Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 76 Large Local Area Networks
"There are still a few days until Christmas, Joseph, how are you going to spend it?"

When the Duke of Hollis and his party were talking about Joseph, Joseph was chatting with Kate and her good friend, the daughter of a Duke. Although it is a little strange why the nine-year-old Joseph knows so many things.

"I don't know, but I will definitely go back to Nord. There are still many things waiting for me to deal with in the past few days."

What Joseph said was the truth, but the truth was a joke in the ears of Kate and the little girl. They didn't think that a child could handle anything.

The banquet was like this chatting in twos and threes. Among them, Joseph also knew some outstanding young people from the United States and the United Kingdom. In his eyes, Joseph was nothing more than a noble child, nothing more.

At the end of the banquet, Joseph also sat down with the Duke of Hollis to talk about the subway project. There were not many surprises, but they wanted to put all the billion-dollar financing in the UK, which surprised Joseph. , but after some hesitation, he finally agreed to the request of several people.

"This is a good start, Joseph. I can foresee that Nord's funds will flow into the UK in a few years. At that time, we will be the most staunch allies."

This is what the Duke of Hollis said when he was parting. Joseph nodded undeniably. He clearly knew that the formation of the European Union and the economic rise of Nord would bring this day.

Capital society is all about wealth, and Nord is a small country, but if the Principality of Nord has an absolute right to speak in the capital markets of various countries, then it is not the royal family of Nord, but the emperor of the world economic system.

Rejecting Kate's invitation and the Earl of Liverpool's invitation to race horses, Joseph returned to the Principality of Nord with a financing order for the subway project and a few items from the auction.At this time, it was mid-December 1981, and the new year was coming.

Nord Palace
"Your Highness, this is a proposal about the oil well development project. This is the annual financial report for 1981. This is Audi's plan for next year. Also, you are a shareholder of Royal Heavy Industries. There is a shareholder meeting that you need to attend. , In addition, there are invited lectures at the school, inspections by the Imperial Guard..."

As soon as James came back, he piled up a large number of documents in front of Joseph. Although the cabinet handles government affairs, generally Joseph does not need to do anything, but some annual reports still need to be checked.

"Your Highness, the number of citizens of Nord has increased to 8000 this year. Most of the laborers have moved out of the urban area. The construction of the new urban area is almost the same, and some citizens have already lived in it."

It's not discrimination, but the main target of the laborers are large heavy and light industry groups, and their workplaces are all in the suburbs or industrial areas, and moving out of the urban area is in line with being closer to where they work.

The future urban area is only a place where citizens and tourists live. Unless laborers successfully immigrate to Nord, they cannot live in the urban area for a long time. Of course, they are willing to spend money to stay in hotels, but no one stops them.

"Nord's GDP this year is 230 billion US dollars, most of which is export trade (Audi), compared with our budget excess, but the national treasury does not have much surplus, and the industrial and market plans are huge."

It's a pity that Audi's raw material base is still in Germany, otherwise this figure will increase a lot, but next year will be a year for Audi to explode, and it will not be difficult to double it.

In fact, the economy of the Principality of Nord is a little deformed at this time. It is hard to imagine that a small country like the Principality of Nord actually has a large heavy industry group worth tens of billions of dollars like Audi.Generally speaking, such as such a small country's government industry, tourism industry, and financial industry are their main choices.

"What progress has been made in education?"

"A total of [-] college students graduated from the crash course this year, a small number of them were employed by the government, most of them joined large groups such as Audi and shipping companies, and some chose to stay in schools and scientific research institutions."

"What's going on with the large LAN and PC projects?"

If the Audi company is the core of the Principality of Nord and the group that Joseph attaches the most importance to, then the large-scale LAN project is the future of the Principality of Nord. The Internet has not yet appeared, and mastering it is equivalent to mastering the entire future.

Joseph never thought of monopolizing it, because this is not something that the Nord Principality can swallow, all he thinks is that the Nord Principality occupies a very important position in the future joint network committee.

The United States is the world's largest, and if it is used as a bargaining chip, I believe it can get a lot of good things, such as tariff concessions in other industries and fair and just policies.Yes, it is fair and just. He does not require policy support and there is no possibility of such support. A fair environment is enough.

James naturally didn't know what Joseph was thinking. He shook his head and said when Joseph's heart began to sink: "The progress is very good. IBM's personal computers are not as smart and easy to use as ours, but its future ..."

Obviously, James still doesn't think there will be any good uses for personal computers in the future. As for large-scale local area networks, he doesn't even think about it, thinking that it will be of no use at all.Ok!The rotten old butler was hopeless, and Joseph didn't even bother to explain.

"Let the person in charge of the project come over and meet with me! Also...let him come over with the finished product."

"I'm here……"

"Let's put other things aside first! Let's talk about other things after this matter is resolved."

Before Prime Minister James could finish speaking, Joseph interrupted with a wave of his hand, letting him go down, and at the same time he began to look down at the annual exchange table. James saw that there was nothing he could do, so he could only leave temporarily.

Before the person in charge of the large-scale local area network and personal computer arrived, Joseph began to check the money order on the table, and Soma brought a cup of green tea and left quietly.

"A letter to His Majesty the Grand Duke? Interesting, or did it come from Chinese?"

Looking at a letter in a pile of annual remittances, the corners of Joseph's mouth could not help but slightly rise, and he began to guess whether he was preparing to report or seeking his own support for some dissatisfaction with the policy.

Your Excellency the Grand Duke, I am an ordinary Chinese citizen of Nord. For your current national policy, I and a few classmates feel that it is not in line with the traditions of European civilization. Strict laws and a large number of death sentences make the citizens of Nord There is no freedom at all. As your subjects, there are reasons and it is necessary to remind you of the exemption from the death penalty and the release of loose laws, so that citizens can live more freely.

Maybe this will reduce the law and order of Nord, but strict laws cannot be maintained forever, and education is the fundamental way to improve the law and order of a country.

……

There were thousands of words here and there, and Joseph didn’t feel much about it. He admitted that some of the suggestions in the letter were correct, but it’s a pity that it’s not yet time to loosen the law, and the foundation and habits have not yet been formed, and Educational coverage cannot be completed overnight. In this process, strict laws are the guarantee.

However, he admired this Nord college student who just graduated. He has courage, vision, looks more capable, and his words are mostly honorifics. There must be no problem with the respect of the royal family. Why don't you promote such a person? Look?
Ask the guards to inquire about the detailed information of this Chinese, and Joseph began to look at other remittances. This is the first year that Audi has been listed, so dividends are a must, because only in this way can shareholders More confidence in Audi's profitability.

30.00% of the shares brought Joseph 8000 million in income, of course it could have been more, but in the case that Joseph did not attend the shareholder meeting, several large and small shareholders agreed that it was enough to pay out 5000 million in dividends, and the remaining The next year will be reserved as current project funds for next year. After all, 1982 is a very important year for Audi.

Needless to say, oil wells, urban construction, and agriculture are all developing steadily. It is worth mentioning that a large church has been built in the center of Nord. The Vatican will arrange a bishop to go there as soon as possible in response.

In fact, this bishop Joseph is not very welcome, even if this bishop has a very close relationship with the Nord royal family Ragnar family.

(End of this chapter)