Vol 5 Chapter 139: network

Many times, poverty limits a person's imagination, but more often, the occlusion of the news is the culprit that makes a person make a wrong judgment.
However, the people of the Fugger family are not lacking in these two aspects. They have the richest resources of this era, and they have the capital to send many people to the places where they need to know the information to obtain first-hand information, so When they got the news that "Southern Hungary is about to fall, and Europe's largest copper mine is about to fall into the hands of pro-Ottoman Bosniacs", they immediately got rid of the various disturbing news, and then grabbed from the tangled rumors The most real key point is that "at least for a foreseeable period, because the copper mine is controlled by the Ottomans, the price of the copper market in Europe will rise to an almost astronomical price within a certain period of time. on."
This judgment does not seem difficult, but if you can quickly grasp this source just a few days after the Bosnians invaded Hungary, you can know how much potential the Fugel family has.
So the Fugger family paid close attention to the situation in Hungary from the beginning. When Roy? Launched a crazy attack on the entire southern Hungary with a fierce offensive, even after breaking through the important hub of Pecs in southern Hungary, the Fugger family was finally determined. This judgment is correct.
The ruin of the upstart Prato is inevitable, but it is not easy to take the opportunity to get those copper ores from his hands at a low price, because the market opponents who are as sharp as the Fugels are not Less, so when the people of the Fugger family appeared in Venice, they did not surprise some people.
In a humble low house, a gray-haired, plainly dressed Jewish man received a representative of the Fugger family.
But even at this time, the people of the Fugel family were still vigilant and cautious. Seeing that the Jews on the opposite side were not curious about their origins, this Fugel could n’t help but ask suspiciously:
Then you already know why I am looking for you. ? "
"Hungarian copper mine." The Jews said indifferently, as if to say that it was not an amazing asset but only a copper coin dropped by the roadside.
"Since you know why you are not investing yourself, you must know that we are here to lend a large sum of money, which is enough for you to have done a big business in the copper mine." Naturally careful and careful to make Fugel even in the end The moment will not relax a bit where accidents may occur. After all, even for the Fugel family, a loan of 3.5 million florins and an annual interest rate of even more amazing usury may be fatal if there is a difference.
"Aren't we Jews," the Jews on the opposite side gave a sneering smile, which annoyed the representatives of the Fugger family, because there have been rumors that the Fugger family is actually Jewish, just Jacob Fugger Al concealed the fact that although no one paid attention to whether it was true, but whenever someone admits that he is a Jew in front of the Fugger family, it seems to be mocking them at the same time. "The wealth of the Jews is like being on the beach As long as a wave hits, there is nothing in the castle, so we always hide the money so that others ca n’t see it, "the Jew said, pulling a secret cell on the side table to reveal the gold coins piled inside." Hungary Although the rich copper mine is of no significance to us, because if we get that copper mine, no matter who comes, it takes only one sentence to take away the copper mine, because we are Jews. "
The Fogels nodded slightly. He knew that the Jews were right. For them, a copper mine that could not be moved but could not be quickly turned into cash was really worthless.
"Then 3.5 million Florin, the annual interest is ..." The Jews cut a tightly sealed paper bag with a knife, took out a contract from it and opened it slightly, then looked at it even after this. The Jewish trader could n’t help but move slightly. He did n’t say the interest that made him secretly stunned. Instead, he pushed the contract to the other party. "This money is enough for you to get the Hungarian copper mine."
The representative of the Fugel family groaned slightly, and finally picked up the pen and signed the name on the contract.
"The contract is established, we will provide you with the first payment of 1 million florins within the agreed time, and then provide the other two promises separately, the largest one of which will be paid in the last 1.5 million florins. "The Jewish Public Office explained that in fact the negotiations on this money had already started as early as the crisis of the copper mine in Hungary. The Fogels accurately grasped the various risks that may arise, but now only let this The agreement was officially implemented.
Watching the Fogels leave, the Jews picked up the two pieces of paper on the table and wrote the same sentence on each of them: "The fish has bite the hook."
Then he sealed the two pieces of paper separately and greeted a smart-looking Jewish boy and said, "Go to the Governor's mansion and the office of the Free Trade Chamber. Be careful on the way."
