Vol 5 Chapter 113: The Great Siege (26)

In this year of 1499, a lot of big things are happening and about to happen. People far inland in Europe have been fascinated by the wars of religious and alien invasions. He took his fleet to return to his hometown by wind and waves. Before leaving Portugal, many people were not optimistic about his trip, and some even thought that he would die in the dangerous sea, but now this man who is attentive to arrow Innumerable rare treasures brought back from the far east came back in full load.
In a house in Lisbon, a businessman from Balearic has been waiting for a long time. Since he came to Lisbon nearly half a year ago, this person has been everywhere in the Portuguese court. No one knows this person except business. What has been done, but many people know that this businessman from Castile has a good relationship with the famous gamma family.
Similarly, no one will know that when Southern Europe is facing the threat of the Ottoman army, another storm is brewing among the mountains of Western Europe. It is a storm that has not shaken any country. And it really shocked the storm in many countries.
On February 26, 1499, in a remote village in Switzerland, a group of Frenchmen had a battle with the army of the Governor-General sent by Emperor Maximian because of the protection of a group of local squires who opposed the Holy Roman Empire. .
This was originally a seemingly inconspicuous conflict, because the original emperor and the French king had many conflicts and frequent frictions, so although the battle caused casualties, whether it is the French, the emperor ’s governor, or those who caused it The local squires in this conflict did not regard this battle as a big deal.
At that time, no one thought that such a small conflict battle caused a real trouble soon, and this trouble began to become serious in April, and the two parties or even several parties were involved in the conflict. The number of forces and the number of people is increasing. Finally, one day in April, in Schwadello, Switzerland, Schwa himself, who supported Emperor Maximilian, and the Swiss Confederate army who had long wanted to completely get rid of the imperial constraints There was a large-scale engagement.
The result of the battle was that the Swabian army was completely defeated by the Swiss's violent attack in less than 2 hours, and the heavy casualties of Swabian himself could not even take away all the injured soldiers and fled from the battlefield. Even to a long time later, in the Swiss folk, there was a sarcasm comedy that Schwa himself wore a woman's clothes and twisted his buttocks to flee.
The battle completely shook Emperor Maximilian. He sensed the crisis and felt that if he could not quickly suppress the increasingly arrogant Swiss, he would be honored in the minds of German princes. The floor was swept away. At that time, although he still wore the title of emperor, the Holy Roman Empire might become neither sacred nor Roman, let alone that invisible empire at all.
So Emperor Maximian decided to take a good look at the Swiss barbarian, and if possible, he hoped to help his son beautiful Philip solve the problems about the Netherlands. Since the previous year, the ship has blocked the port of Amsterdam. After the incident, his son seemed to be in a series of troubles, and the prosperity of another small fishing village called Rotterdam seemed to make things worse.
It was just that the fishing village was supported by a prestigious old house in the Netherlands, and more importantly, there seemed to be a shadow of the Hanseatic League behind it.
The emperor seemed to smell some kind of conspiracy, which made Maximian a little uneasy. He was worried about whether his son could properly handle the relationship with the cunning northern merchant guilds, so he decided to take advantage of the opportunity to suppress the Swiss. , As soon as possible to help Philip solve the immediate trouble, because as far as he knows, it seems that the health of Prince Juan, the only son of Queen Castilla, is getting worse.
If something happens to Prince Juan, then Philip ’s wife, Prince Anna ’s sister Juana, will be the only heirs of these two kingdoms.
This means that the grandson of Emperor Maximian may become the future king of these two kingdoms.
Maximian hopes that this time his son and his wife should wait for the final news in Castile instead of entangled with those northern merchants in the swamps of the Netherlands, so the emperor decided to come forward in person and take these two things. It ’s all done together.
It was so disturbing since the beginning of 1499, but what really caught the attention of the entire European continent was the Ottoman invasion.
In April, the Ottoman fleet suddenly bypassed Crete, which is still mostly controlled by the Venetians, and moved westward across the center line of the Mediterranean. The soldiers directly threatened many Venetian colonies on the Mediterranean. This move immediately shocked the Venetians.
The ruling corps of Venice passed several statutes to increase taxes and expand armaments at an unprecedented rate, and the merchants in Venice were clearly aware of the huge threat posed by the Ottomans. Merchant ships transformed into temporary warships joined the Venetian Navy.
The Venetians stayed in bed ready to face the invasion from the sea.
The actions of the Ottomans also frightened Rome and the Vatican. Many people previously thought that Alexander ’s remarks that the Ottomans might come across the sea and directly threatened the Vatican were alarmist and sneered, but now the whole Roman city is panic-stricken. , Not all day long.
