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Chapter 574 Wedding Diplomacy
"I have seen your Majesty. May God bless your Majesty."

Yermak saluted Peter, the emperor, the most honorable person in Europe. Anyone who dared to disrespect him would be beheaded.

"Butler, you are in charge of my private treasury. I want to hear how much money is left in it?"

The emperor gave the order, and Yermak quickly reported the situation to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there are 350 million lei in the treasury, as well as spices, jewelry and other things worth about 400 million. Do you need money now?"

Peter shook his head. "I just want to save some dowry for the princess. My daughters must have dowries worthy of their status."

Since the emperor said so, Yermak knew that it would cost a lot. However, some things can replace money, such as silk, spices, and luxury goods. Specifically, 70 gold coins and items worth 50 are enough.

The three princesses needed a dowry of 360 million lei, which emptied most of the emperor's private treasury, but the emperor seemed to enjoy it.

Yermak reported his suggestion to the emperor, and Peter was very happy. His daughter must not be poor. Of course, they still had to make money to maintain their lives, otherwise they would end up like Sigismund.

"You've worked so hard, racking your brains for the royal family's income."

"It's not hard. This is all for Your Majesty. I just did some insignificant things."

It seems that his plan to secretly take some money will have to be postponed. His Majesty is clearly trying to save it for the princess's dowry. He also needs to talk to the people in charge of various places and ask them to stop doing it for the time being. If they are discovered, they will all be in trouble.

In this era, only the Roman emperor could allocate so much income, and the monarchs of other countries were not so lucky. Because the royal income and the treasury income were inseparable, sometimes they would take money out of the treasury while spending.

Separate accounting of the royal and national finances will allow the finances to operate healthily and will not disrupt the system due to the confusion between public and private finances. This will also allow Rome to have more financial resources to do other things.

"The Crown Prince's wedding will be held in a few months. There can be no flaws anywhere. We must use the best to entertain the guests."

The emperor issued this task, and Yermak knew that his big test was coming. There were many people coming to the crown prince's wedding. The Russian Tsar, the Elector of Brandenburg, the King of England, the King of Naples, the Duke of Romagna and other relatives would definitely come. The Duke of Burgundy, the Duke of Brittany, the Elector of Bavaria and the King of Hungary had also expressed their intention to come. Sigismund planned to let the Archduke of Austria go instead of him. Poland and Lithuania, his two enemies, would definitely not come. However, these people alone made him feel overwhelmed. He could not afford to offend anyone here, so he had to do his best to handle it.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to complete it."

"Okay, then I will wait for your results. You can leave now."

Yermak saluted Peter and left. He had to hurry to make plans for the crown prince's wedding. As soon as he left, Petkov came out from another door and reported the results of his investigation to the emperor.

"Petkov, what news do you bring?" "Your Majesty, there is news from Dijon that the Duke of Burgundy has met with many people."

"Oh, who are they?" Peter inquired.

"The Duke of Orleans, the Bishop of Cologne, the Bishop of Mainz, the envoys from Aragon and Castile, and even from Egypt."

Just as Peter thought, they could not maintain the current situation and would definitely form an alliance. However, Egypt actually dared to form an alliance, which seemed to indicate that they had not fought enough.

Egypt has become much more obedient since being beaten badly by Rome, but the pride of the Arabs makes them want to expel Rome from Egypt at any time.

But it was naturally impossible for Egypt to be a single country, so Egypt sent people to Mecca to request permission for jihad, while at the same time forming an alliance with Tunisia and Jalair.

Now Egypt no longer wanted to be a pagan, Europe also needed an ally to contain Rome, and Egypt also needed help from Europe. Moreover, their cooperation had a basis. The previous plan to contain the east and west had not succeeded, but it had also seen results. As long as they could break through the defense of the other side of Rome within the limit of the other side's containment, they would succeed.

"They are just defeated generals. They really think they can defeat me by learning from the army of the empire. Little do they know that I also spent a lot of effort to promote the reforms twenty years ago. They are nothing but a breeze to them."

That being said, the momentum of Burgundy's reform was already evident. John's firearms unit began to kill people everywhere, and seeing the good results, Burgundy continued to promote a series of changes. The Knights of the Golden Fleece were established to enhance combat effectiveness, trade with England and other countries through port cities such as Antwerp, and cultivate local merchants to increase financial strength.

The effect was immediate. Soon some merchants and nobles launched a rebellion because the Duke's policies harmed their interests. The cultivation of domestic merchants reduced the income of those merchants in the ports who relied on importing goods from other countries. The move to increase the standing army offended the nobles. There have been constant unrest in Burgundy in recent years.

In order to quell the rebellion, John had to convene the Estates General in Friesland. Each town would send representatives to attend the meeting and ensure that everyone's interests would not be harmed. In addition, the Burgundian army was strong, and the merchants stopped making trouble. The reason they made trouble was to avoid losing their own interests. They thought it was worth it to use the profits of a small group of merchants in exchange for future wealth.

"Now, focus on Cairo, Dijon, Krakow and Vienna. They are staunch opponents of the Empire. Find out information about them by any means you can."

"obey"

The new international situation forced Rome to form alliances. First, it had to establish good relations with Russia and form an alliance. Then it had to help Brandenburg and England as much as possible to let them contain other countries in the anti-Roman alliance.

However, the previous harmonious relationship between brothers has faded. Russia and Brandenburg have conflicts over the division of Poland and Lithuania. The original boundary of the Vistula River has become the land that Russia needs including Warsaw. Brandenburg disagrees and even proposes to occupy the entire Kalmar Union. Now Russia is angry again, and Peter is helpless. He can only gather the brothers together again during the crown prince's wedding to discuss it again. The previous agreement will naturally be invalidated. The current situation is different from before and needs to be re-formulated.

(End of this chapter)