Chapter 378: New era

In the Sanctuary of Lateran in Rome, the day after Marin returned, he suddenly remembered the fact that Venetian General Nicolo said that 20,000 mercenaries in Switzerland were hired by mysterious employers. m ..

This thing wants to be mysterious, because the people of Nicolo did not find out who hired the 20,000 Swiss mercenaries. You know, if the French hire Swiss soldiers, there is no need to keep them secret. Because, the cooperation between the French and Switzerland is an old relationship, there is no need to hide others.

Therefore, these 20,000 Swiss mercenaries must have been hired by other countries. But why keep it secret? It can be seen that the employer is planning a shocking action. You know, 20,000 Swiss mercenaries can completely fight a national annihilation battle.

"Is it the Principality of Geddes?" Marin suddenly remembered the Principality of Geddes who was fighting the Allied forces of Saxony.

However, soon Marin rejected the idea himself. why? Because the Principality of Geddes does not need to hire 20,000 Swiss mercenaries. The Principality of Geddes itself has tens of thousands of troops. In addition, thousands of Swiss mercenaries have been hired, and there is no need to hire 20,000 people at all.

Besides, the cost of Swiss mercenaries is not cheap, it is three times that of ordinary mercenaries. The daily salary of a typical mercenary is 3 Finney, while the Swiss mercenary is 9 Finney. Hiring 20,000 Swiss mercenaries costs 180,000 Finney a day, which is 3,000 gold coins. A month later, it will cost 90,000 gold coins. After several months of fighting, the cost will reach hundreds of thousands of gold coins ...

Although the Principality of Geddes is relatively rich, it has an army of tens of thousands of people to support itself. It does not have the financial resources to hire another 20,000 Swiss mercenaries.

Therefore, Marin was a little confused. But soon, he decided to quickly send a spy to Switzerland to investigate the news.

As it happens, the first batch of students in the spy school has gone out of the mountain, and several people can be sent to Switzerland to investigate the news. If you can't find out, you can kidnap real power figures and use severe punishment to force confessions.

To this end, Marin wrote a letter to Schwartz, asking him to mobilize the special forces led by Cage, together with Kohler's spy, to go to Switzerland to investigate the news. Kohler ’s spies were mainly responsible for inquiring about the news, while Cage ’s special forces were responsible for kidnapping Swiss officials who knew the news, and even tortured to obtain intelligence ...

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A few days later, news came from Spain that Isabella I had died ...

The news was that the spy arranged by the Holy See in Spain, sent by land, through France, and quickly sent back. As one of the major European countries, Spain, it is normal for Julius II to pay attention to the news on the Spanish side. In particular, the enemy of Julius II, Caesar Pogia, is still alive in Spain at this time. Therefore, the Holy See and the Rovere family have spies arranged in Spain.

After learning of Isabella's crash, Marin sighed first, then sighed again ...

Isabella I is arguably one of the most outstanding queens in European history, even more so than Queen Elizabeth I of England. Although, Elizabeth I's personal ruling ability is stronger. However, the vision of Elizabeth I is not as long-term as Isabella I. Moreover, the influence of Elizabeth I on future generations is far less than that of Isabella I.

You know, when Isabella I sponsored Columbus's voyage, she almost sold her jewellery and her home sponsorship, which was considered a private sponsorship. Because neither her husband Ferdinand II nor the Parliament of the Kingdom of Castile approved the plan nor were they willing to provide money. Therefore, the subsidy for Columbus's voyage is actually the Queen's private money.

Without Columbus's West Air, there would be no rise of European navigation. Therefore, Queen Isabella I is a visionary and pioneering woman.

In Spain, as the think tank, it is not the husband Ferdinand II but the wife Isabella I who is the think tank. Although Ferdinand II is very capable, it is more in execution ability. Many decisions in Spain were actually put forward by Isabella I, and then implemented by Ferdinand II.

Even several political marriages that had a great influence on Europe were also the decisions made by Isabella I. For example, the marriage with Portugal almost made the Iberian Peninsula unify. And in the marriage with Austria, in the original history, there appeared a monster that swept Europe-the union of Shenra and Spain, a beating that exists all over Europe ...

It is a pity that the union of Shinra and Spain only existed during the period of Charles V. When Charles V died, the two separated. Otherwise, this powerful dynasty will continue to slap all of Europe.

Of course, this is no wonder. Originally, Charles V originally wanted to pass everything to his son Philip II. It's a pity that the princes of Shinra didn't do it ...

You know, during the period of Charles V, if it was not because of the hegemony with the French and the hardship with the Ottoman Turkey, plus the religious war, it consumed too much energy of Charles V. Maybe, Charles V can take the German princes We all cleaned up and established hereditary Habsburg Deutschland.

Out of fear that their authority might be deprived, the German princes decisively chose Ferdinand I, the brother of Charles V, as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, forcibly splitting the union of the Spanish Empire and Holy Roman Empire.

It is precisely because of the consideration of their own interests that the German princes split this powerful unity. Since then, no matter whether it is Spain or Shinra, it has no longer the strength to beat France, but has been cut off Alsace and Lorraine by France.

Once, Marin was touched by the French Du De. But in fact, Alsace has always been a German-based region, even in the 21st century. The so-called Alsatians described by Dude were forced to abandon French and study German instead. Because the locals all speak German. Except for the French immigrants from other places, they would think as described in the book. However, there are very few such people in Alsace. Therefore, Dude's is actually a shameless political statement, which is completely nonsense.

However, in our Chinese textbooks, this article is still regarded as a classic ... Well, whether it is the translator Hu Shi, or the person who chooses the article in this article, it may not have a great history of France and Germany. Understand, so this text is considered a good text.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the defeat of Germany in both world wars. The French are the winners, and of course they vigorously promote their ideas. Just like if Japan won, maybe our school textbooks all describe "Great East Asia Co-prosperity Circle" ...

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The death of Isabella I ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ represents the pioneering death of Spain. Although Ferdinand II was talented, his vision was not long-term, and he was entangled in the hegemony in Italy.

As for Prince Juan, who is still alive, he is usually closer to Ferdinand II. Of course, it was also greatly influenced by Ferdinand II. As a result, Prince Juan seems to be more interested in the European problem ...

And Margaret, the wife of Prince Juan, is a strong woman though she is very talented. However, her heart is still very Austrian. Therefore, she will also encourage Prince Juan to help the Austrian and French pinch.

Marin and Prince Juan have dealt with each other and found that this man has an easy-going temperament, but he has no opinion and is easily affected by his father and wife. So, when Ferdinand II dies, Prince Juan must be the next Tang Gaozong Li Zhi-a king ruled by his wife ...

Of course, Isabella I is now dead, and soon, Prince Juan will be crowned King of the Kingdom of Castile ...

After the death of Isabella I, Spain will usher in a situation of father-son co-governance, a new era has come ...