Chapter 713: The World of Palm

Returning to the palace from the palace, Chen Ao dropped his horse and saw that there were many people around the palace, all of whom were trying to meet the King Pingxi.

Chen Ao was wearing casual clothes today, so there were not many people who knew him. He calmly approached and saw Liu Sheng being surrounded by more than 20 people, beating and beating, and said, "Anyway, please see us." Another said, "Please beg me."

Chen Ao couldn't help but be happy. When did Liu Sheng become a master? But when he heard these people begging for mercy in fear, he stepped out of the crowd. When Liu Sheng saw Chen Ao, he was immediately overjoyed and said, "They are just right. These people must meet. I said that Your Highness is not here, but they don't believe it. They must go in."

The two words "Your Highness" blurted out from Liu Sheng's mouth. The eyes of the more than 20 businessmen's eyes fell on Shen Ao, and then surrounded Chen Ao and knelt down on the ground together, saying, "Your Highness is alive!"

Chen Ao has always killed people like a numb, and it is rare for someone to ask him to survive.

It was noon at this time, the wind was bright and the sun was shining, but the weather was still a little chilly. Chen Ao couldn't bear it when he was riding a horse in his spring shirt. He couldn't help but say, "What do you think of talking outside? Let's talk about it first." After that, he took the lead in through the middle gate and went to the back house to add a round-necked Confucian shirt. Zhenzhen tied a button for him and said, "I just came back and was uneasy to drink tea in the backyard. What happened again?"

Chen Ao said: "A guest is here, let's talk about it after seeing the guest."

After putting on his clothes, Chen Ao was about to go out, but Zhenzhen pulled him and said angrily: "How can you meet people with dust? I'll call people to decorate some water and wash them up."

After saying that, he went to ask the little maid to bring warm water. Chen Ao washed his face and wiped it clean. He showed an exaggerated smile to Zhenzhen and said, "Can you meet someone now?"

Zhenzhen said, "Go and come back soon."

Chen Ao returned to the front hall, and more than 20 merchants were sitting on pins and needles and waited for Chen Ao to come in. The servants had already put on tea cups, but none of them moved. When they saw Chen Ao coming, they stood up one after another and said, "Your Highness..."

Chen Ao waved his hand and said carelessly: "Sit down and say, who are you? Why do you want to meet me?"

One of the pale and old men stood tremblingly, refused to sit down, bowed and said, "I am from Huaizhou, I do some business..."

Chen Ao immediately understood the other party's identity and purpose. This time the Zheng family involved a lot of things. No merchants in Huaizhou wanted to escape. The Zheng family was raiding the family and killing the clan, so they didn't think of anything. Now that the matter was revealed, they were waiting for the court's severance. According to Chen Ao's intention, of course they were all caught in one go. Unexpectedly, these Huaizhou people knew that they were powerful. Now that they saw the coffin, they were afraid they would regret it and came to find a way.

Chen Ao looked stern and said, "So it's you?"

The old man said awkwardly: "We have brought some gifts to Your Highness, so please accept them with a smile."

Chen Ao sneered: "It's just a gift, do you know what sin you have committed?"

Another businessman said: "I know that the sin is serious, so I beg your highness to express my strength. Don't worry, you have raised some..."

Chen Ao sneered again, "No need, please come back. I am not interested in asking for your gifts, so how do you come?" After that, he yawned and stood up and said, "Send the guests."

These businessmen were so scared that Liu Sheng brought people to coax them.

After driving all the people away, Liu Sheng came back to report his life. Chen Ao said to Liu Sheng: "If there is such a fly in the future, just send it directly. If you dare to *** the mansion, you will immediately let the guards suppress it."

Liu Sheng replied, "Your Highness, the village you want has been prepared. Just fifteen miles away from the outskirts of the city, there is a small town called Guojiazhuang. The Guo family is also a big family. However, after somehow they committed a crime and were taken to deal with it, the house was sold out, covering a large area, which is as large as hundreds of acres, and more than seventy houses. The villain has leveled the garden and changed it into a schoolyard, and the door has also been changed. In addition, the wall has been increased by half a foot, and the personnel recruited by Your Highness have been placed in, so you can start practicing now."

