"Your Excellency, our first target should not be the Tiber, but Turin by the Po, where the Grand Duke of Milan, Francisco Sforza, wags his tail at Frederick III and is a great threat to us."

Giovanni would not be able to reach Genoa for a while, so the veteran Renato Auguste became the current supreme commander of Genoa.

The cabinet was soon put into operation under the chairmanship of Robert Jean Silverberg, Count of Laginia and Lyon, and the cabinet of the Republic, which seems to us to be nondescript to posterity, is still a novelty and a great step forward in the political system, with a clear division of responsibilities.

And now, several people are discussing matters related to the army, and the person who spoke just now is obviously General Renato, the most authoritative in the audience.

"Isn't that too risky? You know, although we have made a declaration to defend the country by force, but the Milanese do not think that it is directed against them, will our actions be labeled as aggression? ”

Prime Minister Severberg sat on his back, his hands crossed together, his gaze was flat but serious,

It's a challenge!

"The Milanese are already dissatisfied with Sforza's rule, we can support this wave of Milanese to defeat Sforza, and then we can help them establish a city republic, and we can also put the Visconti family on the throne, we just need to make the Milanese no threat to the republic."

Renato has already drafted it, so it can be seen that these words are not groundless, but well thought out.

Sforza was not in the right position, at that time Milan was a republic after the extinction of the Visconti family, Sforza was just a mercenary leader, and he did not have any legal reason to ascend to the position of Grand Duke.

Because of this, Sforza will kneel and lick Frederick III for the revitalization of the family and in order to cross the class barrier, of course, this is normal, stronger than Napoleon, doesn't it also need to marry the Habsburg family to be reluctantly recognized by the European aristocracy? No matter how strong Sforza is, he can't be stronger than Napoleon's emperor.

"Hmm... Reasonable, while Sforza has not yet been approved by the Holy See and Frederick III, we can send troops, and in name, we can also take this opportunity to deter the Holy See, which is advantageous to us. ”

Seeing that Severberg agreed with Renato's opinion, Laginia did not rush to express his opinion, but turned to the Marquis of Montferrato, William VIII Valleo, who had recently arrived in Genoa,

"Sir William, do you have any thoughts on war?"

As the revival of the Roman Empire became more and more obvious, and the international status of the Valleologous family as a royal family became higher and higher, William VIII's life in Italy was much better, and he was worried that his son-in-law, the Marquis of Saluzzo, would usurp the rule of Monferrato after his death, but now this worry seems to have disappeared inexplicably.

"Me?"

William VIII shook his head in confusion,

"I don't have any opinion, the Marquis of Monferrato will fully support the actions of His Excellency."

Laginia couldn't figure out William VIII's attitude for a while, he hadn't gotten the information he wanted, so he could only cautiously continue to try,

"Will Your Excellency's relatives, or the Valleologous family, support this war? Does the Marquis represent your family? ”

William VIII was stunned, then nodded,

At this point, in fact, everyone heard what Laginia meant, the Count of Lyon unconsciously straightened his waist, and even leaned forward, Renato also sat down, and the bank commissioner Collins was only half of his ass still in his seat, and everyone waited intently for William VIII's answer,

"Yes, the Valleologo-Monferrato branch will fully support the actions of His Excellency."

The Count of Leon relaxed, leaning back in his seat, not knowing what to think, Corinth looked disappointed and shook his head and sighed, while Renato stood up and looked at the map on the wall, as if preparing the next battle plan.

Rakinia also did not hide his disappointment, but he did not say anything else, but smiled at William VIII,

"Thank you for your honesty, Your Excellency the Marquis."

Although he smiled very reluctantly, he still did not lose the dignity of a nobleman after all.

It's a pity that if this marquis had the support of Constantinople, then the situation would be very good for Genoia, but it is a pity that this marquis seems to have been forgotten by his family, and he doesn't know anything about the news from the East?

But on second thought, this is also a good thing, at least the Roman Empire does not seek to push their power into the Apennine Peninsula, otherwise it would be a great threat to Genoa.

