Chapter 63 Preparation
"Sir, the above asked us to release the two assassins arrested." Li Yanguang informed Chu Qi of a message.
"Then let them go."
Chu Qi had no objection to letting go of two assassins who attempted to assassinate Lincoln. Their assassination was not from the Ming Dynasty, and their assassination was not very useful. Even if something happened to Lincoln, it would not be possible to resolve the conflict between the industrial master and the slave master. The industrial masters of the Northern Federation could choose a new agent at any time.
Chu Qi knew it was clear that there must be someone behind the two assassins, so the superiors ordered them to be let go.
"Li Yanguang, during this period of time I left, you will temporarily handle the information sent back from Prussia. But I don't expect that there will be much important information. Prussia is too far away from us."
He was about to go to North America to serve as the head of intelligence, and before leaving, he ordered his subordinate households. The Qianhu Office where he was located had a deputy Qianhu, who could replace Chu Qi's position. However, this Qianhu household was in Berlin and could not come back thousands of miles away.
The Prussian steam fleet does not look strong enough and should not pose much threat to the Ming Empire within two or three years.
Chu Qi was relieved to hand over the intelligence collection task of Prussia to Li Yanguang, and he would devote himself to the intelligence collection work in North America.
"Where are you going to go on this mission? Don't take our troops out?" Li Yanguang was surprised to see Chu Qi suddenly going on a mission.
"This is a secret. If you have any undecided things, you can find the Northern Punishment envoy or directly find the commander."
Chu Qi adjusted the list of personnel. The Jinyiwei had a complete management system, and it could be operated easily even if he was not there.
Li Yanguang reminded: "The Northern Fufu Envoy has not appeared for half a year..."
"Yeah?"
Chu Qi didn't know where his direct boss was. During this period, he just asked the commander to report.
The current system of the Jinyiwei is that the Beizhen Fushi Department is responsible for monitoring the movements of foreign powers, the Nanzhen Fushi Department is responsible for protecting local intelligence security, and at the same time monitors the vassal states and supervising the internal affairs of the Jinyiwei. The Qianhu Yangshi, whom he saw in the Dongyang Chuqi last time, was the Qianhu of the Nanzhen Fushi Department.
Chu Qi's boss, Beizhenfushi, had nowhere to go for a while.
"I probably have to perform some tasks. If you have important matters, just ask the commander to report it. He should be easy to get along with." Chu Qi said.
Li Yanguang smiled bitterly. Chu Qi is the son of the Minister of War, and Shen Jianxing will also sell him face. He can still be calm in the face of the commander, but Li Yanguang does not have such a background.
After Chu Qi arranged the list of members of the Thousand Household Office, he came to the tenth floor of the Edict Prison Tower again to meet the commander Shen Jianxing.
Shen Jianxing was reading a document: "Are you ready to go to North America?"
"Yes, the work of Qianhu Institute has been arranged, and Li Yanguang will temporarily take over my place."
"You go to Tianjin Guard to San Francisco on the Huanghu, and Thomas Jackson, the artillery tactic instructor at the Virginia Military Academy, will meet you in San Francisco. It is very difficult to help the Yugoslavia independence. The Yugoslavia industry is very weak, and the great powers will also intervene in this matter. Therefore, intelligence work is very important."
"The task will be completed smoothly."
Chu Qi simply reported his preparations to Shen Jianxing. He also knew that it was not easy for the Yugoslavia to defeat the Northern Federation where industrial capitalists gathered. The industrial output value of New York State alone is higher than that of all Yugoslavia states. And slavery is ultimately not in line with historical trends.
If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty, Chu Qi would still be unoptimistic about the Yugoslavia. The war between industrial masters and slave masters was a completely contest between two different civilizations. It is not difficult to imagine who would win without external interference.
Chen Jianxing said: "There is one more thing. The Ministry of War will send an army officer to follow you to North America. They want their people to go to the front line to understand the situation."
"The Ministry of War will send someone to come?"
Chu Qi had a headache. This time he had to take a Ming officer to North America.
Without Shen Jianxingming's words, Chu Qi also knew that this officer from the Ming Army either went to the front line to check the terrain or helped the Yugoslavia train militias.
His ultimate goal was similar to Chu Qi, to make the Yugoslavia independent from the United States.
"That's right, the information collected by our Jinyiwei is for use by the cabinet and the Ministry of War. Without users, the information will be useless. Your father should take that person on the day of departure, and you can set off together."
"yes."
Chu Qi thought that the Ming officer who followed him might be his father's subordinate.
In any case, this trip to North America seems to have a little more changes. Not only do we have to join forces with the Ministry of War, but also with the Yugoslavia people to deal with Lincoln and others.
The intervention of the Ministry of War means that the Ming army may cross the Pacific Ocean to support the Yugoslavia at any time.
Chu Qi returned to his mansion and prepared to pack his luggage for North America. This time he pretended to be a Ming businessman who went to Virginia to do a tobacco fur business.
The Yugoslavia was mainly plantation economy, while the Ming Empire focused on industry, and the demand for economic and agricultural products such as cotton and tobacco in the Yugoslavia was quite large. It was not surprising that the Ming merchants were active in North America.
Of course, Chu Qi also received a considerable amount of activity funds.
If it was not the period of imperialism rampant, Chu Qihui thought that the treatment of the Jinyiwei was simply generous.
The worse thing is that war may break out at any time, and you still need to be careful to survive when traveling to North America.
"Young Master, I'll help you clean up." Rou'er came in at this time and patiently packed the package for him.
"Young Master, you need to bring more clothes. This time you go out to the ocean is not as good as usual, but you have to go there for a long time." Rou'er nagged each piece of clothes like a sister.
"So Rou'er, you can easily buy our Ming Dynasty clothes when you are abroad, and you can buy other items, so you don't need to bring so much luggage."
Chu Qi did not even carry muskets when he went to North America this time.
There are Jinyiwei in North America that is active, and it is easier to get muskets in the United States where civilians are allowed to own guns.
Even so, Rou'er helped Chu Qi sort out the luggage of two wooden boxes.
This is too exaggerated.
However, Chu Qi did not stop Rou'er's behavior. This time, his identity was an open-minded businessman who went to North America to do a long-term business, bringing more luggage is also suitable for his identity.
Chapter completed!