After only a few days in the East China Sea, Lu Ming hurried to Antiguara due to urgent urging.
The special plane refueled twice, the second time at Hanzhou Airport. After taking off, it flew southwest for more than an hour and landed in Ferman, the capital of Antiguara state.
Antiguara, in free translation, means "Land of Lakes and Seas", and the city of Ferman, in free translation, is a mirage.
The terrain of the Antiguala region is also extremely peculiar. It is a huge inner lake with an area of one million square kilometers. Inhabited islands are dotted here and there. Some islands have virgin forests, and some islands are crisscrossed by mountains.
Only the city of Fellman is connected to the outside world by train. It is like a peninsula extending in the inner lake. On this huge peninsula, there are tens of millions of people living, which is about a quarter of the population of the entire state of Antiguara.
The remaining three-quarters of the population are scattered across various islands.
Many islands are ruled by families and tribes. They are not autonomous, but they are better than autonomy. The poppy-rich islands are large islands where a very powerful tribe lives. There are millions of people living on them. The local police station and security forces cannot do anything to the tribes.
Armed and corrupt, local officials who were not bribed were often assassinated.
Antiguara is also a rare province with a large population in the empire, with a population of 40 to 50 million, almost on par with Longbei Province, which has a smaller population among the four northern provinces.
Due to the terrain, it is difficult to communicate with the outside world, and most of the Antiguala area is extremely poor, but the city of Fellman is abnormally prosperous.
It is said to be the Little East China Sea in the southwest, with a population of over one million, and is an extremely prosperous lakeside tropical city.
Fairman is surrounded by lakes on three sides, and the eastern section of the central block is called "Santoro" Street. The vocabulary in Lu Ming's heart automatically converted to "Chinatown".
Because the people living here are all Zhongzhou people, the buildings also have a beautiful combination of oriental antiques and the tropical lakeside city here.
The observation group stayed at the Santoro Hotel in Chinatown, because Chinatown is one of the most prosperous and high-end communities in Fairman.
The Zhongzhou People's Chamber of Commerce warmly welcomed the arrival of the observation group.
In fact, there has been an undercurrent surging in Antiguara recently, and the wealthy people in Central Asia are feeling extremely uneasy.
In Antiguara, Zhongzhou people are almost synonymous with wealthy people, and the leaders in many industries are Zhongzhou people.
Since the civil strife in the imperial capital, rumors have gradually spread in Antiguara that the Central Asians, who account for 2% of the state, control 80% of the economy of the province.
Although this is definitely a rumor, from Lu Ming's understanding, there are more than 500,000 Central Asians living in Antiguala, which is one percent of the state's population. It is really possible that the economic share of the state accounts for 1% of the state.
Thirty or forty.
In fact, Westerners also account for a high proportion of the economy in Tiguala State, and several large families have deep-rooted positions here.
Moreover, the people of Central China have always been cautious and stayed away from politics, while the Western families have close contacts with the ruling families of the Mitai and Yasiya people, as well as high-level tribes, etc., and have great influence on the local area.
The political status of the people of Zhongzhou is very low, and they can make a lot of money in silence. However, with the development of information nowadays, there are people with ulterior motives spreading rumors. The rumors that the people of Zhongzhou control the economy of the state are getting more and more popular.
The people of Assia were convinced of this, and even blamed the people of Middle-earth for their poor life.
During last month's military coup, Chinatown was already subject to small-scale attacks by mobs who took the opportunity to cause trouble. Fortunately, they were quickly quelled.
The entrepreneurs and businessmen of Central Continent are now like frightened birds. The observation team came at the right time and gave them temporary reassurance.
In fact, when Lu Ming came here, he also knew from the history of his previous life that the people of Central China here were in a very dangerous situation, because there were very similar precedents in his previous life, and he could not let the tragedy of his previous life happen again.
Moreover, if the local Central Continent merchant group can be used by himself, it will be a great help.
Lu Ming brought a lot of entourage, and they had to pay for their own accommodation. Although no one here knew who Commissioner Zhang was, the local Zhongzhou businessmen were very enthusiastic about solving the problem of food and accommodation for Lu Ming. There were many good and low-cost options, and even
A wealthy businessman took out a newly built small villa that no one had ever lived in and offered it to Observer Zhang to live in for free.
