Chapter 1690 Interest Alliance

Francis had been a senior military attache in Manila for several years and had a lot of experience in officialdom. He knew very well that with his Spanish identity and past experience, he wanted to win the trust of the Haihan people and make a career single-handedly under their rule.

It’s not easy anymore. Even if he is given the position of director of the Western Management Bureau now, it is just a false position with no real power. But if there is an interest alliance behind him that gathers all forces, he can achieve his goals.

The process will be much easier, and by the way, it can pave the way for future generations.

Francis was previously willing to give up resistance and obey Haihan's arrangements. A large part of the reason was out of reluctance to let go of his son. He himself had already admitted defeat, and whether Haihan was fighting or killing, he had nothing to say. But if

Therefore, it was too hard for him to accept the involvement of his son Francis in his life. Since he could no longer return to Spain, he had to create a stable future for his son while he was still able to work hard.

Little Francis is relatively simple by nature, and his brain cannot be said to be flexible. Whether he is doing business or being an official, they are actually not his areas of expertise. If he were not protected by such a powerful father, he would probably be a small farm at best.

The Lord's fate. But of course Francis was not willing to let his son live such a plain life. If possible, he still hoped to pave a career path for his son in the officialdom, so that the Francis family could spread its branches in the Far East and become a noble.

During the Western Unification period, Francis had already made this attempt, but at that time Aragones was not willing to let Francis arrange for his family to enter the officialdom and gain real power. In the end, Francis had no choice but to compromise and let his son change his career after marrying the Ding family.

After becoming a businessman, the Ding family planned and took care of all the specific affairs, so little Francis didn't need to think too hard. He didn't do much, but he made a lot of money.

But now that the ruler has become a Haihan, the Manila area is in dire need, and there are still many vacant official positions. Francis wants to try again to see if he can create opportunities for his son. Of course, this can only be determined by his own efforts.

is not enough, so Francis wants to form an interest alliance as soon as possible to seize the current favorable opportunity. In addition to the Ding family as the financial backer, Francis believes that it is also a good choice to recruit Qin Huacheng to join the gang. As the maintainer of social order in Manila, the security police

There are so many things to do locally.

So under Ding Feng's arrangement, Francis and Qin Huacheng held a secret meeting to discuss alliance and cooperation between the two parties.

"To make a long story short, as long as there are enough benefits, I can join you." Although Qin Huacheng didn't understand the real purpose of these two families inviting him to meet, it was obvious that they were not seeking benefits from him. But before that, he

It was true that he had received a lot of money from the Ding family, so he judged that when the other party made an appointment with him, he probably wanted to spend money for him to do things.

Francis said: "I like people like you who speak straightforwardly! Then I will simply say that the three of us need to form an alliance of interests and advance and retreat together, so that we can make money as quickly as possible and get the opportunity for promotion."

Qin Huacheng said: "I won't mention money in advance, but what promotion opportunities are you talking about?"

Francis said: "Since you are working in the Public Security Police Force, you should know that this department is a temporary establishment, which means that at some point in the future, you may be suddenly disbanded and go home to find your own mother. But if you

If I can be transferred to a more critical department in the future, I might not be fired."

"Your words...seem to have something to say..." Qin Huacheng tasted Francis's words carefully and seemed to figure out a different meaning from them. Many of the same people who were selected by the public security police force were in the same group as him.

They have all resigned, either actively or passively, and are being replaced by more and more Hispanic people who do not hold any official positions.

Ding Feng intervened and said: "Brother, you don't know much about Haihan's methods. Although the security police are temporary establishments, they will definitely establish a formal police department in the future. Most experienced subordinates like you will be

He will be transferred to a formal department."

"Seriously?" Qin Huacheng really didn't know much about this. He only knew that Haihan had set extremely low recruitment standards for security police. As for whether the temporary establishment would be transferred to a more formal police agency in the future, Qin Huacheng had never heard of it before.

Get the exact news.

