"According to reports from Treviso, the alliance between Little Goriti and Aramis seems to have broken down. They are fighting street battles on the main island of Venice, and there is also melee on several affiliated islands." Jones sent a report from the south.

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Although all parties were worried about his wife, Ladislaus himself did not pay attention to this issue. He was just waiting for the final offers from all parties.

It was just the news from Venice that worried him. Although his ambassador had tried his best to control the relationship between the powerful factions on the island of Venice, he was ultimately unable to prevent the conflict from breaking out.

"There are foreign enemies on Crete, and these two fools are impatient?" Ladislaus shook his head. "And they actually reached a stalemate?"

"The opposition on the island of Crete has not taken any active action, but Governor Venel, the leader of the Cretan faction, also rejected the peace proposal of Little Goriti." Jones's eyes and ears on the island of Venice are still sensitive, and the locals

Many people are impressed by Austria's strength.

It is always easier to establish eyes and ears in areas where Ladislaus led his army to demonstrate his strength. This is the so-called soft power.

Young Goriti planned to recognize the independence of Crete and make Venel the King of Crete, but the other party did not accept this suggestion and made the offer public.

Brother Riti was in a state of distress because of this. He was obviously orthodox in occupying the main island of Venice, and suing for peace greatly damaged his prestige.

The Venetian nobles did not care about his personal scandals, but their inability to protect national interests were unforgivable.

His proposal not only did not plunge the enemies of Crete into chaos, but greatly damaged his already very weak prestige.

Moreover, in order to build his own private power during this period of time, brother Riti was robbing openly and covertly in Venice, which caused great damage to the original interests.

Coupled with the chaos of the large territory and trade routes that Ladislaus seized from Venice, the original profit distribution system of the Republic of Venice fell into a state of collapse.

Little Goriti is the source of all this. Although Ladislaus's propaganda department still promotes him as the hero who put down the rebellion, now more and more Venetians believe that he killed their father.

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After all, too much information and interests point to him.

Brother Riti himself was not very worried anymore. At first, Ladislaus's garrison in northern Italy helped him stabilize the situation. Thousands of Austrian soldiers in Treviso made the opponents afraid to act rashly.

Although the Austrian army later withdrew due to fighting in other directions.

However, he had organized a militia of nearly a thousand people and hired several mercenary regiments of hundreds of people. It would be best if the Austrians on the other side of the narrow strait left. Young Gorriti also did not trust Ladislaus.

He knows very well who is the real predator, and occasionally little brother Riti will recall the experience of the civil strife.

After recalling it once, he would be more certain that Ladislaus was the man behind everything.

Recall it once. More happy memories with his father will re-enter his mind, making him miserable.

Most of the time, little brother Liti just used alcohol and women to numb his painful soul, but occasionally he would curse Ladislaus severely.

In order to cover up the pain in his heart, he regarded Ladislaus as his father-killing enemy, but he was not crazy enough to find trouble with Ladislaus.

With its own troops, the Austrian army also left. Although it lost a large area of ​​land on the mainland, several important islands connecting the Middle East and Near East trade were also lost.

However, the Centipede of the Republic of Venice is still alive and relying on inertia, there are still many businessmen coming here to conduct transactions.

Although it is not as good as before, it is still enough for him to live a life of drunkenness and dreams.

He can still do whatever he wants in Venice, at least that's what little brother Riti thinks.

He did not realize that because of his dirty reputation and poor management, more than 95% of the vested interests in the Republic of Venice became his opponents, and only a very small number of subordinates who participated in his raids reluctantly supported him.

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This state of affairs is actually not bad, at least it is in Ladislaus's interests.

Although Young Gritty's attitude towards the United Kingdom has become increasingly worse due to his twisted and complicated mentality, Ladislaus still has no intention of overthrowing him.

The ambassador of Austria, later called the United Kingdom, worked hard to maintain this situation.

Those internal rebels will want to take back the territory captured by Ladislaus no matter what. The Republic of Venice has been competing with the hegemony on the mainland for countless years. These seemingly spineless and courageous businessmen have defeated their arrogance countless times.

The knights and martial kings, many of them heroes who have gone down in history, did not get any benefit from the Venetian merchants.

Ladislaus did not dare to underestimate the Republic of Venice.

Therefore, he hopes that this republic will completely lose its cohesion. For this reason, he can accept waiting and be satisfied with the large territory he has obtained.

