The Rise of the European Emperor

Although he is 28 years old, Simon is still the muscular youth who doesn't like to use his brain. After being fooled by Marin's few words, he couldn't find Bei.

According to Marin, there are 2 million Ukrainians on the Ukrainian steppe. And the Cossacks, it is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of people. Of course, this includes not only the Cossacks on the Ukrainian steppe, but also the Rus Cossacks in the southern regions of Russia, including the Cossacks in the Don Valley.

But it didn't matter, Marin gave Simon the task of unifying all the Cossacks in Ukraine and southern Russia. Then, entrenched in Ukraine, supporting himself at any time.

If hundreds of thousands of Cossacks were all under Simon's command, then Simon had at least tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry, more ferocious than the Crimean Khanate.

As for how did Simon recruit those Cossacks? This is not too easy for Marlin. With just two things, Simon can recruit a lot of Cossacks - spirits and salt...  

On the steppes of Eastern Europe, spirits are the most popular. The winter here is very cold, drink Erguotou, don't be too cool. Moreover, Eastern Europeans have traditionally and genetically drawn to drinking spirits. In later generations, many Eastern Europeans died of cold weather and drunk on the streets - frozen to death...

In later generations, the Russian police would often patrol the streets in the middle of the night, just to check if there were any drunken people on the street, to prevent them from freezing to death on the street. Of course, the process is very unfriendly. After these drunks were caught, they were directly pulled into the bureau, and the big-eared scrapers were pulled over to help sober up. Then, shut it down for two days. If you have money, you will extort bail or something. Just kick ass and leave without money...

So, for the rough guys of the Cossacks. As long as they are willing to give spirits, they are willing to give their lives...

As for salt, it is another strategic material on the eastern European steppe. The hegemons on the Eastern European steppe are the Europeanized Mongolians, and their living habits are very similar to those of the Mongolians. Also, there is a lack of salt. The Mongolians in the east are not bad, because there are some salt lakes on the Mongolian plateau where you can pick up salt by the lake. After all, the Mongolian Plateau is very dry and has many salt lakes. Although most of the salt lakes on the Mongolian plateau are alkaline lakes, they cannot produce edible salt. But there are so many salt lakes, and there are always a few salt-producing ones.

The Eastern European prairie is different, although it is drier than Western Europe,

But it is wetter than the Mongolian Plateau. Therefore, salt is more difficult to obtain here.

Although salt can be boiled on the seaside, the seaside of Ukraine is occupied by the murderous Crimeans. In front of the murderous Crimeans, the Cossacks are still scattered, and they are not opponents at all. Therefore, they are similar to the Poles and Lithuanians in the north. They are also deficient in salt, and the price of salt is also very expensive.

Therefore, as long as Simon can ensure that he has enough spirits and salt, he will not worry about not recruiting Cossacks to serve him. And Simon's territory does not produce spirits and salt, so even if Simon has tens of thousands of Cossack cavalry in the future, he must seek the North Sea Kingdom. Without the supply of spirits and salt, the Cossacks would surely be gone...

In this way, Marin can use both spirits and salt to firmly control Simon's Cossack group. Even if Simon dies and his son succeeds, he must rely on the spirits and salt of Beihai Kingdom to maintain...

As for the role of this Cossack force, needless to say, it is to help fight Maozi. At the same time, grab more Mao sisters to send to Beihai Kingdom.

Although Mao Mei is a Slav, but they have children with German boys, that is German. As long as children learn German from an early age and have similar looks, it is easy to integrate into German society.

Unlike the Indian women of the Aztec Empire that Marin had planned before, even if they had offspring with the boys of the colonial army, it would be difficult for them to identify with the North Sea Kingdom because of their different skin colors. But that doesn't matter. What Marin needs is that those mixed-race children can become laborers, not masters, in the development of America in the future.

And Mao sisters are different, they look almost the same as German women. The main difference is language and customs. But if they become the women of German soldiers, the children they give birth will definitely receive German education, speak German, and live a German life since childhood. Coupled with the similar appearance, it is easy to integrate into Beihai society.

The German population is too small, and the entire German population is just over 10 million. In Beihai Kingdom's turn, there are only about 1.5 million people. At this point, it is not enough for people to fully develop the North Sea, let alone the Americas, which are tens of millions of square kilometers.

Even England, which will be annexed in the future, has a total population of less than 3 million. Counting 500,000 in Scotland and 200,000 in Ireland, it is only 3.7 million. To develop the Americas, there is a serious shortage of labor. Therefore, it is necessary to get more hair girls and have more children.

Therefore, in the future, Beihai Kingdom will definitely be popular with mistresses. Otherwise, lack of fertility. That's why Simon dared to ask Marin for a mistress before. Because, this guy felt that Marin encouraged this in the army. Even a soldier can have a mistress, so he, the third young master of the Hoffman family, can't be left behind...

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It can not only help Beihai Kingdom grab the population, but also send Cossack cavalry to fight for Beihai Kingdom, and also suppress Russia, which has great potential. Therefore, sending Simon to marry Ukraine as the lord is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone.

