Chapter 13
What ability does Nord have to influence the pattern of the whole of Europe? If there is no discovery of satellites, the United States will definitely think so, but since the frequent occurrence of incomprehensible situations in Nord, this makes the United States have to doubt whether Nord has obtained the help of aliens.
The fifth restricted zone in the United States is very mysterious. According to rumors, there are alien corpses and spaceships in it, but only the President of the United States understands that those are all fake. The aliens are just rumors. Even he himself is not sure whether there are. And now Nord has a series of suspicious things, which makes the US government have to suspect that there are traces of aliens. (This book is not science fiction, it is just an excuse, and there will be no alien incidents.)
The US government dare not act rashly. After all, no one knows whether the Principality of Nord has any cards. Get yourself into trouble?
If Joseph knows the thinking of the US government, I believe he will laugh happily. Aliens may be a good reason, especially if they can make the United States jealous, which is very beneficial to the development of Nord.
Of course, those have nothing to do with Joseph at this time. When Marshall mentioned his name at the meeting and raised the aid to 300 million U.S. dollars, it would be a lie if he said he was not surprised. After all, this was a huge amount given to him for nothing. money.
Three hundred million U.S. dollars is not a lot, and the richest man in the world now has more than these assets, but for the Principality of Nord, this is already a huge sum. On the other hand, the world's richest man needs to support hundreds of thousands of people, while his subjects only have two thousand. If they are divided evenly, his citizens will undoubtedly live better.
Marshall's purpose Joseph can also see, but he has no reason to reject this good intention, and even if there is no such thing, the relationship between France and Nord will not be too close, perhaps Nord will be safer with the support of the United States.
The joint meeting in Paris was delayed until mid-July due to such quarrels. Fortunately, Britain and France chose to compromise in the end, and a total of about 100 billion U.S. dollars in aid was placed on the table of the President of the United States. (The economy in the 1980s was therefore three times higher than the amount in history.)
It is impossible for the U.S. president to directly agree to Europe's request. The 300 million U.S. dollars proposed to be given to the Principality of Nord has also been adjusted to 530 million. The purpose is to allow Nord to quickly develop and contain France.
Of course, there is also the meaning of letting the Principality of Nord reveal its cards. After all, what the Principality of Nord lacks now is funds. The United States has given him sufficient funds. The president believes that it is impossible for the Principality of Nord to not reveal some clues under such circumstances.
The joint parliament in Paris is over, and there is no need for him to stay in France, and return to Nord Joseph to start a new round of planning. Before leaving, he met Marshall once, and took 30 million US dollars from the Bank of America in advance loan.
The 30 million U.S. dollars is different from aid and needs to be returned. Marshall only used his influence to guarantee the Principality of Nord, and this money has nothing to do with the U.S. government.
The first thing Joseph did when he returned to the Principality of Nord was to establish the Nord Royal Construction Company. Only then did Joseph remember the loopholes he had left. Others could not be made up, and surface engineering still needed to be done. And at the moment when the Royal Construction Company was established, a reminder appeared in front of Joseph.
"Reminder: After the construction company is built, is the host bound?"
The sudden prompt made Joseph stunned, but he quickly realized it, but he hesitated after reacting, wondering if there would be a huge change like the binding bank In particular, it is unknown whether the change is good or bad.
After hesitating for a moment, Joseph still decided to bind. His purpose is to give the construction system an aboveboard identity. The construction company is undoubtedly a part of the aboveboard plan. Next, Joseph will pretend to buy raw materials for construction, etc., so that everything Be as real as possible...
"Reminder: The host chooses to bind, please arrange a ship to transport construction materials as soon as possible, and recruit construction workers at the same time, otherwise the construction system will not be available.
" That's the situation at this time.
The construction company after binding allows the construction system to be fully exposed to the sun. Although there are still some problems with the source of raw materials, compared with before, it is not enough to arouse the suspicion and detection of the United States, the Soviet Union and other major countries. Of course, this matter Joseph It will take a while longer to keep the Principality of Nord a mystery until the Marshall Project officially begins.
