With the signing of the peace treaty, Denmark was satisfied. You must know that the territory that Denmark ceded from Sweden this time is roughly equivalent to the later Swedish provinces of Kalmar, Skåna, Hallan, Jönköping, Krunubery, Blekinge, Gotland, as well as most of the province of West Götland and part of East Jötland. All in all, it's about 70,000 square kilometers.

You must know that the Kingdom of Denmark was originally more than 40,000 square kilometers in area. Although there is a large Smolan Hill area in the middle of the 70,000 square kilometers of land, most of the terrain is relatively flat. On top of that, it's one of Sweden's warmest regions for agriculture......

In this way, although more than half of the country was lost in the war with Marin, everything was earned back by blackmailing Sweden this time.

Moreover, the southern region of Sweden and Copenhagen, the core capital of Denmark, are only separated by the Øresund Strait, which is also more convenient to manage, unlike the Kingdom of Norway, although it is also part of Denmark, but it is too far away from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, to manage.

Not only that, but by conquering southern Sweden, Denmark narrowly escaped a political crisis - the Kingdom of Norway wanted to stand on its own feet after seeing the decline of the Danish Kingdom......

After all, after the defeat of Denmark in the past, it not only lost Sweden, but also lost most of the mainland, leaving only a few islands such as Zealand. In terms of strength, the Kingdom of Denmark is almost unable to catch up with the Kingdom of Norway. The lord is weak and the minister is strong, and Norway, as a subservant, naturally has an idea and wants to learn from Sweden. Unexpectedly, this time, Denmark took advantage of the fact that it still had some family background to take over southern Sweden, which not only strengthened its strength, but also shocked the opposition within the Kingdom of Norway.

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Sweden, on the other hand, was more unlucky, losing the most elite 70,000 square kilometers of the southern region, not to mention, but also paying 400,000 gold coins.

Fortunately, Marin is willing to invest in the development and utilization of the Faylon copper mine, which can ease Sweden's finances. However, this is not so rosy......

Why? Because, after all, mineral resources are limited. No matter how large the reserves of Fayilun copper ore are, there will be a day when they will be mined......

Marin remembers that the Failon copper mine flourished at its peak in the mid-to-late 17th century. At that time, the Fayilun copper mine produced an average of 3,500 tons of copper per year, making it the world's largest copper-producing super-rich mine at that time.

What is the concept of 3,500 tons of copper? At present, the ratio of silver and copper is 1 to 15, which is equivalent to 233.3 tons of silver! Converted to gold at 12 to 1, that's 19.4 tons of gold......

Of course, copper prices are not set in stone. Before the Dutch introduced Japanese copper, Sweden was the richest country in Europe. Anyone who has played P Club knows that Sweden in the 17th century was particularly open - there is a lot of money......

In the era when copper was very expensive, the Kingdom of Sweden did not need to make great voyages, so I dug copper mines, and my income was no worse than others......

Copper mines are not endless, though. In the 18th century, Swedish copper mines became less and less. Coupled with the introduction of cheap copper from Japan, the Dutch red hair hit Sweden's finances. At the same time, the hairy bear on the side also produced Peter the Great, who flattened Sweden to the ground. Then, Sweden declined......

Marin has estimated that although the Fayilun copper mine is a rich ore and has large reserves, it can maintain high-intensity mining for hundreds of years. If you continue to mine, there will be no profit. After all, at that time, the mine was already dug very deep, and it was extremely difficult to mine and naturally costly. It's not like it's just being developed now, and it's all mined on the surface, so don't be too easy.

Moreover, now mined at the surface, it can be mined using the blasting method. Get a powder keg and bury it, and pick up the ore directly after it explodes...... But when you get to the deep well, you blast one and try it? If there is a landslide, a lot of people will die......

Ma Lin doesn't know what the situation will be a hundred years from now, but it is only right to expand production and mine the Fayilun copper mine on a large scale while he still has half of the shares of the Fayilun copper mine. As for the depletion of resources in the future, it's none of his business? He's just here to make a fortune......

