The moment she saw Kotschach, Orgala immediately thought of what Grogenin had just said to her upstairs.

"Maybe someone will come forward to break the current situation in Romagna without us."

Despite her near-blind belief in Groganin, Orgala wondered who would come forward.

After all, Romagna's status makes it a very sensitive place, Genoa, Venice, Milan and the Holy See, as well as the newly rising Montina, many forces are entangled here, so that Romagna and Tuscany enjoy not the sunshine of peace, but the smoke of war.

Of course, Orgala did not need to care about the fate of Romagna, she was just curious about how to resolve the conflict that had reappeared, after all, the two sides of the conflict were originally important members of the free trade alliance, and Alexander was the pivotal figure in this alliance.

Now seeing Kotzchach, Olgala couldn't help but glance at the staircase, she was secretly surprised by the master's astonishing observations and predictions, and at the same time had a new understanding of the sigh that Grogenin had said earlier that the scale of the trade alliance was expanding.

At the sight of Orgala, Kotschach immediately greeted him, and he graciously presented the Roman lady with a gift of small bony canes wrapped in gold wire, which, although it looked rough in workmanship, had a rather charming and primitive charm.

"Madam, it's a pleasure to see you again, and every time I come to this house, I can be surprised, even if these surprises sometimes make my old body almost unbearable," Kotschach touched the sweat on his face and looked at Ulliu who was standing aside, "Okay, I'll talk about your master, I'll have to see my friend now." ”

Uliu bowed, then looked at Olgala, who was accompanying Kotschakh upstairs.

"Wait for me here." Orgara nodded to Uliou, and she saw that the Moors seemed slightly relieved when they heard this.

Ulliu was indeed nervous, something he had never been before.

Ever since he came to Rome on Alexander's orders, he has been on the move.

To some, he was merely a Moorish servant delivering letters, but to others, the Moorish was in fact Alexander's envoy.

They don't despise him because he's a Moor, but that doesn't mean they're going to make promises lightly.

Many people are more perfunctory and coping, and the key to all this is the attitude of the pope and the cardinals.

Alexander VI seemed completely unaware of what was happening in Romagna, refusing to make any comment on the war that took place there, not even wanting to hear a word about Romagna.

And the attitude of old Rovie is also very ambiguous.

He sent his daughter to Romagna, which seemed to be a strong signal of support for Alexander, but he sent his brother to Genoa, and when the harsh conditions of Genoa came along, he did not make any other indications.

Because of this way of dealing with these two men, Ulliu's life in Rome became difficult, and his repeated attempts to get help and hit a wall again and again made him feel frustrated and angry, and sometimes he even wanted to drive out and go straight back to Montina, no matter how it might be easier to fight with the master.

But Ulius knew that if the mountain wilderness of Romagna was Alexander's battlefield, then the decaying and depraved city was his battlefield, and he should not have and had no right to escape.

Olgala's hint lifted Ulliu's spirits, and although it was not yet known what she was going to say, it was at least a good thing.

Orgala's important Ulliu, knew better than anyone else that they were in a sense the same kind of person, and that was why he immediately approached Orgala as soon as he arrived in Rome, hoping to find reliable information from her, or to make connections with some important person.

For this reason, Ulius even did not hesitate to make a cameo appearance as a pimp, and found Raphael, who is now famous, to be her painter for Orgala.

Olgala didn't let Uriu wait long, she quickly went downstairs, obviously the two of them had a very secret topic to talk about, and even Orgala was not suitable to participate.

"Ma'am, are you still satisfied with that Raphael?" Uliuu asked deliberately in a slightly ambiguous tone, and there was a little playful look in his clever eyes, which was a little inconsistent with his young age.

"Children have learned to tease people, too?" Orgala said in a deliberately annoyed tone, and then held out an arm for Uliuu to hold her towards the small garden behind.

"I hope you have good news for me, and if that is the case, I am willing to find you this young and lovely little daisy every day." Uliuu still said in a joking tone, but his eyes became serious, and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"It seems that you are very faithful to your master, and it is very rare for a Moorish to be so faithful." Orgala looked at Uliu, a little strangely, "You and your master must have experienced many things that others can't imagine. ”

Ulliu decided to remain silent, not wanting to answer such an obviously inquiring question.

But fortunately, Orgala didn't expect to find out anything so easily, in fact, she already knew a lot.

"You can tell your master that his friends will give him enough help if he needs it, and at this time ask him to be sure that friendship is sometimes more precious and reliable than gold coins."

Ulliu was not moved by these words, and his eyes remained motionless as he looked at Olgala, not doubting the truth of her words, but wondering how to understand the meaning of them.

"Is that what Master Grogenin meant?"

