I Am Louis XIV

The king easily threw a figure on Prince Conti's face, "Also, it's not 350,000, but 900,000, sir." But he didn't intend to embarrass Prince Conti too much, "What you said Three hundred and fifty thousand, probably referring to the three places of Nîmes, Montauban and La Rochelle." These three places are exactly the places where Henry IV specially granted the Huguenots to hold ordinances in the Edict of Nantes City.

"You know everything, Your Majesty." Prince Conti quickly echoed.

"But in 1598, there were still a million Huguenots," Louis said, "so how could the number of Huguenots not increase but decrease in just a few decades? "

"Of course it is because the condemned lamb found his way back," said Prince Conti.

"I don't seem to know that," Louis said. "They didn't go astray, but they left France, sir. If they are just fools like Lorraine and Alsace, there is no shortage in France, and neither will I." Too stingy, but the problem is that these Huguenots are not poor farmers, but craftsmen, businessmen and scholars. They took not only their faith, but also their wealth, knowledge and connections. To the Holy Roman Empire, to Switzerland, to Brandenburg, to Holland, to wherever Protestantism dominates, to enrich the bases of the enemies of France, to revitalize their economies, to broaden their horizons, It made France weak."

"Your grandfather issued the Edict of Nantes for this very reason." Mrs. Conti interrupted suddenly. Prince Conti looked at her in surprise and was a little angry.

"How can a place that requires special permission to maintain its faith compare to a place that honors its own faith?" Louis raised his hand, preventing Prince Conti from pleading guilty: "My grandfather, the great Henry IV, he was also a Huguenot. I must say that although he converted, he still maintained 120,000 guilt for his original belief. The Edict of Nantes came about because of this, it was just his actions It was not able to get the gratitude of the Huguenots. On the contrary, they thought it was a kind of betrayal. It can be said that my grandfather and father died because of this, and I was accidentally killed several times because of them. .”

"That's really a group of ungrateful people." Prince Conti shouted angrily, and Louis couldn't help but smile. To be honest, the Bourbon family was originally Huguenots, but later the Valois dynasty became extinct. Henry IV of the King of Valla became the King of France, but for this he had to convert to Catholicism, and thus buried his own life-but to be specific, even if it is not Louis here, but anyone who is wise No king will shake his throne because of his belief-to put it bluntly, the French king Francois I, the big-nosed king, once allowed Lutherans to be near the palace when Luther initiated the religious reform. As for the speech, since when did France become a country that takes the Catholic faith as its orthodox country? Of course, it was because Pope Leo X and King François I signed the "Bologna Agreement", which gave the French king the right to appoint bishops and taxation rights of the Church of Rome. Of course, the French king would not want it. Get involved in the murky waters of the Reformation.

Because the Protestant Reformation was originally born by the princes in order to seize the church's personnel appointment rights and financial certification rights into their own hands. There was no profit motive, and the kings would not even move their little fingers. But in contrast, the French princes, The merchants and guild masters are strongly in favor of the Reformation, but in that way, they are taking food from the French king and cardinal. It is no wonder that Bishop Richelieu hates the Huguenots, even if Nantes Before the decree, he still presided over several consecutive wars against the Huguenots. For example, during the siege of La Rochelle, the bishop even came to the battlefield in person.

His successor, Bishop Mazarin, not only inherited the property of Bishop Richelieu. For the Huguenots, he was also a black bishop in red. He has no interest in the struggle between the two, or more correctly, he hates these people's attempts to split France and create a "national China" behavior and ideology more than just assassinating him. This is absolutely not allowed by the young king ——For this reason, he not only had to strictly supervise these Protestants, but also prevented them from exodus, because those Huguenots who fled out did not live their lives in peace and contentment after escaping. Property, recruiting murderers, spreading rumors, sneaking back to France again and again, setting off waves of rebellion.

"I'm not going to completely deny the Edict of Nantes," Louis said, "but I'm not going to sit back and watch them continue to grow unscrupulously." Especially, when he was abroad, France must be as stable as a rock .

"Then you are preparing to..."

"The Great Migration." Louis said blankly, if there is a fruit-laden grape growing in front of your window, and you want that sweet fruit, but you don't want it to cover your eyes and block the warm sunshine, then What should you do? Of course, it is transplanted to other places, but it is not easy to do this. There are many smart people among the Huguenots. They can see the king's plan at a glance, and people at this time also Not very willing to leave their homes.

"Philip, the Duke of Orleans, will come forward to invite them. In addition to La Rochelle, Nîmes and Montauban, I will specifically grant Orleans as a quasi-belief place for the Huguenots."

"The Church of Rome will be furious!" said Prince Conti.

"How does a mere Orleans compare with England, Ireland and Scotland?" Louis said: "When they still need my mediation, they won't care too much about this." The cardinals of the Roman Church would not believe him, Instead, he believed in interests. How could he show mercy to the Huguenots when the power of appointment and taxation was still in the hands of the king.

The wife of Prince Conti on the side showed a thoughtful look. Speaking of which, the Duke of Orléans is a very good candidate. First of all, although his right of succession has stepped back one place after the birth of Prince Louis, he is still the closest to the throne. As long as he has evil intentions, he will never be ignored, and everyone knows that the Duke of Orleans is deeply favored by the king. If he asks the king to make Orleans a city of freedom of belief, the king may agree. Then, In order to win the duke's conversion, the leader of the Huguenots had to show sincerity.

