Konstantin left the Marino Palace without even attending the dinner, and he was a little annoyed, or rather unwilling, when he left.

He knew that Kotschach was close to Alexander, or he should have added Gonzalo, who had just left Rome, and the two Roman "conquerors" rarely maintained a closer relationship with Alexander than with the others.

This is also what makes a lot of people interested in Alexander.

Thinking about how these two men had helped Alexander evade Caesar's pursuit, and thinking about the vague fact that they seemed to be doing business with Alexander, many people were more interested in this young man.

When Konstantin returned home, he saw his father and uncle waiting for him, which made him even more annoyed, he felt that he had messed up the matter this time, and what made him most angry was that in the end, Alexander did not give him an accurate answer.

Listening to Konstantin carefully talk about the meeting, old Rovere glanced at the brother next to him.

"I said it would be like this," said old Roverley, who did not appear angry, but seemed to have been prepared for his son's setbacks. ”

The bishop folded his hands in his wide sleeves, looked at his nephew who was standing in front of him with an annoyed expression, and after thinking for a moment, he said to old Rowwere, "Maybe we have sent the wrong person, or maybe things will be much easier when Barendi goes." ”

Old Rovere looked at his brother and did not speak, in fact, he knew very well that his brother was right, or that he knew from the beginning that he should send his daughter and not his son to deal with Alexander.

"I had hoped that he was from the Rovere family," said old Rovere in a low voice, a slight in his voice, "It seems that we have all mistaken that Cambrai before, he wants a lot more than we thought." ”

"He is now the Count of Montina," said the Archbishop of Genoa, "I will return to Genoa to-morrow, and the election of the consul is about to begin, and I must go and ensure the interests of our Rovere family." ”

Old Rovere nodded, he knew that this matter was the most important thing to the family, and there was no room for a mistake.

"Don't worry, I've thought about it, let Konstantin go back with you, I really know that the Cargino family has been moving a lot recently, after all, the young man of their family just defeated the Venetians not long ago, which made all the Cardinos become a little excited," Old Rovere looked at Konstantin who was about to speak, "I have decided, you and your uncle will go back to Genoa together, as for me, I will stay in Rome with Barenti." ”

Konstantin nodded helplessly, knowing that since his father had already decided, he could not change it.

"Konstantin is still too young," the Bishop of Genoa sighed softly, "the pursuit of honor has made him forget too many things. ”

"So I've asked you to take him back to Genoa," said old Rovere, standing up and walking to the window and looking out at the night scene, "You know, something disturbs me, I hear rumors from France, it seems that the Borgias are secretly dealing with the French. ”

"How is this possible!"

The archbishop stood up with a strange expression, for the Rovere family, the biggest reliance was the support from the French, which allowed them to come back after being driven out of Rome, and even made the old Rovere ascend to the cardinal throne played a key role, but now I heard that their enemies were actually colluding with the French, which could not help but make the archbishop feel uneasy.

The influence of the Rovere family is obviously not as good as before, and the French colluded with the Borgia family at this time, which was too big a blow to the Rovere family.

Old Rovere was walking up and down the room, and he needed to think about it.

"You say, why did Cambrai go back to Rome, I knew he wouldn't be so stupid, but what was his purpose?" Old Rovere looked at his brother, "We all know what he did in Pisa, and Tony sent a message that he did become the owner of Pisa, and if it wasn't for the lack of time, maybe now he would have let that Tomneo make way for him or his child." ”

Speaking of this, old Rovere frowned, Pisa, now a dazzling pearl among all the cities on the Delrenian coast, but judging from the current situation, the one who finally became the owner of this pearl is likely to be the child in Lucrezia's womb.

Why Alexander insisted on keeping Lucrezia in Pisa, apparently ready to give birth there, is actually something that many people have already seen.

Even to many, Alexander VI seemed to have maintained a tacit attitude towards this matter, after all, it was only good for the Borgia family.

"Perhaps he wishes to make peace with the Borgia family," said the Archbishop of Genoa, with some trepidation, "and if that would be a terrible thing for us, perhaps we should declare the dissolution of his marriage to Barentia, or at least then he would have to give up his position as Count of Montina, and we must not allow a Borgia to take possession of our territory, much less allow Borgia to penetrate into Romagna." ”

"What did you say?" Old Rovere paused suddenly, and he noticed his brother's words, "You are right, but not entirely, maybe things are not as we think, judging by what that Gombray has done, do you think he really wants to make peace with Borgia?" ”

The bishop groaned, and of course he could see that things were not exactly as he had said, and that the fact that Alexander had taught the Papal Army a hard lesson in Livoro lay there.

"But why did he come to Rome," the bishop asked, puzzled, "wasn't he afraid of being taken captive, though he took Caesar hostage, but it was not safe......

