Chapter 629 9.52
Chapter 629 52
Golden flowers and copper leaves are the currency in circulation in the Duchy of France, especially the golden broom flowers carved into delicate flowers. They are the exquisite currency specially designed by Mutu, the "King of the Earth Sea" when he was ruling.
Compared with the currency in circulation in other kingdoms, each broom coin with 7 petals and 3 stamens carved out of 50 grams of gold can be called a work of art.
Most countries forge gold into ring-shaped gold coins because this is the most efficient way. However, Mutu has his own special ideas.
He believes that if the royal power can be used to force one-tenth of the craftsmen in the kingdom to forge currency day and night.
The overall craftsmanship level of the kingdom will be greatly improved, and the improvement of the forging level will subtly make all other aesthetic standards advance by leaps and bounds.
From architectural sculptures to the daily wear of residents, and even cooking and language, the French have completely gotten rid of the crude appearance of their ancestors, the Gauls, and have become the most aesthetic nation in the Western Continent.
Loki captured Paris and established the Kingdom of Normandy. The exquisite French craftsmanship was not destroyed by him, but preserved.
Later, the Viking Princess "Mehrandin O'Sullivan" returned to Constantinople. The "Skylark Chamber of Commerce" under her command used a full set of French currency.
In the city of Paris, if ordinary people can get a plantagenet coin in the process of trading, most people are reluctant to spend it, but will choose to carefully save it.
The moment the sheriff took the bread, he saw the delicate flowers under the straw paper. He raised his eyelids and looked across. He carefully observed the white-faced boy across.
It is estimated that he is only twelve or thirteen years old at most, but the momentum between his gestures, the generosity of his hands and the seemingly sincere smile in the corner of his eyes. Constantinople has a population of one million, and only one person can do this.
The only son of the Viking Princess "Mehrandin O'Sullivan"-Phoenix Starrag.
Seeing the sheriff guarding the Plantagenet coin, Phoenix stretched out his big hand and pulled him into his arms. The blood of the ancestors surging in his body made him almost as tall as an adult even though he was only 13 years old.
"Haha, big brother, don't be so polite."
Phoenix reached into his arms and took out a stack of documents drawn on fine wood pulp paper.
"These brothers are powerful warriors I specially dug from my father. The celebration ceremony of my king Mikhail III will start tomorrow. A 10-day celebration will be held in the Colosseum to celebrate my king's birthday."
"These are the heroes I found secretly. You know, this kind of thing can't be known to too many people."
Phoenix had just said half of his words when the sheriff immediately understood what he meant.
Then he stuffed the Plantagenet coin into his arms with peace of mind.
The traditional program for the birthday celebration of successive Roman kings was to open the Colosseum and hold a 10-day gladiatorial event. During this period, large trading companies, local nobles, and wealthy merchants can form their own gladiator teams to enter the arena to participate in the gladiator fights.
After 10 days, the last champion team will receive a special reward, appearing as a guest with the lord at the king's birthday banquet and enjoying the right to drink with the royal family.
This is a very special honor.
For merchants of humble origins, this means breaking class barriers. If you can please the royal family through good performance and get the opportunity to further interact, it is almost equivalent to an opportunity that falls from the sky.
Every year, all large chambers of commerce will do their best to prepare for the gladiator fight.
As one of the large chambers of commerce that has risen rapidly in recent years, the Skylark Chamber of Commerce will naturally not give up this celebration. Based on this important reason, she found several warriors from the Kingdom of Normandy and secretly tried to sneak into the city in the name of merchants.
Combined with the overly relaxed expressions of these Vikings, it seems that they already knew that someone would come forward to rescue them.
Everything was explained with the arrival of Phoenix.
After making sure that this was not a group of bandits who were going to enter Constantinople to plunder, the sheriff accepted the Plantagenet coin handed to him by Gannix with peace of mind. For the head of the Chamber of Commerce, a gold coin was just a drop in the ocean, but for the common people, this small piece of gold meant a family's two or three months of food and clothing.
After passing through the gate, Sartre and Guraul immediately recognized that the 13-year-old boy in front of them was Loki's son.
Whether it was his eyebrows and eyes, or the natural hipster style in his gestures. He was very similar to Loki when he was young.
"I said that Odin's offspring can only be born by Viking women. I feel uncomfortable with the son born by that English girl!"
"I still like this one more!"
After crawling back to the world from the underworld, Sartre was more free and easy than before. After getting the pass to enter the city, he opened his arms and hugged the boy in front of him warmly.
Phoenix felt as if he was in another world.
When he was born, all the veterans who followed Loki to conquer the world had died in the battle with Mutu, the "King of Earthsea" outside Paris.
Since he could remember, the first story he heard was about this group of ordinary heroes following Loki to expand the territory.
He knew each of their names like his own relatives.
However, he never expected that in just 13 years, he would be able to see them standing in the sun again, greeting him warmly like friends.
Compared to Phoenix, Jerome seemed more shocked at this time. With the corner of his eye, he saw a gray-haired old man getting off the carriage behind Phoenix.
He was leaning on a gilded cane and tremblingly got off the carriage. Although he looked quite old, he was still anxious.
13 years have passed.
The dead who ventured into the underworld were successfully resurrected, still looking like a young man.
However, old man Gor Marash, who survived in the sunshine of the world, could not escape the erosion of time after all.
At this time, he was over 60 years old and looked a little old.