If you want others to believe in you, you have to give the other party a little sweetness first. Just like those casinos who have traps for others, they always have to let the other party win for a while. In the end, they will be trapped, allowing the other party to lose money with their capital and profits...
Therefore, if you want the merchant ship owners of the Five Ports Alliance in England to believe in themselves, you must first let them eat some benefits...
To this end, Marin decided to immediately ask Kohler to arrange personnel to set up offices in the five commercial terminals of the Five Port Alliance in the name of the Dutch and Italians. Then, he placed a few orders and asked them to do it and established a good reputation for keeping trust. When the war started, he placed a big order and cheated them out. Moreover, he only gave the deposit but not the follow-up, and threw the blame to the French.
It just so happened that it was December 1505, and there were still a few months before April when spring plowing ended. During these months, an office was set up at the port of the Five Port Alliance, and a few orders were placed to establish the image of keeping trust. Only when the big order was placed finally, people would trust and take the bait.
According to the rules, the Chamber of Commerce office must place an order and pay the deposit, and the final payment will be settled at the office after the ship comes back. Marin took advantage of this and after paying the deposit, he guessed that the other party's ship was about to return, so he disappeared, leaving traces of the French, making the owners hate the French...
In fact, even if the full payment is paid, Marin is just worried that France will annex Britain. Therefore, it is estimated that the merchant ship owners will hate France. In this way, when the French want to invade England, these merchant ships will burst out with 200% combat power to fight against the French. After all, the French "caught their hard-earned money"...
Marin guessed that after he joined forces with Edward to defeat Henry VII and seize London, if the French heard the news, they would definitely not be lonely and wanted to get a share of the pie. Therefore, the French would definitely find a way to send troops to England. Not to mention seizing England, but there would definitely be the idea of ​​tearing a piece of meat from England. After all, Edward received strong support from the French, and it was inevitable that the other party would want benefits.
But if the French put their hands into England, it would be complicated. There is a saying that it is easy to invite God but difficult to send God. The Frenchman might not be able to leave, or even annex England. When Louis XII found out that he could not give birth to a son, he would inevitably want to violently annex England.
Therefore, the best way is to hinder the French from crossing the English Channel. The main force that blocks the French fleet is naturally the Five Harbor Alliance.
After Marin's frame-up, the merchant ship owners of the Five Port Alliance must have hated the French very much and would never allow the French to successfully land in England. With them coming forward to fight desperately, the French would not have crossed the English Channel, perhaps the navy's possessions would be wiped out by the Five Port Alliance... And this is exactly what Marin wanted to see...
For this reason, Marin planned to fool the French. For example, the plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain would be carried out without hiding the French. After destroying some British ships on the Irish sea and transporting Edward's army to England, Marin would instigate Edward to invite the French to siege London.
Of course, you have to calculate the time to ensure that the French can send troops after the merchant ships of the Five Port Alliance return. Otherwise, they will backfire.
In order to enhance persuasion, Marin would also bring the Scots into the water. For example, after Edward's army arrived in northern England, they could invite the Scots to join them. When sending a letter to invite the French, the Scots could also help to make a certificate. After all, Edward's army could cross the Irish Sea, which would definitely prove that the British ships on the Irish Sea were cleared out.
Without knowing that the ships of the Five Ports Alliance were deceived, the French would definitely think that the Five Ports Alliance had been annihilated. Then, the French would take out the only margins of the navy and excitedly prepare to cross the sea to join the besiege of London. They even planned to stay in London in the future... After all, Louis XII must be very interested in annexing the huge England. Otherwise, he would not be busy creating villains with the queen every day. It is said that this master died in the creation of villains in the end - he was too eager for a male heir...
Thinking of this, Marin not only thought proudly—hey, I am still strong, but she gave birth to a son in her first child, and also had an illegitimate child, Robert...
Just so happened that Little Caesar was playing wildly in the palace courtyard at this time. Marin summoned Little Caesar with a smile, touched his head, and said happily:
"Well, it's better for my son!"
When he heard his father praise him, Little Caesar was extremely proud, so he asked for a hug. Unfortunately, Little Caesar rolled on the ground just now, and was covered in mud, which made Marin dislike him and even dislike him.
So Marin instantly turned his back, kicked Caesar's little PP with his feet, and said with a stern face:
"Get out, I'm covered in mud and want me to carry you! Go and find your mother to take you a shower!"
Then, little Caesar left with a grievance on his face...
After the little guy left, Marin continued to think about how to underestimate the French...
Although the French had a long coastline, there were actually not many merchant ships, mainly concentrated in Marseille in the south and Normandy in the north. Therefore, there were not many merchant ships in France.
Like Britain, France and the navy also relied on recruiting civilian merchant ships. Unlike later, they formed professional fleets. Now, the navies of European countries basically hide their troops from the people. Only in the war will those merchant ships be summoned to participate in the war.
After all, building ships and feeding skilled sailors is a huge expense. And those merchant ships can be maintained because they can make profits. If they are professional warships, they will be net investment and consumption.
But in this era, all European countries were very poor. European powers like France had only more than one million gold coins per year. With such a small amount of money, they had to support tens of thousands of troops and so many officials, so naturally they had no spare money to support the navy. Therefore, they could only be summoned from the people.
After the late 17th century, European countries promoted the national taxation system, with wider tax sources and richer countries, so they established large-scale fleets of countries belonging to the country. At the same time, the scale of wars on land also expanded, from a war of tens of thousands to a war of tens of thousands and more than one hundred thousand. By the "Seven Years War" period of the 18th century, millions of people died in battle. Now, the total number of troops in Europe is not one million...
At present, the French navy has only a little bit of property. When they gather all the merchant ships, the merchant ships that were deceived from the Five Port Alliance will definitely be back.
Just so happened that Marin framed the French. The French sent the only ones in the navy to cross the sea to attack England, and they would definitely hit the guns of the angry merchant ship owners of the Five Port Alliance.
At this time, even if Henry VII did not recruit those merchant ship owners, they would join forces to get rid of all the French merchant ships in anger. Perhaps, they would get rid of many French ships. If the French merchant ships were sunk, then the French army that wanted to land in England would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
At that time, not only will the French navy be destroyed, but the army will also suffer a serious blow. It is estimated that it will not be able to recover for many years...
"hey-hey……"
"Ah hehe...whahaha..."
Chapter completed!