Chapter 1715 Covering Identity

When Qin Huacheng lived in Manila, he never thought that one day he would become a spy collecting intelligence for other countries. This was really a very exciting career for him. But these days, in Cheng Dapeng

Working underground, he gradually discovered that this job did not seem to be as dangerous as Cheng Dapeng had emphasized. People outside just treated them as ordinary businessmen, and they rarely felt any defense or hostility from others.

Just like when they were measuring hydrographic data in Belawan, others thought they were fishing and never thought that the string hanging from the boat into the sea actually had other uses. And the activities of the sailors on the pier were not simply about going ashore to rest.

, they each performed their duties, collecting various information about Belawan from places such as shops, restaurants, carriage shops and even brothels near the port, and after summarizing it on the ship, they slowly pieced together a rough intelligence framework.

From the cargo throughput of Belawan to the racial composition of local residents, all kinds of information were gathered here in a short period of time. For this kind of information collection by the Haihan Intelligence Agency

Qin Huacheng could only express his admiration for his ability. At the same time, he also thought of a question. Before Haihan attacked Manila, how many spies working for Haihan were lurking in Manila and doing similar work. Haihan was able to defeat Haihan in a very short time.

The Spanish captured the city of Manila, presumably inseparable from the thorough preparations made by the intelligence front.

And when Qin Huacheng recalled what he knew about the Haihan Kingdom before the Manila War began, he found that it was almost blank. There were only those in the Spanish army who had records of fighting against the Haihan Army in the battles on Taiwan Island and the raid on Sanya.

Only then did he understand the situation of his opponent a little bit. Before the war in Manila, Qin Huacheng himself thought that the official propaganda of "letting the blood of the Haihan people dye Manila Bay red" would become a real situation. However, during the fight, he discovered that this was not the case at all. Both sides

There is a clear gap in combat effectiveness, and Haihan's targeted tactical deployment during his attack on Manila highlighted the importance of military intelligence.

Although Qin Huacheng did not directly participate in that battle, he joined the security police after the war and had many opportunities to get in touch with the inside story. Slowly he learned that Haihan had almost perfectly avoided the Spaniards who had high hopes during the attack.

The port and coastal defenses were built, and several Spanish command posts were destroyed as soon as they entered the city. This obviously cannot be explained by good luck. God knows how many spies there were in Manila at that time to provide accurate military intelligence to the Haihan Army.

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At that time, Qin Huacheng could not imagine how the Haihan people did it, but now that Cheng Dapeng took him to participate in the process of collecting intelligence, he gradually understood the horror of the Haihan intelligence agency. According to Cheng Dapeng

, Haihan does not intend to use force against places like Belawan at all, but he will still collect all kinds of intelligence here in great detail. So you can imagine what kind of damage will be done to the areas that Haihan regards as military attack targets.

level of detailed reconnaissance.

In the process of analyzing and compiling intelligence, Cheng Dapeng did not forget to introduce the international situation of the Strait of Malacca to these newcomers. Johor, Aceh, Pattani, Portugal... The forces of various countries are intertwined on both sides of this narrow strait, and their interests and demands are different.

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Qin Huacheng could only understand about half of it. With his knowledge, it was difficult to understand the origins of the wars and conflicts of interest between these countries, let alone how to benefit Haihan from it. But he knew that Chengdu University

The content taught by Peng will be his job for a period of time in the future. He must master it well. Regardless of whether he can fully understand it at the moment, he must remember it in his mind first before speaking.

After completing the intelligence work in Belawan, the sailing ship left the port unhurriedly and continued to travel southeast along the coastline of Sumatra Island. Cheng Dapeng asked the rookie trainees to come to the deck, and the designated

Old sailors taught them how to observe the coastline and draw charts.

"Detailed maps are the foundation of all military operations. Our Haihan Army never fights an unprepared battle because we have an unparalleled map database. You must remember that the geographical information we collect during each voyage will be

It will be added to this database and become a reference for future development of sea routes and formulation of combat plans."

