Vol 7 Chapter 327: Queen, queen

Ruosa sits in a large alder chair. This chair is very strong. Although its appearance has been slightly worn out by the ages, it has not damaged its solidity in the slightest.
There is a large desk in front of the chair with various office appliances.
Ruosha looked at the table carefully, and gently stroked the armrest of the chair with her hand. This was the first time she had sat here, and this was where Isabella worked.
Several officials held their breath and stood cautiously in front of the queen. Somehow they had the illusion that Isabella was sitting there, which made them both surprised and nervous.
Ruosha picked up a quill pen set in a sterling silver pen tube on the table and gently stroked it on the palm of her hand. Her gaze turned to the ministers in front of her, and finally fell on one of them.
"I want to know what caused the tax revenue of Barriarido to have fallen sharply during this period of time, compared with the past." She flipped through the previous ledger, but it did not really go. Look at "At least a reduction of nearly 20%. Can you tell me what this is because of?"
The minister's lips moved, and he seemed to be careful about how to answer, "Your Majesty, you know, since the time of Queen Isabella, it has been implemented that all industries that are less than 30% of the tax will be specially The tax packagers are responsible for paying taxes, but because too many things happened this year, many tax packagers failed to pay taxes in time, so..."
"You mean those people think they have no obligation to pay taxes to the regent?"
Ruosha's words and the hearts of those few people involuntarily jumped. They looked at the calm queen with some anxiety, vaguely foreseeing the storm that might have come.
These people didn’t think they were thinking about it. After becoming Alexander’s prison, people soon discovered that the Queen of Sicily actor was another incarnation of Isabella. She was determined, courageous and courageous to make decisions face to face. When faced with a dilemma, she will make a choice without hesitation, and then stick to it.
This kind of personality makes Isabella that people didn’t expect, and some people even thought that she was indeed a member of the Astamara family, so Ruosa let the Valaritod know about her in a short time. It is by no means a fluke to become a queen, on the contrary, at this time someone has already begun to miss the regent who is more benevolent in comparison.
"Give me the list of taxpayers," Ruosha said casually. Seeing several ministers looking at each other with weird expressions, she asked strangely "What are you thinking? Do you think I will catch them all and beheaded? ?"
Several people rushed to deny it. Although their faces looked strangely like "maybe they wouldn't beheaded, but they would hang," Ruosha didn't care about them anymore.
She just asked them to submit the list of taxpayers as soon as possible, and then after they retreated, she frowned and leaned tiredly on the back of the chair.
The waitress standing aside hurriedly brought up the drinks and fruits that had been prepared. Seeing the queen's ugly face, the waitress could only helplessly pray.
Ruosha's pregnancy reaction is a little bit big. Sometimes she will get up in the middle of the night and vomit, and sometimes she will feel weak for no reason. At this time, she must immediately find a place for her to have a good rest.
And her appetite is a bit bad. She hasn't touched all kinds of greasy things for a long time. Except for some cool fruits, she rarely eats some staple foods.
"That's not okay, your majesty, you must insist on eating." Looking at Ruosa holding a pomegranate and sucking the sweet fruit seeds in small sips, the maid said in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "You can't be so self-willed. Knowing that you are two people now, you have to eat, know?"
"Of course I know, but it doesn't matter. I look good now, you know what, ma'am, I am a woman who tends to be hysterical because of pregnancy, so if anyone offends me, I think I will cut it mercilessly. His head."
Ruosa smiled slyly at the waitress. Although she looked a little unspeakably cute like that, the waitress didn't doubt that what she said was true.
Ruosha ate a sweet and sour pomegranate in her hand, squinting her eyes slightly to ponder what had just happened.
The Bariaridodod nobles were obviously testing her, or testing their two brothers and sisters. They wanted to see how tolerant and tolerant the regent can be, or what they should do. The compromise?
"What a stupid idea."
Ruosha stretched out the tip of her tongue and picked a pomegranate seed into her mouth. Then she knocked it gently with her teeth. With a "quack", the pomegranate seeds were crushed by her bite, and the sweet and sour taste filled her lips and teeth.
Ruosha picked up the pen and began to draft an order. Like Alexander, Ruosha likes to do many things by herself. For example, when she wants to issue an order, she writes a few memos by herself, and then asks the clerk to follow the above terms. Consider the words and sentences.
