More than 400 kilometers south of Lamask's province, you will reach another province of the former Candela Empire, Melinda Province.

Like Lamask, Melinda was one of the provinces that had long since been declared independent of the central leadership of the Candela Empire.

However, unlike Lamask, Melinda was not forced out of control due to the chaos of the workers' riots, but the Governor's Office of Melinda declared itself not to be ordered by the Candela Imperial Council.

Although there is no official declaration of independence, it has more or less the same meaning.

Now that Wimbledon, the capital of the Candela Empire, has fallen into the hands of the army of the Maro Empire, the Candela Empire can almost be declared extinct, and the province of Melinda has not directly turned into the arms of the Maro Empire like the northern provinces, but has declared it to be autonomous.

Among the original thirty-seven provinces of the Candela Empire, the performance of the Merinda Province can be regarded as very loyal to the imperial family in the eyes of many people.

It's just that the Governor's Mansion of Meilinda Province has not said anything more, but no one knows the true intentions of the former Governor, Duke Weilang.

After the fall of Wimbledon and the declaration of autonomy of the province of Melinda, the Governor's Office of the province of Melinda has been working to stabilize the situation within the province of Melinda and has not had more contact with the outside world.

Thanks to the efforts of Duke Valinda, the province of Melinda has been relatively stable, and it can be regarded as a relatively peaceful paradise within the Candela Empire.

On this day, the governor's palace of the province of Melinda welcomed a guest.

"Prime Minister, it is a great pleasure to see you again. Duke Valeant opened his arms. I hugged the visitors warmly. Smiling. It shows that the heart is really happy for the arrival of this visitor.

Grand Duke Rostov, Prime Minister of the Candela Empire, hugged Count Veran hard, and also showed a smile full of satisfaction.

"I'm glad to meet you, Duke Valand. ”

After letting go of his hand, the Grand Duke of Rostov looked Duke Valeant up and down, and sighed with emotion: "Melinda Province can maintain the current stable situation, Duke Valin, you have really worked hard during this time." ”

Duke Weilang smiled slightly: "As the lord here, this is my duty. ”

Hearing the title of "lord", the Grand Duke of Rostov raised his eyebrows. He immediately calmed down and said with a smile: "To be able to do this at such a time is not in vain, Your Majesty often praises Duke Weilang in front of me, you are one of the few loyal ministers in the empire who can be relied on." ”

"Your Majesty?" Duke Veran smiled, but did not answer the topic at all, and turned his head to look at the other middle-aged man beside the Grand Duke of Rostov. "President Montiel, is the cooperation you talked about with me the day before yesterday related to the Prime Minister?"

"That's right. The president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the province of Melinda Rhys Montiel smiled and nodded. "I'm here with you today, Your Excellency, to discuss a new project with you, Your Excellency the Governor. I don't know if you're interested, Your Excellency?"

Duke Veran looked at Grand Duke Rostov-on-Don and then at President Montiel. Smiled and shook his head: "If I say I'm not interested now, what will be the reaction of the two of you?"

Of course. It's just a joke.

After saying this, Duke Valeant invited the two of them in and sat down separately.

"Prime Minister, I've heard about it before...... His Majesty left Wimbledon, but went to the Duchy of Stantin. I didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that it's true?" After taking a sip of tea, Duke Valan spoke first.

"Yes. His Majesty went to the Duchy of Stantin to seek help from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. "The Grand Duke of Rostov was blunt. "Now. His Majesty has reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Freya Huizhang. I have come with President Montiel this time to discuss with you how we can cooperate in the province of Melinda. ”

"Cooperation?" the Duke of Valand turned to look at President Montiel. "President Montiel, I am very grateful that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been cooperating with the Governor's Palace to stabilize the situation within the province during this recent period. But now this cooperation ......"

President Montiel smiled, took out a thick document from his bag, and handed it to Duke Valeant.

"Lord Duke, this is a proposal for this cooperation, please take a look. ”

Duke Valan nodded, this is the consistent style of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and it also convinced him that this so-called cooperation was indeed agreed upon by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce after consideration, not a private discussion between the Grand Duke of Rostov and President Montiel.

Picking up the plan and glancing at it, Duke Valeant was immediately startled by the first two sentences of the plan.

"Abolish the imperial system and replace it with the Confederation of Candela, which is made up of various provinces?" said Duke Willand looked up at Grand Duke Rostov and President Montiel with a look of surprise. "This ...... What does that mean exactly?"

