Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

In the face of the raging fire in the city, the citizens could only save themselves without any assistance.

As a lord, you can't stand up to protect your subjects at a critical moment, so what do we need you for?Those taxes that are usually paid are not fed to the dog?

Seeing that the rebels would be violent if he did not appease the masses, the Count of Troyes had to say: "Okay, within three days, a three-level meeting will be held to discuss the issue of relief and reconstruction."

The restlessness in the crowd subsided a little, but still not very satisfied.

Someone said, "Sir, do you have money to rebuild the city in your vault?"

"Uh..." Count Troyes's temples suddenly sweated.

"Very well, it seems that you still need to raise funds together. In this case, your lord, you should reconsider the issue of taxation."

This group of "public opinion representatives" who came to petition are not simple and good people, but a wealthy citizen class composed of merchants and craftsmen in Troyes. .

Obviously, they want to take the opportunity to force the palace and get more privileges from the lord.

The Count of Troyes glanced at Youuf Ma with a look of help.

Youf Ma stood up and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I have decided to spend [-] livres to help Troyes recover from the fire as soon as possible."

As soon as the figure of [-] livres came out, the restless crowd suddenly quieted down.

"Lord Earl of Rouen, is this true?" asked the leading middle-aged man.

"you are?"

"My lord, Francesco di Antonio de' Medici, runs a bank in the city of Troyes and is also the president of the trade guild." He knew that Yofu Ma had looked at himself carefully, and added, "If As you can see, I am a human-dark elf hybrid."

The Medici family, I understand.

Yofu Ma nodded.

In his memory, there are also some memories about this family.Before crossing, when the original owner of the body was hanging out in Italy, he almost applauded for love with a girl from the Medici family.

The Medici family of this world once had an intermarriage with a certain dark elf family who came to Florence because of the intersection of the celestial sphere.

Due to the magical power in the blood of the dark elves, the descendants of the Medici family are genetically unstable.There are not only half-elves with more than 80% human blood, but also dark elves with 100% pure blood.

The stronger the blood of the dark elves, the longer the lifespan and the better the magical talent.The side effect is that the character will become more cunning, cold and rebellious.

But overall, this marriage is more pros than cons.In an extravagant place like Italy, full of intrigue and games of thrones, the drow's talent is like a duck to water.

The Medici family went from little-known merchants to big bankers with an annual income of 20 livres.Now it has become the leading aristocratic family in Italy, ruling the wealthy Florence.

Now the head of the Medici family is Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici, the god of the Florentine Republic attribute 4 in the beginning of "European Land and Cloud 655".

The Francesco in front of Mayoufu is a branch of the Medici family, whose father is Cosimo's younger brother, and is now in charge of the family's financial industry in Northern France and the Low Countries.

"I have been to Florence for a long time, and I was very impressed by the generosity of the standard-bearer of justice. Many artists saw him as an angel."

"I have also heard of your reputation, the wise man of Ceris." Francesco saluted Mayoufu, "Since the Count of Troyes has a friend like you, then we civilians have nothing to worry about. I hope I can have a more in-depth exchange with you at the third-level meeting."

After Francesco left, the Count of Troyes finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, Your Excellency, go back and have a rest. You also stayed up all night. You must keep your spirits up and participate in the third-level meeting."

"Lord Count of Rouen, you can call me Eduire in the future," said the Count of Troyes.He suddenly felt that this Seris was much more pleasing to the eye than those unscrupulous people who demanded privileges at every turn.

Chapter 78 Hugging your thighs won't hurt you

After sending the Count of Troyes away, Youf Ma returned to his study when Gosselin came to the door.

This former court mage who took refuge in Youf Ma, holds the title of baron, and the Jishang family he belongs to is a local snake in Troyes, and has a certain value for use.

"Lord Count of Rouen, on behalf of the Jishang family, I would like to invest in the North France Trading Company. How much capital do I need?"

"Ha, you are really insightful, Mage Gorselan." Youfu Ma patted the other person's shoulder and said, "You haven't read the company's establishment plan, let me explain it to you. First of all, as the company's founder, I am still As a good friend of the Count of Troyes, he occupies 51% of the shares, which will remain unchanged forever. As a local lord, the Count of Troyes provides the company with the necessary land for business activities and maintains a safe and stable operating environment. He holds 9% of the shares. , at a price of 40 livres. The other [-]% of the shares, at a price of [-] livres, will be sold to all the merchants in Troyes, but the purchasers are limited to eight people, each of whom is [-] livres.”

"Seris people are really black enough. With their own investment of 51 livres, they will occupy 5% of the permanent shares, and others' [-] livres can only buy [-]% of the shares. And the scale of operation will expand in the future, and the shares will be diluted. "..." Gosselin muttered to himself.

