Chapter 1038: Explore the way in person

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Although the Republic of Siena has a lot of mountains, it is not without plains and river valleys, and naturally has an autumn harvest. And Marin disguised as a grain merchant to buy grain, there is no problem.

Because his wife Angela is an authentic Italian girl, she gets along everyday, Marlin naturally learns fluent Italian. Not only can Marin speak fluent Italian, but his sons Caesar and Robert can also speak Italian. Robert Jr. even Italian is much better than German, because his mother Ferris is also an Italian girl.

Speaking fluent Italian, with several authentic Italian spies from the Italian branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, Marin started wandering blindly in the countryside of the Republic of Siena. Of course, this is also in line with the behavior of a food merchant. After all, food is produced in the countryside, not in the city.

In order to pretend to be like a grain merchant, Marin really went deep into many villages in the countryside of the Republic of Siena, talked to local landlords about the issue of grain purchase, and gave a good price.

Marin really bought Siena's food, but it was not useless. Because, he also intends to use the local food to supply his army ...

In addition, he also ran to a village on the west side of Siena City, paid for a yard, and prepared to store the food from nearby villages in the yard temporarily. When Marin's army arrived here, they used the food purchased in the yard as military food. Because it was acquired in a local village in the name of a food merchant, the Siena authorities would have difficulty in doubting ...

In addition to talking about food business with local villages, Marin ran a few trips from Siena to the coast of the province of Grosseto on the west coast. Along the way, it was very difficult to walk. Moreover, in order to find the nearest road, Marin specially took the most difficult path.

In fact, the spies of the Italian branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce have already selected several short paths and asked Marin to decide. What can Marin do? I can only feel it by myself.

The distance from Siena to Grosseto is not far, and the straight-line distance is only about 80 kilometers. However, most of them are difficult mountain roads. In later generations, the Italians naturally dig tunnels in the mountains and made a road out. But now, from Grosseto to Siena, if a carriage is used, it can only go east along the river valley, and then fold north, making a big circle. Of course, if you are not dragged by the carriage, you can also take the mountain path, but it is very difficult to walk.

Marin walked through several trails, and almost didn't get tired. He was not a mountaineer in southern Germany. He was a man in the plains in his last life. Therefore, he is not used to the mountain road. In the end, he chose the best path. Although it's a little bit round, it's a lot shorter than walking around a big circle. As for the Fourth Legion from behind, because of carrying the weight and artillery, they can only take the road that is more circle-oriented.

After finishing this difficult path-finding, Marin was too lazy to go down the mountain. He decided that he would pretend to be a businessman before the war and stay in the Siena countryside. As for the hurry, Marin decided to let Kahn lead the team across the mountains. Kahn was originally born in the Wurttemberg mountains in the south, but he is very good at walking down the mountain. In addition, Marin will send a spy who is crossing the road with himself to lead the way.

Of course, Marin would not sit silly in the countryside near Siena. He will wait while hoarding some supplies to supply the incoming army.

Moreover, because of fears that Siena's army would go out of the city during the war to collect food, Marin gave up the previously selected food storage in a small village not far west of Siena.

After an inspection, he moved the location of Tunliang to the west by a few kilometers and moved directly to a small mountain village in the mountain. To go to Siena from the small village in this valley, you need to cross the mountains, and even if the defenders in the city of Siena calculate the food for the city, they will not go to such a remote place.

The only trouble is that Siena ’s army has difficulty entering this small village. Similarly, the food and materials raised by Marin are also difficult to transport to this small village ...

In order to facilitate the transportation of materials, Marin had to rent a group of donkey mules that were good at walking the mountain road at a high price, specializing in carrying the received food and various materials and transporting them to this small village in the mountain for hiding ...

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In addition, Marin specially inspected the two teams mixed in and out of the city to dig tunnels. The progress of the excavation team outside the city is okay, and it is probably able to complete the task before the siege. And the team in the city is not ideal, because it is very difficult to dig tunnels in the city. In order not to attract the attention of the Siena defenders, these people are careful every time they transport the dirt out of the city. Due to the difficulty of soil transportation, the teams digging tunnels in the city are progressing very slowly.

However, Marin does not blame them. Anyway, when siege, as long as there is a tunnel through it is enough. At that time, Marin could send swords and shields to sneak into the city from the tunnel, break the city gate from the rear, and open the city gate to welcome the army.

In addition, Marin specially hired a group of deceased people for insurance purposes and mixed them into the city. If there was a problem digging the tunnel, the dozens of deceased would hold the sword and shield, hit the city gate, and cooperate with the outside army. Moreover, for safety, Marin allowed the two tunnel-digging teams and the team lurking into the city to be independent of each other. They did not know the existence of the other two teams. In this way, even if one team is unfortunately exposed, or even someone is arrested, the other two teams will not be exposed because the traitor betrayed.

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After a few days in Siena, Marin returned to Rome again. Of course, he did not go back to Rome to relax and play, but to find his brother Giovanni Di Lorenzo de Medici to discuss things.

Because, Marin suddenly remembered that in this era, Florence and Siena seem to be a dead enemy. In later generations, Florence was very famous, but also took no name. But in this era, Siena was actually a commercial city comparable to Florence. Of course, Siena is still close to Florence. The difference is the inconvenience of transportation. Because Siena is in the mountains, it is not as convenient to communicate with the outside world as Florence. Of course, this has also caused Siena's mountains and rivers to be sturdy and difficult for the outside world to penetrate.

The Holy See is interested in the Republic of Siena ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ precisely because Siena is a trade, financial and artistic center comparable to Florence. If the Republic of Siena is won, the financial level of the Holy See will be greatly improved. Not to mention, the group of bankers in Siena alone is enough to make the population water. The bankers in Siena, although not as rich as the Florentine bankers, are ranked high in Italy. If Siena was occupied, it would be equivalent to controlling the bankers in disguise. Then, of course, you can use the money of these bankers to serve yourself.

You know, Julius II, known as "God of War", is keen on unifying Italy by force. In this era, once you fight, you have to spend money. Although the Holy See is rich, the rich are the Pope himself and the cardinals. The treasury's treasury is actually not much money. After all, the Pope, the Cardinals, and the tens of thousands of priests in the city of Rome are all trying to fight the treasury ... Sometimes, the treasury of the Pope has insufficient money. To send troops to fight, you need to borrow money from the banker. Occupy Siena and control the group of bankers in Siena.

As a dead enemy of Siena, Florence will definitely pay attention to the collection of information from Siena. In addition, it is common to install a group of spies in Siena. The purpose of Marin's search for Giovanni Di Lorenzo de Medici is naturally to hope that he can obtain the intelligence collected by the other party in the city of Siena. In addition, if the opponent's power in Siena is very strong, maybe they can use their power to open the city gate ...