Hong Kong Island Old Events

If He Dingxian wants to defeat the Tianbao thieves, he must maintain cooperation with the Nanyang Chinese. With just a few small boats in the Marine Police District, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to defeat Xu Tianbao. So they can only contact the Nanyang Chinese, hoping to get support from the Nanyang Chinese.

After eating a pork chop rice, Lin Youfu said with a satisfied expression: "He Sheng, please help contact the Red Flag Gang. The Nanyang Labor Front can do it for you, but the Red Flag Gang is no different from Xu Tianbao. We need to ask the Red Flag Gang to take action. I’m afraid a lot of blood will inevitably be shed.”

He Dingxian wanted to use the struggle between pirates to eliminate Xu Tianbao, so he could only promise huge profits: "As far as I know, the thief of the Red Flag Gang is called Lin Yuexing. She is the widow of the former gang leader. She relies on control of medical and survival supplies within the gang. Red Flag Gang.”

The history of the Red Flag Gang can be traced back to the Blue Flag Gang during the Jiaqing period. It was a force that could compete with Cheung Po Tsai at sea. But the Blue Flag Gang had already been wiped out by the Qing army, while the Red Flag Gang started by salvaging the Blue Flag Gang's underwater silver warehouse.

And among the three major pirates in Nanyang, the internal forces of the Red Flag Gang are the most complex. Because Lin Yuexing did not have the ability to convince the crowd, he only relied on his body to win over the thieves, and on the other hand relied on medical resources and material channels to weigh the forces of all parties within the Red Flag Gang.

The reason why He Dingxian went to the Hongqi Gang instead of Wang Pengxiong was because the Hongqi Gang had leaks everywhere. Once the bait was thrown out, a group of fish would come to snatch it, so there was no need to worry about being mobilized.

"I can promise to provide the Hongqi Gang with a batch of free medicines, let the Hongqi Gang join the flour business in Nanyang, allow the Hongqi Gang to deposit money in the Oriental Bank, and liquidate the property for the Hongqi Gang." Several conditions given by He Dingxian are very tempting. Person: "If the Hongqi Gang agrees, not only can they take over Xu Tianbao's maritime territory, but all the goods on the battlefield will be shared equally with the Hongqi Gang."

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of these conditions?"

Lin Youfu sighed: "It's very tempting. It's hard for the Hongqi Gang to resist. If Mr. He and Xu Tianbao hadn't formed a big feud, there would be no chance for them. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Hongqi Gang. Anyone with a little ambition , it’s hard to refuse your conditions.”

"I will try my best to lobby Gang Leader Lin for you, and I will call you if I have any news."

He Dingxian nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Lin."

"No need." Lin Youfu raised his glass and replaced the wine with water: "Hong Kong Island Chinese and Nanyang Chinese share weal and woe, and it is our duty to do things for our compatriots. Besides, we all respect Mr. He, and it is important to be able to do things for him. My pleasure."

"Hahaha, Lin Sheng, it's done."

He Dingxian raised his glass of water and drank it in one gulp.

Then Lin Youfu stood up and said, "Sorry, He Sheng, I have to go to Haojiang to meet some friends later, so I'm ready to say goodbye."

"So fast?" He Dingxian was a little surprised, but he immediately nodded, stood up and sent Lin Youfu out of the tea restaurant. Before getting in the car, he said one last greeting: "I welcome Mr. Lin to come to Hong Kong Island to meet me for tea. Next time, if you have a chance, please stay a little longer." Night."

"I'll treat you well."

Lin Youfu smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

The car disappeared along Queen's Road.

Under the street lights.

He Dingxian looked at the second-in-command of the Nanyang Chinese, thinking deeply in his heart.

The next day.

morning.

Taipingshan, Governor's Mansion.

