At the beginning of August 1980, news came from the United States that the European Recovery Plan was approved by Congress after the US president's cuts in aid of $87 billion, and the share belonging to the Principality of Nord was listed.

The $87 billion was given to the European countries over three years, and in the first year they received almost 40 percent of their total aid. However, there was some surprise in the Nord Principality, which received not 40 percent but 60 percent, and with it a trade order of up to 130 million dollars.

The intention of the United States to support the Duchy of Nord was obvious, and when the French president learned of the news, he hurriedly summoned his cabinet members to discuss, and no one knew what the final result would be, but after the meeting that day, Joseph received a phone call with a special invitation from the French president.

Joseph refused the invitation, but this did not provoke the anger of the French president, not only was there no anger, but the resignation report of Kress and other French officials for a period of time was quickly approved, and on the third day after Joseph refused the invitation of the French president, Kress and several French officials left Nord.

It was a silent victory, and the Duchy of Nord was truly freed from French influence and began to move into the era of Ragnar III Joseph, and on the very day that the aid was passed in Parliament, Joseph restarted the shipyard project.

Joseph's original intention was to let the United States understand that there is nothing mysterious here, but it was just quietly built in a more secretive way, and the original Beicheng District was not built overnight, but the American satellite has not been discovered. Many times things don't go your way, for example, at this time, the president of the United States not only did not dispel his suspicions about the Duchy of Nord when he learned the news, but even felt more and more that he was hiding something.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Joseph, the shipyard took nearly 40 days, and Joseph personally visited the shipyard on the day of completion. At this time, he is very different from when he first came to this world, although he is still an eight-year-old child, but he has begun to have a real royal demeanor.

The Nord shipyard is located in the northern part of the city, across the sea from England, not that Joseph did not know that the west coast of Nord was suitable for building a shipyard, but it was a place reserved by Josef for reclamation, so he had no choice but to choose the north.

More than a dozen guards from the Guard Bureau and the head of the shipyard followed, and while Joseph enjoyed the sea breeze, the head of the shipyard also began to explain the details about the shipyard.

"Your Highness, the geographical location here is not very good, the shipyard can only build medium-sized cargo ships of less than 100,000 tons, but our shipbuilding speed has reached the international leading, and it can be ......delivered in two months to build six cargo ships at the same time."

The person in charge actually had doubts in his heart, but in the end he came down to the German workers and shipyard machinery, and he could not have imagined that it was the rapid construction bonus effect of the building itself.

Nodding Joseph seemed to be very satisfied with the speed of construction, and walked forward, the German workers he met along the way all saluted him respectfully, and after a few months of rest, the panic on the faces of these German workers had disappeared, because the system buildings had a brainwashing effect, and they agreed with the Nord Duchy and the Ragnar royal family.

"Your Highness, there are now six hundred and seventy-eight workers in the shipyard, which is more than half of the full quota, Prime Minister James ......"

"I will ask him to arrange, the shipyard cannot be suspended, the next period of time is very important for the Nord principality, Herman has gone to the United Kingdom to discuss foreign trade, plus the United States foreign trade orders, our ship pressure will be very high."

Herman is the new foreign minister, and James has been appointed as the new prime minister, but although James has no problem with loyalty, he is not even as capable as his son Andy, let alone Kresss.

The person in charge of the shipyard understood that Joseph was telling the truth and nodded, but looking at his appearance, he understood that there was a difficulty, and Joseph could understand it, but he must not talk much in his position, which was the basic common sense of a superior person.

After walking around, Joseph's mind couldn't help but think of the data of the Nord Principality at this time, the population had exceeded 4,000 and was moving towards the 5,000 mark. If nothing else, the population of the Duchy of Nord will reach 8,000 in a month, of course, 6,000 of them will be during the inspection period, and it will take three years before they can become citizens of the Duchy of Nord.

The area occupied by the shipyard is undoubtedly very large, but Joseph did not occupy the land he owned, but chose the system to automatically reclaim the sea and build the Nord Royal Shipyard at sea.

In more than a month, most of the 30 million loans that Marshall undertook for him had been spent, most of which were used in the South City District, which was the existence of the industrial zone in Joseph's own setting, which could be regarded as worthy of the name at this time.

