Warlock Royal Family

() Ladislaus once again returned to Vienna, between the ambitions. ..

He threw the bottle of tolerance into the pool of ambition, and asked Barbarossa to help him eliminate the defenses left by Martin Luther.

Just a drop of water from the pool of ambition broke through the defenses set up by the chief black priest.

"We have modified the activation method, you can activate this legendary treasure with just one thought." A very happy voice came from Charles V's head, "I didn't expect the bottle of tolerance to fall into your hands, haha , it's a good thing, it can hold a thousand pounds of liquid, and it weighs only one pound on the bearer."

"It can only hold a thousand pounds of liquid." Ladislaus was somewhat disappointed. "I thought it could change the supply status of the ocean-going fleet. What's the use of half a ton of fresh water?"

"Treasures that can change space and quality are very remarkable. Many legendary mages in the past have believed that the mystery of the multiverse lies in it."

"Maybe." Ladislaus took the bottle and was about to leave.

"You've done a good job recently." Charles V's voice stopped him, "The stronger your control over the Holy Roman Empire, the stronger we will be, but please be careful, your steps are a bit too fast , causing a lot of vigilance."

Ladislaus stopped and asked, "What exactly are you referring to?"

"There are too many, and the most noteworthy is the prayer of the Queen of Hungary, who seems to be very worried about her husband and your relationship." Charles V's voice finally added, "Don't take our conversation out of this room, to you We can bear the price of transmitting the oracle, but letting people without our blood know that the oracle is too much of a burden for us."

"I understand, it's just that the price and return of offering sacrifices has become less?"

"Too many priests need to be promoted. As our descendants and brothers, I can only ask you to persevere." The voice of Charles V made Ladislaus very helpless. Not only did Barbarossa need more priests, but actually In fact, he also needs more priests to squeeze the living space of the Cyric Church. The Cyric Church has a mountain of wealth, and if he wants to seize it, he must reduce his believers.

When Ladislaus left the Great Wish Room, he was full of thoughts. The oppression of the Teutonic Knights by the Kingdom of Poland had put a lot of pressure on the Holy Roman Empire. If the Kingdom of Hungary also took hostile actions, life would be really sad.

But the Ottoman Empire was under increasing pressure.Why isn't the Hungarian king obediently staring at his powerful enemy in the east?

"Praise be to your piety, Cardinal Habsburg."

"Chief De Frisch, don't be too polite, don't be too polite."

Ladislaus helped the head of De Frisch's branch. Although his body was still so bad, his spirit looked good.

"Are you still adapting to the new environment?" Ladislaus asked about the current situation of the Knights Hospitaller.

"Very good, very good, praise the great warlock royal family, the environment of Malta Island and Rhode Island are not too different, but it is too far away from the lair of the Turkish paparazzi, killing those paparazzi is not so easy to kill." De Vry The head of the delegation did not mention the difficulties of settling on the desolate island. The original inhabitants of the island of Malta totaled less than 3000 people.It is not an easy job to enter thousands of people at once. Even senior knights mostly just live in wooden houses and repair the pier together.

"The pagans in Tunisia and Algeria are relatively easy to deal with, aren't they? Let's practice with them first." The Knights Hospitalier is to Spain, just like the Barbary pirates are to the Ottoman Empire. They can do things that are not convenient for big countries to come forward directly matter.

Of course, weakening the pagan countries on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea through them was not the main reason why Spain took in these knights, but because the remaining fleet of the Knights Hospitaller could share part of the threat of pirates.

His Majesty Ferdinand leased the small island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea and the affiliated Gozo Island to the Knights Hospitaller, and the rent was one Maltese falcon per year.

This is a win-win cooperation. The Knights of the Hospital avoids the takeover of the Pope Elect and guarantees its own independence.Although Spain seems to have lost a little territory, it has actually built a more effective eastern border.

The three strongholds of Naples, Malta, and Algiers formed an effective protective net to keep Hayreddin and other pirates based in Tunisia and Tripoli out.

At the same time, Spain was involved in the internal succession issue of the Moroccan Sultanate with its strong national power, which made all possible heirs very eager for the goodwill of the Kingdom of Spain.These powerful factions also have the power to restrain pirates related to their own interests not to harass the coast of Spain.

