His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got off the plane with an angry look and hurried to the palace.
Several officials who came to greet him looked at each other and looked at the crown prince's confidants who were a few steps behind.
There were a few fierce winks over there, and they made small movements with their hands behind their backs, and everyone quickly followed him to the palace.
In today's era, officials in the imperial city have abandoned horse-drawn carriages and replaced them with cars when possible.
These Ushevich cars are produced by Fatel, but they are not entirely self-produced. The luxury version uses an in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine and corresponding gearbox purchased from external channels.
Compared with self-produced products, imported engines have less noise and no oily smell when used.
However, although the car is good, the air in the Imperial City of Fatel is not satisfactory recently. Some new factories are billowing smoke all day long. Even from a few miles away, you can smell a bit of sour smell while walking on the road.
Everyone is used to it, but when the Crown Prince's confidants smelled this smell when they came back this time, they frowned a little.
He clearly remembered what he saw on the plane. The factory chimneys in the Phoenix Kingdom were full of white smoke, and he had never smelled a similar smell in the places where the delegation passed. This means that the achievements of the Crown Prince and General Upfapp over the years have not really narrowed the gap between the two sides.
Just think about this kind of thing. Saying it will probably only cause trouble to everyone.
It took a while for more than a dozen cars to arrive at the palace, and the Crown Prince had already collected his emotions when he got out of the car.
After calling someone to pass the news, the crown prince took his people to the side hall to wait, and then went to the palace to report on the work.
In the palace, the Crown Prince did not show his emotions, but the Sixth Emperor had been in office for many years, so how could he not see it.
"The Crown Prince seems to be dissatisfied?"
"...Your Majesty, the Phoenix Kingdom actually sent only one minister to sign an agreement with me, and she is a woman. She clearly looks down on our Fatel Empire."
The sixth generation grinned, brushed his fingers over the signature and seal on the document, turned to ask the black guard beside him: "Ai Qing, does he know who Lai Wen is?"
"Your Majesty, Lai Wen is the special and plenipotentiary manager of the central department of the Phoenix Kingdom. It is said that he is deeply loved by the Phoenix King. In addition to the use of external troops, he is in charge of all major and minor affairs in the country."
The Sixth World asked again: "How does it compare to my chief assistant?"
Fatel does not have positions such as Prime Minister or Prime Minister. The Chief Assistant is the Chief Assistant Minister, which is already the head of the hundred officials.
"The chief assistant is not as good as him. If the crown prince supervises state affairs, he may be able to discuss it with him."
Although the crown prince has a high status, he does not hold the position of supervising the country, and his scope of power is not at the same level at all.
The Sixth Emperor turned to the Crown Prince: "Can the Crown Prince hear you?"
"...I know my mistake."
It doesn't matter whether he really knew he was wrong or not. The Sixth World just used the topic to make a point and added: "Although the Phoenix Kingdom is small, the Phoenix King is protected by the mother of all creatures. It is only right that he maintains his identity and does not see you. If you participate If I don’t know, I may have to endure this day of supervising state affairs.”
When the Crown Prince heard this, he had to hold back his tears. He changed his title and said, "My son, please remember your father's teachings."
Supervising the country is equivalent to the probationary period of the new king. Unless the sixth generation suddenly burps, the crown prince will definitely have to act as the king for several years or even more than ten years before he can officially ascend the throne.
It now sounds like the Sixth Emperor clearly thinks that the Crown Prince did not handle the matter well today, has emotional problems, and has taken the matter of supervising the country further.
What's even more troublesome is that the Sixth Emperor has been in charge for more than sixty years. Although he is still healthy due to his cultivation, there is still a risk of death if he continues to endure it. Once the Sixth Emperor dies before the Crown Prince supervises the country, even if the title of Crown Prince is still The first in line, when he takes office, he has to promise many benefits to the major families before he can secure his position. If this goes on, it will be even harder to run the country.
Thinking of this crown prince, he felt that his future was not bright.
Then they talked about some other things and waved away the crown prince and other officials before the Sixth Emperor's leopard face showed a sad look.
None of the ministers, the crown prince, and the princes are useful. Although Fatel has developed some industries in recent years, he has become more and more powerful on the outside and cadre on the inside. This is reflected in several aspects.
