Liu Zheng had not left France at this time. When he heard that King Louis XV of France had passed away, his face was full of shock.
“Did Louis XV not take the vaccine?”
The French minister who came to inform him shook his head with fear and fear: "Sir, when you talk about inoculating smallpox, you are fighting against death for the chance of survival."
"Many people in France used variola vaccination, but many people died as a result."
"Since then, no one has dared to get vaccinated."
"Your Majesty is a man of wealth and cannot take such a risk no matter what!"
Liu Zheng said oh.
He knew that the variola vaccine appeared very early, but he did not expect that this method of quickly eradicating smallpox had not yet become popular in Europe.
"Sir, please pay more attention during this time. After all, we just had dinner with His Majesty the King last night."
"It's probably infected."
Liu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "We have popularized the smallpox vaccine in Longyan. You don't need to worry about this kind of thing."
The French minister was surprised and asked: "Is it possible that you, sir, have such a distinguished status and are also vaccinated?"
Liu Zheng nodded.
The French minister's eyes changed when he looked at Liu Zheng. Getting the smallpox vaccine in Europe was basically dealing with the God of Death.
People with status like them would rather pay attention to things on weekdays.
I also didn’t want to get vaccinated against smallpox, lest I deal with death.
Li Hongtian proudly added from the side: "We, Mr. Liu, have promoted comprehensive vaccination in Longyan a long time ago, not only for smallpox, but also for many other diseases."
"As a promoter, Mr. Liu was the first to be vaccinated."
The French envoy was shocked and looked at Liu Zheng with great respect for a foreigner. According to his understanding, very few high-ranking people in the world can have such courage.
"Your courage is admirable!"
Liu Zheng nodded slightly and changed the subject: "Take me to see him. According to Long Yan's tradition, I should burn a stick of incense and pray for him."
The French minister nodded slightly and brought Liu Zheng to the funeral of Louis XV.
He died this morning from smallpox.
So he did not follow the Bourbon tradition of separating the heart from the body, draining the blood, dividing it into three parts and placing them in different locations.
This is a tradition from Catholicism. It is said that the hair, heart and other items of the saint will be regarded as sacred objects for people to pay homage to.
Whether this king was respected by thousands of people or despised by thousands of people during his lifetime.
That's how it should be.
But Louis XV died of smallpox, which was considered a symbol of impurity. His body was not buried in the traditional way. Instead, it was placed in a coffin full of alcohol and placed in a tomb full of lime.
It is said that his funeral was carried out secretly. In the dark night, only one minister presided over and participated in the funeral and burial of Louis XV.
During his lifetime, this emperor who was loved by thousands of people and despised by others did not expect that he would have such an ending in the end.
When Liu Zheng arrived at the church where Louis XV was buried, he was surprised to find that the place was extremely calm.
It could be seen that no one came at all.
Liu Zheng felt a little sad for this former opponent.
Unexpectedly, the other party died like this.
After lighting a stick of incense, he turned around and left without staying any longer.
The news of Louis XV's death did not cause any uproar in France.
Even most French people feel lucky that Louis XV's reputation has long been ruined.
These people now only hope that the next emperor will be strong enough to turn the tide and make France strong again.
Although Louis XV died, he had no son to succeed him.
Instead, his grandson, Louis XVI, took over the position from his grandfather.
Become the new Emperor of France!
This scene is so similar. Louis XV also took over the throne from his grandfather Louis XIV.
Louis XVI ascended the throne with great ambitions in mind.
Today France is already facing too many problems, including class issues left behind by the monarchy, compensation from the war and military expenditures that need to be paid, the French colonial empire that needs to be quickly restored, and so on.
They are all waiting for the new emperor of France, Louis XVI, to solve the problem.
After Louis XVI finished reading the questions left by his grandfather, he took a long breath.
"France needs to be great again, must prove their strength to everyone, and get back what we lost!"
“Like New Zealand!”
Louis XVI announced his first goal to his ministers.
After hearing Louis XVI's purpose, the ministers began to deliberate.
They also received information from the Americas. The Americas are not stable now, especially the thirteen independent British states.
An uprising has broken out there, and now if France joins them, it will be a good opportunity.
But the same question is also before them, can they enter the game?
The situation has finally been stabilized. If France is now involved in the war, how would Long Yan feel?
"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. What France needs to do now is to restore the economy." =
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At this time, on the other side of Europe.
France was still in panic because Louis XV was infected with smallpox, but now there is another country that also has such a problem.
Even now we are in panic.
After Sophia became the empress of Tsarist Russia, she wanted to seize control of the Black Sea and continue to carve up Poland.
Poland is now divided, and his royal family even sent his princes to Tsarist Russia as hostages in order to preserve his remaining territory.
Seeing the Polish royal family doing this, Sophia did not find a suitable reason to attack Poland for the time being.
The partition of Poland has been put on hold for the time being, but Poland's ports on the Black Sea coast have become Tsarist Russia.
However, the expansion of Tsarist Russia angered many countries in the Black Sea, including the Ottoman Empire, which had always had deep conflicts with Tsarist Russia!
Hamid is furious at Sophia's expansion.
He ordered his envoys to bring gifts containing smallpox virus to Sophia, hoping to use this trick to poison the newly-appointed Russian Empress.
But such plans obviously failed.
Instead, it aroused Sophia's suspicion, because Hamid not only sent gifts, but also allowed his own people with smallpox virus to enter Tsarist Russia.
Countless people lost their immunity due to being infected with the smallpox virus.
The parliament hall of Tsarist Russia.
"Everyone, Tsarist Russia has been suffering from smallpox for a long time. We must find ways to eradicate these smallpox viruses. This plague must not come back again. Everyone knows how terrifying it is." =
"In the history of Tsarist Russia, it has experienced several crises due to smallpox."
Osilev frowned and said: "We have been fighting smallpox for centuries, but now we have not defeated them. Even doctors don't have a good solution."
"People who got smallpox had no choice but to wait to die or fight it off."
Naresh said: "I don't understand this, but I have fought with the Longyan people, and their people seem to have never suffered from this disease."
The Polish prince Poniatowski on the side was also able to participate in this parliament for some special reasons.
He said first: "Your Majesty, I know the reason why Longyan people are not afraid of smallpox."
