blackstone code

Chapter 779 Process [Unknown plus -1? ]
After the Prime Minister led the people around the Privy Council, they entered the further conference room.

Since the Privy Council is an administrative body, there must be a distinction between superior and inferior.

In the past, when the Privy Council could still perform its duties, the highest authority in the Privy Council was called the "senator".

The Privy Council was also called the "Senate" for a period of time, implying that this institution is the territory of the "senators", and everything must be obeyed by them.

Below the elders, there are "elders". The way to distinguish between elders and elders is very simple. It would not be like now, nobles are extraordinarily particular about their appearance.

At that time, it was still popular for nobles to wear linen robes, so there would be golden barley ears on the elders’ robes, and silver wheat ears on the elders’ robes to distinguish the status of the two.

The rest are ordinary nobles. They also wear robes, but there are only family emblems on the robes and no ears of wheat.

Later, the power of the Privy Council was gradually abolished, and the elders began to put down their airs and wanted to unite all the nobles. Unfortunately, the changes in the political system and the transfer of power made it meaningless for them to do so.

The conference room here is for the elders and elders. As for the nobles in the hall outside, they are not allowed to enter here without permission.

The Prime Minister is not a member of the Privy Council, but he can come in directly without the permission of others. This is the characteristic of power and can ignore most rules.

After everyone sat down, the Prime Minister looked at the big nobles around him, with a very vivid smile on his face, "Did you come to a conclusion during this period of time, who should be appointed as the Minister of Finance?"

The nobles sitting around the conference table communicated briefly with their eyes, and the noble sitting in the first seat coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we have been discussing this issue for some time, but after all, it involves an important position, and we don't have enough time, so..."

The Prime Minister shook his head directly and said, "So there is no result, is it?"

The surrounding nobles nodded one after another, and some of them explained, "There are too many excellent people, it is difficult for us to make a choice. There is only one position. If you choose this, you can't care about that."

"At that time, there will definitely be people who will quarrel because of this, and even doubt whether our election is fair and just. You know, those who lose will always have many reasons."

The Prime Minister did not deny it after hearing it. This is like a gambler, and anything may become a reason for them to lose money.

I was unlucky today, I didn’t wash my hands after going to the toilet, facing the window or facing the window, so and so borrowed money from me and didn’t pay it back...

Those gamblers can easily find dozens or hundreds of reasons to be responsible for the money they lost, and the nobles who were not selected are the same, they just come here casually, without even thinking about it.

So it will take a long time to choose this candidate.

The Prime Minister frowned, "What we lack most now is time. It is impossible to keep the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer vacant until you elect someone before arranging work. This will delay us a lot of things."

"This is not any other job. It is related to the planning and appropriation of the entire national budget. There is no way to give you so much time."

"Before the end of the month, you must choose someone."

At this time, one of the nobles suddenly reminded, "Your Excellency, it is already the end of the month."

"It's already the end of the month?" The Prime Minister's expression suddenly dawned for a moment, and he looked down at his watch, which had a small calendar window.

Now such watches with a calendar are very popular, and only a few companies have mastered the key technology, so it is hard to find a watch on the market.

He glanced at the calendar before sighing, "It's really the end of the month, I don't even feel it!"

He shook his head as he said, "I've been too busy during this period, and there are too many things I have to deal with. I really miss the peaceful days before."

"Although it is boring, there is a lot of personal time."

The nobles in the room just smiled and didn't take it seriously, just like what they are discussing now is just a discussion, which does not mean that the content of the discussion has any direct relationship with the outcome of the matter.

"It's been a few days, I'm really nervous, why don't you give it a try?" the Prime Minister asked again.

It looked like he was really asking this question, but in fact everyone knew what he was asking and how to answer it.

"Your Excellency, although the Privy Council is nicknamed a nursing home, it does not mean that we have no sense of responsibility. We cannot choose a suitable candidate in a short time. How about..."

The chief nobleman looked at the nobles on his left and right, and said softly, "Let's take up this position first."

The Prime Minister was a little stunned. He looked at the nobles in front of him, then shook his head with a wry smile, "This is not acceptable. I suggested to His Majesty before that I should be allowed to work part-time, but...he refused."

The chief nobleman continued with a smile, "This time we will discuss this matter with His Majesty in person, and His Majesty must agree to it."

The prime minister was a little moved, but hesitant, "But those people outside..."

