King of German Mercenaries

Marin asked the "Beihai Chamber of Commerce" to contact the UK to sell 60 million pounds of rye. Margaret.

Who was Margaret, Countess of Salisbury? As soon as the subordinate introduced it briefly, Marin remembered who she was...

Speaking of which, the Countess Margaret has a great background. Her father, George, was the younger brother of King Edward IV and the elder brother of King Richard III, an important member of the York royal family.

Of course, it is precisely because he is an important member of the "previous dynasty" royal family that he is unlucky. Margaret's younger brother, Edward, Earl of Warwick, had been imprisoned in the Tower of London by Henry VII for threatening the legitimacy of Henry VII's throne. And that's not all, by the end of November this year, three days after the fake Duke of York was killed, Edward would also be put to death by Henry VII.

As for Margaret, Countess of Salisbury herself, it didn't end well either. At the age of 70, for opposing Henry VIII, he was ordered to be executed in the Tower of London by Henry VIII. Because of strong resistance, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury was the only one executed in the Tower of London who did not bow her head to confess her guilt and beheading, but stood up and fled, and was chased and hacked to death by the executioner. one place. Later, the countess also became the famous ghost of the Tower of London, leaving behind many haunted legends...

Marin was very sympathetic to the unfortunate siblings, who made no mistakes, but were killed one after another. No wonder they were born into the wrong family and became a thorn in the eyes of Henry and his son.

Of course, Marin had other plans in mind. According to the historical knowledge of Marin's previous life, it was after the murder of Edward, Earl of Warwick, that Henry VII's throne was truly secure. Then, Britain entered a stage of rapid development. By the time of Henry VIII, Britain had begun to build a powerful navy. By the time of the reign of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth I, Britain had become a naval power...

And this is exactly what Marin doesn't want to see. Because, if the British navy becomes stronger, it will have a great restraint on Marin's great voyage. As long as the British navy is strong and the English Channel is blocked at will, it will become difficult for Marin to contact the colonies. The later "sea coachman" Holland was destroyed by the British in this way. Therefore, the strength of Britain is more terrifying than that of France.

Although the French are powerful, they have always been committed to the hegemony of the European continent and always set their sights on the fragmented Italy. And the Italian war is still decades away, and the French are still busy and have no time for sailing. Therefore, the French are unlikely to go on a big voyage, nor do they have that tradition.

But the British are different. The United Kingdom itself is an island country, and the foundation of great navigation is very strong. As long as the country stabilizes and you save enough money, you can explode warships and cannons. And sailors, there are many in the UK. Therefore, the United Kingdom was able to compete with the Spaniards and eventually gain the upper hand.

On the French side, it's not that they haven't tried big sailing. However, within France, the aristocracy of the European faction has always been very strong, and there are almost no sailors. Therefore, when the French engaged in large-scale voyages, the country was first suppressed. On the contrary, because the land is small, the landlord faction aristocracy is not strong, and many aristocrats also support large navigation, so it is easy to develop into a strong maritime country.

Marin deeply felt the threat posed by Britain, so he naturally did not want Britain to settle down. If Britain settles down, it won't take many years, as long as it is willing, to develop into a seafaring power.

So, Marin decided - to find a way to help rescue Edward, Earl of Warwick. As long as Edward was alive, Henry VII and Henry VIII were worried enough, even if they did not rebel. And the opposition of the Tudor dynasty in the UK will also have a backbone and will not stop making small moves...

However, it is now October and Edward will be executed at the end of next month.

Therefore, Marin felt that a good solution was needed, and it needed the cooperation of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury. Of course, Margaret must be willing to cooperate. The reason why she opposed Henry and his son in the second half of her life was because her younger brother was wrongly killed.

However, according to reports from his men, Henry VII married Margaret to his general, Sir Richard Pol. In fact, the arrangement of Henry VII not only meant to raise the status of his descendants (the title of Earl of Salisbury must be inherited by his descendants), but also meant to let Richard Bohr monitor Margaret's movements. inside.

So, to do this, the Countess Margaret has to hide from her husband...

