When Leonardo walked into the bedroom with the letter, Heidi was singing nursery rhymes to the children sleepily.

After becoming the queen, she still retains her precious tenderness and patience. Whether it is with friends or children, she has always been able to isolate her work emotions, which is no different from a few years ago.

I heard that after working hard in the 'company', she still had to take care of and educate her children when she came home late every day, and she was also very successful in doing so.

No matter what era you live in, being a mother is hard work.

On the one hand, Heidi needs to deal with various complex information and visitors in the palace during the day, on the other hand, she inevitably needs to wake up to nurse at night-the crying of the children will constantly interrupt her sleep.

Because of this, Leonardo has been helping her share government affairs as much as possible, and doing everything he can for her.

Even in the middle of the night, when he couldn't breastfeed the children for her, he would quietly bring her a cup of hot milk, or knead her sore shoulders and arms when she gently coaxed the children to fall asleep again.

He is not only a passionate and meticulous father, but also a husband who loves his wife deeply.

When Leonardo came to the bedroom, the children were squeaking and grabbing her loose hair.

"Leo?" The beauty leaned against the bed, beckoning the maid to help her carry the child aside: "Is everything going well today?"

"I just went to a meeting." He sat next to her and interlocked her fingers deftly. "There are some things we need to talk about before going to meet with the British ambassador."

"British ambassador?" She lowered her eyes and laughed, "He's really here."

Before Da Vinci got married, he basically spent his days in churches, theaters and research laboratories.

What he used to be good at was art design, stage prop manufacturing, oil painting, machinery, etc. In short, he had no politics.

But because of her sudden change of status, she jumped from the leader of the mercenary group to the lord, and then developed from the lord to the queen all the way. He is also constantly following her footsteps, doing more things in unfamiliar fields——

And it's good enough, far better than anyone else in its class.

Before the man came to find her, he had held a meeting for three hours in a row, and went to appease and settle the ambassadors, and returned when everything was in order.

The three-hour meeting can be explained clearly in his mouth in only 3 minutes - and the core elements are arranged and split very clearly.

"Spain..." Heidi leaned on the soft pillow and said for a while, "I forgot about her."

She was not originally a scholar of history, and her memory of the history of many European countries was not particularly clear.

The reason why I know a little about Florence is also because I have traveled and filmed here in my previous life.

Leonardo told her about Isabella and expressed his concerns in a concise and clear manner.

"We need to confirm a policy first, and then talk to the British."

He didn't express his opinion right away, but asked her opinion: "Heidi, what do you think?"

"You can't fight any more." She shook her head slightly and said, "We have more important things to do."

Leo held her hand tightly and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I think so."

War is endless.

At the beginning, the occupation and annexation of various city-states from Florence was firstly because they were originally part of the Holy Roman Empire, and secondly because Italy needed these resources and eliminated all threats that were close at hand.

Ports, minerals, coal, specialty products, trade routes...

But the same strategy is completely unreasonable when applied to Spain.

"People over there have been brainwashed and controlled by the Inquisition, and power politics is constantly going to extremes." Da Vinci frowned: "If we confront those two neighboring countries head-on, we should not only worry about the defense and attack of multiple ports , it is still difficult to support troops.”

Even if the basic roads have been built today, it will take nearly 20 days to drive from Florence to Genoa by horse-drawn carriage. There are also risks and hidden dangers at different levels in sea transportation.

In contrast, Spain has the natural barrier and support of France, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is by no means an opponent who can start a war at will.

"If we go to war blindly, after another 20 years, we'll have a lot of mess to clean up." Heidi let him keep herself, sleeping on his lap and said slowly: "So, what's the attitude of the British side? "

"The wording is very cautious, and it is also testing our meaning." Leonardo helped her brush the broken hair behind her ears, leaned over and kissed her forehead: "So, proceed according to the original plan, yes ?"

"Yes," Heidi blinked, "but we should also look at the sincerity of Britain."

The man laughed: "Do you want to see if Henry VII dares to come to see you?"

"There are lessons learned from the Dukes of Naples and Milan," she stretched lazily, "The great king who fulfilled Merlin's prophecy may not dare to come."

