In the original history, in order to counter the Venice offensive against the Papal States, Pope Julius II formed the "League of Cambrai", which united most of the countries of Western Europe to jointly deal with the arrogant and powerful Venice.

In exchange for Maximilian I's invasion of Venice from the north, Julius II not only crowned Maximilian I, but also authorized the Holy Roman Emperor not to come to Rome for the coronation, but to be crowned at home. From then on, however, the Holy See's ability to intervene in Germany was markedly diminished. Germany, on the other hand, has since severed its close ties with Italy and has begun to concentrate on infighting behind closed doors......

Of course, at that time in history, it was Venice that took the lead in attacking the Papal States, and the Papal States could not stop the offensive of Venice and was forced to ask for help from various countries. So, Julius II also paid a huge price. Among them, allowing the HRE Emperor to be crowned himself in the future caused the Holy See to lose its right to directly intervene in the politics of the empire, and it still had influence on the Episcopal States.

However, in this time and space, because of the appearance of Marin, Venice is now going all out to dig the Suez Canal, and it is not doing anything in Italy at all. Therefore, Julius II would not have been forced to ask for help from various countries. Therefore, it can only be the emperor begging him. In this way, Julius II could ask for a sky-high price. And Maximilian I was not a fool, and he didn't want to be slaughtered too harshly, so he hired Marin as an intermediary, hoping to reduce the cost and get the emperor's crown.

It's just that Maximilian I never expected that Marin was actually the son-in-law of Julius II. From the point of view of intimacy, it is actually closer to Julius II. Therefore, after receiving the emperor's request, Marin did not sincerely help the emperor, but thought about how to help the pope's father-in-law kill the emperor......

To this end, Marin also called Scony, the secret envoy of Julius II, to discuss how to kill Maximilian I with a knife......

But Sconey butler unceremoniously said:

"With all due respect, the little master Scone knows that Angela and Felise are both Marin's women, and naturally they are also called Marin little masters, and all of Europe knows that His Majesty Maximilian I is a poor ghost emperor. Then, little master, even if we want to knock him out, that poor ghost His Majesty can't take it out......"

Marin's face was suddenly embarrassed, he had almost forgotten the poor nature of Maximilian I.

Originally, because when Marin made his fortune, he sent Maximilian I a French knight prisoner of war worth millions of gold coins and a large number of war horses and weapons and armor, which filled all the financial deficits of the Habsburg family, and there was a large surplus.

However, it was still Marin. In order not to make the Habsburgs too powerful, the emperor was encouraged to march into Switzerland, first in Graubünden and then in most of Switzerland.

The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first. He also said, "When the cannon goes off, the gold costs ten thousand taels"...... Because the French supported the Swiss resistance and the Habsburg army engaged in a tug-of-war in Switzerland, His Majesty the Emperor consumed a large amount of food, grass and military pay......

Then, the Habsburgs, who had not lived a good life for a few days, began to go into debt again......

Although Sconey said it directly, it was also a big truth, and Maximilian I returned to his true nature. It's really hard to knock out the oil and water from the poor ratio......

What did the Habsburgs have? Well, they have noble blood, and they have a vast territory of Austria, Tyrol, the Netherlands, Franche-Comté, and now the eastern half of Switzerland......

It stands to reason that with so much territory, the Habsburgs should be very rich......

However, it is precisely because the Habsburgs have developed for hundreds of years that the family is very large, and various branches are spread all over the place. There were more than a dozen of the Habsburgs in dukes, counts, and so on. As for the branches of barons, knights, and so on, there are even more than they can count.

Therefore, although the Habsburgs have many territories, there are too many families that can share food. Then, in the end, there were not many that ended up in the hands of Maximilian I. What's more, most of this money needs to be used to maintain the huge army of the Habsburgs......

Therefore, the Habsburgs seemed to be powerful, but their patriarch, Emperor Maximilian I, was a very poor man, and his finances were often in deficit. In order to keep the territory running, Maximilian I had to constantly borrow money from top plutocrats such as the Fugger family. In order to obtain a loan, Maximilian I mortgaged all the large copper mines in the Tyrolean region to the Fugger family, making the Fugger family a copper tycoon. However, Marin's development of the Faylon copper mine in Sweden affected the income of the Fugger family. But, in general, the Fugger family did not lose money when they acquired copper mines. Moreover, they acquired many silver mines in Austria at the same time.

It stands to reason that with so many copper and silver mines in control, the Fugger family should continue to prosper. However, the Spanish colonial empire of Charles V of Temeow mined huge amounts of silver in the Americas, which greatly reduced the value of silver. As for copper, it is because of the great development of Swedish copper mines and the influx of cheap copper from the East...... The precious metals empire of the Fugger family has finally gone bankrupt......

