King Alfred I of Naples ascended to the throne at a time when the Kingdom of Naples was facing turmoil.

There was no grand enthronement ceremony, and there was no coronation, which customarily required six months later, and the process of putting on the crown was simple, while the coronation of the queen was slightly more grand.

This was because it was the king himself who placed the crown on the queen, and Alfred suddenly showed a very stubborn attitude, insisting on wearing the crown for his wife in a formal and solemn manner.

So Kyosha, who was kneeling respectfully in front of Alfred, humbly lowered her head, making her slender neck look more beautiful, and at the same time her chin lightly touched her chest, a posture that made Alfred, who was holding the crown, a little distracted for a while.

"I give you the crown in my hand with the power that God has given me, and my wife will share with me all my power, territory, and dignity." Alfred said and put the crown on her head carefully, and when she met the eyes of Shosha who raised her head, Alfred, who was starting to break out in a cold sweat because of shortness of breath, suddenly said in a low voice: "I hope that one day I can become a husband worthy of you." ”

Tsusa's gaze froze slightly, and she saw a rare hint of firmness in Alfred's eyes, which made her a little surprised.

The coronation ceremony was simple but solemn, and the hurried process gave people a faint sense of gloom.

There is already unproven, but true, news circulating in the city of Naples that the king has decided to leave Naples after the coronation.

In 5 years, there have been 4 kings, and 2 of them have even abandoned the country and fled far away.

This is unacceptable to even the notoriously optimistic Neapolitans.

What made the Neapolitans even more concerned was the news that the Chamber of Commerce of the Free Trade Zone would also leave Naples temporarily, and the king's escape was less important than this news.

As Joseph Buccini imagined, Naples may not be the place that has benefited the most from the free trade zone, but it is definitely the place that has been most affected by this trade union. It can be said that everyone in every corner of the city, consciously or unconsciously, has all kinds of inseparable ties with this trade union, and now the news that the free trade union will leave Naples can not help but feel uneasy.

Neapolitans can no longer imagine what it would be like without those free trade zone chambers of commerce, they have become accustomed to buying goods that are cheaper than other places, and they have become accustomed to their own goods being able to rely on the duty-free agreements in the free trade zone to get enough good returns even if the price is relatively low, and more importantly, when they compete with other non-free zone alliance chambers of commerce, they can get strong support from other allies in the alliance. Sometimes they can even raise or downgrade a competitor out of a port or a city.

Such opportunities have made them more and more need and rely on the free trade zone alliance, but now the French are coming, and with the departure of the king, the free trade zone alliance seems to be withdrawing from Naples, which makes many people seem to have seen the beginning of the decline of Naples.

Joseph Buccini clearly sensed the change in the Neapolitans, and he found that the small trade chamber that had just been taken over from the other Jews was suddenly much deserted, and no one rushed in to borrow money and loans with confidence, knowing that according to the accounts left by the former steward of the Chamber of Commerce that he had consulted, the Jews here gave out much more usury than in other places, and what surprised him even more was that the Neapolitans seemed to be different from the habits of those in other cities who were very taboo against usury. They are willing to participate in such high-risk economic activities, and the repayment rate of the debt released is very high, and the cases of borrowers making mistakes and turning into dead debts are much lower than in other cities.

Buccini did not think that God was favoring the merchants of the city, and if he had to explain it that way, it was God favoring someone in Naples.

To be precise, the current queen of Naples, Zhisa Cosenza.

Buccini looked at the black line on the ledger in his hand, and his face was also black and listless.

He found that his business had been declining rapidly for a few days, and the excitement that he had thought it was full of gold when he first took over was gone, and the worst thing was that every merchant he met was also listless, and people often chatted a few words after meeting, and then began to cautiously inquire about when the king would leave and when the chamber of commerce in the free trade zone would leave Naples, and then, even if there was no real result, people were still accustomed to sighing at each other, and then taking off their hats in some frustration.

Knowing that the confidence of the Neapolitans had been shaken, or that they were confused about what the future would become, Buccini no longer dared to confidently rely on borrowing enough money to make greater profits, but began to cautiously tighten their purse strings.

Buccini felt compelled to meet the queen again, and although such a request might have become more difficult with the change in Josha's status, the Jews had some confidence.

