Four hundred kilometers to the south of Lamask Province was another province of the Kandla Empire – Merinda Province.
Similar to Lamask Province, Merinda Province also declared independence from the central government of the Kandla Empire a long time ago.
But what was different from the Lamasque Province was that the Merinda Province wasn't forced out of control because of the workers' riots. Rather the Merinda Province's governor's manor announced that they wouldn't listen to the Candra Empire's parliament.
Although they did not officially declare independence, it was more or less the same thing.
Now that the capital of the Kandla Empire, Wimbledon City, had fallen into the hands of the Malor Empire, and the Kandla Empire could almost be declared dead, Merinda Province did not join the Malor Empire like the other provinces in the north. Instead, it declared autonomy.
Among the original thirty-seven provinces of the Kandla Empire, Merinda Province's performance was seen as very loyal to the imperial family.
But the governor of Merinda Province did not say much, and no one knew the true intentions of the former governor, Duke Wellon.
After Wimbledon City fell and Merinda Province declared autonomy, the governor of Merinda Province had been working hard to stabilize the internal situation of Merinda Province and did not have much contact with the outside world.
Under Duke Wellon's efforts, Merinda Province had been relatively stable, and could be considered a relatively peaceful land within the Kandla Empire.
On this day, the governor's mansion of Merinda Province welcomed a guest.
"Prime Minister, I am very happy to see you again."
Duke Wellon opened his arms and hugged the guest warmly. He was full of smiles, showing that he was really happy for the guest's arrival.
The prime minister of the Kandla Empire, Grand Duke Rostov, hugged Count Wellon tightly and also showed a gratified smile.
"I am also very happy to see you, Duke Wellon."
After letting go of his hand, Grand Duke Rostov looked at Duke Welland from head to toe and sighed. "Duke Welland, it must have been hard on you to maintain the stability of Melinda Province."
Duke Wellon smiled. "As the lord of this place, it's my duty."
Hearing the title "lord," Grand Duke Rostov raised his eyebrows, then calmed down and smiled. "To be able to do this at such a time, His Majesty's praise of you is not in vain. Duke Wellon is one of the few trustworthy loyal officials in the empire."
"His Majesty?"
Duke Wellon's expression changed. He smiled, but did not continue the topic. he turned his head and looked at the other middle-aged man beside Grand Duke Rostov.
"President Montier, the cooperation you discussed the day before yesterday, is it related to the Prime minister?"
"That's right." The Frestech Chamber of Commerce's Merinda branch chairman Reese Montier nodded with a faint smile.
"Today, I came with the Prime Minister in the hope of discussing a new cooperation project with you, Governor.
I wonder if Lord Governor is interested? "
Duke Wellon looked at Grand Duke Rostov, then looked at President Montier. He smiled and shook his head. "If I say I am not interested, how will you two react?"
Of course, this was just a joke.
After saying this, Duke Wellon invited the two into the room and sat down.
"Prime Minister, I heard that … after His Majesty left Wimbledon City, he went to the Principality of Constantine.
I didn't believe it at that time, but now it seems that it is true? "After taking a sip of tea, Duke Wellon was the first to speak.
"Yes.
His Majesty went to the Principality of Constantine to seek help from the New Flyer. "Grand Duke Rostov did not mince his words.
"Now.
His Majesty has already reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with Freya.
This time, President Montier and I have come together to discuss with you how to cooperate in the Merinda Province. "
"Cooperation?" Duke Wellon turned to look at president Montier.
"President Montier, the New Flyer has been cooperating with the Governor's Manor to stabilize the situation in the province, I am very grateful.
But this cooperation … … "
President Montier revealed a smile and took out a thick document from his bag, handing it to Duke Wellon.
"Sir Duke, this is the proposal for this cooperation, please take a look."
Duke Wellon nodded. This was the New Flyer's style and it made him believe that this cooperation was agreed to by the New Flyer after consideration, it wasn't a private discussion between Grand Duke Rostov and president Montier.
Looking over the proposal, Duke Wellon was shocked by the first two sentences of the proposal.
"Getting rid of the empire system and changing it to the Candra Federation?" Duke Welland looked up at Grand Duke Rostov and chairman Montier in surprise.
"This ….. What does this mean?"
