After Giuliano de' Medici was assassinated and Lorenzo de' Medici escaped, soon the Pazzi family and their backer, the then Pope Sixtus IV, asked Sal

The Vidia family was responsible for managing the bank for the Pope, excommunicated Lorenzo and all the Florentines who supported him, and confiscated all the property of the Medici family.

Also in 1478, this same pope approved the establishment of the Inquisition by Queen Isabella of Castile.

According to Malfoy's records, the church's main income at that time, in addition to taxes such as tithes, included alum and the sale of indulgences. Their expenses included clergy salaries, various ritual expenses, and the Sistine Chapel.

, as well as military expenditures in the Restoration War.

Yes, it was the Sistine Chapel that was later used for papal elections and for Michelangelo to paint the ceiling paintings, but Sixtus IV built it in accordance with the regulations of the papal temple.

The Italians and the Ottomans had been doing business, and this was not concealed even after Lorenzo became the ruler of Florence again. It was precisely because of this relationship that when the murderer who stabbed Giuliano fled to Istanbul, the Sultan sent someone to kill him.

He was tied up and sent back to Florence, where he was hanged, a scene that was recorded in Leonardo da Vinci's sketch.

According to records in history books, Leonardo da Vinci had already begun dissecting the human body when he was studying in Verrocchio's studio. In other words, dissecting the human body in Florence was nothing new at that time.

However, what angered Pope Sixtus IV more than these heresies was his appointment of a cardinal named Salvidia as cardinal of Pisa. Although Pisa was an independent republic, it belonged to the power of Florence.

Scope, Lorenzo opposed the appointment.

The Pope's threats included depriving Florence of its religious rights, but due to the collective rejection of the Florentine citizens and monks, this threat was not implemented.

At that time, Florence, Venice, and Milan formed an alliance, and the pope came from Genoa. When Lorenzo needed support, only Milan and France supported him as trade partners.

Joan of Arc once made a request to the King of France, that is, to obtain a set of Milanese armor, which she would wear to rescue Orléans.

Of course, iron ore is needed to make armor, and through the marriage with Simonetta, Medici obtained the right to mine iron ore. Of course, Medici could make huge profits through self-production and sales, but until Simonetta married

At that time, the Grand Duke of Milan was no longer from the Visconti family, but was married to Francesco Sforza, the Grand Duke's illegitimate daughter.

In fact, since the Grand Duke had no male heir, Milan had become a republic. However, according to Machiavelli's records, there were only two groups of mercenaries in Italy at that time, one of which was Sforza.

Compared with improvised farmers, professional mercenaries are much better equipped. They can even buy horses and fight in armor like knights. Most Italian forces have recognized Francesco's dukedom, but they have not obtained the sacred title.

This situation lasted until 1494, when the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian officially granted Francesco's son Ludovico Sforza the title of Archduke of Milan.

In addition to Italy's woolen textile industry, Milan's military factories were also opened because of the Spanish gold coins, and they also had money to repair the cathedral designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

One of Lorenzo's advantages was good luck, not only that he escaped the assassination, but also because the "New World" was discovered in 1493.

Early geographical discoveries were a money-losing business. The earliest batch of gold and silver bars arrived in Seville in 1513. It was the only city in Spain with an inland river passing through it.

Lorenzo was not good at running a bank, and even two years after his death, in 1494, the Medici Bank went bankrupt.

But no one will deny that Florence is one of the "Three Renaissance Towns", although there are other cities such as Milan, Pisa, Siena and other places that also have many outstanding artists and buildings.

While other cities in Italy enjoyed trade surpluses with Spain and made huge profits, the Medici Bank and Florence incurred trade deficits due to large purchases of Castilian wool.

If Venice and Istanbul are located to the east of Italy's "boot", then Genoa and Spain are located to the west of the "boot", and they have long been trading with people on the Iberian Peninsula.

In the past, it didn't matter if Spain was poor, but things are different now. Everyone wants to be a banker in Spain, but how do you join this card game?

The Castilians used to face a self-sufficient market, and it was equally difficult for them to leave their homeland and join the international trade network.

However, Philip II decided to terminate the cooperation with the Genoese and instead cooperate with the Lombards, Portuguese, and especially the Florentines.

The Genoese and the Spaniards had been cooperating for so many years, why did they suddenly "break up"?

Although love is the most suitable weapon for women, it is not invincible, and even "Venus" was poisoned in front of greater interests.

