Chapter 294: Naked Gold Coins

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Early in the morning, Lemire, together with other colleagues who had studied together for more than a month, stood in two rows of the road, dressed in well-dressed and personable manners, according to the requirements.

And he was fortunate enough to be placed in the second row, so that if His Majesty came down, he would be able to see His Majesty with his own eyes.

In this regard, even if he is married and has children, but in the face of the largest nobleman in England, the ruler, the young king - Edward VI, his heart can't help but tremble, he can't tell whether he is excited or afraid, anyway, his heart is no longer autonouncious.

To talk about his life in the past month, Lemuel feels that he has been much more fulfilled, and the endless learning every day has broadened his horizons a lot.

Originally, after being a petty official for a few months, he felt that managing a hundred-household district was nothing more than adjusting family conflicts and completing the tasks of his superiors, which was extremely simple.

Who knows, when he arrives here, he has to learn how to count acres and population, and also collect taxes, build roads, arrest criminals, recruit soldiers, and even promote the Anriganzong, of course, cooperate with his superiors.

And Cambridgeshire, where he went, experienced the experience of Robert . Kate's riots have seen some rogue soldiers pop up from time to time, and her life is very threatening.

In this regard, Lemuel has no other way in his heart, as a commoner, if he wants to gain a foothold in officialdom, or even enter the upper class, and own a manor belonging to his family, this is his only chance.

Lemuel raised his head and looked at the low-key and luxurious car that was gradually approaching, and his eyes began to focus, he knew that this was His Majesty the King.

Seeing this, not only him, but everyone else also stood up straight, raised their heads with their chests straight, and fixed their eyes on the approaching carriage.

Having met the leader of the camp outside the camp, the young king got into his carriage and began to drive into the abandoned barracks.

Sitting on the cushions covered with ornate blankets, and feeling the carriage slow and slow, the young king felt that he had arrived.

Sure enough, when the curtain was lifted, the young king saw a group of young men dressed in leather shoes, neat and eye-catching, looking extremely pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, as the carriage approached, the people standing straight immediately lowered their hats with their right hands and stroked their chests with their left hands, which was an authentic gentleman's courtesy.

Edward's eyes swept over, more than two hundred people, basically there were no cracked melons and cracked dates, they were all good-looking, and those who were weak had no chance to be selected.

In fact, Edward didn't care much about these people who were selected, in fact, as long as he was not a pig, after a month of high-intensity study, he would have mastered the basic knowledge, and it would be easy to govern a small hundred-household district.

It can be said that they are basically seeds sprinkled by the central government into the localities, and they are overhead, or they hold power, these are the two plans after they arrive at the localities, so to speak, this is the big wave of sand.

As for the nearly 200 people who were admitted to last year's examination, some of them also entered these people.

The rest of the high admission places are not in the central and London positions, and there is a shortage of literate talents in England, not to mention talents who know English and Latin, which are even rarer.

In other words, the increase in the literacy rate in England is also thanks to Thomas. Cromwell, an important promoter and standard-bearer of the English Reformation.

It was he who introduced the English version of the Bible, written in the immature English language, which was deleted by the nobility and Henry VIII a few years later, but after a few years, the copied English survived.

You must know that the gap between English and Latin, the difference between the two of them is like Chinese classical Chinese and vernacular, and it is impossible to master Latin without years of study.

Whereas English is different.

It is pronounced from a simplified Latin script and then pronounced in the language of England, the dialect of London, and of course, the national language of Anglo-Saxon, which is where the present English comes from.

And the Scots and the Welsh, and even the Irish, are different, they are all Kates, that is, English is the language of England, and the Kates are different.

And the reason why Edward was able to communicate with little Lori Marie was naturally because of the proximity of the two countries, and the Scots more or less knew some English, and as a member of the royal family, English was a must.

As a result, English, which was easier to learn, spread, and this was the basis for the official selection examination.

It should be noted, however, that English is precisely a dialect, imperfect, and can be called Old English, while modern English was not finally perfected until the eighteenth century.

Therefore, even if you learn English, it is useless to speak it during the Tudor period.

Having said that, Edward, supported by the groom, stepped out of the carriage, his steps moved easily and slowly, and more than two hundred people bent down neatly and took off their hats and saluted, which was really extraordinarily spectacular.

After examining his gaze, Edward nodded in satisfaction, and slowly walked up to the podium with a high posture.

He didn't shake hands, or talk cordially or anything, and as a king and the biggest nobleman, it was stupid and undesirable to be close to the people at the time.

As the King's footsteps slowly departed, Lemire raised his head slightly, staring earnestly at His Majesty the King on the high platform.

I saw that what appeared in front of him was a young man in his teens, no more than five feet tall (about one meter five), slightly thin, with a hint of pale yellow hair, but on the whole it was mostly black, draped in waves, with a bright red cloak, with the indifference and arrogance on his face, full of luxury.

Although he is not very old, he has been in a high position for a long time, and he has a majestic aura without feeling it, and his face has a mature taste that does not match his age.

Facing the gaze of hundreds of people, the young King stood still and began to speak in the prepared manuscript.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't need to say much about where you will go next, but I just want to tell you that your performance determines your future!"

When he spoke, the surroundings were naturally quiet, even if his voice was not loud, the more than 200 people in the audience could still hear clearly.

"Bigger official positions, a lot of wealth, and even knighthoods, are ahead, beckoning to you gently!"

"Here, whether you are a nobleman or a commoner, as long as you work hard and satisfy me and the ministers of the Privy Council, you may have these!"

With His Majesty's seductive words, the faces of more than 200 people, including Lemir, instantly turned red.

With His Majesty the King, the possibility of deceiving them is very small, so it is really possible for them to climb up and go further.

In this age of blood, this opportunity is the rarest.

And then, the young King gave them a big surprise.

"And every man who is about to leave London will receive ten pounds as a royal condolence to you who have traveled!"

As soon as His Majesty's words fell, two red-clothed guards carried a small suitcase and lifted the lid, revealing the shining gold coins.

And Lemuel and the others stared at this box of gold coins, their saliva was swallowing, and their eyes were about to pop out.

Seeing this, Edward couldn't help but smile: Sure enough, it is still the interests of the bright and clear that are more inspiring, especially the gold coins, which can arouse the devil in people's hearts.