The next day, Duke Ulrich of Württemberg transferred more than 100 knights who served as cheerleaders for the nobles, making the nobles look confused. However, the aristocracy could not object yet. Because, at this time, Chapman's rebuilt peasant rebel army continued to wreak havoc in the Duchy of Württemberg. Whoever dares to oppose these dispatches will be able to be put on your head with the hat of "collusion and anti-thief......

Then, the hundred or dozens of nobles who originally forced the palace were instantly reduced by half, and their momentum also dropped sharply......

Originally, although the more than 100 knights had no decision-making power, they would shout. The knights, all loud, were noisy at the meeting, which gave the Duke of Ulrich a headache. As soon as the knights left, the venue was much quieter.

The remaining thirty or so barons were all people of status, and it was impossible for them to shout like knights. Then, the negotiations became much softer and less noisy than the wet market. But at the same time, the momentum of the nobles could not be raised. is like the black boss, without a group of sunglasses thugs around him, there is no oppressive force......

At the same time, at Marin's suggestion, the Duke of Ulrich stuffed more than a dozen civilian and military generals in the Duchy of Württemberg whom he had personally promoted into the negotiation room......

Although these dozen people do not have fiefs, most of them are the second sons of big aristocratic families or something, and they are also considered noble children. Moreover, after this peasant uprising, the Duke of Ulrich also planned to promote a group of his own people. In this negotiation, he just brought these people over to help him speak and build momentum.

Before bringing them in, the Duke of Ulrich made a direct promise that whoever could help him win the nobles would be able to obtain the title of nobility. Anyway, hundreds of nobles have died, and many titles have been vacated......

In this way, these dozen or so noble children without titles were all excited—this was what they had always dreamed of!

Then, the negotiation venue became the stage for the dozen or so people to quarrel. Although there were more than thirty barons on the opposite side, in front of them who were full of fighting spirit, they were completely at a disadvantage......

In the days that followed, the Duke of Ulrich went into theater mode, watching the dozen or so loyal men quarrel with the barons. Those barons are aggrieved, they obviously have a higher status, but the dozen or so opponents opposite are not good at stubble. Although they do not have titles, they are also from aristocratic families and have official positions. Plus the people who are the Duke of Ulrich, they are not easy to use their status to oppress people. Moreover, these dozen guys, one by one, are "loyal and patriotic", which clearly implies that they are "disloyal". Moreover, these dozen or so people are all relatively outstanding civil officials in Ulrich's court, and they are all relatively neat. After being inspired by the title, his voice was also loud, and he was invincible when he quarreled......

At the same time, at Marin's suggestion, the Duke of Ulrich also secretly sent Woolf to inform Chapman and others, asking them to deliberately lead the rebel army to attack the fiefdoms of those barons......

When they learned that their fiefdom had been sacked by the rebels, the barons couldn't sit still, became agitated, and fell into a disadvantage in the quarrel.

In addition, the Duke of Ulrich also secretly co-opted some of the barons who had a good relationship with him, dividing the aristocratic camp......

After many days of fighting, the Noble Alliance finally fell into disadvantage. At the same time, nearly half of the barons were co-opted by the Duke of Ulrich.

But in return, the Duke of Ulrich had to give half of the estate of the dead barons to those who fell to him.

The end result was that 68 of the more than 130 barons' estates were divided, and the Duke of Ulrich only got 65.

And the other half of the barons, who were not co-opted, did not dare to let them go home empty-handed. It just so happened that in addition to the more than 200 aristocratic estates, there were also 300 Junker landlords' estates. So, the Duke of Ulrich took out 70 and let them divide it.

However, in this era, the best farmsteads certainly belonged to the great aristocracy, followed by the estates of the Junker landlords, and the worst land of the commoners. Therefore, those nobles who were not co-opted by him got the Junker manor, and the land area and fertility were definitely not as good as those baronial manors and knights' manors. Still, it's better than nothing.

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But this was only the beginning, because the Duke of Ulrich did not seek to farm the estates, but to sell them for money......

Subsequently, the Duke of Ulrich auctioned off all 230 Junker landlords' estates confiscated and sold them for 250,000 gold coins. As for the 152 noble estates, because the land was fertile and close to the river, the Duke of Ulrich did not intend to sell them for the time being, but planned to send people to plant them himself.

At this point, the Duke of Ulrich and the nobles were all happy. After all, although the latter 230 estates cost them a lot of money, they can get the land, and in this era of agriculture, they will definitely not lose money. If the Duke of Ulrich hadn't sold those 230 estates to them, they would never have allowed the Duke of Ulrich to encroach on so many estates.

As for the knights who were sent out to "suppress bandits", who cares about their interests? Of course, if they have military exploits in the suppression of the rebels, they will still be rewarded, this is the rule. Anyway, the rebel army led by Chapman and others will slaughter many manors, and just take part of it to reward meritorious soldiers.

Moreover, the Duke of Ulrich agreed with those barons that the ownerless manor that he would receive next would be distributed to those barons. However, when it comes to distribution, it is an auction system. In other words, the Duke of Ulrich did not want those estates, but if he wanted them, he had to take them by auction. And the money from the auction went to the Duke of Ulrich......

In this way, the Duke of Ulrich, who was short of money, got money to pay off his debts, and the barons got affordable land that could be passed on, which was definitely a win-win situation!

Of course, it's not just a win-win, it's a win-win. Because, the Baron Gate doesn't have much money now. So, they need to borrow money to buy land. In this way, another winner emerged, and that was the Fugger family, the banking family......

The Duke of Ulrich and the barons have jointly issued an invitation to the Fugger family to participate in the division of the land and provide loans for the barons to buy the land. According to the situation that the annual interest rate of loans in this era is at least 10%, and generally more than 15%, the Fugger family can also eat well this time......

Even, after this spoils conference, the barons of the Duchy of Württemberg suddenly found out that the existence of those mud-legged rebels was also a good thing......

The land left behind by the scourge of the nobles and Junker landlords has become their pockets, and it is absolutely blood-earned......

Therefore, in the future, the barons of the Duchy of Württemberg were not so concerned with suppressing the peasant uprising. Even, deliberate delays. Because, the more estates those mud-legged rebels scourge, the more benefits they will have afterward. However, the premise is that they must guard their estates so that they do not fall victim to the rebels......

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In fact, there was another big hidden winner in this peasant uprising in the Duchy of Württemberg, and that was Marin. Because, captured by the suppressed peasant rebellion, the metropolis was sold to Marin, enriching the population of the American colonies. Compared to the mountainous Duchy of Württemberg, there is not much fertile land along the rivers of the Americas.

These manors of Württemberg who are desperately trying to grab are, in Marin's eyes, scum. Right now, what Marin lacks most is population. As long as there are people, much more fertile arable land can be cultivated than the entire Duchy of Württemberg. The small manors that the Württemberg nobles grabbed their heads, Marin didn't bother to take a look. Therefore, he was also the big winner of this Württemberg peasant uprising. It's just that he's a big hidden winner.

Therefore, this feast of carve-up is not a win-win-win, but a win-win. The only ones who lost were probably the dead manor owners......

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