Chen Ao nodded and said, "How many people have been recruited now?"

Liu Shengdao: "The recruitment is under the responsibility of Mr. Chen Ji and Chen. However, when the villain came to him last night to ask for wine and eat, he heard that there are more than a thousand people now. Except for fifty lieutenants assigned to the martial arts school as backbone, the rest are refugees from the border town. They are young and strong, and they all know a few words and are willing to serve His Highness."

Chen Ao thought behind his hands and said, "More than a thousand is enough for the time being, but recruitment should not be cut off. I can support them. But what should be checked is still to check. The first thing is to learn literacy, and the second is to be strong and healthy. It is better to have nothing than to be too bad."

Liu Shengdao: "Mr. Chen has always been meticulous in his work, so this is not difficult. But he has to pay five stakes every month, plus food and accommodation. I am afraid that it will cost more than ten thousand stakes in a month. Are these all the money from the mansion?"

The monthly money of five jin is already considered a high salary in Bianjing City. It is good if an ordinary family can earn one or two jin a month. Even if they are small officials in Jingzhao Mansion, they only earn three jin a month. Moreover, the recruitment of refugees is all very attractive to them. However, in Liu Sheng's opinion, if you raise so many people, you will spend 100,000 jin a year, you will probably be worth the money and silver.

However, Chen Ao didn't think so. Not to mention that the number would be more ten times more, he could bear it. What's more, these people would be put into various caravans, shops, and fleets in the future. These businesses are profitable activities, and this amount of wages is actually a small amount.

Chen Ao smiled and said, "For the time being, take it out of the palace first, don't be afraid of spending money. Now it's time to practice. I offer delicious food to me. I don't usually want exquisite food, but chicken, duck, fish and meat are indispensable. Just follow the food in the palace. Usually, the people in the palace eat whatever they eat."

Chen Ao treats his servants quite well. Perhaps because he was a servant in the Duke Qiguo Mansion, he also knew the pain of not getting meat for a month. Therefore, although the monthly money and the usual rewards may not be more than other royal palaces, the food is excellent, and it can be roughly eaten with meat every meal. In this era, it is already extremely rare. Even the small landlords in poor places may not have this food.

Liu Sheng was the housekeeper inside and outside the palace. When he heard Chen Ao's 'graceful', his heart was bleeding. He couldn't help but think that King Pingxi was indeed a loser. He didn't even blink if he spent money like this. He had to say, "I understand."

Chen Ao smiled and patted Liu Sheng on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, the royal mansion has a mountain of gold and silver, and this little money can be afforded. Then the daily life in Guojiazhuang belongs to you. If you can't be busy, you can promote a few officials in the mansion. You have to take care of Guojiazhuang with confidence. You can't make any mistakes. You should do your best."

Liu Sheng came out of the Duke Qiguo Mansion and was always under the auspicious Xinsheng. At this time, he felt warm and said, "Don't worry, your highness."

Chen Ao couldn't help but whine and laughed: "I'm going to find Mr. Chen, is Mr. Chen still in the mansion?"

Liu Sheng said: "I'm still here just now, but I just asked the stable to prepare the carriages and horses, saying that I would roll up the bedding and take some family rooms to Guojiazhuang."

Chen Ao said: "I'll send him over and see how Guojiazhuang is doing."

Liu Shengdao: "Then I'll go and tell me first, so that Mr. Chen can't take a step forward."

Chen Ao and Chen Ji met at the gatehouse. Chen Ji was half a treat in this mansion. No matter what, wearing the hat of the King of Pingxi, he was still very open in this mansion. However, he had nothing to do. Except for occasionally running scripts and painting, he often reads books or thinks about some things. This person is busy and can easily see old age, but he is not much younger when he thinks too much. Although he is in his prime, he is only about 40 years old, Chen Ji's temples have already grown a lot of white hair. When he sees Chen Ao, he smiles with his head. Chen Ao went over to give a teacher's greeting. Chen Ji took it without hesitation and said, "I first lived in the Duke Qiguo Mansion, and then moved to the palace. After living there for so many years, I have never stepped out of Bianjing. Now I want to live in the Guojiazhuang permanently, and I feel a little reluctant."

