"Ambassador, welcome to Buda. Let us get straight down to business.
"Yes, the 'treaty' as you call it. Since I will consider your changes, let us review the terms anew, and re-sign the Union constitution. I too wish to make a few minor changes of wording, but first we will look at yours.
"Many of the economic reforms insituted by the Union are already in place to remove them would be both costly and counterproductive. Furthermore, I do not see why many of these articles need to be removed because of the trade syndicate. Are not Hungary and Transylvania as one state? Are not our own, internal laws more significant than those of an untested international trade union?"
The King was pleased, for this was where he really shined.
"Let us analyse the articles one by one." He read out each article, and commented on it:
"Fourteen. We are already using a standard currency, I see no reason to remove this. Neither does it conflict with the proposed syndicate. Fifteen. This refers not just to trade, but to taxes and tolls, and ensures that men of both nations receive fair and equitable treatment regardless of their habitat. Sixteen. I will grant you this is redundant under the Trade Syndicate. Seventeen. This gives Union traders priority over other Syndicate traders, and then over foreigners. But if you wish, we can negotiate this. Eighteen. Nineteen. These do not directly conflict with the Syndicate charter, but have the potential to affect Syndicate trading. I would propose we work with the Syndicate to ensure no contradiction occurs, rather than change our very constitution to fit in with the trade union.
"You see, ambassador, it is a matter of perspective. The Syndicate allows for us to make our own economic decisions, and so we should allow the Syndicate to work with the Magyar Union, not change the Magyar Union to fit in better with the Syndicate. I do not feel the intentions of either are in conflict or contradiction.
"I do, however, recommend the section entitled 'TRADE' be renamed to 'ECONOMY', to reflect the internal nature of the section."
"Yes, the 'treaty' as you call it. Since I will consider your changes, let us review the terms anew, and re-sign the Union constitution. I too wish to make a few minor changes of wording, but first we will look at yours.
"Many of the economic reforms insituted by the Union are already in place to remove them would be both costly and counterproductive. Furthermore, I do not see why many of these articles need to be removed because of the trade syndicate. Are not Hungary and Transylvania as one state? Are not our own, internal laws more significant than those of an untested international trade union?"
The King was pleased, for this was where he really shined.
"Let us analyse the articles one by one." He read out each article, and commented on it:
"Fourteen. We are already using a standard currency, I see no reason to remove this. Neither does it conflict with the proposed syndicate. Fifteen. This refers not just to trade, but to taxes and tolls, and ensures that men of both nations receive fair and equitable treatment regardless of their habitat. Sixteen. I will grant you this is redundant under the Trade Syndicate. Seventeen. This gives Union traders priority over other Syndicate traders, and then over foreigners. But if you wish, we can negotiate this. Eighteen. Nineteen. These do not directly conflict with the Syndicate charter, but have the potential to affect Syndicate trading. I would propose we work with the Syndicate to ensure no contradiction occurs, rather than change our very constitution to fit in with the trade union.
"You see, ambassador, it is a matter of perspective. The Syndicate allows for us to make our own economic decisions, and so we should allow the Syndicate to work with the Magyar Union, not change the Magyar Union to fit in better with the Syndicate. I do not feel the intentions of either are in conflict or contradiction.
"I do, however, recommend the section entitled 'TRADE' be renamed to 'ECONOMY', to reflect the internal nature of the section."
