The Rise of the European Emperor

Of course, these are all future arrangements. Also, no light can be seen. On the bright side, it seemed as if nothing had happened to Marin. When Adler came back, Marin specially called Adler into the palace. The two brothers had a drink and reminisced about what happened when they were children one night. Unknowingly, I thought the two brothers were really brothers.

And, even Adler thought so. Because, Marin's performance is really too natural. When they went to bed at night, the two brothers slept together as they did when they were children, and chatted until the middle of the night.

But after sending Adler away, Marin was thinking about a solution that would never cause trouble...

Of course, the way to never have trouble in the future is not to murder the Adlers. These two father and son did not do bad things, and Marin was not easy to mess up.

However, now Marin must also make a decision, so as not to be entangled in the future.

How to break the most simply? Of course, the title of Earl of East Frisland was returned to Adler. After all, if the truth about the intermarriage of nobles is not mentioned, Adler is indeed the first in line to the earl of East Frisland.

However, Marin's foundation is in East Frisian. The high-yield agricultural areas of the North Sea country using new agricultural technologies are also mainly concentrated in East Frisian province.

Moreover, East Frisian counties are different from other vassal states. Because almost all the old nobles were killed, Marin alone occupied most of the arable land in East Frisian counties. Not like other vassal states, the land is actually scattered in the hands of various small and medium nobles. As for the counties of East Friesland, although a lot of land was also allocated to his subordinates, the main land was in the hands of Marin.

If you give East Frisland back to Adler, it will cost Marin's life...

Therefore, it is impossible to return East Friesland, which is the economic lifeline of the North Sea country. However, giving Adler a large piece of land that is not too bad, Marin can do it.

In the end, Marin's decision was to publicly express compensation for Adler's loss of the earl title. The specific method is to give a large fief to Adler. At the same time, Adler was canonized as an earl. Of course, it was the earl of the Grand Duchy of Beihai, not the earl of the Empire.

Once this is done, it means that Marin has returned the original earl inheritance. Although the place is no longer in East Frisian, as long as the land area is large enough, it is enough to offset Adler's original loss.

Moreover, without Marin sending troops, the Hoffmann family could not win the counties of East Friesland. Malin also gave Adler an earl title and land equivalent to an earl. It was simply too benevolent and righteous.

After all, when Marin did not go to the army, Adler had no chance to get the East Frisian country even if he had the right to inherit.

Today, it is definitely profitable to get a title of earl and the corresponding land.

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In fact, Marin thought a lot. The reason why he intends to repay Adler an earl is because he is very clear that if he is fortunate enough to become a king or even an emperor in the future, he will eventually make Adler an earl or even a duke. Because, Adler had a huge credit for "letting the virtuous" there. Without Adler's "Legend", Marin would not be able to become the count of East Frisland, and there would be no prerequisite for future expansion.

Therefore, since sooner or later he has to be named an earl, it is better to give it earlier. Moreover, if you give early, you can also make a break early, without leaving any words for others.

If he later became a king or emperor, and then made Adler an earl, it would not show his sincerity. After all, it is right for the king of a country to make his brother an earl. If you become a monarch, let alone canonize Adler as an earl, it is normal for Simon and Albert to be an earl. But now that he is only a prince, he will repay the earl title and land, that is, the brotherhood is deep, and there is a break with the previous things, so as not to leave a story in the future.

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So, Marin spread out the map and started looking for a place to compensate Adler...

East Friesland is impossible, that is Marin's granary and core territory. The capital Aurich is also here, how could it be handed over to Adler?

Neither can Oldenburg and West Frisian. These two places are also the areas where the North Sea Kingdom uses new agricultural technologies. The benefits are huge and cannot be handed over casually.

Also, the Oldenburg and West Frisian regions are too close to Aurich. If Adler's son rebels in the future, Aurich will be hit in a day, not safe.

Likewise, the North Münster area for the same reason - too close to Aurich...

Then, in exchange for Adler, only Bremen, Schleswig, Jutland and Ruhr can choose.

However, Marin in the Ruhr province will never be given to Adler. Because that is a coal mine, as important as East Friesland. Therefore, the Ruhr province must be excluded.

But Leimen is also not good, where Marin used to house the old nobles of several provinces, and the land must be distributed to those nobles. Even if Adler gets Bremen, he will not be able to get much land.

Neither can Schleswig, which is a strategic location. If he loses control over there, his control over Jutland to the north will decline.

So, it seems, the most suitable province seems to be Jutland...

