Chapter 1691 Monopoly Management

For businessmen, being able to achieve monopoly in a certain industry or region is undoubtedly the most profitable business model, but it is not easy to achieve this. In addition to having to reach a certain level of business scale and operation level,

It also requires other objective conditions, such as support and assistance from the government.

Of course, no matter what the considerations are, the temporary management committee headed by senior officials of Haihan cannot support local businessmen to carry out monopoly operations. Large merchants in Haihan that have passed the test of time are the partners that the official can trust.

These merchants are familiar with the laws and regulations of Hainan and can cooperate well with the authorities overseas, so they naturally receive more special care.

For example, Zhan's Shipping Company, which ranks at the forefront of the shipping industry, has been cooperating with the authorities since the preparations for Haihan's expedition to the west, using its own transportation capacity to transport personnel and supplies for the military. During the Haihan fleet's expedition to Manila,

Zhan's Shipping Company also dispatched dozens of sailboats to accompany the operation, taking on the task of providing heavy logistics.

Of course, this kind of contribution of money and effort is not in vain. When it comes time to divide the cake after the war, James Shipping, which has contributed the most to logistics and shipping, will naturally receive more care. All the business activities of the shipping company in Manila are

With official endorsement, the reliability is naturally much better than that of ordinary private shipping companies, so they have won a certain share of the local shipping market in a short period of time after the war. And local businesses with Spanish backgrounds like Ding's Shipping Company,

The market share it originally held was significantly squeezed, and it had to adjust its business direction to avoid the sharp edges of Haihan's peers.

Ding Feng's observation of the situation is still very clear. Although most of the Haihan merchants who entered the Manila area after the war were strong and had official support, there were still some business areas that they would find difficult to enter in a short period of time.

For example, Haihan merchants are relatively unfamiliar with the living needs of the local Hispanic people, and it will be difficult to connect with this specific ethnic group in the short term. This is the advantage of the Ding family.

The Ding family has been rooted in Manila for several generations. They have lived with Hispanics for many years, and they are naturally familiar with their living needs. In the past, they did not do business in this field, mainly because the Spaniards had the condescending sense of superiority of the rulers.

, the Ding family had to go through the middleman Francis Jr. to complete the transaction. But after thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, Hispanics are now the most humble ethnic group in the local area. In order to avoid suspicion, many Han people are even unwilling to interact with them at all.

Hispanics have no contact with them. Many Hispanics are in a situation of lack of food and clothing, and the Ding family is willing to provide them with daily necessities, so there is no room for choice.

Of course, Ding Feng is not the only smart person in Manila. Naturally, there are other people who are aware of this business opportunity and don't care about keeping a distance from Hispanics. They hope to take advantage of the period of rebuilding social order after the war.

time, occupying the daily necessities market in the Hispanic community. However, compared with the Ding family, these competitors lack an extremely important condition, and that is official support.

The official support of the Ding family is naturally the Western Management Bureau. According to the functions of the Western Management Bureau, all affairs in the Hispanic settlement area are within its jurisdiction, which naturally includes the supply of living materials. Among these

Shops that sell various daily necessities to the people in the area must first be registered with the Western Management Bureau, and can only be implemented after being approved. Although the affairs in charge of Francis are not related to business and trade, the Hispanic personnel specially recruited by the Western Management Bureau are

There are some people who are responsible for this kind of affairs, and as long as Francis spreads the news, it will not be so easy for others to do business.

The Western Management Bureau will not clearly reject the applications of other merchants, but as long as it delays for a while, the Ding family can enter first and start the business. After establishing a foothold in the market, it will be difficult for latecomers to squeeze in again.

Food, medicinal materials, cloth, wine, salt, iron products, etc., these things are inaccessible necessities of life for the Hispanic people, and the quantity and quality provided by the Ding family through their shops are far superior to those of street vendors. Soon

It has occupied most of the Hispanic areas in the city. The Western Management Bureau does not need to take any additional measures to favor the Ding family. As long as the business starts to take off, the Ding family will naturally occupy the market and achieve a monopoly.

