Chapter 515 New War

The Portuguese envoy came to Seville and brought 20,000 lei to ask Rome to withdraw its troops.

This little money was obtained by the king by mortgaging his property, and they hoped that Rome would let them go. The king was willing to help Rome occupy Andalusia, only hoping to sign a peace treaty.

At this time, Seville resumed the Mediterranean trade, and merchant ships from England also stopped here before entering the Mediterranean. The rich land of Andalusia provided them with food and fruits, and the army of Castile was still being formed. The small forces sent before were defeated, and only a large force could suppress the other side.

Aragon and Castile were preparing to regroup 50,000 troops to attack, but the recent actions of the Roman navy made them feel that a large force was coming. But it would take another month from Madrid to Seville. Not only that, Portugal, which they watched, would also slip away. This country without a strong opinion would definitely abandon God and throw itself into the arms of heresy, and they had to send another army to monitor it.

In London, Stefan had learned about the signing of the peace treaty in Rome, and also received a letter from the Duke of Burgundy, proposing that the two countries form an alliance to jointly deal with France, and then each half.

The Duke of Burgundy has always wanted to replace France, especially when the Valois Burgundy Dynasty began to accumulate strength. Frisian became their main attack direction.

"I thought he was so loyal, but this is the result!"

Stefan despised John, and everything in the French court seemed so naive, and the Earl of Salisbury on the side also said.

"The two Dukes of Burgundy and Orleans are fighting. This will be a good opportunity for your Majesty. Take the opportunity to restore the economy and develop the army. When the time comes, cross the channel to seize Paris, and you will be the new king of France."

This is indeed what Stefan wanted. The previous conquest war allowed him to obtain a large piece of land. He distributed it to his soldiers and those who surrendered, and took a series of measures to stabilize the society, and tried to weaken the role of parliament, and finally achieved a balance.

However, the census data at this time made him a little weak. At present, there are 2 million people in England, and there are about 300,000 in Wales. Affected by the Black Death and war, it is very lucky to have these people. In order to obtain more population and resources, Stefan set his sights on Ireland.

During the reign of King Henry II of England, the High King of Ireland and England signed the Treaty of Windsor, recognizing England as the sovereign state. But the power of the King of England was pitifully small here, and his rule was limited to a small area around Dublin, called the Pell District. Successive British kings wanted to cross the Pell District, but all failed.

Stefan learned different ways of conquest from his brother Peter, mainly through trade, religion, culture, and war. Among them, war was not carried out until it was absolutely necessary, and it was best to conquer through trade and religion.

Stefan recreated his title for himself, claiming to be the King of England and Ireland, and the Governor of Ireland became the Duke of Dublin. And sent missionaries to Dublin to preach and increase trade between the two islands.

England's textile industry has been developed for a long time, and cities such as Nottingham and Manchester have begun to rise, and London has become an important textile city. Products are exported to the Holy Roman Empire, and even Rome has textiles produced in England. Taking this opportunity, Stefan began to carry out his own diplomatic actions, while putting pressure on Scotland and forming an alliance with forces opposed to France.

"Your Majesty, this year's tariffs can be increased to 90,000 pounds, and other income is about 130,000. We now need an army of 30,000 to deal with the current situation."

Salmon told Stefan about the current situation. The other party was well prepared. At present, it is not a good choice to confront France. He needs five to ten years of training before crossing the sea to fight. Before that, he needs the power of his family to help him restore the economy.

England does not have colonies like Rome, so it regards Ireland as its own India and Scotland as its own Ceres. Prepare to encourage reclamation and trade, and use guns and cannons to force them to obey.

"This is expected. Now we still need to solve Scotland. I heard that the king has cut down the original ruler of Scotland?"

"King James of Scotland has not appeared for a long time. He is probably imprisoned."

This is no wonder. After all, the other party is more capable than him. But recently I heard that Henry IV is already terminally ill and is about to die. Isn't this their opportunity?

"Sometimes luck comes and you can't stop it."

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Vlad also reached an agreement with Sigismund, and the Berlin Alliance began to move forward towards the goal of unification. Brandenburg obtained the Schleswig-Holstein region, and the territory was further expanded.

But the war was not over at this time, and the Berlin Alliance continued to gather troops and prepare to declare war on the Teutonic Knights. Vlad first sent people to Marienburg to meet with the Grand Master and brought Vlad's conditions: to obtain the Western Pomerania region, including Danzig, for 10,000 gold coins.

In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered this prosperous city and created the Gdansk Massacre. The massacre led to the decline of the city and triggered a series of wars between the Teutonic Knights and Poland until the peace treaty was signed in 1343, and the Teutonic Knights admitted that the Pomerania they occupied was the "relief" they received from the King of Poland.

During the years of Teutonic Knights' control, the city's size and trade were restored and developed, and the influence of the Germans increased. The German name "Danzig" gradually replaced the city's Polish name "Gdansk". In 1361, Danzig became a member of the Hanseatic League and became the chief city of the Prussian and Livonian business circles in the Hanseatic League. The trade scope included Prussia, the Teutonic Knights' territory on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, as well as Poland and Sweden.

Grand Master Jungingen rejected this request, and the next step was war. The Pomeranian Elector once again took the lead and attacked Danzig.

The local citizens and business class in Danzig began to form an anti-Teutonic alliance and prepared to join the Berlin Alliance. The army has assembled in Pomerania and officially entered the Teutonic Knights.

The Teutonic Knights had just received Poland's negotiations. If they could send troops to help, they would not have to pay compensation. But the pressure from the Berlin Alliance came again, and it was only greater than that of Poland. The Grand Master decided to withdraw the army to deal with the Berlin Alliance and sent people to Poland to explain the situation.