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Chapter 476: Help you catch spies

Since the Qing-France War, the Qing Empire has become Wang Xiaoer’s New Year celebration, and every year is worse than the last.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Qing Empire exposed its greatest weakness by pitting one territory against another.

The country was originally not very strong. When facing foreign enemies, not only did the top and bottom not work together, but they actually took the opportunity to undermine the vassal, so the Xinchou War began.

The Xinchou War was even more extreme, and the mutual protection of Jiangnan simply made people doubt whether the Qing Empire was still a unified country.

When it came to the Russo-Japanese War, although the war broke out on the territory of the Qing Empire, the Qing Empire lived up to expectations and declared neutrality.

Before the Russo-Japanese War, Japan wanted to purchase industrial raw materials from Amur, but George was on guard. Not even a tael of iron sand could even think of leaving Kanto, completely blocking the hope of Japanese industry.

Now it's the turn of the Qing Empire, George doesn't care, he gives him whatever he wants.

The Qing Empire established the Ministry of War this year to reform the army. At the same time, it promulgated the "Declaration of Preliminary Constitutional Edict" in September to prepare for the establishment of a constitution.

Although the establishment of a constitution is a good thing, the response in various places was not as expected by the Qing Empire. The root cause still lies in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Xinchou War.

Datou smiled bitterly, he had money to build a garden but no money to buy a warship. This was normal in the Qing Empire.

During the Xinchou War, the capital of the Qing Empire was breached, resulting in numerous property losses.

In order to prepare for the establishment of a constitution, the Qing Empire appointed 17 officials to organize the official system.

This made Da Tou feel embarrassed to scold George.

George was curious, didn't he agree to rebuild the Beiyang Fleet?

Datou's current position is the governor-general of Zhili, and he is also ordered to organize the official system.

Although Datou is weak in power, he has the real power to prepare for the establishment of the constitution and the daily operation of the official system. The staff of the "Establishment Hall", the administrative agency of the "official system", from promotion to committee members of each section, are all Yuan's Centaur.

The most serious consequence of these two wars was that the contradiction between the central and local governments of the Qing Empire was exposed. The Qing Empire established the Ministry of War in order to take back military power. However, this decision was opposed by almost all governors in the country, making the Ministry of War nothing more than a decoration.

Local governors are not stupid and will not hand over their power to the central government easily. Just after the Russo-Japanese War, a local governor contacted Amur, hoping to purchase equipment and directly purchase weapons.

Coupled with the reparations after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Qing Empire was really unable to rebuild the Beiyang Fleet.

George refused to accept anyone who came, as long as he gave money, machines to machines, and technology to technology. Anyway, George did not sell these things, and some people did.

Otherwise, you have to say something back: Don't think that the pig is black.

Among these 17 people, 16 are princes, nobles or ministers of the cabinet, military aircraft department and ministries, and only the majority of them are local officials.

The compensation after the Xinchou War was 10 billion taels of silver with principal and interest.

"Only machine guns and artillery, not tanks and warships?"

Someone from the central government of the Qing Empire also came, and they were most of George's acquaintances.

The French have no money, George can borrow it.

"We are not strong enough, we are beyond our capabilities——"

Datou hopes that George can help the Qing Empire build a modern arsenal that can produce heavy machine guns and artillery.

This is normal. When George asked the big head with a smile, he even forgot that the Russian Empire was also unable to rebuild its navy after the three major fleets were wiped out——

The purpose of the constitution was also to ease the contradiction between the central and local governments in the Qing Empire and to appease local governors.

The Qing Empire could not.

George knew that in another time and space, the Qing Empire fell in 1912.

It’s hard to say in this time and space. If the Qing Empire perished a few years early, who would George go to for money?
When the time comes, it won't be easy to find a big boss. As long as he dares to proclaim himself emperor, he won't live for a few years.

Datou is an old friend. He takes care of Amul's business, so George needs to give him some discounts or something.

George also prepared gifts for Datou.

As a direct victim of the Sino-Japanese War, George believed that Datou hated Japan as much as he did.

Before the Sino-Japanese War, Japan had many intelligence agencies in the Qing Empire.

