Even through the screen, Lucrezia could detect the surprise in Alexander's surprised "ah", and her hand couldn't help but pause, because of the ensuality, she had to endure it, until she heard the sound of the door closing softly, and she immediately turned out from behind the screen.

To Lucrezia's surprise, she saw that the look on Alexander's face did not seem to be uneasy because of some accident, but on the contrary, it was a strange look on his face, or rather more of a surprise than an accident.

"What happened?" Lucrezia walked over, and she noticed that Alexander was clutching the letter, and his eyes were constantly wandering up and down, as if to read the contents of the letter thoroughly.

"Something has happened, but don't worry," Alexander looked up and smiled at Lucrezia, and walked over to put his arm around her waist, "If anyone tells me you're my lucky angel, I won't object." ”

"Oh?" Lucrezia looked at Alexander with some curiosity, which made her even more curious about what was written in the letter from Josa, "What made you say that?" ”

"It's something very interesting," said Alexander, smiling and kissing Lucrezia's forehead, "and the letter from Josa says that we will probably soon have a piece of land in Crete." ”

"Crete?"

Lucrezia was equally surprised, she knew Crete, and she knew that there was a large area of crops that could be used to extract sugar, and although she never knew what it was, at least she knew the preciousness of honey.

"Are you saying we have a place where we can make honey, in Crete?"

Lucrezia's inquiry caused Alexander to laugh, but he didn't intend to explain to Lucrezia that sugar and honey were completely different sources.

As an important transportation hub in the Mediterranean, Crete has been a key point connecting East and West since the dawn of civilization.

Whether in the days of the ancient legends of Greece, or in these turbulent times, and even centuries later, Crete has always been an important place to be reckoned with in the Mediterranean world.

And at the moment, Crete belongs to Venice at least nominally.

When the Ottomans began to wreak havoc on the Mediterranean, Venice initially tried to avoid the aggressive Eastern Empire, and for the sake of several Venetian governors, several Venetian governors tried to establish a fragile but at least sustainable peace with the Ottomans.

However, the Ottomans had to face a strong enemy, but what made the Venetians choose to fight in the end was the Ottomans' coveting of the Venetian colony in the Mediterranean.

Among them, the Ottomans' attention to Crete was a very important reason why the Venetians finally had to abandon peace.

Crete's unique geographical location and the island's ready-made sugar cultivation due to its climate are the main reasons why Venice cannot give up this place.

For people in this era, luxury condiments are no longer just a simple matter of being able to enjoy delicious food, it has even risen to the height of whether or not they have status and wealth.

The large pieces of honey loaf that were stored were often a sign that the petty nobles boasted of their wealth to their neighbors, and the ability to use enough pepper in the food when entertaining guests was a sign that the nobleman's social skills were not extensive.

Because both sugar and pepper are very expensive and difficult to obtain in Europe, those who can easily take out these things not only show that they are indeed rich enough to make others jealous, but also that they have enough access to such valuable goods that sometimes even if they have money, they may not be able to buy them.

Venice is rich thanks to the sugar fields of Crete.

Lucrezia was delighted, perhaps under the influence of her father, and glad at any news of any wealth, though it seemed as if Crete was still under the control of the Venetians, and it seemed to be not just their own possession of the land, which already made her overjoyed.

Because of this joy, Lucrezia did not notice that Alexander had carefully hidden the letter in his pocket.

The Venetian envoy was a small but imposing man, and his hair was carefully combed with bear fat with rose powder, and from a distance it looked as shiny as a waxed wooden floor, and although the smell was a little flattering, he was unexpectedly smoked with a very strong spice that covered the unpleasant smell of bear oil that inevitably came out of the season.

And when Alexander smelled him when they first met, he knew it was the smell of his own perfume.

This made Alexander a little curious about how Kotschach's perfume business was doing, although he only intended to use it as a means to establish a relationship of interest with Kotschach and Gonzalo from the beginning, but the smell of his own perfume from a Venetian gave Alexander a sense of accomplishment.

But the Venetian was so arrogant and annoying, which inevitably ruined Alexander's interest, so he impatiently interrupted the Venetian envoy when he again couldn't stop declaring that the trade between Venice and Florence was just a simple and decent trade.

"The Venetian act has threatened and violated the interests of Pisa," Alexander looked earnestly at the eyes under the head that looked unusually wide because his hair was completely combed back to his head, "I am not accusing but declaring the guilt of the Venetians, and if you continue to quibble, I have to consider the most drastic means." ”

The Venetian envoy looked at Alexander in surprise, and he didn't even understand whether the count knew what he was talking about.

