My British Empire

ps: Ask for tickets, please collect, I feel very sad for the English b-level exam today, please come and comfort me! ??

Hearing the two people's answers, Edward nodded in satisfaction, with a smile on his face.

Seeing His Majesty's satisfied expression, Baron Smith and Sir John breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and nodded.

Edward didn't see the small movements of the two people in front of him, but turned his head and cast his eyes out of the window.

At this time, London was still as lively as usual, but Whitehall Palace was located in the center of London, there were no shops and merchants, only people coming and going.

There are well-dressed and personable gentlemen on the carriage, ladies chatting and laughing, slow-paced businessmen wearing tall hats, and ordinary citizens in a hurry.

This is London, at the end of the Middle Ages, London where capitalism was sprouting.

"Very well, Lord Smith, you put these good boys in the barracks outside London, where the militia used to be."

"You train them well for me, just like training orphans a while ago!"

Edward didn't look back, just looked at the green glass window, and said slowly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Baron Smith saluted Edward sternly.

"Sir John, hurry up and get the money in place, and you will pay these people's salaries in the future!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Well, what is the monthly salary of these people?"

Sir John answered hastily, but when he rolled his eyes, the miserliness reappeared.

"Well, let's count it as twelve shillings per month now. After half a year, it will rise to one pound, and after another year, it will be enough to raise it to the level of the eighth floor of these old guards!"

These words touched Edward's heart, even though he was not sensitive to money, but with three thousand people added up, the monthly salary alone was terrifying, and it would make Edward's heartache even more.

Moreover, it would be unfair to the veterans who supported it if the newcomers were on the same level as the veterans who had followed Henry VIII.

"Yes, Your Majesty, your instructions are the beacon of my actions!"

said Sir John grumpily.

At this moment, the little maid Lucy came over and whispered into Edward's ear.

"Let him come in too! Just talking together!"

"Yes! Your Majesty." Lucy bowed politely, then stepped back.

Soon, the middle-aged handsome Alexander Cavalier, dressed in bright clothes and elegant, walked in. His every move was pleasing to the eye, and he naturally developed a good impression of him.

After all, handsome men and beautiful women are all privileged, and automatic liking is one of them.

"Good day, Your Majesty!"

"Good day, Mr. Knight!"

"Mr. Knight, what do you need today?" Edward finally turned around and asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, you ordered fifty orphans to be selected as guards, and the selection has already been completed!"

Alexander Knight's voice is very mellow, with the magnetism of a middle-aged man and the softness of a woman, it sounds very intoxicating.

"Among them, there are 30 males and 20 females, all selected from the best."

"Very good, let those who are not selected by the oldest group of orphans join the Dark Blade!"

Edward was very happy that the orphans with high loyalty joined the guards, and his control over the guards was even deeper.

"If any of those orphans who are screened out want to continue studying, and if they are more talented in reading, let them go to university!"

"I don't think any university would dare not accept them!" Edward thought carefully again, he couldn't kill some children who might be future scientists or inventors, and these people's contributions to society are still quite large.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Alexander was a little puzzled as to why Edward wanted these people to go to college, what was the use of studying, and he still had to pay tuition.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Knight, if there are orphans with outstanding reading talents in the future, let them continue to study!"

"And, dear Sir John, you are responsible for the college expenses of these orphans!"

Hearing what Edward said, Sir John immediately had a bitter face, with reluctance on his face.

"Yes, Your Majesty! As you bid," replied Sir John reluctantly.

"That's it for today! You can retire!"

Edward waved at the three of them and said lazily.

"Yes, we are leaving, Your Majesty!" The three bowed and said in unison.

The three of them backed away slowly, and when they reached the door, they turned around and walked away.

Edward stayed alone for a while, then walked out of the room and came to the backyard.

"Hahaha..." Before the Edwards arrived, they heard a series of laughter like wind chimes, which made Edward smile knowingly.

Sure enough, as soon as Edward arrived, he saw his elder sister Elizabeth and little Lolita Marie sitting on the hanging chair together, pushed by Casey and her maid, and quickly flew to Gaochu.

The little loli sitting on the hanging chair squinted her eyes happily, and a series of moving laughter emerged from her small mouth.

