Ljubljana, located on the southern coast of the Holy Roman Empire, belonged to the Duchy of Caniola and was a fief of the Duke of Caniola. However, in recent years, the power of Duke Caniola has been declining, and some fiefdoms have been lost for various reasons, and they have returned to the hands of the Habsburgs.

Eugen's fiefdom is this reclaimed land, Ljubljana.

The area is close to the Mediterranean Sea and is an important transportation route. The moisture of the Mediterranean Sea covers the area, making large areas of the surrounding land a high-quality food production area. To the north is the end of the Alps, which has a variety of mineral resources.

Such a place is blessed with unimaginable economic potential.

However, when Eugen arrived in Ljubljana, he was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't imagine that this poor and dilapidated town in front of him, with overflowing sewage and sparse population, was actually his fiefdom!

In fact, it was its former lord, ---- Duke of Caniola, who made Ljubljana what it looked like.

The historical Ljubljana region also had a period of glory. However, after being succeeded by the current Duke of Caniola, the nightmare began.

Duke Caniola himself is the body of the word loser. During his more than twenty years of reign, he did not have any commendable achievements, and the only thing he was good at was to be happy.

To keep himself happy, he used crates of gold to buy the most precious wines from French wineries, and then used them to build a swimming pool. He also put the golden sands in the middle of the market to test the character of the citizens, but was swept away the next day.

Later, he became even more obsessed with alchemy, and gave large pieces of gold to those who were strange, and finally disappeared for some strange reasons.

In this way, in the whims of Duke Caniola, all his family fortunes were squandered. In order to have money to spend, he raised the taxes in his territory without restrictions, and at the highest time, the peasants paid more taxes than they harvested.

The people of the entire Ljubljana region can be said to have been tossed back to life by him, and the city has decayed uncontrollably. People don't starve to death, they just go out to make a living, and many places have even become empty cities with no people.

In the end, the Duke finally lost most of his territory completely, and lived on only a few negligible territories. The identity of the duke also exists in name only.

As a result, the Ljubljana region was recovered by the Habsburgs. And after a few years of twists and turns, it became Eugen's territory.

Despite his frustration, Eugen eventually accepted the fact. In any case, this is also his first territory, and he wants to use it as a starting point to create a miracle of economic rise.

Looking at the citizens of the town coming and going, Eugen's eyes sparkled with hope.

Margaret stood beside Eugen, looked at Eugen with a middle face, and sighed helplessly. The more she felt that believing in this guy might be a mistake.

Before, according to the family's wishes, she came to contact and observe some of the people Eugen was. However, every time Margaret felt that she had seen the truth, something new would emerge in Eugen. He is like an iceberg floating on the surface of the sea, and what is exposed is always a small part of himself.

For example, at this moment, on the day the agreement between the two was reached, Eugen didn't know what stimulated him, and he was suddenly going to his own territory. As soon as Margaret was told the news in the morning, he packed his bags and went on his way in the afternoon.

This sudden action made Margaret so embarrassed that she barely had time to pack her belongings, and followed Eugen to Ljubljana. It made them feel like they were eloping, and they were in a hurry to set off.

At the same time as Margaret arrived in Ljubljana, news from the family arrived.

Originally, the clan meant that Margaret would give Eugen a dismount and get him out of Sicily. Later, after learning that Eugen had become an earl and had the support of the Holy See, his attitude immediately changed. It turned into letting Margaret stay with Eugen and be responsible for communicating with Eugen.

So Margaret had no choice but to put aside her coldness and follow Eugen to his territory.

Eugen naturally doesn't mind the multiple beauties around him, not to mention that this beauty has extraordinary abilities. If there was a problem with the only problem, it was when he said goodbye to Maria, because of this kick in the ass, it was not a big problem.

Because of the rush of the trip, Eugen who came to the fiefdom did not receive much warm welcome. He was also happy to dispense with those cumbersome etiquettes and walked straight towards the city.

He was followed by ten brightly armored royal cavalry, explaining his identity. This was a guard assigned by the royal family to Eugen to protect Eugen's security and help him complete the handover of the fiefdom.

In addition, the royal family also promised to reward Eugen with 200,000 kild coins for the construction of the castle, but this money was naturally owed on credit first, and it would be handed over to Eugen in batches in the following days.

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The Italian peninsula is home to a world-famous art city---- Florence.

In this kind of city, there is also a large and important family, and that is the Medici family. The patriarch of the family is the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

At this moment, in the Palazzo Pidi in the center of the city of Florence, an old man with gray hair was sitting in the duke's seat. The old man's expression was calm and not angry, it was none other than the Duke of Tuscany ---- Duke of Gian.

Opposite the Duke of Ji'an, a messenger was standing hunched over, looking respectfully awaiting orders.

After a while, Duke Ji'an showed a trace of exhaustion on his face, and said: "This Eugen actually has such outstanding ability, and it is not to be underestimated that he can be valued by both the Holy See and the royal family. ”

There was no one around the old man, and the lowly messenger was not qualified to speak out, so he was just talking to himself.

After saying this, the Duke of Ji'an seemed to have made up his mind, and said to the messenger in front of him: "You go to the south to find Viscount Garth and tell him to stop his behavior against Count Eugen and turn to support." Let him represent me in my identity, so that Count Eugen can feel the goodwill from the Medici family. ”

Instead of writing letters, the Duke of Ji'an took out a small silver ball with the family crest engraved on it. The old Duke of Ji'an, who was averse to writing letters, used the small ball as proof of his orders, and the contents of the orders were conveyed by oral message.

The Medici have a powerful hidden force, and that is their fast and effective intelligence system. A large number of loyal and reliable messengers are the backbone of this intelligence system.

The messenger took the ball from the Duke of Gi'an, and walked out of the palace in silence. He would arrive at his destination in twelve hours and pass orders on to the local Viscount Garth. In the absence of efficient communication technology, this speed was terrifying.