Chapter 1686
Puppet Organization
Chapter 1686 Puppet Organization
When Francis served as the city defense commander of Manila City, he also had the experience of giving speeches in public many times. However, before his audience was mostly local Hispanic people, it was rare to see such a unique scene surrounded by Han Chinese.Of course, these two kinds of audiences also have something in common, that is, their identities are basically local dignitaries, but now that Haihan is in charge, this class has changed from Hispanic to Chinese.
Most of the guests attending the ceremony today were familiar faces that Francis recognized, and there were even in-laws like the Ding family.It goes without saying that these Han people who were either rich or noble must have chosen to serve their new masters after the war in order to get the opportunity to appear on this occasion.Haihan was able to quickly pacify the local situation after the war, presumably these Han upstarts also contributed a lot from it.Francis really wanted to know what role the Ding family played in this process, and whether they were really busy drawing boundaries with themselves as he guessed.
Regarding the listing ceremony of the Western Administration Bureau, Haihan officials have communicated with Francis in advance to let him understand his role in this institution and the attitude he needs to express to his superiors and the public during the listing ceremony.Although Francis is unwilling, he also knows that the Spaniards no longer have the final say in Manila today. Even though he once had a good time here, Haihan is the one who calls the shots here, and he is just a pawn who obeys orders.
In order for his father and son to survive in the future, although cooperating with Haihan is considered against Francis's will, he can only temporarily succumb.Everything is possible if you work hard to survive, but if you don't cooperate, everything will really end.
Francis walked to Qiu Yuan, Qiu Yuan smiled at him and gave him the position of the protagonist.Francis straightened his collar a little. He wasn't quite used to this Haihan-style attire, but seeing the envious eyes from the people around him, he could also feel that many people represented by this official uniform would be envious identity and status.For Francis, it took almost nothing for him to get this official position. The Haihan people had prepared everything long ago, just waiting for him to let go, so he actually has no real feeling for this position for the time being.
Of course, Francis also understands that he is just a puppet in this institution, and even this institution itself is just a puppet used by Haihan to manage the Hispanic people. Management meeting.
Therefore, Francis did not have much substantive content in his speech. He only said that he would obey the arrangement, earnestly implement the resolution of the Provisional Management Committee, cooperate with other official agencies, and manage the local Hispanic people well.As for what to do next, he didn't say a word. This is beyond the scope of his work, and he is not going to step overboard and speak out for the Western Management Bureau.
Francis' speech was naturally in Spanish, and most of the Chinese dignitaries who watched the ceremony had lived in Manila for many years, so they could understand what he said.However, Francis's inaugural speech was not explosive, and the audience began to chat with each other. The topics were basically inseparable from why Haihan chose Francis to take up this position, and whether the functional design of this institution indicated that it was just a puppet. mechanism.
As Francis' in-law, Ding Feng undoubtedly attracted the attention of the guests attending the ceremony. Several groups of people came to say hello to the Ding family and his son immediately, hoping to establish a relationship and ask the Western Administrative Bureau for business help when they have the opportunity.Ding Feng couldn't elaborate at the moment, so he could only deal with it with a smile.
After Francis's inaugural speech, there was a simple unveiling ceremony.Amid the applause of the crowd, Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang pulled down the red cloth covering the plaque of the Western Administration Bureau, even if this institution has officially started to operate.
According to the design of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Manila Provisional Management Committee, the current main functions of the Western Management Bureau are to register and compile records of Hispanic people who do not want to leave the local area, compile household registrations, verify real estate and real estate, and arrange related publicity activities to let Hispanic people He can adapt to the new social order under Haihan's rule more quickly, and understand that his future belongs to Haihan, not the Kingdom of Spain tens of thousands of miles away.
This work does not seem too complicated, but it is more cumbersome.In addition to the city of Manila where the Hispanics live more concentratedly in the surrounding area of Manila Bay, there are dozens of immigrant villages and towns here and there. The estimated Hispanic population is still close to 60, but the actual number will only be larger.The staffing of the Western Administration Bureau is no more than five or sixty people, and it is no easy task to manage the scattered Hispanic population.In Francis' opinion, it was difficult to even get a clue about this task, and he also wanted to see how the Haihan people would proceed.
