ps: At the end of the month, ask for tickets, ask for subscriptions

The Second Book of Common Prayer was sent to Parliament for review by the Royal Commission.

The first is the House of Commons. As far as the House of Commons is concerned, as long as it is not related to taxation, it will agree without saying a word.

The same was true of the House of Lords, where the nobles and high clergy did not dare to disobey the king's orders, and the proposal passed without incident.

So, on September 5, 1549, the Privy Council, in the name of the king, issued this religious bill, which all churches and monasteries should follow.

At this point, how could Edward give up this good opportunity to make money.

He demanded that the printing press, which belonged to the royal family, must print a new book of public prayer within a week, and that it would be 10,000 copies.

Of course, because of the beauty of the paper and the few typos, the new Book of Common Prayer costs only five pounds.

Yes, it costs only five pounds, which is indeed pediatric compared to the previous Bible of ten or even hundreds of pounds.

Such a fair price is also within the reach of small churches in rural areas, although the church's teaching property has been eliminated a lot, but there are still some books after hundreds of years of accumulation.

10,000 copies, that is, 50,000 pounds, and the cost of each book is less than one shilling, that is, the total cost is only 500 pounds, then the profit is 49,500 pounds, which is really profitable.

"Yes, Your Majesty, after all of them are sold, the rest will be sold one after another, and the total profit will be about eighty thousand pounds sterling, after all, nobles and gentlemen will definitely buy one!"

The middle-aged man who stood in front of Edward was the general manager of a printing house, and after the factory was bought by Edward, he became the general manager of the royal printing house.

He was in his thirties, with chapped skin, slightly curly hair that smelled of a withered yellow, dark blue eyes, pursed lips, hunched waist, and joy in his eyes.

"Really? That's a really good idea, so you can go ahead and print about 5,000 copies! ”

Looking at the manager in front of him who put forward his opinions, Edward felt a little satisfied, and the manager who could give full play to his subjective initiative was still good!

"Your Majesty, I implore you to allow the printing and paper mills to continue to expand, the current output is no longer enough to meet the incoming orders!"

As the general manager of the printing house, Wilson certainly wanted the factory under his command to become stronger and make His Majesty more valuable to him.

Looking at His Majesty's probing gaze, Wilson lowered his head slightly, the corners of his mouth curled.

"Your Majesty, because the paper we produce is smooth and delicate, white and flawless, so that orders from Rome and Germany, and even France have thrown orders at us, and the production of Bibles alone has reached 10,000 copies per month, not to mention other books!"

"The printing mill can catch up, but the paper mill is difficult to follow, so I hope that Your Majesty will allow you to expand the size of the paper mill."

Edward had to think carefully about the proposal of the manager of the printing house in front of him.

In 1450, the German Gutenberg invented Gothic Latin metal movable type printing in his factory in Mainz.

But in 1462, when the Mainz riots broke out, the factory was destroyed in the war, and the printers were scattered throughout Germany, spreading Gutenberg's improved metal type printing throughout Europe.

Therefore, in this era, the printing technology in Europe was even more advanced than that of the Ming Dynasty at that time, but papermaking was difficult to compare with China.

Although papermaking was introduced to the Arab world after the Battle of Hengrus, the price of paper in Europe was extremely expensive.

It was not until 1276 that the first hemp paper mill was established in Italy after the Mongol conquest, but until the 18th century, the level of papermaking in Europe did not reach the standards of the Song Dynasty.

It was not until the Qianlong period that Jiang Youren, a French painter and Jesuit priest who worked in the Qing court, sent a drawing of China's papermaking technology back to Paris, and China's advanced papermaking technology was widely spread in Europe.

It can be said that in this era, the papermaking technology in Edward's hands was the most advanced technology in Europe, and it was a great technology for accumulating money.

In response, Edward set up the paper mill in his direct territory, the Duchy of Lancaster, to prevent the technology from being stolen.

As a direct subordinate of the royal family, every plant and tree in the territory is familiar, and it is not easy to steal it.

However, people die for money, birds die for food, and in order to obtain a lot of money, the guards guarding the paper mill do not know how many spies have been killed and captured, people from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and even Russia, which shows how great the charm of papermaking is!

Of course, the paper mill also brought Edward a lot of wealth.

In keeping with the king's wishes, the paper mill sold it to the public for one shilling per piece of paper, and a maximum of a hundred sheets per person.

If it were to be sold, the printing house would not have much to do, after all, the Bible is divided into Old Testaments and New Testaments, and it takes about a thousand sheets of paper.

Even so, the number of Bible orders that printers take on each month is slowly declining.

"Yes, I'll order the paper mill to expand!" Edward nodded, agreeing with his offer.

"I'm going to inject five thousand pounds into your printing house, and that's probably enough!"

"Enough, enough!" Wilson smiled happily and nodded hurriedly.

Five thousand pounds is enough to buy and acquire seven or eight printing houses, so that the royal printing house is basically the largest printing house in England, and the profits will skyrocket.

"Mr. Wilson, I hope you will continue to work hard, don't limit your eyes to England, and strive for more orders from other countries!" Looking at the shrewd manager, Edward said encouragingly, with a look of affirmation in his eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will not live up to your trust, I will make the Royal Paper Mill England, no, the largest printing house in Europe!"

Seeing that His Majesty the King spoke in such a cordial tone, which could not help but flatter him, Wilson plucked up his courage and assured in a loud voice.

"Okay, I hope you can fulfill your promise, and the royal family will not disappoint a person like you who has made contributions!" Edward nodded in satisfaction, the smile on the corner of his mouth becoming more and more obvious, and he simply made a promise.

Then, Wilson's mood was like a flying bird, rippling directly in the air, with indescribable surprises.

If the king of a kingdom promised this, then it could not be an ordinary reward, maybe a house in London, or dozens of acres of land, in short, these were all things that Wilson dreamed of, and achieving any one of them would be enough for him to wake up with a smile in his dreams.

Edward, on the other hand, seemed to be doing an ordinary thing, and he concluded that as a monarch, you must be able to draw a big pie, so that the people under him will work harder.

As for cashing out, let's talk about it then! He thinks about one thing now, it's Christmas.