The order was not long, she had already thought about it after eating a pomegranate, and then she gave the order to the waitress, and after watching her stamp with her seal, she stood up and walked to the next room.
Ruosha feels that she is a little sleepy now, and she wants to take a break at noon, especially when she looks at the yard outside in early winter that is bleak, but still warm, she wants to close her eyes immediately. Feeling lazy.
Don't know what Alexander is doing now? After lying down, Ruosa thought of this naturally, and then she rubbed her face on the soft feather pillow, so that her whole body was completely in the soft mattress.
Ruosa thinks this room and this bed are her lucky things, because she was pregnant here.
So she has decided that Alexander must keep this room for her.
Even if Barendi comes, she must be allowed to live in another room. This shared bedroom that originally belonged to Isabella and Ferdinand must only belong to her.
My son or daughter must also be born in this room to make more sense.
Ruosha gradually fell asleep, thinking so wildly, she did not hear the rumble of horseshoes outside the palace, and naturally she could not see the scene of many people in the city at this time, so when some nobles finally had to ask her to summon At that time, the maid did not hesitate to lie in front of them: "Sorry adults, your majesty needs a rest now, so no matter what happens, please come back tomorrow."
Those nobles are full of chagrin but have no way. They know that a pregnant woman is unreasonable. If she really annoys her, maybe she might be unlucky. And even if it spreads out, no one will express sympathy for them. Will gloat for their ignorance.
Pregnant women can really do whatever they want. This is the experience that Ruo Sha has summed up, and she has used this advantage wisely.
A pregnant woman is born with the impression that she is weak, even a queen. If she is not forced to be a last resort, she will not go too far.
I believe many people would think this way, so when Ruosa ordered the collection of all taxpayers’ offices and various related accounts, although she was very concerned about her excessive performance, people were still more willing to believe that it was purely because of the queen. The result of a bad mood.
Therefore, some people hope to see the queen as soon as possible to dissuade her, but Ruosha avoided seeing her under the excuse of taking a rest, and on that night, a few representative taxpayers were sent in and had been idle for a while. Courthouse.
When the second day dawned, the nobles who hurried to the palace unexpectedly discovered that the queen got up earlier than them. The rest of the night seemed to have restored her a lot, and even the smile on her face seemed to be brighter.
"Although troubles continue all day, there are still some good things that can be said today," Ruo Sha said without waiting for the nobles to speak. "This year's taxation is not optimistic, but it is not without gains, as far as I know. Some people have offered to sell the tax package at a low price because of their own mismanagement, so I think some of you must be willing to make this sale."
The nobles looked at each other with an ugly look. They knew that the tax holders Rusha said were actually the chess pieces they used to test her. When they heard that those people were imprisoned in the court, the nobles were anxious and angry. .
Some of them complained that the queen shouldn't be irritated at this time, because pregnancy is likely to make the woman make unreasonable decisions because of emotional instability.
You must know that if Ruosha is completely unscrupulous and directly attack them, their only choice is to carry it through, or even break openly.
The queen who was listening now suddenly said that those tax-inclusive people were willing to sell the tax-inclusive rights at a low price. These nobles instantly understood Ruosha's intentions.
They looked at each other, the look on their faces was as ugly as they were, but in the end they chose to compromise and make concessions at the last moment.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what the low price you are talking about?"
A nobleman walked up to the question with a gloomy look.
Ruosha's slender neck moved slightly, as if she wanted to make her sitting posture that became looser due to pregnancy more standard: "I think about 1.5 million gold florins should be able to buy these tax packages."
Ruosha could hear a few gasps that suddenly sounded among the nobles when she said the number of "1.5 million golden florins." Her gaze crossed the nobles in front of her and looked at the group of people, looking at them immediately When she calmed down, she turned her gaze back to look at the person who was also taken aback by this number: "You know this deal should be a good deal."
The nobleman didn't speak, he hesitated, weighing whether he should bow his head to the queen and pay such a large sum of money as the price of admitting failure and punishment, or rejecting it face-to-face, and then breaking his wrist with the queen.
