The soldiers in military green camouflage combat uniforms stood in front of a group of officials with guns, and when they saw this scene, they were timid, nervous, and excited to make some actions that were contrary to their daily performance. [ads:This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.]

or collapsed on the ground, or wet trouser legs, or pale and twitching and almost fainting. Exaggerated? Not at all, they are not from military backgrounds, they are not the kind of heroes who do not frown in danger, they are just a group of managers, and fear is a manifestation of common sense.

"I'm sorry, but please come forward to the gentleman I clicked on below."

The person in charge has the rank of colonel, if anyone familiar can understand that he is a deputy captain of the Royal Janissaries, it is hard to imagine that the honor guard of the past will be so powerful, they are still tall, but their eyes reveal ruthlessness and perseverance that they did not have in the past, which is daunting.

"Deputy Minister of Finance Bled, Ministry of the Interior Civil Affairs Arnold, Deputy Minister of Propaganda Nimitz ......"

The colonel read out more than a dozen high-ranking Nord officials scatteredly, and those who were read sat on the ground with blank eyes, and those who did not read it breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please come with me, and the rest will be detained."

After hearing this, after saying to several high-ranking officials, the colonel gave a fierce order, and the soldiers held down the remaining officials like wolves, but there was no need to do so, they were already stunned by such a contrast, and they had no god to resist at all.

……

Naturally, James didn't know what happened to the cabinet, so he came to Joseph's study, looked at Joseph who was reading, and suddenly didn't know what he should say.

"Prime Minister James, you have been Prime Minister for seven years......"

"Nearly eight years."

James has already thought about it completely when he comes here, he himself is not involved in the matter, and he also knows some about Joseph's intelligence department, and knows that Joseph also knows this, so there is no need to have too much pressure, it is nothing more than stepping down.

"Two years to go."

Joseph said something without a head or tail, but James understood what he meant, and there were still two years, two years before James left office. He has been prime minister for two consecutive terms, not that he cannot serve three consecutive terms, but that his age no longer allows it.

"I didn't expect something like this to happen to Nord, this is the first time, the second and the third. Won't the cabinet's provocations against the imperial power end one day? ”

James was silent for a long time......

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I think that will change when Nord uses all his own talents."

"Own talent. What is the top position for NORD graduates right now? Vice-Minister of Commerce, Vice-Minister of Health? There is still some time to go before taking the helm of the first department, and the position of prime minister ......"

"I don't want you to leave regrets, in the future, the cabinet will be dominated by Smith!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

For a moment, James seemed to be much older, and he was unable to control the situation of the cabinet, which made him lose a lot of impression points, combined with the various misunderstandings caused by James because of the cabinet affairs in previous years, in the end he still did not complete his perfect ending.

With Smith as the mainstay, doesn't that mean that although he is still the prime minister of Nord, he only has his reputation and the right to visit. All the real rights are given to Smith, the Secretary of State for the Home Office?

But James knew that there was no way to reverse it, that someone had to step up, that he had two years to step down, and that he was high enough to be the best candidate.

On November 25, 1988, thirteen high-ranking officials, including Nord's Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Bled, the Ministry of the Interior's Civil Affairs Office, and Mr. Nimitz, the Deputy Minister of Propaganda, were convicted of treason, removed from office, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On November 26, 1988, 132 Nord officials were convicted of treason, executed, and executed immediately! ”

These were two of Nord's most sensational news in 1988, even more so than Kate's pregnancy. Because at one time, it was decided that almost thirty percent of the positions in the top of the Nord principality were vacant.

Brad and Arnold thought they could escape, but who wanted to wait for them was a life sentence that was even more terrible than the death penalty.

There are no prisons where they have to eat and drink, and they work more than 18 hours a day. That's right, there is not the slightest human right here.

Boulder mining, oil extraction, desert exploration. These prisoners are responsible for any of the most dangerous and tiring jobs, and nearly 300 Nord prisoners die every year. Not a lot? Most of the Nord citizens are the most simple existences, and the number of prisoners in the existing prisons is only a thousand, and the probability of 300 is close to 1 in 3 is quite a lot.

If the outside news is the most sensational, then for Nord officialdom, perhaps the beginning of James retreating into the background is the real sensation. Smith's strong ascension was expected but also unexpected.

It was expected to be very simple, he was the Minister of the Interior, almost the Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and it was normal for James to step back as his successor, but this way had the feeling that James was helping Smith step aside, and this was the unexpected part.

