Vol 4 Chapter 196: Ninety-eight years

The dense forest in front of Kosenza Castle has changed from lush green to dry, and the thick fallen leaves everywhere in the forest have gradually changed from golden to gray.
On the wall of the castle, Ruo Sha wore a very thick coat, quietly looking at the rugged mountain road that stretched forward.
Passing through the woods and then on is the road to Agrig.
Ruosha saw a small group of people walking slowly along the mountain road towards the castle. She knew that it should be Burleigh's return.
Of all Rosa ’s relatives, except for her mother, there are two of her closest, one is her uncle Modillo, Earl of Naples, and the other is her half-brother, Bereri.
Or sometimes she feels that Burelli is more reliable and safer than her mother and uncle.
As for the other person who was always called by her affectionately as "my dear brother", when thinking of him, Ruosha's mouth could not help twitching.
Adhering to the principle of closeness and trust between loved ones, many things Alexander will not tell Lucrezia or Valenti, but he will tell his sister very frankly.
So Ruosha knows every love affair with her. She knows when he really became obsessed with the beauty of Lucrezia, and when she became interested in the plain-fianced fiancee. She even knew that he was interested in that. The Bohemian woman who has been missing for a long time still remembers it, even thinking about trying to get her back.
What Lusha can do is to helplessly cover up her "dear brother" feelings that are always erratic.
For example, although she was almost one of the first to know that Alexander and Barenti were about to marry, not only did he have to help him conceal the incident, but he also had to write to Lucrezia in Pisa from time to time, even to prevent what happened Unexpectedly, she also invited her to come to Cosenza.
Burleigh's team had entered the castle, and when she saw her brother who took off his coat and walked to the well to pick up the bucket and kept pouring water into his mouth, Luo Sha couldn't help but smile.
"The pure farmers in Agry are really unbearable," Burelli grumbled while tearing the meat on his bones. "I have told them how many times this is not a tax, but according to the provisions of the Free Trade Association. Draw the actual quota from them, but even these farmers refused to agree, and they even said that they would have to wait for their Lord Earl to come back to make this decision. "
"The Aggris have always been stubborn," Ruosha smiled. "Don't forget those Agli's Musketeers."
Speaking of the Agri Musketeers, Burelli's expression sank.
The name Agri Musketeers is now gradually spreading.
In addition to being a nickname, this vocabulary has many other meanings.
Firm, courageous and brave, the Agri Musketeers are now representative of such words.
Many people began to hope that they could also become an Agri Musketeer, even though they were not Agri.
What made the Agri Musketeers famous was the lord of Agri, a young man who was said to be the illegitimate child of the original Countess of Cosenza.
Such rumors certainly do not affect the reputation of young lords. After all, are very common in this era. Whether it is a king or a noble, having many is not considered a moral defect.
But Burelli still didn't like the corners, and he was also a brother Gumbre.
"Berelli, you should get along well with Alexander, don't forget that we are a family."
Berri pulled his lips together. He didn't want to refute Rusha, but he thought he probably wouldn't like Alexander in his life. Although he reluctantly admitted that Rusha was right, they were indeed a family.
"I'll take care of those Aggris," Zuo Sha comforted Burelli. "I still have something for you here."
"What is it?" Berelli didn't complain, even though he had just run to Agry. "But don't let me do what I don't understand."
There are many reasons why Burelli does n’t like Alexander, and the most important thing is that he thinks that Alexander has brought Ruosha
broken
.
Burley has discovered that Rosa is doing something very strange to him long ago. He ca n’t understand what it is, and this kind of ignorance has become more and more with time, And these things are all related to Alexander.
Burelli was a little scared. He was worried that one day those two would throw him away, because he could see that they had gone farther and farther, and he even had something that seemed to be invisible even to their backs. illusion.
It has been a long time since the Earl of Cosenza suffered a stroke and lived in the monastery.
And he had no affection for the count, as for the count ’s other children, his relationship with them was so cold that he barely spoke much.
By comparison, his relationship with the Earl's family is completely linked by Ruosha. If there is no Ruosha, he probably has no home.
So Burelli was very upset. He felt that all this happened after Alexander appeared, so this responsibility should definitely be borne by the kid from Sicily.
"This time is not something you don't understand," Ruosha was a little helpless. She hoped that her family could continue with her, but now it seems that her father's other children have let her down, even Bo Lery also seemed a bit difficult to keep up with her footsteps. "But this may require you to leave Cosenza for a long time."
"Why, go to that Montina again?"
