Chapter 688: The French want to flash?

In fact, Marin was completely worried. Of the shipowners of the five-port alliance, how many are fools? In response to the court's confrontation with the French, it was a national hatred, and they naturally participated actively. However, the battle for the throne between Edward and Henry VII is an internal contradiction. But if the savvy shipowner is too late to hide, how can it be easily blended in?

Of course, there are also a small number of shipowners who are willing to gamble for superior positions. For example, like the Wallace family, in order to obtain an aristocratic identity, it is a fight. However, that is too dangerous. If it fails, the whole family will suffer. Say that when Henry VII seized the position, the owner of the wrong team, although not necessarily the whole family died, but the family's decline is certain. Henry VII wasn't a good cultivator.

However, if it is neutral, neither side will be embarrassed. Why? Because in order to guard against the French, no matter who is in position, you need the support of these shipowners, especially the shipowners of the Five Ports Alliance.

Therefore, there must be a shipowner who will help Henry VII for the sake of wealth, and some will turn to Edward in advance. But more is to choose to wait and see.

But there is also a difference between watching and watching. It is a completely different concept to wait and see by yourself, and to neutralize watching with persuaded sailors.

In order to keep the fierce sailors of the five-port alliance with the strongest fighting power neutral, Marin recommended Edward to give him very favorable conditions-help persuade the sailors to be neutral and tax-free for five years. Outstanding performers, by Jazz ...

Five years of tax exemption, this is a very favorable condition. In this era, the king's taxes were mainly collected from merchants. The tariffs of import and export trades operated by shipowners are even more important. Therefore, tax exemption for five years is definitely a very favorable condition. What's more, Edward's request is only to persuade the self-employed sailors to remain neutral in this kingship battle, with almost no cost ...

Edward wasn't very happy with this high price, but Marin calmed him and said-Killing Henry VII and the few great nobles, their property and land are yours, do you lack money?

Edward thinks about it too, those big nobles are all very rich. Killed them in the name of Chi Jun, confiscated their property, absolutely made them special ... Then Edward agreed ...

This matter is easy to handle, because Marin has long been in England, and there are North Sea Chambers of Secret Agents in the five ports of the Five-Port Alliance. In the past few years, I have been familiar with the situation of the five major ports.

The spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in the five major ports are well aware of which shipowners have a good relationship with the famous and powerful sailors. As long as the shipowners who have a great influence on the powerful sailors with strong combat effectiveness are brought in, they can profoundly affect the powerful sailors.

The so-called powerful sailors are actually those sailors who often make guest appearances and serve the King in wartime. These people are all old oil-seeds seeking life at sea. They are bloodthirsty and combative. They have strong fighting abilities and are the main force of English naval battles. As long as they appease them, Henry VII can only recruit ordinary sailors. Ordinary sailors, like militiamen, are much better at dealing with.

What's more, Edward has attracted those shipowners and powerful sailors, which also means to plan for the future. Because Edward will count on them to secure Haiphong in the future.

However, just as Marin and Edward were busy wooing and threatening the shipowners and sailors, the French had another moth ...

The French messenger came to the camp again, this time, they came to take away all the French soldiers ...

The last time the French messenger came to the Edwardian Army to stir up trouble with the French army, he was resolved by Marin using the method of "borrowing your head" and a real spy was blown out. In front of the "hard evidence", the French messenger was not easy to say anything, so he had to go back and almost killed Louis twelve.

After Louis XII was sober again, he planned how to avenge Edward. But at this time, news came from Scotland-King James IV of Scotland headed south with 10,000 troops ...

Suddenly Louis XII came to the spirit, and he felt the opportunity in this ...

Of course, the French have little chance now. Because the French navy was completely destroyed, and thousands of infantry and a lot of property were lost. Therefore, the French have now lost the opportunity to participate in the hegemony in England.

However, letting the seven thousand French army continue to serve Edward, Louis XII was not reconciled-he was afraid that Edward would use the seven thousand French army as cannon fodder to attack the solid London city ... In fact, Edward and Marin did of……

Therefore, Louis XII finally thought of a trick-I will not mix with your hegemony, will it work? So he sent a messenger and decided to bring all the seven thousand French troops back to France ...

What, you said the French are out of the boat? This is not a problem, Louis XII has sent people to hire merchant ships in the Netherlands ...

Worried about the English intercepting the fleet? No, Henry VII heard that the French army was about to evacuate, and he would probably wake up with laughter. How could he object?

As for Edward's objection to not letting go? This is no problem, because Louis XII has already made an excuse-French civil strife, this army needs to return to the king of the country, online, etc., anxious ...

Edward is not in France. Where do I know if there is civil strife in France? Anyway, first find an excuse to deceive the seven thousand French troops back.

Even if Edward wanted to stay, those French soldiers would not buy it. After all, they are all French. Qiang stayed, but instead of centrifuged from Germany, his heart is no longer here, and fighting will not work hard, it is better to let go.

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As for why Louis XII wanted to take away the seven thousand French troops? In addition to the stop loss (that is, Edward is afraid to run out of these people), it also means to muddy the water in England.

The British army was defeated, if it were heads-up ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Henry VII was definitely not Edward's opponent. However, if a Scot joins, it will be different.

With the Scot behind, Edward will not be able to attack Henry VII with all his strength and must guard against the back. According to Louis XII, Edward ’s army consisted mainly of 7,000 French troops, 3,000 German mercenaries, and 20,000 Marin. If the seven thousand French troops withdrew, Edward would have more than 20,000 people left.

But at the same time, Henry VII had more than 10,000 sailors who could fight. In the north, there are 10,000 Scottish troops who have resentment against Edward ...

Under such circumstances, the three parties will form a delicate balance, completely mixing up the water in England ...

In this way, Edward's hands and feet will be bound, and some will not be able to spread. And if these seven thousand French troops are there, Edward may be more capitalized. But if the seven thousand French troops are gone, Edward ’s strength will be put under control ... To cope with the two forces at the same time, there are not many more than 20,000 people ... In this way, England may explode ...

When the French messenger took the Dutch fleet around the North Sea and found the port of Grimsby to pick up the 7,000 French troops, both Edward and Marin were a bit stunned-the other said that the domestic rebellion had occurred, you can still not Let those French troops go? So, Edward was immediately depressed ...