Chapter 171: The Nord Navy
After being introduced to Kate to meet a group of Joseph's friends, it was at this time that Kate discovered that Joseph's circle was really very different from herself, and these were things at the banquet that she couldn't get in touch with before.
The Kate family's titles are also good, but the decline of the family makes her even less than the Earl of Liverpool. Of course, a large part of this is also due to the early death of the old marquis.
"The wedding is not in a hurry for the time being, after all, it is better to relax my age for a few more years."
After sitting down at the long banquet table, Joseph answered Aziz's question just now, saying that he was answering Aziz, but in fact he answered the entire banquet, after all, this was also the question in their hearts.
Because of Joseph, Nord's court banquets have always been very relaxed, and you can feel a lot more free here, and Joseph above is an example, without so many restrictions and rules.
The group of people invited were not only foreign dignitaries, but also some domestic tycoons and high-ranking officials, but their external positions were a little outward, and it was basically their turn to talk to Joseph.
Glancing at the people who were talking, Kate lowered her head and whispered, "Why didn't you see the Prince of Wales?" You and the British royal family are not ......"
"Don't think about it, he has something to do and doesn't have time to come, Princess Diana wanted to come over but didn't know why, she suddenly canceled the trip, Eun...... Princess Diana there, try to minimize some communication. ”
The last sentence made Kate look at Joseph in confusion, but how could Joseph explain this? Could it be that in the future, Princess Diana will break off the marriage? Don't look at jokes, if it gets out, there will be big things, and Joseph is not willing to bear the responsibility for leaking the royal secrets.
Kate still wanted to ask, but when she saw Joseph as if she didn't notice anything, she realized that she was embarrassing Joseph by talking again, so she kept silent and quietly kept the matter in mind.
Joseph didn't know Kate's mind and didn't have the energy to think about it, next to him was Aziz, and the two talked about the recent events in the Kingdom of Morocco, after all, one-third of the current political situation in the Kingdom of Morocco is his credit.
"How is Prince Ali?"
"After the death of his father, his position was very embarrassing, and he had a move to seize power, but he was recognized by Imam Alam before he could start, and now he is under house arrest in a separate courtyard."
"Imam Almat?"
Joseph was indeed a little surprised, knowing that in his heart, Imam Alam had always been a saint-like existence, selfless and self-sacrificing...... But now, as if he misunderstood, he treats ordinary citizens well, but at the same time he also has his own skills and loyal interest groups, and he will still be retaliated against if he violates it, how many of those who can sit in that position are ordinary people?
"I didn't expect it! In fact, we didn't expect that the power of the religious sect is too strong now, and we are a little overwhelmed. Sidi is not as simple as he imagined, and now he keeps me for the purpose of helping him resist the religious sect together. ”
Joseph couldn't help patting his chest in his heart,! Your life is too competitive and fighting to be unimaginable!
Although Nord also has factions, there is peace in front of Joseph. The main reason for this is that the Duchy of Nord is almost recreated, Joseph has supreme prestige, and no one can pose a threat to him.
Nord Royal Academy, Nord Middle School, Nord Elementary School, from the very beginning of their education, their minds were full of loyalty to the royal family, loyalty to the Ragnar family, loyalty to Joseph, and there is a cult of personality and die-hard loyalty!
If only these social elites and students are like this, they will do it! The real horror is the army, compared to the school, where the real brainwashing is, can't Joseph do whatever he wants? Those factions who control these still dare to shout in front of Joseph? Therefore - the presence of Joseph is peaceful, the pure world, the Duchy of Nord.
"What are you going to do?"
The use is only temporary, and the result, whether religion overpowers the imperial power or the imperial power dispels religion, in the end Aziz will not have a good result, because neither side will let him go as a third force.
"I'm a little skeptical about whether you made the right suggestion in the first place."
With a wry smile, Aziz said an answer that was not an answer, from which Joseph concluded that he had not thought clearly about the future, or that he had thought clearly but was unwilling!
"There are big tracts of land in Africa, and I'm sure you should make a difference."
This is a consolation, and it is not a consolation, because if Aziz does this, then it is indeed a way out, although it will be extremely difficult.
"Africa? There are indeed many ways out of war-torn places, but will the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France recognize it? Going back and forth was enough to consume half of my life, and I didn't have that much time to waste. ”
Half a life of golden, half a life of recognition sought by various countries, this is indeed a bit difficult for Aziz, who is already in his twenties and about to be thirty years old, after all, wanting to obtain a piece of land is not something that can be completed by one generation.
"Western Sahara is a good place, but it's a pity that you took my only way out."
This sentence made Joseph a little embarrassed, after all, this is indeed the case, if Morocco still has Western Sahara, then Aziz can retreat there to recuperate, I believe this is the result that the Moroccan tripartite forces are most willing to see.
"I found several small oil fields in Western Sahara."
"Is Morocco still capable of getting it back? We have long suspected that there are oil fields in Western Sahara, but we have not been able to detect them, so don't worry, Morocco will not have much opinion on this matter. ”
To put it simply, if the reserves are too abundant, then the two countries will definitely be involved, of course, it is impossible for Morocco to take back Western Sahara, after all, Nord's army in Western Sahara is quite strong.
The number is only three integrated divisions, but in terms of the level of elite, 100,000 Moroccan soldiers may not be able to enter Western Sahara, after all, the Nord is far superior to Morocco in terms of armament, and the armaments of war in the new century determine everything rather than quantity.
Nord's only flaw may be its navy, and now the protector of the waters of Western Sahara is nothing more than a patrol squadron of more than a thousand naval soldiers.
Two-thirds of the Navy's fast patrol boats came from the USSR, and the remaining third came from British decommissioned patrol boats, not that Joseph was reluctant to buy more and buy new ones, but that there was no need to do this at all, Nord had the ability to build its own aircraft carriers, but there was not so much space.
There is indeed enough space in Western Sahara, but there has been no stability there, and the lack of funds has dragged on like this, but now that the project of a large warship factory has been launched, it is expected that by the end of the 90s Nord will have its own aircraft carrier. Until then? The collapse of the Soviet Union will provide some armaments, which will be used in the coastal defense and air defense of the Nord principality.