Chapter 952 The Reputation of New Immigrants

Entering August, the most important thing and the thing that Xiangjiang people are most concerned about is naturally housing prices.

Although various policies indicate that the government wants to suppress housing prices, the land prices in Xiangjiang have now dropped a bit, but the commercial housing that has been completed or is being built has not seen any price reduction at all.

Even real estate companies such as Great Eagle and Hopewell had good properties for sale, and countless people rushed to buy them. They also took advantage of the trend and saw their prices rise a little.

It’s not that the Hong Kong government doesn’t want to take care of it.

It's just that the policies they came up with before were already very strict.

Nowadays, most real estate developers are keeping a close eye on the government. Once strict regulations are implemented in a short period of time, the Hong Kong government is also worried that the real estate market will collapse.

The collapse of the real estate market not only means thousands of people are unemployed and losing their houses, but also represents more unemployment and people's livelihood problems in Hong Kong society, and may even lead to chaos.

Therefore, when the Xiangjiang government saw that banks and developers were already in trouble, they did not dare to take action again for a while.

Therefore, this real estate bailout is a double-edged sword. Both sides may be harmed and both sides have concerns.

In addition to housing prices, more elites are paying close attention to developments in the UK.

In April last year, the British government released an annual government white paper, which listed the changes to the British Nationality Law that the government planned to carry out.

After the plan came out, it was clearly stated that these overseas jurisdictions may encounter more stringent immigration policies.

The United Kingdom and Canada are the first places of immigration for Hong Kong people. If these are all stuck, it will be really troublesome.

Because the rich people in Xiangjiang don’t have much confidence in the future. They all hope to live in a stable and peaceful place. If the United Kingdom and Canada cannot do this, they will be let down by the European culture that has been influenced by them for so many decades. , going to live in a completely unfamiliar place is too disadvantageous.

Therefore, from February and March last year to August now, the number of immigrants in Xiangjiang has increased sharply, two or three times that of previous years, reaching approximately more than 30,000 people! !

This is a very scary data!

These immigrants are all middle- and upper-income families in Xiangjiang. They are the main body of Xiangjiang society!

And what is the total number of people in Xiangjiang?

It’s only 6 million!

The upper middle class has a maximum population of 300,000 households or about 1 million. Now one-tenth of it has disappeared in one breath. Do you think it is scary or not?

As a result, this year, in early August, news came from the UK that the "British Nationality Act 1981" was ready to be discussed in the cabinet. Under the initiative of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher, it was passed The probability is very high.

The white paper was released last year, and now it is about to be enacted. The people waiting and watching in Xiangjiang were really disappointed and cursed.

Therefore, starting from this month, major immigration agency companies ushered in another period of booming business.

Liang Fengyi's Fengyixiao Immigration Consulting Company has also won the favor of many middle-class families with its good reputation and high success rate. It is basically normal for employees to work 14 hours a day.

It can be said that the substantial increase in the number of immigrants from last year to this year is also an important reason why the Hong Kong government does not dare to make great efforts to regulate housing prices.

Seeing the wealthy people continue to immigrate outside, what if you suppress housing prices too hard and they move faster?

Yin Jun had no opinion on this. When a reporter asked this question, he also said, "Leave if you want. Xiangjiang will not miss these people whose hearts have left, and Xiangjiang will definitely be more prosperous than before. Let them regret their decision today", which caused a lot of discussion.

Most ordinary people in Xiangjiang naturally support Yin Jun.

They couldn't leave even if they wanted to, and of course they were not willing to be "abandoned" by these wealthy people in Xiangjiang.

Now that they heard Yin Jun's optimism about the future of Xiangjiang, the people of Xiangjiang who had always admired Yin Jun seemed to have found a backbone all of a sudden. When talking about immigrants on weekdays, they would always say Jun Shao, and then A handsome mouthful.

"Ah, Boss Shen, do you want to immigrate? We don't have money to immigrate, not to mention Mr. Jun said that Xiangjiang will be better! Do you think I believe you, or do you believe Mr. Jun?"

"Tsk, tsk, the Yu family is gone? It's okay if they leave, leaving us with job opportunities! Don't panic, even geniuses like Mr. Jun are left behind, why can't we stay?"

"Don't you watch the news? Mr. Jun has bought two companies in Hollywood, and none of them have settled in the United States. Why are you going?"

"Actually, if you take a closer look, it's not just Mr. Jun, but also the other rich people, Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang, Li Chaoren, Zheng Yutong, the Dong family, the Xu family... Are there any immigrants among these? Why are there immigrants in Xiangjiang? Don’t the super rich immigrate? Isn’t it because they, like Mr. Jun, think the future of Hong Kong will be better?”

"..."

The flat-headed people spoke loudly, which inevitably seemed to encourage themselves.

But Yin Jun's remarks must have had the effect of stabilizing the morale of the military and made MacLehose have a better impression of Yin Jun.

Moreover, Yin Jun also did something that made MacLehose very interested.

That is to actively promote the group of mainlanders who have recently arrived in Hong Kong to immigrate to Australia.

