The Rise of the European Emperor

The Duke of Württemberg, Ulrich, was a bit of a demon for a while, and his eyes were full of gold coins. If it can sell hundreds of thousands of people to the "big money" Marin, then, can it be exchanged for more than one million gold coins. Then, all your debts are gone...

The corner of Duke Ulrich's mouth drooled again...

However, Duke Ulrich suddenly remembered—it seems that the Holy See strictly prohibits human trafficking...

So, he hesitated again. As the Duke of Württemberg, Ulrich knew very well that Württemberg was really overpopulated. This place is not a fertile place, and the reason why there are so many people is because the previous Black Death did not affect this mountainous backcountry. Then, over the long term, the natural population gradually increased.

In fact, not only the Württemberg area, but most of Germany has the problem of overpopulation, which has not been well solved.

So, starting with the Hussite wars in the early 15th century, there was a period of peasant revolts. Moreover, the problem is most severe in the more mountainous regions of southern Germany.

If it is in the northern plains, it is not a bad thing to have a large population. But in the southern mountains, the overpopulation is a disaster. After all, the mountains are not good for farming, and as the population increases, problems will naturally arise.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that European agricultural technology has always been rubbish. For example, in the Principality of Württemberg, even with such a large area, even if there are many mountains, if the agricultural level of ancient China is changed, it is not a problem to raise two million people. But the problem is that the agricultural technology here is very rubbish, and it is difficult to raise a population of 600,000 to 700,000 people...

If you study the history of the German peasant uprisings, you will find that the peasant uprisings at that time mostly occurred in the southern regions...

The mountains there are vertical and horizontal, and it is extremely difficult to divert water for irrigation, and it is difficult to reclaim wasteland. Therefore, once the population increases, everyone will not have to mix. On the other hand, in the northern region, because the plains are vertical and horizontal, people will go to reclaim the wasteland, so there are no peasant uprisings.

Speaking of which, the scale of this Württemberg peasant uprising, including the previous peasant uprising in Breischgau, was not large, and it did not exceed the scale of 10,000 people.

Marin, a history major, clearly remembers that the largest peasant uprising in German history occurred in 1524, the one led by Münzer.

The peasant uprising of 1524, led by Münzer, took place near Nuremberg, also in the southern region. At that time, the total scale of the peasant uprising reached tens of thousands. Among them, the most influential was the rebel army led by Münzer.

However, because the tens of thousands of peasant rebels failed to unite, they were eventually defeated by the coalition forces formed by the princes. The most ridiculous is the 180,000-strong insurgent army that occupied Freiburg. Because, after occupying Freiburg, the insurgent peasants grabbed enough wealth in Freiburg. Then, most of the farmers felt that they had enough money, so they dispersed and went back to their hometown to farm...

In the end, only Münzer's 8,000-strong peasant rebel army fought bravely, but was outnumbered and ultimately failed.

Of course, Munzel was no peasant. He is a low-ranking priest, attended the Leipzig University run by the church, and has also studied theology and philosophy at the Universities of Frankfurt and Mainz. He is a man of culture. The peasant uprising army generally lacked the kind of literati who was full of bad water. Li Zicheng was able to succeed because of the assistance of literati such as Li Yan and Niu Jinxing. Without the help of counselors, the peasant uprising would hardly have succeeded...

However, when Munzel was young, his father was persecuted and hanged by the local nobles. Therefore, he planted the seeds of hatred for the nobles in his heart since he was a child. And in the German peasant uprising in 1524, the peasant uprising army he belonged to, because of his knowledgeable leader, became more effective than other peasant uprising army.

Of course, Münzer didn't have much political skill to swallow up the other peasant rebels in time. If he can hold the tens of thousands of peasant rebels in his hands, then history may be rewritten.

and,

Munzel is also said to be a fan of Martin Luther, who initiated the Reformation. However, Münzer was more radical than Martin Luther, advocating not only anti-Catholicism, but also a "revolution" with the nobility. Martin Luther was a wise man and knew that he could not offend the nobles and the church at the same time, so the two broke up. Then, Münzer was killed in a failed peasant uprising, while Martin Luther escaped persecution from the Holy See under the aegis of the aristocratic leader Frederick III…

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At this time, Münzer, who was still working as a teacher and priest in Esleben, did not know that a great devil named Marin was already attacking him.

