The Holy See, in fact, is not a good thing, and the Holy See in the Middle Ages is even more so.

It's just that the Holy See, which represents the existence of light, is even more contrary to darkness when it becomes dark.

What's more, it is already quite dark in itself, and it can even be said to be the darkest existence in Europe.

This is not much different from Buddhism.

At the beginning of its birth, Buddhism's thinking was actually good, positive, and good.

But later, with the use of people with intentions, Buddhism became a barrier to hide filth and dirt, a fig leaf for power, money, and desire.

The same is true of the Holy See, and it is even better than that of Buddhism.

At the very least, the people of the Central Plains still know shame, know that these things are not tolerated by the world, and know that they are hidden, but the West is different.

Except for not being able to say what the Holy See was like, almost everyone except the common people knew it.

Zhu Zhanyan also knew, but he didn't think about taking advantage of this, at least not yet.

In fact, the reason is very simple, it is like a Westerner who went to the Central Plains and said how Confucianism was, how to deceive them, and how to become a tool for greedy power and wealth.

Generally speaking, people who listen to him say this will just shake their faces and walk away, and those with a bad temper may have a big mouth.

To put it bluntly, it is their own people who say yes, at least the credibility is not high, but there is also it, but if outsiders say it, the first reaction of ordinary people is either that this person is sick, or that there is a foreign enemy who wants to invade the Central Plains, this is what they have prepared in advance.

The same is true in the West, when a group of Han people go to say that the Holy See is bad, they will not believe it.

Maybe this method can be used in the future, but that is also after he has a foothold in Europe and makes the Kingdom of Naples his most loyal dog.

Whether it's because of meat to eat or a stick to deter, at least it's when you can control it.

In contrast, what Zhu Zhanyan needs to solve most at the moment is the issue of European unity.

If it was just the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples uniting such people, then Zhu Zhanyan didn't care at all, because the two mice together were no match for cats.

But the Holy See is different.

It's not that Zhu Zhanyan is afraid of the Holy See, it's not necessary, because the strength is there.

Not to mention that Europe itself is a piece of scattered sand fighting for itself, even if they join forces, Zhu Zhanyan can't attack hard, and it's a simple matter to kill them.

It doesn't even take a few years to kill them.

But!

If a suitable solution can be thought of, the Holy See will not be an enemy......

It's actually not appropriate to say this, it should be said that if it is handled well, Zhu Zhanyan can directly eliminate the Pope and these people, put the Holy See in his hands, and become a sharp weapon for him to enter Europe.

The news that Duke Rene sent to him was timely and useful.

Jeanne II was a very clever woman, even smarter than the Pope and Frederick III, because she saw the situation very well.

She knew that it was a matter of time before Da Ming's advance was made, and the crusaders, who had already been eroded by desire, did not have much combat effectiveness.

Not to mention the wolf-like Ming army, today's crusaders, I am afraid that ordinary armies in Europe can beat them, and the reason why the crusaders are still on the altar is because of the crusaders who fought for their faith back then.

Therefore, Jeanne II knew very well that even if Frederick III united with the Pope, it would be a matter of time before she failed, and if she did not show enough strength in front of her, then she would not be easily shaken.

People like Jeanne II are actually very simple and pure, just one thing: if you are strong and can bring me benefits, then I will be on your side.

And now, judging from the information obtained by Jeanne II, it is very likely that the union of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Papal State will not improve, and it is very likely that it will not be able to stop the advance of the Ming Dynasty in the end.

Therefore, on the surface, she carried out the plan of the Pope and Frederick III to let the Duke of Rene come over to paralyze Zhu Zhan's vigilance, but in fact, she told all these things and handed them over to the Duke of Rene to bring them to Zhu Zhanyan.

Of course, Jeanne II did not leave no way out.

Although Daming is more dominant in terms of overall surface strength, the matter is not over, and no one knows what the result will be.

So she kept a hand, and by selling her body, half to please and half seducing, she got the Pope to agree to the request of the Kingdom of Naples not to send troops.

