"Haha, the ports of Pola, Zadar and Split in the Republic of Venice were completely destroyed. Not only the port facilities but also a large number of merchant ships were burned to ashes. Oh, forgive me, the dark sun, actually

So excited about the victory of the infidels." Harna was giving Radice to her under the covers.

Rouse read the latest intelligence sent by Chief of Secrets Jones. She was obviously not worried about whether Sirik would forgive her, because Sirik had no good impressions of the Venetian Republic that believed in Wojin. "Krk Island and Isa

More than 10,000 of the island's residents were captured as slaves, oh, what a misfortune."

"Part of the Ottoman army went deep into the interior, and now the city of Zagreb is under martial law. The Kingdom of Hungary did not have much of a navy and ports, and now they have completely disappeared." Although the Austrian port of Trieste was also included in the

It was robbed, but Ladislaus had not invested much there in the first place, and the Venetian merchants still suffered the bulk of the losses.

Harna's mood was quite high.

The lingering moment just now also greatly helped her mood. Ladislaus had not given Harna much nourishment in the past few days because of his promise to Mrs. Reinhardt.

More importantly, as a Ligurian, Harna couldn't be happier about the Venetian suffering.

Ladislaus can also be regarded as a Ligurian, but he is not so excited about the suffering of the Venetians, and unlike most Austrians who are relieved by the current changes in the situation, he is not actually very willing to do things.

developed like this.

The alliance between Hungary and France is indeed a very dangerous situation for Austria. The current crisis in Croatia obviously makes King Louis II of Hungary have no time to look elsewhere.

Perhaps others would think that there was some military reason why the Ottoman Navy and Barbary pirates suddenly appeared on the northern coast of the Adriatic Sea and severely damaged the ports of all the countries along the coast, but Ladislaus knew very well that it must be in Croatia.

The Feidtaler family, which is quite influential in the region, secretly assisted in the raid.

Ladislaus also knew very well that most political players would doubt whether Austria had any cooperation with the Ottoman Empire.

In fact, Harna also had doubts about this issue. After all, with the attacks on Hungary and Venice, Austria's geopolitical environment had greatly improved, and Ladislaus was obviously the beneficiary of this incident.

This time the information from the Austrian intelligence agency was so fast and detailed, which also hinted that Ladislaus had already made arrangements.

In addition, Ladislaus also asked Harna to do another thing through Margarita, which also shows his participation.

"Cousin, this time is really blessed by God. The timing of those pagan pirates' appearance is really perfect." Harna probed carefully.

Even though we are sleeping under the same bed, this issue is too sensitive.

"The appearance of the pagan navy at any time will not be the blessing of the true God, my good sister." Although Ladislaus's tone was not harsh, the content of his words undoubtedly expressed his attitude. "Tomorrow

You and Princess Katherina should go to the church of His Majesty the Knight of Vision and the church of His Majesty the Dark Sun respectively to pray for all the residents who were killed and kidnapped by the pagan pirates."

Although Anna didn't get the answer she wanted, she was even happier. After all, she was always more concerned about competing with Princess Catherine than whether there was some kind of blasphemous alliance.

Ladislaus once again confirmed her certain equality with the Spanish princess, at least she must be second only to Princess Catharina.

She excitedly got under the quilt and began to serve Ladislaus.

The cousin's gentle lips and tongue slightly eased Ladislaus's depression.

In fact, it is absolutely impossible for Ladislaus to cooperate with the Ottoman Empire. Ladislaus would rather face the cavalry harassment of the Kingdom of Hungary, and even add a lot of Venetian mercenaries than strengthen the Ottoman Empire.

The empire is a monster. Even if it seems far away.

The Kingdom of Hungary, sandwiched between Austria and the Ottomans, seems quite powerful. Counting the Electorate of Bohemia, this is a political entity with a population of nearly 10 million, and it has indeed been effective in the past hundred years.

The belief in the Ottoman Empire and the Great Demon of the Star and Moon is limited to the Balkan Peninsula. Is there any reason why Austria cannot engage in distant relations and close attacks with the Ottomans?

It's just that Ladislaus knows the danger of the situation better than anyone else. He knows that everything "seems okay" and the actual situation in the Kingdom of Hungary is very bad.

The intelligence about piracy activities was reported to Jones by Feidtaler, who was showing his strength and connections.

Although Fedtaler did not mention a word about his relationship with the Ottoman Empire, it was not difficult for Ladislaus to guess. This careerist not only sold out Hungary's interests to himself, but it was obvious that he also had relations with the Ottoman Empire.

Got on the line.

I just don’t know how far this guy can do it.

The next day, at the Sirik Cathedral in Vienna, many leading figures in Austria prayed for the faithful who were killed and kidnapped by pagan pirates this time.

Although Ladislaus and Princess Catharina went to the church in Barbarossa, all members of the Council of State from the Hohenzollern level down to the Prime Minister were present with their wives, and Harna attended on behalf of Ladislaus to make this blessing possible.

Not bad. Although the local pastor in Vienna has been severely suppressed by Ladislaus and has been unable to speak out recently, he can't be too disrespectful.

