Chapter 886 Marrying and Having Children

"I am very kind to prisoners of war, otherwise there would not be so many British prisoners of war who would choose to stay in Germany." British soldiers captured in previous wars were gradually released and returned home, but tens of thousands of prisoners of war voluntarily chose to stay in Germany. Some of them have special skills, and others are willing to join the German Foreign Legion to continue fighting.

There is a saying that goes well, if you have milk, you are your mother, and if you have money, you are your father. Whether you have a skill or join the army, the money you get will definitely be much more than what you would make back in the UK. Naturally, some people will choose to stay. .

"Even those Soviets who have not signed the 'Geneva Convention' are not living well. So what if they are asked to do some work? I am not paying them wages." Although the wages are only one-third of ordinary workers One, but it was indeed paid out on time, and there was no deduction. As for those stubborn die-hards, they don't need any wages. They work until they die and it will be great if their ashes can go back in the future.

"As for those Americans..." During World War II, the United States also used German prisoners of war as cheap labor. Farms and factories were the main places where these prisoners of war worked. Even when the United States planned to repatriate these prisoners of war, it encountered opposition from American farmers. "I'm afraid the war compensation they need to pay by then won't be enough even if they pack up and sell these prisoners of war. Do they want me to provide them with good food and drink? It's a kindness not to starve them to death."

"Yes, you are really a wise king." Queen Elizabeth walked up behind Yannick, put her hands on his shoulders, and rubbed them gently. "God really favors Germany."

Yannick patted the back of her hand. "If you have anything to say, just say it. Have you noticed that you do these little tricks every time you want to talk to me about business?"

"Really? I didn't even notice it." Queen Elizabeth chuckled without stopping. "They want to form an expeditionary force."

"Oh?" Yannick raised his eyebrows slightly. The "they" Queen Elizabeth mentioned were naturally the British high-level officials. Although most of the prisoners of war were released, the British government was busy with domestic reconstruction and the morale of the soldiers was problematic. So far, no large-scale troops have been sent to join the European coalition. Now seeing that this war is about to achieve a complete victory, these guys finally can't sit still and want a share of the pie? "But this kind of matter can be discussed directly through the diplomatic department. Clement asked you to ask me? Did these old foxes notice something?"

Upon hearing this, Queen Elizabeth's expression changed slightly and she took a slight breath.

Yannick took her hand and kissed the back of it. "What's there to worry about? What if they notice something? If they dare to speak out, I can uproot them at any time and eradicate them. They have no place to escape, right?" Not to mention that Britain is a small country. Island country, even if they were lucky enough to escape, where could they escape in this situation? Moreover, the so-called politicians are the best at sizing up the situation and even following the trend. Anyone who can climb to the top of the British political arena is not a thousand-year-old fox. They don't know the stakes.

Queen Elizabeth's expression softened slightly, she hugged his neck and rested her chin on his shoulder. "Then you agreed?"

"Of course. Last time, I also agreed to Vichy France's formation of an army to fight against the Soviet Union. Of course, Britain has no problem. Let them go to Moscow together." Anyway, one more cannon fodder and one less German soldier will be killed, so why not do it. "How many expeditionary forces are they going to form, one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand?"

"150000."

"No problem. You can tell them for me when you get back. I am always fair in doing things. No matter how much effort others have made, I will naturally reward them accordingly. But if someone has other intentions... then it's hard to say." He frowned slightly, picked up the phone and called the army headquarters. "Marshal Rundsted, I want to hold a military parade, yes, a grand military parade, showing off all the weapons we can bring out." After hanging up the phone, Yannick muttered. "Let some people see what it means to be out of reach."

"Do you want to use the military parade to scare those people? Is this necessary?" Now that the combat effectiveness of the German army has been seen by all the world, is there any need to use these advanced weapons to scare others?

Yannick smiled slightly. "Not only European countries, but also Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Anyway, except for the Soviet Union and the United States, they will all participate in this military parade. Let them see how advanced the weapons of the German army are today." Jet fighters are enough to make most people stunned. I'm afraid many people don't know what missiles are, right?

"Is this war going to be over in less than two years? By then you should be enthroned as emperor, marry a wife and have children, right? Which country's royal relatives and relatives do you have your eye on?"

