Chapter 1688: Changing the soup without changing the medicine

After a place changes dynasties, a group of new people will naturally rise up. However, the powerful families with deep roots here have a higher starting point in terms of connections, funds, experience and other aspects. They want to start in the new era.

Rulers who continue to occupy the upper echelons of society, enjoy various social resources, and even form interest alliances with new rulers will have more first-mover advantages than latecomers.

Francis used to be the leader of the armed forces in Manila. It is not an exaggeration to describe the power he had locally at that time as "one person is less than ten thousand people". The Ding family is the leader among the local Han families. These two families use

The alliance of interests created by marriage has proven the feasibility of collusion between officials and businessmen to make money in the past. Nowadays, the Haihan people are the rulers, but in their view, this is nothing more than changing their immediate boss. Whatever they did in the past, they can still do it in the future.

Just follow the rules of the gourd and make some adjustments based on Haihan's laws and regulations.

Although Francis had just returned to freedom from captivity, he had been a senior military attache in Manila for several years, and he still had an obsession with controlling power. Even though he knew that the position of director assigned to him by the Haihan people was just a false position, he still had an obsession with controlling power.

Once he found a chance to make a comeback, he still couldn't let go of his desire for power. It only took a few hours after Ding Feng came to give Francis the idea of ​​starting over.

How to show one's strengths in front of the Haihan people without arousing the other party's resentment and alertness is a new topic that needs to be studied hard for Francis. He has been trying to figure it out since the fight with the Haihan army.

Haihan's intentions, and tried to make tit-for-tat arrangements. After Cheng Po was arrested, he also silently observed Haihan's behavior during the trial, trying to understand the intentions of the other party's various actions, so as to serve himself

Get out of trouble and accumulate necessary information.

Of course, Francis no longer needs to consider his personal safety. Since the Haihan people have appointed him this position, at least no one will touch him easily during his term. So he can focus all his energy on this new job.

On the subject, think about how you can make some achievements in the vacant position.

In terms of professional management capabilities in the field of civil affairs, Francis considers himself far inferior to Ge Yong, the second-in-command of the Western Management Bureau. However, Francis himself also has strengths, which is his familiarity with local people's conditions and the prestige he has gradually built up in the hearts of the people over the past few years.

.Although the current position is only a false position, the public may not be able to understand the tricks involved. How to operate it depends on your concentration.

But how to seize the right opportunity to show off his abilities, Francis has no good way. Although he has regained his freedom and been enabled by Haihan, the official has not equipped him with truly capable subordinates.

The only person he can command in the entire Western Management Bureau is probably his son Francis Jr. Francis has no sources of information and no manpower at his disposal, so he cannot grasp the latest trends of the Hispanic people in a timely manner, let alone seize the opportunity.

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Ding Feng gave him a quite feasible idea, but the risk was relatively high. Ding Feng encouraged him to actively create opportunities and try to "arrange things" in areas where Hispanics live, rather than passively waiting for opportunities to arise.

"An unexpected incident occurred, and then Francis took the initiative to quell the chaos, thereby demonstrating his ability and influence.

This idea is indeed feasible, but the degree of chaos is not easy to control. If the disturbance is small and the impact is not big enough, Francis may not need to come forward on behalf of the Western Management Bureau at all, and the local security police will handle it directly.

If it gets serious, the matter may come to the Provisional Management Committee, and then it will be the local garrison, not the Western Management Bureau, who will step in to deal with the problem. In that case, the situation will definitely be difficult to deal with.

After Francis thought about it, he felt that it was still not safe enough. There were too many uncontrollable factors. Once the situation overturned, his current efforts would be in vain. After regaining his freedom, he did not want to return to the state of being imprisoned.

If you try this kind of risky behavior with a low probability of success, you might as well just become a stable puppet official.

But Ding Feng soon came up with more conditions, which was the Ding family's relationship with the security police. Needless to say, the person who could be called upon by Ding Feng was naturally Qin, who had previously received benefits to inquire about information for the Ding family.

