Chapter 205: The Genoese Demands

"Since His Majesty has not reacted to the ownership of Crete for so many years, it is clear that His Majesty Constantine has acquiesced in such a result, and there can be no doubt that the rule of the Republic of Venice in Crete is legitimate."

The Venetian ambassador obviously wanted to bring the matter to light, but such an outcome was unacceptable not to Constantine, but even to the Genoans.

"The Republic of Genoa will support all its people who are fighting for freedom and rightful power, and in one respect, the attitude of the Republic of Genoa is clear."

Although he did not say it explicitly, the Genoese ambassador almost engraved the words "I want to help the Cretans" on his head, and the reaction of the Genoese was not only the Venetian color, but also the astonished gaze of Constantine.

"This is not your business, this is a matter between Venice and His Majesty Constantine, there is no possibility that the Republic of Genoa will meddle in the internal affairs of the Venetians, and the fleet of Venice will not allow such a thing to happen."

The Genoese ambassador sneered, scoffed at the words of the Venice ambassador, did not care at all, looked at Constantine, and the Genoese ambassador stood up,

"If Your Majesty needs it, Genoa's fleet will be at the service of the Empire at any time, and will defeat all hypocrites who want to enslave other peoples for Your Majesty."

"You..."

The Venice ambassador suddenly stood up and pointed at the Genoese ambassador's nose, obviously very angry.

The reason why the Venetians are angry is because if the Genoans end up, things will be beyond the control of the Venetians, if it is only the Eastern Empire, the navy of the Eastern Empire has no way to help the Venetian navy, but with the Genoans, it is not necessarily, no matter how strong the Venetian naval fleet is, it cannot withstand the two combined.

But at the same time, the Venetian ambassador was also very surprised, in fact, not only him, Constantine himself was also surprised, originally the purpose of calling the Genoese ambassador this time was to disturb the words of the Venetians, but why Genoa would support Constantine so strongly, which Constantine never expected.

Originally, Constantine's purpose in supporting the Genoans was to suppress the power of Venice, and he never thought of really co-opting the Genoeans.

"What are you, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, Genoa's fleet can reach Crete immediately, it's a big deal to fight another naval battle in the Aegean Sea, the last time we lost to you, this time it's not necessarily, if you dare, come and try it!"

The iron-faced Venetian ambassador waved his sleeves away, and the attitude of the Genoese changed, and he had to report to the country at once, and it was not advisable to stay here for long.

Watching the Venetians go away, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly relaxed from the tense situation, the Genoese ambassador had great respect for Constantine, and he looked at the etiquette at a glance, which was completely different from the attitude towards the Venetians,

"Your Majesty, we can pay as long as you want."

Constantine naturally would not believe such polite words, and raised the Genoese ambassador in vain, Constantine smiled slightly,

"The ambassador works so hard, the empire will not treat you badly, do you want a reward?"

The Ambassador of Genoa shook his head, but said something else,

"Your Majesty, you may not know that the Republic of Genoa expelled the envoy of the puppet emperor of the Holy Roman Empire not long ago, and at the same time it was at war with the Holy See, and in the affairs of Northern Italy, although the Republic of Genoa is second to none, the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Florence are both existences that cannot be underestimated, and we have no way to cover the sky with one hand,"

"The Duchy of Milan is bent on following Frederick III, Cosimo de' Medici of the Florentine Republic is ambiguous with the Holy See, the Republic of Genoa is already in a more dangerous situation, and it is because I am working so hard today, it is precisely in the hope that Your Majesty will value our friendship and brotherhood as before, and Genoa will always be grateful for Your Majesty's help and support." m.

In this way, the whole thing is suddenly clear and clear, isn't it obvious that you are selling favors.

"If your country knows that it cannot cover the affairs of northern Italy, why does your country dare to do such a thing as to offend the factions and Frederick III in the country, and has not found the disadvantages of doing so in your country?"

Constantine was also very curious, in such an environment, the Genoese people dared to completely offend the surrounding area, which was simply looking for death.

"No, Your Majesty, but Genoa is overconfident in itself, and seriously underestimates the power of the Holy See and Frederick III, they just see that Frederick III and Caesar are going to war, and they see that the foundation of the Holy See is shaken, but they don't see that the power of the Holy See and Frederick III is still strong, and if a number of countries are liquidated in the future, the Republic of Genoa will definitely be cleared."

