Just as Mr. Philip was about to say no, Mrs. Maggie spoke: "Your Excellency, you must remember how the north bank of Suzhou Creek gradually changed from a concession to a so-called Japanese concession, right? ”

When Mr. Philip heard this, he immediately stopped his words and looked at Mrs. Margie, of course, he could not remember this history, the former general office was disgraced because of this, otherwise it would not be his turn to sit in the position of the general office of the Ministry of Industry.

Earlier, only a small piece of land on the north bank of the Suzhou and Zhou rivers belonged to the public concession, and then with the development of Zhabei, the common concession will certainly not let go of this piece of fat and is constantly expanding.

Originally, the northern boundary of the public concession was Target Road, but in 1904, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession extended the 4th and Sichuan Road to the north to the newly built target field.

In addition, cross-border roads such as Huanglu Road, Jiangwan Road, Shigaota Road, and Oujia Road were built.

After crossing the border to build roads, the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession "incidentally" set up police patrols in these areas to collect taxes.

Over and over again, this "transgressive area" turned out to be larger than the area of the public concession itself.

This has brought considerable benefits to the Co-Concession and has also won a lot of reputation for the Ministry of Industry Bureau, which at that time made a lot of money one by one and gained great spiritual and material enrichment.

As a result, this group of people may have gained fame and fortune, or they may have been stared at uncomfortably by the newcomers, and they stepped down after a few years.

The successors were ready to succeed the "Glory", and at the beginning, like their predecessors, did gain a lot of benefits, but the good times were short-lived, with the rise of Japan in East Asia.

There are more and more Japanese people in the public concessions, and they all choose to live in a centralized area.

Originally, most Japanese expatriates lived in the area of the original public concession of Suzhou Hebei, but with the construction of the North, Si and Sichuan Roads, this area gradually became a concentrated residence of Japanese expatriates.

Later, the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps in Shanghai was located at the northern end of the North Sichuan Road, behind which was the new target range (Hongkou Park), which contained the field artillery positions of the marines.

This area simply became the so-called "Japanese Concession", although the Ministry of Industry Bureau did not recognize it, but the fact has been created, and the Ministry of Industry Bureau has no way to do anything under the aggressive persecution of the Japanese.

They had no choice but to acquiesce in the existence of this established fact, but the Japanese were not satisfied with this, not only expanding their territory, but also forcing the Ministry of Industry to recognize and set up the so-called Japanese patrol to manage the "Japanese concession". Nominally, it also made this anointed land on the north bank of the Suzhou and Zhou rivers a "concession within a concession" in the common concession.

This made the European and American forces in the concession quite unhappy, and finally replaced the managers of the Ministry of Works, and it was in this situation that Mr. Philip took advantage of the opportunity.

Of course, he will not forget this history, and he will not ignore the threat of the Japanese, but this time, what Qin Feiyang provoked was too powerful, and it was really not worth his own trouble.

Mrs. Maggie was keenly aware of the change in Mr. Philip's feelings, and immediately pinched and said: "Mr. Philip, the Japanese have always been known for bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and they are quite able to bend and stretch, and when they are not as good as you, he will work hard to please you and humbly learn from you. It's like dealing with the Tang and Song dynasties in China, the United States after the black ship, and the Ministry of Industry and Bureau when we first came to Shanghai. At this, Mrs. Maggie paused to give Mr. Philip a moment to think.

These are facts, and there are evidences, Mr. Philip nodded as Mrs. Marquell had expected.

"But once they feel stronger than you and think that you are a bully, they will change their previous deference and humility, and become brutal and ruthless, just like they do to the Qing Kingdom and our Ministry of Industry." Mrs. Maggie looked at Mr. Philip with a straight face, and although her voice was not loud, it was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and immediately moved Mr. Philip, making him hesitate a little about his previous decision.

Don't underestimate this change in feelings, with it there is an opportunity for things to change, and with it there is Mrs. Maggie's next words.

Mrs. Margie pulled her hair and smiled slightly: "Or they are pressed on their heads by the Japanese step by step, or let them know that in the communist concession, they have to listen to our Ministry of Industry!" ”

That's enough, as a psychiatrist, she knows how to measure and timing.

She believes that Mr. Philip will make the right decision, knowing that the person who can become the head of the Ministry of Industry is definitely not a fool, and he will not be willing to be subordinated to others, let alone be ridden on the head by an East Asian sick man like Little Japan.

He's going to make the right decision.

Mrs. Maggie stopped talking, took up her teacup, and drank leisurely.

"This happened at the peak of the dining at the Oriental Hotel, which attracted the attention of many people, and there will definitely be reporters who will go to the patrol room for further attention and interviews." Philip thought silently, "This is indeed a good opportunity, and it's time for these Japanese dogs to understand who is the boss in the concession!" Whether it is the truth or the righteousness of this matter, it is on his side. ”

"And you can sell two favors to the little devils, the big chaebol and the vice admiral, well, it is indeed a good object. As long as it is managed properly, it can completely turn this incident into a bad one. "Philip is a politician and a businessman, and he has made the best decision in an instant.

Not only can he keep the majesty of the concession and himself, but he can also sell the favor of the little Japanese, and he can also befriend Qin Feiyang and these two ladies, killing three birds with one stone, why not.

Philip quickly made the right judgment, but he still held his attitude and said with a stern expression: "As the general office of the Ministry of Industry, of course I want to maintain the honor and dignity of the concession, but now is a special era, Japan has occupied Shanghai, and will soon occupy most of China, as we all know, these nouveau riche in the Far East are never reasonable, and I have to think about the safety of the concession......

This is a politician, even if a decision has been made, he will not say it easily, and he will not easily let go without striving for more benefits and gratitude.

Mrs. Ruth did not understand this, and hurriedly complimented and promised the benefits, and Mrs. Maggie had seen this, but still expressed the compliment and promise.

This is an attitude that has nothing to do with understanding or not.

If you don't understand, of course you have to make a statement, and if you understand, you have to make a statement!

Seeing that both of them had expressed their positions, Philip pinched it a little, so he stood up in embarrassment and agreed: "Although this matter is difficult, for the sake of the two of them, I will resist it, Qin is also a good young man I have always admired." ”

Mrs. Ruth and Mrs. Margile immediately thanked each other. With Mr. Philip in the background, it should not be a big problem.

But this is also really a sad time, it is really an unpleasant time to have to come to ask for help when you are a victim and you know that the truth is on your side.