The Rise of the European Emperor

Edward was very annoyed to see Marin leading the army into London, still in the square in front of the palace. Because the meaning of this demonstration is too obvious.

However, he didn't dare to turn his face directly, so he had to endure his dissatisfaction and asked in a pretentious manner:

"Marin, why did you bring so many guards to London this time? It surprised me."

At this time, Marin stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, please make atonement. I have fought countless battles in the past 20 years, defeated too many enemies, and killed many deadly enemies. In terms of war, I have never been afraid of anyone. However, there are people in Chenpa who took the opportunity to assassinate him on the way! Moreover, Beihai Kingdom lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of invincible soldiers. These guys have nothing to do and are bored in the country, so I just bring them to protect me. With 3000 guards to protect me, I don't believe anyone can Assassinate me!"

Marin's words are profound, and on the surface he mocks himself for being timid and afraid of assassination. In fact, it is a show of force. For example, he said, "When it comes to fighting, I have never been afraid of anyone", and "The North Sea country lacks everything, but there is no shortage of invincible soldiers." I am invincible!

This sounded very domineering, but the English monarchs and ministers present could not refute it. Because, Marin hasn't really lost any battles, and he has the qualification to brag...

In fact, it's not that Marin is really a god of war, but that Marin can go. When faced with uncertain battles, this guy doesn't fight at all. When it's time to be cowardly, he doesn't have any face at all. So, it seems, he is "invincible".

Of course, being shameless also has the advantage of being shameless. If you are not dragged down by your reputation, you will not do things you are not sure about. For example, Napoleon, such a real god of war, was so tired of being famous that he really wanted to conquer all of Europe. In the end, it failed in Russia, and then the whole world collapsed…

The actual situation is that in the later period, the entire French Empire was somewhat superstitious about Napoleon's ability to fight and felt that the Empire was invincible. Then, the whole country expects France to flatten the whole of Europe. At that time, even Napoleon had a hard time riding a tiger. Because, the entire French Empire expected their emperor to lead them to conquer all of Europe. To use a later comment, it is "the emperor was kidnapped by the public opinion of the French people".

Marin didn't want to be the fool who was kidnapped by public opinion. He didn't have full confidence. He would rather be a tortoise than take risks. Because he knew that this was not a game and could not be repeated. If you fail, you will die.

Therefore, when facing the Alliance of German Princes and the Kingdom of France, he showed his "invincible" side, implying that he was not easy to provoke; on the other hand, he was humble and did not provoke and stimulate the Alliance of German Princes and the Kingdom of France. Because, he was not sure of the joint attack of the French and German princes at the same time.

But if one of the French or German princes was weakened or held back, Marin would be more certain. So Marin desperately instigated France to compete with Spain for the kingdom of Naples, in order to consume French power.

But France's foundation is too strong. As the largest land and populous country in Western Europe, France's war potential exceeds that of Spain. Therefore, Marin judged that if France was willing to overdraw its national strength, they could even fight two wars at the same time...

Yes, France is poor. Compared with Spain, which has a spice trade, France's financial situation is not good. However, the problem of poverty is not impossible to solve. For example, borrowing...

Venice is willing to lend money to the French as long as France is willing to pay a high price. Because France lacks nothing but money...

Therefore, Marin specially invited the emperor to send troops, unite England, and sack Paris and the Paris Basin where Paris is located. There is no need to conquer Paris, just destroy the crops near Paris, and the French will be severely damaged.

Why do you say that? Because the volcanic ash that France brought from the Kingdom of Naples to fertilize tens of thousands of acres was transported back to Paris by the French and fertilized in the royal manor near Paris...

That is to say, because of these volcanic ash fertilizers, in the fall, the royal estate near Paris can bring tens of millions of pounds of grain to the French royal family.

Tens of millions of pounds of grain are definitely enough for the French to form a large army and start a large-scale war. You know, each horse is fed only 4.8 kilograms (more than 10 pounds) of feed per day. 100,000 war horses consume no more than a million pounds of grain every day.

What Marin wants to do most is to let tens of thousands of troops from Britain and Austria trample all the grain fields in the Paris Basin, so that the French will not only not increase their grain income, but also have a shortage of grain...

However, His Majesty the Emperor has his own thoughts and refuses to send troops. So, Marin had to come to the UK to find a way...

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Demonstrations are just incidental. Marin is not the second generation of the club or the grumpy, how could he make this trip just for the demonstration? He came this time to persuade Edward to attack France.

Of course, because of the presence of ministers, it is not easy for Marin to speak directly. Some words, it is best to discuss with Edward in private. Because, Marin suspects - there are French spies in Edward's court...

Marin's suspicion is normal. In this era, most of the traditional aristocrats in Europe are duplicitous. It is normal for some people in England to illicitly communicate with France. Therefore, he cannot discuss this issue with Edward in public, and can only discuss it in private...

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At the public welcome banquet, Marin was domineering, showing an attitude of "I am invincible", and did not take the English nobles in the presence of them seriously at all. Many English nobles were so angry that they wanted to make peace with him. Marlin duel. It was only when speaking to Edward that Marin showed enough respect. After all, Edward was above him, even his titular monarch. After all, Marin is still an earl of England.

After the banquet, when Edward entertained the Marin family of three privately, Marin immediately bowed and apologized to Edward:

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for the rudeness before. The reason why I did that was because of hardships..."

"Is there any difficulty? What is the difficulty?" Edward was a little curious.

Marin motioned to Edward to turn the screen back. After the two came to the study, Marin said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I suspect that there are French spies in England..."

"What? A French spy? It's unlikely... I've cleaned up the court several times..." Edward was a little unconvinced.

Marin said firmly:

"There must be French spies, because my people can inquire about the news of His Majesty's Palace in Paris..." In fact, it was Marin who was fooling Edward. Even if the French set up spies in London, the information they get will not be leaked casually in Paris.

Edward didn't believe it either, but Marin's words left him speechless...

"Your Majesty, some time ago, have you privately discussed with the Queen about marrying the Lord Margaret to Henry Pohl?"

Edward was shocked - this was what he and Queen Anna had discussed in private, how did Marin know?

Marin snickered in his heart. In fact, this was the message sent back by the spy he had placed in the London palace. However, what he said was...

"My spy, I found this news in Paris. Obviously, there are French eyeliners in His Majesty's palace..." After speaking, Marin looked around meaningfully, as if there were French spies around him eavesdropping of……