But Lu Ming still chose to stay in the top-floor ultra-luxury suite of the Santoro Hotel, but of course it couldn't be compared with the 1,500 of Shengjing Red Rose.
But it also has an area of more than 500 square meters, various luxurious rooms, and a small garden balcony where you can enjoy the sunset and lake view.
Lu Ming was naturally accompanied by Granny Tuolong and Da Guo, as well as the four ladies Erika, Pei, Zou and Audrey.
The rest stayed at Red Rose's 1500.
For example, Beiji and her daughter would definitely be better off staying in Shengjing, as that is their life circle.
Xueruo and Becky's daughter Maggie have a very good relationship, and Becky also takes care of Xueruo like a daughter. Although Erika is also very kind to Xueruo, she is still a little girl after all, so she is not as good at taking care of others as Becky.
Yuluan also lives in 1500. With Yuluan looking after them, they won't have to worry.
The Pei family and the Zou family were brought by Grandma Tuolong because they, like the fourth lady, were born as fire girls.
As Granny Tuolong said, even if you don't use it to warm your feet, being in the same room all the time can benefit yourself to some extent and keep your vitality intact.
In fact, Mr. Pei used to have a good job at the bank there, but now he has to change to a new environment.
Even the Fourth Lady Audrey herself told them that she could return to her hometown.
But I don’t know if Granny Tuolong secretly coerced them, but no one left.
On the other hand, most of the dozens of Westerners who were originally sentenced to death in Shengjing were pardoned, but they were all imprisoned in jails, supervised by observers from the Montenegrin human rights organization, and their treatment was relatively good.
There were also a few people who were actually executed because they were guilty of numerous crimes.
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Room 1801 of the Santoro Hotel is the top-floor presidential suite where Lu Ming lives.
In the reception room, Lu Ming was making tea and chatting with a local wealthy man from Zhongzhou.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A slightly fat man in his fifties, named Chen Huanxing, is a very powerful person. He came here to make a fortune at the age of sixteen, started from scratch, and is now a famous bank in Antigua
He is the largest shareholder of Antiguara's second largest bank, Southwest Bank, but he is very cautious and does not serve as the bank's chairman himself, but uses an agent.
It was originally because according to local laws in Antiguala, only Westerners or people from two local ethnic groups can serve as chairman of the board of directors in the banking industry. Although this law has been abolished, Chen Huanxing still maintains his usual low profile and caution.
It was Chen Huanxing who was going to provide Lu Ming with a new villa as a residence.
Even now, he has given careful consideration to every aspect of life that even Lu Ming could not think of, including greetings and greetings.
This was probably because during the first meeting between the observation group and representatives of the Central Continent Chamber of Commerce yesterday, although Lu Ming did not speak much, he was on point. He understood what was going on here and the general concerns of the Central Continent business community.
This made Chen Huanxing immediately realize that this observer Zhang might truly understand their demands.
But now, Chen Huanxing may be a little disappointed, because after chatting for a while, he found out that Observer Zhang came from some special zone in the Northern Territory. In the Eastern Alliance, members of this alliance obviously have the least say. In the Northern Territory? and the Wilderness
What's the difference? I don't know how this special zone managed to get into the league.
But Chen Huanxing was still very enthusiastic in helping Observer Zhang consider the difficulties he might face in his future life.
He doesn't have the political sensitivity at the imperial level, and is even more indifferent to the Northern Territory, but he is obviously very personable and will not change his attitude just because he thinks he may not be able to use you.
"Mr. Zhang, I heard that you have a lawyer's license. Are you a lawyer by profession?" Chen Huanxing asked with a smile.
Lu Ming did use his identity as Commissioner Zhang to get a lawyer card, which was only used to register the professional status of observers. The basic requirements for the selection of observers are lawyers, journalists, writers, people from social groups, etc. Then he smiled: "
No, in fact, my job is to be an agent and a secret police officer."
"Commissioner Zhang is joking!" Chen Huanxing smiled and asked, "Can the observation team stay here permanently?" Obviously, this is the issue he is most concerned about, and his face is full of expectations.
"It depends on the situation. The tentative decision is one month, but I will promote a permanent stay. The Antiguala state government and parliament hope to receive assistance from the Eastern Alliance. I feel that we need to observe and investigate for a period of time." Lu Ming smiled.
