The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Mason has always felt that the empire will take some big actions in the future, because there is news within Shinra that the north and the south are going to fight. The emperor's brother was in Brandenburg, and he believed that the emperor would definitely join in this matter.

At the same time, his father also wrote a letter saying that he had been appointed ambassador to Florence by the emperor, which made Mason confirm his thoughts. His father and Florence had already developed a hatred, and he was appointed ambassador just to keep an eye on this place, and then focus on Milan and Savoy, using the Alps and Sardinia to create an eastern barrier.

Nowadays, Rome's achievements have exceeded that of Basil II, but if it wants to restore the territory of Justinian's period, it still requires a large number of troops and countless supplies. This may be an opportunity for the family to further gain the emperor's trust.

Thinking of this, Mason prepared to write a letter to his father and brother. If there was a war, the family should help the emperor solve problems, so that his status would be further improved.

In Toledo, the capital of Castile, the four-year-old king was sitting on the throne, looking at the ministers and bishops below in confusion. Pope Boniface is also there. He will go to HRE to attend the religious meeting in the near future. Before that, he will listen to the State Council.

"Constantinople's step on Rome has completely violated the will of God. They will have their retribution. Castile must complete this sacred mission."

Cardinal Alvarez appealed to everyone present to concentrate their efforts on retaking Rome, and the nobles also responded. They are all devout believers, and the temptation to retake the Holy City is naturally very high. Besides, Rome is so close, so much better than Jerusalem, which is thousands of miles away.

"That's right, we are going to join forces with Aragon and Portugal to take back Rome." A nobleman said.

The idea of ​​Castile forming a coalition with Aragon and Portugal has been formed. They are all fighting for God. As long as the money is available, they can pull out an army and then let the navies of Aragon and Portugal transport it. In this way, Most of the success.

It's a good thing to say, but no one wants to pay when it comes to paying. Castile's taxation requires a kingdom meeting to be paid by the representatives. They only need to provide manpower. After all, the Pope has promised that after retaking the city of Rome, he will march to Constantinople, and then make everyone a local noble, and everyone will own a piece of land.

"But we also need to consider Granada. I heard that the new monarch is asking for help from everywhere, and there is also a text about Constantinople."

A nobleman whose fiefdom was in Cordoba told the attendees that recently businessmen in Cordoba were spreading rumors that Granada had begun to convert, saying they came from Constantinople.

Are the opponent's hands so long? Italy stared at Iberia before the fight was over. No, this needs to be taken seriously.

But other nobles have no worries in this regard. The two countries are far apart, not to mention that there are countries such as Poland and Mamluks that cause trouble to Rome. They will have to invade for at least five years before they have this strength.

I don’t know how they got their reasons, but currently they all think that Rome will not attack here. However, in order to appease the southern nobles, Castile decided to send people to Granada to warn the other party not to play tricks.

In order to recapture Rome as soon as possible, the church is also willing to spend one-fifth of its annual income as war funds and increase taxes. Castile can assemble an army of 25,000 men, while Aragon and Portugal can With 10,000 troops each and some untrained peasants, a total of 50,000 troops can be provided.

There are also many noble heirs in this coalition who are preparing to obtain land. It was as if they could win as long as they charged forward. At this time, Rome had already begun to prepare for the occupation of Sardinia.

Stanissa was waiting for the next order with the troops stationed in Rome. The emperor wrote a letter saying that he was preparing to launch a landing operation, and the destination was Sardinia.

Sardinia, Corsica, and Mallorca became a barrier to prevent Rome from attacking westward. Although Sicily could be used as a base, it would still be attacked by the Aragonese navy on the way. If Sardinia can be captured, Genoa will not act rashly and can directly attack Barcelona, ​​the capital of Aragon.

Laszlo also got Peter's letter, and he agreed with the fight against Aragon. In this way, he can complete the achievement of revitalizing Naples.

Of course, after so many years, he also had other thoughts. Can I leave Rome and be alone in the Italian Peninsula? But it seems impossible at the moment. The largest trading country in Naples was Rome. Locally produced agricultural products were exported to Rome and then exchanged for luxury goods and other goods. Moreover, he is also married to a Roman princess and has children. If this turns against him, I am afraid that he will be the first to be destroyed by Rome.

And Rome has been good to him in recent years. Not only did he get Sicily, but he also provided some funds and improved the environment of the peninsula for him. It's just that my own army has no use for it, and you know it won't be sold to Provence, France.

Now that we are going to fight Aragon, we need to have a serious discussion with Peter. He said in the letter that Naples would do its best to help Roma and would be the first to land in Barcelona. This hint should be enough.

While the other party was still discussing, Rome had already begun to prepare for war. Because it is based on the scale of 200,000 people, the gold coins in the treasury are like flowing water these days. Various supplies were stored in various local warehouses in the Balkans, and the East India Company and the colonies were also asked to hand over more revenue.

The Balkan provinces have begun to register for conscription, and the formation will be completed in about one and a half months. And when they heard that there was going to be another war, those who wanted to make contributions rushed to sign up. Some became musketeers and some became infantry. They began training, and the recruitment office distributed weapons and uniforms to them. This is the rule for the empire to be re-established, and it is proof of the strength of the country.

The people also knew that war might be coming, because the price of weapons in cities such as Constantinople had increased a lot, and the price of food had also increased by a fifth. They all wanted to know who Rome would fight, HRE, France, England, or Aragon?

Almost every possibility is that they can only stay at home, and maybe there will be an announcement about a tax increase in a few days. They have lived very comfortably in the past few years, and it would be nothing to increase their income. In addition, in order to allow merchants to transport supplies, the government also ordered that as long as they are transported to the front, they can use the previously issued vouchers to collect salt, spices and other items for sale. The merchants' strong transportation capabilities were immediately reflected.