The Rise of the European Emperor

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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, who got control of the banking industry in Florence, was so happy that he called his younger brother Giuliano de' Medici, and the two brothers together, solemnly He invited Marin to express his gratitude.

Giuliano was now assigned to manage the woolen mills in Florence that he had regained control of. He was in Rome at the moment, so he was brought in by his brother to compensate Marin for a drink.

Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici actually has a nephew, the son of his eldest brother Piero. His eldest brother Pierrot had died in 1503, leaving only son Pierrot and daughter Clarice. And his brother Giuliano de' Medici, one year younger than Marin, has no children yet. It looks like there won't be any more.

At the wine table, Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici sighed repeatedly, sighing that his eldest niece Clarice was a little older and just got married this year. Otherwise, marry Marin's son Caesar.

Marin smiled inwardly, not to mention that Clarice was a little older and married, even if she was the right age, Marin would not agree. After all, marrying Edward's daughter and annexing England is the best choice. Of course, if Louis XII was willing to marry his only daughter, Princess Claude, to Caesar, Marin would gladly agree. After all, France is thicker than England. But Marin knew that was impossible. Historically, Maximilian I proposed to Louis XII for his grandson Charles V. However, it was rejected by the French nobles. Because the French aristocracy cannot tolerate a German who becomes the king of France (France also pursues the Salic succession law, Princess Claude cannot become the queen, only her husband can become the king of France).

Obviously, Marin was also a German, the object of rejection and boycott by the French aristocracy. Therefore, it is not necessary to marry Princess Claude, and the possibility of annexing France is extremely unlikely. But Edward is different, because Edward seized the throne of England through violence, and the former great nobles were all killed. Therefore, Edward's daughter Princess Margaret married Caesar, but no one objected. Because, no one has the qualifications to object, and everyone who has the qualifications has been killed. Moreover, Marin is now considered an earl of England, not an outsider, and there is no reason for others to object. Of course, Edward doesn't know yet that he's broken and is still trying to give birth to a male heir. If you have a son and a daughter to marry abroad, it doesn't matter...

After that, the unrepentant Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici proposed another plan - by his eldest nephew, Lorenzo II, to marry Marin's eldest brother Adler's daughter Marie. Although Mary is a little younger, she can get married in a few years. Because, in Europe in this era, it is normal for men to marry over the age of 30, while aristocratic girls often get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Mary was older than Caesar, and Lorenzo II waited a few years to marry Mary...

But Marin rejected Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici's proposal. Why? Because he knows that this guy will become the Pope in the future. If Lorenzo II married little Mary,

Wasn't little Mary the Pope's niece? As a result, Adler's identity has also risen. Moreover, it is said that the eldest sister-in-law Liv is pregnant again. If a boy is born, and little Mary marries Lorenzo II, then the boy will become the brother-in-law of the future Pope's nephew... In this way, it may threaten Caesar... After all, from the inheritance As a rule, the Adler family is the line of direct descendants... Marin doesn't mind giving the entire Adler family wealth, but this wealth cannot exceed Marin's control... The Adler family and the future Pope are married by marriage. Relationship is not what Marin wants to see...

However, Giovanni Di Lorenzo de' Medici was the future Pope after all, and Marin couldn't refuse to be too blunt to avoid being resented by him. So he had to shirk and say that little Mary had other arrangements. As for marriage, it is not impossible. Anyway, isn't his brother Giuliano not married yet. And Marin himself will have children in the future. Therefore, Marin proposed that in the future, his younger brother Giuliano could marry him when he gave birth to a child...

However, Marin clearly remembers that the main branch of the Medici family seems to have died out later. Then, the one who became the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who seemed to be a branch. And this Giuliano, it seems that only one illegitimate son named Ippolito survives. However, this guy is also a short-lived ghost. He has been promoted by the Holy See to the seat of the ruler of Florence. Unfortunately, he died when he was in his twenties, and he didn't have time to leave any descendants. Then, the control of the Medici family fell to the head of the branch...

All in all, the mainline men of the Medici family are all short-lived ghosts and cannot be provoked. If you marry your daughter to a short-lived ghost, wouldn't it hurt her daughter? However, the women of the Medici family were not short-lived. I don't know how long Clarice lived, but Catherine, the daughter of Lorenzo II, Marin knew. Because Catherine de' Medici was the queen of King Henry II of France. Moreover, the original French meal in history was developed in the hands of the Italian cook she brought. French perfume is also her pioneer.

Of course, the French feast has now been brought out by Marin in advance, and the perfume Marin has also been done first. So, there will be no Catherine de' Medici in the future.

However, even if Catherine de' Medici was famous, Marin would not choose to let his son marry her. Because, the seniority is poor...

Catherine de' Medici is the granddaughter of Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici's elder brother Piero, and she is the sworn sworn of Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici brother. In other words, I am the grandfather of Catherine de' Medici, and my son is the uncle of Catherine de' Medici. It doesn't match. Moreover, Marin, who is familiar with history, knows that this woman is not a fuel-efficient lamp, who has made a mess in France. She wants to be the Empress Dowager Cixi but has insufficient skills, and she has done a lot of stupid things. Also, it is said that she looks a bit ugly...

After thinking about it, Marin decided not to marry the Medici family. After all, a group of short-lived ghosts are not good candidates for marriage. However, having said that, it may be due to the inadequacy of medical skills. After all, Florence was the site of the Holy See, the most superstitious, and paid little attention to real medicine. Maybe they wouldn't be so short-lived if they provided some smart doctors themselves? If nothing else, as Leo X, the brother of the alliance, Marin must hope that he will live long. In this way, your own interests can be guaranteed...

...

After the dinner, Marin, surrounded by guards, returned to the expensive hotel where he was staying. But as soon as he came back, he received a shocking news-the Spaniards attacked Morocco...

At the beginning of the year, after accepting Marin's suggestion, Juan III began to lobby domestic nobles and his father Ferdinand II to support his annexation of Morocco. At the same time, he also commissioned Queen Margrethe of Austria to recruit 20,000 mercenaries from Germany using her connections in Germany.

Just some time ago, 20,000 German mercenaries recruited by Margaret of Austria finally arrived in Spain and completed the assembly. And Juan III also officially ordered to send troops to Morocco...

Marin is not surprised that the Spaniards attacked Morocco, but only wonders how to choose such a time period. Because, this is the beginning of October, when the autumn harvest begins. Generally speaking, don't wars choose the slack time between spring plowing and autumn harvest? What does it mean when you choose the autumn harvest?

And Malin's intelligence personnel in Spain quickly sent the answer - it turned out that the Spaniards planned to take advantage of the autumn harvest to rob the Moroccans of the autumn harvest...

It turns out that the price of food in Spain is too expensive, and the cost of buying food is a bit high. As a result, some Spanish nobles suggested that it is better to send troops to snatch Moroccans' food during the autumn harvest season of Moroccans. As for Moroccans starving to death because their food was robbed, is it their business? In any case, Moroccans, whether Arabs or Berbers, are infidels and starve to death... And this vicious suggestion has been strongly supported by the fanatical and radical Spanish Inquisition...

In this way, taking advantage of the autumn harvest season, Spain mobilized a large army across the sea and started an attack on Morocco, earlier than Marin...