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After inspecting the estates, Edward took Lori and her group back to London.

This time, the City of London began to prepare early in the morning, the whole street was cleaned again, and the members of the City of London and the Privy Council came outside London to greet His Majesty Edward.

The ceremony was unanimously decided by the Privy Council to welcome the return of His Majesty the King and to celebrate the official conquest of Scotland by England and the imminent establishment of the United Kingdom of Scotland and England.

This joyous atmosphere also brought to the people of London, with the townspeople and aristocrats and wealthy celebrating this centuries-old event, with a booming sale of liquor and merchandise.

And the poor people and beggars at the bottom, although they don't understand why this is and don't know what a national affair is, they are also happy.

Because many nobles and merchants began to give bread to the ladies, they rejoiced with the whole city.

From this point, it can be seen that at the beginning of England, unlike most countries in Europe, the English people had already initially awakened to national consciousness.

The Reformation not only brought a lot of money to the Tudor royal family, but also led to the rise of the bourgeoisie.

More importantly, it loosened the mental shackles of the English people, so that the merchants and nobles of England and some commoners began to identify with the country and began to take pride in the country.

It was the Tudor royal family that played a representative role. Unlike the royal family of its predecessors, the Tudor royal family fully recognized itself as the king of England, rather than the king of France, as before, and the king of England was only forced to wear a crown by circumstances.

From the time of Henry VII, the Tudor royal family had run England, from the establishment of county governors, hundred-household districts, to the encouragement of commercial development, and the suppression of the enclosure movement.

The efforts of the Tudor royal family bore fruit, and the English nation was born, the nation-state consciousness was awakened, and they recognized the king as the representative of the English nation.

So, when Princess Mary came to the throne, the fact that he married the king of Spain was so difficult for the English people to accept that a man who did not belong to England could not accept that he would become the king of England.

And this is also an important reason why Elizabeth I did not marry later, she chose the right and gave up marriage, just the opposite of her sister, which is also the key to her love in England.

The streets are full of energetic boys and girls, bouncing children, hawkers, troubadours playing and singing by themselves, and jugglers.

Edward, however, did not begin to inspect London as was customized, but lay down on his bed and began to fall asleep.

I slept until the evening, and then I woke up in a daze and ate a hot freshly cooked dinner.

Picking up his spirits, Edward began to meet with the Privy Council Ministers in London.

This time it was led by the President of the Privy Council, Farris. Alexander came to report to Edward.

"Your Majesty, since you set off for Scotland, the reform of the central government has been adjusted, and according to the content of your reform, the departments and personnel have basically been replenished, but it is only ......"

Facing Edward, the first Privy Council President Alexander began to spit and vomit, and Edward couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

"What's wrong? My Excellency, Dean! ”

"Your Majesty, it's just that there is not much money left in the treasury!" Alexander was a little embarrassed, and his head began to hang down.

"Didn't I leave 10,000 pounds when I went to Scotland? How did it run out so quickly? Edward was speechless at this rate of spending, 10,000 pounds was gone in less than a month, and he had to know how the Privy Council spent it to feed 3,000 Guards a month.

For spending money, Farris. Alexander had every reason to support it, and then he took the time to explain it one by one:

"Your Majesty, since your reform, due to the expansion of a large number of central personnel, and you have taken the initiative to pay your salary!" As he spoke, Alexander began to complain, with an expression on his face that you were wronged.

My heart is churning, how good it was before, you served me, I gave you rights, and from time to time the king saw that you did a good job and rewarded you with some money, and it was also good to enjoy the house.

At that time, the people who could become members of the royal family were either local nobles or monks, and few of them were short of money, all they cared about was power.

Besides, if you have lost the right, are you still afraid that you will have no money? So, in the Middle Ages, it was a tradition for you to be greedy, and the king would not condemn you for it.

"Now, there are hundreds of people in the court, and their salaries must be fifteen hundred pounds a month, plus more than four hundred people from various departments of the Privy Council, their salaries are also more than five thousand pounds, plus three thousand pounds from the navy, plus the revocation and merger of some small courts, and the ten thousand pounds you gave will be gone for half a month."

As for money, Alexander came casually, after all, he had been Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was familiar with this!

Looking at His Excellency the Privy Councillor who was at a loss, Edward couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart.

It was very painful when I co-authored the reform, but the pain after that turned out to be so uncomfortable, the whole central government couldn't spend much money in the past year, and all the expenses of the whole country, except for the king's enjoyment, were war, and war was currently the government's biggest expenditure.

However, if power is to be centralized, it is necessary to establish a bureaucracy throughout England, so that the rule can be solidified, the power of the whole country can be quickly concentrated, and the war potential can be greater.

However, if the local reforms continue, the annual salary paid to the bureaucrats will be a huge amount, and Edward cannot afford to pay it at present!

Without reform, Edward's ideal of conquering France, defeating Spain, and dominating Europe would have to be delayed for decades.

So, at the moment, if Edward wants to get out of trouble, there is only one word - money.

And if he relies on the income of the royal family alone, he will not be able to continue to support the reform, and besides, he will not want to take his money all the time!

For now, only taxes can be levied, and it is time for the parliament to open for a while.

At this time, the parliament did not meet as often as it does now, and only the king could convene the parliament, so the parliamentarians spent most of their time resting at home, and the king called them when he had something to do.

During the reign of Henry VII, England ruled for decades, with only seven councils being held, and only thirteen under Henry VIII.

"Your Excellency Alexander, I think it's time to collect taxes!" Thinking of this, Edward stood up directly and said solemnly.

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