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After receiving these ministers, Edward invited the ministers to the meeting and came to Westminster Palace for his first meeting of his own government.

At the long conference table, Edward sat on the throne, Bishop Thomas on his left, Earl Warwick on his right, and the rest of the ministers sat down in turn.

"Ministers, this meeting is of great significance, for our Honourable Majesty Edward personally presides over the affairs of England!"

"So, everyone, speak freely and report to Your Majesty the current situation in England!"

With that, Bishop Thomas sat down in his chair and made a gesture of listening.

"Your Majesty! Now the most urgent thing is - there is not a single pound left in the treasury! ”

The first to speak was Chancellor of the Exchequer Farris. Alexander.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is literally responsible for the custody of the royal family's jewels. However, as the basic prerogative of the king, before the reign of Queen Anne and before the Bank of England issued national bonds, the law stipulated that all precious metals in the kingdom were at the disposal of the king, and the king used the coinage to pay, so the chief of jewels and precious metals actually controlled the main financial affairs of the kingdom.

"Let's talk about the specifics! My Excellency! ”

Edward looked at the tall and thin Chancellor of the Exchequer with dark blue eyes and whispered.

"Your Majesty! Let me explain it to you in detail! ”

Farris stood up, bowed to Edward, and said.

"The tax of 1547 and this year amounted to four hundred and fifty thousand pounds! Together with the £80,000 originally obtained from the dissolution of the Priory, the total income amounted to £530,000. ”

Hearing such a huge income, the ministers present were all surprised, ordinary nobles can only get such a figure in a lifetime.

"But, after deducting the military expenses of the expedition to Scotland and the suppression of riots everywhere, there are only 80,000 pounds left in the treasury!"

"There are also thirty thousand pounds a year for the navy's military expenses and the salaries of the ministers in London, eighty thousand pounds is not enough, and the treasury still owes the ministers twenty thousand pounds in salaries."

After saying this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sat down casually, and stared at Edward in a daze.

Not only him, but the other ministers also stared at Edward without saying a word.

Edward just wanted to say a tax increase, but when he came back to his senses, didn't I take the blame for these guys?

As soon as he became pro-government, he raised taxes, and his reputation in that place was not smelly, and it was not easy to reverse it in the future!

"Sir John, how many pounds are left in the royal family?"

Edward looked at a stocky minister not far from him and asked him.

"This, Your Majesty! The royal family's income has been cut a lot this year due to riots in various places, and only 30,000 pounds is left except for necessary expenses. But it's ......."

"It's nothing, these are lent to the treasury at an annual interest rate of ten percent!"

"And the last time the pirates went into London, those merchants were irresponsible? Let them scrape together 20,000 pounds, and 50,000 pounds will be enough for the treasury to last until the next quarter! ”

Interrupting the fat man's words, Edward looked at Chancellor of the Exchequer again. Alexander.

"Enough! Your Majesty! Faris was busy responding, a look of surprise on his face.

He didn't expect that the royal family, who had always been slamming the door, would support the treasury, this surprise came so suddenly, he couldn't believe it for a while.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Follow your instructions. Sir John's face was aggrieved, and his tone was full of reluctance, as if he had been.

After all, 10 percent interest is really too little, according to the current market, once 30,000 pounds is released, 50 percent interest is considered low.

John. Robert, the Minister of Crown Affairs, specializes in managing the income of the royal family, such as the income of the crown estates such as Lancaster Lord, as well as the income of the royal family's real estate shops in various places, and can be said to be Edward's direct retainer.

Edward was still satisfied with this retainer who had been handed down from Henry VIII, and the income of the Tudor royal family had been increasing every year, so he did not remove this minister who had served the royal family for many years.

"Your Majesty, the main task now is to quell the riots that have taken place everywhere, which not only disturb the revenues of the treasury, but also put the rule of the royal family in danger if he is allowed to continue!"

The next speaker was the Chief of Police, John Earl of Warwick. Dudley.

LordConstable: Chief of Police. The name sounds like a police job, but it's actually a military position.

This position is delicate and, if not the lord, in fact refers to the constable appointed by the king in the counties and hundred-household districts. Hence the name "Chief of Police" translated from it. In fact, however, the Chief of Police was a military position, and his main duty was to command the armies of the Kingdom of England in times of war with the hereditary Generalissimo of the Crown (a position held before the Duke of Edward was deposed).

So, in the absence of the Duke of Edward at the moment, the Earl of Warwick is responsible for the security and army (militia) of the whole of England.

"Well, recently, the militias in various places have been serving beyond the norm in order to suppress the riots, and not only the expenditure of the national treasury has been drained like water, but the militias in various places have also suffered great losses."

"So be it, Lord Francis! Wait and draw up an ordinance ordering the sheriffs of each county to sustain or suppress the riots in their own counties! ”

"If the riots in any county continue to expand, I'll meet him again in the Star Chamber!"

Edward said in a loud voice, the domineering in his tone, if you ignore his youthful appearance.

Unfortunately, Edward reached the stage of development, and his voice began to change tone.

"However, if a riot breaks out in any county and suppresses it in time, report his name and reward him well!"

Edward knew that the sheriffs everywhere were basically vested interests, and turned a blind eye to the riots instigated by the gentlemen.

If they don't threaten them, they won't work hard, and if they add the lure of interests, they will definitely exert 120 percent of their strength.

"After the meeting, you can show me the decree after you draw up, and then let Baron Randall stamp it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" "Yes! Your Majesty! "Secretary of State Donne. Francis and Borman, Lord Keeper of the Seals. Randall replied in unison.

The Secretary of State was extremely powerful in England at this time, and before the emergence of the Cabinet, the Secretary of State actually acted as the Cabinet, and had the power of the "Menxia Province" in the Tang Dynasty and the "General Administration Division" and "Celebrant Supervisor" in the Ming Dynasty.

Today's "cabinet secretary" (known as "deputy minister" in Japan) who is actually in charge of the affairs of various ministries in the United Kingdom, and the "secretary of state" in the United States are in fact a continuation of this concept of position.

The position of Keeper of the Seals, which may not seem important today, has historically been an important position.

In feudal times, the seal of state was seen as a symbol of state power, and in 1642 Charles I fled from London and took it with him, almost rendering Parliament inoperable.

When James II fled, he deliberately threw the seal into the Thames to obstruct the parliament.