"Your Majesty, I would like to offer you some of my expertise in finances, as I have promised you before, that I can offer you a service in this respect, albeit insignificant but loyal, if I can." Buccini wrote so humbly in his petition to Jossa for an audience, and then, as if he did not think it was very convincing, he added the following sentence: "Allow me, Your Majesty, to report to you that we are also very close to Archduchess Alexandra of Wallachia, and that we have given her a very high sum of money, which we have appreciated, and whom we consider to be intimate with Archduchess Alessandra, There is every right to receive the same credit and funding with us. ”

After writing the application, Buccini carefully reviewed it, and after making sure that he could not find anything wrong with the choice of words, he sent the application to the palace.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he saw this application, Ji Sha, who had already thought about it, immediately changed his mind after seeing the last paragraph.

"Does that Jew think that bohemian girl is worth the investment?"

Jossa showed Buccini's letter to Alexander, who was sitting at the desk opposite, and now that they were both working in the same room, the impending migration of Naples was the most important thing of the moment, and the piles of work did not even give them time to eat.

"The Jews thought they could get more opportunities in Wallachia," Alexander was quite familiar with the Jewish mind, in fact they had already tried to influence the Vatican through Bishop Alfonso of Sicily, but unfortunately, Alexander ruined their good deeds, "They are willing to pay the bill for Sophia, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that." ”

"But they are Jews," said Jossa as she stood up and seemed a little angry, and she walked around the room twice before stopping, and then her gaze fell on Alexander's face, "that Jew has approached me, and I can see that he is very ambitious. ”

"Jews have always been ambitious," Alexander said in agreement with Josha's judgment, though he was not going to tell her that one day Jews might become one of the most influential peoples in the world. ”

"Do you think I should agree to see this Jew?" Jisha looked at Alexander with blazing eyes, and seeing that he was silent, she reached out and gently stroked Alexander's cheek, "I think I know what you think, although this is not what I want to see, but I will be your most trustworthy sister." ”

Alexander was a little moved by Josha's words, and he grabbed Josha's hand and kissed her on the back of her hand, and then suddenly asked, "Do you still give Alfred that medicine now?" ”

She was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Am I a very vicious wife?" Tsusha asked.

"A vicious wife."

Alexander's words made the expression on her face change suddenly.

"But she's a lovely sister," Alexander continued, and then he looked earnestly into Josha's face, "and tell me if you feel guilty?" ”

Jisha was stunned, groaned, and finally nodded.

"If you don't feel guilty, then I'll think you're a very vicious person." Alexander smiled lightly, and he was pleased with Josha's reaction, which was expected, "This is indeed a very bad thing, after all, Alfred loves you, which seems to be a bit excessive." ”

Jossa thought for a moment, and then spoke: "No, I just think Alfred is a little stupid, not pity him, because since he is a king, he should be prepared to face this kind of end, and speaking of which, the throne of their father and son was also taken from Ferdinand, and Frederick had bribed many people to take the throne from Alfonso of Billy Shelly, and now they are just facing the same fate." ”

As Alexander listened to Josha's words, his mind flashed with the intently gaze that Alfred had had seen when he had been crowned earlier.

He could not help but admit that Alfred's love for Josha was sincere and focused, especially since the latter seemed to be very valuable, and he even suspected at one point that Alfred actually liked men, because he had never heard anything about Alfred and any woman, and it seemed that he had no interest in any other woman except Josha.

In this regard, Alexander is ashamed of himself, he admits that he is infatuated with Lucrezia's beauty and Sophia's figure, and Jossa makes him have an almost obsessive nostalgia, as for Barendi, Alexander admits that it is more of a responsibility and obligation for her, maybe Barondi's almost stubborn attitude of abiding by his duty makes him helpless, but perhaps it is precisely because of this that he also has a stubborn obsession with getting Barendi's love.

Buccini was summoned by the queen, and though he did not know what the twists and turns were, the shrewd Jew immediately smelled something wrong when he saw him, and he immediately became cautious, wondering what it was that made the queen seem to be a little unhappy with him.

"Do you say you can offer Naples a loan based on the same credit as Wallachia?"

A thought flashed through Buccini's mind at the words of Josa, and he realized that he might have made a great mistake before, and it seemed that it was the act of comparing the queen with the Archduchess of Wallachia that annoyed the new queen, which made the Jew secretly annoyed by his previous foolish behavior, and he replied as he quickly pondered how to remedy this terrible mistake.