Chen Ao and politely said: "I'm sorry for my teacher, and others can't help but watch the students in Guojiazhuang. They can only ask their teacher to come out to preside over the presidency. With the teacher's supervisor, the students will feel at ease."

The two of them walked and got on the carriage. Chen Ji closed his eyes and was silent for a while. When the car started to move, he opened his eyes and said in a low voice: "Does the palace know about this?"

Chen Aohe said first: "I already know."

Chen Ji sighed and said, "It's good to know, and you don't have any concerns when you do it. Whether it's good or bad, it's bad to say it's good. To be honest, it's a way to share the worries of the country, but if you think about it at the worst, it's another goal. There are many people who have been blamed on this in all dynasties. You are now a great minister, so you should be more careful, just like walking on thin ice."

Chen Ao certainly knew Chen Ji's concerns, but he had to do this. There are too many facts at present. If he wants to stand firm and control the situation at any time, it would definitely not work without this spy agency. What's more, he will have to be a vassal in the future. If the vassal states pay attention to the direction of the central dynasty from time to time, they will never know how to die. These days, there are bastards who beat dogs and burn bridges everywhere. If you have a preparation in advance, you will become a hedgehog sooner or later.

In Shen Ao's mind, this spy agency should have three functions. One is to spy on various countries on the Silk Road with the caravan. The most important thing at the moment is the Jurchens, who master various intelligences of the Jin dynasties and the opposition. The second function is to be stationed in the Great Song Dynasty, shops of various prefectures, and to keep abreast of the news about the Great Song Dynasty. As for the third, Chen Ao is the most important thing, that is, to send scouts to intervene in various fleets to monitor the countries of the South China Sea. There are many countries in the South China Sea. Although there are Nanyang naval troops to suppress them, they may not be foolproof. Furthermore, the development of fleets and the discovery of islands, the new continent belongs to the Shen family. Knowing early, the dispatch of officials and the order of the establishment of the army is the kingdom, otherwise it will be cheated sooner or later.

Therefore, the more than 1,000 people were divided into three battalions, one was called Xingtan, the other was called Water Tank, and the other was called Seating Tank, who practiced separately, and learned various knowledge based on future tasks. Chen Ji had already arranged these things, such as Xingtan, and now he has begun to teach some simple Jurchen words and spoken language. It is not necessary that they can be proficient at the moment, but some simple notes are still required to be able to understand. In addition, some customs of the desert and Western Regions must also be clear, and there are physical exercises, as well as how to convey information, how to connect with your online connection, etc.

The rules were also established, with a total of more than 30 rules, requiring everyone to memorize them. These are naturally rules and regulations, and they require strict compliance. Once violated, internal punishment can be used to deterrently. For example, if you are betrayal, the rules have clearly stipulated that you will kill three generations and will never be ruthless.

After taking this road and taking Chen Ao's money, of course, it is not for them to eat, drink and have fun. Rules are rules, and they must be done after they are drawn up. This is Chen Ao's purpose. As for the identities of these people, they are simply called Jinyiwei. Chen Ao thinks that the names of An Guoan, the Fifth Staff Office, the KGB, the CIA are really a bit avant-garde. Jinyiwei is ready-made and it doesn't need to be used in vain.

In addition to these three battalions, above the three battalions, Guojiazhuang also needs a headquarters, which will cultivate a batch of books to sort out the information from various places and summarize. There must be a guard in this headquarters, and this guard can only be done by Chen Ji. After all, it is really not reassuring for others to see so much important news. Chen Ji and Chen Ao are both teachers and friends. They are usually old-fashioned and difficult for ordinary people to get close to him. In addition, with his cultural level and sensitive personality, it is most appropriate to leave this matter to him.

The carriage went all the way out of the city, and it was said that it was not long or short for more than thirty miles. Although the speed accelerated after leaving the city, it took an hour and a half before it reached the ground. Chen Ao was talking to Chen Ji along the way. When the carriage stopped, the two of them unconsciously emitted light in their eyes.

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Chapter completed!