Chapter 6 6. The rich old colonists

The old Giggs was a professional in spying, and he was taught by a famous teacher. Of course, what is more important is that he has this talent; he became famous because of the Russo-Japanese War, selling information to the Russians in the Northeast to earn rubles; But his profession is a Protestant pastor in the British Empire, a graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, and an old senior of Ding Shaomei. During the Boxer Rebellion in the Year of Gengzi, he went north for the first time and landed at Dagukou as a chaplain of the British army. He was just twenty-eight years old at the time.When he was in Hong Kong, he ran a shipping espionage network for the Colonial Secretary and achieved great success. This time, the task assigned to him was to establish a high-level espionage network in northern China. It was required to be fully functional, and the wider and deeper the reach, the better. .This is an order, London's, undisputed.

Of course, the meaning of the so-called queen's government is often the imagination of politicians thousands of miles away, unrealistic and ignored.Old Giggs' heart was full of disdain for the intelligence officers under the Colonial Secretary. There was only one reason to send him north: People said his success in Hong Kong had made him so dazzled that he disobeyed orders, confronted his bosses, took his own initiative, and took risks.This anarchist divinity student is an excellent pioneer, but not a good manager.This is the boss's evaluation of him, and it is recorded. For these comments, he was not angry, but curled his lips contemptuously. When the Eight-Power Allied Forces began to demolish Tianjin City, he took off his military uniform and put on a priest's black coat. There was only 5 pounds in his bag, and it was in the concession live down.

This is an active city full of opportunities. It has Venice-like intricate rivers, large wetlands, and dotted pools. The climate is mild and the seasons are distinct. The scenery is as beautiful as the Scottish lowlands. The prices are so cheap that they seem to be free. Excellent Seaports and inland ports, together with the huge annual foreign trade volume, are all coveted.No matter what you do here, it is convenient. Earning money is like the Lord giving you a broom to sweep silver coins in the streets. As long as you are not afraid of tiredness or boredom, it is too easy to get rich.Compared with this promising city, Hong Kong can only be regarded as a small fishing village.This is the conclusion he came to after a short observation.

Alan Giggs, you have extraordinary insight.He also admires himself, especially after his success, so he can't help but praise himself from time to time. If he follows the old path of his predecessors, like his classmates, raising donations to build a church, and finding a powerful pastor to do it, there will be no difficulty.Protestants do not have the concept of a diocese in this place, let alone the affiliation of a denomination. Anyone who wants to build a church openly, open the door to attract the congregation, and preach the will of God.It's just that there are too many rich churchgoers in the city and outside the city, and too few poor churchgoers, especially the rich Chinese churchgoers, who have made a fortune doing foreign affairs and foreign trade, and are the most active in donating money to build churches. Some money is basically change in their hands.However, he always feels that Chinese Catholics donating a lot of money to foreign gods is not like loving religion, but like investing in a business, or fulfilling vows to gods and Buddhas, so as to bless them to make more money.With this kind of thinking, he was not very enthusiastic about the "daitian herdsman" thing, and he still did his old job and knew the way.

The Chinese were the first to invent the business of espionage, but the Europeans enjoyed it the most, and it was versatile and omnipotent, so there was a business of professional espionage that started alone.Being a professional espionage is the most difficult thing to do, because there is no government protection, no one to support, one-handedly, only relying on reselling information among major buyers, all relying on ingenuity, not just anyone can do it. In this city, after the Year of Gengzi, the concessions of nine countries were established: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United States, Austria, Belgium, plus a large area of ​​Chinese territory, which is close to the central government, and it has become the whole The Far East is the place with the most diverse population, the best news, and the most incidents. Any major international event will have corresponding repercussions here. The corresponding espionage agencies, of course, have the largest number of professional spies working alone.This phenomenon became more obvious after the success of the October Revolution in Russia. Suddenly a huge monster appeared in the world——Soviet Russia, what happened?As a result, this city has become a transit point for spies from various countries in the Far East, and also a place where various intelligences are gathered.

