Vol 4 Chapter 173: Businessmen

The moment he saw Kotschach, Olgala immediately thought of what Grogning had said to her just upstairs.
"Maybe without us, someone will come forward to break the situation of Romagna."
Although he was almost blindly convinced of Grogning, Olgala was still thinking about who would come forward.
After all, Romagna's status makes it a very sensitive place. Genoa, Venice, Milan and the Holy See, as well as the new and rising Montina, many forces are entangled here, so that Romagna and Tuscany never enjoy it. Peaceful sunshine, but the flames of fire in the sky.
Of course, Olgala did n’t need to care about the fate of Romagna. She was just curious about how to resolve the conflict that is recurring now. After all, the two sides of the conflict were originally important members of the FTA, and Alexander was the hub of the alliance character.
Now seeing Kotzach, Olgala could not help but glanced at the staircase. She first secretly surprised Master's amazing observations and predictions, and at the same time, the scale of the trade union Grogning said before was expanding. Lamented a new understanding.
When he saw Olgala, Kotzczah greeted him immediately. He attentively gave the Roman lady a gift, which was a small bone cane wrapped with gold wire, although it looked rough. , But has a very charming original charm.
"Ma'am, I'm so happy to see you again, and every time I come to this house, it can bring me some surprises, even if these surprises sometimes make my old body almost unbearable," Kotzach Touched the sweat on my face and looked at Uliu who was standing aside. "Okay, look back on your master. I have to meet my friend now."
Uliu bowed and saluted, and then looked towards Olgala, who was accompanying Kotszach upstairs.
"Waiting for me here." Olgala nodded to Uliou, she seemed slightly relieved when she saw the Moors.
Uliu is indeed very nervous, which he has never had before.
Since coming to Rome according to Alexander's orders, he has been running nonstop.
In the eyes of some people, he was just a Moorish servant delivering letters, but in the eyes of others, this Moor was actually Alexander's special envoy.
They do not despise him because he is Moorish, but this does not mean that they will make any promise easily.
Many people are more perfunctory and coping, and the key to all this is the attitude of the pope and cardinal.
Alexander VI seemed completely unaware of what happened in Romagna. He refused to make any comment on the war that took place there, and did not even want to hear a word about Romagna.
The attitude of the old Luo Weilei is also very ambiguous.
He sent his daughter to Romagna, which seemed to be a strong signal of support for Alexander, but he sent his brother to Genoa again, and when the harsh conditions proposed by Genoa came, he did not make it. Any other representation.
Because of the treatment of these two people, Uliu ’s life in Rome became difficult. His repeated attempts to get help and repeated collisions made him feel frustrated and angry. Sometimes he even thought It may be easier to fight back to Montina, no matter how you fight with the master.
But Uliu knew that if Romagna's mountains and wilderness were Alexander's battlefield, then this rotten and degenerate city was his battlefield, and he should not and have no power to escape.
Olgala's hints rejuvenated Uliu's spirit. Although she didn't know what she was going to say, it was at least a good thing.
Olgara ’s important Uliu is clearer than anyone else. In a sense, they are actually the same kind of person. Because of this, he found Olgala as soon as he came to Rome, hoping to inquire from her. To reliable news, or to be able to connect with some important people.
To this end, Uliu even spared a guest to pimp a pimp, for Olgara to find the now famous Raphael as her painter.
Olgala didn't let Uliu wait long, she quickly went downstairs. Obviously the two had very secret topics to talk about, even Olgala was not suitable for participation.
"Ma'am, are you still satisfied with that Raphael?" Uliu asked deliberately, with a slightly ambiguous tone, and a little playful look in his clever eyes was somewhat incompatible with his young age.
"Children have learned to tease people too?" Olgala said deliberately in a slightly annoyed tone, and then stretched out an arm to let Uliu help her to walk towards the small garden in the back.
"I hope you bring me good news. If so, I would like to find this young and cute little daisy for you every day." Uliu still said with a joke, but his eyes became serious, and There is still a little expectation in his eyes.
"It seems that you are very loyal to your master. It is very rare to say that a Moor will be so loyal." Olgala glanced at Uliu a bit strangely. "You and your master must have experienced many others Unimaginable things. "
Uliu decided to be silent, and he did not want to answer such obvious questions.
Fortunately, Olgala didn't expect to find out what was so simple. In fact, she already knew a lot.
"You can tell your master that his friend will give him enough help if he needs it. At this time, he must be sure that friendship is sometimes more precious and reliable than gold coins."
Uliu was not impressed by these words. His eyes looked at Olgala motionlessly, not doubting the truth of her words, but thinking about how to understand the meaning of the words.
