On their way home, the army passed through the region of Dietmarshin, which was nominally subservient to Marin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info at the mouth of the Elbe, later at the mouth of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbüll, Marin was surprised to find that there were many swamps......

At this time, Ma Lin suddenly remembered a message he had read on someone's Weibo in his later life. It is said that before the Kiel Canal was excavated, near the North Sea side, it was a large swampy area with a lot of water. After the opening of the Kiel Canal, the water from the marshes flowed through the Kiel Canal into the mouth of the Elbe and into the North Sea. In this way, the land near the mouth of the Kiel Canal was opened up into fertile land......

In other words, there is not a single river connected to the Elbe in Brunsbüttel and the surrounding area. As a result, many areas in the vicinity are swampy, which is not conducive to development.

Marin didn't care so much, and drew a circle directly on the map where the later Brunsbittel was located......

It was then identified as the location of the City of Las Vegas......

Later generations of third-rate singers sang:

"In 1503, it was a summer,

There is an old ...... Old driver on the North Sea in Germany......

Draw a circle!

Fabulously rose a gambling city,

The gold and silver of the tax sunk the ships carrying the silver......"

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In response to the serious problem of dewatering the local marshes, Marin directly planned to arrange for a small river to be dug to connect to the Elbe. It is just a drainage, and it is not necessary to dig a large canal or an irrigation canal, which is enough to achieve the function of drainage.

And, because of its proximity to the North Sea, the Dietmarschen region is also ideal for Dutch windmills. As long as the ditch to the sea is dug and a few more Dutch windmills are erected, drainage is not a problem.

You must know that someone in later generations mentioned in the Kiel Canal travelogue published on Weibo that there are large areas of farmland near the Kiel Canal......

Moreover, in later generations, the Kiel Canal was naturally the natural dividing line between the counties of Dietmarchen and Stanburg. Marin plans to simply dig out this section of the river, which can be used to drain the swamp or directly as a dividing line.

After borrowing the Hamburgers' merchant ships to build pontoon bridges and allowing the army to successfully cross the Elbe, Marin led his army peacefully through the Archbishopric of Bremen under the trembling gaze of the whole Archbishopric of Bremen.

To be honest, Marin, the Archbishop of Bremen, is very coveted, and he really wants to take advantage of this passing opportunity to have a "false way". However, the Archbishopric is under the patronage of the Holy See and the Electors of Bishops. In the case that his father-in-law has not yet become the pope, Marin does not dare to act against an episcopal state at will. You must know that the HRE Emperor Henry IV was excommunicated and expelled from the church by the pope, and as a result, His Majesty the Emperor was collectively abandoned by the princes and subjects. As a last resort, Henry IV ran to Italy, and at the gate of Canossa Castle, where the Pope was located, braved a snowstorm and occupied barefoot for three days before he was forgiven by the Pope.

Marin doesn't think his face is bigger than that of Emperor Shinro, if he dares to touch the Archbishopric of Bremen, provoke Pope Alexander VI to be angry, and give himself an excommunication, then he may not even have a chance to go to Rome to repent, and he will be turned by the princes. The most important thing is that because the authority of the Holy See is too high at this time, the soldiers under him are likely to betray him and refuse to fight for him......

Therefore, Marin could only drool in front of the Archbishopric of Bremen, which covers an area of 6,000 square kilometers, wiped his saliva, and left without looking back, entering the Earl of Oldenburg, which was already under his control......

At this time, the Count of Oldenburg was controlled by 2000 East Friesian militia led by Adler. When Marin arrived in Oldenburg, Adler was greeted warmly and asked to return home.

However, Marin really lacks a general in his hands now, so he can only resign Adler to be stationed here for a few more months.

The nobility of Oldenburg were not so honest. After Marin's army left, some of the local nobles learned that Adler's garrison was not a regular army, but an East Frisian militia. So, after Marin left, the local nobles launched several rebellions.

However, the 2,000 militia led by Adler are also formally trained. Moreover, Adler himself is also a fierce general.

As a result, several small rebellions were successfully suppressed by Adler. At present, more than 30 nobles suspected of rebellion are being imprisoned in the city of Oldenburg.

"What to do with the rebels?" Adler asked Marin.

