Chapter 1681 Each takes what he needs
After the ruler of the Manila area changed hands, local public sentiment also experienced many ups and downs. For ordinary civilians here, a change of dynasty is not necessarily a bad thing, especially since the Han immigrants were squeezed very hard by the Spaniards in the past, and this situation has changed significantly after the Haihan people took over the rule. For example, they can now obtain land by joining the army, or join the various newly established government agencies. These are shortcuts to change their destiny and gain opportunities for advancement. Ordinary Han Chinese who rose to power overnight, such as Zhang Kui and Qin Huacheng, have recently been promoted in Manila. Not uncommon.
However, those wealthy families with a certain social status and economic foundation in the local area almost all have deep or shallow interest entanglements with the Spanish authorities. In the new era under Haihan's rule, if they want to maintain their previous family status, most of them have to Just pay some price. Families like the Ding family that are married to the Spaniards now have to find ways to survive and actively sever ties with the Spaniards. And Qin Huacheng saw this precisely. He knew that the Ding family had limited information channels and did not have as much control over certain sensitive information as he did, and this information asymmetry could be used to make profits.
Ding Pingsheng's face was uncertain. He seemed to be embarrassed by Qin Huacheng's statement. After a long time, he said, "Brother Qin, could you please wait here for a while and come back as soon as you get down."
Qin Huacheng guessed that he should discuss it with his family, and immediately expressed his willingness to wait. So Ding Pingsheng hurried to the back house and informed his father Ding Feng of Qin Huacheng's intention and the information he mentioned, hoping that he would make a decision.
Ding Feng was not very happy about the stability and respect shown by his eldest son. He was already very old, and he could clearly feel that his body was aging day by day, and he would be dead at some point in the future. will leave this world, and before that, he hopes that the next head of the Ding family can take on the responsibility of protecting and revitalizing the family. However, the performance of the two sons cannot satisfy him. The eldest son is more than stable, but lacks the courage to do so. In terms of courage, the younger son is very courageous, but because of the lack of city government, he often acts recklessly and can easily offend others.
Ding Feng's original idea was that since his two sons had obvious shortcomings, he could only find a solution from his youngest daughter, so he put a lot of effort into marrying a high-ranking Spanish official. Ding Feng thought very clearly that with such a powerful official as his in-law, he could at least protect the Ding family for one or two generations, and he would not let the Ding family decline in the future if he passed away. But who would have thought that the Spaniards would be so unsatisfactory and vulnerable to the Haihan Army. They lost their old nest that had been run for generations in one battle, and the Ding family was also unlucky. Now it is even more necessary to find another way to sever the relationship with the in-laws, so as not to let Haihan use this as an excuse to suppress the Ding family.
Ding Feng wanted to complain, but unfortunately he had no one to complain to. He knew that his wife had passed away for several years, and he could not show weakness in front of his children. As for the outside world, Ding Feng now thinks that everyone wants to take a bite out of the Ding family when they are in decline, and no one can gain his complete trust.
The Qin family is also on the distrusted list. They just took a fancy to the Qin family's business dealings with them in the past, and they barely have some friendship. Now the two sons of the Qin family are working for the Haihan people, and Ding Feng Only then did Ding Pingsheng go to the Qin family for help. However, even Ding Feng has never thought about establishing relations through the second son of the Qin family, so that the Ding family can completely distance themselves from the Francis and his son.
"Second Qin, why do you feel a little unreliable..." Ding Feng always felt that something was wrong with Qin Huacheng's initiative. Originally, the Ding family asked the Qin family for help in this matter, and they had to bear certain risks. The Qin family started to The deal was considered a reasonable deal up to this point, but Qin Hua was willing to take greater risks and encourage the Ding family to take more measures, which made Ding Feng Some of them are too much to eat.
Ding Feng turned to Ding Pingsheng and asked, "Has he proposed any new conditions?"
Ding Pingsheng shook his head and said: "I haven't raised it yet, but based on his previous words and deeds, I think that his help will definitely not be in vain, and he will definitely ask for some kind of reward from my family."
