Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 282 Nord Nobility Law

Marceau's opening gave Smith no reason to refuse. Looking at Joseph who had been silent all the time, Smith nodded as a promise that Western Sahara would be in charge of the Olympic Games.

"I will submit a detailed plan for the Olympic city in the near future, but I also hope that the government's 20 billion euros will be allocated as soon as possible."

Other people would not dare to speak directly to the Prime Minister in this way, but Marceau is different. Western Sahara is almost autonomous at this time, and the situation there even if the Prime Minister Smith speaks does not have much influence.

Some people commented that the top ten female politicians in the world throughout the ages, except Wu Zetian, Ekaterina, and the Queen of England, only counting female politicians like Thatcher, then Marceau is also in the top ten sequence, even if the ranking is relatively Rear, but also undoubtedly proved her strength.

The Governor of Western Sahara is a position that is even more difficult to hold than the Prime Minister of the Nord Kingdom, but Marceau has been well organized over the years, which cannot but be admired by the politicians of the Nord Kingdom.

Smith is undoubtedly the leader of the radical party, and most of the cabinet members are radical parties. There are still three years before the 2000 election, and no one can guarantee whether Marceau will win more votes than Smith this time.

In the 1995 ballots, because of the age problem and the fact that the first Smith did a good job, he was successfully re-elected with 30.00% of the six votes, but now his reckless handling of some things has dissatisfied many citizens, even The support for him among the radicals has also decreased a lot, and it has become less likely in his eyes to be re-elected for three terms.

Morris has no intention of running for the prime minister. What he thinks is the post of governor of Western Sahara after Marceau leaves office, but in such an important personnel arrangement, Marceau should not give them the opportunity to members of the Radical Party.

James now has a new title, that is, the head of the House of Lords of the Kingdom of Nord. Because he is the first Lord of the Kingdom of Nord, the House of Lords of the Kingdom of Nord became a member of the nobility and began to be worthy of the name. Joseph's control of the House of Lords It was not as tense as before, and the House of Lords began to have a little power of its own.

If Smith loses re-election in 2000, then he has two options. If Joseph canonize him as a Lord, then he will have the opportunity to become a member of the House of Lords.If not, then he has only two options: running for the House of Commons or retiring.

The House of Lords (House of Lords) of the Nord Kingdom does not actually have too many members. James is the speaker, and Kate, Charlie, Flanders, and Louis are all members of it. Two billionaires, the president of the Royal Media Group and the current Minister of Commerce, Robert.

Smith was the first Minister of Commerce. It stands to reason that he should have been canonized as a Lord long ago, but because of the position of Prime Minister, Joseph decided to bestow it after he left office. It can be said that if there are no major mistakes, he will run for the next term. Even if the Prime Minister fails, the possibility of him entering the House of Lords is very high.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is now concurrently held by Kate, but with the upcoming general election in 2000, the House of Commons system has officially begun, and the Nord royal family will completely let go of their control over the two Houses.

This will not affect the rights of the Nord royal family. After all, the Nord royal family has a veto power. Whether it is the House of Lords or the House of Commons, as long as they feel that their interests are violated, they can veto it with one vote. the basis of the system.

In June 1997, Prime Minister Smith of the Cabinet applied for the project of hosting the Olympic City through the Governor of Western Sahara Marceau. All of a sudden, media from various countries went to Nord and Western Sahara to interview Marceau and Smith.

Smith has not been busy with this matter recently. He frequently visited the members of the House of Commons of the Nord Kingdom, and wanted them to persuade the citizens in their area of ​​responsibility to continue to allow him to be re-elected for a third term, but only 20.00 % is not even close.

This is not Smith starting to prepare for the general election. After all, there are still three years before the general election. Smith's purpose is to test and test how likely he is to be re-elected for a third term. If it is not possible, then he needs to hurry up for some plans Come to organize, the result is obvious...

In mid-June 1997, when the media from various countries had not left, the cabinet brought a report to Joseph's desk. He hoped that the MOIA of the Kingdom of Nord would be responsible for the government instead of the royal family. Joseph angrily rejected this proposal.

But this time, Smith seemed to have made up his mind. Not only did he do this by himself, he even joined forces with more than a dozen heavyweight officials to reapply. The reason was that the government could not do without its own intelligence department, and the prime minister also needed a supervisory authority and an attribute that could cooperate. Down.

The second application, Joseph, did not directly reject it like the last one. A week later, the order signed by Joseph returned to Smith's table. A Cabinet Guard of no more than 300 men.