Botticelli also painted Giuliano. It is said that unlike Lorenzo, he was very handsome and was known as the "Golden Boy". In Botticelli's painting of Venus and the God of War, Mars was based on him.

The image of the painting.

However, there seems to be something wrong with the angle Botticelli found. The "God of War" has his nostrils facing the viewer. From this angle, even if "David" was used as a model, it would not be obvious how handsome he is.

After reading that paper, Malfoy did have enough intelligence and rationality to survive after joining the Death Eaters, instead of being imprisoned in Azkaban like Bellatrix. He wrote more than

The articles written by his ancestors were much more "objective".

Bella was just too crazy in love, especially after her "master" disappeared. She searched for him everywhere and tortured people who she thought might know his whereabouts, so much so that she tortured Frank and Alice like that.

So, as Nietzsche said, did she lose herself in love?

Perhaps due to women's jealousy, Pomona felt that Lily was more like the person who had lost herself.

She could leave because of Severus' pleading and the mysterious man warned her, but she did not leave.

Hagrid still complains that his mother abandoned him and his two brothers. Who would forgive a mother who abandoned her children? Even though she is a giant.

On the way back to the office, Pomona took out the cosmetics she bought secretly from her velvet pocket. With her current dress and appearance, makeup cannot make her beautiful. Some people even say that she is "copying the beauty of others", which arouses ridicule.

.

So she thought it was a ridiculous dream that she was a hybrid Veela and had the power to charm men naturally?

In Wilde's story, in order to celebrate the birthday of the Spanish princess, the dwarf was captured by the nobles to dance and entertain the princess and the nobles. He was dancing freely in the forest, and the birds thought he was very kind and would use his

Give them food.

But the flowers in the garden thought he was ugly, especially the white roses, which shouted "thief" loudly, as if they thought he was not worthy of beautiful things.

"Life is short, fall in love, girl! Before your red lips have faded, before your blood has cooled down, there will no longer be such a good time tomorrow."

Pomona looked up and found a ghost reciting poetry, and he was retreating.

"Dean."

Pomona turned around and saw a Hufflepuff student calling her.

"What's wrong with you?" Pomona asked.

"I would like to ask, the teacher must choose to participate in the potion competition, can't we sign up ourselves?" the girl asked.

"You want to enter the Potions Tournament?" Pomona asked.

The girl nodded firmly.

"I have to ask Professor Snape, what is your name?" Pomona asked.

"It's me, Joey, Phoebe's sister." Joey said unhappily, "Have you forgotten me?"

Pomona was shocked. She remembered that the two of them were still freshmen.

"Are you wearing makeup?" Pomona asked.

Now it was Joey's turn to be "shocked".

"Just put on some lip balm!" Joey said quickly.

"The transparent one is lip balm, the colored one is not." Pomona said coldly, "And your eyebrows..."

Joey seemed a little regretful about "asking for his own death".

"Who said I forgot about you just now?" Pomona said with a sneer.

"Am I going to be detained?" Joey asked anxiously.

Pomona smiled and shook his head, turning away from Joey who looked confused.

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Pomona followed Old Bat and found him again reading a newspaper in the armchair next to the medicine cabinet.

This time Malfoy did not escape prison as easily as last time. Not only did he give out a list like Karkaroff, but he also paid the victims a huge sum of money, so much so that he began to sell some of the Malfoy family

industry.

"Are you worried about your friend?" Pomona asked.

"Can't be called friends." He put down the newspaper, "Can't be called worries."

Pomona walked around the back of the chair and put her arms around his neck.

"You don't need to comfort me." He said calmly.

"I think you need a hug," Pomona said. "I'm sorry."

"for what?"

"I shouldn't have mentioned the phoenix feather," Pomona said.

He didn't speak.

"Can you read me a poem?" Pomona said.

"What?" he said in surprise.

"Life is short, fall in love, girl! Before the red lips fade, before the blood cools, there will no longer be such a good time tomorrow." Pomona said.

"Why should I read it? Shouldn't you make it up to me?"

Pomona hit him on the shoulder, and he "submitted" obediently.

"Life is short, fall in love, girl! Before your red lips fade, before your blood cools down, there will no longer be such a good time tomorrow." He read as she said.

Now she was satisfied and rubbed her head against his cheek like a cat.

"Where did you hear this poem?" he asked.
To be continued...