Chapter 165 The Benefits of Power

He took a deep sip of the delicious food from the Ming Dynasty porcelain, letting his lips and tongue completely feel the enveloping and scalding heat of the black drink.

The Marchioness Facchetti was in a good mood. Her lover suddenly became hot this time, just like the drink, which greatly increased her status as a wife.

The maids who serve her tea now are all legitimate daughters of high-level Austrian aristocratic families. Compared with the daughters of the Colonna family, they are only inferior in that they cannot climb into the bed of their master in Vienna.

Of course, there are many daughters of middle-class nobles in the palace, as well as illegitimate daughters of high-ranking nobles, but in recent days, only the toughest maids in the background can get the shift.

Now is the most important time. The opportunity to show his face in front of Ladislaus is now exchanged for various resources. Machiavelli, as the new chief steward of the court, also has a dark eye in the Vienna court. He is slowly getting to know him.

Considering the situation, Ladislaus was certainly not willing to immediately get involved in this kind of women's war, which was actually a struggle between major families, considering Ladislaus's position. Of course, he could only be cautious and not interfere.

"Anyway, what you mean is that in this election held in Frankfurt, you, the Warlock Royal Family, are 100% sure, and you need Cardinal Medici to pay a higher price in exchange for your support for him to elect the Pope, right?"

Marquise Facchetti casually took another piece of Dutch cheese from the same porcelain produced in the Ming Dynasty and put it into her mouth. This cheese offered to Schenbronn Palace was produced from the healthiest cows in the fattest grasslands of the lowlands and was produced by Amsterdam.

The best craftsmen have been kneading the goods every day for several months. Even a noble noble has never had the chance to enjoy them.

The taste is 15% better than the top-quality products on the market, but for this 15% advantage, the price has to increase tenfold.

Of course, Marquise Facchetti did not have the time or ability to listen carefully to Ladislas' explanation last night. In fact, this explanation was not meant for her.

So during morning tea the next day, she needed to confirm Ladislas' conditions again, but her summary was indeed good.

"That's basically what I mean." Ladislaus agreed while enjoying the pure aroma of hot cocoa. This imported product from the American continent was a major source of wealth for the Kingdom of Spain.

The noble maids and fragrant wines in the Viennese court, as well as the court chef who was so outstanding that the Marquise Facchetti ignored her figure, all this was like a dream come true for Ladislas, even beyond his dreams.

Yesterday, with the help of Marquise Facchetti, he had another good dream.

In the dream, his father and mother were as excited and happy as he was.

Ferdinand was an ambitious monarch, and he understood that what was good above him must be taken care of by the bottom, so he basically did not have too many excessive requirements for enjoying life, and always emphasized restraint and moderation.

All these luxurious and luxurious possessions basically belonged to his wife Anna Jaglonni Habsburg.

Ferdinand was quick to cut off, and since the Knights of Ambition wanted Ladislaus to govern Austria, he immediately let go and left the entire court to Ladislaus.

Ferdinand went to Madrid with only one of his favored mistresses.

Even a dozen fine horses and some of his private collection of art were left to Ladislaus.

Since Ladislaus was already the least bad choice under the circumstances, no potential seeds of unhappiness could be left on such a small issue.

Although her wife was very unhappy, since her husband had made it clear that he would not allow Ladislaus to inherit Austria, their second son would definitely become the owner of the Eastern Habsburg territory in the future.

If the younger brother is still somewhat sad about his brother's death, the sister-in-law is only interested in the inheritance.

The thought that the court in Madrid would belong to her really made Mrs. Anna Agronni Habsburg feel good.

In the end, she only took away most of the maids she brought from Hungary, without causing any trouble to the two monarchs.

The Marquise Facchetti had no need to object or discuss Ladislaus's conditions. After all, her arrival was a statement of the Colonna family's attitude. Cardinal Medici only needed to hold back the internal colleagues in Rome.

The Colonna family, which has the closest relationship with the Busburg family, took the lead.

Cardinal Medici also knew very well that the triple crown of the true Pope was not so easy to wear. This was only the first round of negotiations. The election of the true Pope would have to wait for several cardinals far away from Rome, so the negotiations took time.

Very generous.

He only asked Marquise Facchetti to bring back the conditions.

But although she had no active interest in fighting for the interests of the Medici Cardinal, she did have other issues to discuss with Ladislaus.

In addition to being the envoy of Cardinal Medici and contacting Ladislaus, the Marquise Facchetti also wanted to work for the benefit of the Colonna family and herself.

"I understand your request. I will faithfully pass the message to Cardinal Medici. Then you won't have to ask for so many conditions to deal with our Colonna family."

Speaking of her own business, the Marchioness Facchetti refused to continue sitting in the chair, but squeezed onto Ladislaus.

"Stiff" and "pretentious", several maids were carrying tea trays, and they seemed to be watching their noses and hearts, but in their hearts they all gave Marquise Facchetti a low score.

This cannot be blamed on the Marquise Facchetti. She has been the head wife for half her life. She started to pick up the skills of selling cute side wives at the age of thirty.

These maids had seen how youthful and energetic Ferdinand's lover was and how skilled she was, and how she could stand out from the maids by flirting just right. Naturally, they looked down upon the over thirty-year-old Ladislaus brought from outside.

lover.

Although the old Colonna also realized that his daughter's net worth had soared, he spared no expense this time to find several maids who were good at makeup and urgently purchased several boxes of the most popular clothes in Paris from France.

But in the eyes of the maids, Viennese women's clothing also has its own style, not to mention that what Ferdinand hated most was the Paris style.

However, Ladislas was different from those who were born to be monarchs. The attitude that the clothes were inferior to the new ones and the old ones were inferior made the maids a little disappointed.

Last night, after Ladislas stayed with this lady, who was considered uncompetitive by the maids, the news that she believed that the master had a rather nostalgic personality immediately spread throughout the mansions of the great nobles in Vienna.

This is indeed not a lie. Ladislaus has been working intensively these days. Although the election for the throne is indeed quite certain, Ladislaus is definitely not as relaxed as he claimed. Seven votes

Any problem with any one of the votes may bring about a series of domino-like effects, not to mention that it is the consensus of all the electors to prevent overly powerful families from controlling the imperial power and thus suppress the major nobles.

For the time being, apart from sending Machiavelli to take over the palace finances from Mrs. Anna Agronni Habsburg and the former Grand Steward, Ladislaus has no capable hands to intervene in other powers.

Woolen cloth.

It is still very unclear what power system Austria will operate under in the future.

In this case, if one's own family can produce a mistress of the monarch, even if it is not a formal one, it is likely to open a shortcut to power.

Therefore, as mentioned above, each maid has begun to compete according to her own birth and appearance.

Of course, they will soon see another side of Ladislaus.

"Even if His Majesty King Ferdinand of Spain is elected Holy Roman Emperor, it is impossible for him to go to Siena to confer a title on your father. If you want me to come forward to confer the title, you must promise to pay taxes to the Holy Roman Empire in the next five years, and I will pay Siena

The religious power of Nancheng will also be expanded."

"Hate, that's not what you said last night, you said." The woman twisted her body to stop the man from pulling out ruthlessly.

"Okay, Susan, stop making trouble, let's just negotiate. This is a state matter between the Principality of Siena and the Grand Duchy of Austria. There is no need for negotiation." Ladislaus knew very well where the line between public and private was, so he

The smaller the space for one's own selfish desires, the greater respect one will receive in state affairs.

"Then you promised yesterday to return the Facchetti family's territory in Milan to me. You can't ignore it. This is a matter between you and me after all. They have all heard about it."

Of the four maids who were waiting next to her last night, two of them had already taken shifts, but even the remaining two would never be able to testify against the Marquise Facchetti.

The two maids on shift have not yet rested. The two young ladies are busy writing yesterday's analysis of the seven electorates by Ladislaus into a report to send to their fathers, who are the police officer and the city defense officer respectively.

These two gentlemen were the real audience for Ladislas's words.

Of course, they also wanted to take a look at their daughter's description of Marquise Facchetti's age, figure, and clothing, although it was a bit embarrassing for the father to hear his daughter comparing herself to another woman in terms of body, skin, and face.

But knowing any of the monarch's preferences may be of unknown value.

At this time, several maids who were serving, including the two who were there last night, all lowered their heads. Of course, they could not remember the promise made by their master in "that" situation.

"I'm not sure how the Principality of Milan will be divided. How can I return Milan's territory to you?"

This is a lie. It is the Austrian army that is staying in the Milan area. Austria will inevitably be responsible for future supplementary and defensive tasks. The local officials also speak German rather than Spanish.

It was very difficult for Ferdinand to intervene in this area, and his series of arrangements for Charles V's possible intervention were now extremely detrimental to himself.

Therefore, Ladislaus was quite sure of retaining this newly acquired territory.

But if he returns the territory of the Facchetti family, then many heirs of the Milanese nobles will come out to claim the territory that originally belonged to them. This will not only be detrimental to the control of Milan, but also the de-feudalization of Austria and the bureaucracy.

Being aristocratic is also a bad hint.

So of course Ladislaus couldn't agree to such conditions after Da Tou regained control of his body.

"Then you will let my father raise me? What is your status now? Don't you raise your own woman?" Marquise Facchetti was really anxious when she heard that Ladislas was getting fatter by eating her own words.

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Although his father and a lady from the Colonna family who had been the official mistress of the former elected Pope had repeatedly warned him that after a man has as much power as Ladislaus, men and women can no longer get along as they did in the past.

Let her not be spoiled and coquettish, but must be submissive and submissive again.

The surrounding maids stared dumbfoundedly at her struggling to get up from Ladislas's arms, saying, "You can't jump at this time because of the squeeze." The maids all felt incomprehensible to the eldest sister's performance. Some of them couldn't understand it.

The more senior ones even met the mistress of the old emperor Maximilian I, 'Where do you think this place is and who are you talking to? He is not only your man but also your monarch.'

"How could it be so, don't worry, Susan." But not only did Marquise Facchetti not yet learn how to be the monarch's mistress, Ladislaus was also adapting to how to be a monarch, "Of course I will support you in the future.

, I will entrust you to collect the religious taxes in the city of Siena, and this money will be your allowance."

After recalling Anna's betrayal during this period, Ladislas felt more and more that love was a burden.

Ladislaus is now more accepting of Marquise Facchetti's bed relationship, which is purely an add-on to family alliance.

But it was a bit too much for the green light in the eyes of the surrounding maids purely due to their desire for power.

It can be said that the Marquise Facchetti performed surprisingly well.
Chapter completed!