The Rise of the European Emperor

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In Aurich, the capital of the North Sea State, in the secret courtyard outside the palace, Kohler is reporting the situation to Marin——

"In the name of suppressing bandits, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations chased 2,000 people who looked like horse bandits, and marched northwestward from Ravensburg and the northern part of Lippe. At present, they have entered the province of North Münster. inside."

"In North Münster Province, the army captured a fertilizer processing plant and obtained a large amount of volcanic ash. Then, the people we arranged in the fertilizer processing plant insisted that it was the core of the fertilizer..."

"However, our fertilizer is made by mixing three parts. How did you explain this to those people?" Marin asked.

"I asked our people to answer this question——the other two ingredients are deceptive, and what really works is the volcanic ash imported from Italy." Kohler replied.

"Very good, very classic answer. So, what if they send someone to Italy to investigate? Italy, have we arranged a cover?" Marin asked casually after taking a sip of honey milk tea. As a modern person, Marin knows that if you drink too much sucrose in milk tea, you will get rich and rich. Therefore, although he planned to sell sucrose, he never drank milk tea with sucrose, but replaced it with healthy honey. Moreover, honey is now cheaper than cane sugar.

Of course, in later generations of China, it is very difficult for you to buy authentic honey. Even more than half of the honey sold in supermarkets is made from caramel, especially some small brands. Many diabetics think that it’s okay to buy honey to eat, but if they buy this kind of fake honey, they will die after eating it...

What's more, when future generations drink milk tea, let alone honey, the ingredients of milk tea are mainly chemically synthesized creamer and saccharin, and it is considered conscience to have sucrose. As for the coconut fruit, it is also synthetic, not real coconut meat. In short, the master who mixes milk tea is a bit like an alchemist, who feeds you with a full set of chemical products, just in case you die too late...

Just when Marin's thoughts went astray, Kohler's reply brought back his divergent thinking:

"It's a coincidence, my lord (after thinking about it, Marin still thinks that the name of the lord in the Three Kingdoms is more suitable, so Kohler and the others call it that), didn't you get cement before?"

"Yeah, what happened to the cement? It doesn't seem to have attracted the attention of foreign countries?" Marin asked strangely.

Kohler is a little speechless—can it attract the attention of foreign countries? You learn from that Ming Dynasty, which implemented a strict household registration system and road guidance system, so that outsiders can't get in, and they can see the concrete road?

Even on the concrete road from Emden to Aurich that the foreign envoys took, Marin also poured a lot of paint on the road,

It looks like a camouflage suit. Moreover, Da Vinci, this old boy, also had a whim, and designed artificially drawn "cracks" for the cement pavement. I thought that the road paved with stones at this time is just a more advanced craftsmanship...

After a pause, Kohler replied:

"That's right. Didn't you say that the cement is made of volcanic ash to cover the cement? And you also specifically claimed that this is the technology of the Roman Empire?"

Marin nodded:

"That's right, that's what I announced. But later, Ada came up with the method of artificially drawing 'rock cracks' to cover up the cement road, and the outside world doesn't care about the cement anymore."

Kohler continued:

"That's right, but in the past, in order to cover the cement, we specially ordered people to buy several volcanoes and surrounding land in the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily for mining volcanic ash, just for show, you remember this Do not?"

Marin thought for a while...it seemed...that was the case...so he nodded...

In fact, the volcanic ash near the volcanoes that Marin sent people to buy is not fertile. If the volcanic ash there is very fat, the local government will not sell it, but use it for farming. After all, food prices are so high now.

But the problem is that Marin didn't expect the volcanic ash from those volcanoes to be used as fertilizer at the beginning, but just bought it to cover the cement. Later, it was simply left unused there. At present, there is only one volcano that is still digging and digging, and then it is shipped out of Italy...

...

Seeing that Marin recalled it, Kohler continued to report:

"My intelligence personnel said that after occupying a fertilizer field near the city of Vechta in North Münster, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations temporarily stood still, as if they were waiting for something."

"At the same time, the coalition forces seem to have sent a large number of spies to the south, probably to Italy to inquire about news..."

"Hey, it's so cautious!" Marin exclaimed. Needless to say, it must have been written by Charles, Earl of Geldon.

"So what do we do about it?" Kohler asked.

"We have a system of hotels and post stations, so we can change horses all the way to the south, faster than them... In this way, you quickly send people to the south, go to those volcanic areas, order people to activate the idle volcanoes, resume digging and loading ships, Do it for the people they send to see..."

"But the time is a bit tight, I'm afraid that before our people are arranged, their spies will arrive..."

"Then send someone to stop them on the way. Of course, it's not to intercept them, but to create obstacles to slow down their speed. We also have a lot of intelligence personnel in Italy. As long as we move quickly, we can still hold them back for a long time. Give us enough time..."