Francis' position as director is a false one, and Ge Yong, another official sent by the Haihan Ministry of Civil Affairs, is actually in charge of the daily affairs of the Western Administration Bureau.This old man had worked on Zhifu Island in Shandong for the past two years. Before the attack on Manila, he was mobilized southward with the northern elite troops. After the war, he came to Manila with Qiu Yuan.Because he had accumulated rich experience in civil affairs management and diplomacy during his stay in Shandong, Qiu Yuan assigned him to the Western Administration Bureau. Although his position was a deputy, he was the real person in charge of this yamen.
There is nothing novel about Ge Yong's methods. They are deployed one by one according to past experience and the operating procedures of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.He first divided the Hispanic-inhabited area in Manila Bay into two districts, north and south, according to the boundary of the Pasig River, and the city of Manila belonged to the south district according to its geographical location.Then, according to the distribution of the Hispanic population in the two regions, a specific registration plan will be formulated.
During the Spanish rule, there were also household registration materials of local people. Haihan also successfully obtained these materials after the capture of Manila. However, because many families and individuals were separated, disappeared, and died during the war, it had to be done slowly after the war. Check it out and revise it.In this process, the [-] Hispanic staff recruited in advance will come in handy.Most of the work of checking data and re-registering must be done by them.
The Western Administration Bureau provided these Hispanic staff with quite favorable treatment. In addition to the salary enough to support a family, they can also enjoy the same priority qualifications as those who join the army when applying for naturalization in the future.After applying for Haihan nationality, these talents will really open up the channel for advancement. At that time, they will not just be statisticians at the grassroots level for a lifetime, but will be able to rely on the accumulation of labor points to obtain further education just like ordinary Haihan citizens and opportunities for advancement.
For these Hispanic workers, this is undoubtedly a very attractive condition.Although the rulers have changed locally, they will not be the objects of being ruled in the future, but will enter the group of the ruling class.The Manila area is now in a state of waste, and the newly established official institutions are in need of a large number of officials who are familiar with the local people's conditions. Although they are just ordinary office workers, if they can seize the opportunity, it is not impossible to make a fortune in the future.
Ge Yong did not deliberately avoid Francis in his administration of the Western Administrative Bureau, and allowed him to participate in all daily meetings, and did not really regard him as a puppet.Ge Yong even allowed Francis to put forward his own opinions and suggestions on the affairs of the Western Administration Bureau. Of course, whether to accept it or not is another matter.Francis was a senior military officer before the war. In his eyes, Ge Yong's measures were like commanding a battle. The deployment was well-organized, and everyone had clear tasks to complete.
When Francis learned that Ge Yong was an official transferred back from Daming, he understood why he was able to deal with these civil affairs issues calmly.The environment of Haihan’s colony established in Ming Dynasty should not be much more complex than that of Manila. If Haihan’s colony in Shandong can be managed well, then the situation in Manila will naturally not trouble him. It's just subordinates and management objects who can't speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.
Of course, Francis also understands that this kind of thing is easier said than done. Spain's experience in overseas colonization is certainly not inferior to that of Haihan, but there seems to be a clear gap in the ability of civil affairs management.Francis also knew a thing or two about the management of local civil affairs by the Manila authorities before the war. At that time, almost all civil affairs were handled by Aragones. He simply doesn't have the energy to take care of everything.
Although Manila also promoted the implementation of the household registration system during the Western colonial period, the authorities did not implement it well due to the complexity of the mixed ethnicities living together. In the end, the registered household registration system was only barely realized within the Hispanic group. file management.However, only a few years after the completion of this work, they made a wedding dress for Haihan to take over here, and the Haihan people who took over thought that the Spaniard’s preliminary work was not detailed enough, so that a lot of information needed to be re-verified and registered. It also made Francis quite emotional.
In order to allow Francis to sit in this puppet position with peace of mind, the Temporary Management Committee specially assigned Francis the position of "inspector". As for what to inspect and where to inspect, there is no specific content. To put it bluntly, it is An empty post.But little Francis is very satisfied with this, because this errand basically does not require him to do anything, he can get a salary, and the most important thing is that he can get personal freedom-although he cannot leave Manila, it is better than being imprisoned before. The situation is much better.
Francis and his son were automatically released after the Western Administration Bureau began to operate, and they were no longer the objects of Haihan's imprisonment.And their past residences in the city were completely returned to Zhao and returned to them.In fact, the father and son only stayed in the Western Management Bureau for half a day. After dealing with the two senior officials, Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang, who brought the guests to see the work, they slipped home to rest with Ge Yong's permission.
