Chapter 253: Shylock and Molochni
Due to the unofficial status of the emissary, the meeting place remained the home of De Vrich the Elder.
When Wu Xin saw Molochini, he couldn't help but grit his teeth slightly.
This damned Venetian merchant sows discord and exploits his feelings, and his heart is reprehensible.
However, this is not the main reason for Wu Xin to be angry, he sees not one or two enemies with sinister intentions, and he himself often murders others with sinister intentions, which is nothing, what really makes Wu Xin angry is that this Venetian's methods are so inferior and naΓ―ve.
What an insult to the prestige of the Venetian diplomat.
If such a person knew the inside story of his mother's defeat and the destruction of his church, but he didn't know it, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world?
Wu Xin didn't believe that this Molochini would know anything inside, although Wu Xin couldn't devote the limited resources he had to dig up the secret, but the Church of the Lord of Fire still had survivors.
Kessler's first seat is not to mention, Sazarstan and Cassano are both witnesses of the Battle of Buda, even if they can't say anything shocking, and when it comes to defeat, they mainly reflect on themselves.
Although they didn't say it directly, Wu Xin could hear that his mother should be the main reason for the failure.
There were many people in Austria who would want the Church of the Lord of Fire, which was very powerful in Bohemia and Central Hungary, to suffer a great defeat and lose a lot of benefits, but who would want the Ottomans to conquer Buda and knock directly at the door of Vienna?
You can say that there are people everywhere who disregard the country for their own interests, and everyone is suspicious, but this answer cannot be freely testified, and there must be ironclad evidence.
Of course, there will be those political struggles, dragging each other back, trying to help the other side throw hard bones. Then go and eat the meat yourself.
But there's nothing to say about it, Sazastan is this attitude, and he and Wu Xin's mother are not planning the same action all day long.
And Wu Xin didn't hate himself, the more flame divine power he obtained, the more he recognized his responsibility to his mother, even if the mistake was hers. Wu Xin still wants to take revenge on those who took advantage of the mistake.
After absorbing that plane fragment, his judgment of his own strength also improved, and the sense of responsibility to reclaim his honor burned him.
So he was extremely disgusted with the Molocines' deeds.
However, Molocini was unaware of Wu Xin's disgust, and as soon as he entered the door, his attention was completely diverted by the third person in the room.
"Traitor!" Molocini had no diplomat at all, and he was certainly not a diplomat, "You traitor. β
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Molochini." Sherlock, on the other hand, did not lose his temper at all, although Wu Xin pulled the Venetian out to make them fight. "All these years, don't come unharmed?"
The Venetian contenders were to be expected.
Although meeting an old man made Sherlock feel subtle, it did not shake his will.
Like most Jews, he was taught from an early age how to separate feelings from business.
Sherlock knew that he had come here to buy grain on behalf of Austria, which was not an easy matter, and he had never expected it to be a trade without competition.
However, Molocini's reaction surprised Shylock, and the Venetian's malice was far greater than he had imagined. This young man full of enthusiasm took out the dagger in his sleeve. Then in front of Wu Xin, he stabbed directly towards Sherlock.
Although anger is generally the enemy of a warrior, occasionally it can bring out one's potential.
Moloccini's movements were both powerful and agile, and although the tongue of fire in Wu Xin's hand was quickly activated, it could not stop the blow.
His tongue of fire burned Molocini's body, but it didn't stop Molocini's dagger from plunging into Sherlock's body.
Wu Xin didn't expect Molocini to be such a powerful warrior and wanderer. Probably "elite" samurai!
However, he was not very worried, he knew Sherlock's strength.
How could this terrified necromancer who had saved Sazastan from the dungeons of the Church of Rome be so easily killed.
At the last moment, he drew the soft sword at his waist, and with one block and one twist, he controlled Molocini's dagger.
Molocini's strategy is to head Sherlock directly.
Not to be outdone, Sherlock was not to be outdone. Start channeling and casting.
"Stop!"
Wu Xin roared, and the next moment, the female knight of Devrichy appeared in the reception room.
She kicked Molocini over with a single kick.
