Grogenin stayed in Sicily for a short time, and after his merchant ships had been replenished with enough fresh water and food, he hurriedly set sail again without even waiting to unload his cargo.

This time the destination of his trip was Pisa.

The journey from Sicily to Pisa was smooth, and he never had any troubles, except for a slight accident at sea when he encountered the Sardinian fleet.

For those Sardinians, Grogenin was also well aware.

He knew that the Sardinian fleet was in fact the original Genoese fugitive aristocracy, who had to go into exile after the arrival of the French, and that some of them had taken refuge in Sardinia for the time being after being financed by the Duke of Thesia.

It also gave Grognin a glimpse of Alexander's slick diplomacy.

While providing funds for the Genoese aristocracy in exile, he signed a peace treaty with the French who occupied Genoa.

And if you look closely, you will see that this treaty actually has a great deal of tendencies.

For the prohibition of any army on the front line of the Parma-Po River, which Alexander imposed on him, was in fact tantamount to providing the French with a large and unusually safe rear.

And this treaty was actually the result of the defeat of the king of France shortly after Louis XII had to return home in embarrassment.

Is this still the little lord he knew at the beginning?

Grogenen asked himself this in his heart, and then he had to admit that Alexander had become so powerful that he was no longer recognizable.

He should have been happy because not only had he already paid off on his previous investments, but there would be untold fortunes beckoning him.

For example, this time he traveled so far because he had made a thrilling trip across the Atlantic.

He set off from Sicily to the other side of the Mediterranean, and then from the port of Ceuta on this meaningful trip.

He followed the coast of Africa all the way south, until he was almost at the Horn of Africa, then turned west, passed an island in the South Pacific, and then, after naming the island St. Helena, as Alexander had previously described, his ships sailed westward, until he finally reached the new colony, which had been rumored to be so mysterious on the European continent.

What he saw in the new colony was shocking to Grogenin, who went from initially thinking that Alexander might be too whimsical to gradually accepting that it was far bigger than everyone thought, and that it might not be the "India" that the crew called.

After a long journey, Grognin returned to the Mediterranean with his ship laden with him.

It was only when passing through Gibraltar that he was afraid that the Castilians would be hostile to foreign merchants who went to the new colonies without permission, so he replenished early in the coastal cities near the African side, and then drove all the way through Gibraltar.

So he didn't know that he had missed the opportunity to meet Alexander.

This triangular sea trip in the South Atlantic was a complete eye-opener for Grogenin, but it also gave him some vague concerns.

The new world is so tempting, and the wealth contained in it is completely beyond the imagination of human beings to have existing wealth.

Grognin began to worry about whether he and his family would be able to keep up with Alexander on the upcoming journey to the world of wealth.

If the initial fear was only a natural fear of seeing a golden opportunity, it was all the more intense when he returned to Sicily and learned of Alexander's actions during the time since his departure.

And the news of Alexander's cooperation with the Fugol family made Grogenin realize that his worries were not only unnecessary, but just proved that he did have a very accurate vision just as he had taken a fancy to the little lord of Agri as a good investment object.

Because of this, he decided to visit Pisa.

Among the women of Alexandria, Lucrezia was undoubtedly the most special.

Unlike the others, Lucrezia was not so keen on power, neither like Jossa who always longed for one crown after another, nor like Barondi, who was forever entrenched in her own territory, guarding her title of Duchess of Rome Thesia like a dragon guarding a treasure.

As for Sophia, who was far away in Wallachia and was now looking for prey like a hungry female leopard, she had been directly abandoned by Groganin.

Compared to the two women who both had reasons why Grogenin couldn't get close, it would be much easier to get in touch with Lucrezia.

The point is, although Alexander VI has been exiled in disguise, from the scattered rumors, Grognin has vaguely grasped some key points about the pope.

Alexander VI is now in Iberia, where the Alexander siblings are preparing to face Ferdinand.

Grognan doesn't believe it's a coincidence, and even if it is, it's enough to prove that Lucrezia is a good potential stock.

"Perhaps, because she is a not so smart woman, she will have good luck."

When the boat docked, Grognin who got off the boat whispered to himself.

Grogenin never thought that Alexander's ambitions were much greater than he thought.

Remembering now that Alexander had asked him to send Lady Olgara to Castile, Grogenin suddenly felt that perhaps he had never really known the young man from the beginning.

But it didn't matter, as Osborne had said, and Grognin felt that perhaps it was really time to reconsider his relationship with Alexander.

It's not too late, at least Lucrezia.

Grognin reminded himself.

Among the women of Alexandria, the other three women already have their own powers, and only Lucrezia is "alone".

And she was the woman who gave birth to Alexander!

Grogenen felt that if he did it too late, the opportunity might be snatched away by someone else.

Palazzo Lucrezia is now on its own, less like a cluster of different houses and riverside gardens connected by several different houses, and is now the most peaceful place in Pisa.

Lucrezia was really not a proper ruler, as regent she delegated almost all the affairs to the ruling council elected by the House of Lords, who only had to send the decrees after the resolution to her, and she sealed them with her final seal.

Lucrezia now has all her energy on her children.

Estelles is now a big girl, she has a lot of steps, she is a fast runner, she is very clever, and sometimes in order for her to take a bath, it takes several nannies to catch her.

And Estelles is already able to take care of her younger brother.

