Chapter 528.

A violent battle, or more accurately, a violent battle where there is no such thing as a violent battle.

It was all too soon, so soon that the defenders were not given a moment’s time at all, and when the kill was made in the inner city, and a large number of model battalion lieutenants entered the city of Venice at the roar of artillery fire, it was all over.

Soon ……

Two Egg and Donkey Ball, who were still in shock, were called.

“Please hurry the two of you to meet General Qiu.”

Erdnase and Donkeyball looked at each other.

They were silent and speechless.

But the visitor urged, “Please go quickly, General Qiu has been waiting for a long time.”

Immediately, Erdan and Donkey Ball, which was a million times more reluctant, went to Qusong’s cabin.

They were, at the moment, still shocked.

Because everything fell through.

They thought of many possibilities.

For example, the Ming army won miserably, or the Ming army returned in defeat.

Or maybe both.

Even if the Ming army was able to break through the city of Venice, which was one of the most fortified cities in Europe, they agreed that it would take at least several months of siege to make it possible.

And within those months, they had plenty of time to use the Pope’s influence to get what they wanted in the midst of this war.

But after only a few short hours, the cannon fire stopped abruptly.

Everything …… fell into place.

A ship that remains still anchored at sea.

That city of Venice, though there is still much smoke, has given birth to a flame that has been quenched.

Erdan and Donkey Ball grew fearful for no reason.

In their perception, it was like a heavenly punishment against the Venetians.

Yes, heavenly punishment!

It s a pity that the one who unleashed the heavenly punishment and dropped the rain of fire in the sky was not the omniscient and omnipotent god who was worshipped and venerated by them, but a group of …… Orientals who were originally utilized by them.

Erdan only felt that his boots were extraordinarily heavy, as if they were filled with lead.

It was too late for him to imagine what he could do next to remedy the situation.

When the two of them, with miserable faces, appeared in the cabin, they realized that a dozen or so old men in gorgeous clothes had already appeared in this cabin.

These people all showed a look of panic and stood bowed, not daring to utter a single breath.

Qiu Song, however, was clearly very impatient, and as soon as he saw Er Dan, he immediately said, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, quickly, translate for me, what are they saying?”

Erdan and Donkey Ball looked at each other and laughed bitterly.

But Chuson’s face was not good, and by now …… it seemed ……

Erdnase then had to talk to the man in charge.

And then, Erdan said to Chuson, “This man’s name is Tommaso Mocenig, and he is the Doge of Venice. He is representing Venice and asking for peace from the general.”

“It’s to beg for surrender?” Qusong frowned.

Erdnase said, “It would be more accurate to use peace.”

Chuson glanced back at a shuso behind him.

This bookkeeper was ordered early on to be responsible for communicating with Erdnase and Donkey Ball. As a result, it also learned some Latin and French.

Of course …… only slightly understand some simple vocabulary, not yet to the point of pure use, only through some only words to judge.

At that moment, this bookkeeper nodded towards Qusong.

The meaning is Erdnase’s translation without much discrepancy.

Qiu Song then said, “If it is begging for surrender, it is still acceptable, what is peace, I do not understand.”

Erdnase had to communicate with this Tommaso Morsenig.

This Tommaso Morsenig gave a pained expression, but finally nodded and gabbled some more.

Erdnase said, “General, the Doge says that Venice has been established for seven hundred years, starting with the first Doge seven hundred years ago ……”

Qiu Song suddenly became impatient again and said with a taut face, “Don’t talk to me about this, I don’t care how many years it is.”

Erdnase had to say, “So what does the General wish to inquire about?”

Qiu Song thoughtlessly said, “Is there any silver ……?”

Chuson was so direct, but Erdnase had long been surprised by his rudeness.

Then Tommaso Mosenig shook his head like a madman and muttered something?

Erdnase said, “He said no.”

Qiu Song’s eyes widened in anger and he said furiously, “What’s the point of begging for surrender without silver?”

“But …… there is gold …… they are willing …… to redeem their city.”

