Chapter 763: The alluring conditions of Charles II

According to Marin's plan, he intends to let people promote the cultivation of peanuts in the Havana colony in Cuba. Then, we will focus on supplying to Europe. As for the main market, it is naturally Eastern Europe.

Eastern European Maozi and Polish people like to drink hard liquor. If they are paired with fragrant fried peanuts, wouldn't it be beautiful to die for those alcoholics? At that time, the sale of peanuts can also become a good way to make money.

In addition, the beer hall in the German region can actually promote fried peanuts. In short, fried peanuts are the best side dish for drinking. No matter whether it is a hard liquor sold to sailors, a poor beer that the hard working people drink, or a red wine that the nobles drink, there is no wine that cannot be matched with a plate of fried peanuts ...

However, first of all, Marin must solve the supply problem. So, he immediately issued an order-the order already had a large area of ​​the Havana colony, vacating a large area for peanut cultivation. Of course, there are peppers. It's just that pepper stuff likes to die, and dislikes to die, may not be suitable for comprehensive promotion.

You know, in later generations, Sichuan cuisine is the world's promotion. Those who like spicy taste like Sichuan cuisine to death. And those who hate spicy taste, they hate Sichuan food very much. Moreover, foreigners are more like eating spicy food. Therefore, many foreign Sichuan restaurants have made improvements to cater to the tastes of foreigners. After many Chinese people went abroad to eat in Sichuan restaurants, they felt that the Sichuan restaurants abroad were not authentic and thought they had poor cooking skills. But where do they know that if they do n’t change and use the original flavor, the restaurant has long closed ... unless, the restaurant is opened in Chinatown and the reception is all Chinese people ... otherwise, if you want to do foreign business, you must change ...

Therefore, Marin is not optimistic about the promotion of pepper in Europe and America. Therefore, he intends to use chili as a tribute to Daming, so that Chinese gluttons will eat spicy Sichuan food one day earlier.

As for Europe, Marin still intends to specialize in pepper and salt-flavored stir-fried peanuts, with the promotion of chili. There is certainly no problem with the stir-fried peanuts. Except for a few people who have peanut allergies, most people can certainly accept the delicious stir-fried peanuts. At least, Marin did not find anyone around him with a peanut allergy.

However, one thing is certain-a small number of white people are indeed allergic to peanuts, but most people have mild allergies, and only a few people will be shocked if they are late.

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, Marin issued a warning that although peanuts are delicious, they need to be tried first to see if they are allergic to them ...

Of course, not only peanuts are allergic, but peppers are also allergic to them. In any case, allergic people are a minority. You cannot deny the status of these two delicacies because very few people are allergic to peanuts and chili peppers. In that case, it is really "a waste of food because of choking" ...

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Just as Malin Fei was devoted to promoting peanuts and peppers, the south of Galden, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was furiously planning to sneak attack on the territory of the handsome king Philip, the son of Emperor Maximilian I. The farmhouse in the Principality of Bent imprisoned 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries", robbed those "Swiss mercenaries", and let them be used by themselves ...

You know, that ’s 17,000 “Swiss mercenaries”! Even if the principality of Geddes itself, after the withdrawal of Swiss mercenaries, there are only 13,000 regular troops left. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of these people is far inferior to those of Swiss mercenaries.

Although the army of the Principality of Geddes imitates Swiss mercenaries for training, the cottage is cottage and cannot be compared with genuine Swiss mercenaries. The tenacity and fierceness of the Swiss mountain people, as well as professionalism, cannot be learned by the soldiers of the Principality of Geddes.

You know, the environmental differences between Switzerland and the Principality of Geddes are too great. Switzerland is mountainous. Before the development of later generations, Switzerland was synonymous with the backcountry and the Swiss were all tough and poor mountain people. The so-called "barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes", the Swiss are the brave "barefoot" ...

The Principality of Geddes is different. Almost all the territory of the Principality of Geddes is in the lower Rhine region, which is basically a plain. Many of the land is on the side of the Rhine. People live comfortably, and naturally they are "wearing shoes" who are used to the peacetime ...

If you think about the difference between the combat effectiveness of soldiers in the Jiangnan area of ​​the Ming Dynasty and the eastern Liaoning army, you know the difference between the combat effectiveness of the Principality of Geddes and the Swiss.

Of course, the gap between the two is not as great as that between the Jiangnan Guard and the Liaodong Frontier Army. Because, after all, Germany is a martial nation. Unlike Daming, Jiangnan has been completely weakened. However, it is an indisputable fact that the soldiers of the Principality of Geddes have personal combat qualities that are far inferior to those of Swiss mercenaries.

