Ba Kun did not leave. He sat there, lit a huge cigar, puffed out the smoke, and looked at Lu Ming up and down.
"In Antiguala, I can also create huge trouble for you. On Green Funa Island, you can change owners very quickly. And your friends, such as Chen Huanxing? They will all get into huge trouble."
Lu Ming smiled and stood up, "It seems we have nothing to talk about." He looked at his watch and said, "I have a dinner date with Brigadier Yuhase. He is at Phaya Restaurant. If you want to find me, you can go there."
A trace of ridicule flashed in Ba Kun's eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just snorted with a sullen face.
There are twelve brigades of Antiguara's regular army, which are in the hands of different families, and their numbers and equipment are also very different.
Moreover, generally speaking, these brigades with the designation of the National Guard are relatively corrupt, and their combat effectiveness is not even as strong as that of the powerful tribal armed forces, but in any case, they are state government troops with official designations.
Of these twelve brigades, ten are stationed on the peninsula.
There are three brigades around the city of Fellman, namely the Guards Brigade, the First Brigade, and the Third Brigade.
Among them, the first brigade is believed to be controlled by the Zonglawimeng family, who was born in the governor of Chachai. It is also the only armed force close to the governor of Chachai today.
Yuhase is the brigade commander of the Guards Brigade.
The number is very loud, and the other eleven brigades are all numbered.
There is only the Guards Brigade, whose name was inherited from the Guards of the Archduke of Antiguara hundreds of years ago.
Thousands of years ago, Antiguara was a grand duchy within the kingdom, and the queen conferred the title of Grand Duke of Antiguara on the noble Mitai.
However, more than 300 years ago, the state assembly deposed the Grand Duke. It can also be said that the major Mitai families jointly abandoned the Grand Duke's family.
The Grand Duke was given the honorary title of "Phaye", which could be passed down from generation to generation. At that time, he promised to support the "Phaye" family with one hundred gold coins every year.
Today, "Phaya" still has heirs, but the contribution of 100 gold coins provided by the state has not changed, and it has changed from 100 gold coins to the current 100 imperial coins.
It seems that the Phraya family is having a difficult life nowadays, and they even published a newspaper to ask for help.
As for the Grand Duke's Guards, today's Guards Brigade is also extremely poor. It is more like an ancient honor guard with swords, guns, swords and halberds. There are only about a thousand people in number. They can often be seen performing in front of the gates of wealthy merchants celebrating festivals.
Moreover, the state Legislature has repeatedly reduced funding for the brigade.
Many congressmen believe that the honor guard is no longer necessary and should be abolished.
This is because the name of the Guards Brigade is so loud that no one wants another family to have it in their hands. Anyone with such intentions will be attacked in groups. Gradually, the brigade becomes a pure guard of honor.
Therefore, when Ba Kun heard that Lu Ming was going to meet Yuhase, the Guards Brigade Commander, he just sneered in his heart. He obviously looked down upon this foreigner a little. In fact, this guy couldn't understand the situation at all, because the Guards Brigade number was
For this reason, do you think that the Guards Brigade is a very strong armed force and can be relied upon?
Lu Ming smiled at Ba Kun and turned to leave. Du Hao, Papada and others hurriedly followed.
…
Three luxury cars drove slowly through the shabby apartment buildings that looked like pigeon cages.
Papada sat next to Lu Ming and didn't know where she was going. The Zhongzhou man and Mr. Weichai were sent to the Phaya restaurant.
Finally, in a slightly empty place, three cars slowly stopped.
Before the driver ran down and opened the door, Papada got out of the car first, then walked around to the other side and opened the door for Lu Ming.
Papadha also noticed that in the first car, there seemed to be an elderly maid and two twin girls who looked like elementary school students.
In the third car, two broad-waisted girls got out, wearing green camouflage uniforms with submachine guns hanging around their necks. One of them, a tough female soldier, was carrying a small suitcase.
Lu Ming smiled at Papada, he was quite discerning.
Then he walked towards one of the dilapidated apartments.
Papada followed and saw the two female soldiers following behind.
In front of the building, a few children were playing and singing some song. Lu Ming heard the pronunciation of "Phiye" in the song.
When several children saw someone coming, and they were people from Central China wearing luxurious clothes, they immediately dispersed.