Still unhappy, Qusong huffed, “Redemption? Why should it be redeemed?”

“The Meaning of Ransom ……”

Qiu Song said, “I know this is the meaning of ransom is, I mean …… the city I captured, the things in this city, are ours, why should they spend money to redeem back?”

Erdnase: “……”

After a pause, Erdnase struggled to find the appropriate words, “In Europe ……”

Obviously, Qiu Song didn’t like it.

Qiu Song interrupted him, “Now that Venice is the territory of the Great Ming, I don’t understand your rules, so don’t talk to me about them either. I only listen to my big brother’s rules!”

Erdnase had to start muttering with this Tommaso Morsenig helplessly again.

Tommaso Mosenig gave a sad expression and tried vainly to bargain.

Erdan said, “The Governor means …… if this is the case, then within the city of Venice, there may be a violent revolt, which is unfavorable to the general.”

Qiu Song skimmed his mouth and said, “Then you tell him that Qiu someone ……… is afraid that they will not rebel.”

Tommaso Mosenig was straight up dry-silenced after listening to Two Egg’s relay.

Venice, from the foundation of the state, more than seven hundred years, with which commerce flourished and the city-state began to grow, has always been overbearing, where has it suffered such humiliation?

Although this Venice is a city-state republic, in reality, today’s Venice has entered its heyday. Its colonies have spread to many coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea.

It s just that today s defeat has come too suddenly, In fact, the more brutal Qiu Song is, the more he intensifies his fear.

This group of uninvited guests brought too much psychological shadow to him.

Tommaso Mosenig lowered his voice, and, with a bitter face, began to pray.

Erdan then said, “He hoped that the general would be merciful, and that we would discuss a practical method, preferably one that would satisfy both sides.”

Qiu Song coldly grunted, “I am a rough man, I came here, just to attack and destroy them, my big brother has an explanation, people can not be killed, but the gold and silver must all be there, this is not negotiable.”

Erdnase no longer wish to dwell on this, so he had to give a bitter smile, and then …… negotiated with Tommaso Mosenig.

Tommaso Mosenig’s face grew more and more anxious as he seemed to accept Erdnase’s words, and after a long silence he suddenly muttered something.

This comment, however, caused Erdan to show his contempt.

Two eggs then said to Qiu Song: “Venice does have a lot of gold and silver, whether it is the public treasury, or the Bank of Venice, or even …… many merchants home, there is a large amount of gold …… and generals urgently needed silver …… only …… but …… the general is only afraid that it will be difficult to find it, of course …… if the general can pardon the Governor as well as his family then, he can think of a way for the General ……”

Qiu Song’s eyes slightly opened and said, “He came to scavenge for us?”

Erdnase said helplessly, “Yes.”

Chuson narrowed his eyes and took a serious look up and down at Tommaso Morsenig.

But he frowned and muttered, “Is this not going to be some kind of trick?”

The second egg thought for a moment and said, “It may be true, they are merchants …… Even as governors, they are actually just merchants, they are the most cunning people in Europe, in order to their own property, they will not hesitate to sell out and betray anyone, even including their relatives and friends. ”

Qiu Song stared at Er Dan and said, “How do you know?”

Erdnase said, “In Europe, only pious people like us have a sense of morality; these Venetian pagans are all but faithless.”

Qiu Song, on the other hand, said lightly, “Let him come up with a method, how about a way to search this gold and silver clean.”

Erdnase then muttered to Tommaso Morsenig again.

Tommaso Mosenig, for his part, gave a pained yet seemingly relieved look and nodded his head like a chicken pecking.

Eventually, this Tommaso Mosenig actually came up with a program when he really did.

The first step was to first demand that everyone in the city, pay their own ransom, and at the same time seal the vaults of the public treasury and the banks.

When everyone has paid their ransom, then cut off all the commercial routes throughout Venice, trapping everyone in the city and not allowing them to trade food with anyone.

