Europe

The French royal family received letters from across the ocean, and the royal family and some of the great nobles had been engaged in a debate for some time about the information contained in the letters.

The letter was simple, except for the number of furs, that Sarah, the heir to the House of Samuel, had arrived.

If there was only this information, the French royal family would not be doing much.

Because there are a lot of things revealed in the letter.

Sarah, for example, is a woman who has sensed the intentions of some people and is defending herself with her own means.

He took some of the family's families and used them to threaten León and the Quebec governors in the hope of taking control of their territory.

In response to this, the royals began to launch their own means, first they found Leon's family members. He sent all the Samuel family to prison cells, and began to issue arrest warrants for Sarah.

Now that Sara has discovered their intentions, there is no need to hide it, does it?

But in their opinion, Sarah's worst hole cards are gone, and they should be able to easily dispose of Sara when they come to Leon.

Just as they were waiting for news of Sarah's death and began to plot how to divide Quebec, which had originally belonged to the Samuel family, a very bad news came from the Americas.

The Iroquois are gathering an army and are at war with Quebec.

At the beginning of this war, the French coped with it properly, but in the end, they didn't know how to do it, and they were already surrounded.

When Quebec was besieged, the French lost their access to information from there.

Fortunately, Manhattan could learn about the situation in Quebec, so France began to collect information about Quebec from other countries.

One of them surprised the French royal family and some big nobles, and they were a little flustered.

The news was that 'Sara married the crown prince of the Song Empire and became his side chamber'.

There was very little information about the French in the Song Empire, and they knew only about the five-dan archery and the linear queue, as well as the porcelain and tea produced in Manhattan, as well as the unlimited supply of food.

Of course. According to the information that many merchants brought back to Europe from Manhattan, Manhattan's army was very strong.

This is also one thing that is now recognized by European countries.

To be sure, Manhattan is very close to Quebec.

And Sara is married to the crown prince of the Song Empire, then Quebec, as Sarah's territory, will rightfully become the territory of the Song Empire.

It can be predicted that Sara will not give up on Quebec.

When the time comes, the emperor is far away, what else can they do.

It was very easy for the Song Empire to send troops, almost at dawn and evening, much faster than if they were to send troops from Europe. And in terms of material supplies. It's not so much trouble.

They could almost see that Quebec had now flown out of their hands.

France now has only one piece of territory on the American continent, and if it loses Quebec, it will not only lose a place rich in furs, but also a large area of land.

It is also equivalent to losing a piece of 'money' that can supply wealth.

But considering the army of the Song Empire, France really has no way now.

However, the French are very unwilling to give up Quebec like this.

On the outskirts of Paris, in a royal summer palace, Louis XIII's mother was discussing the matter with several nobles. A small meeting was held.

At this time, Louis XIII was only nine years old, and he was still a little kid.

He was outside playing with a couple of guards leading a couple of calf dogs.

His mother, Marie de' Medici, was a princess of Italy, the Duchy of Tuscany.

And his father was Henry IV.

Since Louis XIII was still young, his mother was in charge of the affairs of the state. That is, Mary did the regency.

"Your Highness, your mother is talking to the Duke of Orleans inside, don't you want to hear about it?"

Outside, one of the guards playing with little Louis XIII. Asked in a whisper.

At this time, the thirteenth of interests, who was very thin and freckled, did not look like the future emperor of France.

When the young guard mentioned his mother. The little guy who originally had an innocent smile on his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Richelieu, don't talk about my mother here, it's disrespectful."

However, the young guard named Richelieu was not intimidated by the expression of this little majesty, but bowed down and continued: "Your Highness, you must actively participate in some government affairs now, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to you in the future. ”

The little guy made a gesture when he heard the words of the guard, named Richelieu. Then several guards dispersed, and they were very vigilant and set up a cordon around it.

"Did you hear any rumors out there again?"

Louis XIII Jr. asked in a low voice.

At this time, the innocence that should be found on the little guy's face was completely found, but what emerged was a gloomy look.

Born in such a family and environment, I think it is destined to be innocent.

Richelieu thought to himself after glancing at his little majesty.

"Yes, Your Highness, there have been some rumors circulating outside recently, and this rumor is very bad for you." , Richelieu replied.

Little Louis XIII glanced at the summer palace not far away, and then said, "Tell me, what kind of rumors are they?" ”

Richelieu carefully worded it before replying: "There is a rumor circulating in some of the petty aristocratic circles that Her Majesty Mary intends to depose you and make Her Highness Gaston Prince. ”

Syllable!

As soon as Richelieu had finished saying this, Louis XIII the Younger broke the small stick in his hand.

"What qualifies Gaston to be a prince, he's just a bastard. There was no such thing as my father's blood spear on him, and the Habsburgs were so filthy. ”

"Your Highness, please be careful." Richelieu reminded in a whisper.

"What's the reaction of the nobles?" , Louis XIII asked.

"Your Highness, you are the heir designated by His Majesty before his death, and even His Majesty Mary has no way to change it. She doesn't have the support of the other nobles at all, so I don't think you need to worry too much about that, Your Highness. ”

Richelieu's comfort did not make Louis XIII's mood any better, but worsened.

"That's right. Do you know what my mother and the Duke of Orleans are talking about now? ”

Louis XIII changed the subject.

"It seems to be about the Count of Samuel's American territory, and Her Majesty Mary and the Duke of Orleans want to make America their own."

Richelieu replied in a whisper.

Hum!

After Richelieu's answer, Louis XIII Jr. snorted coldly.

