This banquet, just as Annan expected, was indeed meaningless.
The food was extremely sumptuous, and the status of everyone present was also very high...even Sir Silver's Pope personally came to deliver a congratulatory message.
But not only was there no entertainment performance, there was not even wine - instead, there was a drink similar to scented tea.
It is made from the flowers in the sea of flowers behind the palace, together with the finest tea. It can refresh the mind and refresh the mind, and has a light and elegant aroma. It is a "noble drink" that many wizards drink.
Grow scented tea.
However, by the standards of the banquet, this drink can be said to be quite "bland". However, the people present did not say much, after all, most people knew the nature of the banquet.
It can be said that even eating is not enjoyable - because there are big people around, you must pay attention to etiquette. There are even many people who have eaten half full at home before coming, just because they are worried that they may not be full here.
, and can’t even go back.
And their concerns are undoubtedly correct.
It was rare for so many important people to gather together, and the nobles and ministers were also together... The eldest princess immediately took the opportunity to launch a speech.
The theme of this speech is also related to Annan...roughly 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 perspective, it cannot be said that what she said is not good.
This speech can even be said to be meaningful - 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 failure of 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 surrounding it in the next five years.
Although in terms of modern speeches, this is a normal "PPT flow" speech idea, the core is to use data to convince.
It is said that Asan from 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 were no shocking famous lines, nor any very contagious body language. Even the tone of the eldest princess' speech was like that of a leader in a meeting, which made people feel a little drowsy... But even so, the people attending the meeting could not listen.
Still very serious.
Not just to be polite.
More people are wondering if they can take advantage of this opportunity to make some money.
——This is exactly what Annan thought.
But Annan thought that the eldest princess would not say anything practical at the meeting because she was well aware of the urinary behavior of her nobles.
In order to prevent this key information from being leaked in advance, it will cause the nobles to trip up each other - or even secretly oppose the royal family for their own affected interests, causing a lot of trouble, and may even pull this clearly settled matter.
A few years old skin.
In the end, he didn't expect...the eldest princess didn't care about this kind of thing at all.
After she finished speaking, people were already moved.
Then the eldest princess's next sentence was to start a bidding process - to recruit the most qualified maritime company to conduct unified import and export transactions, in which the royal family would spend money to subscribe for half of the shares of all shareholders, eventually accounting for 51% of the total shares.
%, and only shareholders exceeding 3% after dilution can join the board of directors.
After saying these words, people immediately began to gather in groups to discuss the matter. It is conceivable that in the next few days, there will suddenly be several more maritime companies in the Kingdom of Noah, each of which has a considerable amount of investment.
Backstage - several nobles, ministers and even bishops have contributed funds, and will quickly merge and fight to determine a final winner.
...It is indeed the country that Sir Silver protects.
Annan had no idea that the eldest princess, who was apparently "the most promising successor to the Kingdom of Leya", would have an open bidding process as her first reaction when faced with the matter of re-establishing diplomatic relations...even in front of Annan.
of.
This was indeed completely beyond Annan's expectations.
And this idea is indeed effective-bringing this kind of thing to the public and formalizing it can prevent them from causing trouble. At the same time, it will also make it easier for them to combine interests.
If this matter is carried out secretly, then it is led by the royal family. The royal family will be opposed by all the nobles whose interests are blocked, and who the ultimate beneficiary is will be involved for a long time.
But the eldest princess brought it out into the open.
Then those who oppose this matter are no longer just "against the royal family". They are against the entire interest group of "the winning company". On the contrary, they will not dare to act rashly.
In the end, this matter will be completed quickly - after all, if it is delayed any longer, it will not be a waste of time, but will affect everyone's ability to make money.
Of course, after resuming foreign trade, whether there will be any new troubles within the new company due to profit distribution...that has nothing to do with Annan.
Since the eldest princess herself doesn't care about the division of royal power among the nobles, Annan naturally won't rush to talk too much. After all, every family has its own way of doing things. And this method seems to be very suitable for the Noahs.
...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, ministers and officials held "current power". However, they were not responsible to the king - or to the Kingdom of Noah itself, but to the nobles who supported them.
When the Kingdom of Noah was first established, the Noah family, who had "never been kings", came to sit on the throne. They never had any claim to be kings... and King Noah also took a keen interest in this.
clear.
The political model of Noah's kingdom was completely different from that of the southern United Kingdom.
From the very beginning, King Noah delegated part of his power to the nobles - the Kingdom of Noah actually adopted the "agent rule".
This is something Annan realized after he returned to Winter and read some secret information. Ordinary people in Noah would never have access to this level of knowledge.
The official name of this rule is "Guarantor Recommendation System", and it is a semi-public rule.
To put it simply, people who want to run for office must pay a large amount of money and have a "local" person with status and reputation to vouch for them, as a guarantee that they will "accept bribes, slack off, or other reasons."
A deposit to be paid when the Kingdom causes substantial losses.
If he can safely serve out his term, the deposit will be repaid, and a generous bonus, manor, horses, armor and other property will be given in proportion to his performance.
However, if someone reports it during his tenure and the Three-Eyed Crow does verify that an official has indeed caused losses, he will be removed from his post and imprisoned in accordance with the terms of the employment contract.
The seized guarantee money will be confiscated by the royal family, and the liability will be doubled - if the loss is still there after the confiscation, the guarantor at the time will be found to continue to pursue the liability.
On the other hand, as long as the losses caused can be doubled, the "guarantor" behind the scenes will be fine.