Such scenes began to play out throughout Spain, and the Inquisition, large and small, began to go about trying heresies and defending the glory of God.

This action has deep political intent.

Remember, every action of the government is not a whimsical or selfish motive of the king, but a deep intention.

Philip II was like this, what he wanted was to use a religious inquisition to maintain his rule, to embody the dignity of the king, and to let all the nobles know that Spain had a new king.

Obviously, tens of thousands of people across the country were arrested at the same time, which shocked the whole Spanish atmosphere.

And the papal crown in Rome also sent a congratulatory telegram praising Philip II for this act of defending God.

In England, the newly-born United Kingdom was finally slowly functioning after almost a year of adjustment.

London, Palace of Westminter, United Kingdom Cabinet.

As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William. Sersi sat down in his chair and listened intently to the ministers' discussions.

This is a cabinet meeting that takes place every day, and it is all about unresolved proposals and some policies that need to be resolved together.

As a cabinet, all ministers except the prime minister and the nominal deputy minister are in charge of the specific affairs, and then the proposal is handed over to the prime minister, who then consults with his own staff and then forwards the document to the palace affairs agency, which in turn forwards it to the king, and the king approves it.

Under the Cabinet:

Prime Minister and Civil Leaders: Co-ordinate the Cabinet and lead the Cabinet Ministers

Secretary of War, responsible for communicating with the government and the military, as well as national war mobilization.

Chancellor of the Exchequer: Responsible for the government budget and tax collection.

Home Secretary: Leads and directs the national police and is responsible for a range of security matters such as fire prevention, riot prevention, etc.

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Responsible for the foreign affairs of the Kingdom

Minister of Transport: Responsible for a range of matters such as roads, ports, rivers, etc.

Minister of Civil Service: Responsible for the promotion and demotion of county governors and central officials in the Kingdom

Secretary of State for Education: Responsible for civil service selection examinations and heads the National Institute of Education

Secretary of State for Trade: Responsible for domestic and foreign commercial trade.

Keeper of the Seals: The King's observer in the Cabinet, who oversees the Cabinet, records the Cabinet's discussions, and reports to the King.

Chancellor of England: Responsible for the affairs of England, the President of the Privy Council of England is the Minister, and the Prime Minister is also the Minister.

Scottish Chancellor: Responsible for Scottish affairs, and is concurrently held by the Scottish Governor

Chancellor of Ireland: Responsible for the colonization and governance of Ireland, he is also the Governor of Ireland

Welsh Chancellor: Responsible for regional affairs in Wales and held by the Welsh Governor.

Minister of France: responsible for the cities of Bourzygne and Calais, which are part of the French region.

Of course, there was also the enlarged meeting, which was attended by the judges of the Supreme United Court, the Palace Office, the Army and Navy, and members of the major parliaments.

In general, the ministers of the other three regions basically govern only in their jurisdictions, except that on December 8 every year, when they return to London, the Cabinet meets in an enlarged meeting.

The enlarged meeting was chaired by the King and the Prime Minister.

The regional leaders make a political debriefing for a year, followed by the Kingdom's prime minister, and the regional ministers are also required to consult with the cabinet to engage in a tug-of-war over the budget for the coming year.

The central government used the finances, and the king used the army, to exercise control over the major regions.

There were ten people at this cabinet meeting, including the Prime Minister's words, and the Prime Minister sat at the main table, while the Minister of the Seals, who was in charge of oversight, sat opposite and began to take a pen and take notes.

"Secretary of Trade, how is the tax rate table doing?" Prime Minister William. Sersi glanced at the ministers and asked first.

The tax rate table is a list of taxes carried out by the state for various types of taxes and goods, and is the basis for the taxation of the state finance.

The Secretary of State for Trade was a thin man, and because of his sparse hair, he wore a wig, and he looked a little sluggish, and it was clear that he was tired these days.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, due to His Majesty's rejection last time, our Ministry of Trade has finally obtained His Majesty's approval after a week of recalculation, and this is our tax rate table!"

As he spoke, the secretary on the side handed the tax rate table to William, and His Excellency the Prime Minister looked at it, and then passed it down in turn, and the ministers read it one by one.

In that case, do you have any objections? If not, submit it to the Imperial Affairs Office! His Excellency the Prime Minister glanced at the ministers and said softly.

"We have no objections!" The ministers said in unison.

"In that case, let's move on to the next topic!" The Prime Minister continued: "His Majesty has asked the Cabinet to add another minister, the Colonial Secretary, who is responsible for the Kingdom's external expansion and the colonization movement in the New World, do you have any objections?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, talked in a whisper, and when they found that nothing harmed their interests, they agreed in unison.

"Next Issue: Expanding the Colonial Movement in Ireland!"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, it seems that the Minister of Ireland has not yet arrived!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer on the side hurriedly reminded.

"It's nothing, the Irish minister has already passed the word and agreed, now let's start asking everyone's opinion!" William glanced at the somewhat irritated Chancellor of the Exchequer and said loudly.

"However, the kingdom's treasury has been providing aid to Ireland for a year in a row, and coupled with the construction of national highways throughout the kingdom, the treasury has been overwhelmed!" The Chancellor of the Exchequer grumbled with a bitter face.

"Also, on the civilian side, there are not so many officials prepared!" As he spoke, he winked at the civil minister, hinting.

"Haha! Sir Anthony, don't worry, our civil service has already started preparations for half a year, which is fully sufficient for the next expansion of Ireland! ”

As if he had not seen the hint, the Minister of Civil Affairs said something leisurely, and the Chancellor's hopes were dashed.

The other ministers immediately laughed, and for a while, the entire conference room was filled with joy.

"Even so, Your Excellency Prime Minister, can you postpone it for a year, the finances are really powerless!" Sir Anthony's face became even more bitter, and he looked pleading at His Excellency the Prime Minister.

"Sir Anthony, I am sympathetic to the situation in the Treasury, but the second step of Ireland's expansion is the policy of His Majesty the King, and I beg your pardon for not being able to do anything about it!"

In this regard, William could only look at the Chancellor of the Exchequer sympathetically and said softly.

In this way, the Chancellor of the Exchequer shook his head helplessly, "Alas! It depends! For now, I can only take out a loan and borrow money! ”

When the rest of the ministers saw this picture, they sympathized with it.