The dual means of diplomacy and military have made Spain no longer threatened by Barbary pirates. This is a prosperous age that Spain has not seen in hundreds of years since the rise of the Umayyad Dynasty

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Although in Ladislaus's view, this kind of security is very short-lived, the sea cannot be completely blocked for a long time, even in a world with radar, pirates have room to survive.

However, this is indeed a major achievement of His Majesty Ferdinand, which has given him great popularity not only among the nobles of Madrid, but also among coastal cities such as Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Seville, and all the people living on the coast of Spain. prestige.

Even the mighty Spanish navy can't bear such a heavy job, and needs to share a little pressure.The Knights Hospitaller based on the island of Malta is a nice addition.

Both Ferdinand and Ladislaus made great efforts to bring the Knights Hospitaller into their vassalage, and they used both soft and hard methods to push back his ambitions.

This time, the head of the De Frisch branch came to express his thanks.

"This time, the property of the Knights in Germany can be preserved thanks to your help. Those shameless heretics can almost be said to be the allies of the devil heretics." , still a follower of Cyric, this Knight Order can be regarded as one of Cyric's most stable foundations.

These knights fighting on the front line and the priests they contacted are the essence of the Church of Cyric. Years of fighting have made the priests of the Knights Hospitalier a hundred times more noble, loyal and brave than their corrupt colleagues in a peaceful environment, and these priests Practically doing the same dangerous work as the knights, the camaraderie among companions and the trust in priests are infallible, and it is difficult for any other faith to penetrate them.

"That's the business of our Habsburg family. The knights are fighting for the common belief of the true God of Europa. It is our mission to preserve the property of the Knights." Ladislaus said it really well.

Sarzastan also said righteously beside him: "It is true, please don't thank us, sub-team leader."

These two guys who once counted the property of the Knights Hospitalier in the Holy Roman Empire clearly and slobbered, now they are talking completely different things.

They are not the most shameless. In fact, there are many North German religious princes who are not threatened by the Turks, such as the Elector of Cologne and the Elector of Trier.The Archbishop of Bremen and the Archbishop of Münster are not coveting the property of the Knights Hospitaller under their own jurisdiction. Facing money and land, these so-called Cyricians, they can't control what they say day and night. Belief in "God".

Of course, the members of the Knights of the Hospital are not ignorant of the world. They have no doubt that if they choose to enter Rome and become vassals of the true pope, then both Spain and Austria will confiscate a large amount of Knights' property.

But this is not important anymore, since in the end Spain and Austria joined forces to keep the Knights Hospitaller alive, then the Knights Hospitaller will repay the two noble Habsburg monarchs.

"I still need to improve the details with Your Excellency Sherlock, but it has been generally determined that all donations received by the Knights Hospitalier in Germany will be stored in the Central Bank of Austria, and the reserves of the Knights will also be stored in the Austrian Central Bank. Yang Bank, about 30 talers of silver and jewelry of the same value, please.” The Meridians who escaped last time and the siege of the Ottoman Empire made the Hospitallers realize that they were powerless to protect their wealth.

"This is a wise choice. I will use the credit of my ancestors and my own life to ensure the safety of these properties." Ladislaus is quite satisfied. With these liquidity, he can better control Fugger The Mill Textile Association and the Machiavelli Bank.

These goods do not need to pay interest to the Knights of Malta, but the central bank can get interest on lending to the Machiavelli Bank and the Fugger Textile Association and all licensed small financial institutions.

This is the economic benefit of political strength.

In fact, this also reflects the final resistance of the French faction within the Knights. They cannot accept that the military, politics, and economy are completely controlled by Spain. The knights of birth would never accept it, and the Austrian bank was a choice that both His Majesty Ferdinand and knights of French origin could barely accept.

The head of De Frisch continued, "The Knights have decided not to keep our own shipbuilding industry. Although most of the craftsmen have gone to Spain, at your request, those specially-made ships that are not used in Spain I also brought all the craftsmen of the boat this time."

The shipbuilding skills of these craftsmen are not commercialized or large enough, and any monarch except Ladislaus who wants to build a river army on the Danube has no interest.

In fact, the Venetians were wary for a while, but they were relieved when they found that these craftsmen did not stay in the Port of Trieste and went to Vienna. (To be continued.