After returning all the captured Portuguese to the embassy at night, Shao Tianhu and his men returned to their residence at the port.
After this day of tossing, people have been in a state of high mental stress. At this time, as soon as the string is loosened, they will soon feel tired. Shao Tianhu and others ate something hastily and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Shao Tianhu was not very sure whether the matter at the Portuguese Embassy really ended here, but he was not worried that the other party would retaliate. This was because the other party had no evidence to prove that the Sing Tao Office was responsible for this matter. Responsibility, secondly, now that the Ministry of Security is backing him, Mr. Gong has let it go, and he will cause trouble for anyone who causes trouble again.
Shao Tianhu didn't think that the Security Department would cause trouble for him, otherwise he would have been taken away for tea. After thinking about it carefully, Gong Shiqi came forward to stop the matter. This was obviously a special means of protecting his own people.
Besides, compared to the tasks he performed during his time in the foreign mercenary group, this was not that serious at all. As soon as you close your eyes and fall asleep, this matter will be over.
What really made Shao Tianhu uneasy was actually another thing.
In terms of military qualifications, he has served as an officer in both the Haihan Army and the Mercenary Regiment, and has accumulated a lot of military exploits while performing combat missions, winning the trust of his superiors. But the position he was transferred to this time was a completely unfamiliar job for him, full of unknown tests.
Originally, I thought that the new official would be able to establish his authority by countering the Portuguese embassy's actions, but due to changes in the process, he had to end it hastily. This may make Tan Tianming and others feel that this matter is a bit anticlimactic. .
Shao Tianhu was only good at marching and fighting. How to run an organization like the Xingdao Office was still a mess in his mind.
Before he set off from Xingdao, he was a little worried about whether he was qualified for this appointment, but Roger insisted that he could make some improvements to the long-dormant Xingdao office, allowing him to free up his hands and feet, and promised that he would work in this office After he has achieved success in his position, he will be considered for returning to serve in the military.
Therefore, when Shao Tianhu came to perform his duties, he actually had the intention of reinstating his military duties in the future, but he did not expect that he would almost fail in this first step.
In a few days, these subordinates who have also retired from the army will leave one after another and rush to their respective destinations. From now on, they will really have to rely on themselves.
After waking up early in the morning, Shao Tianhu went downstairs to have breakfast, greeted his brothers, and then went straight to the Xingdao office.
Now that the previous matter has been settled, there is no need for him to hide his identity and whereabouts. He can freely enter and leave the office and officially start working.
However, as soon as I arrived at Qingyun Street where the office is located, I saw a large group of people blocking the gate, at least hundreds of people, and they were very noisy. I don't know what happened.
Shao Tianhu's first reaction was that the security department failed to cover what happened yesterday. Either the Portuguese came to ask questions, or the government came to the office to pick up people, which is why so many people gathered to watch.
But he immediately thought that if the Portuguese wanted to make trouble, they should go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Fort Victory. Wouldn't it be humiliating to come to the Xingdao Office? And if the government wants to arrest someone, Gong Shiqi arrested him on the spot last night, why would he wait until today?
Shao Tianhu came closer and listened to the conversations of others for a while, only to realize that he was completely over-stressed. It was not the situation he was worried about at all. The big stone hanging in his heart fell to the ground.
These people have nothing to do with the Portuguese Embassy. The reason why they gathered outside the office early in the morning was for yesterday's lottery draw.
Starting from the second round of the lottery, all registration work for prize redemption has been transferred from the local dental branch to the Sing Tao office. Therefore, the fifty winners who were born yesterday have to come here to complete the follow-up redemption procedures.
Although this is an event officially sponsored by Sing Tao, the winners can't help but worry about whether the subsequent redemption can be realized as smoothly as promised by the organizers, so they all rushed over early with their relatives and friends. If you come early, you might be able to take advantage of it. For example, if you get the fifty acres of land in the award, you can choose the location yourself.
Shao Tianhu was dumbfounded when he heard this. Although the land area of the area under the jurisdiction of Xingdao was far smaller than that of other overseas regions, due to the limited population, there was a lot of uncultivated land.
In the areas under Xingdao's expansion in recent years, the government first demarcated a large area, often measuring thousands of acres, for development as agricultural land.
If investment is successfully attracted in the future, it will become a plantation for some large landowners or consortiums.
If investment is delayed, they will be built into government-run collective farms to accommodate immigrants with special backgrounds.
In order to obtain more labor force, Xingdao has long been used as a place of exile, accepting prisoners and prisoners of war sent from various places. In addition to being sent to mines as laborers, these special immigrants also go to government-run collective farms.
As for the land prizes won by the winners of the Sanya lottery, if they do not run their own businesses locally, most of the income they can get comes from government-run collective farms. Although they are tax-free, various costs and expenses need to be deducted.
If the lottery winner is willing to immigrate to the local area and operate the fifty acres of land on his own, the preferential treatment he can receive from the government will actually be greater. After all, the value of the land there is limited, and the real value is the people. If you exchange fifty acres of land for one immigrant family, you really can't tell who is taking advantage of whom.
Shao Tianhu listened in the crowd for a while, and roughly understood several key issues that these people were concerned about, then squeezed out of the crowd and walked to the office door.
Someone saw this and greeted: "Brother, everything is on a first-come, first-served basis. Go and line up at the back!"
Shao Tianhu cupped his hands and said, "I'm from the office. If I don't go in, everyone will have to wait in line."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately made a way for him, and those with quick hands had already handed him cigarette covers. Naturally, they hoped to get some attention when going through the formalities later.
Shao Tianhu entered the office and saw that several people were still busy arranging various items needed to receive the lottery winners, so he immediately stepped forward to help arrange the tables and chairs.
When Lao Wang saw him arriving, he stopped what he was doing: "Master Shao, were you okay last night?"
Shao Tianhu knew what he wanted to ask, nodded and said: "Don't worry, everyone has been sent back, and this matter should be over."
The expressions on the faces of the people in the office were obviously much more relaxed, and it could be seen that they must have been worried about this matter all night.
Shao Tianhu said: "Everyone, tell me, what should I do later?"
Lao Wang smiled and said: "Sir, we are responsible for reception, registration and maintaining order. You just sit in the hall and are responsible for issuing documents to the winners and stamping them in person. It is very relaxed."