King of Mercenaries Chapter 176

Published at 14th of June 2023 05:22:45 AM

Even if Marin understands what happened in Switzerland, he can't intervene now, mainly because he doesn't have the ability. In fact, as a lord, Marin did not like the existence of Switzerland.

I am not saying that Marin and the Swiss are hostile, but that the Swiss government is very different from other countries. The Swiss Union now consists of about 10 cantons. And each state seems to have great autonomy. This is somewhat like a future federation, or it should be said that a future federation like the old United States, actually learned from Switzerland.

In each Swiss canton, a democracy similar to that of the ancient Greek city-state was implemented. Therefore, Switzerland is the source of modern democracy. Later, the seven republics of the Netherlands actually learned from Switzerland.

And, decades later, a terrible Protestantism, Calvinism, was born in Switzerland ...

Calvinism may be nothing to ordinary people, but it is too scary for nobles ...

This is because Calvinism advocates equality and decentralization. Perhaps this is indeed a progressive sect. However, "the **** determines the head", Marin has become a noble, and he will become a big noble in the future. Well, Marin's position, natural and Swiss federal democracy, is in opposition.

The reason why Calvinism developed in Switzerland was not Calvin's own independent inventions, but rather various doctrines he summarized based on the current experience of Swiss city-state democracy.

Since the day Calvin was born, he has been fighting the nobility. Calvinism spread to the Netherlands, and the Dutch rose to the ground, overthrowing the rule of the Habsburgs and establishing a republic without kings; Calvinism spread to France, known as the Huguenots. The Huguenots also set off a huge storm in France, fighting desperately with the Catholic Church, which caused a **** French civil war.

Calvinism spread to England, first established the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and then spread to England. Calvinists in Britain are called "Puritans", a faction that is keen to rebel against the hacked king. It was Cromwell, the leader of this faction, that cut off the head of King Charles I ...

The French Revolution and the Huguenots of the French branch of Calvinism were also important promoters. Louis XVI is not a bad guy, but he is still encouraged by the Huguenots to cut his head ...

So, all in all, Calvinism is a sect that is very keen on rebellion, very keen to slay kings and nobles ...

Faced with such a sect, Marin certainly wanted to destroy it. However, Calvin, the founder of the faction, has not yet been born. Moreover, Marin was worried that even if Calvin was killed, he could not prevent the birth of another Protestant sect similar to Calvin.

Because, Calvinism only summarized the political life style of Switzerland, and then spread it to other parts of Europe, triggering various revolutions ...

So, as long as a federal system like Switzerland exists, it is difficult to avoid the birth of "Kings".

Marin is now a great lord, and may be a king or something in the future. He is very disgusted with such denominations. But the most fundamental way to prevent the emergence of such denominations is to destroy the Swiss Confederation and return Switzerland to the "order" of aristocracy.

However, the Swiss are very powerful, and it is estimated that 30,000 or 40,000 spearmen can be mobilized. Because Switzerland always has a tradition of serving as a soldier. So, although Switzerland has a population of less than one million, mercenaries are genuinely plentiful. It was just King Charles VIII of France who recruited Swiss mercenaries, and 25,000 people were gone at a time, far exceeding the recruitment requirements.

Therefore, to remove the "cancer" of the feudal era in Switzerland, Marin is at least not qualified and must develop slowly. Only when he has the strength can he help the emperor destroy the Swiss Confederation.

Uh ...

Of course, those are the last words. Right now, what Marin needs to do is to accompany the whole family to Mark Adler's knighting ceremony.

The whole family was escorted by the cavalry and arrived in Markburg a few days later. And John II had long been waiting at the Markborough Palace.

As an ally, Marin naturally went to visit John II, and then discussed how to help the head of Philip quickly gain a foothold in the Teutonic Order, and how to gain trade benefits in the Teutonic Order.

Marin naturally talked eloquently, using various modern viewpoints to fool John II, a medieval native. John II was not only impressed-why can't such a talent work for me?

John II actually wanted to appoint Marin as his prime minister, because Marin not only knew how to train soldiers, but also how to make money. The West Frisian Islands can even take out nearly 100,000 gold coins to help Philip run for the post of Teutonic Grand Commander.

You must know that as the power of the two principal powers of the Principality of Cliff and the State of Mark, John II himself could not afford 100,000 gold coins. Not to mention 100,000 gold coins, it is difficult to get 50,000 gold coins.

Of course, it's not that the two patriarchal countries don't have so much money, but that the two countries' expenses are also amazing. Even with so much financial revenue, the cost is very high, and it is impossible to have so much money left.

In this era, because of the huge expenses, many nobles really want to have a subordinate who can help them make a lot of money. In this way, they can also spend more splendidly ...

But Marin was destined to be Maximilian I. Moreover, they are also the lords of the self-governing lords. They are a tyrant in the West Frisian Islands. There is no need to go to a duchy as a palace. Regarding the spare money in his hand, Marin is estimated to have more than John II. Why would anyone want to be a poor ghost duke?

Alas, John II is not stupid. Even if you can't get Marin to serve you, you can still have a good relationship with Marin. Because Marin is a real talent. Maybe one day, I can use it myself. Now, Marin has helped Philip. The Lamarck family was very proud to have a Teutonic leader. Therefore, the Lamarck family must accept this feeling.

Adler's promotion ceremony is solemn but simple. Many people watched the ceremony next to him, many of them childcare from John II, and some friends of the Huffman family.

The specific process is also simple, that is, Adler comes out first, and demonstrates martial arts and riding alone. Then, John II, Earl Mark, would send an inner knight from the court and play Adler in two games. One foot battle, one horse battle. If they all win, they will naturally be qualified, and then the canonization will be logical ...

Since John II came to the court, naturally he would not really embarrass Adler. As a result, he sent a weak inner knight against the tall and strong Adler. And, the knight also released water ...

In fact, even if it is not waterproof, this thin knight is not an adversary of Adler ~ www.novelhall.com ~ So, Adler easily defeated the knight and successfully passed the assessment. Moreover, what made Marin admire is that although this knight was releasing water, his expression was extremely serious, and he seemed to do his best ...

Marin not only secretly gave the knight 120 praises, the acting skills are really good. If there is a TV movie right now, this product may not be a star. See how desperate he was when he shot ... See how painful he was after being hit-in fact, Adler didn't use much effort to avoid hurting his opponent ...

However, this little brother was just being gently stunned by Adler, and the screaming flew out several meters to make a screaming scream ... The expression seemed to be crushed by the ape Taishan, look The unsuspecting people who eat melon are worried for him ...

After the evaluation of such a similar performance, John II personally issued an appointment document for Adler, signed it on the spot, and sent his dear friend to help Adler cut off the tail of the swallowtail flag, symbolizing that Adler was officially removed from Trainee knight, became a formal knight master ...

At the scene, all the spectators stood and applauded in a peaceful atmosphere. Of course, there was no Zhao Ritian screaming "I disagree" ...

Then, John II also held a court reception to entertain the Huffmans and many guests ...

After the reception, John II set out to return to the Cleveland Principality where he often stayed, but before leaving, he asked the Mark's Palace to send someone to follow the Huffman family and go to the Huffman estate to confirm a 500 The place of Gram is designated as a sealed land for Adler ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest and most popular serial works are all in ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mobile users To reading.

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