Versailles is worse than being queen

◎The crown is about to change hands◎

In fact, since entering 1774, Antania has been hanging on her heart.

According to the original history, the current King Louis XV will die on May 5.

But when that day came, nothing was going on at Versailles.

His Majesty the King was in a good mood. He slept until after eleven o'clock, and still got up amidst the applause of the crowd, and then ate several catties of roast beef and ground partridge meat with great appetite.

After dinner, he took a comfortable bath in the bathtub in his bedroom.

Today, hot water is served in the Palace of Versailles.A few years ago, hot water could only be brought in by servants burning buckets in a small attic. His Majesty the King has always asked people to pour boiling hot water into the bathtub first, then pour cold water, and then put a chair Put it in the middle of the bathtub, and he just sits on the chair and takes a bath.

Now, it saves the servants to carry the water in and out, turn on the tap and wait for a while to have hot water; but Louis XV still retains the habit of sitting on a chair to take a bath.

After the bath, Madame Dubally went to his bedroom again.

On that day, the "Rheinische Zeitung" was worryingly reporting that there might be a food crisis this year, and did not report as boringly as the "Courier Zeitung": "His Majesty the King took a bath at the Palace of Versailles today."

After that day passed, Antanya breathed a sigh of relief, which was not particularly surprising.

In this life, many things have changed.Louis XV originally died of smallpox, but now the vaccinia vaccine has been widely spread on the mainland in ten years, the prevalence of smallpox in Paris has dropped significantly like Vienna, and there are almost no people in the Palace of Versailles. Suffering from smallpox, the king is naturally even less likely to be infected.

That means she has more time, and Louis has more time.

Although His Majesty the King is getting older day by day, and he doesn't like to go out more and more, but he seems to be alive and well.It's just that he seems to feel more and more that he should cherish his precious life and enjoy it more, so more and more state affairs are handed over to the crown prince and ministers.

Louis complained to Antania about this, and finally had to accept the reality that His Majesty the King can quit if he doesn't want to, but he can't quit if His Majesty asks him to do it.

The thing that bothers him the most now is fiscal reform.

Not only were the unreasonable accounts and figures a headache for him, but after he really got involved in the government affairs, he discovered that most of the available officials themselves lived in Paris and only came to Versailles when needed— ——As more and more people apply to live in the Palace of Versailles and the city of Versailles, the place is overcrowded and has already reached the saturation of accommodation.

It was at this time that Antania suggested to him—in order to facilitate the communication with the ministers and work efficiently, and at the same time, in order to be able to learn about various news in the capital city more quickly, they should perhaps spend more time in Paris. live and work in the city.

If it were any other time or someone else, Louis would certainly not agree to this proposal.

It was the ancestor Louis XIV who built the most magnificent palace on the continent on the wasteland of Versailles a century ago.

There are no naturally flowing rivers, no cities, no roads, nothing but the supreme authority of a king.

It's not the capital, it doesn't matter - where the king is, there is the heart of France.

The Palace of Versailles is a shining spell, a spell that belongs exclusively to the king - as long as His Majesty the King gives an order, there will be the most brilliant palace here, celebrities and nobles come and go here, and all the power and money in France will come to the palace. Gather here.The Palace of Versailles is the highest symbol of French royal power.

Since the establishment of the Palace of Versailles, all French kings have used it as their royal palace.

Great, he's not a king yet!

Louie rejoiced that he had suddenly found a conventional hole.

A big and resplendent house is certainly comfortable, but if the price is to spend a lot of time and energy on waiting for work every day, it will be too boring.

What's more, there are many palaces in Paris, such as the Louvre, Palais Royal, Tuileries and so on.Although it is worse than the Palace of Versailles, Louis's pursuit of quality of life is actually not that persistent.

Well, just set up his welding workshop in those palaces as soon as possible.

The Crown Prince had just cheered up with his bright future vision, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Necker, felt that he was about to be driven crazy by the chief economist of the royal family, Mr. Adam Smith.

