Chapter 102: The Embankment of a Thousand Miles

With the arrival of Viscount Garth, Rambo has completely established himself in Sicily. Not only was all the armies under his command, but even some of the Medici family's intelligence systems were open to him.

Although this part of the exposed part is only the tip of the iceberg of the family's vast intelligence system, it is enough to shock Rambo. This family, which is based on the intelligence system, really has its own uniqueness.

The entire intelligence system consists of intelligence nodes and lines, intertwined with each other to form a huge spider web that spreads out, covering the whole of Sicily and the Italian peninsula, as well as part of the area where the Italian peninsula meets the mainland.

Pigeons, fast horses, ships, and loyal and reliable intelligence officers are all part of this intelligence system, and the Medici family has extremely high requirements for the transmission of information, and the effect is naturally gratifying.

With the help of this intelligence system, Rambo soon gained a general understanding of the situation in Sicily, and he quickly grasped the specifics of the seaports around Sicily.

The speed at which the network itself transmits messages is also extremely fast, and through this, the speed of messaging between Rambo and Eugen has been greatly accelerated, and letters can be exchanged within a day at the earliest, which is a bit unbelievable in terms of current technology.

From the letters, Rambo learns that the head of the family has established himself in the Lebor area and has begun a series of construction projects within the city. The threat of the three major families to Eugen, Rambo also has some corresponding understanding, after hearing the news, he was furious, secretly hating that he could not assist Eugen, otherwise he would definitely make the three families look good.

However, after thinking about it, doing what he should do in this place is the greatest help to Eugen, so he calmed down, and the situation of the three major families also entered Rambo's eyes, and he began to secretly make some arrangements.

He also reported the situation on his side to Eugen, and when Eugen heard it, he naturally praised it, emphasized the terrible dangers of some diseases, and encouraged him to continue to increase his efforts to prevent it.

In this way, time passed quietly and imperceptibly.

High in the sky, the sun gradually shifted southward, and the sunlight shone on the ground through the clear sky, which was no longer so intense. Occasionally, cold winds from the far north reach the continent, as if to announce that winter is coming.

The end of July is fast approaching, and August is quietly coming in a hustle and bustle.

Farmers in cloth clothes work hard in the fields with the loud and non-harsh chirping of cicadas, and this month is very important for the crops in the fields, and if you want to have a good harvest, you have to make some great efforts.

Last year's grain was almost at the bottom, and the dusty eyes were looking forward to this year's harvest, and the price of fish was much more expensive than in previous years.

The phenomena seem to reveal an unsettling atmosphere, and some of the clever peasants are already alarmed, but unfortunately they have no status or money, and even if they have any ideas, they are powerless to realize them, so they can only clutch the cross of Jesus on their chests and beg for all peace.

The root cause of the rise in fish prices is what Rambo did in Sicily. The whole of Sicily has been completely blocked, prohibiting any ships from going out to sea and entering the port, and without fishing boats, there will be no fish.

The impact of the ban on navigation is even more serious than expected, as fresh fish accounts for nearly half of Sicilians' daily meals, and without fish, it is difficult for the poor to have a full meal.

At the same time, almost a third of the island's population is related to the sea, and if they cannot go to sea, they face unemployment.

However, Rambo has all managed to solve these problems, the unemployed are hired by him, and some of the elderly and women with insufficient ability are organized into pairs, responsible for cleaning the environment and improving sanitary conditions in densely populated residential areas.

Other young adults formed rat trapping teams and used various methods throughout Sicily to eradicate rats at all costs.

As for the food problem, it is continuously transported from the Italian peninsula, which is rich in products, and with the support of the Duke of Ji'an and the Holy See, it is not too much trouble to solve the food problem.

At the moment, only ships run between the Italian peninsula and Sicily, and these branches are strictly controlled to ensure that no foreign ships sneak in.

During this period, there were seven or eight cases like the one with the Shiratori, but not in the harbor of Messina, but in two other harbors, Trapani and Sciacca.

At the same time, the other two ports, Port Cassibile and Catania, became the hardest hit by the ships of death, and ships full of dead people followed the currents to the vicinity of these two ports, causing waves of riots and screams.

However, with Rambo's experience in dealing with it first, these ports have also survived these crises without danger, and such a thing is not without benefits, at least it can make people aware of the dangers of this terrible disease, so that they can have a higher sense of vigilance.

For more than ten days, there was no news of an outbreak in Sicily, and Mr. Owen Rose, who had been quarantined, had left, and he was lucky not to be infected with the disease.

Under Rambo's precise control, the entire Sicily is armored like an iron bucket, and any large ship will be known and controlled by the army as soon as it appears.

With years of experience in seeing people and recognizing people, Duke Ji'an could see at a glance that Rambo had the talent of a general, and suddenly had some regrets, and even joked with Eugen in the letter that he wanted Rambo to be transferred to his command.

Of course, Eugen didn't want to refuse, but he also learned about Rambo's harvest in Messina from the side, and he was also very relieved in his heart, thinking that this terrible crisis that almost destroyed the whole of Europe would not be mixed up by himself like this.

According to the fatality of the Black Death, basically all the sick patients should have died in the past ten days. As long as we are more vigilant and vigorously eradicate rats on the island, it is not impossible to stifle the Black Death.

Rambo learned the news from Eugen and was also relieved that if everything went well, this time he not only completed the mission, but also kept his hometown, which is definitely something to show off for a lifetime.

But even at this time, Rambo still did not let his guard down, he knew that the more he reached this last moment, the more he had to use all his abilities to ensure that things were foolproof.