He resisted the urge to look back at his companions behind him, because he knew that those people must be in a mess at this time, and perhaps someone is already wondering how to make up the huge sum of 1.5 million gold florins.
"You can go back and discuss it," Ruosa said in a very generous tone. "I know you will definitely help me come up with a method that will satisfy everyone."
The nobles retired one after another. They came in aggressive manners, and when they left, they looked at Rusha, who was always calmly facing them. Suddenly, she felt that her appearance looked so familiar, especially today she seemed to be wearing plain colors on purpose. Her dress, which makes her look more like the "white queen".
It wasn't until the nobles completely left that the kind look on Ruosha's face suddenly disappeared, her eyes became sharp, and as a few people walked in from another hall, Ruosha's waist appeared even more upright.
The way she was at this time made the guard standing in the far corner seem to see the queen on the battlefield again.
"Your Majesty," Don Bandraz saluted Ruosa. Although the mayor of Madrid still does not quite understand why Alexander can trust his half-sister so much, Ruosa showed a corresponding response. He really likes the wrist "Do you think those people will eventually compromise?"
"What do you think, the culinary officer?" Ruosha asked back.
Don Banderas thought for a while, and finally nodded firmly.
Ruosa did not appear happy because of Don Bandraz’s statement, nor did she go to see other people. She just said casually:
In fact, their attitude depends on the results of General Gonzalo’s battle on the front line. Unfortunately this result has already come out."
Don Bandraz nodded silently.
The victory of the Allied forces of Cassie in Gahel dimmed the last bit of rebellious fire hidden by Valaritod. Although it may not be completely extinguished, if those people want to resurrect, they have already It's really difficult.
Victory in the war against Aragon has consolidated Alexander’s reputation. The many years of grievances between Castile and Aragon are really unclear, so even a temporary victory is enough for the people of both countries to understand The winner is worshipped as a hero.
For the nobles who know more about it, neither the Roman town nor the victory of Gael can be even more surprised by the news from the front and Aragon through various channels.
At this time, many people are already secretly speculating whether the queen in the palace is really likely to be crowned with a crown. At the same time, speculation about who the queen’s child’s father is has become people’s most concern. topic.
If, just if, the answer is really as some people guess, then it is possible that Castile and Aragon will be unified again.
Although this conjecture is too bold and even shocking, for some people who have had a strong desire for unity since Isabella's time, even such a result will not affect the ecstasy in their hearts at all.
It's just that everything is just speculation after all, but this does not prevent some people from already thinking about how to show their kindness to the queen.
It was precisely because of this that Ruosa thought of it, that she would carelessly poke the weakness of the nobles who tried to provoke her.
"Mayor," Ruosha changed her name suddenly, "I think you may soon have a very important task. Perhaps in the future, you will be occupied by this matter for most of the rest of your life."
Don Bandraz's heart jumped suddenly, and he had already faintly guessed what Ruosha was going to say to him.
In fact, it is not just him. The three nobles standing a little farther are also secretly excited. For them, leaving Madrid and coming to Valaritod is actually a very risky move, which is like leaving their familiar territory and walking into it. In the unfamiliar forest, hostile eyes and shadows are everywhere, and it is possible to face the sudden enemy at any time.
"Your Majesty, you mean?" Don Bandraz tried to calm down his emotions, and then asked.
"Alexander intends to move the capital to Madrid, I think you have already guessed this," Ruosa said to a few people who were overjoyed with excitement. "But he didn't mention a specific time to you, but I can tell you clearly that you probably don't have much leisure. Time has passed, because after Alexander returns, he will publicly announce the decision to move the capital."
Don Banderas took a deep breath. If he didn't, he felt that he might even act like a reckless young man in front of the Queen.
Even so, he should be happy to clap his hands together and squeeze hard, while the three nobles behind him whispered to each other with excitement.
Ruosha also looked at these people with a smile. She knew that Alexander would choose them as the people around Ariaridodo. It was precisely because they knew that there was a natural contradiction between these people and the nobles of Valaritod. The important thing is that since he has decided to move his capital to Madrid, he must make various preparations in advance.
Don Bandraz is a good mayor. Perhaps he does not have any outstanding abilities, but his years of experience in Madrid will allow him to play an important role in the future expansion of the capital.
