The Rise of the European Emperor

Mikel is worthy of being an old-fashioned politician. After Marin made various arrangements, he added:

"My lord, we can't just pay for this. Our allies, Lubeck and Hamburg, are also rich..."

Marin immediately understood that, indeed, Lübeck and Hamburg, as the eldest and second eldest in the Hanseatic League, had nothing but money and ships. Although it is said that Marin can bear these expenses himself, it would be foolish to bear it by himself. What's more, both allies are local tyrants.

Moreover, if Marin is finished, these two cities will definitely not be able to please. Because, with the temperament of Frederick III, after solving Marin, he would definitely loot Lübeck and Hamburg by the way, so as to compensate for the military expenses of the coalition army, and even make a fortune. Therefore, if Lubeck and Hamburg want to pay, it is definitely not possible.

Besides, Marin didn't want to expose his powerful financial resources. Everyone was already a little afraid of Marin's military strength, and it would be difficult for Marin not to be targeted if it was revealed that Marin had strong financial resources. But it would make sense if Lübeck and the hamburger paid for it together. Because these two cities were originally the two wealthiest cities in Germany.

Even Marin intends to attribute the reason why he was able to pull up Wan Dajun to the support of Lübeck and Hamburg. In this way, one's own economic strength will be less scary, and it's better to develop in a low-key manner for a period of time. And Lubeck and Hamburg will never clarify this rumor. why? Because such rumors are good for them. This means that as long as you cooperate with Lübeck and Hamburg, you will get paid. In this way, everyone would not dare to offend Lübeck and Hamburg easily, and would even curry favor. Because they are big wealthy people, they will spend some money to find some thugs, and there is no discussion about beating you up. It is best not to offend you if you can. Therefore, spreading such rumors is very beneficial to both parties.

So Marin immediately wrote to Lübeck Grand Chancellor Tagfacht and Hamburg Grand Chancellor Heisenberg, asking them to help share the cost of the bribe. He also said that his financial resources are a bit poor to form such a large-scale army...

At the same time, Marin also reminded the two presidents in the letter that if the anti-Marin alliance is really established and hundreds of thousands of coalition troops are not organized to fight, if he loses, Lubeck and Hamburg will definitely not be able to keep it. Because the leader of this anti-Marin alliance was Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, who most wanted to sack Lübeck and Hamburg. It can even be said that as long as Lübeck and Hamburg are looted, the military expenditure of the coalition will be paid back, and it is still very profitable... Helping yourself is actually saving Lübeck and Hamburg...

The reason behind this letter really moved the two great Speakers Tagfacht and Heisenberg. What do rich people fear most? I am most afraid of property being robbed... In order to protect their property, the two Speakers invited the members and held a meeting together to discuss the issue of paying...

Although he was very reluctant to pay the money, everyone knew that Marin was right. If Marin lost, Lübeck and Hamburg, who were Marin's allies, would

Absolutely no good. What's more, the leader of the anti-Horse alliance was Frederick III, who always wanted to abolish Lübeck and Hamburg, so that the Saxony business district could become the boss of the Hanseatic League...

Moreover, everyone also understands that this money will not come out in vain. why? Because as long as the anti-Marin coalition is not formed, the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg are defeated countries. What are the obligations of the defeated country? Lose money... At that time, the money can be recovered from the war reparations... In addition, Marin let Lübeck and Hamburg put their hands into Copenhagen, which also made the two cities very satisfied. Although only occupied for a while, Lübeck and Hamburg have already started to clean up those local Danish businessmen in Copenhagen. In the future, business in Copenhagen will be controlled by Hanseatic merchants in Lübeck and Hamburg. If Denmark refuses to accept it? Fleet is coming...

In addition, the two have negotiated that the Danes themselves will not have their own merchant ships in the future. If you want to carry out maritime trade, you must entrust the merchants of Lübeck and Hamburg to use the merchant ships of the two cities for transportation. In this way, it can be avoided to the greatest extent that Denmark will take the opportunity to develop the navy, and thus will always be in the shadow of Lübeck and Hamburg.

In the end, the parliaments of Lübeck and Hamburg respectively approved the limit of 10,000 gold coins, collected 10,000 gold coins and sent them to Marin, so that they could bribe the secular princes.

