living in 16th century england

Chapter 1 Primogeniture

The first wife of Henry VIII of the Tudor dynasty was his sister-in-law.

Because his father thinks Spain is very important, of course this Spanish princess cannot be wasted.So Henry married the widow.And become the first heir.

It's a pity that I didn't give birth to a son and was later laid off.

The second wife was the maid of his first wife.

He also did not give birth to a son, and it is said that he is still arrogant and domineering, interfering in the government.In the end, he was beheaded by the executioner.

The third wife was his second wife's maid.

Gentle and gentle.The most important thing is ~ also gave birth to a son.

Unfortunately, he died of puerperal fever.It is said that Henry VIII shed tears for it.

The portrait of the fourth wife deceived the king.

The head portrait is as beautiful as a fairy, and the face of a horse is met.

Henry VIII often worked overtime.However, this wife was very knowledgeable about current affairs, so she became the only wife of Henry VIII who died well.

The fifth wife was young and beautiful, and Henry VIII couldn't put it down.

But the young queen insisted on cuckolding the 48-year-old king and was beheaded in the end.

The sixth wife is said to be very virtuous.

Six months after Henry VIII's death, he remarried to her original lover.It turned out that the lover seduced her stepdaughter, and the one-time queen died of puerperal fever.

However, Henry VIII had just ascended the throne at this time.

It was the autumn of 1509 when Matthew heard the news.So he couldn't help thinking of these gossips.

His old man in this life knocked on the table: "What are you thinking? I'm asking you something!"

Matthew: "Married? Is it too early? Married when I was 19?

The middle-aged man raised his eyelids and glanced at him: "If you don't get married, you have no inheritance rights. You have to think about it. Although your brother is incompetent, he is very attractive to women."

Matthew: "Then give it to him, you know, I don't want to deal with the land for the rest of my life."

The middle-aged man's face twitched, and he probably had the urge to beat up his non-stop talking son.

Matthew said indifferently: "Isn't this great? When Danny gets married, he will soon give birth to a grandson for you. And I can just go...to travel. For example, London."

The middle-aged man is a little sad, no matter how strong a person is, he can't resist the passage of time: "But he is too young to know how to run a business, Matthew, my family business cannot be lost in his hands... What's so good about London? , what are you going there for? I don't believe you're going to... travel."

Matthew: "Then give it to my sister, she can inherit it."

The father was angry: "Do you want her to never marry for the rest of her life?"

Matthew thought for a while: "Remember, she never thought of getting married, so why didn't she respect her wishes?"

The father jumped up, waved his arms and roared: "In this family, everyone must listen to me. This is for your own good. She will regret it in the future, and so will you."

"Get out of here!"

Matthew left the room immediately and closed the door behind him.Before closing the door, he asked: "Why did you suddenly mention the issue of inheritance rights? You have just passed 45, right?"

Seemingly doubtful, but actually concerned.

Suddenly, my father was like a deflated ball: "I'm old, my legs and feet are failing, and I can't even climb the stairs."

Matthew thought for a while: "You have a very bad habit. I've wanted to say it a long time ago... Don't always have your thighs crossed."

Father's face began to twitch again, probably wanting to get angry again.

"This habit will lead to poor blood flow in the legs, and in the long run, there will be inconvenience in legs and feet."

Father froze for a moment: "Really?"

"...But how was I so good before?"

Matthew smiled: "You used to work in the fields, but in recent years you basically sit all day long."

The father was skeptical, but he trusted his son very much: "Really? Is this problem temporary?"

"Of course, as long as you get rid of this habit and take two steps, the problem will disappear in a few months at most."

The mother’s voice downstairs came: “Andrew, it’s time for lunch…Matthew, I know you’re upstairs.”

The father and son said in unison: "Come on!"

Andrew came to Matthew: “My son, you really don’t want inheritance?”

Matthew thought for a while: "Why do we have to follow the primogeniture system? This system is like the second son committing a heinous crime against his parents. I think it's unreasonable."

Father smoked his pipe: "You really think so? . . . Your brother must be very happy to hear what you said."

Matthew smiled and said, "You have the heart to let him wander outside alone?"

Andrew didn't answer, but instead asked, "Then what do you say?"

"Wait until you really can't do it."

Andrew took a deep breath: "I must establish an heir first, understand?"

Matthew had no choice but to say: "Give Danny the land and winery, and prepare a generous dowry for my sister, whether she wants to marry or not."

"I just want the blacksmith shop."

Andrew was a little stunned. How many people fought for the family property, otherwise the devil would have a primogeniture system.Moreover, blacksmith shops have always been profitable, far less profitable than wool and beer.Is this kid stupid?
He is actually unwilling to divide the family like this. Once the family is separated, all family members will be damaged. Once the family is divided, the things that can be done will be greatly reduced.

This system differs between the East and the West in that property is divided into equal shares in the East.West's family takes all, and the other sons can only take some money and leave.

In fact, the nobles are the strong supporters of this system - they can guarantee that their territory will not be weakened and protect the interests of the family to the greatest extent.

Matthew's division method can be regarded as Eastern.

Andrew: "Let's talk about it at that time... If you were given a blacksmith shop, what do you plan to do?"

Matthew said with a smile: "The blacksmith shop seems to be profitable, but that's only because the market here is too small. How much profit can farm tools make?"

My mother's voice came from downstairs: "It's time to eat."

The father and son said in unison: "Come here."

I can see clearly.Andrew said: "Keep talking"

Matthew: "I want to expand the scale, and the focus will shift to weapons production in the future."

Andrew wondered: "Mainly produce swords and muskets? To whom? Those nobles?"

Matthew had a strange expression: "I can also try to produce artillery."

Andrew immediately objected: "They haven't made this thing... Besides, copper is too expensive now, and the quantity of trade is restricted. This must be a loss-making business."

Matthew smiled: "Maybe it can be made of iron."

Andrew scolded: "The more you say it, the more unreliable it becomes. I never heard that iron can make cannons."

(End of this chapter)