Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, I, the rice class leader

Chapter 247 Chapter 247: Award of honor!Sir, Mr. Gao, Hong Kong Island is proud of you!
It was such a big event that the new governor came to visit, and basically all the celebrities who were qualified to come to greet him came.

The person who came to the He family was He Dong's grandson He Hongzhang. In later generations, according to revelations, it was said that he had a bad relationship with his cousin Miss Shi.

But you definitely can't tell it in person, you can only see that he is stern and charming, and he is indeed a handsome young man.

As for the Li family, it was Li Minze, the current leader of the Li family, who was in good spirits and even greeted Gao Yao with a smile.

Mr. Gao shook hands one by one. The people here are already the top Chinese people in Hong Kong. If we zoom in a little bit, most of these people are from Guangdong and Guangxi.

It is a pity that most of them will be ruined because of their unworthy descendants.

Woohoo, white smoke is like a dragon in the passenger ship's chimney in the distance.

Boom, boom, boom, the dull sound of the salute came from far away. It was the salute of the Yihe Yanghe in Causeway Bay.

Everyone's expressions suddenly became solemn. Everyone who was able to come here today was a well-educated person. Many people already knew that the governor who came was Grantham. He had stayed in Hong Kong Island for nearly ten years and was responsible for specific things. Chinese Access.

This may not be a good thing for some people.

Because sometimes it’s easier to fool a governor who doesn’t know the Chinese well, but with a governor who knows the Chinese well, people can make their own judgments.

The ship docked, the ceremony band played music, the gangway was lowered, and a group of couples came down one after another holding hands.

Everyone applauded: "What an enviable love."

The person carrying the sedan chair is carrying someone, but no one would insult someone casually on such an occasion.

Gao Yao, who was in the crowd, smiled and looked at Grantham and Grantham who were walking down. They are in their prime, and the general direction of entering the world is stable development. This guy can retire on Hong Kong Island.

Zhou Xinian, who was standing next to Gao Yao, suddenly said: "I'm finally relieved, everything can go ahead."

Gao Yao nodded slightly. He knew that Zhou Xinian was talking about the anti-tuberculosis association and other things, including the public housing he wanted to build and so on.

There is no way. The governor's power and responsibilities are absolutely great. If you want to have good development opportunities in the future, you have to give others a name!

Grantham only spoke a few words and then ended directly. Gao Yao and Zhou Xinian looked at each other. Isn't this new governor a man who values ​​efficiency instead of hypocrisy?

After the speech, it’s the induction ceremony!
Normally, this ceremony should be held at the Government House, but because the position of Governor of Hong Kong Island has actually been vacant for two years, and various civil servants have been stagnant for a long time.

Hong Kong Island is now almost in a state of anarchy, and all parties need a reassurance. Therefore, after obtaining permission from Grantham and the approval of the Chief Inspector, all parties unanimously agreed to hold the inauguration ceremony at the pier!

The sky was beautiful and under the rising sun, Grantham gradually walked to the small platform and began to take the oath under the guidance of the chief inspector, Sir Bai Lego.

I, Grantham, do hereby swear allegiance to His Majesty King George VI and his hereditary and other successors in accordance with the law.May the Lord bless me.

There are three oaths in the ordination ceremony. The oath of allegiance is followed by the oath of appointment.

I, Grantham, do hereby swear that upon my appointment as Governor of Hong Kong Island, I will serve His Majesty King George VI faithfully and diligently.May the Lord bless me.

After that comes the third judicial oath:

I, Grantham, do hereby swear that upon my appointment to the office of Governor of Hong Kong Island and to any other judicial office specified in Schedule 3 to the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance, I shall serve and faithfully serve His Majesty King George VI. We must fulfill our duties, serve diligently, abide by the laws and customs of Hong Kong Island, and uphold justice for all people without fear, favor or hatred.May the Lord bless me.

There was thunderous applause, the three oaths were taken, and the new governor officially took office!A new era has finally begun!
Zhou Xinian murmured: "Okay, okay, the new era is finally settled."

Grantham had already rushed to the Governor's Mansion under the escort of guards.

Gao Yao smiled and said: "Sir, it's time to get out of the way. There will be a big battle tonight."

