ps: It's a daily routine, everyone has a vote to vote, if you don't have a vote, you can also vote! I don't have an opinion (*^ω^*)(*^ω^*)

"Okay, you go and change it! Three days later, I need to see this play book in my study! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, I promise to give you a perfect answer!"

Yudel was very attentive to Edward's orders, so he couldn't help patting his chest and agreeing, looking confident.

"Excellent! Mr. Yudel, your attitude is very satisfying! ”

"I'm looking forward to your performance!"

With that, Edward returned to his room, leaving Yudel to write.

The next morning, Edward enjoyed oatmeal while listening to the report of his young servant, Andrei.

"Your Majesty, the Rose Theater, the Swan Theater and other four theaters, I have followed your orders and have completely acquired them, and they are already completely the property of the royal family!"

Andre turned a blind eye to the food in front of him and reported it seriously.

"Really? Aren't there any twists and turns? Edward's attention was now focused on the plate on the table.

Picking up a piece of green vegetables fried by the English chef, he looked at the blackened color, chewed helplessly in his mouth, and swallowed it.

"Yes, although there are still some twists and turns, but relying on the majesty of His Majesty, I still successfully acquired four theaters!"

Andre felt a little embarrassed, but reported it to Edward seriously.

Edward didn't care about Andrei's mood either, and was still eating the work of the royal chef under his own direction.

Just a few minor nobles, who don't deserve to let Edward know their names.

"The acquisition of four cinemas cost a total of £220, including the properties of the cinemas and the signing of more than 60 actors and screenwriters."

"Your Majesty, this is the result of my month-long work!"

After Andre finished speaking, he stood aside, looking low and pleasing to the eye.

After Edward had finished a bowl of oatmeal, he wiped his mouth with a towel, and then looked up at his young servant.

"Andrey, you've done a good job!"

"After all, it's the first time you've done this kind of thing, and it's still understandable!"

Edward said noncommittally.

"Okay, since you've done a good job, then you'll be in charge of running the four theaters!"

"This is another test for you!"

"By the way, in that case, you have a salary, so let's two pounds a month!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Great King, I will definitely live up to your expectations, and I will definitely make them more profitable!"

Hearing that Edward had entrusted himself with the business of running the drama theater, Andre couldn't help but be overjoyed and reassured again and again.

Especially when he had a salary for the first time, and it was a huge sum of two pounds, it made his excitement even more excited.

"Alright, you go down first! Remember, it's not about making a profit, for now you just have to work with Judle to bring Henry VIII to the stage! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Andrei slowly retired, but his ambition is more than that, how can he reflect his level if he is not profitable?

After Edward watched Andre leave, he looked at Lucy on the side, and asked helplessly:

"Lucy, who else is left?"

"Your Majesty, Acting Speaker of the City of London Council, Parker. Mr. Matthew has something important to see! ”

Lucy stood aside and bent down slightly, saying that Edward could see the two jade plates of some size in his peripheral vision.

"Is there anything he has to say?" Edward asked calmly as if he hadn't seen it.

"It seems to be about the Hanseatic League, but I don't know the specifics!"

Lucy had a confused look on her face, and then said to Edward.

"Well, then you can invite him in!" Edward's appearance as I knew it made Lucy coquettish.

The Hanseatic League was a commercial and political alliance between the cities of northern Germany.

The word Hanse means "public office" or "guild hall" in German.

This alliance was formed in the 13th century and flourished in the 14th century, with a maximum of 160 member cities.

In 1367, a leading body headed by the city of Lübeck was established, with the participation of wealthy merchants and aristocrats from Hamburg, Cologne, Bremen and other large cities.

Not only did it have its own armament and treasury, but its victory over Denmark in 1370 led to the Treaty of Stralsund, which led directly to the decline of Danish maritime supremacy.

Moreover, the Hanseatic League monopolized trade in the Baltic Sea region and established trading posts along the coast from London in the west to Novgorod in the east.

It was not until the 15th century that it collapsed in 1669.

So for now, Edward has to pay attention to the things that have to be done in this huge organization.

Soon, the servant cleaned up the table in front of Edward, and he was dressed properly and kept his demeanor.

Led by Lucy, an old man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, a gray beard and hair, and black-framed eyes, dressed as a gentleman, walked in on crutches.