In this world, no one is a fool.

MacLehose had long noticed that there was Yin Jun's shadow in the crazy wave of immigration from the beginning of last year to October.

To be honest, he didn't care, because the people who came here were all young and strong men and women, which had a lot of promotion effect on the slightly old atmosphere of Xiangjiang.

And MacLehose is a person who respects laws very much.

Since your Xiangjiang law stipulates that people who arrive in Xiangjiang city can obtain ID cards, then when they arrive, they are protected by the law. Why do you care how they got here?

But the only troublesome thing is that Yin Jun sent too many people, at least 100,000 people were sent by him.

Adding in the other immigrants who followed and came through other channels, 400,000 to 450,000 people were added in one breath. Adding in their family members who will come over in the future, it is really too many.

It’s not that there’s not enough space, the New Territories can accommodate another 1 million people.

MacLehose was worried about the impact of so many people on the working environment in Xiangjiang.

For a moment, where can we find so many jobs for them in Xiangjiang?

Fortunately, Yin Jun was indeed a smart man and a kind man. He did not just send them here and ignore them, but actively recruited them into Qilin Toy Factory, Qilin Construction Company, Qilin Printing Factory, etc., and accommodated 20,000 to 30,000 people in one go. of people, which can be considered a relatively good way to reduce the pressure on the government.

In addition, the government is currently working on infrastructure construction in the New Territories, so these people currently have work to do.

But in the long run, after two or three years, after the project is completed, the employment pressure will still be great.

The continuous immigration now can free up a lot of empty seats.

It’s just that the immigrants will definitely not be directly assigned to the new Xiangjiang. It will only be people from the middle and lower classes of the previous Xiangjiang who will take over, and then they will take over the jobs and positions of these people. This is called sequential succession.

This can provide about 20,000 jobs a year. In a few years, the work of more than 100,000 people will be completed.

But……

MacLehose would rather these new immigrants not do these jobs for the time being.

The elites in any place are an important force for the local economy and stability. Once they leave, it will definitely be a big blow to Hong Kong's economy.

But he had no way to stop others from pursuing a better life, he could only feel sulky in his heart.

It can be seen from this that MacLehose was not only a good governor, but also a good person.

During this period, the depressed MacLehose discovered some good news.

Yin Jun is actively operating the second batch of municipal engineering personnel to go to Australia. This batch of manpower must be at least more than 5,000 people!

If we can continue to send away newly arrived immigrants in this way, and send tens of thousands more, then their families and their families will be over 100,000. This will be a great thing for the job pressure in Hong Kong!

For this reason, he quickly called the relevant departments and asked them to give the green light and actively assist in the procedures.

What is going on with Yin Jun's organization of immigrants?

It's actually very simple. Good reputation has fermented.

After the Spring Festival in February, more than 800 people who were sent to Western Australia, under the leadership of Shen Ben, all joined Wankang Company, specializing in municipal engineering, electricity, water power, gas transportation, etc.

If they have a lot of free time, Western Australia has prepared several farms and pastures for them to grow vegetables or raise livestock.

Shen Ben is an absolutely smart person.

He doesn't play by the rules at all.

In Australia, it is illegal to replace light bulbs without calling a professional. These skilled craftsmen play a huge role.

Wankang Company takes business. For example, if your water pipe is broken, call them. Not only will they replace your broken water pipe, but they will also help you repair all the water pipes and faucets in your home for free. If there is a problem, they can repair it for free. I'll help you repair it for free. If you don't want to pay for it, just pay for the parts.

The same is true for electrical appliances and gas.

What's even more exaggerated is that in the past two months, during the winter in Western Australia, which is also the summer here in Xiangjiang, when the roads were blocked by heavy snow, they went to provide door-to-door service to customers and at the same time finished the work. By the way, the snow on people's roads and roofs was cleared for free.

And the production speed is absolutely amazing.

No matter you call in the morning, afternoon, evening, or late at night, make sure you arrive within an hour at the latest and leave after the repair is completed.

When have these vulgar people in Western Australia ever seen such all-round and considerate services?

I was simply stunned!

As a result, word-of-mouth spread rapidly.

For a time, Wankang Company's business was booming. As early as May, it was extremely busy.

For this reason, the Western Australian government immediately called Xiangjiang and allowed Wankang Company to apply for another 500 people to go to Western Australia on the basis of special talents and use work dispatch visas, but privately promised that they would get them in six months at most. Immigration visa.

Seeing how prosperous the business was, after Shen Ben arrived at the end of May, he immediately gritted his teeth and expanded the business scope by another 100 kilometers, regardless of whether he had enough manpower.

Okay.

Now the reputation has become even better, so that everyone in the northwest corner of Western Australia with a radius of 200 kilometers only recognizes the brand of Wankang Company.

Even the local town and county governments want to hire them to do some work on underground sewers, silt cleanup, offshore marine pollution prevention work, and public facilities that Australians are unwilling to do.

Unfortunately, they only have over 1,300 people, and they are too busy to receive the current orders. How can they possibly add business?