After the invitation was issued, it was time to prepare for several auctions. But Marin doesn't care about these specifics, after all, his subordinates are not idle eaters. For Marin, the most important thing is to control the eight vassal states smoothly.

However, shortly after the New Year, Simon's lazy man suddenly appeared in Marin's palace and stayed in Marin's office all day......

What is Simon here for? It turned out that Simon remembered that Marin had told him that he would go to Kiev in the Ukrainian steppe to be a count. In particular, Marin tricked him into telling him that he was going to make him king of the Cossacks......

Simon is a muscular man with a fighting head, and he doesn't care much about the earl title. However, he is very yearning for leading the cavalry across the Ukrainian steppes.

In the North Sea Country, Simon's presence is somewhat awkward. Why? Because Marin was afraid that the brothers would become the new Richard III and threaten Caesar's safety. Therefore, even if Simon is very warlike, Marin never lets him lead a large army, lest the tail be too big.

In this way, Simon's muscles are useless. For a battle maniac, this is something more painful than death.

So, when Marin fooled him and told him to let him go to the Ukrainian steppes to lead the cavalry across the steppe, Simon took it to heart. When the war is over, Simon feels that it is almost over, so he comes to Marin to make trouble and asks Marin to fulfill his promise......

Simon gave full play to the shameless spirit and stalked Marin to the death. Marin was so troubled by him, and he really needed Simon to help him gather the population and train Cossack mercenaries in Ukraine, as well as raise cattle in the Ukrainian steppes to supply the North Sea State, so Marin finally agreed to start helping Simon with this......

So, Marin sent an envoy to Krakow and proposed to Zygmunt I that he was willing to pay 200,000 gold coins to help Simon buy the city of Kiev and the area around Kiev as Simon's fief. And, of course, the title of count......

Zygmunt I did not have much of an opinion, but Ukraine at this time did not belong to the Kingdom of Poland, but to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Therefore, Zygmunt I made a special trip to Vilnius, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, to consult with the members of the Lithuanian Grand Sulm (the name of the Lithuanian noble parliament), who actually ruled Lithuania.

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, like the Kingdom of Poland, was a state ruled by an aristocracy. As King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Zygmunt I did not have much real power. Of course, he certainly had much more power than the Queen of England in later generations. After all, this is still the era of monarchy, and the king has not yet become a mascot. But at this time, both Poland and Lithuania had the shadow of a later constitutional monarchy - the king rarely managed the affairs of the state, and the general affairs of the state were managed by the Grand Sem.

Zygmunt I himself agreed to Simon becoming lord of Kiev, Simon himself was a well-limbed, simple-minded master, and Zygmunt I did not think that the third brother had the ability to threaten his rule.

Moreover, Poland and Lithuania had a complex polity, with the nobility in power. Zygmunt I himself did not have much real power. If Simon can grow into a great nobleman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, he will be his own help at the meeting of the Grand Sem. Therefore, he is happy to see it. But whether to accept Simon as the lord of Kiev depends on whether the parliamentarians of Dasem agree with it. So, Zygmunt I made a special trip to Vilnius.

"What? Grand Duke Marin of the North Sea State was going to buy Kyiv and nearby regions as fiefs for his younger brother? "Duke Yogheira, of the Lithuanian family, the current speaker of the Great Sulm of Lithuania, was taken aback. And the other Semm parliamentarians who were present also looked at each other, wondering what Marin was buying Kiev for......

"Why can't Kyiv sell?" Zygmunt I was somewhat upset. The Ukrainian region in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is the southern border region and is not taken seriously. Although the climate was warm, the threat of the Crimean Khanate meant that the general population was reluctant to cultivate there. Because, if you have cleared the land, the bandits of the Crimean Khanate may come to the door and rob it.

Previously, the situation was most serious when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Golden Horde united against the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Because, at that time, it was the Crimean Khanate that was allied with the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania formed an alliance with the main branch of the Golden Horde, which was an enemy of the Crimean Khanate, a side branch of the Golden Horde. Therefore, a few years ago, the Crimean Khanate, which was heavily subordinate to hostile forces in the Ukrainian region, caused a lot of harm, and naturally no one was willing to take care of the Ukrainian region.

Even though the Crimean Khanate abandoned its hostility with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and became an ally against the Grand Duchy of Moscow, no one cared about the Ukrainian region. Because, a robber state like the Crimean Khanate, the devil knows if it will keep its covenant. Perhaps, if Ukraine is developed, it will attract the covetousness of Crimean bandits......

……

Duke Yogueira was stunned, but quickly reacted:

"It's not that it can't be sold, Your Majesty, we want to know, why did Grand Duke Marin buy the Kiev region. If you don't know why, I don't think you can rest assured. ”

After the Duke of Yogaila finished speaking, many of the Som councilors on the side nodded in agreement. If the average nobleman wanted to buy it, they might not care. But Marin is a well-known and capable vassal lord in Europe, and his actions must have attracted much attention and made people more vigilant.

Zygmunt I gave Marin's reasoning:

"It was so, that his brother Simon was brave and warlike, and wanted to lead his troops into battle. However, the Grand Duke of Marin was afraid that he would grow up to become the second Richard III, so he was never allowed to become the leading general of the North Sea Kingdom. But Simon strongly demanded the opportunity to lead the troops to fight, and Marin had no choice but to help him buy a fief in the Ukrainian steppe and let him come here to fight......"

"Richard III ......" Lithuania's Big-Sem parliamentarians were stunned. Of course, they all knew who Richard III was, and the cause of Edward V's death was also widely circulated in Europe. After all, it's been less than 30 years. They can understand Marin's concerns. But put Simon in the dangerous Ukrainian steppe......

"Isn't he worried about the bandits in Crimea?" A Big-Som MP asked.

Zygmunt I didn't care:

"Afraid of what? The Crimean Khanate is now an ally of the North Sea State, the younger brother of the Grand Duke of the North Sea State, and the Crimeans will be offended? Moreover, Kyiv is in the northern part of the Ukrainian steppe, and it is still some distance from the Crimean Khanate. ”

"Then who did Prince Simon come to Kyiv to fight with? Isn't he going to lead his troops into battle? ”

"Marin said that Simon would raise a group of Cossack cavalry and then get into trouble with the Grand Duchy of Moscow......"

"Trouble with the Muscovites......" Suddenly, the eyes of many Lithuanian Dasem parliamentarians lit up......

The Grand Duchy of Moscow was the sworn enemy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and if anyone could find trouble with the sworn enemy, they would be happy to see it.

"And what about the price?" Duke Yoghera asked.

"200,000 gold coins, give it to Dasem for distribution. Also, if the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fights against the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Simon will also send troops to help! ”

The Duke of Yogueira and the other councillors of Grand Tham deliberated for a while, and then replied:

"Your Majesty, we agreed in principle to sell Kiev and the surrounding area to Prince Simon. But what about the price...... Ask for 250,000 gold coins......"

Zygmunt I feigned hesitation, then nodded in agreement. In fact, the bottom line given by Marin is 300,000 gold coins......

In this way, with the approval of the Grand Summ Council of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Simon will officially become the Ukrainian count of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania after paying the fee of 250,000 gold coins, with a fief of the city of Kiev and the surrounding areas, covering an area of about 10,000 square kilometers. Of course, the fiefdom was dominated by uncultivated grasslands......

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