"I don't know," old Roverley's gray brow furrowed slightly, he didn't like this feeling that he couldn't guess, it made him feel as if he was being blocked out of a door, and he couldn't figure out what the people inside were doing, "Maybe I should let Barondy go and see him." ”

The Bishop glanced at old Rovere, and knew that by saying this, his brother was acquiescing in the new relationship that was forming between Alexander and the Rovere family.

For a long time, Alexandre was considered part of the Rovere family because he was betrothed to Barentia and was able to inherit Montina's domain and title.

Because of this, it can be said that the success of the elder Rovere to become a cardinal has a lot to do with Alexander's series of actions, whether it is the victory in the Romagna War or the near-annexation of Pisa, which are seen as various measures by the Rovere family to expand their own power.

Because of this, Konstantin naturally assumed that Alexander would gladly accept their proposal.

But Alexander's reaction made the old Roverley brothers see something else.

Obviously, Alexander made it clear to them that they could cooperate, but not vassals.

Letting Konstantin go to see Alexander is meant by a layer of family membership, and if Barentine is allowed to go, it is a tacit acquiescence that he and the Rovere family are equal rather than dependent.

The bishop tucked his thumbs in his sleeves in circles around each other, and he knew that unlike the previous suggestion he had suggested that Barondi should go to Alexander, his brother would say so, and that he must have made some kind of decision.

"3,000 people, what does he want to do?" Old Rovere looked at the archbishop as if he had just remembered, "I think he must have an army of about 2,000 men by now." ”

"yes."

Does a nobleman with a small territory need an army of 5,000 men?

The Roverley brothers looked at each other, and their eyes couldn't help but show some doubt.

"5,000 is not much."

As the Roverley brothers pondered what an army of 5,000 men meant, Alexander smiled bitterly at Kotschach, who was sitting across from him.

"To be precise, I need a lot more troops than this," Alexander gestured helplessly to the palace minister, "You probably can't imagine the trouble I might have, considering that both Montina and Pisa are too sensitive to be a threat to me." ”

Kotschach thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"I'm not blind," said the palace minister with a smile, "and those places do need to be vigilant at all times, such as the Vatican, Venice, and," he said, glancing at Alexander, "Genoa." ”

"Please don't forget Milan, my lord." Alexander replied, "I know that the Duke of Milan has always had the support of the Empire, of course, a small person like me would not dare to offend the Emperor, but this does not mean that I can allow someone to invade my territory, so I need so many troops to guard against all the enemies that may arise." ”

Hearing Alexander's unabashed words, Kotschach stretched out his fingers and rubbed the shiny door of his head.

"I know you've been wary of the Milanese, but it's not about our business," when it came to business, Gong Xiang's eyes slowly lit up, "Gonzalo has taken that perfume of yours away, I think he is going to give it to his queen, as long as the queen likes it, he can make a fortune quickly, now let's talk about the business between us, when are you going to supply me?" ”

"I think you've found someone who can help you."

Alexander said with a smile that he knew from the beginning that Gonzalo would dedicate the perfume to the queen, after all, as Isabella's beloved minister, Gonzalo and the queen were more like mother and son, so he was not worried at all that the perfume would not be sold in Castile and Aragon.

It was Kotschach, he couldn't think of who the palace minister would recommend the perfume to first, after all, the palace minister knew a lot of nobles, in addition to those big nobles in the Vienna court, there were many regional nobles from other places who were also good "potential customers".

"I sent them to Vienna," said Kotschach, "and some I left." ”

The last sentence of the palace minister attracted Alexander's attention, and he knew that Kotschach should not have left the perfume for his own use, and it was obvious that the palace minister had taken a fancy to the big market of Rome.

"Don't look at me like that, Count, I know you don't care about making such a small amount of money in a place like Rome," Kotschach pouted at Alexander, "So, what are you going to do with me." ”

"My lord, what do you think would happen if you set up an exchange in Frankfurt?"

Kotschach's expression slowly became solemn, and he leaned forward to look at Alexander: "Are you serious?" ”

"Yes, seriously." Alexander also looked solemn: "I have already suggested that the Pope establish an exchange in Rome, before one of my subordinates has already arrived in Rome, maybe you have heard his name, Matthews Tiego. ”

"Yes, I know that man, a guy who was noticed by a lot of people when he first arrived in Rome, he should be in the Carolingian Palace right now, right?"

Alexander was not surprised that Kotschach was well-informed, in fact, this imperial court minister who had been in Rome all the year round without doing his job was actually the eyeliner sent to Rome by Emperor Maximian, of course, it was also possible that he was sent to do this drudgery because he was not favored, but he specifically inquired about the news, which would not be wrong.

"Pisa is just a small port, but it can do that miracle, what do you think would happen if it was in Frankfurt?"

