While James was busy with his business, Alexander was meeting a man in the love nest he had built with Lucrezia in Pisana.

Normally, he would not easily meet guests here, only some special people would have such treatment, and so far not many people have been able to enter this house.

Tomneo, Duke of Pisa, was one of them, and Gurt Fugger of the Fugger family was also a guest here, so when this man walked into this small but rather warm and comfortable house, he was so excited that he almost stumbled on the steps of the door.

Matthews Tiego stood in the foyer with his hands clutched in a large set of bright tortoiseshell peaked hats, and because he was excited, his hands unconsciously tugged at the tortoiseshell decorations on the hat, if it wasn't for Ulliu's coming to remind him, he might have pulled those tortoiseshell off one by one.

In the past few years, Matthews Tiego always felt that he was unlucky, at that time he was running around all day and night, but the money he could make was pitiful, and most of the time he made a trip by sea and land to make a hard job.

But after stumbling upon Countess Cosenza, Matthews Tiego found himself suddenly in motion.

Although it was not a pleasant time to meet Mademoiselle Count, Matthews Tiego was fortunate to have made a wise choice.

Mademoiselle de Countess then introduced him to her brother, the Count of Montina, who was a little reluctant at the time, not believing that this count could be more business-savvy than Mademoiselle de Countess, for Mademoiselle Countess's magical skills had set an unsurpassable milestone in his mind.

But it soon became clear to Mademoiselle de Montina that the Count of Montina not only had the slightest means inferior to that of Mademoiselle de Countess, but even that Mademoiselle Countess seemed to have learned many things from him.

Matthews Tiego rejoices in his fortune, this time has made him all too aware of how important it is to follow a wise mind, at least since becoming the head of the free trade zone in Baribar, appointed by the Countess, he feels that not only is his business getting better and better, but even people have become more respectful of him.

And more than 2 months ago, he came to Pisa alone, and opened an exchange called "New World" according to the Count's order, although the name is somewhat strange, but the business of this exchange is so good that everyone including Matthews Tiego himself was surprised.

Matthews Tiego carefully calculated how much profit the exchange had brought from the opening to the most recent business, and then he was at first at a loss, and then his heart was throbbing.

The entire exchange has received nearly 40,000 florins of margin so far, and according to the content of the transaction, the minimum amount of various goods that can be signed by a deposit can reach 3 times, that is, even if all the deposits are settled at 3 times the value, it is already as high as 100,000 florins.

In fact, some goods can be contracted at a higher rate, which means that the amount of commodities involved will be larger, of course, this kind of transaction will not only increase the risk, but also the commission interest to be paid to the exchange will increase accordingly.

But even so, there are still people who are willing to take that risk, especially since the beginning of the dumping in Florence, more and more people are attracted by the miracle of getting rich quickly, and possibly overnight.

3x, 5x, or even up to 10x guaranteed collateral became less strange, and merchants frantically flocked to the exchanges, waving their money bags and shouting out the number of a certain commodity to the young traders, and then did not hesitate to sign a contract that might put them at risk of bankruptcy.

But even so, no one hesitated at this time, how could it fail, how could it be a loss, look at Florence, there is a gold mine that we can dig at will, and that gold mine is far from being completely hollowed out.

Matthews Tiego didn't even know exactly how many transactions he had on his exchange, because the merchants were almost non-stop going back and forth between Pisa and Florence.

All he knows is that the exchange has sent it! He also sent it!

Now walking down the street, he can always get the courtesy of people taking off their hats and saluting, and even because he is an earl's subordinate, when he meets those nobles, some of them are willing to condescend to talk to him a few words, and then pretend to ask casually, "What do you think is more profitable to trade now?" ”

Matthews Tiego knew that all this was given to him by the two Earl siblings, so he had a heartfelt respect for the siblings, and even some admiration.

And unlike the others, Matthews Tiego is concerned about the relationship between the siblings, and he wants them to be so close forever, because he knows better than anyone else under the two of them how much of a future the siblings have in business.

But even so, he was never invited to this little house.

The people of Pisa knew that it was the place where the Count and the Pope's daughter lived in seclusion, and since the Roman princess had moved in, the vicinity of the house along the river had become a forbidden place, and the Count's huntsmen had set up a guard outside the house, so that no one who had been invited could get a glimpse of the house.

Uliu whispered again, and Matthews Tiego came to his senses from his somewhat restless thoughts, and he clenched his hat again with some nervousness, and then followed the Moorish man cautiously through the hallway and hallway, and into a small and unremarkable drawing-room.

