The Rise of the European Emperor

"However, if the southern part of Sweden and the Fajron copper mine are given to Denmark, what are we left with?" Eric Johansson said angrily.

"Is that so..." After pretending to think for a while, Marin said:

"Then give the Fayilun Copper Mine to Sweden... There is a super-large copper-rich mine like the Fayilun Copper Mine. I believe the finances of the Kingdom of Sweden will be enviable..."

Marin's words are not false. After all, the price of copper in Europe is so expensive now, and the Fayilun Copper Mine is a super rich mine, which can provide the Kingdom of Sweden with a large amount of stable taxation every year. And this is the envy of most European monarchs. Because most of the monarchs in Europe are in terrible financial shape right now. There is no money in agriculture alone.

"But... your half of the shares..." Eric Johansson means - you always take half of the shares, and we still earn P?

If the Fayilun Copper Mine produces 100 tons of copper annually, it would be worth 156,000 gold coins. Excluding the cost of mining and smelting, it would look like 70,000 or 80,000 gold coins. Even if the output is tripled, it will be a profit of more than 200,000 gold coins. If half of it is taken away by Marin, and there are many families in Sweden to be divided up, there will be not many in the hands of the Swedish court...

Marin also has the intention to support Sweden to contain Denmark, so after a little thought, he made some concessions:

"Well, my shares in the Fayilun Copper Mine will be reduced from half to one-third. In this way, Sweden also has enough tax to maintain."

In doing so, Marin not only supported Sweden against Denmark so that he could balance it, but also that Marin had a retreat and could not rely on Sweden's copper - after all, the Japan that Marin was about to plan was a big copper-producing country.

Historically, in the 17th century, it was the Dutch who shipped cheap Japanese copper to Europe, which severely suppressed the price of Swedish copper, causing Sweden to suffer heavy losses.

Not to mention the copper in Japan, Chile, where Marin is going to develop, the copper mine there is even more amazing...

Therefore, it is really nothing to Marin to give up part of the benefits in the Fayilun Copper Mine. Moreover, he didn't really have to ask for the one-third of the shares of the Fayilun Copper Mine. The reason why he insisted on these shares is actually because he is worried that the profits of the Kingdom of Sweden will be too sufficient, which will affect the balance with Denmark.

Don't look at the fact that Sweden got two-thirds of the shares of the Fayilun copper mine, but it ended up in the hands of the royal Vasa family. After all, in addition to the Vaasa family, Sweden also has 10 larger noble families, and also formed a noble senate that can compete with the king...

Therefore, Marin is not at all worried that the Fajilun copper mine will be able to feed the Swedes.

after all. Most of the proceeds from the copper mine must first be used to feed the major families in Sweden. Even if it belongs to the Vasa family, it must be splurged by the Vasa family members first, and the rest can be used for official Swedish expenditures and military expenditures.

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Eric Johans breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the Fayilun Copper Mine could be kept. Moreover, Marin's willingness to take the initiative to reduce his shares also gave him a step down. After all, on the face of it, Sweden took advantage of the negotiations...

Next, the biggest difference between Denmark and Sweden is...

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The Swedes also understand that this time the Danes dispatched a large army to occupy southern Sweden and surround Stockholm. Obviously, they have huge ambitions.

Before coming out to negotiate this time, the Senate of Nobles also gave a bottom line - we must strive for independent sovereignty and keep the Fayilun Copper Mine... In the end, it is to cede as little land as possible...

After all, everyone knows that it is impossible not to cede the land this time. The Danes did not come to Sweden for tourism, they came to grab the land...

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So, next, King Hans of Denmark and King Eric Johansson of Sweden launched a protracted quarrel over the issue of the new border...

The Swedish side believed that the Danes could occupy the southernmost coastal areas of Sweden, as well as the southwestern coastal areas. But, that's about it. As for the inland where the southern coastline is too far, let's not covet...

But the Danish King Hans was very firm - just dividing the border with the current front. In other words, the Swedish area south of Stockholm is allocated to Denmark...

Sweden is only willing to give the southernmost coastal area, while Denmark wants everything south of Stockholm. Therefore, the differences between the two countries are naturally huge.

Then, the two kings, the old and the new, had a fierce language conflict, and almost staged a full martial arts. Fortunately, Lubeck was well prepared, and the two did not scuffle successfully.

In the end, Denmark made a nasty word - kind of let the Swedish army defeat us... Then, Eric Johansson burst into tears - if I can defeat you, I still have to use people to mediate?

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In the following time, Marin rarely participated, and often watched the play silently. But the host of the Tagfacht Grand Speaker couldn't, so he began to persuade both sides to make concessions...

"Sweden will never accept the Danes' proposal. If Stockholm is the national border, then the capital of our Kingdom of Sweden will be threatened by the Danish army on the border at any time. Therefore, don't even think about the conditions of the Danes! So , it's better to follow the Swedish plan!" Eric Johansson roared angrily.

