Fox of France

Stanton thought that as long as he checked carefully and verified the time of crime, he could always find the suspect. As a result, after an investigation, it was found that among the peripheral personnel in the entire "mine research team", almost all of them could find other people to prove that they had not been alone with technical information for a long time.

As for the person who could not prove himself, Stanton searched carefully, and then Hilbert told him: "This person does not need to be investigated, you understand."

Stanton immediately understood that this person might indeed have sent news to the outside world, but the direction of the news was not to France, but to... So he was not checked.

Therefore, according to the general logic, the possible insiders can only be among those core researchers. If these people were French spies, it would be easy for them to obtain key technologies. Because they are often in contact with these technical materials, and even these technical materials are written by themselves, if they want to leak key information, then they don't need to steal the information at all, they can go back to their home, and then Write down what you know.

So Stanton began to conduct a focused review of these researchers. First of all, he should pay attention to whether there are any abnormalities in these people's finances recently, such as suddenly getting a sum of money, or suddenly lacking money for some reason. However, this investigation was still fruitless.

On the other hand, the Wang family's anti-espionage investigation team actually failed to find any reliable and useful information, and conventional methods seemed to be becoming less and less effective.

But the Prime Minister put more and more pressure on Stanton, so after obtaining the consent of the Prime Minister's secretary, Stanton had to adopt some less dignified means. Of course, Stanton assured the Prime Minister that his methods would never leave any physical traces or evidence.

After using these methods, the effect really came out. Those researchers confessed honestly. The entire "Mine Research Team", from the team leader to the members, were all French spies without exception.

As for the other peripheral personnel, except for that Downing Street eyeliner, all of them also admitted that they were French spies.

As for the more important task, which is to involve some people who need to be involved, this is even less of a problem. As long as the Prime Minister needs it, it's perfectly fine to get those guys to say it's Jesus they're contacting.

Of course, the only problem is that these confessions are messy and there are many contradictory places, but Stanton spent a little time sorting it out, well, these problems don’t exist, at least just looking at the case files, it is absolutely solid evidence .

But on the other side, that is, the "Wang Family Anti-espionage Investigation Team", it is said that some progress has also been made, and some important people have also been involved. As for the subsequent situation, Stanton is not very clear. In short, shortly after he sent the results, he was summoned by the prime minister again, and in the prime minister's office, he also met another big man—the Prince of Wales His Royal Highness George Augustus Frederick.

Speaking of which, the Hannover Dynasty has always had a very good tradition, that is, fathers are kind and sons are filial piety. Almost every king and Prince of Wales (the title dedicated to the British Crown Prince) are deadly enemies. King George I and later King George II hated each other. King George II and the current George III are in the same situation. King George III and the current King George The Princes of Wales also despise each other.

King George III once publicly ridiculed his son as a fool and a playboy (at least this is true), and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, he also said the truth fairly: "My father, the king, often does not have a good brain. That’s normal.” But, honestly, sometimes it hurts the most. Well, so the fine traditions of the Hanoverian dynasty will continue to be passed on, so there is no problem at all.

Generally speaking, in an Eastern country, if the crown prince and the king are so hostile to each other, then the crown prince will most likely have to be replaced. However, in the Hanoverian dynasty, which paid special attention to the patriarchal system and was constrained by the parliament, as long as the prince did not rebel, the king could not actually change the prince. In addition, except for the queen, the standby ability of the other kings of the Hanoverian dynasty is only average. Therefore, the princes of the Hanoverian dynasty can always rely on their age advantage to survive the king in the end.

Since the king has always had a close relationship with the Tories, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has always had a good relationship with the Whigs. (George III has always felt that his son became a playboy, and he was completely spoiled by the Whig playboy Fox) Now at this time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales appears here, which can be seen to a large extent that the Prime Minister attitude now.

