Municipal Council meeting room.
Looking at the proposals submitted by several representative directors, Masayoshi Kawamoto remained silent.
At the oval conference table, Lu Ming, Sun Chonggu, Zhang Jingsheng and other representatives from Longbei and Northern Xinjiang were whispering to each other.
The proposal was jointly put forward by Lu Ming and representatives from Longbei, Li Dan and Sun Chonggu, and representatives from Northern Xinjiang, Zhang Jingsheng and Zhu Sangao. It was a proposal to appoint executive vice-chairmen to the six management committees of the Municipal Board.
The Municipal Council has thirteen committees.
Except for the Entertainment Management Committee, which is chaired by the Japanese Ken Kawashima, the chairmen of the other twelve committees come from the four major provinces, with each province occupying three committee chairperson seats.
The proposal is that the six committees chaired by people from Longbei and northern Xinjiang will each appoint an executive vice-chairman to assist the chairperson in managing the daily work of the committee.
A few days ago, the Transportation Committee caused a major strike on the central district bus routes due to careless handling.
These thirteen committees are actually the real administrative bodies that manage all aspects of Shengjing.
It is conceivable that the four provinces would easily fall into chaos if they took over in a hurry.
After all, they all lack the real talent to manage a modern city.
The Japanese were probably waiting for trouble to happen. They were retreating to advance. They only asked for an entertainment committee, waiting for problems to arise and for several provinces to beg them to intervene in the city management of Shengjing.
The Chuo District public transportation system went on strike, and there may be Japanese people behind the scenes.
Unexpectedly, the six committees now directly invited Montenegro talents. In fact, many of Montenegro's management talents are from the eastern region of the empire, including many elites from the East China Sea.
The Montenegrin man obviously did not intend to take over the affairs of the party, but instead assisted in the capacity of executive vice-chairman.
As a result, it quickly received positive responses from Longbei Province and Northern Xinjiang Province.
Not to mention the Longbei Province, its two representative directors, Li Dan and Sun Chonggu, have already become accomplices with Commissioner Zhang of Heishan.
The Northern Frontier Province was the most influenced by Westerners, and the chief judges of county-level courts were once Westerners.
It is easy for him to accept new things. Zhang Jingsheng also seems to be aware that it is not easy to govern Shengjing, so he supports Commissioner Zhang's proposal.
As for Anshan Province and Haixi Province, Lu Ming did not talk to their representatives at all.
Kawamoto Masayoshi flipped through the proposal in his hand. It was only two thin pages, but he read it over and over again.
In terms of the composition of the Municipal Council representatives, there were three Japanese, two from each of the four major provinces and the Montenegro Concession, and one Westerner, James, for a total of twelve representatives.
The chief director, Masayoshi Kawamoto, has two votes.
It is entirely possible to veto this proposal.
But the problem is that the allocation of the thirteen committees is like dividing the spoils. The six committees that are currently proposing personnel changes were originally allocated to the Longbei Province and the Northern Frontier Province.
If it is vetoed, the basis for cooperation among all parties in Shengjing will immediately cease to exist and chaos will immediately occur.
"I think everyone has no objection to this proposal." Kawamoto Masayoshi finally spoke.
Next, there are some miscellaneous matters.
When the meeting was over, Liu Kui walked up to Lu Ming and smiled, "Commissioner Zhang, there is a game tonight at the Ginza Club. Is Commissioner Zhang interested? There will be me, Mr. Asaba Nagamasa, Mr. James, Zhang Jingsheng, and Representative An Laoxi. It would be great if Commissioner Zhang could come! These are the three cards Commissioner Zhang is good at."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay, I don't have any plans tonight." He won hundreds of thousands of dollars from this guy last time, and it would be impossible for him not to hate him to the core.
And if Liu Kui didn't want to take revenge, he wouldn't have invited me to this game. It was obviously another circle.
Especially since Zhang Jingsheng, a native of northern Xinjiang, and Liu Kui, a native of Haixi, participated in a card game privately, there must be some conspiracy involved.
Beijiang and Haixi have always been incompatible, but there are many sympathizers of the other side or conflicts of interest in the two provinces.
