Still in the cigar membership club-like room, Lu Ming elaborated on the Montenegro Special Administrative Region's proposition. The main point was that all parties should shelve disputes over sensitive issues and adopt a declaration to restore peace throughout Anshan as soon as possible. Regarding controversial issues, all parties can
After the declaration is released, it can be expressed on its own.
At the same time, Lu Ming also informed several parties that the Montenegrin peacekeeping forces would help Anshan Qidao establish the Northern Montenegro Autonomous Republic.
In fact, in this world, there is no essential difference between the word meaning and the political meaning of autonomous dominions, autonomous prefectures, autonomous provinces and autonomous republics.
However, an autonomous republic definitely has a stronger sense of independence than the first three.
The four "provinces" in the Northern Territory have a similar meaning to the "kingdom". In terms of the imperial federation, the four provinces, the Kingdom of Grifenni and the Kingdom of Japan are all equal imperial federations in a political sense.
member.
In fact, the combined population of the seven Anshan roads controlled by Montenegro is larger than that of Zhenjiang Province, with a population of nearly 20 million, and the territory is also wider than Zhenjiang Province.
The establishment of an autonomous republic was because it was in the Northern Territory. It was originally an area under the jurisdiction of the four provinces of the Northern Territory and did not belong to the Kingdom of Grifenni. However, to establish a "province" would definitely cause an uproar, so the kingdom was used as the province.
A slightly lower-level administrative body.
As for the Northern Montenegro Autonomous Republic, Lu Ming plans to abolish the administrative units at the provincial level like the Montenegro Special Zone, and cities and counties are not subordinate to each other. Counties mainly develop rural areas, and cities develop cities and suburbs. Both are parallel institutions and belong to the Republic (province).
) has direct jurisdiction.
Moreover, at the county level, the power is very small, and the main thing is the autonomy of each town.
It may be difficult to create megacities in this way, but it will be more fair to most people, especially rural people, and agriculture will not be used to build industry and megacities.
Anshan was already in a mess anyway, and it had just experienced a military disaster, so there were no labor pains, so we might as well tear it down and start over.
However, in fact, many ideas are deeply rooted. It is also a war period, and the Anshan people's worship of authority is not necessarily a bad thing. For the Anshan people, the current changes are just a seed sown, which will slowly take root and sprout.
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In order to attract investment in the Northern Montenegro Autonomous Republic, peace needs to be restored here as soon as possible in order to persuade the funds from the Eastern Alliance to flow in.
Investing in people's experiences in Wanzhou and Nanping should make them confident in the areas under Montenegro's control.
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In the afternoon, while Lu Ming was chatting in Wang Ding's room, several groups of guests came, all coming to visit Commissioner Zhang.
The first is Qi Zongxun.
Afterwards, Sun Chonggu also came, and with him were two young men, one was Sun Chonggu's cousin, named Sun Chongxing, and the other was Ren Zhonglin's fourth grandson, named Ren Xingfei.
Ren Zhonglin has two sons, both of whom are quite old. The one he is currently focusing on training is his eldest grandson, Ren Xingwen. He is said to be very resolute and decisive. He serves in the army and is now the Third Front Army of the Longbei Army that entered Anshan.
Commander of the army.
The army in Longbei is similar to the division in Heishan, with about 15,000 men.
As for Ren Xingfei in front of him, he and his cousin are like two extremes. As his name suggests, he is flying and jumping.
The third group of guests who came to visit Lu Ming were members of the Ma family, one of the four major families in Longbei: "Sun, Ma, Zhao, and Chen". They sent a greeting card and mentioned that the head of the family, Ma Boshang, wanted to entertain Commissioner Zhang tomorrow.
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The Sun family was obviously at odds with the Ma family, and Sun Chonggu sneered at the visitor, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, and he responded appropriately.
Lu Ming accepted the invitation and agreed to attend the appointment tomorrow.
"What's the point of being with a group of old people!" Sun Chonggu rolled his eyes. He and Lu Ming were very familiar with each other.
After the Anshan War broke out, he was transferred back to the provincial capital from Shengjing and joined the Ministry of National Defense as Assistant Minister.
Lu Ming looked at him helplessly. This guy's life was getting better and better. When he returned to the provincial capital, why did he feel that his habits were getting worse?
Sun Chonggu said mysteriously: "Brother, this time Xiaoxing has arranged for us to dance in the ballroom on the first floor? The dance partners are all good, but they are not dancers."
