Chapter 384 Agent and Guarantor
This banquet, just as Annan expected, was indeed meaningless.
The food was extremely sumptuous, and the status of the people present was also high... Even the Pope of the Silver Lord came to give a speech in person.
But not only was there no entertainment on the field, there was even no wine—a drink similar to scented tea was used instead.
It is made from the flowers in the sea of flowers behind the palace, together with the finest tea leaves. It can clear the mind and refresh the mind, and has an elegant aroma. It is a kind of "noble drink". Many wizards drink this kind of scented tea.
However, by the standards of banquets, this drink can be said to be quite "losing". However, the people present did not say much, after all, most of them knew the nature of the banquet.
It can be said that he can't even eat happily - because there are big people around him, he must pay attention to etiquette. There are even many people who come here after eating half full at home, because they are worried that they may not be full here, or even go back.
And they are certainly right to be concerned.
It was rare for so many big figures to gather together, and the nobles and ministers were all together... The Eldest Princess immediately took the opportunity to initiate a speech.
The theme of this speech is also related to Annan... Generally speaking, it is about "reestablishing friendly diplomatic relations with the Principality of Winter and taking this opportunity to establish corresponding rules for the foreign trade industry."
Even from Annan's point of view, it cannot be said that what she said was wrong.
This speech can even be said to have something to say - at the meeting, the eldest princess directly took out the ocean trade data of about five years when the "Frozen Water Port" was operating correctly, and the lost achievements in the "Frozen Water Port". After the status of the transnational port, with the frozen water port as the core, the income and employment status of the entire northern region around it in the next five years.
Although in terms of modern speeches, this is a normal speech idea of "throwing PPT streams", the core is to use data to brag.
It is said that Asan of the Internet company is particularly good at this routine, and often uses it to gain the right to speak and start mitosis... But in this era, the idea of the eldest princess is really too advanced.
There are no shocking famous lines, nor any contagious body language. Even the Eldest Princess' tone of speech was like that of a leader in a meeting, which made people drowsy... But even so, the people attending the meeting still listened seriously.
Not just for politeness.
More people are wondering if they can take this opportunity to make some money.
——This is exactly what Annan thought.
But Annan thought that the eldest princess would not say anything dry at the meeting because she was well aware of the peeing behavior of her nobles.
In case this key information is leaked in advance, it will lead to the nobles stumbling each other—even secretly opposing the royal family for the benefit of being affected, causing a lot of trouble, and possibly messing up this clearly settled matter several years of skin.
In the end, he didn't expect... the eldest princess didn't care about such things at all.
After she finished speaking, people were already moved.
Then the princess’s next sentence was to start bidding—to recruit a most qualified marine company to conduct import and export transactions, in which the royal family will pay to subscribe for half of the shares of all shareholders, and eventually account for 51% of the total shares. %,
After the equity dilution, more than 3% of the shareholders can join the board of directors.
And after the words fell, people immediately started to gather together to discuss this matter. It is conceivable that in the next few days, there will suddenly be several Haiye companies in the Kingdom of Noah, and each company has a considerable background - several nobles, ministers and even bishops have contributed, and they will quickly merge and fight. Decide on an ultimate winner.
...As expected of the country protected by Sir Silver.
Annan did not expect at all that the eldest princess who was "the most likely to inherit Noah's kingdom" on the surface, faced the matter of rebuilding diplomatic relations, her first reaction was to call for public tenders...even in front of Annan of.
This was indeed completely beyond Annan's expectations.
And this way of thinking is indeed effective-after bringing this kind of thing to the surface and normalizing it, it can prevent them from causing trouble. At the same time, it is also convenient for them to combine interests.
If this matter is carried out in secret, then it is led by the royal family, and the royal family will be opposed by all the nobles whose interests are hindered, and who the ultimate beneficiary is will also be involved for a long time.
But the eldest princess brought it to the bright side.
Then those who oppose this matter are no longer just "against the royal family". Rather, it opposes the interests of the entire "company winning the bid". Instead, they didn't dare to act rashly.
In the end, this matter will be completed quickly - after all, if it is delayed, it will not be a waste of time, but will affect everyone's ability to earn money.
Of course, after the resumption of foreign trade, whether there will be any new troubles in the new company due to the distribution of benefits... Then it has nothing to do with Annan.
Since the eldest princess herself didn't care about the fact that the royal power was divided by the nobles, Annan naturally wouldn't rush to talk too much. After all, each family has its own way of living. And this method seems to be very suitable for Noah.
...It can only be said that the eldest princess really has a clear enough understanding of her nobles and knows how to control them.
In the Kingdom of Noah, the ministers and officials held the "present power". But they are not responsible to the king—or to the Noah Kingdom itself, but to the nobles who support them.
At the beginning of the founding of the Noah Kingdom, the Noah family who "never became a king" came to sit on the throne. They have never claimed to be kings... and King Noah can see this very clearly.
Noah's kingdom was a completely different political model from the United Kingdom in the south.
From the very beginning, King Noah delegated some of his powers to the nobles—the Kingdom of Noah actually adopted the "proxy rule".
This is something Annan realized after returning to Cold Winter and reading some secret materials. Ordinary people in Noah will not have access to this level of knowledge at all.
The official name of this rule is "Guarantor Selection System", and it is a semi-public rule.
To put it simply, a person who wants to stand for election as an official must pay a large sum of money and a person with status and reputation in the "local" as a guarantee for him to "take bribes, slack off, or for other reasons. The deposit paid in the event of substantial losses to the Kingdom".
If he can stay in office for the full term safely, these deposits will be reissued, and he will be given a generous bonus, manor, horses, armor and other properties in proportion to his political achievements.
However, if someone reports during his tenure and the Three-Eyed Crow does find out that an official has indeed caused losses, he will be dismissed and imprisoned in accordance with the contents of the entry contract.
And this seized guarantee will be confiscated by the royal family, and the responsibility will be doubled-if there is still a loss after the confiscation, the guarantor at the time will be found to continue to pursue the responsibility.
Conversely, as long as the losses caused can be doubled, the "guarantor" behind the scenes will be fine.
So where did all those "guarantee deposits" go?
—They are all at the Iris Bank.
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