Chapter 2167: Mutual change trade negotiation

"What do you mean?" Duke Anthony of Lorraine was so stunned by Marin that he immediately felt shameless and a little annoyed.

Marin was not used to him, but sneered:

"Should I be more specific? You grew up in the court of Louis XII, and you have a very good relationship with Francois I. In your heart, I am afraid that you don't care about the interests of Germany at all? I listen to Lorraine. The secret agent reported that you once planned to elect François I as the next emperor, so that France can annex Germany, and let us princes lose control of the territory, and become a nobleman who only knows to obey the king like the French aristocracy! "

As soon as he said this, the nobles present were in an uproar. In fact, Duke Anthony of Lorraine did not publicly express this idea. However, when he met François I privately, he accidentally brought up this topic. Therefore, Duke Anthony was also pale, thinking that he was exposed.

"I am not, I am not!"

A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but it quickly covered it. However, this panic was caught by Frederick III, the elector of Saxony.

"Could he really have this idea?" Frederick III thought to himself.

Many other princes also looked a little ugly. After all, no one wanted to be reduced to the puppet aristocrat of the French aristocracy who only obeyed the king's arrangements. The reason they united against the Habsburgs was because the emperor expressed his ambition to learn from the French to unify Germany. But if the king of France is really chosen as the emperor, it would be more terrifying than the Habsburg family. Because the strength of the Kingdom of France is much stronger than that of the Habsburg family, and it is easier to annex various princes.

Of course, in the original history, the reason why the princes considered François I as emperor was because Charles V was too strong at that time. He has not only become the king of the two kingdoms of Spain, but also the successor of Austria and the Netherlands. The princes wanted to choose Francois I, in fact, to fight Charles V. However, Frederick III and other princes considered that France was not a good thing, coupled with the threat of Turkey, finally chose Charles V.

After being stunned by Marin, Anthony reacted and said angrily:

"Don't change the subject, we are discussing why you funded the Habsburgs!"

Marin didn't care:

"Alright, just consider me wrong. But, Duke Anthony, can you guarantee that you will never propose the French to be emperors in the future?"

Duke Anthony's tone was suddenly stagnant, because he really wanted to make Francois I, who had a very good relationship, become the next emperor.

"Why, do you really want the French to annex Germany?" Marin mocked.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I say that the French were to annex Germany?" Duke Anthony became a little angry.

However, he didn't deny it for the first time, and suddenly made Frederick III and several smart people a little dissatisfied. Feelings, we unite against the Habsburgs, but you want to sell us to the French? Of course, as smart people, they did not express their thoughts at this time.

But think about it, Duke Anthony of Lorraine is indeed too close to France. Although the bad boy Marin is unpleasant, he is right. Duke Anthony, may really be more interested in France...

Seeing that Marin was talking about this, Anthony still refused to say that he would not support the French as emperor in the future, and Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, was a little disappointed. But now is not the time to discuss Anthony's issue, so he stated:

"Let's not talk about this topic, I am here to express my opinion, as an elector, I will never support the king of France as emperor!"

Seeing him speak, the Archbishop of Mainz and several other electors also expressed their opinions. Then, the story was over. But Anthony, Duke of Lorraine, had a very unhappy expression, and the look in Marin's eyes was very vicious.

But Marin doesn't care what he thinks. In fact, the reason why he bombarded the Duke of Lorraine was to divide the camp of the princes. Moreover, the Duke of Lorraine was an important link between the princes and France. Once this bond is doubted by the princes, it will be difficult for the two parties to unite closely.

However, the disadvantage of this is that it will offend Francois I severely. After all, this is the emperor's dream that would never have him. But Marin didn't care, because when the Habsburgs began to launch a general offensive on western Switzerland, the French would not care about him because they were busy supporting the Swiss Resistance Army.

And when Marin returns from the Eastern European battlefield, it doesn't matter much. Because he will increase his troops by tens of thousands. When the time comes, sharpen the knife and make it clear that a decisive battle is going to be made.

If you want to annex England, the French cannot escape this level. Therefore, there is bound to be a battle between the two sides. Marin was worried that the German princes would fully support the French when that time comes.

Once this happens, Marin will not only fight the French, but also prevent the princes from attacking his rear. Under the enemy, even if you win, the loss will be great.

Therefore, at this meeting, Marin was actually trying to divorce the relationship between the League of Princes and the French. As long as there is a gap in the alliance between the princes and the French, then the North Sea country will be weaker in the attack.

Just now Marin said that he would burn the grain and he didn't care about the lives of the farmers. In fact, he was bragging. Ma Lin actually cares about the life and death of farmers, and does not want the rural areas of Beihai Country to be ravaged by war. After all, killing a farmer is easy and a one-shot thing. However, to add a farmer, it will take more than ten or twenty years to grow up from a child. Therefore, Marin did not want the princes' coalition forces to ravage the villages of Beihai Country.