After hearing this, Ding Feng closed his eyes and meditated. Ding Pingsheng did not dare to rush and could only wait obediently. However, he was also worried that Qin Huacheng would lose his patience if he waited too long in the study, and he couldn't help feeling conflicted. Just when he was hesitating whether to go back to the study to drag Qin Huacheng with him, Ding Feng finally opened his eyes and said to him: "Then let's go see this second Qin."
Ding Pingsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his father was going to come forward in person. As long as his father comes forward, Ding Pingsheng feels that even if the sky falls, it will not hit him on the head. As for whether there is something fishy about Qin Huacheng, I believe my father can find out in a few words.
The reason why Ding Pingsheng has such strong confidence and dependence on Ding Feng is because almost all the development and growth of the Ding family was completed by Ding Feng. In his memory, he has never seen Ding Feng dealing with outsiders. Sometimes I miss the mark. Even those Spaniards who relied on their status and were unruly always maintained respect and awe when Ding Feng came into contact with them. This was not the treatment that ordinary Han immigrants could receive.
Before the Haihan people came to Manila, it would have been almost impossible for Ding Feng to personally receive a Qin family member because the gap in social status between the two was too great. But these are extraordinary times, and the Ding family and his son don't care about paying attention to so many frivolous things, and they just do it as conveniently as possible.
While Qin Huacheng was anxiously waiting in the study, he finally saw the father and son of the Ding family arriving together. This was not beyond his expectation. He had just thought that Ding Pingsheng, who was undecided, might go to bring in reinforcements, and sure enough, Ding Feng came in person.
After Qin Huacheng came forward to greet him, Ding Feng also politely invited him to take a seat, and then asked Ding Pingsheng to give Qin Huacheng hot tea.
"The Ding and Qin families have been dating for several years and have always had a good relationship. When you two brothers were born, I went to my house to drink full-moon wine. My nephew will come over more often in the future, so that the relationship between the two families will not become estranged. "Ding Feng is worthy of being an old Jianghu. After coming up, he was not in a hurry to talk about business, but first talked about the origin of the two families. Obviously, this is to build relationships before discussing more difficult issues.
However, Qin Huacheng was also very good at answering questions. He immediately took over the conversation with a smile and said: "Old man Ding took great care of my Qin family in the past, and my father often mentioned it to us. So this time I learned that something happened to the Ding family, so I I feel that I should do my part to repay Uncle Ding’s kindness.”
Ding Feng naturally knew very well whether the Ding family had taken decent care of the Qin family. The two families had basically only had normal business dealings in the past. It was really hard to say whether they had taken care of the Qin family. Even if they had taken care of them once or twice, they should have been far away. It's not to the extent that Qin Shengyao would be grateful enough to mention it to his children. So for Qin Huacheng's beautiful words, Ding Feng knew that the other party was just talking casually and would not be touched by it.
Ding Feng coughed dryly and said: "I heard that my nephew has a way to get access to my son-in-law's case. Can you tell me how to operate in this process so that the Ding family can completely distance themselves from the Spaniards?"
Qin Huacheng said: "If it is according to Haihan law, then your son-in-law must write a letter of divorce to end the relationship. But now that he is in prison and has no contact with the outside world, there is no way to let him Write a letter of divorce, and he may not be willing to write it! ”
Ding Feng nodded and said: "That's true. If we can get in touch with him, we can try to persuade him again." Qin Huacheng heard the implication in his words, shook his head and said, "I am definitely out of reach, even It’s impossible to tell me anything. I’ve just informed Shopkeeper Ding of all the information I can find out.”
"In my opinion, is there any other way to achieve the same effect?" Ding Feng continued to ask. Of course he knew what the answer was, but he couldn't say it himself lest he let the truth slip.
Qin Huacheng hesitated for a moment this time, and then said it bluntly: "If that person unfortunately died in Haihan Prison, the same effect should be achieved."
"This kind of thing is destined by God and cannot be arranged...unless the nephew can come up with some special method." Ding Feng said calmly: "Or maybe the nephew can figure out who is still there. What a long life. If the calculation is accurate, I will be very grateful afterwards.”
