Warlock Royal Family

() The autumn of 1525 was very difficult for most northern Italian farmers, and it happened to rain a few times in the Po River Plain during the wheat harvesting days.

However, the landlords and self-cultivators of the Marquis of Mantua did not suffer much this time, and they received help from good friends from the north.

The imperial royal family sent royal soldiers to help them.

On a sunny day, the Austrian soldiers led by Frundsberg ran along the road in the morning, and in the afternoon they would dry up with the locals.

On rainy days, they work from morning to night, harvesting grain, collecting fuel, and drying crops.

In the evening, the Marquis of Mantua and Ladislaus would come to the barracks in person, bringing a dozen barrels of low-alcohol rum and a few pigs or sheep, to thank them for their help to the people of Mantua.

Of course, more Austrian troops are currently in Verona and Treviso to help the local government organize the autumn harvest. Although Ladislaus has guaranteed the property of a large number of Venetian merchants, there are still many reclaimed fields that have fallen to Austria. According to Zheng Fu, this Xuan was originally the property of the nobleman who was executed by the little Goriti.

Most of these properties were sold to the locals and used as settlement expenses for the newly appointed officials. Although it inevitably aroused some jealousy and hatred in the local area, the murderers were after all the little Goriti gang, and they could not share the burden. less negative emotions.

Ladislaus did not mobilize the entire standing army to avoid delaying the expansion of the army. Some original companies must be used as the backbone to build new wings to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.

Counting the Colonna family troops who came together, the Austrian army only had three thousand, which also made Ladislaus unable to make up his mind to attack directly.

Because of the salary and retirement system announced by Austria just this year, the soldiers are not very disgusted with sending troops all the year round.

Most of these soldiers are Austrian farmers, although they are also worried about whether their wives can take good care of their land.But the salaries that Ladislaus pays them now allow them to barely support their families, and they are exempted from most of their agricultural taxes, so most of these soldiers have also accepted long-term service careers outside the country.

This is also the initial result of Austria's vigorous development of industry and commerce.

According to Machiavelli's report, Ladislaus has reason to believe that a standing army of about 1 people is an expense that Austria can afford.

Blood drawn from Venice fueled Austria's prosperity, according to Ladislaus' instructions.The Austrian government is purchasing a large amount of means of production for economic construction.

Every Austrian governor has been ordered to build a new central trading market in his own city, and all the main roads leading to Vienna will be expanded, and the old branch roads will be renovated.

The salt mines in Salzburg and the iron mines in Lienz will double their output this year after getting new machinery and pack horses. By investing special funds to improve the tunnel transportation capacity, the output is expected to quadruple within three years.

Although the silver mines in Tyrol have always received high-priority logistical guarantees, it is difficult to further increase production even if the investment is expanded.However, there is still a lot of room for improvement for the copper mines in Tyrol. However, due to insufficient transportation capacity, the copper and silver mines can only be sacrificed. However, if the new branch canal is built, then this problem will also be solved.

Ladislaus expects to spend more than 50 thalers on this animal hill.

Irrigation projects on the Danube will also start, although most Austrians do not understand why Ladislaus insists on planning agriculture on the north bank of the Danube.

Most people guess because the land value is not high.Few aristocrats settled and reclaimed, and most of them are wastelands that do not pay taxes. In theory, Ladislaus can think that this is the property of the Habsburg family.

It is not a problem for a few to have the main land, and Ladislaus can also easily buy land from free peasants and small landlords.

Although in most cases, Ladislaus's private property is also used for state affairs, the monarch's freedom is always greater in the use of these private funds.

The original landowners have also been compensated to a certain extent, although in the future this place will become the first-class fertile land in Austria and even Europe.But if they don't sell it, these lands will obviously never have a chance to appreciate.

Therefore, the demolition households are quite satisfied. In this era, there are no nail households who dare to ask for sky-high prices.

Ladislaus did not eat alone. All the officers, from Frundsberg to Drum and Banner, have all allocated fifty acres of fertile land, and they can get the land closest to the irrigation canal.

All soldiers can also look forward to receiving their own fifteen acres of land on the North Bank after they die in battle or retire after 20 years of service, and those organized by the Intelligence Bureau will also have a share.

They are currently stationed in a small town between Rome and Siena, and the war atmosphere here is not strong, so these intelligence personnel are also a little relaxed.

"Kailar. Did you hear me? We can also get the land on the north bank near the irrigation canal." The person who asked the question was a smuggler before joining the intelligence agency, and even a former smuggler would like his land.

"Putting it down, we will definitely die in 20 years." Kailar has no hope of retiring.

"The Habsburg master is gone, even if we die, will we give it to our son?" The smuggler was not caught in the intelligence agency because he did not pay taxes, and he was always careful not to lose his temper.The reason for being imprisoned was put in prison because "the village priest and the Habsburg are very honorable".

From then on, he knew that when addressing Habsburg, he had to add a bigger honorific at the end, and he couldn't rank behind the village head or the old priest in the village. Of course, he couldn't remember the word "His Royal Highness".

"Do you have a wife? Return your son." The comrades-in-arms burst into laughter.

"Our salary is enough now. I will marry a wife this time when I return to Vienna, and I will have a son next year." What my colleague said made Kailar laugh. The expectation of future life is the common joy of all Austrian scouts source of.

Although Kylar's ambitions are much greater than that, the anticipation of life is the same.

With a decent salary, there are fantastic retirement benefits to look forward to.

The soldiers were all worried about the hopeless harvest on their barren land, and the rumor that they were going to fight His Majesty the Pope made them more worried. Could it be that they really wanted to fight against the legendary spokesperson of His Majesty God?

Isn't that the holiest, noblest man?

At least that's what the village vicar said.

However, this topic is a taboo even among the soldiers. They are very clear that doubting military orders is a capital offense, and several soldiers have already lost their lives for this.

It's not worth it, after all, Ladislaus is the one who pays them and gives them hope.

However, this kind of pressure still made Ladislaus vigilant. Cyric's power was deeply rooted. Not only the soldiers, but even most of the officers actually felt a lot of pressure to have a conflict with Rome.

The boss of Silica is also very concerned about this point, and he is very enthusiastic about promoting Barbarossa's beliefs among his subordinates.

But except for Kailar, who is determined to make progress, no one else has given up their faith in Cyric yet.

"Most people are concerned about their family and friends. After all, who doesn't have an old lady? Those old ladies are very stubborn about their beliefs." Kailar is also persuading his subordinates to convert, but the effect is also very mediocre.

"It's normal if we can't do well in this matter. It still depends on the skills of the guys from Odd Kessler." In any matter, it is always more reliable to be professional.

"For using His Majesty's church as an intelligence base, he and we are very unhappy." The real reason for Odd Kessler and Boss Silica's huge conflict is the drug trade, but this reason is well known It is enough to be clear, there is no need to be clear.

"There will be a payment for him in the middle of the year, and his attitude should soften by then." Sirika's boss is very confident about the value of money. "It's easy to do anything with money."

While helping Verona, Treviso, and the Marquis of Mantua with their autumn harvest, Ladislaus sent out his envoys everywhere, and he himself went off to travel to the princes of northern Italy to protect the survival of the Principality of Siena. And the temptation of money to stir up the hatred of these nobles for Rome.

Even traditional Roman giants such as the Drovilla and Orsini families responded to Ladislaus' instigation and sent envoys to communicate with Ladislaus. (To be continued. You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets.

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