Chapter 687： Threatening and enticing sailors

After landing, Edward became silent. He now has a complicated heart because he has to fully reassess Marin as a partner.

Before, Edward's impression of Marin was nothing more than a 6-place soldier who could fight. Although powerful, it is nothing in front of the "invincible" fleet in England. Even, Edward had the meaning of wanting to pay off.

However, what I saw and heard today completely subverted Edward's previous perception. Think about how terrible a prince with a strong 6th army and navy?

"Why are you helping me?" Suddenly, Edward said. As soon as he spoke, Edward regretted it. However, he looked at Marin nervously, hoping to get an answer.

After being a nobleman for several years, Edward was no longer the little white who had just been rescued from the Tower of London. He understands that there is no unreasonable hatred and no unreasonable love in this world. Therefore, he would like to know Marin's real thoughts.

Marin saw Edward's face so heavy, knowing he was thinking too much. However, Edward is crucial to his layout. Therefore, Marin decided to find a very suitable reason to kill Edward ...

So, after thinking for a while, Marin raised his head and solemnly replied:

"The first is for the safety of navigation in the English Channel, you know, I have a fleet of people who go to India to trade. And England, which is not good to say, is a country with a tradition of pirates. England and I controlled by the Tudor family have not I ’m afraid they ’re coveted by my merchant fleet. So, I would rather rescue you and restore the York dynasty. In this way, I obtain a Isle of Wight and have a fleet there to ensure the safety of my fleet. . In addition, I became the Earl of England and can also deter the owners of the English pirates. As long as I dare to grab my ship, I can send troops to attack his home ... "

Edward thought for a while and partially agreed with Marin's words, but he still puzzled and asked:

"If you value the safety of the English Channel, you should have a county along the English Channel, not Northumberland, the northernmost county in England ..."

"I thought that way, but the coal mines in Newcastle attracted me. You know, East Friesland and West Friesland are located along the coast of Germany, but there are not many forests, many are swamps, and there is a lack of fuel. So, Newcastle ’s coal, I really need ... So, I chose Northumberland. But I did n’t want to give up the safety of the English Channel, so I also wanted a Isle of Wight to serve as the fleet's station ... " Said falsely, but the expression was very sincere.

Edward thought for a while, as if Marin said something quite reasonable ...

"So what's the matter with your son wanting to take Margaret?" Now that he had spoken, Edward simply asked to understand.

Marin thought for a while and said:

"That ’s it, Your Majesty, you know, I ’m from a low profile, and my father is just a poor knight in the country. Therefore, in Germany, those traditional princes actually looked down upon me. I defeated the Electorate of Saxony and Bran before. The electorate of Den Burg, but did not get much compensation, because those old noblemen looked down on me and united to restrict me ... "

"In this case, there are certainly few big nobles who are willing to marry our Huffman family. I am very worried that my son Caesar will not marry the equal princely princess in the future. Just, taking this opportunity, if I His son Caesar, able to marry the princess of the powerful Kingdom of England, I think that our entire Huffman family will be very honoured! "Marin said seriously.

Although this is a bit foolish, the last sentence is true. If Caesar married Princess Margaret, the other members of the Hoffman family would be very honored.

"But your son's order is behind the son of His Majesty Louis ..."

"Oh, His Majesty Louis XII is older and may not be able to give birth to a son. Moreover, Queen Anne is of poor health, and the children born will always die ..." Marin chuckled, and there were fat brothers staying in the Royal Palace of Paris, Louis Twelve still dies the heart of the born son ...

Edward nodded. Although he didn't dare to believe in Marin, the explanation given by Marin was really reasonable, so reasonable that he couldn't find a point to refute ...

Looking at the lively scene of people on the dock and listening to the conversation of the sailors around, Edward suddenly asked:

"How do you sailors speak English?" Edward said, actually those Frisian sailors. The language they speak is very similar to English, just like the dialect of English.

"No, Your Majesty, they speak the Frisian language!" Obviously, Edward had not read the "European Origins" edited by himself and Leonardo da Vinci. But it's no wonder that Edward has been busy with Henry VII in recent years. How can he spare time to read miscellaneous books? Moreover, he was in Ireland before and the information was very unclear.

Edward suddenly froze, so Marin gave a detailed introduction to the relationship between the English and the Frisians, which made Edward stunned. Of course, Marin really is not fooling Edward, but really ...

"No wonder we Englishmen and Scots never deal with it. It turns out that we are Germanic and they are Celtic ..."

"Yes, the English were originally descended from the Germans who moved from the northwestern coast of Germany and the western coast of Denmark. Of course, they are not the same as the Celtics of Scotland. The Gauls and Scots of France are Celtic. People, so it's normal for them to be close ... "Marin whispered casually.

