British 1986

The admission fee of 70 kronor was paid by Gustav on behalf of Allen. Allen would rarely carry such a small change in his pocket.

Calculating the exchange rate, the exchange rate between the Swedish krona and the British pound is about ten to one. The admission fee of 70 kronor is almost 5 pounds, which is not too expensive, nor too cheap.

But there is an admission fee, which proves that this place is not a low-end place.

In the strange eyes of the two gatekeepers, Allen followed Gustav into the nightclub, feeling quite like Mr. Ai visiting the Grand View Garden.

Looking at the door from the outside, I felt that this nightclub was somewhat informal, but when Allen came in, I felt the meaning of the saying that people should not be judged by their appearance.

The interior of this nightclub has a palace style.

It's a bit like the decoration style of KTV or bathing centers in China in the early 1990s and 1990s.

But there are some differences between the two sides. The palace style here is just the style of reliefs, turrets and other details in the palace, without any splendid and exaggerated things.

Standing in the nightclub lobby, you will feel as if you are walking into the library of a certain palace, which is very serious.

It was this weird feeling that made Allen feel a little uncomfortable.

He thought Gustav was going to take him to do something exciting and inappropriate.

When he arrived at the place and looked at the name of the store, it was within his expectations. But after entering, everything changed, from being informal to being serious.

That's it

It's like someone went to a bar and chatted with a very popular lady. The two of them drank wine and agreed on the price. When they brought the lady back to the hotel, the zipper opened and she was actually wearing something under her skirt. It's a school uniform. The underwear in the school uniform has no pattern, and it's the kind of mismatched pure cotton products.

It's a very reversal and a very fragmented feeling.

There is no disco scene of dancing demons in the hall, nor is it the lively atmosphere of a group of big men holding beers and watching football in the British bar. Instead, it is a bit like a quiet bar, with rows of small tables arranged according to certain rules. Some people were talking and drinking quietly, and there were singers singing on the stage.

Is this a Swedish nightclub?

This is too plain, right?

Gustav chose a table in the corner and sat down, snapping his fingers to call the waiter.

"Your Majesty the King, it is a pleasure to serve you. What do you want to have today?"

The bartender was a young man. He stood next to Gustav and shouted with respect and ridicule.

"Same as usual, by the way, change the song for me and let her sing "The Sign". What do you want, Ellen?"

"I"

Allen looked at this posture and blinked.

He has never experienced this kind of thing. If he acts too unfamiliar, will this tragic king look down on him?

I'm in Sweden, I just got off the plane, and I act like I frequent nightclubs. I'm waiting online in a hurry.

"I'll be the same as usual."

The bartender finally saw Allen's appearance clearly, his eyes lit up, and he said with a more enthusiastic attitude than he treated Gustave: "Sir, I have never seen you before, what do you mean by your old look? How about I Can I buy you a drink?"

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It's not that Allen is arrogant, but that he can't accept being teased like this by an ordinary person.

In the past, no matter in Britain or Wales, who dared to speak to him like this?

Now that we’re in Sweden, that’s it?

Just do whatever I ask you to do, and you start to talk too much.

Allen frowned slightly and stared at the bartender for several seconds.

In this short time that seemed short but also seemed long, the smile on the bartender's face disappeared little by little, and he stood up straight in an instant.

He suddenly felt that the person who followed the king today seemed to be very powerful, and the look in his eyes made him panic.

"OK, OK, you want the same thing as His Majesty the King, right? I'll prepare it right now, please wait a moment."

Gustav looked at Allen, then at the bartender who was walking away, and said with a smile: "Alan, you don't have to relax so much, we are here to have fun."

"Your Majesty, if this were in Wales, if someone dared to question me like he did when I was talking, or even tease me, I would have someone hang him up, tie him to a telephone pole, or throw him directly into the sea to feed the fish, so I'm very relaxed now."

