Warlock Royal Family

Although there were some minor misunderstandings and conflicts during the period, the friendly relationship between the United Kingdom and the Principality of Moscow was further established with the arrival of Ambassador Rublev.

Ladislaus held several banquets for the ambassador in a week. Although he still insisted not to dance, he repeatedly asked that the ambassador and his wife should have fun.

Ambassadors from various countries in the court of Vienna have reported to their own countries. It is said that a princess from the Principality of Moscow is at the top of the candidate list for the Queen of the United Kingdom of Austria and Hungary, and an alliance against heretics is also brewing.

In the following spring, the two countries will join forces. The Principality of Moscow will attack the Crimean Khanate, and the United Kingdom will attack the Ottoman Empire.

This is of course impossible, although Ladislaus directed his own propaganda department and diplomats to spread the possibility around, in fact he knew that two battlefields separated by thousands of miles, even the minimum coordination would be extremely difficult .

In any case, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is a more likely target. The Germans and Russians threaten Poland from both east and west. Such a centripetal offensive is relatively likely.

The plan was disliked by most of the Austrian nobles, who agreed that the nascent United Kingdom already had enough enemies.

For now, however, they are careful not to speak directly about their attitudes.

"Your Excellency, it is necessary for you to discuss the conditions of the alliance with the Moscow ambassador in person, but you don't need to ask me what are the key terms." Ladislaus replied to Hohenzollern who requested the negotiation program. [

"You mean to say that I just need to show up to ensure that ambassadors from other countries know about our high-level talks with Moscow?" Although this answer disappointed him, Justice Hohenzollern still understood his monarch's true thoughts. .

Although the Battle of Hungary left one of his daughters widowed, he also gained a lot.

His nephews and nephews got positions of different importance in Hungary and Bohemia according to their virtuousness and ignorance. His family got important and expensive commercial real estate in Buda and Pest at extremely low prices.

These interests also allowed Ladislaus to gain a deeper grasp of his country.

Ladislaus allocated most of the crown lands captured in Hungary and the confiscated traitor territories as soldiers' decommissioning allotments, and most of the property in the cities was sold to the Austrian nobles.

The benefits that Ladislaus had brought him and other Austrian nobles gave him great prestige now.

He nodded in agreement with Justice Hohenzollern's description.

"So, are we still seeking an alliance with Poland or a minimum settlement?" Justice Hohenzollern tested Ladislaus's attitude.

"Poland's friendship is indeed valuable in today's circumstances, but I and the United Kingdom do not look for anything in Poland, Your Honor, we have smashed the Ottoman Empire like never before, so now it is our neighbors who look for us Tolerance." Ladislaus's attitude was not a trick, but one of making the most of his victory. "The reason why I didn't point out the key conditions for the negotiation is that the first is that I need to discuss this issue at the next state meeting. The second is that I want the other party to put forward the conditions first."

"I understand, the envoys of the two electors of Saxony and Rhine-Pfalz have arrived, and their proposals will be forwarded to you in detail as soon as possible." Judge Hohenzollern understood Ladislaus His intention was to take advantage of the momentum to spread the will of Vienna, and he also felt honored at this moment.

"It's just messengers, their sincerity is not enough." Ladislaus raised his eyebrows.The Elector of Brandenburg and the Duke of Bavaria will personally come to Vienna this time to congratulate him on his victory.

The internal struggles of these families are as fierce as ever, but they are not effective.

They all desperately need Ladislaus' support.

Although the specific strength of Ladislaus is not clear, but the power that can repel the Ottoman Empire's destroying army, once it intervenes in their contest, it is likely to have a decisive impact.

The decisive battle between these electors is nothing more than a standing army of one or two thousand standing in town, and tens of thousands of militiamen. [

This kind of inefficient war for many years will occasionally be won or lost, but according to German customs, it will be a generation later.The big vassal state established by the winning party will be divided among several sons, and the past struggle will continue.

The Habsburg family actually followed the equal share inheritance system internally, but after acquiring Spain, on the one hand, they realized the opportunity to monopolize the entire Europa, and on the other hand, there were indeed not many males, so they restrained this tendency a little.

As Ladislaus successfully took over the power of Bohemia, these princes ignored the changes in the balance of power and came to Vienna to connect with Ladislaus.

"The electors and dukes must be warmly entertained. However, any substantive issues other than the cultivation of culture and military efforts to build a prosperous country cannot be mentioned."

Ladislaus did not intend to take advantage of the momentum to intervene in the battles among the princes. No matter who he helped, he would make all the princes wary of the ambitions of the Habsburg family.

Those princes who get help and win will only have goodwill for at most one generation, and if they meet ambitious people, they will not have goodwill for one generation.

