After spending nearly ten years sharpening his own sword, Louis never felt that Flanders' crushing military power would be his own obstacle, mainly after France recaptured the Flanders region, how to treat Flanders, in order to ensure that Flanders could continue to become a mule and horse in the French treasury, rather than a mad hyena.

First, France's appeal to Flanders is legally and theologically justified. The history of the Flanders region is also quite ancient, the first to live here is the Colt tribe, the first century BC Roman horseshoe stepped here, in the next two hundred years, the Friese and the Franks gradually moved here, and the Franks are the predecessor of France, in the fifth century, here began to be called Flanders (that is, the meaning of the plain), in the ninth century, Flanders officially became the vassal and courtier of the French king, belonging to one of the six French nobles, the other five are Normandy, Champagne, Toulouse, Burgundy and Aquitaine.

When the Count of Flanders ruled Flanders, the Count and his descendants did not care much for the people in the territory, and even very cruel, and the Flemish riots also rose one after another, and it seemed that it would never subside, but as the Count of Flanders was loyal to the people, the French king would not be inclined to those civilians, and every time Flanders asked for help, they could always bring the French army, and it was very ironic that the resistance movement that was originally just a resistance to the lord became a reason for the Flemish people to hate FranceIn the 14th century, the marriage between the Duke of Burgundy and the daughter of the Count of Flanders merged Flanders into the Duchy of Burgundy, which can also be said to be the French royal family, because the Duke of Burgundy at that time was the fourth son of the King of France.

After being incorporated into Burgundy, the Flemers did not get much relief, on the contrary, three successive Burgundian monarchs, because they wanted to separate the Duchy of Burgundy from France, or because of the crusade jihad, and the war against the Holy Roman Empire, etc., they were tyrannical against Flanders, and for the Flemish people, they could not clearly distinguish the Duke of Burgundy from the French royal family, so they crucified the French king and the Duke of Burgundy together.

On the other hand, the Flemish people had a very good relationship with England and the Holy Roman Empire, because the Flemish people had to import wool from England in order to continue their textile production, and the merchants of the Holy Roman Empire had to import wool from the Flemers and sell it all over Europe.

Louis could instruct the Duke of Orleans to ruthlessly drive away the undocile populace of Lorraine and Alsace, because whether it was animal husbandry, logging, mineral mining, etc., there was not much technology in the past, and even a novice who knew nothing about it could do anything as long as he knew a little. After the departure of the Lorraine, the king could fill this gap with the people of the country, but for Flanders, this method did not work, not to mention, those skilled workers were not ordinary people, if they could, the king preferred to appease the people of Flanders in a gentle way.

The best way is to reduce taxes, but in this way, the military expenses for waging the war of Flanders will become a big financial deficit, the king shook his head, even if it is reduced, it will not be after the conquest of Femers, because there is Colbert, so he still has some understanding of the current merchants, and later generations of people denounced capitalism as being born into this world, and every pore of the whole body overflows with the stench of sin, this sentence is not wrong, especially now, the merchants are more unscrupulous than their kind in a few hundred years, perhaps because they also see the fate of those real merchants, that is, those infidels, so they are extra sensitive to politics, and as long as they are given the opportunity, they will do whatever it takes to come to power in person or by proxy. Like the British Parliament, and now France around Colbert and the academicians. The Flemish wars were not only motivated by the ambitions of the kings, but also by the merchants, who had long coveted the Flemish wool and the North Sea-Baltic trade.

And with the experience of Lorraine and Alsace, the king did not want to make Flanders more prosperous so quickly - from the bottom of his heart, Louis had always been angry about Lorraine's rebellion, and in order to prevent the people of Lorraine from being crushed by the heavy taxes demanded by the Duke of Lorraine, he took out a series of glass, Porcelain and dyes, and coal, four precious new industries, all of which would be grateful to the people of the rest of the world, but for the ever-wary people of Lorraine, they only represented the greed and cruelty of the king, who cursed them because of accidents in the mines, accidents in the cellars, and pollution of the river from the dye industry—and, at the secret instigation of the Church, blamed the origin of the plague on the blasphemy of the Holy See by the King of France.

