"Mother, if I could, I'd like to go to the Americas."

On the outskirts of Paris, France, in a royal palace.

Little Louis XIII was fiddling with a flintlock pistol from the American continent, and without raising his head, he said loudly to Mary, who was not far away.

Yes, because the relationship with the Song Empire was in the honeymoon period, many goods in France were shipped from the American continent.

These fine goods, as well as cheap daily necessities and affordable food, are popular with all walks of life in France.

Even the aristocracy is now non-American.

Shampoos and shower gels can make noble women comfortable and men less dirty.

Although people on the European continent generally only take a bath three times in their lifetime.

But after a foolish glance by the American merchandisers, at least these nobles have now begun to bathe every day.

After all, with shower gel and shampoo, taking a hot shower has become a pleasure rather than a sin for them now, isn't it?

Plus the matching tub in the Americas.

Mary sat not far away, the maids holding parasols, holding a small ivory folding fan from the American continent in her hand, and looking at little Louis XIII with a smile.

"Oh, why did you suddenly have such a thought?"

Hearing her son say that he wanted to go to the Americas, Mary asked with some curiosity.

Since the elimination of the hapless duke, Marie has risen to prominence in France, and her position is unbreakable.

And because she holds a large territory in fact, there is no one in France who can compete with her.

Therefore, Mary's life is very comfortable now.

Coupled with the fact that the war against Spain was over, France won the last victory.

Marie's popularity is unmatched in France.

Her relationship with Louis XIII Jr. is now better than before.

After all, those nasty guys. It's impossible to stir up their mother-son relationship anymore, isn't it?

"Mother, look at these muskets from the Americas, they are very delicately made, and they are much lighter than the arquebuses that our army always has, and they have a long range and great lethality." Louis XIII Jr. pointed his flintlock pistol to one of the guards beside him, and then turned and walked towards Marie.

"And if you look at the big cities in France, all the goods that are in vogue right now come from the American continent. It can be seen that the strength of the Song Empire is definitely not what we have heard. That's why I had this idea. I want to go to the American continent to see and experience it for myself. ”

Louis XIII Jr. said to his mother.

Marie smiled and fanned the ivory fan in her hand, and then said to Louis XIII Jr., "Is that all your reason, I don't think it's enough." ”

Hearing his mother's words, Louis XIII smiled shyly, not angry that his mother had seen through his plans.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I also planned to go to the Americas for the next thing in France." After all, we need to deepen our relationship with the Song Empire now, and the best thing is to build an alliance to deal with the war we will face next. ”

Louis XIII the Younger followed. He told his mother Mary about his plans.

Yes, now France has won the game against the Spaniards and captured Madrid.

At the same time, it also divided the territory of Spain with the Portuguese.

But. The current situation in France is not very rosy.

First of all, the actions of Portugal and France aroused the fear of the military power led by the Church.

Secondly, the fall of the Spanish Empire. This is not a good thing for the military strength of the church.

Now they haven't caught the Spanish royal family yet, so teach them to definitely fight back. Helping the Spaniards to regain their country.

Because the existence of a Spain is better than the existence of a country like the French.

But then the French have a big 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 Louis XIII Jr. wanted to travel to the Americas, Marie saw an opportunity.

Yes, sending an envoy to sign such an important agreement would not show France's sincerity at all and would make the Song Empire look down on the French.

But sending out little Louis XIII is different.

Louis XIII the Younger, although he was still very young, was the future king of France anyway.

His position was completely different from that of the messengers.

At the same time, Louis XIII Jr. went to the Americas, and he could see with his own eyes how powerful the Song Empire was.

As Louis XIII Jr. said, she has not seen the power of the Song Empire with her own eyes, and she has heard what others say.

Although the battles between eastern France and the Holy Roman Empire were seen by d'Artagnan and admired upon his return, he did not see them with his own eyes.

If there's an exaggeration, I don't know what to do.

Therefore, Louis XIII Jr. experienced it for himself, and this could not be faked.

As long as you know the national strength of the Song Empire, then this matter can be regarded as a success.

If the Song Empire was really so powerful, it would be beneficial for France to have such an ally.

The next counterattack with the church alliance can also have a bottom in his heart.

Thinking of this, Mary nodded and said to little Louis XIII: "Well, you have a good idea, I think you can." After you go to the Americas, you can completely listen to the reality of the Song Empire, and at the same time sign a new agreement with the Song Empire, according to intelligence, the Song Empire has been completely occupied on the Caribbean side, but the Song Empire has not only dealt with the Spaniards, they have even offended the Dutch. ”

Little Louis XIII walked up to Marie, sat down on the chaise longue, picked up a cup of milk tea and took a sip.

This American milk tea tastes really good.

After admiring in his heart, Louis XIII said to Marie: "Yes, it is very unwise for the Song Empire to do this, because they have offended the Dutch, which will make many things changeable." I don't understand why the Song Empire wants to do this, I wonder what kind of agreement the Dutch will reach with the church because of this matter. ”

Little Louis XIII frowned, puzzled.

In fact, how could Louis XIII and Mary know the situation of the Song Empire.

The Dutch have never been taken seriously by them.

And over there in the Americas. The empire also did not want to hear the voices of others, and what the Song Empire needed was a complete America that belonged to the empire.

