Vol 7 Chapter 245: I am the country

Alexander came to the Castilian noble elders again, this time he was formally invited into the big house with layers of stone walls.
The last time Alexander came here, he was still with his old man.
The Pope at that time was somewhat embarrassed. After all, when he came out of Valladolid, he was secretly worried that Ferdinand would see through and be imprisoned.
Therefore, Alexander VI at that time seemed to be in a hurry, without the calmness and solemnity that he declared when he left Rome to "travel the territory as God's agent in the world".
Perhaps it is precisely because of this. Although I have enjoyed a grand reception in Toledo, it can be somewhat felt that the arrival of the Pope is not so important here.
This contempt revealed from the bone is subtle, but it can be felt very clearly, so when Alexander VI entered Seville, he insisted on holding a grand entrance ceremony for himself to make up for it in Toledo. The cold encounter.
But this time, Alexander's encounter was different. It was still the noble elders, and it was still in the stone hall with a unique shape, like a huge tent, but this time he was the protagonist, and the number of noble elders was also Unexpectedly complete.
The Castilian Noble Presbyterian Church is a very old organization, many of which still retain traces of the early tribal era.
Unlike the British aristocratic system, the Castile aristocratic council has great influence but no direct power. What is more important is that most of these nobles are the products of the old Castile kingdom.
With the beginning of the Astamala family rule, the influence of noble elders has begun to decline rapidly.
In the era of Isabella, as the capital moved to Valladolid, although the noble council was the representative of the old nobles and the new nobles competing for their interests, they were clearly at a disadvantage in front of the monarchy.
The stone hall is oval, and the furnishings inside it clearly follow the style of ancient Rome.
On the concave stepped steps, the elders stared blankly at Alexander who had entered through the gate.
They are examining the young man, and are also speculating on his ideas, and are wondering whether they can reach a certain agreement with the young duke, or will eventually become the enemy.
What made the elders puzzled was how the Duke of Rome Thesia dared to come to Toledo alone. After all, it is not far from Madrid. If Madrid’s defenders hear the news, then everyone here All will be a disaster.
Because of this, many people are not friendly to see Alexander, they think this young man has forced them into a dangerous situation.
These people disliked any suggestions he might make.
So many people have made up their minds, and no matter what he wants to say, he will not get support from himself.
They just want this matter to end as soon as possible, although it seems that others do not think so.
Alexander, who had just entered the hall, immediately felt the obvious hostility.
He walked slowly forward, and before approaching the pulpit in the middle of the concave steps, he waved to Shell, who was always with him, to let him stand there.
"Relax, I won't be okay," Alexander blinked at Sher. He noticed that Sher's hands were hanging on the holster next to the crotch, perhaps because the tense fingers were shaking gently, intentionally or unintentionally.
This reminded him of the famous Western Cowboys centuries later, just wondering if Schell would also be nicknamed Billy or Bob in the future.
But Alexander did not blame him for his apparent vigilance.
In fact, although he did not think that the nobles would be stupid enough to do harm to him here, but he did not want to be counted like his uncle.
He walked onto the podium calmly, and Alexander looked around.
He noticed that the ancestors of Castile were still very clever. They deliberately designed the position of the narrator’s rostrum in the middle of the circular stand, and the construction was very low, which made the speaker have to raise his head to face the stairs. People in this way naturally have a sense of discomfort because of oppression.
This feeling is very subtle, once standing in that position there will be a kind of surrounded by people, even watching the urgency of being squashed.
Then facing the twins of eyes staring at him high above, Alexander spoke.
"Elders of Castile, I am grateful that you have given me the opportunity to speak here, but I believe you will not regret it because I brought you..." Speaking of which, Alexander looked around Laughed, "A gift you can't refuse."
There was a stir in the stands around, some people were curious, some were dissatisfied, and some were really attracted by Alexander's words.
Alexander met those looking at him, and he saw hostility, indifference, heat and greed in those eyes.
But he was not moved by those people's emotions at all, but started his speech slowly but clearly.
"You are the nobles of Castile, with a long history and glorious status inherited from your ancestors, but I believe that even then I can pay you the price that is enough to match all this..."
Maybe you will refuse me, but that's just because I didn't give enough.
Sher stood not too far away and watched the elders alertly. Although most of them were already very old, he did not dare to relax.
