Chapter 1381： Earl of Ukraine

After the invitation letter was issued, the next step was the preparation of several auctions. But Marin doesn't care about this. After all, his men are not eating idle food. For Marin, the smooth control of the eight vassals is the most important.

However, shortly after the New Year, Simon ’s tired lazy man suddenly appeared in Marin ’s palace.

What is Simon doing? It turned out that Simon remembered that Marin had told him that he wanted him to go to Kiev on the Ukrainian prairie as an earl. In particular, Marin fooled him and said that he would be the king of the Cossacks ...

Simon is a muscular man full of battles, and he doesn't care much about the Earl's title. However, it is very desirable to lead cavalry through the Ukrainian steppes.

In the North Sea country, Simon's presence is a bit awkward. why? Because Marin was afraid that the brothers would become the new Richard III, threatening Caesar's safety. Therefore, even if Simon is very combative, Marin will never let him lead the army, so as not to lose his tail.

As a result, Simon's muscles are useless. For a combat maniac, this is more painful than death.

So, when Marin fooled him and told him to go to the Ukrainian prairie to lead the cavalry through the prairie, Simon remembered it firmly. When the war was over, Simon felt that it was almost the same, so he came to Marin and asked Marin to honor his promise ...

Simon gave full play to his shameless spirit and strangled Marin. Marin was so troubled by him, plus he really needed Simon to help him gather the population and train the Cossack mercenaries in Ukraine, and raise animals on the Ukrainian grasslands to supply the North Sea, so Marin finally agreed to start doing this for Simon ...

So, Marin sent a messenger to Krakow, and proposed to Siegmont I-willing to pay 200,000 gold coins to help Simon buy Kiev city and the area around Kiev as Simon's enclosure. Of course, there is also the title of an earl ...

Sigmund I had no opinion, but Ukraine does not belong to the Kingdom of Poland at this time, but belongs to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Therefore, Sigmund I went to Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, to discuss with the members of the Big Som (the name of the Lithuanian noble council) who actually ruled Lithuania.

Like the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is a country controlled by nobles. As a king of Poland and a Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigmund I did not have much power. Of course, his rights must be much greater than those of the Queen of England. After all, this is the age of monarchy, and the king has not yet become a mascot. But at this time, both Poland and Lithuania had the shadow of the constitution of the later monarchy-the king rarely managed state affairs, and general state affairs were managed by Big Sham.

Sigmund I himself agreed that Simon became the lord of Kiev. Simon himself was a well-developed and simple-minded master. Sigmund I did not think that this third uncle had the ability to threaten his rule.

Moreover, the Polish and Lithuanian regimes are complex and the nobility is in power. Sigmund I himself did not have much real power. If Simon could grow into a great aristocrat of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, he would become his own helper at the meeting of Big Sem. Therefore, he is happy to see it done. But whether to accept Simon as the lord of Kiev depends on whether the lawmakers of Big Sum agree. Therefore, Sigmund I made a special trip to Vilnius.

"What? Malin, the Grand Duke of the North Sea Kingdom, wants to buy Kiev and the nearby area for his younger brothers as a fief?" Duke Yogela of the Rimbunda family, the current Speaker of the Big Lim, was surprised. The other Senators who attended the meeting also looked at each other, wondering why Marin bought Kiev ...

"How can Kiev not sell?" Sigmund I was a little unhappy. The Ukrainian region is the southern border in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and is not valued. Although the climate there is warm, most people are reluctant to cultivate there because of the threat of the Crimean Khanate. Because, after you have reclaimed the land, the gangsters of the Crimean Khanate may come to the house and rob.

In the past, the situation was most severe when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Golden Horde united against the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Because it was the Crimean Khanate that allied with the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The alliance between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the main branch of the Golden Horde is the enemy of the Crimean Khanate, a side branch split from the Golden Horde. Therefore, in the past few years, the Crimean Khanate, which is more subordinate to the hostile forces in the Ukrainian region, has done a lot of harm. Naturally, no one is willing to manage the Ukrainian region.

Even with Marin's cooperation, the Crimean Khanate abandoned its rivalry with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and became an ally against the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but few people were willing to manage the Ukrainian region. Because, a bandit country like the Crimean Khanate, the ghost knows whether it will keep its covenant. Perhaps, when Ukraine is developed, it will attract the covet of Crimean robbers ...

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Duke Yogela was stunned for a while, but soon reacted:

"It's not impossible to sell, Your Majesty, we want to know why Duke Marin bought the Kiev region. If you don't know the reason, I don't think everyone will be at ease."

After Duke Yogela finished speaking, many Senators on the edge nodded in agreement. If the general nobles want to buy, they may not care. However, Marin is a well-known European prince who can fight, and his actions are certainly receiving much attention and are more alarming.

Sigmund I explained Marin's reasons:

"That's it. His younger brother Simon was brave and belligerent, hoping to lead the soldiers to fight. However, Grand Duke Marin was afraid that he would grow into the second Richard III, so he never let him be the leader of the North Sea Kingdom. But Simon Strongly demanding the opportunity to lead the soldiers to fight, Marin was helpless and planned to help him buy a block of land on the Ukrainian grassland and let him come here to fight ... "

"Richard III ..." Big Lithuanian parliamentarians were stunned. Of course they all know who Richard III is, and the cause of Edward V ’s death is also widespread in Europe. After all, it has been less than thirty years ago. They can understand Marin's concerns. But, put Simon in the dangerous Ukrainian steppe ...

"Don't he worry about Crimea's gangsters?" Asked a Big Sam MP.

Siegmont I did not care:

"What are you afraid of? The Crimean Khanate is now an ally of the North Sea Kingdom, the younger brother of the Grand Duke of the North Sea Kingdom, and the Crimean will offend? And, Kiev is in the northern part of the Ukrainian steppe, and there is a section of the Crimean Khanate What about distance? "

"Who did Prince Simon come to Kiev to fight? Isn't he going to lead soldiers to fight?"

"Marin said that Simon would raise a group of Cossack cavalry ~ www.novelhall.com ~ and find trouble with the Grand Duchy of Moscow ..."

"Trouble with the Moscow people ..." Suddenly, many Lithuanian parliamentarians' eyes brightened ...

The Grand Duchy of Moscow is a dead enemy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and if anyone can find the trouble of a dead enemy, they are happy to see their success.

"What about the price?" Duke Yogela asked.

"200,000 gold coins to be distributed to Big Sem. In addition, if the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fights against the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Simon will also send troops to help!"

After discussing for a while with Duke Yogela and other MPs, he replied:

"Your Majesty, we agree in principle to sell Kiev and the surrounding area to Prince Simon. But, the price ... 250,000 gold coins ..."

Sigmund I pretended to hesitate and nodded in agreement. In fact, the bottom line given by Marin is 300,000 gold coins ...

In this way, with the approval of the Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Simon will officially become the count of Ukraine of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after paying the cost of 250,000 gold coins. about. Of course, most of the enclosures are uncultivated grasslands ...