While eating the dried meat like he was swallowing dates, Liu Laocai suddenly coughed. Luo Yi hurriedly handed over the kettle. Liu Laocai drank heavily and said thank you to Luo Yi with runny nose and tears.
Dried meat, compressed biscuits and green military kettles were all carried by Luo Yi. They were originally standard equipment for those mercenaries.
However, according to the safety advice provided to the economic and trade delegation by the military advisor of the Joint Matrix, it is hoped that each member can carry some dried meat and a kettle filled with water. If he encounters danger, he can hold on for a few more days to wait for rescue.
But most members of the economic and trade delegation turned a deaf ear and dismissed the equipment provided by the Joint Matrix.
Of course, whether you need it or not, the bills for the United Matrix have already been issued, and the prices for these equipment and supplies are also very high.
Luo Yiwai, on the other hand, was very obedient and took the security consultant's advice to heart.
"Slow down..." Lu Ming was inexplicably amused as he watched Liu Laocai stuffing these hard dried meats into his mouth, which he usually disliked. He doesn't want to become an immortal now? This experience may not be a bad thing for you, brother.
Finally, Mr. Liu let out a long sigh and looked at Lu Ming with a sad face, "These days, it's all stinky and rotten dog food..."
Lu Ming nodded: "Tell me, what's going on? However, you may have to stay here for a few days. There is no bail system here, but don't worry, I will send someone to stay here. Anyone who wants to see you must I will be there and he will arrange your meals for you.”
Liu Laocai immediately nodded pitifully, "Okay, okay, Qian Xing, you must rescue me! I'm going to have my head chopped off here..."
Lu Ming nodded: "Let's talk about the people from Fila Oil first? You haven't found anyone to help you these past few days? Weren't you invited by them?"
Although Rabbi Phila of Phila Petroleum once made a large political donation to himself, his second brother should be in charge of the oil field development planning in the Bat City area, so he only contacted Phila through official channels. La Petroleum had an office here, but the other party was not very enthusiastic, so I simply stopped contacting them. I also vaguely felt that something was wrong here.
Next to him, Luo Yi took out a booklet and started recording.
When mentioning Fila Oil, Liu Laocai immediately gritted his teeth, "These bastards are the ones who tricked me!"
"Now that I think about it, they have never had good intentions. Hashan's husband is the tour guide they found for me, and they also found a bitch to seduce me. That bitch also has a husband..."
"Ha, Ha Shan, right? Didn't Ha Shan seduce you?" Lu Ming was slightly startled. You didn't want to be seduced by others, but you finally called Ha Shan on your own initiative?
"Ha Shan..." Liu Laocai sighed softly, "Ha Shan is fine..."
"Anyway, something happened, and the people from Fila Petroleum disappeared. But the day before yesterday, they came and said that if I transferred 90% of the property rights to them, they would not only guarantee my safety, but also Help me get out of this lawsuit, and they will also help me resolve the land rights dispute with Bailu City... They also said that if they give me 10%, that will be an astronomical figure. It is expected that there will be two or three a year. Millions of dollars in income, and it will last for decades or even hundreds of years, and the income will only get higher and higher every year in the future.”
"Fuck them! Even if I die, I won't do it!" Liu Laocai gritted his teeth.
Lu Ming nodded. If the net profit is 20 to 30 million per year, then this oil field is really a treasure. Fila Petroleum's current oil fields, including the largest oil field, should not be of this scale. Liu Laocai has really found a treasure.
One year's profit is enough to build the Empire State Building. Of course, if you include the money to buy the land in a location like the Empire State Building, it will be two years' profit.
It’s no wonder that some decision-makers at Fila Petroleum started to use their brains. It was really too tempting, especially when they thought that this guy was picked up for free and he still keeps it to himself? Who doesn’t feel jealous? I'm afraid that if the oil field really belongs to Liu Laocai, the largest individual shareholder of Fila Petroleum may not have as high a net income as Liu Laocai from now on. Isn't this annoying?
