In accordance with the agreement with the French, the Council of Order chose a house in Place Trajan, not far from the town hall, in a building with four street gates and more than 20 rooms on three floors.

The reason why the French insisted that the Council of Order should place their offices here was obviously not a good intention, although the establishment of the Council of Order meant that the private arming of the Roman aristocracy, which had been previously outlawed, had been restored, but the French clearly hoped that the situation would not become too difficult to control, and that they would even be able to directly influence or even threaten the emerging organization if necessary.

Despite what the French thought, the Council of Order was convened.

According to the rules, the order meeting is composed of a 39-member group, who are the first initiators of the meeting, and will have seats in the group for a long time after that, until they deem the time is ripe, and then hold a general election within the meeting, with the participation of all members, so as to produce the next new 39-member group.

As a power organization that maintains the safety and well-being of all the people in the city of Rome, the Council of Order, with its 39-member system, will continue in this way, and will not be disbanded even if the French are gone, but will remain for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the Romans.

As the original founder and chief, Caesar Borgia showed extraordinary ambition from the very beginning.

The Order of 39 was a council rather than an office organization, so the Council of Order effectively gave the responsibility for the day-to-day security of Rome to Caesar, who presided over the council, or rather to the Borgias, as Giovanni and Geoffrey claimed to be able to stay there on a regular basis.

The house in Trajan's Square, known as the Palace of Order, immediately became busy.

Caesar showed generosity once again, making a considerable donation for the Council of Order to build the premises, and before the major renovation began, he decided to build a huge stepped fountain in Trajan's Square, at least 40 feet high, and when Caesar said that the entire fountain would require a variety of beautiful marble reliefs and a separate group of sculptures based on Greek mythology, Alexander thought for a moment and thought that it would be most appropriate to recommend Michelangelo for the project.

Alexander could see that Caesar had an unusual interest in the Council of Order, but when he thought about it, he understood that the Council, as the organization that controlled the armed forces of the city of Rome, could be said to have developed in the direction of supreme authority, and as the chief councilor and the actual executor of the Council, Caesar had undoubtedly taken his first steps towards the goal of the Roman rulers.

Alexander had a small office in the Palazzo de la Order, and according to the previously determined division of responsibilities, he was mainly responsible for maintaining the security of the Caracalla district southeast of the city of Rome, which was actually a part of the Roman city centered on the Marino Palace.

This was obviously Caesar's reward for him, and as a recognized "Caesar" in the Council of Order, Alexander did not even pay much attention to Giovanni, who also had a significant influence.

As for Geoffrey, in Alexander's eyes, he is a purely spoiled bear child, except that the bear child may suddenly become dangerous at some point.

Alexander was reading a petition in his hand, which contained a request from a minor nobleman for permission to join the Council of Order, and to request a small guard of five to eight men.

This is part of the daily work of the Council of Order, reviewing requests to join the guild-like organization before proposing all the registered mercenaries and personal guards that are attached to the Council.

From this point of view, the Order Council is now just a large mercenary guild with a monopoly method.

Alexander smiled at the earnest, even flattering application, and at the voucher with a nice fancy signature on it, which basically meant that he could get an honorarium from a Jew on the basis of this proof of withdrawal.

This is clearly a bribe.

The power of the Council of Order was to deploy all the mercenaries in Rome, and it was absolutely forbidden for unallowed nobles to form their own guards for themselves.

As a result, many people had to obey the meeting, and they were anxious to obtain the right to arms, naturally not just to protect their home in Rome.

Many more are looking to protect their chamber of commerce.

Fearing a rebellion, the French forbade the Romans to have their own armed forces, which made many chambers of commerce miserable for a while.

In order to ensure the safety of the caravans, these chambers of commerce had to pay high prices to recruit mercenaries from other places, but these mercenaries were unreliable and sometimes even lured into the house.

Now the emergence of the order meeting has given them hope, and being able to get armed before others means that they can grab good business faster.

As a result, all kinds of applications flooded everyone's desks like snowflakes for a while.

But Alexander knew that Caesar's purpose was certainly not just to be the head of a mercenary guild, his ambition was great, and he was methodically realizing it step by step.

If there is anyone who is clear about Caesar today, it is Alexander.

It is estimated that even his father, Alexander VI, may not fully understand what his favorite son wants, and the Pope is bent on letting his son succeed him and put him on the throne of the future pope, but Caesar is obviously not so interested in becoming a religious leader, he wants to be the ruler of a secular society, and in this regard, Alexander is doing exactly what he wants.

In short, it was a "honeymoon period" for both Alexander and Caesar.

So when Caesar offered to invite Alexander to the Potico Palace for a ball hosted by his sister Lucrezia, Alexander gladly accepted.

However, he politely declined Caesar's invitation to bring his family or female companions, because Caesar's reputation for women was really not good, and Alexander didn't want him to do anything wrong after meeting Sophia.

Having to attend the banquet of the Borgia sister, who was famous throughout Rome, Alexander immediately ordered him to find the best tailor in the city, and after ordering a batch of expensive and fashionable clothes without caring about the cost, he succeeded in establishing himself as a nouveau riche in front of the Romans.

The business with the Roveret family brought Alexander many benefits, in addition to coaxing and deceiving the Roveret family to his ship, and by the way, he also completed the mission of helping the French to continue to hold on in Italy, and another advantage was that this business, which was intentionally or unintentionally revealed, helped him successfully launder the huge amount of money he received from Joanna.

