Chapter 1283: Voting and "1 arrow and 3 carvings"
"None of us can assassinate this mother and son?" Marin asked in a deep voice.
"No! Now Margaret's residence is surrounded by the French soldiers who stepped forward, and no bird can fly in. It is said that every time Margaret carried little Henry out, dozens of them stood on the side A big man in armor. With them as meat shields, it is difficult to shoot with a crossbow and a musket in the distance. "Kohler shook his head.
"Then there was no plate armor to leave?" Marin asked uncomfortably.
You know, this is not only a threat to Edward, but also a threat to Caesar in the future. Edward is destined to have no heirs, and Caesar will only need to marry Edward's only daughter Margaret, King of England. And the existence of this so-called "Henry VIII" will become a threat to Caesar. Therefore, Marin must remove it.
Kohler thought for a while and said:
"It is said that apart from being in the residence, only when the French King and the French nobleman invited Margaret to the feast, those plate guards would not be around ... But, the banquet of the French King and the French nobleman, we It ’s difficult for people to mix in. Unless, you can find a French nobility as the internal response. Moreover, it must be at least the middle French nobility. But at present, we have no such internal response. "
"French nobleman?" Marin touched his chin. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly asked:
"You said, how about we send someone to France to be a noble?"
Kohler froze for a moment, then shook his head straight:
"How is it possible? We sent people to France, and we were scared to death if we could mix knights or barons. Moreover, it would take many years to lie down. How can we become a French nobility, and nobles above middle level, without great credit ? "
"This is ..."
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But the next day, Marin suddenly called Kohler happily and said happily:
"I thought of a way, we can send a spy to France to be a nobleman!"
Coleman didn't believe it and thought Marin was joking.
Marin explained:
"Don't you tell me last time that after Bishop Conrad died, there was a problem with the arrangement of spies in Muenster City?"
Kohler nodded:
"Yeah, can you arrange those spies to be nobles in France? Isn't it possible? Can the French be an aristocrat for a foreigner of unknown origin?"
Marin smiled smugly:
"Hey, of course it's impossible under normal circumstances. But what if this spy sent Louis XII a certificate that made Louis XII very attractive?"
"Appellation? What's that?" Kohler didn't know what it was.
Marin had no choice but to explain that the nomination was a testimony of loyalty, meaning that before joining an organization, he expressed loyalty with the behavior approved by the organization. However, it is generally used in associations, and the "voting" is generally illegal activities ...
"Oh, what do you mean-let the spy send a gift to French King Louis XII that he can't refuse in exchange for Louis XII granting him a title?" Kohler reacted.
"Yes, that's what it means! Do you remember the fact that we deliberately gave fake fertilizer formulas to the princes of the 7 countries?"
"Of course I remember, volcanic ash. However, speaking of it, if the volcanic ash is selected correctly, it is really a good fertilizer. The gold basin in Sicily, Italy, is said to have about 2oo pounds per mu."
"Yeah, but do you remember what I said at the time, volcanic ash is mainly produced in Italy?"
Kohler suddenly realized:
"You mean, let this spy tell French King Louis XII the secret of" volcanic ash can increase the output of food doctors "in exchange for the French title?"
Marin nodded:
"That's the case, but it's more than that. Think about it, if the French know that Italy's volcanic ash is an important fertilizer, will it re-invade Italy? Especially in the kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, where there are many volcanoes!"
Coller was shocked:
"This ... this is what you said about the" one arrow, two eagles "strategy! Not only did we put our spy into the French aristocracy, and got the opportunity to contact Margaret's mother and son, but also instigated France to attack Italy and set off a new one. Italy's war of hegemony ... Your hero, your wisdom is like heaven ... "& 1t; b
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"Stop, don't flatter you, you missed it. Actually, there is a third mission to send this spy ..."
"The third task? What is it?" Kohler asked curiously.
