I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 453 The First Horn (3)

   Also woken up from sleep is Buhua.

  Fuhua was the Tatar who made a decisive decision in the Great War and pledged allegiance to the French King Louis XIV, from the original Polish master to the French. The Tatars in northern Europe are almost all descendants of the Mongols, but after hundreds of years of reproduction and wandering, most of the Tatars are more like Europas, they speak Polish, Russian and even Swedish. Just forgetting things passed down from their ancestors—especially those they have barely used.

Language is always the first to be discarded and the first to be picked up, and it is good that a Tatar today can remember a few scattered words - the name of Buhua is from his grandfather, great-grandfather or earlier It was passed down from the elders of the ancestors, and the reason for the inheritance is because the pronunciation of this word is simple, and it means auspiciousness-buhua means cow.

   No matter where you go, for the Mongols or the Tatars, cattle are a very precious asset.

   But Buhua's son took the Polish name, and he was the hostage who was sent to the king's son by Buhua - Anwo.

After the Great War, Anver, who bet on the right bet, came to Paris with the army of the king of France, and then came to Versailles. Louis XIV was a tolerant and generous man, he allowed not to spend in his army, and even allowed himself Raised an army of Tatars, but cautiously declined the king's solicitation without careful consideration - he remained loyal to Louis XIV, but he did not intend to remain in Paris, or anywhere in the French hinterland, because After spending some time in the French barracks, he found that such a place of hierarchy and strict regulations was not suitable for the Tatars.

He couldn't get his people, his army, to Paris, they couldn't adapt to the climate and laws, and they couldn't train and discipline themselves as the generals demanded, rather than let the king let them down one by one On the gas lamp post, it is better to let them live and fight where they are accustomed and suitable for them. Of course, some of these Tatar sons and daughters will be sent to Paris and Versailles - it is clear that it has lasted for hundreds of years, no, the way of fighting for thousands of years is undergoing a dramatic change, maybe right here It didn't matter that they were eliminated for decades, but their children had to grab the horse's tail.

  Louis agreed to his request, and he had already planned where to send these Tatars.

   Livonia.

When we look at the map of Europa, we can see that Sweden, as described, is like a pair of trousers with split legs, the left corner of the trousers, it is no exaggeration to say that almost all of them are from Gusta From the beginning of husband I, the conquests came gradually, including part of Russia and part of Poland. Livonia is hardly a trouser cuff — more like a shoe hanging under trousers — and is separated from the rest of Sweden by the Gulf of Finland.

Sweden's old-fashioned and anti-French factions were very angry when King Carl XI of Sweden and King Louis XIV of France made an exchange between Livonia and North Groningen, mainly because Livonia not only linked Poland and Sweden, the Baltic Sea also has many important ports in Livonia. On the other hand, although North Groningen also has a port and its location is important, it is separated from Sweden by a Denmark, which is an uncompromising enclave. Many people think that this deal is not cost-effective, thinking that their king has been attacked. Bewitched by French witches, indignant until now.

But what made Karl XI make this decision was not only his love for the eldest princess Elizabeth. Although Livonia is a good place, it is close to Russia and Poland at the same time. If the king of Poland is still the John III, who was constrained by the great nobles, would not do this, but the current King of Poland is the Grand Kongdai. He is a general who can conquer and fight well. Behind him is the unstinting support of Louis XIV. An elected Polish king is very different.

  Although Karl XI also had ambitions, he was still a young king after all. He was in power soon after, and he had to say that he was not very sure of winning against the great Kongdai.

In contrast, King Christian V of Denmark is just a mediocre person. He should imitate Louis XIV, but he blindly followed Leopold I, that is, he intends to use marriage to solve the problems between countries. , he first wanted to marry his sister to the French crown prince, and then failed to marry her to the son of the Elector of Bavaria. After being rejected by Bavaria, he tried to negotiate with Karl XI...

