Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

At first glance, when he first saw Agri's expansive fields, Alexander was very happy in his heart that he could finally have his own territory.

But even then, he didn't make perfume that seemed too extravagant in the first place.

In an era of war and chaos, luxury goods are a surplus.

As Gonzalo said, it might be more reliable if he made some kind of weapon than what kind of perfume.

On the battlefield, who cares if they smell sweaty, and a few people think they haven't bathed in a few days.

But soon, Alexander found himself wrong, or he underestimated people's "tolerance" of war in this era.

The word chaos is not something that can be talked about casually. It was formed only after the baptism of countless wars and deaths, and the habit of losing life from fearless to indifferent to the loss of life.

Italy at the end of the fifteenth century is undoubtedly synonymous with troubled times, whether it is the fierce conflict between the princes of the city-state or the doomed Italian war, or the **** war with the Ottoman Empire for centuries The name "Troubled Times".

Because of this, people born in this era have become accustomed to confronting war and death. For many families, war is not only the key to maintaining the prosperity of the family, it is even used to support their families.

Whether it is the Swiss cantons known for their mercenaries or the Italian city-states known for their mutual tumult, everyone has seen war as part of their lives, big or small.

Because of this, whether they are nobles or civilians, they still live peacefully every day, and even in some cities, birth and death, war and drama, blood and art, destruction and creation occur in an orderly manner.

Perfume is a luxury, whether it is today or for a long time to come, even if it is sold in ounces as a unit after a few centuries, and even a luxury perfume that is not cheaper than gold. Something new.

Today, Alexander believes that in this era and place where there is a strong interest in new things everywhere, perfume must be more interesting than anywhere else.

In Italy, new things are emerging one after another. It seems that as long as they are new, they will be granted natural correct status without exception. This is because people are curious about new things. More is actually the long lasting centuries. An almost paranoid rebellion in the era of ignorance.

People are madly invested in the criticism and hostility to the past, so that whether it is right or wrong, as long as the old things will be criticized for nothing.

On the contrary, people will accept any new things without reservation, and don't care whether these things are useful to themselves.

In short, the new things can get almost unreserved support in this place of Italy, and even some deviant remarks will be supported, which is unique to this era and this place.

If it is changed to any other place, this pursuit of new things is unlikely to be carried out so smoothly, and it may even be branded with heretics and unacceptable in the world, or it will be ruthlessly destroyed or completely ignored.

For example, today ’s Iberian peninsula, such as the far-flung east empire, these places ca n’t be tolerated by the emergence of new things. If they are in these places, Alexander would n’t want to use new things You can get enough profit, but how can you not let yourself become the target of others.

Perfume is one of them, at least he does not think that selling perfume in the East will make money, because even after many years, there are still some conservative people who believe that regardless of the fragrance of men and women on their face, they are not so serious. The place is also considered cheap.

It's not that new things can be successful and sought after, the key depends on the environment.

Alexander no longer remembers when the earliest perfume in Europe appeared, but he clearly remembers a very iconic thing, that is, Paris, which is regarded as the fashion capital of the world by later generations, in the eyes of the Italian today The city, which is not much stronger than the backcountry, had its first perfume factory almost half a century later, and it was also the first perfume factory in the world.

This is also due to a queen who married to France, the queen who brought Italy ’s rich art and life that was regarded as a taste to the backcountry of France. It was also the queen who let a group know only the dancing knife and the gun. French buns who played cannon all day knew what elegance and fashion are.

If there is a person who really opened the eyes of the later France, then this person must be the future French King Catherine Medici.

And now, whether it is perfume or the factory that manufactures it, there is no shadow even in Italy, or that no one can think of making this luxury that can be priced at a later price than gold.

Making something that is n’t expensive and does n’t even have complicated craftsmanship and comes quickly is something Alexander has been thinking about.

As for whether perfume will be copied by others because the manufacturing process is not complicated, he has never considered it too much.

Imitation is a very normal instinct. From tiny habits to major national policies that can influence the course of history, the world develops and changes a little bit through mutual imitation.

So Alexander doesn't care whether the method of making perfume will be learned, and he even hopes that someone can't wait to learn how to make this kind of thing, because it at least shows that he successfully attracted people's attention.

This market is large enough, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, from the Atlantic to Russia, and even farther to Asia, no one can eat such a huge piece of fat alone.

Unless no one is optimistic about the sales of perfume and not imitating it, if that is the case, Alexander is a complete failure.

As for the cost, Alexander felt that he was still lucky, as he said to Gonzalo and Kotszach, the vast fields of his territory in Agri were enough to provide him with inexhaustible raw materials. In other words, Alexander felt that he had a little vision of the land at first glance.

Now in Agrie and Cosenza, it is Zollie ’s half-brother Burleigh, who ca n’t say trust or goodwill to that person. He makes Zoeza responsible for all this, and Zoe chooses Bo Lery ’s reason was: "He will never betray me."