, and then said: "So, please help me contact a school. My wife will be in the second grade of middle school."
I have always felt that Erika is too lonely and should get in touch with the outside world.
In fact, Erica received a good education. She didn't need to go to any middle school. She was sent to school because I wanted her to have her own social circle and friends.
If she were in Shengjing, I wouldn't worry about asking her to go to school. It was too chaotic, and there were no suitable schools. There were also serious ethnic disputes. The relationship between the Japanese and Zhongzhou people among the people was even more delicate. The schools there faced many challenges.
Problems will bring trouble to her instead.
As for Donghai, it's not appropriate to take her there by yourself.
Chinatown here seems to be a good choice. The teaching quality of the Zhongzhou School is good, and there are not so many comments between ethnic groups. It will be very comfortable to go to school here, and you will have the opportunity to make many good friends, and it is very safe.
Even if he is not here, there is no danger of a riot happening with Grandma Tuolong and Big and Small Fruits being there.
What's more, in fact, one of my own security companies has entered Antiguara state one after another under different identities.
Pretended to be a newly registered flight service company providing helicopter flight services.
In this way, the guard company legitimately owns helicopters, and there are even two armed helicopters hidden in the warehouse.
The helipad rented by this flight service company is near the airport, and it is extremely simple to control the airport.
Even if he is away and encounters a big crisis, there will still be no problem for the security company to evacuate his entourage.
Of course, after I came to Antiguara and met with representatives of the Central Continent merchants here, I became more determined to guide them for my own use.
Therefore, this place may be one of my temporary residences for a long time, and Erika may go to school here.
Over there, Chen Huanxing heard that Mr. Zhang's wife was in the second grade of middle school. His eyes flashed, and he immediately smiled cheerfully and said: "That's easy to say, Mingde Middle School is the best middle school in the Santoro community, and my granddaughter also happens to be studying there.
Secondary 2, I should be able to take care of Mrs. Zhang to adapt to the environment here."
Lu Ming smiled and said: "That would be great. In addition, I also want to inspect this place. In fact, I have always had the idea of investing here, but I know that Antiguara's economy has become its own system over the years, and it is difficult for outsiders to integrate in. Now
With this convenient condition, let’s see if there are any opportunities.”
Chen Huanxing's eyes lit up even more, but then he still shook his head, "Mr. Zhang, of course I hope you will invest, which shows that you are confident in the investment safety of the local environment. But what you said yesterday, I think you understand that today we in Zhongzhou
It’s really not a good time for investors to be in a situation.”
Lu Ming smiled: "No, maybe there are better projects now, but our investors in Zhongzhou are retreating and want to withdraw. I can fill in the gaps. If there is a crisis, there will be opportunities. This is how I understand it.
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Chen Huanxing's eyes flashed, thoughtfully, and nodded: "That's true. Baitai Trading Company is a time-honored brand here. It has a five-story shopping mall with real estate, hundreds of thousands of goods, and basically no foreign debt. Five hundred thousand
Are you willing to transfer it and I will take you to inspect it tomorrow?"
Lu Ming was helpless, "Brother Chen misunderstood. I don't want this so-called investment. I'm from the Northern Territory. Does Brother Chen think I'm asking for a bribe? And Brother Chen is really generous. I didn't promise anything, not even necessarily."
If I can help Brother Chen in any way, Brother Chen is willing to give me hundreds of thousands of benefits?"
Chen Huanxing was startled and said with a smile: "You are the one who misunderstood, right?..."
Lu Ming waved his hand, "I really want to invest, maybe around ten million. I also have twenty or thirty million. Can you help me think about it, are there any suitable industries and opportunities?"
This investment has nothing to do with "General Lu", it is all the account of himself, "Commissioner Zhang".
Chen Huanxing was taken aback, looked at Lu Ming's expression, and nodded: "Of course I can't be in a hurry. I actually have a few projects I want to invest in, but I'm a little unsure recently. I'll think about it and sort out my thoughts tomorrow.
Want to have a good chat with you? It’s getting late today, why don’t you take a rest first?”
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay, I'm sorry to trouble Brother Chen."
Chen Huanxing was surprised, happy and a little confused. He really didn't know the route and true intention of this observer, but for the time being, he just made plans based on his sincere intention to invest locally, and then wait and see what happens.
