Good fortune comes unparalleled, but misfortune never comes alone. Just when Marin was worried about how to attack Copenhagen, Sweden came from an urgent report that the Grand Duchy of Moscow sent 20,000 troops and had already attacked the Finnish area under Sweden's control.

Moreover, this group of Russians was very cruel. After entering the Finnish territory, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Most of the Swedish troops stationed in Finland were killed.

In an urgent letter, Old Sten Steui emphasized that this group of Maoist army has strong combat effectiveness and cruelty. The key is that they are not only cruel to the enemy, but also to the people, but also to themselves. When attacking Finnish cities, the Russian soldiers were like cheating, completely ignoring the casualties and attacking very fiercely.

Fortunately, Finland is big enough, and it will take a lot of time for the Russians to conquer the entire territory of Finland. If, when the Russians completely control Finland and then go to Sweden to attack the Danes from north to south, Sweden will be in danger.

So, Old Sten Sturre wants to ask his allies to send troops to support Sweden. Otherwise, Sweden is likely to be done...

Originally, Marin was worried about the difficult problem Copenhagen has, but now, seeing the crisis in Sweden, he frowned...

Obviously, Sweden is going to save it. If Sweden is over, Marin is afraid that the Grand Duchy of Moscow will take the opportunity to occupy Sweden and refuse to leave. Even if the Russians do not seize Sweden and only control Finland, it will not be a good thing. Because once the Russians control Finland, their influence will be expanded to the Baltic region.

Historically, after Peter I's Tsarist Russia opened the Baltic Sea's estuary, it soon became the overlord of the Baltic Sea. Although the Russians were not as strong as Peter I's period in this era, if they were allowed to seize Finland, it would definitely have a far-reaching impact on the situation in Eastern Europe.

Whether it is Marin, Lubeck and Hamburg, the Baltic region are their economic lifelines. The region with the largest profit in salt sales in Marin is the Baltic Sea. The trade volume between Lubeck and Hamburg is much greater than that of Marin.

Therefore, Lubeck and Hamburg took it more seriously and were more anxious than Marin. Old Sten Sturre's letter of help was also sent to Lubeck. The Lübeck people were very nervous and directly sent a speedboat to Copenhagen to ask Marin if there was a possibility of division of troops to rescue.

The Hanseatic League had a grudge against Russia. When Ivan III occupied the Hanseatic city of Novgorod in 1487, he expelled all Hanseatic merchants and then formed an alliance with the Danes. From then on, the Hanseatic League and the Grand Duchy of Moscow became enemies.

You should know that before Novgorod, it was one of the most prosperous commercial cities in the Baltic region. Why? Because Novgorod was the main salt supply place for millions of square kilometers and millions of people (including several Tatar Khanates) in the entire Ross region at that time.

It can be said that at that time, except for the Crimean Khanate in the south, salt was imported from Ottoman Türkiye, other regions were mostly wholesale from the Novgorod region.

Hanseatic merchants sold sea salt produced in Britain and mineral salt produced in Germany to Novgorod at a high price through maritime trade routes, and purchased a large amount of grain, fur, flax, wool, livestock, wood and other goods from the Ross region at a low price, and transported them back to Western Europe for sale at a high price.

Therefore, Novgorod is very important for the Hanseatic League. Hanseatic cities such as Lübek and Hamburg have set up storehouses in Novgorod.

However, since the Grand Duchy of Moscow occupied Novgorod, all Hanseatic merchants were expelled. Ivan III later changed to cooperate with Denmark to introduce Danish merchants. The huge profits in the salt trade of the Ross countries were given to Danish merchants by the Moscows. After all, Denmark was not weaker than the maritime power of the Hanseatic Alliance, and its maritime trade capabilities were not weak. However, this caused Hanseatic merchants, especially the Lubeks, to suffer great losses.

Moreover, the national conditions of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were different from those of Western European countries. The Ross countries were ruled by the Mongol Golden Horde for more than 200 years and were greatly influenced by the Mongols.

One of the most important points is that the tax model is very different from that in Western Europe...

This is very important and is often overlooked.

The Grand Duchy of Moscow was originally a vassal state of the Golden Horde, and it originally had to pay tribute to the Golden Horde every year, which is taxation. Therefore, very early on, the countries of Ross formed the habit of collecting taxes for the whole people.

Western Europe at the same time did not have this habit. The serfs in Western Europe only needed to be responsible to their serf owners and did not pay taxes to the past. The only common sailor was the Catholic "tith". The kings and princes in Western Europe could only rely on their respective fiefdoms and commercial taxes to maintain them.

The countries of Ross were different. These countries once needed to pay tribute to the Golden Horde every year, and had already formed the habit of paying taxes for the whole people. When the Grand Principal of Moscow stopped paying tribute to the Golden Horde, the taxes for the whole people did not stop, and the people did not reduce the burden. Those taxes were directly left and used by the Grand Principal of Moscow. Moreover, the burden on the people may not be heavier than that of Western European countries. Because the Grand Principal of Moscow believed in Orthodox religion and did not have the practice of tithes. The people only need to bear the taxes of the court, and do not need to pay taxes to religion.

So, although the Grand Principal of Moscow is a poor country and has no industry and commerce, because the court follows Eastern practices and the whole people collect taxes, its financial strength may not be worse than that of Western European countries.

Therefore, when the Golden Horde Aheima Khan was fighting against the Golden Horde in 1480, the Grand Duchy of Moscow was able to recruit 200,000 troops, but the economy was not yet collapsed.

If it were other Western European countries, if it were not major countries such as Britain, France and Switzerland, the monarch would go bankrupt if the food supply of 200,000 people alone...

Of course, the low food prices in Eastern Europe are also the confidence that the Grand Duchy of Moscow can recruit a large number of troops. After all, the low food prices and the cost of recruiting soldiers is also low.

Moreover, the Ross people were ruled by the Mongols for more than two hundred years, and were affected, and they also had the habit of being a soldier for the whole nation. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Grand Duchy of Moscow summoned 200,000 troops.

As enemies, although the Lübecks did not know that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had such strength because of the taxation of the entire nation, what they knew was that the Grand Duchy of Moscow was very capable of exploding troops...

Therefore, when they heard that the Grand Duchy of Moscow might occupy Finland, the Lübecks and the Hamburgs were a little panicked. They were afraid that after obtaining the Baltic estuary, the Grand Duchy of Moscow could also explode ships and sailors in large numbers like on land. At that time, the evil wolf of Denmark had just been suppressed, but they would welcome the tiger of the Grand Duchy of Moscow...

Therefore, Lübeck informed Marin that the Speaker of the Grand Grand Lubeck Tagfacht and the Speaker of the Grand Hamburg Heisenberg will personally rush to the front line of Copenhagen and discuss with Marin the matter against the Grand Duchy of Moscow...

In fact, Marin knew very well that Russia was domineering on the European continent later. However, it was always a land duck. Although it became powerful very early, the navy has not become stronger for hundreds of years. After all, its position was too miserable. The Baltic Sea is an inland sea that is easily blocked, and the Black Sea to the south was blocked by the Turks. Therefore, Russia is destined to find it difficult to have a powerful navy. Even if it creates a powerful fleet, it is blocked by people at home and cannot get out of it... Because of this, the Russians vigorously developed the submarine force. Because submarines are not easily blocked by people...
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