Chapter 364 A sharp sword in hand can create vitality
Time flies, and the spring and summer seasons have passed unknowingly.
Calculating the time carefully, five months have passed since Mi Yang took charge of Nanzheng.
It is now the month of August in the second year of Zhangwu.
It's just that although autumn has entered Liangzhou as a whole, according to many local officials, this year's autumn is not cool at all compared to previous years.
At least during the day, they still feel that the weather is as hot as summer.
Maybe it’s because Mi Yang is in Nanzheng this year?
Differences in celestial phenomena can easily be transferred to people. This is an ancient tradition.
Perhaps those local officials thought that some of their private speculations would not reach Mi Yang's ears, but they forgot that there was an organization called Siwencao in Liangzhou today.
Although Siwencao was independent of any official office in the state capital, he was directly under the command of Mi Yang.
It's just that if Si Wencao is to be most effective, then Si Wencao must integrate into Liangzhou's political ecology to a certain extent.
Most officials of the current generation had not experienced the White Terror, and even the culture of the Han Dynasty was very open, which did not prevent officials from speaking out their inner thoughts.
It's just that the sharper the sword, the more likely it is to hurt the owner.
It’s just that the establishment of the Military Consulting Department is more complicated than the Jing’an Department, so it may take some time.”
As the name suggests, the main reporter's office is the department that summarizes and analyzes the collected intelligence, and is considered a logistics department.
Mi Yang asked Wang Hongdao: "How are the preparations of the Military Planning Department going?"
Allowing his people to enter Siwencao was his way of checking and balancing.
The Han family had its own system. Although Mi Yang originally intended to refer to some of the systems of later generations to establish Si Wen Cao, Mi Yang could not act haphazardly.
What Mi Yang said was like giving Wang Hong a reassurance, making his face light up with joy.
And those people couldn't oppose him openly, and they would definitely complain behind his back.
It is true that Mi Yang's original intention of setting up Si Wen Cao was to serve as his eyes and ears.
After Mi Yang read it, he placed the silk book in his hand on the candle in front of him, lit it, and then threw it into the copper bowl aside.
Know yourself and your enemy and you will be victorious in a hundred battles. This is a principle that any military strategist understands.
It would not be difficult to use profit alone to drive businessmen to spy on the enemy's military situation for him, but Wang Hong knew that Mi Yang was very concerned about the establishment of the Military Consulting Department.
If he uses profit to drive businessmen to explore the enemy's situation like ordinary people, if the businessmen he drives are used by the enemy and give Mi Yang wrong information, causing Mi Yang to make wrong decisions, then Wang Hong will be dead if he knows it.
Already.
After the silk book was completely burned in the copper bowl, Mi Yang finally said: "It is better to guard the people's mouth than to guard the river. It is better to sparse than to block it. It's just a few complaints. What's the fuss?"
Even if he is a holy minister like Zhuge Liang who is devoted to the public good, he will receive a lot of criticism during his reign, let alone Mi Yang?
Money opens the way and careful work is the most effective way to develop intelligence work.
Although Wang Hong stood quietly in front of Mi Yang, his eyes were always focused on Mi Yang's face.
And there is no doubt about those people's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, or to their family.
Mi Yang's indifferent tone made Wang Hong's heart skip a beat.
Nearly half a year has been enough for Wang Hong to become more proficient in his work.
This resulted in the fact that not much of the information that merchants spied on could be fully accepted.
He hoped to see some happy expression on Mi Yang's face.
Compared with the domestic inspection work, the overseas spying on the enemy's situation that the Military Consulting Department is responsible for is undoubtedly more dangerous and it is not easy to recruit suitable spies.
But in the past, although he often found opportunities to meet Mi Yang, the things he was worried about gradually happened due to his lack of ability.
Wang Hong's answer was not satisfactory to Mi Yang, but it was still understandable and acceptable to Mi Yang.
But at least in Nanzheng City, it was basically difficult to hide anything from Mi Yang.
Being a spy is also one of the ways for businessmen to make profits.
Is he laughing at Wang Hong or is he not as smart as Fa Miao and others, looking at things too one-sided?
Dark blue flames jumped in Mi Yang's eyes, making Wang Hong even more unable to see what his benefactor was thinking.
The vast majority of people in today's world cannot leave the county, and transportation is extremely unfavorable. The customs, customs, accents, and idioms vary greatly from place to place.
Otherwise, everything he has finally obtained now may be lost at any time.
Wang Hong was Mi Yang who held the hilt of Si Wen Cao's sword, and his people will be the scabbard for him to take back the sword.
With this mentality, Wang Hong would report the intelligence he collected to Mi Yang almost every few days.
