The Rise of the European Emperor

Before the autumn harvest was over, Marin received a secret letter from Edward from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Dublin. Moreover, the representative of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Dublin also inquired about a very secret message-Edward seems to have made this decision and wrote this secret letter after receiving a secret letter from his sister Margaret.

"What a smart woman, how can she guess it's me!" Marin actually overestimated his hidden means. His only flaw was the use of 10,000 English mercenaries in the war. It just so happened that the intelligence officers under the Lord Margaret had learned that the "Morgan Chamber of Commerce" had recruited 10,000 troops in Newcastle. Therefore, this 10,000-strong army is undoubtedly the group of people from the Morgan Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, the way of doing business of the Morgan Chamber of Commerce is also mysterious, very similar to the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, which caused the suspicion and speculation of Princess Margaret.

Marin didn't know, he thought that Princess Margaret was very smart and saw his flaws from some clues. So, Marin didn't plan to hide it, and decided to admit it. Of course, this matter can't be made public, but quietly told Edward that's it.

Coincidentally, now that Marin can't make waves in Germany for the time being, it's just right to send troops to England to make waves. Moreover, it can also make the German princes more at ease - I have gone overseas, so don't worry about me...

Of course, Marin was unequivocal about the request. According to a secret letter from the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, Edward seems to suspect that he is very interested in minerals. So Marin simply expanded on this...

Therefore, in his reply to Edward, Marin emphasized that he wanted to monopolize the coal mines in Newcastle (the ancient European minerals generally belonged to the royal family). In addition, in addition to Northumberland in the north, Marin also used the Isle of Wight in the English Channel as a fief and allowed it to station its fleet to protect its shipping interests.

In addition, since the other party suspected that he was interested in the minerals, Marin simply proposed - the right of first refusal for the tin ingots produced by the tin mines on the Cornwall Peninsula...

It's impossible to get the right to operate a tin mine in Cornwall. Because that is the reserved interest of the English royal family. Also, Cornwall is unlikely to be sealed off. Because the Duke of Cornwall is the title of the Prince of England, and the Cornwall tin mine is also an important interest of the royal family. Therefore, Marin only asked for the right of first refusal, not the right to operate the tin mine.

Before getting the tin mines in the East, the tin mines in Cornwall, England, were obviously an important source of tin metal in Europe. Therefore, it is also very good to obtain the right of first refusal for the Cornwall tin mine.

You know, the role of tin metal is great. First, bronze uses tin. In the future, Marin will keep bronze cannons (mainly Napoleon cannons), and will also manufacture tinplate, which naturally requires a lot of tin. In addition, tin sulfide is also a kind of golden dye. Generally, gold paint is faked with tin sulfide. If the color is darker, you can pretend to be copper.

Before, Marin asked people to paint copper paint on the outside of their cast iron guns, which was actually tin sulfide. The purpose is to make people misunderstand that they use copper to cast their guns, and deliberately mislead others. The price of copper is so expensive now. If others are really stupid and use copper to cast heavy artillery, the cost is completely unbearable for the general princes...

Therefore, it is also a good choice to contract the export of tin metal from the Cornwall Peninsula in the United Kingdom before obtaining cheaper tin on the Datong Eastern route.

Of course, these are secondary. Most importantly, Marin asked Edward - if the French royal family failed to give birth to a prince within ten years, please marry Princess Margaret to little Caesar...

Marin remembered that Louis XII appeared to have died ten years later. It seems that His Majesty the King, in order to give birth to a son, did that all year round, and as a result, died on the belly of his newly married wife, Princess Mary Tudor of England. At that time, Louis XII was only 52 years old, and he had not yet reached the age of 60 to retire...

In fact, Marin felt that Louis XII might not live to 1515 in his lifetime.

Because the truffles that the Fat Brothers have long provided to the king and his wife now contain aphrodisiac ingredients. This has led to the fact that now His Majesty the King and the Queen are very interested in doing that, and they often come here...

However, there is no ploughed land in this world, only exhausted cattle. Queen Anne is in poor health. But when she is not pregnant, she is only 28 years old, and she is at the age of tigers and wolves at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. She is not afraid of being cultivated. On the other hand, Louis XII was not strong, and he was 43 years old. At this age, in ancient Europe, you may die at any time, and you are still so "hard-working", it is estimated that you will not live to 1515 in the original history...

But no matter how hard Louis XII worked, there would be no result for Queen Anne. Because Queen Anne takes birth control pills all day long...

Although Louis XII worked hard on other women, it may be able to bear fruit. But, that's useless. Anne of Brittany is the queen, not the child of the queen, but an illegitimate child without any right of inheritance.

Moreover, Louis XII did not dare to divorce Queen Anne. Because, Queen Anne has the title of Duchess of Brittany on her head. If the French crown prince was not born by Queen Anne, then with the marriage of Princess Claude, who was born to Queen Anne, after the crown prince succeeded to the throne, France may lose the Duchy of Brittany again.

Therefore, Louis XII now has no choice but to work hard on Queen Anne every day in order to give birth to a dauphin who can inherit the duchies of France and Brittany at the same time. As long as the crown prince is born, according to the Salic succession law on the European continent, the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Brittany are both male crown princes, and Princess Claude cannot rob them.

Marin also knew that Louis XII and Edward had a private agreement - if Louis XII and his wife gave birth to a prince, Edward's daughter Margaret would marry the prince of France...

But Marin also knew that there was a fat brother sent by himself to be the queen's chef, and Queen Anne would never give birth to a prince. Don't talk about princes, princesses can't be born...

Therefore, he made this condition. It seems that the opportunity is behind France, but in fact, Princess Margaret has heard that she is the daughter-in-law of her son Caesar... At that time, little Caesar will be the future co-governor of England... special meow, looks like a son the protagonist...

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In the end, Marin also gave Edward a suggestion - hope that Edward can obtain the support of most of the monarchs in Europe in order to obtain the legal right to send troops. In this way, you can go to war. After all, Marin is now in the period of installing peace doves, and he must pay attention to "justice and legality" when sending troops.

Henry VII sent troops to attack Richard III on the grounds that Richard III "killed the king". Although his reasons are very good, and Richard III did indeed kill the king. But the problem is - until now, Edward V's body has not been found.

In other words, Henry VII's dispatch of troops without sufficient evidence may not be considered justice. The body of Edward V could not be found, and he could now be considered a "Kingslayer".

Of course, Marin knew where Edward V's body was, right inside the walls of the Garden Tower in the Tower of London? However, it was only removed from the wall when the King of England renovated the garden tower in the 17th century. As long as Marin doesn't say it, no one knows where Edward V's body is in this era.

Therefore, Marin suggested that Edward could seize this point and appeal to the Holy See, saying that Henry VII was the monarch. In addition, Marin can talk to the Pope. At that time, Edward will become a righteous party, and Marin can also send troops "justly and legally" to help Edward overthrow Henry VII...