In the city of Ferman, the capital of Antiguala, a riot suddenly broke out and attacked the area where the Middle-earth people gathered.
Fortunately, the Zhongzhou people were very armed, and they supported the counter-rebellion forces that only delayed entering the city after repeated orders from Governor Chachai.
Lu Ming became even busier.
If anyone knows "Mayor Li" in Antiguala and the Chinese representative in Japan and records their activity time, they will find that "Mayor Li" in Antiguala is very afraid of wind and light, and spends every day Appearances should last no longer than one hour.
Now, "Mayor Li" is very active in the afternoon.
Mayor Li of Biyun City also has the honorary title of Phraya. It seems that his fiancé surnamed Zhang, who was originally engaged to little Phraya, passed away, so Mayor Li married little Phraya, and his wife transferred the title of Phraya to husband.
Recently, "Li Phaya" has been very busy traveling in the inland sea area of Antiguara in the afternoon.
"Representatives from Mainland China" in Japan usually show up in the morning.
"Commander Wang" who suppressed bandits in Baihai was often used to doing business at night.
After operating in Antiguala for three or four years, Biyun City and more than 20 neighboring islands have formed the "Free Island Alliance".
But they are all small islands with a population of tens of thousands. Together, they only have a population of more than one million.
However, under the leadership of the original "Mayor Zhang" and the current "Lee Phraya", these islands have a clear division of labor. Together with the investment from the East China Sea and the Principality of Montenegro, they have formed a complete production chain of various daily necessities, including high-quality and low-priced local commodities. This has impacted the market that was flooded with expensive imported products transported long distances from the core regions of the West.
The alliance has frequent transactions with the ethnic minority Yasiya people and has developed a certain degree of friendship.
Antiguala has changed a lot in recent years.
Especially in the Kingdom of Sonia, the persecuted Gedes were displaced, and many Gedes fled to Antiguara.
This is a forgotten state, a good haven for the Ged people.
Subsequently, some Sonia people also came. They hoped that Antiguara could adopt the same policy as the Kingdom of Sonia.
Confiscate the property of the Gedes, expel the Gedes or imprison them all in concentration camps.
From this, they also noticed the economic proportion of Central Continent people here.
In Fairman City, when thugs attacked the Middle-earth riots, it was hard to say that there was no trace of Sonyans.
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The New Emerald Island is located in the center of the strange ocean of Antiguala, two to three hundred kilometers away from the southernmost Holman Island of the "Free Island Alliance". It is a private island owned by "Li Phae" and is now an Antigua island. The largest small commodity distribution center in Tiguala.
Moreover, the trading of large-ticket commodities from the East China Sea and Montenegro is also very popular here.
There are even various black market transactions, including guns, opium, etc.
Originally there were only a few thousand residents on the Emerald Island, but now it has gradually formed a free trade city-state with a population of hundreds of thousands.
Most of the vendors from various places come here to wholesale small commodities produced by the "Free Island Alliance" and sell them back to their own islands.
There are also people who come here as middlemen to trade large-ticket commodities from the East China Sea and Montenegro, such as electrical appliances, TVs, air conditioners, etc. Of course, the biggest sales are radios, electric fans and the like.
Relatively speaking, the quality of Donghai products is better, but the price is high and they are luxury goods. The quality of products from Montenegro is poorer and the price is relatively low.
Trading markets of various categories are booming.
At this time, Lu Ming was in an earthen building near the New Emerald Island Daily Necessities Trading Market.
In fact, this place is said to be a prosperous trading city. In fact, there are no traces of modern buildings. They are all earth buildings, wooden houses and the like. It is like going back to the Middle Ages and it is messy.
Audrey, Margaret, Britney and Kate were all on the second floor of the earth building with Lu Ming.
Nowadays, the four ladies each do their best and take care of their own affairs. For example, Mrs. Britney mainly manages the internal affairs of Biyun Island.
In the New Emerald Isle, Audrey and Kate are both members of the executive committee of the City-State Free Trade Association.
Margaret is the deputy secretary-general of the Secretariat of the "Biyun Free Island Alliance".
In Lu Ming's view, it doesn't matter whether they have talent or not. The main thing is that they can serve as his informants. Moreover, compared to the locals, they have received extremely good education. At the very least, it is okay to give them a passing grade for the tasks they are assigned. of.
In fact, it is not that they have no other way out now.
For example, Mrs. Audrey, who has the deepest background, was originally convicted and exiled to Shengjing.
However, after the Sonia Kingdom was established, her family has been reactivated. Mrs. Audrey's adoptive father, who is actually her uncle, has been appointed as the Minister of Works of the Sonia Kingdom.
