Bernell, a loyal retainer, calmly looked at the enlarged map of the world on the wall.

Long-legged Edward I shrugged his shoulders and said, "What kind of Great Shang Commonwealth Empire is too big...... I guess they didn't waste any time learning Latin......"

The loyal Bernell grinned.

The Great Shang Federation Empire is indeed too big...... Liberty Island Island Group, Nankai Region, Australia Region, Tianzhu Region, North and South Yindi Anzhou Region...... There is also a chain of small islands...... They were originally painted bronze.

He knew that bronze was the color of their flag......

However, they can't go anywhere except the Liberty Island group of islands...... The whole of Europe could only be reached by Vikings who were adept at sailing.

The reaffirmation of the Magna Carta of Liberty was somewhat in conflict with the plans of the long-legged Edward I and his loyal retainer Bernell.

They were able to borrow 10,000 pounds from the Indian Bank of the Great Merchant Empire, and the first silver coins were already in place...... According to their original plan, they were to use half of the 10,000 pounds to buy Oriental-style weapons, and the rest to solve the people's livelihood.

If you want to develop the economy, you can add a batch of taxes to the nobles and commoners, so that basically some problems can be solved.

But who would have thought that the puppet kingdom of Scotland would first proclaim their own Magna Carta, and what else would they say, that the king has no right to increase taxes if it is not approved by the noble council!

It's laughable, it's the basic content of the Magna Carta of England...... What is even more hateful is that the slave-born peasant even openly declared that "the king is under the law"!

Edward I the long-legged laughed and said, "Guess what our valiant nobles and knights will think?" ”

Needless to say...... The loyal servant Burnell shook his head helplessly.

"They're tempted...... They're going to start questioning the divine right of kingship......"

It's a definite ...... What else can the loyal Venerable Burnell say.

"A slave-turned-peasant can catch a king off guard...... If we still have the strength, I will destroy them with all my might...... But we don't have ...... anymore."

The loyal Venerable Burnell asked in a low voice, "Have you seen the kind of Oriental weapon I gave you......?"

Edward I the long-legged nodded, and said, "Those merchants say they are for hunting?" I think it's easier to use to kill people...... My God, they are a knight's nightmare! ”

A knight was a cavalry in Europe that had received formal military training during this era, and was certainly used to denote a social class.

The status of knights is often not inherited, and in this great era, knights serve in the lord's army and receive fiefs.

In this phase of turmoil, kings and nobles alike need some troops that are overwhelmingly superior in warfare, and for this reason they will carefully train young men to become knights. The status of a knight is often not inherited, and its essence is different from that of the nobles, in addition to being able to obtain fiefs like the nobles, the knights must also serve in the lord's army, and bring their own weapons and horses in case of war.

It takes 14 years of hard training for a boy to become a knight.

During this time, the boys were first trained to serve as a lady-in-waiting and learn etiquette, and then to learn the "Seven Knightly Skills": swimming, spear throwing, fencing, riding, hunting, chess, and poetry.

At the same time, he had to work for the lord or the knight who was responsible for training him.

After becoming a knight, he was expected to practice "chivalry," such as allegiance to the king or lord, protection of the church, women and children, the use of a hoe to help the weak, and valiant combat.

The cost of this period is quite enormous, both in terms of time and money.

However, all this is useless under the muzzle of the kind of gun called "stone musket".

Even if a woman who doesn't have the strength to use it, she can easily kill a knight who has been training for more than 14 years!

This is a more abominable weapon than a crossbow!

Those Orientals even thought that they were only using it for hunting......

The long-legged Edward I said sadly: "...... They also have a weapon that can breathe fire, can fly in the sky, and no matter how tall the castle is, it may not help! ”

The loyal minister Burnell said with a strong spirit: "No matter how powerful a weapon is, there are drawbacks...... After they won the battle, why didn't they take advantage of the victory and pursue it?! ”

"Yes, yes, if we are going to pursue it...... Maybe they don't have enough of that kind of weapon...... So, we can start buying ...... from the Orientals now."

And what about people's livelihood issues?!

Bernellmer, a loyal servant, was silent.

Long-legged Edward I went on to say: "...... I figured out a way to make it possible for us to just buy that thing called gunpowder...... I asked the craftsmen in the palace and he said that we could build it, but the V-shaped elastic thing had to be made of Oriental steel...... Will we save a lot of money? ”

Ah, Bernell, the faithful, looked carefully at his wise king...... Maybe you won't have to raise taxes?!

The Oriental merchants also said that the distant Nankai region still needed labor...... What if we sent the prison inmates, some misbehavers, and some Jews as laborers?

This will definitely be a lot of money...... They have silver coins and extremely useful goods, and they should not be stingy......"

So...... The loyal minister Burnell responded in his heart, so what are we going to do next?

"We shall also hold a general assembly of archbishops, bishops, abbots, counts, barons, and representatives of counties and boroughs, and some knights of eminence, and as for merchants and peasants, I think it is better to forget it...... Only peasants of slave origin would think of having a meeting with them, they only knew money and hoes.

We must reaffirm our Magna Carta of Freedom...... Without a stable country, without the support of the aristocracy, we will not be able to move an inch. ”

Wise, my king!

The loyal vassal Bernell bowed earnestly to Edward I the long-legged with a look of adoration and said, "As you wish...... I'll arrange for someone to organize the ...... right away."

"Okay...... But first to make the people of England a household name...... And let them know that we borrowed large loans from the Orientals and there are no financial problems at all...... It was all borrowed as collateral for the coal and lead mines of the royal domain......"

"I understand!"

We must preemptively appease the people...... The hearts of the people must be here in the great King of England!

Just as the loyal Venerable Burnell was beginning preparations for the convention for the reaffirmation of the Magna Carta of Liberty, a man claiming to be the ambassador of the Great Mercantile Confederation to London asked to see him.

Ambassador?

The loyal retainer Burnell savored the unfamiliar title...... Maybe it's the messenger?!

His men shrugged their shoulders and did not understand the meaning of the new word.

When he met with the Oriental Ambassador and his interpreter, he realized that the so-called ambassador was an envoy who was based in the New Business District of London and could represent the king of the Great Shang Federation.

The place where the envoy lived was the embassy of the Great Shang Confederation in England.

Well, you can call yourselves whatever you want.

The loyal minister Bernell straightened his expression and received the "ambassador" seriously, after all, he had something to ask for in the future.

However, the next conversation between the two was not so pleasant.

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