Of course, this will also benefit the current Kingdom of Sweden. After all, the copper mine has a large output, and they also take more money. In this way, they can also have the capital to confront Denmark. If Denmark is too strong and Sweden is too weak to reunite Northern Europe, Marin will not be happy.

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In addition, this peace agreement is very special. It is unusual for Marin, Lübeck and Hamburg, as mediators, to sign the contract and guarantee peace between the two countries.

Even, at this time, most of the European monarchs could not see the intentions of the three families, thinking that they were really maintaining peace in Northern Europe. Only a few powerful monarchs, such as Louis XII and Maximilian I, after thinking about it, saw the intention of the three - to maintain the balance of power between the two Nordic countries and avoid the emergence of a great power like the Kalmar League. After all, the Danish Kalmar League had robbed the Hanseatic League of its business in the Baltic Sea region and had the upper hand. Because, Denmark controls the Øresund Strait leading to the Baltic Sea......

Of course, these clever monarchs did not expect that this was Marin's idea. They all thought it was Lübeck and Hamburg. After all, in terms of the ending, Lübeck and Hamburg are indeed the biggest beneficiaries.

However, they ignored the benefits of Marin - half of the income from the Fayilun copper mine was not a joke. In his previous life, Marin played "Continental Storm", and in the 17th century, he always started with Sweden and then penetrated Germany. Because, Sweden did not have any strong opponents at the beginning, and there was strong financial support from the Faylon copper mine. It is much simpler to follow the route of the second master of Gu to interfere in Germany than to use small vassal states in Germany itself.

However, it was the 17th century, and Sweden's good times were like that. After that, when I met the rising woolly bear, I was beaten......

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In fact, Marin worked so hard to maintain the balance in Northern Europe, in addition to seeking the profits of the French copper mines, he was also worried about Sweden's future interference in German affairs.

This is also the pit that Marin dug himself before......

At the beginning, in order to fight against Denmark, the enemy of life and death, Marin did not hesitate to support Sweden, which was fighting for independence at that time. Not only did he attack Denmark militarily and help Sweden, but he also sent people to help Sweden develop the Fayilun copper mine.

After the victory in the first war against Denmark, Marin also helped Sweden gain all of its mainland and the island of Gotland......

However, when Marin got Jutland, it was only when he remembered - it's bad, Sweden is going to sit big......

When did Sweden become a powerhouse? 17th century. Why is it a strong country? First, they recaptured the southern coast from Denmark; Second, the Fayilun copper mine was developed......

In other words, in order to fight Denmark, Marin accidentally fostered a Sweden with strong potential...... So, this is a pit dug by Marin himself......

If Marin was single-handedly fighting the German princes during the Wars of Religion, the Swedes suddenly stabbed him in the back...... Marin's efforts could fail...... Therefore, restraining Sweden has become an important task for Marin after defeating Denmark for the second time...... And now, this task is finally almost complete......

After Denmark and Sweden reached a balance, Denmark and Sweden would have no energy to intervene when Marin fought the Wars of Religion in the future. Because, as long as one side dares to send troops to Germany, the other side will certainly not mind copying the other party's hometown...... In this way, Marin did not worry about Sweden sending troops to Germany as in the "Thirty Years' War...... At the same time, Marin can also use half of the equity of the Fayilun copper mine to make a lot of money......

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With great satisfaction, Marin left Lübeck and returned to Aurich. Unexpectedly, just after the matter of taking back half of the equity of Fayilun Copper Mine from Sweden, another good thing was also sent to the door, which can be described as a good thing......

As soon as Marin returned, early the next morning, good news came from the port of Emden:

"Grand Duke, the Governor of Tara of Cuba has ordered someone to bring back the news - the seed of sisal has been found!"

Marin, who was still a little sleepy, immediately perked up:

"Where? Show me! ”

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