Warlock Royal Family

At breakfast the next day, because Anna didn't get up, Ladislaus ate with Susan. The Marchioness tried her best to please her, including the service before breakfast.

The Marquise is of course very grateful for Ladislaus' life-saving grace. She understands the seriousness of her mistake better than Ladislaus, and Ladislaus is her savior.

Who would not be grateful and close to his savior, especially if he is such a handsome warlock.

It was therefore not surprising that the marquise, who had lost her husband, suddenly became very close to Ladislaus.

Ladislaus didn't fully understand the thoughts of the Marquise Facchetti, and didn't understand why the Marquise was so gentle, surpassing the temporary relationship between two noble men and women, but he did feel that feeling, of course he knew that he To some extent, Susan's life was spared, but in Ladislaus' view, it is a reasonable morality to try to prevent a person from being executed just because of verbal offense.

When the climax passed and a sense of emptiness set in, Ladislaus thought of Anna again.

Ladislaus had spared Anna's life, but it still seemed that the barrier had not been completely eliminated.

Of course, he didn't forget to despise himself. He and Anna have experienced hardships, but facing the fragrant body of the Marchioness, Ladislaus did not show any restraint. There is no way, the man just Such a low life, or at least 90.00% of five men are like this, the most conservative estimate is 90.00%?

In any case, Ladislaus has no ability to prove that this statement is wrong. After possessing power, although the relationship from childhood is still attractive, it seems that it is no longer so hot.

After "close contact" with Marquise Susan Facchetti, Ladislaus thought that he had completed the task of "close contact with the Colonna family", but this was not the case.

The task is still hanging there.

But Ladislaus doesn't think about this task for the time being. After all, he has just been promoted to Archbishop, and his prestige is enough for the time being. Besides, he is quite satisfied with the current "closeness".

After escaping from the city of Liguria, there were actually some missions for several related people, but Ladislaus was in a hurry all the way and never had time.

Now that the situation has temporarily stabilized, the Kingdom of France is digesting Milan and Corsica, while envoys are sending out everywhere. Not only the Italian city-states, but also the courts of the German princes in the northern part of the empire are now full of high-spirited French envoys. A series of victories, allies are being sought.

As for the Habsburg family, reinforcements from Austria and Spain were still being assembled, and they had not reached the Apennine Peninsula at all. Emperor Charles V did not entrust the ambassador with any mission to hand over to Ladislaus for the time being.

The Apennines are experiencing the calm before the storm.

So Ladislaus can now take a good look at these secondary tasks that do not add prestige but experience points. Ladislaus urgently needs a new fifth-level arcane.

"Restore the strength of Sirica's boss."

"Rebuild old John's faith."

"A request from the Machiavelli family."

The three most important subordinates each have their own requirements. The other Captain Jack and Baron Galliani also have related tasks.

However, Ladislaus still decided to take care of these three people first, and among them, Ladislaus valued wisdom and experience the most. Of course, the possible further support of the Machiavelli Bank is also the reason why he can receive priority care.

So Ladislaus struggled to get out of Gentle Township, got up early in the morning to visit the emperor's ambassador in Rome, and had lunch together, and more importantly, after taking an allowance of two thousand talers.

Machiavelli was summoned first in the afternoon.

Machiavelli is still the part-time treasurer of Ladislaus, so Ladislaus first asked Machiavelli to report on his current financial situation.

"According to your request, those French sailors only received a symbolic ransom of two hundred talers. You have already donated all of them to the Colonna family's steward and servants as a necessary gift."

This is a necessary requirement for aristocratic life. All the servants up and down got at least one taler tip, and some individuals were much more. For example, the steward and the head lady each received twenty talers. Ladislaus and the Marchioness handed out towels, and the two maids who anointed each got four talers.

"After entering Rome, you gave me an annuity of [-] thalers personally. Thank you very much. Sirica and Old John each also paid in advance the annuity of [-] thalers for next year. Boss Sirica also paid for the annuity of [-] thalers along the way. An additional three hundred talers were awarded for outstanding performance, and Miss Anna-Sieber also received an allowance of one thousand talers.

"Thank you again for your support. I have stored most of the property in the Machiavelli Bank. Last night, I have completed the counting and verification of gold and silver coins with the branch manager overnight. Now you have a total of 1 thalers. Deposit, the interest rate is nine percent. And 230 thalers pocket money."

This is really a huge sum of money that Ladislaus could not have imagined a year ago, but it is indeed not easy to earn money. The life and death moments experienced in this year are also beyond the imagination of Ladislaus.

"There is another important thing, which is the reconciliation list of the three monasteries in Bohemia and Tyrol returned by the church. I plan to take over their reconciliation directories in Rome as soon as possible.

However, I have roughly looked at the big account. Generally speaking, in the past ten years, it has been able to provide an average of [-] talers in taxes. It should be said that several abbots are not too much.

If you want to clarify those financial situations thoroughly, I need assistants. If you allow me to hire an accountant and a clerk, I think I will be able to complete the evaluation within a week. The local abbot and tax agent because the road Cut off by the French army, I must not be able to come to see you in person recently, but if I can find this position, I should have family members in Rome who can contact me, or I will rely on my connections to keep my position.

Whether you want to maximize your cash gains, or maintain some relationships, it's all up to you. "There is no doubt that a long-term position must be a jar of muddy water.

"Wait until their family members or contacts in Rome come to pay tribute. I have no way to go to Bohemia and Tyrol to clarify the financial affairs, but it is still necessary to clear the accounts. Of course you can hire the assistants you need. If If there is any valuable relationship between the abbot and the tax agent, it must be revealed. I can lose some money, but the favor must be obtained."

Ladislaus has other plans for these territories, and he doesn't intend to make a drastic move, but the necessary procedures still have to be passed, otherwise it will be bad for his subordinates to think that he is easy to fool.

"You have worked hard recently, and now we have settled down for the time being. Before His Majesty's army arrives, I plan to manage it well, so I want to know what your nephew thinks about the development of the Machiavelli Bank. .” Ladislaus turned to the topic and began to try to complete the system tasks.

"It is my duty to serve you." Machiavelli was also waiting for this opportunity. After all, his service to Ladislaus was to build a business that would benefit the family.

"Our family's banking business is all in Central Italy. The head office has always been in Florence. As you know, it is the headquarters of the banking giants, the Medici family. My nephew has experienced several political turmoil in Florence. He broke in without any danger, but there were many dangers, so he always hoped that he could find a safer place to set up the head office and reserve treasury."

Machiavelli's words made Ladislaus ponder for a while. If Machiavelli's bank headquarters can be moved into his territory in Tyrol, it will undoubtedly greatly strengthen his dependence on himself, and bring unprecedented prosperity to those territories. Prosperity, but this condition is difficult to fulfill. As mentioned earlier, the roads of Central Italy and South Germany are now blocked by the French army.

And the villages of Ladislaus in Tyrol were obviously too small.

And moving to other places that are relatively close, such as the Naples area under the rule of the Kingdom of Spain, firstly, I may not be able to operate well, and secondly, there is no benefit.

So after listening to Machiavelli's suggestion, Ladislaus just expressed his willingness to find opportunities to help.