Before, Marin had planned to recruit another 5,000 recruits. Then, use these 5,000 recruits to replace 5,000 veterans to participate in the ground attack on Denmark.
Because Marin has begun to transport some veterans to Lampedusa Island on the coast of North Africa in batches, hiding in the river valley on the island. Then, they have to prepare to buy a large number of ships to hide in the harbor of this uninhabited island.
Once something happens in Rome, Archbishop Rovere will land directly near Rome under the escort of 5,000 veterans on the island, and then head straight to the city of Rome.
For this reason, Archbishop Rovere withdraws a lot of money from Marin, and buys a remote small fishing village near the city of Rome, and builds several additional long bridge piers here. Once a change occurs in Rome, the troops hiding on Lampedusa will board the boat and land in this remote small fishing village.
As for whether he could enter the city when he arrived in Rome, this question was not a problem at all. Back then, Archbishop Rovere was a master of his own hands in Rome and regarded the Pope as a puppet. Therefore, in Rome, he had many old subordinates. However, because he was suppressed by Alexander VI, he was hidden. Once Archbishop Rovere's army came, as long as a specific signal was sent, underground forces would open the city gate for Archbishop Rovere. During the construction of the fishing village pier, Archbishop Rovere sent his confidants to sneak into the city, contacted some of the hidden old subordinates, agreed to a secret code to open the city gate, and provided financial assistance.
These 5,000 people are all veterans under Marin, such as the 4,000 Italian mercenaries under Caesar Bogia. With the equipment of musketeers, in terms of combat effectiveness, they are definitely two levels stronger than Caesar Bogia's Italian mercenaries. Moreover, Caesar Bogia only has 4,000 troops, and is scattered in several important towns in the Pope. Only 2,000 people truly guard Rome. As long as these 5,000 people enter the city, Caesar Bogia's army will be defeated. If Caesar Bogia and Alexander VI are poisoned to death together, those defenders may not resist without a leader. Even if they resist, they will not be very determined.
Of course, Marin was still very confident about the veterans under his command. Even if Caesar Bogia was fine and led the 2,000 troops to fight to the death, Marin was confident that his subordinates would defeat them.
However, in order to keep the secret, Marin arranged all of the 5,000 veterans, and the officers used were all from civilians, and none of them were from nobles.
Because it is difficult for people from noble families to deceive, and if they know that they are planning to attack Rome, they may not be happy. The group of civilian veterans who have been following Marin, although they are a little less culturally, have rich experience and know how to fight. At least, it is okay to teach Rome the 2,000 Italian mercenaries. Even if they face the same number of Swiss mercenaries, they are not afraid.
To be on the safe side, Marin directly sent Steindorf, the better among the civilian generals, to command the army with full authority. The officers under his command were all civilians and did not have a single noble child.
Marin promised Steindorf that if this battle is successful, he will be the Baron when he comes back and will be on par with Schwartz, Frenzberg and others...
The transfer of 5,000 people in the local area will naturally lead to emptiness and insufficient troops. So Marin decided to recruit another 5,000 people to fill the gap.
As for domestic security after the army set out, it was still the same rule to summon 7,000 domestic militias to guard. All of these 7,000 local militias were dispatched by the Old Hoffman. Once Marin left East Friesland, Old Hoffman would become the supreme defense commander of the East Friesland State and command these 7,000 militias.
With these people defending, and Malin reinforced several cities in China, it is not too difficult for others to capture it. After all, although these militias may not be able to fight full-time mercenaries in the wild, they can still fight with mercenaries based on the city wall defense. What's more, Malin allocated funds for repairs in several cities in China to repair the city walls and used cement to reinforce it. It is very difficult for the enemy to capture it. If Malin, who was sending troops back to rescue, would be able to withstand the general forces would not be able to withstand it under the attack on both sides.
Before the autumn harvest was over, Marin asked Schwartz to go to the southern region to recruit poor people. During the autumn harvest season, there was no manpower. Because even the excess population would be hired by those serfs to help harvest during the autumn harvest season.
The reason for this is that the autumn harvest is to be harvested. Why should we rush to be harvested? Because we are afraid of rain. Once it rains, the millet will rot in the ground. At that time, there was no dryer. When it rained, the grain in the ground would easily turn moldy. Therefore, every autumn harvest was a tense war. There was no weather forecast in ancient times, and everyone did not know whether it would rain tomorrow. Therefore, during the autumn harvest, all farmers nervously grabbed time and did not dare to neglect anything, but were afraid of raining in the middle of the journey. Because of the worry that there was not enough manpower, during the autumn harvest period, the owners of the manor often chose to hire the poor who had no work to help with the harvest to speed up the progress. Therefore, it is difficult to find idle people during the autumn harvest period.
After receiving compensation from the Saxons, the population under Marin was very long and sufficient. In addition, he also asked his soldiers to help him get to the ground to seize the harvest, so the speed was very fast. In the sunny weather, the harvest was completed.
However, other regions may not be so lucky. Just two days after the autumn harvest in Marin was completed, a large-scale rainfall in Germany...
Because of the application of potassium and phosphorus fertilizer, the harvesting period is earlier than that of ordinary people. In addition, because there are more cattle, the spring plowing ends quickly and the seeds are sown earlier. Therefore, in Germany, only the East Frieslander country of Marin, perfectly avoids the autumn harvest and rainfall period. Most areas of Germany, including the Netherlands and the northern half of France, encounter the rainy season when the autumn harvest is halfway…
"Ah... I don't know how many farmers will starve to death in this rain..." Marin sighed. Although such a large-scale rain would increase the price of rye in his hands. However, when he thought of the scene of many people starving to death, Marin was still very sad. After all, his soul was a civilized modern man. However, for some reason, he still had a hint of secret joy in his heart...
Compared with Marin, the barons and nobles with fiefs were so happy that several small rural nobles started a "party":
"Haha, fortunately this year we harvested early in the autumn, otherwise we would have to be in great trouble!"
"That's it, it rained heavily during the autumn harvest season this year, and the ground was covered with rotten grains. The price of grain will definitely increase. We are going to make a fortune!"
"Yes, I've made a fortune! Come and cheer for making a fortune..."
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After thinking for a long time, Malin finally understood why he was secretly happy - the food harvest in other places would definitely be a failure, and it would be easier to recruit mercenaries by himself. Similarly, recruiting immigrants will be easier...
Because, poor harvests in other places will lead to a large number of hungry people. In order to survive, some people choose to work hard to join the army or immigrate to East Friesland, which is natural. At that time, as long as Marin promises "enough bread", there will definitely be a large number of hungry people coming to invest...
So Marin sent people to rush to catch up with Schwartz's team going south and asked him to wait a little while. After the autumn harvest is over, the famine begins to break out and then set up a stall to recruit soldiers. In this way, the room for selection will be greater.
At the same time, Marin also prepared Kohler. Once Schwartz recruited troops, he would lead the team to recruit refugees. Because of the inappropriate rain during the autumn harvest, there will definitely be many refugees this year.
As for how to resettle it? It’s not a problem. Even if the local arrangements cannot be made, it is a good choice to send it to the colony...
Chapter completed!