When leaving Western Sahara, Joseph inexplicably received interviews from some media, all of which asked strange questions, but they all had the same theme as whether the Principality of Nord would use force against Western Sahara, and Joseph naturally denied solving the problem by force without hesitation.

It was a small matter, at least in Joseph's eyes, and he left Western Sahara and returned to the Principality of Nord a few months apart.

The industrial areas of the Principality of Nord were depressed, not because of the decrease in the number of workers, but because of the transformation of the laborers into citizenship, who relocated their places of residence in the urban areas except for their working hours.

A new wave of workers had arrived, but not so much, and some of the industries of the Principality of Nord had begun to move to Western Sahara, where jobs were also needed.

The local citizens of the Principality of Nord are about 70,000 to 80,000, and the laborers are only 30,000 or 40,000, everything is at a normal level, compared with the previous 120,000 citizens and more than 200,000 laborers.

It is natural that the industrial zone is depressed but the urban area is very lively, after all, it is counterintuitive that the industrial zone is so lively.

The gradual abolition of welfare has made the working atmosphere of citizens more positive, which can be seen on the streets, except for tourists and young people, and it is rare to see middle-aged leisurely walks on the streets during working hours.

In the convoy, Joseph nodded with satisfaction when he saw these through the car window, and at the same time he began to admit that he had made some wrong decisions about high welfare, life is in sports, and national laziness is not a good thing.

Seeing that there were a lot of foreign tourists on the street, Joseph suddenly asked James who was sitting on the side: "So, how is the tourism industry in the Nord Principality now?" ”

"According to the economic bills at the end of 1984, the tourism economy accounted for about 16 percent, foreign trade exports accounted for 70 percent, and the rest came from domestic consumption."

Sixteen percent, this proportion is not very high, but it is actually improving, after all, the GDP of the Duchy of Nord has reached more than 40 billion euros, and it is a real economic powerhouse.

The Principality of Nord is a highly developed country, but its per capita income began to decline slightly after occupying Western Sahara. Of course, in fact, their income has not decreased, but the average income has been pulled down.

The annual salary of ordinary citizens in the Principality of Nord is about 2,000 euros, which is equivalent to about 12,000-14,000 Hong Kong dollars, and this is only ordinary citizens, such as civil servants or middle managers, whose annual salary is generally 6,700 euros or even more than 10,000 euros.

Compared with the Principality of Nord, Western Sahara is nothing to mention, with an annual salary of more than 200 euros less than one percent, and most of them are still barely able to eat. Of course, this was also after Joseph borrowed cattle and sheep, and if it was before, he could not even maintain food and clothing.

At the same time, the Nord citizen, Joseph, is very sympathetic to the Western Sahara region, in fact, not only Joseph himself, when the Royal Television broadcasts everything about life in the Western Sahara region, many Nord citizens donate money and take the initiative to support the residents of the Western Sahara region.

Joseph did not look happy at this, because he felt that these were his own affairs, and the native citizens of Nord should not be involved.

Thinking of these Josephs while answering and asking about James's recent affairs, there are naturally no major events, otherwise Joseph would have been notified a long time ago, but there are many small things, and there are many places that need to be invested in construction.

"You mean the subway is already open?"

"Yes, the subway opened in early January, and the trial operation was stable without any accidents."

"It's a pity that the inhabitants of other islands can only come to the city by yacht and passenger boat, and we should open up new means of transportation for them to use."

Nord is a big exporter, and a large number of passenger ships will inevitably affect the waterway when the port is not large, but there is only one waterway to go from other islands to Nord Principality, which is why Joseph is saying now.

Helicopters can also be used, but the cost is too high, I believe that not many citizens like to use them, and the underground tunnels are not safe and practical due to the distance, and the only breakthrough point is the sky.

"How's the hot air balloon? My Majesty! ”

Looking at the corners of James's lightly raised mouth, it is clear that he has already made a solution to this aspect, thinking about the cost and safety of hot air balloons, this matter is naturally no problem.

"I can't wait to see the colorful hot air balloons floating over the Duchy of Nord, and maybe this will be a big sight spot for our Duchy of Nord in the future."

Laughing at Joseph's answer, he was telling the truth, that in the future, hot air balloons might indeed become a unique sight for the Nord Principality.

Several islands are not far from the mainland, but they are not close, and if you use a hot air balloon as a means of transportation, it will only take two hours to return to the Nord mainland in half an hour, which is very convenient and fast.

"There's nothing going on in the cabinet lately!"

"I was about to report this to you that there is a judge in the Royal Islands who has some disputes with the mayor of the town in a commercial case, and the local councillor reported that the mayor of the town took bribes, and the matter has not been investigated clearly."

Joseph just asked casually, but he didn't expect that there was really something, and it was still a bribery case, which was the first case after the new formation of the Duchy of Nord, which was worth paying attention to.

"So what evidence do both sides have?"

"There is no doubt about the case itself, the plaintiff is the heir to the town tavern, and the defendant is the supplier of the tavern, and the main dispute is a loan of 20,000 euros."

"Twenty thousand euros?"

A small town tavern is only worth one or two thousand euros, and even if the business is booming, it will not reach 20,000 euros, but now a tavern owner owes a loan of 20,000 euros to a supplier, which is really a bit surprising.

"Yes, it is 20,000 euros, and in the lawsuit, because the heirs could not produce evidence, it was finally decided that the loan of 20,000 euros was valid......"

"What does this have to do with the mayor?"

"The mayor is the judge's cousin, and in Eastern parlance, his crime is cronyism!"

James's words made Joseph chuckle: "There is no such thing as cronyism in the Duchy of Nord, and if the mayor thinks that his cousin has this ability, then it makes sense to recommend him as a judge." ”

"The judge has worked as a lawyer in Paris and is very proficient in the law, and his recommendation is very reasonable in this respect, and he cannot fault it."

Joseph raised an eyebrow: "So, you think the bribery is likely to be a false accusation?" ”

"I didn't mean that, after all, the plaintiff can't produce real evidence, and the only thing that can be proved is that the 20,000 euros is unreasonable and that it is better for the judge to have a personal relationship with the defendant."

Looking ahead at the Nord cabinet, Joseph stopped talking about the subject, but his closing remarks made James serious: "I hope that even if the judge takes bribes, his mayor's cousin will not be implicated, after all, this matter has nothing to do with him." ”

If there is a mistake, it is cronyism, if it is right, it is recommended properly, such a result is not fair to the mayor, Joseph has always wanted to make the Duchy of Nord a fair and just country except for the royal family, if such a thing implicates the mayor of the town, then it is obvious to break the fair system of the Duchy of Nord.

After all, it is very likely that the mayor of the town was well-intentioned at the time, or there was no suitable person at his disposal at his disposal, so he recommended his cousin to serve as a judge.