Marin asked the "Northern Sea Chamber of Commerce" to go to the UK to contact and sell 60 million pounds of rye. According to his report, the British chamber of commerce that ate the rye belonged to the Countess of Salisbury. Margaret.
Who is Margaret, Countess of Salisbury? After a brief introduction by his subordinates, Marin remembered who she was...
Speaking of which, Countess Margaret has a great background. Her father, George, is the younger brother of King Edward IV of England, the elder brother of King Richard III of England, and an important member of the York royal family.
Of course, it is precisely because he is an important member of the "former dynasty" royal family that he is unlucky. Margaret's younger brother, Edward, Earl of Warwick, had been imprisoned by Henry VII in the Tower of London because he threatened the legitimacy of Henry VII's throne. Not to mention, by the end of November this year, three days after the fake Duke of York was killed, Edward will also be executed by Henry VII.
As for Margaret, Countess of Salisbury herself, it did not end well. They are all 70 years old, because they opposed Henry VIII, and were ordered to be executed in the Tower of London by Henry VIII. Because of strong resistance, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, was the only one among those executed in the Tower of London who did not bow her head and plead guilty, but stood up and ran away. one place. Later, the Countess also became a famous unjust ghost in the Tower of London, leaving behind many haunted legends...
Marin sympathized with the unlucky siblings. They didn't make any mistakes, but they were killed one after another. No wonder they were born into the wrong family and became thorns in the eyes of Henry and his son.
Of course, Marin actually had other plans in mind. According to the historical knowledge of Marin's previous life, it was after Edward, Earl of Warwick was killed that Henry VII's throne was truly stabilized. Then, the UK entered a stage of rapid development. By the time of Henry VIII, Britain had begun to create a powerful navy. By the time of the reign of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth I, Britain had become a naval power...
And this is exactly what Marin doesn't want to see. Because, if the British navy becomes stronger, it will greatly restrain Marin's great voyage. As long as the British navy becomes stronger and blocks the English Channel casually, it will become difficult for Marin to contact the colonies. This is how the Netherlands, the later "sea coachman" was collapsed by the British. Therefore, the strength of Britain is more terrifying than the strength of France.
Although the French are powerful, they have always been committed to fighting for hegemony in Europe, always focusing on the fragmented Italy. The Italian war is still decades away, and the French are still busy and have no time to be busy with sailing. Therefore, the French are unlikely to engage in great voyages, nor do they have that tradition.
But the British are different. Britain itself is an island country, and the foundation for great navigation is very strong. As long as the country is stable and enough money is saved, the cannons of warships can be exploded. As for sailors, there are plenty of them in the UK. Therefore, Britain was able to compete with the Spaniards later, and finally gained the upper hand.
On the French side, it is not that they have never tried great voyages. However, within France, the aristocracy of the Continentalist faction has always been very strong, and there are almost no nautical faction. Therefore, when the French engaged in great voyages, the country was first suppressed. Britain, on the other hand, because of its small land and weak landlord aristocrats, many nobles also supported great voyages, so it was easy to develop into a nautical power.
Marin deeply felt the threat posed by the United Kingdom, so he naturally did not want the United Kingdom to settle down. If Britain settles down, it will not take many years, as long as it is willing, it can develop into a seafaring power.
Therefore, Marin decided to find a way to help rescue Edward, Earl of Warwick. As long as Edward is alive, Henry VII and Henry VIII will be worried even if they don't raise troops to rebel. And the opposition to the Tudor dynasty in the UK will also have a backbone and will not stop making small moves...
However, it is already October, and Edward will be executed at the end of next month. Therefore, Marin felt that a good solution was needed, and it needed the cooperation of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury. Of course, Margaret is definitely willing to cooperate. The reason why she opposed Henry and his son in the second half of her life was because her younger brother was killed unjustly.
However, according to his reports, Henry VII married Margaret to his general, Sir Richard Ball. In fact, Henry VII made such an arrangement, not only to elevate the status of his descendants (the Earl of Salisbury must be inherited by his descendants), but also to allow Richard Pole to monitor Margaret's movements inside.
