Chapter 708： Scarlet trial and lower house of parliament

After a few days, I saw that Edward ’s image of credit and “one promise and a lot of money” became popular. Edward then issued a new decree-two years of tax exemption throughout England!

In fact, the promulgation of this decree is no big deal. After the civil war, the English economy has been hit hard. Moreover, in this era, there was no general tax in England, only two stable taxes, commercial tax and customs duty. However, due to the war, many commercial activities have ceased, and England's import and export trade has also stalled. As for the tithe of the church, it has nothing to do with the king ... At least, it has nothing to do with the king before the Protestant Reformation and the confiscation of church property ...

In addition, the kings of this era mainly relied on the harvest of royal territory to maintain fiscal expenditures. Tax collection is actually only auxiliary and not very important. Therefore, Edward dare to declare tax exemption for two years under Marin's suggestion. Moreover, this move is very conducive to the restoration of business in England. Because businessmen are profit-seeking animals. I heard that there is a bargain, this group of people will surely pounce like a shark smelling blood. After the two-year deadline, those businessmen will not leave as long as they have stable and sufficient business channels. At that time, more taxes will be received.

Although it does not have much to do with most people, Edward's tax-free measures have been well received by the public. In addition, the soldiers of the Legion of England mixed with the rhythm of the ordinary people after makeup, Edward ’s credibility and popularity were higher among the people ...

It wasn't until a week later that Edward released another ultimate move-a new way to determine the crime of killing the king ...

In this announcement titled "Official Penalty Regulations for the Crime of Killing Kings w", Edward clearly stipulates that-those who kill the king, kill the whole family! As for the followers of the monarchs, those who directly participate in the operations of the monarchs will slap the whole family! As for those who follow the killing of the king afterwards, then he himself!

At the same time, in this announcement, Edward made it clear that-although Richard III has the suspicion of killing the king, Henry Tudor hastily rebelled and killed Richard III without finding conclusive evidence. Killing the King!

Those who followed Henry VII to participate in the Battle of Bosworth belonged to the accomplices who directly participated in the killing of the king. However, those who surrendered to Henry Tudor afterwards and supported him as a king belonged to the crime of treason, which was lower than the crime of killing the king. The crime of killing a monarch is the highest-level crime, while treason is the second-class. Killing the king punishes the whole family, and treason kills himself ...

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After the release of this rule, Edward first ordered the pardon of those who had not sent someone to assist Henry VII to guard London. Then, in the square in front of the palace, the public trial of Henry VII and his followers ...

"Henry Tudor, a branch of the Beaufort family, this branch has never inherited the throne. However, the Henry Tudor wolf ambition, ignoring the laws of the country, acted bravely without any proof that His Majesty Richard III killed the king. The soldiers rebelled and killed His Majesty Richard III ... This is a standard princely crime ... Therefore, Henry Tudor was sentenced to the whole family! But because Princess Elizabeth is a member of the royal family of York ... So-kill Henry. Duo, her children, and Princess Elizabeth, who was married to the anti-thief Henry Tudor, was pardoned and sent to the royal monastery for support! "William, an elder from the York family who was invited by Edward, sullenly sentenced. . He was a baron who originally followed Richard III and was later suppressed by Henry VII. Now, Edward invited the 60-year-old man, William, to go out to serve as a judge.

It's just that Master William is getting older, and it's inevitable that the volume won't rise. So Edward simply found a few loud soldiers and stood beside him. Old William said something, and they repeated it aloud. Then, the nearby couriers spread their voices and spread them around. So, the people in the whole square heard the sentencing clearly.

"Margaret Beaufort and the Thomas Stanley and his wife, the most important accomplice to conspiracy to kill the king, the hypocrite Henry. Tudor, were the couple who helped him up. At the same time, William Stanley fell before the battle It is one of the important reasons that Richard III was scared and killed. Therefore, in accordance with the purpose of the new law, this judge sentenced the Stanley family to genocide, men, women and children, and no one! Their in-laws must also hand over the women and Their descendants! "Baron William declared with a serious face.