The French finance minister privately complained to his colleagues: "That boring and old-fashioned British guy! He can't tell the difference between a waltz and a crepe, and he came to guide us French how to spend money?"

Coincidentally, Mr. Smith said to Antania furiously: "If the French only think about dancing and tasting red wine all day long, how can they develop economy and technology?"

In the crowded Palace of Versailles, there are few secrets.

As a result, it didn't take long for many people to know the grievances between them, and then ridiculed it.

Versailles is never short of spats.

Everyone knows that His Majesty the King doesn't care much about political affairs now, and the Crown Prince and his wife are the main initiators of financial reform.Therefore, under such a background, everyone happily participated in the excitement while watching-

To the Chancellor of the Exchequer: "You see, if we French can manage our money ourselves, why should we ask the British for help?"

The scholars of the Academy of Sciences said to the British economists in an unassuming manner: "Sorry, we dance, we drink, but we are still the most technologically advanced place on this continent. What? Britain? What are the British doing?"

Oh—the British fought bitterly on the North American continent.

From the joint meeting of the colonies held in September 1774—later known as the First Continental Congress—people on the North American continent officially announced that the thirteen colonies in North America had severed their affiliation with Britain and established the United States.

This is a declaration of war on Britain!

Of course, the United Kingdom couldn't bear this tone, and immediately sent the most powerful navy across the Pacific Ocean to attack the 13-yuan colony.

As an old friend of the British people, the French people of course watched the excitement and paid close attention to this war on the other side of the ocean, and very much hoped that their friends in North America would win—even if they didn’t win, it would be nice to let Britain suffer!

In the first half a year or so, the British army was still in an overall advantage.The landed troops quickly took control of the eastern coast of North America, and penetrated into the mainland from both the north and the south.

"Judging from their marching route, they want to attack on both sides and isolate this colony of New England-I have heard that they are the most resolute against the British, which is also understandable."

Napoleon looked at the map and said to Antania while thinking, "If it were me, I would do the same - take this here in one fell swoop, and then destroy the other colonies in one go."

"How likely are the Americans to win?" Antanya asked casually.

Napoleon shook his head: "I wouldn't bet on them."

Antanya raised her eyebrows.

No one expected that from the second year onwards, the British army suddenly began to run into obstacles everywhere on the North American continent.

A piece of information that was inconsistent with his previous judgment was sent to Paris, and Napoleon was very annoyed by this.

The teenager repeatedly grabbed the hair on his head and paced around the room anxiously: "Why? Why? This doesn't conform to the logic of war."

"Oh, don't worry." Antanya couldn't bear to comfort him, "There is too little information now, maybe some new forces have joined the battlefield. There is not enough information, it is already very good that you can do this..."

"On the battlefield, can it be said that the army will not lose if you say 'insufficient information'?" The boy suddenly said loudly.

Antanya glanced at him.

"Sorry, I didn't say this to you." Napoleon let out a breath, "But I think that on the battlefield, the commander of the army must take all factors into consideration. There are no excuses in war, only life and death."

Antanya smiled, "I believe that you will become an excellent commander."

Probably no one in Paris knew why the British army, which had been invincible before, suddenly couldn't win the battle.The Atlantic Ocean is too wide, and the news is often very slow and lacks many specific details.

This made people who followed the North American War of Independence through the "Rheinische Zeitung" in France extremely anxious, but it was useless to worry.Fortunately, everything is going in the direction they hoped - it seems that the British guy can't beat his son.

Finally, in June 1775, after another news came that the U.S. army had defeated the British army, annihilated tens of thousands of people, and recruited thousands of people, Antanya sighed and turned the information page.

I'm afraid she doesn't need to worry about the American continent anymore.What needs to be paid more attention to is the surrounding areas of France - I don't know if it was affected by the US-British war, many countries on this continent are also ready to move.

Antanya read the information page by page, mainly focusing on two places.

