Tostig and the English Navy

Historians have pointed out that, at the time that edward set this policy into motion, maintaining a fleet complete with anding crew was expensive. And so apparently it would be cheaper and better if they just provided a bunch of tax exemptions, do regulate the trading ports and let business people and contractors handle governing and defence. By the end of king edward's reign, 15 days of incredibly expensive trading ships with the possibility of expensive adons, was what passed for an english navy. So all in all, great planedy. Thanks for this.