Warlock Royal Family

Sarzastan was shaken when he heard Ladislaus's words, and his strategy was approved by the monarch.

Not only that, this consultation also fully demonstrated his weight.

Ladislaus did not recruit Machiavelli and Hohenzollern from Vienna, which shows that despite the damage, the monarch still recognizes his judgment and loyalty.

Jones and Frenzberg never entered this core decision-making circle, and the Archbishop of Wuerzburg was even less important.

Although they will definitely have to seek their opinions in the future, Sazastan is convinced that he is still in the second place in the State Council from what Ladislaus said today. [

Even though his authority was reduced day by day, Justice Hohenzollern became more and more harsh on the red robes in terms of mage allowances, and even the Archbishop of Wuerzburg was quietly coveting his little remaining sphere of influence.

He can still wrestle with Machiavelli, and the other party's authority is mostly derived from the trust of Ladislaus, and he does not have the same prestige as he has for many years.

After Ladis Slaus unexpectedly took control of Bohemia and claimed the Hungarian throne, the position of Anna and her son Charles became extremely precarious again.

Sarzastan believed that if Ladislaus controlled the position of the elector of Bohemia and wore the Hungarian crown, the succession struggle would inevitably intensify again.

Ferdinand could have accepted a religious aristocrat acting as Austria's proxy, but the sudden expansion of the Austrian family holdings, which had more than doubled, gave him another incentive to support his sister and her potential children.

Nor would Barbarossa's attitude make any difference.

But Ladislaus did still trust him enough that Sarzastan could be sure that his position was still stable.

"Your last letter has been received. Her Majesty the Queen expresses her gratitude for your concern, and I join her in strongly condemning the Pope Elect's wrongful support of John Szaborayi. My main fleet is now unable to leave the Atlantic front. Although England's Henry VIII's attitude is still ambiguous, but he is determined to divorce our aunt, and I must be ready for him to join the war immediately. The Netherlands provides more than one-third of the income of the Kingdom of Spain, and the British and French fleets blockade Antwerp and Rotterdam Even if it is a short-term loss, it is a loss that I cannot bear. You must understand that years of wars have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction among the nobles of the Netherlands. If trade is damaged again, our family’s rule in the Netherlands will be destroyed Shaken, and the Netherlands is the root of our family. I express my sincerest apologies for the plight of not immediately supporting you. I have also offered you a subsidy of 15 million thalers through the Fugger Textile Association. Hope It can ease your difficulties a little."

This is a personal letter from His Majesty Ferdenand, obviously he also knows that the rejection at this time is really a bit sad.

"Without the protection of the fleet, it is unlikely that the Spanish Army will launch a diversionary attack in the Peloponnese or Albania." This Austrian ultimate wish is obviously even more impossible.

If the Spanish army cannot get its own unique supply route, even if it is concentrated in Austria, it will be a logistical disaster.The arrival of [-] Spanish elites on the Danube may overwhelm the Austrian logistics system that has reached its limit.

Only attacking the east coast of the Adriatic Sea is the best support.

Since the main fleet wants to protect the ports of the Netherlands and Spain in the Atlantic Ocean, the Naples Corps will naturally cross the Adriatic Sea. It is better to continue to stay in its current position and threaten the Kingdom of France at any time.

"But this also has an advantage." Ladislaus shrugged and laughed at himself. "He can't throw a single soldier here, obviously he won't compete with me for the Hungarian throne."

Although Ferdinand also has the right to claim the Hungarian throne, but Ladislaus has now invested [-] troops in Hungary. Obviously he is not qualified to ask for it anymore.And he is already very interested in the letter and has strongly condemned the Pope's support for Szabo Rai.

Although 15 Thaler is now not considered a help, it can only be considered a wish, but he did not make trouble.

Not bad, but Ladislaus's [-] troops may not necessarily allow him to get the Hungarian throne.

"Our bottom line is obviously to cut the connection between the Electorate of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary. All the territory of Bohemia must be reserved for us. Then use the line of Seksberg and Belovar as the border."

The partial divisions sent westward by the Ottoman Empire basically did not achieve any results. The two sides only competed for food and supplies in Central Hungary.It has no meaning other than bringing heavy disasters to the local people. [

"Maybe the Sudan will ask for the Seksbah Fortress, and the Croatian side will also have to make certain concessions. Belovar may also be asked to give up. These border fortresses are also what we must fight for. My suggestion is to give up Seks near the Danube. Fort Shibere, try to keep Belovar as much as possible. The border fortress in Croatia is more important to us. If it is a difficult problem for us to leave the Danube River Basin to fight, although Skesbere Fort is a historic city, we can directly threaten it through the Danube Buda, on the contrary, is not very important.” Sarzastan obviously also realized the advantages of Austria.

"It is impossible for the enemy to concentrate their troops in this direction every year. They have many enemies. In recent years, the Principality of Moscow has been suppressing the Tatars in Crimea. The descendants of Genghis Khan are not as good as the next generation." The words of Ladislaus are not very convincing. The Ottoman Empire showed the most astute skills in dealing with the situation on the northern shore of the Black Sea. They controlled the port of Kaffa, the trading center of the Black Sea, and Russia, which was plundered by the Tatars. Ninety percent of slaves are sold in this port.

