To be honest, even if Marin sends people to release termites, it cannot stop French man-made ships. After all, termites cannot bite all the wood. But what Marin wants is not to completely stop French man-made ships, but to greatly increase the cost of French man-made ships.

For example, it is obvious that building a boat only requires X cubic wood, but due to termite damage, the French need to prepare twice or even three times more than the wood. Then, the cost of French shipbuilding will be greatly increased.

Cost may not have much impact in later generations. After all, the officials in later generations are very rich and can afford some losses. But this era is different. The dignified Kingdom of France and the top European power have a fiscal revenue of only more than 1.2 million gold coins per year, which is not as good as Venice or the North Sea. France has a large country with many officials and many army, and its fiscal expenditure is very large. Among them, the military's war horse feed consumption is the big part of many consumptions. Therefore, the French did not have much extra money.

The increase in shipbuilding costs will make France, which is already inadequate, only compress the number of shipbuildings. At that time, if there are not enough ships, it will be difficult to pose a practical threat to England. In short, this is a very hidden soft knife, and the threat cannot be seen, but the effect is good. The most important thing is that the French are still unaware of it...

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Why did Marin weaken France at this time? It's very simple, he is laying the groundwork for Caesar's acquisition of England!

Whether it was Louis XII or François I, they were ambitious and coveted England. Two generations of French emperors had been planning for England for a long time. If Marin went to marry England at this time, the French would be furious!

The French obviously knew the secret that Edward could no longer have children. Therefore, the marriage between Caesar and Princess Margaret means that they can unite England in the future. But for the French who had long planned England, Caesar's gain of England would be absolutely disastrous. Because England's navy was originally very strong, and the North Sea Navy was not weak. In particular, the North Sea Army was still very strong. If England and North Sea Power united, France would not be able to move England in the future.

Therefore, if Caesar and Princess Margaret marry into each other, France might not be able to cross the sea to attack England, but it would definitely be able to attack the North Sea Kingdom, which is also located on land.

Marin was not ready for a decisive battle at this time, and there were only 30,000 to 40,000 people in the country. If the enemy was only France, Marin was confident that he could withstand it. However, if the German princes also joined in, it would be a lot of danger...

Therefore, before Caesar and Princess Margaret married, Marlin thought that it was necessary to hit France hard and let France keep a low profile and be honest for a while. In this way, it would be impossible to interfere with the marriage between Caesar and Princess Margaret. When France recovered, the situation was already done and they could not change.

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In fact, England geographically threatens France more than Spain. Although Spain is a powerful army, it is far southwest. France's core area is in the Paris Basin in the north, and the Spanish are beyond the reach of it.

And the English could go up the Seine and attack Paris directly...

Of course, this is just theoretically so. Because the English Army is too bad, it can only plague the northern and western coasts of France, and it has no ability to invade Paris. Because, even if it invades Paris, the English Army is not an opponent of the French Knights.

But the French were also afraid that England would suddenly have a strong army! Not to mention anything else, if it merged with the North Sea Kingdom, it would definitely be a strong country with both sea and land, and it would have the ability to directly threaten Paris.

So, if the North Sea Kingdom wants to merge with England, it will really over-stimulate France. Marin has to be careful!

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The best choice is to take advantage of the current internal instability of the French, and the English can join forces with Spain and Austria to beat France up and beat the French up to be honest.

Originally, this opportunity was actually very high. For example, Maximilian I added a new army of 16,000 Gudendorf. If he could transfer 16,000 Gudendorf's troops to the Netherlands and launch an attack on Paris from later Belgium. At the same time, England also mobilized large troops from the local area to join them to attack Paris together, which would definitely bring France a big bad luck.

You know, Paris has not been besieged. Back then, Charles, who was bold, united the then Duke of Berry, Duke of Bourbon and Duke of Brittany to form a "charity alliance" against Louis XI, and surrounded Paris, and almost successfully subverted Louis XI's rule. If Louis XI had not divided and won over the "charity alliance" in time and caused conflicts within it, the Valois dynasty might have been subverted by Charles XI.

Moreover, it was a smooth battle to attack Paris from Belgium. As long as the Habsburg family could send 16,000 troops, and England could raise 20,000 to 30,000 people, they could push all the way to Paris. Not to mention destroying France, they would definitely force France to sign the underworld alliance.

After all, the main force of the French army is still in Naples, and the French are absolutely unable to resist the attack from the north at this time.

However, Maximilian I had his own plans. His Majesty the Emperor did not believe in the English's land combat capabilities, and he hoped to take advantage of the time when the French had no time to take care of them and could annex Switzerland first. By the time the Habsburg family's territory could be connected. At that time, Austria, Tyrol, Switzerland and Francheconte would be connected into a whole region, which would be more conducive to rule.

Moreover, Maximilian I actually had his own little thoughts - he was a little jealous of Spain's ability to swallow the rich Kingdom of Naples! Although he was an ally, the emperor was not happy to have all his allies!

In addition, if Spain takes the opportunity to completely defeat France, then it will be difficult to say whether Spain is an enemy or a friend in the future. Therefore, Maximilian I think it is best to let France and Spain evenly compete and fight each other to the death.

Marin also understood that Marin's meaning was to unite the forces left by the British and French troops to fight to the death on the great plains in northern France and eliminate France's biological forces. As long as it could eliminate more than 10,000 French knights left by Paris, France would inevitably suffer great damage...

This is a good thing for Austria, but the emperor was worried that the decisive battle of the plains would fail. Because the plains were very conducive to the performance of French heavy cavalry. Also, if France was really destroyed, no one would curb Spain's expansion... Well, these are actually excuses...

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As for why His Majesty the Emperor chose this way? Because he learned from his daughter Queen Margaret that the secret of the volcanic ash in the Kingdom of Naples could increase agricultural output.

After hearing this secret, Maximilian I was so jealous! He also wanted to gain the Kingdom of Naples, but the Habsburg family was not strong enough to intervene in the Naples battle for hegemony.

After You, His Majesty the Emperor became jealous. Originally, he should have joined forces with England to repair France hard, so that France would suffer a great loss.

However, because of his strong jealousy towards Spain, His Majesty the Emperor chose a relatively short-sighted choice - concentrate his efforts on Switzerland first. As for the Faspis competition, he will watch the fun. Unless France has the upper hand, he will help Spain...
Chapter completed!