1261 Trial
"Has the federal delegation left?"
Before the weather cooled down, the federal people arranged for a group of navy to come over to exchange experiences and have a very deep "cooperation".
Of course, from a political perspective, this can also be regarded as a blackmail. For the first time, the Gefra people showed their core experience to the federal people, some of which can be called top secret experience.
For example, how should the lookout respond when he discovers an enemy beyond visual range? This situation often occurs in naval battles.
The lookout saw something tallest on the other side's ship from a distance. It might just be a pillar, or it might be the same watchtower. In short, he could only see a little bit of it.
So at this time, how to take effective action is very important.
In the only sea battle between the Federation and Gefra, the Federation did not even see the Gefra people's ship. They suffered a wave of salvos and were calibrated by the opponent.
If it weren't for the submarine's meritorious service at the critical moment that changed the situation of the war, it would be the federal navy that would be wiped out in the end.
In short, these experiences accumulated over a hundred years are definitely not something that the Federation people have mastered. They need to learn. This makes the Gefra people very painful and helpless.
Maintaining the current world peace has become the most urgent need of the Gefra people, which sounds very nonsense.
War maniacs like the Gefra people also hope for world peace, but it can only be said that they are really a bit...cowarded.
Not only did the federal people come, but they also brought cameras. At this time, Gaevra felt the kind of... unyieldingness that other small alliance countries could feel before.
All in all it’s very painful!
There is definitely a time limit for the exchange of experiences, so it’s almost time for them to leave.
His adjutant immediately gave him an answer, "The people haven't left yet because it's snowing heavily, so they have to wait for a while."
"Wait until the weather clears before leaving, or when the snow lightens up."
The Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I heard that they have opened a large number of farms over there in Nagaril. Can any of you go talk to them about the food import business? We are in urgent need of a batch of food."
The adjutant nodded, recorded the order, and went back after the meeting was over.
Mr. Prime Minister then fell into thinking. After a long time, he sneered softly. The sound was not loud, but full of deep contempt.
"The problem of the nobles will be solved later."
"Have the arrangements been made for tomorrow's trial?"
The official in charge of the matter stood up and replied, "We have made arrangements to ensure that all TV stations on the island will broadcast the trial process during the trial time."
"The Governor of Amelia also promised us that if the content is not out of line, he will add or delete the content before broadcasting it."
This is good news. The Prime Minister's expression has relaxed a little. It doesn't matter whether it is an increase or decrease. This means that the Governor of Amelia is still standing on a neutral perspective, which is a good thing.
He cautiously gave his opinion, "Be cautious, do safety work, and maintain a fair attitude!"
A little later, members of the delegation contacted Lynch and visited Lynch's estate together.
In fact, Lynch not only has a villa, a manor, and a castle in Gaevra.
These are the standard equipment of a noble. He does not need to arrange these things himself. When he obtains the title of a noble, some people come to him and are willing to sell these things.
These people are all nobles who "died in one lifetime" or "died in two lifetimes". They were nobles before. Later, due to various reasons, the emperor was unwilling to continue their benevolence, and the Privy Council was unwilling to invite them. Jue, they have become ordinary people.
Therefore, it is indeed difficult for those nobles who have been passed down for a long time to regard these nobles who may lose their titles at any time as their own. We cannot blame them.
After these people lost their noble titles, they lost the opportunity to enjoy various privileges. For some reasons, selling off their property became a more important matter.
Some industries are easy to sell, such as shops in various cities, which are more popular. As soon as they lose their title, someone will take the initiative to talk about these things.
There are also some things that are not so easy to sell, such as manors and castles.
People who can afford these properties may not value these things. For example, those nobles with orderly inheritance have their estates spread across the entire island, and they may have more than one castle.
They looked down on the manors and castles of those small nobles, so naturally they would not buy them.
People who want to buy these may not have the money, and most of the original owners are unwilling to sell them at low prices, so they eventually become a burden.
Lynch bought some, thinking he was getting a bargain. At that time, the emperor did not allow his funds to leave Gafra. Without purchasing some assets, his money was of no use in the bank.
At Lynch's manor, the head of the delegation mentioned that Prime Minister Gaevra wanted to have urgent consultations with them.
After soliciting domestic opinions, Mr. Trueman recommended Lynch to be responsible for this negotiation. It was up to Lynch to decide to what extent.