Therefore, to engage in this matter, Countess Margaret had to hide from her husband...
For this reason, Marin asked Kohler to secretly recruit a group of strange people to help Countess Margaret complete the matter. These people were all selected from the Frisian region, and they spoke Frisian and English, which was also convenient for Countess Margaret to command and transfer.
Of course, this matter offended Henry VII to the death. For this reason, Marin requested that the background of East Frisia must not be exposed. Even, these strange people are all selected from West Frisia...
Moreover, Marin did not think that forcibly robbing the prison was a good choice. The Tower of London is one of the current royal palaces in the United Kingdom, and it is extremely guarded. Imagine sending people to forcibly rob the prison like in the TV series, unless you send all heroes who can fly into the sky and escape from the ground...
Therefore, if you want to get Edward, Earl of Warwick out, you can only outsmart...
For this reason, Marin thought for a long time, and finally thought of a way...
This method is to take advantage of the visit to the prison to replace the rightful owner with someone who looks similar to the dead ghost...
However, there are three necessary conditions for such a method—the first is the opportunity to bring the dead ghost to visit the prison, which is the first condition; the second is that the dead ghost must look like the rightful owner; host.
These three conditions are difficult to achieve. Of course, if everything is done, it will not be difficult to replace the rightful owner. As for the first condition, Marin thought about it and found it really not difficult. Because, there is a faction in London that can easily do it...
Margaret herself wanted to visit the prison, but it was difficult for Henry VII to allow it. Even if he allowed it, he would send someone to monitor it. However, when others visit the prison, Henry VII will not be so nervous. For example, people from the church sent people to visit the prison...
Of course, the priests of the church don't give visits to prison, but "redeem" those criminals...
Moreover, Britain is still a Catholic country, and the church is still under the leadership of the Pope. Even Henry VII had to respect the Church. Otherwise, with his current unstable position, he would become an illegal tyrant if the Pope called him casually. Even if it can't overthrow him, it can make him troubled from now on.
Therefore, the priests in London have a way to persuade Henry VII to go into the Tower of London, teach the Bible to those criminals, and redeem their souls...
Not only that, priests generally wear loose robes and some have hoods. The priests wore hoods, and the soldiers did not dare to ask them to take off the hoods at will.
As long as Margaret buys a greedy priest, let the scapegoat be his entourage, and enter the Tower of London together. Then replace Edward, and that's it. These days, many priests are greedy. As long as they are willing to give money, what are these things? Moreover, Europeans in this era have never thought of dying for a substitute, and they have no similar defense mechanism...
As for the second and third conditions, it is natural for Countess Margaret to handle them. Only her sister knows what Earl Edward looks like. Looking for a substitute, she is the most suitable...
Marin wrote these suggestions in a secret letter, and asked his men to bring them to Countess Margaret, and sent her those strange people and strangers together. Because Countess Margaret was under the watchful eye of her husband and used her family members, which might leak the secret. Even, Marin intends to directly fund Countess Margaret and let her spend money to buy people from the church. Because, if she uses a lot of money in the family, it will definitely arouse her husband's vigilance.
As for the funding method, it is actually very simple. Marin provided food, and Countess Margaret should have paid for it. Marin can refuse the payment and let the countess use it to rescue her brother...
Of course, even though someone brought the secret letter, Marin would never reveal his identity. Because once it is revealed, it will be a death feud with Henry VII, and it may be attacked by the British.
Fortunately, even the members of the "Beihai Chamber of Commerce" don't quite know that Marin is their boss. Because the Beihai Chamber of Commerce was established by Kohler's own subordinates. If it is left to future generations, such a relationship, although tortuous, is still easy to find out. However, in the 15th century, when information exchange was not smooth, it was too difficult to find out. You know, in this era, there are no professional spies or detectives in every country. It is really difficult to investigate something...
After the secret letter was sent to the UK, Marin continued his preparations. However, Marin still hopes that Countess Margaret will succeed. Because, as long as Edward, the legal male heir of the York family, is still alive and escapes, France and Scotland will automatically support him against Henry VII without Marin. After all, France and Scotland, and England have been in love for years...