Lu Ming asked Papada: "What are they singing?"
"It seems to be a children's song that satirizes Phaya." Papadda had never heard this song before, and the tune was very confusing. It was just a saliva song. It was probably made up by the children.
Lu Ming nodded, the restaurant can be named "Phaya" casually. The restaurant has nothing to do with the Phaya family, which also shows the decline of the Phaya family.
Entering the entrance of the corridor, the light inside was dim. It was already past four o'clock. This was because the layout inside was not very good and there was a mountain of garbage piled up at the entrance of the corridor.
Going up to the second floor, it is a tube building that looks like a dormitory building. There is a corridor in the middle and there are more than a dozen rooms in the north and south.
Lu Ming looked at the house number and came to door 207. The female soldier without a box came up and knocked on the door.
The two female soldiers are Red Three and Red Four among the seventy-two red feathers.
In Antiguara, there are eight permanent residents.
Someone inside was chirping impatiently, and then the door was opened, revealing an old man with a wrinkled face, Mitai, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties.
The old man was originally full of impatience, but when he saw the people outside standing dumbfounded and showing fear, he asked in a jabbering voice, who should he be asking about you? Have you found the wrong person?
Lu Ming smiled at Papada and said, "Tell him, my name is Zhang Aming, and I come from Montenegro. Well, you can say I'm from the East China Sea. He doesn't know where Montenegro is, so he just said that I have a good deal to discuss with him."
Papadha followed the instructions and told the old man.
The old man Mi Tai listened with suspicion on his face, but Lu Ming had already stepped in and he did not dare to stop him.
This kind of apartment consists of bedrooms and a small living room outside. There is no washroom, water room, kitchen and toilet. The entire floor is shared.
There wasn't much decent furniture inside. There was a sofa and a coffee table, but they were all in disrepair.
There was also a seven or eight-year-old girl in the room, who seemed to have just returned from washing clothes in the water room and was shaking them out to dry.
Seeing many strangers coming in, the girl timidly dragged the basin to the corner.
Lu Ming sat on the sofa and said with a smile: "Mr. Phaya, I have something good to tell you."
Over there, Papadha was stunned. Is it Phi Ya? Is it that Phi Ya?
While Papada was translating, Hong Si opened the small suitcase in his hand. Inside were dozens of golden yellow croakers.
The old man Mi Tai looked at it blankly.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "You are considered well-informed. This is real gold. You can try it..." With a gesture, Hong Si took out one and threw it to the old man Mi Tai.
As if he had found a treasure, the old man Mitai weighed it in his hand and bit it with his teeth. His eyes lit up immediately, but he still had doubts on his face and reluctantly handed the gold bar back.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "You can hold it for now, and I am going to give these gold bars to you!" He added: "You have passed on the title of Phraya to your second son, so now it is your second son.
Your son and his wife support you, but your other children have severed ties with you, right?" He looked at the girl again and said, "This is your granddaughter, the only daughter of your second son? The future little Phaya?"
Papadha was shocked. It turned out that they were really members of the Phaya family. She translated with a calm expression on her face.
Lao Phraya was even more surprised and said a few words in Jiligulu, which meant that when the second son had a son, the title of Phraya would still be passed on to his grandson.
Lu Ming smiled: "That's not necessary. Mr. Phaya, I'm here to propose marriage. If Mr. Phaya is willing to pass on the title to his eldest daughter, I will propose to your granddaughter Xiao Phaya. Of course, she is still young.
Young, only seven years old? We can get engaged first!" With a gesture, Hong Si sent the small suitcase containing the gold bars to Lao Phaya's arms.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "These are the engagement gifts for you and Mr. Phaya."
Thirty standard gold bars cost about 30,000 yuan.
Lao Phaya was taken aback and didn't know how to react for a moment.
Lu Ming smiled again and said: "Also in Hualman Apartment, I bought a big house for your family. It is 300 square meters, which is enough for your family of four. It will be enough for a few more grandchildren in the future.
For a month, I will also give you two hundred yuan for living expenses, so that Mr. and Mrs. Phaya can live without going out to work, and they can also hire a maid to take care of you."
In this abnormally prosperous city like Fairman, if an ordinary family wants to maintain a normal life, a family of four still needs twenty or thirty yuan.
