After controlling Cork, Marin did not immediately leave with confidence. Because, several local clan elders were worried that Earl Desmond Morris would invade Cork after ending his conflict with the small local aboriginal country Brian.
Morris has long coveted Cork, a commercial port. Before, Cork City took refuge in the fake Richard, which was also bewitched by Morris. Thinking about it now, several elders of Cork City believe that it was Morris' conspiracy.
Because, Morris is a very crafty guy. On the one hand, he supported the people of Cork City to take refuge in the fake Richard, but on the other hand, he took the initiative to write a letter, pretending to take refuge in Henry VII, and won the appreciation of Henry VII.
Now that I think about it, Morris clearly hedged his bets and was very cunning. Now, Cork City has lost all its strong men. When Morris is free, he may take the initiative to report Cork City's "rebellious" behavior, and then fight for the right to rule Cork City.
Because Cork City was an autonomous city authorized by the King himself, similar to the imperial city of the Shenluo Empire. These cities, no longer under the jurisdiction of local lords, are only responsible to the king.
The Earl of Desmond belonged to the feudal aristocrats conquered by the Normans. Although they were in harmony with the British king, they did not dare to offend the British king publicly. Although the King of England actually has no energy to manage the affairs of Ireland, the cunning Morris will not take the risk of offending the King of England and send troops at will.
After learning that Morris was still very scruples about the King of England, Marin asked several Cork elders whether Morris often sent people to London to "pay tribute"...
"No!" A clan elder affirmed.
"Well, Maurice's position is wrong. Moreover, the Earl of Desmond is the most estranged from England among the Norman lords. Before, Morris sent people to London to pretend to join Henry VII, and he was the only one Send people to London once. You know, several Norman counties don’t have to pay taxes to the king, which is similar to those princes in Germany.” An elder named Corina said affirmatively.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure! Among the three Norman Earls, the Earl of Kildare completely surrendered to the Tudor Dynasty and became the acting Governor of Ireland. The Earl of Ormond is also relatively close to England, but he also has some scruples, afraid of being like England. Like the earls in the country, the right to rule (feudal rights) is deprived. And the earl of Desmond is the most alienated from England. They are probably the most afraid of being deprived of the right to rule."
"You mean, the descendants of these Normans are afraid that the King of England will deprive them of their autonomy, so that they will be at odds with the King of England?"
"Yes!"
"That's good. Do you think they will buy the king's will?"
"As long as it is not an order to deprive them of their autonomy, they should give face..."
"Well, do you have any legal documents signed by Henry VII here? He was enthroned in 1485, and it is now 1498. There should be documents, right?"
"Yes, a decree has been signed before to grant Cork City the status of an autonomous city again."
"Okay, hurry up and find me, I will be of great use!"
Half a day later, Marin got the royal document signed in 1486 confirming the status of Cork City as an autonomous city...
Then... Marin naturally started the falsification business of forging documents...
The next day, Marin took out a document that seemed to be issued by the King of England to reconfirm the autonomous status of Cork City. It's easy to fake this time. Because, this document does not need to be old, just imitate the handwriting...
When Marin came out with the document, several clan elders opened their mouths in surprise...
They took the documents and looked left and right, but they couldn't see where there was a fake...
"My lord, this is..."
"Oh, I did it alone..." Marin didn't want to expose himself. Because a nobleman personally made a fake, it is too shameful to tell it.
"Who of you would like to take this document and take a trip to Limerick (the capital of Desmond County)?"
"Let's take a trip? What does your lord mean?"
"Cheat Morris, take this document, show it to Morris, and tell him that Cork City has resumed its status as a trading port, and he is welcome to send someone to do business. Then, give him a few bags of salt as a gift..."
"Several bags of salt..." Several clan elders were shocked. In Ireland, salt is a scarce commodity. A few bags of salt are, um, very precious. Also, salt is an important import in the port of Cork, very important. But how did they know that Marin is a big supplier of table salt, and a few bags of salt are nothing to him at all...
In the end, Marin selected the most knowledgeable Corina elders among the elders to do this. In fact, the most important thing is that although Collina's son is gone, he still has several grandchildren, and with his grandchildren as hostages, Marin is not worried that Collina is playing tricks...
