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"Now, Mr. Carrile, I will give you ten thousand pounds, which is a deposit, and you go to the German region and hire about five thousand mercenaries to bring them to England."

Edward looked up and looked at John earnestly. Carrile said with a full beard.

"Remember, mercenaries must not be over thirty years old, this is a mandatory requirement!"

"Oh! Follow your instructions, Your Majesty! "Looking at His Majesty's serious face, John. Carrile could only agree in a little confusion.

I don't care so much, I just need to help the king recruit mercenaries, that's my job.

"Then, Your Majesty, I will step aside!" John. Carrile lowered her head, revealing the top of her somewhat bald head, and said respectfully.

"Well—" Edward nodded lightly and continued,

"Remember, you only have one month, and in a month, I must see five thousand people in London!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Saying, John. Carrile slowly fell backwards, and finally bowed deeply near the gate before turning to leave.

With a smile on his face, Edward watched him leave in silence.

Of these 5,000 people, Edward actually wanted to stay for most of them.

The main reason for this was that the parliament and the nobility could no longer tolerate him having more troops.

In other words, he could no longer recruit troops in the open, and the army he had was suppressed at the scale of more than 5,000 people.

Isn't it time for the King of England to have the greatest power, someone said? Are the nobility and parliament at the hands of the king?

To tell the truth, if it is only the aristocracy or the parliament, the power of the state is arbitrary.

However, if the two are combined, the royal power can be defeated directly.

The aristocracy represented the traditional power, and the parliament represented the local group of gentlemen and gentry, and the combination of the two was enough to overthrow any king.

So, when both of them were dissatisfied with the current expansion of the Guard, Edward consciously stopped the expansion.

If this group of mercenaries is left behind, it will be completely different, as long as they are controlled by good means, then they are the biggest blade in the king's hands.

They did not have the scruples of the English, so they did not have the slightest sympathy for the Parliament and the English nobility, and when they were given orders, they would act without scruples.

And if Edward's guards were to be attacked, the group of officers with noble and squire backgrounds would definitely be extremely cautious.

Moreover, the arrival of these 5,000 people can greatly reduce the population loss of England.

In the sixteenth century, population was the most important force in a country, and three million people were far from enough for colonization, so it was better to reduce the loss of population.

For example, in the early days of the Great Voyage, Portugal and the Netherlands were in the early stages of the Great Voyage, and by the middle of the year, the disadvantage of insufficient population was completely revealed, and the huge colonies did not have enough troops to defend them.

In the end, the colonies that had been built up with great difficulty were devoured step by step by other emerging countries and slowly declined.

Thinking about his plan, a smile slowly appeared on Edward's lips.

The next day, the Speaker of the Privy Council, Farris. His Excellency Alexander came to the House of Commons and presented his proposals one by one, and the parliament suddenly became lively.

"Distinguished gentlemen, according to valid information, we have received information that an imminent rebellion in Ireland threatens the rule of the Empire, and His Majesty the King has sent me in the hope that gentlemen, for the benefit of England and His Majesty, will temporarily increase the war tax to preserve the rule of the Empire!"

Farris. Alexander used the words that had been compiled, and he was seriously thinking about the proclamation of the councillors below him, as if he were reading the Bible, without a trace of emotion.

After listening to this, the parliamentarians at the bottom of the podium immediately discussed a lot.

Obviously, they did not get the news of a rebellion in the Irish region, so they were skeptical of the news.

"Everyone, please think carefully, His Majesty the King is the same, I hope you will think more!"

Farris took a deep look at the many councillors below and said meaningfully.

Then, half an hour later, the entire bill was unanimously passed.

After that, Farris. Alexander instructed the Privy Council to order the Treasury to collect the war tax with the necessary spirit.

So, for a moment, the whole of England was in mourning again.

The war tax, a lord's privilege left over from the Middle Ages, once again tormented the English.

And at this time, Scotland.

Russell, who was originally sent to England to meet the Duke of Norfolk, was a red-haired merchant and also a smart man.

In Scotland, since his return from England, he has been based on colluding with the anti-British forces in Scotland, plotting how to make Scotland control the English.

But what he didn't expect was that the nobles who hated England at the beginning seemed to forget England's control over Scotland, and instead put their minds on the church.

In this regard, he did not give up at all, and devoted his mind to the merchant class.

Sure enough, the merchants lost such a market in France, and the losses were extremely heavy, and they welcomed Russell, and raised a lot of money.

But how could the English be driven out of Scotland without the participation of the aristocracy?

Faced with this situation, Russell directly chose to support the church.

The Catholic Church must be opposed to the Reformation as it is currently underway, and it must be disgusted by the Protestant English!

So, Russell decided to let the church defeat the nobility and thus drive out the English.

And before, when the churches in various places were slowly plundered by the nobles, Russell, with his wealth and connections, finally made the church believe him, stabilized the somewhat flustered church, and let them continue to maintain their strength and wait for the right moment.

Sure enough, as time slowly passed, as soon as the events at Damfries Cathedral came out, Russell knew that the opportunity had come.

"Your Excellency, the time has come, the nobles have taken us lightly, it's time to give them the final blow!"

Russell stood abruptly, slapped the letter on the table, and said excitedly to the bishop who was seated in the main seat.

"Oh? That's great news, Mr. Russell! ”

When the gray-haired bishop heard this, he couldn't help but be happy, tugging at his beard, and said excitedly.

The rest of the bishops were also very happy with red eyes.

The original Archbishop of Scotland was David. Beaton, one of the four major families of Scotland, was also inclined to the Reformation.

Therefore, the bishops of Scotland were scattered, and the arrival of Russell gave these bishops a backbone.

And Russell, by virtue of his own cleverness, secretly transferred most of the church's property to the nobility, and the nobles could not find out.

In this way, Russell became more and more important in the church, and eventually became the brainchild of the church.

Russell's heart was satisfied with the happy expressions of the other bishops, and it was so refreshing to feel like this holding power.

"We're going to unleash all our forces to help Danfries Cathedral fend off the nobles' attacks, so as to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and then put Scotland under the control of the English!"