My British Empire

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At the same time, a conversation was also taking place in the office of His Excellency the President of the Privy Council, but the content was different.

Faris Alexander, the dean of the Privy Council, sat at the top, and behind him, an old man with white hair and a little thinning was sitting on his right hand, holding a cane. Speaker of the House of Lords - Duke Pare Horton.

Then sitting to the left is the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas More.

"Your Excellency the Duke! Your Excellency, I really have troubled you this time, so please take a trip!"

As the youngest Privy Councilor without a title, Faris said first.

"It's nothing, it's just serving His Majesty, it's just our duty!" Duke Holden waved his hands indifferently, speaking in a hoarse voice.

"Your Majesty the Duke is right. It doesn't matter what we do for His Majesty's service. This is what we should do!" Sir Moore took the words, and his words were so beautiful that anyone could see His loyalty to His Majesty the King.

"Thank you two adults for your size!" Faris said gently, expressing his gratitude to the two.

"This time I invite the two adults to come here, as long as it is for tomorrow's parliament!"

"We know about this, please explain it in detail!" Duke Holden blinked, revealing cloudy eyeballs, interrupting Faris.

"Yes!" Faris nodded helplessly. He didn't have the guts to quarrel with the Duke.

"The convening of this parliament is for the purpose of passing the merger of Scotland and England. His Majesty the King has added some parliamentary seats, which requires the approval of the Parliament, and also determines the succession of the United Kingdom stipulated by His Majesty the King in the form of law!"

Faris finished speaking in one breath, without a break in the middle.

"En! We all understand this, and this is what our parliamentarians should do. I think it will be passed in the end. I hope that the Minister and His Majesty the King will express our intentions!"

Duke Holden nodded lightly to express his understanding, and then said what he meant.

"My lord duke's words are also what I mean. The House of Commons will definitely pass this resolution. Please tell Your Majesty so he can rest assured!" Sir Moore immediately echoed.

"I will convey your majesty's meaning, and I think your majesty will be satisfied!" Faris said with a smile towards the two.

In fact, Faris understands that the probability of the bill being passed in Parliament is 100%, and there is no doubt about it.

However, it was not for this matter that he invited these two masters.

Thinking about it, Faris's smile suddenly disappeared, his expression solemn.

The Duke of Horton and Sir Moore also restrained their smiles and looked serious.

"His Majesty the King not only needs the Parliament to pass a bill this time, but also needs the Parliament to approve His Majesty the King's tax collection!"

The tone of Faris' last sentence became heavier, and then he focused his gaze on Sir More's face, and the same was true of Duke Holden on the side.

The House of Commons has the power to approve tax collections, but the House of Lords does not, so Sir More's opinion is so important at this time.

When Sir More heard the news that His Majesty the King was going to levy taxes, he immediately relaxed.

Generally speaking, as long as His Majesty the King has a reasonable reason, the Parliament will definitely approve the tax collection, but isn't the war over?

"Your Excellency, isn't the war over?" Sir More felt a little strange.

"The expedition to Scotland is over, but His Majesty the King is very angry at the French attacking us, and has begun to send troops to prepare for a counterattack."

Speaking, Faris showed an expression of righteous indignation to express his hatred for the French.

"That's true!" Sir More could only agree, but he still felt a little bitter in his heart.

In England, due to the long-term war between the two countries for hundreds of years, a large number of English people were killed by the French, which caused the entire English society to hate France. This is also a kind of political correctness!

It's just that each war is not only a large number of casualties for England (of course, the nobles don't care about the casualties of these civilians), but more importantly, it requires a lot of money.

Therefore, we can only increase taxes. Most of the nobles have started to do business. Once taxes are increased, the losses will be huge.

"I think the congressmen will agree to this matter!" Sir Moore nodded without much hesitation.

"However, this time is a little different from the past!"

………………The Evil Dividing Line……………

The next day, there was a light rain in London early in the morning, and the air was much fresher.

The civilians who run around for food all day long have already woken up and are ready to work.

The whole of London has started another lively and busy day.

However, starting this morning, carriages slowly gathered in front of Westminster Abbey, and well-dressed gentlemen stepped down.

If you're an old man in London, you know it's Parliament day again.

Richly dressed nobles and haughty prelates marched to the House of Lords.

Emotional, relatively modestly dressed gentlemen entered the House of Commons.

Initially, the House of Commons voted after a reading of documents by the Speaker.

All MPs voted for the merger of Scotland into England to form the United Kingdom.

Afterwards, the House of Lords voted on the results of the House of Commons vote, and the result, as expected, was unanimously passed.

Shortly afterwards, Parliament passed the United Kingdom's succession to the throne law.

The inheritance law stipulates that the principle of male priority, the first echelon in the royal family is the heir of the king, and the male heir has priority over the female heir. If there is no prince, the female heir will take the throne.

If the king has no heirs, the king's siblings are candidates, and male succession is also preferred.

However, unlike other countries, there is a premise. The bill drafted by Edward this time stipulates that the sequence of succession to the throne shall be arranged by the king.

Although Edward knew the benefits of the patriarchal system, he still wanted to use talent selection.

Besides, if it doesn't work, in the end, follow the old rules.

Moreover, in order to fear that the parliament would be like the Stuart dynasty, James II had a son, but he had a daughter, and in the end he even directly selected a relative who did not know how many generations to inherit the throne.

Everything is arranged. According to the table, whoever is on the inheritance table has the right to inherit, and whoever is the heir to the throne ranks first and who is most qualified.

As for the matter of royal succession, members of parliament could not interfere, so they passed it unanimously.

Next, is the main event-approving the king to collect subsidies, and this subsidy is different.