Chapter 16: The Whip of God
Seeing Rambo's expression, Corleone wisely decided not to continue to ask questions about this matter, but turned his head to look at Eugen.
At this time, Eugen just opened his eyes. However, he didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two in front of him, because he had just suddenly thought of something that frightened him.
"Rambo, has there been any major disaster in the country?" Eugen suddenly stood up, grabbed Rambo's arm, and asked eagerly and in horror.
Rambo was a little flustered by the sudden panic of the head of the family, he recalled it carefully, and subconsciously said: "No, the country has been very peaceful recently, and I haven't heard of any disasters." ”
"No, no, not recently." Eugen was already a little incoherent, and his fear was greater now than he had been when he had faced the French heavy cavalry charge. He stared at Rambo's eyes and said tremblingly: "In the past history, has there ever been a case of a large number of people dying because of a certain disease, and it is an uncontrollable and incurable disease. ”
Because the matter was so important, Eugen no longer cared about exposing any suspicions, but asked it bluntly.
Rambo still looked confused, it seemed that it was difficult to understand Eugen's panic, he thought about it carefully, and finally shook his head and said helplessly: "I haven't heard of it, there has been no disaster like you said in China for a long time, and I haven't heard of any diseases that cause death." ”
What Rambo said, no matter how you say it, is a good thing, after all, who would have nothing to do but hope that a disease would happen and a large number of people would die?
However, the moment Eugen heard this, his face immediately turned pale as paper, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his tongue stiffened and he couldn't even speak. The reason for this is only because when Eugen thinks of the Reformation, he also thinks of one of the major reasons for the Reformation----- the ravages of the Black Death.
When it comes to the history of Europe, there is a scar that people never want to touch again, but which cannot be avoided in any way. That is, in the Middle Ages, the nightmare ---- the Black Death throughout Europe.
God closed his eyes, and hell descended on earth.
During the Black Death, no part of the continent was safe, but wherever people existed, people died. Before the crossing, Eugen had seen an introduction to the Black Death on the Internet, and a brief history of just a few hundred words was enough to shock and change the color.
To this day, Eugen has largely forgotten the content of that passage, and there is not much left. However, he really memorized two sets of numbers, one for two and a half and one for one third, and the other for three days and one hundred percent. The former group is the share of the number of deaths and the total number of people in Europe during this period. The latter group is the duration of death and the lethality after being infected with the Black Death.
Eugen is in Europe right now, and judging by these two figures, his situation will be extremely dangerous if the Black Death breaks out. After all, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be that third.
"How is that possible? Impossible? I remember that the Black Death was a fourteenth-sixteenth century, and it was basically under control in the seventeenth century. And now the army has used flintlock pistols, at the latest in the sixteenth century, how could it not have happened? ”
Eugen's brain was already in a mess because of the panic, and the Black Death was so terrifying that any European in this period must have been impressed, and Rambo could not have heard of it.
However, he couldn't help but look at Corleone, as if looking at the last glimmer of hope, and asked expectantly, "Corleone, what about you?" Haven't you heard about a major illness either? In the past two three hundred years, has it not happened? ”
Corleone had something to say, and after a moment of contemplation, he said firmly: "No, master, I have no impression. And you're much better educated than we are, and where do we know what you don't know? ”
With Corleone's certainty, Eugen had nothing to count on, that terrible Black Death had not yet happened, and it seemed that it could happen at any time.
At this time, the merchant Owen Rose happened to be walking near Eugen and overheard Eugen and his men.
"Sickness, I think I've heard some news about this." Owen Rose has not given up on his friendship with Ogen, and he is also very enthusiastic to answer Ogen's question at the moment.
Hearing this, Eugen suddenly showed a surprised expression on his face, and he hurriedly turned sideways to look at the visitor. The man's tone sounded familiar to Eugen, but he didn't remember where he had heard it. So he asked with respect: "Great, sir, I hope you can give me a detailed introduction, I don't know what Mr. is called?" ”
Owen Rose smiled bitterly, thinking that Viscount Darmst had just introduced me. But he didn't care, just said politely: "Hello, General Eugen, I'm Owen Ross, and I'm a businessman. ”
Although I don't know why Eugen cares so much about a disaster, but seeing his urgent face, Owen Ross is not selling off, but bluntly said: "That's the case, General Eugen." I recently heard that a terrible plague is beginning to spread in the city of Gafa on the Crimean peninsula. Because I have some business dealings over there, that's why I know something. ”
"The City of Gapha ..... ......Eugen muttered the name in his mouth, feeling some familiarity.
However, he could not determine whether it was related to the Black Death, so he hurriedly asked, "Why?" Mr. Owen Ross, do you know what the specific reason is? ”
"Well, I don't know. However, it is said that it seems to have something to do with those hateful Mongols. Owen Ross didn't know much about this, and his business in the East didn't pass through the Crimean Peninsula, so there was too much confusion.
The only information he had heard was from other merchant friends.
But it was enough for Eugen to recall something, and at this moment his heart was beating wildly, and fear was spreading wildly in his heart like weeds after rain.
"That's right, it was in the city of Gafa that the Mongols attacked the city of Gapha and used the corpses with the pestilence pathogens as weapons and projected them into the city with catapults. The outbreak of the Black Death originated in that place. ”
In a few words, Eugen was already certain that the Black Death, the whip of God, was about to be whipped the land of Europe.