After another two days of busyness, the inventory of the seized materials was finally completed, and the first round of screening of the arrested persons came to an end.

At the summary meeting of the headquarters operation on February 17, the heads of various departments of the police department reported the relevant situation, whether it was the seized dirty money, or a huge number of firearms, weapons, tobacco and other items, everyone was surprised, and the amount was amazing!

The dirty money was recorded by the Finance Section of the General Affairs Department of the Police Department after being counted, but it was indicated that half of the share belonged to the headquarters, and the reason why it was not directly divided was because the military side was allocated by the US military, and the issue of military spending could not be sloppy.

The seized firearms and weapons are temporarily managed by the military, and after sorting, they will be distributed to the People's Army Self-Defense Corps and the Militia Joint Defense Force, which can greatly reduce the weapons input of these two teams.

In addition, thousands of properties seized were handed over to the Ministry of Industry and the People's Livelihood Committee for handling and management, for which a new department, the Housing Management Office, was set up. The resulting proceeds will be invested in the welfare funds of both the military and the police.

There were some disagreements about the disposal of the nearly 3,000 boxes of tobacco soil confiscated:

Some people believe that this harmful thing should be destroyed directly.

Other people feel that the market value of these tobacco is hundreds of millions, and it is a pity to destroy them, so it is better to sell them, as long as they are not sold in the concession, they don't care about it!

Some people also say that there are too many big forces involved in these tobacco soils, and whether they are destroyed or sold, they will offend these forces, so it is recommended to deal with them differently depending on the situation.

In the end, it was Li Junhao who made a decision to destroy them all, ending the controversy.

The meeting then discussed the issue of compensation for the casualties during the operation......

In previous operations, 8 police officers were killed, 51 were slightly wounded, 19 were seriously wounded, and 9 soldiers were slightly wounded.

According to Li Junhao's intentions, it will be carried out in accordance with the current bereavement pension standard implemented in the US military, and those who are injured in the mission will be compensated $500 for minor injuries, $1,500 for serious injuries, $5,000 for disability, and $7,000 for those killed in battle.

In this regard, everyone at the meeting said that it was not appropriate, not because they were not sympathetic to their subordinates, but because they believed that the current situation on China's side was different from that of the United States, and that it could not be completely in accordance with the standards of the US military, and besides, this operation was not a real battle, and wartime standards did not apply.

In the end, it was agreed that the standard for the dead should be set higher, with a pension of 30,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan for the disabled, 3,000 yuan for the seriously injured, and 1,000 yuan for the lightly injured.

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Although Li Junhao felt that this standard was a little low, when the news spread, the reaction of public opinion was beyond his expectations!

First of all, within the police department, the few remaining Western police officers are very calm, and it is not surprising that they have higher casualty pensions; But for Chinese, Annan, Indian, and Ceylonese police officers, this amount is too high!

Even the police officers, not to mention the ordinary citizens, such a high casualty pension has made many people who are currently unhappy with their lives go crazy! Many people in this era are really not afraid of death or injury, but they are afraid that they will not be able to earn money for their families! A pension of 30,000 yuan is worth 1,000 months' wages for ordinary workers!

After years of war, there are not many former soldiers, bandits, and gangs all over the country, and there are not many people who can use guns and dare to play with their lives, and there are at least 200,000 or 300,000 in Shanghai alone, including tens of thousands of wounded veterans of the Battle of Songhu! For these people, carrying guns to fight, being thugs for others, being heroes in the green forest, etc., are all playing with their lives, so why not sell their lives to people who are at a higher price?

Therefore, when ordinary citizens are reciting the benevolence and righteousness of the current police station, the doors of all police stations and military camps are immediately crowded with people who want to join the police or the army, from the small to the 14th and 55th, and all kinds of people, etc., there is a great tendency to block the door!

Faced with this situation, Chief of Staff Yang Shixiong reported to Li Junhao and obtained permission, so he simply took advantage of the situation and took this opportunity to start the official recruitment of the civilian army, and at the same time, the police station also began to recruit in the name of the fourth batch of new police cadets. Of course, there are still criteria for this, and those who are too young, too old, have bad habits, or are physically ill will never be admitted.

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While ordinary citizens are attracted by the recruitment of the People's Army and new police officers, the forces of all parties, which have suffered huge losses in the anti-gang operation, are still working hard to implement their own methods......

On the Dutch side, they were mainly involved in the tobacco business of the East India Company, but their share was small, and although they lost a lot of money this time, their consul general personally came forward to visit Ayres and Li Junhao, and they all came out, and they didn't want to buy goods! In the current world situation, they still have to count on the United States, so this matter is over for them.

The British were very angry, but now it was the East India Company that had an accident, even if it was economically powerful and even had its own armed forces, but it still belonged to the merchants!

Therefore, after the British Consulate stepped in to help some of the higher-status British people come out, they also gave up, after all, at this time, it is impossible for the official to recognize the tobacco trade as legitimate.

Not only that, but in the face of the threat of a major war in Europe, in order to maintain relations between Britain and the United States, the consulate officials also warned the East India Company not to take any drastic actions against the concession authorities, otherwise the British officials would strike at it first!

When the Dutch gave up the investigation and the British officials ignored and warned, the East India Company could only change its strategy and send people to the police department to go through the regular process and propose to the anti-smuggling department of the police department: they were willing to redeem the seized tobacco in the name of paying a fine, and the specific amount could be negotiated.

The Anti-Smuggling Department did not refuse on the spot, but accepted their letter of request and said that it would report it to the above.

This attitude made the East India Company feel hopeful, and even began to hope that it could spend more money to redeem the tobacco and soil seized by other forces. For them, as long as there is goods, they don't have to worry about making money, and it's a big deal to sell expensive when shipping!

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On the French side, the French office in Shanghai is considered an official government agency, so even if the police have released the arrested officials, it is not over, and it will not only want all the goods back, but also demand the release of all employees in Shanghai......

This matter has been reported to the Governor of French China, but the Governor did not take it too seriously, and only telegraphed the consulate to help solve it, and did not bother to come forward to intercede with the United States in person. In this case, the French Consulate General can only get involved, after all, the Governor of French China is also their superior, no matter whether it is or not.

The concession police station still refused, and the matter was deadlocked.

(End of chapter)