Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

Because of her background, Margaret is very realistic and knows how to plan for a rainy day.Although the little princess of Burgundy forced her to play a game of lilies blooming for the first time, she realized afterwards that this might be a trick for her to maintain her love for a long time.

So Margaret started to act, and aimed at Vera as her first target.

After dressing up, she came to the kitchen and ordered: "Your Excellency got up very late today, lunch should not be too greasy, the seasoning of hummus should be lighter, and dessert, less sugar. The real high-end dessert, Sweetness should be subtle and elegant. This is the diet wisdom that Siris has passed down for thousands of years, you must keep in mind..."

Every day, Margaret personally asks about Ma Youfu's diet and daily life. She is so meticulous and considerate that it is not an exaggeration to say that she is Ma Youfu's actual wife.

After giving orders to the kitchen, she started busying herself with her own affairs.

With several maids and guards, Margaret left the Governor's Palace and came to the port of Oran City.

At a warehouse in the dock area, Margaret approached the boss and asked, "Where's the goods I ordered from Marseille?"

The boss who was smoking a hookah behind the counter saw the distinguished guest and immediately got up to greet him, "Ah, it turns out to be the noble Countess. May the true God bless you."

He rubbed his hands to welcome Margaret to a seat, and then shouted to the back of the warehouse: "Lazy Ali! Bring the goods from the Countess!"

After a while, a dark-skinned young man came to the front desk with a wooden box in his arms.

Margaret asked the maid to check and found that the seal was not damaged, and then ordered the guards to pry open the wooden box.

The wooden boxes are stuffed with straw to cushion the impact.Pushing aside the straw, there were more than a dozen bottles of red wine neatly stacked inside, with a letter inside.

"Beautiful Margaret, Countess of Tangiers, this is the red wine you entrusted me to buy. According to your request, it is mixed with a secret recipe for aphrodisiac. Moreover, this secret recipe has been improved, and the fluctuations in the magic power emitted are so small that it is almost impossible to Perceived. I wish you and your lord the Duke of Bar a happy life. Your faithful friend, Georges La Tremoille."

After reading it, Margaret put away the letter paper without any trace, ordered the guards to move the red wine to the carriage, then nodded to the boss: "Your warehouse is very good, the service is considerate, and the efficiency is also very high."

"Welcome to come next time!" The boss carefully sent Margaret out of the warehouse.

At that time, Prime Minister George and his husband, Baron Harperdiner, colluded together and made a drama of "a turtle man offering his wife".Although everyone got what they needed afterwards and reached a happy ending in which no one was injured, Margaret was still very dissatisfied with the insidious and cunning fat man.

At first, the two sides were in a state of no communication with each other.

It's just that Marguerite's status has been rising all the way, not only officially obtained the royal surname "Valois", but also became a countess, and the sugar business has also flourished. Therefore, he began to actively please Margaret.

So when Margaret asked to buy a few bottles of the kind of red wine that had "harmed" her, Prime Minister George gave her request without saying a word.

"With these things, Vera can only submit obediently..." Margaret chuckled, showing a meaningful expression.

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At this time, the dark elf girl didn't know that she had been calculated.

When she came to An Wen's room, she found that the elf girl was not there, so she waved her hand and said, "Put your things down and go back."

The female slave behind hurriedly put a few books on the table, and then quietly exited the room.

In the morning, after hearing that An Wen was trying to write a novel by herself, Vera decided to provide her with some "help".

After the little princess of Burgundy visited Rouen and felt threatened, Vera decided to find an ally to fight against the wicked little dragon.

She wasn't trying to form cliques to form palaces and fight pets.The proud dark elf girl just felt that she couldn't be like Margaret and become the other party's lily plaything.

Vera approached An Wen not because everyone had sharp ears, but because the elf girl not only possessed the combat power of an elite rank, but also had the entire Sherwood Forest elves as her backing. Black-bellied little female dragon.

Although the forest elves and the dark elves had a long history of hostility, after they came to the earth, they had to live in foreign lands, and the common language increased.

Although the two quarreled and taunted each other occasionally, they generally had a good relationship.

I went around An Wen's room, but didn't find anything interesting.Vera rolled her eyes, came to the study, and pushed gently.

The door did not move.

She spat out her vermilion lips, and chanted a spell of "unlocking the lock". With the crisp sound of the lock, the door was easily opened.

Vera came to the desk and found that there were several messy manuscript papers on it.She picked up one and began to read it carefully.

Soon, a blush appeared on the pretty face of the dark elf girl.

"Hmph, I didn't expect this arrogant and pure-looking elf chick to write such things... "Records of the Emperor's Harem—Elf Concubine's Experience.""

This first draft is very immature, without a storyline or conflict, and lacks various novel techniques that attract people to read.It's just a straightforward account of what an elf concubine saw and heard in the harem of Emperor Seris, from three meals a day to changing clothes and bathing, everything is in detail.However, the story of the elf concubine serving the emperor's bed at night, or serving the emperor's bed with several concubines, is fascinating.Vera can't help but immerse herself in the delicate writing style and the sense of substitution of No.1 female.