The chief nobleman raised his hand and pressed, "Struggling for power is never as important as the stability of the empire!"

This matter is actually going through a process, just like Lynch and others said, from the beginning the emperor did not think about fighting the prime minister to the end, he was giving in from the beginning.

It's just that this kind of concession doesn't give up everything, and the prime minister doesn't give nothing.

If their current conversations are leaked, most of the nobles outside will inevitably become resentful.

During this period of time, they sought out relationships everywhere, held various secret meetings, and ran business everywhere, just for that position.

If you can't get that position, you must be able to grasp some benefits.

But what I didn't expect was that the big nobles in the Privy Council sold them out as soon as they turned around, and helped the Prime Minister get the financial power. They were happy for nothing and lost some things. If His Majesty the Emperor releases appropriate With goodwill, some of these nobles will fall to His Majesty the Emperor without hesitation.

In other words, the prime minister actually promoted a part of the aristocratic group to fall to the emperor as a price, so as to obtain the opportunity to concurrently assume financial power and realize his own power plan.

Did the emperor lose money?

It seems to be, but not quite.

Although he has lost his financial power, the development plan of the entire country is there now, and the prime minister cannot violate it at will, and everyone is in the same general direction, all for the country.

The power in the hands of the emperor has been reduced, but in exchange for the support of a large number of nobles, these nobles will become the hole cards he will hold again next time.

You must know that the prime minister is very old, and no one knows how many years he can still sit in this position.

Three to five years, up to ten years!
Ten years later, a new war will inevitably break out, which will affect the whole world. By that time, the Prime Minister, whose physical strength, energy, and mental power have already begun to decline, how can he continue to rely on this position?

As long as he steps down and has the support of the aristocratic group, His Majesty the Emperor will have the opportunity and possibility of dictatorship to a certain extent. As long as there are enough nobles to support him, he can even serve as the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance when the war breaks out. !
Coupled with the imperial power chartering his control of military power, administration, finance, military administration, and a high degree of unity, a dictatorial emperor will be born!
Even if those nobles don't support him in realizing his dream of dictatorship, he at least has a chance to regain the financial power. As long as the financial power is in his hands, even if the prime minister compromises, he still has the power.

Trading the opportunities in front of him for infinite possibilities in the future, the emperor did not suffer from this deal.

The Prime Minister is very aware of His Majesty's plan, but he doesn't mind, he even cooperates very much, they are all betting on who will show his flaws first!

The contents of the conference room have not been disclosed for a short time, but it has not been long since it was revealed.

Wait three days later, that is, when the court will be held next week, it will definitely be known to the whole country!
At that time, a big drama will be staged, and the "victim" His Majesty the Emperor will start to win over the resentful nobles to his side.

Of course, the Privy Council will try to unite the nobles as much as possible. It is impossible for them to let all the nobles fall to His Majesty the Emperor. That would be irresponsible.

The Prime Minister stayed in the Privy Council for less than an hour before leaving. Not long after he left, some gossip flowed into the Privy Council from the outside world.

People don't know where to find out some content, some content related to Lynch.

They heard that Lynch planned to take the money they earned to develop in the province of Ameria, and His Majesty the Emperor gave them some preferential policies.

If this news is on someone else, it is just an ordinary news, but it happened to Lynch, it must attract people's attention.

You know, not long ago, Lynch led the group of useless nobles around him to swallow hundreds of millions of bonuses in the financial market, and now thinking of other nobles, their eyes are still a little red.

Those big nobles may not care, but not all nobles are so rich, there will always be some nobles who only have the face of nobles, without much money.

Just when everyone was about to leave for lunch, a few nobles found Lynch.

"Mr. Lynch, I heard that you plan to invest in the province of Ameria?"

Lynch looked at these people, and the little earl introduced Lynch very cleverly. These are all minor nobles, and most of them have more or less relations with the royal family, such as closeness in blood.

No matter how cruel the emperor was, he was still human. As long as he was human, he would have some "little problems". For example, they were more willing to trust blood relatives than strangers.

So looking at the current small nobles in the Gafla Empire, almost half of their ancestors were once members of the royal family, or had a very close relationship with the royal family, and thus they continued to receive favors.

After the little count introduced these people to Lynch, Lynch nodded with a smile, "That's true!"

The little nobleman in the lead acted very modestly, "Can you talk to us about the matter in the province of Amelia!"

(End of this chapter)