The Rise of the European Emperor

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Finally, when the Swedes asked for help, the one who was most excited was not Marin, but Kahn. This guy, Kahn, likes to show off the most. As the commander of the guards, he loves the shape of the lobster soldier.

As it happens, the bagpiper dug from Scotland has also arrived. The "Grenadier March" has a simple rhythm, and the bagpipers quickly get started. Then, Kahn began the long stage of dressing up...

However, the city of Aurich is so small. At first, everyone was stunned by the lobster soldier costume and "Grenadier March", but as Kahn played this set every day, everyone got tired of it...

Therefore, Kahn intends to find another place to continue the comparison. But the problem is that he is the commander of the guards, and it is generally impossible for the guards to leave Aurich and go to other places. In this way, even if Kahn is full of (pretend) talent, there is nowhere to show it!

Fortunately, the opportunity has come...

This time, to mediate the war between Denmark and Sweden, Kahn felt that this was a good platform for pretending. If, before the negotiation begins, both Denmark and Sweden can see the magnificent performance of their own Praetorian Guards...

Unexpectedly, with such an unreliable idea, Marin actually agreed to let Kahn toss...

why? Because, Marin also thinks that the lobster soldiers are very intimidating. Negotiations, you also need to hold each other's momentum at the table. It's also good to bluff each other with a show with an accompaniment of amazing lobster soldiers before holding back each other at the negotiating table in an attempt to overwhelm each other. After all, when people are in a state of shock, they can't breathe for a while. At the negotiating table, it is easy to be suppressed at the beginning.

This is just a simple little psychological tactic. In future generations, everyone has too many tactics, and it is already inconspicuous. However, in Europe in this era, it works. Nothing else, the Europeans of this era have never seen anything in the world...

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Negotiations between Denmark and Sweden were held in the city of Lübeck. After all, constant negotiation in Denmark or Sweden, the other side will always feel uneasy.

Moreover, now Denmark and Sweden basically have no navy. After receiving the safety guarantee from Lübeck, King Hans of Denmark and Sweden's new king, Eric Johansson, also agreed to hold negotiations in Lübeck.

As a mediator, Marin went to Lübeck this time with ease. Because it's all overland. Moreover, starting from Aurich, the provinces of Oldenburg and Bremen all the way through are Marin's territory. It is not considered to be out of the country until it enters the original Principality of Holstein. But after entering the Holstein area, Lübeck arrived quickly.

Because it was either his own territory or allied territory along the way, Marin only brought 500 imperial guards with him this time. Except for Kahn and other dozens of core teams who need to wear chest plate armor to help Marin block the gun, the other guards, this time at Kahn's request, all put on red lobster soldier costumes and black triangles on their heads. cap……

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Through the inn and post system, Marin and the 500 Guards changed horses all the way and came to Lübeck without stopping. But when we arrived in Lubeck, it was already afternoon. Therefore, Marin didn't bother to engage in any city entrance ceremony, and directly checked into the luxury hotel specially arranged for him by Lubeck to rest.

In the evening, Lübeck Grand Chancellor Tagfacht and Hamburg Grand Chancellor Heisenberg visited Marin together. After seeing Marin, the two major speakers raised their own questions:

"Lord Marin, why did you suddenly change your position to support Denmark this time? Is it because of the Fayilun Copper Mine?" The two speakers were puzzled. In their opinion, a mere copper mine should be a factor in Marin's drastic change in attitude.

Marin thought for a moment and decided to confess his thoughts to the two great speakers. After all, it's not enough to do the Nordic balance by yourself. If Lübeck and Hamburg secretly disagree with them, it will be easy to do bad things...

"Is such that,

Your Excellency the two Speakers. Although the ownership of the Fayilun copper mine is one of the incentives, it is only a small part. My real purpose is to achieve a balance in northern Europe..."

"Balance?" The two chief speakers were a little confused. After all, the famous British Empire has not yet appeared, and there is no mature case of balanced diplomacy in Europe. After all, balanced diplomacy requires a certain degree of shamelessness. Because countries that engage in balanced diplomacy change their faces when they say they change their faces. For example, when balancing country A and country B, I helped country A fight country B a while ago, but the next moment I see that country A is too strong and country B is too weak, I will immediately turn around and help country B fight country A. ... This kind of diplomacy that turns a face faster than a book is rare in the world at the beginning of the 16th century when it was still relatively shameful...

When Marin explained the essence of balanced diplomacy and everything, Tagfacht and Heisenberg's faces turned blue and white, and their hearts were full of struggles...

Why? Because from the point of view of interests, this strategy of balancing diplomacy is really very useful. However, from a moral point of view, it is too shameless, and it is simply shameless... Therefore, the two great speakers were very tempted after hearing this, but they were somewhat undecided...

"Lord Two Speakers, what do you think of this method? Do you want to go together?"

Tagfacht and Heisenberg looked at each other and said embarrassedly:

"Lord Marin, your strategy is indeed powerful, but..."

"It's just a little shameless, right?"

The two nodded awkwardly...

After Malin changed his sitting position in a leisurely manner, he said seriously:

"Two adults, don't you think that balanced diplomacy is in the best interests of Lubeck and Hamburg?"