Qin Huacheng, the second oldest member of the family. Qin Huacheng received a lot of benefits from the Ding family, but the matter was basically settled. Especially this time, the news that was sent to the Ding family before the listing ceremony of the Western Management Bureau allowed Ding Feng to

Being prepared for Francis' release in advance saved a lot of trouble.

Ding Feng thinks that although Qin Huacheng is a little arrogant in his work, he is still reputable after all, and he can basically get things done properly after receiving money. If he wants to place his own people in the security police, he thinks that money will make him jealous.

Qin Huacheng is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

Qin Huacheng is also the leader of the security police detachment. He has certain autonomy over dispatching police to deal with various emergencies. If Hispanics are allowed to make some noise in his jurisdiction, then there is a good chance that the situation will be controllable.

Create an opportunity for Francis to perform.

Of course, this still requires the cooperation of Qin Huacheng and the Hispanic personnel. Francis felt that this plan was indeed more controllable after joining the security police associates, so he agreed with Ding Feng that he would contact him

As for the Spanish personnel, Ding Feng went to find the security police. As for the money required, each of the two families was responsible for half. Since Francis had just been released, the family could not come up with any cash, so the Ding family went first.

Pay in advance and get the bill later.

Ding Feng waited until the curfew was over the next morning before saying goodbye and leaving the city. Although he was very tired from overworking his mind and not getting a good rest the night before, he did not lie down to rest immediately after returning home. Instead, he asked someone to find Qin Huacheng, hoping that

I can meet him as soon as possible.

Qin Huacheng was leading a patrol when he received the news from Ding Feng. He already knew the news about the listing of the Western Management Bureau yesterday and the return of Francis and his son together. He was somewhat thankful that he sent the news in time, otherwise the Ding family would probably think that he was not doing his job well.

, not to mention the remuneration, maybe all the previously negotiated conditions for the chartering discount will have to be overturned. However, the Ding family came to find him again only one day later, but Qin Huacheng did not quite understand the other party's intentions.

Could it be that there is some unsettled issue between the Ding family and Francis and his son that needs to be mediated by himself?

Qin Huacheng is not so arrogant as to think that he is qualified to participate in the mediation of the relationship between the two parties. His current official position as captain of the public security police detachment is okay to scare ordinary people, but it is not enough in front of powerful figures like the Ding family and Francis.

Look. If the situation of these two families a few days ago was still worse than a phoenix, then with Francis' high-profile comeback, they have returned to Manila's powerful class. Although Qin Huacheng was very unwilling, he also

He had to admit that no matter how hard he tried, it was never as easy as these powerful people to get to the top.

Before the Haihan people came, these people controlled social resources in Manila. After the Haihan people came, it seemed that they just changed the soup without changing the medicine. These people were still in power. This made Qin Huacheng feel a little frustrated. He decided to ignore the Ding family.

The next time I ask for any help, I have to give them a big mouth. At least I have to bulge my pockets so that I can have more confidence in speaking and doing things in the future.

But later, when Qin Huacheng listened to Ding Feng's request, he still felt that he had greatly underestimated the ability of these two families. Francis had only been released for a long time, and he planned to arrange such a scene to increase his existence. He was really restless.

Lord. The fact that these two families were able to formulate such a plan so quickly shows that their marriage is really based on a common affinity.

With Qin Huacheng's current position, he is indeed capable of controlling the situation to a certain extent in accordance with the requirements of the Ding family, so as not to immediately alert the interim management committee, but also allowing the Western Management Bureau to send people to participate in a timely manner. But the risk of this matter

How big it is, Qin Huacheng can figure it out without Ding Feng explaining it. Once this matter is exposed, there will be no need to say more about the fate of Francis and others, and he will also be labeled as a sinner who is complicit with the Spanish, and even drag down Qin.

The whole family is guilty together.

Qin Huacheng did not reject Ding Feng immediately, but asked him: "Then, Mr. Ding, what conditions do you plan to offer this time?"

Ding Feng muttered: "I am willing to pay you three thousand silver coins to entrust you with this matter."