But His Majesty is really bold. After all, Orleans is much closer to Paris than Nimes or La Rochelle. If the main force of the Huguenots is gathered in Orleans, there is no doubt that it will be a threat to Paris, but Similarly, Paris will also pose a threat to them... "I don't have the idea of ​​​​putting all the Huguenots to death," Louis said: "In addition to the chief evil, they are also my people, as long as they are willing to be loyal to me. Loyal to France, I am willing to accept them."

After hearing this, Prince Conti breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the king didn't want to drive these Huguenots to Orleans with troops and muskets, but put a sweet bait to buy them off, he would It is not difficult to do the job, and he now finally knows why the king asked him to do this job. The original military leader of the Huguenots was Louis I. de Bourbon, Prince Condé, Henry IV's Uncle, he was killed in the War of Jagna in 1569, that very war between Catholics and Huguenots.

Although the Huguenots have always regarded Henry IV and his descendants as rebellious, they have never forgotten the entire Bourbon family, five brothers, King Navarre, Cardinal, Duke of Enghien, Vendou The Duke, the Count of Avazon, and the Prince of Condé were all Huguenots—for them, the Prince of Condé and the Prince of Conti would be the most suitable candidates for the king of France if they converted to the Huguenots , But before that, being able to persuade the Duke of Orleans to convert to Protestantism was undoubtedly a poisonous dagger in Louis' heart.

"What do you need?" Prince Conti asked.

"Artisans, merchants, and teachers," said Louis.

"Merchants and artisans are fine," Prince Conti asked, "but those teachers, what they preach are...unbelievably stupid."

"They will bring about change," said Louis, who tried basic education in Versailles, but it was difficult. In an era when scholars were almost equivalent to priests, they were reluctant to condescend to teach the sons of farmers and artisans. I wish, but the original meaning of the Huguenots is "the followers of the Geneva Reformation." It can be said that they took the lead in attacking the Roman Church on education. French replaces Latin, faces lower-class children, and exempts tuition fees. The bad thing is that they, like church schools, focus on religious education, use the Bible as a textbook for liberal arts, and use mathematics as an auxiliary, and there are very few natural sciences. Moreover, the quality of the teaching staff is not high, and cramming teaching and corporal punishment are prevalent, and the quality of teaching is unflattering.

But these were corrected in the later period. The Huguenot priests continued to absorb foreign knowledge and experience. While expanding their horizons and influence, they also continued to train more teachers and opened more School.

Even with the support of the king, Paris and Versailles have so far only fourteen schools, while the Huguenot cities have as many as sixty-five schools, which can accommodate thousands of students at a time. And unlike students from church schools, Huguenot students pay more attention to practicality. Compared with ancient books, church history, or rigid teachings, schools in Protestant denominations focus on mathematics, grammar, and medicine. , after the students leave the school, they not only have good cultural accomplishment, but also have meticulous logical thinking, and have the courage and ability to solve practical problems. physics and chemistry courses.

Of course, after having Descartes and the fish attracted by him, it is only a matter of time before the king establishes such a school, but he is still a mortal after all, unable to do everything by himself. If there are ripe fruits to pick, So why not?

In addition, although Castel Sant'Angelo was besieged, the Roman Church has always been the shackles that the French royal family cannot get rid of. After all, although the French royal family got back the right to finance, taxation and appointment from Leo X, in France, 90% of the Everyone is Catholic, and members of the royal family are without exception. If the king does something that is not in line with the teachings, the church will immediately seize it, but if the Huguenots do it, the Roman church has nowhere to intervene— —Heretics are already heretics, are they still afraid of minor excommunication by the church?

After setting the usefulness of these Huguenots, Louis looked at Prince Conti's wife again: "The Bohemian witches will be handed over to you."

"I have seen your map," asked Mrs. Prince de Conti. "Do you intend to mix these bohemians with the Huguenots?"

"Otherwise," Louis said seemingly helplessly, "the hatred between the Catholics and the Huguenots is enough to start another war."

Or, sire, Madame Conti said in her heart, you love your people, but you are indifferent, no matter how they are hurt, whether it is a Bohemian witch or a Huguenot.

Of course, she was not stupid enough to speak out, but she just knelt down and accepted the job. Manit told the king that there were only 3,000 Bohemian witches, but in fact, one after another in the "special guard of the royal family" "Company", that is, Gayola wizards, under the joint pursuit and persecution of the Inquisition, the witches who came to Orleans, there are more than 10,000 wizards, among which the Bohemian witches are the most, they are not as good as the witches. The members are so powerful, and some of them are even more ignorant, no different from those wandering Roma - those talents are also used by them as a tool for bluffing and deceiving.

These people have been strictly supervised, and the new settlements are like a wedge between the Catholic settlements in Orleans and the settlements reserved for the Huguenots. Presumably, there will be many people in the Orleans area Weird rumors - it's a man-made and natural line of defense, but I don't know how long it can last.

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May 29th is the birthday of Charles II. Because he likes horse racing, gambling, watching dramas and dancing, and holds banquets, Charles II, who is affectionately called the Happy King by the people, will also celebrate his fortieth birthday when he is 40 years old. It was logical that many troupes were invited to London to give him and his people a wonderful performance.

Of course, the "Glory" troupe in Paris will also be on this list. It can be said that half of the troupe used by the French royal family was carefully searched when it landed in Dover. They complained again and again, but apart from the long arrow daggers used for decoration and performances, they did not carry any lethal weapons, and there were more women in the theater than men, but when they entered London, they were met with sand. Interception by soldiers under the command of the Earl of Friesbury.

John Locke sat in the carriage hidden in the darkness, watching the troupe members who dared to speak out, and his entourage was confused: "Could it be that they will bring something dangerous?"

"I don't know, but that's why I need this search."

But to Mr Locke's dismay, the soldiers ended up getting nothing.