Of course, Marin doesn't expect Simon to have that ability. Therefore, he will prepare a large number of talents to assist Simon and help Simon control the local area. Otherwise, Simon's simple mind might not survive three episodes...

After fooling Simon, Marin saw Simon standing there thinking wildly. After thinking for a while, Simon suddenly hugged his mistress Anna little nurse and said affectionately:

"Let us be companions of the world and live unrestrained and unrestrained! Ride the horses and share the prosperity of the world..."

"I'm going!" Marin's goosebumps suddenly covered his body - isn't this the lyrics of the German version of "Dang" that I sang in front of my family before? This guy is actually used to pick up girls... oops, hot eyes, I'm leaving... Is it too ill-considered to support such a second-hand guy as the king of the Cossacks...

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Marin suddenly wanted to change Albert to be the lord of Ukraine, but thinking of Albert's ability, Marin gave up again...

Albert is capable and smart. If he knew that Ukraine had a large amount of coal and iron, he would definitely develop Ukraine aggressively, which went against Marin's original intention, and he might even create a competitor. And Marin sent people to control Ukraine to serve the North Sea country, not to create competitors. Therefore, it is more suitable for Simon, who is powerful and brainless...

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Back at the secret house, Kohler came with the latest information...

"My lord, the battle report from Oldenburg has come. It is said that the Italian mercenaries guarding Oldenburg City fought evenly with the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms..."

"What? Those Italians were on drugs? They were able to withstand the siege of four times as many German troops? What's going on?" Marin was very surprised. He called in the Italian mercenaries just to delay time, but not to make them the protagonists...

Kohler was also speechless, he thought about it and said:

"It seems to be because of the supplies in Oldenburg City..."

"What does it have to do with supplies?" Marin asked in surprise.

"That's right, my lord. Although those Italian mercenaries are not strong in combat, they are greedy for money. You said before that they can use the official materials in Oldenburg City at will..."

"That's right, I'm not afraid that they have no motivation to defend the city and surrender early. So, give them some sweetness to stimulate them!"

Kohler said speechlessly:

"What kind of sweetness is this, what you throw out is a huge windfall! It's not that you don't know the wealth of Oldenburg Province. You have hoarded most of Oldenburg Province's money and food in Oldenburg. In the castle, do you know how much the money and grain are worth?"

"No, I obviously shipped most of the grain from Oldenburg to East Friesland!"

"My lord, don't forget the price of grain. Oldenburg has been developing for a long time, and it is second only to East Friesland in North Sea country. After so many years, I have saved too much money by selling grain every year. These The money, plus most of the food left behind, is worth more than 2 million ducats, according to Pargani's estimates."

"Pargani's grandson said to the timid and greedy Italian mercenaries—they won the battle, and they took the property of the city, and if they lost, there was nothing left...then, the timid and greedy mercenaries The Italian mercenaries were red-eyed and broke out directly, and they were tied with a more than four times stronger enemy..."

"This... feelings are still too much wealth I put in the city..." Malin was speechless for a while.

"I was worried that the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms were frustrated in Oldenburg City, gave up the siege, and then came to besiege Aurich! Even if they didn't come to Aurich, if they went to Lyle City or Norden City, we would not be able to bear it. After all, on the East Frisian side, we are not well prepared. Now, how can we continue to hold back the coalition forces of the princes of the Eight Kingdoms..." Kohler sighed.

"This..." Marin also frowned a little, and began to walk around to find a way. Half an hour later, Marin suddenly slapped the table and said:

"Have it!"

Kohler was accustomed to Marin's behavior, and said calmly:

"Please let the Lord publicize it!"

Malin Road:

"You go and arrange spies and deliberately tell the princes of the Eight Kingdoms - the wealth accumulated in the city of Oldenburg, worth more than 2 million Gulden gold coins..."

Kohler was shocked:

"You are... wanting to stimulate the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms to attack Oldenburg City at any cost?"

Marin nodded and said:

"That's right, since you said that the money worth 2 million gold coins stimulated the always cowardly Italian mercenaries to fight like medicine. Then, for the same reason, the allied forces of the eight kingdoms and princes who besieged the city will also be excited when they get this news. Because , as long as the city of Oldenburg is captured, this wealth will be theirs! People die for wealth, and birds die for food! In order to obtain this wealth, the combined forces of the eight kingdoms and princes will work hard!"

Kohler nodded:

"Okay, I'll make arrangements now!"

But in his heart, Kohler expressed a moment of silence for those Italian mercenaries - obviously you did a good job, but when you encounter an unscrupulous employer who insists on harassing you...

Marin had another idea in his heart—Made, he knew he wouldn’t say that casually. Because he did not expect so much wealth to be gathered in Oldenburg City, Marin casually said that the Italian mercenaries in the city could use it at will. If the Italians win, they will definitely take away the wealth, and Marin can't stop it. After all, that was what he himself publicly promised. In this era, the promise of the lord of a country cannot be reneged on casually.

Only when the Italian mercenaries lost and Marin defeated the allied forces of the eight kingdoms and princes, could these wealth be recaptured...

Moreover, the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms will also spend more time in Oldenburg City because of their greed, giving Marin more time to prepare.

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