My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 707 Helen

"Is she really the daughter of the Doge of Venice?"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but asked in surprise when he learned the identity of this Greek girl.

Venice is just a city-state, and its supreme ruler is called the Governor. It is said that there is a parliament of ten people under the Governor, which has great power. If necessary, it can even depose the Governor, but in any case, the Governor is the name of Venice. the supreme ruler of the world.

Now that the daughter of the Governor of Venice has been kidnapped by Ottoman, this incident will definitely cause a huge storm in Venice. If nothing else, the Governor of Venice will probably go crazy now.

"Of course, I would not dare to find a random woman to deceive His Highness. Her father is Francesco, the Governor of Venice. She is from the Foscari family of Venice. She is definitely an educated noble girl. She is the only one like her. Only by my background can I be qualified to give it as a gift to His Highness!"

Mufas smiled and explained again.

"Dear Prince of the East, I am a noble, not a gift. Please don't listen to this Ottoman's lies. As long as you let me go back, my father will definitely give you a boatload of jewels as a thank you gift!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Mufas finished speaking, the Greek girl on the horse took the lead in speaking in Chinese. Although the tone was a bit strange, at least she could understand it.

"You are so brave. I asked someone to teach you Chinese. I didn't ask you to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty the Crown Prince!"

Mufas' face darkened when he heard the girl's words. He didn't expect that the gift he gave would actually be reported to him in front of Zhu Zhanhe.

But the girl ignored Mufas and continued to say to Zhu Zhanhe: "Your Highness, the Ottomans are untrustworthy. Being friends with them will never end well. Please let me go. At this time, you will not only get treasures, but also gain the friendship of us Venetians!"

Mufas's face turned livid when he heard this. He didn't know that the Greek girl had been forbearing all this time and even worked hard to learn Chinese in order to create a chance for her to escape. Now she was placing her hopes on Zhu Zhanhe. When it comes to the "Oriental Prince" whom she meets for the first time, because she instinctively feels that the other person seems to be a good person?

"To correct you, my name is not Prince Dongfang, my title is Prince, and I am the first heir to the emperor. My brothers are princes, and their sons are princes!"

Zhu Zhanhe found it very interesting, so he corrected the other person's title with a smile. The other person's call directly called him a younger generation.

"Well, Your Majesty the Crown Prince, please forgive me for my mistake. At the same time, I also promise you on behalf of my father that no matter what kind of benefits the Ottomans promise to give you, we can double it. In terms of financial resources, we Venetians will never Will lose to anyone!"

When the Greek girl on horseback said the last words, she puffed up her plump breasts proudly, and for a moment she looked a bit like the statue of Athena in Zhu Zhanhe's study.

"Haha, you stupid woman, with the wisdom of His Highness, how can you believe the nonsense of this woman?"

Mufas also calmed down at this time, and immediately sneered and mocked.

It was indeed his mistake to give this girl to Zhu Zhanhe, and he cannot be blamed for this, because when they caught each other, the girl acted timid and cowardly, and Mufas thought that the other party was timid. Vase, then relaxed his vigilance. He didn't expect that the other party's previous behavior was all pretending, and it was only now that he showed some edge.

Hearing Mufas's taunt, the girl's face turned pale, and then she looked at Zhu Zhanhe with pleading eyes. She hoped that this handsome oriental prince could help her, a noble girl in trouble.

However, Zhu Zhanhe just glanced at the girl, and then smiled at Mufas: "Mufas, I am very satisfied with the gift you prepared!"

Hearing that Zhu Zhanhe still called herself a gift, the girl's face suddenly turned pale, and her bright turquoise eyes suddenly lost their luster.

In fact, the girl also knew that her chance of taking the risk was very small, but when the last glimmer of hope was shattered, it still hit her hard. If she didn't have a weapon in her hand, she really wanted to die here immediately to avoid being humiliated in the future.

"As long as His Highness is satisfied, I will give you an answer as soon as possible about what we discussed just now!"

Mufas said happily immediately.

Originally, Mufas was still hesitant about digging the canal, but after this Persian girl made a fuss, he suddenly felt a bit of a crisis, so he has now decided to discuss the distribution of the benefits of the canal with his men after returning, and as soon as possible Set this matter down so that nothing happens again.

Mufas returned home happily after having had enough wine and food.

As a gift, the Greek girl naturally stayed in the hall. At this time, she looked desperate, and her eyes were filled with tears of despair, but she still bit her lips and refused to let the tears fall.

