Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Midsummer is like a fire. If the winter of 1500 is surprisingly cold, then the summer of this year has not been much cooler because of the coldness of winter. On the contrary, some places have experienced severe drought, and at the same time because of the warm climate in spring In the evening, some places that missed spring cultivation were still bare barren land.

A young woman stood desperately looking at a large area in the distance. Because she missed the buds, most of the wheat fields died before they could grow out. Her face was an indescribable despair. Although it was not yet July, it was already I may think of what will happen in the fall due to the lack of harvest.

An army came on the dirt road in the distance. The woman just looked up numbly and continued to look at the farmland in front of her. Those nobles would never know the sufferings of the people, and those who served as soldiers were farmers, even for a long time. They also become only able to get what they want by killing and looting.

The team walked on the road with dust everywhere, and the sun above was also hot. Alexander looked at Pagasos, who kept making a whisper of "Whoop", and looked up at the dazzling sunlight. A greeting: "Let the team find a place to rest in front."

"Sir, we may be delayed," Schell reminded "we have been in Bucharest for too long."

"But it's worth it, isn't it," Alexander asked back, but he didn't expect Sher to understand what he meant. After all, there were not many people who knew he was about to march into Iberia until now. Among his men, it is the clearest for him to focus on the Iberian Peninsula next, but instead, Thiego, who does not appear very often beside him.

Tiego has been operating in Iberia for almost 2 years, whether it is Portugal, Castile or Aragon, during this time he has been constantly running on the Iberian peninsula, and from him frequently sent It can be seen from the news sent back by people that the situation on the Iberian Peninsula is undergoing subtle changes as the new continent and new routes are successively discovered.

However, Alexander ca n’t manage this for the time being, as Schell said, because of the various things that happened in Bucharest and the delay in the itinerary, it seems that the urgent time is today ’s delay. Therefore, after entering Hungary, Alexander had to let the team work overnight. The march was just that although the Balkans were good at hard work and hard work, and the hunting guards also had unusually tough discipline, the Balkans' bad traffic environment made him go all the way.

But this trip strengthened Alexander ’s insistence on building a road network. As long as he thought about a road less than 30 miles away, he would be able to walk for a week, which made him feel that no matter how much it cost, he must at least pay him. The center of Romagna-Tuscany allowed the entire south-central part of Italy to enter the road era as early as possible.

Because only in this way, he can firmly grasp the situation of the Apennine Peninsula.

The team walked on the dirt road beside the field, and there was a section of wood in front of them, but fortunately, they were finally relieved. Now they have left Hungary far behind, and then go forward Go to the Veneto region, the traditional territory of Venice.

They were wary of the Venetian Alexander. Although they showed an ambiguous attitude towards Fao when they sent their troops into Lombardy, it is difficult to guess whether they will suddenly be thinking about the Venetian ’s fickle past. It was decided who was on his side, so Alexander had sent someone to Romagna before he entered Veneto. He needed to make some preparations there, at least to let the Venetian think about it before doing something .

According to the arrangement when he left more than two months ago, Gumpati was appointed by him as the commander of the northern army in La Spezia. This decision seems to be monitoring the French who are entrenched in Genoa, but in fact Gumpati The mission also includes simultaneously staring at threats that may come from Venice.

In the history, the Venetians tried to intervene in the affairs of Italy more than once. Because of the terrain caused by the obstruction of the Apennines, they often only took two routes each time they invaded Romagna.

One is along the west coast of Adriatica all the way south, but this road is not easy to expand because of the narrow terrain. As long as his enemies occupy some more critical areas, he can well hold the Venetian main road south, so if it is not I am quite sure that in order to prevent a meaningless confrontation, most Venetians will not choose this route.

The other way is to go from Veneto west to Lombardy, and then decide from here to go straight from north to south into Romagna, or march to Milan to capture the entire Lombardy area, but no matter what, Venice People's longing for this land never stops.

Because of this, Alexander let Gompati stationed in La Speyer, and according to the development of the situation, he also had the purpose of turning La Speyer into a military base in the north.

In fact, this is not a good decision, because it is close to Genoa Asia Pacific. It is obviously unrealistic to develop into an important port that can compete with Genoa. However, if you only turn this city into a military fortress, it is really a bit of a loss. But now he can only do so much for the time being, because neither Lombardy nor Veneto are under his control, so La Spezia has virtually become the north of the Principality of Romagna-Tuscany An important stronghold on the border.

"So, if one day you can unify the whole of Italy, you might be able to avoid this waste." Alexander thought of these arrangements along the way and could only comfort himself like this, but he knew that the most important thing now was to rush on time Back to Montina and Barenti got married, and then, these are the near and far ideas he thinks of.