Mattheus Tiego had noticed that, unlike his sister of the Countess, the Count of Montina did not seem to like the grandeur of the building, and even in the Ducal Palace, he only had a room in the south annex, although he could even go to the main hall with the Duke if he needed to.

The Count was reading a letter, and when Matthews Tiego glanced at it cautiously, he saw that the Count seemed to be in a good mood, and occasionally smiled when he read the letter, which made his slightly nervous man put down slightly.

It was the first time he had visited the Count here, and Matthews Tiego was inexplicably nervous, but he did not dare to look around, lest he might see something he shouldn't see.

For, according to some gossip that came out of nowhere, the Count and that Lucrezia were so close that they could be at once intimate at the turn of passion everywhere in their love nest.

Alexander was in a good mood, not only because of the news from the letter from Rome, but also because the recent exchange had indeed made him a lot of money.

But that wasn't the most important thing, there was enough news to make him overjoyed, but he was going to write to him later to tell him about it.

"Matthews," Alexander said, handing the letter to the merchant as he placed the letter on the table, "you're coming to my cabin for the first time, don't be too nervous, it's much more casual here than anywhere else." ”

"Thank you, sir." Matthews Tiego sat down, then wanted to open his leather bag and take out the prepared ledger, "I'll report back to you......"

"No, no, Matthews, I didn't let you come today to hear you report your accounts," Alexander stopped the merchant from "letting you come because I wanted to know what you think of our New World Trading Company." ”

Ideas, what can you think? Of course, the more money you make, the better.

Matthews Tiego felt a little uneasy, he felt as if something was going to happen, and he didn't know whether it would be good or bad for him.

"My lord, our exchange is in good shape right now," Matthews Tiego replied cautiously, "We have made a lot of money in these two months, and considering that the Florentines have hoarded too many goods that have been seriously unsalable, we are ready to start a buyback ...... to Florence"

"No, you don't have to rush to buy back those unsalable goods," Alexander interrupted Matthews Tiego, "I already have a new plan here, and I believe we may soon be able to make another profit from the Florentines" Alexander looked at Matthews Tiego after speaking, "I want to hear what you think of our company." ”

Matthews Tiego licked his lips secretly, he felt that he had guessed correctly, something must have happened, and it was most likely related to him.

"My lord I have to admit that our company is by far the most amazing thing I have ever seen, there is no chamber of commerce or trading company like ours before, and we have not even invested much capital to become the largest company in Pisa or even on the entire eastern shore of the Tirenian Sea, just look at the appearance of those merchants, they think of us as their king."

"It's to think of you as their king," Alexander said with a smile, seeing Matthews Tiego's panicked look, Alexander waved his hand to stop what he wanted to justify, "Don't worry Matthews, I don't mean anything to imply, in fact I think our kingdom seems to be a little small, don't you think?" ”

Hearing this, Matthews Tiego was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed excitement.

"My lord, I was about to tell you about this," said Matthews Tiego, moving forward, "we do make some money in Florence, but the wealth and markets of one city are always limited, and perhaps we should open up our markets to other cities, and I have calculated that with our method of maximizing profits at the lowest cost, we can easily take more places at a much lower cost than others, Parma, Milan, Porzato, and even we may develop to Venice." ”

Matthews Tiego's voice was a little excited, he felt that his previous crankiness was a bit redundant, the Count was obviously preparing to make a big move, so as the number one money-carrying subordinate of the Earl's brothers and sisters, he was ready to not only roll up his sleeves, but even roll up his trouser legs when necessary.

However, Matthews Tiego soon noticed that Alexander did not seem to be so enthusiastic about his positivity, and the Count put his hands together and his fingertips under his lips, and seemed to be listening attentively, but if he looked closely, he was actually thinking more about his own affairs.

Matthews Tiego looked at Alexander, wondering what his words had done to the Count, and the room fell into a brief awkward silence.

After a while, Alexander seemed to wake up from his contemplation, and he waved his hand at Tiego as if to say, "No, no", which made Tiego's heart sink slightly.

Sure enough, Alexander said in a slightly instructive tone: "Matthews, I think you should look farther, farther away, and not just focus on the places in front of us and the little profit that we can see. ”

If you look farther, how far can you go?

Don't just make a little profit in front of you, but if you can get these profits, it will be enough to become the next Medici!

Tiego looked at Alexander in amazement, he felt that he could not keep up with the Count's thoughts, or that his vision was indeed too small, but what did the Count see?

