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Don't underestimate businessmen's sense of opportunity.

When Edward dragged the pigs and chickens to the barracks, the nearby vendors came to the barracks with all kinds of goods and set up a makeshift shop tent to take out the soldiers' bounty.

The soldiers hurried to the shops set up near the barracks with the one pound they had been allocated, and eagerly began their journey of enjoyment.

Among them, the coquettish women with buttocks and stumbling, the crisp and fragrant wine, and the lively casino, these are the three favorite places of the soldiers.

Moreover, most of the soldiers are singles, and they spend money, which is called a generous, which is why the merchants came tirelessly.

There was nothing Edward could do about it, as it was characteristic of this era, and he had to get as much benefit as possible.

As a result, the city government also took the necessary action. In the face of such a consumer market, the big-bellied tax officer also patrolled step by step, his eyes were sharp and abnormal, and he refused to let go of a loophole.

In other words, most of the money sent out by Edward turned a corner and returned to the city government.

And as a high-ranking member of the Guard, Barron. Baldwin Knight felt that his current life was very comfortable, and his salary was ten pounds a month, which was not a small amount, enough for his family to have enough food and clothing, and even a little surplus.

In the past, he was quite envious of those knights who had fiefdoms, and they could be powerful and blessed in fiefdoms, but they couldn't be comfortable.

Now I understand that when the time comes, they will have to prepare their own peasants and armor to serve His Majesty, and this alone is not enough money accumulated in a year, how can they be comfortable now!

Gently picking up a pinch of oats, Barron placed it in front of a large, sturdy black horse, and smiled as he watched the horse's mouth chew with taste, and a flower burst into a smile on his face.

"Mr. Knight, Your Majesty has summoned you to the main tent to discuss matters!" A panting herald arrived, sweating on his forehead and breathless.

"Good! I'll go! Take care of my horse for me! Barron glanced at the big black horse eating the incense, said to the groom beside him, and strode away alone.

In this regard, the herald did not dare to rest, and continued to run non-stop.

Barron stroked his beard and wondered what it meant to have a meeting at Christmas, and if there was going to be a war again?

He thought silently to himself, and soon he came to the main tent, saluted His Majesty the King and Knight Alexander, who were smiling, found a place of his own, and bowed down.

After a while, after all the high-level officials, that is, more than thirty court knights, had arrived, the main tent was suddenly crowded, but it seemed a little silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as the royal family's guard, I am satisfied with your performance!"

Edward looked around, and after getting a hint from the knight of Alexander, he spoke aloud.

In the face of the king's praise, each knight raised his chest as much as he could, and the pride on his face was irrepressible.

"But you must understand that you are more than enough for the savages of Scotland!"

"And if you compare it with the Spaniards, or even with the French, you are nothing more than that, and it is hard to resist! It's also capable of being able to get out of the way, let alone win! ”

Edward's face was full of seriousness, and he struck the knights in front of him word by word, and his words were full of contempt.

For the king's disregard for the blow of face, Barron and other knights who had been fighting with Henry VIII for many years suddenly turned red, and they seemed to be stimulated.

Edward estimated in his heart that if he was not the king, he was afraid that he would be beaten and would not be able to take care of himself.

And the Knight Alexander on the side couldn't help but tremble, and he was obviously a little angry.

"In this regard, don't say how brave and good you are, if you are brave and useful, why did the first king still not recover the territory seized by the royal family."

Looking at the knights who were about to move, Edward directly blocked their excuses.

"Don't say that our longbowmen are powerful, no matter how powerful they are, they will not be able to make us open the cavalry of the French who are covered in iron cylinders!"

Edward's voice grew louder and louder, and when it was heard in the ears of the knights, it made them bow their proud heads more and more.

"Besides, I don't know if you have noticed, the arquebus, its appearance has gradually dissipated the advantage of our longbowmen, will we never be able to win in the future?"

"As far as I know, the Spanish army is armed with a large number of arquebuses, and I can't imagine a battle!"

Edward picked up an arquebus from the hand of the attendant next to him, raised it above his head, and asked sharply, followed by a sigh.

The knights also looked up one after another, looking at the raised arquebus, their eyes becoming more and more complicated.

They also all know that although the range of the arquebus is not yet comparable to that of the longbow, and it comes with all the shortcomings, sooner or later, it will catch up with the longbow and crush it.

Moreover, due to Henry VIII's many years of conquest, the folk longbowmen were almost exhausted.

In this regard, the knights did not want to open their eyes and tell nonsense, so they could only express silence.

Edward couldn't help but nod as he looked at the knight whose momentum was being suppressed.

In the face of these knights of his father's generation, if he wants to reform, it will be difficult for him to succeed without their support.

After all, the army is different from the government, and Edward has never fought a single battle, and his prestige is insufficient. Moreover, they are accustomed to the original tactics, and if they change them rashly, I am afraid that they will be unanimously resisted.

Seeing that the knights basically lowered their heads, Edward nodded at the Alexander knight.

Knight Alexander's handsome face smiled slightly, indicating that he knew, and then slowly walked in front of the knights, but Edward took a step back.

"Gentlemen, Your Majesty has made it clear that at present our army of England is inferior to the French, and our navy is inferior to that of Spain, and if we do not want to make progress, what awaits England is only destruction, are we prepared to sit idly by?"

The voice of the Alexander knight is still as magnetic as ever, full of masculine charm, and anyone who hears it will be satisfied, but it's a pity! Edward sighed slightly.

"We want to too! But we can't find a way now! Barron said a little depressed, winning the approval of all the knights, and everyone said that they could not do anything.

"That's why His Majesty the King has summoned everyone to come and announce to everyone that the Guards need a reform at the moment!"