Chapter 260: , Promote and catch spies

The Paris Import and Export Commodities Fair is about to start in one month. This matter has also become an important matter of the Ministry of Truth. The Ministry of Truth must conduct extensive publicity on this matter whether it is domestically or abroad. To promote this event as the most important event in Europe.
Internally, we should talk about the benefits that the Pakistan Trade Fair can bring to all walks of life in China.
"For the farmers, we need to publicize, because of the existence of the Pakistan Trade Fair, they-no, remember, when publicizing them, we must use less'them' and'you', and use more'us', and add more The comparison between the bitterness of the past and the sweetness of the present-for example, we can advertise that after we had a good harvest in the past, we could not finish the food we could eat in the market, but there were good harvests everywhere, and the market was everywhere. It’s all grain, so our grain can’t be sold at a good price. If we don’t sell it, it will cost a lot of money to preserve the grain. If we buy it, it seems to be at a disadvantage.
If it was in the kingdom, those nobles and profiteers would collude together to lower the price of our food. In many cases, even if the harvest is good, more food will be harvested, and finally sold, the money that can be obtained instead It's still less. Then they either hoard the grain and wait until the famine to sell it at a high price, or load the grain on a ship and transport it to a foreign country for money. We worked so hard to grow such a small amount of food, and all the benefits were lost by them!
But it's better now. The first ruling is different from those bad things. He is really our own person! Spring ploughing and summer hoeing all thought of preventing floods and droughts. Of course he knows that it is not easy for our farmers, so he organized such a bargaining fair, and we can sell more grain directly to foreign countries. No nobles and middlemen make the difference, and the money we get is our own.
What, what do you say that foreign countries also have good harvests? Brother, foreign country, do they have a water pump? Do they have a power station? The most important thing is, do they have a first ruling like ours? They have nothing, only a bunch of noble lords like us before. What do you say they harvest every year? Hmm, all remembered, right? "
At the meeting of the Ministry of Truth, Lucien is giving instructions to his subordinates. The subordinates also took notes with paper and pens.
"Also, we must pay close attention to foreign propaganda. We must let those British, Dutch, Germans, Spanish, Russians, Turks, Americans... let the entire civilized world know about this event. , You all know that you can find a chance to make a fortune by coming here. You have to find a way to portray this event more attractively, and portray it to make people feel that you participated in this event, like...like Ali Baba walked into the treasure house. No, only a few bandits can have more money. It should be the treasure house of Alexander the Great!"
The Ministry of Truth issued instructions. French newspapers, especially those published in foreign countries, of course did their best to promote the Pakistan Fair repeatedly.
For example, in London, when British newspapers were still busy attacking each other, the French newspaper "London Kommersant" had already put the main force on the promotion of the "Pakistan Fair". These days, "London Businessmen" has added two more pages of content. Except for the front page, the content at the back is almost all about the "Barcelona Fair" (in fact, there are many related content on the front page).
Some are direct product advertisements, such as various wines and various metal products. Most of these advertisements do not directly give prices, but use the phrase "good quality and low price, beyond imagination" to seduce the interest of business people. . Some are so-called "knowledge popularization" and even accompanied by some drawings to popularize knowledge about various commodities, such as various types of wine, how to choose good wine; such as the difference in the material of various metal products , And their advantages and disadvantages. What's more, it introduces the products from all parts of the European continent and basic business conditions.
For example, this year, there is a bumper harvest of grain in France, and the price of grain may drop. In addition, due to the influence of fashion, wool products may be popular in France this year...
The "Science Pravda" pays more attention to reporting this event from big data. It tells that all kinds of commodities and merchants of almost the entire Europe will gather here. Just considering that during the chamber of commerce, it is more convenient to get information on various commodities, which can greatly reduce the cost of trade and allow everyone to make more money.
