"My uncle! I'm so sorry about yesterday!" Edward was sincere, "It didn't help much!"
"It's nothing! Just a little thing!" Baron Thomas was sanguine, but Edward, who was staring at him, still saw the glint of hatred in his eyes.
After all, on the wedding day, one's wife is bullied by one's own family, it is indeed rather loss of face, and for the aristocrats, face is what they seek in life.
"I'm incredulous at what Uncle Edward is doing!" Edward spoke in a childish voice, "After all, you are his brother!"
"Don't mention him, Edward!" Baron Thomas hated, "He doesn't even think of me as a brother!"
"For what happened last night, uncle! I think it was mainly due to your position!" Edward spoke in a serious manner, still staring into his eyes.
"What do you mean? Edward!"
"I'm mostly Uncle Edward looking down on your position!" Edward's tone was tinged with regret, "After all, you are only a baron, while he is already a duke!"
"And Lady Anne, as you know, whose maiden name would have been that of an earl, would be even less likely to look down on Aunt Catherine!"
"That, indeed!" The Baron had a contemplative look on his face. There was an unmistakable gloom on his face that seemed to indicate that this was what was going on in his mind. His right thumb was constantly rubbing the wedding ring on his left hand, and his entire being seemed to be accumulating something.
Edward succeeded in analyzing the causes and consequences of what happened yesterday for Baron Thomas, just to awaken Baron Thomas' ambition, and even more so, to take advantage of it.
And the reason Edward approached Thomas was for the Navy he held in his hands. After all, he was the one holding the Navy now.
As king, Edward was required to have control of the army.
England's navy has always been weaker and less valued than the army, so it has not come between the eyes of the Regents.
So for the time being, Edward could only have a chance to get a handle on the Navy, the
By this point, it's important to mention England's navy.
In the Middle Ages, England did not have a so-called "Royal Navy" - in fact, it did not even have real warships. In times of war, the King had the right to call up ships and men, who were then taken away from their day jobs to serve on the sea frontiers.
Some kings occasionally raised some sailors out of their own pockets, so that in time of war these two parts of the army were combined and fought together.
From time to time wars broke out on the continent of Europe, and in fact, since the time of the Norman conquest, the English Crown had seized a large number of territories in France, and coveted larger ones, so that England, from the time of its founding, had not really been left alone abroad, but had continually intervened in the wars of Europe. The Tudors of Edward's time now retained several territories in France.
Those thieving English merchants saw and smelled a huge business opportunity. At first, some rich merchants and the king entered into a contract, the money and effort for the court to build a professional maritime force, in exchange for trade privileges and tax exemption, and later on this practice was popular in the whole society, in bristol and the five ports of the United States and other ports of this collusion between business and the Government is more prevalent.
Henry V later realized that it would be more cost-effective to form a specialized fleet. But at this time the fleet formed by the public was not a fighting fleet, but little more than a means of transporting troops through the circumambient waters of England and the continent.
After his death, the fleet was sold in full for silver. During the Tudor period, the practice of signing contracts between the Crown and contractors for commissioned ships continued, the only change being that their size was increasing and the exact terms were constantly being adapted.
Just two years after Columbus's first voyage, and three years before Henry VII sent johncabot to Newfoundland, Spain and Portugal negotiated and reached an agreement at the tordesils to define their spheres of influence by using a meridian line located in the western leagues of Cape Verde as a demarcation line, with all the territory west of the boundary going to Spain, and that east of that going to Portugal.
Henry VIII came to the throne with only a handful of ships as his entire maritime inheritance; and although not as generous as the second generation of royals would have liked, he endeavored to build a standing fleet during his reign.
Not only to develop his navy to the size of a few ships, more importantly, this "fleet" is no longer a separate, improvised, scattered troops, but has become a fixed form of organization, so there are a lot of literature on him as the founder of the British Navy.
But in this aggressive momentum, but its strength is strong, his "navy" is only a defense force, because this is the key moment of religious division, he is not distracted by the next level. Henry VIII and his father, Henry VII, also had the foresight to establish some shipbuilding facilities, which later developed into the Portsmouth, Telford and Woolworths Naval Shipyards.
"My dear uncle, let's make a deal!" Edward spoke bluntly to the Baron, without a hint of delay or beating around the bush.
"I would like to borrow the navy under your command for a moment!!!"
"What? Edward, you are joking!" Baron Thomas was as if he had heard a humorous joke, "My liege! This is no time for jokes!"
"I am not joking! Dear Lord Secretary of the Navy!" Edward's expression was grave, and he narrated in an unhurried, even voice, without the slightest disturbance from the Baronet, as if he were telling someone else's story.
"Then my liege, I wonder what you are borrowing my vassal's navy for?" Lord Baron was infected by Edward's calm demeanor, and the tone of his words became serious.
"His Excellency the Minister! Don't you know that the Thames wine produced by my distillery has been sold throughout Europa?"
"Yes! But Your Majesty, do you need the Navy at your service?"
"Yes! You have no idea, pirates are getting more and more rampant!" Edward shamelessly spoke, his face still looking like he was taking things for granted.
"It is time for England's navy to serve His Majesty the King of England!"
"I suppose you feel the same way! My dear uncle!"
"Of course! It's an honor for all admirals to serve His Honorable Majesty the King!" Minister Thomas raised his hat in a gesture of loyalty to the King.
"I have faith in His Excellency the Minister's ability! In my opinion, Your Excellency's knighthood is not a good match for his ability!"
Edward spoke in a serious manner, and a political deal was made in the middle of the conversation.
"Your Majesty! Your decisions are always so wise!" His Excellency the Baron was so overwhelmed by the surprise of this news that his words carried a hint of trembling!