Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

( ) Why would I waste my time trying to demolish Rue Dione before today?

Excluding the impulsiveness caused by personal encounters, it is more due to my genius-like forward-looking strategic arrangement that day... But the old scum has never admitted this, he called the occasional inspiration called a little kid. Shan...too lazy to complain about that old scumbag who envies my intelligence and handsome appearance.

If a force wants to survive, it needs to constantly inject fresh blood. Do you expect that group of people whose outlook on life and values ​​have been seriously distorted by old scumbags to find women to have their own cubs?Looking at their virtues of being scared to death by a group of noble ladies, you know that it is impossible, even if it is possible, it is only a handful!What if they died and did not leave an heir to their family?The tragedy can only be our Theofano family!You know, this group of people is the elite of the future generation of our Theofano family lineage!They have no heirs, so it means that Alexander's heir and I will lack a large group of helpers! ?

That's right, it's a lie to say that the entire small circle of noble girls in Constantinople hated us military nerds with the excuse of demolishing the Rue Dione.It is also a lie that girls hate us, so that we can not worry about marriage for a certain period of time.Naturally, my aftermath was also a lie!On the surface, I was pretending to help the group of people around me avoid marriage, but secretly, I was doing the opposite!What?Can't fall in love if you are not full?Am I inducing minors to walk into the dark realm?Corrupt morality, devoid of conscience?

Damn, to prevent human reproduction, what if human beings become extinct?This is a crime against humanity!

Also, and most importantly, isn't Alexander's army short of money...

The monthly maintenance of a regiment of 140 infantry requires little money; 830 soridos are enough.But to form a regiment, you need firearms, uniforms, boots, weapon belts, sabers, saltpetre, bullets, all of which cost a lot of money!And that's not counting the horses.A nine-year-old war horse in good condition and without injury record costs four or five hundred soridos, not to mention five or six-year-old fine breeds!Roughly calculated, if you want to buy cannons, the creation of Alexander's corps cost as much as 150 million and [-] five soridos and three dinars!Aspen, as the currency with the smallest denomination in circulation in the empire, it is not counted, because four dinars are one soridos, which is [-] million soridos when rounded up!

Otherwise, war is a rich man's game...

The most sad thing about the demolition of Dione Street is the noble ladies, but the biggest damage to their interests is the nearby businessmen who rely on this block for their lives.I have no way to increase the value of real estate, so I can only let it depreciate first.If you lose the Rue Dione, you will lose the noble ladies and their large group of benefactors!All properties in the neighborhood will be greatly depreciated.In order to recover the loss, businessmen must sell their real estate at a price lower than the original price, so I took over at this time of depreciation, and then changed hands after the incident on Dione Street. I am sure that I will definitely make a profit!

It's just that speculation in real estate is a very immoral thing.This is literally stealing money from others, even if it is the property of some foreign businessmen, but after all, I still feel ashamed.I didn't dare to go too far, and the funds I could use were only part of our original savings and the part borrowed from my wife, five or six million.Now, my Dione demolition fraud plan is almost halfway through. If I sell the real estate in the next year, then I will not only solve the future problems of the group of people under me, but also solve the problem. It will solve the problem of the expenses of Alexander's corps in the next year or even two years.

The carriage quickly entered the outer port area of ​​the Perama Gate.

Although the outer port area bears the word port, it is not a place like the lower port area where stinky sailors are everywhere.There are many chambers of commerce and offices, and the residents of Constantinople like to call it an outsider's area more often.Outsiders, as the name suggests, mainly businessmen from all over Western Europe live in this neighborhood.If you want to appreciate the architectural styles of various countries, you don’t need to travel around, you can come here and take a stroll to fulfill your wish.However, this block is most famous for restaurants that sell special dishes from various countries.I worked for a while under the Chancellor of Finance Erics at the Finance Court. If the various districts in Constantinople were ranked in terms of taxation, this place would rank among the top ten.

Wendell's carriage stopped in front of a French restaurant marked in French.This large district, established in the fifteenth century, was young in ancient Constantinople.Looking around, the stone roads and streets are criss-crossed, and many buildings are full of the classical style of that era. The walls are made of red bricks, and the prominent sign boards are endless. The open semicircular windows on the second floor are covered with colorful flower pots.

Greek, French, English, and Iberian Peninsular are full of businessmen talking here with accents from all over the world, and the restaurant where we eat has a wool carpet produced by a Greek workshop at the door, and the majestic woolen carpet is used inside. The decoration, the resplendent furnishings, and the waiters holding their heads high are full of luxury and awe-inspiring taste.The owner who runs this restaurant is a genius, and he can bring together the faces of France to other countries in a small restaurant.

