Vol 7 Chapter 239: Power, wealth, and trading

Despite the hot weather, Tiego wore a long linen robe.
There is a big hood on the brown robe.
In fact, there is a mezzanine in this hood, which can also be used as a backpack.
Some local ascetic monks like to hide their money in the hood.
Gonzalo looked at the approaching businessman immovably.
He and Thiego actually knew each other well and knew that this man was under Alexander.
Because after working with Alexander on the perfume business, Gonzalo still knows much about the young business kingdom.
Because of this, Gonzalo never underestimated Alexander.
There are new military theories, and they have enough power and financial resources to put those theories into practice, which is enough for Gonzalo to regard Alexander as a strong enemy.
What's more, the young Duke was not just a simple talker. He not only trained an ideal army, but also personally made this army shine on the battlefield.
The businessman in front of him played a decisive role in the miracle that the Duke of Rome Thesia has created so far.
"Sir, you don't seem to want to see me very much," Thiego said as he walked to the chair next to Gonzalo and sat down, then glanced at the entourage. "Don't you know how to entertain guests?" "
The entourage looked at Tiego in amazement, and apparently did not expect anyone to be so unreasonable in front of adults.
Gonzalo waved his hand and watched the entourage resigning helplessly. He picked up the glass that had melted and drank the still cold drink in his mouth.
"Are you here as a lobbyist?"
"No, I'm here to reconcile."
Tiego said to open the purse he carried with him, and took out a stack of documents from inside.
Gonzalo looked at him coldly and saw that he put the documents on the table in a hurry, and then picked up one of them and looked at it.
It was indeed some books, and there was a series of business transactions in it.
These accounts Gonzalo are actually not very familiar, after all, in his view, as long as there is enough money to allow him to squander, it is not his business to make money.
But looking at the numbers and place names recorded above, Gonzalo couldn't help but take it seriously.
"My manor seems to make a lot of money?"
"But you also spent a lot," Tiego complained slightly. "Remember that I reminded you that you should spend your money in more useful places, but you use them to satisfy your little hobbies. ."
"Oh, don't care about this," Gonzalo waved inadvertently, seeing the entourage walking with a cold drink like himself, he stopped first, and continued to say when only two people were left, "I know Why did you come, but do you think you can buy me with these things?"
Tiego looked at Gonzalo. He was no stranger to this Castilian aristocracy. He knew that this man had a reckless character, and he was ignorant. He never looked at others.
But Thiego is not worried, he is very confident in his mission this time.
"Adult, you are really rich now, but are these enough for you?"
"what?"
"I mean, who do you think can trust you except the queen?"
Gonzalo listened calmly, he knew that this should be just the beginning of Thiego's lobbying, and then he would open up all kinds of conditions, and Gonzalo would only decide when to shut him up, and then rush him Go, or hang the whip directly from the execution frame next to it.
"The Queen will not allow anyone to divest her power, as can be seen from her arrangement in Andalusia, isn't it?"
Seeing that Gonzalo didn't mean to speak, Thiago continued: "So do you think Ferdinand will continue to tolerate you if even Isabella can't tolerate the existence of the big nobles?"
"I'm not Don Bavi." Gonzalo finally spoke.
"But Ferdinand is not Isabella, too." Thiego said immediately. "You probably don't know that Columbus is serving the Duke now, and just 2 years ago, the Duke had funded Da Gama of Portugal. Now He has the right to use the new route to the East."
Gonzalo, who has been calm, finally changed a little this time.
Although the details of the business dealings with Thiego, or the trade union behind him, are not very clear, but Gonzalo also knows that it is the business from both sides that can support his arbitrary squandering wealth.
Because of this, he is even more clear about what it means to have trade with the East.
Obviously, Tiego was reminding him what he might be missing, or what kind of opponent he was fighting.
An adversary who has huge financial resources and can continuously convert this wealth into a war machine is terrible.
The point is that this opponent is not actually his, but Ferdinand's husband and wife.
"You probably think that discussing money is a very inferior behavior, but it is the most appropriate for me," Thiegos said with a drink. "I still remember the first time I saw the Queen She was captured by her. At that time, I thought I was dead. But the queen gave me a job next time. Do you think I should accept it then?"
"Obviously, if you don't accept you, you might not be able to sit here today."
"It's true, but it's not all," Thieger corrected with a smile. "In fact, I later enjoyed that feeling, the feeling of controlling everything through the wealth in my hands, and controlling everything, just like you command the army, It was a conquest."
Gonzalo nodded silently, and he could understand what Tiego was talking about, or the feeling he had always enjoyed.
"But Ferdinand can no longer give you this opportunity. It will be a miracle that he can let you continue to command the army in the south, but how long will this miracle last?"
Gonzalo did not speak. He knew that Thiago took the risk to come to him, and he should not just provoke a few words.
As expected, Thiego was silent, he looked at Gonzalo for a while, and suddenly said:
"Master, in fact, you know very well that it is impossible for the queen to allow the nobles to still have such great power, and even if the duke becomes king of Castile, he will not continue to tolerate the nobles to share his power and weaken the nobility. All monarchs will do it."
Gonzalo did not speak, but his hand holding the glass paused slightly.
He knew that Thiego was actually right, and now it seemed that Ferdinand could not tolerate it to make trouble for him, but Gonzalo knew very well that if Isabella was alive, this kind of thing might still happen. .
Perhaps, Isabella's death was a good thing for both of them.
For the first time, Gonzalodi had such a thought in his mind that he would never have had before.
Just as Isabella knew him, Gonzalo knew her queen too well.
