At the beginning of April 1985, a piece of news from Sudan caused some turmoil in the Principality of Nord, in fact, not only the Principality of Nord, but also the head of state began to deepen his control over the country.

On April 7, the president of Sudan was overthrown in a military coup!

"Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to reduce the powers of the military."

Smith immediately came to the Doge's palace and asked to see Joseph, and put forward this sentence, and seeing his categorical attitude, Joseph did not know how to answer for a while. And Smith, who saw Joseph's appearance, thought that he agreed with his words, so he relaxed a little.

In the eyes of others, the First National Defense Army of the Principality of Nord is integrated into mercenaries, and most of the mercenaries are a group of people who put interests first, so in the eyes of various countries, the Principality of Nord should be most worried about the Sudan incident.

It is natural for other countries to think so, but it stands to reason that Smith should not be, after all, he knows that mercenaries have always been funded by the royal family from the beginning to the present, and they have only been supernumerary, and there is no reason to be so guarded.

"Smith, most of the officers in the First Defence Army came from the Royal Military Academy in Nord, and I think the Sudan incident had very little impact on us."

Tentatively reminded Smith that Joseph didn't want to hurt the heart of this loyal old minister, otherwise he could have reprimanded the other party for his intentions, after all, doing so would reduce the center of the Nord army to the royal family and affect the combat effectiveness.

Joseph's temptation Smith understands, of course, but he also has his own opinions.

"It's true that a large number of officers in the First Army of Defense have come from the Royal Military Academy, but they have lived in Africa and the Middle East for too long, which will affect their loyalty to the royal family, and I think it is time to fill in some new officers."

Where do the new officers come from? Naturally, a graduate of the Royal Military Academy. Didn't they come to the First National Defense Army before? To be honest, no, they will first go to the front-line combat "mercenaries" for internships, and only after passing will they be appointed as officers of the First National Defense Army.

This approach has not been approved by the Cabinet, which believes that although it will improve their combat ability, it will affect their allegiance to the royal family, and the first priority of the army is not combat effectiveness but loyalty, which is the unanimous view of the cabinet members.

Similar topics have been debated many times, but Joseph did not want to continue arguing anything at this time, he understood that it was difficult for them to compromise this time because of the military coup in Sudan......

"Alright! I agree to your request, but only partially, and only as a company and platoon deputy. ”

"It's enough to have these, and I don't want to see a reduction in the combat effectiveness of the First National Defense Army."

Smith was very happy, he came here just to try, after all, in his opinion, Joseph is not such an easy person to compromise, and it is normal for Joseph not to compromise for half a year, seven or eight months.

Satisfied with the departure, Joseph, who was still reading, was in no energy.

"James!"

"Your Majesty?"

"I'm going out."

"I'll arrange it."

Not to mention, it is indeed much more convenient to have a personal valet, especially such a professional valet, many things do not need to be said to him to understand what to do.

Helping Joseph change his clothes, looking at the close-fitting valet who was still wearing a tuxedo, Joseph couldn't help but joke: "It seems that the heat of Western Sahara has not changed your tradition." ”

"This is our sign, Your Majesty!"

James, who is not easy to compromise compared to himself, made Joseph shrug his shoulders, since he was willing to be so casual, anyway, it was not himself who was sweating hot.

Joseph was going to take a look at the oasis town under construction, and the statistics had been handed over to Joseph, and it would cost about 300,000 euros (50,000 euros) to build an oasis town with a population limit of 300,000, so the cabinet's first oasis plan was to have 100 oasis towns.

300,000 euros and 50,000 euros, why is there such a big gap? The main thing is the so-called desert greening technology, and the price that the cabinet knows and Joseph knows is not the same grade at all, so there is such a different price.

There are three types of oases, the first is the coastal oasis, where the city will be built in the future and is the main place for greening. The second is to build an oasis along the way of the existing road, the planned railway, where the oasis town is mainly located, and they will provide supplies and resting places for passing vehicles.

Joseph's travel was naturally extraordinary, especially in such a sensitive period, with hundreds of sergeants and dozens of guards as standard, and the Laayoune garrison was always ready to support.

The group set off in a majestic manner, aiming for the nearest oasis town under construction.

"James, how do you feel about Western Sahara?"

"Barren, dry, and incapable of bathing, my majesty!"

Speaking of not being able to take a bath, Joseph couldn't help but laugh, although artificial lakes are now being built, but the tradition here is still not able to bathe, which makes James and other Nord citizens very depressed.

Desalination technology, this is the source of water for the artificial lake that Joseph claims to the outside world, the oasis is now complete, and the pipeline from the coast has been laid to the first oasis, the artificial lake is rippling with blue waves, the only thing missing is that the civil works of the town on the oasis are still in progress.

The fact that the artificial lake was able to be impounded so quickly is also due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, where it is estimated that it will take two or three years to lay the pipes alone. But it doesn't matter when it is, it's just two or three years before the towns are all built.

In fact, as long as they have an oasis, they can survive, although there is not much water, but the grass and trees will increase some rainfall, and at the same time, the oasis can also store water, and the necessary water for life can be fully satisfied.

"That's just James before, in the future, there will be Loulan here, do you know James?"

"Know some, the country in the legends of the East, the paradise in the yellow sand."

"Heaven in the sand, I love this phrase."

That's what Joseph wants to do, his purpose is simply to say heaven in the sand, but it's hard to achieve! The South is in the limelight on technology, and if its special abilities can be revealed, then these will no longer be a problem.

"How much money do you have, James."

"Me? The total net worth is about 20,000 euros. ”

Although he was a little puzzled by Joseph's question, he finally chose to answer it, after all, Joseph was his patron and the Grand Duke of Nord.

"These small towns are very profitable in the future, and I suggest you can invest some here now."

Joseph's words are not wrong, the town is still under construction, no matter what is very cheap, if you buy a few properties at this time, then in a few years this place will become a tourist attraction so ten times or twenty times the profit.

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