The Duke of Lorraine's behavior is not despicable, but random fickleness has always been his strength, he thinks so, although he also thinks that this matter may not be so smooth, but the king and the judges of the High Court pretended to discuss it for a few days, and gave him a very satisfactory answer, the king bought the right to use Lorraine with a million livres, and the Duke of Lorraine will have the ownership after a hundred years, but the million livres will be divided into three years, as interest, the Duke of Lorraine can get 350,000 livres a year, and this number can almost satisfy the Duke of Lorraine's appetite。

There is also the King's Palace, the former Richelieu Mansion, the King gave the Duke of Lorraine the right to live like a monarch here for ten years, and enjoy all the conveniences and fashions of Paris, when he first came to meet the King, according to tradition, he wore a dark coat, a heavy jeweled belt, his hair was tied up after being greased, and the smell of perfume on his body was so strong that it could kill.

By the time he came to the king for the third or fourth time, his hair was stretched and curled over his shoulders like seaweed, his coat was of bright lake-green silk, his shirt was snow-white, the cuffs and lapels were inlaid with fine lace, and his hat was adorned with long ostrich feathers, which almost hung down to his back, and his skin was no longer so rough because of his daily bathing, and even a little translucent and shiny after being powdered.

He also spent a lot of money to hire a chef who was said to have been a royal physician, to pay homage to the king's barber Champagne, so that he could have the right to be ahead of the noble ladies, and he was also very fond of purple jasmine powder and rose rouge, which were said to not hurt the skin but made people whiter, and the first time the king saw men using rouge was on the Duke of Lorraine, according to him, it was to cover up the scars caused by the disease, which may be true, but for some reason, this dress became a kind of court custom, perhaps because men found that the use of rouge did not prevent them from showing their prowess YesYes, they thought it was like drinking spirits, or having played an intense sport, like hunting or duel, and looked healthy and strong.

Fortunately, the degree of this dress is not very deep, at least not deep enough to exceed the ladies, Louis from his seat overlooking the nobles dancing, he saw that there were two lines that were originally distinct Before Louis officially came to power, the French men were dressed similarly to the Spaniards, that is, mainly dark coats, but now there were very conspicuous bright colors, especially Prince Philip, he did not like anything that made him feel heavy, the throne was like this, the color of the dress was the same, looking at his brother who was elegant and light in the minuet, the king was thinking of Varro Vesalius.

Louis vaguely remembered that the appearance of artificial dyes was in the early nineteenth century, and the main raw material aniline came from coal tar, but in this magical world, a wizard refined something similar to aniline two hundred years in advance, and his original intention was to use it to help the king identify soil and ore, yes, this is what Louis needs now, you know, what is suitable for planting in the soil of a place, no one knows, just like although he has been trying his best to promote potatoes and sweet potatoes, but the yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes in some places is not satisfactory, but if there is this reagent, then the next work becomes simplerJust look for the soil that is particularly friendly to some crops, take the soil input reagent, write down the color, and compare the soil in the new field to it.

And it also has an important role no less than reagents, that is, industrial dyes, although after a few hundred years, industrial dyes have changed from being loved by people to being disliked, plant and animal dyes are highly respected, but when it comes to convenience, cheap and stable, no one can compare with artificial dyes, the products of industry are like this, it is the enemy of nature, but in a short period of time, it is the savior of mankind, without industry, human beings will never develop so rapidly in just a few hundred years.

And here, the existence of magic provides another possibility, which is ridiculous to say, but idealistic magic can greatly promote the development of materialist science, because along the results backwards, the steps of research can be quickened or even jumped The king thought of this, and could not help but smile slightly, no, it is too early to say this, the scholars of the Academy of Sciences are now less than the number of hands and feet, and there are only two exploratory meetings a week, and if the expectation of developing industry is forcibly placed on them, it is undoubtedly encouraging the seedlings to be promoted.

However, in the next few years, even if the wizards do not have enough dyes to supply the entire market, at least in the court, those diverse and brilliant colors will definitely become the protagonists.

"What a wonderful sight it would be. The king said to himself, and then the queen beside him cast a puzzled glance, and then she smiled, "Yes, Your Majesty, there are some lovely and beautiful young men here. ”

Louis looked at the people in the center of the hall, dancing to the music, there were indeed a few beautiful ladies smiling at him shyly and excitedly, although this was a bit rude to his companions, but as soon as he saw their faces, the king knew that they were the lady-in-waiting who had recently appeared beside the queen, and it was important to mention that the French tradition also made the king feel helpless, from England to France, from François I and Henry VIII, it seemed that all royal ladies had to be queen's maids for a while, I really don't know what those people thought, they had to arrange two enemies together。

The queen was not necessarily so generous, she came to find allies among the French, and it was a means to recommend their daughters, nieces, and nieces to the king, and she did not want to see the king have a fixed lover by his side, and she had the same thoughts as the ministers, who preferred the king's affection to be all focused on a woman. "Next is the Irish dance," asked the queen softly, leaning sideways, "doesn't your majesty want to dance with a little bird you love?"

"I'd rather dance with you. But it was only a compliment, said the king, for it was customary or tradition that it was quite unseemly for the king and queen to continue dancing together after leading the dance, and the rest of the king's time should be occupied by his royal ladies, or by the eager ladies.

