The passenger railway planning in Longgang is proceeding in an orderly manner, and land acquisition has now begun.
The plan to expand freight railways has already entered the construction stage.
Lu Ming was still very satisfied with Master Gong's efficiency.
The construction site of Jiuzhou Steel in the suburbs of Longgang County looked completely different from when Lu Ming left, with the outlines of buildings gradually emerging.
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Ten Mile Villa.
In the study room halfway up the mountain, shaded by green trees, outside the window, monkeys are chirping and jumping among the trees.
In the study, Lu Ming followed Heitou, reciting word by word.
During the trip to Milton State and Hausville Peninsula in the west, Lu Ming's biggest feeling was that he had to hurry up and learn Western languages, otherwise it would be inconvenient when he arrived in the west, the imperial capital, etc.
However, Heitou is not a good teacher. No matter whether she is right or wrong, she dares not praise or criticize. It is even obvious that she is trying very hard to manage her facial expressions. Teaching the master herself is really a torment for her.
Lu Ming's eyes glanced at Liuli, who was sitting in the corner sipping tea in a daze. Her pretty face had a complicated expression, and her natural charm seemed to have been restrained a lot, and she looked like she was worried about something.
Lu Ming felt a little pity in his heart. This little beauty who had been acting coquettishly and foolishly all day long must have suffered a major blow last night.
In fact, that's not what I meant, but for her, I might have thought too much about it, and it might even be an identity crisis and a survival crisis for her.
When I arrived in Longgang the day before yesterday, I naturally had to visit the various properties first and meet important subordinates such as Master Gong.
I returned to Shilipu Villa last night. This little beauty was extremely excited. As soon as I returned to the bedroom, she followed me and acted coquettishly.
Who could bear to be sat in her arms
In fact, when I came back to Longgang, I had thought about my relationship with Liuli. Indeed, being with her made me feel extremely impulsive, and she was so attractive.
But I always feel something is not right, because unlike Hanzhu and Pamela, I have no feelings for her at all, not even the feeling of family. What I have is just the primitive desire of men and women.
This relationship feels a bit abnormal.
I originally wanted to talk to her, but when her soft little body sat in my arms, all those hypocritical thoughts disappeared immediately, and I just let it go and let her be a beast.
But unexpectedly, just as he was about to take action, two extremely pretty maids came into the bedroom with Liuli's delicate voice calling out. They were the twin sword maids that Liuli had originally planned to send to her.
I was shocked at that time, and I also understood what Liuli meant. The two little girls were there to cheer me up, and even if I was not having enough fun, they could also enjoy it.
Although that ambiguous scene made his heart nearly jump out of his throat, he still managed to keep his sanity and drank all three of them.
There's no sense of it being a natural thing at all, just purely making love with the three of them
Wouldn’t that just be like those boring action movies from previous lives
Liuli naturally didn't understand her own thoughts. According to her logic, it was obvious that she suddenly turned against her because she had done something very wrong, causing her to completely lose interest in her. She might even be driven away because when she was no longer interested in her body, the meaning of her existence no longer existed.
Seeing Liuli suffer a setback, she was completely different from the charming girl she used to be. Lu Ming coughed and said, "Liuli, the school will start in a few days. I will go to Zhenjiang to study. You should go with me. We should spend more time together. To use modern civilized words, we should cultivate our relationship in this arranged marriage!"
“Oh…” Liuli looked a little dejected. She probably didn’t understand what Lu Ming was talking about. The blow she received last night was extremely fatal.
Yu Luan's voice came from outside: "Master, Hu Dingshan is here to visit."
"Okay." Lu Ming responded. He thought that Commander Hu was here to bargain for his cousin's shares.
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The flower hall at the foot of the mountain has a colorful flower garden outside and a gurgling spring behind the hall. It is also a great place to meet guests and drink tea.
Commander Hu sighed, "Mr. Lu is really living a god-like life!" He then laughed and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Lu, you have solved another big case. It turns out that Mr. Lu is also well-known in the Special Investigation Bureau! Mr. Lu has a great reputation in the judicial and police circles!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Just running errands."
I knew he was talking about the assassination of the Duke of Hausburg.
In fact, in the north, such as the four provinces in the northern region, top figures may pay attention to this case, but it will not cause any waves among the people.