Next to him was Sun Chongxing, a pretty boy in his early twenties, with the image of a dandy young master, wearing a vest, shirt and suspenders, yellow plaid trousers, and a pocket watch hanging from his shirt pocket. In front of Sun Chonggu and Lu Ming, he smiled and nodded, his face full of flattery.
Obviously, Sun Chonggu's cousin is just a follower here. Of course, if he goes out, he will probably be the master who stomps his feet and trembles in the provincial city.
Lu Ming said helplessly: "I really can't get away. Let's go like this. You guys go first and I'll be there in a moment." He nuzzled in the direction of Zongxun again, "Take care of Marshal Zongxun for me."
Sun Chonggu knew somewhat about Commissioner Zhang's character and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, you must come, we are waiting for you!"
There was a hint of dissatisfaction on Ren Xingfei's face. After all, the whole Longbei belonged to his Ren family, and no matter how high-ranking the official with this surname was, he was still working for someone else, right? It was a big deal.
Sun Chonggu had already gone to chat with Qi Zongxun. Although Qi Zongxun was helpless, he was dragged away by the three of them while laughing.
Ren Xingfei's attitude towards Qi Zongxun was different. Naturally, he felt that they were of the same class, and they were all from the royal family of the Northern Territory.
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Lu Ming sat back and talked to Wang Ding about some of his side's principled issues when it came to signing a peace agreement.
While he was talking, the phone rang. After Wang Ding went to answer the phone, he covered the phone and said with a smile: "Commissioner, your voice sounds like a young lady." As he spoke, he brought the phone over.
Lu Ming took the phone and said, "I am Zhang Aming."
"Master, it's me, Xue Zihan..." Her voice was very clear and sweet.
Lu Ming didn't expect it and said with a smile: "Zihan? Didn't you make a shopping appointment with your best friend today? Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Well..." Xue Zihan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm at the coffee shop opposite the Richard Hotel. I have something to do, but I can't tell you on the phone. Do you have time?"
Lu Ming smiled: "We're almost done talking. I'm going to find you. What's the name of your coffee shop?"
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A quarter of an hour later, Lu Ming came to the "Phoebe Coffee" across the street. The neighborhood around Richard's Hotel and the commercial street were also filled with the Western colors of the 1920s and 1930s. In fact, they had not kept up with the development of the times and were still stuck in the past.
But in Lu Ming's opinion, unlike the modernization of Donghai, this atmosphere is very retro and has a unique style.
Far away, Lu Ming saw Xue Zihan and her companions standing at the door of the coffee shop, looking eagerly, looking a little anxious.
Seeing Lu Ming appear, Xue Zihan showed a happy look on her face. She looked like a student in a blue jacket, black skirt, white socks, lace-up black cloth shoes, but her appearance was bright and radiant. With the pure student clothes that had passed through the years, she looked even more beautiful and charming.
Next to Xue Zihan was a fat girl, looking at Lu Ming curiously.
The three of them entered the coffee shop. Xue Zihan introduced her good friend Li Wanjun. Lu Ming was speechless when he heard this name.
Li Wanjun smiled sweetly and said: "Mr. Zhang, what is the relationship between you and Zihan? Ask Zihan, but she won't tell. But she seems to call you master? This, Zihan used to hate the old-style family the most, very much
Isn’t it rotten?” There was also a sharp edge in the laughter.
Xue Zihan tugged on her clothes from below and said, "Let's talk business with the master."
Li Wanjun curled her lips: "What can happen to them? I say you are just overthinking. I think Mr. Zhang is young..."
Xue Zihan frowned, a little angry, "You don't understand!" She said to Lu Ming: "Master, do you know that the ballroom of Richard Hotel is open today?"
Ballroom? Lu Ming was startled, thinking of Sun Chonggu and the others, and nodded: "The facilities inside are still open, but they are not open to the public. In the past, even non-hotel residents could enter by buying tickets? Now the entire hotel is closed to outsiders.
Once inside, the facilities are only open to guests, but they are all open!”
Li Wanjun said from the side: "I'm telling you, I can't be a liar! Li Changhong, don't think I don't like him, but he has a wide range of friends in society and has many connections. You see, Richard's Hotel is not open to the public.
, he can still bring people in, right?"