Zhou Xinian laughed: "My enemy, please."

Gao asked them to go to the reception dinner at the Governor's Mansion in the evening. This was indeed a big battle, so they had to go back to their homes to rest first.

In the car, Bai Yuechang came over stupidly: "Husband, I think these ghost guys are very troublesome in their work and talk so much nonsense."

"Besides, after we pick him up, can't we go to the Governor's Mansion in the middle of the mountain together?"

"Originally, everyone wanted to go back to Mid-levels."

That's true, quite a few people here live in the middle of the mountain.

Gao Yao smiled and said, "Do you think it's a mission?"

"Oh, I have wronged our grandma so much."

"No way."

Bai Yuechang looked out the window: "It's just picking up someone, it's such a big battle."

She wanted to say it was a waste of time, but she didn't say it in the end.

"The sense of ritual is indispensable to the powerful class."

Gao Yao explained: "The power he exercises needs to be known as high and unshakable, and requires awe. These cannot be demonstrated by himself, so he can only rely on external assistance."

As long as there is power, there is no way to avoid this, so hawks and dogs are needed to help the tigers.

Gao Yao is accustomed to this. A small security guard can do whatever he wants to the female owner at a certain period of time because of the power suppressed by the superiors.

Grantham is the current co-owner of Hong Kong Island, so this is just a bit of pomp and circumstance.

He suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "If you have time to go to Japan, you will know how much attention is paid to the scene there."

Bai Yuechang was a little disgusted that Dongyang was so far away. She said, "Husband, why do you want to go to Dongyang?"

"The people there are not good people."

Gao Yao smiled slightly: "Good people have to make money, and bad people have to make money too."

"Only when we have enough strength can we make a choice. It is not our turn to make a choice now."

Bai Yuechang was well protected by Baifanyu. Although she knew that people's hearts were sinister, she also believed that people's hearts were good. When she heard this, she said, "Dad, these people are beasts. They are worse than beasts."

The car fell into silence. The shadow of war had only passed for two years, and the two mass graves on Hong Kong Island were still vivid in my mind.

Of course, the pain will not disappear so quickly.

The irony is that our economy is developing rapidly...

Axia suddenly asked: "Husband, why do you care so much about appearances?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit serious, she quickly came out to change things.

"Oh."

Gao Yao hugged his two wives, one on the left and the other on the right. He smiled and said: "The little devil's land is small and the people are scarce, and supplies are in short supply. The most he can eat is a rice ball and a carrot."

"If you eat it directly, you always feel that something is missing, so I designed a rather complicated pre-dinner etiquette."

"The Emperor's New Clothes."

Bai Yuechang chuckled, and looked at Gao Yao with spring eyes: "Bad guy, dad also said that little devils are poor and careful."

Gao Yao laughed and hugged him happily: "My dear wife, go back and rest your mind. There will be a lot of entertainment in the evening."

At the same time, Grantham was meeting with various people. In fact, they were mainly the chief justices, the Department of Justice, the Secretary of Finance and other departments.

Of course, Kan Li-fu of the Department of Public Works is also indispensable. Strictly speaking, the busiest person after Chongguo was Mr. Kan Li-fu, because there were too many projects on the ruined Hong Kong Island that required the Secretary of Public Works to start rebuilding.

Grantham smiled and shook hands with Jane Lifu: "Sir Jane, I have heard of your name in London. The recovery of Hong Kong Island cannot be separated from the operation of your Public Works Department."

"That's what I should do."

Jian Lifu said: "Sir, you are here, this town can finally get back on track."

"Everyone is happy."

Before that, Yang Muchi would rather keep his head down and work on Yang Muchi's plan than come out to point fingers.

It can be regarded as a certain degree of self-awareness, but it has caused certain problems for various institutions.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. Now everyone just waits for the head of Grantham to come over.

"I'm glad too."

Grantham smiled and said: "I heard that the Department of Public Works has assisted in several major projects, which is really exciting."

He had an old friend on Hong Kong Island and had Mrs. Jian's relationship with him. Naturally, he knew Jian Lifu's situation, so he asked: "That public housing estate?"

