Chapter 96: Borrow a knife

Groningen, the capital of the Friesian aristocratic republic, is also one of the Hanseatic cities. The members of the aristocratic parliament secretly received the noble guests from France ...
"Good afternoon, Baron Denier!" Said Fyskefrijheid, Governor of the Frisian Aristocracy.
Baron Denier was a secret representative sent by King Charles VIII of France. As early as 1477, after the Duke of Burgundy's "Bold Charlie" died, the French also sent Baron Denier to secretly dispatch to the Frisian region. The Frisians resisted by force and took the opportunity to break away from the rule of the Burgundy. Of course, Baron Denier was just a jazz and very young. Denier, now 50 years old, has also been promoted to baron.
"Mr. Governor, it's a pleasure to meet you, and the adults of the Frisian Parliament, it's a great honor to meet you!" Denier is a very kind-faced person and good at dealing with people. Although he was a special envoy sent by the "TC Upland" Great France, Denier did not have any expression on the surface of the Tujia nobles who despised these "small countries". On the contrary, Denier was very polite to the aristocracy of the Frisian Aristocracy, which made parliamentarians feel respect.
After a brief greeting, Governor Fyskefrijheid asked curiously:
"Mr. Envoy, don't you know what is important for His Majesty King France to send you?" Fyskefrijheid couldn't think of the French's intention to send a special envoy at this time, because the last time the French sent a special envoy, it was nearly 20 years. Things before. At that time, the French sent a lot of money, a lot of weapons and armor, and a group of war horses, giving them the confidence to betray Burgundy.
Hey, why is this time again? You know, the French and the Frisians had agreed that France would not require the Frisians to cooperate with France in attacking Burgundy. Is the French going to change this time?
The Frisian people have no confidence in confronting Burgundy. You know, against Burgundy, the enemy is not only Burgundy, but also Austria. Most importantly, Maximilian I, the king of Germany, could call for help from his allies. As in 1491, Maximilian I had no time to settle the insurgency in the Flanders because of his confrontation with the Hungarians, so he asked Albrecht, the Duke of Saxony, to help.
Whether it is Fyskefrijheid or other Frisian noble councillors, they are all worried, afraid that the French will ask them to attack Burgundy.
Baron Dudenier also seemed to recognize everyone's concerns, so he said easily:
"Dear, don't worry too much, our Majesty the King will not ask you to attack Burgundy. I know that it is also very difficult."
Hearing here, the Frisian noble councillors present were relieved ...
"Masters, you should know Marin Huffman, right?" Baron Denier opened a new topic.
当然 "Of course I know, this little has deceived the hundreds of fishermen under my administration, and I have to reduce my taxes a lot!" West Frisian's important master, Baron Leeuwarden Zetter, gritted his teeth.
The West Frisian region, including parts of Groningen and Drenthe, does not have an aristocracy of this rank. If so, the country was established long ago. There is also no Viscount. The local authority is a parliament that is controlled by nine baron lords everywhere. Its parliament is located in Groningen, the largest city in the territory and also a Hanseatic city. The governor of the Friesland aristocratic republic is the most powerful Baron Groningen.
As for Baron Zetter, who is in possession of Leeuwarden, the second largest city in the country, and a large area nearby, he is already considered as the No. 2 leader in the Frisian aristocratic republic.
As a direct victim, Baron Oztel was naturally inclined to attack Texel and rob the fishermen who had originally paid him taxes. Except for him in the council, the other eight barons did not agree with the sword. Of course, other Members have absolutely no favor with Marin. However, they believe that the contradiction with Marin has not risen to the point where it is necessary to use force.
Baron Danielle observed and found the coping expressions of the other 8 barons, knowing that others had no grudge against Marin, so he decided to provoke:
"Masters, presumably you also know what happened in Italy?"
Everyone nodded. No matter how slow the spread of the medieval news, the spread of the news was still very fast. Those that spread slowly are generally less important news in remote areas. News of the defeat of Charles VIII reached the Frisian aristocratic republic a week later. However, the news that Charles VIII was ambushed by Marin, because Marin had deliberately kept secret and ran away on the spot, did not spread immediately. Later, Maximilian I took the initiative to spread the news. However, in order not to lose face, the French also spread the real news-Marin ambushed Charles VIII in the middle of the night ...
"Marin Hoffman is a bold, crazy, and sinister guy. Do n’t underestimate his current behavior. At the beginning, he was just a pragmatist and dared to ambush our king. . Now that he is weak, he dare to abduct the fishermen of your country openly. If he becomes stronger, he will probably rob your country of territory ... "In fact, although Baron Denier was just pretending to make lies, he did not Be careful with the facts.
"Yeah, yeah, I said, Marin is ambitious. Don't look at the fishermen he's abducting just now. In the future, maybe he will abduct the people you govern!" Baron Zetter quickly agreed. . He had long seen Marin unhappy and wanted to learn lessons from the army. However, he is not strong enough, with only 50 knights and 400 spearmen under his command, and has no confidence to defeat the sly Marin in the legend.
The other eight barons began to talk head-to-head, discussing the possible harm Marin could cause in the future ...
Upon seeing the door, Baron Danielle decided to add a fire, and by the way, said the true intention:
"That's it, my lords. My king is very dissatisfied with the despicable Marin, but my king is inconvenient to send troops to teach him. Therefore, my king wants to invite you to send troops to Texel Island to teach the ... "
What the King Fa means ... Several aristocratic members looked at each other. uukanshu.com Then suddenly there was some glory in the eyes ...
why? Because, since the French king asked someone to do something, he would definitely not speak in vain. Last time the French aristocracy supported the independence of Burgundy, the French shot generously. This time, it is definitely good to ask them to show up ...
"If you are willing to attack the island of Texel and completely destroy the houses and farmland on the island, my king is willing to support each of you 20 sets of plate armor and 50 war horses ..."
20 sets of plate armor, with an average of 50 gold coins each. 50 war horses, each with at least 100 gold. Counting it out, the French equal 6,000 gold coins to each member of Parliament. This price is enough to make people crazy. You know, in 1512, the Lithuanian Grand Commons used 15,000 gold coins and bought the Crimean Khanate to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
Of course, the Crimean Khanate is a poor country, and 15,000 gold coins can make them submit. And the Frisian aristocratic republics did not have the poorness of the Crimean Khanate, so Charles VIII took out a total of 54,000 gold coins.
The 9 barons immediately flew in, and Baron Denier told them that there were only 400 soldiers on the island (because the news was lagging, the French did not know that Marin had recruited a square array), everyone was relieved immediately ... ...
After discussion, the nine barons unanimously decided to send 3000 troops to attack Texel Island. Although it is not possible to destroy the rules and kill Marin, it is also necessary to destroy the houses and crops on the island, plunder the animals, and cause the greatest damage to the island's economy ...
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