After lunch, Wei Pengfei changed his habit of chatting with people, and returned to the quiet data room with his eyes closed and read the words, which he was repeatedly deepening his memory and was afraid of forgetting the important parts of this highly classified document.

This important document was too sensitive, and Wei Pengfei didn't dare to leave a single word, so he could only write it down by relying on his head.

Fortunately, there is no need to memorize so many specific details of the document, only the key parts need to be memorized, so as to prove the authenticity of this document, which is an important factor related to the price of intelligence, and Wei Pengfei, who is not greedy for money, does not care.

In the afternoon's work, Wei Pengfei was in a trance, and his mind did not belong.

When colleague Xiao Huang asked the reason for it strangely, he just snorted and pushed and said; "I ran a few times to the pit last night, and I didn't have much rest."

It doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it, but my colleague Xiao Huang told me to drink more hot water and go back to rest after work, so I don't pay attention anymore.

finally stayed up until the bell rang, and Wei Pengfei left with the crowd of people who got off work.

Following the usual practice, he walked down the street to the horse farm, retrieved the yellow horse with the horse card in his hand, and rode all the way back to Wangjiaji Town, without any twists and turns on the way.

Today, because he was hiding something in his heart, and it was a big event, Wei Pengfei did not buy things in the street market as usual, but returned directly to the rented place, tied the horse to the horse stake and went upstairs directly, and did not come down until dark.

"Brother Wei, are you not there?"

"Sixth brother, what's the matter?"

"Your horse is hungry and screams, and when he comes back, the saddle is not removed, the horse is not fed, and he is not even given a sip of water, so it will definitely not work, the horse is the most spiritual thing, beware of which day it will pull you off."

"Oh, sixth brother, I'm not feeling well, can I trouble you to take care of it, catch Ming'er to cut a few catties of pork and come back for a tooth sacrifice, and have a drink with you."

"Then you said no, who hasn't had a headache and brain fever? It's a trivial matter, don't take it to heart. ”

The landlord Hu Liuzi and his family lived downstairs, he was a powerful man in his 30s, but his personality was introverted and kind, he worked in the grazing team under the command of the earl, feeding the horses was a matter of ease, and he listened to the guests' requests, so he carried a bucket and a kerosene lamp and went out leisurely.

in the room on the second floor

Wei Pengfei was writing hard under the oil lamp, and after writing for a while, he raised his head and thought about it, bowed his head and began to write again, restoring the appearance of the big topic of the confidential document.

This is the third phase of the resumption of the southern extension of the coastal railway.

The earliest planned coastal railway was only from the Red River Valley to the south to Songjiang Town, followed by the first phase of the southern extension plan, with the expansion of the earldom to reach Pine Town, the second phase of the southern extension line plan from Pine Town to the south to Beilun Town.

The third phase of the southern extension is planned to continue south from the town of Beilun, with a railway branch line connecting Sydney, which is planned to extend south to the southern border of New South Wales.

The project began in 1880, but was later interrupted due to the obstruction of far-right white forces, the looting of materials, and the beating and scolding of construction workers.

In September 1881, when the situation was slightly better, it was restarted, but unfortunately it was not repaired for two months, and the contradiction between the north and the south intensified again, and the railway construction site was frequently attacked by armed gangs, and was forced to stop work again, which has been delayed until now.

Therefore, this is the second time that the southern extension plan has been restarted.

Although Wei Pengfei is not very old, only 24 years old this year, but he has been in the Queensland administrative system for 6 years, and he is a technician who was born in surveying, he can see at a glance that the railway planning is not far from ten, and the towns that the southern extension of the railway passes through are all dead, and it is easy to get through with a little understanding of geographical knowledge.

Therefore, he has a very high degree of restoration of the content involved in the confidential documents, including the members of the leading group for the construction of the southern extension of the coastal railway, many of whom are also well-known acquaintances in the construction industry, and Wei Pengfei, who is an engineer, is certainly not unfamiliar.

The most critical thing is that the December preparations mentioned in the classified documents, the date of the start of construction in January, is now early November, and there is only a little more than a month left to pinch the fingers, leaving little time for white conservatives in the southern states.

