Medieval Reiki Revival

Chapter 45 Carmencita
The hospital project is just one aspect of the Dowling family's influence.

Lord Dowling announced in a high-profile manner: "We should reduce or exempt taxes on foreign goods, so that the city can get more investment from overseas businessmen. As far as I know, Luzpit Fortress has many woolen and textile factories, as well as Tobacco farms that make cigars.”

"But there is no good tobacco produced here, and there are not enough furs."

"If we can give certain conveniences to foreign businessmen, they can bring enough cheap raw materials, and then the factory will make more profits, and the city government will be able to obtain more sufficient funds."

Lord Dorian's idea has been approved by many people, but of course it is still a bit difficult to realize, because the local woolen industry in Prussia and Frankfurt is not bad.

Compared with other places, Luzpit Fortress has not established a technical gap.

The above proposals are fine.

What really made Baron Robespierre angry was another point.

Lord Dowling hopes that the City Council can limit the development of urban financial institutions, avoid excessive high-interest loans that lead to the bankruptcy of ordinary citizens, and for farmers and farmers, the government can issue low-interest loans for the purchase of farm tools, so as to increase their fields. harvest.

The Dumont family, that is, the Robespierre family, their industry is a financial service institution whose basic service is the exchange function.

On the one hand, the Du Meng family acts as an intermediary for payment in different cities, operates exchange business and remittance transfer business, and has relatives and branches in other cities, so many merchants are willing to deposit money through their relationship.

Of course, this is not the most profitable.

Because commercial credit in the Middle Ages was not supported by the state power of the great powers, it could not seriously affect the organization of industrial production.

Coupled with the limited influence of Robespierre's family, the scope of the financial industry can only be limited to a few cities in the south of Flanders, so the income from exchange is not stable.

The biggest profits come from lending money.

Whether it is lending to nobles or ordinary people, everything is foolproof.

If you can't get the money, you can buy real estate and houses.

Those who cannot get real estate and houses can also be forcibly sold into slavery.

If you encounter the property you fancy, you can also send your men to hinder the other party's production.

When the agreed date arrives, even if people know that it was Robespierre's conspiracy, they still have to see Jin Lang obediently for the sake of black and white.

In this way, Baron Robespierre obtained shares in many factories.

He managed to stabilize his emotions a little, and sat down on the chair again.

The frown on both sides of the brows did not diminish in the slightest, the eyes showed a sinister gaze, and the messy beard grew from the roots of the ears, making it look like a cold evil ghost.

The Robespierre man gritted his teeth: "If the city council agrees, the family's interests will be greatly compromised, so we have to think of a way."

The confidant said at this time: "It's better to find a way to kill Baron Dorian."

The man didn't blink his eyes when he said this, as if he was not talking about a high-ranking member of parliament, but a chicken raised by a farmer's family.

"No, a plan can only be executed once."

Baron Robespierre clenched his fists: "Mazarin poisoning is something that many people would like to see happen, but Baron Dorian is different, he is one of us."

"What's more, Baron Dorian has a manor and influence, so it's very difficult to get it."

He turned his face away and lit the cigar: "But people must have flaws. It's not time to deal with him now, but it's okay to deal with his son."

"Go and help me investigate his son first. I heard that this little guy has opened a clinic to see if there is any opportunity."

"If it really doesn't work, let's be ruthless secretly, so as to relieve the hatred."

The confidant responded, turned and left.

The baron took a deep puff of his cigar, his fierce eyes slowly retracted, and soon returned to the hypocrisy that only belonged to nobles.

The red light was dimmed at the edge of the nails, the ghostly white smoke drifted from the lips to the surroundings, and the scent of tobacco that was exclusive to the enclave floated into the distance along the location of the hall.

Considering the letter brought by Carmen Sita before, Ivan felt that it was necessary for him to figure out the purpose of the Bandit Gang. Since this group of people had their eyes on him, it might not be as simple as just extorting money.

According to the location on the envelope, Ivan rode to Arati Tavern.

In all honesty, the outside of the tavern is more refined than the inside.

The moment he handed over the reins to the servant, turned and walked through the gate, the smoke and dust in the air became more visible to the naked eye.

The style of the innermost bar has nothing to do with any shop known for its service, it's just two long tables put together.

Several men walked up the stairs, talking in low voices.

The wooden plank creaked under his feet, and even a few black beetles fell off.

A waitress was quite surprised to see Ivan walk in. After looking at Ivan's clothes from top to bottom, she seemed to see a full purse and came over very flatteringly: "Hi, I can help you. what you do?"

The pair of red earrings twitched as she spoke.

"I'm here to meet someone."

Ivan frowned: "But she's not here yet."

"Oh, you are the guest that Carmencita met with. She has something to go out and asked me to take care of you." When she said this, the woman even cast a wink.

Ivan was not interested in talking, but just asked when she would come.

The waitress lost her interest: "It may be here soon, please wait for a while."

She took Ivan to a table inside, and then went inside.

Ivan looked around. It wasn't too far from the stairs. If someone rushed over, it wouldn't be a good place to fight.

He stood up suddenly and became wary of the curtained backyard.

The next moment, Carmencita lifted the curtain and walked to the table.

She sat openly across from Ivan, and there was no sign of any weapon on her body.

"Master Ivan, you just came here to rest for a while, why don't you order a glass of rum? The rum here is the most mellow."

Just as Ivan was about to answer, he suddenly saw the style of the other party's earrings and sneered, "You've played enough of being a waitress, and now you're pretending to be innocent to play tricks on me."

Carmencita showed surprise, and the wine in the glass was shaking a little.

When she was surprised, the mouth would open slightly, and the woman's teeth were arranged in an orderly manner, like shelled almonds.

"How did you know?"

Ivan reached out and changed the direction of her earrings, and the blue earrings instantly turned red.

Carmencita was surprised at first, but soon laughed indifferently.

Ivan's eyes were gloomy, and he said precisely: "We met a long time ago. You are also the maid of the hotel. Why do you keep following me? What are the plans of the bandits?"

"No, indeed I used to dress up as a maid before."

Carmen Sita explained: "But I didn't mean to monitor you. I was just following the leader's order and monitoring those foreign businessmen."

"This is the consistent style of the bandit gang."

Carmen Sita's eyes showed a smile: "If we want to hurt you, it is absolutely impossible to win with the sword behind you."

As soon as the voice fell, all the guests, waiters, bosses, and cooks stopped and looked at Ivan. They were like a group of werewolves staring at their prey.

But Ivan is no ordinary beast either.

He touched something behind him, it wasn't a sword.

It is a soldering iron for system exchange.

[Wizard's Hand] + [Reaction Force Muscle] + [600° Soldering Iron]

It's no problem to kill a few people and escape from here.

Ivan's expression was as usual, and in the eyes of the gangsters, it was the bravery of the other party to keep calm even in the face of danger, which was an extremely rare psychological quality.Such a person is either a great hero that everyone admires, or a great gangster that everyone fears.

No matter what kind of person they are, they respect them.

The appreciation in Carmen Sita's beautiful eyes was about to overflow.

In such a tense environment, Ivan actually chatted casually with the other party.

Just as Carmencita talked about her real purpose, an unexpected guest came.

(End of this chapter)