"That's what the Earl's trusty friends mean."

Ulliu's dripping answer disappointed Uliu, who knew that such a promise was just what the passage literally meant.

Friendship is sometimes more valuable and reliable than gold.

But what if one day gold is more valuable than friendship, can it still be reliable?

This sentence is obviously a very comprehensive statement, or the person who said it clearly conveys the meaning that as long as you are still with us, then our friendship is reliable.

It seems helpless, even a little despicable, but that's the reality.

Uliuu knew that there was only so much he could get, and in fact it was rare for Grogenning to make such a promise to him, thinking about the two old men of the master, Uliuu felt that after going back, he should advise the master to follow the example of the Moors, and teach his two women a good lesson behind closed doors.

Groganin's meeting with Kotschach was not a premeditated affair, as Uliuu had suspected.

On the contrary, they discussed something positive.

Wealth, wealth, wealth, there seems to be nothing else to talk about between them except wealth.

In this era when everyone is chasing wealth, this is originally a very ordinary and normal conversation.

Until, the two men stopped almost at the same time, and then looked at each other in a slight silence.

"I heard that the Fuggers have made a deal with the Emperor, and the Emperor has allowed him to mine copper mines in Hungary, right?"

"It's not just themselves," Kotschach replied, "that several families have joined together to buy mining rights from the Emperor, but I wonder if Fugger had other purposes, considering that the family is very greedy, and it is their family tradition to eat alone. ”

"In that case, maybe Fugger wants to occupy the entire copper ore for himself? It is the largest source of copper in all of Europe. Kotschach licked his lips, he knew that his family was nothing compared to a behemoth like Fugger, even if they had earned almost half of the European fortune in Amsterdam at one time, they were still small compared to Fugger.

"Their family has been with the emperor for a long time, or the emperor is now relying on them to live."

Kotschach took a sip of his glass, and the strange taste made him look down at the slightly dark black strange drink in the glass.

"This thing smells weird, what is it made of?"

"You'll have to ask Cambrai," Groganin smiled, "he sent it to me, and to be honest, when I first saw the color of the wine, my first thought was that he wanted to poison me." ”

"It's a little strange," Kotschach took another sip from his cup, tasting the taste and pouting the corners of his lips, "Okay, now let's talk about our friend, he's in trouble this time?" ”

"It's a nuisance, but it doesn't matter, the point is that someone doesn't seem to want to see him go along with it."

"You mean......" Kotschach gestured in the direction of the Vatican with his hand holding the glass.

"yes, I think so, those two people over there seem to be odd attitudes on this matter, and now that I think about it, maybe they're both doing one thing."

"Is it forcing Cambrai to choose which side to be on?" Kotschach looked at the black wine in his glass and wondered, "What do you think would happen to us if Gombray really chose to take refuge in one of them in the end?" ”

Groganin's hand that was about to pick up the glass paused slightly, and then slowly picked up the glass.

"I can't say this well, after all, those two people are the most powerful in the Vatican today, if you really need to choose, it is very difficult, of course, the Pope is still unshakable now, but you know that soon the French may be invading, and the Pope's attitude towards the French is very ambiguous now, if it is really as rumored that he may ally with the French, then maybe everything will change a lot."

"Rovere is also an ally of the French, if then the Vatican is tantamount to completely surrendering to France?"

Seeing Kotschach's worried expression, Grognin nodded slightly.

He knew that Kotzchach's concern was not what would happen to the Vatican's alliance with France, but that if Alexander followed either of those two men to France, then his situation in the trade alliance would definitely become delicate.

"Looks like we'll have to help that friend of ours," said Kotschach suddenly, "I don't know if he wants to work with the French, but at least as a businessman our purpose is to make money, so it's not good if it affects our alliance." ”

Grogenen looked at Kotschach noncommittally, he didn't want to say anything about it, or he actually wanted to see Alexander go over to the side of the French.

After all, for the sake of the Netherlands, he hoped that Emperor Maximian had as many enemies as possible, and although Alexander himself may not be a big deal, the trade alliance he led had great potential that no one could say.

It may not be obvious now, but who can guarantee that the free trade alliance in 10 years will not be the second Hanseatic alliance?

By that time, the Netherlands, as an important member of this alliance, would have the power to bargain with the Empire.

But Kotschach was right, making money as a businessman was the most important thing, and it was because of this that he sent Olgala to deliver that kind of goodwill to Ulliu at this time.

Looking at it now, it seems to be in his favor that Alexander, a Frenchman who does not fall to the French, at least until the port of Amsterdam is built, and if he does not want Philips, as the governor of the Netherlands, to fight back frantically, he needs the help of this Kotschach in front of him.