Du Yihua was wearing the uniform of the Director of Customs, holding a document in his right hand. He stood quietly on the right side of a wooden door, waiting for the Governor's summons with several department-level officials. As the simple fan-shaped door was pushed open by the Secretary to the Governor, a Government Affairs Bureau official wearing a tie and suit with a hurried expression bowed his head and walked out of the office.

Outside the door, the officers were waiting in line, all with solemn expressions.

Except for the officials who were familiar with each other and nodded to each other as hello, the other officials did not make any noise or even whisper to each other. Hong Kong Island's political decree comes from Taipingshan, and everyone who comes here has political demands in their hearts.

five minutes later.

The Secretary to the Governor came to the door, smiled and bowed: "Sir Du, the Governor of Hong Kong will come to see you in fifteen minutes."

"call."

Du Yihua quickly took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, straightened his police hat, and quickly followed the secretary's steps into the governor's office. As the fan-shaped wooden door closed, a loud sound of leather boots stamped on the ground.

"clatter!"

Du Yihua stood at attention, saluted, and shouted: "Good morning, sir!"

"Sir Du, is this the first time I see you?" The Governor was sitting on the office chair, holding a tea cup in his hand, in a more casual state. It may be that meeting a department-level official does not require anything too normal. After all, the director of customs has never had the opportunity to go to the Governor's Mansion.

Du Yihua said: "Yes, sir!"

"Tell me, what does the Customs Department have to report about the frequent pirate landings and murders on Hong Kong Island, as well as the deaths of many senior officials of the Customs Department." Ge Hongliang put down his tea cup and looked at Du Yihua.

Du Yihua opened the document and said solemnly: "Mr. Governor, it is the duty of the Customs Department to inspect smuggling and exterminate pirates. It is the responsibility of the Customs Department police officers to sacrifice for this. The three cases of pirate revenge just illustrate the Customs Department's commitment to the safety of shipping in territorial waters." effort."

"But I think in addition to anti-smuggling, the Customs Department should also ensure the flow of cargo ships on Hong Kong Island to promote the development of trade on Hong Kong Island."

"I hope the Governor can upgrade the Customs Department, allocate more funds, and improve its establishment so that the Customs Department can better perform its duties and avoid the recurrence of tragedies involving high-level casualties."

At this moment, Du Yihua's picture was at a loss.

It turned out that he had never expected to rely on Ming Shijue to defeat the police force, so he threw Ming Shijue and other hawks out to die. On the one hand, he wanted to prove the bravery of the Customs Department, and on the other hand, he wanted to win the sympathy of the Governor's Mansion. He believed that the intelligence agency of the Governor's Office would be able to learn about the dispute between the Customs and the police under the water.

In order to prevent the police force from becoming a monopoly and controlling all disciplinary departments, the Government House will definitely favor the Customs Department in its stance. As long as this position is correct, the worse the customs loses, the greater the compensation the Governor-General will provide.

Rather than supporting customs in anti-smuggling, suppressing bandits, and protecting shipping routes. Rather, it is to support the Customs Department, suppress the police force, and assist in rule.

After listening to the Customs Department's report, the Governor's Mansion could hear what Du Yihua meant in his tone. With a playful expression on his face, he asked: "The police force also used the same reason to ask me to allocate funds to upgrade the Marine Police District's organization. .”

"Sir!"

Du Yihua hurriedly said: "The duty of the Marine Police is to hunt down criminals and block sea lines, while the duty of the Customs is to detect smuggling and protect the safety of ships!"

In fact, when the Marine Police was first established, it was indeed to hunt down criminals at sea and block the possibility of criminals absconding by sea. However, as the Marine Police expanded under McIntosh, its scope of responsibilities has partially overlapped with that of the Customs.

The reason why the Governor added the department's powers vested in the Customs and Excise Department to the Marine Police District of the Police Force was because of his support for MacIntosh. But McIntosh has stepped down, and the Marine Police is in the hands of the military faction. It is no longer a team that can use its arms and fingers.

