The Rise of the European Emperor

Compared with Marin's good mood, Otto III, Earl of Schaumburg, was in a very bad mood. In this imperial meeting, Otto had many people to support it. However, since that temporary adjournment, the situation has taken a turn for the worse. The Saxon Elector Frederick III, who originally supported Otto III, was silent, and even a large number of Saxon nobles also retreated. Then, seeing that the situation was not right, the other nobles gave up on Schaumburg...

In this regard, Otto III had 10,000 MMPs in his heart to talk about, but he did not dare to speak out. Why? Schaumburg is too weak...

As a small country with an area of ​​only more than 600 square kilometers, Schaumburg's strength is not worth mentioning. If he wanted to confront Marin directly, he wouldn't dare to borrow Otto III's a hundred courage.

But the snake has its way, and the rat has its way. In Germany, great powers speak on the basis of their strength. The survival of a small country mainly depends on hugging the thighs and holding the group.

The strength of a small country alone is not enough to protect itself. Therefore, relying on powerful countries, or forming alliances with a bunch of effects to protect themselves, has become their way of survival. But generally speaking, it is more popular to find a reliable powerful country to hug the thigh. Because, if a group of small countries form a group to protect themselves, it may not be very strong. Even some small country alliances may not be able to beat a powerful country. Therefore, relying on powerful princes is the mainstream way for small countries to survive.

But who's thigh to hold? Obviously, all the seven emperors and princes have big thick legs. Therefore, behind every elector, a group of little princes were begging to hold their thighs. Then, factions were formed. For example, Saxony. The states of these princes are all close to the territory of Saxony, and have always been guided by the elector of Saxony; behind each of the three religious electors stood a group of bishops of the bishopric; behind the Elector of Palatine, stood a group of middle Rhine The princes of small countries; the Elector of Brandenburg dominates the northeastern corner of Germany... Only the Kingdom of Bohemia, because it is located in a remote area in the southeast of Shinra, is also blocked by powers such as Saxony and Bavaria, and it does not have many borders with other small countries. Therefore, the King of Bohemia has the fewest brothers among the seven great emperors, but there is also such a small group...

In addition, as the royal family, the Habsburg family was also accompanied by a group of younger brothers, such as many princes of the Swabian League, and George, Duke of Saxony, who had a bad relationship with Frederick III. It can be said that this small group of the Habsburg family is no weaker than any other small group in Germany. The bad thing is that other small groups have formed a larger group-the princes' alliance because of Maximilian I's ambition to unify Germany. Then, the small group of the Habsburgs is not worth mentioning...

In addition, some powerful dukes also have their own small groups. For example, the Principality of Bavaria does not need to be attached to any group, and has also convened a group of small princes to form a self-contained body. Marin's old friend, John II, Duke of Clever, didn't need to be attached to any elector either. Because he had already formed a marriage alliance with Wilhelm IV, Duke of Jülich-Berger. The Principality of Jülich, the Principality of Berg, the Principality of Clifford, and the Counties of Mark are not very strong, but the four vassal states gathered together are a force that cannot be underestimated, and there is no need to hold others' thighs. Of course, John II is not stupid, but he has made friends with Marin, the number one thug in Germany, and is not afraid of using force...

Speaking of which, the Earl of Schaumburg is on the edge of the Principality of Lüneburg, and it hugs the Principality of Lüneburg's thigh. However, the Duchy of Lüneburg itself embraced the thigh of the Elector of Saxony. Therefore, the country of Schaumburg can also be regarded as the younger brother of the Saxon family, no, it is the younger brother of the younger brother.

(Note: The Counties of Schaumburg, on the Chinese map of Shinra in 1648, is the Counties of Lippe. However, it is the Counties of Lippe after the merger of the Counties of Schaumburg and the Counties of Lippe, probably It is caused by reasons such as childlessness and marriage. The original country of Schaumburg and the country of Lipper were not that big. This picture is in the map of the rise of the European Emperor. You can go to a certain post to see it.)

Originally, Otto III also counted on Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, the "boss of the boss" to help him protect Recklinghausen.

After all, although the electorate of Saxony of Frederick III is not very effective in combat (it depends on who he is compared with, certainly not compared with Marim), he himself has a very high reputation in the German princely circle. It's still very convincing.

Sure enough, although the situation was not good at the beginning, Otto III finally saw some hope. However, when the boss of the boss abandoned him, he could only accept the reality of losing the Recklinghausen area in despair. So, as a country, it needs to be hard on its own. It is not safe to count on powerful allies. What if your allies abandoned you? Entrusting fate to others is not an appropriate approach after all. Just like the March and a half months of later generations, why are they desperate to engage in atomic bombs? Not to control your own destiny? Although neighboring countries are very uneasy, for North Korea, it is emboldened. With the atomic bomb, if I go to talk to people about peace in March and a half, they will treat him as an onion. If there is no atomic bomb, holding a begging bowl and talking to people about peace, you may be slapped in the face...

Therefore, in the exchanges and wrestling between countries, one's own fist is the last word. If the fist is not big, it can only be regarded as a dog. In later generations, even the world's top rich country like Japan, because it has no fists, can only be a dog for the old beauty. Even fighter jets among local tyrants like Saudi Arabia must kneel and lick the United States...

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Before the trip, Marin was very amused by the feeling that "China's country has been greatly improved" because China's economic aggregate ranks second in the world.

When the economy comes up, it still can't compete for the status of the boss. Unless, there is a strong force to match. But in later generations, even if there is a big explosion of information, many people still do not understand this truth, and they always sigh in admiration. Of course, this may also be a public opinion guide.

But in fact, until Marin crossed, Huaxia's army could not be world-class. Even if there is an aircraft carrier, it is second-hand goods from the last century. The J20 that was blown into the sky, the engine turbofan 15 is a joke... Let's put it this way, J20 is a martial arts master with heart disease...

Therefore, until Marin crossed, Huaxia was still scolded by the old beauty, and the treasure island was still divided...

Therefore, after crossing the border, in this life, Marin developed the military frantically, and was not even willing to abolish the serfdom or engage in parliamentary democratization. Why? Because that will affect the country's combat power. In this dangerous age, there is nothing more reassuring than holding a sword in hand for self-defense... The Prussian route is Marin's priority.

The ancients said "the poor are rich in martial arts", why should the rich learn martial arts? It's very simple, no matter how rich you are, you can easily be robbed if you don't learn martial arts... The poor have nothing to be missed, so they can study literature with peace of mind...

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Coincidentally, both Marin and Otto III returned north. In a small town, the two teams happened to meet by chance. Otto III glared at Marin, an expression that he could not wait to eat Marin. But Marin didn't care, and proudly measured his fist at Otto III - look, the fist as big as a casserole, ask if you are afraid?

Of course Otto III was afraid, so in the end he resisted and didn't dare to turn his face, who said that the fist of Schaumburg was too small...