Chapter 462: November 1st
The matter was finally completed.
It seems that the short time from the beginning of August to the end of October has decided on the birth of a new sovereignty, but for An Feng and Joanna, too much time and energy has been spent to prepare. Previously, they discussed it repeatedly, listing whether they could do it and why they couldn't.
They also consulted frequently with the consortium to determine where the bottom line was, and consulted with experienced people in society such as Bazel on how to consolidate authority and create a positive image -- more specifically, how to quietly grasp a government. Just like they once influenced the United States.
They discussed it with relatives and friends, especially Joanna's mother, who supported her daughter for this decision, and in her opinion, with Joanna's current prestige, it was better to spread her wings and soar into the sky than to be ordinary...... A big boost from them came from Kelly.
Some relatives and friends thought it was incredible, but there was no strong opposition - if he had been dissuaded and praised before the illness, but now that the couple had reached the top of the legend, as ordinary citizens, they could not support the halo of savior and spiritual leader.
Finally, they also have to hurriedly tutor the etiquette necessary for the head of state, although the monarch is symbolic, but they are important occasions, foreign visits and other occasions, former President Anderson specially taught them the tricks, and the butler Brandon also specially prepared the royal etiquette.
It took a series of complicated preparations to usher in this day.
The night before the agreement was signed, Joanna asked An Feng, "Do you think I can do it well?" β
"Don't worry, you will!" An Feng said, "Just like before you encouraged everyone to stand up and lead them in the fight against the disease!" β
"Yes!" She said firmly.
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After the signing of the agreement on the 30th, the 31st was officially announced at 0:00.
The shocking news was picked up around the world, and countless media outlets broadcast and commented on it. Everyone's little friends were stunned!
A one-of-a-kind extravagant purchase β the buyer is private! If it is a state, it is surprise at best, but now it is a private purchase of a country!
People are looking through yesterday's Forbes list, the world's richest man has assets of $80 billion, and some people think that the richest people are more than that, and there may be hundreds of billions of assets -- and for 420 billion in transactions. This thing is cash!
Hundreds of billions of assets, how much cash can there be? And 420 billion in cash, how many assets do you need? There must be more than a trillion in assets!
What kind of person is this! Still don't let people live?
This kind of thought has risen in the hearts of countless people all over the world, and there is no longer any idea of comparing and surpassing, which is simply impossible to do.
From Europe to Asia and from Asia to the Americas...... People were stunned.
There was gossip on the Internet before, and people also guessed a little in reality that the assets of the Ann couple may be very terrifying, but the imagination of the head is still insufficient. No one dares to think about it in this regard, they are actually confident to come up with more than 400 billion in cash! Even if it's not a lump sum payment, it's scary enough.
China's domestic media directly gave the headline: "Top rich people are now popular to buy countries"!
The hot discussion among the people is even more non-stop, and netizens think that their hero An is already invincible in the world, and the whole universe cannot stop him from burning money.
Some people even wrote comments that recognized him as a godfather, looked for opportunities to hook up with his daughter, presented chrysanthemums to his son, and so on...... Everyone is amazed by this terrifying wealth, any form of flaunting of wealth in the past. Exposure to deposits and planes, all weak explosions. Now people are drying the country!
American society is also extremely shocked, but people's feelings are obviously calmer, because too many miracles and successes have been staged in the United States, envy is inevitable, but it also proves that there is a chance to achieve the same success here. Then countless people squeezed their heads out in search of the "American dream".
And the U.S. government, vaguely feeling that they have poked the basket.
But it's too late to do anything now, and An Feng's important assets are in Joanna's name, and she is an Englishman - about to become a monarch with absolute immunity. Anfeng's economic behavior in the United States is legal and reasonable. He contributes a huge amount of taxes every year, and there is no way to check him.
And with his network, even if he says check, he can't go deeper.
To be sure, the world spent this day in shock, and the legendary figure not long ago has now created a legend that cannot be surpassed.
