I Am Louis XIV

Colbert's suspicion was completely expected by the king. For people who do not have enough and advanced exploration methods, whether it is Africa or America, what the New World gives them is fish and fur, especially the French explorers. The road they opened for France was still stagnant in what was later called Quebec and is now called New France. From Henry IV to Louis XIII, their eyes have always stayed on Europa, and they have not much interest in the New World. ——In other words, because in 1555 and 1612, France's opening up of the New World was successively attacked by Portugal and Spain. They had to withdraw from Rio de Janeiro and St. Louis in Brazil, which made the kings lose their confidence The thirst for new territories.

But Louis knew that it was a treasure land promised to them by God, flowing with milk and honey, and buried with gold and silver. However, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run. After all, France at this time is still unable to fight in many places. Louis did not even want to go to war with any country until the depleted population of the civil war grew, and at this time he had to thank the successive French kings for their sensitivity and efforts to royal power, because Charles II wrote again to complain that Parliament was bullying him. The Netherlands declared war because the Dutch fleet directly affected the British business. Like Louis, Charles II was unwilling to go to war at will, but at this time the British Parliament was almost controlled by merchants. These new nobles , once executed a king for his own money bag, exiled a protector, and now threatened a king... Louis reminded himself that when reusing these businessmen, he must also be careful of their ambitions. He said that there is nothing that cannot be bought and sold, even if it is reputation, life or even the country.

The king's silence caused Colbert to look at Bontang worriedly, and Bontang shook his head lightly, expressing that this did not mean that the king had any dissatisfaction with him, "These coins are well made," at this moment, the king said, and then he himself picked up a silver coin and a gold coin and put them in Colbert's hand, "This is to reward you for your hard work," he said, "Bontang, you also come and get one, yes, each Take one, and I will take the rest to the Queen Mother." In fact, before handing the two boxes of coins to the Queen Mother, Louis took a few coins and put them in his pocket. He gave them to the queen, who later pierced a hole in it and hung it around her neck as a pendant.

It wasn't just the queen who did this, but the queen mother and the king's brother did it too, and this little ornament suddenly became popular in Paris and spread rapidly in all directions, which caused a slight problem, which was that The circulation of these two coins has become a problem. Fortunately, the king does not have such great ambitions. He hopes that they can immediately replace the Italian or Spanish coins as the currency of France. The French still do not trust their own coins. , this is also a problem, but it will be left to time to deal with, or to say, to cultivate more credible people, to find gold or silver for the king in the New World, after hundreds of years, almost all of the circulation is Banknotes and virtual numbers, but banks still have treasuries, and the country must still maintain a certain amount of gold reserves. This is not unreasonable.

When Louis and Teresa's firstborn child was full moon, the king went to Calais once, and he didn't forget to have an inner world. He remembered that he read a book in the inner world, which described a strange The small animal is very keen on precious metals. Wizards have always been worried that it will peel off buttons, bite open staffs, or damage jewelry. Louis thought, is it possible for this small animal to find what they need underground or on the ground? What about the minerals, after all, in his impression, those minerals are not far from the ground, and can even be found in rivers.

It is not an easy matter for the king to go to Calais. Everyone knows what happened to him when he went to Dunkirk last time. The queen mother does not want him to leave Paris, but as a king, he must be To go out and inspect, after a lot of reluctance, Louis still left for northern France after Lent. This was his first official tour after he formally came to power. Every territory and every duke or marquis greeted their king respectfully. It is a great honor to have a word with the king. Officials below the mayor are not qualified to meet the king. Let Louis Feeling helpless, Madame La Vallière, whom the Queen insisted on bringing, has also become the object of people's flattery. No, it should be said that fortunately, there is her, otherwise the women of the nobles would not know where they should go Go, a "lady" recognized by the royal family replaces the queen here.

Mrs. La Vallière was unexpectedly good at using silence and smiles to deal with these situations. Only then did the king realize that she was also Princess Henrietta's personal maid after all. When Henrietta's status was embarrassing, her status was even more It's not worth mentioning, but I also know that she must have suffered a lot of difficulties and humiliation in the French court.

They stopped in many cities on the way, and the gifts received by the king and Mrs. La Vallière were almost piled up, and most of them were of great value, especially when passing through towns with a large number of Huguenots, it may be It's because these believers also heard about the assassination of the king... but there are still not as many Huguenots in the north as in the south—the king stopped slightly when he passed a church, and all the people in and out of it were Huguenots The sectarians and the entourage couldn't help but tense up—but in the end the king didn't say anything.

Of course, Louis would not let those who tried to murder him and almost succeeded so easily, but the problem is that the Huguenots have a lot of influence in the south, and their composition is almost all merchants and craftsmen If Louis insists on going his own way as Bishop Mazarin feared at the beginning, and bans the Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV, it is likely to directly shake the foundation of France's industry and commerce. Not only Bishop Mazarin and Louis have analyzed this point, but he has also been loyal to the king The grumpy Colbert subtly exhorted the king.

