The Rise of the European Emperor

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

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In the city of Naples, the French generals toasted to congratulate Louis XII on his brilliant victory in the war. Louis XII was also happy to laugh, and he would not refuse anyone, and clinked glasses with his subordinates cordially.

He was so happy that France had won a brilliant victory in this battle concerning the fate of the country. It can be said that after this battle, the prestige of the Kingdom of France will reach its peak and become the most recognized power in Europe.

The most important thing is that he can dig up the volcanic ash of the Kingdom of Naples in the future. After digging and transporting it back, it is a good fertilizer!

It is a pity that it is already June, and it is a bit too late to fertilize domestic farmland. Volcanic ash is not the fertilizer of future generations. Fertilizer melts in water. Even in the growing season of crops, topdressing can also be applied. But volcanic ash is soil, so it cannot be topdressed halfway, and can only be used as a base fertilizer in the field before planting crops, otherwise the crops will be buried. Therefore, if France wants to have a good harvest, it can only use volcanic ash soil as the base fertilizer for next year's spring plowing.

At this time, Earl Duert stood up and raised his glass:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, look, have you sent someone to negotiate with Spain to talk about the formal ownership of the Kingdom of Naples to France?"

Louis XII nodded, proudly said:

"It should be, the Kingdom of Naples originally belonged to France and belonged to me!"

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"I'm afraid the Spaniards won't agree so easily? After all, this is a kingdom, a crown!"

How rare is the crown? Regardless of the hundreds of countries in Europe, large and small, the only countries that can be called kingdoms are France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, England, Norway, Poland, Navarra, Sweden, Hungary, and Naples has a total of 11 sovereign kingdoms, plus the Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom within the Shinra. And stronger than the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, they are only grand dukes and cannot be called His Majesty the King.

Therefore, the land is a small matter, and the throne is a big matter. At the beginning, Marin was also tempted by the Norwegian throne. But later, he was afraid of being jealous and gang-beaten, so he didn't dare to ask for the crown. The seven electors of Germany are on the same level as before, but no one calls the elector His Majesty, after all, they will be half as short as the king. Only the Germans think that the elector is no worse than the king. In places other than Shinra, such as France, the French believe that the Emperor of Shinra is equal to the King of France, and the elector is lower than the king, at most half a level higher than the Duke, and about the same as the Grand Duke.

So, in this day and age, crowns are alluring. Even in the destroyed Byzantine Empire, the French and the Habsburgs had made trouble for the crown. for example,,.

As a result, the French and the Habsburg families each claimed to have the Byzantine throne, and they refused to give in to each other, nor did they recognize each other's access to the throne...

This is not over yet, and he also claimed to have inherited the throne of the Byzantine Empire. Now, he started calling himself "the Tsar".

Originally in history, in 1514, Vasily III sent a letter to Maximilian I, mutual recognition of each other's emperor status. But in this time and space, because of Marin's intrusion, would he be willing to recognize the throne of Vasily III? Therefore, Vasily III can only regard himself as the emperor now, and everyone else regards him as Shabi... After all, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is considered a barbarian country in the eyes of Western Europeans in this era. What's more, it is still an Orthodox pagan country...

Right now, the three families are arguing endlessly for the Byzantine throne. Of course, it was mainly a French and Habsburg contention. As for Vasily III, it was completely ignored. As for the dispute between the two families, Pope Julius II was very cunning. He announced that - the French and the Habsburgs, whoever occupied Constantinople or the holy city of Jerusalem, he would recognize It's the Byzantine emperor...

This is awesome, who can do it? So, let's all quarrel with each other. At least, no life-threatening...

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The throne is a higher level,

And the slightly lower throne, the competition is also very fierce. For the Kingdom of Naples, Spain and France have also been fighting for many years, and they have fought each other several times. Therefore, even Louis XII did not dare to say that the Spaniards would succumb so easily.

Therefore, this matter is too far away, and Louis XII did not have that confidence. However, Louis XII believes that as long as France controls the Kingdom of Naples, it will insist on digging volcanic ash. After next year's autumn harvest and the grain production in the French King's territory skyrocketed, France would have the capital to raise an army of 100,000 troops to directly attack the Spanish mainland and force the other party to make concessions.

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In fact, Louis XII didn't know that at this time, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and King Juan III of Castile had already withdrawn and planned to give up the Kingdom of Naples.

The news of the defeat of the Spanish army was first sent back to Barcelona by carrier pigeon, and then to the court of Zaragoza. After hearing the news, Ferdinand II fainted with anger. After hearing the news, Juan III hurriedly brought his wife and children to Zaragoza to visit.

Upon waking, Ferdinand II burst into tears:

"Cabrera and Domingo missed me!" Until now, he refused to admit his mistake of transferring Gonzalo. Of course, as a king, he cannot easily admit his mistakes. As for the blame, of course it is his subordinates.

"What now?" asked Juan III.

Ferdinand II thought about it, sighed and said:

"Or, send someone to negotiate with the Frenchman. The Kingdom of Naples can give it to him, but the other party must pay 2 million ducats to buy it. In this way, we also have a step down."

Juan III was right when he thought about it. It would be too shameful to directly admit that France owns the Kingdom of Naples. And signing an agreement and "selling" to the French can at least save a little face.

In fact, the father and son didn't know that although there were only 20,000 of the 60,000 Spanish army left, most of the officers were still there, and the airs were still there. They only look at the data and think that the Spanish army has suffered unbearable losses...

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That night, two homing pigeons took off from Zaragoza and flew northeast...

On the morning of the third day, Marin learned that the two kings of Spain wanted to compromise. Apparently, the North Sea Kingdom has an eyeliner in the court of Zaragoza...

"Hehe, the Spaniards want to withdraw from the war? It's so easy..."

Marin called Kohler and ordered:

"You arrange for a North Sea spy in France to intentionally murder and break the law, and defect to the Kingdom of Aragon. Then, reveal to Ferdinand II the secret that volcanic ash can increase food production. With this bait, we Do not believe that the Spaniards will give up the Kingdom of Aragon!"

Kohler asked puzzledly:

"The volcanic ash you mentioned is also found in Sicily. Why is Spain desperately trying to compete with the French for Naples? It's not worth it!"

Marin shook his head and said:

"It can't be calculated like that! France has the largest population in Europe, and its number is more than twice that of Spain. If the French have enough food, they will have a huge potential. At that time, the French will easily gather 100,000 troops, Even hundreds of thousands of troops, how can Spain resist?"

"So, even if Spain doesn't get volcanic ash, it will never be willing to see the French use volcanic ash to get enough food. In a word, even if the Spaniards can't get it, they won't tolerate it, the enemy of France... In short, they There are others who fight..."

Kohler nodded and turned to arrange the matter. Neither the complacent French nor the Spaniards who planned to compromise knew that their desire to stop fighting was so difficult. Because, in private, there is a demon named Marin, forcing them to fight each other...

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