However, what makes Ding Feng a little unhappy is that it seems that he is not the only one with local business background. There is another Daming business firm called "Chaosheng Merchant Store" in the south of the city, which seems to be very good at this.

There are a lot of strange local rumors about this business. It is said that the shopkeeper of this business was highly appreciated by the Spanish priest before the war, and he also made friends with many powerful people in the Manila authorities. However, during the war, this business was unknown.

How could it be that he had embraced Haihan's lap, and his store was requisitioned by Haihan's army as a temporary command post during the siege. Perhaps for this reason, after the war, the business was safe and sound, and its business was better than before.

It's even bigger. There is news that even the Haihan Army's logistical supplies have been taken over by this trading firm.

Some people say that the owner of this trading house has an old relationship with Haihan, so he received special care during and after the war. However, no one can explain clearly what this old relationship means. Others say that this trading company is

During the war, he sold the Spaniards in exchange for Haihan's respect. However, not many people believed this, because the trading house was located outside the city. During the war, there was no contact at all across the high city wall.

Knowing the situation of the Spaniards in the city, how can there be any betrayal?

Ding Feng had heard of the name of this firm before the war. It was said that the shopkeeper named Ran was very capable and had a good personal relationship with Father Blanco of the Manila Cathedral. But in his opinion, this

It's not a big deal. After all, the Ding family's marriage partner was the commander of the city defense at that time. This method was much better than befriending a priest. But after the war, the business situation of Chaosheng Commercial Store seemed to have taken another leap. Not only did the city

The store outside has expanded its business scale, and has also opened several new shops in the Hispanic areas of the city. The products they sell overlap with those of the Ding family.

Of course, Ding Feng would not sit back and ignore such a competitor. On this day, he specially invited Francis and Qin Huacheng to discuss whether some means could be used to curb the development of this opponent.

"Chaosheng Merchant Inn? I've heard of it before." After hearing Ding Feng explain the whole story, Qin Huacheng nodded and said, "Shopkeeper Ran of this store is quite capable. I've heard many people praise him recently for his broad approach.

Able to achieve things that ordinary people cannot do.”

"Oh? Does this person have any special deeds?" Ding Feng asked.

Qin Huacheng said: "I don't know much about what happened before the war, but there are a few things related to this person recently, which I think are worth mentioning."

There are two main deeds that Qin Huacheng said are "noteworthy". One is that Han immigrants have recently begun to move across the sea from Daming to Manila. The purpose of this measure is to increase the local Han population and stabilize the influence of Haihan on the local area.

The rule of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why it takes a lot of effort to immigrate from the Ming Dynasty is mainly because there is a large gap in the population demand of the Haihan Kingdom itself. The cost of recruiting immigrants from the Ming Dynasty is much lower than that of migrating from Haihan.

.It is well known that this event was officially organized by Haihan, but it was Chaosheng Merchant Store that was specifically responsible for the event.

It doesn't sound like a big deal. After all, in the past, the immigration affairs from Ming Dynasty to Manila were handled by some local dental offices in Ming Dynasty. But now, things are different. After Manila was ruled by the Haihan people, the migration of the population has changed.

Controls on entry and exit are much stricter than in the past. Matters such as immigration can no longer be handled by ordinary Yazhou banks. Only commercial firms like Chaosheng Commercial Store that are officially recognized by Haihan are eligible to continue operating in Haihan.

To continue to operate in this industry. At present, the only private institution in Manila that has this qualification is Chaosheng Commercial Store. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is officially designated.

Ordinary people may not quite understand what this means, but Qin Huacheng has been working in the public security police yamen for some time, so he naturally has a deeper understanding of this: "Haihan people attach great importance to household registration management, which can make the tide rise.

Taking over the immigration affairs shows that I have a lot of trust in him. I don’t know what the manager’s ability is that makes him so favored by the Provisional Management Committee.”

Only then did Francis speak: "I have met the man you are talking about several times. I even sent a whole team of soldiers to his store during the city defense battle, but that team may have been attacked by Haihan."

