Edward was right. When the newly promoted Count of Gale François brought the captured infantry and Minzhuang back to his country, Louis XII asked with a dark face:
"Where are those boats? And sailors?"
Count François had to repeat Edward's reason...
Louis XII is furious:
"Damn it, Edward bullied me too much! One hundred warships and hundreds of cargo ships were all dealt with by Henry VII? Even sailors were dealt with? Those were more than ten thousand sailors!" Louis XII was so angry that he jumped straight into his feet.
In fact, Louis XII really didn't care much about the 5,000 infantrymen and more than 10,000 civilians. The core of the French army was the knights. As long as the knight team was still there, some civilians could be recruited for training and formed a new legion. With so many people in the French Kingdom, infantry and civilians were the least valuable. Even these people were dependent on England and could consume England's food.
Before, when Richard Pohl negotiated with France in Calais, Louis XII's representatives did not ask the civil and infantry, but only asked the ships (especially warships) and the experienced sailors. Louis XII was willing to spend a lot of money to redeem the warships and sailors, but did not mention the civil and infantry.
But Henry VII is not a fool. If he knows that if he returns both the warships and sailors to France, France will once again have the ability to threaten England. Therefore, Henry VII does not care about the ransom, but is unwilling to let the French redeem warships and sailors. He is not even willing to give cargo ships, but only willing to give infantry and civilians. The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time until Edward conquered London...
Although Henry VII was chopped off his head and Richard Pole was also sentenced to death by Edward with poisoned wine, Edward also retained the principles of Henry VII - that is, to curb French maritime power...
As long as Edward did not return the warships and sailors, then France would not have any maritime power to threaten England. Just like now, Louis XII was so angry that he jumped straight, but he had no way to deal with England...
Seeing that France had no choice but to deal with England, Edward's mind began to become active:
"Earl Marin, do you think I want to repent from the engagement between the little Margaret and Louis XII's son?" Edward thought that since France had no choice but to break the contract. Anyway, after this incident, England under Edward's leadership would not have any idea of ​​its relationship with France.
Marlin suddenly felt sick - Nimad, if you want to ruin your engagement with Louis XII, will you even destroy my son's second-ranked engagement? This is not possible...
So Marin said seriously:
"Your Majesty, no one can stand without trust, let alone the king of a country? Your Majesty is in full swing in the spring and autumn, and there are many descendants in the future. Why should you break yourself from trust for Princess Margaret's marriage? Moreover, we signed the Treaty of Nantes, and there are texts in Louis XII. If the contract is blatantly broken, it will have a huge impact on your reputation. Anyway, I guess that Louis XII is old and I will not be able to give birth to a son. I have not believed that he can give birth to a son even if I don't believe it..."
Edward nodded, and he also felt that Louis XII was old and probably wouldn't have a son...
In fact, Louis XII was only in his forties. This was the moment when a man was in his prime in the 21st century. He could be considered a "young cadre" in a certain party. However, in Europe in the early 16th century, he was an old master.
Because in this era, Europe had extremely poor medical standards, and were filled with quack doctors with bloodletting and ravens. In addition, men's ability to resist diseases after being forty is not as strong as when they were twenty or thirty years old. In this era when illness is purely due to the body's resistance, a decline in physiological functions means that one can easily die if one gets sick... Therefore, nobles who died in their forties were very common in Europe in this era. It is not wrong to say that Louis XII is old. Unlike later generations, even the definition of youth is placed at the age of 44...
"If Louis XII really gave birth to a son and I only have Margaret, a daughter..." Edward said worriedly.
"If Louis XII really gave birth to a son, it would not be too late for you to regret it! Anyway, Princess Margaret is still young. Moreover, these years have been a critical period for Your Majesty to consolidate in England, so it is better not to make any trouble. Blatantly breaking the contract will affect Your Majesty's credibility. Even if you break the contract, you have to wait until you have completely controlled England..."
Marin advised with a serious look on his face, but what he thought was - Humph, I knew you were not a good person. When you completely control England, I will secretly get rid of you and take over England by myself...
