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January 1489, the outskirts of Lisbon. The raucous cheers faded away from this civilian community. In the morning and evening cooking smoke, the aroma of roasted whale meat could no longer be smelled. Although whale meat in this era is cheaper than mutton, it is not an ordinary civilian and can be consumed for a long time. The celebration of Christmas Day, as the New Year is far away, the busyness of the suburban civilians also begins again.

Thanks to the colonization of the southern continent, the Portuguese kingdom became increasingly rich. Although most of the wealth brought by the great voyage has flowed into the hands of nobles and businessmen, a little leakage has also made it easier for the commoners in the capital to find a job and not have to struggle on the death line of poverty.

Life in the Middle Ages was tough, especially for peasants whose lords controlled everything. Poor small homesteaders and tenant farmers not only had to pay land rent, but also poll tax, family tax, mill tax, and heavy labor. Oh, and it is also indispensable, related to the salvation of the soul, the 11th tax of the church.

In the world of God, except for the Swiss mountain people who have a high tradition of self-government and a strong martial spirit, most of the peasants in Western Europe have struggled for hundreds of years under the dual oppression of the lord and the church. However, no matter how hard life was, all the peasant rebellions were suppressed by the force of the knights and vanished. The bright Middle Ages belonged to the priests, the nobles, the knights, and now the merchants, but it had nothing to do with the peasants who accounted for 90% of the population.

Of course, the poor life of the Portuguese commoners is worse than that of the Italian city-state citizens, but it is still better than the abject poverty of the French and English peasants. Among all the peasants, the German peasants, who were cared for by the priests, were at the bottom of purgatory.

Thirteen years ago, the last Pope, Sistus IV, officially conveyed the latest will of the Lord to the world of God: the living must seek amnesty from the priest for their deceased relatives and friends who are still in purgatory, so that they can ascend to heaven early. The way to obtain amnesty is to buy indulgences. When this decree was promulgated, not only the German peasants lived in purgatory, but even their deceased relatives, who were finally freed, fell into purgatory again.

In the name of buying indulgences, the taxes of the German lords were increased. The demands of the church priests became more and more greedy, and even the citizens of the Shinra Free City were unbearable.

At this point in time, the German Bachelor of Arts, Johazel, had left his studies to follow God, had joined the Dominican Order, and had become a monk of the glorious Lord. Theological monk Tiechler is about to start his ascension, from Shinra to Poland and back to his hometown of Shinra, selling indulgences and raising funds for the church along the way. In the end, he will say the famous phrase that has been passed down for thousands of years, completely overturning the foundation of the Catholic doctrine of redemption, and preparing the most abundant firewood for the fire of the religious reform!

"When you donate money for a soul in purgatory, put it into the donation box, and make a 'jing dong' sound, he will come out of purgatory!"

Also at this time, at Mansfield Elementary School in the state of Rosachsen, a six-year-old child was reading a Latin Bible for the first time. He opened his clear eyes and read with difficulty.

1. In the beginning God created the heaven and earth) 2. terraautemeratinavacuaettenebraesuperfaciemabyssietspiritus Deiferebatursuperaquas. (2. The earth is empty and chaotic, the face of the abyss is dark, the spirit of God is running on the water)..."

Children read and think. When he was young, he could not understand these sentences. He just used his young and clear mind to recite instinctively and recite the enlightenment of God. And his name, ordinary, is called Martin Luther (Martin Luther).

The evening fell in the sea breeze, and the fishermen returned from the sea. Low prayers rang out in the wooden and stone churches, spreading all over the outskirts of Lisbon. An ordinary house, located in a civilian community. The house is small, and a rush candle, lit on an old wooden table, brings precious light.

A lamp is like a bean, swaying in the house. A middle-aged man in his thirties, with his head down, holding a quill pen, is writing hard at the wooden table. His eagle nose, long face, prominent cheekbones, and excited blue eyes seemed to shine. On his left, there is a copy of Marco Polo's "Oriental Knowledge", and on his right, is a copy of Ptolemy's "The Center of the Earth".

In front of him, there is a huge "Map of Toscanelli". On the map, a bright red route is marked, starting from Lisbon, Portugal, all the way west, and after traveling a small half of the circumference of the earth, it is the tempting "Spice Islands", "India" and "Seris"!

