Chapter 737 The Kiss of the Republic

From the establishment of the governorship to the final conquest by Napoleon, the Republic of Venice has experienced a total of 120 governors. Not all of these governors were very successful, and some were even imprisoned in the monastery. However, in 1289, the 49th governor Pietro was elected. Grazia is not the kind of mediocre person. He played an important role in the Venetian constitution and oligarchy.

  The 46, 47, and 48 governors before him did nothing, including Giovanni Dandolo, another Dandolo man.

During the French Revolution, there was a painter Eugène Delacroix. He painted a famous painting "Freedom to Lead the People". This painting is currently in the collection of the Louvre in France. In addition to this, he also has a painting called "The Führer "The Beheading of Marino Farrero", this painting is currently in the Wallace Collection in London. It is not as famous as "Freedom to Lead the People", but Monica, a student of art, knows that this painting The story depicted is related to Giovanni Dandolo.

  Oligarchy refers to a form of governance in which a few people hold power. The 48th Governor Giovanni Dandolo did not retire after leaving office, but moved to the Admiralty on the first floor of the Governor's Palace. The navy is the key to the republic's dominance of the Mediterranean.

During the ancient Roman period, there were dense fir forests on the Italian peninsula. Fir trees were a good material for building warships, but the shortage appeared as early as the 14th century. The chief of the armory first bought wood from the foot of the Alps, and then from To the north to the Trieste region to buy wood, in the end you have to cross the Adriatic Sea to buy the wood, and private shipyards have to buy oak from abroad.

The increase in material costs indirectly led to the increase in the cost of warships. Under the condition that military expenditures could not increase indefinitely, the squeezing of labor costs became inevitable. Sailing ships did not become popular until the 15th century. In the 14th century, paddle boats were the mainstay. Guilds were responsible for providing oars When necessary, some unemployed citizens will be recruited forcibly through the expropriation system. Basically, as long as they are individuals, even fools can take care of them. Special training is not required. However, the Black Death broke out in 1348 and did not increase. No one is willing to pay a salary. On April 12, 1355, a sailor recommended by the sailor Isanello was rejected by Giovanni Dandolo. The man did not meet the standards. It was not that he had a disability, only one hand or something, but he. His face was pale and he was coughing all the time, this kind of person could not let him into the airtight cabin.

  Isannero argued for reasons: "It's just a cold, it won't kill you."

  Giovanni Dandolo was unable to confirm that the sailor had pneumonic plague. At that time, people did not know much about the Black Death, and Giovanni had nothing to do and left angrily. However, Isanello won, but he felt that he couldn't swallow the breath, so he found several partners complaining, thinking that Giovanni shouldn't point fingers at each other, you and I said several people. The anger of this group of sailors unknowingly turned from Giovanni to all the nobles, so a dozen of them wandered back and forth near the Führer’s residence, waiting for Giovanni to appear.

The inequality caused by the gap between the rich and the poor will sooner or later lead people to violence because of jealousy. The poor will not really envy the luxurious life of the rich. While they admire the lives of the rich, they are also figuring out how to obtain it if legal means are available. You will commit crimes if you don’t. Just like during the French Revolution, the soldiers of the King’s Army in "Freedom to Lead the People" were robbed, not to mention those dazzling nobles.

The Doge’s Palace that tourists see now was rebuilt after the fire in 1574. No one knows what it looked like before, let alone whether there is a secret passage. Even if there is Giovanni, he will not leave. In desperation He reported the incident to the head of state, Farreiro, and hoped that he would send someone to protect his safety.

  Marino Farrero was 80 years old when he was elected head of state. He was a few years younger than Enrico Dandolo when he was elected, but this did not prevent him from marrying the 18-year-old daughter of a friend of his own. You are so Yanfu, you marry 18 years old when you are 80. How many people are envious and jealous.

  This is a political marriage. Seven months after being elected as the head of state, Marino Farrero held a grand festive banquet. Among the guests at the banquet was a young man named Steno. He enthusiastically kissed Marino Farreiro’s newly married wife at some point at the festive banquet. This act of hiding under the mask was not liked by the stern head of state. He bluntly ordered the unfortunate Steno to be pushed out. The humiliation he suffered in front of his sweetheart and the Venetian nobility deeply angered Steno. He wandered through the various temples and finally came to the "Conference of Ten" hall, where he carved an insulting inscription on the back of the oak chair: " Marino's sweet wife was served by others."

  On the second day of the banquet, this inscription spread, and Steno, the rival of the Führer, was imprisoned. After discussion in the "Meeting of Ten", considering the sinner's young and ignorant, his contribution to the Republic, and his fiery love, it was decided to imprison him in a black jail for two months and then expel him from Venice.

  After being elected as the head of state, Marino Falieri wandered between the galleries from Rome to Venice. When he came to the city, there was a sudden thick fog, and the boatman had to dock the boat by the stairs between the two granite stone pillars where the executed prisoners of the San Petronio Palace were usually located. Marino Farrero saw this environment as a bad omen at the time.

