The emperor happened to miss his unfilial son, so he took Prince Charlie to the Netherlands first. The North Sea Kingdom was right next to the Netherlands and happened to go to Orich. Of course, this was a secret. The emperor himself quietly went to Orich, while Prince Charlie continued to go to Ghent with the emperor's ceremonial guard.

After seeing the emperor and hearing about his purpose, Malin was shocked - it seems that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated!

Maximilian I was indeed poor, but the emperor's name was real. In addition, Austria was originally the top vassal marquis in the empire, and the addition of the two did not worry about the source of cavalry.

Thinking about myself, I am very rich, but because of my humble origin and the slander of the princes, Malin could not find enough knights to serve him even if he was rich. So, he was really sad!

Originally, for balanced strategic considerations, Marin planned to refuse the emperor's loan. But thinking of the big move he made later, Marin suddenly felt that maybe it was a good choice to let the Habsburg family defeat the French once.

What Marin was afraid of was nothing more than that France and the princes united to attack him. But if the Habsburg family took the initiative to stand up and even defeated France, then all the firepower would be attracted by the Habsburg family in an instant. After all, he was just a prince, and the Habsburg family had the throne.

In an instant, Marin decided to support the emperor. However, he did not dare to support him publicly...

If he publicly supports it, once the anti-Habsburg coalition is formed, it will not only anti-Habsburg family, but also anti-North China. Therefore, he decided to - quietly support...

"Your Majesty, I may have a big move recently, leaving the North Sea Kingdom. Therefore, I dare not support you publicly. However, I agree with your great achievements in unifying Switzerland and fighting France."

"So, did you agree to the loan?" Maximilian I was overjoyed.

But Marin shook his head:

"No, I don't have that much money now. But I can provide you with goods. For example, food, and the steel sheets that this kind of armor requires..."

Beihai Country has a developed steel industry (relatively), and the cost of manufacturing high-carbon steel sheets is not high. A complete set of high-carbon steel sheets for inserting plates may cost more than a dozen gold coins in other countries. But in Beihai Country, 5 gold coins are supported. Moreover, the quality is much better. After all, other countries can only use pig iron sheets or wax iron sheets at present, and the quality cannot be compared with high-carbon steel sheets, and the price is even higher.

As for the grain...Malin planned to sell a batch of old grain, but it would be almost broken if it didn't eat it...

These can be provided to the emperor at the market price, and the emperor is grateful. Because this is considered a loan, no cash. Moreover, it is still interest-free.

This is a huge friendship. After all, in order to compete for Switzerland, the Habsburg family currently owes more than 2 million gold coins. It is only with the emperor's face, the mortgage of the mine, and the income from selling the Swiss manor that the Habsburg family barely supports it. Because the interest rate in this era is very high, and the interest alone, His Majesty the Emperor has to pay more than 300,000 gold coins every year.

Marincoln provided him with interest-free loans, which was really worthy of face. After all, Europe is top priority, and most allies will ask for interest, at most, you need less.

After the agreement on the supply of high-carbon steel sheets and grain, the emperor rubbed his hands again and wanted to borrow another 200,000 gold coins. This money was mainly used to form a team. After all, to raise a team of 20,000 people, not only equipment and grain, but also a little cash. If you can't see the money, how could those noble children work hard?

Marin shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, I cannot provide this money!"

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, think about it, all Europe knows that the Habsburg family is poor. If you suddenly have a large number of Beihai-style armor and even pull out tens of thousands of heavy cavalry, what will you think then? You will definitely doubt me at the first time!"

"At that time, France and the princes who oppose you will definitely take their anger on me. Your Switzerland and Austria are both steep terrain, and it will be difficult for them to attack, but the terrain of the North Sea Kingdom is flat and has no danger to defend, so it is easy to besiege them!"

"I have seen your city of Orich and several big cities, and they are built very strongly. They should not be able to conquer them, right?" the emperor retorted.

Marin continued to shake his head:

"Your Majesty, they can't capture the city, but what about the countryside? My wealth mainly comes from the farms in the country. Half of the manors in the country are mine. If they ruin it, I will be very sad!"

The emperor suddenly realized that because of the war, Malin took the opportunity to take half of the land in the country for himself, but he envied the emperor. You should know that ancient families like the Habsburg family had been inherited for too long, and many of the land was enfeoffed from generation to generation. In addition, relatives within the family also divided a lot of land. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor had a noble status, but the arable land under his name was much worse than Malin. Moreover, Malin also had a secret recipe for fertilizer, and the income was not comparable to that of ordinary land.

"What should I do?" the emperor sighed. He really had no money.

"You'd better go find the Fuger family to find a solution!" Marin suggested.

"No, I have already owed their family more than one million gold coins! Moreover, their family needs to be mortgaged before they are willing to pay a loan, but I have mortgaged all the mines that can be mortgaged."

"Then exchange it for Swiss fiefs and titles? Give them a baron, not enough one to give it to several?"

The emperor shook his head:

"The Barons are attractive, but the Fugers are also watching. They don't seem to be optimistic that I can seize the whole of Switzerland. After all, there are French people behind the Swiss Resistance."

"Is there still a fiefdom in Austria?" asked Marin.

