I Am Louis XIV

"I have a plan, but it still takes a little time." Louis said, Teresa leaned in his arms, he gently tightened his arms, remembering that when Teresa first married him, her body was thin and lying on the bed. A bed is like being accompanied by a horny stone, cold and hard. Although forced by the situation, Louis finally let her have a child, but when she was pregnant with little Louis, only one belly was big , It makes people frightened when they see it.

At that time, some people really laughed at the queen of France, who was as skinny as a penance nun, with a haggard face, and could not attract men's interest at all—their king really suffered—if it wasn't for Louis, Teresa might not have been able to succeed so smoothly. Give birth to little Louis. After the birth of little Louis, Teresa barely gained a foothold in the Louvre, and then she gave birth to the eldest princess Elizabeth. Under the care of Louis, she slowly began to develop color, although her face and facial features were different. It can't be changed, but the body gradually becomes plump, and the skin becomes smooth and white, who can see it, and with these two points, even the ugliest woman can have some appearance.

When she leaned against Louis, it was like a ball of hot down, soft and hot. "What plan?" She wouldn't have dared to ask this question twenty years ago.

"Spinning wheel." Louis said that in France today, except for special places like military hospitals, the status of women at the bottom is as low as ever. Louis is not a person who blindly respects women, but if the value of women can only be inappropriate If it is reflected in immoral industries, it will be quite unfavorable to the stability of the French basic class and population development.

Some people may say that this ancient occupation has run through the entire history of human development, and has never completely disappeared or caused any huge impact. Is it necessary to be too concerned? But Louis saw in a book that a man of great vision severely criticized the situation - not to kill the behavior and the profession completely, which is impossible, but the profession and the Behavior must never become an enviable norm.

Human beings are inherently lazy. Once something can be obtained easily, he will not use another more difficult method. To put it bluntly, when a man wants to satisfy his natural and reproductive desires, he has to cooperate with a When women get married and have children, he will work hard to support his wife, children and himself. The things he creates are the assets of society, but this process must be very long and painful.

Now, in order to satisfy his most primitive desires, there is an extremely simple way, and the price to pay is far easier than entering into marriage and having children, even though the church has been clamoring that it is not something done for the sake of reproduction It is sinful, but how many people will listen to it?

No one cares about the number of prostitutes and famous women. After all, Louis XIV has not even collected taxes on their selling money like the Roman Church, but today the queen went to the orphanage and found that most of the abandoned babies were these women. child.

Twenty years ago, some commoners might have abandoned their children—otherwise they would have to watch their children starve to death, but in recent years, there has been no such problem. There are too many factories and workshops opened by the king, and men can easily earn money to support their families. With the money, children can start doing manual work at home to support themselves when they are five or six years old.

Younv and Mingshu can’t bring their children to work. They have contraceptive methods, but they can’t guarantee 100%—once they get pregnant, today’s abortion operations are performed by illegal doctors, midwives and even old bustards. It can easily lead to one dead body and two dead. If they have to give birth to a child, they will be thrown directly at the entrance of the orphanage opened by the king.

This kind of occupation is not only quenching thirst for women, but also for men. Many once strong and intelligent workers or farmers have wasted ten or even decades of time because they were obsessed with this fast and strong "love". Empty hands and sickness.

Therefore, whatever Louis said, he had to let the development of society go on the right track.

"I am asking my craftsmen and scholars to try to make a spinning wheel that is easier to use, more efficient, and more beautiful to spin." Louis patiently explained to his wife: "I have thought of many methods and many occupations," Such as making cosmetics, making pottery, making mirrors, etc., but it’s not that the scale is not large enough, or that the conditions and raw materials are not available in every place, or that women’s power is insufficient-this is really not a perfunctory push by the officials below. For some jobs, when machinery is not available, only men can be workers: "Only weaving." Even the highlighter women do not have the energy to stir up the fabric in the dyeing vat, and there is no requirement for the number of spinning wheels, and dozens of them are enough. Yes, a few hundred is fine, a few are fine, "but if you only rely on the spinning machine that is less than three feet long and sparse enough to be used for fishing..." then forget it.

"Now that this matter has already taken shape, maybe we will be able to see samples when we return to Paris."

"Sounds great," Teresa said. "I think most girls would rather do things with their hands."

"Of course," Louie said, "nobody wants to equate themselves with goods."

He gazed at the slightly flickering candlelight, and the evening wind passed through the long open windows, bringing in comfortable fresh air and a slight coolness, "I want to name this machine the Mary loom."

Teresa moved and put her hand on her husband's chest: "That's very good," she said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I think Mary will be happy." Not for honor or anything, but for the future When people mention Mary, they will associate it with Louis XIV.

Louis held her hand: "don't be angry."

"Maybe you don't believe me, I don't hate Marie Mancini," Teresa easily remembered the bright and graceful figure, "She gave you love, although I don't want to say that, but it is my I can't give you." Louis was a king when they made the marriage contract, and she was a queen, but I also have things she will never have—Teresa said to herself. King Edward I of England once erected twelve crosses for his beloved wife Eleanor-everywhere her coffin stopped, but Louis had no way to do so, and Mary's death could not even be made public because she died a few years ago "Dead" before, and the dignity and duty of the king would not allow Louis to mourn her in this way-unless he decides to abandon Queen Teresa and their three children.

