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Chapter 1443 Rumors in the City of London
"Charlie wants to buy artillery from us...what do you think?" Sun Chuanting looked at Zheng Zhibao.

"Selling artillery to Charlie, if it can help Charlie maintain his rule, it is undoubtedly a good thing for us, it depends on how to choose. The artillery sold can also be a backward artillery, as long as the performance is better than the artillery they use Well, I guess Charlie will be satisfied, and we can also make a profit from it." Zheng Zhibao didn't care.

"Can you produce even inferior artillery?" Sun Chuanting looked at the artillery experts they brought.

The artillery expert complained in his heart. Others were trying to produce better quality artillery, but now his officers wanted him to produce worse artillery.

"If you really want to think about it, you only need to use worse steel when casting the cannon, or remove some parts... There are many ways." The artillery expert said.

"Then we can produce a batch of artillery for Charlie that is worse than ours but better than the artillery they are using now, to satisfy Charlie's vanity. I just hope that Charlie will not fall into the chaos of Britain as the military master foresaw. During the civil war, otherwise we will lose so much silver that we invested in him." Zheng Zhibao said.

"Charlie wants not only artillery, but also me to help train his Royal Guards. However, the backward arquebus was eliminated by us a few years ago. I can only help them train military discipline and formation .” Sun Chuanting said.

"Isn't this a good thing for us? At least Charlie has a loyal infantry regiment, which is conducive to maintaining his rule, and it is more at ease for us."

"Who knows if he can settle the affairs of the parliament, the city of London has been a bit uneasy recently."

The Chinese military officers and businessmen in the city of London have noticed the strange atmosphere in the city of London.

The Scottish Committee stayed in the City of London longer than expected, and they left the City.

After receiving the promise of an armistice reparation from Charles I, the Oath Army of about 2 people withdrew from the occupied English territory and returned to the Scottish border.But the Covenant Army did not intend to disband, and Leslie, who became Earl Leven, still served as the commander of the Covenant Army, obviously not at ease with Charlie.

The factories of Western companies began to lay equipment and steam engines for the production of artillery. This was the first time they produced artillery in Europe.Usually they are shipped directly from the mainland to Europe for supplies, and they can make artillery here with the machines and talents they brought under the premise of unlimited supply of coal and iron ore.

Soon the news that King Charles ordered seven 7-pound field artillery from the Orientals reached the ears of the opposition members, which aroused the uneasiness of the opposition members.

The king hired Orientals to train the army and produce artillery. No one knew who the king wanted to use against such an elite infantry regiment.Or that King Charles can be used against anyone who comes up against him.

The Scottish Covenant Army secretly contacted members of the English opposition. After learning that Charles I had devoted a lot of money and effort to build a loyal Royal Guard, the Covenant Army was even more worried, and even regretted not restricting the king in the armistice treaty. Build an army.But even if they put forward such a condition, I am afraid that King Charles will not agree.

Some rumors began to appear in the city of London. Some people said that Charles I planned to launch the second Scottish war, and some people said that Charles I was approaching the Holy See and intending to establish the same system as France.The rumors were not only on Charles I, but even the Earl of Stratford, his favorite.

Originally, the Earl of Stratford was one of the leaders of the opposition MPs ten years ago, but after Charles I lured him, the Earl of Stratford became a loyal royalist figure.He was obviously one of his own, but he was bought by the king ten years ago, which made Pym, Hampton and a group of staunch opposition MPs particularly resent him.

It began to be rumored in London that the Earl of Stratford used an iron fist to rule the local aborigines when he was the governor of Ireland, and his arbitrary taxation behavior was also widely criticized.

In order to maintain the Royal Navy, Charles needed to collect a ship tax, and in order to raise the cost of the Royal Army, Charles needed to collect a protection tax.The Earl of Stratford began to expropriate by force.

The royal family's finances are really not optimistic. Although the royal family has hundreds of thousands of pounds in income every year, the maintenance of the huge royal land and buildings also requires a large amount of expenditure, and the cost of maintaining the Royal Navy is even greater. In fact, Charles collected Ship taxes are given to the navy like a bottomless pit.

Although Charles never mentioned the restoration of the parliament, petitions from all over the world continued to reach Charlie's desk.

Many members of the City of London who advocated the restoration of the Parliament began to take citizens to demonstrate in front of the palace.Yet Charles I ignored them.

"There have been rumors against you, the king, in London recently. I think it may be that Pym and his group are behind the scenes." Earl Stratford asked.

"What else can they make a noise? I am the king. When the Royal Guards are trained, I will definitely not let go of all those who oppose me. Starting next month, all officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards will be given a salary increase , I can give them a high salary to make them more loyal to me. Officers from the East are training them, and I believe that soon I will have a group of loyal soldiers to help me defeat the Covenant Army in Scotland." Charles I He scoffed at the movements of opposition lawmakers and was not worried.

"But Your Majesty, the parliamentarians are instigating the people of London, which will affect your rule. According to my private investigation, most of the counties in the north and west are most supportive of you. As for the counties in the south and east There are a majority of MPs who oppose you, including the City of London. If we don’t guard against every move of the MPs in the City of London, I’m afraid we will have to leave this important city of London and go to the local cities to seek assistance.” Stella Earl Fu reminded.

"There is nothing to worry about. The Royal Guards are trained by Astley and Sun Chuanting just outside of London. They can protect us from London safely in case of accident." Charles I was still the Earl of Strafford Worried about not taking it seriously, but caring about taxation, "How are the ship tax and national protection tax collected?"

"Half of the counties have already paid the national protection tax for the previous quarter, but there is another group of people protesting this quarter's national protection tax. There is no local gentry to take the lead in paying the tax, and farmers and handicraftsmen are unwilling to pay the money..." Stella said Earl Fowler.

(End of this chapter)