Chapter 115 London Iron Yard rchant
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"Okay, go and change it! Three days later, I need to see this playbook in my study!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I promise to give you a perfect answer!"
Udall was very attentive to Edward's instructions, so he couldn't help but patted his chest and agreed with a confident look on his face.
"Very good! Mr. Udall, your attitude is very satisfying!"
"I look forward to your performance!"
As he spoke, Edward returned to his room, leaving behind Udell writing.
The next day, in the morning, Edward was enjoying the oatal while listening to his young servant Andre's report.
"Your Majesty, the four theaters, including the Rose Theater and the Swan Theater, have been completely acquired by in accordance with your instructions. They are completely the property of the royal family!"
Andre turned a blind eye to the delicious food in front of him, and reported solemnly.
"Really? Isn't there any twists and turns?" Edward's attention was focused on the dishes on the table at this ti.
Picking up a piece of green vegetables stir-fried by an English chef, he looked at the darkened color, chewed it in his mouth helplessly, and swallowed it.
"Yes, although there are still so twists and turns, relying on His Majesty's majesty, I have successfully acquired four theaters!"
Andre felt a little embarrassed, but he still reported to Edward seriously.
Edward didn't care about Andre's emotions, and was still eating under his own guidance, the craftsmanship of the royal chef.
They are just a few minor nobles, they are not worthy of letting Edward know their nas.
"The acquisition of four theaters cost a total of 220 pounds, including the real estate of the theaters, and the signing of more than 60 actors and screenwriters."
"Your Majesty, this is the result of my one month's work!"
After Andre finished speaking, he stood aside with a low eyebrow and a pleasing look.
After eating a bowl of oatal, Edward wiped his mouth with a towel, then looked up and looked at his young servant.
"Andre, you did a good job!"
"After all, it's the first ti you've done this kind of thing, so it's understandable!"
Edward said noncommittally.
"Okay, since you have completed the task well, then, let you be in charge of running the four theaters!"
"This is another test for you!"
"By the way, since this is the case, you will have a salary, so two pounds a month!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Great King, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations, and I will definitely increase their profitability!"
Hearing that Edward handed over the business of running the theater to himself, Andre couldn't help but be overjoyed, and promised again and again.
Especially the first ti he had a salary, and it was a huge sum of two pounds, which made his excited heart even more excited.
"Okay, you go down first! Rember, profit is not the main thing. At present, you just need to cooperate with Udall to put the play "Henry VII" on the stage!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Andre retired slowly, but his ambition was more than that. How would he reflect his level if he didn't make a profit?
Edward watched Andre leave, looked at Lucy beside him, and asked helplessly:
"Lucy, who are the rest?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Parker Matthew, the acting speaker of the London City Council, has sothing to see!"
Lucy stood aside, bent slightly and said, Edward could see the two jade plates of so size from the corner of his eye.
"Does he have anything to say?" Edward asked calmly, pretending not to see it.
"It seems to be about the Hanseatic League, I don't know the specifics!"
Lucy had a confused look on her face, and then said to Edward.
"Well, then you can invite him in!" Edward looked like I knew it, which made Lucy a little silly.
The Hanseatic League is a comrcial and political alliance ford between cities in northern Germany.
The word Hanse ans "public office" or "guild hall" in German.
This business alliance was gradually ford in the 13th century, and reached its prosperity in the 14th century, with a maximum of 160 joined cities.
And in 1367, a leadership organization headed by the city of Lübeck was established, with rich rchants and nobles from big cities such as Hamburg, Cologne, and Bren participating.
It not only has its own ard forces and treasury, but also defeated Denmark in 1370 and concluded the Treaty of Stralsund, which directly led to the decline of Denmark's mariti hegemony.
Moreover, the Hanseatic League monopolizes trade in the Baltic Sea region, and has established comrcial stations in the coastal areas from London in the west to Novgorod in the east, with strong strength.
It declined in the 15th century and disintegrated in 1669.
So at present, Edward has to pay attention to the matters related to this huge organization.
Soon, the servant cleaned up the dining table in front of Edward, and he straightened his clothes to maintain his deanor.
Led by Lucy, an old gentleman dressed as a gentleman with a diterranean hairstyle, gray beard and hair, and black-rimd eyes walked in with a cane.
