Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Balunti looked down on Alexander's arms with a shy look, and there was still an unrelenting flush on her face, leaning softly on Alexander's body. At this time, she didn't even think about it.

She didn't expect Alexander to be like this ..., she couldn't think of a suitable word to describe the madness just now. For Barendi, who always believed that she was a rationalist, it was really crazy and terrible.

But Barendi couldn't help but admit that, in the movements that had to do her best to suppress, she felt an experience that had never been seen before, which was not experienced in the life course of the previous ten years, An impulse that made her feel terrified and unforgettable.

The carriage swayed on the road, and Barenti finally moved a little. She pulled the robe she was wearing a little to the side, revealing a small smooth shoulder, and her forehead was wet, I don't know if it was Because there was some sultry in the car or the previous sentiment had not dispersed.

Alexandria also squinted slightly while taking a nap. He was actually very tired. From Venice to Ferrara, he kept marching towards Montina, and then after seeing Barendi, it was more intense than ever. battle".

But feeling the gentleness of the people in his arms, Alexander with his eyes closed was a little more at ease in his heart.

"Fortunately, I hid for the time being." He lowered his mind slightly.

Alexander was somewhat unsure of how Barenti would react to his affairs in the Balkans. Although he wanted to come to Barenti ’s consistent rational character, he should be able to understand his purpose in making these decisions, but after all, women Sometimes it is impossible to understand with reason at all, so he is very worried that Barenti will do something unexpected because of jealousy and anger.

So sleepwear first, and then go back to the rest. Alexander, who had this idea, decided to give Barendi a Mawei first. Now it seems that the effect of this idea should be good, but Alexander also knows that things will not be so simple. Maybe it will be the beginning of trouble after going back.

Ofolai did not follow Balenti to meet Alexander at the border, but from what he saw along the way, he could guess that Ofolai should be busy now.

The entire territory is preparing, the large and small villages are transporting the real tax they should pay to the castle according to the tax amount stipulated, and seeing the count ’s convoy, the leaders first accidentally and immediately stood respectfully The roadside bowed and saluted. When some people secretly raised their heads and saw the guards brought by Barenti, they were scared and immediately lowered their heads.

"They are very afraid of you," Alexander took Balenti's waist and let her lean on her shoulders to watch the village passing by. Seeing the villagers who were in fear, Alexander shook his head slightly and said, "I remember these people before I left. Not so. "

"So do you think I'm doing something wrong?" Balendi raised his head slightly and asked in a slightly questioning tone.

"Of course not, I let them feel kindness, and you bring them awe, this is the qualified ruler, you are really the best little housekeeper around me." Alexander kissed the bottom of Barrondi's forehead, whether or not In this way, he knew that Barenti was not very stable at this time, so do n’t annoy her until the next nightwear.

"Is it the best?" Balenti's ordinary face flickered with a touch of anger, but she said nothing, because she noticed that there was a trace of heat in Alexander's hand, and she immediately moved with some worry. Then do n’t wait to stop the husband ’s ridiculous voice with a little pleading. “God, this is in front of the leaders.”

Alexander smiled and didn't move anymore. He looked out of the car, carefully paying attention to the things that were moving on the carriage.

The in-kind tax has been a very important part of the tax collection by the lords for the long time Taxes have been around for five centuries.

In contrast to taxes that are converted entirely from currency, in-kind taxes are actually a helpless move behind agricultural means. Before a huge production scale is formed, instead of collecting coins and then laboriously buying what is needed, it is better to go directly from your own territory Collect real objects here, at least no middlemen earn the difference.

It's just that even the lords who are least concerned about this know that the actual collection of real taxes is very different because of the different climates in different places.

Even in this corner of the northeast of Montina, there are naturally differences in the amount and quality of different types of village taxes paid by different villages due to a little difference.

Alexander frowned slightly, and of course he knew that changing the tax system was not something that could be done in the short term, especially because it even involved the Holy See.

Although the Holy See today is clearly not as sublime in the minds of the people and nobles as before, the power of Jiwei, which has fallen over a thousand years, is by no means swayable.

And for Alexander, he does n’t want to replace Martin Luther as the Protestant reformer. In fact, according to Alexander, even after centuries, the merits and demerits of Martin Luther are still different, and there is no The conclusion of a truly unified coffin.

So to make a fuss about changing the tax system without shaking the interests of the Holy See, Alexander knows that this is not a "difficult" sentence.