The Governor indeed began to favor the Customs in his heart, and immediately nodded: "In view of the heroic performance of the Customs Department and the actual shortage of personnel and equipment, I can specially approve a fund of 50 million Hong Kong dollars to upgrade the Customs Department to a first-level department."

“In the future, you don’t need to report to the Industrial and Commercial Administration Department, you will be directly responsible to me.”

Du Yihua's expression was shocked, he stood at attention, saluted, and shouted loudly: "Yes, sir!"

"Thank you, sir!"

The governor issued an order and the local official was promoted to three levels.

Facts have proved that Du Yihua was not wrong in his bet. He used an abandoned piece of money to get the promotion of the entire Customs Department.

And just by relying on the prestige gained by this move, he can make everyone in the Customs Department obedient. No one, no matter how hawk or dove, can deny that a big boss can make the cake bigger!

Governor Ge Hongliang looked at the excited subordinates and encouraged him: "I hope that the Customs Department can maintain its original loyalty and courage after upgrading, expanding, and changing its equipment, and be a good escort for the development of Hong Kong Island. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

"Sir!"

Du Yihua knew that from this moment on, suppressing the police force would become the Customs Department's biggest responsibility.

"Time is up."

The Governor-General lowered his head to look at his watch, waved his hand and said, "You can go out first."

"Goodbye, sir!"

Du Yihua stamped his feet again, Fang put down his arms, turned around and walked out of the office.

When several directors at the door saw his appearance, they immediately knew that the Customs Department had received a lot of political investment.

Half a month later.

The Hong Kong government officially announced the upgrade of the Customs Department, which will be upgraded to a first-level department like the police force and report directly to the Governor. Historically, it was not until the 1970s that the Customs and Excise Department on Hong Kong Island tied with the Police Force. It became a department at the same level as the Police Force more than 20 years in advance.

Of course, the police force has a history of more than a hundred years and has undergone considerable development.

The overall strength is by no means comparable to that of Customs.

It will take at least two or three years for the customs to absorb the extra funds allocated, train personnel, organize training, and arrange events one by one before it can begin to have the influence of a first-level department. Moreover, the legal territory of the customs is on the water. It seems to be closed to manage trade security, but only the power on the shore can support people. It is difficult to surpass the influence of the police force.

The position of Customs Commissioner alone is not possible.

Unless Du Yihua changes position.

However, when the news of the customs upgrade was revealed, there was still an uproar among the Hong Kong disciplinary departments, especially within the police force. He Dingxian looked at Du Yihua with admiration: "This is a foreign version of Goujian, do you want to play with me and eat your guts?"

He immediately reviewed Du Yihua's political methods. The more he tried, the more interesting he became. He found out that the other party was playing a conspiracy against him. It doesn't matter whether He Dingxian can guess it or not, as long as the police force chooses to defend its interests, it will naturally contribute to the chess game of the Customs Department.

He Dingxian has really thought about this, but what can Yangmou do? He simply just stayed true to himself. Unexpectedly, Du Yihua really seized the opportunity, and Ming Shijue, Davis, Ou Yongwen and others were nothing more than stepping stones on his road to success.

"To improve the status and strength of a disciplinary department, it is more difficult to change, expand, and upgrade the department."

"A department can take anywhere from five to ten years in a short time, or fifteen years in a long time. It will inevitably need to carry out a large-scale change of equipment. Replacing equipment to improve combat effectiveness requires nothing more than a large amount of funds. It is more difficult for a department to expand. After all, it is easy to recruit people but difficult to lay off people. There is no turning back from expansion, which will put greater long-term financial pressure. To upgrade a department, it needs political opportunities and opportunities of the times, because upgrading the department requires more funds than changing the equipment and expanding the department. many."

"The Hong Kong government will never agree if it is not politically necessary. Du Yihua has changed the entire history of customs."

If the customs had been a disciplinary department at the same level as the police force, maybe He Dingxian would have actually discovered gold for them.