Marin. Moreover, the Secretariat cannot make any instructions regarding military and financial matters. Unless Marin is out of business, they will be able to make instructions against Marin''s strict forms. However, in some important situations, they are not qualified to make an instruction. For example, large-scale military transfers cannot be carried out without the personal signature of Marin. The Secretariat uses the seal of Marin, and the maximum number of troops it can mobilize is not more than 100. Moreover, these 100 people must not be in the city of Orihi or drive into Orihi, so as to avoid a palace change. Even in Marin''s vision, even in the future, even if the General Staff is established, the soldiers and horses in the city of Orihi cannot be mobilized. The capital''s soldiers and horses can only be commanded by Marin''s most trusted people. No military command, no financial review, no important personnel appointment, the Secretariat is equivalent to a department dealing with chores. Of course, it is also important to review the processing opinions submitted by the Prime Minister. In this way, the power of the Prime Minister is limited, but the Secretariat cannot process the documents by itself, only review. Kohler can also supervise financially and balance the two parties. In the future, Marin even intends to set up an agency like the FBI to supervise his staff and prevent them from being malpractices. However, at the moment, Marin has no relevant talents, so he has to let Sauer''s men start to exercise this ability. ¼´Ê¹ Even so, Marin decided to limit the power of this intelligence agency. Whether it is the Jinyiwei or the East Factory in the Ming Dynasty, or the special agent in the Republic of China, it is a scourge because of its transcendent enforcement power. Therefore, even if such an intelligence agency is established, Marin does not intend to give them the right to judicial trial to prevent them from growing larger and creating injustices. For this reason, Marin came up with a method-that is, to let the intelligence agency only have the power of investigation, evidence, and prosecution, similar to the procuratorial organs of later generations. However, the procuratorial organs are open and easy to be monitored by people with care. The intelligence bureau is secret, and not only can''t be monitored, but they must be secretly monitored. Therefore, its role is greater than that of the procuratorial organs. However, the intelligence service has no ultimate judicial power, and even the power of law enforcement has been reduced to the limit. The arrest of an official or noble must be authorized by the justices. Moreover, judicial jurisdiction is vested in the courts. In this way, the Intelligence Bureau can avoid becoming bigger because it has no judicial power and does not have the ability to plant stolen goods to frame others. But because of his pervasive ability, Marin can ¡°early and conscientiously¡± understand the situation around the country and avoid being blinded. In addition, the presence of the Intelligence Agency can deter those with bad intentions just by making a few beautiful shots. With the rise of commercial trade, Marin can foresee an increasing urban population in East Friesland. Well, the issue of urban security needs great attention. Before that, the urban population of the East Frisian Lambo was very small, but Marin is now expanding the city on a large scale and is also engaged in immigration, and the urban population will certainly form a large size in the future. The city is also a place where dirt and dirt are hidden. In the current rural areas, because of the existence of the serf manor, serfs were confined to the manor and did not run around. There was no mobile population, as long as the owner or manager of the manor managed the serfs in accordance with the law. Therefore, in rural areas, there is currently no law and order problem. But cities are different. Cities have always been a place where three religions and nine streams are concentrated. There are many messes. Without law and order, it is impossible. Before that, although there were sheriffs in various places, local officials usually served concurrently. Moreover, the security personnel under their command are not regular. Either sheriff''s younger brother, or simply a local soldier. These people are often hooligans themselves, and law enforcement is relatively rude. There are even acts of oppression of the people. Compared with the security officers of this era, the urban management in later generations should not be too civilized ... As a result, Marin signed an order to cancel the setting of the sheriff and set up a special police force. Of course, the sheriff system is still used in rural areas, with other officials serving concurrently. But in the five major cities-Orich, Emden, Lyle, Denburg and Norden, Marin established police stations, abolished the former sheriffs, and established formal police stations. The former sheriff was replaced by the police chief. ¾¯²ì The source of the police was some former soldiers who had retired due to injuries after the last battle in Lyle County. Of course, although these veterans can''t stay in the army, the injuries are not too serious, at least there is no problem in teaming up to beat the hooligan. ÈË Because of their strict military training and strict discipline, these people will not bully the people like hooligans, but they are also very combative and can hold their ground. He Marin selected a total of 300 outstanding soldiers who chose to retire after being injured, and sent them to 5 cities to establish police forces. The police are not the same as ordinary people. They need to be beaten at any time and have the ability to stop the riots. In the choice of weapons, Marin hesitated for a long time ... First of all, muskets are not suitable. The rifle is too powerful to kill, not suitable for law enforcement. Moreover, the muskets of this era were too long to refill and their accuracy was poor. If you can''t concentrate the criminals with one shot, it will make you unlucky, and it is easy to accidentally hurt innocent people. So Marin ruled out the musket first. Anyway, he had banned guns all over the country, and no one was worried about guns against police. So Marin began to consider equipping the police with swords. Alas, the knight''s rapier came into Marin''s sight. This light sword is easy to carry and not heavy, and is suitable for police use to patrol and perform tasks and fight crime. Therefore, rapiers must be equipped. However, when it comes to stabbing your head, drawing a sword is usually easy to hurt. Therefore, it is necessary to equip truncheons. However, Marin had no rubber and was unable to make rubber truncheons for professional hits. So Marin remembered the fighting artefacts of later generations¡ªbaseball bats ... then baseball bats became one of the police equipment ... When encountering thorns and confusing things, the police don''t need to pull out a sword, just take out a baseball bat and smoke. However, when confronted with a group of people, there is some trouble. Alas, Marin remembered the riot police using shields in later generations. The reason why the shield is used is to resist the attack of the object thrown by the troublemaker, and it can also resist the knife to a certain extent. Moreover, the shielded riot police can also use the shield to forcibly push away and drive away the troubled crowd. Therefore, Marin decided that the police''s riot gear would be square wooden shields and baseball bats, and a wooden riot hat. This kind of equipment can be used to beat any promiscuous group, and it can also resist those angry groups. In the future, after Marin obtained the peppers of the Americas, he also planned to make hot pepper powder instead of tear gas to dispel the crowd. However, the caster must also wear glasses and masks first, otherwise it will also harm himself ... After successively setting up a secretariat, strengthening the Ministry of Finance, setting up an intelligence bureau and a police station, Marin also set up tax bureaus in five major cities in response to the development of domestic commerce. The staff of the tax bureau was personally dispatched by Marin and assisted by Kohler''s Ministry of Finance. In other cities, tax bureaus levy taxes on shops on the streets and vendors on the streets. Even the city''s entry tax is placed under the jurisdiction of the tax bureau. Marlin stipulates that the "one tax system" will be adopted in the future. In other words, in and out of the city, you only need to pay the city tax, not the city tax. At the same time, various domestic tax cards are canceled, and local governments are not allowed to set up private tax cards. For goods in transit, as long as they are invoiced and stamped by the local tax office, when they arrive at another place in East Friesland, they only need to show the stamped invoice, as long as the type and quantity of the goods on the invoice and the inspection results match , There is no need to order taxes. ¸Ä¸ï This reform is intended to be progress. In the Middle Ages, it was common for private tax cards to be set up in various places in the same country. What''s more, the tax revenue from private tax cards in these places will not be paid, but will be divided up privately by local officials. Mr. Marlin''s move is actually very harmful to the interests of local officials. If you change countries, you may encounter great resistance. But the East Frisian country is not the same. The old East Frisian nobles who followed the Sexner family were mostly killed by Marin. The remaining old aristocrats and new aristocrats are very afraid of Marin who is fierce. Therefore, Marin''s policy, they dare not violate ~ www.novelhall.com ~ lest they be "clicked". Therefore, with the previous fierce reputation, Marin easily recovered the power of business tax in various places, and only retained the power of each place to keep certain reserves when collecting agricultural taxes. After all, magistrates also want to eat. However, the tax bureau staff will also send people to supervise the whole process to avoid extortion of these people by the original tax officials. But in fact, Germans and rural fields in this era were basically in the hands of the mighty, and there were basically no self-cultivators. Tax officials just wanted to extort them, and they didn''t have suitable targets. Those owners of the manor are basically nobles or relatives of the nobles. In the past, ordinary people in the city who were doing business were suitable targets for extortion. However, Marin reclaimed the right to tax in the city, so in fact, those original tax officials could not get extra money, and they could only eat and drink in the country manor at most ... What''s more, in East Frisianland, four new agencies have been established: the Secretariat, the Intelligence Service, the Police Department and the Revenue Department. The police and tax bureaus are easy to handle. You can follow the old rules and add new ideas, and you can start working immediately. The Intelligence Bureau, because there is no precedent to follow, can only slowly explore. Moreover, relevant talents also need to be cultivated and explored. As for the secretariat, facing four immature college students, Marin does not expect them to get started right away. At the very least, it will take a year or two for college students who are too angry with these books to gradually adapt to government work and become politicians. At that time, Marin can get rid of most of the burden and have time to do something else ... Of course, although Marin wanted to get rid of his baggage, he was not dizzy. Regarding the most important military power and important personnel appointment power, Marin will not let go anytime. As long as you grasp these two powers, no matter how noisy the following people are, you can''t turn the waves ... Chapter 318： Blackwater mercenaries Solved some reforms of the official institutions, Marin set his sights on the army and decided to reform the army ... Frankly speaking, the size of the 10,000 regular standing army currently retained by Marin is arrogant among the European nations. Even most Principalities do not have such a scale. Even some kingdoms do not have the size of a 10,000 standing army. For example, the Kingdom of Portugal has only five to six thousand standing army troops. Only in wartime will temporary expansion. Not only that, in addition to the 10,000 regular standing army, East Friesland currently retains 7,000 reserve forces. In the peasant leisure season, these 7,000 reserve troops often gather for training, and they do not relax for a moment. The combined size of the 17,000 troops and the defeat of more than 20,000 troops in Saxony made the neighbors of the East Frisian Land very frightened. As a result, many vassal states close to East Frisian have submitted opinions to the Imperial Parliament, asking Marin to dissolve the large standing army, so that the neighbors can "relax". After all, a small country of 3,000 to hundreds of square kilometers, maintaining a 10,000 standing army and 7,200 frontline troops, is really scary. As it happens, during the reform of Marin, the Worms Empire Parliament sent a letter asking Marin not to keep so many standing troops in peacetime to avoid misunderstanding. Although Marin was not afraid of the Imperial Parliament, after thinking about it again and again, she did not want to offend the Imperial Parliament. You know, the Imperial Parliament is the collective will of the vassals of Germany. Although the emperor had his own mouthpiece in it, it did not prevail. Most importantly, even if Maximilian I wanted to make a voice in the Imperial Parliament, he needed to unite the many nobles of the Saxony and Swabian families to achieve his purpose. Èç½ñ But now, Saxony and Marin have long been enemies. Even if the emperor wanted to support Marin in the Imperial Parliament, he could not get the support of the Saxon nobility. Moreover, in order to appease the Saxon aristocracy and win their support, the emperor''s forces mostly abstained from this resolution to show their neutral position between the Saxon aristocracy and Marin. The emperor has abstained, and most of the princes are the emperor''s opposition. The resolution naturally passed easily ... Although Ma Lin has obtained the legal status of the country, he has not been able to send his legal representative in the Imperial Parliament. As for the reason, it is also very simple-most members of the Imperial Parliament do not agree. The princes knew deeply that Marin was an emperor. If it is absorbed into the Imperial Parliament, it is tantamount to an additional vote for the emperor. Thus, although the Imperial Parliament did not veto Marin''s intention to become the Earl of the Empire, it refused to make East Frisian Land a full member of the Imperial Parliament. Therefore, Marin also passively accepted this resolution without any prior knowledge. Even if the emperor sent someone to tell him the news in advance, it would not help. Because he didn''t know about it when the Imperial Assembly quarreled ... Umarin could rudely reject the decision of the Imperial Parliament, but that would come at a price. Although the members of the Imperial Parliament are unlikely to join forces to attack Marin, Marin is still reluctant to see this happen. Moreover, even if not beaten, Marin is worried about economic sanctions. So Marin had to make a compromise. However, Marin was unwilling to dissolve the 10,000 regular army that he had just trained. After all, it is easy to dissolve the army and reconvene the elite soldiers, but it is difficult. After all, as a veteran with great battle experience, in this age of endless warfare, it is very popular. Forefoot Marin disbands the veterans, and there may be other forces on the back feet to draw them down ... Moreover, these veterans have received modern military training from Marin. Once they leave and are hired, Marin''s training methods will spread on a large scale. By that time, everyone is modern. How can Marin maintain a military advantage? Even though the Spaniards and Teutonics came to study the "Marin Square", Marin only explained to them in detail the problem of the Square Matrix, and did not emphasize to them the importance of modern military training. Therefore, what they learned was mainly the use of the Spanish large square, not the full set. Therefore, in any case, Marin was unwilling to dissolve most of the soldiers. Especially those wise officers, Marin was unwilling to lose. Those veterans are drawn to them, they may not understand the importance of modern military discipline. But those officers who were taken away, even if they didn''t understand the truth, they could perfectly replicate modern military training. The problem is that Marin now has to keep all his men on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to explain to the Imperial Parliament on the surface ... Then, after much meditation, Marin finally came up with a way to fool the Empire Council ... That is, set up a company and digest most of the soldiers. Change their status from regular soldiers on the bright side to mercenaries under the company ... This trick is naturally learned from the East India companies of later England and the Netherlands. These two East India companies are both pioneers of colonizing the East in two countries. Nor are they nominally part of the official institutions of the two countries, but private institutions. However, the East Indian companies in these two countries have huge numbers of troops. The number of mercenaries who ruled India in the later period of the British East India Company reached a staggering 200,000 to 300,000. The number of mercenaries in the Dutch East India Company is also over 10,000. Therefore, Marin''s plan was to transfer most of the "organizational relations" of the soldiers to this company, so that the number of East Frisian Land Reserves would fall to two squares with a total of 2,500 people. . The other 7,500 people, on the surface, became armed with private companies ... The company''s name Marin had been plagiarized long ago-Blackwater. Its logo also follows the black bear paw of the early Blackwater company ... After doing everything well, Marin signed an order to set up a private armed contracting company, Heishui Company, and transfer the relationship of 7500 soldiers to the company. Of course, all their titles and fiefdoms in East Frisian Land were reserved. However, when they went abroad, they declared themselves employees of Blackwater. Internally, nothing actually changed. As for the company''s shareholders, Marin casually fabricated several names and registered them. But in essence, several major shareholders are their own pseudonyms. In addition, several senior generals such as Schwartz and Flenzberger also accounted for 1% of the company''s dry shares. They only have the right to dividends, cannot cash out, and have no say. As for the 5 major shareholders, in addition to Marin''s public name, the other 4 "trumpet", Marin selected 4 ¿þÀÜ, as representatives, fakely participated in the meeting, posing as shareholders. But in essence, when the four so-called "shareholders" participate in the shareholders'' meeting, the only job is to raise their hands to agree with all the decisions of the largest shareholder Marin, and then applaud ... Then Marin divided the army. Schwartz remained the senior general of the East Frisian Army, promoted to the army''s number one general, and was responsible for commanding the reserved 2,500 standing army. Originally the same name as Schwartz, Franz Berger was arranged by Marin into the Blackwater Company, and he served as the head of the Blackwater Company, managing the 7,500 people. At the same time, Franzberg''s title and fiefdom in East Friesland were unaffected. After doing everything well, Marin officially announced-disarming 7,500 people and retaining only 2,500 regular troops, that is, two square arrays ... ÁÚ But the neighbors are not happy yet. Three days later, Marin announced the establishment of the "Blackwater" mercenary company and took over the 7500 East Frisian Land Army that was abolished. The largest shareholder of Blackwater is Marin, Earl of Friesland ... At this moment, everyone can see that Marin has not withdrawn the army at all. However, in order to cope with the blame of the Imperial Parliament ~ www.novelhall.com ~, passing the command of the army from the left hand to the right hand is simply a matter of changing the soup and not the medicine. However, this hand is at least superficial on the surface. Because Marin did accept the views of the Imperial Parliament on the surface. Those 7,500 people are indeed not regular troops. However, they still secretly accepted Marin''s command ... So, despite the fire. The big brothers of the Imperial Parliament, however, can''t pick out Marin from the bright side. You know, on the bright side, Marin only has a 40% stake in Heishui, and neither has an absolute controlling stake of 51%. Therefore, on the surface, it can be said that Marin lost absolute control over the 7,500 soldiers. Moreover, the simple medieval Europeans did not know that the other four major shareholders were actually the ones that Marin had found out. They naively thought that there were really four rich people in East Frisian Land joining the company ... After the establishment of the Blackwater Company, as the company''s general leader, Flenzberger took over the company''s first business-assisting the East Frisian State Army, defending the border ... It was clear that he still continued to play the role of the East Frisian Army. His salary is no different from the original. However, on the surface, these mercenaries are not the regular forces of East Frisian ... ¼¸¸ö Several countries around the hostile East Frisian countries, such as Saxony and Oldenburg, have almost crooked noses. Their agents, across the border, saw most of the East Frisian barracks where three golden eagle flags (Brock family flags) were hung with three cross hats each, but they replaced the flags with black bears. Palm of Blackwater company banner. But in fact, their troops did not move at all, they just changed their flags. Chapter 319： Auntie, what do you want? Angela is very happy these days, because with the help of her husband Marin, she is proud to reunite with her father, mother and sister. Although her father ran to the Frisian Islands in order to avoid the eyes of everyone, his mother and sister have been with her these days and cruised around with her. What makes her particularly happy is that her sister, who has never been convinced before, is almost jealous these days. Angela is not hostile to her sister Felice, but the two sisters have been used to fighting since childhood. Therefore, when she saw her young sister eating, she also felt dark. However, for her sister''s life treatment, Angela was not stingy, and gave it completely according to her own requirements. For example, no matter what is delicious, Angela will share it with her mother and sister. In addition, Angela also shared those beautiful silk clothes with her mother and sister. I should know that European silk clothes were very expensive in this era. Any low-end silk clothes required a few gold coins. For a better silk dress, you need a dozen or twenty gold coins. Ordinary aristocratic families have few silk clothes. Only when attending very formal events and banquets will the ladies wear beautiful silk clothes. Under normal circumstances, ordinary ladies also wear woolen clothes. Only the ladies and nobles of those big noble families always wear a full set of high-end silk clothes. And Felice''s sister is exactly the kind of top lady who always wears a full set of high-end silk clothes. In Angela''s wardrobe, except for winter clothes, woolen clothes are used, and in other seasons, silk clothes are used, which are extremely luxurious and beautiful. ºÃ Out of kindness, Angela also gave Felice a cupboard with beautiful silk clothes. Originally, Angela only cared for her younger sister, but Felice determined that Angela was showing off her red fruit. Of course, Angela does have an element of display, but not much. After all, the little girl is still very kind. But Ferris is different. Ferris has been a little careful since she was a child. Coupled with the tragic experiences of the previous two years, she was more sensitive inside. Therefore, she was very disgusted with Angela''s kindness, thinking that the other party was giving alms and was a serious act of showing off. So, careful Ferris, decided to fight back and take revenge on Angela ... Ôõô As for how to retaliate? Felice thought about it and finally decided to seduce her brother-in-law Marin ... ˵ Although Felice knows that she is not as beautiful as her sister Angela, she knows that men are an animal that likes new and hates the old. Despite her beauty, Angela has been with Marin for three years. Marin should be familiar, almost familiar ... When I was with my mother, Lucrezia, my mother had taught Felice a lot of secrets to please a man. Relying on these secrets, Lucrezia successfully tied the heart of Archbishop Rovere and became a long-term stable mistress of the Archbishop. Ferris no longer has much hope for her future. Although her father Archbishop Rovere promised to find a big aristocrat to remarry in the future, Ferris did not believe it. Because Archbishop Rovere did not tell Felice that he had got Cantrera and was going to poison the current pope and replace it. Therefore, Felice is not optimistic about the future of her father who is hiding around like a bereavement. So she never thought that she could marry in the future. Even if you marry someone, you won''t marry any good person. After all, she was married, and the fool''s husband was still young. If the husband does not die, she cannot remarry others, otherwise she will blaspheme on God. Because European marriages were sworn before God. After seeing the infinite scenery of her sister, ·Ñ Feilisi''s mentality was a bit unbalanced. The reason why I want to seduce my brother-in-law Marin, in addition to adding a block to my sister, I also want to use Marin as a long-term meal ticket. Ferris is not a fool, she also knows how to be human. Right now, she lived in her sister''s house, so there was no problem. But after her father helped her arrange a new marriage, she had to move out of the palace and depend on her future husband. However, because of her married relationship and the uncertain future of her father, Archbishop Rovere, Ferris did not think she could marry a good person. It is God''s care to marry a knight. I think about it, Felice thinks that instead of marrying a husband who does n¡¯t know who he is, his future is unknown, and his wealth is unknown, he might as well be the mistress of his brother-in-law Marin. You know, from Angela, Ferris learned that Marin was one of the richest counts in Europe. Not to mention the compensation of the Duke of Saxony''s 1 million Gulden gold coins, Marin alone, because of overseas trade, has a huge profit of more than 300,000 gold coins per year. I can say that my brother-in-law Marin is so poor that he only has money left. Angela''s life is also extremely luxurious. Not only are the cabinets full of high-end silk clothes, but these high-end silk clothes are studded with gold and silver jewellery. Ferris enjoys the life of this tyrant. When she adapts to this kind of life, and then lets her live a normal life, she will not adapt ... As far as Marin is the lover, Felice doesn''t care. Because her mother, Luke Rezia, is an unnamed mistress, doesn''t she live on? If it weren''t for her father''s misfortune, she was still living in Rome for the upper class. As for the future of her children, Felice didn''t think so much. In her opinion, Marin was so rich that giving himself and his illegitimate son a large block of land and a lot of gold coins was nothing at all ... Furthermore, Felice felt very irritating to grab a man with her sister who used to fight since childhood. Alas, things were settled. When Angela wanted to take her mother and sister to cruise the island of Texel, Ferris stayed in Orich''s palace to "recuperate" on the excuse of being unwell, and sent away her mother and sister ... That night, Marin finished reviewing the documents and teaching to four young college students, dragging his tired body back to the bedroom ... Originally, Marin thought that Angela had gone to Texel Island, and he should have stayed alone. He had planned to sleep earlier. Unexpectedly, as soon as I got into the bed, I felt a fiery body wrapped around myself ... Ë­ "Who?" Marin was so frightened that he stretched out his hand and touched his waist, preparing to pull out the clockwork rifle that he often used to defend himself. However, he reacted immediately, he was undressed, and the clockwork rifle was also placed in the outer bedroom ... Taking advantage of the faint candle light, Marin suddenly lifted the quilt and saw a naked body in front of him ... "Little aunt?" Marin was stunned ... The person in front of me is not the assassin in Marin''s imagination, but the legendary young aunt Ferris, and she is also a naked young aunt ... Marin swallowed hard ... To be honest, Felice is not as beautiful as Angela, and her skin color is also darker. Of course, it''s not that Felice was born black. Instead, at the home of the small landlord in the countryside of Genoa in recent years, Felice was basically called as a maid, and often went to the farm to do farm work, so she was tanned. Of course, she wasn''t very white at first. As a result, in the eyes of Marin''s young aunt, the color of the skin is wheat, not the fairness of the most common lady of this age. However, this different style has brought a visual impact to Marin. Every day I used to look at Angela''s fair skin, and occasionally I saw wheat-colored skin. What''s more, the little aunt with wheat-colored skin has a different kind of wild beauty ... After the quilt was uncovered, Felice stunned first, but then reacted. She knew that there was no way back. If rejected, she would be shameless, and even faceless to stay in the palace. I was so frustrated that Feris, who was so horrified, also put aside the girl''s shyness, and very hotly took away her hands covering her chest, opened her heart, and threw herself towards Marin ... "Brother-in-law ..." A deliberate whisper came, making Marin hit a whole body. Immediately ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin was entangled by his little sister-in-law Felice. Then, Felice bravely stared at Marin, put her mouth together, and offered to kiss Marin. But, looking at that posture, it looks strange, not like a married young woman ... "Auntie, what do you want to do?" Marin finally woke up. "Brother-in-law, they want to sleep with you (that''s what it means) ..." Õâ "This ... this ... not great ..." Marin was a little embarrassed. However, remembering some bad brother-in-law and sister-in-law''s bad paragraphs that I have seen on the Internet in previous lives, Marin began to get **** again ... Then, Marin began to peek at Felix''s little PP ... "It''s said that half of my sister-in-law''s PP is from my brother-in-law, and Felice''s PP, which half is mine?" Marin began to consider this very serious question ... "Brother-in-law, come on ... Ferris doesn''t want you to be in charge. I''ll be the lover behind the scenes. I won''t compete for position with my sister ..." ²»Òª "Don''t be responsible?" Marin''s heartbeat accelerated. For men, they are greedy. However, when you go out and get rid of flowers, you are most afraid of being picked up. Then, there was a war of tears between Masami''s wife and Xiaosan ... Marin asked himself not a good man, but he was also afraid that his wife, Angela, would be hurt. If he gets in trouble and threatens Angela, he would rather restrain himself. However, if you are not responsible, you will be a very irritating little aunt ... "No matter what, the auntie took the initiative first, can''t blame me!" Marin thought of those exciting paragraphs on the Internet in the previous life, and his blood surged up again, and he lost his head. So, he picked up Felice fiercely and changed from passive to active. In the exclamation sound of Felice, he threw it onto the bed, and then threw it fiercely ... Just ...) Chapter 320： Try whaling ÆðÀ´ In the early morning the next day, Marin patted his sister-in-law Felice''s PP and laughed: "I didn''t expect you, Felice, you are still a chick, your husband hasn''t touched you?" Marin really didn''t expect it. Felix, who looks fierce, turned out to be original. You know, Felice has been married for more than two years. "My previous husband was a fool. I could n¡¯t take care of myself when I ate and went to the toilet. Where did I know how to do that? I was arranged to marry him, in fact, to serve him as a servant for life ..." Felice said with a sullen expression. Then, it seemed to feel unwell and frowned. "What''s wrong?" Marin asked with concern. For Felice, Marin''s mood is also very complicated. If Felice was a young woman, Marin wouldn''t take her too seriously, and at most give material compensation. However, I didn''t expect Felice to be the first time. Marin is not a kind of ruthless person. Although Felice is too wild, she decides to give more care and love. After all, Felice didn''t want to be a wife, but she was a legal aunt. "Uncomfortable below, brother-in-law, you are too frustrating, but I did this for the first time, and I don''t know how distressed!" Felice said angrily. After all, Felice is only 17 years old, and her body is not fully open yet. "How do I know? Last night you looked like a cannibalist, and thought you were a veteran, so you moved a little bit ..." Marin felt his nose and said helplessly. Mainly, stimulated by the nonsense novels about auntie and the like on the Internet in the previous life, Marin was wildly interested last night. Unexpectedly, Ferris, who was wild in appearance, turned out to be strong. So, make it bigger. Ferris was pretending to be sick, but because she went too far last night, she was really "ill" now ... Marin didn''t want this to be known to others, so he went out early and mobilized the guards, then returned to the room himself, and took Felice back to the guest room. Fortunately, the original Orich palace was very small, and Felice''s room was not far from Marin''s bedroom, so there was nothing wrong. Then Marin called the maid and ordered him to take good care of Felice. After the explanation, Marin went to work in the office area in front of the palace ... ±¨¸æ A report submitted today has aroused great interest from Marin. What is this report? It turned out that Marin''s whaling team, which he had planned before, was successfully formed. At the same time, the blacksmiths also developed whaling javelins in addition to Marin''s requirements. The whaling javelin is different from the ordinary javelin. The ordinary javelin only needs to be able to hit the target, and does not require the javelin to stay in the target. The whaling javelin requires that after the javelin is pierced into the body of the whale, the barb immediately rises, catching the body of the whale so that the whale cannot break free. Therefore, this requires a spring mechanism in the javelin head. Although Da Vinci and others did not develop a standard spring steel, the quality of spring steel has been getting better and better after many tests. As a result, the craftsmen who used these spring steels that had not yet fully met the standards worked out the whaling javelin at Marin''s request. At the same time, the shipyard pulled out a small group of craftsmen to study the dinghy used to hunt the whales. Because the dinghy is connected to the whale javelin, after being hit, the whale will drag the whale javelin and the dinghy to escape and even dive. Therefore, the first requirement of a small boat is to be buoyant, and it is best not to be dragged into the water by a whale. For this reason, Marin''s opinion is to make multiple parts of the boat into a hollow structure, so that the boat has the greatest buoyancy. At the same time, the boat should be as wide as possible to prevent the whale from dragging the boat to do diagonal movements and overturn the boat. ´ó Large buoyancy and difficult to capsize are the basic requirements for small boats. Of course, it is not difficult. At the shipyard, several small boats were made by using hollow wood. After the whaling javelin and dinghy are ready, it is time to choose the brave fishermen. After all, whaling is also a game of wit and ingenuity for fishermen. Whaling fishermen need not only high-end marine fishing techniques, but also courage. When whaling, when a whaling fisherman on a small boat finds that a whale is swimming, he will choose a brave man, holding a whaling javelin, jump from the bow of the boat, jump towards the whale, The whale javelin is inserted into the body of the whale fiercely, and the position is adjusted to catch the whale body as hard as possible. Then, the whale dragged the whale javelin and the small boat to do intense sports on the ocean. The whale will desperately find a way to get rid of the whaling javelin stuck in its body. At this time, the whale is fighting for life, so the exercise is extremely intense. They would jump up and down, and even swim to the deep sea in an attempt to pull the boat into the sea. At this time, the sailors and whales on the dinghy are needed to compete. They must not only ensure that the whale javelin cannot be pulled out of the body of the whale, but also do their best to control the boat and avoid sailing. Even if possible, a spare whale javelin will be used to give the whale another round to ensure that the whale cannot break free. This process is very thrilling and requires the skill and calm handling of whaling fishermen. Carelessness can easily lead to capsizes or whale escapes. The reason why I use a small boat instead of the fishing boat itself. It is because even if the boat overturns, the sailors can grab the boat and follow it. When the whale was exhausted, it was easy for several fishermen to turn the boat back. If you use a fishing boat body, even if you encounter a large whale, even the fishing boat itself is easily overturned. When the fishing boat was turned over, it was a complete disaster. Because the cabin is flooded with water, it is easy to cause the fishing boat to sink. Therefore, the early whalers would rather use small boats to catch whales than to use the fishing boats themselves. Only in later generations did heavy steel fishing vessels of steel structure and advanced equipment such as whaling cannons be used to tow whales with ease. Because, in the face of the huge steel whaling ship, the whale can''t turn the waves. Marin sent a group of 30 brave young fishermen among the Frisian fishermen to drive a fishing boat of more than 100 tons with two small boats and several whaling javelins and cables to test catch in the North Sea. The whale went. δÀ´ In the future, after Marin''s occupation of Nantucket, he will definitely establish a whaling base there. With a whaling base, you can kill whales on a large scale and get whale oil and whale meat. These things are very important materials. Whale oil can be used as lighting oil for lighting, tanning, lubricating oil, and even candles. The whale meat, after salted, can be stored as food. The most important thing is that the cost of whaling is low. As long as one whale is killed, you can get a large amount of whale meat and a large barrel of whale oil. Moreover, whale meat tastes good, not as unpalatable as shark meat, it is said that it is similar to beef and mutton, and it is rich in nutrition, which is really a good food source. The large amount of whale oil can also be used in large quantities because of its low cost. In addition to being used as kerosene, tanning, steelmaking, and candles, Marin values ??the high temperature resistance of whale oil as a lubricant. In previous lives, Marin saw an article on the Internet that introduced the sperm whale oil before the world began to ban whaling widely in the 1970s. It was a very good high temperature resistant lubricating oil and was widely used in automatic Transmission oil (ATF for short). Automatic transmissions using whale oil seat oils rarely require ATF replacements, and vice versa. ÎÂ¶È After the machine is started, the temperature must be very high. Because kinetic energy is easily converted into thermal energy. Ordinary animal fats and vegetable fats are easily oxidized under high temperature environment for a long time, and produce a large amount of sludge and acid substances, which damage the machinery itself. The early steam engine was okay, because the speed was slow, and it could not produce too high temperature, and the effect of high temperature on lubricating oil could not be seen. By the time of the internal combustion engine, because of the greatly increased speed and the combustion of fuel in a closed high-pressure environment, it was very easy to generate a high temperature of several hundred. At this time, the requirements for high temperature resistance of the lubricant immediately appeared. Even with low-speed steam engines that are not too hot, ordinary animal and plant lubricants are easily oxidized and need to be replaced frequently. But after changing to whale oil which is not easy to be oxidized at high temperature, the lubricating oil can be replaced for a long time. Alas, whale oil is cheap. Just kill a whale, you can get a large bucket of whale oil, the cost is very low ... Thinking of this, Marin quickly changed his mind and decided to give up obtaining castor oil from Egypt. The effect of whale oil is not worse than that of castor oil, and the cost is much lower. In comparison, it is better to use whale oil. Moreover, in this era, the European whaling industry has not yet emerged, and there are many whales in the ocean. With the whaling team formed by Marin, it is difficult to kill whales below the danger line. Whales were mass-slaughtered only after the emergence of whaling guns and steel fishing boats. The whale cannon has a long range, fast speed, and a sight. It is difficult for the whale to escape the hunt. This kind of thing is the enemy of whales. The artificial whaling promoted by Marin is relatively inefficient. But even so, the whale meat and whale oil obtained by whaling are much more than enough. After all, this era is not yet the industrial era, and the demand for whale meat and whale oil is not great. He Marin personally rushed to