Every generation of Crimean Khan alternately requested recognition from the Sultan of Istanbul, and sent a large number of Tatar cavalry to support the Ottoman Empire's war of conquest.

However, Sudan does not try to directly rule the Crimea region, thus avoiding the intensification of conflicts with the now emerging Principality of Moscow.

So did the little contact they had in the Caucasus.The Astrakhan Khanate has been struggling in the cracks.

Perhaps one day the masters of Moscow will torture the sultans of Istanbul to keep them awake at night.But in the era of Ladislaus, it is difficult to count on their support.

But Sazastan did not say so: "The Persian Empire in the east is also very threatening."

This isn't really too hopeful.

According to many vague information, the Austrian monarchs and ministers all knew that about ten years ago, in a place called Charandil, the Persian Empire suffered a big defeat and ceded a lot of land to the Ottoman Empire, but the specific location of the battle, I don't know how many troops and territories were lost.

That's the latest news.

Most European monarchs and ministers have no clear concept of the size of the Persian Empire.Most people think that this empire is as powerful as the empire of the same name that threatened Greece 2000 years ago and was defeated at Marathon.

In fact the connection between them is very limited.

Ladislaus is relatively conceptual. This is a country that is much weaker than the Ottoman Empire. Of course, it can indeed contain the Ottomans most of the time.

"Of course we absolutely do not accept your request to go to Istanbul for a pilgrimage, but there is another key question, whether you can retain the title of King of Hungary, if the Sultan asks to pay tribute to him in the name of Duke of West Hungary. Are you To accept?"

"How much does the annual tribute start to talk about? Thirty thousand thalers a year? What is our bottom line? One hundred thousand or 15 thalers a year?"

"Are we allowed to attack the Szabo Rai regime in Transylvani?"

The following three questions made Ladislaus scratch his head: "It's already dinner time, let's summarize it like this first, let the three members of the State Council in Vienna express their opinions, and then let His Royal Highness Frenzberg join us. After dinner, let's discuss it together."

The dishes at the dinner party were much more monotonous than half a month ago, and Ladislaus had canceled all the transport ships that provided him with delicious bacteria and river fish.Although the effect is limited, it is more or less an attitude of sharing weal and woe.

This also slightly suppressed the material requirements of nobles and officers.

Ladislaus hasn't had any wine for a long time, and only Queen Mary still has supplies, so last night was so excited.

Of course this is an excuse. [

But Queen Mary's court cook made a very good dinner, crispy veal and fresh onions.Still very good food.

Frenzberg is somewhat resistant to negotiations, but he also knows that the situation is stronger than people.The soldiers hadn't had extra meat for a long time, and their morale was declining. If they didn't accept an extremely dangerous main battle, then peace talks would be necessary.

However, Mary's drink was almost used up last night, and there was no more today, so the atmosphere of the dinner was even more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, there is an Ottoman envoy asking to see you." Ladislaus noticed that when Mary's head maid came to report, her tone was a little weird.

Soon he understood the reason, the messengers of the Ottomans were all Hungarian nobles.

Wrapped in Ottoman turbans and wearing Ottoman robes, these former Hungarian nobles have clearly climbed to another branch.

They swore Suleiman's terms with the arrogance of the unique envoys of the upper kingdom.

"His Majesty the Sultan is magnanimous, forgives your knowledge and offense, and bestows on you Croatia and Bohemia, allows you to submit to him as the Duke of Central Hungary, pays a tribute of 20 talers every year, and pays a tribute of [-] talers every year. Twice a month to Istanbul to address His Majesty."

After listening to the messenger's conditions, Ladislaus did not speak immediately.

All the Austrian nobles in Esztergom, including Queen Mary, were present. This was a fairly formal reception.

Sazastan didn't respond, he was thinking.

Frenzberg, Jevich, Horthy and even Queen Mary stared at Ladislaus to see how he would deal with these extremely harsh conditions.

Objectively speaking, although the conditions are harsh, they are not outrageous as the first round of quotations. After a few rounds, there should be a peace negotiation condition that everyone can accept.

The emissaries thought so too, and they were ready to talk to Sarzastan for weeks.

But Ladislaus quickly responded, not to the messenger, but to the guards: "Put these traitors into the dungeon for me."

"The two countries are at war, and the envoys will not be beheaded."

"This is the work of barbarians!"

Except for Sazastan, all the Austrians were astonished to the extreme. They all knew that Ladislaus had decided to negotiate after spending the night in Queen Mary's room. What is going on?

Some kind of display-tough strategy?

The opponent is the Ottoman Empire!

Although these conditions are all skyrocketing prices, there is no sign of showing weakness, but Ladislaus has long been convinced that he has waited for the variable he has been waiting for.

It is enough to explain the problem that Suleiman sent an envoy first.

Amid the wailing and cursing of the envoy, Ladislaus continued to say to Jevich: "Get ready to set sail immediately, the inland river fleet will open the way and guard the army."

Then to Frundsberg: "The whole army will start to mobilize immediately." (To be continued...)