When the young man left, the Jews gently pulled away the dark grid filled with gold coins on the table, gently stroking the glittering gold inside with his hand, with a peculiar gold coin with a gun-like Athena pattern, he seemed to explain and seemed proud 'S self-talk: "Aren't we Jews, because we are Jews."
When Alexander expeditioned to the Balkans, he had passed through Venice, where he signed with the Venetian a gratuitous military expense provided by the Venetian, and he was willing to use the Cretan output as a guarantee to guarantee Venice A safe transaction, but no one knew that when he made this public transaction with the Venetian government, he also signed another secret agreement with a group of Jewish merchants in Venice.
The content of this agreement is somewhat peculiar, which clearly stipulates that if certain conditions do not occur in the Balkans, then this agreement will be automatically repealed, and once a special event occurs, then the Jews must unconditionally provide information about the governor of Venice and Alexander Their transaction process with certain people.
In return, Alexander promised the Jews in Venice that he would solve the trouble caused by the Triple Crown event in Rome.
At that time, Alexander was not sure what would happen in the Balkans, but the competition for the Hungarian copper mine was already a goal determined from the beginning, so he would play Faprato to Bucharest in advance. The most suitable person in Alexander ’s mind is Tiego, even Jeffrey Columbus is more reliable than Prato, but now he is indeed lacking, Tiego is far away from the Iberian Peninsula, and Jay Frie Columbus ran around on the road to the northern market developed by Italy and Grogening.
So in the end he had to choose Prato to accomplish this. From the beginning it seemed clueless, but as the situation changed, a huge net was gradually formed, and the goal was Fugel, even Emperor Maximilian. Huge plan.
No one knows how many people participated in this plan. In order to let the Fugger family step into the trap step by step, whether it is Grogening in the north or Ashurk in Rome, they have invested huge capital. When it was determined that the Bosnians would launch a violent attack, they began to absorb copper ore in the market. The price of copper ore in the entire copper market surged all the time, and these copper ores actually had almost no After leaving the storage area, it was transferred to a company called "New World", and the company's nominal owner was Prato.
An incredibly large plan was carried out silently at this time. Whether it is a bookmaker who intends to join or a retailer who does not intend to stir in, countless people are buying and selling in the copper market. , Which has caused the price of copper ore that was originally artificially high to be out of control like a wild horse, and later no longer needs to artificially increase the price, whether in Pisa, Rome, Naples or far away In northern Frankfurt, copper ore has become synonymous with wealth.
It was in this case that the Fuggers decided to take down all the purchase rights of ore in Prato's hands. Of course, they could not bid at the market price, and they also did a good job of constantly lowering the price or even ruthlessly proto The preparation for a cut is just that even if they want to obtain the right to purchase the ore at one time, they will have to pay a large sum of money.
The current situation is that there is simply no time for them to raise such a sum of money. At this time, loans to Jews with huge amounts of cash have become the only option.
While the Fuggers knocked on the door of the Jewish room, they also knocked on an unknown door that did not know where to take their family.
The wind blew in from the window, and the enthusiasm that had been revealed made the young woman lying in bed suddenly feel a little impetuous.
The woman suddenly sat up, which surprised the maid who was embroidering the skirt for her, because she was afraid that the needle would pierce the hostess and the maid could not help but shrink back, and as a result, she sat on the ground.
The maid hurried up anxiously, but the hostess apparently did not notice her ugliness. The young woman quickly walked to the window and looked at the soldiers who were training in the distance outside, listening to the repeated familiarity but slightly With a dull password, the young woman twisted her trimmed brows slightly.
"It's May," the woman said. Her tone was affirmative rather than inquiring, so the maid standing behind her did not answer smartly. "Why doesn't Alexander come back."
This time her tone turned into an inquiry, but the maid still shrank honestly. In fact, she hated having to be in this room at this time, because the hostess's temper gradually became worse as the weather became warmer. This can be said to be unimaginable before, because for many years, in the impression of many people, Barendi de la Rovere has always been a calm girl.
But now she became a little irritable because Alexander did not come back, but the reason is that although Alexander has promised to come back in spring but has been quietly and quietly, more importantly, Barendi is suffering from growing pressure.
