Chapter 1725 He Xi’s worries

Of course, He Xi admired Cheng Dapeng's achievements in Batavia in recent years. He knew that his subordinate's ability to act on the front line was indeed very strong, and his understanding of the Dutch was second to none in the security department.

He was the person in charge of the Batavia intelligence station. So when Cheng Dapeng returned to Sanya to serve for a period of time, he proposed to go back south to Batavia to stay there. He Xi agreed wholeheartedly because he knew very well that only

Only by deploying Cheng Dapeng in Batavia can it play its greatest role.

But at the same time, He Xi also noticed that Cheng Dapeng's behavior in Batavia and even the South China Sea area was increasingly showing a strong personal style. Many things were planned and implemented by him, although he would also report to the Ministry of Security in accordance with the system.

Sanya reported, but the times when I took the initiative to ask for instructions became less and less.

This is not because there is something wrong with Cheng Dapeng’s loyalty. He Xi is still convinced that this subordinate is loyal to the country. It’s just that Cheng Dapeng acts alone thousands of miles away from the mainland of Haihan all year round.

It is possible to make decisions after consulting the local authorities on all matters.

The advantage of this model is that front-line intelligence personnel can respond to changes in the local situation in a timely manner and will not miss great opportunities by asking for instructions back and forth. At the same time, it also improves the ability of intelligence personnel to operate independently. However, disadvantages also exist.

Intelligence agencies are inherently privileged departments. Giving these officials who are in charge of intelligence work abroad too much power can easily lead to a situation where they are too powerful to handle. Such cases are not without precedent among intelligence officials stationed abroad under the Ministry of Security.

Most of the officials dispatched by the Ministry of Security are quite loyal to the emerging regime of Haihan. As upstarts who have risen with the country, they often cherish the power they hold. However, they have been stationed abroad all year round and have money and power.

It is difficult for someone to completely restrain their natural desire for a higher social status and more material enjoyment.

Due to the rapid expansion of Haihan, the demand for professionals is very high, so the official induction training period arranged for them is relatively limited, and the content often emphasizes professional skills. The instillation of ideological and political awareness is relatively limited due to time issues.

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In an environment that lacks sufficient supervision and restrictions, these intelligence officers who have just started out and hold privileges will easily lose their true intentions. He Xi is really worried that Cheng Dapeng stayed in Batavia for too long.

Gradually, I have forgotten that I am taking orders from Sanya, rather than thinking of someone to ask for help when I am unable to do anything.

The last time Cheng Dapeng went to the Strait of Malacca area to conduct cross-border trade, he went to Xingdao to recruit several Han prisoners who were said to be proficient in Spanish. Although He Xi nodded his head at the time, he still thought that Cheng Dapeng

The recruitment was somewhat hasty. After all, there was almost no suitable training conditions for intelligence officers in the local area, and these people were prisoners exiled from Manila to Star Island. They may have more than enough respect for Haihan, but certainly not enough loyalty. Cheng Dapeng wanted to

In He Xi's opinion, personally training these newcomers locally is not a completely reliable plan.

Now, it has only been a month since Cheng Dapeng completed his recruitment in Xingdao. On the pretext of controlling the grain market and attracting officials who instigated rebellion against the Netherlands, he will carry out a major operation in Batavia that was not planned by the Ministry of Security. Taking these measures has

How necessary it was, and how certain Cheng Dapeng was of the matter, this information was not specifically explained in the message sent back by Batavia.

How urgent is the local situation, whether the Dutch officials who contacted Cheng Dapeng are reliable, how much funds need to be used in the process of fighting for control of the local grain market, and whether these extra-budgetary expenses can be recovered through reasonable business methods afterwards...

There are still a lot of issues that He Xi needs to figure out. If these issues do not get a reasonable explanation, then it will be difficult for him to explain to the executive committee the necessity for Cheng Dapeng to take drastic measures locally.

He Xi came to Victory Fort the next day with Cheng Dapeng's message. He first found Schneider and explained the situation to him. At present, foreign affairs are jointly managed by Ning Qi and Schneider, and Ning Qi is in charge of Ming Dynasty and surrounding Han Dynasty.