Kotschach was silent, he knew what Alexander meant, but because he knew, he couldn't answer for a while.

Because just thinking about it, Gong Xiang felt that the answer made his heart tremble.

"Why Frankfurt," the palace minister finally asked, "I noticed that Pisa of yours, he is a port, which means that you want to rely on your maritime chamber of commerce called the Free Trade Zone to help you do these things," Kotschach had completely calmed down by this time, "so why not choose somewhere else, knowing that the emperor can give orders to any German lord, so tell me why it must be Frankfurt?" ”

Can an order be given to any German lord?

Emperor Maximian may have been so imposing only in his dreams.

Listening to the words of the palace minister, Alexander wanted to sneer, but he still held back, after all, the person in front of him was a key person who could bring him unimaginable wealth.

"Frankfurt has a very good river connection, which allows us to get our goods to the continent in the most convenient way, Frankfurt can be our hub for the whole of Europe, and those rivers will bring us a lot of wealth, and as for the port you mentioned, I already have a good choice, but I also need your help."

"What do you want me to do?" Kotschach asked cautiously, he was beginning to think that something might have gone wrong with him.

After all, if things really go as Alexander said, to build a hub in Frankfurt to the interior of Europe, and then use this hub base to move towards the whole of Europe, it is even a thrilling to think about it.

"I may need help from the Hanseatic League."

Alexander noticed a slight change in the expression on Kotschach's face when he heard this, but he continued as if he didn't see it: "You know that the Hanseatic League has a strong power at sea, even if they seem to be not as powerful as before, but they are still the most powerful trade alliance in Europe, and it would be unimaginable to be able to use their sea transportation power to help us. So I need you to exert your influence and bring about some treaties with the German lords. ”

Kotschach looked at Alexander silently, and he was sure that this was the real purpose of Alexander's constant contact with him.

It was only to facilitate the Hanseatic League's agreement with those German lords, which made Kotschach find somewhat ridiculous.

"Earl, I think I already know your intentions, but don't you think your idea is a little unrealistic," the palace minister felt that it would be better to explain the words, maybe dispel his idea as soon as possible, and let everyone's business embark on a more profitable path as soon as possible" You must know that those princes have established more tax cards than the trees in the forest, and even the emperor can't let them cancel those tax cards, and as far as I know, your free trade zone chamber of commerce is almost completely tax-free internally, Do you think the German princes would accept this suggestion from you? ”

Looking at Kotschakh's slightly mocking appearance, Alexander was secretly a little surprised, he didn't expect the palace to be so familiar with his free trade zone, perhaps except for the palace minister, because of the incident in Pisa during this time, the free trade zone has attracted a lot of attention.

"I don't need them to tax exempt me, I just need them to establish an agreement with me," Alexander said, "You can take a look at my plan first, and I have already thought about you, I am ready to invite you or an important person in your family to be the first director of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange." ”

Gong Xiang's body straightened up slightly, as if he wanted to stand up, but he finally sat down slowly and reservedly, but he still reached out and took a document handed by Alexander.

After a little hesitation, Gong Xiang finally opened the file and looked at it silently.

There was a bustle in the hall outside, and it was Joanna entertaining guests.

The figure flickered, and Tsusha appeared in the doorway, dressed in a long dress embroidered with intricate roses on the chest, the roses of magnificent color and her blonde hair that shone like the morning light, making her look like she was standing in a ray of light.

Alexander's heart skipped a slight beat, and if it weren't for someone next to him, he would have walked over and hugged and kissed the lovely "sister" in front of him.

"There's a lady who wants to see you," Tsusha deliberately lowered her face, and seeing that Alexander was frightened, she quickly glanced at the palace minister next to her who was looking down at the documents, and then she smiled and said, "I should say that I want to see you two, it's the Lady Olgala." ”

"I'm sorry, I may not have time to see Madame right now," the palace minister said and nodded to Alexander, "These things are useful, and I now think that maybe your idea is not so impossible." ”

"Then we should meet Lady Olgara," Alexander said, standing up and looking at the somewhat confused Prime Minister, "let me guess, maybe the lady didn't come alone, right?" ”

"Yes, she brought a guest." Jossa walked over and took Alexander's arm, as if intentionally or unintentionally, rubbing his arm against his chest, "It's the lowland man named Grogenin. ”

"A lowlander?" Kotschach was stunned and asked, "What are you inviting a lowland man for, they are unruly and vulgar farmers and burghers." ”

"If you think this plan can be realized, maybe this person should meet it."

Alexander did not correct the palace's relatively low-earth view, and his gaze looked through the hall to the door.

There, Lady Olgara was whispering and laughing with a few men, and next to her stood Grognin, whose shoulders were slightly slumped.

As if sensing something, Grogenin turned his head slightly to look over.

In an instant, the eyes of the two collided.