Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 233 What conditions?
Ye Chen frowned, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty can not give money, but I have two conditions."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned. Not many people dared to negotiate conditions in front of him. He asked curiously, "What conditions?"

Ye Chen said: "First, the small and medium-sized officials in post houses in various places must gradually be replaced by people from my Huaxia Guard."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "On the one hand, the petty officials in post houses in various places can inquire about news, and at the same time, they can use the fast horses in the post posts to deliver news as quickly as possible. I agree with this."

Ye Chen said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the second condition is to ask Your Majesty to allow people from the Huaxia Weifu to be placed in the tax supervision departments of various places."

Zhao Kuangyin wondered, "Why?"

Ye Chen said: "No matter what kind of power it is, whether it is a Jianghu gang or a giant like the Holy Church, it needs huge financial support to keep it running. And the most profitable thing is doing business. , as long as you are doing business, it is difficult to hide. You must deal with the people from the Tax Supervision Department. My Huaxia Wei people hide in the Tax Supervision Department, so you can grasp the businessmen in the world. If you have enough information, you can summarize and analyze it. Which leaders, merchants, and even families and officials are related to the church."

What Ye Chen said was a bit mysterious, even a bit far-fetched, but it was a bit more believable when Ye Chen, who was good at creating miracles, said this.

After Zhao Kuangyin hesitated for a while, he felt that this matter was not a big deal, so he said, "Okay, I've agreed on this one too. Well, I will immediately issue an order to the Privy Council, the Third Division, and the Political Affairs Hall to cooperate accordingly. You come up with a complete agenda as soon as possible, and set up the Huaxia Weifu as soon as possible. I also want to watch you kill all those temple thieves for me as soon as possible."

Ye Chen's goal for today has been basically achieved, so he didn't say anything more, so he respectfully said yes and bowed out of the palace.

When Ye Chen returned home, Bai Canghai had already entered the maze for the fourth time.And after going in this time, I didn't come out for a whole day and night.

Ye Chen wasn't worried that something would happen to Bai Canghai, he just asked Yu Qingyan to bring it to Bai Canghai when she delivered meals to the ghost doctor later.

So far, only four people have been taught how to enter and exit the maze by Ye Chen, except for Yu Qingyan and the ghost doctor who live in it, Han Keer and Ma Gangzi.

As soon as Ye Chen came back, he first had a secret talk with the ghost doctor.Then they called Shui'er and Kou Zhun, and at the same time sent someone to call Li Junhao and Xu Fangyi.

Li Junhao and Xu Fangyi didn't know why Ye Chen was in such a hurry to find them, they hurried to Ye's mansion, walked into the study all the way, saw Ye Chen sitting on a chair meditating, Shui'er and Kou Zhun sat on both sides.The two hurriedly clasped their fists in salute.Ye Chen woke up when he saw them coming, he quickly pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit!"

Li Junhao and Xu Fangyi sat on the chairs, Li Junhao smiled and said: "I heard that Lord Hou has just returned to the mansion, what order do you have for calling us here in a hurry?"

Ye Chen said: "Remember that I mentioned to you the matter of establishing the Huaxia Weifu a few days ago! Just now the emperor summoned and agreed to this matter. Now Yu'er's life or death is uncertain, so this matter is urgent. I will come to you , is to discuss the establishment of the Huaxia Wei."

Li Junhao and Xu Fangyi's eyes lit up when they heard the words. According to what Ye Chen said a few days ago, the two of them and the Southern Gang behind them will play extremely important roles and positions in the newly formed Huaxia Weifu.As soon as the Huaxia Weifu was opened, the two of them were Ye Chen's cronies, how could their power, authority, future and status be comparable to the current small South Gang?Fortunately, Li Junhao said that he already had an official status, and it was inevitable to have an important assignment in the Huaxia Guard this time, but it was not difficult for Xu Fangyi to take this opportunity to step up to the sky and have an official status.

Therefore, when they heard that Ye Chen was preparing to form the Huaxia Guard, the two couldn't help but smile. Xu Fangyi stood up eagerly and said: "Master Hou, what are you going to do, just give orders, and the villain will obey orders."

Ye Chen waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, sit down and talk. I have repeatedly planned with Huzi for the past few days, and I have thought about it carefully just now. I have some ideas, and I have already obtained His Majesty's approval today."

"According to the results of my discussion with His Majesty, all the 5000 troops in the right wing camp will be changed to Huaxia Guards, and the existing military pay, soldiers, and camps will also be owned by us, but the original camp of the right wing camp is in the Imperial Army. Among the battalions, it is not conducive to keeping secrets, and it is not convenient for us to do things. Therefore, the emperor took out a royal courtyard in Xiangfu County for us to use. I heard that the area is not small. With a little modification, it can be used as our Huaxia Guard. The headquarters of the government."

Li Junhao nodded and said: "Okay, the Forbidden Army in the right wing has been fighting north and south for these years, and all of them are veteran soldiers, far better than those recruited temporarily. With five thousand good soldiers as the backbone at once, our Huaxia Weifu's airs will rise. "

Ye Chen said: "There is airs, but generally speaking, what is most lacking when we set up Huaxia Wei? Lack of land, lack of people, lack of money, everything is lacking. Now that the problems of people and land have been preliminarily resolved, the only thing we need is Money. But the imperial court still has a lot of battles to fight in the past few years, and the funds have been in short supply. For the establishment of the Huaxia Weifu, His Majesty has clearly stated that in addition to the basic military salary, there will be no extra money for us, and If we want to succeed, we can’t do it without a lot of money. So we can only find another way in terms of money.”

