Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2491 "Battle of Defending the City"

   Since the death of Nero, Rome has once again been plunged into civil war, and the period from AD 68 to 69 is known as the "Year of the Four Emperors", because four emperors appeared in this short period of time.

  The existing Colosseum in the center of Rome was originally named "Flavian Theater" to commemorate Vespasian, the last emperor of the Year of the Four Emperors, and the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty.

During his reign the Romans invaded Jerusalem, not only took 80,000 captives as slaves to build the Colosseum, but also used part of the treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem to speed up the construction of the Colosseum, the Mint of Caesarea even Gold coins were also minted to commemorate the event.

After the Colosseum was built, it became a place for the Romans to have fun. Although the Colosseum was a theater, the Romans preferred **** gladiatorial scenes rather than operas. A large number of people and beasts were driven to kill each other, blood soaked. the ground of the entire Colosseum.

  Some people say "When the Colosseum stands, Rome stands, and when the Colosseum falls, Rome falls".

  The Romans did not believe that Rome would be destroyed at first, but after the barbarians invaded Rome, not only the city was looted, but the Colosseum was abandoned at night, and it was once reduced to people digging marble to find the source of building materials.

Just like the pyramids of ancient Egypt, it was destroyed not just because of the sandstorm in the desert, but also because of man-made causes. There are no quarries and no cement around a city like Cairo, and the city is constantly expanding. , In order to save costs, people removed the stone outside the pyramid.

   In today's Italian customs, wearing a black silk robe usually represents a woman of dust.

Georgiana's mind was thinking of Caesar who appeared in the theater wearing a purple robe, and Theodora's "purple robe is the most beautiful shroud", this luxurious fabric came from Asia and came along the "Silk Road". To Europe, it is priced by weight rather than length.

   She once thought that Justinian sent someone to unravel the secrets of silk, bypass Persian middlemen, and reduce the cost of silk. But a document she read said that the monks actually served Queen Theodora.

   If this story spreads out, I don’t know how many people’s jaws will be dropped. However, if you analyze it, it is understandable.

  "Actress" was originally a neutral word for her, that is, a worker who is engaged in performance and enriches people's spiritual life.

   Even if Theodora was young, as long as he could withstand it at a critical moment, if Justinian left Constantinople at that time, the Persian Empire took the opportunity to enter, and the history of civilization would be rewritten.

   But she is so angry now that her hands are shaking and she can't hold a pen at all. The only thing that can calm her down is to analyze the current situation. Since the Thirty Years War, the whole of Germany has been severely damaged, and a large number of houses, infrastructure, agriculture and livestock have been severely damaged, and the states participating in this competition have suffered severe damage. Countries and princes need a steady stream of money, and who but bankers can afford to pay for regulars, mercenaries, military supplies, food?

  Bankers financed states and duchies, and in the Baroque era, competed with other great European courts for luxury goods. Even if the German country has the British textile equipment, it cannot achieve industrialization. To form a developed industry, it needs various supports such as industrial chain and finance. On the contrary, with this huge capital flow, London will become the world financial center. With enough "money" to pay for the military.

London issues a lot of paper money, which has been accepted by the people. As long as there is no run on the bank, or a large customer like Rothschild can withdraw so much gold that it can affect the gold reserves of the Bank of England, it is not a big problem. Know how much gold is in the treasury.

As for the United States of America, it magically replaced the continental roll with national debt, and because London provided loans to American farmers so that they could expand their own plantations, the Bank of America also listened to England and recognized the "allies". "Money" is also money. You can buy agricultural products and other materials. Even if your credit rating is not enough, you can still get loans.

   Ah, how can this work?

The silver content of ancient Roman silver coins is getting lower and lower, and the paper money is not as good as this inferior silver coin. During the French Revolution, the index was issued, and England sent special technicians. They originally made real coins, and let them imitate the French index. In turn, a large number of such counterfeit coins can be put into the market, and the original issuance of uncontrolled securities has depreciated even more under the impact of these counterfeit coins.

  These fake notes were first used in the port of Brittany, then the Vendée army, and an Englishman was arrested and hanged in Place de la Concorde, and his briefcase was full of these fake notes.

   Even though the "financial war" of this era is still relatively backward, how can a half-hearted person like her figure it out.

  Industrial boom and slavery co-existed. Plantations continued to provide materials for expanding factories. There was little hope that India would replace the United States as a new cotton supplier.

   This is not just determined by Protestant ethics, but also geography and transportation, at least until the opening of the Suez Canal. The Civil War began in 1861, and by 1864 the Suez Canal had begun, and that year more cotton was imported into Britain from India than the United States.

