Liu Mingjun continued to talk eloquently: "Moreover, I have also set up trade stations on official roads in various places, as a base for transmitting intelligence, inquiring about news, and disseminating information. At that time, this big net we have woven will definitely bring us unexpected gains. ”

Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but be amazed. In fact, this practice of spreading eyeliner has long been intentional, but we have limited resources and insufficient manpower, and it is undoubtedly a very difficult thing to weave an intelligence network.

Unexpectedly, Liu Mingjun was so shrewd, and he had already thought of this trick, which not only expanded the scope of business, but also established an efficient intelligence network.

Seeing that Liu Mingjun had such a forward-looking vision, Li Yi couldn't help but be overjoyed: "What the second uncle said is really to the point, if we can form a large-scale intelligence collection capability based on this, wouldn't we become clairvoyants and ears, and if there are any big and small things, we can plan in advance, take the initiative in everything, and we will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort, and we will be invincible no matter what." The second uncle has such an outstanding insight, which is really a blessing for the nephew! ”

Liu Mingjun smiled slightly and said: "Nephew doesn't need to be in a hurry, some things can't be done overnight, and quick success and quick profit can't achieve great things." Just like the selection of this officer, although I have many dead soldiers, there are very few people who are clear-minded, resourceful, and loyal to us. This kind of eyeliner is the most taboo in the imperial court, and if you are not careful, you will lose all your efforts. ”

"Therefore, I can only slowly look for personnel at present, and gradually expand the business stack, and if I want to form a complete intelligence network, I am afraid it will take two or three years. These things will be talked about later, and you should also slowly investigate the candidates, and if there is a suitable one, there will be no one to use at that time. ”

Li Yi nodded again and again: "Second uncle, don't worry, I don't dare to slack off my nephew." However, in terms of selecting people, we would rather lack than indiscriminate, and we can't use people without noticing, resulting in the overturning of the boat in the gutter, so we should be careful. ”

Liu Mingjun nodded slightly, stood up and said, "You are quick-witted and old-fashioned, what else do I have to worry about?" ”

"It's not too early, we still have to go on the road, so I won't talk to you more. Let's keep in touch with each other in the future, and when you return to the capital, we'll start working again. ”

After saying goodbye, he said goodbye to Li Yihe Wanru, and did not allow everyone to send each other, Liu Mingjun went out and hurriedly ran out of the city with the horse team.

In the blink of an eye, the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve has arrived, and due to their long stay in Ningzhou, Guo Zhun and Lin Yi and others have not gone home to visit for a long time, and this time they were also ordered by Li Yi to go home for the New Year.

At this time, Lin Yi had already made peace with Li Yi, the matchmaker, and officially gave a dowry to the Qian family, and successfully obtained Qian Shitang's permission.

Guo Xiaoshuang, Nanfang and some of the guards were all arranged by Li Yi to take turns off, and went home to worship their ancestors and visit relatives, leaving only He Shoujie to sit in the Xuanfu Embassy, and seventy or eighty distant or homeless guards took turns to be on duty in the Xuanfu Embassy.

Li Yihe, Wanru, Lian Jun, and Le Meng, who has always been single, as well as Li Fu, Li Gui, Caifeng, Caidie and other family members, sat happily around a table, the big guy had no taboos, guessed the boxing order, and drank with a smile. I drank until midnight, when I heard the sound of firecrackers, and the neighborhoods and alleys suddenly became lively.

Although the sound of firecrackers one after another is not as deafening as the firecrackers of later generations, the joyful and lively atmosphere has undoubtedly been fully rendered.

Nowadays, people have the habit of keeping the New Year, and there are many people who want to come without resting. But it seems that he is already sleepy and goes to bed early.

The others were all in good spirits and didn't look sleepy at all. As soon as the time came, the big guy happily went outside the door to set off firecrackers for a while, and saw that the red lights were hanging high everywhere on the street, and the decorations in front of every house were beaming, Li Yi couldn't help but be curious.

Coming to this era, although he was busy everywhere, Li Yi never went deep into the people to investigate, and he didn't know what kind of New Year's law the people were.

Besides, everyone was in good spirits tonight, and they couldn't sleep for a while. Besides, there are few people in the middle of the night, and it is not dangerous to be recognized by the people, so it is better to walk around the streets and see how every household decorates the New Year.

Li Yi arranged for Le Meng and others to take turns to inspect and guard the Xuanfu Embassy, and took Lian Jun Shi Shiran to walk towards the street.

The firecrackers on the street are almost gone, and the people who have dispersed happily have gone home to guard the brazier and watch the New Year, Li Yi and Lian Jun walked on the street where the smoke of gunpowder has not yet dissipated, clothed in a thick chill, feeling the festive atmosphere of the New Year, and the mood is also extremely happy and comfortable.

Turning a street and coming to Yubei Street, where merchants gathered, Li Yi was thinking about whether to visit Mr. Liang Shutong's house, and he didn't know if it would disturb people's rest, when in front of a household, there was a burst of firecrackers, and several figures stood in front of the door, pointing and laughing, and they didn't know what to talk about.

It's just that the time has long passed now, and the time for setting off firecrackers has been half an hour, and this family only remembered to set off firecrackers, probably when the wine was hot, and it is possible to miss the hour.

Li Yi was excited, and Lian Jun slowly walked forward, the sound of firecrackers had stopped, those people were about to turn back into the house, saw two people coming over, one of them turned around and glanced at them inadvertently, through the swaying light of the lantern at the door, Li Yi far beyond ordinary people's eyesight, through the faint smoke of firecrackers, keenly captured the other party's expression.

'Oh! 'Isn't this Brother Lu Lizhan? After taking a few steps, Li Yi clearly saw the other party's figure and face, that's right! This person is not Lu Lizhan, who is it!

At this time, Lu Lizhan also discovered the existence of Li Yi and Lian Jun, and hurriedly stepped forward in surprise and said: "I don't know if the handsome man is coming, I miss the welcome, please forgive me!" ”

Li Yi smiled and said, "None of us are outsiders, why should Mr. Lu be polite." Now that it is the time of the New Year, all the people are celebrating together, my heart is happy, and I just go out for a walk. I didn't expect Mr. Lu to be so Yaxing, and he was so happy to set off firecrackers here, and he must have been happy in his heart! ”