"Well"

Gustav was choked speechless by Allen's words. He could not imagine the scene that Allen said, the feeling of being awed. It seemed that he had only felt it when he was young. Later, his grandfather After he died, this feeling disappeared once he ascended the throne.

"Your Majesty, as a foreign minister, I would like to remind you that sometimes it is not a good thing for these civilians to lose their respect for you."

"I"

Gustav was not angry when he heard Allen's words. Instead, he was a little silent. He sighed and said: "What kind of king am I? I'm just a mascot who was imprisoned. Allen here is Sweden, not Great Britain, let alone Not Wales."

Straightening up and leaning back on the seat, Gustav stared at the dim ambient light on the ceiling and said: "I only do a few things every year, presiding over the opening of Congress, attending the ceremony to condolences the troops as they requested, and the rest .I still visit some countries regularly according to their requirements. The rest of the time, I am like a king who is off duty. Do you understand after off duty? Off duty."

"Oh, by the way, I also have to look forward to the annual allocation of royal alimony. Hehe, they don't even allow me to do business. The taxes imposed on the royal family are much higher than those imposed on ordinary people. It's like I'm working for them. Employees should always look at their boss’s face.”

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In just a few words, King Gustav's sad past was revealed.

This is so fucking heartbreaking for those who hear it, and tears for those who hear it. It’s so tragic.

"Your Majesty, could I ask you how much alimony they allocate to you every year?"

Allen is still very curious about this money. He knows the approximate amount of the British royal family's money. It is an expense that can satisfy the entire British royal family to live and die without doing anything.

Of course, if part of this money is used to build a garden, it will obviously not be enough. In addition, their consumption is generally high, so the British royal family always complains that the fee is too small, and Allen also likes to hold on to this. Let the matter be told in Congress.

But judging from Prince Bertil's "stingy" and "calculating" behavior when he went out a few days ago, Alan always felt that the Swedish royal family seemed to be poorer. It shouldn't be the case that Sweden is so rich.

Now that the biggest client is right in front of him, Allen's gossip soul is burning, and he is ready to ask the client personally how much money he can get every year.

How much money does the Swedish official give them every year to make this family like this?

"Me?" Gustav was about to speak when the bartender lowered his head and came to their table. He gently put down two cocktails and several plates of snacks. He bowed to Allen again and then withdrew. Down.

After the bartender walked away, Gustav took a deep breath and said: "The annual alimony will be about five to six million pounds. It will fluctuate, but the increase will be very small."

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Hearing this amount, even the well-informed Allen was stunned.

Five to six million pounds, looking at this amount, seems like a lot.

But that's what it would cost all members of the Swedish royal family for an entire year.

This includes the maintenance fees of the palace (house), travel expenses (cars, planes, etc.), living expenses for their family of five, wages of all servants, etc.

If calculated based on six million pounds, that would add up to almost half a million pounds per month.

This amount of money is certainly enough for ordinary people, but for a monarch, it is really...

Europe’s lowest

At least in Allen's opinion, it's the lowest, right?

If we want to make a horizontal comparison of goals, let's say check the boss. His monthly expenses are almost higher than Gustav's family's annual alimony. If it is twice as high, it seems like a joke. of.

Even for Allen himself, his annual living expenses are much higher than the combined expenses of Gustav and his family of five.

You know, King Gustav's grandfather, the late old king, left him a lot of wealth, which are various palaces built by Swedish monarchs in the past generations. These places do not need to be repaired every year. , but at the very least, someone should look after this kind of palace, right? Do you need to hire someone to repair it every few years?

This expense has to be saved bit by bit from their family's alimony.

After excluding this expense, there is really only a little money left. It is estimated that the quality of life is not as good as that of the ordinary wealthy people in the UK. At most, it can be on par with those of the middle class.

But this is the monarch of a country, and this quality of life is already miserable enough.

Seeing Allen's eyes looking at him, they instantly changed to sympathy and pity, and Gustav's old face became a little helpless.

How can a middle-aged person bear to be treated like this by a young man?