Burelli had been to Montina once, and he felt that he did not like the place, especially the owner of the castle, and the room called the vault that made him feel cramped.
Those things in it made Burelli feel that the gap between him and the Gombre was getting bigger and bigger, and this gap was also forming and widening between him and Ruo Sha.
"No, this time is another place." Ruo Sha wondered what to say.
In fact, she didn't want Burelli to do this, but after thinking it over carefully, she didn't know who to send to reassure her. After all, her talents are the most suitable.
"Berelli, I'm going to let you go to Crete." After thinking about it, Luo Sha finally said it.
"Crete, is that island?" Berari asked in amazement.
Their father was a very restless man when he was young. He was still at home besides sowing seeds everywhere. It is said that he went to Crete, so Bereri knew that place.
"Yes, that island."
Luo Sha nodded, and she felt a lot more comfortable. She had been thinking about Burley. She felt the loss of Burley, but she had no other way. After all, even those who looked like A wise and intelligent person often cannot keep up with her and Alexander, or if she has not been the closest person around Alexander since the beginning, she cannot keep up with that person herself.
Now there is a good opportunity for Burelli to make a difference, which makes Rusha very happy.
"What to do in Crete, isn't there Venetian land?"
I still know a little bit about Crete Burleigh, especially after he went to Taranto the other day, and heard about Cretan things when he was dealing with the Chamber of Commerce there.
"It seems that not long ago, the Ottomans attacked Crete."
Ruosha was a bit surprised by Burleigh's well-informedness. She smiled and patted the top of Burleigh's head with a slightly positive look.
"You're right, my little brother." Ruosha intentionally made her voice thicker, imitating the man's tone.
Her appearance surprised Burley, but she seemed to remember something.
"Brother Kesel touched my head like this before," Burelli said a little bit sadly. "But I was young at that time, and he never did that again."
Burleigh's words made Ruosha silent, and their half-brother Kaiser nearly killed them.
"Berelli, I want you to go to Crete to ask you to work for our plantation."
Ruosha shook her head slightly to throw away the bad things in her mind. For her, things like Keizer seemed to have passed for too long. Even thinking carefully, she sometimes felt that even today ’s science The earl of Sencha seems to be less attractive to her than when she first became the Countess.
"We have a sugar cane plantation on Crete, you should know that sugar is very expensive, and as far as I know, once our plantation is completed, it will be the largest sugar production area in Europe, so this plantation is for us It ’s very important,
Zuosha said seriously,
I ’m not at ease with others, and it ’s not very calm there. You also said that the Ottomans had just attacked there, and I think the Venetians may not want to see us in Hold your foot there. "
"This is what Gumbre wants you to do." Burelli asked a bit dumbly. He thought that Gumbre was too foolish. In addition to those businesses that he could not understand at all, he was actually going to build a plantation. garden.
"Alexander has a big plan," said Rosa, excited about Alexander's plan. "Listen, if this plan succeeds, we may become as rich as Medici or the Pope, or richer than them." "
Burelli was skeptical that he would be as rich as the Pope.
He didn't know how much money the Pope had, but when he wanted to come, it must be a number that he couldn't even dream of, so he didn't care much about Rusha's promise.
And another reason that made him unhappy was that he knew that Crete was far away, and if he went there he would not see Ruosha.
"Did I do something that upset you, so you let me go to Crete?"
"How come, why do you think so?" Zuosha asked unexpectedly, "I let you go to Crete because I can only believe you, know that there will be a large number of workers sent to work there, if there is no one to trust , I do n’t know what will happen. "
"That's it." Luo Sha's explanation made Burelli feel a little bit more comfortable, although still reluctant, but looking at Luo Sha's expected look, he finally nodded after thinking about it, "Okay, let me go Crete, and I will take care of the workers you say, if they refuse to obey, I will whip them. "
"I believe you can do it well," Ruosha smiled. "But you have to be careful. There are many of them, so all you have to do is bring enough people."
"How many people are there?" Burleigh suddenly thought of the question. "100 or 200, or more?"
Ruosha thought for a while, and mischievously extended 3 fingers.
"300 people, so many?" Burelli was a little surprised.
"No, it's 3000 people." Luo Sha smiled softly.
"Slap."
The spoon in his hand fell on the table.
3000 people, which is the largest number that Ruo Sha found in nearly half a year. Because of this, Alexander would order the merchants of the Pisa Chamber to let them find enough ships before leaving Pisa.
Of course these 3000 people are not all plantation workers, and there is no place to find so many homeless laborers in just six months.