At the same time, Lübeck and Hamburg also began to exert their political influence to influence other Hanseatic cities except the Hanseatic cities in the Saxony business circle, and let them help hinder the establishment of the anti-Marin alliance.

As for how? Many secular princes owe money to the Hanseatic League. Want to raise an army to fight? Okay, pay the money first...

If they are willing to withdraw from this alliance, Lübeck and Hamburg can make appropriate compensation, for example, cancel some of the interest... If the contribution is large, they can even cancel some principal... Anyway, it is to use economic means to force some poor princes to withdraw This alliance...

After learning of the strong performance of the two allies, Marin also smiled. Sure enough, those who have allies are not alone. If you let yourself carry it, it's really hard. And with allies, things go a lot better. No wonder the princes of Germany like to form alliances and fight in groups. Because this is really cool...

There are two or three hundred princes in the German region, and there are dozens of more powerful ones. As long as you win over a group of princes to form an alliance, you will have helpers in the future.

Before, because Marin was labeled as an emperor, it was difficult to draw allies. However, this time, Marin issued a statement, showing that he respects the German political tradition, that is, respects the autonomy of the princes, and will definitely win the favor of many princes. In the future, I might be able to pull a few helpers over.

As for Maximilian I being unhappy? There's no way that. After all, Marin's priority now is to avoid being ganged up by the princes of Germany. Under strong pressure, Marin made this decision, and Maximilian I did not understand it. After all, life-saving is the most important thing.

In fact, this anti-Marin alliance is really against the emperor Maximilian I. Who told him that when he was young, he publicly admired the centralization of power in France? If it weren't for the fact that they were subordinates and couldn't just form a group to fight the nominal boss emperor, these princes would probably form a group to fight Maximilian I himself. Speaking of which, Marin is also taking the blame for him. At a critical time, in order to protect oneself, it is also a last resort to declare a clear line.

Besides, Marin has detained those Swiss mercenaries and created an opportunity for the Habsburg family to reclaim their ancestral land, the Eagle Fort in Aargau, which is also worthy of the Habsburg family. After all, taking back the ancestral land is absolutely of great significance to the Habsburg family. This is like, Europeans have been eager to take back Jerusalem, the holy city of Christianity. Because Jerusalem is of great significance to Christianity, and the Palestinian area is also the birthplace of Christianity and the birthplace of Jesus.

Similarly, as the birthplace of the Habsburg family and the origin of the surname, the Eagle Castle (Habsburg) in Aargau is definitely a holy place in the hearts of the members of the Habsburg family.

It's just that the Swiss mercenaries have been too ferocious over the years. In addition, the Allgäu canton is mostly mountainous, and the Austrian cavalry can't use it, and it can't beat those ferocious Swiss infantry. Therefore, the plan to recover the ancestral land has not been realized.

In the original history, Maximilian I went into battle shirtless and launched the Austrian army to participate in the "Swabian War". In fact, he wanted to unite the troops of the Swabian League, take the opportunity to defeat Switzerland, and recover the ancestral land. It is a pity that the teammates are pigs and the enemy is tigers. In addition, the Austrian army can't really beat the Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, the original "Swabian War" Maximilian I failed and was almost abolished by the imperial parliament. Emperor. However, because of the indiscriminate entry of the traveler Marin, Maximilian I did not enter the pit rashly, nor did he lose the battle. Therefore, the current situation of Maximilian I is still good.

After Marin detained the main Swiss mercenary force, the Swiss native force is now extremely empty. With more than 10,000 people from France and the Principality of Geddes not returning, there are only 3,000 or 4,000 old, weak, sick and disabled in Switzerland, and their combat effectiveness is definitely no better than that of the Austrian army. As long as the emperor seizes the opportunity, he is absolutely sure to take back the Aargau state, and even be able to encroach on other states. This favor, the Habsburg family must honor.

Such a big favor is enough to offset the mistake of Marin's public statement to draw a line. Besides, Marin was forced too. If you don't draw the line openly, you may be beaten by the group. At such a critical moment, the Habsburg family was unwilling to send troops to help Marin fight. After all, they are still busy sending troops to retake Aargau, the ancestral home of the Habsburg family...