When I came back to my senses, I realized that the bottom of the skirt was a little wet and sticky.

"Miss Medici, what are you doing?"

When Vera was about to read it again, she found that An Wen had returned at some point and was looking at herself coldly.

"Dear An Wen, I didn't expect you to be so talented in writing. These words are so vivid and delicate, people seem to be the protagonist of the story, constantly lingering with her beloved emperor... When are you going to publish it. I Know some famous booksellers."

An Wen glanced at the manuscript in Vera's hand, knowing that her secret had been exposed.She knew very well that if she showed an exasperated mood like a little girl whose diary was peeked at, the dark elf might laugh at herself even more.She snorted coldly, and didn't rush to snatch the manuscript, but said: "This is my writing practice, and it will not be published publicly. Can you leave now?"

"That's such a pity." The dark elf girl smiled, "I heard that my good friend is going to embark on the road of writing, and I specially prepared many novels for you as a reference. But I didn't expect that your writing The level is so high, it doesn't look like a novice. Is it because you have a talent for writing, or are the things recorded on these manuscripts your real experience?"

An Wen recalled that there were indeed several more books on the table outside. Except for the two color novels written by Ma Youfu, the other novels were also written by members of the Novelist Association. Look at the names, such as "Princess "With the Seven Dwarf Warriors", "Beauty and the Orc" and the like are certainly not serious novels.

In fact, her guess was right.

Now, the members of the Novelist Association have not yet the ability to write excellent works, but they are very capable of imitating Ma Youfu and fabricating various colorful novels to make quick money.

When Vera brought these novels to An Wen, she obviously wanted to play tricks on the usually high-minded and reserved elf girl.

An Wen knew that if she showed a hint of embarrassment at this time, it might be just as the other party wanted.Vera might even make fun of herself.

Thinking of this, the elf girl with a stronger nature simply held back her embarrassment, and said openly: "Yes, the contents of the manuscript are all rewritten based on my real experience. You put a picture in front of me all day long. The appearance of being rich in experience, in my opinion, is nothing more than a child without human experience."

Chapter 450 Changing Wheat to Cane

"You say I'm innocent?" An Wen's words aroused Vera's determination to win.It's just that what the elf girl said next made her lose the confidence to refute.

"You have done it with Youfu Ma, and I have done it with Youfu Ma. You have always done it with Youfu Ma alone, but I have done it with Youfu Ma with other women!" An Wen blushed and puffed out her chest on purpose and said, "I Look at you, Miss Dark Elf, who usually puts on a coquettish and charming appearance on purpose, but you are actually unexpectedly innocent in your bones."

Vera was shocked, and didn't realize for a moment that the other party was actually just holding on.

Although Vera was very proactive when getting along with Ma Youfu, she still retained a lot.She still hasn't surrendered her true purity to the man, and she vaguely rejects "open relationships" with other women to please Ma Youfu.

"It seems that I still can't fully implement the family motto of the Medici family: treat your body as an asset, and you can exchange it for anything if necessary."

Vera felt that she was spoiled by Yofu Ma, so that she was very satisfied with the status quo and didn't want to make progress?

Her lover never demanded anything from her.Whatever she offered to Ma Youfu, Ma Youfu would gladly accept and give corresponding rewards.

Vera originally thought that such a relationship between lovers who come and go and are relatively equal is perfect enough.

But now she was shocked to realize that many women had already run ahead of her.Because of her passivity, she had even fallen behind An Wen.

"However, let me let go of my reserve and be with other women..." The dark elf girl frowned.

Dark Elf is open and free at heart, and she doesn't think "multiplayer games" have anything against ethics and morals.It's just that, because of her past experience, she somewhat rejects intimacy with the same sex.

In the past, she and her sister were very close. They played, studied and ate together.Holding hands, cuddling, and even taking a bath and sleeping together are commonplace.

But after the accident caused her sister to betray the family, Vera felt betrayed by her best relatives and friends, and began to instinctively reject the establishment of an intimate relationship with the same sex.

"I can't always be bound by the past. Should I try to get out?"

After leaving An Wen's room, Vera went back to her room while thinking wildly, then fell down on the bed, and fell asleep with a mess of thoughts.

After an unknown amount of time, Vera was woken up by the maid's shout.At this time, the sun was about to sink below the sea level.

"Miss Medici, the Countess of Tangier is outside the door."

"What did she want from me?"

"She would like to have dinner with you and then take the opportunity to discuss land development in the Maghreb."

"Where is the Duke of Barr?"

"My lord duke is in the magic workshop, and I'm afraid it won't end until ten o'clock in the evening."

"Okay, let her in," Vera said.

When she mentioned work, she finally put aside the messy things in her mind and became more motivated.

Ma Youfu promised that if she, the chairman of the "Maghreb Development and Reform Commission", made achievements, then a countship would not be a problem.