the port of Emden to meet the fishermen on a boat. Then, 30 fishermen on this fishing boat were sent by Marin to the North Sea to try to kill whales in accordance with Marin''s "guidance". For safety reasons, Marin advised them to start training by killing small whales at the beginning, and then become skilled at hunting medium-sized whales. Finally, wait until you are too skilled before considering killing large whales. In fact, because there were few people whaling in this era, the number of small and medium-sized whales was also very large. Small and medium whales alone are enough for fishermen to kill ~ www.novelhall.com ~ There is no need to risk killing large whales. Moreover, large whale bodies are too large to be dragged and handled. Unlike small and medium-sized whales, they are easier to handle and less prone to accidents. Whale whales are basically foods of other fishes. Whales are bound to be found where there are many fish and shrimp. The Beihai region is one of the world''s important fishing grounds. There are many fishes and there must be many whale predators here. Therefore, Marin is not worried that these fishermen will not encounter whales, only that they will not pass the skills. After all, whaling is really a demanding technical job ... Waiting for the fishermen on this boat to become familiar with whaling, Marin felt that the routes to Nantucket and Martha''s Vineyard were almost opened. At that time, Marin will organize more fishermen, give them to the earliest whaling fishermen to teach, and then send them to Nantucket Island for whaling. Beihai area is a fishing ground shared by many countries after all, and there are many fishermen in various countries. As long as fishermen from other countries learn to whale, it will definitely affect the interests of Her Majesty''s whaling boats. The coast of North America is different. There are only Indians in canoes, and there are few fishers. Send your own fleet there, not only can you catch a lot of whales, but you can''t catch common fish. As long as a fishing base is established there, not only can enough food for colonists in North America, but also fish can be processed into salted fish and shipped back to Europe as food supplements. In this way, East Frisian countries no longer have to worry about food issues. Moreover, there are endless whale oils used in various industries. So this new whaling ship, although just beginning to try, has far-reaching significance in the future. As long as the attempt is successful, Marin will have endless whale oil and whale meat in the future, and he can quickly gain a foothold on the east coast of North America, and then expand inland ... Chapter 321： Ambitious He sent away the fishing boat that went out to try whaling, and Marin returned to Orich''s palace and began to quietly chat with his uncle Felix. Anyway, Angela said she would live in Texel for a few days. In fact, Marin is not a man who is easily seduced. And Felice''s appearance is also a grade worse than Angela, which can only be regarded as middle to upper. However, Marin still gave Felice the Fa-rectification. Why? Because Felice is the daughter of the future pope ... Archbishop Rovere had only two daughters, Angela and Felice. At present, Angela is even more favored. However, the future is uncertain. Because Marin remembered that Felice was later married to the son of a duke of Rome by Julius II. Later, Felice also became the Duchess, and before her husband''s marriage had the eldest son of a legal heir, he operated his son to become the Duke of Brasino. I can foresee that although Julius II did not like this daughter, he would not really ignore his daughter and would necessarily have a certain level of support. Although, Angela is more favored with her father than Felice. But if Ferris marries the sons of the Roman nobles as in history, it will be an advantage-that is, Ferris will be closer to Julius II. As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Although Felice is not as popular as Angela, if she is married in Rome, she will always have the opportunity to contact her father under the eyes of Julius II. Angela, again favored, is also far north of Germany. Therefore, if Felice really marries Rome in the future, Angela''s advantage will be greatly offset by the distance. I said again, my daughter is my daughter, my son-in-law is my son-in-law. Julius may like Angela the daughter most, but not necessarily the son-in-law Marin. You know, Marin had counted Laozhang people before, and locked them up for a few days, which will leave a thorn in Laozhang people''s heart. If a little son-in-law near the Pope ¡¯s father-in-law appears in the future, Marin may not be able to compete. So, after seeing Ferris take the initiative to seduce herself, Marin went straight to the heart-took the blood of the auntie, and planned to raise the auntie ... At that time, the two daughters of Archbishop Rovere returned to themselves, so they did not worry about having a son-in-law and competing for resources with themselves. You know, the support of the Pope is also a very important and very powerful political resource. However, such resources are limited. If a competitor emerges, Marin''s care will be divided. Marin took a huge risk and married Angela in order to receive the full attention of the Pope ¡¯s father-in-law in the future. So, when he was cruel, he would rather make Angela sad, but he would also need to foster Ferris. At that time, when Archbishop Rovere became Pope, the second son-in-law is Marin, the third son-in-law or Marin ... There is no other choice, just tilt the resources over ... Even, Marin still has a very amazing ambition-that is, he wants his son to be the pope ... The son born to him and Angela naturally inherited his country. However, the illegitimate son of Ferris had no public inheritance rights, and he had at most removed the American colony as a colonial lord. However, he and Felice''s illegitimate child have another option-that is, to be a clergy ... Like Caesar Borgia, now the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, he became a very distinguished cardinal at a young age. As long as the backstage is hard enough, there is no difficulty in being a cardinal. If Caesar Borgia did not take the initiative to leave the Holy See and seek to become a secular duke, his future in the Holy See may not be bad. Of course, it''s hard to come up with something. Because, the next Pope Julius II was the enemy of the Borgia family. Marin read history and knew that the Pope behind Julius II was not an enemy of the Rovere family. Therefore, it is not impossible to operate himself and Felice''s illegitimate son into the Pope. In the absence of the enemy Pope, and Marin Chando, if he arbitrarily bribes, he may not be elected Pope in the future. According to history, Julius II has only a dozen years of life left, and when his son grows up, he cannot enjoy the direct benefits. However, Marin could send a Mongolian doctor to help Julius II solve his health problems and try to keep him a few more years. Then, when the next pope took over, Marin provided the next pope with bribery funding, just as the rich man in the United States funded the total candidate election. In this way, he can fully guarantee that his son will be given priority training in the Holy See. When his son was middle-aged, his prestige was enough. When the Pope ran again, Marin smashed money and he could take his illegitimate son to the high position of the Pope ... In this era, whether it is the campaign of the Holy Roman Emperor or the pope, it all started with money, spending hundreds of thousands of gold coins every time. For instance, when Charles V campaigned for the Holy Roman Emperor, he smashed 850,000 Gulden coins and finally won the throne. The price of the Pope is not so high, because the Pope candidates did not have as many taxes as the Habsburgs before they became Popes. Therefore, it is impossible for them to take out 850,000 gold coins, but they can still do it with 3.5 million gold coins. This number is definitely not a problem for Marin, who is full of money making methods. As long as my illegitimate child becomes the pope, which in turn will help his country get more benefits, then this investment is a good deal. Even the pope can use his authority ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to force some colonies to force himself ... Just like the Spanish used to shamelessly use Alexander VI as the condition of the Spaniards, the pope allowed the pope to enlarge the America Awarded to himself ... Alexander VI directly gave Spain half of the world without asking the opinions of other countries ... Thinking of his beautiful "prospects" that he would be married to have a king and illegitimate son to be pope, Marin laughed proudly. This also strengthened his determination to forcibly leave Felice as his mistress. After all, not to mention the question of his illegitimate son becoming the Pope, his future rise requires the protection of the Pope ¡¯s father-in-law. In order to prevent others from competing with him, he had to "reluctantly" to accept his aunt. Although the younger sister Ferris is not as good-looking as his wife Angela, it is not ugly. Anyway, in the words of a classmate in the previous life, find a woman, as long as this woman allows her body to react. If it''s so ugly that you can''t harden it, it''s a disaster, and it will make people feel like they''re doing it. Coincidentally, Ferris was able to do this, and it was beyond expectations, and Marin just made it difficult ... However, how to face Angela in the future will give Marin a headache. After all, Marin was unwilling to hurt her. But Felice can''t give it to others, otherwise she will rob her of her own interests ... "Forget it, take a step and look at it, leave him alone ..." Marin simply didn''t think much. As for the question of how his father-in-law would interfere in the future, Marin also thought about it, but did not worry. After all, Felice was the illegitimate daughter of Archbishop Rovere and could not stand on the table. Bishop Rovere became the pope, and he could not publicly ask Marin to return him to his illegitimate daughter, otherwise the Holy See would lose all face. At that time, even the Pope can''t help himself. Anyway, I won''t treat Felice badly. In the end, it must be nothing ... Chapter 322： Army spiritual civilization building In fact, Marin knew quite well that even the Pope''s help was just an external force. The Pope''s help is useless if he doesn''t fight. Therefore, maintaining a strong military force is the real dependency of Marin. Òò´Ë Therefore, when Marin has been questioned by tens of thousands of standing troops, he will rely on them and retain the main force by setting up a company. Even if Pope Julius II came to power in the future, he would have to send himself an army to get the benefit. After all, the Pope is only a spiritual leader across Europe, not an actual ruler. All he could give was authorization. In the end, whether Marin can take advantage of it depends on Marin''s own strength. Thought of this, Marin felt it, and took the bodyguard Kahn and others to inspect several important military camps. It turned out that the soldiers seemed to be idle for a while. Fortunately, Marin made simple football before, making soldiers very fond of football. Either play in person or watch and cheer on the sidelines. However, the barracks are also limited, and the area required for football is large. A football field can accommodate more than 20 people, which makes the big soldiers unhappy. They are not ordinary people. It is fun to watch the ball, and they prefer to go shirtless. Then, soldiers seemed to have no other fun than football. After all, Marin bans gambling in military camps. In addition, soldiers are also prohibited from going outside the camp for a prostitute, mainly because they are afraid of getting syphilis. In the camp, there were some prostitutes caught by former noble families, but the number was too small to share ... So after a turn, Marin came to the conclusion that the usual spiritual life of the soldiers was very scarce ... This is not a good phenomenon, because usually the military discipline is very strict, Marin knows that the nerves of the soldiers must be very tight, and the pressure must be great. It can be said that they must have accumulated a lot of negative emotions. If these negative emotions are not released, they will hurt people, even cause depression, and serious mental disorders will occur. Therefore, Marin knew that he should add some spiritual food to these soldiers ... But how to increase the spiritual food for the soldiers, but also keep their morale high and die for themselves? This question is simple for Marin. ÖªµÀ He knows that later generations of military arts and crafts corps were born for this, and it is very important. The soldiers were confined to the barracks all day and could not go out freely. But they are also people who need entertainment and need to relax, so as not to be tense all day long. So, it is a very good idea to set up a military corps. The troop arts troupe and local performance organization are completely different. Although the Cultural Regiment went to the barracks to perform, the soldiers were entertained. However, at the same time, each of their performances is also carefully selected, positive energy programs. Under the bombardment of these programs full of positive energy, the soldiers'' three views will not be distorted. Although there is suspicion of brainwashing, the effect is very good. Even, Marin himself, on his last life, watched many excellent military works on television. But this is useless. Because those works that Marin remembers are full of oriental characteristics and revolutionary characteristics, obviously they cannot be copied to this era. Otherwise, Marin went to encourage the soldiers to kill themselves? As one of the great nobles, although Marin hopes to build spiritual civilization for the army, he must also take control. For example, after the formation of a cultural troupe, the performances must be in their own favor. For example, to promote loyalty and filial piety. In addition, it is best to make the soldiers grateful for themselves, and their support is high. Only then will these guys fight hard to fight for themselves when the next war breaks out. Hey, Marin remembered the legendary "model show". Although from the perspective of a young man in the new century, those model plays are ridiculous. However, this era is the beginning of the 16th century. Even in the old-fashioned drama, people in the Middle Ages have never seen it. Even Shakespeare, the most prominent Renaissance dramatist, had to wait until 1564 to be born. So, regardless of what kind of drama, even if it is a model play that has a brainwashing effect, it can also make people in the late Middle Ages who have a serious lack of spiritual culture see it. You know, even in the 21st century, Marin ¡¯s grandfather in his last life still kept a box of CD-ROMs such as "Mount the Tiger", "The Red Lantern", and "Shajiabang". In the old VCD, I often hummed. Similarly, many old people still remember these model shows and can sing for a while. So much so that Marin, a young man in the new century, can hum a few paragraphs. No way, he was bombarded by Grandpa''s TV all the time, and he inevitably wrote down a few paragraphs. Of course, this is useless. Because a lot of model operas are Peking operas, which won''t work in Europe. Moreover, it is full of thoughts that hate nobles and landlords. Even if Marin remembers it, it cannot be used. So, Marin wants to do a model play, but he wants to vigorously promote himself, a model show about the nobility ... In addition, you can also do other dramas to enrich the spiritual life of soldiers and people. Marin knew something about Shakespeare''s plays. Because, when he was in college, he also joined the Drama Association and even starred in Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet". Of course, Juliet was a dinosaur ... and the tragedy of love turned into a comedy for Marin and the dinosaur girl ... Even so, Marlin wrote down the lines of these plays by appearing in "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet" and so on. Although it is a Chinese line, it is not difficult to translate into German and English. Of course, what Marin hopes most is to create a model play and rectify his name to show that his throne is legal and reasonable. In the end, Marin decided to merge "Hamlet" with the famous "Orphaned Zhao" by Huaxia, and use the plot of the orphan of Zhao and the lines of "Hamlet" to write a new drama "The Return of the King" ... The so-called king naturally refers to Marin himself. The so-called "Zhao''s orphan" mainly refers to the murdered Mrs. Mary, that is, Marin''s mother. Of course, in order to show Marin''s legitimacy to replace Adler, Marin is also mixed with some deified plots. For example, the plot of God''s care in a haystack. And God sent "Einstein" to point out his plot ... In short, the central idea of ??The Return of the King is that the usurper did not end well. At the same time, Marin is a god''s dependent and a legitimate heir ... Marin spent a lot of effort, using "Hamlet" as a blueprint, and some plots of "The Orphan of the Zhao Family", he began to codify this "The Return of the King". In The Return of the King, the scene where Madame Mary ¡¯s father Fred and his daughter Mary ran away, Marin did a great job, and with intense music, the plot was designed to be very exciting. Then, the old Huffman appeared on the scene as a "God of Heaven" and ran away the assassin and rescued Mrs. Mary. In this episode, Marin not only joined the fight, but also introduced some wonderful actions of Xiangjiang Wu film. Although not practical, it was very enjoyable. After the death, Marin repeatedly emphasized in the play that the great cause of the restoration of the country is a long way to go, and most people cannot afford it. The spirit blessed the blood of the Bullock family, but hesitated between Adler and Marin. In the end, the goddess of wisdom convinced the main **** and sent his elder "Einstein" to "point" Marin, so that Marin suddenly possessed incomparable wisdom and led the army to kill East Frisian , Recaptured the crown ... Êý After several days of hard work, this classic blended Eastern and Western cultures, added elements of mythology, and added the classic comedy "The Return of the King" from the martial arts plot. After that, Marin immediately sought out a suitable theater actor to perform. However, he found that there was no suitable theater actor in East Frisian Land. Because the East Frisian Land is too "remote", it has not been enveloped by the light of the Renaissance, coupled with remoteness and poverty, it is difficult to find qualified theater actors here. Moreover, the German artistic cells are indeed not stingy. Suddenly, Angela, who returned from Texel, suggested that Marin go to Italy to find it. Because the Renaissance Italy is the most prosperous, there are many artists there, and there are also many great theater actors. As for the language issue, it is not a problem. As long as the lines are translated here and the actors are taught to pronounce accurately, they will perform well. Marlin had no choice but to accept this. However, the formation of a military corps was immediately brought up. For this reason, Marin ordered that in ordinary families across the country, look for some young men and women who usually show love, preferably handsome men and women. Then organize them. Wait until the Italian theater actors are in place ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Follow them to learn theater performances. After learning, you can send to various military camps to perform. At the same time, because "The Return of the King" is used by Marin to brag about his legitimacy and legitimacy, naturally he will not only perform in the military. It is also necessary to face the performance of the people. As a result, Marin began to order theaters in five cities at the same time to facilitate performance. In this way, "The Return of the King", a drama full of "positive energy", can be seen by the people. His orthodoxness can also be widely accepted through wonderful drama. Even in the future, this drama can also be promoted to other countries, highlighting its legitimacy and promoting its name as a "god-lover" ... The Puppet Theater must not only perform one drama. In addition, Marin also presented three classics, such as "Othello", "Lear of the King" and "The Merchant of Venice". Originally I wanted to pirate Macbeth, but found it to be a play that satirizes the king and queen. As the prince of a country, Marin naturally did not like this type of drama. As a result, "Macbeth" was not taken out. The four classic plays, performed in turn, are enough for the theater to support. When he is free, he will make some later classics, adapt them, and find a few writers to write the lines, which can also be used for performances. In this way, whether it is a soldier or a civilian, the spiritual culture is greatly enriched. At the same time, these plays can also help propaganda for themselves, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Moreover, Marin also planned to repeatedly emphasize in the script that the people of East Frisian Land lived in paradise and were extremely happy. At least, they are happier than the people of other countries. In this way, when the drama spreads, it can also attract people from other countries to immigrate-Marin suddenly found that he seems to be copying the practice of the United States ... Chapter 323： Eastern European slave women? The construction of the Puppet Theater is estimated to take several months, and it will take a long time to bring in experienced theater actors from Italy. Therefore, Marin continued to revise the script while ordering the recruitment of good-looking and handsome young men and women among young men and women in China. Before the encounter, there was a plot in the Marin script that the goddess of wisdom persuaded the Lord God. Marin thought about it, and it seems that there is no goddess of wisdom in Christianity. Moreover, in Christianity, only the Virgin Mary can be said to be a generally accepted female deity. Moreover, even the Virgin, there are factions that do not recognize its deity status. In later generations, religion''s influence is declining and nothing is wrong, but Marin cannot be mistaken in this age. In fact, Marin wrote the goddess of wisdom into the script before, completely mixing Christian culture with Greek culture. After discovering this error, Marin quickly corrected it, canceled the plot, and instead sent "Einstein" to redeem Marin directly. Also, in order to avoid suspicion, Marin kept the story unchanged, but the names used other names. For example, the name of the protagonist is not Marin himself, but the name Matthew, which is the same name as Matthew, one of the twelve apostles, who wrote the Gospel of Matthew. Then, Mrs. Mary replaced Mrs. Maria, the old Huffman replaced the old Hurman, and Adler replaced the Ade ... In short, Marin did not explicitly say that he is himself, but anyone who has seen the drama will understand-this is about Marin ... ÐÞ¸Ä While revising the script, Marin also had to deal with Angela returning carefully to avoid her discovering the private relationship between herself and Felice. But Felice is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she always entangles Marin and asks for good. However, Marin apparently had no chance at night. Because he was going to sleep with Angela. In desperation, in order to pay for Liz, Marin moved the lunch break from the front yard of the palace to a remote corner on the left side of the front yard and back yard of the palace. Then, she moved the residence of Felice to the left side of the palace backyard. There was a special passage leading to Marin''s lunch break. So why, every day at noon, when Marin had a lunch break, Felice always quietly ran to the lunch break room to do something with Marin. Both Marin and Felice felt unusually irritating. However, in this way, Marin''s body is also a bit too much. Fortunately, the honeymoon period with Angela is over, and Marin doesn''t have to do that with Angela every night. Otherwise, every day at noon and at night, Marin''s thin body is bound to endure. However, Felice first experienced personnel, but she really liked this feeling, and with her wild nature, she was very proactive. Marin was so tempered by her that she lay down on her lunch break and let Felice move on it ... Then Kohler had to send someone secretly to the beef cattle slaughterhouse in search of more bullwhips. During this time, Marin ate waist noodles early in the morning and ate the bullwhip soup that Bartle cooked for him at noon, barely protecting his body from losing money. ÖÐ At noon that day, Kohler came to Marin with the bullwhip soup made by Butler himself. Obviously, he had something to tell Marin. "Kohler, why did you bring the soup over? Something?" Marin saw Kohler holding the bullwhip soup in his own hands, and at a glance, Kohler had something to say. After all, Kohler is now a baron and a big man in East Friesland. He doesn''t need to do these subordinates. "I know I can''t hide from you, Master. Master is really wise!" Kohler smiled at him. As a result of the bullwhip soup, after biting his teeth, Marin wiped his mouth and said: "No bullshit, Master, I''m going to the front office now, I have something to say!" "That''s it. Go to Venice and help Romeni. They buy a soda boat back ..." Ôõô "What? Is something wrong?" Marin asked strangely. If it is normal, such a trivial matter need not alarm him at all. "No problem, except that the person in charge of the purchase on the boat told me a message. I think it''s not bad, so I will report it to the master." "What kind of news is important?" "Uh ... it''s not too important, but maybe it''s important ... In short, it''s hard to say ..." "Then talk about ß ..." "Yes, Master. That''s it. Alter (the buyer who is responsible for buying soda) met a businessman in Venice and sold him a very special product ... Master, guess what ..." "Guess your uncle, let''s talk! I''m not careful about you!" Marin said angrily. "Hey, master, then I said ... the Venetian merchant was on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea trade route, and traded with the Crimean Khan state in the southeast ..." "Less nonsense, say the point!" ÊÇ "Yes! This Crimean khanate is a robber country. Every year, it goes to plunder the local population on the Eastern European steppes and sells them as slaves. Every year it sells tens of thousands ..." U Marin quickly remembered the wonderful country of Crimea Khanate. In the later generations, the Crimean issue has become a very famous hot spot and attracted the attention of the world. So, at that time, Marin also checked the relevant history of Crimea and was stunned by what the country had done. You know, the population of the Crimean Khanate is small, only hundreds of thousands. But for more than 200 years from the 15th to the 18th century, they sold more than 2 million Eastern Europeans to various parts of the world. The main selling direction is Ottoman Turkey. Here in Western Europe, they also buy their slaves in small quantities. The city of Kfar (now Feodosiya) on the Crimean Peninsula is the largest export port of the slave trade in the Crimean Khanate. In the port of Cafa, there are many merchants from Venice and Genoa. So Marin is not surprised that Venetian merchants have channels to sell Eastern European slaves captured by the Crimean Khanate. "I know this ..." Marin planned Kohler''s introduction. He knows much more about this history than Kohler. "Do you know that?" Kohler was a little dumb. When he first knew it, he thought it was an anecdote, but Marin knew it ... àÅ "Well, isn''t it that the Crimean Khanate arrested Eastern Europeans as slaves for sale? What''s unusual?" Marin said carelessly. "Okay, you are great ..." "Don''t make a bullshit, talk about the point!" "Yes, Master! Listen to the Venetian merchant saying that buying slave women from Kaffa is very easy ..." "Slave? What do you want a slave?" Marin looked skeptical. You know, Kohler is also a baron, with a prominent identity. What kind of woman can''t be found? Kohler wants to buy a slave, is there a special hobby? Marin suddenly came to interest ... "It''s not what I want, Master, I''m thinking of my brothers in the army!" "Brothers in the Army? You mean, buy slave slaves for single soldiers?" "Yes, Master Yeoming, that''s what I mean!" "Are Mao sister?" Marin held his chin and lost his thoughts. There is no doubt that Mao Mei, who is intertwined in blood, is very beautiful. Whether it is Russia or Ukraine, it is a place full of beautiful women. Buying some Mao Mei beauty rewards to the bachelor soldier as a wife can also boost morale. These young men who joined the army to serve in Marin are mostly poor in their families, and have not been able to marry their singles. Whenever there is a glimmer of hope, who is willing to do the dangerous work of mercenaries with their heads tied to their belts? No way, the German region is too poor. The fertile land and climate here cannot keep up with Italy, and most areas do not have the convenience of great navigation. Therefore, most parts of Germany are actually relatively poor. Especially in some mountainous areas, mountain people lack livelihoods. Therefore, many poor Germans choose extremely dangerous mercenaries as their own livelihood. But what are these mercenaries who tied their heads to their belts? It''s nothing more than career and love (money and beauty). Sending a beautiful Mao girl to them is equivalent to completing half of their pursuit. Also, there is a shortage of prostitutes in Marin''s army. Marin has always opposed the fall of women in her country, because that would affect social order. However, these brave and mercenary mercenaries also have physiological needs and are relatively prosperous. He Marin did not allow them to go out to find the dusty woman, because there was a risk of infection with syphilis. Syphilis was suppressed by the Pope''s decree, although it was controlled, but it has not been eradicated. Therefore, Marin did not allow soldiers to look for vassal women outside, but only allowed them to find camp prostitutes. However, the number of prostitutes is too small, and Marin has been worried about this. After all, there are needs for tens of thousands of young men, and dozens of prostitutes are not enough. Buying Eastern European slave women captured by the Crimean Khanate is a good solution. These female slaves can be used to reward soldiers as wives. Ordinary, you can also buy a batch to serve as a camp prostitute to meet the needs of soldiers. There is no danger of syphilis. After all, prostitutes are not open to the public and are not worried about getting syphilis. The tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of Marin now account for most of the bachelors. At present, only part of the soldiers who have good economic conditions because of the martial arts land have found his wife. And most of the soldiers are still alone. Even more than 10,000 Saxons who were captured last time, although all belong to East Friesland, the Saxons also promised to send them to their families. However, there are also thousands of bachelors. So now East Frisian is really short of women! Roughly calculated, the gap between young women in East Frisian is as high as 10,000. This number scared Marin ... Therefore, Marin immediately accepted Kohler''s proposal to buy slave women from Eastern Europe. Moreover, these Eastern European slave women are also very cheap. According to news from Kohler''s Alter, in Venice, an original Eastern European beauty only needs 30 Ducat gold coins; an ordinary original girl with only 20 gold coins; and a woman under 30, the price is only 10 gold. Alas, this is just the price over Venice. In fact, in the Crimean Khanate slave export port card method, the price of the original Eastern European beauty was only 15 gold coins; the price of the ordinary original girl was only 10 gold coins; the average woman under 30 years old was 6 gold coins, almost Only 4 gold coins ... it''s so cheap ... Also, it is said that male slaves there are also cheap. A sturdy adult man, just 6 gold coins ... Of course, Marin now has no shortage of men, only women ... After all, he has more than 10,000 bachelors "being fed" ... As a result, Marin ordered ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to send a boat to buy 200 good-looking women to enrich camp prostitutes and soothe the restless minds of the bare-bones soldiers. More than that, Marin actually has his own small evil thoughts-the more the Crimeans capture, the greater the impact on Russia in the future. Even, Marin intends to secretly make a big list, stating that the Crimeans are required to arrest people in the Grand Duchy of Moscow (Russia) as a "commodity" for trading. In this way, Marin can not only buy beautiful women to meet the needs of the soldiers, but also secretly drive the currently strong Crimean Khanate to trouble the Russians and hinder their rise. But Marlin knew the potential of Russian Maozi, and if they developed to dominate Eastern Europe, it would pose a serious threat to the German region. Therefore, using the interests to drive the Crimean Khanate''s gangsters to rob the Russian population in advance can not only meet their needs, but also use the hand of the Crimean Khanate to weaken the Russians in disguise. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone ... Therefore, Marin decided to place large orders with the robbers of the Crimean Khanate for a long time, specifically to buy female slaves "produced from" the Grand Duchy of Moscow, driving the Crimean Khanate to the trouble of finding hair. Even if his side is enough, Marin will continue to place orders. Big deal, just reward the extra woman as a mistress or slave woman. No longer, you can move to the American colonies for development. You know, Maozi women are also very hardworking, and it''s not bad to work ... Mi Maozi is robbed of women every year, and fertility will be greatly affected, and it will be difficult for the population to grow. If the population does not grow, the source of soldiers will be limited. If you want to expand, you will be limited. In addition, Marin''s ally Teutonic and Russia are also hostile. In this way, it can be considered to help allies weaken their opponents ... It can be said that they do more than one thing ... Chapter 324： Grenada Central America, the Caribbean Sea, this is September 1500. After four months of sailing, the fleet led by Amerigo finally arrived in Grenada. The Fleet arrived first in Martinique in the Windward Islands, but Amerigo took out the map given by Marin and found that it was not Grenada, so he continued to explore south. Along the way, Amerigo used the sextant made by Da Vinci and related formulas, as well as high-precision pocket watches, to calculate the latitude and longitude endlessly. With these longitudes and latitudes, if you arrive at the nearby sea area on your next voyage, you only need to calculate the latitude and longitude again, and you can easily correct the course in comparison with the original record. However, although Marin knew the general distribution of the Windward Islands, he did not remember the specific latitude and longitude. After all, the Grenadian descent was just a small country. If Americans had not invaded Grenada, Marin would not have been interested in the island. So, he gave a general map of the windward islands, let Amerigo find and compare it himself, and then wrote down the relevant latitude and longitude. The guide given by Umarin is-after arriving at the Windward Islands, head south all the way to the South American continent. The island closest to the South American continent is Trinidad, and the small island northeast of Trinidad is Tobago. Then, the double-sized island of Texel northwest of Tobago is Grenada ... Amerigo did the same. After arriving in Martinique, he did not stop, but went straight south, and soon arrived in Trinidad. Through the "artifact" of the telescope, he confirmed that Trinidad is a large island beside the mainland, and there is indeed a small island in the northeast. Then, without a word, he turned to sail northwest and found Grenada not long after. At the same time, he recorded the latitude and longitude of each island along the way. After arriving in Grenada, Amerigo immediately commanded the fleet to start mapping hydrology around Grenada, looking for a place suitable for landing. However, when the fleet reached the waters near St. George in the southwestern part of Grenada, Amerigo looked through the telescope and was surprised to find that a battle was taking place on the island ... About a dozen 20- to 30-ton boats docked near the harbour. A large group of indigenous people who looked at the ferocious, armed with various weapons, killed the village on the shore ... Moreover, according to observations, Amerigo found that there were three hundred or four hundred strong men, all strong and fierce. The village on the island has fewer than 200 men, and not all of them are robust. Seeing, the village on the shore will be broken by the invaders ... When the two ships 2503 and 2504 approached the shores of St. George, the fighting sides on the shore stopped involuntarily ... I saw the two ships approaching the sea, and both sides at the war were surprised. Both sides stunned for a while. The leader with the bird''s hair on the resistance side seemed to react first, yelling at Amerigo''s fleet with an unknown language, his voice was bleak, and he seemed to be asking for help . In fact, the middle-aged man who looks like a chief is desperate. Therefore, no matter who came from the sea, he didn''t look like an enemy''s accomplice anyway, so he began to cry out for help regardless of the enemy and kneeled down to the sea. The invaders were stunned, and then watched two ships at sea with vigilance. I don''t know which one was wrong, but the leader took notice of the two big ships of Amerigo ... In fact, the invaders of Grenada were the more militant Caribbeans in the Caribbean. The attacked were the more peaceful Arawak people who first lived on the island. Caribbean originally lived in the South American continent, but in the last one or two hundred years, the Caribbean drove a large canoe and held a spear, and began to march to the islands of the Caribbean region, occupying the local Arawak territory. According to Spanish records, the Caribbean is more brutal. Every time they attack the next village, they will kill all the men in the village (or even eat them) and rob the women as wives. It is an indisputable fact that the caribbeans did not agree with the later generations of the Arawak men, but they killed all Arawak men. Originally, Amerigo planned to use a telescope to observe the way of war of the indigenous people. Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached, the two sides would be small. What shocked Amerigo the most was that the indigenous warriors on the offensive side started to withdraw to the big canoe, and then-rowed for their two big ships ... Soon, Amerigo reacted-the other side wanted to capture these two ships ... Amerigo was angry-Nima, daring to fight with my gunboat by relying on more than a dozen canoes, really didn''t know how to write the dead words ... Alas, Amerigo ordered the sailors to lift a flexible spinnaker and begin to fight the indigenous fleet ... The 2503 and 2504 were equipped with 40 12-pound guns. Because it is a survey ship, it does not need to carry cargo, only food and weapons and ammunition. Therefore, the ammunition on board was sufficient. When the indigenous canoe fleet approached, Amerigo immediately ordered the firing. At a distance of several hundred meters, although the accuracy is not high, a dozen indigenous canoes are close together. In addition, these canoes are very large, made of about 1,000 years old trees, and their goals are not small. So, in the first round of shelling, a canoe was broken on the spot ... The indigenous people panicked immediately. They didn''t panic because a ship was sunk. It was because they had never heard such loud cannon sounds and thought that Thor was angry ... Alas, the indigenous fleet began to escape. However, Amerigo had been angered by them and was unwilling to let them go. Therefore, he ordered a pursuit. ÄÄÀï Where canoeing is the opponent of sailing? Maybe the kayak can be faster than the sailing boat temporarily at the beginning. However, canoes rely on people to paddle, and their physical strength is limited. So, after a while, the indigenous sailors were tired of paddling, and they were caught up by Amerigo ... Then, the artillery fired, and all the indigenous invaders were sent to the sea ... When Amerigo''s fleet returned to the seaside of the village on the side of St. George, it was warmly welcomed by the local indigenous people. No wonder, of course. If it were not for the sudden appearance of the Amerigo fleet, two hundred men and women in this village would have been killed by the invaders. Although the language was incomprehensible, Amerigo still communicated with the locals by gestures. According to the pronunciation of the locals, Amerigo learned that they claimed to be Arawak and were a farming tribe. There were originally three Arawak tribes on the island, but the other two tribes were destroyed by the invaders before, killing the men and robbing all women. So, this small Arawak tribe called Bucas is now very afraid of the enemy''s re-invasion. The Bukas are a farming tribe. The farming civilization has always been relatively peaceful and does not like war. Therefore, their combat effectiveness is not strong. ±£ In order to save his life, Raburi, chief of the Bukas, begged Amerigo''s fleet to stay and help them and protect them. To this end, they are willing to give 30% of the harvest to dedicate to Amerigo ... Amerigo is certainly happy, because Marin meant to colonize this island. Is it good to have indigenous help who is familiar with the local area? Alas, he was about to go north in search of the legendary Nantucket Island, and could not stay. So, after thinking about it, he decided to stay for a while, help the locals build a simple fortress, and leave a few metal-pointed spears for the Bukas tribe to let them protect themselves. At the same time, Amerigo promised that in a few months, he would send someone to protect them, and teach them more advanced agricultural technology, and a lot of metal farm tools ... Although the Bucas were disappointed, they were not completely disappointed. They are still in the Stone Age, and they are very fond of the metal spears that Amerigo gave away. In addition, Amerigo gave them 10 bows and 10 pots of arrows to give them strength. UU Reading Book Although Native Indians also make bows and arrows, the craftsmanship is very poor. The bow of the indigenous people of the Caribbean, the bowstring is the vine, and the bow body has no special treatment. The arrows are also not stingy. The stone-polished arrows, the arrow body is a reed rod, the kinetic energy is very poor, and there is almost no armor breaking ability. Bows and arrows like this can kill at most from a distance of thirty to forty meters. This, of course, means indigenous people in the Caribbean. After all, the indigenous peoples in the Caribbean are not sufficiently civilized to produce powerful weapons. By replacing them with Aztecs and Incas, you can produce better weapons. The bows and arrows given to the Bukas by Amerigo were carefully crafted by European craftsmen, and were originally used by hunters to hunt and play. After all, gunpowder was limited in this era. Sailors usually use bows and arrows that can be recycled. Å·ÖÞ These European bows and arrows have a killing distance of at least 100 meters, far beyond the caribbean bows and arrows, and the arrows are all metal. In the eyes of the Bucas, they are naturally good things. Used to resist the Caribs'' offense, it can definitely cause heavy casualties to the opponent. Then, before leaving, Amerigo arranged for the sailors on the ship who knew the skills of the masons to direct the Bucas to build a simple and strong camp. Unlike the former Bocas village, the walls were torn and ragged. Around the newly-built camp, the sailors instructed the Bukas to dig trenches and insert pointed stakes to guard against the enemy''s impact. Then, a few simple arrow towers were erected in the village. As long as the enemy dares to come, the Bukas can use the arrow tower to shoot the enemy outward in the village. After the village was repaired, Amerigo took his men on board, bid farewell to the reluctant Bocas, brought some local products, left Grenada, and headed north to find the legendary Nantucket Martha''s Vineyard ... Chapter 325： Emperor fell In the German region of 1500, after the outbreak of the battle in Lyell County, the northern region of Germany had always been very calm. In contrast, the southern part of Germany has been very lively. The conflict between the Swiss and the Swabian Alliance has not stopped. The Swabian Alliance ¡¯s most powerful emperor, because it has to occupy and digest more than 7,000 square kilometers of Graubingen, has been unable to help its allies. Therefore, the Swabian League has been under pressure by the Swiss. For more than a year, many Swabian allies have been driven out of their homes by Swiss mercenaries and forced into exile. So they found the most powerful emperor Maximilian I and asked them to send troops to help them regain their territories. In fact, Maximilian I originally intended to support the restoration of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforzza, after securing the Graub¨¹nden area. At this time the French army had arrived in the Kingdom of Naples and was siege in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples. Maximilian I always regarded France as the number one enemy and always wanted to limit France''s expansion. In contrast, the Swiss issue is less important. Alas, Maximilian I couldn''t ignore his allies. You know, the nobles of the Swabian Alliance were his strongest supporters in the Imperial Parliament. I happen to be, after more than a year of digestion, Maximilian I has completely controlled the Graub¨¹nden area, and can also release his hand. Therefore, after weighing the advantages and disadvantages, Maximilian I finally declared war on Switzerland, and asked the Swiss to return all the occupied Swabian League sites. However, with the infection of Marin, Maximilian I also learned to be smart. Instead of declaring war directly against the entire Swiss alliance, he only declared war against Zurich, the main enemy of the Swabian Alliance, to avoid stimulating other Swiss states. But Zurich is not a fool. They are already powerful and have tens of thousands of elite mercenaries. After seeing the emperor joining the war, he also drew allies from the Swiss cantons from the Swiss Union to fight against the Swabian Alliance. At this time, the Swabian League was in fact disabled by mercenaries in Zurich. The only thing left to confront the Swiss was the emperor''s army. As a result, the remnants of the Swabian Alliance drove to Graub¨¹nden to join the emperor''s army, let the emperor''s army play the main force, and they played the auxiliary. The army of Maximilian I was much stronger than in the original history. In particular, after sending a few people to learn to line up with Marin, at least in terms of discipline, it was much better than the original state. Even the military discipline of several elite troops of Maximilian I was not worse than the Swiss. I, especially Bowen Gardner and Haight Basque, who had followed Marin''s two hands, have already become the square leader of the emperor''s two most elite infantry squares. µÄ The squares trained by the two are well-known in the Austrian Army for their strict discipline. However, in terms of tactics, it is still different from Marin''s square. The biggest difference is that the two are still using Marin''s earliest tactics. For example, long-range firepower is used by archers, not the Spanish squared muskets that Marin now promotes. But this is no wonder, after all, when the two of them were following Marin, Marin had not yet begun to promote the use of muskets. Therefore, they are using Marin''s "version 1.0" square matrix, and Marin has now been upgraded to the "version 2.0" Spanish square matrix, but they have not had time to upgrade. After all, this year''s news is backward, and they did not send officers to study in East Frisian like the Spaniards, so it is normal to not know. What''s more, Maximilian I also took care of the mood of the Duke of Saxony. After all, Marin just defeated the Duke of Saxony. Maximilian I insisted on acknowledging Marin''s status had offended the Duke of Saxony, and then sent someone to learn new Phalanx tactics with Marin, which is definitely salting the Duke of Saxony. After all, Maximilian I wanted the Saxon aristocracy to vote for himself in the Imperial Parliament. Î÷°àÑÀ The Spaniards and Teutonic countries are different. They don''t make good relations with Saxony. There is no need to watch Saxony''s eyes and act. Therefore, they dared to send personnel to Marin to ¡°learn lessons¡± without worrying about the reaction of the Saxons. Speaking of which, the 1.0 version of the square matrix learned by Bowen Gardner and Heit Basque is actually very powerful. It is really no problem to deal with ordinary squares. But times are constantly changing. When Marin came out with the 1.0 version of the square matrix, the Swiss were still on the rise, not so rich, and few soldiers equipped with breastplates. But six years later, Swiss mercenaries are getting richer. After all, their appearance fees are generally at least twice or even three times that of ordinary mercenaries. So, they saved a lot of money, too, to buy expensive breastplates and helmets. Therefore, the elite three mercenaries of Switzerland now wear chest plate armor, and are no longer the poor ghost army with a low armor rate. In the face of the blow of the bow and arrow, the protection of the breastplate and helmet is very good. Therefore, the archers led by Bowen Gardner and Heit Basque are not good at hitting the archers. Âí¿Ë When Maximilian I sent a large army north to confront the Swiss, they lost money. Under the Swiss onslaught, Maximilian I''s main force was repelled. Only Bowen Gardner and Hite Basque, two squares, stood up tenaciously in the face of the Swiss onslaught. However, their bow and arrow strikes have very limited lethality to the Swiss Phalanx. Moreover, the other Phalanxes were forced to retreat. It didn''t make sense for them to stay in front. They had to retreat with them. That''s it. The proud Maximilian I attacked for the first time. Not only that, the Swiss did not like to see Maximilian I occupying Graub¨¹nden. Because the Graub¨¹nden area is dangerous and difficult to defend. Occupied in such a good place by Maximilian I, the threat to the Swiss Union is too great. Taking advantage of the defeat of Maximilian I, the Swiss army began to attack Graub¨¹nden. Fortunately, Graub¨¹nden has stern customs to the north and west, which can be resisted. Otherwise, Maximilian I''s army might not have gone a thousand miles. Although blocking the Swiss offensive, there were problems inside the Graub¨¹nden area. Previously, under the pressure of the emperor, the three main forces that originally ruled the Graub¨¹nden area-the House of God Alliance, the Gray Alliance, and the Ten Jurisdiction Alliance, saw Maximilian I ate, and they were also very excited ... ֮ǰ Although they were disarmed by Maximilian I before, but this era is a cold weapon era, it is easy to rebuild the spear. Alas, they organized blacksmiths, secretly built weapons, and re-raised the team in private. Some teams have already begun to attack the Emperor''s supply unit in the rear, taking away a lot of weapon armor. The emperor''s armor was basically produced by Innsbruck''s military factory. The famous Maximilian armor has been developed and mass production has begun ~ www.novelhall.com ~ But on the way from Innsbruck in western Austria to the Graub¨¹nden front, many were taken away by the Resistance. The emperor was furious. Because of the defeat, the prestige of the emperor also fell sharply. Many aristocratic forces who were originally dissatisfied with the emperor also took the opportunity to embarrass them, secretly giving the emperor a trip. They were both anxious that the emperor lost to the Swiss completely and lost the Graub¨¹nden area. Even Louis XII, who was far away in Naples, reconciled. He heard that the emperor''s defeat to the Zurich coalition in Switzerland immediately returned 5,000 Swiss mercenaries and asked them to help the Zurich people. Even commissions are paid by the French. ÒªÇó Louis XII''s request was very simple. He asked these 5,000 people to help the Zurich coalition to defeat the emperor and drive Maximilian I out of the Graub¨¹nden area. Once Maximilian I was evicted from the Graub¨¹nden region, Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan who retreated to the Telina Valley south of the Mistel Valley, would lose the rear. At that time, the Swiss occupying Graub¨¹nden could completely attack the French back and forth, completely destroying Ludovico Sforza''s remnants. Even if they can''t be eliminated, they can still be trapped. Because Ludovico Sforza''s remnants stationed in the Telina Valley, the current source of supplies was mainly from Maximilian I, who came from the Graub¨¹nden area through the Mist¨¨re Valley. In short, the emperor''s rash involvement in the Swabian War triggered a series of chain reactions. Because of the defeat, it caused a lot of bad results. A word-the emperor fell out ... Also, this time the emperor jumped into the pit on his own initiative. But Maximilian I had to jump. After all, if he did not protect the Swabian Alliance and let it be destroyed by the Swiss, he would have no ally in the Imperial Parliament to speak for him ... Chapter 326： Shock-absorbing carriage Guda Vinci and his team of craftsmen, motivated by Marin''s reward, worked overtime to develop spring steel. Da Vinci, in particular, worked hard to get Marin''s support and marry Lisa. Finally, Da Vinci and the craftsmen developed a little lack of spring steel ... The so-called defect is because the 65Mn ordinary spring steel they made lacks the chromium and nickel components. Although the content of these two elements needs to be minimal, it still has a slight impact on the quality. Moreover, other ingredients, such as manganese, silicon, copper, etc., are available. But Da Vinci and others are very troublesome in order to control the proportion of requirements given by Marin. Manganese is naturally a soft manganese ore purchased by Marin and sent to Venice. Copper is better. But silicon, Da Vinci is not very clear about what silicon is. So Marin simply asked him to add high-purity quartz sand to the steel crucible. Then he gave him a calculation formula, telling him both the proportion of manganese content in soft manganese ore and the proportion of silicon element in quartz sand. In this way, Da Vinci and others finally came up with a slightly flawed (chrome-nickel-free) spring steel. Then, the troubles encountered during the quenching stage. µÄ Artisans of this era are basically used to water quenching. Water quenching makes spring steel harder, but it is also more brittle and affects the spring''s elasticity. Eventually, Marin suggested that they be quenched with oil. As it happens, the whaler killed a small whale and brought back a lot of whale oil. So Marin let them try to quench with whale oil. Then, the spring steel was successful. In fact, Marin remembers that the hardening of special steel is a very deep knowledge in later generations. In addition to water quenching and oil quenching, various chemicals are added to the quenching liquid to enhance the performance of the steel. But Marin obviously does not understand the quenching process, only knows that there are water quenching and oil quenching, as well as the two-medium quenching that mixes water quenching and oil quenching. But two-medium quenching is very troublesome to study, and he doesn''t want any high-grade spring, so he simply uses oil quenching. Because of the lack of chromium and nickel, and the technology is not as modern as it is, Marin estimates that this No. 65 spring steel is not as modern as it is. Therefore, after winding out a very thick vehicle spring, it was found that its bearing capacity was limited. Marin had not driven a car in his previous life, but he had spring shock absorbers on the wheels of pedal electric cars. The principle is very simple, that is, a thick spiral spring is covered on the outside of a steel cylinder similar to a gas cylinder. Æø When pressure is transmitted from the frame, the ¡°pump handle¡± will transmit the pressure to the spring. The spring began to deform, but because the spring was restricted by a steel cylinder similar to a gas cylinder, there would not be lateral deformation, only longitudinal deformation. When the spring is deformed, the pressure from the frame is fully offset, which greatly reduces the vibration of the vehicle body. Marin directed the craftsmen to make four spring shock absorbers, which were placed between the frame and wheels of a wagon and tested. It turned out that the four largest spring shock absorbers they could make could add up to 1.5 tons of cabin weight. No matter how heavy the spring is, it can easily be crushed. This kind of bearing capacity is most often used in later generations on small-displacement private cars. Slightly larger private cars will not work. But in this era, the carriage of the wagon was not heavy. General closed cars with two people weigh less than 1 ton. Only like the British golden carriage, carrying several people, the weight will reach 3 tons. Of course, that is also because the carriage is too tyrant, not only has a lot of space, but also uses a large amount of dense gold, causing the weight of the carriage to exceed 3 tons. In general two-seater carriages, even if the carriages are covered with steel plates and passengers, the weight will not exceed 1.5 tons. So Marin immediately ordered the craftsman to build a two-seater carriage with glass windows and glass windows (also can squeeze 3 people) to control the weight of the carriage (including 3 passengers) to 1.5 tons and install A spring shock absorber. After testing, the new carriage has very good shock absorption performance (compared to the carriage without shock absorber), and it is extremely comfortable to ride. Equipped with the ball bearings made before, the new carriage is extremely comfortable. Alas, Marin invited Angela and her mother-in-law and Felice to ride. The three women were amazed when they rode on this wagon with good shock absorption. Then, Angela renewed her enthusiasm for traveling around in a carriage. You know, riding a carriage without a shock absorber bumped people every time. With shock absorbers now, the carriage should not be too comfortable. The saddle horse Lawton talked about by the ancients is actually not very profound for modern people. Because modern vehicles have shock absorbers. Modern people take long-distance buses, and many people actually fall asleep comfortably along the way. But try changing to an ancient carriage? That was a bump. Maybe you just fell asleep, and suddenly a violent jolt suddenly ¡°woke up¡± and suddenly woke you up, and made you extremely uncomfortable. Moreover, there were no smooth concrete roads and asphalt roads in ancient times, and most of the roads were rugged. Without shock absorbers, people can spit out overnight dinners. So, in ancient times, every time you took a carriage to go far away, it was a very painful thing, especially for people with weak constitutions. Even young men like Marin are very uncomfortable in riding carriages. Every time he goes out, Marin rides a horse. Although riding is also bumpy, as long as you master the skills and adjust your body according to the rhythm of the horse, it is not as uncomfortable as a carriage. Only those who can''t ride a horse sit stiffly on a saddle can cause uncomfortable bumps. When Angela''s mother and daughter took a new carriage to and fro from Orich to Emden, Angela excitedly told Marin that she actually slept comfortably on the carriage. Marin actually disagrees (when did the older brother not sleep on the long-distance bus?), But on the surface, he still looked as surprised as Angela''s expectations ... In fact, if Marin is not in safety considerations, steel plate protection has been added to prevent assassination. It is no problem to use a convertible mode or a wooden body to carry four strong men. Next, Marin asked the craftsmen to make several spring shock absorbers and hit several other carriages. However, relatively thick shock-absorbing springs are difficult to wind and machine. During the process, even the most skilled craftsmen are prone to scrap. Therefore, this kind of spring is doomed to produce no energy. Because of its limited bearing capacity, it cannot be applied to a carriage. This is because the weight of carriages often exceeds 1.5 tons. Even if a shock-absorbing spring is installed, it is easily crushed. However, Marin made shock-absorbing springs, not originally for shipping, but for the nobility to enjoy. As a result, all members of the Huffman family, www.novelhall.com, got a shock-absorbing carriage for easy travel. Then, the homes of the brothers Schwarz, Flenzberg, and Kahnkeller, as well as Jeffery and other dignitaries, also received Marlin prizes for shock-absorbing carriages. For a while, the shock-absorbing carriage became the best choice for the nobles of East Frisian. Because riding a shock-absorbing carriage is so comfortable. Many noble family members started to ride horse-drawn carriages, walk around, and even engage in parties between ladies. Of course, it also means to show off your own carriage. For example, the family members of some families who received the Marin reward often ran to the homes of the good sisters who were not rewarded with a shock-absorbing carriage, and invited the good sisters to ride a comfortable shock-absorbing carriage together. Then, looking at the envious eyes of the good sister with great enjoyment. The most important thing is that the shock-absorbing carriage cannot be copied by others. Some blacksmiths did begin to imitate Marin''s shock absorbers and came up with springs. However, they are springs wound with ordinary iron, not even steel. Then, the shock-absorbing carriages in those cottages worked well for the first few times. After using them a few times, the springs deformed or broke directly, almost causing serious accidents. The deformed spring can no longer provide shock absorption. As a result, the cottage''s shock-absorbing carriages quickly withdrew from the market ... Marin''s carriages are not only of good quality, they also indicate the maximum load capacity of each carriage. Because the maximum weight of a carriage can not exceed 1.5 tons. Therefore, after each carriage is sent out, Marin will use 1.5 tons to subtract the weight of the carriage, mark the maximum number of pounds, and warn the user not to overload, otherwise the shock absorber will fail. In addition, because the spring does not prevent rust, it usually needs more oil for protection. Once the spring has rusted, it needs to be replaced in time. Otherwise, rusted spring steel is also easy to break ... Chapter 327： Marin also fell In fact, I don''t know what metallurgical Marin doesn''t know is. In general, the addition of chrome and nickel in spring steel is actually to prevent the spring from rusting. Therefore, the performance of the springs made by the craftsmen of Marin is generally because the heat treatment process is not well controlled and needs to be improved. As an important metal workpiece, spring cannot be easily rusted. Once rusted, it can easily deform and break. Therefore, in order to prevent rust, people have added chromium and nickel, the main components of stainless steel. Therefore, the springs used by Marin need to be replaced regularly and oiled frequently. Springs with chromium-nickel components are less troublesome. Fortunately, Marin now has no shortage of whale oil in his hand and can use it openly. As for others, you can also use butter, sheep oil and olive oil as protective oil. Marin created a shock-absorbing carriage, naturally wanted to show down. Anyway, even if someone knows the structure, they can''t imitate it. Because ordinary iron cannot be used to make springs. Even if made, the performance is too bad. Now that he has sent his men, Marin also prepared a few cars for his allies. Such as John II, Duke of Rivers, Philip the Chief of Teutonic, and Maximilian I, the current political backer of Marin. So, several shock-absorbing carriages, and some sealed and packed spare springs were sent to these three places together ... In addition, Marin also gave one to his uncle, Yuler. Actually, Philip Teutonic commander Philip was only in his early 30s. Moreover, as the head of the Teutonic Knights, he usually rides horses, so he does not need to get a carriage. However, Maximilian I and John II, Duke of Rivers, are both very old, but they do n¡¯t ride a lot, and often ride horse-drawn carriages. The shock-absorbing carriage was bestowed on them. However, what Marin didn''t expect is that this time he kindly gave the carriage, but he fell into a big pit ... This is how Marin sent shock-absorbing carriages to the head of the Teutonic National University, his uncle Juler, John II, Duke of Rivers, and Maximilian I. Originally, several forces were very grateful to Marin for the gift. But when sending a carriage to Maximilian I, I encountered great trouble ... Of course, Maximilian I was not dissatisfied with the carriage. Instead, His Majesty the Emperor is currently being beaten up by Swiss mercenaries and can only hide in the fortress. Moreover, Maximilian I heard the news that King Louis XII had returned to 5000 Swiss elite mercenaries to oppose himself, and was anxious about it. I was so immortal, Marin brought a shock-absorbing carriage, and Maximilian I suddenly remembered-wasn''t Marin a very powerful thug? You have reinforcements, so do I! And, how brilliant is Marin''s record? 10,000 abused more than 20,000 Saxon troops! You must know that the combat effectiveness of the Saxony army is also among the best in the entire German region, and it is not under the Habsburg family army. Of course, it cannot be compared to the Swiss. But even if the Swiss took the shot, they could not wipe out more than 20,000 Saxon troops with 10,000 people, and they could only defeat the repulsion at most ... In fact, it was also because Marin chose the battlefield location. Had it not been for the Saxon Army''s pontoon crossing the river was destroyed by warships, the Saxony Army would be able to run away more than half. I thought of this, and His Majesty the Emperor finally came. So he asked the knight who came to deliver the carriage, took a letter back, and gave it to Marin. The letter was not an order from the emperor, but a request. Marlin is now plumped and is no longer the original character. After defeating the Saxon army, Marin became the evil star that few people dare to provoke. Therefore, when the emperor communicated with Marin, he could not be as arrogant as before-this is the advantage of holding heavy soldiers. Âí¿Ë When Maximilian I''s letter of help was delivered to Marin, Marin felt that it was not a letter, but a very hot potato ... He began to regret, and regretted why he showed so much love. This is all right, because of the relationship with the carriage, the emperor thought of him and asked him to send troops ... Now Marin is in a dilemma. Send troops, surrounded by enemies. It is easy for people to take advantage of the old nest. If you do n¡¯t send troops, you must have broken relations with the emperor. Now that Marin had few allies, and then the relationship with the emperor broke down, then he really had no friends. In the future, if you fight with people, you will be easily beaten by groups. I should know that although the emperor is a whim, he is an emperor after all. The aura of the emperor is overshadowed. Others want to attack Marin in order to give the emperor some face. Only like the Duke of Saxony, a strong person, but also let the emperor owe him too much affection, dare to ignore the emperor''s face. The ordinary nobles, if they dare to participate in the massacre of Marin, the emperor writes a book and donates his land to the nobles of the neighbors'' houses, and their alliance can be disintegrated at once. Because in the face of territorial temptations, some people are in danger. Just like the Duke of Saxony, he was in danger for the territory of East Friesland. It''s just that the emperor himself is a pure European and not so insignificant. Had he replaced Emperor Huaxia with a powerful staff, he could have provoked the nobles to kill each other. After all, the emperor''s edicts are sometimes useless, sometimes they are useful. For example, there is a gold mine near the border between Country A and Country B, which currently belongs to Country B, but Country A is jealous. At this time, if country B and the emperor have conflicts ~ www.novelhall.com ~ the emperor can write a book to country A, and explicitly send the gold mine of country B to country A. In this way, with the help of his own scriptures, Country A will take the risk and fight against Country B fiercely. In general, Country A can ignore an emperor who has little power. However, when the emperor sent a scripture in favor of his own country, Country A could not help but take it and follow the instructions of the scripture to **** huge benefits. After all, this scripture is greatly beneficial to country A. The so-called princes are the separatist forces holding heavy soldiers. In the face of the emperor''s edicts, they generally choose to accept what is good for them, but ignore what is bad for them. But as long as it is properly used, the contradictions and disputes within the princes, the emperor without power, can also be used to fight each other among the princes. Of course, Marin wouldn''t give Maximilian I such an idea. Because he himself is now a big prince. If the emperor used this method to greatly weaken the strength of the princes and let the Habsburg family unify Germany, he would also suffer. After all, Marin himself has always been used to being the boss and is unwilling to give in to others. Thinking of the unification of Huaxia, those big aristocrats were raised in Beijing as pigs, Marin shuddered in his heart, and felt that it was better to maintain the status quo ... However, it will not let the Swiss defeat the emperor. If the emperor loses, the consequences will be severe. Perhaps the Imperial Parliament will take the opportunity to abolish Maximilian I. Changing someone to become emperor may not be good for Marin. It would be sad if the opponents of Marin were changed to emperor, and they called on all German princes to fight against them. So Marin''s decision was to support the Emperor to a limited extent. Neither let the Emperor fail, nor the Emperor have the ability to defeat the Swiss completely ... Chapter 328： Division support Out of the principle of limited support, Marin thought for a long time and decided to send some troops to support the emperor. As a result, it was better to let the emperor repel the Swiss offensive, but was unable to launch a counterattack. So, Marin thought about it, and finally decided to send two squares to support it in the past ... Two square matrices are nothing on the battlefield head to head. However, now the emperor''s army is relying on customs to resist the Swiss attack. Therefore, two square matrices are absolutely sufficient. Of course, Marin decided to increase the proportion of musketeers. For example, in the previous square, there were only 300 musketeers. But in support of the emperor''s two squares, Marin decided to equip a square with 400 musketeers. The two squares add up to 2,500, and the Musketeers have 800. 800 Musketeers, relying on the walls and bunkers to fight back, is quite powerful. Because hiding behind the line of defense, they don''t have to worry about being slashed by the enemy''s charge, they can reload at leisure, and then aim and shoot. You must know that when the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Suleiman I led a 250,000 army under siege to Vienna in 1529, the Vienna garrison relied on 72 muskets to beat the Turks stiffly at the gap in the wall blasted by the Turks Charge, held Vienna. Of course, that was also the Turks did not understand the power of the rifle. However, in this era, even the Swiss did not know much about the power of rifles. Only the unlucky Saxons really tasted the power of lined up shots. Also, when defending the city, the power of the rifle is more than that of the field. Because in the field, as long as the enemy side rushed over quickly, the musketeers had to retreat and let the lancer rise. Therefore, in the field, the play of the Musketeer is time limited. But in defending the city, the musketeers occupy the natural position, coupled with the huge power of the musket, they can completely fight against each other. Even if the opponent has a warrior wearing a full set of armor, it is difficult to ascend the city. Wearing armor may be able to resist the blow of the archer, but in the face of a musket, it is the same whether to wear armor. Moreover, the musket''s lethality is relatively large, and the damage caused by it looks more bloody, which can make the enemy rush into fear. In particular, the Muscht musket used by His Majesty Muslin, the bullet weighed 50 grams, and the destructive power was extremely amazing. Hitting people will cause huge trauma to the mouth of the bowl, and will cause blood to blow out, which is very scary. If the rifle caused huge casualties to the other person, looking at the terrible wounds on the robes will also make the living people fear. Then, the question of choice of commander is next. Schwartz ruled out first, because he was a trusted member of Marin. Schwartz''s ability, seriously speaking, is more talented than Frentzberg. Because, after all, the Schwartz family decayed early and did not receive a complete knight education since childhood. Unlike Fronzberg, he received more rigorous military education from a young age and was more flexible in his mind. However, Schwartz is one thing that Flenzberg cannot match. That is, Schwartz is very loyal to Marin, and any order to Marin will be executed without hesitation, regardless of right or wrong. As long as it was Marin''s order, even if he was allowed to do bad things, Schwartz would not have any opinion. In Schwartz''s eyes, Marin''s will is his pursuit. In short, Schwartz is an avid supporter of Marin. Frentzberg was different, because he grew up in a noble family and had independent thinking ability. Even when he was trained by Marin, he would put forward his own opinions. This is an advantage. However, Marin''s knowledge is hundreds of years ahead of people in this era. Franzberg''s own opinion is actually based on the thinking of people in this era. Therefore, his personal view often does not have a better effect. For example, Fronzberg admires the fair knight duel and opposes sneak attacks. This is a common problem of officers from the Cavaliers family in this era. Their pursuit of honor has reached a morbid state. Ê© Although Schwartz was also a knight, his father no longer belonged to the knight family. Therefore, Schwartz pays less attention to honor, but pays more attention to results. In this regard, Schwartz is more in line with Marin. Fintzberg and Marin had already experienced a gap in their hearts regarding the massacre of the old nobles of the East Frisian Land and the disposal of the noblewoman''s family members. Furthermore, Fronzberg thought Marin was too cruel and lacked the honor of a knight. Marin knew this very well. However, to be honest, the father of German mercenaries is the father of German mercenaries. Flenzberg was among the most talented of the dozens of Cavaliers under Marin. Marin wanted to train the most loyal Schwartz to become the first person in the army, but his qualifications and ability were not less than the existence of Schwartz''s Fronzberg, which blocked Schwarz''s ascent. Because, regardless of seniority or ability, Frenzberger is not lost to Schwartz, even better in ability. Uh ... All of the above are secondary. In fact, the most important reason for Marin to be more inclined to Schwartz is that Marin has been drinking and testing the loyalty of his generals while he was half-dreamy and drunk. . Marin asked the generals very vaguely, if they conflict with the emperor, which side do they stand on ... As a result, Schwartz, Kahn, Sauer and some generals did not hesitate to say that they would stand by Marin. And Fronzberg said that Marin should always be loyal to the emperor and should not be hostile to the emperor ... It was this temptation that made Marin sad. From a plate heavy cavalry, Flenzberg was promoted by Marin as a general. Unexpectedly, after a few years, Marin was more important in his mind than the emperor ... This temptation finally strengthened Marin''s determination to train Schwartz. For Flenzberg and Marin, he didn''t know what to do. After all, Frentzberg did nothing wrong. It stands to reason that loyalty and patriotism are politically correct. However, Marin is ambitious. Marin hopes that in the future, as in the later Prussia, he will occupy the northern half of Germany and become an independent country. In other words, in the later period, Marin may part ways with the Habsburgs and establish the country independently. But Frenzberg, as one of Marin''s generals, was more inclined to the emperor, which Marin did not like. Fronzberg is still young, and may be in place when Marin becomes independent in the future. If His Majesty does not agree with his independence and separation from the Holy Roman Empire, then something will happen. Maybe, it will cause civil war. So Marin finally made up his mind to kick Frentzberg out. But how to kick it out, Marin scratched his head. After all, he didn''t want to kill Frentzberger who did not make mistakes for no reason, but he didn''t want him to be his top general and control military power. I happened to be, the emperor came to ask for help, and Marin had an idea-to give Frentzberg to the emperor ... µÄ The reinforcements of these two Phalanxes, and the ultimate commander, will be Flenzberg. Flenzberg was His Majesty''s second-largest general, and his presence really gave the emperor face. Moreover, Frentzberg himself was happy to serve the emperor. After all, he came from the Swabian region and was politically close to the emperor. Marin''s plan is to let Franzberg lead two squares to serve the emperor for a long time. After all, Maximilian I was born with hard life and had endless battles in his life. Franz Berger was sent to the emperor, and he was not worried about being useless. You must know that the emperor and the Habsburg family they are in are very enthusiastic about regaining the fiefdom of Switzerland. If the strength is stronger, the emperor must have plans to regain Switzerland. But Marin knows that the Swiss are so unruly and powerful. The emperor''s conquest of Switzerland must be extremely difficult. Even if they do, they will face fierce resistance. In short, as long as the emperor fell into the pit of Switzerland, don''t think about doing anything else. Even Marin, after completing the modernization of the army, only had the confidence to lay down Switzerland, and no confidence to settle Switzerland. What''s more, the strength of the army is not as good as the emperor of Switzerland. Of course, Marin did not want to give the emperor in vain for the reinforcements of these two squares. Therefore, Marin''s plan is that the salaries of the two square matrix soldiers will still be paid by Marin. Of course, the supply of food and ammunition had to be paid by the emperor. In this way, salaries are paid by themselves, and these generals will naturally be more inclined to themselves. The emperor used them to fight, but also had to accept his own feelings. Marin also gave face to Flenzberg, appointing him as the Minister of Representatives of the East Frisian Land, on behalf of Marin, serving the Emperor. At the same time, all of Frentzberg''s rights and interests in East Friesland remain intact. For example, manors, such as castles ... And the taxation of their fiefdoms is still exempt ... ³ö·¢ Before leaving, Marin and Flenzberg had an in-depth conversation. During the conversation, Marin had no objection to the teaching of the "Marin Array" to the emperor''s army by Franz Berg. But in terms of fertilizers for increased grain production, Marin asked Franz Berg to swear confidentiality. Because, this is the root of the wealth of all the nobles of East Frisian. Frenzberg himself was also an important beneficiary of a vested interest group. For Marin''s request, Frenzberg swore without hesitation. After all, his manor is still there, and his family has moved in. Keeping this secret is actually protecting your own interests. After all, if the secret of the fertilizer is leaked out, the price of food will plunge, which will hurt Frentzberg''s own interests. µÃµ½ After getting the guarantee from Frentzberg, Marin was completely relieved. Fronzberg is a knight who values ??honor, and his vows are still very promising. As for the problem of Franz Berger helping the Emperor to train the army ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin never cared. Because, so far, Marin''s reforms in the army are only version 1.0 of the modern army. The Spanish Phalanx is the lowest level Phalanx, even if it is learned. In the future, when the supply of gunpowder is more abundant, Marin intends to launch new battle arrays such as Morris square array and Gustav line array. These battle lines are even more powerful. But that is not the case at the moment. Due to the supply difficulties of saltpeter, Marin could only temporarily use the Spanish square with the lowest percentage of musketeers. Until India''s saltpeter supply stabilizes, Marin will increase the proportion of musketeers. Fronzberg and other officers who were tempted to explore the Emperor''s favor, headed south with 2,500 reinforcements. At the same time, Marin wrote a letter to Maximilian I, explaining the difficulties. It means that there are too many enemies around, and no more troops can be drawn, otherwise there is a danger of being taken away from the nest. Finally, Marin also vaguely proposed that he hoped that the emperor would help him in the Imperial Parliament and get a seat for himself. Puppet soldiers are not white, and Marin is not a fool. He definitely needs an exchange of interests. Marin currently has no plans to expand the site, and the emperor can''t offer other benefits right now. Therefore, helping Marin get a seat in the Imperial Parliament is the most realistic condition. Only when he entered the Imperial Parliament that almost all German princes participated in, could Marin be regarded as a widely recognized nobleman. Otherwise, even the imperial parliament will not be able to enter, and they will always feel shorter than others. Marlin''s plan was to mix into the Imperial Parliament first, and then find a way to become a duke. Finally, as soon as you have enough territory, you are promoted to kingdom. Moreover, Marin hinted in the letter that if he entered the Imperial Parliament, he would send an additional square ... Chapter 329： Emperors advice Marin''s letter to the emperor, because it was rushed by the horse quickly, naturally arrived in the hands of the emperor. At this time, it was not long before the reinforcements of the two Phalanx soldiers started. Maximilian I was very pleased that Marin only asked for a seat in the Imperial Parliament. Of course, he is not very happy with Marin sending only two squares of reinforcements. However, Maximilian I also knew that Marin could indeed not fall in and help himself. Because, whether it is the Principality of Saxony that controls West Friesland, or the Old Town of Oldenburg, which has Denmark as a backing, they all look at East Friesland. Therefore, it is very reasonable for Marin to send two or three squares to reinforce. Of course, if you grit your teeth, you can also gather 4 squares to support it. Since there was no need to pay any land and title, Maximilian I did not hesitate to agree with Marin''s request. In addition, Maximilian I wrote back to Marin, telling Marin that the nobles of the Habsburg family, and the nobles of the Swabian Alliance, would support Marin in obtaining a seat in the Imperial Parliament. Because Marin sent troops this time, not only in support of the emperor, but also in support of the Swabian League. As a supported