"Count, as far as I know, you are at war with Genoa." The Venetian looked at Alexander with some amusement, and he felt compelled to remind the count, who was obviously a little too arrogant, "Do you think you can go to war with Genoa and Venice at the same time?" ”

The messenger's words caused a low gasp in the hall, and many people looked at Alexander with some uneasiness, and then at Lucrezia, who was sitting next to her, holding Estelles.

Unfortunately, Lucrezia didn't seem to care what they were saying, she looked down and smiled and teased her daughter, who had suddenly improved her spirits after a nap, and whispered in her daughter's ear words that she didn't understand at all.

"I don't think it's you who didn't understand what was going on," Alexander slowly stood up, "First of all, I am at war with the Calgino family of Genoa, not the Republic of Genoa, and I can assure you that this war will soon pass, so the Venetians have now violated the agreement we signed after the last armistice, and secondly, if you think that my words are a declaration of war against Venice, then I can tell you clearly, you are not mistaken, this is indeed a declaration of war, If Venice does not cease its infiltration and ambition against Florence, I will regard your actions as hostility towards Pisa, and then the war between us will inevitably break out again. ”

The Venetian looked at Alexander stunned, he wanted to know if he had misheard or understood, but the words made him know that he had not heard them wrong.

Is this Gombray crazy?

This was the only answer the Venetian could think of, so much so that he looked first to Lucrezia and then to look around, hoping to see someone stop Alexander.

But to his surprise, Lucrezia certainly didn't mean to speak, and the pisbians around him were silent.

"It may seem strange to you, but I'm sure you'll soon know why I'm saying that when you return to Venice."

Alexander felt no need to continue to entangle with this pesky Venetian, who had in fact arrived in Pisa as soon as his envoy to Venice had left, which was clearly arranged by the Venetians.

Perhaps the Venetian had made different preparations before, and whether or not the kidnapping of Tomneo was successful, this man would have come to Pisa.

It's just that if he succeeds, he is the so-called messenger entrusted by Tomneo to put forward the conditions, and if he fails, he will make all kinds of quibbles as he is now.

However, they apparently did not know that the Ottomans were about to attack Hungary when they drew up this plan, and now the merchants of Venice had received some news that Venice was going to make some changes to its plans for Romagna and Tuscany.

Looking at the Venetian's implicit angry look, Alexander felt impatient for a while, in fact, he had more important things to do, and the contents of the letter had been tugging at his heart.

As if sensing the irritation on Alexander's expression, Busako, who was standing on the side, was puzzled, but he still made a gesture to the celebrant in the distance.

"Bang Bang Bang~"

Three dull clays of rods striking the ground were heard, and the Venetian looked at Alexander with anger on his face.

"Count, I must say that you will regret the decision you made today, and I hope that the next time we need to go to Pisa, I will still be on this mission, and then we can recall today's conversation."

"Yes," Alexander looked quietly at the threatening Venetian, "but please also tell your governor for me, that I wish Venice good luck in the days to come." ”

The messenger looked at Alexander with some confusion, not knowing what he meant, but by this time the staff had sounded again, and the urging voice gave the Venetians no time to think about it, so they could only turn around and walk towards the door with a slight fierceness.

With the Venetians leaving, Alexander noticed a slight change in the atmosphere around him.

Many people looked at him with puzzled and worried eyes, and although they didn't say anything, Alexander knew that they were actually very uneasy.

After all, as this Venetian emissary said, it is impossible to be at the same time hostile to Genoa and Venice with the power of Pisa and Montina.

While the two cities may be almost non-existent together, even if they are dealt separately enough to make Pisa feel terrified, not to mention that if they really intend to annex Pisa, they may attack at the same time.

"I know what you're worried about," Alexander felt the need to calm his mind, "the messenger I sent to Rome has received an accurate answer from the cardinal, and the threat from Genoa will soon pass, as for Venice," Alexander pondered what to say, but thinking about it, the decision was more straightforward "I have just received the news that Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire will soon wage war against the Kingdom of Hungary, and as far as I know, the Ottomans are ready to attack Bucharest, So the Venetians will soon be unable to take care of us. ”

A low cry of surprise rang out from all around, and the Pisians looked at each other in astonishment, they could not have imagined that the seemingly almost inevitable crisis would disappear like this, especially when they heard that the Ottomans were preparing to march on Hungary, and some of the Pisan people involuntarily let out an untimely cheer for this pagan move.