  Marino Farrero was furious by the resolutions such as the "Meeting of Ten" and the new insults against him in the resolutions. This incident also brought the Führer and Bertuzio together, who volunteered to gather many dissatisfied people together to facilitate the settlement of the matter. This resulted in a disastrous conspiracy, the purpose of which was to eliminate all the dignitaries who came to the bell of St. Mark in the "Conference of Ten" hall.

  But this plan is very difficult to implement, the military power is not in the hands of Marino Farreiro. The Ten Men is a secret organization established by Pietro Grazia in 1310. It is one of the main components of the government of the Republic of Venice. It is elected once a year and is responsible for police and defense affairs. The issues it governs include morality, public civilization, insurgents, and foreign enemies. It is said that an anonymous letter was thrown from the mouth of St. Mark’s stone lion the night before, and the person reported in the letter would disappear the next day.

This legend is pure nonsense, but the security and defense affairs in the city are managed by the ten-member group. Every Sunday morning, a total of more than 300 people gather together. They only make personnel choices and do not discuss policy issues, unless something happens. In a serious emergency, the only threat to them in the city is the navy.

  Falero asked Isanello to bring Isanello, reprimanding him that he shouldn't make such a reckless move, Isanello obeyed the Führer's order to disband the gathered people, and Giovanni escaped.

  However, Isanello received a message that night and went to the official residence to discuss matters. During the period, Farreiro proposed: I hope Isanello can help him call on the civilians to help him overthrow the noble system and build a stronger Venice. Isanello nodded and agreed, and let Carandario, the mason worker's chief, join, and decided to act on April 15, the day before the meeting of the various administrative departments.

However, because the number of participants was too large and the news spread like wildfire, some people refused to participate. The Republic of Venice established a court to try Marino Farrero himself, and Marino Farrero came to the "Meeting of Ten" personnel. He admitted all his crimes and was sentenced to death.

Two days later, early in the morning, the members of the "Meeting of Ten" took away the things that symbolized the identity of the head of state. The shield of Marino Farrero with her coat of arms was smashed. Kalandario was sentenced to hanging and executed at the Führer’s residence late at night. A few days later, the number of people who were hanged increased to 11.

  On the platform in the middle of the giant stairs, Marino Farrero was beheaded, and in the "Conference of Ten" room of the Doge's Palace in Venice, there are beautiful portraits of all the heads who once ruled Venice. But there is now only an empty oval frame where the portrait of the head of state Marino Farrero should have been placed, under which there is a line of inscription: "This is the location of Marino Farrero who was executed for betrayal."

  In 1286, when Governor Giovanni Dandolo was in office, the nobles had already proposed to change the membership of the Great Council to hereditary, but several proposals were rejected. After Dandolo stepped down, Governor Pietro Grazia and a group of nobles insisted on reforming the electoral system of the Grand Council to ensure the stability of the government of the Republic. So in 1297, Venice enacted the Cerata Law, also known as the Grand Council Lockdown Law, which stipulated that members of the Grand Council must be members of the Grand Council within the past four years or their patrilineal relatives. At the same time, in order to admit new members, a lottery will be drawn every year to select forty candidates from the descendants of the current members of the parliament. In 1307 and 1316, further laws were enacted, and a list of nobles was enacted, and only members on the list were eligible to be elected to the Great Council.

  This parliament was originally named the Committee of the Wise, and later changed its name to the Grand Council of Venice. The Grand Council even has the legislative power and the right to elect the ten-member regiment, and the ten-member regiment has the power to judge the head of state, just like the Marino Farreiro rebellion.

"Do you think, who leaked the news?" Under the 21st century sun, Monica was lying on a lounger, drinking the red wine Severus brought back from the winery while talking to Pomona, her poor cousin. Smoky and smoky grilled seafood.

   "What do you think?" Pomona asked the double agent. He is the best at leaking secrets.

   "Did you think it was Giovanni Dandolo?" Severus said to Monica with a smirk. He was not lying on the couch outside the house. The sun would burn him.

  "Don't you think so?" Monica asked rhetorically.

   "Why Marino tells Giovanni that he is rebelling? He is always confused?"

   "He needs the support of the Navy." Monica said.

  The old bat laughed so hypocritically.

   "That's impossible," Severus said.

   "Why?"

   "Giovanni and Pietro are allies. He will not let the Tenths and the Great Council ruin Marino."

"That's it……"

"You can think of something a little girl, Marino can't think of it? He played a scene in front of Giovanni, scolded Isanello, and took the sailor back after Giovanni and others had gone. Marino guarded Giovanni, how could he tell Giovanni the secret."

   "Then who do you think it is?" Monica asked unconvinced.

   "I already told you." Severus said calmly.

   "What?" Monica asked confusedly.

