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Louis XIV personally presented the award: "Congratulations, brave and fearless knight!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Dayong said happily.

I am really happy, the bonus is about 5000 taels of silver.In addition, it also comes with a divine steed and a French long sword.

This is a Persh horse, also known as the Splash Dragon Horse.As a heavy draft horse, its best use was to pull goods, and it later became the horse breed that had the greatest impact on American agriculture.

But it can also be used for war. The French heavy cavalry in the Middle Ages rode all of them under their crotches.

Its combat characteristics are: tall stature, strong limbs, strong running balance, high combat tolerance, and it is not easy to get injured and fall when trampling on rugged battlefields and corpses.Physical strength can be called abnormal, suitable for long-distance marches and heavy-armed operations.Not as fast as light horses, but far superior to other heavy horses.Docile, protect the master, obey the command, and have strong discipline.

This kind of war horse is a heavy cavalry weapon, but not suitable for light cavalry.

As for the French long sword, you can refer to the "embroidery needle" in "Quanyou", but the sword body is obviously longer and wider.The scabbard and hilt are made golden and inlaid with blue-green gemstones. You can tell that it is not cheap just by looking at the few gemstones.

Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng have already said that Zheng Dayong can distribute these prizes by himself.

The three guards who accompanied him in the battle each received 1000 taels of silver.Zheng Da used himself to take 1000 taels, and used the rest of the money to treat guests. When he returned to Nanjing, he invited other guards to dinner.

The war horse and long sword became Zheng Dayong's private possession.

He specially asked for a mare. If he could survive the sea voyage, he would be able to breed and give birth to cubs when he returned to Nanjing.This kind of foreign war horse can be fostered at Nanjing Royal Horse Farm, and the cost of raising it will be provided by the Ministry of War.Most of the mixed-race cubs that were born belonged to the imperial court, and a small amount belonged to Zheng Dayong himself.

Zheng Dayong rode the newly obtained prize, hung up the French long sword, rushed to the audience and got off his horse.They bowed their hands to Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng respectively, which meant that they were lucky enough to live up to their fate.

"Wow! Zheng!"

The noble ladies threw objects at Zheng Dayong, those who were close threw handkerchiefs, and those who were far away threw jewelry.If he picks up any object, it is tantamount to accepting the object's owner's love, even if the lady has a husband.

Zheng Dayong was a little restless, after all, he had been out at sea for too long and had never touched a woman.He pretended he didn't see anything, and left straight away to share money with his friends.

At the end of the evening banquet, Zheng Dayong was summoned by Queen Mother Anne.

It is a bit inappropriate to go to a woman's room at night, and the other party is the Queen Mother, although the Queen Mother is already over 50 years old.

Zhang Ruifeng looked at Lu Tianxiang, he couldn't decide.

Lu Tianxiang said: "Go ahead, just don't do anything out of line."

Zheng Dayong bit the bullet and went to Queen Mother Anne's bedroom.The maid led him to continue walking, and soon entered a room, which turned out to be the queen mother's bathroom, and the queen mother was taking a bath.

Fortunately, there is a bathtub, and the cover of the bathtub covers half of the water.Milk was put in the water, which made the bath water cloudy, making it difficult to see what was under the water.

Putting milk in the bath water is not only for skin care, the real function is to cover up the shame, and it is to respect the guests when receiving guests.

Medieval Europeans did not bathe, that is pure nonsense.

The real situation is that the nobles like to meet guests while taking a bath, and the common people often go to the river to swim.

The church and the law cannot control the nobles, but they can restrain the common people. It is expressly forbidden to go to the river to bathe, and it is not allowed to open public baths.However, you can bathe in the sea, or go to hot springs, because doctors say that these two methods can cure diseases.

A nobleman, if he receives you in the bath, and covers his body to prevent him from seeing.

Then congratulations, this noble really treats you as a guest.

If it is naked, let you look at it casually.Then I'm sorry, but in the eyes of this nobleman, you are an unwelcome servant or pariah.

