The Rise of the European Emperor

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()\u0026nbsp This terrifying demolition lasted for half a month, tearing down the bustling Wittenberg to pieces. Of course, Malin's conscience is still considered, after the demolition, not a torch to burn Wittenberg.

\u0026nbsp However, European architectural structures are different from those in ancient China. The main structure of Yuanmingyuan is a wooden house, which is naturally very easy to catch fire. Most European houses are stone houses, and it is not easy to burn them down. It often happens that the wooden floors and furniture inside the stone house are burnt out, but the main body of the house is fine. Because the main body of the house is made of stone. Although it was blackened by the fire, it stood still...

\u0026nbspAlthough he didn't set fire to it, Wittenberg at this time was also tormented beyond words. Kahn is a violent maniac, and demolition is naturally violent demolition. Marin has seen many times that in order to remove the gold and silver inlaid on the furniture such as chairs, Kahn directly raises his axe with both hands to face the furniture, which is a jumping hack... After it falls apart, let his subordinates decorate the gold and silver again. Get it down...it's so rude...

\u0026nbsp Fortunately, European nobles do not pay attention to the use of precious woods such as red sandalwood or huanghuali as in ancient China, and general furniture is made of oak and pine. Therefore, the furniture itself is not valuable, just before the gold and silver decoration on it. Therefore, the furniture that was not inlaid with gold and silver remained. Otherwise, the furniture made of precious woods such as Chinese red sandalwood and huanghuali may be emptied... By then, the nobles may not even have a chair and a bed left...

\u0026nbspBecause the demolition is too thorough, Kahn's demolition team has harvested too many materials. In addition to those gold coins, silver coins and gold and silverware, Kahn took his men and removed many bronze statues. The most embarrassing thing for the heir to the Elector of Saxony is that Kahn removed the bronze statue of Frederick III...

\u0026nbsp Frederick III, as a very capable and prestigious Elector of Saxony, is naturally much loved. So, the men of Frederick III, together with the Saxon and Hanseatic merchants, collectively made a bronze statue and erected it in the palace of Wittenberg.

\u0026nbsp I don't want to, because the statue used hundreds of pounds of copper and looked very valuable, so Kahn took a fancy to it. Kahn personally took action, talking about the sledgehammer breaking the stone base, and then carrying the six- or seven-hundred-pound bronze man directly away.

\u0026nbsp John originally planned to ****, but when he saw Kahn carrying the six or seven hundred-pound bronze man alone, he was frightened and froze there, forgetting to tell Kahn this pervert. ** too. Of course, he didn't have the guts to provoke a peerless murderer like Kahn...

\u0026nbspIn addition to the Naxi gold, silver and bronze ware, Kahn and others also removed many precious statues according to the instructions. And, a large number of oil paintings collected in royal palaces and noble mansions. The paintings that can be collected by the royal family and the great aristocracy are definitely not low. Moreover, many of them are oil paintings handed down by nobles, which are the only basis for younger generations to remember their ancestors, and many of them are treasures. To a certain extent, these oil paintings that preserve the appearance of the ancestors are similar to the tablets of the Orientals. For those European aristocrats who value family inheritance and glory, these oil painting portraits are no less important than tablets...

\u0026nbspThe oil paintings of generations of ancestors of the Wetting family were snatched away directly by Kahn, making John almost faint with anger. However, Marin also told John - want a painting of the ancestors? Yes, we can talk about it during the negotiation, and exchange something for something...

\u0026nbspBecause they robbed too many works of art, especially those bulky sculptures, the result of Kahn's demolition was extremely amazing. If it were an ordinary inland city, so many things might not be able to be transported. Where is Kwittenberg? That is an important port in the middle reaches of the Elbe...

\u0026nbspSo,

Marin can borrow a river boat in Hamburg to bring all kinds of supplies and works of art on board back to East Frisian. If it was replaced by a carriage, there would be so many things that Marin might not be able to pull away. But with the help of a large number of inland ships in Hamburg, it is much easier to transport these "demolition results". Under the pressure of the East Frisian army, the peasants near Wittenberg honestly carried the looted property in Wittenberg to the pier along the river outside the city of Wittenberg, and loaded them into ships. run away.

\u0026nbspAccording to the evaluation of the professional auctioneer accompanying the ship in Hamburg, the property looted by the East Frisian army from Wittenberg this time is worth more than 2 million gulden gold coins. Of course, this refers to the property and grain removed by the demolition brigade, not counting the gold and silver coins and gold and silver ornaments seized by Marin.

\u0026nbsp Mainly, gold and silver coins and accessories are very valuable materials. Moreover, the gold and silver did not occupy much land, so Marin could have his subordinates carry them on a carriage. As for those shipped back by ship, most of them are actually relatively bulky and difficult to carry.

\u0026nbsp In fact, in this robbery, Marin only looted gold and silver coins worth 300,000 Gulden gold coins from the palace and the treasury, which was not a lot. Of course, in this era, the nobles who can get 300,000 gold coins in cash are especially local tyrants. Even Marin is at this level. Because, Marin's wealth, mostly food, is not discounted. When you need money, you also need to sell food.

\u0026nbsp However, the copying of the houses of the nobles and businessmen in Wittenberg City was a huge surprise to Marin... Because Kahn's demolition team copied gold and silver coins worth 800,000 gold coins...

