"Tell me about the Western Expedition here, and whether William and the Pope have finally reconciled...... You are not allowed to smoke, it will make your teeth yellow and your skin wrinkled. After all, he was almost fifty years old, Hong Tao worked hard for a long time, but in the end, he didn't toss Jiang Zhuyi, who was like a wolf and a tiger, and was defeated.

"The Western Expedition is still about the same as before, no one on either side can beat anyone, fight for a month, rest for half a year, and then fight again, they are almost like children fighting. You're going to make little Louis miserable this time, not only will he have to bear a large part of the cost of the expedition to the west, but the Pope also intends to be stationed in Paris. Now he is dumb and eats yellow lotus, and there are words of suffering. We must not support the Western Expedition, let alone drive the Pope away. Didn't they provoke you once in Paris, and you were about to toss away other people's countries. Many French nobles don't want to fight anymore, and there are already rumors that they want to negotiate with the Saracens, and there is no accurate news about whether they will negotiate peace. As soon as Jiang Zhuyi heard Hong Tao say that smoking was not good, he quickly stuffed the cigar in his hand into Hong Tao's mouth, then turned over, lay on Hong Tao's stomach, and began to tell about the new situation in Europe for more than a year.

"Where is this, I haven't asked him for money yet, do you think there are any good things in France that can pay off the debt? Why don't we bring the city of Paris over to you as a castle? "Louis IX died poor, Hong Tao will not be soft-hearted, he is here to toss Europe, France and England are the focus, if you don't mess up these two countries, it will be in vain.

"I don't want any broken places, it stinks inside, and there are not even many toilets. Don't interrupt, listen to me! Jiang Zhuyi knew that Hong Tao was teasing her, if she snatched the city of Paris from Louis IX, little Louis would not be crazy, even if he was willing to give it, who would dare to accept it. These kings and nobles in Europe regard land as their lifeline, he can smash the pot and sell iron to pay off the debt, and even his wife can be mortgaged to you, but don't talk to them about land issues, that is the honor of their family, and the nobles who have no territory are not much better than yeoman farmers.

"The relationship between William and the Pope has not eased, but the Western Expedition has involved a large part of the church's energy, and the Venetians have seen the money and no longer plan to attack William with the church, so the church did not have a final showdown with William. William also symbolically sent hundreds of troops to the peninsula and donated some money, which can be regarded as redeeming his religious qualifications. For more than a year, he didn't cause any more trouble, and honestly became a doctor in the empire, not only treating the nobles, but also often giving free medicine to the common people, and the people in the country supported him. Did you also teach him his healing skills, and did you make him do it? Jiang Zhuyi was not very optimistic about Friedrich II, she felt that this emperor was a bit neurotic and not a qualified ruler. But Hong Tao has always maintained a good personal relationship with the emperor, so she can only pinch her nose and agree.

"We've discussed some medical skills with each other, and most of them have been figured out by himself. It wasn't my idea to see a doctor, but he made the right move. No matter how hostile the outside world is to him, as long as he can be supported by the nobles and people in the country, no one can easily shake his throne. Hong Tao shook his head, he and Jiang Zhuyi didn't agree on the same opinion. Friedrich II was not an unqualified politician, on the contrary, Hong Tao felt that he was very politically minded, and his neurotic problems were his main problem.

Due to some deficiencies in his personality, this emperor sometimes really does something unbelievable. Fortunately, he didn't get sick very often, and now he was obsessed with medicine, which was a good thing for him, not only to increase his prestige, but also to ease the frequency of his illness. A person who is very busy all day will not be cranky all the time.

"Are you going over there this time? I also want to go with you to see ......" Jiang Zhuyi finished talking about the general situation in Europe, and then changed his words and mentioned Sun City.

"Not yet, in a few years. I've got a completely different system over there, and I'll need to see how it works. And there are a lot of infectious diseases out there that haven't found an effective cure yet, so it's too risky for you to go now. You don't know it yet, I've abdicated and given up the throne to Jinhe. Now I'm settling in Cape Town with Sefy and Senia, and I'll be able to stay with Carl's ship for a while. I'll have to keep an eye on you in the future, you're not an emperor anymore, and your power is not as big as a baron, will you, a little goblin, cuckold me? Hong Tao didn't plan to take Jiang Zhuyi to Sun City too early, if she went to that place, she would have greater ambitions. When he has planned the other side, he will take her there, and then let her choose whether to continue to be the king's lover by her side, or stay in Europe to develop.

"Then you can't look at me, unless you can ......" Jiang Zhuyi didn't say anything about Hong Tao's abdication, and didn't say a word, but after hearing that Hong Tao could often come and live for a while, he happily climbed up, and then stretched out his hand under him.

"Shhh...... I think you should cuckold me, if it goes on like this, I will have no hat on my head, but sooner or later your body will be hollowed out by you. Hong Tao was caught by Jiang Zhuyi's only weakness, and he didn't even have room to fight back, so he could only hold the woman's soft body and continue the second wave of offensive.

Jiang Zhuyi didn't care how Hong Tao begged for mercy, and increased the beating amplitude of his body to the maximum, as if he was about to fly up on Hong Tao, and the tactful cries also resounded throughout the room, and some of them slipped out along the crack in the door. When the guards on both sides of the door heard these sounds, they immediately straightened up and stared intently at the opposite wall, lest any movement might alarm the hostess. This hostess is much more vicious than the previous hostess, and she offended her, and she didn't know how to die.

