?0?b??? up*?_?)? tz??? +??"? O?#??? O?????? 1?? J?6|?? Governor of a powerful country, Leonardo. Loredang is not a dry eater. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, he immediately sent someone to invite more than a dozen powerful decision-making figures of the Republic of Venice to the Doge's Palace.

These dozen or so bigwigs are just councilors or something on the surface, but in fact, they are the heads of the families behind the dozen or so largest chambers of commerce in Venice. Like the Barbarigo family where the previous governor was located, the current governor Leonardo. The Loredon family, where Loredon is located, as well as the Mocenigo family and the Grimani family, are all the plutocratic heads who control Venice, and they are also the few people who decide the fate of Venice.

Leonardo. Although Loredon was the governor of the Republic of Venice, he had the right to decide in general matters. However, the major matters concerning the life and death of the Republic of Venice must be decided by the heads of more than a dozen chaebols.

In the afternoon, more than a dozen plutocratic chiefs gathered in the Grand Chamber of the Doge's Palace to discuss the future of Venice.

It's just that some of them are full of doubts about Marin's words. So, Councillor Alani of the Tron family, who was mainly engaged in the spice trade, spoke:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellency Marin is now an envoy on behalf of His Holiness the Pope. Therefore, what he said may not be credible. After all, he wanted to return to Rimini for the sake of His Holiness the Pope. So, there's moisture in his words...... "Alani said it in the standard Latin of this European era. At this time, English was only the language of small border countries, and Latin was the lingua franca of Europe.

Marin smiled slightly, not taking Councilor Alani's words to heart. Moreover, he really had a clear conscience this time. Because, he didn't lie...... So, after Marin smiled, he spoke:

"Your Excellency Councillor Alani, although, I was sent by His Holiness the Pope to make peace. However, what I said was not false in the slightest. You are all people who have been in the political arena for many years, if I lie, everyone can extraduce, can you still tell the difference? ”

"Take my sovereign, His Majesty Maximilian I, even if Rome does not have any reason to call on everyone to besiege Venice, as long as the Pope uses the coronation of the emperor as a bargaining chip, do you think Austria will send troops to attack Venice's flank?" Marin said confidently.

"This ......" many lawmakers hesitated.

Everyone here knows that Maximilian I has wanted to ascend the throne as emperor for a long time. Otherwise, they would not have spent money to ask the Palaiologos family to buy the imperial throne of the Eastern Roman Empire.

However, after the purchase of the Eastern Roman throne of the Palaiologos family, very few countries were recognized. Because Maximilian I did not occupy Constantinople, most countries consider Maximilian I, the Eastern Roman throne, to be in name only.

The most important thing is that the attitude of the Holy See is rather ambiguous, and it has not been able to express its position, neither recognizing nor denying the legitimacy of the Eastern Roman Emperor of Maximilian I.

In fact, the Holy See was waiting for Maximilian I to make a statement. This is not a request for money, but a real support from Maximilian I for the Papal States.

Therefore, whether it is to recognize the identity of Maximilian I as the Eastern Roman Emperor, or to hold a coronation ceremony for the identity of Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, it can be exchanged for Maximilian I's troops.

Therefore, the faces of many parliamentarians present have changed......

It's just that Alani said unconvinced:

"What if Maximilian I's Austria was willing to send troops? Venice was much richer than the poor emperor, and could hire more troops to repel their attacks! ”

Alani's words were echoed by many Venetian parliamentarians. But Marin spoke:

"Your Excellency Alani, please don't forget that the Holy See still has tens of thousands of troops in Rome......

"So what? More armies in Venice! ”

"But what if the two sides attack together? Venice had to do everything in its power to stop the offensive of His Majesty Maximilian I. And at this time, the Roman army will have no trouble taking the Rimini region......"

More than a dozen Venetian bigwigs were silent for a moment, indeed, if they only had to fight one of the two, Venice would not be afraid. However, when both sides attack together, then there is a problem.

The Rimini region is not close to Venice proper, and is separated from it by the Duchy of Ferrara. Although Alani despised the financial problems of Austria under Maximilian I. But it is undeniable that the combat effectiveness of the Austrian army is much stronger than that of the Italian mercenaries. Even in the German region, with the exception of Swiss mercenaries, the combat effectiveness of the Austrian army was considered to be at the forefront.

Therefore, once the Austrians attacked, Venice had to go all out in order to thwart the Austrian attack. At this time, Rome also sent tens of thousands of troops to attack the Rimini region, and the Venetians would be powerless to rescue. Otherwise, if you go to the rescue of the Rimini region, the mainland will not be safe. As long as you are not a fool, you will know how to choose......

"We can hire another 10,000 men to fight!" Alani said unrelentingly.

"Your Excellency Alani, please note that the Holy See can call on not only Austria, but also France......"

"French ......" mentioned the name of France, and everyone's faces suddenly changed. After all, the Demon Demon was the strongest existence on the European land at this time.

"And what reason did the French have to attack Venice?" Senator Armelo of the Selsey family asked.

"Venice is rich, everybody knows it, right?" Marin said unhurriedly.

The Venetian parliamentarians in the audience first smiled, and then their faces changed completely......

"If you attack Venice, as long as you win, you will definitely be able to grab a huge amount of wealth. If you capture the city of Venice and grab a fortune worth tens of millions of ducats, it will not be a problem. I think the French, knowing that Austria was also sending troops, would have been happy to send troops together. ”

"After all, France and Austria joined forces, and Venice had only one reason for its defeat. When the time comes, the French will be rewarded with at least millions of gold coins. Moreover, the excuse for sending troops was provided by the most prestigious Holy See in Europe, so why should the French refuse it? ”

At this time, none of the Venetian parliamentarians present opened their mouths. Obviously, they also know what's at stake. Venice did not offend France, but "too much money" was the sin of the Venetians. If it is a Chinese person, he will definitely say the phrase "the husband is not guilty and bears his guilt". Although the Venetians don't know this sentence, they understand the same truth.

Venice has money, which has long made European countries red. It's just that Venice is very strong, and a single country is not sure of winning against Venice. And there's no reason to attack Venice......

However, with the call of the Holy See, it is different. At that time, the attack on Venice is equivalent to putting on a cloak of justice. And after attacking Venice, loot it, that was the practice of the army in this era......

In particular, when the Holy Roman Empire inevitably sent troops, it was easier for other countries to see opportunities......

The Austrian army alone was able to attract most of Venice's forces. At this time, another powerful army appeared...... Venice will be doomed......

It doesn't matter if it's France or Spain. As long as one of these two powers stepped forward and attacked Venice together with the Austrian army, Venice would be doomed.

If Venice is captured, needless to say, the wealth of the families of the dozen or so Venetian tycoons present here will definitely be robbed by the invading enemy army. When the time comes, they will even have problems surviving, let alone living in style. Therefore, the atmosphere of the conference room suddenly froze...... The bigwigs lowered their heads and began to think, comparing gains and losses in their hearts......