Chapter 372 England can't afford this pot
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The people who were eating the bread were suddenly startled, and their faces showed a look of hesitation.
Just when everyone's hearts were pounding, the footsteps outside the courtyard wall came to the firewood room, and there was nowhere to escape.
Gray Face and Big Round Face are naturally no exception, their faces are like dead ashes, and they have fallen into a Jedi.
In front of the firewood room that appeared, there were six men with short swords hanging from their waists, cloaks on their bodies, and gold-trimmed boots on their feet, and they came with a menacing attitude.
But the strange thing is that one of them either lost one ear or one arm, and almost all six of them were disabled.
Despite this, Gray Face and Big Round Face did not want to lead their subordinates to resist and escape.
It's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't.
In front of their eyes were the officials of the City Management Office, who were directly subordinate to the City Council of London, and who was well-known in the City of London.
These officers are made up of retired members of the military.
Although they are all physically disabled, they dare to fight, fight, and kill people, which is called a ruthless!
Don't look at the whole of London now it's clean and tidy, the sewers are unobstructed, and the houses are built to the right standards, it's all because of these people at the City Management Department.
Because they wore white cloaks, they were called white demons from hell.
The streets of London have always been told their legends.
You don't have to be afraid of the Mayor of London in London, but you can't be afraid of two kinds of people: one with a white cloak and the other with a black cape.
Wearing a white cloak are the people of the City Administration, who parade the streets of London every day, and when they see you spitting, they will immediately slap you with their scabbards, whether they are civilians or gentlemen, as they are right.
There was once a knight who was whipped and immediately went to complain to the king, who knew that His Majesty not only did not administer justice for him, but rewarded the man who was whipped.
In this way, the knights of the city management (they think they are knights) are even more vigorous, looking like the boss of God, the second king, and the third of themselves.
Wearing a black cloak are the police, and London's law enforcement officers are on a par with the chengguan, and they are equally famous among the people.
Therefore, as soon as they saw such a bright costume, everyone immediately weakened their legs, and the idea of running away was gone.
"Huh! Unexpectedly, there is a group of people who missed out here, which is really surprising! ”
The leader was a middle-aged man with a broken arm, with a full beard and big eyes, although he didn't have an arm, but when the whole person spoke, a kind of power instantly rose.
Especially the appearance of smiling without smiling, Gray Face and the others had goosebumps all over their bodies, as if there was a tiger standing in front of them.
The middle-aged man with the broken arm laughed, and then without looking at them, he said to the people around him:
"Let's escort them away, this time, it seems that we are still ahead, today is really a pleasant day, this annoying rain looks a little cute!"
"Yes! Head, we must be number one again, and the other teams are afraid that they will have to blackface again! ”
"Hahaha-"
The man on the side interjected, and the others seemed to see the appearance of their team being praised, and immediately burst into laughter, which shook the roof.
The gray face and the big round face glanced at each other, and there was a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
They knew that after escaping so many times, Ireland had to go this time.
Let these city managers tie their hands and string them together, and the ten wandering beggars in London have disappeared since then, and they will become new immigrants to Ireland.
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And while the chengguan were dispatching one by one to arrest beggars and homeless people in London, the police in the city of London were also busy, collecting suspicious elements everywhere in London.
Let them work hard in the wind and rain, because it is an order issued by the Privy Council, and the City of London has to obey it.
In fact, the person behind the scenes who issued the order was actually the great King.
As for why there is such an order, there is naturally a reason why it is necessary.
Because he received the news that on July 7 of this year, Prince Philip of Spain and Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of England will return to England to visit His Majesty the King.
Edward welcomes this.
Prince Philip was the only heir to the mighty kingdom of Spain, and his visit was too good for England.
Not Edward self-deprecating, in Europe.
The weight of the king of England is not comparable to the position of Prince Philip, especially England, which lost the war for the French throne, let alone it.
On top of that, what surprised Edward even more was that if he remembered correctly, the next year, 1556.
The current king of Spain, Charles V, will automatically abdicate and relinquish the throne to His Royal Highness the prince.
In other words, Prince Philip will succeed to the throne next year, inheriting Austria and lands outside the Holy Roman Emperor.
He would inherit the following territories: Spain, the Netherlands, Sicily and Naples, Franche-Comté, Milan, and all the colonies of Spanish America and Africa.
Prince Philip will be called Philip II, the great king of Spain.
Of course, for Princess Mary, Edward also misses it very much, after all, he has been with him for more than ten years, and after five years of sudden departure, Edward's heart is still very deep.
Edward had watched a lot of court battles in his previous life, and of course he knew what was not easy in the court.
But Edward summed up one point, with money, everything is negotiable, coupled with Princess Mary's not low IQ and the status of a legitimate princess, it is enough for her to stand tall in the court.
In order to make Princess Mary get along better in the court, Edward instructed the royal caravan every year to send her 10,000 pounds a year.
And confessed, she took the initiative to give half to Prince Philip, after all, he has not inherited the throne yet, and the income from the territory alone is not enough.
The arrival of Prince Philip was seen by Edward as an opportunity to continue to deepen the relationship, after all, England still needed the Spanish market to grow for the time being.
In this way, for the safety of the prince and his wife.
Edward demanded that a major investigation be launched throughout London, to expel the beggars and exiles completely, and to investigate the suspicious elements.
Prince Philip's safety was too important if he had lost even the slightest bit in London.
With the current navy of England, it is impossible to defeat the huge navy of Spain, so it can only deliver food.
Keeping Prince Philip safe was Edward's first request.
It's not that Edward is suspicious, at this time, there are too many people who want to assassinate Prince Philip, the Dutch independents, the Portuguese aristocracy, and the French all have this intention.
If it were elsewhere, it would have been happier, and Edward would have been happier dead.
But not in England, this pot England can't carry.