On these days, both Houses and Houses of Commons are in session to continually formulate and refine plans for the years to come.

From developing agriculture to encouraging industry and commerce, from expanding sea trade and optimizing tax types, they have too many things to do.

The empire gathered the split Holy Rome into one. Although it did not re-intervene in the countries north of the Alps, it still gathered a lot of fragments.

"The military defense in Genoa is already being strengthened, and watchtowers and fortifications are also being built in several other ports." His voice was low and gentle, like reciting poetry: "I want to do something more for you .”

"Make cookies." She laughed.

"What?" He thought he had misheard: "Which word?"

"Let me think about it..." Heidi rubbed her forehead, uncertain: "'bisket'? No, it's French...'bistto'?"

"Twice baked?" Leonardo repeated: "Bread?"

There were no sandwiches, no pizza, and no cookies in this day and age.

Heidi was playing and resting with the children recently, and gradually figured out many clues and thoughts in her mind.

It is not just a cross-age invention like the steam engine that can affect the course of history.

From those canned fruits, she thought of more things-such as biscuits.

Both war confrontation and army defense require the consumption of a large amount of calories and nutrients, and canning is also a unique technology recruited during the Napoleon period in order to realize the comprehensive supply to the navy.

Italian workshops may not be able to make cans right now, but biscuits are equally important——

Smaller than bread, it can hold more heat and has better moisture resistance.

If this kind of food can be widely promoted, it will not only strengthen the food rationing along the border, but also prepare more snacks for children.

Together they went to meet the British ambassador after changing clothes, and then went to the kitchen together.

It was exactly the same as the scene many years ago. When the prince and queen came to the back kitchen at the same time, the servants who were chatting and chatting all stood up in astonishment, hardly knowing where to put their hands when saluting.

According to their rank, maybe they will never see these two nobles in this life, and they are destined to toil in the kitchen all their lives.

Heidi smiled and signaled them to continue to rest. While exchanging news about the ambassador with Leonardo, she taught him how to make biscuits.

In fact, in this era, some similar products are popular in the streets and taverns, but there are still some differences from modern biscuits in terms of shape and volume.

What she cares more about is the degree of compression of the food, as well as the composition and ratio of the ingredients.

If these things can be determined, Florence and surrounding cities can widely produce this kind of food, and then transport them to various ports.

People's food and travel are constantly becoming more convenient, and the country's development speed will be much faster.

Leonardo hadn't done such a relaxing and simple thing with her for a long time, and he still missed it when kneading the dough.

Heidi kneaded the ears of wheat, and drew two cat whiskers on his face with flour: "What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking... the way you were clumsy making spaghetti back then." He couldn't help laughing: "I asked a certain maid at that time—do you know how to make wine?"

"No..." She showed that dazed expression knowingly, as if she had just emerged from the straw pile.

"What about the beer?"

"Neither..." She shook her head.

"It seems that I can't hire you," he said solemnly, "otherwise we will all die of thirst."

She laughed out loud, and stretched out her hand to teach him how to cut the fixed dough with a knife.

"I've eaten compressed biscuits before." She put her ten fingers on the back of his hand, and some batter was still on the warm palm: "That thing is amazing... Although there are not many to eat, you will be full soon .”

"Because it can absorb water, right?" He raised his eyebrows and said, "And you can put some minced vegetables and the like, and compact it together with wheat flour."

Heidi put the cut biscuit pieces into the oven, and said meaningfully: "You have become a very good prince - and you will also be a very good cook."

"I've learned how to bake pizza," he said proudly, "and I can also make small burgers."

She smiled and kissed him on the lips, and taught him how to knead a bunny from the leftover dough by the fire.

"In our time..." Heidi whispered, "every time it comes to Christmas, we still have to make gingerbread houses."

She began to tell stories about candy houses and old witches, and Leonardo was fascinated.

The mellow aroma of biscuits flows out along the heat flow, and the wheat is fully baked to give a simple taste, which makes people a little hungry.

"I should tell the story of the mermaid again when I have time." He said sincerely: "It is really beautiful."

-2-

Although the British ambassador was a little dubious about the invitation of 'inviting the king himself to Florence as a guest', he politely expressed his gratitude and left in a carriage with his attendants three days later.

