A 20-foot-wide isolation belt surrounding the entire city is a huge project.

Although a large number of soldiers were invested and many residents of Augsburg were organized to help, it still took two days to complete the entire quarantine zone. Then with the help of Anna, the Austrian army began to clear out the possible plagues and epidemics one by one.

There was a terrible accumulation of diseased feces, garbage and corpses. During this period, as expected, there were several attacks by Talona's followers on the Austrian army. Of course, such attacks were meaningless to the army that was waiting so seriously.

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Although the non-human and ghost-like things that are killed out of cesspits and garbage dumps are very shocking from a visual perspective, once you actually get your hands on them, they are just ordinary.

Not to mention the powerful legendary druids and red-robed mages facing these ghosts, even a small group of ordinary first-level warrior-level soldiers can be more than enough to deal with such enemies as long as the officers are not too bad.

And these enemies are not all cancer mages. This kind of advancement belongs to Talona believers who have been tested for a long time and have completely twisted minds. Only the purest and most thorough anti-human sociopaths can get such an "honor".

This is not difficult to understand at all. Not only is Talona's assessment strict enough, but as long as there is still a trace of nostalgia for human civilization and one's own life, who can be willing to eat water and garbage?

Of course, several real cancer mages were dug out and burned to ashes, which confirmed that there was indeed a dirty conspiracy brewing. After participating in the killing of such an enemy, including Anna and Ye Faan, the officers and soldiers would repeatedly spray lime and then rinse

.Although the plague is not actually that easy to spread, Ladislaus still provided this benefit considering the morale of the officers and soldiers.

Anyway, the Textile Chamber of Commerce in Augsburg took the initiative to reimburse the relevant expenses. This is of course, the Austrian officers and soldiers really saved their lives, and these rich people were really afraid of the plague.

Many people with unknown origins were also identified among the prisoners, including not only followers of Talona, ​​but also followers of other evil gods and even demons.

Chaos and chaos always attract flies.

Sure enough, the abominable enemies with a foul odor were dug up in the sewers of Augsburg. They got into the city from the sewage outlet on the Lech River. Before they had time to cause damage, according to the confession before being executed.

Gersburg's excellent sewage system was so efficient that they couldn't decide where to place the poison to ensure a plague.

The local aristocratic families in Augsburg have generously donated a lot of labor supplies to Ladislaus in the past few days.

Of course, they are not as good as the Fugger family. Although the Textile Association is known as the Fugger family on the continent of Europe, in fact, like the Augsburg Parliament, it is jointly controlled by several large families.

The Geer family is in a dominant position only because it has the largest shareholding and is connected to the big tree of the Habsburg family. In order to maintain this connection, of course it must give the most benefits to show its value.

The most valuable supplies were sent by the Fugger family in the name of the Textile Association. After Ladislaus hinted that he intended to issue unified military uniforms to his troops to distinguish them from the mercenaries wearing Huli's fancy clothes, he received the supplies.

A batch of gifts arrived.

Because of the interruption of trade caused by the uprising, Augsburg's warehouses were filled with textiles, and all the tailors and housewives in the city were organized. Ladislaus was promised that nearly a hundred Austrian officers would each receive Austrian textiles.

Military uniforms made of precious fabrics blended with silk and linen unique to Gersburg.

Of course, although the value of this material was very high, it was not a big burden for Augsburg. Anyway, many cargo owners who paid deposits had been killed by the rebels or participated in the uprising and were eliminated by the Austrian army.

Moreover, this supply was not only a gift but also a kind of advertisement. Augsburg was targeting a long-term clothing supply contract for 6,000 Austrian soldiers.

Similar to trial items before formal purchase, Ladislaus certainly understood this method of promotion, but he could not accept the purchase of military supplies from foreign suppliers, although Augsburg was nominally a member of the Holy Roman Empire.

.But this contract can only be given to Austrian suppliers.

Ladislaus understood more deeply than anyone else that the meat of military supply cannot be obtained by foreign businessmen. It can only be given to domestic businessmen. This can not only avoid the impact of changes in diplomatic relations on military supply, but more importantly, can promote the economy.

Conducive to the long-term prosperity of the country.

Mercantilism is a more powerful force than the martial spirit. Although if all countries adhere to mercantilism, it will be extremely detrimental to economic development, but the countries that initiate mercantilism first will still benefit greatly.

How dare Ladislaus not learn from the lesson that the Spanish Empire on which the Sun Never Sets spent all the silver it captured in foreign countries and strengthened the development of foreign industries and eventually lost its hegemony.

Ladislaus bluntly pointed this out to the old Fugger patriarch in private: "I am very grateful for the military uniforms provided by your association, but your association hopes to obtain a contract of six thousand military uniforms per year for the Austrian army.