The same is generally true in the five provinces south of the Yangtze River.
However, upper-class people like Commander Hu who have been paying attention to me will know that I have joined the investigation team.
"Mr. Lu, I recently received intelligence that the fierce bandits like Tornado Horse were secretly supported by Jiangbei warlord Gao Baoshan. He has always claimed that the Black Mountain area of Jiangning Province is his ancestral territory. As you know, the kingdom has never regarded the five provinces of Jiangnan as its homeland. The kingdom has always pushed the disputes between Jiangnan and Jiangbei to be resolved within the framework of the federation..."
Lu Ming was a little surprised. He didn't know why Hu Dingshan told him all this, but he was telling the truth.
From the perspective of the imperial capital, different boundary demarcation terms were originally used, leaving some disputed lands in several provinces south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River.
There have been constant conflicts between the south and north of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, which is also the situation that the imperial capital is most happy to see.
In past and present lives, the colonizers’ tactics are probably similar.
Hu Dingshan added: "Although Gao Baoshan's ancestors also had the same claim, they were always relatively mild. But Gao Baoshan is different. He is decisive and ambitious. In Jiangbei, he has already usurped the office of governor of three cities. The Northern Region Governor also wants to win him over, so he specially divided the three cities into a prefecture and appointed him as the prefect."
"According to recent intelligence, Gao Baoshan is eyeing Black Mountain covetously. Governor Chakson is also very worried because some people in the imperial capital are hoping that Black Mountain, a major mining town, will be in chaos so that they can intervene."
"There are rumors that a member of the steel tycoon Shelfer family is funding Gao Baoshan's military expansion."
"Mr. Lu, it seems that someone is jealous of you working on steel here!"
Lu Ming smiled. The news that Hu Dingshan told him must be true and false. Moreover, if the war in Montenegro attracted external forces, the most anxious ones would naturally be the Hu family.
Hu Dingshan sighed, "The storm is coming, but some people have no foresight..." He shook his head and looked at Lu Ming, "In view of this, Governor Chakson is going to order me to organize a new army in Montenegro, disband the Montenegro Guard Regiment and other military and police forces that have no combat effectiveness, and reorganize them into a new army. The new army will be named the Montenegro Brigade, with a fixed number of about 12,000 people, and the military expenses will be provided by Montenegro Mining."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "That's good!" But I still didn't know why he came.
Hu Dingshan took a sip of tea and continued, "To be honest with you, Mr. Lu, I reported to Governor Chakson about the reorganization of the new army. He took it very seriously and received me. But as you know, according to the laws of the kingdom, although he is the head of the military and political affairs here and represents the great emperor as governor, he still has to report to the imperial capital about the reorganization of the military and police and the establishment of the army. Governor Chakson himself feels that this matter may be stopped by the imperial capital."
Hu Dingshan glanced at Lu Ming and said, "So, Mr. Lu, if you can help me with this matter, it will be of great benefit to Mr. Lu's career. If the Black Mountain Brigade can stabilize Black Mountain and maintain peace and stability in Black Mountain, Mr. Lu's steel blueprint will not die!"
After a pause, "If Mr. Lu can facilitate this, I am willing to recommend Mr. Lu as the Commissioner of the Inspectorate of the Black Mountain Brigade!" Hu Dingshan smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is a military and police instructor in the East China Sea, and he also holds the rank of reserve colonel, right? Then, under the guidance of Mr. Lu, the Black Mountain New Army will surely have a new army and a new atmosphere, which will be enough to compete with the fierce Northern Army."
Although I had guessed many of Commander Hu's intentions, I never expected that Hu Dingshan would make such a proposal.
Although Lu Ming's mind raced, he still had a smile on his face: "Governor Chakson can't handle this matter, so how can I help?"
In the military organization of the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, this independent brigade of more than 10,000 people is actually an infantry division.
The rank of a brigade commander is usually brigadier general. In the Northern Territory, he is commonly known as a "brigade commander" and is usually a warlord at the city level.
The chief commissioner of the inspection office of each military unit in the five provinces of Jiangnan is at the same level as the military commander, and there is no distinction between the top and second in command.
However, the military commander is mainly in charge of military affairs, while the inspection department is in charge of military discipline assessment, etc.
The Inspectorate is also a form of constraint on military commanders of the same level.