But then again, isn't it also good luck that the Fila family got rich? It was also a coincidence that the first oil field developed from the bottom of a small aristocratic family over several decades to now controlling a super company with a market value of over one billion, and it is still expanding rapidly.
Today is an unpredictable era, and outstanding adventurers still have a great chance to write new legendary stories.
The next feast for adventurers will have to wait until the Internet age.
Only when social patterns change dramatically will trendsetters who seize the pulse of the new era be born.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming said: "So, Has Shan's husband blackmailed you, I'm afraid he did it without telling his financial boss. Otherwise, you will really die here in a daze. If you want to say that, you have to thank him."
"I thank his grandma!" Liu Laocai glared, "If I can get out alive, I'll kill him!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Tell me about Ha Shan, be more detailed, what is going on between you and her..."
Liu Laocai was startled, looked at Lu Ming's expression, and said cautiously: "She, she is quite pitiful, can you..."
Lu Ming rolled his eyes, "Speak quickly, I know exactly what to do! Can't you see who is licking whom?"
Liu Laocai didn't dare to say anything anymore. He blinked his eyes aggrievedly and began to tell.
…
"Brother, are you looking for someone?" Nicole asked curiously as she walked beside Lu Ming.
He said he was going shopping with Nicole, but in fact, there were no shops at all in the entire town.
The chieftains, even the little chieftains, had to go to the big city hundreds of miles away to buy things.
As for Bate City, the only small market is used by poor people to exchange basic living needs.
Lu Ming and his party were walking in this small market.
They are all kinds of dilapidated straw shed stalls, selling straw sandals, eggs and duck eggs, oil and salt, coarse cloth, and some religious trinkets, etc. In addition, there is a blacksmith shop, which is actually a place for sharpening kitchen knives and repairing agricultural tools. Category.
Most of them also bartered, using grain as currency.
The serfs did not have any means of production, that is, they would never die of hunger. If there was a surplus of food during the harvest year, they would exchange it here for some daily necessities.
Last year was a good year, so this small market, which only opens every half month, was quite lively.
Although there are many people shopping, there are few actual transactions.
I watched a peasant woman sell a basket of eggs, exchange for some cloth, and some kind of shell hairpin for her daughter, making the ragged little girl dance with joy.
Nicole is very curious about everything, so walking around this shabby market is really fun.
However, seeing Lu Ming always looking towards a gathering area of mud houses leading to the market, Nicole curiously asked Lu Ming if he was looking for someone?
Lu Ming smiled slightly: "No."
In the Tsuchiya gathering area, the tour guide Tugou and his wife Ha Shan that Liu Laocai mentioned lived there. It was considered a free civilian area, and the living conditions were better than those of most serfs.
Now that it has been determined that Fila Petroleum is involved in this case, it turns out that some ideas cannot be used.
If you take the initiative to find Hashan, you may be used by Fila Oil to make a fuss.
If you meet her by chance in this market, you might be able to chat with her for a few words. As long as it doesn't involve the case and doesn't violate any rules, that's fine.
Liu Laocai said that Tugou and Hashan did not get married according to local customs, but they had lived together for more than ten years. According to the laws of the East China Sea, it was considered a de facto marriage.
Long Xiang was with Lu Ming and Nicole. He was very confident now. He felt that this was Miss Nicole, the most popular superstar in the empire. However, since Mayor Lu didn't want to pierce this layer of window paper, , I can only endure the excitement in my heart and dare not say anything more.
However, now Miss Nicole is walking on the right side of Mayor Lu, and her position is a few steps behind Mayor Lu on the left, but it seems that she can still smell the faint fragrance of Miss Nicole, which is so intoxicating.
Long Xiang didn't dare to look at Miss Nicole. Even though Miss Nicole was wearing sunglasses and a big hat, her stunning beauty and unique temperament could not be concealed. Ordinary people were not confident enough to look at her. , not to mention, after it was confirmed that it was her, this legendary and beautiful superstar seemed to have an extra layer of aura around her, making people dare not look up.
