My British Empire

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The passage of these two proposals has not passed through any obstacles, and the MPs will not oppose the king in this matter.

Generally speaking, as long as the king does not violate the principle, then the parliament has always been under the control of the king, acting as an obedient institution to assist the king in England's control.

After all, nominally speaking, Parliament is the public opinion of England and the representative of the people of the whole country.

For this, Faris Alexander, the president of the Privy Council, kept smiling, calmly watching the votes of the members and the reading of the votes by the speaker.

"Today's third proposal, this time will be explained by His Excellency Faris Alexander, President of the Privy Council, Your Excellency, Minister!"

Standing on the podium in the center, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas More, opened his eyes slightly, and with a somewhat hoarse voice, announced loudly to the MPs in front of him behind him.

Immediately, as Faris was on his way to the parliamentary stage, bursts of intense applause rang in his ears.

Faris was unmoved, and slowly stepped onto the podium with a friendly smile on his face.

At this moment, the applause from below became more and more intense. This was a tribute from the members of parliament to the minister.

Speaking of it, the members of the parliament are also pitiful. Although they hold power, their own privileges need to be protected by the king.

During the period of Henry VIII, three privileges of parliamentarians were finally established.

Free speech, immunity, and self-discipline.

These three rights are guaranteed in the name of the king, but they make this group of citizens and knights who have never enjoyed privileges very happy.

Therefore, this is also one of the powerful ways for the king to control the House of Representatives.

Adjusting his emotions, Faris was still a little nervous in the face of the gaze of more than three hundred people.

"Good day, Members of Parliament! This time, on behalf of the holy and great His Majesty Edward VI, I am here to explain the specifics of this bill to you and gentlemen!"

Faris's voice was thick and magnetic, but his attitude was very humble. Compared with the Duke of Somerset, he treated people calmly and without arrogance.

Of course, this is also related to the identities of the two of them.

Although Faris is the head of the Privy Council, he is not of noble origin, and some of the members below him are indeed knights, so their attitude is naturally much more humble than that of Duke Edward.

This attitude has won the favor of many MPs. In English society, they are a group of prostitutes with a higher status than farmers, but they don't have much rights, but they like to discuss state affairs. They are very satisfied with the peaceful attitude of the Privy Council President like.

"First of all, according to His Majesty's request, due to the huge expenditure of the war, the royal family's finances are overwhelmed. For the safety and interests of the English people, His Majesty the King hopes that the Parliament will approve the re-imposition of royal subsidies in order to achieve the purpose of maintaining national security!"

Faris had a steady demeanor, his sentences were fluent, and his voice was very loud, and every word and every word was transmitted to the ears of the sitting congressmen.

After such a long paragraph was finished, the congressmen below also exploded with a 'bang', and the congressmen whispered to each other and began to discuss.

In this regard, the speaker, Sir Moore, did not stop it. These are just common practices, and this is the case before every bill is passed.

The MPs showed no surprise at the proposal to levy subsidy, nor did they have the slightest intention to stop it. They were just curious that His Majesty the King did not levy subsidy until now, which was beyond their expectations.

Faris glanced at the members who were discussing, and turned his eyes away from Sir Moore. Immediately, Sir waved the small hammer in his hand and knocked on the podium, making a 'dong dong' sound.

"Quiet, be quiet, gentlemen!" Seeing Sir More knock the hammer to death, the MPs immediately fell silent and sat obediently.

"But this subsidy is different. His Majesty the King believes that the next war will be continuous. In order to avoid the trouble of reconvening the parliament, His Majesty the King hopes that the time for the subsidy collection will be fixed permanently. Of course, wait After the war is over, the king will automatically cancel it!"

A sentence came out of Faris's mouth, with a pure London accent, matched with his leisurely expression, as if to say to the congressmen, this is a trivial matter, everyone agree quickly!

"Wow--" After Faris finished speaking, the members of parliament below began to boil like boiling water. The voices of the members of the congress became louder and louder, and their favor for the minister quickly disappeared, replaced by It's anger.

Faris felt that the group of congressmen below was about to be set on fire. If he was an ordinary person, he would have been beaten to death with a stick.

It's a pity that he is the head of the Privy Council, His Majesty's highest adviser, no member of parliament dares to attack him, no one even dares to question him.

After all, this is not the later parliament, and the councilors are just ordinary citizens and knights. After doing something and questioning, think about the consequences!

Even so, the congressmen have made up their minds to abort this proposal, even if it offends the king.

After a while, the MPs below became quiet, and the atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Faris could also guess the mentality of the congressmen at this time, smiled and continued:

"For this reason, His Majesty the King promises that he will not use any subsidy, not even a penny, except for customs duties and tithes!"

"Moreover, the subsidy will be managed by the Ministry of Finance, which is formed by the merger of the Privy Council's Financial Revenue and Expenditure Management Office and the Finance Department. The parliament can supervise the review of the Privy Council's financial budget at the beginning of each year, and usually has supervisory power!"

"If His Majesty the King uses a silver coin from the Ministry of Finance, the Parliament has the right to terminate the collection of subsidies!"

In fact, Edward really racked his brains (as did I) on how to seize the power to levy taxes. Finally, he thought that he could split the royal finances and the Privy Council finances, that is, the inner court and the national treasury were divided into two halves, and each managed its own.

Regarding this, the congressmen reluctantly accepted a little bit, but they were still not used to throwing away this bargaining chip that could blackmail the king. More importantly, they only had the right to supervise in the future, and they had less power in their hands.

In this regard, the MPs are still somewhat dissatisfied. The parliament was established to control the royal power. If the king gets the permanent right to expropriate the subsidy, even if he doesn't use any of it, the royal power will definitely flourish.

What's more, if the subsidy is permanently collected, it will definitely damage their interests, but if the king no longer collects taxes randomly, it can be reluctantly accepted.

"Everyone, His Majesty the King asked me to tell you that it is an irrational act to go against the will of the King!" Seeing the hesitation on the faces of most of the members, Faris finally added.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the councilors changed, and at the same time they thought of the Tower of London in their hearts.