Chapter 424: Rebellion Suppressed
The aggressiveness of the Berlin Alliance made other powerful princes feel a crisis. The electors of Saxony, Cologne, Mainz, and many of the territories of Burgundy and Lower Luxembourg in the Holy Roman Empire all felt the return of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Vlad might be another Barbarossa.
In the case of fearing that their rights would be violated, this group of people supported the Vienna Alliance of the Habsburgs. They supported Albrecht in religion, economy, and military. The next Prague Conference was their first confrontation.
As Venice was surrounded, other towns on land surrendered in the next few days. The local people were driven away and arrested, and Catholicism was completely banned, leaving only Venice, the stubborn leader.
Domenic could no longer get the news at this time. Looking at the increasing number of enemy troops, he realized that he was likely to die for his country. The previous sadness came up again.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
The parliament was completely crazy, and even the cabinet members did not listen to his orders. What they thought about most was escaping, no matter what method they used, as long as they could escape.
And because most of the supplies were given to the other side, there was a shortage of food in Venice. The newly entered people did not have much food, and vegetables, meat, and salt were even scarcer. The weather was also against them. It rained heavily for several days in a row, and the water level in Venice rose sharply. Unless they took a boat, they could not go out.
After the rainstorm, the sun was shining brightly. In the memory of the Venetians, they had never experienced such high temperatures. And in this way, some supplies that were not transferred in time could not be used, and even drinking water became difficult.
The once clean and prosperous streets and squares have disappeared, replaced by dirt and chaos. The soldiers are lazy and the people are still breathing like zombies, but they are only breathing.
The entire government is desperate, and there is only one last thing they can do.
Domenic looked at these congressmen. They had been trapped in the floating city for half a month. In the end, they had run out of food and water. Therefore, they were not only pale and thin, covered in dust, but also had tattered clothes. They no longer had the demeanor of being able to make decisions in the parliament.
At this time, they all looked at Domenic. Although they knew what would happen next, they still kept silent.
Domenic looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Members, seven hundred years ago our ancestors broke free from the shackles of Rome and became independent. Our merchant ships sailed in the Mediterranean, the world's wealth gathered towards us, and even Rome was succumbed to our economy. All this happened a hundred years ago."
"But history tells us that there is no eternal country in the world. Charlemagne's empire fell apart because of his descendants, and countries such as Italy and Lothar Lingia also disappeared in the long river of history. We should not imagine that he will be passed down forever, but we hope that people in future generations will know that there is a great country in the Adriatic Sea, and its name is Venice..."
After speaking, the surrounding soldiers rushed forward, sprinkled oil all over the parliament venue, and set it on fire. Some cowardly members were killed, and more than 1,000 Venetian high-level guards were burned to death. It is said that before his death, Domenic cursed loudly that Rome would perish within 200 years, which shows his anger.
The soldiers outside also carried out the governor's order to burn Venice. The civilians did not want to be killed directly by the soldiers. Looking from afar on the shore, they could see huge flames and thick smoke rising. Venice, the former center of wealth in the Mediterranean, finally dissipated with the flames, and the nearly 800-year history of the Republic disappeared with the city. And it took only 100 days from the uprising to the destruction.
Gion was watching on the side, and could only sigh that he had sinned. He could have lived a stable life, but now, not only was the last place gone, but these people had to be dispersed and exiled again, and they would never come back.
"Father, what should we do with Venice next?"
Stanitsa asked Gion, the Duke was silent for a while, and slowly said: "Fill it up"
Since Venice is a water city and surrounded by lagoons, it is better to drain the water here and fill it with soil. The water city has completely become a land port, which is also a contribution.
This project is not small. The water needs to be drained, and then the soil is transported from other places. In addition, whether these buildings should be pushed down, what will become of this area in the future needs to be discussed.
"Let your majesty send officials. Things will soon be different here."
The fire in Venice was the most shocking thing. No one expected this ending. Milan and Salzburg didn't want to have anything to do with Rome. They were too scary.
Romagna also got a lot of benefits, local money, and rewards from the emperor. The emperor also sent people to visit the pregnant Duchess, and the Queen of Naples was also going to visit her in the north. The whole principality was stable and improving.
Francisco was very lucky that he didn't follow the wrong person at the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have achieved what he has today. Next, he had to deal with the Duchy of Milan. Now the chaos in the Duchy was just right to take advantage of it.
It is said that Sforza in Milan had hundreds of thousands of gold and silver. This was a money bag, just right for robbery.
The whole of Venice and Croatia were reshuffled, Illyria and Dalmatia were split into four provinces, and the closure of Catholic monasteries and church schools was supposed to be done slowly. Taking this opportunity to close them all, there was no worry.
At the same time, Emperor Mircea also issued the most severe ban on Catholicism. Catholicism fell into the same status as Sunnis, and the gypsies lived better than them.
The Pope was furious at this situation. When he besieged Venice, he issued an edict, announcing that all Roman people would be excommunicated. When they repented, they would be lifted. He also ordered Romagna, Naples and Brandenburg to correct their mistakes in time and not to regret it in hell.
The Pope was also worried. His country was forcibly cut off such a large piece of land, and he didn't even dare to fart. When he asked others, they said they would definitely do it next time. It seems that the world has really changed, and what the Pope said is useless.
Looking back to the time of Innocent III, he was really powerful and all nations came to pay tribute. Even France submitted to his authority. Under the leadership of Innocent, all countries united to expel pagans. Unfortunately, that time was so short. First there was France, the rebellious son, and then there was Rome, the estranged relative. Both wanted his already limited property. Wouldn't he have to call up the Crusaders to fight them?