living in 16th century england

Chapter 17
Is Matthew coming to save the Tudors?

No, he just wants to be a rich man who can live comfortably without worrying about food and drink.

For this small goal, he prepared to be a royalist very early on.Because the unborn Elizabeth I died nearly 100 years later.He didn't think he'd survive until the 17th century.

He can make a fortune without any fuss, okay?While there is not enough money now, the most important thing is to get an amulet that no one dares to think about.

Besides, he has a big goal.However, small goals are necessary, and big goals are incidental.

As for making up a set of plausible things, Cohen was completely fooled.It was not difficult at all for Matthew.

"Do you know what the king likes?"

Cohen thought for a while: "...land?"

Matthew patted the horse's neck and let the horse rein in: "If no one goes to farm, there will be no food. If no one goes to produce, there will be no armor and swords. Without enough healthy and strong population, there will not be enough soldiers and a strong army. Therefore, The king loves people and land. He is even willing to feed them."

Cohen: "...it seems...that's why the king cares about the life and death of ordinary people?"

Matthew: "Do you care whether strangers live or die?"

Cohen was puzzled: "Why should I care whether a stranger lives or dies?"

Matthew: "That's right... If you raise your arms, countless strangers will fight for you and protect everything about you. Do you care about them?"

Cohen: "...seems to care, and cares a lot."

Matthew smiled and said: "That's right. No matter who he is, no matter what kind of person he is, as long as he is a king, he will naturally care about the life and death of ordinary people. This is called the ass determines the head."

"Do businessmen care about the life and death of ordinary people?"

Irene said: "It should be, Matthew really cares."

Matthew: "I'm from Plymouth, of course I care about my hometown. But do I care what fate the Calais will have in the future?"

Cohen: "Of course not, it's none of your business."

Matthew: "Where's the king?"

Matthew's bullshit "theory" is historically correct.

In fact, both the Tudor dynasty and the later Stuart dynasty took action against the enclosure movement.However, when most of the government has vested interests, and local tyrants are almost all vested interests, the king is powerless.

Some so-called historians think it is hypocrisy.Their brains probably cannot understand the existence of such variables as people.It is childish to treat a government organization as a whole.

After Charles I was killed, the capitalists who could do whatever they wanted no longer had any restrictions, and encircled land frantically in the form of legislation.Eventually became the notorious "sheep cannibalism".

Cohen: "...I seem to get it. Merchants don't care if people live or die."

Matthew: "More than that, if possible, businessmen naturally tend to squeeze out the value of everyone, even if it is a corpse, they must find a way to get even a penny more profit."

Cohen was silent for a while: "You seem to have strengthened my determination to serve the king."

Matthew was observant of Cohen.The stuttering during the robbery was obviously due to conscience condemnation and psychological pressure.With his fighting power, Robert couldn't go a few rounds.

The farm where he lives, the villagers generally have a kind of affection for Cohen.It can be seen that the father and son did not blindly squeeze like some people.

Evidently he was well-educated, honest without being pedantic, and flexible.Still very confident, not many people think that they will be appreciated when they see the king.Except megalomaniacs.

Cohen is thoughtful and thoughtful.The hotel faced the armed Taoist priest, and this kid and Matthew faced each other across the crowd.The next second Matthew drew his sword, this guy immediately made a move.No religion whatsoever.Obviously not that stupid.

Fools are not reusable.

But Matthew was thinking at this time.Although he was aware of the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, he definitely couldn't imagine how bloody the bloody factory would be later.

But this is not easy for him to say.Otherwise, it becomes a prophet.

He smiled and said, "Could it be that you weren't firm enough before?"

Cohen: "Maybe it is... I said to be loyal to the king before... Maybe it is to obtain the fief."

Matthew: "Tomorrow you will come with me to Greenwich's Happy Palace. If it goes well, you will be able to meet the young king."

Cohen immediately agreed, and then said that he needed a new set of armor.Can you give him money?