"Do you remember, I sent people to invest in Amsterdam's shipyards and transform them into furniture factories?"
Cole nodded suddenly, and he did it all by himself, of course it couldn't be clearer. A few years ago, Amsterdam was also an important shipbuilding center in Europe, with 3o shipyards.
But later, after helping the French to transport materials, Marin used the hands of the handsome French king, Philip, to hit the Dutch ship owners fiercely and took the opportunity to acquire the shipyards in Amsterdam.
Today, two or three years have passed, and there were only 3o shipyards in Amsterdam, and only three of them are still building ships. The remaining 27 companies, all acquired by Marin's spies, were converted into furniture factories and dedicated to creating various exquisite furniture and wooden crafts.
In other words, Marin used this intangible economic method to quietly abolish Amsterdam's great nautical capabilities. Many Dutch businessmen have also been attracted to become home agent distributors.
Moreover, as long as there are businessmen in Amsterdam who want to go sailing, they will soon be suppressed by the Dutch branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, and then they will be scrapped. In this way, Amsterdam is showing more and more in the direction of the furniture city ...
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Marin also intends to use the same trick against France this time. In fact, Marin has sent his men to kill French oak as a businessman, especially the tall oak logs that can be used as shipbuilding keel . Then, the original tall oak logs were broken down into sections, suitable for furniture, not for shipbuilding.
However, it was later found that some merchants alone could not afford to eat in France. After all, this is an era of nobility. A simple businessman cannot compete with nobles at all. Even if you have money, you're in love with an oak log, but as long as there are French nobles to grab it, you're useless if you have money. Moreover, you can't help you if you don't want to sell you. Unless, you are also a French nobleman and have privileges in France.
It happened that this time Marin planned to send spies to send "volume ash manure" in exchange for the title of French nobleman. After Marin's spies became French nobility, it was easier to acquire French oak logs. After all, French nobility is a privileged class in France.
Of course, after Marin asked him to buy oak logs, he would not learn the Amsterdam set and build furniture. After all, the furniture market is not that big. Because the use period of furniture is very long, the replacement is very slow. Some people can use a set of furniture for decades.
Therefore, Marin intends to arrange a wood-consuming industry-barrel making ...
You know, in France, because wine production is very good. Therefore, oak barrels used for brewing wine are very expensive. Moreover, oak barrels have a "life".
The term “lifespan” here refers specifically to oak barrels used for winemaking, because the oak barrel can secrete a tannin that helps to age wine. There are also compounds such as vanillin and oak eugenol, which are very important for brewing wine.
However, the amount of these substances is limited. After 4 years of brewing, these substances are basically consumed, and then the effect of brewing will not be great.
Therefore, in later generations, French oak barrels for winemaking have a winemaking life of 4 years. After 4 years, oak barrels will be eliminated and disposed of as old barrels. Of course, other industries can still be used, and can be used for decades.
And Marin's plan is to promote the rule of "oak barrel winemaking is eliminated in 4 years" in France, and to standardize and scientifically make winemaking in later generations. Moreover, it is particularly pointed out that the oak barrel made of French oak is the highest grade oak barrel ... Then, the more old oak (higher tree age, natural taller, more suitable for shipbuilding keel), the better the effect (the fact This is indeed the case ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ French oak barrels in later generations are indeed the most advanced wine barrels) ...
As such, the consumption of French oak must have increased. In order to produce high-quality wine, the felling of French oak will definitely increase. In particular, in order to pursue the quality of wine, I will look for the kind of old oak barrel that is suitable for the keel. In this way, you can also avoid spending in vain to buy oak that is not suitable for shipbuilding. Moreover, the shipbuilding potential of France will be greatly weakened ...
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After listening to Marin's explanation, Kohler grew his mouth in surprise:
"This ... this ... this is really" one arrow and three eagles "..."
Then, Kohler added another sentence in his heart-"The protagonist's mind is really vicious, and they all play with flowers" ...
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