my wife is a consul

Chapter 48 Cases and Investments

Lu Ming didn't go to the cram school on the second day.

Instead, they came to the VIP room No. 88 of Wendebao Club.

On the desk in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, there are various clippings from newspapers and magazines, all of which are the reports of the Dongying people's lawsuit. There are serious official media reports, news from gossip tabloids, and a stack of materials. , the relevant information of the Dongying people collected.

The suspect, Kato Shoichi, is a member of the Kato family, the lord of Baqi Road in the Yingzhou Kingdom, and the nephew of the current lord Kato Nineteen.

The five major federations of the Federal Empire, the Kingdom of Gryffinni, the Kingdom of Yingzhou, the Alliance of Free City-States in the Western Regions, the collection of brave southern emirates, and the four provinces of the Northern Region.

Among them, the Griffinians are commonly known as Westerners, and the king of the Gryffindian Kingdom conventionally succeeded the Great Emperor of the Empire.

The rest of the federations also have their own systems and armed forces.

Even each federal body has its own foreign affairs department, which is used to conduct foreign affairs with other federal bodies.

After all, the federal empire evolved from a feudal empire, which inevitably carried the shadow of feudalism.

The Kingdom of Yingzhou is an oriental island country off the coast of the mainland of the empire, so it is also called Dongying. There are many princes in it, and the queen is only the nominal lord of many princes.

The population and economic strength of the Baqi Road ruled by the Kato family ranks in the middle of the Yingzhou Kingdom.

Moreover, the Dongying people in Baqi have the custom of doing business. The Kato family has also worked hard in the business world for generations. The Kato Bank they run is also considered a small achievement. It has branches in the imperial capital and the East China Sea.

Masaichi Kato is a member of the board of directors of Kato Bank Tokai, because of his surname Kato, he has a high status in the board of directors.

The case of him molesting and killing a boy was revealed by a gossip newspaper called "Two Cents".

It took more than three months from fermentation to police investigation, but it was still full of fog, and the victim's body could not be found at all. According to the survivors and the reporter who broke the news of "Two Cent", it is estimated that six victims were killed. The seven people, and the only survivor, also suffered from mental abnormalities due to excessive fright. Although it can be roughly heard in his narration that Kato Masaichi killed many companions who had been locked with him, it was preconceived. Relying on guesses and associations can't be used as evidence at all.

Therefore, if you want to sue Masaichi Kato, it is difficult to obtain direct evidence.

Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Yingzhou has sent a note to the East China Sea Committee, requesting the East China Sea Committee to allow Kato Masaichi to return to China, and protesting that the East China Sea Prosecutor’s Office still prohibits Kato Masaichi from returning to China despite insufficient evidence.

The relationship between the federations of the Imperial Federation is very loose, and even if the Westerners directly rule the area, the structure is also loose.

For example, the metropolitan area of ​​the East China Sea, thousands of years ago, was the capital of the Central Continent Dynasty. After the collapse of the Central Continent Dynasty, the imperial capital of the Central Continent Dynasty became the private domain of Queen Alice. Queen Alice also had the title of Duke of the East China Sea. A free city-state under the protection of Queen Silk.

Even today, the Donghai metropolitan area maintains the characteristics of an autonomous city-state, with its own armed forces and trade rules.

Therefore, there seems to be a diplomatic dispute between Yingzhou Kingdom and Donghai because of Kato Shoichi's case.

Although there are only hundreds of thousands of Westerners in Donghai, which is less than one-tenth of the population of the metropolitan area, they are the real rulers of Donghai. Among the seven members of the Donghai Management Committee, there are usually 4-5 Westerners.

Westerners, on the other hand, are usually closer to Dongying people. After all, they were allies who destroyed the Central Continent Dynasty together. Therefore, the management committee is ready to allow Kato Masaichi to return to the country.

It's just that public opinion continued to ferment, so the management committee quickly withdrew its decision to directly intervene in the case.

Lu Ming flipped through these materials, and the more he looked at them, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Because I have very little contact with Westerners, let alone Japanese people, I feel that this world is not much different from the previous life.

