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For the nobles, it is of course a pleasant thing to be summoned by His Majesty, but at this time, for the three of them, His Majesty must have other plans.

Coming to London with a sense of excitement, the three of them met His Majesty the King with trepidation.

Who knows, His Majesty the King met with a pleasant face, and from time to time learned interesting things about their place, and by the way, let them express their views on the new policy.

Seeing that His Majesty did not blame himself and others, Baron Chester and the other three suddenly relieved their hearts, relieved their nervousness, and began to talk fluently about the interesting things in the county where the three of them were.

Edward listened with a smile on his face, and from time to time he made a comment, and for a moment the whole reception room was filled with a pleasant atmosphere.

Finally, seeing that the atmosphere was finally harmonious, Edward talked about the love letter.

"For this love letter of yours, I think—"

As soon as he heard His Majesty the King talk about the words of the love letter, the smiles of the three barons, who were still smiling on their faces, suddenly froze.

Edward said this, pausing, his blue eyes looking at the three people who were standing stiffly, and a smile slowly appeared on the corners of his mouth.

And the three barons immediately lifted their hearts, one heart pounding, and looked at the king's lips in a daze, afraid that the next sentence would be the abyss.

"I think there is actually some truth at all, and I have benefited a lot!"

Edward said with a harvest on his face.

"Although it is not signed with your name, I still see your loyalty to the royal family!"

The three people who were about to confess their guilt suddenly heard such a turn, and the three of them were not only guilty, but meritorious, which made the three people's faces full of puzzlement.

Seeing this, Edward did not pay attention to their expressions, but stood up and said happily.

"I can still see your loyalty to the royal family, and I am glad that if other nobles could think about the royal family like you, then the whole of Scotland would have already surrendered!"

Speaking of this, the three barons couldn't bear to let His Majesty the King perform alone, and began to mingle.

"This is all thanks to the blessing of Your Majesty to annex Scotland, which shows that the Almighty God has always been attached to the royal family!"

Baron Burnley said, patting his ass.

"That being said, it is never easy to govern the country, there are always all kinds of problems, and I and the Privy Council Ministers have always been in London, and there will inevitably be some omissions in policy.

And at this time, you nobles who have been in the local area all the year round need a lot of help! ”

Edward looked at the three of them with a look of sycophancy on their faces, and said earnestly.

"Of course, it is the responsibility of our nobles to be loyal to the royal family, and we will definitely actively contribute to this!"

"Yes!" "It must be!"

The three barons said with a look of certainty. How sincere and sincere the tone should be.

"I don't doubt your loyalty, but if you use a love letter every time, it will be too grand!"

Speaking of love letters again, although the king had a smile on his face, the three barons' momentum immediately shrank, their hearts rose again, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on their faces.

Seeing this, Edward also knew that this meeting was still fruitful, and his smile became brighter and brighter.

"Of course, I also know that everyone's desire to serve the royal family is inevitably impulsive, I can understand it!"

Hearing this, the three barons breathed a sigh of relief again, but their mood was still nervous, they were made miserable by His Majesty's startled words, and it was better to be careful.

Edward stood for a moment, then sat down again.

"The House of Lords is not held often, and it is usually difficult for your opinions to reach my ears, and I am still a little at fault for this!"

"Nothing!" "Your Majesty is not wrong!" "It's all our fault!"

For the three of them to be comforted, Edward shook his head lightly and said excitedly:

"Since the House of Lords is still lacking, then I will make up for it!"

At this, our King stood up again, and the three barons followed suit, as if they were listening.

"Laura, write it down, it will be sent to the Privy Council and the Parliament later, this is my proposal!"

Edward called out, and when Laura came in, he commanded.

"From now on, each county shall have a council of twenty-three members, and the members shall be the local gentlemen and nobles, and the members shall be selected by the House of Lords and the Privy Council, and then appointed by the king!"

"The duty of the county council is to supervise the local finances, to supervise the corruption of local officials, to have the ability to impeach any official to the Privy Council and the king, and to write directly to the Privy Council!"

"However, it must be remembered that the county council does not have any right to remove or even interfere with the local judiciary or administration, only the right to supervise officials!"

Finally, Edward emphasized the meaning of the word overseer.

"Of course, the three barons are the new county councilors of each county, and there is no need to submit any more candidates!"

"It's my pleasure!" Seeing this, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of the three of them, their eyes were radiant, and they said in unison.

Seeing this, Edward just smiled slightly.

From the moment we met, it was all just acting.

Even if it was to set up a county council, earlier he had already discussed it with the Privy Council Speaker Farris, and even the House of Lords had already read it for the first time, just waiting for the second reading of the House of Commons.

The establishment of the county council had long been mentioned in Edward's heart, and this time it was just a pre-establishment for this reason.

After the centralization of power, although the royal family's control over the whole of England was greatly enhanced, at the same time, the bureaucratic ranks of the whole of England grew rapidly like balloons.

According to statistics, the total number of incumbents in the 39 counties of England, from local officials to high-ranking county officials, has reached 10,000.

What is this concept, which is equivalent to one official in three hundred Englishmen.

Almost half of England's tax revenue is spent on this group of people.

With such a huge contingent, it is natural that there are good and bad, and all kinds of corrupt officials emerge in endlessly.

In recent years, if there is no one of the busiest agencies, it is none other than the Palace Intelligence Service, which has almost become the anti-corruption bureau of England.

In recent years, however, there have been fewer and fewer displaced people and local riots, and the proportion of corrupt officials and their families among the immigrants who have been exiled to Scotland has been increasing day by day.

In view of this, Edward finally decided to set up the necessary oversight body, and at the same time, it was necessary to reduce the bloat of government agencies without consuming salaries.

And this is, the county council suddenly appeared in Edward's mind.