The news of the discovery of the Guangwu plane was immediately sent back to Nanjing. Now, both the Nanjing Ming government and the Beijing Ming Army Provisional Military Control Commission immediately transferred most of their intelligence forces to the search for Guangwu.
The interim chief of the Ming Army's Military Control Commission in Beijing was naturally Xiang Xiaoqiang. At the same time, he also moved the Northern Command in Xuzhou to Beijing, which has more complete conditions.
Now the top priorities of the Beijing Military Control Commission are as follows:
1. Send an order to the Qing army in other parts of North China, ordering them to immediately declare their submission to the Ming Empire and maintain public security on the spot, waiting for the Ming army to take over;
2. Protect all important places in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the North, Central and South Three Seas and other royal gardens, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Temple of Heaven and Earth, major royal palaces and other important ancient buildings, as well as banks, arsenals, grain depots, etc.;
3. Protect the Ming Tombs in Changping and the Qing Dynasty Tombs in Zunhua. Send a large number of troops to guard them closely to prevent the crazy tomb robberies that occurred when China changed dynasties;
4. According to the list made in advance, control some important figures in the former Qing Empire. The first is Emperor Jiade. There are also other important royal families, military ministers, and senior civil and military officials below, waiting to be dealt with separately;
5. Strictly control all personnel and offices in the sticky area, seal all files, and wait for Dongchang, Jinyiwei, People's Guard security team and other personnel to come from Nanjing for screening and processing;
6. Restore social order in Beijing, strengthen public security, cooperate with the Nanjing government to import food and daily necessities, and stabilize prices;
7. Cooperate with the Ming Empire Bank to issue the northern transitional currency, exchange it with citizens in various banks and markets in Beijing, and ensure the stable connection between Qingyang and Mingyang;
8. Cooperate with the judicial officers coming from Nanjing to review and screen the detainees in the former Qing prisons, and reorganize the large number of backlogged and unjust cases in the former Qing judicial system;
9. Cooperate with Nanjing and make all preparations for Her Majesty the Queen’s Northern Tour;
10. To arrest the former Qing fugitives who committed heinous crimes. Among them, the number one criminal and the first "poker card" was Guang Wu.
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Starting from the second day after the People's Guard entered Beijing, trains, cars, and transport planes from the south were shuttled across the land and sky in the north. All kinds of people and materials continued to go to the north. The civil affairs, justice, intelligence, and economy of Nanming
, finance, health and other industries, began to move to the north in large numbers. Almost all the main teams of the People's Guard Security Force, Imperial Guard, and Political Work Corps are moving to Beijing. Together with the original Northern Command, the entire People's Guard
Almost all the upper class have moved to Beijing.
On the morning of March 9th.
Twenty-four hours have passed since the seaplane was discovered. The People's Guard security team strictly interrogated the key personnel at Niangan and searched the archives at Niangan, desperately trying to find out Guangwu's escape plan.
Not to mention, since Guangwu's escape plan has gone through long-term preparations, and the main force is Niangan Department, now many people in Niangan Department have participated in the escape plan, and they all know something more or less.
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Taking advantage of the fact that the North has just been taken over, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the South has not yet had time to come over, the security team will give severe punishments when they deserve it, without being polite, and strive to be short and quick. Those who usually give severe punishments to others will be punished.
The agents in the post office, it's their turn now, every one of them is like shit, crying for father and mother, begging for mercy, and pissing their pants a lot.
Soon, the security team pieced together some scattered information. The biggest gain was learning the nationality of the ship that picked up Guangwu:
——Dominican Republic.
Sure enough, Guangwu planned to go into exile in Latin America. He might want to rely on his huge wealth to gain the protection of the local dictator.
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If Guangwu goes directly to the Dominican Republic with the treasure, he will take the Pacific route and cross the Panama Canal to the Dominican Republic. If he plans to go to Europe first and find a bank to deposit the treasure, he will take the Indian Ocean route and cross the Strait of Malacca.
The Navy took action. The East China Sea Fleet dispatched an aircraft carrier squadron, consisting of one aircraft carrier and four destroyers, and had launched an aerial search in the Western Pacific. The Nanyang Fleet also dispatched a long-range land-based reconnaissance aircraft, with Malacca as the
center, conducting an extensive search in the South China Sea and the eastern Indian Ocean in an effort to locate a Dominican-flagged ship.
In East Asia, there are generally fewer ships from Central American countries. When it comes to a specific country, such as Dominica, the chance of appearing is even smaller. So once you see a Dominican ship, you can basically be sure that it is it.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang and others analyzed: The reason why Guangwu chose a small dictatorship in Latin America was first of all because he could not choose a democratic country to live in exile. Generally, the governments of democratic countries will not take the risk of offending voters to protect a notorious dictator.
And dictatorships must also be distinguished. The largest dictatorship today is the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union’s dictators and ruling machines
They are all too strong, and Guangwu may be afraid that he will be backlashed. And there are many small autocratic countries in Latin America, their international status and economic scale are very small, and a former emperor of a big country took a huge sum of money to take refuge, so no matter where he is,
Politically or economically, he may have a place. The huge wealth Guangwu carries can even easily affect the country's economy.
