Vol 7 Chapter 32: 1500 years of trivia

At the end of 1500, when you look back, you will find that this year's European continent is not as calm as before. Although the iron hoofs of the Ottomans on land were forced to stop because of the failure of the Battle of Bucharest, they were at sea Victory step by step.
As the Venetian's last colony in the Mediterranean was occupied by the Ottomans, almost the entire Eastern Mediterranean was already taken into account by the Ottoman Empire, so Crete became very important.
In November, an Ottoman navy boat team tried to launch a small-scale attack on Crete, although the Ottomans were immediately withdrawn after a slight setback in this attack, but this was enough to allow the entire Kerry Especially caught in a panic.
The panic caused by the misunderstanding when Alexander first arrived in Kalibo became a reality almost four years later. This time Europeans clearly realized that the Ottomans were really invading Crete.
Osman's move caused panic in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean coast, and this unrest also spread to the tables of European households.
As the largest sugar cane plantation in Europe, Crete is responsible for nearly half of the supply of sugar in Europe. When people find that the supply of sugar may be extremely short due to the arrival of the Ottomans, and even become in short supply like pepper, Sucrose suddenly became one of the most sought-after luxury goods.
Whether it is the palace of the nobles or the mansion of the rich merchants, people begin to buy a lot of things that have begun to rise in price and can taste the sweetness, sugar, beets, honey, and even some pollen grinded into sweet syrup, people think Try to store some of these things in your own home, and some nobles have ordered to strengthen the guard of their own territory. After all, a good piece of honey or a beehive directly picked can sell for a good price.
At the same time, the route to Crete has become the most noticeable route in the Mediterranean Sea, and every merchant ship from Crete has become invaluable. Every time there is a merchant ship from Crete Upon landing, a large number of brokers on the pier would immediately flock. Those barrels of raw sugar transported from the bottom silo will not be stabilized on the shore, and someone will run up and ask for the price. There are more and more unfavorable rumors of the situation at sea, and the price of sucrose has climbed up like crazy. Later, in some places, there have been signs of directly using sucrose as a currency.
This crazy price increase made many people see the opportunity to make a fortune. Some nobles began to send sea ships to Crete to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, but soon they found that things were not as simple as they thought, obviously It ’s not just anyone who can buy and sell cane sugar. Whether it ’s the haunted pirates of the Mediterranean or the dreaded Ottoman Navy, it has undoubtedly become the most terrible risk on their way to make money.
Only a very few lucky chambers of commerce can successfully obtain stable supplies from Crete, and the free trade union chamber of commerce has undoubtedly become the biggest winner of this "sweet cause".
Batches of people who were originally in Europe because of the wars and cold weather in the past few years have made the fields barren and homeless. The landless farmers were sent to the ship. Their destination is Crete, because there are wars and fleeing. A large number of people ’s passwords have disappeared, and large-scale plantations have been abandoned. The lack of manpower for sugar production has become the best place for these landless farmers, just like those who are knocking on the bronze bells at the intersections of towns and ports. The wandering refugees solicited the yelling people and said: "You have nothing, is it even worse?"
This sentence really touched a lot because people who had left their hometowns had nothing.
Yeah, can it be worse?
In this case, why not go to Crete and try your luck, although it sounds dangerous, but look at some of the people who solicit workers and the merchants who are constantly waving posters they do n’t know. Some people have decided to take the plunge and try it out.
But this is not everyone can do what they want. Healthy, hard-working laborers are given priority treatment. After these selected laborers are selected, they are sent to places called trade union offices around the world for temporary Settle, and then these people were sent to the boat from various places and transported to Crete to grow sugar cane.
In this process, an Ottoman named Ashurk played an important role, and the merchant ship that he was cared for did not have to worry about being harassed by pirates and attacked by the Ottoman navy, but paid as long as each time he brought sugar Just pay a trade fee to the trade union that is expensive but definitely worth it.
