[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Ever since Catherine Howard appeared, Henry VIII suddenly felt a lot younger, and even felt reborn from the ashes.

Undoubtedly, a young and beautiful body is a natural medicine to cure male wind. At least in Catherine Howard's bed, Henry VIII never felt the slightest discomfort. Zeus in the Temple of God put his arms around his goddess of youth, kissed Catherine Howard's temples lightly and said, "Honey, you are really a good medicine to heal me. I have been reborn because of you."

Because Anne of Cleves doesn't mind the existence of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII has been going in and out with Catherine Howard very frequently recently, and even put some of his clothes in the room of his little mistress, as if Catherine Howard was the wife of Henry VIII.

"Your Majesty, it is my great honor to make you happy." Catherine Howard leaned on Henry VIII's shoulder with a sweet smile, trying not to show her desire to vomit.She tried hard to imagine that the person next to her pillow was a young and handsome nobleman, not the old, fat and smelly Henry VIII.

"Your Majesty, can you give my close relatives a thank you for this cruise? I don't want my father and brothers to live based on people's faces." With the lingering aftertaste of happiness, Catherine Howard in Henry VIII He boldly said: "For example, my brother Charles, he is my father's heir, but his life is worse than that of the servants in Hampton Palace. So far, he has not found a virtuous wife who is well-matched."

"What? Is it because I didn't give you enough, or is your uncle going to fill Hampton Palace again?" Henry VIII stroked Catherine Howard's hair, as if he was stroking his favorite Pets prevented Catherine Howard from seeing his half-smiling eyes.

"I remember that your uncle brought your cousin, the Earl of Surrey, into the Privy Council some time ago, and your father still has an annuity of five hundred pounds a year, doesn't he?" Henry VIII's voice sounded very gentle, making him Catherine Howard had the illusion that the king spoiled her.

"Your Majesty, every piece of jewelry you gave me was no less than five hundred pounds. What can you do with that little money!" Before being chosen as Henry VIII's mistress, the most expensive piece of jewelry Catherine Howard had ever received My gift is a medium gemstone of about twenty pounds.For the secretaries at Lambeth Palace, this is their income for several months, but it is not as good as the silver wine glass used by Henry VIII: "Besides, uncle is uncle, and I am me. Howard of their line is talented." It’s not as miserable as we are.”

Catherine Howard was very jealous of her cousins ​​or cousins ​​since she was a child, because they all grew up in very wealthy families. clothes, lived on with a scrupulous care at Lambeth Palace.

"But your surname is Howard, and without the help of your uncle, you would not be able to enter the palace." Henry VIII disliked ungrateful people, but he had a special connivance towards Catherine Howard.Because Henry VIII is also the second son, he can understand that Catherine Howard is not valued in the family: "But since you said this, I can't pretend that I didn't hear it."

Henry VIII said in a teasing tone deliberately: "How about I give you a title, just like I once made your cousin the Marquess of Pembroke."

If Anne of Cleves was here, she would have knelt down to plead guilty the moment Henry VIII spoke.

However, Catherine Howard did not have such a sense of crisis. Instead, she struggled with it for a while, and finally, under the deep-rooted majesty impression of the Duke of Norfolk, she said reluctantly: "Why did you give me the title? I don't want to If you know how to take care of the land, it’s useless to give it away.”

Only now did the smile on Henry VIII's lips warm up, and he said in a coaxing tone, "Then what do you want?"

"I just want to ask for a knighthood for my brother, and then please make a noble lady to support my brother." Catherine Howard stretched out a pair of lotus arms towards Henry VIII, and stopped her lover with some difficulty neck: "As for the land! Our family has no money to buy land in England, so we can only try our luck in Ireland."

Catherine Howard remembered hearing Princess Juana discuss Irish grain exports with Anne of Cleves when she was serving the Queen.

Because the Prince of Wales built a port in Ireland and introduced American fruits and vegetables to Ireland, there was a lot of trade income because of food going out there, and William Tudor wanted to build a beet sugar processing factory in Ireland, so Catherine · Howard hit the idea there.

Although she doesn't understand foreign trade, she also knows that sugar is a luxury item that can bring in huge amounts of pounds.

Henry VIII suddenly remembered the recent actions of the Duke of Norfolk in Ireland, and planned to see what they wanted to do: "Then ask your uncle to buy some land for your brother in Ireland. Besides, don't you want to give your brother Looking for a noble lady? Is there a suitable candidate now?"

