Ladislaus and the Austrian army stayed in Regensburg throughout September, relying on the supplies provided by the Free City of Regensburg to maintain their troops and at the same time check for the unfavorable births of those Ban followers.

While supporting the troops, the Regensburg Parliament also decided to rebuild the cathedral burned by the Bannists.

Of course, this work can only be carried out after the new mayor is elected. Ladislaus has always maintained an ambiguous attitude towards the local nobles of Regensburg until the emperor and the ambassador who really elected the pope came to see them respectively, and then he treated them again.

Declaring to guarantee the free city privileges of Regensburg, the two most powerful ambassadors made it clear that they had no intention of annexing it.

This delay was naturally to get as much benefit as possible from the city of Regensburg. Before he expressed his attitude, all the local noble families in Regensburg gave generous gifts, although Regensburg did not border on Austria.

, but after all, it is only separated by dozens of kilometers of territory of the Duke of Bavaria, so it is not impossible to control it.

If Ladislaus desperately annexes the city, they still want to maintain some status in the new order.

However, in the end, Ladislaus was concerned about the reactions of the major princes and Madrid, and finally did not take action. This was not a bad thing for the nobles who gave heavy gifts. After all, it is always a good thing to maintain independence.

Of course, although Ladislaus didn't directly want the land, since he controlled the city, why couldn't he make a lot of money from it?

Ladislaus's delay was actually a hint that he wanted to occupy the house, and then, with the mediation of the bosses from all parties, he "reluctantly" accepted to only occupy the front door and move everything that could be moved, and everyone was happy.

He set three conditions. Only those who agree to these three conditions can run for mayor.

First, immediately after being elected, provide 118,852 thalers to the Austrian army as military expenses to help eliminate the rebellion in the city. Of course, the mayor will not be troubled by the transportation. The Austrian army has already taken the treasury of Regensburg.

It has been cleaned up, and in fact the account books have been prepared. Regardless of whether he agrees or not, there is no way Ladislaus will spit out the money.

Second, the Devil's Bridge was handed over to the jurisdiction of Austria. Austria had the right to garrison 400 troops on both sides of the bridge and gained extraterritoriality. The cost of the garrison was borne by the Free City of Regensburg.

Third. The Free City of Regensburg has formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Austria. It is not allowed to establish alliances with other regimes, it is not allowed to attack other countries without Austria's permission, and it accepts the guidance of the Austrian ambassador on diplomatic issues.

These three conditions are to turn Regensburg into a vassal of Austria.

This mayoral election will be held under the protection of the Austrian army, and the votes of all nobles will be confirmed by Sazastan.

"Praise for your piety. With the protection of your army, democracy and peace in Regensburg are guaranteed."

"Praise for your piety. Your army is guarding the bridge. We all feel at ease."

"Praise for your piety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be abolished. It can save..."

On the day of the election, Ladislaus was surrounded by nobles from all walks of life who could "understand and support his good intentions".

It's not that there isn't a small group of MPs who don't know the truth, staring at Ladislaus with malicious eyes in the corner, but the Austrian army's treatment of the nobles who believe in Ban in the past few days has made all those who are dissatisfied dare not take action.

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Even small grievances can only be released carefully. Before Boss Sirica glanced over, all the congressmen lowered their heads and closed their eyes to avoid being relegated to another book or even die in some unfortunate accident.

More than thirty Bannist deputies were exiled and fined a thousand thalers each. Two deputies who were directly involved in the massacre of Cyric believers were executed and their property was confiscated by the Austrians.

However, the properties of these two councilors were compensated to the Roman Church, together with non-interference in the vacant position of the Bishop of Regensburg. These two compensations allowed the Roman Church to recognize that Ladislaus had turned Regensburg into his

Subordinate facts.

Several congressmen converted to Barbarossa in a hurry, but the newly built Barbarossa church still looked inferior to the rebuilt Sirik church. Rome regarded the recapture of Regensburg as a major step towards the elimination of the Benn church.

Magnificent churches were rebuilt to proclaim this.

It is not that there were no contenders who coveted the mayor's position who wanted to help Frederick build a super cathedral in exchange for Austria's support, but Ladislaus still wanted to invest most of his resources in Austria rather than in the church of Frederick.

After a fierce battle and exchange of interests, on the day of the election, it was the former mayor's son who killed his father and the weak speaker who surrendered under the pressure of the former mayor. These two are the most powerful contenders for the new mayor.

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One is a shameless beast, the other is an incompetent weakling.

For those contenders who have a particularly strong sense of mission or who are very popular, Sazhastan has used various means to induce them to withdraw from the election.

In fact, even this level of democracy is an illusion. Ladislaus has already chosen that beastly boy to get the mayor's position. After all, the Speaker, as a Cyric faction, is actually not subject to Ladislaus.

Welcome.

Although the mayor's son was worse than a beast, he was hated in Regensburg and had no one to rely on except Austria. He could only desperately move closer to Vienna, which did no harm to Ladislaus's control of the city.

Ladislaus did not intend to engage in any conspiracy to buy votes. He simply asked Sazhastan to count the votes, openly insulting the electoral process.

Sazastan sang out the votes of the congressmen one by one and then wrote them down. Of course, what he sang may or may not be the same as the names written by the congressmen.

With the memory and calculation ability of the "Zhenguo" mage, Sazastan could count the votes on the spot. He controlled the election very fiercely, and in the end, Ladislaus's favorite was elected with a slight advantage of two votes.

Of course, such a democratic election attracted a lot of hatred for Ladislaus, but Ladislaus didn't care.

"Congratulations, Mr. Mayor. This is the trust given to you by all the people of Regensburg, and it is also an opportunity given to you by the Holy Roman Emperor. You must not let it down." Ladislaus held the hand of the new mayor.

His long hands gave him important responsibilities with sincere words.

"The villain must serve the Warlock Royal Family wholeheartedly and serve the unification of the Holy Roman Empire. I will hold a wedding tomorrow and pay off the Habsburg Highness to officiate for me." No matter how stupid a person is, if he has power, he will know how to do it.

Make money.

"What a pity. Martin Luther has led the Saxon army to the south again. I will go to Nuremberg to fight the attack soon, so I can't solemnize your wedding." Just kidding, you are a beast and want to marry your own stepmother. This is obviously a serious violation of Baba.

Ladislaus did not stop Rosa's religious behavior because he thought the more the Regensburg councilors looked down on the mayor, the better. What's the point of attending such a wedding. (To be continued. Please search Gone with the Wind.
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