Jiang Zhuyi is not only a good lover and housekeeper, but also a very good banker. She had been lending money with a large amount of gold six or seven years earlier, and with the protection of Friedrich II and Karl, her clever mind and means of communication, she soon became the largest creditor in the whole of Europe on an equal footing with the Venetians.

Since she took over Karlburg, the business has grown even more rapidly. In order to meet the needs of the vast number of European nobles, Baron Jiang also teamed up with the Venetians and German nobles to establish a real bank in the city of Rena, which was called the Renaya Bank, and began to carry out large-scale lending and storage business. The headquarters and vault of the bank are located in Karlburg.

Borrowing and mortgaging from the Re Na Bank has a lower interest rate than that of usury, and the credibility and security are more secure, not only the merchants will become the bank's customers, but many noble lords and even kings are willing to associate with this bank with a lot of background and strong funds.

If you are short of money, you can borrow, you can save when you are rich, not only do you not charge management fees, but you will also pay a certain amount of interest on your deposits, which is a good thing for the European turtles at this time, which is simply a good thing that is difficult to find with a lantern. Friedrich II even kept the treasury of the Reich in the Renaa Bank, and now he had enough reason to protect Karlburg, because it was where his fortunes were stored, and whoever dared to do it against Karlsburg was an enemy of the Emperor.

"If you can change to a man's body, there will be a greater achievement, but it's a pity. But luckily, if you're a man, I don't know you. Let me give you a piece of advice, don't just make money, take the time to spend some money on the relief of the poor, and set up more schools and hospitals, so that your reputation is not limited to aristocratic circles. It's not like the Great Song Dynasty here, where it's a burden if the reputation is too big. The more famous your reputation is, the safer it is here, and religion is not completely useless sometimes, it has a morally positive effect on society. But these things, it is best to pull the church, nobles, and kings to do together, good things to share with everyone, and it is good to have some benefits, regardless of whether others take advantage of us, as long as the biggest profit in the end is ourselves. Jiang Zhuyi's development has exceeded Hong Tao's estimates, especially in terms of economy, Hong Tao is a little worried about Jiang Zhuyi's safety, and wants to give her a safer idea.

"Listen to your ...... But why are you suddenly so nice to the people here, didn't you always think about hurting people before, is it because of me? Jiang Zhuyi will not argue with Hong Tao in these aspects, she has always been in a state of learning, learning from Hong Tao to learn new ideas and new directions, and then implement them in combination with the local situation. This time, Hong Taolai basically didn't mention how to harm Europe, and she was a little puzzled.

"Don't be stinky and beautiful, you really think you are a peerless beauty who captivates the country and the city. Even if you are, I'm not the overlord of Chu. This is not called helping them, this is actually harming them, making them dependent. You wonder, is it a danger for a hungry wolf, or a danger for a wolf who can barely keep himself from starving? Use the money you control to meet some of their needs, and they will not be looking for food with red eyes, they will slowly get used to coming to you to eat, and then they will change from wolves to dogs. No matter how fierce a dog is, there is no danger from wolves! Hong Tao ruthlessly extinguished Jiang Zhuyi's pride that had just risen.

"Then I'm not a dog breeder...... Hee-hee-hee-hee...... I just like the way you look when you hurt people, especially these two scars! In the future, you will be my big dog, and I will bite whoever you want to bite! Hahaha...... "This broken mouth can only be endured by a freak like Jiang Zhuyi, not only to endure it, but also to appreciate it." Lying on Hong Tao's body, he stretched his neck and kissed Hong Tao twice on the left cheek.

"Don't be too happy, the people here are not stupid, they are thieves. Don't run around when you're fine, if you want to have a dance or something, just come here. I wondered if it was time to expand the castle, and if another fort could be built across the bay, the whole bay could be sealed. With cannons on board, the threat at sea is not worth mentioning, and with sea supremacy, the two fortresses can still support each other from the sea. What's more, you can put the key secrecy departments such as the bank headquarters and the vault in one fortress, and use the other fortress as your living room and ballroom, how about it? Although Jiang Zhuyi was said to be worthless, Hong Tao was still very concerned about her in his heart, if it weren't for the layout in Europe, it would be good to take her with him every day. She is the only one who can completely relax herself and understand many of her own strange thoughts.

"It's good, but there is no flat land on the opposite mountain, and it is all stones. Karl wanted to build a watchtower on it last year, but he wasted days of work, using dozens of slaves, and failed to dig out a suitable foundation. In the end, it was blown up with gunpowder, and a third of the gunpowder in the stock was used, and a little flat ground was barely blown up, and the result was a collapse. Listening to what Hong Tao said was very beautiful, but after thinking about it carefully, Jiang Zhuyi began to shake his head again. It's so easy to build a castle, especially on a hill, and it's hard to find a mountain with a flat ground like Fort Karl.

"Hey, hey, hey...... If anyone can cover it, won't I be able to show my ability? Listen to me, immediately find someone to dig stones and prepare materials, maybe your materials are not ready, and I will come back from Sun City. When the time comes, see how I deal with that broken mountain, and if I want to, I can blow it up! "Bragging with your own woman is what men like to do the most, and the sense of accomplishment is strong. Hong Tao is really not bragging, the cotton wool can not only be used as a hair \ projection, but also a little change the nitrogen content in it, it is a good explosive. Although the performance is not very stable, it is not a slave to operate, and it is a normal loss to kill a few, which is much lower than the mortality rate of letting them manually open the mountain.

(To be continued.) )