King of German Mercenaries

If you are willing to spend money, things will be easy for Mona Lisa. Marin is also not sure whether Leonardo da Vinci will still be the number one oil painting in the world by painting another "Mona Lisa" in his changed timeline.

However, he knew that this girl was completely mixed up with him now. At that time, this girl will have time to model for Ada. The big deal, let this girl professionally model for Ada, and draw him a hundred or ten pictures. There will always be one that can become a classic. After all, Ada's painting skills are there, and that's world-class.

Moreover, Marin found that the Mona Lisa in front of him, although similar to the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, looked younger. The more Marin thought about it, the more he felt that this Mona Lisa was very much like the prettier girl in the "Mona Lisa" in London, England.

Rumor has it that the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in France is actually a woman named La Joconda. It is said that Leonardo da Vinci painted an oil painting of the Mona Lisa before, and this painting remained in the "Mona Lisa" home. Later, another nobleman asked him to paint his lover. Coincidentally, the nobleman's lover, La Jokonda, looks very similar to the Mona Lisa, only 19 years older. So, Da Vinci was lazy, and directly applied the style of the painting "Mona Lisa", and repainted it, but the face was fine-tuned. However, the aristocrat later abandoned his lover, Lacho Conda, and then did not pay for the painting. So Da Vinci kept the painting himself, took it to France, and then left it in the Louvre.

Marin thinks about it and thinks it is right. In this era, painters usually do not leave manuscripts for people to paint. Because the portrait of a woman cannot be left to others at will. After all, this is the conservative Middle Ages. Rajoconda's story, Marin thinks makes sense. Leonardo da Vinci could keep the painting only if the employer did not pay for the painting.

Lisa Jiaocondo has a younger face than the Louvre version of the "Mona Lisa", and is fairer and more beautiful. It looks more like the woman in the famous version of Isleworth Mona Lisa. The Louvre version of the "Mona Lisa" has darker skin and more haggard skin, more like a middle-aged woman, not beautiful. However, the smile in the Louvre's version of the Mona Lisa is indeed very vivid. The real famous one is the smiling version of the Mona Lisa. Marin thought about it and decided to let Lisa Giocondo be a model, smile more, he can even guide her, and laugh out the charm of the Louvre version...

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At Lisa Giocondo's house, Marin's proposal was a pain in the ass. His father thought that it might be that Marin took a fancy to Lisa Giocondo's beauty and wanted to take him as his lover. Therefore, he was very resistant to taking refuge in Marin.

However, the family knew that the family had become financially difficult because of Mr. Giocondo's illness. If there is not enough money to buy medicine to sustain, Mr. Giocondo may not be saved.

And choosing to marry Lisa Giocondo to a Florentine businessman who was one year older than Mr. Giocondo was not necessarily better than being Marin's lover. After all, the Florentine businessman, regardless of his age, was still very fat, and he had to be supported by his hands when he walked. Maybe one day he will die. By that time, her daughter will be widowed at a young age.

In the end, after a night of heated discussions, the preference was for Lisa Giocondo to be Marin's lover. Because being the lover of an earl can not only easily afford Mr. Giocondo's medical expenses, but also benefit the future of Lisa's younger siblings. After all, Marin is an earl, and Lisa's younger siblings can be brought along with them, so that they can live comfortably and prosperously for a lifetime.

In the end, the Jiaocondo family, with a willingness to go all out, agreed to follow Marin to the north...

And Marin didn't even know that this beautiful version of "Mona Lisa" was ready to be his lover...

In fact,

Marin just wanted to get a world famous painting as a collection, and didn't think much about it. He already has Angela, and his beauty is better than Lisa, so there is no need to find a lover. However, the Jiaocondo family misunderstood.

After getting things done in Italy, Marin felt it was time to go back. Because, he still has to prepare for the battle, ready to challenge the Duke of Saxony.

To this end, he divided the team into three groups - he left 50 cavalry to help escort the clockwork and screw press craftsmen and their families that the digging team had dug up in Milan to the north. "Mona Lisa" - Lisa Giocondo's family also went north with the team. Because of the family and the family, this team will definitely not be able to move fast. And Marin and the others are all cavalry teams with one person and two horses, and they are not willing to walk with such a team.

In addition, Marin also divided 50 people and sent them to mountain areas such as Württemberg to recruit the mountain people there and join Marin's mercenaries.

Today, Marin's regular army is only more than 5,000 points. This is not enough to collide with the Saxon army. Moreover, this time, Marin did not intend to rely on the city to deal with the Saxon army, but decided to confront the Saxon army head-on and defeat the Saxon army in an upright manner.