With the advent of the Firearms era, the gap between age and physique has become smaller and smaller. A musketeer who has trained for a month can kill a knight who has been trained since childhood, and the old twilight old and young children You can easily kill a strong man.
Shear had four muskets on him, and he firmly believed that as long as the gun sounded, even a single bullet was enough.
He was confident that with a single shot he could kill anyone who tried to threaten the Duke, and then he could use all the people in this room as a threat.
Schell is confident in his marksmanship, just as confidently as his swordsmanship.
Time passed bit by bit, Alexander’s voice echoed in the hall, although many of his words were not heard because of distraction, or simply did not understand, but the Balkans could perceive the atmosphere in the room as The Duke's speech has undergone subtle changes.
"No," an elder suddenly interrupted Alexander's words. He stood up excitedly and said to the slightest person, "Why are we wasting time here to listen to this person? We all know that the people of the Astamara family are unreliable. Since the time of Enrique II, the family has never spoken about credit."
The man's words immediately resonated. Many people clapped the table to agree, while others objected loudly, and the two sides immediately fell into a dispute.
Looking at the elders who had been arguing endlessly, and then simply verbally abused each other, Alexander seemed to see some very familiar scenes, which made him unable to help doing the same thing for human beings.
But he didn't want to just wait for the final result.
Or simply no results.
"Snapped!"
The muffled sound made by a heavy object striking the podium made the controversial hall restless.
Everyone couldn't help looking at the distressed Alexander in his hand to see if the baton in his hand was damaged.
"Let me ask you a sentence~" Alexander looked up at those people. "Will you lose anything?"
"What do you say, Duke?" the chief elder Shen Sheng asked.
"I mean even if I deceived you, what can you lose now?"
Alexander looked around the elders who looked at him differently.
"Isabella robbed you of almost everything, power, honor and almost everything, except for Toledo, you have nothing now, and those upstarts don't want to share with you the loot after regaining the lost ground, and Yi Sabella has been holding you back from the beginning, so even if I cheated you, what else can you lose, or do you think Ferdinand will accept your offer to return the power as long as you don’t cooperate with me?"
Alexander's words made the hall quiet, and everyone was silent. Some of them were angry, some at a loss, and some looked at Alexander helplessly. For a while, everyone seemed to have aphasia.
"Cooperating with me may not get anything, but there is still a chance, but if you refuse me, I can assure you that no matter who wins the war in the end, you will have nothing."
Alexander's words made the hall quiet for an instant, and the eyes of those who were still arguing focused on him, and it seemed that a few holes would be burned at this moment.
No one can hear it. This is a complete threat.
But no one can deny that his words just hit everyone's weakness.
Since the time of Isabella, the local aristocracy has been gradually tightened, which has made many people clearly aware of the attitude of the royal family.
At the time Isabella's decision to send the Governor to Andalusia was once caused an uproar among the nobles.
This made people realize clearly that even without Alexander, the pace of Isabella's husband and wife's resumption of power would not stop.
In the same way, Alexander didn't even disguise his aversion to the nobility's power and separatism.
Then the result is really as Alexander said, this war belonging to the Astamala family, no matter who wins, the national policy of weakening the power of the nobility is impossible to change.
"I promise you what I can give," Alexander continued to say to the elders, "I can give you honor, wealth, but you also have to hand over what I need."
"What do you want, Duke?"
The chief veteran who had not spoken but just stood by and watched finally made his voice.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's eyes were cast on him, and some elders even showed an eager expression.
The Chief Elder leaned on the armrest of the chair and stood up slowly. He looked down at Alexander without curiosity.
The Chief Elder was indeed curious. He thought he knew the duke quite well before.
In his view, the Duke of Thesia in Rome and his uncle Caesar are no different.
With the support of the pope and sister, the duke coveted the crown of Castile so obvious, but even if it is said that he defeated Gonzalo in Seville, the chief veteran still thinks that this brilliant record is the most for him In the future, we will strive to win the support of the noble council.
But so far, the Duke of Rome Thesia has not mentioned a word about the Battle of Seville.
But that's it, he has already made the elders either excited or angry to take the initiative.
The chief veteran had to look at the duke again.
In particular, the conditions he put forward before had to be said that there were too many temptations, which made it difficult to refuse.
"What do I want?" Alexander greeted the chief veteran's gaze and his gaze. "I do need your support, but it is by no means here to show your position with a high attitude. I want you to admit that I am Castile The sub-legal monarch also wants you to show allegiance to me."
