My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 20: Luxury journey
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The train was running fast through the fields with a clanging clang.
Lu Ming was lying on the big soft bed. He had just squinted for a while and looked at his watch. It was already past eleven o'clock.
I didn’t sleep last night. At eight o’clock this morning, I got on the train at Donghai Central Station. The starting point was Donghai Central Station and the end point was Nicolo.
Nicholas is one of the largest city-states in the Alliance of Free City-States in the Western Region.
It is also the seat of the City-State Alliance Parliament.
A loose alliance formed by hundreds of free city-states joined the empire as a whole and became one of the five major federations in the empire.
But in fact, this alliance is extremely loose, with many conflicts and constant wars between city-states.
The alliance headquarters is located in Nicolo City.
The main thing that symbolizes the existence of the alliance is the Alliance Parliament.
Every city-state, no matter how big or small, has one representative as a member of the alliance. There is no difference between large city-states and small city-states. In the parliament, they only have one representative and one vote. It seems fair, but this is not the case. This makes it impossible for this alliance parliament to resolve any conflicts between city-states. It only exists as a symbol, a place for quarreling with rival city-states.
This train from the East China Sea can go directly to Nicolo City.
However, Nicolo City is located in the northeast of the Western Region. There should be more than two thousand miles from Nicolo City to Bate City. More than a thousand miles of it are connected by railways, and the rest are garbage roads and dirt roads. , especially in Bate City and nearby city-states, the main means of transportation was horse-drawn carriages.
However, due to the discovery of super-large oil fields, Fila Petroleum has already planned to connect Bate City to the Western Region railway network.
In the Western Region, there are not many railways, just the two main trunk lines, east-west and north-south. When Bade City enters the railway network, the number of merchants coming here to prospect for gold will inevitably increase explosively.
Therefore, if the Beiguan business group can take the lead in this area now, they will be confident in the future.
However, there are not many business figures from Beiguan participating in this inspection delegation. There are only more than 20 business representatives in the economic and trade delegation, and they only represent 11 companies and individuals. Some of them may not be humane. of.
Lu Ming paid more attention to these people. Of course, being unwilling to participate in this inspection does not mean that they are incompetent. It cannot even be said that they do not have a pioneering spirit. It is closely related to the company's own goals and strategies. On the contrary, they are actively pioneering. Maybe the company itself is heavily in debt and looking for a lifeline.
Nothing can be generalized.
Members of the business group, as well as those accompanying the city hall, occupied almost the entire carriage No. 15. It and carriage No. 14 were both first-class carriages.
There are another 200 armed personnel of the Joint Matrix, plus ordnance, supplies, vehicles, etc., several additional carriages, and three helicopters, which are also reinforced on the roofs of the additional carriages.
The carriage Lu Ming was in was also an additional carriage.
At this time, lying on the soft big bed, Lu Ming looked at the rapidly retreating scenery outside the window.
The large glass windows provide an unobstructed view of the pastoral scenery outside.
Lu Ming sighed inwardly, capitalism is so comfortable.
In my own country at the same time in my previous life, there was actually no technical problem in building such ultra-luxury carriages. This was not a hard-core technology in the first place, it was all soft decoration, but even the special train for top leaders did not do it like this. Bar? After all, you have to pay attention to the impact and not be too extravagant.
In Donghai, as long as you are rich enough, you will enjoy enjoyment that ordinary people cannot even imagine.
The additional carriage is a luxurious family carriage with a view.
In fact, it is the kind suitable for noble families traveling with many servants.
It is an upgraded version of the luxury soft sleeper carriage.
The imperial standard luxury soft sleeper carriage is basically composed of 8 independent private rooms, with only 16 berths in the entire carriage. Each premium private room is a double room with bunks and a separate bathroom. The room is equipped with a sofa, coffee table, gramophone, radio, safe, etc.
The deluxe viewing family car is composed of a master bedroom and four independent private rooms. Like the deluxe soft sleeper car, the four independent private rooms are double rooms, equipped with independent bathrooms, sofas and coffee tables, phonographs, etc.
The master bedroom is the size of four independent private rooms put together, occupying half of the carriage.
The large luxurious bedroom and observation deck, the bathroom with a bathtub, and the outside living room with a bar can be regarded as a luxury hotel suite on the train.
This kind of luxury viewing carriage is not a regular carriage on the train. It is only available at Donghai Central Railway Station. It starts from the train and meets the mileage standards. Usually it is more than 1,000 kilometers before the sky-high fee is charged. , add it for guests.
The whole journey from Donghai to Nicolo is more than 10,000 miles. The cost of adding this luxury viewing carriage is 5,000 yuan.
If 16 people are charged in a soft sleeper, the average cost is 300 yuan per person.
The first-class carriage from Donghai to Nicolo costs only 50 yuan per person.
The fare for third-class carriage is 9 yuan.
However, this luxurious observation car is indeed comfortable.
Lying on the tall, soft snow-white bed, watching the scenery passing by outside the window, the green fields, the small bridges and flowing water in the distance, and the faint outline of the village, I really enjoyed it.
"Where is the next stop..." Lu Ming asked lazily.
"Master, you're awake! The next stop is Wojis." The delicate voice outside, I don't know if it is Luo Yi or Luo Er.
In the Hepu Daolu Mansion, they were the servants responsible for serving him, but in fact, since he bought these domestic slaves, the number of times he has met them has been limited. When he returned home, they were only in the background, and he did not even look at them. Pass.
