Everyone's eyes were refocused on the infantry behind Liu Chang. These elite Chinese infantry seemed to be inconsistent with Liu Chang's guarantee, but Liu Chang told everyone: "That's right, I have promised to ensure the prosperity, stability and neutrality of Ningbo Port. Ningbo Port should be a non-war zone and no longer be involved in China's civil war!"

This sentence received a lot of applause, and then Liu Chang continued: "I still respect this promise. My troops entered Ningbo Port just to maintain order and can withdraw from this port at any time. The fate of this port will be in your hands, not in the hands of a certain dictator!"

"I hope there will be a parliament and municipal government recognized by both China and the West to manage the city. They will take on the responsibility of managing the city, reasonably distribute the city's income, and lead the city to prosperity, stability and neutrality. You are willing to assume such responsibilities!". com

Immediately, many people raised their hands. These people came to China with the strongest spirit of adventure, but now they have clearly seen one thing, that is, the greatest opportunity in their lives is coming, and who missed the present is missing the whole life.

"Very great!" Liu Chang continued: "This city must not be in the hands of dictators, but should be the representatives of all residents to make decisions. I don't ask for much..."

He was naturally referring to the Fumar Consul who offered a lot of prices. Now Liu Chang has put aside this consul and negotiated directly with the Western merchants at this port: "I need the prosperity and freedom of this neutral port. We will sell and purchase supplies here without any hindrance!"

Westerners agreed with him and continued to ask their colleagues: "What else do you need besides arms and cotton?"

"We need everything, all industrial supplies, we must build our military industry, civil industry, railways, mines from scratch, we need your help, and you can not only help us, but also enjoy huge profits!" Liu Chang promised them: "I must declare that the customs taxes of this city must be managed by a ** committee. I do not want this tax to be used against our uses."

This condition is reasonable, and some Western merchants even agreed that Liu Chang could take away a large part of the tax: "General Liu, as long as you guarantee normal trade, we can hand over the customs taxes here to you!"

Liu Chang agreed: "Apart from opium, any goods can be traded freely unless this trade affects the safety of our Hongjun!" He continued: "I can completely hand over this port to you for management, whether it is administration, legislation or personnel, your port even has the best self-defense armed forces!"

This condition is very generous and it is a long-lasting applause. This is equivalent to Liu Chang temporarily renting Ningbo Port to these Westerners to manage. However, these Westerners must also respect the opinions of their partners: "No problem! No problem!"

"I am a veteran and I am willing to take on the responsibility of managing the city self-defense force!"

“I used to be a tax specialist, I am an expert in customs taxes,…”

"I once had a dream to be elected as a glorious member of parliament..."

"Can I come out to compete for the mayor?"

Compared to Fumar alone becoming a dictator in Ningbo, everyone prefers what they are like now. Everyone can cut cakes together and divide the spoils publicly.

Now Liu Chang has found the most reasonable excuse for him to enter Ningbo: "The reason why I drove the army into Ningbo Prefecture is to clean up Ningbo Port for you to facilitate the establishment of the new Ningbo! My troops are about to withdraw from Ningbo Prefecture. I hope that before that, you can form a complete administrative organization. Thank you! After my speech, we will have an extremely pleasant cooperation!"

The applause lasted six or seven minutes before it came to an end. Now Liu Chang and his infantry had left the consulate, but the Westerners in the consulate had begun to divide the spoils.

"We need a council!"

"Who is willing to come out and choose the mayor?"

“As long as I can get into the municipal council, I can support anyone!”

They were so straightforward to divide sweet potatoes into cakes, in order to form the administrative agency of New Ningbo as quickly as possible. Consul Fumar, the consul who once claimed to be the civil servant of Ningbo Port, has now been abandoned by the Westerners present.

Consul Fumar then realized how big the problem he had made. When he got a super big cake, he did not share the cake with everyone, but decided to close the door and enjoy it alone.

He couldn't eat such a big cake, and now he is a Chinese, and Westerners are dissatisfied with his dominance. Liu Juehu from the Hong Army even surpassed him, the Westerner with the highest status in Ningbo Port and directly negotiated with the Westerner in Ningbo Port.

Now everyone has forgotten Consul Fumar. Although the Consul is very important in Ningbo Port, everyone has friends and relationships in Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai. As long as everyone reaches a consensus, the Consul cannot confront the opinions of so many people.