But this case vaguely reminded me of my previous life, that very humiliating historical period.

"Brother Qianxing!" With a hearty laugh, it was Wen Liangyu who pushed the door open and entered.

He has always been gentle, more like a well-behaved businessman than Liu Laocai, just looking at his appearance and behavior, it is difficult to link him with the biggest gangster family in Beiguan.

Looking at the various newspapers and periodicals spread out on the desk in front of Lu Ming, Wen Liangyu smiled and said, "Don't bother you?"

"Don't disturb, don't disturb..." Lu Ming smiled and got up.

Wen Liangyu helped find a lot of information, but he didn't ask any more questions, such as, are you going to take this case?Help Kato Shoichi defend?Such.

"I have two friends, and I want to introduce you, but it depends on whether you are interested." Wen Liangyu said with a smile.

"Oh? What kind of friend, are you familiar with Brother Wen?" Lu Ming walked over and sat down on the soft sofa with Wen Liangyu.

"That's right, Sanmai Flight Company, have you heard of it?" Wen Liangyu asked.

Lu Ming shook his head.

"Manufacturing all kinds of aircraft, airships, flying machines, etc., was famous in the past when it was brilliant." Wen Liangyu smiled wryly; "It seems that my brother doesn't know much about aircraft, so forget it, if I cheat my brother, I will be guilty. "

Lu Ming smiled and said, "Tell me about it."

Wen Liangyu smiled bitterly: "Forget it, let's talk about it, although he is my family friend, but his father and my father are good friends, and I and him, our playmates when we were young, became estranged when we became adults. After all, he is a Western Man, the upper class, now that he came to me, it seems that he has really encountered a huge difficulty. I thought that my brother is a technology company, and he has a unique vision. I think he has a lot of talents. Assessed, but since Brother Xian doesn't dabble in this aspect, forget it!"

Lu Ming smiled slightly: "We can meet and talk."

In this world, the development of the aircraft industry is lagging behind.

Because the entire empire is on one continent, even the Kingdom of Yingzhou is an archipelago off the coast.

However, the vast oceans in the east and south, the desert in the west, and the barbarian land in the extreme north have all kinds of electromagnetic storms, which cannot be reached by manpower.

Therefore, in the aircraft industry of the Empire, airships are more developed. After all, electromagnetic storms cannot interfere with airships. As explorers, they are safer than airplanes.

As for airplanes, the current empire is still in the era of multi-wing propellers. Because they are not very practical, whether it is passenger or freight transportation, the prospect is far less than that of trains extending in all directions. Most aircraft companies focus on airships to increase their safety.

The airship industry is also extremely competitive.

According to Wen Liangyu, it seems that another aircraft company has lost the competition.

"Don't meet him yet, let me talk to you briefly, Sanmai Company used to be somewhat competitive in the airship industry, but the trains are becoming more and more accessible, and the empire's willingness to explore those wild places is becoming less and less. The market is getting smaller and smaller. My friend, Madison, said that he is planning to develop an engine that generates power from fuel injection to replace propeller power. He believes that if successful, fixed-wing aircraft will definitely be able to compete with airships. go down."

"He said very little, but in fact, I checked, and Sanmai Company is about to go bankrupt. I feel that he may just draw a big cake to raise funds, but judging by the sincerity of what he said, I still want you, brother, if you With talents in this field, we can study whether it is feasible.”

Lu Ming nodded slightly. It sounded like he was preparing to develop a jet plane.

But to be honest, after all, the theoretical basis of physics has reached this stage. Many people can think of the concept of jet aircraft, but it is extremely difficult to actually produce a prototype, let alone mass production. It's over.

In fact, even if he came to talk to himself, he would never know whether his research and development direction was right, let alone whether he could succeed.

But after thinking about it, Lu Ming smiled and said, "Let me meet him, Brother Wen. Generally speaking, how much money does he need?"

Wen Liangyu smiled wryly: "He hopes that I can help him raise 20 to 30 yuan, but I can see that this amount may not be enough, and he should try his luck elsewhere."

