Benedict XIII was most concerned about how the other party would treat his own Ping Min after the unconditional surrender.
"You can rest assured that our emperor is kind-hearted. After obtaining the consent of His Majesty the European Emperor, he will arrange for all the people who surrendered unconditionally in Qufu, Shandong. This is the hometown of our country's saint Rao, with the history and belief of returning home. Judging from the dual conditions, it is most appropriate to arrange them in clusters.”
Jiexuan took out a map and asked his subordinates to show it to him. The location of Qufu was already marked on it.
"...I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor is willing?"
At this point, Benedict XIII could only accept this proposal. It would be nice to have a place to stay, not to mention it is not too remote and not too cold.
"If you have no objection, I will send a telegram to His Majesty the European Emperor and ask him to come as a witness. I believe it will make you feel at ease."
Since the entire Shandong will be the territory of Louis XIV in the future, I believe that the European emperor is very interested in controlling the entire church.
It's not like the King of France has never done this before. Philip IV was annoyed by Pope Boniface VIII's various remarks criticizing him.
Not only did they directly send troops to Rome to capture the opponent, they also paraded him through the streets and then executed him.
His successor, Benedict XI, was even more interesting than his predecessor. He announced that Philip IV had committed an unforgivable crime and called on all European countries to join forces to conquer France.
However, not surprisingly, the pope was killed by Philip IV again...
Later, Philip IV learned the previous lessons and supported his friend to become pope, which was Clement V.
Not only that, he also moved the Holy See from Rome to Avignon, France, which is known in history as the "Prison of Avignon."
The Pope was controlled by the King of France and turned into a virtual puppet!
If the French kings were ranked according to their own merits, Philip IV, who had two kills and one assist, would definitely be in the top three.
"There is another option. You don't need to leave Rome, and all Romans can be exempted from any punishment, but I'm afraid it's hard for you to accept!"
Jiexuan suddenly remembered the contents of a telegram that could not be ignored. At this time, he could give the other party a chance that was not an opportunity.
"Appreciate further details!"
Benedict XIII didn't know what the other party's intention was when he mentioned this condition, but out of instinct, he still planned to listen first.
Once you go to the new place where the other party was before, there will undoubtedly be a place surrounded by French territory, which is not much different from the "Prison of Avignon" in nature.
"This choice means that everyone in your party needs to convert, take my emperor as your god, kneel down and pray to my emperor, my emperor will be your only god from now on and forever!"
Jiexuan has noticed that the other party is unwilling to surrender. If this is the case, then there is a way out that will make you even more disgusted.
"...I'm afraid this is unacceptable to us!"
Benedict XIII just thought for a moment before flatly rejecting the proposal. There seemed to be no punishment, but in fact it was the heaviest punishment.
No matter what, he will not betray God and seek refuge with the emperor of the Ming Empire. I believe that the same is true for everyone in the city behind him.
"Then I will send a telegram to His Majesty the European Emperor. I hope he can come as soon as possible and try to reach an agreement!"
Jiexuan had already anticipated the other party's choice, so he planned to pass this trouble to Louis XIV.
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise!
This made Louis XIV overjoyed when he received the telegram, which can be called a good thing!
Although Shandong is a place that the Ming Empire has not yet handed over to itself, according to the agreement, it must be French land.
Once Benedict XIII agreed to move the city of Rome to that place called Qufu, wouldn't it become "Prisoner of Avignon II"?
After controlling the Pope and the Church, from now on I, the European Emperor, will be the well-deserved Emperor of the West... no, the Eastern World!
Louis XIV was very excited about this, pacing back and forth in the Palace of Versailles. When Colbert and others arrived, he happily announced the contents of the telegram to everyone.
No matter what, the opportunity to obtain "Prisoners of Avignon II" will do more good than harm to France. Even Colbert felt that he had made a lot of money this time.
Although the city of Qufu and the surrounding areas were to be allocated to Benedict XIII, France could still get this bit of land.
What's more, the area of land exchange is much larger than the area actually controlled by France in Europe, and it will not affect its own development at all.
After the discussion, Louis XIV immediately decided to set off, fearing that he would miss a good opportunity to control the Pope...
While waiting for the arrival of the European Emperor, Jiexuan also politely announced the suspension of air strikes until the negotiations broke down.
If Louis XIV does not agree to do this, the coalition fleet will still have to visit the city of Rome.
When the fourth queen, Louis XIV, arrived at the coalition camp, he immediately expressed his sympathy for the suffering in the city and was willing to do his best to promote the signing of an armistice agreement.
Finally, on March 15th, nearly half a month after the war started, with the consent and witness of the French Emperor Louis XIV.
Jiexuan, the commander-in-chief of the Ming, Austrian, Japanese and Chinese coalition forces, signed a peace agreement with Pope Benedict XIII at the coalition camp outside the city.
Louis XIV generously assigned Qufu and the surrounding four places of Ziyang, Ningyang, Zouxian and Surabaya to Benedict XIII.
"Prisoner of Avignon II" was formally formed, in exchange for immunity from punishment for all Romans.
But the premise is that the Romans must clean up the ruins and corpses in the city and can only leave after passing the inspection by the coalition forces.
The coalition will not ask for additional compensation, but Benedict XIII must apologize for the previous behavior of the Holy See executing witches, and pay a one-time compensation of 100 silver coins to each family of the witch's descendants.
According to the calculation of the 100,000 witches previously recognized by Rome, even if two people from each family were executed, the total number would be 50,000 families, and they would need to pay compensation of 5 million silver coins.
But the families of the victims are scattered across Europe, and only some of them have come to Rome.
Jiexuan asked Benedict XIII to provide a list of executed witches. If he did not provide it, he would only be able to compensate 100,000 victims' relatives, with a total of 10 million silver coins.
If the other party cannot bear the amount, it is impossible to lower the demand. Benedict XIII can only sell valuables until the amount is collected.
It doesn't matter if the other party disagrees, the army of tens of thousands of witches outside the city can't wait.
The city of Rome has been blown into ruins by the coalition aircraft. After they rush in, they can do whatever they want.
Ten million is not too high, but it is certainly not too small for the church. It has to be given, and there is no room for bargaining.
Because we have admitted before that we only executed 100,000 witches, definitely not the millions of people from the Eastern Dragon Institute.
But now, it is these 100,000 witches who have died long ago that have caused big trouble to Benedict XIII.
This is based on the fact that the compensation for each witch's descendant is only one hundred silver coins. Once it is doubled ten times, it will be unimaginable for the soldiers.
According to the latest protection regulations for the descendants of witches in the Kingdom of Naples, in addition to receiving a one-time compensation, the descendants of witches can also receive a one-hectare piece of land.
In addition, if you convert to the Daming Immortal Sect, you will also receive the same tax treatment as Xin Yimin forever.
This is not the meaning of Jiexuan, but to convey the will of Emperor Haojing, and its purpose is also very clear.
The Kingdom of Naples is adjacent to Rome, and the power of the church has long been deeply rooted.
Even if Rome was uprooted and a large number of local people from the Ming Dynasty were moved in, it would probably be difficult to avoid future troubles forever.
As long as the remaining indigenous people become the descendants of witches, plus the new ones, it will be impossible for the church power to come back to life.
After this combination of punches is released, the church will no longer exist in Rome and the Apennine Peninsula to the south.
In its place is a newly built immortal temple dedicated to the Ming Emperor Zhu Cixi for everyone to come and worship.
Beautiful indigenous women who are unwilling to work can apply to be maids in fairy temples.
There are also different levels of maids. The highest level is the priestess, who has a guaranteed annual income of one thousand silver coins and is completely tax-free.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the local fairy temple project, some of the fairy temple staff have come to the Kingdom of Naples.
Their first task is to understand the situation in the area they are responsible for and select a location to build the temple.
All immortal temples were fully funded by Ming Emperor Zhu Cixiang, including wages.
All operating expenses of the fairy temple can be obtained from tickets, saints, blessings, etc., and there is almost no need for Zhu Cihong to subsidize it.
The Holy Lord is a statue of the Ming Emperor produced in a factory. There are at least dozens of models left over every year.
This industry is monopolized by Zhu Cixiang because he has undisputed image rights.
The profit does not need to be large. On the contrary, every household in the Ming Empire has a holy saint enshrined.
Not only that, with Zhu Cixiang’s push, Shengzun has been completely marketized.
Students can buy learning-type saints, and businessmen can buy wealth-type saints.
Whenever the market demands it, the factory can produce suitable styles.
In the future, there will also be a fairy temple dedicated to the Holy Lord in the city of Rome, although it will be managed by Duke Yan.
Sacred Grove Rome!
