Chapter 565: History of Andorra
Early the next morning, Charles drove the carriage to Andorra la Vella, and Diana and the others sat in the body.
After his research in Andorra la Vella, Charles will leave here to continue his training, Diana will stay with Ellie and Healy, and Artoria will return to the City of Knowledge on a dragon flight.
Brando was also in the car, and he sat with Charles.
Today, he went to Ansel City to buy eggs and purchase raw materials for making preserved eggs, and yesterday's wedding banquet preserved eggs were very popular, so that he saw a bright future of selling preserved eggs to get rich.
Along the way, Brando tells Charles about the history of the Principality of Andorra.
"A long time ago, this basin was full of bushes, there were many poisonous snakes and beasts, and the demonic beasts in the forest sea often came to attack the village, and everyone's life was very hard. ”
"Then two people changed the place. ”
"Our first dean single-handedly kept Lin Hai's demonic beasts at bay to the west, so that they could no longer enter the basin. ”
At the same time, the great sage Philip also came here, and together with Queen Victoria and Catherine, he taught the people here advanced farming methods, led the people to reclaim the bushes into fields and ponds, and planned the canal next to it. ”
Brando said, pointing to the small canal next to the road that connects the town of Didongkou with Andorra la Vella.
He continued: "In the years that followed, people used this small canal as the main road to cultivate farmland on the edge of the tributaries, and finally integrated the basin into a large granary. ”
In addition, he led the discovery of iron, lead and silver in the surrounding mountains, which led to the establishment of workshops near the lake, which then developed into Andorra la Vella. ”
Before Philippe left, his right-hand man was chosen by him to be the administrator of Andorra la Vella, who later became the Grand Duke of Andorra with the support of the Temple of the Harvest and founded the Duchy. ”
In the years that followed, the Temple of the Harvest supported successive Grand Dukes of Andorra, and the priests guided the farmers here to continue to cultivate the fields into farmland, following the plan left behind by Philippe. ”
"Andorra is now arguably the most dazzling jewel on the continent. ”
Charles listened to Brando's story as he looked around, and now there were farmland everywhere, ponds with lotus roots, orchards full of fruit hanging from branches, and interesting bushes and beasts.
From time to time, boats passed by on the small canal on the side, carrying grain, fruits and vegetables, livestock, Warcraft raw materials and ores.
With its abundant food, minerals, and magical resources, the Principality of Andorra has developed a well-developed handicraft industry, prosperous trade, and a large amount of taxes to make the Principality rich.
So Charles wondered, why should taxes be raised in such a rich place?
At this time, Artoria answered Charles's question: "Do you think it doesn't cost money to summon the brave?"
"What are you talking about?" Charles looked back at Artoria dumbfounded.
Then Artoria nodded at him.
As a result, Charles's mind became active, and he said: "In this way, our family can also summon a few brave people to play." ”
Artoria was speechless, "It's good if you're happy." ”
Charles thought it would be nice to be able to customize the summoning, the guy who saved people with him and was killed by the pressure cooker that blew up is not bad, at least the character is as good as himself, and it is good to be able to pull a hand.
and the eldest sister he didn't save in the end, save people to the end, and you can pull them over.
Then he didn't dare to think about it, and if he summoned those great gods, the world would be destroyed.
At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves from behind, and Charles hurriedly pulled over the carriage.
A group of young men and women in brightly coloured hunting costumes galloped past the carriage, led by a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, her long golden hair tied back in a braid, each of which was covered with a small silver flower with a precious stone as the core.
The maiden's horse had a bow and arrows hanging from its side, and several rabbits and pheasants.
The young men and women who followed the girl were also dressed as children of rich families, and Charles noticed that their prey was one or two fewer than the leading girl.
Behind these young men and women, hula followed a group of people dressed as samurai.
The group of horses passed by and a puff of smoke and dust was stirred up, and Diana waved her hand, and a gust of wind blew away the smoke and dust nearby.
Then she poked Charles's waist and said, "Isn't it just a group of civilian turtles, what kind of way do you let us, it will cause us to eat dust." ”
Brando said: "They are all the children of the great merchants in the city, and the one in the lead is Miss Jeanne, and her family's Silver Narcissus Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest in Andorra City. ”
Merchants often name their chambers of commerce with a variety of flowers and adjectives, some of which are organized by several large businessmen, and some are a large number of small businessmen attached to the name of a large businessman.
Theoretically, large merchants could obtain certain political resources, small merchants could be protected by chambers of commerce, and local lords could collect taxes from merchants, which formed a mutually beneficial relationship.
But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the fight in the shopping mall is no less dangerous than the battlefield and politics.
Charles pondered and said, "I seem to have heard the name of this chamber of commerce. ”
He thought for a moment and said, "I remember, did that Jenny have a sister named Rui or something, their mother comes from a somewhat strange family. ”
Brando suddenly became alert, he looked around and saw that no one else was ready to overtake and meet the car, so he said to Charles seriously: "The president of the Silver Narcissus Chamber of Commerce does not have a young daughter, no matter what you know, you must act like the president has only one eldest daughter." ”
Charles understood what Brando meant, so he didn't say anything more, and he couldn't say that his father almost brought home the family's little daughter.
He had heard a little bit about the Chamber of Commerce from his parents before, as if the little girl was pitiful or something.
Charles thought about it, if he had the chance, he would visit them, how to say that he knew his father, and it would be best if he could have a meal.
It was not long before the carriage arrived outside Andorra la Vella, where the canal from the west was divided into two, which bypassed the city as a moat from the north and south, and then connected with the lake to the east.
There is also a small river in the moat that flows into the city through the iron fence under the city walls, which is the source of the city's sewers.
After crossing the stone arch bridge over the moat, there is an open space outside the city gate, and several statues about ten meters high stand on both sides of the gate.
In the center of the statue on the right-hand side is a young man with a long sword, flanked by four young women armed with wands, bows and arrows, swords and shields, and daggers.
Brando explains: "This is our first dean and his wives. ”
Charles nodded, the number of this brother's harem is obviously higher than that of the old ancestor Philip on the left, but in terms of quality, it is obvious that the old ancestor of Philip does not know how many streets are thrown on the opposite side.
"Is that them?" Artoria's low exclamation caught Charles' attention.
Charles turned back and asked, "Do you know anyone?"
Artoria nodded, and continued to whisper, "I've been to the south once before, and I've had a drink with the four sisters. ”
"They had just become adventurers, and I designed them for them, if you look at the four-leaf clover logo on their weapons. ”
Then Brando looked back at Artoria in horror, it would be nice if she was an elf, but how she looked at how she was human.
Charles explained: "This old woman is a bit special, don't ask. ”
When paying the city tax, Charles looked at the tax collector with a confused look and asked, "Did I hear me right, pay the tax according to the number of legs?"
The tax collector said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, the six of you have a total of sixteen legs on a horse, and I will even count your middle leg if you talk nonsense." ”
In the past, the entrance tax was one copper plate per person, but now it has become a copper plate for one leg, whether it is a human leg or a horse's leg, the horse has doubled according to the person.
Charles had to pay his taxes and go into the city, and then said to Brando: "I don't think you can expect to eat chicken and duck in the city now." ”