The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin was probably too excited, jumping and jumping on the boat. As a result, because the ship was intentionally damaged and not too strong, the board that was made up on the broadside fell off. Then, the broadside starts to flood...

Marin was terrified, but luckily, he didn't just bring a boat back home. Although the ship he was on was doomed, there were still three broken ships on the side, plus five ships sent by Kidd, who released lifeboats one after another, taking Marin and others from the "Norden", which was leaking from the side of the ship. rescued. When he returned to Port Emden, Marin still had lingering fears - he almost lost his mind...

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While Marin was rushing back home, a lot was happening in central Europe. One of them is that the Habsburg family and the allied forces of the princes played a dog's brain...

When Frederick III hired mercenaries who had "released contracts" from the church princes, he encountered great trouble-about two-fifths of the mercenaries were cut off by the Habsburg family...

Because of a vulgar suggestion from Kohler, and the fact that the church princes were unwilling to openly turn against the emperor. So, this allowed Maximilian I to find a loophole to take advantage of - before those mercenaries left those church vassal states, when the allied forces of the princes had not yet contacted those mercenaries who had terminated their contracts, Maximilian I sent the mercenaries. Manpower, secretly contacted those mercenaries...

The results vary widely - mercenaries from southern Germany seem to have a better opinion of the Habsburgs. Therefore, many German mercenaries from the southern region were hired away by the Habsburg family at higher prices.

On the contrary, the German mercenaries from the central and northern regions of Germany were hostile to the Habsburgs because of the malicious propaganda of the local princes. So, even if the emperor sent lobbyists to lobby those mercenary leaders, most of them were rejected. For those mercenaries who have been brainwashed against the Habsburg family since childhood, the Habsburg family will not do no matter how much money they give...

But no matter what, Maximilian I still poached seven or eight thousand southern German mercenaries from the total of about 20,000 mercenaries. On the other side of the allied army of princes, about 12,000 people were dug up.

After getting the news, Frederick III and others became popular. You know, these 20,000 people were originally their food, but they were "stealed" by the emperor...

The final result is that the strength of Frenzberg's troops has increased by another 8,000, reaching as many as 35,000. The feudal alliance army was slightly more, with about 37,000 people.

It seems that the alliance of the princes seems to have an advantage in strength. However, in fact it is not so calculated. After all, the original "Swiss Legion" in Frenzberg was relatively powerful in combat, and could be worth the 20,000-30,000 feudal coalition. As for the mercenaries hired later, everyone's level is about the same. After all, they are all hired mercenaries, and there is not much difference in the level of everyone.

Therefore, in general, the more feudal lords coalition forces, the worse the combat effectiveness...

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However, at present in Switzerland, it is not only the Habsburg family army and the allied army of princes. In front of Frenzberg, there are more than 20,000 French troops and Swiss mountain militias composed of "Swiss Resistance Army".

Therefore, if the overall strength is calculated, the allied forces of the princes have the upper hand...

Of course, Franzberg is not stupid. Since you don't have the upper hand, there is no need to take the initiative to attack. After all, hiding in fortified cities and relying on city walls to defend,

It can offset a lot of the disparity in strength.

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At this time, the contest between the two sides mainly depends on how determined the French are. If France is willing to spend all its money, even at the expense of the French elites, the Habsburg family will not be able to bear it. If the French are unwilling to contribute, then the alliance of the princes is in danger...

In fact, Louis XII did want to use the power of the whole country to bet on this war. Then, take the opportunity to crippling the Habsburg army in one fell swoop. As long as the army of the Habsburg family was crippled, it would be easier for the French to plot the Franche-Comté region, the only remaining area of ​​the Burgundy duchy. Even, you can take the opportunity to plot the rich Netherlands area...

Originally, Louis XII had already planned to take a gamble, preparing to unite the German princes and allied forces to fight the Habsburg family.

But I didn't expect that Baron John Lafite brought the secret of the high grain yield of the North Sea Country, and suddenly diverted the attention of Louis XII...

After all, the newly promoted Baron of Lafite John is right - if the huge problem of cavalry money and food consumption is solved, then the iron hoofs of French knights can travel all over Western Europe...

Therefore, during this time, Louis XII suspended the plan of exploding troops to participate in the Swiss competition, and began to send people to verify whether the volcanic ash was really an excellent agricultural fertilizer...

To this end, Louis XII specially sent someone to follow John Lafite to Italy, purchased the mountains near Mount Vesuvius, and began to excavate the volcanic ash covering Pompeii in the name of archaeology. Then, they quietly sent people to ship the dug up volcanic ash back to mainland France.

Originally, Louis XII planned to use this batch of ash as fertilizer for the growth of crops next spring. In this way, the authenticity of what John Raffi said can be fully verified.

However, John Raffi suddenly suggested that instead of waiting until next year, why not try it now?

As for how to test? This is simple, get a glass greenhouse to cultivate flowers...

Glass is not uncommon in Western Europe, and John has also been to the North Sea, where he has seen a glasshouse built by Marin to grow herbs and ginger.

So, he sent someone to build a glass greenhouse in the garden of the Royal Palace in Paris...

However, unlike the glass greenhouse in Marin Beihaiguo, because there is no large piece of rolled flat glass (Beihaiguo was naturally created under Marin's suggestion), the construction of the glasshouse here is very complicated and requires a lot of trimming. A small wooden frame is used to inlay small pieces of glass for light transmission.

Therefore, the greenhouse at the Royal Palace in Paris looks awkward. Because it is a greenhouse with a small grid of glass windows.

Of course, it is still September, the temperature is not too low, and the glass greenhouse has not been used yet. So, John Lafite can experiment slowly.

He found two groups of roses for cultivation experiments. The same seeds were used for both sets of roses. After the seeds have germinated, start to manage them separately.

One group let the court gardeners use traditional methods to manage the cultivation. As for the other group, the court gardeners were mainly responsible for taking care of them, but John Lafite would grind the volcanic ash into powder, stir the river mud, and sprinkle it on the flowerpot. cultivating soil. The other group of gardeners only used ordinary soil as the foundation.

John smiled. As a spy, he had learned a lot. For example, when it comes to planting flowers, he has heard Marin talk about some key points. For example, the soil in the pot should not be too hard and compact. Because this will make the root of the flower less breathable.

Therefore, the soil in the pot should be more fluffy. The volcanic ash that stirred the river mud must have a lower degree of hardening. Unlike the soil dug directly from the ground by another group of gardeners, it is too dense and not suitable for growing flowers.

In later generations, Marin has heard that many people deliberately put small stones in the pots to make the soil fluffy in order to let the roots of the flowers breathe. But Marin knew it wasn't very scientific, and fluffing the soil didn't necessarily require pebbles. For example, John had people mix it with dry volcanic ash and phosphorus-containing river mud. Then, some dead weed roots (fibers) were deliberately placed in the pot to make the soil less compact.

The volcanic ash is indeed fertile, and the fluffy subsoil made by John is more suitable for growing flowers. Then, the group that John was in charge of, the roses grew much better than the other group.

Louis XII was not blind, and naturally understood that volcanic ash was indeed fertilizer. As a result, his ambition to annex Italy rekindled in his heart...

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Coincidentally, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, sent an emissary to ask France to send a large army to participate in the Battle of Switzerland. But Louis XII was now thinking about annexing Italy and monopolizing the volcanic ash that could be used as fertilizer. Therefore, he declined the invitation of the feudal alliance. At the same time, preparations for the invasion of Italy have begun...

In this way, under the wrong circumstances, Marin's Infernal Affairs unexpectedly saved His Majesty the Emperor and his Habsburg family...

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