Chapter 923: Future European Strategy, Dealing with the Mayan Royal Family
"France's strong ambition towards Italy will continue to trigger wars on the European continent! The ambitions of the French kings are not just a few northern Italian city-states, but the entire peninsula! ... Therefore, a few years later, the French King Charles VIII started the
The Italian War will eventually involve all the surrounding countries..."
"After the death of Charles VIII, Milan and Naples, which King Louis XII inherited, claimed that not only would they not end the Italian War, but they would expand the war! But King Ferdinand II of Aragon also claimed the Kingdom of Naples
, his conflict with the two French kings is irreconcilable, and he must fight until one party gives up his claim!..."
"Therefore, the Italian war between France and the Kingdom of Aragon is inevitable! This will also drag the Kingdom of Castile into the quagmire of war! And this long war will exceed everyone's expectations and last for a long time.
More than half a century! The death of every French king is just a temporary truce..."
The night was deep, and the stars could be seen from the open roof. Shulot drank fruit wine and fell into a long thought. Seeing His Majesty in a trance, the other three did not disturb him. Priest Mekart and the captain of the guard Ekart were drinking.
They talked softly. Chihuaco, the old militiaman, drank one cup after another of "His Blind Majesty's sweet wine" and looked up at the stars in a daze.
"God bless you! This Italian war between France and Spain that is just around the corner... is also the reason why the official Spanish Kingdom's full-scale colonization and invasion of America will be delayed until more than half a century!"
Shulot pursed his lips and tasted the sweetness of the golden pineapple wine. The situation in Europe that he was pondering in his mind would not be surprising if it were the thoughts of any European noble.
But if any European noble knew that this was the thought of a pagan king thousands of miles away, across the sea... it would be really creepy, and he would even scream devil!
"The first half of the Italian War between France and Spain, which lasted for twenty years, will temporarily end with Louis XII admitting defeat and giving up his claim to the Kingdom of Naples. As for the main reason for France's failure, it is not that the army cannot fight, but that the huge amount of money
We really don’t have the money to fight the fiscal deficit anymore!…”
"And when the Kingdom of France has saved enough money, it will continue again. The knight king François in the second half is a more persevering French king. He will fight again and again, fighting the Spanish wholeheartedly.
He doesn’t even want his son! He will even take the initiative to send a fleet to the Americas and Asia, looking for pagan allies everywhere!…”
"Witness the Lord! The Kingdom of France has no money to fight the Spanish, but the Mexican Alliance has plenty of money! As long as it can connect with the French and establish mutual trust... and with the attitude of the French towards pagans, that is pragmatic
Much more flexible…”
Shulot raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky. A confident smile appeared on his face, which was the confidence that his experience beyond the times gave him.
The Italian War that followed shortly after was just the first opportunity to weaken the Spanish. There were almost countless similar opportunities in the original history. Because France and Spain had conflicts in territorial disputes, political economy, and attitudes towards the Holy See.
Countless contradictions!
In the next two to three hundred years, the number of wars between France and Spain will probably exceed the number of Spanish troops killed by other countries combined! And these conflicts can weaken Spain's maritime power.
opportunity!
"France, which is dominated by land power, will not pose a great threat to the Central American empire even if it overwhelms Spain. Because, as a land power, the Kingdom of France has almost endless enemies on land, so it must focus on
Put it on the mainland! Even the powerful French Empire will not use the power of the whole country to fanatically colonize the New World of America like the Spanish Empire with sea power!..."
The night wind blew by, and the stars in the sky seemed to blink. Shulot stared at the night sky, slowly lowered his eyes, and returned from long thoughts and future diplomatic strategies. He looked at the three people in front of the bed again.
Man, smile and raise a glass.
"Praise the Lord God! God bless the kingdom!"
"Praise the Lord God! Praise Your Majesty! God bless the kingdom!..."
Although everyone was puzzled, when they saw the smile on the king's face, they also raised their glasses to celebrate. After drinking the glass of fruit wine, Shulot looked at Priest Mekart again and asked in a deep voice.
"Mecat, I remember that in your previous report, you mentioned...the conflict and fighting between the fleet and the Mayan army? Did you also kill a Xiu prince?...What exactly happened?..."
