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Chapter 69 Small Requests

"Oh? Your awareness is quite high!"

Louis XV looked at the prince in surprise. The prince who was once very stubborn and almost never happened to admit his mistake.

He opened his eyes wide, and his black bags seemed to fade a lot. He looked at Prince Charlie seriously. Later, he seemed to lose interest again and said lightly:

"Since you know your mistake, forget it!"

This faint and distant tone moved Charlie. He found that after a year, Louis XV's enthusiasm for politics had diminished a lot.

This is not a good phenomenon.

"Your Majesty, please believe that my last failure was not unhelpful. Please give me another chance, and I will definitely overthrow the Hanover family's rule in England!"

Seeing this, Charlie patted his chest and said with a promise, then looked at the French monarch with anticipation.

"This..." Louis XV, who was originally indifferent, changed his expression when he heard this and immediately became ugly.

Supporting Charles' restoration of the country is not only a simple nominal call for France, but also requires a lot of financial resources.

For example, in order to support Charlie's uprising in Scotland a while ago, he used nearly ten ships and transported about 5,000 Louis. In order to meet the success of the uprising, tens of thousands of troops were ready, and the French Navy was also ready to go.

However, with Charlie's failure, tens of thousands of troops failed, and the money and energy were consumed, which was difficult to estimate.

When Louis XV heard the word support, his head hurt.

"My Prince Charlie, you should know that you went to Scotland without authorization last year and had violated our agreement, and your failure again, France is very disappointed with you!"

Louis XV said in a deep voice without any scruples, and his voice fell into Charlie's heart, very cold and heavy.

Madame Pompadou, her beautiful eyes moved, looked at His Highness the Lost Prince, and her lips curled up.

"Your Highness, although I express my sympathy for you, the empire's finances are powerless. I feel very sorry!"

Although he was full of regret, Louis XV opened his eyes slightly, pursed his lips, and his face was full of indifferent attitude. It can be seen that for him, a small exiled prince had no place in his heart.

After all this, he should say goodbye next, but Charlie was not willing to let it go. He looked at the Marquis de Pompadou who was leisurely there, especially the delicate and scorching eyes of her milk, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty!" She touched Louis XV who was a little distracted, and was cute and silly, revealing a girlish charm.

"It seems that Prince Charlie has something to say to you!" the lady reminded softly.

"Well, dear Charlie, just say what you have! I will try my best to satisfy you except to restore the country!" Louis XV said casually for Madame Pompadour's sake.

"Your Majesty, do you know the existence of North American mercenaries?" Charlie felt that he was about to take a strong dose and gave him a look of presence.

"Of course, more than a thousand volunteers from North America are not as good as those in France!"

The American Volunteers from the colonies performed very well in the ongoing Austrian throne succession war, causing a lot of trouble to the French.

This made Louis XV very envious. This volunteer army, which was paid by the self-funded colony, not only did not require salary, but also fought bravely, and was simply a model colony!

"Yes, but did you know? North American colonies not only provided troops to the British, but also provided a large number of ships to transport supplies. And, as far as I know, the iron ore, gunpowder, food, canvas, and even those colonies were concerned about the British finances and purchased a large amount of national debt!"

"It is precisely because of this that even though there was chaos in Scotland, George II still stayed in Europe and commanded the army, because in his heart, Scotland could no longer compare to the North American colonies!"

"North America, with a population of three million, provides the British with a continuous stream of support and wealth!"

As soon as Charlie's words came out, Louis XV suddenly realized that those North American colonies had provided a lot of help to the British, and their importance had even surpassed Scotland. No wonder George II did not withdraw his troops.

Seeing the king showing deep thought, Charlie couldn't help but be happy about his change of concepts. The asymmetry of knowledge made Charlie feel like a fish in water. If the North American colony was so important, it would not be called a colony!

"So, given the disadvantage of Scotland's proximity to England, I decided to go to America, cut off the British's wealth and three million people for France, and expand its interests in America!"

Seeing Charlie completely thinking about France, Louis XV looked at the young man in front of him and admired him more and more. This kind of courage and indomitable spirit was rarely seen at his age.

However, Louis XV knew very well about the nobles' thoughts. If it was really as he said, how could the whole of France be like this?

"I have to say, my Charlie, you are very eloquent. I told me and give you your conditions. If I am still satisfied!"

Louis XV finally felt a little moved on his face, and he said with interest, his tone relaxed.

Seeing this, Charles was overjoyed. He thought for a moment, and combined with what he had seen and Madame Pompadour's reminder before, he understood that Louis XV's lifeline was finance. His Majesty the King, who spent money, was now extremely stingy with every franc he had spent for him.

"I just hope to buy a small portion of land in the Americas and get the support of your colonial governor!"

Charlie thought about the words and said carefully.

"Oh? This is OK, this requirement is OK!" Louis XV heard this and thought for a moment, and found that there was no place to need money, but only the insignificant support of the colony. This was completely lost to him.

"This is it! If you buy a certain piece of land, I will directly appoint you as the governor!" I felt that this condition was too simple, and Louis XV wanted to compensate the exiled prince.

"Thank you for your kindness. Your Majesty, the title of Governor is not only difficult to obtain help, but has become a stumbling block for me!" Charlie quickly refused.

If I have captured the land and paid taxes to you, I will suffer a great loss, and this will really serve you.

"Your Majesty, North America has many James people!" Madame Pompadour said softly, looking at Louis XV's puzzled eyes.
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