In the secluded suburbs of Montenegro, a two-story brick house stands alone on the ground covered with low shrubs, gravel and weeds. Even though it was already spring in the southern hemisphere, the surface of the Patagonia platform was still a yellowish-brown tone, which made people feel drowsy when they saw it.

There is a walled yard in front and behind the brick house. Two "black-skinned" guards standing at the gate of the yard. Occasionally, passers-by subconsciously speed up when they pass by, as if they don't want to have much contact with this monster-like building. This may be related to the plaque hanging on the gate - this is the Heishan Township Office of the Araucan County Branch of the Syphilis Patient Statistical Investigation Bureau, a high-voltage spy agency that makes people scared of talking.

A heavy carriage was gently parked in front of the office door. Tian Xing, carrying a cowhide briefcase, got out of the carriage, submitted his ID to the guards at the door for inspection, and then walked into the yard with great strides. He came here to complete the prisoner's delivery procedures. He was already a major in the army and was almost one of the real power figures in the military police headquarters. After all, the highest commander of the military intelligence agency was just a colonel, and the lieutenant colonel had only talked about a few people.

Major Tian Xing had just returned to China to report his duties a while ago, and his military rank was also promoted to commend him for his hard work in North America. Of course, some people accused him of being promoted by his father-in-law after helping with his operations, but this was not enough for outsiders. After the report, Major Tian saw that he had plenty of time, so he went to South Patagonia with his wife and children for vacation and fun. Unexpectedly, he met a suspicious coal miner on the way. After stopping him and interrogating him, he found the problem not long after and arrested him immediately. Because this did not involve military intelligence, and he was also on vacation, he was handed over to the local Mei Office office according to regulations. Today he was here to deal with some follow-ups. After all, the criminals were handed over to the Mei Office, so there must be some procedures.

"Big News, Major Tian." The director of the office of the local Mei agency said with a pipe in his mouth and a chirp of wind. This intelligence official, who seems to be a veteran, has a good impression of Tian Xing, who also comes from the army system, so he speaks more intimately, not to mention that the other party has an extraordinary identity and a high military rank, which is worthy of currying favor.

"This miner named Donald has involved a local big man, a celebrity who is said to teach Spanish in Qingdao Port." The office director put down his pipe and said happily: "I have already sent a telegram to Xingnan Port. I will send an encrypted express delivery there to the local area, and then our lovely spy gentleman is about to be arrested. Ah, I really want to go there to see the person's face, but unfortunately I can't fly over, which is a pity."

Tian Xing was shocked when he heard what he said, because only one person who meets the above conditions was the famous Mr. Simenes. He taught Spanish in many local schools, such as the Corps Fort, the Dayuhe Youth Cadre School, the Navigation School, etc., and was the first to convert to "domestic Catholicism", which led to a group of Hispanic citizens following the example, and was therefore commended by superiors. He is currently a small celebrity in the East Coast.

But is he also a spy? Tian Xing was a little unbelievable. However, he has experienced a lot of things these days, and he would not put anything on his face if he didn't believe in it anymore. Therefore, he asked the official of the Mei agency in front of him about the details to determine whether the arrested miner spy was biting randomly.

"This spy is a British man, of course, also serves the British government. It is reported that their nest is in the Golden Deer Store, where an official from England manages all this. In the Cromwell era, a major general was abolished and Charlie restored, another jazz from London took charge of all the affairs." The office director took a pipe and squinted his eyes and smiled: "But these are not the point. The point is that this person pointed out that there is a famous Spanish-speaking gentleman in Qingdao Port providing them with intelligence, and it has been more than once."

"What a shocking news." Tian Xing was silent for a moment, and then commented: "But this miner does not seem to be a high-level spy. He should just come to 'learn' our country's advanced coal mining technology and equipment. What qualifications do he have to know about this level of news? You know, Mr. Simenes is not an unknown person, but an influential person. His image on the other side of the government is quite positive. He has donated money and materials several wars. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a model citizen."

"It can only be blamed for his boss being too unprofessional, too broken, and not at all the awareness of intelligence workers. You know, those noble men have always been stupid and do not understand the principles and taboos of intelligence work, so they reveal information that they should not be disclosed in front of their subordinates. But no matter what, whether Mr. Simenes is really a spy or innocent, the matter will always be investigated clearly. This is not difficult. We just need to wait for the news quietly." The intelligence officer bared his big yellow teeth and said with a smile. If Mr. Simenes is really a spy, then the contribution he made this time would be too great. No wonder he was so excited, because it was indeed a big news.

"This is a real disaster for the British, especially because they have made a mistake. I think Charles II must have the urge to strangle the jazz master. By the way, does British Ambassador Charles know about it?" Tian Xing asked again.

"I think it must be known, there is no doubt about it. After all, the Golden Deer Store has served as the de facto Embassy of England in the East Coast for a long time, but we did not seize the direct evidence of his involvement in the matter. This was nothing, but considering that he was an ambassador, if there is no definite evidence, it would be more cautious and not to take action, so as not to be irresponsible and take advantage of the issue. You must know that our country has just bought the "Iron Mansion" in London and sent several diplomats to build an embassy, ​​so don't give the British a chance to retaliate."

This is a mature and persistent approach, and it also conforms to the unspoken rules. Tian Xing has no doubts about this. However, through this incident, he has more clearly realized that the moment when the rise on the East Coast is becoming more and more obvious, and it is increasingly impossible to hide his own light. How eager are the countries in the old continent for the endless new technologies on the East Coast - England, United Provinces, France, Spain, Portugal, which country has never sent spies, has never stole things or technology? Even the merchants from the Italian countries that have always only done business have brought a few spies from time to time, which is speechless.

