On Biyun Island, also known as Green Funa Island, Gao Youchang, the original owner of the rubber plantation, built a four-story apartment building for Zhongzhou people's employees and families to live in. It was originally just a temporary measure, but gradually, the security personnel did not say anything. Even the management of Zhongzhou he hired also moved their families here, because this apartment building was built on the bank of a blue sea and lake, with a beautiful scenery, proper sea-view rooms, and the rooms were all larger than the ones they had in Fair. The living environment in downtown Manchester is pretty good.
Most of Antiguala is a lake, but its area is too wide, more than one million square kilometers. It is more like an inland sea, but it is indeed freshwater, and its area is huge and unfathomable. Therefore, under the sun, it also appears like this The color is as blue as the ocean.
Lu Ming is now enjoying the beautiful view of the sea and lake in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the fourth floor of the apartment building.
The four-story apartment building is a long strip structure. Each floor has six suites of about 200 square meters, all with four bedrooms and two living rooms.
The same is true for the room Lu Ming is in now, the suite Gao Youchang left for him.
Fifteen Zhongzhou people live on the second to fourth floors of the apartment building, including rubber plantation managers and technicians.
There are more than 20 security guards living on the first floor. Those with families live together with those with families, and singles live with singles.
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A 200-square-meter suite with four bedrooms and two living rooms is home to four families. It may be a little crowded, but for these Zhongzhou security guards, it is already excellent living conditions.
Of course, these security guards who work hard and even risk their lives are at the bottom of the Central Asian people in Antiguala, but compared to most of the Mitai people, they are at the top.
Some security guards marry pretty Mitai girls as their wives.
There are many handsome men and beautiful women among the Mitai people on the streets of Fairman City, but they are all of mixed race. Their parents must have Western or Central Asian ancestry.
The Mitai people are pure-blooded indigenous people with dark skin and flat noses, but after merging with foreign races, the chances of having beautiful descendants are greatly increased.
Of course, most mixed-race people live in big cities like Fairman. Many Mitai people in big cities have abandoned their traditions and have a complex of worshiping Westerners and Middle-earth people. However, the tribes on the islands in the sea and lakes are relatively closed and peaceful. Old-fashioned.
The rubber plantation security guard who married a beautiful Mitai girl must actually have mixed-race genes.
In fact, there were not so many security guards originally. After the military coup and the attack on Chinatown, Gao Youchang temporarily hired more security guards.
Lu Ming retains everyone from managers, technicians to security personnel.
They only replaced Gao Youchang's general manager. Of course, Gao Youchang's general manager voluntarily submitted a letter of resignation after the rubber plantation changed hands. He was also preparing to leave Fairman and live in the Zhongzhou people's settlement area.
The new rubber plantation manager Lu Ming hired was called Gao Taihe, and Chen Huanxing introduced him to the new elite who managed the rubber plantation industry.
Now Gao Taihe is standing next to Lu Ming. He is a standard successful professional manager in his forties. He is handsome in suits and ties. He proposed that the new owner use the relationship between Chen Huanxing or the inspection team to solve the recent troubles in the rubber plantation, but the new owner did not want to. Agree, so he was a little worried.
"My boss, don't underestimate Geglun. Mitai people have different traditions from ours. Although the man named Geglun is a young man, I inquired and found out that he is the successor selected by an elder of the Sunano tribe and has a very high status. of."
Lu Ming listened and nodded, "I understand."
The largest island away from Biyun Island is called Sune Island, where the Sune tribe consisting of tens of thousands of Mitai people lives.
The island also nominally elects a town mayor, but it has always been controlled by a few elders of the tribe.
A few days ago, a young man named Gegren from this tribe landed on the island with a dozen strong men with guns and demanded that the workers in the rubber plantation pay taxes to Sunano Town.
In fact, the rubber plantation on Biyun Island pays taxes directly to the state, but the administrative area is relatively rigid.
This place was once managed by the Sunano tribe, but that was a hundred years ago. At that time, there were very few residents on the island. After Biyun Island was developed into a rubber production area, the population gradually increased due to the opening of industries.
Greggren used the administrative division chart from a hundred years ago, but he did not ask the rubber plantation to pay taxes. He said that it was no problem for the rubber plantation to pay taxes for the state of Antiguara. Biyun Island belongs to us, and your sales contract is ours. The Sunano tribe also admitted it.
But the Mitai people living on this island need to pay a "labor fee" of one yuan per person every month to the Sunano tribe.
In fact, it is similar to a head tax, and it is said to be levied on the Mitai families on Biyun Island. However, these Mitai families are husband and wife who are in their prime of life. On average, a couple of people get the same monthly salary from the rubber plantation. It's only four or five yuan, or about fifty yuan a year. Because there is still a sealing period and no work is open, they will not be paid.
Mi Tai workers are so cheap, even cheaper than the Black Mountain miners before Lu Ming went.
