King of German Mercenaries

Marin took his men and drove all the way to sneak, and in Poland, he also had an identity. Because he is an ally of the Teutonic Knights, and naturally it is not the same as Poland.

In fact, knights in the German region generally do not take the route of Poland when they go to the Teutonic Knights. Many people choose to go to the Teutonic Knights by boat. Because the Poles were afraid of the growth of the knights, and when they saw the wandering knights going to defect, they would often stop them or even detain them.

However, in order to be in a hurry before (horse riding is faster than boating), Marin hurriedly led the team to hurry on the road. Because of the large number of people, many people are still one person and two horses, plus there are carriages. Therefore, it is also difficult to find a suitable vessel for shipment. Unlike those wandering knights who defected to the knights, there is only one person or a few people, even with horses and armor, it is better to find a boat.

As a last resort, Marin took the team and rushed back from the vicinity of the previous route. In fact, when they crossed the border before, they avoided major towns like a gust of wind. Therefore, the Poles were also unable to question and intercept them.

On this return trip, Marin also changed his route, which was close to the previous route, but it was a different route. This decision saved the entire team. Because, the Poles had already discovered their marching route to the Teutonic Knights, so they sent people to intercept them.

However, because Marin and the others had two horses and no full-body armor, the marching speed was so fast that the Poles couldn't catch up at all.

The return trip was the same, as Marin happened to avoid the Poles' interception. When the Poles sent troops to intercept, Marin's team was long gone...

After entering the territory of Germany, Marin did not go directly to the Principality of Clifford, but first turned to Lubeck...

As the capital of the Hanseatic League, Lübeck is naturally extremely prosperous. In fact, the Hanseatic merchants of Lübeck have always been the overlords of the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic Sea region, in addition to the Teutonic Knights, there were merchants who formed groups to fight against them. Other regions, such as Poland and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, rely on Lübeck's merchant ships to transport scarce supplies such as salt. Even the Hanseatic merchants of the Teutonic Knights often rely on Lübeck's merchant ships to help deliver goods. After all, not every Hanseatic merchant had the money to buy and operate merchant ships for sea transport.

In Lübeck, there are more than a dozen shipyards alone. Every year, a large number of Kirk sailboats are launched into the shipping industry. Marin came this time to order sailboats.

Malin specifically ordered two Kirk sailboats in two strong shipyards in Lübeck. The requirements of the two sailboats Marin are more than 200 tons of displacement, which is already relatively large in the Kirk sailboat.

In fact, Marin also ordered a larger sailboat, which the Lübeck shipyard could also build. However, as a novice in the sailing world, Marin naturally has to keep a low profile. It would be bad if you build a ship that is too big and attract the attention of Lübeck. You must know that there are thousands of Kirk sailboats in Lübeck, which are much more than Hamburg. If you anger the Lübeck people, you might send dozens of armed merchant ships to besiege them...

So Marin opted for a size that was neither small nor too conspicuous—more than 200 tons, it was a decent load, but not all that conspicuous either. Moreover, in the future, on the Baltic Sea where Marin walks, the flag of Königsberg is hung, and heroes from all walks of life at sea will most likely give face. If Marin's own flag was hoisted, he would have been besieged and sunk long ago...

After booking the boat, Marin took people to the west-south direction and rushed to the Principality of Clifford...

After arriving in the Duchy of Cliff, Marin hurried to see John II, Duke of Cliff. Unexpectedly, Marin discovered that Emperor Maximilian I was also a guest here...

It turned out that Maximilian I also passed by here. The handsome King Philip, the only son of Maximilian I, ruled independently in the Netherlands at an early age.

From 1492, when Philip was only 14 years old, he managed the Netherlands alone. At that time, Maximilian I, the former regent of the Netherlands, moved back to Austria because of the reconquest of WYN.

Since then, the father and son have lived in WYN or Innsbruck in Austria all the year round, and the other in Ghent, the capital of the Netherlands...

Ghent is the largest city in the Netherlands and the fourth largest city in the Holy Roman Empire, after Milan, Prague and Genoa. Moreover, Ghent is located in Flanders, the most developed region of the Netherlands, and is also the capital of Flanders.

Not only does Philip reside here, the Dutch Parliament, but also Ghent...

Just after the New Year in 1498, Maximilian I missed his son so much that he decided to go to the Netherlands to see his son.

As for Prince Philip, because he was separated from his father since he was a child, he is actually not very attached to his father. Therefore, it is basically impossible to expect Duke Philip (the beautiful man Philip has already become the Duke of Burgundy) to take the initiative to visit the emperor Lao Tzu.