There is a description in Voltaire's "Excellent Emile", when Madame Châtelet took a bath, she asked the servant Longchamp to add water for her.Not only did she not wear clothes, but she also exposed her legs apart to avoid being scalded by hot water.

Later, the lady changed her clothes in front of the servant.When participating in the salon, the duchess and several marquises took off all their clothes because of the hot weather, leaving only a few ceremonial accessories on their bodies, and they ate naked in front of the servants.

The male servant had never seen the world, and at first he was too scared to close his eyes and dare not speak, but then he gradually understood and felt angry: "The noble lady treats the servant as a lifeless machine... In her (Madame Chatelet's) eyes, I am , no different from the kettle in my hand."

As for Louis XIV, this guy really didn't take a bath, he only washed it a few times in his life to show his devotion to Jesus.

Europeans who seldom take a bath are almost all devout Christians.This thing originally originated from sectarian disputes, and gradually became associated with the Black Death. It was believed that the dirt on the body was like armor, which could block various diseases, and it would be easy to get sick after taking a bath.

"You are very brave, Mr. Chinese Knight." Queen Mother Anne sat in the bathtub, her arms were exposed, and she looked at Zheng Dayong with winking eyes.

The translator was a little embarrassed, coughed and said, "Mr. Zheng, the Queen Mother is praising you for your bravery."

Zheng Dayong has never seen such a scene. It would be better if there were only two of them. The key interpreter is also beside him. He cast his eyes on the wall and said awkwardly: "Thank you for the compliment."

Queen Anne smiled and said, "Please sit down."

Zheng Dayong sat down tremblingly, still not daring to look directly.

Queen Anne asked: "Have you ever been on a battlefield? How many enemies have you killed?"

Zheng Dayong replied: "I personally killed about dozens of them. Because of their bravery in battle and beheaded the enemy generals, they were chosen by His Majesty the Emperor as bodyguards."

"Then you are a real warrior," Queen Mother Anne liked more and more, she turned and lay on the edge of the bathtub, showing her shoulders, staring at Zheng Dayong and said, "Can you tell me how you fought against the enemy? "

Zheng Dayong had no choice but to tell the truth, the more the Queen Mother listened, the more tempted she became, and she kept asking about the details of the battlefield.

Finally, the bath water became cold.

Zheng Dayong and the interpreter were invited out of the bathroom, but the maid was left behind to help the Queen Mother get dressed.The manservant responsible for adding water also stayed in the bathroom and witnessed the whole process of dressing the Queen Mother.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, I will take my leave first!"

Zheng Dayong stood outside the bathroom door, his face blushing with embarrassment, and he didn't wait for a reply from inside, he ran away with the translator.

Cai Yuncheng laughed when he went back and told the story.

And in the large villa in the suburbs, Pan Wei was having fun with a marquise.His behavior was acquiesced, because from the lady's bed, many anecdotes can be inquired, and these anecdotes will also be written into the work report.

I just hope that this old man doesn't suffer from venereal disease.

Syphilis was spread to China by Europeans in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.Brought by the Portuguese, it first appeared in Guangdong, so it is also called "Guangdong sore", and later spread along the coast of Zhejiang.

By the way, doctors in the Ming Dynasty were the best in the world at that time in treating syphilis...

Chapter 760 [Buying official system to revitalize France]

In the morning, on the big bed.

Pan Wei was awakened by a movement, and opened his eyes in a daze to see that the big yangma was getting dressed.

"Honey, it's time for me to go back to my room." The Marquise Elizabeth Turpin smiled at Pan Wei while getting dressed.

Pan Wei originally planned to sit up, but suddenly felt a pain in his waist, so he simply lay down again. This big ocean horse is strenuously hurting his body when riding.

European aristocrats have very contradictory attitudes towards marriage.

They place great value on virginity, since the eldest son must be his own to inherit the family business.But after the birth of the eldest son, the couple fulfilled their family obligations, and they can basically play their own things in the future.

Of course, there are also cases of jealousy, and there are quite a few. Killing an adulterer in a duel, or being killed by an adulterer, this kind of thing happens more than once or twice.

