Chapter 1067 - The Bank Was Robbed for Nothing?
Marin achieved his goal, and with so many people in the square witnessing the assassination of these family heirs, he had a reason to act. Then, more than a dozen banker families in the city of Siena were uprooted. Then, the savings of these families for hundreds of years were naturally swallowed by Marin.
Moreover, after eradicating these banker families, Marin advertised that he had only "taken over" the Bank of Siena and confiscated the property of a dozen or so families, totaling more than a million gold florins (equivalent to Ducats). Moreover, the wealth worth hundreds of thousands of florin's gold coins was handed over to the Holy See.
Next, Marin sealed the documents of the Bank of Siena and left three thousand Frisian sailors to garrison the city of Siena. He himself, on the other hand, led a large army out of the South Gate and went to Rome with 5,000 Austrian soldiers and horses outside the South Gate.
Of course, shortly after leaving the South Gate, Marin also sent 3,000 men to the city of Grosseto to confiscate the local wealth. In order to maximize the harvest, Marin transferred a group of officers who had experience in raiding the secret room. Grosseto is the second largest city in the Republic of Siena and a major transport hub. While the city is certainly not as rich as the city of Siena, where the bankers gather, it is certainly richer than the average city. Moreover, the city of Grosseto, like the city of Siena, has not experienced a war for a long time, and the foundation is very thick.
However, General Ludwig, the general of the 5,000 Austrian troops stationed outside the south gate, expressed his dissatisfaction with Marin for not opening the south gate and letting them into the city to loot. It's just that Marin has 20,000 troops, which is not something he can fight against, so he has to endure it.
But upon returning to Radicofani, General Ludwig immediately denounced Maximilian I in front of him, saying that Marin did not take Maximilian I seriously, and that he had forgotten the emperor by sacking the rich city of Siena.
Of course, Maximilian I could not deny this. After all, he was one of the most capable emperors of the Habsburgs. If he hadn't been ignorant when he was young, he prematurely exposed his ambition to unify Germany and aroused the opposition of the German princes, maybe he could really complete the unification of Germany. At the very least, more territory can be swallowed.
Marin did not let the Austrian army enter the city to participate in the looting, and Maximilian I was indeed a little dissatisfied. However, Maximilian I also knew that the Austrian army was just for show, and did not really participate in the siege, and there was really no reason to enter the city to "pick peaches". Moreover, Marin's strength is so strong, Maximilian I will never turn his face with Marin because of this matter. However, he still has his own plans......
"What, borrow money?" Marlin jumped in shock. But he forgot that he was now lying on the couch to recover from his injuries, so he accidentally pulled the knife wound on his buttocks......
"Whew-" Marlin almost cried out in pain.
"Yes, Marin, I heard that you robbed more than a million gold coins in Siena this time. How about lending me some? You can rest assured that the interest is based on the market price, with an annual interest of 10%. Maximilian I said mildly.
As the would-be emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian I was fairly well-informed. Marin claimed that more than a million gold coins worth of goods had been "confiscated" in the city of Siena, of which only 500,000 were cash, while the rest were cultural relics, works of art and other goods. Maximilian I did not believe this at all. Because, according to intelligence, the total capital of the Bank of Siena alone amounted to more than 1.5 million gold coins.
How did Maximilian I know the total assets of the Bank of Siena, you ask? Because he also borrowed money from the Bank of Siena. To this day, the Habsburgs still owe the Bank of Siena 60,000 gold coins.
According to inference, Maximilian I believed, but in the vaults of the Bank of Siena, it was estimated that there were at least hundreds of thousands of large gold coins in cash. And the private collections of the wealthy families in the city have more than 200,000 gold coins. Therefore, Maximilian I estimated that Marin should have grabbed more than a million in cash......
Of course, poverty limited the imagination of the impoverished emperor. Siena is not the poor place in Germany, and it has not experienced war for hundreds of years, and the foundation is far thicker than Maximilian I imagined. In fact, Marin snatched more than 2.3 million gold coins worth of cash, more than double what Maximilian I had imagined. Mainly, the means of finding the secret room by the Marin Sect subordinates robbed the hundreds of years of savings of the wealthiest dozen families in Siena City. If it weren't for that, Marin wouldn't have been scared.