Looking at the excited and joyful pizza man, Alexander's eyes looked at Lucrezia on the side, and seeing that Lucrezia was also looking at him, Alexander walked over and took her hand and kissed her slightly.

"You are my lucky angel," Alexander whispered in Lucrezia's ear with his head down, and then he waved his hand slightly to the people around him, "I think we can all have a good rest, for the good news we are going to have a great dinner tonight." ”

Cheers echoed through the hall again, but this time the people were thanking the Count for his hospitality.

Lucrezia looked at Alexander a little strangely, for some reason she thought Alexander seemed a little strange, but she couldn't say what was wrong.

So after thinking about it, she threw the thought to the back of her mind.

Today's Lucrezia's greatest interest and happiness is to coax her daughter, watching her daughter seem to change day by day, and she has even begun to think about what kind of clothes to prepare for her daughter.

Because there was going to be a dinner party, the next meeting became less important.

Not to mention the fact that the Venetians had left in disarray, and the Count had announced that Genoa would soon stop the war with Montina, so what was there to hurry?

Lazy pisbians quickly turned their attention to the dinner that night, and many were already thinking about what to change into for the evening, and what sleeve linings and hats to wear so that they didn't look like everyone else.

And Lucrezia was a little anxious.

Although being with Alexander made her willing to live in a small house like that, she still felt that her life in Pisa was too shabby.

The room where she kept her clothes was too small, and there were less than 10 lace and floral linings that she could pick out to match each dress, so Lucrezia was in a hurry when she heard that there was going to be a dinner party in the evening.

"I've got to get some clothes for me, and sleeves to match them, God, I don't have a belt that I can handle," Lucrezia said as if she had met the end of the world, and then left and hurriedly kissed Alexander, and then handed her daughter into the arms of the wet nurse who came by, "I need to go to the tailor at once, God knows if it will be too late if I go." ”

Looking at Lucrezia's hurried appearance, Alexander chuckled slightly, watching the carefully beloved woman worry so much about dressing up, it can be said to be a very precious happiness in such an era.

But when it came to the woman he loved, Alexander couldn't help but touch the letter in his pocket.

Armed with Busacco and a few hunters, Alexander rode Pagasus out of the city of Pisa.

Instead of bringing the army directly into Pisa, Ofleiil set up camp in the mountains near the outpost about 2 fats away from Pisa.

According to Ofleiil, the city was a trap for an army to fall into, and although he did not agree with this statement, Alexander was happy to see the marching captain mature in commanding the army.

The autumn outskirts of Pisa were beautiful, but Alexander was not in the mood to enjoy the view, his mind was always on the letter that he had not had time to read.

Finding a comfortable place to sit down, Alexander pulled out the letter.

He calmed down his slightly agitated mood for a moment, and then cautiously opened the letter.

“…… Dear brother, our business is going well now," Alexander looked at the place where he had been interrupted by Lucrezia before, "especially now, that Ashulk has proved that he does have a great influence in front of the Sultan, and that some of the chambers of commerce in Naples are under threat from the Ottoman pirates in their trade at sea, and the benefits of our alliance from this are obvious, the price of goods in the market has risen due to scarcity, which has made us all earn enough money, There was already some private talk in Naples about the possibility of some kind of deal between the League and the Ottoman pirates, but they had no evidence and did not dare to openly enmity with the Modiglous, and this feeling of helplessness was very pleasant. ”

Seeing this, Alexander couldn't help but smile, he could imagine the little smug look of Jisha.

Thinking of his lovely sister, Alexander couldn't help but feel that everything he had done before was really worth it.

"However, I would like to remind you to think as early as possible about recruiting workers, after all, the Venetians were frightened by an attack on Crete by the Ottomans a month ago, because they feared that the Ottomans would land on the island, and now they have concentrated their forces as much as possible on the west side of the island, where it is said that there is the strongest fortress of the Venetians in the Cretan colony, but Ashulk has repeatedly assured that the Sultan has no interest in Crete for the time being. I think this is a great opportunity for us to expand our footprint on this island. ”

Alexander pointed his finger at the door of his head, imagining that it was too strange for him to take over Crete in the clothes of a colonist, and then become a plantation owner, driving the workers to work in the sun.

But at this point, Alexander stopped, and although he had calmed down from the initial excitement, he still felt a faint tremor in his mood.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you, though it's not really that important," Alexander thought that Zhisa must have been in a somewhat complicated mood when she wrote this, as can be seen from the tone of her pen that seemed to be deliberately trying to appear indifferent, "that Nasan has suddenly come to Naples. Yes, it's the uneducated bohemian wild girl, he's back. ”

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