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Chapter 1607 Capable Queen

"When will Mr. Chu be here?"

Sophia sat in her office, bored, so she simply raised her legs to the desk.

She sent an envoy to the east to find Chu Yun's assistance. Chu Yun told the envoy that he might go to Europe in two or three years.But what Chu Yun said was maybe, Sophia didn't know that he was on the way.

There was a knock on the door, and Sophia hurriedly sat upright.

"Your Majesty, this is an important report from our ambassador in Paris. The Cardinal Richelieu of France has passed away." The Prime Minister came in and presented a report to Sophia.

"Assassination? Illness? Or aging?" Sophia asked.

"I don't know the details, it shouldn't be artificial." The Prime Minister said.

"The Prime Minister of France has passed away at this time, will France decline?" Sophia asked again.

"The one who replaced Richelieu as the cardinal is Mazarin, who is highly valued by him. He should follow Richelieu's policy and help France suppress the Habsburg dynasty." The prime minister replied.

"I see." Sophia said.

"There is another important thing - Prince Condé of France defeated Spain's most elite Flemish army in Rocroix. The Western Army killed 8000 people and captured 2000 people. France has replaced Spain as the hegemony of Europe. The next target to declare war must be the Holy Roman Empire. If the French are allowed to dominate the continent, maybe they will start a war with us next. After all, Princess Anne is still in Paris, so it is easy for Louis XIII to have an excuse to attack our England. said the prime minister.

Sophia tapped the wooden table with her index finger, and seemed not worried about the threat from France.

"If France rises, the Royal Army and Royal Navy should be able to defend England. Our current competitors are the Spaniards and the Netherlands. Try to squeeze them out of the sea. Trade, especially let the Royal Navy speed up the West Indies The plunder of the islands, bringing the West Indies under our jurisdiction, growing sugar cane in the West Indies. And America, growing more tobacco, shipping to the Iberian Peninsula, the Apennines, the Balkans, and earning their wealth. Plus Greatly against Newfoundland fishing grounds and North Sea fishing grounds, organizing fishermen to form guilds to exclude Dutch people." Sophia said.

"At the same time attacking the Spaniards' West Indies and the Netherlands' North Sea fishing grounds, will the Spaniards and the Netherlands have common resentment? They have one of the best fleets in Europe. If they join forces, we will not be them at all. rival," said the Prime Minister.

"They won't join forces. The king of Spain still has a little delusion about taking back the Netherlands. They will be sworn enemies. Besides, the North Sea fishing ground is a competition among fishermen. What excuse do the Netherlands have to start a war? "

"I'm going to draft a plan for an expedition to the West Indies. Taking advantage of the Spaniard's defeat in Europe, I absolutely cannot give up this good opportunity to make things worse."

"Wait, I heard that the navy's bureaucratic system is so corrupt that many of the 80 pounds invested by King Charles disappeared inexplicably. I plan to use this opportunity to revive the Royal Navy and promote a group of new recruits. This is the planned newcomers List." Sophia pushed a list out.

"Robert Blake, George Monk, William Penn... This Blake was one of Cromwell's subordinates before the Parliamentary Army. Is he worthy of reuse?" The Prime Minister saw that most of the list was from the King's Army officers, and a small number of generals of the parliamentary army.

"On talent, even if he once opposed the king, as long as he has talent, is willing to correct his mistakes, and renew his allegiance to the royal family, he can be appointed, and at the same time, he can appease the opposition members in Congress." Sophia said.

"I see. I'll call Parliament and propose to them a reorganization of the navy and an expedition to the West Indies." The prime minister then backed out.

The Parliament of England is not always in operation. It is the royal family that is responsible for running the country, and now the cabinet is in charge.

The Congress will only be convened when it is necessary to determine the future direction of the country. According to the "Queen's Bill of Rights" signed by Sofia, launching wars abroad requires the consent of Congress.

She was keenly aware of the opportunity to seize the Spanish colonies, taking advantage of the Spanish army being defeated by France on the European continent.

The Prime Minister went out with the Navy's new promotion list, and he went over the list of new officers in the Royal Navy of England.Many of these officers were infantry or artillery officers, and this time they were transferred to the Royal Navy. Obviously, the queen was not very satisfied with the corrupt navy, so she simply carried out a major change of blood and replaced some questioned naval officers.

"It will take a lot of time to convene the parliament and wait for the members from all over the country to come over. During this time, I have nothing to do." Sophia lifted her legs to the desk after the prime minister left.

The little prince Henry was taken by the maid to bask in the sun in the garden below.

Because she has to maintain the queen's dignity, Sophia can only be more presumptuous indoors.

"It's been a long time since I touched a car, why not drive around the city." Sophia suddenly thought that the four-wheeled car that Chu Yun gave her seemed to have not been touched for a long time.

The four-wheeled car was not heavy and was transported in the cargo hold of a wooden sailboat, but Sophia hadn't touched this car for a long time.

Sophia got the maids, and the maids heard that the queen was coming to drive, so they took Queen Sophia to the stable.

None of them knew what a car was. At the beginning, the workers used several horses to transport the car to the palace. Thinking that there was no place to park the car, they put the car in the stable next to the royal racecourse.

When Sofia saw the two-seater four-wheeler again, it was covered in straw and dust.

"Unknowingly..." Seeing this four-wheeled vehicle, Sophia couldn't help but think of some things in the capital.

She had been too busy dealing with the troubles left by her brother since her return to England, plus caring for her newborn son, to have paid any attention to the car.

"Your Majesty, please allow us to clean it up." Seeing that Sophia was going to use this strange object, the maids hurriedly cleaned the dirty four-wheeled vehicle with rags and buckets.

After a while, the maids worked hard to clean the four-wheeled car, and Sophia also arranged for someone to fetch a small amount of gasoline to fill the car.

"Your Majesty, what exactly is this?" The maids were very puzzled.

"You'll find out later." Sophia sat in the driver's seat herself.

(End of this chapter)