It seems that Zhang Jingsheng's family has always had a tradition of intermarriage with a family in Haixi.
Over there, seeing that Lu Ming agreed to join the card game, Liu Kui smiled happily and asked, "Commissioner Zhang, I heard that Madam Margaret is in your residence?"
Lu Ming glanced at him. This guy was really obsessed with her and had even found out Margaret's whereabouts.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I do have a maid named Margaret, but I don't know if it's the Lady Margaret you are talking about."
Liu Kui pondered, "I wonder if Commissioner Zhang can take her to this poker game? If there is a price, Commissioner Zhang can name a price."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "That won't do. To be honest with you, Brother Liu, the maids in my house all have personalities and are not objects." He felt a little guilty as he spoke. Of course he thought so, but from the East and West Palaces to Qing'e who managed the maids, such as Grandma Tuolong, how could they treat these slaves as human beings
"If so, I'm willing to offer half a million! I don't want to buy her. As Commissioner Zhang said, she has personality. I'm willing to pay half a million to restore her freedom." Liu Kui gritted his teeth.
Lu Ming was startled and looked at Liu Kui. This guy seemed to be really obsessed with Margaret? They had only met once, but he didn't know what had touched his soul.
This guy is greedy, mean, shameless, vicious and cunning in everything he does. All the words that describe a bad person are not an exaggeration to describe him.
Will there be true love
Perhaps it is because what you cannot get is the best, that is why Liu Kui is so obsessed with it.
Moreover, Liu Kui firmly believes that everyone has a price.
I was overestimating myself. Five hundred thousand dollars was a huge sum of money for just one woman.
Even ordinary wealthy families would sell their wives, let alone their maids.
"I'll think about it." Lu Ming smiled.
…
In the study room of 1500.
"The man I told you about is now willing to pay 500,000 to redeem your freedom." Lu Ming looked at Margaret standing in front of him and paused. "Of course, it sounds high-sounding, but whether you regain your freedom or not, you still need someone to protect you. But no matter what, 500,000 shows that he cares about you very much, and he will not be wrong in the future. Think about it carefully, isn't this the truth?"
"Five hundred thousand..." Margaret murmured, a trace of sadness flashing in her blue eyes.
Indeed, she was once a noble lady from a wealthy family hidden in Shengjing, and her husband's monthly income was more than 500,000. Now that her price was clearly marked, it seemed that she should be flattered by 500,000.
"You want to buy the master's foot-warming fire girl for half a million..." Granny Tuolong showed a trace of disdain at the corner of her mouth, and whispered, "Even if it's ten million, ten million..., it's not worth the master's good health..."
She was absolutely unwilling to sell these foot-warming fire girls, and it was really difficult to find them when she went out to look for them these days.
Margaret showed a bitter smile, and she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad after hearing what this mysterious and scary old lady said.
But at the very least, being a warm baby seems to have very high value, a value that outsiders cannot recognize at all.
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Okay, let's stop asking this question. I'm sorry for being such a villain."
Glancing at Granny Tuolong, Lu Ming said, "There's a card game tonight at the Japanese territory. You said last time that there are people from the Jintian Sect over there. Do you think I can still win hundreds of thousands?"
Jin Tianmen, while suppressing bandits in Wanzhou Road, encountered a man who was very good at using the terrain to conceal his whereabouts, similar to the ninjutsu in his previous life.
Grandma Tuolong said that there were a few such people in the Black Dragon Society, and she often went there to investigate.
"It's just a small trick, a trick of covering one's eyes and changing cards. It's not surprising if Jintianmen has an intermediate or advanced expert." Granny Tuolong said, "I or Miss Yuluan will accompany the master."
Lu Ming frowned, "But you keep saying that these tricks won't work in front of me? You've been complimenting me, right?"
Granny Tuolong laughed dryly and said, "No matter what, it would be better for Master to take me or Miss Yuluan with you this time."
"Forget it, I want to see if you guys are trying to suck up to me." Lu Ming said, "Just let Xiao Guo and Xiao Guo go with me!"
"Then this old slave should still wait outside to meet his master." Grandma Tuolong nodded slightly.