"There are so many sailors under you! Are they all Frisian?" Edward watched as the Frisian sailors gathered on the pier.

"Well, I recruited them from the Frisians on the German coast ... wait ..." Marin suddenly changed his face, remembering an important question ...

"What's wrong?" Edward asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, we may have overlooked a very important question ..." Marin smiled bitterly.

"what is the problem?"

"The sailors in England are also fighting ..."

"You mean ..." Edward vaguely thought of something, but he had no idea for a moment.

"Although the main force of Henry VII's 6th army was eliminated by us, I am worried that Henry VII will call on those sailors to help defend London. I heard that there are many English sailors, and there are estimated to be tens of thousands. Over ten thousand people. If these people are recruited by Henry VII to defend the city, it is also very powerful ... "Marin explained with a wry smile. He almost forgot that sailors can also go to shore and defend the city. Although they could not fight regular infantry in the wild, they were guarded by the city, and their combat effectiveness was at least much stronger than that of the militia. You know, these people are all masters of swordsmanship, and their characters are also very strong. With the cover of the tall city walls, the combat effectiveness is not bad ...

After thinking for a while, Edward also realized that his face suddenly looked bad. If Henry VII really recruited tens of thousands of sailors to help guard London, the siege would really become difficult.

"Then, what should we do?" Edward had no good strategy and could only help Marin.

After Marin walked around and thought for a while, he said:

"I remember, the intelligence said that Henry VII transferred the main fleet to the Irish Sea in case you fled back to the Irish island?"

"There is such information, as stated in the letter sent by my sister." Edward nodded.

"Now Henry VII should almost know about Henry Percy's defeat, so he is likely to send someone to call the sailors back to London to help ..."

"Then what should we do?" Edward was worried.

"Well, your majesty, you send someone to the dock of the Five Ports Alliance to quietly post notices ..."

"What notice? Why go to the Five-Port Alliance to post it?" Edward was a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the most powerful sailors in the English navy are basically from the five ports of the Five Ports Alliance. Those sailors’ homes are also basically near the docks of the five ports ... and this notice is a threat notice ... … "

"Threat? What do you mean?"

Marin suddenly put on a vicious expression:

"Those who threaten the families of the sailors ... you can declare on the notice-if anyone helps Henry VII, the king-killer and hypocrisy, to defend London, we will send a large army to arrest their families without five ports, openly outside the city of London Execution! "

"What?" Edward jumped in shock:

"This is the behavior of a tyrant!"

"It's nothing. It's just to prevent those sailors from really going to London to help Henry VII to defend the city. And, to help the princes is equivalent to the crime of princes. Is the family executed, is it excessive?" Marin said lightly.

Edward wanted to refute it, but thought Marin was right. In fact, the general practice of Marin's words is common in ancient China. There are even nine and ten ethnic groups in the country. Even in Europe, it is very common. But because of the chivalrous spirit, everyone just said nothing. It is indeed a bit ugly to post a notice publicly posted to Marin.

However, Edward has to admit that this trick is quite good. For the safety of the family ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Those sailors must be afraid, so it is difficult to make up their minds to follow Henry VII. Even those who are willing to follow Henry VII will have to bring their families into the city of London to take refuge. Otherwise, the family will not escape.

"Of course, we don't use this method all the same, we can also attract those shipowners and sailors, mainly shipowners. Because they have a great influence on the sailors." The sailors all rely on the shipowner to eat, offending the shipowner, Will lose their jobs. Therefore, the owner of the ship has a great voice.

"But ... I don't know the shipowners ..." Edward said with difficulty. He also knew the importance of those shipowners. In the future, the shipowners are also expected to cooperate with him in protecting the safety of the English Channel. However, he did not know them.

"I'll get this done!" Marin said confidently.

Before, he had sent people to hire the ships of the Five Ports Alliance, and naturally knew the residences of those shipowners. Moreover, even now, Marin has kept the North Sea Chamber of Commerce spies in five important ports.

Those shipowners will certainly not go to war, but live in mansions in five ports. But those sailors are coming back to guard London, and the ship must first return to the port to dock. Marin decided to "persuade" the shipowners and let them persuade the sailors to remain neutral.

The specific method is to send a spy to throw the package into the yard of the shipowners late at night. There is a letter of persuasion in the package, and a dagger and a bag of coins-the meaning is very simple, the one who follows me is prosperous, and the one who opposes us dies ... Choose the whole family to die, or to quietly make money, all by the difference of one thought ...

I believe that the shipowners, as long as they are not too deeply involved with Henry VII, know that watching is the best choice at this time ... At the same time, they also have enough prestige to persuade those sailors not to stand in the team easily. Their words are quite useful for sailors ...

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