Chapter 144 Estress(1/2)
More than 20 Faris from Florence to Pisa suddenly became extremely far away for Alexander. Although Pagasus was already running hard, he still felt very slow.
Following the Arno Riverside Highway all the way west, Alexander didn't even remember how he came. Later, Paul Bussac had to almost forcibly stop Alexander from running wildly.
"Sir, the horse will not be able to stand it if you continue like this." Busako pulled the bridle reins of Pagasus's mouth hard, which made the mount neigh, but it was great to be able to stop. Pagasus, who was already exhausted, immediately stopped and moved back and forth in the same place.
Alexander was a little angry, but looking at the hunting guards who were also panting behind him, he could only nod in silence.
He knew that this was actually because he was too nervous. After all, this was his first child. The poor labor-suspended technology in this era made him feel uneasy when he thought about it. However, when he thought of Lucrezia's famous high-yield record, his originally nervous thoughts gradually dropped.
"It's already late," Busacco looked at the sky. "We'll take a night off and set off early tomorrow morning and will arrive in Pisa before noon."
Alexander nodded slightly. In fact, at this time, he was so tired that his whole body was sore that he had no strength to speak.
While sitting in front of the lit bonfire and looking at the silver shimmering of the Arno River not far away in the moonlight, Alexander couldn't help but ask: "Paul, how old is your child."
"Three adults," Busako laughed rare, "The biggest one is a daughter, it should be almost 12, and the other two are sons, 9 years old, and one year old."
"So when you came out with me, the youngest child was less than 3 years old?" Alexander was a little surprised. "Aren't you worried about them?"
"Sir, if I can earn a family business for them, it will be better for them than anything else, and I have already decided to let my second son go to the monastery after my daughter gets married," Busacco said calmly. "I don't have much to stay in my family. Even if you pay me a salary, I can't support two sons, so this is the best way."
"Send it to the monastery." Alexander looked at the bonfire and was slightly ecstatic. Although he could understand Busako's thoughts, he could still hear the helplessness in his words.
Compared with the eldest son, the fate of the second son is always much worse, and even some wealthy families often face such difficulties.
The legal system inherited by the eldest sons in Europe made this kind of thing difficult to avoid in any class, and even in some royal families, it would occasionally appear in order to avoid disputes and consider cultivating power in the church and allow other sons to accept priesthood.
The Metic family is a very vivid example, and the Bogia family has arranged this way from the beginning.
Alexander felt that he needed to think about this issue in advance.
According to the plan, Lucrezia's children will inherit pizza. Although this seems like a good arrangement, Alexander still feels that this is actually just a helpless move.
His nominal fiancée was always Barenti. If he could marry Barenti smoothly in the future, at least the only one who inherited Montina now would be his and Barenti's children.
However, this is just the first child. What should Ruosha do next?
Alexander didn't know whether Ruosha would leave him in the future. He always tried to avoid this idea. Although he knew that he would face this problem in the end, he only hoped that the later the incident would be better.
He believed that as long as he was given time, he could keep Ruosha by his side, especially when he finally launched an attack on Castilla and even the entire Spanish throne. At that time, even Earl Modillo would not be able to stop him from keeping Ruosha.
As for Sophia, Alexander couldn't help but feel a little headache when he remembered it. He didn't know what Sophia was doing now, and he didn't know who she was with now. This made Alexander feel a little powerless. Although he had sent an envoy early, according to Ashulk's description, it seemed that Sophia and Nashan had been indefinitely moving.
Moreover, the Balkan mountainous terrain is complex and covered with mountains. Thinking about the fact that so many Ottoman troops have not been able to calm the Balkans, it is difficult for his messenger to find out the exact news about the father and daughter, and it is even more difficult to find them.
Moreover, Alexander also vaguely noticed that he did not seem to want to find Sophia as soon as possible. As long as he thought about Sophia's reaction after she knew about his child with Lucrezia, he felt a chill coming out of his back.
The night was spent in such mixed joys and sorrows and hearts, and Alexander even remembered that he seemed to have just closed his eyes a little, and then suddenly woke up, a glimmer of light had appeared in the sky.
The coolness from the river made Alexander sober. Although he still felt very tired, he immediately stood up and urged the hunting guards to set off immediately.
"It seems that we need to exercise continuously," Alexander said to Busacco, who was jumping on the horse and saying, "Do you remember how long it took us to go from Montina to Rome? At that time, we all seemed crazy. It seemed that our lives were too comfortable. These dozen methods made us exhausted."