"My great uncle chose the Earl of Angus (Scottish nobleman, born in the famous Douglas family, and the second husband of Queen Margaret Tudor of Scotland, who served as regent for James V with his wife) My daughter, Miss Mary Douglas, thinks she is the best choice for my sister-in-law." Catherine Howard remembered the beautiful gemstones sent by Earl Angus, and deliberately said good things about the Scottish nobleman in front of Henry VIII: "Mary Miss Douglas is really pitiful, but she can't go home even though she has a home. Fortunately, you are kind enough to save Miss Mary Douglas from going to such a poor place like Scotland to suffer."

"I thought that if Miss Mary Douglas married an English nobleman, you wouldn't have to worry about the Earl of Angus betraying you someday, would you?"

"Of course." Henry VIII kissed Catherine Howard's lips, and said with surprise: "Miss Mary Douglas is my most important niece, and it is my uncle's duty to make her have a good marriage. Oh! Dear Catherine, you are really a little angel sent to me by God, you can always solve my distress inadvertently."

After all, Henry VIII turned around and bullied Catherine Howard's beautiful body. After being overwhelmed by a mountain of meat, the latter tried hard to hide his painful expression and pretended to be bloody joy.

…………… I am the dividing line……………………

"Your Highness, Her Majesty has sent news that the Duke of Norfolk has taken the bait." In St. James Palace, Johanna quickly reported to Princess Juana after receiving the news from the spies: "In addition, Ange Under the arrangement of the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Si went to the north of England to make peace with the Seymour Brothers."

"..."

"Your Highness?" Johanna waited for a long time without getting a reply from Princess Juana, so she asked tentatively, "Do you want to communicate with the Prince of Wales?"

"Communication? Well! Of course we have to communicate." Princess Juana bit the nail of her right thumb and said thoughtfully, "He really guessed it."

As early as a week ago, William Tudor wrote in a letter saying that the Duke of Norfolk would be tempted by the land of Ireland, and that he might even arrange a marriage between the Earl of Angus and the Howard family, so that the Howard family could get the support of Scotland, thus forming a A powerful force enough to influence the king's decision.

In comparison, the former Seymour brothers inevitably seemed too immature, and they did not make the best judgment for themselves during the golden period of Jane Seymour's pregnancy.

"Have Sir Butler's Irish land transfer deed been delivered? I remember that William should send someone to arrange this." Princess Juana put down the ledger in her hand, which listed Ireland's grain income for this year.

Because Enrique II sent half of the dowry to Princess Juana, although Juana had no fief in England, she bought a large piece of land in Ireland with a huge sum of 25 pounds.

Henry VIII is happy to see this. After all, everything that Princess Juana owns will return to his grandson, and most of what Princess Juana bought was Henry VIII's land in Ireland.

Therefore, in the eyes of Henry VIII, Princess Juana is not investing in Ireland, but showing favor to his father-in-law.

"Find a few Irish businessmen to advertise their income for the year in the tavern, and make sure the Duke of Norfolk increases the purchase of Irish land." Princess Juana is not worried that the Duke of Norfolk will tag her. My idea, after all, Henry VIII also wanted face, and he would not let the Duke of Norfolk embezzle his daughter-in-law's property.

Moreover, Sir Butler, who was inspired by William Tudor, would not let the Duke of Norfolk take advantage of it easily.

Due to the limitation of climate and talents, the land in Ireland is not fertile. That is, after William Tudor spent a lot of money to build an irrigation system, the pockets of farmers gradually became richer.

However, unlike Wales, Ireland does not have the advantage of a snow-capped mountain, so William Tudor spent the same amount of money to build less than two-thirds of Wales' irrigated farmland in Ireland.

The land that Sir Butler sold to the Duke of Norfolk was naturally the abandoned fields that had not been irrigated.

On the surface, he sold the land in the west of Ireland at a very low price with full of anger, and then crazily laughed at the stupidity and greed of the Duke of Norfolk in his heart. Putting on a stern, unbearable posture.

"The Duke of Norfolk is also used to domineering. In the past few months, how many members of the Howard family have he installed in the palace and the royal council? His Majesty the King is probably like us, fishing for heavy rain with a long line to see if there is any A few idiots are willing to take the bait." After Princess Juana finished speaking, she did not forget to ask: "Remember to keep in close communication with Sir Cecil, their family's roots in Northumberland are no less than that of the Percy family, and they are used to supervise Nothing better than Brother Seymour."

The only thing that Princess Juana is thankful for now is that Henry VIII did not hand over all the troops in the north to the Seymour brothers.

From this point of view, His Majesty the King trusts the Duke of Suffolk the most, but the latter is too old to be on the battlefield. It is estimated that His Majesty the King will choose a replacement for the Duke of Suffolk within two years, so that the English Navy and The garrison in the south will not be leaderless.