King of Mercenaries Chapter 73

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:28:50 AM

巴黎 Paris, France, Charles VIII bursts out of the palace. Because Marin's "great achievements" have spread from the Holy Roman Empire to France.

He and the citizens of the Holy Roman Empire reacted differently. Shen Luo citizens naturally felt honored because they were the victors. However, France, as the defeated side, is very unhappy ...

In particular, Charles VIII, who was defeated by the 8000 French Cavaliers, became a laughing stock. The French did not dare to laugh at him publicly, but the Germans, the Spanish, the British and the Italians ignored it. As a result, Charles VIII is now a joke across Europe.

I was particularly humiliated by Charles VIII. The person who defeated him was not a famous player on the battlefield, but a 17-year-old boy who took his soldiers to the battlefield for the first time ...

Lost to a famous battlefield player, Charles VIII can make excuses. But if he lost to a 17-year-old boy, Charles VIII would have no room for himself ...

Alas, the French were defeated by surprise. But no matter what, you should not lose to a 17-year-old ...

So, now Charles VIII is very taboo about Italy. Who dares to say it will make him furious and pull his sword towards each other.

心 From my heart, since I heard that Marin was named Baron Texel in the north of the Netherlands, Charles VIII could not wait to send soldiers to Texel Island, arrest Marin to Paris, and impose various torture.

But Europe is different from Asia. If the emperor in Asia is damaged, it is easy to send his men to openly kill the person who made the emperor lose face.

But in the Middle Ages, Europeans paid particular attention to the nobility. In Europe, everyone agrees that it is forbidden to mutilate any aristocracy without a valid reason. If a noble surrenders on the battlefield, he must be treated favorably, waiting for the other to pay the ransom.

The reason why Qiang had this "hidden-rule-rule" was actually that European nobles were worried that one day they would be captured on the battlefield and hacked. Therefore, generally nobody dares to trample on this rule.

Because, whoever tramples on this rule, and their family members, once captured on the battlefield, the other party can kill you regardless of style ...

If Marin is still a trainee knight and does not belong to the aristocratic class, Charles VIII can openly send someone to arrest him and kill him. Because, nobility is not applicable to the civilian class. However, Marin is now an imperial baron enshrined in the Holy Roman Empire, joining the nobility. If Charles VIII sent someone to besiege Marin, it would be "broken."

Moreover, Marin defeated the French army on the battlefield. Although there were factors of sneak attack, he did it with the French.

If Charles VIII can't beat Marin on the battlefield, but kills Marin in an almost deceitful way, it is estimated that he will be despised and spurned by nobles throughout Europe.

However, it is precisely that Charles VIII is a dead face man who wants to be the European hegemon. As a hegemon, the first thing is to have a good reputation and not to do things that the nobles despise.

Specifically, you can't break the rules ...

国王 King Richard III of England, in order to usurp, locked up his two nephews and murdered. In order to prevent others from finding evidence, he cruelly let his men nail the two young princes to the wall (this is similar to Wan Zhenshan's approach in Liancheng Jue. In fact, Jin Yong is imitating this plot).

Alas, he left no evidence. However, because he became the biggest suspect in the murder of his nephew, he was cast aside by Europe. Even because of his rules, Richard III disobeyed his men. When Henry VII raised the anti-flag, many of the original nobility of the York dynasty, who had backed Henry VII, betrayed Richard III.

八 Charles VIII wanted to send soldiers to kill Marin, but he didn't want to break the rules and lead his betrayal to him—the lesson of Richard III's previous lesson ...

However, Charles VIII couldn't swallow the bad breath, and Marin couldn't see how well he was. At the suggestion of his head soldier, Charles VIII decided to punish Marin in other ways ...

思考 After thinking, Charles VIII ordered--

Any French businessman, or a foreign businessman who wants to do business in France, must not have any trade relations with Baron Texel. If it is violated, once it is verified, it will be expelled from France and re-entry ...

This sanction, said it is not harsh, but also very lethal ...

Because France is the most important wine region in Europe. In the Middle Ages, the average European did not drink white water. No matter whether it is aristocracy or civilians, they like to use wine or beer as daily drinks. Only serfs with a very low status will drink white water and drink raw water.

The wines produced in the southwestern region of France have always been one of the best-selling commodities in Europe. Many countries, including Britain, France 's rival, import wine from France in large quantities.

If those merchants still want to import wine from France, they must draw a line with Marin ...

It's hard to beat this trick. Charles VIII also learned from the news that Texel Island is constructing a lighthouse and a pier, and it is clear that it will develop sea trade. His approach is to cut off Marin's fortune ...

However, after learning about Charles VIII's sanction ban, Marin was relieved ...

何 How powerful was Charles VIII as a French king? If he was as shameless as Richard III and sent an army to attack Texel Island, he really couldn't stop it.