"What? Cork City has regained its status as an autonomous city? Aren't you attached...?" Morris was taken aback when he saw the document displayed by Collina, and couldn't believe it was true. However, after reading and reading the documents issued to him by Henry VII last year, there was no problem, and there was no difference at all... Moreover, he himself had a ghost in his heart, and he did not dare to ask Henry VII for verification. Because, when Cork City took refuge in False Richard, it was he who led the thread...
"That's right, our city of Cork is the most important trading city in Ireland. Your Majesty believes that restoring our status will help restore trade in Ireland. After all, the island is in great need of salt, iron and wine..." Poor face He lied without changing his face. These were all taught by Marin in advance.
"So, Your Majesty forgives your previous rebellious behavior?" Morris was very surprised. As far as he knew, Henry VII was not a magnanimous person...
"We handed over all the savings saved in Cork City to His Majesty, in exchange for His Majesty's forgiveness... Moreover, we will have to pay taxes to the royal family in the future..." Collina put on a bitter face according to the "script"...
"So it's like this..." Morris felt very uncomfortable. Cork City's savings, that's a lot of money, it should have been mine...
In fact, Cork City does have a lot of savings, but most of them are used to support the fake Richard...
Without those savings, Cork City's status immediately dropped too much in the eyes of Morris. After all, he wanted to take Cork just to make a fortune. Now that the money is in the hands of Henry VII, can he ask Henry VII for it
Therefore, in the eyes of Morris, Cork City has become less attractive. However, Cork City's resumption of trade is not too bad.
After all, except for the territories directly under the British Crown in the eastern part of Ireland and the Earls of Kildare and Ormond, which directly purchased British native salt, most of the other areas relied on salt imported from Cork City.
Because Dublin is the easternmost port on the island of Ireland. The table salt imported from there will be transported to the Earl of Desmond through the land, exploited by many lords, and the price will be much higher.
However, when Cork imports salt and sells it to the small Irish aboriginal countries on the island, it needs to pass through the land of the Earl of Desmond, and will be taxed by Morris. Therefore, he also hopes that Cork City can resume the import of salt.
Moreover, if wool exports on the island of Ireland pass through their own territory to Cork Port, they can also get a tax by the way...
In short, the restoration of the trade function of Cork Port is also beneficial to the Earl of Desmond. So, after accepting a few bags of "precious" salt gifts, Morris and Corina signed a friendly trade agreement, expressing their willingness to live in peace.
As for Collina, on the return trip, he brought Morris' emissary to visit Cork City...
At this time, Marin ordered to accept it, and replaced all the flags of the team with the red and white roses of the Tudor dynasty, which seemed to be the garrison sent by the British court...
After the envoy returned, he reported the situation to Morris, which made Morris think that Henry VII personally sent troops to control Cork. What else could he think
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What Marin wants is that Morris has no idea. If he had other ideas, Marin would not dare to leave easily...
After that, Marin is going to send troops to attack East Frisia. How can there be time to start a war in Ireland
Moreover, it's not that Marin can't beat Morris, but that he can't beat...
Because, once a full-scale war with Morris is launched, it will inevitably alarm other forces on the island. For example, the country of Desmond's neighbor, the country of Ormond.
If the Earl of Ormond learned that a foreign force had invaded the island of Ireland and reported it to Henry VII, then things would be a big deal.
For now, Marin is incapable of competing with Henry VII. So, he can only take Cork secretly, and then deceive Morris with fake documents...
After everything was settled, Marin left Bookman's trainee knight with 500 people to garrison there, and left him a warship and several fishing boats. Then, Marin left Cork with the main fleet...
The reason why Bookman was left as the garrison commander was because this guy had a good language talent. After spending some time on the island of Texel, I learned a lot of Frisian, and I was able to talk to the Frisians on the island.
Most of the territories directly under the British Crown and the territories conquered by the Normans on the island of Ireland also use English. Frisian and English are already mutually intelligible. Bookman is very talented in languages and can quickly learn English well. If you keep him, you can communicate with the locals smoothly, which is convenient for management...