Chapter 442: Inspecting the Army

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At the end of 1561, William. Sersi has been in office for five years and has been President of the Privy Council for five years.

So, given that William. The five years of Selsey's outstanding governance of the country, the steady economic development of the Kingdom of Britain, and the unstable situation in France, made His Majesty Edward decide to remain a member of the Cabinet.

So, on December 8, William. Selsey officially began his second term as Privy Council in England, and the next day, he began a second term as Prime Minister in the coalition government's cabinet.

Subsequently, Scotland, continued by the Earl of Argyle as regent of Scotland, Farris. Alexander served as the consul of Wales.

As for the post of Governor of Ireland, it was headed by the ill-performing John Governor. Baron Perrotte took office.

As for the command of the Irish Army, Edward, after consulting with the Cabinet, also sent a Minister to take the position.

In Calais and Bourgne, located in France, the cabinet also drew up a list and presented it to Edward, and after considering his abilities and background, His Majesty chose to agree.

Since then, new parliamentary elections have been held in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and even Calais and Bourzyne.

This election is different from the past.

In the past, the members of the council were basically elected from the municipalities, and there were only a few seats in ordinary counties.

And since the abolition of the municipality, the source of parliamentary elections has been cut off.

In this way, in order to better unite the interests of the broad masses of the people and make the elites a vested interest group, His Majesty the King announced that there would be five seats for election in each county.

In addition, every city with a population of more than 5,000 can elect two councillors.

However, as for the qualification line for the right to vote, His Majesty Edward has not reduced it much, but has increased it a little.

For example, in some cities, only an adult man with a fortune of £100 has the right to vote and to stand for election, and on this basis, His Majesty has drawn a line: £200.

Only adult men belonging to the United Kingdom who have a property of £200 or more, who have no criminal record, will be granted the right to vote and to stand for election.

Thus, by the end of December, before 1562, the local council elections had been held.

On the first day of the New Year, His Majesty the Great King did not stay in the palace to accompany his wife and children, but came out of London in a carriage.

The United Kingdom Army garrison, located five miles outside London, on the banks of the River Thames.

Located on the banks of the River Thames, it can not only transport food and water nearby, but also quickly advance into the city of London and other cities around the Thames, with excellent geographical conditions.

In the early morning, the rain has already washed the earth, and in this winter, there are still a few droplets of water on the grass, and after walking a few steps with your shoes on, it will be soaked after a while.

Then the slightly cool cold wind blew, this kind of sourness, not to mention more energetic, plus the wet soil is sticky, wet and heavy, ordinary people will not come out under normal circumstances, and suffer this sin.

But the soldiers of the army were very hard, the sun had just risen, and there was a slight light, so they had to reluctantly pull down the quilt and get up quickly under the call of the wake-up call.

"Knock knock!" The sound of footsteps, as if urging, made the others who were not yet good hurry up and get up to wash.

As the squad leader, Opa naturally has the responsibility to get his soldiers up and wash and eat together.

You know, the time to wash and eat is only twenty minutes.

That is to say, when you get up at six o'clock, you have to come to the grassland before six twenty o'clock to conduct the same queue training, and on the playground, the training officer is already waiting there, ready for spot checks.

After a few roars, the guys who were about to lie in bed were urged, and Opa and the whole team began to wash and eat.

After drinking a few bowls of porridge, they arrived at the playground on time for a boring queue training.

"Forward, forward, forward, turn left, turn right, turn backward!"

Such words were constantly resounding in the playground, with each squad of twenty-five people in a row, and the squad leader stood in the first position, responsible for shouting.

Then, a company of 10 squads stood in the same small phalanx for training.

After that, several companies were grouped together and each regiment was integrated for training.

Every month, there is also one day of training for the whole group, and several regiments are divided into two sides for combat training.

Including hairdressers, flag bearers, and musicians must be trained.

In the afternoon, it is basically necessary to conduct live-fire training, stepping on the drum, filling gunpowder, shooting, cleaning the barrel, and all have to be trained over and over again.

and learn the meaning of the flag and the meaning of the musical expression played by the musicians.

In the evening, the priest also reads the Bible to the soldiers.

This is what infantry is trained in.

And the artillerymen were not so troublesome.

The bronze cannon was used in the Italian Wars, and His Majesty Edward immediately ordered the Royal Arsenal to make it.

Therefore, the most common practice of artillerymen is to load and unload shells, as well as to clean the barrels, and conduct live-fire exercises.

Even if you know that sulfur is very expensive, but there is no way, the technical arms, only continuous practice and practice, can really improve the level.

Moreover, under the influence of Napoleon, in the next few hundred years of war, the strategy of artillery as king has always been the pursuit of the armies of various countries.

In this European continent, when the understanding of artillery is still insufficient, it is necessary to develop it vigorously.

In a corner unknown to many soldiers, His Majesty Edward was holding a telescope, inspecting the training of these soldiers.

"Your Majesty, these soldiers train every day, and they are already familiar with the Spanish phalanx, which is completely different from the discomfort of the Guards!"

The Guards were accustomed to the old methods of warfare, and since the Spanish phalanx had been trained, none of them were used to it, and after a few years, Edward also gave up.

The Guards had to be cavalry, and of the 6,000 men, there were 4,000 cavalry, 1,000 infantry, and more than 1,000 logisticians.

Although the Alexander knight is getting older, his appearance is still online, he still looks so personable, handsome and extraordinary, and his skin does not look rough because of his military service, but is as lubricated as before.

For him to be so well maintained, Edward couldn't help but envy him very much.

"Of course, Mr. Knight, I am very convinced of your abilities!" Edward turned his head and said in the affirmative.

"What is the current number of troops?"

"Including logistics personnel, about 16,000 people, six regiments, each regiment more than 2,500 people!"

"How's the fight?"

"You can go to war at any time!"

"How does it compare to the Spaniards?"

"This—" Knight Alexander muttered for a moment, and said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, there hasn't been a formal collision yet, but I'm sure I'll get a draw!"

"Well, I believe you, knight!" Edward looked at his good-looking eyes and said solemnly: "From today onwards, let the army be ready to go to the battlefield at any time, I think, the opportunity for actual combat is coming soon!" ”

"Your Majesty, is this true?" Alexander asked, in disbelief, after being in the barracks for so long, he had long wanted to go to the battlefield.

"Yes, a war for a long time!"