"The Refebble family?"

"That's right, the relationship between the Lefebble family and the Ragnar family dates back to the Middle Ages, but at that time it was still an in-law, and it was very good before the relationship between the Archduke Ragnar and the current patriarch of the Lefeble family......"

"Wait, Abner, you mean the patriarch of House Lefeble is still alive now?"

Abner didn't answer directly but nodded, it's been nearly fifty years since the eve of World War II, isn't that guy already in his nineties?

"Your Highness, the patriarch of the Refebble family is younger than the Grand Duke, and now he is eighty-six years old, when His Majesty the Grand Duke created the Nord Duchy, and the Refebble family moved to Frankfurt."

"They're not Frankfurt natives?"

"The wife of the patriarch of the Lefeeb family is the daughter of a Junker nobleman in Frankfurt, and that family is very powerful in Frankfurt, and it is on that family that the Lefeeble family has slowly risen."

"It's been so many years, do they still remember what happened back then?"

"The old princess is a member of the Lefleb family, Your Highness!"

It's good that Abner didn't explain, but as soon as he explained, Joseph became more and more confused, so there shouldn't be such a big conflict, is it because of interests?

"During World War II, the heir of the Leffeb family was a member of the German Nazis, and His Majesty the Grand Duke was a head of the French ** team at that time, and the heir of the Lefeleb family died under the gun of the Grand Duke, and the Lefeleb family had only one heir, Your Highness."

If Joseph still had doubts at the beginning, then now it is completely clear that it was Ragnar I, the sin created by his own body grandfather, a nephew who accidentally killed himself, and the most important thing is that the family is the heir, which can be described as the extinction of the clan!

Europe doesn't think much about inheritance, but if it were possible, who would want to let someone who is not familiar with them inherit their property? It is not an exaggeration to say that the Ragnar family and Lefeleb are not dead, and this is clearly the idea of old Lefleb.

"So what to do now, do you want to take the initiative?"

Germany is a defeated country, and Nord is small but also victorious, especially now that Nord is on the rise, and it is not a problem to coerce the German government to suppress the Leffileb family.

As if knowing what Joseph was thinking, Abner hurriedly reminded: "Although Germany is a defeated country, the Lefeleb family is not on the side of Germany, and since the death of the heir, the Lefeleb family has maintained good relations with France. ”

Joseph couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the old guy was really cunning, and he could actually see that Germany was tending to be defeated, and of course it was more likely that the old guy put the fruit in multiple baskets.

Without the support of Britain and France, Germany will naturally ignore the Duchy of Nord, if it is by means of assassination, not to mention that the countries of Western Europe even Joseph himself looks down on himself, after all, people are in a weak position and have not done so, if he makes a move, will he not be despised? Who among the major European families will want to associate with the Ragnar family in the future?

Force will always be used on its own initiative by the weaker side, and if it were not for the economic and political inability to suppress the Nord principality, I believe that Lefeleb would not have used such indiscriminate means.

"What kind of business does the Levelleb family have in Europe, notify the Ministry of Commerce, and make every effort to suppress the business of the Levelleb family, and we will not do the three indiscriminate means, but we can't let anyone slaughter it."

Letting others slaughter is undoubtedly an angry word, and now no one dares to say that they can bully Joseph, although Nord's economy does not have an important position in Europe, but its potential cannot be ignored by anyone.

There is another reason why Joseph compromised so quickly, the formation of the European Union is about to begin, and Joseph is determined to occupy some of these seats, at a time when the European Coal and Steel Industry Community is being planned, which is actually the preamble to the formation of the European Union. Coal and steel are important components for the manufacture of weapons, their importance is self-evident, for this matter Joseph is not prepared to intervene, the main reason is that Nord does not have coal resources at all, even if it is forcefully inserted, it is estimated that it will not get too many benefits.

In such an environment, Joseph must maintain the honor of Nord and the royal family, and must not affect the big plans of the European Union because of a small Leveleb family.

Abner's compromise was something Abner couldn't have imagined, but the only thing Abner did was to look at Joseph in surprise, nod his head and leave with relief in his eyes. In Abner's eyes, this is a clear sign of growth and maturity.

Andy had become the director of the Nord Security Bureau at this time, but Joseph intended to establish the Nord Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is an organization similar to the FBI in the United States, whose purpose is to help Joseph do something unseemly, and by the way, gather intelligence.

Christmas was about to pass, and in the middle of the night Joseph suddenly summoned him, Andy had too many doubts in his heart, and he had heard about the fire, but he did not know about the Leffeleb family, although his father James was the chief butler of the Nord royal family.

"Your Highness, are you looking for me?"

Joseph, who was reading the book, did not answer Andy's question, and a long time later, just when Andy was a little nervous and sweaty, a sentence reached his ears.

"Andy, what do you say is the most important thing about a country?"

"The country, the peace and stability of the country."

"Dependence?"

One sentence made Andy come to his senses, and he looked at Joseph with a surprised face: "His Royal Highness wants to form a secret police......"

"Secret police that's what the Germans call it, I prefer to call him the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how about it, do you have any interest in managing this department?"

Joseph's words made Andy smile bitterly inwardly, is there a choice for this?

"Your Highness, now Nord has no more than 10,000 people, so it is necessary to ......"

"No matter how small the population is, there are people who disagree, I need a Duchy of Nord that is absolutely controlled, and now that someone is coming to the door, if I don't fight back, won't I be considered weak and bullied by my Ragnar family?"

Again, Joseph wouldn't do the same thing, but he didn't mind giving the other party a small warning, such as the old patriarch of the Lefeleb family who woke up to find a letter at the bedside, a letter he Joseph wrote to the other party.

Before Andy could speak again, Joseph had already said: "The personnel are selected from the Praetorian Guard and the Guard Bureau, and the funds are allocated from my personal account, but there is one thing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is different from the Guard Bureau, you know what I mean!" ”

"Understood!"

What else can Andy say at this time? The goal of the Security Bureau is to protect Joseph's safety, and the Security Department is a steel knife and an eagle dog, and its purpose is to help Joseph do something unseemly, which is destined to be a bloody road.

"Let's get to work!"

Waving his hand to make Andy stand down, Joseph only realized one thing at this time, it was time to separate the Nord Treasury and his private account, although Nord is a dual monarchy, but the public and private have not been clear after all, it is not a good thing.

The Ministry of Finance has reported the GDP of 1980, and the first half of the year may be negligible, but since July, the GDP of the Principality of Nord has increased to more than 40 million US dollars and close to 50 million in nearly half a year, which is something that the Principality of Nord did not dare to imagine before World War II.

The funds from the Chinese side have not yet arrived, but there is already a surplus of 10 million US dollars in the state treasury, which will lay a good foundation for Joseph's major agricultural reform next year.

Another good thing is that Nord TV has been officially launched, but due to the relatively small number of TV sets in the Nord Principality, only a small part can be used now. Naturally, the royal palace was in a small part of it, and Sharma was watching French children's entertainment.

Why not watch a Nord TV show? It's just been formed now, and even if you watch it, it's just a relay of some French programs, and you have to wait at least a few months to start your own program. However, I believe that it will bring a surprise to European countries at that time, because the program of Nord TV has Joseph's creative participation.