Since this is enough, Alexander never thought it was a good habit to do it by hand, nor did he think that arranging his own cronies everywhere would give him peace of mind, not to mention the lack of manpower under his staff, and the lack of such extra people. In agri.

Another reason for his peace of mind is that almost all of his basic army is dominated by the Agris, and he does not plan to change these in the future, and all the Agris recruited into the army will be trained as True loyalty to his team, they will receive the land and generous rewards he promised, and any family of soldiers who have received honors will receive corresponding honors and rewards in their hometowns.

Agry soldiers will be proud of being honorable on the battlefield, and for those who are greedy for fear of escape and even abandoning their comrades in arms, they will not only lose honor in the army, they will even be spurned by their hometown, because no one will Willing to be friends with people who have abandoned their companions.

Gradually, the belief that the Agri people are the Agri army will slowly form and spread throughout the entire army. Just like the Swiss, they will be proud of themselves from Agri, and will be more able to It is up to you to maintain the status of the Agri in the Alexander army.

Such an army, such an Agri, such an Agri who walked out of the Agri soldier, Alexander believed that even if someone turned their heads, it would not be easy to succeed.

Using grain to make wine, using simple or rough methods to repeatedly purify the wine after fermentation is the most catalyst, and then use the various plant pollen that can be obtained with little cost in the Agrig wilderness as a spice, Alexander does not know what else This method can make him make money in a short time than this.

But even so, it wasn't until Ruo Sha handed over the well-collected perfume to his hands that Alexander finally determined that his seemingly uncomplicated work, but it was quite a laborious task to implement, was already seen for the first time. Effective.

"Is this thing really making money?" Gonzalo was still a little hesitant while sitting in the flower hall in Olgala. "According to you, this thing can make women crazy, so what about men? Know that there are at least Half are men. "

Alexander nodded. He could not help admitting that this soldier is actually a business material. After only a while, he has changed from how much women can make money to whether he can make money for men.

From the side of Kotzach's indifferent appearance, Alexander can be sure that the palace minister now probably is not thinking about whether he can make money, but how much he can make himself.

Alexander didn't care how much Kotzach could make. The market was so big that he had never thought of eating single food, and he couldn't eat it at all.

In addition to the Mediterranean coast, he could not promote the new perfumes to the inland Europe alone, and he could not make the nobles of the Vienna court and the ladies of the German princes fascinated with this thing as soon as possible. Zach ’s strong support.

Similarly, if he rushed to the Iberian peninsula with a perfume to promote it, he might be sentenced to extremes by those who were addicted to burning barbecues.

This requires a favorite of Queen Isabella, such as Gonzalo, to do a lot for him.

As for how much Gonzalo will get in, he also does not care.

As Alexander said, perfume is money, but it is only a small part of the big business, and it is insignificant.

What he cares about is the bond established with these two people.

A difficult link that may play an unexpected role in the future and be connected with huge benefits.

"I don't know if there will be men who are obsessed with this kind of perfume, but I know that no one can refuse beautiful things," Alexander put the perfume bottle on the table and let the fragrance overflow. "It's like we can't refuse food. It ’s also difficult for women to refuse jewelry. It ’s just a small toy, but I ’m sure I can make women intoxicated with it. ”

Gonzalo showed a mocking look. He looked out of the hall with a little unbelief. When he saw the figure of a maid, he suddenly shouted at the woman.

"Let's see if your perfume can make every woman intoxicated," Gonzalo said suddenly pulling the maid who entered the hall into his arms, and then took the bottle from the table The perfume was delivered to her, and at the same time, she took out two golden coins from her pocket and put them together with the perfume. "Tell me dear, which of these two things would you choose?"

The maid looked anxiously at the attractive bottle and gold coins in front of her eyes, and then she hesitated and pointed her finger at the gold coins: "Adult, I choose this."

"Hah," Gonzalo laughed smugly, tucked the gold coin into the hand of the maid, and then kissed **** her neck. "You're so cute, we can have a good talk tonight."

"Thank you, sir."

The maid nodded in surprise. She knew who the rough and slightly suffocated nobleman was. She also knew that the grown-up was generous and generous to the woman.

"How is it, my friend, your perfume does not look attractive enough." Gonzalo looked at Alexander proudly.

Alexander smiled softly. He smiled and waved to the maid, and also took out two gold coins and the bottle.

"These two gold coins will allow you to buy a nice dress, a beautiful hat, and even a few pieces of jewelry that are not expensive but beautiful," Alexander said, handing the gold coins to the woman. " These perfumes can make you cover up the sweaty smell of your work and clothes, make you smell like the fresh lavender just grown, and then let every man passing by you notice you, "Alexander Lightly touch the perfume on the maid's clothes. "Gold coins can get you clothes and jewelry, and perfumes can make you a woman more intoxicating than any woman. What would you choose."