The current political stance of the Prime Minister. In particular, his position on whether to support the war has been different from the orthodox Tory Party that pushed him to the position of Prime Minister. He walked with a group of Tory Party members who made money from the Textile Bank. Calls itself the New Tory Party. In order to resist the pressure of the orthodox Tory Party, the New Tory Party and the Whig Party have come closer. As long as they can get the support of the Whig Party, at least, if Pete Jr. tries to initiate a motion of no confidence in him in Parliament, then In terms of votes, there must be a big difference.

"Essinger," Prime Minister Addington called Stanton's name very affectionately, "Let me introduce you, this is His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and will be your immediate boss in the future. His Royal Highness will personally be in charge of the sixth investigation. Chief of the department."

This arrangement is quite reasonable, at least it seems so. As the future king, His Royal Highness should of course be aware of these things. However, His Royal Highness actually didn't care about Stanton's work. He just politely said a few words and left first. In fact, for His Royal Highness, this position just means an extra income. And everyone knows that His Royal Highness is heavily in debt and short of money.

King George III couldn't get rid of the Dauphin, but he had other ways of teaching the rebellious son. This method is: don't give him money!

His Majesty the King used various methods to reduce the annuity to His Royal Highness the Prince, and did not give him money to spend. The Prince of Wales is a playboy, how can he be a playboy if he has no money? His Majesty the King felt that he had caught the traitor's vitals. That rebellious son, either surrender to him honestly, or he has to get rid of his big spendthrift.

However, His Majesty the King miscalculated. Since the position of His Royal Highness is unshakable, and His Royal Highness is not only younger than the king, but also much healthier than the king, everyone naturally knows that one day, the reign of George III will come to an end, and His Royal Highness, Prince of Wales, will be enthroned as king.

Since the Prince of Wales will one day become king, even if His Majesty the King does not give him a penny, there are still some people who are willing to lend him money to spend. Therefore, His Royal Highness is heavily in debt, but he can still borrow money continuously. You don't even need to ask the Jews for loan sharks.

Of course, borrowing money all the time is not good either. If you can have more, your own money, it is also a good thing. In addition, the New Tory Party is also seeking its own position, so His Royal Highness and the guys from the New Tory Party have come together again.

As for the final result of the case, well, after a secret trial by a court-martial, most of the "Mine Research Team" were dragged out to shoot targets. The people involved in the case files submitted by Stanton are basically fine. Of course, the people involved in the investigation results of the Wang family's anti-espionage investigation team are also fine. It is said that the two sides have reached some consensus on some issues and successfully brought the relationship between the two sides into the "era of deterrence".

Although this matter is of great significance, it is basically only carried out secretly, so most people don't know about it. At this time, most British people are most concerned about the "French" Pakistan Fair" thing.

Under the advertising campaign of the French "Sevenpence Alliance", the "Basic Fair" has become the most concerned thing for British businessmen, and not only businessmen are interested in the "Basic Fair", but also some other people I am full of interest in the "Pakistan Fair". For example, Fagin's gang is very interested in a small commodity used for medical treatment in the advertisement-steel tweezers. And those women are very concerned about all kinds of French trinkets.

Even the landowners in the villages are very concerned about the "Pakistan Fair". While cursing the damn French, because they learned that the price of French food seems to be relatively low; at the same time, they began to pay attention to the price of woolen wool, and began to consider whether to convert more arable land into pasture, whether to convert those The tenants were all driven away.

After a period of calculation, these landowners all came to such a conclusion: If the actual transaction price on the "Pakistan Trade Fair" is not much different from the estimated price on the advertisement, then raising sheep must be more profitable than growing wheat.

Some prudent landlords decided to wait until the end of the Pakistan Trade Fair to make a decision; while some impetuous guys, after calculation, simply started to evict tenants and directly herded sheep in the wheat fields.

Fortunately, now, because those "respectable people" who do business already know that Britain will not take the initiative to go to war for the time being, the textile industry has begun to expand further, and even some guys who originally advocated war against France, because they noticed the short-term There was no hope of starting a war within, so he also joined in, planning to make a fortune first. Therefore, the demand for workers in the cities has also greatly increased. These evicted tenants will not starve to death immediately, although at most a few years later, they will die of exhaustion next to the loom.