When Roland received the report jointly signed by the top leaders of the First Army and the General Staff Department, he immediately thought of the classic plots of those spy movies.
Obviously this is a very feasible solution.
He even thought about it more than Edith.
Although the profession of espionage has existed since ancient times and had different names in different periods, the concepts and images he was familiar with did not gradually form until the First World War and the Second World War. Most of the previous information transmission was a simple two-line connection, and there was no strict system developed. It only becomes complex and systematic as government agencies gain more and more control over the people they govern, making it harder for eyeliners and spies to survive.
This also means that a loose control system with sub-feudal lords as rulers is fundamentally unable to eradicate the existence of spies. As long as the espionage personnel are trained in the most basic professional knowledge, and the upper and lower lines are cut off, according to their weak counter-consciousness and methods, even if the whole city is turned over to look for it, it is impossible to touch the lurking person's tail.
After all, for those downlines who provided information, the upline was simply a shadow figure that he had never seen before. Even if it was Nightingale who went to the trial, he couldn't ask anything.
Roland immediately approved the plan.
However, he did not intend to completely hand over this matter to Edith. It had nothing to do with trust, but espionage activities required a lot of energy to plan and arrange. He paid more attention to the strategy of the Pearl of the North and the very rare overall situation in this era. , if you devote your energy to this kind of thing, you will be putting the cart before the horse.
Professional things can be left to professional people to do.
He spread out a new piece of paper and wrote Hill Fox's name on the header.
Chen Xi's political situation has basically stabilized, so the circus leader must have been a little bored, right
After letting Nightingale pass the letter to Honey, Roland began to think about another thing.
That is the intelligence network.
In the beginning, the information he had to deal with, be it war or political affairs, was basically limited to the territory of Greycastle. From the beginning of the expedition to Taquila, there was a noticeable delay in the flight messenger. Fortunately, the Seagull glider could go to and from the front line in one day, which was acceptable as a supplement for delivery.
But now that the main battlefield has become Wolf Heart and Eternal Winter, the inconvenience of communication is particularly prominent.
For example, the report at hand was delivered to me by sea, but the date of payment was a week ago. Replying with animal courier will be much faster, but still unavoidable in two or three days. More importantly, for a messenger that can perform long-distance flights of more than 1,000 kilometers, Honey can't control much. After all, she can only make animals obey her orders, but cannot change their inherent habits.
What's more, even if it is a short-distance messenger, there is an upper limit on the number. The magic power of honey is not enough to support the communication needs of the entire Western Region, let alone the whole country and abroad. When those spies start to operate, how to transmit the information safely and quickly is also a big problem that needs to be solved urgently.
Roland knew in his heart that the ultimate solution was radio communication.
The principle of wired telegraphy is certainly simpler, but due to the limitation of line attenuation, it is not fundamentally different from the current telephone. Even if the distance is doubled, it will only be 100 kilometers. If it is longer, you must add a repeater such as an electronic tube. Something that amplifies the signal.
The problem is that if he can build a tube, radio will no longer be out of reach. You must know that there is no concept of electromagnetic pollution in this era. The modulated electromagnetic waves are like the cry of a baby in a silent night. As long as a transmitting antenna is erected on the desperate mountains, it is not difficult to transmit thousands of kilometers.
If the wireless telegraph can be successfully created, the report from the front can be delivered to his desk in just a few minutes. If he can go a step further and install the portable wireless telegraph in the whole army, its strategic significance is no less than the Dawn plan.
Of course, it was clear that he had no idea what to do.
Maybe it's time to find more projects for Greycastle Design Bureau, Roland thought.
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After entering the dream world at night, he first sent off Zero, who was going to school, and then drove to the Sanye construction site in the southern suburbs of the city.
I have to say that Guardian is indeed a very straightforward businessman. As long as it is promised, it will be executed immediately. The other party not only handed over the management of the factory to him, but also presented a set of maintenance services, including repainting the rusted walls and columns, replacing new office equipment, etc., without any perfunctory intention at all.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Sanye Group was always reluctant to give up the land in Tongzilou Community, Roland would rather have more dealings with such people.
He parked the car, and found that the open space outside the factory was a little strange. Usually there were few people here, but today there are many more construction workers.
At the same time, he also heard a series of dull roars, as well as the unique sound of mechanical reciprocating impacts.
Roland walked quickly through the crowd, and saw a strange-looking crawler machine appearing in his field of vision. Obviously, this machine is still a semi-finished product, and only the site part has been completed. If you just look at the crawler and road wheels, it is nothing special. place. The reason why it attracts the onlookers of construction workers is entirely because of the abrupt steam piston system above it, and another tractor that provides it with steam.
Seeing this scene, Roland couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that this is the method that Master Xie came up with. In order to minimize the impact of the imaginary boiler and water tank, he installed all these parts of the equipment on another tractor. During the test, the two must be parallel for the steam engine to run. In the eyes of outsiders, it is equivalent to a tractor that not only has to ensure that it can move, but also has to provide power to another test object. .
"Cough cough... Boss, you're here." Master Xie also seemed to think it looked stupid, and greeted with a little embarrassment.
Roland praised without hesitation, "Well done, this is exactly what I want!"
He came to the factory almost every other week to check the progress. The last time he came, there was only one empty shelf for the planned tractor. This time he was able to run on his own, which shows that the other party has really put a lot of effort into the project.
"Yes... Is it?" Master Xie touched his bald head, "Are you sure your collector friends will be interested in this kind of thing?"
"The main body parts of the test product are all machined with factory lathes, right?"
"Yes, I can guarantee this." Master Xie quickly rubbed his hands and said, "But the other tractor, boiler, water tank and other equipment are all ready-made second-hand goods, and it has cost about 300,000 yuan... "
"Money is not a problem," Roland waved his hand, and someone was holding it anyway, "As long as it is hand-made, my friend will definitely buy it. Work hard, and when the business is completed, I will reward you with one more month's salary. !"