Vol 4 Chapter 75: Pisa Inequality Treaty

A soldier drove a horse under the scorching sun on the road to Pisa. In the leather bag he carried, there was a letter from Rome.
Alexander had been waiting for this letter. Since leaving Rome, he had been paying close attention to the news from the direction of Rome. When the messenger came to him with the long shadow brought by the red sunset, Alexander was secretly in his heart. Exhale.
"Dear brother, we already know your feat in Pisa," after seeing this sentence at the beginning, Alexander's mouth turned up slightly, and what he had been waiting for was a letter from Ruo Sha, now it seems that what he did in Pisa It should have been spread in Rome. "I can only say that your actions surprised many people. For the power change in Pisa, whether it is the Vatican or other nobles, we responded with a rare silence. What happened in that not-too-distant city, as for the reappearance of the crown of the Duke of Tomnio, it was even more a wait-and-see attitude, which made me wonder what happened to the Romans. . "
Alexander shook his head gently. He felt that he was more aware of the strange phenomenon described by Ruosha than his sister, or that he could vaguely feel the embarrassment and helplessness of the Vatican and Rome at this time.
Obviously, the Vatican should have no affection on the republic that overthrew the monarchy, especially after the Medici family was expelled from Florence, they gradually lost control of this recognized artistic capital, letting the Vatican control the republic This kind of thing is even more unpleasant.
Pisa is undoubtedly deeply influenced by Florence, and it can't even get rid of the shadow as a vassal of Florence, and a branch of the Zaroni family who was overthrown by the Second Republic a few years ago should be in the Vatican.
Therefore, the Vatican should be more willing to see and support the restoration of Pisa's monarchy, but only because of the fierce reaction from Florence, did not openly support the murder of the Zaroni family to recapture Pisa.
It was just that no one expected that it was Alexander who fulfilled this wish of the Vatican, but it was the person who overthrew the Duke's laurel crown who overthrew the Tomnio family of the First Republic of Pisa.
This actually put the Vatican in a very delicate embarrassment.
From the point of view of inheritance jurisprudence, the Tomnio family undoubtedly has more legitimate inheritance rights than the Zaloni family, but Alexander ’s move is tantamount to making the Vatican lose his face, which is really because of this. The re-restoration of the Neo family, the whole Rome fell into a strange silence.
"My brother, you are a very bold person. I believe at this point, at least no one in the city of Rome will be suspicious anymore. Now people are guessing how the Pope will punish you for your blatant insults against his family. And as far as I know, Caesar, who has been declared heir to the Duke of Valentino, is planning an action against you ... "
Russa ’s letter was like a running water about the situation in Rome after Alexander left. As described in the letter, Alexander knew that Caesar, who was officially announced that he would succeed the Duke of Valentino, had completely taken over the Roman city defense force, and He is actively forming an army of his own.
This is indeed an army belonging to Borgia. Unlike Giovanni who also commanded the army in the name of the Papal State, Caesar completely got rid of the shackles under the name of the Vatican. At the same time, his actions also caused many people to rush into accidents. Just when I just wanted to see what the new heiress of the Valentino had to do, he not only started to form an army resolutely, but also unexpectedly, quickly let this Roman city defend Army-based army has its initial prototype.
The Borgia family at this time showed the influence of being the ruler of the Vatican, and the tremendous achievements of their greed and riches over the years. Alexander VI's tireless support for his son not only gave him a large amount of money to recruit The mercenary's money, and within two days after he was declared heir to Valentino, he obtained two more fertile territories.
This is enough to allow Caesar to form a considerable army in a short time.
This news made Alexander a little bit envious, thinking about the army that he had built up after working hard, maybe it was not enough for the size of the army recruited by Caesar in half a month. Alexander felt that he really had to be a big one. Trouble is coming.
In fact, no one knew more clearly that Alexander was really in trouble this time.
How big Caesar's ambition for Romagna is, as can be seen from history, and what Alexander always can't forget is his single-handedness from the beginning, and later to invade Italy as a French in order to become the ruler of Romagna The pioneers of the country and the storm stirred up throughout the Apenin Peninsula.
Just looking at it now, it seems that he hasn't waited for him to stir up the wind and waves in other places, maybe Caesar's army has to start with Pisa first.
