The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin was also taken aback by the turbulent public opinion in Europe, because he had thought about using smallpox to harm hostile countries before. Unexpectedly, the response from the Holy See and other countries was so strong.

If he did this and was found out, he would probably die too...

Thinking of the fate of being hostile all over Europe, Marin not only shuddered. However, when smallpox broke out, the opportunity was rare, and Marin didn't want to let it go like this...

After thinking about it again and again, Marin finally made a decision - he can't do this by himself, but he can entice others to do it...

Therefore, Marin sent a very reliable spy, and a spy who had survived smallpox, to the Naples area of ​​Italy, secretly encouraging the Spaniards to spread smallpox to France. If possible, I also hope that the French can use this trick to deal with Spain. After all, between France and Spain, Marin is even more afraid of Spain, a maritime power that owns the Indian spice trade.

However, Marin also knew that the sea power of the Mediterranean Sea west of the Apennine Peninsula was controlled by the Spaniards, and it was difficult for the French to spread smallpox to Spain. On the contrary, the Spaniards control the sea power, but they can do it easily.

But what Marin didn't expect was that the Venetian did it for him before he took action...

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Under pressure from all over Europe, Venice officials finally decided to severely punish Dalmatian governor Toleni who spread smallpox in private. However, for the sake of the official face of Venice, the Governor of Venice and the Council decided to let Toleni commit suicide. In this way, it is avoided to go to Rome to be tried and humiliated, and to a certain extent, Venice officials will be less ashamed.

Tolani knew he was going to die, and he was all hopeless. However, in order to protect his family from dying after his death, he made a private deal with the Venice Council...

The content of the transaction is very simple - Tolani hopes that after his death, the council can take good care of his 7-year-old son Tony, and protect the Conse family where Tolani belongs to from being bullied and divided.

In return, Toleni decided to bear the infamy and pressure and make a last-ditch effort before his death—send someone to spread smallpox to mainland Spain!

In any case, Toleni was the governor of the Venetian Dalmatia province before his bad luck, and he possessed considerable power. Although Spain has control of the sea power west of the Apennine Peninsula, the French cannot go by sea at all. But the Venetians are not within this limit, because Venice is full of confidence!

Spain is certainly a maritime power, but compared with the old maritime power Venice, there is still a certain gap. At least, in the Mediterranean, if the Venetians go crazy, the Spaniards will not be able to bear it.

After all, the Mediterranean Sea is different from the Atlantic Ocean. In the Atlantic Ocean, sails are the main driving force, but in the Mediterranean Sea, because the wind is small and sometimes there is no wind, galleys are the mainstream. As it happens, Venice is the country with the most galleys. If there is a conflict on the windy ocean, Spain may have a little bit of confidence. But in a conflict in the Mediterranean, the Venetians will have the upper hand.

In addition, in order to block the southern coast of France, most of the Spanish warships were sent to the Mediterranean coast of France, and they did not have a strong control over the waters near the coast of Africa in the south.

Tolani's method is very simple-is to send a few ships along the coast of North Africa to quietly spread smallpox to mainland Spain...

Anyway, Tolani's infamy has already been recited, and he is about to commit suicide by taking poison. So, why don't you take advantage of Venice's sworn enemy, Spain, before you die.

The Venetian council finally agreed with Tolleni's approach,

After all, they hated Spain too. The spice trade worth millions of gold coins every year is taken away by Spain and Portugal. How can the Venetians not resent it?

The Portuguese were far away in the Atlantic Ocean, and with the obstruction of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Venetians could not retaliate. However, the Venetians are still very happy to take revenge on the Spaniards.

What's more, Tolani, a mortal man, is willing to bear all the sins, and they don't take risks, so why not do it?

After the two sides negotiated, Toleni drank the poison he had prepared in front of the Governor's Palace in Split, the capital of Dalmatia, and cursed the Venetian enemies Spain and Portugal loudly before taking the poison. He also claimed that even if he died, he would drag the Spaniards behind him... This clearly implied that he was going to deal with Spain and Portugal...

In fact, Toleni did send 5 ships to Spain, and also sent a ship to Portugal-he also wanted to give it a try, so that he could infiltrate another Venetian's sworn enemy, Portugal...

As a result, the Portuguese were naturally not overcast. Because that ship was stopped by Spanish warships in the Strait of Gibraltar. But three of the five clippers sent to Spain successfully reached the coast of Spain and successfully spread smallpox...

Their method of spreading smallpox is very simple—send people ashore to catch a few Spanish locals, let smallpox patients kiss these people violently, and hold them together for a long time... Then, these people are naturally infected with smallpox...

And these unlucky Spaniards who were infected with smallpox still didn't understand what was going on, and thought they had encountered a pervert. Because those smallpox patients even kiss men...

How did they know that the Venetians believed that kissing is an important means of syphilis transmission. Index, the smallpox patient sent by Tolani, after receiving a large sum of money at home, is willing to act as a death squad and go to Spain to kiss people everywhere.

The most important thing is that they probably also know that the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are more likely to get sick, so they specially choose the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to kiss. Many old men were "tragicly murdered" and kissed enough by these smallpox patients. In addition, many Spanish women were also kissed. It's just that these women only thought that they had met a pervert, and didn't know that they had been infected with smallpox...

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Marin also heard about the fact that Toleni sent a ship to Spain to infect smallpox before his death. After all, in order to take the blame on himself, Toleni publicly said that he wanted to "pull the Spaniards behind", and the Venetians did not keep it secret. Therefore, the spies of the North Sea State in Venice quickly learned of this information. Moreover, the spies of the North Sea State accidentally inquired about the inside story of the news - Toleni had made a request with the Venice Parliament before his death...

With a simple association, Marin understood Toleni's plan. Anyway, he is going to die, why don't he do something last before he dies, help Venice to deal with Spain, and in exchange for the care of the Conse family from the Venice councilors.

After thinking about this, Marin realized that the Spaniards were going to be unlucky...

However, Marin is not happy to let the Spaniard be unlucky. If only Spain is unlucky, but France is not unlucky, wouldn't the French want to suppress Spain and take away the Kingdom of Naples?

If France can stably control the volcanic ash in Naples, then the agricultural output will explode, and the consequences will be serious!

So, after thinking about it, Marin decided to send someone to inform the spy Langton who had been sent to Italy, and ask him to tell the Spaniards that under the bewitching of the French, Torreni, the governor of Venice and Dalmatia, had sent a boat to take the The smallpox virus spread to mainland Spain. Spain is doomed, but if the same method is used to spread smallpox to France, then everyone will be unlucky together, and the French will not be able to gain an advantage in this war...

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