Chapter 834： Cost and goal achievement (middle)

This time negotiating the land on the east bank of the Rhine, Marin did not send a messenger, but went out on his own. Anyway, the Worms Empire Conference was about to begin soon. Marin simply went to River City to discuss the issue of land exchange, and then went south with John II, Duke of Cliff, to attend the meeting.

For the arrival of Marin, John II, Duke of Cliff, was naturally very welcome. After all, Marin is his important ally. Moreover, the military power of the North Sea State is very strong. If it is not necessary, John II is definitely not willing to offend Marin. Besides, the Hoffman and Lamarck families are important partners in trade. The Lamarck family made a lot of money just by representing the refined sea salt produced in the North Sea country every year. Facing the God of Wealth, how can John II neglect?

Therefore, regardless of the success of the negotiations on the territorial exchange, John II did not want to stalemate the relationship between the two sides. For this reason, John II attached great importance to the arrival of Marin, and personally went out to meet Marin.

"Welcome and welcome, Grand Duke Marin. Your arrival makes the city of Clever feel honoured!" John II led Marin enthusiastically to the royal palace of Cliff City. Then, a grand banquet was set up in the palace and wine was served ...

But what makes Marin happy is that the food and wine at the Cliff Palace are basically from the North Sea ...

Although the food materials are not from Beihai, the practices are all from Beihai. However, the chefs at the Cliff Palace seem to have not learned enough, and the taste of Chinese food is slightly awkward. But in any case, these delicacies are much better than the medieval German-style dark dishes that John II ate before. Even the fine wine on the table is the "Royal Salute" launched by Marin Gang ...

This dilute 20-degree Erguotou, mixed with maple syrup, is neither strong, but also has the sweetness of maple syrup, which is very suitable for the taste of nobles. Moreover, the cork in the shape of a brass crown makes the "Royal Salute" suddenly full, which is very in line with the aesthetics of the nobles.

In addition, even the Earl Milk Tea that was drunk before the banquet was also invented by Marin ...

John II obviously realized this too, so when he dine, John II didn't say much. Because, the food and wine here are all Beihai style, so he does not need to introduce it to guests.

After drinking enough, Marin declined John II's suggestion of dancing and relaxing, but found a quiet room and directly discussed the matter with John II ...

Marin did not bother to make a circle, but came straight to the point and directly expressed his desire to exchange the land of the same area on the west side of the southern half of the Bishop of Münster and the junction of the Principality of Cliff to exchange the land on the east bank of the Rhine in the Principality of Cliff.

"Excuse me, Grand Duke Marin, why are you obsessed with getting this land? You know, you don't lack land now. And this land is not your hometown ..." Lin ’s motives were also curious.

Earlier, during the exchange of Mark's Kingdom, John II believed in Marin's reason that "the rich and the rich do not return to their hometowns, such as Jinyi Yexing, who knows it". However, the land on the east bank of the Rhine in the Principality of Cliff is far from Marin's hometown of Bochum.

Marin had already made a draft of this for a long time, and he saw that he had taken out a map and showed it to John II:

"Master John, please see, here is a map of the Ruhr and Liper Rivers. Since I changed to my hometown of Bochum, I will definitely increase my investment and build my hometown. It is not difficult to imagine Bochum will prosper ... "

After a pause, Marin continued:

"And after prosperity, the business will inevitably be developed. When the business is developed, the transportation will be frequent. And now, the largest volume of transportation in the transportation is the shipping. Look at this map-after the ship departs from Bochum, sure First go through Mülheim. If the Duke Berger set up a card to collect taxes, it would definitely cause me serious inconvenience ... "

"And after passing the Mülheim region, you entered the territory of your country. Then, sail into the Rhine. After that, turn to the Lipper River, enter the newly dug canal of the Münster Canal, and connect to the largest commercial port of Beihai- Port Emden ... "

"Every time a cargo ship passes through your country's waterways, it will be taxed. If there are too many ships, the tax will be very much deducted and it will be very troublesome ..."

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"So you just want to get the east bank of the Rhine in my Principality of Cliff?" John II was a little dumbfounded. Because, the reason given by Marin is too strong-in order to evade tax, directly buy the land where the tax card is located? That's too much ...

As a result, Marin really nodded seriously and added:

"This is indeed an important reason. Another point is that the land between the Ruhr and Liper rivers is now left to the Principality of the Cliff River, which is not mine. I look uncomfortable and want to take all ..."

John II pouted, saying:

"Aren't there also two imperial cities of Essen and Dortmund?"

Marin shook his head ~ www.novelhall.com ~ said:

"That's different. They're an independent imperial city with no other territories. I bought it and where are the people over there? So, they can't sell it."

John II thought the same, the two empire cities, the land is one piece of their own, sold out and gone, certainly not happy. Different from myself, there are many other sites. But he frowned:

"We are allies, and you want the free navigation rights of the Rhine to give you, why do you have to spend so much effort to get that piece of land?"

Marin listened and shook his head:

"Master John, you and I are indeed allies. I also believe that you can be exempted from the tolls of ships in the North Sea country. But, can you guarantee that your son will be an ally with my son in the future? Our grandson What? The future is uncertain, so it ’s safest to take the land east of the Rhine. "

John II nodded and agreed with Marin. However, he said regretfully:

"Although you are right, I still can't give you that land. You know, Duisburg, but the most prosperous and prosperous city in the Principality of the River Cliff is also the main source of taxation in the Principality , I can't change it for you. "In John II's hypothesis, the east bank of the Rhine purchased by Marin should have included Duisburg on the south bank of the Ruhr. But Duisburg is the economic center of the Principality of Cliff and the number one source of taxation. John II cannot give up.

"No, Master John, you misunderstood. I never said that I wanted Duisburg. And, I also know the importance of Duisburg to your country. So, the place I want to change is actually the Ruhr River. This section north and south of the Lipper River. As for Duisburg south of the Ruhr River, I never thought about asking for it. Because, I know that even if I do, you will not give it. "

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