But who called Yo-Fu Ma a high-ranking aristocrat?

Don't look at the aggressiveness of the citizens today to force the Count of Troyes into the palace, forcing him to convene a third-level meeting and to ask Ma Youfu for help.But this is because Francesco showed the shrewd and savage smell of the Medici family, and he was able to make a sneak attack while the Count of Troyes was at his weakest.

The wealthy burghers, represented by businessmen, are growing vigorously, but they are far from being the opponents of traditional aristocrats.

Although merchants and artisans gradually gained a certain degree of autonomy: convening parliaments, electing mayors, recruiting militias to maintain law and order, and forming merchant courts.

But these are just low-level political rights.The court can handle some commercial disputes, but those major cases still require the intervention of the lord.The council can recruit poorly equipped militias to maintain law and order, but must never form an elite armed force that threatens the lord.Fundamental interests such as taxation and land use rights are firmly in the hands of the nobility.

The Count of Troyes, who was relieved in the future, still has the power to dominate the city.And the Count of Troyes is Ma Youfu's puppet - crossed out, changed to "good friend".Then, it is also a matter of course that the Earl of Rouen holds 51% of the company's shares and has the absolute right to speak.

Having figured this out, Gosselin no longer has to worry about the company's shares.What he is worried about now is how to get 5 livres and buy [-]% of the shares.

Youfu Ma did not say what business the "North France Trading Company" was doing and what the profit prospects were.Gosselin wanted to join the team, but he just wanted to see Yofu Ma.

Being able to have both sides in the French court where there are many factions, while maintaining friendly relations with the palace faction and the Yolande faction, is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

What's more, this Seris was also trusted by Charles VII.Even, by virtue of his good relationship with the Holy Maiden, it is not difficult for him to penetrate into the army.

Hold on to such thighs, no loss!

But the problem is that Gosselin can't come up with [-] livres at all.

He is still among the middle and low-level nobles, and is relatively good at managing the family business. The Jishang family earns [-] livres a year.

But the nobles of this era have a common problem: they don't save money, they spend as much as they have.

Because the property of the nobles is land, they can obtain stable income every year, so they naturally spend a lot of money.Unlike businessmen, property is currency and materials in circulation, and there must be a certain amount of savings to meet the risks or opportunities that come at any time.

"Lord Count of Rouen, I bought a new robe last month. I don't have much money, can I..." Gosselin said hesitantly.

"Mr. Gosailan, in view of your timely reporting of Belt and your contribution, I can list the Jishang family as the No. 1 candidate shareholder. But I am sorry that I cannot agree to other conditions. Sir, you should have more flexible thinking and rich creativity. Look farther away, don't always stare at the land."

……

In stark contrast to Gosselin, who is a nobleman and a former court mage, but lacks cash and cannot afford [-] livres, boxes of gold coins fill the living room, study, guest room, second bedroom, and third bedroom. The home of Francesco di Antonio de' Medici.

The mansion of the Medici family was in the east of the city, and because the Seine blocked the fire, it was not affected.But the bank opened in the west of the city suffered heavy losses.

Although most of the cash was rescued, the various bills and documents that were burned were irretrievable.I'm afraid there will be difficulties in collecting the bills in the future.

Fortunately, the Medici family has a great business, and these losses will not hurt the bones.

It's a big deal, it's just a few words of "incompetence" secretly ridiculed by the owner and brothers.

"Father, how is the audience with the Count today, has the other party agreed to hold a three-level meeting?" A girl with honey-colored skin walked into the living room and came to Francesco's side.

She is wearing an expensive silk dress with a very avant-garde front design, which not only shows a large amount of smoothness and plumpness, but even uses a bold hollow pattern design on the central axis.

Vaguely, you can see a flat belly and a cute navel.

The girl is still very young, and there is a little childishness on her delicate face, but her petite figure exudes a mature and fatal temptation, just like the sweet fragrance of the apple of Eden.

"Vera, my beautiful and wise daughter." Francesco laughed. "Your prediction is completely accurate. At our request, the Count of Troyes had to approve the convening of a third-level meeting."

"Yeah, that's good." The girl chuckled, her eyes filled with confidence that she was in control of everything.

Francesco changed the conversation and said: "However, there were still some accidents. The Count of Rouen is on the side of the Count of Troyes. He is willing to give [-] livres, which can be very comforting. some people."

"The Count of Rouen? Mayouf?"

"Haha, it seems that the Seris is really famous. Even my daughter, who is honest with men, knows his name."

