Ye Zhao pushed the gold bar back and said with a smile: "Does General Kuroda want me to be summoned by the Inspectorate to drink coffee?" ”

The Commercial Crime Bureau of the Office of the Ombudsman controls the illegal business practices of Imperial Enterprises and their employees, and there have been several cases of business executives being charged with illegal offences in the newsprint.

Of course, today's various limitations make it not so easy to investigate the crime of commercial surnames, such as Ye Zhao is really an executive of Taihe Bank, and he accepts gold bars and vigorously promotes the lending of the political axe of Benshan County, even if Taihe Bank suffers losses in the end, at most Ye Zhao, the business vision of this executive is questioned, and being fired is already the most severe punishment, and it is difficult to be found guilty of improper benefit transfer. After all, the evidence is not so easy to find, it is not like the later generations, the accounts can be checked, and various documents can be retrieved.

However, despite this, there is no doubt that the supervision model of the Imperial Ombudsman has been at the forefront of the world and has become a model for the judiciary of various countries to follow.

Kuroda smiled and put away the gold bars, in fact, looking at Mr. Wen's behavior, why didn't Kuroda want his country to be so law-based and orderly one day?

A good system can make the wicked obey the law, and the power without supervision and checks and balances can make the good people slowly degenerate.

Raising his glass, Ye Zhao said, "Chief Kuroda, I hope we can have a chance to cooperate." ”

Kuroda bowed slightly, took a drink from the wine glass, and said, "No matter what the result is, Mr. Wen will be my guest of honor." ”

Coming out of the box, Ye Zhao and Kuroda quickly followed a large group of companions, and the red corridor lights on both sides made the corridor a little more charming, and some guests saw the momentum of this group of people, and they also hurriedly stood to the side to make way.

Just turned a corner, suddenly rushed out of the side box, almost reflexively, two young men wearing peaked caps immediately pressed the black shadow to the ground, the rest of the companions took out the box cannon, the muzzle of the black hole hole was aimed at the box door, and someone occupied the shooting position in the front and rear corridors.

Kuroda was startled, the guards he was carrying were still in a daze, Mr. Wen's bodyguards had already reacted like lightning, he was a soldier, and it could be seen that these young men wearing peaked caps had taken control of the area with lightning speed.

Chased a few people out of the box, and suddenly saw the muzzle of the black hole, several people were startled, subconsciously raised their hands, and the fat man led by scolded "Bastard!" Who are you? "It's a language, Ye Zhao can understand it, in the past few years, he has learned many foreign languages.

At this time, Ye Zhao also saw that the black shadow that was pressed to the ground was Chiyoko, but at this time, her face was covered with black blue, her eyes were swollen into a slit, and she was beaten when she saw it, and the cheongsam on her body was also torn into strips of cloth, revealing snow-white ** and shocking blood marks.

Kuroda walked a few steps quickly, stretched out his hand and slapped the fat man, scolding: "Eight grid tooth road! ”

The fat man is none other than the director of the Edo Police Agency, Yorikawa, he obviously recognizes Kuroda, and his fat face is smacked, but he stands upright, not daring to dodge, and repeats the sound of "Hai! ”

Kuroda pointed at Chiyoko again and scolded, "Hurry up and take away this filthy girl!" Get out of here! Although he recognized it as Chiyoko, the Chinese guests were not interested in her, and he didn't care about the little dancer, and he was angry that Lai Chuan suddenly appeared and frightened Mr. Wen.

Lai Chuan hurriedly said "Hai", waved his hand, and the entourage next to him went to grab Chiyoko, wanting to drag Chiyoko's feet back to the box.

Chiyoko's body was like falling into an ice cave, and she whined and roared, kicking the powerful hands of several men who tried to grab her, but she was quickly grabbed by her feet and dragged into the box.

Ye Zhao frowned slightly, and said: "Kuroda-kun, the girl is also a human, and this is the Chinese Concession, the laws of China should be applied, this gentleman has violated our laws." ”

Before Ye Zhao's words fell, several young men in peaked caps had already forced Lai Chuan and the others aside with guns.

Ye Zhao said to Kuroda again: "If the chief of your government axe army is so disregarding social fairness and justice, then it is a pity that Taihe Bank will not lend money to such a regime. ”

On the other side, Wan Dequan had already shouted loudly that the waiter should go to the patrol room to call the police.

Kuroda's face turned red and white, and he wanted to explain something, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he glanced at Lai Chuan viciously, and the vicious gaze made Lai Chuan tremble.

