Chapter 530： play self pity

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The negotiating parties each have their own requirements and bottom line. Frederick III proposed that he can pay for it. In addition to the ransom of about 1 million Gulden coins from the captured 15,000 Saxon army, he is willing to compensate hundreds of thousands of other gold coins and make up 2 million Gulden coins to redeem Wittenberg and his brother's family And the nobles of the electoral country of Saxony.

As for cutting the ground, Frederick III was reluctant. Saxony had already gone through the separation of Leipzig, and it has already been divided into two. If we ceded the territory to Marin, there wouldn't be much left. Now, the territory of the electorate of Saxony is less than 10,000 square kilometers. When ceding the territory, the electorate of Saxony is really no different from the common duchy.

Therefore, the attitude of Frederick III is-it is possible to lose money, not to cede the territory ...

Besides, the Saxon electorate has more than 20 cities, all of which have developed industry and commerce. The 2 million Gulden gold coins look very scary, and the general principal can't get it out. But the electorate of Saxony is different. The business and industry of the electorate of Saxony can be regarded as the most developed part of the German region. Moreover, Saxony's industry and commerce are complementary. It is not a simple business, but a combination of developed handicrafts and commerce. Coupled with the convenient water transportation of the Elbe, it is not surprising that it has developed here.

Although he despised Frederick III, the old fox, Marin also had to admit that, without his own support of modern knowledge, the Saxony region is regarded as the most important place for industry and commerce. Frederick III was also one of the few German princes who attached great importance to commerce.

The German princes were generally poor, only knowing to find food on barren land. Therefore, they are generally very poor. The average Duke, who wants to produce 200,000 gold coins, will be very difficult.

But the electorate of Saxony is different. When the Elector of Ernst was in the separation, he chose the most fertile and flat northern part, as well as most of the prosperous cities. The Duchy of Saxony, reserved for the Duke of Albrecht, has many mountains and relatively few cities.

Therefore, the electorate of Saxony is not only well-developed in industry and commerce, but also agriculture. It is a very rich country. Frederick III was able to become a leader among the princes. Besides his wisdom, he also had a lot to do with his wealth.

Like later generations, Wang Wanda and Ma Taobao are very rich. They casually say that they are regarded as classics. Even though it may not be possible to get money from the rich local tyrant Frederick III, the princes are usually very pleased with him.

From the looting of Wittenberg alone, Marin knew that losing money was not much to Frederick III. Because Frederick III was a rare local tyrant in the German region at this time.

But the problem is, Marin is not short of money ...

As a traverser who has mastered modern agricultural technology and used low-cost, high-return coal salt cooking technology, Marin is neither short of money nor of food. All he lacks is land and status.

Therefore, Marin naturally does not approve of the proposal of Frederick III to lose money and not lose ground.

The proposal put forward by Marin is-compensation according to money, mainly ransom, and compensation according to market price. In addition, the electorate of Saxony needs to cede the equivalent of an ordinary Bernese territory. Probably, it is equivalent to two or three thousand square kilometers. Anyway, Marin made the request according to the area standard of East Friesland ...

Frederick III suddenly exploded, and the electorate of Saxony now covers an area of ​​1,000 square kilometers. If you want to cut off 3,000 square kilometers of land, would n’t that mean cutting off one third of the land of the electorate of Saxony ?

You know, when Elector Ernst selected the land, he chose many cities with flat terrain and fertile land, leaving only the second-class area for his brother Albrecht. Therefore, none of the electoral countries of Saxony is desolate and barren, and everywhere is prosperous and fertile. Marin takes one-third of the land of the Saxon electorate in one fell swoop, and almost takes the old life of the Saxon electorate! Moreover, such a large area will inevitably cut off several cities. The city's business is prosperous, there are many taxes, and no one wants to cede people!

Therefore, Frederick III jumped out hurriedly, loudly opposed Marin's request to cede the territory. But unexpectedly, Marin now has a pope sitting on the ground to support himself, and his self-confidence is bursting out, and he is somewhat ecstatic, and he does not take Frederick III in his eyes at all. So, like a kindergarten teacher roaring a bear child, he loudly accused and reprimanded Frederick III for a meal.

Even if the old fox like Frederick III could bear it and change to another prince, he might have to face Marin. Of course, Frederick III also wished to hack Marin. But he knew that no matter whether it was a heads-up or a group fight, he was not Marin's opponent. Therefore, he endured it.

However, at this juncture, Frederick III accidentally glanced at the anger on the faces of the surrounding princes—obviously, they were also dissatisfied with Marin's arrogant behavior ...

Therefore, the smart Frederick III suddenly thought of a very good way-to pretend to be sympathetic ...

Frederick III knows deeply that in Germany, a kingdom that admires knights, although the princes and nobles are degenerate and decaying, they still have the knight's sense of honor and responsibility in their hearts. This point was passed down from generation to generation of noble families. Because, all the princes and nobles present, most of their ancestors, were developed from knights or knight lords.

The Knight's Medry has a very important quality, that is-mercy ...

What is pity? It means to sympathize with the weak. Although the cunning nobles have a weak compassion, there is one thing.

Moreover, Marin has long been turned into a villain of the level of the Devil. Under preconceived thinking, most of the princes present, especially the secular princes, did not have a cold for Marin.

Now, because of the pope's support, Marin is too emboldened and even arrogant.

Frederick III knew that if he and Marin were at odds with each other at this time, he would be overwhelmed by the other party. It was almost impossible to suppress the other party.

Therefore, he decided to do the opposite-pretending to be pitiful, in order to win the sympathy and compassion of the princes ... At the same time, he also took the position of the real Marin villain ...

After this point of communication ~ www.novelhall.com ~ In the face of Marin's aggressive and unreasonable rebuke, Frederick III pretended to be terrified, even stepped back, and almost fell ...

Seeing Frederick III with a horrified look, Marin who had just finished spraying the other side was also stunned-what is the situation? I have such a great lethality?

Immediately afterwards, a situation that subverted his cognition appeared—

Frederick III was terrified, and then turned into grief. He bowed to Marin and saluted in a pleading tone:

"Please, do n’t cede Saxony ’s land! It ’s my fault to take the initiative to provoke war. I was only touched by my sister ’s cry, and I only helped Denmark to send troops. If the land passed down by my ancestors was ceded, I would die How to face the heroic spirit of the ancestors of the Wei Ting family with a face? "

"All wrongs are my faults. Please don't take away the feudal land of the Wei Ting family! If you don't hate, I can lay down my life to calm your anger! But please don't deprive us of Wei Ting. Family hereditary land! "

After speaking, Frederick III, with tears in his eyes, closed his eyes as if waiting for Marin to kill him ...