The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin is not worried that the Danish King Hans will refuse, because if he refuses, he will not say whether he will do anything to him. Just by not letting the Danish army cross the sea, Lübeck will be able to quench Denmark's ambition to capture southern Sweden.

The Kingdom of Denmark is actually very weak now, especially the economy, which is about to collapse. If it wasn't for Marin's willingness to urge them to pay reparations and spend money on Norwegian lumber, perhaps Denmark's economy would have collapsed now.

Moreover, if the status quo continues, the more than 10,000 troops before the Kingdom of Denmark will be difficult to support. With the current economic situation of the Kingdom of Denmark, I am afraid that it can only support five or six thousand troops in the future.

And if you hit the southern part of Sweden, it will be different. South of the line drawn by Marin, there are also 70,000 to 80,000 square kilometers, and it is also the area with the lowest latitude and highest temperature in Sweden.

The southernmost coastal area of ​​this land can still be engaged in agriculture, and there is no problem in planting some rye. In fact, the southern coast of Sweden has always been controlled by Denmark and has also developed a certain amount of agriculture. If it weren't for Marin's intervention, Denmark would have controlled the southern and southwestern coastal areas of Sweden until it was completely lost in the 17th century when it was defeated by Gu Erye and his father.

In addition to the warm climate in the southern coastal areas, you can grow some hardy rye, and in the slightly inland areas, you can cut down the forest, and you can also graze, raise sheep, cattle and horses. When cutting down trees for land reclamation, the cut down trees can also be sold as lumber. As for the branches and roots, they can also be used as firewood.

Although reclamation is difficult, as long as there are enough people, reclamation is not difficult. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the Kingdom of Denmark. Although they were taken away by Marin, they still kept 300,000. Now, these people are crowded on several large reserved islands such as Zealand and Funen. It was easy enough to send them to southern Sweden to cut down trees and herd sheep if King Hans wanted to. The matter of reclamation is to have enough people...

That is to say, as long as the southern part of Sweden is captured, Denmark's agriculture will develop by leaps and bounds. After all, anything lost in Marin can be recovered from Sweden. In terms of area, it's still profitable.

But in turn, Denmark won southern Sweden, which was too bad for Sweden. After all, Sweden has a high latitude and generally low temperatures. If the southern regions are taken away by Denmark, all they are left with is the back high latitudes. Although it is in the south of the Arctic Circle (the north is returned to Marin), there is no way to farm. But now is the age of agriculture, and there is no way to cultivate the land, which has too much impact on the national strength. Just like the Ming Dynasty, which relied heavily on Jiangnan's food and taxes, if the Jiangnan area was taken away, the national strength would definitely be greatly reduced.

Of course, Sweden still maintains the Fayilun Copper Mine and has fiscal revenue. But Marin will not let Sweden swallow the profits of this copper mine, and it will definitely be recovered.

At that time, when Denmark has occupied the southern part of Sweden,

Act as a mediator yourself and help make peace. But the appearance fee of Sai He is to let Sweden return half of the income of the Fayilun Copper Mine. Otherwise, let Denmark occupy Stockholm and northern Sweden...

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In fact, the reason why King Hans of Denmark dared to make a bold statement this time when his finances almost collapsed, saying that he would pay the army commissions to the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony, relied on Sweden's Income from the Fayilun Copper Mine. As long as he wins against Sweden, he can force Sweden to cede territory and pay indemnity. The source of funds for the indemnity is the Fayilun Copper Mine. If Sweden can't pay the reparations, it can use the output income of the Fayilun Copper Mine as collateral until the reparations are paid off. After all, the price of copper in Europe is old and expensive now, and the ratio of silver to copper is 1 to 15. Owning a super-rich copper mine is similar to owning a large silver mine.

After the war ended, the situation in Sweden changed—the warm and fertile areas in the south were occupied by Denmark, leaving only the cold areas in the north and Finland in Sweden. Agriculture was not up to the task, and animal husbandry was at most high; but at the same time, Even if only half of the Falilun Copper Mine's revenue is retained, Sweden's finances will not be bad. In this way, the national power of Denmark and Sweden will form a balance... Denmark has fertile soil, Sweden has copper mines... No one can completely overwhelm the other... In the end, the two countries will form a balanced situation, in Scandinavia There is a confrontation on the Navia Peninsula, and it is unable to expand externally... and the North Sea Kingdom of Marin does not need to allocate energy and strength to guard against the Nordic countries. Only when there is an imbalance in the strength of the two sides will Beihai Kingdom take action to help the weaker party and restore the balance of power on the peninsula...

