China once issued a silver coin called "Yuan Datou". When you blow it with your mouth, it makes a sweet sound. This is what Jewish businessmen call "the song of money."

If you change the pronunciation of the word "Yuan", it can be "yuan" or "injustice". "Take advantage of" seems to be a bad word like witch.

The Fourth Crusade was the standard profiteers who deceived the "taken advantage of" and used them as gunmen to rob Constantinople.

On the outer wall of St. Mark's Basilica are four bronze horses, which were trophies taken from Constantinople.

The highest point in the center of the top of the Brandenburg Gate is a bronze sculpture of the goddess of victory. She is Nike in Greek mythology and Victoria in Roman mythology.

The goddess spreads her wings behind her and drives a four-horse two-wheeled chariot facing the city of Berlin on the east side. In her right hand, she holds a scepter with an oak wreath. There is an Iron Cross in the wreath, and on the wreath stands a spreading wings.

The eagle, the eagle wears the Prussian crown.

The Louvre also has a statue of the Goddess of Victory, but it is made of stone and is still one of the treasures of the Louvre.

Except for the Mona Lisa, the Goddess of Victory and the Venus de Milo are all mutilated, but this kind of mutilation is different from the mutilation of the Six Horses of Zhaoling. Lu Qizhai was "taken advantage of" for "Yuan Datou".

Just like the Russians sold Alaska, if they want to buy it back now, the Americans won't sell it at all.

How angry the envoy from Constantinople would be every time he saw the bronze horse on St. Mark's Basilica in the "European Living Room".

Not just Venice, but also other cities in Italy that were robbed. Many treasures in the Louvre are Italian. Every time I see other EU member states showing off "Italian Renaissance style", that kind of quarrel and the Constantinople envoy

The feeling is the same when I see the bronze horse in Piazza San Marco.

Italy is a member of the European Union, but they are at odds with other countries. This "boot" stretching into the belly of the Mediterranean Sea will bear the brunt of refugees from the Middle East.

The EU and NATO are playing around with the refugee issue like a football. Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have become the hardest hit areas for "Mediterranean refugees". Italy has a heavy domestic burden, but EU countries are unwilling to save them. They have set up land barriers to divert people from Italy.

The "Mediterranean refugees" who traveled to France via the Alpine Highway were kicked back. Italy, the EU, and France have been at loggerheads over this matter for a long time. This was also the reason why the European special train entered Italy in a circle from Vienna instead of passing through Verona.

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The "united" EU is not united at all. The current Conte government in Italy is a coalition government composed of several political parties such as the "Five-Star Alliance" and the "Northern League". The former has an anti-European integration tendency, and the latter does not even have "Italian integration"

"They don't agree with it very much. It's strange that they have a favorable impression of the United States and the European Union.

Women like to buy houses because they think real estate is insured, safe, stable, and can appreciate in value. This kind of woman is just like Su in "Gone with the Wind". She can't stand the life in Terra and wants to change her destiny by getting married.

Scarlett saw the business opportunities in Atlanta's reconstruction and used Frank's $1,000 plus his loan as capital to open a wood processing factory.

In order to save money, she also made a deal with the warden. After the Civil War, slavery was abolished, and prisoners could still be used to work. In this way, she completed the accumulation of original capital and repaired her "pipeline".

Business opportunities are at hand. The money spent to rebuild Venice is much more than the money spent to rebuild Atlanta. Restoring art requires patience and meticulousness, and it also requires energy and time to study slowly.

Sometimes the God of Love is just like what Socrates said, he is easily attracted by the God of Fortune's beauty and wealth.

When Pomona came to St. Mark's Square, Monica was eating croissants next to the Café de Flore. She saw Pomona and Severus from a distance and immediately waved to them.

Standing next to them were Alessandro and "computer nerd" Gianluca, both of whom exuded the aura of "losers", in stark contrast to the hot and lively black-haired beauty Monica.

"Why are you still wearing a carnival costume?" Gianluca said immediately when he saw the cloak and mask Severus was wearing.

He was wearing a colorful pullover T-shirt, a leather jacket, jeans and canvas shoes. He looked...very "Muggle".