"According to Sweden's plan? When did the Swedes have the confidence to decide all this? Do you have a strong army enough to suppress Denmark, or do you have strong allies to speak for you? Obviously, you have nothing!" The Danish king said excitedly.

"If it wasn't for the Grand Duke Marin and the two honorable Grand Speakers willing to intervene, do you think Sweden would have any chance? As long as you besiege Stockholm for a few more months, you native Swedish nobles will starve to death in the city. What negotiation is there? ? Frankly speaking, I have suffered a big loss in this negotiation! If I don't negotiate, I can sit and wait for you bastards to starve to death, and then the whole Sweden will return to my hands!" Hans said excitedly.

In fact, King Hans was right. If Marin hadn't drawn a line for him and wouldn't allow him to go further north, he might have taken Stockholm at all costs and then re-annexed the Kingdom of Sweden (including Finland).

Therefore, Hans is actually very aggrieved in this negotiation - obviously I am very strong and can completely kill the other party, but in the end I have to negotiate with the enemy... Taking the opportunity of the negotiation, King Hans vented his emotions come out……

When Hans roared out his inner dissatisfaction, Eric Johansson suddenly realized - yes, now Denmark has the upper hand... Moreover, it seems that the North Sea, Lübeck and Hamburg are not partial. Sweden……

But Eric Johansson does not have the final say. After all, he is not an arbitrary monarch, and he still needs to discuss with the Senate...

So, Eric Johansson, on the pretext of needing to discuss with the Senate, sent a clipper back to China to ask the Senate for instructions on how to divide the boundary...

After all, it is better for everyone to share the blame for such a useless matter of selling land. If you take the blame alone, you will definitely become the scapegoat. By the time……

A few days later, a reply came from Stockholm-the bottom line of the Senate is that the border must be moved south to Norrköping, an important port city in Sweden.

The future boundary should preferably start from the city of Norrkoping in the east (which belongs to Sweden), and in the west by Lake Wettern and Lake Wienern. Both sides are divided into two large lakes, the south belongs to Denmark and the north belongs to Sweden...

As a result, the border has moved 170 kilometers south from Stockholm, claimed by Denmark. Moreover, the western half moves farther south.

Of course the Danes are not happy, because as soon as the border moves south, Denmark loses almost 10,000 square kilometers of land. Moreover, it also lost a bustling port city like Norrkoping.

However, the Swedes were willing to take out Gotland, which they had taken back from the Danes, as compensation for moving the border south, which made Denmark immediately tempted...

After all, the more than 10,000 square kilometers inland that the two sides are fighting for is actually rugged and relatively cold, and its value is not high. The ones with real value are several important towns such as Norrköping Port.

And Gotland is different, Gotland is a pearl in the Baltic Sea. Among them, the port city of Visby on the island of Gotland is one of the most important Hanseatic port cities on the Baltic Sea. It is located in the center of the Baltic Sea and is an important transit point for the trade of the Baltic Sea region, and can obtain a large amount of tax...

In addition, Lübeck and Hamburg, which have been authorized by Denmark to operate all ports in Denmark, also strongly recommend that Denmark take Gotland. After all, Denmark has now given up sea power and won Visby, which is equivalent to giving Visby's shipping operations to Lübeck and Hamburg. To this end, the two cities also put pressure on Denmark to agree to this condition...

In the end, Sweden agreed to pay Denmark 400,000 gold coins for the cost of the war as compensation for the Danish army. Of course, Sweden does not need to pay cash. The Danish side decided to send the army to continue to occupy the Fayilun copper mine and take two-thirds of the proceeds belonging to Sweden until the value of 400,000 gold coins is collected...

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In this way, Denmark and Sweden have finally reached a package of land-for-sovereignty agreements. Sweden is helpless at this time and can only accept these conditions. Of course, at the same time as paying these prices, they have finally succeeded in gaining their coveted sovereignty - recognized by all of Europe...

Since the king of Denmark, Hans, has recognized Sweden's independence (Hans: I was forced, and Marin forced me), then there is no need for others to continue to deny it. As for the Holy See, Marin promised to help Sweden make it clear and let the Holy See also recognize the sovereign state status of the Kingdom of Sweden.

In addition, Beihai, Lübeck and Hamburg also signed the peace agreement, saying that the three countries will monitor the peace process between the two countries and, if necessary, use force to urge both sides to abide by the treaty... In this way, this can be regarded as giving the three companies an upright an excuse to balance the strengths of the two sides.

Moreover, the Danish side also kept its promise and gave them Malmö and Helsingborg, which were occupied by Lübeck and Hamburg. So, except Sweden, everyone is happy, after all, they got what they wanted (maybe Denmark wanted more)…