Zigmont's words attracted the praise of the Polish generals in the main hall of the Warsaw Royal Palace. But just next to the main hall, a guard's eyes flashed... Obviously, this was a spy...
The origin of this spy is naturally a spy from the Marin faction in Poland. Moreover, this person is a native Polish, not a native of the Beihai. The method of Marin bribing him is very simple and crude - the spirits are enough...
What are Erguotou and what are the "royal salutes" with maple syrup, this Polish guard named Jerkov can drink it. The premise is that he is willing to provide information to Marin's subordinates...
That night, a letter of intelligence was sent by a spy from Erguotou Polish Distribution Office and took him out of Warsaw...
When Lewandows was still on his way to Orich's march with 1,000 Polish winged cavalry, the information had long been sent to Orich...
"What? My brother-in-law actually wants to seal Caesar in Kiev?" Marin was shocked when he received the information!
Kiev! That is the black soil on the Ukrainian plain! What kind of soil is black soil? It is the natural fertile soil formed by the vegetation and the accumulation of generations after it dies, which is extremely fertile. Farming on this kind of land, even if it is not fertilized, the yield is considerable, and it is even more fertile after fertilization...
Ukraine later generations were known as European granaries. Its fertile black soil and vast plains were important capitals for becoming the "European granaries".
The Ukraine region is similar to the three eastern provinces in China, but the natural conditions are even better than those in the three eastern provinces. Because Ukraine is affected by the warm and humid airflow of the North Atlantic in winter, the temperature is a little higher than the Northeast period. Moreover, most of Ukraine is plains, unlike the Northeast where there are many mountains.
In later generations, Ukraine's arable land area was as high as 32.5 million hectares, while the three eastern provinces combined only had 300 million mu, or 20 million hectares. Moreover, both places were mainly black soil and the land was very fertile.
So, after hearing that Zigmont I wanted to enfeoff the Ukrainian grasslands to Caesar as territory, Marin even had the absurd idea of ​​"Do I really pretend to die to deceive the Ukrainian fiefdom"...
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But in the end, Marin rationally denied this plan, because Sigmont would only grant Caesar the territory around Kiev at most, and would not give the entire Ukraine to Caesar.
If Sigmont I was willing to enfeoff the entire Ukraine to Caesar, Marin would not say anything - continue to pretend to be dead...
That was a 600,000 square kilometers of black soil! But Zigmont I was not stupid. I could give Caesar a 30,000 to 40,000 square kilometers of territory. Moreover, I would not be able to rely on the sea.
In order to lose the land of Beihai Kingdom without relying on the sea for 30,000 to 40,000 square kilometers, especially in the Ruhr area, Marin was kicked by a donkey in the head...
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"But maybe I can introduce Simon to Ukraine as a lord?" Marin suddenly had a whim.
From the conversation between Zigmont I and his men, it can be seen that the Poles and Lithuanians do not seem to care much about the Ukrainian region and are unwilling to develop it.
Perhaps, this has a lot to do with the threat from Crimea and Türkiye in the south. But who is Marin? Will he care about this threat?
But it is impossible for him to go to Ukraine. After all, the American territory is much larger than that of Ukraine and the resources are richer.
But Simon is different. He doesn't have his own territory, so Marin would not give him too much. Even if Simon was in charge of too many troops, Marin would feel uneasy. After all, Simon is also a member of the Hoffman family and has the opportunity to covet the position of the Grand Duke of the North Sea Kingdom. At that time, Richard III, who murdered Edward IV's son, wasn't Edward IV's younger brother?
However, if Simon was sent to Ukraine, it would be different. Because, this means that Simon would leave Germany in the future and mingle in Poland and Lithuania. No one was in the North Sea, and his influence on the North Sea was gone. If he developed well, Marin would only be happy about it.
As for how to make Simon the lord of Ukraine? This is not too simple - just spend money to buy from the official Lithuanian government, you can buy a piece of land in the unvaluable Ukraine. Then, get a Count.
At the beginning, Pope Alexander VI spent 50,000 gold coins to buy an earl collar from the Spanish royal family and gave it to his son. Of course, the territory bought with 50,000 gold coins was mostly mountainous land and there was very little fertile soil on the plains.
However, Ukraine is different. There is nothing there, but there is no shortage of fertile black soil. You can buy a large piece of black soil territory for Simon by spending tens of thousands of gold coins. Moreover, because Sigmont I, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, is also Simon's brother-in-law, and he must give a discount. As the eldest Duke's wife's brother-in-law, it is not difficult for Simon to buy an earl and corresponding territory in Ukraine. What's more, he bought a territory like Ukraine that is not valued by Lithuania...
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Moreover, after Simon arrived in Ukraine, Marin would support him in creating his own powerful army. Then, he would beat the Russians eastward and snatch more land from the Russian Grand Duchy of Moscow. With Marin's financial support, Simon had the money to form a large-scale army to plunder and suppress the Grand Duchy of Moscow on a large scale, and prevent this country with great potential from rising. After all, Marin was still scared when he remembered the prestige of the Russians sweeping the world. The best way was to suppress the rise of the Russians through Lithuania and Poland.
However, there are many noble factions in Lithuania, and it is difficult to unite with the outside world. Therefore, Marin might as well support his younger brother to suppress the Russians. If Simon becomes the king of the Russians, it will be a waste of money and will fall into the hands of the Hoffman family...
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Of course, for now, Marin's most important thing is to say hello to his brother-in-law Zigmont I first, so as not to cause trouble...
Especially, the 1,000 Polish winged cavalry are best not to appear on the battlefield...
Why? Because of the duel between the North Sea Kingdom and the eight princes, it is best not to let outsiders intervene. Otherwise, if the eight princes are defeated, they will find reasons. For example, what does the Polish Kingdom participate in the war?
Although Poland only symbolically sent 1,000 Polish winged cavalry, it was sent by the Polish king to represent the Polish kingdom.
But now the Beihai Kingdom and the princes of the Eight Kingdom are fighting duel wars. The so-called duel is not allowed to intervene unexpected forces of the duel. Otherwise, the fairness of the duel is lost. If it is not fair, the defeated party can deny it.
Based on this consideration, in order to prevent the eight kingdoms from denying after defeat, Marin must not allow the 1,000 Polish winged cavalry to appear in Orich, in order to prevent leaving a handle for others.
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Therefore, Marin sent someone to notify the Cossack commander Alsace, asking him to take 2,000 Cossacks to stop the 1,000 Polish winged cavalry on the way, so as not to cause misunderstandings after entering the North Sea Kingdom.
At the same time, Marin sent someone to write a secret letter, and asked someone to send it to Warsaw and hand it over to Zigmont I. The content of the letter is very simple-
"Brother-in-law, I'm still alive! And I'm ready to fight back. Please withdraw your troops to avoid misunderstandings. We are fighting duel wars, and we cannot participate with external forces..."
After receiving Marin's secret letter, Zigmont I was shocked:
"What, he is still alive? Then..."
After thinking for a while, Zigmont suddenly realized:
"I understand. My second brother-in-law is really terrified. He is planning to completely eat those 8 opponents!"
Chapter completed!