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Chapter 1012 Sending to death (second update, please subscribe)
Every day, newspaper deliverers delivered hundreds of newspapers to the embassy of the Ming Empire.There are not only the largest local newspapers, but also many third-rate tabloids with gossip.

All kinds of secrets may be hidden in all newspapers.

A qualified intelligence analyst must first learn to find valuable intelligence from newspapers and messy news.

This is the first lesson of the intelligence analyst.

Zheng Mingsen, the second-class counselor of the embassy, ​​is also an intelligence analyst of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His daily job is to collect the required information from those newspapers and other materials. When he finished writing his report, the blue dawn just fell on the Tacna.He stretched the tense muscles in his shoulders, lit another Fleur, and read the closing paragraphs of a newspaper story.

"...British companies will further increase their investment in the Atacama region, which is bound to further promote the overall take-off of the federal economy."

"The hand of the British is stretched farther and farther in the Commonwealth."

Zheng Mingsen murmured to himself, as if he saw the British reaching out to the Federation, in fact?

The British had already reached out to the Bolivia-Peru Federation-Peru had a tradition of forming an alliance with Bolivia shortly after independence in order to guard against strong neighbors. In October 1836, the Peruvian Congress passed a bill and decided to unite with Bolivia to form the Peru-Bolivia Federation.The establishment of this confederation has important benefits for the common development of the two countries: Peru can make more in-depth use of Bolivia's resources, and Bolivia can also make better use of Peru's long coastline.At that time, Chile believed that this federation had broken the regional balance and threatened its own interests.So he teamed up with Argentina to go to war against the confederation.Although the Federation fought hard for more than two years and repelled the Argentine army, it was eventually defeated by Chile.The short-lived federation was dissolved under the threat of Chilean troops.

In 1869, in the face of the strong rise of the Ming Empire, under the combination of the United Kingdom and the threat of reality, the Bolivia-Peru Federation was established again.After the fall of the Brazilian Empire, the Bolivia-Peru Federation became a bridgehead against Ming's expansion.

In the past ten years, British businessmen have made a lot of investment in Peru, not only to strengthen Peru's strength, but also to gain benefits, especially in the Atacama Desert. A natural raw material containing nitrogen, potassium, sodium, sulfur and other chemical fertilizers and iodine; it can be used to make gunpowder and is also an indispensable raw material in military industry.

Although saltpeter minerals were mined in Antofagasta Province of Bolivia and Tarapaca Province of Peru, that is, the Norte Grande region, before Chile's demise, Chile exported saltpeter on average every year. More than 6 tons, but after Chile was destroyed, Peru and Bolivia both strengthened controls and restricted Nanhua's investment in the two places. Of course, Nanhua could not go to the territory of the two countries to confiscate enterprises.At the same time, Britain increased its investment in the Commonwealth, and in the next ten years, saltpeter became the most important export product of the Commonwealth.It was also stimulated by the export of saltpeter that in the past ten years, the military power of the Federation has developed by leaps and bounds.

"The federation... should be the biggest border threat to the empire in the future."

While taking a shower in the bathroom, Zheng Mingsen still had this idea in his mind. After drying himself and changing into clean casual clothes, he walked towards the dining room on the first floor. Personnel stopped.These 20-year-old young people are all full of vigor. They graduated from various schools in China. They either aspire to become diplomats, or want to see foreign countries. They work as trainees in the embassy. The job is simple, I usually run errands here, serve as a servant and pass orders.

"Counselor Zheng,"

The boy gasped and said,
"Mr. Ambassador asked you to go to his office immediately."

Zheng Mingsen took a look at his Seiko watch.

"Tell the ambassador to come over after I finish my breakfast."

"The ambassador asked you to go there immediately."

The ambassador's arrangement made Zheng Mingsen feel a little uneasy in his heart. Although Daming's officialdom style was greatly influenced by tradition, he didn't have the habit of being overwhelmed by a senior official and obedient to his superiors. Officials have a certain degree of independence.

Even though the ambassador is the chief officer, it's only seven in the morning, so let him go to the office immediately?
Just when Zheng Mingsen was about to refuse, the young man said again.

"The ambassador said it was an emergency."

Emergency situations?
What is the situation?
As soon as he entered the ambassador's office, Zheng Mingsen heard the ambassador speak.

"Counselor Zheng, I have received an urgent call from China and I need your assistance."

"A domestic urgent call?"

Zheng Mingsen said in surprise.

"What's the matter?"

"Do you know Mr. Wang?"

Sun Zhaohan asked.

"Master Wang? Are you referring to the Assistant Minister?"

Zheng Mingsen asked.

"Yes, it's him. No, didn't he retire a while ago? It's probably because he was bored at home and suddenly traveled around the world. This is his first stop!"

"what!"

Zheng Mingsen said in surprise with a higher volume than he usually speaks.

"Won't Mr. Wang be happy at home? What are you doing here?"

"We can't ask about this, and we can't ask. He has arrived in Shanxi now, and he will come to us by boat from Shanxi soon. What the Ministry of Foreign Affairs means is that when the old man is in the Federation, the embassy is responsible for receiving him at the same time. , but also to take care of his safety!"

Sun Zhaohan said.

"You are the intelligence counselor of the embassy, ​​so this matter is entrusted to you. You are responsible for the protection of the old man in the Federation."

The ambassador's arrangement made Zheng Mingsen frown and said.

"Don't the old man know where this is? Back then, when he was in power in Shanxi, I don't know how many Chileans fled to Peru. Now he comes to Peru... Ambassador, if something happens, you I can't bear it!"

How many intelligent people fled to this place, there is no problem, the biggest problem is that among those people, he and he all have the hatred of killing their fathers and brothers, and this is the biggest problem.

"I know, but we can't tell the old man that you offended too many locals in Shanxi back then, and you have many old enemies here. If you always come here, there must be a problem with your safety. Bar."

After Sun Zhaohan said a series of words, he said again.

"Aren't we slapping the old man in the face? Therefore, we are responsible for his safety work, and you are responsible for this work."

"ambassador."

Frowning tightly, Zheng Mingsen moved his body behind the chair, thinking to himself... This job is really tricky!And it's not all that tricky.

After all, it wasn't just one or two people who wanted him to die in this place.In this case, want to keep him safe.

It's just a little unrealistic.

Doesn't he know that there are so many people who want him dead?
"Ambassador, my suggestion is to try not to let him come here. After all, you know this place. At least one or two out of ten people want to kill him. In this case, if he comes here, It’s really bad luck! It’s even here to die!”

Facing the reminder, Sun Zhaohan said helplessly.

"He is willing to come here to die, what can I do? All we can do now is to do our best and obey the destiny."

(End of this chapter)