"Your Majesty, allow me to take the liberty of correcting it," Buccini said shyly, "I don't think it's the Kingdom of Naples that can get our help in terms of funds, in fact the credit of this kingdom is about to go bankrupt, and the former king owes a total of 140,000 florins, which is not small but should never be a burden to a rich kingdom like Naples, but the reality is that this money will be repaid by your mother's family, or by you yourself, which we are all very aware of, So it can be said that if it were just Naples, then the kingdom could no longer afford any debts. ”

Noting the deliberate aggravation of the Jews' words of 'just,' she knew that Buccini was implying that Naples would not be able to repay the huge debt if it were only the Trastamara family.

The Jew's words intrigued Josa, her gaze casually glanced at a closed door, and then looked at the Jews and continued: "Then why do you think that I can still get your funding, as far as I know, the meaning of the fundraising you are talking about should be very different from the meaning of Frederick's deal, tell me why do you think I will trust you?" ”

Buccini hesitated, knowing that the real stake had now come to whether he could get the approval of the queen, and then her seemingly ambitious brother.

Buccini's decision to make such a big bet on Sofia in Venice is the speculation about Alexander.

The child of the Archduchess of Wallachia would probably be the first cornerstone of the count's creation of the vast kingdom that not many seem to believe today, but thinking of another noble child with the same status as the future child of the Archduchess, it was as if Buccini saw a new world that no one else had yet discovered.

However, even with Sofia's huge bets, Buccini still felt that he did not see the count well enough, until he came to Naples, where it all began, and Buuccini believed that he had found the key person who could really impress the count.

"We can give you not only money, but also the information we have, you should know that an accurate piece of information is enough to give an army a crucial victory, and a merchant can make a fortune that can be enjoyed for the rest of his life, but I am not talking about a piece of information, but the means by which we obtain this precious information," said Buccini, who hesitated a little and then made up his mind, "If you can trust us, we can dedicate to you those sources that have received important information over the years, All we ask for is an opportunity to serve you or your loved ones in your future career. ”

Hearing Buccini's old words repeated, Josha's gaze instantly focused on his face.

Buccini waited quietly, knowing that his bargaining chips were not heavy, but his asking price could also be described as very clever.

"A chance?"

"A chance." Buccini nodded without hesitation, he knew that he had to be resolute and decisive at this time, otherwise he would hesitate a little, and no matter what the final outcome of the talks was, the queen and her family might be prejudiced against them.

At this point, it seemed to be blocked all of a sudden, and neither side continued to say anything, and the room was quiet for a while.

After a long while, Jisha slowly asked, "How do you make me believe these words of yours?" ”

Buccini was silent, he knew that he was bound to get to this point, but this decision would affect too many people, which made it difficult for him to make up his mind for a while.

"Maybe you should go back and think about it before you get back to me." Josha said in a cold tone, but she was a little puzzled in her heart at this time, for she did not understand why Alexander had asked her to be so forceful to ask the Jews to make some kind of guarantee, and what kind of guarantee could prove such a promise.

Bonissa's cold expression stimulated Buccini, who was still hesitating, he thought about it for a while, first respectfully asked for permission from him, and then opened the document bag he was carrying, and took out a tightly folded piece of paper from it, he carefully put the paper on the table in front of him, and then took a few steps back.

"Your Majesty, if our agreement is reached, it will be our assurance, and I am sure that your brother, the Count of Montina, will be able to prove our sincerity." Buccini bowed to Josha, "Please allow me to leave you, and I will wait for your orders in my chamber of commerce." ”

Curious, but she didn't open the paper, and seeing that the Jews seemed to have calmer expressions and more poise than when they came in, she vaguely guessed that perhaps this so-called assurance was exactly what Alexander wanted, and the Jews knew it in their hearts.

This made Josha a little unhappy, and she felt that she should be the one who knew Alexander best, but now the appearance of this Jew seemed to show that Alexander had something else that she did not know.

Just as Zha was looking at the piece of paper in confusion, the closed door opened.

Alexander walked to the table, picked up the piece of paper, opened it casually, looked at it, and smiled slightly.

He looked up just in time to see the seemingly disapprelenting glance of Josha, Alexander first made a gesture to put the paper away, and when he saw that the quill pen in his hand was slightly deformed, he couldn't help but shake his head amusedly, and then handed the paper to Josha.

"Go and tell the Jew that I have agreed to his terms," Alexander said with a smile on his face, but then the smile on his face faded, "and now the first thing he has to do is to help us take Billy Shelly." ”

Listening to Alexander's words, Zhensha's gaze fell curiously on the piece of paper, and then she couldn't help but let out a low cry: "Triple crown!" ”