Vol 2 Chapter 67: Columbus Diary

The two golden florins twirled around the table, and the man's eyeballs with a pockmark kept turning with florin's rotation.
Finally, the gold coins hovered and stopped on the table, looking at the two opposite patterns on the gold coins, the man slowly raised his head and looked at Alexander opposite the table.
"Do you need money?" Alexander asked.
Although this man is very dressy, if you look closely, you can still see some contradictions with his clothes. For example, he will carefully lift the corner of his robe, and at the same time he will touch the chest. For the flat gold ornaments, it seems that he always cares about whether there is any accident in his line of business.
"Everyone needs money," the "Columbus" shook his head inadvertently, as if to deny or cover up, but then as if afraid that Alexander would drive him out like this, quickly went on to say, "I'm just better than others The man's hand is tighter, just a little bit. "Then, he stretched out and pinched.
"Do you have a horse?" Alexander continued to ask.
Hearing about the horse, the 'Columbus' suddenly became energetic, he made a move forward closer, and then said in an exaggerated tone: "You won't believe it, I dare say you have never seen that The horses, even the bohemian horses outside you, are not as good as mine. I am by no means boasting. If you meet, I will tell the truth. "
Alexander was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the Columbus people actually worked part-time in the horse selling business. Although they still don't know how his horse is, it seems that he hasn't been so happy looking at this person's situation.
"Columbus?" Alexander finally didn't hold back and asked, "Can you tell me, what is your relationship with someone named Christopher?"
Asako suddenly froze his face. He looked at Alexander, and after a while he muttered and asked: "Do you know Christopher." Then he snorted with self-deprecation. "Of course, who doesn't know him, as long as he knows This surname always asks me 'Where is that Christopher, why didn't I see him'. "Asako said with a lip, and then he was a little downcast." Everyone is asking where is Christopher, they don't even know that the Columbus family still There are others. "
Seeing the numbness of the man's face shaking, Uliu hides a bit and hides aside. He really doesn't understand why the owner wants to treat this guy like this, even if he really has a few good horses, but the owner It seemed too polite to him.
Not only did he let this disgusting guy live in the Bohemian camp, but he also made an exception for him to have his own room.
And what makes Uliou feel strange is that Alexander was called by Modillo shortly after returning, and did not return until very late.
Although it was unclear what Alexander had done, the Count sent several armed guards to him back. As you can guess, Alexander's position in Naples was prominent, but his situation suddenly became a little dangerous.
But even then, after returning, Alexander went to see the guy named James Columbus, and then he heard his endless talk about his horse.
"I bought those horses from the Ottomans," James Columbus, who was in a bad mood just now, brought his horses up again, and he looked at Alexander with hopeful eyes. "I used I bought those horses with a lot of money, and then I mate with the best horses in my hands and those Ottoman stallions. I believe that it is definitely worth it. I believe that the new horses are better than any you have ever seen. All are good. "
Alexander listened reproachfully, and he was not actually listening to this seemingly obsessive person talking about his horse scriptures. What he really cared about was the news about Christopher Columbus.
In Europe in 1496, four years have passed since Columbus first discovered the New World.
Although even today, four years later, some people have continued to search for Columbus's trajectory from the distant continent, and brought back spices and various precious treasures that are more expensive than gold, but in this era, people are too distant The impression of the place is still ambiguous, and even where the place belongs to is still inconclusive.
The first was Columbus himself, who was the discoverer of the new world. Even after four years, he still insisted that he had arrived in India, and if there were no surprises, he would walk into the grave with this stubborn thought.
Although more people are interested in the wealth of the land, even for those who have endless dreams of the sea and the end of the world, the continent is too far away.
People today are concerned about how to get rid of the threat from the Ottomans and find a new channel from the Atlantic to the East. And with the threat of Ottomans to sea traffic, more and more businessmen cannot protect them from various countries. The interest has generated strong dissatisfaction.
Large quantities of goods transported from the cold North Sea and deeper land of the Hanseatic League of the North cannot be imported into the East, and those precious handicrafts, exquisite fabrics and valuable jewelry from the East cannot be successfully transported to the European continent .
This embarrassment made the merchants helplessly throw their anger at their own lord, the king or even the emperor.
The emperor Maximian of the Holy Romans now faced a large group of big merchants who publicly clamored for not giving gold to him because of dissatisfaction. Although he finally tried his best to stabilize the greedy merchants, the emperor was also deeply Knowing that if the Ottomans continue to cut off the traffic that connects things, then the anger of the merchants will likely evolve into a conspiracy against him.
For this reason, the emperor had to write to the monarchs of all countries with powerful navies he knew, and discuss with them how they could break the Ottoman blockade and open the waterway to the east.
And Pope Alexander VI as far away as Rome was not idle at this time. Although the local intrigue was enough for him to work hard, but the desire for luxury goods from the East and the greed for more wealth and power made the pope It even issued the eccentric pope decree of the pope meridian.
But whether it ’s Maximian ’s craving for transportation between the East and the West, or the division of Pope Meridian, Alexander VI ’s ambition, but of little practical value to himself, still attributes everything to them in their minds. For the purpose of getting in touch with the East.
For these European dignitaries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, the vast land deep in the west of the Atlantic Ocean is too far away, so far away is worth considering if it is worth the risk. As for the man named Columbus Although the wealth of the ships brought back from the land really moved Europeans who heard the news, but after all it was a matter far away in the Iberian Peninsula. Many people still really felt that the land could What kind of shock to them.
