Chapter 151: Negotiation (below)

Chapter 151 Negotiation (Part 2)

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"Okay, the room is quite quiet now, it's a good time for us to talk!"

Edward took a deep breath, looked at the nobles with a relaxed face and said, it seems that the air in the room is much fresher.

Pressed down casually, and the guards put down the long sword in their hands knowingly, creating a more relaxed environment.

Edward's actions were still effective, and the expressions of many nobles relaxed a lot, and the atmosphere began to calm down.

Someone said, why do you have to negotiate with these nobles and capture them, wouldn't Scotland get it?

In fact, this view is wrong. Scotland is equal to nobles, but these nobles are not equal to Scotland.

In other words, Scotland is ruled by these nobles, but it is useless for you to capture them. If they are not willing to do things for you, you will not get Scotland.

Unlike England, Scotland's social structure is roughly the same as those of continental Europe.

They are prevalent in the joint rule of nobles and kings, and even Scotland is even more exaggerated. Because several generations of kings were young, the power of the country was usurped by the nobles, and the king's rights were minimal.

Although Edward captured these nobles in Edinburgh, their foundations are in local castles and manors. If you kill them, their sons or brothers will directly inherit the title, and then riots broke out in Scotland.

So be sure to negotiate to get them to do things for you and achieve their goals, after all they don't want to die either.

After waiting for a while, the nobles talked a lot, and then four people from a distance negotiated with Edward, and the others were outside the audience.

As expected, they are all the contemporary leaders of the four major families. They are Bishop David Beaton, Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, and Adolph Lang, Earl of Lannox. Knox, plus James Hamilton, Earl of Arran.

These four people are earl families who have been in power in Scotland for generations. One of the more special points is that the contemporary patriarch of the Beaton family is a monk, and he is also the largest local bishop of Catholicism in Scotland.

Edward couldn't help but look at the bishop, and nodded to him in a friendly way, and Bishop Beaton also smiled kindly.

According to Edward's information, the Biton family's fiefdom is on the border between England and Scotland, and it has always been a nobleman who is friendly to England.

And more importantly, the contemporary patriarch, Bishop Beeton, was still a monk yearning for Protestantism.

And now, why is England's international status changed from a former wild island country to an international power, only a little worse than France.

Isn’t it because England is now a Protestant lighthouse country! When Protestantism just started, England took the lead in responding, and Henry VIII set off a religious reform, which made England famous and its status improved linearly.

Although Henry VIII was peddling dog meat, it did not prevent England from being the yearning country of Protestants and the beacon of Protestantism.

In view of this, Edward set the first content of the negotiation as religious reform.

"Gentlemen, it can be said that I have controlled most of the territory of Scotland at present, so for your freedom and for the future of Scotland, we still need to negotiate!"

Although Edward's words were a bit harsh, the four nobles still nodded in approval.

"As we all know, the tyrant in Rome, united with a group of greedy people, exploited the Lamb of the Lord in the name of God!"

“In order to oppose this kind of behavior, we England followed God’s instructions and resisted the tyrant in Rome and his party members. England has since re-established faith in God, and all English people have truly become the lamb of the Lord!”

"As soon as I came to Scotland, I couldn't bear to let the Scots continue to be exploited, so I proposed that Scotland follow the model of England and re-establish the belief in God!"

Edward said, with an expression of righteous indignation on his face, as if everything was for the people of Scotland.

"This is not good! The Scots are already used to the existence of the church, so if they act rashly, I am afraid they will not be used to it!"

As soon as Edward finished speaking, everyone else had expressions of thinking, while the elderly Earl Allen weakly objected.

"Your Excellency, in order to no longer endure the exploitation of the church, and to make the Scots become the lambs of the Lord again, I think the Scots will agree!"

Edward is not surprised that there are voices of opposition. The centuries-old church is not in vain.

However, Edward is not worried about the opposition of the nobles. This proposal will definitely be agreed in the end.

First, England's religious reform has profoundly affected Scotland, and the distance is too close, so it is difficult not to influence it.

Second, the Roman Church is indeed a bastard, and the nobles and commoners are indeed displeased with it.

Third, in 1560 in history, a John. Knox directly overthrew Catholicism, established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and established it as the state religion.

It can be seen that a commoner can overthrow Catholicism ten years later, but now Edward does not believe that he cannot overthrow Catholicism.

Edward thought in his heart, and the nobles on the opposite side also chattered, and finally Bishop Biton announced the result.

"Your Majesty, we agree with your proposal to reform the church!"

Bishop Biton looked around, then said loudly.

"Since you agree, let me explain that I want half of the church's assets!"

Edward felt satisfied in his heart, and then put forward his own conditions.

As soon as the words were finished, there was a commotion and discussion among the audience.

"Your Majesty, you are so greedy!" "Your Majesty, you ask too much!"…

The nobles expressed their dissatisfaction with Edward Lion's big mouth, blaming him for being too greedy.

Edward then argued hard, and reached a consensus on the distribution of benefits based on the fact that the nobles owned seven floors, and he got three floors of teaching property.

Next, Edward also reached a consensus with the nobles on the right to appoint regional bishops. Out of compensation, the nobles allowed Edward to appoint and dismiss bishops in half of the region.

Next, thanks to the nourishment of the fat meat of the church, the subsequent negotiations have been friendly and harmonious.

Therefore, the nobles recognized the Treaty of Greenwich, recognized the marriage between Queen Mary and Edward, and agreed to the establishment of the United Kingdom between Scotland and England, and respected Edward as the king of Scotland and Mary as the queen. It also recognizes the uniqueness of the succession to the throne of the descendants of Edward and Mary. (The aristocrats agreed very easily, it was a matter of name, and Queen Mary was also in Edward's hands, so it was difficult to change)

The price is that Edward recognizes the aristocratic territorial ownership of the Lowlands, which cannot be changed.

Afterwards, Edward and the nobles quarreled and threatened before finally reaching an agreement to abolish the Scottish Parliament and merge it into the English Parliament, where members will have seats in the English Parliament.

However, the number of members of parliament also abolished Edward's rhetoric, and finally reached an agreement with 46 upper houses and 57 lower houses. These seats are exactly a quarter of the number of the new parliament.

The nobles demanded that Edward and Mary not personally manage Scottish affairs, but as a price, the appointment of the Minister of the Privy Council was appointed by Edward and Mary, but the candidates must be Scots.

Edward also stipulated that Scotland is not allowed to have a standing army. In order to protect Scotland's security, Edward made a big deal to let 2,000 troops stay in Edinburgh, and the military expenses were not paid by the Scots, so the nobles agreed.

Edward also requested that on May 15th every year, Scotland must send a year's tax to London, which is the royal treasury of Edward and Mary. The rest are scattered things, such as the territory of the Scottish royal family, the trade issues between England and Scotland, and the original debts between the Scottish royal family and other nobles...

And as the price of everything, it is also to comfort the Scottish nobles, and it can also be said to be a bribe for the Scottish nobles to betray the country. Edward decided to exempt half of the ransom for the nobles, and stipulated that the land can be used to pay the remaining half of the ransom. The nobles were overjoyed.

Scotland is vast and sparsely populated, nothing else, but a lot of land.

So Edward finally concluded that he not only won a crown when he came to Scotland, but also partially controlled Scotland, avoiding future worries. Of course, he also got a lot of money.

As for why Edward didn't directly control Scotland, but gave up the rights, he had his own plans.

Because he was waiting for the next opportunity, Edward didn't believe it. The religious reform went so smoothly, and no one rebelled.

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