Lu Ming's new private plane only needed to refuel once on its journey from Montenegro to Oil City, so Lu Ming chose to refuel in Hamilton State.
Because in Hamilton State, Lu Ming helped local herders to fight a lawsuit against the State Beef Association, and it was also the beginning of the Yellow River Trading Company's entry into Hamilton State.
Later, the Yellow River Trading Company was split into Yellow River Trading and Yangtze River Trading.
The Yangtze River trade is real business, while the Yellow River trade, in addition to business, also serves the strategic direction of the Principality of Montenegro.
In this world's meaning, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are not associated together.
The Yellow River trade has also been operating in the Western Regions for several years, but unlike the Sonya people's Punk trade, it has not affected the local city-state alliances and struggles. Over the years, it has only been about doing business and making friends.
Lu Ming’s new identity is the general representative of the Yellow River Trade in the Western Regions. This also means that the focus of the Yellow River Trade’s work in the Western Regions will undergo a major adjustment.
The air route from Montenegro to Oil City is much shorter than the train route, with the entire journey being less than 4,000 kilometers.
Lu Ming's new "Golden Shield No. 1" was modified from the Antarctic-3 passenger aircraft of Sanmai Company.
Antarctic-3 is the most successful passenger aircraft model of SANMEC Aircraft Corporation. Many media have evaluated it as a groundbreaking product that will change the aviation transportation industry.
Its standard model has a crew of three and a 28-seat cabin.
Twin engines, using Lightning Power-A 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, each engine power 900 kilowatts,
The maximum speed is 400 kilometers per hour, the cruising speed is 320 kilometers per hour, and the range is 2,800 kilometers.
The interior of Lu Ming's private plane was naturally renovated.
However, Bizhu was temporarily unable to accompany him on this trip to the Western Regions, and it was finally agreed that she would go to the three central provinces instead.
It just so happened that something unexpected happened in Japan. The attack planes of the Ashikaga regime took off from the Saikyo Airport and bombarded the Kansai Army's camp near Kyoto. After repeated bombings, they destroyed an artillery defense position in Kyoto.
The situation immediately became tense.
Lu Ming simply used Commissioner Li's identity to go to the Western Regions.
Consul General Lu remained in Xijing.
On the plane, after flipping through a magazine for a while, Lu Ming slowly closed his eyes.
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Inside the Consulate General in Xijing, Japan, Lu Ming walked into the reception room.
Prime Minister Ashikaga came to visit in person and was received by Deputy Consul General Du Cunzhao. Prime Minister Ashikaga seemed to feel somewhat disrespected, so Lu Ming had no choice but to go back.
"Prime Minister, I'm about to leave Japan. I'll take over my job in the future. It's okay. Just think of me as your close junior. Just tell me if you have anything to say." Lu Ming said with a smile.
Prime Minister Ashikaga then showed a look of realization and said, "I am here to explain the bombing of the Kansai military camp."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "What is there to explain? Only by gradually weakening the Kansai Army can we restore eternal peace. Moreover, we firmly support Prime Minister Ashikaga as the only legitimate regime in Japan. However, given the current situation in Kansai, I feel that this goal is difficult to achieve."
Prime Minister Ashikaga nodded slightly and looked at Du Cunzhao meaningfully.
Du Cunzhao was also helpless. Consul General Lu could say whatever he wanted because he was the prince's brother, but he himself could not. There were strict foreign affairs disciplines and he could not afford to say the wrong thing.
"Prime Minister, come, let's have tea!" Lu Ming gestured with a smile.
Prime Minister Ashikaga said: "Before the attack plane took off, I ordered the pilots not to contact the outside world..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Although they are pilots in our army, now that they have volunteered to serve your army, they must strictly abide by the orders of their superiors and must not leak secrets to us. This is what we have told the pilots a long time ago. Of course, we cannot let them die in vain and carry out that kind of suicide attack. I heard that the Kansai side is tinkering with artillery that can attack the sky."
