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The international situation always affects the whole body, and international politics with national interests as the ultimate goal makes it possible for countries to be enemies one moment and friends the next, and vice versa.

After returning to the embassy in Russia, Wang Chenhao repeatedly thought about the ins and outs of the whole matter, and could not rule out the motive of the motive of making an obstruction. Soon, Wang Chenhao obtained the news about the latest actions of the Qing Zhengaxe from the Qing Zhengaxe consulate abroad, which confirmed Wang Chenhao's speculation.

In June 1896, the midterm elections of the United States Congress ended, and the Republican Party had won the congressional election and became the de facto controller of Congress. At the same time, Republican candidate McKinley is also running well in various states, and there is great hope of becoming the next president. As for the Ming Cook Party, the incumbent President Cleveland has lost the support of local financiers in the United States because of his mishandling of the gold run crisis, and Cleveland has pursued moderate policies on the Cuban and Hawaiian issues, which has made the businessmen in the sugar and chocolate industries in the United States extremely dissatisfied, and they have instead supported the more hawkish Republican candidate McKinley to come to power.

Cleveland's hopes for a second term as president have been dashed, the Republican Party is about to take office, the US capitalist economy has entered the imperialist phase, hawks are beginning to rise, and two important sugar cane and coffee production bases in Hawaii in the eastern Pacific and Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico are on the rise.

The United States has been seeking the Hawaiian Islands for more than a day or two, and has been subject to interference from Ben and Russia. With the concessions made to the United States on the immigration issue and the Hawaiian issue, and the fact that the naval force was no longer able to pose a threat to the western coastal areas of the United States, the tension between the United States and the United States, which had lasted for more than ten years, was eased, and the sea power from the Far East and the Pacific region was left with Russia and the Qing Empire, the Qing Empire was far away from the United States and had no territorial adjacency, the Beiyang Naval Division did not have deep-sea ocean-going operations and did not pose a threat to the United States, and the Russian Far East bordered Alaska of the United States. Ocean-like armored cruisers such as Rurik in the Russian Far East Fleet pose a threat to the US coastal waters, which makes the United States adjust its defense objectives in the eastern Pacific and list the Russian Far East Fleet as the number one enemy.

Under the influence of this new international relations, and at the instigation of some hawkish forces in the US political axe, which intend to open up overseas spheres of influence, the US political axe decided to formally annex Hawaii and assist the United States to unite against Russia.

As far as he was concerned, the promise to unite with the United States to counter Russia was only for political purposes and in response to American economic aid, and he would not take the initiative to provoke Russia. On the contrary, the initiative to withdraw from North Korea, coupled with the inability of the Japanese navy to threaten the Russian navy, minimizes the risk of interests and security conflicts between Russia and Russia. By improving relations with the United States to deter Russia, and at the same time, by improving relations with Russia, he in turn demanded greater bargaining chips from the United States.

He said that Ben took advantage of the contradictions between the United States and Russia to curry favor with both sides, and on the one hand restored the national economy, he also instigated the contradictions between Russia in order to achieve his ulterior motives.

These had long been expected by Wang Chenhao, but he didn't expect them to change so quickly. The history he knew was being influenced and changing by his presence and what he did. Although the ending of the First Sino-Japanese War was rewritten, it also caused a chain effect. The loss of sea power caused the United States to take action to annex Hawaii ahead of schedule. In the same way, the withdrawal from the Korean Peninsula and the lack of strength to contain Russia have made Russia focus on invading China. In a sense, the Qing Empire was temporarily free from the military threat of Yuben, but it was about to face a more powerful military invasion from Russia.

"Now we and Russia are about to face a dead-end fight, while we are enjoying the economic aid given to them by the United States and secretly developing their strength. In this way, when we and the Russians fight to the death, it will be the time for the re-emergence of the Russians. ”

"The adults have a deep view of the situation and are humbled and admired. I wonder what adults think about this? ”

These people get along with Xu Jingcheng, and Wang Chenhao still agrees with him. Xu Jingcheng's thinking is not very old-fashioned, perhaps because he has spent too much time abroad and has been deeply influenced by modern culture.

"I can't give myself a chance to develop my strength, I have to go to the United States and give them some eye drops."

Xu Jingcheng smiled: "It looks like the adults are already confident!" ”

Wang Chenhao smiled slightly, and he already had a plan in his heart.

"I'll leave St. Petersburg tomorrow, and I'll leave it to you to take care of it, remember, the tougher we are with the Russians, the more uncertain they will be, and the British will help more."