"His-the whole sentence is too ruthless ..." Many onlookers took a breath.

It is normal for the Stanley family male to be criticized. The daughters who can marry will also be criticized, and their children will be implicated.

Connor Cavaliers, who was responsible for leading the team, hesitated and asked:

"Master Judge, women of the Stanley family, how many generations back?" The scope of the Stanley family is too large. If the previous generations of women are liquidated, too many nobles will be implicated.

"How many generations back?" Judge William was stunned, and then turned his gaze to Edward not far away.

Edward thought for a while and said:

"Just implicate Thomas Stanley's sister. As for the previous generation of Stanley women, they will not be held accountable!"

"Your Majesty is kind!" Judge William conveyed Edward's meaning after patting a fart.

"So, what about those members of the Stanley family who joined the church? Can we also catch it?" Knight Connor continued to ask.

You know, the church is above the kingship. If you go to church easily to catch people, you will offend the Holy See. In particular, Edward has not yet been recognized by the Holy See. James Stanley, the third son of Thomas Stanley, happens to be a bishop and his identity is very sensitive.

William had to ask Edward for help again, and Edward felt troubled at this time. Because he was also afraid that killing a protagonist would lead to vicious relations with the Holy See, and then the throne would not be recognized by the Holy See.

But Marin sitting beside him gave him an encouraging look and said:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, even if you send troops to catch James Stanley, it's okay to kill. Because, I can mediate with His Majesty and the Pope!"

"You mediate with the Pope?" Edward doubted.

"Cough, your majesty, before I became a negotiator of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, the pope once personally came to help me to fight. Otherwise, I won't be a grand duke!" At the same time, my heart is also defamation-England is really far away from the mainland of Europe, even the big news is not known.

"That's what it is? Then ... can you help me and His Majesty the Pope make the Holy See recognize the legitimacy of my throne?" Edward said in surprise.

"Cough ... this ... is not impossible ... I have looked for Pope Lord before, and let Henry VII find evidence to prove that Richard III killed the king, but he did not find it, and he was disadvantaged in law. ... "

"Uh um, I remembered. This is really thanks to you. So, let the Holy See recognize my throne?"

"Your Majesty, if you want the Holy See to recognize your throne, it is estimated that it will pay a great price ..." Marin sold a pass. In fact, he sharply wanted to kill Edward. This time there were many large nobles executed in England. It was absolutely oily to copy those executed. But Marin had been promised to the Earl of Northumberland and the Isle of Wight, and could no longer taint the property. Exactly, with this opportunity, Marin intends to take a slice of ...

In fact, letting the pope ’s father-in-law help Edward to get his name right is just a matter of words. However, Edward did not know that Julius II was his father-in-law. Therefore, Marin decided to exaggerate the difficulty of the problem, so as to knock more money from Edward ...

"Okay, as long as the Holy See can recognise my throne as soon as possible, I am willing to offer a lot of money!" With the Holy See's recognition, he is a legitimate king. Edward was worth the deal.

At this time, Marin blackmailed Edward, and Edward could not confirm it. Why? He can't always go to Rome and ask the Pope, "Has Marin given you everything?"

Therefore, Edward can only wait for the result. As for how much Marin spent, he could not understand ...

But with Marin's assurance, Edward spurred the following:

"As long as it is within the scope of the sentencing, the bishop caught and killed!" When he said this, Edward's domineering side leaked ...

"My God, is this your majesty Edward going to fight the Holy See? Even the bishop dare to kill?"

But Edward didn't care-someone could communicate with the pope, what a trifle?

Of course, this is not the case. Marin requested that Edward first detain those prisoners who had become bishops. Then, look for evidence of their greed. This year, when the church is corrupt, there are few bishops who are not greedy. It is easy to find evidence, and there is no need to plant stolen goods. After finding the evidence, Marin sent people to Rome to let Julius II announce the expulsion of these "worms" from the church. Then Edward could order these people to be chopped off.

