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Although the council felt a lot of pressure, Ferdinand was innocent this time, and he really came to send warmth.

"Your Majesty, you said that if you increase the tariff, you will increase the tariff......" Kulen, the Mongolian doctor who accompanied Ferdinand to Valencia, asked curiously, "Is it a bit out of order?" ”

"No," Ferdinand denied, "the king still has the right to decide the tariff!" Although the King of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta, he still enjoyed the privilege of imposing customs duties. As for me, there is no problem in imposing tariffs, restricting the import and export of goods, and even directly raising the tax rate! Thanks to these cities and the little feudal nobility......"

"Thank them?"

"Yes, sixteen years ago, Queen Isabella supported the cities of Castile to form an alliance, and then eight years ago I supported the accession of several major cities of Aragon, including what is now Valencia. The City Alliance sent 40,000 civilian troops to help us in the foreign war and internal suppression, and I also had some conflicts with the great nobles of Aragon that year, and it was the City Alliance that helped me destroy the fortress of the great feudal lords! I have assigned their land to my own name......" Ferdinand recalls with great honour the few glorious deeds of his predecessor......

"Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Congress of Aragon could even depose a king, and now? If I want to tear up, I can completely dissolve Congress...... Or don't you have to be so blatant, isn't it normal for the Inquisition to catch a few heretics? Throw them into the river and let these guys swim to the other side to prove their innocence......"

"Is it possible to let them die of illness?"

"Exactly! Yes, extremely! In fact, Nidhogg's work in this area has already borne fruit! After all, there are quite a few nobles on our side......" Ferdinand smiled proudly. The ex finally left a shining spot.

Oh, Ferdinand now understands why Queen Isabella died because the Castilian nobility feared the "mighty King Ferdinand", what was it about this predecessor that was particularly strong? It seems that this was done with the feudal nobles of Aragon, and Castile was afraid of being copied (their fears were not unreasonable, and they were copied).

The reason why Ferdinand was able to play like this was the tide of the victory of the Spanish nation in the War of Liberation! Ferdinand's predecessors were also very heroic in their battles, such as the important Battle of Malaga in the Granada War, where Ferdinand personally conquered the last seaport city of Granada, eliminating the possibility of the Berber Kingdom of North Africa and the Ottoman Turkish Empire supporting the Moors of Granada. In the course of the national liberation movement, the prestige of the Spanish kings rose greatly, and they went down in history as heroes of the Catholic world. Counting the fact that Ferdinand's original lord was transferred on January 2, 1492, Ferdinand's 16-year reign as a king from 1480 to the present day can be regarded as a heroic model for Catholicism and Spain (ignore mistresses and illegitimate children, if you want to survive...... ), prestige is very high -

You must know that the Spanish parliament is a hierarchical council similar to France, and the clergy are the first estate, and now the Spanish clergy can be said to be under the control of the king - when the Pope officially confers the title of Catholic King and the "Mandate of Religious Affairs", and the [Conscience and Ecclesiastical Leadership Council] is formally established, the clergy will basically be settled. Coupled with the fact that the trust of the city was defrauded, the standing army defeated the fortresses and private soldiers of the great nobles, and the parliament was already gradually degenerating into a vase.

To this day, Valencia, as the second largest industrial and commercial city in Aragon, is still an important supporter of His Majesty Ferdinand - although the Valencian Parliament was apprehensive about the purpose of His Majesty's visit, but the good friends of the eight years have done it, and the weakness of the bourgeoisie in a country with a strong feudal monarchy is not to be talked about, they are still fantasizing that His Majesty will always stand with them.

Although he despised the childish fantasies of these industrial and commercial bourgeoisie, Ferdinand had to admit that this time their fantasies had come true—Ferdinand, of course, was going to develop the industry and commerce of Spain himself, and could not destroy it like Charles V.

Even the Kingdom of Prussia supported the encouragement of urban autonomy in order to increase its national power. Although he can't talk about supporting, he won't destroy it.

As for how to control the bourgeoisie, it is very simple: starting with the Americas and using the resources of the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula to support the national industrial system, I do not believe that these Spanish bourgeoisie, which even the companies do not know what and lags behind many Western European countries, can shake the strong industrial and agricultural pillars of imperialism with Spanish characteristics.

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"It is a pleasure to meet you, ladies and gentlemen!" Ferdinand walked into the council chamber with a smile on his face, and all the councillors bowed in salute.

Ferdinand glanced at the council chambers and saw that there seemed to be a hint of unease written on their faces.

