After hearing Li Junwei's explanation, Li Su frowned even more. He originally thought that this was just a case and it would be over if it was resolved, but unexpectedly, after knowing that Li Zhaoyu would be sad in the future.

"It seems that we will be able to clamp our tails in the future." Li Su pinched his forehead and sighed. In Li Su's opinion, the inheritance of the throne must be transferred to the King Yu lineage, and the qualifications and abilities shown by Li Zhaoyu are the most powerful competitor to the throne.

Even if Li Zhaoyu cannot become an emperor in the end, he may be a sect king who is very famous on the political stage like King Yu and the Emperor. No matter what, Li Zhaoyu will become an important figure in the political arena of the future empire, and his style of doing things will increase as his power increases.

Li Junwei smiled, "I don't know how to be a human being, the key is to do things. Li Su, do what you should do, and don't worry about anything else."

Hissing......

A burst of steam spewed out of the train, a train entered the station, took off the hook in the middle, the bus carriage entered the parking area, the truck was still moving forward, and went to the place in front to unload the goods. Zelenko got out of the car, watching the truck being dragged away, and coal rolling down from the carriage due to trembling, he shook his head slightly, left the station with his followers, and headed straight to the coal distribution station.

"Brother, where does the coal come from here?" Zelenko asked when he saw a manager coming out of the distribution station.

The manager was wearing a blue uniform and a work number on his chest. He was obviously from a large company. The manager smiled and said, "This is coal from Donbass. If you ask why you don't want to work hard."

"Oh, my brother is in the coal business and just came from Poland. He has been here a few years ago and hasn't been here for four or five years. Xijin has changed a lot." Zelenko handed over a cigarette.

The manager didn't want to answer, but when he saw that the golden cigarette holder was a rare famous cigarette, he took it and said, "No wonder you speak Chinese so well by brother."

Zelenko smiled: "I went to school in China when I was a child, so I said it was pretty good. Ask me if I was involved, what is the quality of this coal?"

The manager nodded: "Good coal. The two latest heating stations in Xijin use the coal here. Even Xijin Heavy Industry and Xijiang Steel Plant have started to enter. It is really good. The calorific value is high and there is little ash. The key is that the price is appropriate. In the same quality, it is better."

Zelenko's smile on his face was even brighter. He didn't want to buy coal, but asked about it like this, but because the Donbas coal, which is now the best-selling in Xijin, comes from his company, which is already an independent kingdom he has mastered.

After chatting for a while, Zelenko got on the carriage and headed straight to the Ukrainian Guild Hall in the city center.

Zelenko has really not been back for four or five years. The once familiar streets have changed. Five years ago, the four-story Ukrainian Brothers Association was one of the rare high-rise buildings in this area. Five years later, taller buildings have appeared in the north and south of the original club building. Such heights are endless and combined with the city center, or in other words, this place is already the city center.

Zelenko once founded the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood in Xijin. This is a political organization covered with a company shell to integrate the Ukrainian people in the empire and even all Slavic people. At that time, Pei Yuanqi needed to introduce labor force to the booming Xijin, and someone needed to manage these foreign workers, so he agreed and even supported the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood.

However, as the Xijin area got on track, this organization that controlled a large population caused dissatisfaction in the Xijin area, especially the rise of trade union forces in the Xijin area caused by the workers' movement. Unite workers to fight against capitalists was an important way for the empire to prevent capitalists from seizing power.

In other parts of the empire, it is okay, but in Xijin it is special. Ukrainian laborers are also workers. They were inspired by the workers' movement organized by the Imperial Trade Union and launched various movements. Because the organization of the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood was so powerful that the industry-based trade unions in the empire were not as good as those in the empire.

Not to mention anything else, the strongest steel workers' meeting in the area is less than one-third the size of the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood.

After that time, the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood was banned, just as Zelenko gradually turned his career to Poland, hoping to gain territory, official positions, and political capital in Poland, and thus embark on the road to independence and establishment of the Ukrainian nation. With Pei Yuanqi's soft and hard work, the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood quickly fell apart and established small organizations.

