Chapter 771: Lingxiang Cat
The Moses plan needs funds. The Venetian government raises money by auctioning off the right to use the palace, and the ownership still belongs to Venice. A buyer like Francois Pinault bought it privately. His income is mainly from the Printemps department store in Paris. and Gucci.
Directly asking people to donate money to Venice may not have such a great feeling. Only people who like Venice will do that. Some people have done good deeds unknowingly.
At the same time, Francois Pinault bought Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting. Capital itself is neutral, but capital is a huge weapon. Capital as a weapon is in the hands of different people, and the attributes of capital will change. Because of its different nature, the use of capital determines that capital is not neutral. Some people use money to do good things, while others use money to do bad things. European and American luxury goods consortiums and Western art capital are the most influential black capital in the world today. Paintings can not only be used to launder money, but can also drive up the prices of all European and American art. Compared with the price of artworks, the value of the labor force of the general public has shrunk, which is the principle of legal money laundering.
Workers in the industrial zone work hard and cannot create a value of 400 million U.S. dollars in a lifetime without eating or drinking, but can that painting fill their stomachs besides looking at it?
For an ignorant farmer, he would definitely not want to exchange his bread with an oil painting, but he recognizes George Washington on the dollar. Washington and the Mona Lisa are essentially "paintings" and equally valuable. So many people look up, why is the Mona Lisa noble, and the Washington on the dollar is vulgar?
The silk that fascinates the western aristocrats is the fashion brought by Caesar and Cleopatra, and it can even be used as currency payment like gold coins, spices, and salt.
The aesthetics of the people is led by the nobles, and the people will follow suit what kind of life the nobles live. The reason why Christianity can take root and become such a powerful religion is directly related to the French king. He converted to Christianity under the persuasion of his wife, and the people also Following the letter, the three of Pepin, father and son, fixed the divine right of kings again, and only then did the future Crusades and the later Inquisition of Heresy come into being.
"The Marchioness's party is the day after tomorrow. Who will you bring to the party, Monica?" Pomona asked as the gondola floated down the canals of Venice.
Severus was not interested in such topics, and he took out his camera to photograph the scenery on the shore like an ordinary tourist.
"I'll go by myself." She said coldly.
"It was a formal social occasion, and you had to bring a male companion." She put her arm on Severus and said, "This guy invited me three times and I didn't say yes, so he brought a guy of the same sex."
"Why did you reject him?" Gianluca said with interest.
"Because she's a woman," Severus said angrily.
"Because I want to attract his attention." Pomona smiled and twisted the old bat's arm, "Even Karkaroff has a date, how does it feel to be forced to stand alone at the ball?"
"Excellent," he said with a hard-mouthed smirk.
"I heard what the children said." She also said with a bright smile, "You suck the light away, and the corner where you stand is like a black hole."
"Who is crying and eating cake alone in the office." He said slickly, "You obviously want to promise me."
"I have a date!"
"Let me guess, he's a 150-year-old man, right? That would be a perfect date."
What she was thinking of was actually Sirius Black, the school prince who was as bright as the stars in the sky, but she didn't say it.
The mere mention of that name meant big trouble.
"I'm going to take Sandy," Monica said. "That's what we planned."
Paul II is the nephew of Eugene IV. He advocated against marriage between close relatives. Sirius' parents are cousins, so can Italian cousins marry?
"Maybe he has someone he wants to date," Pomona said.
"Who can he date?" Monica said with a disdainful smile.
"You seem to have a beautiful sister, Raula, who dreams of becoming a supermodel," Severus said.
"She won't go." Monica said coldly.
"It's hard to tell," Gianluca said. "There are a lot of girls who want to go to that kind of party."
"What are you trying to say?" Monica glared at him.
"Enough." Pomona said helplessly, Gianluca could mess up anything he said.
"The usual tricks used by rich boys, taking the girl to see scenes that she has never seen before, and then talking sweetly when she is scared and at a loss, will basically succeed." Severus said with a sneer, "There is no creativity at all. "
"I'm not that kind of person," Gianluca said. "I don't go to parties much."
"Then what do you usually do?" Pomona asked.
"Secret," he said proudly.
"Are you a hacker?" Monica asked.
Gianluca stuttered and couldn't make a sound.
"What's a hacker?" Pomona asked.
"Computer guy," Monica said. "Super nerdy."
Pomona glanced at Severus, no wonder the two of them got together.
"You're an easy interrogator," Severus sneered.
"I'm guessing," Monica said. "My friend's boyfriend is also a hacker."
Gianluca began to argue with Monica in Italian.
Pomona understood that this "hacker" was as cool a job as dragon hunter should be, and it was the capital for men to brag to women, so she left them alone, and Ron and Hermione were so noisy Feelings come.
"Your name is Linda too?" said the boatman at the oars.
"My name is Linda, but why do you say so?" Pomona asked.
"There is a rumor that Linda Sivita, who was dismembered and thrown into the lagoon in 1947, was raped by the madman doctor Paul on the island of Poveglia, who treated psychosis by cutting off the prefrontal cortex and the white matter in the brain. , the postoperative patients did become quieter and more honest, but they became demented. The police said that the method of dismembering Linda was very professional. Maybe it was done by a doctor or a butcher. Maybe Paul was engaging in devil worship in private, Linda It is his sacrifice."
Pomona found this assumption ridiculous.
"A group of Americans built a private villa on the island, mainly for family vacations. But within a few days of staying, the owner's daughter was attacked inexplicably in the middle of the night and had more than a dozen stitches on her face. Just like this." The boatman drew a smile on his face, but the smile was cracked below the ears, and it looked horrific. "Later, a film crew came to Poveglia Island to record a program. They specialize in investigating hauntings. Locally, the host took some people to stay on the island for a day and a night, but the host died. The police found a video tape around his body. He seemed to be chased by something. Since then, no one wants to go there The island is gone. I heard that the mayor plans to sell the island as a resort. If this damn island can really be implemented, then local workers will not go to the island. If there is more to do, they will have to find a construction team from other places. .”
"Even you know?" Pomona said in surprise.
"People want to chat," said the boatman. "That's what socializing is about."
Pomona didn't know what to say.
The gossip travels so fast.
"Little sweet cat, it is said that Linda's soul is possessed by the cat." The boatman said, "She will bring bad luck."
"There are cats like this in Venice?" Severus asked curiously.
"Who knows? Maybe there is, but be careful if you encounter one," said the boatman.
"Why don't you say that there are sea monsters in the lagoon." Monica said angrily, "It's full of superstition."
"You young people..." The man began to speak in Italian in the middle of the sentence, and he knew that he was talking about things without listening.
Just like Molly and Ron.
Pomona shrugged and continued to admire the colorful city under the sun.