To this end, Marin asked Kohler to secretly recruit a group of strange people to help Countess Margaret to complete this matter. These people were all selected from the Frisian region, speaking Frisian and English, and it was also convenient for Countess Margaret to command and transfer.

Of course, this matter is to offend Henry VII to death. To this end, Marin demanded that the East Frisian background must not be exposed. Even these strange people were selected from West Frisian...

Moreover, Marin didn't think forced robbery was a good option. The Tower of London is one of the current royal palaces in the United Kingdom, and it is very heavily guarded. Imagine sending people to force a prison robbery like in the TV series, unless all you send are heroes who can escape from the sky...

Therefore, if you want to get Edward, Earl of Warwick out, you can only outsmart...

For this, Marin thought about it for a long time, and finally thought of a way...

This method is to take advantage of the visit to the prison and replace the main lord with a similar-looking ghost...

However, there are three necessary conditions for such an approach—the first is to have the opportunity to bring the surrogate ghost to visit the prison, which is the primary condition; the second is that the surrogate ghost must look like the righteous master; the third is that the surrogate ghost must die with peace of mind and cannot betray Right Lord.

All three conditions are difficult to achieve. Of course, if everything is done, it will not be difficult to replace the main lord. As for the first condition, Marin thought about it, and felt that it was not difficult. Because, there is a force in the city of London that can easily do it...

Margaret herself wanted to visit the prison, but Henry VII was very difficult to allow it. Even if he did, he would send someone to watch. However, when others visit the prison, Henry VII will not be so nervous. For example, people from the church send people to visit the prison...

Of course, the priests of the church do not pay visits, but "salvage" those criminals...

Moreover, the United Kingdom is still a Catholic country, and the church is still under the leadership of the Pope. Even Henry VII had to respect the Church. Otherwise, with his current unstable position, he would become an illegal tyrant if the Pope called him casually. Even if you can't overthrow him, you can still get him into trouble.

Therefore, the priests of London have a way to persuade Henry VII to go into the Tower of London, teach the "Bible" to those criminals, and redeem their souls...

Not only that, the priests generally wear wide robes and hoods. The priests wore hoods, and the soldiers did not dare to ask them to take off their hoods at will.

As long as Margaret bribes a greedy cleric, let the scapegoat as his entourage, enter the Tower of London together. Then replace Edward and that's it. These days, many priests are greedy, as long as they are willing to give money, what are these things? Moreover, Europeans in this era have never thought about the death of a substitute, and there is no similar preventive mechanism...

As for the second and third conditions, of course, the Countess Margaret will handle it. Only her sister knew what Earl Edward looked like. Looking for a substitute, she is the most suitable...

Marin wrote these suggestions in a secret letter, and asked his men to bring them to Countess Margaret, and to give her the strange people. Because, Countess Margaret was under the surveillance of her husband, and if she used her family, she might leak the secret. Even, Marin intends to directly subsidize Countess Margaret, so that she can spend money to buy people in the church. Because if she spends a lot of money in the family, it will definitely arouse her husband's vigilance.

As for funding, it's actually quite simple. Marin provided the food, which Countess Margaret should have paid. Marin can refuse this payment and let the countess take it to rescue her brother...

Of course, although someone brought the secret letter, Marin would never reveal his identity. Because once it is revealed, it will be a deadly feud with Henry VII, and it may be attacked by the British.

Fortunately, even the people from the "Beihai Chamber of Commerce" didn't know that Marin was their boss. Because the North Sea Chamber of Commerce was established by Kohler's own men. If it were left in later generations, such a relationship, although tortuous, would still be easy to detect. However, in the 15th century, when information was not well communicated, it was too difficult to find out. You must know that in this era, there are no professional spies or detectives in various countries. It is really difficult to find out something...

After the letter was sent to England, Marin continued his preparations. However, Marin still hopes that Countess Margaret will be successful. For as long as Edward, the legitimate son of the York family, was alive and escaped, without Marin, France and Scotland would automatically support him against Henry VII. After all, France and Scotland, and England have been in love with each other for many years...