party, they have no reason not to support Marin. However, the Saxon nobles who also have relations with the emperor will definitely oppose Marin''s entry into the Imperial Parliament because of the battle in Lyle County. At the same time, many hostile princes of the Habsburgs will not support Marin. However, entering the Imperial Parliament does not require a full vote, only more than half of the votes are sufficient. Moreover, Maximilian I explicitly told Marin that despite the large number of imperial parliaments, they were mostly united around the Habsburgs and the seven electors. As long as the consent of most electors is obtained, most of those around the electors will agree. For example, the Archbishop of Cologne, one of the seven electors. As long as he speaks in the Imperial Parliament, auxiliary powers such as the Archbishop of Cologne, the Archbishop of Muenster, the Archbishop of Minden, the Archbishop of Osnabr¨¹ck and the Archbishop of Paderborn will be echoed. Similarly, other electors also have their own younger brothers. Most of them are surrounded by these electors. As long as the electors are settled, these people will follow the electors to vote. However, there are exceptions. For example, strong principalities like the Principality of Clifford and the Principality of Gerdes are often more assertive and may not be consistent with these electors. Therefore, Marin wants to be approved in the Imperial Parliament as a member, as long as most of the electors and those with strong independent factions can agree. As for how to get the electors and the nobility of power to agree? The advice given by Maximilian I was also simple and crude-bribery ... In fact, the position of Emperor Maximilian I was also the place where his father, Frederick III, spent a lot of money and connections to uphold him. At the beginning of Maximilian I, the princes did not oppose him. However, Maximilian I made it clear that he wanted to learn the meaning of France to strengthen the kingship, which only annoyed the princes. Strengthening the kingship is equivalent to weakening the independence and autonomy of the princes. This is equivalent to cutting the princes'' flesh. How can they be willing? Therefore, when Maximilian I expressed this intention at a young age, the vassals became more and more resistant to him. This also caused that when Maximilian I died and his grandson Charles V wanted to ascend to the throne, in order to ensure his election, he had to borrow 850,000 Gulden gold coins from the Fogel family to bribe the seven electors Only to keep the throne. Of course, Marin does not need the throne, but only a seat in the Imperial Parliament. Therefore, there is no need for so much money. The advice given by Maximilian I was to give those electors 10,000 or 20,000 gold coins per person. As for the principalities with strong independence, a bribe of several thousand gold coins per family is enough. After all, Marin had in fact become the Count of East Frisian, entered the Imperial Parliament, and just confirmed his identity again. So this is not a big deal. Moreover, Maximilian I also helped Marin analyze and told Marin that the Saxony Electors and the nobility of the Saxony need not be considered, and they are already the enemy. Therefore, Marin could only choose to bribe other electors. In addition, Vladislav III, the king of Bohemia, one of the seven electors, will not agree with Marin''s thug as a result of competing with Maximilian I for the inheritance of the Kingdom of Hungary. Good thing. Therefore, Marin had few choices, and he could only bribe 5 electors such as Archbishop Cologne, Archbishop Mainz, Archbishop Trier, Electors Brandenburg, and Electors Palatinate. As for the Habsburgs, there is no need for bribes, and the Swabian League will also stand by Marin. Then, there are some nobles who do not rely on the emperor, and they need Marin to bribe. When Lin Lin always came down, the emperor gave Marin a list. About 26 faction princes needed separate bribes. Of course, for ordinary power aristocrats, it is enough to give a few thousand gold coins. You can even pass two thousand gold coins. After all, this is not a big deal. I only have the five electors, and I am used to the big scenes, and I am more greedy. Without tens of thousands of gold coins, I ca n¡¯t move them ... Marin saw some reply from the emperor, some Spartans. Unexpectedly, even if he sent soldiers himself, there was no guarantee that the emperor would give him a seat in the Imperial Parliament, and he would have to spend money on bribes ... But I do n¡¯t think that www.novelhall.com does n¡¯t give me a seat in the Imperial Parliament. Just like the university in the later generations, when they got their graduation certificate but did not get their degree certificate, it always made people feel insecure. More importantly, the politically older emperor told Marin in his letter that through this bribe, Marin could significantly improve relations with those who have no direct conflict of interest. Making one more friend is better than adding another enemy. With more friends, you can also avoid the possibility of being beaten to the greatest extent. Anyway, these bribes add up to so many gold coins, plus this can indeed ease the relationship between Marin and the princes, so Marin finally decided to act according to his plans. However, he does not intend to give money directly, but intends to use spices instead. Marin himself thinks that the spice is too heavy, but those big nobles like this tone. Anyway, the cost of buying spices is very low, and sending enough gold coins as a way to open up sales. As a result, Marin directly took out all the remaining spices in stock and sent them to the area where the bribe was targeted, and started a spice bribe. ÏãÁÏ Bribes with spices can not only clean up the inventory, but also look more elegant. Unlike direct bribery of gold coins, it seems too vulgar ... Moreover, I don''t know what the big European nobles of this era think, but they just like spices very much. As a result, Marin''s spice bribes went very smoothly. It is expected that all bribes will be completed before the end of the year. By the spring of next year, when the new Imperial Parliament is convened, Marin should get a legal seat in the Imperial Parliament and become an "organized" person ... Chapter 330： Battleship completed ³õ In early October, when the autumn harvest began, the good news came from Emden Shipyard-the first 500-ton double-deck artillery deck ship was launched! Marin immediately dropped the host of the autumn harvest ceremony and gave it to Jeffrey to host it. He himself, with a group of attendants, went straight to Emden Port, personally participated in the launching ceremony of the first battleship, and personally boarded the deck. Attend the inaugural ceremony. 500 This 500-ton warship was built at the beginning of the year with two 250-class armed merchant ships of Amerigo. But the difference is that the 250-class armed merchant ship, the Tholencher shipyard has already had a lot of construction experience, and with sufficient preparation, it was soon built. However, this 500-ton warship was difficult to build because it had never been built before and its rib density was much higher than that of an ordinary armed merchant ship. It was not until the beginning of October that the construction was completed and the sea trial was launched. In the North Sea, Marin and the sailors fully felt that the ship has good stability and flexible steering. It can be said that this ship fully reflects Marin''s will. Before the 250-class armed merchant ship built by Tholencher, Marin had long asked them to increase the aspect ratio to 4 to 1, but the stubborn Portuguese designer still set the ship''s aspect ratio to 3.5 to 1. Moreover, the funeral home was also preserved. But Marin''s real requirement is to remove both the bow and the bow, and change the stern from circular to square, which is more conducive to steering operation. However, the stubborn Portuguese designer thinks that the layman Marin is a blind conductor and does not listen at all. In desperation, after winning East Friesland, Marin had no choice but to set up a new shipyard in Emden and promote obedient designers to realize his intentions. The new designer really obediently, modified the aspect ratio to 4 to 1, and cancelled the tall tower, and also changed the stern part into a square. In this way, the characteristics of the British Galen ship finally fully manifested. Moreover, this warship, in full compliance with Marin''s instructions, opened the side gun door on the side of the lower deck to realize a double-deck artillery deck. The lower guns have hinged gun covers. When sailing normally, the gun cover is tightly closed to avoid water ingress. Only during naval battles would the sailors pass the hinges, open the cannon cover, and use artillery on the lower deck. Furthermore, because the artillery on the lower deck has a low center of gravity and a low moment of recoil, it can use artillery with a larger caliber than the upper deck. For example, in the "Black Ship Incident", in the US warships, the 68-pound Pexang heavy artillery was placed on the lower artillery deck. However, if such a large-caliber heavy artillery is moved to the upper deck for firing, the moment caused by recoil will be very large. Generally speaking, early heavy naval guns only had a 24 pound class. It was not until the early 19th century that the 36-pound Karen guns came on board. Of course, the Karen gun was different from the earlier 24-pound gun. The early 24-pound naval guns were heavy guns with long barrels, and their weight was very heavy. Once the gun carriage moves due to recoil, it is difficult to reset. Because, it''s too heavy ... But the Karen gun is different. Although the diameter of the Karen gun is large, it can be very short. Former naval guns, such as the Hongyi Cannon, had a length of 3 meters, a caliber of only 110 mm to 130 mm, and a ratio of length to caliber of up to 20 to 30 times. The length of the Karen gun, which is only seven or eight times the caliber, appears very short. In fact, because of the short body tube, the range of the Karen gun is not too long. However, in the short range, because the shell is large enough, it is still very powerful. Moreover, the British guys who have been fighting for a long time in the sea have found that, during a sea battle, generally within 500 meters, they have a greater certainty to hit enemy ships. Over 500 meters, basically are sooters. And, within 500 meters of this grasp, only one or two percent hit rate. Therefore, the farther the range of the heavy artillery, it doesn''t really make much sense. Of course, it cannot be said that the range is far from useless, for example, the range of artillery is still very useful when attacking fixed targets on land. For example, in the first Opium War, the British warships still using smoothbore guns used the Karen gun to attack the Qing''s warships, but used 24 pound long barrel guns to attack land targets. Of course, when attacking the turret, the British warship also ventured close, using the Karen gun to volley together to hit the Qing turret. Because of the low aspect ratio, the 36-pound Karen gun is no heavier than a 24-pound long-barrel gun, but the recoil is much smaller. In addition to the short range, the Karen gun is perfect in other aspects. Thinking of this, Marin suddenly patted his head-he forgot to let the old John develop a short tube Karen gun ... At the moment, this 500-ton warship, with a double-deck artillery deck, holds a total of 40 12-pound guns, which is very profitable. In addition, due to the thickening of the side deck, the warship itself is very resistant to artillery fire. After all, in this era, no real warship has appeared. The more used in naval battles, that is, 6-pound guns and 3-pound guns. There are 12-pound guns, but the equipment rate is very low. Of the more than twenty artillery pieces in a warship, only one or two 12-pound cannons are equipped only at the bow. Unlike this battleship of Marin, all equipped with 12 pound artillery, the firepower is extremely powerful. Moreover, in this era, many of the artillery of warships were bronze Fran guns, which had a range of no more than 2000 steps. Many artillery also use stone shells as shells. However, the local tyrant Marin let the 12-pound cannons on the ship all use cast iron shells. Iron ball cannonballs not only have better air-tightness than stone shells, they can shoot farther, and their destructive power to wooden boats is much stronger than stone shells. After a lap in the North Sea, Marin was very satisfied with the warship and personally named the Huffman series. This battleship was named Huffman 1. Then, according to the data recorded during the construction of the warship, Marin ordered the secret steam bending department of the Emden shipyard to start manufacturing related molds based on the recorded data and preparing to batch process the ship''s ribs. Next time, four Huffman-class battleships will be built together. However, for the materials made by warships, the rib materials are easy to find. Because with the steam bending technology, the cost of manufacturing the ship''s ribs began to be greatly reduced. But the main keel is more difficult to find. Because of the construction of a 500-ton warship, the length of the main keel reached 30 meters. A keel of this length must be obtained by cutting 300-year-old oak trees. ÒòΪ But because of the development of the marine industry, oak trees over 20 meters high in Europe have been declared strategic resources by the royal families, and their prices are also very high. The asking price for a main keel is even higher than all the ship''s ribs combined ... This is also no way out. After all, Europe, as a civilized world, has developed for two or three thousand years, and the oak trees have been severely felled. Oak trees above 20 meters in height are rare now. This is why Marin colonized North America, which is now an undeveloped area of ??virgin forest density. It''s not too easy to find a centuries-old oak tree that is 30 to 40 meters high. Although there are not many white oaks in North America, many red oaks are dying. Red oak, like white oak, is also very suitable for shipbuilding. Moreover, the so-called North American white oak here means that it accounts for a small proportion of North American virgin forests. But North America is full of towering trees of several hundred years old at this time. Even if the proportion of white oak is very low, the total is very large. Therefore, Marin is also very promising in logging and shipbuilding in North America. The Spaniards were also aware of this, so in 1610, the center of the big shipbuilding, www.novelhall.com, was moved to Havana, Cuba, in order to facilitate the use of the rich local timber resources. As for the mast, Marin previously required that the height of the mast not be less than the length of the hull, in order to maximize the sail area and speed up the ship. For this, it''s nothing. Because the mast is not soaked in seawater, it does not require corrosion-resistant wood. Like pine, it works. Even decks can use pine boards. Oak is only needed on the outside of the hull in contact with the sea. Tall pines may not be easy to find in Western Europe. But in northern Europe along the coniferous Baltic coast, don''t get too much pine. Therefore, Marin sent to the Teutonic salt ship to not only bring back a lot of profits, but also bought a lot of oak and pine wood for shipbuilding. However, it is too inconvenient for merchant ships to transport oak for the main keel and pine for the mast. Because the length of these woods is longer than the merchant ship itself, it is very troublesome to transport. In order to transport such a long wood, the merchant ship spent a lot of manpower, tied the required wood to the sides of the ship, and wobbled it back to Emden for delivery to the shipyard. While this year, the East Coast of North America will probably be found in Merigo, Guinea. However, Marin knew that the wood used for shipbuilding could not be used after being cut down, and it needed to be air-dried for one or two years. Therefore, even if Marin sends a ship to North America to cut a large amount of wood, it cannot be immediately used for shipbuilding, but it needs to be air-dried for a long time before it can be put into use. So, for now, Marin can only rely on buying large, air-dried wood from Eastern Europe to make big ships. Only when the logging base on the east coast of Marin North America is built, and sufficient oak is stored and air-dried, can a new shipyard be built in North America, and large-scale warships can be manufactured on-site on a large scale, which truly opens the era of Marin''s dominance of the ocean ... Chapter 331： Good harvest Âí When Marin participated in the trial trial of Huffman 1 on the North Sea, the autumn harvest of East Friesland was in full swing. This year''s autumn harvest is not much different from last year. Although it is said that Marin organized more than 10,000 laborers from Saxony to dig trenches and drain canals, draining swamps, and using them as good fields. However, it took a long time to develop the swamp into farmland. Therefore, during the spring plowing, Marin only added 3,000 acres of cultivated land. By October, those workers had actually reclaimed 20,000 Ugram farmland, but they were only completed in the fall, and they could not grow crops in time. They had to wait until spring plowing next year. Therefore, together with the autumn harvest, there were only 3,000 newly cultivated lands in Eugram. The difference between last year and last year is that during the autumn harvest last year, Marin still had 60,000 Yougrams in his hands, and nobles and soldiers had 25,000 Yougrams. However, after the Battle of Lyle County last year, Marin sealed off another 10,000 Yougram, resulting in that he now has only 50,000 Yougram left. The arable land of the aristocrats and soldiers produced 168 million pounds of rye. Among them, they took out half, or 84 million pounds, to sell to Marin Organization. Marlin continued to sell these rye to England. However, because of the large volume, the price of English rye fell by 0.1 pence per pound. Umarin learned from the Jewish merchants employed by his men that the most expensive food in this era was actually Spain. In general, the price of rye in the German region is 1 fenny per pound; in England it is 1.5 pence per fenny per pound; in France it is 1.2 fenny per pound; in Spain during the same period it was 2 fenny per pound. The reason why this is so is that although Spain has a large territory, most areas are plateaus. Only 11% of the country''s land is located in the plains below 200 meters above sea level. Only in these plains do agricultural activities occur. Moreover, these 11% of the plains are not all cultivated into farmland. So, Spain looks big, but the area of ??arable land is not much. Coupled with a large population, food prices are more expensive. It is very cost-effective to send food to Spain for sale. It happened that two new 250-class armed merchant ships were also completed. Marin simply sent the two ships south, carrying 660,000 pounds (about 300 tons) of rye, to Spain to test the water. After all, selling a higher price is also very beneficial for Marin. After all, when the nobles and soldiers in the country sold rye to Marin, they only had a wholesale price of 0.8 Finney per pound. When Marin sold rye to Britain, he charged 1.2 fennie per pound. Even though the price dropped to 1.1 Finneys per pound because of the large volume, Marin was still very profitable. If you sell to Spain with a higher price, the price of at least 1.5 Finneys per pound of rye per pound. That way, the profits will be even greater ... As for more rye produced in Marin''s own land, he did not sell it. Because tens of thousands of people have increased in East Frisian this year, Marin will use these rye to support these new populations. In October, the accounts between Marin and the Principality of Saxony were settled. The Duke of Saxony paid one million Gulden coins and sent more than 40,000 of the 18,000 Saxon young family belonging to Marin. In other words, Marin''s East Frisian Land has suddenly increased the population by almost 60,000, reaching a huge population of more than 140,000 ... Fortunately, Marin had a foresight and did not sell the grain in his territory last year and this year''s grain, which is enough for the consumption of so many people. Moreover, it seems to be sufficient. After all, the grain reserves of last year and this year amounted to more than 500 million pounds, with an average of more than 3,000 pounds per person. In fact, 500 pounds of rye per person per year is not bad. In fact, after bread is mixed with wild vegetables, sawdust, and dirt, 500 pounds of bread can be more than 300 pounds of rye. Therefore, food is very abundant. However, Marin does not dare to ship too much now. Because, in this way, the secret of high grain production in East Frisian Land cannot be hidden. This is a terrible secret, enough to drive any landlord with a lot of madness. Therefore, Ma Linning can make less money and do not want people to see the clue. Therefore, Marin of his men has arranged to sell to the United Kingdom, and sold under the name of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce and other Dutch Chambers of Commerce, it is not clear to the bottom of East Friesland. However, because of information provided by his Jewish merchants, Marin found that Spain has more food needs than Britain and relies on imports all year round. In previous years, Spain transported a large amount of food from the colony of Sicily, the "golden basin", and imported a large amount of food from neighboring France. After learning this news, Marin planned to open the Spanish food trade route. Not only to make money by themselves, but also to rob the French. Of course, after intending to grab the Spanish food market with the French, Marin sent people to order a lot of Kirk sailing ships, intending to use old ships to transport food, and will no longer use 250 class merchant ships to transport food. At the same time, Marin intends to let those Kirk sailing ships flaunt the maritime powers of the Netherlands, Britain, Denmark, etc., to confuse the French, and avoid letting the French know that they are digging their corners ... After sending someone out to inquire further, Marin also found a shocking news that the Italian region is also short of food ... It turned out that although the Italian region is an important source of food. But since 1494, the outbreak of the Italian war has caused the flames of fire in the Italian region to endlessly. A large number of ordinary people fled, which resulted in a lot of deserted fields. Coupled with the French army''s invasion of Italy in the past two years, agricultural production in many places in Italy has almost stopped. Therefore, this year''s Italian food prices are even higher than in Spain. In order to get enough food, the Italians imported food on a large scale from German regions such as Austria. This is not enough. Venetian merchant ships also go to Egypt and Poland and Lithuania on the northern shore of the Black Sea to import large amounts of food. Even so, because of the large shortage of food and the continuation of the war, Italy still starved many people this year ... Despite Marin''s vigorous blockade of the news, people abroad did not know about the great grain harvest in East Frisian, but people in East Frisian could not hide it. Among them, who found that the grain of East Frisian Land was abnormally rich, Archbishop Rovere, Marin''s father-in-law ... During the autumn harvest, Archbishop Rovere took two followers from the remote island residence to the upper reaches of the land. After observation, it was found that the farmland in East Frisian Land had abnormally high grain production. At least, barrels and baskets for food (Europeans used to load things in the Middle Ages were more accustomed to barrels and baskets, the famous unit of measurement for wheat, quart, is a unit of volume), more than in Italy. This shows that the grain yield per capita in East Friesland exceeds that of Italy. This caused the bishop of Rovere to be extremely shocked. You know, the Italian region has always been the most developed place in Europe, and the yield has always been higher than in other parts of Europe. And ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Even in Italy, the areas with high yields are only those with more volcanic ash soil. The average yield is not much higher in other regions. However, according to the observation of Archbishop Rovere, the yield of rye in East Friesland is probably higher than that in Italy''s richest volcanic ash soil region ... This aroused his great interest, so Archbishop Rovere took the initiative to find the son-in-law of Marin ... When Marin learned that Archbishop Rovere knew the secret of the extremely high grain output in East Frisian, for a moment, he was almost stunned and almost wanted to wipe out the old man''s mouth. But he quickly reacted¡ªthis special code was Lao Zhangren, and he was counting on him to be the Pope to cover himself ... Archbishop Rovere was also in his heart. From the fierce light that erupted in the eyes of Marin, he knew that his son-in-law was not a good stubble. Therefore, he also put an end to exploring the secrets of high-yield food from his son-in-law. Eventually, Marin once again gave Lao Zhangren 100,000 gold coins for activities, allowing Lao Zhangren to buy more manpower in the Pope''s country in preparation for his return to Rome. But as soon as he turned his head, Marin sent someone to arrest two followers who traveled with the Laozhangren during the autumn harvest, which permanently restricted their freedom. Because, Marin believed that the old man would not reveal the secrets of East Frisian, but he believed the two followers who also knew the secret ... Although Archbishop Rovere was dissatisfied, he could not help it. Who told him that he was under a fence now? Fortunately, only his followers, who were not important figures, knew the secrets of East Frisian''s very high yield. Others (especially the most important followers) were still on the Frisian Islands and did not follow. Get up on land. Otherwise, Marin might have lost all the people around him ... Chapter 332： Captain School Âí When Marin dispatched two newly built 250 class merchant ships with 660,000 pounds of rye south to Spain, he encountered a shortage of captains. Earlier, on the island of Texel, Marin relied on high-paid Portuguese old sailors to run informal sailor schools to train young people selected from fishermen''s families. However, sailors are only sailors after all, and they cannot completely replace the captain''s status. The main task of the sailor is to control the sails and battles on the sea. This kind of work is easy for ordinary uneducated young fishermen. After all, their grandparents lived on the sea, and they were born with the instinct to sail. However, His Majesty, such as the captain and chief mate, who are in charge of leading the team, are extremely scarce. Because the captain is not only an advanced sailor, he must also have the culture to be able to record logbooks and hydrological conditions. Moreover, every qualified ocean sailing captain is a good astronomer and mathematical talent. Because the captain often needs to determine the navigation position by observing the sun, moon, and stars. After Marin instructed Da Vinci to make a sextant, the captain must understand the calculation of the celestial angle, and he needs some geometric knowledge. So, in the era of great sailing, the captain is the real advanced technical job, which is difficult for most people. There were quite a few captains under Marin, but none of them were qualified seafaring captains. These captains are only suitable for offshore navigation and rely on land as a reference coordinate for shore navigation. And this kind of offshore captain is actually the most in Europe at present. Only a few excellent captains who understand the calculation of the angles of the sun, moon, and stars are suitable for leading ocean voyages. Generally speaking, such a captain is also called a navigator. Columbus and Amerigo are both outstanding representatives. Sadly, Marin currently has only two Columbus and Amerigos under his command, who can be called navigators. Others can only be regarded as offshore captains. At most, some of the first mate and second mate who were mixed around Columbus and Amerigo, followed these two people to learn some deep navigation knowledge, barely able to run according to the log to explore good routes. Alas, Marin obviously did not want this. He is a man who wants to be the overlord of the sea in the era of great sailing. Therefore, it is Marin''s pursuit to have a group of captains who can adapt to ocean navigation. Therefore, Marin intends to select young men with good brains and teach them to read and read, as well as marine astronomy and mathematics. At the same time, one of the crew members who followed Columbus''s exploration of India was taken home by Marin Wheel. So Marin picked out 50 clever sailor boys and gave them to the first mate named Knight, who asked them to teach children astronomical knowledge and mathematical calculation methods for navigation. Actually, Knight himself is just a two-knife level. However, it is possible for him to teach the children basic sailing knowledge. Moreover, Knight is literate anyway, otherwise he cannot be a mate. Therefore, Marin asked Knight to teach literacy to sailors and teenagers, to recite the astronomical knowledge base for navigation, and to simply calculate the angle between the sun and the horizontal plane. Marin does not expect how good Knight can teach these sailor boys, anyway, when Columbus returns from India this time, Marin is not going to let him go to sea again. Instead of letting a handful of Columbus go to sea, let Columbus stay in the Captain''s School in East Friesland and teach these clever sailors youngsters a deeper astronomical and mathematical knowledge. Wait until the teenagers have learned the geometric calculation of the celestial body angle. According to the sextant and the marine clock, they can easily calculate the latitude and longitude of the place. In this way, as long as the latitude and longitude of the complete route are recorded, these people can easily complete the voyage of the old route based on the data and compare the measurement results. The better ones can also be cultivated as exploratory navigators, allowing them to explore new routes in the future-such as the Ming Dynasty route ... You should know that the porcelain and silk produced in the Ming Dynasty can definitely sell well in Europe, and they are very profitable. Not only that, the saltpeter prices in the Ming Dynasty were even cheaper than in India. If the Ming Dynasty route is really opened, the profit will be much higher than the Indian route. These medieval Europeans may not know how to deal with the reclusive and conservative country of the Ming Dynasty, but can Marin, who is familiar with the history of China, still not know? The European royal family is so good-looking, they always want to get along with the Ming Dynasty on an equal footing. But everyone knows that the Ming people actually looked down on any other country. Therefore, it is impossible for Europeans to communicate with the Ming Dynasty in advance. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was rich in materials and did not need to trade with Europeans. Therefore, the best way to deal with the Ming Dynasty is to call him a nagong and send a representative to Beijing for three or nine worship. As long as the monarchs and ministers of the Ming dynasty feel that they have face, everything is easy to say. Otherwise, it will never bird you. It''s better to fight to the end than to step back. The Spaniards suffered from this loss. As the great empire dominating Europe and the Americas, the Spaniards were too reserved, so they could not open the Ming Dynasty market. The Portuguese are much more cunning. Although they did not claim tribute to the Ming dynasty, they also obtained the trade point of Macau by bribing local officials from Guangdong and Guangxi. Had it not happened that Portugal had been destroyed by Spain and the Dutch had seized the Malacca Straits, the Portuguese would continue to enjoy huge trade benefits. As a Huaxia traversal, Xi Malin should not be too familiar with the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty routes have not yet been opened, a lot of plans were made to please the Ming Dynasty. Such as directly courting the emperor, bribing cabinet ministers, or even ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can also bribe popular eunuchs ... In short, as long as you can win the Ming Dynasty''s trading rights, it is totally worth paying a bribe. Moreover, Marin knew that the Ming Dynasty was governed by Ming Xiaozong in the past two years, and bribery might be more difficult. But after 1505, when the bear child Zhu Houzhao came to power, the flaw was called more than one. Not to mention that Zhu Houzhao himself is easier to handle, that is, simply bribing the **** Liu Jin, under the command of Zhu Houzhao, can simply solve the problem of trade. Of course, those are the methods that can be used later. Right now, it is imperative for Marin to have a number of high-level, young and strong captains, and to open the Ming Dynasty route first. In addition to selecting 50 clever sailor teenagers for training, in the civilian school established by Marin, a craftsman school, Marin also intends to let the Frisian fishermen ¡¯s children learn the basics of navigation and mathematics from an early age. . When they are a bit older, they will select the students who have learned well from them, and give them to Columbus and Amerigo to continue to train, so as to become an excellent ocean sailing captain who can succeed the two. There are now as many as 30,000 or 40,000 fishermen in East Frisian Land, and there are many children in the fishermen''s homes. As many as 5,000 children are sent to school. These children, Marin does not need them all to become captains, as long as there are 500 people to become qualified ocean captains, Marin is extremely happy. As for the rest, they can act as sailors and serve Marin''s great cause of navigation. However, no matter whether it is the 50 clever sailor boys or the 5,000 fisherman children who have just attended elementary school, they want to grow up to become captains. So Marin still has to wait. For now, he can only continue to reuse Columbus and Amerigo. Only when a new generation of navigators grow up can Marin truly realize his dream of dominating the ocean ... Chapter 333： Formation of the Papal Guard Because of the secret of previous grain harvest, Marin and Archbishop Rovere, the old man, were very unhappy. After all, although the two followers were not the top relatives of Archbishop Rovere, their relationship was very close. Both men are said to be descendants of Archbishop Rovere''s former friend. So, instead of killing the two, Marin arranged them to be monitored in a remote manor, and they were not allowed to leave the mansion. Moreover, Marin knew that by doing this, he would make Archbishop Rovere dissatisfied with himself. In the future, I depend on this father-in-law. So Marin decided to repair the relationship between the two parties ... As for how to fix it? Marin thought about it, but for the time being he had no idea. But Marin was inspired when he occasionally saw stout guards around the palace. Marin suddenly remembered that his father-in-law, the father-in-law of the Pope, seemed to be the founder of the famous "Papal Guard". Obviously, Archbishop Rovere was interested in having force. In the future, he will create a papal guard, mainly Swiss. But Marin and the Swiss did not deal with it, naturally they did not want to see the Swiss get the honor of defending Rome. In addition, he now wanted to please his father-in-law, so Marin decided-to help his father-in-law set up the Pope Guard in advance! The current Archbishop Rovere is embarrassing. He and dozens of diehard followers are hiding in a remote large yard on the East Frisian Islands. There are few people on the island, there is no farmland, there is only a small fishing village, and some herders who raise sheep. I can say that Archbishop Rovere is now miserably miserable. Marin helped him set up the Pope Guard in advance, in addition to ensuring his safety, but also meant to help his face. Of course, Archbishop Rovere is not a pope at the moment, and naturally he cannot be declared publicly as the papal guard. However, in his private letter to Archbishop Rovere, Marin directly stated that-this is to give you the formation of the Papal Guard in advance ... Archbishop Javier Rovere was really interested and deserved the name of the future "Pope of God of War." After receiving a letter from Marin, he quickly wrote back and urged Marin to form a "Papal Guard". Suddenly, Marin began to select honest and brave soldiers in his army ... Marin was selected according to the size of the papal guards of the later Vatican, and only intended to select 100 fighters and junior commanders. As for the officer, it must have been appointed by Archbishop Rovere himself. Moreover, even if Archbishop Rovere wanted a senior officer, Marin wasn''t necessarily willing to give it. After all, Marin himself was short of officers. This way, picking is easy. Anyway, just asking for honesty and courage is easy. As long as you have bravely advanced in the previous war, the soldiers who have never retreated have met the requirements. In addition, in terms of staffing, Marin tried to select members from East Frisian Land. After all, this unit is also one of the bonds between the future and the Pope''s father-in-law. It is naturally best to bear the mark of East Frisian. Therefore, in the selection, out of 100 fighters, Marin selected 50 fighters from East Friesland. սʿ All of these soldiers are honest and brave, and there is no problem in character. Moreover, their families now live on estates in East Friesland. So don''t worry about their betrayal. Unless they are willing to watch their loved ones executed. Then, these 100 fighters, although martial arts are inferior to those of the knights of the knight family. But after staying in the Marin Army for a long time, all of them were very obedient and disciplined. In addition, Marin "designed" uniforms for this future "Papal Guard" ... In fact, the so-called "design" uniforms of Marin are exactly the same as the uniforms of the Vatican Pope''s Guard later. They are blue and orange stripes. In addition, they are wearing two-thirds breastplates and helmets. Blue-orange strips need to be customized, two-thirds of breastplates are in stock. However, none of Marin''s breastplates had been polished, and they were not as bright as those of the later Pope Guards. Also, helmet styles are different. Because the helmet worn by Marin does not have those ceremonial ceremonial beards, nor has a wide brim, it is more practical. However, as the guard of the future Pope, there are actually few battles. Therefore, the beauty of clothing is more important than practical. As a result, Marin drew a Spanish-style boat-shaped wide-brimmed helmet of the later Pope Guards, and asked the craftsmen to build it. Of course, the top of the hat must be added with a red cherry blossom. When Marin invited Archbishop Rovere to visit his "Papal Guard", Archbishop Rovere saw that he was 100% strong and well-dressed. After all, Archbishop Rovere now has no guards around him, and he does need an armed guard to protect him. After all, Archbishop Rovere''s political opponent, Alexander VI, had planted many close relatives throughout Italy during the pope''s years. Even if Alexander VI died, Archbishop Rovere returned to Italy, and it is very likely that he will be counterattacked by the death party of Alexander VI. At that time, the assassination will not run. After all, the Borgia family is best at this. Although these 100 strong men can''t resist the large-scale army, it is no problem to protect Archbishop Rovere from assassination. After all, that''s 100 meat shields. Regardless of assassination with a crossbow, or assault with a musket. If you want to assassinate Archbishop Rovere, you must first break through these 100 shields. In addition, these 100 people were all veterans coming off the battlefield, and the counterattack was also very sharp. Assassins were in front of them, that was not enough. When the uniforms and helmets custom-made by the Marlins-equipped, the Pope Guard looked even more personable. This made Archbishop Rovere more satisfied. After inspecting the neatly dressed future Papal Guard, Archbishop Rovere suddenly made a request that caught Marin a little bit surprised ... "What, are you hiring mercenaries from my Blackwater company?" Marin was a little stunned ... Could it be that your father-in-law wanted to come back to Rome? ±ð "Don''t think about it, I don''t want it now, but after I get on the position of Pope ..." Archbishop Rovere saw Marin''s surprise and explained. "It''s all up, what are you going to do with mercenaries?" Marin was puzzled. Before becoming Pope, it was understandable to find mercenaries. It ¡¯s all successful. Just set up your own army. What are you looking for? "No, Marin, you don''t understand. You have participated in the war in Italy, you should know the combat effectiveness of Italian mercenaries, right?" Marin nodded, of course he knew that Italian mercenaries are a group of girls who like picking up girls and drinking, and are not very reliable at critical moments. At least, German mercenaries are much braver than them. "That''s it, I don''t really believe in the mercenaries in Italy. The most important thing is that the Papal army is not completely in the hands of the Holy See ..." Archbishop Rovere revealed a secret. "How do you say that?" Marin asked curiously. "In fact, although the Papal State is not small, there are actually many nobles inside it. The Holy See really controls only Rome and some nearby areas. In other areas, many of the Papal States are controlled by the local nobles. All the troops of the Papal State are actually They are secretly controlled by those local nobles ... " Archbishop Javier Werere has revealed many secrets about the Papal State. In fact, the Papal State is not a centralized state but a political alliance. A