Of course, the Pope is also the kind of old man who has become an old man, and a broken shoe that has been crushed under the body of thousands of people cannot make him agree to such an excessive request.

As for what Jeanne II paid to get the Pope to agree to such an unreasonable demand, it was only Jeanne II and the Pope who knew it.

"Did your Majesty say you need to bring back anything to stabilize the situation?"

Conveying his words to the translator, Zhu Zhanyan looked at Duke Rene very indifferently.

"Back to His Royal Highness, they said that they need a part of the Ming army's defense map, of course, there is no need to be true, just give it a fake, but then you need the help of Daming to play a play, at least the outermost cloth workshop should be the same as on the defense map."

"At that time, they will be able to communicate with the Papal State and the Kingdom of Sicily, and at the same time, they will do their best to pass on the ideas of the Papal State and the Kingdom of Sicily to you, so as to ensure the invincible position of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's fine." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand.

"Tell him that I'll have someone bring him a defense map tonight, and as for how long he needs to stay here to confuse the Pope's state, that's his business, and I'll cooperate."

"Do you have any other questions?"

The interpreter was very competent and translated everything, but what he received was the salute of the Duke of Rene, because it was enough for them.

The greatest benefit that the Kingdom of Naples could gain from cooperating with the Ming Dynasty was after the end of the war, not as promised beforehand.

These are all empty, as long as the benefits are not in hand, then any promises are empty words.

"Come, arrange a place for him to stay and take him to rest." Zhu Zhanyan stood up and beckoned.

"Zhu Ling, you send someone to follow him, not only to protect his safety, but also to keep an eye on his every move."

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhanyan has never trusted anyone, and Jeanna II seems to be very sincere, but in fact, no one knows what the idea is, only to wait for the final facts to be proven.

"Zhu Ping, you send someone to deliver a message to Jian Xiao."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhan bowed his head and wrote a short letter.

"Tell him to send someone to inquire about this matter, do your best, and if it is really impossible, then give up."

"Yes!"

As Zhu Ping left, Zhu Zhanyan also raised his head and looked to the north.

He thought that this was the simplest war, using the anti-bone Neapolitan dynasty in Europe as a bait, and finally took Junbao and became the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to advance to Europe.

But I didn't expect to meet the Pope this time.

It's a good thing, though, as the Pope isn't a difficult quest, but it's very likely to drop a weapon specifically used against Europe: the Papal Scepter.

Looking at the north, Zhu Zhan Yan seems to have seen the scene of himself using the Holy See as a puppet, expanding in Europe, plundering all kinds of things, and carrying out a large-scale slave trade.

……

When Zhu Zhanyan was busy targeting Europe, Daming was actually not idle.

Previously, after Zhu Zhanyan took over the imperial court and the entire Ming Dynasty, the first thing he did was to purge the officials of the DPRK and China.

In the end, Mahamu and Vulture Polo secretly joined forces to push Taiping out as a scapegoat, and although the act of abandoning the car to protect the commander was cruel, it was very effective.

What Zhu Zhanyan wants is to send troops to the grassland in a justifiable manner, not to kill as people say.

He can not care about these messy bullshit reputations, but if he wants the descendants of the Zhu family not to be bothered by this, he still has to detour around the bend.

But!

This does not mean that the embarrassment of Daming to Wara is over.

With the arrival of summer, the mutual market between Daming and Warat began, but in the same way, the conspiracy also began with the mutual market with Warat.

"Dad, is this really possible?" Zhu Zhanyan looked at his father suspiciously.

"What do you see me doing!? I didn't set it! His son's suspicious gaze seemed to have pierced Zhu Gaoxu, and at this time he was like a fried cat.

"I'm looking for your eldest brother! That was set before he left, and he told me that I must follow the standards he left behind, and I can't change it casually! ”

"Oh......" Zhu Zhanyan made a voice full of understanding.

"Big brother is set, it's okay......"

……

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.

Although it was just a simple sentence, it could also be said to be a word of approval, but he heard something else from this sentence?