Not long after, a Chinese detective led four or five Luzon patrols to hurry over, and when Wan Dequan handed over Ye Zhao's film, the Chinese detective was a little more respectful and made gestures: "Arrest these troublemakers for me!" ”

Several Luzon patrols in the black and black immediately took people like wolves and tigers, and the chief of the hall said: "I am the director of the Edo Police Department, although this is a concession, but you arrested me, are you not afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?" ”

There was a Chinese businessman on the side, who should be a friend of Director Lai Chuan, and hurriedly pulled the Chinese detective to the side to talk, and wanted to intercede with Ye Zhao, but was naturally stopped by Wan Dequan, so he cooed with Wan Dequan on the side.

The clerk of the imperial study who followed Ye Zhao was a young man, called Kang Youwei, and he said to Lai Chuan in a fairly fluent dialect: "Although you are a public official, according to the "Edo Land Lease Agreement" a year ago, you should abide by Chinese law in the concession, and whether you break the law will naturally be tried by the concession court." Then he said to the Chinese inspector: "Inspector Li, could it be that you also follow the customs of the countryside and begin to ignore the laws of the empire?" ”

The Chinese detective was startled and hurriedly said, "Mr. said he was laughing." He waved his hand and said, "Arrest someone!" ”

Seeing that Lai Chuan and the others were kidnapped by the vicious Luzon patrol, Kuroda let out a long breath and turned back to Ye Zhao and said, "Mr. Wen, I want to rush back and ask Shan County Jun to dismiss Lai Chuan from public office, I hope this little turmoil will not affect the cooperation between us." ”

Ye Zhao bowed slightly, behind him, there was the crying sound of Chiyoko, Ye Zhao did not look back, walked forward, heard Chiyoko shouting "thank you", Ye Zhao paused, waved his hand back, and then went straight away.

……

Ye Zhao returned to Shanghai from Edo, and rode all the way south, passing through the ports of Guangzhou, Phan Thiet, and Bingang, and arrived in Johor Bahru.

Johor Bahru is a Malayan city adjacent to Singapore Kapo.

After Britain signed an agreement with the Netherlands to establish British hegemony over northern Malacca, Britain began to sign agreements with the small divided countries of Malaya to set up chargé d'affaires to help the sultans of these countries manage state affairs, and these chargés d'affaires would soon become the real rulers of these countries, because Perak was rich in tin mines, and Britain was the first to sign an agreement with it to help the sultan manage state affairs.

Johor Bahru, the southernmost of the small countries in the Malay Peninsula, is one of the most tenacious and has always maintained a relatively pronounced surname, and as the entry and exit of Chinese fleets in and out of the Straits of Malacca became commonplace, the Malays in Johor were more likely to use Chinese influence to resist the British invasion.

Today, Johor Bahru, the capital of Johor, is very close to Singapore Kapo, which was built by the Sultan of Johor with the assistance of a wealthy Chinese businessman, Huang Yafu, when Ye Zhao's butterfly wings had not yet affected the South Seas, and the wheel of history was still rolling.

For example, the Hong Kong-owning system in Johor, and the almost monopoly of trade by Chinese merchants in the Malayan Peninsula are the same as in history.

As in history, in Johor Bahru, the capital of Johor, the Chinese make up a large proportion, and in cities like Muar, the Chinese are the most populous ethnic group, and the local Malays mostly live in urban and rural areas and live in poverty.

Like his ancestors, the Sultan of Johor Abu Bhakar has implemented a port system to encourage Chinese from Sin Chew to migrate north to Johor for reclamation. The Hong Kong owners also attracted many Chinese from China to Johor Bahru to grow black catechu and black pepper. After settling in Johor Bahru, the Chinese who came from the south gradually developed Johor Bahru from a small fishing village into a commercial town.

The so-called port owner is a person who has obtained the port deed by paying tribute to the Sultan of Johor and therefore has the right to develop the land. For example, the Chinese Cai Dasun received the port deed of Muar Port from the Sultan last year, and was named the Chinese Sultan A, responsible for the construction of Muar Town. A native of Teochew, Cai Dasun recruited his fellow villagers to grow crops such as pepper and ganmi along the lower reaches of the Ma River, which contributed to Muar's economic development.

