It is not a difficult thing to add a bath, a "private place" or a dressing room, after all, the power of the king is still trapped in the Paris basin, and there are many people who tend to be inflammatory, but not many, or there are not many people who are qualified to have a room in the palace, and the problem is that it is not easy to correct people's ideas- Those who fantasize about going back to the seventeenth century and spending a night with the amorous ladies probably did not expect that these ladies would be unusually calm to go into the corner and squat down with ease, while eating, drinking, dancing, or chatting gracefully, once called by nature.

Of course, the habit of women not wearing trousers (inside and out) at this time also contributed to this custom, and the king could not reach into the skirts of the nobles for the time being—he meant that he could not interfere with what they wore under the sumptuous velvet and satin. As for the men, they were a little tougher, but they were sometimes able to do the task while standing, but it inevitably turned the corner of the palace into an alternative meeting place.

Some of the more introverted, or more honorable, would have chosen the king's private room, but before Louis intervened, they used to wipe their buttocks with a variety of things, some of them were ropes made of silk, some were made of fresh salmon slices, some were woollen balls, some were made of goose necks— Even Louis was amazed for a long time when he heard about this material, he couldn't even imagine what it was like, and some people suggested that the king use a more retro material, that is, sponges, which the Romans used in the public toilets to clean the unspeakables, of course, as with the rope before, this was all shared, one person used it, and the next person used it - this point was immediately rejected by Louis.

The more extravagant is to use silk handkerchiefs, which are thrown away when they are used up, but even for the empty treasury Louis could not do this, he temporarily used wool balls, and at the same time ordered his craftsmen to make soft paper as soon as possible, the twelfth century began to introduce the papermaking technology of the East to the West, and in the fourteenth century the papermaking technology has become very mature, the problem is that most of the time people are still using old clothes to make paper, sometimes also using flax and wheat stalks, not to mention the low efficiency, the quality of the paper is also worrying, but since Louis is already here, he directly ordered the flax and wheat straw to be pulped before starting the next step, so it only took a month or twoNew paper is made – as long as it is left to dry in the room, the paper is soft.

After solving one problem, it is the turn of another problem, which will be left to Philip, of course, the royal brother also has his own way, he tries to make a reincarnation as comfortable and elegant as possible, and even make it impossible to recognize its original purpose- His first work was dedicated to the king, an armchair carved with grapes and cherubs, upholstered in goose down and silk, hollowed out in the middle, with a bucket underneath, covered by a lid when not in use, and a round curtain around the chair, knowing that his brother valued his privacy.

The king knew what he was thinking, because he had a certain understanding of the church since he came here, and it is difficult to say whether the inspiration for this chair came from the special chair used before the Pope ascended the throne to test whether the body was "mutilated".

Louis pretended not to know anything, thanked his royal brother, and asked him to install the "chairs" in the palace as soon as possible, and gave some advice, such as putting some dry wood chips in the barrel so that the smell would not spill.

Philippe happily accepted the king's suggestion to complete his work, of course, this was only the first project, and then there were all sorts of things that were almost as dense as the stars, the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Montpensier, and even Queen Mary of England, Princess Henrietta took some of it, and even Marie Mancini was caught to help - not only to welcome an abdicated queen, but also to establish a positive image of the king in Paris- Although the king's coming-of-age ceremony was also held in Paris, at that time the king's mind was more on rebellion and the high court, although the ceremony was grand, but the guests were still limited to some nobles and officials, and could not really show the king's majesty.

Louis also made a point of instructing that the streets through which Madame Christina might pass, as well as the surrounding areas of the Louvre, should be renovated and decorated, which was a considerable expense, but necessary, because they were also seen by the provincial people who flocked to Paris, but fortunately Paris had gone through two riots, some streets had decayed, and many houses could not find their original owners, so that Fouquet had to worry a lot.

"Did you hear that?" said Philip, arranging his cuffs, as if he were just casually mentioning.

"What?"

"Fuquet is in the buying and selling window. ”

"Window to buy and sell?" the king looked up, the term unfamiliar to him.

"It's the window on the street that Madame Christina needs to pass through when she comes to meet you. Brother Wang explained: "There are many houses that have no owners or whose owners have fled to other provinces, and Fouquet has bought them out, ranging from 100 livres to 300 livres depending on where the windows are located. ”

"Really?" the king smiled, "Are there many people who buy windows?"

"Quite a lot," said Brother Wang, "it is said that the windows closest to the Durry Palace have been sold out." ”

"Do you know, then?" said the king, "that Fouquet has already reported this to me, and that the money from the sale of his window will be used entirely for the decoration of the streets, and I need not have to pay another riyad for it." ”

Philip visibly froze.

"One more thing," said the king, "I don't think you know, Philip, though he said so to me, but apart from the fact that the money from the windows of the sale was indeed spent on the decoration of the streets, he received many gifts, which he never mentioned. ”

Philip thought for only a few seconds, and then he immediately understood, and his face was full of anger, and he obviously remembered how Fouquet had skillfully filled his pockets, and he sold the windows in the name of the king, but there were only a few windows, and in order to get a good place to watch the ceremony, people had to pay him a bribe, but on the other hand, he did do as the king said, and took the cost of buying the windows directly to decorate the streets, and even if the king knew that he had taken bribes, he could not accuse him, because he had done a good job.

"But he betrayed your trust!" Philip said angrily that he was wearing one of his favorite clothes to-day, a coat of silver gray silk satin mixed with gold thread, adorned with delicate bows, and the cuffs and neckline were turned out of silver lace, more dazzling than any noble lady beside Louis, but he also wore a sharp sword, although the scabbard was inlaid with rubies and pearls, but the blade inside was just as sharp, at least the king had no doubt that when Philippe pulled it out and pierced it into Fouquet's chest, it would never break or bend。

The king had to put down his work and appease Philip for a while, after all, he was short of manpower now, and he couldn't let Philip go— Of course, he will not let Fouquet go, or rather, not in the future, he doesn't care how much illegal gains Fouquet has received, as long as Fouquet fails to leave Paris, then this money is just a gray money that Louis temporarily keeps with him, and if you want to be serious, Fouquet is just a small witch, and the night grass that Bishop Mazaran fished from everywhere as a great witch is even more amazing, and the accusations made by Prince Condé and Prince Gaston against him are not unfounded, but in the same way, the king still needs this elder- In the intervening years, while authoritarianism was pleasant, Louis was not allowed to do so in this chaotic country.

Philip was finally quieted (the king had to pay the price of three meals and one sharing the bedchamber), and the king had no desire to continue working, and he went to the bookshelf, and was about to find a book he liked to read, when Bontang came to ask him if he would like to be seen by a man. . .

"He only said his name. Bontang said, "Theoderick, Your Majesty, do you want to see him?"