Warlock Royal Family

() The treasury has funds, and the bureaucrats have oil and water. They are reactivated and put into work with enthusiasm.

With the funds injected by the Fuggers and Machiavellis, Austria was again able to prepare a military operation.

The bureaucrats mobilized grain and grass from various warehouses, and at the same time purchased part of it from Poland and Hungary to supplement the inventory. The envoys set foot on the road to contact the Republic of Venice to request transit rights, and contacted Venetian merchants to purchase part of military supplies. The princes in the interior affirmed Austria's innocence strategy.

The reason for choosing the route of Venice is that the Austrian territory connected to Milan has just experienced the peasant uprising and the pacification of Sarzastan. The storage along the way has been almost consumed and can no longer supply troops. Now the relationship between the Republic of Venice and Austria is also at a critical moment. Good stage, this route is being used.

Recently, Austria has faithfully fulfilled its obligations in the economic agreement and lowered various related taxes. In addition, the scope of activities of the Barbary pirates has been greatly reduced after being hit hard. Even the southern island of Crete has not reported any pirate attacks recently. The Venetian merchants have had unhindered access throughout the Adriatic for months.

Moreover, under the direct attention of Ladislaus, the Austrian bureaucrats in the Port of Trieste and Friuli have been under great pressure. Their extra income has almost disappeared recently. Concentrating on the bureaucrats along the Adriatic coast, Jones's subordinates were all selfless. A large number of civil servants were dismissed from public office just because they took some regular money, and the coastal provinces ruled the Qing Dynasty for a while.

This was the state after Ladislaus ruthlessly executed several overseers who had accepted bribes through the intelligence of Boss Silica.Jones' men risked losing their heads if they weren't iron-faced.

The situation has developed to such an extent that even the Venetian merchants feel uneasy. How can they live without the usual money?

It was the old John of Friuli who came forward to appease the panicked Venetian merchants, assuring them that establishing a fair, just and open trading environment absolutely free of commercial bribery and government extortion was the relentless pursuit of the Austrian acting cardinal.

Of course, under the repeated insistence of the Venetian merchants, Old John could only show them a clear way.

He hinted to these businessmen that the Austrian army will transit the Republic of Venice in the near future. If he can contribute a batch of military supplies to His Highness Ladislaus, then His Highness Ladislaus will definitely keep these goodwill returns in mind.

So when Ladislaus's army arrived in Treviso, in addition to the food he had bought, it received more than five hundred mules and donkeys as gifts.

Pastor Woking, who led the team, said that this is a testimony of the eternal friendship between Austria and Venice.Of course Ladislaus knew the famous Woking oracle: "What is free must be the most expensive."

It has been more than 300 years since the Habsburg family won the Battle of the Machi River and then seized Austria from Ottokar the Great. Generally speaking, this is the limit of a dynasty's lifespan.

Although Ladislaus knew that the Habsburg family's rule of Austria would have another 400 years of luck if it followed the natural course. , but bureaucratic corruption and dullness are still inevitable.

For the Venetian merchant, it is really beneficial and cost-effective to make such a small return, if he continues to devote his energy to things that are beneficial to the Venetian merchant.But any system will inevitably suffer losses, and such a clear administration will consume Ladislaus' precious political resources.

Strict supervision.It must be matched with high bonuses or the system will rebound and lose enthusiasm.

It's just that the merchants in Venice thought that they were the only ones who understood the principle that free gifts must be doubled in return. In fact, how could the generous gifts sent by Ladislaus be for the hundreds of pack animals in this area.

"These high-quality roads and the surrounding wealthy towns are really enviable. If you launch an attack here, you don't need to prepare supplies. Even if these towns have walls, they can't resist our regular army." Earl Slam eagerly tried The prosperity of the Republic of Venice naturally aroused his greed. "Did you see the defense of the city of Treviso just now? It's loose. It's only been a year, and our victory over Friuli has been forgotten by them. Everyone is busy trying to please Habu His Royal Highness, Cardinal Archbishop of Fortress, wants to make connections as much as possible to earn a few more gold coins."

"After the new Austrian currency was issued this time, a large number of Austrian merchants were eager to sell ducats and florin gold coins, and most of them were used to purchase the goods of these Venetian merchants. They really had a good time." Fren Zberg is quite mild in his reference to Ladislaus's mintage policy.Although he can be regarded as a big man in Austria, his property is incomparable with those civil servants. With his knowledge and patriotism, his motherland can issue effective hard currency.It's nothing for him to lose a little, and most of it was exchanged for real estate and shops in his hometown of Mindenheim, so he didn't have many gold coins. "How have you been financially lately?"