President Montier looked at Grand Duke Rostov.
Grand Duke Rostov gave a soft cough and explained, "This so called Candra Federation is actually to let the provinces of the empire work together to form a new country. It will have the unity and strength of the empire, but it will also allow the provinces to have a high degree of autonomy, allowing the provinces to have their own power … …"
With Grand Duke Rostov's detailed explanation, Duke Wellon finally understood what this so called Candra Federation was.
"This means ….. his majesty isn't planning on restoring the glory of the empire and becoming the supreme emperor again?"
Grand Duke Rostov gave a bitter laugh, "Duke Wellon, do you think ….. there is hope now?"
Duke Wellon was silent for a bit before shaking his head.
"Impossible."
"Then it is."
Grand Duke Rostov sighed. "If it were possible, of course His Majesty would like to restore the glory of the empire, but after all, His Majesty is wise and farsighted. He can clearly see the present reality and knows that this idea is impossible.
So he can take a step back and hope that the empire can remain intact. "
Duke Wellon was silent for a bit before giving a deep sigh and shaking his head. He didn't say anything else as he continued reading the plan in his hands.
After a while, he suddenly knit his brows and looked up to ask, "This Candra Federation needs a president?"
"After all, it is a country in name, so it needs a leader to represent the will of the entire federation." Grand Duke Rostov explained with a faint smile.
"That means his majesty is interested in this position?" Duke Wellon asked.
"No, after his majesty has experienced the recent matters, he already has thoughts of retreating and isn't willing to participate in these matters.
The one who is interested in this position is his highness Prince Frank. "
"Prince Frank?" Duke Wellon nodded, showing that he understood.
If it was said that the emperor didn't care about losing face, running to the New Flyer to restore the foundation of the Kandla Empire, but he didn't care about the Candra Federation at all, Duke Wellon definitely wouldn't believe it.
Now that his majesty had chosen to retreat behind the scenes and let his highness Prince Frank walk to the front, this was a very wise choice that could gain the recognition of more people.
After reading the plan for a bit, Duke Wellon was silent for a bit before saying to chairman Montier in a deep voice, "Chairman Montier, I can see Chairman Xu's shadow in this plan."
Chairman Montier laughed, "That's right, when we were discussing this plan, we asked sir chairman for many opinions."
"Then what is Chairman Xu's final opinion on this plan?"
"Sir chairman's original words were ….. I only proposed this method and whether the people of the Kandla Empire are willing to accept it or not, that's their problem." Chairman Montier imitated Xu Yi's tone.
"That means that Chairman Xu didn't express his opinion?"
"President, if you didn't support this model, you wouldn't have given so many detailed suggestions, right?" President Montier said.
Chairman Montier said, "Sir chairman hasn't cared about Sines for many years, only this time he cared. He even had many video conferences with the high level members of the company and gave his opinion."
"It's like this … …" Duke Wellon nodded. After thinking for a bit, he turned to Duke Rostov and said, "I have a general idea of why you're here.
But sir prime minister, I can't give you an answer right now because I can't see the possibility of this plan succeeding. "
"Even with the help of the New Flyer, you still think it's impossible?" Duke Rostov said in a surprised voice.
"If the New Flyer is willing to help, then it's very possible, but right now ….." Duke Wellon looked at chairman Montier and shook his head.
"I can't see the sincerity of the New Flyer right now."
Duke Rostov knit his brows. When he wanted to say something, chairman Montier was already a step ahead. He gave a laugh and said, "Sir governor is right.
We businessmen always follow the principle of giving money and giving the goods.
Right now, we haven't shown enough valuable things to prove it, so naturally we can't expect the governor to believe us so easily.
Sir prime minister, am I right? "
Duke Rostov frowned and looked at chairman Montier. He thought for a bit and nodded slightly.
Chairman Montier continued, "But I ask the lord governor to be assured, our Frestech Chamber of Commerce won't do meaningless things.
Since we're here to invite you to work together, of course we won't say it for nothing. Next, we'll take some corresponding actions. I believe that after you see it, you'll believe in our sincerity. "
Duke Wellon nodded without hesitation. "I'm looking forward to it."
Chairman Montier and Duke Rostov exchanged a look, stood up together, and left.