Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 17 Misunderstanding
Huaxia Yanjing Zhonghai
"What do you think of things in France?"

"How can that little ruler be considered one of our own! What's more, he has taken a lot of risks in this matter, so we can't go too far."

"The Prime Minister means yes?"

"Of course I agree, but we don't have that much foreign exchange in our hands. Mr. Li, what do you mean?"

"It would be best if we could exchange other things. There has been news from the United States that Nord's aid is about 3000 million. If we agree, it is impossible without [-] million. It can be combined. But it would create strain on our FX..."

"Old Li is right. It would be best if we could exchange other things, but the aided equipment is not rare. What do we have?"

The Prime Minister’s words made Zhonghai Hall No. [-] silent, and a faint sigh came after a long time. The serious old man in the first place said, “We need to negotiate urgently! But our main goal is whether we can exchange dollars for things. , Mr. Li is going to Europe?"

"Okay, the old man will go through this, and let this little ruler see the sincerity of our maiden family."

What the old man surnamed Li said was not nonsense. He had already thought of a gift in his heart, a gift that Joseph could not refuse.

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Of course, Joseph is not clear about the affairs of Huaxia. Four communities in the southeast, northwest and north of the Central District are under construction. On balance, each community can accommodate 1 people. Each community is equivalent to a small living area, which is equipped with primary, middle and Supermarkets, restaurants, cafes and other facilities.

In the center of the Central District is the government building, and the surrounding four small streets are divided into commercial street, entertainment street, food street, cultural street...

Of course, these are just plans at this time, and it is estimated that it will take one to two years to complete the project. Since all countries are watching this place, Joseph does not dare to act recklessly as before, anyway, it will slow down the progress a little. It won't affect anything.

Workers in Germany and Eastern Europe have already lived in apartments, but because they are not Nord citizens, the Nord Royal Bank or the tax office will deduct $10 of housing funds from their wages every month.No one has a big opinion on this. After all, their monthly salary is about $1000, which is nothing.

Because of the relocation policy, more and more old people and women came to the Principality of Nord. These are relatives of Germans and Eastern Europeans who came to work. James thought this was a trouble, but then With the detailed information of this group of people in front of him, James' complaints turned into surprises.

As I said before, the cultural level of the Germans is almost the top in the world. The group of old people and women who came here are actually typical representatives of teachers and scholars. Really afford the job.

Joanna, Joseph's maid, is one of the representatives. Her mother and father are both in the Duchy of Nord now, and she is still approaching the middle class of the Duchy of Nord.

Relatives of German workers in Eastern Europe do not have such education levels, but fortunately, the Soviet Union has a strong control over Eastern Europe. Some young people can smuggle to Western Europe, but it is not an easy matter for those old people.

In mid-August, the coastal area of ​​Nancheng District
Dozens of guards began to block the beach. Joseph, James and several cabinet members walked slowly on the beach, looking at the trees. Joseph smiled with a hint of pride.

"This area will become our agricultural base in the future, Karavis, remember to transfer $500 million into my bank account."

The construction system can also directly use the money in the Nord Royal Bank, but Joseph feels that this is easy to expose, so every time the president of the Royal Bank transfers the required money to his bank account, and then pays with his own account construction costs.

"Still the old rules, I know how to do it, Your Highness."

After getting along for a long time, this group of officials understood that Joseph was usually easy to talk, so they teased him at this time.

"Reclaiming such a large area of ​​sea is not a small project. We still have enough food for two years. Which country will we sign a food trade with next?"

Food is the lifeblood of a country. Although money can buy everything, it is best to control such a deadly thing in your own hands. That is why James did not speak on this matter, even if he felt that it was too much to do. Something is wrong.

Nord is a country with a very small land. The small land makes him not qualified to make great achievements in food and animal husbandry. After all, these need to occupy a lot of land.

Reclamation is one way, but according to the international cost at this time, the funds for reclamation are indeed massive, and Nord's economy is simply unable to support such a large capital project.But the mystery that Joseph has always shown made James look forward to it, otherwise he would risk being suspected and persuade Joseph to give up this project.

Returning to the original question, World War II has just ended at this time, so the price of food is still very high. It is very important which country the Principality of Nord will sign a food trade with next, even countries like France and the United Kingdom cannot ignore the fact that there are nearly [-] people. grain trade contract.

You must know that they don't know the plan of the Principality of Nord. From their point of view, this kind of grain trade contract will continue forever, and there is nothing to see in one year, but it is not clear what a huge amount will be in ten or twenty years. Can see it.

"Two years? Two years is enough, we don't need to talk about these things now, let's talk about them later! James, when will the cabinet reshuffle start?"

Raising eyebrows, Joseph began to change the subject with a few casual sentences. James could also hear what Joseph said, but he didn't believe it or not. He still had dignity and didn't want to talk too much about this matter. Changing the topic also took advantage of the opportunity to talk about the cabinet reshuffle.

"We are a country with a dual monarchy system, and the cabinet reshuffle should have started long ago, if it wasn't for France..."

"Don't say these are useless. I suggest that the cabinet reshuffle be carried out at the same time as the House of Representatives. If there is no problem, I hope to see the results of the reshuffle by the end of this year."

"There is no problem with the cabinet at the end of the year. Isn't the House in a hurry?"

As soon as James finished speaking, Joseph looked over with meaningful eyes. James understood what Joseph had misunderstood him, but he couldn't explain this kind of thing. He opened his mouth to speak but kept I don't know how to explain it, so I can't help but stop there.

Several other cabinet members who followed looked at James with concern, especially Robert, the former Minister of Defense and the current Minister of Health, who was the only remaining French official.

What is the greatest role of the House of Representatives?It is to reduce the authority of the government and put a lock on it. If Kress said this sentence, it would be nothing. After all, everyone knows what his purpose is in Nord, but now that James said these words, Joseph’s heart Can you not be disappointed?

As the prime minister of the cabinet, James wants more power, or does he have ambitions, or does he have other thoughts?Joseph is not a god. He doesn't know what James really thinks, but as the ruler of a country, he has no reason not to be wary of his subordinates, especially James who is in a crucial position.

Of course, Joseph also understands that the possibility of the other party's betrayal is quite small, but sometimes having one's own ambition and careful thinking is actually a kind of betrayal, even if his purpose is not to hurt Joseph and Nord's interests.

"I hope to see the formation of the House at the end of the year, James, you are all right!"

"No, no problem!"

"That's good, I don't want to say what I just said a second time!"

(End of this chapter)