People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"The ownership of the land can be taken away, but the land is here and it can't be taken away. As long as the person who got the land can't come back, then isn't the land still ours?"

The person who got the land never comes?

Enthyotis frowned, not quite understanding what Ernst meant:

"How can there be someone who gets the land but can't come? Who are you going to borrow money from?"

Ernst said, "I will lend it to anyone who has money."

"Victoria?" Enthiotis knocked on the table.

Ernst shook his head: "No."

"Ursus?" Enthiotis asked again.

"Ursus has become a poor country, there is no money to be made from it!" Ernst denied it again, paused, and expressed his thoughts.

“I want to borrow Columbia’s!”

"Colombia?" Enthiotis repeated the name silently, and suddenly realized something. He looked at Ernst in shock, "You don't mean to..."

Ernst smiled and nodded: "Yes, I plan to borrow from a Columbia bank, especially a bank that is well known to everyone to be in collusion with the military!"

This goal sounds a bit abstract, but Enciotis knows very well that in Colombia, such a target is not difficult to find. Just from what he knows, there are countless banks acting as white gloves for the Colombian military.

Ernst said slowly,

"Brother, you should also be very clear about Kjerag's geographical location."

Kjerag's geographical location is very awkward. It is surrounded by not only continuous snow-capped mountains, but also three big countries that are eyeing it covetously.

Victoria, Columbia, Casimir.

These three countries are among the best on Terra, especially Victoria, which is an old empire and the most powerful country on paper on Terra.

Three powerful nations serve Kjerag alone. Do you think this is a small blessing?

This has always been Enthiotis's concern. As someone who has truly walked out of the mountains, he knows how vast the outside world is and how fierce the struggle is. Kjerag can live a peaceful life now, but what about the future?

If Kjerag does not develop and become stronger, the future will be nothing but a dark place soaked in blood!

"Suppose, on behalf of the Kjerag government, I applied for a loan from a bank that is known to have a clear cooperative relationship with the Colombian military, and obtained the loan by pledging a six-square-kilometer piece of land. What would happen next?"

Ernst's voice was a little low, but his crossed legs and folded hands showed his confidence at the moment. He believed that his brother, who was as smart as Enthiotis, could not have failed to imagine the answer.

"A six-square-kilometer piece of land can be used to build factories, industrial parks, schools, and residential areas. Naturally, it is also enough to build a military base."

Enthyodis said slowly,

"Everything the Kjerag government and the bank did was normal commercial lending, but Casimir and Victoria wouldn't believe that. Even if that was the truth, they would believe in another, greater possibility."

"That is, the Colombian military bribed the Shelag government and obtained a piece of land large enough to build a military base. They took the lead in infiltrating their forces into this throat where three countries meet. At that time, they will oppose it, fiercely oppose it."

Ernst nodded.

This is a foreseeable future. When Ernst refuses or is unable to repay the loan, and the bank comes to take away the land according to the contract, he will have to face not only the simple-minded people of Kjerag, but also the two countries of Victoria and Casimir who are armed and putting pressure on him.

Any explanation would have been futile at the time, because no one would believe that a bank linked to the military, owning a piece of land of such a size in such a sensitive area, would carry out a development that would be completely "harmless" to the interests of the other two countries.

The ownership of the land will indeed be transferred, but all Colombia will get is a stamped certificate, and they can't even see what the land looks like.

"Why didn't you choose Casimir?" asked Enthiotis.

"Because Casimir's merchants and soldiers are not the same kind of people," Ernst replied.

"Then why didn't you choose Victoria?" Enchiodis asked again.

"Because Victoria is too strong, he might really be able to attack us." Ernst said with a wry smile.

The only variable in this shocking scam is whether the purely commercial losses of a bank can pry the military into sending troops for it. The existence of Victoria is a layer of insurance. Even if the Colombian military is really stupid enough to escort a group of businessmen, they have to consider whether they can touch Victoria.

And Kjerag, Kjerag is the most innocent one.

The Ernst government did breach the contract and failed to repay the loan on time, but it also transferred the pledged land to Colombia in accordance with the contract. It’s just that Colombia itself is unable to take over this project. Can you blame me for this?

This is a serious business transaction. I am acting according to the agreement. If I cannot enforce it, it is your problem. Why don't you go to the judge?

Oh, there is no judge in Shelagh, the trial is decided by Saint Kalan.

The saint is my sister!

Enchiodis pursed his lips. By now, he was almost convinced. But there was one thing that still worried him.

“Aren’t you worried about yourself? Once you do this, first of all, your reputation in Kjerag will be… secondly, your safety will also be in question. Once the Colombians realize what’s going on, they won’t let it go.”

After all, he is Ernst's older brother and he can't let his younger brother take this risk.

