Only 6,000 people were selected, which obviously did not meet Marin's expectations. So, Marin plans to think of something else. For example, the idea was given to the Scottish people who carried rations with the army, but ended up with captured Scottish people......

Ma Lin came to the Minzhuang camp, and then found an interpreter to check the household registration. Why check your account? This is also a way for Marin to recruit soldiers......

"What? Are you from Highland County? Very good, pack up and report to the barracks! As soon as the interpreter in charge of registration opened his mouth, he asked the prisoners about their household registrations. As long as I heard that it was from Highland County, I would accept it.

However, there were only more than 1,000 people in the Highlands, and Marin still did not have enough 10,000. So, he relaxed the requirements again - all the people in the southern border counties of Scotland were also accepted. Because, Marin will be the lord of the southern border county in the future, and these people can be regarded as "their own people". However, there are still not enough people......

In desperation, Marin had no choice but to let the remaining Minzhuang compete in martial arts. Then, the old rule - the brave and unyielding stay, the cowardly get out, it is useless to win......

Eventually, Marin finally gathered 10,000 horses and began to break up and regroup, intending to retrain. But Edward came to the door again and expressed his dissatisfaction and concern......

It turned out that Marin had only selected 6,000 of the nearly 10,000 Scottish regular army prisoners of war, and there were three or four thousand left. However, these people who were eliminated by Marin were the aristocratic officers and veterans that Edward feared the most......

In this way, the benefits of Marin's recruitment were eaten, but the Scottish officers who were unstable factors were all returned to Edward......

Speaking of which, when there was a rebellion, although those people picked up by Marin were the main force. However, the leaders are all those noble officers who were eliminated by Marin...... Even if there were no people picked by Marin to participate in the rebellion, they could still induce other Scots to join the rebellion......

In other words, Marin was very happy to recruit people this time, but he didn't help Edward solve the problem! Therefore, Edward came to the door in a big rage to ask for his guilt......

"Well, it's true that I'm not thinking about it......"

Marin thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a solution-

"Your Majesty, in this way, it is indeed risky for these people to be put back. Why don't you, in the name of the King of Scotland, organize them into a separate little army of four thousand men and send them to Ireland? ”

"Sent to Ireland?" Edward was confused.

"Yes, sent to Ireland. These people, especially those of the noble officers, were only dangerous if they remained in Scotland. If they were stationed on the island of Ireland, they would be much less threatening! As it happens, you also have plans to unify the island of Ireland. These thousands of officers, large and small, and three thousand veterans, are also used to conquer the indigenous forces on the island of Ireland......"

"That being said, you don't even look down on them, are you sure they have what it takes to defeat the natives of the island of Ireland?" Edward was skeptical......

Marin smiled:

"Your Majesty, the minister did not say that he expected these people to unify the island of Ireland. Besides, what if they can't beat the natives? Whether they kill the natives or the natives kill them, it is a good thing for you, Your Majesty! Because, both sides are actually the people His Majesty wants to get rid of! ”

"Hmm...... What you say makes sense, but how? And what if they won't? ”

"Specifically, after your coronation, in the name of the King of Scotland, you have ordered them to form a small army of 4,000 men and send them to the border between the British Crown's territories and the aborigines-controlled areas on the island of Ireland. Then, secretly order these people to provoke and harm those who are native, so as to provoke those natives......"

"Then, if the natives are really provoked, that's for the best. When the time comes, the natives will definitely send troops. If these Scottish officers and veterans defeat each other, you can only take the territory. Then, according to the merits of the battle, the points are given to those heroes. If the natives defeat them, you can send another army against the native. After all, those Scottish officers and veterans are their own family, and they are beaten, and it is normal and good for you, the king, to send troops to help his subordinates......"

"As for their refusal? That's the best thing to do. Anyway, they're still prisoners now. If not, they will continue to be locked up in the name of 'opposing the king.'" As long as they continue to be locked up, they will not be able to return to China to organize a rebellion against you......"

After hearing this, Edward thought for a moment, and then said with satisfaction:

"Very well, that's it!"

……

After some more time, the flotilla of the Fourth Corps passed by the mouth of the Thames and was ordered by Marin to suspend the London docks. Then, Edward and his wife, Queen Anna, followed Marin aboard the troop carrier of the Fourth Legion and followed them north to Edinburgh. Guarded by the Fourth Legion, Edward didn't have to worry about security.

After arriving in Edinburgh, under the shameless praise and "persuasion" of a group of surrendering Scottish nobles, Edward "reluctantly" accepted the temporary throne of Scotland, and asked the Bishop of Edinburgh to help him crown him as the "Acting King of Scotland......

Strictly speaking, Edward's coronation was not legal without the recognition of the Holy See. But whatever, Edward was not crowned as an official king, but as an acting king......

Moreover, the Holy See was actually biased in his favor - the Holy See stated that if Margaret could not produce conclusive evidence to prove that she and John were not able to produce conclusive evidence within five years. If Stewart had not been involved in the murder of James IV, the Holy See would have recognized Edward as the rightful king of Scotland......

Afraid to return to Scotland, Margaret wants to find Cleanser and John. How difficult is the evidence for Stewart's crimes? Therefore, the Holy See's move can be regarded as favoring Edward......

After ascending the throne as queen, the next step is naturally to reward the three armies. Marin, as the number one contributor to the troop force, naturally gained a lot - a border county with an area of more than 4,700 square kilometers close to Marin's current fiefdom of England, Northumberland, plus a highland county with an area of more than 25,000 square kilometers......

Moreover, along with the two huge fiefdoms, there are also titles - the Earl of the Scottish Borders and the Earl of the Scottish Highlands......

Then, it is time to reward the heroes who participated in the war, such as Saqqara and Sivag. Edward was cunning, though. He believed that since both men were Marin's subordinates, most of their credit went to Marin. Then, their fiefdom should also be in Marin's great fiefdom......

As a result, both Saqqara and Sivag were given the title of vice-earl (viscount). But their fiefs were all arranged in Marin's fiefdom. Moreover, Edward also cunningly let Marin arrange it himself......

Marin could not treat his men badly, so the viscounty of Saqqara was sealed near Inverness, the richest part of the Highlands (excluding Inverness). And the viscounty of Sivarg, which is in a river valley in the southern border counties of Scotland, is not bad...... ()

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