The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin returned to East Frisland this time, not only to visit his wife and children, but also to check the preparations for the attack on Jever.

Denmark and Sweden have already started a fierce battle. The Danes were killed by muskets and wounded more than 2,000 people under the city of Stockholm, causing heavy losses. So, now Denmark is in a siege and no more storms.

However, in the city of Stockholm, a large amount of food is stored, enough to last for a year or two. Therefore, old Sten Stulay is not afraid of long-term siege at all. As for the water cut, the Danes can't do it either. Because Stockholm is a seaside city, the climate is very humid. Stockholmers can dig wells for water even if Denmark loses its rivers.

Taking advantage of the chance that Denmark's attention was being drawn away by Sweden, Marin planned to attack Jever. With an area of ​​more than 500 square kilometers in Yevre, Marin was very envious. You must know that in the German interior, many counts may not have such a large fief.

In order to besiege Yevre, Marin had made many assumptions and designed many siege methods. For example, the method of digging tunnels used to capture Emden before.

However, after Sauer's spies went to investigate, this method was rejected...

why? Because, Yevre is only a baronial. The Wilmken family, although richer than the average baron, did not build a big city to live in, but built a small but strong castle to live in.

And in the castle, not members of the Wilmken family, but guards and attendants. Therefore, it is unrealistic to send people to infiltrate the castle and dig a tunnel. It's easy to get into a city, but it's too difficult to get into a castle. Therefore, the idea of ​​digging tunnels was rejected.

As for sending the dead men in to open the city gate, it was as unreliable as digging a tunnel. Because the population of the castle is small, it is convenient for screening. It is also very difficult to infiltrate a group of dead soldiers who opened the city gates.

Therefore, the only way to attack such a strong castle is to attack...

Of course, the method of digging tunnels and burying explosives under the city wall can also blow up the city wall. However, Marin would not use such an approach. He also guarded, this trick was learned by his enemies and used against himself. Therefore, he would rather storm the castle than use such a partial move.

Afterwards, Marin went to inspect the foundry to check on the development of the Cohoun mortar. It was found that the craftsmen were working hard to improve the overall weight of the gun, as close as possible to the total weight of 82 kg that Marin said. To this end, they are also racking their brains.

Moreover, reducing the total weight of the Cohoun mortar is also very meaningful. In addition to being convenient for transportation, it also means reducing costs. After all, the price of copper in Europe is so expensive now that 15 kilograms more weight is equivalent to 1 kilogram of silver, which is very expensive. Therefore, craftsmen have to desperately find ways to reduce the total weight and reduce the consumption of copper. The waste of a single gun metal is not yet shown, but Marin intends to build a row of such bronze guns. If each gun weighs 10 kilograms, then 50 guns will add 500 kilograms of weight, which is worth two or three thousand gold coins. Therefore, they are looking for ways to reduce the consumption of copper, so as to reduce the cost in mass production.

As for the production after research, there is no problem. Because, the craftsmen of the gun foundry can cast iron molds. As long as the corresponding iron mold is made, it will not be a problem to make 10 Cohoun mortars a day...

To deal with Yevre, Marin has always been very confident. In this attack, Marin just wanted to test the tactics of using the Cohoun mortar salvo to siege the city, not that he could not attack now.

Moreover, the development of the Cohoun mortar is getting closer and closer to Marin's requirements. I believe that it will not be long before a qualified Cohoun mortar can be manufactured.

It just so happened that Marin also needed to go to Vienna to attend the emperor's meditation ceremony in two months, so he didn't have time to attack immediately. So Marin told Schwartz, who had returned to East Friesland, to prepare in advance. When he came back from Vienna,

He was about to launch an attack and take over the hundreds of square kilometers of Yevre in one fell swoop...

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When Marin was preparing to attack Yevre, there was also good news from Emden-the first batch of Naples beauties arrived...

