What the? You say the French will come and rob Iceland when they hear the news? No kidding, now France doesn't even have a decent fleet. What's more, now when the English ships see the French ships, they go up and rub against the sea...... So, even if the French knew that there was volcanic ash in Iceland, they could only stare dryly......

Although it is indeed extravagant to spend 20,000 gold coins as a cover. However, compared to the real secret of the high grain yield of the North Sea Country, this amount of money is really not worth mentioning. If others realized that the secret of the high agricultural yield of the North Sea Country was not volcanic ash, the North Sea Country would probably be finished. At that time, it is possible that all of Europe will organize a coalition to force the North Sea States to hand over the secrets.

Marin should be glad that Europe was still in the era of serfs, and the population was not very mobile. If there is a free movement of population in modern times, agricultural secrets cannot be kept at all, and it is useless to send troops. Only by closing the country can we keep secrets. Just like the Qing Dynasty, it was not until after the Opium War in the 19th century, because the country was opened, that in the 50s of the 19th century, a missionary named Fu Qiong infiltrated Wuyi Mountain and stole black tea seeds. Then, there was Assam milk tea......

Marin is now implementing a policy of seclusion and seclusion, which is fine in normal times, but once it is time for spring ploughing and autumn harvest, several areas in Beihai that adopt new agricultural technology are full of soldiers, and when they encounter strangers who do not have "road guides" (passes), they will be arrested and tortured, so as to eliminate the possibility of secret leakage. In particular, Marin has raised a large number of mounted mounted police in the North Sea Country, and is equipped with powerful Alsatian wolfdogs, which makes it quite difficult for spies to infiltrate.

After deciding to buy Iceland as a cover, Marin and Kohler conducted situational reasoning in the secret room. After reasoning, Marin found that the reaction seemed to be unreasonable.

What's unreasonable? That's attitude......

Under normal circumstances, if a country's food production is affected, it will almost shake the country's foundation. At this time, Marin, as a monarch, should not react to find Iceland's volcano instead, but should jump to his feet in a hurry...... That's the normal reaction......

So, before buying Iceland, Marin needs to pretend to be in a hurry......

He had to do a full set of plays, so he postponed sending people to Denmark to negotiate the purchase of Iceland, and instead urgently sent Kohler south to meet Louis XII. Then, Kohler took a group of guards and rode south, not staying at the inn post system laid out by Marin in advance to change horses along the way, and looked like he was in a hurry......

A few days later, Kohler and his party arrived in the city of Naples, anxious and anxious, and asked to see Louis XII.

"The Chancellor of the Exchequer of the North Sea State, Kohler? What is he here for? Louis XII was stunned at first.

"Your Majesty, it probably has something to do with the volcano we confiscated them, right? After all, if we confiscate their volcanoes, they will cut off the source of fertilizer, how can they not be in a hurry? "John. Rafi said.

Louis XII burst out laughing:

"Haha, hurry. I just want to make that Marin guy anxious. Hmph, I actually want to rob my daughter-in-law with me! England is French, and the North Sea Kingdom also wants to rob it? It's just beyond my means! ”

Speaking of this, Louis XII waved his hand and said:

"Let's just say that I'm not in good health these days and can't see guests, so I'll talk about it for a few days!" Then Louis XII drank to himself......

As for Kohler, he pretended to be very anxious on the surface, and he was still scratching his ears and cheeks outside the gate of the palace of Naples, looking helpless.

But in the evening, when he returned to the inn, Kohler immediately fell asleep. After waking up, Kohler continued to ask for an audience outside the palace gate of the city of Naples the next day, but continued to be rejected and continued to pretend to be anxious......

It wasn't until five days later that Louis XII lazily met with Kohler. Kohler looked devastated, spoke very politely, and argued with Louis XII. However, according to the script, Khloe just refused to say that he wanted to go back to the volcano. On the surface, it seems that Kohler is keeping the volcanic ash a secret about fertilizer. And Louis XII was happy to play stupid, but refused to return it.

Speaking of the anxious place, Kohler actually jumped up and faintly threatened:

"Your Majesty, a few days ago, King Juan III of Spain sent someone to Orich to hire 30,000 elites from the North Sea Kingdom to help suppress Moroccan infidels......"

Although there is no public threat, anyone who is not a fool can hear it - if you don't pay me back, I will send troops to help Spain!

Louis XII's face finally changed, because he was aware of the danger......

Spain itself has deep pockets, and it is not a problem to raise forty or fifty thousand troops. Otherwise, Louis XII would not have taken 60,000 troops south, just to be safe.

However, it seems that there are also 30,000 or 40,000 troops in Beihai Country! Moreover, the battle is very tough. That army had been defeated even by the old Swiss mercenaries. The French know how powerful the old Swiss mercenaries are. If the North Sea Kingdom really sent 30,000 troops to help Spain, then the French would really be in danger.

As a result, Louis XII retreated a little, wondering if he wanted to return the volcanoes in Marin. This war is a battle of national fortunes. If the defeat of France had been caused by the addition of Marin's North Sea Army, France's national fortunes might have declined...... Even, someone will bite off a large piece of meat......

In fact, Louis XII did not know that Marin was more afraid of Spain than France. Because, no matter what, France is nothing more than a land hegemon. Spain, on the other hand, was a maritime power capable of threatening the overseas colonial interests of the North Sea states. Therefore, Marin would rather have France rise than see Spain strong. Of course, using France, a land tycoon, to drag down Spain is the best choice.

Louis XII was already a little drumming in his heart at this time, but the king's face made it impossible for him to pull his face to give in to Kohler. Therefore, Louis XII held on that day and did not agree to Kohler's request. However, in the end, the tone has been much gentler and is no longer strong and domineering.

In the evening, Louis XII and John. Rafi and other cronies discussed countermeasures, and the advice given by everyone was - before the decisive battle, first pacify Marin. I really can't, even if I return those volcanoes first. When the big picture is settled and France wins, it is enough to confiscate those volcanoes......

……

So, the next day, Louis XII confidently sat on his throne in the living room of the royal palace in the city of Naples, waiting for Kohler's arrival. But as a result, Kohler did not come......

"What's going on? Why didn't that bastard named Kohler come? Louis XII summoned the guards guarding the gates of the palace to come and question him.

"Your Majesty, the German guy named Kohler did come in the morning. However, before he could enter the palace, suddenly his men called him back......" reported the gatekeeper.

"Call him back? He's busy with something very important, and what could be more important than what he's doing now? Louis XII was somewhat unconvinced.

At this time, one of the two guards who knew German said:

"The subordinate remembered what the man who called him said, and the man who came to call him said, 'Master Kohler, news has come from Aurich that he has found a virtuous ...... The island of Dwaken '......'

"Dvarken? Volcano? "John. Rafi, an insider, pretended to react. As for this Dvarken, it is the pronunciation of volcano in German.

"An island? Volcano? No wonder they don't want those volcanoes...... By the way, John, send your people to Beihai Kingdom to inquire about what the other party is doing now. By the way, inquire about the ...... of the volcano on any island," Louis XII frowned.

"Yes, the minister will arrange it immediately!"

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At the same time, Aurich also received a pigeon from Napoli that Kohler had released. The information brought back by the carrier pigeon showed that after the first scene was performed, the second scene could begin......

Then, Deputy Prime Minister Heider personally led a team to Copenhagen, Denmark, to negotiate with King Hans of Denmark about the purchase of Iceland......