No matter what George thinks, he's sure to be out of luck in the end. Otherwise, in the original history, he would not have finally sold West Friesland to Charles V.

Charles V is sincere, and his strength is boundless. In the end, the Duchy of Gedes was easily cleaned up by Charles V, and in the end, the Duchy of Gedes not only lost West Friesland, but also the mainland was destroyed by Charles V. Then, the Duchy of Godes ceased to exist......

You say you're going to find a backer France? I'm sorry, King François I of France was captured by Charles V, and it was useless to find France......

In other words, the current Duchy of Saxony is really unlucky. Previously, the Duke of Albrecht attacked East Friesland, and was not only defeated, but also lost millions of gold coins, causing the finances to almost collapse. If it weren't for the fact that the Duchy of Saxony was old, had a high reputation, and could borrow money, perhaps the Duchy of Saxony would have gone bankrupt long ago.

So, don't look at the fact that George, Duke of Saxony, fought two battles in a row with the Duchy of Guedes (counting the activities of the West Frysian Resistance Army, there must be three battles), but both of them were in debt. Of course, the deficit was not too serious before, and the Duchy of Saxony could afford it.

However, this time it was serious. Of the more than 10,000 people captured, most of them were reinforcements from allies. These people must be redeemed.

However, the ransom of more than 10,000 people, totaling more than one million Gulden gold coins, is absolutely unaffordable for the already indebted Duchy of Saxony.

In addition, Marin spread some unfavorable news to George's allies that it was impossible for George to defeat the French-backed Duchy of Guedes, so there were not many people willing to borrow money. Even, people who originally intended to borrow money will be scared away.

After all, borrowing money at this time is basically a waste......

If George could not borrow money and get troops, there would be no chance of a counteroffensive. Moreover, the more than 10,000 prisoners of war had to be ransomed. After all, it's not the people of the Duchy of Saxony, it's the people of allies......

When the time comes, George will be at the end of his rope and will have no money to redeem his allies. Then, there was only one way to sell West Friesland. Anyway, I can't get it back, so it's better to sell it and get back a million gold coins. If Marin can help him recover the prisoners of war, the ransom of more than one million gold coins will also be saved. At that time, although George will lose his land, his finances will immediately improve, and he will not only be able to pay off his debts, but also have a lot of surpluses......

Moreover, in this era, there are very few princes who can afford to pay millions of gold coins. As for why Marin has so much money? It's easy to explain - didn't the Duchy of Saxony pay Marin 1 million gold coins? In addition, Marin must have looted a lot of money when he captured Denmark before...... You know, Denmark was a maritime trading power that could compete with the Hanseatic League......

In fact, in the original history, when George sold West Friesland to Charles V, he only sold 100,000 gold coins, which was basically a cheap sale. The biggest problem was that George's Duchy of Saxony was dragged down by the war with the Duchy of Gods. Moreover, the sale of West Frisland to Charles V also meant that Charles V would help him avenge himself. That's why it's so cheap.

But now it is different, Marin opened his mouth and quoted 1 million gold coins, which is very affordable, and promised to help recover the prisoners of war. In this day and age, there is basically no higher bid than Marin. Besides, other countries either can't afford to pay or can't get back the prisoners of war, and they can't meet this condition at all.

If it weren't for the prisoners of war worth more than a million gold coins, George wouldn't have had much pressure, and whether he sold it or not depended on his mood. But with this tremendous pressure, it is necessary to think carefully......

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Not to mention George, Duke of Saxony, who left worriedly, after Marin entertained George, he immediately began to approve the copywriting accumulated during this time.

These copywriters are all carefully selected by Jeffrey, and they are all matters of great importance that require Marlin's decision. However, these things are not very urgent. The matter that was very urgent had already been transmitted to Rome through the inn post system, so that Marin could quickly come up with an idea.

As for those ordinary things, they were basically handled directly by Jeffrey. If all the big things in P were handled by Marin, Marin himself would collapse. He didn't want to be like Qin Shi Huang, who had to deal with hundreds of pounds of documents every day......

Besides, Marin was actually a modern man in later life. His vision may be much more advanced than that of his time, but the specific little things are not as good as those of an indigenous politician like Jeffrey. So, basically, he just decides the big things and the general direction, and the ordinary government affairs are still handled by Jeffrey and others. Only when it comes to the use of large amounts of funds, the appointment and dismissal of important posts, and the military must go through his instructions.

