Guo Kang originally just wanted to ask about the situation, but Joanna was very enthusiastic and kept pulling him to talk about it.

Of course, she didn't have nothing to say. Guo Kang really lacks a direct understanding of the business of this era. The things she stated are still instructive.

Moreover, Joanna was obviously very enthusiastic about this conversation. According to her, it is rare for her to have this kind of opportunity. Moreover, no one else came to bother this time. Guo Kang can also understand. After all, although she has a little money now, she is still a city-state merchant. Being able to get in touch with herself must be of great benefit to her family's business. Other merchants probably can't ask for it.

She also asked where Guo Kang, Theodora and the others were. Guo Kang explained that everyone is busy now. Theodora had to help with all the things in the court, and at the same time, he and his mother had to appear frequently to reassure the government and the public, the latter of which was probably even more important for the current situation. During this time, it is estimated that I will not be able to pull away.

Even a guy like Guo Ponu, who is usually very idle, now has a bunch of things.

After verifying his combat effectiveness in actual combat, Guo Kang completely lay down. Since Guo Ponu had been making trouble before and wanted to lead the troops, he simply threw all those Rus' people to her, let her deal with the aftermath, and then carry out the preparations for recruitment and training. Except for those who had to sign and seal themselves, they were all thrown to her.

Anyway, Guo Ponu was also with him, and she played the whole game, and the Ross people recognized her. After she has done all this, she will go back by herself and prepare for the formal training matters. If she does a good job, she will be dragged as a staff member, and she will be lost in the future.

In this way, Guo Kang himself got a rare opportunity to rest, and he could go around and relax. However, Joanna wants to have a relationship with them, so she probably won't have a chance. Now, I am afraid that they do not have the time or mood to receive the merchants.

However, Joanna didn't care much about this answer, but was relieved. She said that she could contact Guo Kang, not that she had to find those two people. She also hopes to make friends with Guo Kang, so it is also beneficial to be able to talk to him.

As soon as she said that she was friends, Guo Kang understood what she meant.

Theodora had told him that he would slowly begin to preside over official affairs in the future, and that he could no longer be as casual as before. Although he himself has always been approachable and has no pretensions, others don't think so. Some are people who tend to be inflammatory, and they want to please him. Therefore, he must pay more attention to understand the real purpose of others before making a decision. You can't be as simple as before, you can be close to everyone, and you're defenseless.

If a businessman wants to become bigger, he must open up the relationship between the government and the government. The reputation of the Medici family, he also has an impression. With the shrewdness of these people, Joanna's actions must have a clear purpose. Even if she claimed that she didn't, Guo Kang didn't believe it.

After all, a person who didn't know him before suddenly jumped out and gave a large amount of money very actively, as long as he wasn't a fool, he would feel that there was something wrong.

Before, Joanna's brother Qiao Feng told Guo Kang in private that this girl admired Guo Kang. He can't help much, he just hopes that Guo Kang can provide some opportunities to get along, as for whether it can be ...... That's all he can help.

Guo Kang has been in this world for a short time. But except for before, everyone jokingly asked him to play with Theodora, and it was the first time he had seen such a straightforward kiss. This incident really surprised him. And to express the purpose so bluntly, it is estimated that it is also because the situation is urgent, and there are unspeakable hidden.

Of course, no one is to blame for this. During this era, Italy's commerce and economy gradually prospered, and the status of merchants also improved, and the best of them began to transform into the new urban aristocracy, controlling the politics of some city-states. But across Europe, they remain the underdogs. The HRE princes in the north went south every day to enter the customs and rob everywhere. The French in the northwest and even Aragon in the west often come to participate in the event.

The most troublesome thing is that the cities can't unite at all, and it's good not to attack each other. The city is also mired in vicious strife all year round, attacking and assassinating each other at every turn. Many people look glamorous, but in fact, they are also precarious.

The Italian forces have tried various schemes, but they have never worked well. Compared to the kings who took the money and thought of killing the creditors, the Romans took the money to at least do something for him. In this case, it is normal to hope to get more support from this side.