Moreover, Philip was newly married to Yaner, and he was still infatuated with his wife at this time - the "mad Juana" who had not gone mad. The young couple is very friendly, who still remembers the unsightly old man Maximilian I (even though Maximilian I was only 39 years old)?

Therefore, in desperation, Maximilian I, who missed his son, had to condescend himself to visit his son...

If this is in Huaxia, the son is so unfilial, he would have been pointed out by Wanfu. But in the West, this is not important. Regardless of his young age, Philip is about the same age as Marin. However, he is the legitimate heir of the Duchy of Burgundy and is already a powerful prince. Therefore, he is not even less confident than Maximilian I...

Maximilian I had been busy all the way, and when he passed through the capital of the Principality of Clifford, the emperor stopped on a whim and visited John II...

The emperor's generals, as courtiers, although they did not belong to the emperor's faction, they still had to be warmly entertained on the surface. So, John II warmly entertained Maximilian I. Maximilian I also stayed in Clifford for two days. Before the emperor left, Marin also arrived in Criver, and brought John II the news that Prince Philip had been successfully elected as the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.

John II was overjoyed, and accidentally revealed to the emperor that Marin helped Prince Philip to run for the head of the army...

John II also knew that he had made a blunder, but the news had been revealed to the emperor who was a guest here, and it was irreversible. Fortunately, the emperor did not know that Marin brought 100,000 gold coins to help Prince Philip, otherwise, the emperor would be so angry that he would strangle Marin to death.

You know, the Duke of Saxony is the emperor's cousin and ally, and Marin is the emperor's man. Marin helped Prince Philip, Duke of Cliff's younger brother, and it was already a bit of a "eat out".

But the matter has come to this point, and the emperor cannot change the result. In order not to upset the Duke of Saxony, the emperor even had to help Marin to cover up.

However, in order to vent his anger, the emperor decided to call Marin to his residence and have a good meal...

However, Marin is very clever. Where can I give the emperor a chance to madly spray?

When the emperor opened his mouth to spray Marin, Marin quickly defended:

"Your Majesty, this minister is for your own good..."

The emperor was stunned, but then became even more angry - still dare to quibble?

"Tell me, how did you help Prince Philip become the head of the regiment?"

"Your Majesty, in the army, what kind of army do you think is your number one confidant?"

"Of course it's the French!" Maximilian I said without hesitation.

"How about more specific?"

"It's a Swiss mercenary in the French army..." Maximilian I thought for a while and said.

"Yes, this time, I have helped Your Majesty in this regard..."

"How did you help me?"

"I think the new Grand Commander, His Royal Highness Philip, suggested that the Teutonic Knights can hire a large number of Swiss mercenaries to fight against Poland and Lithuania..."

"What does this have to do with helping me?" The emperor wondered.

Marin said mysteriously:

"Your Majesty, do you think that Switzerland has only such a small population, and its troops are always limited, right?"

"Well, that's right."

"The minister suggested that the Teutonic Knights should hire a large number of Swiss mercenaries. Did you transfer a large number of Swiss mercenaries to leave?"

"What do you mean?" Maximilian I seemed to have thought of something.

"What the minister means is that the Teutonic State has hired a large number of Swiss mercenaries. Then, if the French are going to fight with you, they will not be able to hire enough Swiss mercenaries..."

"Um...this...that's true..."

"That's why, the minister has also weakened the strength of the French army in a disguised form..."

"It does seem to make sense..."

In fact, the number of Swiss mercenaries is large, and the French are not enough. Because the salary of Swiss mercenaries is double that of ordinary mercenaries, not many countries can afford them.

Marin just used the simple method of stealing the concept to make the emperor think that he had indeed weakened the strength of the French army...

In addition, Marin also said to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, I know that you and the Duke of Saxony are allies. But, in the final analysis, the Duke of Saxony is also a powerful independent prince who refuses to obey the center. He is no different from other duchies, because the current Duke and you are cousins. , I am close to you. If it has been a few generations, it is impossible to say that the Duke of Saxony and your descendants of that generation are still in the same group..."

"So, the Duchy of Saxony is strong, and it may not be a good thing for Your Majesty. Moreover, the Duchy of Saxony is already strong enough, and if it is made stronger, is there another contender for the throne?"

Marin's last words deeply touched the emperor. You know, until now, the election of the Shinra throne was still a system of seven-elected emperor candidates. Originally in history, Charles V, the grandson of Maximilian I, spent a full 850,000 Gulden gold coins to buy the throne. Moreover, this money was borrowed from the Fugger family...

Therefore, the throne of the Habsburg family is actually not very stable...

After thinking about it, the emperor still felt that Marin was right, so he stopped blaming Marin, and took the initiative to help Marin cover up this matter...

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