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"Damn, I'm sick! Every time I eat, someone comes! ”

Edward ate the white bread in his hand, which looked like a meat bun, mixed with strips of meat and greens.

This was something Edward had specifically instructed the cook to do, so that the bread would not be so unpalatable.

Edward stopped the bread that was moving, looked at Lori, who was still struggling with the goose legs, and continued to eat.

"Who is it?" Edward took a big bite of the bread in his hand, and then added some chili sauce.

"Your Majesty, it's the Hanseatic merchant Mark. Loiz! Lucy pretended not to see and whispered.

"Oh! Is it the Roys family who buy salt in our England? ”

Edward paused for a moment, then began to eat again.

"Yes, the last time he came, he left five hundred pounds!"

"Oh, I see, this is a rich lord!"

Edward sighed, swallowing the bread in his mouth.

"Meet him today and see what he has to say!"

"You tell him to wait in the living room for a while, and I'll go see him when I'm done eating!"

Edward was still eating his own bread, his mouth chewing on it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After receiving Edward's orders, Lucy twisted her waist and walked out.

And after receiving Lucy's words, Mark felt indescribable joy in his heart.

"Miss Lucy, this is my gratitude to you, please do it!"

If it were another maid, Mark would not bribe with money, but who would call her His Majesty's maid! As long as she reveals a little word in front of the king, his meeting will be wasted!

This is not the first time that someone has given her a gift, Lucy took a look and realized that this is a villa in a wealthy area of London, estimated to be about three hundred pounds, which is a lot of wealth.

Lucy glanced at Mark with a good look, and then accepted it, tacitly.

"His Majesty will come to see you after dinner in a while, you can watch for yourself!"

Lucy, who was expressionless at first, finally showed a smile, revealing a little bit of tone.

"Yes, Miss Lucy! I'll pay attention! Mark immediately responded, with a flattering smile on his face.

Mark wandered around the parlor boredly, thinking about what to say to the little king of England.

After about half an hour, Mark, who was bored in his chair, finally saw Edward's figure.

"Good day, Your Majesty the King of England!" Mark greeted him and bowed.

"Good day, Mr. Loiz!" Edward also nodded politely.

When Edward entered the parlor, he sat down on the throne, and immediately saw that the merchant of the Royz family of the Hanseatic League was still standing next to him, very polite.

"Oh, Mr. Loiz, sit down! For the reputation of the Loiz family, I am like thunder! ”

Edward said with a look of surprise.

"Thank you, my majesty!" When Mark heard Edward's words, he sat down politely.

"Mr. Loiz, I wonder why you are asking to see me? Can I help you? ”

As soon as he finished eating, Edward took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, after all, he had just eaten bread.

"Your Majesty, I have come this time, first to congratulate you on the beginning of your personal government, which is really a pleasant thing for the people of England!"

"The second thing is to send you some money!"

"Oh! And this kind of good thing, my Mr. Loiz, you come and tell me! ”

When it came to money, Edward raised his spirits and became a little interested.

Although Edward currently owns two lucrative businesses, a bar and a liquor seller, who would be afraid of a lack of money?

"Your Majesty, you must know that the sea salt business is the main business of our Luo Yizi family!"

"And I stayed in London to buy Sea Salt from England."

"I know it, it's a good business!"

Edward couldn't help but pout and sigh.

The importance of table salt is undeniable, and it is a must for everyone.

In the Middle Ages, an era of underdeveloped technology, the importance of table salt was magnified a lot.

In the ancient valley of the two rivers, intelligent humans learned how to use salt, and they used it for military purposes.

Whenever a city was destroyed, the ancient Assyrians and Hittites would sprinkle salt on the city as a curse for the barren land (land with high salt content was not conducive to crop growth).

So, that's why there are so many deserts in the valley of the two rivers, it's really a harmful idea, and this custom spread to Europe and was carried forward in the wars of the Middle Ages.

From the late Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, salt was a prized commodity.

Merchants transported salt to the inland Germanic peoples via the "salt road". In the Sahara Desert, the Tuaregs, who were adept at the desert trade, maintained a trade route for salt trucks.

To transport salt inland to the Sahel region, a caravan caravan could organize 40,000 camels.