Therefore, if a family of four, two husband and wife plus two children, would have to pay a head tax of 4 yuan a month, almost all the money earned from the rubber plantation would have to be turned over.
Therefore, if the rubber plantation wants to maintain these workers, they can only bear part of the tax burden. But if they want these workers not to be disloyal, they may have to bear the entire tax burden. Almost all of the more than 20,000 Mitai people on the island are surrounded by Life in the rubber plantation, even for those who do not work in the rubber plantation, operating shops, vendors, service industries, etc., is a necessary part of maintaining the life chain on the island, and they cannot be allowed to leave.
Therefore, in order to maintain the status quo, the tax burden of more than 20,000 yuan a month must be paid by the owner of the rubber plantation.
Of course, Gergren is somewhat of a lion's mouth, and obviously taxes and fees can be discussed.
"Where are our security personnel and machine guns?" Lu Ming suddenly asked Gao Taihe with a smile.
Obviously, Gao Youchang does not trust any Mitai people, so he believes that the security team of more than 20 people is the real support for protecting the rubber plantation. Even after the military coup in Fellman, Gao Youchang bought a rubber plant through some connections. Light machine guns are provided to the security team, and as for rifles, each person has one.
Gao Taihe glanced at Lu Ming suspiciously, "In tribes like Sunano, as long as they are men, they can carry guns and go to the battlefield. And traditionally, when conflicts occur between these tribes, if most of the men die, so do the women and children. They will all go into battle."
Lu Ming smiled. Gao Taihe's words naturally meant that there were only a few dozen people in the security team, but the tribe had tens of thousands of people and all the people were soldiers. It was not a matter of relying on force to hit a stone with an egg, but it was purely a mental problem.
"How many guns does the Sunye tribe have? Are there any cannons?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Gao Taihe shook his head, "I don't know about that. I heard that they have a lot of guns and muskets. Together, they must have two to three thousand firearms?" Then he looked at Lu Ming helplessly, "My boss, you don't really want to Have an armed conflict with them?"
Lu Ming smiled, "No."
Glancing at Britney who was standing not far away, Lu Ming waved to her, then smiled at Gao Taihe and said: "Come, let me introduce you, this is Mrs. Britney, from now on, the rubber plantation Regarding the business, you send a telegram to report to her."
Of course, I will not personally interfere with a small business like the rubber plantation. These ladies are idle when they are idle. Find something for them to do. They cannot raise rice worms. This Mrs. Britney has studied accounting and cooperated with Gao Taihe. , belongs to audit his accounts.
And although rubber is a strategic material, the rubber plantation of more than 400,000 acres can be said to be large in scale and can fully meet the needs of Montenegro today. However, there are many rubber producing areas in the empire, and it is not easy to monopolize it. There is no need to spend too much effort.
Over there, Britney took two steps gently and said, "Hello, Gao Xiangli!" Facing Gao Taihe, she turned into that graceful lady again.
Gao Taihe bowed slightly and said, "Mrs. Britney, please give me more advice in the future."
The new owner, this is not ordinary, such a charming Western noble lady, and knowledgeable, seems to have become the slave of the new owner for some reason. This new owner is so bold and bold that it is really not comparable to ordinary people.
I don’t know why Mrs. Britney didn’t report it. According to the law, except for the Southern Black Barbarians, other ethnic groups are not allowed to keep slaves.
However, the world has been in chaos recently, and many things are really difficult to say. I heard that the newly independent Kingdom of Sophia invaded the state of the Gede people and carried out a bloody massacre.
The Gedes are also a Western ethnic group, but they have a feud with the Sofians. Several states they live in were originally poor areas, but now they have become wealthy states with extremely developed commerce. Therefore, they are even more hostile to the Sophians, and the Gedes like them. Capital for business operations is also regarded as the source of evil by Sofians.
Thinking of Gao Taihe, he shook his head. In troubled times, what else is there to say?
He couldn't help but glance at the beautiful Western woman in the dark red tutu skirt who was full of mature charm. Such a noble lady with outstanding beauty has become a slave. Needless to say? He must have been violated in various ways, and could only bear it silently, with tears in his stomach.
Thinking about the beauty of it, Gao Taihe felt hot in his heart and quickly turned his eyes away, not daring to think about it again.
But the beautiful Western woman was bowing to her new owner. She pulled up her huge skirt, and her silver high heels and white silk feet were looming.
Gao Taihe's heart beat loudly and he smiled bitterly, what's going on? How did you become so conceited? However, these are really not what I can think of. You can tell by looking at Mrs. Britney's attitude towards herself, she is still so condescending and defiant.
However, it is really pleasant to think about being able to work with her. By taking good care of the rubber plantation, I am also helping her invite pets to the new owner. I hope I can really help her and make myself visible in her eyes. , no longer completely ignore yourself and regard yourself as a dead thing, which is a very good spiritual enjoyment.