From summer to autumn, subtle changes are taking place throughout Italy.

——The scrutiny of foreign refugees has become stricter, and colleges and other areas have begun to strengthen patrols and identity verification, and pay special attention to the admission and departure of students.

The army stationed in the port began to increase, and more mercenaries began to have fixed establishments and posts.

At the same time, commerce and agriculture everywhere began to develop with incredible speed.

The land was originally fertile, and Columbus brought a large number of improved varieties of crops from the East. They even found a way to grow pepper.

Now that many of the tax types that have sucked the bone and marrow have been deleted, farmers don't have to drain the last silver coin in their pockets when autumn comes, and the population begins to develop at a faster rate.

Idle mercenaries helped them reclaim wasteland and fields according to government orders, and more and more exotic crops began to take root on this land.

On the industrial and commercial side, factories began to spread like wildfire in various cities, and they were still absorbing a large amount of labor.

Penicillins were widely produced—they were still monopolized by the Medici family, but the price was enough for most people to accept and use them.

The government strictly controlled the number of rats and filth on the streets, and the habit of keeping cats gradually became popular.

Also at the beginning of September, the first steam engine officially started running in the textile factory in Florence.

It relies entirely on coal for energy, and one machine can match the work speed of dozens of people, and it can work tirelessly day and night.

The engineers of the Florence Academy opened a bottle of wine and shared a large glass with the workers with a smile on their faces.

At this juncture, another letter came from England, and the red and white roses on the wax paint were still classical and gorgeous.

Their king has set out, and will arrive in Florence about October or so.

The Queen was sitting by the cradle playing with little bells to Antonia when she received the envelope.

"A——a!" The little girl tried to make some noise: "aa!"

Leonardo, who was sitting next to him reading a book, was stunned for two seconds, and said in disbelief: "Heidi—did you hear what she was saying?!"

"She's only nine months old..." Heidi thought she had misheard, and put the letter aside: "Say it again?"

The little girl tilted her head and looked at them, but remained silent.

Alberto, who was in the other cradle, was standing on the edge, and also called 'aa' in a childish voice.

Leonardo felt like his heart was going to melt.

He didn't even stand still, picked up a child with one hand, and almost turned around in circles with joy.

"Heidi—"

"I heard it too." She propped her chin and said slowly, "You can be happy for another 5 minutes, and I will be jealous later."

Now, she finally no longer has to direct any research at the Florence Academy——

From electromagnetism to engineering, from chemistry to pharmacology, more and more subjects have begun to develop their own systems and tracks, and more researchers are constantly gathering together.

When some papers and progress reports were submitted, she could no longer understand some formulas and contents.

This is a good thing.

More and more professional talents are being born one after another, and the scientific system is slowly opening up.

The Medici family gave equally generous sponsorship to institutions such as the University of Milan and the University of Venice. Under the dual influence of politics and business, more scientific research was encouraged, and more new theories were constantly breaking out of their shells like a flock of birds.

After playing with the children enough, Leonardo reluctantly put them back in the cradle and sat next to her again.

"Have you heard about the old and new nobles?"

"I heard." After replying to the letter, she handed the paper to De Qiao who was waiting beside him: "I heard that they fought in the meeting today?"

"I can persuade you." The prince showed a proud expression: "There is an old earl whose hair is almost torn off."

Heidi is not the first to hear about this.

And to be more precise, it was she who fanned the flames in the first place.

After Niccolo discovered the clue, he sincerely praised the teacher and his lover.

"What a couple."

The old and new forces are developing at the same time, and the related contradictions and conflicts have been quite obvious since the founding of the empire.

When the Italian Empire was established, the old nobles were actually deprived of many things due to the successive establishment of local governments.

They still retain their territory and no longer have various powers such as tax collection rights, but they have exclusive policy support when investing in many industries, and they can even mortgage or sell part of their property to the government for loans.

The queen and her think tanks are well versed in checks and balances, and they feel that they have more benefits in terms of various compensations-compared with the poor rice in the hands of farmers and the army that is actually a burden, they Now there are more opportunities to grab the market.

But at the same time, emerging businessmen are also going all out to win opportunities and wealth.

