Blackstone Code

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Sometimes His Majesty Emperor Gefra hates his father, his grandfather and those so-called ancestors.

There was clearly an opportunity to make this country a toy in the hands of the royal family, but these people chose the stupidest method to rule this country.

Decentralizing power to the nobility and letting the nobility restrict the power of the royal family seems to be a very balanced approach.

The power of the nobles will not be too expanded, and the power in the hands of the emperor will not be uncontrolled due to dictatorship, but as an emperor, he is very unhappy now.

The Minister of Defense's request is very reasonable. The finance of a country is a very important task. The position of the Minister of Finance is currently vacant. The specific matters will be decided through discussion by everyone.

At first glance, this approach seems very good. The result of everyone's discussion will definitely not be biased towards one party, and everyone...at least most people think it is appropriate to do so, so they will make the same decision.

But the fact is that this has seriously interfered with the normal operation of financial work, and since the new finance minister has not filled the vacancy, the position of the finance department cannot be placed casually for the time being.

If there are changes in the future candidates and the current situation, the people who have been placed in various places will most likely be kicked out, which will make everyone look bad. So far, the deputy in each place is in charge of the work.

We must come up with a charter to elect the Chancellor of Finance as soon as possible, and prevent some small things from seriously affecting the speed of work due to non-content factors such as stance.

But the problem is, asking it at this time, in this place, does not seem like a discussion, but like forcing His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision. Whether it is good or bad, these people are forcing him and are unwilling to give him anything. More opportunities to prepare.

After His Majesty the Emperor was silent for a moment, he said, "Do you have any good suggestions for the new Minister of Finance?"

Using a new minister of finance to stabilize other ministers, the emperor gave the power of nomination to the ministers. His intention was actually very obvious. He still asked the minister of finance to maintain a relatively neutral position. For the time being, he was unwilling to fall out with these ministers. .

The Navy Minister remained silent. He lowered his head and looked at the ring on his finger, seeming to be thinking about something.

For the Minister of the Navy, no matter who becomes the Minister of Finance, it is impossible to lack the navy's various budgets. The most powerful force currently in Gaevra, and the only force that can be used, is the navy.

Not appropriating funds for the Navy is equivalent to cutting yourself in the head, and it is still a cut in the most painful place. No matter who becomes the finance minister, he will definitely chat and laugh with him as before.

The Minister of War raised his head and looked at the paintings on the top of the hall, immersed in the ocean of art like a scholar obsessed with studying various arts.

Strengthening the construction of the army is also the result of everyone's discussion, and with the shift in focus, the value of the navy in the Amelia region is actually little.

It is impossible for them to bombard their own cities. The deterrent effect of the navy is almost nonexistent, and the army is the most important one.

The plan for the "huge land country" has entered the implementation stage. The role of the Army is becoming more and more obvious and important. He is not worried about anyone who dares to pinch the Army's purse. That is just because he doesn't want to live anymore.

Most of the other ministers were either a little flustered or silent. They were not very interested in the proposal of who could serve as finance minister.

Some people's eyes were already looking at the Prime Minister, who was also silent, as if everyone in the hall had lost the ability to speak for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, maybe two or three minutes, maybe a little longer, the Prime Minister suddenly broke the silence in the hall.

"It seems that no one has a suitable candidate in mind. Why not let me take on this job for the time being? After everyone thinks of a suitable candidate, we will redistribute the work."

He spoke without hesitation and looked directly at His Majesty the Emperor. The two looked at each other from a distance of more than ten meters.

The emperor was condescending, the prime minister raised his head, and they looked at each other.

The Prime Minister's eyes were gentle, without any aggression, and there was some smile in his eyes, as well as the courtesy of a minister to the emperor.

The emperor's eyes were a little sharp, as if he was asking the prime minister why he dared to do this and actually do it?

Neither of them gave in to each other. After looking at each other for a moment, His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and said, "The Prime Minister is busy with his work, and you look very bad during this period. If you continue to serve as the Minister of Finance, I don't want to... make a phone call. Come and scold me for exploiting his husband.”

The woman His Majesty the Emperor is talking about is the wife of the Prime Minister, a daughter of a noble, and has some blood relationship with the royal family.

Her father's aunt is the granddaughter of His Majesty's grandfather's grandfather. It sounds like she should be one of His Majesty's grandmothers.

In terms of relationships, this is indeed the case, but in fact when the royal family and nobles talk about these issues, the "nobility" they talk about is always related to blood.

First one-half, then one-fourth, then one-eighth, one-sixteenth, one-thirty-two. According to family seniority, the prime minister should also be the emperor's "brother"

Even though the two parties seem to have some blood relations, once the matter involves power, everyone in this hall can kill their relatives with their own hands.