Jian Lifu said: "Your Excellency, after the liberation last year, because most of the houses in this town were destroyed by air raids, we hope that the private sector will build non-profit houses."

"But you know, Hong Kong people have never cared about politics, so few people read what is published in the Gazette."

"Fortunately, Mr. Gao noticed this."

Grantham thought thoughtfully: "It seems that I have to take a day as soon as possible to go to the site and have a look."

Jian Lifu emphasized: "It is best to lay the foundation." Laying the foundation is just a show, but for the entire market, it is indispensable.

"Thank you."

Grantham said: "I have good news to tell Sir Jane that America has launched the Marshall Plan."

"The post-war construction of the empire went very smoothly, and the citizens could already eat white bread."

The Marshall Plan tends to rebuild Western Europe, and the first batch of supplies was delivered to Greece and Turkey in January this year.

This month, the reconstruction plan was directly passed, which will focus on the Marshall Plan and provide assistance to Western Europe and other countries.

"That's great news."

Grantham nodded: "Unfortunately, the plan does not include the Asian region for the time being."

Hong Kong Island suffered a lot of losses in World War II. The Allies dropped a lot of bombs here during the battle to liberate Hong Kong Island. Unfortunately, after the liberation, except for Americcan, which funded it through the unofficial American Economic Aid Council, Except for some people's livelihood matters, no other country has provided any assistance to Hong Kong Island.

Grantham said: "I think we need to make changes, and I hope you can support me, Sir Jane."

……

The arrival of the new governor made the entire mountainside full of vitality, the lights of thousands of houses were shining, and all kinds of cars gradually drove up the mountain.

The salon had already been decorated with lights and colorful decorations in the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. It was only the 40s, but under the light of these lights, Yu Gaoyao seemed to be extravagant in the future.

He thought that to enjoy this thing, as long as you have the power, it doesn't matter what age you are.

"BOSS."

It was John who came. Gao Yao asked curiously: "How did you get in?"

The banquet at the Governor's Mansion has certain status requirements. Although John has a sign of a foreign company, he has not started any specific business on Hong Kong Island. In theory, he is not qualified to join.

John raised his glass to a white man in the distance, and then said: "Lao Shi brought me here."

Lao Shi is the agent, Gao Yao couldn't help but smile: "It seems he is very optimistic about your packaging."

"Yes."

John shrugged: "The older generation of foreign companies no longer have the explosive point of packaging. Unlike me, a person from America, I came all the way to Hong Kong Island."

“It’s full of stories.”

The most powerful thing about John is his mouth. Gao Yao said: "You will become the chairman of the listing."

John's eyes lit up: "BOSS, do you agree to go public?"

"Slow down first."

Of course, Gao Yao would not really object to listing. He said to John: "We need a suitable opportunity, and this year is not suitable."

The current stock market in Hong Kong cannot be described as a recovery. If you enter at this time, it is very likely to break.

Even if it doesn't break, it won't absorb much money.

If we really want to do it, we might as well wait until a large number of Shanghai tycoons move south. These people have money hidden in their homes and are familiar with the stock market. Maybe they can trigger a wave.

"Of course it's BOSS who has the final say."

John waved: "George, here."

There was a man in military uniform not far away. John waved and explained to Gao Yao: "BOSS, George is the chief quartermaster of the three armed forces."

Gao Yao looked sideways, not to mention, John was quite sociable, it seemed that he had not given instructions to him for a long time, and they hooked up so quickly?

John seemed to see Gao Yao's doubts and grinned: "I have attended a salon on a warship."

While talking, George had already come to the two of them: "MR. Gao, hello."

"Hi John."

The two were obviously very familiar with each other, and John said: "Now, George, your savior has come."

"MR. Gao is very interested in military supplies."

George's eyes lit up. What troubled him most now was the military supply. Money was given from above, and there were also confiscated tobacco, alcohol and other materials in the warehouse.

The only regret is that the supplies on the market are incomplete and the prices are not transparent.

The most terrible thing is that the aunties who come from the countryside start to be picky about tobacco and alcohol after getting familiar with them.

"MR. High."

George stretched out his hand: "If you are interested, I hope I can visit you in the next two days."

