Of course, the establishment of Petersburg is a future. Before the Grand Duchy of Moscow started the war, Marin took action even later. But the preparations could be done in advance. So, Marin called Peter's cousin.
Because it was in the palace office, not the backyard, it was obvious that we wanted to talk about the serious business. Therefore, Peter's cousin performed a noble ceremony very formally:
"Ri'an, Your Majesty, is there anything you need to contact me?"
Marin put down the quill, stood up and said seriously:
"Yes, Peter, I have an important task for you. Are you willing to accept it?"
Peter Hoffman was immediately excited when he heard this. He knew that his chance had come...
You should know that as a child of the Hoffman family, Marin's country was built by himself and not inherited from their common ancestors. Therefore, Peter knew that he was a child of the Hoffman family, but not a member of the Beihai royal family. Because Marin, the first king, was just his cousin.
Therefore, he had no complaints about Marin giving only a third-class baron and an ordinary baron leader. After all, he did not make much contribution to Marin.
However, seeing that Simon, who is the same age, has become the Count Lord of the huge Ukrainian country, it would be too vain to say that he is not jealous. That is the Count Lord! An independent little kingdom with his final say!
However, he did not make any contribution and did not have the same face to ask for higher titles and more fiefs from Marin. Moreover, he also knew that his titles and fiefs were obtained by his own son Yule who helped Marin manage his business and relationships in the Teutonic Kingdom.
He knew that Marin had an affair with Teutonic state, but he was not disgusted. Because Marin was his cousin. If Marin controlled Teutonic state, the benefits of their father and son would be indispensable. Therefore, Yule Hoffman was also very dedicated to Marin's request.
Peter himself was also eager to establish his achievements. But Yule was not willing to let him take risks on the battlefield, because after Peter's mother Tana gave birth to Peter, her health became bad and she took medicine all year round and could not give birth to a second child. In other words, Peter was the only descendant and heir of Yule Hoffman. Therefore, Yule would rather work harder than want his son to go to the battlefield to take risks to exchange military achievements. Moreover, for Le, the third-class baron is also a baron, and can be hereditary!
Therefore, Marin usually does not take Peter with him when fighting. But this time, Marin said he would entrust an important task, and Peter was also a little confused. But he guessed that it should be a civil servant task. Because he is not a warrior himself.
Because of the difficult life of Yule's family in his early years, Peter was weak and sickly since childhood. After growing up, he lived in East Friesland, but he was well maintained, but he was not strong enough. Even if he was asked to go to the battlefield, he would still give people food. Therefore, Peter had already had a guess in his heart...
"I am willing to take on the task, please give me instructions!" Knowing that my cousin would not harm him, Yu Le accepted the task calmly. Moreover, because he has been weak since childhood, he has read a lot of books and has some talent.
"That's right, I plan to occupy the Neva estuary in the future and build a port fortress on the south bank of the Neva estuary..."
Peter opened his mouth wide in shock:
"The Neva River is the territory of the Grand Duchy of Moscow..."
Most people don’t know it, but Peter grew up in Teutonic Kingdom and still knows a lot about the major powers around Teutonic Kingdom.
The Teutonic Kingdom is a strong country, but it is still pressed to the ground by Lithuania and Poland. The Grand Duchy of Moscow is a more powerful country that can push Lithuania to the ground to rub. The Grand Duchy of Moscow that broke out two years ago in the "Ugra River Confrontation" broke out, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow dispatched 200,000 troops!
Although the mouth of the Neva River is now a large swamp, it is also the territory of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In fact, Ivan III had thought about establishing a trading port at the Neva River. However, because of the Hanseatic merchants who expelled Novgorod, the Hanseatic merchants hated the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Several merchant ships sent by Ivan III were directly destroyed by the Hanseatic Alliance on the Baltic Sea, and all the people on the ship were killed. Then, the Grand Duchy of Moscow did not mention the establishment of a trading port. Later, he simply handed over all the salt trade and other projects to Mrs. Pusco. Mrs. Pusco also relied on the Hanseatic merchants of the Knights of Livonian...
But no matter what, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is a land dominant! Only 200,000 troops can the entire German states together form so many troops? Even France, the largest country in Western Europe, usually gathers about 100,000 troops at most. Unless they fight for their lives, they will gather so many troops...
Marin waved his hand and told Peter to rest as he was a little restless:
"Don't be excited, Peter, I didn't say it's realistic to take over there now. That's a long-term future plan, but now, we can make some preparations in advance."
Marin did not tell Peter the secret of the single-headed bullet of steel nails. As long as the single-headed bullet of steel nails is taken out and the army is equipped with a large number of troops, what if the Moscow army is too crowded?
In the later Krim War, the Tsarist Russian army was too brave enough, right? But wasn’t it defeated by the Minie rifle that the British and French coalition forces could accurately aim and shoot?
By the same token, in front of a single-headed bullet that can accurately aim at a single-headed bullet of 200 meters or even 300 meters, the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow had no chance of winning. Their most elite mezzanine gunners were a joke in front of a single-headed bullet.
As long as they kill the elite veterans in the front row, the farmers in the back row will likely disperse...
...
Marin spread out the map, pointed to the map and said to Peter:
"I plan to send you to pretend to be a big businessman and buy a large tract of land on the south bank of the Neva River through bribery and purchase."
"Then, you build a house with a high-walled courtyard here. The specifications are lower than those of the castle, but you must have strong defense..."
In fact, what Marin asked Peter to build was a dock built by landlords and powerful people in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The reason why he did not directly build the castle was because the castle was a nobleman and that it was an illegal one for ordinary merchants to build it.
As long as you don’t build a castle, just strengthen the wall, and bribe local officials, it’s nothing to do. But in actual combat, as long as the wall is tall and strong enough, you actually have a strong defense.
Marin asked Peter Hoffman to go there to build a river-side dock that could withstand the siege of the Moscow army. For this purpose, he would provide him with cement and asbestos and create asbestos concrete to strengthen his defense.
In addition, this fort will also build a large number of basements, mainly to hide troops and store grain. Once Marin sends troops, while sending troops on the front, he will also send some troops to land in Petersburg, go up along the river, and attack the side of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. At the same time, open up the population transportation channel.
"After the dock is built, you will build several docks by the river. But don't use the name of commercial docks, but fishing docks..."
At present, the maritime trade of the Grand Principal of Moscow has been blocked by the Hanseatic Alliance. If you really want to set up a trade terminal immediately, anyone will see that there is something wrong. But it is fine to set up a fishing terminal. Get more small fishing boats and go to the Baltic Sea to fish. Even the Neva River and Lake Ladoga, which connects the Neva River, are also important fishing areas.
Peter's mission was to pretend to be a rich merchant, buy a large area of ​​land on the south bank of the Neva River, and put on the pose of a local farmer. At the same time, he built a fishing pier, set up a few small fishing boats, and went to Lake Radoga to catch fish. While surveying the waterways, he also prepared for future warship landing...
After giving the task, Marin told Peter to go back first. He gave Peter a month off. Peter got married last year. His marriage partner was a baron family in the Principal of Cliff, and was personally introduced by his father's boss, Chief Philip. Marin meant to let Peter sow the seeds as soon as possible. If he could leave his descendants to perform the task, it would be easier to explain to Uncle Le.
Chapter completed!