Well, in fact the restaurant is not small. On the contrary, it is very big and has many employees. After I was seated, I was immediately surrounded by four waiters.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

After they bow, I guarantee that ordinary people who step into this restaurant for the first time will immediately enjoy the feeling of superiority.

"It's very ingenious." I praised, and it seems that the tricks played by the maid cafe are the same in my memory.

In a dimly lit restaurant, white candles were burning on the dining table. Wendir was sitting opposite me. She made eye contact with me, smiled slightly and introduced herself: "May I recommend today's lunch for you?"

I nodded after thinking about it, Wendir seemed to come here very often, and passed it back to the waiter beside me without even looking at the menu.A series of French uttered from her red lips, the waiter retreated immediately after understanding, and then a bottle of chilled Burgundy wine was brought up.

The wine produced in Burgundy is very expensive. The status of red wine in France is the same as that of Crete wine in the Roman Empire. It is the first choice of the upper class.But even among famous products, there are differences.Different estates have different winemaking methods and grape planting methods, and the wines produced are naturally of different grades.And in front of him, the bottle of wine that was opened should come from the Romani winery under the name of the Abbey of St. Vivan de Vige in Burgundy.

It is ironic that the monks who took the oath against poison were the same people who invented the most delicious wine.In France, the Abbey of St. Vivan de Vigie in Burgundy means one thing, the most delicious and expensive wine in France.And this also means that the wines of the Abbey of Saint-Vivan de Viggy are only available to the most powerful nobles and royal families in France!

It is impossible for this French restaurant to own a bottle of Romani, so the only remaining explanation is that it belongs to Wendier's private collection.

God knows how much gold this bottle of red wine can exchange for. Anyway, the beautiful woman raised her glass, and I drank it in one gulp.

Not long after, a group of guests came near the window on the second floor where we were.

Two youths and four middle-aged uncles with big German beards, the first youth looked around the empty hall, and then he chose a seat with a strange Greek.Strangely, he didn't choose the seat by the window, but chose the seat by the stairs.

This piqued my little interest.Sipping the red wine, I observed them carefully.The four middle-aged uncles are dressed in the clothes of wealthy families in Western Europe, but they have a dusty appearance, which makes people look rather embarrassed at first glance.Of the two young men, the one who spoke just now took off his three-cornered hat, revealing his blonde hair.He himself was very fair and tender, with a white face and red lips, and he looked like a young boy with nipples. The other one was a bit worse, but he was still a standard handsome guy of Germanic blood.

The eight waiters imagined that they were standing around as usual and were roughly chased away by four German uncles. The blond young man scolded the four uncles angrily.The four uncles looked at each other and had no choice but to step aside.

The two began to order. Cao Cao spoke fluent French, the blond young man said the names of more than a dozen dishes in one breath, and the expression of an uncle who came in with him changed, and he hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear.But the young man waved his hand like a normal person to reassure the other party.Then, he noticed the gaze that had been cast from my side.He looked at us curiously, and after waiting for a bottle of red wine to be delivered, he raised his glass to me, showing a bright smile on his face.

"Ma'am, I think you have heard the set of dishes they called. As the owner here, how much are those dishes?" I put down my wine glass and asked softly.

"More than 900 soridos." Wendil glanced at the dishes over there, and she frowned, "The wine is the best imported Burgundy wine, and many of the dishes ordered have added expensive Spices. Hope they've got enough Ore, because I don't see a bag big enough to hold that much silver."

I smiled and suggested, "Shall we play another game?"

"We played two games when we met for the first time." Wendir laughed softly, as if she was looking at a child who couldn't grow up and said, "What do you want to play again?"

I couldn't stand her expression: "I dare say, the two people at the opposite table can't afford the meal."

Wendir said immediately after hearing the words: "Do you want to find the sheriff?"

"No, if I win, they don't have to pay for their meal, how?"

"What if you lose?"

I said indifferently: "I will pay for their meals."

"Yes, but the premise is that the four Germans are handed over to me. I will punish them for washing dishes and cleaning the floor here, and compensate me for the loss." The big beauty winked again.

"make a deal."

The time for a meal is neither long nor short. Just as Wendell and I were chatting without saying a word, like the weather is fine today, there was a sudden crisp sound from the opposite side, followed by a loud shouted.

"Come here! Some people don't pay for food! Oops!!"

"Beat someone! Something happened!"

"Catch 'em, don't let 'em get away!"

When I looked away, the two people who were eating at the dining table had already fled. The four German uncles had already wrestled with eight restaurant waiters, and one of them even tripped over two waiters and rolled down the stairs.