The Rise of the European Emperor

Not only Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, but also the former Duke of Gerdes, Charles II, who had been demoted to Earl of Gordon and had only a little territory left in Gerdes, was even more happy when he learned of Marin's "death". .

After all, Frederick III only had a small part of the land taken away, and the Principality of Gede was not only taken away from the majority of the land, but he was also demoted to the title, and naturally he hated Marin even more. Therefore, after learning of Marin's "death", the former Duke of Geddes, Charles II, ordered a large banquet to celebrate the whole country. Of course, I didn't directly say that Celebrating Marin died, otherwise he would be taught a lesson.

Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg is also very happy. After all, he was also very painful when he ceded the Stendal region.

As for King Hans of Denmark, the mood is a bit contradictory...

He was beaten by Marin's army to the point of abandoning Jutland, the Principality of Holstein and the Principality of Schleswig, and he naturally wanted Marin to die.

However, Denmark is currently in a difficult situation and is still in a confrontation with Sweden. At present, the financially troubled Denmark is also counting on Marin to buy wood from the forests of southern Norway and southern Sweden.

So, King Hans's idea is - if Marin dies, he will die, but the North Sea countries should stop buying Danish timber...

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All in all, the princes and kings who were defeated by Marin at the beginning all celebrated Marin's "death".

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Marin's allies, on the other hand, were more uncomfortable. Maximilian I was more uncomfortable, because, having lost such a powerful ally as Marin, he was also somewhat unable to support himself, and some could not do the union of princes and France.

Originally, the Habsburg family faced the alliance of princes in Germany and the powerful France alone. Later, with the rise of Marin, the alliance of princes did not dare to confront the Habsburg family at will. Because, the mighty Marin is staring at him. With Marin to contain the alliance of princes, the Habsburg family had the confidence to fight with the French in Switzerland.

Now that Marin is "dead" and the alliance of princes has lost its containment, will they unite with France to force the Habsburg family to withdraw from Switzerland...

Maximilian I really thought it right. As the boss and the main "brain" of the alliance of princes, Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, was really considering the issue of coercing the Habsburg family to give up Switzerland.

Why? Because Switzerland is so important. Of course, what matters in Switzerland is not its broken ground. Speak the truth,

Most of the broken places in Switzerland are mountains, and they are also deep in the European interior. The standard poor mountains and bad waters. If later generations had not come up with a watch industry and a financial industry, Switzerland would have nothing surprising. At least, in this agricultural-dominated era, Switzerland is a standard poor ravine.

However, the Swiss mountain people are fierce. Although there are only 740,000 people, there are tens of thousands of mercenaries who may be drawn out to fight.

Once the Habsburg family completed the occupation and digestion of Switzerland, it would be equivalent to sending tens of thousands of soldiers to the Habsburg family. At that time, the Habsburg family will have no problem with one-on-one German princes. Even if the alliance of German princes and France are united, I am afraid that it will only be defensive. After all, the toughness of Swiss mercenaries is no joke.

Therefore, the princes of Germany were absolutely reluctant to see the Habsburgs successfully annexing Switzerland. It's just that the Beihai Kingdom used to be restrained, and the princes did not have the confidence to unite with the French to fight against the Habsburg family.

Now, Marin's sudden accident has made Frederick III realize that this is a very good opportunity to deal with the Habsburg family.

As for the North Sea Kingdom, Frederick III believed that after losing the "insidious and cunning" "evil commander" Marin, the tens of thousands of troops in the North Sea Kingdom would inevitably lose their minds and have no intention to fight.

At that time, just wait for Beihai Kingdom to decline and collapse. Then, after cleaning up the Habsburg family, it is just right to deal with the North Sea Kingdom...

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Marin didn't expect that after his painstaking suspended animation, he actually gave birth to the idea of ​​​​cleaning up the emperor... Anyway, Maximilian I was unlucky...

However, it is not that no one pays attention to Beihai Kingdom. For example, the duke of a powerful duchy near the North Sea Kingdom summoned a certain knight in the secret room:

"Tell me, Menzel, has your brother obtained the secret of the high agricultural yield of Beihai?"

The knight who was half-kneeling on the ground shook his head and said:

"Lord Duke, not yet. My younger brother is not used much in the Beihai National Army, and he doesn't know much about it. He only knows that the secret of Beihai's high agricultural productivity lies in fertilizer. And all the fertilizers come from a place called fertilizer processing plants. Even the serfs sent by the fertilizer processing plant are also responsible for fertilizing the land allocated by my brother during the spring ploughing and fertilizing every year, and the serfs in my brother's manor are not allowed to contact..."

"Then your brother didn't find out anything?" The Duke's face was ugly.

"That's not the case. My younger brother has already found out that there are three types of fertilizers. But what is it, it needs to be mixed into the fertilizer processing plant to find out."

"Before, the fertilizer processing plant was heavily guarded, and my younger brother didn't find a chance. However, recently there was news of the death of Marin, the Grand Duke of Beihai Kingdom. My subordinates estimate that Beihai Kingdom will be in chaos for a while. After all, Marin's son Caesar is still very young. Taking advantage of this chaos, my brother should have a chance to get useful information from the fertilizer processing plant."

"Hmph, what if I can't get it?" The Duke looked gloomy.

"It's really not possible. Taking advantage of the civil strife in Beihai, the Duke can send a team of elite cavalry to raid one of the fertilizer processing plants and seize the secrets of the fertilizer."

The Duke hesitated and said:

"It's better not to. Beihai Kingdom's troops are still there, and there are 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the mainland. We can only call up more than 10,000 people, not opponents."

"Sir, you can contact a few more princes to put pressure on Beihai Kingdom..."

"Idiot! If we join forces with other princes, this secret will also be shared with them. When the time comes, others will also learn of this agricultural secret, and the price of grain will plummet. Only by taking it alone can we get the most benefit!" The Duke roared furiously.

"Yes, the villain was ill-considered!"

"Listen, if this task is completed, both you and your brother can be named hereditary barons, and have corresponding fiefs! If I join other princes to grab it, your credit will be lost!"

"Yes, the villain understands!" the half-kneeling knight said quickly.

But the duke didn't know that if he joined other princes in the conspiracy, there might still be a chance. I wanted to swallow it myself, but I caused a big disaster for myself...

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In addition to this powerful duke, Charles, Earl of Golden, is also conspiring to seize this secret. As a person who had allied with Marin, Charles, Earl of Golden, knew that the North Sea Kingdom could afford an army of tens of thousands, and he must have a special way to make money.

Therefore, after being defeated and demoted, Charlie reflected deeply and decided to learn from Marin in order to make a comeback. In his opinion, there must be some secret that Marin can grow into a big boss who controls the huge North Sea Grand Duchy from the mere Baron of Texel.

First of all, military power is certain. To this end, the current Earl of Gordon, Charles, has begun to imitate the military system of the North Sea, reorganized the army, and began to recruit mercenaries.

However, if you want to support an army of tens of thousands, it is impossible to support it with the financial level of the county of Golden, which has lost the Lower Geddes region.

Therefore, Count Charlie is also doing everything possible to inquire about the secrets of Marin's fortune. He had already inquired about the high agricultural yields of Beihai Kingdom, and he began to win over several lower-level officers who were unsatisfactory in Beihai Kingdom. But like a certain duke, Count Charles also wanted to swallow the secret, and laid the blame for their later liquidation...