Chapter 404: Complex relationships and lobbyists

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Now that we are ready to form an alliance, some issues can be discussed openly. Marin made it clear that the electoral countries of Denmark, Brandenburg and the Congress of Electors of Saxony are their strong enemies. Therefore, he hoped that after Prince Siegmont ascended to the throne of Poland, he could echo Marin and deter the two countries.

Because, from the map, the Kingdom of Poland and the electorate of Brandenburg directly border. And the electorate of Saxony is only one Silesia apart.

Prince Sigmund said it was easy, but at the same time, he also told Marin's own complicated marriage relationship-Prince Sigmund's little sister Barbara was the wife of George, Duke of Saxony, and his sister Sofia was Bo Landenburg-Countess of Ansbach ...

Marin was taken aback, he hadn't noticed that George's wife was actually a little princess of the Jagiellonian dynasty. However, Marin ’s enemies were not George, but rather the Saxon electorate of George ’s cousin Frederick III, not the principality of Saxony.

As for Brandenburg-Ansbach, although it also belongs to the Hohenzollern family, it is not a family. The current Brandenburg-Count of Ansbach, Frederick I, is the uncle of Brandenburg's Elector Joachim I. Moreover, it is a little uncle of a mother who is different from the father of Joakim I.

But the problem is that the mother of Frederick I of Te Miao was the aunt of Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, and George, Duke of Saxony ...

Of course, Brandenburg-Ansbach, far south of Germany, and the Brandenburg Electorate are thousands of miles away. Even if Marin has a war with the Brandenburg Electorate, it will not spread. To Brandenburg-Ansbach. Unless, the people of Brandenburg-Ansbach ran to Brandenburg to die.

After careful consideration, Prince Siegmont chose to stand on Marin's side. As for why? It must be my own interests first ...

Sisters who marry are the water that spills out. It would be stupid if the water spilled out delayed me from being king. Moreover, Marin is not directly against George, nor directly against Brandenburg-Ansbach.

As for the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony, Prince Siegmont only let him die ...

Marin was relieved to see Prince Siegmont willing to stand by his side. Then he handed Prince Siegmont a task—helping him to persuade George to sell West Friesland to himself ...

"What? Are you going to buy West Frisian? Such a big place ... brother-in-law, George may not be willing to sell ..." Prince Siegmont was taken aback and was surprised by Marin's thoughts.

"What's the matter? I'm now the only big noble in the Frisian distribution area. Most of the coastal areas where the Frisian distribution is in Germany are controlled by me, just like West Friesland in the Netherlands. I plan to get everything Frisian together and build a Frisian principality. "

"But ... but George may not be willing to sell ... that is no less than the size of a Principality, and the commercial city of Hanseatic, Groningen ..."

"Oh, I am willing to pay for it now, and I have given George a face. Do you know? George has defeated and lost West Frisian. Can I get it back? The possibility is very low ..."

"How could it be? The nobles of the Saxony family are still very strong. I think they should support George's recapture of West Friesland ..." Prince Siegmont was far away in Lithuania and Poland and was not very clear about the war that took place some time ago. .

So Marin told George Ziegmont about the second defeat and finally said:

"The support of the Saxony nobles to George is already in place, but George was defeated, and he also sent the army of his allies to the enemy as prisoners of war. It is said that the ransom exceeded one million gold coins. You said that George still has the hope of turning over Now? Who dares to lend him troops now? "

Prince Siegmont froze for a while, and said with emotion;

"Why is this Principality of Geddes so powerful?"

