Zhengdong Trading Company has been operating here for some time and has just moved to the new district. It occupies a very large area. The main building is a five-story office building. There are several buildings in the company's yard, including a warehouse of tens of thousands of square meters, as well as dormitories for managers and employees, all of which are three-story apartment buildings.
Now, signs of "Zhengdong Railway Company" and "Zhengdong Law Firm" are hung on the main entrance of the company's office building.
There are three companies, the office occupies the first floor, the trading company and the railway company each occupy the second floor.
Trading companies all employed local Japanese clerks, and the management included both Westerners and Montenegrins.
The Zhengdong Railway Company actually acquired the Aoyue Railway Company.
Xianquan Port originally belonged to the Ouyue Territory. As the Ouyue Division was defeated in the northern region of the imperial continent, the Ouyue Lord Kawamoto Daishin committed suicide out of fear of punishment. The new and old interest groups in the Ouyue Territory were reshuffled. The Zhengdong Railway Company took this opportunity to acquire the Ouyue Railway Company, which had been operating poorly, and thus took over the operation of all railway lines in the Ouyue Territory.
Of course, the actual mileage of the Okuetsu Railway is not very long. There is only a main line from Okuetsu City to Kyoto in the Okuetsu territory, which is more than 100 kilometers long and has three stations, plus a branch line from Okuetsu City to Sensen.
Moreover, the original branch line to Xianquan was only used for freight.
In addition to owning the railway lines within Okuetsu, the Okuetsu Railway Company also has five locomotives, twelve passenger carriages, and ten freight carriages. It has opened a weekly passenger service from Okuetsu City to Kyoto, and the freight service from Sensen to Kyoto depends on the cargo volume at the terminal and is not scheduled regularly.
After Zhengdong Railway Company acquires it, it will increase passenger and freight capacity as appropriate based on operating conditions.
The headquarters of Zhengdong Railway Company is somewhat small, occupying the second and third floors of a five-story office building.
The fourth and fourth and fifth floors are the headquarters of Zhengdong Trading Company.
On the first floor of the office building is Zhengdong Law Firm, which provides legal services to the two friendly companies and also operates externally.
The three companies were jointly registered as Zhengdong United Company in the Xianquan Municipal Council, and their office in the imperial capital was the Kyoto Office of Zhengdong United Co., Ltd.
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The third floor of Apartment Building No. 1 in the backyard of the United Company is the residence of the company's top executives, and is home to vice presidents and above of the United Company.
301 is particularly large, with five bedrooms and two living rooms.
301 is Lu Ming's new residence. His new identity is the special consultant of Zhengdong United Company. In fact, several CEOs follow his lead. He is the number one figure in the company. At the same time, Lu Ming also serves as the general manager of Zhengdong Railway Company.
At this time, there were four people sitting in the large study. In addition to Lu Ming, there were Bai Yumeng, the general manager of the trading company, Han Jinsheng, the head of the law firm, and Li Junheng, the representative of the United Company in Kyoto, who had returned from Kyoto to report on his work.
In addition to being the actual controller of the joint company, Lu Ming is also the director of the Xianquan Special Work Department of the General Bureau of Confidentiality.
Bai Yumeng serves as Deputy Minister of the Special Affairs Department.
The two are old partners. Bai Yumeng, the fat white man who looks like Maitreya Buddha, looks like a businessman. It is hard to imagine that he is actually a highly skilled agent.
Li Junheng is a professional, but his deputy who is still in Kyoto is affiliated with the Special Work Department.
Li Junheng mainly reported on his interactions with dignitaries in Kyoto on behalf of the United Company.
The attitudes of the powerful people in Kyoto towards the companies run by Zhongzhou people in Xianquan vary. Some are extremely exclusive, while others try to win them over. Everyone has their own stance.
Generally speaking, the old-school interest groups that have been suppressed by Yamamoto Yu's group are happy to see the arrival of the Nakasu people, as it can relieve their pressure and balance Yamamoto Yu's aggressive arrogance.
