Chapter 2047: The Anger of the Portuguese
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Marin is very speechless about the phenomenon of numerous imperial free cities with independent judicial power in Germany. In name, they are cities directly under the emperor. But in fact, they have already spent money to buy autonomy from the emperor, and the emperor can't control them. Only when the empire is invaded by a major foreign enemy, will the emperor and the imperial parliament have the right to ask them to share military expenses, but they do not need to send troops.
However, because the Habsburg family was resisted by most of the princes and bishops, Emperor Maximilian I wanted to levy taxes to participate in the Italian war, but they were rejected. Therefore, the cities of the empire are now enjoying a good life. They don't have to pay taxes to the top, and they can use the money for themselves. At most, let the guys in the city hall get some benefits.
Moreover, the self-government method of the imperial cities in this era is a citizen assembly, which is very democratic. As long as you attract enough people, the right to speak will be very important. Krupp's father, Gross, was skilled and prestigious. Unfortunately, because of his bad temper, he always fights with others. That's why he couldn't handle his old rival, Clerk Fox. Fox is well-rounded, cunning, and more connected than Gross, so he can suppress Gross, a master craftsman, and embarrass him.
Historically, it was probably not until the time of Charles V, when management reforms were carried out and the Hanseatic parliamentary system of the Hanseatic League was introduced, that the political situation of the Free City of the Empire would change drastically. At that time, the system of citizen assembly voting will be replaced by the Hanseatic Parliament composed of nobles and big businessmen. Then the citizens of the imperial cities lost their rights.
However, it was a reform plan that was forcibly passed after Charles V used force to beat France and frighten the whole of Germany. Moreover, the people's reform plan is also very reasonable-elect members according to the amount of tax paid...
You see, noble lords and big businessmen pay more taxes than you, and they are more suitable to be a member of parliament than you... Wait... Forget it, the crab in the river is watching...
And in 1803, after the last imperial conference, these imperial cities that were originally granted privileges were all annexed by nearby lords, leaving only Lübeck, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Nuremberg and Bremen6 cities. Subsequently, these 6 cities were annexed one after another.
But now, in these imperial cities, the bourgeoisie still has the final say. As long as you can control more than half of the citizens, you can decide everything.
Therefore, Marin deployed Dortmund. A large-scale dark beer brewery was established there, and a large number of Dortmund citizens were recruited to work in the factory. They are all holding their own jobs, how can they not be towards themselves? Even if 2/3 of the votes are needed to change the nature of Dortmund's city, Marin is not afraid. The big deal is to open a few more factories and recruit two-thirds of the citizens to work for them.
If it is not possible, if the locals do not cooperate, he can open a factory to recruit workers from other places. These foreign workers were recruited by themselves. After helping them settle down as citizens, they must vote for themselves.
While the citizens are still the masters of the house,
Marin felt that it was easier to deal with than the Hansa Parliament. Because the cost of buying citizens is different from buying nobles and big businessmen.
To buy a citizen, you only need to provide a good job, and you can do it. Citizens don't get paid for nothing when they work for you, and they can also help you create value.
As for the nobles and big businessmen who bought the Hansa Parliament, these people tend to speak loudly. Moreover, it is often necessary to sell the interests of the citizens in exchange for the satisfaction of nobles and big businessmen. However, this can lead to dissatisfaction and even confusion. It is also a bad phenomenon for the monarch to gather benefits into the hands of a small number of people. This means that certain forces will grow and affect the monarch's local control.
Therefore, Marin is willing to use work to attract the bourgeoisie, and is unwilling to buy those greedy nobles and big businessmen. Moreover, those aristocrats and big businessmen, when they cooperate with them, they will not only ask for benefits, but also ask for privileges. And the privilege is precisely what Marin is least willing to give. The bourgeoisie, on the other hand, are not greedy enough to demand privileges.
Of course, in any city, there are thornheads and nail households. Some people don't want anything, they just want to find fault, they just want to argue. In later generations, these people can be called nail households, and they can be called gangsters on the Internet.
