Are Guo Yi and others considered businessmen or spies? Their identities and affiliations have never been made clear. But obviously they are more businessmen. Be it Guangzhou Station or Leizhou Station, their main tasks are to sell goods for the Crossing Group.
Commodities, imported materials and manpower. Providing information is just a matter of incident.
As for Leizhou Station, it not only involves sales and imports, but also involves sugar and wine making in the light industry sector, sugar cane improvement and planting in the agricultural sector, and the agricultural combination of Tiandihui and Delong United.
"...In these two stations, other departments are much more involved than we are. If we want to directly command them, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
That's right, Jiangshan thought, the Guangzhou and Leizhou systems have become accustomed to their unique status as the *** economic intelligence complex. It is completely delusional to bring these two stations under the intelligence bureau's system - neither the Executive Committee nor the Senate.
I agree. If you directly demand that these things belong to us and those things belong to us, the newly-minted bureaucracy of the Foreign Intelligence Service will only be in trouble.
The name of the Foreign Intelligence Service sounds very prominent, but in fact it is an out-and-out leather bag company. No one will buy it until it has sufficient strength.
"We must rely on the organization, relationships and work of the foreign stations." Jiang Shan said, "Of course, we can start a new business and re-send less eye-catching intelligence personnel to the mainland. But -"
"But the Executive Committee won't approve it, right?" Wang Ding said, "You know what the Executive Committee means as well as I do. They don't like waste. Every elder is a treasure trove of knowledge and skills, which is the so-called
The same goes for the good-for-nothing otaku. As for sending out indigenous intelligence agents, I don’t know how many people can be sent.”
Jiang Shan thought, he had no idea how much foundation the intelligence system had, and he could only wait until all the handed-over materials were in place and reviewed.
The two people spent a whole day and night reading all the materials handed over. The materials handed over from various departments were all kinds of. Fortunately, the number was not too much. The most valuable ones were of course the former enemy materials handed over from the General Administration of Political Security.
Materials from the Ministry of Industry. In the past, a small amount of intelligence work was mostly carried out by the Political and Security Administration and the Ministry of Industry.
"Lin Baiguang has established a stronghold in Qiongzhou - this is probably a pure intelligence station." Jiang Shan said.
Lin Baiguang's site in Qiongzhou, Wanfeng Rice Store, not only has five indigenous intelligence agents, but he also developed a local intelligence network headed by Ma Benyuan. At the same time, he did a lot of work in assisting Jiazi Coal Mine's production and outsourcing, which can be said to be a remarkable achievement.
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Even the operating conditions of Mihang are good. According to the financial statements he submitted, Wanfeng Grain Bank's profit is enough to maintain the operation of the intelligence station itself, and there is even a small surplus.
"If Lin Baiguang is willing to come back and serve, being the director of the third division will be more than enough." Jiang Shan commented.
Wang Ding, if he is willing to come back and understand, it will be your turn to be the director of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau? But he did not say this without saying it. He said: "There is also the Zou Monk Temple in Leizhou, which is also a professional intelligence station." Chen
Tianxiong originally requested that this temple be renovated and used as an intelligence station. His current activities in Leizhou are basically based on this place.
"I think we should call everyone back and hold a working meeting." Jiang Shan said thoughtfully, "including representatives from Guangzhou and Leizhou. First of all, this is to respect their expressions. Secondly, we will have to coordinate with these places in many places in the future, which is inappropriate.
I'm afraid there will be problems if you have a clear interview."
"Well, actually you can reserve certain positions for dispatched personnel - they don't have to come back to serve - Guo Yi can be the director of the first branch, and Lin Baiguang can completely be the director of the third branch, there is no need
It cannot be selected among the elders of Lingao..."
"You are just making a wish by appointing an official." Jiang Shan said jokingly, "When you become the director, they can't even take it seriously, right?"
"Yes, it's better for the county magistrate to be in charge now! You always have to pay more attention to matters related to your duties. Besides, many people who work on the front line know better. It's okay to suddenly appoint a few people who read spy novels as the director of the department.
What’s the use? Can the front-line staff be convinced?”