"Don't cast spells, Lord Sherlock." Wu Xin immediately stopped Sherlock's attack as well, "I want you to understand, I need both of you to live." β
"Of course, of course, I never wanted to hurt Molocini, I knew him when he was a little kid." Sherlock said as he looked at the knight Deverich, a little surprised how she had come so quickly, "I believe the misunderstanding between us can be cleared up. β
"Ahh However, although Molocini was trampled under the feet of the female knight Deverrich, he still shouted excitedly, he hated this Jew who caused the great decline of the Republic of Venice, "Siber, Sibo, I apologize to you, I am willing to buy your grain for twenty pounds of a thaler!" β
Wu Xin put a total of 800,000 catties of grain into the market, and 20 catties for one thaler, that is, 40,000 thalers.
The price at which Molocini was authorized was forty pounds of one thaler, and the difference of half was twenty thousand thalers, which he intended to compensate with his own property.
Although the Molocini family is traditionally wealthy in Venice, 20,000 thalers is by no means a small number.
Sherlock smiled bitterly, although this Molocini was very unreliable, but Wu Xin's plan was achieved.
However, since he came, he naturally made some arrangements: "Austria has no cash to pay you, Your Highness Sibo, but we can pay the bill with military supplies." β
Wu Xin's spirits lifted, this is what he needs most, he has now formed a fourth company, and plans to expand the company to three hundred people.
This is tantamount to doubling the size of the original force.
Manpower is relatively easy to handle, Wu Xin repeated means. The internal authority is still relatively high, and by mixing the soldiers of the Star Moon Sect into the army, and letting the veterans who believe in the Lord of the Flame "pass on the help", the bonding effect is good.
The problem is mainly the lack of weapons and armor, especially the lack of armor, which can be improvised. But the armor was seriously inadequate.
Under Wu Xin's rule, there was neither iron ore nor enough livestock farming, and the iron armor was basically bought, and the production of leather armor was also very limited.
He has tried to buy camel skins and try to establish his own military merit system, but after all, this is far from quenching his thirst.
"Five hundred pieces of leather armor, fifty crossbows, all brand new and good, from the arsenal of Naples. The craftsmanship of the Spanish overseer, you can rest assured. "Although the struggle between the Habsburgs is always there, there is also cooperation, and Austria does not have the financial resources, but through the support of Spain, it is indeed able to offer a competitive offer," we will take care of the transport, and the Spanish warships will bring leather armor and crossbow machines. Then the grain is transported away. β
"Napoli simply simply can't afford to supply so much leather armor at once, only in Spain is there such production. Spain will not give new goods to Austria at all, these leather armors are definitely refurbished! "Molocini is very clear about this set of cats.
Wu Xin also knew that Spain would inevitably clear the refurbished goods, otherwise the emperor would have no reason to help, and even if it was refurbished, it was the emperor who helped the regent a lot, because of the whole deal. The most critical and sensitive issue is transportation.
Sherlock did not answer the question at all: "Gold and silver, which cannot be eaten or drunk, are of no use to the present situation. β
"With real money, what can't you buy?" Molocini said, stalking his neck.
"Huh. Then you can buy something, 40,000 thalers, you can buy at least a thousand leather armor in Venice, you ask the navy of the Republic of Venice to send the things, and I will get out of here at once. If I don't get out of here, His Highness will kick me away. "Sherlock knows that Molochini can't do it, transporting food out of the Black Continent, Barbary pirates can still turn a blind eye, you transport troops over, isn't that looking for death?" Actually, I just can't be cheeky enough to stay. β
Sherlock couldn't help but sarcastically say to Molocini, he used to like Molocini, a teenager who showed great patriotism when he was a teenager.
"Hmph, for the sake of my motherland, I will definitely hold on until the last moment." Molocini still refused to give up, "Unlike some homeless street children, my nation has a real motherland. β
His words were already extremely vicious, but the thought of Shylock's introduction of the Austrian army to the city of Venice made Molocini feel that nothing could relieve his hatred.
However, Sherlock had already regretted his sarcasm at this point, the business had already been settled, and there was no need to exchange vicious words.
He even excused Molocini by saying, "Your Highness Sibo, I ask you to forgive Molocini for his mean words, just as you forgive me for my mean words, he and I are just faithful to their duties. β
"I believe that His Excellency Sherlock's homeland is also real." Sherlock retreated, but Wu Xin took the initiative to speak for him, "A country does not have to have territory, there are citizens who never give up, this country cannot be said to be illusory, although Sherlock's motherland was destroyed by the Roman Empire, more than a thousand years ago, but how many nations in the world can hold out for so long?" Sherlock, I believe that there is hope for your cause. β
"I am convinced that with the help of the great Warlock Royalty, victory lies ahead." Sherlock was really a little moved, because Wu Xin did seem to believe quite much in their strength and ultimate victory, and so did Ladislaus, "Your Highness, you and your father are really our confidants. β
"Your Highness, these Jews don't consider themselves your subjects at all, how can they be loyal to you?!" Molocini was not dead yet, "These Jews are the most unreliable. β
Wu Xin waved his hand, and the female knight Deverichy dragged Molocini out.
