The quaint office was filled with the scent of incense. The triple golden crown was placed on a velvet cushion beside him. His Holiness Pope Gregory V, who was wearing a red hat, repeatedly read the secret letter sent from Lüders and looked up at the desk.
The old man's face wrinkled up as he looked at the map.
All successive popes were outstanding theologians, debaters, and religious figures. What is less known is that they were also sophisticated diplomats and politicians.
Whenever the "holy war" with the United Principality of Rus ends and the authority of the church shows signs of wavering, the popes will choose to use several sets of mutually restraining alliances to consolidate Ymir's position. The usual process is: first appease Ra.
Lapland, providing it with financial assistance and national security guarantees, in exchange for Lapland continuing to assume the role of a "human shield" to prevent the United Principality of Rus from moving south. Secondly, using faith and Charlemagne's expansion ambitions as threats, forcing Seres and Yimi to
Ymir maintained a special relationship with Ymir; in exchange, Ymir did his best to ensure the independence of Serres, laying a nail behind the possible expansionist Charlemagne one day. In terms of dealing with Albion, Ymir partially gave up intervening in Albion.
Bion's domestic religious and political affairs, mediating intermittent doctrinal conflicts between Castile and Albion, ensuring that this alliance restrains Charlemagne from both sea and land directions, but also ensuring that the three countries will not break out into a full-scale war
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Among the above groups of relationships, any country needs Ymir more than Ymir needs them. In this way, Ymir can always play the role of leader and arbiter of the human camp. Wait until the countries are reconciled
After suffering the trauma of the war, the Pope will announce the launch of a new round of "holy war". It is best to win against the United Principality of Ross. If it ends up unbeaten again, the above process will be restarted and the cycle will start again from the beginning.
This is a strategic system that has been proven to be effective and has ensured Ymir's lofty and transcendent status for thousands of years. Coincidentally, Li Lin's diplomatic strategy for Alfheim followed a similar approach, both based on power politics.
product. The only difference is that Li Lin's methods and ideas are more modern and progressive, and at the same time more restrained. When encountering new problems, Alfheim can always quickly adjust its strategy. And the church's old aircraft
Power machines are somewhat difficult to adapt to.
How to mediate the explosive relationship between the countries due to the naval arms race, and bring these precious metal poisoned guys back to their original cycle? When thinking about this problem, Gregory V felt a stomachache, and he felt strong.
Enduring the pain of having my stomach pouch scraped back and forth with a knife, I took out the stomach medicine from the drawer and took it.
Damn Charlemagne. Damn Richelieu. Damn arms race, damn colonies, and...damn V.E. Company. It's all Li Lin's fault!
Before the medicine could take full effect, His Majesty the Pope was cursing in his mind while looking angrily at the bust of the president of V.E Company placed in the corner of the office. In the frame, Li Lin was holding a goblet filled with red wine in an elegant and graceful posture.
Since the rise of v.e.com, the church has had fewer and fewer stable days.
At the beginning, the relationship between v.e Company, which was just a small trading company, and the church was very close. In addition to paying normal taxes and filial piety, v.e Company always took advantage of various opportunities to donate to the church, regional cardinals, and heretics.
The clergy of the Inquisition always receive various luxury gifts on their birthdays and holidays. The trading companies, bishops, and priests who are knowledgeable and interested in this kind of gift naturally like it very much, and reciprocate it by providing various conveniences to v.e Company.
As the v.e company grew, the clergy deposited their money in v.e bank, purchased stocks in v.e construction and v.e railway, and enjoyed dividends at the end of the year. Various church accessories - religious symbols, ritual equipment, clothing, church construction,
The printing of the Holy Scriptures was all outsourced to v.e. From that point on, things gradually started to go wrong.
Now the economic lifeline of Lapland and Charlemagne is in the control of v.e Company. Through the mediation and negotiation of the consortium, the two countries quickly established a customs union and began to establish regional integrated free trade and achieve economic integration. When this matter was still
While it was in progress, news came that v.e Company had discovered a new overseas continent.
The church's initial reaction to this was shock. This was a resounding slap in the face to the theologians who advocated that "the land beneath our feet is the only world." Before the church could recover, a group of soldiers and missionary priests came to the meeting.
A new world was set out. The development of uncivilized barbarians into believers was quite an appetite for the church. Although it was still a little uncomfortable, the church did not continue to pursue the impact of the geographical discovery.
However, everyone failed to realize that the timing of the discovery of the New World was too strange. Charlemagne, who was focusing on developing the domestic economy and completing economic integration with Lapland, was temporarily unable and interested in competing for overseas colonies. Albion and Albion, which had maritime advantages,
Castile took the lead,
Carved up most of the colonies. Through maritime trade and plundering colonial resources, ships loaded with gold, gems, spices, and ores filled the ports, and the treasury of the two countries quickly enriched. This soon aroused the jealousy of Charlemagne, who suffered from the navy
With insufficient strength, the two countries suppressed Charlemagne's territory.
The fate of the situation has not changed, and it is not convenient for a while. After the Seven-Day War, news of a major victory came from the front line, and I witnessed several trains filled with precious metals, works of art and other trophies. I have always been "foreign phobia"
The haze of "
Confidence was at an all-time high. Charlemagne had highly dangerous expectations for his country's political status and the division of world rights. The trend of external expansion was rampant, and everyone believed that force could solve all problems. This trend of thought in turn deepened Albion's
and the sense of crisis in neighboring countries.
It was under this kind of fanatical extreme nationalism and realistic interests that Charlemagne and Albion launched a vigorous shipbuilding competition. The fanatical atmosphere before the Hundred Years War once again enveloped the human camp. Looking at the two divided
Know clearly "who is the king and who is the minister"
A country that has been able to strangle mountains for more than a hundred years is about to drag the entire human camp into division. Gregory V can no longer sit still. He sent envoys to various countries and issued an initiative to the monarchs of secular countries, asking everyone to take action.
Use wisdom and courage to end all crazy and irrational behaviors.
Everyone can still listen to what His Holiness the Pope said, and rationalists in various countries also believe that unrestricted arms racing will eventually bring down the country and eventually lead to unnecessary wars. It would be good if we can reduce the pressure through disarmament negotiations.
In this way, naval personnel and diplomats from various countries gathered in Luders to discuss reducing naval armaments and ensuring world peace.
This is a great thing, but what His Holiness the Pope cannot accept is - why did you end up chatting on the dance floor and on the bed?! (To be continued...)