Roland pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked his father a question that seemed unrelated to the main idea: "Mr. Lloyd, is he a power-hungry man?" ”

"It's okay if he has a strong desire for power, at least more momentum," Rudolph shrugged, looking a little helpless, "I talked to Lloyd about joining the cabinet, the first prime minister since the founding of the Far East is destined to go down in history no matter how good or bad he does, of course he doesn't want to miss this honor, but he also admits that he is old, his energy is not as good as before, and he can make do with it in the cabinet and deal with trivial affairs, and the pressure to hold such an important position as the prime minister is too great, I am afraid that the body and spirit will not be able to bear it, He wants to leave a name in history, but he doesn't want to pass on the image of mediocrity and incompetence to future generations, so he is hesitant now. ”

"If you think this will work, please ask Mr. Lloyd to be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, and at the same time create an additional position of assistant to the Prime Minister to assist Lloyd in handling specific government affairs." Roland said.

"Assistant Prime Minister...... I understand. Rudolph smiled knowingly.

Of course, he could hear that the position was tailor-made for Roland himself. The "assistant to the prime minister" is nothing more than a big secretary, and his rank is even worse than that of the minister, but in view of Lloyd's old age and lack of energy, the assistant to the prime minister can legally handle government affairs on behalf of the prime minister, which is actually equivalent to putting Lloyd in the air. If someone else is the prime minister, I'm afraid it's hard to bear to have a strong assistant around him to point fingers, but the old man Lloyd has no desire for power, and the main reason for climbing to the prime minister's throne is to satisfy the vanity of leaving a name in the history books, Roland can not only satisfy his vanity but also help him deal with those complicated work, messed up is that the prime minister's assistant work is not in place, and most of the credit for making achievements should be attributed to the prime minister, why not do he?

"The Prime Minister of the Yashan Empire is also the Chancellor of the Exchequer as usual, and Lloyd is not suitable for any more part-time jobs, are you interested in the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer?" Rudolph asked his son.

"Of course there is interest, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer is second only to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet, and it is not good to be too high-profile, so let's ask Mr Zahar to take this position."

Zahar is also a core member of the Club of the Awakened, a well-known banker in the Far East, whose founder, the "First National Bank of the Far East", is the largest financial institution in Krasburg, with more than 30 branches in the towns around the capital, and is considered a leader in the financial industry in the Far East. However, Zahar's influence is limited to the area around the capital, and the scale of assets is far from comparable to that of real financial giants such as Lighthouse Bank, Twilight Fund, Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, and Parnia Investment Authority.

"During the revolution, Zahar provided our regiment with a loan for military expenses, and the interest was not less than a copper plate." Rudolph snorted coldly, clearly impressed by the man.

"Bankers have developed from loan sharks, and bankers who are not greedy are not good bankers." Roland casually joked, and then returned to seriousness, "Zahar has a certain influence in the financial circles of the Far East, and asking him to be Chancellor of the Exchequer is tantamount to sending a signal of goodwill to private financial institutions, which is conducive to uniting those bankers and bill changers, whose support is indispensable for the issuance of government bonds and the implementation of financial reforms in the future." ”

"There are also loan sharks and profiteers who open pawn shops, it's such an honor to have the support of these black-hearted ghosts!" Rudolph sneered sarcastically.

Roland sensed that his father had a deep prejudice against the financial industry, could it be that he owed usury or pawned pants when he was poor? Thinking like this, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Roland, you helped Beowulf and his wife issue construction bonds in Kitland, helped Lyubov Yangbo manage the economic panic in Baiou Harbor, and made a lot of money by buying and selling securities at the trade fair, which shows that you are not an amateur in financial management, and I am really a little unwilling to let that old miser like Zahar take charge of the country's finances." Rudolph patted his forehead and sighed.

Roland poured a cup of tea and brought it to his father, and said with a smile: "I made Zahar the Minister of Finance in the hope that he would use the spirit of a miser to formulate and supervise the national budget. ”

"Well, what do you mean......" Rudolph took a sip of tea and looked at his son suspiciously.

"A sovereign and independent country cannot live without a central bank, and I am more interested in the position than the Chancellor of the Exchequer...... Central Bank Governors. Roland whispered, his eyes unusually bright.

"Is a central bank that important? Is it true that the governor of the central bank has more power than the chancellor of the exchequer and more than the prime minister? Rudolph saw a rare ambition in his son's eyes, but he couldn't figure it out - Roland could choose to be prime minister or chancellor of the exchequer, but he resigned, but he was determined to win the position of central bank governor, which was far less than that of the prime minister and chancellor of the exchequer.

"Whether the central bank is important or not depends on whose hands it is, a weak central bank is just the cashier of a country's government, and a strong central bank can control the economic arteries of a country and even the world."

What did Henry Kissinger say about that?

Whoever has the right to issue money controls the world.

Roland's ambition is not to "master the world", and the top priority is to control the issuance of the national currency, personally promote and monitor the development of the domestic financial industry, and make the financial institutions assume the responsibility of serving the industry, and at the same time not to dominate the industry, which is overly prosperous and hurts the industry. It was a complex and dangerous job that required a great deal of skill to avoid a misstep, and he couldn't find a second person to take on the task, so he had to go into battle himself.

"After the establishment of the central bank, the first task is to issue government bonds, which is the only feasible way to alleviate the current fiscal difficulties." Roland revealed a little about his work plan to his father, showing that the idea of a central bank was not a whim.

"No problem, you can do whatever you think is good." Rudolph wasn't good at these things, and his son was right when he said he should.

Roland knew that his father didn't care about these details, but he still had to make his words clear so that his father could be mentally prepared.

"It stands to reason that the issuance of treasury bonds should be led by the Ministry of Finance and co-organized by the central bank, but the financial institutions that underwrote the treasury bonds this time are all my old relations, so it can only be led by the central bank and co-organized by the Ministry of Finance.

Rudolph didn't know much about the details of financial work, but he could hear his son's voice and smiled knowingly: "So you want to be a strong governor, not just Zahar's cashier?" ”

Roland nodded calmly and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Zahar can be my accountant with peace of mind, it will be good for all of us." ”

"Do you need me to convey this to him on your behalf?"

"There's no need, it's going to be long in the future, if he's smart enough, he'll be able to understand it himself."

"I hope Zahar is smart enough, otherwise I'll have to change someone else to be Chancellor of the Exchequer." Rudolph said lightly, "By the way, Genia wants to help me share some of the work, what position do you think is suitable for her in the cabinet?" ”

Roland looked at his father with a strange expression, and was silent for a long time. Rudolph urged again and again, and he smiled reluctantly: "Compared with the cabinet minister, what is more suitable for Aunt Genia's position...... Queen. ”