Lu Ming nodded. He still has about 50 yuan in his current account, because last night, Nix Automobile called another 10 yuan.

It is estimated that in the second half of the year, [-] new cars will be produced, all of which will use three-point seat belts.

And the first batch of three-point seat belt cars, about a thousand, should be launched on the market in half a month.

These cars, in fact, originally had two-point seat belts, which have been finished products, and now the original seat belts are removed and new-style seat belts are installed.

It has to be said that the efficiency of Lingwei Automobile Industry is too poor, and Nix Automobile Industry has become one of the best auto industry giants in the empire, and it is definitely not a fluke.

……

Madison and Wen Liangyu were about the same age, in their 40s, a handsome middle-aged man in a black tuxedo and a black bowler hat, looking like an old-fashioned gentleman.

It seems that he really went to the doctor in a hurry. Although at first he was surprised that Lu Ming was just a young man under 20 years old, he still put on a low profile and told Lu Ming his thoughts, such as air compressors, turboshafts, etc. What.

Lu Ming couldn't understand it at all, but he had some confidence in this person. After all, he was a boss who knew technology.

Today is different from future generations. Aircraft is a small market. In the initial stage of giants, it is impossible for start-ups to not understand technology.

"Well, I don't quite understand. Tomorrow, I'll call my engineer and tell you!" Madison yawned when he heard the young man in front of him, and secretly annoyed. It's not as good as my right-hand assistant, but he doesn't speak the Central Continent dialect, and he even despises the Central Continent people, so I didn't bring him here to avoid bad things.

"No need!" Lu Ming smiled.

Madison was immediately disappointed, and looked at Wen Liangyu for help. Wen Liangyu said that this young man is a family member of the invisible consortium, and is very interested in new products. There is a technology company. Such a person is exactly the investor he hopes for. , has sufficient funds, and will not interfere with his work, as long as he sees benefits.

Lu Ming thought for a while, "Mr. Madison, I can provide 50 yuan to inject into your company and become your partner."

Madison froze, completely unprepared.

Lu Ming thought about it, and continued: "Mr. Madison, don't worry, I will not interfere with any of your plans to run the business, but the 50 I invested is not just the research and development funds for your new concept, I still hope that you will first invest The company's development is on the right track, instead of putting all its eggs in one basket to develop new technologies, trying to turn itself around in one fell swoop, let's not make airships first, but first engage in the propeller aircraft market. You have production lines and skilled workers, right? The main thing is that there is no customers, there is no market."

Madison nodded slightly.

"Then let's change our thinking. What customers need propeller aircraft? Have you ever thought about military use? It can be specially improved and suitable for the military?"

Madison froze, military aircraft?The empire does have purchases, but they are fixed in a few large factories, and the quantity is limited. It may not be possible to purchase a few aircraft in three to five years. Moreover, the empire has been in peace for a thousand years, and there is no major war. The military purchases more airships for use. Explore the surrounding dangerous places.

Therefore, the degree of militarization of propeller aircraft is indeed not high. Thinking about it this way, if it is specially used for military purposes, there are still many places for improvement.

"For civilian use, don't think about carrying passengers. Think about the freight market. For those goods that need to be transported quickly, can we produce special cargo planes?"

"Of course, I'm just talking about my layman's thoughts. The specifics are still for your consideration!"

"These plans, if you have considered them clearly and are feasible, we can talk about them again."

"Okay, okay!" Madison nodded again and again, but faintly worried about gains and losses.

Lu Ming sighed inwardly, 50 is gone again, his own money comes in quickly and goes away even faster.

In fact, I have already prepared that as long as the difference is not too much, the money will be injected into Sanmai.

Cast the net widely, and feel that there are promising industries, you can try them all, especially, this is the embryonic state of the aircraft industry, it is good to succeed in your own investment, if you can’t succeed, you have tried it yourself, and it is also a rare opportunity to enter this industry.

Moreover, I also have some considerations on how to help the aircraft company I invested in.

(End of this chapter)