When the Swedes finally came to ask for help, it was not Marin who was most excited, but Kahn. Karn is the one who likes to show off the most. As the commander of the Praetorian Guard, he loves the shape of the lobster soldier very much.

It just so happened that the bagpipers from the Scottish side had arrived. And "March of the Grenadiers" has a simple rhythm, and the bagpiper quickly picked it up. Karn then began the long phase of the matching......

However, the city of Aurich is so small. At first, everyone was blown away by the Lobster Soldier costumes and the "Grenadier March", but as Karn played this set every day, everyone got tired of it......

Therefore, Karn planned to find another place to continue the pretence. The problem is that he is the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and it is generally impossible for the Praetorian Guards to leave Orich for a foreign land. In this way, even if Karn had a full stomach of talent, there would be nowhere to show it!

Luckily, the opportunity came......

This time to mediate the war between Denmark and Sweden, Kahn felt that it was a good platform for comparison. Suppose, before the negotiations begin, let Denmark and Sweden see the magnificent performance of their Janissaries......

Unexpectedly, with such an unreliable idea, Marin actually agreed to let Karn toss......

Why? Because, Marin also thinks that the lobster soldier catwalk is very bluffing. In negotiation, you also need to hold back each other's momentum at the table. Before holding back each other's momentum at the negotiation table in an attempt to overwhelm each other, it is also beneficial to bluff the other party with the accompaniment of the amazing lobster soldiers. After all, people are in a state of shock, and they can't breathe for a while. When it comes to the negotiating table, it is easy to be suppressed at the beginning.

This is just a simple little psychological tactic, and in the future generations, everyone has too many means, and it is already inconspicuous. However, in Europe in this era, it worked. Nothing else, just because the Europeans of this era have never seen anything of the world......

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The negotiations between Denmark and Sweden took place in the city of Lübeck. After all, the other side is always at ease when it comes to negotiations in Denmark or Sweden.

Moreover, now Denmark and Sweden basically do not have navies, and after receiving the security guarantee of Lübeck, King Hans of Denmark and the new King of Sweden Eric. Johansson, too, agreed to hold negotiations in Lübeck.

As a mediator, Marin went to Lübeck with ease. Because, all this way is by land. Moreover, from Aurich, the provinces of Oldenburg and Bremen are all part of Marin's territory. It is not considered to be an exit until it enters the area of the former Duchy of Holstein. But after entering the Holstein region, Lübeck arrived quickly.

Because along the way, it was either his own territory or the territory of his allies, so Marin only brought 500 Praetorian Guards with him this time. Except for Karn and dozens of other core teams who needed to wear chest armor to help Marin block guns, the other Praetorian Guards, this time, at Karn's request, all wore red lobster soldier costumes and black tricorne hats......

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Through the inn post system, Marin and 500 Praetorian Guards changed horses all the way to Lübeck City. But by the time we arrived in Lübeck, it was already afternoon. Therefore, Marin didn't bother to do any entrance ceremonies, and went directly to the expensive hotel specially arranged for him by Lübeck to rest.

In the evening, Speaker Tagfacht of Lübeck and Speaker Heisenberg of Hamburg visited Marin. After meeting Marin, the two speakers raised their own questions:

"Lord Marin, why did you suddenly change your stance in favor of Denmark this time? Is it because of the matter of the Fayilun copper mine? The two Speakers were puzzled. In their opinion, a mere copper mine should be a factor in the drastic change of Marin's attitude.

Marin thought for a moment and decided to confess his thoughts to the two Speakers. After all, it's not enough to do Nordic balance on your own. If Lübeck and Hamburg secretly contradict themselves, it would be easy to do bad things......

"That's right, Your Excellency the Speaker. Although the ownership of the Fayilun copper mine is one of the triggers, it is only a small part. My real aim is to achieve a balanced Nordic ......"

"Balance?" The two Speakers were a little confused. After all, the British Empire, the famous European-stirring stick, has not yet appeared, and in Europe, there is no mature case of balanced diplomacy. After all, balancing diplomacy requires a certain degree of shamelessness. This is because countries that engage in balanced diplomacy will change their faces when they say they will change their faces. For example, when balancing country A and country B, a while ago, I helped country A fight country B, but the next moment I saw that country A was too strong and country B was too weak, I would immediately change my face and turn around to help country B fight country A...... This kind of diplomacy, which is faster than turning a book, is rare in the whole world at the beginning of the 16th century, when it was still relatively embarrassing......

When Marin revealed the essence of balanced diplomacy, the faces of the two Grand Speakers, Tag Facht and Heisenberg, were blue and white, and their hearts were full of struggle......

Why? Because from the perspective of interests, this strategy of balancing diplomacy is really very useful. However, from a moral point of view, it is too shameless, and it is simply shameless...... Therefore, the two speakers were very moved after hearing this, but they were a little unable to make up their minds......

"What do you think of this approach? Do you want to be together? ”

Tagfacht and Heisenberg looked at each other and said in embarrassment:

"Lord Marlin, this strategy of yours is indeed powerful, but it is ......"

"It's just a bit shameless, isn't it?"

The two nodded awkwardly......

After Ma Lin changed his sitting posture for a while, he said:

"Don't you think, two lords, that a balanced diplomacy is in the best interest of Lübeck and Hamburg?"