Normally, Gao Yao should come to visit. After all, this is a business that supplies supplies to at least a few thousand people. It is definitely no problem to create a small rich man.

Gao Yao shook hands with George, and then said: "Lieutenant Colonel, my family is interested."

"If you don't mind, I'll let him visit."

"Don't mind, don't mind."

George was even more enthusiastic. Let's just say, how can a big water pipe like MR. Gao do such a complicated business of supplying military supplies?
Since it is said to be from the same family, it means that the person introduced by MR. Gao is very likely to be doing it, that is, someone who knows the inside story. This is an unexpected surprise for George.

"I've been at the Tsim Sha Tsui military camp these days."

"He can come over any time," George said.

He stopped talking and said to Gao Yao, "Excuse me."

When Grantham came out, people from all walks of life began to pour in from all directions unconsciously, surrounded Grantham in the middle, and began to applaud.

There is no way, there is a general rule that has been popular since ancient times, only by being close to power can you gain power.

It is obvious that Grantham is the center of power in Hong Kong Island, and this cannot be changed until he retires!

Grantham stepped onto the high platform, pressed his hands, and waited for the applause to subside before he said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I, Grantham, am very happy that we can all gather together today."

This man was quite straightforward in his work. After just saying a few words, he smiled and said: "According to the Queen's order, I will use the reward on behalf of the Queen to honor the gentlemen and ladies who have made great contributions to this city in recent years."

Everyone was in an uproar. It was just a dinner party that we had agreed to do today. Didn't we expect that the Governor would carry out such a sudden attack?
Issue a medal?

Some interested people couldn't help but set their sights on Gao Yao. No matter how unwilling they were, even Li Minze had to admit that Gao Yao was definitely qualified to get a medal today!
If a high-ranking person is not qualified, the medals received by others will also be hot to the touch.

Limin looked at He Hongzhang next to him who was looking forward to it. His thoughts moved and he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I don't know what medal Gao Yao will get."

"It's really amazing that you can enter Vanity Fair on your own at such a young age."

He Hongzhang couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Li Minze. He was still looking at the high platform. Oh, he probably wasn't targeting himself specifically, but he always felt a little uncomfortable.

He Hongzhang is the grandson of the He family. He was appointed to take over early and is the center of attention from the outside world. But only he knows that this is bullshit!
He Hongzhang, who is only in his early 20s, is silently watching the high-ranking figures in the crowd. It is said that Mr. Gao started from scratch and built a large industry in about half a year. He is also able to move among the ghosts with ease.

He Hongzhang was a little envious.

After the restoration of Hong Kong Island, in order to appease people's hearts, the Hong Kong government awarded awards to those who had made meritorious service during the war. This was the second time.

Before that, many people had guessed that the new governor might award awards and honors after he took office, but they didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Grantham was quick to do things and talk quickly, so he directly started the roll call.

Since Yang Muqi had already awarded awards after he resumed his status as governor-general, Grantham wanted to commend the awards from 45 to now, which is actually a little more than a year.

Not many people have outstanding performance during this period.

"Ruttonji, Gao Yao..."

Sure enough!

A group of Chinese people looked at Gao Yao thoughtfully. Many of them had received honors, but nine times out of ten, it was because of the strength of their family.

If Gao wants to achieve this by himself, he can only achieve it by creating a generation!And all of them are from the first generation who have been working hard for more than decades!
The guard walked out holding a wooden box with three medals on it. The medal had a circle in the center, a crimson ring on the front, and a light blue ring directly above, below, left and right. Page, the medal is in the shape of a cross, the end of the page is open in a trident shape, and the page directly above has a crown on the top.

Everyone was horrified, CBE medal?Commander's Medal?This is the third level of knight. If you go to a higher level, you can add Sir or Sir in front of the name.

According to the usual practice, as long as you get the CBE, if you work well later, there is a high probability that you can get the KBE, the knight-level commander medal!

What concept?When the time comes, even ordinary ghost guys will have to shout Sir when they see Gao Yao!

After so many years since the port was opened, there are not many Chinese who have received the Commander's Medal when they first started. Even Zhou Xinian was jealous. He murmured: "I am just a National Defense Medal now."

A group of people feel like the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead!
(End of this chapter)