Chapter 764: Pretend to agree
"Puff—what are you saying? Lord Duke Charles is willing to give me the division of the Netherlands in the Duchy of Geddes? No other conditions?" After listening to the conditions proposed by the messenger of Charles II, Marin sipped milk tea Come out, almost can't believe it.
"Yes, there are no other conditions. It only requires that Master Marin not send troops to help the Habsburg family after the war. Then, our adults in the Netherlands, part of the Principality of Geddes, will offer both hands!"
Hearing that he could get the coveted part of Geddes Principality Netherlands without having to send troops to fight, Marin almost wanted to agree on the spot. However, after calming down, Marin suddenly found that-it seemed that the "Swiss mercenaries" in the camp that the Principality of Geddes wanted to rob were fake or sent by themselves.
In other words, even if he agreed to the request of the Principality of Geddes, the Principality of Gedes would not be able to **** those Swiss mercenaries. Therefore, the Principality of Geddes will certainly not succeed. Moreover, if it really cooperates with the Principality of Geddes, although it is as intended by those German princes, it will also bear the notoriety of "backing the Lord" and will be ridiculed forever.
Therefore, cooperation with the Principality of Geddes is unlikely. But after turning his eyes, Marin suddenly decided to fling the Duchy of Geddes so that they might lose vigilance against themselves. So he solemnly said to the messenger of the Duchy of Geddes:
"Okay, I can be neutral and swear in the name of God that I will never declare war on the Duke Charles after this incident. But how do you ensure that I will get the Dutch part of the Principality of Geddes?"
"So, did you agree?" The emissary of the Duchy of Geddes overjoyed. As long as Marin did not participate in the war, and the main force of the Habsburg family was confined to the Swiss battlefield, as long as the Swiss mercenaries were rescued, the Principality of Geddes almost won.
"Well, I agreed, let's sign an agreement ..." Marin said calmly.
In fact, Marin played word games again. In the secret contract signed with the Principality of Geddes, Marin promised that even if the Principality of Gedes attacks the Habsburg family territory, he will never declare war on the Principality of Gedes, but will remain neutral ... The premise is- The Duchy will give him a large area of land in the Netherlands ...
This is okay, but Marin has long thought of a way to circumvent this promise-in the name of a mercenary, accept the employment of John II, Duke of Cliff, and then attack Geddes ...
In this way, Marin is not a breach of contract-you see, I have not declared war on you myself? I ’m sure I ’m neutral ... But Duke Cliff is my ally, he hired my army to fight, and I do n’t know if they are fighting you. This was done by Duke Cliff, not me. At least, I did not declare war on the Principality of Geddes, and strictly followed the treaty ...
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However, it was not so easy to convince Charles II. After all, Marin had pitted Charles II on the issue of West Friesland. Therefore, Marin must work hard to convince Charles II of his sincerity.
But how to make Charles II believe in his sincerity? You know, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, is not a suspicious person, but he is definitely not a fool. Therefore, plan carefully.
While eating fried peanuts, Marin was thinking about countermeasures ...
Marin is not a very talented person, but he has an advantage, an advantage that all traversers (except those who do not understand history) have-an extensive knowledge, especially historical knowledge ...
If the historical knowledge is rich enough, many problems (except for modern science and technology) can be solved, and in fact, similar cases can be found in history. For example, how to dispel the doubts of suspicious people ...
After brainstorming, Marin finally found a reference after eating two plates of stir-fried peanuts ...
That is, the story between Wang Jian and Qin Shihuang. In fact, Marin had thought about this before, because it was so famous.
Qin Shihuang handed over 600,000 troops of Qin Kingdom to Wang Jian and asked him to fight the Chu Kingdom. However, handing over the entire nation's strength to Wang Jian, a general, left Qin Shihuang very insecure. Wang Jian is also very aware of his suspicious personality. If he does not dispel Qin Shihuang's doubts, it will be easy to produce moths during the war. Even if you win, you may not be able to win the favor. After all, you scared Qin Shihuang and it was easy to be liquidated by the time. Isn't it white enough? Was n’t it killed by King Qin Zhao?
Therefore, before Wang Jian's expedition, he embarrassedly asked Qin Shihuang for a lot of manor land, a look for his retirement. At the same time, it is equivalent to sending a signal to Emperor Qin Shihuang in disguise-I am not distracted, I just want to make a fortune, don't worry about it ...
Sure enough, after listening to Wang Jian's request, Emperor Qin Shihuang laughed, and really gave Wang Jian a lot of manor land, and he was relieved. Afterwards, Wang Jian was still reused and became the biggest blade of Qin Shihuang's unification of the Six Kingdoms ...
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Of course, this is not the only reference. In fact, Xiao He, the founder of the Han Dynasty, did similar things. Xiao He is very capable. Liu Bang can feel at ease with Xiang Yu to compete for the world, and sits in Guanzhong with Xiao He to raise a lot of money and military resources for it. It can be said that without Xiao He, there would be no achievements of Han Bang, Liu Bang.
However, Xiao He was so capable. Moreover, the reputation is too high, causing Liu Bang's suspicion. He even made an excuse and sent Xiao He to jail for a few days. Although he didn't care about Xiao He, it was a warning.
Later, Xiao He finally realized that-as a courtier, how can you have a higher reputation than the monarch? What do you want to do? Want to replace it?
Therefore, Xiao He intentionally embezzled afterwards, self-defeating reputation, so as not to surpass his boss Liu Bang. Then, Xiao He was able to end his life and became a famous figure in the early Han Dynasty.
The stark contrast to Xiao He is Han Xin. Han Xin's prestige in the military is too high. Even Liu Bang's celebrity generals such as Fan Zhuo dare not compare with him. Han Xin came to visit, and Fan Zhuo even bowed to welcome him.
It is because Han Xin's prestige in the military is too high, causing Liu Bang's serious uneasiness. If Han Xin shouted a call, he would fight against Liu Bang, and the consequences would be unbearable. Later, Liu Bang simply used Lu Hou's hand to get rid of Han Xin ...
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All in all, if you want someone who is suspicious of you to dispel your doubts, Marin concluded that you should deliberately sell flaws to the other party to convince them that your flaws are your life. When the other party thinks that they hold your life door, they will feel more at ease ...
And how to convince Charles II, Duke of Geddes, that he would abide by the agreement? Marin thought for a long time ...
Finally, before dark ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Marin thought of a way, that is-to convince Charles II that he was particularly interested in the Dutch part of the Principality of Geddes ...
In fact, Marin was indeed very interested in the Dutch part of the Principality of Geddes, and even had long planned to conquer the Principality of Cliff. Even, this time, Charles II, Duke of Geddes opened the conditions, Marin almost moved.
Therefore, if you want to express your interest in the Dutch part of the Principality of Geddes, you cannot deceive Charles Duke of Geddes completely.
And how to express your interest in that land eagerly? After thinking for a while, Marin definitely sent a group of men to the Principality of Gedsi, found the official of the Principality of Gedsi, and after obtaining the permission, measured and liquidated the area of arable land and financial and tax accounts on this thousands of square kilometers of land ...
In doing so, it made it clear that Marin was ready to take over the Dutch part of the Principality of Geddes. Since you are so loyal to the other party's conditions, the possibility of breaking the contract is not very great ...
At the same time, when sending someone to set up the posture to take part in the Netherlands of the Principality of Geddes, Marin also sent someone to tell Charles II, Duke of Geddes-I plan to pretend to be sick and pretend to be bedridden. Look and plan to install it for a few months. In this way, the call of Emperor Maximilian I can be reasonably avoided ...