Yannick shrugged. "Actually, there has been a candidate for the position of queen for a long time, but she is not a relative of the emperor, she is just a commoner."

"Civilian?!" Queen Elizabeth's eyes were a little shocked. "Why?!" As long as this war is won, and now it seems that there is a lot of hope, he will be the greatest emperor by then, but he wants to marry a commoner woman? !

Yannick just smiled at her reaction. After all, even during China's long feudal period from 221 BC to 1912 AD, emperors of various dynasties during this period generally would not marry commoner women. If they really fell in love with a commoner woman, it was possible They will take her as a concubine, but they will not give her a high status. It is almost impossible to become a queen or concubine.

In Chinese history, there were commoner women who became queens, but they were married before the emperor ascended the throne and shared hardships. After the emperor ascended the throne, he would generally make his wife who had always been with him the queen. The more famous commoner queens were Dou Yifang of the Western Han Dynasty and Ma Xiuying of the Ming Dynasty.

Dou Yifang was the future Empress Dowager Dou. It can be said that she was a lucky person who was blessed by God throughout her life. She went from a commoner to a queen, then to an empress dowager, and then to a grand empress dowager, with almost no twists and turns in between. Ma Xiuying was the first wife of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"If I marry a princess from an occupied country or another country, it will probably turn into a political marriage. It's troublesome to think about it. And I can't marry a woman from every country just to balance it out."

As the saying goes, every man has a dream of being an emperor with three thousand beauties in his harem, and Yannick is no exception. The dream of becoming an emperor was realized, but it was a bit difficult to have 3,000 beauties in the harem. Since ancient Rome until modern Europe, their emperors could only follow monogamy (at that time, Western European countries generally believed in Catholicism, and Catholicism attached importance to marriage and only recognized the legitimacy of monogamy). This article not only constrained the people, but even the king had to abide by it. In other words, the emperor had only one queen, and no concubines or noble ladies.

Some arrogant and extravagant emperors only looked for mistresses in private, but did not dare to marry them into the palace openly. For example, Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, had dozens of mistresses, big and small, according to some European historical records, but these people were not Louis XIV's wives, and would not have any status. Even if they gave birth to sons, they could not share the inheritance, or even compete for the throne.

Because of this rule, the British Reformation even broke out. At that time, King Henry VIII of England, after having his own queen, fell in love with another woman, Anne. This woman pleased Henry very much, and was unwilling to be an unnamed lover, so she instigated the king to divorce the queen and marry her.

Henry VIII reported the divorce lawsuit to the Roman Curia, but the Pope did not approve it, believing that it violated the law. Henry VIII was extremely annoyed, but he had no choice but to divorce secretly and marry Anne. When the matter reached the Pope's ears, the Pope quickly announced the result: Henry VIII's marriage was invalid and he was expelled from the religion (in the Catholic world at that time, the Pope, as the leader of believers, had the final say over all divorce claims. Henry VIII divorced himself without the Pope's approval. This move was unprecedented and directly challenged the Pope's authority).

Henry VIII also lost his temper. With the assistance of the Chief Minister, he obtained the support of Parliament and passed a series of bills to deprive the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church of a series of powers in England, declaring that the royal power was higher than the religious power in the UK. At that time, Catholicism only recognized the Pope as God's agent on earth. Henry VIII meant that from now on, everyone does not need to recognize the Pope, just recognize me, I am also God's agent. Henry VIII deposed the Pope without much effort. The Pope had no choice but to excommunicate him. Henry and the Pope broke off completely, and a new sect was born in Britain.

In fact, Yannick can completely ignore these rules and regulations. After all, this is not the Middle Ages when theocracy was greater than the imperial power (how great was theocracy in the Middle Ages? The emperor was the boss in his own country, and outside his own country, you had to listen to the Pope. The Pope would call whoever he thought was qualified to be the emperor, and whoever did not listen to the Pope would be called on to rise up and attack, resulting in a large number of small countries in the Middle Ages in Europe, which was more chaotic than the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in ancient China).

Moreover, Yannick knew that wherever there was money and power, there would be filth and dirt. He had started a secret investigation ten years ago and had collected a lot of evidence. If he had made this evidence public, not only Pius XI today, but also all future popes would have to obey him.

However, Yannick loved his country more than his beauty, and he did not want to be drained of his body by alcohol and sex, leading to his early death.