After being ambushed by the army, he disappeared silently... He was indeed a very good person, and one of the few Han people who often went to the city church to pray before the war. But the Han people who had close contact with us after the war

Most of them were suppressed, but he was able to survive, perhaps because of his social skills."

Francis recalled some things that happened during the battle with the Haihan Army in the south of the city, but he could not remember some details clearly, otherwise he might be able to recall that he sent troops to Chaosheng Commercial Inn more than once that night.

"Or maybe he paid a lot of money to the Haihan people in exchange for their trust during the war. Who knows?" Qin Huacheng hesitated, skipped this guessing link with no standard answer, and then started to tell the second thing he knew.

thing.

This second incident is relatively secretive, and not many people outside the world know about it. If Qin Huacheng hadn't been in this business, he probably wouldn't have heard of the relevant news at all.

"It is said that the Spanish Church in the city transported a batch of things out of the city before the war, and they were stored in Chaosheng Commercial Inn." Qin Huacheng said mysteriously: "But after the war, no one outside the world knew where these things went.

, Father Blanco also kept silent about this. Some people say that Ran Tianlu, the shopkeeper of Chaosheng Merchant Store, embezzled these things, while others say that he gave them to the Haihan people, which is why he got the special treatment now."

"Something from the church?" Francis raised his eyebrows and said, "That's probably a huge fortune! You may not know it well. In the past, the biggest rich man in Manila was not a businessman or an official, but the church! Compared with the church

Get up, all of us are considered poor."

"Then since the church has so much money, why doesn't it handle it on its own instead of handing it over to a Ming Dynasty businessman?" Qin Huacheng was puzzled by this.

"Perhaps the priest thinks that Ran Tianlu's identity can help the church hide this batch of things from the Chinese people's search." Ding Feng guessed casually. But he didn't know that his guess was actually infinitely close to the truth, just a little short of it.

I have already touched the truth.

"How is that possible?"

Francis and Qin Huacheng both shook their heads and expressed disbelief at this speculation. In their opinion, this possibility was too ridiculous. Neither the church, Ran Tianlu nor the Haihan people would accept such an arrangement. But the wonderful thing was that Father Blanco was

It was precisely because of this possibility that he did the opposite and transported the things to Chaosheng Commercial Warehouse for custody. Logically speaking, if Ran Tianlu hadn't had another identity, this trick might have been able to hide the Haihan Army.

It passed. After all, the Haihan Army's attention was focused on the Spaniards at that time, and they had no intention of ransacking their homes door to door, not to mention that the targets were Ming merchants.

"Yes, how is that possible?" Ding Feng immediately rejected his idea, shook his head and drove the thought out of his mind: "Perhaps it was when the Haihan Army requisitioned Chaosheng Commercial Store as a headquarters.

, discovered what the church had stored there, and Ran Tianlu took advantage of the opportunity to take the credit for himself, thus gaining Haihan's trust."

Ding Feng's idea is much more reasonable. With Ran Tianlu's social skills, he might be able to convince the Haihan people in that environment that he believed that he got these things from the Spanish church in the city. In this way, the Haihan people

It seems reasonable to trust him.

"This man is so lucky!" Qin Huacheng also felt that Ding Feng's guess was reasonable, and immediately lamented the unfair fate: "If it had been me, I would have become the head of the Manila Public Security Police by now!"

"If it were you, you might have died several times!" Ding Feng mocked mercilessly: "After seeing such a large amount of money, do you still plan to hand it over? I'm afraid you have to swallow it yourself if you don't risk your life.

!”

Qin Huacheng chuckled, but did not deny Ding Feng's statement. Although he was not greedy for petty profits, if he really had the big money described by Francis, he would definitely not let it go.

"Okay, let's get down to business!" Francis didn't want to waste time chatting about useless topics, and brought up Ding Feng's intention of inviting them out again: "Since Ran Tianlu has official support, do you still plan to deal with him? I suggest

Before you find out his details, don't take risks, lest you get yourself into trouble."
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