Since he was preparing to form an alliance, some issues could be discussed openly and honestly. Marin clearly pointed out that Denmark, Brandenburg Electoral State and Saxony Electoral State were their strong enemies. Therefore, he hoped that after Prince Sigmont ascended the throne as the king of Poland, he could echo Marin and intimidate the two countries.
Because, from the map, the Kingdom of Poland and the Brandenburg Electoral State are directly bordered by the Electoral State of Saxony. It is only separated from the Electoral State of Saxony.
Prince Siegmont said it was easy, but at the same time, he also told Marin's complex marriage relationship - Prince Siegmont's younger sister Barbara is the wife of George Duke of Saxony, and his sister Sophia is the countess of Brandenburg-Ansbach...
Marin was surprised. He never noticed that George's wife was actually the little princess of the Jagelon Dynasty. However, Marin's enemy was not George, but George's cousin Frederick III's Saxon Electorate, not the Duchy of Saxon.
As for Brandenburg-Ansbach, although it also belongs to the Hohenzollern family, it is not a family. The current Earl of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I was the uncle of Jockim I, the Elector of Brandenburg. Moreover, he was the uncle who was different from Jockim I's father and mother.
But the problem is that the mother of Frederick I of Teme is the aunt of Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony and George Duke of Saxony...
Of course, Brandenburg-Ansbacher was far away from the southern part of Germany and was thousands of miles apart from the Brandenburg Electoral. Even if Marin fought with the Brandenburg Electoral, it would not affect the Brandenburg-Ansbacher. Unless the people from Brandenburg-Ansbacher specially ran to Brandenburg to die.
After careful consideration, Prince Sigmont chose to stand on Marin's side. As for why? It must be his own interests first...
The married sisters are just the water they poured out. If they delay becoming kings for the water they poured out, they would be really stupid. Besides, Marin was not directly enemies of George, nor was he directly enemies of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
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Marin was relieved to see Prince Sigmunt willing to stand on his side. Then, he handed over Prince Sigmunt a task - to help persuade George to sell Sifriesland to himself...
"What? Are you going to buy West Friesland? Such a big place... Brother-in-law, George may not be willing to sell..." Prince Siegmont was shocked, and was also shocked by Marlin's thoughts.
"What's there? I am now the only great nobleman in the Friesians. Most of the coastal areas distributed by the German Friesians were controlled by me, and only West Friesland in the Netherlands was left. I planned to get all the things and Friesland together and set up a Friesland Principality."
"But... but George may not be willing to sell it... That's no less than the area of ​​a principality, and the Hanseatic commercial city of Groningen..."
"Haha, I'm willing to pay for it now, and I'm already giving George a good face. Do you know? George has lost Sifriesland and can he get it back? The possibility is very low..."
"How could it be? The Saxony nobles are still very powerful. I think they should support George in regaining West Friesland..." Prince Sigmont was far away in Lithuania and Poland, and was not very aware of the war that had occurred some time ago.
So Marin talked about George's second defeat to Prince Sigmont, and finally said:
"The Saxon nobles have already supported George very well, but George was defeated and even sent his allies' troops to the enemy as prisoners of war. It is said that the ransom is more than one million gold coins. Do you think George still has hope of turning the tables? Now, who dares to lend him troops?"
Prince Sigmont was stunned for a while and sighed, "Why is this Guedes' Principality so powerful?"
"It's not surprising. The main force of their battle this time was Swiss mercenaries. It was not easy to be defeated by George in the early stage. What's more, the Duchy of Gedes was supported by the French, and George was unable to regain West Friesland no matter what."
"And the most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the ransom issue of more than 10,000 prisoners of war and more than 1 million gold coins. If George dares to gather the army to attack again, the more than 10,000 prisoners of war will definitely be killed by the angry Guedes Principality. This consequence is something that George cannot bear. Moreover, George is not able to gather the army anymore. After all, gathering the army requires a lot of money and food."
Prince Sigmont nodded and agreed with Marin's statement. He also felt that George had no hope of regaining Westfriesland. Moreover, he knew that Marin had so many troops and had the ability to take over the country after buying Westfriesland's sovereignty.
Moreover, Marin not only has a large army, but also has strong combat effectiveness. In addition, East Friesland and West Friesland are close together. If Marin starts war, it will not require a long supply line like George, and will directly transport it to the west from the country. The distance is close and the transportation difficulty is low.
However, as Duke of Saxony, George is definitely unwilling to send such a large area out easily, and it seems that he will be troubled for a while...
Prince Sigmont told Marin about this concern, but Marin waved his hand and said:
"It's okay, I didn't expect you to convince George now. I will always wait until George hits a wall before he wants to sell West Friesland in despair. I just want to ask you to persuade George to give up and stop making trouble when he visits him."
"I'm also for his own good, you know, George spent too much money and troops for this Westfriesland. Now, even if he paid the ransom of more than one million gold coins, he couldn't get the Westfriesland back. The Principality of Gedes is not a vegetarian -- well, they mean it's fierce. You also know the name of Swiss mercenaries. With the support of the French and the battle with the Swiss mercenaries, George could hardly win. Unless I'm willing to send troops to help him. However, I want to buy Westfriesland, and I can't send troops to help him. So, selling Westfriesland to me is the best choice."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "Besides, I am willing to pay him 1 million gold coins, and I am willing to send troops to rescue more than 10,000 prisoners of war. In this way, George not only does not have to pay the ransom of more than 1 million gold coins, but also get 1 million gold coins. In total, he has earned more than 2 million gold coins. Such wealth, let alone the Principality of Saxony, or the King of France, will be extremely tempted!"
"You also know that for the sake of such a broken place as West Friesland, George has exhausted all the finances of the Principal of Saxony and owed a lot of debts. The Principal of Saxony was originally a wealthy and powerful vassal state, but now it is about to go bankrupt. If you accept my advice and sell West Friesland to me, you can not only save more than one million gold coins in ransom, but also get one million gold coins for the restoration of the Principal of Saxony's economy. Of course, George can also put this money into his own pocket..."
Prince Siegmont thought for a long time after hearing Marin's words. But he had to admit that this was the best choice for George.
You know, the situation is very unfavorable to George now. The ransom of more than one million gold coins alone can make the Principality of Saxony go bankrupt. Moreover, there are not necessarily people who are willing to borrow so much money to George now.
Moreover, as Marin said, it seems unlikely that George would use force to regain West Friesland occupied by the Principal of Gedes. After all, French and Swiss mercenaries stood behind the Principal of Gedes.
Rather than this, it would be better to sell West Friesland to Marin. In this way, George's financial difficulties would improve immediately.
As for whether Marin could rescue the prisoners of war from the Saxony coalition forces? Prince Sigmont had no doubts. After all, Marin was an invisible overlord with tens of thousands of troops. The battle between the Duchy of Gedes and George would also be a loss. If Marin suddenly sent 20,000 or 30,000 troops to invade West Friesland at this time, it would be difficult for the Guedes and the army to resist.
The most important thing is that West Friesland is a distant enclave for the Principal of Saxony, and it is beyond reach. Once something goes wrong, it is difficult to deal with. Marin does not have this problem. The merger of the east and west Friesland is very convenient to manage.
In the end, Prince Sigmont made a decision to help Marin be the lobbyist. Anyway, this was also beneficial to George, or rather, to his sister.
Chapter completed!