The Lantern Festival lasts for ten days.

Charlie still remembers the splendor of the city, it was as if he was in paradise, a spectacle that could not be seen in Paris.

At the end of the Lantern Festival, the Chinese emperor began his office and the French envoys were summoned.

Charlie followed the Earl into the Imperial City, and his musket was also detained when he entered the palace.

They walked along the palace walls, through winding or wide stone paths. It was as if walking in a labyrinth, and for twenty minutes, there seemed to be no sign of reaching the end at all.

How vast is the palace of the Chinese emperor?

Charlie's full name is Charlie de Baz Castle Delmer. His father was a nobleman, his mother was also a nobleman, and his mother was titled Countess d'Artagnan.

This is the prototype of the male protagonist of "The Three Musketeers"!

The real Charlie, of course, can't be the jealous d'Artagnan. This cargo can soar, and it is Mazarin, the successor of Richelieu. After the disbandment of the Musket Corps, he directly became a retainer of Mazarin, and was immediately recommended to the Queen Mother as the captain of the guard.

It's a pity that he was a foreign nobleman and couldn't serve as the captain of the palace guard according to the rules, so he spent a lot of money to buy another official position.

In France at this time, most official positions could be inherited, gifted, and resold.

Charlie, who later served as captain of the musket, was also bought with money. When he wanted to be promoted, he sold his original official position and scraped together some money to buy a higher official position.

Ahead of Charles was the head of the French legation: Henri Louis de Bourbon, a minor nobleman with a sword next to the Bourbon family.

There are two kinds of French aristocrats today, one is the nobility in robes and the other is the nobility in sabre.

The robed aristocracy was born with the bourgeoisie, consisting of factory owners, farmers, wealthy peasants, and traditional aristocrats. They contract local taxes, lend money to the state, or spend money to buy officials, mainly as judges. Judges, too, can be inherited by hereditary succession or resold.

The sabre aristocracy is the traditional aristocracy.

Under Richelieu's reforms, there was only one official position in France that could not be hereditary or bought, and that was the Chancellor!

Henry's mind was about to turn dizzy, and he finally saw the three halls from afar.

The wide square and tall hall give people a strong sense of visual impact, and the majesty of imperial power makes Henry have the urge to kneel.

In Europe, there is also kneeling.

In France, in particular, etiquette is particularly strict and repetitive. For example, if a local nobleman is fortunate enough to attend a banquet at the Palace of Versailles, he is only qualified to sit on a canvas folding stool, and when he arrives at a dinner party of a local nobleman, he can sit on a wooden chair.

Henry and Charlie are not mixing well at this time, otherwise they would not have traveled thousands of miles to China.

It's too far away, and it's easy to die!

Every time a journey passes, the person responsible for guiding the envoys will be handed over and changed, and only the civil officials of the Ministry of Rites have not changed.

Eventually, the emperor's lady-in-waiting, led them to the temple.

"The French envoy, Henri Louis de Bourbon, greets His Majesty the Emperor of China and extends his most respectful greetings on behalf of the King of France." Henry pressed his arm to his chest and bowed to the Emperor of China.

Charlie, the captain of the guard, also bowed and saluted.

After getting the translation, Zhao Han smiled and nodded: "Give me a seat." ”

Zhao Han has read "The Three Musketeers", a world masterpiece, but he really doesn't know that the actor is right in front of him.

Henry began to speak: "Great Your Majesty, when we arrived in Malacca, we heard that China had defeated Spain. This is really good news, France and Spain are also enemies. China and France have a common enemy, and I feel that they can be firm allies. ”

Zhao Han said: "I prefer to use friends to define China and the Netherlands as friends, France and the Netherlands as friends, and friends of friends are friends. ”

"Your Majesty is really wise." Henry patted the horse.

After withdrawing for a long time, Henry finally explained his intentions: "Your Majesty, France hopes to trade with China and set up a French trading post in Guangzhou. Please grant Your Majesty a piece of land in Canton. ”

Zhao Han said: "France can set up trading posts, but they cannot get land grants. A seaside barren beach in Canton can be leased to France, and you can pay to hire local people to build a French trading post. ”

Henry asked, "Can the French merchant ship buy goods at will in Canton?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhao Han affirmed.

Henry stood up excitedly: "Gracious and generous Your Majesty, may the Lord bless you!" ”

The main French colonization directions were North America and Africa, but also on the Asian side, occupying an island near Mauritius. As far as it goes, it's beyond the reach of the whip.

Batavia was monopolized by the Netherlands and no country was allowed to enter.

France had been able to buy Chinese goods in Banten, but was ostracized by British and Arab merchants.

Two French warships had gone to Burma and Cambodia to show off their force and demand exclusive trade rights from those kings. As a result, the kings of Southeast Asia regarded them as mentally retarded, and not only did they not get the exclusive right to trade, but even ordered the expulsion of the French directly.