When the team passed by the woman standing by the field, Alexander looked down at her. The woman should be young, but the vicissitudes of her face made her look much older than her actual age, although the team was not moving fast However, the dust raised by the large horseshoes still completely overwhelmed the woman ’s body, but she looked back except when the team approached, and then only looked desperately at the ground in front of her, even if the dust choked her cough. , But still did not move.

Alexander took a few steps forward and pulled the reins to signal the team to continue to the woods in front to rest, and he turned and dismounted to walk towards the woman.

The woman noticed that someone came over and then looked back. She saw a soldier who was still able to wear gorgeous clothes despite the wind and dust. She stepped back a little alertly, and then strangely watched Alexander walk to the field and squat down and reach out. He pulled the short straw and carefully looked at the shriveled buds.

"This land belongs to the landlord?" Alexander asked.

"It was Lord Saratonio, he was a big man in the Hundred People's House in the city of Venice," the woman replied cautiously. "Our entire village is grown for Lord Saratonio."

"This year's harvest won't be much better," Alexander sat down, a dry breath immediately passed from under his body, grabbed the ground and twisted the dry dust, he thought that if he sat in this place for a while It may be about to get a heat stroke. "The crops in this place look a bit bad."

Listening to Alexander's question about the field, the woman who was originally nervous and vigilant could not help but relax. She looked at the uneven field in the distance, and her face again showed a look of despair: "How can it be good, wheat in this field It didn't grow up at all. It used to be ripe by this time in previous years, and it can be harvested in another month, but now I can see that nothing has grown out here, and I'm going to collect seasonal taxes ... "

"Yeah," Alexander nodded, his expression somewhat heavy.

Actually, Alexander is not clear about the farming, but he can still see the growth of the cropland.

1500 is a very special year. This year is not only the boundary between the old and new centuries, but also the watershed of the two eras in the minds of many people. From this year, with the advent of the 16th century, human civilization will Suddenly came out of the darkness that suppressed the millennium, and then stood in the sunshine of a new world that has never been discovered. Whether it is humanities, geography or modern enlightenment, science and technology are really unfolded from this era.

But in addition to these, 1500 has another meaning, that is, from now on it will enter a long period of gradual cooling that lasts for nearly two centuries. During this long period of time known as the Little Ice Age in later generations, The large-scale crop failure caused by the continued abnormal weather will sweep the entire Eurasian continent, and at the same time, the large-scale drought caused by the extended winter in this period will often continue throughout the year until the end of the spring. , Or even let large pieces of winter wheat either freeze to death in an unusually long winter, or because of drought, lack of water and dry.

"Is this the case here?"

"What are you talking about?" The woman finally looked down at Alexander sitting on the ground a little strangely, sweat flowing down his cheek and condensing on the chin, although the face was covered with dust, but the woman could see the young military captain Not bad, if he had n’t been watching the field, she might think that the soldier was to hook up with herself.

"I mean, all the land here is the same?"

"Yes," mentioning the land, the woman's face showed helplessness. "It's not just the old Saratoño's house, it's the same in other places." Speaking of the woman's boldness, "Where do you come from?" Yes, I mean the other places you pass by are the same as here? "

"It's the same," Alexander threw away the straw in his hand. "A lot of places are owed, even worse than here."

"Is God punishing us," the woman's voice was a little choked. "The priest in the village said that we should go to the church every day to confess, because this is God warning us that if we don't confess in time, there will be a greater disaster."

"Perhaps, confession is always right." Alexander said as he touched his pocket. Shele next to him immediately pulled out Ladia and passed it.

"Hold it." Alexander handed Ladia to the woman and saw that she had an incredible look on her face. He stuffed the gold coin into the woman's hand and then used to say "the next days will ..."

The following words he failed to continue.

The future will be better, this was originally a good wish, and people are often willing to believe this desire. They always believe that a bad year will always pass, and the next is a good year, and the fact is the same. There are always more good years than bad, otherwise people will starve to death.

But Alexander knew this was not the case, at least for a long period of time in the future, this change in weather would always be a nightmare for farmers.

And everything now is actually just a sign of the beginning of this long little ice age.

Alexander also knew that it would not necessarily make people believe if he told them to others, and he did not feel that he had that duty and responsibility for the fate of so many people.

In this day and age, no one is easy. Although farmers are threatened by changes from nature, soldiers who take risks in exchange for good days also face the danger of dying at any time.

All Alexander can do is to make himself and those who follow him better in this turbulent era full of passion and opportunity.

Entering the Veneto region means that it is really not far from Rome.

For the arrival of Alexandria, the Venetians showed a cautious welcome. In Zivilai, a small town in the southeast of Veneto, they sent an old friend of Alexandria, and the now-promoted chief secretary represented Venice and waited and welcomed the duke. After the arrival of the guards, after providing the hunting guards with sufficient water, food and fresh horse feed, the chief secretary tentatively asked the Duke “whether he knew the recent series of operations of the Romantesian army on the southern border”.

"There is such a thing, you know that I have just returned from Wallachia, the esteemed grandfather Sophia, she gave birth to twins, a man and a woman are very cute."

Listening to Alexander deliberately digress, the chief secretary could only follow along to congratulate him. After saying a few words of compliment, the chief secretary found another opportunity to express to Alexander the uneasiness of some unforeseen circumstances on the border: "You General Gompati, he is very bold, I am certainly not talking about his bad things, I just want to express some kind of worry to you, now this general is mobilizing the army frequently on the border, we can understand that maybe because you came back Well, his actions may only be part of a grand welcoming ceremony, but we still hope that you can promptly give this general a little attention to unnecessary misunderstandings that may be caused. "

"Of course, I will send someone to notify him, no, I will write to him here." Alexander indicated that Xieer took a pen and paper, which made the chief secretary still have doubts, but could only get up and leave.

But Alexander was n’t really doing that. He really started writing letters, and it was n’t just a letter.

Was given to Gompati to ask him to keep the deterrent action until he returned to Romagna.

Gave Barendi, telling her that she had returned and would return to Montina soon.

To Lucrezia was to confide in their love for their mother and daughter.

The last thing for Zuo Sha was a full article written in ciphers with a deep love for the lovely sister, and more were his important ideas for the future.

The most critical of these ideas is "food"!

"On the way back from Wallachia, I saw that many farmers were at a loss because of the lack of field income. People were overwhelmed because they could not pay all kinds of heavy taxes and tithes. This phenomenon is not certain, but many. Places have appeared, and I can assure you that this scenario will not disappear with the advent of the new year, but will continue to appear for a long time in the future, as for the reason I think you have already done something before I noticed that the weather in the past two years is undergoing unnoticeable changes. Winter seems to be coming later, which leads to large areas of farmland being affected by the longer and colder seasons.

Believe my dear sister, I can predict that this phenomenon will last for a long time or even many years. As for how I know it, you can think of it as my knowledge of weather is as keen as a business mind, so just think about it Now that you have achieved the achievements of the trade union, you should understand that you can trust me unconditionally, so please listen to me carefully. The most important thing for us next is food.

Up to now, many people have obviously not realized the changes that may result from the long-term shortage of food, so we must prepare in advance. These will of course be a long process, but with the current climate, as long as In a few years, the famine caused by the weather may appear. This is a trouble for us, but it is also a challenge, because it may affect my next plan, so I feel that we need to remove Ag Outside of the granary, it is necessary to pay attention to the grain production area of ​​Lombardy. If necessary, I may consider sending troops to Lombardy. At this time, I will need your help, my Queen of Naples Regency.

Secondly, those unemployed farmers who had to leave their homes because of barren land and arrears of taxes. Soon these unemployed farmers will gradually increase. These people will cause great trouble to various places. The bad thing is that once these people leave the land, it is time I have been reluctant to settle down for a long time, which has become a certain hidden danger, especially Naples ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ I worry that these people will become your burden, so I think this threat should be considered as soon as possible.

What do you think about letting those unemployed farmers go to our plantation in Crete, not only can they be sent to islands away from the mainland to eliminate hidden dangers, but also can contribute to our plantation, know these people are real The strong labor is fully qualified to work in Crete. After all, although sugar has made us a lot, but it is still far from our goal. The only regret is that the Ottomans now control the Aegean Sea, but this is also the case. Nothing, we can ask our good friend Ashurk to come forward and do this for us. I believe that for his share in the Cretan plantation, he must be very happy to help this.

So be prepared, my sister, you will soon find that there will be a large number of cheap and high-quality labors wandering around because of the loss of land waiting for you to choose, which will keep you busy for a long time while I am getting married It is obviously not convenient to visit you often, so please come to Montina as soon as possible. In addition to attending my wedding, I think we have a lot of important things to do. "

After writing this flamboyant letter, it was unclear whether it was a love letter, a family letter, or a long letter from the national book. Alexander shook his aching shoulders. At this time, the sky outside had dimmed slightly, and the city of Zivilai was gradually lit A little bit of light, listening to the unique rhythm of the Veneto dialect when people were chatting on the streets outside, Alexander couldn't help but softly laughed and said to himself: "I'm back."

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