This trick was learned from the very disgusting "continental balance" policy of the British Empire in later generations. Originally, in history, the later British people made great efforts to balance Germany and France. When France was strong, it desperately supported Prussia to compete with France. When Prussia grew bigger and created a powerful German Empire, it turned around to help France fight Germany... Anyway, both Germany and France lost their temper. They put a lot of energy and national strength into the torment between the two countries, and naturally they have no energy to compete with Britain for worldwide hegemony. On the contrary, before starting the fight, they all have to look at the face of Britain...

It's just that the German Third Reich was so perverted. Not only was it industrially powerful, but it also produced missiles, and almost made flying saucers and atomic bombs... In the face of the Third Reich that was technologically unreliable, the United Kingdom got off the hook and was devastated by Disabled, lost the status of world hegemon...

Of course, that was the Third Reich in later generations. Now, Denmark and Sweden, which Marin wants to balance, are definitely not as perverted as the Third Reich. After all, the population of the Nordic countries is not large, only a few hundred thousand. Sweden has only 800,000 people, and Finland has a population of just over a million, and Denmark has only a few hundred thousand people. Not a pervert like France, with a population of 15 million…

Therefore, Marin feels that he can still resist the rebound of these two countries...

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Just when Marin was thinking about the Nordic strategy, the maid of the first palace suddenly came to report that something big happened...

Marin ran back to the first palace without thinking, and was extremely nervous. You know, in the backyard of the palace, there are people who Marin cares about very much. Angela and little Caesar are his treasures, and even Ferris, Robert, and Marin are too precious. If anything happened to any of them, Marin would go mad.

After rushing back to the backyard of the palace, Marin learned the truth of the news - it turned out that Felice was pregnant again...

Marin breathed a sigh of relief, followed by ecstasy—I have a child again...

It's just that Angela's face is not very good...

This is also normal, since Marin came back from England, he has slept with Angela and Ferris a lot. Even the three of them were happy together a lot.

Ferris knew that she was not as beautiful and gentle as her sister, so she used her wild side to attract Marin. For example, every time Ferris yelled "Brother-in-law, don't", Marin's adrenaline would skyrocket... Moreover, this little hoof actually liked the three of them together, and helped Marin hold down the shy one. Angela... Therefore, although not as beautiful and gentle as Angela, Felice with her unique style still firmly attracted Marin...

And then, this time, Felice outperformed Angela and was the first to conceive her second child...

Moreover, this little girl is very scheming, pestering Marin, and begging for a good future for her future children...

Marin was a little impatient to be entangled, and had to really make plans for it. If it is a girl, it goes without saying that she can find a reliable nobleman to marry. Don't think about the prince, after all, he was born illegitimately, but the count, baron, etc. can still be considered.

"If it's a boy..." Marin had a headache. Ferris's child, after all, is an illegitimate child, and it is not easy to arrange. If Angela gave birth to a second boy, she would not only be the second in line to the throne, but also a duke or something. Ferriss' second son...

"Hey—there!" Marin suddenly thought of a good idea...

What's the idea? Didn't Malin plan to be the chieftain of Daming before? It just so happened that the chieftain of Taidao also needed an heir in order to deal with the Daming dynasty.

Angela's children are definitely not willing to go to the distant Daming Empire, no matter how prosperous there is. Besides, the American colony alone is enough for Angela's children to divide it up.

But Felice is different, she has no status, and the child she gave birth is also an illegitimate child. If Felice's second son goes to Daming to inherit the position of the hereditary Daming Chieftain of Taidao, he will definitely be happy. Because he doesn't have the qualifications to pick...

"Well, let Felice's second son be the eldest son and go to Tai Island to inherit the position of the chieftain of the Ming Dynasty. After all, he has to send a significant representative to stay there..."

After that, Marin thought for a while, and felt that since he was the chieftain of Daming, he naturally couldn't use a European name. Because Daming people are not used to it. Therefore, we have to give the child a Chinese name.

When I become a chieftain of the Ming Dynasty, I don’t even need to think about the Chinese name I use. I am also called Ma Lin, which happens to be my last name in my previous life. And Felice's second son, who wants to inherit the position of Daming Chieftain, also needs to take a Chinese name, so that it is convenient to deal with the Daming court...

"What's your Chinese name? My name is Ma Lin... Well, this kid's Chinese name is Ma Yun..."

Thinking of this, Marin himself burst out laughing. Because, in his mind, the comical face of the later Ma's father suddenly appeared...

Thinking about the looks of myself and Ferris, both of them are of European race. Naturally, it is impossible for a son born to have the "queer skeleton" appearance of later generations of Ma's father. Otherwise, Marin himself might be amused...

So, Marin took out a piece of paper and wrote the names of his and Ferris' second son, even thinking about the words he took when he was an adult. I saw on the paper:

"Name: Ma Yun, word Ali..."

After writing, Marin looked at the piece of paper cheerfully and said with a smile:

"This child, with such a domineering name, will definitely become a world-class rich man in the future!"