The Rise of the European Emperor

In order to reassure Edward, Marin even said that he was willing to return to Germany as soon as possible with all the troops. However, how dare Edward let Marin's army go away? He is now full of blood and has countless enemies. As soon as Marin's army left, he might be hacked to death by his enemies. To this end, Edward means - let Marin leave Saqqara's Fourth Army and Siwag's Fifth Army.

The Fourth and Fifth Corps were all English and would be happy to be stationed in the homeland. Moreover, Edward also hoped that he could win some henchmen from these English soldiers.

According to Edward's plan, Saqqara's Fourth Army was stationed in London to protect the city of London and his king. Siwag, who led the Fifth Army, was stationed in Northumberland to guard against the Kingdom of Scotland.

Of course, the treatment of the two legions is different. The Fourth Army was stationed in London to protect Edward. Therefore, Edward will bear all their expenses. And Northumberland, where Siwag was stationed, was already part of Marin's territory at this time. What Edward meant was that the Fifth Legion would be responsible for the expenses of the Fifth Army...

"Nima, I want Lao Tzu to help you guard against the Scots, but I don't want to spend money, I'm so stingy!" Marin scolded inwardly, but he still accepted Edward's opinion on the surface.

However, according to Edward's ideas, a few years later, he will lead an army to conquer Scotland. By then, Northumberland will no longer be a border. Moreover, Edward is now detaining King James IV of Scotland and more than 10,000 prisoners of war and strong people. The Kingdom of Scotland has only so few people, and there are no conditions to organize a large army. Therefore, it is not too dangerous to be stationed at the border in recent years. And a few years later, this is not a border anymore...

Seeing that Marin was in such a hurry to go back and seemed unwilling to stay longer in England, Edward began to feel very relieved. At least, Marin is not willing to be a powerful minister in England, an overhead king.

In fact, Marin's posture is nothing but a fake. He really didn't want to be a minister of power in England, but he thought about it in a few years, when Edward calmed England down, and then replaced it. As for how to kill Edward? Send a killer disguised as an enemy, no flaws! As for Edward's actions of killing thousands of nobles the day before yesterday, Edward's enemies were at least tens of thousands. It is said that he was killed by vendetta, and it is estimated that no one will believe it...

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After persuading Marin to keep the Fourth and Fifth Corps behind, Edward's heart immediately dropped. Next, it is time for him to appease the other forces in the country.

After the crisis of the French invasion, Edward deeply realized that England must have a strong navy. Otherwise, France, which already has a strong army, will definitely not be able to do it.

In fact, Henry VII did a better job of this. Although Henry VII did not set up a standing fleet, he promoted some shipowners in the Five-Port Alliance.

They were usually merchant ship owners, and occasionally cameo as a pirate, robbing a French ship. And during the war, they all became the commanders of the warships...

This mechanism made Henry VII have an unparalleled advantage in the face of the French even if he did not form a large full-time fleet. This time when the French navy was eliminated, Henry VII's idea of ​​naval warfare erupted with powerful energy, and beat the invincible France to such a degree that he could not take care of himself. If Count Valgerie hadn't chosen to sacrifice at the last moment, thousands of knights in France would all be buried in the sea. And the kingdom of France will also be in a state of failure...

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For the safety of England, Edward decided to maintain Henry VII's naval policy and win over those veteran big shipowners. Of course, the target of the courtship could not naturally be the favored people in the era of Henry VII, but to win over those powerful ship owners who were not very good at dealing with Henry VII. "The enemy of the enemy is a friend, and you can win over what your ex doesn't like." This is the trick that Marin taught him...

Therefore, Edward pardoned most of the shipowners and sailors, except for a few shipowners belonging to the sailors who resisted too fiercely in this London offensive and defensive battle. As for the big shipowners of the Five-Port Alliance who chose to let the veteran sailors deliberately go out to sea to avoid war, Edward also awarded some of them the non-hereditary title of aristocrat to further win over them.

Edward's policy was indeed effective. When it was heard that Edward had pardoned most of the shipowners and sailors, and had honored some great shipowners, the seafaring world in England settled down. Anyway, Henry VII's entire family was cut down. Even if they wanted to follow Henry VII's Tudor dynasty, they could only go to hell to follow. to take refuge in Edward. Only a very few, because they were unwilling to take refuge with Edward, chose to go to the port of Calais on the other side and go to France.

And Louis XII, for these English shipowners who came to take refuge, was also very precious. Because, now that the French Navy is over, these people are coming to fill the gap...

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After Edward ascended the throne, he was called Edward VI. The enthronement ceremony was also celebrated for three consecutive days. After three days, most of the guests left, but the French Knight Francois... oh no, it should be the Count of Francois but he did not leave.

