King of German Mercenaries

After taking control of Cork, Marin did not immediately leave with confidence. Because, several local clan elders are worried that Maurice, Earl of Desmond, will invade Cork after ending the conflict with the local indigenous small country Brian.

Morris has long coveted the commercial port of Cork. Before, the city of Cork took refuge in the fake Richard, which was also bewitched by Morris. Thinking about it now, several elders of Cork City believe that it was Morris's conspiracy.

Because Morris is a very cunning guy. On the one hand, he supported the people in Cork City to take refuge in fake Richard, but on the other hand, he took the initiative to write a letter, pretending to take refuge in Henry VII, and won the appreciation of Henry VII.

Now that I think about it, Morris was clearly betting on both sides, and was very cunning. Now, Cork City has lost all its strong men. When Morris is free, he may take the initiative to report Cork City's "rebellious" behavior, and then fight for the right to rule Cork City.

Because, Cork City was an autonomous city authorized by the British King himself, similar to the imperial city of the Shinra Empire. These cities, no longer under the jurisdiction of the local lords, are only responsible to the king.

The Counties of Desmond belonged to the feudal nobles conquered by the Normans. Although they were at odds with the King of England, they did not dare to openly offend the King of England. Although the King of England did not actually have the energy to manage the affairs of Ireland, the cunning Morris would not risk offending the King of England and send troops at will.

After learning that Morris was still very scruples towards the King of England, Marin asked several old Cork elders whether Morris often sent people to London to "tribute"...

"No!" A clan elder affirmed.

"Well, Morris's position is not right. Moreover, the Earl of Desmond is the one that is most alienated from England among the several Norman lords. Before, Morris sent someone to London to pretend to take refuge with Henry VII, and he was the only one. Send someone to London once. You know, several Norman counties don’t have to pay taxes to the King of England, just like those princes in Germany.” A clan elder named Collina said with certainty.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm quite sure! Among the three Norman earls, Earl Kildare has completely joined the Tudor dynasty and has become the acting governor of Ireland. Earl Ormond is also relatively close to England, but he also has some scruples, afraid of being like England. Dominion (feudal power) is deprived like the earls at home. The Earl of Desmond is the most alienated from England. They are probably the most afraid of being deprived of dominion."

"What do you mean, these descendants of the Normans are afraid that the King of England will deprive them of their autonomy and thus become divorced from the King of England?"

"Yes!"

"That's good, then do you think they will buy the king's will?"

"As long as it's not an order to deprive them of their autonomy, they should give face..."

"Okay, do you have any legal documents signed by Henry VII here? He ascended the throne in 1485, and now it's 1498. There should be documents, right?"

"Yes, a decree has been signed before, granting Cork City the status of a self-governing city again."

"Okay, hurry up and find it for me, I'll be of great use!"

Half a day later, Marin got the royal document signed in 1486 confirming the status of Cork City as an autonomous city...

And then... Marin naturally started his great business of falsifying documents...

The next day, Marin produced a document that appeared to have been issued by the King reaffirming Cork's autonomous status. It's easy to fake this time. Because, this document does not need to be old, just imitate the handwriting directly...

When Marin came out with the document, the elders of the clan suddenly opened their mouths...

They took the document and looked left and right, but they couldn't see any fake...

"Sir, this is..."

"Oh, I did it by one of my subordinates..." Marin didn't want to expose himself. Because, a nobleman himself made a fake, and it would be too shameful to say it out.

"Which of you are willing to take this document,

Take a trip to Limerick (the capital of the county of Desmond)? "

"Take a trip? What does your lord mean?"

"Trick Morris, take this document, show it to Morris, and tell him that Cork City has regained its status as a trading port, and he is welcome to send someone to do business. Then, give him a few bags of salt as a gift... "

"A few bags of salt..." Several clan elders were shocked. In Ireland, salt is a scarce commodity, and a few bags of salt, um, are very precious. Also, salt is an important import for the Port of Cork, very important. But how did they know that Marin was a big salt supplier, and a few bags of salt were nothing to him at all...

In the end, Marin selected several of the most knowledgeable Korina elders to do this. In fact, the most important thing is that although Collina has lost his son, he still has several grandchildren. With his grandchildren as hostages, Marin is not worried about Collina playing tricks...

