Lin Jiao thought for a while and whispered to Wang Chen.
"Wang Chen, you are trying to find as many reliable people as possible to sell tofu in the counties and towns below, and ask them to pay attention to see if there are any strange and suspicious people coming to these places recently."
"Is the princess afraid that someone will take the opportunity to sneak into Liangzhou and harm Liangzhou City?"
After all, Wang Chen had stayed in the military camp. When Lin Jiao said this, he understood Lin Jiao's intention.
"Yes, now that there is a war on the border, it is inevitable that some villains will take the opportunity to take a bite of Liangzhou. We must take precautions in the bud.
Moreover, our people selling tofu walking around the streets are not as feared and avoided as officers and soldiers. If someone really sneaks in, it will be easier to find."
"I'll do it now, little man."
Wang Chen was ordered to arrange this matter immediately.
The idea that the princess had in mind is really good, but it just needs enough manpower.
After leaving the tofu shop, Lin Jiao asked Xuanfeng to find a smarter little beggar to come over.
"I've met noble people."
The little beggar was thin and frail and looked like a child of seven or eight years old. He was wearing a tattered jacket that he picked up from somewhere, and his hair was messy.
His little face was red from the cold, and his hands were covered with frostbite. However, the child's eyes were very bright, and he was very smart at first glance.
"May I have your name?"
Lin Jiao asked him.
"The younger one is called Xiao Shitou. If you have anything to do with me, just give me your instructions."
Xiao Shitou was indeed very clever. He knew that he was dirty and did not dare to approach Lin Jiao. When he spoke, he only glanced at Lin Jiao and did not dare to look up again.
"What did you do before?"
Lin Jiao asked Xiao Shitou.
It looks like Xiao Shitou's words and deeds have been taught by someone.
"Back to your lord, in addition to studying, I used to practice martial arts with my father. Later, my family suffered a disaster. I was young and no one wanted me to work, so I could only become a beggar."
"So you can read and have some skills?"
Lin Jiao was a little surprised. It was a pity for such a child to become a beggar.
"Well, I know a lot of words. Although my kung fu is not great, those old beggars in the ruined temple are no match for me."
Little Shitou nodded seriously. The old beggar said that if you meet a noble person, you should work hard to promote yourself. This way, you may catch the eye of the noble person and you won't have to be a beggar in the future.
He doesn't want to be a beggar. Being a beggar is too painful. Not only does he lose his name, but even a dog dares to bully him.
"Then are you familiar with Liangzhou City?"
Lin Jiao asked next.
Xiao Shitou didn't know what Lin Jiao wanted him to do, but when he heard Lin Jiao's question, he still answered it seriously.
"I have lived in Liangzhou since I was a child. I can run around Liangzhou City with my eyes closed."
Beggars like them have no place to live at all. They run around Liangzhou City non-stop every day, going wherever there is food. No one is more familiar with Liangzhou City than them.
"very good."
Lin Jiao nodded with satisfaction.
"Little Shitou, do you want to stop being a beggar and stay with me?
I can help you study and ask the master to teach you to continue practicing martial arts, but only if you do something for me."
How could Xiao Shitou be unwilling?
He could never dream of such a good thing.
"If you have something to do, just ask me, and I will definitely do it for you."
"What I want you to do is difficult."
Lin Jiao looked at Xiao Shitou seriously. Xiao Shitou's serious and determined eyes made her seem to see herself when she was a child. At that time, she would also look like this every time her grandfather or grandpa assigned her an impossible task.
Desperate perseverance.
"I ask you to use two days to make more than half of the beggars in Liangzhou City listen to you and do things according to your instructions. Of course, I will have people follow you. If you have any requests, feel free to ask them, as long as they can help you complete them.
Just the mission."
If you want news, who knows more than the beggar in Liangzhou City?
"Let all the beggars in Liangzhou listen to me?"
Xiao Shitou didn't understand what Lin Jiao was going to do, "But what are we beggars for?"
It's easy to make beggars obedient, just give them food and money, but what are these beggars for?
"Of course it's useful. You should know the best about everything in Liangzhou City. I want you to report everything in Liangzhou City to me every day."
"This is not difficult."
Xiao Shitou smiled happily. They like to sit in the corner and listen to other people's chats when they have nothing to do. Or the cat is at the door of a wealthy family, watching the people coming and going inside. If a noble person comes over, they will pray to the noble person for some food or something.
Copper coins.
Some kind-hearted nobles would give them food, and of course some would have people drive them away.
Over time, they already know which family has good people and bad people. As long as it is a wealthy family in Liangzhou City, their family affairs cannot be hidden from them.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will make sure everyone listens to my words in two days. Where can I find your Majesty in two days?"
Xiao Shitou asked.
"Xicheng Tofu Fang, if you go find a man named Wang Chen, just say that Lin Jiao asked you to go."
"I understand, little one."
Xiao Shitou understood that Lin Jiao was the name of the noble man in front of him.
After Xiao Shitou left, Jing Nuan asked Lin Jiao puzzledly.
"Why would the princess leave such a matter to a child? Wouldn't it be easier to leave it to an older beggar?"
This little beggar looked pitiful, and he didn't look like he could make those beggars listen to him.
Lin Jiao smiled and said, "Just ask Xuanfeng."
When Xuanfeng heard Lin Jiao mentioning himself, he quickly opened his mouth to explain to Jingnuan.
"Jingnuan, don't look at the skinny boy just now. When I went to find him, he was fighting with a dozen beggars with several children about his own age.
And he won the fight."
Xiao Shitou's skills are pretty good, and the boy's brain is really bright, otherwise it would be impossible for him to lead a few half-year-old children to defeat more than a dozen adults.
"I heard that this area is his territory. If you want to beg for food here, you have to get his nod."
Xuanfeng said.
"He is so thin, but he is so powerful?"
Jingnuan really didn't expect this little stone to be so powerful.
Lin Jiao smiled and said: "You didn't pay attention to his hands just now. Although his hands have frostbite, they are also covered with thick calluses, which are left over from years of boxing.
Moreover, he was standing just now and his lower body was very stable, which means that he has been practicing martial arts, and he is good at reading and martial arts. Even if such a person is a beggar, he will definitely not be an ordinary beggar."
"In such a short time, the princess has discovered so much?"
Jing Nuan admired Lin Jiao a little.
She, the secret guard, didn't find that much.
"I will learn more from the princess in the future."
Xuanfeng knocked Jingnuan on the head.
Jing Nuan is a very good girl, but she doesn't have enough brains. However, such people are the most loyal, so the prince chose her to serve the princess.