I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 410 Molière's show dedicated to the king at the Château de Chambord

"I have a plan, it just takes a little more time." Louie said, Teresa leaning against his arms, he clenched his arms gently, remembering that when Teresa first married him, she was emaciated and lying on the bed When she was on a bed, it was like being accompanied by a polygonal stone. It was cold and hard. Although due to the situation, Louis finally let her have a child, but when she was pregnant with little Louis, only one belly was big. , it makes people horrified to see.

At that time there were indeed people who mocked the Queen of France for being as skinny and withered as an ascetic nun, and not interested in men at all—their king was really suffering—if it wasn't for Louis, Teresa might not have been able to get her child so smoothly. Louis was born. After the birth of little Louis, Teresa barely managed to gain a firm foothold in the Louvre, and then she gave birth to the eldest princess Elizabeth. Under the care of Louis, she slowly began to develop color, although the facial features were It can't be changed, but the body gradually becomes plump and the skin becomes smooth and white. Who can see it, and with these two points, even the most ugly woman can have a certain appearance.

   When she leaned against Louis, she was like a hot ball of down, soft and hot. "What plan?" She dared not ask this sentence twenty years ago.

"Spinning wheel." Louis said that in today's France, except for the more special places such as military hospitals, the status of women at the bottom is as low as ever. Louis is not a person who blindly respects women, but if the value of women can only be illegitimate If it is reflected in the unethical industry, then there is a considerable disadvantage for the stability of the French basic class and the development of the population.

  Some people may say that this ancient occupation has run through the entire history of human development, and has never completely disappeared and has never caused any huge impact. Is it necessary to be too concerned? But Louie has seen in a book that a very visionary man has severely criticized the situation - not to kill this kind of behavior and profession outright, which can't be done, but this kind of profession and behavior It must not become an enviable norm.

Human beings are inherently lazy. Once something can be easily obtained, he will not use another and more difficult way. To put it bluntly, when a man wants to satisfy his natural and reproductive desires, he has to work with a man. When a woman gets married and then has children, he will work hard to support his wife, children and himself. What he creates is an asset to society, but this process will definitely be very long and painful.

Now, in order to satisfy his most primitive desires, there is an extremely simple way, and the price to pay is far easier than concluding a marriage and having children, even if the church keeps shouting, it is not something that is done for the sake of childbirth It is sinful, but how many people will listen to it?

No one cares about the number of wandering girls and famous girls. After all, Louis XIV did not even have to pay taxes on their selling money like the Roman Church, but today the queen went to the orphanage and found that most of the abandoned babies were these women. children.

Twenty years ago, perhaps some commoners abandoned their children - otherwise they would have to watch their children starve to death, but in recent years there has been no such problem. The king's factories and workshops have opened too many, and men can easily earn money to support their families. Money, children can start doing handicraft work at home at the age of five or six to support themselves.

You Nu and Ming Shu are unable to work with their children. They have contraceptive methods, but they cannot guarantee 100%. Once pregnant, today's abortion operations are performed by illegal doctors, midwives and even prostitutes. It is easy to lead to one corpse and two lives. If they have to give birth to a child, they will be thrown directly at the door of the orphanage opened by the king.

This kind of occupation is not only quenching thirst for women, but also for men. Many once strong and smart workers or farmers are infatuated with this fast and strong "love", and they have spent more than ten or even decades in vain. Empty hands and sick.

  Therefore, Louis said that he had to keep the development of society on the right track.

"I am asking my craftsmen and scholars to try to make spinning wheels that are easier to use, more efficient, and spun more beautifully." Louis patiently explained to his wife: "I have thought of many ways, many occupations," Such as making fat powder, making pottery, making mirrors, etc., but not the scale is not large enough, or not every place has the conditions and raw materials, or the strength of women is not enough - this is really not a perfunctory charge of the officials below, some When it is not possible to work with machinery, only men can act as workers: "Only textiles." Even the women in the dyeing tank have no strength to pick up the fabric in the dyeing vat, and there is no requirement for the number of spinning wheels, dozens of them can be , a few hundred will do, and a few will be fine. "But if you only rely on a spinning machine with a length of less than three feet, which is sparse enough to be used for fishing..." That's fine.

   "Now that the matter is settled, maybe when we get back to Paris, we will be able to see the samples."

   "Sounds great," Teresa said. "I think most girls would rather work with their own hands."

   "Of course," Louis said, "no one wants to equate themselves with goods."

   He stared at the slightly flickering candlelight, and the night wind passed through the long open windows, bringing comforting fresh air and a slight coolness, "I want to name this machine the Mary loom."

Teresa moved and put her hand on her husband's chest: "That's good," she said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I think Mary will be pleased." Not for honor or anything, but in the future When people mention Marie, they associate it with Louis XIV.

  Louis took her hand: "Don't be angry."

"Perhaps you don't believe me, I don't hate Marie Mancini," Teresa recalled the bright and graceful figure easily, "She gave you love, although I don't want to say that, but it's me I can't give it to you." Louis was a king when they got married, and she's a queen, but I also have something she'll never get, Teresa said to herself. King Edward I of England once erected twelve crosses for his beloved wife Eleanor - in every place where her coffin was parked, Louis could not do so, and Mary's death cannot even be made public because she died a few years ago "died", and the king's dignity and duty would not allow Louis to mourn her so much - unless he decides to abandon Queen Teresa and their three children.

