Vol 4 Chapter 149: War drum will sound

Sitting in the large chair, De Charlene looked at Alexander not far away.
At the outskirts of Rome, he did not see Alexandria. The French guarding the Roman city was defeated to a certain extent, especially when the Allied forces intercepted the French retreat. Charlene thought that it was impossible for him to see his hometown of Loire Of the valley.
At that time, he was ready to pay his life for the king, but what he did not expect was that the Naples who had not been put in his eyes before would save him.
Although it is also known that Alexander's reason for saving him was more due to the Rowley family, Charlene was still grateful to Alexander.
"You saved my life," Charlene, who had been silent, finally spoke. He was wearing a loose black robe, which was somber with the black armor he had always loved, but it was true that the clothes were on him. Invisiblely gave him a strong momentum, so that he seemed to reveal a hidden majesty "Tell me how you want me to repay you, as long as you say it, I will do it."
Charlene's tone sounded arrogant and even arrogant, but Alexander could understand the source and reason of his confidence.
As a member of the Savoy family, Charlene did have the confidence that no one else had.
"If I said no need to repay, what would you think?"
Hearing Alexander's words, Charlene's eyes narrowed slightly.
"If that happens, I think you must have a bigger purpose, and it will make me very unhappy."
Alexander responded with a smile to Charlene's answer.
He thought it was normal for Charlene to say that, and he would think so if it were replaced.
Sometimes not asking for rewards is just craving for greater rewards.
"I hope to get a batch of artillery, and it would be better if I could get some casters."
French artillery is the best in this era, which Alexander knew long ago.
Charlene clearly felt that Caesar's expression sitting next to him seemed to be slightly tight. He glanced at Caesar, and then slowly said, "Count, you know that you just saved me, but you want something. It may be used to deal with my king, so this is an unacceptable condition for me, so I suggest you change it, and it is best to think about it later, because I cannot always give you a chance. "
Charlene ’s reaction did not surprise Alexander. He certainly knew how difficult it was to obtain such a powerful weapon such as an artillery. Perhaps if Charlene agreed generously, he would have to think about which of these There is nothing wrong with it.
"Then I hope to get a batch of muskets. You probably know that I am more interested in muskets than spears."
"I have heard of this," Charlene became interested. "I heard that you once defeated a heavy cavalry outside of Rome, and later defeated Milan and the Venetian, and your It seems that the firearms in the army are much higher than others. "
"Accurately speaking, I think this is not enough, and I have discussed with people who have the same interest as me. The result is that everyone thinks that firearms will definitely replace swords and spears."
Charlene looked at Alexandria slightly surprised. In fact, this was not the first time he heard this statement, but other people said that far less than Alexander's words brought him more shock.
This is because although he had to retreat hurriedly with the army outside of Rome at the beginning, he still heard about the success of his life-saving benefactor.
This also made Charlene pay attention to Alexander, so in the next year, he naturally heard a lot of things about Alexander.
Among them is the Battle of Oral Chimone.
Due to Charlene, many French generals were more familiar and concerned about the two consecutive battles than the generals of the Italian city-states.
It can be said that in a sense, Alexander ’s reputation in France is louder than in the Apennines.
"I will consider your request," this time Charlene did not refuse. "But as far as I know, your army seems to have mastered a technology that can fire muskets faster, so I also hope to discuss with you in this regard. For a moment, of course I will pay a certain fee. "
Alexander nodded generously without hesitation. He knew that the technology of the flint gun would soon leak out, and even the Fugel family had expressed interest in the flint gun more than once.
The Flintlock gun does not have much technical difficulty when it is said seriously. As long as it is used on the battlefield, it will leak sooner or later. The reason why not many people have mastered this technology so far is just because the news of this era is blocked.
And he believed that since Charlene said he would pay, it would not be too thin.
What Alexander needs now is to quickly arm his army. With the delivery of Genoese soldiers, he has felt that the weapons from Naples have become somewhat unsustainable.
The muskets manufactured by Alexandria have always come from Naples. This is because not only he and Russa ’s territory are in Naples, but they are their base camp, and more importantly, whether it is the support of Count Modillo or the foundation of the Free Trade Association He attaches more importance to Naples than anywhere else.
After all, seriously speaking, whether it is Montina or Pizza is a bit too dangerous. With the ascendance of Louis XII, and the next invasion of the French army that can almost count the days with your fingers, these two places will Quickly involved in the war.
