(1st Update)

Shu Qing'a slowly sat down in his seat, but his heart did not settle down completely, and a few ripples of uncertainty appeared in his slightly calm state just now.

I don't know why, the person in front of him always gives him a kind of oppressive force that follows him like a shadow, so that he can't relax for a moment, this relationship is far from being comparable to the friendship of classmates back then, maybe because of being an official, Shu Qing'a can only comfort himself in his heart.

"Qing'a, how are you preparing for this intelligence agency?"

"Brother Liangbi, according to the pre-arrangement, the Intelligence Department has first set up four departments: Personnel Section, Confidential Section, Archives Section, and Internal Affairs Section, with a total of 189 members, and the next step is the preparation of the 12th Intelligence Section, which will take some time."

In the faint smile of the former, Shu Qing'a changed his words in time, and then explained his work progress in detail.

As a matter of fact, since the establishment of the Military Advisory Office, the work of the Intelligence Department has already started at the same time, and a series of actions can be described as intensive, and if we take into account the selection of staff at various levels and the strict inspection of the workload expended, the progress of recruiting and mobilizing such a number of people in such a short period of time can already be called gratifying.

Hearing Shu Qing'a's answer, Ye Kai first nodded affirmatively, then shook his head very meaningfully, and said, "This is far from enough, Qing'a." ”

Ye Kai's expression fell into Shu Qing'a's eyes, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva for the first time, this speed and progress have reached the extreme, could it be that he still hasn't reached his goal? Shu Qing'a's heart fluctuated for a while, and then asked tremblingly, "What does Brother Liangbi mean?" ”

Ye Kai smiled and said, "Qing'a, do you know how many spies the Japanese Ministry of Intelligence has dispatched in my northeast alone?" ”

"I would like to listen to Brother Liangbi's decomposition." Shu Qing'a looked up at Ye Kai.

Slowly retracting the smile on his face, Ye Kai stretched out two fingers and said with a serious expression: "There are more than two thousand people, and this is not counting the meticulous work sent by the Japanese military and embassy." ”

This number made Shu Qing'a can't help but gasp, the reason why Ye Kai told him this is to let the former know the importance and urgency of intelligence work, because of the backwardness of modern military theory, throughout the late Qing Dynasty, most people ignored intelligence collection, but on the other hand, the great powers were just the opposite, and the most serious result of this was that in the early days of the Korean battlefield, the Qing army was repeatedly informed of the movements in advance by the Japanese side in the case of numerical superiority, and finally collapsed.

"Japan has been watching my three northeastern provinces for a long time, and Tsarist Russia has also plotted against my Mongolia, Xinjiang, and the two are almost eager to swallow each other quickly, if the intelligence is not done well, Bi will repeat the mistakes of the past, we have lost the Ryukyus, Korea, Taiwan, Vladivostok, and the rest cannot be lost, otherwise, how will you and I meet our ancestors and ancestors after a hundred years."

Ye Kai once again emphasized the importance of intelligence gathering in such words, and for the reality that before the war, a large number of Japanese and Russian spies had been highly infiltrated, and the high-level leaders of the Qing Dynasty were still in a haze.

Shu Qing'a naturally had a heavy expression, and after slowly listening to Ye Kai's instructions, he could only nod heavily.

"Of course, this is just the beginning, everything is still to be completed, but the matter of the Intelligence Agency, I will give you enough authority, and if you have any problems, you can report it directly to me."

Ye Kai solemnly assured that in the Military Advisory Office, he would give the Intelligence Department the highest priority, and what he wanted was to let this power in the darkness expand at the fastest speed, and it was best to extend its tentacles to all aspects.

"Tell me about your next steps." Ye Kai crossed his fingers, looked at Shu Qing'a with joy, and motioned for him to continue.