The price of grain has risen, the price of gold has risen, and the price of copper is constantly changing the price list in people's minds.
The exchanges in Rome were full of people, and Ashurk ’s house was full of high-spirited people. Among the crowd of people coming and going, some came to ask for news, and some hoped to be in front of this Sudanese red. People have mixed faces.
Perhaps it won't take long for everyone to rely on this Vizier to keep everything, even their heads.
There are people with this kind of thinking, and even Ashurk wrote in his letter to his brother, "This is probably the most beautiful day in my life, even if I am not so satisfied when I am with Sudan. Everyone is flattering me and flattering me so much that I almost floated, so when I prayed 5 times a day, I was praying that our fleet would win enough as soon as possible, so that my days in Rome would be more comfortable As for the copper I mentioned to you before, I think that my friend should not have succeeded, otherwise we may be completely buried by gold at this time. "
It was already early May when this smug letter was delivered to Elup, and Prato had left Zagreb to find the Darius of Croatia for some time.
Elup waited patiently for news from Hurva. He knew that Hurva could not believe him so easily, so he was not in a hurry.
And he also knew that it was not him who really made Hurva determined, but the battle in Bucharest.
When thinking of the battle in Bucharest, Eryup was a bit curious. He had also heard about the rumor that the Earl of Montina publicly challenged the Sudan, and because of the descriptions of those present at the time, he knew more details than those circulating in the private Much more.
When he heard that the Earl of Montina actually publicly claimed that he could stop the Sultan, Eryup was a little dull. He began to wonder if Ashurk had lost his sight. This person either lost arrogantly. To be sensible, or originally a lunatic, and in Elup's opinion, the latter should be more likely, because he actually thought he could stop Sudan!
Even the Ashurk brothers just because Bayesert II is getting older, they need to think about themselves more quickly, after all, the two sons of Sudan are not good, no matter who of them In the future Sudan, there may be opportunities for others to be reused by the new Sudan, but as two brothers of the heroes of Bayesert II, it is already a miracle to keep their heads.
From the point of view of the sultan guard against the two sons, the two princes may not be able to seize the throne in the most extreme way. By then, things may become worse.
But even so, their brother still thinks that no one can stop Sudan ’s ambitions, especially his attempt to thoroughly master the entire Balkan plan, and now it seems that almost everything is developing in accordance with the Sudan ’s previous arrangements, but it is only for them The brother's previous calculations were somewhat disadvantageous.
Therefore, Eryup is not less concerned about the progress of the war in Bucharest than in Hurva. For this reason, he specially sent people to constantly check the news from the front line, hoping to grasp the changes on the front line as soon as possible.
"I hope that the Earl of Montina should not just be happy," Erup snorted. Although reason told him not to expect too much from that person, think about if Sultan really captured Bucharest, Then, taking advantage of the situation to launch an invasion of Hungary, it would be bad news for them.
Copper mines in Hungary ...
Thinking of this, Elup's mood just calmed down and became hot again.
Perhaps many people simply do not know what a huge return a large copper mine will bring, but Erup knows that it is a wealth that makes the most greedy people feel more or less satisfied.
As for if he can rely on mastering the greater copper mining rights, and then affect and control the entire copper price market in Europe, as long as he thinks about it, he will be trembling with excitement.
In fact, there is more than that.
Crete, whenever he thought of that place, Eryup was excited.
Among the many condiments, sugar was the first to be accepted. The taste of sugar that gives taste buds an endless aftertaste has been remembered long before civilization records.
Sugar is extravagant in Europe. The lack of land for growing sugar plants and the scarcity caused by huge demand make it not as expensive as pepper, but the nearly persistent pursuit of sugar by nobles or civilians makes sugar. This kind of thing has become one of the tight and expensive commodities on the European continent.
Some nobles once boasted that they had enough honeycombs to produce honey. As for civilians, they simply regarded the sugar syrup brewed by beets as a symbol of wealth.
Crete has the largest sugar cane plantation in Europe.
It is a place that can provide exquisite desserts and stimulate the desire for food for European dining tables. It can be said that if the Cretan plantation suffers from natural disasters, it will change from the Pope ’s dining table to the ordinary farmer ’s rice bowl. It was dull.
Behind that sweet taste is an incredibly great wealth. That number is large enough to allow Ashurk to do his best to influence Sudan ’s decision for personal gain.
Despite knowing that he should be patient, Eryup was secretly distracted by the fact that he had never heard of Hurva.