The news of the Pakistan Trade Fair quickly attracted the attention of various businessmen, and businessmen of all walks of life opened their eyes. Whether they support peace or war, whether they are engaged in the textile business or the arms business, their attention has been attracted by the "Pakistan Fair". Affected by this, even the English Press League and England The firepower of the free press alliances has weakened. After all, no matter which side it is, making money is the first. Even arms dealers wonder if they can take this opportunity to export some arms to Europeans.
However, the British Admiralty was in a panic at this time, because a portrait of a French weapon appeared on the advertising page of the latest issue of "Businessmen of London".
On this page, there are all advertisements of various French weapons, including front-mounted rifled guns that the British are already familiar with, all kinds of mines, all kinds of melons, all kinds of artillery, and one that only has pictures but no Anything written in text.
"Isn't this our mine?" Others can't recognize what this thing is, but the guy from the Admiralty can see what it is at a glance.
"It's very similar, but there are still some differences. There are ten trigger fuses on our mines, and there are only eight on this one. But the others are really similar, the same anchor chain, and even the same installation mode fuze! This...what is going on?"
Indeed, the unexplained mysterious weapon painted on "Businessmen of London" looks too much like a British mine. If you analyze it with the color palette software, you can definitely get a plagiarism stone hammer. But the problem now is:
"How did the French get this technology!"
The Admiralty knew very well what this technology meant to Britain when it fell into the hands of the French.
Britain can use this thing to blockade the Irish coast, and the French can use this thing to blockade the British coast. It is true that the French navy does not have the ability to compete with the British navy for sea dominance, but the French navy has many other means that the British navy cannot do. For example, the French high-speed warship.
Until now, the British Navy has not been able to crack the mystery of the propulsion technology of French steamships, which also means that the British can hardly intercept these ships. The French can use these high-speed steamships to mine near the British sea or even near British ports.
Of course, the British can also mine near French ports, whether they are on the Atlantic side or on the Mediterranean side, but France’s dependence on ports is much lower than that of the United Kingdom. What's more, France can still Use the ports of those "pucong nations", and if Britain also conducts offensive minelaying on these ports, it will really be extinct from Europa.
Therefore, before the development of efficient mine clearance technology, the plan to block Ireland using mines could only be thrown into a cabinet and locked up. The difficulty of minesweeping is much higher than that of Bray. Even in the 21st century, the most primitive anchor mines are enough to threaten the most advanced warships, even the most advanced minesweepers. Therefore, to develop efficient and reliable minesweeping technology, even if Joseph doesn't care about anything from now on, just do it with one mind, it will not be solved in his lifetime.
Compared with efficient mine clearance technology, the more important thing for the British now is to figure out how secrets about mines were leaked out. The British certainly know that the existence of mines has been leaked because of a certain madman's problem, but that madman's article did not mention key technical means.
The Admiralty has also been tracking down the person who leaked relevant information to the madman. According to the Admiralty’s inference, this person is probably not a French spy, because if a French spy knows about this, he can directly report it to the French. Play these tricks. So they are more inclined to do it by British people who do not want the war to affect their business. But now ~EbookFREE.me~ this inference seems to be less credible. After all, who would have thought that there was a guy who crossed over from the French who had the special ability to get pregnant at a glance.
It's like a question on a certain website: If you traverse the current Chitu country before the disintegration of Mao Xiong, and then fight with Mao Xiong with conventional weapons, what will happen? The answer is: Of course, the most direct result is that the entire Sukhoi Design Bureau were dragged out and shot by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Nowadays, the British feel that their research institute is full of French spies.
"We have a French spy in the Admiralty! We must dig him out and tie him to a mine for testing! Or cut into small pieces to feed the sharks!" Lord William, the Secretary of the Navy, was almost annoyed when he heard the news. Fainted, and then issued such a roar.
Lord William's anger is totally justified. If something like this happens in the Navy Department, someone must take responsibility. Even if the damned traitor can be dug out and dealt with, this leak will not be the case. I'm afraid that soon, he must "bravely take responsibility" and then go home to receive his pension.
Soon, the king also knew, and said something like this: "All people who have access to this technical information must check it. No matter who is involved, it must be checked to the end! Britain will never allow it. Traitors are not punished!"