"What's your name?"

Zhu Zhanhe poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and then asked about his gift.

"Does a gift need to have a name?" The Greek girl obviously had resentment towards Zhu Zhanhe, and she refused to even tell him her name at this time.

"If you don't want to tell me, I will give you a random name like a cat or a dog!"

Zhu Zhanhe was not angry, but his words were very sharp. After all, it was not easy to deal with such an innocent girl.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhanhe's words were very effective. The Greek girl immediately raised her head and said stubbornly: "My name is Helen, not some cat or dog!"

"Helen? The most beautiful woman in the world in Greek mythology, she lives up to her name!"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the other party with a smile and said, I have to say that this Helen is indeed very beautiful. Whether by Eastern or Western standards, she can be called a stunning beauty.

"You know Greek mythology? And Helen?"

This time it was Helen's turn to be shocked. Although she didn't know how far away the big man was from Venice?But she knew that she was taken on a ship by the Ottomans and it took several months to arrive in this country called Dahan. She even wondered if this was the end of the world?

"I know a lot!"

Zhu Zhanhe did not explain, but looked at the other party again, and then directly ordered: "Come here, tell me about things in Venice!"

"I am a nobleman. Although I was captured by the hateful Ottomans, I demand to be treated as a nobleman. If possible, I am willing to write a letter to my father and ask him to pay the ransom. I just ask you to let me go!"

Helen found that Zhu Zhanhe seemed to know something about Greece, which gave her hope again, so she requested again.

"Venice is too far away from us big men. I'm afraid your ransom is not enough to pay the travel expenses, so you just stay here honestly. I happen to be short of a maid, so you can be the one for the time being!"

However, Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and said that Helen was still useful to him, so he certainly could not let her go easily.

"You can't do this. I am a noble, how can I be your maid?"

Helen protested loudly. Obviously she was too naive. She really thought that her status as a noble could play any role?
"If you don't want to, I can return you to the Ottomans. Given the hatred between the Ottomans and your Venice, what do you think will be the consequences of falling into their hands?"

Zhu Zhanhe did not tolerate the other party and spoke directly.

At this time, Helen was also frightened. The Ottomans and Venice had been fighting for several years, and the hatred between the two sides could not be resolved. She had also heard of the fate of women who fell into their hands, but she did not The reason why she was wronged was not because her father was the governor, but because Osman wanted to give her to the Crown Prince as a gift.

Thinking of this, Helen didn't dare to say anything more. She came to Zhu Zhanhe obediently and asked with a low eyebrow, "What do you want to hear?"

"Everything about Venice, including Venice's power structure, economic situation, life of nobles and common people, etc., as long as you know anything, you can tell me!"

Zhu Zhanhe ordered again.

After the Suez Canal is dug, the Han Dynasty's ships will be able to directly enter the Mediterranean. As a maritime power, Venice is also the center of trade connecting the East and the West, and will also be the target of the Han Dynasty's contact.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe wanted to use Helen to learn more about everything going on in Venice, so that he could know the other side, so that he could have the upper hand when contacting her in the future.

"Then let's start with the history of Venice. The origin of our Venice is mainly due to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, which led to the successive invasions of the Lombards and Huns. In order to resist these invaders, our ancestors united and formed an alliance. Raising an army, we were later recognized by the Byzantine Emperor, who granted us the title of Consul-Governor..."

Helen received a good aristocratic education and was familiar with the history of Venice. Especially when she talked about the several major wars in Venice against foreign invaders, she was moved to tears. It was obvious that she was a very proud person of Venice's history.

However, the history of the Republic of Venice is too short for Zhu Zhanhe. The earliest Venice originated in the eighth century AD. In other words, the current Venice is only a few hundred years old, compared to the thousands of years of history in the Central Plains. , not worth mentioning at all.

The current Republic of Venice is no longer limited to the city-state of Venice, but includes many surrounding areas and islands. Especially after the collapse of Byzantium, the surrounding forces divided Byzantium, among which the Ottoman Empire occupied the most. Venice also got a lot of fat.

Compared with the history of Venice, the political system of Venice is more complicated. Its supreme ruler is called the Doge, who is elected by the Grand Council of several hundred people and serves for life.

However, the power of the governor is limited, because in addition to the governor, there is also an organization called the Council of Ten, which has all the power. The governor's orders also need to be reviewed by the Council of Ten before they can be executed. This has been observed in later generations. There are some shadows of democratic countries.

(End of this chapter)