Chapter 116： Big table of salt trade

This time, the mission of the Crimean Khanate, Marin can be said to have completed the task honorably. When Marin and his guards left Bakhchisalai, the capital of the Crimean Khanate, the first cavalry of about 4,000 people in the Crimean Khanate had screamed and marched north.

This group of 4,000 Tatar cavalry as forwards, each with three horses. Moreover, a lot of sacks and ropes were placed on horseback. Marin asked curiously, and the officer Tatar told Marin that the sack was used to hold the robbed property, and the rope was used to tie people ...

Marin looked at the 4,000 professional robber team admirably and felt that the other party was indeed professional. Moreover, a country is very professional and familiar with kidnapping and robbery ...

Saw that the temporary ally Crimean (robbery) was so professional, Marin was finally relieved. As long as the Crimean Khanate attacks the Principality of Ryazan, who has already belonged to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Crimean people and Maozi will surely turn against each other. And because Ryazan is the south-eastern gateway to Moscow City, the Crimean Khanate forces pressured the country, and the elite of the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent to Finland will also have to temporarily retract. Because the armies left by Moscow alone are not opponents of the Crimean cavalry. Only those elite 20,000 standing troops can dare to say that they can block the cavalry troops of the Crimean Khanate. Other conscripts, on the battlefield, are estimated to have collapsed by a charge of the Crimean cavalry ...

After entering the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Marin first took the team to Vilnius and returned the 500 cavalry sent by the Lithuanians. In fact, the 500 cavalry did not enter the Crimean Khanate at all, but was arranged to wait at the border. However, when Marin went to Vilnius, not only in order to return the cavalry, but also to urge Duke Alexander to complete the return of the state book with Montgorge Khan. In this way, the status of allies on both sides can be determined in writing.

The Royal Palace of Vilnius, Grand Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund heard that Marin had successfully said that he had moved the Crimean Khanate to send troops, and they were overjoyed. Not to mention, as long as the Crimean Khanate and the Grand Duchy of Moscow reverse their faces, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania does not worry about being hit by both the Moscow and Crimean people.

If facing the Grand Duchy of Moscow alone, Lithuania does not say that it can beat the other side, at least when focusing on defense, it can still withstand the offensive of the Moscow people.

Therefore, in the eyes of Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund, as long as the relationship between the Crimean Khanate and the Grand Duchy of Moscow is broken, it is considered a great success. As for letting the Crimean Khanate send troops, they have no ambitions.

However, what surprised them was that Marin said that he wanted to persuade the Crimean Khanate to send troops, but it really happened ...

Although the Crimean Khanate sent troops to attack the Principality of Ryazan, both Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund understood that the Principality of Ryazan was the gateway to Moscow and an important granary of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Moreover, on the bright side, the Principality of Ryazan is already a dependent country of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Attacking Ryazan, although not directly attacking Moscow, is almost the same as attacking Moscow.

In this way, the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Crimean Khanate must turn their faces. From then on, the Moscow people might have wasted a lot of troops to guard against the Crimean invasion on the southern grasslands. Moreover, in order to facilitate the defense, the Moscow people have to spend a lot of money, building a large number of fortresses on the southern border as a support against the Crimean invasion.

Exchanged state documents with the Crimean Khanate, and concluded a covenant. This was no problem. Duke Alexander quickly signed the document and ordered Victor, who had just been to Bakhchisalai, to send the state document.

However, when the Crimean Khanate sent troops, whether the Grand Duchy of Lithuania responded to the issue, Duke Alexander and his brother Prince Sigmund had a dispute.

Prince Sigmund believes that this should be a good opportunity to send troops to recapture several cities in northeastern Ukraine that were ceded by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

But Dagong Alexander seemed to be frightened, and some were afraid, saying that it would be better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight ...

The brothers quarreled in front of Marin. Marin shook his head, feeling Alexander dare to be cowardly. If only it used to be. The Crimean Khanates sent troops at this time and concluded a formal covenant with Lithuania. Not sending troops at this time is a waste of a great opportunity ...

However, who called the Grand Duke of Lithuania at this time was Grand Duke Alexander, not Sigmund I who was more strategic. Marin couldn't influence the decision of Duke Alexander, he could only drink the "Count Earl Milk Tea" that had been popular in the upper prince of Lithuania depressed, and drink while thinking about things ...

Thought of going back this time, going through the Teutonic Kingdom, and returning the borrowed horse to the head of Philip ... Marlin suddenly screamed and put down the teacup ...

Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund who were arguing were interrupted by Marin's exclamation, and then they looked at Marin in confusion ...