But Ernst shook his head. He knew all this.

There was no other solution, since he was born in Kjerag, a weird little country.

In this land, survival is a luxury, and development is not a gift. No matter which country wants to usher in a brilliant rise, there must be thrilling struggles behind it. And more civilizations have silently returned to silence in the wilderness.

He didn't want Kjerag to become like that, because this place had the same long history as his hometown in his previous life, the same simple people, and the same harmonious environment, because this was his second hometown.

So, he shook his head slowly but firmly:

"Now that I'm in this position, I have the only responsibility."

"Rather than make the people suffer, I will suffer and take the blame."

"Trust me, brother, the branch won't break on a chameleon's arm."

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Chapter 9 Yes, Prime Minister!

Time flies by quickly in Kjerag.

This snowy area is blessed by the great Yelagund. There is no threat of natural disasters that could take people's lives at any time or force people to leave their homes. People work from sunrise to sunset and occasionally go to the emerging town of Tukarim to check out the new things brought in from the outside world. While enjoying the novelty, they also pass their free time as if nothing is different.

As for the so-called "Kjerag National Assembly" and "Kjerag Government", not many people actually paid attention to them. They only knew that the government represented Kjerag now, and even the three major families had to give it some face.

But who cares?

Everyone still made a living in the territories of the three major families, and life had not changed at all because of the emergence of the Kjerag government. Perhaps people did discuss its existence after dinner, but most of the time, they were talking about Ernst Shivaash, a member of the Shivaash family, rather than the government itself.

If someone asks them what kind of person they think Prime Minister Kjerag is, most of them will probably answer:

"Who is Prime Minister Kjerag?"

A few people will be polite and courteous:

"He's a good man, isn't he?"

Ernst was not in a hurry to show his presence either, for a simple reason: before Enthiotis's trip to Colombia as a representative ended, the Kjerag government was still just an empty shell.

How can a government without a penny have any credibility? Even when Shang Yang was carrying out reforms and moving trees to establish trust, he still insisted on rewarding people with gold. If you have no money, who will work with you?

As for his "Who are you?" evaluation, which was even worse than the good guy card, he didn't care at all.

Because soon, everyone in Kjerag will be deeply impressed by him, and from now on, no one will probably call himself "a good person".

Time flies. In the small bungalow of the Kjerag government office, Ernst, who arrived at work on time, greeted his secretary, Miss Lola, who had already arrived and clocked in.

Some people may not be familiar with the name Lola. She has another code name in Rhodes Island - Aurora, the girl who, as an operator of Rhodes Island, ran away with the doctor during the Snow Mountain Incident.

As a member of the Shivaash family's talent training program, Lola was sent to Columbia to study, majoring in defense engineering in extreme snowy environments. She could be considered a civil engineer, which was far from the job of secretary. But Ernst had few people to use, so he could only let Lola, his confidant, stay in this position temporarily.

Yes, Lola was one of Ernst's few confidants. The reason was simple: Lola's application to study abroad was approved by Ernst.

As a Snow Mountain Ursus living in the territory of the Perlochi family, Lola had no chance of getting a place on Enchiodis's tight talent training list with her identity. After all, Boss Yin was also a capitalist, and there were few opportunities to send people abroad to study. When investing in such a big thing, he would definitely give priority to his own people. There was no reason to train talents for his enemies.

But Ernst recognized Lola's appearance at that time. The reason was very simple. Although he was a cloud player, he had seen the video of Aurora carrying the doctor for an hour (pure enjoyment version), and he had also used many emoticons of Aurora's Northeastern big flowered coat that were very popular at the time.

Don't you think it's a coincidence?

Although he didn't know whether it was because of the change in the world line that Enthiotis did not intend to make an exception to include Lola's name in the talent training list, Ernst couldn't just sit there and watch the dream of such a lovely, studious, and big girl to study be extinguished because of the reality. So he secretly found Chester, the housekeeper at home, got the key to Enthiotis's room, sneaked into the study at night, added her name, and marked it at the back, "I will pay for this person's expenses."

This was not a very glorious thing, but fortunately, when Enchiodis got the list the next day after waking up, he was not angry at all. It was as if he had not noticed it and acquiesced to the fact.

So, Lola also got the opportunity to go to Colombia.

Later, Lola somehow found out what happened that night, so she gave up the invitation from the Columbia scientific expedition team, returned to Kjerag, joined the Kalan Trade, and after Ernst was elected as the first prime minister of the government, she took the initiative to apply for a job as a civil servant.

This is also the reason why Ernst knew that a batch of steel had been hidden - as a graduate specializing in extreme weather snow engineering, Lola had a general understanding of the steel needed for Kjerag's current railway, and the amount imported by Kalan Trade was obviously much greater than this number.