\u0026nbsp It's no wonder, this year, the European banking industry has not yet emerged, and these nobles and businessmen have nowhere to save money. Of course, it is better to have a bank. Marin directly sends troops to raid the bank vault, which is more direct.

\u0026nbsp In this era, European aristocrats and businessmen also have the habit of putting a lot of money at home. Only some nobles and merchants were involved in the lending business, and took out part of their money to lend at high interest rates, but most of the funds of nobles and merchants were still kept at home. So, that's cheap Marlin. The wealth accumulated by some families for generations was directly taken away by Kahn and the demolition team...

\u0026nbsp In addition, the gold, silver and jewelry that Kahn and his demolition team forcibly plucked from the furniture and statues were roughly estimated to be worth 500,000 gold coins...

\u0026nbsp In general, the total value of the gold and silver jewelry alone in the sack of Wittenberg this time exceeded 1.6 million gulden gold coins. Counting the baggage that was valued at 2 million Gulden Gold Coins, Marin earned 3.6 million Gulden Gold Coins from this sack of Wittenberg, an absolute super profit!

\u0026nbsp Of course, for capturing Wittenberg, Marin also has to reward his subordinates. Therefore, Marin intends to take out 400,000 gold coins... to reward his subordinates.

\u0026nbspCash and gold and silver jewelry can do a lot of things, and Mariners can't give them to the soldiers. Of course, it's not that you don't give any cash. Marin's decision was to take out cash worth 100,000 gold coins (mainly small silver Finney coins with low value and inconvenient transportation) and distribute them among his subordinates. In addition, after returning, they will sell the property worth 300,000 gold coins and distribute them to the soldiers according to their merits.

\u0026nbsp Calculated in this way, Marin can still keep cash worth 1 million gold coins, gold and silver jewelry worth 500,000 gold coins, and various properties worth 1.7 million gold coins...

\u0026nbsp Anyway, Marin made a lot of money...

\u0026nbsp In fact, Marin never dreamed that there would be such a big gain in looting Wittenberg once...

\u0026nbsp However, this is no wonder, after all, the Saxony business district is the second largest business district in the Hanseatic League. In the electorate of Saxony alone, there are more than 20 cities, most of which are commercially developed.

\u0026nbsp As the capital and economic center of the prosperous electorate of Saxony, it seems no surprise that Wittenberg has so much wealth.

Ah, no! "Marin was immersed in excitement, but suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up...

\u0026nbspWhy? Because Marin thought about it - before, he reached an agreement with Lubeck and Hamburg... All the money, the three are divided equally...

\u0026nbsp Then, this means that the profits from Marin's sack of Wittenberg this time will be divided equally among the three...

No wonder Hamburg sent a professional auctioneer along with the ship, it turned out to be to count the property and prepare for the future division..." Marin suddenly realized.

\u0026nbsp However, Marin just exposed the baggage to the eyes of the Hamburg auctioneer. Those gold and silver coins and gold and silver jewelry, Hamburgers do not know.

\u0026nbsp So, Marin decided to conceal the number of gold and silver coins and gold and silver jewelry...

\u0026nbspIn the end, Marin decided to tell Lubeck and Hamburg that only 400,000 gold coins and gold and silver jewelry worth 200,000 gold coins were grabbed...

\u0026nbsp This number is absolutely reasonable in an average city. Even so much wealth cannot be grabbed in most cities. But who called Saxony a prosperous business? Marin gave such data entirely because the business of Saxony is too developed, and it is difficult to conceal too many gains. In a vassal state capital in an agricultural area, Marin can report that he only grabbed gold and silver coins worth 100,000 gold coins and gold and silver jewelry worth 50,000 gold coins, and it was reasonable, no one would doubt...

\u0026nbsp In this way, after looting Wittenberg, Marin directly concealed gold and silver coins worth 600,000 gold coins and gold and silver jewelry worth 300,000 gold coins. As for the other ones that were shared equally with Lübeck and Hamburg, Marin could also divide up gold and silver coins and gold and silver jewelry worth 200,000 gold coins... It has to be counted, aside from the 100,000 gold coins that Finn was going to send to the soldiers. Not to mention silver coins, Marin will get gold and silver coins and gold and silver jewelry worth a total of 1.1 million gold coins...

\u0026nbsp Even, for the property worth 2 million gold coins that had been shipped, Marin also sent someone to declare to the Hamburg auctioneers that the property worth 300,000 gold coins was promised to the soldiers...

\u0026nbsp This is also the practice of this era. When mercenaries conquer a city, they must loot. Also Marin's army has good military discipline, and no soldier dares to rob in private. However, Marin will not give less of the property that should be promised to them. Because, in the future, these soldiers will be more motivated when they attack the city. Moreover, this is also in line with the current practice.

\u0026nbspIn this way, the baggage worth 2 million gold coins that have been loaded on the ship can be removed from the property worth 300,000 gold coins, and the remaining property worth 1.7 million gold coins will be divided equally among the three families... In the end, Marin will get the Property worth 60,000 gold coins...

\u0026nbspMa Lin took out a pen and paper, did a careful calculation, and finally found to his surprise—aside from the rewards for the soldiers, he was able to get gold and silver coins, gold and silver jewelry, and luggage with a total value of 60,000 Gulden Gold Coins... …

\u0026nbsp It can be said that conquering Wittenberg this time is definitely a big deal...