ruling alliance of the Holy See and local aristocrats. In general, the Holy See holds the religious power and some political rights of the Papal State. The aristocrats in the pope''s country control military power and share political rights with the Holy See. Moreover, the Pope is often produced from aristocratic groups within the Papal States. Therefore, even the Holy See, there is no way to take these big nobles who have passed down for a long time. The meaning of Archbishop Rovere is actually that after he ascended the throne, he would form an army of trust by himself, start another stove, and leave the army of the local nobles alone. In fact, the local troops of the Papal States are actually useless. In the face of the French army, these gangsters were all scared away and dare not resist. After seeing the combat effectiveness of his son-in-law''s army and the town of Heishui Company, Archbishop Revere suddenly came up with the idea of ??hiring a son-in-law''s army. Ëû In his plan, Marin''s mercenaries will assist him in reclaiming the military power of the local nobles, and then gradually gain the secular power of the Papal State, making the Papal State a truly centralized country, with power all under the Pope. Then the Pope used his own army to unify the whole of Italy ... Moreover, after Archbishop Rovere came to power, he planned to be the first to operate on Florence near the Papal State. Because, after the fall of the Medici family, Florence has been in a state of chaos. Although apparently protected by France, the French do not send people here every day. Moreover, if the Papal State takes action, the French will not be able to object. Because the French''s rights in Italy also need to be recognized by the Holy See. Alas, Florence''s territory is so large and business is more prosperous than Rome. Therefore, winning Florence can not only greatly increase the territory of the Papal States, but also increase a lot of taxes. ÄÇô "So, what benefits can I get?" Marin asked, thinking instead. I have no problem sending troops myself, but the problem is that it is not Marin''s style to send troops for nothing ... "Bishop of Munster ..." Marin immediately understood that if he sent troops to help the Holy See to fulfil Florence, then it would be even for the Holy See. At that time, Archbishop Rovere, who had boarded the position of the Pope, had reason to reward himself with the Bishop of M¨¹nster. In this way, the Holy See and Marin can be regarded as a win-win situation ... After all, the Holy See has expanded its territory and taxes, and Marin can more than double its territory. In fact, although the Bishop of M¨¹nster is nominally affiliated with the Holy See, it is actually indirectly controlled by the Archbishop of Cologne. Therefore, for the Bishop of M¨¹nster, the Holy See could not gain much. At most, when the bishop of M¨¹nster was replaced, the Holy See had the power to approve the heirs. Even so, the bishop of the Bishop of M¨¹nster was actually recommended by the Archbishop of Cologne. The Holy See only has the power to approve, not the right to directly appoint. In this case, it would be better to give Marin the Bishop of Munster to Marin, and for a penny, let Marin slay his life in Florence for the Holy See. You should know that Florenzo is the capital of the Italian Renaissance and an important commercial city. For the Holy See, taking a remote and uncontrollable bishopric country for another Florence will definitely make a lot of gains ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Similarly, for Marin, getting the Bishop of Muenster is also a big gain. earn. Because, the area of ??the Bishop of M¨¹nster is close to 6000 square kilometers, almost doubled to that of East Frisian. The most important thing is that the bishop of Muenster is the southernmost part of the land, and part of the land is just in the Ruhr area. It has many coal fields ... So, for Marin, gaining the Bishop of Muenster is like making a profit ... ½»Ò× This transaction is a win-win for both the Holy See and Marin. The only one whose interests were damaged was the Archbishop of Cologne. However, the Archbishop of Cologne can''t do anything against the Holy See. Because the appointment of the Archbishop of Cologne requires the consent of the Holy See. Moreover, the archbishops of these archbishop nations are actually representatives of the interests of various noble families. Many archbishops in Germany are either the non-eldest sons of the lords and nobles, or the illegitimate children of the nobles. At that time, as long as the exchange chip that satisfies Herman IV''s family is satisfied, he can nod his consent. After all, the bishop of M¨¹nster does not belong directly to the archbishop of Cologne, but indirectly. Therefore, the last to lose power was actually Conrad III, bishop of the Bishop of M¨¹nster. But who cares? After all, Conrad III only came from a small family, the Rietberg family. Although the Rittberg family also controls a country, this country has only a few hundred square kilometers. It is a small country and has no strength at all. No one cares about their wishes ... Of course, Marin can imagine that Conrad III might resist him at that time, and even the Saxons and the Oldenburg State will try to prevent its expansion. Therefore, Marin still needs to strengthen his own strength to deal with the possible counterattack of the three countries ... Chapter 334： Successful trial production of cement Organizing the army south to Italy is not anxious, because, according to Archbishop Rovere, it is difficult and time-consuming to install spies in the Borgia family, which is good at conspiracy. After all, the Borgia family is the most conspiracy family. Installing spies in such a family really needs to be careful. So, Archbishop Rovere estimates that it will take another one to two years before he can send his spy to the father and son of Alexander VI and get a chance to poison him. So Marin has time. But in the industrial sector, the development of the forging industry has been restricted because artificial high reservoirs have not been built. Whether it was the old John who cast the cannon, the craftsmen who made the muskets, and those who forged the plate armor, they urged Marin to hurry up and build an artificial high reservoir. Therefore, Marin sent his cronies to the secret base for burning cement to urge the craftsmen. These cement-fired artisans are not experts or scholars, but serf artisans under the control of Marin. Originally, these people only burned bricks and had extensive kiln experience. Actually, these people are OK to do something as instructed. But asking them to create inventions really overestimates them. The reason why Marin gave them the task of firing cement was that they valued their serfdom and it was not easy to leak. However, because of their limited talents, these serf artisans were slow in studying the formulation of cement. In fact, Marin has clearly given the ingredients and scope of the ingredients, they just try it and use it without any trouble. In fact, this is indeed the case. According to the ingredients given by Marin, they quickly fired qualified cement according to different proportions. If they just need ordinary Portland cement that is not waterproof, they can already make a difference. However, what Marin wanted was a waterproof fly ash cement that could be used to build reservoirs. Therefore, according to the proportion range given by Marin, they fired a dozen kinds of fly ash cement with different proportions. Then they built a pier by the sea with a dozen different types of fly ash cement. The next thing is to wait ... After all, to test the waterproof effect of cement, it takes time to wait. In this era, there is no time-saving test method for corrosion resistance. Âí When Marin sent someone to urge, these artisans ran to the beach in person to observe the cement pier carefully. After all, these docks have been built for several months, and their anti-corrosion ability can be seen by comparison. After a day of careful observation, the craftsmen finally chose the best proportion of fly ash cement with the best waterproof and corrosion resistance. The result was sent to Marin''s desk ... "Hoo-finally succeeded, not easy!" Marin was relieved. During this time, those artisans who desperately needed a hydraulic forging hammer kept sending representatives to apply for urging, and Marin had a headache. Whether it is a medieval craftsman or a scientific researcher of later generations, there are some thorns. The scientists who are immersed in the ocean of science and the great craftsmen who are immersed in craftsmanship have only career in their eyes, and they don''t pay much attention to the big Count Marin. Marin can''t take these technology bulls, after all, Marin still counts on them to serve himself. Switching to an ordinary little craftsman, who dared to fangs in front of Marin, had been dragged out and hit hard. Moreover, people came to trouble for Marin''s own industrial needs, not for their own treatment, Marin did not have the same thing, but can only coax. Now that the cement has finally been successfully fired, it is natural to start a plan to build an artificial high reservoir ... But Marin hesitated for a long time about where the cement plant was built ... Built in the vicinity of Orich, Marin is sure to resist others'' puppets and prevent enemies from obtaining recipes. However, this also shows the world that the secret of "they have a cement formula". You must know that the role of cement is of great strategic value. With the use of steel bars, reinforced concrete buildings can withstand any shelling of this era, and they are stronger than stone city walls. Such an important technology, others know it, and still do not steal the technology? At that time, it is absolutely impossible to prevent. So, Marin finally decided to build a cement plant on the island to prevent outsiders from seeing ... Alas, Marin had long thought about it. When the cement was made public, it was called volcanic ash, and it was lying that it had been transported from Italy. In fact, some volcanic ash does have the effect of cement. In ancient Roman times, the Romans did use volcanic ash to make Roman cement. Èç´Ë The reason for this is because the type of pozzolan that can be used as cement, the amount of limestone and ordinary soil exactly match the cement ratio. In addition, the temperature below the crater is extremely high, and the environmental effect is similar to the inside of the cement kiln, which naturally creates a unique cement volcanic ash. In fact, in many buildings in ancient Rome, the structure of hydraulic volcanic ash cement was used. Therefore, this reason makes sense. Moreover, in Italy with many volcanoes, many volcanic ash suitable for cement can be found. Of course, because the ratio is too arbitrary, the quality cannot be guaranteed. It happens that Marin needs fly ash cement, which requires a large amount of fly ash produced by boiling salt. In addition to limestone and fluorite, ships need to be sent to Hamburg and Bremen to buy cement kiln on the island, which is convenient and hidden. Moreover, after the cement kiln is built on the island, after the cement is successfully fired, it can be shipped to Emden, and it is falsely claimed that it was volcanic ash from Italy ... As for the island on which the cement plant was built, Marin quickly made a choice-or Baltrum ... Before that, Marin had built New Salt City on the southwestern corner of Baltrum Island, built a battery there, and deployed a trusted defense force. However, the area required to cook a salt base is actually not large. The entire salt base only occupies the southwest corner of the small island of more than 6 square kilometers. Therefore, there is a lot of open space on the island ~ www.novelhall.com ~ can be used to build a cement plant. And in order to facilitate the needs of workers, in the end, the cement plant was naturally built on the south bank with fresh water resources, and to the east of New Yancheng in the southwest corner ... Umarin picked a group of serfs who were good at burning bricks and sent them to Baltrum Island with their families to begin the construction of cement-fired shaft kiln and workers'' houses. After the first batch of cement has been successfully fired, build a large fence and smear the cement ... Then, the cement road from the cement plant to the salt cooking center must be paved. Because there is only a good deep-water pier on the island. In the future, the coal burning required by the cement plant will be obtained directly from the salt cooking center, which will be imported from Newcastle. The fly ash can be obtained from its own vertical kiln in addition to the salt cooking center. As for limestone, clay and fluorescent Although the stone was shipped from Hamburg and Bremen, Marin did not plan to ship the material directly to the new Salt City terminal on Baltrum Island, but first transferred to the Norden terminal and then sent a credible ship Ship it to New Yancheng Pier. Similarly, after the cement is produced, it is first transported to the port of Norden by secret ships, and then transported to Emden ... This can greatly reduce the risk of being discovered at the base of Baltrum Island. At the same time, Marin will build a fleet in the future, cruising around Baltrum Island, sinking any ships trying to approach Baltrum Island to protect the island''s salt cooking center and cement factory secrets. The arrangement of the cement plant and the construction of the artificial high reservoir can naturally be put on the agenda. Marin asked the craftsmen to choose the location of the reservoir and arranged a large number of laborers to start laying the foundation. As for the bricks and gravel needed to build the reservoir, Marin has also started sending people to place orders. As soon as the foundation is laid, the cement of the cement plant will begin mass production and be delivered to the construction site, and the construction of the reservoir can officially begin ... Chapter 335： Rebar problem In fact, it is not possible to build a reservoir with only cement bricks. Cement bricks can only be used to build private houses. When it comes to building the reservoir walls or something, it is still necessary to add steel in the cement. Otherwise, the **** is not strong enough to easily break the dyke. If it is to build a small reservoir with low water pressure, in fact, bamboo can also be used as a substitute for steel bars and bones. But sadly, Marin has rarely seen bamboo in Europe ... Yes, there is no bamboo in Europe ... To be more precise, at least so far, there is no bamboo in Europe. It was only after the European powers opened the China Gate that bamboo was introduced as an ornamental. The toughness of bamboo is good, and it is also important as a concrete bone. Reeds of the same shape, because they are too brittle and easy to fold, are not suitable for use as concrete tendons. Unless it is tofu residue works. In addition to steel and bamboo, asbestos can also be used as concrete bones. However, when using asbestos for concrete bones, Marin didn''t know how to do it ... and, as of now, asbestos in Europe is quite expensive ... In desperation, Marin found that-still has to solve the steel problem ... Stop talking about using steel bars as bones, at least, must use iron bars as bones? Otherwise, this reservoir can really become a tofu project. If the high-level reservoir breaks the bank, the surrounding area will be badly moldy. So Marin had to find a way to solve the problem of reinforcement. Therefore, an iron-making blast furnace cannot run away ... To make iron blast furnace, we need to solve the problem of refractory materials. Refractory materials are mainly divided into three categories-aluminum-containing series, magnesium-calcium series and pure quartz sand series. However, there is a lack of aluminum ore in Europe, and refractory bricks containing aluminum series are difficult to choose. Only calcium magnesium series and pure quartz sand series can be selected. Among them, dolomite is a natural refractory material in the calcium and magnesium series. However, no matter whether it is high-purity quartz sand or dolomite, the price is not cheap. It''s even more expensive to say dolomite. However, using pure quartz sand refractory bricks has many problems, and it is better to use a bit more expensive dolomite. After all, when Marin visited a steel plant, the engineers in the plant introduced that their steelmaking furnaces used dolomite as the lining of the furnace wall. In the end, Marin decided to use dolomite as the refractory material for the blast furnace, and then sent someone to buy ... Because the price of dolomite is expensive, and considering that the demand for steel is not so large. What''s more, the source of iron ore is difficult ... In the end, Marin only planned to build a small blast furnace that produces 5 tons of iron per day. The next step is to consider where to buy iron ore. For now, the most famous iron ore origin in the German region is the Lorraine iron ore. However, although the Lorraine iron ore is large, there are many problems. For example, Lorraine iron ore has a low grade, with an average iron content of only over 30%. Moreover, the content of sulfur and phosphorus exceeded the standard. Therefore, when the French fought against the British in the later generations, due to the high sulfur and phosphorus content of the Lorraine iron ore, and because they did not know how to use the reverberatory furnace, the French heavy artillery in the early stages often exploded. So, in the naval battle, the French lost to Britain. Even then, the gunners on French battleships were a high-risk occupation. Because no one knows when the gunner will be killed by the bomb of his artillery ... Until the middle and late 19th century, with the development of steel technology, the French began to use slagging agents such as quicklime to remove sulfur and phosphorus from steel, and used modern steelmaking furnaces, which greatly improved the performance of artillery. France then emerged as the world''s second colonial empire after Britain. Of course, it was a bit late at that time. Many good colonies in the world were almost robbed by Britain at that time. The French can only go to Africa and the South Pacific to grab some lesser colonies. Uh ... Of course, what Marin wants to do now is just the steel bars used in construction. Sulfur and phosphorus are not a big problem. But the biggest problem is not the quality of iron ore, but the political problem ... Speaking of them, the current Duke of Lorraine, Ren¨¦ II, was actually the enemy of Maximilian I. Because it was Rene II who led the Swiss mercenaries in 1477 to kill the bold father of Maximilian I ¡¯s father-in-law in the Battle of Nancy. Therefore, trade with the Principality of Lorraine does not give the emperor face. Therefore, Marin can only rule out the possibility of buying iron ore from the Principality of Lorraine. He originally planned to buy iron ore from Britain. After all, although British iron ore is of average quality, it contains relatively low sulfur and phosphorus. This is also an important reason why British artillery has long outperformed France. However, if Marin purchases British iron ore, he is giving money to King Henry VII to fund Henry VII. And Marin is currently seeking to mess up Britain, how can he send money to Henry VII? Therefore, buying iron ore from Britain was also rejected. In fact, the best iron ore in Europe is iron ore produced in northern Sweden. Swedish iron ore has large reserves, high grade and high quality, and is an excellent raw material for making artillery. However, Swedish iron ore is located in the northern part of Sweden and is near the Arctic Circle. There are no people living there, let alone the development of iron ore. Therefore, Swedish iron ore should also be excluded. The only thing left then is the iron ore in Luxembourg. The laterite area on the Gutland Plain in the south of Luxembourg is a famous iron ore area with reserves of hundreds of millions of tons. Although the Luxembourg iron ore grade is not high, it is only a little higher than the Lorraine iron ore, and it also contains higher sulfur and phosphorus. But this is not a problem, because Marin knows how to use limestone to remove sulfur and phosphorus. Moreover, Marin also made up his mind-in the future, he will still import British iron ingots with lower sulfur and phosphorus content from Britain as raw materials. In other respects, steel from Luxembourg iron ore is still used. Moreover, the current Duke of Luxembourg is the son of Maximilian I, the handsome king Philip. Buying Luxembourg iron ore is tantamount to sending money to Prince Philip. Sending money to Prince Philip is also disguised as giving money to Maximilian I. This is very "political correct" ~ www.novelhall.com ~ As for the coke required by the blast furnace, it is not a problem. As it happens, the Hamler coal mine in Adler''s old house is a smoke coal mine. At that time, several bituminous coals produced by the Dom''s Hamler Coal Mine will come over, use a sealed furnace to make coke, and isolate the air to heat to about 1000 degrees, and you can obtain coke, coke oven gas and other chemical products (can extract kerosene, and even phenol And other chemical products). The coke oven gas produced during the coking process is also a high-quality fuel for the steelmaking open hearth ... After all the problems were solved, Marin officially started to build the steel plant. Among them, a small blast furnace of 5 ton class, a flat hearth furnace of 2 ton class, a coke oven, and other supporting equipment and pipes ... Among them, the coke oven collects coke oven gas through pipes and valves, and then leads to the open hearth furnace as an important fuel for the heat storage chamber to increase the temperature of the open hearth furnace. Then, in order to successfully complete these equipments, especially to ensure that the coke oven gas does not leak out of the pipeline, Marin himself and Da Vinci and other artisans of this era discussed and modified the plan there, and strived for the smooth completion of the steel plant and Put into production ... In addition, Marin also sent someone to Ghent to make a large number of requests for Prince Philip to purchase Luxembourg iron ore. Facing Marin''s move to send money, Prince Philip was naturally reckless. Moreover, the iron ore in Luxembourg is very easy to dig. Because many of the Luxembourg iron ore are on the plain, digging the red clay directly with a pick is much easier than digging stones in the mountains. After the red earth is dug, it is washed, washed away the rot impurities and solubles, and then dried, and then can be loaded into the ship. After passing through the Moselle River, a tributary of the Rhine river in Luxembourg, first enter the Rhine main road to the northeast. Convenient to the Rhine estuary and then to East Friesland ... Chapter 336： Catch X in bed During this time, in addition to being busy with various tasks, Marin spent the shameless life of Angela at night and Felice at noon. Of course, shame comes at a price. When there was an Angela, Marin didn''t think much. After all, he can be considered young and strong. However, with Felice, Marin felt that his kidney was losing ... So, Bartel now often helps Marin stew the bullwhip soup with medicinal materials, so Marin can make up for it, pity the bulls ... Alas, Marin is a tyrant and doesn''t care. This fall, Marin sent another person to the Polish-Polish herd at the junction of Silesia and Poland. A huge herd of 50,000 cattle was directly picked by Marin and 20,000 were caused, resulting in a shortage of beef in southern Germany and northern Italy, and the price of beef increased by 1 fenny per pound. With 20,000 cattle, Marin can''t use that much to cultivate land. Then, many cows were sadly treated as food ... Especially the bulls are more tragic. Not only to be eaten but also to be severely cut ... For cows, Marin is merciful. Because cows can have calves and expand their herd. Marin has reached an agreement with the Archbishop of Rovere, and in the future will win the bishop of M¨¹nster. Therefore, although there are many cattle now, there is no worry that there will be no place to use it in the future. To this end, Marin divided a large area of ??grassland east of Orich to use for herding cattle. Of course, when it''s okay, I also dragged a few cows out and slaughtered, and served a lot of beef. Alfalfa harvested a lot of seeds under the cultivation of serfs sent by Marin. Marin was ordered to be planted with alfalfa wherever it was designated as grass. There is no such thing as alfalfa. Moreover, before the winter, Marin generally requires harvesting a large amount of alfalfa for storage as wintering fodder. In addition, the mule breeding base established by Marin in the north of the city is also full of bad horses and donkeys. Under the care of a serf familiar with livestock, the horses and donkeys also lived up to a shameless interracial "fusion." No, this year, many mares and donkeys will be pregnant in the breeding farm. Of course, a mare is pregnant with more than a donkey. After all, male donkeys and mares are more likely to produce offspring. It is conceivable that a large group of stables will be born next year. Then, the breeding farm will allocate these mules to each manor and give them to the serfs. Of course, there are also some that will be marketed and sold to merchants to sell goods. Xunzi business is a very good business. Xunzi is easy to use, but it cannot bear children. Users buy it back and cannot reproduce on their own. If a **** is worn out, you have to buy it. Unlike other animals, buy a few pairs and go back to breed on your own. After the occupation of North American colonies in the future, you can also promote the use of mules in North America. Even if a warhorse is used, it must be castrated. In this way, even if the horse is lost and picked up by the Indians, it cannot breed. By the same token, Marin plans to sell dumplings to Indians in the future. Even if the Indians had mules, they would not develop cavalry. Because the mule is not obedient, he sometimes commits mischief. In the original history, Indians were called a cow when they got horses. In the western region, Europeans were severely disturbed by Indian cavalry for a long time and could not expand. It was not until later, after the mid-19th century, that the Rifle Rifle appeared that the Indian Cavalry was defeated by the Yankees. Before that, Americans could not take Indian cavalry from the western wasteland for a long time. Of course, the Indians obtained the horses because of the negligence of the Spanish colonists, ran away some horses, and then bred and grew on the wasteland. Marlin will never make such a mistake. Marin plans to use cavalry in the process of colonizing North America in the future. In this way, even if the horse is lost or captured by the Indians, it is useless. However, in the private sector, Marin planned to promote mules and sell them to Indians. In this way, even if the Indians got the mule, they could not breed. Moreover, the mule cannot be used as a cavalry mount, nor can the donkey. Uh ... ÖÐ At noon this day, the sun was shining. Marin "lunch break" in a small room on the side of the palace. Although it was early winter, it was cold. However, it was warm because of the fire in the room. ÁÖ Marin at this moment was kneeling barefoot on his cymbal, moving **** his aunt ... "Brother, be hard, don''t pity me because I''m Jiaohua ..." Felice gasped. Marin heard this, and she felt more irritated and worked harder ... However, just as the dogs and men exercised to their peak, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open ... "Oh! Who doesn''t have long eyes? Dare to bother me at this time, I''m going to dangle ... Ah? Ann ... Angela?" Marin turned back in anger. He had wanted to drag someone out who had broken him, but he almost scared after seeing who it was ... It turned out that it was Marin''s wife, Master Angela, who came here ... "Dear ... dear, why are you here ..." Marin said stupidly, stuttered. "Ah! How could this happen?" Angela was also shocked, and her face alternated with anger and pain ... How could Angela accept that her husband rolled sheets on the bed with her sister? For a moment, Angela felt broken ... Marin was afraid that Angela would do stupid things ~ www.novelhall.com ~ She quickly went into disregard for herself, got down, dragged Angela over, and held her in her arms, lest she run away and do something stupid. Luan Angela was pulled awake by Marin, and she was sober. Then Angela became angry. Angela, who has always been gentle, began to fight, kick and scratch at Marin in anger ... Marin didn''t say a word at this time, let Angela breathe out. He knew that his approach did hurt Angela''s heart. So let Angela breathe out, that should be ... Finally, after Angela was out of strength, she collapsed in Marin''s arms, and wailed: Ϊʲô "Why? Why are you doing this to me? Am I not good enough? Are you looking for another woman? Just find another woman, why is my sister?" In fact, Angela is not a child, he knows that it is normal for big nobles to find lovers. However, she did not expect that Marin would find a lover so early. After all, Angela is still young and beautiful. What''s more, Marin was just looking for a lover, but she was still looking for Angela''s sister, Felice. This made Angela immediately collapse, and it made Angela feel that Felice, the bad sister, came to grab some good things with her again ... Since childhood, Angela has been more loved by her parents. Felice has always been envious of Angela, often secretly competing with Angela for delicious food and fun. Unexpectedly, they are all grown-ups, even if Felice and herself grab things, they actually come to grab their husbands ... Marin, at this time, the brain is running at a high speed, thinking about how to comfort Angela. He winked first and let Felice quickly get dressed and leave. When Felice left, Marin finally figured out an excuse. So he said: "My dear, listen to me, I have a problem ..." Chapter 337： Muddle through Angela was shocked by Marin''s shame when she heard this: ¿à "Distress? Do you have trouble with my sister?" "Well, of course!" Marin nodded solemnly. "..." Angela looked at Marin facelessly, and wanted to hear what strange excuses Marin had made ... Marin cleared his throat and told a true lie: "Angela, do you remember, how did we meet?" Marin asked seriously. "When I was hunted down by that **** of Umberto ..." "That''s right, do you know? It is rumored outside that I am a **** supporter, this is not fake, but true!" Marin looked at Angela''s eyes very seriously, his face sincere. In Marin''s view, as a traversal, he is indeed eligible to be called a god''s dependent. So this is both a lie and the truth. Luan Angela was not convinced. Although her father was a big brother of the Holy See, she had never seen miracles since childhood. What''s more, her father, a clergyman, adopted a mistress and violated the canon. However, looking at Marin''s expression, it really does not seem to be lying. Moreover, Marin''s rise from a wandering knight to a powerful Earl of Earl, is indeed full of miracles. Without the protection of the gods, it is really difficult to achieve. ÊÂʵÉÏ "In fact, my teacher, the great sage of Einstein, once told me a big secret, that is ..." "What is it?" "Your father, Archbishop Rovere, is the next pope!" Marin directly turned on spoiler mode. "What?" Angela was shocked. In her opinion, her father is now a wanted member of the Holy See, and it would be nice to be able to live in the sun. Being a pope-a little kidding ... "This is true, do you forget, when I heard that Umberto guy said that you were a member of the Rovere family, he immediately killed him and chose to protect you because I knew that your father would become Pope. Of course, at that time, I didn''t know you were the daughter of Archbishop Rovere, and thought you were his relative ... " Angela thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be true. Originally, when Marin rescued her, she still looked indifferent, but after Umberto said of her origins, Marin quickly let his men kill Umberto and his party, without any trouble. ËùÒÔ "So, you saved me, even married me, to get in touch with my father?" Angela was a little sad. She thought that Marin married her only to please her father, the future pope. "There are reasons for this, but the important thing is that Angela is also very beautiful and cute ..." Marin was telling the truth this time. When Angela heard Marin say this, she felt a lot better. But then she asked: ¼ÈÈ» "Since you think I''m beautiful and cute, why should you cheat with my sister? I''m still young, and I don''t think Felice is more beautiful than me!" "Dear, you have to believe that I truly love you. I swear, you will always be my only wife!" Marin said softly. ÄÇ "Why, why ..." Angela also wanted to refute. "Angela, you know, I know your father will be pope, so do you need to say more about the importance of your sister Felice?" Marin said calmly. "You mean ..." Angela seemed to have grasped, but was still a little confused. "Yes, Felice, as the daughter of the future Pope, can become her man, and she is afraid that she will not be taken care of by the Pope? In the future, you know, all three sons of Alexander VI have become dukes ..." "But, I am the father''s most beloved daughter. In terms of care, I will definitely get more than Ferris in the future." Angela was not stupid, and soon thought out some truth. "Dear, although Ferris has been married, when the father-in-law has become a pope, you must be able to find a way to marry Felice to a great aristocrat in Rome. Although you are favored by Ferris, in the future, Ferris Will be active in front of Father-in-law, and you can only follow me far north of the sea. At that time, because of the distance, Felice will be favored as much as you ... " Angela bowed her head and thought for a while, and finally nodded, admitting the correctness of Marin''s statement: ÄÇô "So, do you want Felice to be your mistress?" Angela also made her own judgment at this time. "Yes, dear, if you as my wife, Felice becomes my mistress, and when Master Father-in-law becomes the Pope, then I will not become the only son-in-law of the Pope? At that time, I will get the future Pope It ¡¯s no big deal to be promoted to the Duke. And you, too, will become the Duchess ... ¡±Marin described a good future for Angela. "However, since you know that my father will become the Pope, he will tolerate his little daughter as your lover?" Angela asked. "This is not a problem. My dear, my father-in-law can be the pope in the future. At present, only I know. The father-in-law himself is not sure that he can be the pope. Moreover, Felice has been married and is an illegitimate daughter. The situation makes Ferris my mistress, which is entirely in the favor of Ferris. When Master Father-in-law becomes Pope, maybe I and Ferris have children ... " "Hum, you bad guy, you have to be my husband to have a baby!" Speaking of children, Angela suddenly lost her temper. He didn''t want to give birth to Marin''s child later than his sister. UU reading books www. uukanshu.com Marin is also a little embarrassed, lamenting that the ditch of a woman''s brain is different from that of a man, and the places of concern are very strange. However, he quickly coaxed Angela: "Dear, don''t be angry. Even if Ferris and I have children, they are illegitimate children and have no inheritance rights. My country and my throne must be inherited by the children we have born. Ferris and you After so many years of arguing, she was defeated by that alone. You gave birth to an heir, and she gave birth to only illegitimate children ... "Marin is suspected of stealing the concept. But it sounded better in Angela''s ears ... Then, Marin and Angela told a lot of stories about the oriental man''s wife and Xiaoyin. In the story, the first wife is the absolute hostess in the family. If a word doesn''t agree, the right wife can make people beat up Xiao Xun and send Rong Xun acupuncture ... Angela, who is relatively simple, seems to think that she will bully Felice in the future. In fact, Marin just chose the paragraph that the main wife bullied Xiao Xun and told it to Angela. He did not tell the story of the sly Xiao Xun bullying his wife in turn. Otherwise, Angela would never forgive him ... In this way, under the lie of Marin''s half-truth lie, Angela was fooled by Marin. Then, Angela inexplicably agreed with Marina Felice as her lover. However, Felice needs to treat her every day, just like Oriental''s little sister-in-law treats his wife ... In this way, Marin leaned on a three-inch non-rotten tongue and passed the level. He also obtained Angela''s understanding and agreed to continue to hang around with his aunt. Of course, there are conditions. The condition is that Marin is temporarily not allowed to fool with Felice, and she has to wait until she is pregnant before being allowed to continue with Felice ... Chapter 338： North Island Double Island After leaving Grenada in September, the American fleet sailed northward along the Windward Islands, westward on Barbuda, and soon reached the Bahamas recorded by Columbus. The subsequent voyage was smoother, because the Gulf Coast warm current on the east coast of North America pushed the fleet all the way north. By the end of November, the fleet had arrived on Long Island, New York. Later, Amerigo continued to direct the fleet to the northeast, and soon found Nantucket and Martha''s Vineyards. The reason why is so smooth is because Marin gives the latitude of New York-40 degrees 43 minutes north latitude, and the approximate value of longitude. The exact longitude is not given because Marin did not follow the calculation method of 0 degrees in Greenwich, but also gives the approximate distance. ŦԼ While New York is by the sea, Marin also drew a contour map of New York''s Long Island. Therefore, Amerigo easily reached Long Island, New York. Then, heading northeast, you soon reached Martha''s Vineyard and Nantucket. After arriving at the two islands, Amerigo did not rush to land. Because Marin mentioned that the Indians of the Northern Barrens (the North American continent) are more fierce. He had also seen the ferocious side of the Indians before in Grenada. For example, if the Arawak were defeated, their men would be killed by the invading Caribbean, or even eaten as food. Therefore, Amerigo is also worried about cannibal Indians on the two islands. If you rush into the jungle, it is easy to be killed by the other party. Therefore, Amerigo first took the fleet to the freshwater estuary on the land side to replenish the fresh water. Then, come back and start a circle around the two islands. At the same time, Amerigo began to observe two islands with a telescope. A few days later, Amerigo finally determined that Nantucket had no Indians because it was far from the land. Because the Indians used canoes and could only board a few islands close to the land. Massa Vineyard is closer to the land, and there are traces of Indian activity on the island. However, Amerigo found that Martha''s Vineyard was only one bay to the north with a row of thatched houses. However, there were no people in that hut. Therefore, Amerigo concluded that this is a seasonal place of residence for Indian fishermen. Probably, during the prosperous fishing season in spring and summer, fishermen will land on the mainland as a harbor and base for fishing. It is now the end of November and it is winter, and the fishermen probably returned to the land for winter. After making a judgment, Amerigo carefully took 30 combative sailors, put on armor, and boarded Martha''s Vineyard. After more than a day of searching, no other Indian village was found. Of course, they only searched the area north of the island. After all, they did not bring horses. Then, Amerigo took someone to search on Nantucket, and found no trace of human activity. Moreover, on the north side of Nantucket Island, there is a very good harbor suitable as a port. This port, because it is semi-closed, is a very good haven. Moreover, Amerigo believes that this island is more suitable as a frontier colony without the interference of Indians. And Martha''s Vineyard, because it is too close to the mainland, Indians can easily kill the island even if they canoe. Not only that, Nantucket Island is also large enough, and the island has a lot of animal and plant resources, which is enough to sustain the lives of many people. As the fleet cruised around the island, Amerigo also found that various fishes frequently jumped out of the waters around the island. Obviously, the fishery resources here are abundant. In addition, the island has fresh water resources. When visiting the island, Amerigo discovered that the western part of the island is rich in fresh water resources and the terrain is flat, which is very suitable for reclamation as a farm. The eastern part of the country is a bit rugged, but it is no problem to use it as a pasture. Of course, before the reclamation, the island was full of towering trees, and there were many oak trees suitable for shipbuilding. Some are fir and pine. In short, if you set up a colony on the island, there is no shortage of wood. Similarly, on Martha''s Vineyard, there are countless trees that can be felled. In short, the timber resources on the two islands are extremely rich. Moreover, these trees are extremely tall. Obviously, most of them are hundreds of years old ... Amerigo made detailed inspections on the two islands of Nantucket and Martha''s Vineyard, more carefully than in Grenada. After all, Grenada is a tropical island. Although Marin has repeatedly assured that there are no poisonous insects on Grenada, Amerigo is not very convinced. Because, Marin himself has never been there. As a navigator, Amerigo knew that there were many poisonous snakes and poisonous insects on tropical islands. Therefore, he did not dare to venture deep into Grenada. The situation is different on the North American islands. This is a temperate zone. Moreover, because of the winter, even the poisonous snake venoms hibernate. That''s why Amerigo dared to explore everywhere. ´óÔ¼ After about 10 days of exploration on the North American islands, Amerigo concluded that Nantucket Island is more suitable as the first stop to colonize the Northern Wilderness (North America). It is even possible to build a shipbuilding base on Nantucket