"Well, directors, if you have nothing to do, I can take you out for a drive. I am familiar with every road in Shanghai." Lu Ming took the opportunity to win over people's hearts.
Several division chiefs were very happy. They knew it would be great to go out with this rich director-general. Not to mention the delicious food and drinks, they would have a green light wherever they go.
Several female secretaries also lowered their heads and chatted together, then raised their heads and looked at Lu Ming with longing eyes. Lu Ming smiled at them and made a cool gesture of snapping his fingers.
Several girls understood what he meant and continued their chirping with red faces.
"Brother Lu, it seems that I have to trouble you to think of a way to redesign a practical plan." Kang Ze had to lower his head and said.
Lu Ming felt relieved. What he was most worried about did not happen. He was really afraid that Kang Ze would insist on Qingshan and not let go. He would have to cooperate to save his face, which would be really difficult.
"Brother Kang, I am in charge of finance. I will not be involved in the intelligence field. I will speak when you need my opinions. It is up to Brother Kang and the department chiefs to design the plan. How hard it is for the department chiefs." Lu Ming
Use retreat as the path forward.
Of course he can't just be incited by others, as that would be suspected of seizing power.
He has now controlled the financial power of the Blue Clothes Club, especially the Shanghai branch. If the intelligence work is divided up again, I am afraid that the head office will not watch and say nothing.
Kang Ze didn't know that Lu Ming's power was already great enough. If Lu Ming was allowed to intervene in intelligence collection, it would go against their original purpose of using the Sheng family to control Shanghai.
In the eyes of Nanjing's senior officials, Sheng Youde sympathized with the Communist Party. Therefore, the Sheng family could not hold real power. The Sheng family's money was just a knife. They wanted to hold this knife and stab it into the heart of the CCP-Shanghai underground party organization.
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Kang Ze had his own difficulties. The chairman of the committee assigned him to be responsible for the establishment of the Shanghai branch of Lanyi Society and gave him secret instructions.
It is necessary to make achievements within two years, put the intelligence work on the right track, and ensure that the community organization is qualified to transform into a formal intelligence agency.
Kang Ze has his own wishful thinking. After making great achievements in the Blue Clothes Society, he will be transferred to the party and government system, or return to the army. He does not want to spend his whole life working on bad intelligence, racking his brains all day long, and having trouble sleeping and eating.
"The meeting is temporarily adjourned, and the action plan will be put on hold for now. When everyone goes back, think carefully about how to get rid of the work in Shanghai. Not to mention a good start, at least ensure that the work can be carried out normally." Kang Ze looked at the lunch time.
When we arrived, we announced a temporary adjournment.
Everyone stood up and waited for Kang Ze and Lu Ming to leave first. Although it was a community organization, it still retained a full military camp style.
Kang Ze announced the adjournment of the meeting because he wanted to contact the Nanjing authorities to ask whether the top management could authorize Lu Ming and how much power they could grant to Lu Ming.
He didn't take Lu Ming's modesty and excuses seriously. He had seen this kind of situation so many times that he didn't need to think too much. It was definitely Lu Ming making a gesture and asking for chips from him.
Kang Ze thought about it. How could it be possible if you want others to help you but don't give them the corresponding power? No one is a fool.
However, he was still very grateful to Lu Ming. If Lu Ming had not pointed out the problems in the plan, it is very likely that he would have seen red when he opened the door. It was not an auspicious red, but a red that would cause serious injuries and even death.
"Brother Lu, if there are deficiencies or deficiencies in my work from now on, please point them out without any scruples." Kang Ze said as he followed Lu Ming out of the conference hall.
"Brother Kang, I actually know nothing about intelligence work. Even as a layman, I only speak in layman's terms." Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Brothers, let's not say these polite words. If we talk about laymen, we are all laymen in our company, there is no expert. Aren't we all learning from scratch? In fact, I think Brother Lu is very talented in intelligence work, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do it.
Maybe we can see the problems in the plan." Kang Ze said with emotion.
Lu Ming said nothing, thinking that I had only pointed out part of it, and left a large part unsaid. If you insist on your plan and refuse to change, I will not be polite and will attack again.
Now that things have changed, Lu Ming still said a few words of politeness, and then the two of them went downstairs and came to a restaurant set up in a bungalow behind the building.
Behind them, followed by the division chiefs, adjutants and confidential secretaries, as well as the chiefs of various departments, everyone walked into the restaurant in an orderly manner.
The seats in the restaurant are pre-set. Lu Ming and Kang Ze have private rooms, the department directors have private rooms, and the rest of the people eat in the hall.
The section chiefs are in the same place, the adjutants are in the same place, and the female secretaries also have their own fixed dining tables.
The reason why the dining table is set up like this is because the food standards are set from top to bottom according to the level of position.
The biggest difference is that the chief secretary and division chiefs are provided with wine for every meal, while the section chiefs and adjutants are not provided with wine.
Lu Ming was not addicted to alcohol, but he always liked to have a drink with every meal. This was a habit he had developed over the years, so he added drinks and cigarettes to the menus of Kang Ze and the division chiefs.
There are many kinds of wine, which are provided according to personal taste. Lu Ming moved a box of Scotch whiskey and put it in the canteen as his own special wine.
The cigarettes were Camel, a famous American brand. Lu Ming didn't smoke, so the cigarettes were naturally for other people.
"Brother Lu, can you help me share some of the burden in intelligence work? I can't carry it alone." Kang Ze drank the domestically produced Bamboo Leaf Green. He liked this kind of wine with the flavor of Chinese herbal medicine.
"Brother Kang, let's not talk about insiders and outsiders. I have already served as the financial director of the entire company. If I get involved in intelligence work again, will anyone say that I have stretched my hands too far?" Lu Ming took a sip of whiskey and said.
"That's what I mean. What do they have to say? Those who can do more work." Kang Ze said disapprovingly.
"You have a big heart, but you can't stop others. If you feel that the burden is too heavy, you can ask Nanjing to send another secretary-general." Lu Ming knew that the head office had no one to send, but he had to say this.
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"It's not like you don't know that there are no idle people nowadays. He Zhonghan and Zeng Zhi are doing personnel training, and they also have heavy responsibilities. Gui Yongqing went to Hangzhou to establish a branch, Zeng Kuqing went to Peking to establish a branch, and there are a few more
The secretary-generals also went to Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Chengdu, Chongqing and other places to establish branches, and they always used one person as several people." Kang Ze frowned and smiled bitterly.
Lu Ming really didn't know that the Blue Clothes Club was moving so quickly. Preparations for the establishment of branches in various places were already in full swing. It seemed that the chairman was determined to build the Blue Clothes Club into an intelligence agency with nationwide coverage.
Even if Kang Ze didn't mention these things, Lu Ming would soon know that funds are needed to establish branches in various places, and many reports require his signature as the financial director.
At the very least, the personnel expenses and allowances cannot be hidden from him, and the list must be listed in full. However, Kang Ze told him the dynamics of the Blue Clothes Club in advance, which was also a clever working method to show his trust in him.
"Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but that I really have a problem." Lu Ming smiled bitterly.
Then he whispered in Kang Ze's ear: "As you know, I actually represent Duke Sheng in the society. If I interfere in the intelligence work, Guild Jiang will not be happy."
Kang Ze nodded. What Lu Ming said was a tacit understanding between them, but now he couldn't care about it. He really needed Lu Ming to help him make suggestions, otherwise the branch's work would be shelved.
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"Let me ask for permission and see what the higher-ups' attitude is. If the higher-ups agree, others will have nothing to say, and you will have no pressure." Kang Ze could only say this.
This matter was beyond his authority. If it were someone else, he could directly appoint him as his deputy and put forward specific work requirements, but Lu Ming couldn't.
One is that Lu Ming, as the financial director of the head office, is on the same level as him, so he has no right to arrange work; the other is that Lu Ming, who represents the Sheng family, intervenes in intelligence work, and it is hard to say whether the principal will agree to it.
He planned to call Deng Wenyi after dinner to report the problems encountered in Shanghai, and then let Deng Wenyi take over the job of principal.
Although he is also the principal's confidant, when it comes to figuring out the principal's thoughts, he can't keep up with Deng Wenyi even if he is trying to flatter him.