Businessmen who are suitable for spying on the enemy's situation, if they have unswerving loyalty, this combination makes Wang Hong, the newly appointed Chief Wen Cao, feel excited just thinking about it.
When the Mi family in the East China Sea was at its peak, it was said that the wealth was enough to buy several counties. There were only a few such wealthy merchants in the entire Han Dynasty.
To give just one example: In ancient military camps, in order to enrich the spare life of soldiers, there was also a market in the military camps.
For all these reasons, only businessmen are the most suitable spies in this world.
Wang Hong knew that Mi Yang was thinking about his old relationship, so he let him take on the post of Shangyong County Magistrate.
The wages of avarice is death.
When Mi Yang was reading the contents of the silk book, in the entire huge hall, only Wang Hong, wearing dark clothes, stood quietly in front of him.
Only with the hilt and scabbard present can we ensure that Si Wencao's sharp sword will always be firmly in his grasp.
Of course, this kind of thinking is not common to outsiders, so Mi Yang just said to Wang Hongyan: "You go down and do things first."
When Wang Hong felt a little uneasy, Mi Yang finally finished reading the contents of the silk book in his hand.
In addition, even if some businessmen are recognized as not being locals due to their customs and accents, they will not arouse suspicion.
Spies of this nature are basically businessmen.
Later, he realized that he had spent money anyway, so why not spend a little more and let Si Wencao play a greater role?
Of course, due to various reasons, there are very few dedicated military spies in the world, and many are part-time spies.
The biggest reason why he let his clansmen enter Siwencao to assist Wang Hong was because Wang Hong wanted to quickly establish the general advisory department.
In order to establish this department, Mi Yang spent a lot of money.
In excitement, Wang Hong couldn't help but bowed to Mi Yang and said, "Uncle Mu is wise."
When Mi Yang attacked Wudang County, Wang Hong, who served as the magistrate of Shangyong County, often went to Wudang to see Mi Yang on the pretext of reporting on official duties.
Wang Hong originally thought Mi Yang would be a little happy after seeing the list he presented.
After Wang Hong heard Mi Yang's words, he quickly exited the hall.
With Mi Yang's strong support, although Siwen Cao had not been established in Liangzhou for half a year, his tentacles had not yet spread to all parts of Liangzhou.
He had only one reason for doing this in the first place: he was afraid of being forgotten by Mi Yang.
The difference between the Military Affairs Department and the Jing'an Department is that it is mainly responsible for overseas military intelligence collection.
As for the way for businessmen to inquire about military intelligence, it is also very simple.
After all, as Mi Yang's status is getting higher and higher, there are now more and more talented people under his command. In terms of ability alone, Wang Hong thinks that he is only qualified.
Under Mi Yang's arrangement, Si Wenchao was originally divided into two departments: the Jing'an Department and the Chief Record Office.
As Mi Yang's good friend in the past, he could hear the displeasure in Mi Yang's tone.
As long as these criticisms do not affect the overall situation, then he will turn a blind eye and tolerate it for the sake of the country.
It's just that there will always be a day when old love is used up.
The silk book quickly began to burn when ignited by the flame.
Si Wen Cao is in charge of supervising the affairs that have been heard, and has the power to arrest people when the situation is critical.
After all, Wang Hong, who has Mi Yang's back, is not short of money, what he is short of is people.
As long as it is beneficial to the development of Si Wencao, Wang Hong wants people and money.
Ding Feng, who had been on duty outside, heard Mi Yang calling him and immediately walked in from outside the palace door.
What Wang Hong mainly reported to Mi Yang today was what had recently spread in Nanzheng City. Some officials used the celestial phenomena to privately criticize Mi Yang.
Facing Wang Hong's compliment, Mi Yang just smiled faintly.
Under such circumstances, Si Wen Cao's subordinates were all officials of the state dynasty, and when the officials gathered in private, what could they hide?
In addition, apart from this characteristic of Si Wen Cao, Mi Yang was very generous to Wang Hong in order to allow Si Wen Cao to be effective as quickly as possible.
With this idea in mind, Mi Yang established the Military Consulting Department under Si Wen Cao.
After Wang Hong retreated, Mi Yang called out to Ding Feng.
The Military Planning Department and the Jing'an Department mentioned by Wang Hong are two departments belonging to Si Wencao.
There are many spies in the world who are suitable to be businessmen, but very few of them can be trusted.
With this intention, Mi Yang felt that Wang Hong was making a fuss out of a molehill.
But the reason why he wanted to set up the Military Consulting Department was of course that he had considered this before.
There are even cases where spies send a piece of information to two different forces.
Mi Yang's words also explained why he was unhappy.
