The Rise of the European Emperor

"The Rise of the European Emperor ()"!

The emperor happened to miss his unfilial son too, so he took Prince Charlie to the Netherlands first. And the North Sea country is on the edge of the Netherlands, and it happened to go to Aurich. Of course, this is secret. The emperor himself went quietly to Aurich, while Prince Charles continued to Ghent with great fanfare with the emperor's guard of honor.

After seeing the emperor and hearing about his intentions, Marin was taken aback—it seems that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated!

Maximilian I was indeed poor, but his title of emperor was real. In addition, Austria is the top feudal vassal in the empire. The combination of the two does not worry about the source of cavalry.

Think about yourself, very rich, but because of his humble background and the slander of the princes, Marin couldn't find enough knights to serve him even though he was rich. So, he is really sour!

Originally, out of balance strategy considerations, Marin planned to reject the emperor's loan. But thinking of the big moves he made afterwards, Marin suddenly felt that maybe it would be a very good choice for the Habsburg family to defeat the French once.

What Marin was afraid of was nothing more than France and the princes uniting to attack him. But if the Habsburg family took the initiative, they even defeated France. Then, all the firepower will be attracted by the Habsburg family in an instant. After all, he is just a prince, and the Habsburg family owns the throne.

In an instant, Marin decided to support the emperor. However, he dared not publicly support...

If they publicly support it, once the anti-Habsburg coalition forces are formed, they will not only oppose the Habsburg family, but also the North Sea State by the way. Therefore, he decided to quietly support...

"Your Majesty, I may have to make a big move recently and leave the North Sea country. Therefore, I dare not support you publicly. However, I agree with your grand plan of unifying Switzerland and attacking France."

"So, did you agree to the loan?" Maximilian I beamed with joy.

But Marin shook his head:

"No, I don't have that much money now. However, I can provide you with goods. For example, food, and the steel sheets needed for this kind of armor..."

The iron and steel industry in Beihai is relatively developed (relatively), and the cost of manufacturing high-carbon steel sheets is not high. A complete set of high-carbon steel sheets (for humans and horses) may cost more than a dozen gold coins in other countries. But in the North Sea country, 5 gold coins survived. Also, the quality is much better. After all, other countries can only use pig iron or wrought iron at present, and the quality cannot be compared with high-carbon steel, and the price is even higher.

As for the food... Marin plans to sell a batch of old food,

Anyway, if you don't eat it, it will go bad...

All of these can be provided to the emperor at the market price, and the emperor is even more grateful. Because, this is a loan, not cash. Moreover, it is interest-free.

This is a great affection. After all, in order to compete for Switzerland, the Habsburg family is currently estimated to be in debt of more than 2 million gold coins. That is to say, relying on the face of the emperor, the mortgage of the mine, and the income from the sale of the Swiss manor, the Habsburg family barely supported it. Because the interest in this era is very high, His Majesty the Emperor has to pay more than 300,000 gold coins every year just for the interest.

Ma Lincoln provided him with an interest-free loan, which was really a face-saving gesture. After all, the interests of Europe are paramount, and allies in general will ask for interest. At most, you want less.

After negotiating the supply of high-carbon steel sheets and grain, the emperor rubbed his hands again, wanting to borrow another 200,000 gold coins. This money is mainly used to build a team. After all, to build a team of 20,000 people, not only equipment and food, but also some cash must be distributed. If you can't see the money, how can those noble children be willing to work hard?

Marin shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, I cannot provide this money!"

"why?"

"Your Majesty, think about it. Everyone in Europe knows that the Habsburg family is poor. If you suddenly have a large number of North Sea armor and tens of thousands of heavy cavalry, what will everyone think? Definitely the first time Doubt me!"

"At that time, France and the princes who oppose you will definitely vent their anger on me. Your Switzerland and Austria are places with steep terrain. It will be difficult for them to attack, but the terrain of the North Sea is flat and there is no danger to defend. It is easy Besieged by them!"

"I have seen your city of Aurich and several big cities. They are very well built. They shouldn't be able to attack them, right?" the emperor retorted.

Marin continued to shake his head:

"Your Majesty, of course they can't take down the city, but what about the countryside? My wealth mainly comes from the farms in the country. Half of the country's manors are mine. If they ruin it, I will be very sad!"

The emperor suddenly realized that because of the war, Marin took the opportunity to take half of the country's land as his own, but he envied the emperor. You know, for an ancient family like the Habsburg family, because the inheritance time is too long, a lot of land has been divided out from generation to generation. In addition, relatives within the family also took away a lot of land. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor has a noble status, but the cultivated land under his name is much worse than that of Marin. Moreover, Marin also has a secret recipe for fertilizer, and the income is not comparable to that of ordinary land.

"Then what should I do?" The emperor sighed, he was really out of money.

"You should go to the Fugger family to find a way!" Marin suggested.

"No, I already owe their family more than one million gold coins! Moreover, their family needs mortgages before they are willing to give loans, but I have already mortgaged all the mines that can be mortgaged."

"Then exchange the fiefs and titles of Switzerland? Give them baronies, how many if one is not enough?"

The emperor shook his head:

"The barony is certainly attractive, but the Fugger family is also watching. They don't seem too optimistic about my ability to capture the whole of Switzerland. After all, the French are standing behind the Swiss Resistance Army."

"Is there still a fief in Austria?" Marin asked.