Fortunately, Francis' residence in the city was not destroyed by the war, and even the damage was not too serious, and several servants in the family had not been dismissed, which made him feel that he might really be lucky to be chosen by God when he returned home My son, not only survived the war well, but also regained his freedom so quickly after the war, and returned home to start a new life.If it weren't for the eye-catching Haihan official uniform on his body to remind him of his identity today, Francis would really have the illusion of returning to before the war.
Little Francis did not feel this way. For him, the cooperation between his father and the Haihan people was a normal transaction. No conflict.As for the crime of treason, little Francis, who has never set foot in Spain since he was born, has no sense of guilt, especially when he sees those energetic Hispanic colleagues in the Western Administration Bureau today, he feels ashamed. Serving Han was no crime or need to feel guilty about the Kingdom of Spain.
"Father, I think the Haihan people have shown full sincerity. Maybe you should really think about cooperating with them and doing something to prove your ability. I know that you are not the kind of person who is willing to be a puppet. "Francis Jr. tried to persuade his father to let go of his worries, to regard the current situation as a new beginning, and stop dwelling on the past.
Francis pondered: "It's not that I haven't thought about the problem you mentioned, but it is not so easy to truly gain the trust of the Haihan people. What they need now is a Spanish puppet who can calm the situation, not a Spanish puppet. A competent official, do you understand? If I really try to meddle in the daily affairs of the Western Administration Bureau, then maybe the Haihan people will kick me out immediately and replace me with another person who is more suitable as a puppet."
"But it's always worth a try, isn't it? The deputy director today treated you very politely and allowed you to understand the daily operation of the Western Administration Bureau. I think this is a good start. Little Francis continued to encourage: "Trust needs to be built slowly. They don't trust you enough now, but it doesn't mean they will always be like this in the future."
"Perhaps what you said is right." From the moment Francis agreed to Qiu Yuan's position, his defenses had actually collapsed.It's just that he still has a lot of scruples in his heart. Haihan people don't trust him, but why is he willing to trust them?
Little Francis saw that his father's attitude had softened, so he didn't hold on to this issue any longer. Instead, he asked him for leave, planning to go to Ding's house to meet his wife who had been away for a long time.
"I suggest that you don't take the initiative to come to the door at this time." Francis objected to this: "The Ding family has seen us today. If they want to maintain a good relationship between the two families, they should visit us as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)
When Francis served as the city defense commander of Manila City, he also had the experience of giving speeches in public many times. However, before his audience was mostly local Hispanic people, it was rare to see such a unique scene surrounded by Han Chinese.Of course, these two kinds of audiences also have something in common, that is, their identities are basically local dignitaries, but now that Haihan is in charge, this class has changed from Hispanic to Chinese.
Most of the guests attending the ceremony today were familiar faces that Francis recognized, and there were even in-laws like the Ding family.It goes without saying that these Han people who were either rich or noble must have chosen to serve their new masters after the war in order to get the opportunity to appear on this occasion.Haihan was able to quickly pacify the local situation after the war, presumably these Han upstarts also contributed a lot from it.Francis really wanted to know what role the Ding family played in this process, and whether they were really busy drawing boundaries with themselves as he guessed.
Regarding the listing ceremony of the Western Administration Bureau, Haihan officials have communicated with Francis in advance to let him understand his role in this institution and the attitude he needs to express to his superiors and the public during the listing ceremony.Although Francis is unwilling, he also knows that the Spaniards no longer have the final say in Manila today. Even though he once had a good time here, Haihan is the one who calls the shots here, and he is just a pawn who obeys orders.
In order for his father and son to survive in the future, although cooperating with Haihan is considered against Francis's will, he can only temporarily succumb.Everything is possible if you work hard to survive, but if you don't cooperate, everything will really end.
Francis walked to Qiu Yuan, Qiu Yuan smiled at him and gave him the position of the protagonist.Francis straightened his collar a little. He wasn't quite used to this Haihan-style attire, but seeing the envious eyes from the people around him, he could also feel that many people represented by this official uniform would be envious identity and status.For Francis, it took almost nothing for him to get this official position. The Haihan people had prepared everything long ago, just waiting for him to let go, so he actually has no real feeling for this position for the time being.
Of course, Francis also understands that he is just a puppet in this institution, and even this institution itself is just a puppet used by Haihan to manage the Hispanic people. Management meeting.
Therefore, Francis did not have much substantive content in his speech. He only said that he would obey the arrangement, earnestly implement the resolution of the Provisional Management Committee, cooperate with other official agencies, and manage the local Hispanic people well.As for what to do next, he didn't say a word. This is beyond the scope of his work, and he is not going to step overboard and speak out for the Western Management Bureau.