Nowadays, they are not under house arrest. If Audrey wants to escape to Sonia, it can be said to be easy.
But the four of them seemed to be living happily and had no intention of leaving.
In front of themselves, they were no longer so afraid. The four of them exchanged their experiences on makeup. The high-end cosmetics from Donghai Yanhuang Group are now very popular with them. They discussed again and took a helicopter to the beach of Xiaolu Island, a resort in a few days to sunbathe. sun.
The scenery there is particularly beautiful, and there is Lu Ming's private beach. To them, it is like their own home.
Four women in a drama, chattering, but in fact it is still the luxurious life of the aristocrats in the past, the aloof mentality, and still the same disdain for the lower class people.
It's just that the things they enjoy are different now, more open and modern. It's not like the past that usually focused on being particular about food and clothing, or how grand banquets were decorated to attract celebrities.
They are indeed richer now than those in Shengjing. In terms of spending, everyone's checkbook has no limit. In fact, there is, but they have never spent beyond the limit.
The four of them chatted lively. With Lu Ming beside them, they seemed to be dispensable. Drinking tea made them feel a little depressed.
It's still the same as before, it's better to see yourself like a mouse seeing a cat.
Moreover, their relationship seems to be very strange.
"Your Highness, the time has come!" Audrey reminded from the side.
Lu Ming coughed and stood up, followed by Audrey and Kate. Before going out, Lu Ming turned around and saw Margaret and Britney already sitting closely together. A red-haired beauty and a blonde beauty were talking. Whispering, as if the tips of their noses were touching each other.
Lu Ming shuddered and walked out quickly. Isn't this relationship strange?
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Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Polis Free Trade Association.
The venue was in a mess, with a simple conference table made of wooden boards, a large glass of beer, and a bunch of unscrupulous men talking loudly. There were women, but they were also on stools and behaved rudely.
It's really like going back to the Middle Ages.
In fact, the people attending the meeting, as members of the Executive Committee of the Emerald City-State Free Trade Association, are naturally very wealthy and capable businessmen.
At least in the Inland Sea area, they are all big local businessmen with great influence, and many of them have their own armed forces.
The Emerald City's security force was funded and established by all members of the Executive Committee, and this force is very powerful, with fast ships and armed helicopters. After all, it must be able to deal with all kinds of pirates. These pirates may be someone Drug lords or some armed tribes in island disguise.
After Mrs. Audrey and Mrs. Kate came in, the venue immediately became quiet, and they all sat down properly.
The former owner of the island where the Free Trade City is located was Mayor Zhang, and they had never seen it. It was also the first time for them to meet the current owner Li Phaya who came today.
Because the owner of the island actually has a land lease relationship with the association, the city-state is managed by the executive committee, and the most powerful among them are these two noble and beautiful Western ladies.
"I came to see you all because things have been a bit stalemate recently." Lu Ming got straight to the point, "Everyone knows that the Emerald City-State's free trade license comes from Ferman, the governor of the city, Mr. Chachai Zongravimon. issued, but recently the tax department has focused on this place and has gone to court, asking the court to rule that this license violates state law. I talked with them and if they want to reconcile with the tax department, the committee needs to add a Sonia businessman, and you need to elect him as vice-chairman.”
The committee members were all stunned.
It is true that this Li Phraya is the owner of the island, but he does not have any position in the Free Trade Association. The relationship with the association is just that of landlord and tenant. Who would have thought that the free trade license was operated by Li Phraya?
The members of the Free Trade Association are thousands of businessmen, large and small, who frequently come here to do business.
In fact, as long as you have been to the city-state three times and have transaction records, you can apply for membership of the association.
In the future, it will be reviewed once a year. If there is no transaction record in that year, it will enter the inspection period. If there is no transaction record in the second year, it will enter the freezing period. There is no need to pay membership fees, but it will not be removed. If you trade again, you will still be a member of the association. treatment.
By casting such a wide net, there may be some intermediary traders on the islands who have changed careers but are still members of the association and are proud of it.
Because if you encounter difficulties, as long as you are justified, the association will really help you solve them.
In the Antiguala Inland Sea region, more than 80% of the merchants who engage in circulation trade are members of this association. It is also a considerable force, but few people will notice this.
The Executive Committee consists of fifteen members, representing all free traders of the association.
Lady Audrey, has been elected President of the Executive Committee since its inception, and Kate is Secretary General of the Association.
"Humph, they are blackmailing!" The speaker was a big man with muscular muscles named Zaren.
A strange phenomenon in the Antigua Inland Sea region is that many successful traders are powerful guys.
It is true that the security in the inland sea is chaotic, and pirates don't know where they come from. They are usually armed with tribal armed forces, drug dealers, etc. They are pirates with their faces covered.
