Vol 3 Chapter 87: Ruo Sha's debut

It was already three days after Ruosha stood in front of the exotic arches of the Golden Palm Palace.
What changed a little when she met Elliott before was that she followed her to the Golden Palm Palace. In addition to Mahimo and the several entourages brought by her, there was also a sea merchant Matthews from Balearic. · Tiego, another is a Venetian who looks serious, but when he looks at the back of Ruo Sha, he will show a trace of excitement.
Norick Babarig, this is the name of the Venetian. In the fleet of Venice, he is one of the many adjutants around the commander of the fleet, but Zuosha knows that this person is actually the governor of Venice, Agostino Barbari. Ge's nephew, a typical republican noble child.
The Venetian has always been somewhat different from other Italian city-states. No matter where they go, a Venetian will obviously let others know that they are Venice and not anyone else. This one of the obvious places is Venice. The existence of the Republic.
The republican nobility is a unique product of Venice. This system that seems to have the opportunity to become a member of the upper class has aroused the interest of many people, and even some scholars have studied it in depth, but once they approach these Venetians, people You will see that they are no different from nobles elsewhere.
Nominally, the power that everyone has can only exist between a few people, and the beautiful saying "I am serving the whole Venice" is often shouted, and it often becomes a shy cloth for profit after getting a high position. The Venetian's unique shrewdness and market share make all people who have the opportunity to taste power wine enjoy themselves with a beautiful slogan.
But now the governor of Venice, Barbaregg, is a very ambitious person. Although he was almost 80 years old when he took over the power of the governor, it did not affect his sharp mind and ability to judge the current situation.
Because of this, in order to resist the huge threat from the Ottoman Empire, despite the huge cost, Kaba Barrigo persuaded the parliament to re-arm the Venetian fleet, which was already strong enough, and began to establish a solid supply line on the west coast of the Mediterranean. Hard work.
Norick Barbarig was appointed by Governor Barbarig to serve in the fleet. For Barbarig, in addition to sitting on the throne of the Governor, he was also responsible for revitalizing the entire family, so he chose and Arranging worthy juniors in the family is also one of his jobs. As for whether Norick Barbaregger can make a difference in the navy, he does n’t really care. For him, one can sit with money and promises. The politician on the throne of the Governor is more important than an admiral with a remarkable record.
Ruosha's acceptance of Noric Babarig's diligence was also decided after consideration.
She was ready for a protracted anti-Japanese negotiation with Earl Hosen. The Taranto ’s stubbornness not only surprised her, even Alexander felt that they were unexpectedly difficult to deal with, or that they looked at their own interests. Too heavy, even if you know that cooperation has good prospects in the future, you still refuse to give up the little benefits in front of you.
"A group of short-sighted businessmen," Norick Babarige whispered. He followed behind Russa and walked into the main gate of the palace with a narrow but high tower, watching it gradually gather above his head, and finally formed a concave The arched shape of the pointed lintel, the Venetian could not help but sarcastically "Miss, I think you are really wasting precious time in Taranto, these Taranto people do not have enough eyes to see the benefits you bring to them , I suggest you might as well go to Venice, many merchants in Venice are interested in your plan. "
Ruosha didn't speak, but stopped a little and smiled slightly at the Venetian.
Ruosha knows where her weaknesses are. She is too young. How many people would be taken seriously by a girl who was just 17 years old, even if they were Taranto, they might still be willing to listen to her plan, because it involved To Agrie or the relationship with Naples.
She could even guess that when she next met, Earl Hosson would suggest to her that she would use Agrie ’s grain production area as an exchange in order to reach an agreement. These may have been mentioned in the letter by Alexander.
Therefore, Ruosha did not respond to the invitation of Norick Babarig, and the reputation of the Venetians has always been not so good. Except that they are very cunning, they have already been backed by all the bad things over the years. He has a bad reputation for betraying faith and falling behind the rocks. After all, the crusaders who encouraged the Eastern Expedition to rob the imperial copper pillars of East Rome, which is also a Christian world country, are now standing on the square outside the Venice City Hall.
Ruosha knew that if she listened to the words of Norick Barbarrigg and went to Venice, the only result would be that people would eat nothing left.