"We will be loyal to King Castile."
"But this is not enough," Alexander interrupted the Chief Elder unkindly. "Swear allegiance to me, acknowledging that I am the supreme authority of Castile. This is what I need."
"Duke, you should know that even the king can't override the veteran regiment." The chief veteran's voice was severe, he stared at Alexander's eyes, and there was an incomparable sense of expression in his expression. "The power of the Castilian nobility is God Granted, only God has the right to decide whether to withdraw."
"Is that true?" The command stick in Alexander's hand poked the pulpit in front of him, making a "bang" sound. "But please don't forget that the king's crown is granted by God as the secular ruler of God's choice. My existence is the country."
The chief veteran stared at Alexander stunnedly. He did not expect that Alexander was so tough, which made the veteran wonder whether he really needed the support he said.
Isn't he worried that the noble Toledo will fall to Ferdinand?
Although almost everyone had said to Alexander before that the children of Isabelle and Ferdinand had lost the right to succeed to the throne, the chief veteran knew more clearly that when it was personal interests, those nobles It is more likely to choose a king with Moorish ancestry, and will not accept a monarch who, though pure in blood, will leave them nothing.
Therefore, the chief veteran will look at Alexander with incredible eyes, he can be sure that Alexander is not crazy, then the only explanation is that he has other chips in his hands.
"Duke, do you think you can buy everyone here?"
The chief veteran looked gloomy. He vaguely noticed Alexander's method, but even then he still didn't believe that the young man could pay a price enough to impress everyone.
Alexander glanced at the chief veteran, and he knew that if he wanted to find someone among those who really did not want to accept his condition, it was probably the chief veteran himself.
The Alexander Conference thought so, only because he knew that if he was the chief veteran, he would not accept such a condition, because it would mean the complete loss of his own power.
For the chief veteran, the endless contradiction between the new and old nobles is precisely the right time for him to show his strength.
The old nobles needed a leader to lead them to confront the nobles who were secretly supported by the royal family, and the royal family had to deal with him in order to weaken the power of the nobles smoothly.
Perhaps the chief veteran is hoping that this situation will continue forever, because as long as the contradiction exists for a day, he will occupy a position that others cannot replace.
It is for this reason that if it is replaced by another monarch, even the Isabella couple will choose to reach a compromise with the chief veteran.
But Alexander didn't want to do this.
Because the final result of this compromise is simply to transfer the power of nobility from one group of people to another.
If it was 2 or even a century ago, maybe such a change is not only good, but also a kind of change.
However, times have changed.
Regardless of whether it is intentional or unintentional, European countries are making great strides on the road of monarchical power. As the future king, Alexander does not want the Kingdom of Spain to continue on the old path of history.
There were many reasons why the Spanish Empire, which once prevailed in history, eventually declined after two centuries. However, the domestic aristocracy has always been a big one. It is undoubtedly a very important one of many reasons.
And he will now completely eliminate this hidden danger that eventually led to the decline of Spain.
"Duke, you have not answered my question. Do you think everyone can be bought by you?"
The chief veteran urged again. The hall was quiet for a while. The quarreling veterans silently looked at the two people facing each other.
"No, I don't think so."
Alexander finally opened his mouth. He gently placed the baton on the pulpit, his eyes slowly looking from left to right.
Chief Elder noticed that when he looked at himself, the look on his face was no different from looking at other people. It seemed that he didn't know his importance at all, which made Chief Elder's unpleasant mood worse.
"I would think that a person needs to be bought because he deserves me to do so, but if there is no such value, I will not pay anything."
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"I think some of you know the trade union, which is an alliance dominated by Roma Thesia, and now the alliance has wealth that you can’t imagine. Maybe some of you will say you have a new colony, but I think Ask you, what does the new colony have to do with you?"
The suspicions of Alexander made the elders a little stunned. They looked at each other, and some could not help but refute, but they didn't know where to start.
The wealth of the new colony is indeed coveted, but so far, only those expedition ships funded by the royal family can really make money from there.
"Yes, it's the new colony," Alexander finally threw the bait he had already prepared. "What I can give you, in addition to wealth, there is a new world."
Hearing this, the Chief Elder's heart jumped suddenly, and he quickly looked around.
Later, it was discovered that, like him, all people were moved by this remark.
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