The railway project specially recruited retired soldiers of the Dragoon Division and the Tiger Cavalry Division this year, totaling more than 1,200 people to form a railway armed escort team to deal with any possible armed attacks and troublemaking, eliminate all difficulties, and firmly carry out the progress of the project with a strong will of steel, and the will of the Red Fort is revealed between the lines.

Wei Pengfei is convinced;

Those Victorian gold mine owners who stubbornly adhere to the White Australia policy and frantically oppose Queensland will definitely be interested in this information and offer a good price.

As long as these rich lords leak their fingers slightly, they can eat and drink spicy food, buy a house, marry a beautiful Chinese daughter-in-law, and buy a few Malay women, and live a rich life without shame.

In this case, £200 is certainly not enough, at least quadruple.

Thinking of this, Wei Pengfei's heart was full of joy and enthusiasm.

Late at night

The town of Yujia was silent in the dark night, and most of the people who had worked hard all day fell asleep, with only a few buildings showing their dim lights.

A dark shadow crept out of the wooden building, and under the cover of the night, it touched in the direction of the Fuso prostitute, like a ghost in the dark night.

"Wow......"

The knock on the door in the silence of the night was heard far away, startling the dark shadow, but it was not long before the wooden door opened, and the shadow disappeared.

Wei Sang...... It's you, so late......"

"Don't talk nonsense, go in and talk."

"Uh...... All right. ”

The oil lamp was lit up in the dark room, reflecting Yamamoto Ichiro's fat face who was sleeping in a daze and not fully awake, still sleepy-eyed, and there was a strong smell of wine on his body, which made Wei Pengfei, who came from the night, unhappy in his heart, and said in a mocking tone;

"Yamamoto-kun seems to be in a good mood, and he is really enviable to have a beautiful woman with wine and beautiful people to sing every night!"

Belch......

Hearing this, Ichiro Yamamoto's heart is really 10,000 MMDs flying by, to whoever is woken up in a sweet dream, and comes to such a sentence that is neither yin nor yang, the mood will not be beautiful.

Considering the importance of this intelligence channel, Ichiro Yamamoto forcibly suppressed his unhappiness, and said with a smile on his fat face; Wei Sang laughed, but a distant friend came to accompany him to drink a few more glasses, which is really rude, please forgive me. I don't know what Wei Sang is doing here late at night? ”

"Hey...... Come on, Yamamoto-kun, you were originally a half-closed door, when are you not allowed to receive guests, what kind of garlic do you pretend to be with me? Wei Pengfei said disapprovingly, his tone did not have the slightest element of awe, but the meaning of contempt was about to come out.

"Half-closed" refers to the fact that prostitutes and others sleep at night with the door ajar open so that they can easily visit the door.

Compared with the weak country of Fuso, Queensland is undoubtedly stronger, which adds a sense of superiority to the Chinese immigrants from the Celestial Empire, who can overlook Fuso, Korea, Luzon, Vietnam and other countries in the South Pacific region.

Not limited to Wei Pengfei, Chinese immigrants generally have this kind of superiority mentality, and even European and American countries generally believe that the Manchu Qing is much stronger than the surrounding countries, at least one level higher.

Wei Pengfei's words obviously angered Yamamoto Ichiro, only to see his face suddenly turn cold, and he said with a displeased expression; "Wei Sang's words are too rude, if there is nothing important, please take care of yourself, Miss Mie Hayase should be free, and I won't accept it."

Sensing the other party's displeasure, Wei Pengfei smiled slightly and didn't care.

He is sure that Ichiro Yamamoto will lick wildly soon, how can these Japanese people have any discipline, as long as they have important information in their hands, it is his father!

The only thing worth worrying about is that Ichiro Yamamoto's strength is slightly inferior, and if he can't give the price he wants, it will be a big loss.

"Yamamoto-kun, are you sure?"

"Wei Sang, you and I have been friends for many years, just say anything directly, don't make fun of me, the owner of the custom shop." Ichiro Yamamoto pretended to smile helplessly.

He is a spy who is old in this way, his short and fat body is filled with a seven-trick exquisite heart, he is good at observing words and feelings, and he sees the wind and rudder, how can he not understand that Wei Pengfei came here late at night, and he must have hard goods in his hand?

It's just a matter of lowering your stature and coaxing with good words to satisfy the competitive spirit of young people.