Monica also dressed very casually, and only Alejandro and Severus wore carnival costumes. All in all, the atmosphere could not be described with words except that it was weird.

Pomona tried to find the pigeons in St. Mark's Square. Maybe she could take advantage of the feeding opportunity to stay away from these people. Unfortunately, the pigeons didn't know where they went. However, the water in the square was the same as in the corridor when the secret room incident occurred.

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"What's your plan today?" Severus said with a smile, "Are you still walking around the city?"

"Let's go to the Adriatic Sea." Monica said. "The archaeological team said they were going to salvage the sunken ship."

"That ship?" Pomona asked.

"Yes, that ship." Monica said coldly, "Are you going?"

"I need to discuss what you are talking about with the people at the club. Investigating the Templars seems to involve a lot of taboos. Yesterday I browsed through the Vatican's online library..."

"Did you find something?" Pomona asked anxiously.

"It's all in Latin." Gianluca shrugged helplessly, "I don't know Latin."

"You are from the Archeology Club, why don't you understand Latin?" Pomona asked.

"That's not my specialty." Gianluca said. "Do you know Greek?"

"Only a little," Pomona said cautiously.

"Oh, that's a coincidence, I don't know how, we are even." Gianluca said slyly.

"How can this be called evenness!"

"Going?" Monica asked Severus.

"Why not?" Severus said. "I happen to want to see if there are any mermaids in the Adriatic Sea."

Gianluca sneered, "Do you still believe this?"

"We can wait and see." Severus said calmly, "Prepare enough water and food, just in case."

"Aye, Captain!" Pomona replied like a sailor, and the three Muggles looked at her like she was a fool.

Starting from the west of St. Mark's Square, almost all of them are luxury stores, such as Prada, Chanel and so on. Although these items are luxury goods, they are not unique. Moreover, they did not open their doors early in the morning, so they went straight to the Rialto.

Fish market next to the bridge.

It is now a tourist attraction. Venetian locals no longer buy food there, but the atmosphere of life there is very strong. More importantly, if you get up early, you can still buy very good fish and seafood. Many restaurants stock their goods here.

Pomona's very capable space bag came in handy when shopping. Gianluca, who didn't believe in magic, thought she had done some trick, such as hiding the pocket under her skirt, and then bought a lot of fruit.

, she liked that ice cocktail mixed with strawberries and tequila, and she asked Severus to make it for her.

"When the Republic of Venice was first established, there was a fierce struggle for power. After the ninth governor, Oblelio Antlerho, was exiled, he teamed up with foreign forces to seize power. Later, his head was chopped off and put on display in this market.

." While Pomona and Monica were happily buying things, the boys were chatting solemnly. Gianluca looked at Severus seriously, "I don't want my head to be too.

Here, who are you, a foreigner?"

"Who is behind him? The Vatican or Constantinople?"

"What does that have to do with who you are?"

"Let me tell you this, the emperor has use for me, but the pope has no use for me, unless I am willing to put on the robes of a monk and act in the name of God, do you understand?"

"What century are you living in now?" Gianluca asked doubtfully.

"Francis is a good man. He praises the brotherhood between people. He is different from those religious writers who praise people to obey the ruler's wishes, not to resist, but to work all their lives. I am very happy that it is him.

The sect leads believers all over the world." Severus exaggeratedly said, "Don't let Dominic return to power, otherwise heretics like me will not end well."

"We didn't tell him you were wizards," Monica whispered.

"It doesn't matter, I can erase his memory." Pomona smiled and said, "This is magic, honey."

In the distance, the San Marco bell tower began to chime on time again, and the bells resounded throughout Venice.

The success of the Renaissance is also due to "PaPa".

In the 13th century the church's upper echelons included the Dominicans, Franciscans and Augustinians, but it was outlawed in France at the end of the 18th century.

It was during the French Revolution, and St. Anthony was the founder of the Monasticism. It is now enshrined on the altar of Notre Dame de l'Encon.

If you want to see the glory of divinity, you must dig deep into the darkness of human nature.

Gianluca would feel that it is normal to be afraid. The Templars are a taboo. Rational people know how to choose between money and life.
Chapter completed!