My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 1: Antiguala
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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 a free translation, means "Land of Lakes and Seas", and the city of Fellman, in a free translation, is a mirage.
The terrain of the Antiguala region is also extremely peculiar. It is a huge inner lake covering 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, tens of millions of people live, 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 are basically There is no help for tribal armed forces, and corruption is rampant. Local officials who are not bribed are 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. Most of Antiguala 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, it is an extremely prosperous lakeside tropical city.
Felman is surrounded by lakes on three sides. 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 have been undercurrents surging in Antiguara recently, and the wealthy people in Central Continent are 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 province's economy.
Although this is definitely a rumor, from Lu Ming’s understanding, there are more than 500,000 Central Asians living in Antiguara, which is one percent of the state’s population. It is really possible that the state’s economic share Thirty to forty percent.
In fact, Westerners occupy a very high proportion of the economy in Tiguala State, and several large families have deep-rooted positions here.
Moreover, the people of Middle-earth have always been cautious and stay away from politics, while the Western families have close contacts with the ruling families and tribal leaders of the Mitai and Yasia people, and have great influence on the local area.
The political status of the Central Continental people is very low, and they can make a lot of money in silence. However, with the development of information nowadays, and people with ulterior motives spreading rumors, the rumor that the Central Continental people control the economy of the state is getting more and more popular, and many people at the bottom are The Thais and Yasias believed this deeply, and blamed the Central Asians for their poor lives.
After 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 like frightened birds now. 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 Central Continent people 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.
Furthermore, if the local Central Continent merchant group can be used by myself, it will be a great help.
Lu Ming has brought a lot of entourage, and they have to pay for their own accommodation. Although no one here knows who Commissioner Zhang is, the local Zhongzhou businessmen are very enthusiastic to solve the problem of food and accommodation for Lu Ming. There are many good and cheap hotels Choice, even a wealthy businessman took out a newly built small villa that no one had ever lived in, and was willing to provide it to Observer Zhang 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.
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Lu Ming was naturally accompanied by Granny Tuolong and Big and Small Fruits, as well as the fourth ladies Erika, Pei, Zou and Audrey.
The rest stayed at Red Rose's 1500.
Beijing and her daughter would definitely be better off staying in Shengjing. That is their life circle.
Sueruo has a very good relationship with Becky's daughter Ma Qier. Becky also takes care of Xueruo as if she were a daughter. Although Erica is also very kind to Xueruo, she is still a little girl after all. 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.
Pei and Zou were brought by Granny 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 Mrs. Audrey, the fourth lady, 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 dozen 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, all of whom were guilty of numerous crimes.
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Room 1801 of the Santoro Hotel, which is the top-floor presidential suite where Lu Ming lives.
In the reception room, Lu Ming was chatting with a local wealthy man in Zhongzhou.
A slightly fat man in his fifties, named Chen Huanxing, is a very powerful person. He came here to start a career at the age of sixteen and started from scratch. Now he is a famous banker in Antiguala and the second largest banker in Antiguala. The largest shareholder of the bank Southwest Bank, but he was very cautious and did not serve as the chairman of the bank himself, but used 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.
Nowadays, too, he always considers every aspect of life that even Lu Ming could not think of.
Probably because during the first meeting between the observation group and representatives of the Central Continent Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Lu Ming didn't speak much, but 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 only Observer Zhang could truly understand their demands.
But now, Chen Huanxing may be a little disappointed, because after chatting for a while, he found out what special zone in the Northern Territory this observer Zhang came from. In the Eastern Alliance, members of this alliance obviously have the least say. Northern Territory? How is it different from the wilderness? I don’t know how this special zone managed to get into the league.
However, Chen Huanxing was still very enthusiastic to help Observer Zhang consider the difficulties he might face in his future life.
He has no 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, social group members, etc. At this time Yixiao: "No, actually I am a spy and secret policeman."
"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 one. The Antiguala state government and parliament hope to receive assistance from the Eastern Alliance. I feel that we need to observe and study for a period of time." Lu Ming smiled and 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 was too lonely and should get in touch with the outside world.
In fact, Erica received a good education. She didn't have to go to any middle school. She was sent to school because I wanted her to have her own social circle and friends.
In Shengjing, I don’t feel confident asking her to go to school. It’s too chaotic, and there are no suitable schools. There are also serious ethnic disputes. The relationship between the Japanese and Zhongzhou people is even more delicate. The schools there, The problems she faced would actually cause her trouble.
As for Donghai, it’s not appropriate to take her there by yourself.
The Chinatown here seems to be a good choice. The teaching quality of the Zhongzhou School is good, and there are not so many opinions 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 I am not here, Granny Tuolong and Big and Little Fruit are here, even if there is a riot, there is no risk at all.
What's more, in fact, one of my own security companies has entered Antiguara 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 two armed helicopters hidden in the warehouse.
The helipad rented by the 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.
So, this place may be one of my temporary destinations for a long time, whether Erika goes to school here or not.
Over there, Chen Huanxing's eyes flashed when he heard that Mr. Zhang's wife was in the second grade of middle school, and he immediately smiled cheerfully: "That's easy to say, Mingde Middle School is the best middle school in the Santoro community. My granddaughter She happens to be in Secondary 2, so she 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 has its own economic system over the years, and it is difficult for outsiders to integrate. Come in and see if there are any opportunities now that we have this convenience.”
Chen Huanxing's eyes lit up even more, but then he shook his head, "Mr. Zhang, of course I hope you will invest. That shows that you are confident in the investment safety of the local environment. But I think you understand what you said yesterday. The current situation for us investors in Zhongzhou is really not a good time.”
Lu Ming smiled: "No, maybe there are better projects now, but our investors in Zhongzhou have retreated and want to withdraw. I can make up for it. In crises, there are opportunities, and where there are dangers, I am like this Understood."
Chen Huanxing's eyes flashed, he nodded thoughtfully: "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. If you are willing to transfer it for 500,000 yuan, 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." , Even if I can’t 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 just misunderstood, right?..."
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "I really want to invest. I think it will be around 10 million. I also have 20 to 30 million. Please help me think about it. Are there any suitable industries and opportunities?"
This investment has nothing to do with "General Lu". It belongs to his own account, "Commissioner Zhang".
Chen Huanxing was surprised, looked at Lu Ming's expression, and nodded: "Of course there's no rush. 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 them out. Thinking, let’s have a chat with you tomorrow. It’s not too early today, why don’t you take a rest first?”
Lu Ming smiled: "Okay, I'm sorry to bother Brother Chen."
Chen Huanxing was surprised, happy and a little confused. He really didn't know the path 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.