Chapter 159: Leaving by night
Although the two young ladies Maria and Margaret looked very annoying Eugen, they still felt very reluctant to leave when Eugen was about to leave.
What's more, Eugen is going to fight the Black Death this time. It is impossible to say that there is no danger at all. If you are not lucky and you are infected with the disease, then this farewell will be a farewell.
Therefore, the two did not leave that night. They reluctantly pulled Eugen and said what they said for the middle of the night, saying that they were to discuss the assembly line and muskets carefully, but in fact, they were to be able to spend more time together.
It is rare that the three of them gathered together and had a long chat, without any resentment between them, but there was a kind of sorrow when parting.
In the second half of the night, the two ladies couldn't hold on and finally fell asleep one after another. Eugen carried them to the bed alone, then left the room directly, and pulled a carriage to head towards the Italian Peninsula.
The prince said it very clearly in the letter that the situation was already very dangerous and could not tolerate a moment of slowing down. Eugen set off at night and headed straight for the disaster area.
Moreover, he doesn't like that sad parting. Instead of crying and reluctantly, it's better to leave quietly like this so that he can lose more troubles.
Because it was late at night, the coachman slowed down a little. Eugen sat in the car and leaned against the carriage and made a pier. When he opened his eyes again, they had already arrived near the water city of Venice.
"Carrier, where are we now?" Eugen lifted up the car window and looked out. He could see a blue sea on the left, and they were walking along the road by the sea.
The coachman smiled and said, "Sir, we have arrived in Venice now and are heading towards Florence. If nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive in Florence tonight."
Eugen heard a hint of fatigue from the coachman's words. Thinking about it, the coachman had not slept all night and was rushing all night, and he was already sleepy and tired.
After thinking about it, Eugen spoke, "Since that's the case, let's stop in Venice first, and there's no need to rush to Florence."
"What?" The coachman was surprised at Eugen's request. The order he received was to send Eugen to Florence as quickly as possible, so he did not understand Eugen's request.
"I said, stop in Venice and send me to the city hall of Venice!" Eugen said without doubt.
The coachman curled his lips and said nothing. After all, he followed Eugen's order and turned his horse's head and ran towards the city of Venice.
At noon, Eugen stood in front of the Venetian Municipal Hall. The architectural style here is quite unique. There are several high steps in front of the door, which should be for waterproofing. This setting makes the entire hall look tall and daunting.
Time was urgent. Eugen raised his leg and walked towards the municipal hall. However, no one walked around the huge municipal hall, which seemed a little deserted. Eugen's horse boots were stepping on the smooth marble floor, and the sound was very crisp.
On the way, Eugen has discovered that the entire Venetian harbour is no longer as lively as before. The city is deserted and there are a lot of pedestrians coming and going.
This is naturally due to the order to seal pearls on the Italian Peninsula. At the request of the Duke of Ji'an, all harbors on the entire Italian Peninsula were closed, and ships were prohibited from entering and leaving the port, so Venice was naturally no exception.
As a harbor city, this order had a great impact on Venice. Without the function of a harbor, the city immediately became depressed and people's lives were greatly affected.
For this reason, some riots broke out in Venice, and some sailors who had lost their jobs made trouble in the city, wanting to get the harbor to return to traffic.
However, this order was issued by the Duke of Ji'an himself. Venice is one of the cities directly controlled by the Medici family. Here, it can be said that it is a word of nothing. All resistance was easily suppressed and did not have much impact.
However, the occurrence of these incidents made the local Mayor Gerras worry.
Mayor Gerras is a member of the Medici family, but is just a baron. His title is not high. However, because of his extraordinary ability, the family was promoted and he was appointed as the mayor of the important city of Venice.
Under the governance of Gerras, Venice has maintained peace and prosperity, and there has been almost no major chaos in the past decade.
Now Mayor Gallas is nearly fifty years old, his energy is beginning to decline, and he is quite unable to do things. Now he is in trouble, which makes Mayor Gallas furious and his hair on his head bald.
In order to cover up, Mayor Gerras had to wear a white wig and press it on his head all day long. However, the Sichuan-shaped pattern between his eyebrows had already shown his anxiety.
At noon, Mayor Gallas lay on the velvet bed in his office, enjoying a rare moment of rest.
At this moment, a waiter suddenly rushed into the office without even knocking on the door.
However, this was also the order of Mayor Gallas. He once said that if there is any emergency, you can come in and report to him directly without knocking on the door.
"Report to the mayor, there is a Count Eugen in the hall downstairs. He said he wants to see you." The waiter said respectfully. He really didn't want to disturb Mayor Gerras at this time, but the Count Eugen had a noble status and said that he would meet the local mayor in an emergency.
Mayor Gallas was half asleep and half awake. The sudden report made him shudder and he didn't understand what the waiter said. After a while, he came to his senses and looked at the waiter in confusion and asked, "What? What did you just say?"
The waiter had to repeat it, and emphasized Eugen's identity.
"Count Eugen?" Gerras muttered the name. He always felt that the name sounded very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Okay, I'll go down with you now and meet this Earl Eugen in person."
Since the nap had been disturbed, Mayor Gallas stood up and followed the waiter downstairs.
Walking on the stairs, the mayor's mind flashed, and he suddenly realized the identity of this Earl Eugen.
It is no exaggeration to say that although Gerras had never seen this Earl Eugen, he felt as if he had known this person for many years.
The reason for this is that over the past few days, his ears almost heard calluses when he heard this name.
First of all, the Pearl Seal Plan, which is said to be the first to be created by this man's subordinates, and then he came to Italy in person and became the commander of the disaster resistance army. In terms of subordinate relationships, it seems that even he is a subordinate of Eugen.
Chapter completed!