"why is that?"
Otto was puzzled. If he was willing to sell it, why wasn't he willing to sell it to them?
"Look over there."
The officer pointed in a direction and said.
there?
Otto looked in the direction the official pointed.
I saw another platform opposite the platform, and from a distance I saw several middle-aged men on it looking at the production line below.
The person opposite seemed to notice his gaze and also looked up, their eyes meeting.
The two looked at each other, and Otto's brows immediately frowned.
Of course he knew the other person, a bishop from the Papal States named Worm.
"I heard that you're not the only ones looking at the steel production line now. Many major powers are also watching, including the Papal States, Byzantium, the Seljuk Empire, the Chola Empire, the Chalukya Empire, and so on."
The official said: "Even if the court wants to sell, it will definitely have to consider it carefully. The quantity will not be large, and competition is inevitable."
Otto's face turned pale.
A steel production line is not a weapon; it's something that only a big country can handle.
So there are not many countries coming to the steel plant, only a few.
But it's full of competitors.
Chola and Chalukya are far away from each other, so it’s not a big deal.
The key is still the Papal States and Byzantium.
It was even mainly the Papal States.
Although the Papal States are not large, their only ruling area is the city of Rome, Italy.
However, they have great appeal and financial resources.
Europe today is essentially similar to the Zhou Dynasty. In name, it is dominated by the Holy Roman Empire, but in reality, there are many kingdoms and duchies.
If the emperor of the Roman Empire wanted to govern or do something, he needed the approval of all the vassal states.
The Papal States represents divine power and has great influence in the secular world.
The struggle in Europe was the struggle between the Roman emperor and the pope.
Therefore, the various vassal states became the targets of the Roman emperor and the pope.
Whoever can win over enough vassal states will be able to control the power of most of Europe.
In the past, the Pope had the upper hand most of the time.
It was not until recent years that Henry III used various methods to form alliances and win the support of most of the principalities, which enabled him to overwhelm the Pope.
Now even the Papal States has sent people here. They are worshipped by a large number of believers and have enough financial resources to support the steel production line.
If they got firearms from the Song Dynasty, then the entire Roman Empire would probably be completely controlled by the Pope.
Facing the threat from the Papal States, Otto clenched his fists and whispered, "We're willing to pay any price. Any price! I have a generous gift for my friend tonight."
The official narrowed his eyes immediately.
The Minister of Justice had long anticipated that with so many envoys, some would definitely bribe officials to obtain various information, so he summoned many officials to give them instructions.
He allowed them to accept bribes from various countries, but the information disclosed had to be within the scope of his permission.
And all bribes received must be turned over to the national treasury.
One tenth of it will belong to these officials, and how much they can get depends entirely on their own abilities.
It seems so now.
The Holy Roman Empire is a fat sheep.
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