"Okay, I'll arrange it later. In addition, it seems that the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations have sent a large number of scouts to the northeast to observe the movement of the Second Army and the Third Army. It seems that they are very worried about these two legions Ah…" Kohler said.

Can you rest assured? In fact, Charlie, Earl of Gelden, is still a little scared, for fear that the Second Army and the Third Army will suddenly reconcile with Aurich. Once this is the case, the Second Army and the Third Army go south to "King Qin", then their 40,000 coalition forces, more than half of which are conscripts, are not opponents at all. After all, that was 30,000 regular troops!

Therefore, Charlie, Earl of Geldon’s point of view is—let’s first stop near the city of Fechta in the eastern part of the North Münster area and observe for a while. If the Second Army and Third Army of the North Sea State reconcile with Aurich, they will immediately admit their counsel and withdraw from the North Münster area, and then wait for the coalition forces of the princes to join them. Anyway, they've got the agricultural secrets now, so it's not in vain. As long as the spies sent to Italy come back with good news, they can apply.

And if the Second Army and the Third Army did not reconcile with Aurich, then they can boldly march forward and take the opportunity to carve up the North Sea.

Several other princes also agreed with Earl Charlie's safe approach. For this reason, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations only occupied the villages and towns around the city of Vechita, and did not attack the city of Vechita. In this way, even if the two legions of the North Sea State reconcile with Aurich, they still have room for change.

Because, if you don't attack the city, it can indeed be interpreted as "suppressing bandits passing by". If the city is attacked, there is no way to justify it.

...

Marin thought for a while, and guessed the worries of these princes. So, he came up with a countermeasure:

"Kohler, you go and send someone to notify Wagner and Steindorf and let them fight..."

"Fight? What do you mean? Pretend to fight?" Kohler asked.

"Yes, the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations are very afraid of the Second Army and the Third Army, and are worried that they will join forces with Aurich. Therefore, they dare not even attack the city now."

"However, if the Second Army and the Third Army fight to 'compete for territory', then they will have no worries." Marin explained.

"But, that's not right. My lord, aren't the Second Legion and the Third Legion joining together to fight Aurich? Against the background of Aurich's side, if the two legions fight, they are seeking their own death..." Kohler Puzzled.

"So, I can ask Steindorf to send secret envoys to contact the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations, and ask them to make more noise, so as to create a safe external environment for the internal strife between the Third Army and the Second Army!"

"That's right, if the Allied Forces of the Seven Nations make a big fuss in the south, then the First Aurich Army will have no time to take care of them and take care of things in the east... This explanation is very reasonable... However, Steindorf sent What are the conditions to get the princes to agree? After all, it will cost a lot to invite someone to send troops... Could it be that the Steindorf Army Commander should pay for it?" Kohler asked.

Marin smiled:

"Isn't it readily available?"

"Ready-made? What?"

"'Fertilizer Technology'..."

Kohler was stunned, and then suddenly realized:

"You mean, continue to use the fake volcanic ash fertilizer technology as a bargaining chip to fool those seven princes? But, those princes have already obtained this technology..."

Marin waved his hand:

"So what? Let Steindorf pretend he doesn't know! Moreover, this fertilizer technology is relatively precious. Steindorf can express his sincerity by exchanging this technology. Moreover, the Seven-Nation Alliance They don’t need real benefits at all. What they need more is the neutrality of the Second Army and the Third Army. Therefore, it is perfect for Steindorf to express his sincerity with this fake fertilizer technology. You know, if With the right volcanic ash, 200 pounds of rye per acre can be achieved..."

Kohler thought for a while, then smiled, patted his horse with a mean face and said:

"Tall, it's really tall!" He looked like a flattering puppet commander...

After Marin kicked lightly, he said unhappily:

"Hurry up and make arrangements! Also, deliberately let the emissary sent by Steindorf tell us the specific locations of the volcanoes we bought in Italy, and wait for the secret agents of the Seven Kingdoms to go and find out. Those volcanoes, we bought It has been down for several years, and it has also been developed, which is very convincing. Before your people didn’t mention the specific location of the volcano, right?”

Kohler shook his head. The person he arranged was just a small person in charge of the fertilizer processing plant. At most, he was responsible for mixing the fertilizer. He shouldn't know such details. If it is said in too much detail, it will arouse suspicion. Therefore, they only said that they bought the volcanic ash from Italy, but did not mention the specific location.

But Steindorf is different. He is a senior general of the North Sea State and has also been to Italy. It is reasonable for him to know the specific location of the volcano, and it seems very sincere to send the location of the volcano.

"Then let Steindorf send someone to contact the seven princes for secret talks, and by the way, deliberately expose the location of the volcano!"

"Yes, I'll arrange it now!"

Soon, two secret letters asking the Second Army and the Third Army to "engage in internal strife" were sent to Wagner, the head of the Second Army, and Steindorf, the head of the Third Army...

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