Chapter 2067： Carry the banner of religion

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For safety's sake, during Marin's expedition, these old nobles will not only be temporarily restricted in their freedom of travel, but their residences will also be surrounded. The specific requirement is that no bird is allowed to fly in (out).

The reason for this request is that these old nobles use carrier pigeons to pass the news. For example, letting a pigeon take advantage of the night. Malin's own spies always use the homing pigeons to pass on information at night, so naturally they also have to guard against the old aristocrats playing like this.

For this reason, Marin intends to implement a ban in Bremen during his trip to Eastern Europe to ban pigeons. Even, he did not hesitate to search the old aristocratic mansion. Pigeons are difficult to survive in the basement. They must be hung outside and under the eaves or on the roof. Once searched, there is no way to hide. Moreover, hounds can also be sent to find them. According to the smell of the pigeon, it is easy to find.

In fact, Marlin's biggest flaw now is the group of former princes he has circled in Bremen. According to the practice of this era, Marin did not comply with the rules.

You know, in this era, Europeans rarely have wars of annihilation. Even if they annex other countries, they have to find an excuse to make a claim or something. For example, France annexed the Kingdom of Naples and the Duchy of Milan because Charles VIII and Louis XII had the collateral bloodlines of the Kingdom of Naples and the Duchy of Milan, respectively, and declared their inheritance rights.

Marin was able to occupy East Friesland because he did have the blood of the earls of East Friesland and was recognized as a result.

But his reason for annexing the eight countries is far-fetched. Although the Eight Kingdoms actively attacked the North Sea State, they only wanted to annex most of the North Sea State's land and did not intend to completely destroy the country. Although, they plan to leave Caesar's small and pitiful territory.

Marin later appeared and counterattacked the eight countries. At that time, the opinions of the princes of the countries were actually to let the eight countries cede land and compensate for the losses of the North Sea country, rather than let the North Sea country completely annex the eight countries. However, the vassal states were organizing coalition forces to interfere with the emperor's annexation of Switzerland, and there was really no spare capacity to interfere with the North Sea state. Moreover, they haven't beaten the emperor yet. Therefore, they had to watch the Eight Kingdoms be annexed by Marin.

However, most of the vassal states are still very dissatisfied with Marin's annexation of the eight countries. If they were given a chance, they would definitely intervene and force Marin to surrender the eight annexed states. There is even the Guedes Principality which was annexed earlier.

But the premise is that the eight princes can escape from Bremen and ask the princes for help. After all, there is no plaintiff, no sufferer, and it is not easy to judge a case.

Therefore, what Marin has to do is to send a large number of troops to control the original princes when he leaves the North Sea country for Eastern Europe, so as to prevent them from escaping to seek help from the princes and give them reasons to send troops. Even the opportunity for the carrier pigeon to send a letter to ask for help cannot be given. In this way, even if the princes wanted to make trouble, they couldn't find a reason.

If they sent troops, and as a result, the North Sea country forced the eight princes to jointly issue a statement "I am fine, don't mess around", then the princes would be embarrassed. At that time, Marin could even beat him upside down and take the initiative.

Moreover, those princes are not fools. They will not mess around if they are not sure. In particular, their leading brother, the Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, was a man who made plans and moved later. Without the princes of the eight nations in hand, he would not shoot casually.

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In addition, Marin also wanted a righteous position to send troops. In this way, when troops are dispatched, no one dares to make trouble. Otherwise, all parties will be responsible.

What righteous name is it? Save the Catholic allies!

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania is a Catholic country, while the Grand Duchy of Moscow is a hostile Orthodox country. In this era when religious authority dominates, one is closer to one's religious beliefs than to one's ethnic group.

By the way, national identity only became popular in the 19th century. Before that, people, especially Europeans, were more accustomed to dividing camps according to their beliefs.

Take the famous Belgian independence, for example, which happened in the 1830s. At that time, Belgium was divided into Walloons speaking French in the south and Flemish speaking Dutch in the north. These two kinds of people are not the same nation, and their languages ​​are completely different. Even the Flemish people and the Dutch talents in the north belong to the same nation.

