"First of all, there is the problem of the Papal States, since you have already beaten them away, it is definitely not appropriate to let them come back, it is better to surrender directly. But if you don't give in at all, the church won't be able to step down, and it's not the same thing that you, as the emperor of Christians, will always be excommunicated by the church. It is better to give way to both sides, and you return the city of Rome to the Papal States, and then compensate the Church a sum of money, which is considered the cost of buying the rest of the territory of the Papal States. ”

Of course, the church will not agree to this condition alone, and even if the church is willing, Louis and Henry will get in the way. So along with this condition, there is an additional condition, which is that you send troops to the Iberian Peninsula to help the church fight this holy war, and help them to stop the Berber offensive together. But only to block, or push a little south, some distance. I think it's enough to get Toledo and Valencia back. ”

"The city-state of Venice is also a big problem, but it is easy for me to solve because they are merchants, and the last thing I am afraid of is merchants. You don't need to come forward in this matter, let Karl be your plenipotentiary and negotiate with them. Carl has a big stick in one hand, it is the warship he owns, if the Venetian merchants insist on opposing you, then all their merchant ships on the sea will become the target of unknown pirate ships, you only need to provide Carl with a few hidden supply ports. If they were reasonable, Karl would offer them a large long-term order to exchange sugar and rum for a black grease from the east coast of the sea, and to give the Venetians a monopoly on sugar and rum. ”

"I think they will figure it out themselves, and without their secret trouble, the German princes would not openly stand against you, and you are still their emperor. In this way, the Papal States and Louis the Younger lost much help, and with the power of the Franks alone, they could not attack the peninsula. So they will have to sit down and negotiate with you, and they will seriously consider the first two conditions. ”

Hong Tao's calculations have always been a set of moves, taking into account all the interests that can be taken into account, and then grasping their main demands. If you can meet all of them, try to be satisfied, and if you can't be fully satisfied, you will be partially satisfied. The game between countries is actually a matter of distribution of interests, and business between businessmen is a truth, as long as it is not a feud for several lifetimes, there will generally not be too many personal grievances.

Because the state itself is also an interest group, no one will let their interests be harmed by someone's hatred. Of course, this requires that you are relatively strong, and you can come up with the interests of the other party to be really tempted, and don't fool people with drizzle. Hong Tao happened to have this ability, and after a few days of ideological struggle and calculation, he decided to vomit some blood himself, and Lafred II took it.

The reason is simple: he needs Europe right now, and he can't go through the old plan. In order to establish a sea route across the Mediterranean, there must be an important fulcrum in between, and Karlburg alone is not enough, and the Italian peninsula is suitable. So Friedrich II's worth suddenly increased, from a friend to a stakeholder. It makes sense, who let him occupy this place right now? An emperor who is a friend of his own, who owes himself a debt to himself, certainly meets his needs than another emperor who is closer to the church.

"I'm curious, you've only been here three or four times in total, but why do you know so much about the situation here? Don't tell me Carl told you, he doesn't know as much as you do! I also admit that Mrs. Jiang is a very smart woman, but she doesn't have this kind of vision. After Friedrich II came out of his frenzied and depressed mood, his brain immediately became useful, and after listening to Hong Tao's big combination of punches, he entered the state of a politician again. If this guy is not a serious schizophrenic, Hong Tao dares to pick out his eyeballs, in this emperor, you can see several completely different personalities in a short period of time.

"Books are the friends of mankind, do you remember Said? He is now my Arab advisor, as are several others. And I used a big bait to keep them in the East, promising to build them a real university that would bring in scholars from all over the world, and let them study whatever they wanted, without worrying about money. William, merge your University of Naples with mine, this thing should have been a toy for a rich emperor like me, you poor emperor can't afford to play with it, how about letting me play with you, hehehe......" To this question of Friedrich II, Hong Tao gave an ambiguous answer, and he was not worried that he would continue to ask, because there was another thing that made him more heartwarming.

“…… My God! I hate you! You're a thief, you've stolen all my scholars! It's immoral to also tempt them with money, you can't do that! Sure enough, Friedrich II immediately changed from the state of a politician and became a scholar, no longer pondering Hong Tao's problems, swished up from his chair, grabbed Hong Tao's clothes, and sprayed Hong Tao in the face.