Because, in the previous battles of Marin, most of them used tricks, which made others think that Marin was forced to use tricks to win because of his lack of strength.

Therefore, although Marin is famous, everyone thinks that Marin is not strong enough. Therefore, the Saxons think that Marin is a soft persimmon. As long as you take precautions, you should be able to win...

This time, Marin wanted to defeat the Saxon army in a dignified way and tell everyone that the country of East Friesland is very powerful. You can defeat the mighty Duchy of Saxony without any intrigue!

As long as they win this time, some small countries around them will no longer have any desire to covet East Frisian. Because, in the German region, there are very few vassal states stronger than Saxony, very few. The saxophones have all been defeated, and others dare to make mistakes?

Therefore, this battle is not only to defend the security of East Frisian Counties, but also a battle of prestige. In this battle, not only must the Saxon army be defeated, but also the majesty and momentum must be displayed, so that the neighboring countries are afraid of the wind and dare not easily lick the tiger's whiskers in East Frisian.

To this end, Marin decided to increase the number of troops by 5,000 and expand the regular army to more than 10,000!

This is a very important decision, because the 10,000-strong army is a standing army, not a temporarily recruited army. And to feed the standing army, the expenditure is very large.

Generally speaking, the salary of a standing army soldier is 3 pfennig per day. An army of 10,000 people costs 30,000 pfennig, equivalent to 500 gold coins, just for salary expenses every day. Over the course of a year, the salary alone will cost 182,500 gold coins, which is a very huge expense.

In fact, the cost of salary is more than 182,500 gold coins. Because the wages of officers, cavalry and artillery are more than 3 pfennig per day. Therefore, the annual salary of the 10,000 army may be close to 200,000 gold coins.

This expenditure, even the local tyrant Marin, is very difficult. Because, although his annual income is more than 200,000 gold coins, there are many places where he needs money. Roads need to be repaired and farmland needs to be reclaimed. Industry and commerce need to develop, ships need to be built, artillery needs to be cast... In short, money is used everywhere.

Moreover, Marin's army actually spent far more than 200,000 gold coins. Because Marin let his army use muskets and artillery a lot, the daily expenditure on gunpowder is also an astronomical figure.

In addition, building a military camp requires money, feeding war horses and pulling horses, and various military supplies also require a lot of expenses... In short, to feed a standing army of 10,000, the annual cost is at least 200,000 gold coins, or even 30 million gold coins.

Therefore, in the German states, few standing armies can reach 10,000 people. Even the mighty Emperor Maximilian I had a standing army of only 10,000 people. In other vassal states, only a few powerful vassal states such as Saxony can afford to support tens of thousands of standing armies. Even if it is as strong as France, it usually maintains a standing army of more than 20,000 people. Of course, their ability to mobilize in wartime is very strong, and they can recruit another 20,000 to 30,000 people at any time.

East Frisian counties do not need a standing army of 10,000 people, but Marin hopes to stand up well this time and make a name for himself. Therefore, he decided to make a serious investment and recruit a standing army of 10,000.

As long as they are trained well, trained in the way of the modern army, and make full use of muskets and artillery, even if there are only 10,000 people, it will be no problem to defeat 20,000 people in Saxony head-on.

As for the conscripts in East Frisian, Marin did not want to trust them, but these people still need to farm, and if they are consumed on the battlefield, it is easy to cause the farmland to be abandoned. And Marin is now the largest serf owner in East Friesland, and naturally does not want the farmland to be abandoned. At that time, farmers will have to be recruited from other places, and there will be many orphans and widows in the country. Therefore, Malingan used mercenaries recruited from other places. That way, even if the soldier died, as long as Marin paid the pension, the rest was none of his business.

Moreover, the soldiers of the standing army are usually trained all the time, and when they go to war, they can also have enough professional level to take on the battle. Unlike those conscripts, because they usually have to farm the land and lack training, even if they are somewhat brave, they are not as disciplined as the modern army, so their overall combat effectiveness is not strong.

Therefore, Marin plans to recruit 5,000 mountain people in Württemberg and other places to join his own army and fight for himself. At that time, Marin will take the 10,000 regular army and the Saxon army to the front. And the job of defending the city, Marin intends to hand over to the conscripts. Of course, the generals who recruited soldiers had to be loyal to Marin, or even the cronies who were recruited by Marin from the army. In this way, the conscripts will not be in trouble.

Marin arranged for 50 cavalry, led by Sauer himself, to go to Württemberg and other places to recruit mercenaries. And he himself, with the remaining 200 black knights, went all the way north and returned to East Frisian. After all, East Friesland is now in a state of ruin and preparations for war. Therefore, he has to rush back to deal with various affairs...