In fact, Marin had intended to use the "needs of the Holy See" as a foreshadowing. However, if it were to say so, it would have pleased Rome, but it might have frightened the princes who were intending to convert to Protestantism, especially Marin's neighbors.

After all, converting to Protestantism means tearing up the face with the Holy See. And if Marin declares to obey the "needs of the Holy See", doesn't that mean that he will become a thug of the Holy See? If this is the case, after Martin Luther's Protestantism begins to spread, perhaps those vassal states far away from the North Sea Kingdom will not care, but the neighboring countries of the North Sea Kingdom will definitely not dare not care. Once they cared, they didn't dare to convert casually.

However, the people Marin most wanted to annex in the future would definitely be those princes who had converted to Protestantism. Because, only in this way, he will have an excuse to do it. If his neighbors do not convert, how can he have a reason to annex them? After all, swearing isn't just a random one.

Therefore, Marin ended up using the ambiguous foreshadowing of "God's need". What is "God's need"? The devil knows...... But it sounds very reasonable, after all, everyone is a believer in God, and God is in need, can he refuse? Besides, the oath is also made in the name of God, and God can be accommodating if he is in need......

In other words, from now on, Ma Linming will temporarily stop getting involved in Germany's internal hegemony affairs. But, secretly, he will intervene to a certain extent. For example, let the neighboring countries convert to Lutheranism...... Only then will he have a chance to do it......

But first, Marin had to show Martin Luther first......

According to the original historical development, Martin Luther's Reformation only began in 1517. At first, it was only popular in the Electorate of Saxony in the Electoral States of Saxony, supported by the Elector of Saxony, Frederick III, and in the neighboring Archbishopric of Magdeburg. The widespread conversion of Lutheranism in northern Germany and the religious wars did not occur until the outbreak of the Schmakalden War in 1546.

However, in 1546...... Nima, Marin was 68 years old at that time, and he was about to hang up, and he was still fighting a P religious war? So, it all has to be "fast-forwarded......

And how to "fast forward"? It's very simple, Marin secretly supported the early development of Lutheranism......

For example, Marin now needs to support Martin Luther's rapid rise and get Lutheranism up as soon as possible. Only when he gets Lutheranism up will there be a chance of a conflict between the old and the new religions.

And Martin Luther initiated the Reformation was caused by Leo X's wanton sale of "indulgences" in Germany, so Marin needed to go to Rome to establish a good relationship with Leo X of the future Pope Medici family, and instigated him to make "indulgences" in advance, so as to find a target for Martin Luther to attack......

Then, Marin will spend a lot of money to send people to praise Martin Luther in the northern region of Germany and help him build his reputation. Otherwise, if Martin Luther's prestige had spread too slowly, the northern nations would not have easily converted. And if they don't convert, how can Marin have an excuse to do it? Anyway, the process is long and extremely difficult......

Of course, this is also a good thing. Because, even if the religious revolution broke out now, Marin did not have the strength to annex many countries. So, a longer time just gave Marin time to accumulate strength. By the time the wars of religion broke out, he would be able to swallow up the Protestant vassals......

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It just so happened that Marin needed to turn to the Pope for help in solving the problem of church lands in the western region of South Münster, Marin decided to say hello to his father-in-law in advance and let him take care of the future Pope Leo X. If he had time, he also planned to make a personal trip to Rome to establish a personal relationship with the equally young Leo X. After all, he is the future pope. My old father-in-law is old, and God knows how many years he can be the pope. Once the old father-in-law is gone, the next pope must be hugged on the thigh. So, investing now is the best way to go.

Marin's move is quite peculiar. People invest in projects, he is good, invest in the pope...... In the entire history of mankind, probably only Lü Buwei's investment in Qin Zhuangxiang King Qin Yiren can be compared. Moreover, Lü Buwei only invested in a generation of Qin kings, and then was killed by the next prince Yingzheng. But Marin is different, he has invested in two generations of popes, and he is very sure - who calls him a time-traveler, who knows the future......

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While dealing with important information, Marin saw the battle report from Northern Europe......

The conflict between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe also began after the spring ploughing ended, around the same time that Marin went to the Americas.

After two wars, Denmark's treasury had long since been exhausted, and it seemed to be in a state of collapse. But Marin helped Denmark in time and did not rush to demand war reparations from them. In addition, Marin paid cash to order large quantities of timber from Norwegian forests from Denmark, which eased Danish finances.

With his finances almost collapsing and unable to defeat his enemies, Marin and the Hanseatic League, Hans wisely chose to find a soft persimmon to pinch. And Sweden, apparently, is that soft persimmon......

Don't look at Sweden as a victor before, but that's because they hugged their thighs well before. The combat effectiveness of the Swedish army, in fact, is not as good as that of Denmark. Of course, Denmark's army is not much stronger than Sweden's, and the two sides belong to the level of half a pound and eight taels, but Denmark is slightly superior.