When Li Junheng left, lawyer Han Jinsheng also said goodbye.
Lu Ming sipped his tea and pondered for a while when someone knocked on the door. The person who was brought in was Kawamoto Shigeyoshi, the former commander of the Okukoshi Division.
The Oyue Division has completed its historical mission, and some of its members have settled in the Northern Territory.
But there were more soldiers who missed their homeland and wanted to return to Austria.
After Kawamoto Shigeyoshi sat down, he looked at Governor Zhang, now Mr. Zhang, with expectation.
Lu Ming sipped his tea and sighed, "It's still a little difficult to value loyalty. You know, even if we use the name of the Ouyue Brigade, it's true that we are His Royal Highness's mercenaries, but if about 10,000 Ouyue soldiers come back like this, it will definitely cause too much trouble. Suspicious people will think that we have intentions towards Ouyue Road and we are relying on you to lead the charge. What do you think, is Yamamoto Yu a suspicious person?"
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi's expectations turned into disappointment.
Lu Ming continued, "Our peace with Japan is hard-won. You should also know that the people of Zhongzhou have never been an aggressive group. As long as Japan gives up the idea of interfering in the Northern Territory, we don't want to go to war with your country. Therefore, we don't want to make this kind of provocation, because if the Aoyue Division returns with our help, it will bring too many variables to the Aoyue Road. You should know that almost all the lords of Japan don't want you to come back. It would be best if you all died in the Northern Territory."
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi clenched his fists tightly, but Governor Zhang's words, although sharp, were true.
"We can ignore what Yamamoto thinks, but we can't be enemies with all the Japanese daimyos." Lu Ming said, "Don't you think this makes sense?"
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi nodded silently. Okuetsu became a territory surrounded by wolves, and most of the lords got a piece of the pie.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "However, if it is you, or a few of your senior generals, who want to bring their relatives back, then of course there is no problem."
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi's eyes lit up, but he finally shook his head and said bitterly: "How can I do this? It will chill the hearts of the soldiers who followed us on the expedition. I can go home for a few days and see my old mother. This is an unexpected blessing. Thank you, Governor-General!"
Lu Ming said, "You and I don't have to be polite. Actually, you said, don't I want the Aoyue men to go home? If time goes on for too long, the junior soldiers will get annoyed. In order to go home, mutiny is not impossible."
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi was startled, "Governor, we are living in the Northern Territory and we are grateful to the prince. How dare we rebel?"
Lu Ming said, "Don't be too sensitive. I'm just talking about human nature. If it were me, I would go crazy if I couldn't return home after being in a foreign land for a long time!" He paused, pondered, and finally said, "How about this? The railway company is recruiting railway police recently, and there are 500 vacancies. Let's bring back a group first. Although it's a drop in the bucket, it will give them hope. We can select those who don't have many brothers and sisters at home. If they are the only son, they can be selected unconditionally. In this way, we can secretly bring back some people first."
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi was overjoyed: "Great!" Although five hundred places are not many, as Governor Zhang said, it can give soldiers living in foreign lands hope of returning home.
Then Kawamoto Shigeyoshi was a little confused again: "Does the Okuetsu Railway Company need 500 police officers?"
Lu Ming said, "To prepare for a rainy day, the company must be expanded." He looked at Kawamoto Shigeyoshi and asked, "Do you think there are too many people?"
Kawamoto Shigeyoshi paused, and was about to explain something. Lu Ming smiled and said, "I was just kidding. Go back and announce the good news and select the candidates."
"Yes!" Kawamoto Shigeyoshi stood up and saluted. Unknowingly, Governor Zhang had become his immediate superior.
The clan uncle and lord have committed suicide, and the various branches of the clan have scattered. Some have already joined the new master, and the rest are having a hard time. It seems that apart from Governor Zhang in front of them who can help the Kawamoto family change their fate, there is no one else they can rely on.