Just as Marin and Kohler were discussing the details, the office door suddenly rang. Marin stopped talking and asked Kohler to open the door. He thought it was Da Vinci, who was studying physics and chemistry next door, who came to ask questions, but it was Schwartz.
"Is there anything wrong? Schwartz!"
Schwartz nodded and said:
"Young Master, the feasibility issue of the straw-coat armor you asked me to investigate has resulted."
Marin became interested and asked:
"What's the specific conclusion?"
"The conclusion is that the protective power of grass armor is good, and it has great potential in rainy and snowy weather. However, in sunny and beautiful weather, I am afraid of fire!" Schwartz said seriously.
"Afraid of fire!" Malin was shocked suddenly. Because, he remembered the story of Zhuge Liang's "fire-burning vine armor soldiers" during the Three Kingdoms. It was still vine armor, like the thatched grass armor worn by Malin, which was even more flammable. If it was blocked and set a fire... Malin could not imagine...
Malin breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Schwartz, the loophole you found is very important. From now on, there will be no more grass armor when you are sunny and you will no longer be equipped with grass armor when you are blizzard. Only wear a full set of grass armor when you are raining, and only bring a straw raincoat!"
"Yes, I'll make arrangements now!" After saying that, Schwartz took out his notebook and wrote down Marin's instructions.
Schwartz is now the military secretary, mainly assisting Marin in handling military affairs. Although he has not resumed his position as a general, the things he can do are no different from before. Moreover, the generals in the military also knew that Schwartz was dismissed because he helped Marin take the blame, which was just a means to fool outsiders. As for now, Schwartz is not a military supervisor, but is still doing similar things.
Of course, there is a difference. In the past, Schwartz issued an order and signed it himself could take effect. However, now, as the military secretary, he issued an order, but Marin needed to sign it before it could take effect. However, Marin generally would not fail to sign. After all, he was the number one general under his command.
However, Marin keenly felt that Schwartz's prestige in the North Sea Army is now second only to himself. For the monarch, this is not a good thing.
Marin was not worried about the Schwartz rebellion. After all, there were very few rebellions of European nobles who replaced the monarch. Even if they succeeded, other countries would not admit it.
However, Marin was worried that Schwartz would have too much influence in the army and would affect his complete control of the army. Even if he could not affect himself, it might affect Caesar. If he died earlier than Schwartz, Schwartz would probably become a powerful minister.
Therefore, Marin decided to take this opportunity to pressure Schwartz for a while. At the same time, he would support Stadt and other generals to expand their influence. Then, he would restore Schwartz's original position. At that time, Schwartz's influence in the army would be weakened.
In short, military power is a major event of life and death. For a monarch, military power is best to be scattered and cannot be concentrated in the hands of a certain subordinate, no matter how loyal the subordinate is. Otherwise, once a convention is formed, the next generation of military commanders may not be so loyal.
...
Seeing that Schwartz was about to leave, Marlin's heart moved and planned to hear Schwartz's opinion. After all, one person had a short plan, and many people had a strong plan. So Marlin said:
"Don't leave for now, Schwartz, I have something to discuss with you!"
Then, Marin told Schwartz about the previous discussions with Kohler.
Schwartz did not answer immediately, but frowned and thought for a long time. Perhaps he had thought almost the same, and then he spoke:
"Young Master..."
"Wait!" Malin suddenly interrupted:
"I'm almost 30 years old, and it's not appropriate to call you young master. So, you can call me lord in the future!"
"Master?" Both of them were a little surprised. Marin explained in detail to them. If it weren't for their lack of Chinese, Marin would have planned to call them "Ming Gong" like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The so-called Ming Gong is a respectful title for famous people. At the same time, it also has the meaning of "wise lord".
Of course, the German and Chinese system are different. In German, the word "lord" also means "prince". However, it also means "marquis". Of course, this is a later interpretation. As for now, Shenluo does not have a special title for marquis. Therefore, this title is generally used for those princes.
Kohler hesitated and said:
"Young Master, you are already one of the most powerful princes. You still use the title of the son of this prince, which seems to be a bit of a loss!"
Marin thought about it and understood what Kohler meant. After all, they misunderstood the lord's meaning as a prince. Not only them, once the title spreads, others will also misunderstand it. So, he thought for a while and said:
"Just call him Your Highness! As a grand duke, I am qualified to call him that!"
In fact, if it is an independent grand priest, such as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it can be called His Majesty. But Marin was the grand duke of the Holy Roman Empire, and there was an emperor above it. Therefore, at most, he could only be called His Highness.