Francis' speech was naturally in Spanish, and most of the Chinese dignitaries who watched the ceremony had lived in Manila for many years, so they could understand what he said.However, Francis's inaugural speech was not explosive, and the audience began to chat with each other. The topics were basically inseparable from why Haihan chose Francis to take up this position, and whether the functional design of this institution indicated that it was just a puppet. mechanism.
As Francis' in-law, Ding Feng undoubtedly attracted the attention of the guests attending the ceremony. Several groups of people came to say hello to the Ding family and his son immediately, hoping to establish a relationship and ask the Western Administrative Bureau for business help when they have the opportunity.Ding Feng couldn't elaborate at the moment, so he could only deal with it with a smile.
After Francis's inaugural speech, there was a simple unveiling ceremony.Amid the applause of the crowd, Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang pulled down the red cloth covering the plaque of the Western Administration Bureau, even if this institution has officially started to operate.
According to the design of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Manila Provisional Management Committee, the current main functions of the Western Management Bureau are to register and compile records of Hispanic people who do not want to leave the local area, compile household registrations, verify real estate and real estate, and arrange related publicity activities to let Hispanic people He can adapt to the new social order under Haihan's rule more quickly, and understand that his future belongs to Haihan, not the Kingdom of Spain tens of thousands of miles away.
This work does not seem too complicated, but it is more cumbersome.In addition to the city of Manila where the Hispanics live more concentratedly in the surrounding area of Manila Bay, there are dozens of immigrant villages and towns here and there. The estimated Hispanic population is still close to 60, but the actual number will only be larger.The staffing of the Western Administration Bureau is no more than five or sixty people, and it is no easy task to manage the scattered Hispanic population.In Francis' opinion, it was difficult to even get a clue about this task, and he also wanted to see how the Haihan people would proceed.
Francis' position as director is a false one, and Ge Yong, another official sent by the Haihan Ministry of Civil Affairs, is actually in charge of the daily affairs of the Western Administration Bureau.This old man had worked on Zhifu Island in Shandong for the past two years. Before the attack on Manila, he was mobilized southward with the northern elite troops. After the war, he came to Manila with Qiu Yuan.Because he had accumulated rich experience in civil affairs management and diplomacy during his stay in Shandong, Qiu Yuan assigned him to the Western Administration Bureau. Although his position was a deputy, he was the real person in charge of this yamen.
There is nothing novel about Ge Yong's methods. They are deployed one by one according to past experience and the operating procedures of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.He first divided the Hispanic-inhabited area in Manila Bay into two districts, north and south, according to the boundary of the Pasig River, and the city of Manila belonged to the south district according to its geographical location.Then, according to the distribution of the Hispanic population in the two regions, a specific registration plan will be formulated.
During the Spanish rule, there were also household registration materials of local people. Haihan also successfully obtained these materials after the capture of Manila. However, because many families and individuals were separated, disappeared, and died during the war, it had to be done slowly after the war. Check it out and revise it.In this process, the [-] Hispanic staff recruited in advance will come in handy.Most of the work of checking data and re-registering must be done by them.
The Western Administration Bureau provided these Hispanic staff with quite favorable treatment. In addition to the salary enough to support a family, they can also enjoy the same priority qualifications as those who join the army when applying for naturalization in the future.After applying for Haihan nationality, these talents will really open up the channel for advancement. At that time, they will not just be statisticians at the grassroots level for a lifetime, but will be able to rely on the accumulation of labor points to obtain further education just like ordinary Haihan citizens and opportunities for advancement.
For these Hispanic workers, this is undoubtedly a very attractive condition.Although the rulers have changed locally, they will not be the objects of being ruled in the future, but will enter the group of the ruling class.The Manila area is now in a state of waste, and the newly established official institutions are in need of a large number of officials who are familiar with the local people's conditions. Although they are just ordinary office workers, if they can seize the opportunity, it is not impossible to make a fortune in the future.
Ge Yong did not deliberately avoid Francis in his administration of the Western Administrative Bureau, and allowed him to participate in all daily meetings, and did not really regard him as a puppet.Ge Yong even allowed Francis to put forward his own opinions and suggestions on the affairs of the Western Administration Bureau. Of course, whether to accept it or not is another matter.Francis was a senior military officer before the war. In his eyes, Ge Yong's measures were like commanding a battle. The deployment was well-organized, and everyone had clear tasks to complete.