So much land has been laid down in Morocco, most of which have not yet been distributed, and Ma Youfu still has a lot of titles on hand to reward meritorious officials.This is also one of the reasons why his soldiers fought extraordinarily hard.

The primary responsibility of the Maghreb Regional Development and Reform Commission is to develop the sugar cane planting industry and supply raw materials for the sugar industry as soon as possible.

To complete this task, Vera had to deal with Margaret.

After getting the consent, the maid immediately opened the door and invited Countess Tangier in.

A dozen servants followed by the Countess filed in and placed all kinds of food on the dining table.

For this dinner, the meat is mainly lamb grilled in olive oil, with a variety of seafood.The vegetarian dish is a salad made of cucumber, prickly pear, asparagus, palm core, etc., sprinkled with honey, yogurt, raisins, almonds, figs, rose water.The staple food is rice wrapped in grape leaves.

Dessert is candied date cake.

Although there are no hard dishes that are open and closed at the banquet, they are still rich and delicate, which makes people appetite.

By the way, Ma Youfu did not bring halfling chefs to the Maghreb. He was used to the food cooked by the chefs of the Mulholland court, and he only occasionally suggested some improvements.

From this point, it can be seen that the richness of food culture in this era gradually decreases from east to west.Europeans are unquestionably located in a diet depression.This situation will not improve until the era of great geographical discovery comes, when Europeans' wallets become more and more bulging, and they get many new products from the Americas.

After sitting opposite Vera at the dining table, Margaret waved to the servants and said, "You can leave. Tonight, I hope to have a private space with Miss Medici that only belongs to girls."

After finishing speaking, she opened a bottle of red wine: "Bordeaux red wine, 1427, produced at Chateau Romani Chateau. The climate in that year was particularly suitable for grape growth, and the red wine produced can be said to be once in 50 years. Come After spending so long in North Africa, I am tired of drinking camel milk wine made of date palm, do you want to change the taste today?"

"Of course, Ms. Margaret." Vera raised her glass.

While enjoying the food and wine, the two pointed at a map of Morocco hanging on the wall, discussing business matters.

"To grow sugarcane, four conditions must be met. The soil is fertile, the sun is sufficient, the water is abundant, and the climate is hot." Margaret, who already has a lot of experience in sugarcane cultivation, said like a treasure.

She looked at the map: "Although the appearance of the holy mountain of Mulhollan, which is constantly bubbling water, has brought a lot of new cultivated land in the Maghreb area. However, a considerable part of these cultivated lands were originally deserts. Even if there is sufficient water source to moisten , In a short period of time, Aunt Nen also changed the status quo of poor soil. Well, according to our mutual lover, it is called 'too weak nitrogen fixation ability'-although I don't know what this means.

After a long period of transformation, these new cultivated lands can be used for sugarcane cultivation.But whether it is the Duke, the shareholders of the company, or myself, they can't wait to start developing the sugar industry, and it is impossible to wait for such a long time. "

"What do you mean?" Vera asked.

"I have discussed with the Duke that in order to develop the sugar industry in the Maghreb region, there are two things to be done. First, let the originally fertile arable land in the coastal plains shift from planting wheat and other grains to To grow sugarcane. The Duke calls this 'reforming wheat into sugarcane'. And those relatively barren new cultivated lands are used to grow crops that do not require so much land, or simply to grow pastures for grazing."

Vera, who came from a banker family, silently calculated, and said: "If this is done, not to mention whether the farmers and lords will agree, the food shortage alone will be a problem. If you are not careful, it will happen. The famine will cause turmoil and shake the Duke's rule."

"Yes, you are right." Margaret nodded, "But as long as our fleet maintains enough capacity, this problem is not difficult to solve. The Normandy area has recovered from the war, and the food production in the future will definitely It will rise steadily. In fact, the whole of France, which has gradually repaired the wounds of the war, will have higher food production year after year. In addition, the Kingdom of Naples, Castile and Portugal, which have friendly relations with us, can also A lot of food is provided. If it doesn’t work, we can go to the Black Sea to buy it.”

"Black Sea?" Vera was surprised why Margaret suddenly mentioned such a distant sea area.

"This is related to the second method that the Duke told me. He said that the vast plains on both sides of the Dnieper River in Eastern Europe have the most fertile black soil in the world. We can buy this black soil to improve Mag The fertility of those newly cultivated lands in the Lib area."

"Buying soil, this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!" Vera gently tore off a piece of lamb chops, feeling the freshness and sweetness of the lamb and the fragrance of olive oil, and complained, "If this idea hadn't been proposed by Ma Youfu Yeah, I sure thought you were crazy."

Such a thing as buying soil does sound absurd at first glance.If Ma Youfu hadn't suddenly remembered that he had read a news before crossing, saying that there were criminal gangs frantically stealing the Northeast black soil, he would not have realized the value of the black soil.

This kind of black soil, whose fertility is several times higher than ordinary soil, takes 400 years to form a thickness of one centimeter, but it is a very precious natural resource.