The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Based on the principle that Sigismund could not get what he could not get, Wenzel used his influence in the Luxembourg family to support Jobst as the German king. Sigismund only had the support of Frederic, the pseudo-Marquis of Brandenburg and the Archbishop of Mainz. Saxony supported Jobst because he was afraid of the threat from Bohemia, and Jobst's real Brand The Dengbao vassal is currently dominated by Jobust.

As for the remaining four electors, the Archbishop of Cologne, the Archbishop of Trier, Saxony, and the Palatinate, they need monetary bribes, otherwise it will be easy for them to fall under the other party's banner. Wenzel and Jobst had limited funds, so they had to turn to their in-laws.

Mircea quickly convened the ministers to discuss the matter. The finance minister was the first to object. Why should he support a person thousands of miles away from running for election, just for that vague promise? What if the other party goes back on his word.

Listerine expressed his support. If the other party keeps its promise and gives a fiefdom, Rome can intervene in the internal affairs of the Holy Roman Empire. Although it is a bit difficult, and there are still Catholic princes around; even if the other party regrets, has the money been lent? Armed to collect debts, no matter what, Rome will never lose.

Such a naive idea made some people laugh. Armed debt collection, let alone Hungary between HRE and Rome, even if they can go, it is not debt collection, it is war. There has only been a few years of peace and another war will be provoked. No matter how powerful the country is, it cannot be so troublesome.

"Angel, what do you think?"

The emperor turned to the prime minister, and Angel thought for a long time before speaking.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the current division of the Luxembourg family is an opportunity for us. None of the main members have male heirs, which means that after their death, their huge territories can only be inherited by their daughters. Who can marry them? , whoever has the opportunity to inherit these lands.”

"Currently the Princess of Bohemia has entered into a marriage contract with His Royal Highness, but her brother's daughter is also preparing to marry Austria. This is a potential enemy of our country. If the King of Bohemia dies earlier than his brother, then Bohemia will If you are inherited by him, you have to prepare for the worst."

Angel's idea is already obvious. Unless Sigismund is gone, Bohemia will not be inherited. Moreover, Mircea did not want to fight a Hundred Years War for Bohemia, which would be too much gain. But he could not ignore the request of his in-laws, and he also heard that Sigismund owed a lot of money, so he might win if he gave it a try.

"I understand your suggestions. The empire needs to recuperate, but the opportunity is right in front of us. If we miss it, we don't know when the next one will be. What I mean is, give some, not too much."

At the emperor's order, the finance minister reluctantly sent 50,000 ducats. And wrote a letter to Wenzel. If the inheritance of Bohemia cannot be guaranteed, then Brandenburg is also possible. Mircea has found out clearly that Jobst has no heirs. Unless he appoints an heir, the territory will be lost. Will be reassigned by King De.

One family wanted two electors. Although I don’t know who was the first to do so, the next one was Frederick V (originally Count of the Palatinate, and later elected as Bohemian King of Asia, but only for one winter and then gone).

The emperor persuaded her to give him some money, and the matter was over. It was up to the in-laws to decide what to do next. After dealing with diplomacy, comes the domestic issues. Constantinople received a petition signed by 234 people, hoping that the empire could attack the Mamluks and open up the trade route to the East.

Three merchant ships carrying Eastern goods caused a sensation when they arrived in Constantinople. Unexpectedly, spices precious in Europe could be found everywhere in Egypt. If you can go to Egypt to do business, you will be rich within three years.

However, when going to Egypt to do business, you have to endure higher taxes and extortion from the nobles, and the weather at sea is constantly changing. If the ship capsizes, the gains outweigh the losses. This made some businessmen retreat. They were worried about the weather, while others felt that the weather was uncontrollable, but taxation could be controlled, as long as Egypt was annexed. Hence this petition.

"It's so naive. If the empire had this strength, it would have destroyed the Ottomans three years ago."

"That's right, how did they know that the empire's finances have reached its limit? They are still talking about expanding their territory. Aren't they afraid that they won't be able to hold on to it by then?"

From a practical point of view, officials said that the Roman army is still expanding and the territory of Anatolia needs a long period of management. Now is not the time to regain Egypt.

Moreover, they are too impatient. Now we have just entered Anatolia. We haven't even got Syria yet, so we are thinking about Egypt. His Majesty the Emperor is not Aurelian, and he does not have the ability to unify in five years.

At present, Rome is mainly adopting a policy of gradual advancement in Anatolia, gradually encroaching and oppressing the living space of the nomads through sausage tactics, and using religion and other things to transform the nomads. This is what Rome must do.

The re-establishment of the Patriarchate of Nicaea by the Patriarch of Constantinople meant that the Orthodox Church began to conquer territory in Anatolia. At the same time, it also began to contact the Coptic Church in Egypt, not seeking communion, but seeking joint cooperation.

The Coptic Church is the largest Christian group in Egypt. Although it has been divided for more than 1,000 years, unlike other churches, the Coptic Orthodox Church accepts the doctrine of the Trinity and also regards Arians and Nestorians as heretics. This at least shows that the church can still have a dialogue. So Patriarch Antony of Constantinople sent someone to deliver a letter to Patriarch Matthew of the Coptic Church, proposing cooperation.

For the Orthodox Church, Mircea issued a decree on religious unification through the development of the church unification movement. It stipulates that the Patriarch of Constantinople is the supreme leader of the Orthodox Church and can only be selected by the emperor from among the patriarchs of various places. The church must be loyal to the emperor.

In order to provide a theoretical basis, Romanian Patriarch Carol wrote another story directly based on the Western Catholic theory of two swords: God has two swords, one represents the spiritual world, and the other represents the secular world. The emperor takes over the secular world. and the sword of the spiritual world, and in turn gave the sword of the spiritual world to the Patriarch for safekeeping. This is another version of the theory of two swords, which means that the Patriarch is loyal to Basilius, unlike the traitor in the west who has done something obscene and pays for food, beautiful women and gold coins every day. He is really not afraid of emptying his body. Each of them is dozens of years old. Still like this.

And after confirmation, the Romanian Patriarch gained the power to establish bishops in Croatia and Bosnia. Its power soon became the church second only to Constantinople, and it was also the largest supporter of the Crusades. They are all looking forward to the official restoration of the five patriarchates. By then, the Orthodox Church will overpower the Roman heretics and become God's most loyal ministers.