First, the early Sixth Generation believed that it could artificially control the purchasing power of currency like the Phoenix Kingdom.
But years of practice have proven that the people under their command are nothing more than nothing.
The depreciation of the currency has only slowed down and has never stopped.
Referring to Weng Ji's experience, the depreciation of banknotes will be accompanied by an increase in product cost-effectiveness. While internal trade shrinks, it should also stimulate an increase in foreign trade.
But in fact, because the currency price of Ongji has gone up and down, the value of the new farr currency has been declining, and the outside world is not willing to use it at all. This situation has only improved slightly in the past two years.
Second, the development of productive forces did not really benefit the royal power.
In these years, the value of products produced in the capital and its surrounding areas was equivalent to the entire territory before the disaster. However, the value generated has not become a resource that the royal family can mobilize.
Take aircraft manufacturing as an example. The imitation Necomo aircraft was sold at the price of the Phoenix Kingdom. After forcing various places to buy a batch through administrative orders, complaints were filed everywhere on the grounds that the failure rate was too high and maintenance was difficult. , and finally had to sell at a reduced price.
The cost of producing aircraft for Fatal is very high, and there is no profit at all after the price reduction. The annual reports submitted by the crown prince in the past two years have all been losses.
Among them, the "contribution" to the increasing prices of raw materials is probably indispensable. The Sixth Emperor also forced the crown prince to deal with some scapegoats, but the situation has not improved yet. He can only say that he "does not dare to lose too much."
In comparison, the situation in Upfapu is slightly better. Recently, most of the expenses have been covered through foreign trade of firearms, allowing the royal family to gradually update the equipment of the Royal Legion at an acceptable cost.
While money is being used everywhere, various places are using various excuses to pay less in taxes. If not for a few companies in the middle, it might even develop into a full-scale tax resistance.
Thinking of Upfapu, a green light came out of Sixth's head.
It has been more than four months since the incident involving the demons on the southeastern border has still not been dealt with. The situation in Upfapu is what worries the Sixth Generation.
Upfapu had a lot of military exploits before he fought against the Phoenix Kingdom. He was dismissed from his position as the leader because of that incident, and then he mainly focused on making guns and running the army.
The application of magic firearms has saved the lives of many soldiers over the years. If he is used to lead the army at this time, I am afraid that his military achievements will be too great and will overwhelm the Crown Prince's prestige, which will not be conducive to the Crown Prince's future pro-government. But if they don't use it, the rest may not know enough about firearms combat, and they will worry about excessive losses and being unable to suppress the rise of local forces.
It is not appropriate to drag this matter on forever, there must be a conclusion.
The crown prince was originally asked to negotiate the trade agreement in the hope that he could gain some momentum and show his face in front of the ministers.
Now that the matter is done, it is not done beautifully. There are a lot of rules and regulations imposed on it, so it can only be regarded as a futile effort.
In this case, Uppfapu cannot be used.
The sixth generation did have a few sons.
The crown prince is not counted. Uppfapu, who looks nothing like him, can barely be considered the third prince based on his age. The second prince was seriously injured in the military formation before the disaster, which left a psychological shadow. Now he is proficient in all kinds of sex, and he is already considered. Wasted from practice.
The fourth and fifth princes are also in the army. In terms of military merit, it is okay to give him a deputy commander. It is difficult to lead an army alone to convince the crowd. It would be okay to try it before the disaster. The current Fatel really cannot afford to lose. .
The next few are still young and are still learning from generals with foreign surnames, making them even more useless.
Among the fourth and fifth princes, the fourth one is a bit reckless. The demons are no better than the orcs or other hybrids in the exile. The sixth generation will worry that he will follow in the footsteps of the second prince.
Lao Wu is not particularly outstanding in all aspects. He can barely be called mature and steady, but fighting a war is not just about stability.
"well."
After thinking about it for a while, the Sixth Emperor sighed and decided to appoint the fifth prince as the deputy commander, and let the general with a foreign surname lead the army to garrison in the southeast. If there is an opportunity, he might as well give some eye drops to the border nobles and let them share some funds.