   But from the current situation, England will not build the Suez Canal and let Suez split the trade of West Africa. As for the European countries that England has attracted through technology, it is not enough to have industrial capacity, but also to have an industrial chain and a vibrant market and finance, which are not available in countries that are still in the feudal system. That is to say, Europe, which is still in the initial stage of industry, hopes that Britain and France can continue to compete so that they can profit from it and develop themselves. Of course, they cannot rely on it...

   At this moment, the door of Georgiana's lounge suddenly opened, and Di Roc walked in.

   "Where are you going to send her?"

   "I don't know what you're talking about?" said Georgiana.

   Di Roque took a deep breath and said, "Miss Campini from Genoa."

   "Who?" asked Georgiana.

   Diroc pursed his lips.

   "You mean, that ballerina?" Georgiana smirked and said, "I'm going to ask you, how did she get in without an invitation?"

   "I know, for that reason, you had that Irish woman kick her out of the theatre, but...she didn't go back to the hotel where she was staying."

  Georgianna put away her smile. "You still went to find her where she lives?"

  Diroque breathed a sigh of relief. "Where did you send her?"

   "There are many slave ships in this world. If you really want to find them, you can order all ships not to leave the port."

   "Don't make it too big, Georgiana!" Di Roque snapped.

"Speaking of this, I remember, you can't tell Napoleon about this." She said calmly, "Do you remember the necklace incident? If Marie Antoinette didn't tell the king, it was just the queen in charge of the palace. Yan, but because the king is involved, the problem is serious."

   Diroc sneered.

   "And don't you have more important issues to deal with than hers?" Georgiana stared at him. "I remember that you were the envoy when you signed the Treaty of Basel with Prussia in 1795."

  Diroc stopped smiling.

   "Napoleon didn't let you stay here for trivial matters."

  Diroque shook his head. "Where is Miss Campini?"

  Georgianna did not answer.

   "I could ask the Irish woman, but I think she'll have to suffer a little."

   "You're going to torture her?"

   "We can discuss this in a peaceful way, Georgiana."

   In anger, she swept everything on the table to the ground.

   But she was unlucky. The ink bottle was overturned and the ink inside spilled onto her skirt.

   Then she covered her face and cried.

   Diroc did not console her.

  A woman's tears only work for those who care about her, and Georgiana soon stopped crying.

   She found a fairly clean place to sit down, hunched with exhaustion.

   "You don't have to do this."

"what?"

   "Although Caesar is a sacrifice to Venus, it doesn't mean that what he loves most is love."

   Diroc was always cold-hearted, and she couldn't guess what he was thinking.

   "Why didn't Napoleon marry Mademoiselle Campini? I know she was a virgin when she knew him."

   Diroc opened his mouth.

   "Because her mother asked for the price, right?" Georgiana sneered. "How much did you give her?"

   "I think you'd better leave it alone," Diroc said.

   "One is an artist with big eyes, and the other is an Italian conqueror. They are a perfect match, and she is a virgin. Why not get married? If she doesn't come to the door this time, what difference is she where she is? Anyway, you don't know."

   "You are a kind woman," said Diroc.

   "Good? Giuseppina also has a lot of people calling her 'good'. How is she doing in Russia now?" Georgiana asked.

   Diroc doesn't seem to want to continue talking, and intends to leave.

   "Don't embarrass Charlotte, she does what I tell her." Georgiana said coldly, "If someone does what Josephine wants, do you plan to torture her too?"

   Diroc stopped.

"I know Josephine can't do that, it's really hard for her to be so stupid and otherworldly." Georgiana sneered, "This is a lesson, let her remember that I am in charge of this place, not who she wants to come in. can come in."

   "Teresa is only 24 years old," Di Roque said.

   "I heard that there was a boy on the battlefield who died at the age of 17, why don't you sympathize with him?" asked Georgiana.

   "You are also a woman."

"Yes, it is precisely because I am a woman that the way a woman treats a man is useless to me." Georgiana said calmly, "There was an Oriental scholar named Mozi, who advocated 'everyone love each other', and at the same time he He is also a military strategist. He wrote this in his article about defending the city. If the officials and the people have any changes in the army, they will be executed. During the defending of the city, the people must monitor each other to prevent enemy spies from mixing in. Do you think he is so contradictory? ?"

   Diroc stared at her.

   "She appeared just after Napolianni announced the annexation of Piedmont. I remember Massena suffered a lot in Genoa." Georgiana said calmly.

   "I think we know how to evaluate her."

   "This is a women's war, Diroc, you men better stay out of it."

   "At least tell me where she is?"

  Georgianna paused for a moment.

   "British high society likes her beauty with an Italian accent, and she'll feel at home there."

   Diroc had to leave without looking back.

   "It's obviously a man's fault, so why does it become a woman's problem." She said contemptuously, but the door was closed.

   "Are you really crying?" Caroline asked.

  Georgianna raised her wand and restored everything to its original state.

   (end of this chapter)