King of Mercenaries Chapter 198

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:21:47 AM

After taking control of Cork, Marin did not immediately leave in peace. Because several local ethnic groups are worried, Morris, Earl of Desmond, will invade Cork after ending the conflict with the small local indigenous country Brian.

Morris has long been Cork's commercial port. Before, Cork's reliance on fake Richard was also confusing to Morris. Now thinking of it, several Cork city veterans thought that it was a conspiracy of Morris.

Because, Morris is a very cunning guy. On the one hand, he supported the people of Cork City to rely on fake Richard, but on the other hand, he took the initiative to write, pretending to trust Henry VII, and received praise from Henry VII.

I now think of it, Morris was betting on both sides, very cunning. Now Cork City has lost all its strong men. When Morris vacates his hands, he will probably proactively report the "inverse" behavior of Cork City, and then fight for the right to rule in Cork City.

Because Cork City was an autonomous city authorized by the King himself, similar to the imperial city of the Shen Luo Empire. These cities, no longer under the jurisdiction of local lords, were only accountable to the king.

The Kingdom of Tundersmond belongs to the feudal aristocracy conquered by Norman. Although it is divorced from the appearance of the British king, he dare not openly offend the British king. Although the King did not actually have the energy to manage the affairs of Ireland, the cunning Morris would not risk offending the King and send troops at will.

得 After learning that Morris was still very cautious about the British King, Marin asked several Cork veterans if Morris often sent people to London to pay tribute ...

"No!" A clan old affirmed.

"Well, Morris is not in the right place. Moreover, Desmond is the Norman lord, and most is separated from England by England. Before, Morris sent someone to London to pretend to take Henry VII. Send someone to London once. You know, several Norman countries, without paying taxes to the King, are similar to those of the German princes. "A member of the family named Corina said affirmatively.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure! Of the three Counts of Norman, Earl Kildale moved to the Tudor dynasty and became the acting governor of Ireland. Earl Ormond was also relatively close to England, but he was also a bit worried and afraid of being like England Like the earl in the country, the rule (feudal right) was taken away. Count Desmond was the most alienated from England. They were probably the most afraid of the rule.

"What do you mean, that the descendants of these Normans are afraid that the King will deprive them of their autonomy and be in harmony with the appearance of the King?"

"Yes!"

"Well, then, do you think that the king will buy them?"

"As long as it is not an order to deprive them of their autonomy, they should give face ..."

"Well, do you have any legal documents signed by Henry VII here? He was in power in 1485, and now it is 1498. Should there be documents?"

"Yes, some have previously signed a decree and once again granted the autonomous city status of Cork City."

好 "OK, hurry up and find it for me, I have a great use!"

Half a day later, Marin received the royal document confirming the status of the Cork City Autonomous City signed in 1486 ...

Then ... Marin naturally started to forge documents ...

The next day, Marin came up with a document that appeared to be issued by the King to reconfirm the autonomy of Cork City. Forgery is easy this time. Because this file does not need to be old, just imitate the handwriting ...

马 When Marin came out with the papers, several clan elders grew up in surprise ...

They looked around and looked at the files, they couldn't see where there was a fake ...

"Master, this is ..."

哦 "Oh, I did it alone ..." Marin didn't want to expose himself. Because, a noble person faked himself and said it was too shameful to go out.

"Who are you willing to take this document and take a trip to Limerick (Desmond)?"

"Take a trip? What does your adult mean?"

"Trick Morris, hold this paper, show it to Morris, tell him that Cork City has resumed its status as a trading port, and welcome him to send someone to do business. Then, give him a few bags of salt as a gift ... "

"A few bags of salt ..." Several old people were shocked. In Ireland, salt is a scarce supply. A few bags of salt are, well, very precious. Moreover, salt is an important imported commodity in Port Cork, which is very important. But where do they know, Marin is a big supplier of salt, and a few bags of salt are not a thing to him ...

