[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

When William III thought of those nobles who were reckless for money, he felt a pain in his temple.Because of religion and traditional social consciousness, European businessmen are still in a lower position, giving people the impression that they buy titles with money and speculate everywhere.

To put it even more harshly, nobles from merchant backgrounds are not considered real nobles, but rather decent tool people.This is also the main reason why Thomas Boleyn asked his two daughters to be the king's mistresses while holding onto his brother-in-law.

Because of changes in the socio-economic structure, as well as inflation brought about by the war.Many aristocrats today are like poor lords in France under the rule of Louis XV 200 years later. Whatever, they just believe in idiots.

Hearing that wool makes money, those nobles violently drove away all the tenant farmers in the territory, and then spent several years gnawing away the lawn in the territory.

If William III hadn't promulgated the Land Protection Act earlier, it stipulated that each district must guarantee a minimum number of tenant farmers and cultivated land, and it would also be counted in the sheriff's annual assessment.It is estimated that with the coquettish operations of those short-sighted people, they can definitely do something more shocking than expelling tenant farmers.

"In the long run, what is the difference between us and the barbaric Grand Duchy of Moscow?" William III read the reports of the sheriffs in various places, and he was so worried that he wanted to scratch his head on the spot.

Compared with last year, the area of ​​cultivated land this year has dropped a lot.In contrast, the area of ​​wasteland was steadily increasing, and the number of bankrupt nobles.

In the past few days alone, there were no fewer than two nobles who came to William III to cry for poverty, including William III's cousin, the Marchioness of Dorset who had just won the title of Duke of Suffolk.

Yes, the current Francis Brandon should be called the Duchess of Suffolk instead.

Because William III didn't want the Countess of Nottingham to be a living target in the marriage hunting ground, and the Marchioness of Dorset was really annoying, so William III handed over the Duke of Suffolk to the madman before his cousin was about to go bankrupt. The Marchioness of Dorset, then let her use the inheritance left by the previous Duke of Suffolk to barely pay off her debts, and redeemed almost one-third of the land that had been sold back to Charles Brandon's time.

"How much property does the Marchioness of Dorset have left?" William III, who had finished worrying about state affairs, called Sir Cavendish and asked him to report to some worried relatives: "I don't want to see the king in my lifetime. relatives living on the streets.”

Sir Cavendish was the second most talkative person in William III's team, so many things that were not easy to say could be entrusted to him.

"Compared to when you succeeded to the throne, the Marchioness of Dorset has lost three-quarters of her assets." Sir Cavendish is a shrewd man with considerable financial talent. After all, he is the king's treasurer, and his wife is The famous Bess of Hardwick, so William III trusted Sir Cavendish's investment vision, and even Queen Juana handed over her assets in Wales and Ireland to Sir Cavendish.

"I have already recommended an economic advisor to the Duchess of Suffolk, but she would rather lease the land to you and collect the rent regularly." Sir Cavendish lamented that the Duchess of Suffolk was reincarnated into a good family. It is a mother who has passed away for many years, and she can be made to eat a lifetime debt of favor.

"Also, if you don't hand over the legacy of the former Duke of Suffolk to the Duchess of Suffolk in time, then Miss Jane Gray is likely to be sold by her mother." Sir Cavendish recalled John Dudley The news revealed to him, took the opportunity to relay it to William III: "

Compared with her ambitious mother, Miss Jane Gray is undoubtedly a noble, quiet and elegant lady.

It's a pity that she met the Duchess of Suffolk whose brains and ambitions did not match, so this poor girl who loved reading was not happy, and even preferred to stay in Queen Juana's court and study with Mary Stuart Writing, studying religious works.

William III knew that the historical Duchess of Suffolk had sold custody of her eldest daughter to Thomas Seymour, who had been rejected by the Countess of Surrey, for £[-].

And now, though without Thomas Seymour and Edward Tudor, who is subject to the Regency team, Jane Gray's life is still not much easier.

As the Duchess of Suffolk and the Marquess of Dorset had no sons, Jane Graybot, the eldest daughter, was a Duchess at the end.

For those who have money but no title, this is undoubtedly the existence of Golden Maria.