Nord Cabinet:
"Recruit a large number of workers? No restrictions on race, nationality? Can you have Nord citizenship after three years?"
Looking at the new law in his hand, Prime Minister Kress had complicated eyes in his eyes. Joseph became more and more casual about state affairs. Such an important matter is actually just a notification rather than a negotiation. Kress has a feeling that he needs to leave Nord as soon as possible, otherwise... "Your Excellency Prime Minister
?
"
What can Si do? Now that Joseph is in power and he is wary of him, even if he wants to oppose him, he has no ability, and France can't get help and can only let Joseph go. Of course, the most important thing was that he understood that even if he objected, it would be useless, and the people below would not listen at all. It was just polite for Joseph to hand over the proposal to him.
The assistant who sent the proposal had meaningful eyes, nodded his head as if he had received a satisfactory answer, and turned to leave. This situation made Kress a little crazy. When would a small palace assistant treat him like this.
The new law of the Principality of Nord caused a little dissatisfaction. For them, the smaller the population, the better. After all, only in this way can they allocate more resources. Once the population increases, the benefits they receive will decrease?
This incident was discovered by Joseph at the first time, and he met with cabinet members to discuss this issue. The population must increase, but these old Nord citizens are the foundation of Joseph.
"The best way now is to improve the status of Nord citizens and reduce their hatred of those immigrant workers. Kress, do you have any good suggestions?" "Your Highness means to distinguish? But this must be
right Those workers who are preparing to immigrate are not fair, and it is not a good thing for the reputation of our Principality of Nord." "
Your Highness, it takes three years for immigrant workers to become Nord citizens. We can improve the status of old citizens as much as possible within these three years. In the future, the establishment of the House of Commons will be regarded as a disguised form to improve their social status and welfare." It was
James' son Andy who spoke, but at this time he was no longer the ordinary college student before, but Nord The deputy director of the Royal Guard Bureau, it is precisely because of this status that he is eligible to attend the meeting.
Joseph wants to increase the population of Nord, and Kress has not thought of a way to stop it, and now another House of Commons has come out. Sure enough, Nord's trip is getting more and more difficult.
"Your Highness, Deputy Director Andy said just now that the House of Commons..."
Glancing at Kress who was cautiously asking, Joseph pretended not to care and said, "I just had an idea recently. The times are developing, and we can't stick to the rules, so I Prepare to form the House of Commons and the House of Lords, together with the cabinet to separate the three powers..."
Before Joseph finished speaking, Kress showed an excited expression on his face, but the excitement was soon gradually replaced by doubts. Absolute right to speak, why would you disperse your own power? Sure enough, what Joseph said next made Kress startled and perturbed.
"I was going to bring this up later. Since Prime Minister Kress asked, let's discuss it together! Members of the House of Commons are elected by Nord...honorary citizens, and enjoy freedom of public opinion, personnel, and the power to supervise administrative officials ."
Speaking of Joseph's glance at Kress with an ugly face, there is no doubt that this matter was aimed at the cabinet, but the matter did not stop there.
Joseph coughed lightly, and Andy hurriedly said, "Members of the House of Lords are appointed by the Grand Duke. The House of Lords has legislative power and the right to veto bills passed by the House of Commons."
Alright! Through the explanations of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, Kress understood that Joseph was not prepared to decentralize powers, but more closely concentrated all powers in his own hands, and even weakened the cabinet and government in disguise and reduced his own affairs.
The House of Commons has the ability to personnel and supervise administrative officials, which means that the future Nord Prime Minister must first obtain the support of the people (Members of the House of Commons), and then satisfy Joseph (the veto power of the Upper House) before he can become the Nord Prime Minister. The Prime Minister must be loyal and capable to Joseph.
Why do you say that the future Prime Minister Nord? Because Kress is already preparing to leave Nord, he knows that there is no place for him here, and if he continues to stay, he may not have a chance to leave.