They are more sensitive and willing to endure hardships than those nobles who indulge in pleasure.

With the re-prosperity of the market and order, the emerging class is also growing, and the voice of the House of Commons is also constantly strengthening.

The old nobles want more preferential treatment, the new nobles need more equality, and the queen needs them to quarrel.

She constantly creates occasions for them to meet and discuss, and she has a prescient balance of different powers so that they can check and influence each other.

Both the House of Lords and the House of Commons originally thought that there was no conflict with each other, but unknowingly, the meeting became longer and longer, and the dispute became more and more intense——

Both sides are constantly aware of the various defects and deficiencies of the existing laws, and are eager to launch more policies that are beneficial to themselves.

Also in this process, they are also unconsciously valuing the queen's tendency, and using various methods to get her attention.

Kingship, policies, rules, innovations...

Many horses were tied together by this continuous dispute, and they ran forward at a faster speed.

When Da Vinci went to a meeting today, he felt that everyone was staring at him as soon as he entered the door.

The conference hall of the old palace is resplendent and resplendent like a palace of a god, but the atmosphere is so serious that it is freezing.

According to the prearrangement, this meeting will discuss the issue of export tax deductions for agricultural and handicraft products.

Da Vinci didn't sleep well yesterday, and his eyes were slightly green from the noise of the children in the middle of the night.

Before he could recognize the faces of those congressmen, crowds of people rushed to shake hands.

"His Royal Highness—"

"Mr. Da Vinci—"

"Please listen to our request, Your Highness—"

"Don't pay attention to those vulgar businessmen!"

Walking this way is like a float parade. Just dozens of people vying to speak at the same time makes people feel a little dizzy.

He finally found his seat and sat down, and began to listen to the speeches and debates of both sides, during which time he fell into a drowsy state again.

Old gentlemen always pay attention to the etiquette of writing, and they will deliberately pause and foreshadow when speaking.

Leonardo didn't even notice the impatient eyes of the other group of people, and he vaguely felt that he was starting to dream.

I don't know which young man interjected first, then someone stood up, and then the scene got out of control——

At first, the two groups of people raised their voices higher and higher, and then they simply shouted at the top of their voices.

In the chaos, someone raised his hand and knocked someone's wig off, and then someone threw the wig out with his arms rounded. Everyone simply turned out of their seats and started pushing each other, and some even tried to smash it with a thick code people.

This incident is very Renaissance-as early as 500 years ago, a similar brawl occurred in the Senate of Ancient Rome.

And 500 years later, it's still an ancient tradition in certain parliaments.

Da Vinci originally wanted to take a nap on the way to the meeting and wait until it was over, but he didn't expect a hat to be thrown directly at his face in the chaos, and it was directly buckled on his head.

"Calm down—" he tried to persuade: "Sit down and talk about everything!"

The other old man yelled a foul word and threw out the freshly brewed pot of tea.

In the confusion, Leonardo subconsciously started looking for Niccolo, and then found that young man sitting in a corner eating canned food, completely uninterested in this matter.

...The walls of this hall are still inlaid with paintings of Botticelli and himself. It is really not easy to restore after being splashed with a glass of boiling water.

His Royal Highness slipped out with some headaches, found a trombone and came back to blow it with all his strength.

It sounded like an elephant started screaming.

People froze for two seconds, still maintaining the state of tearing each other's clothes.

Da Vinci blew twice more, completely stunned them.

"The queen is going to ask about the proceedings of the meeting tomorrow," he said with a straight face, and jumped off the table: "And your behavior is also proving to me your impulsiveness and ignorance—if this It's what you want."

Many people immediately froze, fiddled with their clothes and hair a few times, and returned to their positions in a daze.

There were also some old men who cursed a few more words reluctantly, inevitably being stared at by another group of people.

Da Vinci woke up after dozing off now, and casually hung up the trombone to the side, indicating that the meeting should continue.

I'm afraid I don't have time to go back to eat with Heidi at noon.He thought sadly.

These idiots are supposed to be meeting until the afternoon.

Probably because they were pulling their hair and clothes too violently just now, but now that the people sat back again, they were all a little speechless.

Niccolo in the corner wiped his mouth and finally put down the can.

"belch."

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