Warlock Royal Family

() Katharina and her maids returned to Vienna after being escorted by hundreds of troops from Friuli.

Catherine has many renovation plans for the Vienna Palace. Although Ladislaus strives to be frugal, the princess still has [-] talers of pocket money every year. This money comes from the Habsburg family estate in the Alssa region. It is part of His Majesty Ferdinand's goodwill, and it is impossible for Ladislaus to interfere in any case.

Ladislaus did not return to Vienna with Princess Katharina, and he still had a guest who had gone and returned.

One day later, the Goriti Consul returned to the port of Trieste, which was completely in ruins. This ruined wall is the evidence of his secret planning and shrewd skills, and it is certain that he will not be able to recover for a long time. He is in a slightly better mood because of the docks and other facilities. In any case, Austria is temporarily unable to develop large-scale ocean trade.

"Please give me your condolences." Although Ladislaus did not sympathize with the Goriti Consul, his son was obviously pledged as a hostage to the pirates as a token, but anyway, since his son died, he still had to give some nice words. "Your son died for the happiness of the gods of Europa and all the peoples along the Mediterranean Sea. This is a solemn death like the Alps. He must have gone to the Mingshui Realm of His Majesty the Merchant Friend to enjoy eternal prosperity and prosperity. gone."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Goriti originally thought that even if he had two sides and three swords, those pirates would still release his son for a ransom of 20 talers. After all, he was a pirate who was blind to money.

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"Although my son died because of chasing pirates, I don't have any regrets. He is indeed my pride." The Goriti consul's intestines are almost remorseful. He not only lost his son, but was also brought back by Hayreddin In one city, he never thought that Haileding, who was supposed to be running away in a panic, would dare to turn around and attack. Although he was already in a state after repeated battles, Haileding's incarnation of the giant shark and the pirates who were inspired by him still gave him a big blow. A profound lesson for the overly optimistic Venetian fleet.

Although the Venetian fleet suffered little loss, it lost all victories, and not only the son of a consul was executed by Hayreddin, but the body parts of hostages provided by more than ten top Venetian noble families were all packed together in a large box. sent back.

This caused great conflicts within the Venetians. When implementing this plan, the Goriti Consul swore to guarantee that the pirates would never hurt these meat tickets even if they were tricked. The prestige that had been obtained so hard was in vain.Seeing their son's flesh, those nobles could no longer remember the fact that the Goriti Consul's plan can still be regarded as a success in essence.

The Consul of Goriti could not drive the commanders to attack the pirate fleet that had hid in the port of Ragusa and was protected by coastal defense trebuchets, so they could only retreat.

Sarzastan's current mood is also quite bad. This old owl in the political field was pecked hard by Ladislaus, a newborn eagle, but he knows that at this time, he must not be regarded as having resentment. Only by working with more concentration can we reverse the current unfavorable situation and take root in Austria. For this purpose, he dispatched all the old lovers who had finally reunited to carry out the most dangerous missions according to Ladislaus' requirements, and here he has to do it again Step out and be the bad guy.

"I just don't know if you killed Hayreddin, the leader of the thieves? The joint efforts of all parties in the Habsburg Empire have already severely damaged each other.

I think he can't escape this time? "Of course Sazastan asked knowingly, if he killed the "Shark of the Mediterranean" Goriti Consul, how could he not make a lot of publicity?

"Unfortunately, Hayreddin hid in the port of Ragusa. If there is a strong attack, the fleet will cause too much damage, and the fleet of the Republic of Venice is the guarantee of peace and stability in the Adriatic Sea." Of course, the Goriti consul also hid Responding to Sarzastan's malice aggressively. "Haleddin and the Barbary pirates are ruthless and right to eliminate all evil. I suggest that this time Venice, Austria, Spain and Hungary form a joint fleet to completely destroy the Barbary pirates and Ragusa who actually colluded with the Xingyue Devil in the name of believing in the dark sun. Jian merchants."

Destroying Ragusa, the trade rival in the East Adriatic Sea, is actually more of the core interest of the Republic of Venice than eliminating the Barbary pirates. Most of the time, the Barbary pirates are against the protruding peninsula of the Apennines and the sea of ​​​​the Kingdom of Spain due to terrain. The trade threat is bigger.

"The Goriti consul is so bold that even Sultan Suleiman behind the Barbary pirates is not afraid." Sazastan scoffed at the Goriti consul's wishful thinking, "It's just that Austria no longer has a navy at all, and the Kingdom of Spain We can’t be the masters either, there’s really nothing we can do.”

"Austria can dispatch the army. As long as Venice and Spain join forces, we will be able to deal with possible reinforcements from the Ottoman Empire while blocking the port of Ragusa." The Goriti Consul suggested very seriously. "Although the Hungarian fleet is small, there are still more than a dozen giant sailboats. As long as the four countries gather together 30 troops, we can completely eat the Republic of Ragusa. After breaking the port, all the spoils will belong to you three. The Republic of Venice does not want a share. [-] thalers to Austria in addition to the loot.”

This time Sazastan did not speak, and the conditions of the Goriti Consul were not outrageous. Since the other party was really suggesting joint action, he could not reply without authorization.

It's just that the details of such negotiations are generally carried out by diplomats. It is unconventional for direct negotiations between heads of state. Why is it so urgent?

The Goriti Consul's face is still calm, but Ladislaus is aware that there is a problem with the other party's position. If he is not in urgent need of a greater victory, he will not replace the work of the diplomats.Talk to yourself directly.

"As His Royal Highness Sazastan said, the foundation of this alliance is the fleet of the Kingdom of Spain. Without the support of His Majesty Ferdinand, all this is impossible to talk about. I suggest that you first go to Madrid to talk about it. Even if we reach an agreement Meaningless."

Of course, Ladislaus understands that his consent is not worthless. If he sets off with the Venetian fleet with his men, then the Spanish fleet commander in Naples is very likely to use the right of military self-determination to attack Ragusa Port together. After all It is also in the interests of the Kingdom of Spain to eliminate Hayreddin, the leader of the Barbary pirates.

This action can be carried out before the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire comes to relieve the siege.

But he still had no intention of helping the Goriti consul, because the other party's conditions implied a problem that worried him very much, an alliance that he absolutely did not want to continue to develop.