Perhaps the Principality of Geddes can, like Marin, use harsh military discipline to restrain the army of peasants from the plains and weaken the gap between the peasants and the mountain people in the plains. After all, war is a collective act ...

However, Marin would never tell the Duke of Geddes that "strict military discipline can reduce the adverse effects of the farmer's cowardice".

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, is still an old-school nobility, and his thinking is still old-fashioned, and he pays more attention to the personal qualities of soldiers.

Therefore, the 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries" imprisoned by Maximilian I couldn't stop being greedy ...

"If I get those 17,000 powerful Swiss mercenaries and arm them, I can definitely compete with the Habsburgs!"

Obviously, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was an ambitionist and bold. Otherwise, he would not seek the West Friesland of Duke of Saxony George.

You know, the Saxon nobles have a huge influence in Germany, and the nobles generally dare not offend easily. But Charles II was offended, and he even won ... but before he started, who would have thought that the Saxony Congress lost?

The greatest reliance of Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was the thousands of mercenaries from Switzerland. Thousands of Swiss mercenaries can help the Principality of Geddes defeat two powerful attacks of more than 10,000 ranks in the Principality of Saxony. If there are 17,000 Swiss mercenaries ... Charlie II has begun to look forward to a better future ...

You know, before 1491, the Duchy of Geddes was actually destroyed by the Duchy of Burgundy. Later, he took advantage of the chance of a major uprising in the Flemish region around 1491 before he regained the independence of the Principality of Geddes. And the heir of the Principality of Burgundy is Philip, the son of Maximilian I ...

Therefore, the Egmond family, the ruling family of the Principality of Geddes, and the Habsburg family, the heirs of the bold Charlie, have a national revenge.

It is for this reason that the Egmonds family did not hesitate to fall to the French side of the Habsburgs' rival, and received the support of Swiss mercenaries.

If the 17,000 "Swiss mercenaries" are saved, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, is confident enough to challenge the Habsburgs. Even Charles II had the ambition to annex the Dutch land of the Habsburgs. You know, the Dutch land of the Habsburg family is tens of thousands of square kilometers, which is many times larger than the Principality of Geddes ...

The only thing Charles II was worried about was the emperor's number one stray dog, Malin. Although he hated Marin for taking West Friesland from himself, Charles II had to admit that Marin's army was one of the most powerful in the German region.

However, it seems that Marin's 40,000 army has borrowed half to go to England, and there are only 20,000 people left in the country ... If you save these 17,000 Swiss mercenaries, can you fight one?

Charles II was in deep contemplation ...

In the end, while Charles II was actively training soldiers and horses, he planned to send some people to test Marin's attitude. If Marin actively maintains Maximilian I, then consider again. If Marin's attitude is ambiguous, even if he is willing to be neutral, then he can be sure of his shot ...

"If he is willing to be neutral, I am willing to cede him a large piece of land from the estuary of the Principality of Geddes to the Rhine!" Before the messenger set off, Charles II gritted his teeth and proposed this amazing condition ...

The land at the estuary of the Rhine, which was planned by Marin before, is thousands of square kilometers in size, is a fertile agricultural area, and is the foundation for the Principality of Geddes to compete with the Principality of Saxony.

The reason why Charles II was willing to cede this land to Marin to get the other party not to send troops ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ because he was very clear-if Marin did not send troops to intervene, he got the 17,000 Swiss mercenaries. It is certain that he will be able to defeat the army of the Habsburg family in the Netherlands. Because the main force of the Habsburg family is now concentrated in Switzerland and the Swiss resistance army has fought a tug of war, and it is impossible to draw troops to support the Netherlands.

What was the thousands of square kilometers of land that the Principality of Geddes originally captured in the Netherlands area of ​​the Habsburg family? Because the Habsburg family in the Netherlands area is tens of thousands of square kilometers. It is absolutely cost-effective to exchange thousands of square kilometers of land for tens of thousands of square kilometers of land!

Moreover, once the Netherlands region of the Habsburg family was captured, the Principality of Geddes directly bordered France. Backed by the powerful Kingdom of France, Charles II did not think that the Habsburg family army as far away as Austria could take back the Netherlands. After all, they face not only a duchy of Geddes, but also a very powerful kingdom of France ...

Of course, the premise of all this is that Marin will not send troops to make trouble in the early stage. As long as they occupy the Netherlands and gain a firm foothold, the union of the Duchy of Geddes and the Kingdom of France will not be afraid of any challenges ... Even after having tens of thousands of square kilometers of land in the Netherlands, Charlie It may not be difficult for II to be a king ...