The Agri withdrew.

When the people in the camp saw the army, which had somehow appeared, and then had taken all of them prisoner, left, it was noon the day after the agreement was signed.

Looking at the backs of the escort that pressed the wagons to the point of squeaking and moaning, the faces of the nobles were both relaxed and angry.

According to the agreement, in addition to the grain, the Agri took all the gold coins, whether it was Ducat, Florin, or Eju, which were all looted by them, as well as several large barrels of pepper and pepper that could hold a whole cart, which were also taken by the Agri.

According to Alexander, these things were trophies, not included in the ransom, and had to be paid separately if they were to be recovered.

The 2,000 ducats had already arrived in a car behind Alexander, and looking at the heavy cash box, Carlo's mouth was almost closed.

Looking at his intoxicated appearance as he was about to fall off his horse, Alexander couldn't help but think that if Carlo could not become a good cavalry general in the future, he might be a good butler.

Apelo Ofleiil was left behind by Alexander, and when he discovered that the young stonemason had a habit of recording wherever he passed, he felt that the young man seemed to have a tendency to become a professional counselor.

Alexander's idea was soon proven, and after leaving the camp, Ofleiil the Younger immediately advised the party not to return directly to Rome by the same route, for fear that the Allied forces might be intercepted halfway, so it was best to advance southeast first, wait until the main road from the port to Rome passed, and then turn back to the northwest.

Alexander accepted the suggestion, and while it was a bit of a journey, it was clearly a much safer idea.

And he did have some things to do first, and he had to go to the main road not far from the port.

Rome was not directly on the verge of the Tyrenian Sea, but it had a well-developed road leading to the coastal port, which is one of the remnants of the ancient Roman era, and the descendants of the Franks have always found these cobblestone roads to be the center of all European civilization, starting with the barbarians who had just conquered Rome, and even becoming the center of the entire European civilization.

Walking on the stumbling road, Alexander looked ahead, the speed of the team was not fast, mainly because there were too many things to collect from the camp, and the road conditions were not good, and the carriage was swaying.

In the distance, a small group of cavalry escorted a carriage to meet him, and looking at the heraldic banner with a large canopy pattern, Alexander raised his hand to signal the team to stop.

The carriage slowly approached, and when it came to Alexander, the door opened slightly, and Barondi's slightly ordinary face appeared in front of Alexander.

"What did you ask Konstantin to pass the word and let me meet you here?" Barondi asked, a little confused, "I know you must be angry with me, but you should also know that for us, the interests of the family are the key. ”

Alexander shook his head, he wasn't really angry, as Barendi said, their marriage contract was needed for their own purposes from the beginning, whether it was Constantine's ignorance of him, or the sudden and risky coming to him again, it was always a matter of interest in the final analysis.

So as long as you think about these things clearly, Barondi's attitude is not so important.

After all, everything is just a profit.

"I have a lot of things here," Alexander looked back at the carriage behind him, this time he really came out of the harvest he didn't expect, especially looking at the bronze cannon that was pushed hard by the Agri, Alexander couldn't help but smile, "I need you to help me turn these things into gold coins." ”

Barondi nodded, she had already learned from Konstantin about Alexander's agreement with Kotschakh, and while surprised by his audacity, she was interested in what Alexander had proposed.

"Actually, we don't need to go through the trouble of transporting things far away," Barendi looked at the carriages and pondered for a moment, "These are all urgently needed by the coalition forces outside the city, we can sell them directly to the coalition forces, of course the profit may be less, but that's not the point, right?" ”

"Yes, that's not the point," Alexander nodded, of course he knew what Barendi was talking about, "I can give you a very good price." ”

A trace of trance flashed on Barendi's face, and then she immediately nodded soberly: "This is great, these things are important to our Rovie family," she paused before continuing, "It's important to me too." ”

Alexander smiled, he knew what Barendi meant.

The fiasco of the French was a disaster for the Rovere family, as a senior leading party family, the Rovere family hugged Charlie's thigh tightly from the beginning, although this is somewhat contemptible, but in fact there are more people who are very envious.

Charles's powerful force frightened everyone, when he first entered Italy, no one thought that he could defeat him, his terrible shadow had frightened countless people, so that the two kings of Naples fled in fear without even thinking of a battle, but the commander of the Neapolitan army simply raised the white flag and became "that traitor".

But no one expected that Charlie, who originally thought that he should win a decisive victory, suddenly fainted, and a guy from Castile named Gonzalo who no one expected knocked the king to the ground.

As the life of the French became more and more difficult, the attitude of the nobles who were once attached to Charlie became ambiguous, and the Milanese, who originally regarded the French as their saviors, simply became the most ruthless characters in the anti-French alliance.

As a result, Rovelle had a difficult time, especially at a time when de la Rovelle began to seek the cardinal throne that he had coveted for a long time, and suddenly realized that his relationship with the French, which had been an important bargaining chip for the cardinal, could be the cause of his defeat.

Rebuilding relations with the coalition forces, or rather, with the anti-French city-state nobles had become a priority for the Roveret family, and now Alexander was giving them a good opportunity.

Looking at the full carriages that were being driven by the Agri, Barondi frowned and dragged her chin, wondering in her heart what kind of price to give.

When he heard from the men sent back by Constantine that Alexander had made a deal with the captives, Barentine was keenly aware of one of the key points, that is, the ransom did not include the contents of the camp, which were indeed Alexander's spoils of war, which were necessary for the logistics of the coalition forces.

Pepper may not have been seen as a luxury for ordinary soldiers, but salt and honey were essential for bread, and large quantities of cured bacon and barrels of wine were indispensable to all.

