The Rise of the European Emperor

It is convenient to recruit Englishmen as mercenaries. Why? Because Frisian and English can communicate in this era.

Because, in this era, the Friesland region is relatively closed and has not been greatly influenced by the Netherlands and Germany. So, Frisian is still authentic. In later generations, Frisian was greatly influenced by Dutch and German respectively, and became less and less like English, and finally could not communicate with English.

Even the Anglo-Saxons who crossed the sea to the British island in those days lived on the North Sea, and now the Frisians live on the site. The Frisians were the part of the Anglo-Saxons who were left behind when they crossed the sea. Therefore, it is not surprising that the two languages ​​can communicate with each other.

It just so happened that there were quite a few Frisians in the Marin army. As long as a large number of Frisian veterans are dispatched to serve as junior officers in the English mercenaries, not only can they quickly get started and train the English mercenaries into shape, it is also quite beneficial to control the entire army. After all, the orders of the Frisian officers were understood by the English.

Moreover, when this English mercenary army is trained, if necessary, Marin can also lend this army to Earl Edward to fight against Henry VII. Of course, that was when Earl Edward had the upper hand. If Earl Edward had the upper hand, Marin would not have sent troops to help.

It has to be said that Henry VII and his officials are still very capable. Facing the menacing 300,000 refugees from the northern counties, Henry VII decisively ordered Richard Bohr, with his army of 18,000, to block the refugees in the central counties to prevent the refugees from going south.

Although, after the influx of more than 300,000 refugees, the central counties will definitely be finished, but this is better than the influx of refugees into London and the surrounding wealthy counties. Once London and the surrounding counties are devastated, the capital of England will be shaken.

Therefore, this trick of Henry VII and his ministers, "the strong man breaks the wrist", is very effective.

But as a result, Marin's plan to use the refugees to destroy the wealthy areas of London and southern England fell through. In this way, the existence of this group of refugees is irrelevant. Of course, if you keep it, it can still have a huge impact on several counties in the middle of England. Although it can't shake the national capital of England, it can make the English people in a hurry for a long time.

It's just that the three or four counties in the central region do not need hundreds of thousands of refugees. Tens of thousands of refugees were enough to turn the counties in the middle of England upside down.

Thinking that immigrants were being recruited in his territory, Marin suddenly came up with the idea of ​​recruiting Englishmen as serfs...

Although it is said that from yeoman to serf, social status has declined. But, when it's almost but, do these matter? As long as Marin made sure there was enough bread, the hungry people would be happy, even if they were made slaves. After all, in the face of life and death, what is that bit of status and dignity? Living is more important than anything...

In this day and age, to develop a place, a large population is essential. After all, it takes people to cut down trees, a large number of people are needed to open up wasteland, and a large number of people are needed to grow crops...

In short, before the advent of the machine age, population was everything. With the population, we can do this and that. Without the population, everything is negligible.

Right now, Marin not only has a large tract of land in the native land that needs a large number of people to develop, but also a large tract of land in the Americas that needs to be developed. Therefore, Marin's demand for population is great.

Under normal circumstances, it would be more troublesome for Marin to organize the population to go to the Americas.

After all, who wants to leave their homeland and venture off to the Americas?

But in abnormal circumstances, it is very easy to do. For example, the current abnormal situation...

The people of several counties in the north of England can't even guarantee their food and survival, how can they still pick and choose?

At this time, as long as Marin advertises that "there is enough bread", it is absolutely easy to take a large number of people from these refugees to the American colonies...

Why did the British successfully establish large colonies (13 states in North America) on the coast of North America in the original history? It is not that the British colonial methods are stronger than the French, but because the British "enclosure movement", there are a large number of refugees who have lost their land and can immigrate to North America.

Therefore, although the colonial methods were more moderate and advanced, because of the social stability in France and not many immigrants, the French had to lose to the British on the issue of colonization in North America.

Marin suddenly felt that it would be a waste to allow these 300,000 English refugees to starve to death. If you can bring some people to the American colonies, it will be much better than watching them die...

For example, now on the island of Grenada, there are only a few hundred colonists, and the sugarcane orchards and arable land that can be planted are only one or two thousand Eugrams at most. Any more, and the labor force will not be enough.

Originally, Marin planned to buy some old blacks or get some hairy slaves to enrich the population on Grenada Island. However, seeing that there are so many refugees from the British who have nowhere to settle, Marin suddenly had the idea of ​​organizing a large number of immigrants from England to develop on Grenada Island.

Don't need too much, as long as 10,000 English refugees go to Grenada, the development of Grenada can be greatly accelerated. Of course, it is Cuba that needs more labor. After all, the area of ​​Grenada Island is only 344 square kilometers. The island of Cuba has 100,000 square kilometers...

By the way, the group of cubs on Grenada Island are in a mood at this time. why? For the maiden...

However, Mao Mei, who was imported from the Crimean Khanate before, was already divided up by the soldiers and strong people in the country. People have military exploits, so they have to give priority to...

"By the way, Sister Mao!" Marin suddenly slapped his head...

"Why did I forget the girls in England..." Marin said regretfully.

All 300,000 refugees were left without food as the northern counties of England were devastated. Whether it is an old man, a child, a young man or a woman...

So the question is, if Marin doesn't interfere, most of those refugees will starve to death. Moreover, the old, weak, women and children would be the first to starve to death. Because they are weak, they can't stand hunger. Moreover, the competition for food was no match for those young and strong men.

Marin didn't care whether the old, weak and sick in England would starve to death. But it would be a pity for those English girls to starve to death...

There are 300,000 refugees, and there are at least tens of thousands of girls among them. If you starve to death, it's really a pity...

So, Marin made a decision in an instant - to send people to sneak into the northern counties of England, to lure those English girls who were dying of starvation with food, lure them over, get them to East Frisland, and assign them to the bachelors in the country. wife. It can even be sent to colonies such as Grenada to be the wives of those colonists...

As for the opinions of young men in the northern counties of England? They are starving to death, and they still want a wife? Those English girls, if they stay, they are dead ends. They might as well go far away and marry the young men under Malin's rule. At least, I can get enough food and clothing, so I won't starve to death... 8)