As long as Han Qian did not go through the city gate controlled by his cousin Xu and the prince, he would go in and out at night with a dozen sword-wielding retinues. Jinling City is not a problem.
A dozen riders gathered around a carriage, which rolled over the rutted stone road and left the city, disappearing into the depths of the night.
After arriving at Taowuji, Han Qian went to visit Shen Yang on the way.
When Han Qian arrived, Shen Yang was playing chess at the back office of the Secretariat.
Zhang Qian was previously the Li Zheng of Taowu Ji, but at this time he was recommended by Shen Yang to work in the military government.
The Zhang family was considered a wealthy family in Jinling. Zhang Qian had read poetry and books since he was a child, and had experience in the army. After returning home, he took up the post of Zheng. His official position was low, and he was cautious in his dealings, but he had a lot of knowledge.
After all, Shen Yang and the Xinchang Hou Mansion are not the same person. He is willing to take care of the affairs of the camp. On the one hand, Emperor Tianyou appointed him as the chief historian and minister of the Hou Mansion. His responsibilities are there. There are some things that cannot be shied away from. In addition, there are more He also sympathized with the plight of the hungry people.
The Marquis of Xinchang, Li Pu, Li Zhigao and others were also afraid that Shen Yang's eyes would be too poisonous and they would see some flaws, so they also wanted to keep their distance from Shen Yang.
Therefore, except for Zhang Qian, Guo Liang and a few others, Shen Yang really had no other people he could use or get close to in the camp.
"Master Han has something to discuss with Master Shen. Zhang Qian is not here to disturb you." Zhang Qian saw Han Qian running over to find Shen Yang in the middle of the night, but stood aside without saying a word, and knew that he should avoid it.
"..." Han Qian apologized and held his hands towards Zhang Qiangong.
Even if Shen Yang didn't agree with them, he wouldn't even bother to tip off Anning Palace, but he hasn't seen such magnanimity and style in Zhang Qian yet.
"You knocked on the door in the middle of the night. What do you want from me?" Shen Yang asked the servant to close the door and go out.
"Your Highness wants to create a new department to specialize in spying. In the future, Young Master Han Qian will have to ask Master Shen for convenience," Han Qian said.
When Shen Yang governed the military mansion, he mainly used it to resettle hungry people and built forts. He rarely considered their use for military defense.
Of course, the Longque Army wants to build twenty-five fortresses in Taowu, which will cost a lot and cannot be accomplished overnight. However, Han Qian wants to use the Qiuhu Mountain Villa as the core base of Secret Cao Zuosi outside the city to prevent it from happening in the future. If others infiltrate and spy, then at the valleys and mountain passes in and out of the villa, we must choose a location to build a fort that is conducive to defense and isolates the inside and outside.
Not only do you need to greet Shen Yang in advance, but you also need Shen Yang's cooperation to make it happen.
"Alas!" Shen Yang sighed. He didn't want to see the direct struggle becoming bloody. However, since the third prince had to set up a secretariat to do his job, he knew that there were some things that he could not change. He said, "As long as His Highness has an order and it complies with the laws of the court, I will naturally provide convenience. Does Mr. Han know about this?"
"My father knows about this, but Han Qian dare not disobey His Highness's order." Han Qian said vaguely.
Emperor Tianyou is still there, powerful and talented, and Empress Xu of Anning Palace has always been hidden in the shadow of Emperor Tianyou.
At present, many ministers in the court mainly see the power of their relatives, Empress Xu and the prince, and do not want to offend them, but few of them can truly realize the bloody fangs hidden in the darkness of Anning Palace that have not yet been revealed.
The imperial concubine and the third prince have lived in the shadow of Anning Palace for a long time, so their feelings are naturally the most profound.
Shen Yang was previously appointed by Emperor Tianyou to be the Minister of the Hou Mansion, but such an aloof person was passive and sabotaged his work. In addition to not wanting to get involved in the fight for heirs, Han Qian thought that he should be wary of the bloody minions hidden in An Ning Palace. of.