The world is developing, and Joseph can't always occupy all the power. As long as he has a veto and the army is in his own hands, it is a good thing for the country to let the cabinet handle it.

Joseph also didn't want to become a deaf man without eyes and ears, so he set up a MIG military intelligence bureau in the army, which would replace the original MOIA and be responsible for Joseph.

Because MIG's responsibilities are much smaller than those of MOIA, it's perfectly fine for Andy, the director of the Security Bureau, to concurrently serve. Although Andy is busy because of this, he is still very happy to return to his old job.

The most important thing is that there is not so much scope of management, and his ability can be fully displayed in the Royal Military Intelligence Bureau. For example, the original MOIA has completely exceeded his ability.

Smith has obtained a crucial reform for the cabinet. He has accomplished what James did not do during his tenure as prime minister. Except for the most sensitive military power, the cabinet of the Kingdom of Nord has obtained most of the political power in the country, and they can already fully implement it. Spread your arms and legs.

In 1996, the central financial revenue of the Nord Kingdom reached 800 billion euros, but this was still not enough for a large number of construction projects in 1997. Smith's rejection of Marceau's investment in the Olympic city was not entirely an excuse.

Smith also has one of his biggest wishes, which is to nationalize the Nord Royal Oil Company, but he understands that this is almost impossible to accomplish, even if it is equivalent to going out from Joseph's left hand and entering with his right hand.

80.00% of the annual dividends of Royal Nord Petroleum Company are in the treasury, but that is borrowed. From the beginning to now, the cabinet of the Kingdom of Nord has borrowed more than one trillion euros from Joseph. Even if Joseph does not have a veto power, it only needs to If the cabinet is to collect debts, then the cabinet will only have the result of selling the entire country to Joseph.

Of course, the Nord Kingdom itself is the private domain of the Ragnar royal family, and the cabinet is only managing it on its behalf. However, the current situation is that instead of gradually turning this company into their own, their managers have made the company owe More and more money under the chairman.

According to the company, if Joseph originally held 70.00% of the shares in this country, then with the slow development of these years, Joseph has also repurchased the remaining 30.00%, and continuously made the company owe the chairman a lot of wealth.

No country or media can accuse Joseph of squandering state assets at will, not to mention that this belongs to the Ragnar royal family, and the debt alone makes them speechless.

Smith's home is in the most luxurious area of ​​the Nord Kingdom. His neighbor is Lord James, but it's usually Andy instead of James who lives there.

The title of lord cannot be inherited. The only one who can inherit is the title of the royal family. The direct line can inherit the title of the father, while the non-direct line can only seek the hereditary title by themselves, but they are members of the House of Lords and the title of lord since they were born.

The titles of the Nord Kingdom start with the king, followed by princes, grand dukes, earls, and lords. Among them, lords are non-hereditary titles, while earls and grand dukes are hereditary titles that can be obtained by members of the non-directed royal family.

According to the Noble Law promulgated by the Kingdom of Nord, the Lord and his immediate family members enjoy the right to education and medical treatment free of charge, and at the same time, there are supplies and 100 million euros (although the time and the number of Lords will change) the domestic venture capital of the Kingdom of Nord .

The hereditary title is different. The prince has a guarantee fund of 5000 million euros, the grand duke has 1000 million, and the earl has [-] million. These are fixed and will not be changed.

Over six generations of lords who have not obtained hereditary titles by their own ability, their heirs will lose the title of lord, but retain their status as members of the royal family. In addition, the Nord Kingdom will provide them with basic food supplies and school exemptions. class benefits.

Joseph does not want the Nord Kingdom to become another Manchu Dynasty, so he must be wary of the burden that future Nord royal family members will bring to the country. This is already the most appropriate method.

Although it will also put pressure on the country, the financial pressure is already very small, and Joseph believes that there will never be too many dudes in his family. In addition, relying on the fertility status of the Nord Kingdom, it is estimated that the number can reach a thousand people. time of year.

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Nord may not exist. Joseph doesn't need to think so far away. It's best for future generations to worry about the future.

The noble law made the cabinet of the Kingdom of Nord very dissatisfied, but they have no right to deny any decision made by Joseph, so they can only express their dissatisfaction in other ways. For example, Smith will reject the canonization of Lord, but Smith will accept such a proposal ?

That is the honor of the Nord Kingdom, the supreme honor, besides...Smith really has the guts to resist Joseph?

The answer is naturally no, so the dissatisfaction of the cabinet can only end in vain.

(End of this chapter)