Upon arrival in Königsberg, Marin told Grand Master Philip that he had interceded for the Teutonic kingdom, and suggested that Grand Master Philip quickly return his credentials to Lithuania and settle the matter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because, now the Grand Duchy of Moscow has not been defeated by the Crimean Khanate, and the Lithuanians are still a little frightened by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Now, too, they are afraid of the Teutons and the Grand Duchy of Moscow attacking Lithuania from east to west. Therefore, now is the best time to draw up a treaty.

If the Grand Duchy of Moscow had been abused by the Crimean Khanate, and the Lithuanians had seen the weakness of the Muscovites, they might not have been willing to let the Teutonic state go.

Therefore, Marin suggested that Grand Master Philip complete the exchange of contracts as quickly as possible and complete the signing of the peace treaty. Then, taking advantage of the fact that the New Testament had just been completed and the Lithuanians had not yet reacted, they quickly suppressed the Prussian nobles who had been supported by Lithuania and completed complete control of the Teutonic state.

You must know that those Prussian nobles, although their strength is not as strong as the Teutonic Knights, the rural areas they control are much larger than the four Hanseatic cities mainly controlled by the Teutonic Knights.

Basically, 50 kilometers away from the four Hanseatic cities, it was mostly the territory of the Prussian aristocracy. The "enclosure movement" carried out by Grand Master Philippe at the suggestion of Marin also took place mainly in the vicinity of the eastern border areas. It was a wasteland over there, and there were not many Prussian nobles. Because, the Prussian aristocracy, too, was mostly concentrated along the coast and near the great rivers. The inland area is made up of many wastelands. After all, the Teutonic State currently has a land area of 36,900 square kilometers, more than ten times the size of the East Friesian Earland. However, its population is only 300,000 people, twice the size of the East Friesian Lambert.

Therefore, many areas within the territory of the Teutonic State are wastelands. Only close to the Baltic coast and some areas along the great rivers are more developed in agriculture and densely populated.

However, the native Prussian aristocracy occupied fertile plains and areas along the great rivers, which were very suitable for agriculture. Many of the wastelands in the eastern region lack rivers and are inconvenient for water conservancy and irrigation, so they cannot be farmed, but they are suitable for sheep grazing. Of course, if you are willing to spend money to dig ditches, many inland plain areas can also be transformed into fertile land. It's just that the investment is too big and not very cost-effective.

It can be said that the great grain-rich rivers and fertile plains of the Teutonic kingdom were largely in the hands of the local Prussian aristocracy. Although these Prussian nobles did not control the Teutonic Knights in the four Hanseatic cities, they were not afraid of being wiped out by the Teutonic Knights, with Lithuania and Poland behind them.

However, if a compromise was reached between the Teutonic states and Lithuania, these Prussian nobles would be sold. When the time comes, the Teutonic Knights can quickly dispatch a large army to sweep away these native nobles, complete the control of a large area of land in the Teutonic Kingdom, and truly control the entire economic lifeline of the Teutonic Kingdom.

"Philip, hurry up and make peace with the Lithuanians! What are you waiting for? While the Grand Duchy of Moscow has not yet been defeated by the Crimean Khanate, you should take the opportunity to immediately send troops and take down all the Prussian nobles in the territory who are not subject to management! You know, the Prussian nobility didn't have a strong city to rely on, at most a few small castles. As long as you send a large army, it is easy to sweep through their estates. As for the castle, it can be conquered with a little time. After all, castles are not as difficult to conquer as fortified castles......"

Grand Master Philip looked puzzled, and after thinking about it, he said to Marin:

"Marin, I know you're right, I also have 10,000 new troops. However, the Teutonic kingdom is not the same as your Eastern Friesian Lamberan kingdom. You can say anything in East Friesian Lamber, and on my side, I need the authorization of the Teutonic Knights' Conference! ”

"Then let's call a meeting! As long as you take the opportunity to destroy those Prussian nobles this time, the Teutonic Knights will be a stable and unified country in the future. That way, you don't have to worry about rebellion in your country. ”

"Alright, I will give an order to summon all the 800 Teutonic knights to Königsberg for a convention!"

"That's how it should be!"

"By the way, Marlin, you used to ask me to engage in some kind of 'enclosure movement' in the Eastern Wastelands, and now, a few years have passed. I also relied on the 'enclosure movement' to win over thousands of wandering knights. On top of that, the sheep on the pastures occupied by the first 300 wandering knights have become large-scale and have begun to produce wool on a large scale. You see...... Is there a way to help me solve the sales of wool? Grand Master Philip rubbed his hands together and looked at Marlin expectantly.

Marin only remembered at this time that five years ago, after Grand Master Philip had just become the Grand Master of the Teutonic Kingdom, he had suggested that he use the large number of public wastelands in the mainland of the Teutonic Inland to attract the German wandering knights who wandered to the Teutonic Kingdom, let them raise sheep in enclosures, and then concentrate on shearing sheep for foreign trade.

Now, five years have passed, and Marin estimates that the sheep of Grand Master Philip have also become larger, and they can indeed engage in large-scale wool export. So, he asked:

"Philip, are your sheep coarse or fine?" The finer the wool about before, the coarser about worthless. Generally speaking, the fine wool of fine wool sheep is used to weave high-grade wool textiles. Coarse wool, on the other hand, is used to weave low-grade wool textiles. For example, the black cross vest on a white background for each of Marin's soldiers was spun with coarse wool in order to be cheap.