Giovanni Ludscico Caesar Borgia, which is the full name of the son of Alexander and Lucrezia.

When thinking of this name, Lucrezia willfully used the names of all three of their siblings, among which Ludsicot was Lucrezia's diacritical yang word.

Alexander actually didn't like the name.

This was due to the fact that, apart from Lucrezia herself, the other two people with this name did not live long, especially Giovanni, who had even forgotten how many Giovanni he had seen who had gone to God early.

However, Lucrezia was unusually stubborn this time, perhaps for her, with the death of Giovanni and Caesar, and the exile of Alexander VI, the once prominent Borgia family had gone into decline, which Lucrezia did not want to see.

So she pinned her hopes on her children, especially her son, and watching him gradually unfold from a crumpled lump of flesh into a beautiful little man, looking at the cool forehead and familiar black hair, Lucrezia couldn't help but regard him as the last hope of the Borgia family.

So soon after Alexander was told the news of her son's birth, Lucrezia began to care about governing the country.

It's just that in addition to dressing up and being called a few opponents, she is obviously not a qualified ruler, and after experiencing the almost collapse of the situation due to blind command in the war and the subsequent more or less embarrassment, Lucrezia, who was harshly ridiculed by Barendi's letter, still obediently returned to the palace to be her duchess.

However, despite the defeat in the first battle, Lucrezia is still very concerned about her son's future.

So when the servant reported that Grognin had come suddenly, Lucrezia became excited.

She didn't know the Lowland merchant that well, but she did know that he was one of Alexander's most powerful collaborators.

And from Machiavelli, who had come from Florence to Pisa from time to time to report to her, she learned that this man was one of the few who could have had an influence on Alexander.

In fact, Grogenen's guess was not so accurate, Lucrezia was not as isolated as he thought, and at least one Machiavelli thought he was on her side.

Among the somewhat complicated factions of Alexander's men, Machiavelli was resolute, unwavering, and completely blatantly claiming to be on Lucrezia's side.

The reason for this speculator, who is always vacillating from side to side, is that Pisa's natural subordination to Florence leaves him little room for it, and that several experiences have made it clear to him that if he has to find a dependency among the women of Alexandria, his only choice is Lucrezia.

Especially after he spared no effort to publicize it everywhere, everyone already regarded him as the Duchess of Pisa.

In fact, Machiavelli knew that Lucrezia was not a suitable choice, but he had no way out.

As Alexander's ambitions began to emerge, it seemed clear to him that a country of unprecedented magnitude was becoming apparent.

Sometimes Machiavelli even thinks that perhaps Rome, which was already emerging as a great power in the eyes of others as a result of the two Romagna wars, will be only a small part of a powerful kingdom in the future.

He felt that he could not afford to lose this opportunity, and whether he could have a place in the future kingdom, Lucrezia was the key.

However, Lucrezia's performance in the Romagna War was really disappointing, and just as Machiavelli had to rack his brains for Lucrezia while writing his self-confessed masterpiece, a messenger hurried to Florence.

Machiavelli, who received Lucrezia's letter, immediately hit the road, and the road from Pisa to Florence was now easier than ever, thanks entirely to the efforts of Machiavelli's "Continental Development Company".

Even during the war, the project, which had not been completely halted, had led to the construction of a large network of roads between the most important cities of Rome and Thesia.

To Machiavelli's surprise, although Lucrezia had already mentioned Grognin in the letter, when he arrived in Pisa to meet the lowland merchant, he heard more surprising news than he had vaguely thought.

"I will support you, Duchess," said Grogenin to Lucrezia, who was sitting there with a smile on her face, "or rather your son, Prince Giovanni." ”

Listening to Grogenin's words, Lucrezia smiled even more happily.

She has been worried about Giovanni's future, although she believes that Alexander will not lose his son, but Pisa is already Estelles's, so what does the son deserve?

Do you want to give Florence to Giovanni Jr.?

But even the not-so-clever Lucrezia knew that if Florence broke away from Pisa's rule, Pisa would soon become less important.

And Lucrezia vaguely felt that this did not seem to be in line with Alexander's thoughts.

So although the war was over, Lucrezia was not happy.

Now, this Grognin offered to help her, and Lucrezia felt that God was really on their way to their mother and son.

Machiavelli was not as happy as Lucrezia was, and he was careful to deal with the lowland merchant who was so important in the trade league, while he quickly pondered Grogenin's intentions.

Machiavelli certainly did not believe that the Low Country merchant's sudden decision to approach Lucrezia was unintentional, after all, with his financial resources, it seemed more appropriate to cooperate with the Duchess of Rome Thessia or the Queen of Sicily.

"I think Prince Giovanni deserves a domain of his own."

Grogenen's words caught Machiavelli's attention, and he immediately looked at him warily.

Sensing Machiavelli's hostility, Grognin smiled disapprovingly.

He could almost guess what the Florentine was thinking.

In addition to suspecting that he might have some kind of conspiracy, Machiavelli may have feared that Grogenin's appearance would threaten his position in front of Lucrezia.

"I think we can make a deal," Grogenin decided to reassure Machiavelli, "I will support Prince Giovanni's interests, and I will also need the Duchess's support." ”

Grogenin smiled at Lucrezia: "First of all, I hope you can help me obtain the right to mint coins in Pisa and Florence in the future. ”