Alexander was not worried that Caesar would launch a surprise attack on Montina, because he believed that Caesar today had not arrogantly dared to ignore the long supply line, and could at any time be threatened by the hostile Florentines to cut off the retreat and attack Monti. Satisfied.
What's more, Alexander is also relieved of the Comparty guarding Montina.
Gompati may not be an excellent field officer, but from his several performances, he is definitely a competent defensive warfare expert.
Strong castle, perfect defensive combat experience, and the artillery that has made Gompati proud, Alexander believes not to say that Caesar has not entered the heyday, even if the French attacked Montina at this time, It won't take advantage of it so smoothly.
Just think about Lucrezia, Alexander sighed helplessly.
From the moment Caesar decided to give up the priesthood, he was actually destined to be an enemy with Caesar in the future.
After all, Romagna and Tuscany are too small to accommodate two people with ambitions.
Since then, the so-called "honeymoon" of Alexander and the Borgia family ended as he again robbed Lucrezia, or, from the moment Giovanni was murdered, the already fragile alliance between them had been in vain No more.
Only now, Lucrezia's going to stay has become the key.
The messenger from Rome also attracted Tomnio's attention. He was anxiously waiting for the reaction of Rome about his succession to the Duke of Pisa. However, these days he never received any news, which made Tomnio annoyed.
He certainly knew that the people of the Zaroni family were sheltered by the Vatican, which was one of the reasons why he was most worried about his status.
Even if the Republic was overthrown and the dilemma of a strong competitor still left Tomnio in desperate need of strong help, it was also when he saw Alexander ’s army entering Pisa again, even if he knew that all the foreign forces had been on board in history. Most of the thrones did not end well, but he still asked Alexander the reason for his help.
He could n’t just watch the Zaroni ’s family come back again, and he had to go back to his narrow, humble house, and then waited for the symbolic charity of the restored Duke .
So when I heard that there was a messenger from Rome, after waiting for a while, Tomnio finally could not bear it, completely gave up the dignity of his duke, and went to Alexander, hoping to hear some news from Rome from him.
The Duke's visit was somewhat abrupt, or somewhat misbehaving. Although almost everyone knew who the actual owner of the city was, Alexander still shook his head silently when he heard that Tomny was visiting him.
He didn't let the Duke wait long. When he saw Tomnio, who was sitting in the hall downstairs and looking at the small river outside the window, Alexander had a thought in his mind: Maybe it was a mistake to choose this person.
"Your Highness, there is something you can tell someone to come to me," said Alexander Tomno, who stood up to Wensheng. "If people are seen to come here in person, it is actually not very convenient for all of us."
There was a faint red tide on Tomnio's face, and of course he knew what the house was for. It was not so much Alexander's residence in Pisa as the place where he and Lucrezia would meet, and he was the Duke of Pisa himself. But Condescending and Noble came here to meet Alexander in person, which really seemed too calm.
Just thinking of Rome's reaction, he immediately forgot this insignificant thought.
"Count, I think you should understand my current mood, which is too important for me, I believe this is also important to you, so I hope to hear reliable news," Tomnio wanted Trying to maintain the dignity and dignity that a Duke deserves, but after seeing Alexander silently, only insisting for a while, he finally sat down helplessly, "Well, I want to know what the Vatican has inherited from me. Attitude, they also said that they have always supported the Zaroni family. "
"What if this is indeed their attitude?"
The words of Alexander made Tomnio's face slightly change, his eyes stunned to the river outside the field, and then when he retracted, his eyes showed hope and tension.
"Count, your army will help me. I will order the city defense army to obey your orders completely. In addition, I can also declare to ask you to be the protector of Pisa ..."
Speaking of this, Tomnio's voice sank slightly, and he knew what the announcement meant to Pisa, but he also understood what it would mean to his family if Zaroni's family came back.
By that time, even if he voluntarily gave up the crown of the Duke, but the family who waited for his family would be banished forever. No one could tolerate the stay of those who had touched his throne. Perhaps the banishment was the best result at that time.
"Duke, you know what I want." Alexander shook his head slightly.
He didn't have much interest in the title of the so-called protector, which is actually the same as the title of the guardian of the lighthouse in Sicily. It sounds majestic and practically useless.
Especially in today's Italy, as long as you think about the protracted war that was involved in this peninsula in the following decades, you can imagine how much such a name can have in this smoky era.
Unless, with the ability to end this war for generations ahead of time.
