In order to reassure Edward, Marin even said that he was willing to return to Germany as soon as possible with all his troops. But how dare Edward let Marin's army go? He now has bloody hands and countless enemies. As soon as Marin's army left, he might be hacked to death by the enemy. For this, Edward meant - let Marin leave Saqqara's Fourth Legion and Sivarg's Fifth Legion.

The Fourth and Fifth Legions were all English, and it was natural to be willing to be stationed on the mainland. Moreover, Edward also hoped that he could win over some henchmen from these English soldiers.

According to Edward's plan, Saqqara's Fourth Army was stationed in London to protect the city and his king. Sivarg, on the other hand, led the Fifth Army and garrisoned Northumberland to defend against the Kingdom of Scotland.

Of course, the treatment of the two corps was different. The Fourth Army was stationed in London to protect Edward. So, all their expenses, Edward will bear by himself. And Northumberland, where Siwag was stationed, was already part of Marin's territory at this time. Edward's meaning was that the Fifth Legion was at Marin's own expense......

"Nima, I want Lao Tzu to help you guard against the Scots, but you don't want to spend money, it's really stingy!" Marin cursed in his heart, but on the surface he still accepted Edward's opinion.

However, according to Edward's idea, in a few years he would lead a large army to conquer Scotland. At that point, Northumberland will no longer be a frontier. Moreover, now that Edward has detained King James IV of Scotland and more than 10,000 prisoners of war and people, the Kingdom of Scotland has so many people that it is not possible to organize a large army again. Therefore, it is not too dangerous to be stationed at the border in recent years. And in a few years, this side will not be considered a border......

Seeing that Marin was in such a hurry to go back and did not seem to be willing to stay in England for long, Edward began to feel very relieved. At least, Marin was not happy to be a vassal of England and a king.

In fact, Marin's posture was nothing more than a pretense. It is true that he did not want to be a minister of England, but he did think that in a few years, after Edward had pacified England, he would replace it. As for the way to kill Edward? Send a killer to disguise himself as an enemy, there is no flaw! For Edward's move of killing those thousands of nobles the day before yesterday, Edward's enemies were at least tens of thousands. said that he died by vendetta, and it is estimated that no one will believe it......

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After convincing Marin to leave the Fourth and Fifth Legions behind, Edward's hanging heart immediately relaxed. Next, it was time for him to appease the rest of the country.

After the crisis of the French invasion, Edward realized that England must have a strong navy. Otherwise, it will definitely not be possible to defeat France, which already has a strong army.

In fact, Henry VII did a better job of this. Although Henry VII did not form a standing fleet, he promoted some of the shipowners in the Five Ports Alliance. They were usually merchant ship owners, and occasionally made a cameo appearance as a pirate to grab a French ship. And in wartime, they all became commanders of warships......

This mechanism made Henry VII, even if he did not form a full-time huge fleet, but he had an incomparable advantage in the face of the French. This time to destroy the French navy, Henry VII's idea of naval warfare of hiding troops in the people, burst out with powerful energy, and beat France, which was invincible on land, to the point that he could not take care of himself. If it weren't for the last death of the Count of Walgery, thousands of French knights would have perished at sea. And the Kingdom of France will also collapse......

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For the sake of England's safety, Edward decided to maintain Henry VII's naval policy and win over the old big shipowners. Of course, the object of wooing is naturally not the favored people in the era of Henry VII, but specifically to woo those powerful shipowners who are not very good with Henry VII. "The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and the one who doesn't like the one is wooed" is the trick that Marin taught him......

So, with the exception of a few shipowners who belonged to the sailors who resisted too much in the battle of London, Edward pardoned the vast majority of the shipowners and sailors. As for the big shipowners of the Five Ports Alliance, who chose to let the veteran sailors deliberately go to sea to avoid the war, Edward also conferred the title of knight's non-hereditary nobility on some of them to further woo them.

Edward's policy worked. When he heard that Edward had pardoned most of the shipowners and sailors, and bestowed decorations on some of the great shipowners, the seafaring community of England settled down. Anyway, Henry VII's entire family was cut down, and even if they wanted to follow Henry VII's Tudor dynasty, they could only follow it in hell, which was not worth it...... As a result, most of the heroes in the maritime industry decisively chose to take refuge in Edward. Only a very small number of them, unwilling to join Edward, chose to flee to the port of Calais on the other side of the river and took refuge in France.

And Louis XII, for these English shipowners who came to take refuge, was also very valuable. Because, now that the French Navy is finished, these people have come here to fill in the blanks......

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When Edward ascended the throne, he was called Edward VI. The enthronement ceremony was also celebrated for three consecutive days. Three days later, most of the guests left, but the French knight François ...... Oh no, it should have been the Count François who didn't leave.