"That's true, but since they are all on the front line, I'm afraid they won't be able to do what the director should do - being a leader requires you to do a lot of routine work." Jiang Shan said, "Let Guo Yi be the first officer.
He is probably happy to be the director, and the Executive Committee may not have any objections. But in the future, the Intelligence Bureau will arrange personnel to enter the Ming Dynasty to carry out work. How to discuss and communicate with him? The process is too complicated."
"Well." Wang Ding thought that he had neglected this point, and he regretfully rejected his idea, "It seems that this won't work."
"The most ideal situation would be to bring back front-line personnel to serve as division chiefs and send out new intelligence personnel." Jiang Shan said, "In this way, experienced leaders can also go to the front line for training.
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"I'm afraid that's not possible at the moment."
Jiang Shan also knew that this was probably impossible. Business relationships and personal connections in ancient society were very close. Transferring one of Guo Yi and others would mean that many business and social connections in Guangzhou would be interrupted. This is different from modern society.
Changing company executives casually is not an option.
"We'd better hold an intelligence work meeting first to talk to everyone." Jiang Shan made up his mind, "I want to go to various departments first to understand the specific situation."
"Okay. Then what should I do?" Wang Ding asked.
"You, just go visit the people on this list first and have a casual chat with them," Jiang Shan said, "They are all veterans who have volunteered to join intelligence work. You have worked in the powerful department in the past, so you can recognize people by seeing them.
There is always something to be said for one's ability, let's see if they really want to do this kind of invisible profession or if they are quite bright 007."
"Okay. I'll be there in a minute." Wang Ding asked, "I don't want the latter, right?"
"No, you can also do the latter - at least you have enough enthusiasm." Jiang Shan said, "The premise is that I can know how much manpower and financial budget I can get."
The first intelligence work meeting held by the Foreign Intelligence Bureau was held in Bopu. The participating agencies included: the Ministry of Commerce, the Office of Religion and the heads of the "two religions", the Li and Miao Affairs Office, the General Administration of Political Security and personnel from two foreign stations.
: The representative from Guangzhou is Zhang Xin, and the representative from Leizhou is Chen Tianxiong. Lin Baiguang from Qiongzhou also came back to participate in the meeting.
This meeting was held in Bopu - in the private villa that Wu De built himself. After the second plenary meeting, in order to avoid being questioned by the elders on this issue, he handed over the property rights of the villa to the general office. Because of this
The place is quiet and secluded, and it is not as eye-catching as in Bairen City, so it has become a good place to hold small-scale secret meetings.
Regarding issues related to intelligence work, the Executive Committee has long believed that a large-scale integration and clean-up is needed. The first is to eliminate the interference of the political and security departments in the intelligence system, and the second is to integrate the existing systems to avoid the situation of multiple branches of government.
Modern people are very sensitive to intelligence. Almost every department wants to set up its own intelligence organization or simply act as an intelligence organization. Even departments like the Agriculture Committee are reporting that they want to establish the Red Flower Society within the Tiandihui system - one by one
It serves as an agency for small businessmen and hawkers to travel around the countryside to collect intelligence and conduct propaganda and agitation. The General Staff is also thinking of setting up a General Staff Intelligence Bureau...
This national enthusiasm for intelligence must be corrected. The Foreign Intelligence Service is just a basin of cold water poured on the heads of various departments by the Executive Committee.
At this intelligence meeting, it was clarified that the Foreign Intelligence Service is responsible for the collection of external intelligence, and all foreign intelligence activities must be planned and filed by the Foreign Intelligence Service. All departments are not allowed to carry out foreign intelligence activities without reporting. At the same time, it was reiterated that no department is allowed to carry out foreign intelligence activities without authorization.
Establish your own intelligence organization and prepare specialized personnel.
Under the premise of unified command of intelligence work, it is stipulated that the Foreign Intelligence Service is responsible for the summary and analysis of all intelligence. The intelligence collected in various places must first be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Service, which will conduct summary and analysis of the intelligence and then distribute it.