   Even if there is no marriage contract between the eldest princess and him, between Denmark and Poland, Karl XI will choose Denmark-Norway.

In addition to annexing Denmark, or in other words, after annexing all of Denmark's Norway, Sweden is equivalent to owning the entire Scandinavian Peninsula. Outside the peninsula is the vast North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Next, you only need to move the chess pieces slightly. It is not difficult to continue to conquer Denmark - even if it is not allowed by the king of France and the king of Poland, Sweden has a complete territory like the United Kingdom, and there is no need to worry about the enemy at all times.

  If he continues to compete for territory with Poland, in addition to Grand Condé and Louis XIV, he also has to worry about whether Russia will take advantage of it. After all, whether Poland or Sweden can be said to be Russia’s confidant. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, when Russia fell into turmoil because of the extinction of the royal family, Sweden signed the Treaty of Stolpovo with it, and exchanged several border cities for Russia's only sea port...

   The tsars of Russia never gave up to retake lost territories, perhaps more.

With such an idea, Karl XI will inevitably lean towards France. As for what to do in the future, he feels that being able to annex Norway in his lifetime is enough to exhaust all his energy, and then leave it to his own children, like Father handed a new Sweden to himself.

As for Louis XIV's decision, it was not just to win over Zmich's vampires. The influence of the inner world on the outer world will inevitably become less and less with the progress of time and science. , the weight of the non-human chips will gradually become lighter. His transaction with Karl XI is to establish his authority in Poland as soon as possible, and also to draw Sweden's attention to Denmark-Norway. Before Kong Dai had overwhelmed the great nobles, it was best not to have a big war.

Although the Polish winged cavalry are famous throughout Europa, they also have an extremely fatal problem-for the Polish king, because they almost all belong to the Polish nobles who own a lot of land, when the Europa people have rarely continued slavery, Serfdom in Poland continued. The nobles used the serfs to produce wheat or other assets that could be exchanged for horses and armor, and then used these to support soldiers and equip them with armaments - so, in the event of a war, the king had to pay these The nobles bowed their heads and begged them to send troops.

   Grand Condé was lucky to have the support of Louis XIV to bring his army to Warsaw, but if Sweden went to war with Poland, his army would still not be able to support the war. Even when the smoke of the war of the Spanish succession was already very strong, Louis XIV declined the request of the Grand Condé, or the new Crown Prince Henry of Poland to return to Paris to serve him, only asking them to maintain the stability of Poland, And then there is Livonia.

Although Livonia belongs to France in name, it is also an enclave in essence. In the future, it may be officially returned to Poland or Sweden through marriage or other means, but now, Louis XIV is rare. Overstretched, Livonia was temporarily supervised by another Bourbon, the Dauphin of Poland, who, interestingly, was also appointed Governor of Livonia.

People at this time did not know that Livonia was indeed officially returned to Poland a few years later, and the Grand Condé, that is, Ludwig I, officially named his son, the Crown Prince of Poland as Livonia. Duke, since then, the Duke of Livonia has become the title of Dauphin of Poland, just as Prince of Wales is the title of Dauphin of England.

However, the current governor of Livonia is still Earl Henry, because when Grand Condé left France, he handed over his title and territory to the royal family. Of course, the Polish king could not continue to bow his head to the French king, so his son Henry's title of Duke of Enghien was also transferred by Louis XIV to his son, the little Duke of Enghien, so that the little duke could also grow up in Versailles without disturbance and contempt.

   But Henry now has only one earl title from his wife...

Although a little embarrassed, knowing that there is a crown waiting for him, Earl Henry can also wait calmly. Similar to his father, he is also an excellent general, and because he was always in turmoil and riots when he was young, the earl prefers military camps , not the court, which was to the liking of the young Shraztas, who danced and sang together in the dark around the bonfire, ate and drank, wielded machetes, and fired muskets—all of whom later became benefactors. The confidant of the Duke of Warnia.

   There is also a person who is constantly mentioned by people in later generations, that is, no flowers.