Joanna had previously been captured by Theodora and returned to the palace. Later, when Guo Kang brought her out of the palace, the Greek noblewoman who was in charge of supervising the etiquette and managing the maids asked a few curious questions. According to the grandmother, Joanna's outfit looked like that of an aristocratic courtesan on the Italian and French side. Especially her fans and jewelry, the style is very obvious. Such a person, who often moved between the various courts and connected the forces that served him, should actually be in the role of a sharp-tongued diplomat. I don't know what she did to make the princess angry.

Therefore, Guo Kang will probably be able to guess her goal.

As for people wanting to fall in love with him, it should be just a means, not a goal. Moreover, in Europe, love and marriage have always been regarded as different and independent concepts, and it is not too out of the ordinary to use the former as an auxiliary means. And then again, his biggest financial supporter now is actually not Joanna, but the Javanese billionaire "Sun 100,000". You can't just say that Sun Shiwan also wants to fall in love with him......

Of course, considering that Joanna has given him a lot of support, and may have to use her to find those Italians for financing in the future, Guo Kang feels that maintaining a relationship with her is also a good choice - of course, it would be better if she could pay more.

Thinking of this, Guo Kang said: "Of course, the more friends, the better." I've had a lot of support from everyone before, and I've always been grateful. ”

"I'm interested in your ideas, and you're a charismatic person, and I do want to get in touch with you a little more......" Joanna still looked very unskilled, and said a little clumsily, "Speaking of which, I should be the one who finances the most, right?" If you get along with me more, the princess shouldn't be able to say anything. ”

"It used to be. Recently, however, Java's grandson has sponsored a huge amount of money, and I am going to give him a banquet to express my gratitude. Guo Kang said: "If my research is a fundraising project, he should be a big funder this time." ”

"How much did he give?" Joanna hurriedly asked.

"Anyway...... That's more than all of you combined. Guo Kang said truthfully.

"Huh?!" Joanna was shocked. She thought about it a little anxiously for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, "I can also give more...... But right now, I don't have much cash on hand. ”

"The other Italian chambers of commerce, however, suffered a lot in this upheaval. If they want to resume their business and not be completely kicked out of this huge source of profit, they will probably come to me for help. I can make up for it with some money from them. ”

"Okay, okay, no hurry." Guo Kang said happily: "Thank you for your sponsorship, you are really a good friend!" ”

Joanna also breathed a sigh of relief, leaned a little closer to Guo Kang's side, and grabbed his arm. Considering that she had just promised to make up for the friendship fee, Guo Kang felt that she still had to encourage her, and she couldn't pour cold water on others, so she didn't object. In this way, the two of them walked around the camp and visited.

Along the way, Joanna gave him a brief introduction to the situation. Soon, they came to the place where the porridge and rice were distributed. And here, someone seems to be arguing. Guo Kang stepped forward and asked what was going on.

On both sides of the dispute, on one side is the chef who distributes the food, and on the other side is a group of strong men with bowls. The group asked the chef to give them more to eat, but the chef was not happy to give it, so they argued.

Seeing Guo Kang coming over, both sides stopped arguing and turned their heads to look at him. Although he hadn't been here before, looking at Joanna's gorgeous dress next to him, and the movements between the two of them, everyone seemed to understand that he was a person of some status.

"What's going on?" Guo Kang asked.

"These people, after eating a bowl, mixed in the crowd again, and wanted to come and ask for another bowl." The chef preemptively said: "I don't want to deduct food, but this is an extraordinary time, and this ration is still hard earned by our prince and distributed to everyone for free, and the quantity is limited." They all eat, what so many people eat. ”

"We don't want to eat more, but we really can't get enough to eat." On the other side, the bearded middle-aged man in the lead also complained: "King Wu asked us to come here, saying that everyone will work hard to move forward and help their palace to do great things, and everyone will have a good future in the future." As a result, it's been two days here, and I can't eat enough, what can I do? ”

"This is a place to give relief to the victims. You should go to the retainers. Guo Kang pointed to the location inside the camp.

