Li Ming spent several months traveling around Nanyang and Ceylon to gain an in-depth understanding of the situation in these two regions. At present, the company's focus is mainly on Liaodong, and there are not many resources invested in Nanyang and Ceylon.

However, these two regions were very important for the future development of the Far East, and Li Ming took advantage of the plan to come to Manila to meet the French merchant fleet, and inspected these two regions. After several months of meticulous and in-depth research, Li Ming is very satisfied with the situation in Nanyang and Ceylon, at least for a few years, there will be no chaos, and it will not affect the implementation of the company's next northward expansion plan.

After the investigation of Nanyang and Ceylon, Li Ming, Song Tao and others also left Manila by plane and returned to Shenyang, Liaodong. The shelves of the Nanyang Development Company had been set up smoothly, so Zhou Billy also rushed back to Shenyang together randomly.

Li Ming sat on the plane and smiled at Zhou Billy opposite: "Old Zhou, why did you come back with you, you are so relieved of Nanyang Development Company?" ”

Zhou Billy smiled and said helplessly: "I want to stay for a few more days, but the intelligence station of the Ministry of Intelligence in Japan sent a telegram that the situation between the Satsuma Domain and the shogunate is very tense, and there have been several conflicts, and there may be a rifle at any time." In the past two years, both sides have been actively preparing for this battle, and they both know that this battle cannot be avoided, and now it is estimated that both sides are ready for war.

The preliminary work of Nanyang Development Company is relatively simple, and we have already formulated a perfect plan and made a lot of preparations, so there should be no problem in handing it over to Fan Wencheng. In the past few months, I have focused on Fan Wencheng's work ability, and to be honest, I am very satisfied with his work ability. If we want to complete this plan of our intelligence department in Nanyang to the letter, it is not an ordinary person's doing. The company really can't pick anyone else except him. ”

Song Tao sneered and said, "How else to say that things gather like like, only you people who have no lower limit of discipline." will do a good job of the vicious plan that has lost its conscience. Hum...... The big traitor found a position that suited him most suitably this time. ”

Li Ming glared at him and scolded: "Don't always be yin and yang, isn't it for our Far East that Lao Zhou did this?" How much work he's done in the past few months, and he's tired like something. What about you? What have you been doing these past few months, right...... You're working hard. Every day is riding a big ocean horse. ”

Everyone laughed out loud when they heard Li Ming's words. Song Tao's face was also red by Li Ming, but when he saw that Li Ming was angry, he didn't dare to resist Li Ming, so he turned his head, smiled at Zhou Billy and said: "Old Zhou, I sometimes like to tell the truth, don't care......"

Billy Zhou was originally very moved by what Li Ming said. But Song Tao's subsequent sentence suddenly made his face full of black lines. Li Xuanping, deputy director of the Propaganda Department next to him, hurriedly diverted the conversation.

"Old Zhou, there's going to be a war in little Japan?"

Zhou Billy nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "All indications indicate that the possibility of war between the two sides is very high recently. ”

Li Ming thought for a moment and said: "They should also fight, your intelligence department must make a plan to deal with it, and it is best for other powerful feudal clans in Japan to also participate." The Satsuma clan may not be able to withstand the Tokugawa shogunate. By the way, who is the head of your intelligence department in Japan? ”

Billy Zhou shook his head and said, "The Choshu Domain and other major Japanese feudal clans. It will definitely not enter the market at this time, the situation is uncertain, and their first choice should be to wait and see, after all, the strength of the Tokugawa shogunate is still very strong. At present, the head of the intelligence station of the Ministry of Intelligence in Japan is Kitai, who has done a good job in Japan, and has developed many supernumerary intelligence officers in various daimyo in Japan. Every month, I was able to send back a lot of information about Japan. ”

Song Tao said with a smile: "I think the Tokugawa shogunate has more concerns, they don't know the attitude of our Far East, don't be timid when the time comes, then this battle will be boring." ”

Zhou Billy smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, the Tokugawa shogunate has secretly sent people to contact the Far East many times. He even promised us a lot of conditions, that is, he did not want us to intervene in the war in the Far East. Our intelligence officers in Japan had already made contact with the Tokugawa shogunate and made clear our attitude in the Far East. ”

Hong Shulei, deputy director of the General Office, also said hatefully: "Let's fight...... Let's fight...... It's good that the whole of Japan is in a mess. These little devils deserved to be killed, so we simply sent troops to bulldoze Japan. ”

Li Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No, we don't want to invest too much manpower and resources in Japan." Let's let the Satsuma clan and the Tokugawa shogunate fight for a while, and it's better for all the daimyo to get involved and make a pot of porridge. Lao Zhou, if necessary, Song Tao can take the special combat team to Japan to assist the intelligence department. ”

Zhou Billy waved his hand and said with a smile: "The North Well of the Japanese Intelligence Station has recruited several hermit organizations in Japan, and Song Tao and the special combat team are not needed yet. ”

Song Tao was excited when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "The hermits in Japan are not bad, Lao Zhou, your intelligence department has simply incorporated a few hermit families, and these guys are the most powerful at stealing chickens and dogs." ”

Li Ming scolded with a smile: "What a mess, don't be superstitious about hermits, after all, a lot of things are blown out." Japan fought for so many years during the Warring States Period, and I haven't seen a single daimyo die at the hands of a hermit. In this era, hermits are engaged in reconnaissance and espionage, which is not so mysterious. But it's not bad to take in some Japanese hermits, so it's good to train them well and do some peripheral support for the intelligence department in the future. ”

As soon as the plane landed at the airport in Shenyang, Li Ming took Zhou Billy and Song Tao to the Military Commission and reported to Gao Jianguo about the situation in Japan.

In the conference room of the Military Commission, Gao Jianguo, Li Ming and others, as well as the three giants of the Ministry of Intelligence, all gathered together. Zhou Billy took a stack of Wen Jiàn and distributed it to everyone in the room, and then said in a deep voice: "This is a telegram sent back by the Japanese intelligence station recently, the Satsuma Domain and the Tokugawa Shogunate have been continuously mobilizing troops, and there have been several frictions, and it is estimated that there is a great chance of carrying it out recently." ”

Gao Jianguo looked at the text in his hand for a while, and then said with a smile: "The Satsuma Domain has recently sent people to Liaodong to ask for our support. However, it was not specified when war would begin with the Tokugawa shogunate. It seems that the Shimazu family, after several years of development, can't sit still now. Billy Zhou, once the two sides go to war, your intelligence department should pay close attention to the changes in the battle situation, and if necessary, also do some work. ”

Zhou Billy nodded and said, "Our intelligence department has made sufficient preparations, and we also hope that the Military Commission will support our work." ”

Gao Jianguo thought for a moment, and then said to Li Ming next to him: "I think it's time to transfer the Japanese death army to Tanegashima now, and be ready to land in Japan to intervene at any time." Do your best to keep the balance on both sides of the battlefield. (To be continued......)

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