"Hmm...... For the past few years, I have been looking for fine wool sheep breeds. Not too successful, though. Because, at the moment the best fine-wool sheep, in Spain. The breed seems to be called 'Merino sheep'. But the Spaniards treated this sheep as a treasure and were not allowed to export it at all. Whoever exits will kill whomever they leave, which is very terrifying. So, we can't bring in merino sheep from Spain. Therefore, we can only import it from England, another large producer of fine wool sheep. It's just that the British have also begun to control the export of fine-wool sheep over the years. It took me five years to get 500 British fine-wool sheep through smuggling. Today, after breeding and expansion, it has only reached the scale of 2,000 individuals...... As for the other sheep, they are still native coarse sheep......"

"2000 pcs...... Very good...... By the way, at what price are you going to sell your wool? Marin asked with concern.

Selling wool for Philip is not a problem, but the problem is that he has to be profitable. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so interested......

"Well, the fine wool of the English fine wool sheep, I'm going to sell it for 2 pfennig a pound. As for coarse wool, 1 pfennig is two pounds......"

"It's cheap......" Marin exclaimed.

You know, the British exported wool for about 2,000 pence a bag, and each bag weighed about 360 pounds. On average, the export price per pound of wool is as high as 5.55p. However, this is not counting, the British also imposed a hefty export tax on wool, which was 33 shillings and 4 pence per bag of wool, equivalent to 400 pence. In this way, the wool reached the hands of foreign merchants, in fact, as high as 2,400 pence a bag. On average, it costs up to 6.66p per pound. Penny and finnigh equivalent, that is, the price of fine wool in England, is as high as 6.66 fennigh per pound.

And Grand Master Philip set a price of 2 pfennig per pound for British fine wool, which was not even one-third of the export price of British wool, which was indeed very cheap. It's a pity that the shipments are too small. After all, there were only 2,000 English fine-wool sheep in the Teutonic country......

As for coarse wool, the European market generally has about 1.5 pfennig per pound. Philip's offer price is only one-third of the Western European market......

"No way, Marin, you know, the Teutonic country is in Eastern Europe, and it is inconvenient to trade with Western Europe. It was also quite troublesome to transport the wool of the Teutonic countries to Western Europe. If I don't take advantage of the price, it's hard to get the market. ”

Marin nodded, Grand Master Philip was also a smart man. The wool of the Teutonic country has just entered the market, and if you don't take the low-price route to attract customers, you won't be able to open the road at all. The most important thing is that the wool of the Teutonic country is not famous, and it can only rely on the early dumping at a low price to attract merchants' purchases.

At present, Grand Master Philip and his men have a total of 2,000 English fine-wool sheep on the pasture. However, there are more than 30,000 local sheep and the number is increasing rapidly. The annual wool output is also tens of thousands of pounds. If, after this battle, Philip could take more serfs from the defeated Prussian nobles to help herd the sheep, he and his men would have no problem raising hundreds of thousands of sheep, if not more. The reason why there are only more than 30,000 sheep now is mainly because there are not enough people to herd the sheep......

Suddenly, Marin remembered that since he could buy female slaves from the Crimeans himself. It seems that the Teutonic state could also buy sheep shepherd slaves from the Crimeans......

Marlin told Grand Master Philip about the idea, and Philip was intrigued by the idea. However, he also had a problem with how to transport slaves from the Crimean Khanate to the Teutonic state......

"Last question, is there an export tax on the export of wool from the Teutons?" Marin asked with concern. There is no fixed standard for export tax, and it is purely based on the mood of each country. If the export tax is too high, the cost of the purchaser will also be greatly increased.

"There is no export tax for the time being, because wool exports are still in the trial stage. When the time comes, the export tax rate will definitely be formulated. However, I am the Grand Master and can keep the export tax as low as possible. Well...... Strive for a 10 per cent export tax on wool ......"

Marin breathed a sigh of relief, and his previous worries vanished. If the export tax on wool in the Teutonic countries were as high as in the United Kingdom, and the export tax on foreigners' purchases was set at 40%, then the cost of wool procurement would have increased considerably. Combined with long-distance freight, it would be half the price of ultra-high British wool.

Fortunately, it is good news that Philip himself is the Grand Master of the Teutonic Nation and can interfere in the formulation of export taxes......

In fact, wool is in short supply in Europe right now. In the Flemish region, the textile hub of Europe, many woollen mills have closed down due to restrictions on wool exports from the UK. If you ship the wool of the Teutonic country to Flanders, it will be very popular, and you will not have to worry about not being able to sell it.

Moreover, its own East Friesland also began to develop a small-scale wool industry. It's just that the technology is not yet mature. Mainly wool cleaning and degreasing, as well as removing odor, etc., still need to be improved. After all, you can't take out a woolen textile with the smell of mutton...... When these techniques were perfected, Marin even planned to sacrifice textile artifacts such as the "Jenny Spinning Machine" and the "Flying Shuttle". Therefore, it is now a precaution to obtain a source of wool......