Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 219 The Three Fires of Grand Duke Nord
"Flender, are you happy to see grandma next week?"

Gao Jingxuan's inquiry got a baby's smirk, Joseph was a little speechless, why couldn't she be more normal like Kate?What kind of grandma does a little guy who has just been three months old know, and he is still unhappy...

"Next week is a bit tight, let's take a while!"

Gao Jingxuan's hands trembled at Joseph's words, and she looked at Joseph in disbelief, to which Joseph shrugged: "At this time, I can't keep hiding!"

If there is no Flender, it doesn't matter whether you go or not, but with him, if you don't go with him, how can Gao Jingxuan explain the child's father?There are some things that Joseph should take on as a matter of course, and that is his unshirkable responsibility.

"You, you didn't mean the Soviet Union..."

"What can be done now has been done. No matter what changes are made in the Soviet Union, the impact on the Nord Principality will be minimal. Half of the Black Sea Fleet... If you want to take advantage of it, it will be your turn to become the world's public enemy."

Although most of the [-] warships are small ships such as transport ships and landing ships, that is still a huge number of [-]. It is the most fortunate thing that the Soviet Union did not directly turn against the Principality of Nord.

At first glance, although Joseph's face looks younger, there is no big age gap with Gao Jingxuan, and there is no problem with siblings and husband and wife.

It is still a coastal villa, still the beautiful Gao Jingxuan, the only difference is that there is a new little life in the villa, two female guards for personal protection and a cook who is in charge of catering.

Gao Jingxuan has been out of work for a while, and the positions of deputy director and host of the TV station have been resigned. Now Gao Jingxuan's job position should be-director of Nord Media Group, director of Nord Royal Petroleum Group, shareholder of Huaxia Telecom, Huanuo Audi Shareholders of the company, shareholders of Huanuo Steel Company, shareholders of Huaxia Petroleum, shareholders of Huaxia Petrochemical Group, shareholders of Huaxia Construction Bank.

Yes, Joseph has already transferred all the shares of Huaxia state-owned enterprises held by Nord to Gao Jingxuan, but now most of these enterprises have not yet emerged, and the combined value of these shares is only more than a billion euros, which is far less than Gao Jingxuan's 20.00% One-fifth of Nord Royal Petroleum shares.

Nord Royal Media Group?This director is just a name. In fact, Gao Jingxuan does not have many shares, and the only [-]% in Joseph's hands is only a few hundred million euros.

Giving Li Xiaohan, Gao Jingxuan and their unborn children these shares, Joseph has not much left in his hands, but even so, he can still rank as the world's richest man. One of the reasons is the royal tax.

The population of Nord officially exceeded 1990 million as of January 1, but at this time the growth rate began to slow down, and most of them were laborers who did not obtain Nord citizenship and refugees who defected from African countries.

How much royal tax revenue did the population base of 300 million bring to Joseph?Two hundred million euros, but this is a pure gain, a gain that will only increase over time, not decrease.

For the royal family of a country, its annual expenses are very huge, holding royal banquets, travel, servants, these can't stop the average of 800 euros per day, and the consumption of [-] million euros a year.

Almost all of the Nord shares in Joseph's hands were given to Kate, Gao Jingxuan, Li Xiaohan and their children, leaving only 60.00% shares of Nord Royal Petroleum and royal taxation.But... Royal Nord Petroleum's annual dividends alone amount to 50 billion euros, plus some scattered income. Joseph's annual net income of 60 billion euros is by no means a problem.

The main reason is that most of the shares are temporarily leased to the government for the development of the Principality of Nord. If this is not the case, it would not be difficult for Joseph's private income to reach tens of billions of euros with the 30.00% shares of each company.Of course, any royal family with a long-term vision would not do this, because it would be detrimental to the development of the Principality of Nord. Anyway, the national treasury is no different from Joseph's private treasury, it's just left hand in and right hand out.

Stay with Gao Jingxuan and Flender for a while, and look at the time of the cabinet meeting. Under the service of Gao Jingxuan's female guard, Joseph put on a black wool coat, kissed Gao Jingxuan and Flender goodbye, and left the coastal villa area.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet and the Ministry of Defense would like to see you."

"I know, it's a Caribbean thing, right?"

Director William didn't answer, but his silence meant that Joseph was right.

"A little reckless! What does the Western Sahara Admiralty mean?"

"The fighters are excited."

"Okay! Call the Ministry of Defense and I agree with their battle plan."

……

"Your Excellency, Your Majesty has given us permission to do it."

The guard officer's words made the commander of the Western Sahara Navy very excited, and it was time for the thousand-day training of soldiers to finally have an effect.

"Notify the First Fleet, let them go to the Caribbean Sea, and at the same time notify the Marine Corps... I don't care about any hostages, what I want is the annihilation of the enemy's entire army, so I don't need to repeat it!"

