To be honest, Marin despised Maximilian I. You don't have enough strength, what kind of boss are you pretending? If it had not been for the brain-dead words of the unification of Germany when he was young, Maximilian I would not have been resisted by the whole of Germany now.

Although I have become mature and wise when I am older, if I am young and frivolous when I am young, I have to pay for it myself. Ever since he expressed his desire to unify Germany, most of the princes, with the exception of the Swabian League, who had huddled with him for warmth, had been wary of him. Even, even thundered to Marin. After all, Marin was founded by Maximilian I. However, everyone was afraid that Marin would become the thug and vanguard of Maximilian I's unification of Germany, so they also made things difficult for Marin.

If it weren't for this unfortunate reason, Marin would have been in the German region a long time ago, where is the need for forbearance? Look at the expansion of the Beihai Kingdom, almost all of them are Marin who lures the opponent to fight him first, and then he dares to kill the opponent back, and then annex it.

If he hadn't been affected by the emperor, Marin wouldn't have to bother so much at all, just open it directly. It's a big deal, engage in vertical and horizontal cooperation, and pull a vote of people to expand together.

But history has no ifs, and Marin cannot be re-elected. At the beginning, when he first crossed over, he was shocked by the emperor's name, and stupidly took refuge in the past, not studying the emperor's bad diplomatic situation. If he could do it all over again, he would not be willing to take refuge in the emperor, who was the enemy of the world.

But now that we've come to this point, it's too late to regret it. Therefore, Marin can only try to remedy it, and also help the unlucky emperor......

Of course, what Marlin did was not authentic. Because, he ruined the opportunity of the Habsburgs to unite Spain. Therefore, he and the emperor, the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, don't say who cheats whom, just pit each other......

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Since it is not possible to send troops directly, then we can only find ways to support the emperor from other aspects. Marin opened the map and analyzed the situation on the battlefield in Switzerland in detail. After thinking about it for a long time, he still planned to support the emperor's musket......

After all, the armies of the Habsburgs were now in full disadvantage and on the defensive. On the defensive, the musket is very useful. Especially when defending the city, there is a group of musketeers at the head of the city, which can fight the besieging side without temper.

No matter how fierce the Swiss mercenaries are, they must retreat when they encounter dense musket fire, otherwise they will suffer heavy casualties. Originally, in history, Frenzberg, known as the "father of German mercenaries", broke the myth of Swiss mercenaries by using musketeers in a large number of German mercenaries.

At present, the army of Frenzberg is on par with the fierce Swiss veterans by relying on the Spanish phalanx learned from itself and the advantage of muskets. If it were pure hand-to-hand combat, those fierce Swiss veterans would have made the soldiers under Frenzberg kneel down and call Daddy. Even if Marin himself brought the veterans of the Beihai Kingdom, he did not dare to say that pure hand-to-hand combat could beat those Swiss veterans.

Therefore, it is a good means of support to provide the Habsburg army with enough guns and ammunition.

Not only to supply muskets and ammunition to the Swiss garrison in Frenzberg, but also to Ludovico, Duke of Milan, who was hiding in the Müstaire Valley. Sforza and several thousand of his men provided muskets and ammunition.

After all, the Müsturt Valley is also a dangerous place. If a strong fortress had been built, with enough arquebuses and ammunition, it would have been difficult for Goodendorff to break through even if he had the superior forces......

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Thinking of this, Marin immediately arranged to prepare enough arquebuses and ammunition to prepare to support the emperor.

Arquebuses or something, it just so happens that the Beihai Military Factory is currently in full production. Originally, this was intended for the militia of the colonies. After all, Marin had intended for the colony's militia to learn how to shoot with arquebuses. So, he prepared a number of arquebuses, a full 8,000 of them, which he intended to ship to the colonies.

However, considering the needs of the emperor's side, Marin temporarily intercepted the arquebuses and sent people to quietly transport them to Basel, which was controlled by the emperor's army (Basel happened to be the most navigable point of the Rhine) by river boat.

At the same time, Marin would also provide dozens of tons of saltpeter to the emperor, which was also shipped to Basel. In fact, it was not that Maximilian I was unaware of the benefits of guns, but that he was now short of saltpeter in his hands......

At present, the saltpeter in Europe is basically taken out of the toilets and stables of the people's homes by the nitrate collectors, and the amount is very small and insufficient. Only the North Sea countries of Spain, Portugal and Marin can buy saltpeter from India.

However, in recent years, the Spanish and Portuguese seem to have reached a tacit understanding, and they divided most of the Indian saltpeter, leaving only a small share of Marin.

Fortunately, Marin has opened up the China route and has also begun to develop Chilean saltpeter. Otherwise, there would not be enough gunpowder for the guns of the North Sea Country.

For example, this time, it was Kong Tai who purchased 100,000 catties of saltpeter from Huaxia and shipped it back to Beihai Kingdom. 100,000 catties of saltpeter is 50 tons, and it just so happened that Marin took it and gave it to Maximilian I. With these 50 tons of saltpeter, at three-quarters ounces (21.2 grams) per bullet charge, the saltpeter content in gunpowder is 75 percent...... For each shot, only 15.9 grams of saltpeter are needed...... Well, 50 tons of saltpeter is enough to fire 3.144 million times...... It's enough to beat the attacking side to the ground......

As for brimstone, charcoal, and buckshot, Marin didn't need support. Because, these things are everywhere in Europe, and there is no shortage of them.

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Of course, Marin could not openly support the Emperor arquebus and saltpeter. So, when transporting arquebuses and saltpeter to Basel, Marin would send grain ships to sell grain. Then they hid the arquebus, and the saltpeter, in the bilge, and piled it with grain. In this way, it will be able to hide from the eyes and ears of the princes along the way.

Of course, these things are not lost, but borrowed. But Marin didn't ask for interest, which was enough to give the emperor face. However, His Majesty the Emperor has now signed a lot of debts, and whether he can repay them is a question mark. But Marin is not short of that money, and he will not pursue it. After all, the emperor is his shield, and it is useful to keep it.

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In addition to this, Marin intends to support His Majesty the Emperor and the Duke of Milan in a group of cement and construction workers. Because, Marin knew from his intelligence that the fortifications in the Müstair valley and near Lucerne did not seem to be so strong.

Therefore, Marin will send people to support a batch of cement and steel bar, and send a team of engineers to rush to the Müstair Valley and Lucerne to help build a batch of reinforced concrete fortifications to strengthen the defense capabilities of the allies.

And the reason why Marin sent engineers over was not only worried that his allies would not know how to use cement, but also because he kept it secret. After all, cement is also one of the secrets of the North Sea Kingdom.

With reinforced concrete fortifications, arquebuses and ample ammunition, it was difficult for the enemy to break through the defenses of Frenzberg's army in Switzerland and Duke Ludovico of Milan in the Müstair Valley......