He came to the palace and begged Edward:

"Your Majesty, now that the war is over, is it time to return the captured French soldiers and ships?"

Edward was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered this. At first, the English navy completely wiped out the French navy and captured a large number of French ships and supplies. At the same time, in Port Hastings, 5,000 French troops and 5,000 French nationals were captured. So far, these people have not been returned to France. Because, Henry VII originally planned to hit France hard...

"Damn, what should I do?" Edward patted his head, thinking angrily. So, on the pretext that he needed to know the situation first, he sent Count François away first.

Fortunately, the scheming Marin has not had time to leave. So, Marin was called into the palace again to come to the rescue...

"Earl Marlin, what do you think I should do?" Marin is now the Earl of England. In order to show his monarchy, Edward directly called him Earl in private. Only on formal occasions will the other party be called the Grand Duke. And this is also a reminder to Marin - you are my servant, help your wife and I will find a way...

"This..." After thinking for a while, Marin said:

"All the captured French soldiers and civilians are returned, and there will be no ransom. But..."

After a while, Marrington said:

"All captured ships and sailors will not be returned!"

"This... the French will be angry..." Edward was obviously afraid of the mighty France.

"Your Majesty, whether you like it or not, France is the enemy of England. It's nothing to give back those foot soldiers and people to France. France has always been a land power, anyway. But those warships are not the same as the sailors, those are France. The only wealth of the navy. England finally wiped out the French navy. If those ships and sailors are returned, all the previous efforts will be in vain! Maybe, one day the French will recover and invade England again..."

Edward thought about it and found that Marin was quite right. So he nodded, but immediately asked:

"How should I respond to the French?"

"Let's just say that those warships were distributed by Henry VII to the shipowners as a reward. As for the sailors, you can say that you don't know, maybe they were all pushed into the sea by Henry VII's people to feed the fish..."

"And what if the French ask me for the supplies of the cargo on those ships?"

"It was all spent by Henry VII in the war against you, no more..."

"Okay, let's do it!"

As a result, Count François, who rushed to receive the troops and ships, only took back 5,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 captured French soldiers. As for ships and sailors, there is none. The material is also, it is said that it was completely consumed by Henry VII...

Francois was very angry and ran to question Edward. But Edward was instructed by Marin, and he directly and cheekily shied away to the dead ghost Henry VII - it was all the fault of his predecessor, and I didn't know it...

In this way, the Francois knight had no choice but to take a group of prisoners of war and strong civilians, hire foreign ships from the port of London, and transport them back to the port of Calais in batches...

Looking at the foreign merchant ships loaded with French prisoners of war and strong people leaving the London pier, Edward on the wall of the Tower of London smiled bitterly:

"I bet that Louis XII wanted to kill me..."

Isn't that right, if all French ships, sailors and supplies were hacked, Louis XII would be so angry that he wanted to hack Edward to death.

But Marin shrugged and said:

"Then he has to be able to cross the English Channel... Now that France has almost no navy, did Louis XII cross the sea in a canoe?"

"Ahaha..." Edward laughed when he heard Marin say that. And the fear in his heart was also dispelled - yes, the French have no warships, and even if Louis XII wanted to cut him, he had to have a boat to cross the sea. Moreover, even if there is a ship, you have to ask the English navy to let them cross the sea...

"By the way, Your Majesty, why don't you take the opportunity to blackmail France? You know, so many prisoners of war and strong civilians can be exchanged for a lot of ransom!" Marin asked inexplicably.

"You think I don't want to? But France is a country with a large population, and there is no shortage of such a population. If the captives were those thousands of French knights, Louis XII might even sell them iron to redeem them. As for these humble people Infantry and strong people, Louis XII probably won't pay... Anyway, there is no shortage of people in France..."

Marin thinks it right, there are so many French people, Louis XII may be able to do things that I don't want to redeem. After all, in the eyes of the nobles of this era, those commoners are not human at all...

"In addition, I need to be recognized by the Holy See. There are also many bishops of French nationality in the Holy See. When I release those French prisoners, I can at least stop the mouths of many people. As for those ships and sailors, just like you As I said, it's all about the dead Henry VII. And those infantry prisoners of war and strong people, too many, and they may not be able to exchange for ransom, it is better to pretend to be generous and return it to the French. In this way, it can also be Save a lot of food..."

Marin thought for a while, but was speechless. He is still a little difficult to understand the thinking of the monarchs of this era. In Marin's heart, the life of every soldier and subject is precious. If they were captured, Marin would definitely find a way to either redeem them or snatch them back. And the monarchs of this era only care about the lives of those nobles. As for the civilians - fuck him... 8)