Walking behind, Long Xiang only dared to secretly glance at the pair of extremely beautiful black and white canvas shoes that carried the slender and straight legs of this super bright star. He watched the shoes fall together on the loess, drawing arcs and steps. The footprints left are also so beautiful and so fascinating.
Long Xiang suddenly felt short of breath and had the urge to rush up and kiss the footprints left by those beautiful canvas shoes.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the rear, as if someone was driving away the crowd.
Long Xiang looked back and was slightly startled.
But what he saw hurriedly over was surrounded by a group of guards, but it was the head of the Hawkeye Luo family - Baiqi Councilor Hawkeye Luo, an old man in his fifties, a combination of the famous old fox and an eagle, cruel, tough and cunning. .
Families in Bate City do not have surnames. After the new head of each family succeeds to the throne, he will take the family name.
At this time, Hawkeye Luo and the others had been stopped by two burly men with loaded guns.
There was a language barrier between the two parties. The eagle-eyed Luo was explaining something with a smile, but the two sturdy men just shook their heads, not understanding.
Long Xiang hesitated, but saw Luo Yi coming to Lu Ming's side, as if Mayor Lu wanted her to communicate with him.
Long Xiang gritted his teeth, walked over quickly, and said with a smile: "Uncle Hawkeye Luo, why are you here?"
Among the four white flag families, the Luo family is the richest economically, while the Luo family is the most powerful in terms of military power. The one who likes buying second-hand guns and cannons from the black market in Gravel City the most is the Luo family.
Normally, even his father was extremely wary of Hawkeye Luo, and he even took a detour when he saw him.
I don't know why he came to this shabby market, but according to his explanation, it seemed that he wanted to meet Mayor Lu.
This is not a good sign.
Long Xiang was thinking about how to make Mayor Lu misunderstand him, but he saw Mayor Lu's translator coming over.
In desperation, I had no choice but to go alone. Since I could no longer interfere with the communication between Huang and Huang, I could only go along with the flow and do favors.
But Patriarch Hawkeye Luo came to this small market in person. If he really wanted to see Mayor Lu, that would be a bit bad.
The Eagle Eye Luo family has always been better informed than other families.
Maybe Mayor Lu is more important than he thinks?
However, his father never showed up. He was supposed to pick up Mayor Lu and his party to go to the city. His father had prepared a banquet at home.
But by mistake, Mayor Lu has been busy with his own affairs, so he can only talk about it being late at night.
But now, Eagle Eye Luo is here in person. In order to meet Mayor Lu, he came to this dirty and smelly market that he may have never been to in his life.
There must be a big problem here.
Long Xiang secretly screamed something bad, but kept smiling, "Uncle Hawkeye Luo, are you here to see Mayor Lu?"
Hawkeye glanced at him sideways and snorted.
At this time Luo Yi came over and looked at Luo Yi's clothes. The eagle-eyed Luo obviously immediately judged that this was a distinguished guest from the East, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, "Dear lady, please, can I tell the mayor? A few words? Please! The younger one is the White Flag Councilor here, his name is Hawkeye Luo."
Long Xiang almost fell here when he somersaulted. Uncle Luo, Hawkeye? ! You are famous for being fierce, what are you doing now?
To be honest, Long Xiang was very disdainful towards Luo Yi and Luo Er, two pretty beauties from the Western Regions, who wore strange clothes and became foreign playthings. Even if they were captured by force, why didn't they commit suicide? Even if you don't commit suicide, why are you wearing this kind of clothes? It was obvious that he had been poisoned by those ridiculous fallacies and had betrayed the traditions of his own people.
However, Long Xiang felt contempt in his heart but did not show it on his face.
But he didn't expect to see the scene in front of him of Hawkeye Luo trying to please such a female devil.
The Eagle Eye Luo family has always been the most traditional family and hates these traitors the most, but now, what are you doing? Uncle Hawkeye Lo?