Prime Minister Ashikaga nodded and said, "Yes, your intelligence department informed us. I'm ashamed. We said it was local intelligence sharing, but usually it was your intelligence department that could obtain important intelligence from Kansai." He sighed again, "It's a pity that the artillery factory in Kansai is too far away from us, and our planes can't bomb it."
Lu Ming pondered and said, "So, I think it is necessary to start a war with the Guanxi Army now. You still have an absolute advantage in the air. It is beneficial to fight. Try to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Guanxi Army while you have the advantage. If necessary, we will definitely provide a certain degree of support." He paused and smiled, "Of course, this is my personal opinion!"
Prime Minister Ashikaga nodded slightly, seemingly thinking about something.
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Lu Ming opened his eyes when the special plane landed at Xiheishanbao Airport.
The Yellow River Trading Company has an eight-story office building in Xiheishanbao, which is also the headquarters of the Yellow River Trading Company in the Western Region.
After a short break, an emergency meeting was held.
In the evening, Lu Ming left the Yellow River Trade Building and finally returned to Wolong Fort, where he had been away for a long time.
The current location of Wolong Fort is in the suburbs of the oil city.
The original earthen fort has been expanded into a solemn and majestic stone fort, with clear rivers flowing and green lawns. The stone fort manor of more than a thousand acres is hidden in the surrounding dense green forests.
The stone fortress is decorated in the luxurious style of Western nobles, but it has modern elements such as a television.
Because there is a radio and television company in the oil city.
A luxurious reception room filled with luxurious gauze and a scarlet carpet half a meter thick.
Lu Ming sat on a large chair inlaid with gems from the Western Regions, feeling helpless. The chair was not very comfortable to sit on.
Hearing footsteps outside, Lu Ming gently stroked the area in front of him from top to bottom, restoring his true appearance.
The luxurious golden door was gently pushed open, and several people came in one after another.
Lu Ming was also a little helpless. It had been more than five years, almost six years, and she was still alive.
I had told them to live their own lives a long time ago, but they never left. Besides, except for the little bean sprout Fu Que'er, they are all able to help me.
"Your Highness!" Several graceful figures bowed in unison.
The leader was naturally Mrs. San Jin, wearing her signature snow-white gauze dress. Her figure was still as slim as ever, with silver hair and snow-white skin. Her appearance seemed to have become more beautiful and younger. Only her clear eyes showed the accumulation of years and were filled with wisdom.
Next to Mrs. Sanjin was Papa Ya, wearing the traditional attire of local noble ladies, a gorgeous rose-red gold-thread gauze dress that tightly wrapped her body from head to toe, yet the gauze fabric vaguely revealed her graceful figure.
Her long black hair was covered by a golden headscarf, and her face was covered with a black veil, revealing her pretty, snow-white face, deep and charming brown eyes, a small golden nose stud on her high nose bridge, and a beautiful cross-shaped ornament hanging from her forehead, full of exotic charm.
It seemed that nothing was different from when we met a few years ago. Papaya was still the same beautiful young woman, but she was more and more like an exotic peach. After all, she was only 20 years old back then, and now she is 25 or 26 years old.
Xue Ya is becoming more and more handsome and heroic, but he is wearing a light military uniform, no longer the black battle robe of the Western Region. He is wearing a camouflage vest and camouflage shorts, black knee and elbow pads, his snow-white skin is faintly visible, and his girlish curves are clearly visible, but he has a very tough temperament.
Fu Que'er has changed the most. She was only seven years old back then, but now she is twelve or thirteen. She wears a local green school uniform that looks like sportswear. She is very pretty and cute.
Lu Ming said helplessly: "Fu Que'er, I will discuss matters with the three of them from now on. You don't have to come. Just go to school well."
Seeing that Fu Que'er was secretly looking at him and looked very happy, after hearing what he said, he immediately lowered his head sadly.