Xue Zihan was too lazy to pay attention to her, and said to Lu Ming: "The president of our school's student union, named Li Changhong, said that there was a sorority in the ballroom of the Richard Hotel today, and the other parties were all unmarried young talents, and I was named
Zhou Xiaoli's good friend went there, and I just heard that it seems that Li Changhong invited all very beautiful girls from our school, and I don't think something is right."
Li Wanjun laughed from the side and said: "Aren't you the most beautiful school beauty? It's a pity that you have an owner. Moreover, Li Changhong doesn't know how to contact you. However, you would never agree before. You hate those who love vanity the most.
Isn’t it a female classmate? You often say that if you want to love freely, even if you find a rickshaw puller, as long as you love him and he loves you, that will be the happiest life." He glanced at Lu Ming as he spoke.
Obviously, she had a vague feeling that the relationship between her friend and this man was not a normal love relationship. As a like-minded person who once vowed to be a new woman and worked passionately for women's rights, she felt very sad today. She felt that her friend had betrayed her vow and ideals.
He also betrayed her.
As she spoke, she shook her head disdainfully: "It's their own business if they want to get to know young talents, Zihan, let's not just be villains in vain!"
Xue Zihan was angry, "If you keep doing this, I won't look for you anymore!"
When Li Wanjun saw that she was really angry, she was startled and fell silent.
Lu Ming had already stood up, "You two come with me." Obviously, Xue Zihan's experience made her know how dark this society actually is, and how terrible it is if the upper class is like a dog. But Li Wanjun does not have those experiences, and is not like the real upper class society.
There was no intersection at all, and the college student group was generally very respected in the public. Even the upper echelons seemed to attach great importance to the rights of this group. Therefore, of course she did not understand what Xue Zihan was thinking.
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After leaving the coffee shop, Lu Ming was quickly surrounded by several young men in peaked hats.
Lu Ming led Xue Zihan and Li Wanjun into the magnificent lobby of the Richard Hotel, and several guards outside the glass revolving door saluted together.
Li Wanjun looked at this scene in shock, and looked at Xue Zihan with even more complicated eyes.
Lu Ming and his party then turned left and walked along the softly lit corridor. In front of them was a magnificent gate with a golden engraving of "Civilized Dance".
There were a few plainclothes men standing in front of the door. They wanted to come up and stop them, but they were suppressed by a few guys in peaked caps as if they were subduing chickens, and they were pushed to the wall.
A young man in a peaked hat pushed open the magnificent golden door, and Lu Ming was the first to walk in.
The lights were on inside, and there was no dance music. It looked like something had happened. A group of people were gathering at a teahouse, and a woman was crying.
Sun Chongxing was at the outermost corner with sharp eyes. When he saw Lu Ming and his entourage coming in, he immediately came up to greet him and shouted: "Third brother, Commissioner Zhang is here!"
Sun Chongxing ran to Lu Ming's side. When he saw Xue Zihan beside Lu Ming, his eyes lit up, but he didn't dare to look any further. He smiled and said, "You're here!"
Sun Chonggu also strode over and said with a smile: "Brother, you are here!"
Lu Ming pointed outside, "There's a little misunderstanding. The little guys outside don't recognize me."
Sun Chonggu's eyes widened and he looked at Sun Chongxing.
Sun Chongxing had already stretched out his hand and slapped himself in the face, "It's up to me! I should have waited outside!"
In fact, it was Sun Chonggu who told him that Commissioner Zhang would not come.
At this time, Sun Chonggu pointed at him and laughed and scolded: "If you don't know how to do things, your little boys deserve to suffer a little!"
"Yes, yes..." Sun Chongxing apologized and said to a man next to him: "Go tell them about a small misunderstanding!"
Lu Ming looked towards where the crowd was gathered and asked, "What's going on?"
The man's voice sounded, "Damn it, do you agree or not? I've been waiting for more than half a minute! I'm going to cry!" He said again: "No wait, take me upstairs!" It was Ren Xingfei's voice.
The woman's sobbing voice suddenly turned into a scream. It seemed that someone was trying to force her away.
Lu Ming frowned: "What's going on?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sun Chonggu curled his lips and said, "Damn it, all the good elegance was ruined by this kid. Xiaoxing originally found a few dance partners,
They are all beauties from the First University. They are beautiful and talented, but this young master Fei has no sense of taste. He fell in love with one of them when they met and wanted to get her to rent a room! Isn't that right? I told her to ask her companions to persuade her.
