Vol 5 Chapter 92: Great Battle (5)

Who controls it is a serious question no matter where it is.
This does not only involve sovereignty, dignity, freedom, equality, justice, the rule of law, etc., which seem to be noble and practically imaginary. The most important thing is that this relates to real benefits, such as the right to collect taxes.
But men obviously don't care about this.
"Tell me who is in charge here?"
He looked ashore and saw nothing disturbing, so he stuffed two gold coins into his hands.
The fat man's rough fingers twisted the peculiar gold coins in his hand, and then looked at the man with some suspicious eyes.
He still saw gold coins like this for the first time, so he was unavoidable.
"Hold it, take it away, maybe you will see more gold coins like this in the future."
Suspicious of the fat man's face, the man did not explain. He reached out and pushed the two people in front of him to walk on the board and walked to the shore. He still remembered to continue to ask: "Tell me who is the master here. , I probably have something to talk to them about. "
"Here is the master of Alioscu," the fat man squeezed the gold coin again, and then he bit it in his mouth. The clear tooth marks on it made him smile, but he saw the beautiful and delicate shape on the gold coin. It was a pity that the carving of the goddess was destroyed because of this, and then he glanced at the companion next to his eyes with his warning eyes and put the gold coins into his pocket, instead of putting them in the tax collector's leather purse, while chasing the man behind his diligent "Master Alioscu is our county governor, he ..." Speaking of which, the fat man shrugged indifferently. "At least nominally, he serves Lord Count Tublo."
"Nominally?" The man looked back at the fat man.
"Friends, you know that this year is not easy to mix. The king came to us and we had to be entertained. Even when Ottoman came, we still had to be entertained. It used to belong to Moldovan Stefan, but later The Grand Duke seems to have given this place to the Earl of Tublo, so we are now the people of Lord Earl. "
"Oh, you guys are quite messy." The man walked on the path covered with Xisha and cobblestones. He was as relaxed as his own backyard, but the fat man and his partner were like two well-behaved The follower listened and followed.
"It's not too messy. We're actually quite good. The Ottomans didn't take care of us. They probably couldn't look down on us. The previous year, the Ottoman fleet passed by the sea near us all day, but they went. Moldova, I heard that Grand Duke Stefan was pinching up with a king over there. The Ottomans seemed to be helping, but even then they did n’t pay much attention to us. "
The man stopped and looked back. He didn't expect that the fat man was quite informed. It was not easy to find out about these things even in the Vatican.
Probably because it is relatively close, the man thought to himself, and then asked: "I want to talk to you about things, but after listening to them, I only look for the ones who can really manage things, and it's more than just good." He said that the man threw a gold coin just like that.
The fat man took it with a clever move that did not match his body shape. After weighing the weight, the chubby face was already laughing so fast that he could no longer see his eyes.
"You can rest assured that we will take you to meet Alescu, but I don't know what you call it?"
Speaking of this fat man, he looked at this man with a vague look, although he was generous, but he looked a little sloppy.
Take a look at his dress and say that he is a Bohemian. Someone will believe that if it were not for his generosity, the fat man would already be sure that he was a Bohemian.
"Nashan," the man stretched his hand and twisted the tip of the upturned beard, and pulled out a gold coin from his pocket like a magic, but this time he didn't throw it to the fat man but raised it to the two and gently twisted it. The pattern "Tell your magistrate to let him come to the pier. The lady above wants to talk to him about something."
Then he solemnly handed the gold coins to the fat man.
The fat man took the gold coin in doubt. He had noticed the pattern on the gold coin for a long time. It was a delicate pattern he had never seen before. A figure like the goddess Athena stood on the front of the gold coin, but what made him strange was This Athena holds not a spear but a musket.
Looking at the back view of the fat guys hurriedly leaving, Nashan walked slowly on the shore of the pier. He sometimes stopped to glance at the brig that was anchored not far away, and then continued to walk slowly. Walking.
The fat man is very efficient, or the magic of the gold coins is very big. When Nashan just felt that his stomach was a little empty, and he was wondering where to go to eat, he saw a very high carriage from a distance. Along the narrow road, the old high smoke and dust ran away.
The fat man sitting next to the driver waved his hand to Nashan incessantly. It was impossible to make people ignore it. In the open car with no roof behind him, there seemed to be two people sitting. When the carriage approached, Nashan already watched Clear the eye-catching cogwheels hanging on the neck of one of them.
This shows that this person should be a local official.
Sure enough, just after the carriage stopped, the fat man jumped out of the car cleverly, and then struggling to remove the baffle of the car and smoothly laid it on the ground to act as a pedal.
The two men walked down from the carriage. Among them, the satin watch on his chest was an elderly man in his 50s who had a gray beard. Behind him, a man in black hair was cut like a buckle. The similar clerk followed closely.