Ignoring her father's ridicule, Vera said: "Father, as a qualified banker's assistant, isn't it a matter of course to pay attention to every important minister around His Holiness? What's more, Yofu Ma is also related to my dear sister. ."

Chapter 79 The Medici Family

Hearing his daughter mention the word "sister", Francesco's face darkened, and then he smiled bitterly: "Vera, haven't you forgiven Valentina?"

"How could I forgive that woman! She made your father disqualify you from competing as the head of the family and was exiled to France. And your mother, if it wasn't for her, she wouldn't have died early!" Vera clenched her fists, because she was emotional , his chest heaving violently.

"Well, you grow up, you have your own opinions, I don't interfere." Francesco said.

He only has [-]% dark elf blood, and he can better control his negative emotions when dealing with problems.

However, Vera's dark elf bloodline is as high as [-]%, so although she is shrewd and calm on weekdays, her inherited negative emotions such as narrow-mindedness, ruthlessness, and retribution will still appear when she is emotional.

Not to mention Vera's older sister, Valentina de' Medici, a 100% pure-blooded dark elf.At that time, she caused a huge and irreparable loss to the Medici family, and even now, the wound has not healed.

"Well, I don't know whether the blood of the dark elves flowing in the Medici family is a blessing or a curse." Francesco sighed.

Vera knew her father's thoughts, and although she didn't agree, she didn't want to quarrel because of it, she just continued: "I haven't stopped looking for my sister. Last month, our spies in Chinon sent back a very interesting message. News. That Seris, on his first mission to Burgundy, was attacked by a group of robbers, led by a dark elf woman."

The matter that directly led to the death of the former master of the body and let the soul of the transmigrator occupy the magpie's nest involved a huge sum of five thousand livres and the death of a dozen shield dwarf guards. Of course, it was impossible to hide it.

But Yoof Ma and Volga "corrected" the facts a little, and the whole thing changed:

Servants in the mission are lured by cunning dark elves, poison their food, and launch sneak attacks.The calm and calm Yoof Ma and the brave and fearless Volga fought desperately to finally repel the robbers.Although they suffered heavy losses, out of their loyalty to His Royal Highness, they still performed their duties unswervingly and dispatched to Burgundy. Under extremely unfavorable conditions, they achieved the two great achievements of rescuing the Virgin and facilitating peace talks. .

"I have reason to believe that the dark elf is her elder sister. Poisoning and illusions are all things she is good at. And if you count the time, the property she brought with her when she escaped from the house at that time is likely to have been spent, and it needs to be maintained. The habitual luxury life can only be risked.”

Francesco looked at his daughter: "You want to find out about Valentina's whereabouts from Yofu Ma?"

"Not only that, but I also want to cooperate with this Count of Rouen. He must be very eager to catch the woman who almost killed him."

"Besides," Vera added, "from what you said, father, Youf Ma has become the backer of the Count of Troyes. If we want to achieve our goals in the third-level parliament, we must convince him not to stand on the cowardly side. On the man's side."

Forcing the Count of Troyes to convene a three-level meeting is only the first step.

Francesco's plan was to put forward two requirements to the Count of Troyes at the meeting: "fixed tax rate, no temporary tax increase by lords" and "half of market stall fees".

If the Count of Troyes agrees, the merchants will donate a sufficient amount of relief money to rebuild the city.If the Count of Troyes refused, he would not get a penny.

As for the civilians who lost their homes and property in the fire, how to spend this winter is not a priority for big businessmen.

It is not uncommon for the wealthy citizens to use large sums of money to redeem their rights from feudal lords.Noble masters usually do not have the habit of saving. When they need money urgently, they can only eat their food and give them the power to the citizens in exchange for donations from the other party.

What should I do if I regret it later?

Of course, that is to use the military power in hand to "demand" the citizens to return their rights.

Citizens are reluctant most of the time, so various urban riots occur.

But in the vast majority of cases, it is the nobles who win.After all, [-]% of the population in this era lives in rural areas, and the power of cities is still too small.

However, in the event of an armed conflict, both sides are the losers, so most nobles are still more cautious when picking up the wool of the merchants.

"Are you going to see Yofu Ma?"

Vera had a charming and confident smile on her face: "Yes, father. I believe he can't refuse my charm. No man can."

Seeing Francesco's complicated expression, the elf girl added: "Relax, father, I will strictly follow the family motto: women of the Medici family, the body is the weapon. And this weapon is only used when it is not used. , has the greatest power."

"You just understand, Vera. Although I always teach you that family comes first. But I still don't want my daughter to sacrifice herself for the sake of profit."

"Don't worry, father, I'm not a frivolous woman like my sister."