"Got it! Rest assured! ”

The next day, Wang Chenhao went to the Royal Hospital to visit Sadaoyi, and then left St. Petersburg and rushed to London.

Coincidentally, at the dock, Wang Chenhao met Miss Rothier, who was also preparing to leave St. Petersburg. Seeing each other again, both of them got to know each other better. Wang Chenhao only knew that Rothschild was a member of the American Zeringen family, but she didn't know what her family was doing, and Rothchild also cleverly avoided this topic. However, being able to get an invitation from Nicholas II must not be a simple role.

Rothschild was going back to the United States, and she invited Wang Chenhao to the United States as a guest. And Wang Chenhao was also planning to return to China, and his itinerary included the United States, so he agreed to her request.

However, Rothier insisted on taking Wang Chenhao's Maria, and Wang Chenhao agreed because of her life-saving grace. However, this made Wang Chenhao wary of her intention to deliberately approach him and raise his vigilance. Li Guodong was ordered to send people to spy on Rothier and her two bodyguards, and there were only two unspeakable places on the Maria, one was the cabin where the Jiaolong was located, and the other was the one hundred and fifty tons of gold in the safe. These two places are heavily guarded 24 hours a day, and Wang Chenhao is not worried.

After Rothier got on the ship, she didn't inquire about Wang Chenhao's secrets, but actually told Wang Chenhao some interesting anecdotes about the north and south of the world, occasionally talked about international politics, and asked Wang Chenhao about ideals and other topics, but she was very measured and would never involve sensitivity and **.

The more Rothier was like this, the more Wang Chenhao felt that she had a purpose in approaching her, but he couldn't guess it for a while. Obviously, it has nothing to do with Wang Chenhao's handsomeness, but the mystery of her background identity made Wang Chenhao suddenly feel that he had forgotten one of the most important things, that is, the establishment of the intelligence system.

No one knows better than Wang Chenhao the huge role of intelligence, almost any country's highest decision-making is inseparable from intelligence, and political games, military wars and economic confrontations between any country are inseparable from intelligence, and most of the time intelligence determines the outcome of the war.

Intelligence is another life, and the most trustworthy person around Wang Chenhao belongs to Li Guodong, and he is ready to hand over this arduous task to Li Guodong.

"My lord, I want to go to the battlefield to fight, that's where men should go." Li Guodong was a little unhappy with the intelligence work given to him by Wang Chenhao.

Wang Chenhao comforted him and said: "Intelligence work is the best way to train people, and it is not only the battlefield that fights bayonets to be heroes. In many cases, if the intelligence is wrong, it will cause a misjudgment of the battlefield situation and sacrifice innocent soldiers. So don't think that intelligence work is very simple, he is my second life, and I will give him to you, because I can trust you and value you. ”

Li Guodong saw that Wang Chenhao valued him so much, and compared intelligence to a second life, which made him suddenly nervous, and said: "My lord, since it is so important, then I dare not take it over, if something goes wrong, how can I take it?" ”

Wang Chenhao saw that he was scared, and said with a smile: "What are you afraid of?" Who is not wrong? As long as you put your heart into it, no one will blame you. I also chose you after careful consideration, you are very attentive, and you are very suitable for this job. Of course, now is the time to employ people, and you will act for the time being. In the future, when I don't think you're good enough to manage the job, I'll let you down. ”

Li Guodong saw that Wang Chenhao had given him the bottom line, and he suddenly felt not so heavy, so he nodded and took the order.

Wang Chenhao left Li Guodong in Britain for a while, and he planned to establish an intelligence network in Europe first. The European Intelligence Centre is based in neutral Switzerland in order to protect high-level intelligence personnel as much as possible from the destruction of war. First-level intelligence stations have been set up in the capitals and major cities of major European powers such as London, Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Amsterdam, second-level intelligence stations have been set up in cities near the bases of various [***], and third-level intelligence stations have been set up in cities where international public order is located, such as Neiva and The Hague, while fourth-level intelligence stations have been allocated according to needs and temporarily adjusted according to changes in the situation.

On his way back from St. Petersburg to London, Wang Chenhao began to formulate an intelligence code, during which time he gained some experience from Yang Shixiang in building intelligence networks.

