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Historically, the title of the Royal Navy was bestowed by Charles II.
So why is there no Royal Army?
Because Charles II compromised with the parliament, the royal family gave up the military power of the rest of the army except the king's guard.
In this time and space, Britain has the Royal Army!
After a little rectification of financial problems, Charles II began to reorganize the army.
The Army was renamed the Royal Army and organized into the Arakanese, English, Scottish and Irish regiments. Most of the New Model Army formed by Cromwell was disbanded, except for the Coldstream Guards to defend London. The size of the army is 25,000 people.
The navy was renamed the Royal Navy, and the generals of the fleet returned home one after another, kneeling before the king and swearing allegiance. The king's younger brother, James, was recalled to England, made a duke, and served as the supreme commander of the Royal Navy.
In this regard, Charles II took control of the army.
Legislative power still belongs to Parliament, but in the hands of the House of Lords, and the House of Lords are all traditional nobles. The squires and the bourgeoisie in the House of Commons can only discuss the amendment of local regulations. Their greatest power is to control the tax system (except customs duties).
Charles II seems to have centralized power, but he has not completely centralized power. Taxation has always been stuck by the House of Commons.
Previously, Duke James had been serving as a soldier in France, and now he returned to the UK as the commander-in-chief of the navy, and immediately began to investigate naval problems.
James discovered that of the 900,000-pound naval budget last year, 300,000 pounds were missing, and no one knew where it was spent. Corruption in the navy is serious, ships are dilapidated and in disrepair, soldiers are owed half a year in pay, and morale is extremely low.
what to do?
Find a Dutch businessman to issue a bond loan again!
The Dutch stock market crashed a few years ago. Although it is barely recovering now, investors have long lost confidence in the stock market. Due to the impact of China, the Dutch East India Company can only barely keep its capital (the dividends of the major shareholders are still being paid). The Dutch West India Company has been losing money for more than 20 years.
Dutch businessmen don¡¯t have good investment goals. Charles II is now issuing bonds and loans. This is a high-quality customer!
Charles II sent people to the Netherlands to issue bonds, and within two months, Dutch merchants subscribed for 500,000 pounds. Then, several major royal shipyards in the UK were operating at full capacity, some were used to repair old warships, and some were used to build new warships.
The navy is rectifying, and the royal school has not yet opened, but Charles II can't wait.
Although the king regained the right to tax duties, the tax officials are all members of the House of Commons, and corruption is extremely serious. He immediately issued an order to let the charity secondary schools across the country, each school send one of its best graduates to London.
The universities in Britain at this time are all church schools.
The rest are charity schools. Charity primary schools do not teach Latin, and they work for school managers after graduation. The Charity Middle School has to teach Latin, and the nobles are cultivating ruling power for themselves, and the school directors are mainly traditional nobles, which have nothing to do with the emerging classes in the House of Commons.
Two months later, more than 20 graduates of Charity Middle School gathered at Hampton Court Palace by the River Thames.
These graduates are very excited. They are all the children of common people, and the best come from the poor nobles. Now that he is personally summoned by the king, he must have a bright future in the future.
Charles II and the middle school graduates sat around a long table.
? Dishes were constantly being served, which they had never seen before, and the tableware included spoons, knives and forks, and unknown small wooden sticks.
I saw Charles II picking up chopsticks and saying to the graduates: "Britain's tableware is too simple, France uses knives and forks, but Britain only has spoons. I went to far away China, and the Chinese emperor ate with chopsticks and spoons. Now, I will teach you dining etiquette. Use a spoon to drink soup, use a fork if you can use a fork for small pieces of food. If you can¡¯t use a fork, you can use chopsticks to hold it. For large pieces of meat, hold it down with a fork and cut it with a knife open."
These graduates study very seriously and learn knives and forks very quickly, but chopsticks are a little troublesome.
In addition, there are only three prongs at this time.
After learning table manners, Charles II said: "Let me introduce myself and get to know each other, starting from my left hand."
A teenager stood up: "My name is John Joseph and I am from Meadows Middle School. Nice to meet you all."
"Very good," Charles II took the lead in applauding, "Welcome, John!"
Hearing everyone's applause, the young man was very excited. He had never received such a courtesy. He thought that Charles II was the wisest king.
One graduate after another reported their names, and finally one stood up and said, "My name is Isaac Newton, from Grantham.In the courtyard, Louis XIV was a little impatient, so he called the court guards and said: "My mother is very pious, and she swore to serve God for the rest of her life. You escort her to the monastery."
"Queen Mother, please." The guards gathered around.
Queen Mother Anne was almost dragged away, accompanied by only two maids who were responsible for taking care of her future daily life.
The position of prime minister in France is gone, and no prime minister will be appointed in the future. The king directly issues orders to ministers. France has entered the peak moment of monarchy centralization.
At the same time, King Charles II of England also began a semi-centralized rule, and his efforts were also aimed at the centralization of the monarchy.
In Britain and France, the political situation changed suddenly, and a marriage was announced.
Except for the joy of the Portuguese, the surrounding countries are all facing enemies. The King of Spain even mobilized a large number of troops on the border, and at the same time let the fleet cruise around the clock, for fear that Britain and France would suddenly attack together.
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