Edward thought about it and felt that what Marin said was indeed very reasonable. He has just taken control of England and his rule is still extremely unstable. If the contract is blatantly broken, it will indeed affect his reputation and may cause the people to distrust him. So Edward temporarily gave up the idea of ​​breaking the contract...
Just as the two were talking, a quarrel came from outside the hall. Edward frowned - At this time, who dared to make noise outside the hall? You know, Edward killed thousands of people just two days ago, which can be said to be a very famous person. Unexpectedly, at this time, someone dared to provoke...
Not long after, the guard who went out to inquire about the news came back and reported to Edward:
"Your Majesty, you are the French chef and servant whom you had stayed in Dublin. They said that they were back and continued to follow Queen Anna..."
"French chef..." Edward frowned and hesitated. Because the dishes made by French chefs are indeed delicious...
You should know that England has been known for its "dark cuisine" since the Middle Ages and is one of the worst food countries in Europe. Anna's French chef was specially sent by Count Dult, and he also learned some methods of making French feasts from the fat brothers, which is indeed very suitable for Edward's appetite. So Edward hesitated... After all, as a king, he didn't want to eat dark cuisine every day...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Marin saw Edward's hesitation and quickly spoke:
"Your Majesty, you'd better not put them in the palace..."
"Why? The dishes cooked by French chefs are indeed delicious..." After saying that, Edward also showed nostalgic expression.
"But they were sent by Count Dult..." Marin reminded. He didn't want to see Edward being poisoned by the French. The French hated Edward so much now, and it was really possible that the chef would be slaughtered.
"Earl Dult is also my father-in-law." Edward said hesitantly.
"But as far as I know, Count Dult is not only a favorite minister of Louis XII, but also an intelligence officer of Louis XII. Perhaps, those chefs and French attendants are French spies arranged by Count Dult. If they want to murder His Majesty..."
Edward suddenly remembered the last time he was kicked, and shivered for no reason. In the end, Edward nodded and did not accept those people. So Edward ordered his men to arrange the French chefs and servants outside the palace and find a place to settle.
"What a pity, I can't eat French food again..." Edward said with some regret.
"If Your Majesty really wants to eat delicious food, why don't you recommend one or two chefs here? It's guaranteed to be better than the French chef. Just like the braised pork that Your Majesty ate last time, it was made by the chefs in the army. However, the chefs in the army were actually very poor in cooking. The chefs in the palace forced them to cook a hundred times better..."
"Seriously?" Edward drooled a little when he thought of the delicious braised pork. However, after thinking about it, Edward shook his head and said:
"I'd better use the English as a chef, so it's safer."
"Ma Dan, do you know how to be cautious now? You were going to put the French spies into the palace just now..." Marin murmured.
But soon, Marin came up with a compromise:
"Or what if I want my imperial chef in the palace to come over and teach His Majesty the imperial chef you have formulated, and then return to the country?"
Edward thought for a while and it seemed that this was indeed safe. So he nodded and said:
"Okay, that's it. I'll send someone to the people first to inquire about what famous chefs in London are so that I can recruit them to the palace to help me cook..."
Hearing this, Marin's eyes lit up...
Because, Marin remembered that he had let the North Sea Chamber of Commerce run in London for many years, and it seemed that he had trained many chefs...
In addition to some chefs used by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, Marin also developed the offline from the locals, opened some restaurants, and trained some chefs. If these chefs were given special training, they could stand out and enter Edward's palace... Then the source of information would be stable from now on...
The imperial chef problem is a big problem. Edward obviously also understood that he would not want any of the chefs used by Henry VII before, so as not to be poisoned to death. Therefore, Edward would definitely choose the chef again.
But chefs also need talent, so the best way is to choose good chefs with innocent backgrounds from the people. The Beihai Chamber of Commerce under Malin happened to have trained some chefs. Maybe, I can take this opportunity to arrange them into the palace...
You should know that the imperial chef is a very important position. When you get this position, you can know Edward's physical condition at any time (you will have bad health and your appetite will be bad). At critical moments, you can also use some poison... So, Marin decided to arrange for the hidden North Sea Chamber of Commerce spies to let the hidden secret chefs they trained stand out and enter Edward's palace to be the imperial chef.
Chapter completed!