"No hostages are needed, as long as the entire army is wiped out, Your Excellency Commander."

"Go!"

As the combat order was issued, the related operations were transmitted to the Ministry of Defense in just an instant. Seeing the command of the navy commander, Minister of Defense Bach Heisenberg couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Shit, what is he trying to do?"

"Then do you want to..."

"Pass it to Prime Minister Smith! This matter...is not for us to intervene."

Bach Heisenberg understood why the commander of the Western Sahara Navy did this. He was expressing his dissatisfaction. The navy is the navy of the royal family and not the navy of the cabinet. Smith’s mistake is that he should not have released to them without Joseph’s authorization. This is the real reason for ignoring the life and death of the hostages.

Although Bach Heisenberg was the Minister of Defense and was even the head of the Royal Guards before, but...now he is a member of the cabinet, and he also has his own position, which is what makes him embarrassed.

Nord Cabinet Room

"The order has been conveyed, and the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Western Sahara has also set off, but..."

"Say!"

Seeing James' hesitation, Smith felt something bad in his heart.

"But the navy commander's order is to ignore the life and death of the hostages, and only ask the other party to annihilate the entire army..."

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"How dare he do that?"

"He's crazy?"

"FUCK!"

Several cabinet members in the conference room cursed the Admiral of the Navy angrily, but Smith remained silent for a while...

"Ask him why he did it."

That's right, it's an inquiry, because the cabinet has no right to question military generals, not even the Ministry of Defense. Only Joseph, the Grand Duke of Nord, is qualified.

The inquiries were quick and the replies were quick, but it was better not to say a word from the navy commander.

"The Royal Nord Navy is His Majesty's Navy, and the safety of the hostages is the responsibility of the government. Although they are all Nord citizens, I cannot exchange the lives of my soldiers for the lives of other citizens."

The meaning of this sentence is very simple. Nord's army is not the people's soldiers in the East, not the freedom and human rights defenders like other countries in Europe and the United States. It needs to protect tax collectors. Nord's army is very simple. They only treat Joseph or the Grand Duke of Nord Responsible, their existence is to ensure the stability of the position of Ragnar's royal family, Grand Duke Nord.

taxpayer?Their safety should be the responsibility of the government or the Grand Duke. Unless the Grand Duke of Nord ordered them to ensure the safety of the hostages, they are equal. Under equal circumstances, there is no reason to exchange the lives of soldiers for the lives of other citizens.

The taxpayer's money is in the hands of the Grand Duke and the government. Although the soldiers also get the money, they get it from Joseph. As for how the money comes from, it has nothing to do with them.

This is the basic interest relationship between the Nord military and citizens, the government, and the royal family. I need to be responsible to the Grand Duke, but not necessarily to protect the Grand Duke's subjects.

It was very embarrassing for the cabinet bosses to look at each other. They had no choice but to wait for Joseph's arrival.

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, at this time Joseph pushed the door in, seeing his arrival, Smith and the officials hurriedly got up, and then sat down after Joseph waved his hand.

"His Majesty……"

"Who can tell me why there is a plan to attack pirates in the Caribbean?"

The cabinet members who asked this question were stunned, and the new Minister of the Interior Morris boldly said: "We have a merchant ship in the Caribbean Sea that was..."

"Nord merchant ship?"

This question made the cabinet officials stunned again, and there was that quick-witted moment when they understood one thing, and their faces were a little pale, because he understood how stupid things his group of people did.

"Yes, it's the Nord Merchant Marine."

"But the news I got is not. They are indeed Nord citizens, and the transport company is indeed the transport company of the Principality of Nord. But tell me, what is it transporting?"

silence
Pulling out a cigar, Joseph put it in his mouth, leaned gently on the sofa, half-closed his eyes and said, "Then for me, it's smuggled goods, smuggled goods from South America, do you still remember what I said back then?" ?”

"Nord is the private territory of the Ragnar family. The only difference between citizens and non-citizens here is the amount of tax paid, and these tax avoiders...Smith, tell me how to deal with it?"

"death penalty!"

"Yes, that's right. This land is the land of the Ragnar family. Anyone who attempts to violate the interests of the Ragnar family should be expelled. If they are my subjects, the only way to escape the death penalty is to offend the monarch."

After saying this, Joseph felt that it was meaningless to continue the meeting, so he stood up and prepared to leave, but at this moment he stopped and passed a sentence:
"Please remember that this is the Principality of Nord, the private territory of the Ragnar family. Also, compensation and the like... Take it back! In addition, all their immediate family members will be deported. Today's benefits are given by me. Then I also have the right to take it back, you must remember this.”

　Thank you for the monthly tickets of Airplane 998 and AI33, and the praise of the book friends who came from Wanwan.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)