And now that they were in the midst of a storm, they had no choice but to stay, and some of the women had no choice but to encourage them to go to the Peloponnese and marry a rich Greek, and it would be much better to suffer here than to suffer here.

Inglina sighed, and after thinking about it for a while, she suggested to everyone, "Death row friends, are you going nowhere?" These words made the other women, and even Qi Se beside her, look at the blonde beauty with strange eyes, not knowing what she wanted to say, and soon a woman took over, "Oh, this noble lady really doesn't understand the difficulties of everyone, you must know that only with land and orchards can grain, fruit and livestock be sold to pay off debts." Now that they are all dead, where do we still have the foundation to make money? ”

"But you still have a house?" Inglina reminded with a smile.

The women looked at each other in bewilderment, knowing that in their eyes the house was for habitation and the land for management, and it was no wonder that the Norman woman was the idea.

"House, but how does a house make money." A woman began to inquire about the essence of the matter.

"I have seen a little bit of the city of Bari, that is, the monasteries of the Church, and the royal families everywhere have taken out all the gold and silver coins in their cellars in order to buy land, so that many coins will circulate in various places, and caravans and pilgrims will inevitably come and go more and more frequently." After saying this, Inglina smiled and gestured with her hand, "Your mansions must not be mortgaged anymore - but they should be divided up and used as caravans and pilgrims' inns, providing accommodation and food." Draw rent. If the transportation is convenient, it can also be emptied. It is leased to a merchant as a warehouse for stocking. The investment in a house is much lower than that in a field. And the benefits are higher. In this way, the income you have accumulated can be slowly exchanged for the property, and you can also fund the distant husband to buy the property in the East. ”

This proposal was so unheard of that the women immediately exploded, "It is also possible to do the same, and besides, the sisters who are in charge of the live should save the rest of the income from the fields on their own." Hire people to go to the fairs, such as Bari, instead of giving them to the agents of the church to do so, so that there is a lot less intermediary to be exploited, and you can get as much money as you can, and then you can lend! ”

When the word "lend" came out of Ingranina's mouth, the sound of the wind and rain outside was almost silenced by the frightened voices of the women, because everyone knew it. Usury was strictly forbidden in the Church, except for the licensed Jewish "money houses" in various places (Jews had to be mortgaged in kind). Originally, the Christian Church strictly forbade usury in Roman times, which was of positive significance to resist the cruel exploitation of debtors by tax collectors; But then it did more harm than good. It stifled the trade activities of the people, and in addition, the church itself actively lent money and monopolized the benefits.

"It's okay. The Church's rule is that interest cannot exceed 16 out of 1,000 (16/1000). You can charge interest at twelve or fifteen, and you will not anger the priests. It's also more affordable and affordable than those Jews. When Inglona said this without hindrance or fear, almost all the women present burst into applause, and then they began to smile, and almost no one wished to go to Asia Minor to find a husband, and they all advocated that when the sun was better, they should return to Calabria and Sicily, and do as the pretty blonde woman had suggested, "After the man is gone, we women will be the backbone of the family, and there is no reason why we should be inferior to others." ”

The rain was a little lighter, and under the porch of the inn, Ingrid looked out the window with great interest, "What an irony, Mrs. Merlot, it was said that when Gawain was in Barry, he fought with the Norman men to the death, and now I am helping their women." ”

"Everywhere a woman deserves poor help, you did the right thing Instarina."

Looking at the familiar mountain peaks and clouds around Lepanto, Ingrid sighed and said, "I really want to meet Gawain earlier." ”

"You're right, Ingridina," Qi Se couldn't help but smile wryly again.

When the rain had ceased for a while, the two of them hired some cattle and mules and horses and continued on their way to the city of Thessaly, where Ingrid was in great spirits and explained to Chiser about the terroir: the restored peace of the Thessaly Plains, once again covered with mulberry land, a scene of pastoral peace, and it seemed that the Emperor was going to use his skill to transform this place and Moria into the granaries and silk bases of the Empire.

However, most of the entire Mesadini family's property has been submerged in the Imperial Property Division, and the ancient family that once boasted of glory has been scattered.

Ingrid didn't complain in the slightest, and didn't even mention anything to Chise, who had been bored and miserable with the huge family business, until she met Gawain and tasted the joy of being a woman again, and felt very satisfied even if she gave up her lintel and wealth to run a new silk weaving workshop in Barry.

Because Ingrid had inquired in advance that the annoying royal brother Sebastoclat was in the Monastery of Lafra to discuss the issue of the Monastery paying taxes as a whole, she and Chiser decided to bypass him, and instead of going through Thessalonica or Thessaloniki, she would go directly from Corinth or Athens to Seleucia.

As a result, at the customs office of Corinth, several officials whispered after seeing her name, and delayed the issuance of the seal of passage, and just when the widow was feeling uneasy, a fat and kind nobleman of the empire came out of the inner hall, and introduced himself, "Honorable two ladies, I am the third honorable person of the empire, Nikephoros. Brenús, I know you two, you should have gone to Seleucia, to find the Grand Duke. Passing by here, please also let the contemptible people entertain you, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. ”

Ingrid and Chiser hurriedly saluted, and Brenus continued to laugh, "Don't worry, I believe this is also my wife's wishes." ”

With these words, from behind the curtain came a very petite woman in a purple robe, with ruddy and fair skin and bright eyes, in the porch of the inner room, "Hello, I have long been eager to meet the blonde Ingrid. Mesadini, a woman who could support a thriving silk weaving industry in the city, befriended her. ”

Chiser closed her eyes in distress, it seems that Brenus's intelligence network has been locked on the whereabouts of the two of them for a long time, and she has been prepared for a long time - naturally the farce or tragedy of Dedo and Anna's elopement, she also knows - she originally thought that a high-ranking nobleman like Brenus could appear in a small customs office, but

And over there, Ingrida, who was dumbfounded and uncertain, still stared at the green pupils, and then humbly said that her achievements were insignificant, and now she had entrusted the city to a friend, and was going to the East to meet Gawain, who was the next Grand Duke.

"Of course, I can't wait to share with you many stories about Your Excellency Gawain and my sister at the dinner party, ma'am." Dai Duo said with a smile as she bared her white and crystal teeth. (To be continued.) )