"Do you need to ask? Tomorrow morning, pull to the square and cut off your head in front of the people of the whole city! ”

"What about their family?"

"All of them are punished as serfs and regulated!" Marin said coldly.

Actually, Marin originally wanted to say "cut together". However, considering that he also needs to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people of Oldenburg, he must not be too bloodthirsty. Eventually, Marin spared the families of the rebellious nobles. However, for the families of the rebels, Marin will not let them go, but will concentrate them in a certain manor to keep them in care. Nominally, they were punished as serfs, but in reality, they were not necessarily required to do much work. Because, these pampered noble family members may not be able to do much work. Marin's real plan is to restrict their freedom, lest they be picked up by those who have a heart and become a new force against him.

Early the next morning, Marin took control of the main street of Oldenburg with a murderous army, and brought all the local nobles, including all members of the Oldenburg royal family, to the edge of the square, so that everyone could "enjoy" the bloody scene of the rebels being beheaded.

The reason why this is so is to deter these people. Marin knew that although these people had surrendered, they might not have other thoughts in their hearts. Therefore, letting them see the bloody scene of the rebels being beheaded can also shock them from the heart. Let them clearly realize that the fate of the rebels is only a dead end......

The heads were rolling and the blood was pouring profusely, which really frightened many of the nobles who were escorted to visit. They are used to being pampered, and with some unspoken rules, they never feel how dangerous they are.

However, Marin's use of the death penalty, which was more bloody and violent than hanging, greatly shocked their hearts...... That night, many of the nobles who visited the execution were scared and sick......

A few days later, when the frightened nobles had recovered, Marin organized them and announced the specific methods for the trusteeship of their estates.

If they hadn't seen the horrific scene of the execution a few days ago, these nobles might have quarreled with Marin. However, after the terrible scene a few days ago, none of the nobles of Oldenburg dared to openly question this trusteeship plan.

Moreover, Marin is not robbing their territory. Those manors still belong to them in name. Moreover, in the past, Marin would pay them the amount of grain they collected every year, and there would be no shortage of them. At most, they can't play the prestige of nobility in front of their own people.

It's just that now in front of the killing god Marin, they don't dare to have other ideas. It's nice to be able to save your life, but what's that privilege? Moreover, financially, they did not suffer.

Even, in order to appease the nobles who had been deprived of the management of the manor of the territory, Marin also announced that while entrusting their estate, he would also take over the debts they owed.

This time, it really made many nobles happy......

You know, in this era, because European grain production is pitifully low. Therefore, those nobles whose territory is not particularly large are often in poor economic condition. Usually, people owe some debt, that's normal. Aristocrats who don't owe debts, that's rare. Unless, the aristocracy owns a commercially developed city that can provide a lot of commercial taxes. Otherwise, 9 out of 10 of the nobles who relied on the estates of their territories were in debt. Even, most of the princes, those dukes, earls and so on, most of them are in debt.

Marin announced that he would take over the debts of these people, and promised to give them every year no less than the amount of grain he had received in previous years. In this way, the debts of these nobles are gone, and the income is not reduced, which can greatly relieve these nobles who are not financially good.

It's just that what they don't know is that Marin is already planning to build a casino called "Las Vegas" on Dietmarshen's side. Once the city of Las Vegas was built, these local nobles of the Count of Oldenburg were able to stay and become officials. The rest will be sent to Las Vegas to be "corroded......

Due to the lack of manpower, Marin could only arrange for Adler to continue to lead the militia to be stationed here. At the same time, Marin wrote to Heidel, the Lord Chancellor of the East Friesian Lam, asking him to come to the Count of Oldenburg as the new court minister and take charge of the affairs of the Count of Oldenburg.

Haider has been studying with Jeffrey for a few years now, and should be familiar with how to be a palace minister. At this time, it was just right for him to come over and serve as the palace minister of the Earl of Oldenburg. At the same time, in the letter, Marin allowed Heider to return to his alma mater, the University of Cologne, to recruit a few students to help him with the affairs of the Earl of Oldenburg.

After arranging the garrison of Oldenburg and the handling of government affairs, Marin could not wait to regather his army and rush to Aurich. He hadn't seen his wife and children for months, and he missed it so much......