Listening to Alexander's complaint, Busako was helpless and rude, and he decided to wisely not to debate with a man who was about to become a father, because at this time they were often unreasonable.
The Arno River flows west from Florence, passes through a plain, and then flows through Pisa, and then flows into the Sea of Tirenian.
Across this distance of about 20 Falis, there are several small piers along the way that allow people to dock along the way.
Along the way, Alexander noticed that these wharfs have become very lively since the early morning. As long as they are slightly larger and larger, piles of goods will be piled up, and some places have even become small goods yards with a large scale.
Alexander knew that some of these goods were shipped to Florence, some were shipped to Rome, but some were shipped to Lombardy.
The previous blockade of Amsterdam Port in winter not only affected the northern city-states of Germany, but even many Italian city-states located in the south also received varying degrees of influence.
The traditional market environment that has been formed is not easily broken, but once it is broken, it means that new ways will have an impact on the entire market. Even if the old model quickly restores order, the new forces that have emerged will not and are unwilling to give up the market and benefits they have already obtained easily.
The free trade alliance today is still a very new thing for many people. Even if some of them have joined in, they still do not really understand what this alliance means. In the eyes of many people, the free trade alliance is actually no different from the Hanseatic Alliance. This makes them not care about what is happening to the alliance now, except for caring about bringing more profits to them.
So they naturally don’t know where this alliance will lead them.
Looking at the people who were busy early in the morning on the dock, Alexander seemed to see a huge emerging force quietly expanding with extraordinary force every step. Then he thought that James Columbus, who had arrived in Castilla, was still a little confused and gloomy the night before, and suddenly disappeared with the rising sun.
"Bussacco, maybe you won't have to worry about your young son soon," Alexander said to Bussacco beside him while urging his horse to run forward. "Believe me, we may not have to worry about how to arrange the future of more children in the future in the future. This world is big enough to make them settle down."
In Alexander's army, the Agris were undoubtedly the most trusted. They followed him through too many difficulties and crises, which made him believe that as long as the Agris are there, they don't have to panic no matter how dangerous they are.
Compared with the elite Agris, the Hunter Guards are like a part of his body.
From the day he decided to form the Hunter Hunter, Alexander had decided to make this unit the real backbone of his army, and the Hunter Hunter's performance did not disappoint him.
In several major battles, the bravery of the Hunter Guards at critical moments became an important bargaining chip for him to decide the outcome of the battlefield. The most commendable thing about the Hunter Guards is that they have a strong will that cannot be matched by others.
When the sun had not yet fully risen above his head, the sentries on the watchtower far away from Pisa 1 Farido suddenly noticed something strange. They noticed that a large number of cavalry were rushing towards Pisa.
Although the only one who came from that direction was the Montina army who sent troops to Florence a few days ago, when the messenger who sent the message to Pisa just passed by after noon the day before, the sentry on the lookout platform immediately became panicked.
They did not believe that the Count who received the news would return to Pisa so soon, so they watched the rapidly approaching army nervously while sending people back to report to Pisa City.
But soon the sentries were surprised to find that they had guessed wrong. Looking at the troops wearing familiar gorgeous armor uniforms, even though they were dusty and embarrassed, they were still quite conspicuous. The sentries were shocked to find that it was actually Earl Montina who had returned.
Alexander waved his hand at random to the cheers of the Pisa people on the watchtower and rushed away. Behind him, the hunting guards also quickly passed by the envy of the sentries and rushed towards the city of Pisa.
"They used to say that the count's army seemed to have wings," a sentry looked at the back of the hunting guard who had disappeared from the rolling smoke and dust and sighed, "It seems that it is true now."
"Hermes," the other sentry nodded, "they were as fast as Hermes, but I still felt that another name was suitable for them."
"Peacock Army?"
"Yes, a group of male peacocks spreading their tails everywhere, and the Count is the most conspicuous one."
The Hunting Guards were indeed very fast, and they even easily caught up with the sentry who was running back to report the city. After throwing a gold coin at the scared sentry, Alexander led the Hunting Guards toward the Pisa gate that was already close in front of him.
The appearance of the hunting guards in the city caused a small riot, but after seeing the familiar red military uniform, the Pizza people knew who was back.
At the same time, a rumor that has long been well known has spread even more lively in the city.
It is no secret that Lucrezia will be produced in pizza, and people also know that if nothing unexpected happens, this upcoming child will be the heir to the future Duke of Pisa.
