With the Byzantine war, the rate of price increase in the Mediterranean gradually accelerated.

What is the war, this battle is better to be fought endlessly, and the big businessmen are frowning.

This time, the profits from the sale of the wool by the Quake family, as well as the short-distance transactions made in other local cities along the way, were able to settle all expenses, and there were no pirates or hulls on the way, and the profits from the smuggling of gold became a net profit, which after settlement, was about two hundred gold rubles.

During the second transaction, Meghan revealed to Slop that it was scheduled for December 4, and the return trip was estimated to be on January 2, starting from January 1, entering the great celebration prescribed by the Holy See - also known as All Saints' Day, to commemorate the saints and sages of the past.

Rome will also have a grand ceremony, so the price of gold will go up a bit, and it will be just right to enter the port during that time.

But in fact, the sailing was scheduled seven days earlier, and Bran sent Carroll to lead a team of Teutonic mercenaries to follow Mrs. Meghan's empty ship to escort the sailors into Tunisia.

On December 4th, Mrs. Meghan sent out a fake ship, with Slopp's confidant Ariel as the deputy captain to win their trust.

The real golden icon returned to Mees, and on the day of arrival, Mrs. Meghan personally went to the port to supervise it, and Bran also took leave, and watched the ship unload at a higher place, and when all the gold was delivered to safety, she put down the big stone in her heart.

By the time Ariel returned to the port, the Pavi Chamber of Commerce had informed the local archbishop of Mis, and the Church Knights had been dispatched, and the guards of the Commercial Republic had also moved, as well as his men to escort them to the port to prepare for arrest.

The top of the Pavey family was in a state of excitement - Florence had only one great family after that.

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The festivities of January continued, and the whole Meath Harbour was bustling with salutation, and the civilians and criminals who owed usurers were not collected or tortured, and laughter was heard almost throughout the city.

The sky was cloudless, the waves were lapping, the white sails were fluttering, and merchants of all stripes entered by boat.

They arrive with the smell of the sea, mixed with the smell of the Florentine sea mud, which stimulates the hustle and bustle of the city.

Bran arrived near noon, drank cold boiled water and a little pure honey, and counted as he saw seventeen ships ashore.

Many men in broad robes, with the brims of their hats lowered, carefully carrying the short weapons in their arms.

When the white iris coat of arms on a yellow background enters the port, the show begins.

The dock workers who don't know why are still whispering on the side, not knowing what treasures or valuables they can see when they are called to unload the goods, and it is best to have wine, so that they can secretly take a big sip when they are not paying attention and move into the warehouse.

As the ship docked, the crowd began to unload.

These fake gold icons were first left in the warehouse for two days, and then transported outside the city, but as soon as they left the city gates, they were overtaken.

Mrs. Meghan and the important members of the Chamber of Commerce were also present at this time, and she shouted at those who stood in her way.

Not long after, a team of church knights arrived on horseback, followed by more than twenty people trotting with spears, and the guard warriors of the Pavi family, murderous.

"What do you want to do!" Mrs. Meghan looked panicked, and several guards guarded her.

A few hundred metres away, a horse-drawn carriage drove Archbishop Torreen Egger to his arrival.

When the archbishop received a secret message from the Pavi family, he was not convinced at first.

He leads the cathedral and is also donated by the Quake family, and if this information is not right, it will tear his face apart

But when the Pavi family led the archbishop to see a chapel built by the Quake family, he was furious to find that the carvings, frescoes, carpets, etc. inside were all inferior, so he led people here.

Strictly speaking, this is not a papal state or a bishop, and Torreen has no right to judge Megan, but because Madame Meghan smuggled and embezzled the construction funds with the icon, he has a position to attack.

"No one else, all leave."

The archbishop saved face for Mrs. Meghan, and the other people who left the city on the avenue hurriedly left the sight.

"Madame, you are so bold (dare to desecrate the icons) that so much gold went out of the city without paying the metal tax, and there is corruption in construction."

The patriarch of the Pavi family, "Dillan", stood up and accused, and then ordered his men to open the cargo hold and take out the icon.

"Stop, according to the council code, this is the property of the Quake Chamber of Commerce, and you have no right to do so." The men brought by Mrs. Meghan showed their weapons, and the conflict broke out.

This time, Bran was still looking from a distance, and there was no such thing as a telescope, so he could only pull open the carriage and take a look.

Mrs. Meghan has been surrounded, but the more than 20 mercenaries led by Carol are counter-surrounded in the outer ring, all riding horses, and when they charge, they must be dusty.

As the commotion engins, Bran sees their arms swinging, and Slopp and Eriel are also there, and the two are firmly on the side of the Pavey family, and close to the archbishop, whispering in a low voice.

"Do it."

At the archbishop's gaze, Deerland shouted, and the guards of the Quake family were beaten to the ground, and Mrs. Meghan was also pushed down.

A large number of icons were unpacked and removed, and the one who took them out saluted and asked for forgiveness, and then brought a sledgehammer to crack it open, but when he looked closely, it was not gold, but coal and hard earth.

Knocking on a few wooden statues, without exception, it was Deerlan's turn to look at Torrean dumbfounded.

"Dirt needs to be taxed? And it's not illegal to stuff it in, your lordship. ”

Mrs. Megan sneered at Torrean and the Pavey Chamber of Commerce.

The worried look just now was swept away.

The excitement was still to come, and an old fellow beside Dearland suddenly said to the archbishop, "It is President Dearland who smuggled, he wants to falsely accuse the Quake family, and he has hidden the smuggled gold icon in a secret place, I know where the things are." ”

The enemy can raise spies, and so can Mrs. Meghan.

She had raised this man for ten years and never asked for anything in return, which made him loyal and worked hard to become the backbone of the Pavi family.

Then several bodyguards behind Mrs. Meghan raised their right arms, and it was Carol's turn to appear, and more than twenty strong mercenaries, armed with three-meter-long spears and long swords, rushed over from afar.

They were the best members of the Teutonic Regiment, and after their hands were stained with blood, they were not able to resist Deerland's guards.

The dust was flying, several people were knocked into the air, and the momentum of the heavy horses was like steel, and they crashed into the mortal body, and the bones were cracked when they landed.

Then, the sword was unsheathed.

Carol held the sword in both hands, and after a few turns, he quickly slashed three people, aiming at all vital points, and if he didn't stop the bleeding, he would definitely die. Then Carol punched Deerland, and Deerlan's tears of pain flowed out.

As for Torrean, Mrs. Meghan still maintained respect and did not make a move, so the church guards did not make a move, but just protected the archbishop and watched the Chamber of Commerce fight coldly.