Another more direct reason is that dozens or hundreds of Venetians move out of Venice every month with their families and families. Most of them come to the nearest United Kingdom.

The officials in Treviso would receive them warmly and then send them to settle in Austrian cities.

Most of these exiles are relatively wealthy, and they are the best taxpayers because they are good at business.

This is also the reason why Ladislaus hopes that Venice will continue to be chaotic. Just waiting for him will have many benefits.

Compared to the little brother Riti Ladislaus, who still had some foundation in Venice, he hoped that Artemis, a pure outsider, would have more strength.

In short, try to keep the city of Venice in peace amid chaos and disorder.

In fact, part of Brother Riti's dissatisfaction was due to Ladislaus's continuous poaching. At first, he thought that this kind of immigration would take away his potential opponents, but as time went by, he began to think that Venice was his own

private property, it is inevitable to feel that Ladislaus is shaking the foundation of his rule.

Therefore, for Ladislaus, the longer the younger brother Liti rules, the better, even if the other party gradually becomes uncooperative.

Ladislaus provided intelligence and limited financial assistance to the Templar Aramis through his ambassador to help him suppress the Venetian nobles who wanted to resist.

However, various methods failed to maintain the situation for a long time, and Brother Riti somehow became aware of the threat of Aramis.

"Based on the current intelligence, it seems that the conflict was provoked by little brother Riti claiming to have discovered that Aramis was involved in the plot to kill his father. He may have thought that Aramis was a foreign mercenary with an unstable foundation, and he would definitely be able to get local help.

In order to obtain the support of the powerful forces, they chose to launch a sudden attack in the city hall, but they did not do so secretly. Many of the members would rather support Aramis. After Aramis received the warning, he mobilized his own mercenaries to carry out a melee in the city of Venice." Jones' report continued.

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"It is now the third day of the battle. What happened last night is that Aramis has controlled half of the city. Little Goriti's rule is disgusting, and many local powerful people bring their families and guards.

Mercenaries supporting Aramis." This was very timely information, and Vienna could know the situation in Venice twenty-four hours ago.

"Aren't they worried that after Aramis wins, those mercenaries will plunder the city?" Ladislaus was very surprised by this. After all, little brother Liti was a local.

"Aramis has the help of other Templars." Shylock, who had been beside him, spoke up. Because of his outstanding performance in Venice, a large part of Ladislaus's support for Aramis was provided through him.

He was also invited to consult on this issue. "Among the traditional Venetian bosses, there are also remaining members of the Templars. Aramis will definitely support an agent. He knows that he does not have the power to directly control Venice."

"So are we going to take action?" Ladislaus's strategic intentions were not told to Jones. In his opinion, Ladislaus's long-term secret support for Aramis was just for this chaotic opportunity.

"Do it?" Even though he had no intention of annexing the city of Venice, Ladislaus was indeed slightly moved for a moment.

This is a good opportunity. Although Venice Island was robbed once, the city's hundreds of years of accumulation cannot be robbed overnight.

If we can invade again, there will be huge benefits, not to mention the commercial advantages that can be brought by annexing this good port at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea.

This is the shortcut to building a powerful empire.

The competition between Venice and Vienna is limited. Vienna relies on the Danube River and the Amber Road, while Venice is the center of the entire Mediterranean trade.

It's not just homogeneous competition.

Venice's full-length glass mirrors and Vienna's pearl necklaces are even complementary to a certain extent. If Ladislaus invests a little more resources in improving roads and reducing taxes, both trade center cities will benefit greatly.

With the wealth of Austria and Northern Italy, Ladislais would be much more confident in facing the Ottoman Empire.

"The time is not yet ripe." However, Ladislaus ultimately rejected this tempting idea. The United Kingdom did not have a navy. Although most of the former Kingdom of Hungary's navy in Croatia fell into his hands, this fleet was really better than nothing.

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Not to mention compared to the Ottoman Empire, even the remaining fleet of the Republic of Venice is a maritime power that far exceeds that of Ladislaus.

Without a navy, not only would it be impossible to hold on to trade lines, but even Venice Island would be a burden.

"There is no need to mobilize a large army. Just let the governor of Treviso mobilize a small number of troops to prepare to go to the island." Ladislaus said while shaking his head. "But it is not to destroy the Republic of Venice, but to be prepared to bring order to the chaos."
Chapter completed!