When encountering such people, Marin also has a way - learn from the immeasurable real estate developers of later generations, and use gangsters to deal with them.
Countless merchants take advantage of bastards, not necessarily doing personnel affairs. But Marin can let Kohler use people from intelligence agencies to pretend to be bastards to attack those who refuse to cooperate. They don't fight or kill, they are just disgusting people. For example, if you don’t have anything to do, splash some Mitako, and make noise in the middle of the night so that you can’t sleep...
What? Angry? Want to sue me? Sorry, there are no relevant regulations in this era... As for fighting... There are a lot of agents on my side, you alone, single out a group of us?
Hooligans are more difficult to deal with than hooligans, because hooligans are criminals and can be punished by law. And a gangster who brushes the edge is a disgusting person, but if you don't step on the line, you have nothing to do. Of course, if the superiors want to wipe out evil, they can also deal with it. But the problem is that Marin is the boss, and he ordered it... So, those who disagree with Dortmund's return to Marin will eventually be driven crazy... Moving away from Dortmund is a way, but Marin succeeded. . Because, at the civic assembly, it was full of people who supported him...
Similarly, dealing with Essen is the same routine. It's just that the means are more intense than Dortmund's. Marin even planned to use commercial means to secretly make obstacles, bankrupt the opponents, and force them out of Essen, which can also achieve their goals.
In short, Marin will never allow them to escape control of the two big cities in the Ruhr area, Essen and Dortmund.
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The craftsmen arranged by Krupp and Director Stephen have already packed up and headed south to Essen. Marin also returned to Aurich, but Marin didn't know that in Portugal in the southwest, a news from the east caused Portugal to fry...
The news is that the expedition fleet led by Da Gama suffered a disastrous defeat on the coast of Daming. Of the 30 warships, only 11 escaped.
In order to shirk his responsibilities, Da Gama emphasized in his report that the Ming Empire obtained the Beihai State’s cannon-casting technology, which made it difficult for Portuguese warships to approach the ports and fortresses of the Ming State...
Then, King Manuel I of Portugal was furious—Nian Xipi, is this kid Marin trying to prevent me from annexing the Ming Kingdom?
Then, a very stern letter of credence was sent to Marin in Aurich...
After receiving the letter of credentials from Manuel I, Marin was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect the result, it was all within his deduction. What surprised him-why did Portugal get the news so quickly?
The naval battle of Deep Water Bay happened only a few months ago, only four or five months ago. According to the speed of Portuguese ships, it will take at least 10 months to withdraw from Deep Water Bay to return to Portugal.
Marin himself knew the information in advance, and it was because he sent people to go overland and killed many horses before sending it to Persia. Then, it is sent from Persia to Eastern Europe by homing pigeons, and then sent back to the North Sea country. On the way, there were dozens of pigeons that were eaten by hawks along the way.
But the question is, how did the Portuguese deliver the news? Are they going by land too? It shouldn't be...
To go overland from India, you must first pass through Persia, and then enter the territory of the Mamluk dynasty. When you get to the beach, you can take a boat or use a carrier pigeon, as long as you prepare more...
But the problem is that because of the occupation of the spice trade, the relationship between Portugal and Spain and the Mamluk dynasty is already bad and cannot be worse. The Portuguese courier passed through the Mamluk dynasty chassis, and it is estimated that it will be hacked to death directly, without giving a chance to explain. After all, the two teeth robbed the spice trade of the Mamluk dynasty, tantamount to cutting off their source of income...
Therefore, the Portuguese should not be able to send news by land, and then receive the news so quickly...
To be able to receive the information within 5 months, we can only go overland in haste. Moreover, homing pigeons were also used. But neither the Persian nor the Mamluk dynasty would let Portuguese messengers pass by. Because the relationship between Portugal and the Persian Safavid Dynasty is not good. In 1507, Portugal invaded Persian Hormuz...
Marin is puzzled...Have the Portuguese used radio?
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