afterglow

Chapter 409 Chapter [-] Umbrella and Sanlian; Ben Bo dares to issue a military order

The heavy rain soon stopped, the dark clouds dissipated, and the sky cleared.

Throughout the afternoon, Zhu Lingjing only dealt with a small amount of political affairs, and spent most of the time thinking about and imagining what the imperial meeting would be like the next day.

As the time came to [-]:[-], Zhou Changfeng, who had finally finished the day's military affairs, hurriedly left the Forbidden City.

Luo Fu said today that he wanted to go on a trip with his wife to relax, so he asked someone from Zhou to take over for him for the day.

It was so troublesome for one person to do the work of two people. Zhou Changfeng, who was busy from morning to night, complained endlessly. It was hard to imagine how Luo Fu could complete the work with high quality and quantity when he was not around. Workaholics are not ordinary.

And coincidentally, Zhou received a phone call before leaving home this morning, saying that all the smuggled cars had been sold, and he hoped that he could come over tonight and spend the night together...oh no, a shared dinner.

Although he was reluctant at the time, considering that the establishment of the company should not be delayed, he still agreed, and then he worked with [-]% energy throughout the day.

"Boss, don't we need to follow you?"

"No need, just wait, it's not a big deal."

The quality of this hotel is neither high nor low. From the appearance, it is unremarkable and has no landmark at all. It is a place that people will selectively ignore.

This is very disadvantageous in terms of business operations, because the "exposure" is low, and I don't know what the operator of this store thinks.

In the small private room at the north end of the third floor, Yao Sheng, dressed in light green clothes, was sitting and thinking about the supply of goods, when she suddenly heard the door being pushed open.

She quickly stood up and turned towards Zhou Changfeng who pushed in the door.

"General Zhou is really punctual. This dish hasn't been served yet. I'll hurry up. You can take a seat first."

"Let's just talk about things. Why are you thinking about eating?"

Zhou Changfeng walked towards his seat as he spoke, while Yao Sheng stretched out her hand to help him pull out the chair.

"You are really the God of Wealth. Although those cars were estimated to have a market value of 16, they were all in good condition. In the end, they were sold for nearly 18."

Forty-six cents, although Yao Sheng and others only took a small amount, but their costs were pitifully small, only some labor costs and shipping charges.

It was easy to get more than 6 yuan, and this was just a business. At the same time, they also received several batches of goods from other people, so the gross profit during this period was more than [-] yuan.

Yao Sheng took out her small bag and took out a delicate but heavy-looking silk bag.

"Clang-"

Several small gold bars fell from it onto the table, shining golden light under the light.

"These are just a small part. They weigh 43 kilograms in total. A little girl can't carry it."

Zhou Changfeng was shocked and said speechlessly: "What are you doing with the gold? At that time, you said you would use the money to start an American company."

"You misunderstood. The money was all used according to your instructions." Yao Sheng covered her mouth and chuckled, stretched out her index finger and gestured, "These are because I sold almost 1 yuan more, so there is an extra [-] yuan." The more it is, the more it will be turned into gold.”

She pointed to the suitcase on the ground next to her, which contained neatly arranged large gold bars worth more than 2000 yuan.

At this time, the food was finally served. Two clerks knocked on the door gently, then walked in with dinner plates and placed several plates of meat and vegetable dishes on the table.

Zhou Changfeng had no interest in the money. He stared at the woman opposite and asked directly: "How is the preparation of the company going?"

"The company in Xinmo Province has been registered, and the company in Tian Province is still waiting for approval from the local government. They are all done according to your request. Please take a look." Yao Sheng took out a notebook and handed it over.

What is somewhat funny is that although Zhou has seriously thought about the roles of these two companies, he has not thought about their names.

When Yaosheng's group came to inquire about their requirements, he had an idea and misappropriated the names of two famous virtual giants in later movies and TV series.

The company located in New Mexico is called "Umbrella Materials" - Umbrella Materials Company.

The company located in Tennessee is called "Tricell Mining" - Tricell Mining Company.

[picture]

These two companies are nominally engaged in mining and mining, and their registered capital is not high. The identity information of the company managers and employees belongs to some reliable Europeans and overseas Chinese.

Zhou Changfeng said "hmm", flipped through his notebook, and said with satisfaction: "It looks good."

"You can send someone to take over at any time. How do you plan to start the work? There seems to be no newly discovered mines in the area, right?" Yao Sheng asked cautiously.

"This is not what you should ask." Zhou Changfeng glanced at her, "Curiosity can easily kill people, understand?"

