At the end of the month, it was the holiday for the border army camp. As the soldiers poured in one after another, the border town quickly became lively.
Those who had wives and children took this month's military pay and went straight home. Those who didn't have wives took their money and went to brothels, restaurants and gambling houses.
In the backyard of Hongzhuang Pavilion, four people came quietly.
These four people are all secret agents. They don't know each other's identities and rarely show up on weekdays. Today they were summoned to Hongzhuang Pavilion and were led into four rooms respectively without seeing each other.
The role of a secret agent lies in a secret word. Once the identity is exposed, this hidden chess piece will become useless.
Feng Shaojun would never meet her in her true colors. Today, she disguised herself as a woman in her forties, with a mediocre appearance and inconspicuous in a crowd.
What she met first was a spy with the lowest official rank. This spy was in the Chinese army camp and was one of the elite soldiers of the Chinese army.
When this secret agent saw that his new boss was a mediocre woman, he didn't dare to look down upon her. There are all kinds of people from all walks of life among secret agents. The more ordinary you look at her, the more powerful she becomes.
Feng Shaojun asked about the situation in the Chinese army camp, and the spy told him everything he knew. He also told a piece of useful news: "...A few days ago, Prince Zhao and his party stayed one night in the Chinese army camp. That day
At night, three people quietly entered the prince's military tent. The younger one felt something was wrong and hid quietly in the dark. Among the three people, the younger one only knew one counselor, General Zhao. He is in the cavalry camp now."
What Prince Zhao wants to do can be known without asking.
Feng Shaojun's eyes flashed coldly, and he said calmly: "You continue to stare at the Chinese army camp, especially that General Zhao. If there is any change, immediately find a way to send a message out of the military camp."
Secret agent Lian Rong should be.
The second one was Xiaoqi from the forward camp. The third spy was actually a branch of the Yuan family. People had to admire Eunuch Yang’s methods. In this way, the actions of the Yuan family in the frontier army could not be hidden.
The ears and eyes of the emperor.
The last spy has the highest official position and is qualified to attend high-level military meetings in General Meng's military tent. The things this spy can detect are more secretive and faster than the first three.
"The biggest thing in the army recently is that the newly arrived General Shen wants to build another military camp and transfer all the cavalry into the new military camp to form his own army and train every day."
"General Meng has already submitted a memorial to the Ministry of War. Once the Ministry of War issues the official document, we will start building a new army."
Feng Shaojun remained calm and nodded slightly: "Continue to keep an eye on this matter. If there is news, send it to Hongzhuang Pavilion immediately."
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After coming out of Hongzhuang Pavilion, Feng Shaojun went to his private house with this face on his face.
Within a few days, Feng Shaojun visited all five Salesian halls and selected a total of thirty children.
These children were secretly sent to a large house with three entrances. This house was three streets away from Feng Shaojun's residence, and could be reached on foot in two sticks of incense. This was a private house bought by Feng Shaojun himself, specially reserved for the future.
For training these children.
On that day, Emperor Qing'an promised to allocate two hundred thousand taels of silver every year. With such a large sum of money, Feng Shaojun could do many things.
The youngest of these thirty children is about eight years old, and the oldest is only eleven or twelve years old. They are just like pieces of blank paper. As long as they are trained rigorously, they can be put to use in a few years.
Back then, Eunuch Yang recruited secret guards for King Yan from scratch. The most loyal and useful group of people were trained in this way.
In addition, she also needs to secretly recruit people, preferably merchants who are proficient in the Tatar language, who can be sent outside the customs to spy on the whereabouts of the Tatars, etc.
There is no need to rush these things, you have to take your time.
These children were all orphans without fathers and mothers. They usually lived in the Salesian Church without enough food or clothing. Suddenly they were chosen by a "nobleman" and moved into this big house. They were fed every meal and even
They had meat to eat, wore brand-new cotton-padded clothes, and had thick quilts to cover them when they slept at night. They were taught how to read, read, ride horses, archery, boxing, and martial arts...
This kind of life, for them, is like climbing from the mire to the sky.
If they can live such a life, they will never hesitate and do whatever the "noble" asks them to do.
After Feng Shaojun entered the house, three stewards immediately came forward.
The person responsible for the children's food, clothing, housing and transportation is a thirty-year-old woman. The person who teaches the children to read and practice calligraphy is also a woman. The person who trains the children in martial arts is a man in his fifties. This man was once a master in the world.
Gradually, they can no longer move around in the world, and they are recruited by Eunuch Yang. Three thousand taels of silver a year are enough to make them work hard.
The three of them also didn't know Feng Shaojun's true face. When they met their boss for the first time, Feng Shaojun looked like this.
Feng Shaojun opened his mouth to speak, and his voice sounded like that of a woman in her forties. No one could tell the flaw: "How have the children been behaving in the past few days?"
The first steward replied: "They are very obedient, and they even eat a lot."
The woman who taught the children to read whispered: "They were not literate before, but now they are taught from scratch. Some learn quickly, some learn slowly, and the progress is different. There is one named San'er, who is exceptionally smart and has a photographic memory.
Forget, draw inferences from one instance."
This familiar name made Feng Shaojun feel dazed for a moment.
San'er, her adoptive father often calls her this affectionately.
Feng Shaojun calmed down and ordered: "Whoever learns quickly and learns well will have meat for every meal. Those who learn slowly will have their meals halved."
A woman should be restrained.
Finally, the man who taught martial arts reported: "Of these thirty children, two have practiced martial arts since childhood and have some foundation. The most agile one is a little girl named Xiao Tao. Her biological father was once
The escort who was acting as an escort was later killed by gangsters while acting as an escort, and his mother became seriously ill and died. She was the only one left and was sent to the Salesian Church."
Feng Shaojun said calmly: "In this case, pay special attention to her. Also, those who learn martial arts quickly should also improve their food, clothing and treatment."
Differential treatment can stimulate children's fighting spirit to catch up with each other.
In addition to studying and practicing martial arts, they will also be taught how to hide their tracks and disguise themselves to spy on information.
In the evening, Feng Shaojun came out of her private house. After getting on the carriage, she washed the makeup on her face with potion, changed into her original clothes, and then went home.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard Brother Xu's shouts and Shen You's patient whispers.
Feng Shaojun's heart softened, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he walked in quickly.
"Mom!" Brother Xu rushed over.
Feng Shaojun picked up his son with a smile.
Shen You walked over quickly and didn't ask Feng Shaojun what he did outside that day. He just smiled and said: "Fang Peng is hosting tonight. You're welcome. Let's go and eat more."