Of course, there is another reason for the decline of the Fugger family......

After the death of Charles V, his son Philip II became king of Spain. Because of the high debts, Philip II shamelessly declared the Spanish Empire bankrupt......

What is bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is not being able to pay off debts......

Ordinary people go bankrupt, and the only assets they have have to be taken away and pawned to pay back. However, the shameless king declared bankruptcy, and you dare to take his palace to auction for money? Do you dare to take the king's royal domain and auction it? No! Therefore, the royal family's declaration of bankruptcy is actually a debt ...... After being used by the Spanish Empire to go bankrupt several times, the Fugger banking empire finally could not hold on......

How to say, personal bankruptcy is the fall of the sky, don't think about turning over. And the bankruptcy of the country, in fact, is a kind of debt repayment behavior that does not want Bilian. Therefore, personal bankruptcy is equivalent to the fall of the sky. And the bankruptcy of the country is just a pit of creditors. Even if they are bankrupt, the officials are still all kinds of chic, what can you do with them?

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Marin retracted his divergent thoughts and began to think about what else was worth trying to figure out about being poorer than the emperor......

Suddenly, Marin remembered that he was short of soldiers and horses to march into Siena. So, he said to Scony:

"Or, let's take this opportunity and let His Majesty the Emperor send troops together?"

"Let the emperor send troops together? Why, little master, you don't have enough soldiers and horses? Scone wondered.

"It's not that it's not enough, it's that I can't move all my troops out of the country to attack Siena. What if someone attacks my hometown? Angela and Caesar, their safety is also important! ”

Sconi nodded in agreement and said:

"That's right, the safety of the young lady and the little master is very important!"

Then Sconi asked:

"So, how many troops do you intend to send His Majesty Maximilian I? You know, by occupying Siena this time, the old master can take the opportunity to give you the east coast of the Savage Continent. If the Habsburgs send a lot of troops and take most of the credit, your importance will be reduced, and the old master will not be too partial! ”

Marin nodded and said:

"Well, that's right...... In this way, I sent 15,000 troops, counting the 7,000 men sent to the Papal States before, the total number is 22,000. We can ask His Majesty the Emperor to send 20,000 troops as well. In this way, we have more than 40,000 troops, and we can take Siena quickly! ”

Sconi thought for a moment and said:

"Little master, I have no doubt that you will send 22,000 troops, but that poor ghost Your Majesty can really afford the expenses of 20,000 troops? No salary, but food and grass consumption, can His Majesty the poor ghost afford it? ”

Marin was stunned......

It is true that there is no shortage of capable soldiers in the Habsburg domains, but what about the expenses for maintaining the army...... Is the food spicy expensive, Maximilian I couldn't afford it......

However, this is not a problem for Marin......

So, he confidently said:

"You can tell His Majesty the Emperor that the food is provided by His Holiness the Pope. Actually, it's me who delivers! ”

"This ...... Little master, will you lose too much? Sconey said hesitantly.

"This wave is not a loss, I have a lot of grain in my granary! For me, time and credit are what matter. If you finish the fight early, you can also return to China to stabilize the situation. Moreover, the military rations can also be written into the merit book, and my father-in-law gave me the east coast of the Wild Continent, which is more reasonable, isn't it? ”

Sconi nodded helplessly:

"If only you were happy! But in what name should His Majesty's army help the Pope to attack Siena? It can't be said to be trading conditions, right? ”

Marin thought for a moment and said:

"This is simple, ask His Majesty Maximilian I to march to Rome with an army of 20,000 in accordance with the old tradition, seeking to be crowned. The Pope then took the opportunity to invite him to join him in the attack on Siena. In this way, no one has any objections......"

"Hey, march into Rome, this is a good reason, and it's hard for others to say anything!"

In fact, the previous emperors of the HRE basically experienced the experience of "marching into Rome", otherwise they would not be crowned emperors. However, the "march into Rome" was more of a show of force by the emperor to the pope and coerce him to crown himself. But this time it was different, the pope invited the emperor to help him work...... Moreover, from the 15th century onwards, the emperor gradually lost his prestige and no longer had the ability to coerce the pope. For example, Maximilian I's father, Emperor Frederick III, was crowned by bribing the pope......

In addition, now the Papal State has 7,000 soldiers and horses of Marin, and it has recruited tens of thousands of Italian mercenaries, which is not a soft persimmon. If others want to pinch it, it is difficult to pinch it......

Therefore, it was a reasonable suggestion to invite Maximilian I to send troops with him to besiege Siena. Scone intended to return to Rome as soon as possible and consulted Julius II. After all, Julius II had the final say......