However, before these people were expelled from the church, Edward could not kill them. Otherwise, it is really a war with the Holy See torn his face. Once punished by the pope, it may be abandoned by devout believers.

The sentencing continued, and John De Ville, the Earl of Oxford who commanded the rebels for Henry VII in the Battle of Bosworth, was also sentenced to death for his family, including his daughter-in-law and daughter's children.

The Welsh noble Reese A. Thomas, who had strongly supported Henry VII and provided Henry VII with a landing site and munitions supplies, was also sentenced to death.

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After half a day of sentencing, almost all the important people who participated in the "Battle of the Kings" in the Battle of Bosworth were sentenced to death, and many people were the death penalty for the whole family. This includes Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. All his family were sentenced to death, but only in this way can his territory be given to Marin ...

Then, there was a large group of great nobles who were allegiance to Henry VII afterwards. They were denounced and their territory was deprived, including Howard, Duke of Norfolk.

Of course, the Duke of Norfolk, but in fact the Howard family ’s territory is in Arundel Castle in Sussex, not Norfolk. In fact, the title of Duke of Norfolk is more of a honorary title, and the territory is far from a county.

However, the father of this generation of Duke of Norfolk, John Howard, was once the commander of the army of Richard III and was killed in the battle of Bosworth. Therefore, in order to compensate the Howard family, Edward did not completely withdraw the territory of the Howard family, but instead gave the son of Thomas Howard, the son of the current Duke of Norfolk, but the rank was reduced to Earl Arundel. As for the enclave, it is still around Arundel Castle, which is no different from the previous one, except that the knighthood has been downgraded by a large rank. And this is also the compensation for the dead John Howard. Otherwise, the Howard family can be completely removed.

After a day of sentencing, the great nobles and their families who were executed across England amounted to thousands of people. It can be said that this is an unprecedented massacre of nobles in Europe. Every sentence, from the inside to the outside, reveals blood and ruthlessness, which makes people feel terrified ...

Moreover, after this verdict, almost all the nobles of the nobility fell into the hands of Edwards, except for Northumberland, which was sealed to Marin. The area of ​​the manor left by these big nobles alone is as large as several counties. In short, through the brutal acts of killing the nobles of Edward, Edward basically made a profit ...

After the sentencing was over, Edward issued a concluding speech:

"I am not a killer, but those who kill the king should use the most cruel methods to kill them. Otherwise, someone will follow suit!"

"This kind of punishment is only for those who killed the king, and not for any law-abiding citizens, nor for other criminal acts. Please be assured!"

"From today on, I will work with every citizen to abide by the laws and regulations. As long as I abide by the laws and regulations, without breaking the law, I guarantee that you will not be wantonly hurt. Even nobles cannot easily deprive ordinary people. Anyone who breaks the law can be prosecuted! "

"In addition to the king and the crown prince having judicial immunity, everyone else commits crimes and must be punished by law!"

"Of course, even if the king committed a crime, he must pay a fine and acknowledge the mistake in public!"

"Everyone is equal before God! And I, Edward, as a king, will follow the same law as any law-abiding citizen of the Kingdom of England!"

"So, who should make the law?" Suddenly, a young civilian in the square asked. In fact, this is a nursery arranged by Marin.

"Good question, this citizen, I decided that in the future, the law will be decided jointly by the four strata of the whole society."

"The four classes are the members of the King, the Church, the House of Nobles, and the House of Commons. I decided to rename the House of Nobles of Parliament as the Upper House of Parliament, and the House of Commons as the House of Parliament. , Churches, nobles and civilian representatives to discuss together! "These were negotiated by Edward and Marin.

"How did the members of the lower house of parliament emerge?" The youth continued to ask. In fact, this is also the focus of the key.

