Chapter 591: Genoa Parliament
With the defeat of the French army in Giru, Paris was in danger. Charles VI had to start his escape again.
Stefan sent people to travel through the villages he occupied in France, killing or capturing French sheriffs and other French people, and constantly preaching to the peasants that "the French have been driven out of the manor by the British army, and they have gained freedom..." Then he enthusiastically conveyed the goodwill of the Kingdom of England to them and encouraged them to bravely build their own homes. At the same time, they also distributed the food and supplies looted from the homes of the French to these poor peasants.
The peasants who had been treated as cattle and sheep by the French nobles since birth had never enjoyed such kindness. They were all moved to tears and crying everywhere. They remembered the name of England firmly in their hearts.
Stefan declared that he was the King of France and constantly promulgated laws: all serfs in his territory would not only be free, but also receive land. The generals from England would confirm and register the population and land of each village with the assistance of the village chiefs for the next distribution.
Normandy in the north was filled with a joyful atmosphere, while the French territory here was gloomy. The impact of the failure of the Battle of Jerru has not yet passed. After learning that Britain had occupied a large area of northern land, the French did not immediately organize their troops to march north as usual, because France was now in a precarious situation.
The Duke of Burgundy was helpless. Now there was a war on both sides, where should he go?
This problem gave him a headache, but his opponent obviously didn't think so. Silesia had been completely occupied by Brandenburg, and Russia also assembled troops to attack Livonia. Even Rome was moving towards Venice.
Moreover, they also learned a piece of news that Tunisia had been conquered by Rome, and their plan failed again.
Why are the pagans so useless now? They were so powerful before Saladin, what's going on now?
But they didn't have time to think about it, because the relationship between Russia and Livonia was becoming increasingly tense. Mihaly asked them to pay 100,000 lei in protection fees every year, but they said at most 30,000, get down on your ass!
This little money is not enough to fill his teeth, so let's send troops.
In the city-state of Genoa, all the councillors were discussing the next situation, because they had already tied up with the anti-Romanian alliance, and they were on the front line, so they had to be well defended.
However, they had received news that a Romanian army of 18,000 people had entered Genoa and was about to reach the capital.
The people of Genoa soon got the news and were also very panicked: although they had little dealings with the Romanians, they had never provoked this giant in the east. Without any signs, why did they send troops to invade their country?
The parliament carried out emergency military mobilization of citizens in the territory and held urgent consultations, and they even came to a conclusion: Rome must have heard something, so it came to knock.
Just when they felt pessimistic about the prospects, they received an urgent notice from the city guards: the Romanian envoy was visiting.
The envoy walked to the center of the Genoa Parliament with his head held high. Looking at the angry and frightened eyes, he felt proud of being a citizen of a great country, but he suppressed his pride and tried to make his expression sincere: On behalf of the Romanian Empire, I express my sincerest apologies to you! Our team had to temporarily enter your country to rest because it was getting late during the march to prevent accidents. Therefore, we entered your territory, but please rest assured that we will only rest for one night and leave tomorrow. We will not cause any harm to this land and the people on it. In addition, based on the inconvenience caused to you by our reckless behavior, we will also pay a certain amount of gold and silver as the army's overnight expenses for this night. "
These words made the Genoese parliamentarians half-believe and half-believe, but their hearts finally settled down.
There was a commotion in the meeting hall. The parliamentarians discussed in whispers for a long time before someone stood up and asked: "We believe that your country wants to come here to rest, but gold and silver are not needed. Just treat it as a proof of friendship between the two countries."
Then, another parliamentarian asked curiously: "Where is your army going?"
Just waiting for this question, he immediately asked back: "Do you know Switzerland?"
"Switzerland... should be a fiefdom originally under the Habsburgs. It is said that more than half of its citizens are from France and Bavaria. Later, Switzerland surrendered to Romania..." said a parliamentarian.
"It's not surrender, it's submission." After the messenger corrected loudly, he continued: "When the Swiss surrendered to Romania, His Majesty the Emperor once promised that Switzerland would help them if they had difficulties. Austria has always been eyeing Switzerland. The emperor heard Switzerland's request for help, so he let us enter Switzerland to help them.
Moreover, I heard that your country once paid to help the Habsburgs? "
The members of the parliament suddenly became nervous. They knew that the other party would not just ask for a place to stay. It looked like they were coming to call for punishment. However, the speaker began to speak at this time: "Don't worry, sir. The trade relationship between our country and the Habsburgs is just normal. Vienna has borrowed 600,000 florins from our country. In order to get the money, we have not been able to eat or sleep well, and our hair is almost gone. "
Some members of parliament looked at the speaker with their eyes wide open. He is worthy of being the speaker. He lied with his eyes open. Vienna borrowed 200,000 at most, not 600,000. He is trying to make Austria a fool.
"Is that so? So the emperor is wrong?"
"That can't be said. As far as I know, Austria has been making weapons and collecting materials. I am afraid there will be some big moves."
This is also the speaker's brilliance. He didn't say everything, but only said a little. Just get rid of Genoa's responsibility.
"In this case, I will report to the emperor. Thank you for the speaker's help. I hope that the fate of Florence and Venice will not be repeated here."
At this time, everyone's face turned red. Florence and Venice were the two places they feared the most. Who can bear that a good republic is gone.
Even so, they can barely run, but the nobles there are gone. No matter whether they are men or women, old or young, as long as they are breathing, they are gone. Dozens of noble families have died out directly. Under such circumstances, it is amazing that they can maintain balance.