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Piacenza is a large city on the Po River, second only to Milan. It belongs to the territory of the Drovella family, a powerful family in the Roman Church. The most recent big figure from this family was the real elected Pope Yuri more than ten years ago.

Urius II, this martial pope destroyed the Borgia family, whom Machiavelli admired so much, and greatly expanded the power of the Roman Church in Central Italy.

The city has been ruled by this family since it came under the jurisdiction of the Papal States.

Since the Sforza family was exterminated by the French, the Drovella family has provided limited support to the Habsburg family.

Ladislaus was once granted the power of religious tithes in this city, so after entering here, Ladislaus received a tax of approximately 2,500 talers, although today Ladislaus

Ladislaus has become the master of Austria, but it can be regarded as a small help. After all, Ladislaus is very good at spending money.

"The construction of the Vienna Trade Center in 1525 still required about one million thalers. Counting yesterday's 2,500 thalers, there is still about one million thalers short of it." Ladislaus was distracted.

He left Vienna without waiting for this year's taxes and fees to be settled, so he only learned about the current economic situation when he received Machiavelli's letter.

The state of the treasury made him very painful. He originally thought he was about to reach the finish line, but suddenly found that there was still a long way to go.

It’s no wonder that a person who travels a hundred miles has only half a mile. Now is the most critical moment for the Vienna Trade Center. This year seems to be another year of continuous wars. Austria’s financial situation shows no signs of improvement. Where can we get this extra money?

What about one million thalers?

Of course, a more accurate statement is nine hundred and ninety-seven thousand five hundred thalers.

"Your Majesty the Cardinal, what do you think?" Whose voice is this?

"You are right, but I still need to study it further." However, he immediately took on the tone of a leader and said nonsense that is always correct.

Ladislaus's words were completely wrong, but he was undoubtedly the most noble person, so neither the Marquis of Pescara nor the Prince of Orange pointed out that he was in a fugue outside his body.

"His Royal Highness the Cardinal Archbishop of Austria thinks my words are correct." The Prince of Orange found his opportunity.

"His Royal Highness Ladislaus thinks he still needs to study it." The Marquis of Pescara caught the other half of Ladislaus's words and showed his old relationship with Ladislaus through the difference in title.

"In that case, let's rest for ten minutes." Ladislaus didn't want his words to become the focus of the confrontation between the two Spanish ministers, so he got away quickly.

"The Marquis of Pescara wants to initiate a battle, and the Prince of Orange wants to surprise Milan." Sazastan, who also saw that his master was a little confused, directly told Ladislaus their intentions.

"Ah, I already know this. I don't want to hear them arguing with each other." Ladislaus was very clear about the big differences between the two commanders.

For Ladislaus, the problem was very troublesome. Although he was theoretically the most noble commander, it was obvious that he could not command the Spanish army, and he did not want to get involved in the dispute between the two commanders.

"Praise for your piety, Your Highness Habsburg." The Duke of Bourbon took the initiative to walk to Ladislaus.

"Ah, my friend, you are well." Ladislaus responded to the Duke of Bourbon quite enthusiastically.

"Not bad, not bad." In fact, Ladislaus knew very well that the opponent's condition could not be called "not bad", and his French saviors had less than two thousand people left.

Because of the Principality of Provence promised to him by His Majesty Ferdinand, the Duke of Bourbon launched several strong attacks under the city of Marseille, and his losses were several times greater than those of the Spanish.

"General Li Anye, I have to thank you for everything anyway." Colonel Li Anye has now become a general. His troops suffered less losses because they arrived late. He is now the first military leader under the Duke of Bourbon.

"After driving Francois back this time, I will marry Her Royal Highness Princess Eranova. I plan to hold the wedding in the church of Her Majesty the Knight of Vision in Vienna."

This was not the first time that Ladislaus learned of this news. In fact, His Majesty Ferdinand had written a letter to inform him of the matter, and asked him to obtain a small territory for the Duke of Bourbon in the Holy Roman Empire.

The Duke of Bourbon's founding of the country has been greatly affected. His current wish is to first establish a small territory within the Holy Roman Empire. In order to control this valuable flag figure, His Majesty Ferdinand has already sent his eldest sister to the throne.

Eranova promised him. Now that the Duke of Bourbon has dissipated, he no longer objects to the marriage. After all, he has no heirs. If something unexpected happens, he will be ashamed of his ancestors. However, he converted as a branch of the Capet family.

The Great Vision Knight doesn’t know who his ancestors are now.

Of course, Ladislaus would not agree with the idea of ​​calling a thief his father. After all, this was calling Barbarossa a "thief".

