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Liu Feng and the Pope's army have been in Lorence for about half a month.

The twilight of the setting sun fell on the walls of the church. The chic bell tower stands tall, and the bell of "bell" is heard in the wind.

Although many shops are still closed, there are some people wandering on the streets. Every day, carols of praise to the dragon and God are on the streets all day long!

In this city, Liu Feng and others once again earned more than 10 million taels of silver, about one million florin gold coins!

So far, it can be said that there is really only this bit of oil and water in the city of Florence, and no matter how much it is scavenged, it will not be much to be found. It will also ruin the reputation!

So, they decided to do something more or less free, and then they stopped and started a policy of intelligence and diplomacy.

The big guy estimated that if he wanted to make money in the future, he could only fight the idea of the Venetian merchant.

So, after leaving a part of the manpower to continue here.

Liu Feng and others advanced to Venice, the water city.

Venice is a famous tourist and industrial city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

Known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic", it was also the site where the Crusaders rallied during their crusades, and it was also a very important commercial and artistic center from the 13th century to the end of the 17th century, and can be called one of the most romantic cities in the world.

The winding water alleys, the flowing clear waves, like a silent and affectionate girl, poured tenderness under her eyes. Its architecture, paintings, sculptures, operas, etc. have an extremely important position and influence in the world.

Venice has the reputation of "born because of water, beautiful because of water, and prosperous because of water", and enjoys the reputation of "water city", "water city" and "hundred island city".

It is one of the most splendid cities in Europe!

Once, the glorious victory of the conquest of the Byzantine Empire, the legend of Marco Polo's eastward journey...... It's all about it.

From Spain to Jerusalem, from London to Constantinople, there are traces of Venetian merchants everywhere. So much so that it is often said, "Where there is water flowing, there are Venetians." ”

During this period, the Venetian merchants formed the earliest modern companies in the West, created the first new banks in the West, and formulated the law of the sea.

Commerce became the business of the whole people, and wealth poured into the city like a tidal wave.

The financial income in a year is as high as millions of ducats. It is almost the same as the annual tax of the Ming Dynasty in the same era!

You know, the urban population of Venice is only about 200,000. And the population of the entire Ming Dynasty is hundreds of times that of him!

The strong financial strength has created a different style of the city.

Its republican government was very stable, with only one attempted coup d'état in a millennium. (Everyone is rich, live and work in peace and contentment, and ghosts rebel!) ）

The streets are clean and well-organized. There are very few illiterates, almost reaching the level of later generations of new Chinese scholars.

It has a full set of equipment such as libraries, public hospitals, and welfare homes. It has established an annuity for retired civil servants and a pension for widows, orphans and infirmities. Alas, my heckness, this can't be an early entry into the 21st century, right?

If you want to find a place in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries that most resembles the modern cities of later generations, it can only be Venice.

Even Da Ming, who was open at this time, couldn't do this.

However, money can't stop the invasion of bacteria.

When the foreign sailors with germs entered the port of Marseille, the Grim Reaper also arrived in Venice.

In just a few months, almost half of the population of Venice died. If it weren't for the fact that he would have relied on waterways for the transportation here. Some people just hide in their homes, and rats and bugs can't get past them.

Perhaps, Liu Feng and the others have not yet come, and they will also die.

However, now it can only be said that in the midst of great luck, the light of hope has come again.

The Venice Council stipulated that all cemeteries must be five feet deep. The priest presides over the funeral in front of the cemetery and prays for the souls of the deceased. Compared to countless other cities, this cemetery and this funeral ceremony are unimaginable luxuries.

Countless people fall and die every day, but those who are alive continue to work. Sweat blood!

This is Venice around 1640, a city that held on to hope in the face of despair. It can be regarded as one of the few cities with bright spots in this disaster!

However, despite the fact that the authorities of the Republic of Venice behaved in the midst of the catastrophe, they were remarkable.

However, this must be a stopgap measure, not a symptomatic one.

At best, it stopped the spread of famine and violence. As time goes by, you will still slide into the abyss of death step by step!

Compared with other cities, Liu Feng and others see gods and talk about myths, and ghosts and ghosts. When you see a businessman, you talk about a businessman, but the people here are very rich, and their natural life is also very valuable.

(The poor have no money, and the rich are heavily taxed, which makes sense!) ）

As a result, the number of miracle drugs declared to the outside world is not much. The church was thinking about whether to save people in other cities or people here.

There are two voices arguing inside, of course, considering the actual need, if someone is willing to contribute several times the contribution of other cities. For example, if there are five million ducats, then the winning city will inevitably be that city.

The Venetian masaquios, who heard the rumors, was stunned on the spot.

At all times in the conference room, officials were arguing over the matter and whether to make such a huge donation.

"Five million ducats? …… This is simply the most despicable extortion, and the church is too ugly! The Doge of Venice banged on the table in a rage.

The other officials at the table looked at each other helplessly, and after a long while, they persuaded: "Your Excellency...... Please calm down. No amount of money can buy our lives. We don't usually have a good relationship with the church, and it's normal for them to bite a little harder at this time. ”

"So far, half of the population of our cities has died. Look out the window, do we have room to bargain in such a situation? Only a few, a problem that can be solved with money, that's not a problem. The money is gone, and we can make it again, can't we? ”

The persuasion of the crowd immediately silenced the Doge of Venice.

He sighed and looked out through the conference room window. The noisy stalls and vendors of the past have disappeared completely, and there are not even a few beggars to be found.

On all the streets and waterways, there is only a gloomy, oppressive, desolate, hopeless, fearful, and sad picture.

Although he is not convinced, as long as he is a person, he has to face the reality in his heart.

That is, man is a knife and axe, and I am a fish and meat. --------Venice can't afford to wait!

Even if the conditions are harsh, you can only grit your teeth and endure it. Isn't it just money, it's a bit painful to take it out. But if everyone dies by the end of the day, the remaining money will be kept at home, and it will not be taken by outsiders?

Such a simple truth, don't let emotions affect the correct cognition.

Well, consensus is easy to reach. It's just that such a large sum of money, after apportionment, there are so many merchants and families in the city, how much does it cost each person to share on average?

Moreover, in a short period of time, is it really possible to take out so much money?

After all, there are many possessions that are staked in goods and land. I don't know, can these things be counted?

(Like businessmen in later generations, don't look at Ma Yun and Ma Huateng, they say that they have tens of billions of assets at every turn, and if you ask him to really take out tens of billions of cash, it is impossible, and billions of dollars can't be taken out.) ）

In general, the monopoly who claims to have how much money. That's his fixed assets, and the liquid cash that can be used in general is only his total assets at most, between 5-10%.

If you still owe money to the bank, it's even worse.

This is like, Wang Sicong once asked his father Wang Jianlin, how much money do we have in our family?

Wang Jianlin replied, don't ask, just spend the flowers, you can't spend it in a lifetime.

So, Wang Sicong asked rhetorically: So Dad, how much does our family owe to the bank?

Wang Jianlin replied with a sigh: Son, don't ask. Anyway, even if it's ten lifetimes, it's not over. Our family is in debt!

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