"Three thousand is too little." Qin Huacheng immediately shook his head and refused: "I can't handle this matter alone. I have to deal with the Western Management Bureau to cover the lid for you. If you don't pay attention, you may get yourself into trouble.

Go in. Besides, Lord Francis’ future is only worth three thousand silver coins?”

Ding Feng nodded and said, "If what you say makes sense, then just add five hundred more."

Qin Huacheng laughed angrily and said: "Mr. Ding, now you are asking me to do something as much as you want. If you only want to take this amount, that's fine. Then I will do it according to this amount. What's wrong with that?"

OK, don’t come here to ask for your money back!”

After some bargaining, Qin Huacheng and Ding Feng finally agreed on five thousand silver coins as the price of this cooperation. However, in addition to ensuring that the situation develops in the direction designed by Ding Feng, Qin Huacheng also had to ensure that there would be no sequelae.

The interim management will investigate the causes and consequences after the incident.

Qin Huacheng actually didn't quite understand why the two families spent so much money on a show. He didn't know that Francis was a pure puppet in the Western Management Bureau, and Ding Feng would not tell him such a thing, let alone

It will let him know that the purpose of this scene is actually to increase Francis' presence behind the interim management meeting, so that the Haihan people can give him some real power tasks.

On the other hand, it was much easier for Francis to find Hispanics to serve as troublemakers. Although he now has no subordinates to dispatch, in fact there are still many Hispanics living in Manila who were once his

Subordinates, it is not too difficult to select some reliable people from among these people to implement the plan.

Considering that these people may be punished by the Western Management Bureau for causing trouble, and may even be imprisoned, Francis can only provide them with certain financial compensation for the time being. However, the price offered here is not as high as Ding's.

Feng was so happy that he just gave each person a hundred silver coins per head, which was regarded as hush money and housing expenses. Despite this, more than ten people still signed up to participate in the task issued by Francis.

It is also a troublesome thing to let these Hispanic people gather in the Manila Port area outside the city. At this time, although the city gates of Manila are no longer completely blocked during the day, Hispanic people are allowed to enter and exit the city, but they must be subject to interrogation.

.Francis was very worried that if someone among them showed his weakness due to nervousness and let the Haihan military follow suit, everything would be over.

Fortunately, it went smoothly. The group of "perpetrators" hired by Francis came to the port area. They first found a restaurant to eat and drank a lot of meat and vegetables. When paying the bill, they had a conflict with the store, and then "

The perpetrator" followed the prepared plan and started a fight in the restaurant, smashing the tables, chairs and dishes to pieces.

Qin Huacheng, who "happened" to lead a patrol nearby, rushed to the scene as soon as possible, and found that the troublemakers were more than ten Hispanic people, so he immediately reported the matter to the newly established Western Management Bureau Yamen. Since the two parties were

The arrest and imprisonment had been agreed upon in advance, so after Qin Huacheng arrived at the scene, the Hispanic people in the restaurant took the initiative to stop causing trouble and waited for the next step.

Ge Yong, deputy director of the Western Management Bureau, was in a meeting to arrange work when he received the news. Francis also "happened" to be beside him. He immediately volunteered and said: "How about I go over and deal with this little trouble?"

?The troublemakers are all young Hispanics. I think some of them should be people I know, or people who know me. It might be better for me to handle it than for others."

Ge Yong agreed with Francis's statement. He also believed that the behavior of Hispanic personnel making trouble after drinking was not serious, but out of the need to maintain social order, the situation must be calmed down as soon as possible. But should this be done?

Ge Yong was a little hesitant to ask Francis to come forward to handle the matter. He knew that the intention of the superiors in arranging Francis to be the director was to keep the Spaniard as the mascot of the Western Management Bureau, but Francis showed that on the second day of taking office

The enthusiasm is obviously not satisfied with the current treatment.

Ge Yong wanted to ask the Interim Management Committee for instructions, but Francis advised him not to make a fuss, lest he be looked down upon by his superiors. If such a small trouble had to be reported to the Interim Management Committee, then the Western Management Bureau would be too useless.
Chapter completed!