Intelligence officers were secretly selected from Qing legations, consulates-general and consulates in various European countries, and then underwent rigorous training before they could be put to work. Initially, there will not be many personnel, so the scope of activity is limited to the first level intelligence station. Part of Wang Chenhao's funds to Li Guodong will be used to build an intelligence station, purchase equipment and pay salaries, of which the salary standard is extremely high, and the lowest-level intelligence officer is also a second lieutenant in the Beiyang Army. The other part is used for the training of intelligence officers, which implements militarized training and management, the first of which is based on absolute loyalty, and the punishment of defectors is capital punishment and endless hunting.

The training subjects are divided into four categories, and the first category is intelligence analysts. As the name suggests, an intelligence analyst is a person who analyzes intelligence, and what they do is to organize the intelligence collected by field personnel and analyze useful content from it. An intelligence expert, he has to be smart, he doesn't have to be a great thinker with a great intellect and a creative surname. It doesn't have to be different inspirations, fantasies and amazing creativity, but you should have a professional knowledge of your own business, patience, diligence, perseverance and a careful and careful work attitude. Figuring out the enemy's situation - this is the goal of intelligence operatives - cannot be relied upon by inspiration or genius. It is acquired on the basis of knowledge, experience and common sense, through diligent and patient work, where there is no mystery but a systematic and patient study of intelligence. In intelligence work, there are no tricks and shortcuts.

The second category is field personnel, who are responsible for intelligence gathering and transmission, and carrying out activities such as bribery, bribery, and rebellion against the enemy. Occasional battles occur among field personnel, but most of them are fought in small teams of one or two people, while larger battles are handed over to combatants, which does not mean that combatants are necessarily more effective than field personnel.

The three types of security personnel, who are responsible for the security and vigilance of the intelligence station, assassinate enemy reconnaissance personnel, and clean up the portal against their own traitors, are the fighters of the intelligence organs, and their training requires that the quality of individual soldiers be excellent, reaching the level of special forces and even special forces in special forces.

The fourth category is more special, belonging to the hidden personnel in the intelligence agencies, that is, mission impossible, or double agents. They have a special status, they are directly classified as special secrets, and some of them will be lurking for years or even a lifetime to carry out their missions. Most of these intelligence agents are lurking, lurking and acting as enemies without receiving orders, and even betraying or killing their own personnel in order to gain the enemy's trust. Their sacrifices are great, and sometimes they will be saddled with the notoriety of traitors or traitors, and they will be frantically hunted down by their own men. Their mission is the most mysterious, and it won't wake them up until they have to. And once they are awakened, it means that the time has come for the enemy to fight each other.

The first batch of intelligence personnel, including Li Guodong, totaled 56 people, including personal guards and soldiers of the Beiyang Army. They were personally selected and trained by Wang Chenhao.

“…… An intelligence officer must possess incomparable loyalty, courage, wisdom, alertness and patience, judgment and determination. He had to be not only adventurous, but also resourceful. He had to be a learned man, with a wealth of historical and geographical knowledge. He must be good at thinking and expressing, he should have a philosophical temperament, but also a bit of mocking thoughts. He should have excellent technical skills and a keen political sense, and he should also be cautious. He doesn't have to be physically aggressive, and he doesn't have to be particularly good at sports, because we don't need attention, because that would expose us and put us in danger. ……”

Wang Chenhao gushed endlessly, and due to the problem of time, Wang Chenhao only repeatedly gave them encouragement and encouragement, gave them self-confidence and courage as intelligence officers, and pointed out the direction for their future prospects.

Due to the initial establishment of the intelligence system, there are few core members. Wang Chenhao specifically allowed Li Guodong's intelligence agency to recruit other people from the broad masses of people in society to participate in the work in addition to professional staff, but only for the most peripheral money transactions, and did not establish core connections.

Among these "amateur" intelligence officers, journalists are the most numerous. Journalists are often better at gathering, identifying and disseminating information than professional intelligence workers. There are great similarities between intelligence and newspaper work, especially in Europe, where the news media's sources of intelligence are often linked to political axe officials. So, there is an unavoidable affinity between journalists, diplomats and intelligence workers. It is diplomats and intelligence personnel who, although they have better access to special information, still frequented newspapers or news agencies to obtain "inside information". Newspapers often overwhelm the intelligence agencies of the political axe in terms of the speed at which they deliver information. In addition to journalists, intelligence assistants include businessmen, academic researchers, prospectors, travelers, and engineers. Although they do not belong to an intelligence agency, they often provide intelligence to the intelligence agency.

Wang Chenhao allocated 500,000 pounds sterling to Li Guodong as funds for the construction of the European intelligence station, and asked Li Guodong to stay in Europe until the intelligence station was operating normally before returning to China.