Half an hour after leaving the concession, Jeanne and her party entered the city of Marseille, which had become very depressed due to the war.

Two years ago, Zhao Hongyu came to Marseille.

At that time, the city of Marseille was still very prosperous.

Although it was nowhere near as prosperous as it was in the days of the Industrial Revolution, it was still very good in the early 17th century because the French began to pay attention to maritime trade.

But now, Marseille, which has only been prosperous for a few years, has fallen into depression because of the war in Europe.

Due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and its geographical location, Marseille was chosen as a port for maritime trade.

Originally, the French still thought that they would use Marseille to boost the domestic economy.

But now, everything has become a flash in the pan.

The port of Marseille, where more than a dozen companies engaged in maritime trade, are now closed.

In the past, there was not even a single figure in sight on the docks.

Before the war involved France, the port of Marseille was very lively.

Basically, ships from Arabia and Africa come in and out every day, and the docks are also full of goods.

But now, I don't see that at all.

Because of the depression of the port of Marseille, the residents of the entire city of Marseille have lost their source of income, and many people have fallen into difficulties in their lives.

There's no way around it.

After all, the inhabitants and outsiders who live in the city of Marseille depend on the thriving maritime trade of the port of Marseille.

Although the maritime trade of Marseille in the early seventeenth century was far less prosperous than in modern times.

Moreover, there are only a dozen ships docked here at the dock every day.

But even this is enough to feed the population of Marseille of fifty or sixty thousand.

But don't underestimate the fledgling maritime trade, which is very profitable.

Especially in the ocean-going maritime trade, the profits are even greater.

In that said. Ships of this period did not carry as much cargo as modern ships of another time and space.

At the same time, because of the age, the cargo profit of a ship is basically maintained between 800% ~ 2000%.

Loading and unloading goods, transporting goods, is enough to feed the workers at the docks. Europeans, on the other hand, can survive by eating one loaf of bread a day and drinking some stinking soup.

Therefore, it is easier for those who work in the port of Marseille to earn a salary so that their families do not starve to death.

It can be said that the Europeans of this period were concerned about the standard of living or something. That's not a lot of asking at all. It can even be said that it is still very low, and the standard is to be able to eat enough without starving to death.

But now, because of the war in Europe, Marseille fell into the Great Depression, and they could not even meet this minimum requirement.

It's better here at the docks, you can't see so many beggars.

After all, there are no merchant ships here at the docks, and there are basically no people.

Even beggars don't come to the port to beg.

But in Marseille, that's not the case at all.

When Jeanne and her party entered the city of Marseille, the streets were full of beggars, or people who had no strength to fall on either side of the road because they were hungry.

Even if there are some pedestrians on the street. But these pedestrians are also dish-faced, and at first glance they are malnourished due to hunger, and these pedestrians are vain in their steps and walk vainly.

Oh no. A gust of wind can blow these people away.

However, scenes like this are actually in the cities and villages of various European countries. are very common sights.

This is also unique to Europe in this era.

In addition, Jenny also grew up and lived in Europe, so she did not have the slightest fluctuation in her heart about these scenes. There was no mercy for those people.

Not to mention that Europe was at war at this time, even in that period of peace, the continent was full of bankrupts, displaced people and beggars.

So there's nothing out of the ordinary.

It can be said that the lives of the common people on the European continent in this era were very difficult.

At their heads, the nobles and the bishops of the church exploited them very much. Ruled by these people who can squeeze out even the bone marrow, how much better can these European dicks live.

It's obvious.

The beggars on both sides of the street, either hiding or reaching out to ask for some food and money as Jenny and the others rode by.

There were even bold people who wanted to stop Jenny.

Of course, Jenny won't do what they want.

And Jenny knew very well that if they were stopped by these people, the beggars around them would surround them and block them from entering or leaving.

If you don't get it right, there will be a little bit of trouble.

Jenny, who was clear about these things, did not stop the galloping horse at all, and even sped up.

Don't think she's a woman, it's easy to bully.

As an Assassin trained by the Church, Jenny was no ordinary girl.

Not to mention that there are dozens of lives in her hands.

Therefore, those who see her as a young girl and think that she is an aristocratic lady who is ignorant of the world, so they want to stop the Mercedes-Benz team to find a bargain, really miscalculated.

