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Chapter 1282 Sophia's Letter

There are several black-and-white photos on Charles I's desk. The person in the photo is Princess Sophia who is in the Eastern capital at this time. She seems to be wearing the student uniform of the Imperial University, and there is a group photo with a group of female students in the Imperial University.

"In their university, women are allowed to study in the same school as men."

When Charles I took out the photo from Princess Sophia's leather envelope, he was very surprised.He couldn't understand that the characters in black-and-white photos were more realistic than the paintings of the most skilled painters, as if they were scenes seen by human eyes.

Sophia's mother, Princess Anne of Denmark, Charles I's wife, Princess Maria of France, and his young sons Charles II and James II were all present, more like a royal family's own party.

"Sophia's child is still in the east. If she still can't find a suitable husband, will she stay unmarried like Queen Elizabeth?" Princess Anne couldn't help but sigh when she saw Sophia in the photo.

At this point Sophia had been away from Britain for quite some time.

"The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth is for the sake of the entire nation of Britain, and she dedicated herself to the entire nation." Charles I emphasized.

"Queen Elizabeth has made extremely brilliant achievements, defeating the Spanish Armada, but she and your father left the royal family with pitiful wealth and huge debts, which are hundreds of thousands of pounds in debt." Princess Anne said.

"Aren't I trying to find a way to repay the debt? With my efforts, the annual income of the royal family can now reach more than 40 pounds, which is enough to meet the needs of peacetime. However, in order to make Britain strong, it is necessary to build a large number of warships, To establish a standing army, our royal family’s income is still insufficient to make ends meet, and more special funds need to be raised.” Charles I was preached by his mother, and as a king, he blushed and refuted thickly.

"I heard that because of the ship tax, you have a very deadlock with some members of the previous House of Commons, as well as the Scottish Presbyterian Church. If the Scottish Presbyterian Council is dissatisfied with its merger into Congress, then temporarily compromise with them. Then slowly find a way to completely merge the two countries, there is no need for immediate conflict. Taxation can also be increased year by year, there is no need to rush to reverse the balance of payments, Britain cannot live without the royal family..." Princess Anne said.

"Okay, queen mother! I have grown up now, and I am the king of Britain. My orders are the instructions of the gods. They must obey me!" Charles I roared impatiently.

"Although your father is mediocre, he is actually a man who knows how to endure. He knows how to balance the relationship between Scotland, Ireland and England, so that Britain will not be divided. It can also avoid being involved in the European war. The damage suffered is smaller than that of any kingdom."

When Princess Anne said this, she looked at Charles I with her eyes, and found that Charles I's neck was red, so she stopped irritating her son.

No one knew the character of Charles I better than her mother. He wanted to use force to establish his absolute authority like the famous emperors in the past.However, the tradition of the king in the parliament made the king's authority far less than that of the king of the continental empire.

The two little princes, Charles II and James II, were slightly frightened by the dispute between King Charles and Princess Anne, and followed Princess Maria.

Because Charles I became quiet, he regained his composure a little bit: "I also mentioned to Sophia many times in the letter home that she should return to London after having had enough fun in the East, but now she insists on completing her studies in the East. Conducting biological research in a college called the School of Life Sciences..."

Princess Anne received Sophia's letter from Charles I. As Charles I said, after greeting Sophia, she asked to study in the Imperial University to complete her "career".

"Is Sophia finally interested in something?" Princess Anne had nothing to do with this troublesome little daughter. When she was in London, she often provoked the royal family to go crazy. Now that she left, the royal family felt less angry. .

"Who knows if she will cast nets for three days and fish for two days. I once asked the Earl of Compton to marry the ruler of their Eastern Empire, with an island in the West Indies as a dowry, but the ruler of the Eastern Empire Refused. The West Indies are the focus of competition among the countries, but they seem to have no interest in the West Indies in the East. They have tea, spices, sugar, and raw silk in the East. It is not surprising that they are not interested." Charles I sat down and calmly Said.

Princess Anne saw that Charles I had secretly made a marriage request with the ruler of the Eastern Empire, and she was not angry that Charles I did not inform her.

Ironclad ships broke into the Thames River and appeared in the port of London. Almost the entire city of London believed that the Eastern Empire was more powerful than the Ottoman Empire.

It would be a good thing for Britain and Sophia herself if she could marry a ruler who had no special belief in the East.

"My lovely daughter Sophia, isn't it enough to impress the other party's ruler? Otherwise, you can send another group of envoys," said Princess Anne.

"Let me try again... Sophia asked us to take photos like this at the end of the letter, and entrusted the Huaxia merchants to bring them back to the capital to ease her longing for us." Charles I said again.

"You mean this kind of portrait called a 'photo'? How is this kind of portrait painted?" Princess Anne was puzzled.

"They have a group of people called photographers, just like painters, who can use a magical machine called a camera to draw pictures. Sophia said in the letter that she specially requested such a group of people from the rulers of the East They brought their cameras with the fleet to our city of London. Why don’t we invite their photographers to take a few group photos for our royal family in two days. Some of the photos will be framed as records of our royal family, and the other part will be sent to the East by Chinese merchants. Give the capital to Sophia." Charles I was quite disgusted with this sister in words, but in fact he preferred it.

"If the ruler of the East is willing to listen to Sofia, it seems that he is not bad to Sofia." Princess Anne said.

"I guess it's just treated as a guest." Charles I said.

"Brothers Carl and Rupert voted from the Netherlands to Britain. Will the royal family invite them to take pictures?" Princess Anne asked.

"Let them come together," said Charles I.

(End of this chapter)