Chapter 424 The rebellion is put down
The aggressiveness of the Berlin Alliance made other powerful princes feel the crisis. The electors of Saxony, Cologne, Mainz and many other territories felt the Hohenstaufen in Burgundy in the HRE and Sigismund in Lower Luxembourg. The return of the dynasty, Vlad may be another Barbarossa.
Fearing that their rights would be violated, this group unanimously supported the Habsburg Union of Vienna. They all supported Albrecht religiously, economically, and militarily, and the following Prague Conference was their first confrontation.
With Venice under siege, other land towns surrendered over the next few days. The local people were driven away and arrested, and Catholicism was completely banned, leaving only Venice as the stubborn leader.
Domenik had no news at this time. Looking at more and more enemy troops, he realized that he would most likely die for his country. The previous sadness came back.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
Parliament had gone completely crazy, and even the cabinet members refused to listen to his orders. What they think most about is escaping, no matter what method they use, as long as they can escape.
Moreover, because most of the supplies were given to the other party, there was a food shortage in the city of Venice. The newly arrived people did not have much food, and vegetables, meat, and salt were even scarcer. The weather was also against them, with heavy rain for several days. , the water level in Venice skyrocketed, making it impossible to get out unless you took a boat.
After the heavy rain, the sun shines brightly, and in the memory of the Venetians, they have never experienced such high temperatures. Moreover, by doing this, some materials that were not transferred in time could not be used, and even drinking water became difficult.
The once clean and bustling streets and squares are gone, replaced by filth and chaos. The soldiers were lazy and lazy, and the people were still panting like zombies, but only for breath.
The entire government is desperate and there is only one last thing they can do.
Dominic looked at these congressmen. They were trapped in the floating city for half a month. In the end, they ran out of food and almost ran out of water. Not only were their faces sallow and thin, their faces were covered with dust, but their clothes were also in tatters. Where was the past in the parliament? The magnanimity of scolding Fang Qiu and guiding the country.
At this time, they all looked at Domenik, and even though they knew what would happen next, they still didn't say a word.
Domenico looked at the crowd and said with a solemn expression: "Members of Congress, seven hundred years ago our ancestors got rid of the shackles of Rome and became independent. Our merchant ships sailed in the Mediterranean. The wealth of the world gathered towards us. Even Rome was under our control. Economy and surrender, all this happened a hundred years ago.”
"But history tells us that there is no eternal country in the world. Charlemagne's empire fell apart because of his descendants, and countries such as Italy and Lotharingia also disappeared in the long history of history. We should not assume that he will last forever. But we hope that people in future generations will know that there is a great country on the Adriatic Sea, and its name is Venice..."
After finishing speaking, the surrounding soldiers swarmed up, sprinkled oil on the parliament hall, and set fire to it. Some legislators who were greedy for life and feared death were killed, and more than 1,000 Venetian senior officials and the Guards were burned alive. It is said that before his death, Domenico loudly cursed that Rome would surely perish within two hundred years, which shows his resentment.
The soldiers outside also carried out the governor's order to burn down Venice. The civilians did not want to be killed directly by the soldiers. Looking from a distance on the shore, they would see huge flames and smoke rising. Venice, this former city As the flames of the center of Mediterranean wealth finally dissipated, nearly eight hundred years of republican history disappeared with the city. And only 100 days passed from the uprising to the destruction.
Ji Ang was watching from the side and could only lament his sin. He could obviously live a stable life, but now it was better. Not only was the last place gone, but these people had to be dispersed and exiled again, and they would never come back.
"Father, what should we do with Venice next?"
Stanissa asked Gion. The Duke was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Fill it in."
Since Venice is a water city and is surrounded by lagoons, it would be better to drain the water here and fill it with soil. The water city has been completely transformed into a land port, which can be considered a contribution.
The amount of this project is not small. The water needs to be drained and earth must be transported from other places. Whether these buildings will also have to be pushed down will need to be discussed in the future.
"Ask your Majesty to send officials here. This place will soon become different."
The fire in Venice can be said to be the most shocking thing. No one expected that it would end like this. Neither Milan nor Salzburg wanted to have anything to do with Rome. They were really terrible.
Romagna also received many benefits, local money, and rewards from the emperor. The emperor also sent someone to visit the pregnant duchess, and the Queen of Naples was also preparing to go north to visit. The entire principality is stable and improving.
Francisco is very lucky that he did not date the wrong person, otherwise he would not have achieved what he has today. The next step is to deal with the Principality of Milan. Now the chaos in the Principality is just the right time to take advantage of it.
The Sforza in Milan was said to have hundreds of thousands of gold and silver in his pocket. This was a money bag, perfect for robbery.
The entire Venice and Croatia were reshuffled, and Illyria and Dalmatia were split into four provinces. At the same time, Catholic monasteries and missionary schools were sealed. These were supposed to be done slowly. Taking this opportunity to seal them all There will be no worries anymore.
At the same time, Emperor Mircea also issued the most severe ban on Catholicism. Catholicism was reduced to the same status as Sunnis, and the Gypsies lived better than them.
The Pope was furious when he saw this situation. When he surrounded Venice, he issued an edict, announcing that all Roman people would take excommunication measures, which would be lifted when they repented. He also ordered Romagna, Naples and Brandenburg to correct themselves in time. Don’t go to hell and regret it.
The Pope is also worried. His country has been forcibly cut off from such a large area of land. He doesn't even dare to fart. When he talks to others, they all say that they will do it next time. It seems that the world has really changed and nothing the Pope said is effective. .
Thinking back to the time of Innocent III, it was really powerful and powerful for all countries to come to court. Even France submitted to his authority, and under Innocent's leadership the nations united to expel the heretics. Unfortunately, that time was really short. First there was France, the rebellious son, and then there was Rome, the relative who had severed ties with them. They all wanted their own little family property. So why not recruit crusaders to fight them?