To Four Thousand Years Later

The Fishbone Pavilion in Siena is one of the largest hotels in Tuscany. Whether it is the quality of the dishes, or the raw materials, or even the level of service, Quan Chu is the top level in Tuscany.

But only its price is cheaper, and even the price of accommodation is so low that it is almost free. The reason why it has been operating well and even become one of the best hotels in Tuscany is actually because Yubone Pavilion does not rely on dishes to make a profit. Under normal circumstances, if you want to stay in Yubone Pavilion, you need to send a letter at least three days in advance and issue a reservation within a week, roughly describing the lowest level of room you want, and attach a certain amount of deposit exceeding this standard with the letter and return address. gold. And if there is no room, then the deposit will be returned intact with a letter of apology. The restaurant of Quegu Pavilion is not open to the public. Only guests staying at Yubone Pavilion can enter the restaurant to eat.

This can be said to be abnormal and inconvenient. Although this very formal business method makes Yubone Pavilion look extremely high-end, in fact those busy people don’t have much time to advance. But besides this “normal” way, Yubone Pavilion has another A cross-age invention, that is, the "membership system", if you pay a large and high annual fee, you can become a member of Guting. Not only do you have the right to stay at Yubone Pavilion for free and to use private rooms first, but you can even come in and find a private room for dinner by showing your membership card without booking a room.

Then something miraculous happened. A large number of people with money or status will make a special trip to Yubone Pavilion to open annual membership. They don't need that little saved money. However, for them, being able to contact people of the same level and level as them at will when they are free is not enough money to pay them until the reputation of Yubone Pavilion is established. There is even a group of young people who are struggling, and they have to apply for membership even if they borrow money. The purpose is to have a few more conversations with these big shots. Maybe just these two sentences will give them the opportunity to change their lives.

Of course, if it is too annoying or reported as a liar by a large number of people, even if you become a member, you will be canceled and kicked out.

One reason Yubone Pavilion dared to do this. It is because it itself is the property of the Medici family. Its owner is Lorenzo de' Medici. The provider of the idea of ​​Fishbone Pavilion is his best friend Leonardo.

"Don't sell the product. The profit of the product is either squeezed from the raw material, or squeezed from the processing process. Or squeezed from the sales of the finished product. It is impossible for a friend to watch you make money and remain indifferent. After all, the market is so big and there are only so many customers, but you have no new patents, no special supply channels, and no capital to suppress the entire market.”

"Raw material dealers, processors, sellers... They are not saints, and they cannot make money. In the end, your money still has to be squeezed and deprived layer by layer, which is contrary to your original purpose. of.

Leonardo said this to Lorenzo at the time.

"What can the rich and rich want? They have their own social circle and their channels. There is no need to come to you to buy. They can't possibly care about your concession. You are less cheap, It's not enough for them to send someone to go; you are much cheaper, and you can't make money.

"You want to amass wealth from the masters, which is fine... Of course, you must also see clearly that the wealth you amass from the rich is just the money of the poor that has been filtered through their hands once. Being exploited, just missing you and "If you can accept this situation, then I will pay you

"Don't sell products. Sell services. Lorenzo recalled Leonardo's always calm tone back then, and couldn't help but sighed softly.

This is a young man with soft brown curly hair, a short stature and a handsome face. He was wearing a well-tailored soft leather waistcoat, holding a glass of sweet wine with fresh orange juice in his hand, leaning against the fence of the balcony.

He felt a little sleepy and couldn't help but yawned.

But at this moment, the cold night wind blew past, causing Lorenzo to shiver again.

"I don't know what's going on with Leonardo.

He sighed again: "I didn't expect them to be so crazy.

"Relax, Lorenzo. Leonardo will be fine."

A peaceful and old voice came from the side: "He is a real genius." Lorenzo turned his head, put his foot off the fence, got up and respectfully called: "Teacher.

"No need to be too polite. The old man shook his hand and said indifferently.

No one would know that, as the son of the Grand Duke, Lorenzo was in a lower position with his teacher.

However, in fact, among the several children of the Grand Duke, only Lorenzo knew the identity of his teacher Floros. He is one of the three saints of the legendary highest organization in the psychic world, the "Anglican Church", and has lived from the time of Emperor Zhili to the present. The monster with prophetic eyes and immortal body was the teacher of the Grand Duke as early as the founding of the Principality of Sardinia. Since then. All the grand dukes were educated by him. It's just that he uses a different name each time.

until now. He changed back to the original name again, but no one would think that he was the teacher of Emperor Zhili back then. For the Principality of Sardinia. Floros' most useful ability. It is to accurately predict every newborn son of the Grand Duke after receiving his education. What will it be like to rule the principality, what will it stand for, and enlightenment for each grand duke's son. Until the Grand Duke decides on the true successor.

The birth of a psionic awakener. Only a very small number of generations of Grand Dukes will still decide to continue trying to give birth after the first psychic successor is born early, to see if there is a better shipment later.

This is the real reason why each generation of the Principality of Sardinia does not have many heirs, and almost all of them are inherited by the youngest son. Because after the heir is chosen, there is no need to continue to have children—even though the real heir has just been born.

"Sometimes, I also envy Leonardo." Lorenzo sighed softly: "I would think. If I had his talent, would Sardinia not be in such a mess...

Floros didn't answer. But Lorenzo already knew the answer to that question. The sky in Siena is still as gloomy as ever, and the air is not as fresh as Florence. Now just after nightfall, the sky was shrouded in thick fog, and the night was pitch black, with no stars or moons to be seen.

Whether it was the street or the houses on both sides, they were all swallowed up by this extremely turbid thick fog like a monster crawling out of the abyss.

"Siena can already be said to be a city of fog." Lorenzo whispered: "Industrial pollution is too serious... I don't know when Florence will become like this.

"If you don't want to, it never will.

Florentino said calmly: "Florence will become better, especially after you become the Duke and let Leonardo become the chief executive.

"But I asked Leonardo many times and Lorenzo whispered: he is always unwilling. He would rather paint, sculpt, even kill... than get involved in politics."

"He will. He'll be back sooner or later.

Floros said with great conviction: "As long as a person tries to fly, he will always look up at the sky when he walks in the future."

One because it was a place he had been to and longed to return to.