It is true that Frederick III and Laszllo declared war on each other, but there has been no large-scale armed war between the two sides, Frederick III's power is still very well preserved, not to mention the Holy See, the influence of the "Thirty-Five Theses" and the "Prague Religious Agreement" has not shaken the foundation of the Holy See so quickly, and I have not seen the birth of Protestantism in history and the complete elimination of Catholicism, in the Middle Ages, when information transmission was not developed, It takes a long time for a major event to spread throughout Europe, and even with a Europe-wide institution such as the Church, many of the Pope's orders cannot be conveyed at the grassroots level, let alone others.

"The consuls and the members of the council are so confident that we think that the Florentine Republic will sit on the sidelines, and if it were the Duchy of Milan alone, we really don't take it seriously."

During Constantine's reign, Genoa's power swelled rapidly, and the number of ships alone had at least doubled compared to before 1453, and it is not surprising that Constantine's conscious policy tilt made the Genoeans complacent.

Constantine nodded, acknowledging the ambassador's words, and then continued the ambassador's words,

"So what do you want me to do to support your decision? If we were to join the Genoese war, I am afraid that the situation in my country would not allow it. ”

Constantine said that he was embarrassed, whether he wanted it or not, he had to be embarrassed at this time, otherwise, he didn't want to conflict with the Holy See, and now he can't rush forward.

"We don't mean that, we just need His Majesty to support us at the right time, and at the same time, we hope that Your Majesty can introduce us to His Majesty Ferdinando II of Naples, although we ourselves have trade dealings with His Majesty Ferdinando II, but the country thinks that His Majesty has a greater influence on His Majesty Ferdinando II, and this is the purpose of my visit this time."

Genoa and Naples, a republic, a kingdom, a south and a north, the Papal States were directly sandwiched in the middle, when Ferdinando II's father Alfonso V deposed Pius II in Terracina, Naples, and now Ferdinando II himself wants to fight Pius II, and the two are on a par with Pius II.

Genoa's plan, if you think about it carefully, Constantine can also understand that it is nothing more than to take advantage of Frederick III's failure to come to his senses and destroy the Papal States first, if he can capture the Pope and blackmail the Son of Heaven to make the princes not the patent of China, although it may not be very useful in Europe.

After thinking for a while, Genoya's request was not very excessive, and Constantine immediately nodded,

"No problem, Your Excellency, I can write to Ferdinando now, but I am not sure that Ferdinando will agree to it."

"Of course, Your Majesty, I am sure that His Majesty Ferdinando II will gladly accept our terms."

The ambassador is full of confidence in his country, the Republic of Genoa is now the richest man in Italy except Venice, and he doesn't know how far he can get behind other countries, and it is difficult to be confident.

Christendom is surging, war is about to break out, under such production conditions, the war will definitely not end in a short time, although there is the existence of Constantine, but just as there is a thirty-year war in history, what Constantine can do is to minimize the time of the war, as we all know, war is the most likely to stimulate national emotions and cause a technological outbreak, to fight, they must first identify with their Roman identity before fighting, otherwise the Roman Empire wants to return to Europe is even more distant.

Outside Prague, Laszlo's army was being reorganized, unlike in the past, although the nobles joined the army as officers, more freemen or freed slaves also joined Laszlo's army as independent units, the role of the nobility in the army was weakened, but the royal power was greatly strengthened in the army,

After obtaining soldiers, Laszló immediately organized the army with the army of the Roman Empire, Bohemia began to accept the militarized structure of the Roman Empire, and the army had begun to change to the structure of the Roman army, which was the first change brought by Laszlo, such changes have begun to become more and more common in Bohemia, and the structure of the court was also deliberately imitated by Laszlo, and the court official position became more and more like the court of Constantinople, and the next thing Laszlo had to do was to reform the local structure, It only depends on whether Frederick III will give him so much time, and the current situation is that the longer Frederick III drags on, the better, and Laszlo can calmly complete his reforms.

Romanization in its entirety! Reform it all!

The Roman Empire conquered the world by force for the first time, the world by law for the second time, and the world by institutions and culture for the third time!

Some people died, but not completely......