"Matthews, I want you to go to Rome," Alexander's next words made Matthews stunned again, "I think you know very well that these things we do in Pisa would have a completely different meaning if they were placed in Rome, so I ask you to look a little farther, you see these cities in front of you, and what I see is," Alexander leaned forward slightly, his gaze fixed on Tiego's eyes, and said slowly but forcefully, "the whole Mediterranean." ”

Tiego listened in a daze, he understood Alexander's words completely, but the meaning of it made him feel his scalp tingle, even though it was already autumn and the weather was getting cooler, he still felt an indescribable heat on his body.

"My lord, what do you want me to do in Rome?" Tiego asked cautiously.

"I've got an errand for you in the Carolingian Palace in the Vatican," Alexander said, pointing casually to the letter on the table next to him, which made Tiego realize that the letter probably came from Rome, perhaps from the Countess, "I want you to take up a position in the Carolingian Palace, and pay more attention to everything that happens there, I think you now know how important it is to make money with reliable, accurate and prompt information, so I want you to organize your own people to collect this information as soon as possible, and then gather it together and report it to my sister, And then she'll tell you what to do with it, and trust me, if Pisa now makes you feel like you're ready to do it, when you get to Rome you'll find that Pisa is just a little pond, and Rome is the Mediterranean, and maybe we'll go further in the future. ”

Tiego nodded excitedly, he was now fully confident that the Count's words could be fulfilled.

As Alexander said, Pisa was too small compared to Rome, and Tiergo knew better than anyone else about the almost terrible ability of exchange.

What would a huge exchange look like, magnified by several times, tens, or even tens of times, if it could be established in a place like the Carolingian House that was the center of the entire Christian world?

Tiego didn't even dare to imagine what it would be like, it must have been something that would have made everyone awe.

Among them, even those who were previously unattainable in his eyes.

"Go back and get ready, I'll write a letter to Tsusha and I'll bring it to you, and she'll know how to arrange everything for you."

At the sound of Alexander's words, Tiego immediately stood up and bowed in his farewell, and then he hurried away with joy, not paying any attention to a figure standing under a curtain beside the living room.

Alexander, on the other hand, turned around and smiled at the man behind the curtain after Thiegor had left.

"Why don't you sleep more?" Alexander walked over and pulled Lucrezia out, looked at the little woman in front of him, and reached out to gently wrap his arms around her waist.

"I want to have lunch with you," Lucrezia sat down and looked at Alexander, who was picking up the quill on the table, and suddenly asked, "Has the Duke of Billy Shelly been in Rome?" ”

Alexander's hand paused slightly, and then he began to write as he said: "Yes, it was mentioned in the letter from Rome that the Duke arrived in Rome a few days ago, who told you, Caesar?" ”

"He sent me a letter," said Lucrezia, with a little headache, for she could not have imagined that the man she loved and her closest brother would be at odds with each other, and even in the letter she could feel Caesar's furious anger every time he mentioned Alexander, "He wanted me to go back to Rome." ”

"Ha, he just wants you to go back to Rome, so should I thank him for not sending an army to take you back," Alexander laughed a little sarcastically, and when he saw Lucrezia's displeasure, he walked around the table and gently hugged her, "I'm sorry baby, you know I don't want him to snatch you away." ”

"Can't you really reconcile?" Lucrezia sighed helplessly, and she rested her head on Alexander's chest, "Tell me what to do to stop you being hostile to each other, and I will do everything for the two of you." ”

"You've done so much for me," Alexander gently stroked Lucrezia's lower abdomen, "it's time for me to do something for you." ”

"My dear sister, allow me to apologize to you here, because what I am going to tell you next may be unpleasant to you," Alexander looked at the beginning, which had been written for almost a long time, and rubbed his forehead helplessly, and then he finally made up his mind to pick up the pen and continue to write, "The first thing to say is that our previous vision is slowly being realized, you know what I said, everything that happened in Pisa is just a rehearsal of this plan, and then in Rome, in the Carolingian Palace in the Vatican, That's where our big show takes place, and I should thank you for everything you've done for me, and it's thanks to your help that Matthews Tiego has the opportunity to enter the Carolingian Palace without any problems, so please accept one of my most grateful and favorite kisses here. ”

At this point, Alexander paused, hesitated, and after having made up his mind to face everything, he went on to write: "There is one more thing to tell you, everything is a blessing from God, Lucrezia is pregnant." ”