The Rise of the European Emperor

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However, for Marin, the development of North America is not so urgent. Therefore, he did not immediately mobilize the army to destroy the Iroquois and other Indian tribes, but chose to use the Iroquois as a copy of training recruits.

In Marin's view, the competition for England and the Ruhr area is the most important thing at the moment. However, in order to compete for the Ruhr area, it is necessary to exchange the Dutch area of ​​the Principality of Gerd. But the secret letter from the Principality of Gerd and the French has not been obtained, and there is no excuse for sending troops.

So, for now, sending troops to England is the biggest thing. However, Marin was a little worried that the English would reject his German rule. Therefore, Marin intends to propaganda for his future entry into England.

How to spread the word? It's very simple - tell me about the blood connection between the English and the Germans...

This question is actually a historical question. Later generations know that the main body of the English people is the Anglo-Saxons, from the coast of Germany. But people of this age don't know...

In this era, we are in the era when the Middle Ages have just ended and the Renaissance has just emerged. We don't know much about European history. Therefore, Marin intends to write a European history and tell Europeans about the major European nations...

Such as the Germans, Celts, Slavs, Romans…

Among them, the most important is probably the Germanic people. In fact, the countries of Western Europe were greatly influenced by the Germans. Not to mention the German region, the main body is the Germans, with a small number of Slavs (Czechs) and Magyars (Hungarians) mixed in; the French are the Germanic Franks, Burgundians, and Westerners. A group formed after the fusion of the Goths and the local Gauls (a branch of the Celts). Of course, the invading Germans were assimilated by the Gauls because of the preponderance of the native population. But the Gauls were Romanized in the early days of the Roman Empire, so the Germanic people in France were actually Romanized...

However, Marin certainly would not have written this passage, only that the Germans who invaded France were assimilated by the Gauls. Because once the Germans who write about France are Romanized, that is a good excuse for the French to annex Italy - you see, we are Romanized in France, brother, we are a family, fuck with me?

So Marin would only write about the Germanic Gallicization of France, not the Romanization. In addition, the Spaniards were also formed by mixing the Visigoths, Vandals, etc. belonging to the Germanic people with the local Iberian indigenous (Celts). Of course, Berbers from North Africa were later mixed in.

As for the English, that is, mainly from the Angles and Lowland Saxons from the northwest coast of Germany, and the Frisians, who belong to the relatively pure Germanic people. Whether it was the Danes who invaded later, or the Normans, they were all Germanic. Even, English is a branch of West Germanic...

And the purpose of Marin's propaganda is to tell everyone, including the English people - the English people are a branch of the Germanic people, and English is also a West Germanic language...

Do not believe? Check out Frisian and English…

As long as the English accepted the fact that they were from the German coast, then Marin and his son Caesar would not be rejected by the English when they entered England. Otherwise, if you enter England by yourself, and encounter uprisings every three days, it will be a headache...

Of course, Marin was not a scholar, and if he edited and published his own book, maybe no one would admit it. However, Marin has the famous European scholar Leonardo Da Vinci in his hands...

"Ada, get up, there's work to do!"

Early in the morning, Marin broke into Da Vinci's mansion directly and shouted outside the bedroom. Poor Da Vinci, after exercising with his wife Lisa was too intense, a handful of old bones couldn't stand it, so he got up a little late.

Being so noisy by Marin, Da Vinci was full of evil fire. So Da Vinci called out while getting dressed:

"What are you shouting? You don't know how to respect the old man?" Da Vinci and Marin have been together for a long time,

Naturally know Marin's temper. Therefore, in the absence of others, Da Vinci would not be polite to Marin.

Malin doesn't care about the old man's unreasonableness. He will give up his seat to the old scientist in later generations. He is a prince, can't he respect a great scholar like Ada? Of course, it's nothing to lose a few words. So, Marin smiled and said:

"You also know that you are an old man? Are you still playing so crazy? Be careful if your old bones fall apart..."

Da Vinci's face suddenly turned red, and it was rare for him to "talk about teenage madness" once, and he was actually caught by Marin, so shy...

Marin came to Da Vinci this time, of course, intending to use Da Vinci's reputation to let him publish this new book detailing the origins of European nations. Moreover, he also thought about the name, it is called "European National Origin Test". The person behind the blame, oh no, is the writer on the bright side, it is Da Vinci...

