Respectfully

In early May, news from Europe kept coming.

The Irish Uprising still failed. The leaders of the uprising, the Irish Brotherhood and the Citizen Army leaders surrendered on April 4th, only one more day than in history, but they killed twice as many British troops as in history, causing The impact is also immeasurable.

This is thanks to the arms provided by Markov and a large amount of British intelligence.Of course, when providing information to the Irish rebels, he also told the British army to suppress the uprising a lot of useful information.Because of this, after all the leaders of the uprising were arrested and imprisoned, he was still able to hold a glass of wine with the British officers who suppressed the uprising and chat with each other.

Connolly and others will never know that the batch of munitions supported by the Germans was intercepted by the British precisely because of Markov's tip-off, and Sir Casement, who transported the munitions, was arrested. credit.

A liar, a fake spy, a Jew who believes in making money as his ultimate belief, what else is he afraid to do?

Perhaps he has long forgotten his original name, and he also forgot that the reason why he appeared in England was that he was threatened and used by the Chinese. He felt more and more that making money, especially in this way, is quite a pleasant thing .

After testifying anonymously at the UK trial, Markov left the UK with another order.

His assistant, who was also the Chinese intelligence officer responsible for keeping an eye on him, sent all his actions back to the country. At the end of the telegram, he cautiously added: "This is a dangerous person."

It is equally dangerous to the Europeans and to Li Jinyan who sent him to Europe.

After receiving the telegram, Li Jinyan didn't call back right away. The dumb uncle took out a pen and paper from his coat pocket, wrote a line, and put it on the table.

"Uncle Dumb, are you really going to do this?"

Uncle Dumb wrote a few more words and put them on the table again.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jinyan nodded slowly, "If the matter really develops... I will order to do it."

A double agent, a multi-agent, is always a double-edged sword, even if it is a fake.

With this in mind in advance, Li Jinyan kept Markov's wife in his hands. Now it seems that this woman does not play a big role in restraining him, so he can only make another arrangement.

Li Jinyan only hoped that "Markov" would be smart enough not to let his arrangement really work.

Markov's next destination after leaving the UK was Germany, in order to disclose the news of the British "water tank" to Germany.Of course, he didn't know exactly what the water tank was. Li Jinyan only told him that it was a large weapon developed by the British, which was enough to crush the barbed wire fences in front of the positions and break through the trenches.

"Only one water tank is needed to achieve a record that even an infantry regiment cannot easily achieve."

The words may be exaggerated, and it is difficult for Germany to believe, but everything Markov said will be verified in the Battle of the Somme.

After bringing the information to the Germans, Markov did not continue to act. Because he was too active before, he had been targeted by intelligence personnel from several countries.The British bought sulfa from him, the Germans learned about the British "water tank" from him, and France is also doing business with him. It is not a good thing for a "spy" to be so ostentatious.

Intuition also tells Markov that he is dangerous now.

So, after a brief stay in Germany, he set off for Switzerland.His nominal identity cover is still a businessman, and the Swiss Neder Firm is the reason for his trip.

Ned and Markov didn't know each other's identities, and they hadn't even met before Markov ordered the weapons.The second sister Xu, who is Ned's wife in name, knows everything about Markov, and even knows everything about Markov in Europe.

Second Sister Xu's intelligence network in Europe has already been rolled out. She is like a queen on the throne, controlling an astonishing source of intelligence.

There is no need to ask too deliberately, those men who are fascinated by her will present everything in front of her.They would even inadvertently reveal some plans on the battlefield. Perhaps they thought that the language was vague and would not have any impact, but Second Sister Xu could always get a glimpse of clues from it, and compiled it into information and sent it back to the country.

After the government announced that it would no longer send military observation missions to Europe, the intelligence network of Second Sister Xu was even more crucial, almost affecting every step of Li Jinyan's next plan.

During the two world wars, Europe was a stage for spies from all over the world to show their talents. Many well-known spies, such as Mata Hari, who was called legendary by later generations, were very popular in Paris at this time.

Markov came to the door again, and Ned and Second Sister Xu were not surprised. Ned thought that there was a new business, but Second Sister Xu's smile carried a deep meaning.

Obviously, Second Sister Xu will be the sole executor of Li Jinyan's new arrangement for Markov.

