Chapter 3： country about to die

In a country with a total area of ​​only 26 square kilometers, it doesn't take much time to ride a bicycle around. Of course, the premise is that bicycles can pass in some places.

Li Daniu followed Burns and his party out of the airport and saw his palace. Don't ask why the palace is so close to the airport. Li Daniu said that if the palace was in other places, he would choose to refuse to stay.

Because it is an island country surrounded by endless sea, the waves in Tuvalu can be as high as 3.6 meters. For those who like surfing, this height is still a bit low, but for Tuvalu, which has a maximum altitude of only 4.5 meters A burst of waves means a nationwide flood.

Where an airport can be built, there is naturally no need to worry too much about the waves that can submerge most of the country, so it is only natural that the palace is built here.

Standing at the gate of the palace, Li Daniu looked at the two barefoot guards in shabby uniforms standing guard next to the gate, and burst into tears. This **** is not as good as the security guard of the county hotel where Cuihua was engaged.

The three-story stone building is really shabby compared to the one-star hotel where Cuihua was engaged.

"Well, after all, it can be regarded as a family with a house, not only a villa, but also no need to repay the mortgage." Li Daniu kept comforting himself in his heart.

After entering the gate, Li Daniu was dumbfounded.

What about the palace?

What is the meaning of the scene on the first floor that seems to be the office area of ​​a certain company?

What does the signboard of the chief of police on the door on the right mean?

What is the meaning of the foreign affairs office pasted on the door on the left?

Why do these people working in the lobby look so familiar? Did we just meet at the airport?

"Your Highness, although I really want you to go back to your room to rest, I still hope you can go to my office first. We need to solve some problems as soon as possible." Burns looked at Li Daniu who was in a daze. I thought about whether to resign and immigrate. I have been the prime minister of a country. If I am looking for a job, this resume should be very dazzling.

"It's okay, I don't need to rest." Li Daniu is in no mood to rest. Even the palace has become an office similar to the government. The heads of the police system and the heads of the diplomatic system are crowded together to work. This is the death of the country. rhythm.

Li Daniu waved to the office staff who stood and saluted him, and followed Burns to the second floor.

"Your Highness, you don't need to respond to their salute every time, because you may stay here in the future. If you do this every day, you will be very tired."

As the prime minister of a country, Burns's ability to read words and deeds has been superb. Just Li Daniu waved his hands twice unnaturally, and it was already obvious that Li Daniu was not used to it.

"In this case, will it hurt their hearts?"

Li Daniu said in his heart that his motherland is a country of etiquette, and even the emperor is approachable. He, the king of subjugation, has no reason to be so cold.

"Of course not, you are our prince, and as long as the enthronement ceremony is held, you are our king, and the whole country is your private property. You don't need to be too polite. In this case, no king of a country should majesty."

Burns' explanation made Li Daniu completely unable to refute.

Shouldn't the Prime Minister's greatest purpose be to weaken the power and influence of the royal family? Shouldn't it be the government's replacement of royal rule as its noblest goal?

Mr. Burns, do you have any special purpose for suddenly bringing such a rhythm?

In Li Daniu's mind, he was thinking about some messy and dangerous circles, and came to the second floor of the palace that nominally belonged to him.

The layout of the second floor is basically the same as that of the first floor, except that the location of the middle hall has become an open conference room.

Walking into Burns' office, Li Daniu couldn't help sighing: "This is the level of the village party secretary."

The people who followed Li Daniu and Burns upstairs, besides the chief of police and the person in charge of foreign affairs whom Li Daniu had met before, there were several others.

"This is Feeney, the head of our Ministry of Finance and Industry." After Li Daniu took the main seat, Bernshi began to introduce: "Minister of the Interior and Rural Development, Si Tao, Minister of Education, Sports and Health, Luca, Natural Resources, Energy and Tourism Secretary Sam May."

Small but complete. Although everyone wears multiple hats, as a country, there are still some basic departments.

"Your Highness, the first thing we need to do is the king's funeral." After several people sat down, Burns began to report: "His Majesty the King and the Queen have passed away due to a plane crash. But because the plane crashed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, there is no way to find their remains, I suggest to use their clothes instead of the remains and hold a funeral."

Regarding the death of the old king and queen, Li Daniu has found relevant information on the Internet before. After all, although Tuvalu is poor and small, it is also a sovereign country registered in the United Nations. The leader of a country and his queen To encounter such a thing as a plane crash, it must be able to make headlines.

"In this way, won't it seem a bit too hasty?" Although Li Daniu had no impression or affection for the old king and queen at all, he inherited their inheritance after all. So, I don't quite agree with what Burns said about the slightly sloppy funeral.

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, I also know it's very irresponsible to do this." Burns thought about promoting himself to become the real prime minister of the old king, and he felt very guilty in his heart. Said in a loud voice: "But we really don't have the ability to go to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of His Majesty the King and Queen. The airlines and insurance companies can only pay some compensation."

"That's the only way to go." Li Daniu could only say sorry to the old king in his heart, not because I didn't work hard, but because the environment was too bad.

"The second thing is to hold the enthronement ceremony." Burns continued: "The country cannot be without a master for a day. There are many things that need to be dealt with by the king. The current environment is getting worse every day. We are procrastinating." Great."