"Mr. Lynch, is there anything we need to cooperate with?"
The head of the delegation did not look down on anyone just because he was a diplomat. Lynch was not only a diplomat, but also a fucking rich man.
The status of rich people in Gefra may be a bit embarrassing, but in the Federation, capitalists are their biological fathers!
Lynch thought about it seriously and came up with some ideas, "I will be a bit arrogant in negotiations. Your role is to ease the tense atmosphere when I am unreasonable."
The main members of the delegation nodded. What they could do was pretend to be good people.
When it comes to hypocrisy, it’s obvious that the Federation people are also aware of it.
The purpose of this is to put pressure on the Gefra people to achieve more diplomatic purposes.
As for whether it will get out of hand and cause the negotiations to collapse?
That is not a problem at all. Those who have always been able to put pressure on negotiations in this way are the parties in the negotiation that are strong and have irreversible advantages.
The federal people are not afraid of the failure of the negotiations. The only one who is afraid of the failure of the negotiations is Gaevra.
After a brief exchange of negotiation strategies, the group settled in Lynch's manor.
In the evening, Lynch took the time to meet with the young count, chatted for a few words, and left in a hurry.
The next day, maybe because God also knew that what was going to happen today was related to the future direction of Gafra, the sky that had been snowing for two days finally started to clear up.
At least the snow stopped in the afternoon, and there was a brief burst of sunshine over the imperial capital.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the imperial royal court in the imperial capital, the eldest prince sat in the dock.
At this moment, the eyes of the whole world were focused on Gaevra.
When Lynch arrived, he couldn't place how special it felt to be part of such a historical event.
Like a passerby in history, he has gone through every important stage and is the most faithful witness of history, leaving his own traces at the most important time node of this era.
After standing up and sitting down again, Lynch sat in the second row and was observing the eldest prince.
The eldest prince looked angry, but he was not nervous, not at all, which Lin Qi found very interesting.
There is not much difference between the court process of Gefra and the court process of the Federation. After all, the people of Gefra have said that the federation has copied various systems of Gefra not once or twice.
After the prosecutor read out the indictment against the eldest prince, the eyes of the judge and everyone focused on the eldest prince.
"Do you plead guilty to the charges against you just read out by the prosecutor?"
Before this, the eldest prince had pressed his hand on the Bible as required and swore that he would not lie. People were looking at him at this time, wanting to see how he would answer.
The eldest prince looked at the nobles and capitalists walking in the gallery, and an unknown smile appeared on his lips, "I do not admit that I am guilty!"
There was some noise in the court, but Lynch just watched the evolution of the situation quietly.
In front of the TV, some viewers breathed a sigh of relief, while others yelled directly at the TV.
"Lying" is what many people say at this time, and people's public opinion is actually easy to be guided.
When an authoritative prosecutor who represents fairness, justice and the law reads the indictment, people believe what the prosecutor says.
The eldest prince of the empire was involved in a series of corruption cases that they knew or didn't know about.
This makes them angry, and the feeling of betrayal kicks in, and everything is exactly like the script.
The chief judge never thought that the eldest prince could plead guilty directly. He opened the documents in front of him and said, "Then let's start from the first case."
"...Year...Month...Day, a businessman named... wanted to take over the construction project of low-cost apartments in the Imperial Capital."
"He bribed you four times before he got this project..." The judge lowered his head and reconfirmed the number, "Various gifts and cash worth 1.2 million lavs. You confessed to this. Any objection?"
The eldest prince curled his lips and said, "Yes."
The justice looked at him and asked, "What's the objection?"
"That was just a gift between friends, that was not a bribe."
"I'm just a prince. I'm not an official with any actual duties. I can't direct those officials to do things for me. All the accusations against me are frame-ups."
The prosecutor stood up at this time and presented evidence to the judge and the audience. "Here is a confession from the low-cost apartment developer and a list of gifts given at that time. We also obtained some evidence of payment changes from the Royal Bank."
"This evidence is enough to prove that there is a benefit transfer relationship between the eldest prince and the developer."
"During our investigation, we found that the developer was originally not qualified and not qualified to participate in this project, but it was precisely because of the help of the eldest prince that he got the project."
"And profited from it over two million fla!"