"It's a trivial matter. Your career, Duke of Bourbon, is my career." Ladislaus was actually not interested in Duke Bourbon.

Because getting a territory is easy to do, after all, bits and pieces of bankrupt knight territories can actually be bought with money, and some territories entrusted to the royal family are not bordering Austria, so they were given to Bourbon Radi

Ladislaus was not distressed either, not to mention that His Majesty Ferdinand was bound to compensate Ladislaus with a sum of cash.

But it is hard to say that it is easy to handle. After all, the Duke of Bourbon is a top nobleman and this time he is handling the dowry of a Spanish princess. How to handle it decently is very difficult.

“Your kindness........................”

At this time, Sazastan saluted Ladislaus and the Duke of Bourbon.

The Duke of Bourbon resigned knowingly when he saw Sazastan coming back. He only needed to know that Ladislaus had a headache, and a headache meant that he was not treating it hastily.

Although their relationship was short, he decided that Ladislaus was a very responsible person.

"The main reason why the Marquis of Pescara insisted on a quick victory is probably not that his nephew was surrounded in Pavia. After all, the French army has been holding troops in this city for too long, and they would have captured it long ago if they could capture it."

While Dislaus was having a hypocritical chat with the Duke of Bourbon, Sazastan said a few words to several Spanish officers who passed by him. With his prestige and the close alliance between Austria and Spain, he could easily

With access to confidential information, no Spaniard would think that disclosing it to him would involve leaking secrets. "The more important reason is that the financial situation of the Kingdom of Spain is currently very bad. This year's tobacco harvest in Havana has failed and the Governor of Panama requested an attack on the Inca Empire in the south, and the Emperor approved it.

He gave him a financial support of 120,000 thalers for his plan." Sazastan had repeatedly vetoed the request of the Governor of Panama. In his opinion, this plan would not succeed.

Today, there are only a little over a thousand Spanish settlers in the Governor-General of Panama. Most of the Spanish colonists are in Cuba and Mexico. The indigenous empire in the south, the "Inca", is said to have a population of five million, although it is a little smaller than most European powers.

But it seems that no reasonable person would think that it could be simply conquered.

"Didn't that General Cortes conquer the Aztec Empire?" Ladislaus knew very well that the conquest of South America would be the most glorious part of Spanish history.

"Cortez did conquer the indigenous empire, which also had a population of several million, with a small force. And you can't just see the numerical weakness of the army. The Spanish Empire's navy was an overwhelming force for the indigenous empire, relying on the power provided by the navy.

The mobility of Cortes allowed him to evade the strong and attack the weak, and there were a large number of tribes that opposed it around the Aztec Empire. The majesty of the giant ship made the indigenous chiefs fearful. When Cortes attacked the Aztecs,

He has always been able to get support from some sub-tribes. His troops have actually always numbered tens of thousands, with nearly a thousand Spanish troops as the core." Sazastan knew much more about the situation in South America than Ladislas.

"If we attack the Inca Empire, the navy will not be able to help. Moreover, this empire is a unified power and there are no similar allies around it that can be used."

Sazastan was obviously very dissatisfied that his national policy was overthrown by latecomers, and he continued: "Furthermore, the Aztec Empire often launched campaigns purely to capture sacrifices to please the evil gods they believed in, and they often raised questions about the surrendered tribes.

The requirement for human sacrifice made this empire very hated, and the Inca Empire did not have such barbaric customs."

These reasons were very convincing, and Ladislaus was moved by the talk about evil gods. After all, this was a world with gods, so maybe those sacrifices were not without any value?

"How much do you know about the gods of the New World?"

"The Aztecs believed that the sun needed human blood sacrifices to rise from the east every day. Their sacrifices were extremely large-scale, killing tens of thousands of people every year. Although evil, this kind of sacrifice was still very powerful. There should have been a powerful

The gods resisted us there, but unfortunately their sacrifices were stolen by a false god. That false god has been destroyed. I have been planning the plan to send its remains to the Spanish mainland for several years, and it should be successful in the near future.

"My efforts finally made a wedding dress for someone else, and Sazastan's mood became a little depressed again.

"In any case, it is His Majesty Ferdinand who has made the decision now, right?" Ladislaus had no intention of arguing with the experienced Szastan about Spain's national policy. He only needed to care about how much power Spain could invest in this place, "Now Pace

As the coach, the Marquis of Carla is obviously under greater political and logistical pressure and wants a quick victory, while the Prince of Orange is more from a military perspective. What do you think?"
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