Under a series of commotions, French merchants who wanted to buy Chinese goods had to sail to Guangzhou by themselves.

Although France had good relations with the Netherlands, they were also subject to heavy taxes when they passed through Malacca to protect the interests of the East India Company.

Zhao Han reminded: "Remember, your trading post is only allowed to engage in trade activities. If it dares to be used for missionary purposes, China will immediately take it back and never again lease it to France! ”

Henry hurriedly said, "We will obey Your Majesty's decree." ”

Zhao Han also said: "After the trading post is set up, you can contact the officials in Guangzhou. The local government will introduce you to merchants, and when the time comes, your trading post will have a relatively stable supply of goods. ”

Henry was having a headache about this matter, and was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great Your Majesty, you are the most merciful monarch in the world!" ”

Although Henry had the same surname as the King of France, the Bourbon family flourished everywhere, and there were countless small nobles like him.

In order to centralize power, the French king adopted a similar approach to the Japanese shogunate, which was to force local lords to live in the capital. Those French nobles all lived near the Palace of Versailles, and they attended the Versailles banquet when they had nothing to do.

And Henry, who is not even qualified to be bound to the Palace of Versailles, is a little nobleman like him to go wherever he likes.

That is, relying on the Bourbon surname, and other nobles were unwilling to cross the sea, Henry got an errand to China. As long as the mission can be successfully completed, he will be used again in France, and perhaps become a marquis.

Zhao Han glanced at the clock, and after fifteen minutes of meeting, he ordered the meeting to be ended.

The emperor still has business to do, and according to the news sent back by Xizuo, Shanxi and Liaodong are transporting supplies on a large scale. Fools can guess that Li Zicheng and Dolgon must be in collusion, and a big war will break out in the next month or two.

On the Nanjing imperial court, they also began to frequently mobilize materials.

Leaving the Imperial City, Henry was still reminiscing about his meeting with the Emperor, and he said to Charles: "This Majesty, merciful and majestic, is truly the greatest being in the world. ”

At this time, Charles, although only a member of the musket team, was the successor of the Count of d'Artagnan, and climbed to the rank of minister Mazarin, who was stronger than Henry, the little count without a territory.

The two have been adrift at sea for more than a year, and they have long become close friends.

Charlie said: "The Chinese emperor is really rich, and the Chinese are also very rich. I heard that these palaces have also just been built, and there are similar palaces in the north. ”

"Yes, the Chinese are really rich." Henry sighed.

There are also poor people in the aristocracy, and a nobleman like Henry, who is a count of what kind, but who does not have his own fief, is equivalent to having no income at all, and has long been so poor that he has a fief in name - he has a fief in name, but there is a dispute and he cannot control it in his hands.

And the Chinese people, especially the people of Nanjing, Henry felt that many people were better off than him.

In comparison, the French people are miserable.

Richelieu was indeed the famous minister of France, assisting the king in achieving the dictatorship of the monarchy. But he was very cruel to the people, he didn't care about the life or death of the people, and the peasant uprisings came one after another, and before he died, he had already levied taxes on the people of the whole country for three years.

It seems that those foreign envoys like to go shopping when they arrive in Nanjing.

Henry and Charlie, after leaving the palace, went shopping again. The dazzling array of goods dazzled them, Nanjing City is too big, enough for them to go shopping for another half a month.

"Music box, a new thing from the palace! This was made by His Majesty and Liu Niangniang's craftsmen, and it was rumored that it was less than a month before the palace was released......"

In a watch shop, the guy stood at the door and was selling.

The guy had a beautiful box in his hand, and when he carried the clockwork, he made crisp and pleasant music.

Pedestrians stopped and stood there listening.

During the two French seasons, I also ran over to watch, thinking that it was a magic music box.

A passer-by asked, "Why is this box called a music box?" Can you talk about eight tunes? ”

Someone next to him smiled: "Dirt leather, wood, stone and gold." Silk and bamboo are eight sounds. You haven't even read the "Three Character Classic"? ”

The man blushed and everyone laughed.

Charlie whispered, "This magic box can be bought back and presented to the king." ”

Henry's eyes lit up: "Yes, the king must be happy!" ”

The two felt that this trip to China was the beginning of their change of fate. There are many novelties, which are not found in Europe, and can not only be presented to the king for appreciation, but also bought back and sold for a large amount of money.

Henry is a poor ghost, Charlie is rich, and his parents are both local nobles, and they will be able to inherit two fiefs in the future.

d'Artagnan, who is jealous and hateful, is especially good at camping in reality. He later groomed two of his cousins, one as a marshal of France and the other as a musketeer captain. Two sons, one was the captain of the Guards Infantry and the other was the captain of the Guards Cavalry. It is equivalent to encompassing the French royal guard and the army!

The two of them thought of an idea to curry favor with the king, so they searched the city for new things, and presumably the Chinese wind in France would blow even more violently.

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