For them, everything can be lost but their rights cannot be lost.

Just like the capitalists of the Federation, they can throw away everything that people think is valuable, but they can't let others touch their wealth.

The truth is the same. Having power or wealth is equivalent to having everything. Others are just "illusions" of life, just spices used to embellish their boring lives.

His Majesty the Emperor's evasive attitude gave the Prime Minister some thoughts. He could feel that the Emperor was avoiding escalating the issue. If it were normal times, the Prime Minister would have given in, but this time he couldn't give in.

"Your Majesty, there are some things we can put off for a while, but the sooner we have results for this kind of thing, the more responsible we will be for us, the country, and the people."

The Prime Minister looked at His Majesty and said what he wanted to say, "If Your Majesty doesn't have any suitable candidates, why not let the nobles of the Privy Council discuss it together..."

This was a tradition many years ago. When ministers and the emperor disagreed, the Privy Council could intervene.

At the beginning of the dynasty, perhaps the founding emperor's vision was that the three interest groups of imperial power, ministers and aristocratic groups were opposed to each other, and they helped each other, preventing any one interest group from surpassing the other two.

But during the subsequent execution, the Privy Council and the nobles who should have been like members of the federal parliament gradually became bystanders.

Now the Prime Minister wants the Privy Council to discuss it, which is in line with Gaevra's laws and policies, but... the Prime Minister's intention is too obvious.

The emperor hesitated for a while and finally nodded, "Okay, let the Privy Council discuss it."

His Majesty the Emperor took a step back, and the Prime Minister also took a step back. They moved the main battlefield from the Ruler's Palace to the Privy Council. The next step was for both sides to win over as many nobles as possible.

In the opinion of His Majesty the Emperor, he has an inherent advantage over the Prime Minister.

This is not the advantage that he is the emperor, but the advantage that the finance minister is a human being.

If the prime minister is allowed to concurrently serve as the minister of finance, then the finance department will be filled with a large number of the prime minister's people, and there will be one less powerful minister.

But if the prime minister is not appointed and is replaced by someone else, more nobles in the Privy Council will be able to hold power, and some of them can directly become the next powerful minister.

This temptation is indeed more attractive than the prime minister also serving as finance minister.

The two people's eyes separated, and everyone began to discuss some other things, such as... some aftermath matters of Yuanrong Capital.

With hundreds of millions of funds and hundreds of millions of black holes, the whole world is paying attention to this case, and the emperor and ministers are actually having a headache.

If it is not handled well, it will become an international laughing stock, which is something people are not willing to bear.

"Your Majesty, the issue of gold certificates can be easily solved..." The Prime Minister's attitude changed completely when he entered working mode. He became serious and responsible.

He adjusted his sitting position. The "court meeting" between Gefra's ministers and the emperor was more like a morning tea that might not be so leisurely at times.

"We make refunds based on different denomination ratios for different batches of gold coupons. Gold coupons are the only proof. Many people tore up their gold coupons before, which also saved some money for our refund work..."

After Yuanrong Capital was defined as a fraud, Yuanrong Financial Certificates immediately became waste paper. Financial products that people were originally willing to spend money to acquire suddenly became worth the price of a piece of waste paper.

Many people tore up those gold certificates out of venting anger and other ideas, coupled with the Prime Minister's tactics to clear out the money, although some of the money was secretly transferred by Richard through various methods and could not be recovered.

But generally speaking, the loss of refunding gold coupons is not a big problem. Everyone will lose a little. At this time, as long as not all losses are involved, everyone can accept it.

"The most troublesome problem now is the issue of Yuan Capital's stocks. This is the hardest hit area. Many people invest in it and they think their losses should be paid for by the empire."

"If we have to use our own money to compensate for the losses of these people, it is obviously impossible, but if they cannot be compensated, they will continue to make trouble."

"So we should think of a countermeasure that can solve these problems, at least to stop them from continuing to cause trouble."

The current public opinion is that the Chancellor of the Exchequer colluded with Richard, the chairman of Yuanrong Capital, and illegally listed Yuanrong Capital through some behind-the-scenes money and power transactions.

Therefore, the losses of shareholders should be borne by two parts. The first part is the financing capital, and the second part is the country represented by the finance minister.

Yuan Rong Capital is gone, and you can't get any money from them, but the empire is still there, and those people's idea is that they have to get at least a little bit back, just 50%.

Easier said than done.

For a black hole worth hundreds of millions, even if it is 50%, it is still one or two billion. This money is not that easy to make up for!

At least it is definitely impossible for the treasury to come out!