Alexander said that the perfume in his hand was dripping gently on the back of the maid's slightly greasy hand, and then raised the hand on her own nose and let her look down and smell it.

The woman's nose twitched gently, and then looked at the two things in front of her for a while. She seemed to want to reach for the gold coin, but she glanced at the perfume on the other side of the eye.

Seeing this scene, Alexander smiled and put the gold coins and perfume into the hand of the maid: "Well, I already know what you want to choose, this is to reward you."

The woman left with a joyful salute, her hands clasped four gold coins and a bottle of perfume, and when she passed by Kotzach, Miyazaki seemed to sniff slightly.

"That's just a maid. How many florins can she earn a year?" Alexander looked at Gonzalo. "But she hesitated because of her choice just now, what would she do if she was a rich businessman or a woman of aristocratic family, not to mention How many women do you think will have this opportunity to choose between gold coins and perfumes, if it is replaced by letting her choose between a piece of clothing or jewelry and perfume? "

Gonzalo's slightly contemptuous face slowly put away, and at the same time his eyes no longer seemed playful but rather solemn.

"Do you think this thing can make money?" Gonzalo touched the perfume on the table with his finger and sniffed it in front of his nose.

"Can earn."

"So what are you doing with us?"

"Because you can make me more money."

Gonzalo nodded slightly, he knew that Alexander was telling the truth, but this was not what he wanted to hear.

"So how much can you make me?" Gonzalo asked with a smile.

Facing Gonzalo's gaze, Alexander glanced again at Kotzach.

He noticed that although Kotschah hadn't said anything, but he looked very serious. Thinking about the disapproval that Gonzalo had just revealed, Alexander had vaguely guessed the thoughts of the two men.

The contempt that Gonzalo had revealed before was not so optimistic about the future development of perfume, it was better to deliberately debase it, or that these two individuals actually had other purposes.

But now, they seem to be somewhat interested in perfume.

"Perfume will have many different varieties, and the price will also be different," Alexander signaled to Uliu, asking him to take out two other bottles of perfume that are completely different in color and smell after opening. "But no matter what I will only give you a fixed price for this kind of perfume. As for what price you will sell, I do n’t ask. "

Gonzalo looked at Kotschah in amazement. He was not a business person. He prefers to think about **** people in a more effective way all day. Maybe he will feel the money in his family when he is idle. Interest, but how he spends his money more interested.

But even so, smelling those refreshing fragrances, Gonzalo knew that unless Alexander wanted to make an unusually high price that they would absolutely not accept, this fresh spice would definitely make them a big deal.

Kotzach ’s gaze shifted from the perfume on the table to Alexander. His face was still calm, but he watched Alexander ’s gaze become deeper.

"Count, what do you want?" Gong Xiang suddenly asked, and Alexander noticed that with his inquiry, Gonzalo's face did not see the smile.

Obviously, now these two talents are really ready to talk about the conditions with him.

It may be rude soldiers and greedy bureaucrats, or even shameless bastards, but these two are by no means stupid.

They are well aware that the Alexander Conference gave them such an opportunity to make a fortune, and it will never be just to repay today's relief.

If that was the case, he could have escaped from the city of Rome directly after the robbery of Lucrezia, and it was hard to imagine that Caesar could chase him down so desperately.

But he chose to stay in Rome, and he sent someone to notify them.

This made Kotzach and Gonzalo have the same idea. Perhaps Alexander used this to establish a more intimate or special relationship with them than before.

And now, Alexander's unreserved move to take out the perfume has made them believe that maybe what he really wants to talk about is still behind.

"I want your friendship palace lord, and you Gonzalo de Cordova, I hope to establish a true friendship with you." Alexander said taking a copy from Uliou Thick documents are placed on the table "I just said that perfume is only the smallest part of this business, so now this is the business I hope to really cooperate with you."

Looking at the two people who suspiciously gathered together and looked at the document, Alexander took time to glance at the stairs and saw a skirt skirt dangling around the stairs, his eyes could not help but show a warm smile.

"God, what do you want to do?"

A whisper came from Gonzalo's mouth, and he looked up at Alexandria suspiciously, while Kotzach next to him was gloomy.

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"But don't you know that the Ottomans are threatening us, and you actually asked me to invest so much money?" Gonzalo asked annoyedly, and then he shook his head. "No, I won't participate in such crazy actions, I do n’t have that much money either. "

"Believe me, it's not crazy, and I can guarantee that you can help me in another way," Alexander's gaze turned to Kotszach. "As for your grandmother, I know there is another way for you to help me."

"What is it?" Kotschah frowned. "Your plan is a little crazy, and even if it is right, I can't satisfy you with such a huge amount of money."

"But someone can do this for you," Alexander leaned forward, and finally said what had been brewing. "I believe that the friendship with the Fugger family must be very important to you."

Alexander's words slightly stunned Kotszach, who was originally somber.

He looked at the young man in front of him seriously, and suddenly there was a feeling of being used by him.