Among these countries that steal technology, the United Provinces are the largest, but the level is undoubtedly the British, because they mainly steal steam engine technology and smuggle banned goods. Of course, they have now started the idea of ​​coal mining technology. In fact, this is normal. As the Kingdom of England, which has rich coal resources, they naturally salivate the pumps, steam hoes, hoists, hoists, rail cars, broken hammers and other equipment used in mines in the East Coast Republic, and try every means to get some back and replicate them, although most of them cannot be successful.

Moreover, in addition to mining equipment, the mining method of the East Coast people is also worth learning. For example, the East Coast people dug some horizontal tunnels in coal mines and built some small connecting mines, upward passages, hidden shafts and so on at some distances. The construction of these mine tunnels has multiple functions. They can not only survey the deposits to see if they are worth continuing to mine, but also use them as passages for transporting minerals, killing multiple kills. For example, the column mining method used by the East Coast people in some mining areas, namely the upward ladder section mining method or the downward ladder section mining method, that is, gradual mining. These mining methods are not very advanced, but they are much more sophisticated than the British who are self-harvesting and random excavation. It is really valuable for the British who are extremely rich in coal and iron resources, so they sent spies to steal and achieved certain results.

Compared with the British focusing on mining, military industry and machinery manufacturing, the Dutch were more interested in the legendary "navideo charts" and "current charts" at the East Coast, the products, geographical and weather information of various ports, and some good varieties of cash crops (the sugar yield and yield of sugarcane in the East Coast are higher than those in Europe, it is no longer a secret). They have been trying to obtain them for many years, but unfortunately they have achieved very little results and the results are far from satisfying their huge appetite.

However, the East Coast people have always strictly controlled this kind of thing, especially those nautical drawings, which are strictly kept in the hands of the more politically reliable captains, first mates and nautical commanders. Others on the ship are not qualified to contact these confidential documents, and violators will even be sentenced after returning to the port. It is precisely such strict confidentiality measures that have made the Dutch people never understand how the East Coast people's ships "joyfully" traverse the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. They are really curious. This may be the instinct of the sea coachman.

Compared with England and United Provinces, investors from the Italian countries who also had a lot of contact with the East Coast people, who had not received any contracts with the East Coast people, were very strange. They were more interested in the effective management methods and financial bookkeeping systems of the East Coast people, and felt that this was the skill they should master. They tried every means to get some learning materials. Fortunately, these social science or economic things have relatively low levels of secrets and did not blockade the East Coast people. Therefore, in the library of the accounting specialized school in the East Coast capital, Dongfang County, you can often see some Italians who have applied for approval learning with their eyes shining, provided that they are proficient in Chinese.

Of course, although Italians are more interested in management systems and bookkeeping systems, this does not mean that they will not steal scientific and technological knowledge from the East Coast. At least, the Mei agency once cracked a hot Asian manager from Luoqia Textile Factory to reveal some textile technologies in violation of regulations and was then passed back to Italy. This incident shows that Italians are still interested in textile technology that they have certain advantages because they have not given up their efforts in this industry.

The slow outflow of East Coast technology—whether active or passive— objectively promoted the technological level of the old continent countries and improved their productivity. Although the degree is not high, it has improved over the same period in history. However, this did not frustrate the East Coast people, because to some extent, the steady improvement of the old continent's technological level - only technology that the East Coast doesn't look much at - may not be what people in the East Coast business community are unwilling to see. Perhaps in their opinion, an old continent with increased productivity can better match the technological and production capacity of the East Coast Republic beyond the times, and can also promote the further development of the East Coast, provided that you don't just play with it.

"Then, the transfer procedures for Mr. Donald have been completed. Major Tian, ​​I heard that you are about to finish your vacation and go to work in Xinjinggang. So I wish you a smooth journey." The director of the Mei Office Intelligence Office shook Tian Xing's hand enthusiastically and said with a smile: "I also hope that your work in the Free State will go smoothly and make more contributions to our East Coast Republic of China."

"I will work hard with your auspicious words." Tian Xing smiled reservedly, then pulled out his hand, picked up the handover documents on the table and stuffed them into his briefcase, and finally said goodbye: "I hope you can also catch more moles hidden among the people and tighten the fence for the country. These people are so disgusting."

After saying that, Major Tian Xing said goodbye. On the way to the train station to meet his wife, he also thought about a lot from the perspective of an intelligence official: almost as soon as the East Coast was emerging from the Europeans, waves of spies from the East Coast Republic of China, far away in the New World, these people wanted almost everything and wanted to steal. In the contest with these foreign spies, although the Mei agency achieved a brilliant victory, as the saying goes, only a thousand days of thieves are not the reason to defend against thieves for a thousand days. Therefore, after being defended for a long time, it was lost several times, which allowed the Europeans to gain some valuable knowledge and technology (as for the smuggling of contraband, there are more times).

However, even though Europeans have obtained these technologies, in the field of East Coast scientific research, which has complete systems, reasonable reward and punishment mechanisms, good atmosphere, and relatively abundant funds, can Europeans really make the progress of Europeans catch up? Although perhaps the total number of talents in the Old Continent is much higher than that of the East Coast, and talented geniuses are far more than the East Coast (after all, they only have more than 2 million people), Tian Xing is not optimistic about their pace of catching up with East Coast technology because their investment and efficiency are too low! Maybe when the electrical research on the banks of Xuefeng Lake has made some progress, the Old Continent has just begun to apply the steam engine as an important driving force.
Chapter completed!