Sitting on the sofa, they chatted like friends, drinking "Victory Wine" and tasting its bitter taste. Then they continued to chat about topics related to intelligence work.
At this time, Qian Zizhuang stopped drinking and listened with all his ears. Zhu Xianhai also noticed this and continued to explain his understanding of intelligence work.
intelligence!
Zhu Xianhai has always attached great importance to intelligence work. As early as when he first came to South China, he asked Elizabeth's brother to collect intelligence in Buenos Aires.
Later, from the Investigation Section to the Investigation Department, this organization was gradually enriched. Although deep down in his heart, Zhu Xianhai hoped that the future Investigation Department would be Nanhua's KGB or CIA, but the reality was a bit embarrassing.
The intelligence agencies in this era are all improvised teams, and there are even no full-time intelligence agencies at all.
Even if I am studying, I can’t find anyone to study with.
So Zhu Xianhai could only make appropriate suggestions based on some books or even movies or online legends he had read.
Suggestions like an intelligence station, a hidden spy, a long-term infiltration, or even a secret service school.
As for when the Investigation Department will become the KGB of Nanhua, Zhu Xianhai has no idea. What is the only gratification?
time!
At least in terms of time, the Investigation Department is half a century ahead of the British in establishing "Room 40". There is enough time to accumulate. Sooner or later, with the ingenuity of those people, one day it will be on the right track!
"The key is the training of talents. This kind of training not only trains adults, but also trains some children, especially our looks are different from them, so we can establish a specialized agent school from Europe, South America and the United States.
Find some street children locally and train them according to the habits of the country where they live..."
“What is a host country?”
"It is in the agent school that we build some villages, such as British villages, American villages, French villages. The villagers in them can be immigrants from these countries, so that our agents can adapt to the life there... and then at the right time, put them in
Send to those countries, find appropriate identities to lurk, and then penetrate into their military and governments through some channels. Such long-term lurking will definitely bring us huge rewards, don't worry about time..."
When he said the word "time", in the luxurious office, Zhu Xianhai was silent for a moment, and then said.
"Time is on our side!"
He stood up with a smile, walked to the window, and looked down at the crowded street below.
"Ten years, maybe twenty years, we have twenty, even thirty years to prepare and plan all this!" Zhu Xianhai said calmly.
"Chile is just the first step. After we occupy Chile, the conflict between us and them will continue to intensify as time goes on. Eventually, we will even have to consider another situation."
Qian Zizhuang said while sitting on the sofa.
"British!"
His cup was already empty. In fact, he didn't drink much. Faced with his lord's worries, he said directly. "In the past time, as our work progressed, I discovered that the British have a deep understanding of South American countries.
Control is becoming increasingly tight, and their control and influence is more through commercial influence, but what is certain is that our occupation of Chile is definitely against the wishes of the British."
Zhu Xianhai nodded and said.
"Yes, this must be against the wishes of the British. The British will never allow a big country or a strong country to appear in South America, so we will always have to face them in the end! This requires us to be prepared!"
Thoughtful, Zhu Xianhai still stared at the street downstairs.
"We need to be prepared in all aspects for a future war. This war may be unstoppable, and intelligence... is buying us time!"
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Only by penetrating into them can we grasp their trends, and then make timely adjustments to buy ourselves time. Time, our development takes time."
Zhu Xianhai stood at the window and looked out the window quietly.
time!
As long as it buys enough time, Nanhua will be able to survive on this land. Not only will it survive, but it will also gain a place in this world!
…
What do you rely on to win a place for the Chinese nation in South America in this country where the weak and the strong are the only ones?
Of course it's force!
What do Europeans rely on to bully weak countries around the world? It’s not just force, but what does force rely on?
It's industry!
Only by developing industry regardless of cost, only industry can give Nanhua a powerful force!
Zhu Xianhai naturally has a very clear understanding of this. After all, there are too many examples in the other world that tell him what national defense is.
National defense is heavy industry, and heavy industry is national defense!
This is a simple truth, but it was still not well known to the world in the 1860s. However, despite this, it can be clearly reflected in the real thing. When a steam locomotive is covered with heavy steel armor,
As they slowly drove out of the workshop, not to mention other people, even Zhu Xianhai, the designer himself, was stunned for a while when he looked at the armored train in front of him.
Armored train!
The armored train in front of him was completely made according to the drawings he drew. In fact, he had plans to build an armored train as early as after the first railway in South China was opened to traffic.
"Commander, this is the armored train you were talking about!"
When Sun Hu and others looked curiously at this steel monster with a metallic luster under the sun, Zhu Xianhai said.
"This kind of train equipped with armor and weapons has strong mobility, just like a firepower fortress that can move freely on the railway line. It can be deployed anywhere along the railway. For example, it can be deployed to Beihe as a fortress.
The trains between them can be replenished, and of course Linhai can also be deployed by railway..."
In fact, the reason why armored trains were built was to give full play to the role of the railway network. After all, for Nanhua, which has a vast territory and limited military strength, mobility is the most important. In this era, railways are undoubtedly the best choice. In Zhu Xianhai's case,
In the plan, in the future, Nanhua's army will use railways to transport troops and fight around railway lines. In this case, armored trains will naturally have their place.
"The front of its locomotive is modified from the front made by Nanhe Locomotive Factory. A layer of armor is installed on the outside of the boiler. The thickness is more than 20 millimeters. Let alone a gun, even ordinary field artillery cannot penetrate it. Behind the coal bunker is
The fighting compartment is just like a warship, with four 3-inch Albanian field guns arranged in one compartment..."