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  Chapter 758 755 [Visit Paris]

  Cardinal Mazarin was appointed Prime Minister of France again.

  When the news reached the diplomatic missions, Chinese officials felt that it was outrageous. A guy who caused two aristocratic rebellions and two uprisings by the common people had nothing to do.

  Take the inland boat, the envoy went to Paris, and heard a lot of discussions on the way.

  Traditional nobles and ordinary people hate Mazarin deeply. Officials and businessmen celebrate with each other, as long as Mazarin continues to be prime minister, they can make money without any scruples.

   "This city is called Rouen, and Joan of Arc in France was burned to death here." Charles said, pointing to the city by the river.

   "Saint?" Zhang Ruifeng subconsciously thought of the White Lotus Sect.

  Charles began to tell the story of Joan of Arc, and everyone sighed, and regarded Joan of Arc as the "French daughter Yue Fei".

Prince Charles continued: "From Port of Grace by the sea, along the Seine River to Paris, among all the cities that pass along the way, Rouen is the most prosperous and prosperous. It used to be the capital of the Duchy of Normandy, and it has always been contested by Britain and France. Focus. Not only Joan of Arc was burned to death here, but also a Rouen priest who announced the excommunication of the King of England. Jews accounted for more than one-fifth of the entire city’s population. Although they were expelled many times, the Jews More and more. I like Rouen because the city is **** enough and there's a lot of fun to be had in the neighborhood."

  The ship docked at the river port, and the main envoys did not disembark, but only sent people to buy food and drink.

  Pan Wei and Cai Yuncheng, with several civil and military officials, went into the city to inquire about various information. The military officers observed the city defense system, and the civil servants learned about the local conditions and customs, and inquired about the special products and prices here.

  The navy and half of the guards stayed in the harbor, and only 500 guards followed to Paris.

  When a large group of Chinese landed, the city of Rouen became an instant sensation, and the citizens rushed to watch.

  Cai Yuncheng asked: "Your Highness, which industry is the most prominent in this city?"

   "Wool spinning," Charles explained, "a large amount of wool is shipped from England and Spain every year, and spun into various woolen materials in Rouen. The food produced in France is gathered in Rouen and shipped to the seaport for England."

  At this time in Europe, the French industry is far stronger than the UK, and the wool textile industry is also stronger in France.

   Everyone entered a tavern, and the customers inside stopped talking for a moment, and all turned their heads to look at them in surprise.

  Someone even came over to chat: "Are you from India?"

  Prince Charles was about to correct, Cai Yuncheng secretly kicked him. So everyone kept quiet and pretended not to understand French.

   The chatter is very disappointed and sits back to continue drinking. "

   "These people must be from India!"

   "No, they came from China. I heard that the Chinese emperor sent an envoy to visit His Majesty the King."

   "Your Majesty the King? Hey, it's only right to visit the Queen Mother. I don't know if the Queen Mother is free, maybe she's still lying on the prime minister's bed."

   "When the king comes of age, the prime minister will definitely be executed."

   "Maybe..."

  The envoy invited several French translators, and at the moment they translated into Latin in a low voice, and the Latin translator translated into Chinese.

  Pan Wei and Cai Yuncheng looked at each other in dismay.

   Could it be that the Queen Mother of France really had an affair with the Prime Minister of France?

   This rumor had spread throughout France before the Parisian people's uprising.

  After listening in the tavern for a while, everyone went to the industrial area. There are a large number of wool textile workshops here. In addition, industries such as wine making, pottery making, and leather making are also prosperous.

  Of course, there are many red light districts.

  Walking around for a long time, Cai Yuncheng felt that Rouen was like a big county in southern China.

  Dense population, well-developed industry and commerce, the disadvantage is poor sanitation.

  There is only a simple drainage system here, and domestic sewage is basically poured into the Seine River. What's even more frightening is that occasionally you can see feces and urine on the street, all of which are poured down from the second floor—residents facing the street, throw them into wooden buckets at night, and pour them directly onto the street in the morning.

  Pan Wei asked Charles: "Your Highness, is it the same in Paris? Are there no farmers to collect excrement?"

   "Isn't that the case in China?" Charles asked back.

  Pan Wei can only explain: "In big cities in China, farmers go door-to-door to collect waste every morning. Residents in the city put the waste in buckets and sell it all to farmers to take away."

  Charles was even more puzzled: "Farmers are not fools, how could they buy useless shit?"

   "Well, you know it when you go to China," Pan Wei didn't bother to explain, turned his head and said to Cai Yuncheng in Chinese, "It seems that the so-called European powers are nothing more than that, even the big cities are full of shit."

  Cai Yuncheng said: "The farmers here don't seem to know how to use excrement to fertilize."

  The feces and urine in various cities in China are all in high demand, and ordinary farmers can't get them at all. The area is also divided by neighborhood, and crossing the boundary to **** other people's pre-ordered **** is purely an act of seeking and beating.

   Two days later, the mission arrived in Paris.

