Dongyingjing Youcheng was renamed Xijing last month.
The Consulate General of the Principality of Montenegro in Japan has also moved here.
In an elegant Japanese-style study, Lu Ming sat in front of a desk, flipping through a thick stack of documents on the table.
In fact, Lu Ming had handed over most of the work to Deputy Consul General Du Cunzhao, while he himself was preparing to go to the Western Regions.
There is no doubt that for a long time to come, the open and covert struggles between the Western Regions and the Sonyans will become increasingly intense.
In particular, he owned three oil fields in the Western Regions, and two of them, the two oil fields gifted to him by Joseph Soros, must have been coveted by the Sonyans.
As for the Western Regions, we have been operating there for many years and have established a certain foundation.
Near the Batcheng Oilfield, there is already an oil city with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people, called "Xiheishanbao".
It's a name I changed recently.
Most of the residents of West Black Mountain Castle are from Central Africa, among whom more than 20,000 are real military personnel. Their internal designation is the West Black Mountain Castle Petroleum Corps. Most of their family members are also from Central Africa, and a small number of them marry local girls of other ethnic groups.
The crude oil extracted from West Black Mountain Fort is transported back to the Principality by rail, and the Western Region part is a special freight line built later. Instead of going southeast to Nicolo City, the center of the Western Region city-state, it goes directly northeast, through Ximi State, to Hamilton State, and then to Han State, then turns directly north, through the three central provinces where the Central Continent people traditionally gather, crosses the river into the former Anshan Province in the northern region, and now the Annan Autonomous Region of the Black Mountain Principality. It passes through more than a dozen states and provinces, more than 3,000 kilometers, a very long distance of transportation.
This is because the Black Mountain Principality owns the Anshan Province in the western part of the Northern Territory, and can transport directly from the west. If it is from Oil City to Black Mountain, it will have to take a big detour, and the distance will be even farther.
Although oil fields have been discovered in the Anshan area of the Principality of Montenegro, it is naturally better to accumulate more strategic resources such as oil.
Therefore, although Tianhai Oil Group has built an oil refinery and related petrochemical plants in the oil city of West Montenegro, it consumes only a small part of the oil produced, and most of the crude oil is transported back to the principality for storage or further processing.
He planned to go to the Western Regions as Lu Jun, but first he would go to the three central provinces as Phraya Lee.
The oil pipeline must be firmly controlled without any mistakes.
The situation in Japan is a bit delicate, so I'll just stay in charge for a while. Although Antigua has entered a new game period, the overall situation has been determined, and there won't be much change for the time being. I don't have to do everything myself, I can just control it remotely.
The oil pipelines in the three central provinces adjacent to Anshan Province are always a little confusing. If something unexpected happens, it may be unstable.
Not to mention the far southwestern region, we haven’t even firmly controlled the situation at our doorstep, which is naturally a huge hidden danger.
The three central provinces are west of the five southern provinces, but the two sides are separated by the Black Mountains, which makes the cultural traditions and so on very different.
The three central provinces are vast and sparsely populated, and are all autonomous provinces with a population of less than 10 million. To the east are the Black Mountains, to the west are plateau deserts and endless deserts, to the north they face Anshan Province across the river, and to the south is Hanzhou.
Although the three central provinces are so close to Anshan Province and are north of Hanzhou, Lu Ming has never been to these three provinces except for the time when he took a train through the three central provinces during his escape.
Because the three central provinces are truly unique provinces with their own unique cultural traditions.
The class system is strictly and clearly divided into three classes: scholars, civilians, and workers.
In my opinion, I am just a variation of nobles, commoners and slaves.
All officials were of scholar origin, including the recruitment of soldiers, and only the scholar group was eligible.
"Civil" refers to business, factory management, etc.
"Workers" refers to factory workers, farmers, herdsmen, service personnel, etc.
The future prospects of the three classes have been determined since birth. There is absolutely no possibility of change between them, and intermarriage among the three classes is not allowed.
The rule of law in the three provinces is strict, and the penalties are severe, but the law is applied equally to all three classes, and the same punishment applies, for example, stealing could result in the chopping off of one's hands.
For example, if a "scholar" seduces a man or a woman who is a "worker", he is also guilty of adultery and receives the same punishment as a "worker" for committing adultery.
Moreover, the three central provinces are vast and sparsely populated, with rich resources, so even the "working class" lives a good life.
Moreover, Lu Ming didn’t understand how this social model of population barriers could survive until now
It is very strange that there is no supervision and the ruling class relies on themselves to supervise the structure, but the gentry does not become corrupt.
Moreover, although the army recruited from the "scholar" class is not large in number, they are very powerful. Each of them has a strong sense of honor and is fearless of death. They also have funds to purchase advanced weapons.
The three provinces can be seen as one, supporting each other.
They believe in the "Three Talents Religion", and this is their doctrine.
The religion seemed to have been introduced to the three central provinces thousands of years ago, and the three provinces gradually formed a unique culture, and the empire never interfered in these.
Although Lu Ming was curious about these three provinces, he felt that they were too strange, so he had never actually set foot on the land of these three provinces.
Now, after carefully studying the information, I shook my head, but suddenly I couldn't suppress my curiosity.
My development in my previous life was completely different from this world, but I no longer see all these strange ruling models.
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In the afternoon, Lu Ming arrived at "Tian Dao Province", one of the three provinces. The three elements are heaven, earth and man, and the three provinces are Tian Dao, Ren Dao and Di Dao Province.
These three provinces were divided into more than one hundred counties, with no higher-level administrative divisions. County rulers were all recommended by the leader of the "Sancai Temple" from the local "scholar" families.
On the whole, this place is more like a loose utopian model under devout religious beliefs.
"Sancai Temple" is located in "Lingyin County" of Tiandao Province.
Lu Ming's private plane was parked at the airport in Lingyin County.
As for the three provinces, influenced by the Three Talents religion, the people don't seem to be too keen on material enjoyment. In addition, the geographical environment is indeed very good, the land is fertile, and there are excellent natural pastures. The "workers" don't have to work too hard, and there is enough output to meet the needs of the three provinces, and they can be completely self-sufficient.
The main reason is that the "scholars" are also simple-minded and none of them lead an extravagant life. They are not keen on new technological products and do not require much support.
It was hard to see cars on the street.
The airport in "Lingyin County" is the only airport built in the three provinces to adapt to the new era.
The hotels in Lingyin County all follow the same model. There are several hotels in the county town, but they all have similar conditions and can definitely meet normal needs, but there are definitely no luxurious rooms just for the sake of luxury.
All of them are double standard rooms, very clean and simple.
Pacing in the room, Lu Ming was scratching his head. He was here, but he seemed to have no clue at all.
I just went to Sancai Temple to burn incense, but I didn't understand anything. It is similar to the Taoist temple in my previous life, and the buildings are much worse than the Taoist temple in my previous life.
I wanted to visit the so-called leader, who was said to be in seclusion. Even though I introduced myself as a special envoy from the Principality of Montenegro, the little Taoist priest was still calm and gave the same answer, "The master is in seclusion."
Thinking about it, Lu Ming shook his head.
Grandma Tuolong, who was following him secretly, didn't feel any aura of a secret world in the Sancai Temple at all.