To be a trader in the inland sea, you first need to have the ability to protect yourself.
Otherwise, he would be killed by a sailor, robbed of the goods, and then disappear out of thin air, and he would not know where to report it.
Lu Ming looked at Mrs. Audrey, "Mr. Chairman, what do you think?"
Mrs. Audrey was stunned. She was wearing a gorgeous dress. She was slowly enjoying a luxury product produced by Donghai Yanhuang called Guiling Cream, which can maintain white and tender skin. She seemed to be tasting a small jelly, and her thoughts were not here. , taking the opportunity of having refreshments to replenish my body.
There was that great and terrible man sitting next to him. There was no need for him to participate in this meeting.
"Businessman Sonia? What is the name of the committee member nominated by Fairman?" Audrey put down the "tea" helplessly, "We can investigate his background and see if he is easily manipulated. If we can control him, we don’t have to fight against Fellman, right?" Looking at Lu Ming, "Or do you already think that it’s time to fight with them to control Fellman? Your long-term plan, we No one here can clearly understand, and no one can make wise decisions for you."
Naturally, the committee members did not understand the true meaning of the following words, but they were all surprised. It turns out that Chairman Audrey also compliments others? Although the other party is a large local landowner, he is the real owner of the city-state land.
But this noble, elegant, gorgeous and sexy Western aristocratic lady has a mysterious background, endless money to spend, and a luxurious life in heaven and earth.
Although she and Mrs. Kate spend most of their time eating, drinking and having fun, free trade is inherently free. If there is too much control, trade will die.
The two of them didn't like to talk to him about the natives. Probably in their eyes, he was no different from a chimpanzee.
But I have to say that such a Western aristocratic lady, with her nobility, spotless cleanliness, extravagant attitude towards life, and lazy glamorous style, is really charming. Committee meetings have always been very exciting. .
Unexpectedly, she would also compliment others.
When the committee members looked at this "Li Phye", the weight of the other party in their hearts was different.
After hearing Mrs. Audrey's answer, Lu Ming was very satisfied, and he was not full of idiots.
In fact, I also understand that although the four of them don't look as afraid of themselves as before, their perception of themselves is also different from before.
When he first captured them, they thought they had become his nuyao.
But looking at it now, I saved the lives of four of them during the riots in Shengjing, and I didn't have any thoughts about them. I provided them with a more luxurious and comfortable life than before, with more freedom, and gave them a lot of power. authority.
He has gone from being a little grass-headed king in the Black Mountain Special Zone in their eyes to now dominating the Northern Territory and rubbing the Japanese Kingdom at will.
I used to read the detailed records written by Qing'e who was monitoring them. When they talked about themselves privately, they used a very praiseworthy word in Western language. In Zhongzhou language, it almost means "great". They believed that even from a historical perspective, the thousands of years in the history books Among the historical figures who have come, there are few men who are as powerful and legendary as himself.
They may gradually enjoy the life under their wings.
Therefore, even Audrey was not willing to run away and seek refuge with her uncle.
After all, when the time comes, you will be living under someone else’s roof, and you may be married to someone who knows what kind of man in a political marriage. How can you be as comfortable and comfortable as you are now?
As for their own mysteries, Governor Zhang faked his death and turned into another person. Although they were curious, they all knew that this topic was dangerous, and they rarely talked about it even in private chats.
These thoughts flashed away, and Lu Ming nodded and said, "Well, let's do as you said, first conduct a detailed investigation of the candidates they are planning to nominate."
Mrs. Audrey nodded lightly, "Okay, I will make arrangements after the meeting."
Lu Ming was startled for a moment, and then he smiled. Obviously, they also had their own network of people and people at the bottom to do various things.
However, of course I will not rely on their information network, but it is not bad to listen to them at the same time.
We chatted for a while, mainly about business matters, suggestions on how to grow the city-state, etc.
The committee members gradually began to admire Li Phaya.
Their knowledge is too advanced, and a casual sentence may make them suddenly enlightened.
Gradually it was time for the meeting to end.
Looking at these committee members, Lu Ming suddenly said: "I have been thinking recently, as a Phaya of this generation, what can I do for Antiguala? It is too poor and chaotic here. What can I do to bring good things to Antiguala? How about some changes?"
Phaya, similar to the Grand Duke of Antiguara, was the former local ruler of the Mitai people, but now it is just an honorary title. Before Lu Ming got the title, the Phaya family was so poor that it was difficult to open the door.
After hearing Lu Ming's words, these committee members immediately became quiet. Those who can sit on this table, no matter how rough they look, are also extremely smart people.
Lu Ming smiled: "You can also help me think about it. Let's come here first today."
