What Louis had to discuss with these noble officials was the most important part of the Battle of Flanders. After spending nearly ten years to polish his own sword, Louis never felt that Flanders' shattered military power would be his obstacle. It was mainly how France should treat Flanders after recapturing the Flanders region so as to ensure that Flanders can continue to become the mule and horse of the French treasury, rather than a crazy hyena.

First of all, France's appeal to Flander is reasonable in both legal and theological aspects. The history of the Flander region is also quite ancient. The Colt tribe first lived here. The Romans' horse hooves stepped into this place in the first century BC. In the following two hundred years, the Flees and the Franks gradually moved here. Frank was the predecessor of France. In the fifth century, it began to be called Flander (that is, the plain). In the ninth century, Flander officially became a vassal and subject of the French king. He belonged to one of the six French nobles, and the other five were Normandy, Champagne, Toulouse, Burgundy and Aquitaine.

When the Earl of Flander ruled Flander, the Earl and his descendants did not care much for the people of the territory, and they were even very cruel. Flander's riots came one after another, and seemed to have never calmed down. However, as the person whom the Earl of Flander was loyal to him, the French king would not be inclined to those civilians. Every time Flander asked for help, he could always bring the French army. It was sarcastic that the resistance movement originally was just a lord, but in the end it became the reason for the Flander people to hate France. In the fourteenth century, the marriage of the Duke of Burgundy and the daughter of the Earl of Flander merged Flander into the Duchy of Burgundy, which could also be said to be the French royal family, because the Duke of Burgundy was the four sons of the King of France.

After being merged into Burgundy, the Flanders did not receive much comfort. On the contrary, three Burgundian monarchs in a row wanted to separate the Duchy of Burgundy from France, or because of the crusades, the war against the Holy Roman Empire, etc., to Flanders, they could not clearly distinguish the Duke of Burgundy from the French royal family, so they all nailed the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy to the cross of hatred.

In contrast, the relationship between the Flanders and the United Kingdom and the Holy Roman Empire was quite harmonious, because the Flanders had to import wool from Britain to continue their textile production, and the merchants of the Holy Roman Empire had to import wool from Flanders and sell it to all parts of Europe. The Flanders either tended toward Britain or the Holy Roman Empire, which was also quite troublesome. It can even be said that Flanders' resistance may be more fierce than Lorraine or Alsace.

Louis could instruct the Duke of Orleans to ruthlessly drive away the people who were not docile enough in Lorraine and Arthas, because no matter the previous livestock, logging and mineral mining, etc., there was not much technical content. Even the novice who knew nothing about it could do as long as they knew a little. As for the new industries, glass, coal, etc., they first hired workers from Orleans and Paris. After the Lorraines left, the king could fill this gap with the people of the country, but this method would not work for Flander. Not to mention other things, those skilled workers were not something that ordinary people could do. If possible, the king would rather appease the people of Flander in a gentle way.

The best way is to reduce taxes, but the military expenditure of the Battle of Flander will become a major financial deficit. The king shook his head. Even if it was to reduce it, it would not be after conquering Flander. Because of Colbert, he still has some understanding of the current merchants. Later generations denounced capitalism as a birth in this world, and every pore in the body was filled with the smell of sin. This sentence is correct, especially now, merchants are more unscrupulous than their kind hundreds of years later.

Perhaps because they also saw the fate of those real merchants, that is, those pagans, they were extra sensitive to politics. As long as they were given the opportunity, they would do anything to personally or elect agents to the stage. For example, the British Parliament, and the group of people around Colbert and the academicians of the Academy. Flander's war was not only due to the king's ambitions, but also to promote it. After all, they had already salivated the trade of Flander's woolen and the North Sea-Baltic region.

Moreover, with the lessons of Lorraine and Artsace, the king did not want to make Flander more prosperous so quickly. From the heart, Louis was always worried about Lorraine's rebellion. In order to avoid the heavy taxes required by the Duke of Lorraine, he took out four precious new industries, namely glass, porcelain, dye, and coal. Such industries, even if they were only the same, would make the people there grateful. But for the people of Lorraine who had always been wary, these only represent the king's greed and cruelty. They kept cursing because of accidents in the mines, accidents in the burning of the cellars and river pollution caused by the dye industry, etc. - and under the secret instigation of the church, he attributed the origin of the plague to the desecration of the French king.