During the training process, Cheng Dapeng did not forget to instill in these students the power of Haihan's intelligence system at any time, but what he said was not bragging. The amount of information Haihan had in the map library was indeed unique in this era.

.While European navigators were still exploring unfamiliar waters, Haihan already had a global standard chart. This was indeed a magic weapon for Haihan who continued to expand his ruling area.

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Due to the existence of the map database, there are basically no sea areas that are completely unfamiliar to Haihan navigators and sailors. The reconnaissance of unfamiliar areas by intelligence personnel like Cheng Dapeng is actually just a review of the existing database.

It is just for further improvement and correction.

A few days later, when the ship passed Belitung Island, Cheng Dapeng ordered the ship to dock and organized a special visit. The participants were six students he selected, and the visitors were the local tin

mine.

Haihan is mining tin mines on Bangka Island and Belitung Island, two adjacent islands. Among them, the scale of the tin mine on Belitung Island is slightly larger. There are basically no Haihan among the miners working here.

The registered personnel were all slaves and hard labor prisoners who had been sentenced to heavy punishment. The group of Spanish prisoners who were arrested for planning a riot in the Xingdao hard labor camp were all sent to this place.

Compared with the Star Island hard labor camp, the tin mines on Belitung Island are the real place of death. The miners have to go down nearly 50 meters underground every day, mining with only weak lighting, and then relying on their hands to push and shoulder to resist.

Transport tin ore to the ground. Of those who were sent to work here, almost none of them managed to escape. Due to the extreme labor and living conditions, very few people could survive here for more than a year and a half.

Of course, Cheng Dapeng arranged this visit not to let the students understand the mining process of the tin mine, but to use the situation of the miners' prisoners here as a fresh example to let them deepen their understanding of the internal rules of the Ministry of Security. No matter how detailed it is,

No verbal explanation is as intuitive and effective as coming here to see the miners' plight with your own eyes.

Qin Huacheng saw many familiar faces here. The condition of the Spanish prisoners who were sent here by him had already changed significantly in just a few days. Their spirits were sluggish and their eyes were dull.

Squinting into a narrow slit and speaking very little. According to Dapeng's conclusion, these are the effects of working in a dark, closed and narrow underground mine for a long time. This effect is not only physical, but also psychological.

It plays a big role - it is said that there are specialized personnel responsible for studying the theory in this area.

When Qin Huacheng saw these Spaniards who had become dull and sluggish, it was difficult to connect them with the group of bad guys who planned the riots in the Xingdao hard labor camp. However, he did not feel guilty about his actions. If he did not compare these

If a person is sent to Belitung Island to work as a miner, then his life in the hard labor camp will be very difficult. Now he has at least successfully saved his own destiny. Of course, he can also understand that Dapeng took him to see these things.

The purpose of man is nothing more than to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and let them understand that their destiny is under the control of Haihan.

The tin ore produced in Bangka Belitung Island is initially smelted locally to remove impurities, and then the cassiterite, coke, and limestone are burned together to obtain metallic tin. These higher-purity tin will be shipped back

In Haihan, part of it is made into tinware, and the other part is used to make bronze, which is specially used to make gun barrels and machine bearings. It is one of the indispensable strategic materials for the industrialization advocated by the Haihan Executive Committee in recent years.

"Mineral resources, especially metals and coal, are very important raw materials for our country, so information about mineral deposits is also what you need to focus on in the future."

While listening to Cheng Dapeng's explanation, Qin Huacheng secretly remembered these warnings in his heart. Since leaving Star Island, the amount of information he received every day was staggering, and Qin Huacheng even doubted whether he really remembered it.

gained so much knowledge.

After leaving Belitung Island, the ship Qin Huacheng took went all the way south. It took a day and a half to arrive at the Port of Batavia and returned to its place of departure.

Batavia suffered complete destruction by the Mata Blues a few years ago. After defeating the Mata Blues' offensive, the Port of Batavia underwent a two-year reconstruction and the scale of construction was further increased. Today

The Port of Batavia has not only regained its former vitality, but its cargo throughput has also increased significantly compared to the past.