Intelligence analysis is the highlight of intelligence work, and it can even be said to be a critical task. In the past, except for the General Administration of Political and Security Affairs, most of the intelligence collected by various departments was directly forwarded without analysis. The targets of the copy were usually executive officers.
Committee and "departments that may be useful". The latter is a vague concept. For example, the telegrams of the retail prices of commodities in the Guangzhou daily market collected by the Guangzhou Station - the recipients are all the Executive Committee. After the Executive Committee received this
The persons to whom the intelligence should be copied are rather vague: the Ministry of Commerce, foreign trade companies, cooperatives, and even the Agricultural Committee and the Civil Affairs Committee may theoretically need it.
Out of responsible considerations, the General Office sent a copy to all departments that might need it. Not only was it a waste, but it also involved the energy of the receiving departments - this information has not been refined, analyzed and summarized, and is completely based on the original data.
If it is provided to each department in this way, the work of judgment and interpretation of intelligence becomes the responsibility of each department. Supervisors have to spend a lot of time reading and judging whether this information is useful to them. Some people just file it away without bothering to ask.
According to Wang Ding's plan, all intelligence will now be classified and compiled according to the timeliness and content of the intelligence after a preliminary summary and analysis by the Analysis Division. Each department submits the intelligence categories it needs to the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, and the Foreign Intelligence Bureau will
The confidentiality level is then distributed to various departments. As for urgent and major information, it is sent directly to the executive committee and corresponding departments in charge of the matter to ensure that a response can be made as soon as possible.
The second step is to establish a shared general intelligence database. All collected intelligence materials are compiled into a booklet by category and date and stored specifically in the database. When necessary, each department can directly access it according to the secret level of the department.
Instead of filing them separately in the past and turning them into a pile of dead materials, only those who are attentive can check them.
In terms of the division of affairs: the intelligence on Li and Miao affairs is classified as "internal affairs", and the Bureau of Foreign Intelligence is no longer involved in the collection and collation of intelligence in this area. This intelligence affairs is led by the Li and Miao Affairs Office, assisted by the General Administration of Political Security and the Office of Religion.
A key link in the foreign intelligence work: the affiliation of the foreign stations was clarified at the meeting - the foreign stations are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Colonies and Trade Ministers - in the past, the identity of the foreign stations has been unclear, and some of them are included in the intelligence
Some of them are counted in the business department, and some are counted in the planning committee. In the final analysis, the things they handle are many and complex, and they are of irreplaceable importance. Now that their affiliations are clear, coordination among all parties will be easier.
At the meeting, it was decided that the foreign stations have the obligation to support the activities of the Foreign Intelligence Service. In order to facilitate the Foreign Intelligence Service to effectively command the foreign stations, all station chiefs of the foreign stations must also serve as the station directors of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
position, forming a de facto subordinate relationship with the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
In this way, Guo Yi from the Guangzhou Station and Wen Tong from the Leizhou Station became the intelligence station directors of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau. Every foreign station established in the future will have the obligation to collect local intelligence and support the activities of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau.
Of course, in actual work, they can leave specific intelligence matters to other senior members of the station.
In addition to overseas stations, the Religious Affairs Office has also been designated as a "key assistance unit" of the Foreign Intelligence Service, especially Zhang Yuchen's "New Taoism", which is considered by all parties to have great intelligence penetration value, especially Chen Tianxiong, who
Mentioning the site of Monk Zou Temple in Xuwen, it is very suitable for "New Taoism" to use as a stronghold. It can be used as a missionary base and an information station.
Zhang Yuchen, who had just returned from the Sanya Development Zone and was tanned, was very enthusiastic about this proposal. He proposed that the "New Taoism" prepare to cooperate closely with the Foreign Intelligence Service, and he was willing to use the "Taosheng Training Course" of the "New Taoism" that was being prepared to
Graduates contribute to the dual training of missionary work and intelligence work. In this way, once the Taoist students graduate and expand to the mainland, they will become the dual vanguards of ideological and intelligence work.
