King of Mercenaries Chapter 219

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:20:24 AM

On Christmas Day 1498, Emperor Maximilian I missed his son again, but handsome Philip didn't care about his father. Therefore, the old Maximilian I had no choice but to rush to Ghent of the Netherlands to see his son and reunite for Christmas by the way.

However, on the way to Ghent, Maximilian I sent someone to East Friesland and called Marin to meet Ghent after the new year ...

I met Marin because Maximilian I was hesitant in the conflict between Swabian and Swiss. On the one hand, Swabian was an emperor's hard ally, and of course he had to support it. On the other hand, the emperor also wanted to win over the Swiss so that the Swiss mercenaries would work for themselves.

Therefore, the emperor has been mediating in the midst of the Swiss invasion of Swabian, hoping that the two sides can reconcile. However, the emperor finally found that the Swiss did not bird him ...

Therefore, the emperor decided to change his stance and stand completely on the Swabian Alliance. However, the biggest problem is that the emperor has no confidence and has not finally decided to fight with the Swiss. So, taking the opportunity to see his son, he wanted to ask Marin's opinion for reference.

刚 Just after the new year, Maximilian I did not return to Austria, and Marin also rushed to Antwerp by boat, then hurried to Ghent to meet the emperor.

"Happy New Year, Your Majesty!" Marin bowed, waiting to salute his emperor.

"Happy New Year, Marin, sit down."

"Thank Your Majesty!"

祝贺 "Congratulations, Marin, does it feel good to take back your ancestral territory?"

"It's only half good. If your Majesty can declare my legitimacy, I think I will feel very good."

"Ahem ... this, you know, the Duke of Saxony stopped me from doing this, I need the votes of the nobles of the Saxony family, so I can't turn my back on him. However, for the unreasonable request of the Duke of Saxony to declare you illegal, I still refuse Understand……"

"My minister knows that it is only the Lord Duke Saxon's ambitious ambition. When he expanded everywhere, when is he the head? The Wetting family is growing stronger, and it may not be the next Habsburg family ..." Marin said with emotion With a little provocation.

Maximilian I didn't say a word, but his expression obviously agreed with Marin's statement ...

"Marin, do you know what happened between Switzerland and Shiva?"

"Chen heard that the Swiss were ambitious and sent troops to seize a large area of ​​the Swabian Alliance ..."

"Yes, 朕 originally wanted to mediate, but the Swiss did not buy 朕 face ..."

"Swiss people cannot buy His Majesty's face. Because much of their land is taken from the Habsburgs. In order to prevent your Majesty from regaining the original possessions of the Habsburgs, they It's hard to stand on your side ... "

"So, I decided to stand on the side of the Swabian League completely and start a war with the Swiss. By the way, Marin, you are a young man with a good mind. It is said that you are also spreading your" gods "here. What's your name ... do you have any good suggestions? "

"Oh, where are the" Gods "who are blown out by those bards ..." Marin smiled embarrassedly.

"As for the war with the Swiss, I think your Majesty needs to be more cautious ..."

"Oh, how do you say that?"

"Your Majesty must have seen the fragile fighting power of the Swabian Alliance. Therefore, I do not recommend that your Majesty directly meet the Zurich Army ..."

"What do you mean?"

"I suggest that your Majesty capture the Graubünden region in southeast Switzerland. As for the conflict in northeast Switzerland, let the Swabian Union and the Swiss confront each other ..."

Unlike the original history, when the Swabian War broke out in 1499, Zurich's attack on the Swabian Alliance was basically over. Therefore, when the emperor attacked Graubünden, he ushered in the main force of the Swiss.

In this life, because of Marin's relationship, the Zurich people delayed the invasion time, which led to the war between Zurich and Swabian, which has not yet ended.

But the emperor, at this time, wanted to get involved in the Swiss issue. It was also that Marin provided enough funds to the emperor, which led the emperor to want to show his ambitions. At this moment, the emperor did not seem to capture Graubünden, but he wanted to face Switzerland just now ...

"Why grab Graubünden?" The emperor was puzzled. Originally, he was going to help Swad to drive away Zurich people.

"Sir, please send someone to bring a map ..."

Soon, a map of Switzerland was sent up. Marin pointed to Switzerland and explained to the emperor:

"His Majesty, here is Graubünden ... This place, called the Mistell Valley, is an important channel connecting Switzerland and Milan, Italy, and is strategically important. At the same time, he is also in the Tyrol region under his Majesty China Unicom's important point in Milan. As long as you control the Mistel valley, your Majesty's ability to influence Italy will be greatly enhanced. You can attack and retreat ... "

"It really matters!" Maximilian I nodded.

