The Rise of the European Emperor

After the conclusion of the Quartet talks, Marin returned to East Friesland along the same route. After returning to Aurich, he met his father-in-law, Archbishop Rovere, who was holding his grandson. However, Marin felt that his father-in-law had something to talk to him about.

Sure enough, after coaxing little Caesar, Archbishop Rovere mysteriously pulled Marin into the study, and asked the waiters to leave...

"What's the matter? Father-in-law..."

"My son-in-law, I have good news for you - my manpower has finally been arranged with the father and son of Alexander VI..."

"Oh? Congratulations!" Marin was also very happy. Because, this shows that his father-in-law is closer to the position of the Pope. And he will soon become "the Pope and his son-in-law".

"but……"

"What's wrong?"

"The money for the bishops of Rome has been spent..." Archbishop Rovere said embarrassedly. He is now a wanted man and has no industry support, only Marlin's sponsorship.

"This... No problem, I will ask Kohler to give you another 100,000 gold coins..." For the father-in-law to become the pope, he must support him unconditionally. After all, the future is your own hope.

"Well, now, we have also arranged the manpower. Look, when will it be ready?" Archbishop Rovere wanted to hear Marin's opinion.

"By the way, my father-in-law, have you made any arrangements for the Roman army?" Marin suddenly remembered. This matter is very important, because Caesar Borgia is the commander of the Papal State army, and many people in the army are his people.

It would also be very troublesome if Alexander VI died and Archbishop Rovere returned to Rome and was opposed by Caesar Borgia's army.

Before, Marin planned to send the 10,000 troops of the Teutonic Kingdom to the Archbishop of Rovere as an escort. However, now Marin needs those 10,000 people to fight Denmark. Then, with Archbishop Rovere to Rome, there are only the 100 papal guards. This is obviously not enough to ensure safety. If the Papal State army riots and attacks the Archbishop of Rovere, it will be troublesome.

"Army? Arrangements?" Archbishop Rovere obviously neglected this.

"Of course, even if you poisoned the Borgias, what would you do if their remnants mutinied to kill you?"

"This..." Archbishop Rovere obviously realized the seriousness of the problem.

In fact, the current army of the Papal State is completely in the hands of Caesar Borgia. The army of the old feudal forces in the past was driven out by him with mercenaries. Now, it is unlikely that Archbishop Rovere just wants to intervene in the Papal State army. Because those troops were recruited by Caesar Borgia himself, not the troops of the feudal nobles of the original Papal State, so it was not easy to win over them.

However, Caesar Borgia's army is not much, only 4,000 people. Moreover, it should be scattered in several places in the Papal State. There were only about 2,000 people who actually guarded Rome.

Marin thought about it and decided to let Archbishop Rovere suspend his actions. He decided to go to the southern region to recruit 5,000 mercenaries. Of course, he didn't let the 5,000 recruits help Archbishop Rovere. Of these 5,000 recruits, Marin decided to train with him, led by veterans. Then, he selected 5,000 soldiers from the veterans and followed the Archbishop of Rovere to the south.

Then, he himself took 15,000 veterans and 5,000 recruits to fight in Denmark. As for the country, Marin intends to use the militia to guard, still under the command of old Hoffman, just like when he faced Saxony.

However, Marin doesn't have as many ships to transport so many people to Italy at once. Therefore, Marin first had to choose a location to accommodate the 5,000 people.

This location must be near Italy, but not in an area controlled by Spain. Because the current pope is Spanish. If he knew that he was going to murder the Pope of the Spaniards, wouldn't he have to turn against him? but,

Not too far from Italy. Otherwise, when Alexander VI is dead, if the distance is too far, even if the army is transported over and the new pope has been elected, the daylily will be cold...

Neither Sicily nor Sardinia, which were close to Rome, could be used to house troops, because they were Spanish territory at that time. After much deliberation, Marin decided to find an island off the coast of Tunisia to house his troops.

Marin suddenly remembered that two galleys on the Egyptian route had discovered two small islands west of the island of Malta. One is called Linosa and the other is Lampedusa. There are no troops stationed on either island.

However, after the crew under Marin landed and inspected, they found that Linosa Island was smaller and lacked fresh water, and only a small number of Italian fishermen stayed here from time to time.

Further south, Lampedusa Island originally had a small fishing village, but unfortunately it was invaded by Berber pirates and seemed to be destroyed. Now, Lampedusa Island is uninhabited. Because it is too close to North Africa, and there are no defenders stationed here, it is easy to be invaded by North African pirates.

However, for Marin's army of 5,000, this is not a problem. Pirates will be scared to pee when they meet them...

As for why not go to the bigger island of Malta? Sorry, that place is now controlled by the Spanish Kingdom of Aragon. Although it is not carefully managed, there are also Spaniards on it. Hidden soldiers there, will definitely be known by Ferdinand II.

Therefore, Lampedusa Island, which is close to the African coast, is a good choice. This small island is currently uninhabited, and the island has fresh water resources. According to the sailors who have visited the island, there is a spring in a valley on the island, and it is no problem for thousands of people to drink. You can even grow crops.

For Marin, it was enough to have such a place to supply fresh water. As for the food, Malin is abundant, just send a few more ships over there.

Then, Marin and Archbishop Rovere agreed that Marin would now begin to transport troops to Lampedusa in batches. Then, people were sent to various countries to buy second-hand ships. After all, when Alexander VI dies, the Archbishop of Rovere must ensure that the 5,000 troops on the island will be transported to the Papal State within one or two times. Otherwise, I can't hold back the scene...

As soon as Alexander VI died, these people would board those second-hand ships they bought on Lampedusa and head straight for the Papal States. After landing, escort Julius II straight to the city of Rome...

After all, the whole process is estimated to take several months...

In short, the Archbishop of Rovere, like the original history, can only ascend to the pope in 1503... However, compared with the original history, he only ascended the pope at the end of November 1503. It should be a few faster. moon……