Shu Qing'a reacted from the thoughts just now, and then said slowly: "The next thing is the preparation of the intelligence department, and it is expected that it will not officially start until next month" At this point, Shu Qing'a glanced at Ye Kai, and saw that he had no intention of interjecting, and then continued: "The first intelligence department involves special personnel who are proficient in foreign languages, as well as confidential personnel stationed in embassies of various countries, so there are many personnel required, and the matters are more complicated, and these people have to be selected from various schools, I am afraid it will take some time."

"For how long?" Ye Kai wants more accurate numbers.

"It will take two years to complete the construction." Shu Qing'a said with some weakness, in fact, it is the most optimistic expectation to be completed in two years, after all, this network will involve Western countries not far away, and this network is not necessarily dense.

Ye Kai nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "In this case, let's start with Japanese and South Korean stocks, Russian and Italian stocks, these two countries are the closest to my Qing Dynasty, first easy and then difficult." ”

"Yes!" Shu Qing'a nodded in response, so that the amount of tasks is relatively much easier, "The second intelligence department is much easier to handle, except for the feudal units, the rest can be completed in about a year." ”

Ye Kai had no objection to this, and then asked, "What about the technical department?" ”

"The technical department has to purchase radio stations and telegraphs from foreign countries, and it will take a year and a half for these things to arrive."

"All of this must be done as soon as possible, and the army will not be able to slow down." Ye Kai said earnestly, under his concept, a comprehensive telegraph office can be established in the Military Advisory Office, and all military orders of the army must be encrypted and issued from here, of course, these are still under the control of the War Department, but if you want to replace them, you have to prepare in advance.

"Yes"

"By the way, Qing'a, there is another important matter that I want to leave to you personally." Ye Kai suddenly spoke.

"Listen to Brother Liangbi."

"There is a Beijing Division Unit to be set up in your intelligence department, which is not subordinate to any department, but directly to the director of the department, and you must put down what you have at hand first and handle it first."

"Jingshi stocks?"

When he heard this word, Shu Qing'a frowned, and then said from his mouth in surprise: "In the capital? ”

"Hmm" Ye Kai nodded, and said very formally: "The most important task of the Jingshi Unit is to strictly control the telegraph exchanges inside and outside the Jingshi, and you have to do it immediately." ”

Shu Qing'a couldn't help but palpitate in his heart, he knew very well that the intelligence collection had been done in the capital, which was simply beyond the scope of military defense, as for the purpose behind this, he didn't dare to think about it at all, even if he thought about it, he didn't dare to say it, let alone have no one to say, all he had to do was to follow the script and follow the steps.

"Let's start with the Jingshi Telegraph Office." Ye Kai then gave the order, "Put our people in." ”

"The Jingshi Telegraph Office is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and directly under the Ministry of Posts and Communications, which is probably not easy to do." Shu Qing'a said with a frown.

Ye Kai slowly stood up and said with an almost smile: "Qing'a, do you have to wait for someone else to send it in vain?" Hearing Ye Kai's words, Shu Qing'a lowered his head with understanding, this is self-evident, and he has already tacitly acquiesced that he can use some black means.

"Qing, understood."

"I'll let the telegraph office know in advance, and it won't be too difficult for your people to get in." In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Ye Kai still provided the necessary assistance, and his eyes were naturally on Sheng Xuanhuai, who was now in charge of the General Telegraph Bureau of the Qing Empire.

"During this period of time, especially in the days before and after the beginning of spring, it is necessary to closely monitor all the incoming and outgoing telegrams into the Beijing Division." Ye Kai then commanded.

Jingshi has always been a communication hub, and in a few days, I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of telegrams, and they will have to be decoded and translated, and the workload will be very amazing.

In the end, Ye Kai still reminded emphatically: "In all the correspondence, we must pay special attention to the telegrams sent by the Zhangde area of Henan, and once they are discovered, they must be handed over to me as soon as possible." ”

"Yes"

This time I didn't think too much about it, Henan Zhangde, Shu Qing'a kept this place firmly in mind.

Hearing Shu Qing'a's unhesitating consent, Ye Kai smiled again and patted him on the shoulder, however, the latter felt extremely heavy, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this is probably a feeling of heavy responsibility.