Old Luo Weilei has sent people to send her back to Rome to meet him, and Bishop Montina also took the opportunity to fan the flames in the parish. Although Barenti can still suppress the restlessness in the territory, Alexander as the lord has been Outside, Barendi still felt a lot of trouble.
Even worse, there are more and more rumors about the war.
The news that the French might invade Italy again at any time made the territory terrified, because the uneasiness caused by the count's absence from the territory was even more disturbing.
Obviously, Barendi ’s rule in the territory is still successful, but when faced with war, not every woman can be more fierce than a man like Foli ’s tigress, or it seems that the war is like Ruosha. Enjoy it as a fun challenge.
In fact, Barendi is already exhausted, she has to face the pressure from the family and the doubts of the leaders, so as she entered the early summer, her temper became worse and worse.
The soldiers in the distance are still monotonously executing the instructions again and again. There is actually not much secret to a well-disciplined army being able to become an army. It keeps repeating, so that the soldiers completely take the regulations and orders as costs and can react without hesitation Among them, the only way, as to whether you can persevere on the battlefield, must be proved by the baptism and exercise of war.
Balenti shook her skirt, only to notice that the skirt that had been hooked by the fence during the tour of the territory had not been sewn. She waved to the maid to continue her work, and she picked up a thick account book on the table to see Got up.
Balendi will not throw away immediately because the skirt is broken. This is not because of frugality. The wealth of the Luo Weilei family is enough for her to enjoy what most people cannot enjoy in her life. She just feels trouble and the style of this skirt is simple. , Very suitable for walking around in the countryside.
But this reminded Barenti of Lucrecia again. If it were her, it might be hard to endure such a thing as wearing a skirt for a whole day. In Barendi's impression, the lady of the Pogia family It seems that except for changing all day long in front of the mirror and putting on and taking off and taking off, nothing will be done.
But Alexander seemed obsessed with the woman, and even had a daughter with her, Balenti could not help but admit it with a bit of frustration.
"More food must be purchased, to ensure that there will not be food shortages in the territory due to possible wars, and there are enough cloths and medicines to be necessary materials. In addition, I doubt why the whole white wood is used. It ’s not that much cheaper cut down rattan weaves as a fence for the boundary wall, I believe that although it ’s not so beautiful, the effect is the same. Please note that when you carelessly spend money on these things that do n’t make much sense At times, maybe our soldiers may be in danger because of a lack of a dagger or a lead shot. "
After writing a harsh response to a mayor who requested funding, Barrondi stood up from the table. She paused in the middle of the room before speaking to the maid who had already put on her skirt and was waiting. : "Go tell my brother, I will have dinner with him later."
Constantine de la Rovere stood in the vault and admired a large portrait on the wall, which was a full-length portrait of Barenti.
Constantine was a little curious about the difference between this portrait and those he had seen in the past. One of the highlights is that this portrait seems to make the whole picture look deeper than the usual one. A shallow sense of plane.
This made Barendi look as if he came out of the painting and stood in front of him.
In addition, the content of this painting also makes him feel weird. Barondi in the painting does not appear as a single person in a static posture like most people in the portraits of the moment, but instead leads a horse to walk away On the path of the castle, a few kingfishers around her seemed to be frightened and spread their wings. The whole picture seemed to freeze this moment on the canvas. The castle stood still for a time, the characters walking slowly and the fugitive Flying kingfishers gathered on a square-inch canvas, which made people wonder.
The structure of the painting is novel and the skill is extraordinary, but Constantine does not like it so much.
In Constantine's opinion, if it was the former Barendi, she would not be allowed to draw such a painting for her, because the description used in this painting was never suitable for a noble lady.
"That Gumbre took Balenti bad."
This was Constantine's only thought, and what made him even more unhappy was that Barrondi's attitude towards the family made him uneasy.
If it were before, Barendi will definitely try to make every effort for the benefit of the Luo Weilei family, but her actions have made the Luo Weilei family obviously strange during the recent period.
Constantin's indifference to Barendi's indifference, and the fact that he didn't show up until dinner, seemed to prove his worries.
Obviously, Barendi was expressing dissatisfaction with him.