"Good day, Your Majesty!"

"Good day, Speaker Matthew!"

After Edward stood up to show respect, the two sat down in their chairs and began to communicate face to face.

"My Mr. Speaker, I wonder what brought you here?"

"Your Majesty, I am here not to represent my own intentions, but on behalf of the citizens of London and all the merchants, to sue you against the Hanseatic League!"

Mr. Speaker coughed, then put his hands on his crutches and said in a righteous manner.

"Oh? Is it? Edward feigned surprise.

"What, then, did the Hanseatic League do to provoke the whole of Londoner to be indignant at it?"

As for Edward's question, Mr. Speaker had already prepared, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said in an orderly manner.

"Your Majesty, the cause of the whole thing still starts with His Majesty Henry II."

A group of merchants from Cologne, who had a long business relationship with the British, finally accepted the invitation of the English king in 125O to set up a foreign commercial agency in London, named "The Steelyard".

Henry III set up an institution for these Orientals, and gave them special treatment, exempting them from all other restrictions on foreign merchants and from the import duties to which they were payable.

The Hanseatic merchants and England were full of passionate, enduring conflicts and struggles from top to bottom.

At that time, the English were completely inexperienced in commerce, so from Edward II onwards, Hanseatic merchants monopolized all the foreign trade of the kingdom under the title of "Merchantsof the Steelyyard".

They ran their business entirely on their own merchant ships, and as a result, the British shipping industry was in a state of extreme decline.

The relations between England and the Hanseatic League were similar to those between Poland and the Netherlands, and between Germany and Great Britain; Britain exported wool, tin, leather, cream.

When England was still in a rather backward state, because it had no means and consciousness of trade, it was content to trade with the Hanseatic merchants to give them the products of hunting grounds, pastures, forests, and agriculture, in short, all kinds of raw materials, and find a way; and were glad to be able to exchange for better clothing, equipment and utensils, and precious metals, believing that the trade had brought them considerable benefits.

But as the English understood the circulation of Hanseatic merchants, a natural shift in thinking arose—why can't we do the same ourselves?

Therefore, at present, the merchants of England are dissatisfied with their position in the low-end industrial chain.

Moreover, since the Hanseatic merchants had tax exemption in London, the cost of goods for the English merchants was completely greater than that of the Hanseatic merchants, so basically, they were defeated by the Hanseatic merchants.

The merchants themselves had nothing to do with the current situation, and seeing Edward's drastic reforms, they pinned their hopes on Edward.

In fact, by the early 16th century, the Hanseatic League had begun to decline, and by the time of Henry VII, England had banned the direct export of precious metals and required Hanseatic merchants to use the profits to buy local products in England.

By Edward's time, the Hanseatic League had suffered a major blow in various places.

In the eastern Baltic Sea, the traditional allies of the Hanseatic League, the Teutonic Knights, began to decline in the 15th-16th centuries, and the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Poland took the opportunity to take measures to the detriment of the interests of the Hanseatic League.

In 1478, Tsar Ivan III captured Novgorod and expelled all the Hanseatic merchants.

In Flanders, the mighty Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century and the United Provincial Republic, which emerged in the 16th century, threatened the Hanseatic League by building the port of Antwerp and encouraging pirate attacks.

For now, Edward couldn't bear the existence of a free zone on his own turf.

However, things can't be done all at once.

"Your Majesty, a group of Hanseatic merchants are running amok in London, such as last year Edward. When the Earl of Seymour went to Scotland, this group of Hanseatic merchants drove up prices! ”

"Not only did the citizens of London suffer, but the price of the supplies shipped to the front also increased by three tiers!"

"The fact that the treasury is drying up so quickly is not unrelated to their price manipulation!"

In the end, Mr. Speaker summed it up and said that this was a handful of bitter tears, which made Mr. Speaker himself sad and his eyes moistened!

The old Speaker Matthew looked at Edward with expectant eyes, as if he had seen a savior.

"Okay, Mr. Speaker, I already know the specific situation, and the specific handling meaning will be issued in a few days!"

Edward couldn't stand this kind of look, and then said with some embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, in order to congratulate you on your improvement, our businessmen in London have specially sent you a small gift, please smile!"