On May 15, 1524, Ladislaus returned to Vienna with the Austrian army. He finally stabilized his territory before the busy farming season and would not delay the important autumn harvest.

Compared with the great Peasants' War in Li Di's world, which killed more than 100,000 people and displaced nearly a million people, this war cannot be called great by any means.

Although some religious territories in West Germany and Central Germany are still in chaos, the major powers of the Holy Roman Empire have basically pacified their own internal affairs and began to take advantage of the chaos to annex their weaker neighbors.

Unfortunately, Barbarossa is still too weak compared to Bane, and there is no mature and powerful team of priests who can carry out evangelistic activities to fill the faith vacuum left by Sirik's decline.

But Austria is enough to fill a lot of power vacuums.

The Habsburg family still holds the imperial crown, so if the two electorates in the north want to legally take over the territory, they have to share some of the benefits. Although they have grown a lot, they are still early to challenge the rules of the game.

very.

According to the rules of the Holy Roman Empire, "occupation" must be recognized by one of the two sources of orthodoxy, the Magi Royal Family and the Holy See, before it can be turned into "annexation".

Most of the things they embezzled were Dark Sun archdioceses and bishoprics. It was impossible to get recognition from the Holy See. They could only find a way to get recognition from the Warlock Royal Family. In order to get this recognition, they would have to go to Madrid and Vienna.

So for Ladislaus, how to get as much benefit as possible from His Majesty Ferdinand and get as little resentment as possible from the Holy See is his next main task.

Fortunately, Austria's economy was not greatly damaged. The silver mines in Tyrol and the salt mines in Salzburg were operating normally and were not destroyed by the rebels. Even the population was not lost by absorbing the royalists from the north.

However, this small-scale military operation still exhausted Austria's already limited resources. Although the construction site of the new city is still in full swing, according to Machiavelli's report, the current cash flow has been stretched to the limit, and Austria can no longer cope with it.

As a country, Austria is already operating at full capacity, and this not-so-powerful machine is already creaking.

However, France and Spain, two sophisticated and powerful machines, do not care about the state of Austria. Their war for hegemony will put the national machine to the most intense test.

As a core component of the Austrian machine, Ladislaus naturally had to undergo a severe test. Before he could deal with the conflict between the two ladies over the wine monopoly when he returned to Vienna, he was dragged directly to Spain by Machiavelli at the city gate.

Ambassador.

Originally, the Habsburg family's east-west offensive against France could not be launched due to various reasons. However, the Kingdom of France quickly restored its offensive capabilities. After repelling the Duke of Bourbon entrenched in Franche-Condé, he attacked the Burgundy region.

After the harassment, the French army launched another attack on the Habsburg territory.

The French army did not vigorously attack the central area where the rebel army was still active. Although the rebel army there was not rebelling against His Majesty François, direct support for the peasant uprising would still make all French nobles feel dangerous, so they should continue to toss on their own.

Just fine.

Only a partial division of less than ten thousand people launched an attack on Franche-Condé and Alsace. The main target of the French Kingdom was still the fertile Po River plain.

This time, the Kingdom of France was unable to send two overwhelmingly superior troops at the same time. However, it still had an absolute advantage in the main direction of attack.

The French army once again gathered in the Principality of Savoy to threaten Milan. Although the Spanish army had moved north to support it, Ladislaus must defend his territory now that he had obtained Milan.

According to the Spanish ambassador's request, this time the Austrian army can go to Milan from the Schwyz road, and 5,000 troops must be sent to support the Spanish army no matter what.

This request is certainly not excessive. The French army marching eastward is close to 30,000, and the Spanish army marching north to attack exceeds 18,000. As long as Austria sends 5,000 troops, His Majesty Ferdinand and the Spanish ministers have fully considered Austria's national strength.

This is a reasonable request, and it is also one that will severely undermine all Ladislaus's efforts.

Once the project stopped, countless workers would be disbanded, and many half-used building materials would have to be sold at low prices, not to mention the blow to Ladislaus's prestige.

Although his state council unanimously approved his plan at the time, those bigwigs must still have doubts about the young monarch's eagerness to carry out major projects as soon as he came to power.

At the emergency state meeting convened again, everyone remained silent, waiting for their monarch to make a decision.

Ladislaus did not show any anxiety or irritability, which surprised his close subordinates. The young monarch was at least quite thoughtful.

But the people who really wanted to see his joke were the Cyric priests who were kicked out of the State Council by him. If the construction of the city wall in Vienna really stopped, Ladislaus would definitely become the weekend mass story of many Cyric priests.

The protagonist. But the name may need to be changed slightly, and it is impossible to have a Habsburg surname.

It is said that many good priests who are pious and trustworthy and will never take pleasure in misfortunes have arranged many different versions of the story.

However, although the stories are different, the protagonists of the stories do have some common characteristics.

They will tell the story of a young man who was overestimated in his achievements and ruined his ancestors' family business in masses and sermons. Of course, in the end he will learn a lesson and convert to the most majestic Dark Sun.

Your Majesty, of course, the final outcome of this story has not yet been determined. If the young man still persists in his obsession, it is inevitable that he will be abandoned by the all-powerful Dark Sun Majesty and end up with a miserable life.

Ladislaus certainly did not want or allow his majesty and dominance to be damaged by those priests. While carrying out the construction of the New City of Vienna, he restarted a task that he had suspended before he obtained the throne of the Austrian monarch.

Ladislaus and Machiavelli looked at each other once, and received a confirmed response again.

Then Ladislaus said to Machiavelli: "Your Excellency Treasurer, please introduce Governor Angelo to the Austrian Council of State."

It’s not like Angelo Machiavelli, the president of the Machiavelli Bank, has never met big people, even the real Pope.
Chapter completed!