Ladislaus was quite surprised by His Majesty Ferdinand's plan to rescue the Knights Hospitallers. Although he had always claimed that whether he could save the Knights Hospitallers depended on the attitude of the Kingdom of Spain, in fact this was just a way of shirking responsibility. He judged others by himself.

I originally thought that the other party's attitude would be similar to my own.

However, Treasurer Fugger, who arrived in Vienna early, stated very firmly his master's determination. In order to obtain help from Austria for this dispatch of troops, the Kingdom of Spain would immediately provide a subsidy.

This move made Ladislaus no longer doubt his Madrid cousin's determination. What could be more convincing than directly speaking with money?

An important reason why Treasurer Fugger arrived so quickly is that the Barbary pirates were driven out of the Western Mediterranean by the Spanish navy, and now a single clipper flying the Spanish naval battle flag was traveling unimpeded.

Although the Spanish navy did not complete its assembly, it only relied on the main standing forces in Seville and Naples to frighten the remnants of Hayreddin.

Spain's small army and the nomadic tribes that united with Algeria successfully conquered all the private pirate ports in Algeria. Although these nomadic tribes are also believers of the Star and Moon Demon, their desire for land makes them not necessarily support themselves.

Catholics, the Kingdom of Spain only has the coastline area, and the vast inland area is beyond its ability for the Kingdom of Spain to directly rule. In fact, it is already very difficult to just establish a few settlements along the coastline, so it is better to give

these nomads.

Relying on its strong strength and astute diplomacy, the Kingdom of Spain won an unprecedented victory on the southern coast of the Mediterranean and drove the Barbary pirates out of Algeria.

"His Majesty the King asked me to especially thank His Highness Jones who sent the message day and night. It is precisely because of the timeliness of his message that our navy can take quick action to launch an attack, further attacking the pirates when they were in chaos, and avoiding a protracted

A tough battle." However, Jones has not yet returned to Vienna. On the one hand, the land route is much slower than the sea route, and on the other hand, there are some affairs in the Milan area that need him to deal with.

According to Treasurer Fugger: "The remaining small number of pirates have retreated into Tripoli and Egypt. Even the Sultan of Tunisia has expressed submission to the King of Spain. In the short term, the pirates will no longer pose a threat. This time Ferdenand

His Majesty will further attack the lost Ottoman Navy and take advantage of the situation to establish a peaceful Mediterranean, a Mediterranean under Spanish rule."

Treasurer Fugger was really in a very excited mood. This time Hayredin was severely damaged in order to coordinate the Ottoman Empire's navy to penetrate into the Adriatic Sea, allowing the Kingdom of Spain to easily complete the dream of several generations and defeat the Barbary pirates.

The threat to Spain's coastline has been lifted.

This greatly strengthened the ambition and prestige of His Majesty Ferdinand. He planned to unite the Roman Church, Venice, Austria and Hungary to launch an unprecedented Eastern expedition. To this end, Spanish envoys have gone to Rome to ask the true electorate to issue an edict prohibiting any belief in true faith.

The country that owns the territory will launch any offensive against the Kingdom of Spain during this period.

This victory also made Fugger's treasurer, who was as prosperous as the monarch, feel better and his position became more stable.

His title did not change. Although he still held the same position as treasurer in the Kingdom of Spain as in Austria, his influence was really different.

The most significant change, and the one that satisfied Treasurer Fugger the most, was that in the past he asked Sazastan for a subsidy. Now Sazastan begged him for a subsidy.

Of course, subsidies are not the most important thing. Soldiers are a major issue for the country and must not be taken carelessly.

Ladislaus likes money, but if he wants to fight the Ottoman Empire for money, he must be cautious.

However, the Ottoman Empire was objectively a great threat to Austria, and the Barbary pirates were its minions. It was impossible for Ladislaus to refuse Spain's strategic offensive proposal. The key lay in strategic and tactical arrangements.

He brought along Sazastam, Machiavelli and Hohenzollern Chancellor to discuss the plan for this troop dispatch with Treasurer Fugger.

Of course, even if you support your heart, you still have to act indifferent to ask for more subsidies and possible benefits after victory. What's more, there are indeed quite a few differences between the two Habsburg monarchs regarding the scale and method of sending troops. This time Also participating in the negotiations were the special envoy of the Kingdom of Hungary, Federtaler, and the Hungarian Ambassador to Vienna. Hungary was certainly the most supportive of uniting Spain to attack the Ottoman Empire.

In fact, the differences between the Habsburg family were mainly related to the Kingdom of Hungary.

"Although the defensive alliance between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Republic of Venice claims to be against the Ottoman Empire, it is obviously also a reaction to Austria's recovery of the traditional territories of the Holy Roman Empire such as Milan and Friuli." The Hohenzollern Prime Minister first launched an attack. This alliance did give Ladislaus a headache. Although he concluded an economic agreement with the Venetians, it still failed to prevent Venice from entering into a military alliance with Hungary. Although the public terms of this alliance were completely directed against the Ottoman Empire, it was definitely There are also secret clauses about Austria that exist.

"This is a baseless slander. Hungary and Austria are traditional close allies, and the Kingdom of Hungary trusts Austria very much." Feidtaler was quite surprised by the public accusations made by senior Austrian officials. The negotiations were at a very bad pace from the beginning. ah.

"It is too dangerous to march with the Hungarian army, and even if we win, the land will only belong to the Hungarians. This policy of strengthening neighboring countries is detrimental to the entire sorcerer royal family." Got Ladislaus. The hinting Machiavellian treasurer also unceremoniously pointed out the geographical contradiction between Austria and Hungary.

"This is really ridiculous. We want to withdraw from the meeting in protest!" Naturally, the Hungarian representatives could not just watch the situation develop like this.

"Okay, please be careful, everyone." Although Austria and Spain are the closest allies, Treasurer Fugger still chose to support the Hungarians in response to the obvious provocation. "This time it is the believers of the true God who unite to fight against the devil. This is a great opportunity for admirers. Only if everyone cooperates sincerely can we hope to defeat the Ottoman Empire. As for the territorial issue, are you too impatient and wait until victory is achieved? It is not too late to discuss it. What's more, Hungary can use part of its western territory to compensate for Austria's inability to obtain it. Loss of Eastern Territories.”

"Your Highness the Cardinal Archbishop, what do you think of this expedition?" Treasurer Fugger decided to let Ladislaus express his position.

"Full support, I support this great jihad with my whole heart and soul!" Ladislaus said solemnly. "No matter how great the difficulties and differences are, they must make way for this jihad.

"

The Austrian monarch told a bunch of nonsense, and then several senior Austrian officials rushed to persuade him.

While the Spaniards and Hungarians wanted to form an alliance immediately, Austria had to wait a few days to sell itself at a good price.
Chapter completed!