But when the king said this, the queen had a trace of sour unwillingness, she was mediocre in appearance, and she was a foreigner, and when she was welcomed to France, some of Louis's ministers laughed at her for being afraid that not only could not win the king's affection, but also could not have her own lover, they thought she could not understand, but since Teresa got Louis's letter, of course she would study French well, but she didn't say anything, what could she do, look at the current queen mother, even if she has two sons, one is the king and the other is the Duke of Orleans, her rights are still limited to the Louvre, and she can't even touch such a major event as the king's marriage。

What she is most fortunate in this marriage is to have Louis as a husband, he does not love her, but respects her, whenever and where, and in love, he is not so enthusiastic, or rather, the current king is only chasing royal power, which makes her not too painful.

But she must say this to-day, because not long ago an envoy from Charles II came to Paris and made a request to the king, that is, to try to conclude the marriage between Princess Henrietta of England and Philip, Duke of Orleans of France, and to continue the "friendship" between England and France It is rare that even if it were shown to Theresa, a large part of it came from Charles II, and it was rare that the British Parliament did not raise objections, perhaps because England was now in an endless war with the Netherlands, and was clearly at a disadvantage to find allies.

The marriage was likely to succeed, because the king needed warships, Navy officers and soldiers, as well as shipbuilding and ship repair workers, but it is conceivable that these Britain cannot be handed over easily, it seems that two young people who were born to be born, their marriage is actually a transaction between two countries, the negotiations may last for a while, it should not be too long, but now there are people worried about the people around the king Although Madame Lavalier nominally belongs to France, her husband is just an identity symbol, and there is no affection for her, she is an Englishman, and she has been Princess Henrietta's maid for several years, no one knows, after Princess Henrietta marries, will the royal lady reconnect with the princess, the two Englishmen are by the side of the king and the royal brother, which is really unpleasant.

It's just that there's only that Theresa can do, she has a child with Louis, and the first thing she understands during this time of getting along is that although this majesty is gentle and humble, there is only one thing, people are never allowed to encroach on it, that is, he will only act according to his own decisions, especially matters related to himself, not the country and the people, and anyone who wants to dominate or persuade will not escape the wrath of the king.

Louis also saw the disappointed gazes cast by the lovely little ladies, he did not care, he did not even want his brother to be deceived or persecuted in the slightest bit in his personal feelings, and he himself would not be weak enough to succumb to meaningless traditions, more correctly, the traditions he approved of were traditions, and as for the rest, either he thought he could make use of them, or he did not think he needed to care, or he simply disdained them.

While the dance music was stopped, the king was seen getting up from his seat and leaving the hall.

While the courtiers were still bowing to the king's back, the king's envoy and Varro Vesalius had arrived in Lorraine.

"There's coal here. Vesalius said.

The king's envoy, d'Artagnan's cousin, Monsieur Pierre, was not as fickle as his cousin d'Artagnan, but he was a disadvantage in other places, but in his fellowship with a wizard, "there was a lot of coal in the world," he said, "and the quarrymen here in Lorraine sometimes dig coal." It was only in this day that only those who were so poor that they could not afford to buy firewood would use coal to heat their meals, and those who had a little wealth would still pile enough firewood around the fireplace, and this situation continued even hundreds of years later, although wood was only a visual illusion at that time.

"His Majesty told me that he needed a lot of coal. Vesalia said with a little excitement, "There's a lot of coal here, more than you can imagine." ”

"Well, if that's what His Majesty expects. Pierre said.

"And iron. Vesalius showed Pierre the black solution, and Pierre boldly took the potions bottle, but in this respect he still had some similarities with the Count of d'Artagnan.

"What else did you find?"

"The soil here is very similar to that of the New World. "We're going to have to calculate the climate, maybe it's going to be a good place to grow potatoes," Vesali said. ”

It turns out that it is not potatoes that are suitable for growing in Lorraine, but cotton.

Cotton this crop, into the Europa people's field of vision for a short time, but compared to only a few people can enjoy the silk and wool, cotton undoubtedly replaced flax to become the most popular fabric for the middle and lower class people, but cotton this crop, in Europa or Britain is difficult to produce, so far, cotton fabrics are mainly imported from India, the British have been arguing for a long time, and continue to raise the import tax on Indian imported fabrics (cotton, linen and silk), but because of the high quality and low price, this dumping trend still shows an irrepressible momentum。

This was an accident for Louis, but cotton is also an easy asset to make a profit as long as it is done properly, and cotton can be blended with wool and silk to weave different fabrics, which is not comparable to simple silk or cotton, woolen tweed, and the king and the loom included in the plan......

In addition to these, coal and steel will affect the future steam engine project, and with coal, glass and porcelain manufacturing can also be put on the agenda...... These outputs require a lot of fuel, and the king thought that he could only say sorry to the forests of Lorraine, but with coal, these trees would be able to escape the poisonous hands of humans, after all, the forests belonged to the lord at this time, and then to the king.

Also, regarding the use of coal, the king needs to put it on his agenda and the people to see if he can replace firewood and the potion of the wizard Vesalius, which is indeed extracted from jet, but this potion, if the king is not mistaken, can also be refined from ordinary coal.

Then add dyes.

The people of Lorraine were about to begin their hectic and miserable lives, the king thought.

The Ming Japanese chapter added more than 1,000 words.