The Rise of the European Emperor

The next day, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, dispatched the more than 100 knights who acted as cheerleaders for the nobles as planned, leaving the nobles confused. However, the nobles could not yet object. Because at this moment, the peasant rebel army rebuilt by Chapman and the others is still raging in the Principality of Württemberg. If anyone dares to oppose these dispatches, a big hat of "collaborating with rebels" can be put on your head...

Then, the hundred and dozens of nobles who originally forced the palace were instantly reduced by more than half, and their momentum also dropped sharply...

Originally, although the hundred or so knights had no decision-making power, they would be bluffing. Those knights, all with loud voices, were noisy at the meeting, which gave Duke Ulrich a headache. After the knights left, the venue immediately became much quieter.

The remaining thirty or so barons are all people with status, and it is impossible to shout like a knight. Then, the negotiations became much milder and less noisy than the wet market. But at the same time, the aristocrats couldn't get up the momentum. Just like the black boss, without a group of thugs wearing sunglasses, there is no pressure...

At the same time, at the suggestion of Marin, Duke Ulrich packed more than a dozen civilian and military generals in the Duchy of Württemberg that he personally promoted into the negotiation venue...

Although these dozen people did not have fiefs, most of them were the second sons of big noble families, and they were also considered noble children. Moreover, after this peasant uprising, Duke Ulrich also intends to promote a group of his own people. In this negotiation, he just brought these people over to help him speak up.

Before bringing them here, Duke Ulrich directly promised that whoever can help him win over those nobles, whoever can win the noble title. Anyway, hundreds of nobles have died, leaving a lot of titles vacated...

As a result, the dozen or so noble disciples who did not have titles were all excited—this was what they dreamed of!

Then, the negotiation venue became a stage for these dozen people to quarrel. Although there are more than 30 barons on the opposite side, in front of them who are full of fighting spirit, they are completely at a disadvantage...

The next day, Duke Ulrich entered the theater mode, watching the dozen or so loyal men quarrel with the barons. Those barons are aggrieved, they obviously have a higher status, but the dozen opponents on the opposite side are not good at it. Although they do not have titles, they are also from noble families and hold official positions. In addition, they are Duke Ulrich's people, so it is not easy for them to use their identities to oppress people. Moreover, these dozen or so guys are "loyal and patriotic" one by one, clearly implying that they are "disloyal". Moreover, these dozen people are all outstanding civil servants in Ulrich's court, and they are more eloquent. After being inspired by the title, his voice is also loud, and he is invincible when arguing...

At the same time, at Marin's suggestion, Duke Ulrich secretly sent Woolf to inform Chapman and the others that they would deliberately bring the rebel army to attack the baron's fiefs...

When he learned that his fief had been looted by the rebel army,

These barons couldn't sit still, became restless, and fell even further into the quarrel.

In addition, Duke Ulrich also secretly attracted some barons who had a good relationship with him, and divided the noble camp...

After many days of competition, the noble alliance finally fell into the disadvantage. At the same time, nearly half of the barons were drawn over by Duke Ulrich.

But as a price, Duke Ulrich had to give half of the estate of the dead baron to those who fell to him.

The final result was that 68 of the more than 130 baron's estates were allocated, and the Duke of Ulrich only got 65.

And the other half of the barons who were not attracted, Duke Ulrich did not dare to let them go home empty-handed. As it happens, in addition to the more than 200 noble manors, there are also 300 Junker landlord manors. So Duke Ulrich took out 70 and let them divide it up.

However, in this era, the best farms must belong to the great nobles, followed by the estates of the Junkers, and the land of the commoners is the worst. Therefore, those nobles who were not attracted by him, the Junker manor obtained, the land area and fertile degree are definitely not as good as those of the serious baron manor and knight manor. Still, something is better than nothing.

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But this is just the beginning, because Duke Ulrich took those estates not for farming, but for selling money...

Subsequently, Duke Ulrich auctioned off all the confiscated 230 Junker landlord estates, and even sold 250,000 gold coins of Gulden. As for the 152 noble manors, because the land is fertile and close to the river, Duke Ulrich does not plan to sell them for the time being, but plans to send someone to plant them himself.

At this point, Duke Ulrich and the nobles were all very happy. After all, although the latter 230 manors cost them a lot of money, they can get the land, which is definitely not a loss in this era of agriculture. If it wasn't for the fact that Duke Ulrich sold the 230 manors to them, they would never have allowed Duke Ulrich to embezzle so many manors.

As for the knights who were sent out to "kill bandits", who cares about their interests? Of course, if they have military exploits in suppressing the rebel army, they will still be rewarded, which is the rule. Anyway, the insurgent army led by Chapman and others will slaughter many manors, and just use some of them to reward meritorious soldiers.

Moreover, Duke Ulrich made an agreement with those barons - the ownerless manor received next will be distributed to those barons. However, when the allocation is made, the auction system is adopted. In other words, Duke Ulrich doesn't want those manors, but if he wants them, he must win them through auction. And the auction money goes to Duke Ulrich...

In this way, Duke Ulrich, who is short of money, gets money to pay off his debts, while the barons get affordable land, and they can still pass it on. It is definitely a win-win!

Of course, it's not just a win-win, it's a win-win. Because, the Baron Gate has no money right now. So, they need to borrow to buy land. As a result, another winner emerged, and that is - the bank family Fugger family...

The Duke of Ulrich and the barons have jointly issued an invitation to invite the Fugger family to participate in the division of the land and provide loans for the barons to buy land. According to the fact that the annual loan interest in this era is at least 10%, generally more than 15%, the Fugger family can also eat enough this time...

Even after this booty-sharing conference, the barons of the Principality of Württemberg suddenly discovered—it seems that the existence of those mud-legged rebels is also a good thing...

The land left by the scourged aristocrats and Junker landlords has become their possessions, and they will definitely earn blood...

Therefore, next, the barons of the Duchy of Württemberg were not so concerned about suppressing the peasant uprisings. Even, intentionally procrastinating. Because, the more estates those mud-legged rebels scourge, the more benefits they will have in the future. However, the premise is that they have to guard their manor, so as not to be harmed by the rebels and make themselves a victim...

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In fact, there is another hidden big winner for this peasant uprising in the Principality of Württemberg, and that is Marin. Because, the captives of the suppressed peasant rebels, the metropolis was sold to Marin to fill the population of the American colonies. Compared with the mountainous Duchy of Württemberg, there is not much fertile land by the American river.

In the eyes of Malin, these manors that the barons of Württemberg were desperately robbed were scum. Now, what Marin lacks the most is population. As long as there are people, much more fertile arable land can be cultivated than the entire Duchy of Württemberg. Marin didn't even bother to take a look at the small estates that the Württemberg nobles had robbed. Therefore, he is also the big winner of this Württemberg peasant uprising. However, he is a hidden big winner.

Therefore, this feast of division is not a three-win, but a four-win. The only losers are probably the dead manor owners...

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