Alexander had been worrying about how to make this money appear in front of people without suspicion, although not many people knew how much Joanna had lost, but if he suddenly became rich for some reason, it was inevitable that someone would find out about the connection and be suspicious.

And if such a large amount of money cannot be touched, it is not only the same as nothing, but also will cause doubts and even changes in the doubts of his subordinates over time

Alexander did not believe in unwarranted loyalty, and he believed that no one had the right to demand unconditional allegiance from others, and that it was selfish to think that others should follow him without expecting anything in return.

He had to pay the Bohemians, pay the money he had promised the Agri, and re-equip his army as much as he could, both the farms and the Chamber of Commerce in Naples that he was building.

These things that require money to make people headaches, one by one, are placed in front of him, but there is a large amount of money in hand that cannot be used, which is somewhat a torture for Alexander.

Well, now, the business with the Rovere family has made everything go smoothly.

Spending money when he has it, and it's a nouveau riche spending, and while people turn the conversation to how much money he made in that business, and how long it will take him to suddenly find himself a poor man again, Alexander is quietly turning that money in various ways in directions that will not be suspected.

As for anyone guessing where the grain might go, Alexander wasn't worried.

Because after all, it was the Rovere's family who handed over the grain to the French, so no one would find him and point at him and scold him for being a traitor or a traitor.

Everything went so smoothly that Alexander even felt that it was the most comfortable time since he came to this era.

But he didn't stop there.

Alexander never forgot that he was in Rome, at the center of the vortex of right and wrong, all of Europe.

And the letter that Count Mordillo had written to him before also caught his attention.

So after asking the tailor to make some clothes for Sophia as well, and then taking the opportunity to send her away, Alexander wrote a letter to Josa.

Since leaving Naples, he had temporarily cut off contact with him, but before he left, he had left her the things he wanted him to do, and although there was no mention of those things in the count's letter, it can be seen from the description in his letter that he had done well during this time.

"Stocking up on grain and all kinds of food that can be stored for a long time, especially pigs and cows, can be considered to make bacon, so that they can be sold at a better price because they can be stored for a long time. I had a hunch that the Venetians' request would be a good opportunity for us, and I also noticed their interest in Taranto, which was similar in many places to our previous plans, and of course the Venetians were more interested in a line that would ensure the safety of their fleet's navigation, and what we asked for was a huge unified market that could form along the northern shore of the Mediterranean. Believe me, the formation of this free trade market will play an unimaginable role. In fact, the Rovire family in Genoa has decided to participate in our plans, and the urgency of the Venetian situation right now is a good thing for us, and I think you can send someone to Taranto to strengthen the relationship with Count Hawsen, and our office in Taranto should do its job. It is believed that the Count of Horsen had now discovered the anomaly in the actions of the Venetians, and that this time it would be evident that making him aware of the benefits of our goodwill and cooperation would obviously help to make him more inclined to agree to our proposal......"

"My dear sister, I believe in your wisdom, and from the moment you decided to become the female lord of Cosenza, it seemed to me that I saw a beautiful and majestic countess standing before me, and you did not disappoint me. As Lord of Cosenza you have become the link between Agri and Naples, and I hope you will play an even greater role in the future. The future Kosenza will not be merely the protector of the grain reserves of the Agri Plain, but the hub connecting all the ports and docks of the whole South, and you are the undisputed mistress of this key territory, and I will never forget your heroism in your splendid armor, which is one of the most beautiful gifts that God has given me. However, I would still advise you not to wear those armors in the future, because they are too flattering to your beauty and too eye-catching, and this gift from heaven should not be seen by too many unrelated people. ”

At this point, Alexander looked at the letter and pondered for a moment, as if he always felt that something was wrong, and then thought carefully before he understood what the problem was.

Inexplicably, an exchange of letters discussing career development ideas seems to have him write a love letter, and a love letter to his "sister".

It's so weird, even embarrassing.

I wanted to tear up the letter, but I hesitated and stopped.

Eventually, after sending someone to deliver the letter, Alexander went to Sophia's room.

In fact, the two of them live next door, and there is a door in between.

At this time, the tailor was holding a huge paper pattern in front of Sophia, which was made according to the style of the dress according to the ratio of one to one, and the color and ornaments on it were as much as possible, and Sophia stood behind the paper pattern and looked in the mirror, looking like a big moving doll.

Seeing Alexander, Sophia's big black eyes instantly bent into two crescent moons, she smiled and walked around from behind the paper pattern, and then opened her arms to make a gesture of asking for a hug.

Alexander, who was about to walk over, looked around with some disdain after seeing Nashan's dark face standing not far away, and then went over and patted Sophia on the top of her head.

"Just pick the clothes you like, and eat less sweets, if you're too fat, I won't be able to hold you," and only after whispering the latter sentence in Sophia's ear did Alexander say to Nashan, "Why don't you ask the tailor to make you some clothes?" ”

"I'm not used to wearing that kind of clothes," Nashan looked at the paper patterns standing aside with disgust, "We will conquer women with the charm of men, and not dress up with these bells and whistles, it looks disgusting." ”

"Is it a man's charm," Alexander whispered to himself, looking at the confident old man, "you need these things right now." ”