Chapter 859: Balanced diplomacy
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Finally, when the Swedes asked for help, the most excited was not Marin, but Kahn. This guy Kahn likes to show off the most. As the commander of the imperial guard, he loved the shape of a lobster soldier.
It happened that the bagpiper dug from Scotland also arrived. The "Grenadier March" has a simple rhythm, and the bagpiper quickly started. Then, Kahn began a long stage of comparison ...
However, the city of Aurich is so small. At the beginning, everyone was shocked by the lobster soldier costume and "Grenadier March", but as Kahn played this set every day, everyone became tired of it ...
Therefore, Kahn intends to find another place to continue to compare. But the problem is that he is the commander of the guard, and the guards generally cannot leave Aurich to go to the field. In this way, even if Kahn is full of talent, he has nowhere to show it!
Fortunately, the opportunity came ...
This time to mediate the war between Denmark and Sweden, Kahn felt that this was a good platform for comparison. If, before the start of the negotiations, let both Denmark and Sweden see the magnificent performance of their guards ...
Unexpectedly, such an unreliable idea, Marin actually agreed to let Kahn toss ...
why? Because, Marin also felt that the lobster soldiers were very bluffing. Negotiations also need to hold back each other on the table. It is also beneficial to bluff each other with the amazing lobster soldiers accompanied by the catwalk before holding each other's momentum at the negotiating table to overwhelm the other. After all, in a state of shock, people can't breathe for a while. At the negotiating table, it is easy to suppress at the beginning.
This is just a simple little psychological tactic. It will be put into future generations. Everyone has too many methods and it is already unremarkable. However, in Europe in this era, it works. Nothing else, the Europeans of this era have never seen anything ...
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The negotiations between Denmark and Sweden were held in Lübeck. After all, if you keep negotiating in Denmark or Sweden, the other party will always be uneasy.
Moreover, there is basically no navy in Denmark and Sweden. After receiving the safety guarantee from Lübeck, Danish King Hans and Sweden ’s new king Eric Johansson also agreed to hold negotiations in Lübeck.
As a mediator, Marin was very easy to go to Lübeck this time. Because this road is all land. Moreover, starting from Aurich, the provinces of Oldenburg and Bremen all passing through are all Marin's sites. The border was not calculated until entering the original Principality area of Holstein. But after entering the Holstein region, Lübeck soon arrived.
Because it was either its own site or an ally site along the way, Marin only brought 500 guards with him this time. In addition to dozens of core teams such as Kahn who need to wear chest plate armor to help Marin block the gun, other guards, this time at Kahn's request, all put on red lobster soldier costumes and black triangle cap……
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Through the hotel post system, Marin and the 500 imperial guards changed horses all the way, and the horses came to Lübeck nonstop. But when it arrived in Lübeck, it was already afternoon. Therefore, Marin was too lazy to engage in any ceremonies for entering the city, and lived directly in the expensive hotel specially arranged for him by Lübeck.
In the evening, Speaker Lübeck Tagfacht and Hamburg Speaker Heisenberg visited Marin. After seeing Marin, the two Speakers raised their questions:
"Master Marin, why did you suddenly change your position in favor of Denmark this time? Is it because of the Fa Yilun Copper Mine?" The two big speakers were puzzled. In their view, a copper mine in every district should become a factor in the drastic change of Marin's attitude.
Marin thought for a moment and decided to confess his thoughts to the two Speakers. After all, you can't catch Nordic balance by yourself. If Lübeck and Hamburg secretly sing a contradiction with themselves, it is easy to be bad ...
"That's it, the two great speakers. The attribution of the Fa Yilun copper mine, although one of the incentives, is only a small part. My real purpose is to achieve the balance of Northern Europe ..."
"Balance?" The two big speakers were a little confused. After all, the British Empire, the famous European **** stick, has not yet appeared. In Europe, there is no mature case of balanced diplomacy. After all, balanced diplomacy requires a certain degree of shamelessness. Because a country engaged in balanced diplomacy changes its face when it says that it changes its face. For example, when balancing country A and country B, I helped country A fight country B a while ago, but the next moment I saw that country A was too strong and country B was too weak, I would immediately turn around and help country B fight country A ...... This kind of diplomacy that turns faster than turning a book is rare in the early 16th century in this rather serious face ...
When Marin brought out the essence and balance of balanced diplomacy, the two Speakers of Tagfacht and Heisenberg were blue and white for a while, and their hearts were full of struggles ...
Why? Because from a benefit perspective, this strategy of balancing diplomacy is really too useful. However, from a moral point of view, it is too shameless, it is simply shameless ... Therefore, after listening to the two speakers, they were very moved, but some could not make up their minds ...
"The two Speakers, what do you think of this solution? Do you want to be together?"
Tagfacht and Heisenberg glanced at each other and said in embarrassment:
"Master Marin, your strategy is indeed powerful, but ..."
"Just shameless, right?"
The two nodded awkwardly ...
After changing his sitting posture, Marin said, he said:
"Two adults, don't you think that balancing diplomacy is the most beneficial to Lübeck and Hamburg?"