While Long Xiang was stunned, he also vaguely felt in his heart that it was worse, but he just didn't know what the problem was.
Long Xiang saw him, and Luo Yi returned and whispered something next to Mayor Lu.
Mayor Lu made a gesture, and the two sturdy men here stepped aside.
Long Xiang's heart sank again. He felt that his family might have taken the upper hand in some big event, but they might have made a wrong move and now they would lose everything.
…
The oil seller came early and occupied the best hut. Now Hawkeye Luo gave him a few cents as a reward, and the oil seller gave up the hut with great thanks.
The people from Yingyanluo borrowed tables, chairs and benches from who knows where, wiped them clean, and served local cheese herbal tea.
Originally, Eagle Eye Luo was very eager to invite Lu Ming to his home, but seeing that Lu Ming really had no interest, he built such a temporary tea shed in the market.
The teacups and teapots found by Eagle Eye Luo's people were obviously new, and they had been scalded with boiling water, so the tea sets were relatively clean.
"How does it taste?" Lu Ming asked Nicole with a smile.
"It's sour, a little salty and a little bitter, it's pretty good!" Nicole took a sip and nodded in praise.
Hawkeye Luo, who was full of expectations, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay, Miss, if you don't dislike it."
He clapped his hands, and a follower next to him who had been holding a red brocade box took two steps forward and placed the brocade box on the table.
Hawkeye Luo opened the brocade box, pushed it in front of Lu Ming, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you can come from the prosperous land in the far east to this remote place, and you have a heart to help the people. Such high righteousness really makes us feel scared and grateful. What's more, It is a blessing for tens of thousands of local people. After thinking about it, I don’t know how to respond to the adults’ heart. This local specialty here is a gift to the adults to express my thoughts.”
The sentences translated by Luo Yi made Lu Ming roll his eyes. Is this guy so educated? Playing the piano randomly.
However, these Luo-style maids are usually just backgrounds. They seem to really like reading ancient Chinese literature, but they don't want to think that they are a bit talented.
He looked into the wooden box again and couldn't help but be slightly startled. Inside the box was a small rhombus-shaped emerald. Although emeralds of this color were precious, they were worth thousands compared to the expensive necklaces worn by the ladies of the East China Sea. Even the size of tens of thousands of gems is still far behind. But if you look closely, you can see that there is a faint fairy dancing in the emerald. From a scientific point of view, there are impurities in it, but it is really so lifelike that it makes this gem Emeralds become more and more dazzling.
Long Xiang, who was sitting aside and thinking silently, was even more surprised when he saw the emerald in the box.
Rumor has it that the Hawkeye Luo family has an heirloom, which is a gem that the Moon Goddess has imprisoned inside. However, I have only heard about it and have never seen it. It seems that it is this gem.
Just take it out as a treasure? And, just an understatement of “local specialty”?
What on earth is this Mayor Lu doing?
Long Xiang's heart felt cold, he was done, he was confused, he didn't know what was going on, he was about to be cut off, and he was afraid that he would be beaten to death by his father.
Lu Ming also looked at the emerald, then smiled slightly, and pushed the wooden box back, "What a pity, there are several concubines in my family, and here are my biological sisters. Such a treasure, no matter who I give it to, there will be someone else." I said I am biased, so let’s forget it.”
From Luo Yi's translation, this Hawkeye Luo said that he "has a heart to help the people". He definitely didn't mean this kind of term, but the meaning was probably similar.
Therefore, it is obvious that the old man with the falcon-like eyes is well-informed and somewhat knows that when he and his party come here, they will do some assistance projects, and usually these projects include low-interest loans and free grants.
This was the first time he came to order a cake. He said this gem was a "specialty" in an understatement, but he was proficient in conversational skills and knew how to deliver the bribe gift smoothly.
This gem looks like a family heirloom. If he is willing to take it out, he will ask for more from those projects. He is afraid that if he does not make ten times the profit, he will feel a loss.
Although the project can be done by anyone, as long as there are behind-the-scenes transactions, the possibility of failure is greatly increased.
