Chapter 24: Monday's Consulate Morning Meeting
"Sir, but if you want to rescue the pillar, you must use money, and we all know what kind ......of virtue those patrols are," Xiaohu explained.
"Then don't use it now, if there is definite news, it's not too late to get it when you need to spend money to ransom people!" Of course, Li Junhao can't take this money, or it will really be a money transaction, how can he be affectionate in the future?
"Hmmm! I understand! Xiaohu lowered his head, his eyes changed a little, and the status of Mr. in his mind was raised several levels.
"Go back, stay safe on the road." Seeing that it was not early, Li Junhao would no longer keep him.
"Yes, sir." Xiaohu agreed, packed his things, and went out to leave.
Li Junhao, who sent him out and came back, slapped his head and forgot to ask Xiaohu if he could cook, at this time everyone left, and he could only eat noodles!
After eating a big bowl of soy sauce egg noodles, although he filled his stomach, Li Junhao felt that life was really difficult, and he missed the takeaway food in his previous life! In fact, he also knew that there were similar services in the concession at this time, and many restaurants and restaurants also provided food delivery, but when he first arrived, he didn't have the phone number of these hotels at all, and he couldn't rush to inquire temporarily, so he could only feel uncomfortable.
It was getting late, and after reading all the newspapers of the day, he suddenly had an urge to move! So he came to the courtyard and played a set of military boxing learned in the military training of the university, and immediately felt the difference, not even the feeling of the "stronger" state two days ago, which was obviously enhanced by more than an order of magnitude, and the wind when he punched reminded him of the legendary martial arts!
After nearly an hour of punching, he felt that his body was fully active, and he felt that his physical fitness had reached a new level! After going to the bathroom to wash off the sweat, look at the body in the mirror, the skin is white and firm, the muscles are beautiful, and the body is well-proportioned and strong...... Wow, it's not like me anymore - it's not my previous life at all.
At this time, his heart moved, opened the system panel and looked at it, and sure enough, he found that his state had changed: it was "extremely strong"! This is an unexpected joy, I really didn't expect a tube of primary gene enhancement potion to be so powerful!
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On Monday, April 10, he woke up at half past six in the morning, and although he had only slept for six hours, he felt in good spirits and full of energy, and he had the best night's sleep since he came to this era. When I went out after washing, it was only seven o'clock, and when I arrived at the consulate general, I had breakfast in the restaurant, and it was not yet eight o'clock when I arrived at the office.
At around 8:15, his assistant Brown Kerst and secretary Milia Degardo arrived at the office, and Milia even went directly to him, saying that 8:45 was the weekly morning meeting of the Consulate General, attended by all diplomats and heads of departments, and he had to go. After asking clearly, this kind of meeting, a lowest-level diplomat like himself can only observe, and he just needs to have his ears, so he is too lazy to prepare.
At 8:30 a.m., Li Junhao went up to the third floor, in front of the largest conference room of the Consulate General, two heavily armed marines stood guard in front of the door, and all those who entered the conference room would be checked to see if their documents were the same as their own, and the procedures were very strict.
When it was Li Junhao's turn, because he was a new face, he was checked more carefully, and even took his work card to check the list of participants in his hand to confirm his identity. Although he is a little unaccustomed to this, he can't help but admire the rigor of the Americans' work, and feels that this is something that needs to be learned, and the importance of procedures must be remembered at all times in the future.
In the center of the conference room is a large oval long table, with more than 20 high-backed chairs placed at one end and on both sides of the room, and more than 30 low chairs against the wall on both sides.
At this time, there were already people sitting on many chairs, and after Li Junhao came in, he consciously wanted to go to the wall, but he was greeted by Miss Xizi Hampley, the first secretary of the business department, who was sitting at the front of the long table, and the others saw him sitting over, either looking at him or curious or indifferent, but no one spoke out against it.
Li Junhao knows that Americans have a habit of emphasizing individuality, and when they hold a meeting, they don't pay much attention to other sortings except for the most important positions; In other words, in the American-style civil service sequence, in terms of positions, except for the most important positions, which must be at the forefront, the other positions are not ranked but by seniority and backstage. Therefore, although he is now only a first-class attaché who enjoys the treatment of the third secretary, there is a secretary Hanpri's protection, and no one will speak out against Hanpri sitting next to the front of the long table.
At 8:45 a.m., Justin Sheehan, the political counselor, walked in with a tall white man in his sixties with red hair, and sat on the front and right of the long table, as if to indicate that the two were the first and second in command here.
At 8:46, the meeting officially began, and Sheehan played the role of moderator, first speaking: "Ladies and gentlemen, there are three topics for today, the first is of course the briefing on last week's situation, the second is the latest policy direction from China, and finally the work arrangement for this week. ”
At the ensuing briefing, the four first secretaries of the Administrative Office, the Commercial Office, the Military Attache Office, and the Cultural Affairs Office made reports, while the four supervising counsellors and military attachés only observed. This was followed by reports from the heads of various functional departments such as the Administration Section, the Secretarial Section, the Finance Section, the Logistics Section, the Security Section, and the Security Force, all of which were about the internal affairs of the Consulate.
The second content is the latest policy direction in the country, which is personally reported by the three major counselors and military attachés, and this order is naturally from the bottom to the top. The cultural counselor reported some domestic cultural information, such as new domestic ideas, new films, enrollment intentions of local universities, and the cultural import of the United States to the world.
The military attache reported on the current military situation in the world and the current situation of the Sino-Japanese war.
The Commercial Counsellor mainly reported on the world economic situation, the import and export of domestic commodities, and the local business situation in Shanghai and Haihai, especially the adjustment and promotion of the commercial and trade policies of American commodities in the Far East.
In his final speech, Political Counselor Sheehan expounded on the latest US political strategy toward Asia, which mainly focused on supporting the Nationalist Government in resisting Japanese aggression, providing corresponding military assistance, and maintaining stability in the Shanghai-Haihai Concession.
However, these contents are very new to Li Junhao, compared with the indifference of other personnel, he listens to it with relish, and is very diligent in taking notes in his notebook, which seems to be the most serious.