Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 194 Great Changes in the Cabinet
The soldiers in the army green camouflage combat uniform stood in front of a group of officials with guns. Seeing this scene, they were timid, nervous, and excited to make some actions that violated their daily performance.

Either collapsed on the ground, or the legs of trousers were wet, or his face was pale and twitched, almost fainting.Exaggerated?Not at all, they are not soldiers, they are not the kind of heroes who don't frown when they are in danger, they are a group of managers, and fear is a normal expression.

"Sorry, please stand up the gentleman I clicked on below."

The person in charge wears the rank of colonel. If anyone familiar with him can understand that he is a deputy captain of the Royal Guards, it is hard to imagine that the guard of honor in the past would have such power. They are still tall and straight, but their eyes reveal Seeing the ruthlessness and perseverance that were not there in the past, these are daunting.

"Deputy Minister of Finance Brad, Arnold of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of the Interior, and Nimitz, Deputy Minister of Propaganda..."

The colonel read more than a dozen high-ranking Nord officials scatteredly, those who were read sat on the ground with dull eyes, and those who were not read breathed a sigh of relief.

"A few adults please come with me, and the rest will be detained."

After hearing the words to several high-ranking officials, the colonel gave the order severely, and the soldiers held down the rest of the officials like wolves like tigers, but there was no need to do so, they were already stunned by the contrast, and there was no spirit of resistance at all.

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James was naturally not clear about what happened in the cabinet. When he came to Joseph's study, looking at Joseph who was reading, he suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Prime Minister James, you have been Prime Minister for seven years..."

"Nearly eight years."

Coming here, James has already thought about it thoroughly. He didn't participate in the matter himself. He also knows a little about Joseph's intelligence department. He knows that Joseph also knows this, so there is no need for too much pressure. It is nothing more than resigning. .

"There are still two years."

What Joseph said was a bit out of date, but James understood what he meant. There were still two years until James stepped down from office. He had already served two consecutive terms as Prime Minister. It's his age that doesn't allow it.

"I didn't expect such a thing to happen to Nord. This is the first time, the second or the third time. Isn't there a day when the cabinet's provocation against the imperial power will end?"

James was silent for a long time...

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I think this situation will only change when Nord uses his own talents."

"My own talents, what is the highest position of the current Nord graduates? Deputy Minister of Commerce, Deputy Minister of Health? There is still some time before he is in charge of the first one. The position of prime minister..."

"I don't want you to leave any regrets, let Smith be the main cabinet in the future!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

In an instant, James seemed to be much older. He was unable to control the situation of the cabinet, which made him lose a lot of impression points. Combined with the various misunderstandings caused by James because of the cabinet affairs in the past few years, he still did not complete his perfect collection in the end. official.

Focusing on Smith, doesn't that mean that although he is still the Prime Minister of Nord, he only has the right to reputation and visits, and the real rights are all given to Smith, the Minister of the Interior?

But with such a result, James knew that he had no way to reverse it. Someone had to stand up for this matter. He still had two years to resign, and his status was high enough to be the best candidate.

On November 1988, 11, thirteen senior officials including Brad, Deputy Minister of Finance of Nord, Arnold of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of the Interior, and Nimitz, Deputy Minister of Propaganda, were convicted of treason, removed from office, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On November 1988, 11, two officials of Nord 26 were convicted of treason, sentenced to death and executed immediately! "

These are the two most sensational news in Nord in 1988, even more sensational than Kate's pregnancy, because it was judged that almost 30.00% of the positions in the principality of Nord were vacant.

Brad, Arnold and the others thought they could escape, but who wanted to wait for them a life sentence that was even more terrifying than the death penalty.

Nord does not have a prison with good food, drink and hospitality. Here they need to work more than 18 hours a day.Yes, there is simply no human rights here.

Boulder mining, oil mining, desert exploration, any of the most dangerous and tiring jobs are these prisoners. Every year, nearly 300 prisoners in Nord are exhausted because of this.Not many?Most of the citizens of Nord are the most honest existence, and there are only a thousand prisoners in the existing prison, and the probability of three hundred is close to one-third is already quite a lot.

If the two pieces of news from the outside are the most sensational, then for Nord official circles, perhaps James's retreat behind the scenes is the real sensation. Smith's strong leadership is expected but also unexpected.

The expectation is very simple. He is the Minister of the Interior and almost the deputy prime minister of the cabinet. It is normal for James to retire behind the scenes as his successor, but this way has a feeling that James is making way for Smith. This is Unexpected place.