Well, own pots. They have used soldiers' petitions to disgust the Congress, five letters to intimidate King João II of Portugal, and incomprehensible "laughter", no wonder they are a little nervous.

"I said a long time ago, I am here to talk and laugh with you today and send you warm ......"

Laughing? What to talk about? The parliamentarians were confused.

"At the beginning of the new year, we are all here and we are very excited. We are partners who have had a good experience working together...... "Hearing His Majesty the King mention the happy cooperation in the past, the city councillors breathed a sigh of relief, presumably not to raise taxes.

"There is an old saying in the East, water can carry boats, and boats can also race, if the people are compared to flowing water, I think I can already race boats! I believe that the development and future of our nation should be of common concern to the king, the clergy, the nobles, the commoners, and even all the parliamentarians here! ”

"Spain is no longer outside Europe and the world, and Europe and the world have long been inseparable from Spain. In the process of Spain's better integration into Europe and the world, the Spanish royal family, clergy, aristocrats, and commoners should learn from the correct understanding and view of contemporary Spain and the outside world. The royal family has a great responsibility in this matter. Other social strata are no exception......"

Clams? Some of the MPs did not understand what His Majesty the King meant.

"Each country and nation has different historical traditions, cultural accumulations, and basic national conditions, and its development path must have its own characteristics; The Spanish nation has a history of more than 1,000 years of continuous civilization, creating a broad and profound Spanish culture, which has accumulated the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Spanish nation, contains the most fundamental spiritual genes of the Spanish nation, represents the unique spiritual identity of the Spanish nation, and is the rich nourishment of our endless development and growth; The excellent traditional culture of Spain is the outstanding advantage of the Spanish nation, the spiritual support of the Spanish nation's unremitting self-improvement and unity and progress, and our deepest cultural soft power. The social and economic system with Spanish characteristics is rooted in the fertile soil of Spanish culture, reflects the will of the Spanish people, and adapts to the requirements of the development and progress of Spain and the times, and has a deep historical origin and a broad practical foundation. ……”

Councillors: "? (????)?????？ ”

His Majesty King Ferdinand seemed to be in high spirits, and then where he kept gushing about his speech:

"The unique cultural traditions, the unique historical destiny, and the unique basic national conditions have determined that Spain will inevitably follow a development path suitable for its own characteristics. This is the basic logic of royal propaganda to explain Spanish characteristics. This logic can be analyzed from the historical perspective of the ups and downs of China's development and the magnificent national struggles since the invasion of peace religion in 711 AD. By following the historical context, by clarifying the basic facts and basic principles, the traditions and advantages of Spanish culture, and the historical origin and practical basis of the national system with Spanish characteristics, people will have a clear and comprehensive objective understanding of contemporary Spain, and will have a scientific grasp of the characteristics and advantages of Spain's roads, theories, and systems.

"In the context of the era of major changes in the situation in Europe and the world, it is not enough to see Spain clearly, we must also open our eyes to Europe and the world. Only by actively drawing on the beneficial achievements created by the civilizations of Europe and other countries in the world, and having a timely and full understanding of the development and changes in the situation in Europe and the world, the new things and new situations that have emerged in Europe and the world, and the new ideas, new viewpoints, and new knowledge that have emerged in various countries, can we better develop ourselves. To open up our international horizons; We must have an objective, adequate and rational understanding of the world......"

Most of the legislators were already dazed by the hearing, while a small number of legislators with high ideological consciousness were dazzled.

"To open up our international horizons and to broaden the channels of communication between us and the world, Spanish businessmen play an important role in this." Ferdinand finally began to shake out the dry goods: "Spain's agriculture, industry, and commerce are all important pillars of the Spanish national economy!" Agriculture and industry are all fundamentals. However, the fact is that Spain lagged behind the Western European countries in terms of overall development in terms of agriculture, industry, and commerce, and that the large imports of grain had not decreased until two years ago, and that the war with France would have caused serious problems for our food supply without the addition of the new Mediterranean agricultural zone (which Ferdinand had made a deaf statement after the start of selling large quantities of grain to the Iberian Peninsula, and no one knew how much new grain the king had grown, nor where it had been grown......

"In addition, our woolen industry provides a lot of profit to the country every year, but the wool outflow from Aragon has recently intensified."

Luckily, it's Aragon. The sheep owners here are not strong enough to push legislation to prohibit farmers from enclosing farmland and exporting unlimited quantities in defiance of restrictions. However, wool outflow is already a big problem.