"Good day, Your Majesty!"
"Good day, Speaker Matthew!"
Edward stood up and returned the salute to show respect, and the two sat on chairs and began to communicate face to face.
"My Mr. Speaker, I don't know what brought you here?"
"Your Majesty, I am here this ti not on behalf of myself, but on behalf of the majority of London citizens and businessn, to sue you against the Hanseatic League together!"
Mr. Speaker coughed, then put his hands on the crutches, and said righteously.
"Oh? Really?" Edward pretended to be surprised.
"So, what did the Hanseatic League do that made the whole of London so indignant?"
Regarding Edward's question, Mr. Speaker was already prepared, drank so tea, moistened his throat, and then spoke in an orderly manner.
"Your Majesty, the whole matter still begins with His Majesty Henry II."
After a group of businessn from Cologne had long-term comrcial relations with England, they finally accepted the invitation of the King of England in 1250 and set up a foreign comrcial agency in London, nad "The Steel Yard" (The Steelyard).
Henry III specially set up an institution for these Orientals, giving them special treatnt, and they were exempted from all other restrictions and import taxes that foreign businessn were subject to.
The Hanseatic rchants and Britain were full of passionate and enduring conflicts and struggles from top to bottom.
At that ti, the British were completely inexperienced in business, so from Edward II onwards, Hanseatic rchants monopolized all the foreign trade of the kingdom under the title of "rchants of the Steelyyard" (rchants of the Steelyyard).
They used their own rchant ships entirely in their business, so the British shipping industry was in a state of extre decline at that ti.
The relationship between Britain and the Hanseatic League in the past is similar to the relationship between Poland and Holland and between Germany and Britain; the British export is wool, tin, leather, and cream.
When Britain was still in a rather backward state, because it did not have any ans and awareness of trade, it was satisfied with giving itself hunting grounds, pastures, forests and agricultural products, in short, all kinds of raw materials. , to find a way out; and glad to be able to exchange for better clothes, implents and utensils, and precious tals, thinking that this trade brought them considerable benefits.
But when the exchanges deepened and the British understood the transaction flow of the Hanseatic rchants, a natural change of thinking appeared-why can't we do the sa thing ourselves?
So, at present, businessn in England are dissatisfied with their position in the low-end industrial chain.
Moreover, since the Hanseatic rchants have tax-free rights in London, the cost of the items of the English rchants is completely higher than that of the Hanseatic rchants, so basically, they were defeated by the Hanseatic rchants.
For the current situation, the rchants have no choice but to see Edward's drastic reforms, so they pin their hopes on Edward.
In fact, in the early sixteenth century, the Hanseatic League began to decline. During the period of Henry VII, Britain began to prohibit the direct export of precious tals, and required Hanseatic League rchants to use the profits to buy local products in England.
During Edward's period, the Hanseatic League suffered major blows everywhere.
In the eastern Baltic Sea, the traditional ally of the Hanseatic League, the Teutonic Knights, began to decline in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Poland took this opportunity to take asures that hard the interests of the Hanseatic League.
In 1478, Tsar Ivan III occupied Novgorod and expelled all Hanseatic rchants.
In Flanders, the powerful Burgundy duchy in the 15th century and the interprovincial republic that erged in the 16th century threatened the Hanseatic League by building the port of Antwerp and encouraging pirate attacks.
Currently, Edward can't bear the existence of a duty-free zone on his own territory.
However, things cannot be done all at once.
"Your Majesty, a group of Hanse rchants acted recklessly in London. For example, when Earl Edward Seymour went to Scotland last year, these Hanse rchants wanted to drive up prices!"
"The citizens of London are not only suffering from it, but the price of supplies shipped to the front has also increased by three levels!"
"The rapid drying up of the treasury is not unrelated to their price manipulation behavior!"
Finally, Mr. Speaker concluded that this was a burst of bitter tears, which made Mr. Speaker himself very sad, and his eyes were moist!
The old Chairman Matthew looked at Edward with expectant eyes, as if seeing a savior.
"Okay, Mr. Speaker, I already know the specific situation, and the specific aning of the treatnt will be released in a few days!"
Edward couldn't stand this kind of look, and then said with so embarrassnt.
"Your Majesty, in order to congratulate you on your recovery, our rchants in London specially gave you a small gift, please accept it!"
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