The Rise of the European Emperor

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() The electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg are bordered, in particular, the electorate of Saxony has a piece of land just southeast of Berlin, the capital of the electorate of Brandenburg. That place was the later Oder-Spleen County, with the capital being Besco.

The territory of other countries near the capital is not very safe for a country after all. Of course, the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony are on good terms at the moment, and there is no danger in sight. If the two countries fell out, the area of ​​Oder-Spree would be fatal to the Electorate of Brandenburg. Because, the electorate of Saxony can gather troops from here and attack Berlin directly and quickly. If this land is replaced with the Electorate of Brandenburg, the people of Brandenburg will probably not object. Moreover, this piece of land is not small, there is a county.

"Of course, after the meeting is reopened, you will still hold on to the condition you just wanted and will not budge until you annoy the princes. Finally, I will come forward as a mediator and cut your request in half. It seems that , you suffered a big loss, but you actually have nothing to lose..."

"Okay, let's do it!"

"Remember, after your conditions are cut in half, you must pretend to be very aggrieved. At least, you can't be worse than Elector Frederick. It will be better if you can squeeze out a few tears. Be sure to let those princes who oppose you get comfortable, and their anger will subside..."

"Understood, it's such a trivial idea!" Marin, who has participated in dramas many times in his past life, is not afraid of this. Besides, if you don't cry, you can hide an onion in your sleeve...

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Even if the conditions are halved, Marin can still get a lot of benefits. Putting aside those huge indemnities, the land alone is enough for Marin to be delighted.

The first is Jutland, which is about 3,000 square kilometers of land in the northern part of the Principality of Schleswig, and about 20,000 square kilometers of land to the north.

Before that, even if you count the Counties of East Friesland (counting the 500 square kilometers of Yevre, it is about less than 4,000 square kilometers), the Counties of Oldenburg (about 4,000 square kilometers), Mins The Episcopal State (10,200 square kilometers), the Bishopric of Osnabruck (more than 2,000) and the Principality of Schleswig (9,200 square kilometers) together,

But it is less than 30,000 square kilometers.

In addition, the two counties west of the Elbe River in the Elbe of Brandenburg have a land area of ​​more than 4,700 square kilometers, and the land of Marin has increased by almost 50,000 square kilometers. It must be added together, reaching more than 50,000 square kilometers... That is to say, if you are not careful, the land area of ​​Marin will increase by almost five-sixths. In the current Holy Roman Empire, I am afraid that only the Grand Duchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia, such as the vast vassal states, can exceed the area under the rule of Marin.

However, there is still a problem, that is, the ownership of the county of Oldenburg. Marin discussed with Julius II, and decided to throw this issue at the end. On the condition that he gave up his demands on the Kingdom of Norway, he asked the King of Denmark, Hans, to send the members of his family to the Kingdom of Norway, where they would give They installed the identity of an earl. In this way, Marin can legally own the area of ​​Oldenburg County. From now on, I won't worry about other people talking about the Oldenburg Country.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore? The county of Oldenburg is only a few dozen kilometers away from the city of Aurich, and the army can arrive in a day. For Marin, the existence of the Oldenburg Country was too dangerous. Therefore, he must annex the country. Since then, the Oldenburg Congress has become a barrier to the capital Aurich. If the enemy wants to attack Aurich, if they come from the east, they must first defeat the defenders in the Oldenburg County area.

Marin also thought about replacing the Earl of Oldenburg with more than 4,700 square kilometers of land west of the Elbe River in Brandenburg, which was ceded from the Electorate of Brandenburg and the Electorate of Saxony. But in the end, Marin was not willing to...

Why? Because the area west of the Elbe River in the electorate of Brandenburg is much more prosperous than the county of Oldenburg. Otherwise, Joachim I would not have chosen to hold the wedding in Stendal. You know, it is the marriage of the monarch of the country, and it is of great political significance. Can be selected in Stendal, obviously, the area west of the Elbe River is a relatively developed area in Brandenburg.

This is indeed the case. Stendal is the largest and most prosperous city west of the Elbe in the Electorate of Brandenburg. Moreover, the agriculture here, because of the excellent irrigation conditions of the Elbe River, is much more developed and has a larger population than that of the County of Oldenburg.

Marin would have lost a lot of money if the districts of Stendall and Salzwedel-Altmark were exchanged for the Oldenburg family. And the Oldenburg family, it is estimated that they will be euthanized.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Marin decided to leave the Alden newspaper family to the Danish King Hans for resettlement. This way, you can save yourself a lot of land.

Moreover, Hans also has enough ability to settle his own family. After all, the Kingdom of Norway lacks everything except land. The huge kingdom of Norway has a population of only 200,000, which is not as much as the Jutland peninsula.

At that time, King Hans can arbitrarily arrange a sparsely populated low place and assign it to his cousin John as a "county". The Kingdom of Norway is so big. The area south of the Arctic Circle in Norway alone has more than 200,000 square kilometers of land. It is not difficult at all to set aside three or four thousand square kilometers of land as a "County".

Besides, it's really not good, but it's okay to put John, Count of Oldenburg, in sparsely populated Iceland...

Iceland has an area of ​​100,000 square kilometers. Well, it's more than enough to accommodate an earl... Or, it can be placed in the Faroe Islands...

In short, this pot is for Denmark to carry, and Marin does not intend to carry it. Of course, in order to show his friendly side and gain a good reputation, Marin decided to compensate the Oldenburg family.

As for how to compensate? Naturally, the current compensation method is maintained...

Before, after Marin occupied the Oldenburg Country, although the members of the Oldenburg family were under house arrest, they were not allowed to leave the Oldenburg city. However, in terms of treatment, Marin did not detract from them.

For example, the Oldenburg family previously owned large tracts of land in the Earl of Oldenburg, and every year they obtained a large amount of food output from the land.

After Marin robbed their family's land, they still provided their family with food for the land according to the original standard. However, not by later standards, but by maintaining previous standards.

Specifically - the original arable land owned by the Oldenburg family is less than 150 pounds per mu. After Marin used new agricultural technology, the yield per mu broke through