Holy Roman Empire

Now that there is such a commotion, the eyes of the British have attracted the past.As soon as the shipyard starts construction, the British will follow up, and they will never be given a chance.

From this point of view, the Russian-Austrian naval agreement is likely to be a bluff, deliberately putting pressure on us and luring us into being fooled.

But there is also a lot of irrationality in this, even if we are really fooled, it is impossible for the empire to build so many warships..."

His own inference was overturned by himself, and Ito Hirobumi was also very helpless.But to be responsible to the Japanese Empire, he can only tell the truth.

It's okay if you don't explain it, but it will be even more confusing to explain Emperor Meiji in this way.The only certainty is that among the several conjectures made by Hirobumi Ito, one of the inferences must be correct.

Which one is the truth, sorry this is too embarrassing.When it comes to the future of the country, no one dares to make judgments by guessing riddles.

Foreign Minister Kaoru Inoue: "We have already contacted the British, and they are not sure about the real purpose of Russia and Austria, and they are still investigating.

However, the loan contract has been verified, and the tsarist government has indeed borrowed a huge loan from Shinra, and the first batch of 3000 million Aegis has been transferred to the account of the tsarist government.

The war bonds issued by the Russians have also appeared in the financial markets of European countries. Perhaps because of the increase in interest rates, the bond sales are not bad. "

It's a sad topic, the Russians' good sales of war bonds means the Japanese government's poor sales of war bonds.

After all, war bonds are a gamble.Only the winners will cash out, and if you buy war bonds from a defeated country, you are wasting your money.

In any case, the influence of the Russians in the European world far exceeds that of Japan.Personal sentiments aside, speculators still think the Russians are more likely to win.

The war bonds of the Japanese government in the original time and space were not easy to sell. In the end, it was Jewish capital that bought the bottom in order to fight against Russia.

Of course, there is another theory that the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States made hints and asked Jewish capital to buy it.

The truth is no longer important. Anyway, the Japanese government’s war bonds were not welcomed by the capital market at the beginning of the war.

As for the bad reputation of the Russians, that's not a problem.Bonds are not bought by the consortium themselves, the capital only earns handling fees from them, and leeks are the ones who pay the bill in the end.

The old leeks have lingering fears about the Russian people, but the new leeks don't know it!There is no Internet, so what is said in the newspaper, everyone's thoughts will be taken wherever.

Hearing that the British had intervened in the investigation, Emperor Meiji was relieved. The generosity of the Vienna government is really shocking.

Shinra gave the tsarist government support, which is absolutely impossible for the London government.Although there is more than one benefactor behind the Japanese government, the United States of this time and space is just making up the numbers.

After the division of the United States, it is not a question of 3-1=2.After losing the fertile soil in the south, the Washington government's binding power over the states has become increasingly weak.

It can be seen from the location of the capital that if the central government is strong, it will not put itself under the guns of the enemy.

One of the most important reasons why this happened is that the states failed to agree on the issue of moving the capital, and in the end they could only maintain the status quo.

Although they are in the same country, the interests and needs of each state are different.When formulating laws, everyone proceeds from their own interests and rarely considers the overall situation.

Each has its own team, and if they cannot be unified, economic development will naturally be greatly affected.

These problems of the original time and space have continued into the 21st century and have not been completely resolved, let alone now.

In the United States these days, there is no way to print dollars to compensate states whose interests have been damaged in the policy-making process, and it is difficult for the central government to intervene.

Therefore, the British are the ones who can really spend money, and the United States is essentially brought in by the British to make up the numbers. At most, they will sell a part of the war bonds, and don't even think about more support.

Chapter 1

Any open secret, that's not a secret.Hoarding ordinary strategic materials and labeling them as aiding Russia is fine. Big guys like warships can't keep secrets at all.

Find a hidden port, and secret production is even more of a joke.Today is different from the past. The current battleships are tens of thousands of tons, and a lot of manpower and material resources need to be mobilized.

Unless Shinra plays closed doors, once the normal flow of goods becomes larger, it will not be able to keep secrets at all.

Hiding it, it's all a child's idea.In reality, it's simply not possible.

The era of free trade has accelerated the circulation of goods and capital, and at the same time created conditions for spies to lurk.

Since the Russian-Austrian naval agreement was signed, the major shipyards in Shinra have become the focus of spies.

It is naturally impossible to check directly inside.Such a stupid spy was eliminated in the last century.

Now everyone has learned to attack from the sidelines, for example: by counting the number of workers entering and leaving the shipyard every day, transportation vehicles, and price fluctuations in the raw material market, they can analyze and draw conclusions.