The British did not know the news of the leak of the secret weapon. The stubborn upper echelons of the British Army never considered sending this "toy" to the battlefield before they could do nothing, let alone know that the Germans had already learned of its existence.

Could this be a wild card in the Battle of the Somme?

Only when the cannons actually sounded will everything be proven.

Compared with Europe, which is full of gunpowder, China is a different scene.

The gunshots on the Far East and Southwest borders have temporarily come to an end, and the debate on whether to join the European War has also subsided after the government issued successive statements. At this time, the eyes of the Chinese people once again focused on Shanghai.

The financial turmoil in Shanghai in the past two months has come to an end. The Japanese "willingly" became the punching bag of the Chinese people. They even turned a blind eye to the evacuation of two banks by soldiers from the six southern provinces. Compared with these, the "promise" of the British It is more important, and it will allow Japan to get more.Hikiichi, who successfully reached a verbal agreement with the British, not only received a telegram from the base camp, but also was awarded a knighthood after he returned to China.

The Japanese wagged their tails desperately, and the British were satisfied.Those two Japanese banks have become out-and-out stepping stones and being taken advantage of.

Song Wu also accepted as soon as it was good, and he did it to the Japanese bank, not for the little money in their treasury, but mainly to find out the bottom line of these foreigners, especially the British.Obviously, the bottom line of the British is still very wide... and after the Bank of Japan was blocked, the actions of other foreign banks have also restrained a lot, which is a windfall.

Soon, the two heads of the Bank of Japan who were arrested were brought to court, and they were put on trial together with the directors of the finance bureaus of the six southern provinces who "voluntarily" surrendered.The general office of the official bank in the six southern provinces narrowly escaped the catastrophe. After resigning, he took his family to live in seclusion in an old house in the countryside.Before his death, ten of Wan Guan's family wealth was not saved, and all of them "contributed to the society", but they also had a good death.

The directors of the finance bureaus of the six southern provinces were sentenced to 18 years in prison and all their property was confiscated.After all, Song Zhou was still thinking about his early love and helped his wife and children in private.

After being imprisoned, he wrote a long letter to his wife, hoping that his family would publish in the newspaper and sever ties with him, so that his wife and children would not be burdened by him.His wife didn't reply to his letter, but she didn't publish it in the newspaper as he wanted. She just left the south with her two children, and boarded the train to the north with Song Zhou's help.Several concubines left after he was imprisoned, and even his favorite one didn't even think about going to see him before leaving.

Regarding this, his wife just sneered and warned the two sons that if they can't behave well, their father will be a lesson from the past.

Two Japanese were also sentenced, eight and ten years in prison, and fined at the same time.The one who defended them was still the pseudonym Situ Mao.Song Wu saw Situ Mao in the court, his eyes flickered, and he turned his head and said a few words to the adjutant. On that day, several soldiers in plain clothes wandered around the hotel where Situ Mao stayed until late at night, but Situ Mao didn't even know what to do. I didn't go back to the hotel, and ran all the way to the train station after I came out of the court, and didn't even agree to the dinner that the Japanese thanked.

The intelligence personnel of the six northern provinces have reminded him that he was being targeted by Song Wu, so why don't he run away and wait to be caught?Just by looking at the pair of tricks, one can tell that Song is a ruthless person.Situ Mao has a heavy responsibility, and he doesn't want to deal with such a ruthless person. Once something goes wrong, it will ruin the morality of the world.

Situ Mao ran away, and the soldier who had not completed the task went to Song Wu to plead guilty. Song Wu did not embarrass them, but sent someone to send a message to Imai Ichiro.He must find out the identity of this person.

On May [-], the coalition government officially issued an order to the federal provincial governments, requiring them to select representatives to participate in the military parade held in the capital at the end of the month.

"From each province, 300 to [-] soldiers will be selected from officers and below, and will march to Beijing on the [-]th."

The military government of the six northern provinces also received an official order. Li Jinyan saw it when he was sorting out the documents, and felt that the order was a bit vague. If it was like the six northern provinces, it would gather at least 1000 or [-] people, and one brother like Shanxi, at most It's only three hundred, and the team is pulled out. They are completely different in size and number. Does it look good standing together?

"Young Marshal, who gave this order?" Was his head hit by a stone?

"Father."

"...when I didn't ask."