One is that Prussia launched a war against Austria around Silesia, and Austria was extremely annoyed by this.After all, this piece of land was taken away by Prussia during the War of Succession when Queen Theresa came to the throne. It was almost possible to regain it in the Seven Years War, but it fell short because of the death of the Russian Tsar-ah!Not to mention, who would have thought that a country could be so unlucky?

The other was the Ottoman Empire bordering Austria.Word came from Croatia that a rebellion had broken out in Serbia and that the Ottoman Empire was mobilizing troops to suppress it.

Although these things happened in the previous life, generally speaking, they didn't cause much impact, but Antanya still remained wary.

After all, the world has changed a lot.Who knows what consequences these changes will eventually lead to?

When Easter was approaching in 1776, the Dauphin and his wife visited the Candela Barracks near Paris.Napoleon, who has now been promoted to lieutenant colonel, is now standing at the forefront of the team.

Antanya delivered a brief speech.

She knew that the soldiers at this moment must want to eat the barbecue dinner before the festival rather than listen to the speech, so she was concise and ended quickly: "You are the pride of the city of Paris and the pride of France——Louis and I, all The French people, protected by your bravery, will never forget your contribution."

It stands to reason that addressing the troops should be the business of the king - or at least the business of the dauphin.

Antalia once tried to take advantage of Louis's young age and cultivate his public speaking ability as a monarch from an early age.But after she persevered in trying again and again, and Louie really failed every time, she gave up and decided to go straight for it.

Maybe the barracks were full of men at the beginning, and there was some criticism, but just like the first time the princess held the Academy of Sciences salon, the first time to issue a reward, and the first time to preside over the renovation of the palace and the entire capital, people soon understood. Get used to this kind of thing.

Anyway, after the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, the king and queen will be the highest existence.Of course, Louis XV's queen has no sense of existence-that's because there has been no queen for many, many years.

……

At the same time, in the basement of a castle in Versailles.

Dim candlelight was lit here, and several people sat around a round table.

The fire was dim and shadowy, and the expressions of these people also seemed cloudy and uncertain.

"... Amend the tax law to tax the church and nobles?" a person asked in disbelief.

"We have reliable sources of intelligence. You should trust our British intelligence system." At least more reliable than your French.

"... That woman really dares." Someone said through gritted teeth.

"Isn't it?" the Englishman sneered. "She's not French, and she doesn't have any relatives in France—of course she doesn't care about taxing nobles and priests."

He twirled the flame on the candle with his fingers, and leaned forward—a long face transfigured in the candlelight, and hissing serpent's voice was demagogic.

"It's time to make a decision, Your Highness...or, Your Majesty?"

The person sitting opposite was silent for a long time, so long that the messenger from Hanover almost thought that he had fallen asleep on this occasion.

"I want to know, what are your conditions?"

The messenger smiled.

"France is our respected opponent, and you are a cherished friend of His Majesty George and Frederick. We will never make it difficult for you - as long as you do not help the United States after you become king, and try to prevent Spain and the Netherlands from participating in the war. .”

Time is frighteningly ticking by.

Louis XV is very old, but now the Dauphin and his wife have dreadful resources, talents and determination.

The most terrifying thing is that the woman became the ruler of France——

She is not one of France's traditionally hands-off queens.Her hands are stretched too far.

If they are really allowed to ascend the throne smoothly like this, then the Habsburg family will have two queens.

Two queens who hold real power and control a big country.

For Britain and Prussia, there must be no further delay.The messenger thought to himself that his mission must not be delayed any longer——

At this moment, there was a hasty knock on the door outside.

"Sir! Sir!" Someone lowered his voice, panicking incoherently, "Your Majesty... His Majesty the King... died!"

With a bang, the candle fell onto the table, and a dazzling flame burst out, reflecting the hideous and distorted faces of several people.

The gears of fate snapped together sharply at this moment, as if a group of snakes finally showed their fangs and bit each other's deadly places.

The water of the Seine River flows calmly, the gold coins and chips on the gaming table jingle, and the fragrance of flowers fills the city of Paris—all these dreams are suddenly awakened.

The crown of France is about to change hands.