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    Even after understanding a lot of the intelligence operations of this era, he felt even more that in fact, the so-called mystery, compared to that era, in his current view, it seems that the two correspond to each other, but what is inside is kindergarten.  Compared with universities, the universities here naturally refer to the 21st century.

    But until the middle of the 20th century, this was still a very mysterious place.

    It seems that Sir Cumming had predicted it before his death. Sir Cumming did not approve of his subordinates writing a book and telling the public about their secret work.  During a traffic jam, Cumming said to his housekeeper: "I also want to publish a memoir. It will be in quarto size. The title "The Reckless Words and Actions of the Director of Secret Intelligence" is written in big red letters on the cover. It is 400 pages thick, and every page  It¡¯s all blank!¡±

    Because Cumming and "Chief" both start with C in English, perhaps by coincidence, or perhaps out of respect for Cumming, the successive heads of MI6 since then have been called "Codename C".  Ian Fleming, the author of the 007 series of novels, also took Cumming's name out of respect for Cumming. He took the first letter M of Mansfield as the code name for the head of the intelligence agency in the novel. When writing M, he also  Use green ink.  Both those within MI6 and the novel's author are full of nostalgia for the founder of this agency. The cold-blooded agents can sometimes be quite humane.

    In fact, Alfonso¡¯s love for 2007 also made Alfonso know more about Cumming.

    The most famous figure among Cumming's subordinates is Sidney Reilly, known as the "King of Spies". In addition to being a spy, this person is also inextricably linked to the utilization of oil.  The polite, handsome Riley was born George Rosenblum.  A Jew, he left the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa in 1893.

    He is eloquent.  Sometimes he said he was the son of a Catholic priest, sometimes he claimed he was the son of a Russian nobleman.  But he was actually an agent for Scotland Yard's Political Security Service who later became head of the Russian branch of MI6.

    In 1901, Reilly pretended to be a drug salesman and was sent to Tehran to investigate matters concerning Australian gold prospector William Knox-Dutch.  Dutch spent 10,000 pounds to buy mining rights from the King of Persia to search for local oil field resources.  The British government has valued this new energy source and hopes that the UK will also intervene in this matter.

    Riley believed that the discovery of oil was very important and suggested buying the northern province of Persia and the territory in Russia.  His suggestions were not adopted until 1905.  The British government learned that Dutch was bankrupt.  He had found oil in Persia, but the quality was not what it was promised.  He traveled to Europe in the hope of finding a buyer for the privileges he had purchased from Persia.  Britain decided to buy.

    Reilly was sent to Cannes, France, where Dutch was said to be preparing to negotiate with the French branch of Rothschild Bank.  Reilly disguised himself as a Catholic priest and boarded the Rothschild family yacht, where he pretended to beg for donations for orphans.  Deliberately confusing black and white, he draws Dutch to his side, telling him that the British government is willing to pay double the price for his privileges.

    There is no record of what Riley did with the money in the history books at that time.  But there is indeed a record of Dutch completing a deal with the British government, and the British [Persian] Oil Company was born.

    Under Churchill¡¯s ¡°suggestion¡±, the company later changed its name to the famous British Petroleum Company.  The British government acquired 51% of the shares.

    In 1908, oil was again mined in Persia, and this time the quality of the oil ensured the supply of important fuel resources to Britain for decades.  Churchill made the decision to switch the British naval fleet from coal to oil, a move that gave Britain a great advantage in World War I.  A warship is as powerful as a tank full of oil on land.

    Reilly's secret mission in disguise benefited Britain a lot, but Reilly himself became a victim of this successful event.  After he was awarded the Military Cross in 1919.  Arrested in the Soviet Union and executed in a forest near Moscow.

    In 1901, Riley and his wife moved to Lushunkou in Northeast China and traveled across China.  However, some people pointed out that Riley was actually acting as a double agent while in China, collecting intelligence for Britain and Japan at the same time.  Together with a Chinese engineer, Ho Liang-shun, Reilly used his shipping company as a cover to steal Russia's Port Arthur defense plans for the Japanese Navy.  According to this defense plan.  On February 6, 1904, the Japanese navy was able to maneuver through the Russian minefields protecting the harbor.  A surprise attack was launched on the Russian fleet.

    What¡¯s even more amazing is that not only do some people suspect that Reilly is the prototype of Bond, there are also people who believe that Reilly is the prototype of the ¡°Gadfly¡± in the novel ¡°Gadfly¡±.  Because Voynich, the author of "The Gadfly", met Riley in London and traveled to Italy together.