Marin suddenly thought of it just now. It seems that his allies, the Teutonic Knights, currently have hostile relations with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland. Moreover, although Lithuania and Poland have been steadily retreated by the Moscows, in the face of the weaker Teutonic state, Lithuania and Poland still have the upper hand and continue to pack up the Teutonic state.

Now that Marin has established such a good relationship with the Teutonic State, Marin decided to help the Teutonic State and persuade Alexander, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland, to give up the suppression of the Teutonic State and concentrate on dealing with Moscow The Grand Duchy ...

Therefore, Marin first stated that this time, in order to let the Crimeans send troops and turn over with the Grand Duchy of Moscow, he bleeds himself, and decided to have a chamber of commerce under his own, and signed a purchase with the Crimean Khanate from the country 1 A trade agreement for 10,000 cows and thousands of horses. These animals will pass through the border of Lithuania, hoping that Alexander the Great will cooperate.

Grand Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund were a little unhappy, because the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which controls the prairie of Ukraine, is also a place where cattle and sheep are abundant. The purchase of cattle and horses by Marin and the Crimean Khanate is obviously to send money to the Crimean people, how good is it to give the order to Lithuania ...

However, both Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund understood that this was an important condition for the Crimean Khanate to agree to form an alliance with Lithuania. If the Grand Duchy of Lithuania impedes this transaction and prohibits the crossing of the Crimean Khanates, the Crimean Khanate may turn over on the spot and again become enemies with Lithuania.

Therefore, despite his reluctance, Duke Alexander agreed to the Chamber of Commerce of Marin. After purchasing the cattle and horses of the Crimean Khanate, they passed through Lithuania and paid only a small transit tax.

Then, Marin mentioned the issue of salt trade again ...

Lithuania is an Eastern European country, and the main part is in the Baltic Sea region of northern Eastern Europe. Obviously, this is also an area with high salt prices.

There are millions of people in Lithuania, coupled with such high salt prices, for this big market, if Marin is not greedy, it is strange. Moreover, Marin has always believed that the alliance of interests is the strongest alliance among nations.

Before, Marin sent people to inquire that although the Jagiellonian dynasty had a powerful power and monopolized the throne of the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, this family was not rich.

Because, although these four countries are all powerful countries, business is not very developed. Speaking of which, the most developed area is the Kingdom of Bohemia. Therefore, the eldest brother of Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund chose the throne of the smaller Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary, and gave up the throne of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania.

The main reason is that although the Kingdom of Bohemia is small, its business is relatively developed. Business is developed, business tax is much higher. With more taxes, life will be even better ...

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, despite their huge area, seem to have strong national power. But in fact, Poland and Lithuania are two countries with developed agriculture and animal husbandry.

However, there are many feudal nobles in developed agricultural countries. Many interests were divided among those feudal nobles. The benefits in the hands of the royal family are actually not much.

Therefore, do n’t look at Alexander the Great as the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland with the same population of millions, but the actual benefits are not as good as that of Vladislav IV, the brother of the Bohemian King.

Watching Duke Alexander be so precious to a tea brick worth a horse, Marin can imagine that the other party's life is not rich.

So, Marin first asked Alexander Duke and Prince Sigmund what businessmen are currently monopolizing the salt trade in Lithuania ...

Duke Alexander knew nothing about it, but Prince Sigmund knew it. He told Marin that the monopoly on the salt trade of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was mainly Danish and Hansa merchants of the Livonia Order ...

Speaking of, the Livonia Knights, although apparently a subordinate state of the Teutonic Knights. However, since the Battle of Tannenberg was defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian coalition, it has gradually become independent with the support of the Lithuanians. However, the identity of the Teutonic state remains on the surface. But in fact, they are completely independent. Each elected head of the Livonia Knights will not go to Königsberg to declare his job.

All of these are the secrets of Lithuanians. Therefore, the independent Livonian Knights have a good relationship with Lithuania. Although it belongs to the Hanseatic League, the relationship with the Hanseatic League is somewhat alienated.

Before, because the Teutonic Knights were the most important ally of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic region, even with the Lithuanians and Poles, they were not very cold about the Hanseatic ally of the Teutonic ally.

Therefore, the Lithuanians and Poles handed over large orders of table salt to the Danish rival Danish ...

And the Danish people ’s salt source is mainly from a good relationship with the British, shipped by commercial ships. After all, the British now knew how to use coal to cook salt. In addition to not knowing the technology of using energy-saving stoves and washing bittern to reduce bitterness, the Briton also made a fortune from selling salt. Most of the salt of the Hanseatic League comes from the salt mine of Luneburg, and the cost is also very low. It's just that the mineral salt of Lüneburg doesn't taste very good.

