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    Half an hour after Jenny and her group left the concession, they entered the city of Marseille, which had become very depressed due to the war.

    ¡°Two years ago, Zhao Hongyu came to Marseille.

    At that time, Marseille was still very prosperous.

    Although it is far less prosperous than when it entered the Industrial Revolution era, it was still very good here in the early seventeenth century because the French began to pay attention to maritime trade.

    But now, Marseille, which has only been prosperous for a few years, has fallen into depression because of the war in Europe.

    Because it is close to the Mediterranean Sea and the geographical environment is very good, Marseille was chosen as the entry and exit port city for maritime trade.

    Originally, the French were still thinking of using Marseille to boost the domestic economy.

    But now, everything has become a mirror.

    At the Port of Marseille, more than a dozen companies engaged in maritime trade are now closed.

    ¡°In the past, there were many people coming and going on the pier, but now not even a soul can be seen.

    Before the war involved France, Marseille Port was very lively.

    Basically, ships from Arabia and Africa come in and out every day, and the docks are filled with cargo.

    But now, I can¡¯t see such a scene at all.

    Because of the depression of the Marseille port, residents of the entire city of Marseille have lost their source of income, which has suddenly put many people into difficulties in life.

    There is nothing we can do about this.

    After all, the residents and outsiders living here in Marseille rely on the prosperous maritime trade of Marseille Port for their lives.

    Although the maritime trade of Marseille in the early seventeenth century was far less prosperous than it was in modern times.

    And, there are only a dozen ships docking here at the pier every day.

    But even this is enough to feed the population of Marseille City of 50,000 to 60,000 people.

    But don¡¯t underestimate the newly emerging maritime trade. The profits are huge.

    Especially in ocean trade, the profits are even greater.

    I¡¯m talking.  The ships of this period did not carry as much cargo as modern ships of another time and space.

    At the same time, due to the age, the cargo profit of a ship basically remains between 800% and 2000%.

    Loading, unloading and transporting goods are enough to feed the workers at the dock.  Europeans can survive by eating a piece of bread a day and drinking some rancid soup.

    Therefore, the salary earned by those working in the Port of Marseille makes it easier for their families to survive without starving to death.

    It can be said that Europeans during this period were concerned about living standards and so on.  That's not very demanding at all.  It can even be said that it is still very low. The standard is just being able to eat enough and not starve to death.

    But now, because of the war in Europe, Marseille has fallen into the Great Depression and they can't even meet this minimum requirement.

    It¡¯s better here at the pier, you don¡¯t see so many beggars.

    After all, there are no merchant ships coming and going at the dock, so there are basically no people around.

    Even beggars will not come to the port to beg.

    ¡° But in Marseille, it¡¯s completely different.

    After Jenny and her group entered the city of Marseille, they saw at first glance that the streets were full of beggars, or some people who had no strength and fell on both sides of the road because of hunger.

    Even if there are some pedestrians on the street.  But these pedestrians all looked disheveled, and they looked like they were malnourished due to hunger. Moreover, these pedestrians had sloppy steps and a shaky walk.

    It can¡¯t be done well.  A gust of wind could blow these people away.

    However, scenes like this can actually be found in cities and rural towns in various European countries.  All are very common sights.

    This is also unique to Europe in this era.

    In addition, Jenny also grew up and lived in Europe, so she did not have the slightest psychological fluctuations in these scenes.  There was no pity for those people.

    Not to mention that Europe is raging at war at this time. Even during that period of peace, the continent was not full of bankrupts, refugees and beggars.

    So, there is nothing surprising about this.

    It can be said that the lives of common people on the European continent in this era are very difficult.

    On top of them, the nobles and the bishops of the church exploited them very hard.  Ruled by these people who can squeeze out even the bone marrow, these European bastardsHow much better could life be?

    This is an obvious thing.

    The beggars on both sides of the street either hid or reached out to beg for some food and money when Jenny and others rode by.

    There are even brave people who want to stop Jenny and the others.

    In this regard, of course Jenny will not go as they wish.

    And Jenny knew very well that if they were blocked by these people, the beggars around them would surround them and block them from entering or exiting.

    ??Maybe, there will be a little trouble.

    Jenny, who knew very well about these things, did not stop her galloping horse at all, and even accelerated her speed.

    Don¡¯t think that because she is a woman, she is easy to bully.

    As an assassin trained by the church, Jenny is no longer an ordinary girl.

    Not to mention that there are dozens of lives in her hands.

    Therefore, those who see her as a young girl and think she is an aristocratic lady who is inexperienced in the world, and therefore want to stop the Mercedes-Benz team to find an advantage, have really made the wrong calculation.