Ernst hung his warm clothes on the coat rack in the room. As soon as he sat down on the chair, Lola came up and reported the news that Ernst had been waiting for:

"Master Ernst, Master Enchiodis just sent a text message that the Colombian Magnus Bank has accepted our loan application. They are already on their way and will arrive at the Tukarim Pass in about two days."

Ernst, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly perked up and asked quickly:

"How long does it take to send the letter?"

In Terra, due to natural disasters and geopolitics, laying an Internet network covering the entire land has always been an unattainable proposition. The inter-city network owned by the mobile city will only be connected when two cities are connected, and most of the time, the communication between cities and countries depends on an ancient profession - the messenger.

Whether relying on legs or transportation, the messenger will always have a delay in delivering messages. Even though Ernst just received the message from Enthiotis, he may have been on the road for who knows how long!

"Two days ago." As expected, Lola reminded, "Master Enchiodis and his men should be here soon."

Ernst sighed, and for the time being he did not have the energy to complain about the speechless communication from Terra. He immediately stood up, took off his coat and hat that had not yet been warmed up in the air-conditioned room, and greeted:

"Then let's go quickly."

"This is the first big business of our Kjerag government. It concerns our salary. Be alert!"

As he spoke, Ernst seemed to have thought of something, stopped, turned around, and reminded Lola very seriously:

"By the way, don't call me Master outside. Call me Mr. or Prime Minister! That's how they address people over there. We need to show Kjerag's civilization to our Colombian friends and leave a good impression on our enemies... no, on our friends. Do you understand?"

Lola nodded in understanding: "I understand." After that, she hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously asked, "What about privately?"

Ernst didn't know why Lola was obsessed with the title of Young Master, so he simply nodded and said:

"It's just the two of us in private anyway, you can call me whatever you want."

"Yes! Master!"

"Hmm?" Ernst raised his voice slightly.

Lola was slightly stunned, then reacted instantly, bowed slightly and said:

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

Chapter 10: Saving money is not shabby

Luther Magnus, one of the top ten outstanding entrepreneurs of the year in Colombia, took over the position of president of Magnus Bank from his father at the age of 43. He vigorously promoted the cooperation between Magnus Bank and the Colombian military, invested in the construction of many industrial blocks, and led Magnus Bank to stand out from the competition of a number of banks in the Special Administrative Region in just three years. In the end, it surpassed Will Smith International Bank and became the most profitable bank-type enterprise that year. He was therefore hailed as "the rising star of Colombia's banking industry" and "the morning star of young people."

Putting aside the description of Luther Magnus's past in the letter sent by Enthiotis, the man standing in front of Ernst at this moment looked somewhat ordinary.

The middle-aged film man's iconic beer belly, the monocle hanging over his right eye, which was not sure whether it was for decoration or for real use, and the black suit that didn't look very warm, together formed Ernst's first impression of him.

——He seems like a person who is too concerned about his reputation.

"Mr. Prime Minister, isn't Mr. Magnus cold? He looks like he's shivering."

Lola stood behind Ernst and spoke in a low voice. She folded her hands on her belly, her back straight, and looked very dignified. Obviously, she had studied in Colombia and was not as "impolite" as Ernst worried.

Then why are you always so careless in the office, bumping into me or pressing me down all the time?

Ernst suspected that the girl did it on purpose, but he had no evidence. He could only give her a resentful look and signaled her to say less.

Luther obviously noticed the eye contact between Lola and Ernst. A smile appeared on his red face from the cold. He quickened his pace, passed Enthiotis who was leading the way, and shook hands with Ernst.

"I guess you must be Kjerag's new Prime Minister, Mr. Ernst Shivaash. You are so young, so promising, so promising!"

Ernst also activated his memories as a civil servant in his previous life, and immediately switched to a business-like smile, shaking hands and saying:

"Thank you so much. It is thanks to the kindness of the people of Kjerag that I can sit in this position. Mr. Magnus, you are strong and generous. I was worried that Mr. Enthiotis would forget to remind you about the weather in Kjerag, but now it seems that even the cold wind in Kjerag is not worth mentioning to you!"

As he spoke, Ernst shook Magnus's hand several times, with an earnest and admiring look, which made Luther Magnus speechless.

He just praised Ernst because he saw that the boy was young and wanted to praise him first so that it would be convenient for him to negotiate terms later. However, after this round, Ernst was not praised, but he was put on the shelf instead.

Now, he was in trouble because he had originally wanted to mention that Enthiotis had not prepared thick clothes for him.

People have praised you for not being afraid of the wind and snow, you can't say you are cold, right? That would be embarrassing!

"This guy looks young, but he's actually a tough guy."

Luther made a decision in his mind, and just as he was about to speak up to fight back, Ernst got there first: