The Rise of the European Emperor

The big speaker of Tagfacht has a good plan and is very businessman-like. But Marin thinks differently...

Marin believes that this time should be the best time to go north to defeat Denmark. Although Saxony is rich, Marin is not poor. Therefore, coveting and capturing Denmark's Jutland peninsula and the Kingdom of Norway is Marin's biggest goal.

As for the Electoral State of Saxony, what good is there for the army to run over, besides looting? Moreover, even if you capture Frederick III, how dare you do him? He is a very prestigious character among the seven great emperors. Once he suffers, there must be many people in solidarity.

Unlike George, Duke of Saxony, who is a "dog ignores" aristocrat (the statement is a bit exaggerated), Frederick III is one of the seven emperors and has a prominent reputation in the imperial parliament.

In the original history, Emperor Maximilian I lost the "Swabian War" and his prestige plummeted. So the German princes (mainly the electors) took the lead in establishing an "Imperial Management Committee" in charge of the main authority of the imperial parliament, and the chairman of this committee was Frederick III...

It can be said that Frederick III was the leader of the German princes. Although because of Marin's intervention, the emperor was not defeated in the "Swabian War", and the so-called "Reich Management Committee" did not appear, but this did not prevent Frederick III's huge influence among the German princes.

Even, in the original history, after the death of Maximilian I in 1519, the electors supported Frederick III to become the Holy Roman Emperor. But considering the reason why the Habsburg family should take the lead in resisting the powerful Ottoman Turkey, Frederick III voluntarily gave up the throne and turned to support Charles V...

It can be seen that Frederick III is a hot potato...

It would be fine if the opponent was caught in the previous decisive battle, but if he led his troops to chase down Frederick III's lair to besiege the opponent, the other princes in the German region would definitely react violently. At that time, the princes may force Marin to retreat. Otherwise, it will be a wave of unanimous denunciations of all German (at least most) princes, or even threats of force...

The princes could accept that Frederick III was defeated and captured on the battlefield, but if Marin wanted to besiege Wittenberg, the capital of the Electoral State of Saxony,

And doing demolition (in fact, robbery), other princes will not sit idly by.

After all, the Elector of Saxony is the leader of the German princes. If Marin occupied the Electoral State of Saxony, he would be challenging the entire German princely aristocracy...

More importantly, Marin was only a little-known knight before, and his appearance and fortune challenged the original German aristocratic system. In addition, Marin was the common enemy of the princes - Maximilian I, and those princes certainly did not want to see Marin destroy the Electoral State of Saxony.

Therefore, if he wants to attack the Electoral State of Saxony, Marin can imagine how he will be blocked by the princes...

Whether it was political mediation or military threats, the other princes would not sit by and watch the Electorate of Saxony be destroyed by Marin's army. However, Marin could not refuse them. Otherwise, it is the enemy of the whole of Germany...

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It was different going north to Denmark, which was not part of the German Empire. Those princes will not be full to help the Kingdom of Denmark. Only countries like the Electorate of Saxony and the Electorate of Brandenburg, which have a close affinity and alliance with Denmark, will speak for Denmark.

Since Marin and his allies cut off the Duchy of Schleswig and the Duchy of Holstein last time, the current Kingdom of Denmark has nothing to do with Germany.

In addition, the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg, who supported Denmark, were both defeated by Marin's army, so now Denmark is an unfortunate, isolated and helpless, whatever Marin does.

Although it is said that European countries will definitely not agree to completely annex Denmark. However, if a large area of ​​land (such as Jutland) is cut off from Denmark, and the Kingdom of Norway is taken away, leaving only a few small islands such as Denmark's Zealand, other countries still have nothing to say.

After all, Marin didn't do anything, and kept the crown of Zealand and Denmark...

According to the general rule of the European aristocracy at this time, the loser must pay the price. Therefore, it is reasonable to let it cede territory and compensate for money - who told you to lose...

However, completely destroying a country is different. Such a bad case cannot be opened. Otherwise, wouldn't there be continuous wars on the European continent? Are you still happy to be a noble?

Of course, if it's in a remote place like the British Isles that everyone can't control, there's nothing you can do. After all, navigation was underdeveloped at this time, and everyone was unable to reach out to such a backcountry as the British Isles...

Therefore, the competition for the throne of England is very exciting, but the European countries on the mainland are not very able to interfere, and if they want to interfere, they must have a boat...

On land, especially in Germany, where princes are everywhere and there are many knights like dogs, if you want to do something, you must take into account the opinions of other princes. Unless you are very strong and have many allies. You annex another country, and there are a group of allies cheering on the side and shouting "666". No one will have an opinion, nor dare to have an opinion... Because you have many brothers, whoever does not agree will be cut... …

But Marin is different. Since he became a nobleman with the help of Emperor Maximilian I, he has been labeled as an "emperor faction". When he was young, Maximilian I was brain-dead, shouted the slogan of "centralization", and became the public enemy of all German princes. Marin followed the emperor, and was actually implicated.

Therefore, if Marin wants to lead his troops to the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg, it will definitely cause a backlash from the princes.

Perhaps, they would think that this was Marin's attempt to unify Germany as the vanguard of Maximilian I...

Marin now has some regrets about being with Maximilian I, but it is a little troublesome to quit now. Anyway, I am from the emperor's faction now. If I quit the emperor's faction, but are not accepted by the princes' faction, then I am really not a person inside or outside...

Marin told the two major speakers of his concerns. After thinking about it, the two major speakers had to admit that Marin's concerns were not groundless. Moreover, Lübeck and Hamburgers can also vaguely see that Marin is rejected by most of the nobles...

However, it is precisely because of this that Marin needs Lübeck and Hamburg as allies that are not in the eyes of the nobles. As for other princes who are well mixed in the aristocratic circle, who would like to form an alliance with cities dominated by merchants like Lübeck and Hamburg? Maybe, when you need to borrow money, you will give Lübeck and Hamburg a good face. Usually, I look down on the businessmen of Lübeck and Hamburg at all. Unless, they owe Lübeck and Hamburg a lot of money...

The Grand Chancellor Tagfacht and Heisenberg Grand Chancellor are also helpless, and they also understand that as a Hanseatic commercial city, if they go with Marin to trample the Electorate of Saxony and the Elector of Brandenburg The land of the country, plundering the wealth there, the two cities will also become thorns in the eyes of the nobles, thorns in the flesh...

Fortunately, this time they won. In any case, it must be able to extort a large amount of money from the two electoral states. Even, can cede some land (although it has nothing to do with them). After all, the victors are qualified to do so...

Since the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg are not very active, then... let's vent all our anger on the Kingdom of Denmark...

Marin has land claims to Denmark, and Lübeck and Hamburg also have their own claims...

This time, they intend to force Denmark to give up developing its own maritime trade, and let the merchant ships of Lübeck and Hamburg take on the task of transporting Denmark's foreign trade. In this way, there is no need for Denmark to take the opportunity to revive the navy.

As long as Denmark is forced to sign an agreement to completely abandon the navy and hand over all maritime transport to the merchant ships of Lübeck and Hamburg... Then the Kingdom of Denmark will never have a chance to rise up and compete with the Hanseatic League...

It seems that Denmark is better to bully...

So, Marin and the two big speakers unanimously decided - let's go hand in hand to bully the little friend named "Denmark"...

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