But in the final analysis, no opinion is really no opinion, but this does not mean that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanyan have no doubts in their hearts.

On the contrary, although neither father nor son spoke, their hearts were full of doubts.

There is no other reason, but the conditions given by Zhu Zhanyan are too harsh.

In addition to the normal intermarket items, such as grain, meat, livestock, and wool, a new thing has been added to this intermarket.

Horses, and they can't be horses, they must be above the average horse, or even the kind of war horse.

It stands to reason that you get what you pay for, and there is nothing wrong with asking for goods, as long as you give money, but the problem is here.

The criterion for Zhu Zhanyan to stay is not that he will not give money, because it is already a money grab.

The imperial court and a few tribes have a tea and horse market, this has been going on for a long time, when King Wu went to Yunnan, which is still trading tea and horses with the departments of the Guanxi Qiwei and the Wusi Tibetan Division.

Because of the strength of the Ming Dynasty, the price of tea and horses in the market was finally set at 60 catties, 40 catties and 20 catties of tea for good horses, medium horses and inferior horses.

The price has not changed for so many years, it's not that Daming doesn't want to change it, but this price is too low, compared with the 250 catties, 220 catties and 200 catties in the Northern Song Dynasty, it has fallen to the bottom.

But this time, in the exchange with the grassland, the price of horses fell to new heights.

In the standard left by Zhu Zhanyan, Warat could only trade good horses and medium horses, and in exchange, the Ming Dynasty gave very little grain.

Converted to it, it is about 40 catties of tea for a good horse, and 20 catties of tea for a medium horse, but the tea is replaced by grain.

Isn't this a money grab?

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanyu are very skeptical that this standard can be worked, and will Warat turn his face directly?

Of course, that's what they thought, and in fact they knew that Varat wouldn't turn his face, because they wanted Varat to turn his face the most.

After all, they are the enemy, and what they think is what the enemy does not want, and what they do not want is what the enemy thinks.

However, sometimes even the enemy may think the same way.

Warat, Hulan suddenly hypothermia.

"What should I do?" Bald Polo looked at Mahamu in front of him, and his tone was a little low.

I have to say that without Taiping's stunned person, the atmosphere of the conversation between them is much better, at least it is not as startled as when Taiping was still there.

If Taiping is still there, then Taiping at this time must have a questioning tone, either at Mahamusa or at him Balpola Sapo.

But after the absence of peace, the conversation between him and Ma Hamu is usually very calm, at least there will be no rush to turn white.

"No way." Maham sighed heavily.

"Now that the enemy is strong and I am weak, if we don't plan to burn the jade, then we can only accept it."

"Well, Da Ming is clearly asking us to turn our faces first and give them a chance to send troops."

With Mahamu's point breaking, Bald Polo, who had only spoken in a somewhat low tone, now even his face became gloomy.

"However, how do we explain to the herders about the mutual market at this price?"

In fact, like the Ming Dynasty, the horse breeding in Warat is actually scattered to various tribes, set standards, and accept them every year or every few years.

In history, the Ming Dynasty was also like this, and the task of raising horses was issued to the states and counties, and then the states and counties were issued to the people.

This model is full of loopholes at first glance, because the space that can operate is too big and too big, and almost as long as those low-level officials want to, there are loopholes to make money.

In history, the Ming Dynasty was reformed by the Yongle Emperor during the Yongle period, but now because of the relationship between Zhu Zhan, the Ming Dynasty not only owns the Hetao as in history, but also owns the old land of Tatar.

In the end, this system was not implemented in the current Ming Dynasty.

However, as the saying goes, the Ming Dynasty caused this system to be abandoned because of the increase in strength, but the weakening of the strength of the Warat led to the aggravation of exploitation in all aspects.

Now, Da Ming made such a move again, and directly pushed Warat to the edge of the cliff.

It is conceivable that with the methods of Mahamu and Vulture Polo, whether it is fooling or throwing the blame, this difficulty will definitely be overcome, but it will also be very uncomfortable.

Two two-in-one chapters, currently owed more than 1/3.

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