So Louis decided early on that he wouldn't be too kind to Flanders, but he wouldn't allow them to flee at will- Only an empty shell was left for the king, so almost all the generals would be concentrated in this room, and the king looked over one by one, General Saumuberg had been appointed by him as the governor of Lorraine, controlling Lorraine and Alsace, and Vauban was a man who was better at defense than attacking, so if they attacked in many ways and quickly according to the king's plan, they would need at least three armies, the Prince of Condé, the Viscount of Tyrenne and the Duke of Orleans, they would be the king's three hounds, running from three directions, the left and right, and although he said that he was a royal conquest, Louis was not naïve enough to think that he was really as omnipotent as people toutedLouis is still a little self-aware of his military talent, so: "I will follow the Chinese army first," Louis said, "that is, the Viscount of Tyrrenne." ”

He also has his own considerations for doing this, the Duke of Orleans is the younger brother of the king, and his identity and qualifications are enough to deter the Flemish people, the Prince of Condé does not need to say much, among the three people, it is the Viscount of Tirrene's background is a little embarrassing, first of all, he is the second son, and his brother the Duke of Sedan, has been deprived of the territory, although in the first year of the king's reign, he was canonized as the generalissimo of France, but Louis formed the War Department and the Admiralty at the beginning, of which the Admiral Minister is Colbert, and the War Minister is the Marquis of Loufuis, these two, one is a merchant, and the other is known for his calm and conservative, obviouslyThe king does not need two people with whom he can speak, and both positions can be said to belong to the king. And in the army, the prestige of the Prince of Condé is unshakable, or rather, as long as he is there, the brilliance of the Viscount of Tyrrenne has become much dimmed, so the king is here in Tyrenne, it can be said that it adds glory to him, but also adds weight, which the Viscount of Tyrrenne knows, so when he heard the king say this, he immediately stood up and bowed slightly to the king to express his honor.

Prince Condé frowned slightly, although he still had some doubts about the division of the army, but because the king had already said the reason for doing so in advance- They want to wrap the Flemish territory and the people tightly together like a net, and no one is allowed to slip through the net, but he wants the king to stay in Paris, there are not a few kings who have died on the battlefield, and no one can imagine what kind of accident will happen, just like the previous Dunkirk, the war has ended, the city has been controlled, even so, the king is almost irreparably seriously injured, and in this battle, the king also made the Duke of Orleans one of the main generals.

This consideration made the Prince of Condé turn back after the meeting and ask to speak alone with the king for a while, and the king was not so surprised by his arrival, mainly because he guessed the intention of the prince of Condé, or rather, part of it.

In response to Prince Condé's concerns, the king simply laughed and said that his eldest son, Louis Jr., was six years old, the same age as when he ascended the throne, and that he had a mother and grandmother, and that his second child with the queen was also in the process of being conceived, and that he would not easily approach the front line - he knew very well that he was just a mascot, and that with the monks and wizards, he would let them go ahead and clean up the whole city to ensure that something happened in Dunkirk again.

But the king must be in Flanders, and it is very strange that the people at this time hate the king, and on the other hand they can't help but mythologize it, and have a natural reverence for the king, as the bishop said at the coronation, at the moment of becoming a king, a mortal is reborn and becomes another divine being, ruling the country and ruling the people like the Holy Spirit, so that neither Condé, nor Tyrenne nor Orleans can replace Louis, and only when the king takes the key to the city, and his feet are on the banner of the enemy, can it be said that the land has completely belonged to France。

"And the Duke of Orleans," asked the Prince of Condé softly, after a long silence, "have you considered it?"

He was also working with the Duchess of Orleans. The king told a not-so-funny joke, and Condé glared at him.

Louis suddenly put away his smile, "Mr. Prince," he said softly, "I know what you are worried about. ”

"I have betrayed you," said Prince Condé bluntly, "Your Majesty, I know what it feels like," he glanced at the king's chair, though it was not the throne: "When he was so close to that position, he was so close that he could touch ...... with a raised hand."

"He could even sit directly on it, while in Dunkirk," the king said unquestioningly, "I believe in him." ”

"People change. ”

"Then wait until he changes. ”

"Maybe then it's too late. "I do not ask you to put him to death or imprison," said Prince Condé, "but only that you should not have given him so much authority, so many troops, and no greater honour." When he has reached the top, what more can you reward him, Your Majesty?"

"Trust," Louis said, "trust forever." ”