"Friends from afar, welcome to Constanta County," the county magistrate Ji Chi opened his arms slightly and gave Nashan an invitation gesture, although he tried to cover up Nashan's appearance, he couldn't help but With a trace of doubt, he glanced at the gold coin in his hand, and then raised it to Nashan, "I don't know what you want to talk to me about."
"You misunderstood the magistrate," Nashan pinched the handle of the knife and shook his head. "Not me, the lady on the gold coin wanted to talk to you."
The magistrate showed a surprised look, and he could not help raising the gold coin and looked at the pattern on it.
"You heard that right, it was this lady on the gold coin," Nashan raised his hand and pointed his finger at the brig behind the sea. "She is now on that boat, Count Russa Cosenza, Naples." Miss. "
Just as Nashan was negotiating with the Constanta County chief on the Black Sea shore, on the deck of the brig on the sea, Ruosha was fiddling with an exquisite shape, rather than a killing tool. Short-barreled musket for artwork.
Unlike the short guns in the past, although the barrel of this gun is shorter than the long gun, the handle is not the style of a rabbit leg in hand, but the made of hard walnut wood like the long gun. The entire buttstock is cut with smooth lines and a comfortable grip. At the end of the buttstock, there is a small arc and a small deer skin embroidered with a fine pattern embroidered to serve as a buffer against shoulder shooting.
Under the handguard made of walnut wood near the front of the barrel, a slightly thick horizontal handle makes this musket look more balanced.
The other parts of the gun, whether it is the trigger guard, hammer or barrel, are etched with complicated and delicate textures, and one of the rosettes around the entire barrel extends from the trigger to the front of the barrel , And finally formed a blooming bud around the muzzle.
Such a piece of art makes many people think that it has lost its significance as a weapon. People think that it should be placed in the castle hall or master room as a decoration, rather than being rude soldiers Take the smoke-filled battlefield to kill each other.
But Ruosha knew that this was bullshit, because she knew better than anyone how terrible this beautiful weapon was, especially after filling it with a gunpowder that was squeezed very thick and wrapped in oil paper, Ruosha I once witnessed the chilling huge bullet holes left by this musket on a pair of seemingly hard armor.
Ruosha carefully fiddled with the musket. She took out a brush with a brush from a small box made of the same wood. After being dipped in butter, she put the rod through the muzzle and combed the barrel. Then, he took out a small hammer with a pattern engraved and carefully corrected the striker consisting of two gears that meshed with each other.
Listening to the soft tapping, Ruosha remembered the request from Alexander ’s letter to her to make a musket in Agrie ’s factory:
Do n’t be greedy for refinement, it ’s a very bad habit, because too delicate weapons Will make us pay more energy and money, but we can't guarantee which man will be in the hands of these weapons, so as long as you are familiar with the suggestions I give you, our factory can completely Keep the weapons reliable while minimizing the meaningless processes. In addition, I hope you can pay attention to the suggestions I made before. Divide the workers into as many teams as possible that only master their different skills. There are two One purpose is to allow workers to improve efficiency faster because they are familiar with the processes at their disposal, instead of delaying too much time for a person to build a weapon from start to finish, and the other is through division of labor. Ways to keep our little secrets to the greatest extent possible, although this secret can be kept for a long time, but to us It ’s enough to say, there are many places where you need to provide weapons. According to the current situation, at least try to arm Pisa and Montina before the French invade again. As for Agri and Cosenza I believe you It must have been taken care of in advance. "
Thinking of Alexander's words, the little hammer in Ruosha's hand gave a little effort, and then she found that the pattern on the top of the hammer's bifurcated fingers seemed to have been scratched by her.
Ruosha lowered her hammer a little angrily, picked up the deer skin next to it and wiped it with butter, hoping to wipe off the scratch. At this moment, the sailor who had sent the mountain ashore came over.
"Miss, Master Nashan asked me to come back and tell you that he has already told the local officials that you can see them at any time."
Ruosha nodded as she put her hands down and stood up to look at the shore, instructing the servant next to return the rifle to the gun box, and she went down to the cabin to return to her cabin.
I washed my hands first, then combed the hair that was blown by the sea breeze in the mirror, and looked at my own face in the mirror that had gradually become charming from my youth. Then he looked up at himself in the mirror again.
"You're crazy, Rusha, you must be crazy." Rusha whispered to herself, and then stood upright with a hand outstretched at the waist, facing the mirror with a peculiar pride reserved and indifferent tone full of peculiarities. Li said to himself: "It is an honor to see you, my lord. I ’m the Countess of Naples, Laossa Cosenza of Cosenza, the lighthouse guardian of the two Sicilies, the Regency of Pisa, Count of Montina and Agrig Lord Sister Juliant Gumbre ’s sister. "
When the head of Constanta County heard this series of titles that sounded awe-inspiring, it seemed quite spectacular because of the ignorance that was shocked.