"The Haihan people have always done this in their overseas colonies, but not everyone can become a regular employee." Francis continued: "If you are willing to cooperate with us for a long time, then we will also try to help you get the opportunity to become a regular employee.

"

Qin Huacheng is not a simple character who believes everything. Hearing this, he asked: "How are you going to help me fight for it?"

"The Ding family can spend money, and I can provide you with information." Francis gave his conditions very straightforwardly. Of course, in fact, he couldn't brag. After all, they currently have no official connections to speak of.

The conditions for taking action are limited to this.

"The conditions are not bad." Qin Huacheng still did not agree with Francis's conditions, and smiled and said: "Spending money and providing information are too risky. In fact, to put it bluntly, it depends on luck, right?"

Francis responded: "Of course you need luck, otherwise how could I be sitting here talking to you. But luck doesn't come for no reason. If I had never been a city defense commander before, how could the Haihan people give me a new life?

Opportunity. In the same way, if you lack our help, you may lose the opportunity to transform into a formal police force in the future."

Qin Huacheng always felt that the "reason" Francis said was a bit crooked, and even a bit arrogant, but he did agree with Francis on one point, that is, luck does not come for no reason. If good luck comes, it must be someone from the past.

This correct choice played a role, as he had served for the local Spanish armed forces before the war, but his father sent him home early to avoid the Manila War, so that he could be used as a minor by Haihan after the war.

Small official.

If he wants to strive for an opportunity to be transferred to a formal establishment in the future, then perhaps the decision made now will have an impact on the outcome. For Qin Huacheng, it is not difficult to agree or reject Francis' request, but he does

It's unclear what the consequences of these two choices will be.

"It seems that we should talk to Mr. Qin directly about this matter." Seeing Qin Huacheng's hesitation, Ding Feng was about to lose his patience in negotiating with him slowly.

"Okay, maybe you are right, uniting and uniting is the wisest choice at the moment." Qin Huacheng did not want his family to interfere in his choice, so when he heard Ding Feng's urging words, he could no longer

I continued to hesitate.

Qin Huacheng's relenting means that he has agreed with the ideas of the other two families and decided to become their ally and advance and retreat together with them. However, Qin Huacheng also cautiously stated that if this interest alliance wants to go against the Haihan government in the future,

Then he won't be able to accompany you.

In fact, at this time, Qin Hua Chengdu didn't quite understand how much benefit this alliance of interests could bring to him, but he knew that the foundations of these two families were stronger than his own, so he shouldn't suffer any disadvantages by forming an alliance with them.

Ding Feng originally wanted to get a written agreement signed by all three parties, but Francis rejected this suggestion. He believed that the nature of the matter was too sensitive and it was inappropriate to leave any physical evidence. Qin Huacheng also agreed with this,

During his time as a public security policeman, he had led teams to search many homes. Whenever a property list or account book was found in a home, it was almost always completely looted. This kind of private help from officials

If the sect's actions were discovered by the talons of the Ministry of Security, wouldn't they be immediately dismissed from their posts and thrown into prison?

Seeing that both of them strongly opposed it, Ding Feng didn't insist on his opinion anymore, so he said that we have a gentleman's agreement. The effectiveness of a verbal agreement depends on each other's self-control.

The first thing after the formation of this interest alliance is to serve the current work that Francis has received. The Interim Management Committee has given Francis full authority to handle the security issues of Hispanic personnel, and this requires Francis to work with the security police

We have maintained close contact here. Although Qin Huacheng is only a detachment leader and has a limited area under his jurisdiction, he is in the public security police agency and can naturally get relevant information faster than Francis, and he can guide the way.

, Francis can also save a lot of trouble by dealing with the security police.

