I Am Louis XIV

In fact, in addition to the gold that Mr. Champagne grated between the ladies' hair, the king's mirage powder and rose rouge also sold at a very good price-because the production of these powders is not very high. , so with the help of the Duchess of Montpensier and other noble ladies, they were sold at a very high price, and these prices allowed the king to get twenty cannons, but if he has any feelings of guilt— Of course not. Compared with lead powder, mirabilis powder and pink roses that can moisturize and fair skin are much safer than the lead powder and cochineal insects commonly used by wives today. Even if it is for health, ladies should pay Pay the tax. ,

The king must also admit that he really prefers young people, just like Colbert, Sebastien Vauban and little Champagne. Although their occupations and identities are very different, their courage and Loyalty is consistent, and what Louis lacks now is such a courtier-and Mary.

The court in Paris can now be said to revolve around the king, just like the stars revolve around the sun, but Louis did not forget how he was ignored and treated coldly a few years ago, when the noble ladies were more willing to embrace him. Clustered around the queen mother and the bishop, he didn't resent them, but I'm afraid it was impossible for them to win the king's favor by flattering them——before Louis invited Mary to dance the Gavotte dance, he and Her Majesty the Queen Mother has talked about it. The Queen Mother's dislike of the King to Mancini is completely understandable, but Mary is different. She has seen the King earlier than anyone else, and she has only seen the King. , why can't the king give her a special treat.

The Queen Mother dotes on Philip, but what she values ​​is Louis. The eldest son seldom asks her for anything, and even less shows his love for anything. Since he said so, the Queen Mother will not veto his proposal, which means With the fact that at the ball, the Queen Mother spoke to Mary first.

Louis went to Versailles this time without even bringing his brother Philip. As he had promised, it was just him and Mary in the carriage.

Mary has hardly been to Versailles since she returned to Paris. She only heard that the king bought more land to house a large number of refugees and gave them jobs so that they could support their families—— She had vaguely heard of some of the work around the king—but when it was two miles away from Versailles, the king opened the curtain of the car, pointed to the flower fields outside the window and told her that this was the work he arranged for the refugees one.

Mirabilis is a plant that grows by sowing seeds, and its seeds are small and can withstand long-distance transportation, so Colbert used wooden barrels filled with light wine to load these seeds , part of the refugees were sent to plant potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, etc., and part of them were all used to take care of these mirabilis-this strange plant needed fertile soil, and was drained under the king's instruction and exquisite machinery In addition, Mirabilis has very low requirements for manpower. It can almost be said that even without any extra care, they can grow very vigorously. Therefore, in addition to the flower fields, even the houses of the refugees There are also shadows of this kind of flower in the front and back of the house. After all, the seeds of this kind of flower can be sold for money.

The purple jasmine flower is actually not beautiful, it looks like a small trumpet, it has such a name because it has the fragrance of jasmine, but some refugees also call them the angel's trumpet, perhaps for For them, the flower that fed them was more respectable than the true angel's horn--Louis knew that they often picked up the fallen flowers and put them on the altar of the church--the ones still on the branches, of course. no.

In addition to deep purple, purple jasmine also has gold, red, and white. Even if the individual flowers of many types are mediocre, they will be very beautiful when gathered together, and purple jasmine is still not good-looking even if it is planted in large areas— —and by this time they were all bearing black seeds, and the king took Marie to the other side of Versailles, where pink roses were planted, the roses native to France.

"Is this the rose used for the rouge?" Mary asked.

"No, these are not enough," said the king, "I planted them especially for you, my little rose." He said, plucked one, and inserted it gently between Mary's curly hair—since he let Little Champagne curled Marie's hair, and Marie never used a scarf again.

They walked around the rose for a while, and after admiring these delicate but vigorous flowers, the king took Mary up a hill, from which they could see a group of busy people. Digging is in progress—the king told Mary that he was going to dig a canal here.

"For these refugees?" Mary asked in surprise.

Louis smiled: "No," he said, he was not so selfless yet, he had such an idea because he wanted to build a brand new and grand palace here, but it was bound to be exhausted, which was staggering and even desperate. money, so this matter is only in his pamphlets - but some preparations can be made from now on, he cannot abandon the refugees who followed him to Versailles, but unlimited offerings will only provide a group of greedy He is a parasite, and even if people say he is merciful, he does not want people to mistake his mercifulness as cowardice, so what he provides to these refugees must be work, not so-called benevolence.

They got on their horses and walked slowly towards the construction site. Mary looked curiously at the strangely shaped construction equipment. At this time, there were already primitive pulleys and booms, but they were not only useful but also dangerous. Safety awareness is also very indifferent. Just when the officials in charge of the construction site were bowing to the king, they heard a scream, and then there was a commotion. The king saw a woman flying towards the place where the smoke and dust rose quickly. Run, and when the dust cleared, they saw a young man lying on the ground with a stone on his foot, "Go and help," said the King, and several of his musketeers ran to the wounded workers, but they are not so much here to help, it is better to say they are supervisors, because before they arrived, the workers' colleagues had already pushed back the stone, but the worker's legs were bloody and bloody, it seems that there is no There is no cure.

The woman was weeping, but not terribly alarmed.

In the past, people who were injured on the construction site could only rely on luck to save their lives. If they were injured, they would probably fall into hell. But Louis can't improve their current working conditions and change their cognition, so prepare for them. The sum of money is still enough for treatment and resettlement, and with Mirabilis, even if his leg is injured, this young man can still support himself—so his mother, that is, the woman, only instinctively worried for a while, Just followed the stretcher.

Mary wanted to give them some rewards, but was held back by Louis; "Don't," he said softly, "If you give money, then more people will be injured on purpose." This kind of thing has happened, In this era, not to mention the precarious commoners, even the nobles are very contemptuous of their own lives. On the one hand, they yearn for eternal life in heaven, and on the other hand, they are chasing a moment of joy in the mortal world. So much so that there are so many desperadoes.