Chapter 18: What Did Benito Think?
Early in the morning, Sinampei frowned at the text sent by Benito.
There is nothing wrong with this article, and Sinan Pei is almost certain of this. What really made him uneasy was Benito.
The content of this article is very detailed, down to which force the Jenova people will send, when they will leave, and when they will arrive in Lelan City. It can be said that Benito must have been involved in the talks of those parliamentarians, in other words, Benito himself was one of the masterminds who invited the Jenova to come.
But this mastermind did not hesitate to sell all his teammates, or is it a partner who has ruled Lelan City with him for more than ten years, can such a person be trusted?
Although he appreciates that there is no such thing as "eternal friends, only eternal interests", even more so when it comes to power, on the surface, Benito's reasons for turning against the water are very sufficient, one is that there are nearly a thousand mercenaries on Sinampe's side, second, Sinampe has the support of the Pope behind him, and third, Benito betrayed his allies has enough benefits to take, but Sinampe feels that he seems to have ignored something, and it is these aspects that he has ignored that makes him instinctively distrust Benito.
Sinampei thought silently.
Could it be that the Jenovas are coming to attack Leland is a lie?
On the map, Jenova and Lelan are not far away, or even close to each other, and if you look at the Celestial Empire in the 21st century, they are as close as the eastern prefecture-level cities. The Jenova wanted to come here, but it didn't take much effort. Looking at the comparison of strength, in addition to her huge fleet, Jenova's army should not be underestimated. Not to mention, when fighting a war to destroy the country, 20,000 people can still be pulled out - this is almost a legendary mobilization ability in this era, and a country as big as Capet is not just tens of thousands of people fighting around?
But this was only the case in a full-scale war, and if we took the standing army, Jenova would have mustered together 7,000 men at most. Removing the soldiers stationed in the eastern trading strongholds, and then removing the garrisons that cannot be used lightly, then the forces that the Jenovas can pull out are actually very limited. It's not impossible to take out a city with only a thousand mercenary troops, but it's a risk.
It would be nice to say that the city could be captured quickly in a few days, but once it fell into a tug-of-war. Then interference from all sides will follow. In a sense. This situation of division and division of Saranyi is actually a microcosm of the whole of Ugina, and it is very difficult to fight a war of annexation. Even with the cooperation of the local councilors of Lelan City, they also have to take a certain risk when they drive their troops into Lelan City.
But that's not to say they won't.
As one of the largest commercial city-states in all of Saranyi and even in all of Augenia, Genova is as ambitious as their old rival, the Adriatic Republic, and they want to monopolize trade throughout the Central Sea. At the same time, he also wants to be the boss of his compatriots in Saranyi, if there is an opportunity for them to grasp a land that can be attacked, retreated and defended. At the same time, they are willing to take this risk if they are very conducive to the hub of land trade.
So after thinking about it, Sinan Pei still couldn't find any problems from this article.
He decided to think a little more broad...... Take a look at the north, for example.
Sinampei's eyes flashed.
If...... What if the Emperor intervened in the Saranyi region at this time, although in the eastern part of the Holy Roman Empire, the Tucs put great pressure on the Emperor - the Emperor's direct domain of Odisia was at the forefront of the struggle against the Selman Empire, and if it were not for the mountainous and hilly nature of the Emperor's territory, the Emperor's territory might have fallen. But this did not mean that the emperor did not have time to meddle in the Saranyi region.
After all, the Holy Romance Empire was too big for the Saranyi to despair, even though they were part of the empire's de jure rule. It can be said that the Holy Romance Empire is the most powerful country in the whole of Eugenia, and even Capet can only sit in second place. If...... If the Emperor can effectively unite the various member states of the empire. In fact, by this time, the Holy Romance Empire had become a loose union of states, and the emperor was elected by the seven imperial electors in the Tongguò Empire, which greatly limited the strength of the empire, and there were various internal conflicts.
If it is just a simple comparison of strength, no one can overshadow the Holy Romance Empire, even the rising Selman, compared to it - of course, there is no comparison with the Celestial Empire. No matter what world it is in, the Celestial Empire is out of specification.
Saranyi is wealthy and advanced, but not necessarily the most powerful. If the countries on the earth are compared, isn't Germany also afraid that France and Russia will join forces to make her into a sandwich biscuit?
Sinan Pei felt that he was just missing a layer of window paper, and he could pierce the fog of this whole thing.
The uncertainty of the Empire's attitude is the biggest problem. It stands to reason that Theresa returned to Lelan City on behalf of the Auvergne family, and the emperor should always have something to say, right? Even if the emperor really expressed disdain for the affairs of Salanyi, which he couldn't interfere in, that would be an attitude? But now an envoy, even the lowest-level messenger, has not arrived, which makes Sinampe a little weak.
He doesn't have a think tank around him, or he himself plays this role in front of Theresa, so he has no way to ask anyone else but to think for himself, and there is really no one around him who can give him ideas. Maybe that young man Abel has some idea, but he's still working for the king in Capet!
Thinking of this, Sinampera made a long face. Obviously, he has also cultivated some talents and students in Capet, and has become acquainted with a group of reliable nobles, but once he leaves Capet, these guys can't be counted on!
It's a sad story. However, Sinan Pei will not give up lightly. It is not his style to take the initiative to compromise with the parliamentarians or go back to Roman City for fear of the slightest change.
Although it was quite embarrassing, Sinampei still decided that he must solve this matter perfectly, not only for himself and Teresa, but also for his children and grandchildren.
If he and Theresa really become Capet's rulers as Sybil predicted, how can a small city be managed by a large country like Capet......?