Chapter 279 The Allied Succession Issue

Peter did this to delay time. Anyway, he would pass it whether he agreed or not.

The progress on land is much faster than on sea. If the naval power of Venice cannot be destroyed, then Rome will easily follow the old path of the Ottomans, being beaten by Venice at sea and taking more than 20 years to capture Crete.

"Although there is a possibility of peace talks, their ships are still flowing in various ports, which are potential hidden dangers."

Peter wrote in a letter to Mircea that Rome's navy is a shortcoming, and the empire must concentrate its efforts on developing the navy, while trying to delay time as much as possible, and strive to use its size to kill Venice.

Now Peter is most worried about the attack of Poland in the north. Once it ends, Rome must divide its troops. Then, Moscow, Lithuania, Naples and so on should all end, and eventually form a war in which all Central and Eastern Europe will join.

Fortunately, Poland is a country with relatively strong nobles, so Peter began to bribe some Polish nobles to let them obstruct the king's decision to send troops.

"Your Majesty, the election of a new king is about to begin."

Mircea received news from Central Europe that the election of a new king of the Roman people was about to begin. There are three candidates this time, namely Sigismund, Duke of Lower Luxembourg, Jobst, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Rupert, Elector of the Palatine and Wittelsbach family. The three parties began to win the support of the electors. Whoever gets four votes first can be elected king.

This election is also a time for the electors to make money, and a lot of bribes are waiting for them. Wenzel didn't want Sigismund to be elected, nor did he want the Wittelsbach family to be elected, so he firmly supported Jobst as king, but he was sidelined by the noble meeting, so he found Mircea. He and Jobst agreed that as long as he was elected, Brandenburg would be divided into Vlad and Anne as a fiefdom.

Brandenburg exchanged for a sum of money, and it seemed that the deal was not at a loss. But this place is not a fertile land, with little arable land, poor trade, and great power of the nobles. It can't be compared with Bohemia. Mircea thought about letting Vlad get familiar with it in advance?

Vlad is almost 14 years old. His teachers and father in Constantinople have taught him a lot. He also wants to achieve the achievements of his two older brothers. His marriage to Anne is the driving force for him to become a figure like his elder and second brothers.

He read a lot of information about Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. The electoral system and the great power of the nobles made him feel that if he became king, he might be able to get a title to play with. Vlad didn't love his fiancée much, but he still had some feelings for Anne, and it was not impossible to treat each other with respect.

Mircea decided to let Vlad follow Peter for two years, and go directly to the Holy Roman Empire to accept the fiefdom after he came of age. As for Stefan, he has not decided where to go yet.

Elena's future husband's family may not be saved, and the Duke of Milan plans to go to Venice. Aragon also plans to leave, and Austria is wavering. Venice promises to provide these countries with a total of 2 million ducats in financial assistance, which is very necessary for countries short of money.

"Damn it, I still think highly of him."

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, this situation has happened before."

"I know, but Rome needs firm allies, not wavering ones. We must win the war with Venice and completely destroy the country."

The ministers were worried about Mircea's decision to destroy Venice, because Venice accounted for a large share of the trade in the eastern Mediterranean, especially the trade with Egypt. The Mamluks would definitely not destroy Venice, and the Sultan was planning to get the most benefits from the two countries.

Moreover, after Venice was destroyed, surrounding countries such as Austria, Milan, and the Papal States would also form an alliance because they were afraid that they would be the next country to be destroyed. Countries around Aragon, France, and Poland would also join in, fearing that Rome would retaliate for what they had done, and would definitely curb it together.

This is exactly what Rome did not want to see, and the anti-Roman siege would be established around Rome. If the empire wants to avoid siege, it must establish another alliance to break this siege.

The news of the war has spread across the European continent, and rulers of various countries are wondering who will be the winner this time. This war is likely to determine who will dominate the Mediterranean in the future, and Moscow in the north is also preparing for expansion.

Novgorod was on the verge of collapse under Moscow's attack, and the local nobles were willing to submit to Vasily. In this way, the Grand Duchy of Moscow completed its unification decades ahead of schedule, strengthened the power of the principality, and became a relatively important regime in Eastern Europe.

But at present, Vasily is also stumped by the fact that he has no heirs. He doesn't hate his younger brother Yuri so much, but if he has no heirs, he will be the first to succeed. The order was originally determined, but recently some different voices came from Moscow.

Some nobles proposed that his sister Anna and her husband Mihaly could follow the example of Poland and become the Grand Duke of Moscow after Vasily's death. Such a proposal has been very controversial. After all, there is no precedent for women to become Grand Dukes, and her husband's succession means the end of the rule of the Rurik Dynasty.

His younger brother Yuri and the nobles who supported him disagreed. This was not only a new shock to traditional Moscow, but also because Yuri promised that after he became the Grand Duke of Moscow, he would respect the rights of people like them and would not let them pay too much. Once there was a change, their protection would not be able to proceed.

What Vasily can do now is to maintain a balance among these local forces. Moscow has just completed unification. With Lithuania in the west and the nomadic khanate in the east, it must reform and enhance its strength.

Relying on the Ukrainian principality, Moscow has received a lot of firearms and cultural support from it. Including artillery, muskets, agricultural technology and printing, they are all urgently needed by Moscow, and Vasily first learned the meaning of supreme power from Constantinople. After signing a treaty with Rome to divide Eastern Europe, Moscow has long missed the excellent seaport and fertile land. There are two primary goals: to get rid of the shackles of the Golden Horde and to seize the land of the Livonian Federation.

The marriage conducted by Mircea has brought Bohemia, Moscow and Rome closer together. There are currently no major conflicts of interest between the three parties, and they can expand and govern within their own scope, while Rome uses its status as a religious center to exchange interests with them. Hungary and Ukraine play a connecting role in it.

Maximilian of Habsburg is called the emperor of marriage because he brought Spain and most of Europe to Habsburg. Mircea's several marriages allowed the Bartlan family to reach a higher status than the Habsburgs.