The unexpectedly expected "Dai" was now standing in front of Joseph with a respectful face, and Kate had already left, leaving him with only one master in the palace.

"I'm glad you weren't involved in that incident, otherwise it would be very difficult to find a replacement for a while."

There was a bit of regret in the words, but the most was the attitude of indifference to Smith, and Smith did not have any emotions about this, because he understood that Joseph was qualified to be so indifferent.

Nord's rise is a foregone conclusion, and its future development is planned, and now the role of a prime minister is to decide whether its rise will be faster or slower, and for Joseph, who is only a teenager, he will not care too much about the speed of time. Of course, this is just the idea of other people, who do not know what is going to happen in the Soviet Union.

Smith didn't speak, and Joseph didn't force it, because he knew that Smith couldn't say anything, that there was no point in showing loyalty, and that saying everything else would easily make people irritated, so he simply didn't say anything or open his mouth.

"How's the Cabinet doing?"

"It's a bit messy, but it's still under control."

"That's good, what does James do?"

"In preparation for his visit to the United States, the Secretary of the US Secretary of Economy invited him to attend a national meeting, and he agreed to the invitation."

It was not specifically stated, it was a meeting that was not very useful, and if it had been before, James would have naturally refused, and Smith also expressed this meaning in his words. But now James can't help but go, he must leave to give Smith ample time to purge, after all, Smith is now the "acting" prime minister.

"The work of the cabinet will be very busy, can Marceau take care of the affairs of Western Sahara?"

"No problem, I think now she can be the governor of Western Sahara."

Because of some of the rules set before, except for the members of the cabinet, other officials Joseph is not very suitable to speak, so he has what he said now, and Smith is also very clever to understand Joseph's meaning.

"The economy of Western Sahara is still very backward, and it is estimated that the GDP this year will only be a few billion euros...... The process also needs to be accelerated. ”

"Speed up ......, Your Majesty, is there a specific time?"

Joseph had spoken of Western Sahara not once or twice, Smith was the former head of Western Sahara, so he had long seen some clues, and now that he was the "acting" Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he felt that he was entitled to know some of them.

"The United States, the Soviet Union, the Soviet economy."

Joseph didn't say it explicitly, but only briefly mentioned a few countries and terms, and now the economy of the Soviet Union has begun to decline, and things are beginning to become obvious, but it is estimated that no one expected that the matter would be serious enough to lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

"Your Majesty means that the Soviet economy is collapsing?"

"Maybe it's not just that, and you'll know when you have time to visit the USSR."

Joseph's words Smith did not take seriously, the Soviet Union and the United States were competing, how could he, as the "acting" prime minister of the European Union, go to the Soviet Union to visit at this time.

"You can arrange this as soon as possible, and if you are not convenient to go, you can arrange some people who are not sensitive, even if it is a business team."

Commercial Team ...... That is suitable for visiting the USSR?

But these are not the point, the point is that Joseph is not joking, but really made him prepare to visit the Soviet Union, is it really bad to this extent?

Glancing at the pensive Smith, Joseph suddenly said: "I started to lay out a few years ago, and the commander of the Black Sea Fleet has promised to sell us some warships at a very low price, but how to transport them to Western Sahara is a problem. ”

Warship? This term stunned Smith, but he probably didn't expect that this warship contained an oversized guy, and this big guy would give the Nord Navy a leap forward.

"What do we need to prepare?"

"Basic research laboratories, large machine shops, some diplomacy against the Soviet Union."

Smith understood what Joseph meant, but he was skeptical that the Soviets would sell their belongings to the Duchy of Nord, since the two sides were not on the same side and the situation was bad.

As if to understand Smith's thoughts, Joseph couldn't help but say: "These things should be kept secret, including contacts with the Soviet Union, if they want, we can exchange a large amount of food and daily necessities for their heavy machinery, and if there are Soviet engineers, we can also hire them with a high salary." ”

NORD's heavy industry base is still very weak, and it will not go far with a few very profitable companies alone, after all, the monopoly is temporary. For example, Audi AG has already begun to shrink its market.

Engineer, heavy machinery, Smith was really a little stunned, he didn't expect Joseph to actually fight this idea, is the Soviet Union easy to bully?

The USSR was naturally not easy to bully, but that was only a few years ago, and now ...... A tiger that is about to die of illness is nothing to fear, the only thing you need to be careful about is the crocodile next to it. (To be continued.) )