The bait thrown by Hu Dingshan was very big.
However, this matter is not easy to facilitate.
Not only did Hu Dingshan control the mining industry, he also wanted to take advantage of the dispute with Jiangbei to take control of the military power. His ambitions grew.
I don't care. I'm trying to get the skin of a tiger. How can I get the tiger cub without going into the tiger's den? This is also a great opportunity for me, but it's difficult to do.
Hu Dingshan said with a smile: "Governor Chuckson will argue with reason, but he still needs some external force. Mr. Lu, I heard that he has a close relationship with Lady Windsor?"
Lu Ming smiled. It seemed that the rumors about him and Lady Windsor being siblings, and even the scandal with Christine, had finally reached the ears of the Hu family.
After all, Governor Chakson didn't care about these things at all, and the Hu family had no access to the upper class of East China Sea and the imperial capital, so it was not easy to find out the news.
After pondering for a while, Lu Ming said, "I'll try my best. I hope this will work out!"
Hu Dingshan laughed: "Mr. Lu is straightforward. I said that it is much more pleasant to cooperate with Mr. Lu than to be his enemy."
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and drank some water. He felt that it was a bit abnormal for this guy to speak so bluntly today.
Hu Dingshan sighed again: "But some people are blinded by hatred. I can't persuade them at all. Besides, I will be removed from my position as the director of mining soon. If this new army fails, I can only retire. It was not easy for me to meet with Governor Chakson and persuade him to organize a new army. He is ignorant of other things, but he takes Jiangbei very seriously. Otherwise, I am afraid that little bitch will ruin my business again! Women..." As he spoke, he shook his head.
Lu Ming was stunned. From what he heard, the "little hoof" that Hu Dingshan mentioned should be Mrs. Hu
Hu Dingshan glanced at Lu Ming and said, "Mr. Lu, I really want to cooperate with you, but I really can't make the decision on many things. Now I have to stand aside. If Mr. Lu is willing to help, I can still have a meal."
Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Mrs. Hu wants to invest in Jiuzhou Steel?"
Hu Dingshan smiled bitterly: "It has nothing to do with me. I think someone will talk to Mr. Lu later."
Lu Ming suddenly understood something. When his network of relationships gradually appeared in front of the Hu family, there were also differences in the attitude towards him in the Hu family.
Commander Hu may seem rough, but he is actually very shrewd. He is unwilling to go against me anymore and even hopes to cooperate with me.
His cousin Hu Dingjin, who is the actual head of the Hu family, Mrs. Hu's brother, and the director of the Finance Department, one of the three departments of Jiangning Province, should be much more shrewd than Commander Hu, but he was overwhelmed by grudges and hatred. He thought that he had an affair with his wife, which was why his wife divorced him. Therefore, he is likely to be firmly opposed to cooperating with him.
Mrs. Hu, from a woman's perspective, had not gotten the shares she had hoped for, so she sided with her brother.
In this case, it is natural that his opinion must be eliminated and prevail in the Hu family.
Commander Hu, who had originally insisted on peaceful coexistence with him, was rejected by both Mrs. Hu's brothers and sisters, and was showing signs of losing power.
After all, the so-called network of relationships is often based on rumors. It is difficult to say whether it is from the past or the present life. People in the circle understand this.
Mrs. Hu probably thought that those rumors were most likely false. It was a fantasy for her, a Central Continent person, to be involved with several top Western aristocratic women.
Although Hu Dingjin is cautious in character, unfortunately he and his sister are irreconcilable, so he is more willing to trust his sister's judgment.
Commander Hu's current proposal is also intended to confirm whether his network of relationships is as rumored.
The reason why he is so hesitant in his words now is because he is afraid that he is not that powerful and that his network of relationships is all made up by outsiders.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming smiled at Hu Dingshan: "Well, it seems that after the Mining Bureau changes its director, I will start to suffer again!"
Hu Dingshan laughed, "Mr. Lu, you are joking. Once the new army's number is recognized by the Imperial Capital Military Department, what else will Mr. Lu have to worry about in his career here? Moreover, even if there is no new army, Mr. Lu has attracted huge funds to benefit the villagers. In the provincial capital, he has also received strong support from Director Wang Qiande, the head of the Three Departments. Some minor troubles should be easily solved."
Lu Ming nodded: "I hope so."