Turning this place into an intelligence center was the greatest dream of the old Giggs in his life. He really did it. After more than 30 years of hard work, this city, because of his excellent organization and propaganda, has become one of the world's great powers. In the information distribution center in the Far East, there are always about a thousand spies from all walks of life resident, and this is not counting those passing through and traveling all the way here to sell information, or buying information and then leaving. As a result, an information market with a considerable scale was formed in this beautiful seaside city.Here, you can buy the latest scandals of the Swedish royal family, or the family history of Franco's current mistress, and the secrets of American movie stars, all kinds of things, only the information you can't imagine. news.Of course, the most important and most valuable information is the information about the military, political, economic and government leaders of various powers.However, the governments of various countries are still enjoying it. Large sums of pounds, dollars, yen, francs, rubles, and even bartered information, drugs, arms, etc. are all passed through the banks, ports, and underground in the concession. The black market flows into this market.

When the Germans made trouble in Europe and the Japanese launched the "July 7th Incident" in China, this market reached unprecedented prosperity. The old Giggs is the creator of this market, and also the manager of the public, similar to the chairman of the London Stock Exchange.He has occupied this coveted seat for twenty years, since the First World War, and he has made a fortune by the way. Over the years, someone has tried to replace it.Occupying this good seat is equivalent to basically controlling the hub of professional intelligence in the Far East.For this reason, he has thwarted countless conspiracies to usurp power. In this matter, the Japanese are the most ambitious. One of the most insidious, cunning, and persistent opponents is Nobuo Tokugawa, the grandfather of Japanese spies. Most of the most important Japanese spies active inside and outside the Guan today are his students.In the past, the Japanese were the biggest force in the local espionage industry. After North China was occupied by them, the number increased, and most of them were soldiers and civil servants who received the salary of the Japanese government. Of course, there were also some innocent people who did not listen to this Governmentist.

The old Giggs has always had an inconvenient idea to cultivate a successor to counter Tokugawa Nobuo's endless conspiracy, and at the same time take over the business he created, so that he does not need to spend too much effort in his lifetime , but can control the espionage activities of half the world. If he can do this, his life will be complete.He placed great hopes on Ding Shaomei. This child is smart enough and patient. He can play tricks at the age of five or six. He is also bold, imaginative, and has a surprisingly good memory. conditions of.The only thing that has not been verified is that it is still impossible to judge whether he is a fine and wise person in major matters.Being a spy is not afraid of being timid, nor afraid of love of money and lust, but of being a reckless man who does not spare his own life. This can only be seen when encountering major events and major changes, which cannot be revealed on weekdays.This time Lao Ding's death happened to be an opportunity to test him.

Ryan Giggs has a whole set of plans for this. He has never talked about the idea of ​​successor with anyone, and has always kept it in his heart. This is a big matter, and it is not appropriate to act rashly. There are not a few people who are staring at this position among his friends.Therefore, when Lao Ding came to bid farewell before leaving for Manchuria, he pretended to be indifferent and asked: "How is your eldest son doing at school? Do you need help? I still have a few friends in England." In fact, letters came from England every month, reporting everything about Ding Shaomei to him.Under the recommendation of his supervisor, Ding Shaomei joined a secret espionage organization, received a lot of professional training in three years, and showed extremely high talent, and was about to graduate soon.The advisor was a well-known spy recruiter and a fanatical admirer of the old Giggs.Now, the file about Ding Shaomei in Old Ziggs' hands should be two feet thick since he was twelve years old.

Two months ago, the old Giggs received the last report from Oxford, which also made him ecstatic. His admirer described in detail an extremely outstanding performance of Ding Shaomei in the London money market. It turned out that the Germans realized a few years ago that their hostile position with Britain in Europe would inevitably lead to an inevitable war. Therefore, while they were moving their troops into the Sudetenland area, they fought in London, Zurich and Paris. And other important currency markets, suddenly launched an all-out war against the British pound.This sniping operation on the British pound was a nightmare for those London gentlemen who believed that the sun never sets and the supremacy of the gold pound.Ding Shaomei's supervisor, as an important financial expert, was urgently recruited into the government's special countermeasure team. Ding Shaomei was also deeply appreciated by his supervisor because of his great talent in currency management. As a foreigner, he Unexpectedly, the Chamberlain government, known for its rigidity, made an exception and agreed to serve as the professor's assistant.