Matthew: "... No, you have at least 5 gold coins, which is enough."

Cohen said confidently: "I am your security consultant now, ordinary armor will make you lose face."

"Besides, you suggested selling my old armor."

Matthew immediately wondered, is this guy cheating on public affairs for personal gain?However, he was indeed the one who asked him to sell the armor, and asking him to give him a new set... doesn't seem too much.

For knights, armor is actually a weapon.Anyone who thinks that armor is only for defense shows that he is a mallet.

I spent a lot of money recently!It seems that we have to open source again, and we can't just sit and eat.

His first thought was to rob the mayor.However, this is very inconsistent with the "principle", so it was left behind.

Forget it, let's think about how to borrow money from the king.

Matthew stopped the horse, and then took out the money bag: "Four gold coins should be enough, what style to buy, it's up to you."

Cohen wondered: "It's not so close. The set I like is plated with...gold."

Matthew was amused, and immediately taught: "Use your brains, what would the king think if he saw this kind of armor?"

Cohen froze for a moment: "... a dignified knight?"

Matthew chuckled: "Ha...he only thinks that you are not short of money."

Ke Enqi said: "...what's the harm in this?"

Matthew: "It's easier for a knight who is poor and skilled in martial arts to gain the trust of the king, understand? He will think that as long as he gives you enough rewards, you will be full of loyalty."

Cohen: "...I think I'm pretty loyal."

Matthew said with a chuckle: "It's up to you...there's only so much money, if you don't have enough money, you can pay for it yourself."

When he arrived at the camp, Cohen immediately patted his horse and turned his head. For him, meeting the king is undoubtedly the top priority.

And Matthew wasn't idle either. It was so close to the palace, the local landlords and gentry probably knew something.Perhaps some of the manors still housed the king's favorites.

How could he believe the mayor's one-sided words unconditionally?
However, the mayor did not lie to him. A manor owner said that as long as there is business, it is not difficult to meet the king.A farmer even said that the king went hunting every day, and it was not new to meet him in the wild.

Well, after all, it is a small border country in Europe, so it doesn't pay much attention.

In London in early February, sunrise is around 07:30.The chimes of the City of London could be faintly heard.

There were no clocks in this era. Anyway, Matthew had never seen or heard of them.

After breakfast, the two attendants stayed to guard the camp, waiting for the coming "construction team".The others all went to Greenwich.

Matthew was surprised to find that the so-called Greenwich was actually a small hill, and it was just beside the Thames River, where the river formed a big U-shaped bend.When passing by a few days ago, he thought it was a military fortress.Anything that enters the Thames has to circle these forts.

Does this count as the king guarding the country?
Greenwich was originally a fortress used to guard the Thames.In addition to military installations, there are also some buildings.After the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty, Henry VII renovated the place and called it Plasencia Palace.

In the late 17th century, a Greenwich Observatory was set up here, and the location of the modern Greenwich Observatory was moved there later.

The Tudor royal family lived here for many years.Henry VIII, as well as Elizabeth I, were all born at Placencia Palace.

However, Henry VIII likes to call it the Happy Palace, or the Palace of Pleasure.See how you translate.

As expected, they were stopped before they got close.

It was a friendly interrogation at first, but when the guards discovered that there was actually a cannon on the back of the pack horse, they immediately recruited all the officers as if they were facing a big enemy.Another verbal explanation.

A Plymouth merchant offering new weapons to the king?interesting.

Matthew took out the letter as a letter of introduction.However, compared with letters, artillery without gunpowder is obviously more convincing.Because no one in England has ever seen a cast-iron gun.

But the officer saw that Matthew was just the son of a local councilor.He started to make things difficult everywhere, and even ordered Matthew to stand still.Many old aristocrats were very displeased with merchants, and Henry VII also conferred the title of nobles on some merchants, which made them very unhappy.