Audi has moved to the Duchy of Nord, which is located on the border with France in the northern part of the city, and the roads have been renovated by Joseph, and the new motorway has made the Duchy of Nord completely free of the pressure of land transportation.

Several assembly line assembly workshops have been built, a creative office is also in the small factory, the head of the Audi company is a German, the old car operator, Josef has negotiated with him once, he is very recognized by his own ability, I believe that with Joseph to provide a few new models plus Audi's own quality assurance, it is only a matter of time.

Audi is not the only company in Nancheng, there is also a pharmaceutical factory and a drug research center. The territory of Nord is relatively small, and even if there is a reclamation system, it is impossible to develop into territories such as France, Britain, and the United States.

Needless to say, it's not yet time, even if there are already companies such as Microsoft and Apple in the United States at this time, Joseph has a construction system with a building bonus in his hands, so he can catch up with or even surpass each other in a short time at any time.

Due to the addition of several new factories in the southern city and the fact that the shipyard is also a large electricity consumer, Joseph bought a small island not far from Nord from the French government, which cost only two million dollars because of its small size, and that island is the site of the nuclear power plant that Josef intends to build.

Of course, this matter is just a plan now, and the American aid has not yet come, Joseph does not want to make excuses for the other party, but fortunately, the new energy center has already achieved the results of solar panels after several months of experiments, and the power of solar panels can continue to be supported.

At this time, the foreign economy of the Principality of Nord mainly depends on processing, and the orders from the United States and the Volkswagen Group are all processing projects, which are very dependent, and once people no longer give orders, it is conceivable how the economy of Nord will plummet.

Fortunately, Joseph had already prepared, and now Audi is preparing, and it should be expected that the finished car will appear by the end of the year, and Joseph can guarantee that a car storm will sweep the whole world at that time.

Back at the palace, the new butler Abner hurried over with two maids, and don't get me wrong, it's not that something happens, but that Abner does it every day.

Joseph was the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Nord, the master of the entire Duchy, and he could do whatever he wanted, but as his servant, both Abner and the two handsome maids who were young in appearance had to be ready to serve him at all times. For example, just now, Abner was still reading a book while the two little maids were tidying up the garden, and when they heard that Joseph had returned, he hurriedly put down his work and ran over to help Joseph change his shoes and clothes.

"Abner, you don't have to be like this, there are some things I can do by myself."

Looking at the two little maids who were slightly red because of the trot and Abner, who was not young and panting, Joseph felt a little emotional in his heart, he didn't think there was anything unfair, I spent money on you to do things and serve me like this, the main Joseph felt that there was no need to be so meticulous, so he had a sense of urgency.

"Your Highness, we are your servants......"

Yes, as soon as the middle-aged butler opened his mouth, Joseph shut up directly, it was really this uncle who was too good at nagging, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was an old man in the palace, loyal to the Ragnar family, and had a good ability to do things, he would have let him leave a long time ago.

It was already afternoon at this time, and under the service of the maid, Joseph changed into a lighter robe, and sat on the sofa in the living room and picked up the newspaper next to him, the "Royal Journal of Nord".

The Nord Royal Daily is now the only media outlet in the Nord Principality, and the broadcaster is also under the umbrella of the Nord Royal Daily, so if there is anything else in the Nord Principality that is suffering daily losses, it is undoubtedly it.

The main content of the daily newspaper is still some government affairs in Europe and the United States, the war has passed, it is difficult for a newspaper like this to open the situation, Joseph is interested in reform but is worried that the situation is out of control, so he is prepared to wait and see. After all, "Nord Royal Daily" is an official newspaper and cannot be replaced at will, and entertainment newspapers have also thought about it, but thinking about the European pattern at this time, he believes that it is not yet the time, or that sentence, it is best to wait.

Most of the newspapers were about the European revival plan, but there was also talk about the completion of the shipyard today and the fact that Audi was preparing to relaunch the car at the end of the year, because the news was already known, and he shook his head and lost interest in continuing to read.

Suddenly, Joseph looked at the maid who came over with coffee, after all, she was not a professional maid, and the little girl was obviously startled by Joseph's eyes, and her hands trembled and almost dropped the coffee on the ground. It's true that Joseph was just a little child, but who would dare to really treat him as a child in the royal palace or even in the Duchy of Nord?