"In order to seize Count Samuel's American territory, their methods were also a little worse. Do you want to do it to widows now? Originally, my mother wanted to take America into royal ownership, but my fear was that it would end up being the land of the Hubsburgs. ”

Little Louis XIII spoke of his mother's mother, but he did not hear a trace of respect from his splendid Richelieu.

However, it is not surprising that the whole of France knows that Lu Yi XIII does not deal with his mother, especially his little brother Gaston.

"I heard that the widow of Count Samuel had found a man in America. That man is the prince of a country, so that piece of land on the American continent. Likely to be someone else's? ”

Louis XIII asked.

Richelieu nodded: "Yes, it is clearly recorded in the law that Quebec belongs to the private domain of the family of Count Samuel. Now the Count of Samuel was killed by the Duke of Orleans, so it was natural for him to become his widow's inheritance, including the title of nobility. ”

Richelieu replied after a moment's thought.

Hey

Louis XIII smiled happily, for he would be very happy with anything that would make his mother and the Duke of Orleans uncomfortable.

Because Louis XIII Jr. suspected that his younger brother Gaston was actually the child of the Duke of Orleans.

His mother had always been very close to Orleans, and he had seen them in the dormitory on several occasions.

"I guess my mother is going to have a headache for a long time. After all, the man Sara found was strong, wasn't he? The prince of a country is definitely not so easy to deal with. ”

Louis XIII smiled at Richelieu.

Richelieu nodded and replied, "Yes, the army of the Song Empire is very strong, and we French merchants have been there and come back with so saying. And they are very close to Quebec. In a few days, the army will be there. We're different, and we're separated by a sea in between. ”

Speaking of this, Richelieu sighed in his heart, he knew very well that Quebec could not belong to France.

Little Louis XIII didn't feel anything.

After all, he is still young and does not know a lot. With his mother's deliberate connivance and restrictions. He doesn't understand a lot of knowledge yet.

Therefore, he would not have understood how important that land was to France.

"Oh. The army of the Song Empire was strong, was it as strong as our French army? When Louis XIII the Younger heard Richelieu talk about the military affairs of the Song Empire, he suddenly came to his senses.

Children, for military things, are always full of curiosity and yearning.

Richelieu nodded and replied, "All merchants say so, and it is possible for one or two people to tell a lie, but it is not necessarily a lie for all to say so." Moreover, the five-stage shooting and line tactics were invented by the other side, and I heard that the opponent's musket is also very advanced. ”

"Wow, they invented the five-stage shooting and line tactics, they are really geniuses." Louis XIII Jr. said to Richelieu with wide eyes and some admiration.

At present, all European countries are studying five-stage shooting and line line tactics, especially Britain and France.

However, Spain, an old power, has always been intoxicated with their former glory, and has never been willing to forge ahead.

In the eyes of the Spaniards, their Spanish phalanx was invincible, and there was no need to learn the tactics of five-stage shooting and line formation.

Besides, the arquebus is useless no matter how good it is, because considering some problems with the quality and construction of technology and iron, it is impossible for the arquebus to become mainstream.

The British and French, however, saw it that way, and after a few experiments, they immediately discovered the benefits of this tactic.

And began to form troops and began to train.

Of course, this tactic is not invincible, it also has some weaknesses.

For example, logistics and supplies, as well as the problem of their low defense.

It is important to know that the use of arquebuses in this era depends on multiple factors such as environment and terrain, as well as weather.

After all, the arquebuses they use in Europeans today are not the sophisticated flintlock pistols of Zhao Hongyu's.

Therefore, in many cases, the tactics that Zhao Hongyu can use may not be able to be copied by Europeans now.

Technology determines a lot of things, and this cannot be changed.

For example, the current arquebus explosion problem in Europe is that after ten shots, the explosion rate is 30%.

However, after Zhao Hongyu and the standard flintlock pistol they were equipped with, after firing 50 rounds in a row, the explosion rate was only 0.5%.

The reason is simple, the smelting industry in Europe at this time is not good.

And Zhao Hongyu's flintlock pistols were indeed purchased from the virtual 21st century, and the raw materials of the process are stronger than the special products of 1620, even if they are garbage.

This is just one of the reasons, and there are many more such reasons.

"I really don't know how the brains of the people of the Song Empire are long, how can they think of this kind of tactic, it's so smart." Louis XIII Jr. kept babbling to Richelieu—

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"Duke Cabo, is there anything else we can do now? This thing is too sudden, we can't imagine that Sara, a woman, can actually become the crown prince of the Song Empire, and now this thing is too passive. ”

In her office in the summer palace, Louis XIII's mother, Marie, was discussing Quebec with several nobles.

Mary looked young, not at all like a mother of two.

She has curly blond hair, dark brown pupils, and a pair of thick lips that are seductive and sexy.

She wore a puffy skirt that exposed half of her breasts, which set off her breasts so large that they even squeezed out the full semicircle.

It has to be said that the development of the Europeans is incomparable to the Orientals.

Several male aristocrats sat around her, basically dressed no different from the Spanish aristocracy, all clowns with rings around their necks, and white socks on their calves to show off.

Spanish attire was still quite popular in this era, and it would take decades before the French court dress became popular in Europe.

"Can we strip Sara of her knighthood and send troops to Quebec?" The words of one of the nobles made everyone roll their eyes.

What an idiot, couldn't he have imagined that doing so would cause the dissatisfaction of the Song Empire!

Everyone complained in their hearts. (To be continued.) )