   "Sandy, do you know who he is talking about?" Pomona stretched out and asked.

   "I know." Ali Sandro said, looking at the oily oysters on the grill.

   "Tell her." Severus took a sip of cold champagne and said with an evil smile.

   "Giovanni Dandolo."

   "Are you kidding me?" Monica was so grumpy that she looked at everyone.

"I told you that Marino is not old-fashioned. He will not tell Giovanni that he is going to rebel. Giovanni will not use his army to help Marino rebel, but he didn't say that Giovanni would not inform. The reason is different from what you think."

   "Mimir's head." Pomona took a sip of strawberry cocktail and said with a smirk.

   "Then why did he tell the news? No, how did he know?" Monica asked.

"The sailor is a grass-roots officer, and Giovanni is the commander of the navy. If you are a sailor and don't want to get involved in this matter, and you want to inform but can't write, who would you look for then?" Severus asked Monica.

   "Giovanni." Monica suddenly said.

"The next thing he has to do is to throw that anonymous letter into the lion’s mouth. He doesn’t even have to write it himself. I remember that the Führer’s rival Steno was locked up in a black jail. He would definitely write and he was still there. On the back of the oak chair of the Council of Ten, it was written'The wife Marino offered was enjoyed by others'."

"No man can bear this insult, idiota." Ali Sandro said to Monica. "The court has sentenced Steno to exile, but Marino wants him to die, and even plans to destroy the parliament for this purpose. , He is crazy."

"The navy won't help, the army won't help. Marino can only use those sailors and stonemasons. It's sad." Severus put the champagne on the table and waved to Pomona. She immediately ran over. Up.

   "Sing me a song." Severus stared into her eyes and said.

   "Which one do you want to hear?" she asked in a sweet voice.

   "I don't know. Surprise me." Snape said in a low voice with a nasal voice.

   "Why don't you sing it to me?" she said stupidly.

  "I can't sing if there are outsiders." There was a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth.

  "Leave them alone." She closed her eyes and wanted to kiss him.

  In the end, he avoided.

   "Lunch time." He said seriously "I'm hungry."

   "I can't believe it." Monica looked at her cousin, "You can also be wrong."

   "This is not a sham." Alysandro said, "No one can be above the law, even the president of the United States, only the emperor can."

   "Neither can the wise man, Socrates does not need to die, but he obeyed the court's decision, which is why he is called a sage." Severus said.

   "Mamma Mia." Monica murmured as she couldn't believe her, clutching her head.

"Giovanni Dandolo is a clear-headed person. He is an oligarchic pusher, but he won't let the monarchy appear in Venice. Marino can't buy him no matter what he puts in it." Severus stuck his fork. A quick roasted oyster is delivered to the mouth.

   "Even a woman?" Pomona asked deliberately.

   Severus smiled.

"Oligarchy can often become a tool of change, but it is a disaster if it is held in the hands of seizing power for corruption or personal purposes. It is a dangerous double-edged sword." Severus expertly dissected it. Looking at the grilled squid, he said, "Marino made the wrong choice."

   "What happened to his beautiful young wife?" Pomona asked Monica.

   "There are rumors that Lucia has voluntarily retired to the monastery." Monica said.

   "His property was confiscated." Ali Sandro said, "It just solved Giovanni's urgent need."

   "Who will take over as the head of state after Marino's death?" Pomona asked, and then she regretted it.

  She really asked a silly question.

"Giovanni Grazia." Monica answered Pomona's question enthusiastically. "

   "I guess Napoleon took away all the information." Pomona said impatiently.

   "What other works does that painter Eugène Delacroix have?" Severus asked.

  "Do you want to find clues in the painting?" Monica asked in surprise.

  He tilted his head, noncommittal.

   "Eugène Delacroix is ​​a man with a sense of justice." Pomona curled her lips. "Maybe he left us something."

   "CORNUTO!" Ali Sandro was so angry that he turned the grilled chicken wings and said, "Napoleon Panama."

   "What do you mean?" Pomona asked.

"You don't want to know." Monica said, and then stood up, walked behind Ali Sandro with brisk footsteps like a little girl, patted him **** the back of the head, and almost turned his head. Press into the fire.

  Then the two started arguing in Italian again.

  Severus took a pile of processed food into the tent and sat down beside her.

   "Open your mouth." He said to her, as if her hands were already crippled.

   "Do you think Lucia will stay in the monastery?" Pomona said, looking at his black eyes.

   "She is a good girl, maybe." He said frivolously, "But you can't stay."

   "That's not necessarily." She opened her mouth and bit the squid. It was deliciously roasted. Only then did Pomona remember what it was like that she had never eaten the leg of the giant squid in the Black Lake.

  There is also the mermaid named Lucia, is she still singing in the Black Lake now?

  She stretched out her arms and put her arms around Severus's neck, sharing the squid with him.

  (End of this chapter)