"To the holy, the venerable, the pious, the wise, the goddess-beautiful...Queen Isabella. Columbus, the experienced and gallant city-state navigator, salutes you!...according to my estimation, according to According to Marco Polo's travel records, according to the calculation of the great scholar Toscanelli, the circumference of the earth is..."

Writing this, the experienced city-state navigator Columbus paused and looked at the "Map of Toscanelli" on the meeting table. This is a map of the world drawn by the late Florentine astronomer, Paolodal Pozzo Toselli, highlighting the locations of "India" and "Seris", just west of continental Europe.

Fifteen years ago, Toscanelli sent this map, along with a plan to sail westward and reach the east, to Fernán Martins, priest of the Lisbon Cathedral, and then to the then Portuguese king Alfonso. Sophia V. Alfonso V submitted the map to court scholars for deliberation, and in the end, only the astronomers with rich sailing experience gave a "completely wrong calculation" reply.

Immediately afterwards, Columbus, a navigator who was also born in an Italian city-state, learned of the map and wrote a letter to Toscanelli asking for it. Then, he received a reply from Toscanelli in ecstasy, and regarded this map as a treasure, and gave birth to a new sailing plan. And the son of a wool weaver in this commercial city-state is much more persistent than the astronomer Toscanelli. He held this plan all the way, and fought to the death for ten years. now...

"...The circumference of the earth should be 12,000 kilometers! And the length of Eurasia should be 8,000 kilometers..."

Columbus wrote confidently and wisely. He pursed his lips, dipped in cheap blue ink, and carefully wrote down the calculation formula in the letter... After a perfect calculation, it was his subversive conclusion.

"In this way, as long as we start from the port of Palos on the southwest coast and travel westward for 4,000 kilometers, we can reach the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean, that is, the rich land where wealth flows, India is full of spices, and Celis is full of silk! ...India and Sirius, just 4,000 kilometers overseas!"

Columbus lowered his head, his eyes full of hope. The shallow candles flickered on his table, like the bright stars outside the window, shining with infinite possibilities. However, just as he was full of hope and struggled to write the letter...

"boom!"

A violent crash suddenly came from the wooden door of the hut. After two or three breaths, the wooden door was directly knocked open, and even the simple wooden lock was knocked off!

"Vaffanculo!"

Columbus cursed angrily. He looked up, and his heart trembled for a moment. Two strong Slavic men with big axes, like stone pillars, stood by the door of the hut. And a thin Jewish businessman, wearing a small hat, looked at him with a half-smile.

"It's you! Eleazar..."

Seeing the creditor, the anger on Columbus's face was immediately replaced by unease. He stretched out his right hand and asked in a low voice while touching the sailor's dagger in the corner.

"You... how did you find this place?"

"Haha! Columbus, with your big mouth, what's the difficulty in finding you?"

Eleazar looked relaxed and smiled faintly. He narrowed his eyes, looked at Columbus's right hand, and ordered without hesitation.

"Go over! Catch him!"

The two Slavic strong men immediately started and strode forward. There was no room for manoeuvre in the small house. Columbus just reached out and touched the handle of the short knife, a heavy axe, and he was coming towards him!

"boom!"

The Slavic entourage turned the handle of the axe, UU read www. uukanshu.com easily knocked Columbus to the ground. Immediately the blue ink poured over, completely smearing the letter to the queen. After only three or four breaths, the experienced and heroic captain of the city-state was pressed to the ground, his face pressed against the mud, and his mouth was pressed into the mud.

"Merda! Woo... Woo! Eleazar, you devil who deserves to go to hell!... Your soul is doomed to struggle in the fire..."

"Ha! Columbus, the Portuguese fleet, has returned from the southern continent. This time, they have crossed the edge of Africa and have really found their way to India!"

Eleazar opened his mouth slowly. There was a smile on his face, but there was a ruthless cold in his pale blue eyes.

"The Kingdom of Portugal, you have mastered a new route! What about your sailing plan, hehe..."

Having said that, Eleazar crouched down, stretched out his hand, and patted Columbus lightly on the face.

"I think it's time to talk to you again, your debt problem. As an old friend of yours over the years, I'm very interested in sending your soul...going underground...haha!"