Ye Chen intended to train Kou Zhun, so he signaled the latter to speak. Kou Zhun had long been accustomed to such occasions in the previous incidents of the 'Half-Dead Labyrinth' and the Heavenly Star Jade Pendant, so he said without stage fright: "The ultimate goal of Huaxia Weifu is Rely on spies scattered all over the country and the postmen of the official post to collect intelligence and inquire about the news. The targets can be divided into three levels. The first level target is the temple, which is our top priority, because the life and death of Master Yu is still uncertain. The existence of the Holy Church will definitely threaten the safety of Master Yu in the next step. At the same time, dealing with the Holy Church is also the main goal of His Majesty. The second level targets are Maitreya Sect, Tianyi Sect, and Taiping Sect. These three major forces themselves are Master's enemies also pose a certain threat to the imperial court. The third level is the major forces in the world, including Jianghu forces, aristocratic families, big businessmen, big gentry and landlords, and even some big officials in the frontier."

Ye Chen interjected: "And if we really want to achieve our goal and build an intelligence network covering the whole world, it is not enough to rely on the five thousand forbidden troops and the Southern Gang. We also need to recruit a large number of people, of course a large number of people." Peripheral staff."

Li Junhao frowned when he heard this, and said: "Of course it is not difficult to recruit people with the prestige of Lord Marquis, but the difficulty is that you must have money, otherwise you will never succeed in buying people and delivering information. The tentacles of influence extend beyond Kaifeng. On the one hand, Zhang Zhan’s ability is naturally limited, but on the other hand, it is also due to the lack of funds. Now our Huaxia Guard may be worse than Wu Desi in terms of money.”

Ye Chen said: "So, I thought of a method, a method that can collect information, raise funds, and deliver news, but I don't know how effective it will be. Let me discuss it together."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they waited for the next article.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said: "In general, our Huaxia Weifu's work process will have four links. The first link is to collect and inquire about information, which requires a large number of peripheral personnel. Based on the experience of the Gang in Kaifeng, beggars from all over the world were organized, recruited as peripheral members, and established levels and regulations to form a reward and punishment system based on the amount, speed, and accuracy of inquiring information. Beggars have never been noticed by the world, or even ignored, and are used to inquire The news couldn’t be better. But there are some occasions where beggars are not allowed to enter, such as restaurants, inns and other places. Therefore, every state must have a stronghold of our Huaxiawei. Of course, this stronghold cannot be known to outsiders on the surface. , Inns, casinos and even brothels to cover up their identities and collect information by the way.”

"And the second link is to pass the news. I have already asked His Majesty for instructions on this link. There will be a member of our Huaxia Guard secretly hidden among the small officials in the various posts. He can use the fast horse in the post to deliver the news at any time. But just Relying on post houses is not enough. On the one hand, there are no post posts in some remote places, not to mention that we will inevitably go to areas outside the Song Dynasty to inquire about news. At this time, if we simply pass on news and information, it will be easily exposed, and we need an identity cover. And the best identity is a car and horse dealer."

Xu Fangyi's body trembled, his eyes lit up, and he said: "A few days ago, the leader of the Kaifeng Chariot and Horse Company was arrested and beheaded by the Kaifeng Mansion because it was involved in the case of Zhao Si's rebellion. The master ordered the villain to take advantage of the opportunity as an outsider and spend a lot of money to gather the staff under the carriage and horse dealer, occupying the market of the carriage and horse dealer. Could it be that Hou Ye was preparing for today at that time?"

Ye Chen smiled and said: "That's right, we first established the Kaifeng Mansion Chariot and Horse Store, and then radiated outward with the Kaifeng Mansion Car and Horse Store. In this way, people will not think of our Huaxia Wei Mansion. And Cars and horses are extremely convenient for passing news, and even inquiring about news.”

Xu Fangyi hesitated for a moment, then said: "It's just that there are carriage dealers all over the country, and every state has the leaders of the dealerships in each state, and most of the people who can drive horse dealers are people with some influence in the local area, and their backgrounds are sufficient. At the same time, they can enjoy themselves on both the white road and the underworld. These carriages and horses transport customers and goods, limited by manpower and geographical reasons. Let's have a fight on horseback."

Ye Chen sneered and said: "If you want to do big things, you have to be soft-hearted. It would be better if the chariots and horses in various places can be subdued. If they can't be subdued, then it's better to use the power of the government or solve it in the Jianghu way. In short, the chariots and horses. One piece, our Huaxia Weifu must form a large national monopoly. However, if we want to form a national monopoly in the car and horse dealer market, it will not be completed in two or three years, and then it will be outside the Song Dynasty. And The money earned by the car and horse dealership will also be the biggest means I have found for the Huaxia Weifu. However, our manpower is limited for this point, and even if we add people from the Southern Gang, it is far from enough. The most important thing is It is because we lack a leader-like talent who can lead this area. Um... Brother Li, after you leave later, by the way, send someone to take three of the four leaders who built the embankment last year except Qian Ning. The leader is here, and I want to talk to them."

(End of this chapter)