Reverse Rebirth 1990

Chapter 264 271 [Finding money]

Macau was controlled by the Portuguese government before it returned to China.

Compared with the British Empire, today's Portuguese government is even worse. The country is small and weak. The only thing that can be played now is the Portuguese football team.

Therefore, in terms of controlling Macau, these Portuguese officials who have been appointed are basically all the same stuff, just two words: greedy for money!
For them, being able to come to Macau from Portugal to be an official has already invested a lot. No bribes to the upper echelons, no connections, no back door, no one will appoint you to this lucrative place.

Since there is such a large investment, of course there must be a return. Therefore, after these Portuguese officials took office in Macau, what they are best at is to make money and make money!
Of course, these things cannot be done too clearly, so at the beginning, the legal system in Macau was not bad. Although it is not as chaotic as Hong Kong, but as the handover of Macau is approaching, these people are in a hurry.

If you can find money, you should find it as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no money at that time. For this reason, these Portuguese began to blatantly ask for bribes. Macau was once reduced to an undefended city, and people's lives were miserable.

Macau is a small place with every inch of land and gold, and it is actually a famous "casino city". The gaming industry and tourism industry have made many tycoons earn a lot of gold and silver, and the wealth they have can't be spent in a few lifetimes.

Nowadays, with the booming real estate industry in Macau, the approval of leased land has become the most profitable method for Portuguese officials in Macau.

This time, the three senior officials in charge of land approval in Macau were in charge of approving the leased land of the Furama Hotel.

As long as two of the three senior officials voted for it, the ownership of the land could be decided.

That is to say, whether it is the Cha family, the He family or the Fu family, as long as they can win the support of two of these three high-ranking officials, they can win the land auction this time.

For this reason, the three major families of Fu, Zha, and He all did very detailed "research" on these three senior officials.

First of all, two of the three senior officials are Portuguese, and the other is a native of Macau, whose name is Wang Zehui.

This Wang Zehui can be regarded as an outlier among the colonial officials in Macau. He is relatively fair and honest, and he doesn’t take bribes very much. His family is also well-known in Macau, and he belongs to the kind of "scholarly family" who values ​​reputation very much.

In addition, this Wang Zehui's younger brother is also the boss of a newspaper in Macau, and the relationship between the two is very good.

One time, in order to help his elder brother clarify that there was no bribery incident, this younger brother insisted on making headlines in his own newspaper for a week. In the end, this kind of rumor was self-defeating. The political opponent who wanted to attack Wang Zehui, He was dragged out even more, and he was in a panic.

Therefore, it can be seen that Wang Zehui has a certain amount of power in public opinion, which makes him more difficult to control, and he is not someone who can be settled with just a little money.

After the research, it was found that this person was really difficult to attack, and if he didn't make it right, he would be self-defeating and put his own reputation on it.

In the end, it was the other two high-ranking Portuguese officials who were easier to deal with.

Since the two high-ranking Portuguese officials are officials in Macau, of course they have to do as the Romans do, and choose names that are not Chinese or foreign, so as to get closer to the citizens of Macau.The first one's original name was Eduardo Prado Coelho, but he was named "Ai Wenbo" after he came to Macau.The other is Christopher Lopez. After coming to Macau, he named himself "Bai Jiade" in Chinese.

First of all, the Cha family and the He family put their ideas on these two foreign devils, and they must hold on to the votes in their hands.

……

In the early morning, the charming sunshine shines on the green palm tree, the leaves are swaying with the wind on the branches, and a sparrow sits on the top and chirps.

The door of the villa was opened, and "Ai Wenbo", a high-ranking official in Macau, kissed his wife on the cheek, and then carried the briefcase. Apart from the door, his wife and eight-year-old daughter smiled and waved at him.

"Oh God, what a beautiful morning!" Ai Wenbo said to himself.

Ever since he was appointed as one of the three officials who approved the land lease, Ai Wenbo began to feel that everything was getting better.

The beautiful white clouds, the blue sky, the gentle breeze, and the happy birds all made him feel that life is so wonderful.

Outside, a black Bentley sedan was parked at the gate of the villa, and an honest-looking driver was waiting for him.

Seeing Ai Wenbo coming out, the driver hurriedly walked forward, helped him carry the briefcase, and then opened the car door for him.

Ai Wenbo enjoys this feeling of being served by others, especially being served by these Chinese guys, he feels that he is superior and superior to others.

After getting in the car, Ai Wenbo picked up the morning newspaper that the driver helped to prepare, and said, "Go to Peony Tea House."

The driver understood that Ai Wenbo didn't have breakfast at home tonight, he was going to the most famous tea house in Macau for breakfast.

So, the master driver started the car and drove towards the Peony Tea House with ease.

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The Peony Tea House is very famous in Macau, similar to the Dragon and Phoenix Tea House in Hong Kong. In the circle, there is a saying "Dragon and Phoenix play peony, the tea is the best!"

Peony Tea House is located near the new road in Macau, not far from the most famous landscape in Macau, the Dasan Archway, so the business is very prosperous. Many tourists who come to Macau like to eat here.

Ai Wenbo is an "old regular customer" here, and he is a government official. Even though there are no seats in the teahouse at this time, the owner of the teahouse still enthusiastically guides him in, and then persuades a table of guests who have just sat down and haven't ordered to leave.

Ai Wenbo looked at the guest who had been persuaded to leave, and was satisfied. He was different, a person with high status and high status, how could these people compare with himself.

After sitting down, the owner of the teahouse took the initiative to order food for Ai Wenbo again, and Ai Wenbo ordered his favorite shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns, and egg tarts.

Although he is Portuguese, Ai Wenbo likes these Macau delicacies the most. Even in the past few years when he was an official in Macau, he can use chopsticks superbly, and speak Macau dialect very well. If you don’t look at his face, just listen Accent, I thought he was a native of Macau.

Before the refreshments came, Ai Wenbo habitually picked up hot water and scalded the bowls and chopsticks in his hands.

This habit is also unique to Ai Wenbo. Although he likes the food in this teahouse, he doesn't like the hygiene here. Even if the hygiene here is already very good, he doesn't think it is good enough.

Seeing him like this, the owner of the restaurant who was in charge of taking his order scolded contemptuously in front of the counter: "Ghost!" Then he took the small steamer with barbecued pork buns and prepared to serve it to Ai Wenbo.

At this moment, a hand stopped him.

"What?" The boss was taken aback.

The one who stopped him was an unruly young man who took out a piece of money from his pocket and handed it to him, then took the pork bun in his hand and said, "I'll help you!"

(End of this chapter)