The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Portuguese envoys came to Sevia and brought 20,000 lei to ask Rome to withdraw their troops.

This little money was obtained by mortgaging the king's real estate, and they hoped that Rome would let them go. The king was willing to help Rome occupy Andalucia in the hope that a peace treaty would be signed.

At this time, Sevia resumed Mediterranean trade, and merchant ships from England also stopped here before entering the Mediterranean. The fertile land of Andalusia provided them with food and fruits, and the Castilian army was still being formed. The small forces previously sent were defeated, and only large forces could suppress the opponent.

Aragon and Castile were preparing to regroup 50,000 troops to attack, but the recent actions of the Roman navy made them feel that a large force was coming. But it still takes a month to get from Madrid to Sevia. Not only that, they also see Portugal slipping away. This country with no independent opinion will definitely abandon God and fall into the arms of heretics. They also have to send additional troops to monitor Just fine.

In the city of London, Stefan has learned about the peace treaty signed by Rome, and also received a letter from the Duke of Burgundy, proposing an alliance between the two countries to jointly deal with France, and then one person will take half.

The Duke of Burgundy has always wanted to replace France, especially when the Valois-Burgundy dynasty began to accumulate strength. Friesland became their main direction of attack.

"I thought he was so loyal, but it turned out like this!"

Stefan despised John. Everything in the French court seemed so childish, the Earl of Salisbury also said.

"The two Dukes of Burgundy and Orleans are at war. This will be a good opportunity for Your Majesty to restore the economy and develop the army. When the time comes, we can cross the channel and seize Paris. You will be the new king of France."

This is indeed what Stefan wants. The previous war of conquest allowed him to obtain a large area of ​​land. He distributed these to his soldiers and those who surrendered, and carried out a series of measures to stabilize society and find ways to weaken the role of parliament. Balance is finally achieved.

However, the census data at this time made him somewhat false. There are currently 2 million people in England combined and about 300,000 in Wales. With the Black Death and the war, we were lucky to have these people. In order to obtain more people and resources, Stefan set his sights on Ireland.

During the reign of King Henry II of England, the High King of Ireland signed the Treaty of Windsor with England, recognizing England as the suzerainty. But the power of the British king is pitiful here, and his jurisdiction only covers a small area around Dublin called Pell District. Successive English kings tried to cross the Pell District, but all failed.

Stefan learned different methods of conquest from his brother Peter, mainly through trade, religion, culture, and war. War should only be carried out as a last resort, and it is best to conquer through economy, trade and religion.

Stefan re-created the title for himself, declaring himself King of England and Ireland, Governor of Ireland becoming Duke of Dublin. And missionaries were sent to Dublin to increase trade between the two islands.

England's textile industry has developed for a long time. Cities such as Nottingham and Manchester began to rise, and London became an important textile industry city. Products were sold as far away as the Holy Roman Empire, and even Rome had textiles produced in England. Taking this opportunity, Stefan began to carry out his own diplomatic actions, putting pressure on Scotland while forming an alliance with the forces opposed to France.

"Your Majesty, this year's tariff can be increased to 90,000 pounds, and other income is about 130,000 pounds. We now need an army of 30,000 people to deal with the current situation."

Salmon told Stefan the current situation. The other party had been prepared for a long time. At present, confronting France is not a good choice. He needs five to ten years of training before he can cross the sea and fight. Before that, he needs the strength of his family. Help him recover financially.

England did not have colonies like Rome, so it regarded Ireland as its own India and Scotland as its own Seris. Be prepared to encourage settlement and trade, and to enforce obedience at gunpoint.

"This is expected. Scotland still needs to be dealt with. I heard that the king has beheaded the original ruler of Scotland?"

"King James of Scotland has not been seen for a long time. He is probably imprisoned."

It's no wonder, after all, the other party is stronger than him. But recently I heard that Henry IV was terminally ill and was about to die. Isn't this their chance?

“Sometimes luck comes and you can’t stop it.”

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Vlad also reached an agreement with Sigismund, and the Berlin Union began to move towards the goal of unification. Brandenburg received the Schleswig-Holstein region, which further expanded the area.

But the war was not over at this time. The Berlin Alliance continued to gather troops and prepared to declare war on the Teutonic Knights. Vlad first sent people to Marienfort, met with the Grand Master, and brought Vlad's conditions: to acquire the Western Pomerania region, including Danzig, for 10,000 gold coins.

In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered this prosperous city and caused the Massacre of Gdańsk. This massacre led to the decline of the city and triggered a series of wars between the Teutonic Knights and Poland until a peace treaty was signed in 1343, in which the Teutonic Knights recognized their occupation of Pomerania as something they had received from the King of Poland of "relief".

During the years of Teutonic Knights' control, the city's size and trade were restored and developed, and the influence of the Germans increased. The German name "Danzig" gradually replaced the city's Polish name "Gdansk". In 1361, Danzig became a member of the Hanseatic League and became the chief city of the Prussian and Livonia business circles in the Hanseatic League. The trade scope included Prussia, the Teutonic Knights' territory on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, as well as Poland and Sweden.

Grand Master Jungingen rejected this request, and the next step was war. The Pomeranian Elector once again took the lead and attacked Danzig.

The local citizens and business class in Danzig began to form an anti-Teutonic alliance and prepared to join the Berlin Alliance. The army has assembled in Pomerania and officially entered the Teutonic Knights.

The Teutonic Knights had just received Poland's negotiations. If they could send troops to assist, they would not have to pay compensation. But the pressure from the Berlin Alliance came again, and it was only bigger than Poland. The Grand Master decided to withdraw the army to deal with the Berlin Alliance and sent people to Poland to explain the situation.