In fact, Li Jinyan's worries are superfluous. Neither President Lou Da nor officials of the coalition government will make such a mistake. The world will only know the specific situation on the day of the military parade.

After sorting out all the documents, Li Jinyan walked to the desk, and Young Marshal Lou was at his desk reviewing the official documents, "Young Marshal, I have something to tell you."

"what?"

“A federation of trade unions has been established in the six northern provinces.”

"The Federation of Trade Unions?"

"En." Li Jinyan nodded and said, "The details are different from those of foreign trade unions..."

After the strike in Guanbei subsided, various factories in Guanbei established trade unions one after another.The president of the trade union is elected by the workers, and the military government has also formulated a series of rules and regulations. On the one hand, it guarantees the interests of the workers, and on the other hand, it restricts the power of the trade union.

Once there is a conflict between labor and management, the solution is no longer just a simple strike, but to submit to the relevant military government departments for arbitration in accordance with various regulations.If it can't be solved, some people will take it to court.There was such a case in October last year, and the final judgment was in favor of the workers.

Since then, the reasonable demands put forward by the workers will be paid attention to, and there are also ways to deal with the unruly people.

For example, with the same work intensity and time, the average salary in the same industry is 18 yuan. If you have to raise it to 50 yuan and shorten the working hours, even if you cry, make trouble, hang yourself, or get a group of people to go on strike, you won’t have to worry about it. Someone will understand.

strike?what ever.

Just like Li Jinyan said at the beginning, the rice bowl is here, and you dislike the fact that there is only meat and no fish in the bowl, how many people want to eat this piece of meat but can't eat it!

There are many such things, and they have more or less had a certain impact on the society. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, it is not a solution in the long run.After several incidents occurred in Guanbei, Li Jinyan simply called the members of the General Chamber of Commerce of the six northern provinces, and everyone sat down to discuss an idea.

This meeting was a "reactionary" meeting where a big capitalist and landlord gathered other capitalists and landlords.This group of big capitalists and big landlords expressed their opinions at the meeting, spoke enthusiastically, and finally voted with a show of hands, and passed the proposal to establish the Federation of Trade Unions of the Six Northern Provinces.Instead of finding a way to solve the problem when it comes to a head, it is better to take precautions in advance and set up a federation of trade unions in the six provinces. Under my nose, if there is any trouble, everyone will know it.

Logically speaking, this matter should not be discussed and passed by these people at all.But the fact is, with Li Sanshao intervening, nothing is impossible.

The proposal to establish the Federation of Trade Unions of the Six Northern Provinces was freshly released. The first, second and third divisions of the Intelligence Bureau came out in full force. The voice of the Federation of Trade Unions suddenly sounded.

After some more work, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Six Northern Provinces was formally established and held its first meeting three months ago. At the meeting, the main person in charge of the trade union was elected and the "Articles of Association of the Trade Union" was formulated.

Zhang Jiancheng participated in the meeting as a teacher representative and was elected as the secretary-general of the trade union. The chairman of the union was a veteran soldier, and the vice-chairman was a senior worker in a factory under the Lou's Commercial Group.Tong Han, who had faked his death in Fengcheng before and designed the Japanese, also became a secretary in the Federation of Trade Unions.Fengcheng had already taken it back, and Japan couldn't do anything about it. After hiding his name on the farm for a period of time, Li Dongsheng, who came to Guanbei with Tong Han, signed up to join the army. Tong Han entered the newly opened agricultural workshop in Guanbei. The ability to farm is also quite good, just to say a few words to some dolls in the institute who are learning farming.He was not used to it at first, but later seeing that there were not only gentlemen in long gowns, but also old farmers and hunters like him, Tong Han let go.

It's just that when talking with others, I can't help sighing a few words. A few years ago, I never dared to imagine that life would be like this today.

"Don't talk about you, brother, who isn't like this?" An old farmer with white hair and wrinkles on his face pulled out a dry pipe pinned to his waist and clicked it twice on his mouth, but it didn't ignite. Smoking is a rule, and you can only enjoy your mouth. "I want to say, it is because of the good geomantic omen of our place, which attracts real dragons and gods of wealth, so that we can live a good life. My four sons, the eldest The second child each has ten acres of land, the third child has entered a factory, and the fourth child is studying in school. I don’t know a single word, and I’m called Mr. by the children, and I blush. By the end of the year, my wife and I will be able to hug each other. Grandson, isn't such a day just like a dream?"

