The Rise of the European Emperor

Not long after Henry VII's order was issued, that night, after a palace guard came home from get off work, he also quietly sent a message to the designated place and handed it over to a shop owner who sold grain.

And this shop actually belongs to the private property of the Countess of Salisbury, Lord Margaret of the York family. It can be said that the existence of this grain store is not even known to Richard Pohl, the husband of the Lord Margaret.

Although, Richard Ball has been monitoring the flow of funds at home. However, after the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in Marin contacted the Lord Margaret earlier, the North Sea Chamber of Commerce secretly funded the Lord Margaret with a large sum of money. Moreover, in the grain trade with the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, Princess Margaret also did tricks, withholding a lot of money and concealing the transaction volume. As a food supplier, Beihai Chamber of Commerce also actively cooperated with the Lord Margaret.

In this way, now the Princess Margaret, the private income of the grain trade has reached 100,000 gold coins every year. The Princess Margaret used most of this money to buy off some key personnel in order to obtain various information on Henry VII's court.

The palace guard who was on duty today and heard the results of Henry VII and the ministers' discussions was smashed to the ground by Princess Margaret with 3,000 gold coins.

Moreover, the palace guard did not know that the other party was the Princess Margaret, and he thought it was just an ordinary noble who inquired about the trend of the court. After all, no matter what country they are in, there are many people who are keen to inquire about the secrets of the imperial court. Because, mastering this information, whether it is an official or a businessman, is very beneficial. It's just that the elder guard didn't know that the Lord Margaret had this information in order to overthrow the court of Henry VII. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the guts to cooperate with Princess Margaret. Of course, he didn't know that the object of cooperation was Princess Margaret.

After the grain store owner got the information, he quickly contacted a trusted maid of the Lord Margaret and quietly sent the information to the Lord Margaret.

Speaking of which, because Earl Edward fled and rebelled, Princess Margaret is now also the focus of Henry VII's monitoring. If it wasn't for the face of his subordinate Richard Pohl, Henry VII might have killed the Lord Margaret long ago.

Therefore, now the Princess Margaret acts very carefully. In her residence, the only people who really gained her trust were two maids and a few old loyal servants. Others, whether Henry VII's men or Richard Pohl's men, were watching Princess Margaret.

Fortunately, Princess Margaret is a very scheming woman. Moreover, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce contacted her and taught her a lot about underground work. And this knowledge is actually the knowledge of the two knives that Marin learned from watching those spy movies in his previous life. But in this era, it is definitely an advanced concept.

Princess Margaret, who was instructed by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce's intelligence personnel, became more and more like a qualified female spy. After getting the information, she was taken aback.

She knew very well that if her brother's army ran out of food, there was only one way to go. So, she hurriedly sent a maid out, and in the name of purchasing, in a shop on the street, she quietly stuffed the information to the spy of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce

After the Beihai Chamber of Commerce received this information, they also felt that it was of great importance. So, they immediately sent a boat, first sailed in the direction of Denmark, then turned south, sent to East Friesland, and handed it over to Marin

"Hey—what a vicious plan!" Seeing the information, Marin broke down in cold sweat.

You must know that the area under the control of Earl Edward, including the territory directly under the King of England, the Earl of Kildare, and the territory of the McMurrow Dynasty, has a population of almost 70,000 or 80,000. Counting 10,000 troops and the citizens of Dublin, it is estimated to be close to 100,000. And if the British destroy all crops and kill all livestock, the nearly 100,000 people will fall into a food crisis. Earl Edward's army was fine, for Marin had shipped him six million pounds of rye, which would keep Dublin going for a long time. However, if the 70,000 to 80,000 people outside the city were without food, the entire territory would be in chaos.

Now that the British have just destroyed their crops and slaughtered all their livestock, those honest Irish commoners don't think much of it. When the British are gone and they have no food to eat, there will be serious social problems.

That is to say, even if the British left, they dug a huge pit for Earl Edward before they left. If one is not handled properly, the 10,000-strong army of Earl Edward will be trapped in the 70,000-80,000 starvation population, and there will be no energy to compete with Henry VII for hegemony. Because, the hungry will miss the food in Dublin. By then, civil unrest could easily occur. When the civil unrest is over, it will be easier for the British to pick up the mess

This is not to mention that the British left Ireland and landed in Liverpool. If the Scots did not know about it, the British would move north, and if they were not careful, they could cut off the retreat of the 10,000-strong Scottish army. If the Scottish army is cut off from retreat, there is only one dead end. After all, the British army still has 180,000 troops left. In addition, there are more than 6,000 longbowmen with strong attack power. If the Scottish army is blocked, it is easy to destroy the Scottish army.

If Scotland's army of 10,000 were wiped out, the kingdom of Scotland would be over. As long as the British have eliminated the main force of the Scottish army, they can take advantage of the situation to go north, destroy the Kingdom of Scotland, and unify Great Britain.

Marin immediately felt the seriousness of the situation, so he immediately sent a ship to set off to report to King James IV of Scotland in the name of "North Sea Chamber of Commerce", so as to avoid the Scottish army being intercepted by the main British army.

Moreover, in the letter, Marin suggested that the Scottish army should abandon the siege of York and go to Liverpool first, destroying all the docks in the Liverpool port, making it difficult for the main British army to land. Then, when you turn your head and retreat, learn the poison of Thomas Stanley, go all the way, destroy the crops of the English and kill the cattle and sheep of the English

In this way, by the time the Scots are withdrawn to their country, basically, the northern parts of England such as Merseyside, Yorkshire, Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland along the way will be in serious trouble. famine. This move is definitely a heavy blow to England.

Moreover, in the letter, Marin strongly suggested that the Scottish army should turn south on the way to the north to harm Derbyshire, the fief of Thomas Stanley, and let this old scumbag taste the bitter fruit of his own poisonous scheme.

As long as the port of Liverpool is destroyed, the British landing will certainly be delayed. Moreover, the British army has probably just received the order to start harming Ireland. When the Scottish army received the order, there was enough time to scourge the northern regions of England.

When the northern part of England was scourged by the Scottish army and there was no food to eat, a large number of refugees would appear, and then go south, becoming a factor of social instability in the United Kingdom. At that time, Henry VII had a headache.

It's just that Earl Edward has a headache in Ireland after being scourged. Suddenly, Marin remembered the details of the intelligence - Henry VII ordered people to monitor the coastal ports of Scotland, but did not say that the northern side of the strait between Ireland and England was blocked. Can I send a boat around northern Scotland and quietly deliver some grain to the Earl of Edward?

In addition, Marin also sent a letter to the intelligence personnel of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in London, asking them to inform the Princess Margaret and let him silence the palace guard who passed the news. Otherwise, it would be easy for people to follow the clues and find the head of Margaret County. After all, this time he used this information to turn England into an army, which could easily arouse the wrath of Henry VII. If the investigation is carried out strictly, the guard will definitely be exposed. If Margaret's intelligence network is exposed, Princess Margaret will not want to live. It may even be implicated in the intelligence organization of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in London () "The Rise of the European Emperor" only represents the author's opinion. If you find any content that violates national laws, please delete it. Only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.

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