But the news from Bucharest made him secretly annoyed. During this waiting period, Eryup finally knew the "long wait will make life die" in the long poem of the ancient poet Sufman. .
But what he waited for was not the lover, but the enemy's news.
The Kurash brothers are also waiting. They have tried their best to inquire about the Earl of Montina, but when they think that everything is almost the same, another news about Alexander made them decide to postpone the return to the camp for two days.
The Bucharest Patriarch announced the recognition and blessing of a marriage contract in the name of the first Patriarch outside the five Orthodox Patriarchate.
The marvelous part of this marriage contract is that both parties are in a pagan form.
According to the explanation of one of the parties, this marriage originated from a thrilling escape. On the way from Crete to Europe, in order to avoid the Ottoman pursuit, the fallen princess had to hide herself as a Gypsy And at that time, in order to escape them, they had to conclude a marriage contract in a pagan way.
When the news spread, there was an uproar in Bucharest. Although the Ottoman army outside the city only resumed its siege after a day of truce, the Bucharest people still started a fierce debate with unprecedented enthusiasm.
The topic of debate is whether such a marriage contract is doctrinal and whether it can be blessed.
Many people have joined in this fierce debate for various reasons and purposes. They quote from the scriptures that they insist on admitting or opposing the validity of the marriage from various aspects, and even debate whether the marriage can be blessed.
On the contrary, the two parties involved in the incident calmed down after passing the news, and no one had seen them for two consecutive days.
This naturally aroused people ’s conjecture, one of which was first circulated among the Greeks, then immediately throughout Bucharest, that Ladislas II was very dissatisfied or even angry at this marriage, because it meant His influence on Sophia will be greatly diminished, for which he has severely questioned the legality of the marriage contract, and even put their princess under the name of protecting Sophia from rumors.
As soon as this rumor came out, it spread through the city at an alarming rate, and then Bucharest was caught in speculation and anxiety.
People are well aware of the terrible destructive power of such a rumor, which can only be seen from the excitement of the Greeks in the city, and other nobles are also worried about whether the rumor is true, they are worried about Ladislas II If the world really does this, it is likely to cause fierce conflicts or even divisions within the alliance.
Ladislas II was also annoyed by the rumor. He was indeed angry at the engagement, or simply said that it was more appropriate to disgust.
At this time, he couldn't help remembering what Prato said about Alexander might be related to the emperor, which made some regrets why when he arranged the troop strength, he arranged for Cepes to rescue Dambuca. If he exchanged it, he might now fall. The unknown is Alexander.
Ladislas II was very worried that Alexander had used the marriage contract to make a fuss, and then borrowed Sophia ’s influence to compete with him, but he also paid attention to the attitude of the Patriarch of Bucharest. Expressing support for such a controversial marriage contract, it is clear that Alexander must have made enough promises to impress him.
There are not many nobles who have similar ideas as the king. They are also worried that the Alexander Conference will use their relationship with Sophia to influence them, which makes many of them strongly question the legality of this marriage contract.
These doubts made Sophia fall from the joy of the beginning. She was surprised to find that there were so many people who opposed her and Alexander's marriage. Nothing was more important to her.
The angry Sophia almost rushed into the controversial venue with the hunting guards, but even if she finally did not do so under the dissuasion of Alexander, she still made Alexander tell the nobles that she would take back the Valleio family At the same time, she announced that she refused to appear publicly in front of the Bucharest public unless the marriage contract was recognized as legal.
Ladislas II, of course, regarded both decisions as Alexander ’s grants, which strengthened his belief that Alexander had great ambitions.
Ladislas II decided to boycott the marriage, but it was at this time that he heard rumors that Sophia might be placed under house arrest.
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This made Ladislas II irritated. When he began to wonder whether it was true that the army was under house arrest Sophia as rumored, another message from Hungary made him realize that he could no longer stand still. .
The Bosnian army marched into Hungary quickly, and after crossing the Mezik mountain without any resistance, the Bosnian army quickly approached Sosborg, a major town in southern Hungary.
And less than 120 miles north of Sosbourg is Bauderbohe, the largest copper mine in Europe.
By this time, Ladislas II seemed to suddenly understand why Alexander had announced his marriage contract with Sophia at this time.
On May 5th, in Bucharest Cathedral, the Patriarch of Bucharest used the example in the doctrine as a testimony to announce a violation of the doctrine that was not recognized, but also through the example in the doctrine, announced the blessed The existence of a marriage contract.
At this point, Alexander's two major goals in coming to the Balkans seemed to be in sight.