Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

( ) late September.

The warm Constantinople has finally cooled down. Time really flies. Ever since I found out that the two artists are a little fresh, I have often avoided them, but every time Penny Weiss used urgent things to get rid of them. I find out.And then, as a last resort, I was given goosebumps by two young artists.And I met my wife Wendir a few times, but I didn't make much progress.

As the Thanksgiving Day on November 24 was getting closer, the state inspectors and tax collectors in red linen robes were sent out of Constantinople to collect taxes from towns and villages for the second time in a year The time has come again, but this year's taxes have been lowered accordingly.This was originally a good thing, but compared to the eve of Thanksgiving in previous years, this year, France unilaterally raised the export tax on grains without any scruples about Constantinople's emotions. waves.

Rumors were flying all over the sky, law and order had deteriorated, and theft and assault cases had multiplied several times in a short period of time. If Louis XIV just wanted to send a small gift before the Roman festival to disgust us, then he did it.We were indeed disgusted.But it's just disgusting.Many magistrates who were at home on vacation were invited back to their jobs, and more people were sent to maintain law and order. In a few days, my cheap daddy talked to the families behind the major chambers of commerce in the city, and then severely cracked down on them. The next few foreign grain hoarders who didn't understand the rules and wanted to take advantage of the situation to drive up grain prices during this period, maintained grain prices at a level acceptable to nobles and citizens.

However, the unease and commotion at the corners of the streets still existed, and even the United Front Work Department could feel the vibration at the bottom. Unfortunately, the news from the Anatolia region indicated that the harvest there was not very good.This year, the financial revenue of the empire is destined to be opened a bloody hole by Colbert.But I believe that our counterattack is near.And the game I set up on Dione Street is coming to an end, if I don't do anything, I'm afraid it will be cheaper for others.

I first sent someone to the big fat cousin's house to deliver a post, so that this guy would not go fooling around during my visit, and I didn't visit his house until noon the next day.

It is inconvenient not to have a phone or a mobile phone, and everything has to be delayed, and it is even more unexpected to meet Bridges from the Jiminski family at the big fat man's house today.But I soon learned the reason why the other party came to the big fat man's mansion. He was very interested in the greeting card plan and was willing to invest 33 soridos.God knows what deal they made, but that's none of my business.Actually, I didn’t have any important things to do when I came here today. I just told Marcus to open the [-] Soridus certificate first, and we will use it in a few days.

Now that you're here, you can't just leave after finishing your speech.Marcus graciously walked Bridges and me on a tour of his collection before having vanilla water served as a drink.The so-called perfume orchid water is to put the vanilla fruit into the water cup, and wait for the vanilla to melt into the water to make the water taste sweet.Drink the water first, and then eat the vanilla with a small spoon.Anyway, this thing is terribly sweet, and I can't stand it anyway, but many imperial nobles who like sweets often choose to drink this kind of thing after coffee or with coffee.

In the afternoon, a hurried-looking Jimiski servant knocked on the door of his fat cousin, Marcus.Briggs of the Jimiski family was called to the middle of the courtyard of the mansion. After the two whispered a few words hastily, the latter's complexion changed drastically and he was shaking non-stop. He came to apologize to us and left the mansion Mansion.

The big fatty cousin asked, "What's wrong with his family? Is it because his wife had a difficult delivery, or was the house burned down?"

"Is there news that his wife is pregnant recently in Jimiski's family?" I couldn't help asking.

"That's not it. So the house at home is on fire?"

"If that's the case, his servants won't be so shy."

It wasn't long before someone else came, this time someone I knew, Constance.

He looked very anxious and waved to me in the courtyard.

Putting down the things in my hands, I handed the fat man a hand to let him continue his eyes, then walked to the door suspiciously.Constance whispered in his ear, "Something has happened! Tais, something has happened to them!"

"Who is Tais?" I seem to have heard this name somewhere.

Constance's eyes widened: "It's the girl who is with the daughter of the Jimiski family! Your Highness introduced us to it! Don't you know?"