Peng!

A beggar in front of him who was blocking his way was knocked into the air and fell to the ground, looking like he would not survive.

What happened to this guy was to deter other people who were about to make a move.

There was not a trace of fluctuation on Jenny's face, as if it had nothing to do with herself.

Hiss!

The beggars who had been observing around couldn't help but gasp.

This girl is really hard-hearted, she doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, she is a person, it's better not to provoke her.

After some further travel, Jenny and the others came to a stop in front of the gate of a building after reaching the center of Marseille.

This is one of the larger hotels in Marseille.

Turning over and dismounting, Jenny walked through the door of the inn and came to the counter of the inn.

In this era, inns were often used as taverns, so there were many tables and chairs in the lobby when you entered. Apparently a place for drunkards to drink.

On the other side of the hall, there is a small bar counter.

Inside the counter of this small bar, there are two people standing. Judging by their costumes, one is needless to say the bartender, and the other is the boss.

During this period, this was basically the case for hotels in Europe, no matter how big or small.

"Drinking? Stay? ”

The bartender stood at the bar counter, wiping his wooden glass with his hand, and looked up at Jenny walking straight through without saying a word. And standing beside him, there was a red-fluffy rosacea boss with a hairy beard. then he opened his mouth.

"A bottle of rum, a bottle of gin."

Jeanne sat down in the chair in front of the bartender's counter, then took a gold louis from her waist pocket and placed it on the nine-hundred-counter.

As soon as he saw the shining gold coins, the boss's eyes suddenly burst into gold.

"Good one, good one, is there anything else you need?"

The boss's tone was cheerful, and he also revealed a sense of flattery.

He quickly pocketed the gold coins and urged the bartender to bring out the two bottles of wine that Jenny had requested.

The boss was still at the bar counter, but by this time he had already moved his steps to Jenny. And kept rubbing his hands, his face full of flattering smiles.

"Is there anything to eat?"

Jenny didn't take off her hood and kept her head down.

So, the owner of the small inn. You can't see Jenny's expression or her appearance at all.

However, Jenny's voice was very sweet and crisp, so that the boss couldn't help but fantasize about what kind of person the girl sitting at the bar in front of him was.

"There were pheasants and quails and beef."

The boss hurriedly replied.

He didn't have much business for a while. Since the beginning of the war, his business has been in decline.

Now that the guests have finally arrived, he doesn't want to offend.

Moreover. Judging from Jenny's shot just now, it is unusual to be able to take out the Golden Louis guest.

At this time, Jenny's men also walked in.

Instead of coming to the bar of the small bar, the men sat down in the lobby.

Although these people seem to be sitting casually and thinly, one in the east and one in the west. But where they were sitting, they blocked all corners of the hall, as well as the secret door at the door.

It can be seen that these people are not sitting around.

"Five plates of beef, ten pheasants, and fifty quails. As for what they are going to drink, just ask. ”

Jenny bowed her head, and after a few words of explanation to the boss, she picked up two bottles of wine and left the bar to sit down in the center of the hall.

Yo, that's big business.

The men counted a dozen of them.

One bottle of wine per person can also make a lot of money.

Not to mention that they still have to eat.

The thought that he could make money was really exciting in the heart of this boss.

When Jenny sat down, a middle-aged man who was almost two meters tall and burly with a thick black beard walked up to where Jenny was and sat down.

"Chief, why are you here?"

After glancing at the owner, who was smiling cautiously and had already stepped out from behind the bar counter and began to ask what other people needed for alcohol, the middle-aged man asked in a voice that only he and Jenny could hear.

Jenny first uncorked her gin and looked up, 'Goo-dong!' Boom! After drinking the whole bottle very heroically, he put down the empty bottle in his hand, and then glanced at the middle-aged man.

In the same way, she replied in a very low voice: "We are here to do business, because I promised the head of the intelligence department on the other side of the concession to help them solve some problems. And some of the people who caused trouble for the intelligence department lived in this small hotel."

When the middle-aged man heard this, a trace of cruelty and excitement flashed in his eyes, and then he grinned: "Hehe! I see, I like things like this. (To be continued......)