On the side, Lübeck Speaker Heinrich and Hamburg Speaker Bernard did not have any emotional fluctuations in the dirty deal between Hector and Marin.
Why? Because they think it should be so. Moreover, the main target of Hamburg and Lübeck this time is actually Bremen’s 53 Hanseatic merchants. Because Bremen’s business channels in England and the Netherlands are basically in the hands of these 53 big merchants. As for other small Hanseatic merchants, they either rely on these 53 big merchants or are not in a state of chaos.
Therefore, whether it is Bernard who needs these channels the most or Heinrich who wants to get a bargain, he has no objection to the Hanseatic merchants who Hector and others betray Bremen. Even those Hanseatic merchants in Bremen are just increasing taxes for them. If those small merchants encounter a crisis, they will not only not help, but may also take advantage of the situation. This is the mall, without any warmth, only benefits. A pure merchant, even if it is not so bad that he is trampled, is definitely not a good person. Because good people have been cheated to death long ago...
If it were in the era of sound legal system in later generations, there might be good businessmen who could survive. But in this wild era, it would be difficult for a good businessman to gain a foothold.
To give a simple example, in this era, there was no one who was engaged in maritime trade. In order to ensure safety, basically every merchant ship would raise a group of desperate people to deal with pirates. If a good businessman who loves peace had long been swallowed up, there would be no one left. Therefore, in this era, none of the businessmen who survived and became big was a good person. Even many big businessmen had many lives in their hands. There were pirates and competitors...
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After the negotiations, Marin went to issue salt inlets and arrange the production and supply of Lüneburg salt mines. Hector and others did not return to Bremen, but secretly invited Oldenburg to the 53 Hanseatic merchant families in Bremen. The speaker of the Hamburg Grand Speaker Bernard and the speaker of Lübeck Grand Speaker Heinrich did not leave because they wanted to stay and divide the 53 Hanseatic merchants...
After the 53 Hanseatic merchants arrived, Bernard immediately took the lead in trying to win over, especially those who had channels in England and the Netherlands, which became Bernard's main target.
These Hanseatic merchants were actually reluctant to leave the city of Bremen where they lived for generations, but they also knew that Marin was ruthless this time. If they refused to leave, not only would their property be deprived of Marin, but they might not even be able to save their lives. Therefore, they could only accept the win over Hamburg and Lübeck.
In the end, Hamburg won away 27 big Hanseatic merchants. These people were all big bosses who dominated the storehouses in England and the Netherlands, and were also what Hamburg needed. The remaining 26 big Hanseatic merchants were all belonged to Lubeck. Although some of them had certain commercial channels in England and the Netherlands, according to the agreement reached by Hamburg to win over Lubeck, Hamburg could only win over half of the big Hanseatic merchants.
After the negotiations were completed, Marin issued them a salt intake to buy real estate. Then, the 53 bigwigs went back to Bremen to clean up their belongings and leave.
However, Marin had an agreement with them in advance - except for their property, he was allowed to take away only the desperate people and sailors who were usually raised by their families. However, those boatmen and sailors in Bremen who were good at inland shipping, including ships for inland shipping, were not allowed to take away... Of course, those inland ships, Marin would buy them at market prices...
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The reason why Marin planned to Bremen was mainly to plan for boatmen and sailors who were good at inland shipping. Why? Because Marin repaired the Münster Canal and was planning to use this canal to develop inland shipping from Ruhr to Emden.
However, Marin had a serious lack of boatmen and sailors who were proficient in inland shipping. In addition, there were not enough ships for inland shipping.
In the near future, Marin plans to fully develop coal in the Ruhr area. Therefore, he needs many inland boats, including boatmen and sailors who are proficient in inland shipping. But if he trains himself, the process is very slow. Therefore, snatching it from Bremen becomes the best choice. Strike it out of Bremen's hands. It just so happened that Marin was cheaper...
The city of Bremen has a population of nearly 20,000. Except for hundreds of Hanseatic merchants, most of the remaining population is related to shipping. Either it is a slave and thug for the Hanseatic merchants in Bremen. According to statistics, there are about 8,000 boatmen and sailors in Bremen. These people occupy nearly half of Bremen's population.
Of course, nearly half of these more than 8,000 ship workers and sailors were not native Bremen citizens, but migrant workers recruited from other regions of Germany. But in any case, most of these ship workers and sailors were skilled. If they were attracted, they could get started immediately. Even if the Hanseatic merchants in Bremen would take away some of the shipmen and sailors, the remaining inland boaters and sailors would have at least 5,000 people. 5,000 ship workers and sailors who were good at inland shipping were enough to support Marin's inland shipping empire.
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After getting the salt inlet given by Marin, the 53 wealthy families immediately packed up their belongings after returning to Bremen, and moved all the property they could move to sailing ships, ready to leave. Their accompanying were also the desperados they usually hired, the boatmen and sailors who were good at sailing. These were the foundations for their future establishment in Hamburg or Lübeck.
Marin, at this time, also sent statistics personnel to enter the Bremen Pier Area under the escort of the army, interrogating and registering all shipmen and sailors. In order to prevent them from lying, they also required witness proof. In this way, the Hanseatic merchants in Bremen can avoid taking away inland shipping shipmen and sailors who have no experience in navigating. Subsequently, the statisticians issued passes to the shipmen with navigating experience, allowing them to leave with the Hanseatic merchants.
At the same time, considering that the food in the city was out of stock, in order to avoid starving people, Marin began to distribute free of charge to the inland shipping boatmen and sailor families who were destined to stay. The Hanseatic merchants and the outlaws, as well as their families, were destined to not receive the bread.
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After the 53 large Hanseatic merchants evacuated their families, the city of Bremen was in chaos. However, because the leaders of the usual way were all gone, the city of Bremen was considered to be without a leader. Some stubborn little Hanseatic merchants planned to organize the people to resist. However, because Marin began to distribute black bread to the civilians, no one responded to the call of these radicals.
In desperation, the little Hanseatic merchants who originally planned to organize citizens to resist had to compromise. Although the property was depreciated half, Marin did not rob it in vain, right?
With the salt tent issued by Marin, most of the little Hanseatic merchants evacuated Bremen one after another, with a total of more than 500.
Chapter completed!