My British Empire

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To be honest, although we don't know the historical results, Edward wanted to support the Catholic sect based on the supremacy of the Bourbon family and the fact that the state religion of France was still Catholic.

After all, the leader of the Catholic Church, the Duke of Guise, is the uncle of his own Queen Mary, so there is still a relationship.

However, the characteristics of the United Kingdom forced Edward to support the Huguenots, that is, the hated Calvinists.

Many people forget that the United Kingdom is a Protestant country, and the state religion is Anglicanism. Although the reform is not thorough, it is indeed a Protestantism.

England at this time, it is not modest to say, is the land that Europeans yearn for after the founding of the United States in the future, the country of lighthouses.

It's just that the United States is a beacon of enlightenment, while Britain is a beacon of Protestantism.

All Protestants target England, and their continuous propaganda and revolution are too great for England to improve its international status.

More importantly, Henry VIII shamelessly admitted that he was a lighthouse country, and shamelessly publicized it.

After so long, not only foreigners have believed it, but even many Chinese have believed it.

In this way, in the eyes of Europeans, Britain and Protestants are equated, and their international status has been greatly improved by their religious status.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if Britain and Spain form an alliance against France. Anyway, France is a Catholic country, and Protestantism has nothing wrong with Catholicism.

But at this time, if you support Catholicism, it will cause a collapse of identity.

That is to say, the personality setting is similar to that of a star, and the UK is a Protestant country.

In the sixteenth century, when religion still dominated people's basic necessities of life, it was necessary to be cautious about such religious personalities.

"This time, we will support the Huguenots. The maximum number of troops we send is 10,000. Let's discuss the preparations!"

After dropping a sentence to set the tone for this discussion, His Majesty the King stopped speaking.

Next, everyone at the meeting began to discuss preparations for war.

Recruitment of militia, preparation of soldiers' weapons and equipment, food, clothing, preparation of horses, combat commander, and the number of troops already dispatched, a series of discussions were carried out.

Finally, an hour passed by, and every detail of the war had a person in charge.

For example, the ruling Earl of Argyle in Scotland needs to recruit highland warriors, supply wool, supply horses and other tasks.

In this way, the preparations for the war are planned, then everything is ready, and the only thing left is the east wind.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I don't know how much war preparation the coalition government can provide!"

Looking at William Selsey, who was discussing non-stop and with sweat on his forehead, Edward asked naturally.

"This, Your Majesty!" William Selsey quickly lowered his head, "Your Excellency the Chancellor of the Exchequer is familiar with this!"

Edward turned his eyes to the chancellor who suddenly became nervous, looked at his swollen belly, and asked:

"Sir Anthony, how much war funding can the current coalition government provide?"

Basically, every cabinet member will receive a knighthood, which is an unwritten rule.

Therefore, in theory, the ruling class of the kingdom is all nobles.

After speaking, he looked at Sir Anthony's stomach again, and thought to himself: The position of Chancellor of the Exchequer is really very supportive, but after a few years, his stomach and body have grown round, it seems that he is not less greedy!

"Your Majesty, after the development of the kingdom's business in the past few years, the kingdom's finances have become a little better. In addition to paying off the debts, there are only 100,000 pounds left!" Sir Anthony glanced at His Majesty the King and noticed his teasing expression. After looking at him, he immediately changed his words:

"However, the kingdom's fiscal revenue of 300,000 pounds this year has just arrived. Cut some unnecessary budgets, and there can be an extra 100,000 pounds!"

"So, Your Majesty, the coalition government can spend 200,000 pounds as a war budget!"

Hearing this number, Edward nodded and turned his attention to several other local rulers.

Hearing this, everyone didn't know that they were not only here to announce the mission, but also bleeding, and everyone felt a burst of pain in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, England can contribute 100,000 pounds for the war budget!" William Selsey said bravely under the cannibalistic eyes of the other three.

Edward nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the governor of Wales, Faris Alexander, stood up helplessly and said, "Wales can provide fifty thousand pounds!"

"Scotland can provide fifty thousand pounds!"

"Ireland can provide twenty thousand pounds!"

"Very good, the royal family invested 500,000 pounds this time, plus 420,000 pounds, that's 920,000 pounds! If nothing else happens, it's enough for two years of military expenses!"

His Majesty Edward stood up, glanced at these people, and said.

The other ministers had surprised expressions on their faces. They never imagined that the royal family was so rich.

Seeing this, Edward smiled lightly, a rich king speaks with the most confidence.

"Sir Anthony!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"This year, the war tax will not be collected, let's talk about it next year!"

Edward said something that the kings of all dynasties dared not say, and when he saw the surprised expressions of the ministers, he felt very majestic and domineering in his heart.

To be rich is to be willful.

"Starting today, set up a war preparation team, headed by Cabinet Prime Minister William Selsey, and others will join in, to prepare for this kingdom operation!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and bowed quickly, saluting.

After the meeting, businessmen all over London went crazy.

Garment factories, leather boot factories, coat factories, saber factories, grain merchants, wine merchants, and even timber factories have all started lobbying work.

The logistics support of 10,000 people is such a huge sum!

Even if it is a button on the body of 10,000 people, if it is mass-produced, the profits will be intoxicating.

Such a good opportunity, how could many businessmen give up!

Money, beauties, houses, horses, as long as you need them, they will be delivered to your mansion continuously.

In the past few days, the people in the preparatory team have felt unprecedented enthusiasm, and many people have chosen to fall.

Regarding this, His Majesty the King is indifferent, as long as the goods are not too bad, anyway, in the current world, the quality of the goods is almost the same, whoever you buy is not buying, let these people make some money!

Anyway, the weapons and equipment are all forged by the Royal Weapons Bureau, so as not to interfere with the victory of the war.

Madrid, Spain.

Since the official relocation of the administrative center to Madrid, the city has begun to develop rapidly, the population has surged, and the market has become more and more prosperous.

But the newly established royal palace is the focus of people's discussions. What ministers have fallen out of favor, which lords have been greened, are all things that people like to hear.

Today, news came from the palace that His Majesty the King suddenly repaid part of the loan six months after declaring the palace bankrupt, and borrowed a large amount of money from the Netherlanders and Genoese rascally.