Hearing this question, the old militiaman Chihuaco was the first to shudder. He stretched out his hand and fumbled in his arms for a while, feeling the touch of the leather roll, and then pursed his lips in relief.
Priest Mecat pondered for a while, without looking at Chihuaco, but reported back to the king truthfully.
"Dear Your Majesty! It's like this... The land of Maya, the once powerful Kingdom of Mayapan, has been scattered and divided into many clan territories... Among them is a powerful inland clan located in the former capital of Mayapan Kingdom.
, the name is 'Xiu'! It is the Xiu family that controls this territory... And there is an irresolvable blood feud between the Xiu family and the remnants of the Mayan royal family, the Cocom family!..."
Priest Mecat spoke eloquently and told the king all the exploration experiences that had happened. He did not exaggerate or have any tendency. He just described what happened, the process and the results.
Leave everything to your Majesty's judgment...
"Huh? The plan of Mayan merchant Tikalo? He is a descendant of the Cocom family, and he deliberately caused hostility between the fleet and the Xiu family?! And he is the cause of all the fighting!..."
"Oh! He is also the uncle of the leader of the Cocom tribe? As an apology, he made the leader of the Cocom tribe convert to the main god, and handed over the sea map to Cuba and Chibucha... He also sent two children from the Mayapan royal family as a gift.
The hostage of the kingdom? Well... where is the other person! Go get him!"
"What! The Totonac people from the Hidden Serpent City attacked the fleet and captured the Mayan merchant Tikalo, leaving him dead or alive!..."
As he listened, Shulot gradually frowned and even stood up suddenly! He gritted his teeth first, and anger rose in his heart, but he didn't know who to direct it at. Then, he thought of the Mayan businessman with the long head, who had grown up since he was a child.
The cunning and old acquaintance made the anger in his heart turn around and then gradually suppressed.
"Damn it! This fool who thinks he is smart! I promised him that I would support him to become the master of the city-state in the land of Maya! He actually didn't want to believe my promise, instead of racking his brains and doing this to harm himself and others.
Come with your hands and feet!... Damn it! If he were in front of me, I would shoot pineapples all over his face again and give him fifty lashes!..."
Shulot's face turned frosty, and he cursed a few words in a deep voice. Although he was angry and stern, he did not mention the word "kill". Then, he remembered that there was another obstacle on the way to Cuba.
, frowned slightly, and cursed again.
"Damn it! If the Xiu family just stays in the jungle obediently, I won't care about it! And if it dares to block the kingdom's shipping route... I don't know, the kingdom will have to fight like the Toltecs five hundred years ago.
Maya for once!”
"As for the Totonak warriors of Hidden Serpent City... they are all withered bones in the grave! My black wolf will go for me and bite them to the ground! And this route to Cuba, the kingdom must
Get it through!…Whoever dares to block it will be destroyed by the kingdom’s legions!…”
After saying that, Xiulote raised the pottery cup and drank another cup. The shabby rainforest terrain of the Mayan jungle, the clan emirates shattered into pieces, and the ancient and long cultural inheritance of the Mayan tribes. Each clan respected the descendants of gods.
The stubborn order of the bloodline... makes the conquest and rule of foreign forces very difficult! In history, the Mayan tribes hid in the deep jungles and resisted the Spaniards for hundreds of years...
However, although it is difficult to conquer the Mayan land, it is not difficult to defeat the Mayan army, let one clan decline, or let another clan rise...for a kingdom with strong military force!
"The land of Maya, the Xiu family that blocks the kingdom, the Cocom family that converts to the main god... Tikalo, Tikalo! You are such a scheming guy! You really risk your life for your family!..."
Thinking of this, Shulot shook his head with emotion. He carefully calculated the gains and losses, and then thought about the value of the Cocom family as the former Mayapan royal family, and then said in a deep voice.
"Eckart!"
"Master?"
"You choose a team of personal guards...well...and a few teachers to take good care of the two Mayan children and teach them Mexica!"
"Yes! Master!"
"Well... As for the arrangements for these two children... keep a low profile for now..."
Shulot nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then calmly made a decision in the surprised and puzzled eyes of Priest Mekart.
"Blessed by the Lord God! When the long Eastern Expedition is over... I will take these two children and return to the alliance's capital, Trochititlan!... The respected God King Avit will definitely be very satisfied with their appearance.
