Chapter 279 The Succession of the Allies

Chapter 279 The Succession of the Allies

Peter did this to delay time, and he would pass regardless of whether he promised or not.

Progress on land is far faster than at sea. If Venice's naval power cannot be destroyed, Rome will easily follow the Ottoman path and be beaten by Venice at sea. It will take more than 20 years to capture Crete.

"Although peace talks are possible, their ships are still flowing in various ports, which is a potential hidden danger."

Peter wrote in a letter to Mircea that Rome's navy was weak, and the empire must concentrate on developing its navy while trying to delay as much time as possible and try to use up Venice's strength.

What Peter is most worried about now is the attack of northern Poland. Once the attack is over, Rome must divide its forces. Then, Moscow, Lithuania, Naples, etc. should all come to an end, eventually forming a war in which Central and Eastern Europe will join.

Fortunately, Poland is a country with relatively strong nobles, so Peter began to bribe some Polish nobles to obstruct the king's decision to send troops.

"Your Majesty, the new king election is about to begin."

Mircea received news from Central Europe that the election of a new king of the Roman people was about to begin. There are three candidates this time, namely Sigismund, Duke of Lower Luxembourg, Jobst, Marquis of Brandenburg, and Rupert, Elector of the Palatinate, of the Wittelsbach family. The three parties have begun to fight for it. With the support of the elector, whoever gets four votes first will be elected king.

This election is also a money-making time for the electors, and large amounts of bribes are waiting for them. Wenzel did not want Sigismund to be elected, nor did he want the Wittelsbach family to be elected, so he firmly supported Jobst as king. However, he was ignored by the noble meeting, so he found Mircea, and he and Jobst It was agreed that as long as he was elected, Brandenburg would be entrusted to Vlad and Anne as a fief.

Brandenburg exchanged a sum of money and saw that the transaction was not a loss. But this place is not an idyllic place. There is little cultivated land, poor commerce and trade, and the power of the nobles is great. It couldn't be compared with Bohemia. Mircea thought about letting Vlad get familiar with it in advance?

Vlad was almost 14 years old and his teachers and father in Constantinople taught him a lot. He also wants to achieve the achievements of his two brothers, and his marriage to Anne is the push for him to become the eldest and second brother.

He read a lot of information about Bohemia and HRE. The electoral system and the high power of the nobility made him feel that if he became a king, he might also be able to get a title for fun. As for his fiancée, Vlad could not say that he loved her very much, but he still had some feelings for Anne, and it was not impossible for him to always treat her with respect.

Mircea decided to let Vlad train with Peter for two years, and then go directly to HRE to accept the enfeoffment when he became an adult. As for Stefan, he hasn’t decided where to go yet.

Elena's future husband's family may not be safe, and the Duke of Milan plans to defect to Venice. Aragon was also planning to die, Austria was wavering, and Venice promised these countries financial assistance totaling 2 million ducats, which was much needed for the money-starved countries.

"Damn it, it's a good thing I'm still optimistic about him."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. This kind of situation has happened before."

"I know, but Rome needs firm allies, not wavering ones. Our war with Venice must be won, and this country must be completely destroyed."

The ministers were worried about Mircea's decision to destroy Venice, because Venice accounted for a large share of the trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially the deeper trade with Egypt. The Mamluks would definitely not do anything to destroy Venice, and the Sultan also planned to obtain maximum benefits from the two countries.

Moreover, after Venice is destroyed, surrounding countries such as Austria, Milan, and the Papal States will also form an alliance out of fear that they will be the next country to be destroyed. Countries around Aragon, France, and Poland will also join them. They are afraid that Rome will retaliate for everything they have done, and they will definitely contain it together.

This is exactly what Rome does not want to see, and an anti-Roman siege network will be established around Rome. If the Empire wanted to avoid a siege, it would have to create another alliance to break the siege.

News of the war has spread across the European continent, and rulers of various countries are wondering who the winner will be this time. This war is likely to determine who will dominate the Mediterranean in the future, and Moscow in the north is also preparing for expansion.

Novgorod was on the verge of collapse under Moscow's attack, and the local nobles were willing to surrender to Vasily's feet. In this way, the Grand Duchy of Moscow completed its unification decades ahead of schedule, enhanced the power of the principality, and became a more important political power in Eastern Europe.

But currently Vasily is also troubled by the fact that he has no heirs. He doesn't hate his brother Yuri much, but since he has no heirs, he will be the first to succeed. The order was originally set like this, but recently some different voices came from Moscow.

Some nobles proposed that his sister Anna and her husband Michael could follow the Polish example and become the Grand Dukes of Moscow after Vasily's death. Such a proposal was highly controversial. After all, there was no precedent for a woman to become a grand duke, and her husband's accession to the throne would mean the end of the rule of the Rurik dynasty.

His younger brother Yuri and the nobles who supported him disagreed. This was not only a new impact on traditional Moscow, but also because Yuri promised that after becoming the Grand Duke of Moscow, he would respect the rights of these people and would not make them pay too much. Once there is a change, their guarantee cannot be carried out.

What Vasily can do now is to maintain a balance among these local forces. Moscow has just completed its unification. There are Lithuania in the west and the Nomadic Khanate in the east. They must carry out reforms to improve their strength.

Relying on the Principality of Ukraine, Moscow received a lot of firearms and cultural support from it. Including artillery, muskets, agricultural technology and printing, they were all urgently needed in Moscow, and for the first time Vasily knew the meaning of supreme power from Constantinople. After signing a treaty with Rome to carve up Eastern Europe, Moscow had longed for the excellent seaports and fertile land. It had two primary goals: to get rid of the shackles of the Golden Horde and to seize the land of the Livonian Federation.

The marriage by Mircea brought closer ties between Bohemia, Moscow, and Rome. There are currently no major interest disputes between the three parties, and they can expand their governance within their own scope, while Rome uses its status as a religious center to exchange interests with them. Hungary and Ukraine play a connecting role in this.

Maximilian of Habsburg is known as the Marriage Emperor because he brought Spain and most of Europe to the Habsburgs. Mircea's several marriages brought the Butland family to a higher status than the Habsburgs.