Yamagawa Taro was a Japanese descendant of the Federation who had crossed the ocean to develop in the US Federal in his early years.
For safety and better prospects, they had also gathered quite a few fellow countrymen for mutual support, forming a merchant group resembling a mutual aid association.
After enduring all kinds of discrimination in the early days, their status had begun to rise significantly alongside Japan's emergence in the Far East.
At the very least, once they announced their background, they faced noticeably less discrimination and had gained some say of their own.
Especially recently, he had heard rumors that many large merchant groups from Japan had come to the US Federal for exchanges and trade, exchanging what each side lacked.
Having acted as an intermediary during Prince Yiren's previous purchasing trip, Yamagawa Taro naturally attached great importance to this Japanese Merchant Consortium. He had actively worked his connections, hoping to find an opening and establish ties.
Unfortunately, this merchant consortium was different from Prince Yiren's procurement team last time. They seemed completely uninterested in local power brokers like them. Even when seeking locals, they only contacted personnel they had already stationed in the Federation.
He still had not found a way in!
That had left Yamagawa Taro somewhat gloomy lately.
But just as he had been racking his brains to find an opening and build connections, a new piece of intelligence caught his attention.
It was news that the Laborer Group had been hired by the Morgan Group and had gained considerable benefits during one mission.
In terms of status, their Japanese Merchant Mutual Aid Association stood far above the Laborer Group. They were much better off than those professional Black teams and illegal immigrants from Mexico.
Yet that could not change the fact that they