The old man happily rode away in a small boat, but Hong Tao was in trouble here. Gold and silver treasures are easy to manage, so give Carl as the family property, labor does not cost money, but generally buy food and drink, these all need to cost money. The ten A-La \ Bo beauties are a little troublesome, some of them are really beautiful, and they are all very young, and they can see Hong Tao swallowing his saliva. But after drooling for a long time, Hong Tao still didn't dare to get involved, he was afraid of illness on the one hand, he was mainly afraid that these beauties would suddenly burst out in the middle of the night and kill themselves. In front of religious fanatics, anything is possible, and compared to his small life, Hong Tao can endure anything.

It was not difficult to deal with these beauties, and it was enough to pull them to the port of Rena\Ya and sell them to Friedrich II, and the emperor also liked this tune, and there were many Arab servants in his palace, which was also criticized by the pope. Hong Tao felt that the emperor must have a way to identify who was in danger and who was safe, and by the way, Hong Tao also wanted to see how the construction of this special economic zone was doing, and the other thing was to help Carl urge the fiefdom.

After three months, I returned to Re Na Ya Harbor again, the majesty of the Jinhe is still undiminished, as long as I see the Jinhe, all kinds of ships on the sea are scattered and fleeing, it is really a bit of a devil coming. Even the city of Rena, which had become the emperor's palace, sounded one after another, and the gates were closed. But it soon opened again, and a group of men on horseback left the city and headed for the docks.

"Why did they get here! Minx! "You don't need a telescope for Hong Tao to recognize that there are Jiang Zhuyi and Hong Salamander in this team, as well as Luo Youde.

"Dad, we have chosen two of the best shops in the city, one is a clothing and perfume store for Jiang's mother, and the other is a sesame oil store for Uncle Luo!" When it comes to climbing rope nets on the side of a boat, the salamander is sharper than anyone except a professional sailor. The boat had just approached the side of the Golden River. The little girl rushed up like a little monkey, took Hong Tao's hand and began to report the good news.

"Is it fun in town? Lao Luo, why did you come here? Hong Tao picked up his daughter and kissed her little cheek, but the problem was thrown to Luo Youde, who had just climbed up.

"It just so happened that the queen was coming, so we came with her boat. Your daughter is bored in Palermo, and she must accompany the two of us when she comes. I said, Brother Hong, why did you go to this boat, why is it full of dust! Luo Youde also changed into a white robe, and at this time it became a flower, and there was volcanic ash everywhere on the Jinhe, and a boat pulling lime could still be clean?

"Don't use my daughter as a pretense, you two want to come, right? I also chose the shop, what's the matter. You two don't want to go back? Want to settle here? Hong Tao pursed her lips, she didn't believe that Hong Salamander was so smart, at most she was tired of clamoring to get on her father's big boat, and it was impossible to name the person who wanted to come to Re Na.

"It's not me, it's Mrs. Jiang, she said she doesn't want to go back to the Great Song Dynasty, she wants to stay here to help you watch the family business, I just make a shop and let her watch it together." She didn't tell you? Don't blame me for that. She said you know! As soon as Luo Youde heard Hong Tao's question, he immediately knew that he had been deceived by Jiang Zhuyi. Quickly clear himself up.

"You don't want to go back to the Great Song Dynasty?" At this time, Jiang Zhuyi also climbed up, she didn't wear the huge white gauze skirt, but the one on her body was not small, and it was very troublesome to climb up and down. It seems that she prefers this kind of clothing, and she can't bother about it for the sake of beauty.

"......" Jiang Zhuyi bit his lip and didn't squeak, but glanced at Luo Youde.

"Oh...... Come. Hong Salamander, go down with Uncle to get the goods, all of them are in our shop, and kill those stupid guys! "Luo Youde is a thief, as soon as I saw Jiang Zhuyi's eyes, I knew that she wanted to talk to Hong Tao alone. Immediately dragged the salamander to his cabin to pick up the goods.

"I want to stay here, you won't be angry, will you?" Seeing that Luo Youde and Hong Salamander were gone, Jiang Zhuyi hugged Hong Tao's arm and began to be coquettish, with expectant eyes on his face.

"Whether you are angry or not depends on the reason you give me, we said in the cabin." Jiang Zhuyi personally said that she wanted to stay here, Hong Tao was very surprised, he really wanted to hear her reason.

