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Tidying up, Mayor William smiled and walked into Whitehall Palace with his head held high.

In this regard, the guards already knew him, and directly let him go, turning a blind eye.

On the way, a maid came to him spontaneously and led the way slowly in front of him.

He had already made an appointment with His Majesty the King in advance for this meeting, so there was no need to report this time, and someone would take him directly to meet His Majesty.

At first, Edward hadn't thought of setting up an appointment, after all, there weren't many things in England as a whole, and ordinary things were naturally handled by the Privy Council, and he seemed very leisurely.

However, after a few months of adjustment from Scotland, the new central system was able to function on its own, and he became busy.

Judicial, military, financial, these were the work of the Privy Council, and now they became matters which he dealt with.

Although he was not very busy, it was still a lot overall, and in order to ensure his personal time, he had to set up a secretariat.

At present, the Secretariat's job is to help him organize the things of each day, including the things to be done or the people to meet, and at that time, he is also a note-keeping function, able to remind him to do the things that have been planned.

The selection of the Secretariat was important.

The first is to be loyal. After all, the Secretariat is the person closest to him, and the person who knows his thoughts best, and if someone informs the enemy country, then the loss will be great.

The second is literacy. That's right, in this era of low literacy rates, it's rare to find someone who can read.

The third is appearance. After all, it is a person who has to face all day long, and the ugliness is naturally easy to make people sick to their stomachs.

All things considered, Edward found that Emma, the personal bodyguard, was a good fit.

First of all, they were adopted by Edward, and they were brainwashed, and their loyalty was among the highest in England, and after a few years of training, their literacy level was enough to surpass that of the nine nines in England.

Besides, they are not ugly, they are quite eye-catching, and they are the most suitable. It was such a happy decision.

Walking up the stairs to the waiting hall, Mayor William glanced at the ornate hall where several people were still sitting on chairs. And the look that didn't care about his arrival at all was all bowing their heads and thinking silently.

Seeing that these people in front of him were all unfamiliar faces, William didn't care, but one of them gave him a gloomy and intimidating feeling, which made his eyelids jump unconsciously.

And it seemed that his gaze stayed a little longer, as if the man had noticed his gaze, and then looked up, nodded at Mayor William, smiled, and then lowered his head, immersed in his own world.

Mayor William also nodded in response with a smile, found a seat, and sat down consciously.

Ignoring him, his mind began to think about how to have a conversation with His Majesty.

After a while, a handsome girl with a slender waist walked over, swept her eyes, and walked over after seeing Mayor William sitting there.

"Your Excellency the Mayor, Your Excellency the Mayor!" The girl bowed her head and reminded William.

"Ahh Oh! Mayor William woke up in shock, and then raised his head and saw the secretary in front of him.

"Your Majesty, please come in—" continued the female secretary with a smile on her face, as if she were a commonplace.

"Yes!" Mayor William nodded, then looked at his grooming and clothing before following the female secretary into the room.

"Good day, Your Majesty!" As soon as Mayor William saw His Majesty the King sitting in the chair, he immediately bent down and saluted, respectfully and sincerely.

"Get up! Mr. Mayor, I hope you will give me a glimpse of what London is really like! And not a rough estimate! Edward raised his hand and said directly.

At this time, the female secretary walked out of the room, closed the door, and stood guard at the door.

"Your Majesty, this time, after our month-long efforts, we have made detailed statistics on the specific situation in London!"

Mayor William didn't feel embarrassed either, and said without any delay.

"It has been calculated that there are 30,053 households in the 22 thousand-household districts of London, and the population of London has reached 183,526 people, and because of the increasing prosperity of London's commerce, the number of people living in London is still increasing, and it is conservatively estimated that by the end of this year, the population of London will reach 185,000!"

The population here refers to the population living in London, that is, the population of people who own a house in London, and if you add some homeless beggars, there are nearly 190,000 people living in London.

"As of June 25, London had 5,650 shops, 153 pubs, 295 large and small factories, 136 large and small docks, and 13 shipyards and repair yards......"

Mayor William paused and continued.

"Thanks to the establishment of 100 and 1,000 districts, there are now 5,116 employees in the entire London Council!"

"Among them, there are a total of 4,180 employees in the 100-household district and 1,000-household district, and the City of London has 936 employees, of which 300 are urban management, 300 are in the Metropolitan Police Department, and the rest are employees of various departments!"

Edward nodded when he heard this.

The reason why the number of police did not reach 500 as mentioned above was that Edward forgot that the sheriffs of the 100 and 1000 households were also policemen, and if this was the case, the number of police in the whole of London reached 1,600, which was enough to govern the law and order in London.

The sheriffs of Hyakunho and Hyakunhe districts are directly under the National Police Agency, the sheriffs of Hyakunhe wards are appointed by the head of the department and the mayor, and the magistrates of Chinohe wards are reduced by the king.

The same is true of the tax collectors, who are appointed by the Finance Department and the mayor of the Hyakunhe district, and who are appointed by the king in the Chinohe district.

The importance of the capital is self-evident, and in this way, the whole of London is under the control of Edward.

It can be said that London at this time was really in Edward's hands.

"At present, London's revenue is 30,000 pounds a month, and after paying it to the Treasury Department, the remaining 9,000 pounds will be paid a salary of 2,000 pounds! The rest is for urban construction and various subsidies! ”

Mayor William told Edward about the situation in London, even in terms of financial expenditures.

Two thousand pounds for a salary may not seem like much, but in London, if it were in the Shire, it would basically amount to half of the financial expenditure.

"Not bad, my mayor!" Edward bowed his head in approval.

"But—" Edward stared into the Mayor's eyes, "I wish there was more revenue, after all, the central government also spends a lot of money!" ”

"I'll do my best!" Mayor William looked at the king's dark blue eyes, bit his lip, and reassured in a deep voice.