I Am Louis XIV

Why? Of course Elizabeth would not tell Karl XI that no matter how much he loved her and respected her, one thing could never be changed, that is, she was a French princess after all. The Swedes had made a mistake. She told Karl XI that it was in Sowing dissension with the intention of seizing power that was not hers to hold. But what if Karl XI discovered it himself and gave Gotland to her? That's logical. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, no one can take this island away from her.

In addition to being too greedy, the previous governors also had some last resorts. There were originally tens of thousands of indigenous people on Gotland. They called themselves Gotlanders, not Danes, nor people of the Hanseatic League, let alone people of the Hanseatic League. Not the Swedes, but we all know that the conflict between the natives and immigrants in the colonies and the new rulers has always been the most intense.

Gotland is located in the middle of the Baltic Sea, and the people who come and go are either fishermen, merchants, or pirates. These three types of people have never been law-abiding people - as the saying goes, gentleness will be regarded as cowardice, strictness will be violent, and normal taxation will not It will be regarded as plunder, but if you don't send people to rule and ignore these people, Gotland will always be Gotland and not part of Sweden.

Queen Elizabeth implemented here exactly the policies implemented by Louis XIV in Lorraine and Alsace. How do you bring a group of strangers who are hostile to you into your framework? There is only one answer - interests. As long as people live in this world, they need to eat, drink, clothe and stay, reproduce, and have spiritual sustenance. These will not fall from the sky.

Elizabeth asked Viscount Turenne, who was in the Netherlands, for naval assistance to help her clear the pirates around Gotland. For this, she paid a large commission, but it was worth the money, even though it was to eliminate the pirates. , but in fact she is sorting out the internal and external channels of Gotland Island - those merchants, pirates and smugglers. Without management, she will not be able to restrict the Gotland people economically.

After these "channels" were in hand, the merchants under Elizabeth began to do business with the Gotlanders on the other side. Gotland had a large amount of limestone resources, but from Elizabeth's point of view, she did not want to Let Gotland embark on this wrong path - the mining of limestone has destroyed a lot of vegetation and seawater, and the lime plants opened directly near the mines have made many people sick because of the soot and dust, but they did not They don't know that their illness comes from here, but they are still happy to be workers and get a fixed salary.

Elizabeth asked the priests and doctors to tell the Gotlanders that they got sick precisely because they worked in the lime factory without protection, and that the pollution from the lime factory would also directly affect their catch. Gotland Although people are arrogant, they are not stupid, and this is indeed a fact.

They angrily drove away the managers of the lime factory and closed the lime factory. However, some people said that their income would drop sharply as a result. Do they have to wait for the Swedish army to "collect taxes" again?

When the Gotlanders were at a loss, Elizabeth's officials offered to teach them how to raise sheep, shave wool, weave, plant mulberry trees (sericulture), and open a sanatorium here.

Visby, the capital of Gotland, has another name, called the City of Roses, but this name has nothing to do with charming love - it is called this because Visby has almost sunshine all year round, and the temperature is It was suitable. Even in November, roses would still bloom in Visby, and almost the entire Gotland Island was like this. So when Elizabeth heard this, she thought that if she raised sheep and silkworms here, it would be guaranteed. There is an ample supply of feed. As for wool weaving, you still remember that many Huguenots followed the eldest princess and the eldest princess to Sweden and Prussia respectively. The eldest princess has the largest number of Flanders. What the Flemish people are best at is wool weaving.

As for sericulture, Europeans first thought that the silk used for silk was also picked from a kind of sheep that grew on trees. Later they learned that it was silk spun by an insect. However, it was not until the sixth century that a missionary He hid the silkworm seeds in a hollow cane and stole them back to Europe.

Nowadays, this technology has developed quite maturely. However, there is a problem in raising sericulture, whether in Europe or China, where it originates. That is, mulberry trees are deciduous trees. In cold places, their leaves fall off in autumn and lose their leaves in winter. Bare branches, while silkworms only eat fresh mulberry leaves...

But this problem does not exist in Visby, which has spring all year round. In just a few years, the Gotlanders planted countless mulberry trees, almost covering the entire island, from the sparkling sea to Looking out from above, it looked like green clouds floating in the low altitude, with thin white edges - the rocks and sand were as dazzling as the light coming out from behind the clouds. Little Eugen couldn't help but be dazzled when he saw it.

In the endless blue, there are dots of red roofs and white towers. The princess in the tower is Elizabeth Bourbon, whom he has not seen for more than ten years.

At this time, little Eugen became frightened and trembled with fear. If anyone saw him, they would think that he was going to fight a losing battle instead of meeting long-lost friends and relatives.

"There's nothing to fear," joked the Duke of Orleans. "At most, I'll get another slap in the face."

Of course, Elizabeth would never give little Eugen another slap in the face. Although little Eugen did some stupid things after she left, think about it. At that time, he was just an adult boy, and even love, friendship and family ties were not enough. It's really hard to be too demanding if you can't tell clearly.

What's more, today, little Eugen Savoy is already a general with great military exploits. Even though he is just a member of the mission, a Swedish officer named Gustav came specially from Malmö, where he was stationed. meet him.

But when they met at the town hall in Visby, they suddenly returned to the Palace of Versailles. One was the eldest princess of France, and the other was an dishonorable illegitimate son.

Little Eugen calmed down and realized that the eldest princess who had become the Queen of Sweden was already a charming lady, because Louis XIV was very concerned about the development of medicine - no matter which aspect, although she was in these ten years She gave birth several times in the middle of the year, but with the help of doctors and wizards, no serious illness was left behind. The losses caused by the children have also been made up. Time has been extremely generous to her. Like her father, in addition to becoming more mature , apart from being charming, little has changed about her.

"You have changed a lot." After the welcoming ceremony, the Bourbons were the only ones in the room, and Elizabeth didn't have to cover up her words: "You look more like a Habsburg."

"Don't mention this..." Thinking of what he did in Vienna, little Eugen blushed with embarrassment, "I really shouldn't..."

He raised his head, how could he mistakenly identify the Duke of Lunenburg's sister as someone like the eldest princess or the eldest princess? He should have realized that fakes are fakes after all. A woman who uses relationships and marriage as a bargaining chip, no matter how outstanding she is, cannot be compared with the same sex like the latter. The courage, pride and dignity of the Bourbon daughters are all their own. Seized and held tightly, the former can only wait in vain for mercy and charity, letting others dictate their own destiny.

Especially Elizabeth in Gotland, this is her territory, she is the master here, that kind of sharp light belongs only to kings and emperors, not even the Duke of Orleans has ever had it.