The two nodded, but Heisenberg objected:

"But now that the Swedes are weak, shouldn't we suppress Denmark first? Why should Sweden cede the fertile southern regions to Denmark instead?"

After Marin nodded, he asked back:

"Lord Heisenberg, do you know about Sweden's construction of the port of Gothenburg?"

Heisenberg nodded...

Marin continued:

"The construction of the Port of Gothenburg reflects Sweden's ambitions for maritime trade. And Sweden's geographical location, if their maritime trade develops, who is the threat?"

"We!" Tagfacht and Heisenberg said in unison.

"That's right, Sweden wants to build its own ports, and is obviously interested in the profits of the Baltic Sea region's maritime trade. With Denmark's maritime power already crippled by us, Sweden is likely to become an inadvertent competitor. Of course, The impact on me is relatively small, after all, in the trade in the Baltic Sea, I only account for a small head, the real big head is the city where the two are..."

Tagfacht and Heisenberg nodded suddenly, expressing their agreement with Marin's words.

"Also, you two should know that the newly established Kingdom of Sweden is very dissatisfied with the occupation of Malmö and Helsingborg by Lübeck and Hamburg. I have negotiated with the two of them several times, asking for their return as soon as possible, right?"

The two Great Speakers continued to nod...

Marin continued:

"Obviously, the new Kingdom of Sweden is very interested in the Øresund, an important navigation channel. Before, Lübeck and Hamburg occupied these two port cities in the name of monitoring the resurgence of the Danish navy. It is clear that this is just a pretext. Lübeck and Hamburg must be jealous of the control of the Oresund..."

Although their faces were a little overwhelmed, the two Great Speakers nodded.

"And if Sweden takes back Malmö and Helsingborg, in the case that the Danish Navy no longer exists, it means that the Kingdom of Sweden controls the Øresund Strait. In this case, the rise of Sweden's maritime trade will be inevitable. And At that time, it will definitely be Lübeck and Hamburg who will lose their interests..."

The two Grand Speakers continued to nod, but Tagfacht raised a question:

"However, Lord Marin, if the southern part of Sweden is ceded to Denmark, will there be an imbalance of power between the two sides? After all, Denmark is too strong and Sweden is too weak..."

Marin nodded, then explained:

"From the current point of view, this is indeed the case. However, Lord Tagfach, you must understand that Denmark has the strength to suppress Sweden now, just because the Kingdom of Denmark has a strong foundation in the past. The Kingdom of Sweden has not been established for a long time. What's the basis? In addition, Denmark has brought allies together to suppress Sweden. But in fact, the current situation in Denmark and Sweden has been reversed..."

"First of all, most of the mainland of Denmark is occupied by me. In the Kingdom of Norway, the rule of the Oldenburg family is not stable. The domestic opposition is also very strong."

"If you let it go, maybe the anti-Oldenburg family in Norway will become stronger and stronger, and even eventually lead to the separation of Denmark and Norway..."

"Isn't it good? When one more Norwegian kingdom comes out, Northern Europe will be even more chaotic..." Heisenberg said.

Marin shook his head and said:

"No, Norway is right next to Sweden. At that time, if Sweden becomes strong and swallows Norway, then a Nordic power will be born! At that time, even if the two of you continue to control the Øresund Strait, there will be no Used. Because, at that time, Sweden was able to face the Atlantic Ocean directly, and it was completely possible to conduct trade by land and bypass the Øresund Strait."

After thinking about it, Tagfacht asked:

"Now that all the southern parts of Sweden suitable for agriculture are allocated to Denmark, how can Sweden fight against Denmark?"

"Isn't there Finland? The southern coast of Finland is also suitable for agriculture." Marin remembers that although Finland has a high latitude, it is also a rare high-latitude country that is self-sufficient in food. It has to be mentioned here that although Finland has a high latitude, its climate tends to be continental. Typically, winters are cold, but summers are warmer, more sunny, and less affected by Atlantic water vapor. With summer sunshine, the southern coast of Finland can also engage in a wave of hardy crops.

Norway, which has the same latitude as Finland, is even worse. The western coast of Norway, because it faces the impact of the warm North Atlantic current, is warmer, but the humidity is too high. There is a joke in later generations to describe the rainy weather in Bergen, a city on the western coast of Norway - a tourist asked a local little boy when the rain would stop, and the little boy replied: "I don't know, I'm only 12 years old"... which means , Since the little boy was born, the rain has not stopped...

Crops need sunlight for photosynthesis. Obviously, the western coast of Norway is not suitable for agriculture. Also, during the autumn harvest, it cannot rain. Otherwise, the wheat will rot in the fields...

"Southern Finland? However, Sweden's financial resources will still be much worse than Denmark's. After all, Denmark has now annexed southern Sweden..."

"Lord Tagfaht, have you forgotten the Fayilun Copper Mine?" Marin reminded.

"Oh... so that's the case..." Tagfacht, including Heisenberg, suddenly realized.

In this way, the strength of the two companies can indeed reach a balance in the future - Denmark has a fertile agricultural area in southern Sweden, while Sweden has a small amount of agricultural areas in southern Finland and a super-rich copper mine - the Fayilun Copper Mine... , the financial level of the two companies is quite similar...Mobile phone users, please visit m.Reading, a better reading experience.