"Hey Alan, I can't do anything. If I get too entangled in this fee, hey. You may not understand that in the past few years, there have even been calls from the parliament to abolish me."

"???"

It's so miserable, are those people still not satisfied?

At this moment, Allen even began to sympathize with Gustav, which was beyond words.

"But it doesn't matter. As long as my subjects support me, they can't do anything to me. My grandfather once told me that as long as my subjects still support me, then I will always be the king. This is the philosophy he got from the East."

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Allen thought about the scene when the bartender teased Gustav just now, and he was not angry. Could this person regard this behavior as the support of his subjects?

Sometimes, some philosophies may not be acclimatized to another place. Doesn’t the old king know this stuff?

Compared to this kind of thing, Allen now believes in the power in his hands more.

For example, next year it’s time to elect members again, to elect a member of the European Parliament. Then Alan won’t need to check with his boss to pave the way for him.

In Wales, Alan wants a seat in the European Parliament. Will anyone object?

nobody!

If he wants it, he will have it. Whoever dares to compete with him will not be able to see the sun the next day!

It's that simple.

What is the support of ordinary people and what goes deep into the masses.

Allen doesn't need this stuff at all.

If one day he becomes as weak as Gustave, not to mention being ridiculed, with the piss-taking behavior of the people in Wales, it will be too late for them to kill him.

In Great Britain, even ordinary people don't want to be seen as weak or defeated, as that will make people think that you are no longer good.

Therefore, Allen has always been tough on everyone. Unless he is dealing with people like Boss Cha or the Queen, or people who are higher than him, he will give in. If others do it, it will be over. Either you die or I die.

Everyone has different ideas, so the final results are also different. Look at Gustav now. He has repeatedly given in and has reached this point, while Alan. He is still fine.

"Ding".

He raised his glass and gave it to Gustave. Allen didn't make any comments. He could see this kind of thing. Gustave was a little arrogant. After all, he was the master he had met when he was young. His grandfather When you are a king, you have real power.

At that time, he was still a king and grandson, and he was very powerful.

In the later stages of his grandfather's reign, there were already signs of weakening the power of their family. Later, when the old king died, when Gustave was young and had just ascended to a high position, with no prestige or connections, this weakening completely began.

It continues to the present, from the initial restriction of rights, to the deprivation of rights, to the succession of the throne, and now to the consideration of abolition.

This is to kill them all step by step, just like boiling frogs in warm water, retreating step by step, being pressed step by step, and in the end there is no retreat.

For a person who has experienced these things, he will not miss them before he gets them. But if he has got them before, or experienced them, and then lost them, then this feeling is the most painful.

Like Prince Bertil, in his opinion, the throne is probably meaningless. His father is such a jerk. Even if the throne is given to his sister, he doesn't care, so...

Plus he's a little kid, so it doesn't even matter, since he never got it anyway.

"I have saved a lot of money. When I celebrate the 20th anniversary of my accession to the throne this year, I will let them see the support of my subjects. I will let them see it. I will let the whole world see it!"

Gustav glanced at Allen, as if muttering to himself, or encouraging himself.

"Then Your Majesty, if there is anything you need from me, just give me your orders."

Allen could only encourage him and let him fiddle around. People have to have some hope, right?

"Ellen, I have exactly where I need you right now."

Gustav suddenly looked at Allen, and his expression became extremely serious.

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"Your Majesty, please tell me."

"Take care of Bertil more. He is too weak. This won't work. Do you know? I like Bertil the best. Although they legislated to prevent Bertil from inheriting the throne, there have only been four queens in the entire history of Sweden. Who would hand over the throne to a daughter when she has a son? Huh? They want to shame me for the rest of my life, and they want me to die without peace of mind!"

"???"

When such breaking news came out of Gustav's mouth, Allen couldn't accept it for a while.

This is a bit bloody. Hasn’t the new inheritance bill already been enacted?

Gustav is dissatisfied!

You are in such a miserable state, why are you still thinking about doing these things?