Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 348 Chaos

The breathing of several men became rapid.

In this world, neither martial arts nor spells are accessible to ordinary people.

Ordinary books are nothing more than ordinary books. These knowledge that can bring power are heirlooms no matter where they are, and they are kept secret.

Only at times like this, when there is turmoil, will such a reward be issued, so that latecomers have the possibility of accessing this knowledge.

If it is in normal years, if civilians want to get in touch with martial arts, most of them will join the army or take the imperial examination.

Only with fame or meritorious service can one be eligible to acquire martial arts.

"The general is generous, he really is the master of the world, a hero of the world."

"This life is sold to the general!"

"I would like to die for the general!"

"I would like to die for the general!"

The blushing and thick-necked people were so excited that they almost couldn't restrain themselves. Fortunately, they still remembered that they were in the enemy's way. They didn't shout loudly, but they all shouted softly.

In this world, when a person's life is worth only three taels of silver, such generous rewards are enough to buy people's hearts.

Human life is indeed valuable.

People's hearts can actually be bought.

Sometimes, inviting people to buy is as simple as that.

For those who came from the bottom and were regarded as mud legs, such a reward was enough for them to rebel, kill people, or even sell their lives.

Most of the so-called dead men at this time came from these people.

Although cruel, this has always been the rule.

Give your life and loyalty to others in exchange for resources and climb up.

This is the price that the low-level civilians with nothing to work hard must pay.

"I'll give you the task. Within three days, find out what's going on in the county government office."

"Military affairs, government affairs, food and grass, and salt...all of these must be figured out."

"The six Cao Caos in the county, what are their preferences, or what are their reasons. Those big households in the county who can intervene in the city defense, and those who are dissatisfied with the county magistrate and can be used by us, must be clearly understood one by one."

"I don't care if you kidnap, blackmail, drug, threaten or bribe, as long as it can be done within three days, everyone will record a small merit."

Liu Tou'er smiled at the people present, but unfortunately, a small scar on his cheek completely ruined the atmosphere, making him look more like a robber.

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In the city, a remote residential house.

It is in an old neighborhood that is relatively secluded and few people pass by.

Because of its remoteness and inconspicuousness, it was chosen as the base camp—a spy organization affiliated to Ding Zhenyuan's private.

The name is also very inconspicuous, it is called "Spy Division".

Everything here is only responsible to Ding Zhenyuan himself, not to Ding County Magistrate.

In essence, it is a private intelligence organization that is contrary to the court's laws.

Different from the loose intelligence sources of the current major families, this is a more organized and disciplined organization. The Intelligence Division has a relatively complete organizational structure and discipline since its birth.

"My lord, there have been a lot of refugees in the city recently, and some spies have also mixed in."

"Well, have you found out which side it is from?"

Young Master Jin Pao leaned on the carved chair and flipped through the records on the case.

These are the valuable intelligence recorded by the intelligence department in the city during these days.

After all the information is collected from each intelligence point, it will be classified, screened, and summarized before being submitted here.

The Intelligence Department will analyze the information and combine it with the current situation to deduce the truth behind it.

After all, it’s not mysterious, it just depends on whether you work hard.

Anything, as long as it happens, it is impossible to leave no trace.

Intelligence organizations are organizations that specialize in collecting such traces to speculate and restore the truth.

For example, from the decrease in crop production, the increase in food prices, and the increase in the number of refugees, it is inferred that the enemy is short of food, and it will inevitably use foreign troops in the near future.

"Xue Zhili has recruited too many refugees, and the harvest has been poor in the past year. After the city was destroyed, several large granaries were burned down. Now there is a shortage of food, so I will definitely focus on Beichen County... this conclusion Very reasonable!"

"However, although this is the case, judging that Xue Zhili will definitely go to war within half a month is still not convincing!"

Ding Zhenyuan said in his mouth, and continued to turn a page.

"My lord, this is not just nonsense, it is all based on evidence."

A young man stood in front of the desk neither humble nor overbearing, cupped his hands and said:
"I can see from Xue thief's past methods that this thief likes to plot strange things. He often orders his confidantes to hide in the city in advance. Rumors are generally used to create turmoil and alienate people's hearts, and rarely fight hard battles."

"It's not surprising. Siege is always a hard job. Xue Zhili's real elite soldiers are less than a thousand, and the rest are refugees. How can he afford it?"

"You keep talking."

"What the lord said is true. This Xue thief repeated his old tricks and sent out many spies to mix among the refugees. The minister also captured some of them. After torture, the approximate time was determined."

"Based on the information from all parties, it is preliminarily believed that the bandit army will arrive within half a month to two months."

The young man spoke confidently.

His name is Yunyi, and his style name is Zhongjun. He is a talent discovered by Ding Zhenyuan himself.

Zhongjun is taken from the sentence "the middle is a gentleman, and the way is from the middle" in the "Liuxi Travel Notes Prose" written by a famous scholar in this dynasty.

He was originally the concubine son of a merchant. He took part in the imperial examination and won the scholar. He failed the third consecutive examination and turned to focus on business.

And because of her talent, Yunyi has been pushed out by her stepmother, and even kicked out of the house after her father died.

Yun Zhongjun, who was self-sufficient, saw the bulletin posted outside the county government office, so he mustered up the courage to recommend himself. After a simple assessment, he chose to become a retainer instead of a county official.

Because of this, he will call himself a minister in front of Ding Zhenyuan.

The system of vassals follows the ancient rituals. Although it has been restricted and considered illegal since the founding of the Daliao Dynasty, the ban existed in name only at the end of the dynasty.

Many big families and even some powerful families secretly recruited retainers and cultivated their wings.

After all, this chaotic world is coming, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

"You did a good job and lived up to my expectations."

Ding Zhenyuan looked at Yunyi and approved.

This information may seem simple, but he, who established the intelligence department, knows its weight better.

It took overtime, day and night, to complete this well-detailed summary booklet.

"This is the duty of the minister."

Yunyi didn't take the credit.

He knew that he was not a genius in the world, and he became the head of the intelligence department only because of the word "first".

That's why he takes "diligence" as his motto even more, and never dares to slack off.

(End of this chapter)