This unexpected and expected "representative" was standing in front of Joseph with a respectful face at this time. Kate had already left, and he was the only master left in the palace.

"I'm glad you didn't participate in that matter, otherwise it would be very difficult to find a replacement in a short time."

There was a bit of regret in the words, but most of them still had an indifferent attitude towards Smith. Smith didn't have any emotions about this, because he knew that Joseph had the right to be so indifferent.

The rise of Nord is a foregone conclusion, and its future development is also planned. Now the role of a prime minister is to decide whether its rise will be faster or slower. For Joseph, who is only a teenager, the speed of time is slow for him. don't care too much.Of course, this is just the opinion of other people, who don't know what is going to happen in the Soviet Union.

Smith didn't talk and Joseph didn't force it, because he knew that Smith couldn't say anything, there was no point in showing loyalty, and talking about everything else would make people irritated, so he didn't say anything or open his mouth.

"How is the cabinet?"

"It's a bit chaotic, but it's still under control."

"That's all right, what's James doing?"

"In preparation for a visit to the United States, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Economy invited him to attend a state-level meeting, and he agreed to the other party's invitation."

If it is not specified, it is a meeting that is not very useful. If it was the previous James, it would naturally be rejected, and this is also expressed in Smith's words.But now James has to go, he must leave to give Smith enough time to clean up, after all, Smith is now the "acting" prime minister.

"The work of the cabinet will be very busy. Can Marceau take care of the Western Sahara?"

"No problem, I think she can now serve as a senior official in the Western Sahara Province."

Because of some rules set before, except for the members of the cabinet, other officials, Joseph, are not suitable to speak, that's why he said what he said now, and Smith also understood Joseph's meaning very smartly.

"Western Sahara's economy is still very backward. It is estimated that this year's GDP will only be a few billion euros. This matter... needs to be accelerated."

"Quickly..., Your Majesty, is there any specific time?"

Joseph talked about Western Sahara, and things happened not once or twice. Smith was the former person in charge of Western Sahara, so he had already seen some clues. Now that he is the "acting" prime minister of the cabinet, he feels that he is qualified to know about it. something.

"The United States, the Soviet Union, the Soviet economy."

Joseph didn't say it clearly, but only briefly mentioned a few countries and names. Now that the economy of the Soviet Union has begun to decline, things are starting to become obvious, but no one probably thought that things would be serious enough to lead to the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

"Your Majesty means that the Soviet Union's economy is collapsing?"

"Maybe it's not just that. If you have time to visit the Soviet Union, you will know."

Smith didn't take Joseph's words seriously. The Soviet Union and the United States were competing. How could he visit the Soviet Union as the "acting" prime minister of a member of the European Union at this time.

"You can arrange this matter as soon as possible. If you are inconvenient to go, you can arrange some people with insensitive identities, even the commercial team."

Business team... Which one is suitable for visiting the USSR?

But these are not the point. The point is that Joseph is not joking, but really asked him to prepare to visit the Soviet Union. Could it be that things are really so bad?
Glancing at the pensive Smith, Joseph suddenly said: "I started planning a few years ago. The commander of the Black Sea Fleet has promised to sell us some warships at a very low price, but how to transport them to Western Sahara is a problem."

warship?This term made Smith stunned, but he probably didn't expect that this warship contained a super-big guy, and this big guy would give the Nord Navy a leap forward.

"What do we need to do to prepare?"

"Basic research room, large mechanical workshop, some diplomacy against the Soviet Union."

Smith understood what Joseph meant, but he doubted whether the Soviet Union would sell its own things to the Principality of Nord. After all, the two sides were not in the same camp and the impact of the matter was very bad.

As if understanding Smith's thoughts, Joseph couldn't help but said: "These things must be kept secret, including contact with the Soviet Union. If they are willing, we can exchange a large amount of food and daily necessities for their heavy machinery. If there are Soviet engineers, we will It can also be hired with a high salary.”

The foundation of Nord's heavy industry is still very weak, relying on a few very profitable companies can't go far at all, after all, monopoly is temporary.For example, the current Audi company, its market has begun to shrink.

Engineers and heavy machinery, Smith was really a little stunned. He didn't expect Joseph to come up with such an idea. Could it be that the Soviet Union is easy to bully?

The Soviet Union is naturally not easy to bully, but that was only a few years ago, now...a tiger that is about to die of illness is nothing to be afraid of, the only thing that needs to be careful is the crocodile next to it.

(End of this chapter)