    Peng!

    A beggar in front of him who was blocking his way was hit hard and fell to the ground, where he could not survive.

    This guy¡¯s fate has shocked other people who are ready to take action.

    There was not a trace of movement on Jenny¡¯s face, as if it had nothing to do with her.

    Hiss!

    The beggars who had been observing around him couldn't help but take a breath of air.

    This girl has a really hard heart. She looks like she is not an ordinary person. It¡¯s better not to provoke people like you.

    ? After continuing for a while, Jenny and the others arrived at the center of Marseille and stopped in front of the gate of a building.

    This is a relatively large hotel in Marseille.

    Turning over and dismounting, Jenny walked into the hotel door and came to the hotel counter.

    Hotels in this era were usually used as pubs, so there were many tables and chairs in the lobby upon entering.  Apparently a place for drunkards to drink.

    On the other side of the hall, there is a small bar counter.

    There are two people standing at the counter of this small bar.  Judging from their clothes, it goes without saying that one is the bartender and the other is the boss.

    During this period, basically all European hotels, regardless of their size, were in this situation.

    "Drink? Stay in a hotel?"

    The bartender stood at the bar counter, wiping the wooden wine glass with his hand, looking up at Jenny who walked straight over without making a sound.  Standing next to him was a red-faced boss with a hairy beard and rosacea.  Then he opened his mouth.

    ¡°A bottle of rum, a bottle of gin.¡±

    Jenny sat on the seat in front of the bartender¡¯s counter, then took out a gold Louis from the pocket on her waist and placed it on the nine hundred counter.

    As soon as he saw the golden gold coins, the boss's eyes suddenly glowed with gold.

    ¡°Okay, okay, is there anything else you need?¡±

    The boss¡¯s tone became cheerful, and he also revealed a hint of flattery.

    He quickly put the gold coins into his pocket and urged the bartender to bring out the two bottles of wine Jenny asked for.

    Although the boss was still at the bar counter, he had already moved in front of Jenny at this time.  And he kept rubbing his hands with a pleasing smile on his face.

    "Is there anything to eat?"

    Jenny did not take off her hood and lowered her head.

    So, the owner of the inn.  Jenny¡¯s expression and appearance were not visible at all.

    However, Jenny¡¯s voice was so sweet and crisp that the boss couldn¡¯t help but imagine what kind of person the girl sitting at the bar in front of him was.

    ¡°There¡¯s pheasant and quail and beef.¡±

    The boss replied quickly.

    He hasn¡¯t had any business for a while.  His business had been deteriorating since the war began.

    Now that he finally has a guest, he doesn¡¯t want to offend him.

    And.  Judging from what Jenny did just now, being able to take out the Golden Louis guest is extraordinary.

    At this time, Jenny¡¯s men also walked in one after another.

    These people did not come to the bar of the small bar, but sat in the lobby.

    Although these people seem to be sitting in a loose and relaxed manner, one in the east and one in the west.  But where they sat, the entire hall wasEvery corner and the secret door at the door were blocked.

    It can be seen that these people are not just sitting around.

    "Here comes five large plates of beef, ten pheasants, and fifty quails. As for what kind of wine they want to drink, just ask them."

    Jenny lowered her head, and after explaining a few words to the boss, she picked up two bottles of wine and left the bar, walked to a seat in the center of the hall and sat down.

    ¡°Yo, this is big business.

    Counting those men, there were more than a dozen of them.

    With one bottle of wine per person, you can make a lot of money.

    Not to mention they still have to eat.

    The boss was really excited when he thought that he could make money.

    When Jenny sat down, a middle-aged man almost two meters tall with a thick black beard walked over to where Jenny was and sat down.

    "Chief, why are you here?"

    After glancing at the boss who was walking out from behind the bar counter with a cautious smile on his face and starting to ask others what drinks they wanted, the middle-aged man asked in a voice that only he and Jenny could hear.

    Jenny first opened the cork of the gin, raised her head and said, "Gudong!"  Gudong!  ¡¯ After drinking the whole bottle very boldly, he put down the empty bottle in his hand, and then glanced at the middle-aged man.

    Similarly, she responded in a very low voice: "We are here to do things, because I promised the leader of the Intelligence Department over the concession to help them solve some problems. And those people who caused trouble to the Intelligence Department,  Some of them live in this little hotel"

    When the middle-aged man heard this, a look of cruelty and excitement flashed in his eyes, and then he grinned: "Haha! So that's it, I like this kind of thing." (To be continued)
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