And Elizabeth, who was wearing a long white dress, was like a child, yelling happily, without the slightest look of a princess.

Edward just stood there, watching with amusement.

After about ten minutes, little loli and Elizabeth, who had been playing for a while, stopped, sweating profusely, as if they had fought a battle, and were extremely tired.

After the two came down, they found Edward's existence. Little Lolita ran over quickly and threw herself into Edward's arms.

"Brother Edward, why didn't you tell me when you came here!"

Edward lifted little Lolita high, making her squint her eyes and open her mouth wide open.

After stopping, Little Loli frowned suddenly, put her hands on her hips, stared at Edward with her round eyes and said.

"Oh, that's who has been playing with the hanging chair all the time, and he didn't bring me to play with him!" Edward squatted down, looked at the little Lolita and said jokingly.

"Haha!!" The little loli with her tense face couldn't hold back anymore, and laughed happily.

"Brother Edward, don't blame me for not coming back!"

Little Lolita showed an embarrassed smile, and then said righteously, putting all the responsibility on Edward.

"Okay, I'll spare you this time, you must add me next time! Lagou—"

"Okay, pull the hook, don't change for a hundred years!" Little Lolita stretched out her little finger, hooked up with Edward's little finger, and said loudly.

After Edward and little Lolita had a fight for a while, he walked towards Elizabeth, whose face was covered with black lines.

"Hey! Elizabeth, I didn't expect you to like playing this!"

"Hey, can't I play this? Little Edward, do you want to discipline me like your father?"

In order to cover up her embarrassment, Elizabeth showed a ferocious expression on her face, and said fiercely, and while speaking, she even gestured with her fist.

"No, no, how dare I care about Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth!"

"I just want to say, if you knew you liked to play, I would have done it for you a long time ago!"

Edward waved his hands again and again, making fearful movements, and then said.

"Puff——" Seeing Edward making such a move, Elizabeth and little Lolita laughed together.

Seeing the two laughing together, Edward rolled his eyes indifferently, and let them laugh.

"Well, Elizabeth, are you sixteen this year?"

Edward looked at Princess Elizabeth with fair skin and fluttering hair, and asked aloud.

"Yes, you are right, what's the matter?" Elizabeth was asked this age question suddenly, feeling a little weird, and then asked back.

"That's why you're not too young anymore. A lady from a noble family is already engaged, or married, and has a child!"

"Now the ruling and opposition parties are talking about your marriage, and I also think you have reached the age to get married, it's time to get married!"

"Of course, I will completely give you the right to decide on your marriage. Even if you like a small noble, or even a businessman or a commoner, I will not stop you!"

After Edward finished speaking, he directly made Elizabeth blush, and Her Royal Highness, who is usually carefree, was also a little embarrassed.

"Well, Edward, don't worry about me, I will find it myself!"

Speaking of this, Elizabeth's face finally turned into a big apple.

"By the way, Edward, my marriage is not important, but sister Mary's is very important, she is very old!"

At this time, Elizabeth found a good excuse to change the subject, which was Princess Mary's marriage.

Princess Mary, who was born in 1516, is already 33 years old. Even in China in the 21st century, such older leftover women are rare.

Of course, she is not to blame for such a situation, the main responsibility lies with Henry VIII and fate.

In 1518, when Mary was 2 years old, Henry VIII betrothed her to the Dauphin of France, the son of King Francois I of France. But three years later, the engagement was annulled.

In 1522, she was arranged to enter into a marriage contract with her 22-year-old cousin, Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, but a few years later, Charles V married a Portuguese princess, and Mary's marriage fell through.

Francis I of France was once again seen as Mary's betrothal, as their marriage would lead to a friendship between the two countries.

A later marriage contract also guaranteed that Mary would marry Francis I or his second son, Henry, Duke of Orléans.

However, Wolsey, Henry VIII's chief adviser, succeeded in preserving the alliance between the two countries through other methods, and Mary's political marriage also lost its purpose. The marriage fell through again.

So, after Elizabeth's reminder, Edward finally noticed that his eldest sister, Princess Mary, had never been married.

"Well, indeed, it's time for Mary to find a husband!"

Edward thought for a while, then said.

"However, don't try to avoid it, you can get married too!"