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- "Mother, if possible, I would like to visit America."
??In the suburbs of Paris, France, in a palace of the royal family.
Little Louis XIII was fiddling with an American flintlock gun and spoke loudly to Mary not far away without raising his head.
Yes, because the relationship with the Song Empire is in the honeymoon period, many products in France are shipped from the American continent.
These exquisite goods, as well as cheap daily necessities and affordable food, are welcomed by all classes in France.
Even the nobles no longer use non-American products.
Shampoo and shower gel can make aristocratic women feel comfortable and make men less dirty.
Although people on the European continent generally only take three baths in a lifetime.
But after some deception by American product salesmen, at least these nobles have now started taking baths every day.
After all, with shower gel and shampoo, taking a hot bath has become a pleasure for them, not a suffering, right?
? plus the matching bathtub from America.
Marie was sitting not far away, with the maids holding parasols. She held a small ivory folding fan from the American continent in her hand and looked at little Louis XIII with a smile.
"Oh, why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
When she heard her son say that he wanted to go to America, Mary asked curiously.
Since she dealt with the hapless Duke, Mary has been at the height of her power in France and her position is unbreakable.
And because she controls a large area of ??territory, no one in France can compete with her.
So, Mary is living a very comfortable life now.
In addition, the war against Spain has ended, and France won the final victory.
Marie¡¯s popularity is unparalleled in France.
Her mother-son relationship with little Louis XIII is now better than before.
After all, those annoying guys can no longer sow discord between mother and son, right?
"Mother, look at these muskets from the Americas. They are very exquisitely made and much lighter than the matchlocks that our army often stocks. They also have a longer range and are more lethal." Little Louis XIII pointed the flintlock gun at him. He grabbed a guard next to him, then turned and walked towards Mary.
"And if you look at the popular products in the major cities in France, they all come from the American continent. It can be seen that the power of the Song Empire is definitely not what we have heard. That's why I came up with this idea. I want to go to the American continent to see it with my own eyes and experience it.¡±
"Little Louis XIII said to his mother.
Marie smiled and flapped the ivory folding fan in her hand, and then said to little Louis XIII: "Is this all your reasons? I think this is not enough."
After hearing what his mother Marie said, little Louis XIII smiled shyly and was not angry because his mother saw through his plans.
He nodded and said: "Yes, I went to America for the sake of what happened next in France. After all, we now need to deepen our relationship with the Song Empire, and it is best to establish an alliance to deal with the war we will face next. ¡±
Little Louis XIII then told his mother Marie exactly what he planned.
Yes, now France has defeated the Spanish and captured Madrid.
At the same time, the Spanish territory was also divided with the Portuguese.
However, the situation in France is not very optimistic.
First of all, the actions of Portugal and France aroused the fear of military forces led by the church.
Secondly, the collapse of the Spanish Empire is not a good thing for the military power of the church.
Now they have not captured the Spanish royal family, so the church must fight back and help the Spanish regain their country.
Because the existence of Spain is better than the existence of a country like the French.
But in this case, the French will face a huge problem.
Queen Mary is also very clear about this.
Therefore, during this period of time, in addition to resting and relaxing, she has also been thinking about how to contact the Song Empire and reach a heart-to-heart agreement.
Now that little Louis XIII wanted to go to America, Marie saw an opportunity.
Yes, sending envoys to sign such an important agreement does not show France at all.?Sincerity will also make the Song Empire look down on the French.
But sending out little Louis XIII is different.
Although little Louis XIII is still very young now, he is still the future king of France no matter what.
His status is completely different from those of the messengers.
At the same time, little Louis XIII went to America and could see with his own eyes how powerful the Song Empire was.
Just as little Louis XIII said, she had never seen the power of the Song Empire with her own eyes, she only heard what others said.
Although d'Artagnan had seen the battle between eastern France and the Holy Roman Empire and highly praised it after his return, it was not what he saw with his own eyes after all.
??If there is any exaggeration, I don¡¯t know it.
Therefore, if little Louis XIII experiences it for himself, there is no way to fake it.
As long as the national strength of the Song Empire is known, then this matter can be considered a success.
If the Song Empire is really so powerful, it will be good for France to have such an ally.
I can feel confident about the next counterattack with the church coalition forces.
Thinking of this, Mary nodded and said to little Louis XIII: "Well, your idea is good, I think it is OK. After you go to America, you can completely find out the reality of the Song Empire, and at the same time sign a new agreement with the Song Empire According to the agreement, according to intelligence, the Song Empire has completely occupied the Caribbean Sea, but the Song Empire not only dealt with the Spanish, they even offended the Dutch."
Little Louis XIII walked to Marie, sat on the lounge chair, picked up a cup of milk tea and took a sip.
This American milk tea tastes really good.
After admiring in his heart, little Louis XIII said to Mary: "Yes, the Song Empire's approach is very unwise, because they have offended the Dutch, which will change a lot of things. I don't understand why the Song Empire If the empire wants to do this, maybe the Dutch will reach an agreement with the church because of this matter."
Little Louis XIII frowned, very puzzled.
¡°In fact, how could little Louis XIII and Marie know the situation of the Song Empire?
The Dutch have never been taken seriously by them.
And in the Americas, the empire doesn¡¯t want to hear other people¡¯s voices. What the Song Empire needs is a complete America that belongs to the empire.
Therefore, it is the same everywhere in the Caribbean. Since the Spanish have been defeated, the Dutch colonies can no longer exist.
Sooner or later everything will be sorted out, so I might as well just bring my friends along with me. There's nothing difficult about it.