Previously, Genoa ’s ambiguous attitude towards the Lovere family during the war against Montina had made their relationship with Alexandria extremely cold. Although there was a Barendi to make up for it, there was a gap between the two that was difficult to bridge It is an indisputable fact.
Looking at Barenti's indifferent look now, Constantine couldn't help but worry more.
"If you want to leave with me, you can go back to Rome or Genoa, but you can't stay here anymore." Constantine simply said directly. "The situation is very bad now, war may break out at any time, you stay It ’s not reassuring in Montina. "
"My fiance will protect me." Barrondi took a drink from the glass.
"He can't protect anyone now, do you know that the Ottomans have been besieging Bucharest for a month, God knows why he is going to that place, and now he is not by your side and cannot protect you!"
Constantine said loudly and excitedly, he walked around the table to Barendi and stretched out his hands to grasp her shoulders. "Listen to Barendi, if the outbreak of war is very dangerous, know that his father has already Rejected Louis's proposal to invite him to Nice City. Do you know what it means? This means that the French are no longer our allies. Once the French arrive at Montina, unless you surrender, you will face war. . "
Barendi listened silently until Constantine showed her an interrogative look.
"What are you going to say about Constantine," Balenti managed to break away slightly, and she took two steps back to confront Constantine. "The father who chose Alexander was the father and you, and the father agreed to me. Montina, now you say it ’s dangerous here, but did you know Constantine, I live faster here than at home, because this is my home. "
"But you are a Loweley!" Constantine said angrily.
Balenti shook her head slowly, her eyes turned to the window, looking at the trained soldiers, a smile on her ordinary face.
"I'm just a useful person at Rovere's house. My father hopes I can help you," Balendi walked to the window, and she reached out her finger. "But here I am their countess, the hostess of this castle, yes My fiancé ’s wife, his financial manager, his territory regent and his most trusted partner. "
"You're crazy, tell me who instilled these wacky thoughts, is it Gumbre? Did you really fall in love with him, you fell into his trap and snare, he made you sentimental and even Your family life is divided, he binds you with emotions, so that you can't escape from him, but he runs far away, the even gave birth to a daughter with Lucrezia, how can you tolerate Does this happen? "
"You are jealous!" Barendi suddenly raised her voice. "You are jealous of all the men she can favor because you have not been able to marry Lucrezia. You are jealous of Giovanni Sforza, jealous of Alexander, even Jealous of Caesar Borgia, but this only shows that you really don't deserve that woman. "
Constantine stared at Barendi stunnedly. He didn't expect Barendi to say such a thing, which made him do not even know what words to use to refute.
It seemed to realize that her words had deeply hurt Constantine. Balenti wanted to ease the atmosphere between the two, but after she opened her mouth and hesitated for a while, she really didn't know what to say.
"I will tell your father about your decision," Constantine said in a daze. His eyes were blank, and he didn't even look at Barendi when he spoke. "But I have to say you will regret it. The Gombré is not worth it. You pin your hopes on him. If you know what he has done in Bucharest, you will understand the meaning of these words. Know him ... "
"I don't want to hear you say this again," Barendi interrupted Constantine's words. "We all know that war may break out at any time, so you should stay with your father now, since he has decided not to cooperate with the French. , Then he will have no reliance on him, and Borgia will not miss this opportunity, and his situation in Rome will surely become very bad. "
Constantine nodded ~ EbookFREE.me ~ He grabbed the hat he put aside and put it on his head, until then he glanced at Barenti.
"I hope your decision is right, otherwise you will be hurt."
After talking, Constantine turned and walked outside.
Seeing Constantine gradually disappearing at the end of the corridor, Barenti also slowly walked out of the vault. She walked back to her room along the corridor, and after stopping at a table, Barenti called the table. Drawer, take a letter from inside.
The letter was sent by Zuosha. In addition, Zuosha told her about Alexander ’s experience in Bucharest, and a large part of it was written like this: "... My sister-in-law, My brother ’s fiancee is still a good friend. I think you have the right to know some things. These things involve a lot of people, but the main thing is two, one of them is my brother, the other is the one called Sophia. Bohemian woman, I think you must remember her, but now her name is Sophia Alessandra Valleo ... "
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The transition of these chapters may be a bit slow, but it will soon reach its climax.