Can't go to Venice, at least not now.
Elliott arranged very carefully, perhaps considering that the countess might be her "stepmother" in the future, he thoughtfully and deliberately selected several Neapolitan servants to serve in the Golden Palm Palace, this arrangement is quite That's right, at least Ruosha smiled.
The meeting with the count was in the evening. After Shaoza carefully combed her thoughts for the last time, she put on a more convenient and large dress and took a special bow and arrow to the yard.
Holding a bow, taking an arrow, using a strong arm, a flexible bowstring made a squeaky sound, and Ruosha's eyes were fixed on the target in the far corner, and while letting out a second breath, her fingers gently let go.
A sound pierced through the air at the same moment, and the arrow flew across most of the yard toward the target.
"Slap ~"
The arrow hit the stone wall and ejected back, turning around in the air and falling to the ground.
Shot empty.
Looking at the very clean target, Zuosha paused slightly, and then pulled out an arrow from the beautiful quiver embroidered with gold silk flowers hanging around her waist, and hurriedly put it on the bow.
This time it took a little longer to aim and then fired.
With a "snapping" sound, it shot again.
Luo Sha tilted her head slightly and looked at the target in the distance. It seemed a bit strange that this was the case. When she drew an arrow again, a cough came from the side.
Norick Babarrig, who was standing far under the gallery, came over and bowed slightly, then said with a smile: "Miss Count, maybe you need some professional advice at this time."
Seeing that Ruo Sha was not against it, the Venetian took the bow and arrow, first tried the pull and feel, then took an arrow, aimed a little and then shot.
"Poof", the arrow directly hit the target under the corner.
Luo Sha opened her mouth lightly, without saying anything, but took out an arrow and passed it, looking at her seemingly unconvinced, Norick Barbarig smiled slightly, took the arrow to aim again, and let go. , In one fell swoop!
This time Ruo Sha smiled, and she looked at the Venetian again with slightly interested eyes, as if she didn't think he would have such a superb archery.
"Miss, if I have this honor, I can discuss your bow and arrow with you."
The Venetian did not miss the opportunity to make suggestions. Seeing Ruosha did not object, he began to patiently explain to her how to use the bow more effectively.
In the other corner of the yard, Mahimo looked at the two people who were discussing enthusiastically. When Matthews Thiege came over to talk to him, the monk suddenly turned and entered the house.
The monk who returned to the house quickly found the pen and paper, and then he began to lie on the table and struggle to write.
"Dear Sicilian messenger, lighthouse guardian, Naples' savior, the only legal lord of Agrig, my master, Lord Alexander Juliant Gumbre: please allow your followers, pious and humble horses Shimo reports to you that your sister, the distinguished Countess Rosasa Cosenza is now in Taranto, and I see such a thing ... "
The whole afternoon passed quickly. When the day was low, Elliott accompanied the count.
Although I have already seen the portraits, I can consider the morality of the painters. If it is not trusting in the eyes of the son, the earl did not even have much expectations.
But after seeing Ruo Sha himself, the old count could not help but have some interest.
Looking at this girl who was a little younger than her own daughter, but had the possibility of marrying her, the count began to wonder whether this idea might not be bad.
As for the venetian like a guardian knight who was right next to Ruosha, he was directly ignored by the count.
The Earl had arranged for the arrival of the Venetian and Zuosha. After personally inviting the Countess to the evening banquet, the Earl unexpectedly proposed that he could use this time to talk about the Free Trade Zone.
Ruosha, who had originally thought that the Taranto would procrastinate deliberately, was a bit surprised, but that was exactly what she wanted. Her patience was almost exhausted, even thinking that if she dragged on, she would simply give up Taranto.
She believed that the Alexander Conference supported her.
"We want to get the grain production area of ​​Agri, which is a prerequisite for us to continue to discuss your free trade zone."
Once the negotiations started, Earl Husson immediately became straightforward, even from the outset with an unquestionable momentum.
Either refuse or accept, and as soon as the Count came up, he launched an offensive with an attitude that his opponent could not avoid.
Although he had long guessed that the other party would make such a request, the count's attitude still surprised the people on the side of Ruosha.