"On the retainer's side, the same food as the disaster victims." The middle-aged man replied: "Moreover, his retainers are all Bohemian Hussites, and they don't give us a good face when they see us as Germans." Those people seem to have just made meritorious contributions, and we can't compete with them, so we can only come here. ”

"Look, you know, people also eat so much." The cook immediately accused: "I think you have too many things to do." ”

"We've got a lot more to do." The middle-aged man defended: "Go back, we still have to go on patrol." King Wu's rules are strict, and we still want to keep our jobs. ”

"People in bohemia also work more every day." The cook retorted: "Everyone knows that King Wu's soldiers are disciplined and approachable, don't you have so many things to discredit people's reputation?" ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"Is it wrong to be a soldier and want to eat well?"

"We're different from those crazy believers, they don't eat, we have to eat!"

The group of strong men immediately became unhappy and clamored loudly. But the chef is also very resolute, just not willing to give in.

Seeing that there was movement here, the soldiers patrolling around also rushed over to inquire about the situation. Guo Kang hurriedly stepped forward and asked them to separate.

"It's not a big deal, don't worry." He reassured, "You also know that this is a special situation now, and it will definitely not be like this on weekdays. This time, I'll help you solve it. ”

"By the way, what should I call you?" He turned to the middle-aged man in the lead.

"I'm Johannes from Richard Nall. Just call me Hans. Seeing that he wanted to help, the other party was also a lot more polite, took off his hat, and bowed.

"These dozen or so people are all my students." He introduced: "I am a mercenary, taking business everywhere and earning some money to make ends meet, while collecting swordsmanship skills from all over the world. When we were traveling before, we ran into King Wu recruiting people. He said that Constantinople is very prosperous now, people from all over the world are gathered here, there are many opportunities, and there are people here to accept it. We followed his recommendation and came here. ”

"That's ......" Guo Kang probably understood.

The organization and discipline of the Hussites in Europe belonged to the epochal era. Especially the old brothers around Captain Jaska are somewhat religious. They have followed Zhu Wenkui for a long time, and they have even experienced life-and-death battles together. Therefore, even with the requirements of famous generals in ancient times, they can bear it.

But these newcomers had only traveled around Europe before. The mercenaries in those places have always been known for their brutality and brutality. It's good that they can reason first here, instead of fighting directly. On the one hand, the management is strict, and on the other hand, it is estimated that it was also when King Wu was recruited, so he explained it first.

However, the premise of letting people suffer together is that there is enough trust. These people, like Zhu Wenkui and others, have not met each other a few times, and they have neither enjoyed various benefits, nor have they understood the atmosphere and tradition of sharing weal and woe. If you come up and ask others to suffer poverty together, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied.

Guo Kang thought about it and had a way.

"On our side, we will definitely not treat people who have the ability to do it badly." He said, "Otherwise, show your hands." If it's really powerful, this meal, even if I'm ...... Uh, she pleased. ”

He pointed to Joanna next to him and said.

"Yes."

"Our teacher is a famous swordsman, and he is even more powerful."

"We're certainly no worse than them."

Everyone agreed.

Guo Kang originally wanted to try it himself, but after hearing them say so, he felt that it was over. He called the captain of the patrol and said, "Is there enough place to practice martial arts here?" Find two more sticks, and you and them will try. ”

The captain of the Rus' was also a little eager to try it, and quickly asked people to find a few sticks to try it out for themselves. The group of newcomers discussed, and finally let the leader old Hans go into battle himself. The two sides set up a posture on this open space, preparing to start practicing.

However, as soon as the two sides clashed, Old Hans knocked the wooden stick in the opponent's hand away with a single blow. The other party hasn't figured out the situation yet, and wants to do it again, but this time, as soon as he made contact, he was hit on the leg and fell on the spot.

"It's okay, it's okay." Guo Kang hurriedly said, "Then you can follow us." The food and drink of the past few days, we are invited. I'll tell you princes about it separately when I get back. ”

"You're doing the right thing." He said to the chef, "It's right to follow the rules, but the next time you encounter such a situation, remember to tell us in time." ”

Everyone thanked him, but the patrol captain was still surprised, not understanding what had just happened. Guo Kang stepped forward, pulled him up, and took out two silver coins for him as a reward for his help. Then he took Joanna and the large crowd out of the camp.

(End of chapter)