    Sir Cumming, the first head of MI6, has always been fascinated by the development of invisible ink. He even invited an expert in the development of invisible ink from the Royal Society.  MI6Senior officer Walter Kirk wrote in his diary in October 1915: "I heard from C that the best invisible ink has been found, and it is a man's 'jingye'."  Researchers say 'jingye' is insensitive to iodine vapor, making it perfect for use as invisible ink.  However, soon after, this technological discovery turned C's joy to worry, because this ink lacked source and had a smell.  Agents also carry rings containing suicide pills.

    People in MI6 will use some high-tech gadgets like 007, but sometimes due to limited conditions, they often use some "homespun methods".  For example, in Italy during World War II, in order to carry documents through enemy inspection posts, MI6 personnel rolled the documents on the "shengzhiqi" of their war horses and passed the customs smoothly.  Of course, it happens from time to time that the sheep is shaved off and the documents are hidden and then the sheep are covered with wool.

    Just as the codename C of Sir Sir Cumming, the first head of MI6, is like a password, passwords can be seen everywhere in intelligence agencies.  Sir Cumming's successor Hugh Sinclair spent his own money to buy Bletchley Manor, where MI6's code-breaking agency is located.  At its peak, the manor, which was only a small area of ??0.22 square kilometers, was home to about 12,000 people.

    If Sir Cumming sacrificed a son and a leg for MI6, then Sinclair used his private assets to buy the manor and establish a cryptography institute, which laid the foundation for Britain to decipher the German Ingmar code in World War II.  Self-sacrifice may be something that Bond 007 in the movie will never understand, because every time he sacrifices his associates or the girls around him.

    All this made Alfonso understand that this Cumming, in addition to being a very cold person in the movie, is also a leader who can abandon his friends to protect himself. For such a person, catch him  His weakness can be broken with one blow, and he can quickly disappear from Peking University. Or, by catching his wound, he might even be able to serve Spain. Unfortunately, there is still a gap between movies and reality, especially  Now is the time when the British Empire, the Great Britain, and the Empire of the Sun Never Sets, are at their most glorious. It is difficult for such a person to betray him. After all, he can be the head of intelligence. His heart is definitely one of the darkest existences in human beings.  Therefore, we can only start in other aspects.

    Having made up his mind, Alfonso said: "You can keep a close eye on this person. We are now starting to choose to use the dark processing method to slowly track, and finally we will slowly close the net. As for now, our most important thing is to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire."  The next issue that should be dealt with after the disintegration of the country is the most important thing. Also, we still use your Intelligence Division 5 of the Ministry of the Interior to continue to monitor the movements in the UK. It is best to also pay attention to the United States in North America.  I have a feeling in my heart, that is, it seems that something is brewing over there in the United States, which always makes me feel very uneasy."

    When Jose heard this, his heart also suddenly jumped. He understood that many of His Majesty's premonitions were very accurate, especially in the past, many of them had hit the target. If His Majesty's premonitions were still so accurate this time, then  , this matter is really not very reassuring.

    Within a few days, Alfonso wanted to slap himself several times, like a crow's mouth. He just finished talking to Jose. However, now he was waiting for news that made him stunned. The arrival of this news  , but it disrupted the plans of many countries, especially everyone was waiting for the attitude of Italy and other countries towards Spain's new ally Hungary. However, this incident suddenly diverted attention.  , because this country deserves everyone to do this, because it is the United States, and because what the United States has done this time seems to be no less important than the split of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Europe.

    The United States, after being suppressed by Spain for a long time, finally regained its confidence after being beaten by Spain in Hawaii and South America. In other words, because Spain has focused its energy on the Eurasian continent and Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in recent years,  The evolution of the situation that locked Europe's major powers led many people, including Alfonso, to slightly relax their surveillance of the United States. As a result, such a bitter fruit finally came, and it came so quickly and far away.  Much faster than Alfonso thought.

    On May 2, 1913, this day, the United States was shocked, because the President of the United States formally announced at a press conference in the White House that he recognized the newly established government of the Republic of China. This news came, including East Asia.  All regions of the world are almost unable to turn a corner. China is finally recognized by the world's major powers?

    PS: Second update, the transformation has begun. You will see that from this point on, this book will enter another stage, instead of just wasting time as everyone said. Hey, please give me more support.  !
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