"The people here love me, they love my clothes, my perfume and my whitening cream, and every day I am happy...... I wasn't so happy when I was in Minnesota ...... I always feel that I am a useless person, and without your help, they will not give me a second look. When Jiang Zhuyi spoke, every look and expression exuded happiness, and it seemed that she was indeed very comfortable here. This girl is not suitable for growing up in the Great Song Dynasty, where she is an ugly duckling, but when she arrives here, she becomes a star, from dressing up to her every move, she is considered beautiful, and a girl will yearn for this kind of life. And it seems easier to start her career here, the language is not a big problem, she knows a little Latin, and it is estimated that she has not learned less in the past few months.

"Then you're not afraid that they'll burn you like an infidel? This is a religious country, and if you live here, you will be an outsider after all. Hong Tao did not agree to her staying here, and began to consider the pros and cons of staying here for her.

"The queen said that if I wanted to, she could let me into their religion, and she would ask the archbishop to baptize me. My shop still has the queen's shares, and there are you, they don't dare to touch me. You scared them, and now they don't even dare to beat the rats in the city, for fear that you, the head of the big rat, will come back and take revenge...... ......"To Hong Tao's question, Jiang Zhuyi gave a relatively satisfactory answer, it seems that she has not thought about this idea for a day or two, not impulsively.

"Okay, if you want to stay, Carl will stay, and I'll let him take care of you. Don't trust the queen too much, let alone the emperor, it's okay to cooperate, but don't treat them too seriously, understand? Hong Tao is very happy to see Jiang Zhuyi find the life she likes, but she is not worried that a girl is left alone in such a far place, and she has to be advised, although it is all nonsense, then she has to say.

"Would you like to come and see me once a year? In the Great Song Dynasty, we are all secretly together, and when you get here, you are my own......" Jiang Zhuyi's thinking is indeed different from most people, and it seems that he is also quite an extreme person.

"I can't promise to come once a year, but I can stay here for two months, let Lao Luo go to Zhang Luo's shop first, come to the boat and stay with me, and I'll teach you a new trick, called underwear, hehehe." Hong Tao didn't dare to make a big promise, he really couldn't come to Europe once a year, so don't do anything, a round trip will take more than half a year.

The Jinhe stopped outside the port of Re Na Ya for three days, Jiang Zhuyi and Hong Tao were bored in the captain's room and did not show up much, she did not pester Hong Tao for two months, and returned to the city three days later to continue to run her business. On this issue, Hong Tao has always admired this girl's wrist very much, she can always figure out what she likes and dislikes, and then she will choose the most appropriate way to do it very rationally, without dragging her feet at all, the more she likes her.

Friedrich II did not go out of the city to see Hong Tao in person, but sent Herman to send Karl's fiefdom edict, and he would urge the Pope to urge that the question of Karl's knighthood was a certainty, and the Pope could not rely on it, unless the Church did not intend to take back the Iberian Peninsula. Now there are countless Christian knights in the north of the peninsula fighting against the Ara Bo, if the people who seize the land of the Ala Bo in the south of the peninsula can't be feuded, then everyone will still fart, and they will all go home.

The construction of special economic zones was also in full swing, and the Lombard Cities Union accepted the emperor's terms, and the cities were reclassified into the empire. The city of Renaa became a ****** without imperial and ecclesiastical taxes, and for this reason Friedrich II promised the Pope not to attack Venice again, which was an exchange of interests. If Venice were to be captured by the Emperor's army, the Pope would be truly alone in the Apennines. As for whether Venice will be captured by the emperor's army, most people will definitely say yes! Because the Emperor had in his hands two devil warships that could spew hellfire, once they reached Venice, they were not as well defended as Rena, and were more vulnerable to attacks from the sea. The reason why the Pope was able to reach an agreement with Friedrich II is probably also related to the lobbying of the Venetians, and the Venetians are probably the ones who are most reluctant to see the two devil's warships.

"His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this special region, and thanks to his efforts, there are already merchants from A. Lap and Byzantium who have come here to buy shops, and merchants from Germany who have also gone south, as well as merchants from the Frankish kingdom. His Excellency the Duke was right, although there were no taxes, they could be repaid from other places, and the money from the sale of these shops alone had already covered the cost of building these large warehouses. His Majesty the Emperor asked me if His Excellency the Duke could stay here and be the economic adviser of the Empire and the de facto lord of the city of Renaia, although this place is currently under the name of the Knights, but in fact it can be ruled by His Excellency the Duke, and His Majesty the Emperor has promised not to interfere with anything of Your Excellency. Herman's attitude towards Hong Tao at this time changed ninety degrees, from the original disbelief to very respectful, fifty of which were all the credit of the cannon, and the rest was his admiration for Hong Tao's economic acumen.

(To be continued.) )