Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 170 Three Elections

On June 6rd, the Elector of Brandenburg notified several major electors of their request to postpone the election according to the agenda.

This is tantamount to publicly declaring that the Hohenzollern family will oppose the dominant Habsburg family in this election.

This information was reported to the Habsburg family by several electors and special envoys, including Shaobo Raiyi.

But if it wasn't for Feidtaler's report, Ladislaus and the others would never have imagined that Louis II, who had the closest relationship with Ferdinand, wanted to get involved in the throne.

In the next few days, Sherlock was sent to Regensburg, the headquarters of the Fugger Textile Association, to request more funds for activities. Although there was no warrant from Ferdinand, Sherlock still faced the difficulties. The relationship with the warlock royal family will definitely give a big number.

Of course, an envoy explaining why he wanted more money was also sent to Brussels or Ghent or Amsterdam, in short, to tell His Majesty Ferdinand that his purse must be in trouble, and the crown may also be in trouble.

At the same time, Ladislaus and his subordinates mobilized to discuss repeatedly with several electors.

The Prime Minister of Sarzastan is mainly responsible for the two religious electors, the Archbishop of Cologne and the Archbishop of Trier.

He was very encouraged by Ladislaus' promise, and although he wasn't sure if the winter ghost would last his life, it was indeed the highest compliment for his faithful work.

Who can not be tempted by a boss who cares so much about his subordinates?

He showed all his enthusiasm to actively communicate with the two religious electors.

Although the stipend of [-] thalers per family he can provide is not much, the influence of the Habsburg family on the Church of Rome is also a very important bargaining chip.

Neither of the two archbishops had a red coat, and they had nowhere to go in Rome because they were born in German nobles. Therefore, when Frenzberg sent a letter signed by Ladislaus, he promised to get him a red coat within the year. After wearing the clothes, both of them expressed their gratitude to the warlock royal family for their service to the German people without asking for anything in return, and will continue to support His Majesty Ferdinand to continue his brother's unfinished business.

It's just that they are unwilling to accept money, which means that they retain the right to go back on their word. The election of the throne is open to the public.

The Elector of Brandenburg and the King of Hungary, destitute by the conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Poland, were unlikely to give much money.

This attitude made Ladislaus very worried that they were waiting for the bid from King Francois of France. Although the Kingdom of France suffered a big defeat in Italy, it still occupied several border fortresses after a long time in the Netherlands.

More importantly, France has [-] times the population of Spain, which means [-] times the taxpayers.

Even if he does not support the enemies of the Habsburgs, buying a Habsburg ticket may cause a lot of trouble.

But in this case, Ladislaus has nothing to do, he can only see the king's attitude.

But Prime Minister Sazastan told him not to worry, because François's ambition after the last election would also make the two electors in the western part of the empire vigilant. If the King of Hungary was elected Holy Roman Emperor, I am afraid that he will not be able to prevent the King of France from invading the Rhine region.

Therefore, as long as the gap in allowances is not too large, these archbishops whose disciples are all old in the electorate will not make trouble regardless of the overall situation, even if they are not hereditary.

The Rhine-Palatine elector's vote suddenly became very stable, and of course the price was huge.

Ladislaus has been discussing territorial division with the Rhine-Palatine these days.

The Elector was reluctant to resettle the Count of Eastern Franconia, his nephew, into his domain.

Still hoping to get the Archdiocese of Würzburg.

The Wittelsbach family had a succession war 30 years ago. Several branches fought for the territory of an extinct branch. The old emperor seized the opportunity to fight for a small advantage.

Although it was only a city with a population of less than [-] that was taken away by the old emperor in the name of meritorious mediation, the Wittelsbach family was not willing to share the territory equally among their sons, but made Xiaozong a servant of Dazong.

There is a high-low relationship within the family, which prevents the Habsburg family from intervening in the name of the emperor.

The Earl of Franken has always been more submissive to the Uncle Elector. If the arrangement is too bad, the other branches will be alienated from the family that holds the title of Elector. If the arrangement is too good, what is the Elector busy with?

After Ladislaus insisted on not allowing him the Archdiocese of Würzburg.

He in turn demanded half of the Archbishop of Mainz's domain, keeping his nephew's place in the east.

The Electorate of Mainz, which has lost half of its land, will not be able to resist the erosion of several Wittelsbach families. The Bavarian region is too close to Vienna, and Ladislaus never wants Austria's neighbors to become stronger.

In the end, another proposal proposed by Ladislaus satisfied both parties. The Elector of the Rhine-Palatine did not claim any new lands, and the Eastern Lands remained the status quo.

But the vacancy left by the deposed Elector of Mainz would be reserved for the youngest son of the Elector of the Rhine-Palatine.

Although this position cannot be hereditary, for the Wittelsbach family, it is still an excellent reward for a 15-year-old boy to occupy the position of elector. dominance.

And based on the positions of the two closely adjacent electorate states, who can say that they cannot take advantage of the momentum to build greater power.

Of course, since he got such an important return, the financial subsidy originally provided to him was cancelled.

This payment also allows Ladislaus to be more confident in holding the Archbishops of Cologne and Trier, even if France comes to make trouble.

According to the plan of the Prime Minister of Saxastan, the relationship between the elector of Saxony and the King of Hungary was provoked.

Twenty thousand talers have been delivered to the church of Laila, the Goddess of Lies.

A lie that cannot be clarified will be released, and the church of Musk, the god of thieves who has also received [-] talers, will assist in the spread of this lie.

It's just that Ladislaus' dream of having a religious elector himself seems even more out of reach.

However, this is not the real danger at present, although it is certain to destroy the relationship between the Elector of Saxony and the King of Hungary.

But Frundsberg hurried back to Vienna to mobilize the Austrian army, and began to hire some mercenaries to prepare for the war.

Once the election results are unfavorable to the Habsburg family, the Austrian army will immediately attack the heresy that believes in Bane.

Considering that the state of the treasury in Vienna is extremely bad, Ladislaus is even going to mortgage the last precious jewels and ancient documents that are not part of the Habsburg family in Vienna to the Woking Chamber of Commerce. (To be continued.