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"Your Majesty, according to the news, the Highlanders have begun to approach Glasgow, causing not only several manors to be attacked, but countless villages to be burned and plundered, and the whole city is completely immersed in panic!"

"And only you, God's Favorer, the common monarch of Scotland and England, the great Edward VI, will be able to save the fifty thousand citizens of the city of Glasgow!"

"So, with the anticipation of the whole city, with respect for you, and with the full opinion of the Glasgow City Council, I, the messenger of the city of Glasgow, Kevin, have come to meet the Great Sovereign."

Edward sat quietly in his chair, listening to the speech of a middle-aged man who claimed to be the messenger of the city of Glasgow.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a gentlemanly and graceful raff collar, but he humbly bowed his head slightly, and spoke to Edward without a pause, which showed that he was not without reason to be sent to meet Edward.

The middle-aged man has a somewhat plump body, which shows that he is of upper-class origin, either a nobleman or a wealthy businessman, and the average Scotsman does not have such a good ability to create and maintain such a figure.

The two eyebrows were a little sparse, a little laughable out of thin air, and in order to establish his majesty, he had two thick beards on his lips, a black high hat, and a humble smile on his face, and as an emissary, he was still qualified, at least Edward did not feel disgusted with him.

"Your Majesty, in order to congratulate you on your becoming the Co-Lord of Scotland, and to show your submission to you, Your Excellency the Mayor has asked me to bring the entire city of Glasgow the tax revenue for the first half of the year to congratulate you."

Kevin the Messenger squinted his eyes and slowly raised his head, carefully observing the Scottish co-lord in front of him.

I saw a young man of about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a purple cloak, a black jacket mixed with gold on the upper body, fluffy shorts on the lower body, white socks from heels to knees, and high heels inlaid with gold and precious stones.

He carried a short sword at his waist, and his sword sleeve was also inlaid with various colored gemstones.

From Kevin's point of view, the young King was in power, and his immature face was full of awe-inspiring majesty, which could not but make him mutter.

"Your Excellency, I don't know how much tax the city of Glasgow has brought, but don't let me down!"

Edward listened to the middle-aged messenger in front of him talk a lot, the central meaning was to ask for help, and he also brought money to ask for help, so at least there was sincerity.

But if this tax is too small, it can't even solve the military spending, so it's better to leave the money and get out!

As for the city of Glasgow being attacked by the Highlanders, Glasgow was a municipality in the future, and Edward was not obliged to help it expel the Highlanders.

Edward said this with a smile in his mouth, which made Kevin deeply appreciate the shamelessness of the king.

The king's meaning was that if the money he brought was not satisfactory to him, everything would not be discussed.

"Your Majesty, according to the previous agreement between the City of Glasgow and the King of Scotland, every month the Borough is required to pay a ransom of one thousand francs to the King as a condition of the self-government of the City of Glasgow."

"So, I came to Edinburgh with five months of ransom money for the first half of this year!"

At that time, a franc was equal to one livre, that is, one pound, and five months was five thousand pounds, which was how much? Edward believes this is just a month's worth of tax for the city of Glasgow, Scotland's largest commercial city.

You must know that since London was abolished by Edward, London's tax revenue has been nearly 10,000 pounds a month, which is still the tax standard set by the London Home Rule Committee before, and if it is reformulated, it will at least double.

Although Scotland is a little poor, Glasgow, as the largest port city in Scotland, has less than 100 merchant ships entering and leaving the port every day, and 5,000 pounds per month is still Edward's low estimate.

This act of sending beggars made Edward a little unhappy, but this was an agreement signed by the Scottish kings in the past, and they were used to being poor, so they couldn't care about the money.

Suddenly, Edward had a great idea.

"Your Excellency, with all due respect, the five thousand pounds is a ransom, but if I am to send troops, I will have to pay the real mercenary fee!"

Edward brazenly wrote off the ransom money and talked to the messenger about the employment fee.

Kevin was also speechless about Edward's shamelessness, you know, the ransom money was directly handed over to the council, and then the council decided to divide it into two halves, the king and the nobles one and a half.

This time it was already against the convention to hand over Edward directly, and who knew that it was erased with a single stroke, which made people speechless.

Fortunately, I was prepared.

"Your Majesty, those are just greetings, and we have decided to pay five thousand pounds to hire your army to drive out the Highlanders!"

Kevin breathed a sigh of relief, with a more humble look on his face, and said to Edward.

"How can I, as a co-lord of Scotland and England, ignore the imminent attack of the Highlanders on the city of Glasgow?"

Edward stood up and said righteously, and the image of a caring person jumped out.

"I am determined to send 1,500 men tomorrow to help the suffering people of Glasgow, and to fulfill my duty as King of Scotland!"

Looking at the indignant expression on the young king's face, Kevin had to admit that the shamelessness of the nobles was innate, regardless of age.

"May God bless you, Your Majesty the Great King, and on behalf of the people of Glasgow, I thank you for your aid."

Kevin made a look of surprise on his face, and bowed to Edward in joy, playing the scene.

Afterwards, Edward summoned the Earl of Wellington and Major Dio, who had defected from France.

"Good day, Your Majesty! (Good day, Your Majesty)"

The two of them had some doubts about Edward's summons, but they still saluted Edward with a straight look.

"Your Excellency the Earl, and Mr. Theo, the city of Glasgow just asked me, the king of Scotland, for help, and I did agree!"

Edward looked at the two of them, and then said casually.

Although they didn't know what His Majesty meant, the two of them listened anyway.

"Mr. Theo, I have also heard from the Earl of Wellington about your ability, so you can confidently lead an army to support the city of Glasgow!"

Elder Edward asked Elder Dio, who was a little nervous, and then asked.

"Your Majesty, as long as you believe me, deal with those barbarians, and no longer have a problem with me!"

Major Dio did not expect that he still had a task, which represented the king's trust and attention.

So, he patted his chest and said with excitement on his face.

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