This old, cunning, sharp-eyed Tatar became the War Minister of the King of Poland in the future, a man like a slave or a weapon, and those noble Shila Chita, as well as more distinguished senators, elders, It is hard to believe that the bishops are on an equal footing, but this is an undoubted fact - a large oil painting hanging high in the meeting room of the old palace has a face with flat features and a tawny skin.

He chose the King of France without hesitation, and chose Livonia without hesitation between Versailles and Livonia. As soon as he saw Count Henry, he immediately decided to join him. Under his command, Buhua didn't think Poland and France would go to war while he could still see and hear, and even if it did, it might be a trap or an opportunity for him.

He took his Tatars to become Count Henry's subordinates. It has to be said that the Tatars know how to run and fight in the wilderness better than the French musketeers and cavalry. Count Henry asked the Tatars to teach them. His officers and soldiers, which were not so familiar, and even a little wary of each other, quickly became familiar with each other. Just tonight, Buhua and a musketeer had a hard drink in the middle of the night. After drinking too much, the fire broke out. The gunman said he would love to go back to France, to go back to Louis XIV's army and fight for the king.

   "Oh, aren't you loyal to Earl Henry and His Majesty Ludwig I?" Bu Hua asked curiously.

   "That's right," said the Musketeer, "but I'm a Frenchman, and this battle directly affects the future of France."

   "Besides," continued the musketeer, "there is no war in Poland now."

   It seems he was wrong.

Buhuan cried out in his heart that he was down in the same room as the musketeer tonight, and as soon as they heard the screeching sound of the horn, they jumped up immediately, and although the headache was splitting, they were quickly dressed. Clothes, put on weapons, and ran to the square.

They were both startled when they heard that the enemy was not the rebellious thugs, nor the Austrians, or the Ottoman Turks, or even the Danes - but the Russians, because in their minds Russia was clearly Not in the forecast.

Russia used to be a dangerous enemy, but since Ivan the Terrible killed his son with a hammer in his rage, he and his dynasty became extinct, which triggered a great turmoil in Russia for nearly a hundred years - not only the Russians They scrambled to launch the so-called "heir", and even the Polish king at the time intervened. He first supported a person who pretended to be a king's heir, and then wanted his son to become the tsar, but this plan was quickly defeated by the Russian nobles. .

In the current Romanov dynasty, the tsar is Alexei I. This tsar is not recognized by the kings of Europa, because from the bottom up, his father, the first tsar of Romanov, was The grand-nephew of the last tsarist empress of the last dynasty, his grandfather was a monk, so that his throne seemed a little ill-gotten.

Although the sad queen's nephew was forced to become a monk, people will not go to the bottom of the reason. The reason why he is respected by the Russians is that he was even forced into a monastery first, and later was imprisoned and threatened by the Polish king. , but never bowed his head. His noble qualities won unanimous support from the Russians. At that time, he was still in the prison of the Polish king, but it did not prevent them from running to his son and asking him to become the master of Russia.

   Please note that it is a request, not a request.

  The tsar at that time was not a good title. Several crowned heads had been knocked to the ground before, but the monk's son insisted that he would not allow it, and then put forward many harsh conditions, which were all agreed, and he was allowed to nod.

This negotiation probably took all the energy of the young Mr. Romanov, who at the age of forty-nine went to see the merciful God, and his son Alexei I came to the throne, Alexei I. He was very young when he came to the throne, so his teacher was the regent, and the result was - a mess.

The initial turmoil still has its aftermath. Later, there were successive religious riots by Bishop Nikon, several wars with Poland, the annexation of Ukraine and other major events. Until now, Russia is not peaceful and the treasury is not sufficient enough. It is said that Alexei is even more ill, and the three sons and daughters are also fighting openly and secretly, and they have never stopped. Therefore, although Earl Henry took precautions, he did not expect that it would be the Russians who sounded the first horn of this battle!

   (end of this chapter)