Ding Feng said this very skillfully, expressing his wishes without giving Qin Huacheng any excuse. As for whether Qin Huacheng was bragging or if he really had the ability to win this deal, you can tell now.
Of course Qin Huacheng wanted to slap his chest and tell Ding Feng that your son-in-law is dead, but he also knew that he did not have any confidence to say such a thing. According to the news I heard from Zhang Kui before, the Haihan people do not plan to impose a severe death sentence on Francis and his son for the time being. This means that little Francis will not die for a while - at least he will not die from the official death penalty. He now wants to brag about this bullshit to Ding Feng, but there is basically no chance of realizing it, and naturally it is unlikely that he will get the other party's reward.
Qin Huacheng suddenly realized that he had thought of this matter a little too simply. As one of the most prestigious Chinese businessmen in Manila, the Ding family was not an easy target to fool, especially the old man Ding Feng, who rarely showed up. He was obviously an extremely difficult person. A powerful character. Qin Huacheng regretted that he should have asked his father first. Maybe it would not be so difficult to deal with the old head of the Ding family now.
However, Qin Huacheng's mind was still spinning very fast. Although he didn't dare to vouch for it, the situation still had to be tense, otherwise all the previous efforts would be wasted: "Old man Ding, I don't dare to say this to death. Haihan people have strict and many rules. , I, the security police, have no control over the military's arrangements, and I don't even know which way the prison is heading... All I can do is to help the Ding family, and see if anyone is willing to help. Busy officer friend.”
Qin Huacheng's words were more objective and reasonable. He did not brag about his background and connections. He only said that he could give it a try, which made Ding Feng not sure whether his attitude was true or false. But one thing Ding Feng is very sure about is that Qin Huacheng must have a motive for doing this. Handling this matter can bring him some special benefits, so it makes sense.
"Then let's open the skylight and tell the truth. What conditions does the wise nephew need to get this thing done?" Ding Feng decided to test it again to see what Qin Huacheng's plan was.
Qin Huacheng secretly took the bait, and said with a solemn face: "To fix the joints, some gold and silver must be prepared. However, if you want to arrange for someone to do it in prison, the cost will probably be relatively high. Uncle Ding can't I don’t know.”
Ding Feng gently stroked the beard on his chin and responded calmly: "No matter how old you are, there is always a number. My nephew, it doesn't matter."
Qin Huacheng gritted his teeth and reported a large amount. If the other party refuses, he won't have any regrets. This kind of thing is always a fight or a fight, and he can't force the other party to adopt the method he said. But if the other party agrees, then the transaction will not only be a guaranteed profit, but will also allow him to make a lot of money.
Ding Feng pondered for a moment and then responded: "Okay, I promise you."
Qin Huacheng said: "I have one more condition. I hope Old Man Ding will agree to it."
Ding Feng said: "You tell me first and listen."
Qin Huacheng said: "Actually, my family is very interested in running a shipping company. If Mr. Ding is willing to cooperate, then I hope that the Qin family can become a shareholder of the Ding family shipbuilding company, and we can work together to make a fortune together in the future!"
Compared to asking for money directly, this condition is more like carving out the flesh of the Ding family. The boat shop is the main business of the Ding family. Letting outsiders take shares is tantamount to splitting the industry to outsiders. This is a big deal for the Ding family. Naturally, Ding Feng would not be happy to accept this condition, but he was also a little confused. Since Qin Huacheng could put forward such harsh conditions, was he really sure that he could get the thing done?
Of course Qin Huacheng was not sure, not even half sure. He was just talking nonsense. But he knew that he had to set conditions that would make the Ding family feel real pain, so as to make the whole thing seem more real. As for whether it could be done or not, Qin Huacheng didn't think about it at all. He didn't expect the Qin family to really buy a stake in the Ding family shipping company. As long as he could defraud the Ding family of the money they promised to use to build relationships, it would be a big victory. .
When the time comes, whether things come to fruition or not is not a matter for Qin Huacheng to pay lip service to. The Ding family has no way of verifying which joint the money for relationship management is spent on and how much it is spent on. This dumb guy will definitely suffer a loss. .
(End of chapter)