"Not surprisingly, the main force of this battle is the Swiss mercenaries. It was not easy to win by George in the early stage. Not to mention, there is a French backing behind the Principality of Geddes, George ca n’t get back anymore. West Frisian. "

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bsp; "And, the most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the ransom problem of more than 10,000 prisoners of war and more than one million gold coins. If George dares to gather more troops to attack, then more than 10,000 prisoners of war will definitely be annoyed by the Duchy of Geddes Kill a large number of people. This consequence cannot be borne by George. Moreover, George has no ability to mobilize the army. After all, mobilizing the army requires a lot of money. "

Prince Siegmont nodded and agreed with Marin. He also felt that George had no hope of recaptured West Friesland. Moreover, he also knew that Marin had so many troops, and after buying the sovereignty of West Friesland, he was able to win the country.

Moreover, Marin not only has a large number of troops, but also has a strong combat effectiveness. In addition, East Friesland and West Friesland are close together. If Marin goes to war, he will not need a long supply line like George. He will be transported directly from the country to the west. The distance is close and the difficulty of transportation is low.

However, as the Duke of Saxony, George must not be willing to easily send such a large place out, it seems that he will be tossing for a while ...

Prince Siegmont told Marin about this concern, but Marin waved his hand:

"It's okay, I didn't expect you to persuade George now. I won't desperately want to sell West Friesland until George hits the wall. I just want to ask you to give up when you visit George, don't toss . "

"I ’m doing it for him too, you know, for this West Friesland, George spent too much money and troops. Now, even if he paid the ransom of more than one million gold coins, he ca n’t get back Severus. Lan, the Principality of Geddes is not vegetarian-um, they mean very ferocious. You also know the name of the Swiss mercenary, with the support of the French, and the Swiss mercenary, it is almost impossible for George to win . Unless, I am willing to send troops to help him. However, I want to buy West Frisian, it is impossible to send troops to help him. So, selling West Frisian to me is the best choice. "

"Furthermore, I am willing to pay him 1 million gold coins, and I am willing to send troops to rescue the more than 10,000 prisoners of war. In this way, George not only does not have to pay the ransom of more than 1 million gold coins, but also gets 1 million gold coins of money. Up, he earned more than 2 million gold coins. Such a wealth, let alone a Principality of Saxony, that is, the King of France, will be very moving! "

"You also know that for West Frisian's break, George drained the Principality of Saxony and owed a lot of debts. The Principality of Saxony was originally a wealthy and powerful princehood, and it is going bankrupt. If you accept me The proposal to sell West Frisian to me not only saves a ransom of more than one million gold coins, but also gets one million gold coins for the economic recovery of the Principality of Saxony. Of course, George put this money in You can also wear your own pockets ... "

Prince Siegmont listened to Marin and thought for a long time. But he had to admit that this was the best choice for George.

You know, the situation is very unfavorable to George, and the ransom of more than one million gold coins can make the Principality of Saxony bankrupt. Moreover, it is not necessary that anyone would lend so much money to George now.

Moreover, as Marin said, George wanted to use force to recapture the West Friesland occupied by the Duchy of Geddes ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ seems unlikely. After all, French and Swiss mercenaries stand behind the Principality of Geddes.

Rather than this, it would be better to sell West Frisian to Marin. In this way, George's financial difficulties will immediately improve.

As for whether Marin can rescue the prisoners of the Saxon coalition? Prince Siegmont had no doubt. After all, Marin is an invisible overlord with tens of thousands of troops. There was also a loss between the Principality of Geddes and George. If Marin suddenly sent 20,000 or 30,000 troops to invade West Friesland at this time, it would be difficult for the Gedesi army to resist.

Most importantly, West Friesland is a distant enclave for the Principality of Saxony, unmatched. Once something goes wrong, it is difficult to deal with. Marin does not have this problem. The East-West Frisian merger is very convenient to manage.

In the end, Prince Siegmont made a decision and decided to help Marin as a lobbyist. Anyway, this is also good for George. In other words, it is good for his sister.

After all, his sister Barbara married George and was to be a duchess, not to suffer. It is said that in order to support the war in West Friesland, Barbara pawned all her jewelry and used it to support George, but in the end it failed ... If the Principality of Saxony is financially insolvent, her sister may suffer and suffer in the future ...