The latter nodded quickly, lowered his head and whispered softly: "Sorry, I'm presumptuous. I naturally know this truth."

Unlike the low-key appearance of the hotel, this meal was actually very good. The dishes were full of color, aroma and taste, and were extremely delicious.

Moreover, this woman Yaosheng is very good at talking, and her sweet words come one after another without repetition.

Last time, I only collected forty cars and I made a considerable amount of money. I can't imagine how much profit margin there will be in the future. Zhou Changfeng estimates that it will be easy to collect hundreds of cars from Australia in the future.

After taking over big cities such as Melbourne and Sydney, hundreds or even thousands of vehicles can be confiscated for any reason.

Zhou Changfeng discovered somewhat sadly that if he wanted to get along well in the Ming Dynasty, he would have to more or less conform to the crowd, mingling with the powerful, and accepting the goodwill and filial piety from all parties...

As his status and authority have increased, he can no longer be as willful as before.

Although it can only be regarded as a small fuss at the moment, I really don’t know how it will develop after opening the mouth and making an exception. Will I recognize myself now many years later?

For safety reasons, Zhou Changfeng asked Shen Yu about the smuggling gang the next morning.

The latter did not reply on the spot, but searched for them for a long time from a pile of classified files.

"Has this been recorded by you? Your factory doesn't plan to touch them at the moment?"

"How should I put it? This kind of... is almost fattening, but the damage they do in this business is not big, so they can indulge it for a while."

"Oh."

"Brother Zhou, how come you got involved with these people?" Shen Yu asked with a smile: "Now you are involved in the world of mortals and start thinking about making money?"

"Whatever you think." Zhou Changfeng shrugged.

Shen Yu stopped smiling and said nonchalantly: "This method of making money is too stupid. If you really want to make money, just sit at home and wait to collect money." He knew very well how many close officials like Zhou were being raped. Staring, talking about money... it's just too low-level.

Zhou Changfeng nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "There is nothing unusual about this group of people, right? Are they just simply engaged in car smuggling?"

"Yes, it is relatively clean. The last file update was at the beginning of the year, and there were no abnormalities."

"Okay, then there's no problem."

Although the security services usually keep a low profile, their credit is often forgotten.

The foreign intelligence factory's contribution to the stability of the Ming Dynasty is not insignificant. Relying on a large number of agents and the informants and undercover agents they developed, the foreign intelligence factory can maintain the stability and harmony of the country with quite good efficiency.

Shen Yu often felt proud of himself, but Zhou Changfeng often used the examples of "Shu Ling" and "Chai Guoyi" to tease him.

Every time he came here, Shen Yu, who felt speechless, would stare at Zhou with an expression of "Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yu said with a serious face: "Brother Zhou, I know you have your own intentions. If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask you questions. But I still remind you to use your discretion."

If he wanted to make money privately, he must have some ulterior motive and an ulterior secret. If it were anyone else, Shen Yu would definitely be wary.

But the problem lies precisely in the fact that there is absolutely no possibility that this guy Zhou will commit treason!So what does he want to do?
The two looked at each other for a few seconds. Zhou Changfeng met his gaze and said seriously: "The German military attaché claimed that the United States planned to research a doomsday weapon and placed it in those desolate provinces to keep it secret."

Sorry, little sister Chris, please take the blame for me.I'm sure you won't mind. After all, it's about fighting imperialism.

"That woman? How can there be any unprovoked benefit in this world? Let alone a military attache from another country. If you directly report this kind of thing to the court, it will be settled." Shen Yu said in surprise.

Zhou Changfeng waved his hand, "This matter is a bit abnormal and a bit fanciful. I know the efficiency of the imperial court, so I only believe in myself in this matter."

"Oh, all of your actions are based on that agent's words! Brother Zhou, what kind of ecstasy soup did she give you?"

"Don't get excited. I haven't seen anything like this. I believe she has a point. It's not because of any superficial or naive reasons."

Shen Yu, who was doubtful, looked Zhou Changfeng up and down and sighed: "That's it, I believe you."

The matter passed like this, and Shen Yu chose to believe in her own vision - she firmly believed that what Zhou did was justified.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual about Yaosheng and others, Zhou Changfeng left immediately and hurried to the Forbidden City to prepare for the imperial meeting to be held in the afternoon.

Since this imperial meeting was purely to discuss the future grand strategy, in addition to him, several managers and Gezhi Taichao were also present.

Compared to her usual casual outfit, Zhu Lingjing is much more formal today.

