Chapter 390: Victory
Money, the mayor lacks money the most. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
He himself is a duke, with fame and status, but he has a few unsuccessful sons in the family, who know how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day long, and before he was sent to Gdansk, the family property has been squandered by the group of losers, and the largest manor has also been mortgaged out after losing the gambling.
In contrast to the lowly merchants of ancient China, in Europe in this era, status was determined by money.
If a person has no money, even if he still has the title of duke, people probably will not look at him directly.
However, this situation is still rare, after all, the Duke has the power to hold it in his hands, how can he not get oil and water?
However, this mayor, this duke, is a medieval wonder.
In fact, it can't be said to be wonderful, it's just unlucky.
First of all, none of his sons were angry, and they never asked about the family property, but only knew how to reach out and ask for money.
followed by two daughters, one was ugly and couldn't get married, and the other married a marquis, but unfortunately the marquis's life was not long, and the daughter became a widow within two years of marriage, and the family property was divided by the marquis's children.
In the end, it is himself, it stands to reason that as the mayor of a city, and it is a prosperous area like a coastal city, he should be able to make a lot of money.
True, he did catch it, but it was soon gone.
Gdańsk has only been repaired for a short time, and there is no eternal peace, since the capture of the city by the knightly legions more than a hundred years ago, it has been fought over by Germany and Poland.
The king did not like the duke in the first place, and sent him to be the mayor, and he was responsible for organizing the defense and the counter-attack, so that a steady stream of money would be required for the purchase of armaments, and when he opened his mouth to ask the king for it, the king replied to him like this:
No money.
Yes, just a short sentence.
How much oil and water Gdansk has, the wise king knows very well, he can't cheapen this kid for nothing, all the military expenses must of course be paid for by this kid himself.
Therefore, during the mayor's tenure for more than ten years, eighty percent of the money he earned was contributed to military spending, and the other two percent were squandered by his sons, and the family's property was also eaten less and less.
In this dark age of wars, he played an extremely tragic role, everyone else made a lot of war money, and he was a big bad luck in war.
Therefore, when he heard Zheng Fei say, "I can give you money", his eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
"Ahem......" he cleared his throat, wiped his fingers on the bridge of his nose, and looked sly: "I think, there are some things we have to find a place to talk slowly, I have a good red wine, do you want a glass?"
There were too many people on the street, and he wanted to find a secluded place and slowly make an offer.
"Of course. Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows, turned over and dismounted, and landed calmly.
"Please come with me. The mayor waved his hand and motioned for the troops behind him to make way for him, and then walked towards the tall castle in the center of the city, where he was working and living.
Zheng Fei stroked the mane of the English thoroughbred, looked at the back of the mayor, and instructed Ares: "Take everyone to stay here, manage it well, don't let the crowd disperse easily, especially the girl who loves to go shopping, she can't find it if she looks so beautiful and loses it." ”
"Understood. Ares smiled happily.
Passing through the beautiful town of Victor, Ares got his wish to find a wife who was handsome, strong, chivalrous, and not as obscene as most sailors, such as Santiago and Hans, so he was a piece of fat in the eyes of the girls, and was fought over by many beautiful girls.
He loved his wife very much, even if they had only been together for a month.
After the instructions, Zheng Fei led a Spartan escort of dozens of people and caught up with the mayor.
Sensing that there were many people approaching behind him, the mayor suddenly turned his head and saw that he had brought so many fierce soldiers, and glanced at the cold-eyed soldiers, and couldn't help but make him gasp and ask, "What are you doing with so many people?"
"For the sake of insurance, what if you forcibly take me hostage and extort money. Zheng Fei said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"You're so honest. The mayor smiled wryly, paused, and walked on.
He thought to himself: How could I do such a thing, I am also a famous duke? Besides, there are hundreds of cronies in my castle, and you can stop it?
Alas, if he knew how terrible the strength of this group of fighters was, he wouldn't have thought so.
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There is no suspense that the mayor's residence is the largest castle in the city, with eight floors, which is extremely magnificent.
When the German army captured Gdansk, the castle would become the generalissimo's residence, and after a year or two, it was recaptured, and in a sense, the castle became a meeting point of the cultures of the two countries.
The castle is surrounded by an iron fence, and due to its location in the bustling city center, it is as iconic as the statue of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Living in a seaside city, the best thing to do in Gdansk is to take a walk, and people who walk around the castle at night like to walk around the castle a few times to see the flickering lights in the castle and wonder if there is anything ******** going on there.
The gate of the castle was pushed open by two guards, and the mayor stepped in with Zheng Fei, followed by the Spartan warriors.
"Your men are so serious that they don't say a word all the way. Glancing at the resolute and resolute Spartan warriors, the mayor couldn't help but admire.
"They don't like to talk very much. ”
Standing in the castle hall, Zheng Fei looked around, and the walls were covered with murals of different styles, some German, some Polish.
There are also many ornaments, such as lifelike figurines and model cars.
Well, a model car means a model of a horse-drawn carriage, not that model car.
At this time, something caught Zheng Fei's attention, it was a large ship model that was two meters long, and it was placed on a table alone.
The sailing ship, ahead of the times, has six masts, forty holes on each side, and the whole ship should belong to two or three hundred years later, both in shape and configuration!
After a moment of silence, Zheng Fei frowned slightly: "What is that?"
The mayor followed his gaze and found that he was looking at his most proud collection, and couldn't help but smile proudly: "It was a birthday present from an old friend, a model of the Christian, some people call it the Victory, the name has not yet been decided." ”
Could it be that there is such a ship in Gdansk?
In an instant, Zheng Fei felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart. (To be continued.) )