Chapter 1719: Emperor's jealousy
Frankly speaking, even if Marin sent people to release termites, he could not stop the French man-made ship. After all, termites can't nibble all the wood. But what Marin wants is not to completely prevent French man-made ships, but to greatly increase the cost of French man-made ships.
For example, the construction of a boat requires X cubic wood, but due to the destruction of termites, the French need to prepare twice or even more than three times the wood. Then, the cost of French man-made ships has greatly increased.
The cost of this thing may have little effect in later generations. After all, the officials of later generations are very rich and some losses can be afforded. But this era is different. The state of France, the top power in Europe, has a fiscal revenue of only 1.2 million gold coins a year, which is not as good as Venice or the North Sea. The French country is large, there are many officials, and there are many troops, and the fiscal expenditure is very huge. Among them, the consumption of war horse feed in the army is the major cause of consumption. Therefore, the French do not have much money.
The increase in shipbuilding costs will make France, which is not already affluent, only able to reduce the number of shipbuilding. By then, if there are not enough ships, it will be difficult to form a real threat to England. In short, this is a very concealed soft knife that does not see threats but works well. Most importantly, the French have no knowledge ...
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Why did Marin weaken France at this time? Quite simply, he is preparing for Caesar to get England!
Both Louis XII and Francois I were ambitious and coveted England. Two generations of French emperors have been plotting England for a long time. If Marin is going to marry England at this time, the French must be desperate!
The secret of Edward ’s infertility is clearly known to the French. Therefore, the marriage of Caesar and Princess Margaret means that England will be united in the future. But for the French who had long conspired with England, Caesar's acquisition of England was absolutely a disastrous consequence. Because the English navy was already strong, and the North Sea navy was not weak. In particular, the North Sea Army is still very strong. If England and the North Sea power unite, France will not be able to move England in the future.
Therefore, if Caesar and Princess Margaret are married, France, who is angry and angry, may not be able to cross the sea to attack England, but it is absolutely capable of attacking the North Sea country that is also on land.
And Marin was not prepared for a decisive battle at this time, and the local people would be 30,000 or 40,000. If the enemy is only France, Marin is confident that he can resist it. However, if the German princes also joined in, it would be less fierce ...
Therefore, before Caesar and Princess Margaret got married, Marin believed that France must be beaten hard to keep France low-key and honest for a while. In this way, there is no way to interfere with the marriage of Caesar and Princess Margaret. When France came to a halt, the boat was ready, and they couldn't change it.
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In fact, England is geographically more threatening to France than Spain. Although Spain is a powerful army, it can be far southwest. The core area of France is in the Paris basin in the north, and the Spaniards are unmatched.
The English can go up the Seine and attack Paris directly ...
Of course, this is only theoretical. Because the English Army is too scum, it can only attack the northern and western coasts of France, and has no ability to invade Paris. Because, even if they invaded Paris, the English Army was not an opponent of the French Knights.
But the French are also afraid that England will suddenly have a strong army! Not to mention, if it merges with the North Sea State, it is definitely a dual land and sea power, and it has the ability to directly threaten Paris.
Therefore, if the North Sea country wants to merge with England, it will really overstimulate France, and Marin has to guard!
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The best option is to take advantage of the instability of the French now. The English can join Spain and Austria to cut the French meal together and beat the French honestly.
Originally, this opportunity was actually great. For example, Maximilian I added 16,000 troops from Gudendorf. If it is possible to transfer 16,000 Gudendorf to the Netherlands, then attack Paris from the direction of later Belgium. At the same time, England also mobilized troops from the homeland to join them and attack Paris together, which will definitely make France bad luck.
You know, Paris is not under siege. At the beginning, the bold Charlie united the then Duke of Berry, Duke of Bourbon and Duke of Brittany to form a "commonwealth alliance" against Louis XI, and surrounded Paris. If it were not for Louis XI to differentiate and pull the "Commonwealth League" in time to create internal conflicts, it is possible that the Valois dynasty would be subverted by bold Charlie.
Moreover, attacking Paris from Belgium, it was a flat horse. As long as the Habsburg family can send 16,000 troops, and England has a pool of 20,000 or 30,000, it can be pushed all the way to Paris. Not to mention the destruction of France, it can definitely force France to sign the alliance under the city.
After all, the main force of the French army is still in Naples, and it is absolutely difficult for the French to parry the attack from the north.
However, Maximilian I had his own plans. His Majesty the Emperor did not believe in the ability of the English to fight in the land. Moreover, he hoped to take advantage of the French's lack of time to take over Switzerland. After the annexation of the western part of Switzerland, the Habsburg family's territory will be united. At that time, Austria, Tyrol, Switzerland and Franche Comté will be connected as a whole region, which is more conducive to rule.
Moreover, Maximilian I actually had his own careful thinking-he was a little jealous that Spain could swallow the rich kingdom of Naples! Although they are allies, the emperor is not willing to take advantage of allies!
In addition, if Spain takes the opportunity to completely defeat France, then it is not easy to say whether Spain is an enemy or a friend in the future. Therefore, Maximilian I feels that it is better to let France and Spain evenly compete and fight each other.
And what Marin meant, he also understood that it was to unite the British and French forces to stay in the homeland and fight a deadly battle on the Great Plains in northern France, destroying France's vital forces. As long as the more than 10,000 French knights left in Paris can be eliminated, then France must be seriously injured ...
It is said that this is a good thing for Austria, but the emperor is worried about the defeat of the decisive battle in the plains ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ because, on the plains, it is very conducive to the French heavy cavalry. Also, if you really kill France, no one will stop Spain ’s expansion ... Well, these are actually excuses ...
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As for why His Majesty the Emperor chose so? Because he learned from his daughter Queen Margaret that the volcanic ash of the Kingdom of Naples could increase the secret of agricultural production.
After hearing the secret, Maximilian I was so jealous! He also wanted to gain the Kingdom of Naples, but the Habsburg family was not strong enough to intervene in Naples' hegemony.
As always, His Majesty the Emperor became jealous. Originally, he should work with England to repair France, and let France eat a big loss.
However, because of the strong jealousy of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor chose a more short-sighted option-first concentrate on Switzerland. As for the Fascist hegemony, he watched a lively. Unless France has the upper hand, he is willing to help Spain ...
The mind is as complicated as Marin, and for a time I did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor, because of jealousy, chose not to help his in-law allies Spain. He just thought why His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became so short-sighted and was very annoyed ...