That being the case, his suggestion must be taken seriously.

"How do you think we should help him, that Moorish servant of his, I'm here."

"I saw him downstairs, a very clever lad, and it is rare for him to be able to take on such a task at his age," Kotschach nodded in agreement, "and I thought perhaps I should show my concern about the situation in Romagna in my capacity as Imperial Court Minister." ”

"That's not a good idea," Grogenen frowned, "the Pope might think that the Emperor was meddling in Romagna, and that would be a lot of trouble." ”

"Isn't that exactly what you need?" Kotschach's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I'm just a businessman, and while I do want the Netherlands to be free, it's more important to me to make money, and to help Count Montina out of trouble will do me good, but it's not what I want to provoke the Pope for no reason."

"And what do you think you can do to help my friend," Kotschach asked, a little curious, "I've just arrived in Rome, so I need someone who can tell me useful news." ”

"Romagna needs an enemy," pondered, and Groganin said suddenly, "the Count must prove that he is important to Romagna, and must let people know that without him, Romagna may be much worse than ever before because of strife." ”

"You mean an enemy that makes everyone feel threatened?" Kotschach pondered for a moment and nodded understandingly: "I think the Venetian is obviously very suitable for this role." ”

"Only the Venetians," Gragenin agreed, nodding his head, "and if they show enough concern for the situation in Romagna and even consider sending troops, they may be able to get our friends out of the predicament at hand." ”

"But is Venice willing to send troops at this time?" Kotschach asked, a little puzzled, "I think it's more likely that they won't come out until the war is raging, and if that is the case, it would be even worse." ”

"So that's where your help comes in." Grogenin smiled at Kotschach, "This is probably the time for you to exert your influence on the Venetians, who are now in need of the Emperor's support. ”

The corners of Kotschach's thick bearded lips twitched imperceptibly, and his gaze swept over Grogenen's face, looking at this Dutchman, a trace of gloom rose in the palace minister's heart for no reason.

Downstairs, he had revealed to Ulliu that he wanted to help Alexander, and he had planned to use the Venetian threat to Romagna.

Kotschach certainly does not think that Grogenin heard the conversation between him and Uliu, so the only explanation is that he is familiar with the situation and has a very accurate grasp of the relationship between the parties.

As the court minister of the Holy Roman Empire, Kotschach considered himself to be dutiful.

Although he chose to cooperate with Grogenin in the blockade of Rotterdam, he justified himself because many of Philip's own decrees as governor of the Netherlands had angered the emperor, and he had only taken advantage of Philip's imprudentness before he was destined to be stopped from carrying out the edicts.

But Kotschach knew that Grogenen was a die-hard liberal after all, which kept him at arm's length and wary of the lowlander.

Hearing that Grognin was so familiar with the Empire's relationship with Venice made Kotschach secretly vigilant.

Grogenen did not know that he had alerted the Imperial Court Minister, and he was now more concerned about Alexander's situation.

Back in Naples, Grogenen was well aware of Count Mordillo's relationship with Castile.

This is also the reason why he is willing to invest in Alexander.

Now that his plans were about to begin, it became more and more important for him to be familiar with either Castile or Aragon, and the Count was becoming more and more important.

And Alexander became an indispensable part of his plan.

"Think of the Amsterdam Palace," Grogenin cheered him up when he saw that Kotschach seemed to hesitate, "that port is a treasure of King Solomon, and although it is still a wilderness, I can assure you that in the future that place will become the largest port in all of Europe, and everything there will be ours." ”

"It's yours, to be exact." Kotschach glanced at Grogenin, "Maybe it's better for you even if it weren't for us." ”

"I don't think so," Grogenen waved his hand disapprovingly, "to be honest, that place is complicated, or that it is not something that can be owned by one person alone, which is why I think we should try to help Count Montina as much as possible, and not forgetting that he is also related to the Fuggles, and in the case of Rotterdam, the Fuggers were very helpful. ”

Kotschach snorted, knowing that Grogenin was actually hinting at him, and that it was not only him, the Imperial Palace, who was secretly colluding with the so-called enemies of the Empire, but also the Fugger family, the Emperor's greatest patrons, was doing the same.

However, it did make Kotschach feel a little better, and it made him realize that it was really important to help Alexander.

"I should probably go to Venice now," Kotschach finally convinced himself, knowing that perhaps Grogenin had some unknown purpose, but that stopping the war that was taking place in Romagna was a priority compared to this.

"The Venetians can be told that in exchange for their intervention in Romagna, we can consider involving them in the affairs of the port of Amsterdam."

Hearing Groganin's words, Kotschach's hand that had just picked up the wine glass couldn't help but pause slightly.

Then he slowly drank the unique taste.

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