Da Vinci lifted the belt of his trousers and took a notebook from the belt, on which he recorded it, apparently to describe and summarize the failed experiment so that he could find out the reasons for it later.

Louis, who wanted to cry without tears, was very unlucky to see da Vinci's left hand again, huh? He writes with his left hand?

After asking Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, Louis couldn't help but make up some of da Vinci's "secrets" - his writings - in fact, they can only be said to be notes and manuscripts - are written in mirror font, not from left to right, but from right to left like the Chinese. His detractors believe that it was Da Vinci who wanted to hide his blasphemous thoughts about God and the evil of the natural world from being revealed.

They may be right. You must know that da Vinci agreed with heliocentr. It's just that this manuscript was never published during his lifetime, and naturally no one else knew about it, let alone the church came to persecute him......

The experiment is complete, and we can finally get to the point.

Now the Marquis of Perez can finally make his intentions known, and he does not hide it, and bluntly states that he has been commissioned by King Ferdinand II of Aragon to hire Leonardo da Vinci to work as a painter at the court of Aragon.

Of course, da Vinci couldn't have left right now – The Last Supper was not yet finished! But within this year, the Last Supper would be finished, and the Marquis of Pérez very sincerely invited da Vinci to work as a painter in Aragon - and, most importantly, the Marquis of Pérez made it clear to da Vinci that His Majesty Ferdinand was not short of money, and the salary was definitely not low!

"Mr. da Vinci, I have heard that your monthly salary was originally negotiated at 2,000 ducats per month. However, the cashier of the Duke of Milan only pays you 500 ducats a month, which has caused trouble in your life...... "The Marquis de Pérez gently complained about what happened to Leonardo da Vinci.

However, the Marquis Perez himself did not expect that da Vinci's reaction would be so violent (of course, it is also incredibly historical)-

"yes!" Da Vinci's face suddenly turned red. "The Duke and Duchess are good in other respects, but they are a little stingy and sluggish in matters of money!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but slap the table and stand up, walking around the room.

"I was commissioned by the Duchess to decorate the Duke's palace, but I was not paid on time, which kept me from focusing on it, and I was often obliged to participate in unimportant work......"

Ahem, the "unimportant work" in Da Vinci's mouth refers to the "Last Supper".

It's a pity that it was the convent that paid for the painting, not the Duke of Milan, who only gave gifts from time to time, and the cashier who handled it ...... Alas! It's hard to put into words! ……

Da Vinci suddenly became particularly talkative, and by his deep resentment towards the duke, his words were like towering Jura and surging Volga......

"The Duke should have found out that I was short of money, but he didn't, and if anyone told him that I had a lot of money, it would be a lie and a lie, and I had to make a living......"

"Even the monastery is in arrears, and I am very distressed about it, really distressed......"

The Marquis of Perez watched da Vinci deliver his "accusation of blood and tears" there for a long time, was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "From what happened to you, I understand that in fact, artists are also mortals, and they also have to eat!" ”

"Why not?!" Da Vinci was like meeting a bosom friend, "We also have to eat!" ”

—————— understood? The author of this book is also a hobby, so sometimes you have to understand that it is more delayed, otherwise, to tell you, on June 8, 1496, when da Vinci was halfway through the decoration of the palace, he went on strike!!! ——————

"Yes, His Majesty Ferdinand also understands your situation, he has heard about the Madonna of the Rocks you painted for a long time, and he would love for you to paint a statue of the Madonna for the newly established Holy Angels Society in our country!"

The Marquis Perez, seeing that His Majesty's prediction was so accurate, and that Monsieur da Vinci was so short of money, took a good step - "Your Majesty promises that when you have finished drawing the Last Supper, if you wish to come to Spain, he will pay you an annual salary of 60,000 ducats, which will be settled once a month, and if you wish, you can also pay an advance, and in addition, Your Majesty will provide you with a special workshop, enough for a hundred weavers to work together......"

"Really?" Leonardo da Vinci excitedly interrupted the Marquis of Perez, "5,000 ducats a month? …… Not in arrears? ……”

It seems that Mr. da Vinci is really choked by the arrears of wages! Marquis Perez sighed in his heart.

"Your Majesty Ferdinand will definitely not owe wages!" Marquis Perez replied firmly.

Just kidding, how rich is His Majesty Ferdinand? As a member of the upper echelons of the aristocratic circle, he knew that as early as when His Majesty was still the crown prince, the means of accumulating wealth were unparalleled in the world...... No, sins, sins, any special means he has made out! None of the great nobles of Aragon was richer than him, and since ten years ago he had run the Inquisition, he did not know how much gold and silver had flowed into the pockets of His Majesty. Not to mention that after the capture of Granada, the "1492 Decree" that took the Jews squeezed a lot of oil and water.

As for the last few years, Your Majesty's conduct, means, and conduct have been much more decent, mistresses are gone, extravagant pleasures have stopped, and the Inquisition is still very active—this is not about personal morality, but about the means of those who do not like Your Majesty. However, His Majesty's trench is still inhumane as always, and it really is! In the past, it was to throw away the income of a mining to decorate the palace, but now it ...... Niederhogg spends as much a year as Charles VIII does!

As for how did the money come about...... Ahem, that's a little, classified...... The Marquis, as a high-ranking member of Niderhogg and the right-hand man of Director Sisneros, knew that His Majesty had tinkered with some things in the puppet kingdom of Sardinia, such as the farming techniques of the East, manure, corn and sweet potatoes......

No, you can't say it! Marquis Perez had in his heart, but he regarded these Nidhogg internal super secrets as something to be brought into the grave, and he would not confide in outsiders if he inflicted the top ten tortures in the East on him, otherwise the entire family would not be able to leave a single living mouth......

Of course! The Marquis Perez knew that Monsieur da Vinci would know these secrets, and that he must be called upon to be in charge of the re-improvement of the steam engine......

"That's great!" Da Vinci burst out laughing. "Please tell your Majesty! As soon as I finish that damn painting of the monastery, I'll be back at the court of Aragon at my disposal! ”

Really! Marquis Perez and Louis glanced at each other, or His Majesty's words are good! As long as you have money, you can let Satan push the stone mill for you!

……

"Mr. Louis, please stay!" When the Marquis took his leave, da Vinci called out to Louis again, and said to him with a smile: "Monsieur Louis, your countenance inspires me. Although I am in a hurry to get the job done, I will still find time to draw a portrait for you...... No, you don't have to come in person, I've memorized it all! It will be done the day after tomorrow and will be given to you! You don't have to be so moved, it's just a little bit of my heart......"

At noon, da Vinci rushed to the monastery in a rage, picked up his pen and prepared to unleash it. If he is perfunctory, then the brilliance of "The Last Supper" will probably fall into the realm.

But it was an artist who shook the ages, and da Vinci stared at the face of Jesus, and the face of Judas filled with the face of the bishop, and the disciples, and looked at it for a while, and at last he just picked up the brush and added two or three strokes to the important place......