Lu Ming coughed, "However, I haven't seen you for several years. Today I see that you have grown up. I heard that you are also doing well in your studies. I am also very pleased. Your studies are important. You should learn some real skills so that you can help me in the future, right?"
"Yes, sir!" Fu Que'er nodded vigorously.
"Sanjin, Papaya, both of you look up!" Lu Ming smiled.
Without my instructions, they lowered their heads humbly and dared not look at me.
Xue Ya was still stiff and seemed to be lowering her head, but she soon calmed down and looked around. Although Lu Ming did not call her name, she still raised her head.
Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "Xue Ya, take Fu Que'er out for a walk."
Xue Ya and dozens of Ditra female soldiers were only there to guard the safety of Wolong Fort. However, Madam Sanjin and Papa Ya were exposed to what he really had to do, and they were also helping him to a certain extent.
Mrs. Sanjin has been involved in the construction of the oil city since its inception, mainly providing opinions from a local perspective. She would also send secret messages to herself when she found any problems. Of course, most of the time, she didn't handle them herself.
Later, Madam San Jin became the deputy minister of the Principality's Special Work Department in the Western Region and the deputy general manager of the Yellow River Trading Company's Western Region. Of course, she did not show up at meetings, still adhering to the local tradition of women not doing things in person. She was more involved in behind-the-scenes planning, especially when it came to the complicated relationships between the city-states and races in the Western Region. How to deal with them? Many of them required her to analyze and make decisions.
She can be regarded as a capable member of the Security Committee in the Western Region, especially after she gradually became familiar with the nature of the work of the Special Work Department, she quickly got into the role. She is really an experienced, powerful and extremely terrifying spy chief.
Papaya is good at financial management. He used to help Hawkeye Luo manage family affairs. Now he is the deputy financial director of Tianhai Petroleum Company.
Of course, like Mrs. Sanjin, she is behind the scenes and acts more as her own eyes and ears.
She is also very strong-willed. Because she knew nothing about modern corporate financial management at the beginning, she later signed up for correspondence courses. Now she is a correspondence course graduate of a finance and accounting school in Donghai.
Lu Ming smiled at the two of them, waved his hands in front of him, and turned into Commissioner Li. He smiled and said, "I am here, acting in this capacity, as the Western Region General Representative of the Yellow River Trading Company."
Madam Sanjin and Papa Ya looked at each other with horror in their eyes. Although they had heard in the telegram from His Highness that he was acting in disguise, was this a magic trick? When did His Highness become so good at magic? He was indeed a genius, worthy of being the Lord Sanlongshen.
Lu Ming looked at the two of them and said, "You two will stay with me and be my secretaries. You are very familiar with the people and things here. You can help me familiarize myself with the situation as quickly as possible and coordinate the relationships between all parties."
"Yes!" Mrs. Sanjin and Papaya quickly agreed.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "As for me, I'm here to tell you the truth. My main purpose is to curb the expansion of Punk Trade's influence. Also, the two oil fields in Thoroston are mine, and we have to keep them."
Soroston is also a town in the western region that developed due to a huge oil field and has a history of more than 30 years.
Xiheishan Fort is located in the middle of the northernmost area of the entire Western Region, while Soroston is located in the southwestern part of the Western Region. The two are far apart, more than 800 kilometers.
Soroston, as the name suggests, is an oil city related to Joseph Soros.
After hearing this, Mrs. Sanjin and Papaya looked at each other in shock.
The oil fields in Thoroston belong to the master? Lord Sanlongshen is really unfathomable.
"That's all for now. Think about how we can protect the oil fields over there. Go and have a rest." Lu Ming waved his hand and said, "Oh, ask Xue Ya and Fu Que Er to come in and see how I look now."
Madam Sanjin and Papa Ya quickly agreed and knelt down to take their leave. The thick scarlet carpet was worn by women from noble families. They did not wear shoes as was customary. Their two pairs of snow-white jade feet stepped on the scarlet carpet and knelt down together. "Your Highness, I will take my leave."
Lu Ming waved his hand and picked up the document on the table to read.