Chapter 1303： King of Cossacks

Although he understood Marin's idea, Sigmund I had a headache later. Obviously, their discussion in the hall should be known to Marin.

Then he began to wonder if Marin's spy was in the maid brought by Queen Anne. Thinking of this, he began to arrange people to investigate the maid and servants that Annie brought from Beihai to see who was the spy who sent the message. But Marin had expected this, he did not arrange spies in his sister Anne's maid and servants, but directly bought the native Polish, so that they could not find out.

Next, Sigmund I was a bit worried, worrying that Malin would resent his strategy. He was not afraid of Marin, but worried that Marin was not willing to continue to provide spring rifles. In that way, the combat effectiveness of the Polish wing cavalry will be reduced.

Without the spring lance, Lewandov also deduced that if the spring lance is not available, the wing cavalry can only use ordinary spears, and only after a round of charge, if the spear penetrates the enemy, only Abandon the spear and draw out the saber to continue fighting.

However, without long weapons, the wing cavalry's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. After all, with a spear and a saber, the impact is completely different. For the simplest example, an infantry spearman can be impacted by charging with a spear. If you are holding a saber, you will not dare to attack the infantry spearman ...

The spring cavalry that can be used repeatedly can increase the cavalry's fighting power several times ...

In addition, Siegmont I also worried that Marin would no longer provide him with fertilizer. You know, that kind of fertilizer, but it can reach the level of more than 400 pounds per mu, has brought huge financial income to Sigmund I. Otherwise, Sigmund I, who had only been a king of Poland for a few years, did not have the financial resources to form a wing cavalry and attack the Principality of Mazovia.

In addition, Sigmund I also relied heavily on Marin in business. He is the most important agent of Malin's salt and spirits sales in Poland and Lithuania, and earns a lot every year. If Marin is out of anger, Sigmund I will definitely lose a lot ...

So, next, restoring relations with the Beihai Kingdom has become one of the most important things for Sigmund I ...

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In fact, Sigmund I was too worried. Marin was not disgusted with the choice of Sigmund I. Because that is what a king should choose. After all, the king is the king, not a barbaric ranger. Therefore, self-denial is nothing for the king. It is the practice of a qualified monarch to do everything possible to benefit the country.

But understanding comprehends, Marin's heart is still not smooth. It is not impossible to want him to forgive Sigmund I, as long as he agrees to buy a country for Simon ...

Marin was not afraid that he would not sell. Refuse to sell? I won't sell your salt and spirits anymore, it depends on who is ruthless ...

Moreover, the Ukrainian region is not so important for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. During the "Lublin Union" in 1569, Siegmont II cut the Ukrainian region from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Poland, and did not cause a strong rebound in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

You know, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, like Poland, is a noble parliamentary state where the noble parliament can compete with the king. Since they did not object to the surrender of Ukraine to Poland, they certainly wouldn't care if Sigmund I sold it to Simon. At most, Marin will then bribe them some more ...

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Why does Marin value Ukraine so much? It is because the geographical conditions in Ukraine are so good ...

Ukraine not only has an extremely broad black soil plain, but also has very rich mineral resources. In particular, coal and iron resources are very rich and have a solid foundation to become an industrial power.

Marin remembers that the coal reserves of Ukraine reached tens of billions of tons later, ranking eighth in the world. Moreover, more than 90% of the coal is located in the eastern Donetsk region. The Dunbas coal field alone has 42 billion tons of reserves. The iron ore resources are also the first in the world, with reserves of up to 30 billion tons, which is said to be more than that of China. In a Krivoy Rog iron mine alone, the total iron ore reserves reached more than 20 billion tons. Although the taste of iron ore is not high, it wins in large quantities. In addition, Ukrainian manganese ore reserves are among the highest in the world.

With abundant coal and iron, there is still huge agricultural potential. It stands to reason that Ukraine should have the potential to become an industrial power. However, the Ukrainians of later generations are not upset. After independence, he was busy busy with Russia, and actively relied on the restless and kind West.

As a result, while clearly possessing unique natural conditions, Ukraine became worse and worse, and later became a poor country in Europe. If the officials of the dynasty change in the past, they would have long since become heads of industrial power.

Therefore, when Zhang Juzuo of the future strategy bureau was talking about the Crimea issue, he lamented that Ukraine clearly had a king of bombs in his hand, but he did not meet good leaders, and then got confused ...

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Of course, Marin was not designed to develop Ukraine. After all, there are about two million Ukrainians (called Ruthenians at this time). Even if it is developed, it is probably cheaper for locals.

The main purpose of Marin is actually to use Ukraine as a base to suppress Russia. At the same time, get some immigrants from Ukraine to America to help develop.

As for the Donbass Coal Mine and Krivoy Rog Iron Mine, he will not only not develop, but will also deliberately contain the signs of local development. Therefore, Marin will deliberately turn Ukraine's main coal and iron production area, that is, the area east of the lower Dnieper River, into a pastoral area, which is specifically used to raise horses and cattle and provide sufficient animal power for itself.

Then, he will invite the murderous Crimeans to graze there ~ www.novelhall.com ~ so as to scare the technical talents who know how to mine and smelt. After all, meeting the Crimeans is not a good thing, and it is easy to be caught and sold as a slave. That ’s all, if it ’s castrated and then sold ... life will be too dark ...

The foolish Crimean barbarian is unlikely to develop local coal and iron. They are primitive predators, not developers. And Simon's forces, as long as they honestly farm and graze along the Dnieper River ...

Simmons also helped Marin to recruit Cossacks. Those Ukrainians, but there are many sturdy Cossacks who are good at riding. It would be perfect if it was enriched in Marin's army and used as a vanguard to conquer the colony. At the beginning, the tsar used Cossack to conquer the vast Siberia. And Marin is also happy to learn this.

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In front of Simon's hospital bed, Marin saw Simon who had recently become overly insatiable, and his steps were a bit vain. On the contrary, Anna, the little nurse, is even more attractive. Obviously, the sentence "There are only exhausted cattle, no plowed ground" makes sense. Although Simon is young and strong, he can't stand the "Song of the Night" ...

"Simon, I plan to wait for you to be the earl of the Ross area in Kiev after this battle!" Marin intends to give Simon a vaccination in advance.

"Kiev Rus? Where is that?" Simon is a brainless scum, obviously not knowing where Kiev is.

Marin had to patiently explain to him, and then told him to solicit and command all the Cossacks in the Ukrainian prairie ...

"So, will I be King of Cossacks in the future?" Simon, a violent man, heard that he had the opportunity to command hundreds of thousands of fierce Cossacks, so he couldn't find North in excitement ...

"Yes, your task is to become the King of Cossacks!" Marin flickered.