Chapter 404 Royal Bills
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Such a huge ie really made Edward very happy. Compared with France''s ie of one million pounds, it is naturally rtively small, butpared with the ie of the royal family in previous years, it is a big step forward.
Moreover, this is a normal ie. In the next few years, if there are no idents, this standard will still be maintained, and it will even increase.
More importantly, the royal family got rid of the big burden of the government.
That is to say, if there is a war in the future, or when a riot is suppressed, the king no longer needs to borrow money hard.
Of course, the benefits obtained will naturally be reduced, but the king leads the government and the army. Although the benefits are less, at least they should be shared equally with the government!
"But, my lord!" Sir John frowned and said dryly:
"Last year, the Guards spent nearly 50,000 pounds on increasing horses, daily training, and ordinary expenses!"
"The pce guards and maids, the pce affairs office, and the daily expenses of the royal family have reached 80,000 pounds!"
Court expenses reached 80,000 pounds, which was not beyond Edward''s expectations.
Not to mention anything else, the price of the ordinary clothes he wears every day is more than a hundred pounds, and the dresses for attending banquets and ceremonies are even more than a thousand pounds.
Compared with his father Henry VIII, the annual court expenditure reached more than 100,000 pounds. At that time, the entire Ennd only had an ie of about 200,000 pounds. Half of the ie was spent by the court. How could the rest support the war? Woolen cloth?
Therefore, after the Reformation, the Church’s religious property was sold off wantonly. In addition, thend lost during the Reformation originally upied one-third of Ennd’s religious property. When Edward came to the throne, it was less than one-tenth. On the original royalnd, the Tudor royal family only managed to control one-tenth of Ennd''snd.
Although some of these scattered people went to the hands of the nobles, most of them went to the hands of themon people. As a result, a new ss was born in Ennd-the country gentry group.
That is, the ss of small and mediumndlords, and the bigndlords are noble knights. They are the elites of the country and the mainstay of society.
Although one-tenth does not seem like much, it is still a huge number. That is to say, Ennd has a poption of 4 million, and a royal family is equivalent to 400,000.
But if you look at it from the United Kingdom, the royal family upies one-fifth of the entire United Kingdom.
Scond’s church property and royal territory, Wales is almost half of the royal family’snd, of course Irnd, of course, the colonialnd, the royal family automatically upies one-third.
Edward can proudly announce loudly that the Tudor royal family is the royal family with the mostnd in Europe.
Of course, the richest is the Spanish royal family.
Thinking of this, Edward couldn''t help feeling proud.
"The navy will support 30,000 pounds a year for building new ships and recruiting sailors!"
"And, ording to the usual practice, the sries of the cab, the Supreme United Court, and the Navy and Army Command Committee are all paid by the royal family, so the annual expenditure reaches 10,000 pounds!"
Edward felt that the sries of the cab, the Supreme Court, and senior officers of the navy and army should still be paid by the royal family. In this way, these people are still royal employees in name, increasing their loyalty to the royal family.
"The Dark de and the Pce Intelligence Service, as well as the Star Chamber Court, together spend a total of 80,000 pounds per year to maintain operations!"
Hearing this, Edward was also inexplicably surprised. Together, the two intelligence agencies and the most violent judiciary dog-leg Star Chamber Court swallowed 80,000 pounds a year, which is almost half a year''s tax revenue for the United Central Government.
But this is an institution to maintain the rule, the eyes and ears of the royal family, and suitable thugs, but it has to run, and the huge cost can only smash teeth and swallow it in the stomach.
"The judiciary, including the local courts and the central Supreme Court, in addition to returning the 50,000 pounds they turned in, the royal family subsidized an additional 70,000 pounds!"
Edward naturally felt a little regretful when he heard this, but he had to do it.
The judiciary is independent of the government and controlled by the royal family. It is also one of the necessary means for Edward to control the entire United Kingdom.
Relying solely on the military and financial institutions is still not safe.
"By the way, my sir, what''s the current situation in the judiciary?" Edward looked at the eloquent Sir John with some embarrassment, and asked softly.
When the Supreme Court first reported to him, he didn''t listen carefully, and now he is a little embarrassed to ask questions.
But he is the king, what are you afraid of!
"Your Majesty, at present, the whole of Ennd is covered with courts of all sizes, and the number has reached more than 500. The exact number is still unknown!"
Sir John nced curiously at
"However, I estimate that the number will still increase!"
"Also, my Majesty, the current number of court employees has reached more than 3,600, and the fines they imposed themselves are not enough to pay their sries. I think the subsidy of the royal family will increase a lot in the next few years!"
As soon as he said this, Sir John poured out bitter water.
"Your Majesty, do you want the court to reduce some, or ask them to stop increasing the number of courts!"
As he spoke, Sir John leaned over with a shy face and came up with a bad idea.
"No, the number of courts cannot be reduced, and the judicial power must bepletely taken from those nobles and gentry!"
Edward rejected this bad idea without even thinking about it.
"Go on! Sir!" Edward interrupted Sir John''s words that he wanted to continue pestering.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sir John continued to report the bill with a bitter face.
"The Moscowpany was established, the royal family contributed 20,000 pounds, the orphan camp spent 30,000 poundsst year, and other expenses 20,000 pounds!"
"Last year, the royal family''s total ie was 740,000 pounds, expenditure was 370,000 pounds, and the actual ie was 370,000 pounds!"
Finally, as soon as the number came out, Edward began to rx. Is this the point?
The surplus of 370,000 pounds is equivalent to the ie of the Central Committee of the United Kingdom for two years, which is indeed arge sum.
However, if you keep the money in your hands and don’t spend it, you are a bastard.
"An extra 20,000 pounds to the navy, and 20,000 pounds to the army to improve food!"
As long as he has money, Edward is happy in his heart, but he feels ufortable if he doesn’t spend money on Dio, so Sir John can only hold a pen and record with a sad face.
"Also, donate 10,000 pounds to Oxford University and Cambridge University next year, and increase support to Irnd next year, the amount?"
Then, His Majesty the King waved his hand and said, "The amount should be fifty thousand pounds!"
"Also, if the coalition government borrows money next, it will eat half of it."
"Huh? Half!" "Yes, half, I want the coalition government to owe me money!"