Tuvalu in this world is a monarchy country. Although following the trend, the old king established the parliament and the position of prime minister, but the person who really controls the country is the king, and even the position of prime minister is the king. directly appointed.

"I hope to hold the enthronement ceremony after the funeral." Li Daniu can already imagine what kind of standard the king's funeral and enthronement ceremony would be in such a poor country, and he still needs more time to understand this country.

"This..." Burns was a little embarrassed, because of the monarchy and the fact that the old king had no siblings and only one son, he, the prime minister, could not actually hold a funeral for the old king. After all, all the rights of this country come down to it. Li Daniu's body. As far as the cost of the funeral is concerned, the Prime Minister actually has no right to approve it.

"Yes, but you must first receive your due rights."

Li Daniu has already admired Burns' professional ethics. How can there be a politician who is eager to push his power away?

But if you think about it carefully, this is also very normal. In a barren land, facing some life-and-death issues, who will grab this right?

"No problem!" Li Daniu brazenly accepted Burns' suggestion, at least at the level of a mayor, don't ignore it, he said: "However, I need you to give me a detailed introduction to the current situation of our country."

"Our Prince has been studying and living in the United States since he was twelve years old. Although His Royal Highness has always cared about us in Tuvalu, the distance is too far after all, so we are not sure about some details of our Tuvalu. I understand too well, please introduce it to His Royal Highness."

Li Daniu praised Burns' flattering skills, and at the same time he was very satisfied with the old king's love for his son.

After hearing what Burns said, several Tuvalu leaders present began their introductions.

"His Royal Highness, the number of immigrants in our country has exceeded 6,000, and the current population is 10,806. New Zealand, the only country that is willing to accept the remaining immigrants from our country who have no financial means, only gives us 75 places each year."

"Because of immigration, there are no citizens with the ability to pay taxes in the country, except for the income of several national companies. We mainly rely on the Tuvalu Trust Fund, which reached 60.1 million Australian dollars this year with assistance from various countries. Last year Twenty-five per cent of the fund's interest is taken up by government and royal expenditures."

"Our country's government budget revenue this year is 20.03 million U.S. dollars, while the budget expenditure is 20.94 million U.S. dollars."

"Australia's freshwater aid to my country is decreasing year by year. It is expected that in the future, my country will need more investment in freshwater imports."

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Before Li Daniu crossed over, as a prostitute, he was very worried that he would not be able to overwhelm the scene when he participated in the most high-end meeting of a country for the first time, but with the introduction of several high-level leaders of this country, the pressure on Li Daniu became more and more Smaller and bigger.

The reason for the reduced pressure is that Li Daniu feels that this country is actually like a larger private company with 10,000 employees. Although he was a Diaosi before crossing, which Diaosi of the Great Heavenly Dynasty would think that he could not manage a company? What's more, there is a group of professional leadership team to handle specific affairs for themselves.

The reason for the increased pressure is that this country is really facing too many problems. Although the amount of national assets is an amount that Li Daniu could not fight for all his life before time travel, but if you think about it carefully, it is equivalent to winning a huge lottery. Moreover, if you want to receive this grand prize, you must bear the living security of 10,000 people.

Because the country has no fresh water source and the industry is close to zero, too many things need to be imported, which has caused the domestic prices to remain high. You are a king, but when your people can't afford fresh water, do you let them drink sea water? Or pay for water for them?

Although the annual fiscal revenue is as high as 20 million U.S. dollars, the annual fiscal expenditures exceed the fiscal revenue no matter how frugal they are. The currency used by Tuvalu is the Australian dollar. The country’s foreign exchange deposits are actually only the 60 million Australian dollars in the Tuvalu trust fund, which is more than 300 million yuan when converted into RMB.

A person who spends more than 300 million yuan may not be able to spend it all in a lifetime, but what if there are still 10,000 people who need the necessary guarantees for life?

There is no open source method, UU Reading throttling has reached the limit. The aid from other countries is decreasing every year, and Tuvalu is facing the crisis of being submerged by sea water again. Li Daniu finally understood why Prime Minister Burns single-mindedly asked him to ascend the throne and take over the rights. This is really to the point of subjugation.

As for the imaginary money printing machine that can print money continuously, Li Daniu said that although he has this ability, he will never use it.

Why?

The country has no hard power, and if you print 1 trillion yuan, no one will want it.

Several people reported for a long time, and finally gave an overview of the situation in Tuvalu. Burns took out a wooden box from the safe in the office and handed it to Li Daniu.

"This is your king's seal, and only documents with your seal have legal effect."

Is this the transfer of rights? It's too **** random, isn't it?

Li Daniu comforted himself, although the country is about to perish, but as a king, he should be able to get a lot of money, and then return to the Great Heavenly Dynasty to live a life of a local tyrant, but unfortunately, there are probably no emerald flowers in this world.

After receiving the wooden box, Li Daniu looked at it for a moment, and found that he really couldn't recognize what kind of material this tall wooden box was made of.

Opening it smoothly, I saw the golden seal inside the box, which was the size of a palm.

"Is it pure gold? That's worth a lot of money."

Li Daniu just picked up the seal and wanted to secretly take a bite to see if it was pure gold, when he heard a voice in his head.

"Confirm your acceptance of the throne of Tuvalu king?"

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