When Ye Zhao landed on the land of Malaya, he couldn't help but sigh that it was a barren land, and it was gradually freed from the ignorant indigenous state by the hard work of the Chinese, but at the same time, because of the huge wealth accumulated by the Chinese, he turned his head and slaughtered and mutilated the Chinese. Poor people are the most susceptible to nationalist sentiments, and nationalism, when exploited by people with ulterior motives, is a very formidable force.

However, this is also because China and Malay are two opposing camps, and if the empire can continue to have influence in the South Seas, such a tragedy will never happen.

After going around in Johor Bahru for two days, Ye Zhao returned to Xinjiapo.

With the rise of China, the East-West trade has become more frequent, and it has gradually become one of the most prosperous ports in the world, second only to Shanghai and Guangzhou in the East.

Xinjiapo now has a population of nearly one million, of which more than half are Chinese immigrants, and the rest are local Malay aborigines, Indians, European immigrants and so on.

Ten years ago, the germ of the Reading Power Movement began in Xinjiapo, where citizens staged mass demonstrations demanding that the Governor-General's Office of the Straits give the citizens autonomy instead of the political axe that the British controlled all the key departments. Westerners generally believe that this is the result of covert support from the Eastern Empire.

In the past ten years, the New Jiapo Reading Power Movement has intensified, and after the Eastern Empire opened the ban on the party and prepared for a general election, the New Jiapo Reading Party, which had been secretly operating underground, suddenly placed advertisements in newspapers to recruit party members, and called on the New Jiapo people to fight against the British authorities and fight for their own autonomy.

Clearly, the changes that had taken place in the country had also inspired the party, which was close to the Eastern Empire, to now have the courage to challenge the British authorities.

In the past, after all, some Chinese were keen to talk about Western-style Ming Cook under the rule of the New Jiapo authorities, and the empire was undoubtedly the representative of [***], which made the Reading Party quite criticized in public opinion, but now the situation is reversed, and when the Eastern Empire began to promote elections, various laws, supervision systems, etc. have shown strong vitality, which has made European scholars talk about it.

The Reading Party, a party with obvious pro-China overtones, also gained the upper hand in public opinion.

Western colonies usually go through this stage, such as Portugal's Brazil has been readable, Britain's Australia is in a state of autonomy, and there are Angola under Portuguese rule and Algeria under French rule.

The strength of the Eastern Empire made it impossible for the British authorities to use bloody repression, not to mention that there were still a considerable number of British among the citizens of the Reading Power, and the adventurous immigrants were usually not keen on the traditional concept of the state, otherwise, the United States, Australia, etc. would not have made a movement for the autonomy of the Reading Power, these immigrants, who wanted freedom and equality, when they felt that they were under the economic control and exploitation of the suzerain, they usually hoped to protect their own interests in the way of self-government. There are also many British figures, and the program of the Reading Party is to establish a Mingzhu Republic in the vicinity of Xinjiapo.

When Ye Zhao came to Xinjiapo, he naturally had to meet with the local Reading Party, but there were already hardliners in the Reading Party who wanted to obtain weapons and use force to carry out the reading struggle, but Ye Zhao did not agree very much, and surrendered without a fight, if he could take a peaceful way to force the British to recognize Xinjiapo's reading power, why not? And if the empire does get involved, the situation will be even more complicated.

Although the hope of peaceful reading is slim, if the rash use of force, even the intervention of the empire and the whole body, it will also make the reading party lose the moral high ground.

Ye Zhao lives in the Lion City Hotel, which is the property of the local wealthy Shi family, who is close to the empire, and the ten-story eaves pavilion reaches into the sky, which is magnificent, the tallest building in Southeast Asia, and the cost is naturally expensive.

At the beginning of this year, the Lion City Hotel was certified as "Super Luxury Five-Star" by the "Imperial Hotel Alliance", "Imperial Hotel Alliance" is an imperial private evaluation agency, established last year, to evaluate the hotels and hostels in the provincial capital cities of the empire, and now its standards have been recognized by the Western industry, the authoritative surname of the "Hotel Alliance" has been established since then, and some luxury hotels in North Korea and Vietnam have also invited the agency to inspect and evaluate to highlight their differences.

Ye Zhao, Christina, Gulshayir and Hao Ruwa live in the ultra-luxury suite on the top floor of the Lion City Hotel, which has all the rooms, kitchens, etc., and the neighbors are naturally full of Lan Lingwei.

Fortunately, the baby was on the ship from Guangzhou after receiving the telegram, and Ye Zhao originally wanted to take the Fucha clan out, but remembering that she was weak, he finally left her in the capital.

(To be continued)