Sweden really rose to prominence and became the Nordic lion until the pervert of Gustav II appeared. Because, the "Gustav Line Array" invented by Gustav was superior to the Spanish phalanx and the Maurice phalanx, which was very powerful at that time.

But for now, the Swedish army is still an old-fashioned European army, on the same level as the Danish army. If the two sides tear each other apart, it depends on which side has more people......

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Originally, the Swedes absolutely did not believe that Denmark would be able to attack them. Why? Because the Danish navy is completely gone, it is a problem for the army to cross the Øresund. In addition, even if Denmark wanted to attack Sweden, Lübeck and Hamburg were not happy. After all, the Hanseatic League, where Lübeck and Hamburg belonged, had been bitter enemies with Denmark for many years. The Danish army wanted to cross the Øresund, which was controlled by Lübeck and Hamburg, and also asked the two cities if they agreed or not. In addition, even if the Danes wanted to fight, they had to ask if the financial permission was allowed......

However, the Swedes did not expect that Marin would give advice to the Danish king Hans. At Marin's suggestion, King Hans of Denmark conceded to Lübeck and Hamburg, and gave Malmö and Helsingborg, two Swedish port cities that had already been occupied by the two companies, to each other. In stark contrast, the Kingdom of Sweden, which nominally had sovereignty over two cities, wanted to reclaim two port cities on the main shipping routes. Because, these two port cities, which control the northern and southern exits of the Øresund respectively, have a developed business and can obtain a lot of tax revenue.

Not only that, but at Marin's suggestion, Hans also completely abandoned shipping interests, and handed over all the shipping industry in the port cities of Denmark and southern Sweden to the merchant ships of Lübeck and Hamburg, and finally impressed the two Hanseatic commercial cities that were commercially supreme.

At the same time, Marin also said hello to two cities - Sweden is too strong and does not serve the interests of the Hanseatic League......

Under these circumstances, Lübeck and Hamburg finally acquiesced to the Danish army crossing the Øresund Strait and attacking southern Sweden......

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Originally, the Danish army was not much stronger than the Swedish army. However, Hans was very clever, and he hired a large number of elite veterans from his in-laws, the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg, in the form of "white wolves with empty gloves", and asked them to help them fight. As for the commission, when Sweden is defeated and the reparations are paid, won't there be it?

It was precisely because of the addition of those elite veterans of Saxony and Brandenburg that the combat effectiveness of both sides was untened. After the Danish army was reinforced, its combat effectiveness was naturally much stronger than that of Sweden. About 15,000 Danish, Saxony, and Brandenburg soldiers crossed the Øresund and invaded southern Sweden. Of course, those Saxon and Brandenburg veterans, joined in the name of mercenaries. Thus, the ownership of the army remained with the Kingdom of Denmark.

And the Kingdom of Sweden did not prepare in advance, originally in the old Sten. The more than 10,000 resistance troops mobilized in Sture's time had been disbanded by this time, and there were only three or four thousand standing troops in the country. When the Danish army invaded southern Sweden, it was immediately overwhelmed and soon occupied the southern coast of Sweden.

By the time the Kingdom of Sweden had mobilized an army of 10,000, the Danish army had already reached the vicinity of Stockholm......

However, the Kingdom of Sweden had 2,000 arquebuses that Marin had sponsored them. Muskets defend the city, and the advantage is huge. Therefore, it was also difficult for the Danish army to break through Stockholm.

But the Danish king Hans was not in a hurry to capture Stockholm, because the casualties would be too great if they were to be attacked. Moreover, Marin has already drawn a red line for him - Denmark is only allowed to cede the area south of Stockholm......

Therefore, King Hans simply ordered the army to surround the city of Stockholm, only a small circle, and wait for the food and grass in Stockholm to run out. As long as there is no outside food and grass to bring into the city, sooner or later the Swedes will run out of food and grass. When the time comes, the other side will either surrender or perish......

In addition, Hans sent a small army north around Stockholm to occupy what is now Sweden's largest source of finance, the Faylon Copper Mine......

As long as they occupy this copper mine and maintain large-scale production, the Danes will have a source of income. The Fayilun Copper Mine now produces a lot of copper, and the price of copper in Europe is so high now. With this copper mine, it can be described as "making gold every day......

At this time, the princes of the new kingdom of Sweden finally realized how stupid they had done before......

Kicking Marin out of the circle of shareholders of the Fayilun copper mine seems to have gained huge economic benefits. However, such a big economic interest must also be preserved. Clearly, the Danes saw that Sweden had little to rely on after losing Marin, a powerful military ally. In this way, they have the courage to attack.

But the Swedes couldn't figure out why Denmark's traditional sworn enemies, Lübeck and Hamburg, would also sit idly by and ignore the Danish invasion of Sweden. To this end, Sweden sent emissaries to Lübeck and Hamburg for help, hoping that they would stop the Danish "barbaric invasion" of Sweden......

However, it is clear that the Swedes worship the wrong Bodhisattva. Because, the key to this matter is actually on Marin......