Due to the destruction of the war in the Kingdom of Naples, there are now many hungry refugees, and there are still many beautiful girls in them. Under the temptation of Marin's food, many families are willing to let their daughters marry to East Frisian in exchange for food and clothing. What's more, this is not the food and clothing of one person, but the food and clothing of the whole family...

Art, who was in charge of the food-for-women program, saw that there were so many beautiful women who were willing to marry East Frisian, so he simply raised his requirements and chose the beautiful women first...

As a result, a beauty pageant was held at the food trade site. Art did not skimp on food, but limited selection of beautiful women. Although, those beauties need two sacks of rye for one...

Alter began to select Italian beauties based on the four criteria of appearance, health, smell on the girl, and whether she was a golden girl. This guy also used his power for personal gain, so he first chose a very beautiful Italian girl for himself. Then, another 2,000 beautiful, healthy, odorless and original Italian village girls were selected, and the first batch was shipped back to Emden.

In order to accommodate these girls, Kohler also specially built a large yard to accommodate these girls, waiting for distribution...

The whole barracks in Emden was fried to see those beautiful Italian beauties. When many soldiers were not on duty, they ran to see beautiful women...

It's a pity that Kohler has formulated strict regulations - trespassers will die... This stops the group of big-headed soldiers who want to go in and grab their daughter-in-law...

Marin also went to see it quietly, and the quality is higher than that of the hair girl I bought from Russia last time...

It's no wonder that it's not that Mao Mei is not beautiful, but that the most beautiful Mao girls have been sold to Turkey at a high price by the Crimeans. The next best thing will be sold to Venetian merchants. Therefore, the 200-haired girl that Marin bought back last time is actually a top-middle figure, but she is better than sexy.

And the 2,000 Mao girls that Art brought back, but among the hundreds of thousands of refugees, can the top beauties selected be the same as those next-level Mao girls?

So, even Marin was a little stunned...

Kahn, who went with Marin, also had the reaction of a normal man for the first time - drooling...

"It seems that I have to help my gang find a daughter-in-law..." Malin thought.

My subordinates, except Kohler, are all older than me. However, they haven't found a daughter-in-law yet...

It is no wonder that European male aristocrats have always been late to marry. In addition to the idea of ​​​​wanting to make a splash when you were young, picking and choosing is also an important reason.

Marin's subordinates, who have been ordained nobles, naturally have a higher vision. Civilian women are no longer in their consideration. But the problem is that there is a huge shortage of noble women in East Frisian Country...

When Marin seized the East Frisian country, he killed a large number of local nobles and used their families as prostitutes, which made a serious shortage of local noble ladies. Now, even Geoffrey, the fat freckled fat daughter, is being pursued by several knights, which shows how scarce aristocratic girls in East Frisian country are...

Moreover, foreign aristocrats did not like the aristocrats of the newly emerging East Frisian country, which made it difficult for the barons and knights under Marin to marry. It's not that I can't find a woman, it's that I can't find the right match... If you find a commoner to marry, it will be an intermarriage of nobles, and the children will not have the right to inherit...

Therefore, most of Marin's subordinates are still bachelors...

Now, seeing the graceful Italian beauty, not to mention Kahn, many other young officers are drooling and begging Marin to reward one...

Marin wondered, when he came back from Vienna, would he share the spoils among his men and this Italian beauty...

As for the principle of no intermarriage between nobles and concubines? It doesn't matter, anyway, at that time, Marin will be the Duke of Egypt. If anyone has a crush on an Italian girl and wants to marry a wife, that's fine. Then Marin will use the name of the Duke of Egypt to designate the girl who is not a noble as a baroness and a lady of the Egyptian Principality, which corresponds to the status of his subordinates anyway. Just get up... In short, I won't leave a handle on the intermarriage of nobles...

If Marin canonized those women as Countess in East Frisland, he may have to give the title of a certain piece of land, which would be unclear and cause disputes. However, if you are to be named a Duchess of Egypt, Marin himself has not yet obtained Egypt. Even if you are conferred the title of a Duchess of Egypt, you do not need to give land. It is just a name, and it is not easy to cause disputes...