The two nodded, but Heisenberg objected:

"But now that the Swedes are weak, shouldn't we suppress the Danes first? Why did Sweden cede the fertile southern regions to Denmark instead? ”

Marin nodded, then asked rhetorically:

"Lord Heisenberg, do you know about the Swedish port of Gothenburg?"

Heisenberg nodded......

Marin continued:

"The construction of the port of Gothenburg reflects Sweden's ambitions for maritime trade. And Sweden's geographical location, if their maritime trade develops, who will threaten? ”

"We!" Tagfacht and Heisenberg spoke in unison.

"That's right, Sweden wants to build its own ports, and it is clear that it is interested in the profits of the seafaring trade in the Baltic region. With the Danish sea power already crippled by us, Sweden may well become an inadvertent competitor. Of course, the impact on me is relatively small, after all, in the Baltic trade, I only have a small share, and the real big head is the city where the two are located......"

Tagfacht and Heisenberg nodded sharply in agreement with Marin's words.

"Moreover, the two of you should know that the newly formed Kingdom of Sweden is very dissatisfied with the occupation of Malmö and Helsingborg by Lübeck and Hamburg, and has already negotiated with them several times to demand that they be returned as soon as possible, right?"

The two Speakers continued to nod......

Marin continued:

"It is clear that the new Kingdom of Sweden has a keen interest in the Øresund Strait, an important navigation route. Previously, Lübeck and Hamburg had occupied the two port cities under the pretext of spying on the resurgence of the Danish navy. But the two of them should know very well in their hearts that this is just a pretext. Lübeck and Hamburg, certainly coveting control of the Øresund......"

Although their faces were a little uncomfortable, the two Grand Speakers still nodded.

And if Sweden had taken back Malmö and Helsingborg, the Kingdom of Sweden would have taken control of the Øresund Strait without the Danish navy ceased to exist. In this case, the rise of Swedish maritime trade will be inevitable. And when the time comes, it will be Lübeck and Hamburg who will lose their interests......"

The two speakers continued to nod, but Tagfacht questioned:

"But, Lord Marin, if southern Sweden were ceded to Denmark, would it cause an imbalance of power between the two sides? After all, Denmark is too strong, Sweden is too weak......"

Marin nodded, then explained:

"So far, that's true. However, Lord Tagfacht, you must understand that Denmark now has the strength to suppress Sweden only because the Kingdom of Denmark used to have a strong foundation. And the Kingdom of Sweden has not been established for a long time, and there is no foundation. In addition, Denmark brought in allies to suppress Sweden. But in reality, the situation in Denmark and Sweden is now reversed......"

"First of all, most of Denmark is owned by me. And the Kingdom of Norway, the rule of the House of Oldenburg was not stable. The opposition in the country is also very strong. ”

"If left unchecked, it may be that on the Norwegian side, the anti-Oldenburg family will become stronger and stronger, and even eventually lead to the separation of Denmark and Norway......"

"Isn't that good? With one more kingdom of Norway, the more chaotic Northern Europe will be......" Heisenberg said.

Marin shook his head and said:

"Not really, Norway is right next to Sweden. At that time, if Sweden becomes strong, once Norway is swallowed up, then a Nordic power will be born! When the time comes, it will be useless for the two of you to continue to control the Øresund. Because, at that time, Sweden was already able to face the Atlantic Ocean, and it was completely possible to trade by land, bypassing the Øresund Strait. ”

After thinking for a moment, Tagfacht asked:

"Now that Denmark has given Denmark all the southern regions of Sweden that are suitable for agriculture, why should Sweden rely on Denmark to confront Denmark?"

"Isn't there Finland yet? The southern coast of Finland is also suitable for agriculture. Marin remembers that although Finland is at a high latitude, it is also a rare high-latitude country that can be self-sufficient in food in later generations. It has to be mentioned here that Finland has a continental climate despite its high latitude. Typically, winters are cold, but summers are warmer, sunnier and less affected by Atlantic moisture. With the summer sunshine, the southern coast of Finland can also be used for a wave of cold-tolerant crop farming.

Norway, which is at the same latitude as Finland, is more miserable, and the western coast of Norway, because of the impact of the North Atlantic Current, is certainly warmer, but the humidity is too great. There was a joke about the rainy weather in Bergen, a city on the western coast of Norway, when a tourist asked a local boy when the rain would stop, and the boy replied, "I don't know, I'm only 12 years old...... This means that the rain has not stopped since the little boy was born......

Crops, on the other hand, need sunlight for photosynthesis. Obviously, the western coast of Norway is not suitable for agriculture. Also, during the autumn harvest, it can't rain. Otherwise, the wheat will rot in the field......

"Southern Finland? However, in this way, Sweden's financial resources will still be much worse than Denmark's. After all, Denmark has now annexed southern Sweden ......"

"Lord Tagfacht, have you forgotten the Fayilun Copper Mine?" Marin reminded.

"Oh...... So it was...... "Tag Facht, including Heisenberg, suddenly realized.

In this way, the strength of the two companies can indeed be balanced - Denmark sits on the fertile agricultural region of southern Sweden, while Sweden has a small agricultural area in southern Finland and a super copper-rich mine, the Faylon copper mine...... In this way, the financial level of the two companies is also comparable......