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Seeing that the topic stopped, Frederick III knocked on the map and said:

"Okay, let's continue. Marin, we dispatched 200,000 troops and the French also dispatched troops. How can you resist it? If you can't resist it, the North Sea country will be gone!"

Marin came back to his senses at this time, he was here to talk about cooperation. If it is too strong and leads to unhappiness, then trade cooperation cannot be negotiated.

Therefore, he deliberately showed weakness:

"Well, what you said makes sense. If the war fails, I am afraid I can only ship most of my food and money to Newcastle, England. You know, I am also the Earl of Newcastle, England."

Then he smiled again and said:

"Even if the North Sea country is lost, I can still rely on Newcastle to continue to exist. At that time, as long as I have money and food, I can continue to hire troops and come back."

The princes thought for a while, really. If Marin runs away, they can't stop him. Aurich was only twenty or thirty kilometers away from the port of Emden, and it was easy to retreat to the sea.

And all over the German princes, only the Hanseatic League, the commercial city alliance, has a sea fleet that competes with the North Sea State. These princes do not. The Hanseatic League’s most powerful maritime forces, "One King and One Queen", Lübeck and Hamburg, have a very good relationship with the North Sea State...

Therefore, it is impossible to eliminate the North Sea country. At most, drive Marin to England. However, if the opponent cannot be eliminated, and Marin takes away a lot of money and food, there will be capital to fight back again. At that time, I will be entangled...

When the princes were having headaches about how to solve the problem, Marin took the initiative to give in:

"Of course, I am also reluctant to have such a big business in the North Sea country. After all, the North Sea country is no smaller than England. It is certainly not a good thing to abandon such a large land area and manage a county in England."

"So, it's the best not to fight. As for what you said I support your majesty, I was really wronged! Think about it, did I give money to the emperor in vain? After all, he gave it to me. There are 30,000 immigrants! The North Sea country needs people. Not only does the emperor send immigrants over and I give money, if all of you here send immigrants over, I will give the same money and treat them equally! No two prices, a farmer’s 30 gold coins must include one Strong farmer!"

"Are we giving money to the farmer?" The eyes of some princes suddenly lit up. They are the southern vassals with a large population but not much land. Therefore, there is a surplus population. Most of you have poor economic conditions and want to get some money.

But the Duke of Lorraine jumped out and objected:

"That won't work, there is a strong man in each household. If you recruit a strong man as a soldier, wouldn't it increase your military strength in a disguised form? At that time, if you recruit tens of thousands of soldiers, the threat to everyone will be too great!"

When the princes thought, it was true, so they put out the thought of making this money...

But Marin said:

"Don't worry, everyone, you can screen the poor people who are sent. For example, the 30,000 households sent by Austria, His Majesty the Emperor screened them first, and the ones who gave me were small or timid farmers. Such people , Even if you give it to me, you can’t be a brave soldier. So, you can do the same..."

Marin deliberately stated the characteristics of Austrian immigration, in fact, he told everyone in a vague way-His Majesty the Emperor is also guarding me, we are not as close as you think...

Frederick III and several flexible-minded people suddenly figured out the key, and their faces were happy-as long as Marin does not give up his life for the Habsburg family~www.wuxiaspot.com~ it is a good thing.

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Next, the atmosphere eased a lot. Then, under the deliberate guidance of Marin, the topic slowly shifted to commercial trade.

For example, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, happily chatted with Marin about the salt agent sales. Marin also had the heart to open up the markets of these vassal states, and he gave a 20% discount to the wholesale price, which is considered to have left enough profit for this man.

As for the idea of ​​Brandenburg elector Joachim I as an agent for the sale of spirits, Marin also agreed. After all, sweet potatoes are going to be burned in the future, and the wine cost is low, and it is a good thing to open up more markets.

In addition, Marin also reached an intent on sugar trade cooperation with some princes. The sugarcane plantation in Cuba has already reached a large scale, and the production of cane sugar is increasing. It is time to find a sales channel. Before selling through the "small chamber of commerce," it was too much exploitation along the way. It is more cost-effective to work directly with these princes.

Of course, Marin did not say that these cane sugars were self-produced, but that they were transported and sold from the far east. In this way, there is a reason to ask for a high price.

In addition, even in the Principality of Lorraine, which had the worst relationship because of the previous mutual conflict, Marin agreed to buy more iron ore. Of course, according to market prices.

Although the quality of the ore in the Lorraine Iron Mine is poor, there is nothing wrong with smelting it into pig iron and then using it to build farm tools. And these farm tools can also be sold to these princes...

In short, the next meeting suddenly changed from a mutual meeting to a large-scale trade fair, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Everyone gained benefits, and the only one who suffered the most was probably the loss of King Francois I of France who was eligible to run for the next emperor...

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