It's a pity that Shen Yang is the same kind of person as his father. He stood up to preside over the camp military government despite the suspicion of Anning Palace, but he only sympathized with the hungry people affected by the epidemic. At least for now, he will not be too deeply involved in the fight for heirs. .
After hearing what Han Qian said, Shen Yang nodded and did not ask any further questions.
In addition to building forts and hiring people, Han Qian also discussed with Shen Yang how to use the transaction between the villa and the camp to fund the establishment of Secretary Cao Zuosi, and steadily input a profit of four million yuan every year.
Although this matter has been approved by the third prince Yang Yuanpu and Li Zhigao, and the three divisions such as Bing Cao, Gong Cao, and Cang Cao who are in charge of the army are all direct descendants of the Xinchang Hou Mansion, it is impossible to hide these things from Shen Yang, and even need to Shen Yang helped cover it up so that Guo Rong, Song Xin and others would not notice any clues.
As the military supervisor, Guo Rong wanted to directly renovate the Qiuhu Mountain Villa into a fortress, so he would definitely pursue the case.
Han Qian had no excuse to build a private fortress within the confines of the camp, and Shen Yang had no excuse to sit idly by.
Currently, Shen Yang is borrowing Zhang Qian's house as a military office. Han Qian's idea is to build a fortress directly here for the military office, so that the main road into the Qiuhu Mountain Villa can be properly guarded.
In addition, there are three or four gaps in the mountain behind the villa and the mountain crests on the east and west sides. Building small sentry houses and setting up sentry posts can prevent outsiders from sneaking into the villa and small-scale attacks by soldiers and horses.
Han Qian showed Shen Yang a brief drawing of the schematic diagram.
Shen Yang raised his head and glanced at Han Qian. Han Qian had a meaning that he didn't say clearly, but it wasn't that he couldn't tell.
With such an arrangement, in addition to using the Qiuhu Mountain Villa as a base for secretaries, Han Qian must also have considered that if the situation in the battle for the right to inherit the throne is bad, the third prince will need a strong foothold outside the city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack to gather troops.
Shen Yang sighed secretly in his heart: Daoxun, you have high aspirations and have no intention of getting involved in the fight for heirs, but you have a powerful son.
"As long as His Highness has an order and money and food are not involved, I will comply with it," Shen Yang said.
"Then I'll leave it to Master Shen." Han Qian stood up and bowed before saying goodbye and leaving.
The third prince and Marquis of Xinchang, Li Pu, would only think this plan was brilliant, so how could they oppose it?
Besides, the Tunying Military Mansion really wants to build a fortress at the mouth of the valley of Chushan Villa, and Qiuhushan Villa is also completely under the supervision of this fortress. This is Han Qian's reassurance to Xinchang Houfu and Wanhonglou. .
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Leaving Shen Yang's residence, Han Qian led Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, Zhao Wuji, Zhao Ting'er and others back to the villa. Without taking a breath, he led Guo Nuer, Lin Zongjing and several other family soldiers in the villa. They all called to the east courtyard and told them about the preparations for Secret Cao Zuosi:
"Although His Highness may send someone over after Secret Cao Zuo Si is established, at this time I can only rely on you people to handle things."
"Can Ting'er also do things for the young master?" Zhao Ting'er asked excitedly.
"Of course." Han Qian said.
In the past, Han Qian trained Guo Nuer, Lin Zongjing and other family soldiers in the direction of reconnaissance and scouting, mainly for the sake of his smooth escape in the future. Now when he is planning to set up a secret service, he mainly considers things such as infiltration and spying. Many things need to be adjusted.
The late Honglou relied on prostitutes, an ancient industry that is bound to flourish with each generation, to infiltrate. In addition to hearing too many secrets between the bed and the bed, it also trained at least twenty prostitutes over the years, who directly acted as concubines.