In the end, Marin selected a few of the most knowledgeable Corinas to do this. In fact, the most important thing is that although Corina's son is gone, there are still a few grandchildren, with his grandchildren as hostages. Marin is not worried about Corina playing tricks ...

什么 "What? Cork City has regained its status as an autonomous city? Haven't you attached to it ... have you?" Morris was shocked when he saw the document shown by Corina, and couldn't believe it was true. However, compared with the documents issued to him by Henry VII last year, there was no problem, and he couldn't see the difference at all ... Moreover, he had a ghost in his heart and did not dare to go to Henry VII for verification. Because, at the time, Cork City relied on fake Richard. It was still his line ...

"Yes, our Cork city is the most important trading city on the island of Ireland. His Majesty believes that restoring our status will help restore the island's trade. After all, the island needs salt, iron and wine ..." Poor Lying without changing his face. These were all taught by Marin in advance.

那么 "So, Your Majesty forgive you for your past behavior?" Morris was very strange, as far as he knew, Henry VII was not a generous person ...

"We handed over all of the savings in Cork City to His Majesty, in exchange for His Majesty's forgiveness ... and, in the future, will pay the royal family tax ..." Corina followed the "script" and put on a bitter face ... ...

"That's it ..." Morris wasn't in the mood. Cork City savings, but that's a lot of money, it should have been mine ...

In fact, Cork City has a lot of savings, but most of it is used to fund fake Richard ...

Without those savings, Cork's position in Morris' eyes immediately dropped too much. After all, he wanted to win Cork, just to make a fortune. Now that the money is in the hands of Henry VII, can he go with Henry VII?

So, in the eyes of Morris, Cork has become less attractive. However, the resumption of trade in Cork City is not too bad.

After all, except for the direct purchase of British salt by the British Empire and the Kildare and Ormond countries directly in the east of the island of Ireland, most of the other areas rely on imported salt from Cork.

Because Dublin is the easternmost port on the island of Ireland. The salt imported from there is transported to land in Desmond by the land, through exploitation by multiple lords, and the price will be much higher.

Cork imports salt and sells it to the small Irish indigenous nations on the island for sale, but it needs to pass through the land of the Desmond and will be taxed by Morris. Therefore, he also hoped that Cork City could resume the import of salt.

Moreover, if the wool export on the island of Ireland passes through its own territory to Port Cork, you can also pay a tax ...

In short, the restoration of the trade function of Port Cork is also beneficial to the country of Desmond. So, after receiving a few bags of "precious" salt, Morris and Corina signed a friendly trade agreement, showing their willingness to live together.

Corina, on the return trip, also brought the messenger of Morris, and came to Cork for a circle ...

At this time, Marin ordered to accept and replace the banner of the team with the red and white roses of the Tudor dynasty. It looks like a garrison sent by the British court ...

After the messenger went back ~ www.novelhall.com ~ reported this situation to Morris. Morris thought that Henry VII personally sent troops to control Cork. Any ideas?

Uh ...

What Marin wants is that Morris has no idea. If he has other ideas, Marin would not dare to leave easily ...

Then Marin would send troops to attack East Frisian. How could there be a war in Ireland?

And, not that Marin couldn't beat Morris, but that he couldn't ...

Because once there is a full-scale war with Morris, it is bound to alarm other forces on the island. For example, Desmond's neighbour, Ormondo.

If the Ormonde country learns that an external force has invaded the island of Ireland and reports it to Henry VII, it will be a big deal.

For now, Marin has no ability to compete with Henry VII. So, he can only take Cork secretly, and then deceive Morris with fake documents ...

After everything was done, Marin left the Buckman Trainee Knight with 500 men to stay there and left him a battleship and several fishing boats. Then Marin took the main fleet and left Cork ...

The reason why Bunkman was left as a garrison chief was because this guy was very talented in language. After spending some time on Texel Island, I even learned a lot of Frisian, and I can hope to talk to Frisian people on the island.

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