My British Empire

His Majesty the King was furious, with serious consequences.

The entire city of London, the economic and political center of the city, suddenly fell into a serious and dignified atmosphere as His Majesty the King lost his temper, without the entertainment and prosperity of the past.

As the capital of the United Kingdom, the political atmosphere is unparalleled and sensitive, and the citizens of London are also the most discerning.

In this way, a few days of happy scenes suddenly disappeared in London, and even the popular dramas stopped because of this.

At this time, the London Daily, which is the official throat, with a daily circulation of more than 10,000, published a commentary:

On why the political atmosphere in London is tense recently

Recently, the Palace of Westminster, the leader of the United Kingdom and the guardian of the state religion, His Majesty Edward, was reprimanding a group of people in his own office.

Among the group of people who were reprimanded were the Prime Minister of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, ministers, senior officials and military leaders from various regions.

Facing His Majesty's repeated reprimands, everyone remained silent, willingly being reprimanded.

The reason for this is that in the past few days, the Spanish ships suddenly appeared near the mouth of the Thames...

The Secretary of the Navy, General James Leo Shesley, also took the blame and resigned because of this, which gave us a warning: the strength of the navy is the foundation of the rise of the kingdom.

There will be two naval academies in London and Portsmouth, and everyone is welcome to sign up.

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Subsequently, English Weekly, Irish Weekly, Scottish Weekly, Welsh Weekly, and the United Weekly with the largest coverage also jointly reprinted and commented on this extremely inflammatory article.

So, after only half a month, most of the lecturers were asked to interpret this article about a powerful naval power, and most citizens of the United Kingdom already knew about it.

The slogan of naval power was immediately chanted throughout the United Kingdom.

At this time, among the people of the United Kingdom, the wave of opposition to Spain gradually spread, and the voices of opposition to Spain, large and small, slowly swept up. Driven by vague forces, it gradually became a mainstream value in society.

Against Spain, become the correct mainstream value.

Although politically, the support for business is also increasing.

For example, Company Law, Trade Law, and Guild Law, Labor Law and other bourgeois laws have been promulgated one after another. For the business of the entire United Kingdom, it is no less than a shot of stimulant , Let the business of the whole United Kingdom take off rapidly.

Coupled with the shrinkage of the Dutch textile industry and the expansion of emerging markets, the entire United Kingdom has been profoundly changed.

Prior to this, although the government continued to support business, it still did not change the social structure of the United Kingdom.

The so-called United Kingdom is the joint governance of the government and the local gentry. The cities are governed by government officials, while the rural bottom is still dominated by squires, gentry and low-ranking nobles. The changes in the cities have no effect on the countryside. .

For example, in cities, merchants can chat and laugh happily with high-ranking officials and nobles at banquets; while in rural areas, merchants are still despised members, and they can only pass by cautiously to sell, and they are the ones who are bullied.

In terms of values, although morality and bloodlines are still worshiped in the city, the pursuit of wealth is also concealed, sought after by many people, and is no longer looked down upon with contempt.

Accept it timidly.

In the countryside, however, the naked (luo) pursuit of money is still held in contempt, and the cleanliness of blood and morality is still the highest standard.

For example, as a businessman, you can discuss your business and the money you earn without shy away in the city. Although you will receive a lot of contempt, but more often, you will gain a lot of envy and hatred.

But in rural areas, your behavior will be despised by the farmers and expelled by the gentry. Of course, it is more likely that you will be robbed and left in the wilderness.

The solid social structure in rural areas, even as a government, will not be easily broken.

The more new people are born every year, the more people will have more and more labor force, and the fields are fixed and owned, and there are very few people engaged in business, so pirates have become a very promising profession.

With the emergence of privateer licenses and Spanish-hating values, pirates became more and more sought after.

After all, working in a factory was exhausting and dangerous (the machines were crude at the time, and accidents were prone to casualties, so workers were not easy to do!), and the salary was not high. How could pirates have a future.

As a result, the redundant labor force in the city was invested in commerce, and the excess labor force in the countryside was invested in pirates.

In just one month, the team that has obtained privateer licenses and registered pirates has exceeded 20 people and thousands.

In order to manage the increasingly large and rebellious pirates, the Pirate Law was newly released.

For example, although it stipulates that even if the pirates have not violated the law, as long as they are discovered, they will still be arrested, but the hidden condition is that the pirates can be released on parole only by paying ten pounds.

This is obviously a law against pirates, but secretly it is lenient towards pirates. The promulgation of the Pirate Law has aroused applause throughout Europe. This is the first formal law on piracy in Europe in the strict sense. .

But in the United Kingdom, for those who are more familiar with this law, this is simply a blatant cover for piracy, and it is a forgiveness for criminals.

In the kingdom, there was a huge discussion voice, support and opposition, you argue, come and go, it is difficult to stop.

At this time, the terrifying pirate army from the United Kingdom had already begun to sweep across the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and even both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, lingering throughout the entire eastern route.

Relying on this era of great voyages, the profession of pirates officially began its active era under the momentary anger of His Majesty Edward. 1565 is also known as the first year of pirates.

According to the statistics of later generations, in 1564, the number of young people in the kingdom who participated in piracy reached 20,000, and the growth rate continued to increase by 50% thereafter.

However, the survival rate of pirates was less than 70%. In the following years, the death rate of young people in the United Kingdom remained high.

However, in the three years from 1565 to 1568, under the violent training program, at least 50,000 skilled sailors were brought to the United Kingdom, which saved a lot of training funds and laid the foundation for the Kingdom's navy to dominate the world. established a firm foundation.

And Edward Tudor, also known as the pirate monarch.

And the first to experience this evil result were the Spanish businessmen.