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Seeing Princess Mary nodding in agreement, Edward was relieved.

"Catherine, you talk slowly, I won't bother you!" Edward looked around, there was only one man himself, a little embarrassed, and then nodded and said.

Immediately, Edward glanced at it and saw that Queen Mary's disgusted expression dissipated slightly, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

It seems that the woman is still unhappy that she has taken her captive.

"Greetings to Your Majesty—" A crisp, gentle or pleasant voice rang out, and Edward walked out of the room.

As he walked out of the room, he could faintly hear the voice of Prince Philip.

Afterwards, Edward went to meet with the Privy Councillor, Kyle. Reims.

"Your Excellency, how much money are the French paying to ransom Francico?"

Edward asked lazily as he sat in a wolf-skin chair, half-reclining, his eyes closed.

"This—" Kyle felt a little speechless, he knew that the king would not be satisfied with this answer, and moved his lips, a little hesitant.

He looked at His Majesty the King earnestly, and when he noticed that his eyelids blinked a little when he heard this, he blurted out: "Your Majesty, the French are only willing to pay six thousand pounds to redeem Francico!" ”

"Besides, I've heard that the King of France has begun to borrow on a large scale, and I suspect that he is not sincere in our negotiations!"

"I'm afraid, they are under the guise of the army to take it back!"

Glancing up slightly at His Majesty the King who was pretending to be asleep, Kyle made a guess about trying to make up for his loss in front of the King, although it was not very useful, but how to know without trying.

Edward also had a slight suspicion in his mind about this matter, and the sincerity of the French was there, and according to the character of Henry II, it was impossible to yield to England.

Moreover, he had lost the previous naval battle, and in order to re-establish the king's authority, it was necessary for him to win a victory.

After all, there were still a large number of nobles in France, and although they could not compete with the king individually, they could be overthrown by the king together.

What's funnier is that the Wars of the Roses led to the centralization of monarchy in England, and a hundred years later, France began to centralize power in the late 16th century after a religious civil war, and war was a good thing.

Edward thought about it for a while, and felt that it was impossible for Francico to hold on, so he had to give up.

It's not that he is arrogant, England really can't beat France.

At this time, France paid millions of pounds in taxes every year, four times that of England.

A large amount of money can not only hire a large number of powerful Swiss mercenaries, but he can also gather a large number of knights, and if the cost is not met, the king of France can call up more than 100,000 troops to fight at one time.

A huge army could crush England in numbers alone.

Therefore, the best policy is to give up Franceco, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Edward's head, and he thought of a provocative plan.

"You continue to talk to the French for now, stabilize them, go down first!" Edward waved his hand at Kyle.

Kyle also looked at Edward in confusion, and then slowly retreated.

Half an hour later, Sir John walked in with a fine sweat on his forehead and a face full of excitement, and bent down to greet: "Good day, Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh!" Looking at Sir John in a hurry, Edward asked suspiciously, "Is the result out?" ”

He couldn't help but wonder, how could the negotiation be so fast, it was just a meal, it was too easy!

"Hey! Hey! Sir John smirked at this, his eyes narrowed into slits, and his beard trembled.

"Your Majesty, the Spaniards seem to want a quick victory, and they have happily backed down on some interests!"

Next, Jazz John explained to Edward with a cheerful voice.

First of all, this time the two countries formally established an alliance (limited to France) and agreed that if the other side was attacked, both sides would need to send troops to support and harass them.

At the request of England if necessary, Spain was willing to blockade the French army from the Mediterranean.

And if the two countries had reached an alliance before, the Venetian navy hired by the French would have been stopped in Gibraltar and would not have been able to get out of the Mediterranean.

In other words, from now on, even if the French hired or built a navy, if the Spanish blockaded, the French would not be able to directly attack the island of Great Britain.

Of course, to be honest, Princess Mary's marriage is a political marriage, which is destined after her birth and cannot be changed.

All that remains is some commercial interest, that is, a fraction of the small profit in the mouth of the Spaniards.

For example, allowing English woolen textiles to enter Spain and its dependent territories, such as the Netherlands, Austria, and the South American colonies, was a large market.

It also banned French textiles from entering Spain. This was to curb the development of the French textile industry.

Appropriate tax reductions on some UK goods, or exemption from taxes.

For the Spaniards, these were indeed small profits, after all, hundreds of treasure ships were transported from South America every year, and it did not matter whether the money was for the French or the English, as long as it could satisfy the enjoyment of the nobles.

The money that the Spaniards and the Portuguese had painstakingly brought from South America was not used for commerce, but for enjoyment, and instead contributed to the development of England and France.

Of course, the treaty also stipulated that England would not invade Spanish interests in South America, that is, England would not be allowed to establish colonies in South America.

In this regard, Edward did not care, England did not have the energy to colonize at present, and after defeating Spain, he could directly accept the ready-made ones, and did not need to work hard to develop them.

The most important thing for the whole was to establish an alliance between Spain and England, and Spain gave up some commercial interests.

For England, the treaty would protect England from French harassment for a few years, and it would also squeeze out the French and enjoy most of Spain's market, which would be enough for England's commerce to take off and capitalism to set sail.

Yes, that's right, in Edward's eyes, the length of this treaty was a few years, and if Spain was too powerful at any point, then the other side of the alliance was France.

Some people say that this is not good for Princess Mary's marriage.

In fact, this does not affect the marriage at all, because the country is the country, the royal family is the royal family, and the country is in front of the lively war, but the royal family is constantly communicating with each other. This is Europe at this time, where marriages and wars are the theme.

Moreover, don't forget that Princess Mary's mother is the aunt of Charles V, and Princess Mary is the cousin of Charles I, and she is actually one of the heirs of Spain, but in a lower order. [.]