Chapter 472 Austria and Hungary
If he wanted to accomplish this feat, he would need more preparation. The first step is to capture Calais.
Calais is one of the closest cities in mainland France to the United Kingdom, with a straight-line distance of about 38 kilometers across the sea. It was also the main channel for England to invade France.
If you win here, you can attack England at any time. And because of the relationship between the two countries, no other vassals would go to the rescue.
Now all he needs to do is recruit an army. Stefan can do what William can do.
His Majesty the Emperor also arrived in Buda soon. After observing a moment of silence for the Prince, he discussed the next situation with the Queen.
Of course, for his two sons, Peter also offered to send them to Constantinople to receive a better education.
"Can I really go?", Lajoche asked Peter.
"Of course. You are the heir of Hungary. I think everyone hopes that their monarch can protect their country, and the prince will support you."
Looking at his deceased father, Lajosh's expression turned cold.
"Can you avenge me and kill those damn Austrians?"
Peter told him, knowing that the boy hated Austria with all his heart.
"One day you will personally behead the Austrians."
This sentence gave Lajosh great encouragement. The emperor supported his revenge, so he would not let down the hopes of his father and the emperor.
Mary was worried about Lajoche's decision to go to Constantinople to study when he was still a child, and she was worried.
"Relax, there's nothing wrong with Lajoche, I promise."
But Mary was still worried, "I'm really afraid something might happen to him. You know Zigmund is not a person who is willing to give up."
"Well, I think he won't have a chance to think about Hungary for a while." Peter told Mary what he found. When he learned that Sigismund owed a huge sum of 900,000 yuan, he smiled. come out.
"Hahahaha, he is so stubborn. When he was in Hungary, he sold off all his father's property to support his life."
It turns out that during the reign of Lajos I, the royal family's property accounted for one-fifth of the country. After Sigismund, a large amount of it was given to the nobility, which caused the strength of the local nobility to expand rapidly. If it hadn't been for the subsequent civil war to recover some of the land, I don't know what the situation would be now. .
"I hope God can bless and bless the family for a long time."
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Sigismund was imprisoned for owing money, which made Burgundy and other princes feel speechless. They didn't know how much they weighed, so they had to pretend to be rich. Now it's okay. 900,000 gold coins, who can afford it? Even Burgundy only costs 400,000 a year.
"Ah, what a headache."
When Leopold heard that the emperor was imprisoned, he immediately felt that Sigismund was a coward. The majestic emperor was imprisoned by a mere pariah. Where did his majesty go?
The house leaked and it rained all night, and a rebellion broke out in the Habsburg ancestral homeland of Switzerland. More towns joined the Confederation to get rid of Habsburg control. The Count of Tyrol couldn't defeat him at all, so he asked his relatives for help.
Why does the Habsburg family always produce some such waste, unlike Butland, everyone is a genius.
Looking at the young Albrecht, Leopold wanted to kill him, but this was not allowed in the aristocratic circle, so he had to give up.
Then within a few days, bad news came from Hungary, because after severe torture, the murderer confessed that the death of Prince Pozzoni was instigated by Austria.
It's an injustice, a huge injustice. They want to assassinate the prince, but they don't have the guts. Yes, they have issued a reward, but no one dares. Are they still alive?
But Hungary insisted that Austria was responsible. In addition to the oral confession, there was also a letter written by Leopold to them, which clearly stated that Leopold bought the prince's life for 100,000 gold coins.
What a crime, what bastard did this using his own name. Selling him for 100,000 gold coins was not enough to raise enough money, and they directly offered a reward. How could they survive?
However, people in Hungary believed it, and everyone was very angry and wanted to knock Vienna down immediately. The number of people who signed up to join the Black Army increased several times. Some cavalrymen were angry and increased their plunder of the Vienna Basin. They used to give them a little face, but now that this happened, they lost all face, including people and supplies. Direct plunder.
This is the real low point of Habsburg, and the kind that can overturn if not careful. Starting from Rudolf I, the family took root in the Austrian region. After more than a hundred years, it was on the verge of collapse, and the other party was still an upstart family that had been established less than a century ago. Their ancestors had the blood of Charlemagne and were the orthodox Roman heirs. They also fought against enemies everywhere and accumulated enough prestige. But this time, it didn't seem to work.
He went to find the emperor, but the emperor sent someone to ask them to redeem him with hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Well, there was no hope of that.
Leopold was going crazy, so he could only send someone to Buda to explain to the queen, hoping to delay it for some time and prepare the army to prepare for the attack.
In addition to Austria, Milan and Savoy, which are adjacent to Rome, are also always on guard against each other's attacks. What they did with Venice was really dignified, and they certainly did the same with Milan.
They began to look for allies, including France, Aragon, and HRE, and finally made an alliance with Aragon. Milan joined Aragon, and Aragon protected their safety.
Savoy also found France, hoping to protect their safety. The Duke of Orleans naturally agreed, which would allow France to extend its hands into Italy.
Genoa cannot be alone. After betraying Corsica, they must please Rome to survive. If the land is gone, they can get it back. If the market is gone, it is really gone.
Therefore, even if other countries use coercion and inducement, Genoa strictly maintains neutrality. Damn it, making money is the most important thing.
Rome's taxes on the West are already frighteningly high. In the past, the tax on Western merchants going to do business was 1% to 2%, but now Rome has directly raised it to between 5% and 12%, and will also tax according to different types of goods. They suffered terribly.
Recently, Rome has begun to raise tariffs on merchants from Castile and Aragon to 10%. Coupled with the reduced competitiveness of Merino wool and textiles in the Roman market, they decided to launch a war to make the other party give themselves Open the market.
For money, for land, for survival, different purposes with the same means, it seems that many people feel that the end is around the corner. Except for the Mongolian attack a hundred years ago, only Rome was able to prepare more or less armies for all countries, and Rome was not fighting alone.