After that, the price of food is then raised, by as much as ten or even a hundred times, in order to ensure that the moderately wealthy, in order to stay alive, empty themselves of all their wealth.

After selling this overpriced grain for a while, then targeted searches will be conducted on the wealthy households in the city, and prosecutions will be welcome.

Qiu Song directly listened to the dumbfounded, but also really also gave a shock.

By this time, he was certain that the governor, before him, was sincere.

It was only Erdan and Donkey Ball, however, who simultaneously revealed a look of disdain.

The second egg said, “General now know …… how Venetians are good at only betraying others, they …… are a bunch of …… ”

Qiu Song obviously didn’t like to hear this, and immediately glared at him, saying with a few angry looks, “Don’t curse, they just love money, what’s wrong with that, my big brother is the same.”

Faced with Qiu Song’s unkind face, Erdan had no choice but to keep his mouth shut even if he despised it in his heart.

Qiu Song commanded at this time, “Tell him, if the matter can be accomplished, I can ensure that his family property can be preserved, and also guarantee his life. But if at that time I find out that there is someone else in this city who is hiding gold and silver, then …… surely I will plagiarize his home.”

Erdnase nodded helplessly and turned to communicate with this Tommaso Morsenig again.

For his part, Tommaso Mosenig glanced at Qiu Song with a look of sincere fear and extreme gratitude, and nodded his head hastily.

Only then did Qiu Song wave his hand and say, “Escort this man down, teach the people to watch him, and let him go back to the city first and give me a good job.”

When that Tommaso Mosenig heard this, he was as much pardoned as if he had been pardoned, and then he retired.

Erdan was in a heavy mood at the moment, yet there was something unspokenly cozy about it.

In any case, for Europeans, many have actually hated the Venetians for a long time.

This kind of hatred is far beyond the realm of Qusong’s understanding.

So Erdan couldn’t help but say again, “General, these Venetians …… are a bunch of ……”

Qusong, however, stared at him coldly and suddenly said, “Next, it’s time to talk about our problems.”

Erdnase: “……”

Qiu Song said: “You say what your pope, will give the Daming fleet generous gifts right? You see, my Daming sailors, not far from thousands of miles, after more than eight months, during which encountered such a lot of hardship, you look at me, I’m all the way here, have lost twenty pounds, which is I raised more than ten years of meat, as well as all the generals and soldiers ……”

Erdan squeezed out a little smile with difficulty, he was afraid that Qusong would continue, so he busied himself with saying, “We’ll think of something.”

Qiu Song said: “I know you have a way, but I would like to ask, you can take how much gold and silver …… honestly tell you, if you take less, I can not rely on, you do not think I alarmist. You to that what the Roman city transmission of letters, with my Ming division of the fast boat, I this fast boat, but into the Roman, now, also largely aware of the hydrology and city defense, if you dare to cheat me, I will kill to Rome!

Qiu Song became more and more agitated, and finally drank ferociously, “Don’t you bully me into being honest!”

Erdan only felt the sky spinning and cold sweat.

Donkey Ball, who had been silent on the side, also almost fainted.

People are what they bring.

But where did it occur to me that the other side seemed to be overpowered.

The reason for agreeing to the so-called gift in the first place was that there was actually no thought of honoring it at all.

After all, of all the possibilities they had envisioned, Rome was the one picking the peaches, whether the Ming army lost or won miserably.

But now ……

Reality often exceeds the imagination.

Qiu Song said, “Why don’t you say anything? Weren’t you very talkative just now?”

Erdnase struggled to compose himself and took a deep breath before saying breathlessly, “I …… will think of something.”

Qiu Song said with a cold face, “I, Daming, have seen the world, don t take some small favors to perfume, I am also a reasonable person, but …… you don t force me to be unreasonable.”

Erdnase was busy saying, “Yes, yes, yes.”

At this time, he has been sweating, for a moment, actually six gods, do not know where to go at this time.

War?

The strength of the opponent’s artillery and the sophistication of his soldiers were clearly far beyond his imagination.

