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Afterwards, Edward had a constructive conversation with Jack.

First of all, it was determined that the main work of the Court Intelligence Service was in the country, including Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, which were all within his purview.

Then, the personnel problem is drawn from the Star Chamber and the Blood Blade, and the fight is for civilian backgrounds and high quality.

The main task is to maintain social stability and maintain royal power.

Unlike Bloodblade, which passively investigates for information, the Palace Intelligence Service needs to actively install informants, especially informants among officials and nobles, so it needs to spend a lot of fine money to buy or arrange.

In this regard, Edward was ruthless, and directly took 30,000 pounds from the inner court as a starting fee.

In order to alleviate the pressure, he also directly handed over some secret stations arranged by the Dark Blade in various places to it to speed up the construction of the palace intelligence department.

Of course, unlike the Blood Blade, the Palace Intelligence Department also needs law enforcement powers, and it also enforces the law frequently, so the Palace Intelligence Department is directly under the banner of the Star Chamber Court to facilitate action.

The composition of the Imperial Intelligence Division is simple, one is the Enforcement Section, the other is the Personnel Section, the other is the Criminal Division, and the General Affairs Section.

The Enforcement Section is basically the surface force of the Palace Intelligence Service, and they are made up of tough and strong personnel, who are operatives, who are responsible for apprehending targeted personnel, and who are bold and careful.

The Personnel Section is the Spy Section, which is in charge of all agents and informants, as well as the development of informants.

The Division of Punishment is specialized in dealing with traitors from the Bloody Blade and the Palace Intelligence Department, as well as some middle- and low-level officials and civilians, as for the nobles, no matter how big or small, they must be handed over to the Star Chamber, and only they have the right to deal with it.

The General Services Section, which is arguably the simplest and most complex, is responsible for arranging and handling the cooperation of the various departments, as well as for the payment of salaries and the training of new members of the Royal Intelligence Service.

The above is the general outline, and the rest can be referred to the Blood Blade.

Because he had prepared in advance, Edward directly handed him the plan and gave him some encouragement.

After Jack walked out of the office beaming with joy, Edward was back to the royal business.

This time, because it was the internal affairs of the royal family, Edward was not in the office, but in his study, which was both comfortable and could express closeness.

When Edward was seated, Sir John, Knight Alexander, and the lady-in-waiting Luna entered.

After seeing Edward, the three of them looked respectful and their faces were serious.

Sir John is the Minister of Honour for the Crown and is a Cabinet Minister, who oversees the Crown's estates and estates in various places, such as dukedoms or countdoms.

In Edward's absence, he was able to handle some important matters of the royal domain.

It can be said that he is a bridge between Edward and the various territories, and with him, it is much easier to manage the various territories.

Lucy is the treasurer of the royal family, a position that Edward has given her.

For example, after the tithes in various places are collected from the court, they must be handed over to her, and any mistakes should be recorded and checked.

And the customs duties, and the money from the tavern and the sale of wine, all had to be handed over to her.

She holds the financial power.

The Knight of Alexander, on the other hand, was in charge of the Guard, as well as the garrison militia in the royal domain, so to speak, and he held military power.

The reason why Viscount Smith was not allowed to come was because he was no longer suitable for managing the royal army, and he could be said to be a local nobleman.

Prevent the nobility, this is what the Tudor kings will do, the army of the royal family cannot be in the hands of the nobles, and it is also a nobleman with high prestige in the army, which is even more impossible!

Therefore, Viscount Smith also consciously went back to manage his manor, leaving his eldest son to serve by the king's side.

After the three of them saluted Edward, they automatically began to report to work.

First came Sir John, who was the highest in rank and the oldest.

"Your Majesty, thanks to your Hongfu, the royal territory has not experienced much wind and rain in the past year, but the year is much better than usual!"

Sir John is now like a ball of flesh, reunited, much fuller than a while ago.

When you laugh, you will squint your eyes, and you won't be able to find it if you don't look closely.

"Thanks to the popularization of the iron plough and the popularization of that fertilizer, the grain production of the entire royal domain as well as the estates has doubled, and it can be said that this year's income may exceed 150,000 pounds!

"Moreover, this year has also opened up close to 100,000 acres of wasteland, and it can be expected that when the wasteland becomes mature, the income can directly reach 200,000 pounds, which is a figure that has not been reached in the past years!"

Speaking of this, Sir John could not help but marvel.

"These are the works of His Majesty the King, and it is because of you that the royal family has been able to increase so much income, and you are indeed God's agent on earth, the greatest king under heaven, and I cannot help but indulge in your greatness, O God! This is your greatest gift to England......"

"Alright, Sir Sir, you can stop!" Listening to some compliments properly can make you feel good, but the endless compliments are uncomfortable to hear, and most of them have been heard, which makes Edward know that it is enough to stop.

Sir John was accustomed to this constant interruption by Edward, and saw him bowing respectfully back to his place, his face very calm.

To tell the truth, the reason why the royal domain has so much income is thanks to Edward's annexation of the Scottish royal domain, otherwise the increase is not so exaggerated, and it will be 50,000 pounds more at once.

Next, the Alexander knight stepped out of the column and bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, the five thousand members of the Royal Guard are unscathed, and after a long period of off-duty training, they are already a formidable army! As for the militias in the territories, don't talk about it! ”

The Alexander knight spoke unhurriedly, his voice was magnetic, and it sounded like a pleasure.

"Very well, Mr. Knight, I am satisfied." Edward nodded at this, five thousand standing troops, enough to suppress England.

"However, I hope that you will be able to increase the proportion of arquebuses in the army, and strive to expand it to the whole army!"

Edward said with a serious face, which put a lot of pressure on him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, as you wish!" Knight Alexander thought for a moment and replied firmly.

Compared with the European continent, the British still mainly rely on cold weapons, especially superstitious longbows, and lag behind a lot.

Finally, there's Luna.

I saw that she was not wearing powder, and her white and tender face was full of shrewd color.

"Your Majesty, the total income of the tavern and the flaming wine in the first half of this year has reached two hundred thousand pounds, plus your abolition of the Hanseatic merchant privilege and the increase of tariffs, the tariffs in the first half of the year have reached fifty thousand pounds, and the second half of the year is expected to be the same!"

"And the auction of church property and tithes at the court will also be about 100,000 pounds this year!"

In other words, the income of the royal family will reach 550,000 pounds this year, which is a figure that all kings in England have not reached over the years, but this is not the end, Edward thought fiercely in his heart.