One day later, news about Baisha County reached Xia Fan.
"...After noticing the anomaly, the Jinxia Army rushed to the mine to support and joined the security group."
"... After a fierce battle, six enemies were killed and nine were captured alive... "
"...After interrogation, it was found that the enemy was a secret agent of the Privy Council. He sneaked into the mine through bribery, solicitation, etc., with the intention of blowing up the mine on the mountain. There are insiders in the manager's barracks and the security camp."
"...According to subsequent statistics, a total of eight people died in the mining area, six of whom were from the security team. The mining area has been confirmed to be safe, and no one in the prisoner barracks escaped."
"The person who detonated the warehouse was reserve officer Huo Ying... he did not survive the explosion."
When he saw the end, he couldn't help but sigh.
"What happened?" The princess on the side couldn't help but ask. She rarely saw Xia Fan showing such a sad expression.
The latter handed the report to her.
After a few glances, Ning Wanjun's voice became colder, "Is this the Privy Council's battle plan?"
Infiltration, secret attacks, creating food shortages, inciting chaos... This is undoubtedly targeting Jinxia City as a country.
"Let the new issue of Shenjin Weekly publicize this matter as the core." Xia Fan said solemnly, "If Jinxia City needs a hero, this man is the best example - there is no need for all-out hostility with Qi Guo. If we keep hiding it any longer, the other party has already given us the reason."
"The Privy Council is seeking evil for the country and is suspected of usurping the throne?"
"Not only that, they also intend to subvert the order of Shenzhou and murder the princess; and as a member of the royal family, you should raise the flag to resist." Xia Fan stood up and walked to the window. According to tradition, overthrowing the imperial court requires great justice. If the other party never takes action, Jin Xia can only accumulate strength secretly and cannot bring the matter to the table. He does not care about the rebellion, which does not mean that the people under his rule do the same. Without threatening vital interests, active propaganda will only increase people's uneasiness.
To put it simply, whoever becomes king first will suffer.
But now, whether it is the food shortage or the attack on the Baisha Mine, they have actually threatened the safety of the people. The princess is not the one who actively provokes the war, but the resister who protects the Shenzhou border. This has great righteousness.
The next issue of the weekly newspaper will be the clarion call to mobilize the whole people.
"I know you don't have a good impression of the blood relatives in the palace at all, let alone support the royal family, but this is extremely necessary for publicity - at least for now. If there is publicity, you should show - "
"I know." Ning Wanjun interrupted him, "Don't worry, I can distinguish between purpose and means, and I also know where my bottom line is. It would be too willful if I have to struggle with things like names. point."
Xia Fan nodded slightly, fortunately... the princess is still very mature in her duties, and the next publicity work will be much easier to do.
"Is this reserve official named Huo... sent to Baisha County from Jinxiawai?" Ning Wanjun picked up the report again.
"It's not an external release, but a practice at the grassroots level." Xia Fan turned around and said, "Originally, the Secretariat planned to reuse him—if this attack had not happened."
Qi Guo was proud to be an official in the capital. If he passed the palace examination and was directly sent to a remote place to serve as an official, it would basically mean that he would have no chance to get ahead. Those high-ranking officials will first stay in Shangyuan for more than ten years, and then be moved to local state shepherds and governors, and finally enter the cabinet.
The reverse is basically true for reserve officers of the Secretariat. If they stay in Jinxia after completing their training, they can only hold basic positions such as clerks and clerks. Although they can be promoted, the speed is obviously not as fast as that of cadres who go to work at the grassroots level. It is those expatriates who are the administrative backbone on whom the Secretariat has high hopes.
After listening to Xia Fan's explanation, the princess nodded, "I see... It seems like this is a big loss for the Secretariat."
"Indeed. The land of Shenzhou will always remember the name Huo Ying from now on."
This is also an unavoidable price for the new regime - there are currently more than 200 reserve officials trained by the Secretariat, and more than 60% of them have been transferred to various places in Shenzhou. They will definitely be targeted by the secret agents of the Privy Council, and they will either be corrupted or secretly eliminated.
If it is the latter, Jin Xia still has certain means of resistance, but the former is an uncontrollable part. After all, no one can see through people's hearts. This is a big wave. In the face of the enemy's oppression and coercion, those who can abide by the rules and remain unmoved are the foundation of the new regime.
The conspiracies and tricks of the Privy Council cannot kill Jinxia City.
It will only make Jinxia stronger.
"Don't send those captured spies to the mines." Ning Wanjun finally said, "Use them to pay homage to the victims."
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Above the sea, Noah and Silver Star were advancing at full speed against the sea breeze in a formation thirty miles apart.
In order to reach a full speed of three or four knots, these two behemoths closed almost all the facilities on the island - including orchards, flower beds, and planting fields, in order to use all the energy of the spiritual trees to drive the vines to paddle. . Although the tree boat is not that fast compared to a clipper boat that can run up to ten knots, due to its staggering size, its momentum when moving is still much more magnificent than that of a sailboat.
Behind the tree boat, the track was like a broad white avenue, and the water on both sides was churning, as if it had been boiled. Under the dark green sea water, you can vaguely see countless thick tentacles swinging back and forth. Staring for a long time will even make your scalp numb, as if you have the illusion of falling into the deep sea.
"Teacher Mo, everyone is ready." Ai Li trotted all the way to Mo Yun, raised her hands as if in class, and said, "The two tree boats can release the net at any time!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Mo Yun commanded calmly, "Let the winch team start the mechanism and launch the net at a medium speed."
"yes!"
As the sky-moving instrument rotates, four cables thicker than arms pass through the transmission system composed of winches, suspensions and pulleys, and are gradually submerged into the seawater behind.
This is the trawl mechanism that Xia Fan proposed and designed and manufactured by the Mechanical Engineering Bureau. Since it is impossible for manpower to pull such a heavy giant net and cables, the arrangement of the pulleys and the heavenly motion instrument has become the key to the system. At the same time, the net is also divided into two parts: the upper net and the lower net. Among them, a large number of floating balls are hung on the upper net to lift the net mouth and maximize the throughput of the net. On the other hand, the lower net is the opposite, with a large number of iron ropes passing along the mouth. While increasing the rigidity of the net body, press down the net bag to prevent the upper and lower nets from being entangled.
The structure of the trawl net is quite simple, but it is not that easy to actually make it. The materials for the floating ball and the main net are armyworm fruit and golden vine respectively. The hundreds of meters of iron cable need to be bent and formed by a machine to ensure that they can be used properly. Passing through the rope hole smoothly; the design of the pulley set is inseparable from the guidance of geophysics, and the celestial motion instrument is Mo Yun's specialty.
The combination of this series of conditions makes large-scale trawling projects a reality.