Kessell-Vitting, who had just finished his work, seemed a little tired. Ladislaus even said that he would not be polite, but he still insisted on kneeling on one knee and performed the salute of a vassal.

With the power to distribute supplies, Ladislaus generously gave him some obsolete supplies from the Spanish army and navy, 80% new leather boots, 70% new stirrups, and all kinds of things that the Saxon poor had never dared to imagine.

Only Spain, a major country in the world, provides camping facilities and daily necessities for soldiers.

According to Boss Sirica, several pieces of thick felt canopies even caused quite an undercurrent among the captains of the "Hand Half Sword" mercenary team. It's no wonder that these things can only be obtained by senior officers at the level of Spanish captain.

The rationed goods were good, but this time there was a batch of slightly defective products that were not suitable for distribution to senior officers, so they were given to Ladislaus.

Of course, that missing line is an unacceptable flaw for the distinguished naval officers of the Kingdom of Spain. For the mercenaries, it is simply a small trace that may not be found even if they try their best to look for it.

After Kessell-Vitting saw Emperor Charles V's support for Ladislaus, he became more respectful and now regarded himself as a subordinate of Ladislaus.

But this time, when he came to visit at night, he didn't come to ask for food or drink.

"Your Majesty the Archbishop, today's attack on the city was thwarted. I wonder how you and the adults have discussed it. What should we do next?" The performance of the "hands and half swords" in the morning was not bad. When the infantry wavered,

The orders were strictly enforced and prohibited, which suppressed the position of the entire army.

"Thanks to you and your men today, although the main force of the infantry was not lost today, the three armies were demoralized. It was a disastrous defeat. What else can we discuss? Anyway, we just surround ourselves and wait for the soldiers' morale to recover a little in two days.

Use manpower to attack the city." Ladislaus saw the combat effectiveness of the so-called national militia in Italy, and he valued the "hand-and-half-sword" mercenaries even more, and this information was not confidential, and it could only be like this under the current circumstances.

"I see." Captain Kessell-Vitting thought the same way, so after completing his patrol mission, he came to ask for a meeting overnight. He had some ideas. "Your Excellency, Archbishop, since we won't be attacking the city for the time being, I suggest you invite me."

How about using a partial army to capture a few nobles' castles?"

"There are no big feudal lords in the Republic of Siena. They are just knights' castles at most. And haven't they all paid the legal protection tax and promised to remain neutral in this war?" Ladislaus

Your credit is very expensive, you can't lose your moral integrity for such a trivial matter.

"Your Excellency, Archbishop, it is true that as you said, there are no big feudal lords in the Republic of Siena, but there are still many knights' territories. Most of the knights have entered the city of Siena, and their castles have basically been destroyed.

We burned them all, and only a few powerful knights stayed in their castles, refusing to give up their territory. As for the small number of defenders in this fortress, as long as they do not interfere with our recruitment of civilians from nearby villages,

If we pay a few hundred thalers for legal protection and religious protection, we will not attack."

Ladislaus heard what he meant completely and did not make a cross. He knew that Kessell-Vitting was just trying to express his respect for the leader, so he waited patiently for that 'but'.

"However, there is a castle on a hill more than ten miles to the east. The owner of the castle is a knight named Jung von Reinhardt. He is proud of his strength and dares to refuse to pay the legal protection tax. He also attacked us several times.

The nearby villages recruited civilian troops and were preparing for a large-scale attack on the city two days ago, so I didn't come to report to you. Now that I have some free time, I boldly ask the Archbishop to personally lead an elite team to eradicate this arrogant guy first."

Obviously, this knight named Jung-Reinhardt must have thwarted Kessell-Vitting's attempt to violently impose taxes, and actually let Kessell-Vitting come to ask for reinforcements.

"Jon von Reinhardt, does it sound like this name belongs to a German?"

"It is said that he is the youngest son of a noble family in the Archbishop of Cologne. Without the right to inherit, he was sent out after receiving a dozen followers and a small amount of money. He has been wandering among various lords and city-states as a mercenary.

I just married a knight's daughter who has no brothers a few years ago and owns a small territory. Of course, this territory is very large for a knight's territory. It's just because the Republic of Siena has been unwilling to improve this kind of hereditary nobility.

It is still called a knighthood because of its title. In my opinion, although it is smaller than most earldoms, it is not bad at all compared to ordinary viscounty territories."

"It sounds like he is a man of both wisdom and courage. How could he be so stupid that he dare not to pay the legal protection tax?" Although it was only a small territory, Ladislaus knew that he could get it after going through twists and turns in a foreign country.

The characters in your own territory must be outstanding and will never do such stupid things as trying to do something like a chariot.

"According to its location, that castle is relatively south. According to the classification, it is within the area controlled by the Roman army. However, it is close to the road leading to Florence. Cardinal Medici had already levied a legal protection tax when he went south. That

Jung von Reinhard actually refused to pay taxes on the excuse that he had already paid taxes!"

"It's so ridiculous. Give it to the Medici instead of me? Is it enough to pay the tax once? It must be severely punished. You go and arrange your troops. I will ask General Colonna for an army tomorrow. I must do a good job.

Teach this madman a lesson." Ladislaus understood that the other party was really desperate and could not afford the double taxation and had no choice but to resist, so he relaxed. If the other party resisted premeditatedly, he would be worried. Since he was forced to do so,

Then you definitely can't be soft on him.

He must have fully supported the Florentine army when it passed through, but now he really can't stand being blackmailed again.

After receiving the promise, Kessell-Vitting left excitedly. Although the lord was exhausted, his castle was still a very valuable property. Although Jung-von Reinhard was fourteen

He is a powerful warrior, but he is definitely not a match for Baron Galliani. If he wants to come to "power the country", he will definitely be able to capture him.

After seeing off Kessell-Vitting, Ladislaus saw that it was still dark, so he decided to take a nap and ask Old Colonna for more troops later, but at this time he received an unexpected visitor.

Ladislaus specially called Baron Galliani, and Sirica the Elder and John Machiavelli the Elder also took him with him.

Because Cardinal Medici actually sent a messenger to meet with him, and the meeting place was here, and the owner of the messenger was actually outside the tent. The dignified Cardinal, the most important figure in the cardinals, actually ignored him.

Come directly to see Ladislaus as a courtesy.

Although this kind of meeting cannot be said to be confidential, after all, it is in a military camp, and the old Colonna must have a wide range of eyes and ears. However, the experience of dealing with Cardinal Medici is definitely a huge pressure for Ladislaus, and he is still completely

Better armed.

However, Cardinal Medici did not even bring Tony with him, nor did he say anything sarcastic about Ladislaus's sudden appearance. As soon as they met, he asked Ladislaus something that shocked Ladislaus to the extreme.

question.

"Your Majesty the Archbishop of Habsburg, do you like the red bishop's robe?"

ps: I haven’t been inspired for a long time, there will be a double update tomorrow.
Chapter completed!