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Chapter 1514 After the War
After the main members of the parliamentary faction were arrested, the city of London and even the whole of England returned to the calm before the civil war.Many London citizens who originally supported the parliament regained their composure. After all, Charles I was no longer around, and they seemed to have lost their target all of a sudden.

They opposed the king's levying of ship tax, national protection tax and other nominal taxes, and they sympathized with the parliament. However, when the king really died because of this matter, they felt unprecedented guilt, thinking that they had framed the royal family.

This sense of guilt allowed the City of London, and towns and cities everywhere, to quickly return to normal functioning.

The Oxford Assembly and the London Assembly merged to form the Parliament of England, and a re-election of MPs began to take place in Queen Sophia's place as King until she returned to England.

Of course, the re-election of members of Congress is basically these people who are elected, because they are all respectable country gentry and nobles in various counties and towns, and even the local magistrates and court lawyers are served by people with these identities. A small group of elites, few commoners are actually able to be elected as MPs.

The royalists accounted for more than two-thirds of the seats in the new Congress, and on the principle of the minority obeying the majority, the royalists made decisions on major matters.

Sun Chuanting and others were puzzled at first why the royalists were still willing to give up one-third of the seats to the defeated London Parliament, but soon after careful consideration, they understood the reason.

The royalists only represent nearly half of the forces in England. It can be seen from the fact that the king's army and the parliamentary army are almost evenly matched. If there are only royalists in the parliament, then there are still many county councils that will obey their decisions.On the contrary, if some seats are properly given to the opposition, they will win over the opposition MPs, enabling them to break the balance.

Several shops opened by Chinese merchants in the city of London have reopened, and many nobles have returned to the teahouse to gather again. Naturally, some people are happy and some are worried.

From the expressions of these people, one could tell which one was on the side of the defeated king at the beginning of the war, and which one was on the side of the parliament.

"My lords, you are really amazing. You actually quelled the civil strife in Britain so quickly after joining the war. You don't know that since the war between the king and the parliament last year, our business has almost plummeted, and many nobles and residents of the city of London have spent money. It’s on grain, and we really don’t sell grain.” The owner of the teahouse directly rented out the attic to entertain Sun Chuanting, who had re-entered the city of London, and his own people.

They returned after leaving the City of London last year, this time as victors.

"Has the council made things difficult for you?" Sun Xu asked.

"They don't dare to embarrass us. Your lords only officially joined the war not long ago. They are afraid that after the defeat, they will be treated as criminals and handed over to us for destroying our factories and shops. We will not deal with them like They are so kind." The shopkeeper of the teahouse said.

"These parliamentarians who oppose the king are shrewd and dare not move our property, otherwise we really have a reason to execute them. At present, only a few dozen main persons in charge have been arrested. Serve in the new parliament. This really has its own set of rules of the game."

"Compared to executing the traitors, they seem to value the deprivation of property more. The arrested members of the opposition and some other lands are almost all auctioned off to repay the loss of the king's army, the salaries of the soldiers, and the people who hired us. Expenses. In fact, we didn’t lose many soldiers, but we lost a lot of gunpowder and bullets.”

"The problem hasn't been solved so easily. It's hard to say whether their Princess Sophia is willing to come back to take charge of the United Kingdom. All of this is a castle in the air drawn by us. When they find out that this is just our nonsense, the problem will be serious. Yes. If Princess Sofia is unwilling to come back to inherit the throne, then the throne may fall to Princess Elizabeth, and the opposition may make a comeback. We need someone to return to the mainland to convince Princess Sofia, and we are having a headache about this candidate."

Several top military officers of the Kyushu Army in the West discussed some serious issues after the war in the teahouse.One of the most important issues is that they pushed Princess Sofia to the throne behind her back. Both the king's army and the parliamentary army believe that Princess Sofia will not refuse to become king.However, if Princess Sophia is really unwilling to come back, the problem will be very serious.This will have a very serious consequence-the fruits of their victory will instead be occupied by Princess Elizabeth, who is supported by the opposition, or Princess Anne, who has a French background.

Among the senior officers of the Kyushu Army currently stationed in Portsmouth, Sun Chuanting is the only senior officer of the army. In addition, he has also established a majesty in the English army. He needs to stay in Portsmouth or the city of London to deter possible threats. Backlash from the opposition.

As for the officers of the Fourth Fleet, they all perform their duties, and it is very difficult to get back to the mainland.

"To be honest, I really want to go back to my hometown. I have been here for a long time. During this period of time, Zheng Zhihu got to know the captains of the warships of our Fourth Fleet. If there is a sea battle, Zheng Zhihu can temporarily serve as the temporary commander of the fleet. This time, I will return to the mainland temporarily." Sun Xu proposed the idea of ​​​​going back temporarily.

Ordinary naval officers can take advantage of the opportunity to escort the Western company's merchant ships back to the mainland. Only Sun Xu, who is the commander-in-chief, has been staying here.

"At present, England has regained peace, and other kingdoms are at war, so there is no time for a naval battle with us. Even the king of France, Louis XIII, is now at war with the European continent and the Spanish Empire. Louis XIII has nothing to do for Anne. The little princess is vying for the throne. So, even if you return to your hometown to visit your relatives, sir, you should have no problem."

"If we use our Fourth Fleet plus the Royal Fleet, and the navy of the Kingdom of France, we can completely defeat them, unless the Spanish Fleet, the Netherlands Fleet and the French Fleet combine to defeat us. Unfortunately, the Spanish Fleet and other The two fleets are enemies, so it is impossible to have a fleet that can threaten our existence. You can rest assured to return to the mainland for a temporary vacation."

The officers of the Fourth Fleet didn't take it seriously. With their understanding of the strength of the navies of the countries here, they believed that they were equally invincible in this sea area.

(End of this chapter)