"Ms. Countess, what is the matter with you coming to Constanta? I mean, what can I do for you?" The county magistrate asked somewhat restrained.
Standing in front of such a countess, the county magistrate deeply felt the frustration of being a country boy.
That kind of thick she is the Vatican, I am the pressure of the dumplings, the county governor regrets why he did n’t put on his best clothes before, at least the cashmere jacket that the trustee bought from Mainz is still a bit wearable Looks like.
"I heard about this place," Ruosha glanced at the rudimentary decoration around the house. This is the office of the head of the Constantin County County, a simple castle composed of two stone walls and several strong towers. There are enough stones in the nearby mountains to provide enough materials for this building. Instead, the wood used for the roof is not much. Many things that have to be built in the house have to be replaced with stones, so in addition to a few simple Tables and chairs, you can hardly see any decent decoration "In the past was the territory of Grand Duke Stefan of Moldova?"
"Yes, Countess, but we are now loyal to Lord Tubulo," the county magistrate nodded vigorously, as if to emphasize that he is also very hard-backed. "Count is a relative of the distinguished Patriarch of Bucharest. Having participated in the war between the Grand Duke Stefan of Moldova and the Polish King, and later the count married a daughter of the Grand Duke, and this territory is regarded as the dowry that the Grand Duke gave his daughter. "
Luo Sha nodded, she knew that things must not be so simple, no one would easily cede a piece of territory to others, not even her son-in-law.
But think about if you get married, Alexander will not give Agri as a dowry?
Ruosha felt a little hopeful, but she soon realized that this was obviously impossible, and even estimated that the only thing Alexander could give to her sister-in-law would be a bullet.
Shaking his head slightly to get rid of those cranky thoughts, Ruosha's slender fingers tapped on the rough tabletop, and the quietness of the room made the county governor a little uncomfortable for a while.
"I brought a lot of goods," Ruosha said again. "They are all very precious goods, so I need a place where these goods can be properly placed. You guys ..."
"Constança, our name is Constanta," the county governor said quickly. His eyes were shining, his emotions moved forward with a little emotion. "We are a good place here, the environment is beautiful and the folk customs are simple, and the transportation is convenient. , I believe I can make you a fortune here. "
Ruosha carefully looked at the county governor, and then said to him: "I hope to see Count Tublo, or something that interests him."
"What you said is ..."
The magistrate asked a little puzzled. He said that he had never seen the big nobles who went out to do business. In his mind, the big nobles were unattainable, not to mention the countess who seemed to be in a high position. He even vaguely doubted his identity.
Ruo Sha waved slightly to the entourage that followed, and the two servants immediately moved a heavy long box over to "Dong" and paused on the ground in front of the County Master.
As the wooden board pryed up, there were several guns with hay padding laid in the box.
The governor's face showed a dull expression. He looked at the musket in the box on the ground with a stunned look, and then looked up at the calm look of Ruosha, and moved a little dry voice before carefully saying: "So, Miss Count you Is this for me to pass on your news to Lord Earl? "
Ruosha slowly shook her head: "No, I just need you to help me look at the cargo on the ship, and find a reliable guide for me."
The magistrate looked at Ruosha differently, and he felt the need to remind this strange foreign noble lady.
"You probably don't know that we are fighting here," said the county governor, who probably thought it might cause misunderstandings and hurried to explain. "Of course it is not that we are fighting here. I mean the war between the Polish king and the Grand Duke Stefan. The truce did n’t last long, and the Ottomans had just concluded a treaty with Moldova not long ago ~ EbookFREE.me ~ There are still many troops around Moldova who have n’t had time to return, and the road is not smooth. "
The county magistrate's kind reminder made Ruo Sha a little touched, but she glanced back at Nashan, who had been bored with the knife handle, and then turned back, "Please rest assured that my mutual guard can protect me, And we may also need this opportunity to show your earl the power of our goods. "
Looking at Ruosha's calm expression on her face, the magistrate barely squeezed out a smile.
"But you may be disappointed, Countess. Lord Count is not in his territory now. You know I just said about fighting. You probably do n’t know. In fact, the war in Moldova is almost over, but the Ottomans are now besieging Bucharest. Specially, Lord Earl should have been called to defend Bucharest. "
"Really?" Ruosha didn't show her disappointment. She looked back at Nashan who was sitting behind her. After she seemed to have received some kind of acquiescence, Ruosha turned her head back and said to the magistrate, "But please give us Send a guide, we are going to a new place. "
With that, Luo Sha's toes hidden under the skirt kicked the box on the ground unconsciously, making a "dong" sound.