By midday, the wind and rain had gradually subsided, and most of the neighborhoods, towers, and bell towers of the entire city of Za'tar had been captured, some of the soldiers had been killed, and most of them had been taken prisoner along with the townspeople, and they had been escorted to the "Provisional Command", St. Paul's Church.

The Venetian warships in the direction of the sandbar also successively transported soldiers and equipment, occupied the city walls and facilities in the south of Zata, and finally only the southwest corner, that is, the prince Constantine, still fluttered the flag and held on. Berdin's fortress of Miyagi was specially raised and fortified, and it also had a double-tiered gate made of bronze cast, which was covered with stone-throwing machines and various mechanisms.

So under the command of Fellaier, all the allied soldiers and ships completely besieged Berdin's palace: more than 300 princely guards, dozens of Slavic nobles, princes and princes, Berdin, and cardinals were all tightly covered inside.

Later, the Venetian consul coldly gave the order to "purge", so Gonletto's mercenary company began to loot and kill people from house to house, and panic permeated the city, and many women and children cried and ran to the parish where the Red Hand Dalian was located in the church district of St. Paul's to ask for refuge.

In the midst of all the panic, Gawain went to the front of the parish and said to the soldiers guarding there, "Let the refugees in, treat their wounds, provide them with some hot food, and do not embarrass them, and do not insult and kill." ”

And so the unbelievable happened: when the fleeing refugees, with terrified eyes and permission from the Byzantine Roman Grand Duke, entered the colonnade at the entrance of the hall, surrounded on all sides by soldiers with their staffs shining, but when they sat on the ground in the center. While soothing the crying children, no one came up to torture and kill them.

Then. They were given a large pot of food and soup carried by the soldiers, and the archduke looked very frightened. Sitting in the middle of the candlelight in the parish hall, he is like the protector of all. Suddenly, there was a scream at the entrance of the hall, and a fierce-faced Goreto walked in, with his servants behind him, and the blood of the victim dripping from the blade of his sword, and all the refugees crawled around and hid.

"You're disobeying the Archon's purge."

"I'm only an ally with the Archon, so there's no reason why I have to obey his orders." Gawain, who was sitting there with his sword in hand, replied loudly. And then before Gondletto could say anything. Gawain, who was covered in holy armor, stood up, walked down the steps, and came to the mercenary commander, "Besides, I don't think this kind of purge order is wrong, just destroy the city of Za'tar and destroy the towers, walls and armory that Berdin relied on, there is no need to slaughter and loot so many people." ”

"Master Fellaiyah has said that if all the men of Za'tar are to be slaughtered or castrated, and all the women and children to be sold into slavery, you may consider sending them to your Bali Bazaar. You can take taxes on trade, whatever the buyer is. Goreto actually laughed, and said this in front of Gawain, which made his face even more hideous. He was naturally disgusted with a handsome aristocrat like Gawain, even though he had a very strong beard.

"I'm sorry, but Barry City has passed the Grand Senate of the Brocade. The slave trade was abolished, and it was forbidden not to sell Slavs to Africa. It was also forbidden to buy slaves from local estates and workshops, and citizens and councillors were not allowed to buy slaves for their own sake. Gawain replied coldly.

"It is worthy of the divine qualities of the priesthood. Speaking of these high-sounding words, they are more powerful than my sword. Gounletto sarcastically raised his bloody sword.

Gawain's reply was unexpected, "No, this is done in order to raise the standard of wages for the citizens and villagers of Barry, because if a state is proud of the use of slaves in large numbers, it will inevitably reduce the wages of the people, and the morals will be corrupted, and the market will wither." ”

After hearing this, Gounletto froze in place, not knowing what to say, to communicate with the Grand Duke, who was full of unbelievable theories, but Gawain then continued, "I want to meet with Your Excellency the Consul, during which you must immediately order your men to stop the senseless killing, or I will put forward conditions unfavorable to the city-state of Venice in the memorandum of talks." ”

Soon after, however, Félaier's new order came: until the city of Berding Palace was taken, all the soldiers of the company were to hold their posts and blocks, to stop the senseless killing and looting, and that any diplomatic matters were to be decided by me and the Grand Duke of Gawain.

Then, Félaille warmly invited Gawain to the main hall of St. Paul's Church, where the servants stood in front of the temple with the Archon's Roman scepter and Gawain's red hand banner.

"Za'tar City will be given to your state as all the spoils of war, but just leave me a warehouse area where I can transfer goods duty-free." After shaking hands, Gawain said the plan very generously, he knew that Venice had coveted the city for a long time, and it was inevitable, but his current expedition still had to rely on Fellaier in terms of naval navigation, after all, Amalfi could not quench his thirst, so he might as well do it as a favor.

"Your Excellency, you should remember what I told you about pigs." Fellaier smiled incomprehensibly, the corners of his eyes wrinkled like threads forged in iron, "But we are pigs, pigs who abide by the spirit of the merchant's contract, not jackals who eat carrion. ”

"You're going to sign an agreement with me about the disposition of Za'tar?" Gawain replied briskly, and after Felayer nodded, Gawain pulled out the Turkic scimitar he was wearing, plucked the leaves from the potted plant, and quickly sliced it through the middle, "That's good, the loot money is divided into five parts, you three and I two; And the city block, you are four and I are one. ”

"However, you must also note in the memorandum of agreement that your 'one' may only be used to transport the soldiers, servants, and craftsmen of the jihadist expedition, as well as the necessary supplies for the march. It is not permissible to lease to merchants of Bari and Amalfi, as well as to all other states, to sell any goods and specialties that are detrimental to the interests of the Venetian trade. Fellaier treacherously brought up the entry.

"Absolutely, but you also have to give me a preferential price, that is, the goods and personnel from the city of Bari from now on, the Venetian merchant ships must not exceed the transportation price agreed by Amalfi." After speaking, Gawain handed the large leaf cut open to the Venetian consul, "You can consult with my confidential secretary Androdat for the specific payment." Then the thin little clergyman was brought to Félaier by the Grand Duke, and Félaier looked at him: his hair had just grown, but the back of his head had been shaved off for the sake of wearing a helmet, and he had made a nondescript appearance, his face was small and pale, his shoulders were shrugged, and he was carrying a heavy clerical case, and he swayed and swayed, and he laughed involuntarily, "This little chick reminds me of when I was seventeen years old, when I had just become the agent of the family business, and went to the land of the Levant to negotiate my first deal. ”

"Grand Duke, I can't do it, you still sign it, I'll just watch the reminder from the sidelines." How can Andero Dart have the experience to handle such a big incident? Hurriedly waved his hand. (To be continued.) )