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The first day of November is established as the national day of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
They got up early in the morning, and in front of the local parliament building in Cagliari, Joanna, as the uncrowned queen, watched the first meeting of the state as a standby, and the provisional government formally discussed and issued the constitution of the new state and the latest bills, determining the foundations of the entire kingdom.
The name of the country is the Kingdom of Sardinia; The system is a constitutional monarchy, specifically a parliamentary constitutional monarchy; The king (queen) is the head of state and the supreme commander of the armed forces, while the parliament represents the will of the people, is divided into two chambers, the senate and the parliament, and exercises legislative power; The Prime Minister is the head of government.
A whole bunch of content, absorbing the characteristics of other constitutional monarchies.
The national flag of the country was also established, with a white cross and a red background with blue accents. This aspect was greatly influenced by the Sardinian dynasty, but after all, it was innovated on the basis of the original, and the national anthem is currently established as "Long Live Sardinia", only the song, the lyrics are not yet determined, and it is provided by the local talented composer.
There were many more details, and the meeting lasted three and a half hours.
All in all, the parliament gave An Feng the result she wanted, and the monarch enjoyed a large amount of relief privileges, and these privileges also allowed her to hand over the land rights to her in the name of 999, and the actual administrator was the national government, and the queen had the right to supervise and build.
An Feng doesn't care about land rights, he doesn't value taxes, the most important thing is that overseas tax exemption, a few companies are registered in the offshore financial zone, the royal family is controlled, and the consortium members participate in the shares according to the proportion, and it is expected that the taxes and fees that can be avoided in the future will be a terrifying number.
The Queen's rights were still numerous, and the constitution explicitly stated that she was the landowner, but entrusted to the government in exchange for corresponding privileges - this constitution was an important article, and if there was a dissent, a two-thirds majority of the two houses was required to dissolve the parliament and hold elections. The newly elected chambers approved the amendment. A new constitution was developed, and a referendum was held to determine the outcome.
It is difficult to change the constitution that involves the rights of the Queen, and once it is proposed by Parliament, the Queen must dissolve Parliament and let the next new Parliament decide. And it has to be referendum. As long as the queen had not committed a serious offense, which the constitutional monarchy dictated that she could hardly make a mistake, her rights would hardly be touched.
Moreover, with the help of a consortium think tank, the royal family controls the country's economic lifeline, and at the same time controls the politicians, and the parliament will not even put forward the first step to assume - let alone make the queen angry to dissolve the parliament.
In fact, this law is considered to protect the rights of future generations.
In addition to the privileges that An Feng and the consortium most wanted to grasp, the queen's rights were: to sign and promulgate laws; convening and dissolving parliaments; nominating candidates for prime minister, appointing the prime minister, and removing the prime minister in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution; appoint and dismiss government members according to the Prime Minister's proposal; Publication of decrees issued by the Council of Ministers. Conferring civilian and military ranks, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution; Hear reports on State affairs......
These are also the same as ordinary parliamentary monarchies, and many people think that the king (queen) of a constitutional monarchy is a decoration, but they have nirvana - but they rarely use it, they can dissolve parliament and remove the prime minister, which is the equivalent of a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.
Prudently. This right cannot be used frequently, as in the case of the Queen. But you can't deny that she can use it - the only thing you are afraid of is that the lack of prestige will make the people resist. On the premise that the prestige is sufficient, the queen can exercise her prerogatives as the king of a country domineeringly.
In 1975, Elizabeth II had the Governor General violently remove the Prime Minister of the Australian government and dissolve the upper and lower houses. Everyone was fired, and a month later, the new government was re-formed under the supervision of the governor.
(PS: Specific content Wikipedia '1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis')
The rights that come standard with a constitutional monarchy, plus a little in exchange for land administration, have no asserted privileges. The nature of the kingdom is more towards a dual constitutional monarchy (the power of the dual monarch is great), specifically the power of the queen lies between parliamentarism and dualism.
The reason for this decision is that the influence of the royal family is too strong.
