Chapter 740 “Fire in the Backyard”

Gothic architecture always feels so dark. The most beautiful Gothic building in Venice is the "Golden Room" as an art gallery, and the second most beautiful Gothic building is the Doge's Palace. Its surface almost looks like

Like lace, it is topped with pink Verona marble and pierced by graceful arched windows.

The main entrance to the palace is the Porta della Cata, located between the Doge's Palace and the Basilica of San Marco, above which the Doge Francesco Foscari kneels before the Lion of San Marco.

In the Republic of Venice, the individual submitted to state power, and the current sculpture is a 19th-century copy of the original sculpture, which was destroyed when Napoleon's troops invaded Venice.

If it were another period, a soldier like Napoleon would have been court-martialed long ago. When he was in the army, he was unruly, able to win battles but did not obey orders. When he invaded Italy, he delayed the orders of his superiors as long as possible.

How could he become the Emperor of France?

The Republic of Venice is a trading country. If you can make friends, make friends as much as possible. The Genoese are the competitors of the Venetians. The Holy See, Venice, Florence, Naples and Milan are five countries of equal strength, although they are very different in size and nature.

However, the balance of political power is generally maintained, which is not conducive to the unification of Italy.

Foreigners' images of Italy were an artistic treasure trove, rich and divided, militarily weak, easy to defeat and a lucrative trophy.

In fact, the Italians also had ambitions. After all, Rome was on their soil. The war between Francesco Foscari and the Milanese was not a trade dispute, but a war of annexation.

Due to its abundant wealth and the ability to pay on time, Venice's policy of supporting mercenaries to expand national defense was also very successful. The Venetian navy spanned the Mediterranean.

The same method did not work on the army. The repeated defeats resulted in Florence and Milan, which were originally allied with Venice, forming an alliance.

After spending so much money on the war and losing it, the Ten Men finally decided to force the Doge of Venice to retreat.

The Dandolo family enjoys many privileges in Venice, but not every member of the Dandolo family can enjoy them. Blood is a bond, but it does not determine everything. After Andrea Dandolo, there will never be another Dandolo.

A member of the Luo family became the governor of Venice.

The Republic of Venice is a republic, and there will be no "royal family". Emperors often have military exploits. Francesco Foscari only has one son. His son is gone. He wants to "succeed after the father dies."

The succession model will not be possible. The Republic of Venice will not become the second Roman Republic, nor will there be a second father and son like Caesar and Octavian.

Many people are very lucky. They are born into a wealthy family and are well-off and well-off.

It seems that Freemasonry is not only developing in Europe, but also has members in Asia. There is a photo of Sakamoto Ryoma with his hands in his arms. Some people say it is a coincidence, and some people say that he is a member of Freemasonry. The Falling War is actually

In a civil strife of "lower overpowering superior", lower-level samurai wanted to overthrow the daimyo class of the Tokugawa shogunate and the emperor's palace family.

In the past, samurai would have a salary if they inherited their father's title, but ronin did not. Moreover, places like Nagashu and Satsuma were far less wealthy than Kyoto.

The poor countries conquered the rich countries and repeated the process of the destruction of the rich countries. It is not that we cannot accept inequality, but we are unwilling to be oppressed. If we are the ones with vested interests, who will complain about the unfair fate?

The interesting thing about Severus is that he is a person who has been unfairly treated by fate, but he dares to face it head-on. On the contrary, it is the former big winner Sirius Black who complains about the unfair fate.

Marriage is the best way to break down this class barrier. The idea of ​​"a good match" will cause problems sooner or later.

Napoleon was so afraid of the Venetians that he even destroyed their lions. He wanted to be emperor, and his personal will was above the law and the republic, but the Venetians were good at conspiracy. Napoleon and Josephine had no children. The reason why the Czar put the monster monk

Rasputin was brought into the court because he could cure the crown prince's illness. The inheritance system of son-in-law and adopted son in the ancient Roman Empire was forgotten.

How much do men value whether the children born by women are their own?

Should your inheritance be handed over to someone who is not related to you?

As long as he has a blood relationship with the person in power, what's the use of studying and practicing martial arts? Sooner or later, the family property will be inherited by him.

The first person who thought of wiping his butt with paper must have thought so.

The Crusaders were fooled by the Venetian merchants. The profiteers were abominable, but the Crusaders themselves also had problems. The "bottom line" was not clearly drawn. Constantinople was the bridgehead against the invasion of aliens. If the country of Constantinople was still in Christ,

How could the subsequent expansion of the Ottoman Empire occur in the hands of mere mortals?

Once you step on this bottom line, you should be clear-headed and vigilant. If you don't use your brain to think of countermeasures, you will be blinded by the temptation and pay the IQ tax.

According to Murphy's Law, if there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the choices will lead to disaster, then someone will definitely make this choice.

The basic content is: if there is a possibility that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen.

Pull dozens of boats to form a pontoon, and the army can go ashore, and the lagoon will not be able to protect Venice.

Napoleon stole a lot of books, which he usually thought were of no use. Now if he wants to use them, he can only go to Turin to try his luck. But now the first problem for Monica and Alessandro's grand dream is not this, but to persuade Sleeping

The lions accepted their plan, stopped developing tourism, and instead brought banking to their country.

Venice is now so poor that it is selling its properties. Not only famous paintings, but also islands have to be sold. In a popular international tourist city like Venice, renting an island will definitely cost a lot of money. For this reason, the city government has launched a grand real estate development project.

, hired specialized people to design, the newly developed island will be the same as Lido Island, with high-end yacht clubs, parks, hotels, restaurants, tennis courts, high-end business districts, etc. A small island in the Pacific costs thousands.

Ten thousand US dollars, let alone Venice, the rent of 100 million US dollars in 1999 should be no problem.

It's just that the city government leased out not Toceno or Burano, but the plague island of Poveglia. There are always fools who don't know its history and are fooled by it for cheap.

Who would go on vacation to that haunted island?

Monica also learned about this plan from her teacher. Based on the idea of ​​"turning waste into treasure", there are also many local celebrities who support it. It seems that the energy of "interesting in profit" has also spread to Venice.

They stayed in Torcello until the afternoon, and then set off for Lazzaretto.

It is said that "Magia posthuma" appeared on this island and it was a resting place for the sick during the plague outbreak in the 16th century. No one knows what exactly happened on the island.

For the first time, the Muggle archaeological community has successfully recreated a ritual used to drive away vampires at that time - stuffing bricks into vampires' mouths.

"According to historical records, burials at that time were all wrapped in a layer of shrouds. After a period of time, the mouth parts of some shrouds would be eaten by underground bugs or bacteria, so that the mouths of the dead bodies would

When exposed, patients are often hastily buried before they are truly dead. These people struggle painfully before dying and eventually become vampires." Monica said, she seemed to really like these strange knowledge."

This kind of vampire sounds different from those elegant vampires."

"That's not a vampire." Pomona said, looking at the sky above her head. The sea was still sunny and cloudless.

"what is that?"

"Dementors," Pomona said.

This is a new term, and Monica has no idea what it means.

"Giving up hope is the door to hell." Pomona said helplessly. It seemed impossible to wake up the sleeping lion of the Republic of Venice.

No wonder Eugene and Hemingway committed suicide.

Since the metaphorical method doesn't make sense, let's make it clear that hiding and hiding is not her style. Even the doctors who saved lives during the London Plague must be driven away. Muggles are Muggles.
Chapter completed!