In addition, these small countries are far away on the other side of the earth, not only far beyond the scope of influence of Ming Dynasty, but also far beyond the scope of influence of Ming Dynasty's allies such as Britain and Germany. The standard sky is high and the emperor is far away.
But there are also disadvantages. If Guangwu goes to the Soviet Union, although he may lose some freedoms, in terms of personal safety, it is like entering a safe. The Soviet Union is a spy rule, and the tentacles of rule are spread throughout every corner of society, everywhere.
It's surveillance, informing and control. If a foreign country wants to send assassins to assassinate people, it's almost impossible.
It's still difficult. But small Latin American countries are different. Compared with the Soviet Union, there are loose governance, numerous ethnic groups, complex societies, chaotic public security, political turmoil, and coups. Compared with the Soviet Union, the security provided by the rulers of small Latin American countries
The measures are very limited. If foreign countries want to send killers to take a person's head, that is much easier.
This is one of the reasons why Guangwu chose Dominica. The ruler of Dominica is Trujillo Molina, who launched a coup in 1930 and has been in power for six years. Among the many small dictatorships in Latin America, his rule is relatively
It has been a long time. And it seems that his rule is quite stable at present, and he has a tendency to rule for a long time. This kind of small country is exactly what exiles like Guangwu like.
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"But there is a problem."
Li Gensheng said.
Everyone looked at him. Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"What's the problem?"
"These 'banana republics' in Central America are more or less controlled by the United States. Trujillo Molina in Dominica was brought to power with the support of the United States. The domestic economy is also heavily dependent on the United States. Guangwu is not afraid of us using diplomatic means.
, seeking to exert pressure on the Dominican Republic through the United States?”
When he said this, everyone looked at each other. Xiang Xiaoqiang, who did not know much about the political situation in Central America at this time, also looked at everyone and asked:
"How about it, is that what Gensheng said? Who can tell me?"
I had a stomachache, looked at everyone, and said:
"Hey, I think that's what happened... Commander Li is right. The Dominican Republic is indeed following the lead of the United States. We may indeed negotiate with the United States and ask the United States to put pressure on Dominica and repatriate Guangwu... However, Guangwu
He may not necessarily think so. The United States is now isolated
People with strong doctrines are generally unwilling to interfere in foreign affairs. In addition, when we failed to purchase the US military last time, Guangwu saw it and may think that our influence on the United States is just that. Even if we look for the United States, the United States
I won’t care. Besides, he doesn’t have anywhere else to go.”
Everyone nodded. After hearing this, Xiang Xiaoqiang also felt that this was the case.
However, he still had a question and was embarrassed to say it publicly. So, he whispered to Xiuxiu:
“What is a ‘banana republic’?”
Xiu Xiu also whispered:
"Those small countries in Central America, such as Dominica, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Honduras, have a single industry and rely entirely on growing cash crops, such as bananas, tobacco, and coffee. The national economy is completely controlled by large American companies.
Nicknamed Banana Republic..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang understood. He rolled his eyes and asked everyone:
"Everyone, in these 'banana republics' in Central America, who is the best apart from the dictators? Is it the local big American company?"
Even though his stomach hurt, he rolled his eyes and immediately understood what he was planning. He smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is right. Haha, to be precise, the most awesome person in those banana republics is not the dictator himself, but the United Fruit Company. It is like the emperor. It can not only control the local economy, but also the politics.
Whoever the United Fruit Company allows to be the president can be elected, and whoever is not allowed to be the president cannot be elected. Haha, sir, this matter is easy to handle. Even if the U.S. government does not agree, we can find a way around it and go to the private sector.
route'……"
Xiang Xiaoqiang also started laughing.
"Okay," he said with a smile, "let's try and see if Guangwu miscalculated this time. Xiuxiu."
"exist."
"Prepare your plane. As soon as the news from the Navy comes and it is confirmed that you are going to the Dominican Republic, you will fly back to Nanjing. Invite your brother, sister-in-law, and father-in-law to dinner, and ask Mr. Badley to get in touch.
He said that our Ming Dynasty Consul in Detroit would like to treat Mr. Ford to a meal, and we should contact each other to build friendship..."
Xiuxiu couldn't help but smile and said:
"yes!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said to everyone:
"Of course, according to the navy's wishes, we have to make another plan. If Guangwu takes not the Pacific route, but the Indian Ocean route, then we can take more measures. In the first few days of the ship's voyage, basically
It passed through our Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence: the South China Sea, Siam, and Malacca. Based on the speed of the cargo ship, he has only reached the South China Sea at most.
"Although the South China Sea is also high seas, once we search for it, we can send submarines to follow it. It is impossible for the Banana Republic to send warships and cruise ships, only inconspicuous cargo ships. At that slow speed, submarines can keep up. Wait.
When the ship reaches Malacca, it can be robbed by 'pirates'... Pirates don't know international public law, so there's nothing they can do about it."
The meeting room became lively after being "coaxed". Everyone was very excited and felt that this method was more exciting and had a higher success rate. After all, the success or failure of taking the "American route" is in the hands of others. But after all, taking the "American route"
"Pirate Route", success or failure is in your own hands.
For a time, everyone hoped that Guangwu would choose the Indian Ocean route.