It seemed that besides the Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Letters, Louis thought, elementary and secondary schools for merchants and craftsmen must also be on the agenda. He had received that education and knew that sometimes children receive education from teachers. , is faster and stronger than the guidance they received from their parents, and has a deep memory, or he can also invite academicians of the Academy of Sciences to make some innovations and transformations to the existing handicrafts, for example, replacing manual labor with machinery, In this way, even if these Huguenots left France due to the banning of the edict, they would not be able to have an impact on French handicrafts, because machinery was originally intended to replace humans, and most of them.

This idea became stronger when the king arrived in Calais, because Calais is a place rich in tulle, lace and woven lace. As a port city with a mild climate, the residents here, especially women, also As delicate and lovely as lace and lace, because it is already summer, their clothes have become lighter - the women here, even the noble ones, will not be so neatly dressed as the people in Paris, Their dresses are almost always made of layered tulle, and then embellished with lace at important positions. In some intimate occasions, they even only wear a loose long skirt, and then tie a gemstone belt around the waist.

This is how Mary dressed up. As soon as she saw Louis, she immediately took a few steps forward happily, as if she was about to pounce on her, but then she stopped again, showing a complicated expression. Her hesitation made Louis With a sigh, he stretched out his hand, and the king embraced her. Although Mary became a mother, her body was not much plump, and even thinner. Her butterfly bones protruded dangerously from under the skin like a pair of blades. , and the king could feel the clear spines, "Are you all right?" he asked.

"Not good," Mary replied, although it was rude, but it still made Louis laugh, Mary always seemed to be like this, he may have expressed concern in his eyes, Mary seemed to want to be with him Arguing, but suddenly calming down: "I... I know, Louie," she said sadly, "I did something wrong."

Louis didn't respond because he guessed it wasn't Mary's last words, and sure enough, Mary looked up and said earnestly, "I've done something wrong, but Louis, don't think of me as an enemy, okay? I don't I hope to be your wife, and I don't expect to be your only love, but don't hate me, okay? Even for the sake of little Luciano?"

Little Luciano was Louis' real firstborn son. As a descendant of a witch, he was determined to be a wizard a few days after his birth, and perhaps because Louis also had outstanding talents, little Luciano was almost destined to become a witch. A powerful man, his name was given by Louis. In Latin, it means from the land of glory, and it also has a meaning of glory. This name is the expectation of a father and a king, although he cannot be like another brother. That was born to be a king, but Louis hoped that he could become the king of the other world-this is what he used to impress the Mancini family.

Little Luciano is still an animal that can only crawl on all fours. He is very familiar with his mother. When the mother speaks, he looks up curiously. Louis gets up and sits on the carpet beside him, "You never is not my enemy," Louie said. "Marie, I will not consider the mother of my children my enemy. Come sit beside me," and he gave Mary his hand, and when she sat down, he spoke to her. Mary said: "I was really angry with you, because Mary, you clearly know how much effort I have put in to be able to shoulder the heavy responsibilities on my body, and I have reminded you from the beginning that I am not only Your Louis, also King of France, child of my father and queen, brother of my brother, protector of the people, I confess that I am happy when we are together, like a bit of honey in a bitter life, so it seems Especially precious, but Mary, if I really give up my responsibilities, the rights and obligations that God has bestowed on me, I will definitely live in guilt and remorse all day long—maybe you don’t care..."

"I……"

"Don't deny it," Louis let little Luciano hold his thumb: "You think I will become a wizard, and a wizard is always higher than ordinary people. I shouldn't hate you or hate you for this... But you should also know by now that you don't feel very well when people tell you it's all for your own good." Lied to Mary, when Mary thought that Louis would stay with her in the other world, Louis only gave her a child.

"But I can promise you one thing," Louis said: "Marie, raise our child well, the future Duke of Colonna, I have already obtained this identity from the Colonna family, in the other world, his identity is Flawless, he was born into a formal marriage, with Merlin's blessing, when he grows up, Mary, when he becomes the king of the other world, you let him come and greet me."

"Will it be a long time, Your Majesty... twenty years, or thirty years?"

"Take it as my punishment," said Louie, "unless your love doesn't last that long."

"My love will last until six feet under, Your Majesty," said Mary, "and each day I will love you more than the day before."

"Then do as I say," Louis said. "If you have any needs, you can tell Mrs. Milady. She is trustworthy."

"I do not like her."

"If you are saying that she is too frivolous," Louis said after thinking for a while, "I can only say that it is for this reason that you don't need to worry, are you still worried that I will be interested in such a lady? "

"She has been welcomed by many young wizards. If I didn't know that she has no other blood, I would have wondered if she was another Mancini."

"The Mancini family is indeed rich in beauties." Louis said from the bottom of his heart, looking at little Luciano and little Louis, although they are still babies, but in terms of appearance, little Luciano is indeed better than little Louis , he also looks stronger than little Louis, not only because he has been older for nearly a year, but the wizard's physique is indeed far superior to that of ordinary people.

"So," continued Marie, "compared with that Madame La Vallière?"

"You don't know who she is." Louis said, "She's a werewolf."

"Will she have your baby?"

"I have no idea."

"Maybe you want to say that I'm jealous, but Louis," Mary said, giving the carpet a cold smile, "Maybe a wizard's child may not be a wizard, but a werewolf's child must be a werewolf, Your Majesty."

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