In fact, Earl Slam's economic situation is worse than that of Frenzberg. He is a typical nobleman with a title and strength, but no money and no property.

I have been relying on the help and assistance of old friends to maintain my dignity.

"I can't use up my own exchange quota of [-] talers. I just sold it to a wealthy businessman. I also got two hundred taler pocket money." In fact, Earl Slam benefited from Ladislaus to some extent. policy.

"You don't need to worry about your eldest son finding a way to become a diplomat's attendant. You have to save a little dowry for your daughter anyway, and get some wife money for your younger son." Frundsberg said he was not good at management My friends are quite helpless. "Your family has no territory for a long time. Don't waste the earl's allowance and military salary."

"My youngest son was really spoiled by me when he was a child. He really didn't know what to do. My girl is good. She didn't let me down. I saved the money for the wine so that she could read and let her be the housekeeper. Now he follows Doria Madam seems to be able to earn some money, and she sent me a batch of good wine last month." Many daughters of minor noble families are also illiterate, and Earl Slam's daughter is not only literate but also accountable, plus her The strength of my father is there, so Harna's subordinates have a relatively high status, "She also sent me a message to Mrs. Doria, asking me to take time to serve as a guard for her merchant fleet. See if this is a taboo ?”

"You also have a military position. Although you only have dozens of archers under your command who are specially used to deal with spellcasters, there are always training tasks. It is absolutely impossible to leave your post without authorization." Frundsberg mercilessly He vehemently rejected the idea of ​​his subordinates and friends earning extra money. In fact, he arranged for his archer unit to conduct several training sessions with the fleet. It is completely feasible to provide protection in the name of training. Only large-scale merchant fleets need Sla Earl Mu's elite provides protection, not a few times a year.

"This is not the most important thing. Your daughter's meddling in matters between the archbishop's women has reached the limit. You must not seek your own death, don't meddle, especially don't meddle with the weak." It is the reason why Frenzberg resolutely stopped his good friend. "Princess of Spain, voter of the Lord of Fire, don't look at that Mrs. Doria seems to be doing well now, but the two women of our master are extremely dangerous."

Earl Slam, who understood, nodded in pain, and said helplessly: "I also know that Mrs. Doria is actually the weakest, but you also know that now, whether it is the chosen of the Lord of Fire or the princess of Spain, we all I can't make it up."

As a member of the State Council, Frenzberg's family interests are fully guaranteed, and most of the other nobles are inevitably tempted by the benefits brought by Harna in order to meet their living needs.

"If you can match it or not, let me tell you that the Spanish princess still refuses to admit that she is an Austrian. You see, the people around her all speak Spanish. This is very common in marriages between big countries, but I didn't expect that the Warlock Royal Family That would be the case, that honorable voter, let alone we can blend in, unless you are not afraid of dying quickly." Frundsberg knew that the benefits offered by these women were very hot. "Tell your daughter clearly that it's fine to do business, but don't do dangerous things."

"It's not easy to say, how can you not work after taking advantage of others." Earl Slam still understood this truth. "But for now, this Mrs. Doria has no plans to make a comeback. She knows better than us that she is not a match for those two big monsters."

"Don't make such jokes! Your Highness is going to monopolize the liquor industry next year. It's not a problem for me to get a special license. The land in the new town is also easier to obtain. I will open a tavern and let your youngest son be in charge of security by then." , he is a fourth-level warrior anyway." Although it is an understatement, Frundsberg is actually planning to do a big job this time, and he also has a huge family and many nephews to take care of. He can't let these three-legged cats go to the battlefield. If you work hard, the largest entertainment city in Xincheng can solve all these problems.

Although the sons of the big men can afford to live and wait for their death, the family can afford them, but the top descendants have refined their skills and joined the army and government. These are not talented enough and hardworking. No matter what, we still have to arrange some jobs for them, at least If you have a little management ability, although there must be many people who just refuse to work hard and want to live and die, you can still pick out some slightly better ones.

"Thank you so much. Hey, I really don't know what to do without you."

No way, even a loyal subordinate like Frundsberg would inevitably reap some benefits for himself when it comes to monopoly rights.