"Our people can't assassinate this mother and son?" Marin asked in a deep voice.
"It's hard! Now Margaret's residence is surrounded by thousands of French soldiers, and even a bird cannot fly in. It is said that every time Margaret goes out with little Henry, dozens of big men in plate armor stand next to him. They are used as meat shields, and it is difficult to shoot with crossbows and muskets in the distance." Kohler shook his head and said.
"Then there are no such things as the plate guards left?" Marin asked unhappily.
You should know that this mother and son are not only threats from Edward, but also threats from Caesar in the future. Edward is destined to have no children. As long as Caesar marrys Edward's only daughter, Margaret, in the future, he will be the king of England. The existence of this so-called "Henry VIII" will become a threat from Caesar. Therefore, Marin must get rid of him.
Kohler thought for a while and said:
"It is said that except in the residence, only when the King of Dharma and the French nobles invited Margaret and his son to the banquet, would those plate-armored guards not be by their side... However, it is difficult for us to get into the banquet between the King of Dharma and the French nobles. Unless we can find a French noble as an inner-level French nobles. Moreover, we must be at least a middle-level French nobles, otherwise we are not qualified to attend such a high-level banquet. But at present, we do not have such an inner-level servant."
"Are the French nobles?" Marin touched his chin, thought for a long time, and suddenly asked:
"You said, how about we send someone to France to be a noble?"
Kohler was stunned after hearing this, and then shook his head:
"How is it possible? If we send people to France, it will be scary to be a knight or a baron. Moreover, it will take many years to lurk. How can we become a French nobleman and a middle-level nobleman without great credit?"
"That's true..."
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But the next day, Marin suddenly called Kohler excitedly and said happily:
"I thought of a way, we can send a spy to France as a nobleman!"
Kohler looked disbelief and thought Marin was joking.
Marin then explained:
"Didn't you tell me last time that the arrangements of spies in Munster City after Bishop Conrad's death?"
Kohler nodded:
"Yes, can you arrange those spies to be nobles in France? Impossible? Can the French be a nobleman for any foreigner of unknown origin?"
Marin smiled proudly:
"Hehe, it's certainly impossible under normal circumstances. But what if this spy gave Louis XII a letter of favour that made Louis XII very tempted?"
"A letter of vote? What is that?" Kohler didn't know what a letter of vote was.
Marin had to explain that the letter of vote is a proof of loyalty, which means that before joining an organization, it means that before joining an organization, it expresses loyalty by the behavior recognized by the organization. However, it is generally used in a community, and "letter of vote" is generally illegal activities...
"Oh, what you mean is-- let that spy give King Louis XII a great gift that he could not refuse in exchange for Louis XII to grant him his title?" Kohler reacted.
"That's right, that's what it means! Do you remember the fact that we deliberately gave the princes of the seven countries to fake fertilizer recipes?"
"Of course I remember volcanic ash. But speaking of it, if you choose volcanic ash correctly, it is really a good fertilizer. The yield per mu is said to be about 200 pounds."
"Yes, but do you remember when I said that volcanic ash is mainly produced in Italy?"
Kohler suddenly realized:
"What you mean is to let this spy tell King Louis XII the secret that 'volcanic ash can greatly increase grain production' in exchange for the title of France?"
Marin nodded:
"That's true, but not just that. Think about it, if the French knew that the volcanic ash produced in Italy was an important fertilizer, would they reinvade Italy? Especially the Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, where there are many volcanoes!"
Kohler was shocked:
"This... this is the strategy you said to be "killing two birds with one stone"! It not only invades our spies into the French aristocratic circle, gains the opportunity to contact Margaret and his son, but also instigates France to attack Italy and set off a new Italian war for hegemony... Lord, your wisdom is as good as the sky..."
"Stop, don't flatter, you said you missed it. In fact, if you send this spy, there is a third mission..."
"What is the third mission?" Kohler asked curiously.
