The Rise of the European Emperor

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Before he knew it, the 5,000 copies of the German edition of "The Origin of European Nations" ordered by Marin sold out quickly in the German region through the relationship of the church.

Because of the low price, the book sold well. At the current high prices for paper in Europe, Marin's pricing for the book is not profitable at all.

But where do others know that the paper mill on Cape Breton Island owned by Marin has a very low cost of paper because of its advanced pulp processing technology. The price of 2 shillings seems to be a loss, but in fact the profit is still very large.

Marin remembers that newspapers in England, before the advent of advanced papermaking in the mid-19th century, sold for a shilling. In the mid-19th century, after the physical and chemical methods of pulping were introduced, the price of newspapers plummeted to the level of a penny, a 12-fold drop.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, this "European Nation Origin Examination", which is not profitable or even loses money, is actually quite profitable.

Because Marin vigorously advocated the behavior of the Germanic nation, the Germans who read this book were greatly satisfied and proud. Those missionaries didn’t think much of it, but those nobles and knights immediately became excited after seeing Marin’s evaluation of the Germans, including the Germans, as a “fighting nation”…

"Haha, we are a 'fighting nation'! Just for this conclusion, let's have a big drink!" In many taverns, some knights who were drinking were proud of Marin's conclusion.

The knights survived by their valour, and were proud of their valour. Marin defines the Germans as a "fighting nation", which is directly to find bright spots for those knights from the blood. This greatly satisfied the vanity of the German knights, so Marin's book quickly sold out...

Then, the merchants who had been reluctantly helping Marin sell books immediately sent someone to notify Marin - hurry up and print it!

So, the printing factory started work again...

Fortunately, those type molds are still there, and they have not been re-split. Therefore, overprinting does not need to be retyped, and it can be directly printed with ink.

Marin has long known that this book will cause a sensation. You must know that in the 20th century, the mustache leader relied on this set to gain huge support in Germany. Now is the 16th century, the age of war, it is estimated that those knights will be more sought after this book.

Sure enough, those knights and belligerent nobles, after reading this book "The Origin of European Nations", were proud of themselves and boasted that they were warriors of the "war nation".

Well, this nation is already a fighting nation, and the knights are the best among the fighting nation... oh my god, this is going to heaven...

Because Marin mentioned in "The Origin of European Nations" that the Germanic nation was the strongest "pea" that God sowed in northern and central Europe, and was endowed with courage and strength by God. So now the knights drink and talk to the nobles and like to quote those words.

For example, at some banquets, some German nobles will proudly announce - "We are the strongest 'peas' sown by God..."

And many knights are bragging now, and they will also say-"We have been given courage and strength by God, so we are the warriors of the strongest 'fighting nation'..."

Because of this book, it is said that the business of beer halls in Germany has improved by 20%. The knights drank beer and boasted loudly about their glorious history and their pride as warriors in the "fighting nation".

Even those commoners who are not knights are proud to drink in the beer hall and listen to the boasting of the knights. After all, the knights said it - we are a "fighting people". Although he is not a warrior like the knights, he is also a part of the fighting nation. I didn't say that, men just want to fight! Cheers for the fight...

As a result, the business of beer halls in Germany has improved a lot. Of course, there are also many more drunken and troubled men. Many German men,

After getting drunk, he shouted "Fighting Nation" and fought with people...

Therefore, while the beer is selling well in Germany, there are also many fighting incidents. After all, it is a "fighting nation"... If you don't accept it, just do it!

This also led to many passionate young people, who were fooled, and chose the dangerous profession of being a mercenary. After all, doesn't it seem that the "fighting nation" doesn't go to fight as a soldier?

Then, many young people in the southern mountains went to the recruitment office set up by Marin in the southern mountains to ask:

"Hey, brother, is your Grand Duke still recruiting?"

The people in the office looked bewildered—I had never heard that the Grand Duke wanted to recruit soldiers, why are there so many idiots wanting to be soldiers?

Marin, who received the news, was also a little stunned - what's going on? Is the German nation really a fighting nation? There is actually a peasant brother who took the initiative to serve as a soldier?

After sending someone to investigate, Marin found out with tears and laughter that it turned out that the book "The Origin of European Nations" was to blame.

However, this doesn't seem to be a bad thing...

why? Marin thought about it, I don't know when there will be another war in the future... It doesn't hurt to absorb some fresh blood...

Moreover, this time, Marin is not recruiting regular troops, but intends to recruit a group of reserve troops...

Why Reserve Corps? In fact, the militia...

The so-called militia is the second-class arms that farm the land in peacetime and take up arms to fight in wartime.

Among them, the "normal farming" is very important. Because, Marin gained a lot of land, but unfortunately, lacked labor. Therefore, it is necessary to recruit a group of laborers to help farm the land.

It's a pity that Marin has recruited a lot of people before recruiting the poor. Most of the people recruited before were poor people who couldn't survive and had to leave their hometown to join Marin.

But this time is different. Those young men who volunteered to join the army may not be too poor to survive. They are just in the heat of the moment and want to fight, not forced to leave their hometown to make a living.

Therefore, Marin's plan is - no matter what, first use the name of recruiting soldiers to deceive these people and talk about it. Then, give them a militia status. But in fact, they usually help Marin's manor farm...

Of course, Marin will not treat these lads badly. If there are single ones, Marin can also help buy some Mao girls to be their wives. Moreover, their usual food is definitely much better than being a serf in the southern region. After all, the softer "Kohler bread" with straw chaff is enough. Moreover, during the festival, it can also be distributed to salted fish to eat... Let me ask, how many serfs in this era can make enough bread and still distribute salted fish during the festival?

In this way, with the help of this shareholder wind, Marin can trick many passionate young people to come over, help him cultivate a large area of ​​land that he has newly acquired, and become a serf in disguise.

Of course, Marin is not completely denied opportunities. Among these newly recruited enthusiastic young people, if they find good seedlings, they can also choose to be recruited into the regular army, and the treatment is favorable. As for the general performance, it is better to be a militia honestly. I usually help myself to farm, and I go out to practice when I am slack. When war breaks out, it may not be used to fight hard battles. However, there is no problem in handing over the cities in the rear to them to garrison...

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In addition, because of the popularity of "European Origin of Nations" in Germany, Marin was also pleasantly surprised to find that many German nobles and knights had greatly changed their perception of Marin, and many people's favorability of Marin was greatly increased...

It's no wonder that Moustache originally relied on advocating the excellence of the German nation, but it attracted a large number of brainless fans and diehards. Although Marin can't attract any brainless fans and die-hard fans, it is also beneficial to gain the favor of a large number of nobles and knights. The most direct benefit is that when one day they are beaten by a group, there will be many nobles who have a good impression of themselves and will not participate...

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