living in 16th century england

Chapter 35

While Irene was in tears, Matthew was distracted.

Princess Mary is obviously very dissatisfied with his Coral Lang match.No matter what Matthew is, she is inherently annoying.

From a man's point of view, Matthew is definitely not willing to marry the princess.Did he come to live and suffer?All he thought of was ease.

But how did this thing start?

On the ship that day, due to Matthew's big deceit, Henry VIII believed that the person who would be "rich as an enemy" in the future was Matthew himself.

And money is power thesis.Henry VIII had apparently listened.

Then after getting off the boat, he suddenly asked me to have dinner?

Before eating, he suddenly said that there is still Princess Mary Tudor?
Suddenly, Matthew's hairs stood on end, and he thought about it quickly and carefully.

What did he say to Brandon?

"Brandon, I want to tell you, don't be around my sister all day, she is going to... marry a certain king in the future."

"I'm going to... marry a certain king!"

"To marry the king?"

Matthew was stunned for a moment, thinking: Could it be that Henry VIII was... testing me... for political ambitions?

Then a voice sounded in Matthew's mind.

"Do you want to enter the House of Lords?"

"Do you... want to... enter... the upper... hospital...?"

Matthew looked at Irene's face full of tears, and inexplicably remembered the famous chin of the Habsburg dynasty...

The tradition of the European royal family is that the royal family is married.In the end, it became a marriage between close relatives.

To achieve this effect, the "royal marriage" must be the consensus of the kings of all countries.Only by going round and round can the so-called European grandmother come out.

Nima, it is definitely a temptation!

But... Henry VIII should be clear about my attitude.So I never mentioned it again.

Matthew looked at Irene in a daze.

In this era, nobles usually would not marry commoners, and they also tried their best to marry.

For this, the kings are obviously wary.

During the time of Elizabeth I, some nobles married without the permission of the queen, and were severely punished in the end.It can be seen that the relationship between Western feudal monarchs and nobles is by no means as simple as many people think.

To a certain extent, it is also a kind of personal attachment, or... Junfu?
It is a common practice to be vigilant to each other and to nip danger in the cradle.

remember?Even the king's marriage requires the certification of the church, and divorce requires the approval of the church.How can the nobles be an exception?

At the beginning of his quest to obtain the title of nobility, Matthew really hadn't thought about marrying a wife, but now things are a bit more complicated.He didn't want to hurt the girl who grew up with him since childhood.

That's why he wanted this kind girl to get a stable income and stay in Plymouth instead of following him all day.After a few years, maybe it will be resolved.

It's a pity that Irene was crying and would rather go home and be a peasant woman, which showed that it was too late.

Matthew suddenly had an idea that it would be nice to marry her home...at least she likes to take a bath.

Yes, at Hawkins Manor, everyone showers regularly.

How would Henry VIII react if he married a commoner?
Matthew thought of an excuse in the blink of an eye, for example, I had a marriage contract before I became a nobleman.It is Chen Shimei who breaks the marriage contract and loses the honor of the nobility.This is a personal factor.

For another example, I cannot marry anyone. Once I marry other nobles, are you relieved?Everyone is happy to marry a commoner.It's political.

Don't you like to test?Afraid that if I am rich and ambitious in the future, I will bring trouble to the Tudor Dynasty?Do you think I like to hug a princess who doesn't take a bath?Who do you look down on?

Thinking of this, Matthew suddenly had another thought.

Yeah...perfume?
The 16th century was the stage of rapid development of French perfume.The source of demand is precisely because Europeans don't take a bath, so they spray some perfume to cover the smell.

First of all, it should be explained that Europeans have bathed for many years. Roman baths are still credible.However, after Catholicism took control of Europe, bathing became a "wrong" thing.

On the one hand, it was due to the fear of the plague and the fooling of quack doctors.On the other hand, the church declares that "a dirty body can better approach God".A group of "models who don't take a bath" were also selected to be saints and sons.

According to records, some "saints" haven't taken a bath for 50 years, and some nuns claim to "vomit" when they hear the word "bath".Assuming she is normal, the author Jun estimated that taking a bath at that time was already stigmatized.There is also a "saint" who is over [-] years old and dying, but "will never wash any part of her body..."

Since these saintesses are model people who don't take a bath, they are obviously more... tasteful.Therefore, the saints in the impression of modern people are definitely different from the saints in history.

You can understand it like this:
The saint is here, and after killing a group of worshipers, the saint drifts away~

But at this time period, England has bathrooms, and Plymouth has them.That's the bathroom, too, though there are some "active women of good family".Otherwise, Hawkins Manor will only become the target of public criticism.

Historically, Henry VIII later forcibly closed all "public bathrooms" in England out of trust in the "medical profession" and religious factors.to reduce the incidence of plague.Obviously, this starting point is good, and it is an expression of love for the people. (Oops)
Queen Elizabeth I loved taking a bath.It was also complained by the minister that "I have a cleanliness addiction", "Too diligent, I have to wash it once a month."

But this has nothing to do with Matthew, he is carefully recalling how the perfume is made.