President Montiel gestured to the Grand Duke of Rostov-on-Don.

Grand Duke Rostov coughed lightly and explained: "This so-called United States of Candela is actually to allow each province of the empire to unite while self-governing to form a new country, which not only has the unity and strength of the empire in the past, but also realizes a high degree of autonomy for each province, so that each province also has its own power......

Under the detailed explanation of the Grand Duke of Rostov, the Duke of Verand-Don finally got a general idea of what was going on in this so-called United States of Candela.

"So...... Is Your Majesty really not going to restore the glory of the Empire and become the supreme Emperor again?"

Grand Duke Rostov smiled bitterly: "Duke Willan, what do you think...... Is there that hope now?"

Duke Valeant was silent for a moment and shook his head.

"No way. ”

"That's it. Grand Duke Rostov sighed: "If it were possible, of course Your Majesty would like to restore the glory of the Empire, but Your Majesty is wise after all, and he can clearly recognize the current reality, knowing that this idea is simply impossible to realize." So the next best thing to do is to at least preserve the original integrity of the empire. ”

Duke Valan was silent for a while, sighed deeply, shook his head, but didn't say anything more, and continued to look at the plan in his hand.

After a while, he suddenly frowned again, looked up and asked, "This United States of America needs a president?"

"After all, a country in name always needs a unified leader who represents the will of the entire United States of Union. Grand Duke Rostov explained with a smile.

"So, Your Majesty, he is interested in this position?" asked the Duke of Willand again.

"No, Your Majesty, after going through these recent things, he has withdrawn and is unwilling to participate in these things anymore. Interested in this position is His Royal Highness Prince Frank. ”

"Prince Frank?" Duke Willand nodded in understanding.

If His Majesty the Emperor did not hesitate to lose face and went to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for help to restore the basic territory of the Candela Empire, but did not have the slightest idea of the possible establishment of the United States of Candela, Duke Valeant absolutely did not believe it.

Now His Majesty the Emperor himself has chosen to retreat into the background, but let Prince Frank come to the forefront, which can be regarded as a very wise choice, which can be recognized by more people.

After reading the plan for a while, the Duke of Valand pondered silently for a long time, and said to President Montiel, "President Montiel, I have seen the shadow of President Xu in this plan. ”

President Montiel laughed, "Yes, we asked the elders for a lot of advice during the discussion of this plan. ”

"And what about President Xu's final opinion on this plan?"

The Elder Grow's exact words were...... I only propose such a model, and as for whether the people of the Candela Empire are willing to accept it, that is their business. President Montiel mimicked Xu Yi's tone and demeanor.

"So, President Xu didn't make a clear statement?"

"If the Elder hadn't supported this model, he wouldn't have made so many detailed comments, would he?" President Montiel said. "The elder has not paid attention to the affairs on the Sainz continent for many years, only this time he is very concerned, and he has even held many video conferences with the senior management of the Chamber of Commerce and put forward his opinions in person. ”

"That's right......" Duke Veran nodded, pondered for a long time, and then turned to the Grand Duke of Rostov and said, "I now have a general understanding of your intentions. But Prime Minister, I can't give you any answer right now, because I don't see any chance of success at the moment. ”

"With the help of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, do you think it's impossible?" said the Grand Duke of Rostov-on-Don.

"If the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is willing to help with all its might, of course it is very possible, but now ......" Duke Valan looked at President Montiel and shook his head. "I can't see the sincerity of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for the time being. ”

The Grand Duke of Rostov frowned, and was about to speak, but President Montiel had already taken the lead, laughed, and responded: "Your Excellency the Governor is right. We businessmen have always followed the principle of paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other. We haven't come up with enough valuable things to prove it yet, and naturally we can't expect the Governor to believe it so easily. Prime Minister, are you right?"

Grand Duke Rostov frowned and looked at President Montiel, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly.

President Montiel continued, "But rest assured, Lord Governor, we in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will not do anything meaningless. Since we have come to invite the Governor to work together, of course, we will not speak in vain, and we will take some corresponding actions in the future, and I believe that the Governor will believe in our sincerity when he sees it. ”

Duke Valeant nodded honestly and unceremoniously: "I'm looking forward to it very much." ”

President Montiel and the Grand Duke of Rostov exchanged glances, got up together, and took their leave. (To be continued.) )