Chapter 133 Land Redemption and Escrow Policy (Part I)

On the land march, only Marin's army of 18,000 remained, and after landing, it joined the 1,000 lancers who remained on the ground. As for www.biquge.info armies of Lübeck and Hamburg, they had already been transported by their ships.

At the time of the great evacuation, Marin asked the sailors of the Navy to return the 150 Kirk galleons they had been allocated to them by sea, with the last of their belongings, back to East Friesland.

Marin himself, with a large army and food, first went to Fort Kellon, a port in the northwest of Zealand, where he had landed on Sealand from Vejle.

Along the way, the soldiers grabbed a lot of Danish village girls. However, these village girls were formed into a team by Marin alone, and the monkeys were not allowed to touch them. According to Marin, after going back to a group wedding, everyone will bring the beautiful women home again...... Because at that time, what was legal and coherent for the girls...... So, now those monkeys, let's by themselves......

After returning to Vejle with the help of the fleet left behind by the navy, the soldiers continued to snatch their daughters-in-law in the villages near the city of Vejle......

In order not to affect the inhabitants of the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin specially took his army to the northwest for a while, and did not go directly south. It wasn't until the soldiers had enough of the women that Marin headed south from the west coast of Jutland toward the city of Ribe.

At this time, the city of Ribe belonged to Marin, which belonged to the northern border of the Duchy of Schleswig, and the city was also stationed in Marin's original baggage troops. Marin returned with a large army, and naturally received a warm welcome.

After entering the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin sent thousands of men and horses to various parts of the Duchy of Schleswig, gathered all the nobles, large and small, and went to the city of Schleswig, where a general meeting of all the nobles was held to discuss major issues.

In fact, this major question is whether the nobles are willing to serve themselves......

At present, Marin divides the nobles of the Duchy of Schleswig into three categories - the first group is those who resist themselves to the death, such as the nobles of Obernro; The second group is defeated and surrendered, and there are many such people, much more than the first category; The third group is the voluntary surrender.

For the first type of nobles, Marin was very unkind. After the nobleman died in battle, his estate and property, Marin's opinion was to confiscate all of them, and all his family members were punished as serfs. I was going to attack Zealand before, but I didn't have time to do it, but now it's time to do it.

The second type of nobles, Marin, gave them the option to leave the Duchy of Schleswig and sell their territory to Marin at a discount. Of course, this price will certainly not be too high; Or, stay and trust the territory to Marin, who will pay them about the same amount of income every year according to their current harvest. Then, those nobles will be left behind by Marin and gathered in the aristocratic community of the city, and Marin will build them luxurious entertainment venues for their enjoyment......

The third type of nobles, those who surrendered voluntarily, although they are not good birds. However, Marin is now seriously short of manpower, so he can only win them over first. If there is talent, they will retain their territory and enter the government to hold public office. Those who have no talent and have a bad reputation are to be treated in the same way as the second type of nobles, who take care of their estates and send them to the city for pleasure. Of course, if they were willing to give up their territory and go to Denmark, Marin would also pay for their land and property.

This attack on Denmark, Marin can be said to have made a fortune. No wonder, some countries, are keen on war. It turned out that the war was won, and it was really rich.

If nothing else, let's just say that in Copenhagen, Marin obtained all kinds of property worth 1.3 million gold coins, and dug up Denmark's hundreds of years of piracy. Of course, due to the rush of time, many hidden treasures may not be found. However, with this money alone, all of Marin's investment was recouped and he made a lot of money.

You must know that throughout the war, although Marin dispatched a large number of troops, the total investment did not reach 500,000 gold coins. As for the cost of building the fleet, it was not built for the attack on Denmark in the first place, so it was not included in this cost......

And this time, Marin captured many Danish cities, and the total value of the looted property is estimated to reach more than 2.5 million gold coins. It can be said that in this war, Marin earned several times...... Counting the allocated territory, it is even more immeasurable......

The land of the Duchy of Schleswig, although relatively large, was not fertile. Therefore, even if all the land of those nobles is redeemed, it is estimated that it will only be a matter of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. For a moment, Marin really wanted to ransom all the nobles' lands and let them go.

However, Marin endured it......

Why? Because Marin was a careerist, he did not attack only one part of the Duchy of Schleswig. In the future, when the wings are full, we will definitely continue to expand.

If the affairs of the Duchy of Schleswig are not dealt with properly, and all the local nobles are unlucky, in the future, Marin will be met with the strongest resistance from the local nobles when he goes to attack other countries. Because, once Marin wins, their good days will come to an end......

Therefore, although Marin was not happy, he had to leave a part of the obedient nobles, give them benefits, and show them to others...... In this way, the next time he attacks another country, the nobles of that country will not resolutely resist his army......

In addition, this time, Marin, intending to treat the nobles who belonged to the Germans well, intends to expel the Danish nobles. The Duchy of Schleswig is a region of mixed ethnic groups. Most of the south is German, German-speaking. About a third of the northern part of the country is Danish territory, and the people there are all Danish-speaking.

Marin's plan was to unite the German nobility, squeeze out the Danish nobility, and eventually turn the entire Duchy of Schleswig into German territory.

Moreover, those Danish aristocrats, even if they were excluded, had a place to go. They could have returned to Danish-controlled territory in Jutland and would still be accepted by the Danes. Because, they were originally Danes.

However, the German nobility of the Duchy of Schleswig, unlike others, were Germans. Once you leave the Duchy of Schleswig, it's embarrassing. The original identity may not be recognized by the other German countries. If you go to Denmark, as a German, you may be ostracized by the Danes.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, most of these German nobles will definitely choose to stay. Moreover, when Marin marched in the first place, the German nobles were not as determined to resist as the Danish nobles.

Marin decided to co-opt those German nobles who were willing to stay, and those who were able, arranged for public office. If they are unable to do so, they will trust their land so that their income will not be reduced, and they will also build them places of entertainment in the city for them to enjoy.

Originally, Marin was still a little scratching his head about how the soldiers snatched their wives in Denmark and how to arrange Mao Mei in the Grand Duchy of Moscow. However, he suddenly remembered that those hairy girls could be sent to the newly built sauna and bathing city to "rub their backs" for those captive nobles......

Also, those serfs, as long as they are honest and willing to work, and those who don't have a wife, can also reward Mao Mei......

In addition, Marin will definitely recruit more new mercenaries in the future, and those new single soldiers can also be matched with a hairy girl......