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 rxed 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 rxed environment.


    Edward''s actions were still effective, and the expressions of many nobles rxed 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 Scond get it?


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


    In other words, Scond 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 Scond.


    Unlike Ennd, Scond''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 Scond 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 Scond.


    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 Scond for generations. One of the more special points is that the contemporary patriarch of the Beaton family is a monk, and he is also thergest local bishop of Catholicism in Scond.


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


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


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


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


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


    Although Henry VIII was peddling dog meat, it did not prevent Ennd 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 Scond at present, so for your freedom and for the future of Scond, 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 Ennd followed God’s instructions and resisted the tyrant in Rome and his party members. Ennd has since re-established faith in God, and all English people have truly be themb of the Lord!”


    "As soon as I came to Scond, I couldn''t bear to let the Scots continue to be exploited, so I proposed that Scond follow the model of Ennd 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 Scond.


    "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 be thembs 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, Ennd''s religious reform has profoundly affected Scond, 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 andmoners are indeed displeased with it.


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


    It can be seen that amoner can overthrow Catholicism ten yearster, 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 exin 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 amotion 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, ming 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 ofpensation, 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 Scond and Ennd, and respected Edward as the king of Scond and Mary as the queen. It also recognizes the uniqueness of the session 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 Londs, 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 stipted that Scond is not allowed to have a standing army. In order to protect Scond''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, Scond 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 Ennd and Scond, and the original debts between the Scottish royal family and other nobles...


    And as the price of everything, it is also tofort 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 stipted that thend can be used to pay the remaining half of the ransom. The nobles were overjoyed.


    Scond is vast and sparsely popted, nothing else, but a lot ofnd.


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


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


    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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