"What? Cork City has regained its status as an autonomous city? Didn't you rebellious...?" Morris was shocked when he saw the document displayed by Collina, and couldn't believe it was true. However, compared to the documents that Henry VII issued to him last year, there was no problem, and there was no difference at all... Moreover, he had a ghost in his own heart, and he did not dare to go to Henry VII for verification. Because when Cork City took refuge in fake Richard, it was he who led the way...

"That's right, our city of Cork is the most important trading city on the island of Ireland. Your Majesty believes that restoring our status will help restore trade in the island of Ireland. After all, the island is in great need of salt, iron and wine..." Poor He lied without changing his face. These were all taught by Marin in advance.

"So, Your Majesty has forgiven you for your previous rebellious behavior?" Morris was very strange. As far as he knew, Henry VII was not a generous person...

"We handed over all the savings saved in Cork City to Your Majesty, in exchange for His Majesty's forgiveness... Moreover, we will pay taxes to the royal family in the future..." Collina put on a bitter face according to the "script"... …

"So that's how it is..." Morris was also very upset. Cork City's savings, that's a lot of money, it should have been mine...

In fact, Cork City has a lot of savings, but most of them are used to finance fake Richard...

Without those savings, Cork City's status in Morris's eyes immediately dropped too much. After all, he wanted to take Cork just to make a fortune. Now that the money is in Henry VII's hands, can he still ask Henry VII for it?

So, in Morris's eyes, Cork City has become less attractive. However, the resumption of trade in Cork City is not too bad.

After all, most of the other regions rely on the salt imported from Cork City, except for the direct possession of the British Crown in the eastern part of the island of Ireland and the Earl of Kildare and the Earl of Ormond, who directly purchase British salt.

Because Dublin is the easternmost port on the island of Ireland. The salt imported from there, after being exploited by many lords on land, will be transported to the Counties of Desmond, and the price will be much higher.

When Cork imported salt and shipped it to the small Irish native countries on the island for sale, it needed to pass through the land of the Desmond County, and it would be taxed by Morris. Therefore, he also hopes that Cork City can resume the import of salt.

Moreover, if the wool exports on the island of Ireland pass through their own territory and go to Cork Port, they can also collect a tax by the way...

In short, the restoration of the trade function of Cork Port is also beneficial to the County of Desmond. So, after accepting a few bags of "precious" salt, Morris and Collina signed a friendly trade agreement, expressing their willingness to be at peace with each other.

And Collina, on the way back, specially brought Morris' messenger to Cork City for a turn...

At this time, Marin ordered to accept it and replaced all the flags of the team with the red and white roses of the Tudor Dynasty, which seemed to be the garrison sent by the British court...

After the messenger returned, he reported the situation to Morris, who made Morris think that Henry VII personally sent troops to control Cork. What else can he think?

...

What Marin wants is that Morris doesn't have any ideas. If he has other ideas, Marin won't dare to leave easily...

And after Marin is going to send troops to attack East Frisland, how can there be time to start a war in Ireland?

Moreover, it's not that Marin can't beat Morris, it's that he can't...

Because, once a full-scale war with Morris, it is bound to alert the other forces on the island. For example, Desmond County's neighbor Ormond County.

If the Earl of Ormond learned that an alien force had invaded the island of Ireland and reported it to Henry VII, it would be a big deal.

For now, Marin is incapable of competing with Henry VII. So, he can only take Cork secretly, and then deceive Morris with fake documents first...

After everything was done, Marin left Bookman apprentice knights with 500 people to garrison the local area, and left him a warship and a few fishing boats. Then, Marin left Cork with the main fleet...

The reason why Bookman was kept as the garrison commander was because he had a good language talent. After spending some time on Texel Island, I actually learned a lot of Frisian language, and I was able to talk to the Frisian people on the island.

And most of the territories directly under the British King and the territories conquered by the Normans on the island of Ireland are in English. Frisian and English are already interoperable. Bookman is gifted with languages ​​and can learn English quickly. If you leave him, you will be able to communicate with the locals smoothly, and it will be convenient for management...

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