Chapter 583: Tinder (Asking for Support)
What are diplomats thinking?
For diplomats in the United States, their role is not to express their ideas, but to convey decisions from home, and diplomats are to some extent just a mouthpiece. Pen~Fun~Cabinet www.biquge.info Although the decisions of diplomats also affect the decisions of their own countries, it seems that diplomats have no other role.
However, for the Chinese embassy and consulate in the United States, in addition to normal diplomats, there are some of them who undertake special missions, they are ostensibly diplomats, appointed ambassadors or consuls, but in fact, they enjoy an independent status in the embassy and consulate, they are the intelligence personnel of the Imperial Intelligence Service stationed in various countries, although the intelligence bureau has hidden intelligence personnel in many countries, but these hidden people are through the intelligence chief in the embassy or consulate to obtain orders. But this does not mean that these intelligence chiefs, who appear in public places as diplomats, will not actively intervene in intelligence work. In fact, there are many specific situations in which only they are best suited to do some jobs.
There's no need to think about having someone track you!
As the person in charge of the intelligence station, Lin Pingxin, who has been in the United States as a diplomat for five years, has long been accustomed to working in the United States; after coming to the United States, he discovered that the bureau really looked down on the "counter-espionage work" of the Americans, and even those Americans did not know what counter-espionage was at all, and they would never regard all diplomats and embassy and consulate staff as potential spies as they did in China, let alone study all kinds of espionage methods and corresponding counter-espionage measures.
Almost the entire United States is in a state of defenselessness, and in the past five years, it is precisely by borrowing this defenselessness that his intelligence network will touch all aspects of the United States, and even penetrate deep into the United States government, of course, as the head of the New York station, he is responsible for more intelligence work in the New York area, but it is not limited to New York, just like in the past period of time, the work he has carried out is not only beyond New York, but also beyond the scope of the United States.
And when he went here to meet with others, Lin Pingxin didn't need to think about stalking him at all, and he didn't need to think about exposing himself, and the Americans wouldn't notice all this at all, but even so, he still seemed very careful, and he deliberately made a big circle for this meeting, after all, this was an extremely important meeting.
"We will not yield to the British!"
In the room at the back of the restaurant, J. Omahoni looked at the Chinese in front of him, the founder and president of the Finney Brotherhood, who had been active among the Irish immigrants in the United States, and had tens of thousands of members in the past four years.
"British rule in Ireland is illegal, and has never been supported by the Irish, and now, they are trying to starve the Irish through famine, Mr. Yu, at home, the Irish Brotherhood has very broad support, as long as you can get your support, Ireland will become a burning ocean, and the British will be the worst blow in Ireland!"
As if to prove his point, J. Omaoni made a point of emphasis.
"And in South Africa, Australia, and in some cities in Canada and England, there are also our organizations, whose purpose is to oppose the British colonial rule, to establish a republic, and with your support, I am sure that this day will come to pass, and ......"
Staring at the Chinese diplomat in front of him, J. Omaoni said in a calm tone.
"If you want to defeat the British, and want to send your own army to England, then Ireland's cooperation will undoubtedly help your country to win this war, and with your help, once Ireland becomes independent, then I am sure that Parliament will at the first time agree to your army to enter Ireland and attack the British mainland with Ireland as the basis, sir!"
What are the options for the Irish?
J. Omahoni, who was an Irishman, knew very well that for the Irish, there were not many options, and the British simply did not give them the right to choose.
"In Britain, there are hundreds of thousands of troops, and they can be thrown into the suppression of the uprising at any time!"
As the head of the intelligence agency in New York, he had been in contact with the Irish Brotherhood, whose platform was to oppose British colonial rule, establish a republic, and support all movements aimed at developing the Irish national cause and fighting for independence in the past, but his tactics of struggle were to plot secretly, break into the military and political organs, and instigate armed insurrection at the right time to instigate a mutiny in the Irish army.
Now, the outbreak of war has affected the Irish in New York, and the Irish Brotherhood, who hope to revolt in Ireland with the support of China and fight for the independence of Ireland.
"You have to understand that by then, we may not be able to give you much support!"
"Sir!"
Faced with such an answer, J. Omaoni was silent for a moment, and then said in a firm tone.
"The land of Ireland was almost entirely occupied by the English landlords, and most of the large landowners lived in England, and were only concerned with the export of grain and livestock, and they never cared to love the life or death of the Irishmen, and in the past famine one out of every four Irishmen starved to death! For the Irish, we have only two choices, either starve to death in Ireland or go to the New World, but not every Irish has the opportunity to come to the United States, which means, apart from hunger, is a reality that every Irish cannot avoid, our loved ones have all lost their lives in famine, sir, I think, the Irish do not lack courage! The Irish also need other options, the right to choose to die with dignity! ”
Staring at the Chinese in front of him, J. O'Omahoney believed that if Ireland could get the support of China, then Ireland would gain independence like the United States in the Revolutionary War, and now China is to Ireland like France in the War of Independence, and more importantly, he believes that China's power is enough to help Ireland gain independence.