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Marin was so annoyed now, he almost forgot that Maximilian I, the quasi-emperor, was a famous poor emperor in Europe! According to historical records, this man owed a lot of money to others in his later years, and went to Innsbruck, where he often stayed, to avoid debts. As a result, the city refused to open its gates. Then he had to run to a country cottage to live. Soon after, he fell ill and died in a mountain hut......
A dignified emperor was forced to hide by debts, which shows that the money owed to others is definitely not a small amount. Therefore, he, the emperor, is poor all his life. It seems that the ability to repay is not good......
Originally, with the help of Marin, Maximilian I's finances had already been turned around. However, probably fearing that the Habsburgs would be too strong, Marin turned to Switzerland for the emperor to conquer. Eventually, in order to cope with the war with the Swiss Resistance and the French, the Habsburgs ran into financial trouble...... No, Maximilian I came to borrow money with a cheeky face...... Moreover, as soon as he opened his mouth, he had to borrow 500,000 gold coins, which made Marin jump up in fright and pulled the wound on his buttocks......
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"Your Majesty, you want too much, don't you? That's how much money I robbed this time. You know, this time I sent out 25,000 troops, and the cost is daunting......"
"I've heard that you ransacked the vaults of the Bank of Siena, which, as far as I know, has a total share capital of more than 1,500,000 gold coins. Even if a lot of foreign debts are not returned, there are still hundreds of thousands of cash in the treasury. Coupled with the cash robbed from the homes of the rich families in the city, there are always millions of gold coins in cash, right? I didn't ask for all of it, just half of it. Moreover, it is not to ask, but to borrow, what about the interest I give......" said Maximilian I with a smile, puncturing Marin's "lie".
"This ......," Marin choked on.
But Marin lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and quickly thought of a reason:
"Your Majesty, I have indeed 'entrusted' the vaults of the Bank of Siena, but I cannot control the contents of the contents if they are to be handed over to the Holy See...... If you don't believe me, go and ask the Pope......"
Looking at Marin, whose eyes were rolling, Maximilian I also knew that it was not easy to borrow money. However, he sighed and went out first. After all, the journey to Rome is still a long time. Moreover, Marin will also attend his coronation in Rome.
But before he reached the city of Rome, Marin's allied brother, the future Pope Leo X, Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici hurried to Marin on horseback......
But after coming to the carriage where Marin was, Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici looked around a little dazedly:
"Hey, where's my Marlin brother? Why don't you see others? ”
At this moment, Marin's voice came from the carriage on the side:
"Brother Giovanni, I'm in the carriage!"
There was no way, Marin was now injured in the butt and couldn't sit, so he could only lie on the floor in the carriage with a blanket underneath. But outside the carriage, through the windows, there were really no Marins......
"Ouch, brother, what's wrong with you? How to lie in the carriage compartment? "Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici was a little surprised.
"Alas, don't mention it, I was stabbed in the buttocks, I can't sit or ride a horse......"
"Oh hehe...... Alas, really unlucky...... "Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici couldn't help but laugh, but quickly relented.
Then, Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici said to Marin with a serious face:
"Brother, you're in trouble this time!"
"Trouble? What's wrong? "There's something strange about Marin.
"You robbed the vault of the Bank of Siena, right? And killed people from a dozen banker families in the city of Siena? "Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici asked rhetorically.
"What? What are the big names in these dozen or so families? Can't you kill it? Marin wondered. As far as he knows, there are no big people in these dozen families......
Giovanni. Advance. Lorenzo. Morality. The Medici waved his hand and said:
"Whether you kill or not is a trivial matter, and the most important thing is that you robbed the vaults of the Bank of Siena, causing the Bank of Siena to collapse. The problem is that dozens of cardinals in the Holy See have deposits in the Bank of Siena. If you let the Bank of Siena fail, don't you let the savings of the dozens of cardinals go down the drain? So, you have offended dozens of cardinals at once! You say, is this a big disaster? ”
Marin was dumbfounded for a moment, and when he thought about it, it really was. In this way, the money he swallowed in the bank had a lot of money from the Holy See bigwigs. Isn't swallowing the money of these bigwigs a feud with them? Resentment of dozens of cardinals, even if his father-in-law is the pope, he can't bear it......
"Do you want to get the money back? This...... Didn't I rob this bank for nothing? "Marin wants to cry without tears, that's millions of gold coins......