Chapter 370 Intervene
The citizens' assembly discussed for two days, and finally passed the first resolution by a narrow margin: to send people to Ancona to negotiate with the other party.
They believe that Florence needs to maintain peace now, and their relationship with Milan is not peaceful. It would be terrible if the other party turns their backs and attacks them. It is better to negotiate peace with Romagna and let them become the barrier to the north of Florence.
After Romagna captured Pisa, how did other countries react? Answer, no response at all.
All countries are too busy internally. Who would care about these matters? Florence thinks that no one will help them, so she is still prepared to solve it through diplomatic means.
Constantinople, Vlad was ready to go to Brandenburg to receive the territory. Hungary will send troops to protect him along the way, and Wenzel of Bohemia will do his best to protect him. No need to worry.
"Brother, I'm going."
"Take care of yourself when you get there. You are a member of the Bartland family. You have to fight for the honor of the family."
"Well, I understand."
Mircea watched his brothers say goodbye on the city wall and closed his eyes for a moment, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't know what to say when he thought of his son going to distant Brandenburg. But this was necessary for the family to rule Europe.
"His Majesty"
Listerine came to the side, holding a large number of documents in his hands.
"What's the matter?"
Mircea slowly opened her eyes. The sadness in her eyes was gone, replaced by the indifference of the king.
"Your Majesty, Poland and Teutonia are at war. Lithuania has joined the war."
Mircea turned back and asked Listerine to elaborate. The Prime Minister did not dare to hide anything and told everything he knew.
Vytautas took advantage of the prestige of seizing Kiev to take back some lands and manors. He used the money he obtained to train the army and continued to centralize power. The local nobles were also controlled by him. And this is also inseparable from Wladyslaw in Poland.
Władysław used his relationship with the Hanseatic League to obtain a large amount of trade revenue, and then used the funds to expand his army. But those nobles were unwilling. They expressed at the Sejm in Krakow that the monarch should not impose additional taxes on the people and nobles, as they could not afford them.
I don’t know what method the king used to suppress them, but it was obvious that they were about to show their swords against a certain country.
The Teutonic Knights in the north began to decline after experiencing its greatest prosperity, and local interests corrupted their thinking. In order to obtain more money, they also carried out extortionate expropriations. Less than two years after acquiring the Samogitia region, the locals rioted again.
Realizing this was an opportunity, Wladyslaw contacted Vytautas and prepared to promote the Samogitian uprising. The Archduke was also a man of action and began to instigate constantly, and the rebels burned Skilsnemny Castle. Since both Poland and Lithuania supported the rebels, a war was imminent. Vytautas gathered an army from the place where he ruled and prepared for the attack.
Wladyslaw drew support from within the HRE, and Teutonic diplomats became busy lobbying Wladyslaw's court in Oboniki, warning nobles who objected to his involvement in the war between Lithuania and the Knights. Wladyslaw shunned his nobles and told Grand Master Ulrich von Düringen that Poland would intervene in the Order if they suppressed the uprising in Samogitia. This was considered an ultimatum.
The Knights hoped to defeat Poland and Lithuania individually, starting with the invasion of Greater Poland and Kuyavia, and capture the Poles by surprise. The Knights burned the castle in Dobrin, captured Bobrovniki after a 14-day siege, conquered Bydgoszcz, and pillaged several towns in succession. The Poles organized a counterattack and retook Bydgoszcz. The Samogitians attack Memel (Klaipeda). However, neither side was ready for a full-scale war.
At the same time, both sides launched a diplomatic offensive. The Knights sent letters to European monarchs asking them to send crusaders against "infidels"; Wladyslaw responded to the Knights' diplomatic offensive by using his own handwritten letter to accuse the Knights of wanting to conquer monarchs around the world. This offensive succeeded in recruiting many foreign knights to all sides of the war.
The Teutons also sought support from various places. In addition to the HRE, Rome in the south was also their target.
Rome has territorial disputes with Poland and Lithuania in the south, and they also have an army that is comparable to them. If they can persuade the other party to take action, the Teutons will not only be able to maintain their territory, but also move south along the Vistula River to occupy Poland. With Lithuania, wouldn't it be nice to be evenly divided with Rome?
What the Teutons can think of, Poland can't think of. Wladyslaw is also worried that Rome will take the opportunity to send troops to Poland and Lithuania. After all, the news of the Ottoman destruction in less than half a year had spread in the court. From the nobles to the people, they were all afraid of Roman invasion. Therefore, whoever could bring Rome to his side would gain a greater advantage.
"Your Majesty, Teutonia and Poland are both ready to win over our country, but no matter which side they are, it will worsen the relationship between the other country."
What Listerine said is nonsense. Diplomacy naturally depends on which country provides more benefits. If you are given a lot of benefits, then naturally you can say anything, but you still need to be shocked.
"Let the armies of Suceava and Transnistria move north. The armies cannot stay in one place for too long, otherwise the weapons will rust."
Peter watched Vlad's motorcade drive away and return to Constantinople.
At this time, six years have passed since the battle that changed the court. Constantinople has recovered its strength in these six years. The population increased to 140,000, and important buildings were repaired and rebuilt.
Peter had the racecourse redesigned and the palace doubled in size. The surrounding ruins were cleared, and in order to show the country's strength, a room was covered with glass and amber. In this era when glass and amber were expensive, only those with strong financial resources could do it.
The glass craftsmen snatched from Venice were all placed in Castello di Castello. They could achieve financial freedom, but they had not yet achieved personal freedom. These royal craftsmen had a high social status, and their products were favored by many people and purchased in large quantities, so their lives were not greatly affected.
There are more fireworks throughout the city, but the cultural atmosphere has not diminished at all. But at least no one is discussing theological issues like the Trinity anymore, they all have to live. Even if something unexpected happens, it will be considered an accident. After all, they have never failed before changing the leadership of the royal family.