"You don't have a single person in your Taoist training class. How many people have you contributed to?" He Yingyi, the director of the religious organization, said, "One moment, it will be donated to Li and Miao affairs, and another moment, it will be donated to the General Administration of Political Security for internal security. Now,
It’s time to contribute to the Foreign Intelligence Service again.”
"I just pointed out how big a role 'New Taoism' might play in our cause," Zhang Yuchen said without changing his expression. "As for the origin of Taoism, I have reported it many times." The implication is that it has not played a role.
The main function is not to give others manpower.
Wu Shimang saw that no one was paying attention to his Lingao Church, so he quickly came out and said that although the Lingao Church has been subject to certain restrictions in proselytizing to mainland China, the "Catholic" faith can enable them to target Europeans.
play a greater role in the activities. And in comparison, the Lingao Church has already mastered a group of devout believers who can use it. Compared with the "New Taoism" that can only talk about its potential role, the Lingao Church can "invest in it" immediately.
Fighting".
"Our believers are very devout, yes, very devout," Wu Shimang said. "They sincerely welcome martyrdom, so they do not need to consider the consequences when they perform any tasks."
"What kind of mission should you ask your nun to perform?" Zhang Yingchen looked thoughtful.
A burst of laughter immediately erupted from the conference table. Wu Shimang was not embarrassed and argued: "What's wrong with the nun? Such an old man will not attract attention wherever he goes - he is a very good intelligence officer!"
"I think forget it, don't bother the old people in the monastery." He Ying said, "I have served your Lingao Church enough, so let them live out their old age peacefully."
"There are also many young and devout believers." Wu Shimang was eager to express his work in this area. "I believe that it is very suitable for indigenous people with firm beliefs to be sent out to do intelligence collection work - at least he will not
Betrayal."
Jiang Shan thought it was a good idea to use religion to collect intelligence, and now expressed his "sincere gratitude" to the Religious Affairs Office for its support.
After the Bopu intelligence work meeting, Chen Tianxiong and Lin Baiguang were invited to the Foreign Intelligence Bureau for a small meeting with Jiang Shan and others.
These two people can be regarded as the basic intelligence personnel of the Foreign Intelligence Service outside. Jiang Shan attaches great importance to them and is very polite in his words. The first thing he did was invite Lin Baiguang to come back and serve as the director of the third division or the director of the office.
"No, it's better for me to be a special agent stationed abroad." Lin Baiguang shook his head unceremoniously, "I don't like agency work. I want to do something practical outside."
"Okay." Jiang Shan knew that it was difficult to persuade this kind of person easily, so no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would still have his identity. "I want to hear your views and suggestions on the work of this agency."
Lin Baiguang smiled: "Actually, I don't have any opinion. The first thing is people. We need to add a lot of people."
"I also think there are too few manpower," Jiang Shan nodded, "but now elders are a rare resource..."
"I'm not talking about elders," Lin Baiguang shook his head. "As you said, elders are scarce resources. How can they be randomly sent to the mainland to serve in grassroots intelligence work? The death of any one of them is a huge loss. I'm talking about the indigenous people.
intelligence officer."
Lin Baiguang reminded Jiangshan that several training courses for intelligence personnel have been held in the past, but the number of people was very small and there was simply not enough. We must pay close attention to personnel training.
"Indigenous intelligence personnel have no experience. We need to give them more opportunities to practice. I suggest increasing investment in manpower in Qiongshan County. All newly trained intelligence personnel can be sent to me." Lin Baiguang said.
"Oh?" Jiang Shan thought, what does this mean? Although Qiongshan County is Fuguo County of Qiongzhou Prefecture, after all, it is just a county on Hainan Island. In the eyes of the Executive Committee, it is just an apple that is not picked for the time being. If not
With the existence of Jiazi Coal Mine, there is no need to invest too much intelligence power here.
"Before I explain, let me first talk about our activities in Qiongshan County."
He first reported on his work in Qiongshan County.
The activities of Wanfeng Grain Store, the work of the Hai family, Ma Benyuan’s local intelligence network...
"...We have made great progress in Qiongshan County now." Lin Baiguang said, "The entire bureaucracy of Qiongzhou Prefecture is almost like a sieve."