Chapter 513: The Best of Both Worlds (Page 1/1)

While they were talking, His Excellency the Earl walked in with an English coach and a tall, thin middle-aged man, and the room was quiet for a while.

"Everyone!" His Excellency the Earl said solemnly, "First of all, let us welcome the arrival of the venerable Mr. John! ”

"Papapa~" The nobles stood up one after another, applauded warmly, and looked excited.

"I am thrilled to thank you all for your warm welcome to me, but I still want to say, gentlemen, that you have done a great job today!"

Mr. John, as always, spoke good things, as if he had poured honey on them, and made the hearts of the officers and nobles present bloom with joy.

Everyone was very happy to be recognised for their achievements, especially one who had a high prestige in the Netherlands and was praised by everyone, which made them feel very excited.

"It is because of the efforts of brave and fearless people like you that we are in today's great situation, and all Dutch people should be grateful to you!"

Mr. John was still holding them.

"Sir, can you take the liberty of asking?"

While everyone was intoxicated and touting, a nobleman at the bottom suddenly got up, bowed, and asked softly.

Suddenly, the scene was silent, everyone raised their heads, looked at the nobles who asked questions, and Mr. John, who was smiling and groaning, silent.

Seeing this, Mr. John realized that this is not a problem of one person, but of everyone.

His heart turned slightly, stretched out his right hand to make a gesture of please, and said with a smile:

"Of course, sir, may I ask!"

"Sir, is it true that it has recently been rumored that your country has abrogated the Treaty of Alliance with Spain? Will your country's support for us change? ”

The aristocratic questioner was rather modest and gentle, and Mr. John, on crutches, rolled his eyes, and replied softly:

"Even though you asked two questions, I'll answer your questions anyway!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed out loud.

"First of all, the United Kingdom has definite that it has broken its covenant with the Kingdom of Spain, and there is no doubt about it!"

"As for the support of the Netherlands, I came today to tell you the news!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed surprised expressions and tilted their bodies, very concerned about this.

The Englishman, codenamed Mr. John, was very satisfied with everyone's concern, and he reluctantly smacked his crutches on the ground, making a "bang~" sound, and then said seriously:

"We in the United Kingdom will always support the actions of the Dutch people against the Spanish tyrant, with a heart of justice!"

"From now on, the level of support will be doubled, and armor, bows and arrows, as well as horses, arrows, bows and crossbows, will be supplied in large quantities, and I will provide a variable number of artillery for the people of the Netherlands to fight against tyranny!"

The more Mr. John spoke, the more joy grew in the hearts of the people, and the more exaggerated the expressions on their faces.

Crossbows, armor, and even artillery, these are all heavy equipment, and where is the resources to do this in the Netherlands, where is the commercial state, and the war has amplified their desires infinitely.

"Thank you very much, and for the great Majesty Edward, the English for their kindness to the Netherlands, which we will never forget!"

The Earl was the first to react, and said excitedly, and then began a series of thank-you words, which John himself was tired of hearing.

"All for justice!" Mr. John said incorrectly.

"But, dear Mr. John, can you get His Majesty Edward to help you with some food, there has been a food shortage in the Netherlands lately! Blame the damned Spaniards! ”

The Earl thanked him, and did not forget to quietly make a suggestion, and his face was very concerned.

"Absolutely!" Mr. John agreed.

He has also heard about the recent food shortages in the Netherlands.

Due to the continuous expansion of the rebel forces, almost the entire rural area of the Netherlands was occupied by the rebels, while the Spanish army was confined to the cities, making it difficult to move.

In this way, Duke Alpha really didn't mind, directly destroyed a large number of villages and land, snatched a lot of food in advance, and prepared to starve these "mobs", anyway, the countryside no longer belongs to Spain, let the rebels occupy it!

Although, the situation of the rebel army was very good at this time, driving the Spaniards from the countryside into the cities, and the Dutch subversion was just around the corner.

There is no food, there is a food shortage, this plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, is extremely vicious.

One is not good, and the excellent situation of the whole Dutch revolution has fallen short.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much! Rest assured, we will buy it at the market price, and we will never let you suffer! His Excellency could not contain the excitement in his heart.

And Mr. John said a string of kind words, and for a while, the guests and hosts were happy.

After visiting most of the Netherlands, Mr. John sent a large amount of supplies and brought them good news.

Turning back to England, Mr. John also became the most popular man in London.

To the Netherlands, armor, muskets, bows and arrows, horses and other supplies were sold to the Dutch at a price higher than the market price, so that the merchants could make a lot of money.

And behind these merchants, there are aristocratic figures, and Mr. John should be welcomed.

Since the great development of Ireland, the production of grain has risen sharply, and the price of grain in England has also fallen, and the interests of grain merchants have also suffered.

The opening of the grain market in the Netherlands has been cheered by grain merchants throughout the United Kingdom.

The kingdom's economy, which had been shrinking due to the Spanish market, began to soar again.

His Majesty Edward, however, was not so unrestrained, and he began to decide to carry out a radical tax reform of the entire United Kingdom.

Although the United Kingdom has established a tax system at all levels of government, there is still a great obstacle to the development of commerce.

As the name suggests, the king will have the right to sell a certain commodity and hand it over to a certain person to run it.

Alum was a very lucrative business for making soap, for example, and the king charged a monopoly fee for a merchant to run it.

To put it bluntly, the monopoly is granted to others.

The royal family, on the other hand, has hundreds of monopoly rights, which makes a lot of money.

The existence of these monopoly rights makes the development of commerce like an iron chain, and there is great resistance.

If Edward were to carry out the monopoly reform, it would be tantamount to digging meat out of the royal family, thus filling the government and the United Kingdom as a whole.

But if it is not reformed, it will slow down the development of commerce in the kingdom.

You have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.

Edward thought to himself.

SPECIAL NEWS!! Otaku welfare comics (you know) are all here, welcome to watch!

3. Heads of Reading Website: m.