Island. Because Nantucket Island is not too small to say, Bitsel Island is much larger. With so much wood on the island, it seems that after drying enough, it is possible to make many ships ~ www.novelhall.com ~ As a navigator, Amerigo is very sensitive to the oak used for shipbuilding. On Nantucket Island, he saw hundreds of huge old oak trees up to 30 meters in height, which are very suitable for the keel of ships. And other pine and fir can also be used to make masts, decks and other parts. It is just that although these oaks are very rich in materials, the wood that can be used for shipbuilding needs to be cut down and air-dried for one or two years before it is suitable for shipbuilding. Therefore, in a short time, it is impossible to build a ship on the island. However, Amerigo knew that Marin was so determined to colonize the northern continent. So he didn''t worry about time. Because in the future, Marin will definitely establish a permanent residence on the island, and some will wait for the felled oak to air dry. Furthermore, Amerigo now believes Marin''s judgment. From the tree resources on the two small islands, he can infer that there will be many, many old oak trees suitable for shipbuilding on the northern wasteland. I was like on Nantucket, where he found hundreds of old oak trees that were hundreds of years old. Such oak trees are strategic resources belonging to kings and nobles in Europe. If they are sold, the prices are very high. Therefore, it is not a loss to discuss oak resources alone and colonize the northern desert continent. Amerigo now agrees with Marin''s plan to build a shipyard here. After all, it is too much trouble for those extra-large timbers longer than 30 meters to be shipped back to Europe. It is better to open a shipyard on site and build ships locally. After the ship is built, it can be directly used in Europe. Before I left, Amerigo recorded the coordinates of the two islands in detail for future reference. Then he set sail and set sail to the northeast according to the secret outline map given by Marin, ready to return to Europe ... Chapter 339： Reinforcements arrived The town of Myers at the junction of the Tamina Gorge and the Rhine Valley in Switzerland is the intersection of the Graub¨¹nden region and the three principalities of the Principality of Liechtenstein and St. Gallen, which belongs to the St. Gallen region. At this time, the St. Gallen region has not yet established the state of St. Gallen, and its political forces are relatively complicated. Some regions have joined the Swiss Alliance, while others remain neutral. St. Gallen counts strictly as a diocese. However, forces such as Appenzell and Togenburg in the jurisdiction were not under the control of the church. These forces are inclined to the Swiss Union, but have not stated their position. After all, the Swiss haven''t completely defeated the emperor right now, and the three forces decided to wait and see. But in the Swiss attack on Graub¨¹nden, the forces of St. Gallen allowed the Swiss army to pass. Because from the north into Graub¨¹nden, only the Tamina Gorge from the southeast of the St. Gallen region enters the Rhine Gorge. Then, follow the Rhine Canyon up to the Graub¨¹nden region. After learning that the Swiss army was about to kill, the emperor sent troops to cross the fast-flowing upper Rhine river (in this area, the eastern canyon of the Rhine belongs to Graub¨¹nden, and the narrow Hexi area belongs to St. Gallen), Occupied Myers, and built strong fortifications to withstand Swiss attacks. Because the valley was narrow, the Swiss could not play, so they had to mobilize artillery to bombard the line of defense and try to break through the Tamina Canyon. At the same time, the Swiss would send people to climb the city wall ordered by Maximilian I in the shelling space, trying to forcibly seize Myers and open the road. The Swiss did not have artillery themselves, but King Louis XII supported the Swiss to win Graub¨¹nden. Because, Louis XII hoped that the Swiss would seize Graubinden and cut off the way that Maximilian I interfered in Italy-the Mistelle valley. So the French sent a lot of artillery for free, and they also sent artillery to help the Swiss attack. Coupled with the Swiss''s fearless attack, the Myers line was in distress several times. But Maximilian I knew the importance here and sent a lot of elite guards. If the Orly soldiers were on the plains, they might not beat the Swiss. However, relying on their solid defense, they can barely withstand the Swiss offensive. However, under the fire of the French, they were also uncomfortable and the damage was relatively large. µ× At the end of November, Flenzberg finally took the reinforcements and entered the Emperor''s area from the Liechtenstein direction along the Rhine Valley. The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swabian League are neighbors and have close relations. Therefore, Frentzberg''s reinforcements passed smoothly, including 20 front-mounted bronze three-pound guns brought by Frentzberg. Fortunately, a three-pound gun that is easy to maneuver. If heavier artillery can''t pass the rugged mountain road, it can''t reach Myers in the plateau valley. After arriving in Myers, Frentzberg went to Chur first, and met Maximilian I, who was here, to express his loyalty. The emperor was glad that Marin could send reinforcements. Although I feel that there are few people, taking into consideration the situation of Marin, I can express my understanding. After encouraging Frenzberger, Maximilian I sent Flenzberger to Myers again, and he was responsible for blocking the Swiss offense. Of course, the emperor also needed to provide enough gunpowder and lead blocks, as well as artillery shells, for the Flenzberg army. After all, Frenzberg brought 800 musketeers and 20 three-pound cannons, and the gunpowder was in great demand. However, it is very worthwhile, although it consumes a lot of gunpowder. After Flenzberger took his men to the Myers line, the power of the Musketeer immediately became apparent ... Although the Swiss were not afraid of death, many pioneer soldiers also wore breastplates and helmets, but they encountered muskets. Those brave Swiss mercenaries who climbed the high walls had to be bombarded by the gunners down the walls ... You know, Frentzberg brought 800 musketeers and fired in three stages. Each round also had 266 musketeers shooting at the same time. The Myers defense was not wide. The 266 muskets opened fire, and the Swiss mercenary''s offensive was immediately hit back. The reluctant Swiss stopped the storm and pulled out 20 rear-mounted bronze cannons presented by the French and began to blast the city walls. But Franzberg also brought artillery. So, Fronzberger also pulled the three-pound bronze gun mounted on the wall, and began to fight with French guns ... I should know that the rear-loaded guns (that is, Fran machine guns) of this era are not as powerful as the front-loaded guns because of their poor air tightness. Therefore, in the artillery battle, the artillery of Franz Berger prevailed, and the Swiss had to retreat. After a few days of fierce fighting, the Swiss suffered huge losses and had to stop the storm. Of course, Maximilian I also spent a lot of gunpowder, which made him very distressed. You know, gunpowder is very expensive these days. Therefore, while Maximilian I enjoyed victory, he also felt very distressed about the consumption of gunpowder. But anyway, victory is the most important. Compared with the control of the huge Graub¨¹nden area, the large investment in gunpowder is negligible. Under the attack of the soldiers and guns under Franz Berger, it was very difficult to attack Meiers. In desperation, the Swiss had to find another way. After all, Graub¨¹nden and the West Gate can attack. As a result, only a part of the Swiss army on the North Road was left, and the rest were pulled to the west, intending to open Graub¨¹nden''s defense from the west. As long as they enter the Graub¨¹nden region, the Swiss have the confidence to defeat the Austrian army and complete the occupation and control of the Graub¨¹nden region of more than 7,000 square kilometers. Even after controlling the Graub¨¹nden region, the Swiss can directly threaten western Austria and can also cut Austria''s route south to Italy. I can say that whoever controls Graub¨¹nden has the initiative. When Maximilian I took control of Graub¨¹nden, he had the ability to intervene in Italy, and at the same time he could use the steep terrain to block the Swiss. ÈðÊ¿ The Swiss also have their own strategic goals, not to occupy Graub¨¹nden, but because they control Graub¨¹nden, they can threaten the security of Austria. Threatening the security of Austria would allow Maximilian I to yield and agree with the autonomy of the Swiss. ×î´ó The biggest wish of the Swiss ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is to hope that the Habsburgs will give up the êéêì of the Swiss territory and allow Switzerland a high degree of autonomy. But this is very difficult, because most of Switzerland was originally the territory of the Habsburgs, but was forcibly separated from the Habsburgs during the Luxembourg Dynasty. Therefore, the Habsburgs have been grieving, hoping to regain these territories. You know, the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, but the birthplace of the Habsburgs. In the face of their ancestral homes, the Habsburgs certainly refused to give up. So, the Swiss wanted to force the Habsburgs to give up their puppets to Switzerland and obtain a high degree of autonomy by force (in fact, it is no different from independence). In the original history, Maximilian I was persuaded by the Swiss after he entered the Swabian War and was forced to agree to Swiss autonomy. But because of Marin''s intervention, in this time and space, Maximilian I was busy occupying Graub¨¹nden, and did not rush into the war with Jinshiwaben. Naturally, he was not persuaded by the Swiss and signed the agreement to the Swiss autonomy. Therefore, it is natural that the Swiss did not achieve their political goals. Originally, Maximilian I did not fight against Jinshiwaben, and the Swiss were not proactive. However, after Maximilian I could not help but come in, the Swiss suddenly aimed at the emperor in order to force the emperor to agree to the autonomy of the Swiss and to ask the Habsburg family to give up the puppet of Swiss land. Therefore, the Swiss are reluctant to give up until this goal is achieved. Although Mels did not win in the north of the Graub¨¹nden area, the Swiss quickly mobilized the main force to attack the customs on the west of Graub¨¹nden. In short, the Swiss would not give up if they did not advance to Graub¨¹nden, forcing the emperor to agree with their political demands ... Chapter 340： Sisters and wives Luan Angela was brainwashed by Marin''s oriental story, so she now thinks that being a wife, it''s okay to bully Xiaoyan. Especially, this little sister-in-law is still her sister. What a pity, during this time, Angela learned the story of the Oriental backyard told by Marin and began to set rules for Felice. And because Felix caught X on the spot, and was very guilty, she followed her sister''s intentions, so that her sister would not drive her away, leaving her food and clothing untouched. As a result, the sisters strangely set the wife and concubine''s identities in accordance with the rules of the Eastern China House. Of course, the next pusher for all of this is Marin''s puppet. According to the story told by Marin, Angela set the rules for Ferris, stipulating that Angela would give her this "mother" every day except for her illness or pregnancy. Of course, Angela didn''t know the rules of the East, and only asked Felice to come and bow to her every day, then sit aside and wait for the "mother" instruction. In fact, this is very close to the rules of the East. However, for some strict Chinese families, Xiao Xun even kneels his wife. However, kneeling is not popular in Europe, and Angela naturally only asked to bow. Although there are only two sisters, Angela still has a "waiting table" as described in Marin''s story. As the maker of the form, Angela directly ranked herself from Monday to Friday, leaving Felice on Saturday and Sunday. Not only that, Angela also requested that Felice must wait until she was pregnant before sharing the room with Marin again. Prior to this, even if it was a two-day weekly sleep, Felice would not enjoy it. Of course, it is not good to suppress indiscriminately. According to Marin, "you must give two sweet dates after hitting a stick" in order to really surrender to each other. Alas, Angela also gave Felice good treatment after herself. For example, in terms of dressing, Angela opened the supply of Felice''s beautiful silk clothes. Moreover, a special maid was also arranged to serve Felice. Angela deliberately consulted Marin for the arranged maid. Marin wanted to please Angela at this time, so he pointed her-the wife''s maid to Xiaoyu, who must be trusted by his wife. In this way, when the maid is serving Xiaoyi, she can observe her every move and secretly report it to her mother, so as to avoid Xiaoyi''s bad idea of ??murdering his wife. Angela deeply agreed with this point, so the four maids equipped for Felice were all people whom Angela could trust. In addition to taking care of Felice, they also monitor Felice''s words and deeds to prevent them from thinking against Angela. In fact, Ferris is just a 17-year-old girl in the final analysis. Where are there so many twists and turns? It was Angela, who followed Malin and learned a lot of bad ideas. Of course, it will be hard to say when the sisters are older and have more thoughts. After all, people always grow up. The sisters are still young, and their minds are relatively simple. When you are thirty or forty years old, your experience is rich, maybe the house fight is even more powerful. However, in Europe, house fighting is actually difficult to intensify. Because, in the end, women''s struggles are still seeking inheritance for their sons. However, European law protects the inheritance rights of children born to legal wives. As for children who love life, they have no right to inherit. Even the inheritance is not as good as a distant relative. So Angela doesn''t have to worry about Ferris giving birth to her son to threaten the status of her children. Because European mules have no inheritance right at all. Å·ÖÞ In Europe, the only chance for an illegitimate child is when the male owner is alive, trying to subsidize some benefits. The higher the male master''s status, the more compensation he can give to his illegitimate children. A king, for example, can find ways to seal an illegitimate son of his illegitimate son, and in the worst case, a territorial baron. For low-level aristocrats, fewer male owners can subsidize illegitimate children. At most, give some monetary compensation. As a monarch in a country of nations, Ma Marin will certainly not be too bad in the future to compensate illegitimate children. No matter how bad it is, you can also be classified as a colonial baron in the colony. Although not as good as the European baron Jingui, it is also regarded as a hereditary aristocracy. When Lin was private, Marin quietly made contact with Felice. Marin mapped the outline map of the North American continent to Felice and promised that in the future, a larger fertile land than East Frisian Land would be allocated to Felice''s children. Moreover, if there are several sons, they will be sealed. After all, there is too much land in North America. It was because of such a promise from Marin (Marin also vowed) that Ferris would be willing to accept the "oppression" of her sister, converging to be a strong character to fight with her. In fact, Marin did not give this promise casually, but a deliberate arrangement. He didn''t know how many children he had in the end, but he knew that even if he had ten sons, each of them covering 100,000 square kilometers of vast and fertile land, only 1 million square kilometers. How big is North America? On the eastern coast alone, there are millions of square kilometers of fertile land. Therefore, even if there are a hundred sons, as big as North America, or Australia, there is absolutely no end. U Marin is actually very clear that colonies cannot exist for long. Colonial people will not be willing to live in a colonial identity. So, one day, the colonies will become independent. If the colony is given to outsiders to rule, one day it will become independent and Marin''s descendants will have nothing. But North America was assigned to its own offspring. Even if a colony becomes independent one day, it will be the site of its own descendants. Even if not every colony was controlled by its own descendants when it was independent, as long as one of them was controlled by the Marin descendants, it would not be a failure. So, with regard to the vast North American continent, Marin''s idea was to divide this continent into its descendants as a fiefdom by region. In the future, Marin will encourage his sons to have more sons, as well as illegitimate children. Give their sons their respective fiefdoms. In this way, children and grandchildren are endless. After hundreds of years, when the colony became independent, nobles and nobles in these places were all their descendants. No matter who won, Marin was happy to see it. In fact, Marin''s idea coincides with Zhu Yuanzhang''s idea. Zhu Yuanzhang does not exclude his offspring to fight for the throne, because, after vying for contention, he is still the descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. Only, Zhu Yuanzhang used the Central Plains area to distribute to his sons, resulting in the lack of strength of the successor emperor ~ www.novelhall.com ~ This is not desirable. If Zhu Yuanzhang encloses the land outside the Central Plains to his sons and encourages them to expand colonization, perhaps the whole world will be named Zhu. Marin is exactly this kind of thinking, Marin believes that the vast and fertile places like North America, South America and Australia have been fortunate to have been lost, and it is not a pity to lose. ·Ö Enclosing the other sons and illegitimate sons of the eldest son unexpectedly into the colony will not weaken the strength of the eldest son, nor will it cause other sons to have bad ideas about the homeland. This is because these colonies are far away from the mountains and can be self-contained. By then, the nations controlled by Marin''s descendants will no longer be close neighbors but distant relatives. There is not much conflict between the distant relatives, because there are few opportunities for contact. Although there is an old saying that "distant relatives are worse than close neighbors", in fact, not only do neighbors help each other, they also have many contradictions. µÄ Two people who do not touch each other will not have conflicts. Contradictions can only occur between those who are in contact with each other. You will compare your education and income to your neighbor ¡¯s children, but will you compare to a foreigner? No, because neither of you has access. So, spreading the offspring to all parts of the world. After there is no direct contradiction, they will be united by blood relationship. Anyway, for the time being, the vast lands of North America, South America, Australia, and Africa are "landless." As for those indigenous people, who cares about their opinions? Rather than leaving these fertile lands to British, French, Spanish, or other colonists, it is better to leave it to their sons. Even if future generations of their sons fight each other, the final winner will be their own family members? Will never be cheaper outsiders ... Chapter 341： Ambition of Duke Gerdes ¸Ç Gelden, the town northwest of Germany, the capital of the Duchy of Gerdes, Charles II is looking at the map and thinking. Looking at the map, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes''s concern, was not the Duchy of Gerdes himself, but West Frisian to the north. Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, was an ambitious prince, who wanted to expand the territory of the Principality of Gerdes and strengthen his own strength. But unfortunately, his neighbors are not so easy to mess with. For example, his neighbors to the west, the Peri-Netherlands of the Netherlands and the Principality of Brabant, are the domain of Philip, son of Emperor Maximilian I. In fact, the Principality of Geddes had previously been annexed by the defiant Charlie of Maximilian I ¡¯s father-in-law, and it was not until 1492 that Charles II took advantage of the riots in the Flanders to make Self-care Mark Similien I agreed to his restoration of the Duchy of Gerdes. Obviously, the Duchy of Gerdes could not fight the power of the emperor. Therefore, westward expansion will not work. And the neighboring countries on the south are mainly Bishop Linger, Duchy of Cleeve, Archbishop of Cologne and Duchy of J¨¹lich. Archbishop of Cologne need not talk about it. Charles II, one of the seven electors, did not dare to give up a confrontation. And even the weakest Bishop Linger, to the south, is covered by the Archbishop of Cologne, so it''s hard to get started. As for the Principality of Cliff and Principality of Lich, both are strong opponents and difficult to deal with. If war really starts, Charles II is not sure that he can defeat two countries. As for the east of the Duchy of Gerdes, it is mainly the bishop of M¨¹nster and also covered by the archbishop of Cologne. The two neighbors to the north, mainly the Archbishop of Utrecht and West Friesland. ²»Óà The Archbishop of Utrecht need not mention that it is the Holy See''s influence in the Netherlands. Charles II was not so bold and dare to challenge the Holy See. So, after thinking about it, only West Frisian is the most suitable to seize it. In fact, beginning with the restoration of the Duchy of Gerdes in 1492, Charles II had the idea of ??annexing West Frisian and made a lot of preparations. But the plan couldn''t keep up with the changes. Before he even started, the Principality of Saxony first took the lead and seized West Frisian, leaving Charles II''s plan unsuccessful. ²» Charlie II was reconciled, so he secretly supported the nine nobles of the former West Frisian, agreed to settle in the northern Principality of Gerdes, and encouraged them to gather their troops and return to West Frisian to harass Saxons. Alas, this is also the limit that Charles II can do. Because, Charles II did not dare to publicly offend Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Among them, in addition to the relatively strong Principality of Saxony, the ability and prestige of the Duke of Albrecht is also important. °¢¶û Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, is a more cunning old fox, and very greedy. But its capabilities are strong, with strong diplomatic and military capabilities. Although, the Principality of Saxony was divided from the electorate of Saxony. However, because Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was the uncle of the Saxon Elector Emperor Frederick III, who was nominally the noble leader of the Saxony family. Therefore, the Duke of Saxony has a high prestige among the Saxony aristocracy and is the true leader of the Saxony aristocracy. This is what Charles II, the Duke of Gerdes, feared most. Because, as the leader of the Saxony aristocracy, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, could easily persuade more than a dozen Saxon nobles to support him. Just like the invasion of East Frisian by the Principality of Saxony, many people in more than 20,000 troops were loaned by other vassals. The most obvious is that the 3000 plate armor loaned to him by Saxony''s elector Frederick III was re-ridden. Therefore, in the face of the treacherous and prestigious Duke Albrecht of Duke Saxony, Charles II, who is also very sly, did not stubbornly confront it, but instigated the 9 nobles of West Frisian with a rogue. From time to time, soldiers and horses returned to West Frisian to make trouble, consuming Saxon strength. Originally, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, did not win the idea of ??West Frisian. Because he lacked enough confidence. After all, the aristocracy of the Saxony is too powerful. However, the battle of East Frisian Llander County gave Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, great hope. Although Marin defeated the Saxony in the Battle of Lyle County. However, the interference of various forces forced Marin, who was strong and strong, to give up annexing West Frisian, so that Charles II saw hope. Charlie II knew very well that no matter how strong Marin was, he could not turn his face with all the princes. Because Marin was the enemy of the princes, it was doomed that most of the princes would not agree with Marin to annex West Frisian. Therefore, Marin, who has a strong military strength, is temporarily unable to annex West Frisian for diplomatic reasons. However, if the Duchy of Goddess were used to annex West Frisian, there would not be as many opponents as Marin. Because, in the final analysis, the Duchy of Gerdes was also one of the princes who stood opposite the emperor. The puppet princes are usually not united. They will unite only when facing emperors who want centralization. Therefore, if the Principality of Gerdes was like the annexation of West Frisian, it would be only the Saxon nobility belonging to the Principality of Saxony. However, although the Saxony aristocracy is powerful, it is far away in the eastern part of Germany and not strong in the northwest of Germany. Moreover, through the Battle of Lyle County, Marin lost a lot of Saxony strength, making the Principality of Saxony seriously injured, and it will not recover in decades. So Marin''s weakening of the Principality of Saxony has given the Principality of Gerdes more opportunities. Since the end of the battle in Lyle County, the Principality of Gerdes began secretly recruiting soldiers, actively preparing for the war, and taking over West Frisian while the Saxon prince was weak. Moreover, in recent times, Charles II of the Duke of Gerdes returned important information in the eyeliner of Dresden, the capital of the Principality of Saxony. Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was ill, and was very sick. It will be a problem this year ... This immediately shocked Charles II. He knew very well that Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, was an old fox and had a strong ability ~ www.novelhall.com ~ but his eldest son George was a straw bag. If George becomes the Duke of Saxony, then the strength of the Principality of Saxony will decline. The main thing is that the aristocracy of the Saxony system will not look at George as the leader. When Albrecht the Duke of Saxony died, the most prestigious aristocracy of the Saxony family would be Saxony''s elector Frederick III, the nephew of the Duke of Albrecht. By that time, other Saxony nobles would only give the face of Saxony''s elector Frederick III, not necessarily the face of George. At that time, when the Principality of Gerdes and George clashed, other Saxony nobles might not be willing to help. What''s more, because after the war in Lyle County, the Principality of Saxony compensated 1 million Gulden gold coins, and now it is too poor to owe a lot of foreign debts. You do n¡¯t have enough money to send troops. If the Duke of Albrecht is alive, he can borrow a little forage and horses from each house with the old face of the Saxon leader. But George had no face. When the Duke of Saxony died, the strength of the Principality of Saxony led by George would shrink greatly. But recently, Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, was ecstatic that his biggest competitor, Marin, was embarrassedly involved in the war in Switzerland. Charles II knew that there was a sky pit over Switzerland. Marin fell into that big pit and couldn''t climb out in a few years. Coupled with Marin''s identity as an emperor''s running dog, it was naturally resisted by most of the lords and nobles. So, really, in the diplomatic environment, the Principality of Gerdes is better. Therefore, recently, the soldiers and horses of the Duchy of Gerdes have been training more diligently. Charles II, Duke of Gerdes, also began studying the map of West Frisian all day, and began to prepare for the dispatch of West Frisian ... Chapter 342： Ada is married ÁÖ Marin is reviewing documents in the office area in front of Emden Palace. Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside. Marin was just tired and went out to see what was going on. At this point, Marin was almost happy. Because he saw the great artist Da Vinci, and was fleeing in panic. Behind Leonardo Da Vinci, there was an angry old Giocondo. The most important thing is that he chased Da Vinci''s old Giocondo all the way, holding a thick wooden stick in his hand. Obviously, the old-fashioned Jojo Kong mostly wanted to destroy Ada ... Da Vinci and Lao Jokondo are about the same age, both 40 and 50 years old, so they can''t run fast. However, Lao Jiao Kongdu had a serious illness before, and although he was cured by a Mongolian doctor under Marin, it also caused his body to decline. So, at the same age, Da Vinci is much healthier. And the old Jiao Kongduo, because of physical weakness, can not catch up with Ada. Otherwise, Ada had been crushed by a stick ... Marin naturally knows why the old Giocondo wanted to hunt down Da Vinci. The reason is naturally because Da Vinci hooked up with his daughter. Da Vinci is older than the old Giocondo. It is enough to be Lisa Giocondo''s father, but Na Heda actually wants to marry someone ... This makes the old Giocondo who was a good friend of Da Vinci Very angry, so he picked up the stick in a low mood, and went after Da Vinci, trying to smash Ada with flowers on his face. Da Vinci was not stupid, hurried to escape, ran towards the palace, and asked the guards for help. But the guards ignored him and, of course, did not expel him. Because, these guards have also heard of Da Vinci''s love affair with the young and beautiful Lisa Giocondo. Therefore, for the old Giocondo''s pursuit of Da Vinci, they are watching with a lively attitude. Therefore, the guards of the palace all smiled and watched Ada chased and killed by the future husband. Marin watched with a smile for a while, but Da Vinci''s eyes sharpened, and when he saw Marin who was watching, he ran directly to ask for help: "Master, help!" Marin answered with a smile: "Ada, do you want to sleep with someone''s daughter, so why bother with a stick or two?" Da Vinci rolled his eyes with Marin''s words, but he quickly said: "Master, you promised to help me, but you can''t believe it. Besides, I can help you to study all kinds of machinery in the future!" Marin really thought that he had promised to deal with Da Vinci before, and asked Angela to persuade him. It was just that Angela had only told the old Giocondo couple that they wanted to introduce Lisa Giocondo to an older aristocrat. The old Gyokondo couple didn''t know who they were at first, and thought they were just a nobleman in their thirties. They just agreed stupidly. Unexpectedly, I just learned recently that the "older" guy is Da Vinci who is older than the old Gioccon. Old Giocondo was immediately angry, Í÷ He still regarded Da Vinci as a friend. I didn''t expect that this old and shy guy would even hook up with his niece. If he is not familiar, old Jiao Kongdu may not be angry. Kodak Finch is his acquaintance. The rabbit has n¡¯t eaten the grass on the nest, but Da Vinci started to his niece. Suddenly, the angry old Jiao Kongduo, plucked a thick wooden stick in the mouth of the bowl, and wanted to kill the beast of Da Vinci ... Marin remembered his original promise, and was also afraid that the old Giocondo''s stick would break Da Vinci''s brain, so he sent a guard to stop the old Giocondo. Then, Marin personally persuaded the old Giocondo to calm down, and hoped that the old Giocondo would accept the marriage of Da Vinci and Lisa Giocondo. But the old Giocondo did not agree, because he thought it was too shameful. My friend, married her daughter. How will he get along with Da Vinci in the future? Seeing persuasion to no avail, Marin called out a few civilian officials and asked them to help persuade Laojiongdo together. But this little old man is stubborn and refuses to say anything to marry his daughter to Da Vinci. In desperation, Marin had no choice but to use his last move. Marin promised the old Giocondo, that as long as he agreed to marry Lisa Giocondo to Leonardo da Vinci, Marin named the old Giocondo''s son as a jazz. Although not hereditary, it is also very rare. You need to know how many talents in Europe struggle for a lifelong title of jazz or knight, but most of them fail. Now, the opportunity is in front of him. For the future of his young son, Laojiao Kongdu has finally shaken ... At this time, Da Vinci also saw that the old Jiao Kong was more shaken, and he quickly rushed out to make up the knife, and expressed his willingness to seal Marin to his 200 Ugram land, and give 100 Ugram to the little sister-in-law ... After all, with everyone''s persuasion, Laojiao Kongdu, who had obtained great benefits, finally reluctantly agreed to marry his daughter to Leonardo Da Vinci after being under the steps. I wondered, it was finally a joy. Marin quickly ordered Chancellor of the Exchequer Kohler to allocate money for the wedding of Da Vinci. In addition, he also paid to build a new residence for the Da Vincis by the side of Orich''s palace. Of course, there is no rush to repair the house, because Da Vinci now has his own villa, not without a place to live. Moreover, to show his favor, Marin also announced that Da Vinci''s wedding banquet can be held in the palace garden. Of course, after the banquet, the Da Vincis returned to the villa. Even so, for courtiers, it is a very high courtesy. Because there has never been a precedent in Europe for lending royal gardens to courtiers for wedding receptions. After all, the royal palace is a symbol of royal power. Even members of the royal family who are not members of the royal family are not eligible to host wedding banquets in the palace ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In fact, the reason why Marin is so, in addition to showing his favor to Da Vinci, there is another The reason is that the villa where Leonardo Da Vinci lives is too small, there is no room for wedding reception. Because Da Vinci''s villa is in a crowded residential area, there is no free yard for banquets. Just right, Marin''s new palace garden is huge, and Marin values ??Da Vinci''s scientific talents, so he loaned the palace lawn to Da Vinci for a wedding banquet. In this way, after obtaining the consent of the old Giocondo, Marin hurriedly held Da Vinci''s wedding. The reason for this haste is because Da Vinci, who is so shy, even before marrying, started to "Mona Lisa" and also enlarged Lisa''s belly. You know, Catholicism is against pre-marital X behavior. And now the Catholic power is so powerful, so Marin had to hurriedly help Ada, the "old and shy", hold a wedding. Otherwise, when Lisa''s belly really gets bigger, she will be shamed, and she will even be blamed by the church. Therefore, Marin could only help Ada and Lisa quickly wedding. What made Marin cry and laugh was that Angela was envious of Lisa''s pregnancy so soon. So, after Da Vinci and Lisa hurriedly married, Angela asked Marin to "pay rations" every day except for the moon, so that she could hurry and conceive ... After Gonda Vinci got married, in addition to rewarding a newly built mansion, Marin also rewarded Ada with 10,000 gold coins and 100 Eugrams of arable land to make up for the loss after subsidizing his sister-in-law. At the same time, he also awarded Da Vinci the title of hereditary jazz, and also registered him as the court science minister, and gave Ada face. Like this, 48-year-old bachelor Ada, with the help of Marin, married a big beautiful woman, also has rich and rich fields, and suddenly has reached the pinnacle of life ... Chapter 343： Old Steen Stoure Old Sten. Stoure is in power in Sweden and has long ruled Sweden and Finland. Sweden has long been controlled by Denmark and is under the rule of the Kalmar Union. However, Sweden believes that it has always been dissatisfied with Danish rule. The independents, led by Old Steen Stoure, have always sought to break away from the rule of the Kalmar Union, making Sweden an independent country. For this reason, old Sten. Stoure had once sworn the Swedish noble Carl VIII as the King of Sweden, and declared independence and withdrew from the Kalmar Alliance. However, Carl VIII died in 1470 without leaving a legitimate heir. Therefore, after the death of Karl VIII, Stern Stewart became the regent of Sweden (including Finland) and ruled Sweden until 1497. But Sweden is also not united. Many Swedish aristocrats have always preferred to join the Kalmar Alliance and accept Danish joint rule. In addition, Sweden currently does not have a legal monarch, and Steen Stewart is just a regent. Therefore, within Sweden, there is no solidarity, divided into the independents headed by old Steen Stoure and the "Kalmar Union" factions that support the Danish rule. Originally, under the strong rule of Old Steen Stoure, the Unionists had the disadvantage and could not compete with the Independents. However, after the succession of the Danish King Hans from the Oldenburg family, he adopted a clever political hand to win over the native Swedish aristocracy and secretly supported the coalition aristocracy who opposed Old Stewart Stoure, inciting them and Old Ten Sturre confrontation. As a result, there was internal division in Sweden and its strength was weakened. In 1497, the King of Denmark, Hans, took advantage of the severe division within Sweden to send an army into Sweden. Although the old Sten. Stoure is very capable, but the domestic alliance is willing to serve as the leading party for the Danish army, repeatedly opening the gates to welcome the Danish army process. In desperation, Stern Stewart had to give in, officially recognized Hans as the King of Sweden, and held a coronation ceremony for him. Originally, this was the case. After all, the Danes are powerful, and even if Steen Stewart wanted to be independent, he could not be deprived of authority and could not afford to break the wave. However, it was so coincidental that the powerful Danish king Hans died by himself and caused Denmark serious losses, which made Steen Stoure the old hope for Swedish independence again. This is the case. In addition to the King of Denmark, the King of Denmark, the King of Norway and the King of Sweden, Hans is also the Duke of Schleswig and the Duke of Holstein. And on the southwest side of the Principality of Schleswig, near the North Sea along the Elbe, there is an area called Dittmarschen (Dittmarschen County in the future), which is affected by the neighboring cities of Hamburg Hanseatic Freedom and Lubeck The influence of the Hanseatic Free City brought about autonomy, refused to recognize the rule of the Principality of Schleswig, and planned to learn Hamburg and Lubeck, and also set up a Hanseatic Free City. Where will King Hans agree? Dietmarchen is not a small area. Therefore, Hans, who won the Swedish throne, was so proud that he decided to use force to conquer the disobedient Dietmarchens. So, on February 17, 1500, King Hans of Denmark and his brother Duke Frederick led 4,000 elite Dutch mercenaries, 2,000 plate knights, 1,000 artillery and 5,000 conscripts ... a total of 12,000 troops, Majestic wanting to kill Ditmarshen. Óë ´Ë At the same time, there are only 1,000 militiamen in the Ditmarshen area and 3000 aided militiamen ... No matter how you look at it, King Hans of Denmark has won ... However, the commander of the Dittmarshen Resistance Army, WulfIsebrand, is a very crazy and clever commander. Wolf Esplander knew that if faced up, Dittmarshen''s 1,000 militias and 3,000 civilians would not be able to withstand the Danish army''s attack. So, he thought of a crazy method-"Flooded Seven Army" ... Well, let''s use this title to describe his plan ... Dietmarschen is located on the North Seashore and to the south is the Elbe River. The river here is vertical and horizontal, but the terrain is not flat and there are undulations. Locally, there are many reservoirs above the horizon. Wolf Esplande, in order to resist the Danish army, decided to dig a dam and flood the Danes. To this end, he specifically chose the Heimstedt village downstream of the local reservoir as the battlefield. Although the Heimingstede village is located downstream of the dam, it is a highland downstream of the dam. Even if there is a flood, it will not flood the village. But the surrounding area is flat, and the flood remains unstoppable. Wolf Esbrand built a defensive position on the high grounds of Heimstedt village, and then took 1,000 militiamen quietly waiting for the arrival of the Danish army. King Hans of Denmark was proud of his conquest of the mighty Sweden. In addition, the strength of the two sides is extremely asymmetric, so Hans never felt that the Dittmarshen Resistance had any chance. Therefore, during the march, Hans did not order scouts to investigate the local situation carefully. Immediately after hearing that the Dittmarshen Resistance Army was all in Heimstedt village, it immediately surrounded the village with 12,000 troops. However, just after the Danish army surrounded the village of Hemmingstedt, the 3,000 Dittmarschen people had already been prepared. According to the previous instructions issued by Woolf Esbrand, they reached the dam and used farm tools. , Excavated the dam ... For a while, the billowing water rushed downstream and was fierce. The Danish army was storming Heimstedt village, and there was no expectation that a flood would come over ... As a result, a large number of Danish soldiers were swept away by the flood and flowed directly to the North Sea ... In this battle (Battle of Hemmingstedt), a total of 7000 soldiers in Denmark were drowned and 1500 soldiers were injured ... In this way, the extremely powerful Danish army was defeated and defeated by the local militia resistance army in Dittmarshin, and it was very injured. Had it not been for his desperate protection, Hans himself would have been drowned. Hans''s 2000 plate armor knight, because he was wearing heavy plate armor, was unable to float when he was washed away by the flood. Many people drowned directly. Only a few people who were lucky and did not get swept away