Therefore, the same is true in the Caribbean, and since the Spaniards have been defeated, the Dutch colonies cannot exist either.

Sooner or later, the city will clean up, so just piggyback together, there is nothing difficult about it.

Besides, the European continent is so far away from the American continent that there is an Atlantic Ocean in between.

Even if the Dutch were looking for trouble, it wouldn't be so easy to do.

This year. It takes more than 50 days or even more than 60 days for an ocean-going ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the Americas, and even if it arrives in the Americas, its combat effectiveness is not flattering.

But for the American Song Empire fleet, it was different, they were absolutely at ease.

It was precisely because of this that the Song Empire did not take into account the opinion of the Dutch and swallowed the Caribbean in one fell swoop.

It was normal for Marie and Louis XIII Jr. to be unaware of this.

After all, it is absolutely not surprising that a country like the Song Empire and an anti-heaven existence like Zhao Hongyu cannot be measured by their own thinking.

Arguably. No one in this world has a way to look at the Song Empire with normal eyes.

"When are you going to leave?"

Mary asked.

Louis XIII Jr. replied, "The sooner the better, for we don't have much time left." Now, while the Church Coalition and the Protestant Coalition have not reached a consensus, we had better settle the matter of the alliance. In this way, supplies from the Americas can be obtained as soon as possible. ”

In any case, the fact that the Americans were rich was something that Mary and Louis XIII Jr. saw.

The supplies and military expenses during the war between France and Spain are now all supported by the Song Empire in the Americas.

Arguably. In this war, France fought very easily.

The army is paid on time and occasionally rewarded. Its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

But in addition to such a benefit, there is also a disadvantage.

That is, the soldiers are all fed with appetites.

Now that they are accustomed to not being owed salaries, and there are rewards, if there is no financial support from the Song Empire in the future, doesn't it mean that the army will be unstable.

Although this problem can be solved, at least not the time to solve it.

You know, the church is about to come back and beat them.

Therefore, it is now necessary to stabilize the morale of the military.

But in this way, France would need to borrow money from the Song Empire again.

Without a lot of financial support, the French would not have been able to continue the second war, would they?

It was for this reason that Louis XIII Jr. would tell his mother that he would set off as soon as possible.

Mary nodded and said, "D'Artagnan will go to the Americas with you, and I will also give you the status of an envoy to give you carte blanche and the agreement of the Song Empire." Speaking of this, Mary looked at her son with a loving gaze, "You are not young now, you are destined to become the one who rules France in the future, so it is also good for you to get in touch with these things early, I can't always manage the country for you and handle government affairs, after all, I am just a woman." ”

It can be seen that Mary also wants to train her son by going to the Americas this time.

Let him have a little more experience in this area.

Little Louis XIII was certainly clear about his mother's painstaking efforts.

He nodded solemnly and replied seriously: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely not embarrass you." ”

Mary smiled, "You don't have to be so serious, just relax." The crown prince of the Song Empire has been received by us for a while, and I can see that he is a very good person to deal with, unlike those nobles in Europe. You can be friends with him, and it will be of great benefit to you in the future to dominate France, after all, the crown prince is very rich. ”

Marie winked at Louis XIII Jr.

Little Louis XIII certainly knew what his mother meant by what he said to himself, and he was not a fool.

Yes, the mother's meaning is obvious, and having a good relationship with the crown prince of the Song Empire is not a little beneficial for 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 borrow money or something in the future?

If the relationship is in place, there is no interest even on the borrowed money.

Anyway, as long as you pay back the capital, it's fine, isn't it?

In this way, it would be more cost-effective than borrowing money from the Jewish merchant loan sharks.

The Jewish merchants on the European continent were the famous usurers of this era.

Although it is not as famous as Huaxia Nine Out of Thirteen, it is almost the same.

So, when it comes to Jews, there is nothing that the people of the European continent do not hate.

Even the aristocratic royal families of various countries are gritting their teeth.

But hate 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 is high to borrow money from them, they raise money quickly and without that much trouble.

So, this point still attracts a lot of people.

At the same time, the Jews on the European continent also helped the church to manage its assets and make a profit.

Most of the churches' methods of enriching themselves have the shadow of Jews behind them.

"Mother, don't worry, I will not disappoint your expectations and have a good relationship with that crown prince. For us in France, as long as we have the economic support of the Song Empire, then the rise will definitely not be a fantasy. ”

However, Louis XIII Jr. also understood that there was nothing unearned in this world.

The Song Empire did not have too deep a relationship with France, so why did it have to support the French.

This was the second thing that Louis XIII Jr. had to do when he was going to America.

Since the relationship is not deep, then let the relationship deepen.

Things have to be done step by step, and the relationship has to be dealt with little by little.

This is a matter of human sophistication, and the French understand it.

And Marie and Louis XIII Jr. knew very well that choosing the Song Empire as an ally for deep cooperation would do them no harm, only good.

Because the interests of France were on the European continent and the interests of the Song Empire were on the American continent, there was no conflict of interests between the two sides.

At least, at a time when the French now have no time to care about the sea, the two sides can still have no conflicting alliance.

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 to intersect with the Song Empire.

At least, that's how the French themselves see it.

At this point, Louis XIII Jr. set the dates for his trip and began to prepare the gifts. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )