Chapter 88： The influence of the Hanseatic League

East Friesland has joined forces with Lubeck, Hamburg and Sweden to declare war on Denmark. It has been 20 days. These days, this news spread throughout Germany.

Countries reacted differently to this, some were gloating, some were dissatisfied, some were supporting ... For example, the brother-in-law of King Hans, Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, expressed dissatisfaction. Because his sister Christina is the queen of King Hans.

However, Frederick III, as the elector of Saxony, was very contradictory at this time. Because, although he was the younger brother-in-law of the Danish king, he was also a vested interest in the Hanseatic League. Because there are several Hanseatic cities in Saxony's electoral kingdom, which is an important source of tax revenue for the electoral kingdom. Moreover, Frederick III himself also made large loans to the Hanseatic League, which has not yet been paid off.

Therefore, Frederick III is the most contradictory to the alliance of four countries against Denmark. On the one hand, he is a vested interest of the Hanseatic League, and the soldiers are also the boss of the Hanseatic League Lubeck and the second burger; on the other hand, Denmark is the country of his sister ...

Therefore, after struggling for a long time, the elector of Saxony chose to wait and see. After all, if he offended the boss of the Hanseatic League and the city was expelled from the Hanseatic League, he would lose a lot of money. Before his own interests and those of his sister's family, Frederick III finally chose himself. However, he was more wise, and he publicly called on both sides to exercise restraint. It is better to stop the war and sit down to negotiate. But in this situation, this kind of appeal is no different from not saying it. After all, the two sides have made a real fire. Where is the four-nation alliance holding such an advantage? However, since Frederick III had expressed his position, he did not disregard his sister's life and death, and was morally passable.

In addition, to be honest, Frederick III was also very afraid of Marlin. Last time, his uncle led 26,000 troops and was wiped out by the whole army. This time, it is said that Marin led the 30,000 Allied Forces, and God knows what kind of **** storm it will set off. Saxon alone has no confidence in successfully interfering. This is also an important reason why Frederick III finally chose neutrality.

However, as one of the Seven Electors, Frederick III still had a great influence. In order to protect his elder sister and brother-in-law, he has started secret activities and contacted other electors, wanting to use political pressure to make the four-nation alliance do not go too far. At the very least, it cannot threaten the status of the Hans and his wife. Otherwise, the impulsive guy Marin would have been terrible if he got into Copenhagen and killed his sister-in-law. By then, he will have to be involved in war.

In fact, Marin has always been preparing for the electorate of Saxony to the south. After all, as the son-in-law of King Hans, Marin did not know whether Frederick III would send troops to rescue him impulsively.

After he told this worry to the Weizmann, the military chief of Hamburg, Weitzmann was not worried:

"Master Marin, you are worried. Although Elder Frederick III of Saxony was under 40 years old, he was a full-fledged old fox. He would not do anything that he was not sure about. Not to mention, he was also afraid of being The Hanseatic League sanctions. "

"The sanctions of the Hanseatic League?" Marin was a little curious, feeling that the Hanseatic League's veteran broke, and an elector said that sanctions should be sanctioned?

"Yes, if you switch to other electors, you may not be afraid of the sanctions of the Hanseatic League. But Saxony ... The Saxony business district is the second largest business district of the Hanseatic League. The electorate of the Saxony and the Duke of Saxony each year because of the few It is a Hanseatic city that has received a lot of commercial taxes. In addition, the Principality of Saxony that compensates you 1 million gold coins, if it is not a loan from a Hanseese businessman, it ca n’t sustain it at all ... "

"Ah? The principality of Saxony is your loan?" Marin was dumbfounded. Feelings, his allies have funded his enemies ...

"Oh, of course, after all, we were not allies then ..." Weizman was also a little embarrassed.

"Understand, but will the Elector of Saxony be afraid of you?"

"So to speak, Master Marin, the Electorate of Saxony and the Principality of Saxony, more than half of the fiscal revenue comes from the commercial tax of the Hanseatic city. Lubeck and our Hamburg are the most spoken words in the Hanseatic League. The right two. If the Elector of Saxony dares to challenge us, we can completely expel the membership of the Hanseatic city of the Electorate of Saxony. In the future, the business of those cities will be fatally hit. The Electorate of Saxony The fiscal revenue will also be reduced by more than half ... "Weizman said confidently.

Marin was a little dumbfounded and muttered:

"It's so good ... It's so **** ..."

At this time, Marin only began to face the strength of Lubeck, the Hanseatic leader, and Hamburg, the Hanseatic deputy leader. Although these two cities add up, the army is not as powerful as itself. However, their influence is too scary. They can actually force an electorate to dare to come forward and protect his sister ...

Sure enough, Marin waited for the right, and did not wait for news of the election of the Elector of Saxony. Instead, he waited for Frederick III's call for a truce. But how much is this appeal worth? No pain or itching at all ...

Before, the reason why Marin had been repairing for so long in the capital of the Principality of Holstein, in addition to teaching the mercenaries of Hamburg, was actually preparing for the interference of the electorate of Saxony. Nowadays, the Elector of Saxony admits that he dare not intervene, and he is also at ease. At the same time, he also had a new understanding of the influence of the Hanseatic League.

This alliance has rich financial resources and great political influence. If not necessary, Marin is not willing to provoke. Previously, with the combined strength of the three kingdoms (Denmark, Norway and weakness) and the two principalities (Principality of Schleswig and Holstein), Lübeck and Hamburg were barely suppressed. Now, because of his chaos, it is incredible that the two cities of Lübeck and Hamburg have the confidence to challenge the powerful Kalmar League.

Moreover, according to Weizmann's introduction, most cities in Germany (except some cities that are too small) have the existence of the Hanseatic League. They have obtained many commercial and political privileges through loans to lords everywhere.

During this period, many lords were very poor. In order to maintain a luxurious life, some people rely solely on loans from the Hanseatic League to maintain their finances. Therefore, the influence of the Hanseatic League on the lords is also huge ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Even political giants such as the Elector of Saxony must look at the face of the Hanseatic League, let alone those ordinary little nobles .

At this moment, Marin suddenly had the idea of ​​long-term alliance with the Hanseatic League ...

Originally, East Friesland formed an alliance with Lübeck and Hamburg, which was only a temporary covenant. Because, only because of the common enemy Denmark, the two sides came together temporarily.

However, it seems that the Hanseatic League is so good, and Marin also needs such a strong ally to help himself ...

Although the Hanseatic League is only a commercial alliance, it does not have a seat in the Imperial Parliament. And the qualifications for voting). However, its political influence cannot be underestimated.

Because many imperial cities, such as Cologne and Dortmund, are both imperial cities and Hanseatic cities, and are easily affected by the Hanseatic League. Although imperial cities such as Aachen, Nuremberg, and Augsburg did not formally join the Hanseatic League, the relationship with the Hanseatic League is also very close, especially in terms of interests. As long as the Hanseatic League says hello, it is difficult for them to refuse. Because, if it angers the Hanseatic League, it is not difficult to paralyze your business. The reason why the imperial city can become an imperial city is that it is financially independent through commerce. If the business is paralyzed, the city will not be mixed. Therefore, the Hanseatic League has a strong influence on most imperial cities ...

For this reason, Marin changed his original position and began to make good friends with Lübeck and Hamburg. After all, these two cities are the main and deputy leaders of the Hanseatic League. Some of them came forward to help themselves, not to mention anything else, those imperial cities must be given face ...