Opportunity!The old Giggs sighed greatly.Anyone who leaves a mark in history must be a guy who is good at discovering opportunities and taking advantage of them. In order to deal with the Germans, Ding Shaomei devised a bold and reckless plan in the style of "Warring States Policy". After reading it, the Minister of Finance was so shocked that he almost had a stroke.He advocated expanding the publicity of Germany's threat to the whole of Europe, and proposed to speculate on forward gold, oil and copper futures from the beginning of the year, using this as leverage to attack the Swiss franc, which plays a buffer role in the European monetary system, and destroy the whole of Europe. The balance of the currency system, in order to affect the Deutsche Mark, which is closely related to the Swiss franc, greatly increased the cost of Germany's preparations for war, and a series of dazzling tricks. The Oxford report stated that since the plan had been classified as the top secret of the government, the original copy could not be attached, but Ding Shaomei's reputation had spread throughout the European continent, and he was nicknamed a "magician". Magician, wonderful wow!Old Giggs looked at Lao Ding and deeply regretted that he did not have such an outstanding son. If this was his son, he would be extremely proud. Lao Ding's face was haggard, his shoulders hung loose, and he said listlessly: "He has good grades in school and is preparing for a thesis. It is very difficult to pass a bachelor's degree in economics." industry. "Send him some more money, it will cost much more in the UK." Old Giggs said.Lao Ding's large family fortune, invested in several doomed ventures, is now exhausted.However, having a son like Ding Shaomei is worth billions of dollars. There is something rebellious in Ding Shaomei's bones, and she refuses to be manipulated, much like old Ziggs when he was young. He was poor, let him go through some trials, and for this, Lao Ding had to go bankrupt.As a young master, once Ding Shaomei has no money in his pocket, he will have to practice more; and if he has enough money to let him do things, it will be much easier to control. The old Giggs said again: "If the meeting in Changchun does not go well, I will give up and come back, and I will find another way to confirm it." "The thing about Nobuo Tokugawa can't be underestimated. It was reported last month that he died at the hands of the Soviets, but there was no confirmation. I'd rather believe that he wasn't dead. This old thing might be playing another trick. We're not I have never been fooled." Lao Ding is a serious spy. "We have no photographs of him, and no reliable witnesses have seen him in person. For thirty years, the stories that have been passed around the market are mostly lies. You are the only one who may have seen him in person, even at forty. Years ago, but after all, it should be counted as having seen him, so we have to be careful. If we get his exact information and photos this time, we will be able to regain the advantage and deal with him well.” Before leaving, Lao Ding hesitated to speak, and finally said: "If I can't come back, please give my son a small sum of money, enough for him to finish his studies and find a job." "Don't worry, I will treat him as my own son and cultivate him well." "No, please don't put him in it. It'll be nice when he graduates to be a teacher or something." "I originally had a kind intention. You don't have to refuse." "I'd better write him a letter to explain our relationship and ask him to find you when he comes back. However, it's best not to let him do it. That child is not suitable." Lao Ding knew very well that his son always showed Too ambitious to be practical, which would have brought him great danger, especially in the espionage business.Knowing a son is like a father!He thought he knew his son.However, he also knew that he could not control what the old Giggs was going to do. Old Giggs said: "We have never revealed the relationship between you and me before him. Let me tell him face to face. I know how to say it, so you don't have to talk about it. As for whether to let him fuck us I think you worry too much about this line of business, we will study it after you come back." But you don't know that your son has already been trained by me to be an elite in this line of work, he secretly smiled inwardly.What worried him was that news from Oxford said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in London were arguing over the talent of Ding Shaomei. The government cannot be allowed to snatch Ding Shaomei out of thin air. This is the successor he has spent years cultivating.He is the son of my Alan Giggs, a high-roller who travels the world. He should not be buried as a waste of a government civil servant's salary. Even if Satan himself came forward, he would never be able to take him away from me. Old Giggs was furious.