[h2]Shanghai[/h2]

It was for good reason that Shanghai was known as the "Capital of the Pacific". Since the Han Zisunguo first reclaimed Shanghai Island, it's position facing outward across the vast canvas of ocean only worked to solidify Han domination over the nations across the sea. It was a daily occourance to see the navy running drills in the waters 20 km due north of the Island. The crucial position of Shanghai worked not only to bring out ships, but to take them in as well. The Capital of the Pacific must have a glorious palace, and what better palace could there be than the technological wonder that was Shanghai Harbor. Truly, the harbor captured the zeitgeist of the Great Han. A massive structure, designed and assembled by the greatest engineers of the Han State. Beyond the docks was an impressive steel structure, truly a modern building, but as with all things in the Han, calling back to the glorious days that the people tried to rebuild in this tattered world. Within the building was the standard fare for foreign processing, customs officers, processing departments to make sure the cargo met the stringent standards of the Han State. 

Zhao Rongshi was, in all but his ethnicity as a White Hui, a Christian Han, a normal government official. Today he had been slated for overtime work, dealing with clerical error that resulted in a shipment of oats originating in the neighboring republic of Fuso arriving without the proper documentation. Rongshi was to stay and work to on contacting the company of origin and obtaining the lost information. It was lucky that the freight company did in fact have documentation of the source, and Rongshi got set to work requesting their assistance in recovering the lost documents to direct the shipment to it's destination. Until then, Rongshi would be assigned to this case until it was solved. Seemingly doing all he could do today, he as met with a surprise visitor.

"Excuse me," the man spoke, "I'm here about an appointment my employers arranged"

Rongshi perked himself up, shaking off any traces of frustration in his previous pursuits as he met the guest. "Yes sir, I am able to help with that." Fingering through the scheduling book before coming across an appropriate name, "Ah, Mr. Tao, you're with the human freight group, yes?"

"That is correct, I was sent to talk about organizing a dual shipment with your company using this and two other locations; Xi'an and Chengdu. I was told that you could handle it here at the main office?"

"Of course, of course," I just need to know the origin of your shipment and where their destinations."

"We will be coming from the railway out of Da Kulun in Mongolia. We'll undergo processing at the Xi'an office before splitting into the two groups, one going to Chengdu, out through Tibet and to Lahore,Punjab; the other will come here and be shipped by sea to Hawaii." 

"Are their any special requests?"

"My employers recommend that extra security be placed with the shipment; we're dealing with captured enemy soldiers."

Rongshi felt a slight chill, knowing immediately who these men were. Not a week ago, the Mongol coalition lead an attack on the outpost of Ka La Kulun. It was obvious who had come out with the upper hand, as the walls of Ka La Kulun stand tall as her would be destroyers find their way to exile or worse.

"As well, we are told that, whatever cargo does not sell in Hawaii, to dump on any unclaimed Polynesian Island for disposal"

"Very well, sir. I've put in the order for your shipment."