When I came here, to be honest, in addition to helping Liu Laocai, I really wanted to make some profits from here, so it was not a waste of time.
But the "profit" in his eyes is not this small favor, nor is it to further exploit those already miserable serfs.
Therefore, there is no need to think about it at all, as I will not accept this thing myself.
Moreover, this emerald is worth at most ten thousand yuan, which is indeed quite rare. If given to a girl, it will have a hundred times the effect.
But just for the vulgar fans, when he looked at Nicole, he didn't pay much attention at all. Instead, he turned his head and curiously looked at the pedestrians who were staying away from him.
Over there, Hawkeye Luo was obviously startled when he saw Lu Ming pushing the wooden box back.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "In fact, I am the deputy leader of our group, and the official letter is in the hands of the group leader. Originally, I thought that these matters would be discussed when most of them arrived and met with the city lord together, but it seems that Mr. Eagle Eye Luo more or less listened to the sound, so be it, Long Xiang, you can listen too."
Long Xiang immediately cheered up and leaned forward.
Eagle Eye Luo was a little unwilling. The information was supposed to be top secret, but in the end, this kid had to hear it. He frowned slightly, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Lu Ming said: "Yes, we are here not only because investors want to see resources here, but we also decided to provide some assistance to the local area, which is an extension of our East China Sea Friendship Alliance plan. Take a look at your place. Medical care, school education, whatever we can help, we will allocate funds for projects. Of course, it’s not just Bate City, but more than a dozen city-states in this area are all included in our assistance plan. Who will end up with it? For example, which city-state receives more or less help, or does not receive our help, all depends on our comprehensive assessment."
"But there is one thing. I also saw it on the helicopter. To build a railway from here to Gravel City, I think Batt City is indeed a more suitable starting point. Moreover, before coming here, I also saw Fila Petroleum-related experts. Regarding the assessment of road construction in this area, Fila Petroleum also has plans to build a railway from this area to Gravel City. We will communicate with Fila Petroleum and hope to reach cooperation. As for the railway operating rights and investment shares, etc., we will discuss them after these negotiations. , and it doesn’t involve you. But generally speaking, I think this project will definitely be implemented. By then, you have an idea of what changes will happen to Bate City in advance. As for this project, it will definitely benefit you, and there will be There are some small projects that you need to do, but we still have to look at the details.”
"We are here this time. We are planning to provide 500,000 yuan in free assistance projects, as well as Baoyin Bank's low-interest loan project. The specific amount of loans we will provide depends on the project evaluation you applied for."
After thinking about it, Lu Ming said: "That's about it."
Eagle Eye Luo and Long Xiang's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Long Xiang's heart was pounding even more. He was really a fool. Look at what Hawkeye Luo did. He was still far from succeeding his father.
But what does the mayor of Lu like?
He didn't even blink at the precious heirlooms of the Luo family like Hawkeye. In fact, when he thought about it, at just a young age, he was already the deputy mayor of a town under the jurisdiction of the East China Sea. What kind of wealthy family must he be? Will it be moved by money?
woman? Forget it, for the person who was traveling with him, words like peerless beauty are completely inadequate to describe her weight. This legendary superstar can be said to be an epoch-making symbol. The empire’s east, west, north, south, and the five major Confederate, if most people have a common hobby, it is probably to enjoy the movies she stars in. Regardless of men and women, they love her to the point of madness, but that kind of love has a different meaning.
All the beauties in the Western Region combined could not compare to her toenails.
As for Mayor Lu, he seemed to be the stronger one when getting along with her. She seemed to obey what he said.
Then Mayor Lu, who must he be?
Alas, I should have thought of it a long time ago, but she was nearby, even breathing the same air with her, how could I still have any brains?
However, she was wearing a mask and was far away. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to breathe the carbon dioxide she spit out, right?
Long Xiang was stunned again and wanted to slap himself.
That's all, don't think too much, go back and think about it, what can you do to impress this mysterious Mayor Lu?