The Duke of Colonna had brought her back to Calais. Although the king intended to let Mary rest in Paris, there was no place for Mary in the Cathedral of Saint-Denis in Paris, and Louis did not want to leave her alone in another place, so Louis was unwilling. After discussing with the Duke of Colonna, they decided to send Marie to Calais for burial, where they spent the happiest and most carefree period of time.

   There is always a brisk sea breeze blowing, the sky is blue and the sun is shining.

  Teresa raised her body and kissed the fingers that Louis was clasping with her, "I know how tired you are, as long as she can make you happy for even a second, no matter who it is, I will be grateful to her."

   "You make me feel guilty for saying that," Louis said. "Maybe I should build a palace for you."

"I don't want a palace," Teresa said, "I'm always with you," as if blessed, "but if you have a plan for women to get more jobs, can you leave it to me to do it? Woolen cloth?"

  Louis looked at Teresa subconsciously, and he saw a calm and expectant face.

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Starting from the Castle of Blaise, it winds its way to the northwest. There are more than a dozen magnificent fortresses along the way, and there are countless mansions and manors. The reason for the point - the ambition of the king destined the Royal Medical College of Blois to be the beginning of modern medicine in France, he did not want to confine it to a town, a city, no, it should be said, he wanted it to be from the beginning A behemoth—how about a medical center city?

The dozen or so castles here, as well as the surrounding territories, basically belong to the French royal family, which avoids a lot of constraints and entanglements. No matter how the Royal Medical College of Blois develops afterward, as long as there is the support of the royal family, at least there is no land use. The problem - of course, these dozen castles have not yet become the medical shrine of the whole of Europa, and people only think that the king wants to inspect the property belonging to the royal family during the parade.

Queen Teresa's pleas went unanswered - she waited patiently, and to everyone's comfort, the king's grief and grief slowly flowed away with the summer heat, leaving only a trace that no one knew about , when Blois, he is the familiar king again.

   This made Molière, along with his three partners, LeBron, Beauchamp and Lully - feel a little hesitant about their previous plans.

Near Chambord Castle, the castle where the king and queen resided, an old tavern welcomed many luxuriously dressed guests, but none of the previous guests could compare to these. Dressed in a rich purple—literally like a good bottle of wine; one in a delicate pink, which was still reserved for men at this time because it symbolized a faded blood color, but military men wore pink for bravery, and this gentleman wore The pink is like imitating an innocent baby; the third is a bright emerald green, only the latest chemical dye from the king's dye factory has such a beautiful color, this should be a show off, of course, Look at the people around him; the last gentleman wears a black-brown wig that hangs down to his back, and although he wears a white coat, it is also embroidered with various patterns, and the buttons are even more gleaming with diamonds.

  As soon as the tavern owner saw such a character, he hurriedly greeted them out the door. They asked for a room, declined the wine and food that the owner brought them, closed the door, and began to sigh one after another.

These were the four men whom the King looked up to most in art, and they did a pretty good job of literally (with the King's support and guidance) turning Paris from a half-abandoned political center into a place deeply admired by muse Favored city of art, people have now called Paris the center of the third renaissance, another golden Florence, and they have contributed.

  The king's parade, these four people are indispensable, after all, one of them wants to paint to commemorate the event, and three of them are responsible for the performances in the king's parade - music, dance and drama.

Among these four people, the most well-informed is Molière. His troupe members are chased by countless dignitaries, and there are always people who can't control their tongues between their ears and temples, but even Molière doesn't I thought I would hear such a big thing.

   "I don't think it's a good idea," LeBron said first. He was able to be fair and to please the king only because he never disobeyed the king's wishes. Moreover, he was born in 19 years, and he is already very old. He really lacks the adventurous spirit of young people.

"If the king has forgotten the previous grief, then we should not mention it again." Although Beauchamp was born in 31 years, he was in his prime, but he was a timid and cowardly person, although he did not look like a Brown, who had an outstanding talent for ballet, but before Louis XIV promoted him, this gentleman was only a court dance teacher who was lucky enough to be the king's mentor.

"People say that," Lully said, "but I don't think so." The three looked at him. Although Lully was the king's music director, he wasn't a lip-smacking person. He had talent. , The requirements for his subordinates are also very strict, and he is usually taciturn. This is the first time he has clearly expressed his views on the king.

"The biggest problem is here," Molière said. "His Majesty said nothing... Then," he looked at the closed door, "everyone pretended that this had never happened... He couldn't even Give her a Mass."

   "So you want us to play the role of priests," LeBron said. "There's a good chance we'll **** off the king."

   "Then don't join in," Molière said. "In fact, it's enough for me and the Guangyao Troupe. The set doesn't necessarily need to be set. I can also compose music and choreograph the dance..."

   "No, wait, wait, I didn't say not to participate." Beauchamp said quickly: "I... I just don't want to make His Majesty feel sad again."

"Sometimes tears don't mean pain," Molière said. "Of course, you may be right and I'm wrong, but I think we should do something instead of watching...waiting for it to end. ."

   "Too hasty..." Beauchamp said.

   "We had rehearsals before," Molière said, "but there was no performance."

   "Please let me join," Lully said firmly. "I hope the king can be comforted a little, though what I can bring out is insignificant."

"So... tell us, what kind of drama was that?" LeBlanc said, still reluctantly, but Molière said so - could he, being a Frenchman, love the king more than an Italian? person.

   "Cupid and Psyche."

   (end of this chapter)