Chapter 1264 External layout
Still in the side hall.
But today is not as many people as yesterday, only Deng Bing, the General Affairs Office.
The meeting last night did not end until late at night. It was dawn shortly after Zhu Yicheng fell asleep, and he only slept for less than three hours.
He got up like usual, and after washing up, Zhu Yicheng came to the side hall with a little tiredness. Deng Bing was already waiting.
"Xiao Jiangzi, give Deng Aiqing a bowl of ginseng soup."
Deng Bing had heavy dark circles and obviously did not sleep well. After sitting down, Zhu Yicheng ordered Xiao Jiangzi at the door. Xiao Jiangzi responded and quickly brought a bowl of ginseng soup. Zhu Yicheng smiled and asked Deng Bing to drink ginseng soup together before talking about it.
He stood up and thanked him. Deng Bing finished drinking the ginseng soup in a few sips, and then put the empty bowl aside.
After Zhu Yicheng finished drinking, Xiao Jiangzi stepped forward to clean up, and then took the things and left the side hall directly.
"Have all the arrangements been made in Russia?" Zhu Yicheng asked directly.
"If you say the emperor, I have made arrangements, but I cannot guarantee whether it will work." Deng Bing replied cautiously.
"It's okay. The General Office focuses on the distance and does not rush for a moment. Some chess pieces cannot see the effect now, and maybe they can play a decisive role in another day." Zhu Yicheng said relaxedly.
"The emperor is very proud! I am beyond my reach for this."
Zhu Yicheng waved his hand and said, "This is not a great idea. This is the case with the intelligence work. You have been in the Jinyiwei. Whether it is the Jinyiwei or the Jinyiwei, the work they do is almost the same, but one is external and the other is internal. Compared with the Jinyiwei, the spies in the Jinyiwei are more difficult, especially for those Western countries, they cannot use the Jinyiwei's original methods to do things, so it is inevitable to find and install some people who are used by our Ming Dynasty."
Deng Bing said it was, but in fact, Zhu Yicheng took care of Deng Bing a few years ago, and Deng Bing has been doing this.
However, compared with before, the current work scope and intensity of the General Office is much greater than before. In the few years when the Ming Dynasty was just revived, the main intelligence work of the General Office was nothing more than these countries around the Ming Dynasty.
These countries include the original Ryukyu, the current Japan and the North Korea that has been annexed by the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there are also countries in Southeast Asia, which are all in Asia and belong to the Greater China Circle in terms of geographical location. The spies from the General Affairs Office can directly integrate into it in various ways and obtain information sources.
But as time goes by, the influence of the Ming Dynasty gradually became greater, especially after the establishment of diplomatic relations with Western countries, the Ming Dynasty's tentacles have extended from Asia to all parts of the world.
In this case, the original spy of the General Office is not suitable for work. How can a Ming person's face and dress be integrated into Western countries for intelligence work? Although there is nothing absolute, these innate conditions cause constraints and disadvantages. Therefore, the personnel structure of the General Office has also changed accordingly, from a pure Ming person to a Ming person and Westerner who are both used as the General Office.
This choice is an inevitable result. Deng Bing has selected people who are suitable for being included in the General Office and become spies in the Ming Dynasty in recent years through merchants and ordinary people from all over the country, and then used various methods, such as money, beauties, coercion, and other temptations, so that they can do things for the General Office.
After several years of hard work, there are already many foreign members in the General Office. According to Deng Bing's report to Zhu Yicheng, the number of these people has exceeded 200.
These people have their own different nationalities and identities. After controlling each other through various methods in the General Office, they will then become the eyes and ears of the General Office, so that they can be used by the Ming Dynasty.
Just like Russia, before Russia established diplomatic relations, when Russia first sent people to contact the Ming Dynasty, the General Affairs Office used these methods to make two Russian middle and lower-level military officers become secret spies of the General Affairs Office.
Later, Russia and the Ming Empire formally established diplomatic relations. With the normal trade between the two sides, the Tongshi Office repeated the same tricks, and several people were developed to join the Tongshi Office, thus obtaining a source of information that was directly transmitted from Russia to the Ming Dynasty.
At yesterday's meeting, the information about Russia's private transactions with the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong and the Qing Dynasty in Northwest came from this. Otherwise, no matter how capable the Public Affairs Office was, it would be impossible to easily obtain information directly from the Russian Far East Governor's Office.
At present, the Ming Dynasty has decided to resolve the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible. With the Liaodong Manchu Qing voluntarily abandoning Liao, the Mongolqin tribe and Prince Yi's tribe are about to merge, and the Qing Dynasty in the northwest has the opportunity to start civil strife. The Ming Dynasty's war machine has begun to start again. Zhu Yicheng plans to completely eliminate the Qing Dynasty within at most two years.
This can be said to be another major military operation in the Ming Dynasty since the Central Plains War. Moreover, this military operation not only eliminates the remnants of the Qing Dynasty, but also concerns the ownership of millions of square kilometers of land.
For the reliability of military operations, the Ming Dynasty absolutely does not allow other accidents, especially Russia in the north. In this case, intelligence from Russia is particularly important, and Zhu Yicheng needs the Ming Dynasty to be able to change Russia's possible support for the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty through political influence within Russia, thereby ensuring the smooth completion of the plan.
This work is very important and is also the most important task since the establishment of the General Affairs Office. Deng Bing did not dare to neglect at all, which is why Zhu Yicheng summoned Deng Bing to question him just after yesterday's meeting.
"The key to Russia's political situation lies in St. Petersburg, you must pay attention to this!" Zhu Yicheng reminded.
Deng Bing quickly said yes, and he knew very well that this was true. Russia was the same as the Ming Dynasty, but the Russian emperor was called the Tsar. The current Russian Tsar is Peter, a British master. Not only did he lead Russia to great changes in domestic politics and culture, but he also enhanced the foundation for Russia to learn from European countries.
At the same time, after Tsar Peter became a leader, he expanded his territory, defeating the powerful enemy for Russia and thus winning the support of the nobles and civilians from all over Russia.
A few years ago, Russia had just won a great victory in the war with Sweden, thus moving its capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Now, the Tsar has been called the "Emperor" in Russia, and its authority is incomparable.
To prevent Russia from making tricks against the Ming Dynasty in the last battle of the Qing Dynasty, it is far from enough to start from the Governor's Office in the Far East. Therefore, Zhu Yicheng asked the General Affairs Office to find a way to make a decision in St. Petersburg. It would be best if it could directly affect the decision of Tsar Peter.
Chapter completed!