"A lot of things are literary, arranged by Penny Weiss. I don't know the noble lady named Tais that you contacted. What? They are not the ones who attacked us? They can make us suffer like that?" If that's the case, then it's a big joke, just those noble ladies... Wait, it seems that they can also scare people to death. If dozens of people appear together, it is possible to get a myocardial infarction, "Who Something happened?! Didn’t die?”

"It's not us! The holy house of the Holy Spirit at the church! Those magic wands have been dispatched! They say they want to purify the entire Elysee Club! And arrest the related blasphemers into a religious prison!" Constance panicked and anxiously Said.

Holy Spirit Purification Institute, that place is under the signboard of protecting the spiritual purity of mortals, but what it does is not very glorious, and it specializes in burning and destroying books.To put it bluntly, it is a vanguard of religious forces, consolidating the authority of the church.As long as they feel that a certain book endangers the authority of the church, they will try their best to erase the author and his works!

I couldn't help being shocked: "How did they provoke the psychopaths in the Holy Spirit Sanctuary? By the way, what is the Elysee Club?"

"The Elysee Club seems to be a club that Miss Penny Weiss and Tais took over from the former noble lady a few years ago. But I don't know how they got into trouble with the group of psychopaths in the Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit Tais said today that she would take me to see their paradise, but as soon as I got there, I saw a large group of people from the Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit coming in and out, making a lot of noise. I don’t have time to ask, so I Immediately went to your house first, and then rushed over." Constance replied.

"How did they get into it? It's not important anymore. Hmph, those psychopaths are really a group of guys who want to make progress!" I snorted coldly, this time the incident couldn't be more obvious. Dad had just drawn up a clause that would not cut the church's expenses, and then the church's gang of flies who stalked every corner smelled fishy.

"Your Highness, Caesar has always been on good terms with the church. In the future, you will..." Constance did not continue, he seemed a little uneasy, "What should we do? Tais and the others were suddenly attacked by people from the church. It is possible They will be misunderstood that this is our revenge after our conflict!"

Constance didn’t finish the sentence, I am very clear that if our Theofano family usurps the throne in the future, we must win the support of the church!

I thought for a while and said: "Don't say anything, let's go there and see the situation first."

"I have two horses in front of the building."

Constance led the way, and the two of us flew all the way to the university area. On the way, we met a few of our own people one after another, and they also received the news.

The edge of the woods outside where the Elysee building is located is very quiet. Looking at the elegant buildings inside, I drove the horses closer and closer, only then did I hear the sound of objects being carried from time to time.

"God, those are my vases with gilt and silver accessories, the blue and white peony coat of arms plate, the Far Eastern blue and white silver teacups, these are my personal things, they belong to me personally! You, you Can't take it away!"

"Shut up, my lord bishop suspects that this is a vessel used by you to carry out evil rituals! You must bring it back to the church for identification! If you are guilty, you must destroy it!"

"You are making too much sense! Even if it is an evil ritual, how can these things be used! These are cups and plates, which we use to drink coffee and tea! And that vase! In the ceremony, what can the vase be used for? ?”

"Exactly! Bloody spout! I just bought that mural at an auction! What does that have to do with the ceremony? Return it to me!"

"Oh, you are so aware of the magic weapon of evil rituals, come on! Have the two ladies ever used it? Come on! I suspect that these two so-called aristocratic ladies have been possessed by evil spirits. Take them back to the religious prison together. Let the cardinal use magic tools to exorcise them!"

"Don't come here! We haven't performed that kind of ceremony! Really not!"

"If you want to take something away, you take it away..."

"Don't touch us!!!"

I walked out of the path, and saw a monk wearing a black and gold cassock. His eyes swept over the chests of those embracing noble ladies. With brooches and other small ornaments shining, he shouted to the fat priests on the left and right: "I I noticed that the brooches worn by these people had an evil aura, so everyone put down what they were doing and came over to take off those brooches!"

"Okay!"

A few priests put their heavy objects on the horse-drawn cart calmly, and rubbed their hands as they approached the group of a dozen or so noble ladies. There were already a lot of precious items piled up on the carriage behind them.