"I hope that the emperor's ambassador will also be present at the goodwill banquet. Join me in declaring the hope for peace within the empire." The princes in the North Rhine region will not be greatly affected, but Central Germany and the United Kingdom share a common border The princes obviously couldn't take Ladislaus' opinion seriously.

Besides, they themselves also need to take a break. Since Ladislaus last marched into Germany, these princes have been fighting endlessly.They divided into alliances based on their belief in Cyric and Bane, and attacked their neighbors.

"In addition, I would like to invite the Duke of Poramania, he is a guest worth waiting for."

The overall layout of Ladislaus is still aimed at Poland. Polamenia, Brandenburg, Saxony, and the United Kingdom are members of the empire directly related to Poland.

"How is the purchase of territory for Baron Jevich going?" Although he knew that Hohenzollern and Jevich were not in the same faction, Ladislaus still asked Hohenzollern to perform this work, after all This is his mandate.

Maintaining the prestige of the members of the State Council is more important than Jevich's personal interests.

What's more, Ladislaus had already nominated Jevich for free. This kind of intermediary work had been the emperor's main source of income until the Habsburg family won the Spanish throne.

Of course, it is precisely this kind of behavior of the emperors of the past dynasties that makes the prestige of the center of the empire decline day by day.

Ladislaus's financial problems can no longer be solved by a mere few thousand or tens of thousands of thalers. Although he has the opportunity, he is not opposed to making some extra money.But generally speaking, he pays more attention to whether he can move his strategic intentions.

"The free city of Ravensburg, which had been passed by the Elector of the Rhine-Palatinate, was given to General Jevich, and the two nearby towns mortgaged by the Archbishop of Mainz to Swiss bankers were also bought by him. The area is 130 square kilometers, with a total population of about 9000." Hohenzollern's speed is fast, the area is not small, and the amount of compensation is quite reasonable. "A total of 11 talers will be compensated to the Imperial Council. The selling price of the two small towns is said to be around [-] talers. General Jevich's financial resources are good. In addition to the compensation from the Grand Duke of Moscow, it is said that the Machiavelli family's dowry is also very nice."

A small half of this money will belong to the emperor, and Ladislaus should be able to share half of this small half.

This ratio is already due to the power of Ladislaus and Ferdinand after their successive victories in recent years.

It's just that the territory spit out by the elector must have been barren, and the towns mortgaged by the feudal lords will not be much better. The population is likely to be the data of the prosperous period.

Justice Hohenzollern certainly wouldn't tell Ladislaus that the two territories were no longer self-sufficient.A significant investment of resources will be required to restore balance.

These are the inevitable means for bureaucrats to deal with hostile factions.

But Ladislaus had nothing to say on the subject either.

The recent period of trusteeship is also the reason for this situation. Most of the trustees of these territories are related to the Habsburg family or other electors who support the Habsburg family, and some of them are even positions obtained directly through bidding. .

Because they know that the law lasts for a long time, and they all have a style of making a fortune and leaving.

Among the territories under the trusteeship of the Imperial Parliament, there are still some better situations, and the ones that have just experienced war are obviously worse.

Relatively speaking, the situation in cities and towns is generally better.

If it weren't for the dowry of the Machiavelli family that allowed him to buy two towns.Jevich's territory is likely to be a wilderness.

"What title does it belong to?" But Ladislaus doesn't plan to stand out, just let Machiavelli fight Hohenzollern, isn't this what he expects?

For Ladislaus, this territory is not bad. This territory is between the provinces of Württemberg and Schwyz. Although Jevich should be an independent lord in name, it will actually expand his power.

This is also the fundamental reason why Ladislaus actively moved Jevic to reconcile.

All of this is also one of the bonuses of defeating the Ottoman Empire, and Ladislaus' prestige is at its peak.There are not many times when the Imperial Council is so honest.

Jevich will have some economic privileges and personnel say in the territory, but the most important judicial power must belong to the Vienna Supreme Court.

In this way, in addition to annexing Wurzburg and puppeting Regensburg, Ladislaus has slightly expanded its strength within the empire.

"The Imperial Court held that His Royal Highness Jevich is the prince of the Principality of Moscow, and the title of earl is necessary." This bid is not high, but Ladislaus implements a centralized system in Austria.The title of the new nobility is basically just an honor.

The Earl of Jevich-Ravensburg is still only the little partner of Baron Machiavelli, and Duke Horthy must also be cautious in front of Baron Hohenzollern.

The ruling central bosses are basically small and medium-sized nobles with small territories, as well as figures from the bourgeoisie.

However, some old nobles in Hungary often have very high titles.It's still a psychological nuisance.

Ladislaus will not let them go, but not now, after all, Shaobo Raoyi is not finished yet. (to be continued...)