Sherlock didn't say anything more.
Sherlock appreciated the patriot as he was, although it was true that his homeland did not have an inch of territory.
But Molochini's homeland was not Shylock's homeland, Shylock did not have a homeland, but he had a career, and he wanted to cooperate with the monarch who supported him in rebuilding the kingdom of Israel.
Molocini and his patriotism may have been noble, but Sherlock would not have mercy on anything that hindered Sherlock's efforts to rebuild King Solomon's temple.
"Your Highness Sibo, when I parted ways with you on the island of Malta, I never imagined that you would be able to build the port of Tripoli so prosperously so quickly." Sherlock was indeed surprised that he was not a reincarnation.
Wu Xin couldn't explain all this to a non-reincarnation, he had other things to care about.
It remains the most critical and sensitive issue.
"Austria has a limited merchant fleet, so the Emperor will send his fleet to transport my grain? Or will the regency let the fleet of the Republic of Liguria do the work for you? Wu Xin asked, "Whether it is the fleets of Spain or the Republic of Liguria sailing into the Adriatic Sea, it may cause great fear in the Republic of Venice, I believe that Austria must be full of ** for the prosperous city of Venice, but after all, the fleet of Venice is still very important, if the Venetian and the Ottoman Empire are forced to ally, I am afraid it is not in the interests of all of us." β
"Your Highness, you are indeed far-sighted, and trying to keep the Venetians neutral is the common hope of the emperor and the regent." Sherlock slapped his ass fiercely in silence, "The Emperor has just assembled a fleet to the island of Malta, and now the Marquis of Bazin has at least four galleons of five hundred tons, which are enough to safely transport grain from the port of Tripoli to Sicily. β
"And then the emperor will transport the grain of Sardinia to Austria through the Republic of Liguria?" This route is very complicated, sparing a long way, and several handovers have given bureaucrats from all walks of life many opportunities to get up and down, "This is really a festival for those bureaucrats, can the grain that finally arrived in Vienna be 400,000 catties?" β
"There is no way to do it, now that the Ottomans have gathered their main fleet in Alexandria, only such a roundabout route can not only fear the Venetians too much, but also allow Vienna to get food." Shylock added, "Of course, I believe that the bureaucracy, both Austrian and Spanish, was loyal to the Warlock Royalty. β
"Of course, of course, they are all loyal, as long as no one interferes with their thirty-percent drift." Wu Xin's words startled Sherlock.
"When you leave the port of Tripoli, you can't have 30% drifting, right?" Sherlock didn't have time to get the officials off the ground.
"As long as the equipment you give me does not drift away, the food will naturally not drift, and I will keep an eye on everyone who handles it." Wu Xin is also worried about this.
"Uh, this, half of it is still necessary." Sherlock couldn't help it, "His Royal Highness the Regent has done his best, but after all, the supplies are transported by Spanish warships, even the Marquis of Bazin can't break the rules." β
"I understand, I understand." Wu Xin is a realist, one of the strongest magic in the universe, the "Great Drifting Technique", which can only be weakened and alleviated, but cannot be completely ineffective, "But considering the fierce battle situation in the Black Continent today, there should be no danger in Vienna for the time being, right?" β
Ladislaus really spared no expense, and Wu Xin couldn't ignore the feelings in it.
While Austria did need food, it did need to hinder the Republic of Venice from obtaining it.
But it was far more necessary to obtain Wu Xin's food at such a cost and trouble.
Those funds could have bought more food from Germany, or sabotaged other Venetian procurements.
Not to mention, the help given by the emperor also comes at a price.
Shylock shook his head: "After discussion, the Austrian Imperial Council has determined that although Hayreddin is currently fighting fiercely in Tunisia, the main target of the Ottoman Empire is still Austria, but I don't know whether it will attack Eastern Hungary or march directly along the Danube River and go straight to Vienna." (To be continued.) )