Caravans sometimes traded salt for slaves, and Timbuktu on the southwestern edge of the Sahara Desert was once a thriving salt and slave market.

By 1960, caravans still navigating the desert were transporting 15,000 tons of salt a year.

But now that trade has fallen to a third of what it was back then.

Unlike our China, which nationalized salt as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and in the Middle Ages, salt has always been the world of merchants, and monarchs and kings like Edward can only share some of the residue.

"Your Majesty, our Loiz family is willing to take out half of the annual purchase share to buy sea salt from you!"

"That's almost half a million pounds of share, and we'll buy it directly from you!"

"We'll pay six shillings for every pound."

Gritting his teeth, Mark said with determination, feeling a little pain in his heart.

You know, the usual purchase price per pound of salt is only about five and a half shillings, but this time, in order to show sincerity, I directly raised half a shilling, which is really cutting meat!

After listening to Mark's words, Edward made a calculation directly in his heart.

Three million shillings, that's two hundred and fifty thousand pounds, oh my God! That's almost double the annual income of the royal family, and it's not much different from the income of the national treasury.

Edward had his own estate and fiefdom, as well as his own serfs, and there was no shortage of coal.

In this way, the cost is almost zero, which is equivalent to lying down, and two hundred and fifty thousand pounds will be credited to the account.

Don't be too comfortable in this way, calculating such a big profit in his heart, Edward has the idea of leaving the Loyz family alone.

But if you think about it deeply, you don't have the connections of the Leoz family in Northern Europe and Germany, and even if you produce it, you won't sell it, so let's cooperate with the Loiz family!

But in addition to Northern Europe, Spain and Portugal, as well as Africa and the Mediterranean, can be targeted.

As long as you occupy the market in these places, you will not be rich.

"Oh? Is that so? Edward was overjoyed, but his face was silent.

"Then I don't know what Mr. Loiz asked for such a big gift for me?"

In fact, Mark was just waiting for this moment, and he couldn't bear to cede such a big piece of meat for this opportunity!

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the Speaker of the City Council of London, Parker. Mr. Matthew has come to see you! ”

"Yes, some time ago, he came to see me!" Edward nodded.

"You're not interceding for the Hanseatic League, are you! Then you might as well forget it! ”

"Your Majesty, I have no problem with your dealings with the other merchants of the Hanseatic League.

It's just that our Loys family has been buying sea salt in London and has never disrupted the London market, so I think our Roys family should have nothing to do! ”

"Of course, the Loiz family is definitely not in the attack!"

Edward said seriously, which gave Mark a lot of confidence.

"You Roiz family can continue to buy sea salt in London!"

So, for the rest of the day, Edward talked to the Royz businessman for a while, and both of them reached a satisfactory result.

The next day, Edward summoned the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the Privy Council, Farris. Alexander, and Borman, the Lord of the Seals. Randall.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what you summoned us for?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alexander asked first with a questioning tone.

"I've called you here to issue a decree, so let's see how it goes!"

Edward looked at the puzzled eyes of the two and said in a commanding tone.

The Privy Council, like the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty at this time, was only an advisory body to the king, and had no ability to administer autonomously, that is, they could not issue any decrees without the king's consent.

"Your Majesty, you say, let's help you polish it!"

The minister in charge of the seal hurriedly said, nodding his head, very respectful.

"I have decided to abolish all the privileges of the Hanseatic merchants in England, and to raise the customs duties they are required to pay to one and a half times the amount of the English merchants!"

"So, all you need to do is draft a decree in my name!"

Edward did not drive the Hanseatic merchants out of England, but only increased the tariffs on them, allowing the English merchants to compete directly with them.

The most important thing is that at that time the customs duties belonged to the Tudor royal family, it was the main income of the royal family, and the customs duties were still collected regardless of the import or export of goods.

It was impossible for Edward to sacrifice his own interests for the merchants of England.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will draft the decree as you instruct!"

So saying, the Lord Keeper of the Seals took a piece of paper from the table and began to write with a quill pen.

"Your Majesty, this is a wise decision, and I think the whole of England will thank you!"

Alexander the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the side smiled happily and complimented Edward.

Hanseatic merchants not only enjoyed tax benefits, but they also monopolized a number of industries, hindering London's commercial prosperity.