The Duke of Colonna has brought her back to Calais. Although the king intends to let Mary be buried in Paris, there is no place for Mary in the Saint-Denis Cathedral in Paris, and Louis is unwilling to let her be alone in another place, so Louis After discussing with the Duke of Colonna, it was decided to send Mary to Calais for burial, where they spent the happiest and most carefree period of time.

There is always a brisk sea breeze blowing, the sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly.

Teresa raised her body and kissed the fingers that Louis held with her, "I know how tired you are, as long as she can make you happy for even a second, no matter who it is, I will be grateful to her."

"I feel guilty for saying that," Louis said. "Maybe I should build you a palace."

"I don't want a palace," Teresa said, "I'm always with you," as if blissfully blessed, "but if you have a plan to get women more jobs, can you leave it to me to do it Woolen cloth?"

Louis subconsciously looked at Teresa, and he saw a calm and expectant face.

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Starting from the Castle of Blaze, winding towards the northwest, there are more than a dozen magnificent fortresses along the way, and countless mansions and manors. The reason for this point—the king’s ambition destined the Royal Academy of Medicine of Blois to be the beginning of modern medicine in France. He didn’t want to confine it to a town or city. No, it should be said that he wanted it to be How about a behemoth—a medical center?

The dozens of castles here, as well as the surrounding territories, basically belong to the French royal family, and have avoided many constraints and troubles. No matter how the Royal School of Medicine of Blois develops, as long as there is the support of the royal family, at least there is no land use. Problem—Of course, these dozens of castles have not yet become the holy land of medicine in Europe, and people only think that the king wants to inspect the royal family's property as if he wanted to inspect the army during a grand parade.

Queen Teresa's pleas went unanswered—she waited patiently, and to everyone's comfort, the king's sorrow and grief slid away with the summer heat, leaving only a little unknown Imprint, when he arrived in Blois, he was the familiar king again.

This made Molière, as well as his three partners, LeBron, Beauchamp and Lully, feel a little hesitation about the previous plan.

In the Château de Chambord—that is, near the castle where the king and queen resided, an old tavern ushered in many luxuriously dressed guests, but none of the previous guests could compare to these few, all of them were gorgeously dressed, One is wearing a rich purple—it looks like a good bottle of wine; the other is wearing a delicate pink, which is still exclusive to men at this time, because it symbolizes the faded blood color, but soldiers wear pink to represent bravery. The gentleman wears pink as if imitating an innocent baby; the third wears bright emerald green, only the latest chemical dyes produced in the king’s dye factory have such a beautiful color, this should be a kind of showing off, Of course, look at the people around him; the last gentleman wears a black-brown wig that hangs down to his back, and although he wears a white coat, it is also covered with various patterns embroidered, and the buttons are even more shining with diamonds .

As soon as the tavern owner saw such a person, he rushed out to greet them. They asked for a room, declined the wine and food offered by the owner, closed the door, and began to sigh one after another.

These were the four men whom the king valued most in art, and they did a pretty good job, literally (with the king's support and guidance) of transforming Paris from a semi-abandoned political center into a place deeply loved by muses. The favored city of art, people have now called Paris the center of the third renaissance, another golden Florence, and they have contributed a lot.

For the king's parade, these four people are indispensable. After all, one of them will paint to commemorate the event, and the three will be responsible for the performances in the king's parade-music, dance and drama.

Among the four people, Molière is the most well-informed. The members of his troupe are chased by countless dignitaries, and there are always people who can't control their tongues. Thinking that I would hear such a big thing.

"I don't think it's a good idea," LeBron said first. He is mediocre, and he can win the king's favor only because he never violates the king's wishes. Moreover, he was born in 19 years, he is already very old, and he really lacks the adventurous spirit of young people.

"If the king has forgotten the previous grief, then let's not bring it up again." Although Beauchamp was born in 31 years, he was in his prime, but he was a timid person, although he didn't look like Le Brown has outstanding talent in ballet, but before Louis XIV promoted him, this gentleman was only a court dance teacher, and he was lucky to become the king's instructor.

"People say that," Lu Li said, "but I don't think so." The three looked at him. Although Lu Li is the king's music director, he is not a person who is good at talking and lip-smacking. , The requirements for his subordinates are also very strict, and he is usually reticent. This is the first time he has clearly expressed his views on the king.

"This is the biggest problem," said Molière, "Your Majesty remained silent... Then," he looked at the closed door, "everyone pretended that this hadn't happened...he Couldn't even say Mass to her."

"So you want us to play the role of priests," LeBron said: "We have the potential to anger the king."

"Then you don't want to join," Molière said, "Actually, just me and the Guangyao Theater Company are enough. The scenery is not necessarily necessary. I can also compose music and choreograph dances..."

"No, wait, wait, I didn't say not to participate." Bo Shang said quickly: "I...I just don't want to make His Majesty feel sad again."

"Sometimes tears don't mean pain." Molière said: "Of course, you may be right and I may be wrong, but I think we should do something instead of watching...waiting for things Finish."

"It's too hasty..." Beauchamp said.

"We had rehearsals," said Molière, "we just didn't perform."

"Please let me join," Lu Li said firmly. "I hope the king can get a little comfort, although what I can bring out is insignificant."

"So... tell us, what kind of drama is that?" LeBlanc said, still reluctant, but Molière said this-couldn't he, as a Frenchman, love the king more than Is it an Italian?

"Cupid and Psyche."