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Baldwin IV never went out after he settled down, and he knew that the governor didn't want him to go out either.

The Doge of Venice never came again, but only sent various delicacies and daily necessities.

"I wonder when the Governor will be free?"

Baldwin IV asked, looking at the butler sent by the governor.

"The Governor went to the west to inspect the defense yesterday. The Envoy of God may not know that the Genoese have always wanted to go to war with us!"

Huan Jia spoke.

"Patrolling the defense? Genoa? It seems they fought a war with Pisa a long time ago!"

Baldwin IV said that the Genoese were also an important merchant group in the Mediterranean and had always been in competition with the Venetians.

"Yes, my ancestors also participated in the Battle of Meloria!"

The butler said proudly.

Baldwin IV did not ask any further questions. The fact that Doge Enrico Dandolo suddenly left at this time meant that he did not want to see him.

"Your Majesty, are we just going to wait like this?"

William asked, looking at Baldwin IV.

"Did you find anything?"

Baldwin IV asked.

"The outside is blocked by the army, we can't get out at all!"

William spoke up. He had just observed outside the yard and saw that the governor had arranged a lot of people to guard them.

“Not surprising!”

Baldwin IV said.

"Your Majesty, we can't go on like this. This is tantamount to putting us under house arrest!"

William said anxiously that Governor Enrico Dandolo did not allow them to preach, and now he let them go, which was clearly house arrest, and the Vatican might already know their whereabouts. Maybe Enrico Dandolo had already contacted the Vatican and was ready to exchange them for a reward.

"Don't worry, we just wait!"

Baldwin IV shook his head.

……

At the busy dock, Li Fu was constantly loading and unloading goods.

The ravages of the Black Death were a disaster for the entire continent, but it was also the best time for these merchants to make money. The more difficult the situation, the easier it was to sell various hard currencies.

Suddenly, a porter with pale lips fell to the ground, and the sack on his shoulder also fell heavily to the ground.

The oats in the sack were scattered all over the ground, and the man who fell to the ground was twitching and unable to get up.

"Damn it, forget about your wages this month, my oats!"

The steward with a mean face rushed over and shouted angrily. He looked at the oats scattered on the ground, and first his face showed a look of heartache, then he whipped the laborer on the ground and cursed. In his eyes, this bag of oats was more valuable than the lowly laborer.

But the man lying on the ground did not move and continued lying there.

"Damn it! You're still pretending to be dead!"

The steward roared and whipped him a few more times.

But the fallen force man still did not react, and even the initial twitch disappeared.

"what happened?"

The manager no longer cared about being angry at this time. There was some hesitation on his face. He kicked the man on the ground, but saw that the man still did not respond.

"You guys, turn him over!"

The manager immediately asked a few people nearby to pass by.

Several strong men stepped forward to help the fallen man up, but as soon as he turned him over, he burst into screams of fear.

"Black spots! Black spots! Black Death!"

The porters ran over in fear, all the way to the water's edge and kept washing the hands of the man who had just touched them with sea water.

"Black Death!"

The steward also stepped back in fear.

"Quick, throw him into the sea!"

The manager yelled at the porters who were hiding far away, but they didn't care at all and didn't dare to get close.

"I command you!" the steward roared.

No one moved, the order was ineffective, and no one paid attention.

"Come here and throw him into the sea!"

Seeing that Li Fu was unreliable, the steward could only shout at the guards at the dock.

Although the guard was unwilling, he still went over with a spear and pushed the patient with the Black Death into the sea with the spear.

The Black Death patient fell into the sea. He was not dead yet and struggled to get ashore, but he sank to the bottom of the sea after just a few struggles.

The manager breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt a little sad when he saw the oats scattered on the ground, but he did not sweep them up. He knew very well that even if he was willing to sell them, no one would be willing to touch them now.

"Sweep them all into the sea!"

The steward waved his hand.

"You guys, continue moving the goods. These ships will leave the port today!"

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The steward shouted to the laborers.

Several cargo ships left the port, but several more docked, and the porters began to busy themselves with loading the cargo down.

"They are doing business with Byzantium. Don't they know that the Black Death is at its peak there?"

William looked at the ships docked at the port and saw that the flags on the ships were Byzantine.

"Let everyone be prepared, the Black Death may break out at any time!"

Baldwin IV suddenly spoke.

"No way, this situation is still good!"

William said in horror that the Black Death also put him under great psychological pressure.

"The outbreak of the Black Death is imminent. I have a feeling that in these few days, the Venetians will pay the price for their greed!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

William was in a heavy mood, but he did not doubt Baldwin IV. Baldwin IV's feelings had been correct during this period of time.

As night fell, the city of Venice fell into silence. Sea water rushed into the city streets and swept away all the dirt.

But in a place where the sea water cannot reach, a large number of rats are squeaking in the warehouse.

The merchants in Venice stockpiled a lot of goods, including a large amount of food, which were the favorites of rats.

More and more people were coughing and having fever, but the nobles and merchants in the city didn't care. They believed that they could stop the spread of the Black Death by throwing the patients into the sea.

……

Enrico Dandolo led his army to the west of the Republic of Venice, and this time he wanted to visit the western fortress.

"Governor, the Vatican's guards have been spotted ahead!"

A trooper ran back and reported.

"The Vatican's Guards!"

The smile on Enrico Dandolo's face froze. He had left the apostate and pagan Baldwin IV in Venice. Now the Vatican's guards were coming. No matter how he thought about it, there was something wrong.

"Line up!"

Enrico Dandolo gave orders to the army behind him.

The army gathered immediately and lined up in preparation for battle.

Bernard also discovered the Venetian army at this time, but he did not slow down at all and rushed over with his guards.

They knew very well that they were the guards of the Holy See and represented the Holy See, so they didn't have to worry about a kingdom at all.

Bernard led his guards directly to the front of the Venetian army and then stopped. The flag of the Holy See was clearly displayed in front of the battle.

"Lord Governor!"

Bernard bowed slightly as a greeting.

"It turns out to be Archbishop Saint Bernard. I wonder why the Archbishop came to my Republic of Venice?"

Enrico Dandolo asked, looking at Bernard.

"I am here on the orders of His Holiness the Pope to hunt down the pagans. Now there are a lot of pagans preaching in the diocese. I wonder if the Republic of Venice has the same situation?"

Bernard looked at Enrico Dandolo and asked. (End of this chapter)