The Rise of the European Emperor

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The benefits of Fayilun Copper Mine are huge. At present, Fayilun Copper Mine can produce 500 kilograms of copper per day under the huge investment of Marin. Even if the copper mine cannot be excavated due to the freezing in winter, copper can only be produced for two-thirds of the year, and the annual copper output is more than 120,000 kilograms.

And now the price of copper in Europe is very high, 15 kilograms of copper can be exchanged for 1 kilogram of silver. Therefore, 120,000 kilograms of copper is equivalent to 8,000 kilograms of silver, and if it is converted into gold at a price of 1:12, it is 666.7 kilograms of gold, which is equivalent to 187,000 gold coins...

This amount of money may not be too big for Marin. However, for Sweden in the cold temperate zone, it is simply a huge sum of money...

Most parts of Sweden are not suitable for agriculture, and even if agriculture is done in the south, the yield is not high. As for wood, the Hanseatic merchants tried their best to lower the price, and it was not very valuable (in fact, the price in Western Europe was not low, but the Hanseatic merchants monopolized the industry and desperately lowered the price). The annual output value of the Fayilun Copper Mine exceeds 187,000 gold coins, which inevitably arouses the coveting of the impoverished Swedish nobles.

As for the powerful character of Marin, perhaps the Swedish aristocrats were still afraid. But since Marin had to give up aggression against Saxony and Brandenburg under the "forced" of the Shinra Empire Council, and was "forced" to dissolve the military alliance with Sweden, the Swedish aristocrats didn't care much about Marin's affairs. strong.

How powerful? In the face of the Imperial Parliament, can't you admit it? Therefore, the refugees of the great nobles in Sweden despised Marin a little. In fact, they didn't know that Marin was just keeping a low profile.

Moreover, it is said that Marin has invested heavily in the introduction of more equipment and workers, which will increase the daily copper output of the copper mine from 500 kg per day to one ton. In this way, the annual output value of copper mines will exceed 374,000 gold coins...

This is a huge amount of income for the impoverished Nordic native aristocrats. For this little income, what's the point of having a confrontation with Marin? Anyway, Marin has dissolved the military alliance with Sweden. To seize copper mines is not to start with allies...

Marin, who got the news, was very angry and despised the short-sightedness of this group of native turtle nobility. After the news reached Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, King Hans laughed wildly in the palace:

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... God is on my side! Originally, I was worried that Marin's slap in the face and his back would give me a knife in the back when I attacked Sweden. Now , I am completely relieved!"

Crown Prince Christian is also very happy:

"Father, I didn't expect that the group of Swedish natives would be so short-sighted and offend Malin, the murderous god, and they're just killing themselves!"

King Hans stopped laughing, took a breath and said:

"Although I'm not sure if Marin will send troops to take revenge on those idiots, but I can be sure that with this incident, that guy Marin will definitely not be on the side of the Swedes. After the old dog died, Sweden lost even a single smart man, just God bless me!"

"Yeah, Father, this time we can recover the vast area of ​​Sweden, so happy!" Prince Christian said with longing on his face.

"Difficult..." King Hans sighed.

"Why?" Prince Christian was puzzled.

"The Swedes are not subject to discipline, plus Denmark is in decline now, it is too difficult to continue to rule them! So, this time we can only promise to capture those places in southern Sweden where there are already many Danes. Want Sweden The north doesn't seem to be easy... Besides, the north of Sweden really doesn't have any good plans. Only the southern coast is suitable for agriculture, and it is worth grabbing it!"

"I see……"

...

In the face of the Swedish nobility's coveting of the Fayilun copper mine, Marin chose to remain silent, as if it had nothing to do with him. In fact, this matter is right in Marin's arms.

Zheng worry can't find an excuse to draw a line with Sweden,

Unexpectedly, the Swedes sent it by themselves...

You know, as a previous military alliance, although it "breaks up" with Sweden, if Denmark attacks Sweden, as a former military alliance, if the Swedes ask for it, Marin is really not easy to refuse.

But now, the Swedes are actually coveting the huge benefits of the Fayilun Copper Mine and wanting to embezzle half of their own profits, which is simply an excuse for Marin. In this way, when Denmark starts attacking Denmark, Marin has plenty of excuses to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight...

In order to encourage the few Swedish nobles to seize the copper mine, Marin directly acquiesced to their behavior of sending people to seize the copper mine, even refraining from protesting.

In this way, the courage of a few local aristocrats is even greater...

In fact, Marin is deeply afraid of the current Vassar family patriarch Eric Johansson. This guy may not be very talented, but his son Gustav I is the future king of Sweden. That's all, his great-grandson Gustav II, that is called Niubi, known as the Nordic lion...

Of course, with Marin's intervention in European history, perhaps Gustav II may not exist anymore. However, this family, Marin is still a little afraid... Therefore, it is Marin's current plan to acquiesce Denmark to clean up Sweden... Even Marin has the intention to instigate the Danes to destroy the Vasa family. In that case, Second Master Gu would not be able to come out at all...

As a traveler, Marin did not dare to guarantee that his son and grandson would have the same vision and ability. Therefore, he is very afraid of Gustav II, who may be the same age as his grandson or great-grandson.

If his grandson or great-grandson does not live up to his expectations, and the Second Master Gu appears as scheduled, then the North Germany, which Malin has worked so hard to defeat, may be cheaper for the Second Master Gu. Therefore, Marin is so afraid of Sweden. Even, the entire Vaasa family is very afraid. That's why Marin is now going to support Denmark...

On the surface, while acquiescing to the Swedish nobles to embezzle their own interests in the Faylun copper mine, Marin secretly sent a letter to the Danish king Hans - you, I will call you 666, never stab in the back...

...

Just as Marin was planning for Sweden, the door to his office was suddenly kicked open by old Hoffman. Then, Marin saw the old Hoffman in full-body armor rushing in with a face full of anger...,

"What's the matter, father?" Marin was a little puzzled by the anger of old Hoffman.

Then, from behind the old Hoffman, a messenger came in - it seemed to be Albert's entourage Welch...

"Welch? Didn't you follow Albert to America? Why did you come back?" Marin asked curiously.

"Marin, your brother was injured by the native Indians with a bow and arrow. I want you to send troops immediately to clear the tribe and avenge your brother!" Old Hoffman roared angrily.

"What?" Marin jumped up in fright, and then asked:

"Are you seriously injured? How is it now?"

"It's not very heavy. Fortunately, the bows and arrows of the native Indians are not metal arrows. Therefore, the arrows are not inserted too deep, but they are only a little short of Albert's heart. If it is any more, Albert will be finished!" Hoffman roared with red eyes...

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