"My horse is the best," James Columbus still brags about his horse, not even noticing that the owner has been contemplating. "Christopher always looked down on me and said that I wasting my horses wasting his life, but he spent his whole life. What do I get in exchange for throwing them at sea? The money he brought to the family is not enough to pay off the debt, and he has to solve it because of some trouble. This is what he asked for. "
"Why, your brother is in trouble?" I heard that when he mentioned Columbus, Alexander woke up from contemplation. He shook his head slightly and put aside some cranky thoughts in his heart, just like Europeans now think that mysterious piece does not know whether there is As much as the continent is too far away, Alexander also felt that he had no need to think about those things that were not yet on the margins. After all, he was now in trouble.
But when he heard about Columbus, he was still curious.
"Christopher is too greedy, he hopes to be the governor of all the land he has found," James shook his head disapprovingly. "How could the kings agree to such a condition, now he is in trouble himself, although he does The sea brought back a lot of wealth, but he soon ran out of it. Then he started to try to persuade the kings and queens to let them go out to pay for him again, but this time he did not So lucky, although the Queen of Castile trusted him, but it is said that the King of Aragon hated him, and even planned to withdraw his appointment, if so, he would be bad, to know for his so-called He has thrown all his money into the Atlantic, and he borrowed too much money before. If no one is willing to continue to fund him, he will soon have no money to buy a boat. "
Listening to James ’words, Alexander was quite surprised. Although he knew that Columbus ’s success was inseparable from the appreciation of Castile Queen Isabella, he did n’t expect Columbus and Isabella ’s husband Fidi. Nan's relationship seems a bit bad.
"Christopher is too arrogant and too greedy. It doesn't even need to see him, but it can be seen in his diaries." It seems that there is a non-stop whispering James about his brother. "I swear that he must not want others to see the diaries he left at home. The tone in it makes people have no good impression on him, especially his attitude towards the crew makes him countless enemies. Those Some of them are now by King Aragon, which is enough for him. "
"Diary?" Alexander asked in a low voice. "You mean you have a diary of Christopher Columbus?"
"There was a book that he carried with him, and he brought it to Genoa ’s house, but because he heard that the Aragonese seemed to be preparing to send someone to find a new waterway and was not going to let him go again, he was so angry at that time. Throwing things around, and then hurried away to return to Castile. After he left, we found that the diary was forgotten by him. "
Speaking of which, James looked cunningly at Alexander and said, "I can show you the diary. Some of these things are still very interesting. At least that will make you find him very different from people's legends."
Looking at James' sly eyes, Alexander knew that the other party had discovered his purpose.
That's right, when I heard that there was a diary about Columbus, Alexander was really tempted.
In this era, no one really knows what the New World means.
In addition to gold jewelry and precious spices, in the minds of Europeans, the land left is probably only barbaric and dangerous.
But the piece of land that had just been lifted by a veil moved Alexander to his heart. Although he knew that the place was still so far away, he still couldn't restrain his desire for the original and endless charm land.
And the people of the Columbus family are indeed not simple. This James obviously also understood Alexander's idea.
"What price do you want?" Alexander looked at James. "Finally, I don't have much money, but I think it might not be easy if you want to sell horses to solve the trouble in front of you."
"My troubles are not very big," James denounced sternly. When he saw Alexander stand up and go, he could bear it or stop it. "Okay, okay, I admit, I am in trouble." . "
Alexander stopped and looked back at the horse dealer in front of him. His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were a cat looking at prey.
James seemed to give up. He touched the two florins on the table, shaking his head helplessly.
"Christopher brought back countless wealth, which is enough for him to spend a lifetime of luxury," James said with undisguised jealousy in his tone. Speaking of you, he was not stingy with us. He left Genoa. At that time, my family borrowed a lot of money. When he came back, he not only paid off all these debts, but also left us a lot of money. "
Speaking of which, James showed an annoyed look, and he patted the table: "But his generosity is only so much, he was thinking about continuing his voyage, so he put all his money back I threw it into the sea, and I was so stupid that I not only bought those horses with the money he gave me, but even mortgaged my family's farm products to usury merchants. "
"then……"
"Then the French came," James waved his hair annoyedly. "Can you imagine what it means for a person to have everything from nothing overnight? Just the day before, everyone still envy me, But the next day I became the biggest laughing stock in Genoa. The horses I bought were intercepted by the French halfway down. There were a few horses that I did n’t even have time to name them ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Alexander wanted sympathy Patted James on the shoulder, but looked at his face full of pockmarks. After a little hesitation, he withdrew his hand: "Well, your story is indeed wonderful enough. Now tell me I have to pay for this story. How much is it for you. "
"You know that ..."
"Your price," Alexander tapped his finger on the table. "You know that thing is worthless in the eyes of others, so if you want to ridicule me, you can leave now. Speaking of that, I say to your stallions. My interest is greater than that diary, so I will spend money for my curiosity, but I will never spend money in vain. "
"I know, that's just a diary," James, who was about to speak, closed his mouth again. He looked at Alexander, and then looked at the door, thinking for a while, he finally said: "Maybe ... "
"Maybe I can give you a reasonable price." A voice suddenly came from the door.
Alexander turned around and saw Count Modillo, who was slowly entering the door. Behind the count, he was fiery enough to make Alexander look uncomfortably at his George Anne. To find this site, please search for "" or enter the URL: