Lu Ming was lying on the big soft bed. He had just squinted for a while and looked at his watch. It was already past eleven o'clock.
I didn't sleep all night last night. At eight o'clock this morning, I got on the train at Donghai Central Station. The starting point was Donghai Central Station and the end point was Nicolo.
Nicolo is one of the largest city-states in the Western Free Cities-States Alliance.
It is also the seat of the City-State Alliance Parliament.
A loose alliance composed of hundreds of free city-states joined the empire as a whole and became one of the five major federations of the empire.
But in fact, this alliance is extremely loose, with many conflicts and constant wars between city-states.
The alliance headquarters is located in Nicolo City.
The main thing that symbolizes the existence of the alliance is the Alliance Parliament.
Each city-state, no matter how big or small, has one representative as a member of the alliance. There is no difference between large city-states and small city-states. In the parliament, they only have one representative and one vote. It seems fair, but this makes the alliance worse.
It is impossible for the parliament to resolve the conflicts between any city-states. It only exists as a symbol, a place for quarrels with rival city-states.
This train from the East China Sea can go directly to Nicolo City.
However, Nicolo City is located in the northeast of the Western Region. There should be more than two thousand miles from Nicolo City to Bate City. More than a thousand miles of it are connected by railways. The rest are garbage roads and dirt roads, especially Bate City.
In Techeng and nearby city-states, the main means of transportation is horse-drawn carriages.
However, due to the discovery of super-large oil fields, Fila Petroleum has already planned to connect Batecheng to the Western Region railway network.
In the Western Region, there are not many railways, just the two main trunk lines, east-west and north-south. When Bate City enters the railway network, the number of merchants coming here to prospect for gold will inevitably increase explosively.
Therefore, if the Beiguan business group can take the lead in this area, it will have a bright future.
However, there are not many business figures from Beiguan participating in this inspection delegation. There are only more than 20 business representatives in the economic and trade delegation, and they only represent eleven companies and individuals. Some of them may not be humane.
Lu Ming paid more attention to these people. Of course, being unwilling to participate in this inspection does not mean that they are incompetent. It cannot even be said that they do not have a pioneering spirit. It is closely related to the company's own goals and strategies. On the contrary, those who are actively pioneering may be
The company itself is heavily in debt and looking for life-saving straws.
Nothing can be generalized.
Members of the business group, as well as those accompanying the city hall, occupied almost the entire carriage No. 15, which and carriage No. 14 were both first-class carriages.
There are another 200 armed personnel from the Joint Matrix, plus ordnance, supplies, vehicles, etc., and several additional carriages are attached. Three helicopters are also reinforced on the roofs of the additional carriages.
The carriage where Lu Ming was located was also an additional carriage.
At this time, lying on the soft big bed, Lu Ming looked at the rapidly regressing scenery outside the window.
Large pieces of glass windows provide an unobstructed view of the pastoral scenery outside.
Lu Ming sighed inwardly, capitalism is so comfortable.
In my own country at the same time in my previous life, there was actually no technical problem with building such super-luxury carriages. This was not a hard-core technology in the first place, it was all soft decoration, but even the top leaders’ special trains didn’t do it like this, right? After all,
Pay attention to the impact and not be too extravagant.
In Donghai, as long as you are rich enough, you will enjoy enjoyment that ordinary people cannot even imagine.
The additional carriage is a luxury viewing family carriage.
In fact, it is the kind suitable for noble families traveling with many servants.
It is an upgraded version of the luxury soft sleeper carriage.
The imperial standard luxury soft sleeper carriage is basically composed of 8 independent private rooms, with only 16 berths in the entire carriage. Each high-end private room is a double room with upper and lower berths, with an independent bathroom, and the room is equipped with a sofa, coffee table, and phonograph
, radio, safe, etc.
The deluxe viewing family car is composed of a master bedroom and four independent private rooms. Like the deluxe soft sleeper car, the four independent private rooms are double rooms, equipped with independent bathrooms, sofas and coffee tables, phonographs, etc.
The master bedroom is the size of four independent private rooms put together, occupying half of the carriage.
There is a large luxurious bedroom and observation deck, a bathroom with a bathtub, and a living room with a bar outside. It can be regarded as a luxury hotel suite on a train.
This kind of luxury viewing carriage is not a regular carriage on the train. It is only available at Donghai Central Railway Station. It starts from the train and meets the mileage standards. Usually it is more than 1,000 kilometers before it charges a sky-high fee.
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The journey from Donghai to Nicolo is more than 10,000 miles, and the extra luxury viewing carriage costs 5,000 yuan.
If 16 people are charged in a soft sleeper, the average cost is 300 yuan per person.
The first-class carriage ticket from Donghai to Nicolo is only 50 yuan per person.
The fare for third-class carriage is 9 yuan.
However, this luxurious observation car is indeed comfortable.
It's really enjoyable to lie on the tall, soft snow-white bed and watch the scenery passing by outside the window, the green fields, the small bridge in the distance, the flowing water, and the faint outline of the village.
"Where is the next stop..." Lu Ming asked lazily.
"Master, you're awake! The next stop is Wojis." The delicate voice outside, I don't know if it is Luo Yi or Luo Er.
In the Hepu Daolu Mansion, they were the servants responsible for serving him, but in fact, ever since he bought these domestic slaves, the number of times he had met with them had been limited. When he returned home, they were just backgrounds and he had never seen them directly.
But this time I went to the Western Regions. After Hanzhu's persuasion, I took the two of them with me. After all, I had a ready-made translator who knew the local customs to some extent.
