Lin Jing has high expectations for the establishment of the Epidemic Prevention Bureau. The reason is very simple. In this era, intelligence work is a very critical link. Both the Ming Dynasty, Manchuria and Li Chuang attach great importance to the construction of this aspect.
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Needless to say, in the Ming Dynasty, factory guards were rampant all over the world. From the civil and military officials of the imperial court to the ordinary people in the countryside, they were all under their control. Their power was overwhelming. However, the problem is that since Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, the factory guards have basically
Half of them were abolished, especially Jinyiwei, which had been controlled by Dongchang for a long time, and its own power was seriously reduced.
As for Hou Jin, he also likes to use spies. He has been cultivating spies since the Nurhachi period and established a huge intelligence network inside and outside the customs. Like "the slave chief is the most cunning and good at using spies" and "the slave chief is the most cunning and uses his wealth the most"
"Slaves are the best spies, and they should be in charge" and so on are all ways to describe Hou Jin's use of time. And precisely because of his developed espionage network, everything in the Ming court was under Hou Jin's eyes. The entire war was between the enemy and ourselves.
under the situation.
Nowadays, there are countless spies of the Hou Jin Dynasty in the passes. There are a large number of spies of the Hou Jin Dynasty in the capital, Nanjing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Dengzhou, Tianjin, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. Maps and information about the relevant passes and fortresses have been used by the Hou Jin Dynasty.
They were constantly informed, so every time the Jin army entered the fortress, it was almost as if they were entering an uninhabited country.
In addition to the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty, today's Chuang Army has also established a specialized espionage force. It is mainly run by General Feihu Liu Tichun, who is responsible for the army's espionage and espionage work, forming a highly professional military force in the Dashun Army.
organization, but the organization does not have a very clear designation, it is just called Xiao Liuying to distinguish the armies led by Liu Zongmin and Liu Fangliang.
According to Lin Jing's understanding, in the original history, during the process of Li Zicheng's attack on the capital, their spies had been lurking in the capital early. There were spies dressed as people who came to the capital to be crown princes, as well as various people who bribed civil and military officials.
There are charlatans, jugglers, refugee beggars, monks, Taoist priests, nuns...
These spies also built an intelligence network in the capital, making all the truth and falsehoods of the garrison in the capital fall into Li Zicheng's eyes. Moreover, these spies also spread rumors everywhere to disturb people's hearts.
It can be said that now, the Ming court's espionage power is the lowest among them, and it has been passively beaten for a long time.
It's not that Lin Jing didn't want to transform the original Jinyiwei, but Jinyiwei itself has a long history and formed a complicated internal network of relationships. In addition, Dongchang and the emperor suppressed Jinyiwei, which made it difficult for Lin Jing to be a member of Jinyiwei.
Make changes.
Therefore, Lin Jing could only hope to re-establish an espionage organization. On the premise of absorbing the outstanding talents of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, he could go into battle lightly and use a new attitude to carry out the current espionage work.
As the current leader of the Epidemic Prevention Bureau, Li Ruolian is a talent selected by Zhu Cixi, and his own talents and abilities are also very outstanding. He was originally a Jinshi of Wanli Wuchen Kewu, and later joined the Jinyiwei, but became an anomaly in the Jinyiwei. The reason
This is a person who upholds justice and is upright.
"Let me tell you, Chitose, now our Epidemic Prevention Bureau is basically on the right track. On the one hand, we are preventing and controlling the plague, and on the other hand, we are supervising civil and military officials. We have achieved initial results so far, so please learn from Chitose."
Zhu Cixi smiled slightly and said: "Chengfu, when I transferred you out of the Jinyi Guards and asked you to start from scratch, did you ever feel resentful?"
"I have absolutely no such idea. If it was just for official position, I would not have made such a choice back then."
Li Ruolian lowered his head slightly, his voice was very firm, but later on he slowly revealed a bitter smile. It was obvious that the past events had left a deep impression on him.
Lin Jing's heart moved, and he understood what Li Ruolian meant, because something happened that year, that is, someone in Jinyiwei captured a carpenter. After examination, it was found that Yuan Chonghuan was sent to the capital from Liaodong to make a detailed work, and later an interrogation
It happened that Li Ruolian came to preside over the trial. He was quite suspicious of the matter and believed that Yuan Chonghuan had other more reliable cronies in the capital, and there was no need to find such a carpenter as a traitor.
Later, after careful questioning by Li Ruolian, he found out that the carpenter was tortured and forced to claim that he was Yuan Chonghuan's spy. Therefore, Li Ruolian reported the carpenter's confession to Chongzhen, but Emperor Chongzhen still had doubts about it.
, so he ordered a retrial and handed the case to Jin Yiwei Liu Qiao.
Later, after Liu Qiao interrogated him, the confession he got was the same as at the beginning, so Liu Qiao reported the details of the carpenter's work for Yuan Chonghuan to Emperor Chongzhen again, which made Emperor Chongzhen furious and demoted Li Ruolian by two levels to an ordinary guard.
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Lin Jing sighed softly. He did not say whether the case was right or wrong. After all, Yuan Chonghuan had been dead for more than ten years. He said: "Chengfu, the Epidemic Prevention Bureau is doing a good job in the capital now, but our strength still needs to be strengthened."
Continue to go out, and at least places like Zhili, Tianjin, Henan, and Shaanxi will start to build it. In addition, I hope you can organize manpower to specialize in counterintelligence work."
"Chitose, you mean Donglu and rogue bandits?"
Li Ruolian was very witty and quickly reacted. With a somewhat troubled look on his face, he said: "Chitose, the epidemic prevention bureau has just started after all. With only the few manpower deployed from Dongchang and Jinyiwei,
I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete...I am definitely not trying to push the envelope, I'm just afraid of missing His Highness's affairs."
Lin Jing smiled slightly and said: "You don't have to worry about money for the time being. I will continue to provide you with some funds. As for manpower, it is a problem. We can't all rely on Jinyiwei and Dongchang to provide manpower. We must provide them regularly."
Continuously cultivate our own talents.”
"Cultivation by yourself?" Li Ruolian thought thoughtfully.
"That's right, I plan to open a special training class in Shijingshan. Each session can recruit hundreds of people. We will develop a three-month crash training program to specifically train spy talents for our use. This will solve the problem of shortage of manpower."
Lin Jing smiled and said: "After the Shijingshan special training class system matures, it can be further expanded. In the future, we will have an advantage in the fight against the Donglu and the rebels."
"Yes, Your Highness."
In the following time, Lin Jing and Li Ruolian continued to give detailed instructions, especially regarding some objects that needed special attention, and asked Li Ruolian to write them down. After making such preparations, Lin Jing felt slightly relieved. As long as the next step
If everything goes well, then at least the capital will not be as chaotic as it is now.
More importantly, after achieving certain results, Lin Jing can also ask Chongzhen for some greater power. This chapter has been completed!