Warlock Royal Family

() For Austria, the change of the Principality of Siena is of course a very important event. The Church of Rome has undoubtedly expressed its attitude towards the Habsburg family's obstruction of breaking the European balance. Now it is threatening Siena It also greatly hindered the interests of Austria.

Once again, the Elected Pope seriously threatened Austria, both geographically and religiously.

However, Ladislaus did not rush into the army immediately. The Church of Rome and the Republic of Florence are currently in a very strange state of monarchy. His Majesty Medici has temporarily unified and controlled a country that has not been seen in Central Italy for hundreds of years. medium country.

Even if Austria counts the newly conquered provinces of Northern Italy, its size has only a slight advantage over this union.

It has always been the close alliance between Austria and Spain that makes the true pope dare not act rashly.

But this alliance was mainly aimed at France, and the Papal State was only incidentally suppressed.

Now that France has been thwarted, the alliance is in a state of instability.

So Ladislaus must be cautious about this threat.

He sent Silica boss to enter the Republic of Florence to investigate first.

If the army wants to act, it must have intelligence.

Of course, logistics work is also a top priority. Ladislaus sent Sherlock to build a storage center in a monastery south of Mantua. Relying on his performance and sacrifice on the island of Venice, "Silent Sherlock" is now La The big red man in front of Dislaus, Ladislaus granted him the Bordeaux Manor at the northern foot of the Alps, and now he can also be called "Lord Baron".

Although he lost a tongue, he was the first among Ladislaus' close ministers to cross the line between nobility and quasi-nobility, and was listed as one of the second chancellors of the Austrian High Court.

However, establishing an advanced base in this place can greatly increase the logistical efficiency of the Austrian army, but it will definitely bring some suspicions.

Sherlock is communicating with Ladislaus.Through his son-in-law as an intermediary.

"Your Highness, my father-in-law would like to ask, what should I say to the Marquis of Mantua?" Now that Shylock's son-in-law has become his translator, Shylock will definitely give him the family property if he has no son. This son-in-law is now He is extremely respectful to his wife and father-in-law.He is also more diligent about Austria's official duties, and he has done a good job in contacting Mantua to carve up the territory of the Republic of Venice.

"Don't build a warehouse on the territory of the Marquis of Mantua, buy a monastery territory belonging to the princes of the empire." Just robbed Venice's century-old cellar, and now Ladislaus is rich and powerful. It doesn't pay for allies to be suspicious. "The business of purchasing food should also take care of the big merchants in Mantua as much as possible."

These big businessmen are the peripheral forces of the local nobles, and making friends with them is actually making friends with an interest group that can speak in front of the monarch.

Through the son-in-law.Sherlock continued: "It's just that the Marquis of Mantua's military operations in Brescia consumed a lot of military food. In order to restore the military stock, the food on the market has already been purchased by the Marquis of Mantua once. We may have to eat a lot if we buy it again." Sorry."

"Don't worry about some small money. The Po River Plain has suffered military disasters in recent years. Only the Mantua region has not experienced any military disasters. The people must have food reserves." Ladislaus thought for a while and added arrive. "If necessary, the Republic of Liguria can also try to contact. Although the sovereignty of Corsica is not clear, the Doria family's private land on Corsica has been operating very well, and there must be a lot of output. , It won’t hurt to contact Marshal Doria.”

The son-in-law Sherlock, who had received the instructions, bowed and retired, and they went to work in a happy mood.Obviously the work with the Liguria Republic is an important task.

After the Doria family repelled the Spaniards, their value has soared now. In the Republic of Liguria, they really say what they say, and there are even a lot of calls for persuasion.

"Her Royal Highness Doria, Duke of Liguria"?But Ladislaus doesn't think this is his uncle's goal.

Ladislaus originally wanted to hang out with his uncle for a while, but the Principality of Siena was surrounded by the Medici family on three sides, and only one side faced the sea.

Austria, which has no navy on this side of the sea, obviously cannot use it. The traditional sea power country of the Western Mediterranean, the Republic of Liguria

Appears extremely valuable at this time.

'It's just that the price for him to cooperate will not be low. ' thought Ladislaus.

A few days later, the spies sent by Ladislas to Florence and Romagna had not yet returned, but the envoy sent by the Marquise Facchetti arrived first, or finally arrived.

He first bypassed Naples by sea, landed in Friuli and then rushed to Vienna.It was discovered that Ladislaus was no longer in Vienna, so he could only escape the big circle and chase him back to Italy.

Through further information provided by the emissary and the contacts of the Marquis of Mantua in Rome, Ladislaus had a general understanding of the current situation.

After all, the succession of the Principality of Siena cannot be smoothly transitioned. His Majesty the Pope will not sit back and watch this small country facing the sea on one side and surrounded by his own forces on three sides to exist stably.

After determining the situation.Ladislaus met with the Marquis of Mantua to ensure that the two sides were consistent in the following actions.

When we met, Ladislaus's first sentence was to emphasize his determination.

"The Principality of Siena is the legal prince of the empire, and our Habsburg family will never sit back and watch the Roman Church bully an imperial prince."

The Marquis of Mantua didn't understand the small conflict between Spain and Austria, and he only thought that Spain would fully oppose the actions of the true election of the Pope.

"That's really great. The true elect pope was supposed to be the apostle of His Majesty God, pursuing the perfection of the spiritual world and the sublimation of the soul, but the recent true elect popes acted like secular monarchs, and they fully practiced it in the Italian peninsula. According to the rules of geopolitics, it is no wonder that the black hand has become bigger and bigger in the empire in recent years."

The princes of northern Italy were under great pressure from the true elect Pope, and their desire to weaken the secular monarchy of the true elect Pope was no less than that of the Habsburg family.

It's just that although these princes opposed Rome's suppression of them, they were still all followers of Cyric, and the spiritual fence of the Roman Church in this area was still quite tight.

However, Ladislaus still has the confidence to open a gap. As long as the contradictions intensify, he will have a chance.

"I think the territory of Romagna is not very helpful for the safety of His Majesty the Pope, but is a great burden for His Majesty's spiritual pursuit. It is necessary for Austria and Mantua to join hands to reduce the burden on His Majesty the Pope." ·