  The Queen Regent, Anne, put on her gorgeous brocade costume, and looked forward to the arrival of the Chinese envoy at the Louvre.

  Louis XIV, who had just turned fifteen, was also looking forward to this meeting. He has heard too many stories about China and yearns for that distant eastern country.

  Historically, the wind of China blew violently throughout Europe, and it was brought up by Louis XIV.

  The French king is obsessed with China to the extreme.

  He even built a "porcelain house" in the Louvre for his favorite mistress, whose shape imitated the tower of Baoen Temple in Nanjing. Although the "porcelain house" is only one storey high, the exterior coatings are all colored glaze (ceramics cannot be made, only a layer of colored glaze paint can be applied). The house is covered with ceramic tiles (in fact, painted ceramic tiles), blue and white porcelain vases are placed everywhere, the furniture is all Chinese style, and lacquerware must be used, and the bed is covered with embroidered curtains imported from China.

  This "porcelain house" was born, which amazed the nobles and businessmen in France.

  As a result, Chinese-style architecture, furniture and decoration quickly spread in France, and then spread to European countries.

   But Europeans feel that Chinese architecture is flawed, especially the interior design. Europeans believe that Chinese interior design lacks integrity and decorations are messy and disorderly. Therefore, the porcelain house built by Louis XIV for his mistress tried his best to avoid the "defects" of the Chinese style, and even the blue and white porcelain vases had to be placed neatly and symmetrically, which can be called the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients.

  A pagoda-shaped porcelain house, the exterior is colored glaze, the interior is covered with painted pottery bricks, the vases are neatly arranged, and there is a large bed with curtains inside...Why does it feel a bit like a tomb?

  Although the aesthetics are more infernal, the legend is even more outrageous.

   At that time, there were still people who wrote novels and published them. The author expressed his fantasy about the porcelain house. He described Louis XIV's mistress as a Chinese princess, and the original words were "the undisputed most beautiful and proud princess in the world".

  There is also such a description in the novel, Louis XIV dug a canal in the Palace of Versailles, took the Chinese princess on a boat, and asked: "What do you think of this luxurious territory?"

  The Chinese princess replied: "In the Chinese Empire, wealth is just an ordinary thing. Therefore, my father, the emperor, always prefers simple and clean houses instead of this kind of magnificent palace."

  Louis XIV smiled, jumped onto the river bank, and tapped the ground three times with his staff. As the scepter hit the ground, a ceramic castle appeared in the garden. The Chinese princess was overjoyed to see the porcelain house, so she stayed in France and became the lover of Louis XIV...

   At this moment, Louis XIV has not met his "Chinese princess".

   This guy is wearing a pair of high heels and a pair of stockings on his legs. Stockings may not be accurate, they should be called wool tights. High-heeled shoes and tights, after hundreds of years, a proper women's clothing boss, is now the normal dress of European aristocrats and gentlemen.

  He is wearing a gorgeous robe on his upper body, the robe reaches the ground, and there is a section behind his buttocks.

  In order to facilitate walking and show beautiful legs, one side of the robe is lifted up, and it is draped over the shoulders like a quilt. The lining and outer layer of the robe are actually brocade bought from China.

   "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked if you are ready?" A maid knocked on the door.

  Louis XIV felt sorry for himself in the mirror, and said in a tone of anticipation: "I'm ready, have the Chinese envoys come?"

  The maid replied: "I heard that you have disembarked."

"Very good!"

  Louis XIV pushed the door out, running happily with a scepter in hand. After running a few steps, I felt that I should be reserved and show my majesty, so I stopped to straighten my robe, walked slowly on high heels, and a pair of pantyhose showed off the curve of my legs.

   River port.

  French Prime Minister Mazarin personally brought people to greet him, and the musketeer d'Artagnan was also there.

  Mazarin saluted with incomparable elegance, and said with a kind smile: "Welcome distinguished guests from China to Paris."

  The notorious Mazarin is indeed tolerant and kind, not pretending. He has always been humble in words and deeds, and has always been kind to others. Even when facing civilians, he will not be arrogant, let alone get angry. If you offend him and cannot threaten his status, he is very likely to forgive your sin with a smile.

  The evaluation of him by the outside world is: "He easily forgives the mistakes of his enemies, but he also easily forgets to give benefits to his own people."

  This guy is extremely stingy with his subordinates and officials, and doesn’t take anything away.

  Greedy in secret, overtly and secretly, leaving 200 million livres of property after death, which is equivalent to the total tax revenue of France for two years, and equivalent to the income of the French royal family for six and a half years...all were confiscated by Louis XIV.

  French version Heshen!

   "Bang bang bang!"

  The gun salute sounded, and the Musketeers also fired their guns into the sky.

   Immediately the band began to play music, and several carriages more luxurious than the Portuguese royal family stopped in the open space by the river.

  The court guard unrolls the rolled carpet, extending from the pier to the carriage. Distinguished Chinese guests can get on the car by stepping on the carpet all the way without stepping on the dirty land.

  The luxury of the Portuguese royal family is nothing compared to the French royal family.

  (end of this chapter)