[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

For Henry II, the moment he took the throne, his relationship with many people could not go back to the past.Whether it is the Duke of Montmorency or the Duke of Guise, or Diane de Poitiers, who is deeply favored by Henry II, they are just tools used by Henry II to consolidate power or relax himself.

Perhaps the situation of the latter is better, at least it can add a title of spiritual support, but in essence, there is not much difference.

Of course Henry II knew that the Duke of Guise had always been involved with Spain, which was the main reason why he would reuse the Duke of Montmorency, who had failed in the Pavia War and the Italian War.At the same time, in order to have a way out to ease relations with Spain, Henry II did not severely suppress the Duke of Guise. Instead, he reprimanded him a few words, fined him some money, and let it go.

It is true that Henry II hated Spain because of his childhood experience, but at the moment when he was really hurt, he would suppress his inner dissatisfaction and make decisions that were not his intention.

"The Duke of Guise's hands are indeed too deep and too long." Henry II still hated William III's stabbing back, but this did not mean that he was willing to have a deadlock with William III at this time.

Now France is being besieged by England and Spain, and Italy is hindered by the attitude of the Spanish king. Although there is no treaty restricting French trade on the surface, they dare not do business with France secretly.

This is undoubtedly worse for France, which has just been injured.

It can be said that the current Henry II is completely confused and doesn't know what to do.

Diane de Poitiers suggested that he first establish a good relationship with England. At least although the former has a small population, it is rich and has connections with the German princes, so it can help hold Spain back.

Moreover, England is more difficult to fight than Spain. Even if France recovers the land that was taken away, they still have islands as the last line of defense.

Even the Roman Empire in its heyday suffered a big loss in Britain, losing nearly 10 soldiers and horses.

France and England are also old rivals, so they naturally know how difficult they are to deal with.

However, Henry II did not fully support Diane de Poitiers' proposal, because he did not support the alliance with William III for a long time. Why did he immediately put his face on it after being stabbed by others.

"Maybe we can reach an alliance with Spain." Henry II always felt that Diane de Poitiers had said too many good things for England, and he did not forget how Normandy, Avatou, and Amiens disappeared: "If we join forces with Spain to put pressure on England, maybe we can earn some money back."

At least William III's wealth is recognized in Europe.

Over the past decade or so, England has vigorously developed the American crop economy, built canals and ports everywhere, encouraged the economy, and lowered religious persecution and immigration requirements, so England gradually got rid of the population consumption in the war, and has always had foreign talents and foreign labor. , to desperately fill job vacancies in England, thus driving England's overall economy.

When Henry II made a man with Catherine de Medici, he heard the other party comment on the stability of England's economy.

Six years have passed since William III and Henry II came to the throne. Compared with 1525, the price of French currency has tripled, and 3 franc in the period of François I is equivalent to 1 francs today.

As for Spain, the bankers in Italy and the Republic of Genoa had to rush to transfer assets so that their Spanish accounts would not shrink by half in a few years.

When Charles V abdicated, the price of goods in Spain rose four times compared to 1525, but now it is 4 times that of 1525, which is even more powerful than that in France.

In comparison between the two countries, prices in England only rose 2.1 times when Henry VIII was in power.When William III was in power, it was like being weighed down, and he didn't move at all.

And William III is also a shrewd person. He knows that the consequence of inflation is that class exploitation will be more serious, so he will never let go of the door to mint currency. The two countries are leeching off.

Thanks to the stable prices in England, the Italian businessmen who were heartbroken by Spain also increased their investment in England. At least there will be no terrible incidents of their own accounts depreciating every year.

"Maybe I should adjust the economic policy of France." Henry II was never an arrogant person, and he was more stoic than François I: "At the same time, add a policy that restricts the transfer of domestic assets."

"Since England and Spain are unwilling to do business with France, don't blame me for being rude." Henry II decided to increase taxes on English caravans, so that they could not easily reach the German region.

Then he too was soon retaliated by William III.