Because of this business, the Sultan Ambassador from Constantinople has become the most popular pagan in Rome, and even Pope Alexander VI once said in public that this person is simply "Solomon's most beloved servant" .
Returned the cane sugar that has been regarded as a luxury by Europeans, and transported all kinds of goods on the continent needed by workers and Crete. For a time, this not very long route became the hottest way to make money in the Mediterranean.
At the same time, Zuosha received a letter from Iberia.
Seeing that the queen was so anxious that she waited for the messenger to withdraw, she immediately turned around and entered the living room to close the door. Ruosha ’s maid had no choice but to walk into the hallway and stay at the door. She knew that for a while Unless it ’s a big deal, the queen obviously does n’t want to be disturbed.
Alexander wrote a lot in his letter. After all, there was really a lot to talk about since I had n’t seen it in a while.
And Zuo Sha noticed that Alexander was more concerned about the situation in Crete than she thought.
"Dear sister, although what happened now is as I had guessed before, but I think that we are not doing enough now. If we look at the scale before leaving, there are still very few workers we can convene and we can start in Crete. The work is not big, I can understand that you may worry that the Ottomans may eventually occupy Crete and cause us to lose money, but as far as I know, this worry is superfluous at least for a long time, please do n’t ignore it Everything I did under Bucharest, even if they won enough victory at sea, it was enough to prevent the Ottomans from going west for a long time, so I believe Crete is safe for a long time In addition, please do n’t forget that I have other plans, if successful, it may even fundamentally lift the future crisis in Crete. "
"So we must continue to recruit workers, and the number should be as large as possible. These strong labors are by no means simple as plantation workers. They can play a lot of roles. The most important thing is that I hope these people will become one in the future. The field is huge and ready for an unprecedented expedition. "
Seeing Ruozha frowning a little bit confused, she had heard Alexander mentioned more than once the vast land that was never found on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, but although there were inevitably all kinds of such a place Daydreaming, but she still could not imagine what the unprecedented expedition that Alexander said was like.
But from the letter, she still deeply realized the eagerness of Alexander that seemed to want this matter to be realized as soon as possible, which made her burst into a wave of intense curiosity about the new world.
She did not lie on the bed like a queen at all and looked at Alexander ’s letter. Then she sometimes suddenly got up and ran to the huge table to watch the map on the floor and the description in the letter contrast with each other. Sometimes she saw a certain paragraph but Immediately, she fell to the bed and took the letter, rolling between the soft pillow and the blanket, until she finally calmed down and looked at the last paragraph carefully.
"I miss you very much. Sometimes I even want to put down everything around me and run to the beach to jump on a random boat and rush to your side, but I often restrained this urge at the end. Before leaving, I promised to Give you your own crown, this crown will be the most peculiar and unique in the world, so I can't leave for this, and all you have to do is prepare for such a crown in the future. "
Looking at the letter, Zuo Sha smiled slightly, she held the letter in one hand, and the finger of the other hand was lightly tapped on the stationery: "Alexander Juliant Gumbre, you promised me if you ca n’t do it. , I will let the world know what you did, and even then the pope will not be able to protect a villain who tries to make his sister give birth to him. "
12 = At ​​the beginning of the month, a visitor visited the castle of Montina.
For the arrival of this guest, Valentia, Duchess of Rome, was slightly indifferent and even somewhat hostile. This was not because the guest was a Jew, but because he was leaning against other women of Alexandria.
Joseph Buccini stood carefully in front of Barendi. He had heard of the duchess, but this was the first time he saw it.
"So, do you also serve the Duke?" Barendi asked, looking at the Jewish indifferently, seeing the Jewish bow and nod respectfully. She thought about it or waved the screen to retreat the servant standing at the door. "Well, tell now Who sent you, the queen of Naples or the queen of Wallachia? "
Joseph Buccini listened to Barenti's words seriously, and then quickly noticed from her tone that the two queens had slightly different tone when referring to the two queens. He bowed to Barenti again, and then he said: " It ’s Her Majesty the Queen, and you know that Europe is crazy for sugar now, even some nobles, if you can have more desserts on the table, you will feel very beautiful. Your Majesty thinks this is a great opportunity for us, so she Send me to make recommendations to you, hoping to strengthen cooperation with you on this matter. "
"Oh."