People couldn't help but look at Luo Sha, and some people have begun to sigh secretly.
Obviously, the excessively young Countess did not give them much confidence. In front of the powerful Count Taranto, the girl was still too tender.
Ruosha looked quietly at Earl Hosson, her expression was calm, and her young face was still slightly naive, which made people feel that it was difficult to produce such a majestic thing on her body, which also made many people not optimistic about her .
But now, Ruosha's eyes are faintly angry.
Although she had thought that such a condition would be proposed before, she never expected that the Earl would directly put forward such a condition. This act seemed straightforward, and in fact it was more contempt.
Obviously, Earl Hosson did not regard her as a negotiable opponent.
Don't be angry, don't be angry.
Ruosha kept reminding herself secretly, then she looked at the pair of father and son opposite and nodded.
"Yes, Taranto can get Agrig's food."
As soon as Luo Sha's words came out, Earl Hosson's smiling face sagged slightly, and then she was looked at with incredible eyes.
The count had thought of various possibilities, and even imagined that the young countess might use her as a special weapon for women to try to persuade him.
And he doesn't mind accepting this challenge, but although he will definitely give in to the girl, he never expected it to be that simple.
But the count soon discovered that Ruosha's eyes were bright, which was obviously different from having to compromise after being frustrated.
Sure enough, Ruosha didn't wait for her followers who were also surprised because of her words, and had continued to say: "But what Taranto gets is only Agrie's food, and it will be the next year's food."
Earl frowned slightly gray, he knew that things would not be so simple, and now Ruosha's words made him feel that the girl should have been prepared.
"Agri will allocate production areas specifically belonging to Taranto, and Taranto only needs to pay a certain deposit to get the ownership of the food harvested in the next year."
Ruo Sha seemed to be unhurried and said that her face still looked very naive, but no one had looked at her in the eyes of the little girl.
"Please wait," Elliott felt awkward in the scene before him. Obviously Ruosha had already thought about the conditions they would put forward. Now it seems that she might be waiting for them to propose. Countess, what do you mean by the next year ’s food? I think you may have misunderstood that we need the land of Agri, not just food. "
Luo Sha shook her head gently, she didn't speak, but everyone could see an undoubted firmness in her eyes.
"Miss Count, what is the margin you said?" Asked the count suddenly.
"It's the guarantee," Ruosha finally smiled. "Assuming you want to buy food worth 10,000 florins next year, then you need to first deliver one-tenth, which is 1,000 florins as a deposit , And then we agree on a time to deliver these grains. After excluding the deposit, you only need to deliver the remaining nine thousand florins. "
Ruosha said and looked out of the window. At this time, the sky was completely dark, because the sky was dark and the star was not seen in a slightly cloudy day.
Earl Hosson stared at Ruosha with a dazzling look. He thought the girl ’s proposal was ridiculous.
The reason why he followed Ruosha's suggestion was not because he found this proposal attractive, but because he just wanted to know what she was thinking.
Now it seems that the count has felt that his previous worries are superfluous. He does not think anyone will be stupid enough to accept such funny and childish suggestions, and he only needs to raise a question to completely defeat this somewhat ignorant Count of Naples. UU reading www. uukanshu.com
"But what's the matter, Miss Country, if Agry cannot deliver the grain because of the famine next year?" The count stared at Rusha's eyes, and he wanted to see from it that he was panicked because he couldn't respond. Eyes.
But the count was disappointed. What he saw were his eyes suddenly lit up, just like the prey that he had been waiting for while hunting finally appeared.
"Count, then have you thought about it? Because of this, the grain you bought at a fair price will increase in price because of lack of grain. At that time, you do not need to pay another florin, but you can follow the price increase. The price gets a lot of compensation because of the inability to deliver the grain. Do you think there is any better return than this? "
Ruosha said she stood up, and she looked out the window again and said, "Maybe we can come to your banquet and discuss other things. After all, my suggestion is just the beginning, because just like you need food, Agrig, Cosenza, and even Naples, Rome, or Genoa all need what they need. I think we can talk about it. "
Looking at Ruo Sha's smiling face, Earl Hawson couldn't help feeling the first time he seemed to fall into a trap.