These intelligence agencies are still functioning normally, and George does not know whether the Qing Empire has relevant information.

"Xuanyang Society, Tongwenhui——"

Datou was shocked, not knowing that the Japanese were so deliberate in infiltrating the Qing Empire.

Genyosha was established in 1881. After the Nagasaki incident in 1886, Genyosha advocated nationalism and took "destroying China, defeating Russia, and annexing North Korea" as the nationalist goal. In 1884, Xuanyangshe began to open schools in the Qing Empire to train Japanese spies to serve in infiltrating the Qing Empire.

East Asia Tongwen Academy is one of the representatives.

What makes George even find it incredible is that Dongya Tongwen Academy is still in operation.

"This school only recruits Japanese students, and its main mission is to collect intelligence. We have captured many maps of the Qing Empire in Japan. We will give you a copy later. Believe me, it is much more detailed than your own maps."

George didn't know what Datou would do with Dongya Tongwen Academy.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! What a Dongya Tongwen Academy!"

The big head laughed in anger.

When Japan was powerful, even if the East Asia Doubun Academy was discovered to be involved in evil deeds, the Qing Empire would probably not dare to touch the East Asia Doubun Academy due to pressure from Japan.

In another time and space, Toa Doubun Academy was not ordered to close by the Allied Forces Command until 1945.

Aichi University was founded in 1946 after Japan evacuated the staff of Toa Doubun Academy to Japan.

Later, the Institute of East Asian Culture was established in 1967, which is still an intelligence agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

"The students trained by this school are all Japanese spies. Many of them are still active. I have a list of graduates of Dongya Doubun Academy here. I hope it can be helpful to you."

George helped people to the end, fearing that the evil would not be eradicated.

Datou did not stay in Vladivostok for long. After signing the purchase agreement, he left Vladivostok overnight and returned to the Qing Empire.

A few days later, George received the news that Dong Ya Tongwen Academy was closed and all teachers and students were arrested.

Datou is also very good at what he does.

Japan's institutions in the Qing Empire included not only Toa Doubun Academy, but also other research institutions and commercial institutions.

Datou's current strength is not enough to cover the entire Qing Empire.

However, within Datou's jurisdiction, all Japanese research institutions and commercial institutions have begun to be banned.

George was happy.

Before, George was selling armored fighting vehicles and warships to Datou, but Datou said he had no money.

There must be money now.

This is called helping others and helping yourself.

Before the bulk of the additional orders came, Brusinov reported a new situation to George.

After the Russo-Japanese War, George did not stay in Guandong and ordered the Russian troops in Guandong to gradually withdraw from Guandong and gradually return Guandong to the Qing Empire.

Apart from Dalini, the only remaining parts of the Russian Empire in the Kanto region were related industries and railways.

According to the previous agreement between the Qing Empire and the Russian Empire, the Russian Empire did not station troops in the Kanto region, and the security along the railway was left to the Qing Empire.

George was cautious and did not dare to withdraw all the troops. He retained a railway police force in the name of protecting the road.

As George expected, after the Russian troops in Kwantung began to withdraw, the security in Kwantung fell into chaos, and the South Manchuria Railway and the Middle East Railway were inevitably affected.

Zhao Erxun, the newly appointed general of Shengjing in the Qing Empire, ordered the suppression of bandits. With the efforts of the Qing army in Kwantung, public security gradually improved.

In this process, the fifth battalion under General Shengjing stood out.

The leader of the fifth battalion is Zhang Yuting, who once fell into the army and became a bandit.

Zhang Yuting——

George was too impressed by the name.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Zhang Yuting first served for the Russian army, and then for the Japanese army. After the Russian army began to counterattack, he began to serve for the Russian army again, highlighting a flexible stance.

During the Japanese occupation in his previous life, Zhang Yuting was killed by Chotaro Muraoka with explosives because he refused Japan's demands for road construction, mining, factory setting, renting land, and immigration in "Manchuria and Mongolia".

Amur has extensive interests in the Kanto region, and the mineral resources along the China Eastern Railway and South Manchuria Railway belong to Amur.

From this perspective, sooner or later, a conflict of interest will break out between George and Zhang Yuting.

(End of this chapter)