Because he already has alcohol, distillation is not complicated, and half a year is enough for an old scalper to research it.The main reason is that the condensation tool is not easy to handle, and copper is used in the end.

Boil essential oils with flowers?
Ambergris?
Looks like I'm going to have to find someone to experiment with this thing again.Forget it, wait until you find the right person to talk to.

Thinking of ambergris, Matthew immediately thought of whaling.Whale oil is a good thing, but do you need to get a boat that can catch whaling first... Nima, too many thoughts are not a good thing.Come on the same way.

Then he came up with another thought. Is it because the church preaches not to take a bath to sell perfume?

As a suspicious modern person, I have seen this kind of business routine a lot.If you can't sell anything, a bunch of "experts" will emerge.As long as the publicity is good, mung beans can sell for sky-high prices.

"They will do anything for profit."

Because there has been a place to produce perfume in Europe for a long time, and that is Italy.The extravagance of the Holy See gave birth to many industries.French perfume is a knockoff.

Too much thinking is not a good thing, and Matthew quickly put the thought behind him.

This is really wrong to blame the church.The early public baths in Europe were actually brothels.It's still a mixed bath for men and women, and there are all kinds of exaggerations.Normal humans can't stand it.Not to mention the monks.

In terms of time scale, Catholicism and Catholicism are not exactly the same.

In the eyes of outsiders, in front of the tavern, a man and a woman looked at each other silently.The man is silent, the woman tears.It's too bloody.

In Irene's view, Matthew, who had been silent for a long time, was obviously engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, and he couldn't help looking forward to it.

Matthew finally came back to his senses, and raised his hand to wipe her tears.

"I have a lot of land, which is just right for a peasant woman... Do you want to have a good time planting it?"

In mid-May, the man in black finally arrived.

But now instead of the black robe, he wore armor.In addition to guarding the treasury, there are now ten more soldiers under his command.

Matthew was depressed, because these newcomers didn't do anything all day long, they just followed behind him, pretending to protect the baron's safety.

That's right, at every moment, two armored soldiers armed to the teeth followed behind him making all kinds of tinkling and clanging sounds.When they wake up from sleep and open the door, they stand outside the door, go to the bathroom, they stand outside the door, and when eating, they also stand outside the door.

24 hours a day.Full of energy, never seems to be tired.

Because they work in five shifts and three shifts, each of them only needs to be a follower for a few hours a day and it's over.If you can take a day off after working for a few days, of course you won't be tired.

The man in black can only be renamed the man in the helmet now.

The man in the helmet was very proud: "Hey, my baron, you know, I have been promoted and my salary has been increased. The king is very satisfied with my work."

Matthew is very sincere: "Really? Congratulations, take off your helmet and let me see if you look good."

Helmet man: "...never."

Matthew: "Hehe..."

Helmet Man: "The king said that the Baron of the Isles of Scilly should go to Greenwich every month...two months is fine."

Matthew: "Watt?! What does that mean?"

Helmet man: "The king said... Although he really wants to come to Plymouth to see you, but he can't leave, so you can talk to him for a drink if you have nothing to do."

Matthew was silent.

Is this request an apology from Henry VIII?

No one mentioned why soldiers were arranged for "protection".No one knows why except Henry VIII and Matthew.

Matthew thought it was a little funny.So far, he has spent far more money than he has earned.However, Henry VIII firmly believed that he would become a "rich and invincible country" in the future.What's even more ridiculous is that it was himself who reminded him to be wary of "wealth can rival a country".

Andrew felt that the king might want to ensure that his huge investment did not go to waste.But the big and small local tyrants in Plymouth don't think so.In their eyes, this was undoubtedly proof that Sir Matthew Hawkins was in the king's favor.

Matthew's fief is not here. In theory, he is no longer suitable to participate in local affairs.But his dad is fine.There's one more person who's okay, and that's Danny.As for Anna, no one cared, including his father.

The Plymouth-by-the-Sea mansion is still under construction, and those on the Hawkins estate are nearly complete.In a few years, sailors with money in their pockets will marry wives and have children here.The distillery is expanded again, because in the future each ship will only carry Hawkins beer on board.The foundry has been completed, and the blacksmiths are pulling people like crazy.Because he has a 15% profit share, he needs to manufacture at least 700 artillery pieces in the next two years. In his opinion, the amount involved can be described as astronomical.Full of motivation.

Matthew: "I wrote a letter, and you can deliver it to the king for me."

The helmet man wondered: "A letter? What's the content?"

Matthew: "It's okay to tell you... I don't have enough manpower here, especially craftsmen who can cast artillery. Obviously, there are many people in Sussex who are doing nothing."

Helmet Man: "Are you sure this will work?"

Matthew: "Of course, Sussex has achieved nothing so far, and the king will agree."

Helmet man: "Mr. Baron, your heavy artillery test has not started yet, can we talk about it after it succeeds?"

Matthew: "...can you not ask questions?"

The helmeted man immediately surrendered: "No problem."

(End of this chapter)