The emperor shook his head straight:

"No, at least all the good land has been divided up. And the Fugger family doesn't like the mountains and barren land."

Also, the Habsburg family has existed for hundreds of years, with countless vassals and many side branches. There is a good place, but it has not been divided up? That is to say, an emerging country like the Beihai Kingdom is not enfeoffed. Mainly, northern Germany has always been sparsely populated.

In contrast, southern Germany, which has a warmer climate, has more people and less land. The population is large, the land is mainly mountainous, and there is not enough good land.

"Huh? The population is large..." Marin's eyes suddenly lit up...

"Your Majesty, I have a way..."

"What way?" Maximilian I cheered up.

"You can exchange the population of Austria!" Marin said excitedly.

"Austria is a densely populated area with a lot of people and little land. Your Majesty, you can personally organize the poor landless poor and mountain people in Austria to move to the North Sea country..." Marin became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Wait..." the emperor interrupted Marin, wondering:

"I remember that many princes blocked the roads and prohibited the people from going to the North Sea, right? Austria is far away from the North Sea, one is in the southernmost part of Germany, and the other is in the northernmost part of Germany. There are many princes in between. I just agree with them moving to the North Sea country, they can’t go there either!”

Marin chuckled and said:

"That's right, if they are allowed to immigrate by themselves, they will definitely have trouble. But what if His Majesty sends troops to escort them?"

The emperor stood up:

"Send troops to escort? What's the reason? Isn't this absurd?"

"I'm not asking you to give it away for free. If you send a family of immigrants with young and strong men and women, I will give you an 'introduction fee' of 30 gold coins. If you send a young and strong man alone, it will be 15 gold coins..."

"Austria has a population of three to four million, but land is insufficient. Your Majesty, if you organize 10,000 young and strong immigrant families, I can give you 300,000 gold coins! 20,000 families are 600,000 gold coins!"

"What if those princes block it? Go to war?" the emperor hesitated.

"There is no need to go to war, Your Majesty. You just make excuses and say that you want to pay off the debt of 2 million gold coins, and at the same time find a way out for the poor Austrians. If they stop, you just ask the person who stopped you to give money, and then you leave them and leave! "

This move is very damaging. It seems that the emperor has given in, but which prince has so much money to buy these people? You must know that most of the princes are in financial deficits nowadays, and they can't spend much money at all.

Moreover, the southern vassal states basically have no shortage of population, or even too much population. They prevent the people from ruling, but they don't want Beihai to be too powerful. But if they want to spend 30 gold coins to buy a family of immigrants... a few families, dozens or even hundreds of families are fine, everyone can get it together. But thousands of households... hundreds of thousands of gold coins, who can afford it? The point is, they are not short of people...

At that time, as long as the emperor does this, they will immediately fall into a dilemma. After all, the emperor had conceded and agreed to them buying the population. If you can't get the money, you have to let it go. Otherwise, the emperor would have reason to find fault. There is no need to go to war, just let those immigrants stay in the other side's territory, eat and drink, and the other side can collapse. And the emperor's army escorting the immigrants only needs to protect those princes from slaughtering the immigrants casually...

"Good idea!" the emperor exclaimed.

In the name of repaying money and debts, those princes really can't say anything. Moreover, it also covered up the emperor's intention to raise money for war. Originally, the two main creditors of the emperor were the Marin and Fugger families, but neither of these two families was in a hurry to ask the emperor to pay back the money. Marin was out of strategic needs and personal friendship, while the Fugger family was not in a hurry to collect debts because of the mortgaged mines in their hands.

At that time, the emperor can use the money exchanged for the immigrants to prepare for the war. Then, annex Switzerland in one fell swoop and attack the French. By the time everyone reacted, it was too late.

And what about Marin? No one will be blamed either. why? It is well known that Beihai State lacks population, and is even willing to spend money to buy population. Emperor and Marin, this is a normal transaction. Moreover, Marin made the same price for other countries, without favoring anyone. It's just that everyone refused under the leadership of Frederick III and other discerning princes.

In this way, it is not considered that Marin deliberately supported the emperor. And the emperor sent immigrants to the Beihai country... After all, he is the emperor, so he can't be violent at will. If he wants to make money to pay off his debts, there is no reason to stop him!

Then, the two parties happily reached an agreement on the sale and purchase of immigrants. But Marin specifically stated in the agreement that it is best not to include people over the age of 60 in immigrant families. After all, pension expenses are huge. Moreover, old people are not suitable for long-distance treks, and they are prone to die halfway. You know, there are no long-distance buses, trains, or planes these days. Immigrants walk on two legs. From the south of Germany to the north, at least seven or eight hundred kilometers, that is, one thousand five or six hundred miles. If you are young and strong, you can still persist. Old people who are not very old can also do it, but those over 60 years old can easily die on the way...

The emperor had no objection to this, because the surplus population of many estates in Austria was actually the extra children of each family. For example, a serf family gave birth to several sons, but the manor owner only needed one of his sons to inherit the status of serf. The manor owner could not afford to support the other sons, so he had to let them out to fend for themselves! What the emperor has to do is to send these idle youths (including young women) who cannot be supported by these manors to Beihai Kingdom and exchange them for gold coins...

Originally, the emperor was worried that people would not be able to get through, but after Marin gave the rogue strategy of concentrating on sending troops to protect Gasap and asking for money, the emperor was confident that he would send tens of thousands of people to Marin, and get himself hundreds of thousands of gold coins!

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