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Chapter 1178 The King's Ambition

"Mr. Li Jinde, His Majesty the King invites you to his royal palace, and I want to discuss something with you."

When Li Jinde and others were about to walk out of the court, Charles I's entourage stopped them.

"Treasurer Li, go and pay a visit to the king. Let's go back to the factory to supervise the construction of the factory." Seeing that Charles I had something to do with Li Jinde, several other directors said to him.

Li Jinde didn't know what Charles I wanted for him, but it couldn't be a bad thing, so he went to Charles I's palace with his entourage.

"Please sit down, Mr. Li. Here is the good tea you brought. Let's talk about things while drinking tea." Charles I was playing with a blue and white porcelain, and when he saw Li Jinde coming in, he stretched out his hand and said.

Li Jinde saw that there was not only Charles I alone in the room, but also the little prince Charles II, and a beautiful lady, only in her 20s, wearing gorgeous clothes.The little prince was sitting on her lap, waving to Li Jinde.Li Jinde gave him a model of a battleship, and the little prince still remembered him as an oriental man.

This woman is estimated to be the wife of Charles I, the sister of King Louis XIII of France, and Queen Mary in the British population.Li Jinde had inquired about the royal family and knew that the British king had married a French princess.

"I don't know why His Majesty the King is looking for me?" Li Jinde asked.

"Actually, it's not a big deal... Sir Henry, the Governor of the Levant Company, recommended to me something called a vaccine, which can prevent smallpox infection. I suggest that the prince use it. I heard that it was brought by your merchants from the East. Although the medicine is Good medicine, but potentially fatal, isn't it?" asked Charles I.

Li Jinde was surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that Sir Henry, who bought 1000 smallpox vaccines from him, would take the initiative to ask Charles I to have the little prince vaccinated.

Immediately Li Jinde understood Sir Henry's intentions.If even the little prince Charles II was vaccinated against smallpox, it would be equivalent to the king acknowledging the usefulness of the vaccine, and other nobles would gradually accept the vaccine.

It seems that the businessman on the other side is really shrewd, and he even turned his mind on their king.This approach also has certain risks. If the little prince Charles II unfortunately has an accident after being vaccinated, the 1000 smallpox vaccines in Sir Henry's hands will rot in his hands.Li Jinde's 9000 smallpox vaccines were also involved.

"To be honest, this drug can guarantee that you will not be infected with smallpox for a lifetime, but every one hundred thousand people, or one person in hundreds of thousands of people may die. The choice depends on your majesty the king." Li Jinde replied.

"One in a hundred thousand people will die? If this medicine is so miraculous, it can be used by the prince. Back then, two of my brothers died of smallpox. I have high hopes for the prince, and I hope that I can make the difference between two generations. Work hard and build a powerful empire, just like Alexander and Caesar before, do you know who they are?" Charles I said.

"They are all famous emperors in ancient times in the West. It seems that your majesty has high aspirations." Li Jinde was secretly startled. It seemed that Charles I wanted to follow the example of the emperor and build Britain into a powerful centralized empire.

"My father, James Stuart, was the king of Scotland. Queen Elizabeth of England passed the throne to my father before his death. Since then, our Stuart family has been the co-king of England and Scotland. My father often uses Great Britain, France and The King of Ireland believed in the divine right of kings. It is a pity that he died early without realizing his revenge. As a descendant of the Stuart family, I want to inherit my father's will and make England, Scotland, Ireland, and France belong to us Partially unify into one country and establish the British Union." Charles I talked to Li Jinde about his personal ambitions a little leisurely.

Charles I, who suffered invisible setbacks in the Court of Appeal, was slightly disappointed with his subjects, so he approached Li Jinde, a businessman from the East, to negotiate.

In Charles I's view, there are two kinds of people who are still worthy of trust, one is the steadfast royalists such as the Earl of Stratford and the Earl of Leicester, and the other is the Eastern Empire with which he has interests.Charles I believed that help could be obtained from the far east, and the long distance between the two parties could ensure that the ancient empire in the east would not bind him much. that power.

"If His Majesty the King can be motivated, he will be able to manage this land well and establish a strong, advanced and civilized country." Li Jinde is not interested in the British Union, but Charles I is now his partner, so he has no choice but to Should and Charles I.

Charles I decided that it would not be as simple as just telling him about his ambitions, it should be asking for something.

Sure enough, Charles I said: "Just wanting to build a strong British alliance requires a lot of money. According to England's tradition, the power to levy taxes lies in Parliament. Even though I am a king and have great ambitions to make Britain a world power, But a clever woman can’t live without rice. When you listen to the Court of Appeal, you should be able to feel the voice of the country gentry, capitalists, and nobles. They want to restore Parliament all the time.”

Li Jinde pondered for a while: "Your Majesty, you should have your own cronies. If you form a parliament, you only need to let your cronies account for the majority in the parliament, and then you can act according to your own wishes."

Charles I shook his head: "It's not that easy. Members of Parliament are selected by the counties and are monopolized by the gentry everywhere. The only way is to form an army loyal to the royal family, force everyone to obey my orders, and completely merge Scotland into Britain The rule of the two churches is merged. These are extremely secret things, I hope you will not spread them.”

"I will keep my mouth shut." Li Jinde nodded, even if he revealed it, it would not do him any good.

"I invite you here this time, and I hope to get your endorsement in dealing with the Scottish issue." Charles I said.

"Endorsement?" Li Jinde was puzzled.

"Yes, I am the nominal king of Scotland, but it is managed by the local Presbyterian Council. I have sent people to try to replace the Presbyterian Council. If this intensifies the conflict, I hope you can borrow money and borrow troops from me to completely resolve it. Regarding Scotland, of course, in return, I will promise you some conditions." Charles I said.

It turned out to be borrowing soldiers and borrowing money!Li Jinde didn't understand Charles I's intention until now.

(End of this chapter)