The Rise of the European Emperor

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Henry VII still doesn't know anything about Marin, Louis XII, and Edward joining forces to attack England. Now, Henry VII is also planning to send troops north to retake the northern counties of England...

In fact, Henry VII originally planned to send troops north to regain control of the northern counties last year. However, the "Robin Hood Thieves" and other thieves groups that suddenly appeared in several central counties disrupted Henry VII's plan to recover the north.

Henry VII once dispatched a large army to encircle and suppress the "Robin Hood Thieves Group" and other discordant organizations that destroyed several central counties, but a few stupid groups of thieves were wiped out by Henry VII's army. It is a pity that the backbone of a resistance organization like the "Robin Hood Thieves" used the classic guerrilla tactics of "the enemy advances, we retreat, the enemy is stationed, we disturb, the enemy is tired, we fight, and the enemy retreats and we chase", so that the The English officers were extremely uncomfortable. In addition, the "Robin Hood Thieves Group" is good at hiding and hiding in the forest, so that the official army has failed several times of encirclement and suppression, but suffered a lot of losses.

Therefore, last year Henry VII wasted his energy on dealing with thieves in several central counties, and really had no energy to go north. However, recently, Henry VII, who was suffering from a headache, officially decided to temporarily abandon the siege of the "Robin Hood Thieves" who were good at drilling the woods. He decided to bypass them first and send troops north to recover several northern counties. Wait until the problems in the northern counties are resolved, and then go back and deal with these thieves.

As for the time to go north, Henry VII also positioned in May after the end of the spring ploughing. Because, to mobilize the army north, it is necessary to enlist many farmers to accompany them. Moreover, many regular soldiers also went home to help during spring plowing. In order not to delay the spring ploughing, and due to climate reasons, the months from May to the autumn harvest are indeed the best time to start a war.

It's just that Henry VII didn't know that while he was preparing to send troops north, his opponents had already united and were ready to destroy him...

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When Marin was preparing for his plan to invade England, he was suddenly surprised by the news that came from the winery—the rye erguotou sold very well in Eastern Europe...

In fact, Marin's rye Erguotou was not very popular when it was promoted in Germany. Because Germans love beer too much. As for baijiu, there are many people who like it, but it is not common enough. Because, many people still prefer beer more. Only some rough guys, like those in the army, would like this high drink. Because, many mercenaries are very stressed and like to get drunk. And drinking beer is too difficult to get drunk, and it can't achieve the effect of getting drunk. And rye Erguotou is different, a small bottle is enough to put down a lot of people. Those mercenaries who rely on alcohol to paralyze themselves like this tune very much...

But this kind of liquor has encountered troubles in promoting it among the nobility...

why? Aristocrats tend to be elegant and like to drink wine. Most aristocrats don't like too strong liquor. Only those low-level nobles - knights, because of their rough characters, prefer baijiu...

As for the missionaries, the market couldn't be opened. Those priests either drink "Holy Blood" (red wine) or beer, and there are not many people who like to drink liquor...

In desperation, Marin had to send someone to develop the market in Eastern Europe. He remembered that Maozi in Eastern Europe likes to drink spirits very much...

So, the full-time salespersons set off to eastern Europe with a large number of rye Erguotou...

Now, their feedback shows that the men in Eastern Europe really like to drink spirits...

Needless to say, the rye Erguotou definitely suits their appetite. The salesman who went to the Grand Duchy of Moscow was a great success, and the rye Erguotou he brought was sold out. Not only that, but many Maozi who didn't buy rye Erguotou were very angry, and the salesman they sent over was beaten because they didn't sell any wine...

The salesman sent to Poland, the feedback is also good.

Mainly, the winter in Poland is also very cold. Although it is a neighboring country of Germany, the climate is still quite different, between the climate of Germany and Russia.

Therefore, the Poles and Lithuanians in the east are also close to Maozi and like to drink strong wine. It is the Poles in the west, who are close to the Germans and like to drink beer...

However, the team sent to the Crimean Khanate to sell rye Erguotou was beaten by the locals...

Why? Because the Crimean Khanate converted to Allah. According to the canon, alcohol is not allowed...

But the problem is that the Crimeans have the habit of Mongolians... Therefore, the Erguotou salesman who was beaten during the day was quietly invited into the palace by Mongojirehan at night. Then, I brought 100 bottles of rye Erguotou as samples, all of which were bought out by the Great Khan of Crimea...

This is not the end. After the sales team left the palace, they were forcibly invited by the real power factions of the Crimean Khanate again and again...

After all, it is a Mongolian species, although because of the reason of converting to Allah, he cannot openly drink. However, you can drink secretly... These savage men on the grassland will feel uncomfortable if they don't drink...

So, despite being denounced by the people of the Crimean Khanate on the surface. However, in private, I received a large number of Erguotou orders, making people laugh and cry...

Of course, these Crimeans have no money to buy alcohol. So, they proposed to exchange livestock for wine... For example, one cow for 3 bottles of Erguotou...

In fact, the purchase price of a cow Marin from the Crimean Khanate is 8 gp, which is converted into 480 pfennig, and can buy 480 pounds of rye. And Erguotou's wine production rate is about 40%, one bottle of Erguotou only weighs one pound, and three bottles of Erguotou consume rye, at most 7.5 pounds... In all, the Crimeans lost a lot...

However, because Marin masters the exclusive secret technique of brewing Erguotou, and cattle and sheep are worthless in the Crimean Khanate. Therefore, the Crimean Khanate, who did not know the market, paid a high price for this...

Hearing that three bottles of Erguotou can be exchanged for one cow, Marin was stunned and very willing to do this kind of business with these stupid haters in Crimea.

As for Maozi, it is not as easy to fool as the Crimeans, but because it is an exclusive business, it can be very expensive. Rye Erguotou, which costs at most three or five pfennigs per bottle, was sold at Maozi for one gold coin per bottle, and the profit was as high as ten times.

It is said that the nobles of Maozi especially like this kind of spirits, and they like it to the point of madness. In order to snatch the Erguotou samples, in addition to the bad incident of the salesman being beaten, there was also a bad incident in which nobles fought each other for Erguotou...

Just for the first batch of orders, the Maozi nobles ordered 10,000 bottles. This is also the reason why the price of Erguotou is too high. If the price is low, it is estimated that the first batch of orders will exceed 100,000 bottles... And, the next order will definitely be a lot...

It is said that the reason why the Maozi chose the Greek Orthodox Church and rejected the Allah religion was because the Allah religion did not allow drinking. When someone persuaded Grand Duke Maozi Vladimir to convert to Allah's religion, the Grand Duke said dissatisfiedly - "Drinking is the enjoyment of the Rus, we cannot live without it"... Then they converted to the Greek Orthodox Church ...because the Orthodox Church does not prohibit alcohol...

However, Maozi's national spirit, vodka, does not appear to appear in Novgorod until around 1533. Also, it is used as medicine. Now, more than 20 years in advance, Marin directly broke the Maozi market with Erguotou, which tastes better and more mellow than vodka. One of the best-selling items... and Marin, can also make a lot of money...

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