People all over the world respect them, and the vast majority of the inhabitants of Sardinia were encouraged by Joanna in the darkest time of their lives and saved by the antibodies developed by An Feng, and these two items alone are enough for everyone to embrace them. It is said that when you are in full glory, it is difficult to remember the person who flattered you, but when you are at your most lost and desperate, you will be grateful to the person you reached out to cry.
In general, it is the prestige that gives the queen a lot of power.
The last item is closely related to the Queen: the coronation. Because this was the first time of the founding of the country, there were no previous examples, and although the history of the monarchs of Sardinia dates back to the time of the Sardinian dynasty, or the time when it was first inhabited by the Phoenicians, it is not the same history.
Taking into account various factors and the Queen's attitude, she decided to be crowned after October next year.
The current conditions are not suitable, the queen does not have a palace, Cagliari does have some remaining palaces, but it was Garibaldi's time, there was a strong Catholic atmosphere, Joanna was Anglican, although in An Feng's opinion, they all believed in the same lord, but it would be very painful to let her convert.
However, 40% of the island's population is Protestant (fictitious), which is on par with Catholicism, and the coronation ceremony a year later can be held in a Protestant church, which is also a compromise, so that the queen who has just settled in does not feel bad at the first moment, and everyone can understand the problem of religion.
It was almost noon after the meeting.
The streets outside the parliament building were crowded with people, and countless residents spontaneously gathered here to celebrate and intend to see for themselves the true face of the queen they had unanimously elected......
When they were about to leave the table, the bodyguards informed them of the pomp and circumstance outside.
Joanna looked at An Feng, but An Feng's face was calm, she didn't mean to speak, she reacted immediately, she is now the real head of state, a noble queen, she said: "Communicate with the police to maintain order, I will appear in front of the people." β
"Yes." The bodyguards immediately left, and the sheriff who was waiting outside also received the news, and he immediately gave an order, and the police stood in front of the crowd to maintain order.
Soon, in anticipation, Joanna walked out accompanied by her husband, she stood on the steps of the council, the crowd around her erupted in shouts and applause, she raised her hand and waved, this action has also been trained many times, it is very standard, An Feng's eyes swept around.
The streets were so crowded with people that there was barely room for her feet, and Joanna walked slowly down the steps to the crowd, smiling and waving to the cheers. A month ago, she established her public image problem, less strictness, and more smiles.
But the majesty of the queen still has to be there, and the smiling Cheng dΓΉ has to be grasped, she has been practicing in the mirror for a while, looking at the enthusiastic reaction of the people now, and the queen Elizabeth cheering in broken English in their mouths, she knows that her efforts have not been in vain, and this image is very good.
However, the Queen's name is divided.
Her full name is: Elizabeth. Joanna. Sersi. Stanville-Ann is composed of a Christian name, two self-named names, and a combined surname. The combined surname is built by An Feng, who doesn't mind which side of the child's surname is with his parents...... But it's obviously more appropriate to put it together.
Queen Elizabeth, in fact, this is the correct name in English. Calling a Christian name is the most common in foreign countries, but Joanna prefers the name given by her parents, including the two children in the family, by their first name rather than by their Christian name. In the end, she decided to unify the name, calling her self-named.
Accordingly, the two children were able to inform the public in writing. Alice. Kelly. Stanwell-Ann, not Princess Claire, but Princess Alice; Alexander. Fred. James. Stanville-Ann is called Prince Fred.
The order of the English names has been out of order, but fortunately here it is Sardinia, and even better is that she is the queen and she is in charge.
Accompanying Joanna forward, the crowd around her was enthusiastic, and they also reached out to shake Joanna's hand, but she smiled and kept a certain distance from them. An Feng next to him was very low-key, but there were also people calling his name, but the pronunciation of Italian was very strange.
And Joanna's name is also called wrong......
An Feng thought about whether to change the name to be easy to pronounce.
According to European practice, he is the husband of the queen, and he is generally given the title of "duke", and the title can also be used as prince (Prince-Consort, in fact, "prince"), adding a convenient name, because in the future, it will be indispensable to appear on TV and the news, and it must not be arbitrary. (To be continued......)