After returning to Aurich, Marin made out with his family and went to the blacksmith to build counterfeit plate armor the next day......

Under the amazed gaze of old Hoffman, Marin instructed the blacksmiths to roll the thin sheet of iron into the molten zinc a few times. Then, the white iron sheets are freshly baked.

Next, it's time to "build" the plate armor. But Marin's method of "building" is a bit strange - he didn't build it with a hammer, but cut it with scissors......

Marin directly found large scissors and began to cut the white iron sheet. After cutting, the craftsmen then use nails to bind the cut white iron sheets. For the cuirass, an extra layer of white iron was used to make it look more like plate armor.

In this way, after an hour's work, Marin took a few craftsmen and made a set of silver shining "plate armor......

Old Hoffman, who came to watch, was stunned - Nima plate armor still has such a practice? People use thrashing, you use tailoring? What about making cloth robes? And, the most nonsense thing is that this set of plate armor is really like that......

Marlin summoned a few black-shirted knights and told them to put them on and try them on. As a result, the black-shirted knights said that the full set of "plate armor" was about the same weight as the cuirass and helmets on their bodies. However, it looks much better......

"That's good, what you want is to look good!" Marin nodded, and found more craftsmen to cut 2,000 sets of "plate armor" as soon as possible in time for Anne's wedding......

As for the horse armor, Marin didn't let it be made in the end. Because, Marin actually intended to instill the concept of "hussars" in Zygmunt I, and his lancers, horses were not armoured. In this way, it seems to be more uniform.

In addition, in order to maintain the uniformity of the cavalry's armor, Marin also asked the 1,000 lancers to take the plate armor and galvanize it. In this way, everyone will be shiny, and there will not be much difference anymore. As for outsiders, why is it shining? Marin ordered everyone to unify their rhetoric - the surface of the plate armor was tinned......

Tinplate is no secret, and, moreover, is not original to Marin. In fact, craftsmen in Bohemia knew how to make tinplate as early as the 14th century to prevent rust. And many of the plate armor of the Kingdom of Bohemia are indeed tinned to better prevent rust. It's just that this kind of tinned plate armor is often more expensive and belongs to high-quality products.

Marin also felt that the three shiny guys were indeed too sassy, so he ordered the cavalry to wear black cross vests on a white background like the infantry to cover the upper body breastplate, and the lower body was also covered with skirt fabric, so as not to be too stylish......

You know, people in this era are stupid. If you see so many cavalry under Marin's command wearing silver-white armor, you may think it will be made of silver. If you are fat, you may come to the barracks to steal the "silver armor......

The other is the formation of cavalry......

Marin asked the black-shirted knights to disguise themselves as the knights, so naturally he couldn't let them show their stuff. So, Marin planned to mix the lancers with the black-shirted knights. A thousand lancers were mainly arranged in the front and on the periphery, while the lancers, dressed in white iron false plate armor, were mainly in the inner circle...... In this way, it is much more difficult for outsiders to identify it......

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While Marin was busy cutting false plate armor and fooling the Polish nobles, the autumn harvest in East Friesland also quietly kicked off......

Thanks to the heavy use of potash fertilizers, rye in East Friesland matures half a month earlier than in other regions. As a result, in mid-September, the autumn harvest of rye in East Friesland began. The rest of the Grand Duchy of North Sea, only Oldenburg and Schleswig, and North Münster, which had long been under Marin's control, also used potash, so the autumn harvest was more synchronized with that of East Friesland. As for the newly included provinces of Bremen, West Frisland and Jutland, the autumn harvest will have to wait until October because the fertilizer fields have not yet been built during the spring planting, so potash is not used.

However, at this time, the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburg, including Switzerland, sent emissaries to demand the return of the tens of thousands of prisoners of war...... Because, these three regions are about to harvest in autumn, and there is a shortage of young and strong laborers in the country......

Moreover, the canal in the south of Münster is almost dug and is estimated to be completed after the autumn harvest. Therefore, the three forces discussed with Marin - can they release people back sooner? After all, the autumn harvest in these three countries also requires labor......

Of course, the only countries that need labour are the electors of Saxony and Brandenburg. As for Switzerland, it was purely for those mercenaries to go back and be able to help against Emperor Maximilian I. After all, there were 18,000 mercenaries captured in Switzerland, all of whom were the main force. Today, the total number of troops fighting against the emperor's soldiers and horses in Switzerland is only about 10,000, and in the face of Maximilian I's army of 20,000 (the emperor has increased his troops), it is somewhat overwhelming.

If these 18,000 captured Swiss mercenaries were to be repatriated, the situation would immediately be very different. At that time, the Swiss army will increase from about 10,000 to 28,000, which will form a huge advantage in the strength and combat effectiveness of the Austrian army. Even though Emperor Maximilian I currently reuses the Marin phalanx used by Frenzberg is more powerful, it is on par with the Swiss mercenaries. If the Swiss had these 18,000 veterans returning, they would definitely be able to push back the Austrian army, and even recover many areas. Unlike now, the Swiss mercenaries were compressed to the point where they could only hold a few provinces in the west, close to France.

Marin, however, was not happy to see the Swiss defeat the Emperor. The victory of the Swiss was a victory for France. If the emperor is defeated by the Swiss, it means that the demon is stronger. Today, the Swiss have not parted ways with France because of Marin's indiscrimination. The two are allies, and if Switzerland is strong, France is strong. For this reason, no matter what, Marin wants to suppress Switzerland.

Moreover, Marin had always been wary of the future Calvinist Protestantism in Switzerland – a violent sect that specialized in rebellion and king-killing. To this end, Marin intended for Emperor Maximilian I to defeat the Swiss and rule Switzerland. With the Habsburgs' devotion to Catholicism, there would never have been any more Calvinists in Switzerland.

In addition, the Habsburgs would not be able to live in peace even if they ruled Switzerland. Because the Swiss people are fierce, they will definitely not stop rioting and rebelling against the rule of the Habsburgs. In addition, France is on the side, and under their fanning, Switzerland will definitely continue to revolt in the future, which will consume a lot of the energy of the Habsburgs...... In short, eating Switzerland is not necessarily a good thing. Unless, Maximilian I had the courage to slaughter all 600,000 Swiss mountain people...... But if you really do that, whoever you are, you will be considered a demon by all Europeans......

Since he planned to suppress Switzerland, Marin immediately sent people to Austria to inform Maximilian I that I was going to release Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, and you should quickly prepare with your troops......

When the Swiss prisoners of war were released, they would certainly not be allowed to carry weapons. As long as Austria sent a large number of cavalry to ambush, it would definitely be able to take these 18,000 unarmed Swiss prisoners of war.

Anyway, when Marin released the people, he could be regarded as fulfilling his promise. As for the fact that the Swiss were ambushed by the Austrians after leaving the territory of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, that is none of his business......