The two nodded, but Heisenberg objected:
"But now that the Swedes are weak, shouldn't we suppress Denmark first? Why did Sweden let Sweden cede the fertile southern region to Denmark?"
After Marin nodded, he asked:
"Admiral Heisenberg, do you know about the construction of the Gothenburg port in Sweden?"
Heisenberg nodded ...
Marin continued:
"The construction of Goteborg port reflects Sweden's ambitions for marine trade. And Sweden's geographic location, if their marine trade develops, who is the threat?"
"We!" Tag Facht and Heisenberg spoke in unison.
"That's right, Sweden wants to build its own port, and it's obviously moving the profits of the maritime trade in the Baltic Sea region. With Danish maritime power already destroyed by us, Sweden is likely to become an inadvertent competitor. Of course, The impact on me is relatively small. After all, in the Baltic trade, I only account for the small head. The real big head is the two cities where I am ... "
Tag Facht and Heisenberg nodded suddenly, expressing their agreement with Marin's words.
"Moreover, the two should know that the newly established Kingdom of Sweden is very dissatisfied with Lübeck and Hamburg occupying Malmö and Helsingborg. They have negotiated with the two a few times and asked to return it as soon as possible?"
The two big speakers continued to nod ...
Marin continued:
"Obviously, the new Kingdom of Sweden is very interested in the important navigation channel of the Øresund Strait. Previously, Lübeck and Hamburg occupied these two port cities in the name of monitoring the resurgence of the Danish navy. But both should Clearly, this is just a pretext. Lübeck and Hamburg must be greedy for the control of the Öresund ... "
Although the face could not hold, the two big speakers nodded.
"And if Sweden takes back Malmö and Helsingborg, in the absence of the Danish navy, the Swedish kingdom is in control of the Øresund strait. In this case, the rise of Swedish maritime trade will be inevitable. And By that time, it is Lübeck and Hamburg that must have damaged their interests ... "
The two Speakers continued to nod, but Tag Fakht raised questions:
"But Master Marin, if ceding southern Sweden to Denmark, will it cause an imbalance between the two sides? After all, Denmark is too strong, Sweden is too weak ..."
Marin nodded and explained:
"From the present point of view, this is indeed the case. But, Master Tagfakht, you must understand that Denmark now has the strength to suppress Sweden, only because the Danish kingdom has a strong foundation. The Kingdom of Sweden was not established long before What's the matter. Only when Denmark brought allies together, it suppressed Sweden. But in fact, the situation in Denmark and Sweden has been reversed ... "
"First of all, most of Denmark is occupied by me. And the Kingdom of Norway, the Oldenburg family's rule is not stable. Its domestic opposition is also very strong."
"If left unattended, it may be that in Norway, the anti-Oldenburg family will become stronger and stronger, and even eventually lead to the separation of Denmark and Norway ..."
"Isn't this good? If one more Kingdom of Norway comes out, Northern Europe will be even more chaotic ..." Heisenberg said.
Marin shook his head and said:
"No, Norway is next to Sweden. By then, if Sweden becomes strong, once Norway is swallowed, then a Nordic power is born! By that time, even if you two continue to control the Øresund Strait Used. Because, at that time, Sweden was already able to face the Atlantic Ocean, and it was possible to trade by land and bypass the Øresund Strait. "
After thinking about it, Tag Fakht asked:
"Now, the agriculturally suitable southern regions of Sweden have been allocated to Denmark. How can Sweden fight against Denmark?"
"Isn't there Finland? The southern coast of Finland ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ is also suitable for agriculture." Marin remembers that although the latitude of Finland is high, it is also a rare high-latitude country where food can be self-sufficient. It must be mentioned here that although Finland has a high latitude, the climate is biased towards the continental climate. The typical feature is that it is very cold in winter, but warm in summer, more abundant in sunlight, and less affected by Atlantic water vapor. With the summer sunshine, a wave of cold-tolerant crops can also be cultivated along the southern coast of Finland.
Norway, which is at the same latitude as Finland, is more miserable. The western coast of Norway, because of the direct impact of the warm current of the North Atlantic Ocean, although it is warmer, the humidity is too large. There is a joke in later generations describing the rainy weather in Bergen, a city on the western coast of Norway-a tourist asked a local boy when the rain would stop. The boy replied: "I don't know, I am only 12 years old" ... which means Since the little boy was born, the rain has never stopped ...
The crops need sunlight for photosynthesis. Obviously, the western coast of Norway is not suitable for agriculture. Moreover, it is not possible to rain during the autumn harvest. Otherwise, the wheat will rot in the field ...
"Is Southern Finland? But, in this way, Sweden will still be much worse than Denmark. After all, Denmark has now annexed southern Sweden ..."
"Master Tarfahet, have you forgotten the Fa Yilun Copper Mine?" Marin reminded.
"Oh ... this is the case ..." Tag Facht, including Heisenberg, suddenly realized.
In this way, the strength of the two futures can indeed be balanced-Denmark has a fertile agricultural area in southern Sweden, and Sweden has a small agricultural area in southern Finland and a super copper-rich mine-Fayilun Copper Mine ... The financial levels of the two companies are also quite equivalent ... Mobile phone users, please visit m.Reading for a better reading experience.
