Although he understood Marin's thoughts, then Zygmunt I had a headache. Obviously, their discussion in the main hall should have been known to Marin.

Then, he began to wonder if Queen Anne had brought a maid to serve as a spy for Marin. Thinking of this, he began to arrange for someone to investigate the maids and attendants that Anne had brought from the North Sea Kingdom to see who were the spies who delivered the news. But Marin had long expected this, and did not arrange spies among his sister Anne's maids and attendants at all, but directly bribed the native Poles, so that he could not find out.

Next, Zygmunt I was a little worried, worried that Marin would be disgusted with his schemes. It wasn't that he was afraid of Marin, but that he was worried that Marin would be angry and unwilling to continue to provide spring riding guns. In that case, the combat effectiveness of the Polish hussars would be reduced.

Without the spring lance, Lewandov also deduced, and found that without the spring lance, the hussars could only use ordinary spears, and only after a round of charge, if the spear pierced into the enemy's body, they could only abandon the spear, draw their sabers and continue to fight.

However, without a long weapon, the combat effectiveness of the hussars will be greatly reduced. After all, with a spear and with a saber charge, the impact is completely different. To take the simplest example, charging with a spear in hand can charge an infantry spearman. And if you are armed with a saber, you will not dare to storm the infantry spearmen......

And the spring-loaded cavalry spear, which can be used repeatedly to charge, can increase the combat effectiveness of the cavalry several times......

In addition to this, Zygmunt I was also worried that Marin would no longer provide him with fertilizer. You know, that kind of fertilizer, which can reach the level of more than 400 pounds per mu, brought Sigismunt I a huge amount of financial revenue. Otherwise, Zygmunt I, who had only been king of Poland for a few years, did not have the financial resources to form hussars and send troops to attack the Duchy of Mazovia.

In addition, Zygmunt I relied heavily on Marin for business. He was the most important agent of Marin in the sale of salt and spirits in Poland and Lithuania, earning a lot every year. If Marin was furious and did not supply the goods, Zygmunt I would definitely lose a lot of money......

Therefore, in the future, repairing relations with the North Sea Kingdom became one of the most important things for Zygmunt I......

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In fact, Zygmunt I was also too worried, and Marin was not disgusted by Zygmunt I's choice. Because that's what a king should choose. After all, a king is a king, not a righteous ranger. Therefore, self-denial and anything do not exist for the king. Doing everything possible to seek the interests of the country is the practice of a worthy monarch.

But understanding is understanding, and Marin's mood is still not very smooth. If you want him to forgive Zygmunt I, it's not impossible, as long as you agree that he will help Simon buy a country......

Marin was not afraid that he would not sell. Won't sell? I won't sell you salt and liquor, see who is ruthless......

Moreover, the Ukrainian regions were not so important for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1569, during the "Lublin Union", Zygmunt II ceded the Ukrainian region from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Poland, which did not cause a strong backlash from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

You must know that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, like Poland, is a noble parliamentary state where the noble parliament can compete with the king. Since they did not object to the cession of Ukraine to Poland, they certainly did not care about the sale of Zygmunt I to Simon. At most, Marin will bribe them a little more when the time comes......

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Why does Marin attach so much importance to Ukraine? It's really because the geographical conditions of Ukraine are so good......

Ukraine not only has an extremely vast black soil plain, but also has very rich mineral resources. In particular, coal and iron resources are very abundant, and it has a strong foundation to become an industrial power.

Marin remembers that in later generations, Ukraine's coal reserves amounted to tens of billions of tons, ranking eighth in the world. Moreover, more than 90% of coal is located in the Donetsk region in the east. The Donbas coalfield alone has reserves of 42 billion tons. The iron ore resources are also among the top in the world, with reserves of up to 30 billion tons, which is said to be more than that of China. The Krivoy Rog iron ore region alone has total iron ore reserves of more than 20 billion tons. Although the taste of iron ore is not high, it is better than the quantity. In addition, Ukraine's manganese ore reserves are also among the highest in the world.

With the abundance of coal and iron, there is also a huge agricultural potential. It stands to reason that Ukraine should have the potential to become an industrial power. However, the Ukrainians themselves in later generations are not angry. After independence, he was busy bidding farewell to Russia, and actively took refuge in the uneasy and well-intentioned West.

As a result, Ukraine became worse and worse despite its unique natural conditions, and later became a poor country in Europe. If the officials of the Celestial Dynasty had passed, they would have been immersed in developing into an industrial power long ago.

Therefore, when talking about the Crimea issue, Zhang Juzuo of the Strategic Fool Bureau in later generations lamented that Ukraine obviously held a king bomb in its hands, but it did not meet a good leader, and then it was a mess......

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Of course, Marin is not here to develop Ukraine. After all, there were about two million Ukrainians (called Ruthenians at this time). Even if it is developed, it is probably cheap for locals.

Marin's main purpose is actually to use Ukraine as a base to suppress Russia. At the same time, get some immigrants from Ukraine to help develop in the Americas.

As for the Donbass coal mine and the Krivoy Rog iron mine, not only will he not develop it, but he will also deliberately curb the signs of local development. Therefore, Marin will deliberately turn Ukraine's main coal and iron producing areas, that is, the area east of the lower Dnieper River, into pastoral areas, which are specially used to raise horses and cattle to provide himself with enough animal power.

He would then invite the murderous Crimeans to graze their cattle there, in order to frighten the skilled people who knew how to mine and smelt. After all, it is not a good thing to meet Crimeans and it is easy to be caught and sold as slaves. That's it, if you are castrated and then sell it...... Life is too gloomy......

And the ignorant Crimean barbarians are unlikely to develop the local coal and iron. They are primitive predators, not developers. And Simon's forces, as long as they honestly farm and graze along the Dnieper, it is enough......

At the same time, Simon also had the duty to help Marin recruit Cossacks. Those Ukrainians, but there are a lot of fierce Cossacks who are good at riding and fighting. It would be perfect if it was added to Marin's army and used as the vanguard of the conquest of the colonies. It was the Cossacks that the tsar used to conquer the vast expanse of Siberia. Marin, on the other hand, is happy to learn this.

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In front of Simon's hospital bed, Marin saw Simon, who had been overindulged recently, and his steps were a little vain. On the contrary, Anna, the little nurse, is even more bright and moving. Obviously, the phrase "there are only tired oxen, no ploughed land" makes sense. Although Simon is young and strong, he can't stand the "night singing......

"Simon, I plan to wait until this battle is over, and then send you to the Kievan Rus region to be a count!" Marin plans to give Simon a shot in advance.

"Kievan Rus? What is that place? "Simon is a brainless scumbag who obviously doesn't know where Kyiv is.

Marin had to patiently explain to him, and then told him about the task of recruiting and commanding all the Cossacks in the Ukrainian steppes......

"So, I can be the king of the Cossacks in the future?" Simon, a violent element, heard that he had the opportunity to lead hundreds of thousands of fierce Cossacks, and he was so excited that he couldn't find the north......

"That's right, your task is to become the king of the Cossacks!" Marin flickered.