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Chapter 515 New War
Portuguese envoys came to Seville and brought 20,000 lei to ask Rome to withdraw their troops.

This little money was obtained by mortgaging the king's real estate, and they hoped that Rome would let them go. The king was willing to help Rome occupy Andalucia in the hope that a peace treaty would be signed.

At this time, Seville resumed Mediterranean trade, and merchant ships from England also stopped here before entering the Mediterranean. The fertile land of Andalusia provided them with food and fruits, and the Castilian army was still being formed. The small forces previously sent were defeated, and only large forces could suppress the opponent.

Aragon and Castile were preparing to regroup 50,000 troops to attack, but the recent actions of the Roman navy made them feel that a large force was coming. But it still takes a month to get from Madrid to Seville. Not only that, they also see Portugal slipping away. This country with no independent opinion will definitely abandon God and fall into the embrace of heresy. They have to send another army to go there. Just surveillance.

In London, Stefan has learned the news that Rome has signed a peace treaty, and has also received a letter from the Duke of Burgundy, proposing that the two countries form an alliance to jointly deal with France, and then each will take half.

The Duke of Burgundy has always wanted to replace France, especially when the Valois-Burgundy dynasty began to accumulate strength. The Friesland region became their main direction of attack.

"I thought he was so loyal, but it turned out like this!"

Stefan despised John. Everything in the French court seemed so childish, the Earl of Salisbury also said.

"The two Dukes of Burgundy and Orleans are at war. This will be a good opportunity for Your Majesty to restore the economy and develop the army. When the time comes, we can cross the channel and seize Paris. You will be the new king of France."

This is indeed what Stefan wants. The previous war of conquest allowed him to obtain a large area of ​​land. He distributed these to his soldiers and those who surrendered, and carried out a series of measures to stabilize society and find ways to weaken the role of parliament. Balance is finally reached.

However, the census data at this time made him somewhat false. Currently, there are 200 million people in England and about 30 in Wales. With the Black Death and the war, we were lucky to have these people. In order to obtain more people and resources, Stefan set his sights on Ireland.

During the reign of King Henry II of England, the High King of Ireland signed the Treaty of Windsor with England, recognizing England as the suzerainty. But the power of the British king is pitiful here, and his jurisdiction only covers a small area around Dublin called Pell District. Successive English kings tried to cross the Pell District, but all failed.

Stefan learned different methods of conquest from his brother Peter, mainly through trade, religion, culture, and war. War should only be carried out as a last resort, and it is best to conquer through economy, trade and religion.

Stefan reinvented his title, declaring himself King of England and Ireland, and the Viceroy of Ireland became the Duke of Dublin. And missionaries were sent to Dublin to increase trade between the two islands.

England's textile industry has developed for a long time. Cities such as Nottingham and Manchester began to rise, and London became an important textile industry city. Products were sold as far away as the Holy Roman Empire, and even Rome had textiles produced in England. Taking this opportunity, Stefan began to carry out his own diplomatic actions, putting pressure on Scotland while forming an alliance with the forces opposed to France.

"Your Majesty, this year's tariff can be increased to 13 pounds, and other income is about pounds. We now need an army of people to deal with the current situation."

Salmon told Stefan the current situation. The other party had already prepared for it. At present, confronting France is not a good choice. He needs five to ten years of training before he can cross the sea and fight. Before that, he needs the strength of his family. Help him recover financially. England did not have colonies like Rome, so it regarded Ireland as its own India and Scotland as its own Seris. Be prepared to encourage settlement and trade, and to enforce obedience at gunpoint.

"This is to be expected. Scotland still needs to be dealt with. I heard that the king has beheaded the original ruler of Scotland?"

"King James of Scotland has not been seen for a long time. He is probably imprisoned."

It's no wonder, after all, the other party is stronger than him. But recently I heard that Henry IV was terminally ill and was about to die. Isn't this their chance?

“Sometimes luck comes and you can’t stop it.”

----split line----

Vlad also reached an agreement with Sigismund, and the Berlin Union began to move towards the goal of unification. Brandenburg received the Schleswig-Holstein region, which further expanded the area.

But the war was not over at this time. The Berlin Alliance continued to gather troops and prepared to declare war on the Teutonic Knights. Vlad first sent people to Marienfort, met with the Grand Master, and brought Vlad's conditions: to acquire the Western Pomerania region, including Danzig, for 10000 gold coins.

In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered this prosperous city and caused the Massacre of Gdańsk. This massacre led to the decline of the city and triggered a series of wars between the Teutonic Knights and Poland until a peace treaty was signed in 1343, in which the Teutonic Knights recognized their occupation of Pomerania as something they had received from the King of Poland of "relief".

During the years of Teutonic Knight control, the city recovered and developed in size and trade, and Germanic influence increased. The German name "Danzig" gradually replaced the city's Polish name "Gdańsk". In 1361, Danzig became a member of the Hanseatic League and became the chief city of the Prussian and Livonian business circles in the Hanseatic League. Its trade scope included Prussia, the territories of the Teutonic Knights on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, as well as Poland and Sweden. .

Grand Commander Rong Jingen rejected this request, and the next step was war. The Elector of Pomerania once again acted as the vanguard and attacked Danzig.

The local citizens and businessmen in Danzig began to form an anti-Teutonic alliance and prepared to join the Berlin League. The army has assembled in Pomerania and officially entered the country of the Teutonic Knights.

The Teutonic Knights have just received negotiations from Poland. If they can send troops to assist, there will be no need to pay compensation. But the pressure from the Berlin Alliance came again, and it was no less than Poland. The Grand Master decided to withdraw his troops to deal with the Berlin Alliance and sent people to Poland to explain the situation.

(End of this chapter)