"Does this mean Lord Grogening?"
"This is what the Earl's reliable friends meant."
Olgara's watertight answer disappointed Uliu a little, and he knew that such a promise was what the passage literally meant.
Friendship is sometimes more precious and reliable than gold coins.
But if one day gold coins are more valuable than friendship, is it still reliable?
This sentence is obviously a very comprehensive statement, or the person who said it clearly conveyed the meaning: as long as you still have us, then the friendship between us is reliable.
It seems very helpless, even a bit mean, but the reality is like this.
Uliu knew that there was only so much that he could get. In fact, Grogening could make such a promise to him. It was already commendable. Thinking about the two old men of the lord, Uliu felt that he should advise the lord Be sure to learn what the Moors look like, and close the door to give a good lesson to his two women.
Grogening ’s meeting with Kotszach did not presuppose an unseemly act as Uliu had conjectured.
On the contrary, what they discuss is very positive.
Wealth, wealth, wealth, apart from wealth, there seems to be no other topic between them.
In this era when everyone is pursuing wealth, this was originally a very normal and normal conversation.
Until, the two stopped almost at the same time, and then looked at each other slightly silently.
"I heard that the Fugger family had already concluded a deal with the emperor. Did the emperor allow him to mine copper in Hungary?"
"It's not just themselves," Kotschah replied. "Several families joined together to buy mining rights from the emperor, but I'm a bit doubtful whether Fugel has other purposes. Know that this family is very greedy. Yes, eating single food is the tradition of their family. "
"If that's the case, maybe Fugger wanted to occupy the entire copper mine resources? That's the largest source of copper mines in Europe." Kotzach licked his lips. He knew his family and Fugger The behemoths are insignificant by comparison. Even if they made almost half of the European season's wealth in Amsterdam, they are still a little guy compared to Fugel.
"Their family and the emperor have been together for a long time, or the emperor now means living by them."
Kotzach took the glass and drank it. Some weird taste made him look down at the slightly dark, weird liquor in the glass.
"This thing smells weird. What is it made of?"
"You have to ask Gombre about this," Grogening smiled. "It was he who sent me. To be honest, when I saw the color of this wine, my first thought was that he wanted to poison me."
"It's a bit weird," Kotzach took a glass and took another sip, tasting the taste and pouting his lips. "Okay, now let's talk about our friend, is he in trouble this time?"
"It's a trouble, but it doesn't matter. The point is that some people don't want to see him doing it smoothly."
"You mean ..." Kotzach pointed his hand in the direction of the Vatican with his glass.
"Yeah, I think so. The two people over there seem to have strange attitudes in this matter. Now think about it, maybe they are both doing one thing."
"Did you compel Gumbre to choose which side?" Kotzach looked at the dark drink in the glass. "Do you think if Gumbre really chose to surrender to one of them, how would it affect us?" "
Grogening's hand was about to pick up slightly before he slowly picked up the glass.
"I ca n’t say this right. After all, those two people are the most powerful in the Vatican today. If you really need to choose this, it is difficult. Of course, the pope is still unshakable today, but you know that the French may soon invade, and the pope Now the attitude towards the French is very ambiguous. If it is true that he may be allied with the French as rumor has it, then maybe everything will change a lot. "
"Rovere is also an ally with the French. If so, would the Vatican be completely invested in France?"
Grogning nodded slightly when he saw Kotzach's worried expression.
He knew that Kotszach ’s concern was not about the alliance between the Vatican and France, but if Alexander also followed either of those two to France, then his position as an imperial palace in the trade union would definitely change. It's getting subtle.
"It seems we have to help our friend," Kotzach suddenly said, "I don't know if he is willing to cooperate with the French, but at least as a businessman, our purpose is to make money, so if this is affected by Our alliance is not good. "
Grogning looked at Kotschah indifferently. He didn't want to say anything about it, or he actually wanted to see Alexander throwing to the French.
After all, for the sake of the Netherlands, he hoped that the more enemies of Emperor Maximilian, the better. Although Alexander himself may not be a big deal, the trade union that he has driven has great potential that no one can say badly.
It may not be seen now, but who can guarantee that the free trade union 10 years later is not the second Hanseatic League?
By that time, as an important member of this alliance, the Netherlands had the power to bargain with the empire.
It ’s just that Kotzach is right. Making money as a businessman is the most important thing, and it ’s because of this that he sent Olgala to deliver that kind of good news to Uliu at this time.
