Ono lowered his head and muttered softly: "Sir, I know my mistake, but I don't like the Romans' decision to make our Venetian decisions. We have been independent hundreds of years ago. What are our strengths now and what are their strengths now, and they dare to make our proposals."

When the consul heard Ono say this, he couldn't help but frown, "What did he do?"

"When I was in Lisbon, the Romans threatened the King of Portugal and took us with us." Ono was very angry when he said this.

"I couldn't stand him saying that, so I had a dispute with him. When I think of our Venice being bullied by the Byzantine Empire for so long, I felt really uncomfortable. The Mediterranean and the Black Sea are shared. Why can the Byzantine Empire be domineering in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and we can't? Why should we give in to them? Do we still have to watch the Byzantines continue to rob our spice-loaded ships near the Red Sea?"

As soon as Ouno said this, the entire hall was silent for a moment, and everyone lowered their heads and thought without saying a word.

It took a long time before the consul himself to untie the rope tied to him and said gently: "Young man, I can understand your mood, just..."

Before the Venetian consul had finished speaking, a servant ran in panic and handed a box with both hands.

The consul took the box and saw that his face changed a few moments, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This is a declaration of war, haha, it's obvious that the Romans are preparing to practice with us, but I don't know how many days they have not submitted a declaration of war to other countries."

"Yes, they just see that we are easy to bully." Ono said angrily, moving his stiff body: "The Ottoman Turks occupied so much land in the Byzantine Empire and did not see any actions by the Romans. The Portuguese robbed so many of their merchant ships and did not see them immediately send troops to Lisbon. Now, after hearing the false news that I killed the Byzantine envoy, I immediately sent a letter of declaration of war. It was obvious that I had ulterior motives."

The consul said nothing, but his clenched white fingers had betrayed his inner feelings. When he opened the declaration of war, he saw that it read:

A week later, the Mediterranean must fight to the decisive battle unless the port of Venice and five million Nomisma are given, or Venice will regain the Byzantine Empire.

The consul picked up the declaration of war and read it to everyone, then couldn't help but sneer and said, "The Romans have such a big appetite. Do you really think they are still the great empire hundreds of years ago?"

"Yes, we originally intended to give in, but the Romans were obviously doing it at this time to perish themselves. If that's the case, we might as well help them."

"I thought they would be obedient to themselves after being occupied by Ottoman Turkey, but I didn't expect that they would be as irritable as before. Since this is the case, we don't have to tolerate it. Since the naval battle with the Republic of Genoa more than a hundred years ago, we have not shown our military strength to the outside world for a long time."

"Yes, Lord Consul, I feel that there is no need for us tolerate this time. The strength of Byzantine is now drastically weakening, and we may not lose when we face it. We may even fight Constantinople."

When everyone thought of the wealth in Constantinople, their faces turned red and their heartbeats increased.

The consul just nodded and did not answer the nobles. He turned around and looked at the old man with white hair just now and said respectfully: "I don't know what suggestions are the Bishop?"

When the white-bearded bishop saw the consul ask him, he twisted his beard and said lightly: "Since the Portuguese defeated the English Navy in the Atlantic, the power of Portugal has been extremely expanding in the Mediterranean region, and neighboring countries dare not offend it easily. It can be seen that sometimes it is helpful to show their trump card. As several earls said, we are not without a chance to defeat Byzantium. Even if we cannot defeat it, at least we can get a draw."

After a pause, he continued, "Didn't you notice it? As the power of Portugal expands, neighboring countries are not afraid of us anymore. They all go to show goodwill to the Portuguese. Therefore, we urgently need to shock these restless and self-abiding small countries around us."

"Well, since that's the case, let's start a war. By the way, we will show our strength and shock the small countries around us." After combining the opinions of all aspects, the consul made a decision, and then wrote a letter of confrontation and ordered people to send it to Constantinople.

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News of the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice soon spread throughout the Mediterranean. Many countries expressed concern about the outbreak of the upcoming war, and were worried that the war between the two trading countries would affect the prosperity and stability of the Mediterranean economic circle. However, there are also some countries that like to watch the fun, such as Portugal.

After learning that the war between Venice and Byzantium was about to begin, Tim quickly gathered all the merchants of the Kingdom of Portugal together.

"Hahaha, I believe you have all learned the news that the war between Venice and Byzantium is about to begin. Yes, our chance to get rich is here again." Tim said excitedly, holding the wine glass in his hand: "This is an opportunity, an opportunity to sell the large amount of Nomisma in our hands as fast as possible."

After hearing Tim's words, everyone was stunned and looked at Tim with a blank look on his face, with the meaning written on his face: Where is the opportunity? Why didn't we notice it?

Looking at the confused expression on everyone's face, Tim felt helpless: "Don't you know how you should seize this opportunity this time?"

Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't understand.

Thinking that the European merchants at this moment had not yet completed the systematic marketing and business theory, Tim sighed helplessly and had to point out the specific approach to them: "Since a war between Venice and Byzantium is about to break out, the two countries must need a large amount of strategic materials, and the Nordic countries are just in full bloom. You should go to Nordic Europe to purchase these materials with Nomisma, and then transport these materials to the eastern Mediterranean, exchange barter for daily necessities needed by Nordic Europe, such as grain, olives and wine, and finally transport them all to Nordic Europe for pounds. Do you understand?"

After hearing Tim's words, everyone was enlightened and repeatedly praised Tim's strength.

Tim smiled bitterly. If he had been reborn into a businessman family, he would probably have been the largest businessman in the European continent at this moment. He would play whatever he wanted and enjoy it as much as he wanted. How could he have to guard a small place and work hard for its survival and safety?
Chapter completed!