But judging from literary works, they always praise extramarital affairs, thinking that is beautiful love.The jealous husband, the man who loses his mind because of jealousy, is a villain that is ridiculed in literature.

Pan Wei lived in the guest room of the Marquis's house as a distinguished guest.

Face still has to be done, after all, the Marquis is also at home.The Marquise touched her at night, and went back to her room in the morning, pretending nothing happened.

Only when the ladies gather, the Marquise will show off and talk to her girlfriends about the behavior of Chinese men in bed.Just like hundreds of years later, a group of scumbags gathered to brag about which girl they dated.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Come in."

After sleeping for a long time, Pan Wei was awakened by a knock on the door.

The maid pushed the door open and said, "Sir, the master and madam treat you to dinner."

"understood."

Pan Wei got up to get dressed, and the maid hurriedly served her.It's a pity that I am not familiar with Chinese costumes, and the maid's service has become a mess.

"I will do it myself."

Now it is a private identity, and Pan Wei does not wear official uniforms.She was dressed in a gorgeous silk robe, tightly tied with a belt, and a jade pendant hung from her waist. She wore a small crown on her hair, which was fixed with a gold hairpin.

This guy came from a rich family, and after a little tidying up, he was the young master Pian Pianjia, who confused the Marquis.

In the living room, the Marquis Le Tellier, the Marquis Elizabeth, and the Marquis' 14-year-old son Loire were already sitting neatly at the dining table.

Le Tellier, the first French Minister of War.

His son, Loire, would become France's second Minister of War.

The father and son were the founders of the French professional army and the foundation for Louis XIV to become the Sun King.

Prior to this, the French Army had only companies, and the lords of various places refused to integrate into regiments, and the royal family could not control the army at all.The greatest achievement of the iron-fisted Prime Minister Richelieu was the establishment of the Minister of War, the forced integration of the army, and the professionalization of the French army.

Prince Kong Dai launched a rebellion, and local nobles responded one after another. In fact, it was a general outbreak of long-term conflicts.The most important reason is the continuous reform of the army, and the royal family is constantly strengthening its control over the army.

Pan Wei was ordered to sleep with the big ocean horse, and he didn't sleep indiscriminately, he chose a specific target.

Seeing Pan Wei coming to the dining room, Le Tellier nodded and smiled, not minding his wife's cheating at all, but Pan Wei was a bit guilty as an adulterer.

"Please sit down." Elizabeth smiled.

Pan Wei cupped his hands in return: "Thank you for your hospitality."

Pan Wei is a talented student from Jinling University. He started to learn Latin before going to sea, and he did not delay his homework all the way. Now he can easily communicate in Latin.

The family murmured words over breakfast, thanking the Lord for giving them food.

Pan Wei did as the Romans did, and also read along in Chinese. He seemed very pious, but he was actually saying, "I really want to go back to Nanjing. Foreign food is so bad. It's good to try something new, but it's really boring to eat every day."

Everyone finished their breakfast quietly, and the table manners were quite particular.

After filling his stomach, Le Tellier stood up suddenly, pointed to the gold medal on his waist, twisted his body back and forth, and said, "Pan, does my brand look good?"

Pan Wei couldn't laugh or cry.

Because of the Chinese missions, most of them wear jade pendants, which look very fashionable.So the French nobles followed suit, but they felt that jade was boring, and only gold could reflect their status.

The piece hanging from Le Tellier's waist was made by craftsmen.The whole body is made of gold and inlaid with gemstones of various colors. The pattern is actually a pine crane, which makes Pan Wei feel awkward no matter how he looks at it.

"Very luxurious, an excellent work of art." Pan Wei smiled and praised.

Le Tellier proudly said: "This is made by the best jewelry craftsman in Paris. The jewelry master first made the gold medal for the queen mother, and the second one was for me. Even the king and the prime minister must be ranked behind me."

Prime Minister Mazarin is just a lackey of the Queen Mother.

The Minister of War, Le Tellier, is the real powerful faction, he doesn't even need to look at the Prime Minister's face!