After she got on the shuttle bus, the attendants also boarded the shuttle buses at the back one after another, and they shuttled through the Forbidden City at an leisurely pace.

"Your Majesty, all the cabinet ministers have arrived, and everyone from the Consultative Council has just entered the venue."

The meeting place is still located in the Wenhua Hall, which has been guarded by Jin Yiwei with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps. Everyone is meticulously performing their respective duties.

In order to take care of the mostly middle-aged and elderly bosses, the air-conditioning temperature in the conference hall was set at 27°C. It was only a little cool, but it was still in sharp contrast with the sweltering heat outside.

"See your Majesty!" Everyone present bowed together.

"Sit down, no need to delay, just discuss the matter directly."

After a short period of noisy movement, the entire hall fell silent, leaving only the sound of flipping through files and memos.

As the head of the imperial court, Gao Qingkui was the first to kick off the proceedings. "The last imperial meeting failed to reach a consensus. Now that some time has passed, the situation has changed drastically, and it is time to make a decision."

Song Zhongkai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, said: "Here, I would like to make one thing clear - we will definitely send troops to Australia. What we are talking about is sooner or later."

Xia Jinbo and Song Zhongkai were the commanders of the Ming Dynasty Navy. His questions could be said to be very straightforward and straightforward, full of aggressive arrogance.

The cabinet immediately expressed dissatisfaction, and Lin Xi, a minister of defense, responded very decisively: "Uncle Xia Jin is too sure. If sooner or later will do more harm than good, then naturally he will not send troops."

"It's full of ridiculous talk!" Song Zhongkai didn't want to save face for the cabinet. "Even if you don't consider anything else, Australia's mineral deposits are worth fighting for. No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with doing more harm than good."

Yu Shenhua said lightly: "In terms of foreign affairs, an early war is likely to cause the Americans to devote their energy to the Pacific. This is undoubtedly disadvantageous, unless Xia Jinbo believes that the Ming Navy can completely annihilate the U.S. Pacific Fleet at a very small cost."

Zhou Changfeng, who was standing in front of the emperor's left, watched the dispute between the two sides.

Are these people really uncomfortable without quarreling?Zhu Lingjing said before she came that there would be another good show to watch today, and it turned out to be true.

After arguing like this for a while, Chen Jieli, the president of the Consultative Yuan, had to step in to smooth things over - you guys should calm down, do you really think that you are an emperor?

Zhou Changfeng almost laughed when he heard him trying to smooth things over. It was really strange that the president of the Consultative Council spoke for the emperor.

In fact, the cabinet ministers did not object to sending troops to Australia. This imperial meeting was indeed to discuss sooner or later as Song Zhongkai said. However, they just wanted to refute this domineering guy in front of the emperor.

After both parties calmed down, Lin Xi expressed his opinions on behalf of the cabinet.

"The better strategy is to strike later. In this game, the second mover can have the advantage of flexible decision-making. The cabinet believes that they should wait for the United States to join Europe. After that, they will be difficult to stop and will face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts."

"Is this your theory? 'If the war starts early, the United States will no longer care about Europe, but will focus on dealing with the Ming Dynasty.' I don't think so." Wu Weihuan spoke.

Li Guangyuan stroked his beard and smiled: "Why did Duke Wei say this? We are willing to hear the details."

Wu Weihuan, with sharp eyes, glanced at the people present, "Although there is evidence that the upper echelons of the United States do not think highly of Britain, which is resisting alone, they also regret that they cannot use this to get involved in Europe. Have you ever thought about it, if Britain proves that it can persist, this will What will it mean?”

Then...the glorious British Empire in the past can continue to beg the Yankees like grandpa and grandma to send troops and supplies.

Once the United States assesses that it has the potential to influence and influence the UK from its roots, it will definitely try.

"Wei Guogong, this inference cannot be said to be wrong, but no one can predict it." Yu Shenhua, who has always been serious about words, said with a wry smile this time: "Now the Germans have a strong submarine force, and the British are trapped on the isolated island. Maybe they can hold on for a while." We gave in and made peace without seeing any hope.”

"The United Kingdom is asking the United States for a group of destroyers, and the mainland is also working hard to build escort ships. We only need to persist for two more months, and the situation will stabilize." Song Zhongkai said lightly: "This is not just talking. If you don't believe it, Uncle Ben ...Dare to issue a military order."

Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but widen his eyes, and looked at Luo Fu who was also surprised beside him.

Grass!Military order?Isn't this nonsense?

Xia Jinbo, you have said such things to death, how can you come to the stage?

(End of this chapter)