Chapter 544: Pirate Law
His Majesty was angry, and the consequences were serious.
The whole city of London, the economic and political centre of the city, suddenly fell into a solemn and solemn atmosphere as His Majesty lost his temper, and there was no such scene of entertainment and prosperity as before.
As the capital of the United Kingdom, the political atmosphere is unparalleled and sensitive, and the citizens of London are among the most discerning.
In this way, London was suddenly devoid of a few days of joy, and even the popular drama was put to a halt.
At this time, the London daily newspaper, which is the official throat, has a daily circulation of more than 10,000, but at this time it published an opinion article:
"Why the political atmosphere in London has been tense lately"
Recently, the Palace of Westminster, the leader of the United Kingdom and the guardian of the state church, His Majesty Edward, was in his own office, reprimanding a group of people.
Among those reprimanded were the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Ministers, senior officials from all regions and military leaders.
In the face of His Majesty's repeated reprimands, everyone was silent and willingly reprimanded.
The main reason for this is that the Spaniards suddenly appeared near the mouth of the Thames a few days ago......
Secretary of the Admiralty, James. Admiral Rio Shesley's resignation is a warning to us: the strength of the navy is the foundation of the rise of the kingdom.
In London and Portsmouth, two naval academies will be born, and everyone is welcome to sign up.
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Subsequently, England Weekly, Ireland Weekly, Scottish Weekly, Welsh Weekly, and the United Weekly, which has the largest coverage, also reprinted it jointly to comment on this highly inflammatory article.
So, only half a month later, this article on the naval power was interpreted by most of the commentators, and most of the citizens of the United Kingdom already knew about it.
The slogan of a naval power was immediately shouted throughout the United Kingdom.
At this time, the wave of opposition to Spain gradually unfolded among the people of the United Kingdom, and the voices of opposition to Spain, large and small, also slowly swept away, and gradually became a mainstream social value under the impetus of the force of nothing.
Against Spain, to become the right mainstream value.
Although politically, the support for business is also increasing.
For example, the Companies Act, the Trade Act, the Guilds Act, the Labour Act and other laws of a bourgeois nature have been promulgated, which is no less than a stimulant for the business of the whole United Kingdom, and the business of the whole United Kingdom has taken off rapidly.
This, combined with the shrinking textile industry in the Netherlands and the expansion of emerging markets, has profoundly changed the United Kingdom.
Prior to this, the Government's pro-business behaviour had not changed the social fabric of the United Kingdom.
The so-called United Kingdom is a joint governance between the government and the local gentry, the city is governed by government officials, and the rural bottom is still the world of the gentry and the gentry and the low-level aristocracy, and the change of the city has no impact on the countryside.
In the cities, for example, merchants could chat and laugh at banquets with high-ranking officials and nobles; In rural areas, merchants are still a despised member, who can only pass by cautiously and sell, and are one of those who are bullied.
In terms of values, although morality and bloodline are still worshiped in the city, the pursuit of wealth is also in the shadows, and it is sought after by many people, and they no longer hold a contemptuous gaze.
Accept it shyly and timidly.
In the countryside, there is still a contempt for the naked pursuit of money, and the purity of blood and morality is still the highest standard.
For example, as a businessman, you can not shy away from discussing your business and the money you earn in the city, although you will receive a lot of contempt, but more importantly, you will gain a lot of envy and jealousy.
In rural areas, if you do this, you will be despised by the peasants, expelled by the squire, and of course, more likely to be robbed and dumped in the wilderness.
The solid social structure of rural areas, even as a government, will not be easily broken.
The more new births each year, the more and more people with the labor force, and the fields were fixed, owned, and few were engaged in commerce, then piracy became a very promising profession.
After the advent of privateering licenses and Spanish-phobic values, pirates became increasingly sought after.
After all, working in a factory was exhausting and dangerous (the machines were rudimentary and prone to casualties, so the workers were not easy to do!). The salary is not high, how can there be a future in the position of pirate.
As a result, the surplus labor in the cities went to commerce, and the surplus labor in the countryside went to pirates.
In just one month, the team of privateer licenses and registered pirates has more than twenty people and thousands of them.
In order to manage this growing number of unruly pirates, the "Pirate Law" has been newly released.
For example, although it stipulates that even if a pirate has not violated the law, if he is caught, he can still be caught, but the hidden condition is that the pirate can be released on parole for only ten pounds.
The promulgation of the "Piracy Law" resounded in the whole of Europe, and it was the first formal law on piracy in the strict sense of the word in Europe.
But in the United Kingdom, for those who are more familiar with the law, this is nothing short of a blatant cover-up of piracy and a condon for criminals.
In the kingdom, there has been a huge number of discussions, for and against, you argue and argue, come and go, and it is difficult to stop.
At this time, the terror pirate army from the United Kingdom had begun to sweep from the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean Sea and even the Atlantic Ocean, entangled the entire eastern route.
Relying on this Age of Discovery, the profession of piracy, under the wrath of His Majesty Edward, officially began its active era, and 1565 is also known as the first year of piracy.
According to later statistics, in 1564, the number of young people in the kingdom who participated in piracy reached 20,000, and the growth rate has increased by 50% since then.
The survival rate of pirates was less than 70 per cent, and the mortality rate of young people in the United Kingdom remained high in the years since.
However, in the three years from 1565 to 1568, under the violent training program, at least 50,000 skilled sailors were brought to the United Kingdom, a large amount of training funds were exempted, and a solid foundation was laid for the kingdom's naval domination in the world.
And Edward. Tudor, also known as the Pirate Monarch.
The first to experience this was the Spanish merchants.
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