Of course, this kind of help will never be gratuitous, but the only consolation is that the current war between China and Britain has made J. Omahoney believe that the Chinese will not miss this opportunity to strike at the British!
"And, sir, as a token of gratitude to you, as China throws itself into this just cause, the Irish will choose to cooperate with you rather than to confront you in every British colony! Mr! ”
The Great Irish Famine forced millions of Irish people to move to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other places, and there were also Irish organizations in some cities in these areas, these secret organizations were against British colonization, and for the country, getting the support of these Irish people would help the occupation authorities to rule in Australia, South Africa and other places, after all, for the occupation authorities, they also need collaborators, Especially the relatively loyal collaborators.
"I believe that our cooperation is very valuable for your country!"
Omaoni looked at each other, although on the surface it seemed that his expression was very calm, but in fact, his heart was secretly beating a drum, he didn't know if he could convince the Chinese in front of him, if possible, of course, he hoped to be able to go to the imperial capital of China to persuade the Chinese emperor like Adams went to Paris to persuade the French king, but when Adams went to Paris, there was already a continental conference, there was already a continental army, and all this is not in Ireland, even now, The power of the Brotherhood is also very limited.
"Hmmm! I am confident that the Irish in Australia and in places like South Africa will be treated fairly under the administration of the Imperial authorities, and your cooperation will ensure this. ”
Lin Pingxin did not react to this, but looked at the other party and said.
"But you have to understand that, as a diplomat, at the moment, I am not in a position to give you much commitment, just as you cannot give us any more commitments, and before we commence full cooperation, we must be clear about whether there is a national organisation in Ireland that cooperates with us......
Without waiting for Lin Pingxin to finish speaking, Omaoni immediately replied.
"Sir, Stephens founded the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Dublin, which, like our Finney Brotherhood, has the general support of the Irish, and from the day the British forcibly annexed Ireland 61 years ago, it has been well known to every Irish that the merger of Ireland and England must be abolished! Ireland must gain independence, this is the ultimate goal of all Irish! ”
In fact, the two men are parallel, and after the failure of the revolution 14 years ago, James who followed O'Brien to the riots? Stephen fled abroad, and later returned home and decided to establish a new society to promote the creation of the Republic of Ireland, and in 1858 he founded the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and then he went to the United States, and founded the Finney Brotherhood with O'Amaoni, who had fled to the United States with him.
Lin Pingxin naturally had some understanding of all this, but because the Brotherhood was a secret society, and its founder, Stephen, learned from the experience of the early Irish national movement and designed a very detailed security system, the entire society was composed of closed groups, and only one member of each group knew one member of any other group. This secrecy has made it impossible for intelligence agents to effectively infiltrate it, which is why it is necessary to cooperate with the person in front of them. After all, compared to the Irish Brotherhood, the Finney Brotherhood's activities are open in the United States, and they openly raise funds for the Republican Brotherhood.
"Of course we agree with that!"
For Omaoni's declaration, Lin Pinxin will naturally agree, which is why the country chose them.
"However, we all know very well that revolution is never a verbal word! The British will not renounce their colonial rule in Ireland because of your declaration! ”
For Lin Pingxin, who experienced the War of Liberation, he naturally knew very well that freedom cannot be exchanged for words, freedom comes at a price, and China has paid tens of millions of lives for the current freedom.
"Freedom comes at a price!"
Meeting Lin Pingxin's gaze, Omaoni said in a solemn tone.
"We are all well aware of the cost of severing Ireland's ties with England. Sir, I believe that there is no country in this world that understands our feelings better than you, because you have experienced the same experience, and we all know very well that the seemingly calm surface cannot hide the yearning for freedom buried in the hearts of every El, just as the enslavement and massacre of the Tatars have never erased the Chinese's yearning for freedom."
In the past few years, O'Mahoni had also benefited from the Manchu aristocrats living in New York, learned about China, learned about the "revolution" that took place there, and he naturally envied the Chinese who won their freedom, and of course, now he also believed that they could understand the Irish.
"Peace doesn't mean giving up! Temporary obedience does not mean that the flame of resistance will be extinguished in people's hearts, and now, what Ireland needs is a fire! ”
A tinder!
For Omahoney, he believed that this was exactly what the Brotherhood needed to do, and that Ireland needed a spark to ignite, to ignite the land that had been bullied by the British, and for the people there to fight for the freedom of Ireland, of course, it was not easy to light this fire, after all, not everyone had the courage to stand up and resist the rule of the English.
Especially when the strength of the British was still very strong, and no one dared to challenge. After all, there is a price to pay for challenging the British, but now Britain's defeat in the world has made every Irishman see opportunities and hope.
Especially for the senior members of the Brotherhood, Omahoni believes that now is the best time for Ireland to fight for independence, of course, at this time, Ireland needs help from China, and only with the help of the Chinese will the flame of Ireland be ignited, and those who are timid will believe that Ireland can gain independence.
Because there is a great power to help!
"Omaoni, you have to understand that this fire cannot be ignited by others!"
Looking at Omaoni, Lin Pingxin said seriously.
"You'll need to ignite it yourselves, but, Mr. Omaoni, maybe, we can provide some fuel!"
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