The day finally came for the U.S. Secretary of State to visit Nord, whether it was the Nord rebellion, Joseph's trip to Japan, or James's visit to Italy.

"I don't think Mr. Secretary of State will talk to us about the EU anymore!"

At Nord International Airport, Joseph, who was waiting, asked James beside him with some uncertainty, and James's face was a little unsightly when he heard this sentence, and he didn't know how to answer.

"We can only hope that His Excellency the Secretary of State is relatively thin-faced, and the CIA has just been involved in our internal affairs, and he has no face to mention this matter, well, we can only hope that this is the case."

Muttering that Joseph became more and more nervous as the airliner approached, in fact, it was not only him at this time, but also the cabinet members, the EU was at a critical moment, and they didn't want any surprises.

There is nothing wrong with the United States having considerable influence in Europe, but if the United States describes its voice in EU member states as a percentage, then the United States proposes a 90 percent chance of success, but success will attract hostility and wariness from other countries, but Germany is different, with the same high probability but better integration into the EU.

Regarding Joseph's luck, I believe that even he himself understands that it is impossible, because politicians are thin-skinned? If he does, then he will not be in the position of secretary of state.

The plane landed quickly, and the guard of honor and the smiling middle-aged secretary of state in the Nord song gave Joseph a warm hug, although the hug looked like a father hugging his son in the sun.

"Long time no see, Your Highness Joseph."

Long...... No, the hug directly made Joseph a little confused, and this sentence made Joseph very puzzled, he had seen this Mr. Secretary of State?

It was not that he had never seen the US Secretary of State, but he had seen the previous famous five-star general Marshall, although this secretary of state also had a high reputation in the United States, but compared with Marshall's international fame, at least Joseph had not heard of this name before he took office.

The middle-aged handsome blonde guy winked a little mischievously: "What's the matter, Your Highness forgot the last time we met?" Also, you were young at the time, and I had a very good relationship with your father, and I was working in the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs at that time. ”

Fuck your mother, it turned out to be a few years ago, a few years ago this body was only four or five years old, if he remembered you, it would be a strange thing. Thinking of these Joseph's brows couldn't help but frown tightly, how should he answer this sentence?

Fortunately, James and His Excellency the Secretary of State did not leave him any longer, and under a large number of cameras, James had a cordial, friendly meeting and a brief conversation with the US Secretary of State on behalf of the Nord Cabinet.

After reviewing the guard of honor, the Secretary of State boarded a Lincoln, and Joseph and James rode in an Audi toward the Cabinet Office Building.

Seeing the bleak streets again, Joseph couldn't help but want to scold his mother, Nord has developed to this day easy? Everything was ruined by Robert, the bastard, and the tourism economy fell by more than 30 percent, and this was when they blocked the news in time.

NORD Cabinet Room

"Nomy has always been a friendly federation, this time Mr. President has known about it, he is very sorry for this, if His Royal Highness Joseph has any request, we will ...... on behalf of the United States government."

It's official, but the cabinet members are very angry, what does it mean that the president already knows? Does that mean that everything is not dictated by the U.S. government, but by the CIA?

Although they all understand that this is just a cover, who will reveal it at this time? On the Nord side? Don't joke, what's the benefit of debunking, it's not that the USSR didn't have so much strength to fight.

"Mr. Secretary, we hope that the United States will be able to hand over the Envoy this time, and if it is possible, will extradite Robert's family back to Nord along with Robert's family."

Both demands are the most basic, but both Joseph and the Secretary of State understand that the first must not be agreed, and it is okay if it is a corpse that is handed over to Nord, after all, as long as it is a living person, it cannot keep a secret.

The U.S. government is not afraid of Nord preaching the truth under the penalty, they are afraid that the Nord government will use this to threaten the United States to back down in some respects, but the same thing is that both will bring losses to the United States.

"I'm sorry, His Royal Highness Joseph, they are all American citizens, we can't let American citizens be punished by other countries, if we can, we are willing to compensate Nord in other ways."

Although it was them, everyone present understood that the Secretary of State was referring to the CIA, and Robert's family was only incidental, but Joseph could guess that perhaps Robert's family had sunk into the sea at this time.

This time Joseph did not speak, and after a while, James continued: "The situation in the Middle East has not been very good recently, there is an obvious conflict between Iraq and Iran, although the oil price is still at $31, but the decline in oil prices is unstoppable. ”

There was another thing to say without warning, but the secretary of state didn't say it casually, because he understood what James meant, but he couldn't agree to such a condition casually, because he was involved in hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

After James said this, he said nothing else, and the secretary of state, knowing the other side's determination, had no choice but to agree to this condition and sign a five-year contract for trade at the price of crude oil in 1981.

Joseph breathed a sigh of relief at current prices and the amount of 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day for Nord, a day's earnings would be $1,860,000, and oil alone would bring $6 to $700 million a year.

Although the money is not very much, it is equivalent to picking up these things for nothing, and with the enhancement of Nord oil production equipment, this number will increase exponentially, and it is only a matter of time before some countries in the Middle East surpass some countries in the world to become the world's main oil exporters.

Oil, gold and silver are non-renewable resources, but this is not the case in Nord, as long as there is money in his hands, then Joseph can turn the whole Nord into a country built on gold, silver and oil.

During the meeting, the secretary of state also brought up the matter of the European Union, but was evaded by James to change the subject, and saw the performance of the Nord side, and the secretary of state rarely did not dwell on it.

At this time, it was already the end of October, and there were still many major events this year, starting with the assassination of the President of the United States in March, the assassination of the Pope in May, the assassination of the President of Bangladesh at the end of May, the increasing tension in the Middle East in June, the assassination of the President of Egypt in early October, and the assassination of Prime Minister Nord a day later.

It can be said that 1981 was a relatively gloomy year for the heads of state, and there was no stability in the first place in the country, from Africa to Europe, to North America, and Asia, but this also shows that all countries in the world have begun to reduce the war as much as possible.

This year's achievements in science and technology are not low, starting with IBM's launch of the first personal computer, and NORD also followed suit to set up an IT-related project research center, aiming to compete for its share in the future.

After the meeting, the US Secretary of State went to the Nord Hotel to rest, and in the next few days he will visit Audi AG, the headquarters of the oil group, and a series of companies called Duke Watches.

Another thing to be happy about is that the Noord No. 1 gold mine has been detected in the industrial area, and the reserves are very gratifying, and the Nord Royal Bank has its own gold reserves, of course, no one knows that this is mainly due to Joseph.

Dealing with the U.S. Secretary of State made Joseph a little tired, and he shirked what James wanted to report, and Joseph went straight to the palace, where Marceau and Joanna had already prepared bath water and masseurs, just waiting for Joseph to return.

Robert's impact on Nord is undoubtedly huge, but fortunately it is mainly the impact of tourism, although the financial situation is a little fluctuating, but fortunately, the rebellion ended relatively quickly, and several popular stocks only fell slightly, and the impact was not very large.

Compared to Joseph James, he is much busier, he needs to pay attention to the affairs of the secretary of state, and then he will go to Paris, the third EU formation meeting is about to begin, and the importance of this meeting is self-evident.