Matthew: "Plymouth is a remote place. When I heard that the new king was enthroned, I came all the way to congratulate him. These are gifts for the king."

He glanced at the soldier and emphasized again: "It's all a gift for the king!"

Not to mention these things, there are two soldiers who are ready to open the box to check.

The leading officer was a little tired, thinking to himself, what does it mean to travel thousands of miles?If I can eat this cannon for more than two hundred miles, these smooth-talking businessmen will really exaggerate.But he still stopped the soldiers from opening the gift box.

But Matthew felt that this security work was too exhausting, right?No wonder the current queen gave birth to four and died three.

In addition to the artillery, there are several boxes on the back of the other horse.In addition to a box of cast iron shells, there are also two ornate swift swords, one gold and one silver.One sailboat model, two artillery models.

When the officer was checking, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and about seven or eight horsemen came running from a distance.

He suddenly shouted orders, and the soldiers immediately lined up with their heads held high.

Matthew turned his head to look, and saw a magnificent white horse in front of him, and a heroic young man galloping towards him, with several wild animals hanging around the horse's neck.

Under the sun, the boy on a white horse has a vigorous figure, with fluttering red hair and a fluttering cloak.

Fuck, is this Henry VIII?

Matthew felt that this kid could no longer be described as handsome. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only use "beautiful" to describe him.

Mmmm, a handsome and strong teenage king?It seems a little awkward.

18 years old is the age when a teenager's athletic ability explodes.The height... must be more than 1.8 meters, and the figure is... the waist of an ape-armed wasp?
No wonder his sister-in-law was willing to stay and remarry, and later gave birth to several children.

Matthew was staring blankly, but Henry VIII had stopped his horse and asked, "Who are you?"

Matthew was obviously not a layman in his attire. In fact, among the group of people, he was the most conspicuous, and Robert had to be in the back.

The dress style of the Tudor high society was flamboyant and luxurious.Especially women's clothing, any exaggerated style you can think of, the Tudor dynasty probably existed.It is said that the clothes of the second wife of Henry VIII took a whole day to wear and took a whole day to take off.There is even an anecdote that makes modern people dumbfounded.

But Matthew's clothing is actually a black woolen coat and a top hat.This is simply because woolen fabrics are best suited for this style of clothing.

The design with a round brim was not uncommon in this era, you can see this style of hat in some paintings from the 16th century.

In this era, there is no such thing as an umbrella in Europe.This hat, combined with a woolen coat and well-made boots, has the effect of resisting rain.Without practical things, Matthew would not bother at all.

Matthew nodded slightly: "My king, I am your loyal supporter Matthew Hawkins. My father is a member of the Plymouth Council. My blacksmiths have made some improvements to the artillery...

He gestured to the packhorse: "My shipwrights have also made a model of a new type of warship...I think these will give your navy a huge advantage...I guess you will be interested."

For young people, we must not be clouded by clouds and fog.They don't have that patience.Matthew said a few words, one to show his position, two to show his identity, and three to show his intention of coming.Straight to the point, without a word of nonsense.

Henry VIII immediately attracted full attention by Matthew's words: "A huge advantage...?
"... Matthew Hawkins from Plymouth? Have we met before?"

Matthew said: "No."

Henry VIII was suspicious, and he asked, "Then how did you know that I was preparing a navy?"

Matthew was stunned for a moment. Can he say that there is a record in the book?Of course not.

So he immediately plugged the loophole: "...Because you have too many wine bags and rice bags around you, you don't have a sense of confidentiality, and the security work is full of loopholes. I have heard of this as far away as Plymouth. I guess... your gold coins gave some The wrong person."

After saying that, he shook his head.

When the officer heard this, his ears immediately rang.If it wasn't for his young age, he might have had a cerebral hemorrhage on the spot.

Henry VIII's eyes widened in amazement, wine and food?What a fresh statement!Does this guy know what he's talking about?

(End of this chapter)