"Ambassador Doria, long time no see." Matron Margarita and Princess Catharina never interacted together, so she did not go to the church of her ancestors to worship.

Although Benso is the ambassador of Liguria, it is natural for him to participate in the blessing with his sister.

After praying devoutly for those unfortunate people, the Doria brothers and the housekeeper Margarita found a secluded room to settle their accounts.

"The seven-year Venetian treasury bonds with an annual interest rate of 11% just issued this year have already fallen below the face value. How much profit did you make this time?" When money was mentioned, the sad expression on Margarita's face quickly disappeared.

There is no trace on the ground.

Yes, this is another thing that Ladislaus asked Harna to do, short selling Venetian government bonds.

The reason why it is operated through Harna is that the Venetian government bond market theoretically does not allow short selling without a position. Only with the help of the Ligurians can a rival market be established. Both maritime commercial republics are interested in each other's government bond market.

Prosperity hates it very much.

Although short-selling national debt is an illegal act strictly prohibited by the Republic of Venice, a large number of peripheral financial institutions do not care about any laws as long as they make profits. These financial institutions are the properties of the major Venetian nobles.

Although this kind of transaction is semi-public, it still requires certain channels. The Republic of Liguria is quite experienced in this aspect.

"Twenty-three investment banks, each with short sales ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 thalers, made a total profit of about 45,000 to 48,000 thalers. Margarita, the matron, can divide it

Up to 35,000 thalers. Sister, you can get 5,000 thalers." The number Benso reported disappointed his sister and the matron.

"Such important inside information only made us so much money?" Harna, who has been obsessed with insider trading and shady information since she was a child, found it incomprehensible. In her opinion, Ladislaus colluded with the Ottoman Sultan to conspire to attack Venice and Hungary.

This kind of big stuff should make her a fortune. Even if Bensuo deducted a little when handling it, it wouldn't be so little.

"I have used two-thirds of His Royal Highness the Cardinal's private treasury." Margarita was even more confused. After all, they were brother and sister. Could they have teamed up to steal her money?

"What do you think? The Republic of Venice has gone through many ups and downs over the years. Although the national debt market reacted violently this time, most of the national debt has only lost 20% to 25% of its value. Consul Griti quickly

I will use the national treasury and mobilize several big aristocratic families who are close to him to purchase national bonds to stabilize the market value. I also need to do my best to spread the transaction amount, only in this way will I not be implicated.

In the future, we will be the Cardinal Archbishop of Habsburg. If such a large amount of short selling allows the Venetians to trace that the Doria family and even the Warlock Royal Family short-sold a large amount of Venetian national debt at this sensitive time, it will be a truly shocking scandal." Benso.

He spoke righteously, "I can guarantee you that this number is absolutely safe. All transactions will be clean. The principal and profit will be sent to Vienna within fifteen days."

Margarita could only accept it at this point. In any case, she still wanted to express some gratitude to Benso according to Ladislaus's intention: "How much commission should I give you?"

"Thank you so much for your kindness, His Royal Highness the Cardinal. I don't need any other remuneration. This news itself is my reward. I predicted the situation in Hungary in advance, which made my father quite satisfied with my ambassadorial work, not to mention me.

He is also a Ligurian, isn't he? We are always willing to help to make the Republic of Venice suffer." Benso continued to explain, "And as the ambassador to Austria, I am not suitable to accept any money from Austria.

"

"Please remember that any goodwill is my own and has nothing to do with the Cardinal." Margarita knew very well that it was not a problem that she was involved in this matter, but it must not be related to Ladislaus.

, even if this kind of denial is hard to believe, it still has to be a routine matter. "Then I will take my leave first. Give you two some family time."

"She knows."

"Know what?"

Harna stared into her brother's eyes and said, "Tell me, how much does your kid earn?"

"About 15,000 to 16,000 thalers. You have almost the same amount." Bensuo said without any guilt. "Don't look at me like that. You can't just want a man without a brother, not to mention what I said.

Those reasons are all true. It’s very hard to clean up the mess, and I don’t get much at all.”

"This is not a problem, Ladislaus won't care about you making some money." Harna knew what Ladislaus cared about. "What did my father say? He still wants to continue to side with the French?"

"Although the warlock royal family's attack on the French mainland did not experience a decisive battle, the hasty retreat after a long siege will inevitably cause huge losses. Of course, my father will not make a decision in such a situation, but this time there will be no Ligurian soldiers and the French army together.

Take action. At most, father can only provide some military supplies."

"This will not make Ladislaus happy." Harna shook her head.

"Sometimes, I do think that you face too much competition that the number of times you sleep with Xiaola is really too little, but in any case, it should be more than the number of times I sleep with him." Bensuo shrugged, "Of course.

Now, I don’t know much about the people I sleep with. Xiaola is not a person who has too high expectations for life. He often says that if you expect less, you will be happier when good things happen. You don’t have to worry.

He would be satisfied if the Republic of Liguria could be neutral."

"I hope so." Harna has not forgotten another thing. She knows her brother quite well. "And give me 20,000 yuan. Don't cry for poverty. Don't try to fool me. How can you repay me?"
Chapter completed!