Chapter 166: Councilor Nord
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There aren't a lot of bikes in Æthelde, and there aren't many ordinary cars here, especially the low-chassis sports car series like Bugatti and Ferrari.
It's not that there are no rich people in the city of Æthelde, after all, although these businessmen from Nord are not in the forefront of Nord, they have a net worth of hundreds or tens of millions of euros, and they still have no problem with luxury cars. However, Western Sahara is not suitable for these luxury cars, but high-power vehicles such as jeeps and pickup trucks are more popular.
Pickup trucks, in particular, are the favorite of the citizens of Western Sahara, at least in interviews with every resident, and the means of transport they most want to have is a pickup.
Joseph did not reveal his identity when he came to the city of Ætheld, although there were some black-clad guards around him, but in the eyes of others, they misunderstood him as a wealthy merchant from Nord, and no one saw that he was the master of the country.
Walking through the somewhat bleak streets, Joseph looked forward to the prosperity of the place. The depression is not due to economic or other reasons, but because the city is too big and the population is too small.
The city of Etheld has about 60,000 inhabitants, and the construction here is based on the construction of a large city with a population of 100,000 or 200,000, and the streets are enough to run ten cars side by side and more than 30 meters wide.
The street is full of young adults with sweatshirts and loose pants, this is a person who has just gotten off work and is going home, and those who have a little spare money will go to the state-run supermarket next to the street to buy something, and some who have no money are also willing to go shopping, because it will make them work more.
Joseph also came to the supermarket with a guard, there were no waiters standing at the door, not even many waiters, just a few introducers and a cashier. Don't worry about security, the military control is not over yet, and helicopter gunships can be seen patrolling the streets from time to time.
"A bottle, liquor!"
In front of the cashier, a young man in his twenties was talking about what he wanted to buy in unfamiliar French, and the cashier paused to understand, and then pointed behind him, meaning which one to buy.
"Sixty, euro cents."
The young man didn't understand the price of these things, he took out one euro and signaled that he could only buy sixty euro of wine, and the cashier frowned and thought about it, but still took out a bottle of Red Star Erguotou.
"Huaxia, Huaxia wine, taste, tastes good."
Seeing the red star two-pot head handed over by the cashier, the young man did not speak but unscrewed the bottle cap, asked, and then nodded with a bright eye, it was obvious that he was very satisfied with this.
The young man did not spend sixty cents on wine, but in the end he left satisfied, and Joseph saw this scene and thought of the whole city of Æthelde, and if it could be developed in this way, then it would be very good, of course, if the problem of language was solved.
"What do you want, sir?"
The cashier is a migrant worker from China, a little girl who is not very old, although she looks average but is very strong, if she is not strong, it is impossible to come to Western Sahara alone, although the salary here is higher, but the safety is ......
"You're from Nord?"
"Well, in 85 years, they came to the Duchy of Nord with my father, sir, you are a businessman who came here to invest in Nord!"
Joseph was only fifteen and about to be sixteen, but his height and sunglasses were a little immature, but he still had a mature demeanor, and he looked like he was in his twenties. There are not many businessmen in their twenties, but they are not unique, and maybe they came to check on the family, the cashier thought.
"It's an investment businessman! Are you coming to the city of Ætheld alone? ”
"Sir, I mean the security issue! I don't think there's anything, it's the government's call! If I work here for three years, I will be able to get my immigration application approved. ”
Anyway, there are not many people here, and it is hard to have someone to chat with her, so she naturally does not want to miss such an opportunity, of course, the most important thing is that she wants to know a rich and powerful person like Joseph.
"The government's call? Do you believe so much in the Nord government? ”
Joseph was a little amused and at the same time couldn't help but be a little moved, after all, being trusted is something to be happy after all, especially when the other party has never met a high-ranking government official.
"Of course, I believe that the Nord government has always been good to its own citizens, and I believe that if there is real danger in Western Sahara, they will never call for it. Of course, it cannot be said that there is no danger at all, after all, there is no danger and there is no such great reward. ”
The big return refers to immigration, and Joseph thought that the immigration boom would decrease a lot after Nord abolished the welfare, but looking at the current situation...... Not really.
"The Nord government has abolished welfare, is it still attractive?"
"At first glance, you are the original citizen of Nord, the Principality of Nord is naturally attractive, although the benefits are reduced, but most of the education and medical care are reimbursed, and you can still receive a pension at the age of 50, where to find such a good thing."
The little girl broke her fingers and introduced Joseph's benefits one by one, and listened to Joseph's distraction. Indeed, living in Nord is much more leisurely, and there is almost no need to worry about the most expenses on education and medical care, and the rest is the problem of material and food, so it is no wonder that such a country is not attractive.
Nord has many public welfare nursing homes, which are free to live in, and food and clothing are reimbursed by the state, and there is some pocket money every year. The only condition of residence is that you have contributed to the Nord Principality and must not participate in the criminal offense three times, otherwise you will be disqualified, which is the obligation of Nord citizens.
Although Nord's morality has recently been somewhat lowered due to population matters, there have also been some similar things like porcelain, but soon these will all disappear, because for such cases, the Nord police will follow them