It was a monarch who was absolutely ruthless for power and regarded her children as strangers. It was precisely because she was able to do this step that she eventually became an amazing queen.
So Gonzalo did not doubt at all that if Isabella was still alive, once he was found to be a stumbling block to her monarchy's monopoly, he would be soft because he was afraid of the relationship between the two.
At that time, the eventual waiting for the two of them is likely to be the tragedy caused by the disharmony of the rulers.
"So what about the Duke of Rome Thesia? What would he do?"
After pondering a little, Gonzalo finally asked the sentence.
I don't know why, when he said this sentence, a corner in his heart that was originally heavy suddenly became empty for a moment.
"The Duke also wants to be a true monarch," Tiegeau's tone increased, seeing the gloomy look on Gonzalo's face, but he continued as if he had not noticed, "The monarchs yearn for real authority, or you It has not been discovered that the more kings can no longer tolerate the encroachment of their power by the nobles, they are eager to take back their things, and this will not change no matter who it is."
"The same is true of the Duke of Rome Theseia?"
"Especially the Duke of Thesia."
Gonzalo's face became more gloomy. He was not unaware of the fact that Thiego's words were true. It can be said that whether it is Isabela couple or Alexander brothers and sisters, once opened this head will not go backwards.
If Isabella started the process of centralization of the Iberian monarch, then her successor would only follow this path further and further, rather than go back to the old road.
"Astermara..."
Gonzalo whispered to himself.
Seeing that Thiago didn't seem to hear it, he smiled slightly ironically: "I mean, Astamala, this family is actually very similar, don't you think?"
Tiego shrugged slightly, but in fact he did not feel that the Duke’s siblings and the Isabella couple were too similar.
Perhaps in addition to being very keen on the monarch's centralization, the two sides are actually not the same in many places.
But think about it, Gonzalo is right.
At least they really all surnamed Astamala.
But now what he had to do was to make Alexander's promise to the head of the Santiago Knights.
"Sir, the Duke believes that your contribution to Castile should be rewarded more, and your present property cannot reflect the value of these rewards at all."
"Oh?"
Gonzalo looked at Tiego with interest. He already knew what the businessman was doing.
Perhaps this is the price tag for the Duke of Rome Theseia to "buy" his power in the future.
"So what kind of remuneration do you think I should get in order to go home to support the elderly at an appropriate time?"
Hearing Gonzalo's undisguised inquiries, Tiego used to show the usual smiles of merchants.
He always knew that his mission would not fail.
This is not how confident he is in persuasion, but that he knows that Gonzalo de Cordoba is a really smart person.
In the village of Sewanlong in the west of Seville, a large area of ​​gray and milky ruins under the dazzling sunlight looks like the remains of a huge monster.
And there has indeed been a real monster here in the past, this is ancient Rome.
This is the farthest city in the southwestern corner of the European continent established by the ancient Romans in the early 3rd century AD. Although the ancient Romans also built many towns in the southern part, no matter the scale or prosperity at that time, It cannot be compared with the ancient city of Seville.
It is only now that the traces of ancient empires can be lifted, only the remains of these already abandoned walls.
Although the typical ancient Roman style arena and the stone pillars standing on the ground that have been washed by the wind and rain for more than a century, the shadow of the ancient Roman era can still be vaguely seen, but after all, it has gradually been under the dust of history. The only thing left for people is to use these wreckages to remember the style of the ancient empire.
Alexander stood on a large stone and looked at the whole picture of the Colosseum below.
Although it has become a ruin, standing here still allows people to imagine the prosperity of ancient Rome.
"Brother, you seem to have forgotten that there is a Colosseum in Rome, and it is much larger than this." Luo Sha looked puzzled at Alexander, who seemed to be puzzled.
As she said, the magnificence of the Colosseum here cannot be compared with the spectacular scene of the Colosseum in Rome.
It was precisely because of this ruosha that I wondered why I had to come here to see an ancient colosseum in a remote place on such a hot afternoon.
"It's a miracle, Rosa, don't you think it's a miracle?"
Alexander turned and opened his arms to the Colosseum behind him.
"Think about when this colosseum was built, almost 1,300 years ago," Alexander said with some excitement. "I'm not curious how the Romans built such a building, but they were amazed that they were able to put it down 1300 years ago. Their legions are sent to Seville and they can establish their rule here, don’t you think this is a real miracle?"
Ruosha thought for a moment, then nodded.
She already understood what Alexander meant.
The ancient Romans could establish their rule in distant Iberia in times of inconvenient transportation and backward technology, which shows the strength of the Roman Empire.
However, it is also conceivable at this time to maintain such a ruling at what cost.
And now Alexander seems to be facing the same problems as the ancient Romans.
"I don't know if Tiego can convince Gonzalo, but regardless of the result, I have decided to go north."
Feeling Ruosha's body seemed to tremble slightly, Alexander walked over and gently embraced her, while waving slightly to Xieer, who was not far away and chatting with Ruosha's attendant chief.
The Balkans quickly stretched out their arms to the maidservant, and made an invitation.
Although the chief lady attendant looked around in amazement, it seemed that he instinctively stepped on the hard hot stone, and then showed an incredible expression to Luo Sha, but the Balkans were very polite The invitation was outside.
At the same time, they left with a group of hunting guards and breastplate grenadiers.
Now in this ancient colosseum that can accommodate more than 2,000 people, there are only two of them.
"Brother, you are crazy, you want to be here..." Ruosha whispered first, and then suddenly smiled. "Okay, I'm crazy."
As he greeted her sister who had embraced herself, Alexander was not wronged: "In fact, I just want to explain my intentions to you. I mean... forget, I will talk about it later."
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