Of course, these were all arrangements for the future. Moreover, they were too shameful. On the surface, Marin seemed to have nothing happened. When Adler came back, Marin specially summoned Adler to the palace. The two brothers drank and talked, and recalled what happened when they were a child all night. Unknowing, they thought the two brothers were really in love with each other.

Moreover, even Adler thought so. Because Marin's performance was really natural. When he went to bed at night, the two brothers slept together like they did when they were young and chatted until midnight.

But after seeing Adler off, Marin was thinking about solutions to avoid future troubles...

Of course, this way to avoid future troubles is not to murder Adler and his son. These two father and son did not do bad things, and Marin was not willing to do anything.

However, now Marin must make a decision to avoid being entangled in the future.

What is the most straightforward way to make a decision? Of course, it is to return the title of Earl of East Friesland to Adler. After all, if the truth about intermarriage between nobles and nobles is not mentioned, Adler is indeed the first heir to Earl of East Friesland.

However, Marin's foundation is in East Friesland. The high-yield agricultural areas in the North Sea that use new agricultural technologies are mainly concentrated in East Friesland.

Moreover, the Eastern Frieslander Kingdom was different from other vassal states. Because they almost killed all the old nobles, Marin occupied most of the arable land of the Eastern Frieslander Kingdom alone. Unexpectedly, the land was actually scattered in the hands of various small and medium-sized nobles. Although the Eastern Frieslander Kingdom also distributed a lot of land to his subordinates, the main land was in the hands of Marin.

If East Friesland was returned to Adler, it would have cost Marin's life...

Therefore, it is impossible to return East Friesland, which is the economic lifeline of the North Sea. However, Marin can do it with a large chunk of land that is quite similar.

In the end, Marin's decision was to publicly express his reimbursement of Adler's loss for giving up the title of Earl. The specific method was to give Adler a large area of ​​fiefdom. At the same time, Adler was appointed as Earl. Of course, he was the earl of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, not the earl of the Empire.

Once this is done, Marin returns the original Count's inheritance rights. Although the place is no longer in East Friesland, as long as the land area is large enough, it is enough to offset Adler's original losses.

Moreover, without Marin sending troops, the Hoffman family could not take over the East Friesland Kingdom. Malincoln also gave Adler a title of earl and land equivalent to a Beggar Kingdom, which was simply too kind and righteous.

After all, even if Marin did not send troops, Adler had no chance to get the East Friesland Kingdom even if he had the right to inherit. Now, it is definitely a profit to get a Count and corresponding land.

...

In fact, Marin thought a lot. The reason he planned to repay Adler to an Earl was because he knew very well that if he was lucky enough to become a king or even an emperor in the future, he would eventually be able to enthrone Adler as an Earl or even a duke. Because Adler had great contributions to the original "League of Historian". Without Adler's "League of Historian", Marin would not be able to become the Earl of East Friesland, and there would be no premise for future expansion.

Therefore, since he has to be named Earl sooner or later, it is better to give him early. Moreover, giving him early can also make a break sooner and leave no talk to others.

If you become king or emperor in the future and then give Adler the earl, you will not show sincerity. After all, it is appropriate for the king of a country to sign his brothers as earls. If you become a monarch, not to mention appointing Adler as earls, it is normal to sign Simon and Albert as earls. Now that I am just a prince, I will repay the title of earls and land, which means that my brotherhood is deep, and I will also make a break from the previous things so as not to leave any talk in the future.

...

So Marin spread out the map and began to look for places that could be compensated for Adler...

East Friesland is impossible, it is Marin's granary and core territory. The capital Orich is also here, how can it be handed over to Adler?

Oldenburg and West Friesland are not the same. These two places are also areas where the North Sea uses new agricultural technology. They have great benefits and cannot be handed over at will.

Moreover, the Oldenburg and West Friesland are too close to Orich. If Adler's son launches a rebellion in the future, he will be able to fight Orich in one day, which is not safe.

Similarly, the same is true for the Normmunster area - it's too close to Orich...

Then, the only ones that can be exchanged for Adler are Bremen, Schleswig, Jutland and Ruhr.

However, Ruhr Province Marin will never give it to Adler. Because it is a coal mine, and its importance is no less than that of East Friesland. Therefore, Ruhr Province must be excluded.

The province of Bremen is not good either. It is used by Marin to resettle the old nobles in several provinces, and the land must be distributed to those nobles. Even if Adler gets Bremen, he will not be able to obtain much land.

