Chapter 405 Special Research Project of the Royal College of Medicine of Blois
"Actually, maybe that's my wish too," Louis said, earning Theodric a surprised look.
Louis did not explain, because it directly related to his other identity. If he was not born as the son of a king, but just an ordinary nobleman, he would willingly become a wizard couple with Marie Mancini , maybe he will also seize the right to speak of the Mancini family and even the world in the future, just like in the dream—that witchcraft reflected not only Marie's thoughts.
"And then," asked Theodric, "how do you plan to repay Simmor and Mokavi?"
"I have never been a violent person," replied Louis mildly. "I just like order, Theoderic, my friend. I rule France by day, and I do not participate or intervene by night," he said. Looking at the blood prince's disbelieving eyes, he smiled slightly: "But if I can, of course I hope that the existence that shares the authority with me is my friend or ally." He didn't wait for Theodric to give a response: "As far as I know You know, the blood race was very chaotic for a while."
"Not now."
"How wonderful, I believe that the blood race that occupies the majority hates chaos as much as I do, so you created the Secret Banquet, the Sabbat, and the neutral party, you divided the territory in the night according to the clan, and every city has fangs Your lords, you are just like my ministers, carefully manage your people, or your flocks, and all blood races passing through your territory must request to see you and obtain the hunting permit you bestow on you."
"What do you want to say?"
"How many lords of Zmixi are there in France now, and how many lords of Vanjoy are there?" Louis said: "Thanks to the help of you and Mr. Amon, I am willing to hand over this part of power to Fanzhuo and Zmixi, perhaps And your allies..."
"This is your plan," Theodric said angrily, "You plan to use vampires to deal with vampires!? Do you think we will fight because of a chip thrown by a mortal?"
"Three races," Louis said as if he didn't hear what he was yelling: "Simmore, Mokawi, and Nofiler, these three races are absolutely not allowed to stay in France, the mainland of France , the newly occupied area, the colonies, and all the places where the Golden Lily King flag is hung, the blood clans of these three clans are not allowed to appear. As for the other clans, I hope to reach an alliance with them..."
"It's impossible!" Theoderic couldn't help interrupting the king: "You are just food for them..."
"The secret banquet and the Sabbat, as well as the war between the neutral clans are not over yet," Louis said softly, turning his gaze to the unknown darkness: "How could Simmore and Mokavi be willing to become human servants? It's not because of the secret banquet." It is not the opponent of the Sabbat now, even if there are only two clans in the Sabbat." He turned his eyes and looked at Theodric calmly: "They need more and safer sources of food and shelter in order to create more More descendants—not inferior breeds like ghouls, but strong, intelligent, and beautiful descendants, so that the Secret Banquet can gain an advantage in the war against the Sabbat. So, what do you think I used to convince Mongolian?"
"You won't... how much you love your people..."
"I cherish every Frenchman," Louis said, "from male to female, from young to old, because they bring me taxes, soldiers, and food. I don't want to see unnecessary sacrifices. , but on the battlefield, the dead are always a number, which is calculated in thousands or tens of thousands. Theodric, as long as I start a war, it is like the past against Brittany. In my life, I only need to withdraw one tenth, or one percent, and it will be enough to affect your current situation."
"You will not be so mad," said Theodric, "or I will be the first to end your life."
"On the contrary, Amon and his allies will protect me like crazy, and anyone who is willing to inherit my wishes," Louis said, "The biggest difference between the Magic Banquet and the Secret Banquet is the attitude towards human beings, right? To be honest, I can understand the thoughts of the members of the Secret Banquet, because the development of human beings is really too fast, and now there are still magic that can do things that mortals cannot do, but maybe a few hundred years later, mortals can also do you Things that can be done - I opened the curtain to Amon, and now I want to let you see, Theodric, Your Highness, the method of the secret banquet is feasible now, but once humans defeat the blood race, You are no different from an ostrich with its head buried in the sand."
Theodric's expression changed. Compared with Amon, His Royal Highness was more stable and less sensitive, but as long as someone pointed it out to him, he would not continue to cover his eyes.
"Even if you think a few hundred years is a long enough time, it doesn't matter, you can use another reason to convince them, I am willing to accept Vanjo, Zmixi," Louis continued, "No, I will only With these two allies, if you want to maintain the advantage of the Secret Banquet over the Sabbat in France..." He sighed softly: "Maybe a mortal king can't do much, but if a clan, or two A clan, plus the Inquisition, plus wizards... plus an army of 150,000 people... I believe they will change their minds, after all, my request is not too much."
Theoderic remained silent. Louis was right. Thirty years ago, this kind of threat would only make people laugh, but now, this mortal king has indeed controlled two-thirds of the power in the inner world. At least in France...According to the laws he enacted, every city, every village, and every hotel must have a detailed population registration system. Under such a management method as precise as a scorpion passing through hair— - Without the acquiescence of the king, it is difficult for the blood race to settle in one place for a long time, let alone hunting and developing descendants regularly.
On the contrary, as long as the king tends to a certain clan, the certain clan will surely achieve long-term and stable development. Sinmore and Mokavi only got one or two cities, but the allies of Louis XIV could get the whole of France, and even where it could radiate.
"It seems that there is nothing I can do." Theoderic said, his tone was so tired and depressed for the first time. "I can only say that I am surprised by your coldness. Anyway, Your Majesty, you are a human being."
"No," Louis laughed from the bottom of his heart for the first time: "Your Highness, you should know that all kings are monsters."
