Chapter 86: Edict of the pope

When Maximilian I was hiding in the bed and crying, Charles VIII was so depressed in Paris that he wanted to cry ...
In the beginning, because of the rampant syphilis, tens of thousands of French troops, I was destroyed. He withdrew a group of powerful men who looked at the normal and withdrew from the north. However, many of these powerful men who looked at the normal had contracted syphilis. However, they were still in an incubation period when they withdrew north, and did not erupt.
After I fled back to France, some veterans in the army could not help being lonely, patronizing the prostitutes in Paris, and then ... the Parisians recruited ...
You know, a prostitute can receive more than one guest every day. Sometimes, some more prostitutes can receive dozens of people every day. Then, the prostitute transmitted syphilis to many clients, and the client passed on to other prostitutes, and the other prostitutes passed on to other clients ...
Repeatedly, thousands of people in Paris got terrible syphilis. Moreover, the initial version of syphilis looks very powerful. Later syphilis only rotten the lower body, and syphilis of this era was extremely overbearing and turned out to be rotten. Severe patients have sores and pus throughout the body, extremely terrifying ...
Charles VIII suddenly remembered the advice Marin had given him that had lost his face. At the beginning, although Charles VIII also attached importance to syphilis, he did not expect that syphilis could spread so much. Regarding the letters sent by Marin before, Charles VIII was more of a symbol of Marin's softness, without paying much attention. Moreover, Charles VIII believed that what Marin said was somewhat exaggerated. Unexpectedly, in just one year, there were thousands of patients with obvious severe syphilis in Paris, France, and there were signs of spread in other regions. All signs indicate that Marin's previous concerns have basically become a reality. So Charles VIII began to fear.
In the German region, Emperor Maximilian I controlled Austria and Burgundy, as well as the Swabian region and the Principality of Saxony, which were close to the emperor. Due to effective precautions, no syphilis was raged. Even if a few cases were found, they were quickly isolated.
However, some vassal states in the northwestern part of Germany, because they insisted on confronting the emperor, did not take seriously the reminder of the emperor. Therefore, by the end of 1496, these areas were also severely affected by syphilis because of their close trade relations with France ...
The worst thing is Italy. As the earliest area of ​​syphilis transmission, people in the Kingdom of Naples talk about syphilis. Northern Italy has also begun to spread.
At the same time, the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Maximilian I, was not a very good person. At the beginning, he was completely indifferent to the raging of syphilis in France and Italy, and even had some good luck. However, with the spread of syphilis in France and Italy, he realized that if the syphilis of neighbouring countries were allowed to spread, sooner or later it would also affect Austria and Burgundy. Because any European country has frequent exchanges with its neighbors. If syphilis spreads in neighboring countries, then Germany will not run away. The spread of syphilis in some vassal countries proves this.
After much thought, Maximilian I decided to communicate with Pope Alexander VI, hoping that the Pope would come forward to control the spread of syphilis.
Maximilian I had control over Austria and Burgundy in Germany, and had no influence over other countries. Moreover, other countries only recognized him as the King of Germany, not an emperor. Therefore, to control the spread of syphilis throughout Europe, the Pope must be relied on.
At the moment, Protestantism has not yet risen, the Holy See's prestige is still there, and the Pope is still the most prestigious person in Western Europe. Therefore, it is fair to ask the Pope to control the spread of syphilis.
For this reason, Maximilian I personally wrote to the Pope, telling the source and transmission method of syphilis, hoping that the Pope could curb the spread of syphilis by controlling people's promiscuity. At the same time, Maximilian I was vicious and ordered the temporary closure of all brothels in Austria and Burgundy. However, in order to appease the mercenaries, Maximilian I still retained a group of military prostitutes, and after isolation and inspection of no syphilis lurking, he served his mercenaries.
In Italy, Pope Alexander VI is worried about the increasingly raging syphilis. Although, Alexander VI was the most shameless pope in history, he secretly adopted a mistress, and his private life was chaotic. However, he was also afraid of this terrible syphilis. Not only him, but also the bishops of Rome, who were scared of the ravages of syphilis.
You know, since the late Roman Empire, the private life of the Italians has been indulged. In Italy, it is not uncommon for high-level clergy to secretly host mistresses and lower clergy to prostitutes. Although there are many upright priests, there are also many priests who do not check their private lives. In particular, Pope Alexander VI was a wonderful work in itself. Under his leadership, it was not uncommon for clergymen to play tricks.
What disturbed Alexander VI the most was that there were several clergy members in the territory of the Papal State who had contracted terrible syphilis. However, it is clear that the Italians still cannot figure out how this terrible infectious disease comes ...
After receiving the letter from Maximilian I and reading it, Alexander VI did not understand the source of syphilis ...
"This abominable Columbus thought he had discovered something great. It turned out to be a barren land and brought back this terrible disease!" Pope Alexander VI was gritted with teeth. As a Spaniard, Alexander VI had applauded the discovery of the New World by Columbus. Unexpectedly, Columbus went to the New World, did not bring back gold, but brought back a terrible infectious disease.
So, Alexander VI sent someone to Sicily to investigate. Sure enough, syphilis was brought back from the "barren continent" by the sailor that Columbus wore on ...
"Damn, I really should send the (the sailor who was infected with syphilis and brought it back to Europe) to the stake!"
But in fact, the sailor who was first infected with syphilis and brought to Sicily has died of syphilis and died in his hometown of Sicily ...
As a pope, Alexander VI obviously did not want the church members under his control to fall ill and die. Because these believers pay tithes to the church. So, Alexander VI decided to "save" Catholics and save tithes ...
For this reason, the Pope specifically issued an order for the problem of syphilis ...
"Recently, an evil infectious disease, syphilis (in English, Marin" invented it ") was brought back to Europe by the unruly Columbus crew, brought to Sicily, and spread to Naples ~ EbookFREE.me ~ This kind of infectious disease is spread through indiscriminate communication. However, those who contract the disease are caused by indulgence in private life, and it is not a pity ... "
"But God is merciful after all, and he does not want to see the spread of this evil. Therefore, I, Alexander VI, on behalf of the Holy See, began to abstain (for husbands and wives) from all God ’s people for the time being. Visit brothels to avoid the spread and spread of malaria. If you violate this order, you will be punished. In addition, all persons found to be infected must be quarantined in the designated area. After their death, the corpses are burned ... This ban is until the syphilis disappears. Cancel ... "
At this time, syphilis has not yet spread throughout Europe, but has spread in Italy, France, parts of Spain, and parts of western Germany. In other countries, there are basically no cases of syphilis.
The decree issued by the Pope under the influence of Maximilian I was very timely and effective. Medieval Europeans were too stupid. Without Marin's intervention, it is estimated that the source and mode of transmission of syphilis will not be understood until syphilis has spread throughout Europe. By then, even if you want to control, there is no way out.
But now it's different, because the Pope has some control over Western Europe. In addition, the spread of syphilis is not large, so with this order, syphilis can be suppressed in advance.
Marin is not good-hearted, what to save the Europeans. Instead, he was very worried that syphilis, which spreads very fast, would harm the troops and civilians under his control. After all, it's common for mercenaries to find prostitutes when they're fine. If you are infected with syphilis, you can bring down the army without going to the battlefield and fight a hairy battle ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Welcome the book readers to read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serial works are here ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Mobile users, please read.