And?

Their attitude towards the Venetians, so vicious and hateful that they can’t knock the bones out of the body without hemorrhaging.

Erdan lost his mind and went out of the cabin with this donkey ball duo.

Both of their faces were anxious.

By now, in fact, it is clear that they have become the sins of the ages even if they sacrifice.

Donkey Ball hesitated and said to Two Eggs, “Shall we immediately communicate to Rome and ask them to get ready?”

For his part, Erdnase shook his head and said, “Do you think that Rome can withstand their attack?”

Donkey Ball said, “Is it possible ……”

Erdan laughed bitterly, “We can’t afford to take such a risk.”

Donkey Ball was silent for a good half a second before he said glumly, “Are we really going to let these heathens, blackmail us?”

Erdnase hung his head low and thought for a moment before saying, “Let’s communicate to Rome first, and then have a good talk with this general afterward. But ……”

Here he paused, with a bitter smile on his face, and sighed, “This General Qiu, and the Venetian merchants are one and the same, and I am only afraid …… of it.”

Donkey Ball also got up bitterly, almost falling into tears.

The ruthlessness of this group of Orientals’ strikes was beyond his imagination.

……

“General.”

One of the book sergeants cautiously entered the cabin and began to mutter, reporting quietly what he had been hiding away from Donkey Ball and Two Egg’s conversation.

Vice General Liu Tao stood aside, face some cold, annoyed, said: “These people …… even dare to insult the general, people are they invited us to come, we wear the stars to come, now want to bite back at us, general …… according to my opinion , might as well …… simply kill into that Rome ……”

Qiu Song but the color is unchanged, even calmly said, “No need, big brother explained, we only need money, they give as long as enough money, there is no need to be rough, rough is not a good man, can earn silver, is a good man.”

Liu Tao: “……”

Qiu Song looked at the unwilling color on Liu Tao s face, but it was rare to patiently say, “I can not help it, my mood and you are the same, but since my big brother said so, naturally there is his reasoning, we ran so far to come, not to kill people, but …… you look at my big brother’s brocade bag. ”

He actually pulled out a brocade pouch and handed it to Liu Tao.

Once Liu Tao heard that it was the brocade bag of His Highness the King of Wuhu County, he immediately revealed a solemn look.

Immediately, he took it with both hands, cupped the pouch in his hands, and carefully pulled out a piece of silk.

The silk slowly opened, and there were actually three words.

Money, money, money!

Liu Tao: “……”

It’s so simple and brutal enough!

Qiu Song said, “Now you understand. Big brother is afraid that I will not listen, taught me to wear this brocade bag on my body at all times, so as to remind me at all times that nothing else matters, and that getting money is important.”

Liu Tao could only say, “I understand.”

Qiu Song then explained, “Gold, silver, even copper …… we want. Tomorrow, you lead a troop of men, give me to that Genoa. There is also a lot of gold and silver, as for that Rome, do not make trouble. Their way, long ago by big brother feel clearly, will always find a way to satisfy us.”

“I understand.”

This Governor Tommaso Mosenig is very efficient.

It must be said that when it comes to this piece of money-making, this governor, who comes from a family of merchants, is clearly a professional.

The first step of employing ransom is in fact to drain the pockets of all the poor first, and as for the second step, it is to borrow the high price of grain and drain all the small merchants who have quite some wealth.

It is next to target the big businessmen and the mega-rich, who happen to be the most conspicuous.

Of course, being able to do so has a huge bearing on Venice’s well-developed commerce.

Venice, for seven hundred years, has had almost no foreign trouble, and it is for this reason that it has become the meeting-place of all merchants, and a great deal of wealth, is stored here.

And the Bank of Venice, founded more than two hundred years ago, has attracted a lot of money.

The Venetian merchants were a strange group of people who not only made huge profits through trade as well as war, but at the same time, the real source of their wealth came from running their fortunes for the nobles of Europe.

Thus …… this Venetian merchant, also known as a tax wrapper.