"Okay then...... To tell you the truth, I do have an important piece of information in my hands, far more important than you might think, enough to pry the situation in Australia. Speaking of this, Wei Pengfei deliberately stopped talking, and when he saw the fiery gaze in Ichiro Yamamoto's eyes, he spread his hands and said helplessly;" This is highly classified information that I have obtained at the risk of my life, the details and completeness are satisfactory, the authenticity is beyond doubt, the only concern is whether you can afford it? ”

"Of course, no problem, we have been cooperating for more than a year, and you should know that we have always had a good reputation."

"I'm sorry, Yamamoto-kun, but this time I'm going to get the money first, and it's a lot of money."

"Uh...... What are your psychological expectations? ”

"A thousand pounds, no less than that."

"My Amaterasu Okami, Wei Sang, are you sure you're not talking crazy?" Ichiro Yamamoto's small eyes widened, and he looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief.

The two sides have been secretly trading intelligence for more than a year, and the transactions are only some low-level internal information, including the various departments, divisions, and military institutions of the Red Fort, the scope of functions, the names of the commanders, the total personnel and equipment of the army, the station, the distribution of factories and enterprises, and some other information.

The largest piece of information in the deal, worth just £15, was about the African Expeditionary Force, which is an important source of the Secretariat in the current era of information blackouts and the inability of Fuso to send personnel overseas to obtain similar information.

News that seems ordinary at first glance is very valuable to foreign powers.

If we had been able to grasp the news of the African Expeditionary Force in advance and know that Queensland had no internal military strength, Fuso would not have signed the "Treaty of Nagasaki" so happily, and a piece of information that could have been sold for 500 pounds could only be sold for 5 pounds because of the delay in timeliness.

It's a pity that this information was too late to reach Fuso, and it could only make those big people furious......

"This price is really incredible, I can't imagine what kind of intelligence can be worthy of such a high price, did you get the technical details of the cashmere complete textile equipment?"

"Don't bother asking, I won't reveal any details of this important piece of information until a deal is struck."

"But in that case, it is difficult for me to value your intelligence, and it is possible that what you think is worth £1,000 may be worth only £100, which is far less than you think."

"No...... I'm pretty sure of that. "Wei Pengfei sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, and the old god said;" This is a highly classified plan to be put into practice, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is enough to change the current situation in Australia, and it is especially commendable that the intelligence is very timely, leaving enough time for those who need it most, and I believe that it is worth far more than a thousand pounds, and there will be generous customers who will pay for it, I firmly believe in this. ”

Speaking of which

Wei Pengfei said sneeringly; "The only obstacle to us getting a deal right now is Yamamoto-kun's strength, and I doubt it."

"Wei Sang, how can you say that? It's so hurtful. ”

"I'm sorry Yamamoto-kun, I do think so, it looks like I should find a better home for this important information, a home that can afford the price." Wei Pengfei had already stood up impatiently, and seemed to be ready to leave.

In order to sell this important confidential information in his hand at a high price, he uncharacteristically started to do Yanagi Megumi, so that a perverted ghost can hold back and not be confused, it must be driven by more important interests.

Ichiro Yamamoto knew this very well, but his authority did not exceed 100 pounds, and as for five hundred and one thousand, it was all braggart to fool the young man in front of him.

"No need, a thousand pounds is not a big number, Fusang is far more generous than you think, we are trustworthy and reliable friends."

An unfamiliar voice came, which made Wei Pengfei, who originally had a ghost in his heart, jump up in fright, and turned his head to look over in disbelief.

I saw a white-faced middle-aged man from Fusang come and sit down with a calm expression, this person's footsteps were like ghosts, and he didn't even notice when there was one more person in the room?

"Who is he Yamamoto-kun, and how do you explain all this?" Wei Pengfei's tone revealed annoyance.

"Wei San, don't embarrass Yamamoto-kun, please allow me to introduce myself, the contemptible Fujita Hattori is a good friend who has a good relationship with Yamamoto-kun, and there is a lot of cooperation in the exchange of relevant information, the most important thing is ...... I can afford to buy your information. ”

Fujita Hattori knows what is most convincing for a lustful and money-hungry person?

After saying that, he didn't talk nonsense, and took out a thick stack of large banknotes from his arms, all of which were five pound white banknotes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, which looked extremely attractive.