Although Naples is also unsafe, even after two years, it will be annexed by France and Aragon successively, but Alexander still believes that with the territory of Cosenza and Agri, he can still use Naples as his big rear.
The reason why he made this decision is a more important reason, that is, he wants to compete with Caesar on the Tuscan land in Tuscany!
I do n’t know if it ’s some kind of perseverance. Alexander found that he and Caesar actually regarded each other as their current enemy.
The only difference is that Caesar takes Tuscany Romagna as the ultimate ideal, and he only uses this land as the cornerstone of his larger goal.
Different purposes have different natural methods.
When he heard that Charlene came to Pisa with Caesar, Alexander knew that this might be a good opportunity.
Charlene suddenly asked curiously, "Yes, Count, can I know who you have discussed the topic of firearms with before?"
"Of course," Alexander glanced at Caesar next to him. "It's coalition commander Gonzalo. Speaking of this, he is even more aggressive in some areas. He even thinks that if necessary, firearms can occupy half of the entire force. Even more shares. "
Charlene looked at Caesar unexpectedly, but he didn't get any answers from Caesar. Instead, he saw a face showing anger.
"That's why I want to ask you to get firearms. My army needs a large number of firearms. Maybe you know that I can no longer worry about paying for weapons. But if you want to organize an army It ’s not just about having money. "
Charlene murmured silently, of course he understood the meaning of Alexandria, but after hearing about Gonzalo ’s similar emphasis on firearms, he was somewhat uncertain whether he should be with Alexander in this matter. Teach it.
After all, he knew very well that with the stability of the domestic situation after the new king ascended the throne, it was only a matter of time before sending troops to Italy again, which made Charlene somewhat worried that today ’s deal with Alexander would create a strong future for the French army. enemy.
Caesar quickly sensed Charlene's hesitation, and he whispered something to Charlene's ear from the side.
There was a trace of surprise on Charlene's face. He could not help looking at Alexander. "Count, do you also have a deal with the Fugger family?"
Alexander looked at Caesar and saw that Caesar's eyes flickered with pride in his eyes, but his lips moved, but he thought that he was his own brother-in-law after all, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
"Yes, I have some business dealings with the Fugel family, and we are preparing to issue a batch of currencies together."
Alexander said as he took out a gold coin that looked gleaming and was cast from a small box beside him.
"This is the currency we are going to issue, and it is a new currency that is completely equivalent to Florin and Ducat," Alexander said, holding the gold coin with and handing it over. "I am going to name this gold coin 'No. Lier ', of course, the place where it was originally issued was carefully considered, and based on the suggestion of His Majesty the Pope, we decided to issue this Noril gold coin first in Florence. "
Charlene looked a little strangely at Caesar next to him. The reason why he was concerned about the relationship between Alexander and the Fugel family was because the Fugel family was the largest financial supporter of the Emperor Maximian. Therefore, in many cases, the courage to start a war easily is due to the support of Fugel, a wealthy family.
So when he heard that Alexander and the Fugger family seemed to have a close relationship, he couldn't help but think of many possibilities.
Especially when I heard that Alexander took the initiative to mention that they were going to issue currency with the Fugel family, this made Charlene even more surprised.
What he did not expect was that the Borgia family seemed to be involved in this matter, and even the city that issued the currency was a decision made by Alexander VI.
As long as I recall a little bit about the Pope's attitude towards Florence, Charlene's gaze at Caesars became a little strange.
There was a moment of embarrassment on Caesar's face, and Alexander's attitude of revenge not staying overnight made him annoyed, but he also knew that if he could not explain it clearly, things might become complicated.
"The Fugger family was involved in the free trade union business." Caesar explained to Charlene. When he saw Charlene's doubts, he had to prepare to continue to explain what the Free Trade Union was.
"Wait a minute, I know that free trade union," Charlene said suddenly. "Even in France I have heard of this union, but what I want to know now is what does this have to do with the emperor?"
When the French raised this question, the expression was serious or even severe, and his eyes quickly swept between Alexander and Caesar.
"I know it may be unreasonable to ask, but as the messenger of the new king of France, I have the right to know if there is anything that might damage my king.
Caesar's hand clenched a sword around his waist, and he didn't actually have much affection for Charlene. He would not forget the arrogance of this man when the French occupied Rome, and he would never forget that he was forced to be taken hostage. Charles VIII was under house arrest.