But Jutland Province is too large, with a full 20,000 square kilometers, equivalent to several principalities. Therefore, Marin will not give all Jutland to Adler...

Just when Marin was struggling with which land to give to Adler, Marin suddenly glanced at another map...

That's a map of the British Isles, Marin is in Britain and Ireland, but there's still a few tracts of land...

Marin looked first at England, then shook his head. Not Northumberland, that's where coal comes from, it's important. Neither is the Isle of Wight, the future naval base.

Then, Marin set his sights on Scotland...

But neither in Scotland, the Highlands are known for their bitter cold. If it was replaced by Marin, he would be accused of being immoral. Moreover, there is also an important recruitment ground for Marin.

The same is not true for the border counties in southern Scotland, which are also mountainous and useless in size...

Well, in the end it's just County Wicklow in Ireland...

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County Wicklow, Ireland is actually a very good place. As we all know, the island of Ireland has a lot of rainfall because it faces the warm North Atlantic current. But too much rain is not a good thing. Because of too much rainfall, crops will lack light and reduce yields. Moreover, if it rains during the autumn harvest, the crops will rot in the ground.

Therefore, most of the island of Ireland is not suitable for agriculture. However, this does not include the eastern region. Because the eastern coast is in the shadow of the water vapor brought by the warm North Atlantic current, it happens to be less rainy. But even if the rainfall is less, it is still a lot compared to other places. It is also suitable for agriculture.

Of course, County Wicklow is one of the few more mountainous areas in the eastern part of the island of Ireland. However, its mountains are not like the high mountains in Scotland, but mainly hills. In other words, most of Wicklow County is still suitable for farming and animal husbandry. Even in hilly areas, it is good to engage in animal husbandry.

County Wicklow is about 2,000 square kilometers, about the size of an ordinary country. It is absolutely enough to compensate Adler.

Moreover, because the island of Ireland is not very peaceful at present, there is still war in County Wicklow. As a result, Marin is currently underdeveloped in Wicklow County. What's more, the island of Ireland is currently a backcountry, very remote, and Marin has no time to take care of it.

But the unevenness over there may be a disadvantage for Marin, but for the belligerent Adler, it is estimated that it is a heavenly existence.

Adler is relatively brave and belligerent. However, in order to suppress Adler, Marin did not take him to fight at all in order to prevent him from holding heavy troops, and only gave him some tasks such as defending the city, which made Adler depressed.

At the beginning, Marin's main excuse for refusing Adler to go to the front line was that you didn't have a son, so it was not suitable for you to go to the front line desperately...

But now that Adler has a son, this excuse is no longer valid...

However, Marin was reluctant to take him to fight, lest he would be a big part of the army. So, in fact, Marin needs a place to put the militant Adler right now.

Originally, Marin was planning to let Adler go to North America to fight the Indians. However, North America is Marin's back garden. Adler is a rude man with no brains. Marin has been promoting the poor mountains and bad waters of the Americas. If Adler, the rude man, saw the richness of America and accidentally told the truth about the abundance of America after returning to Europe, then Marin would be in trouble. . In the future, Spain and France will definitely come to snatch...

Therefore, Marin dismissed the idea of ​​sending Adler to the Americas to fight. Exactly, after England conquered Scotland, it is estimated that in a year or two, it will start to conquer the island of Ireland and conquer the whole island.

At that time, Marin, as an important vassal of England, is expected to send troops to contribute. So, Marin simply planned to hand over County Wicklow to Adler, and then let Adler support a soldier and do things on the island of Ireland. For example, engaging in border friction with neighboring countries. It is estimated that Adler, a militant, will be delighted.

Moreover, the enemy on the island is not very strong, and Adler estimates that there is no problem in dealing with it. And Marin allowed himself to form a team without giving money, and Adler estimated that he could not be able to pull a large-scale team. After all, raising soldiers is expensive. The county Wicklow ranch alone would not have given Adler enough money to support his troops. While Marin gave Wicklow County to Adler, he would also take back most of the fiefs previously given to Adler, except for the manor in Lyle County. Relying on the annual harvest of tens of thousands of gold coins from that manor alone, the team that Adler could pull up would be very limited.

However, as long as he can fight and charge, it is estimated that this militant will be crazy with joy...

Also, Marin may have gone to Daming by the time Edward was attacking the island of Ireland and could not follow Edward. At that time, let Adler be a representative of himself, send troops to follow Edward, and conquer the indigenous tribes on the island of Ireland, which can also be considered to help him deal with the mission. Moreover, this guy Adler is absolutely very happy...