Chapter 771 Civet Cat

The Moses Plan needed funds. The Venetian government raised money by auctioning the right to use the palace. The ownership still belonged to Venice. Buyers like François Pinault bought it through private negotiations. His income was mainly from the Printemps department store.

and Gucci.

Directly asking people to donate to Venice is probably not such a great sentiment. Only people who like Venice would do that. Someone has done a good deed without knowing it.

At the same time, François Pinault bought Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting. Capital itself is neutral, but capital is a huge weapon. If the weapon of capital is in the hands of different people, the properties of capital will change.

Capital is not neutral because of its different nature and use. Some people use money to do good things, and some people use money to do bad things. European and American luxury goods consortiums and Western art capital are the most influential black capital in the world today.

Paintings can not only be used to launder money, but can also increase the price of all European and American art. Compared with the price of art, the value of the labor force of the general public has shrunk. This is the principle of legal money laundering.

The workers in the industrial area work hard and can't create a value of 400 million US dollars without eating or drinking for a lifetime, but can that painting fill their stomachs other than looking at it?

For an ignorant farmer, he would definitely not be willing to exchange an oil canvas painting for his bread, but he recognized the George Washington on the U.S. dollar. Washington and the Mona Lisa are essentially the same "painting" and have the same meaning.

With so many people admiring it, why is the Mona Lisa considered noble and the Washington on the U.S. dollar considered vulgar?

Silk, which fascinates Western nobles, is the fashion brought about by Caesar and Cleopatra. It can even be used as currency for payment like gold coins, spices, and salt.

The people's aesthetics were led by the nobles. Whatever the nobles lived, the people would follow suit. The reason why Christianity could take root and become such an influential religion was directly related to the King of France. He converted to Christianity under the persuasion of his wife, and the people also followed suit.

Following the letter, Pepin and his son finally fixed the divine right of kings, which led to the Crusades and the Inquisition.

"The Marchioness's party is the day after tomorrow. Who will you bring to the party, Monica?" Pomona asked as the gondola floated on the canals of Venice.

Severus had no interest in such topics. He took out his camera and took pictures of the scenery on the shore, just like an ordinary tourist.

"I'll go myself." She said coldly.

"It was a formal social occasion, and you had to bring a male companion." She held Severus's arm and said, "This guy invited me three times and I didn't agree, so he brought a guy of the same sex to attend."

"Why did you reject him?" Gianluca said with interest.

"Because she is a woman." Severus said angrily.

"Because I want to attract his attention." Pomona smiled and twisted the old bat's arm. "Even Karkaroff has asked for a dance partner. How does it feel to stand alone at the dance?"

"Great." He said with a stiff smile.

"I heard what the children said." She also smiled brightly and said, "You sucked all the light away, and the corner you stood in was like a black hole."

"Who is crying and eating cake alone in the office?" He said smoothly, "You obviously want to promise me."

"I have a date!"

"Let me guess, he's a 150-year-old man, right? That would be a perfect date."

What she was thinking about was actually Sirius Black, the campus prince who was as dazzling as the stars in the sky, but she didn't say it out loud.

The mere mention of that name means big trouble.

"I'll take Sandy with me," Monica said. "That's what we planned."

John Paul II was the nephew of Eugene IV. He opposed incest marriage. Sirius's parents were cousins, so could Italian cousins ​​get married?

"Maybe he has someone he wants to date," Pomona said.

"Who can he date?" Monica said with a disdainful smile.

"You seem to have a very beautiful sister, Laura, and her dream is to become a supermodel." Severus said.

"She won't go." Monica said coldly.

"It's hard to explain," Gianluca said. "There are a lot of girls who want to go to that party."

"What do you want to say?" Monica glared at him.

"That's enough." Pomona said helplessly, Gianluca could really mess up everything he said.

"The usual trick used by boys from rich families is to take a girl to see scenes she has never seen before, and then wait for her to be frightened to the point of being helpless and then use sweet words. It will basically succeed." Severus sneered and said, "There is no creativity at all.

"

"I'm not that kind of person," Gianluca said. "I don't go to parties very much."

"Then what do you usually do?" Pomona asked.

"Secret," he said proudly.

"Are you a hacker?" Monica asked.

Gianluca stammered and couldn't make any sound.

"What is a hacker?" Pomona asked.

"People who play with computers," Monica said. "Super nerdy."

Pomona glanced at Severus, no wonder they could talk together.

"You are so easy to detect," Severus said with a smile.

"I'm just guessing." Monica said, "My friend's boyfriend is also a hacker."

Gianluca began to argue with Monica in Italian.

Pomona understood that this "hacker" should be a cool profession like dragon hunter, and it was a capital for men to brag to women, so she stopped caring about them. Ron and Hermione were also noisy and noisy.

It comes from feelings.

"Your name is Linda too?" said the rower.

"My name is Linda, but why did you say so?" Pomona asked.

“There is a rumor that Linda Hivita, who was dismembered and thrown into the lagoon in 1947, was killed by Paul, a mad doctor on the island of Povelia, who treated mental illness by cutting off the prefrontal cortex and white matter in the brain.

, the patients after surgery did become quieter and more honest, but they became dementia. The police said that the method of dismembering Linda was very professional. Maybe it was done by a doctor or a butcher. Maybe Paul was secretly engaging in devil worship, Linda

It is his sacrifice."

Pomona thought this assumption was ridiculous.

"There was a group of Americans who built a private villa on the island, mainly for family vacations. However, within a few days of moving in, the owner's daughter was attacked inexplicably in the middle of the night and needed more than a dozen stitches on her face.

Just like this." The boatman put a smile on his face, but the smile was split below the ears, and it looked extremely scary. "Later, a camera crew came to Povelia Island to record a program. They were specially investigating hauntings.

Local, the host took some people to stay on the island for a day and night. As a result, the host died. The police found video tapes around his body. He seemed to be chased by something. From then on, no one wanted to go there.

It’s on the island. I heard that the mayor plans to sell that island to be used as a resort. If this damn island can really be implemented, then local workers will not go to the island, and construction teams from other places will have to be hired to do more.

.”

"Even you know?" Pomona said in surprise.

"People want to chat," said the boatman. "This is what socializing is about."

Pomona didn't know what to say.

The gossip spreads so fast.

"Little soul cat, some people say that Linda's soul is possessed by the cat." The boatman said, "She will bring bad luck."

"Is there such a cat in Venice?" Severus asked with interest.

"Who knows? Maybe, but be careful if you encounter one," said the boatman.

"Why didn't you tell me about the sea monster in the lagoon?" Monica said angrily, "It's all superstition."

"You young people..." The man began to speak in Italian mid-sentence, and he sounded like he was talking about something.

Just like Molly and Ron.

Pomona shrugged and continued to admire the colorful city under the sun.
Chapter completed!