Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 449 Joanna’s plan

Seeing that Eudocia's response was not very positive, Joanna had no choice but to end the topic angrily.But this time, Eudocia took the initiative to speak.

"Your advice is very valuable. I am going to leave tonight and hide for a while." She said, "However, I have to take the initiative to go find Li Lang and tell him everything I need to say."

"It's really not good to leave without saying goodbye." Joanna thought for a while: "Have you decided what to say?"

"Let's say some love words first, and then decide what to do next depending on the situation. It's hard to predict directly now." Odosia calmly analyzed: "I can see that he is really interested in me. , it would be a pity if this opportunity was given up.”

"I have to look for opportunities to tell him clearly that I accept his love." She told Joanna: "I can't accurately predict how long I will have to leave. So, I have to give him something to look forward to."

"The situation of the Li family is not the same as that of the nobles you have met before. Perhaps because of the teachings of their ancestors, their family is very strict in controlling and educating their children."

"For other aristocratic children, being sought after by women and becoming famous in the romantic field is something worth bragging about, which can prove one's financial strength and charm - of course, it would be better if he could be surrounded by many women. .”

"But for their family, this is not doing their job properly. Not only is it not something to boast about, but it is a sign that deserves vigilance. A woman like me who is related to drama is not a serious person. She must stay away from talents. OK."

Joanna also calmed down and thought for a while.

"Their family has indeed encountered more than one crisis since the establishment of the Roman Khanate. The two generations before and after all suffered major setbacks and then rose again." She thought for a moment:
"The grandfather of their current head of the family made a lot of military exploits back then, but because he was addicted to drama, he slacked off at critical moments, which led to huge losses. He also died young soon after. The father of the head of the family also had many military exploits, but because of his relationship with the Queen Mother, Contradictory, he was forced to flee and lived in exile for a long time."

"It has not been too long since the establishment of the Purple Horde Khanate. Such frequent encounters are indeed rare." She speculated: "Moreover, for the generation of the current family head, the last time they encountered a disaster was when they were children. It’s not surprising that this experience had a great impact on their family.”

"Yes, Li Lang's generation grew up in such an environment. Especially him, as the eldest son, he has the greatest responsibilities and expectations." Odosia told her: "So, he is indeed the same as Unlike ordinary aristocratic children, they are not even familiar with romance. I guess his parents may think this is quite good. After he shows his talents, they will arrange a wife for him and that will be done. "

"You haven't had much contact with him, but I am very familiar with him. Not only is this guy unable to treat women with ease, he is even a little too jerky." She said: "Ordinary noble children always think highly of themselves, and in the romantic field This is even more true; but because he is too inexperienced, he often belittles himself and underestimates his own abilities and charm."

"If I fail to give him enough hope so that he can strengthen his belief and be willing to wait for this period of time, then he will quickly fall into self-doubt because important people are suspicious of him. Men in this situation are very fragile. ——So fragile that as long as there is another woman to comfort him, affirm him, and satisfy his instinctive expectations in this regard, he will probably just run away with her. So, I at least have to convince him and let him know that this matter has something to do with it. He has nothing to do with it."

Joanna thought for a moment more.

"You are really serious." She finally said with emotion: "I have to learn from you."

"Because you are qualified to make a choice, choose which direction you are serious about and which direction you can ignore for the time being." Eudocia explained: "But for me, there is no other choice."

"My background is very bad. To be honest, I am not as good as many commoners in Constantinople. My father died a long time ago. The only reason why my second mother raised me was because she was so confident in herself that she felt that her daughter She must be beautiful, and she will definitely be a good bargaining chip in the future." "When I was very young, she began to think about how to sell me at a good price. My uncles not only wanted me to work for nothing, but also wanted to guard against me becoming too powerful, and Mother united to deal with them. You also know these things." She looked back on the past, shook her head and sighed: "If there are no accidents, when I have more and more will and ideas of my own, they will quickly change from arguing to For cooperation, sell me as soon as possible, and then start the next round of fighting when the profits are divided."

"My acquaintance with Li Lang was the turning point of all this. His favor for me gave me extra value, so that I would not end up in the worst possible outcome."

"After Li Lang and I met by chance, my mother knew about this and began to ask me to take the initiative to get close to him, find opportunities to meet him, and continue to make friends with him. He is relatively simple-minded, and he is also a servant who follows and protects him. He is a simple and honest man, and under my mother’s guidance, I quickly became familiar with him.”

"I'm probably also a somewhat talented actor, so I've been getting along very well with him over the years. This is indeed my ability to settle down and save my life. So, I have to manage this relationship seriously. Or, to be more precise, , I’m not qualified not to take it seriously.”

"That's it..." Joanna seemed to have really not thought about that much. She didn't know what to say for a moment and fell into silence again.

"Not only Li Lang, many people of his generation are not very 'noble'. Look at Mr. Guo, isn't he very different from ordinary noble children?" Odosia reminded her: "No matter from the family's experience, , or the way they obtain power, these people are in a completely different situation from the great aristocrats in Italy and even Europe."

"The Li family's power almost all comes from their military exploits in opening up territories and suppressing rebellions, and they have quantifiable merit-recording standards to measure these contributions. Compared with their European aristocratic counterparts, these emerging military leaders, Although the family power is also strengthened through diplomacy and marriage, the benefits and impact in this regard are relatively small."

"And what about Mr. Guo? He didn't even inherit the military power of his family. I think this operation is more like his attempt to organize his own team. If successful, then not only is he not an ordinary noble, he cannot even be regarded as He is an ordinary heir to military honors, but he has become a pioneer of the 'first generation'. When you treat him, it is best to evaluate him as a self-made man, not as a son of the aristocracy."

"He does have a lot of thoughts that I can't even understand." Joanna admitted: "What happened this time was indeed beyond my expectation, and it even interrupted all my plans. I don't know how he I wonder, is it worth taking such a risk?"

"I think he has seen further than you, and has considered the current situation thoroughly enough." Eudocia finished speaking softly, paused, and asked in turn: "Have you discovered that this city Is there anything special about the social environment?”

"Every city is different." Joanna said, "Which part are you talking about?"

"Have you noticed that compared to other cities under the control of the royal power, there is something missing here?" Eudosia continued to ask.

"What's missing..." Joanna thought.

"That's right - those are the communities that exist more or less in other cities, or at least in a certain era, communities that will definitely appear. Aren't they your old rivals?" Eudocia reminded.

"That's right." Joanna suddenly realized: "It's from the Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Ross Chamber of Commerce, but it made me forget about the most common people. Why is there no place for Jews in this city?"

(End of this chapter)