Hearing Barenti's response, he said nothing, and Joseph Buccini couldn't help but cast her eyes on her for help.
Balenti looked at Buccini without blinking her eyes. She knew that the Jew was one of Russa's leanings, and the other was the Tiego who was now next to Alexandria. She is alone, at this moment she can't help but wonder if she shouldn't be too harsh on Constantine, or maybe she can have a helper when necessary.
"So how do you think you should cooperate?" Barendi finally asked.
Buccini breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually prepared for the Duchess's indifference. After all, when he decided to invest in the Queen of Wallachia and her children, Buccini had already taken it seriously. The relationship is clear.
Although knowing that this might offend the Duchess, in that case, Buccini was firmly convinced that investing in the Wallachia Queen who was still unstable at the time was better than investing in the Duchess. Obtained a generous return, and even now Barenti is already the Duchess of Roma Tesia, but he still thinks so.
But Buccini was a little uneasy about this visit. He was worried that the Duchess would not be able to listen to his advice because of jealousy. Now, seeing Barenti can still face calmly despite his bad face, Bucci Ni couldn't help but deliberately thinking, perhaps this is the reason that the Duke of Rome Tecchia and the Valentia of Genoa, not the Queen of Wallachia, married.
"Madam, we need a bigger business," Buccini stepped forward, staring carefully at the look on Barrondi's face. "I mean that the Duke has almost half of the sugar in Europe. This is not just wealth. It ’s power, since you and your husband have the right to enjoy a higher status and respect than today, and as long as you can support us, you can do it all.

"You?" Balenti's eyes flashed with caution.
"Yes, before that I have to admit that I proposed Queen Alexandra in support of Wallachia, and even now I do n’t think this choice is wrong, but this does not prevent us from also I like to be able to work with you. "
"Do you think this cooperation is sugar?"
"No, it's not sugar, it's wealth and power." Buccini said with some excitement. "You can make every palace table in Europe a gourmet meal, or you can make their banquets tasteless. This is power. This is enough to make too many people have to bow to you. "
Barenti listened carefully to Buccini's excited speech. She couldn't help but admit that the Jewish speech did have some kind of tempting power. Just thinking about her husband who was better at confusing people, Barendi couldn't help but Secretly shook his head.
"So how are you going to open up the big business you said, I know you may be ambitious, but you are Jewish," Balendi finally smiled, she leaned her body on the comfortable seat back, so she could relax Looking at the young and emotional Jew who is looking at you,
You ca n’t enter any court, talk to any nobles about the conditions, or even if you can get a contract, you ca n’t be guaranteed to be protected by the above terms. ~ EbookFREE.me ~ So what are you going to do? "
Barenti ’s words slowly cooled Buccini ’s original excited face. He lowered his head to his feet, and after a while, he looked up to meet Barenti ’s eyes and said,
This is exactly what I asked to be able to The reason for your cooperation, since this is an opportunity that can bring us such wealth, you must not give up, and it really needs your help. "
Looking at Buccini's faintly excited expression, Barendi thought and then nodded: "Tell me, what do you think should be done?"
"Madam," Buccini said slowly, suppressing the surge in his heart. "We need someone to occupy more markets for us in Europe. As you said, these people can enter the courts of those nobles and be able to deal with them. And at least we can get a guaranteed contract, so that our business can be farther away, and even the territory of the German princes. "
Looking at Buccini, Balenti nodded and suddenly nodded: "I think I already understand what you mean, and it happens that there are some people like you who say they can fully meet these conditions for you."
Speaking of which, Barendi's hand was involuntarily placed on an envelope just opened shortly under the table in front of him.
"Trust me, the Fugel family in Augsburg is the best agent for this sale."

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