而且 "Also, the Graubünden region is currently an autonomous region and has not yet joined the Swiss Union."

但是 "But what if they ask the Swiss for help?"

His Majesty, "Isn't it that they haven't joined the Swiss Union yet? We suddenly sent troops to surround Graubünden, and then blocked any access to Switzerland ..."

"For what?"

"Slay the messenger! As long as the Graubündens do not send the messenger to Switzerland, the Swiss cannot always take the initiative to accept Graubunden? They are not a group ..."

"That's a great idea ..."

"The minister estimates that it will take a lot of time to win Graubünden. However, as long as the Swiss Union's army does not come to help, it won't be a problem to win Graubünden. Take down your cavalry and blockade Graubunden shouldn't be a problem? Also, Graubünden is also a mountainous area, and there are not many roads to the outside world. It should be well blocked ... "

"Clash between Nashua himself and Zurich?"

"No matter what, let 's take the Graubünden area first. Then, with Graubunden, your territories expanded, and you also mastered the throat of Unicom in Italy. It will also be easier to participate in Italian affairs in the future. The emperor's march to Rome didn't matter ... "

Marin's last phrase "to march into Rome" can boil the blood that Maximilian I said. In the past, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire wanted to be crowned, usually with a large army, entered Rome, Italy, and crowned the Pope in Rome.

In fact, marching into Rome was not only to crown the pope, but also to show off the force and deter Italy. After all, northern Italy (north of Rome, except Venice), jurisprudentially, also belongs to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, the father of Maximilian I, Frederick III, was also crowned in Rome, but went down peacefully with his hands to Rome and requested the pope to be crowned, rather than deterring Rome by force as his predecessors, forcing the pope to crown. of.

马克 Maximilian I was an ambitious emperor. Naturally, he also had the idea of ​​learning from his ancestors and playing "to Rome". Therefore, Graubünden soon became the object of conquest that Maximilian I paid great attention to.

Not only that, but Maximilian I continued to marry the daughter of the Duke of Milan. Therefore, Maximilian I also had a certain chance to win Milan. Coupled with the fact that the Mistel valley is indeed the main traffic route to Italy, Maximilian I firmed his plan to conquer Graubünden.

Uh ...

After talking about things over Switzerland, Maximilian I suddenly began to gossip, caring about the details of how Marin captured East Frisian. Furthermore, Maximilian I asked a question that Marin had difficulty answering:

"Marin, I heard that you regained East Frisian this time and sent 5,000 or 6,000 troops, but as far as I know, convening 5,000 or 6,000 troops and keeping them for a long time requires a lot of money. You one Baron, how could it be so rich? "

Marlin was a little embarrassed at the moment, but he couldn't say clearly, that the French knight who had been captured was sold half to Venice. If this is the case, the emperor will surely pick his skin ...

Alas, Marin began to make excuses ...

I soon came up with a good excuse ...

"Your Majesty, you know, I am the descendant of the Brock family ..."

"Um ... then what?"

"The Bullock family has ruled East Frisian for hundreds of years ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Can you order something?"

"You mean? You are using the property left by the Brock family? But when the Brock family was overthrown, their assets should have been taken away by the Uckner family ..."

"You're right, but what was taken away was only the wealth in the treasury. However, the ancestors of the Bullock family quietly established a treasure, and kept a lot of gold and silver ..."

"Treasure?" Maximilian I suddenly got interested and wanted to hear the story ...

Marin quickly conceived and briefly combined some plots related to the treasures of later generations, and then compiled the scene on the spot and told it to Maximilian I. The plot, ups and downs, shocking people ...

"How many treasures are there? Are there many?" Maximilian I suddenly burst out of light, which seemed to mean 觊觎 ...

"Uh ... not many, only more than 200,000 gold coins, which have been used by the ministers for the great cause of restoration ..."

Maximilian I was a bit disappointed at first, and originally, if there were many treasures, he planned to "borrow" money from Marin ...

For a long time, Maximilian I was very skeptical that Marin had the money to buy this and that, as well as the money to recruit the army. Because this is too abnormal. Until today, Marin had compiled a lie about the "Brook Family Treasure" on the scene, which could only explain the problem clearly.

转移 In order to divert the emperor's attention, Marin quickly turned off the topic:

"It's a shame, Your Majesty, if it weren't for the minister's defense against the Saxon attack, maybe he would take his army to help His Majesty fight the Swiss ..."

Maximilian I's eyes first brightened, but soon faded, and he was very disappointed that he could not use such a powerful thug ...

Chapter end