Chapter 2072 Arriving in Siena
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After Marin and his son left, the emperor's grandparents also discussed. The future Charles V was, after all, still a 16-year-old at this time, fooled by Caesar's immature acting skills.
"Perhaps, the education of the Grand Duke Marin to his son is to be friendly with the Habsburg family?" Prince Charles was a little uncertain.
Maximilian I couldn't deny it, but he knew that the two families were still allies. Moreover, even if Caesar's support for Charlie is a fake, I'm afraid it is not groundless. Because, in fact, he also knew that Marin, his former subordinate, was very stubborn and didn't want to be an enemy. I am afraid that he will also educate his son to keep a low profile. Therefore, his rhetoric that he will not compete for the throne of Shinra may have some credibility.
In fact, the emperor underestimated the extent of Marin's carelessness. He didn't even know that the strength of the North Sea State alone was enough to beat all the princes of Germany. If it weren't for the fear of the French stabbing their knives in the back, they would have coerced the princes long ago. If Marin is sincerely willing to help the Habsburg family, the combination of the two may not be able to defeat the joint efforts of France and the princes.
However, Marin is also very ambitious and intends to annex the territory of the Little Germany of the later generations, so he has been unwilling to really join forces with the Habsburg family. Besides, it is really uncertain to start now. If they are defeated, they can only flee to America in desperation. But fleeing to the Americas, it will take decades to regain strength and fight back. By then, Marin might not be alive. Therefore, it is better to wait for a few years now, wait until the strength is sufficient, sweep away in one fell swoop, and complete the goal.
Unlike the duke who took over the Netherlands early in history, grew up in the Low Countries, and was educated by his widowed aunt Margaret, in this life, her aunt Margaret did not die, and her father did not die. Still alive. Therefore, Prince Charles has not shouldered great responsibilities since he was a child.
And because he was disappointed with his son, Emperor Maximilian I often brought his grandson to Austria to train him himself.
After all, Maximilian I was the top politician in Europe in this era, and he taught it himself, which was better than the teaching of his daughter Margaret. Therefore, Prince Charles, who is only 16 years old, is no less capable than the same period in history, and must exceed it.
Therefore, Prince Charles is very clear that, as the future heir of the empire, he must have enough and powerful allies. And the North Sea State happened to be the ally that most needed to win over. Because, the North Sea State is not only powerful in force, it has helped the Habsburg family attract a lot of firepower, and it is also super rich. Having money means that you can lend him money to run for office. Therefore, in the eyes of the emperor's grandparents, Marin and his son are not only allies, but also the father of the gold master.
And the father of the gold master is also really strong. After returning to the camp, Marin felt that his words were useless. In order to reassure the emperor, he directly wrote a note, sealed it, and sent it to the emperor. On that note, there was only one sentence - with this note, you can get an interest-free loan of 700,000 Gulden gold coins from Beihai State in the next emperor election.
Although it is just one sentence, it is too powerful, just what the poor Habsburg family urgently needs. The figure of 700,000 gold coins given by Marin is also the total amount of Charles V's campaign funds in the original history.
Of course, because of Marin's intrusion, the European economy in this period was more developed than the same period in the original history. Mainly, the North Sea country produced more commodities, as well as precious metals. Therefore, everyone's vision is higher, and the cost required should also be taken into account. But in any case, a million gold coins should be about the same. As for 700,000 gold coins, taking into account can account for more than half. Moreover, the Habsburg family is not just Marin as a benefactor. For example, the Fugger family is also one of the supporters of the Habsburg family.
"Marin, my loyal minister!" Seeing this generous gift, the emperor no longer doubted the loyalty of Marin and his son. And Prince Charlie didn't doubt that Caesar's previous friendly attitude was acted out. For the poor Habsburg family, giving money is the greatest sincerity. If Marin has a reputation system in the game,
You will not be able to keep swiping the reminder of the increase in the reputation of the emperor's grandparents...
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On the way, Caesar was also a little skeptical about life—I knew there was such a big move as throwing coins, so why would I play it...
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Marin severely criticized Caesar's pure little meat thinking that "if you have a rich father, you can look at everything". Spending money and acting skills are the performance of Dixing.
During the subsequent journey, Marin no longer cultivated Caesar's military command ability, but cultivated his acting skills. After all, he would have preferred Caesar to be a peaceful emperor rather than a general.
My generation is different from Caesar. I started from scratch, and I can't do it without fighting in person. And Caesar is considered the heir, so he doesn't need to work hard himself. Moreover, the Beihai military school system and the staff system will definitely be able to cultivate many military talents. Perhaps, the military talents cultivated alone are not as good as Marin, who is a traverser. However, the gathering of military talents across the country is stronger than Marin. Therefore, for Caesar, he only needs to have sufficient commanding ability and be able to make good use of ministers and generals. Among the commanding abilities, acting skills are a very important part. Sometimes, you are obviously very afraid of a general in command of your subordinates. However, because you have to use him, so while guarding against him, you have to pretend to trust him very much, so that the other party is willing to work for you. Otherwise, if you write doubts on your face, it is forcing people to separate from you.
"Come on, follow me to practice the 'false sincere smile'..." Marin began to personally teach Caesar's acting skills again.
The so-called "fake sincere smile" is a very advanced facial expression. This kind of smiling face is essentially false and against one's will. However, it is necessary to give the other party the illusion of sincerity enough to win people's hearts. If you don't have enough acting skills, you can't act at all. Even in later generations, most actors cannot act. However, bigwigs in the political and business circles basically know how to...
Marin didn't expect Caesar to learn it immediately, but at least he had to practice often. Not to mention Caesar, even Marin himself has been a prince for 20 years before he has reached the point of perfection. When he first went to Texel Island to become the baron lord, although he had memories of two lifetimes, he was still a novice in the ruling class. At that time, his acting skills were not much better than Caesar's. Stronger than Caesar, in addition to a strong theoretical foundation, it is probably thick-skinned.
Fortunately, Marin feels that as a time traveler, he is the son of destiny, and being so stable (gou), he should not burp prematurely. He had plenty of time to make Caesar a great...statesman...
"Guide Ma" taught the play to his son all the way, and before he knew it, the team passed through the Principality of Milan and arrived at the Apennine Peninsula. Then, after a long mountain road, Marin first took his son Caesar and entered Siena, northwest of Rome. Marin came this time to go to Siena Bank, the bank he controlled. Of course, not for an audit, but for the security forces of the Siena Bank...