There was a trace of struggling on Tomnio's face, and his family joined the local chamber of commerce for their livelihood after losing the throne of the Duke of Pisa. Because of this, he knew more clearly what the conditions set by Alexander would bring to Pisa.
"Do you want a share of the ownership of the Port of Pisa?" Although he already knew it, when he said it himself, Tomnio also felt his throat tighten. "You have to know that this is not just for Pisa. The trade zone, but a right to sell our city. "
"But I can also bring to pizza the wealth you have never created before," Alexander recalled slightly. "I have here the trade records of the pizza found from the city hall for nearly a hundred years. In these records, pizza At the time of the most prosperous year, the net tax surplus was 240,000 Ducat, and at that time it was the reign of the Tomnio family, "Alexander, who turned a blind eye to Tomnio ’s slightly unexpected appearance, continued to say himself" and since then Until 1496, the situation of Pisa has been deteriorating. At the worst, the net tax revenue for one year was only a little more than 110,000 Ducat. "
Speaking of this, Alexander laughed.
"It makes me understand why the parliamentarians in Pisa are so disgusted with the 50,000 Florin remuneration I proposed earlier. After all, I ask you to pay me with nearly half of the treasury tax."
Tomnio's face flushed a little, his body twisted a few times in the chair, but when he seemed to want to explain something, he was stopped by Alexander's opening.
"The situation in Pisa is already terrible, Duke," Alexander raised his tone slightly. "We all know that with the Ottoman invasion, the trade risks in the Mediterranean are getting bigger and the profits are getting smaller. We all know what it means, so now there are two ways for Pisa to choose, one is to decay in this way, until finally the city becomes a lifeless dead city, and the other way is to transfer certain rights, but Can get the prosperity of this city-state. "
"But the Pisa will not agree," Tomnio seems to try to fight for it. "The Pisa loves freedom, which is why it has been fighting Florence for so many years. The people will not agree to this kind of treaty."
"The Duke probably you misunderstood. I do not seek the right to rule and intervene in Pisa. I just want to get the share of the city's ports and trade unions in various industries. You and your people are still free."
"Port and industry union shares," Tomno murmured first, and then asked with some suspicion, "Really these?"
"Of course, there are only these," Alexander beckoned to the side. Someone sent a treaty that had already been drafted. "You can take a look first. As for the time to sign the treaty, it's not anxious."
Tomnio slowly called the text of the treaty and looked at it at the same time. He kept silently meditating in his mouth, and then he raised his head in doubt: "Count, if I am not mistaken, you promise that all from Pisa All the goods shipped out can enjoy the same low ship tax as the ports in other trade zones, and will the goods produced in the port trade zone be completely exempt from entry tax? "
"Of course, this is my commitment to all partners in the trading zone," Alexander nodded. "And this is just the beginning. In the future, we can develop into all cities and ports in the trading zone can use deferred payment, and credit as According to the way of collateral raw materials, so that we can mobilize the largest resources with the least money. "
Tomnio looked at Alexander with some consternation. He didn't know whether Alexander had deceived him by his mouth, but he saw from this remark that he could persuade himself and the reason for the pizza.
"Maybe, I can convince others," Tomnio slowly stood up. "But please forgive the count, we all know that if the price of such a product can become very low ~ EbookFREE.me ~ but the quantity will become Very big, so I want to know who you want to sell so many bargains to? "
"Of course it is not elsewhere in the trade zone. As you said, the quantity of goods will become very large at that time, and we can sell those goods to other cities at a much lower price than the local area," Alexander smiled slightly. Florence. "
Looking at the deep smile on Alexander's face, Tomnio seemed to see something called a conspiracy.
The Duke finally left with satisfaction at the center of imagination in Alexandria. Before leaving, he also politely invited Alexandria to participate in the parade to celebrate a few days later.
While looking at the back of the Duke's departure, Alexander was looking back at the other end of the letter from Zuosha.
"According to the agreement with you before, Gong Xiang has sent someone to deliver the letter to the Fugger family in Nixburg. I believe it will get an echo soon. But from the conversation with Gong Xiang I can feel his boldness towards you There are some doubts about the plan, and the same kind of doubts can be felt from Gonzalo de Cordoba, but as I have always emphasized before, there is incomparable confidence in you and me, and this is entirely from me Feelings. So please follow the advice of a sister who loves your brother and return Lucrezia to the Pogia family. "