, I think I will agree to it after my emotions calm down, otherwise it will be a disappointment? Damn it, why don’t you just dance and talk first?! What an idiot!"
Over there, the girl's screams turned into howls, but she saw two strong men dragging a girl towards this side, and the other girls were trembling with fear.
Ren Xingfei walked aside cursing, and another young man smiled and said something beside him. Suddenly he was slapped by Ren Xingfei and staggered. Ren Xingfei went up and kicked him fiercely, "Who the hell do you think you are, you don't deserve to talk to me?"
?I’ll kill you!”
"Master, that's Xiaoli, and the one who was beaten was Li Changhong..." Xue Zihan pointed at the girl being dragged away and said anxiously.
Lu Ming said to Sun Chonggu: "He who asked Ren Xingfei to release him is my concubine's friend!"
Sun Chonggu was stunned, nodded quickly, walked over, and ordered the two men to let go.
Lu Ming looked around, but Qi Zongxun was nowhere to be seen. Apparently he left after seeing the mess here. As the successor trained by Qi Huaide, he couldn't continue to mess around with a group of dandies.
Over there, Ren Xingfei listened to Sun Chonggu's words, stopped chasing Li Changhong, rubbed his wrists, and walked over slowly.
When he got closer and saw Xue Zihan beside Lu Ming, Ren Xingfei's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Commissioner Zhang, it turns out you have a better one? Auntie, right? When can I kiss Fangze..."
With a crisp "pop" sound, Ren Xingfei had been slapped hard by Lu Ming. His eyes were so slapped that he took a few steps back and sat down on the ground.
Sun Chonggu already knew what was going to happen after listening to Ren Xingfei's words. Just as he was about to stop him, Ren Xingfei was slapped down.
Although it is not unacceptable to send concubines to each other in the Northern Territory, it also depends on the concubine's background. Usually concubines who are born as prostitutes are not popular with their masters, but they are just a taste of something new, and that is the real product.
But around Commissioner Zhang, Sun Chonggu knew that there had always been strange women from all over the country, from all over the world, they were either ladies or famous ladies, and any one of them was a top treasure in the eyes of men, and all of them had great backgrounds, all because
During the war, the class was reversed. They were convicted for various reasons and were taken into custody by Commissioner Zhang.
Commissioner Zhang has no other faults, and he is a very scary prince-like figure, but he likes women and drags them wherever he goes. He also has a strong desire for exclusivity. When we were together suppressing bandits in Wanzhou, we lived together to suppress a boss.
I knew it when I was in the compound.
From Commissioner Zhang's point of view, Ren Xingfei's words were like cuckolding him.
Which man can endure this?
Sun Chonggu smiled bitterly in his heart, hurriedly helped Ren Xingfei, and shouted: "Don't do anything, everyone calm down!"
However, several of Ren Xingfei's followers rushed up and confronted the young man in the peaked hat next to Commissioner Zhang.
Ren Xingfei seemed to be completely knocked out, and one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.
Seeing the redness and swelling on his face, Sun Chonggu was horrified. He had such a strong hand and slapped Ren Xingfei almost into a pig's head.
Lu Ming already frowned and said: "Chonggu, tell him to get lost. I will discuss this matter with his father tomorrow!"
Sun Chonggu's heart suddenly shuddered. Speaking of which, many of his achievements in his promotion came from the support of Brother Zhang. Including the suppression of bandits in Wanzhou, the smooth sailing in Shengjing, and the early contacts that facilitated the coalition forces. From the perspective of Longbei,
They all have their own merits. In fact, they all benefit from Brother Zhang.
As for Master Fei, I just used to hang out with him a lot. Now that I have returned to the provincial capital, I can't get rid of him.
If you want to say that he will be the leader of Sun Faction in the future, who is he?
Maybe when his eldest brother Ren Xingwen came to power, he still acted like this and affected the reputation of the Ren family. Since the elders were all gone, his eldest brother used him to sacrifice the flag every second. The relationship was already very bad.
As for now, if Xiaofei's father hears that he has caused trouble again and offended the most famous person in front of the Prince's Palace of Black Mountain Castle, is he afraid that his legs will be broken?
Sun Chonggu was thinking wildly, and then gestured to Ren Xingfei's followers, "Quick, you guys, take him away! Don't cause a big trouble! Damn it, if you don't behave honestly, I will remove your legs. You know