"My wife talks about it at home every day. I only hope that the president will live a long life and the young marshal will live forever. When the young marshal becomes the president in the future, life will only be better than now."

The conversation of several people was overheard by a passing gentleman. He stopped in his tracks and asked, "Your words are reasonable, but have you ever thought that it is the style of feudal dynasties that fathers pass on sons and families belong to the world."

Hearing his words, several people turned their heads and looked at the young man in his early twenties who was wearing a long gown behind him, and one of them smiled, "We don't know what kind of family these are, we only know that the president and The young commander can make us live a good life."

Just when the bell rang, everyone left in twos and threes.The young gentleman did not continue to argue with the crowd. After returning to the dormitory, he wrote an article that caused great controversy later.

"Father to son, the whole world is the style of the feudal dynasty for thousands of years. One family and one surname control the power of the world. The superior is wise, and the world is safe. If he is unwise, China is chaotic... Dictatorship is the opposite of democracy and the regression of society... ...Looking at China today, although it is said to be democratic, what is it really like... The Lou family is the pillar of the country, but the succession of father and son is the blessing of China?"

An article, with more than a thousand words, expresses the young man's thoughts and concerns.

The article was sent to the newspaper, and the editor hesitated whether to publish it. Although the government did not limit political speech, the issues involved in this article were a bit too "sensitive".It would be fine if it was published in a Western newspaper, or any domestic newspaper, but why did the person who wrote the article choose to vote for Current Affairs News?

Who opened the political news?Boss Wen.

Who is standing behind Boss Wen?Li Jinyan.

What is Li Jinyan's identity?The third young master of the Li family, the young wife of the Lou family.

The entire article is worried about the Lou family going against the law and feudal dictatorship, but it was voted for a newspaper run by the Lou family?Isn't this standing at the gate of the monk's temple and scolding the bald man?

Journalists pursue the truth, but journalists also have to eat.If this article is sent out, even if the Lou family doesn't pursue it, Boss Wen will let him go home and eat himself.After careful consideration, the editor still sent this article to Boss Wen, and Boss Wen immediately sent it to Li Jinyan intact.

After Li Jinyan read it, he was angry at first. It was his family who was blamed, and no one would not be angry.After getting angry, he couldn't help but think that, sooner or later, Young Marshal Lou will become the president. By then, there will be more articles like this, and the content will only be more intense and offensive than this article.

Zhou Bingxun, head of the Propaganda Department of the Coalition Government, found uncomfortable things for President Lou Da, and Li Jinyan knew it.But after all, it was within the government, and most of the people who heard it were government officials, and they had their own set of principles for handling it.

The article is published in the newspaper, but it is facing all the people in the country. What will they think?After all, not everyone has a clear political mind, such as himself.If this article is suppressed... Li Jinyan immediately shook his head, fearing that it would cause more trouble.

Li Jinyan didn't come up with an idea in the end, so he had to let Boss Wen go back first, and went to see Bai Lao with the article.The old man was splashing ink, and on the snow-white rice paper, there were four big characters in big face, serving the country loyally.

Li Jinyan rubbed his chin. During this time, Yue Fei's biography should be playing on the radio.

After finishing the last stroke, Bai Lao put down the brush in his hand, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands, "Finished today's handwriting?"

"Not yet..." Seeing Bai Lao raised his head, Li Sanshao shrank his neck and presented the article with both hands, "It's for this. It was delivered to the newspaper office today, and I sincerely don't know how to deal with it."

Bai Lao took the article, glanced at it briefly, and smiled, "Are you in trouble?"

"Yes, please show me how to do it, grandpa."

"Just follow it."

"Grandfather?" Li Jinyan didn't understand. If this is posted, is it really okay?On the surface of the country, there is a piece of "peace", but there are not no people waiting to catch the Lou family.In politics, just like in business, there are no permanent friends.

"If you don't understand, ask Xiao'er." Bai Lao waved his hand at Li Jinyan: "Don't come to see me if you haven't finished writing five big characters."

Li Jinyan: "..."

Dare to give him a big headache, in the eyes of the old man, it is not a matter at all, it is not as important as five big characters?