The parliamentarians finally cheered up, and it was grain and wool, and His Majesty seemed to be preparing to make a big news? Soon they reacted again, Your Majesty said that agriculture and industry are all fundamentals? This is the first time such a reference has been made. You know, the price revolution has not yet appeared, and the trend of mercantilism has not yet risen. At present, European countries still pay more attention to agriculture-oriented (in fact, agriculture-based is also a road, depending on how to operate, which is not contrary to mercantilism).

"What's more, on the northern frontier, in the homeland of Roussillon and Perpignan, which we have recovered, and even in parts of the northern part of Aragon and Catalonia, there are some people who have no regard for national and national interests, and who have no sense of patriotism, and who, in disregard of the import and export ban I have promulgated, procured wool and wheat rye from France during the war, and gave Spanish wool, gold and silver to the French for the military expenses of Charles VI!" Ferdinand said angrily.

The wartime ban on imports and exports to France was a move by Ferdinand that was different from history, and he wanted to try the northern border, but someone did take the risk. In fact, it cannot be said that the Spaniards are less patriotic than the French, and there are also some lords on the southern border of France who have a relationship with Spain!

In particular, Roussillon and Perpignan were ruled by France for decades and eventually seized by France, and it is not surprising that the lords there did not have any "traditional friendship" with France.

But why Ferdinand now wants to attack them in the national righteousness, and the king wants you to die like this, who cares what you have to hide? Besides, this is not something that can be said publicly, and no reason can be justified in a high-sounding way that the two countries are fighting like this (although Gonzalo is mainly mobilizing the people to fight guerrillas) and that you are still acting with the French......

"I have made a deep reflection and believe that a nation-state must not suppress or even abandon its industry and commerce. We must not only seek sufficiency from agriculture, but also seek prosperity from industry and commerce! What is even more intolerable is to increase the production of industrial products for foreign countries at a low cost for our agricultural products! Prosper their economy, let them sell us woolen wool made from our wool, and zero tariff on grain (yes, Spanish grain imports are tariff-free!! Sell to us, let our peasants lose their land, let our industrialists and merchants pay more taxes in their own markets than foreigners, let our prices plummet and the common people go bankrupt, so that the big merchants of other countries can harvest and enjoy our markets as if they were visiting a cheap vegetable market, and swagger away with a pile of Spanish gold and silver! No, Spain cannot be a foreign golden cellar! ”

Well said, Your Majesty...... The hearts of the parliamentarians are extremely moved, there is no tax on foreign grain imports, and we industrialists and businessmen pay 10% of the tax every year! And also worry about tax increases! And the same goes for farmers......

"To this end, I have decided to issue the following royal decree:

(1) A 15% import duty is levied on foreign grains and other crops, a 20% import duty on woolen woolen and other woolen products, and a 25% import duty on cotton textiles such as cotton cloth. The export duty on cotton and wool was raised to 5% (an increase in the export duty rate on wool would have caused discontent among the sheep owners, but Ferdinand thought it could be suppressed, since there was a precedent in 1476 when Castille had banned the export of half of the wool, and Aragon had also imposed this rule). After Charles V succeeded to the throne, this limit was further increased to two-thirds, although it did not last long, but the king was able to declare his will directly).

(2) The Crown and the Government are willing to take measures to purchase unsalable grains, wool, cotton, cotton textiles, and wool products at market prices (as a supportive measure for ordinary peasants and businessmen). For the sheep owners, this is a concession from the government, you have no problem selling wool to make money, you sell it to me, anyway, I didn't see the British, French, Flemish people pay a high price for your wool).

(3) Those who bring gold and silver abroad will be sentenced to death!

(4) All the money obtained by foreign merchants in Aragon must be used to buy local goods!

(5) In the future, the royal family and the government will make heavy commercialism (again a new word) a basic national policy, and will continue to take measures to promote the development of national industry and commerce in Spain. ”

Finally, His Majesty King Ferdinand made an affectionate appeal: "After the Reconquista, there will be no pacifist rule in the Iberian Peninsula, but it is not just the land that will change. I believe that only the soul of the people is worth precious, and only when it is carried forward can Spain have a real rise. Only by comprehensively grasping the history and reality of Spain and objectively understanding contemporary Spain and the outside world can we better absorb our national spirit and soul, better move towards and integrate into the world, and gather the majestic power to realize the 'Spanish dream' of the great rejuvenation of the Spanish nation! I would like to encourage you together! ”

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What are you waiting for? Hurry up and cheer and salute!

"Long live Your Majesty!"

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