After learning that Henry VII might call in sailors to help defend the city, Edward wanted to bring more troops to attack London to ensure success.

Marin, however, didn't care too much. Why? Because in the city of London, there are many spies of his North Sea Chamber of Commerce. With the help of these people, the gates of the city can be opened.

It's just that these are all Marinliu's followers. After all, it took Marlin years to plant these spies in the city of London. If he participated in the battle to capture the city, he would definitely be exposed.

Once exposed, he will definitely be watched by Edward in the future. During Edward's reign, it was difficult for Marin to meddle in London's affairs. Therefore, as a last resort, Marin did not want to use this killer weapon.

Moreover, Marin also asked the spies of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce branch in London to gather a group of dead soldiers to seize the city gate, and also bought a courtyard near the city gate, and dug an underground secret room for hiding soldiers. It's just that there are only more than 20 dead soldiers recruited, and it is not enough to seize the city gate.

Fortunately, Margaret's county lord, as the head of the land, prepared hundreds of people to help seize the city gate. Marin's plan was to let Lord Margaret's people live in the basement of the small courtyard prepared by the spies of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce. When the siege began, the two sides came together to capture the door. But before that, Marin would have his men tell Henry VII so that Henry VII could kill Lord Margaret. It's just that this time should be grasped well, and it is best not to affect the dead to seize the city gate......

Therefore, for whether these 7,000 French soldiers can go or not, Marin actually doesn't care. But he couldn't tell Edward about his plans. Otherwise, Edward knew that he wanted to murder his own sister, and he would have the heart to kill himself, although he would not necessarily carry it out......

Frankly, Edward was tempted to kill the French emissary. However, when this guy came, he made a lot of fanfare, and brought a lot of Dutch merchant ships, and those French soldiers knew about it. At this moment, I can't cover my mouth if I want to......

When they heard that there was a crisis in the country, those French soldiers immediately became agitated. Even the knight François, who had been wooed by Edward's promise before, revealed that he wanted to "return to the king of Qin".

"Knight François, have you thought about it? As soon as you go back now, the title of earl will be gone from you......"

Faced with such a temptation, François's face kept changing, and after struggling for a long time, he still said in despair:

"Your Majesty, I want to stay and help you too. However, my comrades-in-arms are gone, and I am left alone, so it doesn't make ...... use."

Edward thought about it really - everyone else is gone, leaving the Knight François alone, is it useful?

In the end, Edward had no choice but to accept the reality of letting go of 7,000 French soldiers......

But before leaving, the French envoy suddenly came to ask for payment. After all, the French helped Edward so much, and they used 7,000 regular troops to help for so long, and it was reasonable to ask for payment.

Edward found it tricky and asked Marlin to help figure it out......

The French meant it very clearly - they wanted land. However, Edward could not just cede land to the French. Not to mention that after ceding the native land, it endangered the national security of England. Even if you cede non-native land, you will be regarded as a "traitor king" by the people. If you can't convince the public, you may rebel in the future. Moreover, Edward really did not want to cede land to the French. In particular, now that the French have no navy, Edward is not very afraid of France.

After thinking about it, Marin smiled and said:

trusteeship

"Your Majesty is unwilling to openly cede land to France? It's easy to do! Didn't you promise to make the knight of François a count? ”

"Yes, but what does that have to do with paying the French?" Edward was puzzled.

"Now that the French have occupied Calais, then canonize the Knight François as Count of Calais......"

"What do you mean?"

"Now that you have lost Calais, then, in the name of canonization, you will divide the Calais region to the French knight François. Moreover, the right to self-government was granted to the country of Kigalais. In this way, Calais is willing to be ruled by France, and we can't control it. ”

"What do you mean...... Is it a disguised cession of Calais? ”

"That's right! Anyway, Calais was taken by the French, and it would be difficult for us to take it back. In that case, it would be better to give it to the knight of François in name. In this way, on the surface, Calais is still England, and you have not lost your land. As for actually, whatever......"

Edward's eyes lit up:

"This is good, this is good!" Although Calais was actually lost, in this way, on the surface, England could pretend that Calais was still British. This way of hiding his ears and stealing the bell, Edward liked it - it was a fig leaf......