These small countries have far-reaching cultural influence, and Schneider is specifically responsible for the affairs of Western colonial countries, and the two of them have their own division of labor. Cheng Dapeng is responsible for the Dutch ruling area in the South China Sea, so He Xi naturally has to communicate with Schneider first.

A spirit.

After listening to He Xi's introduction, Schneider expressed his position: "It's okay for the Executive Committee to support the actions of the Ministry of Security, but Minister He, you have to come up with some practical information. First, find out how much food the Dutch want to buy from Champa. I

There must be a clear explanation for sending people from the embassy here to do the work, otherwise it will be meaningless if they are looked down upon by the occupied country. Also, your people want to disrupt the grain market in Batavia.

Isn’t it 1.8 million? Can you give me an accurate figure? How much money does he have there, how big is the gap, when will he need to use the money, and will the money be slowly withdrawn later or transferred to you?

In the Ministry of Security's budget for next year, we must first come up with a plan for these trivial matters."

He Xi couldn't help but have a headache when he heard the problems mentioned by Schneider. The telegram sent back from Batavia was only one or two hundred words, so how could he explain so many problems clearly. But Schneider's request was not nitpicking.

He is also the person in charge of foreign affairs and the Ministry of Finance. These matters have to go through him. If he just ignores them and just accepts them, any subsequent troubles will be Schneider's responsibility. Naturally, he has to follow up first.

He Xi will sort out his thoughts here.

While talking, Ning Qi also arrived. After listening to He Xi's story, Ning Qi's attitude was basically the same as Schneider's. He believed that the information provided by the Ministry of Security was too little, and even if the Executive Committee wanted to cooperate, it would be difficult to do so.

As for whether Cheng Dapeng's actions in Batavia were necessary, this was what He Xi was most worried about being criticized by the executive committee members, but surprisingly no one mentioned it.

But in fact, it is not difficult to understand. A considerable part of the external information that senior officials like Ning Qi and Schneider have comes from the intelligence department led by He Xi, and the reliability of this information is mostly reported to the Executive Committee.

It has been verified before. If it is indeed news of doubtful credibility, He Xi will naturally explain it. But since He Xi did not explain it specifically, they subconsciously thought that Cheng Dapeng planned to visit Batavia.

The measures taken actually came from He Xi's arrangements.

The Haihan Executive Committee has always had a default rule, which is not to interfere too much with the work direction of the intelligence department. Professional work is left to professionals. If everyone can dictate the work of the Security Department according to their own wishes,

Otherwise, there will definitely be problems in the operation of this department. Unless there are serious deviations in the work of the Safety Department, or Hao Wanqing raises some issues on his own that need to be solved by the Executive Committee, generally there will be no problems

Who would question the planning arrangements of the Ministry of Security?

Based on this understanding, neither Ning Qi nor Schneider doubted whether the requirements put forward by the Ministry of Security were reasonable and necessary. They only put forward their opinions and requirements to He Xi on problems that may arise during the implementation process.

But He Xi has a headache. This is the only information fed back by his subordinates. If he must pursue detailed data, Cheng Dapeng may not be able to get it. After all, front-line intelligence work must make decisions based on intuition many times, and

It's not like Sanya's rear area, which can have data and information from all aspects as a reference. Each department will discuss and weigh before choosing the most secure or most beneficial plan for Haihan. I really want Cheng Dapeng to kill Ning Qi and Schneider.

If we make a decision after collecting the required information, I'm afraid the day lilies will be cold long ago.

"The problems you raised do exist, but we must also take into account the actual situation. It seems okay for some things to drag on for a day and a half, but the local intelligence personnel may have missed the best opportunity because they were waiting for Sanya to issue an order.

The timing of the action." He Xi thought about his words, and then explained to them: "Cheng Dapeng is one of my most capable intelligence officers. I think the missing information in the telegram he sent back was not an intentional omission, but an intentional omission.

It was too late to conduct a more detailed investigation.”