Marin brought 400 men to Texel to settle down, in fact, he had the intention to prevent French retaliation.

After all, Texel Island was at sea. If France sent a fleet to siege Texel Island, Marin could only cower and resist.

Moreover, because Marin was an emperor, it was naturally not the same way as those traditional princes. If he was besieged by the French, no nearby lord would come to his rescue. Even the Netherlands under the emperor's name was unwilling to save him. Because, the native aristocracy of the Netherlands still has some resistance to the emperor.

So during this time, Marin was actually trembling ...

However, after Charles VIII announced the sanction ban, Marin was greatly relieved.

Because Charles VIII used this method to rectify himself, it basically said that he would not send troops to engage in himself.

Although, this economic sanction has really hit Marin a lot. However, it's better than killing yourself.

Moreover, Marin's main trade target, the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce, has no trade relations with France. Moreover, the trade between the two sides is also carried out in a low-key manner, which is not clear to outsiders. Therefore, Charles VIII's ban is actually less lethal.

Because the French ban has at most affected Dutch businessmen in Flanders-there are many trade links with France, as well as British, Spanish and Italians.

Among the three countries of Britain, Spain and Italy, Spain itself is an important wine producing region. Therefore, Spain is not greatly affected by the French ban. Italy also has many wine producing regions. Only the United Kingdom, because of the continuous rain and rain, lacks the sun and temperature required for grape growth, which has forced it to import a lot of wine from abroad. And Britain's largest source of wine imports is Bordeaux ...

As for the Holy Roman Empire, some merchants will be threatened. Because the border between the Shen Luo Empire and France is very long, many people have close trade relations with France. But there are also many businessmen, accounting for more than half of the total number, and have nothing to do with the French.

In particular, the Hanseatic League, which dominates North-Western Europe and Nordic trade, does not have close trade relations with France. And Marin now wants to build a relationship with the Hanseatic League and make a fortune by this way. Therefore, although the French sanctions will allow many people who should be customers to draw a line with Marin, it will not delay Marin's fortune. At most, the degree of wealth is suppressed, not a devastating blow.

Another important reason is that Germans prefer beer over wine. Although the German wine production is low, it is enough to consume. Because in the German region, wine is often consumed by nobles and priests. Because few people drink, German wine production is low, but it is barely enough to consume, so the German region does not import much wine from France.

Therefore, in the case of many people watching Marlin, Marin is still doing everything he can, and develop the island of Texel ...

However, in order not to irritate Charles VIII, to make him torture his face, and send people to besiege himself, Marin decided-to be soft on the surface, to make Charles VIII feel better ... it is to learn to practice "sleeping and trying", as a Marin, the modern day traverser, doesn't think that face is more important than life ...

Alas, Marin sent a letter of apology to Charles VIII, and emphasized the great harm of "syphilis" and the coping strategies.

The reason why Marin is so, in addition to giving the step to Charles VIII, there are also hopes that France can curb the spread of syphilis. Because if syphilis spreads in France, it can easily spread to neighboring countries and form a pandemic throughout Europe (this is indeed the case in your history. Even syphilis was also brought to the east by Portuguese sailors.).

Charles VIII did not accept Marin's "apology", but paid some attention to the "syphilis ~ www.novelhall.com" mentioned by Marin, because syphilis is also an important reason for the French to flee Italy. Strictly speaking, there is no syphilis Raging, Charles VIII did not need to flee north, nor would he be defeated by Marin ...

Moreover, Marin's "apology" behavior also made Charles VIII feel a little better, and the urgency of killing Marin was a bit light ...

Of course, this also shows that Charles VIII will not openly send someone to kill Marin. If they met on the battlefield, Charles VIII would certainly not offer a reward and let the French kill Marin. Moreover, it was not ruled out that Charles VIII would send assassins to kill Marin. However, these two dangers are not without solution, as long as you pay attention, they are safer. You know, assassins these days are basically assassinated with daggers and crossbows, which is better for targeted defense. Even the assassination of King Henry IV of the early 17th century was stabbed to death with a sharp blade. As for muskets, at least the popular rifle guns are not suitable for assassination. Because the ignited fire rope of the fire rope gun can be easily detected by the guards early. Only when the flintlock appears, assassination with a flintlock is possible. However, the flintlock (smoothed flintlock) is small in power and has poor accuracy, and it is not a good weapon. Only highly accurate rifled rifles are good weapons for assassination. In other words, even if Marin encounters assassination, he can avoid it if he is well prepared ...

Alas, it is unlikely that Charles VIII sent someone to assassinate Marin. Because he was the grand king of France, and sent someone to assassinate a small baron like Marin, it is estimated that he would be laughed at all in Europe, and even more ashamed than defeated. Only by sending someone to defeat Marin on the battlefield and even kill Marin, can he clean up his shame ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are in www.novelhall .com ~ mobile users, please read.

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