When Francis learned that Ge Yong was an official transferred back from Daming, he understood why he was able to deal with these civil affairs issues calmly.The environment of Haihan’s colony established in Ming Dynasty should not be much more complex than that of Manila. If Haihan’s colony in Shandong can be managed well, then the situation in Manila will naturally not trouble him. It's just subordinates and management objects who can't speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.
Of course, Francis also understands that this kind of thing is easier said than done. Spain's experience in overseas colonization is certainly not inferior to that of Haihan, but there seems to be a clear gap in the ability of civil affairs management.Francis also knew a thing or two about the management of local civil affairs by the Manila authorities before the war. At that time, almost all civil affairs were handled by Aragones. He simply doesn't have the energy to take care of everything.
Although Manila also promoted the implementation of the household registration system during the Western colonial period, the authorities did not implement it well due to the complexity of the mixed ethnicities living together. In the end, the registered household registration system was only barely realized within the Hispanic group. file management.However, only a few years after the completion of this work, they made a wedding dress for Haihan to take over here, and the Haihan people who took over thought that the Spaniard’s preliminary work was not detailed enough, so that a lot of information needed to be re-verified and registered. It also made Francis quite emotional.
In order to allow Francis to sit in this puppet position with peace of mind, the Temporary Management Committee specially assigned Francis the position of "inspector". As for what to inspect and where to inspect, there is no specific content. To put it bluntly, it is An empty post.But little Francis is very satisfied with this, because this errand basically does not require him to do anything, he can get a salary, and the most important thing is that he can get personal freedom-although he cannot leave Manila, it is better than being imprisoned before. The situation is much better.
Francis and his son were automatically released after the Western Administration Bureau began to operate, and they were no longer the objects of Haihan's imprisonment.And their past residences in the city were completely returned to Zhao and returned to them.In fact, the father and son only stayed in the Western Management Bureau for half a day. After dealing with the two senior officials, Qiu Yuan and Xiao Liang, who brought the guests to see the work, they slipped home to rest with Ge Yong's permission.
Fortunately, Francis' residence in the city was not destroyed by the war, and even the damage was not too serious, and several servants in the family had not been dismissed, which made him feel that he might really be lucky to be chosen by God when he returned home My son, not only survived the war well, but also regained his freedom so quickly after the war, and returned home to start a new life.If it weren't for the eye-catching Haihan official uniform on his body to remind him of his identity today, Francis would really have the illusion of returning to before the war.
Little Francis did not feel this way. For him, the cooperation between his father and the Haihan people was a normal transaction. No conflict.As for the crime of treason, little Francis, who has never set foot in Spain since he was born, has no sense of guilt, especially when he sees those energetic Hispanic colleagues in the Western Administration Bureau today, he feels ashamed. Serving Han was no crime or need to feel guilty about the Kingdom of Spain.
"Father, I think the Haihan people have shown full sincerity. Maybe you should really think about cooperating with them and doing something to prove your ability. I know that you are not the kind of person who is willing to be a puppet. "Francis Jr. tried to persuade his father to let go of his worries, to regard the current situation as a new beginning, and stop dwelling on the past.
Francis pondered: "It's not that I haven't thought about the problem you mentioned, but it is not so easy to truly gain the trust of the Haihan people. What they need now is a Spanish puppet who can calm the situation, not a Spanish puppet. A competent official, do you understand? If I really try to meddle in the daily affairs of the Western Administration Bureau, then maybe the Haihan people will kick me out immediately and replace me with another person who is more suitable as a puppet."
"But it's always worth a try, isn't it? The deputy director today treated you very politely and allowed you to understand the daily operation of the Western Administration Bureau. I think this is a good start. Little Francis continued to encourage: "Trust needs to be built slowly. They don't trust you enough now, but it doesn't mean they will always be like this in the future."
"Perhaps what you said is right." From the moment Francis agreed to Qiu Yuan's position, his defenses had actually collapsed.It's just that he still has a lot of scruples in his heart. Haihan people don't trust him, but why is he willing to trust them?
Little Francis saw that his father's attitude had softened, so he didn't hold on to this issue any longer. Instead, he asked him for leave, planning to go to Ding's house to meet his wife who had been away for a long time.
"I suggest that you don't take the initiative to come to the door at this time." Francis objected to this: "The Ding family has seen us today. If they want to maintain a good relationship between the two families, they should visit us as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)