In fact, the current situation also does not allow him to take action on such fundamental matters of rule. The French should have started to move, and Louis XII will soon march to Milan. This time he should not be like Charlie. Like VIII, he lingered because of the luxury of Italian cities all the way. Historically, the goal of Louis XII was obvious, annexing Milan, mastering the rich Lombardy region, and then ruling Naples.

At least until now, perhaps because it is closer to France, the French's ambitions are still reserved for the observation of Northern Italy.

As for Naples, Alexander felt that the French ’s interest in one of the two Sicilian kingdoms was actually not that strong. At least Louis XII was not as obsessed with his predecessor as he was in Naples.

On the contrary, Alexandria ’s real focus is on Ferdinand in Aragon.

This theoretical uncle is not a good role to deal with, especially when the couple wants to deal with whom together, it often explodes with terrible destructive power.

Thinking of these things, Alexander was a bit of a headache, too many things, but everyone needed to do everything.

"How is Aufrei preparing?" Alexander lowered his head and pecked at Barenti's shoulder. This not only left a small red mark on the creamy skin, but also made Barenti's body soft. Shiver.

"We have been making preparations since you left. We have collected as much food and various materials as necessary. Of course, in addition to training the remaining troops, Aufrei has expanded a part of the civilian army," said Pakistan. Lundi paused and thought for a while before continuing: "There is also news from Pisa that the Pisa set up a new city defense force, and they even bought a batch of artillery from the Milanese."

Alexander nodded slowly. Before leaving, he ordered O'Freuil to expand the strength of the current Montina territory as much as possible, but he did not intend to rely on those civilian troops to deal with the upcoming enemies.

As for who the enemy is, it's not that simple.

The situation in Italy is too complicated now. Probably no one thinks that the French will one day ally with the Ottomans. Although this move made France infamous for a while, it was actually almost impossible because the two teamed up to completely sweep the entire Europe. Overturned.

A simple road has been built from the northeastern border to Castel Nuevo Montaña. This is nominally to facilitate the transportation of various in-kind taxes. In fact, this road has been prepared before Alexandria has left. To allow the army to quickly assemble to the northeast border, the prevention of the Venetians has always been one of the most important things, even now it seems that the relationship with Venice is more intimate than that of Valentia's natal Genoa.

Perhaps to make people feel more mature, when he saw Ofrei, Alexander was a little surprised to find that he actually had a short beard.

Aurei, dressed in a neat and tidy military uniform, and a group of nobles wearing all kinds of gorgeous robes stood on the open space outside the castle, waiting for the team to approach. The look on each person's face was very different, and they were about to face After the turmoil of the lord who had been away for a few months and the thought of his glorious record in the Balkans, many people began to wonder whether they should face the returned Earl with a more appropriate attitude.

Among all, Bishop Tony Della Rovere ’s mood is the most complicated. He once hoped to communicate with his niece, but soon he found out that he did n’t know what puzzle that Gumbre had poured on Barendi. The niece, whose family interests are most important, turned all her enthusiasm to her fiance. She stubbornly guarded the interests of Montina's territory, so that during this time, she did not let the Roverei family take advantage of it.

And the successive rumors about Alexander in the Balkans scared Bishop Tony somewhat, he did not know if Alexander would know how he would revenge if he had spared no effort in trying to obtain his territory. How about it, but with the bishop's knowledge of Alexander, it is likely that he will retaliate against the Luo Weilei family.

The bishop looked at the approaching carriage in a mixed mood. When he saw Alexander coming down from the car, his eyes could not help but slightly.

Looking at Alexander with a steady manner, at that moment, the bishop had a trance illusion, it seemed to see the shadow of cousin Rovere from this person.

Alexander approached the crowd that greeted him, looking at the group of people with interesting looks in front of him, and he smiled lightly.

He knew that these people might think that he was a little strange, and even he felt that the Balkan trip made him different from before. If he said that before, he only hoped that he could work hard for himself to get a life enough to live a safe life in this era. The opportunity, what he wants now is how to board the throne that was out of reach for him in his lifetime, but now it may not be untouchable.

Aufrei bowed and bowed. His young face with fresh short hair looked a little funny, but Alexander did not joke him, but expressed his trust in the commander of the army with a slap on his shoulder. And awards.

And Ofrei is indeed worthy of reward. For nearly half a year, he used very few troops to maintain the safety of Montina, while at the same time establishing a close relationship with Pisa.

By comparison, Alexander felt that the latter event might be more difficult.

"Count, it's an honor to see you return," Bishop Tony glanced at Barenti next to him. His face was calm, although he couldn't speak. After all, what Alexander did in the Balkans was surprising, Attracted the attention of the old Loweley "I must admit that your expedition gave us too many accidents."