"I guess the Channel Islands can't hold it, it's too close to France......" Edward sighed.

The Channel Islands are just over 100 square kilometers long, but they are so close to the French coast that the French can go up in small boats. The French really want to rob, even if they don't have a navy.

Now that Edward controls Britain, he will not have the strength to expand in a short period of time. Therefore, it is estimated that the Channel Islands will be controlled by the French for some time.

"Then leave it to the Count of Calais for 'trusteeship'......" Marin said after thinking for a moment.

"Escrow? What do you mean? ”

"It means that it will be temporarily handed over to the Count of Calais for management, and since it cannot be held for the time being, it will be handed over to the French for the time being. Moreover, the word 'hosting' is very flexible. Now Your Majesty, you are unable to take it back for the time being, so you will hand it over to the French to control...... Wait until Your Majesty has gained a firm foothold, and then end this trusteeship and take it back...... After all, this archipelago was only temporarily 'managed' by the Count of Calais, not incorporated into the County of Calais. Legally, the king has the right to take it back. In the eyes of the French, they probably think that you are embarrassed to say that you are playing with words...... But in fact, when England is stable and strong again, you can take back the trusteeship......"

Marin comes from later generations, and he has seen a lot of word games, this kind of trick, just come casually......

Edward's eyes lit up and he said:

"This is good, it's decided!"

……

When the French envoy heard about Edward's plan, he was directly confused:

"Your Majesty, are you right? The fortress of Calais has been occupied by our Kingdom of France. What do you mean by giving this to François? ”

Edward said solemnly:

"That's what it means, I don't want to be a disgraced king who ceded territory. Therefore, it is hoped that by this disguised means, the Calais region will be handed over to the French. François was a French officer anyway, he became a count, and the autonomy of the Calais country did not mean that it was given to France? Moreover, I added the Channel Islands ......"

The French envoy suddenly suddenly - it turned out that he was embarrassed to directly say that he ceded the territory, it was really a city meeting......

"But is a Calais region and a tiny Channel Islands a little too little?" The French envoys felt that it was not enough, except for the Calais region, which the French army had already occupied, to give only a small archipelago and send it to Hanako?

"Mr. Emissary, I am also saddened by the loss of the French army this time. However, according to the original agreement, the French should cooperate with our army to conquer the southern part of England and help to capture London, and then I can give you the home county. However, the French army failed and did not complete the task of cooperating with our army. Therefore, your country has not fulfilled its agreement. As agreed, I can't give you more territory. The Calais region and the Channel Islands are actually the remuneration of these 7,000 French soldiers! ”

The French envoy was a little speechless for a moment - yes, the French army has not completed the agreement, and there is nothing wrong with not paying them......

And, most importantly, the French navy was completely wiped out this time, and they no longer even had the ability to "arm for wages". Even if you want to use these 7,000 French troops to threaten Edward, you can't do it - don't you see that there are 20,000 troops of Marin around?

In desperation, the French envoy had no choice but to return with an army of 7,000 first. Before returning home, Edward performed a simple ceremony to canonize François, a French knight who commanded 7,000 French troops, as Count of Calais, and to give him the Channel Islands......

In this way, Edward ostensibly did not betray any interests of England. The French, on the other hand, were unlucky enough to acquire only one Channel Islands this time, with a total area of just over 100 square kilometers. And counting the huge losses in the Battle of the Straits, this time the French lost to their grandmother's house......

"Well, I gave the Calais Fortress to the French with my own hands!" Edward sighed reluctantly.

"No, the fortress of Calais has long since fallen, it was lost during the reign of Henry VII. You've done a great job of keeping the Calais area from being lost on the surface. Marin persuaded.

He was not at all optimistic about whether the British would be able to retake the fortress of Calais. You know, although France is a scum of the navy, it is very strong on land. If the fortress of Calais had not fallen, it would have been fine. Now, when it enters the mouth of the French, it is difficult to pull it out again. Since you can't get it back, losing it in such a dignified way is a good way to be helpless......