by the flood survived. . In this era, the plate knight was an important strategic force in European countries. Most of this battle was drowned, and it was considered that Denmark''s vitality was greatly injured. Seeing that Denmark''s vitality was badly wounded, the former Swedish ruling veteran Steen Stoure immediately became active. Obviously, Danish officers are now in severe shortage due to the loss of a large number of plate knights. So Stern Stewart secretly sent people to Lubeck, Hamburg, and Teutonic countries and forces hostile to the Kalmar Alliance for help, hoping that they would finance themselves, raise resistance forces, and seek Swedish independence again. Old Sten. Stoure sent someone to the Teutonic country for help, of course, can not hide Marin''s second uncle Jule. After all, Jules is now an important civilian under Her Majesty''s head, the Philip Teutonic National Assembly. G¨¹ler knew that Denmark would become less peaceful, and his nephew Marin''s fleet had to pass the Sunder or the Great Belt Strait under Danish control. Once Sweden wages its war of independence, Denmark must levy a toll on merchant ships passing through its waters in order to raise military expenses. Therefore, Ulle passed Marin''s merchant ship in secret, and secretly brought the news to Marin via secret letter ... "Old Steen Stoure? Seems a bit ..." Marin began to recall the European history he had learned ... From the deep memory, Marin finally remembered who this man was ... "Looks like ... this guy is quite bullish, it seems that he will succeed independently next year ... Should I support this guy? However, this guy looks like he died in 1503 ..." Marin was very distressed. According to memory, Marin knows that Steen Stoure is also a bull, but this product does not have a long life. It was only two years after independence from Denmark in 1501, that is, 1503 ~ www.novelhall.com ~ this product died. You know, this was born in 1440, and it''s only 60 years old now. In the afterlife, it has not reached the revised retirement age of 65. So, he died so early, apparently because of illness. After the death of Stern Stewart, Sweden lacked a strong leader, so its resistance to Denmark fell into a low tide, and in 1509 it was forced to recognize Hans again as King. Marin thought about it and decided to fund a large sum of money for old Steen Steware, so that he has enough strength to fight Denmark. In addition, Marin plans to send someone to the Golden Horde to hire a good Mongolian doctor to serve as the private doctor of Old Steen Stoure to protect his health. As for old Steen Stoure, will he accept a Mongolian doctor? This is easy, and Marin intends to fund the old Stern Stoure 100,000 Gulden coin. If Old Steen Stoure is unwilling to accept a Mongolian doctor as his personal doctor, Marin will not give the 100,000 gold coins ... Âí The reason why Marin wants to support the old Sten. Stoure against Denmark is because Marin and the Danes also have hatred ... µ¤Âó With the support of Denmark, the Oldenburg State was extremely arrogant and intervened in the internal affairs of East Frisian Lambert. In the J¨¨vre area, Marin is still out of control. Marin''s plan is that after the war of independence by Old Steen Stoure, Danish energy will be restrained after all. At that time, Marin directly sent troops to capture Jeffrey, and wiped out his resistance. At that time, in the absence of Denmark''s support, Marin could completely ignore the Oldenburg. Because the Oldenburg State only relies on Denmark''s mighty powers. Without the support of the Danes, in the presence of Marin''s army, if the Oldenburgers dare to intervene, Marin would not mind teaching him a hard meal ... Chapter 344： Falun Copper Mine In fact, Marin has deep considerations to support the independence of the Swedes. The Swedes'' independence can not only attract the attention of Denmark, the old backing country of Oldenburg, allow Marin to easily regain control of the J?vre region, but also allow Marin to obtain minerals from Sweden. When talking about the minerals in Sweden, I have to mention the famous and super large copper mine in Sweden-Fayilun Copper Mine. Later generations only knew about high-quality high-grade iron ore in Sweden, but they didn''t know that, as far back as the Middle Ages, the Swedish Fayilun Copper Mine had long been famous in Europe. In the most popular copper mine in the 17th century, the Swedish Fayilun Copper Mine produced an average of 3,500 tons of copper per year, twice the total copper output of all other European countries in the same period. Moreover, this copper mine has been mined for hundreds of years. More importantly, before Japanese copper in Asia was sold to Europe by Dutch, European copper prices were very expensive. Prior to the large-scale development of the Fayilun Copper Mine, the price of copper in Europe was extremely expensive, and the price ratio between silver and copper was between about 1:15 and 1:20. In the 17th century, after the large-scale development of the Fayilun Copper Mine, European copper prices fell drastically because of excessive output. Í­ In Europe at the time, copper was an extremely important resource. In addition to minting money and other utensils, it was also used on a large scale to cast bronze artillery. Especially the artillery used by the army is mainly cast from bronze. Because before the middle of the 19th century, hesitation in iron and steel technology was backward, and iron and steel artillery guns were too bulky for the army to carry. Therefore, until the mid-19th century, until the Civil War, most infantry artillery in Europe and the United States were made of copper. But before the large-scale development of the Fayilun Copper Mine, because the price of copper was too expensive, 15 pounds of copper could be exchanged for a pound of silver, resulting in ordinary small countries that could not afford artillery. Only a tyrant country like France has the capital to launch hundreds of artillery in a battle. In addition, only the army of the Holy Roman Empire and some wealthy nobles (such as the Danish king, Duke of Saxony and other tyrants) have the financial resources to form a large-scale artillery unit. Generally, small countries cannot afford copper cannons, or they are just equipped with one or two or a few. It is because of the high copper price that copper mining is very profitable. When Gustav II, the most promising king in the history of Sweden in the 17th century, relied on the huge profits of the French copper mine, he fed a powerful army. With Gustav II''s southern expedition The Northern Warfare gave Sweden a huge name. It can be said that without the Fayilun Copper Mine, Sweden would not rise. Because, in the Gustav line, the musketeers were able to release their guns at no cost, because Sweden recognized the French Yilun copper mine to provide profits and funds for the Swedish musketeers and gunners to splurge. You know, there are two-thirds of the Musketeers in the Gustav line and there are a lot of three-pound guns. Once fired up, gunpowder consumption is very amazing. The price of gunpowder was so expensive, so Gustav II''s army cost a lot. However, relying on the huge profits of the Fayilun Copper Mine, Gu Erye has enough confidence to feed 20,000 elites, and he will be German. Uh ... Marin wants to support the old Sten. Stoure, but it is impossible to support him and Denmark to die in the end, this is a loss. After all, the War of Independence cannot be solved by one or two battles, and it may take many years. Because the Danes are not willing to lose Sweden, they will definitely send troops to fight for many times. Therefore, the cost of the war of independence is greater than the conflict between nations. After all, the conflict between nations may stop after one or two battles, but the two sides of the war of independence want you to die ... So Marin planned to send someone to help the old Steen Stoure develop the Falun copper mine, so that Sweden believed that it had enough funds to support the war with the Danes. After all, this year, the price of copper is too high. If you get 15 tons of copper, you can exchange one ton of silver, which is almost worth 23,000 gold coins. Moreover, it is not bad for Marin to support the old Steen Stoure development of the Fayilun copper mine. He can sign a contract in advance and ask for copper underwriting. Even because of the investment in development, Marin can take a stake in the copper mine and earn a huge profit. Actually, copper mining began in the Fayilun Copper Mine as early as the 13th century. However, Sweden is in Northern Europe and belongs to an underdeveloped region in Europe, at least for now. Therefore, Fayilun Copper Mine lacks professional craftsmen. The process of smelting copper ore into copper is very backward. It is almost the original way of open-air operation and has a small scale. What Marin has to do is to recruit a group of skilled artisans from areas with high experience in copper mining and smelting, such as Austria or Bohemia in the German region, to guide local Swedes and direct them to reasonably open the case. Mine and use advanced smelting methods to smelt copper ore to get more copper. In addition, some prospecting artisans can also explore more copper veins in the Fayilun copper mine area, and can mine holes according to the direction of the veins. Unlike now, the Swedes only mine some exposed copper ore on the surface, which is very primitive and backward, and the output is not high. Although Marin can send a fleet to India to buy cheap copper. But right now, it happens that the Swedes need enough funds to help them develop copper mines. Not only can they have enough funds to fight the Danes, they can also make a living and earn a lot of copper nearby. You know, buying copper in India is a waste of time. Once and again, it takes almost two years. Although cheap, it is inconvenient. Umarin prefers to go to India to buy more saltpeter because of the shortage of saltpeter in Europe. And copper, with the development of the Fa Yilun copper mine, can buy enough cheap copper. After all, Marin intends to act as a shareholder of the Fa Yilun Copper Mine. Will shareholders buy copper at their copper mines at market prices? Naturally, I bought it at a cost price ... In this way, Marin''s ship to India in the future can be loaded with saltpeter, so as not to waste on loading copper. After all, that was a two-year trade back and forth, which was too inefficient. Moreover, Marin supports the old Sten Sturre, not just for the Fa Yilun copper mine. In Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, there are top-grade high-grade iron ore with iron content of more than 70%, with reserves of billions of tons. As long as Marin supports the old Steen Sturre to make Sweden independent, then Marin can rely on the friendly relationship between the two sides to send craftsmen to explore iron ore in northern Sweden. Umarin remembers that in later generations, the northern iron mine in Sweden was near Kiruna and it was an open-pit iron mine. However, in this era, the city of Kiruna may not yet have appeared. However, Marin remembered that Kiruna was 145 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. As long as this data is remembered, Marin can use a sextant to measure latitude in northern Sweden, and then survey east-west at a latitude of 145 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Anyway, Kiruna iron ore is open-air, as long as you look at those mountains to find, it is easy to find. Once the Kiruna iron ore is found, Marin can dig high-quality iron ore here, then transport it to East Friesland, smelt it into steel, and use it to cast artillery. As for the local climate, it is not a problem. Because, although Kiruna is north of the Arctic Circle, it is not very cold. Because Kiruna is not far from the Atlantic Ocean and is affected by the North Atlantic warm current. The climate here is much warmer than that of Siberia at the same latitude. Even because of the warm North Atlantic current, Murmansk, which is higher in latitude than Kiruna, is still a frozen port. Probably, it will be colder here only in winter ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Other seasons, iron ore operation will not be affected much. If mining is developed, even in winter, iron ore can be continuously mined from mines with relatively constant temperature. In order to obtain the high-quality iron ore in Kiruna, Marin even considered whether to send troops directly to the war and destroy Denmark, and then sought to cede northern Norway, and then find a way to obtain Kiruna from the Swedish. . In this way, Kiruna iron ore can be directly connected to the Atlantic Ocean through northern Norway, and can be easily transported back to East Friesland. (In fact, later Kiruna iron ore was also exported through the port of Narvik, Norway. ). Without taking down northern Norway, iron ore will need to travel to the Baltic Sea, and when leaving the Baltic Sea, they will be restrained by the Danes. Now, neither the Swedes nor the Danes pay much attention to the northern region. Because, although it is not too cold in the northern region, it is not very hot and is not suitable for crop growth. Only the Lapp (a polar nation, but not the Eskimo) stocked reindeer there ... However, if you really participate in the war against Denmark, if you do not destroy Denmark, in the future, Marin''s merchant ships will enter and leave the Danish Strait to trade in the Baltic Sea. It will definitely be embarrassed by the Danes or even blocked. Therefore, for this matter, Marin also has a headache and does not know how to choose. Of course, the question of whether to participate in the war can be released first, but the development of the Yilun copper mine is not a big problem. Moreover, Marin can develop Fayilun Copper Mine in the name of a pseudonym without having to show up. In this way, it is also convenient to keep secrets, so as not to be hated by the Danes. For this reason, Marin ordered to send people to Austria and Bohemia in the south to find high-level artisans who explore and smelt copper ore, hired them in the name of the chamber of commerce, and then sent them to the Falunlun area in Sweden ... ~： I want to be born again! I was stunned today. This novel also has 113,000 recommendations. The score is not good, but it is not bad. However, compiling a series that turned down my request to sign a contract for the third time was simply forcing my eunuch. However, I didn''t want to give up this book. After all, I also spent half a year writing this book, and it took a lot of effort. But if you haven''t signed, you really don''t need to write down. Therefore, I thought of a way, and that is-rebirth! The so-called rebirth is that I intend to open a new book, but the content is exactly the same as the book, but it is reissued. But the difference is that because it is a new book, you can definitely participate in the ranking of new books. At the beginning, this book was listed on the top of the new book list. At that time, I was asked to sign a contract. But then my father was hospitalized, and I didn''t have the time and energy to sign it. After one month, the new book list fell out and I was ignored. I''ll figure it out. There are almost hundreds of recommended tickets in this book every day, and there are hundreds of members clicking a day, and there are thousands in a week. If you are willing to support me in opening a new vest, I do n¡¯t dare to compare it with popular new books such as fantasy or new books by big gods, but at least I can step down most of the new books and new books in history. , Take the lead on the new book list. In this way, the book is on the list, and it can also attract those who just watch the list to edit me. This is what I mean by "backdoor rebirth" ... The specific operation method is that I plan to re-issue the current 344 chapters in a new book in 10 days, and publish more than 30 chapters a day. Then, continue to publish new content, guarantee three chapters a day, and make up for the 10-day shortage. Uh ... Ïë I want to know how many friends are willing to support me to open a new pit and continue to publish this book? I continued to write on this book that could not be signed, and I did not have much motivation. You have also seen that in the recent past, I wrote very perfunctoryly, because I refused to sign a compilation, and because of my poor health, I felt a fire in my stomach, and my cough could not stop. Illness + heartbreak, one cough is half a month and can''t stop. And what is the name of the new book? Many friends said that what I wrote was not mercenaries, but farming and colonization. Therefore, changing the title is also good. Should you give me some suggestions? I open a post in the discussion forum and would like to support my friends to give suggestions. If you are willing to change pits with me, make a +1. In addition, if there is a good book recommendation, also help out an idea. This is a very rare case of backdoor rebirth at the starting point. More than 300 chapters of the book have started from the beginning. I hope that all comrades will actively participate. Frankly, giving up the 113,000 referral tickets is still bleeding in my heart. Many books on the shelves may not have so many recommendations until the end of this book. However, you cannot sign a contract, everything is false. Therefore, I made up my mind, decided to reopen the book, and strived to occupy the new book list to seek the possibility of signing a contract. Lao Niu is here, and begged for help. As long as everyone maintains the current click-through rate and recommended votes, there is no problem mixing it into the top of the new book list. As long as I signed the contract, I decided to make three changes a day for two weeks, and at least two changes a day. Here, the old cow asks you greatly. I am willing to support me, please give me a +1 in my top post. If you think of a good title instead, please send it in the post for your reference. Thank you! ~： Let ’s go to the post I just posted to discuss I was so funny, the author was banned. Everyone, please leave a message on the post I just posted! ~： Great fire! As an author and manager of the comment area, I was even banned from posting and speaking. I am not a good-tempered person and I will not give up this book. I''ll post it again under a different title. If that doesn''t work, I''ll change the website. In short, I must write this down. Let''s speak in the post of my newly-headed Dugujun. I can''t speak anyway. I feel that this may be exciting ... ~： New title problem In addition to prefer "King of Continental", in addition, I also think of a name-"Lord of Shenra". It seems that "Rise of the European Emperor" is also very good. If I change the name, I intend to annex England and Denmark, then, destroy Russia, **** the right to inherit the Byzantine throne, and finally make the protagonist an emperor. What do you guys think? Please give some suggestions in the discussion area, I will officially open a new pit tomorrow. ~： Decided! ͻȻ I suddenly felt that "Qiwang of Eggs and Eggs" made a lot of sense. If I reissue it, I might be accused of plagiarism, although I wrote it myself. So, I just thought of a way to use the "continuation loan method". The so-called renewal method is to regard the king of German mercenaries as the first part. Tomorrow I will find a way to write a few more chapters for "The King of German Mercenaries" and get a fake ending. Then, open a new book. The first few chapters of the new book study the second season of those TV series. The first few chapters come with a "previous summary", recalling the main plot of the "previous" "The King of German Mercenaries". Shows that the mercenary phase has passed, and next, the "Continental Hegemony" and the Grand Colonial Mode will be opened. In this way, two books can also be accessed. Moreover, it will not be accused of plagiarism. Even if you want to pick the fault, you can''t pick the problem. Because I just write a sequel ... ·¢ Reissue it again, there is indeed a risk of being spotted. Writing "Second Season" feels much safer. Moreover, I don''t need to spend 10 days to resend more than 300 chapters, and I can write directly downward. At most, in previous chapters, I repeatedly reminded new readers that this is the sequel to "The King of German Mercenaries" ... ¹ÀËã I estimate that it only takes a few days and everyone can see the next content. Please also give me more clicks to vote when I send those chapters of "Preliminaries" ... By the way, I have to finish the book first, not the end ... Chapter 345： Amerigo Returns Ê¥µ®½Ú On the eve of Christmas 1500, Amerigo finally returned with his expedition. Marin was very happy, held a grand ceremony to welcome the return of Amerigo, and immediately fulfilled his promise, seizing Amerigo as hereditary jazz, and rewarded 100 Eugram''s arable land and manor. ÃÀ Amerigo''s current voyage data is very detailed, and it is located almost every other time to accurately record the route. Of course, because Columbus had long recorded the route to the Caribbean Sea, Amerigo just recorded the specific coordinates. After all, the sailing diary recorded by Columbus did not have accurate latitude and longitude. And Amerigo was ¡°on demand¡± by Marin, and was also equipped with a sextant produced by Ada, which is naturally more convenient for recording. Amerigo''s main issue this time is the problem of recording the transatlantic route from the North American double islands to East Friesland. This route is actually very convenient to travel from Europe to North America. Because the ship can sail along the North Atlantic warm current. Moreover, during the voyage, it was basically in the westerly zone (30 to 60 degrees north latitude). Therefore, sailing from the North American Double Islands to East Friesland is a smooth journey. Had it not been for the Americans to slow down and record the coordinates in detail, they would have been back. But in turn, from East Friesland to the North American double islands, then the sadness is extremely incomparable. It is simply upwind and difficult. Therefore, the historical "Mayflower" set off from Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620, and arrived at Cape Cohen on November 21, 1620, which took two and a half months. However, when the Mayflower returned to Britain in the second year, it departed on April 5, 1621, and returned to England on May 6, which took only one month and one day. Therefore, it takes less than half the time for sailing from North America to Europe to sail downwind from Europe to North America. This is the important characteristic of the sailing age-fast downwind and slow downwind. Òò´Ë Therefore, when Columbus went to the Americas, he did not go west directly, but took the fleet south first, passed the 30th parallel of north latitude, first arrived in the Canary Islands, and entered the east wind belt. Then, continue south and follow the Canary Cold Current to reach the northern equatorial warm current, then follow the east wind and the north equatorial warm current flowing westward, all the way westward along the river. When returning to the sea, first sail from the north of the Windward Islands to the northeast, reach 30 degrees north latitude, and then return to Spain along the west wind. Amerigo stayed in the North American double islands for a long time and inspected the North American East Coast for a while. In addition, he could not stop slowing down to determine the coordinates, so it took him two or three months to return to East Friesland from the North Island of North America. However, now that he has an accurate record, it will be faster to return to Europe from the double islands of North America on the next voyage. For the coordinates and route map recorded by Amerigo, Marin was listed as one of East Frisian''s top secrets, and made Amerigo swear not to disclose, or accept severe sanctions. Amerigo made stops on Newfoundland and Cape Breton on the way home, landed for inspections, and drew maps. To Marin''s surprise, after landing in a fine harbor on Cape Breton Island, Amerigo found a coal mine inland some distance from the harbor ... Marin recognized the map of Cape Breton through the map painted by Amerigo, and guided that the harbor where Amerigo landed was Sydney, Canada ... Yes, Sydney, Canada. When Marin searched the encyclopedia, he searched for Sydney, and two Sydney came out. So Marin was impressed by this Canadian Sydney and also remembered the map of Cape Breton Island. This coal mine found by Amerigo is obviously a coal mine near Sydney, Canada (a mining area near North Sydney, just by the sea). Strictly speaking, this is a coal mine very close to the sea, ideal for colonial applications. Moreover, it is an open-pit coal mine, and mining is simple. As a result, Sydney, Canada, became a steel center as early as the 19th century. Because there are so many local coals ... Marin almost forgot this, but unexpectedly, Amerigo occasionally passed Cape Breton Island, not only found the Sydney Bay, but also found the Sydney Mining Area of ??North Sydney (SydneyMines, easy to find on satellite maps, 51240 Google Maps) coal is simply a surprise. Of course, Marin is not saying that he wants to bring North Sydney coal back to Europe for use. That would cost too much. After all, from North America to Europe, the road is long and costly. This era is not the era of the next generation of diesel-powered super freighters. The size of a sailing boat is far less than that of a subsequent freighter, and the larger the boat, the lower the transportation cost. Therefore, it is not economical to ship coal back to Europe, and it is better to import it from Britain. However, North American coal can be used locally! ×ö ʲô What do you do with it? Paper and shipbuilding! Before long, Marin had thought of using North American forest resources to make paper and using logs as a source of pulp. However, this requires the use of a sealed high-pressure vessel and the addition of sodium sulfate or caustic soda for simmering. This requires a lot of fuel. Originally, Marin intended to directly use the leftovers of felled wood (such as dead branches and leaves) as fuel. However, the calorific value of dead branches and leaves is not high, and cooking pulp needs fierce fire. Therefore, using coal is the better choice. Nowadays, with coal, everyone is naturally happy. Moreover, with coal, Marin can also use the high-temperature steam from a coal stove to soften the wood during the shipbuilding process and process it into boat ribs. In short, with coal, the problem of fuel is no longer an issue. As for the dead branches and leaves left by cutting down the trees and the bark, can they be used as firewood for ordinary people. For industrial production, coal from Cape Breton Island is used. To be honest, Cape Breton Island has a coal mine, which is a very good development base. However, it also has major flaws. This is because Cape Breton Island is relatively north and the climate is cold. Therefore, there are many coniferous forests in the cold temperate zone, and few broad-leaved forests. The oak trees that Marin needs most, on high-latitude islands such as Cape Breton Island, have a small proportion. The most coniferous trees on the island are birch and pine. But birch, pine and other conifers have poor corrosion resistance and are not suitable for shipbuilding. Therefore, although Cape Breton Island has coal mines, it is not suitable as a shipbuilding base. However, the coniferous wood is used for papermaking without any problems. Therefore, after much reflection, Marin finally made up his mind to open a base on Cape Breton Island, mainly used for coal mining and papermaking. Of course, nearby land can also be used for sheep. ¿¼²ì America Gordon ¡¯s Island has been visited. There are very few Indians here, and the danger of occupying the island is very small ... It''s no wonder that Indian Natives are backward civilizations, after all, still in the hunting and primitive agricultural stages. However, Cape Breton Island is not suitable for growing food because of its high latitude. And because of the cold winter, hunting is also troublesome. Anyway, there are many people in the North American continent in this era. Indians have no need to trap themselves here, and they can move south to the future American land. After all, the further south, the more animals there are, and the better it is for growing crops. So it is very convenient to occupy Cape Breton Island, not afraid of being besieged by the Indians. Unlike the coastal areas of the later United States, because of the warm climate and fertile land, there are many Indians. When the British were colonized in Virginia in the 17th century, they were often besieged by Indians, causing many people to starve to death. If it were not for the Indians to break through the fortified castle, the British colonists would have been slaughtered many times. He decided to colonize Grenada, North America and Cape Breton, and Marin began to write a report, preparing to report the three colonies to the Spanish royal family to ensure legality. In fact, Marin was also reluctant to give Spain this face ~ www.novelhall.com ~ However, Spain''s access to the Americas was, after all, approved by the Holy See. If you do not greet the Spanish royal family, occupying these three places will not only attract dissatisfaction between the Holy See and Spain, but also give a bad head to other European countries and cause other countries to follow suit. Therefore, Marin still counted these three colonies as one of the 15 colonies in accordance with the rules and reported them to the Spanish royal family to show their legitimacy. Moreover, in order to continue to win the two great navigators of Columbus and Amerigo, Marin decided to change the names of the two North American islands to the names of the two great navigators. For example, Nantucket Island was named Amerigo Island by Marin. And Martha''s Vineyard was named Columbus. After hearing the news, Amerigo was very happy and ran over to Shane. After all, in addition to pursuing interests, these big navigators also care about their fame. Name an island after its own name, that''s the most glorious thing. You know, life is limited, but the name of the island can last forever. Marin''s move simply made the two famous. That is, Columbus is still in India. If he knows that an island is named after him, he will be very happy. As for Grenada and Cape Breton, Marin has no plans to change his name. Some men suggested that Marin named Cape Breton Island Marin Island, but Marin did not agree. It wasn''t that he didn''t want to use his own name, but that Marin didn''t look at the broken island at all. To name it, you have to name your own prosperous area like New York in the future. Cape Breton Island is a sub-frigid island, and agriculture cannot be achieved, so it is doomed to fail. Isn''t it blind to name your own island? Still find a place where I can develop and name it with my own name ... Chapter 346： The idea of ??opening a branch After the return of Amerigo, Marin began to prepare for colonization. After all, the route has been discovered and there are no hostile Indian tribes in the target area, so colonization is easy. The only problem is the problem of ships. Because, to set up a colony, we must not only transport a large amount of goods in the past, but also transport many people. However, the number of people on board ships is limited. So Marin needs enough ships. For example, the Mayflower Galen ship in the past is an example. The ship has a displacement of 180 tons and is capable of carrying 104 people. Even the most practical 250 model in Marin''s hand, the number of people carrying it will not exceed 150. È¥ From East Friesland to North America, it will take more than two months to three months, and it will take more than one month to return. Therefore, counting a 250-class armed merchant ship, it can only transport 150 immigrants in half a year, and it can transport 300 people a year. If you want to emigrate 10,000 people, you have to run 34 ships twice ... Poor Marin now only has a few 250 class merchant ships, which is not enough ... Therefore, Marin felt that the development of 500-ton merchant ships needed to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Because the 500-ton warship has been successfully developed, only a few reductions in the ship''s ribs will be required at that time. After all, merchant ships are not warships, and there is no need to consider the ship''s resistance to artillery. However, if you want to mass-produce, you still have to go logging in the Americas. After all, North American wood is cheap. Unlike in Europe, when manufacturing a 500-ton ship, the bulk of the main keel is difficult to find and the price is high. After many thoughts, Marin finally decided to buy 10 ships first and make use of them. By the time our own shipbuilding started, we knew it was the year of the monkey. Moreover, because prices have not yet undergone a price revolution, prices are not high. A 200-ton off-the-shelf merchant ship costs only 3,000 gold coins. 10 ships, only 30,000 gold coins. Marin now has a profit of 400,000 gold coins per year, which is completely affordable. Although it had cost too much money to feed 10,000 troops and build new cities and reclaim wasteland, the principality of Saxony sent war compensation of 1 million gold, which made Marin''s bottom-line finances replenish immediately. "The Duke of Saxony is really good!" Marin thought silently. What Marin didn''t know was that just two days before Christmas, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, died of illness due to illness. Prior to his death, the Duke of Saxony continued to curse Marin, the "hateful little cub". However, Dresden is far southeast of Germany, and East Friesland is in the northwest of Germany. The news has not yet come. Because the emperor asked for help, Marin had to send 2,500 people to Switzerland to fight for the emperor. But in this way, the regular army under Marin has fallen from 10,000 to 7,500. This scale is certainly enough for the vassals who are content with the status quo. Who is Marin? Ambitious! With 7,500 people, Marin always felt insufficient. Therefore, in addition to arranging people to buy 10 merchant ships these days to transport settlers and supplies to the American colonies, Marin spent most of his time thinking about expanding the army. However, what troubles Marin is that it is not easy to expand the army. It''s not that Marin has no money to expand the army. After all, to feed a large army of 10,000, aside from the expense of gunpowder, the annual salary expenditure is only 200,000 gold coins. Marin now holds 1 million gold coins paid by the Duke of Saxony, plus hundreds of millions of pounds of grain in the silo, and there is no financial problem in expanding the army. But in diplomacy, this is unrealistic ... The German region is a very strange region. Here, in order for the vassal states to survive, in addition to being strong, diplomacy is also important. Moreover, if diplomacy is done well, a weak country will be as beautiful as ever. Because there are many countries in the German region and even in the entire European region. Moreover, the German region has basically not completely crushed the superpowers of other countries. If such forces exist, I am afraid that the German region has already been unified. It is precisely because there is no such superpower, that the German region has remained fragmented. Moreover, the princes are also very clever. Once any power has emerged as a super power, other powers will cling together and fight against them. Even before this superpower grows up, it will be suppressed together. The reason why Maximilian I was hostile to most German princes was because Maximilian I revealed the ambition of unifying Germany. Moreover, after winning the Principality of Burgundy through marriage, the strength of the Habsburgs has indeed been greatly improved. If the Habsburgs had only Austrian territory, their strength would be similar to that of other electors. But with the Burgundy, especially the well-financed Netherlands (mainly the Flanders with a well-developed textile industry), the Habsburgs have already surpassed other electors. Therefore, this caused the princes to target the Habsburgs in the Imperial Parliament. When Maximilian I sent troops to Italy, the vassals of the imperial parliament tried their best to drag the emperor''s hind legs. The taxation was not approved, which made the emperor lack military expenses. When the Italian coalition was working in Fornovo and the French, the emperor was still arguing with the princes and asking for money, and the battle that the emperor''s army missed. Uh ... Therefore, Marin wants to expand his army, and also asks the surrounding vassals whether to agree or not. If it provokes the princes'' rebound, Marin is likely to be beaten by the princes in groups. Therefore, there is a great risk in expanding the army boldly. You know, the neighbors around Marin are not good. For example, in the Old Town of Oldenburg, although it is a war of five scums, they have the Nordic overlord Denmark as the background; so is the Bishop of M¨¹nster, and the background is the archbishop of Cologne, one of the seven electoral states, and it is also very powerful; As for Saxony in the west, then it goes without saying that the Saxony department ... only the Archbishop of Utrecht in the southwest has no background, but it can also be regarded as the power of the Holy See and cannot be easily offended ... In other words, if Marin wants to forcibly expand his army, it may lead to a rebound from the Nordic hegemon Denmark, the two election princes and their affiliates, and the archbishopric of Utrecht, which is not weak. Although it is a Quartet, each power is a group, and there is no more than one country. If they offend them, at least the four major powers can call on twenty or thirty vassal states to come and attack East Frisian together. Therefore, Marin did not dare to directly and boldly expand his army ... However, Marin now urgently needs to expand. why? Because Archbishop Rovere, Marin''s father-in-law, needs ... Although, according to history, Archbishop Rovere became Pope after the death of Alexander VI. But Marin''s presence has changed history. For example, the Spanish prince Juan, who should have died of illness, survived because of Marin''s shot, and gave birth to a little prince with Princess Margaret. What made Marin speechless was that Prince Juan''s son was named Marin. As for why, it is said that Prince Juan thanked Marin for his life-saving grace. If Marin didn''t save him, the little prince wouldn''t be born at all. In this way, the Spanish grandson Wang also named Marin ... Similarly, Princess Juan Isabel, the eldest sister of Prince Juan, the queen of Portugal, died because of the "fanning" of the "butterfly wings" of Marin. Marin''s greater influence lies in the use of the Holy See to curb the spread of syphilis. In Europe, syphilis has been contained because of the Pope''s ban. Although not completely eliminated, it is rare. Marin couldn''t guarantee whether his father-in-law would safely land in the position of pope in the future. You know, Caesar, now the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, is a cruel man who dare to kill his brother. He will never show mercy to his arch-rival Archbishop Rovere. Alas, Caesar is now the supreme military commander of the Papal States. Originally, Caesar and Alexander VI were poisoned by "Cantrella", causing him to lose his ability to move for a long time. He could only lie on the bed, so he could not stop the archbishop of Roverere . The situation is changing now. If Caesar was still alive when Alexander VI died, he would certainly use the Papal army to intercept and slay his archbishop Roveret. Therefore, Marin needed to prepare an army to **** Archbishop Rovere to Rome after the death of Alexander VI to avoid accidents. As for the size of this army, Marin believes that at least 5,000 people are needed, and 10,000 are best. In this way, with the protection of this army, Archbishop Rovere will not be afraid of any threats and changes. However, Marin is also difficult now, and can''t openly expand his army. Moreover, he did not dare to send all troops to Rome with Archbishop Rovere. Because the East Frisian Land also needs to defend itself. The surroundings are all wolf-hungry tigers. If the army leaves, Marin may be left in the nest ... Marin thought of Heishui, and then thought of the big companies in the future ... "Company ... Company ... Branch ... Oops!" Marin suddenly patted his head and thought of a good idea ... In previous life, Marin worked in a large company, of course, he worked in a branch office. Marin remembered this paragraph, just like Blackwater. So an idea formed in his mind ... ¼ÈÈ» "Since I can''t expand in East Friesland, why can''t I expand overseas under the name of Blackwater Company Branch?" Marin thought excitedly. At present, if Marin wants to increase troops by 10,000 in East Frisian Land, it will scare the surrounding countries. However, by moving the army farther away from East Frisian, the surrounding neighbors were less sensitive. Where do you open a "branch office"? Marin began to think ... At first, Marin wanted to get people to North America. However, when transporting 10,000 troops to North America, Marin obviously did not have that capacity. Moreover, in that case, the logistical pressure is also extremely great. After all, North American colonies have not yet been developed and do not have food production capacity. If food is shipped from Europe, the cost will be too high. Then Marin thought of Cork on the island of Ireland. Now, there is also secretly controlled by Marin. However, putting 10,000 troops there will scare those vassals on the island of Ireland. After all, the island of Ireland is now torn apart, and everyone''s strength is not large. Generally, small princes have only one or two thousand troops. You put 10,000 troops in the past, those little Irish princes are still scared? They were scared, and Marin wasn''t worried. But I''m afraid they will report it to Henry VII ... Henry VII wasn''t nervous when he heard that 10,000 troops were on the island of Ireland? Perhaps, Henry VII would start directly and become stronger. Marin was not afraid of Henry VII, but he was also the King of England and could still use 10,000 or 20,000 troops. Even if Her Majesty''s 10,000 people did not fail, they would still suffer huge losses. By that time, Edward will be cheap for nothing. Therefore, it is unrealistic to put 10,000 troops on the island of Ireland. Then, in the end, only Teutonic country is the most suitable ... Marin thought ... The Teutonic State is also a small country, with an area of ??almost 30,000 to 40,000 square kilometers, which is more than ten times the size of East Friesland. Moreover, now that the Teutonic state is the boss of Philip, Marin''s ally, Marin still has the opportunity to secretly put an army there. In fact, Marin also heard that Prince Philip is now integrating Teutonic power. The original army, Philip did not trust. Because the Teutonic army is still a feudal army. The knights usually run their own industries, and when they fight, they bring their private soldiers together. However, for such an army, Prince Philip did not have much control. Therefore, before prince Philip would send 20 trusted young knights ~ www.novelhall.com ~ to learn from Marin''s experience of the "Marin Square". In other words, Prince Philip intends to establish his own army to complete the control of the Teutonic state. At this time, Marin could completely settle the 10,000 troops in Teutonic territory through Philip. ʲô As for what price to pay, Marin plans to send officers such as Schwartz and a large number of grass-roots officers directly to train these 10,000 people. At the same time, he also helped Philip train new troops. With the help of skilled hands such as Schwartz, Philip''s new army was also easier to train. As for the name of these 10,000 people? Marin planned to start a new company directly, called "White Water Company", and his legal representative apparently let his own uncle, Yule, act. Fu Yule himself was a senior official of the Teutonic country. He set up an army, and they thought it was Philip''s power. No one would not lose face. After all, Jules is now Her Majesty''s first favorite. Moreover, the Teutonic state is quite special, and it is now facing the joint oppression of Poles and Lithuanians. It is not too much to oppose an army, even those knight lords. Because the Teutonic state may fight Poland and Lithuania at any time. Even Marin thought about it. Not only did he train mercenaries in the Teutonic state, but he also planned to have Sweden''s ruling stern Steware also send a group of officers to train with the new army and learn the "Marin Square" together. By the time the old Steen Stoure launched an independent uprising, the officers could also command the army to use advanced Spanish squares to counter the Danish suppression. In this way, opening a mercenary company branch in Teutonic country is not only beneficial to Marin himself, but also to Teutonic country and Sweden. It can be said that the three parties have a win-win situation, and all are happy ... Chapter 347： Crash Course for Junior Officers After Xun''s decision, Marin quickly wrote two secret letters, which were sent to K?nigsberg and Stockholm, respectively, to the head of Philip and the former Swedish regent Sten Sturre. Then Marin thought about it and wrote another letter, which was also sent to K?nigsberg and handed over to Uncle Yuler, who served as Philip''s chief clerk in the Teutonic state, explaining the situation to him and asking him to act as a superficial The owner of the "White Water Company". After the messengers rushed and rushed to K?nigsberg and Stockholm without any effort, the head of Philip, Steen Stewart, and Uncle Yule received secret letters. Although the three responded differently, in the end they all agreed with Marin. Among them, the head of Philip began to hesitate. After all, letting outsiders put 10,000 troops on their homeland is not a trivial matter. However, Marin told him in the letter that the reason why the army was placed in the Teutonic state was because the surrounding forces put too much pressure on Marin. Marin will have big moves in two years, so he has to train tens of thousands of soldiers. Moreover, for the quality of the training of the new army, Marin sent Schwartz, the number one general who followed him from beginning to end, to send out, showing its importance. You know, Schwartz is not comparable to other East Frisian generals. From the start of Marin, Schwartz followed the left and right and was very old. Of course, this is not the most important. Most importantly, Marin told the head of Philip that the training of the East Frisian Army was basically carried out by Schwartz himself. And Marin himself is only responsible for giving guidance and directing military training. Schwartz is solely responsible for management. It can be said that Schwarz completed the specific training under the guidance of Marin. However, the fighting power of the East Frisian Army is known throughout Europe. It is stronger than the Saxony army, and it has over 20,000 Saxons. Although Marin''s strategy was included, it was an indisputable fact that the East Frisian army had strict discipline and a strong fighting force. Marin gave the conditions to allow the new army formed by the head of Philip to train along with Marin''s new army, all guided by Schwartz. In this way, the 5,000 new army formed by the head of the Teutonic Philip Grand Army will completely learn the original "Marin square" and East Frisian-style training methods. Not only that, Marin also gave a timetable. Marin said that at the latest in 1503, the 10,000 troops would leave Teutonic country to perform their tasks, which can also be regarded as a promise to the head of Philip. In fact, the reason for setting this timetable was that Marin prepared for Archbishop Rovere. 