For those nobles who have lost their position, although Marin cares, he is not too worried. Because, these nobles who have lost power do not have an army in their hands.

After Marin took control of the North Sea Kingdom, he exchanged most of the fiefs of nobles who were not his own people to the province of Bremen and concentrated them for settlement.

At the same time, Marin also asked Kohler to arrange a large number of spies to be placed in Bremen Province to spy on those nobles. On top of that, Marin modified the tradition to prohibit the nobles from having armed forces, allowing each family to keep between 3 and 10 guards, and most of them were less than 5 guards. In addition, weapons were strictly restricted, only swords and bows were allowed, and muskets and crossbows were not allowed.

Therefore, even if these nobles unite against each other, they will not be able to make up many people. Even if serfs were temporarily summoned as conscripts, at most a few thousand miscellaneous troops would be gathered. With such a force, Marin could easily send two phalanxes over to destroy them.

Even, Marin wished they would have rebelled. In this way, I will be able to clean these people and save a lot of land.

In general, these people are jumping happily, but they are not very threatening. The real threat to Marin is the issue of the army......

In addition to the problem that those middle and lower-ranking officers might leak agricultural secrets after being co-opted, if those people left, they would also take away the training methods of the Beihai army and enhance the combat effectiveness of other princes. In the past, there were other vassal states that had learned the tactics of the Beihai Kingdom, but because it was imitated by laymen, the result was that they learned the dot shape, but they did not learn the essence, and the growth of combat power was limited. But if the real Beihai State officers are poached, then it will be a perfect copycat of the Beihai Army. Therefore, the problem of the army is the big problem, which is very fatal.

After Sauer's introduction, this time the other princes poached people, mainly concentrated in the Third Army stationed in Schleswig. Because, the 1st and 2nd armies were stationed in the capital city of Aurich, which was heavily guarded and difficult to attack. In the early days, there were princes who sent people, but they were all cleaned up or closely monitored. Therefore, the countries basically abandoned the infiltration of the First and Second Army Corps.

The Third Army, which was stationed in Schleswig, was not so heavily guarded because it was far from the core area, so it was easier to take advantage of loopholes. Therefore, many princes who were hostile to Marin threw their hoes at the Third Army in the province of Schleswig......

As for the 6th Army Corps of the New Army in the Ruhr Province, there was no one to do it. Why? Because most of the Sixth Legion in the Ruhr Province are Scottish, they can't communicate. The German officers, who were in the minority, were often taken very seriously, and could not leave. For it was important that the Sixth Army counted on the German officers to manage the Scottish soldiers. But listening to Sauer, there were still a few officers of the Sixth Army who were contacted. After all, the Ruhr area is a newly incorporated area that is more likely to be infiltrated. Unlike Aurich's side, which is too heavily guarded to start.

And Sauer's means of surveillance are also very simple, that is, to see if those officers have relatives from their hometowns to visit, they will send people to spy on whom. But this set is only more effective in and near barracks. After all, Sauer's intelligence forces were distributed in and near the barracks. But some people will take advantage of the officer's vacation to return to the manor to send people to "visit relatives", so Sauer is not enough.

So Marin asked Kohler and Sauer to work together – and if an officer went home on leave, he would have Kohler send someone to follow him up. After all, outside the barracks, it was the territory of Kohler's intelligence officers.

……

After arranging an investigation into the betrayal of the officer, Marin began to think about returning home.

Marin's ranks were large, and he was followed back by hundreds of guards, including Karn. But in order not to be recognized by acquaintances, Marin still let most of the guards stay in the Wilhelmshaven barracks. Because, if so many people returned to Aurich, they would be easily recognized by the acquaintances of these guards.

Once a guard is recognized, Marin's return cannot be hidden. After all, Marin's guards are back, and smart people will surely be able to guess the fact that Marin is also back.

However, Marin didn't want anyone to know that he was back, so he left most of the guards behind Wilhelmshaven, intending to take Karn and a few of his strongest guards back.

However, the question of where to stay when you go back is a problem.

Because, neither Marin, nor Karn, nor a few other guards could show their faces. However, it is impossible not to be in the city of Aurich. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to discuss things with Kohler and Schwartz and others.

For example, he is now in Wilhelmshaven, fifty or sixty kilometers from Aurich. If something big happens, you can't let Schwartz and Kohler go to Wilhelmshaven again to ask for instructions, right? Therefore, it is necessary to return to the city of Aurich to facilitate the command.

"Why don't you go to the villa in the east of the city where the lord and the lady live?" Kohler suggested.

But Marin immediately shook his head, because, this time he did not show up, and he also had plans to test his parents and brothers. Even, he planned to deliberately release the news of his death to observe whether his brothers had any ambitions to take the heir......

Therefore, the villa in the east of the city cannot be visited, nor can the old Hoffmans know.

"To our house then?" Sauer suggested.

Marin still shook his head:

"You have a lot of people in your family, and you have a lot of eyes. One is not careful, and the secret is leaked. So, it's not ......."

"Then buy a large mansion near the palace and keep it from anyone else. When something happens, Sauer and Schwartz and I go to you to discuss things? Kohler suggested again.

Marlin's eyes lit up:

"It's a good idea, but I also think Angela and her sons can't live outside all the time...... However, when he returned to the palace, he could not be seen...... "Marin was a little distressed.

Sauer thought for a moment and then suggested:

"I remember that there was a small door on the west side of the palace, which was the passage through which the people and ingredients of the imperial kitchen were brought in. Why don't we buy a house outside that small door, and if you want to be a lady and a young master, you can go back to the palace through this small door with makeup? ”

Marin's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head again:

"There are also a lot of people in the kitchen, and they accidentally leaked the news of my return. So, no......"

"However, there are many people at the other gates of the palace. And the backyard has no door. Unless, as in the palace of Emden, there is a secret passage leading to the outside of the city......" Kohler complained.

Marin was in high spirits—yes, you can use a secret passage!

So, he hastened to command:

"That's a good idea, so that when we get back, we'll see the houses in the backyard of the palace next to them, and then buy them. After buying, you arrange for a reliable person to dig a secret passage from that house to a designated location in the backyard of the palace. That way, I can go back to see Angela and Caesar whenever I want. Normally, Karn and I live in that house......"

Kohler thought for a moment and asked:

"But on what grounds did we go to that house to find you? You must know that several big people in the Beihai Kingdom gathered in an unknown small mansion, which must be eye-catching......"

"That'...... I will buy this house in your name and use it as an outer house. So, when there's something to discuss, you pretend to invite Schwartz and them to drink there. In this way, others will not see anything. ”

"Okay, I'll do it......"

"Wait, arrange for me to go back to the palace first, I think Caesar and Angela ......"

"No, there are so many people in the palace, if you go back, it will be easy for the palace maids and eunuchs to recognize and leak secrets."

"Then you quickly buy a house near the backyard of the palace, and then I will live in the house."

"Yes!"

……

Soon, Kohler and Sauer returned to Aurich. Then, discuss with Schwartz how to secretly bring Marin back.

Schwartz then selected reliable men to form a grain transport team and send grain and grass to Wilhelmshaven. Then, on the way back, he hid Marin and Karn in a grain cart and secretly brought them back to the city of Aurich......