This incident naturally attracted the attention of the Pisa people. A few days ago, many Pisa nobles had already begun to inquire about Lucrezia's situation. As Alexander rushed to Florence under the order of the Pope, the nobles and wealthy businessmen in Pisa were more concerned about the news about Lucrezia.
Not only that, some smart Pisa people also vaguely noticed the movements of the Pisa City Defense Forces. After the Earl left, the city defense force increased its vigilance against the whole city. At the same time, on the third day after the Earl left, an army originally stationed in Montina Castle suddenly entered Pisa.
All these changes made the Pizza people realize how extraordinary the birth of this child would be.
But just thinking about it can be understood. After all, this child not only determines the inheritance rights of pizza, but also is destined to be unorthodox because of his mother.
Pagasus felt that it was about to fall. It never felt that the street was so long. When it finally rushed outside the courtyard wall of the house, Pagasus made a loud noise, and then his feet kept shaking.
"Feed water to the Count's horse!"
A servant ran over with a bucket. When Pagasus's huge horse head suddenly poked into the bucket, the splashing water directly made the servant curse.
Alexander rushed into the house. He didn't care about the nobles and the leaders of the chamber of commerce gathered in the living room downstairs, and rushed to the second floor.
However, at the door, he was blocked by Lucrezia's chief maid.
"Sir, you can't go in at this time..." The maid stopped just as she spoke to Alexander who was walking in a hurry. She stared blankly at the musket that poked her forehead, because she was afraid that her body would sway.
"It seems that this is still useful." Alexander muttered and threw the fire back to Busacco, then walked over the scared maid.
But when standing at the door, Alexander stopped.
He rubbed his feet hard, grabbed the towel in the hand of a servant next to him and wiped it randomly, then carefully pushed open the door.
The room was a little stuffy and the windows were closed tightly. There were several women standing by the window. Looking at Alexander, they all looked surprised.
But Alexander only glanced at them and looked at Lucrechia who was half leaning on the bed.
Seeing Alexander, Lucrechia showed surprise and joy on her face. She seemed to want to sit up, but she shouted and sat back.
A woman standing next to the bed immediately supported her, and glanced at Alexander who had already walked to the bed with a look of ugly expression.
"You're here so soon," Lucrechia asked curiously. "It seems they sent someone to deliver you a letter yesterday."
"So I'm here today," Alexander carefully gently pushed away a strand of hair on Lucrechia's forehead. "Our child is about to be born, how can I not be with you."
Lucrechia's originally tired face showed a hint of happiness. She stretched out her hand and gently touched Alexander's mud-stained cheeks. Then she suddenly remembered something and asked in a hurry: "Have you named the child? What's the boy's name? What if it's a girl?"
"Don't worry, I've already thought about it. The boys and girls have already thought about the names. Now I'm just waiting for you to give birth to our children." Alexander gently stroked Lucrechia's high and bulging belly.
Lucrechia showed an excited look, and just as she urged to know the children's names, suddenly her face stuttered, and then she let out a painful moan.
Then she shouted to Alexander in an angry or fearful tone: "God, I think I'm going to give birth!"
The women who had been waiting in the room were immediately busy, and for a moment the whole room became their battlefield. During their rebukes and pushes, Alexander was like a small boat in the sea, and from time to time he was scolded by a woman who suddenly became very angry.
"Don't block the way!"
"This is not a place for men to stay!"
"Isn't anyone allowed him to stay somewhere else for a while?"
The women's fierce appearance at this time really scared Alexander a little, but the painful screams made by Lucrezia make him unable to leave.
"Sir, your stay here will only hinder us." The woman who was by the bed before came over and urged in a low voice, "Please rest assured that they are the most experienced. Madam will definitely give birth to the child very smoothly, so now you still..."
"Don't leave!"
A scream suddenly came from the bed. Lucrezia saw Alexander from the shaking shadows and immediately stretched out her hand to him regardless of it: "Stay here, I'm afraid!"
"I won't leave," Alexander immediately came to the bedside. He pushed a woman away with some roughness, and then grabbed Lucrezia's hand tightly. "Don't worry, baby, I'm right next to you. Believe me, you will be able to give birth to our first child soon, and then we will have many more children to give birth to."
"No, this hurts so much, it's so scary!" Lucrezia shouted desperately, and at the same time she kept exerting force at the reminder of the woman next to her. Then she suddenly asked Alexander loudly, "Tell me what the child is, tell me quickly!"
To be continued...