Chapter 469: The Sky of History 11
Charles? When Qin Yu heard this, a bad premonition suddenly came to his heart.
Unwillingly, he asked, "Which dynasty is yours?" ”
There were several Charles II in Western history, one in the Plantagenet dynasty and one in the Stuart dynasty.
Even Germany has a Charles II.
"Plantagenet Dynasty." Catherine replied.
"Plantagenet Dynasty?" Qin Yu was shocked again, Charles II of the Plantagenet Dynasty of Britain, reigned from 1366 to 1701, which happened to be the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty.
"What, what's wrong?" Seeing Qin Yu shocked, Catherine asked strangely.
"No, no." Qin Yukou is duplicitous.
The history of the Plantagenet dynasty in England began to be contemplated, Charles II was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty, and the United Kingdom of England and Wales had not yet been formed in Scotland.
They were at war with France at this time, and the battle lasted for more than a hundred years, making it the longest major war in the history of the world.
That is, they are still fighting.
The main weapons of the two countries are still longbows, spears, and knights are the main forces on the battlefield.
In order to collect war expenses, Charles II imposed a poll tax, which led to frequent revolts in the country.
At the same time, the Black Death swept through Europe, killing half of the populations of both countries.
When the people of the two countries were living in dire straits, the Ming Dynasty just rose. Compared with the situation in her country, the Ming Dynasty at this time is indeed the same as heaven.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were no serfs.
No wonder as soon as the fleet of the Ming Dynasty arrived, many Britons rushed to leave that ghost place.
Someone even climbed on the mast of the Daming fleet and hid.
"This group of Ming merchants now only wants to open up overseas markets, so they are not afraid to bring the Black Death over? Of course, with their knowledge, they did not realize that while expanding overseas, they would also bring back fatal diseases. ”
Thinking of this, Qin Yu couldn't help but worry in his heart.
However, I suddenly remembered that the time of the Black Death epidemic was 1348-1350, and now it is about 1371, which means that the Black Death has passed for twenty years, and the time is just missing.
You shouldn't have to worry too much.
"What are you thinking, sir?" Seeing Qin Yu pondering, Catherine asked curiously.
"The Black Death that broke out in your Britain is now completely gone, right?" Qin Yu asked.
"That was more than 20 years ago, and it's almost extinct now." Catherine was surprised, "You, a Chinese person, actually know that there was a terrible outbreak of the Black Death in our place?" ”
"I know more than you think." When Qin Yu heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "The Black Death, it's good if it's extinct." ”
If the Black Death hadn't been extinct, and she was Scottish...... Isn't it dangerous to yourself? Therefore, modern people travel to ancient times, and sometimes they don't know how they died.
"Mr. Qin, now that you are in the Ming Dynasty, there are already many fleets that have arrived in Britain." "However, we are at war with France, mainly in the English Channel. ”
"Therefore, the Daming fleet was attacked by the warships of both sides at sea."
"However, the firepower of your Daming fleet is terrible, and you will soon beat the attacking ships and flee."
"With outsiders intervening, the two countries had to temporarily cease fighting."
"But as soon as the Daming fleet left, the two sides began to fight again."
"I can come to Daming with the Daming fleet, it can be said that there are dangers along the way."
"Halfway through, you can't stop your hundred-year Anglo-French war." Qin Yu said, "You Britain and France have fallen into a state of war frenzy at this time. ”
"Sir, you said that we and France will fight for a total of a hundred years?" Catherine was shocked when she heard this, now Britain and France have only been fighting for more than forty years, if what Qin Yu said is true,
Then Britain will have to fight France for 60 years.
"yes, a total of one hundred and sixteen years." Qin Yu said.
"How do you know? You don't even know exactly what you've been fighting for 116 years? Can you predict the future? Are you a prophet? Catherine couldn't help but send a series of questions to Qin Yu.
"Don't ask me how I know, just believe what I say." Qin Yu said.
"It seems that you really are a prophet." Catherine exclaimed, "It was a privilege to spend the night with the Prophet. I was giving my body to God! ”
"Mr. Prophet, please tell me what will be the final outcome of the current king of Britain, 'Charles II', since Britain and France still have to fight for decades, and there are many internal serf revolts......
"Just as you feared." Qin Yu said, "Charles II died in the end. ”
"The Plantagenet dynasty disappeared from the stage of English history and was succeeded by the Lancastrian dynasty, whose king was Henry IV."
"It turned out to be Henry's guy who took the throne!?" When Catherine heard this, her expression immediately froze, "I have actually seen for a long time that the Henry family has the intention of rebellion. ”
"You care so much about Charles II, and you are so familiar with the Henry family, you shouldn't be an ordinary folk girl, right?" Qin Yu asked.
She is not an ordinary folk girl, and this matter is actually not difficult to guess. At this time, Britain was still practicing feudal serfdom. It is impossible for the daughter of a serf to get on the warship of the Ming fleet.
They couldn't even get out.
In other words, she must be a nobleman.
"Since you are a prophet, then I can only tell the truth." Catherine said, "My full name is Catherine, Charles, and I am the daughter of King Charles II. ”
"I didn't expect you to be a princess, disrespectful." Qin Yu said, suddenly, his heart couldn't help but feel proud, he actually spent a good night with the princess of the Plantagenet Dynasty just now?
"I was originally in the knights' army, but our team was broken up by the French army in a battle."
"I fled to the people, was discovered by the Ming fleet, and brought to the Ming Dynasty."
"And then sold to this chamber of commerce."
"I've been hiding my identity all the time."
"But you told me everything." Qin Yu said.
"Because you are a prophet, I know that I cannot hide anything from you." Catherine said.
"Uh-huh." Qin Yu nodded, "Can you tell me, because of the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, how much influence does it have in your Britain, or the influence of Chinese culture?" ”
"The porcelain brought by the Daming fleet was extremely exquisite, and the silk was also beautiful and soft. So now porcelain and silk have become the things that the British aristocracy is vying for. Catherine said,
"Because we are at war, we need a lot of money, and yet there are many nobles who spend a lot of money on your porcelain......"