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The contents of the cabinet meeting then reached Edward's table, and the young King glanced at it, then smiled and said no more.

Leave the affairs of the coalition government to them! The first person in charge is the prime minister, and he only needs to control the overall situation so that the cabinet does not lose its control.

Borrowing is also a matter for the government, and it is no longer a matter for the king, and there can no longer be a king mortgage crown loan in England.

Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but be very proud.

From then on, the coalition government is a good thing to take the blame, and if something goes wrong, the cabinet will be dissolved and the prime minister will be reappointed.

How could His Majesty be wrong? It's all the fault of the minister, it's the fault of the prime minister and the cabinet, His Majesty the King has always been wise, smart and brave......

Thinking like this, time passed quietly.

In 1556, on December 8, the meeting hall of the Cabinet at Westminster Palace was a little crowded.

In addition to a few permanent cabinet ministers, several ministers from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have already arrived to attend the enlarged cabinet meeting.

In addition, the judges of the Supreme United Court, the Speaker of the Commons of England, the Speaker of the Irish Parliament, the Speaker of the Welsh Parliament, the Vice-President of the Army Command Council, and the Vice-President of the Naval Council all came to observe.

Of course, His Majesty the Great King, as the presiding officer of the meeting, was also involved, mainly to review the four regions and the United Kingdom Government.

Of course, this was also the first enlarged meeting of the UK Cabinet, and everyone was very formal and very serious.

Edward sat on the throne, his face did not change, and he looked indifferent, which made the ministers a little unable to see through his thoughts.

The first one to do the debriefing work, it can be seen that he is still a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, and Ministers, on behalf of the Region of England, I would like to conclude the year here!"

William bowed respectfully to Edward, then bowed to the other ministers, and read the manuscript aloud.

"After a year of governance, the total population of England has now reached about 3.18 million, and nearly 100,000 pounds of tax has been paid for the entire United Kingdom!"

"In the coming year, we are sure to continue to work hard to continue to contribute to the United Kingdom and continue to serve His Majesty the King!"

According to the model of half accounting, in a year, the central government of England has reached 200,000 pounds, and then the central government of England has 73 cents, then England's annual tax revenue is close to 300,000 pounds.

William. As soon as Sersi's remarks came out, the ministers were in an uproar, and England was indeed the richest region in the whole United Kingdom.

With such a large population, it creates a tax revenue that is difficult to match.

The next specific situation was introduced, and everyone listened to it, and they talked quietly one by one.

After that, the Earl of Argyle, the ruling minister of Scotland, began to speak.

As a result of Edward's second conquest of Scotland, the levy was finally in his hands, and in the hands of the coalition government.

In his speech, he said that Scotland has a population of 950,000 people, contributes 60,000 pounds in taxes, and has been carrying out national road construction and religious reform in the country, and finally hopes that the central government will be able to support more funds.

Hearing this, Sir Anthony, the Minister of Finance, immediately tilted his nose in anger, and if it were not for the presence of His Majesty the King, he would have beaten him uncertainly.

Next, Farris of Wales and the Governor of Ireland, Thomas Brown. Marne also made their own reports.

Wales has a total population of only 380,000, and Ireland has a population of 160,000 if immigrants are added.

Wales paid £30,000 in taxes, but Ireland did not pay a cent, but put on a pitiful look, calling on the central government to allocate funds for the next round of colonial expansion.

In this regard, Sir Anthony, the Minister of Finance, had an ugly face, did not have a smile, and was obviously angry.

Taken together, the four regions paid a total of 190,000 pounds in taxes, and the actual population was 4.57 million, which was hundreds of thousands more than originally estimated.

It can be seen that it has only been five or six years since the peace, and the rate of population growth is astonishing.

After the debriefing, Edward encouraged him to look forward to a better future for the United Kingdom, and the first enlarged meeting of the Cabinet was dissolved.

Next, the Supreme Court of Justice, the Navy, the Army, and the Ministers of the Crown Affairs, as well as the Guard, all reported to the King face-to-face.

On the army side, the United Kingdom Army as a whole has been recruited on a select basis last year, bringing the number of standing armies in the Kingdom to 15,000.

Of these, 5,000 were stationed in England, 5,000 in Scotland, 3,000 in Ireland, and 2,000 in Wales.

Moreover, the army has been trained and regularly conducted, and the rate of muskets has reached 30 percent, that is, the United Kingdom has almost 5,000 musketeers.

And the reason why England has only 5,000 men is because there are still 5,000 guards to press, and if you add it up, the army force belonging to the king in the entire United Kingdom reaches more than 20,000 people.

In terms of the navy, the number of people can exceed 3,000, and there are more than 150 warships, and it has been building large warships and recruiting sailors.

The navy and the army together spend 120,000 pounds a year on military expenditure, not counting the tens of thousands of pounds that the royal family has provided for the construction of naval ships, otherwise it is even more, and it is no wonder that the United Kingdom's finances are going bankrupt.

The Supreme Joint Court reported that the number of people sentenced to death in the United Kingdom in a year has reached 1,865, and 950 people have been approved by the Palace Affairs Department, and the number of death sentences may decline in the coming year.

In this regard, Edward has nothing to do, the scum should die or have to die, he will not let these scumbags go to the colony, even if they go, they will be Diao people in the future, referring to the beauty of the people.

Forgive His Majesty the King is so upright.

Next, the Guards had nothing to say, except that a small part of the infantry was eliminated and replaced by cavalry, and the Guards Army, which was close to 6,000 men, had 3,000 cavalry, 2,000 musketeers, and 1,000 infantry.

Finally, Sir John, the Minister of Royal Affairs, finally brought good news to His Majesty Edward.

"Your Majesty, in the last year, the whole royal family, the United Kingdom, the lands and estates, including the Duke of Lancaster, have brought you a total of two hundred thousand pounds; Commercially, trade and taverns, as well as the sale of wine, brought in £360,000 for the royal family; On the colonial side, Ireland brings you £13,000; In terms of tariffs, thanks to the boom in exports, it brought in 160,000 pounds in revenue! ”

"So, with the addition of some shops and real estate, the annual income of the royal family has reached 740,000 pounds!"

With such a huge income figure, Edward's heart trembled.

Don't worry about taverns and selling wine, it's always selling well; In terms of territories, the various dukedoms, as well as a very large number of estates, as well as the property of the Scottish royal family, contributed 200,000 yuan, which is not a small amount; And since getting the Spanish market, the tariffs that belong exclusively to the royal family have grown the most rapidly.

But to Edward's delight, the Irish side, after so many years of investment, almost 200,000 pounds before and after, finally had money back.

It's so exciting.

"But, Your Majesty!"

Sir John's one but, let the heart beat faster.