??Besides, the European continent is so far away from the American continent, and there is an Atlantic Ocean in between.
Even if the Dutch want to cause trouble, it is not easy to do so.
These days, it takes an ocean-going ship more than fifty or even more than sixty days to cross the Atlantic from Europe to America. Even if it reaches America, its combat effectiveness cannot be flattered.
But it is different for the American Song Empire fleet. They are absolutely waiting for work.
It is precisely because of this that the Song Empire did not consider the views of the Dutch and swallowed the entire Caribbean Sea in one fell swoop.
¡°It¡¯s normal that Marie and Louis XIII don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on here.
¡°After all, for a heaven-defying country like the Song Empire and a heaven-defying existence like Zhao Hongyu, it is absolutely not surprising that they cannot use their own thinking to measure it.
It can be said that no one in this world can look at the Song Empire from a normal perspective.
"When do you plan to set off?"
Mary asked.
Little Louis XIII replied, "The earlier the better, after all, we don't have much time left. Now that there is no consensus between the Church Alliance and the Protestant Alliance, we'd better settle the alliance, so that we can Get supplies from America as soon as possible.¡±
¡°Anyway, Marie and little Louis XIII saw that Americans were rich.
During the war between France and Spain, the material supplies and military expenses were all supported by the American Song Empire.
It can be said that France fought very easily in this war.
When the army's salaries are paid on time and there are occasional rewards, its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.
But in addition to such an advantage, there is also a disadvantage.
That means the soldiers are all fed up with their appetites.
Now I¡¯m used to not being dragged??Salary, and there are also rewards. If there is no financial support from the Song Empire in the future, doesn't it mean that the morale of the army will be unstable?
Although this problem can be solved, at least it is not the time to solve this matter yet.
You know, the church will soon come back to attack them.
Therefore, it is necessary to stabilize the morale of the military now.
But in this case, France would need to borrow money from the Song Empire again.
Without a large amount of financial support, the French would not be able to continue launching a second war, right?
It is precisely for this reason that little Louis XIII told his mother that he would set off as soon as possible.
Mary nodded and said: "D'Artagnan will go to America with you, and I will also give you the status of a special envoy, giving you full authority over the agreement with the Song Empire." At this point, Mary looked at her son's face. His eyes were full of love, "You are not young now. You are destined to be the one who rules France in the future, so it is also good for you to be exposed to these things early. I can't always manage the country and handle government affairs for you. I After all, she¡¯s just a woman.¡±
It can be seen that Mary also wants to train her son through this trip to America.
Let him have more experience in this area.
Of course little Louis XIII is aware of his mother¡¯s painstaking efforts.
He nodded seriously and replied seriously: "Don't worry, mother, I won't embarrass you."
Mary smiled: "You don't have to be so serious, just relax. We have received the crown prince of the Song Empire for a while, and I can see that he is an easy person to deal with, unlike those nobles in Europe. Same. You can definitely become friends with him, which will also be of great benefit to you in dominating France in the future. After all, this crown prince is very rich."
Marie blinked at little Louis XIII.
Of course little Louis XIII knew what his mother meant by what she said to him, and he was not a fool.
Yes, the mother¡¯s meaning is very obvious. Having a good relationship with the crown prince of the Song Empire will bring a lot of benefits to him.
There is no doubt that the Song Empire was rich.
With such a rich friend here, wouldn¡¯t it be very convenient to borrow money and things like that in the future?
If the emotional relationship is in place, there will even be no interest on borrowing money.
¡° Anyway, as long as you pay back the principal, that¡¯s it, right?
In this way, it is more cost-effective than borrowing money from Jewish businessmen and loan sharks.
The Jewish merchants on the European continent were very famous loan sharks in this era.
Although it is not as famous as the Nine Outcomes and Thirteen Returns of China, it is almost the same.
Therefore, when it comes to Jews, people from all over the European continent do not hate them.
Even the nobles and royal families of various countries are gnashing their teeth.
But hate comes to hate, when they are short of money, they still have to find these Jews to borrow money. After all, who makes these people rich?
Although the interest rate for borrowing money from them is high, they can raise money very quickly and it is not that troublesome.
So, this still attracts many people.
At the same time, Jews on the European continent also helped the church manage its assets to earn benefits.
¡°Most of the money-making methods used by many churches have Jewish influences behind them.
"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely live up to your expectations and have a good relationship with the crown prince. For us in France, as long as we have the economic support of the Song Empire, our rise will definitely not be a fantasy."
¡°However, little Louis XIII also understood that there is nothing in this world that comes without hard work.
The Song Empire did not have a deep relationship with France, so why did it have to support the French?
This is the second thing that little Louis XIII will do when he prepares to go to America.
Since the relationship is not deep, let¡¯s let the relationship deepen.
Things must be done step by step, and relationships must be refined little by little.
?This is a point of human nature, and the French also understand it.
¡°And Marie and little Louis XIII both knew very well that choosing the Song Empire as an ally for in-depth cooperation would have no disadvantages but only benefits for them.
Because France¡¯s interests are in the European continent, and the Song Empire¡¯s interests are in the American continent, there is no conflict in interest between the two sides.
At least, when the French have no time to worry about the sea, the two sides can still have an alliance without conflict.
? ?As for the future, let¡¯s talk about it later.
Even if the French are ready to make some moves at sea, it is impossible for them to interact with the Song Empire.
At least, that¡¯s how the French see it.
At this point, little Louis XIII determined the date of his trip and began to prepare gifts. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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