Marin, Julius II and Ferdinand II conspired in the secret room of the Ratram Temple for a long time, and finally, the three of them showed a satisfied expression.
However, before leaving, Ferdinand II suddenly asked a question:
"Sir Pope, our Spain has withdrawn from the Wild Continent. So, as the Spanish Wild Earl, will Marin also withdraw from the Wild Continent?"
Julius II was stunned for a moment, but he quickly gave an answer:
"He doesn't have to withdraw because he sent troops to help Rome 'recover' Florence. Such a great contribution is enough for him to continue to occupy those islands."
"Didn't you give him two bishops as rewards?" Ferdinand II asked in confusion.
"Are those two bishops so poor, comparable to the Prairie-Entertainment?" Julius II asked back.
Ferdinand II immediately said nothing. Julius II was right. Compared with Florence, where industry and commerce were well developed, Münster and Osnabrück were really remote and completely unequal.
"Then does his territory, the wilderness Count, still belong to Spain?" Ferdinand II asked with concern. This issue of sovereignty was unavoidable, even if it was nominal sovereignty.
"Not belonging, but Morocco will be assigned to Spain in the future. Didn't he have a small oasis called Ayuen to the south of Morocco? Just give him the Earl of Ayuen, or your subordinate. Of course, it's nominal."
"This is also a solution... So, Lord Pope, what will be done in the future?"
"Whoever contributes great to the Holy See will reward him part of it. For example, if you give the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily to the Holy See, I can give you all the wild continents..."
"Ahem, let's change the topic..." Ferdinand II was unhappy to hand over the two kingdoms as his lifeblood.
"Or, if you helped me capture Venice, I can also give you the Wild Continent..."
Ferdinand II rolled his eyes directly - Damn, Venice is so rich, if I can conquer Venice, I will definitely take it myself. Only a fool will exchange it for you in the dangerous wild continent...
"Of course, I can also divide a part of the territory for you to help me regain the Rimini region. For example, a piece of land that is not smaller than the Iberian Peninsula..." Julius II tempted.
Ferdinand II changed the subject directly. He was turning against France and needed to be on guard against the French counterattack. If he got into Venice again, it would be difficult. You know, Venice is so rich, not a good person...
However, Marin reminded:
"Your Majesty, the spice trade was originally the interests of the Venetians. You have sent someone to seize the share of the spice trade and offended the Venetians..."
Ferdinand II thought it was true that in the past, the European spice trade was monopolized by the Venetians. Spain sent a ship directly to India to buy spices, which was just a tiger's mouth to seize food... Moreover, because there was no exploitation of Arab merchants and Egyptian merchants in the middle, the Spanish's profit in spice trade was much higher than that of the Venetians...
Historically, the Portuguese fought a famous "Diu Battle" with the combined fleets of India and Egypt supported by the Venetians due to the spice trade.
The cause of this naval battle is very simple, it is to compete for monopoly rights in the spice trade.
Every year, the total amount of spices flowing from India to Europe reaches 3.5 million pounds. Most of them are transported by Arab merchant ships to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, and then transported to Alexandria by land in Egypt. Then, the Venetian merchant ships rushed to Alexandria, wrapped the spices and sold them to all parts of Europe.
The huge profits were shared by the Venetians, the Egyptian Mamluk Dynasty and the Arabs. The Portuguese bypassed the African continent and went directly to India to buy spices, which was equivalent to directly linking the origin to the market and gaining higher profits than the Venetians.
Moreover, Dagama was very unethical and left five warships to intercept the Arab merchant ships on the Indian coast, which aroused public anger. Later, the Venetians supported several Egyptian warships, split them along the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai Peninsula, and then sent them to the Red Sea by land, and reassembled them in order to go to the Indian waters to fight the Portuguese.
Unfortunately, the main fleet of the Venetians could not rush to the Indian coast. Moreover, the Venetian sailboats had to paddle on the side, making it inconvenient to set up artillery. Therefore, they could only set up artillery at the head and tail of the ship, and they were no match for the Portuguese warships when they fought.
In the end, the Portuguese won the "Diwu Battle" and monopolized most of the spice trade... Since then, the Portuguese have made super huge profits of more than one million gold coins in the spice trade every year...
Now, under the influence of Marin, the Spanish intervened, and the situation became even more complicated. But one thing is certain that a sea war will inevitably break out in Indian waters.
Not to mention anything else, whether it is the Spanish or the Portuguese, they will choose to eliminate the merchant ships of Arab merchants who go to India to purchase spices. In this way, not only can you buy more spices themselves, but you can also cut off the Venetians' purchase channels. You should know that the total amount of spices flowing to Europe every year is only about 3.5 million pounds. For every extra pound Spain and Portugal acquire one pound in Venice. Conversely, if the Venetians collect one pound in spices, Spain and Portugal will collect one pound less. Even because of competition, the price of spices will increase and reduce profits.
Therefore, the simplest and most brutal way is to send fleets to eliminate the Arab merchant ships and let the competitors disappear. In this way, Spain and Portugal can swallow the 3.5 million pounds of annual volume.
After Ferdinand II left, Marin and Julius II said that Julius II even planned to support Spain and Portugal to form a joint fleet and completely cut off the Venetians' spice import channels.
Why? Because Venice occupied the Rimini region, it made the Pope unhappy. Julius II would be happy to do anything that made the Venetians unlucky...
However, before that, the Holy See and Spain need to deal with the Portuguese first...
Sure enough, after the first round of negotiations officially began, the conditions offered by the Holy See and Spain made Portugal King Manuel I angry half-death. After reading the "humiliation treaty" in his hand, Manuel I couldn't speak for a long time...
After a long time, the Portuguese King Manuel I, who blushed like Guan Gong, suddenly threw the grass of the treaty that Julius II and Ferdinand II had collaborated onto the table, and then yelled in grief:
Chapter completed!