Chapter 183: Parliament convenes

Chapter 183 Council Convocation

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At the same time, there was also a conversation in the office of the President of the Privy Council, but the content was different.

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

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

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Sir, 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, this is nothing more than 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.

"The two adults are invited to come here this time, as long as it is for tomorrow's parliament!"

"We know 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 first reason for the convening of this parliament is to pass the merger of Scotland and England. His Majesty the King has added some parliamentary seats, which requires the consent 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.

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

Duke Houghton nodded slightly 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 must be 100%, which is beyond doubt.

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

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

The Duke of Houghton and Sir Moore also suppressed their smiles and looked serious.

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

The tone of Farris' last sentence began to increase, 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 taxation, but the House of Lords does not, so Sir More's opinion is so important at this time.

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

Generally speaking, as long as His Majesty the King has a reasonable reason, the parliament will definitely approve taxation, but isn’t the war over?

"Minister, 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."

As he spoke, 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 these civilian casualties), but more importantly, it requires a lot of money.

So 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 More 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 a well-dressed gentleman stepped down.

If you are an old man in London, you know that it is the day of Parliament again.

Luxuriously dressed nobles and proud high priests walked to the House of Lords.

Emotional, relatively modestly dressed gentlemen walked into the House of Commons.

At the beginning, after the speaker's reading of the document, the House of Commons began to vote.

For the merger of Scotland into England and the establishment of the United Kingdom, all MPs voted in favor.

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

Immediately afterwards, Parliament passed the law of succession to the throne of the United Kingdom.

The inheritance law stipulates that the principle of male priority is that the heir of the king is the first echelon in the royal family, 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 brothers and sisters 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, follow the old rules in the end.

And 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 chose 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 succeeds to the throne ranks first and who is most qualified.

As regards the matter of royal succession, members of parliament could not interfere, so it was unanimously approved.

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

(end of this chapter)