1503 was the time of the death of Alexander VI in history. But in fact, because of Marin''s appearance in this life, Archbishop Rovere got "Cantrera" early. Marin estimates that the poisoning time of Alexander VI will be much earlier. After receiving Marin''s assurance, the head of Philip finally made up his mind to allow Marin to place the new army in the Teutonic state and train with his new army under Philip. Although the area of ??the Teutonic State has been greatly reduced under the combined attack of Poland and Lithuania, it still has an area of ??about 36,000 square kilometers. Prior to his death, Philip had made enclosures in Teutonic countries, as Marin suggested. However, the Teutonic state is a business country, and the Cavaliers are more interested in doing business. Therefore, the 300,000 population of the Teutonic state is mainly concentrated in the four major Hanseatic cities such as Konigsberg. In other regions, the population is relatively sparse. Especially in the eastern inland areas, the population is sparse. Previously, the 5,000 new army commander of the Philippine regiment was training in a sparsely populated area in the eastern inland. Marin''s new army can also come with the new army of the Teutonic state. Suddenly, Uncle Yule''s side naturally agreed to Marin''s request without hesitation. On the other hand, Stern Stewart was surprised when he received Marin''s secret letter. Because he is currently preparing anti-Denmark matters in secret, but that is a confidential matter. How did Marin know? However, after much thought, Old Steen Stoure decided to accept Marin''s kindness. As the former governor of Sweden, Stern Stewart was well aware of the encounter between the main forces in the major European regions. First of all, the Hanseatic and Kalmar alliances are hostile relations. The Teutonic state, as the leader of the Baltic business district of the Hanseatic League, has no doubt about its anti-Denmark stance. Therefore, when sending people to the Teutonic country for training, Old Steen Stoure was also very relieved. Also, Old Steen Stoure knew the ö»öº between Marin and the Oldenburg. The J?vre problem, old Steen Stoure did not believe that Marin did not want to solve it. Obviously, this letter shows Marin''s determination to solve the Jeffrey problem. So after much thought, Old Steen Stoure chose to believe in Marin. Then, Stern Stewart sent a group of effective men to the Teutonic State to learn new military command methods. The leader of the team is a young aristocrat named Eric Johansson Vassar ... If Marin knew the last name of the leader, he would definitely exclaim. Because the surname of the future Swedish royal family is Vaasa. The famous Gustav II belonged to the Vasa dynasty. In fact, this person was the father of Gustav I, the founding monarch of the Vasa Dynasty ... Uh ... After discussing the relevant issues, Marin began to worry about the officers. An army of 10,000 has at least 40 companies and needs 40 company captains. In general, even the captain needs a stray knight to serve. This is because civilian education and tactical literacy are insufficient. Although Marin began to run schools on a large scale in the East Frisian Land, the current stage of education is only at the elementary school level. By the time the officer was trained, I knew it would be a few years later. What Marin currently lacks is time. Therefore, although it is the safest way to train those little children, time really does not wait for anyone ... For this reason, Marin decided to-a crash course for young officers ... The so-called youth officer crash course is that Marin intends to select smart and brave young people between the ages of 15 and 20 to focus on education and strive to quickly train them into officers. Although they say that unlike those young children, starting from elementary school culture from an early age may cause a weak foundation. But Marin couldn''t control that much because he was very short on time. To this end, Marin intends to implement a simplified version of military and cultural education for these young people ... The so-called simplified version is to omit the knowledge that the youth reserve officers in the culture class do not need, and only teach them military-related knowledge, even words. To this end, Marin took the time to write an infantry training outline, which shared 800 different words, mainly "Li Zheng", "Slightly Rest", "Turn Left", "Turn Right", "Forward", " "Fire", "fire", etc. words such as training and combat instructions issued by officers. However, Marin planned to only give these 800 army common words when educating the adolescents of the crash course. As for the other words, we will not teach them together for the time being. If you are interested, you can learn by yourself. What Marin wanted was just a group of officers who were familiar with combat instructions. Perhaps they are average. However, because of the training methods and tactics beyond the times, they can make up for their shortcomings. After the children who have received militarized education since childhood, Marin can completely replace this semi-finished young officer ... At the moment, Marin''s education in East Friesland, in fact, only includes children under the age of 15, and there is no education plan for teenagers over 15 years old. Because, according to Marin, these 16-year-olds will soon be able to work hard and waste in school. Moreover, it was too late to start education from the age of 16, and not much was learned. Because, time is not allowed. When they reach adulthood, Marin wants to keep them in school, and their parents are not happy. ÏÖÔÚ But now, in order to quickly get a batch of suitable grass-roots officers, Marin has to use a group of smart and brave young people. Because, Marin couldn''t wait. You should know that Marin promotes a mercenary system, and grass-roots officers are very important. If a recruited Ranger is used as the commander, Marin will send the army to fight for the employer, and maybe those officers from the Rangers will be bought. Because those wandering knights were not originally East Frisians, and they did not have a sense of belonging to the East Frisian nation. Even if he betrays Marin, there will be no burden. Âí Marin chose to educate those young children from home. These children are from families in East Frisian countries, and their families are in East Frisian countries. If they dare to betray, the family will suffer. Moreover, Europe in this era also had the idea of ??loyalty and patriotism. As an East Frisian, it is inevitable that you will lean more towards your own monarch. Even those wandering knights, under the same circumstances, will pay more attention to their national monarchs. However, even if Marin thinks "quick" no matter how long it takes UU to read to train young officers. Marin thought over and over again, thinking it would take at least a year. Prior to that, Marin planned to temporarily use the Teutonic Rangers as a grass-roots officer while training troops in the Teutonic state. In this way, the wandering knights under the command of Philip the Great Teutonic State can also learn the authentic advanced command methods, and Marin has enough time to train young officers. To this end, Marin selected 200 smart and brave young people from the national economy to participate in this youth officer crash course. Their mission is to memorize the 800 words that appear in the infantry training program within a year. In the future, military orders will not be used outside these 800 words. This will also facilitate unified command in the future. ÒòΪ Because Marin''s one-year time is too short, Marin chose 200 teenagers between 16 and 20 years old. However, not all of these 200 people will eventually become officers. During this period, Marin will strictly implement the elimination system. Until one year later, the best 40 people are selected to serve as grassroots officers of the 10,000 army. The remaining 160 are eliminated, but they can serve as team captains who don''t need much culture ... РThis new army and this group of young officers were actually prepared by Marin for his father-in-law Archbishop Rovere. In the future, they will bring 10,000 mercenaries to **** Archbishop Rovere to Rome and help the Holy See to attack Florence in the future. Although, they may not meet the requirements of Marin. However, these 10,000 people were sent to Italy to fight. The combat effectiveness of the Italian army is generally weaker than that of the German army. Therefore, even if their tactical literacy is not enough, it is still enough to bully the Italians under the advantages of trap command methods and guns ... Chapter 348： Recruit After setting a plan to expand the army by 10,000, in addition to selecting 200 young people for the training of reserve officers in China, Marin also sent Schwartz, and 50 experienced team captains and 10 reserve captains ( Are all wandering knights), specializing in the training of the new army. However, Schwartz and others did not rush directly to the Teutonic country, but first went south and recruited troops in the south of Germany ... Because of the need to recruit 10,000 troops, it is difficult to do so in a Teutonic country with only 300,000 people. Moreover, the Teutonic state is a relatively wealthy Hansa commercial country. In such a country, it is very difficult to recruit 10,000 mercenaries who dare to bet their lives. Of course, the Teutonic country also has its advantages, that is, there are many homeless knights there. Because the Teutonic Knights is one of the three famous knights in the Christian world, there are many young German homeless knights who come to visit each year, with an average of several hundred people each year. Alas, the Teutonic state never lacks a knight. There are more than 800 Teutonic knights with identity and the title of "Teutonic Knights". There are thousands of knights without the title of "Teutonic Knights". In the Battle of Glenwald (also known as the Battle of Tannenberg) that led to the decline of the Teutonic State, the plateau knights alone in the 27,000 troops of the Teutonic State had tens of thousands. people. Of course, their enemies Poland and Lithuania have more troops. After the defeat of the Battle of Grunwald, the Teutonic state began to decline, and it was no longer able to maintain the size of plate heavy cavalry of more than 10,000. But anyway, it can still maintain the scale of five thousand plate armor. Among them, there are more than 800 Teutonic knights alone. Because of the decline of national strength, the Teutonic state cannot hire enough stray knights. Therefore, at present, the Teutonic State can only select particularly outstanding ones from the hundreds of homeless knights who come over each year to add to the Teutonic State''s army. Most stray knights, in fact, have no chance. Many young wandering knights came to Teutonic with dreams, but after a few years, many people would be disappointed to find that they could not join the Teutonic Knights. As a result, many old wandering knights will give up their dreams and return to the German area to find a nobleman. Even some homeless knights went directly to Poland or Lithuania. There are also some who will go to the nominally dependent state of the Teutonic State, the State of the Knights of Livonia, to find opportunities. Therefore, Marin only recruited 9,000 infantry and artillery in the German area. Then, 1000 positions were left for recruiting cavalry in situ in Teutonic. You know, there are thousands of stray knights who can''t wait for a chance in Teutonic country. Previously, the head of Philip had recruited 1,000 people because he had a stake in the salt trade in Marin. However, the head of Philip estimates that there are still two or three thousand wandering knights who have not waited for a chance. It was no problem for Marin to choose 1,000 Rangers in the Teutonic state. Although these wandering knights may not be smart, the knight martial arts are better than those picked by the Teutonic country. However, after all, they are from the Cavaliers family, and their horse fighting ability is at least much better than those civilians who have not been trained. You know, these wandering knights have trained for at least ten years, and the martial arts will certainly not be worse. By organizing these eliminated wandering knights and eliminating bad dregs, you can form an elite cavalry. Moreover, Marin was ready, and did not plan to form pure plate armor knights, but decided to transform them into heavy cavalry similar to the Polish wing cavalry. This cavalry only wears half body armor, and the horse is not armored. Its impact is stronger than the light cavalry and weaker than the heavy cavalry. However, their speed and stamina are better than those of the Plate Knights. It can be said that the wing cavalry is a compromise between the plate armour and the light cavalry. When fighting, their names were called Lancers ... She Marin plans to choose 1,000 troops to test the power. In addition, Marin also chose a tactic for these Lancers-"Wall Charge". This tactic is extremely powerful against cavalry in the skirmish line. Because, the dense cavalry formation can let more spears on the enemy. Even if the enemy is no matter how good martial arts, if faced with the multiple spears poking over, they will be dismounted, and then trampled by local war horses ... If there is a light cavalry on the opposite side, let alone die, and you will be trampled by the war horse when you die ... Of course, this tactic is also suitable for playing European cavalry and Arab cavalry. Because, whether it is European cavalry or Arab cavalry, they are used to solving problems with melee. But if the "wall-style charge" is taken to East and Central Asia, it will definitely be abused by the Mongolian and Tatar archers to call their mothers. Because, the "wall charge" is not fast overall. If the lightly mounted bow cavalry flees while returning to shoot arrows, it will definitely kill these heavy cavalry who launched the "wall charge". After all, their warhorses and lower bodies have no armor and cannot withstand bows and arrows ... Alas, Marin never thought of using Lancers and Wall Charges in Asia. After all, Marin''s current opponents are basically Europeans. European cavalry are used to melee, either using lances or sabers, but they are not used to using bows and arrows or muskets. At present, the only cavalry unit in Europe that uses muskets is Marin''s "Black Shirt Knight" ... As for the 9,000 infantry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Schwartz will take his men to recruit in the poor countries of southern Germany. However, when Schwartz rushed to W¨¹rttemberg and Alsace with his men, he found that there were not many young people eligible for recruitment ... It''s no wonder that Marin has recruited 10,000 troops in these two places before, so that these two regions have no shortage of hard-to-reach poor youths. In desperation, Schwartz sent a quick letter to Marin, explaining the situation ... Marin thought for a while, and also felt that the troop resources in the two places were indeed insufficient. So he wrote back to Schwartz and asked him to move to the vassal states of Baden and Hesse around W¨¹rttemberg to recruit new recruits. The Baden-Baden area and the Hesse area are both mountainous areas with many mountain people and poor economic performance. Therefore, it is still easy to recruit poor mountain people in these two countries. What''s more, Marin knew that hessen was a famous mercenary country in later generations. During the North American War of Independence, the British employed a large number of Hesse mercenaries to suppress the North American militia because of the inability of the Army. Had it not been for the French ¡¯s forcible interference and Washington ¡¯s use of land to seduce poor Hessian mercenaries (Washington promised that each Hessian mercenary who was on a small margin would receive 50 acres of land), the British would be able to suppress it with the help of Hessian mercenaries North American Independence Movement. In this way, under the direction of Marin, Schwartz transferred the recruiting agencies to the Hessen and Baden areas, and began to recruit local poor and combative mountain people to serve as new mercenary fighters. It happened that Marin sent his men who bought commercial ships in Lubeck and other places to return, and brought back 10 200-ton Kirk sailing ships. After waiting for the 9,000 infantry to arrive in East Friesland in batches, they were directly shipped to the Teutonic country, where they were trained rigorously ... Chapter 349： Personal worship I put 10,000 troops on the Teutonic side. To be honest, Marin was very uneasy. Of course, during the time that Schwartz and others remained on the Teutonic side, the army would not be a problem. However, Schwartz is, after all, his Majesty''s number one general and stays in Teutonic for a maximum of half a year. Six months later, Schwartz and others will return to China. At this time, the new legion will replace the command. However, Marin could not guarantee that the new commander and grass-roots officer would die to himself ... Alas, Marin once again remembered what happened when he breached Emden ... Because of the flicker of Assistant Assistant Bishop Taylor, the citizens of Emden adored the former East Frisian Count Edsad I and killed their own army, which impressed Marin extremely deeply. However, later, after Marin asked Assistant Bishop Taylor to help him train a group of young priests, he left them alone. After all, Marin himself became the prince of a country, and he was busy dying all day. Where can he manage the trivial matters? Now, almost two years have passed, and Assistant Bishop Taylor should have produced results ... So, Marin sent someone to summon Assistant Bishop Taylor ... Assistant Bishop Taylor has not seen Marin for more than a year. Seeing Marin at this moment is like seeing a loved one, his face is full of excitement and enthusiasm ... "Jehovah is up, I finally see you, Lord Earl of Omnipotence!" Then, the assistant Bishop Taylor, with his face full of excitement, was as keen as he saw the fat man Du Du ... But Marin knew that Taylor was a villain, and the excitement on his face was mostly pretended. Of course, there are also real ingredients. After all, he can give him wealth. "Okay, get up, talk well!" Marin said indignantly. Taylor has converged a lot, and respectfully reported to Marin ... In the past two years, Taylor has brought 50 young missionaries to teach them how to help Marin Huyou people. Most of the 50 young missionaries were from East Frisian abbeys, and a few were dug up from other places. These people''s unity is characterized by youth, and youth means having a future. Of course, it also means that they are not now ... The puppet church is also a place where seniority is very serious. Except for a few hard backstage cardinals in Rome, most of them are uncles who are unstable. Therefore, the 50 young priests from civilian families who want to mingle with each other have to go through decades of qualifications. Even after decades, it may not be in its early stages, but it depends on opportunities. Therefore, when Marin wanted to recruit them, they did not hesitate to choose to take refuge. After all, there are too few opportunities. If you can catch it once, you will be born again ... In the past two years, these 50 young priests have followed the assistant bishop Taylor to learn the skills of ordinary people. Although, after only two years of study, it must not be compared with the inborn cunning Taylor. However, most of them (approximately 40 people) have been able to reluctantly start teaching and go to ordinary people ... After all, although these monks came from ordinary people''s families, they have been learning cultural knowledge after entering the monastery. Therefore, their cultural background is generally better. Taylor did not teach as hard as illiterate. For two years, 40 out of 50 were barely qualified. In fact, in the Middle Ages, the highest cultural level in Europe was not the aristocracy, but the clergy. In the aristocratic group, there may be many unskilled children, but among the priests, everyone must have a better culture. After all, to flicker, you must ensure that you have sufficient knowledge reserves. Many nobles, because of their emphasis on martial arts learning, may not be willing to sit down and learn cultural knowledge. Therefore, the priests of this era are the most educated group in Europe. Even more than half of the college students in Europe in this era were priests. For example, the famous Copernicus was born of a priest. Originally, Marin planned to recruit him, but did not expect that after the goods could not be mixed in Italy, they ran straight back to Poland. After all, Copernicus''s puppet was a local bishop in Poland. Copernicus, as a "second generation" in the religious world, did not worry about his livelihood in Poland. Only in Italy, life was a bit difficult because he was not at home. Back in Poland, Copernicus is still a son ... It is precisely because of the high educational level of the priest community, many priests have also been recruited by the aristocracy, entered the court, and held important public office. For example, the famous French statesman Richelieu in the 17th century was a cardinal. Louis XIII appointed Richelieu as the Prime Minister of France, and Richelieu did not live up to Louis XIII''s expectations. Through superb political means, he ruined the Holy Roman Empire and made France rise to the strongest country in Europe. Of course, a genius politician like Richelieu may not be able to produce one in 100 years. After all, the priests have relatively few political gifts like Richelieu. However, it is undeniable that the educational level of priests is generally high. Assistant Taylor Bishop was also a person without a background. It took him many years to shoot horses before he got the position of Assistant Bishop. However, as an assistant bishop, although he is a reserve bishop, he may not be able to succeed as the bishop of East Frisian. Because the bishops of the vassal kingdoms were decided after the district bishops and the vassals themselves discussed. The diocesan of East Frisian Land was mainly decided after discussions between the Archbishop of Cologne in charge of the northern part of Germany and the Count of East Frisian. Now Archbishop Ricky was lying on the hospital bed, and he was only half a step away from death. So Taylor was very anxious at the moment. Now Marin summoned him, and he was overjoyed. Because Marin has some power to determine his future. Whether Marin would recommend him as the new Archbishop of East Frisian depends entirely on the flickering ability of the young priests he taught ... Soon after, Marin sent the 40 barely qualified young priests to churches in East Frisian Land to preach to ordinary people through the opportunity of worship on Sunday. By the way, help Marin propagate ... ¼ìÑé In order to test the effect, Marin also specially disguised himself, mixed with worshippers, and inspected the young priests ... ¿¼²ì After inspection, Marin found that these young priests still had flickering abilities. Although Huyou couldn''t hold himself like a person with higher education in later generations, people in this era still listened to them ... So, Marin was satisfied, and formally promised Bishop Taylor that he would recommend him to Archbishop Cologne as Archbishop of East Frisian after the death of Archbishop Rich. At the same time, ask for your own pocket and help him pay a certain bribe to the Archbishop of Cologne ... Next, Marin formally accepted the 40 "graduated" missionaries and planned to place them in the army. At the same time, Marin will continue to recruit a number of young priests to Taylor for training. In return, Taylor will receive a "training fee" of 2,000 gold coins per year. After receiving these 40 young Huyou priests, Marin immediately selected 20 people and sent them to the Teutonic New Army. In the future, these missionaries will organize evangelism in military camps every night, and by the way, wash the brains of the newly hired mercenaries and let them worship Malin personally ... ÅäºÏ In order to cooperate with their actions, Marin also arranged Da Vinci to go out and help himself to paint a portrait of "brilliant and martial arts", which is very like the ancestral statue. After the encounter, Marin arranged artisans to use this painting as a blueprint for engraving molds and printed a batch of Marin portraits. The purpose of these portraits is naturally to hang in the barracks ... Every day, in addition to preaching, the mission of those foolish priests is to point to Marin''s "wise and martial arts" portrait, brainwash those recruits, teach them to worship and trust Marin unconditionally, and strive to achieve Marlin''s willingness to go to the fire ... You know, these recruits are not East Frisian natives, they are from other vassals. It is unrealistic to want them to be loyal to themselves from the beginning. Therefore, Marin had to send people to flicker them all day long. Originally ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin wanted to establish a trainer system. However, Marin has a serious shortage of educated people. It is too difficult to select a group of trainers from the civilian population. Alas, Marin simply chose from the church a missionary who was willing to help himself and took advantage of the opportunity to worship and preach on the weekend to help himself with propaganda. Of course, it is usually advertised, you don''t have to wait until the weekend ... In this way, according to the actual situation, Marin imitated the system of trainers and established a system of priests in the army. Using the characteristics of people''s faith in religion in this era, the priests helped themselves to seduce and worshiped their personal worship ... In fact, Marin originally planned to imitate Taizu and make a quotation. But in the end, he reluctantly found that his literary accomplishment and the ancestor of the ancestor were really a thousand thousand miles away. Don''t say quotes, it is difficult to write three or two inflammatory articles. He himself recited some quotes, but all of them were against the feudal rule. I am a great feudal master. I wrote these anti-feudal quotes to the soldiers, and I definitely kicked the donkey in my mind. I thought I was too long ... Alas, he simply gave up and let the priests play by themselves. After all, the priests received the education of flicker ability from an early age. How to preach if you are not good enough? Therefore, in terms of flicker ability, priests are professional counterparts ... As a result, Marin stepped up to urge Taylor to help him cultivate more Huyou priests, and then distributed them to churches and military camps across the country. In the future, it will be distributed to the colonial churches. In this way, with these flicker priests helping themselves to propagate, they must be able to make most nationals and soldiers worship and support themselves. In this way, his own rule can be very strong, not worried about being betrayed by his men ... Chapter 350： Mercenary King (Small Finale) Schwartz''s recruiting work in the Hessen and Baden areas went unimaginably. Several recruiting points were surrounded by enthusiastic local youth. When Marin received the news, she was also filled with emotion. It is difficult to imagine the poverty of Germans in this era. In this era when the yield of rye is only over 100 kilograms, the food is not enough. And because the Black Death has not had a large-scale outbreak for a long time, the population has increased a lot. If it is a noble and rich family, adding a few people may not be a thing. But in the serf family, that was a tragedy. The number of people needed to cultivate the land of the manor is limited, and the number of people to support them is also limited. Serf owners are not philanthropists and will not harm others. Therefore, in addition to the eldest son''s eldest son who needs to inherit his father''s business and continue to be a serf to the serf owner, the other sons will be driven out by the manor to make a living when they grow up. If it is near the commercial city of Hansa or in areas with developed handicrafts such as Saxony, these surplus laborers may still be able to enter the handicraft workshops and sell their labors for food and clothing. However, inland mountainous regions such as Hessen and Baden have almost no handicrafts, and the city''s population carrying capacity is also very limited. Therefore, the people here are really poor ... Schwartz''s recruitment sites in Hessen and Baden were surrounded by a group of thin young men. Obviously, most of these young people are underfed. However, Schwartz is here to recruit troops, not to do charity. Since it is recruiting, it naturally needs to be evaluated ... I still use Marin''s old method-you don''t need to be strong and strong in martial arts, you only need to be brave enough when you are going to battle against fear of pain. After all, mercenaries are dangerous occupations with their heads tied to their belts. If you are afraid of being hurt or hurt by an opponent''s stick, how can you ensure that you have the courage and the enemy to fight on the battlefield? Of course, in the competition, in addition to being brave and fearless, if you still have a calm mind, such people will be marked on the list and will be trained as a team leader in the future. The soldiers at the bottom need bravery, and those who serve as grass-roots officers need to be brave and calm. Schwartz originally planned to recruit 9,000 infantry in the Hessen and Baden areas, but he did not expect that he had selected all of them. The recruiting site was still surrounded by a large group of local youths and prevented him from leaving. No way, Schwartz had no choice but to send someone to speed up, at the expense of horsepower, relayed the news back to Orich. After Marin got the news, she pondered for a long time, and then gave a reply-to continue to recruit 2,500 people, just to fill the gap left by Frentzberg to take away 2,500 people! As for the 2,500 people taken by Franz Berg, Marin is not planning to return. After all, he met the emperor and was supported by the emperor. Otherwise, he would not be able to secure his seat. Flenzberg and the 2,500 soldiers were the representatives and helpers of the Marin faction to the emperor. As for the recruitment, Marin changed his plan and planned to recruit 2,500 more. In this way, Marin intends to replenish the number of troops in East Frisian to 10,000. Then there were 10,000 people training there on the Teutonic side. Once Rome has changed, these 10,000 people will quickly board the ship and accompany Archbishop Rovere to Italy by sea. However, even if Schwartz recruited another 2,500 people, it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the locals. You know, Schwartz recruited a total of 11,500 people in the two vassals, but as many as 40,000 young people can come to apply ... I know that being a mercenary is dangerous, but these young people are scared. In order to be able to eat every day, they are willing to gamble with their lives. What''s more, people from Hessen and Baden actually came. Poor young people in nearby vassal states, after hearing the news, also came to sign up on foot ... Ê© When Schwartz announced that he would stop recruiting, many young people were crying. Many people even shouted, don''t pay 3 Finneys a day, just eat enough food every day ... No wonder, this year, the climate in the interior of Germany was abnormal. In many places, the grain crops failed and famine was caused. As it happens, both the Hesse and Baden regions are in famine. That''s why so many people want to sign up for mercenaries. Otherwise, staying at home is also starving. It''s better to be a mercenary and be a full-bodied ghost. If you are lucky, not only will you not die, but you will also make a fortune home. I used to have several mercenaries from Hessen who had joined Marin''s team in Italy. After Marin secretly sold prisoners of war and horses, he gave each person a lot of gold coins. When these people returned, they all built a house, bought land, married a daughter-in-law, and became little winners in life ... Encouraged by this rumor, when young people in Hessen heard that Marin sent people to recruit troops, many people rushed to sign up. In fact, they didn''t know that the kind of good things that happened in Italy at the time was very difficult to encounter. But everyone has luck, and always dreams of luck. So young people are very active. In addition, even if you do n¡¯t get a good thing like dozens or hundreds of gold coins, you can definitely get enough clothes and clothes to get 3 Finny''s salary every day, and you can even save half the money to subsidize households. What''s more, this year, famine in the southern part of Germany has made a good living. How dare you be picky? Schwartz sent some recruits to take these recruits back to East Friesland in batches, and sent an urgent letter to Marin. Marin had originally planned to ignore it, but he suddenly remembered that his American colony seemed to need a large population. So Marin changed his mind ... He immediately wrote back and asked Schwartz to return immediately and take the selected recruits to the Teutonic State. At the same time, Kohler was sent to these two places and brought a group of subordinates. Mr. Kohler went here, but not to recruit soldiers, but to recruit immigrants ... The development of American colonies requires population and labor. Since these young people are too poor to survive, why not recruit some to go to the American colonies for reclamation? He not only brought a lot of clerks and guards, but also many bakers who were good at making "cola bread" (that is, adding straw bran to the bread). Obviously, Kohler wanted to attract these hungry young people with a simple, direct and rude method of "bread tube is enough" ... ×° The operation of loading the recruits to Teutonic was smooth. Marin not only used the 10 200-ton Kirk sailboats he had bought back, but also hired a dozen idle merchant ships from the Hanseatic League to help transport people. Marin let the fleet transport 9,000 people to Teutonic, leaving an additional 2,500 people to add to the East Frisian Army. The mass recruitment of him has once again caused tension in neighboring countries. However, Marin told the envoys of neighbouring countries that it was a mercenary recruited for the Teutonic state. The head of Philip and John II, Duke of Rivers, also came forward to help lie, which only reassured several neighboring countries. The recruitment of cavalry in the Teutonic country was also very smooth. Marin''s uncle Yule came forward in person. The Teutonic homeless knights who were not selected by the Teutonic Knights ~ www.novelhall.com ~ chose Join the selection. Wu Yule clearly remembered Marin''s recruitment requirements and only recruited people of good moral character. For the homeless knights who have committed crimes in Teutonic territory, Huller will not be admitted. You know, he is the clerk of the head of the Teutonic State University, and it is very easy to check the Teutonic state''s public security files. Whoever has committed the crime, who has been honest, will be clear at the first inspection. Therefore, he only needs to pick people among the stray knights who have not done anything. Alas, because of life constraints, many stray knights are indeed a bit confused. Even the wandering knights went to the small landlord''s house to serve as a nursing home in order not to be hungry. Marin pays these stray knights nine fennies a day, three times the amount of infantry. With such a salary, there is absolutely no worries about eating and drinking, and war horses can also have money to buy feed. As a result, these homeless knights are still eager to sign up. When Schwartz arrived in Teutonic with 9,000 infantry recruits, Jules had been waiting for a long time with his chosen 1,000 cavalry ... When the news of the troop recruitment was returned to Orich''s palace, Marin was drinking with his father-in-law Archbishop Rovere ... "Congratulations, boy, you have more than 20,000 soldiers. You are already the king of mercenaries in Germany. Without the mercenary leader you have more soldiers, not even the Swiss! I am proud of you!" Rowe Archbishop Rai raised his glass filled with Bordeaux wine and congratulated. "Is it just the king of the German mercenary world ..." Marin smiled undeniably. As a traverser, what pride to be a mercenary boss? "My goal is the sea of ??stars!" Marin added silently in his heart ... (End of book) (Please stay tuned for the sequel to this book-"The Rise of the European Emperor") ~： New book for support! The new book "The Rise of the European Emperor" has been reviewed, so please support me! 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