As Marin was looking through the documents, he quickly came across the proposal that Saqqara had sent from Newcastle, England. Marin praised Saqqara's success in using the problem of eating meat to stimulate the bloody methods of the English peasants, who lacked a fighting spirit, and felt that he had found a treasure, and that any guard who loved to learn could have such great ability.

After careful consideration of Saqara's suggestion, Marin felt that there was a lot to be done. However, during the group beating training, Marin felt that it was better to use sticks. In this way, it is closer to actual combat.

After all, no matter how well you practice your bare-handed skills, it is useless to go to the battlefield. On the battlefield, it's a contest of weapons. No matter how strong your combat power is with your bare hands, you can't reach others, and you are stabbed to death with a spear from afar, it is also for nothing. Unless, you can practice to the realm of a martial arts master with your bare hands, and you can grab the white blade with your bare hands......

However, if you train with sticks, although it is indeed closer to actual combat, it is also a big problem that you are more likely to get injured. After all, the striking power of a stick is much more ferocious than that of a fist.

Moreover, according to Marin's vision, stick training is not for smashing, but for stabbing. Specifically, it is a combat training method that simulates spears on the battlefield.

In this way, if you often use sticks to simulate spears for group fighting, your actual combat level will be greatly improved. It's just that a stab with a wooden stick, even without a gun head, is easy to hurt.

You must know that ordinary people fight, even if they hit their fists in the chest, especially in the lower abdomen, they are prone to accidents. Being stabbed in the stomach with a hard wooden stick is even more terrible. If you get stabbed in the face with a wooden stick, it will definitely not be better......

In this way, there will be a large number of casualties during training, who is especially willing to train? Because of this, Saqqara chose to let his subordinates carry out a group beating with their bare hands, and did not dare to let them copy the guys......

Marin thought about it for a moment and felt that Saqqara's concern was justified. Moreover, the equipment that he issued to Saqqara was also very rudimentary. It's not that Marin doesn't have the money to pay Saqqara good weapons and equipment. Rather, it is because Saqqara is a mercenary of a small and obscure chamber of commerce called the "Morgan Chamber of Commerce". Since it's a chamber of commerce guard, it definitely can't be well-equipped. Otherwise, people will be suspicious. That's why Marin didn't give Saqqara too much equipment.

The native army under Marin was different, and the infantry in the first three rows of Marin's native army were all equipped with breastplate armor and helmets with masks.

If you put on a breastplate armor and a helmet with a mask, and then practice stabbing each other with a wooden stick, it is very safe.

Moreover, in order to increase safety, Marin also decided that the wooden stick used during training should be wrapped with multiple layers of linen cloth on the head to make the wooden stick head softer. Even if you get stabbed, your damage ability is greatly reduced.

As for how to determine the winner or loser, this one is easy......

Marin decided that during the group brawl training, all the people who participated in the group brawl training would wear a helmet with a mask in addition to the ship's chest armor, and the outside of the chest armor would also be covered with a black cloth vest.

Why wear a black cloth vest? Because the head of the opponent's wooden stick, which acts as the "tip of the gun", is also smeared with lime powder......

Where the head of the plastered wooden stick is wrapped around the linen, if it is a black cloth vest in the passage, it will leave a very conspicuous white spot. Where to poke the opponent, at a glance.

When the results are counted, the referee observes from the sidelines, and whoever has a white spot in the heart will be sentenced to death and out......

This method is still what Marin saw from "Water Margin". When the blue-faced beast Yang Zhifa was assigned to the Daimyo's Mansion, when he served under the prefect Liang Zhongshu, he often used this method to compete with people, and often won.

When I was a child, I liked to watch the TV series "Water Margin" very much, and Ma Lin, who often yelled "the big river flows eastward", how could he not know this training method?

This method of training is much better than the European medieval warriors who often stabbed in the air, or were ruthless at dummies.

After all, neither an opponent with an illusion in the air, nor a wooden or straw dummy, will fight back. Punching, kicking, and stabbing at a wooden or straw man is at most accurate and proficient, but not comparable to real training.

Everyone wears protective gear, real PK, practice for a long time, and will not be stunned when they go to the battlefield, and they will be experienced. In later generations, when PLA emphasized in the early years that when practicing assassination, he wore protective gear and used wooden sticks to fight in connection with this way. The first time Ma Lin saw such a scene was in the TV series "Blood Romance", Zhong Yuemin put on a helmet and chest guard, held a wooden stick and Wu Mantun assassinated the scene.

The chest armor and iron helmet with a movable mask worn by his own hands can be much more protective than the training armor of PLA, and the training effect is naturally better......