"I trust your professional judgment, but you have to tell me, what can I do to help your people complete their tasks?" Schneider didn't want to argue with He Xi on this issue. He still had several meetings to hold today.

In comparison, this application from the Ministry of Security is not really an important matter.

After Haihan sent troops to capture Manila at the beginning of this year, he captured a large amount of gold and silver treasures from the local area. These properties must be realized through a series of procedures before they can be added to the national treasury. At the same time, the national treasury needs to spend a large amount of military expenditures to distribute

Rewards for participating troops and meritorious personnel, pensions for fallen soldiers, and expenses for each participating troops to return to their original garrison.

In addition, Haihan mobilized some large businessmen to invest in Manila to complete control of the local economic lifeline as soon as possible. Haihan Bank, which is an extremely important part of Haihan's economic system, has also set up local branches and begun to implement it in Manila.

Haihan has a bank-centered financial system, and is already preparing to release paper Haihan coins into the Manila market and enter the circulation system.

Although Schneider himself does not have to keep an eye on these matters, the general arrangements require his participation and decision-making. Therefore, he has been very busy recently. There are at least three or four meetings every day with various people.

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In addition to this, there is another more important matter that has kept the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extremely busy recently - in two days it will be the third anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the tenth anniversary of the time-travel operation, which Sanya will host

A series of celebration activities. Most of these activities were held publicly, and representatives from many countries that had established diplomatic relations with Haihan were invited to participate.

At present, in addition to some foreign envoys stationed in Sanya, some invited foreign dignitaries are arriving in Sanya one after another. As officials in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Schneider and Ning Qi are responsible for the task of receiving these dignitaries.

Let them spend too much time paying attention to the affairs of other departments at this time, which is really a bit overwhelming.

So although Schneider still has some doubts about what He Xi said, he no longer intends to dwell on this issue. As long as He Xi comes up with a decent solution, then he will arrange it according to the other party's wishes.

That’s it.

As for the problems that may arise in the process, Schneider believes that they can actually be ignored. The fact that people from the Special Security Department want to disturb the local grain market in Batavia is actually a matter of money, and for Haihan

In general, problems that can be solved with money are not considered problems. At most, the Ministry of Security can complete some procedures afterwards so that the Finance Department can have a reasonable reason to balance the expenditure accounts.

Of course, He Xi also heard the impatience shown in Schneider's words. Although he himself was not 100% confident in Cheng Dapeng's plan, as the top leader of the security department, he still had to take the responsibility at this time.

When the responsibility comes, we must first win over diplomatic and financial support.

It only took He Xi about half an hour to get what he wanted from Schneider and Ning Qi. Ning Qi would later personally send a telegram to the Haihan embassy in Champa and ask them to try to prevent Champa from sending messages to Champa.

The Dutch sold a large amount of grain. Schneider issued a bad check to the Ministry of Security, authorizing He Xi to mobilize a sum of no more than one million yuan if necessary to cooperate with the intelligence operations in Batavia.

This arrangement is undoubtedly very relaxed for the Ministry of Security, and He Xi has nothing to be picky about. He just hopes that Cheng Dapeng will not make any mistakes in Batavia, otherwise it will happen next time.

If there is a situation like this that requires domestic emergency support, the two departments of foreign affairs and finance may not be willing to help in this way.

After He Xi returned to the small building of the Security Department, he immediately drafted a reply to Batavia. In the message, he made several requests to Cheng Dapeng. The first was to provide feedback to the Security Department about the operation as soon as possible.

The detailed information, including the relevant amounts required by the diplomatic and financial departments, in order to better cooperate with Cheng Dapeng's local actions. The second is to ask Cheng Dapeng to pay attention to the scale and try not to conflict with the Batavia authorities.

conflicts, so as not to affect the operation of the intelligence network that has been deployed locally for several years.

However, according to the system of the Ministry of Security, the default communication time of radio stations stationed abroad is arranged at night to prevent the temporary antenna from being noticed by interested parties, so his call back can only be sent to Cheng Dapeng at night.

By the way, I may have to wait one more day for Batavia's next call back.
Chapter completed!