Chapter 102： Maozi's threat

Fu Wushuangzhi, misfortune is not alone. Just when Marin was worried about how to attack Copenhagen, Sweden sent an urgent report-the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent 20,000 troops and has entered the Finnish area under Swedish control.

Moreover, this group of hairmen is very cruel, after entering the Finnish realm, they slashed and looted, and they did nothing evil. The Swedish troops stationed in Finland were mostly victims of poison.

Old Steen Sturley emphasized in his urgent letter that this group of Mao army is very powerful and fierce. The key is that they are not only cruel to the enemy, but also to the people and to themselves. When attacking a Finnish city, Mao Zibing followed suit, completely ignoring death and injury, and attacked fiercely.

Fortunately, Finland is big enough, and it takes a lot of time for Mao Zi to capture the entire territory of Finland. If, after Mao Zi completely took control of Finland, and then went to Sweden and the Danes fought north and south, Sweden would be in danger.

Therefore, Old Steen. Sturley would like to invite allies to send troops to support Sweden. Otherwise, Sweden is likely to die ...

Originally Marin was worried about the difficult problem of Copenhagen. Nowadays, when he sees Sweden's dangerous situation, he frowns even more ...

Obviously, Sweden is going to save. If Sweden is over, Marin is afraid that the Grand Duchy of Moscow will seize the opportunity to occupy Sweden and will not leave. Even if Mao Zi didn't capture Sweden and only controlled Finland, that would not be a good thing. Because, once Mao Zi controlled Finland, it would expand its scope of influence to the Baltic region.

In history, Tsarist Russia of Peter I, after opening the Baltic estuary, soon became the overlord of the Baltic Sea. Although Mao Zi was not as strong as Peter I in this era. However, if they are allowed to seize Finland, they will definitely have a profound impact on the situation in Eastern Europe.

Whether it is Marin or Lübeck and Hamburg, the Baltic region is their economic lifeline. The most profitable area for salt sales in Marin is the Baltic Sea. The trade volume between Lübeck and Hamburg is much higher than that of Marin.

Therefore, Lübeck and Hamburg acted more and more anxiously than Marin. Old Steen. Sure ’s letter of assistance was also sent to Lübeck. The Lübeck people were very nervous and sent a speedboat directly to Copenhagen to ask Marin if there was a possibility of dividing troops for rescue.

The Hanseatic League and Russia are hostile. When Ivan III occupied the Hanseatic city of Novgorod in 1487, he expelled all Hanseatic merchants and then formed an alliance with the Danes. Since then, the Hanseatic League and the Grand Duchy of Moscow have become enemies.

Know that before Novgorod, it was one of the most prosperous commercial cities of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic region. Why? This was because Novgorod was the most important salt supplier for the entire Ross region with millions of square kilometers and a population of millions (including the Tatars).

It can be said that in the Eastern European plains at that time, except for the Crimean Khanate in the south and other places imported salt from Ottoman Turkey, most of the other areas were wholesale salt from the Novgorod region.

The Hansa merchants, through sea trade routes, sold the British-produced salt to Novgorod, and bought large quantities of food, fur, linen, wool, livestock, wood and other commodities from the Ross area at low prices and shipped them back to Western Europe at high prices sell.

Therefore, Novgorod is very important for the Hanseatic League. Hanseatic cities such as Lübeck and Hamburg have set up storehouses in Novgorod.

However, since the occupation of Novgorod by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, all Hansa merchants have been expelled. Ivan III later cooperated with Denmark and introduced Danish businessmen. The profits of the salt trade in the Ross countries were given to the Danish merchants by the Moscow people. After all, Denmark is not weaker than the Hanseatic League's maritime power, and its maritime trading capacity is not weak. However, this led to great losses for Hanseatic businessmen, especially the Lubecks.

Moreover, the national conditions of the Grand Duchy of Moscow are not the same as those of Western European countries. The Ross States were ruled by the Mongolian Golden Horde for more than 200 years and were greatly influenced by the Mongols.

One of the important points is that the tax model is very different from Western Europe ...

This is very important and often overlooked.

The Grand Duchy of Moscow was originally a dependent country of the Golden Horde, and originally paid tribute, or tax, to the Golden Horde, the sovereign state. Therefore, at an early time, the Ross nations formed a habit of taxation for all.

Western Europe in the same period did not have this habit. The serfs in Western Europe only need to be responsible to their respective serf owners, and do not need to pay taxes in the past. The only common sailor is the Catholic tithe. The kings and princes of Western Europe can only rely on their own land output and commercial taxation.

And the Ross countries are different. These countries used to have to pay tribute to the Golden Horde every year. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow stopped paying tribute to the Golden Horde, the taxation of the whole people did not stop, and the people did not alleviate the burden. Those taxes were directly retained and used by the Duke of Moscow. Moreover, the burden of the people may not be heavier than that of Western European countries. Because, the Principality of Moscow believes in the Orthodox Church, and there is no practice of collecting tithes. Ordinary people only need to bear the taxes of the court, and do not need to pay taxes to religion.

So, do n’t look at the Grand Duchy of Moscow as a poor country, there is no business, but because the imperial court followed Eastern practice and the whole country levied taxes, the financial strength is not necessarily worse than that of Western Europe.

Therefore, in 1480, against the Golden Horde's Ahe Mahan, the Grand Duchy of Moscow was able to recruit 200,000 troops, without economic collapse.

Replaced by other Western European countries, if it is not a big country such as Britain, France, and West, and the food supply of only 200,000 people, it will bankrupt the monarch ...

Of course, the low prices of food in Eastern Europe are also the basis for the great Principality of Moscow to recruit a large number of troops. After all, ~ www.novelhall.com ~ food prices are low, and the cost of recruiting soldiers is also low.

Moreover, the Rus were ruled by the Mongols for more than two hundred years, and they were affected. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Grand Duchy of Moscow recruited 200,000 troops.

As an enemy, although the Lübeck people did not know that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had such strength because of the taxation of the whole people, they knew clearly that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had a strong ability to explode troops ...

Therefore, when it was heard that the Grand Duchy of Moscow might occupy Finland, the Lubecks and Hamburgers were a little flustered. They were afraid that the Grand Duchy of Moscow, after getting the Baltic estuary, would be able to blast ships and sailors in large numbers as it did on land. At that time, the evil wolf of Denmark has just been suppressed, but the tiger of the Grand Duchy of Moscow will be welcomed ...

Therefore, Lübeck informed Marin that the Speaker of the Lübeck Speaker Tagfacht and the Speaker of Hamburg Heisenberg will rush to the front line of Copenhagen and work with Marin to discuss matters concerning the Grand Duchy of Moscow ...

In fact, Marin was very clear in his heart, don't look at Russia's subsequent dominance on the European continent. However, it has always been a dry duck. Despite being strong early, the Navy has not been strong for hundreds of years. After all, his position is too sad. The Baltic Sea is an inland sea that is easily blocked, as is the Black Sea to the south, which was blocked by the Turks. Therefore, Russia is destined to have a difficult navy. Even if a powerful fleet is brought in, it is still hard to get stuck in the house ... Because of this, Maozi later vigorously developed the submarine force. Because the submarine is not easily blocked by people ...

Of course, Marin would not say these words, and even if he said, no one believed. After all, neither the Lübeck nor the Hamburgers have the power of an unknown prophet, they do n’t know the future ...