Chapter 130： Embrace thigh

The war of the Four Nations League against Denmark has been erupting for more than three months, and the intelligence of the German area is constantly being collected by Marin ’s men.

Marin was very surprised to find that-German states, the attitude towards this war seems ambiguous. For the League of Four, some people in Sweden accused them of bullying the monarch. Some people in Malin also accused him of being brutal and belligerent. However, no one dared to publicly blame his two allies, Lubeck and Hamburg ...

Malton was speechless, thinking that when he hit an East Frisian, he was pointed out by thousands of people, and was persecuted by the Duke of Saxony. In this fight against Denmark, Marin was ready to be strongly opposed and attacked on the mainland. But unexpectedly, nobody accused them of attacking Denmark incorrectly. At least, no one publicly blamed.

At this moment, he wanted to understand. The reason is that this time he was embracing the extra thick thigh of the Hanseatic League ...

Lübeck and Hamburg are the main and deputy leaders of the Hanseatic League. To form an alliance with them is to form an alliance with the entire Hanseatic League. Be aware that the Hanseatic League has branches in almost all cities in the German region. Most German nobles have borrowed money from Hanseatic merchants. The King of England even used his crown as a mortgage many times to borrow money from the Hanseatic League. The princes in Germany also borrowed money from the Hanseatic League to maintain a luxurious life.

In this era, most princes in the German region still depended on landlords who had lived and rented land. If you are in a disaster year, you cannot live without borrowing money. In this era, the richest people in the German region were probably the merchants of the Hanseatic League. Therefore, the German princes tried to establish a good relationship with the Hanseatic League. In this way, when you have tight hands, you can also borrow money from the Hanseatic League to turn around. In particular, during the war, those nobles with poor finances had no money to hire mercenaries to fight for them without borrowing money. Therefore, none of them dared to offend the Hanseatic League easily, avoiding that one day when war broke out, they could not borrow money from the Hanseatic League to hire troops to ensure national security. Even the two Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg dare not turn their backs on the Hanseatic League without good reason. Unless, they want to be subject to trade sanctions.

Figured this out, Marin was very eager to continue to hug the big leg of the Hanseatic League. Because Marin found that the big leg of the Hanseatic League was even thicker than Emperor Maximilian I. At least, in terms of diplomacy, the Hanseatic League has more cattle than Maximilian I. When Maximilian I did something, he was often opposed by most princes. And the leader and deputy leader of the Hanseatic League launched a war against Denmark, and no country in the German region even stood up to express its opposition ...

While the two big speakers of Lübeck and Hamburg had not left, Marin salivated and ran to seek an alliance ...

"Ally? Earl Marin, aren't we allies now?" Lübeck's Speaker Tagfacht asked strangely.

"Oh, Mr. Tagfacht, we are allies now, but what about in the future? When Denmark relaxes after many years, it will certainly not be reconciled to the lost territory. By then, the Principality of Schleswig closest to Denmark, sure Attacked first. So ... hehe ... "

Marin's remarks could not be refuted by either speaker. Indeed, Marin contributed a lot in this war, and it was also divided into the Principality of Schleswig, which borders Denmark. Although it seems that the territories of the Marin family are comparable to the territories obtained by Lübeck and Hamburg, things are not so calculated. Because the biggest beneficiary of this war against Denmark is not Marin, but the two Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg.

For a long time, the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden has always been the biggest competitor of the Hanseatic League. Nowadays, the maritime trade between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has not yet risen. The Kalmar League is the biggest competitor of the Hanseatic League and the only competitor that has won the table.

This war, relying on the emerging East Frisian fleet, Lübeck and Hamburg successfully eliminated the Danish fleet that threatened the Hanseatic League, and later robbed most of the Danish merchant ships.

It can be said that for a long time, Denmark could not be relieved and could not pose a threat to the Hanseatic League. Without Marin's help, Lübeck and Hamburg alone cannot do this.

Therefore, Marin seems to have more territories than Lübeck and Hamburg, but the benefits are far less than the two cities. Moreover, the Principality of Schleswig close to Denmark is also the most vulnerable to retaliatory attacks from Denmark. Therefore, it is entirely reasonable and reasonable for Marin to propose the conditions for an alliance to confront the future crisis.

Therefore, the two big speakers of Lübeck and Hamburg nodded and agreed to form an alliance with Marin ...

It was just that the two Speakers did not think that Marin later used this covenant to move the two Hanseatic leader cities as shields many times, solving many diplomatic problems ...

Soon, in the name of Duke of Schleswig, Marin signed the Copenhagen Treaty with the two Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Hamburg.

The treaty stipulates that the two sides form an ally and help each other militarily. No matter which side is attacked, the other side is obliged to help.

In addition, both parties have achieved trade liberalization. All cities in the Principality of Schleswig will be unconditionally open to Hansa merchants in both cities. At the same time, Lübeck and Hamburg also granted "Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment" to the cities of the Principality of Schleswig, Schleswig, Flensburg, Ribe, Auburn and Husum. The trade between the chambers of commerce of several cities and Lubeck and Hamburg will receive the treatment and status of Hanseatic members. In any Hanseatic member city, they will not be suppressed and embarrassed by the alliance ...

Originally, Marin intended to directly join several cities in the Principality of Schleswig to join the Hanseatic League. However, the regulations of the Hanseatic League specifically require that any city that is not located in the coastal zone or on both sides of the navigable river or has no autonomy has no right to join the Hanseatic League.

This point, Marlin immediately stumped. As a man with a strong desire to control, Marin will never allow the city under his control to be autonomous from his control. Therefore, he can only give up these cities to join the Hanseatic League.

However, he suddenly remembered the issue of "most-favored-nation treatment" that was frequently negotiated between China and the United States before China's accession to the WTO.

So ~ www.novelhall.com ~ He proposed the concept of "Most Favoured Nation Treatment" to the two Speakers ...

The concept of has aroused great interest from the two speakers. Because the Hanseatic League also needs strong allies.

The Hanseatic League is a consortium of autonomous cities. Although its economic strength is extremely strong, it is relatively weak in military affairs. Because it is difficult for them to coordinate and mobilize all resources and die with the enemy. After all, they are just a loose urban complex. Therefore, the deterrent to others by the Hanseatic League is more economic than military.

However, because of the Hansa alliance access principle, they could not absorb the cities controlled by the big nobles as members, so it was difficult for them to form a mutual help and defense alliance with the powerful big nobles.

The proposal of Marin's "Most Favoured Nation Treatment" gave the two speakers a great inspiration. Through this method, the Hanseatic League can form alliances with the powerful nobles to ensure their own safety. At the same time, it also gives sufficient benefits to allies. Moreover, it does not violate the principles of the Hanseatic League. Without violating the provisions of the Hanseatic League covenant, it can also find military allies and use "most favored nation treatment" to win over the other party.

And Marin, this aristocrat with outstanding military talent, is in line with the alliance requirements of the Hanseatic League, and it is worth drawing. Maybe one day in the future, two Hanseatic cities will use this person to help deal with the enemy ...

So, the two sides met in one hit, signed the Copenhagen Treaty in the capital of Copenhagen where the Danes were captured, announced the alliance, and for the first time wrote the concept of "Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment" on the treaty document ...

So far, Marin has successfully embraced the big leg of the Hanseatic League, and used this big leg many times in the future to solve many diplomatic troubles ...