In fact, what Marin doesn't know if he doesn't understand metallurgy is. Generally, chromium-nickel components are added to spring steel, in fact, to prevent the spring from rusting. Therefore, the performance of the springs made by Marin's craftsmen is mediocre. In fact, it is because the heat treatment process is not well controlled and needs to be improved.
As an important metal workpiece, spring cannot be easily rusted. Once rusted, it is easily deformed and broken. Therefore, in order to prevent rust, people added chromium and nickel, the main components of stainless steel.
Therefore, the springs used by Marin need to be replaced and oiled regularly. The spring with chrome-nickel components is not so troublesome.
Fortunately, Marin has no shortage of whale oil in his hands now, and he can use it openly. For others, butter, suet, and olive oil can also be used as protective oils.
Marin made a shock-absorbing carriage, and naturally wanted to show off. Anyway, even if others know the structure, they cannot imitate it. Because ordinary iron cannot be used to make springs. Even if it is built, the performance is too far away.
Now that they have all been sent to his subordinates, Marin also prepared a few for his good allies. For example, John II, Duke of Cleaver, Philip, the head of the Teutonic regiment, and Maximilian I, Marin's current political backer.
So, several shock-absorbing carriages, as well as some spare springs in sealed packages, were sent to these three places together... In addition, Marin also sent one to his uncle Yule by the way.
In fact, Philip, the head of the Teutonic regiment, was only in his early 30s, in the prime of his life. Moreover, as the head of the Teutonic Knights, he usually rides a horse and doesn't use a carriage very much.
However, Maximilian I and John II, Duke of Cleaver, were old, so they didn't ride horses very much, and they often took carriages. It would be great if the shock-absorbing carriage was given to them.
However, what Marin did not expect was that this time he kindly sent the carriage, but let him fall into a big pit...
The thing is like this, Marin sent shock-absorbing carriages to the head of the Teutonic Congress, his uncle Yule, Duke John II of Cliff and Maximilian I respectively.
Originally, several forces were very grateful for the gift from Marin. But when sending the carriage to Maximilian I, I encountered big trouble...
Of course, Maximilian I was not dissatisfied with the carriage. Instead, the poor emperor is currently being beaten up by the Swiss mercenaries and can only hide in the fortress.
Moreover, Maximilian I also heard the news that King Louis XII had released 5,000 Swiss elite mercenaries to fight against him, and was anxious about it.
It's so hard to die, Marin sent a shock-absorbing carriage at this time, and Maximilian I suddenly remembered—isn't Marin a very powerful thug? You have reinforcements, so do I! Moreover, how brilliant is Marin's record? 10,000 abused more than 20,000 Saxon troops!
You must know that the combat effectiveness of the Saxon army is also one of the best in the entire German region, not inferior to the Habsburg family army. Of course, you can't compare with the Swiss.
But even if the Swiss make a move, they will not be able to wipe out more than 20,000 Saxon troops with 10,000 people. At most, they can only defeat and repel...
In fact, it was also because Marin had chosen the location of the battlefield. If it weren't for the fact that the pontoon bridge that the Saxon army crossed the river was destroyed by warships, more than half of the Saxon army would have escaped.
Thinking of this, His Majesty finally got excited. So, he asked the knight who came to deliver the carriage to take a letter back and hand it to Marin. The letter was not an order from the emperor, but a request.
Marin is now full-fledged, and he is no longer the little guy he used to be. After defeating the Saxon army, Marin became a villain that no one dared to provoke. Therefore, when the emperor communicated with Marin, he could no longer boss around like before-this is the benefit of holding a heavy army.
When Maximilian I's appeal letter was sent to Marin, Marin felt that it was not a letter, but a very hot potato...
He began to regret, regretting why he loves to show off so much. Now it's all right, because of the relationship with the carriage, the emperor thought of him and asked him to send troops...
Now Marin is in a dilemma, let's send troops, surrounded by enemies, it is easy for someone to take the opportunity to take away his nest; if he doesn't send troops, the relationship with the emperor must be broken.
Now Marin didn't have many allies, and if he broke up with the emperor, he would really have no friends. In the future, if you fight with others, you will be easily beaten by gangs.
You know, although the emperor is useless, he is the emperor after all. With the emperor's aura shrouded, others want to beat Marin in groups, but also want to give the emperor some face. Only a powerful person like the Duke of Saxony, who also made the emperor owe him too much favor, would dare to ignore the emperor's face.
If those ordinary nobles dared to participate in the group fight against Marin, the emperor issued an edict to donate his fief to the neighboring nobles, which would immediately disintegrate their alliance. Because, in the face of the temptation of territory, some people take risks. Just like the Duke of Saxony, he took the risk just for the territory of East Frisia.
It's just that the emperor himself is a pure European, not so wretched. If he had been the emperor of Huaxia and had a powerful staff officer, he would have been able to instigate the nobles to kill each other.
After all, the emperor's edict is sometimes useless, and sometimes it is very useful. For example, there is a gold mine near the border between country A and country B, which currently belongs to country B, but country A is greedy.
At this time, if there is a conflict between country B and the emperor, the emperor can send an edict to country A, explicitly giving the gold mine of country B to country A. In this way, with an edict that is beneficial to itself, country A will take risks and fight fiercely with country B.
Under normal circumstances, country A can ignore the emperor who has little power. However, when the emperor sends an edict that is beneficial to him, country A can't help but accept it, and follow the edict's instructions to snatch huge benefits. After all, this edict is of great benefit to country A.
The so-called princes are separatist forces with heavy troops in their hands. When they faced the emperor's edict, they generally chose to accept what was good for them and ignore what was bad for them. But as long as it is well used, the contradictions and disputes among the princes, and the emperor without power can also mobilize the princes to fight each other.
Of course, Marin would not give such a bad idea to Maximilian I. Because, he himself is now a great prince. If the emperor used this method to greatly weaken the strength of the princes and let the Habsburg family rule Germany, he would suffer accordingly.
After all, Marin himself has always been used to being the boss, and he is unwilling to be inferior to others. Thinking of the unified Huaxia, those big nobles were raised in the capital like pigs, and Marin shuddered in his heart, thinking that it is better to keep the status quo...
However, the Swiss cannot defeat the emperor. If the emperor loses, the consequences will be serious. Maybe, the Imperial Parliament will take the opportunity to abolish Maximilian I.
Changing someone to be the emperor may not be beneficial to Marin. It would be tragic if Marin's opponents were replaced as emperors and all the princes of Germany were called to beat him up.
Therefore, Marin's decision was to support the emperor to a limited extent. Neither let the emperor fail, nor let the emperor have the ability to completely defeat the Swiss...