Infiltrated into the residences of high-ranking figures in Dachu.
Kong Zhou, the deputy commander of the Right Shenwu Army, raised Chun Niang in his home. It didn't seem to be particularly successful, but he also hooked two fishes, Feng Yi and Kong Xirong.
Of course, for Wan Honglou to be able to achieve this, I don’t know how long it took to plan and how much manpower and material resources were invested. Han Qian was unable to imitate this.
Winning over Feng Yi to set up a new warehouse to sell quicklime and other supplies can open a gap from the lowest level and infiltrate the residences of the ministers and ministers of the DPRK.
In addition, Han Qian also considered that there is a line that can quickly open a new gap, and that is the female relatives of each government.
Although the protection between men and women in this world is not very strict, women are still needed to maintain frequent and in-depth contact with the women of various houses.
"Ting'er can't handle these things alone?" Zhao Ting'er heard Han Qian say that she actually had the opportunity to stand alone. She was excited but also worried that she would mess up the matter.
"How is it possible for you to do everything by yourself?" Han Qian smiled slightly and asked Zhao Ting'er to go under the bed in the bedroom and bring over a wooden box.
Han Qian took out a list of names from the wooden box, handed it to Lin Haizheng and the others, and said: "Tomorrow, you guys will use this list to go to these people separately and ask them if they are willing to work for His Highness - if they are willing, then
Bring it to the villa, don't make any noise, the soldiers and Master Shen will cooperate with you."
At most, the garrison military government housed more than 36,000 hungry people. The main purpose of the Longque Army was to effectively transform these hungry people into military households. They did not care about the similarities and differences of these hungry people. In the eyes of Li Zhigao and others,
Young and strong men need to be trained to be able to join the Longque Army and fight. The main responsibility of their families is to cultivate the fields so that they can supply food and grass to the Longque Army in the future.
The current grassroots military attachés of the Dragon Bird Army are all selected from the veterans and family soldiers who followed the Xinchang Hou Mansion in the early years. Even if there are brave people among the hungry people, they have not yet had a chance to stand out.
Although the people of the world were mainly engaged in farming, when wars and famines occurred, in addition to farmers, traders, craftsmen, and even people in towns and cities were also among the refugees. This also meant that the composition of the hungry people was extremely complex and all-encompassing.
There are even veterans who are skilled in martial arts.
It was only in the past few years that Emperor Tianyou fully brought Huainan Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and other states under his rule. In the past, the forces between the Jianghuai and Huaihe Rivers were complicated. After many forces were defeated by Emperor Tianyou, some of the remnants of the defeated generals were not captured.
Or kill him, and then he will naturally flee back to his hometown to settle down.
No matter how ruthless Emperor Tianyou was, he could not capture all these defeated soldiers and liquidate them.
The Xinchang Hou Mansion has a very deep control over the Tunying Military Mansion. From the Tunying Colonel, the Tunying Village Leader, and the youngest to the village commander, almost all of them are their people. This guarantees that the Longque Army will be absolutely under their control in the future.
Even though Han Qian and Shen Yang had made great efforts in setting up the camp military mansion, they still had no chance to get involved in matters involving military power.
However, from the very beginning when he recruited the hungry people affected by the epidemic, Han Qian allowed the villa's family soldiers and children to be deeply involved in the relief and subsequent construction of the military camp.
As for Guo Nuer and other children of the family soldiers, they came directly from the hungry people, and it was easier for them to establish cordial and close ties with the hungry people affected by the epidemic.
This connection is not enough to directly give Han Qian deep influence on the Dragon Bird Army, but in the past few months, he asked Guo Nuer and the others to do something.
This thing is to identify those who are skilled in the three religions, nine streams, five elements and eight works from the hungry people who are recruited into the camp military mansion, and put them on the list.
Han Qian initially only selected some craftsmen from this roster to be used by the villa, but now they can finally play a real role.
