From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 352 Miaoyu's Suggestion
Miaoyu couldn't help but be frightened. All she wanted was to redress her father's wrongdoing. It was not until she met Jia Wei that she began to think of revenge against Prince Zhongshun.

As for rebellion, she didn't even dare to think about it!
But looking at the current situation, if she dared to say no, Ding Baiying would immediately twist her head...

Moreover, Miaoyu had devoted herself to Jia Wei and was his concubine. If Jia Wei's rebellion failed, she would also be implicated. It would be better for her to participate and contribute.

Miaoyu quickly made up her mind. She had no choice but to bow her head, think for a moment and then say:
"The Emperor has many spies inside the Imperial Guard, and the East and West Factories are also keeping an eye on them all the time... The space, money, food, and supplies needed to raise the soldiers, all aspects of the information could leak out."

After hearing this, Jia Wei also frowned.

Miaoyu's analysis is very reasonable. If you want to recruit a group of assassins, you must have a large scale, at least seven or eight hundred, and at most thousands, otherwise it will be difficult to accomplish anything.

When there are a lot of people, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating become big things, and it is only a matter of time before things go wrong in so many links.

If Jia Wei's secret of raising assassins was exposed, at least he would lose his title and official position. Even if he killed the emperor, he was not yet fully grown and could not seize power.

If Jia Wei wants to become emperor, he must first establish his own power.

A person's military power is always limited, and the purpose of a coup is to control the capital, not to kill people, which requires manpower.

There is also the need to establish power in the court and attract talents, all of which require planning and preparation. What Jia Wei is doing cannot be accomplished overnight.

Although Jia Wei now has the Jinyiwei and Longjinwei firmly in his hands, the former are the emperor's personal troops, and the latter are a group of second-generation nobles. It is basically impossible to let them follow Jia Wei to rebel against the emperor.

As for the Beijing camp, in addition to the emperor, there are also the cabinet and the Ministry of War under its control, so it is extremely difficult to mobilize troops without authorization!

Not to mention that he was the military commander, even if he was the governor of the Beijing Camp, it would be impossible for him to lead them in rebellion unless he worked in the Beijing Camp for more than ten or twenty years and replaced the middle-level leaders with his die-hard loyalists.

So Jia Wei knew that he had to keep a group of death warriors.

But Jia Wei also knew that his talent was in personal strength and political struggles. Raising thousands of death warriors under the emperor's nose was a delicate job that required extreme caution, and he had no talent for this.

Thinking about it this way, Sima Shi is really amazing, being able to secretly raise 3,000 assassins...

Suddenly Jia Wei thought of Baochai again. As husband and wife are one, he can certainly trust Baochai 100%. With her ability and attentiveness, she should be able to help him handle such things.

But if that happened, she would live in fear for the rest of her life, and Jia Wei didn't want to share this pressure with her.

Besides, Daiyu would never be involved in these things, and the status of Daiyu and Chaiyu would be unbalanced...

"Miaoyu, what do you think?"

"This matter must be separated from the Jinyiwei, and it is best to be perfected so that even if the matter is exposed, it will not involve the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion."

Miaoyu said: "It is impossible to concentrate and train thousands of death warriors in the capital city. We can only do it separately."

Jia Wei seemed to be thinking about something. Ding Baiying glanced at Miaoyu and listened carefully.

"According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, a first-class marquis can recruit 160 personal soldiers. The Jia family has eight branches in the capital. As the head of the Jia family, you can recruit 80 strong and young disciples from the Jia family as personal soldiers. The best ones will be sent to the Beijing Camp and the Jinyiwei, and the inferior ones will be eliminated. The quota will be filled at any time."

Jia Wei nodded in approval. Although the law stipulated that one could maintain 160 personal soldiers, if the personal soldiers of military merit were full, it would inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicion and lead to impeachment.

There will be no problem with eighty people, mainly because the selection and training of these eighty people can be made open and no one can find fault with it.

These eighty people are not only loyal warriors who are ready to fight for him at any time, but can also be used to select talents.

Miaoyu observed Jia Wei's expression for a while before continuing, "Master, you can use your position to win the hearts of the people in the Jinyiwei and the Beijing camp. Select those who have grievances against the court or are orphans, and convert them into die-hard fans." Jia Wei thought about it. Leaving the Beijing camp aside, his closest confidants in the Jinyiwei were Shen Lian, Jin Yichuan, Lu Jianxing, and Pei Lun.

Lu Jianxing is pedantic and weak, and his old mother is still alive at home, so he is not capable of taking on important tasks.

Shen Lian has a twisted personality, and Pei Lun is loyal to the emperor. Taking this into account, Shen Lian still needs to be observed, and only Jin Yichuan is more suitable.

Jin Yichuan was originally a gangster who replaced the Jinyiwei, and he was also Ding Baiying's apprentice...

"If the master has many farms, he can also recruit some disaster victims and hooligans as servants and tenants, divide their land among them, let them farm and work on weekdays, and practice secretly during the slack season to conceal their tracks."

Jia Wei thought that with Miaoyu's method, it would not be a problem to support a thousand assassins on the farm.

This team can be used as reserve forces, and after the coup is successful, they will be brought into the capital to control all places.

"Besides, the city of Shenjing is full of good and bad people, and there are many knights among the poor streets. The master can secretly support them, give them small benefits, control the gangs, select the gang members to train in secret, and distribute weapons and armor before doing big things, so that a team can be formed."

"Finally, you can choose people from all walks of life, such as blacksmiths, peddlers, butchers, escorts, and other inconspicuous people."

"They promised them money and food, and made up all sorts of excuses, saying that the emperor had authorized secret training, or that the Imperial Guards were supporting civilian spies. They trained them in batches, broke them up into small groups, hid them among the people, and could collect intelligence on weekdays..."

Miaoyu is naturally intelligent, and she has been helping Jia Wei handle official affairs for such a long time, so of course her abilities have been developed.

Jia Wei was also surprised when he heard her plans. Miaoyu, this little secretary, was actually his top strategist.

Organizing personal soldiers, cultivating confidants, taking refugees as servants, controlling gangs, and raising assassins among the people under various pretexts.

These five strategies are all highly feasible. If they are all accomplished, Jia Wei will have no problem secretly raising three thousand assassins.

Jia Wei nodded slightly, "Yes."

Although he was satisfied in his heart, he acted very calmly.

Miaoyu didn't understand why it was so powerful, but no matter what, this kind of cunningness without showing any joy on one's face was exactly what those in power needed.

Jia Wei’s biggest advantage is his youth. He is also very skilled in martial arts and will definitely live a long life.

Miaoyu thought that if Jia Wei continued to run the business for a few more decades, it would be best if he could outlast two generations of emperors and become a veteran of three dynasties. At that point, it would not be difficult for him to change the dynasty...

"Bai Ying, spread the word first. I want to recruit young and strong men from the clan as my personal soldiers. I will give them the highest salary and pension."

"Yes."

"Miaoyu, ask Xiuyan to help you first calculate the number of farms and fields in the mansion." Jia Wei said, "Then write a note and ask the Northern Pacification Office to conduct an in-depth investigation of the gang forces in Shenjing City."

"Yes."

Jia Wei thought for a moment, then looked at Ding Baiying and said, "We can't let go of the Yanshan Prison either. I will submit a petition to select a group of imperial guards to form a firearms battalion and train firearms at the Yanshan base to fight against the martial arts sects."

"So we named it the Shenji Camp, and appointed Jin Yichuan as the chief officer."

(End of this chapter)