Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, was a little demonic for a while, and his eyes were full of gold coins. If you can sell more than 100,000 people to the "big money" Marin, then wouldn't it be able to exchange it for more than one million gold coins. Then, all my debts are gone......

The Duke of Ulrich saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth again......

However, the Duke of Ulrich suddenly remembered - it seems that the Holy See strictly prohibits human trafficking......

So, he hesitated again. As the Duke of Württemberg, Ulrich knew very well that Württemberg had a bit of a large population. It's not a fertile place, and the reason why it's so crowded is because the Black Death didn't affect this mountainous backcountry much. Then, over time, the natural population gradually increased.

In fact, not only the Württemberg area, but most of Germany has the problem of population surplus, which has not been well solved.

So, starting with the Hussite Wars in the early 15th century, there were peasant revolts after a while. Moreover, the problem is most acute in the mountainous regions of southern Germany.

If it is the northern plain area, it is not a bad thing to have a large population, but it is a big deal to reclaim the wasteland, and some are land. But in the southern mountains, when the population is too high, it is a disaster. After all, mountainous areas are not easy to farm, and when the population increases, problems will naturally arise.

Of course, this also has to do with the fact that European agricultural technology has always been rubbish. For example, the Duchy of Württemberg, such a large territory, even if there are many mountains, if the agricultural level of ancient China is changed, it is not a matter of raising two million people. But the problem is that the agricultural technology here is very rubbish, and it is difficult to raise a population of six or seven hundred thousand......

If you study the history of the peasant revolt in Germany, you will find that most of the peasant revolts at that time took place in the southern regions......

The mountainous terrain is extremely difficult to divert water for irrigation, and it is difficult to reclaim the land. Therefore, as soon as the population increases, everyone has to mix. On the other hand, in the northern region, because the plains are vertical and horizontal, there are more people who go to reclaim the wasteland, so there are no peasant uprisings.

Speaking of which, the scale of the current Württemberg peasant uprising, including the previous peasant uprising in Breishgau, was not large, and it did not exceed the scale of 10,000 people.

Marin, a history professional, remembers well that the largest peasant revolt in German history took place in 1524, the peasant revolt led by Müntzel.

The peasant revolt of 1524, led by Müntzel, took place near Nuremberg, also in the southern region. At that time, the total scale of the peasant uprising reached tens of thousands. Among them, the most influential was the rebel army led by Minzel.

However, because tens of thousands of peasant rebels failed to merge in one place, they were finally defeated by the coalition of princes. The most ridiculous of all was the 180,000-strong rebel army that occupied Freiburg. Because, after the capture of Freiburg, the rebel peasants grabbed enough wealth in Freiburg. Then, most of the peasants felt that they had enough money, so they dispersed on their own and went back to their hometowns to farm......

In the end, only Müntzel's 8,000-strong peasant rebel army fought valiantly, but was outnumbered and defeated.

Of course, Münzel was not much of a farmer. He was a man of culture, having attended the church-run Leipzig University and studying theology and philosophy at the Universities of Frankfurt and Mainz. The peasant rebel army generally lacks the kind of literati who have a bad stomach, and Li Zicheng was able to successfully sit on the throne because of the assistance of literati such as Li Yan and Niu Jinxing. Without the help of strategists, it would have been difficult for a peasant uprising to succeed......

However, when he was young, his father was persecuted and hanged by the local aristocracy. Therefore, he planted the seeds of hatred for the nobility in his heart from an early age. In the German peasant uprising of 1524, the peasant rebel army he belonged to became more effective than other peasant rebel armies because of his insightful leader.

Of course, Mintzel did not have much political skill and failed to annex the other peasant rebels in time. If he could have all the tens of thousands of peasant rebels in his hands, then history might have to be rewritten.

Moreover, Müntzel is said to have been a fan of Martin Luther, who initiated the Reformation. However, Münzel was more radical than Martin Luther, advocating not only anti-Catholicism, but also a "revolution" along with the aristocracy. Martin Luther was a smart man and knew that he could not offend the aristocracy and the church at the same time, so the two broke up. Münzel was then killed in a failed peasant revolt, while Martin Luther escaped persecution by the papacy under the patronage of the aristocratic leader Frederick III......

