This move is very ruthless and very effective. Historically, many newly seized power rulers also issued similar tax exemption orders. The only purpose of this move is to maintain stability!
What Marin was worried about was that the nobles of the eight vassal states would miss the net and would take advantage of him to lead his troops south to deceive the peasants into launching an uprising.
Once a peasant uprising occurs in the territory, Marin will have to send troops to suppress it. At that time, he will have to return. Even, he will have to raise his butcher knife and kill the uprisingers. After all, in order to prevent later generations from following, he must kill the rebels to deal with the rebels.
Therefore, the best countermeasure is to prevent the German serfs from having any ideas against him. In this way, even if there are ambitious people inciting him, no one will pay attention to it.
Whether it is the farmers in ancient China or the serfs in Europe in this era, what they care about most is probably the output of grain and the rent given to the serf owners. In fact, most of the grain harvested by the serfs every year is handed over to the manor owners, and only a small amount of grain that can barely live.
Therefore, Marin simply ordered the exemption of this year's rent tax, and even allowed the serfs to leave all the harvested food and not allow the land rent to be paid, which would allow the serfs to have a fat year this year. At least, the serfs from these eight vassal states could definitely eat and drink enough this year. Because their food could be completely kept and there was no need to hand over most of them.
In this way, the serfs who have obtained huge benefits will be happy and even be grateful to Marlin.
At this time, even if there are ambitious people who jump out and instigate them to rebel, no one will pay attention to it...
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Sure enough, when Marin posted and issued the order to "exempt all rents and taxes this year" in various places in the eight vassal states, serfs from all over the country were happy.
The opposite of them was the anger of the nobles of all sizes. Because Marin's decree made them have no investment this year and their lives would be difficult.
But Marin didn't care what they would think, because the main noble members of these eight vassal states basically participated in the war to invade Beihai. Then, they either died in Beihai or were imprisoned in Oldenburg. The nobles who stayed at home were either too old or too young. Even if they wanted to rebel, they could not make up for the waves.
And if they want to incite the serfs to rebel, it will be even more impossible. Because this decree has given the serfs great benefits and made Marin's favorable reputation in the eyes of the serfs. Who would still oppose Marin? As long as there are no serfs who are either too old or too young, they will not be able to make waves!
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Of course, Marin was not too cruel to offend these nobles. After all, he would still rule these areas in the future and could not offend everyone.
Therefore, while announcing that the serf taxes were not collected, Marin also told the nobles of the eight vassal states that he would give these people some compensation. The premise was that they should be obedient. In a word, those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish...
In fact, if Marin hadn't been rushing to lead his army south to threaten the princes' alliance to recognize his occupation of the eight vassal states (including the Schaumbob), how could he care about the economic losses of the nobles of these eight countries? It would have been a gift to make them live...
But for Marin, it was obvious that going south to get recognition from the princes was more important than dealing with the nobles of these eight vassal states. Therefore, Marin compromised and was willing to compensate for their economic losses.
In order to reassure these old nobles, Marin specially wrote a blank note for each noble family according to their previous years' harvest and promised to cash it out after returning. Anyway, the income per mu of these nobles' fiefdoms was only a few dozen pounds of rye, and Marin had a lot of grain, so it was completely affordable...
As long as these people do not make trouble for themselves when they lead their troops south, these efforts are worth it.
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Before leaving, Marin invited a group of elderly noble representatives from the eight vassal states, and repeatedly reiterated that they would retain their aristocratic status and fiefdom interests in the future. Of course, he did not say that he would still centrally replace the fiefdoms of these nobles to Bremen in the future to facilitate unified management...
After appeased these noble representatives, Marin gathered a 40,000 army again, set out from Goslar City, and first went west to his hometown Bochum. Then, after the grain ships from East Friesland transported enough military rations through the Münster Canal, they regrouped and continued to move south and headed straight to the Swiss region...
When passing by Bonn, the resident of the Archbishop of Cologne and Mainz, Mainz, the resident of the Archbishop of Mainz, Marin specially visited the two archbishops and presented a lot of gold and silver plundered from the city of Goslar, bribing the two highly respected eligible eligible emperors, hoping that the Archbishop of Mainz could temporarily convene an interim meeting of the Imperial Parliament to discuss and recognize Marin's rule over the eight vassal states. Of course, Marin, the Archbishop of Trier, who was also the elector of the church, also left behind - he also sent an envoy to send a large amount of gold and silver...
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The relationship between the German church princes and Marin was very delicate. On the one hand, out of vigilance and disgust towards the Habsburg family, these church princes had no good feelings for Marin, who had a close relationship with the Habsburg family. But on the other hand, because of the close relationship between Marin and the current Pope Julius II, these church princes were not very convenient for these church princes to publicly turn against Marin, so as not to be cared about by the Pope.
You should know that these church princes care about the attitude of the Pope than those secular princes. The rights of secular princes come from the inheritance of their blood. The Pope can only announce the expulsion of the secular princes at most, that is, extortion of punishment. However, this is not fatal. At least, it will not affect the secular princes continuing to be his princes. Unless there is a great enemy of life and death to come to challenge them with this excuse.
Therefore, in fact, the emperor is more afraid of the pope's extortion than the secular princes who inherited blood relationship. Because the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were elected by the princes and needed a good reputation. If they were expelled from the church, the princes could also use this as an excuse to depose the emperor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! But those princes are different. Their fiefs and titles do not require others to elect or recognize, but come from the inheritance of their bloodline. Even if they are expelled from the Pope, their reputation is at most, but they will not affect their continued participation in being his princes. This is like some famous stars in the later generations, so what if everyone dislikes them? They still live a prosperous life...
But these religious princes are different. They are elected like the emperor. Moreover, in terms of status, they are all subordinates of the pope. The emperor and the pope have similar status, and at most they are inferior to the emperor. Even the emperor is afraid of the pope's extortion, let alone these church princes who are subordinates of the church?
Therefore, even if they are unhappy with Marin, they dare not publicly dissipate Marin. Otherwise, if the Pope is angered and dissed by the Pope, it will be a big deal...
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Therefore, in the face of Marin's request, Archbishop Mainz, Archbishop Cologne and Archbishop Trier were all embarrassed.
In the end, the three church electoral emperors had an unusual attitude - they agreed to convene an extraordinary meeting to discuss the annexation of Marin's eight vassal states. However, they were only responsible for convening meetings. After the temporary meetings were held, these church princes would express neutrality. If Marin wanted to obtain the rule of the eight vassal states from a legal perspective, he had to obtain the consent of more than half of the secular princes...
This attitude is actually equivalent to a polite rejection. Because, under normal circumstances, those secular princes cannot agree to Marin's legal occupation of the eight vassal states, even if there is a duel letter.
But Marin didn't care, because he had already prepared to threaten the consent of the secular princes. Therefore, as long as the Archbishop of Mainz agreed to convene an extraordinary meeting, his purpose would be achieved...
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After Archbishop Uli, Mainz, agreed to notify the vassal states to convene an extraordinary meeting, Marin led his army away from Mainz with satisfaction. In fact, Marin had planned that if Archbishop Uli did not agree, he would lead his troops to stay in Mainz for preparations...
Outside Mainz, Marin's 40,000 army was waving. The momentum that 40,000 elite veterans showed during the march was extremely amazing.
On the city wall, Archbishop Uli, Mainz, looked at the 40,000 elite army of Beihai Kingdom covered with flags and sighed:
Chapter completed!