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Someone who knows the inside story might accuse Louis XIV of being ruthless, because his behavior undoubtedly gave the blood clan a pass to kill. But to be a king, a ruler, not knowing when to make a sacrifice, what kind of sacrifice to make, how to make a sacrifice, is to be damned—as he said to Theoderic, he She cherishes her people, but she never hesitated when launching a war.
But if there is no war and no covenant with the blood clan, can the people of France live a peaceful and prosperous life? Don’t be ridiculous, this answer can be given to you by the former refugees of Versailles, or Lorraine, Alsace, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland... even all the people of powerful countries such as Britain, Spain, and Austria can give you the same answer The answer is that without a sharp sword tempered in blood, no matter how peaceful, peaceful, and rich a country is, it is nothing more than a lamb waiting to be beaten to the bone and sucked out its marrow.
And, at any time, chaos only brings more suffering and death.
In addition, what Louis XIV did not tell Theodric and Amon was that although he was a mortal, he was indeed more arrogant than any mortal they had ever seen.
He didn't intend to give up the power in his hands forever, whether it was day or night.
Since Louis XIV came to power, every year a large amount of money flows into research projects that only a few people are in charge of and understand - silverware, sunlight, spells, spells, blood...everything related to the inner world.
Of course, those doctors and scholars do not fully know what they are studying, just like when the king first arrived in Blois, the dean of the medical school, that is, the son of the king's former chief physician, respectfully During the audience, among the achievements dedicated to the king, there was anticoagulant medicine, which would be incomprehensible to most people.
Of course, this potion has never been given the straightforward name of "anticoagulant potion". Just like many medieval potions, it is called "Twelve Herb Potion", which is named after the type of material, or It can be called "Sidonham Potion", because the drug naming method at that time was either from its material, or from the name of the maker—or its effect, but rarely—its effect is the most important. Regarding anticoagulation, both Sidon Ham and his wizard assistant, who led the invention of the potion, believed that this potion was used to separate the four qualities in the blood.
Of course, Louis would not tell them that he intends to study this potion in order to control a major force in the other world - the vampires.
The reason why the blood race split into the secret feast and the devil's feast is because with the passage of time, the originally loose and sparse mortal society gradually formed a prosperous big city, large villages and towns. When the number of human beings is enough to suppress the talent of the blood race, the blood race also Only retreat into the darkness beyond the reach of mortals, and hide themselves like wild beasts, instead of slaughtering wantonly, or pretending to be gods, and demanding human sacrifices like thousands of years ago-that was really a good time for them.
In fact, even if Louis doesn't make it clear, the blood princes like Amon and Theodric know that the blood race is going to be destroyed. Let's not talk about the secret banquet. The magic banquet is too indulgent in hunting and developing descendants. Compared with the former, his attitude is not so much toughness as madness before the brink of extinction.
In order to maintain their own strength and develop descendants, the blood race must always have one thing, and that is blood.
The vampires cannot ingest the blood of dead things. Louis knew this when he was in Gajola. When the vampires are extremely hungry, they can use the blood of animals to temporarily satisfy their hunger, but they will become weak, but even if they use the blood of animals, they Nor would they suck the blood of the dead, whose blood could hurt them with just a sip.
Kindred drink only the blood of the living.
But this is not the reason why most of the vampires’ hunting targets died. The main reason is that the vampires are also afraid of the encirclement and suppression of priests and soldiers. Three cups of blood, up to twelve ounces, or 0.35 liters, which is far from the life-threatening 1.9 liters - had to wring the target's neck to keep himself safe.
Although Louis is very concerned about and supports the development of medicine, bloodletting is still very popular outside of Paris, and people often let out eight ounces or more of blood at a time, which is enough to feed a vampire... just kidding. In short, people at this moment do not cherish and value blood as much as in the later period. If the king buys blood with money, even in France now, some people will happily sell it in exchange for some pocket money. The "bad blood" should be drained regularly.
It would be impossible to develop anticoagulants by relying solely on the doctors, equipment, and medicines of the seventeenth century, but with wizards—the world has long had spells and poisons that can make people bleed, What they have to do is to open up this kind of thing that is completely incomprehensible to ordinary people, and let the king's doctors and scholars study and analyze it-the main poison, let's say it is a material that everyone can understand, Komodo The saliva of monitor lizards.
Animals bitten by Komodo dragons will bleed profusely. Their saliva is a good anticoagulant. Wizards have discovered it a long time ago and used it in poison, smeared on daggers or mixed with diamond powder Used in combination, it can cause the victim's wound to bleed profusely.
Of course, the yield of this potion was not high, and Louis XIV had to wait until he tested it on vampires before he could determine whether he should try to increase the yield.
In all wars, the supply of the army, especially food, is the most important. If the blood clan can accept blood with anticoagulants, then Louis can really control the balance between the blood clans—thirteen clans, as long as there are Once a clan accepts his blood, the other clans must follow suit, otherwise they can only watch one clan dominate. Even Nofiler, Sinmore and Mokawi are no exception.
At the same time, Louis was also able to avoid sacrificing too many of his own people when reaching a covenant with the blood race. Sometimes sacrifice is necessary, but it does not mean that it will continue forever.
There is nothing that cannot be changed, all Louis has to do is to grasp all the changes first.
He now has wizards, werewolves and vampires as allies, which means he can do a lot of things.
The second update is postponed until tomorrow morning! Miscalculation, sorry.