In an era when the wheel of history rolls forward, every kingdom and empire has its own troubles, and it is impossible to predict whether their future is the same as they imagined.

When the Mughal Empire was trapped in a conspiracy for the throne, the Kingdom of Britain on the other side of the ocean was also caught in a storm.

King Charles I of Britain announced in Whitehall, London, to prepare for the establishment of three standing infantry regiments, one standing artillery regiment and one standing cavalry regiment, and gave them the name of the Royal Army.

The news soon spread across the small British islands, causing an uproar.

No king has ever maintained the tradition of a strong army during non-war times, and it has not been approved by the parliament! Where does the cost of maintaining a standing army come from? What should the army do when it is used to deal with parliament, squire, and peasants in the future?

For the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, Charles I suddenly prepared the Standing Army, which might have to use force to unify the churches of the two countries.

For a moment, people were panicked, and even the smartest nobles could not see clearly what the future of England would be like.

This anxiety about the future is fully reflected in conversations between the teahouse nobles.

The teahouse set up by Chinese merchants in London has long become a favorite gathering place for the upper class of Britain, and drinking tea has become a symbol of upper class figures.

Tea, especially the black tea in Wuyi Mountain, is sought after by the British and is equivalent to gold!

Since Charles I announced the preparation of the Royal Army, more nobles have gathered in the teahouse recently, gathered in the teahouse to discuss the right or wrong of Charles I's practice, and they often argued that their faces were red. Maybe Chu Yun could not imagine that the scene of almost all the blond and blue-eyed British people drinking tea in the teahouse.

"A few days ago, these nobles praised their king Charles when the Royal Fleet took great victory in the Mediterranean. It has not been long since they started to criticize him again." The waiter said to the shopkeeper.

"They are not fence-bearers. If you listen carefully, you will know that they did not oppose the establishment of the Royal Army because of the Mediterranean victory. Instead, they believed that the king should have decided to establish it with the consent of the parliament. Without the consent of the parliament, they would think that the king had implemented the power that he should have exceeded his original possession. If he did not fight for such rights, no matter taxation or military use in the future, he would be in the king's mind." said the shopkeeper of the teahouse.

In the process of dealing with the British, they gradually learned about the tradition here and were able to comment on it one or two.

When Charles I was preparing for the Royal Army, the Chinese merchants stood by and watched. They came here to make money. Unless they threatened their interests, they had no reason to intervene in this matter.

An officer in Chinese uniform pushed open the door of the teahouse and walked in. The British nobleman sitting inside the teahouse looked at him and continued his conversation.

This is a teahouse run by Chinese merchants. Occasionally, Chinese soldiers stationed in Portsmouth stay here when they come to London City to do business, so the British nobles have long been accustomed to it.

"Captain Sun, why did you arrive in London? Is there anything to do?" The shopkeeper of the teahouse saw that it was Sun Chuanting, the commander of the Far West Expeditionary Army, quickly put down what he had done.

After all, the Far West Expeditionary Force is an overseas garrison and is not allowed to be stationed in the city of London, but is stationed in the Portsmouth port like the Fourth Fleet.

"King Charlie has something to ask our garrison, so he had to come to London City. He probably will be in London City for a while next." Sun Chuanting said.

"What's the matter with you Charlie?" the teahouse shopkeeper said in confusion.

"It's just that when something happens, we hope we can help him. After all, he bypassed the parliament and announced the preparation of the Royal Army directly. The spoils they obtained from the Mediterranean war provided him with funds and confidence. However, if you want to maintain a standing army, you have to rely on taxes rather than spoils, and you have to return to the question of whether the king has the power to collect taxes or the parliament has the power to collect taxes." Sun Chuanting said.

"Charlie took the initiative to find us as a way out. I guess he has no confidence in his own deeds, right?" The shopkeeper of the teahouse ordered the waiter to pour tea for Sun Chuanting.

He heard a lot of statements from the British nobles in the teahouse, and wanted to hear Charles I's gossip from his own people.

"I feel that the nobles who support and oppose him are in the 55th. In their opinion, neither the king nor the parliament can be missing, but the legislative power must be in the hands of the parliament. The original members of the parliament also planned to take this opportunity to ask the king to reorganize the parliament, otherwise they would not pay taxes to maintain such a standing army after the establishment of the Royal Army. Charlie was unwilling to reorganize the parliament, which would weaken his power and rule. Therefore, the current dilemma was in the present."

"Do you think the people in the parliament will be completely irritated with the king? No one will get out of Taiwan then?"

"Who knows, anyway, I am not dead, I just need to stand by and watch their family affairs quietly. Unless we are at a critical moment, we will definitely not take action, and that is not in our interests."

"Sir, you're right. Our business here is so booming. If we could avoid a war and make money with peace of mind. In the past, we could make a lot of money by transporting tea from the south to the north in the mainland. Now, we sell tea to the West and make more profits. I don't know when such a grand occasion can be maintained."

"Business has just begun now, and you still need to open teahouses throughout important cities in Britain and the European continent."

"That's natural, I'm afraid that tea supply cannot be provided. After all, our country's consumption of tea is much greater than that here. Compared with the tea we transported by sea, it's a drop in the bucket. After all, with Scotland here, there are only a few million people in Ireland, and there are hundreds of millions of people in our country, so the consumption of tea is not on the same level."

"Just sell tea to other kingdoms. It is said that there are 20 million people in the Kingdom of France and 30 million people in the Ottoman Empire. In addition, other scattered kingdoms, islands, and North Africa should be about the same size as the local market. Now three important markets have been formed, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean, all of which population are at the level of hundreds of millions. No matter which market is well established, you businessmen will be blessed to have this opportunity."

"Sir, what do you say? Although the prospects are broad, each of us does not have that much energy. Just by managing this teahouse, I have to work hard to improve the taste here to attract the nobles to consume. And we plan to open a branch in Cambridgeshire..."

The shopkeeper and Sun Chuanting were sitting together chatting. There were suddenly noisy footsteps and speeches outside, which made the shopkeeper and Sun Chuanting look towards the gate involuntarily.
Chapter completed!