"Hahaha...... Although my emperor is not as powerful as you, I am richer than you, so I did it, you can bite me to death! Okay, okay, let go of my clothes, it's expensive, you don't want to take the opportunity to steal the buttons of my clothes, do you? William, don't worry, we can also exchange scholars between the two of us, so that the speed of research is faster, and it will not do you any harm. ”

"By the way, I also brought you a small gift, a very interesting gift. Don't you like to dissect the human body? This stuff can help you a lot. Dissecting corpses alone won't solve all the problems, and you'll have to do it on living people if necessary. Don't get me wrong, I didn't ask you to dissect a living person, I mean you can try to treat some seriously ill patients. Anyway, they are also dead, it is better to use it as your study material, maybe there is still a chance to live, this should not be against the will of your Lord, anyway, you don't believe in it very much. ”

"The liquid in this bottle can make them feel most pain, it's like falling asleep, and they won't know how you want to go under the knife. After you take care of it, I will teach you to stitch up their wounds, and in a short time, their wounds will grow and be exactly the same as good people except for one scar, I promise! "Hong Tao likes the taste of smashing people with money very much, especially smashing an emperor and smashing him dizzy. But you can't just smash people, you have to give a piece of candy to eat after smashing, so that he can stick his head and wait for his next smash at any time. Let him smash himself willingly, and he has to laugh when he finishes smashing, and he is not allowed to cry!

"You're telling the truth!" After listening to Hong Tao's introduction, and then watching Hong Tao take out a small bottle from the small leather bag on his waist, Friedrich II's breathing immediately became heavier, and he listened more seriously than when he talked about how to solve his current predicament just now. This emperor was really not a good emperor, and his interest in the country was far less intense than that of research.

"When we discuss your problem, we can go to the test right away. You provide someone, I'll teach you by hand, I've tried this thing, I promise it works! "Letting Friedrich II make him an apprentice in medicine was calculated by Hong Tao a long time ago, and now he is just using ether to seduce him to the Tao, and he can't do it without research. And after the research, you have to tell yourself the results first, which is no different from calling a stupid boy.

“…… You are indeed sent by the devil, and you can use your methods to seduce others to sell their souls every time. Carl was seduced by you, and I can't stand this test. It seems that the Pope is right, I am not a devout Christian at all, I should go and repent......" Friedrich II was not stupid, he knew that Hong Tao was taking advantage of his weakness, but he understood in his heart that it was one thing, and whether he could hold back was another.

"Don't talk nonsense, you haven't believed in God at all, and God won't listen to you if you go to repent." Hong Tao shook the small bottle in his hand again.

"Okay, just try as you say, but I have one more question, where did the sugar and rum exchanged with the Venetians come from? Jiang Niangzi's warehouse also doesn't have that much stock, and the Venetians have a great appetite, so they won't take a fancy to that little thing. "In fact, Friedrich II has already decided, he is now a dead horse, as long as it is not too outrageous ideas, he dares to try, but before trying, he still wants to figure out what happened.

"Carl has, he's going to talk to the Venetians about the quantity, it's going to make them tickle, right? Cal! Hong Tao confidently stretched out his finger to Karl.

"Ahh Me, I...... Oh, I have ......" Carl was almost asleep, he couldn't understand what Hong Tao was trying to do, one moment Venetian and sometimes Iberian Peninsula, and he didn't even have a chance to interject. Let Hong Tao suddenly point, he hasn't reacted yet, he wanted to ask Hong Tao where he got so much sugar and rum, but when he saw Hong Tao squeezing his eyes at him, he had to follow Hong Tao and say. After finishing speaking, I had to pray in my heart that Hong Tao would not lie to his cousin to play, this is a national event, not a joke.

"My dear cousin, you are much better than he is to me, can you tell your cousin who loves you the most, where did your sugar and rum come from? Where are they stored? "Friedrich II didn't believe that Karl could have so many tricks.

"Of course I don't, but he does! He has everything you want, and I'm his transporter...... By the way, it is also responsible for collecting accounts, and whoever doesn't give money will be hit with a cannon! Carl was telling the truth, he had already guessed where the sugar and rum that Hong Tao was talking about came from. But when he thought that his brothers had all become the possession of this guy, he could not help but feel sorry for Friedrich II. In fact, it's really the same as what my cousin said, this guy is a demon who came out of hell, specializing in using all kinds of temptations and tricks to calculate people, don't let him get wet, don't want to run away if he gets wet.

(To be continued.) )