Early in the morning, on the big bed.

Pan Wei was woken up by a burst of movement, and opened her eyes in a daze to see that the Yanma was getting dressed.

"Honey, it's time for me to go back to my room." The Marquise Elisabeth Tepin, as she got dressed, smiled at Pan Wei.

Pan Wei was about to sit up, but suddenly felt a pain in his waist, so he simply lay down again.

The European aristocracy had a very ambivalent attitude towards marriage.

They attached great importance to virginity, because the eldest son had to inherit the family business, so he had to be his own. But after the birth of the eldest son, the couple fulfilled their family obligations, and they could basically play their own games in the future.

Of course, there are cases of jealousy, and there are quite a few, killing the adulterer in a duel, or being killed by the adulterer, this kind of thing is more than once or twice.

But judging from literary works, it always praises extramarital affairs, thinking that it is beautiful love. A jealous husband, a man who loses his mind due to jealousy, is a villain who is ridiculed in literature.

Pan Wei lived in the guest room of the Marquis's house as a distinguished guest.

Face still has to be done, after all, the marquis is also at home. The Marquise came in the evening, and in the morning she went back to her room, and it was as if nothing had happened.

Only when the ladies gathered, the marquise would show off and talk to her girlfriends about the performance of Chinese men in bed. It's like a group of scumbags gathering hundreds of years later and boasting about which girl they soaked.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in."

After sleeping for a long time, Pan Wei was woken up by a knock on the door.

The maid pushed the door open and said, "Sir, the lord and the lady invite you to dine." ”

"Got it."

Pan Wei got up and got dressed, and the maid hurriedly served. It's a pity that I am not familiar with Chinese clothes, and the maid's service has become a mess.

"I'll do it myself."

Now it is a private identity, and Pan Wei is not wearing an official uniform. He was dressed in a gorgeous silk robe, with a belt tightly tied, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and a small crown in a bun, which was fastened with a golden hairpin.

This product comes from a big family, and if you clean it up a little, it will be a beautiful son, and the marquise will be confused.

Arriving in the drawing-room, the Marquis de Le Telliers, the Marquise Elisabeth, and the Marquis's fourteen-year-old son, Lois, were already sitting neatly at the table.

Le Thélières, France's first Minister of War.

His son, Louis, would become France's second Minister of War.

The father and son were the founders of the French professional army and the foundation of Louis XIV's success as the Sun King.

Prior to this, the French army had only companies, and the local lords refused to integrate into regiments, and the royal family had no control over the army at all. The greatest achievement of the iron-fisted Prime Minister Richelieu was the establishment of the Minister of War, the forcible integration of the army, and the professionalization of the French Army.

The Prince of Condé launched a rebellion, and the local nobles responded one after another, which was actually the general outbreak of long-term contradictions. One of the most important reasons for this is the ongoing reform of the army, which the royal family is constantly tightening its control.

Pan Wei was ordered to sleep on the Yanmar, and he didn't sleep indiscriminately, but chose a specific target.

Seeing Pan Wei come to the dining room, Le Talier nodded and smiled, not minding his wife's cheating at all, but Pan Wei was a little weak as an adulterer.

"You may be seated." Elizabeth laughed.

Pan Wei returned the salute: "Thank you for your hospitality." ”

Pan Wei, a top student from Jinling University, began to learn Latin before she went to sea, and she didn't miss her homework all the way, and now she can easily converse in Latin.

The family recited the words over breakfast and thanked the Lord for the gift of food.

Pan Wei followed the customs of the country and read along in Chinese, seemingly very religious, but in fact saying: "I really want to go back to Nanjing, foreign things are so unpalatable." It's not bad to eat a little bit and try it, but it's really boring to eat it every day. ”

Everyone finished breakfast quietly, and the table manners were quite exquisite.

Filling his stomach, Le Talier suddenly got up, pointed to the gold medal on his waist, twisted his body back and forth, and said, "Pan, is my brand good-looking?" ”

Pan Wei couldn't laugh or cry.

Due to the Chinese envoys, most of them wore jade pendants and looked very fashionable. So the French aristocracy also followed, but they felt that jade was boring, and only gold could reflect their status.

The piece hanging from Letellier's waist was made by a craftsman. The whole body is made of gold, and it is also inlaid with various colored gemstones, and the pattern is actually a pine crane, Pan Wei feels awkward no matter how he looks at it.

"Very extravagant, excellent work of art." Pan Wei smiled and praised.

"This is made by the best jewellers in Paris, and the master jeweler first makes the gold medal for the Queen Mother, and the second one is for me." Even the king and the prime minister have to come after me. ”

Prime Minister Mazarin is just a lackey of the Queen Mother.

And the Minister of War Letalier is the real real power, and he doesn't even have to look at the face of the prime minister!

Richelieu's military reform has gone a little out of shape. The original intention was to give civilian control of the military through logistics and finance, but now it has led to the military power of the Minister of War.

Therefore, after Louis XIV came to power, the relationship with Le Telier was very stiff.

The story of the Man in the Iron Mask in the Bastille has spawned many literary and film works, and it is even rumored that the Man in the Iron Mask is the twin brother of Louis XIV. This rumor, which was spread by Le Talières, was obviously to give Louis XIV a little color.