In addition to the hundreds of people who can work directly, more of these people are the families of those who have left their homes.
Alexander didn't want to spend a lot of time and energy to finally train a group of skilled plantation workers, but because the contract expired or some people suddenly missed home, it caused a sharp decline in plantation workers.
What he needs is a group of workers who can stay in Crete for a long time.
In this matter, Ruosha thought of the best way for him, that is, try to relocate these people's families together, rather than just hire the hard work.
Except for some people who are indeed homeless, many workers bring their family members. Alexander hopes this will allow these workers to stay longer.
In this way, at least until the Ottomans finally occupied Crete, there will be a long time for the plantation to provide themselves with a steady stream of wealth.
Even as the profits in the sugar market become thinner, Alexander has longer-term plans for those workers.
All this was done by Russa. The earliest batch of the workers selected in the city of Rome has been arranged in Naples, and some have been placed in the village of Cosenza.
Ruosha was waiting for the news of Alexandria, and with the previous Ottoman attack on Crete, he came with the news sent by Alexandria to ask the Agris to order more bee colonies.
Obviously, the war in Crete has some impact on continental Europe, at least the price of sweets in condiments is rising at an alarming rate.
Of course, Lu Sha would not let this opportunity pass, but it was clear that the Aggris were not very fond of Burelli.
"Bereli, Crete is a beautiful place, maybe you can meet the girl you like there," said Ruo Sha to the brother who didn't look very good. "The plantation there makes us the most enviable. Rich man. "
"I hope so." Burelli muttered in a low voice. He couldn't understand what Ruosha and Alexander were doing. For him, the whole world was only a little bigger than Cosenza, perhaps including Naples, but like Mongolia A place like Tina is almost like the horizon.
Because of this, Burelli felt a little scared. He did not know where Ruo Sha would go, but he already felt that he seemed to be farther and farther from her.
"But won't the Ottomans attack Crete anymore?" Burelli suddenly thought of this, he wasn't worried about himself, but looking at Rusha's interest, he had to remind her, "That should be very A large sum of money. I mean to buy the land and the crops to be planted. Are there too many workers? "
Burelli looked at Russa worriedly. When he thought that she had become like that because of that Gumbre, he couldn't help but secretly resent the Alexander.
"Zuosha, our home is in Cosenza," Burelli said a little sullenly. "In the future, you will find a husband and have a child. By that time, Cosenza is your child. We don't need to go to Ritter ’s, that place is too far for us. "
Ruosha looked at Bereri silently, saying that this was the first time he objected to her decision.
But she didn't care, because she knew that after all, this matter was indeed too bold.
In the same way, she also knew that it was impossible to expect others to have the same blind trust in Alexandria as herself, so that she could put everything on him without hesitation.
"Trust me, the Ottomans will not attack Crete in a short period of time, and may be somewhat uneven at sea, but this will also be useful for us to control the European sugar market in the future. After all, almost every court still has There are tables in every noble's house, all in our purse ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Berelli looked at Rusha a bit blankly, he knew he had no such big ambitions, for him Kosenza It's almost the whole world, but Ruosha's eyes have already turned to places he can't see at all.
"As for Kosenza," Zuosha's eyes were fixed on Burelli's face. The look was a little strange that Burelli had never seen before, and then he heard Zuosha say something very strange. " You know, Bereri, maybe you will become an earl in the future. "
In November 1498, after a long period of thorough preparation, the Ottoman Sultan Basayet II recruited 44,000 infantry, about 8,000 tribal cavalry and 1,500 Sudanese cavalry, and the 10,000 most famous Ottoman soldiers The Guards, a large army of nearly 80,000 people, launched an offensive against Bucharest, an important fortress at the junction of Hungary and the inland in the northern Balkans.
For a time, the eyes of various European countries turned to the fortress that was not conspicuous, because everyone knows that if the fortress falls, the gate to the hinterland of Europe will be opened to Sudan.
And behind this gate, in addition to the Kingdom of Hungary, there are Bohemia, Poland, Venice and Vienna.
Also in this troubled November, when everyone focused on the situation in the Balkan Peninsula, from Naples, Taranto, Palermo and some large and small port cities along the Mediterranean coast, a batch The approved sea vessels are busy traveling to and from the Mediterranean.
These ships carry not only goods but groups of people, and their destination is only one.
Crete.
At the end of 1498 before the storm, with the rumbling artillery of the Ottomans. Called by Alexander the "war at the table", it began so silently.