Needless to say, the accuracy rate is not much higher than that of guessing riddles.The raw materials were brought in, but what they were used for was beyond the knowledge of the outside world.

Shipyards not only build warships, but also merchant ships.Even if it is to build a warship, it is still impossible to determine what kind of warship to build.

Because of intelligence errors and wrong judgments, Britain has not experienced it once or twice.Except for a few real mistakes, most of the time it was the Royal Navy's deliberate mistakes.

Thinking back to the previous arms races, the Vienna government had an ambitious shipbuilding plan every time. Although it did not end in anticlimactic conditions, the shipbuilding time would be extended by "billion points".

It takes two or three years to complete the same shipbuilding plan and it takes more than ten years to complete, that is a completely different concept.

Technology is constantly improving. For warships, the later they are built, the better their performance will be.

In a certain period of time, building warships together seemed very majestic, but in fact it gave up the opportunity to optimize the performance of warships.

learn from mistakes.

The number of times of being deceived has increased, and the British government has also learned a lesson.No matter how serious the Royal Navy said, the London government must first investigate clearly before deciding whether to follow up.

This time is no exception. After receiving the naval treaty signed by Russia and Austria, the British government immediately ordered - check.

……

Hamburg, since the unification of the Holy Roman Empire, this ancient port city has become one of the shipbuilding centers of Shinra.

Especially after Shinra formed the North Sea Fleet, the importance of Hamburg was further increased, and it became the production and maintenance place of the North Sea Fleet's warships.

As the strategic position rises, more attention will be paid to it.As a member of the Naval Intelligence Department, Kabbah was stationed in the Free City of Hamburg to collect information on the warship construction of the Shinra Navy.

There is no doubt that, compared to most of his peers, Kabbah is responsible for collecting information on warship construction, which is definitely a good job.

Unlike ordinary people, Kabbah did not directly stare at the shipyard, but chose to open a coffee shop in the steel wholesale market.

At the beginning, Kabbah recorded the data very carefully and studied and analyzed it carefully.In the end, because of a misjudgment, the submitted information was distorted, and was criticized by the superior.

After several consecutive failures, Kabbah, who was hit, also became passive and slowed down.It is too risky to make a judgment in advance, so simply wait for the warship to be launched before reporting.

The news did lag a little bit, but the accuracy rate reached [-]%.Besides, no matter how slow it is, it is faster than London newspapers, isn't it?

Although he has not been praised, Kabbah has not been criticized.After realizing that in the eyes of his superiors, no fault is a merit, Kabbah's fighting spirit was completely lost.

Benefiting from the rapid development of Shinra's economy, Kabbah didn't make much progress in intelligence collection, but the cafe he ran was booming.

If it wasn't for the fact that the Naval Intelligence Office still issued a subsidy and needed to report the news every once in a while, he probably almost forgot that he was an intelligence officer.

It's a pity that things always backfired. When Kabbah didn't want to work hard, the orders from his superiors came.

Theoretically speaking, if the Russian-Austrian naval treaty is true, in order to facilitate delivery, then most of the warships should be built in the north.

As an intelligence officer stationed in Hamburg, Kabbah received the order to find out whether several local shipyards have undertaken the construction of warships, and the specifications of the warships.

In short, the more detailed the information, the better.As for how to get the information, that is the business of the intelligence personnel below, and the superiors don't care about it.

After closing the Bible and burning the translated note, Kabbah was left with a bitter face.

He has not been in vain for so many years in Hamburg.There are natural developments offline, but they have never been activated.

To be exact, none of these downlines themselves knew when they became British intelligence officers.The connection with Kabbah is just an ordinary friendship.

The only difference is that most of these people are the staff of the shipyard, or those who can enter and leave the shipyard for various reasons.

Well, just to get some extra salary.Those who do intelligence work generally have a single line of contact. London doesn't know how many people there are.

Even if you want to verify it, you can't do it, because a check will lead to the disclosure of the identity of the potential personnel.Those who are a little more flexible will receive a few more salaries.

It's fun to fake together, and the crematorium afterwards.

Now Kabbah felt a little rushing to the "crematorium", perhaps because his usual performance was so good that his superiors overestimated his ability and issued this almost impossible order to complete.

Has the shipyard in Hamburg undertaken the task of building warships?

Without thinking about it, Kabbah can answer—yes.There are orders for warships every year, the difference is only in the size of the order.

It is not difficult to even figure out the number of warships built, and there will always be clues from the surroundings.

The trouble is figuring out the specifications of the warship, and this thing can't be done.It is estimated that before the parameters can be found out, the police will come to the door first.

