Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

The reason why Ma Liang revealed this to Li Xinghe was more to reassure Xibei and let the other party understand his position.

Although I am not one of them, I am definitely not their enemy.

After all, no one can sleep well when there is someone who knows all the important secrets and it is hard to tell whether he is an enemy or a friend.

As for Ma Liang himself, he was destined to walk in darkness all his life.

Fortunately, he has seen the light and is not confused.

After resolving Northwest China's concerns about him, Ma Liang rethought his next plan.

As the grassroots elites from other daily life industries recruited by Kenichi Muto arrived, Ma Liang successfully placed these people in various departments of BAT companies.

Inside BAT company, supervisor Fujiwara was bragging to several other colleagues of similar status.

"The first group of people going to the United States have already set off and boarded the cruise ship today. Manager Wu is so generous! I heard from them that the United States is the most powerful country in the world. I really want to go there to see it for myself." Fujiwara said.

"Yes! In the whole Shanghai, no, in the whole mainland, only our BAT company can offer this kind of publicly funded tour!" Another supervisor unconsciously mentioned his work badge while speaking.

At this time, Ma Liang asked Muto Kenichi to recruit an employee named Tanaka Jiro from the lower class, who came over with a shipping order and respectfully reported to Fujiwara:

"Fujiwara-kun, here are all the shipping documents for today. Please review and sign them!"

"Hmm? Can't you see I'm busy at work? Why do you have to look for me at this time? And from now on, when you're working, call me by my title, Director Fujiwara!"

Fujiwara simply flipped through the documents and signed his name in distinguished Chinese characters on the receipt.

"I'm really sorry, Director Fujiwara, I will pay attention next time!" Jiro Tanaka quickly apologized and made a promise, then left with the receipt.

Fujiwara's mocking voice came from behind:

"These lowly people dare to call me Fujiwara-kun. They really don't know respect from inferiority!"

"Hahaha, Fujiwara-kun, don't be angry. The company hired these people to do the job. Otherwise, if we, the nobles, follow the cars to collect debts, wouldn't that be an embarrassment to us nobles?" another supervisor quickly comforted.

"Hahaha, that's right, they are only fit to work!!" Fujiwara laughed.

The two of them didn't care at all about Tanaka Jiro who hadn't left yet, or the other low-class workers who were doing their jobs, and they just kept talking and laughing loudly.

As the lower-level people added by Ma Liang entered the BAT companies, a large number of people who were originally related to the company immediately threw all the dirty work to these lower-level people.

They occupy high positions and spend every day doing nothing but chatting and gossiping in the company.

After a busy day, I return to my single apartment in the evening and look at the white walls, comfortable sofa, and clean and tidy toilet.

Even though more than ten days had passed, he still felt like he was dreaming.

How could the untouchable children who were once only fit to live in straw huts and wooden houses have what they have today?

At the same time, he also remembered the day when he first reported to the company. The amiable Manager Wu, who looked like an upper-class figure, was willing to personally shake hands with him and others one by one and was concerned about their living conditions in every detail.

Upon learning that he and his friends did not have a place to stay in Shanghai, Manager Wu directly arranged an apartment for them in the concession, and even sent Chief Muto from the Security Department to deliver daily necessities at his own expense.

When other senior executives of the company refused to allow him and others to join the company's trip to the United States, it was Manager Wu who slammed the table and secured a subsidy of US$100 per person for himself and others.

With Ma Liang's money-throwing offensive and the extremely common modern means of winning people's hearts, he captured the hearts of all the grassroots employees of BAT companies in a short period of time.

Many people may not understand how such a common method can win a person's loyalty?

In fact, although Xiaori looks like a modern country, it is still a semi-feudal country at heart, and it pays great attention to one's origin.

The "Noble Order" in 1884, which formally established the "Noble System", divided citizens into four classes through national law: imperial family, noble family, samurai family, and commoners. The noble family became the aristocratic class second only to the imperial family and enjoyed many political and economic privileges.

The boundary between the Chinese and the common people was very strict. Just by looking at a young man's surname, one could basically tell whether he was of Chinese or commoner origin.

In the ancient days, surnames were originally a privilege of the nobility. If commoners used surnames, it would be considered illegal and they would be punished.

After the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government felt that it was at least a modern country and should not be divided into nobles and civilians. It also made it more convenient to carry out tasks such as conscription, taxation, and household registration.

Therefore, it was forced upon everyone to have a surname. However, ordinary people at that time were generally uneducated and could only use the characteristics of the place where they lived, natural phenomena or religious beliefs as their surnames.

For example, "Yamashita" means living at the foot of the mountain, "Takasaki" originally means the protruding part of the island, and "Saionji" means belief.

The surnames of the nobles and samurai class were mostly written in Chinese characters, such as the four great nobles of daily life "Fujiwara", "Minamoto", "Hei" and "Tachibana", as well as other surnames derived from them, such as Sato, which sounds like aristocracy.

Even in the Japanese army with its strict hierarchy, superiors had to give a certain degree of respect to junior officers of aristocratic status. At the very least, they could not slap them in the face, and it was impossible for them to be assigned a mission to die.

As for the society where people live a simple life, it is even more exaggerated.

The nobles owned a large amount of land and property, which were not subject to any taxes, forming the so-called "no-loss" privilege.

In addition, nobles living a small life could enjoy the privilege of "non-entry" without interference from officials and laws at all levels, making their estates actually a country within a country.

All the children of the Chinese race have the privilege of studying in the academy. In the future, as long as their grades are above average in the academy, they can enter the Imperial University, which is ranked first in terms of academic qualifications.

Students from Gakushuin with lower grades could also enter Kyoto Imperial University, but ordinary people would have to go through countless years of suffering and hard work in order to be admitted to these two universities.

The prime minister and ministers at the top of the government are basically people with titles, and even a considerable number of senior generals in the army are aristocrats.

Only after the rise of militarism in the nuclear age did civilians become generals, prime ministers, and ministers. Before that, it was simply impossible to live a simple life in the country.

In a word, as long as you are a noble, it is easier for you to succeed in business, the military or politics than people of common origin in your country.

In this situation, the nobles looked at ordinary people as if they were talking big animals. Basically, they didn't have a good face towards them, let alone respect.

Rebellion in the country has never stopped!

This is also the reason why Ma Liang can easily gain the loyalty of these people in BAT companies where most of them are doing a day-to-day business.