The Jing'an Division is mainly responsible for supervision affairs in Liangzhou and belongs to the action faction of Siwen Caozhong.
Mi Yang knew this, and so did Wang Hong.
The reason for this phenomenon is also very simple.
Compared with people with the above status, businessmen have various conveniences as spies.
In the silk book, Wang Hong, who was careful, noted when and where they participated in the matter behind the names of each official involved in the matter.
Just when Wang Hong was deeply worried about this, he suddenly received Mi Yang's call.
If an ordinary person were to be a spy, I'm afraid he would be suspected of his identity as soon as he opened his mouth, and even try to find out.
Wang Hong naturally knew Mi Yang's origin.
Regarding these criticisms, Mi Yang held the same attitude as Zhuge Liang.
Si Wencao's power is not insignificant, so Mi Yang must take measures to check and balance.
Because of this, the three families in the world often planted spies in each other's territory.
With this kind of background, Mi Yang's clan members must have been influenced by the family atmosphere since childhood, and most of them are leaders in business in the world.
Mi's family in the East China Sea is a big businessman who has been cultivating goods for generations.
After listening to Mi Yang's words, Wang Hong immediately bowed to him and said in a respectful tone: "What Uncle Mu said is true. I will pay attention to this in the future."
When Wang Hong saw that Mi Yang asked about this matter, he did not answer immediately. After thinking carefully in his mind, he spoke cautiously:
"Wei Chen, the Chief of Military Affairs Department, already has a candidate in mind.
They are naturally very suitable to serve as spies.
It's just that his original intention is to maintain the stability of Liangzhou.
Mi Yang saw a look of embarrassment on his face after Wang Hong finished speaking. He also knew that given Wang Hong's talent, this matter was indeed not easy for him to do.
That's why he was in great trouble.
Under this situation, Wang Hong felt that if he stopped taking the initiative, he would soon be squeezed out of Mi Yang's core team circle.
Wang Hong said this, and Mi Yang's expression softened a little.
On the other hand, he also knew that since he became Si Wen Cao Chang Shi, he was bound to make some achievements.
This was a sharp sword created by Mi Yang that shocked everyone in Liangzhou.
Everything he does today will be judged by history books in the future.
All the things he has done since he took charge of Liangzhou will indeed touch the interests of many people.
But there is actually another reason for him to do this, and that is for checks and balances.
In addition, businessmen are good at dealing with various people. After all, this is their survival skill.
After Ding Feng came in, Mi Yang asked him, "Is everything in the camp ready?"
A person of this status would not be willing to degenerate into being a spy. Not to mention his low status, he could easily lose his life.
In this way, the two originally contradictory points were perfectly resolved by Mi Yang.
What Mi Yang held in his hand was the list of those officials.
As for those who are able to travel abroad and learn Mandarin, most of them are children of aristocratic families.
This is the last thing Wang Hong, who comes from a wealthy family, wants to see.
This is also what Wang Hong said is the most important reason why it is difficult to prepare for the Military Consulting Department.
Just letting businessmen act as spies to spy on the enemy's situation. Although there are many conveniences, businessmen are all driven by profit.
Facing Ding Feng's inquiry, Ding Feng, who had already received Ding Feng's message, immediately replied: "Everything is ready, just waiting for the shepherd to set a good date."
Mi Yang said to Wang Hongyan: "Some of my tribe will arrive in Nanzheng in a few days. I will ask them to assist you then."
Mi Yang's calm expression made Wang Hong feel an invisible pressure for no reason.
But what Wang Hong didn't expect was that Mi Yang's face remained calm from the moment he presented the list to Mi Yang's hands.
Even though many of them are just based on speculation.
There are many such people in Liangzhou.
He didn't want to be deceived and put Liangzhou into crisis, and he definitely didn't want to engage in white politics.
Hearing Ding Feng's answer, Mi Yang's face showed a smile.
Today is the day when he, the chief minister, will report to Miyang, the governor, on his work during this period.
The most important thing is that they are Mi Yang's tribe, and the tribesmen Mi Yang mentioned must be those who were released by Ni Wei before.
After being appointed by Mi Yang as the chief minister of Wen Cao, Wang Hong was very grateful to Mi Yang for not forgetting him.
Businessmen often need to travel far and wide for business, which ensures that they have the basis to obtain news from abroad.
Just like now, Mi Yang is holding a silk book in his hand and looking at the contents carefully.
This year's autumn is extremely hot, but it does not affect it as a harvest season.
After harvest, it represents new life.
Next, he is going to do something to make Liangzhou glow with new vitality!
There will be another chapter around 12 o'clock.
(End of chapter)
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