Richelieu's military reforms are already out of shape.The original intention was to allow civilian officials to control the army through logistics and finance, but now the Minister of War has military power.

So after Louis XIV came to power, the relationship with Le Tellier was very tense.

The story of the man in the iron mask in the Bastille has spawned many literary and film works, and it is even rumored that the man in the iron mask is the twin brother of Louis XIV.This rumor was spread by Le Tellier, obviously to show Louis XIV some color.

Louis XIV still had nothing to do with him, and when he continued to reform the army, he could only let his son be in charge.

After showing off the gold medal around his waist, Le Tellier felt that Xiaoguan was very handsome.He also wanted to wear this kind of Chinese-style hair in a bun, and then tied it with a small crown. Unfortunately, the shabby hair volume on the top of his head did not support this difficult operation.

After chatting for a while, they finally got down to business.

As the French Minister of War, Le Tellier wanted to know about China's military system, and Pan Wei also wanted to know about the situation of the French army.

The two hit it off, and the 14-year-old Lois listened attentively.

Loire, the young master of the Marquis family, has already worked in the French Ministry of War, and he has come of age at the age of 14 in Europe.

According to the standards set by the church, men must reach the age of fourteen and women must reach the age of twelve.Girls under the age of 15 are prohibited from marrying in principle, but after reaching the age of 12, an exception can be made as long as their parents agree.

In terms of marriage, the Roman Church is actually quite advanced.

You can get engaged at the age of seven, and if you are a minor, remorse is allowed.

Marriages of slaves to freemen, Christians to heretics, and Christians to heretics, were all considered valid by the Church—and ended badly in pursuit, with both spouses hurting each other.To put it bluntly, I respect your freedom of marriage, but you must pay the price for a free marriage.

In addition, the church also stipulates that blood relatives within four generations are prohibited from marrying.

Obviously this rule is useless, the nobles are too lazy to bother with it, and the commoners don't even know about it.

"In China's army, the highest command power belongs to the emperor. Under the emperor, there is a cabinet, which is responsible for the operation of the government. Under the cabinet, there are the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office. The Ministry of War is responsible for logistics and the appointment and removal of senior generals, and is responsible for formulating military strategies. Recruiting soldiers, formulating specific combat plans, dispatching troops, appointing and dismissing middle and low-level officers..." Pan Wei said the situation without reservation, and the French side would not learn it anyway.

The more Le Tellier heard it, the more frightened he became, because the Chinese emperor was so powerful and had absolute control over the army.

After Pan Wei finished speaking, he began to ask about the French military system.

Le Tellier said with a proud tone: "Before I became Minister of War, there were no real professional soldiers in France. I merged infantry companies from different regions into an infantry regiment with a unified command. Each regiment appointed a regiment commander." Regiment commanders, take orders from the commander of the infantry. This method has been used before, but it is not systematic, because the logistics of the army are in the hands of the nobles..."

"In the previous exchanges, you seemed to look down on the French system of buying officials. But this is the essence of reform!"

"Wealthy civilians and middle-class aristocrats get into power by buying officials. Then let the civilian officials control various departments of the government, bypassing the power control of the big aristocracy. After the civilian class takes power, the senior officials in charge of the military will Sent to the army to supervise the army. Below the army supervisor, there are many civilian specialists who are responsible for military salary distribution, logistics storage and other matters..."

"Why did Prince Kong Dai rebel? Because the nobles are about to lose control of the army."

"If I can defeat Prince Condé once, I can defeat him ten times. Give him a hundred chances, and his rebellion is doomed to failure. Because I set up a warehouse system (military warehouse) and a standardized military purchase contract, I can always guarantee The logistics of the army. The professional soldiers after my reform, their military honors have surpassed their origins. More brave boys, maybe from the common people, maybe from the small nobles, they have honor and are willing to fight for the king, they are called unified command."

"As for the noble rebels, the command is chaotic, the logistics are poor, and the soldiers lack a sense of honor. How can they win? Even if they can win once or twice, they will collapse in a long-term battle."