"Do you remember, I sent someone to invest in a shipyard in Amsterdam and transformed them into furniture factories?"
Kohler nodded immediately. He was the one who did it, and of course he knew it very well. A few years ago, Amsterdam was an important shipbuilding center in Europe, with 30 shipyards.
But later, after helping the French transport supplies, Marin used the hand of the handsome King Philip who hated France to severely attack the Dutch ship owners and took the opportunity to acquire the shipyards in Amsterdam.
Now, two or three years have passed, Amsterdam originally had 30 shipyards, but only three were still building ships. The remaining 27 were all acquired by spies under Marin and converted into furniture factories, focusing on creating various exquisite furniture and wooden crafts.
In other words, Marin used this invisible economic means to quietly abolish Amsterdam's great sailing capabilities. Many Dutch merchants were also attracted to become furniture agents and sellers.
Moreover, as long as there are merchants in Amsterdam who want to engage in a large voyage, they will soon be suppressed by the Dutch branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce and then abolished. In this way, Amsterdam is increasingly moving towards the direction of furniture city...
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Marin also planned to use the same trick to deal with France this time. In fact, Marin had previously sent his subordinates to kill and acquire French oak as a merchant, especially tall oak logs that could be used as keels for shipbuilding. Then, the originally tall oak logs were broken down into sections, suitable for furniture construction, rather than shipbuilding materials.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, later I found that relying solely on the power of merchants, it is a bit unsavory in France. After all, this is an aristocratic era. A simple merchant cannot compete with the nobles at all. Even if you have money and fall in love with a certain oak log, as long as there are French nobles to rob you, no matter how rich you are, it is useless. Moreover, you can't help but say you don't sell it. Unless you are also a French noble and have privileges in France.
Just so happened that Marin planned to send spies to send a "vote letter" of volcanic ash fertilizer in exchange for the title of French aristocrats. After Marin's spies became French aristocrats, it would be easier to acquire French oak logs. After all, French aristocrats were a privileged class in France.
Of course, after Marin asked him to acquire oak logs, he would not learn from the Amsterdam set to create furniture or something. After all, the market for furniture is not that big. Because the use cycle of furniture is very long and the update is very slow. Some people can use a set of furniture for decades.
Therefore, Marin plans to arrange for him a high-consuming industry - making barrels...
You should know that in France, because wine production is very developed, the oak barrels used to make wine consume a lot. Moreover, oak barrels have a "lifetime".
The "lifetime" mentioned here specifically refers to the oak barrels used for winemaking, because the oak barrels can secrete a tannin that helps aging wine. There are also compounds such as vanillin, oak liposomal and eugenol, which have great effects on making wine.
However, the amount of these substances is limited. After 4 years of brewing, these substances are basically consumed, so it will not have much effect when brewing wine.
Therefore, in later generations, the brewing life of oak barrels produced in France was 4 years. After 4 years, the oak barrels would be eliminated and used as old barrels. Of course, other industries can still be used, and can be used for decades.
Marin's plan was to promote the rule of "eight barrels for four years to eliminate" in France, and standardize and scientific winemaking in later generations. Moreover, it was particularly pointed out that oak barrels made of French oak are the highest-level oak barrels... Then, we will publicize the older the oak (the taller the tree is naturally taller and more suitable for shipbuilding keels), the better the effect (this is true, French oak barrels in later generations are indeed the highest-level wine barrels).
In this way, the consumption of French oak will definitely increase. In order to make high-end wines, the cutting of French oak will definitely increase greatly. In particular, in order to pursue the quality of wine, we will deliberately find the kind of old oak barrels suitable for keels. In this way, we can avoid spending money to buy oaks that are not suitable for shipbuilding. Moreover, France's shipbuilding potential will be greatly weakened...
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After hearing Marin's explanation, Kohler grew up with his mouth in surprise:
"This...this...this is really 'a single shot three birds with one stone'..."
Chapter completed!