Chapter 380 Imperial Parliament
The news of Vlad becoming Elector of Brandenburg sent shock waves within the HRE, and what did the rest of the Empire think when an Orthodox Christian ruled a Catholic country. And there is a powerful Roman Empire behind this man.
The Elector of Saxony, Rudolf III, was worried that Brandenburg would increase pressure on his territory. The Principality of Pomerania also felt that Brandenburg had evil intentions for itself, because this was the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, and Brandenburg could capture it. Gain access to the sea.
Sigismund felt that the Luxemburg family was really in danger. What would they do for a pagan? They should be given to people who were loyal to God. Although Brandenburg was not strong enough, he was at least one of the seven electors, second only to the King of Germany. Sigismund was really unwilling to give it to others like this.
Also unwilling were the Sauron family, who had previously promised that Sigismund would hand over Brandenburg to them when he became King of Germany. Now that they have been transferred, how can they be willing to do so?
Seeing that King Jobst was becoming more and more lawless, these princes asked him to convene an imperial parliament and forced him to withdraw his appointment order. But Jobst is also powerful enough to be elected. Brandenburg and Bohemia support him. The Elector of Trier defected to him under some interest offensives. The Catholic Church, led by the Imperial Prime Minister, the Elector of Mainz, The party found this order incredible and decided to follow the previous example and abolish Jobst's status as the German king.
Moreover, the Golden Seal stipulates that there are seven electors, but the law can be changed. The electors can continue to maintain seven, but Brandenburg can be kicked out, and Habsburg Austria can obtain it, or there is Huo Huo. King of Denmark in Stan. In short, it must not be Brandenburg, at least the Orthodox Brandenburg.
After Vlad became the elector, he carried out a series of policies that made the landowners feel that the elector was disobedient and planned to beat them. But the Askanni family, a landowning aristocracy, suddenly stopped interacting with them.
News of Vlad's plan to move the capital reached Bernhard. Hearing that a new place was to be built here, Bernhard wondered whether Vlad was trying to befriend him. The two ruling families can unite to jointly expand and deal with those enemies.
Moreover, a large amount of goods from the East were sent to Vlad. Vlad gave Bernhard some gifts, including tea, porcelain, and silk.
As a noble with a long history, although the Askany family is more famous, their income is average due to their fiefdom. The development of towns here is very slow and there are large swamps. Luxury goods and imported goods had to be obtained from the Hanseatic League, and were very expensive. Now there are so many things suddenly, and a lot of money can be made when they are resold. Bernhard has already figured out that following this person, there will be more money.
Moreover, even if the Imperial Parliament were to be convened, it would take a long time from preparation to convening. Participants included a German king, seven electors, 16 alliances, 80 political entities, 110 bishops and monasteries, and 170 imperial cities. When these members gather together, there will definitely be a fight. This time period is enough for Vlad to contact Constantinople and find a solution.
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It has been some time since the fleets from Eastern countries entered Constantinople, and some people have already been immersed in the life inside. Although it is not as good as Nanjing, Ningbo and other oriental cities, the exotic customs still have a unique flavor.
It was impossible for Zheng He to take a large amount of coins back for business, so he bought a large amount of rare Eastern goods here. So the coins returned to Constantinople merchants.
Mason followed his eldest brother to meet his sister-in-law Margaret. As a basic quality, Margaret expressed basic etiquette to this second brother whom she had never met. But when she saw truckloads of luxury goods coming in, she felt that there were many opportunities for this person.
"Andrew, what do you think the East is like?"
Charlie asked his second brother, who was already very curious about this place.
"The East is a fertile land that even all the countries in Europe can't compare to. The population of a local city is equivalent to Milan."
The population of a city is equivalent to the entire population of the Principality of Milan, so how big is this city? And this city is not the capital, so how big must the capital be?
"Florence is so miserable. She finally had a chance to make a fortune, but it was just gone."
Charlie said sourly, which made Mason feel that the possibility of destroying Florence could increase a little. Or let the family rule here hereditary.
"Sir, His Highness's order requires you to go to the palace immediately."
Mason could only end this brief reunion of brothers and go to the palace. On the way, he felt that he had to leave a piece of land for himself and his family. He could explore it at His Highness's request. If he found the land, it would belong to him.
The reason why Peter wanted to summon Mason was that the emperor wanted to formally form a delegation to follow Zheng He to the East. He hopes to take this opportunity to expand exchanges between the two countries and recreate the prosperity of the Silk Road thousands of years ago.
Peter knew that as long as he endured for more than ten years, when the emperor was gone, his descendants would definitely stop this waste of money. That's when they will have exclusive benefits.
This delegation is initially estimated to have 700 people, but more than 1,000 people will follow the delegation to the east. One-third of them are members of the Andrei Order and clergy such as bishops and priests. If they want to spread the gospel, let them go.
The remaining members are mercenaries, merchants, officials and other members who will strengthen this weak trade line. In particular, the two trades in East Asia require localization to maintain hard-won opportunities.
The export of goods also made Italy's wealthy merchant families move with the wind. They used their own funds to go to Constantinople to buy goods. Those who had no money also borrowed money from banks to obtain funds. At this time, there were approximately 500 million coins circulating in Italy, and more than two-fifths of the currency entered Rome due to such trade in goods. Some gold and silver mines also increased their mining power, and then Central Europe fell into a wave of deflation. The circulation of money in the market decreased, and some cities began to conduct transactions by barter.
Even in Constantinople, those without money directly traded with ready-made goods. Amber from the north, exquisite textiles from Flanders, silk produced locally in Naples, etc., but most of them are daily necessities. Those nobles also took out their family heirlooms for trading. After all, this was a once-in-a-century opportunity. Anyway, they only had a little left, so why not sell them in exchange for some of these goods and resell them, and the family might be able to revive.