Chapter 375: heavy bomb
After some time, MP Magria suddenly raised his head and said:
"Is it possible to spend money to buy Maximilian I and let him give up attacking Venice? Everyone knows that Maximilian I is the most in need of money ..."
All the people present immediately lit up—Yeah, Venice is the least expensive, and spending money to buy it is also their specialty!
Marin shook his head firmly, saying:
"It's impossible, Master Magaria, do you know? Maximilian I valued the throne so much. As long as the Pope helped him crown him, he was the only legal emperor in Europe!"
"There is always a price that will allow Maximilian I to make concessions." Magria argued.
After thinking for a while, Marin decided to make a big surprise:
"You are right, that is under normal circumstances. But, this time, how much money Venice has given may not be useful!"
"Why?" Magria didn't believe it.
"Well, I want to tell a secret here, I hope everyone can keep it secret. Otherwise, the Pope will not spare me."
After seeing the nods present, Marin said:
"I stayed in the Holy See for a while and knew a big secret. Do you know that? Your Majesty Julius II wanted to send Austria to send troops to attack behind Venice, intending to come up with a solution that Maximilian I can never refuse Conditions as a bargaining chip for Austria to attack Venice ... "
"What kind of chips will allow Austria to attack Venice with all its strength?" Leonardo Lore asked curiously.
"In addition to the coronation of His Majesty Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Empire can be authorized. From then on, the emperor will be crowned without having to come to Rome. In the country, the Archbishop of Mainz will be crowned ..." Marin said slowly. The killer of Julius II.
In fact, this thing has not happened yet. In the original history, when the "Cambrai League" was formed, in order to exchange the full cooperation of Maximilian I, Julius II gave this condition. As a result, Maximilian I really stood on the side of Julius II, and tried his best to attack Venice.
"Is your Pope mad? Giving up the coronation is equivalent to lifting the Holy Roman Empire! In the future, the Holy Roman Empire can still hold the Holy See in sight? You know, the right to crown the emperor has always been used by the Holy See An important means of balancing the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire! "Leonardo Lore exclaimed.
"Yes, Lord Governor. Although said that this will untie the shackles bound to the Holy Roman Empire. However, the situation in Europe is now different. After the French became stronger, the Holy Roman Empire is no longer the overlord of Europe. Yes. Even if the Holy Roman Empire wants to seize Italy, they have to ask the French whether they agree or not ... "
Marin's explanation is very reasonable. Since the rise of France, Shinra has ceased to be the overlord of Europe. Moreover, the French threatened Italy even more. Julius II lifted the ban on Shen Luo, just to let Shen Luo and the French fight each other. However, Julius II did not expect that Shinra and Spain merged. Then, with the support of Spanish American gold and silver, Shinra hanged France for decades, and still captured the French king, and then listed the Holy See under the protection of Spain ...
After Marin mentioned the "confidentiality" that Julius II had not yet made a decision, the dozen Venice gangsters present were shocked. It can be said that if the Pope promised not only to crown Maximilian I, but also to not be used to crown the Holy See in the future, one can imagine how desperate Maximilian I would be. Because the future Holy Roman Emperor will no longer be restricted by the Holy See. Just for this, it is worth fighting for the Habsburg family to fight for the Holy See, and it is willing to fight willingly ...
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The meeting room was silent for a long time, and the Venetian gangsters were all in a low mood. At this moment, General Marino, who was in charge of the Venice military, suddenly said:
"If we go to Switzerland to hire a large number of Swiss mercenaries? Can we stop the enemy's attack?"
"Yes, this is a good way!" Congressman Alani immediately got excited and supported Marino's suggestion.
"I'm afraid it won't work!" The second figure of the military of the Republic of Venice, Nicolo Pieriuno who shook his head during the battle of Fornovo, shook his head.
"Why not?" Marino, as the military leader, was very dissatisfied with the second child's demolition of his station.
"Do n’t forget, the biggest employer of Swiss mercenaries is the French. If the French interfere, we ca n’t hire enough Swiss mercenaries. Moreover, I sent someone to Switzerland some time ago and wanted to hire a batch of Mercenaries. However, it was told that Switzerland was hired by a mysterious big employer last year, and 20,000 people were hired. Now, there are estimated to be few mercenaries in Switzerland. The rest, all need to stay behind to guard against Maxim Lyon I attacked Switzerland from Graubünden ... "
Nicolo broke out a big surprise, which made Marin a little stunned:
"What? Someone hired 20,000 people from Switzerland? Is this certain?" Marin asked in surprise.
Marin felt keenly that something was going to happen ...
Twenty thousand Swiss mercenaries were hired to go. They were never pulled to play. There must be a war to break out. Marin was unaware of this, which made him feel bad.
So, Marin decided to send someone to Switzerland to investigate the matter immediately after the negotiation ...
"Sure!" Nicolo nodded.
Marin did not know that the information provided by Nicolo saved his life in the future ...
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At this time, Marin had no thoughts and the Venetian gangsters continued to circle. So he stood up solemnly and said:
"Venice is really dangerous, it ’s not that Marin is scaring you. Here, I intend to tell you a big secret about the life and death of Venice. But first of all, please swear by the Bible and never tell others , I said this news was revealed by me ... "
Seeing Marin making such a mysterious secret, Alani said dissatisfiedly:
"What secret is so important? It would take us too much to swear, is it too trivial?"
"If you're not happy, I don't need to say anything. Anyway, it's Venice, not Marin!" Marin said coldly. He didn't want to leak the information afterwards. If the Spanish knew it, he would definitely hate him.
When Leonardo Lore saw that Marin did not look like a lie, he persuaded others to accept Marin's opinion, and a dozen big men all took care of the Bible and took a big oath.
"Now, can you say that?" Alani said dissatisfiedly.
"This is the case. I heard a terrifying secret when the Holy See participated in the negotiations between Spain and Portugal on the revision of the Treaty of Todes Silas ..."
"What is it? Hurry!"
"Spain and Portugal intend to reconcile, form a joint fleet, control the Arabian Sea in the west of India, and intercept all Arab merchant ships and Egyptian merchant ships that sell spices ..."
After Marin finished speaking, he took a sip of leisurely ...
At the beginning ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ The Venetian gangsters present had not reacted. But soon, everyone's face changed dramatically ...
"This ... this is to force Venice to the end ..." The representative of the Barbarigo family, Marco Negro Barbarigo, the nephew of the former Governor of Venice, Agostino Barbarigo, immediately lost his mind. You know, the spice trade, but an important business of the Barbarigo family, is also the main source of profit. If the merchant ships of the Arabs and Egyptians were intercepted by the Spaniards and Portuguese, the Venetian merchants would no longer have any spices to resell. By then, the Venetian business will be greatly affected.
"Sure enough, it's a confidential message about the life and death of Venice ... Duke Marin, can you guarantee that it is the truth?" Leonardo Lore asked seriously after sighing.
"I can swear to God by touching the Bible. What I said is true. But at the same time, please do n’t disclose that I said it. Otherwise, Spain and Portugal will bother me. So, just now Let you swear ... "Marin answered very seriously.
Leonardo Lore nodded when he knew that the matter was important, and Marin did so in a very reasonable way.
Only, this news is too big. A bad deal, Venice is really going to decline. After all, more than a dozen big brothers here and their families are basically involved in the spice trade. Although there are more or less, everyone basically has a share. If the source of spices is cut by Spain and Portugal, the blow to Venice will be enormous.
"What should I do? What should I do ..." At this time, Alanya, who was still arrogant just now, murmured in a loss.
In fact, not only Alani, other Venetian gangsters, were also blown away by the blockbuster thrown by Marin ...