The name sounds pretty good, at least that's what Jiexuan thinks.
Louis XIV was able to broker an armistice agreement so quickly, partly because he could control the pope in the future.
On the other hand, if Rome falls, Switzerland will not be able to hold on...
At the beginning, some people who were unwilling to be French slaves, some people who were unwilling to serve the Holy Roman Emperor, and some people who were unwilling to fight city-state wars in the northern Apennine Peninsula joined forces to form Switzerland.
Now that Rome has been wiped out by the Ming Empire, Switzerland is about to become the next target.
More than 20,000 Swiss mercenaries surrendered in the city, which is the most powerful evidence.
Even if Louis XIV did not hand over the French Southeast Region under his administration to the Ming Empire, Switzerland would already be within the combat radius of the coalition forces.
There was also an offensive line, which was to attack Switzerland through Baden-Württemberg, which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
If the Swiss are scared out of their wits, they can only flee to three places.
The French will naturally return to the arms of His Majesty the European Emperor, the Germans will have to go to the Duke of Hesse to ask for asylum, and the Lombards will run to Venice.
On the contrary, the three major Min tribes that make up Switzerland all have their own footholds. How many Swiss people His Majesty the European Emperor can absorb will depend on his ability.
Of course, these human resources are obtained at zero cost, and there is a handling fee for entering France, and it is impossible to return to Switzerland in the future.
Because Switzerland, like Rome, will be wiped off the map by the Ming Empire before long!
In a good mood, Zhu Cihong can allow countries as big as San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Luxembourg to continue to exist.
The Duke of Hesse and Zhu Cixiang have always maintained a very good personal friendship. Therefore, his principality not only did not suffer too many losses due to the war, but also increased its population and expanded its area.
Even if Zhu Cixiang can obtain the French mainland, he intends to let the Ming Empire continue to maintain its traditional friendship with the Principality of Hesse. This is the best example of Ming Dynasty diplomacy.
But a country like Switzerland, which openly treats itself as an eyesore, must eradicate its roots and avoid future troubles forever.
On the third day after signing the contract, Jiexuan received goodwill from Switzerland...
The other party hoped to continue to maintain friendly relations with the Ming Empire while the Ming Empire returned its mercenaries stationed in Rome.
Doesn't this mean that you are treating yourself like a fool?
Switzerland is a landlocked country, with not even a meter of coastline covered in cherry blossoms.
As the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Jiexuan seemed to be somewhat inappropriate as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces attacking Switzerland.
However, Jiexuan maintained a good personal relationship with Louis XIV and conquered half of the Apennine Peninsula.
Emperor Haojing believed that we should strike while the iron is hot, and changing the commander at this time was definitely not a wise move.
It’s not even April yet, and the rest of the year is relatively full.
Rome could no longer hold on so quickly and begged for surrender from the Ming Empire.
What to do with the remaining weapons and ammunition, as well as the sixty-eight brigades of supporting troops?
Then send them all to Switzerland and see which one has more soldiers, the coalition, or Switzerland, which has more mountains!
It is nothing more than similar to the combat operations in the Kingdom of Naples, mostly using helicopters to fight mountain warfare.
In previous battles, including in the Kingdom of Naples, the coalition lost less than 500 helicopters in total.
There are now more than 1,800 helicopters available, and Emperor Haojing will add nearly a thousand helicopters to the coalition forces in the next three months.
Although the Swiss were good at fighting, they also used the local terrain to win many battles.
But there is still suspense whether they can win against the world's hegemon.
In his heart, Jiexuan even hoped that the Swiss would not be as greedy for life and fear of death as the Romans. The other side surrendered before he could exert all his strength.
The coalition's three axes - air strikes, horizontal thrusts, and artillery strikes!
So far, only the Holy Roman Empire has been able to barely resist, with the help of floods and epidemics.
Whether the Swiss can bear it depends on whether Louis XIV will secretly support them.
But after giving enough benefits, it is estimated that His Majesty the European Emperor will act like he didn't see anything like before.
Jiexuan issued an ultimatum to Switzerland on March 25.
The deadline is 0:00 on April 1 to surrender unconditionally to the coalition forces.
In the future, Switzerland can become a state of the Ming Empire and give the Swiss the same treatment as the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Rejecting this condition, or failing to restore it within the time limit, will be regarded as an act of war with the coalition forces, and Switzerland will bear all the consequences.