What's more, after all these years, the Duchess of Suffolk has seen her husband's hopelessness for promotion, and William III's perfunctory attitude just to give an explanation to the Duchess of Suffolk's late mother.So considering her own future, what the Duchess of Suffolk has to do now is to use her daughter's marriage and future title in exchange for the glory and wealth of this life.

After all, she has passed the age she was striving for, and besides living comfortably in the days to come, she seems to have no other pursuits to put into action.

John Dudley was one of the "buyers" approached by the Duchess of Suffolk.

Facing a duke position, especially when Henry VIII was in power, the hot duke position, John Dudley said that he was not tempted, it was absolutely impossible.It was just years of vigilance that made him restrain his greedy eyes, and then tried to send this news to William III's ears.

Although the Duchess of Suffolk wanted to sell her daughter, John Dudley knew very well that if William III did not agree to this matter, even though Jane Gray had already cooked with a certain man under the oppression of her mother , William III also has a way to describe it as an invalid marriage, and then let the participants experience the king's anger.

Even though William III is very talkative on weekdays, showing a very different attitude from Henry VIII, but John Dudley was one of the first team members to follow William III, so it is clear that under the gentle appearance of this young king, there is A heart of control no less than that of Henry VIII.

Sir Cavendish didn't know whether he should mention this matter in front of William III, but when he was hesitating, Beth's words made him make up his mind.

"You are the king's private treasury, and you are the most qualified to pass on secret news to your majesty when Director Perrot and Richard Cromwell are away." Although Bess is old enough to be Sir Cavendish However, in terms of human relations, she seems to be more mature than Sir Cavendish: "If His Majesty heard about this from other places, what would he think?"

What else can I think?It is nothing more than the feeling that Sir Cavendish did not report what he knew, and he must have ulterior motives.

Even John Dudley would hold a grudge against Sir Cavendish, thinking that he deliberately deceived himself, causing William III to include him in the list of disloyalties.

"Go and talk to Anne of Cleves, and let her send someone to bring Miss Jane Gray back to the Queen of Scots, and learn how to become the queen's head of maid." So let her return to the familiar St. James's Palace, learn how to assist the Queen of Scots, while avoiding her non-sensical mother.

As for the Duchess of Suffolk and John Dudley.

William III knocked on the table, causing Sir Cavendish's heart to beat.

The historical Jane Gray was indeed married to John Dudley's son, but William III did not know if there was any real affection between them.

In other words, he is not sure whether there will be a second Duke of Norfolk in this marriage.

After all, among William III's important ministers, only John Dudley intended to marry the royal family, and at the same time showed an unparalleled desire for titles. Add to Dudley's glory.

"If Miss Jane Gray herself is willing to marry the Dudley family, then I will not object to St. Valentine's arrangement." William III felt that it was necessary to give John Dudley a sweet taste, lest he keep thinking about it , Then I didn't have the heart to manage the Southampton port.

"In addition, I also hope that John Dudley can understand what is enough." William III did not forget to warn: "Even in the royal family, not all families have titles."

"If the three sons of the Dudley family have titles, John Dudley should remember what happened to his father."

When Henry VIII first came to power, he could behead Edmund Dudley.

Then William III, who has been on the throne for many years, cannot take John Dudley's life.

Sir Cavendish left the king's office tremblingly, glad to be rid of this hot potato.

England's time is in the humming of the spinning jenny, weaving silk threads called "wealth" leisurely.Link the fate of England with the nations of Europe.

At the same time, Philip II also lifted the economic restrictions on France in the second year after the end of the Italian War, allowing French goods to enter the Habsburg family territory again.

William III was very wary of this expected change, and then he wrote a letter to Cosimo I of Italy. In addition to his greetings to Cosimo I and worries about the various Italian city-states, there was only one letter: crucial central idea.

Repay the money.

Yes, after the end of the Italian War, William III not only became the big creditor of France, which was forced to take over Spanish debts, but also provided a lot of funds to the Italian lords who raised funds to resist the Spaniards and French.

For this reason, France lost Amiens, and the various lords in Italy were still struggling to repay their debts, and they were not even sure whether they could get rid of England's debts in their lifetime.