However, because I believe in Catholicism, the Dutch believe in Protestantism. Because of their different beliefs, the Flemish people in Belgium did not hesitate to abandon the Dutch, the same nation, and chose to become independent with Belgium.

However, after the 20th century, the sense of national identity surpassed the sense of religious identity, and the Flemish people quarreled with the Walloons again, and even wanted independence.

Of course, that is a matter for later generations. In this era, the concept of nationality is still relatively vague, and it is only roughly divided into Germanic, Slavs, and Latins, and there is no subdivision of nationalities.

Moreover, because Latin is the lingua franca of the Catholic world, people don't feel much about ethnic differences. The Holy See has always emphasized that the faithful should love each other.

Therefore, if Marin sent troops to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, if it was in the name of "protecting the Catholic allies," the German princes would not dare to act casually. Because this will stand on the opposite side of the church. It may even be excommunicated.

Of course, if the eight princes and suffering masters who were annexed by Marin stand up and speak out, that is another matter.

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Therefore, before sending troops, Marin must take care of the annexed princes, and must also carry the religious banner to make himself invincible. Under the banner of preserving Catholicism, let alone the German princes, even the tyrannical France, in the face of this righteousness, dare not stand up at this time. Otherwise, it will be the enemy of the Holy See and the churches of other countries...

But how to carry this religious banner is also exquisite.

First of all, Marin can't take the initiative to ask. Otherwise, others will say that his motives are impure. In particular, his motives are really impure. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of people will be snatched back, and the population will be lost directly. Therefore, he must pretend to be passive and let the Holy See come and invite him.

It is more reasonable and reasonable to carry the banner when the Holy See asks to go out. In this way, it can be regarded as "stand up for justice." If others want to be disadvantageous to him at this time, they have to think about the attitude of the church.

Secondly, when the church invited him out of the mountain, it had to pretend to refuse and greet him. By the way, ask for some benefits.

After all, expeditions for thousands of miles and tens of thousands of troops to rescue them are extremely costly. If you can't ask for benefits, it's too undecent and too fake. After all, Lei Feng only existed in that ideal age that didn't talk about benefits or even shy away from mentioning benefits. In normal times, Lao Lei would be slandered as a fool.

Therefore, Marin's plan was to ask them to ask the Holy See for help after Lithuania suffered a big loss. Then, the Holy See appealed to other countries for help. This country does not simply refer to the North Sea countries, but all the countries in Western Europe.

In order to avoid suspicion, Marin would ask the Holy See to ask France for help first Although France is strong, the current economy is not very good. Moreover, France is the westernmost in Europe, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow is the easternmost in Europe. If France sent troops, it would be equivalent to spanning the entire Europe. This cost, in the current France, is unbearable. The Holy See, obviously, will not bear the money, nor can it afford it.

In this way, France rejects that for sure. Then he asked the Emperor Maximilian I for help, but the hard-pressed Emperor Switzerland hasn't been able to handle it yet. How can I draw troops to save Lithuania? Also, His Majesty the Emperor is much poorer than France, and can't afford the expenses of the expedition...

In the end, it is natural to ask Marin who can fight for help...

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But Marin decided to refuse first, saying a lot of difficulties. For example, I am afraid of being taken advantage of by the emptiness of the country after I dispatched troops. It means to force countries to express their views.

At this time, regardless of whether it is France or the German states, they definitely hope that Marin will make a fortune and send troops to go to Moscow. Even, I hope Marin will die in Eastern Europe...

Then, everyone must have expressed their opinions-we will never move you... The subtext is-you can go to Eastern Europe to send people away...

At this point, it's almost there. Of course, ask for additional benefits. For example, some nominal benefits confirm the colonial power of Australia. In addition, it is to allow Marin to use physical means to "probabilize" the local Russ, transforming them from Orthodox Christians into Catholics... This physical method is naturally to be captured back to Beihai Country to "slowly probabilize"...

Even at this point, other countries will feel nothing. Because, they didn't expect how big Marin's appetite was. When Marin brings back hundreds of thousands of people, they will know that things are far beyond their imagination...