Marin and Da Vinci discussed for a long time, and Da Vinci nodded again and again, agreeing with Marin's point of view. Because Da Vinci also studied history.

Although Leonardo da Vinci left no historical writings, it was mainly a question of the Holy See. Since the early Middle Ages, the Holy See has held the final interpretation right in all of Europe, and trumpeted the theory that human beings were created by God. Anyone who dared to question it would be courting death.

However, times have changed, and now it is not the middle and early Middle Ages, but the Renaissance era, and the Holy See is not so strict with academic issues. As long as it doesn't challenge the basic principles of the Holy See (like questioning what God says and what the center of the earth says), nothing will happen.

In "The Origin of European Nations", Marin briefly mentioned the ancient part. He did not dare to write that human beings evolved from monkeys, but vaguely admitted that human beings were created by God. In this way, it is in line with the teachings of the Holy See.

Then, in the book, when the topic changed, it was said that God scattered people like peas all over the place and formed different nations. Among them, those who sowed into the Italian peninsula became Romans; those who sowed into Greece became Greeks; those who sowed into Western Europe became Celts. Among them, the Gauls, the Scots, the Basques and the Irish in Spain are all offshoots of the Celts... Those who spread to Eastern Europe are the Slavs...

And the ones scattered in northern and central Europe are the strongest "peas" - the Germans... Because God gave the Germans courage and strength...

This statement is shameless, but it is in line with the current social environment. Moreover, this kind of flattery is also easily accepted by Germans and English...

The front is all foreshadowing, and the next is the main topic. According to the European history he had learned in his previous life, Marin elaborated in the book the prosperity of the Greeks, the rise of the Romans, the migration of the Celts...and, most importantly, the invasion of the Germanic...

Originally, later history books said that "the Germans are one of the three barbarians", but as a German, Marin naturally wanted to beautify the Germans. Thus, in Marin's writings, the Germans became the most valiant nation in Europe, the chosen warriors of God.

During the writing process, seeing Marin so shamelessly touted the Germans, Leonardo da Vinci, who is descended from the Romans, rolled his eyes. However, he also knew that as a German, Marin was born to cheer for the Germans.

In order to meet Da Vinci's request, Marin also touted the Romans in the book - the Romans were endowed with wisdom and authority by God... In this way, Da Vinci finally smiled with satisfaction...

Marin went on to write that the Germans conquered France and enslaved the Gauls, but because of their small numbers, after they were united with the Gauls, they were assimilated by the Gauls. However, because the Franks mainly occupied northern France. Therefore, the residents of northern France are still more Germanic. In the south, there are more Gauls.

As for the Italian region, it is composed of Romans and Lombards, while the Duchy of Milan and the nearby northern Italian regions are mainly composed of the Lombards of the Germanic branch. Of course, mixed with Roman blood...

As for the English, Marin wrote a lot, showing that the English were all descendants of the Germans who originally lived on the northwest coast of Germany (that is, the area that Marin now controls) and the coast of Denmark. Both the Angles and the Lowland Saxons (Saxons) migrated to England on a large scale, while the Frisians were divided into two parts - some also migrated to England, the other stayed in Germany Northwest coast...

To this end, Marin also specifically gave evidence that Suffolk, on the southeastern coast of England, is an important settlement for the Frisians. For example, the names of places such as Fresham, Freston and Friston in Suffolk all prove that the area was once an important settlement of Frisians in England… …

Today's Frisian and English are actually the dialects of the northwest coast of Germany. It was the Germanic migration that brought the language to England.

In the end, Marin defined the nation of England as the Anglo-Saxon-Frisian...

In later generations, there is no such label as Frisian. However, Marin himself has half Frisian blood, and to rule England, of course, he has to draw closer to the English.

Moreover, Marin's label is not wrong. The reason why later generations called the English people the Anglo-Saxons was because these two groups made up the largest population in England. The Frisians are a little smaller, so it's not labeled, but it's certainly a big part of the English. Therefore, it is not wrong for Marin to call the English people Anglo-Saxon-Friesian, and the place names in Suffolk also provide Marin with important evidence...

The most important thing is that this kind of propaganda can easily bring the relationship between Marin, a half-Friesian and an Englishman! In this way, Marin ruled England in the future, and the possibility of being excluded is much less. After all, Marin is also considered "half his own" in England...

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