Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 624 The Crusade (for subscription)
The King of Portugal is a devout Catholic, while William III himself is a religious tolerant person, both Catholics and Protestants can accept it.

But in this day and age, if you are not against Protestantism, you are against Catholicism.

The British and the Dutch in the hands of William III are all Catholic rebels, especially the Netherlands, which is all Protestant, and they don't like him as the Pope at all.

Members of the Dutch Parliament are profiteers covered in money!

They are misers who are not even willing to spend money to protect their own country, and now they are willing to pay to recruit and arm [-] crusaders.

It feels a bit like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken.

But the Pope was still intoxicated and moved, and he was a little ashamed. In the past, he often cursed these Dutch profiteers!

The Queen Mother of Spain, the old Maria Lina also stood up and said: "Spain will also send its army and navy to join this Crusade!"

The king of Spain is a fool, so he had to let his elderly mother come to the meeting.

The Pope believed that the Spanish navy should not be underestimated, and with their participation, great things could be accomplished.

Obviously, the Pope knew nothing about Daming's strength.

The Pope excitedly crossed himself again, "This is great!"

He said to Emperor Shinra, "Your Majesty, now that England, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal have all decided to send troops to join the Crusades, I think we will be able to counterattack Vienna soon!"

"and many more!"

The Holy Roman Emperor hadn't spoken yet, but the Spanish Empress Dowager Maria rushed to speak: "Why is it a counterattack against Vienna? Isn't it an expedition to South Tianzhu?"

The Pope was taken aback, "Expedition to South Tianzhu?"

Both Pedro II and William III nodded.

"But what does Nan Tianzhu have to do with Ottoman?" the pope asked.

If the Pope has played Crusader Kings 3, there will be no such doubts. In Crusader Kings 3, the enemy that should be fought is the powerful Seljuk, and players often fool the Pope to fight other weak countries. .

Emperor Shenluo was also confused, didn't he say that he would help him fight back to Vienna?

"As far as I know, the reason why Ottoman obtained the Daming Arms was an Ottoman businessman who was doing business in Tianzhu. If it weren't for the presence of Tianfangjiao merchants in Tianzhu, nothing would have happened!"

William III said solemnly.

No wonder the Dutch Parliament was willing to send troops, it turned out that their ulterior motives were not about drinking.

What William III said was true.

The Pope can't accept this point of view, Osman has already called at the door, and you unfilial sons of God are still thinking about your own little calculations.

He retorted: "But the weapons used by the Ottoman Empire were all provided by Ming. Why don't we go to expedition to Ming?"

"Expedition to Ming Dynasty?"

The Spanish Empress Dowager Maria was stunned. As someone who had been there, she looked at the Pope in surprise, "Your Majesty, you are truly courageous!"

Even if they set up an expedition to Ming Dynasty, they might not even be able to enter the Strait of Malacca, and they would be annihilated.

Pope Innocent XII didn't care, "Just because there are Ottoman merchants in Tianzhu, he attacked it, but he didn't care about Ming, who exported deadly weapons to the Ottoman Empire?"

Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I didn't want to add opponents to his empire, and he didn't want to fight Tianzhu, so he said: "We only need to block the foreign trade of Ming Dynasty, so that they can't export weapons to the Ottoman Empire. There is absolutely no need for Tianzhu and Daming!"

The Pope felt that Emperor Shinra's suggestion was correct. The German region is the cow of the Catholic world, and there should be no troubles.

So why is Germany called the pope's cow?

Because it's best to bully.

In European countries that believe in Catholicism, small countries do not have much wealth, let alone.

The big countries mainly include the following: England, France, the Italian city-states, and Germany. These countries are the richest and deeply rooted.

Although other countries such as Poland are not small, they all joined the Catholic Church later, and they still need to invest in resources for cultivation, and don't contribute much.

As for the big countries, England was too far away, especially after the Hundred Years War between England and France, when England retreated to the British Isles, the Pope couldn't do anything about it. Later, Henry VIII left Catholicism in order to divorce, and the Pope couldn't do anything about it.

As for France, its strength is second to none among all countries, but its strength is too strong, and France is very close to Rome. If it makes the French king unhappy, it will educate the pope.

The Pope was often tossed by the King of France, so the Pope has always served France kindly, and the relationship between the two is considered harmonious, and the Catholic Church does not dare to squeeze too much.

As for the Italian city-states, the Italian city-states are extremely wealthy, and they made a fortune in the Mediterranean trade in the Middle Ages. It is Italy again, and it seems that it should be extremely respectful to the church.

However, the nobles of the Italian city-states are too close to the pope, and even many popes are from the Italian city-states. The pope dare not squeeze too much from his own people. If it is too much, they might pull you down directly.

In the end, only Germany was left. Although Germany was very strong at the beginning, Otto I also broke into Italy and forced the Pope to crown himself Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, the later Holy Roman Empire paid too much attention to Italy, and instead wavered in its own native Germany. Later, it was difficult for the emperor to control both Italy and Germany.

The German princes are all emperors in their own territory. In this situation where Germany is divided, it is most conducive to Catholicism to exert influence.

Not to mention that the bishops in Germany are different from those in other countries.

In other countries, regardless of whether they are big or small, bishops are politically influential, but they are mainly limited to religious leaders and religious influence. However, the bishops in Germany are different. Back then, Otto I gave the Catholic bishops all over Germany the power of aristocracy. how to say?
That is, bishops everywhere can rule like nobles. Bishops are not only religious leaders, but also political leaders and local rulers. Three of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire are archbishops, and bishops are one of the German princes. The powerful Mess.

If the Pope is short of money, he will think of Germany to make money, so Germany is also called the Pope's cow.

That's why the pope is the most anxious when something happens to Shinra.

"Actually, we don't have the ability to block Daming!"

William III shook his head.

"That's right, we can't do that, because we can't do it!"

Empress Dowager Maria, who knew the details of Daming, also resolutely opposed the blockade of Daming.

Made, block Daming, how do they make money?

Emperor Shinra is really shameless. His own Austria does not involve too much overseas trade, but he wants to ruin everyone's business. He is really not human!

"Your Majesty, the reality is like this."

(End of this chapter)