He came to the palace and asked for an audience with Edward:

"Your Majesty, now that the war is over, is it time to return the captured French soldiers and ships?"

Edward was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered this stubble - at the beginning, the English navy completely wiped out the French navy, capturing a large number of French ships and supply baggage. At the same time, in the port of Hastings, 5,000 French troops and 5,000 French people were captured. To this day, these people have not been returned to France. Because, Henry VII originally planned to knock the French ...... hard

"Damn, what am I going to do about it?" Edward patted his head, annoyed. So, under the pretext that he needed to understand the situation, he sent Count François away.

Fortunately, the scheming Marin hasn't had time to leave yet. So, Marin was called into the palace again to save him......

"Count Marin, you say, what should I do?" Marin is now the earl of England, and Edward has shown his royal power and directly called him the earl in private. Only on formal occasions will the other party be addressed as the Grand Duke. And this is also a reminder to Marin - you are my courtier, help your wife find a way......

"Well......" Marin thought for a while, then said:

"If all the captured French soldiers and civilians are returned, there will be no ransom. But ......"

Marin paused and said:

"All captured ships and sailors will not be returned!"

"This ...... The French would ...... angrily, "Edward is clearly a little afraid of the mighty France.

"Your Majesty, whether you like it or not, France is England's enemy. There is nothing to return those infantry and people to the French. Anyway, France has always been a land power. But those ships were different from the sailors, and they were the only ones in the French navy. England had managed to wipe out the French navy, and if the ships and sailors had been returned, all the previous efforts would have been in vain! Perhaps, one day the French will recover and invade England again......"

Edward thought about it and realized that Marlin was right. So, he nodded, but immediately asked:

"How do I respond to the French?"

"Let's just say that those ships were distributed by Henry VII to those shipowners as compensation, and as for the sailors, you can excuse yourself and say that you don't know, maybe they were all pushed down to the sea by Henry VII's people to feed the fish......

"What if the French ask me for the baggage supplies loaded on the ships?"

"It's all spent by Henry VII in the war against you, and there is no ......"

"Okay, that's it!"

As a result, the Count François, who rushed to receive the men and ships, only recovered 5,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 captured French people. As for the ships and sailors, there were none. The supplies are also said to have been consumed by Henry VII......

François was furious and ran to confront Edward. Lovely Dehua was instructed by Marin, and directly blamed it all on the dead ghost Henry VII - they are all the pots of the predecessor, and I don't know about it......

In this way, the knight of François had no choice but to take the hordes of prisoners of war and the people with them, hire foreign ships from the port of London, and transport them back to the port of Calais in batches......

Looking at the foreign merchant ships loaded with French prisoners of war and people leaving the docks in London, Edward on the walls of the Tower of London smiled bitterly:

"I bet Louis XII would have wanted to kill my ......"

Isn't it, hacking all the French ships, sailors, and baggage supplies, Louis XII must have been so angry that he wanted to kill Edward.

But Marin shrugged and said:

"Then he must be able to cross the English Channel...... Now that there is almost no navy in France, did Louis XII cross the sea in a canoe? ”

"Ahaha......" Edward laughed heartily when he heard Marin say this. And the fear in his heart was also dispelled - yes, the French had no ships, and even if Louis XII wanted to cut him, he had to have a boat to cross the sea. Moreover, even if there were ships, they would have to ask the English Navy if they would allow them to cross the sea......

"By the way, Your Majesty, why don't you take the opportunity to blackmail France? You know, so many prisoners of war and people can also exchange a lot of ransom! Marin asked, puzzled.

"You think I don't want to? But France is simply a populous country, and there is no shortage of this population. If it had been the thousands of French knights who had been captured, Louis XII might have ransomed them by smashing the pot and selling iron. As for these lowly infantry and people, Louis XII probably refused to pay for them...... Anyway, there is no shortage of people in France......"

Marin was right to think about it, there were so many French people, Louis XII might have done something that I didn't want to ransom. After all, those commoners were not human at all in the eyes of the nobles of this era......

"In addition, I need the approval of the Holy See. And in the Holy See, there are also many bishops of French nationality. If I let go of the French captives, I would at least be able to silence many people. As for the ships and sailors, as you said, just push it to the dead Henry VII. And those infantry prisoners of war and the people are too numerous, and they may not be able to exchange for ransom, so it is better to pretend to be generous and return them to the French. In this way, you can save a lot of food......

Marin thought about it and was speechless. He still had some difficulty understanding the thinking of the monarchs of this era. In Marin's heart, the life of every warrior and subject is precious. If they were captured, Marin would definitely find a way to either redeem them or take them back. And the monarchs of this era only care about the lives of those nobles. As for civilians - let him die......