Louis XIV had no choice but to put his son in charge when he continued to reform the army.

Showing off the gold medal on his waist, Le Talier felt that the small crown was very handsome. He also wanted to comb this kind of Chinese-style hair bun and tie it with a small crown, but unfortunately the shabby amount of hair on the top of his head did not support such a difficult operation.

After a small talk, we finally got down to business.

As the French Minister of War, Le Tellier wanted to understand China's military system, and Pan Wei also wanted to know about the French army.

The two hit it off, and the fourteen-year-old Lois listened attentively.

Louis, the young master of the Marquis's family, already worked in the French War Department, and he became an adult at the age of fourteen here in Europe.

The standard set by the Church is fourteen for men and twelve for women. Marriage is prohibited in principle for a woman under the age of 15, with the exception of the age of 12, with the consent of the parents.

When it comes to marriage, the Roman Church is actually quite advanced.

Engagement is allowed at the age of seven, and repentance is allowed if the underage is underage.

Slaves and freedmen, Christians and pagans, Christians and heretics were all considered valid by the Church—and the result was miserable, and the husband and wife would be involved with each other. To put it bluntly, I respect your freedom to marry, but you have to pay the price for a free marriage.

In addition, the Church also prohibits marriage within four generations of blood relatives.

It was clear that this rule was useless, the nobles did not bother to pay attention to it, and the commoners did not even know about it.

"In the Chinese army, the supreme command is vested in the emperor. Under the emperor there was a cabinet, which was responsible for the functioning of the government. Under the cabinet, there is the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office. The Ministry of War is responsible for logistics and the appointment and dismissal of senior generals, and is responsible for formulating a general military strategy. The Governor's Office is responsible for recruiting and training soldiers, formulating specific combat plans, transferring troops, and appointing and dismissing middle and low-ranking officers...... "Pan Wei told the situation without reservation, and the French side couldn't learn it anyway.

The more Le Tellier listened, the more frightened he became, because the Chinese emperor was so powerful that he had absolute control over the army.

After Pan Wei finished speaking, he began to ask about the French military system.

Le Talier said with pride: "Before I became Minister of War, there were no real professional soldiers in France. I merged infantry companies from different regions into an infantry regiment under unified command. For each regiment, a regimental commander is appointed. The regimental commanders, then obey the orders of the infantry commander. This way, there was also before, but it was not systematic, because the logistics of the army were in the hands of the nobility......"

"In previous exchanges, you didn't seem to look down on the French system of buying officials. But that's the essence of reform! ”

"Wealthy commoners and middle-class aristocrats rose to power by buying officials. Then let the civilian officials control all departments of the government, bypassing the power control of the great aristocracy. After the civilian class came to power, the high-ranking officials in charge of the military would be sent to the army to supervise the army in wartime. Below the level of supervising the army, there are many civilian commissioners who are responsible for the payment of military salaries, logistics and storage, and other affairs......"

"Why did Prince Condé rebel? Because the nobles were about to lose control of the army. ”

"If I can defeat Prince Condé once, I can defeat him ten times. Give him a hundred chances, and his rebellion is doomed. Because I have set up a warehouse system (military warehouse) and set up a standardized military purchase contract, I will always be able to guarantee the logistics of the army. My reformed professional soldiers, their military honors, have surpassed their origins. More brave lads, perhaps from the commoners, perhaps from the minor nobles, who were glorious and willing to fight for the king, were under the command of one person. ”

"And how can those aristocratic rebels, with chaotic command, poor logistics, and soldiers lacking a sense of honor, be victorious? Even if you can win once or twice, the long-term battle will collapse. ”

Pan Wei was almost stupid to hear, it turned out that buying and selling officials could be so high-sounding, and he really helped the king to gather power.

The French system of buying officials is very similar to the imperial examination system in terms of effect.

The imperial examination system broke the rule of the gate lords in China. The system of buying officials also broke the rule of the French aristocracy.

A large number of new bourgeoisie and petty aristocrats crossed the traditional class restrictions by buying officials. And through these people, the king was freed from the constraints of the great nobles.

The more official positions sold, the more abundant the treasury became, and the more successful the disenfranchisement of the great nobility became.

However, there were serious consequences, as a new class of officials led to the rise of the bourgeoisie to power. In the beginning, it was only a middle and low-level position, but gradually high-ranking officials appeared, and when it reached a certain level, a bourgeois revolution broke out.

The king of France, indeed, took power from the traditional aristocracy, but handed over power to the new bourgeoisie.

If it continues to develop, the king of France will be able to survive for two or three generations, and a hundred years later it will be the world of the bourgeoisie.

Pan Wei didn't think so deeply, but he subconsciously felt that there was a problem.

Official positions are all bought, isn't it who has money and who is awesome?

Rich people are flooded with courts, and everything they do depends on their interests. Can the people endure it? After the rich man takes control of the court, will he feel that the king is too much of a hindrance?

It is true that Pan Wei was born in a large family, and it is true that he wants to destroy Zhao Han's land system. But he also has the bottom line of traditional scholars, the imperial power must be maintained, and the benevolent government must also be implemented, even if it is only a verbal benevolent government, it must be performed in a righteous and strict manner. The princes of the court must be gentlemen, and they must not be businessmen who are covered with copper smell.

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