After that, Marin and Duke Cleaver discussed in detail the details of the specific cooperation plan and the distribution of benefits. After a heated debate, the two sides finally agreed on the final division of interests -

When John II, Duke of Cleaver, received the letter from Marin, he would use it as a basis to declare war on the Duchy of Godes. John II would then publicly announce the hiring of Marin to fight for him, with a commission of 300,000 gold coins.

But after conquering the Dutch part of the Duchy of Guedes, John II would openly ask for land in exchange for lack of funds on hand.

Then, Marin will gladly agree. Eventually, Marin would receive all of the kingdom of Mark except for Markburg (this was mainly due to the issue of titles, and it was clear that John II would not give up the title of Mark. So, keeping Fort Mark's is for sure. The territory of the Kingdom of Macbeth will be mainly transferred to the Dutch part of the former Duchy of Guedes). Of course, the two sides agreed that the price of the Makber Kingdom was 400,000 gold coins. Therefore, Marin also needs to compensate John II with 100,000 gold coins in turn......

This is only a superficial clause, and there is also a supplementary clause - the agent sale of Marin's spirits whisky in the Teutonic kingdom will be handed over to the Königsberg Chamber of Commerce, which was founded by John II and his brother Grand Master Philip. So, but in the spirits business, the two brothers John II, every year will profit at least ten or two hundred thousand gold coins, or even more. After all, the Teutonic state has a population of one million. Moreover, Teutonic is an important Hanseatic business district, and there are many people in the area who can afford to buy spirits. So, John II and his brother Philip must have made a lot of money......

It seems that Marin paid a very high price for this private transaction. But in reality, Marin was snickering in his heart. Why? He's still in the main coal-producing area of the Ruhr region. Before the Industrial Revolution, the Ruhr area was perhaps inconspicuous. But once the steam engine began to be widely used, the Ruhr area became a real golden area. Even, it is the foundation of a strong country.

So, judging from the immediate situation, Marin did lose money. But once the steam engine began to be promoted, it is estimated that John II would regret vomiting blood.

After the secret treaty was signed, John II asked curiously:

"Lord Marin, why are you so obsessed with getting the kingdom of Mack? Is it really good there? ”

Where will Marin tell him the truth? So, Marin thought for a moment and replied:

"My teacher once told me a story - 'Rich and noble hometown, like brocade clothes walking at night, who knows?' ”

"I'm a nobleman now, but not in my hometown of Bochum. So, I want to get the country of Mac, to show my success and nobility in front of the people of my hometown......"

In fact, this is just the thinking of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and Ma Lin will not think so. But that reason sounds so reasonable......

John II thought about it, and it really was. Human beings are animals that yearn to be recognized, especially by the deceased. Many people are mixed up and like to go back to their hometowns to show off...... It seems reasonable for Marlin to say that......

For the country of Mack, John II did not cherish. Why? Because at present, Mark Boguo really doesn't have much oil and water. After all, this is an agricultural era. In the northern part of the country, the land is very barren and the grain production is very low because of the abundance of coal mines. The shallower the coal seam is buried, the more it affects the fertility of the land and the harvest of crops.

As for coal mines? It's useful, but it's mostly used in metallurgy. However, now is the era of agriculture, the scale of the metallurgical industry is very small, and the sales of coal are naturally very poor.

You say coal can be used as fuel? Sorry, in Europe in this era, the popular fireplaces mainly burned wood, and not many used coal as firewood. At the moment, Europe is not very populated, and forests are everywhere. You can cut firewood nearby to burn, why do you have to go all the way to buy coal to burn? What's more, the fire of pulverized coal is often extinguished, and only the coal is marketable......

Therefore, although coal reserves are abundant, it is not very popular because of the narrow use of coal in this era. Why spend money on coal when you can pick up free firewood everywhere?

Only a small number of residents living in the city will choose to buy fuel if they are not in a position to collect firewood. But most of them buy firewood, and relatively few people buy coal.

However, the size of European cities in this era was surprisingly small – a large number of cities with a population of more than 10,000. Even a small city of a few thousand people dares to call it a big city. Even a capital like Vienna has a population of only 20,000 people. Milan, the largest city in the HRE, has a population of only 100,000...... With such a small urban population, and only a small percentage of them buying coal to burn, you can imagine how small the coal market is...... Previously, in order to sell the coal at Hoffman Manor, Marin not only lowered the price, but also bribed the head of the Wiggins Chamber of Commerce to achieve the purpose of selling the coal......

In short, in this era when the use value of coal has not been fully explored, coal is very unmarketable. Unlike China, where industry developed in later generations, any coal boss could become a tycoon. Before the rise of real estate developers, those coal bosses were the widest......

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In fact, even without a steam engine, Marlin had a way of making coal a bestseller—just by shaking the pulverized coal into briquettes, it would greatly increase the utilization rate of coal. And if you make honeycomb coal and supporting honeycomb coal stoves that only appeared in the 20th century, the sales of coal will not be too good...... You know, in the future, which city no one uses a honeycomb coal stove?

The honeycomb coal stove is so convenient and easy to use, it doesn't take up space, it can be burned outside the door, and it is a super artifact! Therefore, even if the application of the steam engine is not promoted, as long as the honeycomb coal is sacrificed, the coal mines in the Ruhr area will instantly become treasures.

Therefore, in any case, Marin can be transferred to the Ruhr area, which is a big profit. Therefore, the two people who have reached a consensus at the moment are smiling happily. But Duke Cleaver laughed now, and Marin had the last laugh......

Seeing Marin smiling so brightly, John II, Duke of Cleaver, was stunned - how could this fool still smile so happily when he had suffered such a big loss? Is it really so important to show success in front of your parents and fellow villagers?

And what Marin thought in his heart was - laugh, laugh...... At this moment, do you think I'm laughing silly× But later you will understand who is really stupid×......

Then, the two people with their own evil intentions continued to giggle at each other, and they both thought that the other party was stupid......

Just when the two were smirking at each other awkwardly, the report of his guards interrupted the awkward laughter of the two:

"Archduke, letter from Paris......"

Marin immediately stopped giggling, for he knew that the theft of letters between the Duchy of Guedes and France was in the background......