Marin was thinking—whether or not he was going to add fuel to the peasant uprising in Munzel and make things worse. Then, take the opportunity to take advantage of the fisherman...

That's tens of thousands of peasants. Wouldn't it be nice to get them? A farmer reclaims 100 acres of wasteland, tens of thousands of farmers are millions of acres...

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In the palace of Stuttgart, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, is also "imagining the future". However, hesitation flashed in his eyes from time to time. After all, taking the initiative to sell the people under the rule seems to violate the canon...

Kohler saw his melancholy, and deliberately clichéd. When he learned about Duke Ulrich's concerns, he immediately gave an idea...

"My lord, I heard that there was a peasant uprising in your country this time?"

"What? What's your opinion?" Duke Ulrich tilted his head and looked at Kohler.

Kohler smiled and said

"Sir Duke, of course the Holy See does not allow human trafficking. However, it is not forbidden to exile rebellion..."

Duke Ulrich nodded

"That's right, Europa has always had a tradition of exileing ordinary rebels..." As for the rebellion of Gaoji, they were all hanged or burned to death...

"If you want to exchange those rebellions for money, you can use the charge of 'exile' and entrust them to our Grand Duke to 'exile'... Then, we give the money privately, never mentioning the transaction or anything. Then, there is no such thing as People will accuse you of human trafficking..."

"Exile? Ask Marin Archduke to help exile the rebels? This idea...sounds good..."

In fact, Marin discussed with Kohler before that the American continent does need immigrants to develop. But the problem is that he has previously sent people to recruit immigrants everywhere. But when those German peasants heard that they were going to the "Wild Continent", they refused. But if immigrants go to the mainland of Beihai, they are very happy.

And Marin couldn't force them to emigrate, so he was helpless. Therefore, the most important population of the American colonies at present is the tens of thousands of English victims.

At the beginning of the civil war in England, tens of thousands of victims were left without food. Marin took the opportunity to send them a boat to America, promising to give them enough to eat.

However, it would be more difficult if he went to southern Germany to recruit immigrants. Although people are poor, they are not yet to the extent that they cannot survive. You can let them immigrate to the mainland of Beihai as serfs, but if you want them to immigrate to the legendary "Wild Continent", everyone will die.

It's also my fault for Marin. In order to scare other European countries and avoid competition, he publicized the Americas a little more terrifyingly. As a result, few people are willing to immigrate to the Americas now, which makes Marin very big.

However, this batch of peasant rebel prisoners of war purchased from Breisgau is different. They are "sinners" with no choice. Marin could have used the name of "helping to be exiled to the wild continent" to ship these prisoners of war, including their families, to the American colonies.

Because they are exiled criminals, these people have no right to refuse, nor do they need to reason with them, which is very worry-free.

After talking with the lords of the Breisgau region, Kohler ran over to lure Duke Ulrich of Württemberg.

"Lord Duke, I don't think that group of rioting peasants will give up. If you wait for them to riot again, you don't have to rush to defeat them. Send your troops to drive them away first. Let them follow the route you set for them and sweep some places. villages. Then, their ranks will expand and the number of peasants participating will increase. At that time, you are sending troops to defeat and capture them. In this way, you can get as many prisoners of war as possible. Our grand duke will be happy to buy these people , pay the money with one hand, hand in the people with one hand, and never default..."

"Okay, let's do as you said. I'm not in a hurry to suppress the mud-legs. However, my army is limited. If there are too many mud-legs, what should we do?" Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg After gritting his teeth and making up his mind, he asked worriedly.

Kohler smiled

"Please rest assured, Lord Duke, don't forget how our Grand Duke started? We can secretly dispatch a group of elite troops, pretending to be ordinary mercenaries, to help you suppress those rioting farmers, and we will never let the situation get out of control..."

"Okay, deal!" The poor and crazy Duke Ulrich nodded immediately...

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