It's just that everything in the past disappeared with the death of Charlie. The fear of the Aragonese threatened Alexander VI to consider repairing his relationship with France.
Despite this, Caesar could not forget Charlene's unreasonable contempt for him.
Now, Charlene's attitude reminded Caesar of the unhappiness before him.
"In fact, the FTA is beneficial to France."
Alexander spoke suddenly.
In response to Sherron's inquiring look, Alexander slowly said, "I don't know if you know what happened in the Netherlands a few months ago, it was about the Amsterdam port being blocked and even missing the entire winter storage period. event."
Charlene nodded a little puzzled, and he could still get some news quickly in the French court, but for him, this matter seemed a little distant or even strange, which made Charlene think that maybe a different person might be here. Even better, for example, the old man next to the new king, at least as a well-known figure at the University of Paris, the master Fischer should be more familiar with these things.
"That port closure was a perfect harvest for our free trade union. As for the loss of the empire and the Vienna court, perhaps no one can make it clear. As for the beautiful Philip in the lowland area, it is also because of this Considered incompetent by his people, I think maybe your king would prefer to see such an ending. "
Charlene quickly showed interest on his face. Perhaps he didn't understand those markets, currencies and other things, but he still knew a little about the threats from the lowlands.
Whether in Charles VIII, Louis XI or earlier, because the lowlands were always under the control of the Holy Roman Empire, the French had to rack their brains and want to seize the lowlands from the empire, while guarding Probably all from the northern threat.
Now listening to Alexander said that the Free Trade Association had caused a lot of trouble for Philip of the Netherlands, which made Charlene excited immediately.
"Tell me about how you did it," Charlene asked anxiously, and then waved his hand immediately. "Forget I don't understand so much, but as long as you know you taught the beautiful child, I can. Will report this to the king, maybe the king will reward you for this. "
"Oh, I don't think it's necessary, as long as His Majesty the King doesn't blame me. I used to be unreasonable to him before." Alexander whispered.
"Why haven't you seen the king before?"
Charlene asked strangely, and even Caesar could not help showing curiosity.
They all knew that the Duke of Orleans did not directly participate in the army of Charlie's invasion of Italy, but remained in France, which made them wonder how Alexander knew the Duke of Orleans who would become the king.
Looking at the curious look of the two in front of him, Alexander could only smile secretly. He felt that his luck was really bad. After all, he didn't intend to offend the Duke of Orleans on purpose.
"I think I may have some misunderstandings with the respected King of France, but I believe that all of this will become insignificant in the interests of all of us." Alexander said without explanation but vague words.
And he did think so. Just think about the contradiction between Alexander VI and Charles VIII before, and then think that Louis XII has not invaded, and he has sent people to collaborate with the Vatican. He used to be with the Duke of Orleans. That contradiction is indeed insignificant in the face of huge benefits in the future.
Alexander had already thought about it, as long as he could, he was not prepared to be an enemy of Louis XII.
At this time no one knows that the Italian War will be a long and protracted battlefield.
Not to know that for a long time to come, the French will have to take turns to play with almost all the powerful countries in Europe.
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For nearly two centuries in the future, this country relied on the huge wealth plundered from the New World to support and train an army that made the whole of Europe tremble, and this country ’s fleet even once for a long time. Once became the most powerful maritime force in the world.
All this happened when the Europeans fell into the mire of the Italian War and the long mutual attack with the Ottoman Empire.
It can be said that the power of the Kingdom of Spain is certainly because it has mastered the endless wealth from the New World, and it can also be said that the successive wars in Europe have given this Kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula precious time.
This allowed Alexander to remind himself secretly that he should not be attracted by the land of Italy and those luxurious cities in front of him. With the invasion of Louis XII again, the long Italian war will really start.
It was then that his opportunity really came.
"What do you want to do?" When Charlene finally left, not waiting for the French to disappear at the street, Caesar immediately stared at Alexander with a gloomy face. What deal? "
"No, I just want to remind you not to let all of us fall into a terrible situation because of the personal grudge between you and me," Alexander said and ignored Caesar's turn and walked to the courtyard when he walked to the gate He stopped and looked back at the iron-blue Caesar. "In addition, I am reminding you that you are Uncle Estelles. If you are interested in Florence, I will not do much business, but don't make pizza. Otherwise I will let you taste the fiasco of Livorno again, and this time you may not be so lucky to be captured. "