The Ding family does not play a direct role in this aspect, but they can still make efforts if they want to help Francis. For example, for those Hispanics who are arrested by the security police due to security incidents, usually as long as the nature of the matter is not serious, they will be fined

If you get into trouble, misdemeanors will be punished with light punishments, while serious crimes will be punished with heavy penalties. When some Hispanic people who are impoverished due to the war cannot come up with the money to pay the fines, Francis will notify the Ding family to come forward and advance the payment for these Hispanic people in the form of loans.

Fine. Of course, the money came from the Ding family, but the favor was received by Francis.

So within a few days, Francis's reputation among the local Hispanic people also increased. Everyone knew that as long as Francis could be found to negotiate with the security police after something happened, they would most likely be able to ensure that he could escape safely. And the security police did not need it.

As he continued to collect fines as before, the efficiency and economic benefits of handling security incidents have been significantly improved. Francis's evaluation of Francis is mostly positive. Especially in Qin Huacheng's jurisdiction, the efficiency of handling the crimes of Hispanics is estimated to be the first in the city.

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Spending money to gain reputation is naturally more efficient than doing things honestly. However, this method is not a secret. If you use it more, it will naturally spread slowly. Therefore, Francis' performance was submitted to the Provincial Bureau of Western Management through the Western Bureau of Management.

When he was in charge of the meeting, Qiu Yuan actually knew about these little tricks that Francis played on specific matters.

Although Francis was indeed suspected of being opportunistic, Qiu Yuan could not say how disgusted he was with this. He had too many affairs on his hands, so he did not have much energy to pay attention to the livelihood issues of the Hispanic people, so he assigned Francis to be responsible for this aspect.

The thing is, I hope Francis can handle these security risks. In terms of results now, Francis' handling method has achieved quite good results. Whether it is the Hispanic people, the Western Management Bureau, or the security police, they all praise him, and Qiu

What Yuan values ​​​​is results.

Of course, Qiu Yuan did not immediately delegate power to Francis because of this. He could feel the Spanish official's ambition to make a comeback. If he did not suppress him, he would be worthy of Francis. The operation of the Western Management Bureau is quickly getting on track.

The positive role played by Francis is not small, but it is not indispensable. Qiu Yuan plans to observe for a period of time to see if the Spaniard can stay calm. If Francis behaves too much during this period,

Impetuous, it might be better to treat him as a pure puppet.

Time has entered mid-March, and the shipping market in the Port of Manila has finally begun to gradually return to normal. The business scale of Ding's Shipping Company has shrunk a lot compared to before the war. In addition, after the war, several large Haihan shipping companies intervened in the local market, and their daily operations

The business has had a big impact. If Ding Feng had not made many connections in Manila and relied on his connections to attract some business, it would have been difficult for the Ding family to compete head-on with foreign predators.

The more this happens, the more Ding Feng wants to complete the business transformation as soon as possible, slowly shift the business project from shipping to the local Hispanic inhabited area, and make money from these Hispanics, and this depends on Francis's local influence

Strong.

Ding Feng's business direction for Hispanic communities is very clear, which is to provide Hispanics with the basic necessities of life, starting from the basic necessities of life. Before the war, these high-minded Hispanics would not pay attention to Ding Feng at all.

Han Chinese businessmen like Feng would only do business with Hispanic businessmen like Francis Jr. However, for a while, after the war, although many Hispanic people saved their lives, their family properties were more or less lost to Hai Han.

After searching, the channels for obtaining daily necessities have become even more blocked. Even if many people have money, they may not be able to buy daily necessities such as medicine, cloth, and food on the market.

And now the Ding family, who are willing to provide them with these necessities, has become a life-saving straw. No one cares about the Ding family's Han identity. The most important thing is to be able to buy these scarce items and store them home. Although the Ding family

The prices for selling these daily necessities are not cheap, and medicines are several times more expensive than before the war. But after people complained, they could only pay for them, because except for the Ding family, it seemed that no other merchants were willing to sell them to them.

These things are for sale.

This is of course just an illusion of the public. In fact, the current situation of this monopoly is just a situation created by the joint efforts of several parties with an interest alliance.
Chapter completed!