Chapter 370 Intervention

The Citizens' Council discussed for two days and finally passed the first resolution with a slight advantage: send people to Ancona to negotiate with the other party.

They believe that Florence needs to maintain peace now, and their relationship with Milan is not peaceful. If the other party turns against them and attacks them, it will be miserable. It is better to negotiate with Romagna and let them become a barrier to the north of Florence.

And after Romagna captured Pisa, what was the reaction of other countries? Answer: There was no reaction at all.

Each country is too busy to care about these things. Florence believes that no one will help them, so it is still prepared to solve it through diplomatic means.

In Constantinople, Vlad is ready to go to Brandenburg to receive the territory. Hungary will send troops to protect him along the way, and Wenzel in Bohemia will also do his best to protect him. There is no need to worry.

"Brother, I'm going."

"Take care of yourself there. You are a member of the Bartland family. You have to fight for the honor of the family."

"Well, I understand."

Mircea watched his brother say goodbye on the city wall and closed his eyes for a while. He felt a little uncomfortable. When he thought of his son going to the distant Brandenburg, he didn't know what to say. But this is necessary for the family to rule Europe.

"Your Majesty"

Listerlin came to the side with a lot of documents in his hand.

"What's the matter?"

Mircea slowly opened his eyes, and there was no sadness in his eyes just now, but the indifference of the king instead.

"Your Majesty, Poland and Teutonic are fighting. Lithuania has joined the war."

Mircea turned around and asked Listerlin to tell him in detail. The prime minister did not dare to hide it and told everything he knew.

Vytautas took advantage of the prestige of seizing Kiev to take back some land and manors. He used the money he got to train the army and continue to implement centralization. The local nobles were also controlled by him. This is also inseparable from Władysław of Poland.

Władysław used his relationship with the Hanseatic League to obtain a lot of trade income, and then used this money to expand the army. But those nobles were unwilling. They said in the Sejm of Krakow that the monarch should not impose taxes on the people and nobles anymore, and they could not afford it.

I don’t know what method the king used to suppress them, but it is obvious that they are ready to show their swords to a certain country.

The Teutonic Knights in the north began to decline after experiencing their peak, and local interests corrupted their minds. In order to get more money, they imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes. Less than two years after obtaining the Samogitia region, the locals rioted again.

Władysław realized that this was an opportunity, so he contacted Vytautas and prepared to promote the Samogitia Uprising. The Grand Duke was also a man of action, and began to incite constantly. The rebels burned down the Skirsnimni Castle. Since both Poland and Lithuania supported the rebels, a war was imminent. Vytautas summoned troops from the place he ruled to prepare for the attack.

Władysław sought support from within the Holy Roman Empire, and Teutonic diplomats began to lobby Władysław's court in Obornicki, warning nobles who opposed his involvement in the war between Lithuania and the Order. Władysław avoided his nobles and told Grand Master Ulrich von Juningen that Poland would intervene if the Order suppressed the uprising in Samogitia. This was considered an ultimatum.

The Order hoped to defeat Poland and Lithuania separately, starting with an invasion of Greater Poland and Kuyavia, taking Poles by surprise. The Order burned the castle in Dobryn, captured Bobrovnik after a 14-day siege, conquered Bydgoszcz, and plundered several towns in succession. The Poles organized a counterattack and recaptured Bydgoszcz. The Samogitians attacked Memel (Klaipėda). However, neither side was ready for a full-scale war.

At the same time, both sides launched a diplomatic offensive. The Knights sent letters to the monarchs of Europe, asking them to send a crusade to fight against the "pagans"; Władysław responded to the Knights' diplomatic offensive by accusing the Knights of conquering monarchs all over the world in his own letter. This offensive successfully recruited many foreign knights to join the warring parties.

The Teutons also sought support from all over the world. In addition to the Holy Roman Empire, Rome in the south was also their target.

Rome had territorial disputes with Poland and Lithuania in the south, and they also had an army that was comparable to theirs. If they could persuade the other side to take action, then the Teutons would not only be able to keep their territory, but also go south along the Vistula River to occupy Poland and Lithuania, and then split it in half with Rome. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

What the Teutons could think of, Poland could not think of, and Władysław was also worried that Rome would take the opportunity to send troops to Poland and Lithuania. After all, the news of the demise of the Ottoman Empire had spread in the court in less than half a year. From the nobles to the people, they were all afraid of the invasion of Rome. Therefore, whoever could pull Rome to his side would gain a greater advantage.

"Your Majesty, both Teutonic and Polish are ready to win over our country, but either side will worsen the relationship with the other country."

Listerlin's words are nonsense. Diplomacy naturally depends on which country offers more benefits. If the benefits are greater, then everything is easy to talk about, but it still needs to be deterred.

"Let the troops in Suceava and Dniester move north. The army cannot stay in one place for too long, otherwise the weapons will rust."

Peter watched Vlad's convoy go away and returned to Constantinople.

At this time, six years had passed since the battle that changed the palace, and Constantinople had recovered in these six years. The population increased to 140,000, and important buildings were repaired and rebuilt.

Peter had the racecourse redesigned and the area of ​​the palace doubled. The surrounding ruins were cleared, and in order to demonstrate the country's strength, a room was covered with glass and amber. In this era when glass and amber were expensive, only people with strong financial resources could do it.

All the glass craftsmen robbed from Venice were placed in Constantinople. They could achieve financial freedom, but they had not yet achieved personal freedom. These royal craftsmen had a high social status, and their products were favored by many people and bought in large quantities, so their lives were not actually greatly affected.

The whole city had more fireworks, but the cultural atmosphere did not decrease at all. But at least no one discussed theological issues such as the Trinity, they all had to live. Even if there was an emergency, it would be considered an accident. After all, when did they fail when they changed the royal leadership?