Especially when I heard from Hanzhu that Luo Yi had relatives in the city-state of Bade.
The Tudra people are a very large race in the Western Region and have their gathering areas in many city-states.
The hundreds of city-states in the Western Region actually have different languages, but the people of different city-states can barely communicate with each other. The differences in their languages are similar to the various dialects of the same language, but some of these dialects are very different.
"Master, can we help you get dressed and wash up?" a delicate voice asked from outside.
"No, I'm too lazy to move." Lu Ming responded, and then said: "If you are hungry, you, Uncle Sun, and Dahei can make some food on your own."
The extra carriage is in the last section and is not connected to other carriages. You can't go to the restaurant while driving. Fortunately, there is a separate kitchen so you can cook your own meals.
In the carriage, besides Luo Yi and Luo Er, there were also Uncle Sun and four black slaves guarding the courtyard.
The train clunked, swayed slightly with a unique rhythm, and I looked at the scenery outside. I lay on the soft bed, gradually tiredness came over me, and I fell asleep again.
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At around eight o'clock in the evening, the train stopped in Raccoon City. It would have to stop here for about an hour. This is a major station, the capital of Hamilton State, and a transportation hub in the central region. At the same time, the locomotive also needs maintenance.
Lu Ming got off the car without leaving the station, and went to the coffee shop in the row of shops on the platform. He was accompanied by Sherlock, Wen Liangyu and a young master of Wangji Gold Industry, whose surname was Wang. His name was Wang Jinfei, who was in his thirties.
He is a very calm person, and Wang remembers that many important matters have been decided by him.
This time, Sherlock is the leader of this economic and trade delegation, and Lu Ming is the deputy leader.
After all, Sherlock is older and has much more seniority than Lu Ming.
However, after the Gao Wang family made such a fuss at yesterday's meeting, it is natural that no one can hide who started this group.
Four people sat down by the window in the coffee shop, drinking coffee and chatting.
Wen Liangyu's status in the Beiguan business community is no longer the same as it was a year ago. Today, the most prominent title to the outside world is no longer the chairman of the labor union, but the boss of Wen's Real Estate Company. One of the several construction sites near the Liberty Building is under construction.
It's his.
Wang Jinfei was also introduced to this economic and trade group by Wen Liangyu. Wang Jinfei called Wen Liangyu "Uncle Wen", called Sherlock "Uncle Sherlock", and called Lu Ming "Uncle Lu" with a very respectful attitude.
Lu Ming has become accustomed to young people treating him like their elders, because he is usually on par with their elders, and the people of Central China traditionally attach great importance to the generational hierarchy, so it is natural for him to become an elder.
According to seniority, since he is equal to Wen Liangyu, it is his duty for Wang Jinfei to call him "uncle".
"Jin Fei, Jin Fei...isn't there something wrong with your name?" Sherlock naturally had no scruples about talking to these small businessmen and asked with a frown.
Wang Jinfei smiled: "Yes, when my father named me, my family was not yet engaged in the gold industry. In fact, I have already changed my name. It's just that friends and my fourth uncle remember my name."
"Oh, what name did you change?" Sherlock asked.
When Wang Jinfei mentioned the changed name, Sherlock laughed and said it was a good name.
Lu Ming drank coffee and listened to these salty and light drinks. He was a little bored and asked Wen Liangyu, "Fourth brother, will Brother Liu talk to you on the phone from now on?"
Wen Liangyu smiled bitterly: "He is almost cultivating immortality now. His ideological level is too high. I have nothing to talk about with him."
Lu Ming nodded: "I still don't know what's going on, so I can only go and take a look. However, the regional representative office said that it had sent a fax to the Lord of Bate City to inquire about the matter. Logically speaking, a small public security station cannot
You dare to act recklessly, but in those city-states in the Western Regions, I heard that some city lords can’t control the people below them at all, they are just a decoration. I don’t know if this is the case in Bate City.”
Wen Liangyu also sighed, "I can't tell. As you said, we'll see when we get to the boundary."
Outside, there was a sudden noise, and many people ran to one place. Some passengers waiting for the bus threw their suitcases aside and ignored them.
Sherlock's steward, who was standing at the door of the coffee house, quickly walked in. He was also full of excitement, "It's Miss Nicole! Miss Nicole is at the station!"
Sherlock frowned, "A movie star, what's the big deal!" He stood up and said, "Go and have a look."
Wen Liangyu was stunned for a moment, shook her head helplessly, and said to Lu Ming, "Let's go take a look too."
Wang Jinfei on the side was also a little eager to give it a try, but seeing that his two uncles hadn't moved yet, he couldn't help but rush out like a headless chicken.
"Well, let's take a look!" Lu Ming stood up. He hadn't seen Nicole for a long time. She had recently made way for a blockbuster film by Reno Pictures, which happened to give her crew a holiday. She had been working intensively for more than half a year, no matter how much she earned.
Money, it's not a good thing to always have this string attached. It also gives them time to cultivate and recharge their batteries. It seems that Nicole is also playing around.
It stands to reason that when she travels, she must be wearing sunglasses and a mask covering her face. I don’t know how she missed it.
Lu Ming thought about it, and when he came out of the coffee shop, he saw a crowd of people on three floors outside, and it was completely dark.
Shaking his head, "Okay, I'm going back to the carriage. I won't squeeze in this."
Wen Liangyu smiled, "I'm walking around, see you at the next stop!"
Thank you Mr. Su for rewarding the alliance leader again! Thank you to all friends for your support and take a bow!