In Blackwater City, where the Southeast Asian headquarters of Blackwater Company is located, Tang Wei, Jiang Junbo and other decision-makers of the company sat at the conference table, and each of them made a cup of hot tea in front of them.

"Okay sir, now I announce that in two weeks, we will accept a special group of employees, these employees are theoretically the criminals of the Ming Dynasty, and the reason why they were assigned to us, I think you should know about it."

Tang Wei shrugged his chubby shoulders, causing the flesh on his face to tremble, although his weight had decreased in the past two years, the rate of decline was not as fast as his weight gain.

"Mr. Tang, I think this is an unwise decision for you, you should know the danger of that group of criminals, they are very aggressive."

Zhang Xianzhong's department, which received the prisoners, was not favored by the company's staff headquarters from the beginning, and the safety factor was too great, and these people might be able to find treasures, and they might also fight back.

For the opposing voices, Tang Wei is still very democratic, let them vote and choose, and the result of the vote was somewhat surprising, and it was only one more vote than the negative vote, which means that Tang Wei's decision was finally approved by the top management of Blackwater.

In desperation, everyone could only reluctantly agree, hoping to get this matter done before anyone came, so that Tang Wei could change his mind.

But now, Tang Wei told them that those people were coming in two weeks, and how did the opponents accept it?

Although the major shareholders of Blackwater are only Tang Wei and Jiang Junbo in name, in order to motivate everyone's enthusiasm for work, Tang Wei and Jiang Junbo have already taken out a part of their shares a year ago and distributed them to outstanding operational commanders and staff officers.

This dividend system has greatly improved the ability of the staff officers of Blackwater, especially in cost management, they have given full play to their natural capitalist potential.

It is also said that the current Blackwater is not exactly the two of them, but has more than a dozen small shareholders, and they all have the right to vote against it.

I have to say that Tang Wei and Jiang Junbo have done a good job in this regard, and it is precisely because of this that Blackwater Group has become one of the top ten consortia in Australia.

Concerted efforts are the most important factor for Blackwater's rapid development. Most of Blackwater's industrial chain is in Southeast Asia, and although it is registered in Australia, it is not headquartered.

The current total population of this Blackwater city has exceeded 4,000 people, in addition to some mercenaries to get their families, there are some small merchants and peddlers, this is a town completely managed by the Blackwater Company, and the Dutch in Batavia cannot interfere in the affairs of this place at all.

Blackwater is a city that is independent of the Batavian government, or more precisely, an independent kingdom.

Seeing that some people objected, Tang Wei explained again: "Actually, from another aspect, this is a good thing, and we will not have to pay them commissions for two years in the future." The cost savings were enough for us to replace our existing equipment. ”

In fact, there is another point, Tang Wei did not say clearly, this time to accept them actually has a certain military meaning, the military needs to expand the troops, but the number of people is regulated, so he thought of such a way to solve it.

Blackwater's business in Southeast Asia is getting bigger and bigger, and the existing number of people is no longer enough for its business, so expansion is inevitable, and those parliamentarians in the country are not easy to oppose. In saying that the military will also come forward to guarantee,

Under this premise, the expansion of the army in Heishui can be said to be no problem at all, even if the business volume shrinks in the future, there is no need to worry about the problem of large personnel, these people will be armed again in two years and return to the battlefield of the Ming Dynasty. Fight for the court they once opposed to overthrowing.

But these can't be said to the minority shareholders, it's not yet time, and it's not good if the news leaks out under the crowd.

The Dutch East India Company was feeling increasing pressure on Blackwater's expansion. Especially under pressure on land, the number of mercenaries in Blackwater has already exceeded the total number of troops stationed in Batavia, and now the only advantage is to fight at sea.

Blackwater does not have its own transport ships and battleships. This is their only advantage, and it is the side that can suppress Blackwater at the moment.

If they knew that Blackwater was about to expand to 2,000 people at this time, I believe they would have gone crazy and even went to the embassy to ask.

Shen Youlong, the Governor of Liangguang, had signed a prisoner transfer agreement with Zhang Tianwen, and these prisoners of war were theoretically sold to the Australian government, and now they are the private property of the Australian government.

Of course, their status is still prisoners of war, which cannot be changed, since they have made mistakes, they must be punished accordingly, and joining Blackwater is their labor reform.

Of course, the government of Blackwater, as the receiving party, will also give them a certain subsidy, otherwise it is impossible for Blackwater to make such a big contribution to the country as a private enterprise, and they are not so high in morality.

According to the plan of the Ministry of National Defense, these 2,000 people will receive two years of paramilitary training in Heishui, and they will also be an important part of the future homecoming army.

It's just that they were still in the port of Guangzhou City at this time by the soldiers of the Australian Third Company, and they all knew that rebellion was a capital crime, but this time the court did not kill them but handed them over to the Australians to deal with.

Privately, I heard that they were going to be transported back to Australia to open mines, and I don't know who said the news, although they were very reluctant, but as prisoners they had no choice, as long as they could survive.

Looking at the captives who were escorted onto the ship in a straight line, Zhang Tianwen shook hands with Shen Youlong and said goodbye.

"Lord Shen, take care, I hope you have the opportunity to visit Australia, and I will be there to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you."

The handshake ceremony is a common etiquette used by Australians when they are separated, and Shen Yulong is used to this kind of etiquette, so he does not exclude it.

"I also hope to see Consul Zhang in Guangzhou, but I still want to congratulate you on your promotion."

The actions of the two at the port attracted hundreds of people and prisoners of war to watch, watching the two of them as if they were old friends saying goodbye, many people were speculating about various endings in their hearts, only those prisoners of war were thinking that they really didn't have to die, and it was better to work as a coolie than to be beheaded.

These captives will be personally escorted by Zhang Tianwen to Blackwater City, not far from Batavia, and handed over to the Blackwater Company to transform and manage them, and his task will be completed. It can also be regarded as the end of Zhang Tianwen's last consular work with foreign countries. (To be continued......)