My British Empire

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The contents of the cabinet meeting arrived on Edward's table immediately, and the young His Majesty the King glanced at it, then smiled and said nothing.

Let them handle the affairs of the coalition government themselves! The first person in charge is the prime minister, and he only needs to control the overall situation so that the cabinet does not lose its control.

Borrowing debts is also a matter for the government, not the king's business anymore, and the king can no longer mortgage the crown for loans in the UK.

Thinking of this, Edward is not very complacent.

From then on, the coalition government is a good thing to take the blame for. If something goes wrong, the cabinet will be dismissed and the prime minister will be re-appointed.

How could His Majesty go wrong? It's all the fault of the ministers, it's all the fault of the prime minister and the cabinet, His Majesty the King has always been wise and brave, smart and brave, and he is like the wind...

Thinking like this, time passed quietly.

On December 8, 1556, the meeting hall belonging to the cabinet in the Palace of Westminster seemed a bit crowded at this time.

In addition to the permanent cabinet ministers, several ministers from as far away as Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have already arrived to participate in the enlarged cabinet meeting.

In addition, the judges of the Supreme United Court, the Speaker of the English Parliament, the Speaker of the Irish Parliament, the Speaker of the Welsh Assembly, the Deputy Speaker of the Army Command Committee, and the Deputy Speaker of the Navy Committee all came to observe.

Of course, as the host of this meeting, His Majesty the Great King also participated, mainly to review the four major regions and the government of the United Kingdom.

Of course, this is also the first enlarged meeting of the cabinet of the United Kingdom. Everyone is very formal and serious.

Edward sat on the main seat, his face remained unchanged, and he looked indifferent, which made the ministers somewhat unable to see through his thoughts.

The first one to do the report work, it can be seen that he is still a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, and ministers, on behalf of England, I would like to make a summary of the year here!"

William first bowed respectfully towards Edward, then saluted the other ministers, and then read the manuscript aloud.

"After a year of governance, the total population of England has reached about 3.18 million, and nearly 100,000 pounds of taxes have been paid for the entire United Kingdom!"

"In the next year, we are sure to make persistent efforts, continue to contribute to the United Kingdom, and continue to serve His Majesty the King!"

According to the model of splitting accounts in half, after a year, the tax revenue of the central government of England will reach 200,000 pounds, and the tax revenue of central England will be divided into 70 and 30, so England's annual tax revenue will be close to 300,000 pounds.

As soon as William Selsey's remarks came out, the ministers were in an uproar. England was indeed the richest region in the entire United Kingdom.

Such a large population creates unrivaled tax revenue.

The following detailed introduction, everyone just listened to it, and started talking in low voices one by one.

Afterwards, the Earl of Argyll, the Minister of State for Scotland, spoke.

Due to Edward's second levy on Scotland, he finally took the taxation into his hands, and also into the hands of the coalition government.

In his speech, he said that Scotland has a population of 950,000, contributes 60,000 pounds in taxes, and has been building national roads and religious reforms in the country. Finally, he hopes that the central government can provide more financial support.

Hearing this, Sir Anthony, the Minister of Finance, immediately twisted his nose in anger. If His Majesty the King hadn't been in front, he might beat him up.

Next, the ruling Faris of Wales and Thomas Mane, the governor of Ireland, also made their own reports.

The total population of Wales is only 380,000, and if the Irish area includes immigrants, the actual controlled population is only 160,000.

Wales paid 30,000 pounds in taxes, while Ireland paid nothing. Instead, they put on a pitiful appearance and called on the central government to allocate funds for the next round of colonial expansion.

In this regard, Sir Anthony, the Minister of Finance, had an ugly face, without a smile, and was obviously in a hurry.

Together, the four major regions paid a total of 190,000 pounds in taxes, and the actual controlled population was 4.57 million, hundreds of thousands more than originally estimated.

It can be seen that it has only been five or six years since there was peace, and the growth rate of the population is astonishing.

After the report, Edward gave some encouragement and looked forward to the bright future of the United Kingdom. The first enlarged meeting of the cabinet was announced to be dissolved.

Next, the Supreme United Court, the Navy, the Army, and the Minister of Royal Affairs, as well as the Guards, all reported face-to-face to the king alone.

In terms of the army, the entire United Kingdom Army carried out selective recruitment last year, and the number of the standing army in the entire Kingdom reached 15,000 soldiers.

Among them, 5,000 were stationed in England, 5,000 in Scotland, 3,000 in Ireland, and 2,000 in Wales.

Moreover, the army has been training and often conducts actual combat exercises, and the musket rate has reached 30%, which means that the United Kingdom has close to 5,000 musketeers.

The reason why there are only 5,000 people in England is because there are still nearly 6,000 guards suppressing them. If they are added together, the army troops belonging to the king in the entire United Kingdom have reached more than 20,000.

In terms of the navy, the number of people can exceed 3,000, and there are more than 150 warships. Currently, they have been building large warships and recruiting sailors.

Combined, the navy and the army cost 120,000 pounds a year. This does not count the tens of thousands of pounds that the royal family supports the navy with shipbuilding, or even more. No wonder the United Kingdom's finances are about to go bankrupt.

The Supreme United Court reported that in the United Kingdom, the number of people sentenced to death in one year has reached 1,865 people, and 950 people have been approved to execute the death penalty by the Palace Office. In the next year, The number of executions is likely to be on a downward trend.

Edward has nothing to do about this, the scum deserves to die, he will not let these scum go to the colony, even if they go, they will be troublemakers in the future, refer to the beautiful and cum.

Forgive His Majesty the King for being so straightforward.

Next, the guards had nothing to say, but they eliminated a small number of infantry and replaced them with cavalry. With nearly 6,000 guards, the number of cavalry reached 3,000, musketeers 2,000, and infantry 1,000. That's all.

Finally, Sir John, the Minister of Royal Affairs, finally brought good news to His Majesty Edward.

"Your Majesty, last year, the entire royal family, the territories and manors including the Duke of Lancaster in the United Kingdom brought you a total of 200,000 pounds in income; commercially, trade and taverns, and selling wine On the one hand, it will bring an income of 360,000 pounds to the royal family; on the colonial side, the Irish region will bring you 13,000 pounds; income!"

"So, with the addition of some shops and real estate, the annual income of the royal family has reached 740,000 pounds!"

With such a huge income data, Edward's heart trembled.

Don’t worry about taverns and wine sales, they have been selling well; in terms of territory, the dukedoms, a large number of manors, and the property of the Scottish royal family have contributed less than 200,000 yuan; and since they got the Spanish market, The tariffs that belonged exclusively to the royal family increased most rapidly.

But to Edward's delight, the Irish side, having invested so many years and almost 200,000 pounds back and forth, finally has money back.

So exciting.

"But, Your Majesty the King!"

Sir John's but, makes the heart beat faster.