So Louis decided early in the morning that he would not be too kind to Flander, but would not allow them to escape at will - leaving only an empty shell for the king, so almost all the generals were concentrated in this room. The king looked over one by one. General Shaomu Berg had been appointed by him as the governor of Lorraine, controlling Lorraine and Alsace, and Vaubon was a man who was better at defending than attack. Therefore, if the king planned in advance, he would be multi-faceted and quickly

If they attacked, they needed at least three armies, Prince Conde, Viscount Tirener and Duke of Orleans. They would be the king's three-headed hunting dogs, rushing Flander from three directions left and right. Although he was an imperial commander, Louis was not so naive that he thought he was as omnipotent as people praised. Louis was still a little self-aware of his military talent, so: "I will follow the central army first," Louis said: "That is Viscount Tirener."

He also had his own considerations in doing this. As the prince of Orleans, his identity and qualifications were enough to intimidate the Flanders. Prince Conde needs to say more. Among these three people, Viscount Tirena was a little embarrassed. First of all, he was the second son, and his brother Sedang Duke had been deprived of territory. Although he was canonized as the Grand Marshal of France in the first year of the king's rule, Louis formed the Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Navy at the beginning. The Minister of Navy was Colbert, and the Minister of Army was Marquis Lufoys. These two

One was a merchant, and the other was famous for his calmness and conservatism. Obviously, the king did not need two people who could speak with him. Both positions could be said to belong to the king. In the army, Prince Conde's prestige was unshakable, or, as long as he was there, the glory of Viscount Tirena became much dimmed, so the king was in Tirena's place, which was also a weight to increase his weight. Viscount Tirena knew about this, so when he heard the king say this, he immediately stood up and bowed slightly to the king to express his honor.

Prince Conde frowned slightly. Although he was still a little confused about the division of the army, the king had already said in advance the reason for doing so - they wanted to wrap Flander's territory and the people together like a net, and not allow any fish that escaped the net. However, he wanted to keep the king in Paris. There were many kings who died on the battlefield, and no one could have expected any accidents. Just like Dunkirk before, the war had ended and the city had been controlled. Even so, the king was still seriously injured that was almost irreparable. In this battle, the king also made the Duke of Orleans one of the main generals.

Such consideration made Prince Kong Dai come back after the meeting and ask to talk to the king for a while. The king was not so surprised by his arrival, mainly because he guessed Prince Kong Dai's purpose, or part of the purpose.

Regarding Prince Condé’s concerns, the king just smiled and said that his eldest son, Louise, was six years old, as old as when he ascended the throne, and he had a mother and grandmother, and his second child with the queen was also pregnant, and some of them were also promised that he would never approach the front line easily - he knew very well that he was just a mascot, and with monks and wizards, he would let them take the lead, clean up the entire city, and ensure that things in Dunkirk would not happen again.

But the king must be in Flander. It was strange that the people at this time. They hated the king while they couldn't help but write their myths and had a natural awe for the king. As the bishop said in the coronation ceremony, at the moment of becoming king, a mortal was reborn and became another sacred existence, and ruled the country and governed all people like the Holy Spirit. Therefore, neither Conde, Tirena and Orleans could replace Louis. Only when the king took over the key to the city and his feet were on the enemy's flag could it be said that this land had completely belonged to France.

"And the Duke of Orleans," Prince Conde asked softly after pondering for a long time: "Have you considered it?"

"He is also working with the Duchess of Orleans." The king said a less funny joke, and Condai glared at him.

Louis immediately put away his smile, "Mr. Prince," he whispered: "I know what you are concerned about."

"I have betrayed you once," Prince Conde said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I know what that feels," he glanced at the king's chair, although it was not a throne: "When he was so close to that position, he could touch it with just one hand raised..."

"He could even sit directly on it, in Dunkirk," said the king without doubt: "I believe him."

“People will change.”

"Then wait until he changes."

"Maybe it will be too late to do anything at that time," said Prince Conde, "I do not ask you to execute or imprison him. I only say that you should not give him such great authority and so many army, and there is no more honor. When he has reached the peak, your majesty, what else can you give him?"
Chapter completed!