King of German Mercenaries

In February, news suddenly came from Cliff City-John II was going to canonize Adler as an official knight...

The whole family was very pleasantly surprised. In fact, it was not easy for the son of a territorial knight to become a knight. Generally speaking, a new knight will not be canonized until the previous knight is old. And the old Hoffman is only in his 40s now, less than 50 years old, and it is not yet time to retire. Therefore, if Adler wants to be banned, he will usually have to wait a few years.

However, this time Marin has helped the Lamarck family a lot. Because the younger brother became the chief of the Teutonic Knights, the prestige of the Lamarck family has recently increased greatly, and John II has a face when he goes out. Moreover, the Lamarck family can also get real benefits.

Although the Principality of Clifford and the Country of Mark were underdeveloped, the Lamarck family still had several caravans. The Teutonic side is a developed area of ​​commerce. Moreover, the grain, wood and fur in Eastern Europe are very cheap in the Teutonic countries, and there is still a lot of profit when they are transported back to the Rhine region.

Forget the food. After all, the area near the Rhine is also a food-producing area, and there is no shortage of food here. However, wood and fur are in short supply.

Although it is said that there are also some forests on the Rhine, there is not a lot of wood. However, the local wood, not what the market needs, is all wood that is not marketable.

In Europe, the real marketed woods are oak and pine. Needless to say, oak has always been the main material for shipbuilding and house building. Not only that, but Europeans are also accustomed to using oak to make wine barrels, loading wine and beer. Therefore, the demand for oak is very large. In Western Europe, due to a large number of felling and utilization, oak has been relatively small. So, the price of local oak has gone up a lot.

According to the news brought by the merchants, John II knew that there were still a lot of oak in Eastern Europe, which was not yet highly developed.

In addition to the low degree of development in Eastern Europe, there are also reasons why the local people in Eastern Europe use less oak. Because Eastern Europeans do not engage in big sailing. Therefore, in Eastern Europe, not many people use oak to build ships. And shipbuilding, is very expensive oak.

It is said that in the Teutonic countries, the price of oak is less than half of the price on the Rhine side. It is absolutely profitable to sell oak wood from the Teutonic countries.

As for pine, it is also popular because of its unique aroma. However, because the use value is far less than that of oak, the demand is not very large.

As for fur, this stuff is also very cheap in Eastern Europe. Because, further east of the Baltic Sea region, is the vast eastern European steppe. On the prairie, there are too many animals. Just a few hunters can kill a lot of prey. However, the preservation technology is backward these days, and there are only animal skins, which are better preserved and can be sold over long distances.

In Western Europe, apart from the sparsely populated areas such as the Black Forest, there are still many animal resources. In other areas, there are very few wild animals. Marin was able to hit a lot of prey in the Black Forest before because he rode his horse deep into the forest. If it is on the periphery, there is no prey at all. Because most of those hunters couldn't raise horses and couldn't go deep into the forest, but they cleaned the outside of the forest.

Therefore, the price of animal fur in Western Europe is also much more expensive than that in Eastern Europe, and the price is also more than twice that of Eastern Europe.

Therefore, whether it is to sell oak or fur from Eastern Europe to Western Europe, it is quite profitable. As for the trade license to enter the country of the Teutonic Knights, will there be a problem with the Lamarck family as the new Grand Commander?

If it wasn't for the Duchy of Clifford and the Earl of Mark, both landlocked vassal states, and no salt mines, they couldn't get involved in the most lucrative salt trade, John II would all want to have a stake in the salt trade. However, in this era, salt was originally a strategic material, and it was difficult for ordinary people to get it. Therefore, the Lamarck family had no choice but to give up this big piece of fat. However, the salt trade on Marin's side also promised to give 40% of the benefits to Chief Philip (after paying off the loan),

It is also very good.

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With the huge benefits of fame and fortune, John II decided to thank the Hoffman family. However, as a not-so-small lord, Marin was very rich, and John II had nothing good to use as a reward. However, John II, who is also the Earl of Mark, wants to reward Marin's relatives, but there is a way...

For example, he can canonize Adler as the official knight of the Earl of Mark in advance...

It was not difficult for John II to confer a knighthood. However, for a young man like Adler who has no title, it is a qualitative leap. After being canonized, Adler will change from a reserve aristocrat to a real aristocrat, and his identity will undergo great changes.

Moreover, John II also stated that this time he would take out an extra piece of land and give it to the Hoffman family. As for which land, John II even allowed the Hoffman family to choose, as long as it was near the Hoffman estate.

Therefore, when John II sent a message to Den Burg, saying that he would make Adler a full-fledged knight and promised to seal the land, everyone except Marin felt nothing, and everyone else was overjoyed. It is rare for both father and son to be active knights. In general, knight families wait for the old to retire before letting the next generation take over, and they have to pass strict assessments.

And this time, John II is equivalent to returning Marin's favor, so it is explained that it is enough to let Adler go through the scene...

The eldest son canonizing a knight is a very solemn thing for Hoffman Manor. Therefore, the old Hoffman decided to take the whole family to act together.

In fact, the old Hoffman has been complaining that the emperor canonized Marin as a baron too casually, and he did not hold a very solemn ceremony, and did not invite his father to the scene to honor him...

Therefore, although this time he was able to witness the eldest son's promotion to a knight with his own eyes, although the gold content was far inferior to that of the second son, he was able to show his face, which made Old Hoffman very happy.

Marin was also thinking about whether to go or not, after all, he had a lot of things to do. However, the Yancheng side reported that the newly added salt-boiled cauldron lacked coal as fuel. Marin thought for a while, then decided to follow him back to the Country of Mark, to attend Adler's promotion ceremony by the way, and then, to talk about the coal supply.

Not only that, but when picking new fiefs, Marin would also suggest finding a new coal mine. Because, Marin has promised to give Adler a large piece of arable land in the East Frisian country in the future. So, this time, Adler doesn't need to pick as much arable land. Moreover, for a Knight of the Kingdom, his fief area is also limited, which will not exceed 500 Eugrams. Therefore, choosing arable land is not as good as choosing coal mines. At any rate, as a big customer, he can still buy a large amount of coal stably for a long time, which can make the economic benefits of coal mines higher than that of cultivated land.

To this end, Marin also intends to find a few large artisans who explore coal mines, and follow them to select a new coal mine as a new fief for Adler to receive this award...

Of course, the family will also understand why John II canonized Adler in advance and bought an extra piece of land. So, they will also respect Marin's opinion.

So, Hoffman's family, including Angela, who followed to watch the fun, rushed to Markburg, the capital of the country of Mark, to participate in Adler's promotion ceremony under the escort of hundreds of guards...

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