Chapter 227 Intelligence Network
Just when Zhao Hu was struggling by Wang Jinbao and Xu Guansan in Yong'an Prefecture, Zhu Hongsan from Dongguan was also in a state of being worse than death. It was not that someone dared to make the King of Chu live or die, but that Zhu Hongsan was so busy that he was worse than death.
Now all government affairs have been handed over to literati and officials like Ma Mingyuan. They did a good job, so Zhu Hongsan can rest assured. The army has now formed a tradition, and Zhu Hongsan doesn't have to do anything for the training of new recruits, equipment manufacturing, and the training of officers. This information involves Zhu Hongsan's energy too much.
Qian Lide was a capable person. The intelligence network north of the Yangtze River was formed very quickly. In half a year, there were basically intelligence personnel in every city, and a large amount of information about the Qing Dynasty and Li Chuang came.
But Qian Lide was not a good intelligence analyst at all, and all kinds of intelligence were mixed. One piece of information said that the Qing Dynasty had sent Duoduo to lead troops south, and the second piece said that Duoduo had not left Beijing yet, which made Zhu Hongsan very troubled. He was so angry that he called Qian Lide over and cursed him.
Qian Lide was also very wronged. His subordinates were really short of people. Now his identity is not right and he cannot communicate with the local Jinyiwei network. He can only use the Ma family’s shops to collect information. The efficiency is really low and the error rate is still very high.
Zhu Hongsan also knew that he could not blame Qian Lide. This guy used to be just a small businessman, so it was good to be able to make the intelligence network like this. After all, intelligence is relatively professional.
Zhu Hongsan looked at Qian Lide who bowed his head and asked, "Fatty Qian, what are you doing?"
"The prince, my subordinates have no choice. I really lack talents in this area. The few Jinyiwei households I have obtained from Guangdong are just low-level officers, and they don't know how the senior management operates."
This is a problem. It seems that the intelligence network cannot be built overnight, but this intelligence analysis must be done well, otherwise you will have to be exhausted.
Zhu Hongsan looked at Qian Lide. This guy was not good. Now he had too much power and could not use him for this job. Zhu Hongsan saw Zhang Jiayu recorded next to him. This is a personal choice, ability and loyalty.
Zhu Hongsan said: "Yuanzi, how about you handing over this intelligence analysis work?"
Zhang Jiayu stood up and said, "Prince, I don't understand this."
"Simple, you first find 10 or 20 scholars, separate the world by province, and several people in one province, each person is responsible for the information of several governments. After the organization is completed, you will summarize it, and leave the major military information to me to handle. You can handle other simple information by yourself."
This is to divide Qian Lide's rights into half. Qian Lide was very unhappy, but there was no way.
Zhang Jiayu knew that the matter of surveillance of officials such as emperors in all dynasties was managed by absolute trust. The King of Chu was able to appoint himself to manage this, which proved that he had gained the absolute trust of the King of Chu.
Zhang Jiayu was very fame and fame, so how could he miss this opportunity? He quickly bowed and said, "I will never let down the entrustedness of the King of Chu."
When Zhu Hongsan saw Zhang Jiayu agreeing, he thought about the name of the new institution. Suddenly he thought of the famous name in history and blurted out: "This institution is called the Military Affairs Office."
When Zhu Hongsan saw Qian Lide's face full of reluctance, he felt that this fat man Qian had too much power now, and it was not enough that only Zhang Jiayu could restrain him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan called his family outside and called Cao Fang, the eunuch in the backyard.
After a while, Cao Fang knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "I have paid tribute to my master. I wonder what instructions did my master ask me to come?"
"Cao Fang, what did you do before in the palace?"
"The slave works in Zhidianguan."
By the way, I forgot that he was the toilet dumper. Zhu Hongsan continued, "Cao Fang, do you know anything about Dongchang?"
When Cao Fang heard Zhu Hongsan's question, he shook his whole body. He knew that his opportunity had come. When he came to Dongguan, he saw Zhu Hongsan's strength, and he felt that Zhu Hongsan would follow the old path of King Yan Zhu Di in the future. Since this is the case, when will he not board the boat now?
Cao Fang knelt down and said, "The prince is Qiansheng, and the servant has been with Cao Huachun before he was in Zhidianguan. He is very familiar with the responsibilities of the East Factory."
"Okay, I'll give you a task, select personnel, and prepare to go from Jiandong Factory. But don't make a big splash, you have to come slowly in secret, do you know?"
When Cao Fang was overjoyed when he heard Zhu Hongsan say this, he kowtowed repeatedly.
Zhu Hongsan thought about it again and felt that the Dongchang had too much power in the past, so he should take back the Dongchang's right to arrest and only give them the right to supervise all officials. Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan said: "Cao Fang, you only have the right to supervise all officials. You do not have the king's handwritten order to strictly prohibit arresting people, do you know?"
Cao Fang nodded repeatedly, and the power of supervisors was already very great, so let’s talk about the others slowly. In the future, His Highness the King of Chu will definitely think of the benefits of the East Factory, and it will be natural to restore the authority of the East Factory at that time.
Zhang Jiayu watched Zhu Hongsan release the monster Dongchang from the side, and felt his hair standing upright. He was a serious literary doctor, born with eunuchs, and Dongchang was opposite to each other.
After seeing Cao Fang go out, Zhang Jiayu stepped forward and said, "Prince, isn't it appropriate to restart the East Factory?"
The policies that Zhu Hongsan has already set are so easy to change. Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Yuanzi, I only gave them the right to supervise and will not have any major impact."
Zhang Jiayu didn't believe that these dead eunuchs could honestly and be politely executed the right to supervise, and was about to continue persuading Zhu Hongsan. Unexpectedly, Zhu Hongsan raised his hand and said, "Yuanzi, don't talk about this matter anymore. You sort out the information first and I want to see it."
Zhang Jiayu thought about it and said it was a slight person. He had the chance to tell Ma Mingyuan about this matter and let him make the decision. Thinking of this, Zhang Jiayu began to concentrate on analyzing the information sent by Qian Lide.
Zhang Jiayu was very efficient. After half an hour, the analysis was completed. The important and unimportant ones were divided into two pieces of paper and handed over to Zhu Hongsan.
There are only a few important points, the most important one is that the scope of the plague in Beijing is expanded, and there is no food or grass in the city. What Zhang Jiayu commented below is to pay attention to the Qing Dynasty going south.
This information was released in November of the 17th year of Chongzhen. It is now January 17th of the first year of Hongguang, which means that this is the information from two months ago. But there is nothing we can do about it. The journey from north to south is too far, and it is already fast for the news to reach Guangdong in two months.
Zhu Hongsan probably might not have done it well, and it seems that burning all the food at that time might not be a good thing.
Chapter completed!