But this time when I went to the Western Regions, under Hanzhu's persuasion, I took the two of them with me. After all, I had a ready-made translator who knew the local customs to some extent.
Especially when Hanzhu said that Luo Yi had relatives in the Bate city-state.
The Tudra people are a very large race in the Western Region and have their gathering areas in many city-states.
The hundreds of city-states in the Western Region actually have different languages, but the people of different city-states can barely communicate with each other. The differences in languages between them are similar to the various dialects of the same language, but some of these dialects are extremely different. big.
"Master, can we help you get dressed and wash up?" asked a delicate voice from outside.
"No need, I'm too lazy to move." Lu Ming responded, and then said: "If you are hungry, you, Uncle Sun, and Dahei can make some food on your own."
The additional carriage is in the last section and is not connected to other carriages. You cannot go to the restaurant during the trip. Fortunately, there is a separate kitchen where you can cook your own meals.
In the carriage, in addition to Luo Yi and Luo Er, there were also Uncle Sun and four black slaves guarding the courtyard.
The train rattled and swayed slightly with a unique rhythm. Then I looked at the scenery outside. Lying on the soft bed, I gradually became tired, and fell into a daze, falling asleep again.
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At around eight o'clock in the evening, the train stopped in Raccoon City. It would have to stop here for about an hour. This is a major station, the capital of Hamilton State, and a transportation hub in the central region. At the same time, the locomotive also needs maintenance.
Lu Ming got off the car without leaving the station, and went to the coffee shop in the row of shops on the platform. Accompanying him were Sherlock, Wen Liangyu and a young master of Wangji Gold Industry, whose surname was Wang, and his name was Wang Jinfei. He is a teenager who is very calm. Wang remembers that many important matters have been decided by him.
This time, Sherlock is the leader of this economic and trade delegation, and Lu Ming is the deputy leader.
After all, Sherlock is older and has much more seniority than Lu Ming.
However, after the Gao Wang family made such a fuss at yesterday's meeting, it is natural that no one can hide who started this group.
Four people sat down by the window in the coffee house, drinking coffee and chatting.
Wen Liangyu’s status in the Beiguan business community is no longer the same as it was a year ago. Today, the most prominent title to the outside world is no longer the chairman of the labor union, but the boss of Wen’s Real Estate Company, several construction sites near the Liberty Building. , one of which is his.
Wang Jinfei was also introduced to this economic and trade group by Wen Liangyu. Wang Jinfei called Wen Liangyu "Uncle Wen", Sherlock as "Uncle Sherlock", and Lu Ming as "Uncle Lu" with a very respectful attitude.
Lu Ming has become accustomed to young people treating him in the same manner as their elders, because he is usually on par with their elders. The Central-Continent people traditionally attach great importance to the generational hierarchy, so it is natural for him to become an elder.
According to seniority, since he is the same generation as Wen Liangyu, it is his duty for Wang Jinfei to call him "uncle".
"Jin Fei, Jin Fei...isn't there something wrong with your name?" Sherlock naturally had no scruples about talking to these small businessmen and asked with a frown.
Wang Jinfei smiled: "Yes, when my father named me, my family was not yet engaged in the gold industry. In fact, I have already changed my name. It's just that friends and my fourth uncle remember my name."
"Oh, what name did you change?" Sherlock asked.
When Wang Jinfei said the changed name, Sherlock laughed and said it was a good name.
Lu Ming was drinking coffee, feeling a little bored listening to these salty and light drinks, and asked Wen Liangyu, "Fourth brother, has Brother Liu been on the phone with you since the new year?"
Wen Liangyu smiled bitterly: "He is almost cultivating immortality now, and his ideological level is too high. I have no topic to talk to him."
Lu Ming nodded: "I still don't know what's going on. I can only go and look again. However, the regional representative office said that it had sent a fax to the Lord of Bate City to inquire about the matter. Logically speaking, a small The security office does not dare to mess around, but in those city-states in the Western Region, I heard that some city lords can't control the people below them at all, they are just decorations. I don't know if this is the case in Bate City."
Wen Liangyu also sighed, "I can't tell. As you said, we'll see when we get to the boundary."
Outside, there was a sudden noise, and many people ran to one place. Some passengers waiting for the bus threw their suitcases aside and ignored them.
Shylock's steward, who was standing at the door of the coffee house, quickly walked in. He was also full of excitement, "It's Miss Nicole! Miss Nicole is at the station!"
Sherlock frowned, "A movie star, what's the big deal!" stood up, "Go and have a look."
Wen Liangyu was stunned for a moment, shook her head helplessly, and said to Lu Ming: "Let's go and have a look too."
Wang Jinfei on the side was also eager to give it a try, but seeing that his two uncles hadn't moved yet, he couldn't help but rush out like a headless chicken.
"Well, let's take a look!" Lu Ming stood up. He hadn't seen Nicole for a long time. She recently made way for a blockbuster film by Renault Pictures, which happened to give her crew a holiday. She had been working intensively for more than half a year. Even if No matter how much money you make, it's not good to keep this string of tension all the time. It also gives them time to cultivate and recharge. It seems that Nicole is also playing around.
Logically speaking, when traveling, she must be wearing sunglasses and a mask covering her face. I don’t know how she missed it.
Lu Ming was thinking about it, and when he left the coffee shop, he saw a crowd of people on three levels outside, and it was completely dark.
Shaked his head, "Okay, I'm going back to the carriage. I won't squeeze in this."
Wen Liangyu smiled and said, "I'm walking around, see you at the next stop!"