Therefore, the 100 yuan that the state government pays "Phaya" every year is basically a drop in the bucket.
And with two hundred yuan a month, you can really live a pampered life, and you can indeed hire a maid.
Lao Phaya was extremely surprised when he heard this and couldn't help but look at his granddaughter.
Xiao Phaya is actually an ordinary Mitai girl, and her appearance is not outstanding among Mitai girls, let alone the traditional Mitai appearance, which is inherently not as good-looking as Central Asians, Westerners and mixed-race groups.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "When Mr. Phraya comes back, you can discuss it again. You will know tomorrow if I lied to you. I will come again tomorrow to transfer the ownership of the apartment in Warman to Mr. Phraya.
"
Warman Apartment is a middle-class community of Fairman Mitai people. It does not have a large apartment with an area of 300 square meters. Lu Ming bought two adjacent units and opened them up.
After all, I don’t want them to be too public. It’s nice to live in a middle-class community, comfortable and less likely to get into trouble.
Lao Phaya was stunned for a long time, and finally murmured a few words.
"Uncle, he asked you for your exact identity." Papada said beside him.
Lu Ming nodded: "I am the staff of General Montenegro. I have tens of millions of assets. Now I want to come to Antiguala for development. I feel that joining the Phaya family is a good start." After a pause, "And it's like this.
I have a wife, but obviously I can’t take little Phraya as a concubine, so I plan to marry into the Phraya family. In my surname, I can add Phraya, and I am Zhang Phraya Amin. According to the state council and you
According to the family agreement, the Phraya family can marry multiple wives, which solves the legal problem, and I have become a member of the Phraya family, which is also good for my future development."
Looking at Lao Phye, "Now, do you have any questions?"
Lao Phye shook his head in confusion.
Lu Ming stood up and said, "Then you and Mr. Phaya discuss it. These gold bars will be left here for you, but you must keep them and don't let others know. It's a crime to possess a treasure!"
Lao Phaya's eyes widened immediately, but he was also a little frightened.
When Lu Ming and others left, he didn't have time to send it away, but hurriedly went to hide the gold bars.
…
Back in the car, Lu Ming glanced at Papada, "Don't you have anything to ask?"
Papada shook her head gently, "I know that you are a great person that I could not imagine. You have done great things. I don't understand and I dare not ask."
Lu Ming smiled, "I mean, from the perspective of Erica's good friend, I'm obviously not a good husband."
Papada was startled, "Ericiang should understand you... In fact, she never told me your specific things, but her admiration for you is so strong that it transcends a wife's feelings for her husband...
I feel that in her eyes, you are a god, and she will be very happy to see you occasionally..."
Lu Ming nodded and stopped talking.
But he sighed softly in his heart, thought about it for a while, and said: "Come tomorrow, I will change my identity."
Of course Papadha didn't know why.
What Lu Ming was thinking was that although he seemed to gradually no longer care about the things between men and women, if he felt good, there would be a relationship like Beiji's, where lovers would just be lovers, and there would be no emotional burden. Incarnate marriage,
They can all be used to make fuss, and they can be used to any extent.
But actually I still have some balance in my mind.
For example, for Erika, after thinking about it for a while, I felt that I was sorry for her.
It should be that, with Zhang Aming's identity, she is his only real wife, and Zhang Aming is Erika's husband completely.
Although this idea is very hypocritical and is an excuse to anesthetize oneself to make oneself feel at ease, this subtle feeling does exist, and it may also be important to Erika.
Therefore, it is better not to have Commissioner Zhang marry two wives. He will use a pseudonym tomorrow. Of course, no disguise is required, but according to Commissioner Zhang’s household registration, his only wife is Erika.
…
Phaya Restaurant is a gorgeous glass-walled restaurant overlooking the Golden Sands Beach.
Obviously Antiguala is a lake area, but everything is like an inland sea.
When the car stopped in front of Phaya Restaurant, Congressman Bakun hurriedly came out to greet him. Apparently, he had been waiting for a long time and was looking forward to it.
"Miss Papada, I solemnly apologize to you!" Bakun said very seriously to Papadha who was opening the car door.