Because these people are foreign workers and cannot get stable jobs among major enterprises in the empire, they cannot establish legal organizations like trade unions. Any black and gray organizations such as organized gangs will be severely hit. This is not a joke. Pei Yuanqi really lets the Marines pull field guns against foreign gangs and expel illegal immigrants.

Therefore, labor companies have become organizations that foreign workers mainly rely on, and these labor companies also have a place to distribute interests between each other. They imitate domestic chambers of commerce such as Shanxi merchants and other imperial merchants to establish Ukrainian chambers, and the Ukrainian brothers' associations became Ukrainian guilds.

In the lobby, after Zelenko announced his identity, after waiting for a while, a rapid footstep came from the second floor. A silver-haired man walked down first, while a large group of people stood on the second floor, staring at Zelenko with various eyes. The silver-haired man walked to Zelenko, hugged him affectionately, and said, "Mr. Zelenko, I didn't expect you to be here."

"Why, can't I attend the New Year's banquet at the Ukrainian Guild Hall, Mr. Vitas?" Zelenko asked with a smile.

Vitas laughed: "Of course, you are the most honorable guest, no, no, you are one of us."

Zelenko looked at the above and said, "Has the banquet started?"

Vitas shook his head: "Of course not, it only started in the evening. Now we are having tea and chatting, just like before. Come, please come together."

Zelenko and Vitas are acquaintances. Vitas was the first follower of Zelenko back then. He was his accountant and assistant. Vitas was also an ideal person. However, when the Ukrainian Workers' Brotherhood became a large organization, he tasted the sweetness of power and money, betrayed his ideals and loyalty to Zelenko, and became the strongest force among the people who had split back then, and is also the president of the Ukrainian Guild Hall now.

Under Vitas' guidance, Zelenko entered the grand banquet hall. Vitas held Zelenko's hand high and introduced to everyone: "This is Zelenko's master, the founder of the Ukrainian guild, the friend of His Highness Yu, and the eternal benefactor of Ukrainian workers in China."

Everyone responded with warm applause, but only a group of people lacked interest. They were all former subordinates of Zelenko and were also those who betrayed him. However, the times have changed, and these people can no longer fully represent the Ukrainian labor group.

"We are not lucky to fight with the University of Zelenke, but we are still very happy to see you today. The University of Zelenke's reputation is like the wind on the grassland, lingering in our ears." Someone said among the crowd of people who were applauding, which immediately attracted the approval of a large number of people.

A year and a half ago, the empire once again established support for Zelenko's behavior in Poland. Zelenko was also willing to cooperate with the empire. Diplomatic and military cooperation was only part of it, and more hidden in the darkness. The real cooperation lies in the economy. Under the instruction of Li Junwei, the Xijin area purchased coal from the Donbas coal mine controlled by Zelenko on a large scale, which is a signal.

In the past year, Donbas Coal has become the best-selling coal in the West Jin area. Four months ago, a railway was built to Donbas, and after the railway bridge on the Don River was opened to traffic, it really played a role.

Although they were worried that Zelenko would settle accounts after the autumn, in the eyes of the newcomers who had no connection with Zelenko, Zelenko was a God of Wealth, and a God of Wealth with all his own hands and eyes. He had his own territory, army, and his own market and connections in the empire. He also received the support of King Yu and King Rong. It would be difficult not to get rich.

So, some people watched coldly and were alert, while most of them surrounded Zelenko and communicated and got close to each other.

"Everyone, this time I came back, although I wished the two princes a happy New Year on the surface, it was also for the future of us foreigners. I heard that you are going to discuss what to say to King Rong today?" Zelenko asked.

Vitas smiled and said, "Is Lord Pei promoted? In the future, King Rong of Xijin will be in charge of the matter and advise the amendment of the immigration bill to be put on the agenda. Master Zelianke, this is also your wish back then. This time I will help everyone."