Marin heard that the salt trade between Lithuania and Poland was mostly monopolized by the Danes, so he was very unhappy. Plus Denmark is his enemy, so Marin decided decisively-to grab business ...

So, Marin annihilated the entire fleet of the Danish fleet, and the fact that many Danish merchant ships were robbed by the coalition forces told Grand Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund. Obviously, after losing the merchant ship, the Danes temporarily lost their ability to transport salt ...

"Count Marin, don't you return the captive merchant ships to Denmark after the war?" Grand Duke Alexander didn't understand. According to the unspoken rules among European nobles, any captured person and property should be returned as long as enough ransom is paid. If the Marin and Hanseatic alliances robbed Danish merchant ships, Lithuania and Poland would have to consider suspending trade with Denmark and change agents. Otherwise, the trade will not proceed.

"Yes, Your Excellency, you do not understand that even if I am willing to return the merchant ship, Lübeck and Hamburg will never agree. Because, the purpose of this war is to comprehensively crack down on Danish maritime trade and grab the maritime trade share. . I dare say that even if Lübeck and Hamburg burned those merchant ships, they would not be returned to Denmark ... "

Grand Duke Alexander and Prince Sigmund were silent, obviously they also figured this out. In recent years, the Danes have vigorously developed maritime trade and made it clear that they should **** the interests of the Hanseatic League. Therefore, the Lübeckers and Hamburgers must have hated Denmark's trade opponent.

Originally, the trade markets of Lithuania and Poland were monopolized by the Hanseatic League. However, since Queen Margaret I established the Kalmar League and began to compete with the Hanseatic League in maritime trade, the Hanseatic League ’s trade interests in the Baltic region have been significantly affected. Even because of the problems of the Teutonic Order, Lithuania and Poland have a bad relationship with the Hanseatic League. To this end, Lithuania and Poland also handed over a large number of orders for table salt and other commodities to the Danes ...

However, that was before. Obviously, through this war, the Danes were over. Their warships and many merchant ships were taken away by the ruthless Lübeck and Hamburg. In the future, the Danes would like to engage in maritime trade, and it would take many years to slow down.

However, the salt trade between Lithuania and Poles can't wait! After all, people eat salt every day. The Danes can spend many years recovering, but millions of people in Lithuania and Poland cannot wait. Without salt, people will get sick ...

Therefore, from the moment the Danish fleet was overthrown, Lithuania and Poland were destined to change salt merchants ...

Moreover, Marin expressed his willingness to hand over the sales rights of salt agents in Lithuania and Poland to Alexander the Great and give up some profits.

Thinking of the consumption of salt by millions of people in both countries, Alexander was really moved ... So, Alexander and Marin signed the annual salt trade of 500,000 quart (total 6.35 million kg, 12.7 kg per quart). Super big order.

Marin sold to Alexander Dagong the "concessionary price" was 9 shillings per quart, and the average profit per quart salt was about 8 shillings. 500,000 quart salt, profit up to 4 million shillings ~ www.novelhall.com ~ which is 800,000 gold coins ...

In fact, such a large amount is less than half of the salt consumption of Lithuania and Poland. However, Duke Alexander did not dare to ask for more shares. Because, those big nobles underneath also have interests. The Danish salt trade is abolished, and the salt trade in Lithuania and Poland must be reshuffled.

It was while everyone had n’t reacted yet that Duke Alexander dared to take the opportunity to sell and grab nearly half of the salt share. More than half of the other shares must be reserved for those nobles. Otherwise, if he dared to eat solitary food, Duke Alexander could not be sure whether he would be hacked to death by those angry noblemen ...

Similarly, the salt trading markets in Lithuania and Poland became empty. It was not just Marin, but Lübeck and Hamburg. If Marin dares to monopolize this market, he will also be hated by Lübeck and Hamburg. Therefore, he dared to swallow less than half of the market. Others have to be sent to Lübeck and Hamburg.

Even, even if he swallowed less than half of this share, Marin did not dare to play his own banner. When shipping salt in the future, Marin had to be sneaky, even, the British would be put up to avoid the anger of Lubeck and Hamburg ...

In fact, because the salt price in Eastern Europe is so expensive, Marin even made such a huge profit. The salt in the hands of Grand Duke Alexander can also bring profits of more than 100,000 gold coins to Grand Duke Alexander every year. It is worth mentioning that this is not financial income, but the private income of the Jagiellonian royal family ...

It wasn't until he finished talking about the super-large contract of salt trade that Marin suddenly thought of it-I was obviously trying to help Teutonic to intercede, how to say that I crooked the building and went to the salt trade? However, this building is very well crooked. A crooked bill is a super big order with an annual income of 800,000 gold coins ...