my wife is a consul

Chapter 456
Simple wooden houses in the "Rizhao New District" are springing up like mushrooms after rain.

Lu Ming walked among them, accompanied by Nagamasa Asaba, but Nagamasa Asaba had a complicated expression and an erratic expression.

There, Ashikaga Erika was among the busy Dongying people.

The sun is shining brightly, and the poor Dongying people are like worker ants, sweating profusely to build their new home. The two Western maids and a group of male servants brought by Ashikaga Erika are sharing mung bean soup for everyone. Lixiang also happily participated in it and shared hot soup with everyone.

Asaba Nagamasa obviously did not expect to see Erika next to this commissioner, and Ashikaga Erika became Zhang Erika, that is, Mrs. Zhang.

At the beginning, Erika was always taken care of by Yoshiko Asaba, and Nagamasa Asaba didn't have many chances to see her, but such a girl, as long as they met each other, it was hard to forget, and Nagamasa Asaba recognized her at a glance.

Chen Rongfu, the head of Nanping's secret service, was obviously killed by bandits.

Now, according to Commissioner Zhang, she was the girl who was accidentally rescued during the suppression of bandits in Nanping, but she has almost forgotten everything about her.

Asaba Nagamasa's expression changed, and he thought he didn't believe this set of rhetoric.

The biggest possibility is that this commissioner had rescued Erika from Chen Rongfu and bandits long ago, but he was greedy for her beauty and forged the information about her murder. Now that the limelight has passed, he no longer avoids anything.

This fellow is lying to others, not knowing whether General Lu is aware of his activities.

However, this is also a good thing. What I am most afraid of is that the opponent has no weaknesses, or that the opponent's weaknesses cannot be found.

Although I knew that Commissioner Zhang was not only lustful, but also very perverted before, but strictly speaking, this is not a weakness, but it is different if he can even deceive his boss for the sake of beauty.

Asaba Nagamasa's expression fluctuated, but he heard Commissioner Zhang say: "This land in Rizhao New District, more than [-]% of the area belongs to me. Now, I have transferred it to Erika. Mr. Asaba, someone wants to rent it. To settle here, Erika is very happy to hear that she is a compatriot from her hometown. All tenants will be temporarily exempted from rent for one year. If you just came to settle here, it is not illegal for them to build a house, but from the legal principle In fact, these completed buildings should also be owned by Erika. I mean, my wife is too young and has a kind personality, so it doesn’t matter if I send it away, but I want to fight for her own interests, don’t I? "

Asaba Nagamasa listened and nodded, at least there is a buffer period of one year, and if the rent can be exempted for one year, it can be exempted for many years, and that's all for the time being.

However, from now on, in terms of living, these Japanese immigrants directly talk to their landlord here, that is, Miss Erika, or in other words, Miss Erika's team that manages the real estate on this land.

It is very different from the blueprint plan of Masayoshi Kawamoto before.

According to the original blueprint, this land was bought by the military department, and the immigrant population will also be managed by Kawamoto Masayoshi and the Black Dragon Association entrusted by the military department.

But in any case, there is a compromise solution for the time being, and we can only look at it slowly in the future.

Moreover, the commissioner thought he was reprimanded by General Lu, but giving up the land rights directly would lose his prestige, so there was such a tactful way to deal with it.

It's just that, looking at the men, women and children over there, surrounded by Ms. Erika who are very grateful, it feels somewhat weird.

It seems that they can come here to make a living and find a new field to live on. The biggest benefactor is "Miss Erika" in their eyes.

Thinking about it, Ms. Erika is the big landlord here. According to the tradition of Japan, it is like their new lord. Their way of thinking is naturally dependent on the new lord in order to survive.

"They're all poor people, so simple!" Lu Ming sighed as he looked at the busy Dongying people under the scorching sun, and said, "The situation in Shengjing is still not stable. The new immigrants are newcomers, and they are afraid that there will be thugs who want to take advantage of it. So, Erika will entrust her to organize a self-governing militia here to protect her new homeland."

Asaba Nagamasa felt uncomfortable when he heard it.

In other words, Erika still has the status of His Royal Highness Ashikaga Sekibai's grandson, which is also appealing to the poor in Dongying. If the new immigrants in the Rizhao New District know this, they will be more willing to become the son of His Royal Highness Erika's family. House slaves, after all, they themselves lived on the land of His Royal Highness Erika.

And, having said that, the granddaughter of Ashikaga Sekibaku's family is married to the power minister of Montenegro?

What this means, you have to think about it carefully.

Lu Ming looked at Erika, who was extremely happy, from a distance. She was always a little gloomy. Even though her parents had been rescued, she seldom had such a happy moment. Obviously, she felt that it helped her in a difficult situation. Compatriots, the smiles on your faces are sincere and sweeter.

"Mr. Asaba, if you have something to do, don't stay with me." Lu Ming smiled again and said to Nagamasa Asaba.

Asaba Nagamasa was silent. Originally, he accompanied Zhang to see the situation in Rizhao New District and talk about some future plans.

But now, it seems that he has become an outsider. Here, it is his own business.

"Okay, you are busy with that commissioner!" Asaba Nagamasa bowed slightly and said goodbye.

Lu Ming nodded and walked towards Erika.

Erika was being persuaded by several women not to serve the soup herself, and surrounded by a few more courageous girls, Erika gave them snacks.

Not far away, some old farmers and young men stood restrainedly, listening to Miss Erika's words.

Naturally, few of these new immigrants could speak the Central Continent dialect, and Lu Ming couldn't understand what they were saying, but Erika's delicate and tender voice spoke Dongying, not to mention the pleasant babble.

Seeing Lu Ming approaching, Erika immediately stood beside Lu Ming tenderly and happily, talking to the men, women and children around her.

Lu Ming smiled and nodded to the Dongying villagers, knowing that Erika was introducing himself.

"You don't have to worry about your work. Ms. Erika is recruiting workers for a fertilizer factory. As long as you work hard, everyone will have something to eat! Besides, we also have farms outside Shengjing, and you can come and go with a special travel card. There are also many job opportunities in the farm and the community here." Lu Ming announced loudly.

After Erika translated, there was a burst of cheers and applause.

More and more people came around.

Lu Ming also noticed that there were a few strong men looking at him vigilantly, seeing that their physical strength and skin color were not the kind that were exposed to the wind and rain all year round.

The Black Dragon Club is interspersed with many people here, and basically twenty households are assigned a member of the Black Dragon Club to manage.

But the specific management model has not really taken shape, and it is disrupted by various changes caused by itself.

Glancing at those strong Dongying men who were staring at them, Lu Ming sneered in his heart, pretending that he hadn't seen it, and said to Erika: "You talk to them, I'll go over there and have a look."

Erika nodded her head happily, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)