He watched everyone happily sharing the spoils, but forgot his consul, and couldn't help but regret it. He sat down and hugged his head tightly with his hands, but someone soon shook his hand.

Fumal looked back and saw that it was his translator Xing Malong. He said: "Consul, there is still a chance now! There is still a chance!"

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Fumar's heart, and he immediately became excited. Although he could not become the dictator of Ningbo Port and hold all his power in his hands, as the British consul of Ningbo, he should share the most beautiful part of the cake.

He had already thought of what to do, and he should take action. The reason why everyone forgot Xing Malong is obviously because General Liu of the Hong Army decided to change his negotiating opponent, and his solemn behavior led to not finding enough allies.

But as long as there are allies, no one can ignore him, the noble consul, just where to find allies? He flashed his inspiration and said to Xing Malong: "Look for Lanterns, I'll find Feng Wenman!"

It was already a little deeper at night, but Feng Wenman was walking in his yard. People asked for a visit from time to time outside, but were blocked: "Our second young master has something to do, please come again tomorrow!"

Now the Hong Army's troops have launched a cleanup operation as expected. The large and small yamen, warehouses and key points of Ningbo Prefecture have been controlled by the Hong Army, and some local officials from the Qing Dynasty were ordered to be arrested by the Dragon Spear Corps.

Everything went as smoothly as expected, and the next time it was Feng Wenmane's support. The second-in-command of the Feng family was under such pressure for the first time.

But he refused anyone's request for advice and refused to meet anyone today. You must know that the group of Qing Dynasty officials arrested by the Hong Army this time were all lists of evil gentry, and most of the people who came here now were here to plead for mercy.

In this case, he should not appear, he can only wait until tomorrow.

Although he did not show up, news from all aspects came. Liu Chang appeared in the British consulate. A speech touched the Western merchants present. The Dragon Gun Camp was completely unreasonable in the city. Some local officials of the Qing Dynasty fled to Dinghai overnight...

All this information was transmitted to Feng Wenman as soon as possible, making him know the situation in the entire Ningbo City, but Feng Wenman still felt that something was missing...

What was missing? He was thinking carefully with his steps, and the underworld suddenly walked in and said, "Consul Fumar is here!"

When Feng Wenman heard this, he suddenly realized what he was missing in his plan: "Come in, please come in quickly, please come in quickly, I can't show up, I can only feel wronged by the Consul!"

"Old Master Feng Wensuo!" Fumar warmly hugged Feng Wensuo: "My friend, I came to you for a big thing!"

"His Excellency Fumar, I am also waiting for your visit! I want to do a big thing too!"

"This Ningbo Port should be a free port shared by the Chinese and Westerners!" Fumar smiled and said, "We can ensure their prosperity, freedom and neutrality together."

The so-called "Chinese and Westerners share the same thing", in other words, he and Feng Wenchu ​​are exclusive. Feng Wenming is not polite, he opened the skylight and said in a bright voice: "I heard that if I want to choose the city council, I need one-third of the quota!"

"Chinese?" Fumar already understood: "I think Chinese and Westerners in Ningbo Port should enter the parliamentary members with an equal share."

Although it is an equal share, it is actually unequal. So many Chinese people in Ningbo City only enjoy half of the seats, while dozens of Westerners enjoy half of the seats, but this is a great progress compared to the concession.

Feng Wenman agreed, and he even agreed to another thing: "Then you have the same power."

His meaning is very obvious. If Consul Fermal cooperates with him, he will be able to designate one-third of the members of parliament, and the remaining one-third are the ones that are truly elected.

Femal agreed, and the concessions he made were even more than Feng Wenman's needs: "No problem! In the entire Ningbo Port, you and I have the same rights, including customs, municipal government and self-defense forces."

Feng Wenchui was also very happy: "I am responsible for the affairs of the Chinese world. As for the affairs of the concession, this is the responsibility of Your Excellency Femal!"

Femal thought more than this promise. He immediately asked: "So do I have the opportunity to have a sincere conversation with General Liu Chang? Ningbo Port's tax revenue, in addition to deducting customs collection costs, I am willing to pay half of the actual controller of Ningbo Prefecture."

The actual controller of Ningbo Prefecture was naturally Liu Changliu's inspection, and Feng Wenman agreed: "Yes!"

(To be continued
Chapter completed!