The emperor shook his head:

"It's gone, at least all the good land has been divided. And the Fugers' family doesn't look down on the mountains and barren land."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Also, the Habsburg family has lived for hundreds of years, with countless vassals and many other branches. There are good places but they are not divided? In other words, the emerging countries like the Beihai Kingdom have good places and no bans are divided. The main reason is that the northern part of Germany has always been vast and sparsely populated.

The southern part of Germany, with a warm climate, has a large population and a small land area. The population is large, and the land is mainly mountainous, so good land is not enough.

"Huh? There is a lot of population..." Marin's eyes suddenly lit up...

"Your Majesty, I have a way..."

"What's the solution?" Maximilian I was happy.

"You can trade Austrian population!" Marin said excitedly.

"Austria is a densely populated area with a large population and a small land. Your Majesty, you can personally organize the poor Austrian terrestrial sluts and mountain people to move to the North Sea country..." Marin became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Wait..." The emperor interrupted Marin's words and said in confusion:

"I remember that many princes blocked the roads and prohibited the people from going to the Beihai Kingdom, right? Austria is far away from the Beihai Kingdom, one is at the southernmost point of Germany and the other is at the northernmost point, with many princes beings separated by the middle. Even if I agree to move to the Beihai Kingdom, they can't go there!"

Marin smiled and said:

"Yes, if they were allowed to immigrate by themselves, they would definitely not be able to get through. But what if His Majesty sent troops to escort him?"

The emperor stood up:

"Send troops to escort? What's the reason? Is this absurd?"

"Isn't you giving it to you for free? If you send a family of young and strong men and women to come here, I will give you a 'introduction fee' of 30 gold coins. If you send a young and strong person alone, it will be 15 gold coins..."

"Austria has a population of three to four million, but its land is insufficient. Your Majesty, you organize 10,000 young and strong immigrant families, and I can give you 300,000 gold coins! 20,000 households are 600,000 gold coins!"

"What if the princes stop them? Will the war start?" the emperor hesitated.

"No need to start a war, your majesty. You make excuses to repay the debt of 2 million gold coins and find a way out for the Austrian poor. If they stop them, you directly ask the person who blocks them to pay, and then you leave behind them!"

This move is very harmful. It seems that the emperor has made concessions, but which prince has so much money to buy these populations? You know, most princes are now in fiscal deficits and can't afford much money at all.

Moreover, the southern vassal states basically have no shortage of population, or even large population. They prevented the people under their rule, but they didn’t want the Beihai Kingdom to be too strong. But they asked them to spend 30 gold coins to buy an immigrant household... several households, dozens or even hundreds of households are fine. If you gather together, you can still get it. But thousands of households... tens of thousands of gold coins, who can get it? The key is that they don’t lack population...

At that time, as long as the emperor does this, they will immediately fall into a dilemma. After all, the emperor has already made concessions and agreed to buy the population. If he can't afford the money, he has to let it go. Otherwise, the emperor will have reason to find fault. There is no need to start a war, let those immigrants stay in the other party's territory, and if they want to eat and drink, they can make the other party collapse. The emperor's army escorts the immigrants only needs to protect the princes from massacreing immigrants at will...

"Good idea!" the emperor exclaimed.

In the name of repaying money and debts, the princes really couldn't say anything. Moreover, they also covered the emperor's intention to raise money to prepare for war. Originally, the two main creditors of the emperor were the Marin and the Fuger family, but neither of them were in a hurry to ask the emperor to pay back the money. Marin was in a strategic need and private friendship, while the Fuger family was not in a hurry to collect debts because they had a mortgage mine.

At that time, the emperor can use the money he received from his immigration to prepare for war. Then, he annexed Switzerland in one fell swoop and attacked the French. When everyone reacted, it was too late.

And what about Marin's side? No one will be criticized. Why? It is well known that the Beihai Kingdom lacks population and is even willing to spend money to buy population. The emperor and Marin are normal trading behaviors. Moreover, Marin also offered the offer to other countries in this way, and did not favor anyone. However, everyone refused under the leadership of the wise princes such as Frederick III.

In this way, it is impossible for Marin to deliberately support the emperor. The emperor sent his immigrants to Beihai... After all, he is the emperor, so he is not good at random. If he wants to make money and pay off his debts, there is no reason to stop him!

Then, the two sides happily reached an immigration transaction agreement. However, Marin specifically stated in the agreement that it is best for immigrant families to not include elderly people over 60 years old. After all, pension expenses are huge. Moreover, the elderly are not suitable for long-distance travel and are prone to dying halfway. You should know that there are no long-distance buses, trains, planes, and immigrants rely on two legs to walk. From the south of Germany to the north, it is at least seven or eight hundred kilometers, or 1,5600 miles. If you are young and strong, you can still hold on. The elderly who are not old can do it, but those who are over 60 years old can easily die halfway…

The emperor had no objection to this, because the surplus population of many Austrian manors is actually the children born in each family. For example, a serf gave birth to several more sons, but the owner of the manor only needed one of his sons to inherit the identity of a serf. The other sons, the owner of the manor could not afford to support them, had to release them to make a living! What the emperor had to do was to send these idle young people (including young women) who could not afford to support the manors to Beihai Kingdom and exchange them for gold coins...
Chapter completed!