However, the great Duke Marin was a little humid. Because Marin made an appointment with other princes - although he was named Grand Duke, he had an equal status with those dukes. Therefore, no one generally called Marin the high prince, but directly called Grand Duke or Grand Lord (the meaning of Grand Lord).
Of course, it is not wrong to call him Your Highness, such as Kohler and Schwartz. After all, judging from the title, Marin is already qualified to be Your Highness.
Finally, Marin also specifically instructed that this is a private name, and it is limited to a few old men who followed him early...
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After solving the problem of title, Schwartz has the opportunity to speak again:
"Young Master... Ah, Your Highness, I have an idea..."
"What's your thoughts? Let's talk about it..." After saying that, Marin looked at Schwartz with anticipation.
"I think so. You just discussed with Kohler to let those young and strong people walk on small roads and mountain roads. I think this way can certainly avoid the officers and soldiers of the vassal states. However, it may not be completely avoided. After all, accidents will always appear inadvertently."
Both Marin and Kohler nodded, agreeing with Schwartz's point of view.
"And, once someone discovers a small path, it is easy to be misunderstood. For example, you will be misunderstood as a thief or an enemy. If the opponent dispatches cavalry to intercept it, something big may happen!" Schwartz said cautiously.
Marling was shocked and thought about it carefully and found that what Schwartz said was likely to happen. After all, a group of people walked in their own country, sneaky and not suspected or wary. If cavalrymen were dispatched to intercept them, it would be difficult to escape. After all, two legs could not run four legs.
Kohler said at this time:
"Young Master... Your Highness sent 2,000 scouts and 3,000 soldiers to guard the immigrants!"
Schwartz shook his head and said:
"No, in the face of interception by the princes, do you dare to kill them? Cavalry is the treasure of every country. Even if you can kill, you cannot kill easily. Otherwise, you will become a deadly enemy!"
Marin Shen nodded with consent...
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was like fighter jets in later generations, and each one was the heart of the lord. If you killed a team of cavalry to cover up immigration, you would definitely be a huge mess. If you were discovered, it would definitely be a hatred forever.
Marin is now being isolated and targeted by the princes. It is better not to make such a mess...
"What do you think of?" Kohler asked depressedly.
Schwartz touched his chin and said:
"I have an idea...why let them publicly use the banner of mercenaries?"
"What a joke? The Beihai Kingdom is now targeted by most princes, and they openly put forward the banner. They don't even think about passing the test!" Kohler said angrily.
"No, I mean, let them take the banner of other mercenaries!" Schwartz explained:
"When we went south to attack the Duchy of Gedes, the army of the Duchy of Cliff, who fought with us were mercenaries from many mercenary groups."
"Before the war started, Duke Cliff issued a convening order, and many mercenaries from all over the south were driven into the territory of the Duchy of Cliff. They were not blocked along the way."
"You know, there are many German mercenaries now, and it is normal to walk one or two mercenary teams on the way. Moreover, ordinary small vassal states dare not provoke these fierce mercenaries."
"The other thing is that the mercenary group can bring their families to the road..."
"Take family?" Marin and Kohler exclaimed in unison.
"Yes, our Beihai Kingdom's army has become regular. When we are on the road, we only have soldiers and civilians who transport them. But most mercenary groups are not so regular. Many small mercenary groups will only go lightly when fighting. In normal times, there is no fighting or when changing employers, they will lead their families to the road. On the way, the mercenary team will follow many vendors, and even many female teams and women follow the team..."
"What? Female girl?" Marin and Kohler were both shocked...
Schwartz nodded and said:
"Well, that's right, women's men! You know, mercenaries are all young and strong, and many of them are not good people. It's okay for those mercenaries who have wives and children, but they also know to hand over money to their wives and children. For those bachelor mercenaries, most of them spend money on wine and women's men..."
"So, every time a mercenary group received the employment of the previous employer, there would be many merchants selling alcohol, as well as women, who followed the relocated mercenary group like dog skin plaster, seeking opportunities to make money. After all, mercenaries who had just received employment and received their salary were the richest at that time..."
"I've learned a lot!" Marin and Kohler exclaimed.
"So, my meaning is very simple, that is, let the young and strong recruits and some mercenaries who are supporting them pretend to be small mercenaries. As for their families, they will follow the action. Anyway, it is not a rare thing for the mercenaries to take their families to the place. Some people can dress up as merchants and vendors who follow the mercenaries..."
"What the princes are guarding against is our Beihai Kingdom to recruit immigrants, and those who pretend to be relocated mercenaries. As long as they do not use the banner of Beihai Kingdom, they are generally ignored by other mercenaries. Moreover, mercenaries are not easy to mess with!"
Chapter completed!