Why did Marin think that Gudendorf could be bought? Because the information collected by his spies showed that Gudendorf himself, as a Svapener, had a good impression of the Habsburg family. Moreover, the reason why he hired mercenaries to fight was actually to revitalize the family and revitalize the Lexinggen family.

At present, Gudendorff only had the title of baron left, and the family territory had long been defeated by his ancestors, and even the ancestral castle was sold.

Therefore, in recent years, the reason why Gudendorus fought south and north and made money in war was that he hoped to save enough money, and then bought a fiefdom with the princes of Swabian to serve as the foundation of the Laixinggen family.

If you want a title and fiefdom, who would have an emperor in the entire Holy Roman Empire is more qualified to be rewarded? Don’t look at Maximilian being so poor in his lifetime, but what he can best give is title and land.

If it were a count or something, Maximilian I might not be able to give it to him. However, if Maximilian I had just a baron or something, it would be possible to get it. After all, a baron leader would have just 10 small villages. And Maximilian I, who owns a large tract of land in Austria and the Netherlands, could still give some land.

Moreover, Goodendorff still has a big problem at the moment, that is, he, who is 50 years old, does not have a legal offspring as his heir...

It’s not that Gudendorf had no son, but that his only son had died unexpectedly five years ago and had no descendants left behind. Later, Gudendorf’s wife also died of illness due to sadness. After that, Gudendorf had no legal offspring and no daughter.

However, Goodendorf has three illegitimate children! This is the child born to Goodendorf and the daughter of a businessman, two men and one woman, and she is not young. The eldest son, Denton, is already 18 years old. He is currently following Goodendorf in the mercenary army to accumulate enough prestige in the future to take over the mercenary army.

Why did he ask Denton to inherit his mercenary group? Because, this is the only possibility for Denton, who is an illegitimate child, to become a nobleman!

Not to mention anything else, the famous Italian Sforza family was originally just a peasant family. But with the mercenaries in hand and the daughter of the Visconte family, the Sforza family became the ruler of the Principal of Milan. Although the French were dissatisfied and robbed the Principal of Milan many times, this was indeed a shortcut to becoming a noble!

If you have soldiers in your hands, you will find a monarch to make military achievements in the future and have a great possibility of becoming a hereditary noble!

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It was because Marin knew Gudendorf’s idea that he felt that Gudendorf could buy it. Gudendorf worked so hard just to seek the identity of hereditary nobles and fiefs for his illegitimate son.

Perhaps, this is difficult for ordinary people, but for Maximilian I, who has the title of emperor, it is simply a piece of cake. Moreover, as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the nobles enthroned by Maximilian I are the most authoritative in the entire Shinra region. Even the princes who hated the Habsburg family had to recognize the legal status of the nobles personally enthroned by Maximilian I. The nobles enthroned by the emperor were imperial nobles, and they were not comparable to those of ordinary vassal states.

For example, when Malin's Grand Duchy of Beihai and the canonized earls, leaving the Grand Duchy of Beihai, no one could think that they could be on par with those Counts who were princes. Because these are the nobles who were self-proclaimed by the princes, they were naturally shorter than the nobles of the same rank recognized by the empire.

But the nobles enthroned by Emperor Maximilian I are different. As Emperor Shenluo, the nobles he enthroned are not only common to the entire Shenluo Empire, but also recognized them throughout Europe.

For example, France, they may not recognize Maximilian I as the Byzantine Emperor, but they cannot but recognize him as the Holy Roman Emperor. As the Holy Roman Emperor, the nobles enthroned by Maximilian I not only recognized it within Shinra, but also traveled all over Europe. Of course, the pagan Türkiye and the Orthodox Duchy of Moscow are exceptions...

As long as it is a Catholic country, it is necessary to recognize the nobleman who was already crowned by the crowned emperor.

Of course, this is the canonization of titles below the earl. Maximilian I can come at will, and no one will care about it. But if he reaches the level of the earl, especially the vassal Count, it will require the recognition of the Imperial Parliament House. However, Maximilian I canonize an earl without the earth does not need to be recognized by the Imperial Parliament House. The significance of the existence of the Imperial Parliament House is to review the identity of the vassal lords. For example, Marin worked a lot of effort to be accepted by the Imperial Parliament House and became a recognized Imperial Parliament.

But Goodendorff was different. His son Denton was just an illegitimate child, and it was very difficult to even become a nobleman. The starting point was lower than that of Marin. After all, Marin was a serious child of marriage and a nobleman who was unanimously recognized.

And Goodendorf's son, Denton, was just an illegitimate child without a status and had no rights. It was much more difficult to become a noble than Marin.

For Denton, who has no identity, it is considered lucky to be a knight-selected title. It is simply unimaginable to become a baron...

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Therefore, Marin directly sent a message to Maximilian I, suggesting that he send someone to contact Gudendorf in secret, promising that his illegitimate son inherited Gudendorf's baron and gave him a fief as his baron leader. In this way, he could win over Gudendorf. Not to mention that Gudendorf could immediately turn against the French, but at least he could make Gudendorf a "working but not working" in the attack on the Mistyre Valley...

As long as the Mistyre Valley is not broken, then Switzerland is safe and the Habsburg family is safe...

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But unexpectedly, Maximilian I was a desperate man and refused to give the baron or fief easily, and was only willing to enthrone the Danton as the fief knight...

This is how Maximilian I sent people to contact Goodendorff, and Marin also received the news...

Sure enough, Goodendorf was dissatisfied with Denton being only a fief knight who could not be hereditary, and planned to refuse Maximilian I's win over. After all, Goodendorf did not want his grandson to become a civilian.

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When Marin learned the news, he was furious. He immediately wrote a letter, and Fei Ge passed on a letter to Maximilian I.

This time, Marin's tone in the letter was quite rude, almost making Maximilian I sick...

In his letter, Marin pointed out that Maximilian I adhered to the dogma of the past and took the title too seriously. For example, Frenzberg, who was able to be awarded the title of Count with his military achievements, was still just a baron and he had not even made it to the viscount (deputy earl).

Moreover, the conditions for Maximilian I this time were too stingy. A boss with 16,000 mercenaries was only willing to give the title and territory of the fief knights.

In the letter, Marin pointed out bluntly that if Gudendorf attacked with all his might this time, the army of Frenzberg, who was attacked from both sides, might be destroyed. At that time, let alone Swiss land, the enemy might even take the opportunity to invade Austria. Without Austria, the position of Emperor Maximilian I may not be able to be maintained...

Marin pointed out without hesitation that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was just an honorary position, a false king, and had no real power. Therefore, it is the main thing that the Habsburg family occupied more territory. If they could not protect Switzerland, the Habsburg family would probably be doomed. Compared with the future of the family, a mere baron was considered a P. If they could not bear the title of baron and that little land, the Habsburg family might as well withdraw troops from Switzerland and retract back to Austria as soon as possible. In that way, they could at least keep their old capital...

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This statement was too straightforward and directly hurt Maximilian I's self-esteem. But after anger, Maximilian I found sadly that Marin was right. If the Habsburg family was defeated in the Swiss battlefield, not only would it not be able to protect Switzerland, but the enemy could even attack Austria. At that time, it would be really not worth the loss...

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Maximilian I finally stopped being stingy at this point and agreed to confer the title of Goodendorf's illegitimate son Danton as the baron and give him a certain fief. Anyway, if Switzerland is preserved, the baron's lord can still be squeezed out.

Moreover, if Denton became the vassal of the Habsburg family in Switzerland, then the ten thousand men of Gudendorff would stand firmly on the side of the emperor and help him guard Switzerland...

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