"Trust me, Bishop, you will soon find that the real accident has not yet arrived."

Alexander's gaze glanced over Tony Della Rovere, and fell behind the Montina crowd.

He slowly moved forward, slightly opened his arms and looked at the crowd: "I am back, your lord brought you honor," said Alexander grabbing the spear in the hand of a soldier beside him, and turned to a hunting In front of the guard ’s horse, he forcibly thrust the spear on the burlap sack beside the hunting guard ’s saddle. As the war horse frightened forward, the sharp spear cut the bag through a long opening, a shiny gold coin Wla la la fell from the hole and fell to the ground "There is wealth!"

The gold coins rolled on the ground, shining in the sunlight, and everyone ’s eyes were attracted by the gold metal on the ground. People were breathing at the gold coins on the ground, and then turned their hot eyes to other hunting guards. A bulging horse bag.

"It all belongs to us," Alexander looked at the Montinas. "I will reward you for your contribution to the territory during my absence. This is what you deserve. But I will also punish those who are skeptical. This Is my power. "

Alexander's words made Bishop Tony, who was standing beside him, clutching his rosary's hand tightly, his eyes under his thick brows fixed on Alexander's side face, until Alexander turned his head to look at him.

"Bishop, please convey the news of my return to Master Cardinal. I have many things to hope for Master Cardinal's advice."

Bishop Tony let out a muffled grunt. He noticed that Barrondi's expression slightly changed when he heard this, but then her expression seemed calm as usual.

But when the Montina finally dismissed and greeted them, after entering the vault that had been far away for a long time, as the door poured in, Barenti suddenly stopped two steps forward in front of Alexander.

"Tell me that you are not angry," Balendi first reached his shoulders on Alexander's shoulders with both hands, then took his cheeks and looked carefully at his eyes. "I know Uncle Tony has done a lot of unpleasant things, but I It ’s already made up, do you know that I even quarreled with Constantine. "

"How can I be mad at you, my little housekeeper," Alexander gently stroked Barenti's slightly chilled hands in his palms, and then he took those hands to his lips and kissed them lightly. "You It ’s my wife. Whether it ’s honor or wealth, I can share everything with you. I wo n’t be angry with you because I know you love me as much as I love you. ”

The cloud of anxiety on Balendi's face finally evacuated, but then she frowned again: "So what do you want my father to do?"

"Of course I want to find my father-in-law, of course, is very important," Alexander said, holding Balenti to the wide table. He picked up a pen and placed it in front of Balendi and signaled her to start writing "Dear Cardinal Sir, before reporting to you on my trip to the Balkans, please allow me to take the liberty to ask you to promise me to share the honor I received with your lovely daughter, Valenti de la Rovere, you must know how much I am Love her, I nickname her as my little housekeeper, and it all comes from trusting and loving me with her ... "

Balenti stopped here. She looked up at Alexander with a flushed face and saw him spoiled. Balendi couldn't help but lean her head gently on his shoulder: "Are you saying so to please My father? "

"Of course to please him," Alexander nodded without hesitation, and then his face slowly became dignified after kissing Barrondi's forehead with a satisfied smile. "Dear Master, I will just return to Mongolia Tina ca n’t wait to write to you because I think the current situation has reached a worrying point. Although it is unclear when and where the French will launch the invasion, but we We all know that this war is inevitable, and as far as I know, French King Louis XII and Charles VIII are two very different people. I believe this will certainly affect the attitude of too many people towards the French. In this case, allow me to suggest to you here to reconsider the relationship with France. "

Balendi's writing hand suddenly stopped. She looked at Alexander with some consternation. She didn't seem to expect that he had just launched a "challenge ~ www.ltnovel.com ~" to his father when he came back. Is the enemy of France a side? "

Barendi asked a little unexpectedly, although she also knew that her father's attitude towards the French was obviously not as intimate as when Charles VIII was alive, but she obviously hadn't thought that one day her father would openly be against France. Returning to Rome to regain power relied on being the lead party for the French, but now Alexander is blatantly persuading Old Rovere to reconsider his relationship with France, which makes Barendi worry that this may completely anger her father.

Looking at Barrondi's worried face, Alexander took her up lovingly and let her sit on the desk.

It did n’t take long for Barenti to kick over the ink bottle next to him because of the tremor on his body. Alexander only comforted her ear gently: “Relax, your father wo n’t be angry. Such an interesting son-in-law is happy. "

The answer to him was a loud voice from Barendi.

"It's great to go home."

Listening to Barrendi's "singing", Alexander said contentedly.