Chapter 178: National Reactions

Because Pope Alexander VI died suddenly, and Julius II was elected as the new pope in a very short time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoSo, what happened in Rome didn't make the rest of Europe react for a while. By the time they reacted, they had already received an invitation from the Holy See inviting them to the Pope's enthronement ceremony.

In fact, no matter who the pope is, most countries and regions don't particularly care. However, the following countries are different, they are - France, Spain, Portugal and HRE......

France and Spain care who the Pope is, and the reason is simple. Because, both countries need the Pope to rule on the ownership of the Kingdom of Naples.

Previously, France had the upper hand. Both militarily and politically, France has the upper hand. Because, in the last years, Pope Alexander VI abandoned his native Spain and allied with France instead.

This was so because France promised to divide large tracts of land to Alexander VI's illegitimate sons, Caesar and Geoffrey, after taking the Kingdom of Naples. Therefore, Alexander VI decisively abandoned his native Spain and mixed up with King Louis XII of France.

It is a pity that before the attribution of the Kingdom of Naples was decided, Alexander VI suddenly hung up, which made the French very depressed.

Speaking of which, the new Pope Julius II was once a staunch ally of France. As early as the time of Charles VIII, Julius II, who was then Bishop of Rovere, made Paris his home. At that time, Julius II was an ally of France, and Alexander VI was a sworn enemy of France, an ally of Spain.

However, when Louis XII came to power, the French themselves abandoned the then depressed Archbishop of Roveret and allied themselves with Alexander VI. As a result, Archbishop Rovere, who had been close to France, became hostile to the French, and was almost kidnapped and sent to Rome.

In this way, because of the rise to power of Louis XII, the allies of the two great powers changed. However, Archbishop Rovere did not defect to Spain. It's just that his relationship with France can't get better.

The French were actually very depressed, and if they had received the news earlier, they could have sent troops to Rome to demonstrate, and before the new pope was elected, they could have coerced the Roman College of Cardinals to elect a pope close to France. After all, although the French army was defeated by the Spanish army, it was still holding the northern line of the Kingdom of Naples, very close to Rome.

It's a pity that it's too late now. A new pope has been chosen and proclaimed to the world. Even the French would not dare to kill the new pope. Unless, it wants to be beaten up by the whole of Europe. What's more, Pope Julius II, who trusted him, also brought 7,000 soldiers and horses, enough to defend the city.

In contrast to the frustration of the French, the Spaniards were more happy than worried about the election of Julius II.

The Spaniards were pleased that it was difficult for Julius II to get together with Louis XII because of the change of allies. In this way, Julius II may have been more biased in favor of Spain in the matter of determining the attribution of the Kingdom of Naples.

The Spaniards were worried about the Treaty of Tordesillas signed by Alexander VI when he supported Spain in the early days, and the later permission to allow Spain to trade in India, and whether the new pope would recognize it.

If history had been followed, Julius II would have re-declared the legitimacy of the Treaty of Todesillas. Because, in the original history, Spain did not get involved in the real Indian trade. And Portugal is also making a fortune in a muffled voice. Therefore, in the original history, the two teeth did not have any objection to the Treaty of Todesiras.

However, things have changed dramatically because of Marin's crossing. Spain had not yet discovered gold and silver in the Americas, but was seduced by Marin to real India and began to steal trade with the Portuguese.

Well, the question arises, the Portuguese naturally wanted the Treaty of Todesiras to remain in force, but the Spaniards changed. Because, the windfall profits of the Indian spice trade have made the Spanish kings so excited that they can't breathe. So, the Spaniards were dissatisfied with the Treaty of Todesiras......

Because of the rich Americas, Marin, a lewd guy, deliberately called the "wild continent", and the syphilis incident occurred, which made the Spaniards have some lack of interest in the Americas.

On the contrary, the windfall profits brought by the Indian route are real. Therefore, for the time being, both Portugal and Spain hope that they can dominate India's trade routes and squeeze each other out of the "wild continent".

Therefore, Spain will no longer insist on the Treaty of Todesillas, but Portugal will insist on it unilaterally. Sooner or later, these two countries will have to fight for this.

In the past, Julius II might have chosen to reconcile with this and try to mediate the conflict between the two countries. However, before leaving East Friesland and returning to Italy, Marin approached Julius II and had a long secret conversation with him.

After this secret conversation, Julius II already knew it......

Following Marin's advice, Julius II was not in a hurry to draw conclusions. However, on the issue of the interests of the Indian route, it will choose to favor Spain.

However, Spain cannot take advantage of the benefits. At the price of gaining India's trade qualifications, it is certain to cede at least half of the interests of the American continent. As for who is this relinquishing benefit? Do you still need to ask? It must be for Marin......

As for Portugal's grandson, it is natural to let Spain clean it up. Portugal is indeed strong at sea, but Marin once gave the Spanish two kings a bad idea to go abroad - once there was a conflict between Spain and Portugal, stop ignoring the provocations of the Portuguese at sea, and directly organize tens of thousands of troops on land to surround Lisbon......

It's true that I can't beat you at sea, but I can kill you on land......

Therefore, in the end, Portugal will definitely suffer. And when the time comes, Marin only needs to secretly hide behind and pick up the bargain......

As for the last big man who cared about the change of the pope, it was Maximilian I, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. As for why you care? It's because he, the emperor of the HRE, hasn't gone to Rome to be crowned yet......

Therefore, Maximilian I especially wanted the new pope to be on his side. In this way, it is easy for the Pope to coronate him.

Before, though from Andres. Palaiologos bought the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, that is just a fictitious title and has no practical significance. Because, Maximilian I did not get any territory of the Eastern Roman Empire. Moreover, the territory is basically occupied by the extremely powerful Turkey, and it is extremely difficult to get it back.

Therefore, in comparison, it is still the throne of the Holy Ra, which is more realistic. At least, after the coronation, it is more justified.

In this case, it would be strange that Maximilian I did not care who the Pope of Rome was and what his political position was......

To the delight of Maximilian I, although this Julius II was not necessarily close to him, he certainly was not close to Louis XII of France. As long as it is not an ally of the French, it is easy to do, and there is a great hope of being crowned yourself.

It's just that what Maximilian I didn't know was that his trusted general, Marin, quietly proposed to his father-in-law - don't let Maximilian I be crowned easily, at least, let the emperor do him a favor, get a few more territories, and support himself politically before he can be crowned as he wishes......

If Maximilian I had known that Marin had stumbled on his coronation of the throne in this way, he would have been so angry that he would immediately pick up a knife and chop Marin into eight pieces......