On the one hand, this is due to the fact that the Dutch have become more proficient in operating the Sunda Strait. Carried by the East India Company, the cargo entering the South China Sea from the Indian Ocean has increased compared with previous years, and a considerable part of it has passed through the sea.

The Han Dynasty resold them to countries such as the Ming Dynasty in the north, revitalizing the Dutch trade routes in the Far East. Although Dutch merchants only had Damuan Port on Taiwan Island near the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, they now sail from Batavia to Damuan Port

The number of merchant ships has increased at least three times compared with the past, and the profits generated have been fed back into Batavia's post-war reconstruction.

Cheng Dapeng's current business in Batavia is far more than the original grain business. He is involved in almost any business that can make money. However, most of these businesses are not run by him as a sole proprietor, but as shares or joint ventures.

In this way, he cooperated with others. Of course, Cheng Dapeng’s partners were not ordinary people. They were almost all officials of the East India Company at all levels, mainly the Netherlands. It is no exaggeration to say that Batavia was

For some Dutch officials, Cheng Dapeng is a business wizard-like existence. No matter what line of work he is in, he always makes a lot of money. Cooperating with him can almost be equated with making money.

Cheng Dapeng's success is certainly due to his own business talent, but more importantly, behind him is the strong financial resources and intelligence system of Haihan State as support. Almost all the business decisions he makes come from Haihan Business.

According to the reference provided by the Ministry of Commerce, some business measures even come from the instructions of the Ministry of Commerce. Relying on the huge consumer markets of Haihan and Daming, Cheng Dapeng’s profits from foreign trade are enough to subsidize the losses that may occur in other business projects, so those

For projects run jointly with Dutch officials, there is absolutely no visible loss on the books.

Although some of these projects are inevitably run with money, from the perspective of intelligence work, this kind of spending money to maintain connections is perfectly normal. Moreover, Cheng Dapeng has been operating in Batavia for several years.

The results have been very obvious. If anything happens to him, at least half of the officials in Batavia will choose to side with him.

The students who returned to Batavia with Cheng Dapeng didn't get much rest, and were immediately dispersed and assigned to various industries under Cheng Dapeng's name. However, their work assignments had one thing in common.

, that is, responsible for the promotion of goods. Some are operated in stores, and some need to go out to visit customers. Cheng Dapeng hopes that through such an arrangement, his students can become familiar with business rules faster and enter them as early as possible.

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Cheng Dapeng's purpose of recruiting this group of people was to send them to investigate the Spanish intelligence. The cover identities Cheng Dapeng prepared for them were all related to business. The more familiar they are with business operations, the more they will be able to tell the truth in the future.

The identity is well hidden. Of course, if someone among them is exposed to be seriously unsuited to the business environment during this learning session, Cheng Dapeng will eliminate them without mercy.

Qin Huacheng is actually not a person suitable for business, otherwise he would not have been frightened by the conditions offered by two old foxes when he was in Malacca. But now it is a rush to catch up, and if he does not learn, he will have to go back to jail.

He had to work up his energy to be a serious apprentice. Qin Huacheng was assigned to a rice store, and the shopkeeper responsible for guiding him was a serious businessman. When he entered the door, he first told him that the big shopkeeper Cheng Dapeng was in Ba.

It was not easy for Batavia to gain a foothold, but now it has controlled nearly one-third of Batavia's grain market. It can be said that just a few steps can influence the local grain market.

Qin Huacheng cooperated very sensibly and touted Cheng Dapeng's achievements. In the end, the shopkeeper was quite envious that he, a newcomer, could follow Cheng Dapeng on the voyage to Banda Aceh. After all, this kind of treatment may not even be available to old employees.

He was able to win it, but this young guy who was said to have been temporarily recruited from Xingdao accidentally went on a foreign trip and was assigned to the big shopkeeper's fortune business when he came back. This shows how seriously he is valued.
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