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At this time, Minzel, who was still working as a teacher and priest in the city of Eisleben, did not know that a great demon named Marin was already fighting his idea.

Marin was wondering if he wanted to add fuel to the peasant uprising in Münzel and make things bigger. Then, take the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman......

That's tens of thousands of peasants, wouldn't it be nice to get them? If a peasant cultivates 100 mu of wasteland, tens of thousands of peasants are millions of mu......

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And in the royal palace of Stuttgart, Duke Ulrich of Württemberg is also "imagining the future". However, hesitation flashed in his eyes from time to time. After all, it seems to be against the canon to actively sell the people under his rule......

Kohler saw his melancholy and deliberately used his words. When he learned of Duke Ulrich's concerns, he immediately came up with an idea......

"Lord Duke, I heard that there was also a peasant revolt in your country this time?"

"What? What do you think? Duke Ulrich tilted his head to look at Kohler.

Khloe smiled and said

"Your Excellency, the Holy See does not allow human trafficking. However, I didn't say that I couldn't be exiled and rebellious......"

Duke Ulrich nodded

"It is true, Europa has always had a tradition of exile for ordinary rebels...... "As for the rebellion of Jongki, they were all hanged or burned......

"If you want to exchange those rebellions for money, you can use the charge of 'exile' and entrust them to our Grand Duke 'exile'...... Then, we give money privately, never mentioning transactions or anything. Then no one will accuse you of human trafficking......"

"Exile? Ask Grand Duke Marin to help exile the rebel? The idea...... Sounds good......"

In fact, Marin had previously discussed with Kohler that the American continent did need immigrants to develop it. But the problem is that he had previously sent people to various places to recruit immigrants. But as soon as the German peasants heard that they were going to the "wild continent" (America), they refused to do so. But if they were to go to the North Sea country, they would be glad to do so.

And Marin can't force them to emigrate, so he is also helpless. Therefore, the main population of the colonies in the Americas is still the tens of thousands of English victims.

At the beginning, there was a civil war in England, and tens of thousands of victims had nothing to eat. Marin took the opportunity to send a ship to the Americas, promising them enough to eat.

However, it would have been more difficult for him to recruit immigrants in southern Germany. Although the people are poor, they are not to the point where they can't survive. It's okay for them to immigrate to Beihai to become serfs, but if you want them to immigrate to the legendary "Savage Continent", everyone will refuse.

This is also to blame Marin, who promoted the Americas a little more terrifyingly in order to scare other European countries and avoid competition. As a result, no one is willing to immigrate to the Americas now, which makes Marin very big.

However, the current batch of prisoners of war of the peasant rebels purchased from Bryschgaard is different. They are "sinners" and have no choice. In the name of "helping to exile to the Savage Continent", Marin could have loaded this group of prisoners of war, including their families, and shipped them to the American colonies.

Because they are exiled criminals, these people have no right to refuse, and they don't need to reason with them, which is very worry-free and trouble-free.

After talking to the lords of the Breisgaard region, Kohler came running over to seduce Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

"Lord Duke, I don't think the rebellious peasants will give up (it's actually the Duke of Ulrich who won't, but Kohler can't say that). If you wait for them to revolt again, you don't need to rush to defeat them, send an army to drive them away. Let them follow the route you have set for them and sweep through the villages in some places. Then, their ranks will expand and the number of farmers who will participate will increase. When the time comes, you are sending troops to defeat and capture them. This way, you can get as many prisoners of war as you want. Our Grand Duke is happy to buy these people, pay them with one hand, pay them with the other, and never owe ......"

"Okay, just do as you say, I'm not in a hurry to suppress those mud legs. However, my military strength is limited, what if there are too many mud-legged people and we can't beat them? Duke Ulrich of Württemberg asked worriedly after gritting his teeth and making up his mind.

Kohler smiled

"Please rest assured, Lord Duke, don't forget how our Grand Duke got started? We can secretly send an elite army, disguised as ordinary mercenaries, to help you suppress the revolting farmers, and never let the situation get out of hand......"

"Okay, deal!" The impoverished Duke of Ulrich nodded immediately......