Papada said softly: "I accept your apology." In her heart, she didn't feel strange anymore. In a short period of time, she seemed to have understood why Erika admired and attached herself to this uncle so much. Bakun came to apologize, too.
As expected, nothing is impossible for this uncle.
Lu Ming smiled at Ba Kun, "Then, I also hope that our little grudge will disappear. There will be many things that I need your help with in the future."
Bakun stretched out his hand with a solemn expression, "Commissioner Zhang, I apologize to you again! I will personally mediate the fishery dispute between Biyun Island and Sune Island tomorrow."
Lu Ming stretched out his hand to shake his hand and said with a smile: "I think the little trouble in the Northern Territory can be solved tomorrow."
At around five o'clock, Ba Kun received a call from James. All the opium dens in Shengjing's central district had been sealed by the Montenegro prosecutors, bailiffs and bailiffs, because the Montenegro Concession prosecutors believed that the smoke from the opium dens in the central district had been passed through.
Transported from the territory of Montenegro Special Administrative Region, they requested the court to issue a temporary injunction so that they could investigate clearly. The court finally agreed with the prosecutor's reasonable suspicion and issued a temporary injunction.
And if this investigation continues, the tobacco channels in the entire Northern Territory will be blocked, which will be a huge trouble.
It's not just Bakun who is involved. If this commissioner exposes him again, he will be angered by Bakun.
I'm afraid that within a few days, Ba Kun will be assassinated by the angry drug lords.
Because there are two railway lines from Yantu to the Northern Territory, one is the Eastern Main Line, which must pass through the Heishan Special Zone.
The other is to take the West Main Line and go to Anshan, Jiangbei.
However, the Western Route has always been short of traffic, and the Jiangbei Customs in Ansan Province is so troublesome that even mosquitoes have to be pulled out.
What's more, changing the transportation route is a big project, and the states and provinces related to the Western Trunk Line in the Southern Region also need to open up relationships.
Coupled with various coordination and running-in.
It cannot be achieved overnight, and the losses during this period may be astronomical.
Not to mention, it may also lead to a major reshuffle among the drug lords. The quota for the northern region has always been the focus of the drug lords' struggle. Such a big change will inevitably trigger a war among the drug lords and warlords.
If all this is to be blamed on Ba Kun, how can he afford it?
Hearing Lu Ming's understatement at this time, Representative Ba Kun relaxed a little, looked at Lu Ming and said: "Then I'll trouble you!"
Lu Ming nodded and said with a smile: "I won't treat you to this meal today!"
"Oh, you talk about your story!" Representative Bakun apologized with a smile.
Lu Ming turned around and walked towards the restaurant. In fact, his actions in the Northern Territory were to scare Ba Kun.
If such drastic measures are used to ban smoking, the Northern Territory will also become a mess, and even several companies will join forces to deal with the Montenegrins, which will outweigh the gains and losses.
After all, tobacco and soil tax is a very important source of finance for the four northern provinces.
There were actually a few people in front of the restaurant, including Du Hao and Father Weichai. In addition, there was an old man wearing a brigadier general's uniform.
The old man took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I have admired you for a long time!"
Lu Ming smiled and shook hands with him, "Hello, Brigadier Yuhase!"
Yuhase's attitude was very humble. Obviously, in addition to the fact that he was a brigade commander who was not worthy of his name and suffered a lot of oppression, Bakun's actions just now also shocked Yuhase.
Ba Kun must have been here a long time ago. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He may have asked Yuhase several times if he could contact him.
When he arrived, Ba Kun apologized or something, and Yu Hase saw it.
Telling Ba Kun that he would come here to have dinner with Yuhase was to ask Ba Kun to use him as his "business card".
After the big trouble at five o'clock, Ba Kun was anxious and couldn't find him when he called, so he could only come here and wait.
Of course, using Bakun as a business card was an impromptu idea. I had never thought that I would not be able to reach an agreement with Bakun at all, so I made preparations just in case.
"Mr. Zhang, do you need to hire our soldiers to perform ceremonial performances for some festive events for you? Or do you need to follow you in and out as ceremonial soldiers?" After entering the restaurant, Yuhase went straight to the point in his first sentence.
Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh. This was a popular business for the Guards Brigade to make a living. The entire brigade could still maintain a thousand soldiers, all thanks to various business experiences.