Zelenko: "Who is the big guy?"

"We Ukrainian brothers." Someone said immediately.

Zelenko laughed: "Brothers of Ukrainians, if someone had walked past the door now and just listened to the sound, who would have known that we were Ukrainians? You may not even be able to speak the dialect in your hometown."

"So, everyone is ready to follow the customs..." someone murmured in a low voice.

The so-called advice is to amend Xijin's immigration law and to gain opportunities for Ukrainian workers to obtain imperial nationality. This has been done many times in Pei Yuanqi's era, but Pei Yuanqi himself has a tough attitude and has never allowed it. The only regression was ten years ago.

Nowadays, Ukrainians enter the empire and want regulated workers. No matter how long they work, they will not obtain nationality. They will not obtain nationality even if they marry a local wife. Even the same is true for children. Whether they are laborers or their families, if they want to obtain nationality, they can have one solution and certificate.

Certificates are very wide, including university diplomas, certificates of high-tech workers, etc. In short, the empire needs labor, so it gives Ukrainians the opportunity to work, but if you want to be naturalized, you must be a talent. In addition, you also need tax bills, no criminal record, etc.

The concession ten years ago was just a Ukrainian woman who married the people of the empire and could obtain imperial nationality, but according to the supplementary regulations, divorce would lose nationality unless a child was born during marriage.

"Mr. Vitas, do you think it will work this time?" Zelenko asked.

Vitas said: "King Yu is reasonable and I heard that King Rong is also very generous..."

Zelenko smiled: "It seems that Mr. Vitas doesn't know that."

"What's the matter? Oh, are you talking about refugee resettlement?" Vitas asked.

Before and after the Battle of Poltava, the battlefield entered the Ukrainian region, so many refugees were generated, and from Russia and Ukrainian regions came into Xijin. At first, Xijin was first placed in accordance with the old rules and then handed over to major labor companies to settle. However, because too many influxes were in a while, it posed a great security threat in Xijin and Xibin.

So the empire simply established four refugee camps on the Sino-Russia border between China and Poland, and no refugees were allowed to enter the empire. Due to language issues, the Xijin local government asked various labor companies to send people to maintain order.

"Obviously, you don't know yet. Let me tell you this. At the beginning of the New Year, the local government in Xijin will tighten labor policies. Anyone with a criminal record will not be issued after the labor certificate expires. Moreover, starting from February, illegal labor will be concentrated on rectifying illegal labor in major cities and farms.

The core goal is to control the scale of foreign workers. From this year on, it will only decrease and will not increase. I also heard that foreigners who have already become naturalized will also conduct random inspections. I heard that some wealthy and powerful people will use their academic qualifications to obtain imperial nationality." Zelenko said calmly.

These news immediately caused an uproar in the conference living room. Whether or not they have old grudges with Zelenko, everyone is like the end of the world.

Although Vitas did not receive this news in advance, he had been in the empire for many years and knew that it would be a matter of time.

With Zelenko and Mazepa joining forces, a Ukrainian nation has emerged in Southern Russia. Perhaps this will evolve into a country in the future. In the eyes of the senior officials of the empire, the Ukrainian country is the best destination for Ukrainian workers, rather than letting them become imperial nationality.

From an economic perspective, the empire's demand for foreign workers was getting less and less. The economic cooperation between the empire and the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire became more and more in-depth, and its influence in Southern Russia was increasing. Many raw material production industries needed for the development of the Xijin area were transferred to these areas, reducing the demand for labor in the Xijin area.

After the opening of the Suez Canal, people from large-capital provinces in China have also become very convenient to immigrate to Xijin. Coupled with a good foundation and immigration policy, more and more domestic immigrants have been immigrated, further compressing the space for foreign workers.

In addition, in recent years, illegal and criminal activities have occurred among foreign workers, and more and more acts of association and organization of violent groups have been involved, and local people's tolerance for foreign immigrants has also been reduced.
Chapter completed!