Looking at it now, a person who doesn't fall back to the French Alexander seems to be in his favor. At least before the port of Amsterdam was built, if he didn't want to let Philips, the governor of the Netherlands, furiously fight back, he would need the help of Kotszach.
In this case, his proposal must be taken seriously.
"How do you think we should help him, his Moorish servant is here with me."
"I saw him downstairs, a very clever young man, who can do this kind of task at his age is very rare," Kotzach nodded in agreement. "I think maybe I should be in the status of an imperial palace. Express concern over the situation in Romagna. "
"This is not a good idea," Grogning frowned. "The pope might think that this is the emperor's involvement in Romagna. If that might be more trouble than that."
"Isn't that what you need?" Kotschah narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I am just a businessman, although I do hope that the Netherlands is free, but after all, making money is more important to me. Helping Earl Montina to get rid of trouble can bring me benefits, but it is not me who provokes the pope for no reason hopefully."
"Then how do you think my friend should be helped," Kotzach asked a little curiously. "I just arrived in Rome, so someone needs to be able to tell me useful information."
"Romagna needs an enemy," Grockening said suddenly. "The count must prove that he is important to Romagna. He must let people know that if he is missing, Romagna may become more and more serious than before. Much worse. "
"You mean an enemy that makes everyone feel threatened?" Kotzach nodded with a little thought. "I think the Venetian is obviously suitable for this role."
"There are only Venetians," Grogenin nodded in agreement. "If they show enough concern about Romagna's situation or even consider sending troops, maybe our friends can get rid of the predicament."
"But will Venice Ken send troops at this time?" Kotzach asked slightly, "I think they are more likely to come out to pick up the bargain after the war is fierce. If that is the case, it will be worse." "
"So it needs your help to help the palace." Grogening smiled to Kotzach. "It probably needs you to influence the Venetians. After all, the Venetians now need the emperor's support."
Kotschach's lips twitched with imperceptibility, and his gaze flicked across Grogening's face. Looking at the Netherlandish man, Gong Xiang floated a trace of gloom in his heart for no reason.
Downstairs before, he just revealed to Uliu the intention to help Alexander, and he thought of a good way to prepare for the Venetian threat to Romagna.
Kotzach certainly would not think that Grogning had heard the dialogue between him and Uliu, so the only explanation was that he was very familiar with the current situation and also had a very accurate grasp of the relationship between the parties.
As the prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Kotzczah confessed that he was still due diligence.
Although he chose to cooperate with Grogning in front of the blocking of Rotterdam, he self-explained that it was because many of the decree of Philip himself as Governor of the Netherlands angered the emperor himself, he was only destined Philip's carelessness was used before it would be stopped.
But Kottschacher knew that Grogning was a stubborn liberal after all, which kept his distance and vigilance against this lowlander.
Now hearing that Grogning is so familiar with the relationship between the empire and Venice, it makes Kotzach vigilantly.
Grogening didn't know that he had caused the prince of the Imperial Palace to be alert. Now he was more concerned about Alexander's situation.
As early as Naples, Grogening knew very well the relationship between Count Modillo and Castile.
This is why he is willing to invest in Alexander.
Now that his plan is about to begin, it is more and more important for him to be familiar with Castile or Aragon.
And Alexander has become an integral part of his plan.
"Think about the palace in Amsterdam," Grozning seemed to hesitate to see Kotzach. "The port was a treasure of King Solomon. Although it is still a wilderness, I can I assure you that in the future that place can become the largest port in Europe, and everything there belongs to us. "
"It belongs to you precisely." Kotschah glanced at Groningen. "Even without us, it might be better for you."
"I don't think so," Grogning waved his hand in disapproval. "To be honest, that place is very complicated, or that someone can't have it alone. That's why I think we should try to help Earl Montina. Don't forget In addition, he also has a relationship with the Fugger family, and in the case of Rotterdam, the Fugger family made great efforts. "
Kotzach made a snort in his nose, UU reading books www. uukanshu. He knew that Grogening was actually implying that he was not alone in his imperial palace with the enemies of the so-called empire. The Fugels, the emperor ’s biggest patrons, were doing the same thing.
But this did make Kotschah feel better, and he also made him more aware that helping Alexander was indeed a very important thing.
"Maybe I should go to Venice now," Kotzach finally convinced himself that he knew that perhaps Grogning had some unknown purpose, but compared to these, preventing the ongoing war in Romagna Is a matter of urgency.
"We can tell the Venetians that in exchange for their intervention in Romagna, we can consider involving them in the affairs of the Port of Amsterdam."
Hearing Grogening ’s words, Kotzach ’s hand just picked up the wine glass.
Then he slowly drank his unique taste.
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