Although I am personally very grateful to the Imperial Municipality of Augsburg for its support to the Holy Roman Empire and the Warlock Royal Family over the years, I don’t think the Austrian State Council will agree to it.”

"Why is this? The clothing produced in Augsburg is of low price and high quality. It is very suitable for Austria's elite troops. Please be sure to explain this to the State Council." Old Fugger relied on his keen judgment and rich experience.

His experience uncovered Ladislaus's little trick.

"My State Council hopes that as many military contracts as possible can be handed over to suppliers in this country. You know, those big nobles all want those contracts." Ladislaus's "frankness" made Old Fugger

I am even more convinced that the problem is not with Parliament but with him.

"Are you saying that you have to move the Augsburg Textile Association to Austria before you would consider giving us this contract?" This is not a simple matter.

"No, no, no, only if the Textile Association organizes production in Austria can I leave the members of the Austrian State Council speechless. You know, I am just a humble national servant." Ladislaus did not just want to embezzle.

The most important textile industry of this era also wants the Fugger family to benefit itself.

However, his secondary goal could not be achieved.

Although Old Fugger has rich intelligence, he still does not know much about the most elusive information about how the Austrian power system operates. Ladislaus relied on attacking the local Cyric forces to establish a power that was even more powerful than during the Ferdinand agent era.

He still didn't understand the fact that he had royal power, but as the most cunning old fox in the market, he still instinctively felt that Ladislaus's statement was untrue.

The well-informed old patriarch knows how the politics of all the free cities of the empire work. The weak mayor likes to describe the rejection of the council as his own rejection, and the strong mayor likes to describe his rejection as the rejection of the council.

"Show what you can't do when you can, show when you can use it, and show when you don't use it." Although he never had the opportunity to receive Sun Tzu's teachings, Patriarch Fugger also understood this truth through his own summary over the years.

Ladislaus's little trick didn't work, but his big goal could still be achieved. Compared to the Free City of Augsburg, the Grand Duchy of Austria was too powerful.

"The Textile Association has been operating in Augsburg for several generations. Even if there is a big contract like the Austrian military uniforms, I can't convince the shareholders to carry out such a relocation." Old Fugger also played a similar game to Lardy

Sloth's trick.

After hearing the same statement from the other party, Ladislaus realized that he would not be able to win a complete victory. However, the lack of security exposed by Augsburg in this uprising still made him very convincing: "Shareholders

We will like the capital of Austria. No army can threaten the base camp of the Habsburg Empire. Besides, I am not asking for more than 3,000 textile workers to be killed at one time.

After moving to Austria, can you now establish a small branch in Wiener Neustadt? Start by supplying military uniforms to the Austrian army. After Vienna builds a trade center, you can purchase cheaper raw materials from there, and Vienna's location

Not only is it suitable for radiating central Germany, but through the Danube you can do business in Hungary and even the Black Sea coast."

This blueprint finally made old Fugger slightly tempted. The Fugger family already had too much and it was impossible to rely on the old-fashioned way to move up the stairs.

Seeing the light radiating from old Fugger's eyes, Ladislaus knew that he had successfully added another brick to the construction of the Vienna Trade Center.

Although he knew better than anyone else, no one dared to threaten Vienna.

However, it was impossible for Ladislaus to tell anyone about Suleiman the Magnificent’s martial arts and glory in advance. The Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire had been at odds with each other for hundreds of years. Haven’t they always been in contact with each other? Who would want Suleiman the Magnificent to be there?

A thunderous blow will be launched in the near future, which will not only completely break the balance of Central Europe, but will also attack Vienna and make the whole of Europe fear and tremble.

Vienna is about to undergo a real test. The Ottoman Empire will throw all the power of the continental empire onto the emerging Habsburg maritime empire. This is the legendary plot of the king's master lowering housing prices. Ladislaus will not

He hopes that if his land cannot be sold, he will attract more people to Vienna to prosper his economy.

"Your Excellency Patriarch, His Excellency Anton Fugger has served His Majesty Ferdinand for many years and has achieved remarkable results. I admire him very much, and I admire you very much for cultivating such a person. I suggest that you also come to visit Vienna in the near future. In addition to

In addition to finding a piece of land for your textile association, I also have a position that I would like to offer you."

Ladislaus was determined to pull the Fugger family onto his chariot. Although the Kingdom of Spain was very powerful, they were closer to Austria after all. Although the silver in Tyrol was not as huge as the silver in the New World, it had recently been

For decades, it still has irreplaceable geographical convenience.

The Fugger Textile Association's pan-European payment capacity is very dependent on the stable supply of silver in the Tyrol region, so Ladislaus can demand more services and support through this relationship. He cannot tolerate the Fugger family's desire for Madrid.

is too close.
Chapter completed!