The province of Schleswig is not good either, it is a strategic location. If you lose control of it, your control over the Jutland Peninsula in the north will decrease.

So, it seems that the most suitable one is Jutland...

But Jutland is too large, with a total area of ​​20,000 square kilometers, which is worth several principalities. Therefore, Marin will not give Jutland to Adler...

Just as Marin was struggling to exchange for Adler, Marin suddenly glanced at another map...

That is a map of the British Isles. Marin is on the British Isles and Ireland, but there are still a few plots of land...

Marin first looked at England, then shook his head. Northumberland County doesn't work, that's the place of coal, it's very important. Isle of Wight doesn't work, that's the naval base of the future.

Then Marin turned his attention to Scotland...

But the two pieces of land in Scotland are not good either. Highland County is a famous bitter and cold place. If it is exchanged for Marin, it will be accused of being unethical. Moreover, it is also an important recruitment place for Marin.

Similarly, the border counties in southern Scotland are not good either. They are also mountainous areas, and they are of little use in large areas...

Then, in the end, only County Wicklow, Ireland...

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County Wicklow, Ireland is actually a very good place. As we all know, Ireland has a lot of rainfall because it faces the North Atlantic warm currents. But too much rain is not a good thing. Because too much rainfall will cause crops to lack light and reduce yields. Moreover, if it rains in the autumn harvest season, the crops will rot in the fields.

Therefore, most areas of Ireland are not suitable for agriculture. However, this does not include the eastern region. Because the eastern coast is in the shadow area of ​​water vapor brought by the warm current of the North Atlantic Ocean, it happens to have less rainfall. But even if the rainfall is less, it is still much more than other places. In this way, it is also suitable for agriculture.

Of course, County Wicklow is one of the rare and more mountainous areas in the eastern part of Ireland. However, its mountainous areas are not as high as Scotland, but are mainly hilly. In other words, most areas of County Wicklow are still suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry. Even in the hilly areas, animal husbandry is good.

The county of Wicklow is about 2,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of an ordinary country of Belarus. It is definitely enough to compensate Adler.

Moreover, because the island of Ireland is not peaceful at present, there are actually wars in County Wicklow. Therefore, Marin's current development of County Wicklow is not high. In addition, Ireland is currently a remote and remote area, so Marin has no time to take care of it.

But the uneasiness there may be a disadvantage for Marin, but for the warlike Adler, it is probably a heavenly existence.

Adler was relatively brave and easy to fight. However, in order to suppress Adler so that he would not take him to fight with heavy troops, he only gave him some tasks such as defending the city, which made Adler very depressed.

At the beginning, Marin's main excuse for refusing Adler to the front line was that you don't have a son yet, so you are not suitable to go to the front line to fight desperately...

But now that Adler has a son, this excuse is not valid...

However, Marin was unwilling to take him to fight, so as not to grow up in the army. So, Marin now also needs a place to accommodate Adler, the militant.

Originally, Marin planned to let Adler go to North America to fight with the Indians. However, North America was Marin's back garden. Adler was a brainless man. Marin had been promoting the poor mountains and rivers of America. If Adler, a man of America, accidentally told the truth about America's wealth after returning to Europe, Marin would be in trouble. In the future, Spain and France would definitely come to snatch it...

Therefore, Marin gave up the idea of ​​sending Adler to the Americas to fight. It just so happened that after England conquered Scotland, it was estimated that after a year or two, it would attack Ireland and conquer the entire island.

At that time, as an important vassal of England, Marin would probably have to send troops to contribute. So Marin simply planned to hand over Wicklow County to Adler, and then let Adler support a soldier and cause trouble on the Ireland Island. For example, engage in border friction with neighboring countries. It is estimated that Adler, a militant, will be very happy.

Moreover, the enemies on the island are not very strong, so Adler probably has no problem dealing with it. And Marin lets him form a team and does not give money, Adler probably can't raise a large-scale team. After all, raising soldiers is very expensive. The ranch in Wicklow County alone cannot provide Adler with enough funds to raise soldiers. While Marin gave Wicklow County to Adler, he will also take back most of the fiefdoms he had given to Adler before, except for the manor in Lyle County. The manor alone has a harvest of tens of thousands of gold coins per year, the team Adler can raise will be very limited.

However, as long as you can fight and charge, this militant will probably be crazy about it...
Chapter completed!