The Rise of the European Emperor

Life is not all smooth sailing. The reason why Marin was able to walk so smoothly before was not only because of his "prophecy" and the knowledge and technology that surpassed this era, but also one of the important reasons why Europeans in this era were relatively ignorant.

Europeans have been fooled for far too long because of the dark Middle Ages. So, they're not good at conspiracy or something. As for Marin's previous life, he had seen a lot of "Zhen Huan's Biography", "Miyue Biography", "Palace Stratagem" and other palace fighting dramas, plus he had read a lot of books, so he was naturally more cunning than the Europeans of this era.

However, it turns out that the Europeans of this era are not all ignorant people. Just like Woolf Esbrand who captured Marlin with a trick, he is a man with a relatively flexible mind.

In fact, people of this era may be completely crushed by Marin, a traveler in technology, even Da Vinci has to kneel. But in terms of conspiracy and tricks, the ancients may not lose to the transmigrators.

Fortunately, Marin traveled to Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. If he traveled to the Ming Dynasty at the same time, those cunning old fritters in the officialdom would have no idea how Marin would play.

To put it bluntly, although Marin is smart, he can also rely on his cleverness to bully people who read less, or ancient Europeans who read less...

If it weren't for his insight far beyond this era and his familiarity with European history, Marin's ability would not be able to qualify for the position of the head of a country at all. Even, being a baron is reluctant.

However, with insights far beyond this era and familiarity with European history, Marin can barely participate in the game of domination.

Because, in this era, although the Renaissance has begun, there are still very few really smart people in Europe at this time. It will be after the 17th and 18th centuries that Europe will experience a blowout, and many peerless talents will emerge to achieve European dominance over the world.

Therefore, after two days of thinking, Marin found that his ability can still make a difference in this age of scarce talents. The premise is that he will stop treating others as fools like this time...

Moreover, after this kidnapping incident, Marin is even more satisfied with Woolf Esbrand...

At the end of this dark age, in addition to knowing how to flood the enemy with water, he also understands the principle of "catch the thief first and catch the king". Woolf Esbrand's ingenuity ranks first in Europe. of.

It's just that because they are in a small place with only more than 20,000 people in the Dietmarschen area, and there are only more than a thousand militiamen under their command, such a talented person has been submerged...

Marin was even more determined to recruit Woolf Esbrand, but before that, he wanted to use the simple and honest-looking "Brother Cage" who was sitting at the door to get to know him. What kind of person is Elph Esbrand...

"That... your name is Cage, right?"

"Yeah, is there something wrong with Mr. Marin? Are you hungry? It's not time for dinner yet..." Brother Cage raised his head and looked at Marin.

"No, no, I'm not hungry, I'm just chatting with you casually..."

"Oh, so you want to ask me for news?" Cage tilted his head and looked at Malin.

"Uh..." Marin didn't know how to answer for a while when someone discovered his own thoughts. Unexpectedly, the simple and honest-looking big man in front of him has such a good brain... Isn't he supposed to be as powerful and brainless as Kahn... Marin is a little messy...

"Do you want to inquire about my godfather?"

"Your godfather?" Marin was a little curious.

"It's Mr. Woolf Esbrand."

"Ah... oh..." Marin nodded, thinking about what to ask next.

However, what I didn't expect was that this Mr. Cage seemed to be very interested in promoting his godfather. Before Marin asked, he said it...

"I was raised by my godfather,

When I was ten years old, my father, including my mother and my godfather's wife, my godmother, were killed by the Danish invaders..." Cage said in a low tone.

"Condolences—" Marin didn't know what to say, he could only express comfort.

"So, I want to thank you, Lord Marin, for beating up the Danes and forcing them to cede a lot of territory, making us Dittmarschen very happy."

"Uh... Since you're so happy, why don't you let me go?"

"That's impossible. If you let go, you will definitely attack Hyde City. By then, I don't know how many folks will die." Cage shook his head, it seems that this big man is not stupid...

"By the way, Cage, what's your full name?" Marin asked curiously. Marin was also interested in this master who could knock himself out in the blink of an eye. Moreover, this fierce general seems to be quite smart and has great value for training. Although Kahn is fierce, he lacks wisdom and is only suitable for being a bodyguard chief. And this Cage, it seems that he can be trained to become the captain of the special forces...

"Full name? It's called Cage!"

"No last name? Or a first name, like 'Nicolas Cage' or something..."

"No! I was originally a groom's son. My father, originally my godfather's groom, had no last name, of course."

"Then Woolf Esbrand..."

"He is a descendant of knights, so he has a surname. However, since Dithmarschen established the republic, the nobles have been driven away. Although the godfather is a descendant of knights, he has no right of inheritance, so he is not considered a noble."

"By the way, Cage, who did you learn your good kung fu from?" Marin asked with interest. Marin is very interested in Cage, the extremely fast general. You know, even in the face of Kahn, he still has time to draw a gun and fire a musket. But in front of Cage, Marin didn't even have a chance to draw a gun.

"This... I learned it from an old Danish bandit..." Cage blushed. After all, studying with a horse bandit is not such a glorious thing.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? The hero doesn't ask about your background, it doesn't matter who you learned the art from, as long as you haven't done bad things yourself." Perhaps seeing Cage's embarrassment, Marin quickly helped him find a step. Down.

"Heroes don't ask about one's background..." Cage couldn't help but feel a little crazy as he chanted Marin's words.

"Of course, the hero does not ask about one's background. In our East Frisian army, there are many generals who came from civilians. Even myself, I was just a wandering knight who was dying of starvation. Later, I helped the emperor to fight, and I got mixed up. Baron, and later...become an earl..."

"Hehe, I heard that you are the grandson of the Blok family, the ruling family of the former East Frisian country, and you can be considered from a background." Cage is not easy to fool, and, as a Frisian, Lan people also know something about the East Frisian country.

"That... I have a lot of generals from commoners. For example, Schwartz... er, he is also a descendant of the knight family... Well, Saul, Kahn and Kohler are all from serfs. Now, Ka En and Kohler are both barons. Saul should be named a baron when he goes back this time..."

"Lord Earl is indeed very courageous!" Cage also had to admire. People like Marin who dare to promote civilian generals on a large scale are indeed rare in Europe.

"Why don't you do it with me, Cage? If you go, I will immediately seal you a knight and give you a fief. Then, I will give you a team of elites for you to train... Later, I will establish credit, It's not impossible to be named a baron..." Marin took a fancy to Cage's skills and brains, and planned to make him the captain of the special forces.