Not to mention outsiders, even the workers in the shipyard don't know the specific parameters of the warship.Before the warship was launched, the insiders were all in the single digits, and anyone who wanted to buy him knew where to start.

No matter how difficult it is, Kabbah must investigate. This is a deadly order.

Having received the salary of the Naval Intelligence Service for so many years, how could he be allowed to back down when it was time to throw his head and blood for Britain.

Looking at his sleeping wife and children, Kaba sighed helplessly.You can't hide, and no organization will be lenient when dealing with traitors.

No sleep for one night.

The next day, Kabaqiang cheered up, picked up the abandoned old business again, and began to pay attention to the entry and exit of vehicles.

It is a pity that today is different from the past. With the vigorous development of the navigation industry, the shipbuilding industry has also risen with the tide.

The most prominent thing is the demand for steel. The Hamburg Steel Wholesale Center has thousands of tons of steel coming in and out every day, most of which flow into the shipyard.

Today, civilian merchant ships also use a large amount of steel. It is already out of date to judge whether to build warships purely based on steel consumption.

Intelligence work is the most taboo to be impetuous. After all, he has received professional training, and Kabbah's mentality is still very peaceful.

……

Holding the youngest son in his arms and teasing him for a while, Kaba pretended to be calm and said: "Honey, there is a reception tonight, and I need to socialize, so there is no need to leave me a meal."

Usually, he would take his wife with him for such social gatherings.But it doesn't work now, and he has resumed his old business. Kabbah doesn't want to involve his family.

Although he was a bit puzzled, but after looking at the child, the wife didn't say anything, but only told him: "Come back early, don't drink too much."

"understood."

Kaba replied.

The relationship between middle-aged couples is often so simple and unpretentious.A few simple conversations, in fact, are full of endless care.

Driving out of the car slowly, Kabbah's heart is not calm.Although Hamburg is a free city, it does not mean that Shinra's anti-espionage capabilities are weak.

Everyone knows that now is a critical moment for Shinra and Britain to compete.If you win, everyone enjoys the bonus together, and if you lose, you will have to live a hard life together.

In a sense, now is also the time when the Holy Roman Empire is at its most united, with all classes of society waiting to receive Britain's legacy.

Liberty City is no exception. Many people who missed the great development of Shinra are gearing up and preparing to flex their muscles in this last wave.

In this context, life is naturally difficult for spies.Once the clues are exposed, they may be exchanged for credit at any time.

You must know that meritorious deeds can be accumulated in the Holy Roman Empire, and no one will think too much of this stuff.

No matter how good a friend is, they can't withstand the temptation of interests, especially when it involves the interests of the country and the nation, let alone.

As night fell, the reception also kicked off.The absent-minded Kaba remained motionless while holding the wine glass, as if he had fallen into a bewilderment.

"boom".

The sound of wine glasses colliding brought Kabbalah back to the real world.A familiar voice has already sounded in the ear.

"What's the matter, my friend. Your mental state is very wrong today. Could it be that you are in trouble?"

After looking at the person coming, Kaba replied calmly: "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night, and I'm not in a good condition today.

It's not like before. When people get older, they don't have enough energy to do anything.

Back then, I was able to pull myself together after staying up for three days and three nights, but now I can't stand it all night.

By the way, White.What are you up to lately, I haven't seen you for a long time. "

After such an interruption, White was also embarrassed to ask the bottom line: "Then you have to take care of your health, we can't afford it when we are middle-aged.

Look at me, no matter how busy I am, I never forget to take a vacation.Recently, the tasks in the shipyard are more urgent than the other, so I still take time out to relax. "

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

The phrase "the task of the shipyard is heavy" reminded Kabbalist a lot.It's just that he knows that this seemingly carefree friend will be absolutely tight-lipped when it comes to confidentiality clauses.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Kaba pretended to be a layman and tentatively said: "Don't worry, I know how to pay attention to my body. If it weren't for the child's fuss in the middle of the night, I wouldn't suffer from insomnia.

On the contrary, you have heavy tasks, so you should give more to your apprentices.

It happens that young people need opportunities to exercise. Give them more opportunities, and you can relax a little bit.

Don't get so nervous that you don't even participate in daily activities. "

Divide the work among the apprentices, and White wanted to do the same.Everyone wants to be a shopkeeper, but the reality is cruel.

Students who have just graduated from school have no work experience and important work tasks. White is not at ease handing them over to these fledgling boys.

Rolling his eyes, White made a helpless expression: "You think it's making coffee, but anyone can do it.

My job is to build ships, the most advanced ships in the world.Every technology and every plan adopted is finally determined after many times of verification and deliberation.

Not to mention those boys, even I, an old engineer, can only follow along and be responsible for some simple processes.