"The question now is, should we wait for the nobles of the surrounding regions to take a stand before taking military action? For example, the Marquis of Ferrara and the Florentine tyrant Cosimo, and the Venetians, although they also seem to have expelled Frederick III's emissaries, may not be on our side in this war. ”

Renato looked at the map and didn't look back.

"The Venetians must be neutral, there is no room for negotiation in this matter."

Siefbelberg is categorical, the Venetians are their old rivals and their long-standing rivals.

"But we were not long ago antagonistic against them in the matter of the great Cretan uprising, and although we had the support of the Roman Emperor, it meant that it was very difficult for us to get the Venetians to cooperate with us."

The Count of Mantua crossed his hands on the upturned Erlang's legs, and his tone was light.

"Then think about it, what do the Venetians want? Want money? We'll give it, 10,000? Lakh? We are not stingy with money, and the key is to win this war. ”

"You can even give a million."

The Count of Mantua laughed, apparently confident in Genoa's wealth, and did not intend to refute Severberg's words.

A million gold coins? That is, more than a year's tax revenue, and the trade income of the Italian state is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

"I don't think the Venetians value money so much, for them, a million is only a matter of about a year, but there is a business that really makes them greedy."

William VIII took a sip of wine lightly, and his face was very calm, but the people around him were not very calm.

"You mean... Commercial interests within the Roman Empire? ”

The Count of Mantua was a little suspicious, but there was some certainty in his tone.

"No, no, no, this is the foundation of our existence, if we lose the commercial trade here, our tax revenue will even be cut in half, besides, we can't control it, Emperor Constantine will not allow us to transfer our trade privileges."

This was just a sign of the idea, and Laginia decisively rejected such a proposal.

The status given to the Genoans was not won by the Genoans themselves, but was obtained by the deliberate favoritism of Constantine, and the matter itself was not under the control of the Genoese, so how can there be a transfer of privileges?

Moreover, the Genoese settlements were all over the East, and if things went wrong, the expatriates in the East were also a good complement to the war, and giving up privileges meant giving up the support of the expatriates, which was also detrimental to the war.

The situation fell into a stalemate in an instant, everyone fell into thinking, no one replied for the time being, although Constantine did not say a word, but none of the people here dared to ignore Constantine's opinion, whether it was out of respect for Constantine or fear of the Roman Navy, the court of Constantinople was a topic they could not avoid.

Maybe the Roman navy is okay and not much of a threat, but the existence of Prince Enrique of Portugal cannot be ignored, what does it mean for Prince Enrique to enter the court of Constantinople, everyone is not clear, whether the Portuguese will join the Mediterranean War through the navy, no one can say, the combined factors add up, this is the judgment of the influence of the Roman Empire.

"Why don't we support the Greeks in Crete?"

Renato's proposal made Laginha subconsciously veto, but the words came to his lips and he couldn't say it.

Maybe... Feasible?

Once the idea is opened, it is as unstoppable as a flood of floodgates, and although the Venetians are a factor that cannot be ignored, if there is really no way to win their neutral status, it may be a good choice to keep them busy.

Seeing that Rakinia was silent, Renato suddenly realized that there was a drama in this matter, so he did not hesitate,

"Although the life of the Venetians is not better than before, but their strength is still there, the navy is still the strongest in the Mediterranean world, if we can't convince Emperor Constantine to attack the Venetians, then we have only this choice, otherwise the Venetians may be moved by Frederick III himself at any time, they have always betrayed the habit."

"But..."

Laginia didn't know if it was the right thing to do.

"We can't continue to play against the Venetians when we are already playing against the Milanese, it is not good for us."

At this point, what else to say, Laginha is not acquiescing, but his only concern is whether this kind of thing will attract-for-tat from the Venetians, if the Venetians join forces with the Milanese, then in northern Italy, Genoa will be difficult to deal with.

"Well, then, let's be a little more discreet, and it's better to spend the Venetian's money and do our business."

Severberg's eyes were lowered, the folds of his face were all gathered together, and his smile was chilling.

What can be done to make the Venetians honestly hold back by the Cretans?

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