And because he is not from Madrid, there is no need to worry that he has too much contact with the local nobles, and the identity of Don Banderas who returned to Madrid has changed again, which makes them naturally must Be on Alexander's side, without too many other options.
Seeing the excitement of Don Bandraz and the others, Ruosha stood up and walked towards the bedroom slightly exhausted. She has done enough this day. If she continues to work hard, she is worried that Alexander may become A monarch who can only hang around in the harem.
"I don't know what happened to that woman?" Speaking of the harem, Ruosa suddenly thought of the exotic beauty that James had sent. Although the woman looked a little strange, no one can guarantee that Alexander will be suddenly Want to taste the exotic flavor, after all, he likes even Bohemian women, Ruosha mumbled inwardly.
Ruosa decided to summon Burley from Cosenza because she had a reliable confidant by her side, and another reason was that she already knew Alexander’s plan, so she was slowly cooperating with him to make adjustments to the entire kingdom. .
Berley is undoubtedly loyal to her, but this loyalty is likely to become an obstacle to Alexander's plan, so she must remove him from Italy before Berley can cause trouble to Alexander.
Ruosha had a hunch that although she did her best for the Iberian throne, Alexander’s eyes never left the mysterious land on the other side of the ocean. Everything he did, even including the capture of the top The crown, the ultimate goal is only to clear the obstacles to get that piece of land.
This made Ruosha couldn’t help but be full of curiosity about the new world she had never met. She longed to one day be able to sail with Alexander and cross the ocean to appreciate the new world, but before that she had to help them both. Individuals solve one by one, light or dark trouble.
This includes, for example, Burley, who seems to be unimportant, but may become a stumbling block over time.
But for Burley, Ruosa would of course not use any means that would be detrimental to him, just because he was her half-brother, not to mention that Burley was still loyal to her now.
So I will find you a beautiful exotic beauty, I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts. Ruosa thought so,
As for the other women in Alexandria, Ruosa felt that it was not something she should worry about.
In the future Estreis will probably become a great queen, and young Giovanni will become the pope, so the old Borgia should be content.
Sophia's wild girl is now expanding wildly in the Balkans, probably she has neither the opportunity nor the time to trouble herself again.
As for Barendi, Ruosa had a slight headache rubbing her forehead. She really didn't expect that one day that ordinary-looking woman would become a big obstacle between her and Alexander.
But this is nothing, she still has no children of her own. Even if she has children in the future, if she wants her children to inherit the two kingdoms smoothly, then she must obediently follow her own arrangements.
After thinking about it this way, Ruo Sha felt that the problem was not too big.
Brother, in the end, it is your dearest sister who can really understand you. Ruosa smiled slightly. She leaned on the bed and stroked her flat belly with her hand unconsciously, imagining that soon there would be a bulge. After loading a big watermelon, Ruosha felt both excited and nervous.
In the afternoon, the warm sunshine shone through the window to make people drowsy. Ruosha closed her eyes and planned to sleep for a while, feeling that she heard rapid footsteps outside.
The footsteps seemed to stop not far away, and then came the voice of the maid deliberately lowered down. She seemed to be preventing people from disturbing the queen's rest.
But after a while, the sound of footsteps approached again, this time it seemed that the maid also followed to the door, and then the door was knocked gently.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from His Royal Highness the Regent."
The voice of the waitress was filled with anxiety, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, which made Ruosha more sober.
But she didn't move immediately, but slowed down a little bit, and then slowly sat up and walked towards the door.
Outside the door, without waiting for the maid to speak, Uliu, who saw the door opened, had already stepped forward and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, the Lord asked me to send you a letter from him."
Ruosha accepted the letter but did not open it immediately, but first glanced at Uliu.
Then she suppressed the almost uncontrollable excitement, opened the wax seal and opened the letter.
The first sentence immediately jumped into her eyes: "My dear sister, first of all, let me congratulate you on becoming the legal heir to the Kingdom of Aragon..."
On November 14, 1502, the Treaty of Kahel, which affected the future destiny of Castile, Aragon, Iberia, and even the whole of Europe and the world, was signed.
According to the treaty, Rusha Cosenza Astamara, the queen of the Kingdom of Sicily, became the first heir of the Kingdom of Aragon.