Because William III increased the management of the Isle of Wight, plus Avatou and Amiens, Upper Normandy has become the land of England, so...

"Which bastard bitch dares to charge me for tolls? He can't wait to wipe out half of France's merchant ships." Henry II's policy had just been released for a while before it was retaliated by William III.

Although England and Spain jointly "sealed" France's economic and trade, Belgium and Flanders were not affected by this policy.

It is estimated that William III was deliberately playing word games with Philip II, or that Belgium and Flanders did not take William III seriously at all, and Queen Juana and Enrique II were the masters.

But no matter what, being able to make money is always better than daring to eat nothing.

Henry II thought that William III would not try to save face from his wife, but the other party thought even more than he did—even though you are going to do business with Belgium and Flanders, can your goods be shipped there? That depends on whether I am willing to let you go.

Henry II was stunned by this shameless way of competing with pirates.

But what he didn't know was that in order to increase the working enthusiasm of the navy, especially the pirates' enthusiasm for robbery, William III not only issued them a plundering license, but even allowed them to keep one-third of the goods as labor expenses. .

Of course, if someone doesn't want the goods, but just wants to get money, then the Royal England Company can help you auction the goods, and only charge 5.00% of the handling fee.

"What the hell is that plunder license?" Henry II asked, "Could it be that England is so stingy that it wants to become a pirate? This is simply ridiculous."

Henry II originally planned to let people incite the resistance of the local people after handing over Avatou and Upper Normandy, and it is best to arouse their aversion and fear of war.

After all, William III ordered the continuous bombing of Upper Normandy when he invaded... Although the villages were not blown up, but...Henry II still had the attitude of giving it a try, and asked people to attack in Avatou and Upper Normandy. A continual campaign of propaganda encouraged them to rebel against William III, a pagan rule.

Then he was taught by Sterling to be a man.

Yes, the reality is so direct and cruel.

After William III took over Artois, Upper Normandy, Amiens and other places, the first thing he did was to liquidate the war damage, and then pay each family according to the number of heads and deaths.

And here comes the advantage of not being partial to any religion.

William III tasked Matthew Stuart with dealing with the exchange of new lands, while also securing jobs and personal protection for families without males.

In contrast, the people in Normandy just swept away the snow, not to mention the various guarantees after the war. It would be nice if the French army could let people clean up the battlefield. What dreams and hopes are there?

Under such a strong contrast, the locals who were not damaged by the war, or whose families were severely injured, all involuntarily leaned towards England.

Even some old people insisted on resisting the English to the end, encouraging the locals not to succumb to England's money.But life has to go on, and they can't be like the Lower Normans, gnawing at the air while praying for God's blessing, and then counting on France to lower taxes next month.

Of course, Henry II didn't understand the difficulties of the people at the bottom, so he complained in his heart that these French people betrayed the king and had no national integrity.

The Duke of Montmorency was used to Henry II's bad temper, so he was as cautious as possible in his answer: "It is to make those pirates the status of England's civil servants, so that even if we arrest them It cannot be put to death immediately."

"William III is not afraid that those aristocratic officials will be disappointed, and will let them join the pirates." Henry II shook his head, already a little numb by William III's strange operation.

It is not difficult for the Duke of Montmorency to understand William III's thoughts.

After all, those pirates are only in the name of civil servants and have no actual power.

Besides, the pirates are not all stupid, so they naturally want to curry favor with the navy, lest they give them small boats.

The Duke of Montmorency suddenly realized the difference between king and minister.

From this point of view, England's William III is undoubtedly the leader in controlling people's hearts, and has inherited Henry VIII's gene of only paying attention to returns.

If everything involves belief, then some kings will die and jump into the sea directly!

Moreover, during the period when the pope's power was at its peak, there were kings who disobeyed the arrangement.Not to mention that the current pope has been weakened into a mascot, and is involved by various forces. Even Italy can't manage it well, let alone England thousands of miles away.