The well-encapsulated gunpowder and the bronze cannon mounted on a four-wheeled gun carriage weren't that important in comparison, but just considering the loss of the Allied artillery positions on Mount Appio, these things became expensive.

The archbishop was a very generous and seizing opportunity, and when he heard from his daughter about the speculation about the agreement, he immediately decided to send someone to negotiate with Alexander, and he was willing to pay a lot of money for the supplies.

The son was able to argue for the dignity of the nobles before Alexander, and if the archbishop himself could help the coalition at this critical moment, the Rovière family would have been re-established in Rome in Rome, which had become more or less precarious because of the defeat of the French.

As for the most suitable person to do this deal, it is undoubtedly Barondi.

When asked by her father to do this, Barondi was very resistant for a while, she was a little surprised by her thoughts, speaking of which she had never resisted her father's will, whether it was because of the service to the family and delayed her youth, or the marriage with Alexander, she was very obedient to her father's arrangement, but the first time, when she heard her father say that she wanted her to negotiate with Alexander outside the city to buy those supplies, she hesitated.

What price should I give, Barendi pondered with her chin in her hand, she knew that Alexander must have known that the cannon must be very important to the coalition army, because it was his men who had almost completely destroyed all the artillery of the coalition army.

There was also the bacon, salt, oil, and honey, without which he would not be able to make bread that the soldiers could swallow even if they had food, which was probably why he simply left the food that was not easy to take away for the coalition army, what a cunning man.

In addition to all kinds of food, there were not many but unground herbs that were necessary for the battlefield, blankets to keep out the cold, horseshoes to replace horses, a large number of various leathers that had been trimmed, and bundles of bowstring twists for archers.

In short, Alexander took with him enough to force the coalition forces to halt their assault on Rome due to logistical setbacks, or to demoralize an army that would be demoralized without many supplies, even if it did not suffer casualties.

Barondi pondered in her heart, and looked at the two carriages that looked very rutted, and there were several Agri cavalry on horseback, but with several muskets and sabers on them, Barondi vaguely knew that those cavalry seemed to be named 'Chasseurs' by Alexander, and thought that they should be the most elite soldiers around him.

But none of this is Barondi's business, all she has to do is try to buy this batch of "logistics kits" that are almost sold in packages at a suitable price.

The archbishop and Constantine were concerned with how to use this to gain support from the nobles of the soon-to-be-victorious anti-French coalition, while Barenti was only concerned with how not to lose money.

"What are you thinking?"

Alexander's voice startled Barendi, who had been thinking about it, and she turned around to find Alexander right behind her, and standing very close.

"It's a bit rude for you to do that," said Barondi, a little unpleasantly, "and I don't think you're approaching me because you think I'm pretty." ”

Alexander looked at Barendi carefully, and under Barendi's rare little arrogant gaze, he suddenly nodded and said in the affirmative, "It's not very beautiful." ”

In an instant, Barondi's eyebrows rose slightly!

There was a rare look of annoyance on her face, as if she was a little angry at Alexander's words, but she endured it.

"I've known all these years that I don't need to prove my role to the Roverley family with my looks," Barondi said disapprovingly, "I can mobilize a large number of merchant ships, or I can make many families have more on the table at a thought, or a certain dish is missing, do you think I will be angry because you care about my appearance?" ”

Alexander nodded, acknowledging that Barentia was right, that Genoa's geographical location made them one of the most dynamic ports in the Mediterranean trade circle between sea and land trade routes.

The privileged location to France and the interior allowed Genoa to compete with Venice, the overlord of the Mediterranean, for many years, and the Rovere family was not only deeply rooted in the Church of Genoa, but also had a huge influence in the whole of Upper Italy because of their presence in Genoa's largest chamber of commerce.

Unlike Lucrezia, as a person with such a huge economic lifeline, Barondi really didn't need to prove his worth with his looks.

"It's really not necessary to be a Rovere, but it's different as a fiancée," Alexander couldn't help but shake his head slightly as he looked at Barondi, who had made his already ordinary appearance even more ordinary because of his dark and simple clothes, "I hope that when I return to Rome, I can see a radiant fiancée to greet me, at least that will make others think that our relationship is not so bad." ”

Barendi hesitated slightly, then nodded silently in agreement.

Alexander's demands are not excessive, just as it is her duty to consider how to save more money for the Rovere family to buy those things, and as a fiancée, it is also her duty to maintain the dignity of the two of them in front of outsiders.

It's just that Barondi didn't expect Alexander to ask her to maintain the dignity of both parties after he had already shown his distrust of this marriage.

"You're not optimistic about this marriage."

"The same goes for you."

"I supported my brother in giving up on you."

"This is indeed what Rovire would do."

"Do you think that this is the case, and our marriage contract can continue?"

"At least until now, we haven't officially dissolved the engagement."

Barondi's eyes were fixed on the carriages not far ahead, looking at the busy people, and she suddenly felt a little impatient in her heart.

She turned to look at Alexander, who was very close, and slowly leaned out after a little hesitation, but instead of kissing Alexander, she whispered a number in his ear.

"The Roverley family is so generous," Alexander smiled and nodded, "but it's still a good deal for you, and I'm sure there will be more people supporting your father as cardinal soon." ”

"And you can get paid," Barondi said with a nonchalant expression, "and a fiancée's welcome." ”

Alexander nodded silently, then watched as Barendi took two steps back and walked away from him.

Looking at the figure of Barondi's team, which had already passed away, Alexander pulled the reins of the unruly Pagassos hard, and then turned back to the team behind him and ordered loudly:

"Obey my orders, the Agri, march towards Rome!"