Chapter 1295: Disillusionment (Part 2)

Chapter 1295: Disillusionment (Part 2)

Toledo.

Carlos VI was not satisfied with Cabrera's performance. The amount of money he paid was not enough to cover the expenses of the kingdom.

To be honest, it was not until this time that Carlos VI realized that the cost of running a country was so high. He dared to say that even if he stayed in the mountains for a lifetime, he would not spend so much money.

Money is needed everywhere, and everything needs money. In addition, the pressure of rebellion and war almost drove Carlos VI crazy.

Because of the looting everywhere, his relationship with the church and the nobles was very bad. Even though Carlos VI had ascended the throne and became emperor, he did not have the energy and money to manage these relationships.

And he was not going to repair these relationships. After all, compared with any taxation and borrowing, robbery is not as satisfying.

Although some people still have illusions about Carlos VI, the spies of the Austrian Empire can easily change their views.

In fact, it does not need to be complicated. On the one hand, it is the facts in front of us, what Carlos VI has been doing all the time, and the current situation of Spain's economic difficulties.

On the other hand, Carlos VI had never been exposed to orthodox imperial education, and even Carlos V was the same.

Such half-way emperors often do some unorthodox things. It is better to expect a saintly king to descend from heaven than to pin hopes on such people.

Carlos VI's headache is not just the problem of money. Since Isabel II's whereabouts are unknown, many people speculate that the former secretly executed the latter.

Such rumors have caused dissatisfaction among conservatives. They think that Carlos VI's behavior is too cruel and unconventional.

Carlos VI's actions have touched the bottom line of conservatives. The latter cannot let the former threaten their interests and safety.

The cruel reputation of the Carlos faction also made some regions dare not surrender. They still resisted under the banner of loyalty to Isabel II.

Sadly, Carlos VI did not have enough power to eradicate them because the territory of the Carlos faction was not stable.

The previous looting created a large number of refugees who hated the Carlos government, and the special terrain of Spain caused the rear of the Carlos faction to be corrupted.

In addition, what Carlos didn't know was that his behavior also caused anxiety among those merchants and bankers. No one wanted to live in such a country.

Even the Carlos faction was not a monolithic entity. The various factions slandered and attacked each other. In the final analysis, it was just that the cake was too small.

And Carlos VI was not good at dividing the cake, and he couldn't use the limited resources in his hands to satisfy all parties.

Carlos VI was still waiting for a loan from the British, but the British had already started to make trouble at the border between the Carlos faction and the Austrian Empire.

The main purpose of the British government has always been to let Spain hold back the Austrian Empire, rather than provide support to Spain.

If both sides were on high alert, or if they were at peace, it would be difficult for the British to make trouble, but at this time the border was in chaos, and it was not easy for the British to create some evidence.

At first Cabrera wanted to suppress the matter, but the speed of the rebellion spread quickly exceeded his expectations.

Cabrera's troops could only barely hide in a few big cities. If they wanted to suppress the rebellion, Carlos VI had to continue to send reinforcements.

Of course, Cabrera would never admit that he was incompetent, so someone must be secretly making trouble.

It happened that his men found a lot of evidence, and the spearhead was pointed at the Austrians.

After receiving these evidences and Cabrera's report, Carlos VI was furious. He handed over one-third of his troops to Cabrera, but was trapped in the city by a group of peasants and urgently needed rescue.

"Waste! How could I have such a waste under my command! No wonder my country is getting old, it turns out that such idiots are sitting on the throne and wasting food!"

"Your Majesty, this cannot be blamed on Marshal Cabrera. It's the Austrians who are too cunning. They actually incited the peasants to revolt and gave them weapons."

"It was strange that the Austrians trained the peasants before, but it turned out that they had planned it long ago."

Carlos VI's confidants stood up one by one to accuse the Austrian Empire and instigate Carlos VI to go to war.

Needless to say, this is a common tactic used by the British. The people around Carlos VI are also willing to be bribed. After all, the benefits of following Carlos VI are really limited, and they have to find ways to generate income.

All parties have a low opinion of Carlos VI. Everyone thinks that he will be blinded by anger. Even if he does not declare war on the Austrian Empire immediately, he will make harsh words or make some small moves.

However, Carlos VI suppressed his anger.

"Send another 50,000 people to Cabrera. No matter what method he uses, he must suppress the rebellion for me!"

"Yes!"

Carlos VI's decisiveness is somewhat unbelievable, but his command is also unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, we don't have enough troops anymore."

"No? Then go recruit soldiers! Do you idiots want to piss me off to death?"

"But we don't have money either."

The officials said with some embarrassment.

"Idiot! Idiot! If you don't have money, just collect taxes! What are you telling me?"

Carlos VI was furious. In fact, he didn't want to go to war with the Austrian Empire, but he was very clear about the gap in strength between the two sides.

Given the current situation of the Kingdom of Spain, if it went to war with the Austrian Empire, then the Carlos faction would most likely have to spend a few more years in the mountains.

Carlos VI was tired of eating asparagus stewed with lamb. If the British could not lend him money and drive the Austrians away, he could only use Spain's overseas colonies in exchange for the right to rule his homeland.

Carlos VI's newly born ambitions lasted less than a week before giving way to reality.

If things ended there, Franz would not be unacceptable, after all, those colonies in Spain were really good for the Austrian Empire.

As for the Austrian Empire's investment in Spain, it was just a loss-making profit. These investments were just temporarily unprofitable, and the future prospects were still very good.

Secondly, judging from Carlos VI's previous performance, Franz did not expect the former to stay awake at the critical moment.

After all, the Austrian Empire did not need complicated excuses, as long as the Carlos faction made some small moves, plus the petitions of the Spanish people.

It was reasonable for Franz to once again hold the banner of liberating Spanish Catholics to deal with Carlos VI.

But the current situation is not bad. We can take away all of Spain's overseas colonies without taking the risk of war, and let the British lose more than they gain.

After all, if the British did not lend money to Carlos VI, then Spain might really turn to the Austrian Empire.

But if the British lend money to Carlos VI, then the money will probably go down the drain. Moreover, Spain's help to Britain is very limited. On the contrary, in order to maintain this relationship, the latter must give long-term blood transfusions to the former.

However, in a corner that no one noticed, the French suddenly started a trouble.