In accordance with established practice, members of the House of Commons should be elected by the public. However, the elected members of these people often oppose the king everywhere. Therefore, Marin thought of a way to help Edward-get his neck stuck in his education ...

In other words, to become a member of parliament, you must have a college degree ...

This way of jamming the neck is very hidden. Because most civilians simply cannot afford universities. Many fighters who are good at fighting in the House of Commons may not have a high degree of education. The highly educated people often read more books, and their temperament becomes a little dull, which is what ordinary people call "nerds" ...

If these nerds are allowed to enter the lower house of parliament, then their fighting power will be lowered by several grades than those of the quarreling masters who climbed up from the grassroots, and it is much easier to deal with.

As for those grassroots quarrel masters who are not convinced? It's easy to deal with-you can't even read a book, what is the qualification to beep on national politics?

But people who read books too well often fall into the ocean of knowledge, and may not care about common affairs. At that time, as long as the king provides them with a good academic research environment, who would quarrel with the king?

Facing the youth's question, Edward explained unhurriedly:

"I plan to build a new" England University of Political Science and Law "to recruit students from all over the country. People from all walks of life can apply except for the children of criminals. As long as they are willing to be loyal to the king and serve the whole of England, they can apply for this university. Just look at the test scores, not the recommendations. Whoever gets the high test will be hired. Whoever scores well will be more qualified to become a member of the House of Commons! "

The young man looked silly and said:

"What about those of us who don't study well?"

"You can't even read a book, and you want to be a parliamentarian? If the parliamentarians are too poor, ruining the governance of England? You know, governing the country requires a very high level of culture!" Edward said without a word. .

Suddenly, many people around laughed. In fact, these laughing people are also childcare ...

Edward's remarks were flawless and quite reasonable. But in fact, the biggest flaw in this remark is that in this era, how many children of ordinary people have the opportunity to go to college? In the end, aren't those children from rich families going to college?

Moreover, Marin's advice to Edward is that when graduates of the University of Political Science and Law are selected to enter the official institution, they will specifically select obedient nerds. Those who escaped, especially those who opposed the king, secretly suppressed them, and even found an opportunity to use the school rules set by the king to expel them and not let them graduate. Without a degree, they would not be eligible to participate in politics. In this way, the lower house of parliament is full of obedient nerds. Who is going to compete with the king?

However, few ordinary people in this era have read the book. Who can see the trap? Instead, in their view, using well-learned civilians to participate in politics is a very responsible approach. Moreover, Edward also said that civilians can take college entrance examinations, without looking at status status and recommendations, only by examination results-look, how fair ...

As for those master speakers who have escaped? Are you still at ease to be your village councillor ~ www.novelhall.com ~ As for running in the House of Commons? Go away, do not enter the scum! No nerds, no support for the king, no access to the House of Commons ...

When the system is implemented for a long time, a class of scholars will appear throughout the UK. This class is similar to the class of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. They earn academic qualifications by studying and get the chance to enter official work. As those with vested interests, they will control the dynasty, support the royal family that proposes education, and jointly suppress those struggling grass-roots fighters to automatically maintain social order.

Of course, they are not Confucian students, and they cannot stand alone without a complete set of doctrines. Marin proposed to Edward—in front of the London University of Political Science and Law classrooms, hanging the head of the king, let the students “request early advice and report late” to the head of the king every day, and thoroughly brainwash those students as the king ’s diehard. Eventually, these people will become the king's diehards. In the lower house of parliament, these people will not only fight against the king, but will become the king's help ...

Five thousand words chapter! Lao Niu was too sleepy when he wrote the second chapter last night. At this temperature, he decisively caught a cold. I was so dizzy after taking the medicine that I might have to hang water tomorrow. God, as a fat man, I'm most afraid of getting a needle, because the blood vessels are difficult to find, so I have to get a few needles. Therefore, I have to find an old nurse who is old. Never dare to look for young and beautiful nurses, who have little experience and will tie me into Ziwei.

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